The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-28
BANS HAND BOOKS
ANDALL GAMBLING
IN FLEET OFFICES
Shipping Board Official
Threatens Dismissal ;,
For Violations.

Betting on the races, indu4sing
In crap games and other forms Of
rambling. as well as maintaining
racing hand6ooks. on the part of
employees OF the United states Ship
ping Board. must cease.
This was the purport of an order
recently issued TO all employee
by G. E Youmans, division account
ant of the Shipping Board. which
threatened immediate dismissal for
certain employees unless the prac-
tees are eliminated.
Rank or position will not be con-
sidered when an offense of this ma
ture is reported. the order states.
but all employees will be treated on
an equal basis-"immediate dismis-
sal--if violations continue.
Must Do Betting Outside.
After informing the employees that
the person who bets on the races
Is the goat" and that most OF
the handbook operators are 'welch-
ers," Youmans states that those
employees who must bet on tho
races will be required to do so on
their own time. and outside Ship
ping Board buildings"
Lettering in the halls. open cor
ridors and Mushrooms of the build
inS is also included among the
'Don;ts'' which the Shipping Board
employees are ordered to observe.
while the reading of newspapers is
restricted to the lunch period. be-
tween 1916 and lis p. m.
Text Of Order.
The selling of baseball score
cards, betting on the races. indulg-
ing IN games Of chance. lottery and
other forms of gambling. including
card games of any kind, as
weIE as the maintaining of hand
books-which l have been advised
that certain employees are operat-
ing for the account Of themselves.
or others. and which are being
patronized by other employees
within this building irrespective OF
whether during lunch periods.
working hours. or after working
hours. is strictly prohibited" the
oTdG sets forth
Further violations of this nature
or OF any other acts of employees
detrimental to the morale of the
organization. Of which any employee.
Irrespective of their capacity is
aware. will he reported to the prov
CT superiors.
1T is to be distinctly understood
that these practices must be
broken up Immediately. and all
section. branch and unit heads will
be held accountable for the con-
- IL
vision. as well as employees of other
through or lettering within their
respective offices.
All employees are hereby in
formed that any violation of these
regulations will result in imme-
diate dismissal without further
notice"
Calls for Cooperation
That portion of the order which
informs the employees that betting
on the races is poor sport" and
tells those who must" bet on the
PAGES to do so on their own time
and outside of the building. reads
as follows:
Those who cannot withstand the
temptation Of betting on the races,
should bear in mind that the hand
book business is profitable. other
wise the handbooks would not con-
tinue to exist therefore. the better
is the goat: Furthermore. the hand
book operator is not a good sport
as he pays considerably lower than
the prevailing race track odds, and
many OF them are welchers.
Therefore. it is to your Interest
as well as your duty to cooperate
in eXterminatinG this unlawful
practice"