Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1909 — TAFT HOPES TO STOP GAMBLING IN FUTURES [ARTICLE]

TAFT HOPES TO STOP GAMBLING IN FUTURES

Conference to Frame Preientlie legislation Called. Washington, Dec. 28. —Stock gambling in products of the farm will be prohibited if a recommendation to be made to congress by President Taft is enacted into law. Stock gambling will form tbe subject of a conference soon to be held at the White House. The president will make known his views either In a special message or in a report on a bill soon to be introduced by Representative Scott of Kansas. After a conference with Secretary Wilson, Scott introduced a bill prohibiting the use of the malls for any transaction having to do with future gambling on farm products. The measure places stock gambling transactions on the postoffice department fraud list. It has been suggested that the use of telegraph and telephone lines should be denied stock gamblers and an effort will be made to frame a provision of law that will accomplish this purpose.