Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-30
STOPS GAMBLING

STUBS G.AMlBLlN6
SENATE, TAXES "A. HAND IN RE
so sTRlcTivE, LEGISLATION. !
sftI b5gGaa9 z-7z1l 1895 5vaa .ss,s35
HAMlL az Bill.oy ISL eAD0PTED
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Prohibits Slot Machines and Selling
.91l'5h ORANGES on Anything = 30
9iSi'l@ ~ OF Value. aai'i9N W." q
Des MONIES The senate has taken
hand in restrictive iegislation.a 9 The
Hafnill bill, which will rewrite the en-
tire anti-ganlbling law, was adopted
The bill prohibits gambling of any
sort-even. slot machines-and sell,
Ing chances ON anything Of value.
Under the new bill any person con-
Quoting or being Interested In any
game of chance $ for money will be
liable! to fine of from 100stos$1 600
and any person leasing property for
gambling houses is subject toiasse,i
we're penalty. Any person winning
any money OF, valuable thing from an an
other by use of any "brace" game,
marked cards. loaded dice. or any
confidence game will be guilty Of fell
ony and Table to imprisonment III The
penitentiary..i The solicitation of any
person to enteraa gambling house for
the purpose Of gambling will he. a
dismeanor. Any gambling apparatus
will be declared a.pubtic, nuisance and
the officers OF the law, will be order,
ed to seize such, apparatus. which iitl
shall be destroyed by order Of court.
L is made the duty of officers to keep
places where gambling Is suspected
undersssurEeilancs and raid sthemson
any occasion when it Is believed
gambling is in progress.
Reported for Passage.
Representative Calkinss BILL pfoy1d.
ing for d legislative committee OF five
to visit all state institutions between
the date of the generals election and
the convening Of the Legislature has
been reported for passage by. the
ways and means committee of the
lower house. 1t provides that the gov
ernor shall appoint- five. representa-.
tives and senator-elect as special
committee to visit all state institu-
tions and be ready with report
early in; the session. The bill Is an
outgrowth of the controversy at the
beginning of this session as to
whether separate committees should
disappointed to visit each institution,
as 1.-THE custom has, been lat r,preYious
sessions: The problem was solVed
for the present session by the appoint
ment OF single ecemmittee to, visit
each of the three state schools and
any sother state institution about which
the appropriations committees desir-
ed Information.
After White Save TranTc.. -'--- '--.-- .
Toainitiate some state movement
that would put stop TO- all future
whits-save traffic IN lowe, y. (. Hicks
of aOttumwa, well known Feformer.
has come to Des MONIES to interest
Governor Carroll and the egisaature
in bis, work. For years Mr. ticks
has been making u Study of the white
slaHe.trafic in Iowa and the number
ofsgirls who are victims sin thfss traffic
yearly. Because he has come te
realize that an enormous number Of
yong women in Iowa are lured from
homes IN the country into lives Of
shame In cities like fDes Moines. Chi
cage, Omaha and Denver, Mr.. Hicks
believes that the time has come wher
there Should be an ironclad law upor
the statute books oflIowa- that woult
make a. promoter OF such ii traffic ,
prisoner for life. 5G
controls Board waiting. s g.is
The, members of the board of con
trolsand the heads of the State inst
tutions under the management of tn,
board have adopted a waiting game
Though their methods have been crit
cised- by members Of the legis
lature and stories Of mtsmalagemen
and even of cruelty have been told
they.rare not disposed- to make. al,
answar suntil AN official Investigator
is made and they are oMclsllys ashe,
toSdefend themselves. The head of ev
cry state institution under the boar
Is attending the quarterly meetings
but none Of. these men has. Wor,
toy say about the legislative fnvestiga
ton: ge5ES'g2 III 5YG
Rankin Blh' Reported OUT: .a9e
The committee on suppression r.
intenperance in the lower house ha
RECOMMENDED for passage JA.Jc. sRanI
n'Sbill providing for the appoin
ment BY the governor of two stat
commi ssionsrs whose duty It shall b
to- ferret out and prosecute violation
Of the liquor laws.
Contrary to- expectations the bi
was supported by all factions Of 9TH
temperance and prohibit ion forces
Nins~"Lifers" Learn Their Fate =
The senate pardons committee re
port. adverse to clemency for, nine o
the. eleven conyicts who asked TO
parole. was adopted by the senate
This leaves but two cases not dis
posed Of. Some Of those whose ,applI
cations! were rejected Will proBabl,
appeal to the parole board and COVER
ner soon. ~ Y
Veterinary Department. ets Increase
The house passed the Doe bill /,