| Show DAVIS COUNTY MEN AND WOMEN TO ACT AGAINST GAMBLING Bring Big Petition to Legislature Legislature Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture T Today Today oday-F oday Mass ein ering WE W U t E object ob to te J putting dollars W vy above the v value Jue of or girls and boys ad tho pay ay roll ron of ot a n a. a race TRee track is not enough to pay ny for tho the Injury Injun to the morals of Farmington and Davis Davis' cou coun county at 1 This was the tho keynote of ot a mass meeting of ot women held at Farmington yesterday to consider the Mabey- Mabey Thornley bill now before the legislature legis' legis lature to do awa away with race race racetrack track track and poolroom gambling in Utah The result of or th the meeting was the drafting of ot ota ofa a petition to bo presented to th the legislature today In behalf of ot them the tho m mothers of ot Davis county and the appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap of ot a n. committee of ot ten ton women to bear it in person to the legislature leg leg- With the tho women will come a delegation of ot men mon also seeking fa favorable favorable favorable fa- fa action on the tho Mabey Thornley bill headed b by Hyrum Stewart farmer and stock raiser Another delegation I of men headed by H. H S. S Dancs mayor of ot Farmington and connected in business business busi busl- ness with the Lagoon resort will op opPose oppose oppose op- op pose the measure Delegations from Bountiful will ac accompany accompany ac- ac company compan the thc women from Farmington with I petitions t i s. from the Bo Boy Scouts ts or- or u 01 JI vas county ann ami petitions peu- peu tiong from citizens of ot West est Bountiful and South Bountiful asking that the gambling anti bill b be passed There was excitement galore at the mass meeting of ot women omen at Farmington Farming- Farming ton yesterday VI Within thin the week the city has been divided into t two o camps f gluing fighting I for and against the anti anti- gambling measure Active Interests on one side are employees ees of ot th the race racetrack racetrack racetrack track and Lagoon Lag resort an and the Salt Lake Ogden railroad together with certain county officials and others Committees that appeared lost last week before the house committee on Judiciary judiciary judiciary Judi judi- ciary claimed 90 per cent of ot the citizens citizens citi citi- zens not employed by the Bamberger B Interests for tor the other faction In the women's mass meeting the question arose as ns to whether or not It would be good policy to recite rectie in their resolution the statement s that the leaders lead lead- ers In the tho movement to kill kilt th the Mabe Mabey- Mabey hO rJ r bJ hIL of tho or-tho the track and those Interested finan financially daily In tn the retention on of or gambling privileges This proposition was voted down however c but the petition peUton that will bo be presented to the legislature to today today to- to dl day will 1 Indore Indorse the statement made before the legislative committee b by H Hyrum rum Stewart of ot ton to the tho effect that tho Bamberger interests control the elections of or o through the employment of ot men The delegation of ot Farmington women who will arrive in Salt Lake this mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing Includes Mrs Irs Rote Rose Knowlton Mrs Louie Loule Cottrell Mrs Susie Blood Mrs Annie Tanner Tinner Mrs Irs Clark Miss Iss Mary Christensen Mrs Bourne Mrs rs Leone Stewart an and Mrs Irs Dora Robinson James A. A Eldredge a n. former member of or the house of ot representatives will head the tho Bountiful delegation Friends of ot the Thornley Mabey-Thornley bill sa say the thc they havo have procured opinions from the highest hast legal authorities relative to the form torm of ot the bill now before the legislature and with slight amendments amend amend- ments the thc bill will win be bo reported favorably favorably favor favor- ably from the house judiciary r committee commit commit- tee today or tomorrow according to reports last night h The committee stands five e to four tour In favor tavor of ot a fa favorable ta- ta report A minority report may p be b by D. D H. H Morris and Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence Bamberger ger according to gossip among the legislators but It Is likely that this will bear only three names One Ono other member of the committee It was as said who believes that tho thoI I Thornley Mabey-Thornley labe bill Is too drastic will refuse to sign any report which favors a bill permitting gambling In I any form excepting excepting- parIs pans S 1 |
