The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-02
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n 4 $500 s,cu, p1-,e pas.,
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|sIafkoA followed BY ns beyond ]
49,. This 4 the sftuafjon that
b .--x.s =. p.for~ - had
ne . thing pot ofsanHe, - Are
s.,.rAaA hefore the pubic at large
ss holAinx star chamber sessions
". .... .,,,.. and nlacas. etc
$500. y ~. r,,.-
II tnw f $50
'vaerVsentatton that Is 70. pc con-
.1.rtlv attendant upon our efforts,
~. - .t.r aside and let some-
800. ~. t.-... w.
- ~ o NJ
sss $50. ~, sc,,s Art,
fhat ~ ' 80 ps. sSlne Iu.y
q this 49, l
upen, ana IN - 49,
Nould spesA .oI -
sver, We 90 noe have " w
en- peace OF msnu, ana vu ssn ~
tpect ny De.o1 w. rafuss - 20
~ ne"1 .s.-... 80 o,,- sar;,;.s
iince sae nopp.o '. 80" ~ 49,.
y tnis sel,i'e, 81. go. ~ ao
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"pERr C0RKEN
.InrIAr w CADcr.
inc WV .o sr"u Tha .rsrs
on,v tho condensed statement
ths matter as drawn fpm a
ss.tement by the secretary Of the
h,.rd william A. Smith, made to
=. Areus Friday evening. The
80, imnortant mart of the article
=. ,bns omitted the mart reading
,oiIowe.
..Ws are going ahead with the
,..st;g.tion in our own wav, vas
- s.atomart ~ William a smith
s.ota-u ~ tho hoard last evening
49,. NV naxt nnblic meeting viii
80 .una. saw &c vot All our in
eanA S.,. 49, nr;,ota ~,
vesusa.iono nov. 49, os0M a $500 ao ~
Nr. We nave e"'ou ~ y,
me police lolce anu losaeeu
tnem- Inc results Oh this eAAmina.
non we are mol READY 10 ulsuise ~
Ais ume' l cannot announce any
hing as yet IN tne name OF the
board as 10 what tne result OF our
work u likely 10 De-
Believe Course Legal
aAsked il he did not think it more
advisable. in view of the present
state of public interest in Rock Is
lasd to conduct these investigations
n nublic Mr.. smith replied that
,ba Observation-Disclosures were fold tn nse
ths,r own a;scret;on in This nat
a. ana mot thav hai;e-ad thsv
-, rrrs,,;rr .ha nror,r~snd 49,
s",..saa q
NJ Smiths statement was tho
or,v ona The Arguu had In WORT
wncn az NJ Carsa could mt ha
,rc.tsd Satmrd.v and Mr. CorLsn
world eav nosh;ne m tho nuhlic
thronpb The Areus as tn the nrpg-
ress Of the work-which The
Argus stated in the same article
referred to heretofore, as follows
commissioner Bert Corken, pres
ident Of the board, today refused
to inform the Rock Island public,
through The Argus. Of anything at
all the commissioners are doing.
"Shrouded in secrecy at time
when citizens In all walks of life
are endeavoring to follow the al
legged investigation of the police de-
partment, the work of the new
board is believed by many to be
conducted contrary to some OF the
rules laid down by City Attorney
John X. Scott in his Thursday night
address.
have nothing at all to say to
>~S Nv" oPoPSAS "a AS6oA - " OAA AZ
vestigation," Mr.. Corken told an
Argus reporter over the telephone
this noon. I will answer no ques-
ions in regard to it.
Confidence in Members.
The two commissioners, resent
ment of the latitude" of The Ar
gus ia unfounded hecaus. of the
fact that The Arpus asserted its
confidence in their ability tn con-
duct the nolica Genartment ;nvosti.
cation editoria,Iv m the evan;n.
after the announcement NJ their
appointment
Mayor Harry M. Schrwer had
counseled the new board to hold
its meetings publicly, and, virtu-
ally, to keep the public informed
Of It's progress, he disclosed today
1t was to -.es afn the status O,