The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-08
WILL SERVE
WARRAN
FOR SMALL
State officer Says Arrest
Will Come Late To-
day or Tonight.

Springfield, Hi, Aug. 9.-War-
rants charging Governor Small
with embezzlement and conspiracy
10 defraud the state probably will
be served late today or tonight,
States Attorney Mortimer indicat-
ed to newspaper men today.
"Now that the governor is in
,town, efforts probably will be made
10 serve the warrants" Mr.. Morti-
mer said.
Sheriff Mester started for the ex-
ecutive office without the warrants
shortly before p. m.
The sheriff said he was going
after a frank statement from the
governor as to his intentions.
The sheriff visit was decided
upon after a brief conference with
States Attorney Mortimer.
Springfield, Ill, Aug. S.-Gover-
nor Small. accompanied by his son,
Leslie, Col. A. (. Inglesh, admins
a7rative auditor, and c. H. jenkins,
'director of the department of pub
lie welfare, arrived in Springfield
late last night, making the trip
from Kankakee by automobile. The
governor said he would go to his
office in the statehouse about 10 a.
m.
George B. Gillespie and James NJ.
Graham, the governors attorneys,
visited the county clerks office
early today and inspected Sheriff
Mester's bond. They remained only
a few minutes but their legal pre-
caution was believed to have been
an indication that a legal battle
rwas pending.
Sheriff Mester, on learning of
Governor Small's return TO the cap
ital, said ne expected the governor
10 go to the courthouse and arrange
bond.
We will probably wait a day at
least before We do anything" the
sheriff said. If l go to the COVER
nor's office it is not likely that l
will take the warrants with me.
They will be served right here in
my office. Everything is in readi-
ness for him to come in and ar
range his bonds"
Efforts to guard the governors 5
arrival with secrecy were made by
his friends and at the executive
mansion the only word that went
out was that the governor would
be at his office about 1920, or II
o'clock"
Governor Small's first action
upon his arrival was to announce
the following appointments:
Director OF finance, Albert c.
Bollinger, Waterloo, Monroe coun-
ty.
Assistant superintendent of char
ities, Mrs. John X. Ball, Carmi
White county
Assistant director OF trade and
Washington county.
Tax commissioners, Captain Per
cy B. Coffin, Chicago. chairman
Captain Oscar E. Carlstrom, Aledo
Mercer county; Frederick E. Er-
ickson. Chicago; J. D. Telford, Sa-
lem. Marion county; William II.
Malone, Park Ridge.
Members of board of lady mana
gers, girls state fair school, Mrs
H. A. McKeene, secretary, Spring
held; Mrs. George J. Mcmahon, OIL
ney, Richland county.
Superintendent of insurance
Thomas ]. Houston, Chicago.
Assistant superintendent OF in
eurance, George A. Huskinson, Al
ton, Madison county.
Chief game and fish warden. W
J. Stratton, Ingleside. Lake coun-
ty.
Assistant superintendents in fish
culture, c. E Snively. Canton, Full
ton county: Robert l. Shott, Quin-
cy, Adams county.
Superintendent OF state farm. a.
vandalia, George A Brown. Van
oalia, Fayette county.
Will Not Falter.
Emerging from a two hour con
ference with members of his cabi
net Governor Small this afternoon
declared that he has not faltered II
ms determination to protest agains'
arrest.
Some of my official business ha:
necessarily been handicapped re
Gently and am here to do some
work. the governor said. Il ex
pect to attend to official bushes:
only, and no power on earth is go
ing to stop me If can help it"
Sheriff Mester had not communi
Gated with the executive office a
tne time. Asked If he would SEE
,tne sheriff if he went to the state
house the governor replied:
Certainly"