Evening journal., 1922-05-08
POLICE TO STOP
CHANCE SELLING
DR.. Hubbard Says All Forms
of City Gambling Are
Under Police Ban
MAKES REPLY TO
NEWSPAPER CRITIC

/ Replying to the writer OF an anony.
nous letter printed in the press
during the past week, in which the
writer criticised DIR. Carlisle L. Hub
; bard for his attacks on chance sell
ing by societies, DIR. Hubbard, in
his sermon in ST. Paul NJ. e. Church
last night, announced that all
chance selling hereafter would be
stopped by the police. Announce
ment that superintendent of Police
Black had assured Doctor Hubbard
that all forms OF gambling in this
city, including the sale OF chances
/ on automobiles and other articles
would be stopped brought forth ap-
plause.
DR. Hubbard and Superintend-
ent Black held a conference last
week. In the course OF his sermon
last night. DIR. Hubbard spoke OF
the meeting. He referred to the
printed letter, saying: IT would not
notice It, say. because anonymous
letters are almost always the work
OF towards or men ashamed OF what
they are doing and saying. But l
do want to emphasize this fact. This
form of gambling is about as harm
full. II not more so, than any other
because II appears to be so inno-
cent. Usually the amount involved
is small, and as in this instance. men
say Il Is a good cause. AS my as
sailaint in this instance says, We
have made money out of this enter
prise, but It is for a good purpose
II that argument is good at all, then
let us go just a little further and
not go to the trouble OF purchas-
ing an automobile and selling 5000 or
10 900 chances with all the labor
that It involves, but let US take a
club or a gun and go out on a dark
night and hold UP n few citizens /
and take their property from them. /
The principle Is the same. 1t is |
unlawful. but II It is for a good |
cause, why let us do H."
ANY person can see the fallacy /
of this argument II not totally /
blinded by prejudice to the truth"
DR.. Hubbard continued. Purity
of purpose can not make an illegal
act legal Any person who pur-
chases a chance on an article and
loses is robbed. And II he wins.
there is planted in his life seeds OF
love OF gambling that may bring
forth fruit unto death.
1T may be argued the amount is
so small that the people would be
glad to give It anyhow and don't
consider it as loss IL they do not !
win. II my friends who advance !
that argument want to prove this /
truth, let them go down on Market !
street next Saturday night and !
hold out a box and say. Drop in a |
quarter for charity No, those who
buy chances do so with the purpose
OF winning the article involved. 1t
Is a pure gamble"
DR.. Hubbard said; Far from
Jumping on the police force as my
assailant accuses me of doing both |
1 and my church work with them |
whole-heartedly. And in this in |
stance have the assurance of the
police that this form of gambling
Will not again be carried on in this
city with their permission"
Il regret very much" Dr. Hub
para Hdlup TO nave upOn my Htdut !
as my assailant says that have,
the ire of members of several fra
ternal organizations But any man
who wants to hammer me because
| speak the truth Will have to ham
mer away. Yet I am sure that my
assailant represents a very small
minority in the fraternal world.
I'M a member of fraternal organiza-
ions and to my certain knowledge
he membership is for the most part
made up OF splendid men who obey
he law and who would be the very
asst men on earth 10 piace tempta-
ion in the way of other mems chill
rem. let alone their own. by teach
ng them to gamble. even in the
anne OF charity or religion. And
ven though there may be some
those ire is now falling upon my
cad, 1 am very sure that the vast
lajority are with me. do not ex-
ect and l do not desire the support
gamblers. bOotleggers or law
reakers Of any sort. should feel
tterly dlsgraced II any OF these
ere to support me in the work
n endeavoring to do. except they
.st he converted" "