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nttrad at Second Clan Matter October
Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act
THIRTIETH YEAH, NO.
CAREY LOOMS UP
Popular Democratic Leader Is Coming
Rapidly to the Front in the Demo
cratic Race for Mayor
Mayor Thompson Will Probably Be a Candidate
for Re-Election Next Spring in the
Opinion of Many
Thomas Cnroy In rapidly coming
up an a formidable contender for tlto
Democratic candidate for mayor. Ills
friends arc busy In every ward and
Tom Is n great campaigner when ho
gets started.
Many people see In the mayor's
light on the traction ordinance an In
dication that ho will ho a candidate
for rcolcctlon next Hprlng. The
mayor Iiuh Issued a call for opponents
of tho measure which the council or
dered suhmltted to tho voter on No
vember ft to gather In tho city coun
cil chamber anil plun a systematic
campaign for its dofcat.
"I invito," read tho mayor's appeal,
"roproBontativcs from labor nml civic
organizations, and cltlzcnbk,Jw!io 5ro'
opposod to tho proposed ordinance to
meet mo In tho council chamber In
tho city hall at 2 o'clock on Monday,
Octobor 7, 1U1S, to consider ways
and means for Informing our pcoplo
of tho vicious character of tho ordi
nance in order that they may vote
Intelligently on it."
ills formal statement continues:
"At tho approuchlng November
election tho pcoplo of Chicago will
dctermlno by their ballots whethor
thoy will turn tho streets of Chicago
for all time to come over to the trac
tion Intorosts and boyond their own
control, or whether they will retain
that control In tho hands of tho peo
ple, whom it belongs.
"On August 14 tho Chicago city
council passod an ordinance tho
terms of which place absolute and
porpctual control of our streot car
and elevated railroads in tho hands
of a. board of nlno trustees or bosses
appointed by tho traction Interests.
That ordinance I have deliberately
characterized as tho most roprohon
slblo piece of municipal legislation
aver enacted.
"At tho meeting of tho city council
following tho passage of tho malodor
ous ordinance I toolc occasion to veto
It and pledged inysolf as follows:
"I want to servo notlco hero and
now upon tho members of your lion
orablo body, upon tho traction Inter
ests and upon tho newspapers con
cerned, that if this ordinance Is
adopted over my voto I shall go bo
foro tho pooplo In every ward In Chi
cjifo, discuss Its provisions in detail,
..ml toll tho pcoplo the truth about
this ordinance, what It scoltB to ac
complish, and tho Interests It
servos."
'TIfty-ono nldormon voted for tho
passage of tho ordlnanco over tho
mayor's voto; and some of theso did
so, ns thoy explained, becauso It was
provided In tho ordlnanco that it
should not bocomo effective until up
proved by tho pooplo in nccordanco
with tho law in such casos mado and
provided, and those nldormon as
sunned an nttltudo of iudlfforenco
toward tho ordlnanco becauso thoy
snld it was a mattor for tho peoplo
themsolvos to dotormiuo.
"Tho forcos which favor this ordl
nanco are poworful and well organ
ized, behind this proposed steal, Thoy
Include tho traction barons and all
tho roprosontativos of special privil
ege, including all tho big dallies in
Chicago, oxcopt tho Chicago Dally
Journal.
"With this formldablo array In con
trol of tho usual avenuos of Informa
tion, it will bo n big undertaking to
nrouso tho peoplo of Chicago to
tholr peril, and to lot them know that
FOUNDED 1889
I arecst Woekiv CwcuUHon Among
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reojxo m mrauncc ana jvuf
11, 1889, at the Pott
of March 3, 1I7J.
Office of Publication,
179 W. Washington St., Chicago, III.
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Subscription Rate,
$2 Per Year In Advance.
it voto for tho ordlnanco means n
voto to nttthorlzo tho trustees to in
crease tho rato of foro on tho sur
face and elevated lines of Chicago
whenever needed to meet their own
Increased expenditures.
"Under theso clrcumslnnces, I
deem It my duty to uso overy nicnnB
at my disposal to inform tho people
ns to the gravity of tho situation con
fronting them."
VOTE FOR GIBBONS
Harry It. Gibbons, tho woll known
box manufacturer and director in sov
oral bonltB, deserves to bo elected
county treasurer. Ho Is honest, able
nnd progressive A heavy taxpayer
hlihsolf, ho will look after tho Inter
ests of tho peoplo. Ills only son Is
wlt,U tho, army jn Frunco,..niid -three,
of. his nephews are lighting for Undo
Sam. Ho Is tho most popular candi
date in tho Held.
