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Thousands of Victims.

Dooling and Kilroe face the same con-
ditions that Brogan faced in May 80,
1918 when he first asked Judge Swami
for help and was refused. He wrote at
that time to his superior:
"Many thousands of people who are
usually content to leave their money
in savings banks, reading about the
fortunes made on war babies and bonn
barded by letters. phone messages and
personal calls from clever brokers' finally
have been persuaded to part with their
bank books and bank rolls for beauti-
fully engraved certificates. These pro-
motors and brokers, many with criminal
records, use all the tricks of the regular
confidence man, the wire Taper. the
boat rider and the card sharper and
circularize sucker lists or directories OF
credulous people.
'~The farmer Is the hardest man nova
days to deceive. You almost have to
choke a farmer to get him to sign
his name to questionable or a
voting register. 1t IL the manufac-
turer in easy circumstances, the ply
stefan with a lucrative practice, the law
yer. the school teacher and even the
scrubwoman and domestic servant who
are the easiest prey for the up to date
promoter. Some suckers fall so quick
ailu 30 easy II ii not necessary tOr the
broker to make any representations
about the stock or violate tho criminal
law. On the other hand, many brokers
become 30 daring and so defiant of the
criminal law that they forget their
cleverness in trying to convince the
prospect that their engineers have dug
30 deep that they have tickled the feet
OF Chinese mandarin on the other side
of the earth.
'Of course IL Is impossible for the
District Attorney to save every foo
nom his folly, TO prevent him from max
Ing poor bargains whether in stocks
real estate Developments moving pic
ture adventures or autmobile enterprises
or 70 permit the use of the District At
torney's Office for a collection agency.
AT the same time when we'll Informed
people In the financial district agree
that bucket shops and fake wildcat min.
ing oil, muntuon and God knows what
schenes 70 defraud are reaping q har,
vest and that conditions are the worst
IN 'he history Of Wall Street. then. IN
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High Cost of Building Now.

Explaining the house building activi-
ties OF the Emergency Fleet Corporation
the witness declared that sos houses in
Wilmington, Del.-5O4 one family brick
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Takers Rake the Country.

They have succeeded SO far as re-
spectacle companies are concerned, but
the trouble Is that many of the stock
promoting oil companies whose agents
are now fitting hither and thither like
lightning bugs on a warm summer night
make no pretensions to responsibility
except in public. Some of them have
made a particular play for Liberty
bonds and in the schools of statesmen
ship which are a feature of up to date
get rich quick promotion houses the
pupils receive special instruction in the
methods of prying loose the Liberty
certificates for persons obstinately
bent on needing the Governments ad-
monition to retain them. One promo
ton outfit had the nerve to advertise:
I'VE are proud of every American
who has bought a Liberty bond. 1t Is
patriotic duty to the nation. Now
we offer YOU another opportunity to do
patriotic service with the money you
have invested. Buy this oil stock with
your bond. Help increase the production
OF oil"
All over the country every sort "
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OF Judge Swami, said that the bureau
would be enlarged and a staff adequate
TO its needs supplied.
Belated Action Taken.
This was what Mr.. Brogan had asked
for in his report to Judge Swami three
months after he organized the bureau,
mad secured ten indictments and found
that without assistance he could not
Sven push his cases for trial. He
pointed out that the correspondence
alone was too much for one man tc
handle and that he needed an account
amt and an Investigator TO helr
MIN in the preparation of his cases. Al
the time and whenever he brought the
subject UP afterward his plea for help
was ignored by Judge Swami, but yes
terday two assistants were put In to cake
the place formerly occupied by one. and
help promised them II they needed 1t.
judge Swami was not in his office
yesterday and so could not be asked
20 reply to Mr.. Brogan's charges OF
indifference, but Mr.. Talley talked with
his chief over the telephone. and said
that the Judge had nothing to say about
the Brogan incident
at is not a fact, however, that the
Bureau has ceased to function" said
Mr.. Talley. ION the contrary, instead
of having one deputy assistant assigned
TO 1t, we have now two first assistants.
Mr.. Kilroe and Mr.. Dooling. They are
receiving dozens OF complaints daily and
are handling them to the best Of their
ability. Some people seem to have the
idea that the District Attorneys Office
II a collection Office, but we can take
action crininally only in instances
where the evidence justifies it."
Although there win be two assistants
In the bureau in the future, the office
has been conducted since Mr.. Brogan's
removal early in April in the most hap
hazard fashion. and It was not until
yesterday that Mr.. Kilroe again took UT
his duties there and that Mr.. Dooling
was definitely assigned TO the work. Mr.
Kilroe went on his vacation a day or
two after Mr.. Brogan's removal. and
Mr.. Waugh did what he could in the
press OF other duties until he also WAS
thrown out. In the last two weeks Mr.
Dooling has been ostensibly at the head
Of the bureau, but has really been able
to give but portion of his time to II
because of other matters which came
up in his former office.
Thousands of Victims.
Dooling and Kilroe face the same con.
ditions that Brogan faced in May 80
1913, when he first asked Judge Swami
for help and was refused. He wrote al
that time to his superior:
'Many thousands of people who arr
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my opinion. II is time for the District
Attorney to clean them out the Same as
q den Of vice"
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SWAMI ACTION
FOLLOWS STOCK
FAKE EXPOSURE
Two Assistants Named, to
Revivify Bureau to Curb
Swindlers.
BROGAN'S ADVICE USED
No Arrests Made for Months
and Complaints Are
Piled High.

