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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16
MOVIES.

Edward Svoboda, movie agent from Czecho-
sloyakia, says in New York that his country
has taken over all the large movie houses and
is operating them for the penent Of charity.
Censors over there are tolerant with movies
of bathing beauties, but they do prohibit prize
fighting films not wanting the people to be
come interested in any kind OF lighting. In
many ways, this new country shows sound IN
telligence Watch it
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

The good people Of Rock Island will breathe
sigh Of Thanksgiving when they know that the
Gabel murderers are safely behind the bars.
Rock Island is not a safe place to live as long
as these assassins are allowed to run at large.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

The Argus advises the bootleggers Of Rock
Island to quit paying graft to the vice ring It's
cheaper to pay fines. and when you are arrested
everybody will know that you have been ar
rested because you refused to come across
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

1t isn't the business Of The Argus to point
out the vice dens Of Rock Island. The city and
county have officials whom The Argus helps to
jpay for performing that task. And they know
|eveEy spot. in Rock Island county where the
|laG Is being publicly violated.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16
SATURDAY, sEPrEHBER 10 lssa
There has not besa . si.sis arrest o.

There has not besa sinsis arrest Of
. house d prSsatsaoa keeper or .
eanbler since the city cleanup was an.
nounced in joint statement Of the city
and county governments Aug. 5. There
have been no arrests for the sufficient
reason that the Rock Island immunity
ring will not permit then. The only time
The immunity ring has allowed arrests Is
when It wanted to force some law vio-
lstor TO contribute graft
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

The Rock Island vice ring, with official
cooperation from the city hall, isn't fooling any
body by its dust throwing. The only people in
Rock Island who aren't wise are those who are
sleeping in the cemeteries.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

!, = The vice ring pot, collected from bootleg
!ters, prostitutes and gamblers was smaller
kAan usual this week. 1t will-be smaller.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

The Rock Island vice ring has used every
thing but bullets and bombs in its desperate
efforts to silence The Argus. And it would have
employed them had it dared.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

4 One Of the houses. Of prostitution operated
by the Rock Island vice ring has this sign on
its door: CLOSED for repairs" And the vice
ring also will be in need Of repairs before long.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

II you think that the Rock Island Bucktown
is closed just stroll up Third aenue some morn
ing and observe the resort keepers salute the
armed generalsf az the immunity ring as the
latter speed BY in their high powered automo-
lbiles.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

The Argus has avoided personalities In its
ins.stence that the city Of Rock Island be gov
erred from the city hall. But in attacking con-
ditions it appears to have stepaed on few
skunks. =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

Rock Island will be safer and cleaner city
when the Gabel murderers are behind the Dars'
and they'll be there before very long
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

The Rock Island vice ring, by its defense OF
the Gabel murder and underworld conditions
in the city, pleads guilty to every charge that
has been made against it by The Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

The Rock Island vice ring has-plehty of
theories in the Gabel murder, but those outside
the ring have their own theory, and it will
prove to be the correct one
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16
WHO killed Bill Gabel:

r Ifyou want to know who didn't kill Bill
Gabel ask the members Of the Rock Island vice
ring.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

-, Rock Island has oficials who confess they
aase afraid to openly break with the vice ring.
Why?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16
BULLET.PROOF.

York city police. is placed ON the market. 1t
costs $50, weighs II pounds and, according
to claim of the makers. stops bullet from the
AS army Colt
Very convenient thing to have had. during
the war But inventors now Will turn their
attention to bullet that will pierce any jacket
So much for the permanence OF accomplish
ment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16
FISHING.