POLITICIANS TO
"REFORM" MOVIES
Funny Censor Board Appointed
By Alderman Otto Kerncr.
Alderman Otto Kerncr has appoint
ed his friend, Tony Cormuk, of tho
United Societies, ex-alderman, ox
legislator, baililf of tho Municipal
Court and Democratic candidate for
sheriff on tho now Council Hoard iu!
Movie Censorship. Tho chairman of
tho Hoard Is former Justice of tho
Peace T. I). Hurley, and among tho
other members mo Aldennon Link,
Schwartz. May polo and McCornilck
nnd Judge Harry Fisher. A lino bnnd
of reformers,
DEMOCRATS AND
THE 4TH LOAN
Democrats of Cook County get away
to a Hying start in their organization
for tho sale of liberty bonds ns a
preludo to their campaign In be
half of Senator James Hamilton Lew
Is and tho Democratic ticket with a
meeting of tho managing committee,
"Sell your liberty bonds llrst. With
tho quota attained, you can call upon
tho voters to glvo tho kalsur tho noxt
best slap In tho fuuo a triumph for
President Wilson's party In tho No
vember general election," urged Don
uls ,1. Fgnn, chairman on organiza
tion. Fuller tho call Issued In tho name
of James M. Dailey and William P.
Fecnoy, chairman and secretary of
tho county comiulttoo, all Democratic
precinct workors wcro ordered to re
port Saturday, Sopt6mber 28, to tho
ward libei ty loan chairman for tho
period of tho campaign.
CITY EMPLOYES LOSE
PENSIONS
Moro than 1,000 city employes who
havo entored tho military service
face tho loss of their rights in tho
city pension fund, according to an
interpretation of tho law recently
given tho trustcos of tho fund by
Corporation Counsel Samuel A. ISttol
son. Kmploycs absont on military leavo
must, according to tho advlco glvon
tho trustees, koop up their payments
of $2.50 por month or loso their rights
in tho fund. Tho pension law pro
vides that thoy must bo contributors
in good standing and in tho sorvlco
of tho city for twenty successive
years hoforo thoy aro ollglblo to re
tirement on n pension. Those nbsont
on lonvo, whothor with or without
pay, must koop up tholr paymonts
during the Interval.
Tho trustees havo boon advised
that no oxcoptlon can bo mado In tho
case of thoso absent on military
CHICAGO
leave. City employes In Franco nnd
In tho training camps linvo written
the trustees that they are unnblo to
keep up tho payments on their sol
dier's pay. In somo cases the sol
diers' families havo been able to take
up tho tburden, but unless soma
means of providing n moratorium on
tho soldiers' payments is found, hun
dreds of tho soldier members of the
funds will loso their rights.
"1 thought nt llrst," said Harry Wul
lace, president of tho board of trus
tees of tho fund, "thnt wo might havo
a bonoflt dnnco or entertainment to
rnlso funds to mnko tho contribution
for thorn, but when I found that tho
required paymonts would amount to
$2,500 a month, tho plans woro glvon
up. All that can bo done Just now Is
to appeal to tho families and friends
of tho men on military leavo to koop
up tho paymonts for thorn."
Ono plan under consideration Is to
havo tho employes in each odlco
mnko up u purse to caro for tho con
tributions of niou from that olllco
on military lonvo until an omorgoney
amendment of tho Inw can bo Bo-cured.
INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS, NEUTRAL IN NONE.
SATDKDAY, SI5PTEM1JEH 28, 1!)18.
BANKERS' CONVENTION
With 1,000 delegates lit attendance
the section meetings of the American
Hankers' Association nnnunl conven
tion began at tho Congress hotel
Tuesday. Meetings woro hold dny
and night until Saturday and papers
on banking problems wcro read by
authorities of national reputation.
Sections meetings wcro held by tho
clearing houso section in tho Flor
entine room; tho savings bunks sec
tion In tho Elizabethan room; the
trust company section lit tho gold
room; tho stnto bank section In tho
green room. A Joint meeting of tho
national bank, savings bank, stato
bank and trust company sections was
scheduled for tho gold room, at
which various phases of tho federal
reservo system wcro discussed by
K. 1). Hulbert of Chicago, John Staley
of Detroit, M. J. Dowllng of Olivia,
Minn., and Itohert D. Kent of Pns
sale. N. J.