Exposure of the inactivity of the Dis
trict Attorneys Office toward fake oil
stock promoters who are fourishing now
all over the country as the war baby"
promoters oloomed in the early days of
the war, and who are infesting New
York as they have not done in years.
brought quick action yesterday.
Since Edward s. Brogan organised the
Commercial Frauds Bureau and found
that there were scores of bucket shops
and fake stock promoters in New York.
and appealed uselessly to District Attor-
ney Swami for assistance to make his
Investigations and prosecutions effective.
there has been little action by the bu-
reau Mr.. Brosan gave up the attempt
to gain his end by criminal prosecution,
and tried to brighten some of the crooks
or by publicity, but incurred his chiefs
displeasure and was removed. Assistant
District Attorney Theodore L. Waugh.
who tried to carry on the work of the
bureau for a time, and also found his
way into print, was also removed, al
though he was not dropped from the
stan as Mr.. Brogan was a few days ago.
There have been no arrests in some
time, although complaints have been Pill
ing up in the files of the office, and the
bureau had practically ceased TO func-
ton. so far as II was a deterrent to the
viles of men who put more Imagination
than respect for the truth into their pros
pectuses. There was no local force to
act In the face OF the worst invasion OF
get rich quick men and bucket shop pro-
prietors the city has ever seen.
But yesterday, after THE Sun had
printed Mr.. Brogans statement of how
he was handicapped by the lack OF
encouragement and aid from Judge
Swami, II was announced that two mer
Assistant District Attorney John It
Dooling, who for a long time was Judge
Swann's chit assistant. the man who
prosecuted the Means case. and Edwin
p. Kilroe, Assistant District Attorney
would conduct the work of the bureau
in the future, with equal responsible.
ties. Not only that. but Alfred J. Talley
acting District Attorney In the absence
OF Judge Swami, said that the bureau
would be enlarged and a staff adequate
TO its needs supplied.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-11-30
Author of Penrod
Writes of Working
With Pantomime

one wgitoa Fiction bur plays aud
paniomlmeH aren't wilton. a play on
pnutomlme script may be- in che rough
use or the word. "lnitcrute." for the
script ls not intended Co bee seen. or
even Thought a. hy tho audience. or
COURSE I'm speaking of plays MOI
meant aa literature a pi4N mHy be-
literature coincidcnmily privilege
denied % nnntomimc
Hut 'hc writer of fiction und tho
playwright aud thp designer uf pauto-
mimu have one thing Boo common .vls-
ION uf life Expressed hv Initiative in-
expectations of NO. a constructor OF
pantomimo designs. or moving picture
stories. should not bee called writer
or author. : think Hc docs write to
clarity hia deHigua 90 tho people who
execute them. hut wfltrr 81 rot ai ali
his nrt and De hats only 4u incidental
need iu know something about writing
iu three mediums fiction play and
moving pictures. thu limitations of life
must uN try to produce in the lmag-
inauon 0f readers or audiences. tho &c.
luainna that NOT imitation huf actual
ME iT shown Even 90 allogots aud
fantasy thtrD must Doe CON igtcncy 200
rlacn NJ realism which mHkoa tfo via-
Sion plausible Ht lcasf for tnc momont
Vow know nothing off tho tech
m.puo of pnut0mimo or moving pictures
except the ouu iaW common tu tho
thrcc mediums chat Boo order to pro.
ducc au Illusion of actunltY an n-
tintiNo Interpretation ~ uto must ht
lifo. liNe ana No y0u 1re showing ar
AAli uUe section of iifc with which
THAT audience ia familiar. your trul
tn the subject must Dec absolute oi
AouI Doe cnurhf lying You c1n make
iNour miihonnircs al Hlk mtod viiinnl
60 tho hfuuN enfIsfugtfun az ia nunt
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DERS0NAL
Il MENTION


