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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1913.
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SEEK TO FORCE
COURT TO NAME
PROSECUTORS
I olutlons were Introduced by Supervis
or McMurphy of Canoe Creek and
Charles Oswald of Rock Inland, both of
j which aimed at giving the special com
I mittee all powers necessary to pro-
j cred with the Investigation and to take
any acuon possioie ior me securing
I of the appointment of the chosen law- j
rs as special prosecutors. The lat-
! te.- resolution called for an approflria-1
I tlcn of all the spare money in the j
Tliorr? ff Cv.rtAvinonvn HaaUam treasury some 13,000 to be placed i
- . -.u.-ucuuc. :at the disposal of the committee and.
Back Up Committee in Fight i to be used by It as it sees fit for hiring
Against State. counsel and continuing the case.
1 Both resolutions were adopted by
votes of 28 to 0.
The board then adjourned.
SHARP LUMJ DRAWN.
1 he supervisors this morning clearly
shewed that it is cot their intention
to permit State's Attorney F. E.
Thompson to conduct the lnvestiga-
; tion by means of the information and
evidence thev have already secured.
The board of supervisors this morn-, Tlley take the 8tand tnat ni8 refusal
inn evidenced its intention of proceed-! t0 acquiesce in their desire that he
lug with the Investigation of the graft ; adit ni8 inability to conduct the pros
' Urges In the sheriff's office and with j ecution. is lack of proper cooperation
iu euoris 10 nave me prosecution cod-i fcn his part.
BRIBERY CASES
GOTQGRANDJURY
Evidence Against Supervisors
Submitted to State's At
torney Yesterday.
WANT SPECIAL ATTORNEYS
Wi!l Net Permit Thompson to Use In
formation and Evidence Already
Secured.
Following the arrest of Superrisors
Sam Wright and E. H. Sleight upon
bribery charges, steps were taken yes
teiday to bring the mattoi before the
piesent grand jury. The evidence In
the case was presented to State's At
tcrney Floyd Thompson yesterday af
ternoon. tnMther with a licr nt xrlt.
nesses who will be called before the;be -loom to you-
the newly elected state's attorney. I
There was a division of opinion aa to
whether he would maintain the stand I
already taken or would weaken at the i
last moment j
"Show me how I can appoint two
special prosecuting state's attorneys !
in this case according to law and I
will do so, was i nompson s come
back. Then Individual board members
directed Tolleys a. Thompson. After
a number of them had been heard, the
stage's attorney queried, "Why the
special counsel In this case?"
"We feel this way about if vouch
safed Chairman Richmond. "We real
ize that you are new in the office and
feel that we ought to get a stronger
man. Besides, you have been com
plaining that your duties were too
heavy and we thought the relief would
iuftcd by Its hired attorneys. C. J. )
t fzrio and C. E. Sturtz, in spite of the
epparent lack of harmony between the
beard and the state's attorney's office
t the secret session yesterday af
ternoon when newspaper men were re-
! ronm it w?ir rlppidpfl In hark tin the
' "h"r. an effort will be made to have gpC;al committee. This was the line
t!... circuit court appoint the two l-gal of action followed at this morning's
advisers as special state s attorneys I meeting. The special counsel had con
tiough Just what grounds will be em-! fPrred and advised with the commit
j.yed to this end has not been an-' tee. and the resolutions adopted last
nnnnceo.
MIT MAKK A SHOW IX,.
That the beard may have difficulty
lii influencing the court In naming spe
r :j1 prosecutors was evident from talks
n.irie this morning by Mr. Searle and
grand jury to testify.
