The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-20

this despicable evil.
 J. M. Kennedy, prominent mer- chant, had convictions equally as posi- tive:
 First of all" said MT. Kennedy. "the Jackson ordinance should be repealed. It should be repealed and the proper authorities should be given all the power that the law can bestow to curo this evil. It Is doubtfui Il samoins can he comn,etely eradicated. In the pIaoes where they have the most strin- gent laws. some gambling goes on, but 1t can be curbed. and the city Of Mont gomery should put all tne restraint possible upon 1t.
 "The City Council of Montgomery should mass laws that will restrain rambIing, and then 1t will be up to the Chief of Police to put them into execu- tion.."
 Keep Up Campaign, Says Mir. Walker. J. T. Walker. well-known broker said: T am heartily opposed to the Jack son amendment. No obstacle of any sort should be thrown in the way of the police. I believe that there should he no iet-up in this campaign that has been inaugurated. It should be kept nm until gambling is utterly destroyed Raid after raid should be made on these dens until no man should feel that he was safe from the police In any gambling room in Montgomery. II necessary, these raids should De made every fifteen minutes.
 "I believe that a puphc meeting should be held. A meeting 0f this sort could do a great deal in carrying for ward the reform the city so much needs. At this juncture think that the people of the city should cooper ate heartily with tho police department in everything that Is done to suppress gambling"
 Three others. w. W. Pearson, R. O Blakey and w. M. Hudson. were heart fly in favor of the re-enactment of the original city ordinance. and they were doubtful as to the merits or the sun. day night raid of the Merchants Hote by the police. ..
 T am convinced that the police didn't go about 1t in the right way" said Mir Blakey. referring to the Sunday night raid Their failure to apprehend the promoters of the gambling institution at their game exposes the utter fndir' ference of the police.
 n endorse the section of the code as it stood before amended"
 ..Mr. Pearson declared that the only remedy for the situation was in the original section.
 Gaming is as much an offense in a private residence or club as 1t Is in a public one. and Section 1123 would com pei the police to act in all cases. AL though the amendment aims at the ho- tels and public places. 1t gives more sway to them than ever before"
 The opinion of G. w. Ellis. the senior member of a leading furniture establishment, coincides with that of Mir Blakey and Mir. Pearson.
 ''The ordinance should be more com prehensive than the Jackson amend ment makes it," said Mir Ellis. "and in my opinion the best thing to do is to go back to the original section.
 T am at least glad to see move on the part of the police to suppress gam = bling so far as the law governs 1t"
 Mir. Sidney Straues and MT. Sam Strauss, well-known and highly es- teemed citizens of Montgomery. desire the statement made that they have no connection with s. B. Strauss, who was arrested in the police raid on the Mer- chants Hotel Sunday night, and that 6. B. Strauss is unknown to them.
 s. B. Strauss gave his occupation as q travelling salesman.