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OE VALERA:oIS TRYINGMoeller, Hush Monei BURCH JURYCollector, Accused HAS AGAINTO ESCAPE °y BoozeDispenseDISAGREED^Republican Leader Is Reported to Be Hiding in Mountains.EXECUTE MORE REBELSOne Shot for Having Revolver in HisPossession.£y TkC UfOCtctfi tre/iLondon, Nov. 30.—Eamon de \alcra is reported to be attempting tn leave Ireland for America, saj s a dispatch from Belfast.The PvtxAublican'leader is said to be hiding . ^the Carlingford mountain^ * ‘Rebels Being Executed. Dublin, Nov. UO.—The free state government is continuing its policy of carrying out* the death sentence tgalnst rebels captured while.bear-ins arms. _ i*: Three men wete executed today, one for tlie possession of a revolver and the others for carrying bombs. House to Rush Bill Thru -London, Nov. 30.—The Irish bill 'was passed by the house' of mens bv unanimous Mite yesterday, afte# which the measures wereAttempt of Davenport Police Officer to Make City Safe for the Bootlegger and Feather Own Nest Foiled by Federal Men; A. J. Judisch Asserts He Went to Moeller’s Home and Paid Him $100; Arthur Myers Was Bled for $50.AFTER READING THEVS OF THE DAY!With three affidavits that he received/‘hush monejj'’ for booze protection in the hands of the chief of police, Detective Henry Moeller was suspended from the Davenport police force last night.Moeller made himself a little “protection ring,” according to the affidavits, and got $150 in cash as well as “free drinks” at several near-beer bars. He will probably demand a hearing from the police and fire commissioners. Mfleller has five days in ‘fchich to file such a demand.The suspension came Wednesday evening, shortly after the exclusive story of the approaching dismissal was published in The Democrat.Stood Seven to -Five After Being Out Thirty Hours.WOMEN FOR DEFENDANTObenchain Trial Set for Monday May Be Postponed.Judisch Story.By far the most important charge against the now dethroned protecting detective is-brought by A. J. Judisch. who says that he vrent to Moeller's home and paid him §100. He says that he turned over $S5 in cash and a check for $5 to the detective, out that Moeller refused to take the checkJudisch, implicated in bootlegging charges here in the past, conducts a near-beer bar at 329 West Second street “My bartender called me on OctWeir to Actlhurried to the house of lords where \ and said to come down as Henryithey t received their formal first Ireadipg. - ■ A''It is expected the.houSe of lords wIU pass the measure without amendment this'week.Moeller wanted to see me,” Judischsays. “I went to the bar whereBOOZE CASES DROPPED BY . PROSECUTORS“Moeller greeted me, and said: 'This Is a hell of a way for you to do.— to charge me for a drink. Tou h3d better settle right now/ Moeller then took me back to the' washroom and demanded $250.“We argued and finally compromised on $300. Moeller told me' to bring it to his house at 1933 Marquette street. I went home, got the money, and proceeded to Moeller's place. He was sitlin car in front of the bouseCounty Attorney John P. Weir,|when notified today that Moeiljjr lhad been suspended, announjed Sthat he would confer with the I j mayor and chief of police !ater| lin the day or early Friday loj | determine the nature and exteot| I of the evidence against the uf-j ! fleer. • ?I “If there is sufficient evidence!■ to warrant tho bringing of crim- j ■idSl charges then the case will | I he taken before the grand jury*S.. *» tlw. itill; jjwhich is now in session.;county attorney said.The county attorney said that ineither Mayor Mueller or ChiefjSchiuetter bad informed him otj■the lease.I “I suppose when they get thru j investigating the matter they will refer the case to my office, |he added.■■ ■■■ . »- TBy Tkm AitoeieU4 Pre** ^Los Angeles. Calif. Nov. 30.—it j was a happy Thanksgiving day for Arthur C. Burcb. who was said to agree with his chief counsel, Paul Schenck, that the disagreement last night of the jury in Burch's third trial for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy was “the equivalent of an acquittal.”Burch laughed aloud when Judge John W. Slieuk polled the jurors and each declared “there was absolutely no chance*’ for an agreement.