The cases charging bribery for
which warrants were, issued from Jus
tice Schroeder's office, have been 6et
for Jan. 16, both Sleight and Wright
having furnished the $1,000 bonds required.
prejudiced in the matter that the re
sponsibility of the prosecution rested
on his shoulders alone, a number of
board members arose and stated that
ia their opinion Thompson was being
superceded and moved for a resonsid
eratlon of the question. The motion
was seconded and then ensued a peri-
Mr. Hturtz. As soon as the meeting
h:id been called to order and the nec
essary preliininarii-s gone through
v. IMi. Mr. Searle was called upon to
plain the legal status of the case as
it now rests, lie outlined the matter
" length and then advised the body
that while he would accept a position
m hpi-clal prosecutor, he would not
c! rlrJer serving under Mr Thompson
an the latter's assistant. He read the
Kime statute an waB read yesterday by
.iii. Thompson in which it seis forth
that a special state's attorney can lie
lia.ncd im'.y in casj of sickness, absence,
ii.;.billty ti attend to duly, or interest
i'i Hit' case fin the part of the regu
l. r'.y elected prosecutor. lie plainly
I- It if to the board to choose on which
' these grounds it would be most
practicable to ask the court to appoint
n j rosecutor to supercede Mr. Thomp
son. Mr. Sturtz followed Mr. Searle r.nd
M'l'iSed himself In niu'h the same
iiianiitr. Neither is Peeking the posl
t ;ot' of special prosecutor, but both will
:i i ept it if they can be freed from
t'ie direction of the state's attorney.
.IK lafll :it TO OMIITTF.K.
l-'ollowln the legal dihcust-ions. res-
' right and this morning met w ith their j od of wrangling, during the course of
I approval according to their statements w hich Supervisor Hanna, with much
I before the entire board this morning, feeling, declared: "I am a member of
j VKTEitiuv ctio. j this investigating committee whicli j
I Vollev No 1 w as tired bv the board ' has prepared the resolution referred '
of supervisors vesterdav afternoon in ' tc. We have done absolutely right in
'its battle -o determine whether or ! the matter afld if the board will not
i not Floyd K. Thompson shall continue I back its own commlfee, but intends
; to be state's attorney or a mere figure- ; to reconsider this resolution, I say it
fhead, and after a 3n-m'.nute skirmish j is time for the committee to be dis
I Thompson emerge' unscathed, and charged. The state's attorney says
I had made his position so s rone that jit is illegal to name others as special
I the members of the board began tr i prosecutors. Maybe this is so, but
.squabble amors; themselves, and final-1 i: has been done before."
ly. after two or three courses had ! Another wordy battle ensued.
been considered, resolved themselves i during the course of which the
into a cotnmitti e of the whole and ; board became so flustrated that the
went in o executive session to thresh j motion to reconsider was entirely for
the matter out. While board members goten and a new one, calling for an
became warm under the collar and be- executive session of the board as a
Kan to tear their hair, the state's at
torney looked calmly on and main
tained a noncommittal air, forlii'ed
by the knowledge that ne was pro
ceeding according to the statutes.
A WOT KVIK DITV.
Accoruing io ine resummon auum'-u j
committee of the whole was passed,
contrary to parliamentary rules of or
sr. The sheriff was ordered to deal
the room of spectators, and the secret
meeting began.
1IVSH GREETS THOMPSON.
When State's Attorney Thompson
WHX.IXG TO COOPERATE.
"I am not belligerent," replied the
state's attorney, "but I know my
rights and I intend to stand for them.
The law specifies what la expected
and I expect to abide by the law. I
want to cooperate with the board of
supervisors for the welfare of the
public at large, but I intend to do so
within the law. I stated when I first
assumed my duties here that I would
welcome suggestions from the board ;
and would also at times have sugges
tions to make to that body. You have i
not consulted me In this matter to
this day. The first thing 1 learn today
ie that you have already hired special
prosecuting attorneys to take chargo
of this case, without consulting me in j
regard to the matter at all. Unless I '
am absent, sick or prejudiced, the law 1
) states that I must conduc the prose-;
cution. Should I be unable to carry
on the prosecution, then it ia up to
the court to name the prosecu.or and
not the board of 'supervisors."
ANSWERS Ql'ESTIONS. j
"Didn't you ask to be relieved some
time ago?" queried one board member.
"I do not remember of making such
a statement. I said I had plenty to
do and needed some assistan's in the
office."
"Will you accept Searle and Sturtz
inf the capacity of special counsel anil
not as prosecuting attorneys?" asked
another man.