The head Of a deceased brokerage house
svears At the bankruptcy proceedings in New
YORK that he went on Q nshing trip and re-
turned to nnd s1.ooo.oeo vanished from his
ONCE.
Rather a costly fishing trip.
On q smaller scale, hundreds OF thousands
Of men are letting their money and business
get away from them while they are on the
solf course. Golfers usually run to extremes,
often develop their liking Of the game into an
obsession Like baseball, it easily becomes
mania,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16

Every minute Of day and night, 1884 let
tiers are dropped into mail boxes. The tosa
is 100000 an hour.
Small wonder that letter occasionally goes
astray. Our destructive sense RACES at these
isolated delays. 1t rarely occurs to US to give
credit for the vast majority that are delivered
on time, for the constructive instinct has not
yet conquered the destructive tendency IN
mans brain. Observing few isolated cases,
we accept them as applying generally. Crime
in particular.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
BELIEVE DRUGS
CAUSED death
Charles Fritz, 90, Succumbs in No.
line Hospital-Hold Autopsy
Tonight.
(srecial Moline Service,

Charles Fritz, aged IS years,
claiming before his death that he
had taken an overdose OF drugs,
died suddenly yesterday afternoon
in a Moline hospital.
He had been under the care Of a
physician five years and had been
in the habit of using a drug as a
heart tonic, Of which two drops is
a maximum desc. He had been
known to have taken as much as an
ounce at a time and stated yester-
day before his death that he had
taken an overdose Sunday night.
An autopsy will be held this even
ing in the Danielson and Furgie
chapel.
Mrs. Nellie Kane, Sturkie, Ark,
his sister. has been notified Of his
death and funeral arrangements
will not be made until her arrival.
Mr.. Fritz for the last two years
had been employed at the Moline
Lunch a. q cook. He was not mar
ried and resided in rooms above
the American theatre, Fifteenth
street and Fifth avenue.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
SEVERAL ENTER
FOR JUDeESH|p
Kelly, Wenesr, Stewart aaA Rara
Early Candidates for Party
Ne0lnAtion.

Selection for nominee for countv
Judge on the Republican ticket WIN,
be- from = number of aspirants for
the office when the county commit.
tee assemblies for the purpose Of
filling the vacancy on the ticket
created by the death Of Judge Frank
J. Landee, it was indicated TO-DAY.
Names Of three from Rock L.
land in addition to that of Ben d
Farrar, Republican candidate for
probate Judge, have been mentioned
in this connection, and one each
from Moline and East Moline. 10
seph P. Kelly, G. c. Wenger and
Ben Stewart are the Rock Island
prospects. Edward L. Eagle. as
sistant states attorney, Moline. and
George D. Long, East Moline, are
the others whose names have been
mentioned in the discussion cur
rent in political circles.
Long was defeated by Farrar In
the primary contest for probate
judge nomination.
Probate Clerk N. E. Munson TO-
day directed communication to Gov.
ernor Len Small, officially notifyiu.
the state executive of the death Of
Judge Landee. Small is expected
to- act in the matter Of appointing
a successor as soon as the leader;
OF the party in the county make
known their recommendation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
HEAR PETITION
FOR DISMISSAL
Of INJUNCTION


Hearing on application to dismiss
the Rock Island Garment COM
pany's Injunction against the ANAL
gamated Clothing Workers OF Amer
lea and certain individuals was be-
gun in circuit court this morning
before Judge N. A. Larson.
The defence asks for dismissal as
to the union and dissolution as to
the individual defendants. 1t is
commended that the union is a vol
untary association Of individuals,
and as such can neithW sue nor be
sued. It is represented that the
individual defendants we're within
their rights in picketing the plant
Of the garment company and per-
suading or attempting to persuade
the employees to become affiliated
with the national organization.
The writ Of temporary injunction
was signed by Judge w. T. Church
May IS, upon charge that represen-
tatives of the union we're resorting
to violence and unlawful measures
in seeking to influence the garment
company employees to become union
lied.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
WILL
LEAD FIGHT ON
WOOL TARIFF
Committee
Says His Plan
Will Fail.

