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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-28

There are iive membors Of the
Rock Island immunity ring. Trib-
"a has been collected from boot
Ieggers. prostitutes, gamblers and
1cpe peddlers. Collectjons haSe
Ten made 1t regular tntervala
me money was divided betWeon
he members Of the combination.
those who paid were promised Inn
munity from prosecution either By
federal. state, county or city gov
ernments. .sssx9
The names Of the men compyis-
ing the immunity ring are said to
b In possession Of federal authori-
lies, who have obtained amdavits
Vrom those who are declared to
have contributed regularly to the
immunity ring. What use Is to be
made of the information that has
been obtained by the government
authorities 10 not known, although
there have been reports that those
implicated in the grating will be
dted for conspiracy to defeat gov
dnment enforcement Of the liquor
md narcotic laws.
The immunity ring is alleged to
have been In complete control Of
vhe situation, even to the extent Of
collecting brokerage" commission
on all whisky purchased by the re-
tailers. For instance. the ring is
said to have realized q commission
Of $3.50 on every gallon Of hooch
sold to retailer.
Special Levy Imposed
It is reported that q gambling
concession In the loop was recent
ly sold by the ring for $4,000 Be-
fore the opening Of thesrecent ma
tional grotto convention a special
levy was imposed by the ring, every
establishment that was expected tc
profit from the visitors through
law violations having been called
upon to contribute to the pot, which
is said to have amounted to several
thousand dollars. This was in ad-
dition to the regular tribute, exact
ed for sustained protection Blu
the ring proved its insecurity wher
federal agents swooped down OF
the city on the last day of the con
vention and caused the arrest Of 2.
bootleggers. It was then that thu
law violators began to realize tina
they were paying for something
that they were not receiving.
Still Gathering Evidence.
1t Is understood that within tn,
next week informations will b
filed in the federal court at Peorii
against 60 Rock Island bootleggers
These will include the men take
in the raid during the grotto con
veutiOn and those against WHOM
evidences has been secured by fed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-28
11IDAY Rcex S. m Aacus-jluI,]Y q "a 1922

1he squad aIso inel11ss =
6sax1an, aa1soouxx. ri F1e-
|lief, Peoeia. Ihey Woro assl31ea g
1loline today. aftGr having con-
ducted ! few iave4tignttops m
nede some arrests IN Rock lelAn4
esrly IN the morning. 0tAef cas11
vere Sisted 70 be tAksR Mp IN %
|lice, court e 3:3e O'Clock tAis ~
|ernoon The squad viii b here
several dAys. and expects to e1eeS
= r6undnp in Rock Island ana 10
line Or violators Of tho trahic ana
other motor laws.
In Springfield recently this
squad, headed BY Mr.. HarmaI.
made 12e arrests and convictions IN
less than three days.
Halt All yIelatiens
They ere after iii motor vehicle
Law violators regardless Of the type
of ofRense committed. Motorists
using too bright lights on their
cars, operating with no lights or
less than the three prescribed BY
law, ,speeders, those lacking .chauf-
feur's licenses or operating cars
with any other combination OF IL
cense plates than two plates issued
Ito the owner, are 70 be prosecuted.
| 81. L. Emmerson, secretary OF
state, realizes" said Chief Hartman
today, that he has been too leni-
ent with motor vehicle law violat-
ors up to this time, and he now in
tends to clean up conditions which
have grown up in the automobile
trade and traffic.
| He has issued orders demanding
that the state automobile investi-
gators make immediate arrests and
prosecutions of all offenders
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-28

v. J. Vale. 1885 Clay street. Dav-
export was fined rs and costs By
Justice Merle r. Wells. on the
charge Of buyinE IN anto without
receiving = transfer certificate and
paying 81 for the state fec - re-
quired BY Law. Vale claimed the
emission was IN oversight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-28

TRY ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
PIRST FOR MILK
And pay IL csnts per quart-(Ad-
vertisement.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-28
. CALL THE cop