✓ This came after mere than 30 hours had passed since the case had been given to the jury and six. ballots hau been taken. The first “was the same us the last—7 to 5 for acquittal—-the jurors said after they bad been discharged. #Judge- Shenk thanked the jurors and told them he was certain they had voted according to their consciences.“I would cot want a wdict un-j less it had been cousczcntioasiy reached” said the court.The defendant’s parents, tfce Rev. and MriAV. A. Burch of Evanston, ilk, were in the-court room when, the jury reported its inability to agree aad was discharged.m a when Ij arrived, and-be went inside, oilou Cannot Force Law on People, Says Oklahoma Official.la“I had a roll of $95 in bills and j check for $5: bat Moeller wouldpry | not take the check. He had menlay the money down on the table.’ He Took $50 Arthur Myers, in another affidavit. says that Moeller took a pint bottle of whisk;.' from him at ihe a*?!*mcdc-wr.«*. drink bar at 510 West ThirdTulsa. Okla.. Nov. '0.—Backed by street and made him pay S50 to e stale and federal governments.! avoid arresL When Myers paid lifford W. King, assistant state! the detective .lbc liquor, was rc-ttorney general, arrived here tbis! turned.for $20, but th£t the officer was firm and forced him to come thru with a full $50-The third affidavit, singed by T. F, Towers, only backs up some of the statements of Judisch, He tells of being ordered out of the Judisch place by Moeller and says that the officer told the bartender to inform Judisch that he -was “nipped.Judisch and the others signed the affidavits upon the advice «*f Federal Prohibition Agent Roy 35. Mahs after they went to them for information. The Judisch place had been raided by Muhs beforeThe third trial of Mrs. Mada-lysoe Obenchain, point!y indicted with Burcb lor the murder of Kennedy. her tenner sweetheart, is to begin next Monday. Indications are. however, it will be postponed as her attorneys are hnsv with a case on trial in the federal court.There lias been no announcement from the district attorney's office Cfnc^rmng a fourth trial/for Burch.orxiing to institute an on into the dismissalinvestlga-: of liquor IMyers says that he tried to settle 1 [Continued on Paoe Njn*«n-]LOCAL MEN, AIDS OF LLOYD, ALSO DRAW RELEASELe Claire Canal is Opened by United States Government—FlotillaSCRAPPINGSHIPS ISSTOPPEDEngland Will Wait For Other Nations to Destroy Vessels, ;TREATY NOT RATIFIEDOnly Obsolete Vessel# Wiped Out by AnyNation.- J lt;li£!By TL AtxxrtoUa Pttts. . ’London, Nov. 3D.—-Great Britain will scrap no more.warships under the 'Washington a is armament treaty until the other nations have taken action and scrapped their: quota, according to the assnhuica grien a questioner in the House of Commons yesterday by Eyres Mouse* i financial secretary !o the admiralty.Asked who had ratified the treaty. Commander Mouse!! replied:“The treaty of ‘Washington has been ratified by the United States, Japan and this country, but not vet by France or Italy.“Eight British capital snips rendered useless for war.” he added, “already have been sold to and removed to shipbrcaking linns for breaking up. Six mpre'have bueu rendered incapable of iW risk service and two more will have been[Continued on P»age Nineteen.]Faced Firing Squads With a Jaunty AirSteams Into Locks From Mississippiver.by Countv Attorney W. F. thert_______who takes tlie stand that;iile/people don't want prohibition! jSTlhere is no use trying to force j \X?on them.” «K}f Off bis arrival her was greeted { v^with tlie published announcement j the 74-ycar-old county attorney ^tbat “the whole attorney general's 'iforce can come down here and see * What they ran do abcut it”-t? Declaring that be thought the ac-r*tMon ol Governor Robertson m ot-j^ering the attorney general to make «in inquiry trass -*a big joke.” ■fCouniy Attorney Sea ver made iti thql he intended to do things is otfnway until his term ex*William Bross Lloyd and Thirteen Aids Are Pardoned; Tri-City Man Among ThemEngland, Owens and Shipman Gain Liberty Thru Small’s Pardon.j Edgar Owens and L. K. Englandof Moline and Ferry Shipman. Rock 1 j Island, aids of Wiltlam Bros? Lloyd.t Meisitger. Karl F. Sandberg.] atRttonairc red Reader, sained theirChicago. Nov. TO.