Washington, July 25.-Whether
Senator Lenroot Of Wisconsin. could
swing enough Republican votes to
overturn, with the aid Of the Demo
Gratis, the finance committee ma
FORTY and the agricultural tariff
bloc In the matter Of a maximum
rate Of 60 per cent duty on coarse
wool and its manufactures, was a
debatable question today at the
capitol.
The Wisconsin senator plans to
offer a 60 per cent limitation amend
ment to each paragraph in the wool
schedule. A vote on the first, that
relating to carpet woods, was ex-
pected today.
Members of the committee
backed by treasury experts, in
sisted that Mr.. Lenroot's plan was
not susceptible of administration
at least SO Tar as manufactures were
concerned, because both coarse and
fne wool enters into a single piect
of cloth.
Senator Not Convinced.
On the other hand, the Wisconsin
senator said he would require fur.
Their evidence than furnished thu,
far before he could be convinced
that his plan was not feasible.
Democratic opponents of thu
duties in the wool schedule will
carry their fight further than tn,
coarse wool. They insist that al
the rates are too high, and undel
the leadership Of Senator Walsh o
Massachusetts,, a member Of the &
nance committee, they plan to SHOW
what they contend will be the re
suit Of the duties on prices Of cloth
ing and other products Of wool.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
arrest NEGRO
1 after H0LDUP
Ed Overshall Confcsses to Day.
light Banditry 1t Peerless
RestalraAt

y Fred 0vershall, a negro, secured
$5swhen he staged a holdup at the
Fearless restaurant, Second and
Perry streets, at ii o'clock this
morning. Fifteen minutes later the
police arrested him and shortly
amer being taken to the station he
- Aaid to have confessed.
evefshall entered the restaurant
ane walked directly into the kitch-
ens where he found Mrs. Anna Mel
soA, wife Of the proprietor. Fore
in6 MrA. Nelson to hold up her
haeds At the point Of . gun, Over
shall rffled the cash till.
On leaving the restaurant. the ne
&r6 ran north ON Perry street. The
Spo)c searched for him and found
lh1xA In . negro residence near
Qoarth strest He 10 believed to
Aa1e come u Davenport recently
hun Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
BETTER BABIES
FOR ILLINOIS
STATE SLOGAN
Department of Health Preaching
Doctrine Through Conferences;
Fitting Coming Generation.

Springfield, ILL.,, July 25.-Fitting
the coming generation for a period
in which 1.-THE world at large faces
graver responsibilities than ever
before in history" is the duty of
the present generation. and in the
front rank of those leading the way
to this end is the Illinois depart
ment of health. according to Dr.
Isaac d. Rawlings, director of pub
lie health.
at is the duty Of the present
generation to conserve the life and
remove every possible obstacle
from the pathways of the babies Of
the present." he said.
"Illinois has taken first rank in
preaching the doctrine of better
babies. The seventh annual bet
ter babies conference, under the
personal direction of DR.. Isaac D.
Rawlings, director of public health,
will be one of the chief attractions
of the great Illinois State fair, Sep
TENDER 1923. ,The better baby con-
ference idea has stood every test;
it has met with the hearty APPROX
al of the general public. 1t has
successfully passed through the ex-
perimental stages, and will be an
important factor at the Chicago
Pageant of Progress, July 20 to
August IA; at the Illinois State
fair, and at many country fairs
throughout, the state.
First Experiment.
! The first conference was held al
the Illinois State Fair in 1915, and
was largely a Sangamon county
! affair, but in 1921 there were 1,16s
entrants from thirty-four counties
| 831 of whom were thoroughly ex.
amined, and 761 of whom are eli
gible to this years improvement
class. Many conferences have beer
held throughout the state during
the spring and summer months
Community pride brought fortl
prizes for the highest scoring chill
dren at these conferences, includ
ing free trips for mother and babes
from some places, to the Illinois
State fair where a grand elimina
ton award of $100 will be given tn
highest scoring child from amonl
the winners at those communit,
and county fair conferences.
Anticipating a larger registra
ton for this years conference an
Increased corps of medical, denta
land other experts will be in al
tendance. The registration of ap
plicants will begin on August II
and will close at midnight of Sep
. TENDER g."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25

Two rows OF these will be pro-
vided, one for the west bound
trains, which will enter on the
north and one for the east hound,
which will enter on the south.
The plans for the new station
are the work Of the Rock Island
Lines own engineering staff. The
only thing now hindering~the work
of building is the lack OF specifi-
cations, which will be completed
in 30 days, when active operations
can commence.
Mayor C. P. Skinner this morn
ing expressed himself as being
greatly pleased with the plans and
the apparent outcome of Moline's
long effort to secure this building
at is a station of which both
road and city can we'll be proud.
am informed that it will be the fin
est building owned by the Rock Is
land with the exception Of Chicago
and Kansas City"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25

