The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28

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Johnson and Mrs. w. G. sutherland
appeared feiore the city council on
behalf of the w. c. T. U. and the
Mankato Council of Women appear.
ed before the city council and pre-
sented resolutions calling upon the
| city fathers to take immediate stems
to have all gambling suppressed. The
women will take steps to see that
state money is not donated to coun-
ty fairs if gamblingA of any form is
allowed on the grounds. The follow
Ing are the resolutions as read by
Mrs. d. G. Willard and filed by the
members of the city, council, which
took no action on the matter. =
BE 1t re1olved: that we, the wo.
men OF the Mankato Contra, w. C.
T. U. appreciate the fact that our
legislature have, with painstaking
care, at the expense of the state,
! passed efficient laws to safe guard
our youth against the pernicious eff
fects of gambling.
Therefore be it resolved; that we,
the women Of the w. C. T. U. re-
spectfully request and demand of
dealers in every line who have slot
machines, punch boards or other
gambling devices which they are
operating contrary to the law as
given in general statutes of Mime
sofa Of 1913, pages 1926 1927, be re-
| quired to Immediately stop the uss
of all such devices.~
BE it further resolved: that we
condemn the action of our state,
county and city officers in allowing
gambling devices at their respective
fairs. I..
"And be It further resolved, that
We will do all in our power to pre-
| vent our state, county and city from
the afore mentioned fairs, unless
gambling in all forms be abolished.
BE It further resolved. that we
condemn gambling in all forms; all
come under the same ban and are
liable, to prosecution.
"Be 1t further resolved, that we
request and demand that the city
| charter and ordinance be printed in
book form as soon as possible in
sufficient quantities that each house
holder may have a copy.
while considering the subject Of
gambling, we are not unmindful of
the fact that prohibition does not
prohibit in Mankato; and believing
! that the blinds. heavy curtains and
other devices used as screens in the
so. called soft drink parlors are a
menace to the youth Of our city.
Therefore be It resolved. that we,
the women Of the w. c. T. u. re-
specially request and demand Of the
mayor and city council that all such
blinds, heavy curtains and other de-
vices, used as screens in the afore
mentioned soft drink parlors be re
scent pictures of women in saloon
windows be abolished, and that all
windows of such saloon be kept free
from all bottles or other articles
which have advertisements tending
1--WE have laws forbidding the use
OF the words whiskey. beer or malt
on bottles. and we ask that our laws
be enforced.
Respectfully submitted by the
committee on law enforcement Man
In addition to these resolutions
which were Endorsed by the Mankato
Council Of Women, the council asks
that "the ordinance to regulate the
closing hours Of public places Of
business wherein pool and billiard or
bowling is played and to prohibit
and present the doing of certain acts
therein be inforced They also ask
that the law prohibiting the sale OF
tobacco and cigarets to minors be
enforced. We all know that these
ask that violators OF our laws pay
the penalty prescribed by our laws"
Regarding the Gravel. -.
n. L. Bacon and William Garner
appeared before the council in re-
gard to some gravel which is being
hauled on to Hinkley street. City
Engineer N. NJ. Rexford had called
the attention of Messrs. Bacon and
Garner, who have the contract for
the hauling Of the gravel, that 1t was
not Of good a quality as the .n specifi
gravel and the best to be secured
unless the same is screened. The
matter of getting better grade OF
that material was left with City En-
gineer Rexford with power to act.
Joseph Blissenbach appeared be-
fore the city council and wanted to
know If the city was ready to pur-
chase a site for the pufposed new ar
mory. He was informed that the
Civic and Commerce. association in:
the council on that matter later on,
and then he might present his prop
osition
It was decided at this mornings
meeting of the city council to send at
least two delegates to the meeting of
the Minnesota League of Municipali-
ties at st. Paul on January 26. At
torney William F. Hughes and either
Councilman Olson or Councilman Ma
howald will attend theSmeeting.
Nothing in regard to- the star cham
Der session was brought UP at the OPP
en-, meeting OF the council, but fol-
lowing the adjournment and after the
mayor, had left the council chambers
It was discussed informally by the
couneimen. Councilman Hammett
thought that there should be an &C
counting Of what the money drawn by
the mayor was used for. Councilman
Mahowald was of the same opinion,
but he had no doubt but that all Of
1t was used for city purposes. He
stated that he remembered that he
had been gone out Of the city with
Mayor Waters on municipal business
when the mayor paid part Of the ex.
pense. Councilman Steiner said that
there was deficit of $40 which would
have to be made good, and he laugh