Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1910 — BUCKET SHOPS [ARTICLE]

BUCKET SHOPS

Have Taken Warning From the Government Activities. Washington, 1). C., April 30. Results , already have been accomplished indirectly by the crusade of the Department of Justice against the bucket shop business. In addition to the offices affected by the indictments against a number of principals scores of houses in the Middle West have' closed their doors, ami others are expected to follow. The Government is putting forth every effort to bring to Washington for trial the persons now under the ban, and hopes to have the cases well in hand - for the falF term of the District Courts.

Henry S. Robbins, of Chicago, who has been appointed by At-torney-General Wickershatri to assist in the prosecution’ . has had charge of the cases which- have come to the Supreme -Court as a result -of the activity of the Chicago Board of Trade. .Should the efforts' of the department toward breaking up the business entirely prove unavailing by prosecution under existing laws, it is s^ld'that new .legislation will be asked of Congress, This probably will take the form of making it an offense ■to communicate between the states by wire or otherwise information for the purpose of conducting or maintaining a bucket shop, and also making it an offense to lease wires for the purpose.