The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-17
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same.
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the public IN explicit statement g
eur reasons for resigning as I'M
time.
In the Rock lslaa4 Afgus OIL
Saturday. September S0th, On one
OF it, news pages. appeared . co.,
umn Of comment Concerning u
new board ana 10 supposed acou-
ties part o. when y mere ropes
ed ~ published, w:
BOARD HOLDING SECRET
QUIZ OF POLICE BRANCH
New Commissioner Following
Star Chamber Methods in Oh.
tanning Facts in Investigation.
Acting ON the instructions OF
Mayor H. M, Schriver and City At
topney John X. Scott, the newly
appointed fire and police commits
sioners of Rock island are investi-
eating the police department IN
what are known as star chamber
sessions.
Star chamber sessions are those
held at secret times and places, the
results Of which are connie, ly not
disclosed to the public. This form
of action was adopted Thursday
morning as soon as the new board
filed bonds and took oaths of office
and continued today, according to
the commissioners statements.
The board IL industriously at
work today and has been for two
days, in the police department mat
ter, inquirers gathered from the
brief statements of the members.
Whether it is tending is. purely
problematical.'
= 1.-THE above statements are alb
solutely and entirely false. for the
simple reason that we. have held
but one meeting, either public or
private since our appointment. and
that was the public meeting held
by us Thursday evening last in the
/ city hall. Neither have we. or
any of us gathered or discussed any
evidence on the question OF a po-
lice investigation. or any other
matter, but have simply been walt
! ing until we received the records
of the old board and we were able
to get together, outline course Of
procedure and get to work.
Permit US to say that it was
Mayor SchriveFs express request
that all our meetings be held pub
licly and that would have been the
method Followed by us beyond
question
"This ia the situation that con.
fronted us: Before we had done
thing but organize, we are brand.
ed before the public at large a.
holding .star chamber sessions III
cecrat times and nI3ces' etc
"Is thia is a samnle Of the mis-
renresentation that is to he con
stantlv attendant upon our efforts
wa hog ia sten aside and let som,
| ono elsa become the target w,
consented IN serve IN the theor,
that wo 6ved the nuhlic some dut,
, ~ tins Connection when calle.
, ,,n,r ord That nnr honest effort,
c,,ia sna.L Co. thamaa,vo. How
!, go we Do not have to sacrif,c,
orr reace NJ mind and omr seif
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JOHN w: CAnoE.
Mayor ornrlser ollereu Ieeoiu
tion tnat cnarles neAsan DC anu q
rs hereby appoin.sc ~, oy .nis soun
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i've Hol"nioolou y, 'n.o Wy " :"
: oul 'ne unoAp'lou o"I~".o y.
: tnfee-yea1 term as sucn colnm u
II sione, wnen Dn y" 40.
Ino' "' NJ.
n carried: AYES cnriver, rttI
" Mnrrin
+ N.vor Schr;ver differed a resolr
= t;on tbat W;il;au A Smith ha an
q be ia hereby annoipted NV mi
: connect az a member of the fire an
4 rol;co commiseion ri this citv I
IN ont the unexnired haAance r
Il q three-vear term as such commi,
/ sioner. which term began the III.
q Monday Of Nav. A d 1921. ca
ried. Ayes-Schriver Fitzsin
IS mons. WITCH. Nays-Rudgrel
Murrin.
= Mayor Schriyer offered a res,
J. luton that the ordinance amens