"Yes I will, but I wish it understood
that I am the one to name my assis
tants, and that in case these men are
named they will work merely in an
advisory capacity and that I, myself,
will conduct the prosecution."
Jewel Stoves have
muMUMffrm them all beat
for QUALITY and STYLE,
and our prices are so low
that we are frequently
told we are from $5
to $10 lower than our
competitors, who-sell mostly on the in
stallment plan.
Come in and look over our line be-'-e
you buy. We'll be glad to show you.
Allen . Mvers & Company
by the supervisors, Charles J
and V. E. Sturtz were to be sp"cial
prosecuting attorneys a:id were to
have entire charge of the alleged graft
prosecution, Thompson to merely co
operate with them. After he state's
attorney had read the statutes per
taining to the question and had shown
hat unless he were sick, absent or
Searle ' appeared In the board room
to make reply to the resolution,
asking him to appoint Searle
and Sturtz special prosecu'ing attor
neys, a hush of expectancy greeted
him. A number of interested specta
tors looked upon the impending pro
cedure as a crucial test, which
would reveal the true character of
LONG VIEW CARS
ON THIRD AVENUE
T1 O H T VnffArail fit
I ST mil Ocelli a iu taiuivu i
Conference Held at Mayor's j
Office Yesterday.
j ening out of the business 'section of
j the town.
Present a the conference in addi
j tion to representatives of Third ave
i nue. - were members of the city co:n
j mission and President J. F. Porter and
i Superintendent J. G. Huntoon of the !
i Trl-City Railway company.
Charles A. Winchester Chicago
Miss Ethel E. Tygett '... East Moline
Yesterday's informal conference at '
the mayor's office resulted in the tacit j
1 understanding that if any rerouting ;
of cars is done at the present time, it
will be sufficient to move the Long
View line from Second to Third ave- j
nue. No 'delini'e agreement to do this
was reached, but it was the only one
of the many plans suggested for giv-
Llcensed to Wed.
Lewis Fossel East Moline
Miss Anna L. Schulz Ottawa, 111.
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They do the work whenever you re
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don t realize they have taken a pur
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"But have you the time to devoto ! ""r",nluc ""' w..
.m. a it ii u ! facilities that seemed to meet with
iu lii .a 111U L i auu ' lb CVll 111' OIL
tention it requires?" queried another
board member.
"In this case, I will take the time,"
was the answer, "bu- I wish it under
stood that I will not do as the resolu
tion asks, because the law will not
allow it."
Then followed tly motion -o recon
sider the motion and the railroading
of the motion to resolve into a com
mittee cf the w hole.
Sold Everywhere
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character and workmanship of the goods involved,
becond, to the general reductions in all departments.
Third, to our everlasting guarantee of satisfactory service
or money back.
Our policy of closing out all goods on hand at the
end of each season affords selection from clean, season
sable merchandise; the savings that go with each purchase
makes a "lay-away' purchase advisable.
Any Fan.-y Suit or O'Coat
in the store roiluc-cj
25
Black, Blue and Staple Suits 1 0 Off
Staple Overcoats 20 Off
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Shirt
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Coats
Pajamas reduced
Lf0 & 3 pajamas $1.95
s2.)0 pajamas ...$1.50
rl.")i pajamas $1.15
Flannel pajamas and gowns,
107c OFF
MRS. IDA M'OABE
STIRS GARY.IHD.!:
i
' Public Officials There Deny Ef
' fort on Their Part to Caphal
i ize Billy Rugh's Heroism.
a booster club, but unwilling to aid I
because she has stated that that ' j,, boosting the citv by permitting a!
spreading out of the business dis
i rict. He held, and it seemed agreed
' by those present, that the best In
, terests of llock Island demand a wid-
Neck
ecKwear
91..V) to $2.50 ties.
si. 00 ties
Toe tif-s
50c ties
10 and 25' t off
Boys and Children's Apparel Reduced
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.55c
.35c
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Knicker
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l.oo pants
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Sweater Coats,
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Mitts and Glovet,
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Knit Toques.
