The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-27

IN he last weeks OF the Voice. related
existing in Helena in connection with law violations In
previous issues have attention. particularly the
conduct of gambling in nearly all of the cities of the
state in open fragrant defiance of existing laws.
Without the claiming of credit part the
Tor what has been done in the last two days in Helena
stop gambling law violations has been started your capital
city.
Last evening Tuesday) complaint was filed in the court
of Justice of the Peace White by Cole said to
unemployed aborer charging county and two
city police officers with failure operators of
bling devices The plaintiff supported by his attorney Paul
Keller, young lawyer of excellent reputation.
This young attorney March 81 the following regis
tered letter to the officers being charged with failure
enforce the gambling laws:
t. the undersigned resident taxpayer of the city of
Helena have slot machines other gambling
the Riato the Mint Higgins Cigar Store and the Cabin all
places of business in the city of Helena, demand you
complain against them for unawfuly maintaining such
bling devices, at once In accordance with the law
Since there had been action taken by the officers adj
dressed the charges filed yesterday apparently resulted
The complaint against the officers charged them with fail
ure and refusal ito inform against and make complaint and
diligently prosecute person in anywise connected with g
gins Cigar Store, Mint Rao and Cabin George
Cooney Tom Alley Mike Touhy and John Higgins persons
whom they Informed and had reasonable to be-
eve to be offenders against provisions of sections 59 and
1,160 of the revised codes of Montana"
These sections provide that law officers shall
prosecute whom they know whom they
be informed whom they have reasonable be-
eve to be offenders against the provisions of the gambling
law and provides the penalty for not doing
So, to press warrants against three officers
Helena have been issued and presumably served
1t talk the of this city that po-
ltlca by faction against another
election This may may not be the The Voice is
willing to until the contrary proven that the action
has been initiated in good faith commend those
strumental in taking this action.
The Voice under particular illusions however 1t does
not believe that action against these three officers going
remedy conditions materially for all time Last evening
there gambling in Helena Gambling
and slot machines and other similar devices had been
and stored Today these three officers arrested
but of the conducting the games had been
rested Before the warrants had been served indeed before
the had been issued all gambling had been stopped
bling fraternity and their bosses apprehended
All of this related here suggestion of what be
done in YOUR CITY, The law is being violated. One way
it the it has been done in Helena. Another way
such citizens sincere in their desire for real law
forcement knowledge of violations and then
their county city attorney and insist that he start
You will have all of the decent public sentiment in your
back of Any evasion hesitation his part should
classify him. He either ready to perform his duty he is
not Find out where he stands.
We have made start here in Helena There way
get rid of gamblers and gambling Make impossible
The gamblers carry their activities you
hat you have broken strong political influence always used
by INSCRIPTIONS political job seekers