Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1913 — STEPS TAKEN TO PREVENT GAMBLING [ARTICLE]

STEPS TAKEN TO PREVENT GAMBLING

Governor Assurod by Prosecutor That Local Officers Can Handle Situation. y'. r_Indianapolis, June 26. - Following a conference yesterday morning between Governor Ralston and Thomas M. Honan, attorney general, the governor announced that arrangements had been perfected whereby the state officials will prevent gambling at the Porter race track. The Mineral Springs Jockey club has planned ‘ts first 1913 racing meet to begin July 5, a date when Governor Ralston and the attorney general will both be out of the state, attending the Gettysburg celebration. Advices to the governor from Walter J. Fabing, prosecuting attorney of the new circuit, Porter county, and from A, D, Bartholomew, appointed judge of the new court by the governor, have Ld the state officials to the belief that the local authorities at Porter will be able to take care of the racing situation. Coupled with this fact Is the belief that the promoters of the track will not attempt to stage such a meet as. characterized the opening of the track last fall, when Chicago gamblers ran riot on the course, and open bookanaking was the rule. The governor has received communications from the officials of the meet assuring him that the officers are doing everything possible to prevent a repetition of last year’s embarrassing situation to the Indiana governor, While the governor and attorney general are gone, J. E. McCullough, of the attorney general’s office, and Burt New, legal clerk to the governor, will” be in direct communication with the Porter county officials and will be empowered to act quickly if situation arise wherein the state is called to take a hand. None of the state officials anticipate such a situation, it is said. The ball game at Remington last Sunday between that town and Otterbein went for twelve innings and resulted in a victory for Otterbein. The Press says it was one of the best games ever played in Remington. At the end of the ninth inning the score stood Ito 1. In the tenth each got one score and In the eleventh each annexed another. In the twelfth Otterbein put three men over the plaite and Remington failed .to score. Douglas had pitched -the first eleven innings for Remington, hut was unable to pitch in the twelfth, having injured his back. MeOollough then went in and' he was not in condition and the Otterbein players touched him up for three runs. Sheldon is to play Remington Sunday. Monroe Carr has had quite poor health during this spring and has only been able to work part of the time and is now confined at his home in the northwest part of town and it is expected to operate on him for gall stones in a day or two. This morning his sister, Mrs. Larjrip Pptts, doubtless in a well meaning way, starred out with a subscription paper for him and procured some financial aid, although' at every point almost sthe was told that she should appeal to the board of Charities in case her brother was really in need, and finally she was asked to stop the canvassing. The board of charities has funds to take care of worthy and needy cases and that is the place to make appeals. The Republican is informed that Mrs. Potts was canvassing without the knowledge or consent of her brother and that it was not his desire that she do so.