Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-03

delivery of bottled goods 10 response
bic citizens would cease. According
to Mr.. Wagner the brewery will con-
/ tinue to deliver beer to the homes OF
responsible citizens where il is only
/ for family use. but there the line IS
/ to be drawn, il Is said. for irresponsi-
/ Bile persons and individuals whose rep
utations do not come up to the stand
ard set viii not get their orders hllea 7
II lis proposed by the brewery inter- 1
ests. 70 Is said. to investigate the stand
ing OF every customer where it is not
already known and II there is any
doubt about who the ultimate consum-
or OF beverage then no sale Will be
made
with the Ginning Of the clocks in
the city Of Rock Island at ii O'Clock
tonight Iowa will be much drier than
1t has ever been before under the en-
fnrcemant Of the bone dry" law.
Hereafter. during the period OF the
war at least the many hundreds OF sun
cases that are brought to Rock Island
emptv and taken back full viii be just
las empty when they are going back as
e coming over If the intentions OF the
illNfh lbtdit ii8NFA HNNA~A - -
out as proposed. .,
Carrying out Of the plan DECIDED
lupon to meet the government demand
Ito have intoxicants kept from the SOL
oilers is not only difficult for the liquor
men of Rock Island, but costly one
as well 1t viii mean a vast reductloh
i'm the total amount Of their receipts
lbnt taking the sensible view OF the
situation they feel that It is better to
slice off a chunk OF their business than
to lose Il all. which would be the nat
ural result If soldiers continue to get
liquor and the government is forced
to act.
MAYOR Addresses Meeting.
AT the special meeting of the liquor
meeting Of the members OF the hocF
Island organization, Mayor Wiiiian
NcCOnochie addressed the assembly,
stating that this is not the city's tigh
SO much. but the fight 81 you liquor
Of men and the time is now ripe for yol
- To take some action to remedy the IN
vi pleasant situation that has arisen an'
OF in consequence forced the governmen
nd 10 make its demand 1t lies within
q YOUR power to remedy the situation
or and while I know that II may not b
Pr SO much your fault as much as 9th
10 ers might suppose, 1t is up TO you I
lat act and act quickly.
- THE government has made the &c
ne mand that the soldiers shall receive n
ZEN lfauor. and has made the closing OF a
q licensed places where liquor is sol
no the penalty If its request is not me
me and therefore I say IL YOU gentleme
of do not want to lose your places Of bus
ato ness and the town to do dry 1t is Il
to- TO YOU 10 do all within your pow'
lck TO see 10 il that Che governments r.
quest is met" the mayor concluded
.alf NJ. o. Griswold spoke to the uqut
aOr men en- the free lunch problem in
m gard to the conservation Of food al
be urged upon his hearers the necessl
ex- of observing "wbeatless" and inca
ion less" DAYS if this country in lis vi
Of against Germany is to avoid compel
for ing the use OF GOOD cards as are us
3 in the countries Of Europe. A mel
her Of the Rock Island and M0lu
ion Tobacco Retailers association appea
I'm ed at the special meeting and ask
aro the liquor men to cooperate with {
on- cigar store men in unfolding the
.ae- creased prices Of cigars, cigarets a
hat t0baccos.
-ied At the close of the regular meeti
ock Of the Rock Island Liquor Dealers Z
lust ISOLATION an election Of officers W
held, ali OF the old officers being J
af- elected with the exception Of the c'
and responding secretary. The new
for fcers are:
and President-Fred Musfeldt
5or- Vice President-E. G. Berry.
luor Corresponding Secretary - Alb
/ at Geiger.
Financial Secretary Otto Patting
hers Treasurer Hanson.
ter Along with the action taken by
bide liquor dealers comes the announ
cans ment from Chief of Police Miller Il
that the places of nameless character
the Rock Island have been suppressed &
will closed up There is a general feel
{ TO of satisfaction as a result of the s
eing taken by he head of the departing
PITTS. many persons opining that it would
h Of well to turn these places over for r
e of licences of workmen attracted h
lrdi- either by employment on the arse
than or other industrial plants in this &C
iyid- munity Announcement that the obi
per OF the department is to keep the pla
ness closed permanently adds to the G
hole eral satisfaction