The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-02
FRENCH LICK
GAMING SMASH
IS THREATENED
Voiced by Ogden When
Plea for Jacksonville
Dog Track Is Made.
LAW TO BE UPHELD
200 in Delegation to State
house From Ohio
River City.

Led by William Navy Bid In
gram, head football coach at the
United States Naval academy, An
napolis, Md, more than 200 of the
leading citizens of Jacksonville,
Ind, descended on the attorney
generals office today to plead to be
allowed to retain dog racing there.
Attorney General James M. ogden
gave the pleaderS slight considera-
ton so far as retention of gambling
is concerned. He also launched a
threat to take action against alleged
gambling in Orange county, which
includes the world-famouS resorts
at French Lick and West Baden.
When took this Office swore
to uphold the law" Ogden decla Cd
Some one has said something about
enforcing laws against gambling in
Orange county. I want to tell you
that 1 have already taken steps to
cooperate with the Orange county
prosecutor in investigation of con-
ditionS there.
OfficiaI Spokesman
Il am not trying to single out
Clark county, but, with Gods help,
I expect to live up to my oath OF
Office and enforce the laws every
where throughout the state
Ingram, who was official spokeS-
man for the Clark county crowd,
had pointed out that nearly half
of the 200 citizens from Jefferson
VILE were women. They made the
trip here in three special interurban
cars.
He based his plea on the idea that
the dog track, called THE Dog
Mart" because dogs are auctioned
there, offered wholesome entertain
ment" and is a source of new life to
Jeffersonville. It nets the town
folks about $4,000 a week and is
paying for the new municipal bridge
sta Louisville, KY, he said.
Commenting on the French Lick
situation, after Ogden had said he
was to investigate there, Ingram
said:
Homo on vacation
I'VE have no idea of bringing
Orange county into this thing. Oi
course every one knows that things
are harbored there that make it ma
tionally known.
THE Clark circuit court has said
that the system used at our dog
track isn't gambling, and I do not
consider it so. We all have followed
the races and take drink occa-
sionally. all of which may be against
the law.
But the people in my home town
want this dog track and want ii
bad"
Ingram is a native of Jefferson
vile and is home on vacation. He
said that his mother enjoyed the
dog racing as did most residents OF
the community.
Complaints, he said, may have
been inspired in part by the
Louisville Jockey Club. In Ken
lucky they have banned dog racing
but permit the ponies.
Race Investigated
The Rev. E. Arnold Clegg of the
JefferSonville Methodist church is
chief complainer against the dog
racing. He is reported to be doing
this as mouthpiece of the local min
isterial alliance.
Ogden sent two deputies, Merl
Wall and Bert Walker, to inveSti-
gate the race Memorial day. They
found it run on the usual system
of buying interest in the dog, except
that a high-hat aucticneer appears,
which isn't the case on most tracks,
Both deputies admitted it was
good sport. 1t is sponsored by the
American Legion post at Jefferson
vile, to the profit of the post treas
ury.
Ogden arranged further confer
ences with Walter E. Prentice, CLARK
county prosecutor. as to how to pro-
caed AGAINST alleged can,hlir,cr fhara