W. F. 0. Harding, governor of tho
federal reservo board, Washington,
D, C, spoke before tho national bank
section Wednesday afternoon.
GOVERNOR LOUDEN
STARTS STATE DRIVE
With Governor and Mrs. Lowdon
as guests of honor, nnd'Cleorgo Sher
wood Kddy. freBh from tho battle
A- ,,
FRANK O. LOWDEN,
Popular War Governor of Illinois.
fronts of Kuropo, as principal orator,
.1(10 delegates from Illinois assembled
at tho Hotel La Salle Tuesdny to
map tho stato's drive In the United
War Work campaign Tor $170,500,000
from Nov. Jl to IS.
Illinois' quota Is $12,710,0011, of
which $:J,500,(IOO is assigned to Chi
cage and Cook County,
(lovornor Lowden in n patriotic ad
dress declared ho knew Illinois well
enough to promise tho stato will give
Its quota.
ALL FOR THESE
On tho threo stato questions that
will go on tho Novemhor oloctlon
ballot both parties will ngreo in tholr
Indorsement. Thoy aro:
For u constitutional convention.
For n $00,000,000 bond issuo for
good roads.
For Btato control of prlvnto banks.
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PETERS POPULAR
Republican Candidate for Sheriff Will
Be Elected in November Beyond Any
DoubtPeople Are With Him
Thousands of Democrats and Independents Will
Mark Their Ballots for him to
Swell His Majority
Charles W. 1'eters will be tin- next
sheriff of Cook County.
If llltncss for olllce Is the guide for
voters to follow then ho will bo the
choice of tho grout majority.
For over twenty-live years Mr.
I'oters has been tho assistant slier-
Iff or chief deputy of the sheriff's of
lice. Familiar with every detail, trust
worthy and honest, ho has virtually
run this great olllco under all ad
ministrations, whether tho Incumb
ent was Democratic or Hopubllcan.
Mr. Peters has never hoforo been
a candidate for an electlvo olllco.
This time he was chosen at tho
greatest primary In party history by
the Republican (iters to lead the
ticket at this election.
He deserves to be elected and ho
will bo olected.
Ho will receive thousnnds of
Democratic votes and thousands of
independent votes In addition to tho
united stiength of tho Republican
purt.
BltllN 11 AGE AFTER I. C.
Nearly $500,000 of buck tax on
$20,000,000 worth of corporation
Weekly.
Entered as Seeend Class Matter October 11, 1889, at th Peart
Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 170.
sinju.i: coi'v
TI3.N CU.'STS
12 PAGES.
slocks and bonds owned by tho Illi
nois Central Itntlroad company Ih tho
amount at stake In tho contest be
tween the railroads and taxing of
ficials called for henrlng before the
board of review of Cook county. Tho
matter has been a subject of contro
versy for several years, and tho
board Is attempting to olTcct an
early settlement, although It Is ex
pected that this will not bo realized
without a test in the courts.
Tho railroad company was Incor
porated In 1S5S, Its chnrtcr specify
ing that It should not bo subject to
tax, aside fiom a stipulated amount,
payable to the state each year on a
percentage basis nnd not classed as
tax. Tho right of way outlined In
the charter extends from tho south
ern terminus of the HIIiioIh and Mich
igan cnnal to Cairo, with a branch In
Chicago and another branch to a
point on tht Mississippi river oppo
site Dubuque. The total number of
miles of this right of way was 703.5.
Since then tho railroad has ac
quired additional rights of way, which
make Its total inllengo $l,.'!77. It
has acquired also vuht amounts of
stocks and bonds In nearly II fly sub
sidiary railroad and other corpora
tions, Attorney (lonornl lliundage a few
months ago hied a petition with the
board of lovlow asking that an assess
ment bo declared against tho per
sonal property acquired since 1SSH.
Ho called attention to the fact that
tho Supremo court has decided that
tho company Is not exempt from tax
ation on any property aside from that
specified in the charter.
RE-ELECT
JUDGE SCULLY
Judge Thomas F. Scully has mado
good as Judge of tho Coiint Court.
Ills admlulHtratloii has been fieo
from scandal ami has been forceful
and useful to tho peoplo. Tho elec
tions have been conducted under bis
administration In a manner satisfac
tory to men of all parties, and the
manifold duties of this responsible
position liuxo been faithfully per
formed by Judge Scully so well and so
perfectly that votors generally belloo
that ho Is entitled to a re-election.
