The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
BOSTON, MASS.
SPECIAL to The Argus

of next month, Attorney General
J. Weston Allen will arrange with
District Attorney Thomas c. O'Brien
so that he may call a special sitting
for the purpose of presenting evil
dence relative to criminal charges
against some of the Boston law
yers who were recently involved IN
blackmail scandals and for which
activities some have been disbarred
from further practicng before the
courts of this state.
Unwarranted prices are now be-
/ ing charged by Boston restaurants
the Suffolk county grand jury re-
ported today to District Attorney
Thomas c. OBrien. The jury found
no violations of law but recon-
mended that its report be transmit
ted to the next legislature for in
quiry and suitable action. The re-
port declares the cost falls heaviest
on those who can least afford 1t,
clerks, working girls and others
on small salaries. In one case OF
chain lunch room one man took
$4,000 as his part of the profits
alone. Another restaurant made
profits of about S450,000, the jury
finds.
A comparatively small crowd of
commercial depositors of the clos
ed Hanover Trust company, Wash
ington street, were at the bank to-
day to receive their checks when
the doors opened to begin paying
off the rs per cent dividend ordered
by the bank commissioner S office.
Because of financial difficulties
in the business, Healy's hotel, for
many years one of Boston's best
known hostelries and entertainment
centers, was closed today.
About one hundred guests were
requested TO leave the premises in
mediately and about eighty-five en-
ployes were thrown out of employ
ment. The doors were ordered
closed by Cortland G. Morse, as
signee of the Healy Hotel company,
So State street, for the benefit of
hotel creditors.
Whisky contained in 20 barrels.
bonded product and other bonded
sealed in the Bay State Storage
warehouse, has been stolen and
water and tea substituted, it was
learned today on the eve of a spe-
cial grand jury session called as a
result Of the discovery Of the sub
stitution.
The Springfield liquor theft dis
covery, totaling as near as can be
estimated between $4,000 and $780,
600, follows closely upon the al
legged attempt of rum thieves
from the inside" to carry off hun
deds of cases of liquor from the
appraisers stores in Boston. The
tempered tea is only small part
Of the liquor stored at Springfield.
Charles H. Small, 81, past ex-
allied ruler and life member of Port
land lodge of Elks and past emf
nent commander of StalabanS' COM
mandery. Knights Templar, died to-
day at his home. He was stricken
with heart disease Thursday night.
He had been associated with the
Fidelity Trust company for the
last five years, was a native of
Provincetown, Mass, and for sever
al years lived in Chelsea and Bos-
ton, coming here about twenty
years ago. He was a past master
Of Portland lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, a
member Of Greenleaf chapter, R A.
NJ, Portland council, R. S. NJ. and
Stalabans commandery, X. T. He
was also a 32nd degree Mason, a
member of the Knights of the Red
Cross of Constantine, kora temple,
and the Eastern Star. He leaves a
widow, who was Miss Gertrude Bar
bour OF this city.