Our old friend Dooley
said, @lf anybody offers 70
give you something for moth
ing, do not hesitate. Call :
Policeman 1t once.
That Is real horse sense."
Did you ever stop to consider
what it costs to operate \ De-
livery Truck? Here are = few
Of the things for which you
have n pay: Casoline, In
bricatins Oil, New Tires, Re
pairs and Overhauling, Loss
in Value when sold or ex-
changed, and last but not
least, salary Of \ Driver and
yk ~v~,, A>-> >->. $1,000
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19
LLANO The Trail That Leads the Cooperative Commonwealth

selects general manager. He selects his
foremen for the various industries, and each
is selected carefully according to his ability
to do the work and to direct his men.
Each manager is given free hand to run
his department. always with the supervision
of the manager and board of directors, in
order that his actions may not be contrary to
the collective welfare.
New industries are started from time to
time as necessity demands. The object of
Llano's industries is to provide the Colony
with what it needs, rather than to make a
profit by selling the products. Production
for use is our slogan. Thus to make its own
food, clothing and shelter, to provide as far
as possible every convenience and comfort
is the final object. To get as nearly as pos
sibIe to the source of wealth, the Colony will
raise sheep for wool; cotton can be raised,
and the colonists can weave their own cloth
and make their clothing.
The Colony's timber lands are now fur
nishing hardwood and pine for its buildings,
its brick plant makes the necessary brick and
can make thing, hollow tile, etc., for its own
homes
The farm and gardens of the Colony have
provided the tables with most of the good
things which nature offers.
Thus the three important problems are
easily solved.
The Colony now owns about 5000 acres
of land. some Of it Of very fair character,
varying from bottom land to rolling land
and timber land 1t intends to purchase a
total of 10000 acres. because the colonists
realize that the movement is destined to grow
to large proportions, several small commune
tiles probably will be settled on the land.
When the days work is done at 4:30,
each colonist has an equal opportunity to
improve himself along many lines, such as
music, vocal training. languages. science,
agriculture, orchestra work, dancing, and
other diversions. Many Of these classes are
we'll attended, and all the colonists realize
the fact that to keep progressive they must
advance in knowledge. A radical in pol
itics and conservative in everything else is
out of lace in this community.
Lano's school system is as progressive as
the cooperative colony The children are
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19

not driven to learn. The subjects are ar.
ranged SO as to draw out of the child the
best that is in him. With this in view, diver
sified industrial trades are placed at his dis
posal. He may thus gain an insight into a
world of endeavor and can choose that which
most nearly fits in with his natural ability
The school has its own cafeteria now, where
foods more especially adaptable to growing
children are prepared by the domestic sci
ence class. Music, singing, languages, bot
any, agriculture, Esperanto, are among the
subjects offered to Llano's children; and
there are many opportunities for obtaining
a real education, in addition to those pro-
vided by the regular state course of study,
making them a thinking, alert, selfreliant
group of future builders Of cooperative
commonwealth.
Equal wages are paid to men. women and
children. The theory of this is that each
colonist owes to the community his best en-
deavors, whether he be learned lawyer, hus-
ky farmer, or little school child. They give
to the whole the best they can, and in re-
turn receive the bes - ether can offer.
Hospital and doctor are provided when
sickness comes, and there are no charges for
such social services. Funerals are conducted
along the same lines.
There is no need for insurance in the Col
ony for the dependents receive their support
just the same, even if the father be remov-
ed from them.
Social life is made by those who live to-
gether. The great objection to living on the
land is the isolation which accompanies it.
Here in Llano, the farmers and the industrial
workers live close to the center where dane
es, entertainments, picture shows, and all
manner of good times can be had for the
making.
No rent is charged for the houses, and
any building can be used for meetings with
out cost.
Men work in whatever industry they are
best fitted for Sometimes they are moved
around to different work as is deemed neces-
sary. but the fact is conceded that each
worker works best at something that he likes
to do and has fitted himself for But when
it is remembered that each is working for the
whole, and the whole is working for the IN
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19

