Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27

soldier in the back. l have talked
with a number of liquor dealers in
this city, yet / have not come into
contact with one who would argue
the matter. The sales of liquor to
soldiers have not been by these
men. They represent the better
class of liquor men who look down
upon the Ither class.
Il am speaking now as a father.
l have a boy in the army. l know
it would put murder in my heart IL
| thought that tonight somebody
was holding liquor up for him 10
drink or was trying t.. ruin him. l
know that that is the feeling of >ev-
cry father who has a son in the SER
vice
Il know what you are thinking.
You want to know what local Of
ficials are doing And you expect
me to answer you. Not great
deal. | have not had the honor of
meeting your mayor, your city at
torney or your policemen l sup
pose they expected me to call on
them-but l have been too busy.
But let's clean up and keep
clean. Come on Mr.. City Attorney.
Come on Mr.. Mayor. Come on Mr.
Policeman. let's clean up. You
know them, bring them in. You
try them in your courts and we'll
try them in Uncle Sans court and
wen get them going and coming
l invite your cooperation at once
and expect it at once. Not tomor-
row, but tonight. BY tomorrow L
want you to bring in a few-just
samples, and we'll get along fine
and forget all our past differences.
Talks To the Point.
United States Marshal Y. Y. Dali
man was called upon by Chairman
Hallgren. Mr.. Dallman satisfied
his audience that the old saying
that a newspaper man is a writer
and not a talker has some excep-
tions. for he went forward in an i'm
promptu talk into the hearts OF his
audience The sincerity with which
he spoke left a favorable impress
sion.
Rock Island is no worse than
other cities" Mr.. Dallman said N
opening his remarks. 1T is be-
cause the arsenal is at your very
door that we have been sent here.
Were the arsenal at Decatur,
Springfield or some other city, we
would find ourselves there tonight.
1t is because the arsenal is near
to you that these questions have
arisen. The arsenal hears the
name Of your town and is some
thing that you should be proud of.
Colonel Hillman, commandment
at the arsenal, told me that this is
the greatest arsenal in the United
States and one of the best in the
world. He said that if the work is
continued there on the present
scale it will become the greatest in
the world.
Il think that the half-ulile zone
around the arsenal is the drleSt
place in America. And l think
that the wet zone just outside of
it, is the wettest place in the
world. | think the vice zone has
been improved. We have stemme !
the flood of liquor across the bridge
and have saved Iowa from mum
dation."
Mr.. Dallman went on &c say that
the federal officials are here as
friends of the city. He made sug-
gestions in which the citizens could
help the fficials, showing that in
Springfield the services Of automo-
biles of a number had been offered
to his office.
cleveland Talks.
H. H. CIeaveland was the first
member of the Chamber of Com
merce called upon to discuss the
local situation. Mr.. Cleayeland de-
plored the fact that Rock Island
/ had been given the kind of pub
/ licitv it has received as a result OF
( recent activity of the government
agents here and lamented that the
reputation the city had had has moi
| been complimentary to its gooC
name for years Mr.. CleavelanC
said that although the mayor stat
( ed the threat to remove the arsena
I is a bluff. the speaker asserted M
saw a letter which was received by
! a local man in which it was stated
I that although it would be difficult
/ perhaps, to transfer work from the
/ when activities are curbed unles:
conditions surrounding the loca
arsenal are greatly improved. as
much of the work as is possible
| will be transferred 10 the Spring
field arsenal.
Sheriff George II. Richmond
spoke in behalf of his office, stat
ing that he personally called OF
the United States officials on the
day they opened their offices her,
and stated that at that time he o.
fered all the assistance he coulc
| them. He went on to show tha
his force is small and that it il
usually kept busy in serving pa
pers. through this il being KEEP
/ self-sustaiuing He reiterated his
offer of cooperation. The sheriff
explained his attitude in the loca
situation by saying that his policy
had been not 10 interfere in tht
administration of police work il
| Rock Island except in cases thai
came TO his attention where the
law had been violated here, wheT
he would make arrests.
The wet and dry question was
brought up twice during the meet
ing, once when Rev. ID. A. John
son, pastor OF the Central Presby
terrain church, made short ad
dress In which he stated that ths
opportunity of showing the WORT
that Rock Island is in favor of &
complete cleanup will be Offered
at the polls next Tuesday. j. "
! WEIGH also spoke in behalf of 10
belief, the meeting was not one ar
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