Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 June 1950 — Page 2
Game Rings
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SESE — parts’ of the nation. Fs OPOTE OHH “flatly stated: - laws.”
g to either a fine or court ££ virtually never imposed.
discharged without penalty. For the few defendants found
guilty, the average fine was
tences.
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our timex within a short Once he was fined $10, and on his fourth court appearance the judge assessed a penalty of $15. There was a total ahsence of sincerity on the part of either the police or- the judges in attempting to enforce the gambling laws. . ...... TT Se] tions prevail in numerous sections of the coun
try. ; Source of Power Two factors are thought to J contribute to nonenforcement - 7" of the gambling laws.
said that there has been developed in America a tradition of lawbreaking. In the second place, the tre_~mendous Importance of gam: bling interests to dictate local law enforcement policies. = Large segments of the pop- - plation believe the existing laws are and desirable; - But too many citizens consider
In Service—
"3 Local Navy
Army College Graduates 2 Officers
Participating in the first - major fleet eércises to be held , In West Coast waters ‘were Done Cam W. Bylvia, 4dreman, USN, 4654 Norwaldo Ave.; ~~ Fuller; Seinian apprentice, USN, 2010 Mars Hiii Ave. and Lt. ig) a M, Strebel, S028 Park Ave, :
Cel. George E. Goodwin, 24 EK. | B6th 8t., and Lt. Col. Hcward z Baker, 6184 Primrose Ave. ‘cently were graduated from Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kas. They were among 116 Reserve
tending th special Achool,. Sa _ Indianapolis men men who recent United ?
from Mediterranean cruises y Willian H. Ross, boatswain's "mate, 3/c, 3026 N. New Jersey = Bt; Pedro A. DeLaCruz Jr, storekeeper, 3/c, 522 BE. Merrill St; Carl E. Brooks, seaman apprentice, 1328% Centrel Ave,; Richard E. Wright, seaman apprentice, 819 N, Brant 8t.; Donald L. Farrell, fire control technician, 3/¢, 2820 W. 10th St.; Raymond - D. Kestler, commigsaryman, 17/c, = 208 Olive 8t.; Walton G. Good- , Seaman apprentice, 2311 N. Gale 8t, and Ralph L. Geisen-| dorff, quartermaster, 1/c, 2208 E., 25th St. ; 2 I Atlantic Maneuvers
During one period studied in Chicago, of b385 persons ar- | rested for gambling, 5023 were |
$15.25. There were no jail sen- |
An employee of one notorious |
In the first place, it has been |
James E.
and National Guard officers at -
‘But It Likes To Risk A
Enforcement Officials Often Lax, Are Powerful Forces
of a series condensed from a sciéentifie research Into all aspects of gambling in America. By VIRGIL E. PETERSON ating Director of the Chicago Crime Commission The laws prohibiting gambling are poorly enforced in most ganizations run Hlegal gam-
FUTON 6T Yiilitice in Cincinnatl, o 0. i
costs, and jan sentences wers |
laws,
| dorses a program of strict traffic enforcement, he is usually thinking of violations committed by others. y
mth EATING. “In the Abstract, " gays Prof. ‘Merriam, “every city is against | gambling, and would vote | strongly against the repeal of statutes forbidding it. But in the
deeply interested in strict enforcement of the laws _Against | of chanee™ 1 A Moral Issue? Frequently discussions of | { gambling laws have been confined to moral {ssues. Whether gambling is moral -or- immoral ‘becomés the principal point of contention. Perhaps that gince wide-open professional | gambling has usually flourished | to the greatest extent In. an atmosphere of easy morals. Underworld history reveals that there has always been a close | -working -—reiationship between the vice lords and the gambling | kings. Often
the control of both
a
| 2727. Guilford Ave, and Augustus {Denmon, steward, 1/¢, R. R. 1,
Bridgeport. “Inthe Western Pacific with
Deglsc ville ‘d.; Donald ¥. Hyfield, fire-| W man; 5834 Universit Robert N. Bowman, seaman apprentice, 1401 W, Hill St. Recruits ir Training Undergoing recruit training at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill, are Raymond H., Ben nett, seaman recruit, 1600 N Fé Delaware St.; Robert L. Doane 1948 Ludlow Ave; David L. Adams, 4648 Evanston Ave,
f municipality has heen vatted in
a |
| way of getting money for holy | “Several: judges refuse to enforce the gambling | causes from people who otherMany of the defendants found guilty were not required | | wise wouldn't contribute if the .
it “their right to disregard those | | When the citizen heartily in- |
| respect for American laws.” Prof. Charles Edward .Mer- | riam has referred to the double |
: | standard moral 3 ~ Rambling es establishment was.ats. i ty. in, Aeallng.
concrete, the citizens are not
hat. AL.48.. well. Blo ds “bookmaking has increased | enormously since the pari-
| |
is inevitable | race track betting theoretically
{ is confined to the race track, | state control [are possible to a greater exteat
Seventh Fleet are William W. her, seaman, 3944 Millers
the same individuals. e real motive, however, for ad tren the gambling statutes is “easy money.” : . A well-known columnist, Herb Graffis, recently wrote: “Churches ‘and charitable or-
| Almighty pushed a 45 at them.”