and industries are all owned by the COLLECTIVE
ity; where each works for the other; where
each receives the same compensation for
days work; where no member will accept
anything which any other member cannot
have on the same terms, if he desires it
in short, imagine place where the golden
rule is the, only law imposed upon the COM
munity, and you are picturing the Llano Co.
operative Colony.
After eight years of work, Llano Colony is
rated in the commercial world as worth over
$250,000. But Llano's least asset is its COM
mercial rating The fullness of life. the Joy
of living. the satisfaction of working, the
security for the future, the healthy environ
ment, the opportunity for education, the af-
lection of your felowmen-these are priced
more, much more. than what the commercial
world calls success.
This colony now has something like thirty
industries, all collectively owned. Among
these are: apiary. auto garage, building de-
partment. brick-making plant, blacksmith
shop, butcher shop. broom factory, crate
making factory, chicken farm, dairy with
about 20 milking cows and a herd of thoro-
bred Holstein heifers, goat ranch, hog ranch,
with several hundred Duroc- Jersey hogs,
sweet-potato storage houses, dressmaking.
grist mill, handle lathes, hotel, hospital, Ii
brary, steam laundry, land clearing, fruit or
chards, print shop, peanut butter factory,
magazine and weekly newspaper, picture
show and theater, wagon-making shop, can
dy kitchen. shoe shop, harness shop, and
many other smaller concerns.
Then Lano's farms and gardens provide
the bulk of the living for the colonists, the
farmers specializing on sweet potatoes, SUI
gar cane, peanuts. corn, beans, peas, ETC.,
while the gardens provide greens and gar
den truck for the table the year around
The system of government is exceedingly
simple. Stock is sold in the corporation at
one dollar a share. and only stockholders
are employed by the Colony; An agreement
of employment is entered into between the
Colony as an organization and each individ-
uaI. Each member is employed at what
he best can do or which needs most to be
done. A board of directors is selected each
year by the stockholders. which board in turn
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19
y INCE THE DAYS of Jesus Christ. the
= human heart has longed for the time

. ~ INCE THE DAYS of Jesus Christ, the
human heart has longed for the time
when no mans hand would be against
the hand of his neighbor, time when each
mans interest would be identical with the
best interests of the whole community The
progressive thinker, all down through the
march of civilization, has yeaned tor bet
fer state of society in which to live. For
this reason, more than any other, men and
women have left their native soils and taxi
en- up the duties and terrible hardships OF
pioneers, searching for the golden opportun-
ity.
From the East men go West; from the
West they go farther West; but the smearyI
hand of exploitation has always followed
close behind, leaving them often drained to
the point of poverty.
To get away from the tithe-paying system
from rent. interest and profit-men have
struggled and fought and planned. CoIonizS
alton enterprises have come into being IN
many parts of the world. having as their OBJ
iect the grouping of congenial workers in an
effort to eliminate these Objectionable phases
of human life. Many of them have partly
succeeded, only to be wrecked upon the
rocks, because of lack of understanding
of each others motives.
After studying most of the former attempts
at cooperative colonization, and marking
well the rocks and shoals in the stormy seas.
Job Hartman founded cooperative COM
munity at LIano. California, on May lst.
1914. This community operated and pros
pered at, this location until 1917, when the
water for irrigation purposes proved unequal
to the growth of the Colony, and new and
more resourceful location was found in Lou
isiana, where they are now located.
Founded on three great principles Of socl-.
ology-equality of opportunity, equality of
income, and equality of ownership, the Llano
Colony has proven that men and women can
live together in harmony and prosper. lhs
Colony is Incorporated under the law as a
protection against INSCRIPTIONS persons and
disgruntEed self-seekers Imagine if you can.
a miniature cooperative commonwealth, and
YOU have Llano Colony Imagine COM
munity where all the land, the farms, tools,
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19
LLANO PUBLICATIONS
LEESVILLE. LA.

