Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-24

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as soon al they begin opera
tions. There has been bookmaking
on tho races. Every Evening is aware
OF that fact. Every Evening. further
more. regrets 1t. We do not know
how active the police have been in
breaking up that nefarious practice.
We understand that on several oc-
casions recently some tin horn sports
were hailed into court and given the
laws limit. The man who plays the
hand books hasn't chance OF getting |
square deal. 1t Is a swindle from
the word 60. II any are being oper-
atcd now, let's smash them up.
Now about those hidden poker dens.
No doubt there are a few operating.
Human nature is rather peculiar. One
man In about every 6o-possibly the
ratio is smaller-has the desire to
back his Judgment on cards. It's a
bad practice, OF course. Especially
when n man gets In with group
OF sure thing" gamblers who know
how to handle cards expertly. II
hidden poker dens" exist in. Will
mington-and we know that DR.. Hub
4 h.,.,
unless he knew positively that they
existed--we believe that 1t Is DR..
Hubbard's duty 10 lead crusade
against them. He and the police.
working together, should be able to
clean them out. We know that he
will give all information that he
possesses to the guardians of the law.
There Is some bootlegging In Will
mington, We are informed. We are
also told that the police are active
in keeping the bootleggers moving.
We do not believe there is as much
.hootch" sold here as In other cities.
however.
DR.. Hubbard spoke OF "the theatre
that might do something for the pub
lie good If it would. but instead. does
its utmost to destroy the modesty
and decency of the people,"
Take our one Legitimate" theatre.
Some Of the finest attractions ever
penned have played there this WIN
ter. Could one object to Abraham
Lincoln" for example? o, we know
that the girlie-girlie shows are seer
there occasionally, but they generally
are free from both smutty lines and
suggestive situations. 1t is an inter
esting commentary on this situation
that generally when 4 play opens In
The Playhouse many OF our moral
business, professional and politica
leaders together with their wives and
children are sitting right down front
We don't believe that their morals
have been injured, either. Most O
them we know are kindly, pleasan
folk who don't seem to be immod
est degraded creatures at all,
The condition in the motion pictur'
theatres. we believe. is above tn
average. OF course there are time
when an off-color picture is shown
, But we believe that those are excep
tions. We Go know that some won
, derful examples of the cinema ar
have. been displayed by our exhibit
, ors, who we feel, are trying to CIV
, their public clean, decent shows. Som
Of the pictures. in fact, have pointe
, out great moral. religious truths. D
, you remember "Earthbound," an
, "The Miracle Man." for example?
Certain weu-balanced men wh
/, have seen vaudeville in other cities
and in Wilmington-say that ou
4, vaudeville houses are clean by com
parison. That We owe TO the exampl
:, of the late Mr.. Dockstader, who fo
years insisted that nothing but clea
acts play on his stage. We are tol
\ that the tradition that he establishe
= is being carried out by those who 70
lowed him.
o And, thank the good Lord, there al
no suggestive, nasty burlesque house
. operating here. We are free frol
A those dens Of pollution.
=, Every Evening has great r.
r spect for DIR. Hubbard. He is
~ sincere. kindly man who speaks IL
truth as he sees it, and fears Meth,
devil nor man. Every Evening al.
= has a great fondness for the mass
the people who make this comm,
"a nifty. Every Evening would not wi
!. lingly countenance anything tn;
=. would harm the morals of the boo
a polite. But we do not believe TIL
"A this city is cesspoor OF iniquity
We do know that from time to tin
evil conditions crop out. IAkewi
4, from time 20 time those evil con6
-, tions are stamped out. Nothing