Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-18
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I'm =. 1sli WSse asked 70 GteD the
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The Gatiro e4ttutive beezd end
o10lep m6snbees u Tho wc@ea's
sluh. fssming 9 committee o. -
vtamsn, presented the clubs case
through Mr.. Frank diztes, yfsd-
dent Of the club. and Mr.. H. H.
CleeveIAnd. fef1nsr Dreoddeut Nh.
G. J. S1afle aloo entered INTO The
dloeuSeton. JohA H. AauberG,
pesoadsat u the Rock Island Sum
DAY eehoAl association. also spoke.
M H6ubefe explained that he w1s
nj . uaemboe Of TIE ooenmittes,
- Asked psgmis1iea % eptak.
$bia Was granted b. Mayer HAIRY
y, Schfiver, who declared thst he
would b glAd to have every ciei-
sen Who destred, speak 70 him on
IT, question.
Mfo. Mixter's speech Of eonden-
nation Of the News. alleging II to
b "a 'uaci4an sheet" Wis follow
e BY / speech by Mrs. Ciesvsland.
Who charged that THE pspsr Is
NJ. HsuAsrg then spoke aud was
followed By Mrs. Starle.
Mayor 6thriver, after spnouIlc-
: ing that AA know Of no law 1t pres
ent by which the paper can ~ sup
pfest6d easily and sfectuAlly.
STATED that CITY Attorney J. X.
Scott and the city commissionsss,
>aSttok q . COMMITTEE Of the whole,
Viii matte IN exhaustive invesslge-
ton 81 the state statutes IN % d.
f6st to ind the remedy that will
suA4e1.
During Mr.. Hauberg's talk 10
stated that this city IL In danger
Of homicide crimes a. long - the
News remains in existence. He
supported Ais statement by refsrf-
Ing 10 several alleged encounters
ostveen John Looney, former 81,
tof OF the News, and various citl-
Eehb. He referred to the disturb
ances Ia 1919 And said that Mayo.
Sehfivef wsS Involved ct that time.
He declared that two innocent lives
were lost ana pointed to the incl
dent a proof that danger conffontl
the city through the News IN cAsei
whore citizens take up "a attack
against the paper AZ individuals.
Mrs. Mlxt6f spoke A. follows
honorable Mayor and City Coun-
! ell and States Attorney:
I'VE are q delegation from the
Rock Island W6man's club, and vi
have not come to you this after
noon with any formally signed petit
ton, but lust 70 talk with ron About
Q matter which IL 81 very vital in.
pottAnce 10 us. and to you. - well.
and the whole community.
We want to ask you II there is
any feason why the publication And
sale OF the Rock Island News may
not be suppressed.
III there Is not, We, not only a.
individuals but ~ . part Of the
government which W represent
feel that we have the right, AMI
also that II is our duty to come and
plead with you to remove this OBJ.
noxious paper from our midst.
r"Our neighbors have done It, why
Should not we?
III there h any technicality BY
which such evils cannot be sup
pressed. It hhould be eliminated
aud the laws DO made such that thl
public will be protected, and you
meh could tel Il IN honor to al
these positions to which you are
elected.
I'VE. the womens club. ar.
vitality interested 10 the bettermeni
q our town and will do antthinl
IN our power 10 help make It de-
eirAhls mace 70 live IN, Il you. tn
fathers Of the city viii only silo~