dividual, no one refuses to do what is allotted
to him.
Women all find lots of work to do. They
them at the laundry, make dresses and over
alls and shirts at the sewing department, att
tend store, office, etc., wherever their SER
vices can be utilized to best advantage.
On special occasions such as harvesting,
or planting, all the school children are glad
to go ito the fields and help. Ii is the COM
mon food store-and all will help to save
the harvest. Men, women, and children will
forsake their regular work TO bel where they
can.
This is because they are actuated by an
ideal. They believe in cooperation with
each other. Some co-operators think coop
Grafton means that others have to cooperate
with them, that their lot may be bettered.
Llano co-operators realize that each must
sacrifice their personal interests and amalga-
mate with the COLLECTIVELY. This is the very
ideal which has made Llano signal success
in the cooperative field, when other like
communities have disintegrated.
Men and women will laugh at hardships
anu PlOhecIluS Wlleh lney are propelled by
a brilliantly-visible ideal. Such an ideal
is Llano' s-to show to the world that humans
can cooperate together to build veritabIe
paradise in which to live. where love and af-
lection are the predominant personal reIa-
tionships and where the consideration of the
other fellows welfare is not hidden by per
sonal greed. In such community greed,
selfishness and jealousy cannot survive long.
IF you are interested in such commune
ity and such an ideal and would like to learn
how to get into practical application and de-
monstration of that ideal. write for more
particulars. Ask for Cooperation in Ac-
tor" which goes more into the detail Of
Colony life and is illustrated by pictures,
showing the colonists at work.
The Colony has its express and freight
agency and hopes to have its own postoffice
At present address all communications to-:
Llano Cooperative Colony, Newllano, La,
(via Leesville).
THE LLANo COOPERATIVE COLONY
NEWLLANo VIA LEESVILLE, LA.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19
MEDICAL TYRANNY IN NEW YORK
by The Federated Pressl

New York. - Healthy children in
the public schools Of New York City
are being threatened with expulsion
unless they submit to operations for
the removal of fonsiB and adenoids,
according to a letter sent to the health
department by H. B. Anderson, secre-
taTy, Citizens Medical Reference bu-
rean Anderson declares these threats
are made BY public health nurses, and
quotes from an article by DR.. Samuel
Az Banner and DIR. Samuel z. Orgel
In the current issue of the New York
Medical Journal and Medical Record.
which says in part:
'Inasmuch as tonsillectomy and adj
enoidectomy have distinct indications,
nurses should not be put in a position
of responsibility in pudging these indi-
cations. We see, on the average, 100
children a week, who, at the behest Of
the nurses, come to the dispensary for
tonsilar removal-children who are
otherwise in coed health and most of
whom have never suffered an illness
involving tonsillar and adenoid tissue,
"A strict admonition is given the
mother Cby the nurses) that these
structures must be removed or the
child will be excluded from school, the
only Indication being that the tonsils
are visible to the naked eye. 1t is true
that the removal of these glands may
not be detrimental denied by the en-
docrinologist) but that it not sufficient
reason, unless there are other distinct
medical indications.
Anderson, also quotes from letter
which the Citizens Medical Reference
bureau received from the health de
partment, Sept. Is, 1919, which says:
There is no such thing as compul.
sorry treatment for physical defects, ano
it is certainly not policy Of this depart.
ment to do other than impress upon the
parents the need for obtaining treat
ment when physical defects are found.
The health department has not ye
replied to the charges.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19

