The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
STATE REVOKES
The LICENSES
OF 5 REALTORS


Springfield, H. Oct 31-(By the
Associated Prees.) -Revocati0n Of
he licenses Of I'VE real estate deal
err has been announced By A. n.
Shelton. director Of the state de-
partment Of registration and edu-
cation, a. the FIRST stroke In CAM
paign to purge licensed occupations
Of undesirable practitioners" The
men whose licenses were revoked
ere:
Frank A. Roberts, Joseph 8. Nc
Donnell, Louis Morris and william
C. Kaste, all Of Chicago, and Ed
ward J. Gavin Of Pontiac. This ac-
ton Is q forerunner Of wholesale
revocations Of licenses that are
charged to have been issued irreg-
ularly, Mr.. Shelton declared.
Men WIN Fight Case.
The men were found guilty. Mr..
Shelton said. "of making false
promises" acting for more than
one party to the same transaction
without the knowledge of both par
ties" failure to account for mon
eys belonging to Others" and for
"unworthiness and incompetency to
act as real estate broker should"
This action prohibits the opera
tors affected from engaging in bus
mess as real estate brokers. Some
Of the men have announced they
would fight Shelton's action in the
courts.
Start Of ~House- Cleaning"
According to Shelton, this is the
start of housekeeping to set his
department in order. following the
recent charges that many licenses
we're issued fraudulently while W.
H. H. Miller was director Of the de-
partment. Miller is under indict-
ment in Chicago on these charges.
But before the Investigations go
the limit, any person who has OBJ
tanned his certificate illegally will
have an opportunity to come in and
surrender 1t without any questions
being asked.
In announcing this, Director
Shelton said:
Others VIII Follow.
"Other revocatiors will follow.
An opportunity is now open to ev-
eryone who has obtained his cer-
tificate illegally in any manner
whatsoever, to come in and surren-
der the certificate without any
questions being asked. Those who
do this will be given an opportun-
ity to come in with clean hands to
. fair examination and will not be
Disseminated against in any way.
Otherwise, complete exposure and
publicity will be given where the
department must take the initiative
in these matters"
Check Up Records.
Examining committees are now
engaged In checking up records to
determine who has obtained per-
mits to practice outside the regular
channels. Not alone the real es-
tate registrants but those in medi.,
cine, pharmacy, veterinary medi-
cine and surgery will have their
records checked.
The committees will investigate
not only those who have been is
sued licenses illegally, but also will
60 into the professional conduct Of
those who are charged with unfair
methods, it is announced.
The real estate men whose per
mits were revoked were given a
hearing before a committee COM
posed Of Colonel w. C. Johnson,
Danville, chairman; Joseph X.
Britain. Chicago. secretary, and
Walter J. Ruediger. Belleville.
Decatur. Ill. Oct. 21.-Joseph X
Britain Of Chicago. member Of the
brokers' license law commission
explained in full to the Illinois
Realtors association in convention
here. the findings Of the commits.
sion with regard to the revocation
Of licenses of Ave realtors Of the
state: F, A. Roberts, Joseph S. Nc.
Donnell. Louis Morros and william
c. Kaste Of Chicago, and Edward ]
Gavin Of Pontiac.
Mr.. Britain related how the com.
mission had since its organic
alton in November, 1891, approved
6.977 brokers' licenses and $780,
salesmen's applications: the com.