Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-22
CHECK GAMBLING CRUSADE
Board Of Supervisors Refuses to Allow
Bills Of Outside justices.
COLLEGES OBJECT ~ THE POOL HALLS
Results would seem 10 Indicate
SoIdiers' Preference Law Must
he Amended Before u Can
he Made Effective.

(From Stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES. June 2L-lSpecialD-A
check was put in the crusade against
gambling In this city, started by Justice
Saylor of Livingston township, today when
the Board Of Supervisors indicated strongly
that it would not allow the costs for the
transcript OF any case where the Sayluv-
Vile justice meddled in other than his
own township affairs. The city OF Des
Moines il all located in Lee and Des
Moines townships, each of which has two
justices. Saylorville is an adjoining town
ship. At the meeting of the Board of Su-
pervisors today Livingston had several
bills for transcripts which wefe FOR ar
rests made I'm Des Molnes. though listed
as in Saylor township. The transcript has
4 been approved by the attorney Of the
boards, otherwise il would have been re-
fused, according to the statements Of the
supervisors, the approval of the attorney
making it possible for the justice to use
and collect the amount The supervisors
instructed the attorney not to approve
quite so readily in the future and there
are strong indications that the supervisors
by holding the string to the purse Of the
county with authority to hold back the
fees to the justice may put check to
Livingston's crusade of reform.
College Presidents Against Pool.
President Osborn of Des Moiues college,
President Longwell of Highland Park col
lege and President Bell OF Drake uni
versity held a conference with City At
torney Bremmer on the subject of pool
halls in the hope of inducing the city coun-
Gil 70 pass an ordinance prohibiting pool
halls within a specified distance, probab bly,
half a mile, of any college or school. The
agitation for such an ordinance arose first
over the objection Of President Longwell
to the establishment of pool hall in High
land park.
Equitable May He First.
Under the new law, which permits Iowa
insurance companies to erect home Offices,
the Equitable Life Insurance company Of
Iowa may be the first to build. The COM
pany is now investigating the Essex build
ing on Sixth avenue with a view to en-
trely rebuilding it for a home office.
Wanted a Real" Judge.
Miss Hazel Ford of Redheld, IA, spoiled
a double wedding yesterday by refusing TO
be married by anything but real judge.
Miss Ford was to marry W. p. Johnson.
also of Redheld, and Miss Lois Sloan was
to be married to ]. f. Harper, both Of
Redfeld. They reached the court house
after the district judges had gone and there
was nothing about but a justice Of the
peace. The other three parties were will
ing to substitute the Justice but Miss
Ford demanded real judge or no mar
riage. The real judge couldn't be had till
this morning and their marriage was there
! fore postponed till today. when Judge Nc
Henry performed the service Miss Sloan
and Harper were married yesterday after
noon by the Justice
Increases Capital stock.
The Interurban railway has increased it's
! capital stock to 81, 10000, the Increase to
be used to complete the line to Perry and
the promotion Of a line to Carlisle.
! Must Change the Law.
That change In the soldiers preference
| law is necessary before the law will be-
come effective is becoming every day more
apparent in this state The law has been
/ held to be constitutional by the supreme
court and the law gives the right of man
I damus to old soldiers to force city coun-
ellis and public officials in giving them
employment when it is shown that they
are capable of filling the position sought.
Yet in the case of Shaw against the City
of Marshalltown, which was the original
/ test case. Shaw has not yet secured the
/ position and does not seem likely to, and
| in the two cases from this city, one for
street commissioner and the other for city
clerk, they have neither secured the po-
| sition nor been able to collect the dam
ages which the law allows. Councils and
/ officials are ignoring the law, and refusing
| to obey the orders of the courts.
Money still In Bank.
There is $4,000 in the Mechanics Savings
bank of this city that contributed by
| the people Of Iowa for the relief OF the
sufferers Of California. Because of some
| conflict between the California cities as to
! which city should have the money It was
! held here and is still awaiting orders. The
committee appointed by the governor will
meet this week to try and decide what tc
! do with the money.