Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-01
Governor Deneen Denies
AppsaIo Of Young Peoples
Civic League.
AN ALL NIGHT REvELRY
Rivers of Wine Flood City and
Prices of Food, Liquor,
ETC., Advance.

Chicago, Jan. Lit was noisy but
q cold, cold world that offered Wild.
delirious welcome to the infant 1912
at midnight
The weather man, who enlisted In
the ranks Of reformers early in the
morning. accomplished wonders in
suppressing the annual New Years
eve orgy.
The streets were half deserted.
Here and there scurrying pedes-
trian or racing taxi told Of efforts
to escape from the Icy blast that had
held the city in its grip all day.
DRIVEN INTO CAFES.
But a far different picture was to
be seen within the cafes, hotels and
places where liquid refreshments
were served. Those who in former
years had managed to find plenty Of
excitement in the streets were driven
into the cafes by frost bitten ears
and feet.
Then, as the corks began to pop In
honor Of the birth of the new year,
those who had made resolves forgot
them and the old story of previous
celebrations was repeated. The new
year arrived on q tidal wave of wine
and expensive drink.
In spite of the handicap of the cold
weather, those who catered to the
wants of the merry-makers literally
reaped a harvest of gold.
EXTRA TWO HOURS WELCOME.
| Mayor Harrison's 8 o'clock regula
ton was welcomed by the keepers oi
the loop eating and drinking places
and fairly embraced by their patrons
The addition of two hours to the
regular closing time spelled the diff
ference between making a night ol
it" and being stopped in the midst Of
ones celebration, and everybody
seemed to prefer the latter.
The preparations for taking care o.
those who celebrated the advent o
the new year proved. in nearly every
instance, to have consisted of raising
prices.
| Ticket scaipers got the first oppor
tunity to collect their mite from tn,
loop jewellers by charging from 81
cents to 20 more than regulation
prices for theatre seats.
RATES ARE RAISED.
| Then came the chauffeurs and cal
drivers, who demanded all that tn,
good nature Of the holiday throng
would pay without calling the police
Lastly, the price of food and drinl
was found to have Increased to sucl
an extent that anybody with an ey,
for statistics could have accumulate.
wonderful cost-of-living stories. ~
But the victims seemed conteand
be victims. They united tbsve inte
] strings and left the bags/d kind re
the contents were gone sAmorial.
manned until weary W. .,
them that it soon - onoann.o. us, =. I.
Chief Of Police @ the world, Lyl
included a set of ldar niest nromiss
carried verbal .sxnactstiens H;s r.
saloons, rests,t oplv satisfies tba low
N the e.l e,.y ut A. real uplift.
man the iaeatre with an
piop.iekr kr outlook on life in gem
might Howe asserts that one featur
Acular of the new program
I&fpasses any scenes OF a similar
nture that he has ever presented
, ~ 49, - <f>x ofrvoora 80 +hrao fac,
: d kiglldes to the dizzy heights of
X ALPS amid a severe snowstorm.
, le ascent to the "roof of the wo
k starts with a perpendicular rid
4 q a car OF the cogwheel raflwal
81 Montreux and after reaching the
q g platform Of this unique noun
xieleyator the spectators obtai
QIsweepfng view of the Rhone va
! &lThen another strange journe
3 g taken In a car of the Wetterl
8 3 suspension railway which takes
n g spectators TO one of the lower AL
3 q peaks at the foot of which the o.
4 & glacier giistens with Ice and 81
q with danger of death at every
&Ithe camera follows the climb to
i Q 6higher points from which the +
\ &Ifrayelers look down upon a vast
z b Ling sea of clouds far below.
x, prestige attained by Mr. Howe'i
7 g elhibitson was officiaIly recognizes
8ieently In a very complimentary
Qiby the United States governr
& One OF the objects OF the great I
&review in New York harbor last
SFember was to arouse greater
g and patriotism in our new nj
8 Believing that this should M
coS ieonhned only to actual sDectato