The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-20
TO PERMIT
EN- PLAY
FOR MDSE.
Decline to Put the Ban
on the Turf Ex-
change

The city council met Thursday aft.
eFnoou ~ the city hail. where. after
strenuous session lasting several
hours ana where every city dad Ok
pressed himself as forclbly as fis yc
cabulary would permit the ordinance
prohibiting the operation Of slot ma
chimes Was repealed and in the future
the MACHINES may By operated pro-
yided the premiums are awarded in
merchandlse Check vending or
money mashines are stil under the
ban
Slot machines. the various and sun.
dry kinds ofslot machines. their pur.
pose, faults and sterling qualities
were discussed from every angle with
councilmen Collins and Buie fighting
the issue 10 the bitter end Also the
candy rattle boards, so common at
Ymeiide on the slrug store and con.
fectionery counters were dragged over
the Goals, fore and aft. with probably
o strong tendency at
Councilman Buie made a strong ap.
peal to the assembly 70 consider the
youth OF the ciis aai gar tae6 axe
prohibit. forever the operation OF the
machines. for. be said ID had a strong
tcdency to cultivate taste for gam.
bling that might in after years. prove
disastrous to their financial and moral
being L. r. Collins opposed the mo.
tion to repeal the former ordinance
for the reason, he said. thai there 8
a state law prohibiting the use and OPP
Grafton Of slot machines and raffles
and he was opposed to anything con.
trary 10 the laws enacted by the state
legislature.
Councilmen Driggers, Coffman, Lou
than. Spencer, Temple and Evans we're
in favor Of the repeal for reasons
which each explained The main idea
prevailing was that there was no ne
cessIty Of perecuiing a poor little
innocent Slot machine whose mission
in this world IS simply % advertise
and sen goods and nor e lead a mar
astray along the rocky road OF gam
bier. Councilman I'D Evans pointed
to the fact thar the machines had been
operated in a way since the ordinance
prohibiting same had been PASSED. and
further stated that he was in favor Of
enforcing that ordinance to the letter
as long as it was in force. but was in
favor OF its repeal on the grounds that
T. did no one any harm any served
only as an advertisement and vender
OF cigars or other merchandise. The
difference ia check vending or money
machines and the machines where the
customer gets value received Tor each
nickel played therein was demonstrate
ed and the general opinion was that
"sure thing" machines could do moth
ing more harmful TO the community
than to promote the interest OF the
owners.
A motion was made by Q coffman,
seconded by Ed Evans. that the ordini
ance prohibiting the operation Of slol
machines be repealed. the only stipu
lation being thai the winners be paid
in merchandise, E r. Collins offered
an amendment. which was seconded
BY Councilman Bulc to the effect that
the repeal have no effect with that
part Of the original ordinance which
Is In accord with the state laws. The
amendment was lost and the origina
motion carried Copneilmen Collins
and Buie voting No as against tbs
affirmative votes 81 the remainder o.
the body
The repeal will act only IN an emer
gency and a complete 6rainance VII
be drafted by City Attorney Harr,
Hammerly before the next cornci
meeting, covering the proposition L
detail
An ordinance drafted by City Attor
ney Hammerly, declaring the Turf ES
change operating in chickasha q pub
lie nuisance was voted down after con
siderable argument for and agains
the ordinance
Ii was deemed advisable. consider