Dr and Mes % ~ Iudkins left last
mehf lot san Antonio tu he gone until
uDNt Friday
bliss NNrEaret Williams oi She Ans
.riruu ltcd Cross VIII return today from
Austin whore sho went Go spend
Thanksgiving.
NHro u 100 ~nu Antonio for ihe week
AIisH Marguerite Lcstcr "a te1chor 1t
riNine holidays with hcr mother here.
Air and Mrs. % ID iioilcmln hnve
returned from TWO weeks trip go
San Aninnio ana lhmpasas
Mr. and Mrs. hL q Pondrom who
t.,, ~,
,.,,
t'i'i' TOO -''" ''''''
SURGE"
Miss Margaret Tnppe ui san An
tonic VINO wns guest "i her aunt
Mrs. y. u Priest. 4-l North Nntan-
cihua street q few days this week.
hAh returned - men nome
MfH 3 J.. ~iaplctou or victoria is
registered ut tho NuecrS
Mr. ana Mrs G. w Mc'iaiiey oi san
Antonio nfc guests at the NutcDH hoicI
IT, j. Williamson Of sun Marcos was
nr in a Davis returned home ycs
ttfuhN lfun lhlclEn Wurf' rhe mas
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CITY NEWS.
" IN BRIEF.

Arc you Joe Moorc2 ~ not, do you
know him iiafc YOU over hoard any
one speak of hw2 if sou cHu answer
'Ncs' 60 Hny cf tho above questions
.clll 1855 1t once ur lldrefW 20 lottOr tn
C0s Mesquite street Corpus Christi
Texas.
Tho France Canada company Of Port
Aransts hns gathered nifty ur alXtN
barrels of paint 1nd some timber That
were washed into Corpus Christi ht She
storm for the purpose of shippnr thom
hack to Port Arnngas
Mr. and Mrs William Horne who
recently longod ihr main huildlu- of tho
Horne Apartments to Ny and Mrs
Thomas ~ WRIGHT aro located in the
Homo Annex Duo to ll health Mrs
Horne decided 90 vtire from active
business. hut asks that the same pa-
troufEc ns iu Tho pnTt hc extended Co
the Horne Apartments.
Mrs William Chapman and two chill
dron RiNt ana Eleanor returned Ellis
morning from KortuclN where they
havo hcen since tho Sontcmhcr storm.
Tho, viii live So the Chapmun apart
mcnis
Mrs. Williams OF tho Williams Apart
mcnts returned from 'ucro Yesterday
morning whore eho haa heen go spsna
THANKSGIVING With relatives
y. G. Swain. previous service man
in the United Stntcs Navy hrs hocn
accepted for rc-cnistmcnt at tine navy
racruit'ne station hero Nh Swain lives
near Bishop
Tn, NAVE OF Fabus Brooks, instc nd
of Frank BROOKS should h9vo been pub
lishcd in the Thursday ISSUE OF The
Caller in tho editorial giving credit to
the work OF tho mailing room fn ad-
dition fo has hclu hero iHhuF Brooks
submitted eovorn' cartoons Tor thr
Como Rack" edition
NOTICE
Tho Above Confectionery wiu oioHe
for few dnvs afior December iat Co
rD uIulgi tho interior Adv
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-11-30

We retail ana Wholesale oysters al
The Gem Caie.-AdV.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-11-30

Wo u1 everything u peanut OH at
ih, C,m CAT Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
PEANUT VENDER
AND AUTOPARKER
GET STARTED BAD

