Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-29
SALOON FIGHT IS
ON TAP IN SCOTT
Attorney General losson 10 BE in
Davenport Monday to Help IA
force Dry La0.
ARREST oF ALL yIoLAroRs
Tew of Bar Owners TO Keep Open
After First of the Year iD TEST
Mulet Repeal.

Attorney General George Coason
VIII he in Davenport Monday To assist
tie states attorneys In the fight
against the saloons It is understood
that the proceeding si5I be that the
saloon men who opan their places Of
business viii be- arrested [nmedia'ely
afterward and that tbey viii be
brought up Tor trial under She proei-
sions Of the measure of the last l=gis-
lature-
A nugaber Of tho saloon mea 81
Davenport are most optimistic e87-
corning jhe outlook Ii is uaHer-
stood that several Of these have paid
The rem for taatr places 10 advance.
One saloon man has signed a CON
tract to renl mis- buiiliBg Tor three
months and retain the location III or-
der fhat he may bo able - open up
again in the same stand III the event
the law Is declared csus-tt9u0naI
Or defective tn any wae
Although interest Ia tbe fight IS
confined TO Davenport ~y lar as the
situation thera is cooear4aa the fight
IS said to be Il general ore. III seg-
eral Iowa towns the saloon Lse1 have
taken a similar course and ia some
Instances they nave ever gone tar
Their ia their opposition to t5s Law
In one small town IN Iowa the
mayor has issued a permit 70 tue culy
saloon keeper within the corporate
limits for three years, this being tine
principal revenue de~ited by the Town
government But tbs saloon kcescr
! believes himself outside thc law he
cause Of form Of local Colony admin
4 istratl0n
Leases Hold Good
An interesting legal point In con-
neetion with the enforcement # The
statewide prohibitory measure IS the
Tact that the leases ID al! buildings
rented by saloon men ~flt boil So far
as they are concerned This NAV nat
be true where the properties are
rented as saloons bur when thew are
rented without mention of the nature
OF the business to be carried on. it
is understood the eases wiIl b. valid
even after the saloons are closed
Attorney Louis Blurb who has
been identified with ,}a movement to-
contest the law. was asked fer a s1eee-
ment today
Nothing doing vet said Mfr.
Block.
Inc impression hls prevailed l,st
saloon men are merely fsbdne the Ell
forcement of the law aecars, of The
Tact that they have nothing 10 lose r"
This, however, is denie1 b. chem It
Is SAID that they have sounl iucon-
slstencies III the Law Just what thesa
absuFdities are has not as vaf been
mentioned, for the attornavs are nor
prepared to announce their p,ao of
action as vet
oner to Pay Tax.
Five Davenport saloon KEEPERS an
peerea al the office Of County Treas
uFeF Hugo II. Stahl yesterday morning
ana proitered $3.50 i'll payment of the
muict tax assessment which was re-
fused by the treasurer.
They were John sohn. John J.
Bryson, Albert Schultz. william
Sleininger and William Hamann
The refusal OF Treasurer stabI 10
accept the moneys presented for the
TAX was the result of advice Of At
toFney General Cosson, who stated in
letter forwarded 10 the treasurer b.,
The county attorney. that he did not
consider 1t advisable for county of
"elai TO accept payment in advance If
y tax made for the purpose of testing
law