Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-13
DRY ZONE ABOUT
ISLAND To STAY
DURING THE WAR
Attorney Linebaugh Sets at Rest
Al! Rum0rs That saloons Will
Soon Reopen.
CAN DELIVER IN DRY DISTRICT
Brewers and Wholesalers Notified
Ban is Lifted But Care Must
BE Exercised.

The present half-mile dry zone
established about the Rock Island
arsenal will remain during the per
Tod OF the war. according to state
ment made today by Special Assist
ant Attorney General d. II. Line
baueh.
AIr. Limbaugh added that he
made this statement TO set at rest
all rumors that the ban on the
h&lf-mile zone would be lifted in
few weeks or . few months. or that
it would continue to be enforced
after the war In answer to the
rumoTs that the fiye-mile dry zone
was 10 be clamped on this district.
Mr.. Limbaugh stated that he had
heard nothing OF it.
Brewers and wholesale liquor
dealers have been notified that they
row will be permitted to deliver
liquors to the homes in the dry
zone in Rock Island that is in rea
sonable quantities. Form cards
will have to be signed by every
purchaser. indicating that they will
Keep il only for their personal use
and for bona fide guests. The
brewers and dealers were cautioued
by the feIe-al authorities to use
care in making these deliveries and
10 avoid suspicious o-Lers. They
expec. the dealers TO cooperate
with them.
Il a meeting of saloonkeepers
and wholesale liquor dealers held
his afternoon at the Turner hall
IT Linehaugh outlined the rules
<nd regulations in detail. and an
swered many Questions put 10 him
BY those present. Now ! think you
sll have a perfect understanding Of
what you are expected to do" said
NJ. Limbaugh after the meeting
closed.
Mr. Linetaugh stated that he
would spend great deal Of his
lime IN the P0ck Island district in
the future. TIE local federal force
was aTEr1e~tel today by the ar
rival of United States Deputy Mar
shal John W Murray from Spring
field tnite1 States Marshal V Y
Dallman now has FIVE aids. Mr.
Dallman irti~ a'ei that he would
call enough If his men here to
properly harfln the situation
l. was explained today that per-
Sons carryir" liCTOr into Iowa over
the Rock Island bridge violated
il. three wave-t11e regulations of
act Of CONGRESS by taking the liquor
into the drv zone the act OF con-
Fress bv taking Huuor onto the
Rock Isiar' arsenal and the hone
dry laws OF Iowa by taking it into
tot state
-Four more men We're arrested bv
fe' eraI operatives last night for
taking liquor in excessive quanti-
lies over into Iowa via the Rock
Island a~seraL They probably will
receive hearing tomorrow
Try Four Cases.
Commissioner G. l.. Walker YES
te-day afternoon bound four pris-
oners over to the federal grand
jury at Peoria Three Of them
were liuUOr cases Edward Haemer
and William Laws of Colfax. Iowa.
were charged with Transporting Ii
Guor into the federal zone Their
bonds were fixed at $500 each.
which they furnished Anton Jules
was bound over on a similar
charge Being unable TO furnish a
bond of $500 he was remanded to
jail TO await trial
Lewis A. Burke Of Rock Island
arrested by Postoffice Inspector
Sullivan on a charge of stealing
butter from the parcel post. was
bound over to the grand jury on a
charge of larceny. His bonds were
fixed at $1,000.