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75c flannel blouse
$1 sweater coats . .
50c & 75c shirts .
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207c Off
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Children's wool combination suits, including jacket, leggings, mittens and
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Nc:ne
; .Mrs. Ida MK'abe, 818 Twenty-fourth
street, is very mui incensed at state
ments emanating from Gary, Ind., and
; printed in Chicago papers in which she
is censured for having complained
about the manner in which the Billy
IU:gh memorial fund is being expend
ed. The Gary .people are offended at
,h,r
! city has used the heroism of her cYip
j pied cousin to make advertising capi
' tai for the steel city. Further sh?
: says that all the honors paid the de-
ceased were empty, inasmuch us the
1 bey's funeral expenses had to be paid
; f r out of his own earnings, which in
tin niseives were very meager. He
: oi.ests for aid in meeting the expenses
: incurred by his death when he gave
i sHn from his body in order that a
I young girl he had never seen might
live, piled up on his estate and on his '
i relatives, she claimB, and Gary people j S. H. Hartman,
nhn u-ara Tirniaintr hie hcrniuin anrl ! OhlO, Sends OUt
j gethering money to build a memorial
j tT him turned a deaf ear when it was
1 admitted that aid in paying his ex-
penses would be appreciated,
j The mayor of Gary and public men
I there who are in charge of the memor
ialund deny that they refused to aid
i in meeting expenses and state that on
the contrary they tendered financial
' assistance which the deceased's rela
tives refused. Further they say that
the memorial fund, now some $4ij(i,
could not be touched for this purpose,
but that money from other sources
wi'l be supplied if desired. They also
disclaim any intention of making
Rugh's heroism and the countrywide
interest in him into capital for Gary.
the approval of those at the confer
elit e. The matter w ill come up again
in all probability at the next meet-
i-.g of the city commission when j
some sort of action will be taken to- j
wards ending the delay in improving j
and paving Third avenue. j
Ir was the opinion of all present,
hat only two factors should be con-1
sidered in making any rerouting of j
street cars in the business district, j
The tirst of these is the service af-1
forded patrons of t?ie cars and the ;
second is the best in'erests of the
tity. It was pointed out that if mov-
ing a car line irom becona to xuiru
: avenue is only to advance Third ave-
niti property interests at the coBt of
Second avenue, the move should not
be ordered. Neither, it was thought,
should a line be transferred if it was
1 trinieiitai to the best interests of
the people who use the street cars.
In favor of moving the Long View
line, it was pointed out that it would
work the least harm of any of the
suggested plans while at the same
time it would afford transportation fa
cilities for the avenue.
George Koth. appearing iu behalf
of Third avenue interests, ra'.her bit
t rly arraigned the Second avenue men
whom he claimed were members of
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WHAT IS THE USE OF CATCH
ING COLD?
Whatever, Says
Physician.
a Prominent
1 ,?
ORGANIZED
1890-
STRUCK BY TRAIN;
CANNOT RECOVER
; Standing directly In the path of an
j approaching engine in the Milwaukee
! yards at Nahant last night about 6:30.
' James Hall, aged 32, rf switchman, was
struck with terrific force and thrown
tr.tc tne air. - Len tne injured man
was picked up It was found that his
skull was fractured and that he was
bndly bruised about the body. He was
ri Fhed to Mercy hospital, Davenport,
for medical attention. STgl hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
I Bylaws Adopted.
j Directors of the Trl-City Ocean-to-;
Orean Road association, at a meeting
j held at the Reck Island club thid af
i ternoon. adopted bylaws and set in mo
: tions plans for getting the asscciutiou
(Program under way.
M. D., of Columbus,
the following pun
gent and pointed advice to the read-1
iiih public: 1
ou catch cold easily. You have j
; several colds every winter. You do j
; nc t exactly have catarrh, and yet j
: there ia more or less stoppage Jn the
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; way j
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! should take a cold water towel bath .
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' a small bedroom. A quart of water
. is all that is necessary. Rub your-;
' self until you are thoroughly warm i
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late at night and exposed somewhat j
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also. J
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