The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-22
THE PO0L-ROOM EVIL.
An Effort Being Made to Have
Them Abolished.

The Society for the Suppression of Vice
mas called meeting of citizens To consider
the evils resulting from public pool and bet.
ting rooms and to take such action as NAV bt
au,isaole TO abate them. The meeting was
70 nave been held at 70 80 o'clock Yesterday
loon IN the Chamber of Commerce.
pu. owing to the hour being inconvenipnt
W BUSINESS men it was postponed to $3.50
CLOCK this afternoon.
secretary Bennett states that ba hos hon,
promised the full support of NAM nromi :
hent business men, and that natition ~ ha
presented TO tue Legislator. asking for ,bo
si',,'I Vi me pool-rooms has already been
nronoso W ABOUT 200 leading taxpayers. he
proposes to lay before the Legislature all
'he Facts and figures of the csse. ''-
IN the last fight male bv the societv
against the pool-rooms before the last Taai:
uio, SECRETARY Bennett states thar thew
were defeated because the nooI-room na ny
the nuau buckley regular stipend to prevent
has ,oo nus being closed up. But as Buckley
Iieva ,eo tb teuSer any influence, the society he.
IesisIot nv the pool-room evils can now he
Tba al OUT OF existence.
bn me following amendment to what 10
, nnown as the Gambling Law" has haen
la Gipared Oy the society's lawyer, and it will
a 81 in.i ouleed before the Legislature nrnh-
aDiy this week: pi'o
CaIfo .loh $50 of the Penal Code OF the State of
lows: aihehded SO as 10 read as fol-
cs nectlon $50. Every person who onens or
emnIove" De open. or who conducts as owner or
nmWSSe ana whether for hire or NOT anv nnbic
inaroanE mouse or room, pool-room or booh max
of beIti' 10 which people resort for The purpose
opens "soI gambling. and every person who
RES nn causes 10 be opened. deals, plays car
Wal W. q conducts, either as owner or emll0ve
ronIeito ior hlie or not. any game faro monte
ian-ian .Ssmssquenei, Iouge-et-noir, rondo, Tan,
Iv,nr,, ~ stud-horse poker, seven and a-lIalf,
rIeIaS one, or any banking percentage game
c chaSeu WIN cards, dice or any device for money
$1,000 credit. or anything of value or repre-.
1e'al'e OF value, is punishable by fine of not
q, as orso an"l 500 nor more than $1,000, and any
secf'o convicted uader tile provisions OF This
80, ou sllilll be imprisoned in the County jail
snch such line and costs OF prosecution are paid,
49, iiIpilsonment not 10 exceed one day for
SON ,sI nviiar OF hne imposed aud every PER
snv "uC plays Tor anything OF value or bets in
or nueo room or at any such prohibited game
he S S,nI IS guilty OF misdemeanor and Shall |
ps puhlled accordingly. Tbis-secIion shall nor |
pe 30 Construed as to prohibit pooI selling or |
tbs aieding az any licensed race-tracH upon |
This i a = 2. .I pI9i nc racing thereon
anu after It's passage
ct ror tha Washington Park meeting at |
VI 0'lca3o tlls year 921 entries have been made |
as ~ asalhi 40 last year. The Great Western |
rriahdicap alone has eighty-five entries, |
WIich Is more than either the BROOKLYN or |
Suburban received. Quite a number of |
horses. O''
Inc Irotting Breeders Association will |
piEpdoR decide to give a stallion produce |
STAKE u be trotted in 1891, with guarau-
teed value OF $1,000.
ne llea of the State organizations Offering |
station races during this years circuit will |
pfooaply fall through as the owners o + the |
otate seem to prefer to keep their stations |
ioi Stu4 ana not for racing purposes.
. Adonls has been bistered for splint by |
Ofrin ,Hickok. Prince Warwick also has |
heen 9listered. Neither of them was lame,
put Hiekok thought it best to remove the
olemisLes. Both of them will be harnessed
again in few days.