RE-ELECT BARASA
Judge Ilornurd P. Harass has made
a splendid locnid on tho municipal
court bench. Ho deserves tho votes
of nil citizens, regardless of party.
Ho is Just, t.iilo and fearless, and at
tho recent primary recolved moro
votes than any other Republican can
didate. STREETS BELONG
TO THE CITY
But Public Can Clean the Snow
Off of Them to Aid City
Tenants.
Alderman Nunco was tho alderinan
who introduced tho ordinance in tho
City Council which would compel ten
ants and owners to clean snow oil' of
sidewalks which tho city owns and
rents for newsstands and other pur
poses. Now Aid. Nunco has another
idea. If somo City Hull grafter does
not take advantage of It It will bo
funny: i
"In riding through the streets I no
tlco thnt on tho telegraph and elec
tric light poles, ns woll as on trees
nnd fences and every other possible
place where a politician could stick
a card or paper sign, tho sticking has
boon done. I havo seen muslin signs
two foot by four tucked up In tho wil
low trees Our stroots aro the most
disgraceful streets of any city In the
country during u political campaign
"Of course, ono trnuhlo Is thnt c.nn.
I dldntes don't tear down their cum-
WIIOLI-: Kl'MIJIOIJ lolO
pitlgn advertising after the election,"
explained Aid. Nance. "Another fault
Is that some candidates are not con
tent with nailing one poster on u
wall, but have to put up eight or ten
side by side.
"I have an Idea that much of the
annoyance that Is giving rise to com
plaints Just now In residential sec
tions could be obviated by tho estab
lishment of municipal bulletin boards
In various parts of tho city. Street
advci Using could be coullued to theso
municipal bulletin boards and u small
tax of n few cents a day charged by
the city for the use of space on them.
They could be utilized also for post
ing 'lost and found' notices, while
neighborhood storekeepers probably
would be Kind to avail themselves of
boards In their Immediate localities"
DEMOCRATS GET BUSY
Deinouutlc leaders, facing the task
of ie-lectlng Senator Lewis with tho
state generally recognized as Uepub
llcan by loo.Oiui. huo plunged into
the work of registering the voter for
the November (111.
I'nder the law there will be a gi n
oral registration on two days, Oeto
her 5 and L. which means that every
man and woman, registered at present
or not, must appear at his or her
polling place on ene of those days to
qualify lor participation In the elec
tion. "It means wo must register the
75(1,000 voters on the pieseut lists
and possibly a large number of now
ones who will be aroused by the sen
atorial content," x.ild Dennis J. Kgan
chief clerk of the election boaitl.
Chairman James M. Dailey of the
Deinocmtli managing committee
called u meeting to start the regis
nation campaign. Friday tho new
slate committee, hiuuled b Kriiest
Hoover ol Tuylorvllle, will ho con
vened In the Hotel Sherman.
Hy that time William L. O'C.iuncll,
campaign manager for Senntor Lewi,
vlll bo read to outllno his plans for
state-wide activities. The exact date
when Mr. Lewis will make his ap
pearance In Illinois Is still uudetcr
mined.
One feature oi tlu campaign hai
been dellmtely decided. Tho peppor
pluttorm adopted In convention at
Sprlugfleflhl. tearing Into the Repub
lican purtv for IN leaders of "e
plotted dIMo.,iIt." will go bro.idea-"
ner the state.
ALDERMEN, STOP THIS
Help Your Constituents By Abat
ing a Nuisance.
The Chicago City Council owe-. Ii
to the million of peoplo who attend
mining picture tbentors in Chicago in
put a curb on tho peoplo who disturb
other.! In the audience by c.irrjlng on
conversations whllo the play is on
tho screen.
Thoso know-lt-alls and lo.it bei
lunged Idiots are to be found in i-vm
theater In Chicago, to the nnnojanci
of eerbody else
The Chicago City Council 20 yoni,
ago, on tho Initiative of Aldoiinuu N
M. Plotko, passed an ordinance pro
hibiting w onion from wearing hats In
theators nnd thus obstructing tin
view of othor peoplo.
Tho smart Alecks laughed at this
ordlnanco .it llrst especially the
smart Aleck dally press but tho city
enforced it and today It Is the rule in
ovory theater in Amorlea.
A good healthy line lor talken. din
ing acts in Movie theaters would
conserve much wind that Is used now
to annoy respectable theater patrons
FOUNDED 1889
Largett Wcdrfjr Gradatiea Asems
Pttiplt of InHuenoo and SUtufiaj

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