Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-06

We have come to pltlful condition,
indeed, when our boys are allowed
to go into the pool rooms of our city
and lose money at gambling by the
hundreds of dollars. | know of cases
where minors have lost more than
$100 in a game in this city There
have been cases of the boys who FREE
uuented these places unlawfully hay-
ing permit cards actually signed by
the proprietors themselves. want
to see the recommendation of the
recent grand jury carried out in this
regard; | want to see every pool
room forced to publish in the Times
Recorder the names of the minors
having permits to play IN their
places.
Another Gambling Place
81 thank God that efforts are be-
ing made from the inside to clean
out gambling in another place IN this
CITY which has become notorious.
have known for some time of this
continued gambling going on there
by men of families who leave their
wives and gamble far into the night,
losing money by the hundreds of dol
lars. Recently a travelling man, rid
ing on train, was telling his COM
panions of losing more than $1,000
in a game in Americas. 1t was the
blackest eye | ever heard of Amerl-
Gus receiving when he told of the
shrewdness and sickness of the
Americus gamblers. His statement
of conditions here was being parad-
ed before the passengers on that
train. And ! want to say to you
that if we have got any manhood lett
in us, if we have any respect Tor
law, that condition will be stopped
within the next few months.
"The place to which refer you all
know-it isn't necessary to call any
names.
When citizen was approached not
long ago to become member OF TINS
organization he refused because OF
the condition here, but frankly told
me that if the invitation had come
from the same organization in anoth-
er city he certainly would have join
ed.
Gambling in Homes.
"And now | want to say to yous.
that The birthplace of the gambler
is in our homes. To me there is no
difference between game of chance
in our parlors for a pair of silk
stockings and skin game in a back
alley for $50 or 500.
"And now another item in the
course of gaiety. Go with me to
Muckalee Hill. In February, last,
room was flushed there in which I'M
pure women and gamblers gathered.
This gathering having been inter-
rupted, in little while room was
built as a place for the gamblers.
There impure women gathered and
men INDUCED in impure things. And
soon there was murder.
"On the same hill, in the same To-
cality, are disorerdly resorts kept by
negro wenches. These are the last
step on the stairway to He'll. There
is no lower place on earth than this
4 kind of houses kept sby negro wench-
es. Are you going to tolerate things
like this in your community?-these
He'll holes for your boys to be abso-
utely ruined in?
Scores Lone Juror.
81 have heard it commonly report
ed that in the trial of the case of
one of the wenches a petit juror
would not vote to convict her, when
she had confessed her character, for
robbing a man, holding out against
eleven men who were for conviction.
Such a man ought not only be kick
ed out of the jury box but out of the
county, for he is not worthy the name
of citizen.
HIn this outline l have given you
the first course in the banquet of
death As sure as disaster and gloom
settled over the feast of Belshazzar,
so disaster and gloom will settle over
that city that allows these things to
go on. For whatsoever a city SOW
eth. that shall it also reap"
DR.. Minor at the conclusion of his
talk asked all who endorsed what he
had said and were ready to stand
behind him in his efforts for clean
er city to stand. and practically the
entire congregation arose.
H. S. Walker has gone to New
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