Billy Sundays presence was felt
if not needed, by the rhummy play
/ ers yesterday morning as they sat
| in at their customary lii game on
, the Sabbath morn in the ex-saloons
in proximity TO the huge tabernacle.
The reporter stepped into one to
absorb the atmosphere, and Incl
dentally an orange cider. The morn
ing was extremely warm.
The hum of voices from the
evangelist's hall swept in through
the screened door. One of the party
of four engaged in the table pastime
stopped suddenly while in the act
Of draining a big scoop of near
beer.
Say" he addressed his com
panions, 'yu goin' TO hear Billy?'
Sure" one replied, but not to-
day. It's for church people this
morning. We wouldn't feel at home
tall in there now. There's plenty of
time"
And that sums un the story Of
the first meeting. 1t was for every
one, but only the church-goer at
tended in white collar and shirt.
A curious one stood just outside
one entrance of the tabernacle, clad
in blue shirt and dirty trousers.
I'm going to hear him alright,
but not today" he answered the
usher who invited him to take a
seat. ITS too much churchy in
there today"
Billy Sunday addressed 5000 or
Z, 900 people yesterday morning.
There was room for another thou
sand, as the number of empty seats
indicated. Ladies predominated,
Just as is the case at any other
church service.
But despite this, the opening of
the drive against the devil of the
tri-cities was not lacking in vim
and enthusiasm. Clapping of hands
and waving of handkerchiefs testi-
fed to this.
1t was the auto parker and pea
nut vender that got away to the
poor start. Uninterested in what
was going on inside, he was on the
outside to reap a harvest, but ii
didn't materialize. A spacious lot
fitted up to take care OF
went begging for bust
ness. The sign stated the charge
was a mere rs cents. And then peo-
pie don't eat peanuts and drink pop
when going 10 church on Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

Continued from Page Four)
board, and President Mckinley
arose, and he walked the floor with
: his arms behind his back and that
+ troubled look upon his face, for the
/ report had spread that a superior
/ Spanish feet was lying off the
| coast of South America to attack
the Oregon and either capture her
or sink her or turn her guns
against her own flag, and the pres
ident turned to the secretary of
the navy and he said, Mr.. Secre-
tary, if the Spaniards attack the
Oregon, will Captain Clark sur
render or will he fght?"
He leaped to his feet, and hitting
the table. he said. Mr.. President,
if the Spaniards attack the Oregon,
Captain Clark will send that mag
nificent fighting machine to the
bottom of the Atlantic with every
man on board before he will dip
the stars and stripes to the Span
iards. 8"
Therefore, when men speak, my
friends, of service they talk in
terms of sacrifice, not in terms of
money.
In these days, when Jesus Christ
has raised the banner and they
have unfurIed the flag. and God is
calling and the country is calling,
are we going to be less loyal to
Christ than to the land? No! No!
I feel, my friends, in this con-
fict for God a good deal like the
drummer-bO in Napoleon's army.
He said to him, Beat the retreat
He made no reply, and Napoleon
said. Boy, l command you, beat a
retreat" No answer. The third
time, Il command you, boy, beat a
retreat" and the boy looked up and
said, II don't know how, sir. Mon
sieur Dessaix never taught me that
I can beat a charge that will make
the dead waken into life. l beat il
at Marengo, l beat it at Austerlitz, |
I beat it at Tabour; may 1 beat it /
here?" And he did. Over the dead. !
over the dying, through the trench |
es, over the guns, over the horses. |
bareheaded, hair streaming in the /
wind. blood coursing down his !
cheeks and dyeing his garments, /
be led the way to victory.
say to the forces of evil. I say
to the enemies Of our God. We don't
know how to beat a retreat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
ORPHANAGE HAS
ATTRACTIONS AS
BILLY'S OLD HOME

One of the first places that at
tracted Rev. Billy Sunday on his
arrival in the tri-cities Saturday
was the Soldiers Orphans HON
in Davenport, where he spent the
early days of his life.
In company with Ma" Sunday,
he visited the home and was con-
Quoted over the grounds, where as
a small child, ne was taken by his
mother upon the death of his faith
er IN a southern battlefield.
The visit To the home recalled
many of his early adventures, the
Franks that he and his companions
did. the adventures that befell him.
and he recalled with delight tho
names of the boys with whom he
palled.
1t is AZ years since he left the
home, and yet he could recall with
little trouble the location of the
cottage that sheltered him during
the tender years of his life. He
lived at cottage Is, which has since
been replaced with a modern brick
structure, which, however, he in
spected with much interest from
top to bottom.
When a small child he was TAX
en- to the home with his brother
ed, and together they lived at the
home until Billy was a years OF
age. They were then discharged
from the institution and were
Harmed" out to Lieutenant Colo
mel Scott, through whom he re-
ceived his education, and Of this
time he says he was Transformed
into another world"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
GOOD
TO ACCOM- LISH
revival AIMS
Sunday Says Seldom Have Indlca-
lions Augured SO Weu-Time
to Bridge Differences.