Ius always right. provided s9s tos the
mark. Ioeing the mark means several
|little things thai have to Be attended
to- looked after. done at the right time
in the very best way. The seed bed
must be properly prepared, the best
possible seed chosen, the adequate nu-
triton Of the coming plant provided fol
and when all this is done and proper at-
|tention given to the cultivation of the
garden, a good and abundant crop Isl
bound to result.
All these things are freely discussed
at the agricultural meeting. Quite
string Of vegetables were mentioned
and we are bound to have bountifuI
supply Of them, because the importance
of the several organic mineral content
Iof various vegetables is being more
fully realized with every passing day
| and their indispensibiIity to the correct
nutrition of our people, that their
health and well-being may be best sub
served.
Everybody engaged in agricultural
pursuits recognizes and provides for
balanced diet Of his stock, horses, cat
tile, swine. poultry. They also know
that plants cannot thrive unless the
soil contains the chemical constituents
required for the growth of the respeo-
tive plant, and consequently people
hould begin to realize that it does mat
ter what kind of food they eat, and
when it is most suitable to be eaten.
Farming and gardening are very inn
portant industries because on their pro-
per operation and at the right time de-
termined by. the seasonal requirement
of each particular crop all success or
failure hinges. A week or two LOST in
planting may spell the failure Of sea-
son $ crop. When people come to
Louisiana from other states it often
necessitates change Of methods, and
unless they can adapt themselves to the
requirements of the new climate and
soil they cannot succeed.
! AT the close Of the meeting little
surprise was sprung on the comrades.
They were invited over to the new
cafeteria building to partake of Ice
cream and cake in honor of the natal
day Of Daddy Gleeser and Mrs. Conlin
who were BON on the same date altho
many years apart. Everyone enjoyed
this part of the evenings program with
evident gusto and the return home was
made in The very best of spirits.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19
TRUCK AND
ICE CREAM AND CAKE.

Our agricultural meeting in Llano
are blooming out in great shape. Their
realized with every passing
week, because upon the proper func-
tioning of the garden and farm work
depends the adequate nourishment Of
our people and farm animals.
On Friday night, August II, Fall
Gardening was up for discussion. Llano
people have the bulge on people living
in more northerly sections Of the world,
because we can plant garden sass
and SIGH for quite spell yet and the
harder vegetables will thrive in the
open all thru the winter when hard
frosts hold the country up north in
their icy plant growth throttling en-
brace. You see we have a second inn
ing with mother nature and she treats
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19
ALABAMA CO-OPERATORS
SOLVE PURE MILK PROBLEM

Following the lead of Minneapolis,
Cleveland, Fond du Lac, Waterloo, Ia.
land other progressive cities. the people
of Fairhope, Alabama, have established
a cooperative creamery to provide
pure milk direct from the farms at min
imum cost. Fifty of the best dairy
farmers of the surrounding country
Isignified their desire to sell their pro-
duct comparatively to consumersand
cut out the middle man. All of the milk
sold must contain at least four percent
cream. higher standard than is main
tanned in any of our big cities. Butter
and ice cream are made from the sur
plus milk and distributed to the people
of Fairhope on the same cooperative
basis. The Farmers Cooperative
Creamery, as the new plant is called,
is now in full operation, with the most
modern equipment obtamable. 1t
proves again that city consumers can
get pure milk at cost if they will CO.
operate with the farmers to secure it
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19
ROT IN FIELD WHILE
CONSUMERS PAY HIGH PRICES

Reports from the California canta-
lope fields and the Georgia melon
patches state that literally millions of
melons are rotting in the fields because
prices paid in the big city markets do
not cover cost of picking, Grating and
shipping. A dispatch from Brawley.
California, states that In one day alone
100000 cantalopes rotted on the
ground because Of low prices paid the
growers do not cover cost of handling.
The best Georgia watermelons for
which the farmers are receiving from
three to seventeen and one-half cents
each are being sold on the New York
market from seventy cents to $l.00
each according to the New York State
Bureau Of Marketing. This increase
of 10000 in the price of melons is
due, the State Marketing Bureau main
tains to profits taken by four middle
men as we'll as high freight and carriage
rates.
A system OF distribution which leaves
food to rot in the fields while poor
people are unable to buy it in the cities
is SO wasteful that no sane man would
defend it. Thru the efforts of the All
American Cooperative Commission
many farmers, cooperative organiza-
tons are establishing direct trading re.
lations with the consumers cooperative
societies in the city so that there will
be no middleman and no waste in the
distribution of farm products direci
from producer to consumer.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19
Right Living Wins

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