The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-11

flDEllltc LooNEY AND 4
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~ Argus regas1s itself a extremely for
iE thus far in ts var against sntrenchsd
1uasss in Rock Island in having acsumu-
~ 4 nefe total of 500, 900 in damage actions
eeaAeIy fortupate In that its campaigning
not invited court attack from any more
Silfntle personages than John P. Looney ana
>eft b. Blaksmora Therefore The Argus
~ fhst even thosp Of better standing in the
lnnity than the persons mentioned. ana
AVE fallso under the revealing eyss Of the
~ iury, despite their oficial and social re-
ses. are not wholly insensible Of the good
~ has been accomplished by this newspaper
r. Ithe past few months ID Rock Island.
This fact b cited merely to prove that some
"a ~ 6on't wholly lose their sense OF balance
r. ~ valuation OF human events even though
~ ~ b among the sufferers from the
krnfton. But Looney and Blakemore are not
y !tkts classification Looney is a haunted and
1fnted fugitive, and The Argus doesn't expect
70 ole declaration in his $4,000 suit.
I 3Nevsf. Blskemore IL right here among us,
~ ~ hasn't yet seen At to provide The Argus
In detailed account Of his grievances. Mr..
iikemors engaged Missouri attorney to rep
dSient him in his suit with 10 much easy
4 36ney In sight It doesn't seem quite fair that
~. Blakemore should have SO coldly passed
~ his associate attorneys OF the Rock Island
~. That certainly was not very brotherly
~ ON the part Of Mr.. Blakemore. Then. too.
u engages Missouri attorney, Mr.FElam,
mo doesn't happen to possess q license 70 prac-
tn law in the state Of Illinois, perhaps not the
noet serious crime in the calendar, but at least
- important detail when one considers the
wnllop that Mr.. Blakemore and Mr.. ELAN are
fSing themselves to, take at The Argus bank
r3ii.
The Argus hasn't learned very much about
T.. ELAN. He has been in our midst only a
litter Of year or So The Argus Welcomes
~ to our city. 1t offers him tIe freedom Of
800 parks and thoroughfares, commends him
szt4 the kindly consideration Of the good folks
d the CITY, and hopes that he will be content
a1d prosper among US; but it must insist that
HI isn't playing the game as most of our good
l4vyers do In attempting to crawl under the
\ c4AvasS without ticket. 1t would have
a licked much better-The Argus would have
III more as II It had encountered q proceed
-Si1t with some semblance Of regularity bad 1t
sjt discovered that Mr. Elan has>no standing
I IAteSer Is a legal practitioner before the bar
( ssl Rock Island county, or before any other bar
~ the state Of Illinois. However, Mr.. Elan has
q upwards OF year been appearing in cases
II the local courts. Whether the county bar
a1poeietiou may regard the case of sufficient
se4Dseqnence to t&ke 1t before the investigator.
&1taSAd in getting the community and
III erfing brethren back into the straight and
n<frow path. The Argus IL not, Ia position to
i Pc. Neither 10 The Argus in any position Il
s4te rhether the investigation may lead to &
Rex on the professional conduct Of Mr.. Blake.
Ire, ssho appears to have devoted his spare
mrs 70 writing articles for Looney's black.
j nllink newspaper
All The Argus is really sure Of is that Mr.
0lhkemors and his attorney. Mr.. Elan, are no,
~ the shape that they ought to be as they ap-
lAeh court with their ammunition in $4,000
AeA4ge suit against The Argus The Argu,
~ more important business Of public concern
thin Ito BlAkemore suit, but it desires to keep
~ record straight 40 time moves along. The
Argus also begs to inform that It has q choices
collection Of Mr.. Blaksmors's letters that he
w10te In sending home his threats Of exposure
iallAe Rock Island News unless certain settle
A1lts were made Being family newspaper.
~ Argus does not expect to print the letters
ystbftim. But II the Blakenors case ever
oqnts 70 trial the letters will belaid before the
oGrft and Jury, and the people Of Rock Island
N have an opportunity to hear them read
al4sl n tho public court room. We sdviss the
~ folks To b N their seltt early in the Sssnt
~ BlAkAnnore gets his Affairs arranged 90
~ Ae can 60 to bat against The Argus in the
iisit court
The Afgps frankly was sorry to ind Mr..
1l4kenors caught in the jam at the Looney
so{sG 1t didn't expect to find him In such
sl11y company. The Smith letter Incident va
~ 1sxs story in, connection with the vice
~ eitieesion. TIE Arsua Dfiatsd ii because
4 wsd Il to it, readers Then It finds itself
oAsd for the troubles Of Mr.. Biaksmore.
N,4k NJ. BlAksaoss really ought to do 10 sus
~ state 6f Illinois bscanse it was the state Of
] lll11sis nat presented him in his true colors
be(Bss the ,peopls Of Rock Island. Rather 1
n4oA thiAg for the state to do. but justice
1esortA4less. It's ben Is years sincs The
AktSs fsstAt 1 flllsl aeeipA n csurt. Not that
~ Aseu hasn't Md mistakes in the iatsrim,
RI Il has. md many II them. But It repsata
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