The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
TIGHTEN LIQUOR
LAW;RO ROBINSON
TODIRECT WORK
wccormick and Mckinley Support
Arms Conference Treaties;
Rawleigh Protests.
Washington News Bureau
Rock Island Argus

Rock Island Argus
washington, D. c., March "A
General tightening of dry law en-
sorcement in Illinois was discuss
Al here late this week in an i'm
nortant conference held between
A. Gregory, assistant director
for the state with general supervi-
s,on over the down-state counties,
and Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes.
Assistant Director Gregory, who
has been attending the Rivers and
Earbors congress in Washington,
called at the office of the prohibi-
tion chief at the latter's suggestion.
plans for organizing the dry forces
IN Springfield, Rockford, Peoria,
Fast ST. Louis, Decatur, Rock Is
land. and other down-state centers
for more effective work in dealing
with violations of the prohibition
act were discussed. Neither Com
missioner Haynes nor Mr.. Gregory
would discuss the actual results at
the conference.
Following the parley, it was an
nounced that a commission has
gone forward from Washington TO
the Illinois enforcement office at
Chicago, authorizing Frank R Rob-
iuson, Oregon, to assume his duties
Immediately as assistant director.
The Robinson appointment which
had the endorsement of both Sena-
tors and former Governor Lowden,
has been hanging fire for months.
en-
Of department officials and Robin
son will be assigned at once as as
sistant director in charge of per-
mits, drawing a salary OF $500
per annum-
Assistant Director Gregory will
return to Illinois Monday and will
at once proceed to put into effect
the policies discussed at his confer
ence with Commissioner Haynes in
Washington
The st. Lawrence canal project,
deep waterway plans, and federal
aid for the development of trans
portation on the Mississippi and Il
linois rivers were discussed here
this week at the 18th annual rivers
and harbors congress.
The Illinois delegation to the con-
gress was headed by F. o. Hansen
OF Bloomington. Other Illinoisans
on the delegation were Senator A,
S. Cuthbertson, Bunker Hill; B. l.
Smith, Pekin; W. l.. Fay, Mrs. w
A. Fay, Jacksonville; W. w. Sac
kett, Morris; c. NJ c. Buntain, Kan
kakee, and Senator Herlihy, Senator
and Mrs. William Brinkman, N B
Herlihy and Mr.. and Mrs. G. II
Morlin, the latter all of Chicago.
Senator Mckinley of Illinois, who
is president of the Mississippi Riv-
er Valley association, attended sew
eral Of the sessions and followed
the proceedings closely. Illinois
doWn-state congressman from river
districts, including Representative
Graham, Rodenberg and Fuller
were waited upon by the Illinois
delegates to the congress.
Representative Graham and
Denison recently called a series OF
conference at which an increased
appropriation for river and harbor
work in the Mississippi valley was
urged for the ensuing year. Anoth-
er subject which received attention
at the rivers and harborS congress
was the legislation now pending be-
fore committees of the house with
reference to pollution of navigable
streams. Several bills are now IN
the hands OF the rivers and harbors
committee which would include in
their scope the Illinois river, as
it is affected by Chicago sewage. A
bill narrower in scope applying
only to streams polluted by oil, Is
now under consideration before the
foreign affairs committee of the
house
Earlier reports to the effect that
both Senators Mccormick and NC
Kinley would support all the treat
les drafted by the arms conference
we're confirmed here this week
when the Four Power pact was laid
before the senate and the names OF
both Illinois senators were includ-
cd among those who are favorable
/ 10 ratification.
For the past ten days, Senator
Mccormick has been in close at
tendance at the sessions of the COM
mittee on foreign relations which
has had the seven treaties under
consideration. Senator Mccormick
has voted consistently in commit
tee with Senator Lodge and other
administration senators. opposing
the contentious of Senators Borah
and Johnson who are fighting the
four power pact Illinoisans here
| IN both branches of congress be-
heve that the treaty debate will
| drag on for weeks, blocking action
IN the senate on the tariff and other
| important domestic matters. Mem
bers of congress have been deluged
within recent months with letters
| nom Illinois manufacturing and
business interests urging prompt
action on the tariff bill.
The most conservative estimates
place the date for final action on
The tariff bill as late as next, sum
mer. Both Senators Mckinley and
mccormick have received many ap-
peals from Illinois members Of the
house urging that the senate dis
pose Of the tariff measure, but they
nave desDaired of vote on the bill
before June or July.
4 An interesting meeting occurred
aere Late this week in the lobby oil
ne lower house of congress wheE
representative Ira c. Copley, Of
aurora, encountered Attorney
frank Reid, also of Aurora, who is
candidate against Copley in nexi
Months Republican primary.
Copley spied Reid when the lat