—Freedom and j Charles Krumbcin, Samuel Ash/ K,j bberty from the Jclict prison today as a result of Governor Lcn Smail’s wholesale pardon of members of the Com mu nisi parly, who were recently committed U» the slate penitentiary for conspiracydays of their sentences for viola-; rriM)n family limousine against the government-PRIDE OF ONEtion lt;t the Illinois anti-syndicalists j accompanied byatt- | IJoylt;Ts secretary.Governor I.cn Small commuleu1 - WiiL fiill/’Kobfrt Howe.[ahcir sentence late yejtcrday.l **how’d vou like 117” ___ _ * * * — - : Shortly before 31 o’clock last night- \Howe queried.**uOwen^ nud English, chief aids of the red Icadrr. expect to be home in time to cnjny their Thanksgiving Day dinner 'tonlcht. Shipman, too. mav reach Kork Island in timeof tho/ most important engineering j short speech project oa the Mississippi river in crowd which many years, was witnessed by over ;»00 citizens of LeClaire. Princeton,Clintozu Moline. Rock Island and Davenport and proved to be an impressive occasion.Four United States steamboats, the “LeCIairc*. x“Rnth/’ “GracS” and “Louise” with delegations from ihe chambers of commerce and cky halls of neighboring cities on board, headed into the opened locks or the canal at 2:11 in the afternoon following a voyage from the Moline locks ’ahcrc the party bad-embarked at 3:0ZAs the little ’•l^omse” slipped into the locks alongside her sister boats the immense gates were swang shut and the sleamers raised to the level of the canal. While this was go*ac on Major Ik C.welcomecanaL The middle stretch of wat-ed the canal banks and to those who had come on the four boats from Moline.The canal when finished to the last detail will cost $“2.50:090. he said. It was begun tn 1015. It is three and -a half miles long, timer has been made easily navigable by the building of scores of wing dams which have backed up tlie water in the channel, increasing its depth two fe«t.Robert E. Lee Here.Major Dunn calied attention toiiing from LcClaire down river, the i the fact that General Robert E. Iowa shore one of its banks and j Lee. the noted Confederate leader, the shore of Smith's Island to-; when a young army officer, had gether with a-long cofferdam con- j made an extensive survey of the stituting the other. !upper Tdissi^ippi river and badCompletion of the canal wipes j made an ofhcial report giving the out the danceroos chain of rapid? j “Rock Island Rapids” and the “Des which has^rince the beginning of!Moines Jlaplds~ as the worst nh-narigallon proved the greatest (strrctions Jo navigation. The lat-dancer on the entire stretch of the j ter hare since been remnrcd by Father cl Waters. The rapids.'the building of the Keokuk power beginning * at Davenport and run-; dam and the former are now re-nine to LoCIairc. are H1^ miles j moved by the Moline and LeCJairclong. The lower end has been i _canalized by the Moline canal and JGreek Cabinet Ministers Went to Their Death Courageously.ICor.tlnucd on P#oe Twelve.], ir XU Attended Fret*.Athens, Nov. 30.—Tho six cat inet ministers executed hero las Tuesday went courageously, eve; jauntily to their deaths.Theotokis, Baitazxis, and Genei al Hadjanestis wore their monocle as they took their places In tb little line before the firing sqtzadf All removed their hats excep Gour.aris who stood with hi hands in his pockets .Stratos smilingly lit a cigarfi a he took his place. /Then he hand© the silver case to the officer t chnrgo of the execution as a rig; or his appreciation of the latteri. courtesy and tact in the fa of a painful duty.Theotokis and BaJtaxis chattel gaily with Gounaris as tho brie final arrangements were made ITotopapadakis was silent am General Hadjancstis wore hi usual air of nervousness and ycsi icspncss-The death scutcnco was delivescd by the court-martial on Tjice •lay and was comtnunicatcd to thicondemned men. who had preriot removed from Averoff prly been ______on where they had said farewcR their relatives, rrotnotlv at
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Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Thu, Nov 30, 1922
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Musser P.
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