The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-25
GAMBLING
is POPULAR
5r,n ii.iS.or Has TAD No ssf.st aSc
crac asr7cs Are Ss'a9 salcy1
III Marty Sections 81 tie
cs,su-g-y.

Naw YORK, sepG 25.--PronibiIion
= az whistler. vines and beer has MAO
: li1tIa or no Act effect an The 1re9s
. lert.s,s Of gamal3rg throughout INC
limited sFare4s, according TO reports
fl,rz4sae6 The United Press By pei1c''
, authorities IL eighteen cities.
E.suiytay to the question whether
Ethera was a decrease or increase q
= pa.s1nlir g---ssIea a. rzGerraex SetIlElg,
4 texer c8ayi.g. crsZ sioGr4lg aid TIE
Ri ISlts.--.tisr..s fi4iS.s showed Goil4s1rl's
rEas there was a decrease, Ehlle llLle
4 said gaming had Increased s7ree Tie
country went dry.
Il n nearly every city, however ofT!-
GALS said shooting dScs was tas "a.
/. vorI1a Sport Of Large majority OF
:. gamblers, v59n poker boosSs.-ss1!E.g
I and saseba4I pools following = or
\ der,
I PaTjsgwf7fx IS a digest or the rsrlIes
I frasys the police and local authorities
Z Ns-s Y,.rfS.--fsa rfslslls.y has Increases.
Z here Within me LAST year. PosS:s ario
4 ,Eas--..Iatrss. lGen have maze naore:
sres-e1E raids aud the zI1l5er OK
( arrests has been 90 per cent greater
thaa he-er5f1-s Craps poker loG
ferries ans. 5ookEslaklr4y have appeared.
IA &C. the favorfre forTas o. gzsalEa 2
Mas- ef the coffee raids have been u
faa t3rr.e- rsnderiaiE district, where
sIsd there have Beer numerous ras6s
On Gootleggers.
4 f.riasga--There f.as been De-
crease III gambling n Chicago, &C,
ers.s4az 10 CHEF et PoI51e CarrftT.
There have Been practically 10 cf'fss~
c5e.1ts es 1olssr o3ay5lg Or COOK
making, Ext African g6lf Gcra2sg
games have been siscoTeEs1 scores
AZ tires OF. tE.e lake front
p1igz1si5osss. a. Gambling here = o..
sse decline, said 9.cerE.teT.etsT.t Or
Pcltes Mills. VITO was Inclined 10
credit tte ed-1iSl5n 20 greater police
pfyTarcs rstzsr than 70 an aec121
falti-y OF os TIE sport 3fsreS1aag
crscs lads r. popularity, Arrests
rave beer few.
FGsraa--T aers s s"sAgas ID
I crease II garas4rz Fssrs. police ss5.
POKER ard craps appear 20 be rEa-
Esgy 4 reck and neck race FOR Doprs-
lsrStv. Wife there hare nor DEEM
rac-s -hss 4 6aze1 main raids III
vaar, Ietf1s assert they have sTscos9rF
tered rso-s gambling this rear taan
formerly.
4 rTeVefar.s--Trs gambling 'eTer has
N. faae o$t asG y6azgs tie strong aEsc
+ra weak, pefscs say. "ETeTyDooT
IL jsfalginz,- they said, md the hse
rssaEt III CIs7elan3 IL that thsTe Is q
~.ssr1srShrss' Increase n gaming
here, P6Efee have BEEN Busy arrest
fsy professional gamblers, bat family
~zfszsrs'7 have for the most part
Essr r.a1so}sstsG.
( DEMONSTRATING ss u ire m
crease here, PoSsce declare most sr>
res4s In ne last pear have been race
track anG trap gamblers,
eza FraacSs1G-GaHl5sjng Eas in
creased "f.ea753y@ here ID sas past
( twelve months, goIiee said, ISGe,
c,x4r, Chinese lotteries and r@ceS
EraEk bsttfEz fave been he subjects
( IL INST Frequently raIds6 parties
+ WISH n gtors--P Proximity II race.
traits III Tasfsfa gtor1 have made let
ting the t,EasF torn ~ gaming here,
I co3jce said Generally speaking, how
! ever, they said, gambling has shown
"razrkeG" decrease IL The pas;
/ 7sar.
! fr.Gfara1llls-Chfef Jerry Kinney
( II fhe lo,ca1 p>ffcs GeclzreS gan.fng
I 6as increased here in the past yGar.
! Crao shooting Js&Gs al Dthsr forms
! II amusement. he sad, There hare
been fsw poker games raiHsf-
. Etlansa -- mississippi marbles, "
I ~se7ar. coras sIsTen," or Just plain
nraps have furnished r1oat Of tfe
amusement n Atlanta. where gam
bling has decreased IN me perfoG
/ since prrfibi.ion. said me chief 81
c1Ifea. Hrnt Of the "arTsstsss" hare
7 been 7egroes,
, s.. P49-Tbsre ars practically M
/ rambling joints" ia &c. PAU, and
| gambling here has greatly" Gs-
| creased. police EaJ. TgDGrCUa raids
On sio+ r1arhiBes, poksr gaines and
'hs like have cleared en- All out,
th"7 GecIa5"G,
Dallas Most of the gambling here
recently has been among Dszrpes and
mOrEsrs in neigfb0fing iii fisIdg, The
Amusement" has seen quite slack,
hDwrver, DOIiCs say, Police have
hnard reports of fabulous sums szi6
~ have been won Or lost In the
coUrre IF an evenings sitting around
q "patr nj bones" but TEN arrests
have been made.
Columbus Prljce here haze been
carrying on a campaign against gam.
bling in any form. and as result
ih"r" has been = noticeable decrease
! in gaming There have been several
recent raids IN downtown "mush
room Joints. however.
{ San hutouiD Poker and craps lead
Y in popularity here AZ "rUffnscE" gam
/ bling amusennnts. while dominica
! flourish in the clubs and homes on
+ the whole. however. there has been
! a decrease in games Of risk.
4. Oklahoma City - Wiseacres say
/" gambling is increasing here. poker
5 for old folks and "gai1oping dornf
noes for the younger generation arc
the favorite forms.
] Springfield. Ill--Fan tan, Gran,
I and poker games abound hereab6uta
a police declare. There has been a