The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-04

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MouDAY, DRCEnBER 4, IN
10 SUITS AGAINST THE ARGUS
esssee Aanass suits have bssn started
~ cssstt eoart against The Argus a. . re-
III q disclosures iaesdsnt to the vice ,nvest-
Nkfoa IN Rack Island. The nrst one il in the
80 d Join Loonsy, who 10 now . fugitive
- 5ssdcs, aaA the other IL IN the name Of
6tDset D. Biaksmore, who appears to have
49, closely associated with Looney. Both
nouney. and Blakemore presumably will allege
III they have been libeled By The Argus.
NsIfhsr has yet filed . declaration Of grievances,
TIE Argus was not v Of the possthil-
Nv Of damage actions when 1t Instituted it,
IAnpaien against lawlsssness in Rock island.
III realized that John Looney. an arch GRIM
8inel,s for ysars I~axsding before the community
u ! paragon a virtue. would seize the slight
let ssease.te Involve this newspsper in . court
AIaction. Therefore The Argus was mot dis
.iappolnted when advised Of Looney's modest
suit Tor aso.ooo.
6eI Inc Aasus c"nleseeo,s vas surprised a.
.sazsnoee % sofpl..eo .wice IN tne same
i..-n'' ta.' ae .aoala n.'e Zen fe.ea,ea
@ pe oouHsaa.s =. menos. VI ING
EspOIsossAs sun = M - .slAn1 "e"s' lug
lomeiaA oEssn on 04io0ss worlo' fecentiy
1ofcsd % saspsea pdbneauca, secondly.
That h should haze sought monstaxy ~satisfae-
gfuoh nun : nsssp.pss tnas ~ eeen t@saseo
IN conducting . hsht mat msses With his out
IspoHen appeova1 Sof Aas - no lasef tnan
10 Week ago tnas biaEemeEa g nmenoeo Tne
gAfgus IN glowing terms Tor ~ stand tof law
iaAd decsney and hcrsd mat y wo4sd lot cease
Az as1easaon unul " situauon Ma sssn en-
|Ftifeay caeaaed ana ~ eail9 YuAisnsd. Fl
S. Il msse nave oesn : ssspsses % mose . ne
people q HOOK islaua tnat hlaKsno1e hao bseA
. writer Tor Leonsy1s 0aA0eAes0e4 Identity q
ne writer's Of ne wtexsd ssorass thae we're
s1sintsa u tnss papieaucA nas Always oeen
E1oEv % - u. ns.sssy. ons wculo nsFsv
sln y ss ~: tAo WIN 'acn
yEWuA n" Ne ssats mvesueatoss Wno are In
iseevlswing Witnesses q ne court house last
week cams sessss . ~ wnsss 1aakeuacre had
written . letter 70 . csnssso BUSINESS man
atArnasutnS him With sxposure IN the Rock
lisiaad News. And Tie story that Blaksinnrs
Y lpeerared was printed n the News. . publica-
q ton nat Asd Ben barred rom the United
y Dt4tes malls beeAnss q ~ eeseens character.
y II. 1laksmors objects to The Argus infrcm-
~ tas 1eosls Of ROCK Island that he has been
2 writer Tor the Rock Island News Tho Argus
mlsns INFORM NJ bisksmofe mat one OF the
oe.eco o. me state nvesussuen v to uncover
voan Locosy aad tacss Who were associated
W1ts MN m sis neases 1faeueeA II % nap
6 pssso tnat y. n'sksnoFs - Ne ufss caussn
Enoss EDITORIAL connection With the News has
80 essaolishcd ~ inc st.ts investigators
~. .o.s ~. aAs sssveo IN ~
e.I'n c..cv ea tne news mas not YET beer
Ens.ossa. ~. nay % osve'opea lateT; And
,1, % o'ns,s .no nsss seFvea IN al"'
-. As.Ssy M.s 70 .eoush. oo' n inc oesn
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EltkS1 ..l'as scnemss IN inc eon"sniV la
-, ~ 49, tnIousn me in..1ansn'al't
49, s.s~pel. Inc argus nope
n !. =. 1912, 49, s. nm N. N MS a D'ss. sntsr nns
hey really are. rs 4 time for unmastinx /,
Rock Isl4nd. Ard the mkaks are going to b,
removed Il ne Argus can bring shout hat Dc
SIRED aeschDlishmsnt The community III
p = hsttsr and happier abiding place after II,
opsfatioa has bsso completed.