Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
STATE IS PUT
TO BIG EXPENSE
BY LOCAL RIOT
Weeks Turmoil in Rock Island
Will Cost in Neighbor-
hood of $40, 900.
CALL IS A HURRIED ONE
Soldiers Turn Out in Remarkably
Short Time in Answer to Sum-
mons to Arms.

Conservative estimates of the cost
of the quartering of the 9Th regiment,
National Guard, in Rock Island
for five days, show that the state will
have to pay something over $4,000 for
Rock Island to order after a
mob had taken control of one end Of the
riot by attacking officers of the law.
Sounds like a lot of money, but no
doubt It is money well expended In the
effort to save life. With $50 men still
in Rock Island, the cost may mount up
another $4,000. Those men will prob
ably be here for more than week.
5000 RAILROAD FARE.
In the first place, it costs something
troops. and that may be padded some
what by adding telegraph bills and 9TH
er costs incidental TO the summoning
of the men. Then there are the sal
aries of the officers and privates of the
regiment, ranging from 81 upward.
Practically 600 men received 81 a day
while stationed here. The company Of
ficers received compensation in
amounts ranging up to Sc. The Off
GERS of the battalions and of the regi-
ment received more than that. Figure
salaries at $4,000 a day, and that will
be about right. 1t costs something over
$500 a day to feed the soldiers. So
there you are. Five days of that will
bring the regimental expense account
up to $4,000 easily.
ANSWER HURRIED CALL.
Compilation of the facts and fig
ures concerning the activities of the
9Th regiment is being made. Facts
concerning the enmassing of troops
here last Wednesday show that the
work of ordering them out was done
with little delay. Company A was
or the job by 12:45 Wednesday
morning and the other companies had
their men here before the next morn.
ing. Galena was the last to arrive.
With the exception of Company A, the
militiamen were on patrol duty fol
the five days. Unless they were giveT
special permission, they were not al
lowed to leave quarters except while
on duty. Company A members were
restricted to plain clothes duty fol
! the most part. Some of them were
called upon to do the orderly stunt
The figures, in part, are as follows
! Company L, Freeport-CaptaiI
Nieman; received orders from adju
tant general 1908 a. m. Wednesday
Left Freeport p. m, arrived in Rocl
Island GAS p. m: "a men.
Company G, Dixon-Captain San
w. Cushing; received orders Wednes
day 11:45 a. m. Left Dixon 3:43 p. m
arrived in Rock Island 40 p. m; Al
men.
Company X, Kewanee-Captail
Hall; received orders 1870 Wednes
day a. M, left at $40 p. m, arrived a
8 p. m; Al men.
Company H, Monmouth-Capt
Porter; received orders 11:45 a. m
left 1:50 p. m. and arrived at p. m.
&c men. Five men under Musician
Jack arrived at $50 p. m.
Company NJ, Galena-Captain Fitch
received orders at 1890 p. m, left a
$3.50 p. m, arrived at $50 p. m; q
men.
Company c, Galesburg - Captain
Roy Wright: received orders 11:17 q
M; left at l p. m; arrived at $3.50 I
n; % men.
Company D, Oak Park-Captain Ka
vanaugh; left at 4:9O p. m, arrived a
HOBS p. m; q men. Twenty-six mel
arrived 2:35 a. m, March %.
Company F, Moline-Captain Lyons
received orders at so a. m, % me
under Lieutenant Willis arrived a
2:1O a M; II men under Captain l.!
ons arrived at 8 a. m.
Company l, Morrison - Capital
VAIL; received orders at 12:40 p. IN
left at 4:92 p. m, arrived at 7:15 ]
m; 43 men.
Company A-Captain Dunavin; 8
men reported at 12:45 a. m.
Company E, Sterling-Captain Gu
lin; received orders at p. m, arrive
ct 9:O5 p. m; 46 men.
Company B, Observation-Disclosures
Bert F. Lavine commanding; receive
orders at 1880 a. m, arrived at 6:15 1
M, with 30 men; "a joined later.