The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

Island would like to have al
supply them the answer, gal
men who are doing the illeg'
Ishave made no attempt to obtain
the exact number Of bars ,that are
selling whisky In Rock Island, but
take 1t there are enough of them
"a accommodate the appetites Of
those who are willing to be satisfied
with hooch, although there is stills
TO be had some bonded liquor pro-
viding you are prepared to pay Is
cents drink for the better grade,
liquor. Gin is becoming favorite
drink at the Rock Island bars. It
Ii sold in most places at 20 cents q
drink. Various grades Of beeF are
to be had. The kind that is Claim
cd to have the biggest kick brings
q cents q glass. Near beer is still
selling at s cents. Still another
brew some percentage nearer the
real article Is dispensed at 10 cents
q glass.
The beer that is sold over the
Rock Island bars is supposed not 20
be intoxicating, but those who have
drunk freely of 1t say that II you
don't weaken and your money holds
out you can accumulate Jag dur
ing nights imbibing Of the amber
. selling at Is cents per glass. There
are various kinds Of beverages sold
over the bars, but 1t is in the whisky
and gin that you are guaranteed the
oad-time kick that the Volstead law
was meant to remove as tempta-
ton to the American people.
But what started out to explain
to you Is the system by which
bars are allowed to publicly
defy the prohibition law, which is a
law Of the land, a law that the Of
ficiAls Of the city Of Rock Island
and the county Of Rock Island have
taken their oaths to enforce. Per-
haps they have decided that the law
Ii unpopular and that the people
here don't want 1t enforced. l am
not prepared definitely to reply to
such suggestion, yet would hest
tate to charge that there are more
law .violators In Rock Island thar
there are law-abiding citizens.
believe that the great mass of the
citizens OF Rock Island want the
laws enforced. and this means that
they want the sale of whisky
stopped, despite that many of them
NAV not no in svmnathv With me-
hibition nefanca ~ ONO low la.E.
to disresnect ~ oil laws That.
your chief ailment IN Rock IsIand
today-total djsrepard NJ law ond
order not h,, tha MOS -, ~" -
ple. hut Nv an element th.t 10 ~ nv =.
inr ia vav ana faels that - AZ,
nnf have r. Two anu haaa =. ~.
protests of those, citizens Who art,
feel that the constitution NJ III.
n limited States ia mt a moro scra,
az naner NAV -
In. 60
O".''A eonAe"t "i'eh'
spent an evening In the com
pany OF ROCK Island bar owne
who handles q large amount Q
hooch whisky Il know that l an
violating the law" he said, but
do 1t without any attempt at con
ceaiment- You might ask m
whether my conscience bothere
me. and would tell you that Their
10 no reason why l should worr
when the officials are known 7
nave given their consent to us sell
ing the stun. us all matter Q
making arrangements win the NIX
els. Iney say we nave an immunlt
ring In ROCK lsland. ! suppose tina
10 the proper name LOT 1t. At an
rate MS . bunch that is cleaning u
= iot OF money IN noocn. ior on
snins- lou can see tnat don
n.se any women or samoin
souho my pisce. ! get Dy DC
cause ! guy my WHISKY from tn
nAers; put tney make me pay tnel
p1vn. % = = saiion. "nen ~
ivy noosn l'vna inc hAers you or
sappcseu 70 pe plotecteo asans
a sn.u. .et !. - -, ,om any source. =
- az uA wnen tney 90
.no 1899 onoel
r. ~ ~. svtert - tjrn n ~ - =
49,. 49,. ~ a.. p ss "
49, W. my .e". .na. .ne ieueld
S !. -. sse ~ 'oTn 70 ccMmence
-. =, ~. Dsis, nass oeen uppe
~ Nv. t hssa oAoe, any % lar my ny
s.pu oeiuS eaosn " cncI
sM men. fne nxels, or immun
ny rug, guy the nOOcn from IN
sNers LOT spout - per gallon
Tney sell Il 70 me ana others WI
re guaranteed protection at
no 20 PEI sAi0h. Couldn't pos
Nvs.y name au. OF the men .wn
aIyide tne pronts OF the ring graz
ing, gut aont oeneve tnat woul