Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-15
8TArUs or POOL HALL OWNERS
IN IOWA HAS NOT CHANGED
s,NcE 1878.
LAW 40 70 oAMsLlNo
Is AGED AND pEcREpl1
No New Ruling Issued From Attorney
osnsral's Office One City Council IN
Southern lows Votes 70 Suspend
Operation OF Code Of Iowa-Law Has
Net Been Generally Enforced.
Special to es-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 15.-It IL stated at
the office Of the attorney general. the
most Of the office force being absent,
that as q matter Of fact there has been
no decision recently by that depart
ment to the effect that it is contrary
to Iowa laws to run billiard or pool
business on the principle of the loser
In each game paying for the games.
Attorney General Cosson has not said
anything or done anything whatever to
change the status of the pool hall own
ers or managers or to newly interpret
the laws Of the state.
1t appears, however. that II there
was any offender 1t was Attorney Gen.
eral Remley who delivered an opinion,
with which all peace officers every
where are familiar, in which he de-
clared that it had been held by the
supreme court that playing at billi-
ards or pin pool with the agreement
that the losing party shall pay for the
games played is gambling" This is
based on the code section 1864:
III any person play at any game for
any sum of money or other property
of any value or make any bet or wager
for money, or other property Of value
he shall be guilty Of misdemeanor."
In the code this is following by the
comment that
ment that
Playing at billiards or pin pool with
the agreement and understanding that
the losing party shall pay for the same
is gambling"
This was the substance of decision
rendered in 1875 by the supreme court
Of Iowa in a case from Shelby county,
the decision being written by Chief
Justice Miller. In another and later
decision it was decided also that
whether the game played Is one Of
skill or one of chance is immaterial
AS to whether or not the code Of
Iowa IL In full force and effect in ev-
cry part Of the state there has been
nothing new lately. 1t is understood
that in one southern Iowa city the city
council some time ago, following a let
ter which Attorney General Cosson
wrote In regard to candy raffles and
other forms of gambling, passed a res
olution suspending the operation of the
code until after Jan. 1, and granting
immunity to offenders during the holi-
day time. It is supposed that unless
the city council takes action of this
kind the code is recognized.
Henry Wallace says that very likely
the next national conservation con-
gress will be held in Indianapolis,
where permanent headquarters has
been established. President White, of
Kansas City. Is taking steps to make
the next congress great event. Mr..
Wallace is a member of the executive
committee as also is Mr.. Pinchot and
Mr.. Baker, both former presidents. The
work of the conservation congress and
the national conservation association
has been to some extent divided, the
association having headquarters in
Washington to look after the interests
Of the people at political headquarters.
There are a dozen cities willing to en-
terrain the conservation congress next
year.
The success Of the fruit show in con-
nection with the convention of the
Iowa State Horticultural Society has
been such that a big apple and flower
show is being planned for next year.
The exhibitions have long been held
in the corridors of the state house, but
the society is willing to take larger
or more convenient headquarters at
any time that the show can be made
Of sufficient Importance to attract q
crowd. It is believed this can be done
next year provided 1t is good fruit
year.