Washington. D. C.. has been fol-
lowed.
The two wings are much palmer
in design and the windows are Of
ordinary type. The roof Of the
building will be tiled. In the cen
ter it will round into q dome, while
on the wings 1t will run up to the
usual peak.
At the west end Of the building
will be both mems and women's
waiting rooms, smoking rooms and
rest rooms. The ticket Office will
be in the center Of the building be-
meath a domed roof. No provision
is being made for q restaurant In
the edifice as the proximity Of the
new hotel will obviate this neces-
sity.
! On the north Of the passenger
station will be the covered paths
where travellers may board and
alight from trains. The canopies
/ will extend for the entire two
blocks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25

OF the structure will be placed
across Eighteenth street, shutting
on the crossing there and the al
ley mentioned will be widened and
made q street. probably Fourth
Avenue A.
The building Is to be built Of
brick and stone. The main waiting
room will be 2Sx88 feet, with cell
ing IS feet high. ALI OF the two
half blocks will be occupied by the
building and the express Office and
baggage rooms at the east, which
will occupy about quarter block.
Stone will be the principal ma
terial used in the center part Of the
building and brick with stone TRIM
ming will be used for the wings.
Stone pillars and cathedral win
dows will decorate the facade OF
the structure, which is in some
ways quite similar to the Fifth ave-
nue. bank in Moline. On a much
smaller scale the general ideal OF
! design in the union station in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
TWO YOUTHS ARE
HELD ON CHARGE
MADE BY GIRL

Leslie Mickelwrite and Theo-
dore Schedler. Davenport, were
bound over to the Scott county
grand jury by Police Magistrate
Metcalf after a hearing on charges
made against the young men by
Flora Leerhoff. Their bail was
fixed in the sum of $2,500 each.
The Leerhoff girl alleges that
she and two girl companions &C.
companied the defendants on an au-
tomobtle ride the night of June 2s,
She charges they were driven to a
lonely point near Davenport and
attacked. Her girl companions es-
capped, she said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25

Ground u expected to BE- broken
Tor the new Rock ISisnd passenger
station in Moline within thirty days.
according to l. C. Fritch. vice
president of the road. who present
cd plans to the Moline city council
last night The new building.
which will rise on Fourth avenue.
between Seventeenth and Nine
teenth streets, will cost approxi-
mateiy s36o.ooo, including the
ground on which It stands. Specih-
cations have not been completed
and exact cost ID not known.
The council last night approved
the plans and ordered the prepar-
alton Of an ordinance yacating
Fourth avenue between Seven.
teenth and Nineteenth streets and
Eightsenth street from Fourth ave.
nue. to the alley between Fourth
and Fifth avenues.
The new building and its groundl
will occupy the two half block
thus designated. The main par
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
LAD IS CRUSHED
UNDER MACHINE
Raymond williams, IL, East Mo.
line, Dies Short Time After
Being Hit
Especial Moline servioes)