Rev. and Ma" Sunday and mem
bers of their party were formally
introduced to members OF the local
committee this morning at a get
together reception held at Broad
way Presbyterian church, several
hundred people gathering there
with enthusiasm running high
The affair was held in the Sun
| day school parlOrs OF the church,
which had been frightened for the
occasion with profusion of flow
| ers. Chairmen of the various com
mittees, members of the commit
! tees and their wives, tri-city minis
| tiers and their wives and others
interested were thus afforded am
| opportunity to come in close per-
sonaI touch with the evangelist and
his co-workers.
Gathering later in the church
auditorium, Rev Mr.. Sunday. m
/ addressing the gathering, express
| ed himself as highly pleased with
| the prospects for the success OF
| the revival. Seldom" he said,
has the first day augured so well
| for a most successful elimination
of the revival efforts. / was de
| lighted with the prospects as they
/ presented themselves to me yester-
| day, and / feel that there is tire
mendous opportunity to accom-
| plish those things which l am set
ting about TO do"
This is not a time for hesita-
ton, it is a time for action, not
even a time to hesitate for prayer,
but a time to go forward while tho
going is good"
Mrs. Sunday spoke Of the neces-
sity OF bridging the gulf that separ-
ates church and the public as such.
urging that every effort be made 10
bring the two together on common
grounds. forgetting all differences.
The tabernacle, he said, is neutral
grounds where all may meet and
learn what the other is and aims TO
do.
He said he was positive that
those who had been lukewarm pre-
vious to his coming were ready to
throw their hats into the ring and
become part OF the movement un-
derway.
Mr.. Sunday then introduced each
member Of his party in turn and
each explained the work that he or
she is to begin and the methods OF
carrying it forward. The work OF
the campaign wherever carried On
is carefully systematized and work
ed out and in a day or so every
phase of the work should be in
working order, including meetings
for men in the shops. for women in
industry, for boys and girls in the
schools, etc.
A receiving party headed by
Rev. J. M. Stevenson, pastor oE
Broadway Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Stevenson, Rev. and Mrs. Sur
day and other members of th5
Sunday party, then held informal
reception, and opportunity was
given for every one to meet every
one else.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
MAN IN BACK SEAT
THERE TO AID YOU
GET STREET CARS

Have you noticed that man i'm
the back seat at the Sunday taber-
nacle? He isn't crazy with euthu-
siasm or anything else; he is paid
for attending the meetings; he is
there because he has to be, and
what he is especially looking Tor
Is the close OF the meeting.
When this man rushes out Of tho
tabernacle he runs into a nearby
store and presses a button.
A colored signal light will fash
out in the loop district OF Rock
Island.
Watching conductors on a long
string of Green line cars Will see
the signal You will hear two bells,
a clang of the gong and the cars
will head for Twenty-fourth street,
Rock Island. ready 10 carry the
auditors Of the famous Billy back
to Davenport.
A three-minute service for the
Sunday meetings Is planned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

point in his series of statements
concerning this he remarked that
hardly a woman in Russia was
free from this stigma.
Woman Starts Excitement.
Its not true. It's not true, "
shrieked a wOman's voice from
out in the audience TO the right OF
the speaker.
1T is true. And that sort of
f. thing is not to come to America. I,
and every American with red blood
in his veins. will fight it to a fin
ish, and don't you forget it" The
speaker stOrmed across the plat
form like prOdded lion. and leap
ed down upon the press desk near
est to the point from which the
wOman's voice had come. A per-
feet torrent of refutation and re-
Duke from his lips hurled about
the room. At length, amid ap-
plause. he stepped back upon the
platform. Who the woman was or
what her motive, was known by
only a few who sat near her.
In conclusion he said, This is the
time and the opportunity for God
to get in here If the tri-cities
Rock Island, Davenport and Mo-
Iine-wiIl come over to God. their
history is due to be rewritten, and
don't you forget it"
Sunday PrayS for Mayor.
A closing prayer by Sunday,
tempestuous. gripping in its
thought and phraseology, ended
the serves of the first day of the
campaign here. We'll. Lord" he
started out out, with none of the
usual fOrmalities, Il thank you. l
have been here a day almost So
far things look bright. Help the
mayors of these cities, Lord, the
city councils, that they may see
and follow Thy ways" He cOntin-
ued to include innumerable sec
lions of the municipalities po-
lice, firemen, merchants, laborers
of all descriptions, tradesmen-in
his plea for their better guidance
and continued prosperity.
So ended the first day of the
campaign in the tri-cities.
In Sundays words, Pretty sue
cessful, I'd say"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15

Continued on Page ThirteenJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-15
CHURCH MEMBER
IS GREN Adler
TO WIN WORLD

Continued from Page Four.)