Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-27
MERRY WAR
BREAKS OUT IN
PAPER OFFICE
New Quarters of News PubIica
ton tho Scene Of
Strife.
WILMERI0N is ROLLED OUT
Former Interests Gain Control by Bold
Act and Suspension Follows
Men Strike.

Who's who in The corporation which
of late has been publishing the paper
founded by John Looney and known
as the Daily News, is a question which
is occupying the attention of w. w.
WilmertOn. Myron Jordan, Phil Miller
and several attorneys, among them
John Looney Harold A. Weld and
others. since a rather theatrical situa-
ton was brought about by Jordan and
Miller Saturday afternoon.
1t appears that Mr.. Wilmerton, who
is admitted to be in possession of the
ontiolling stock of the corporation,
was ruled out of power by Jordan and
Miller at a meeting of the directors,
held on the call of Mr.. Wilmerton
himself. Jordan and Miller. according
to Mr.. Wilmerton, each hold five
shares of the stock of the company,
while he holds many times that num-
Der of shares himself. In fact it is said
he owns nearly 80 per cent of the stock.
But il happens that both Jordan and
Miller are members of the board of
directors. and Mr.. Wilmerton is the
third member. Acting together Miller
and Jordan. who are said 10 represent
the Looney interests, form a majority
Of the board. and they proceeded Sat
urday to GUST Mr.. Wilmerton and dis
charge him and other employees.
AS a result of the difficulties which
have arisen the publication has been
suspended, temporarily at least.
How They Did IL.
Asked as to the situation this morn
| ing, Mr.. Wilmerton merely handed 10
an Argus representative a copy OF the
| resolutions adopted by Miller and
| Jordan. and said, This is all have
| TO say about it, There is what they
sprung on me Saturday afternoon.
He said that he had called the meet
ing of the directors, but not for that
purpose" he FASTENED to add.
He handed to The Argus paper
bearing the following:
| Resolution adopted at a meeting
of the board of directors of the Rock
Island Daily News Printing & Pub
fishing company on the 25th day OF
April 1908:
| BE it resolved by the beard of di
iectors of the Rock Island Daily News
| Printing &s Publishing company, cor
poration organized under the laws o'
the state of Illinois. in a meeting as
sembled on the Gull of W. w. Viii
merton. president. there being present
| NNi1mnrtnn DhI anf
Myron Jordan, that we. as said boart
of directors disapprove of the actor
of the said w. w. Wilmerton in re
gard to the manner in which, he (the
said Wilmerton) has assumed charge
without authority of the aforesaid
corporation since the 22d day o
March, 1908: that we disapprove o
the said Wilmerton's purchase of MA
lchinery, printing type. brass rule ant
Iall other personal property purchased
by him ostensibly for the said coTpoI
Iation without the order of the boar,
of directors: that we disapprove o
the employment of c. G.. ProtherC
Beverly White and Clarence Wilmer
ton by the said w w. Wilmerton TO
the said corporation and order thei
Immediate discharge: that we disaI
prove of the removal of the propert
and printing plant of the said corpol
alton from its quarters at 1917 Secon
avenue. Rock Island, H., and of tn
| installation of the said property an
plant in the rooms at 1916 Third ave
: nue. in the said city; we further di'
t approve of the actions of the said "
w. Wimerton in having a lease e,
, iecuted for said rooms at 1916 Thir
avenue to himself personally. afte
the said plant and property had bee
, moved by him without authority int
the said rooms at 1916 Third avenue
that We thoroughly disapprove of III
= editorial and business policy whic
; the said w. w Wilmerton has a
sumed TO pitch for the said public
ton known as the Rock Island Dali
: News. and order that the said w.
y lWilmerton cease at once his assume
l. direction and editorial and busine!
II policy of the said publication.
BE it further resolved that IL
board of directors of the said corpo
D alton hereby appoint Myron Jorda
manager and editor of the said Dali
O News Printing & Publishing compar
at weekly salary of $50, and that q
Il the property of said corporation
VI Immediately placed in his (the sa
L. Jordan's) control for the use and be
n eft of the said corporation. We fl
d Their order that all papers. books al
4 documents belonging to the said &C
e poration and held by said W. W. w
s. merton or any other person be imm
+ diately turned over to the said Myrt
q Jordan.
d ''The motion carried and the resol
n lion was adopted by majority vo
of Miller and Jordan.
"tSigned) MYRON JORDAN,
% Secretary"
)t stormy Time Follows.
r The action of the board was f
is lowed by a stormy time. Mr. Wilm,