Raymond Williams, 12-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Williams,
500 Fifteenth avenue, East Moline,
died at the Moline city hospital
last night as the result of injuries
inflicted when struck by an auto
mobile driven by Margaret Bour-
geois, 1902 First avenue, Silvis, late
yesterday. The boys chest was
crushed in when the bumper of the
machine struck him The accident
occurred at Fifth avenue and For
tieth street, Moline. Raymond was
riding a bicycle.
The coroner's jury this morning
found that death was accidental.
According to the testimony of Miss
Bourgeois, 16-year-old step-daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rene Lanssen,
who was driving the car, both she
and the boy were trying to avoid
each other and in so doing turned
in the same direction.
She said she first noticed the
boy when he was half a block from
! her.
He was riding along q little in
front Of the automobile, zig-zaggine
back and forth in the street. Both
we're on the right side, eastbound
Miss Bourgeois declares that she
sounded the horn several times and
then turned to the left to drive
around the boy. He also turned
left and she hastily turned to the
right, he doing the same. The boy
then turned to the left again ap'
parently to enter an alley. In spite
of her efforts to stop, the automo
bile struck the boy.
The bumper Of the machine hi,
the boy On the right side and HI
was carried up on the boulevard
where he lay on the grass. TIL,
car struck the curb with greal
force and the front wheels hurdlet
the curb, bending the front axlt
and damaging one of the tires.
H. H. Graham, 5012 Fifth ave
nue., succeeded in reviving the DO,
and also Mrs. Lanssen who ha,
faintedI and members of the auto
mobile party went to Mr.. Graham
front porch where attention wa
given the injured lad and the wo
man. MIR. Graham later hailed
westbound car and he and the la
dies took the boy to the hospital
Raymond did not rally and dealt
came at o'clock last night.
I Witnesses declare that the ca
was not exceeding Is or 20 mile
an hour.
4 The Williams family has reside
in East Moline for a comparativel
short time, moving there from Mis-
souri,, where Raymond was Dor
March IT, 1910. Surviving are tn
father. step-mother, and brothe
Eston.
Funeral services will be held q
, 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at til
) First Christian church, East Nj
line.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
MISSOURI TOWN
BANK IS ROBBED
Yeggs Get Away With Forty.Si1
Safety Deposit Boxes; Loss
Is in Thousands.

Carthage, Mo-, July 25.-Robbers
early today blew open the door of
the vault in the bank at Alba, eight
miles northwest of Carthage,
stripped it of As private safety de-
posit boxes and escaped in a wait
ing automobile. The burglary wan
not discovered until the bank open
ed for business this morning. Of
ficials said the loss would run into
thousands. of dollars but were un.
able to give an estimate.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
PRISONER TRIES
TO BREAK JAIL
knocks Hole in Ceiling Of Cell and
Is Ready to Leave When
Mayor Walks In.

Dan Sutton, q grimy and uncouth
stranger, came within several sec
onds Of making his escape from
the Silvis city Jail this morning.
Carrying the articles that had been
taken from him at the time of his
arrest, Sutton stood at the door
way ready to step into the great
outdoors, when Mayor Sleeth and
Frank tanner, street commission
er, entered the building shortly be-
fore noon. Sutton was immediate
ly put back in the cell.
That Sutton earned his liberty
the police are willing to admit. He
had knocked a hole about one foot
square in the ceiling of his cell and
then crawled between the lath and
the roof in a space said to be about
eight inches wide and Knocked 9
hole in the ceiling Of the next cell
the door Of which was unlocked
He said that he stood on the barr
of the cell window when he made
the frst hole, using . shoe to breal
the lath and plaster. The seconi
hole Was made with his hands.
Once outside the cell. Sutto1
made his way to the desk of thu
police magistrate, gathered up hi,
belongingD<1nd started for the out
side door. when his little trip wa,
interrupted.
Sutton was arrested early thi.
morning while he was proving
around the railroad tracks. He toll,
the police had come from Gales
burg by way Of Blue Island. Tn
police are inclined to the belle
that he might be Louis Pfann
hucken, the man who broke Jail il
Davenport several nights ago. Dav
export officials were notified thi
morning and they expected to &
to Silvis this afternoon to look a
the stranger.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
REORGANIZATION
OF ROAD Is o. KID

Warrington. July 15.-Ffnal ap-
prevail for the reorganization plans
on the Tennessee Central Railway
company was announced today BY
the interstate commerce commits
sion.
The property will be turned over
to . new corporation having . total
OF stocks and bonds With Z par
value Of IS, "a. 900. lts former cap
ltaitsatton ct par was 81, $50 900. .
Ftxed interest charges will be re-
duced by the Reorganization ct $73.-
80. - compared with IN annual
interest Of $SSl III previously.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-25
FARM BUREAU NOT
TO STAGE EXHIBIT

w. e. Harrison. an official Of the
Central States fair to be staged at
Aurora, ILL.,, Aug. 1922, visited the
farm bureau headquarters yester-
day, endeavoring to have the bu-
reau represented among the exhib-
its. As the event nearly comedies
with the Rock Island county fair
to be held at Joslin. Aug. 1926, It
is not likely that the bureau will
consider the proposition.