South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-10
Though Rule TO Tighten Lid Re-
ferS Only to Public GAM
bling Safety Board Members
Say Lid Not Off for Private
Violations.
NgT POLICE ENOUGH
TO CLOSE EVERYTHING
Mayor Keller Says Secret Gam
bling viii Be Prosecuted If
Discovered, But Chief Not
Instructed to Prevent All Of 1t

Whether a prohibition Of card
playing or dice throwing for money
or merchandise, lin a public place or
in place commonly known TO the
gambling fraternity as a poker room.
as issued 10 Chief OF Police Kerr Fri
day Will still permit quiet gambling
ia homes, Office rooms, and Out-of-
the-way places, became a matter OF
speculation on the streets following
notice OF the safety board order Sat
urday morning.
1T is not intended to-" said Mayor
Keller when interviewed aneat the
apparent Joker" Saturday. land IL
anyone catches anyone else trying 20
take advantage of il all they need To
do is 10 make complaint supported by
the facts and they will find out. 1t
would take a police force quite cut OF
proportion TO the city's finances 10
patrol all the homes in South Bend or
To keep an eye on all secret places
where gambling may be attempted.
and as / take IL the order was intend
ed 10 direct the chief to close known
places in particular and watch for the
others in general
IF what the mayor construes il TO
mean is not what IL says. il is because
we did not have the language To eN-
press ourselves added Pres +. T..
Augustine. Augustine says he called
attention to the clause when the mat
ter was under consideration, and such
was the explanation that it drew from
the other members OF the board
so far as am concerned az means
the same as though the clouse We're
not there at all. when a law violation
is discovered" he concluded.
Thinks Last Clause Enough.
Clement <. SmogCr, another mem
ber of the safety board, and regarded
as one Of the more liberal G. the num-
ber. is likewise emphatic that the
clause is no intended "joker" and
calls attention to the closing sentence
in the order, as covering all possible
loop holes. That clauses disclaims
consent to any other violations Of the
law. but recognizes that these Of
fences are most obnoxious at the
present time, and that the best ef-
forts Of the police department should
be directed against them first.
THE final conclusion Of the order
is according to Smogor. that card
playing or dice throwing for money
or merchandise be not permitted
anywhere when discovered"
John A. Hibberd speaks similarly
Of the order, bat admits that it ls
somewhat limited in its terms. With
our limited police force we cannot
look into every mock and corner or
the city so we told TO look out Tor
the known public places especially
The last clause in the order covers
gambling in private places. The Ian
guage was not intended for '5oker
or an extension Of the privilege or
gambling but to cali the attention OF
the police 20 the particular places thaS
must be looked out for"
Was a Lengthy Session.
Otherwise. and taking the mayor
and mem bers of the board az their
own interpretations, the directions 20
T~,-frH az u
sweeping.
II was the first regular meeting of
the board since it's organization f1I-
ture meetings are 10 be held Friday
mornings at O'Clock instead OF "A
the afternoon as at first intended. Tho
board also decided 10 meet Jointly with
the board Of works next Thursday
night at 7:30 O'Clock 20 consider
building ordinance. Otto Schultz was
named a substitute fireman.
The order OF Chief Kerr came as the
result Of the first two hours OF delib-
Grafton.
Notable among the ministers pres
eut were Rev. +. x. DOugherty of the
Grace @. F. church Rev. II. =. Hos
letter of the Westminster Presbyteri-
an church and Rev. n. NJ. AppleDy'
who explained that they had been
called up and asked 20 be present hy
Or. T. g.. Galloway. 81 called I'd
every minister in the city said DR.
Galloway "and urged them 20 attend
TO lend their influence toward carry
ing out what we elected Mayor Keller
for" lie understood that the session
would be an open one.
Tt was after . o'clock before Mayor
Keller entered the board OF safety
rooms. the closed session having tnen
been on for about an hour. By that
time the ministers had dispersed and
left the building. At 3.f5 Pres. AI-
gustine emerged and invited toe press
representative in and handed each
COPY OF their orders 20 the chief
40 explanation was made 0t tAs
process 90 elimination by which the
sweeping order finally issued vas
reached Bearing the signature ot
aU the members. it represents unani-
nous agreement IN the final conclu-
sion az le~st. The only comment ad-
vanced cane from Pres. AuguStin'
and Mr. Hibberd. the latter or whom
gave the reporters 20 understand that
the order issued was all that has been
done conveying the inference that
nothing had been held back FOR sup
plmyutal orders.
How the Board Stood.
That IL took nearly two hours 90
put the order across IS accepted sc
some evidence that not all was har-
mony behind the closed doors. How
ever. the board appears 20 have been
more or less iovial about lt. occasion
al bursts or laughter. being heard out
side. and no rancorOus retOrts