But as to other law violators, | “Mr. Graffis observed the atti- | tude is usually expressed some- {| what as follows: ‘Those Com- . mies—they ought *o be run out of the country. They've got no
Bookies Crop Up The fact that a person may
states and be permitted legally | to wager has added to the prob- | {| lems of enforcing the antigambling statutes in general. Those who favored paris ‘mutuel wagering at race tracks contended that their plan would eliminate the handbook. John Richard O'Hara states
mutuel machines were legalized in 23 states, although the cone viction was that it would be uproot The pari-mutuel system ' of
affords the customer gambling ' that is honest. When wagering
and supervision
i than - In dny other form of | gambling. - Yet the history of race track | gambling contains many sordid
| chapters involving fraud on the i part of horse owners, | prostitution and Eambiing ina and jockeys.
trainers _ Many _under-
in. West Coast Games
St, and Edward C. Silk, 1015 Broadway.
the Air Tactical Sch~ol at Tyndall Alr Force Base, Panama City, — Lt. R. H. Hodgins, 6120
740. 8. ridian St.
Serving with the the Eighth Army) in Japan are Pfe. Raymond D Hawkins, 2915 Rader Si: Pvt. Charles R. Edwards, 2528 Columbia Ave.; Pfc, Eugene O. Crayton, 610 W. 26th St; Pfe. Emerson, 1326 N, Pershing Ave.;' 3! Pvt, Herbert Reeves, 548 Udell! St, and 2nd Lt. John A. Sears, 4208 Otterbein Ave,
James E. Curtis, 943 N. Alabama
A racin pigeon, dpparen apparen flying a great als-
tance, fell out of a tree at Hel
feet of B-year-old Jerry Mansfield near his home at 842 Udell today. A metal band around one leg bears the inscription AU 49 Chicago and Chicago 26338. On the other leg, the number 738 is writ-| ‘ten on a strap made of rubberized material.
{house and showed it to his mother. \It now occupies a comfortable box
claims it.
Recently participating in Western Atlantic. maneuvers aboard the escort. carrier USS Palau were Joseph H. Leppert, elec tronics technician, 2/c, 1621 Tal bot Bt; David M, ‘Neely, seaman,
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world characters have been identified directly or indirectly with racing. The problem -of enfor~zment of the ga gambling laws in general
ment. - - race-track wagering in several states. ar CERIN ON the Pe The. distress caused by commercialized gambling has always fallen with greatest weight on families with low incomes. Gambling is merely a method whereby wealth is redistributed from the many into the hands of th: few, The business of {| gambling is entirely parasitic, purpose |
he gambles
for support.
and exists for the sole of exploiting a human ‘weakhess. ~The BABI hGRE Patron 82 a clas: necessarily loses financially, To The laws against g.. bling in the United States are not intended to regulate the private morals or habits of individuals, For example, most antigambling statutes do nc* make it unlawful to play or bet at | ~vardy ut TH private house or reridence, from which the public is excluded. In some Jurisdictions, casual hetting or gaming is not prohibited. But most laws do prohibit the business of gambling which exists solely to exploit a human
(easily explainable localities.
The sources and
for entire families of many who
patronize professional gambling | courts. = houses. ; Under such The gambling:tiouse pro- | tne nonenforcement . of
prietor relies on a m ematical percentage which assures him of p Soong 2 is CA
ights
the other hand, defies the laws
Dr... and Lt WW. B-Pish |
Flufty, Washable
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of | mathematics and logic. Governed by his emotions, in | which superstition Plays a strong part, he contributes to the gambling establish- |
No Mystery
mgr fbers this eMOtIoNEY" ApH wo | becomes so overpowering that away wealth as well as his -for some time to come. ! principal sufferers in such cathe are members of his family who are wholly dependent upon him
The lenient attitude in many courts toward gamblers
The tremendous political in. | L-finence of professional gamblers would make it inexpedient for judges to arouse their ill will. In one important county, the gambling interests were so powerful politically that during a period of 30 years no candidate for sheriff was elected who pledged a policy of enforcing the gambling Jaws... unlimited financial reelection workers available to the gamblers made it “political suicide to oppose them. At various times in many -of our largest cities; gambling kings have also ruled over the political machinery and exerted tremendous influence over the police, the prosecutors, and the
cireumstances |
{| gambling laws is no mystery. by Ame: and Socia Dis
a em i ar {job of quarreling. 1 United. Peaturs "syndicate, Ine.
ishe had listened closely she would
went with fast girls, I personally feel hurt to thin
‘vand I singfp the church choir. §
with the name of “fast girl.” {not fast at all. Girls like you, “M: and M." were jealous of her popularity and gave her that name. 1 like the answer you gave those girls, Mrs. Manners, and truly ‘hope they take your advice. From lexperience I've found that if you are busy in good you soon forget your troubles, POPULAR BEECH GROVE TEEN-AGER Girls Dlaming their unpopularty on _ high morals are kid-.. ding themselves just as much as | the girls who think they'll stay | popular with. low morals, aren't they? If “M. and M.” could talk to a truly honest girl who has tottered frequently from the purity pedestal she'd hear a girl far from happy: She wouldn't tell them. it. wak. fun. betavesti-calls;- | knowing when the phone rang it would mean just another pointless evening, with no strings attached, She’d be bitter. All men are heels, she'd say. | She'd admit few of them asked her to marry them or introduced | her to their family and friends.
Disgusted With Rumors I GET so disgusted v ith people who have nothing to do but start false rumors.
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I AM a high school girl 15 years/ They will they observ:
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I have plenty of dates. aor biatt the spiritual But I can’t seem to get along|girector of the lis Hewith the girls. I try to be nice t0prew Congregation Rabbi
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