Show II DECLARE ClARf AMENDMENT 1 J TO DEFEAT T POOlROOM ANTI DILL Bill DILLI I I Friends of Measure Before House Oppose Change Introduced by Judiciary Committee i NOW RECEIVES SUPPORT OF L MEN FORMERLY OPPOSED Sweeping Prohibition of Betting in Any Form Tacked Bill Instance of on to Mabey at J Morris With Ba Bamberger's berger bergers s Support I l Vote on Amendment i Members of the house committee on judiciary who voted in favor of the amendment proposed by the race raco track interests are I 1 Clarence Bamberger D. D H. H Morris Moms John N. N Henrie C. C John Smith Southwick 1 and Edward Those voting against th the amendment were Enos Bennion R R. L. L Judd L. L R. R Anderson M. M H H. Welling Velling The amendment which was taken bodily from rOH i bill No 68 In Int Introduced Introduced In- In traduced b by 2 M. M H. H Kriebel of Salt Lake at tho request of the race track interests I Js 5 as follows t Any Ariy person who makes a bet or la lays s a wager for any amount thing or consideration of value alue upon the re result of ot an any trial or contest of or skill speed or power of ot endurance of man or beast or upon the result of any allY Jot lot chance cr c- casualty or unknown or contingent event e In connection therewith or an any person who aids assists or abets in an any what manner what what- soe er in such acts acte within this state slate shall be deemed guilty of ot a meanor J The Thc only other amendment proposed by the Judiciary committee was Wf the insertion of the words or or pretended result and the changing of t tho the penalty for violation from two years imprisonment to one year or a afine fine not nol exceeding 2000 or both Tho The Judiciary committee e reported unfavorably on House bill No 68 Introduced by Mr which proposed to legalize betting belting book bookmaking and at race tracks within the stateS state H HOUSE bi bill l No Xo 34 by Cl Charles alles R. R Mabey prohibiting race track gambling rt r will come up as a special order b o for fOl a- a vote of ot the Utah house of representatives at 3 0 o'clock dock this afternoon carrY carrying with it an ame amendment 1 ment tacked d on b by the house hOllS committee on jn judiciary making it a a. misdemeanor misdemeanor mis mis- demeanor fo for nn anyone one t to make a bet bt on nn any contests of skill or endurance The amendment was waR tacked on the tile at the instance of D. D H. H Morris Democratic representative from Washington Wash Wath- ington county count Opponents of the thc amendment amend amend- ment meat who favor the bill in its Ils ori original I form torm ta say bay it was carefully drawn h by bythe T r the raco race track interests of Utah with l tho the avowed purpose of ot changing chanCing the form of or tho bill in a manner which would either Insure Its defeat or de destroy de- de I stroy its effectiveness veness should it Il get ct o on the statute books s. David II H. Morris father Cather of or the amendment fought the bill blU to prohibit poolrooms and bookmaking since It ItI I I was was r referred to the Judiciary committee commit commit- I tee of the house With the amendment amend amend- ment he Is 18 one of the tho strongest supporters supporters sup tup- porters of or the mea measure HUC aside from I. I C Clarence Carenco Bamberger nephew of Simon I I owner of the Lagoon race tace rack track Opposition l Front Yesterdays Yesterday's report of the judiciary i committee of the house rc represented a i complete change of front on th tho part of several se mem members Pr Previous to the tho report repot Mr Morris and Mr were ere opponents of ot the Mabey bill When the situation changed he lie join Joined eel t forces with er and anel submitted 1 the amendment which was also alMo supported sup nip par ported led by br John N. N Henrie C. C John JohnI Smith and Edward Southwick while I Tl n. L. L Judd 1 Enoe Enos Bennion r. r L. L II It Anderson Anderson Anerson An An- derson erson and M. M H. H Welling opposed the thc amendment ment Mr Mr HenrIe Mr 1 and Mr Southwick Southwick Southwick South South- wick are credited with a sincere 3 de delIre desire do- do sire lIre to enact the amendment believing belle that the bill is moro more desirable in that form and each ald yesterday that if it the amendment would jeopardize the passage pas pits 5 sage of the bill blU thc they would prefer that It go through h as originally drawn The Thc change chang of the tue other two members of I the majority of the committee from opposing the tho measure to favoring It t I with the amendment Is unexplained Charles Charlee n R. R Mabey author anthor of or the bill bUl said Laid ld yesterday that tho amendment was no lie more nor loss than thon n. n Joker Inserted b by the race track interests h In Inan Rn nn effort to defeat the of or the measure I 1 know that the 1111 bill amended amend amend- 1 ed a as proposed b by the Judiciary committee com corn cannot pass laRS th the senate he aid The Tho action of certain members f f. f ot or the Judiciary committee in lii flopping ov Over Ou r and supporting the measure with the amendment I ii Is no more than we have expected anti the fact that those who have o boon been strongest ct in their on- on position to the bl bill arc are now TIOW favoring It with the amendment I Is ample amplo evidence evE evi dence of their motives mothe In that the hill bill he be made mado so o strong that t It H VL ij U 1 I Gh Give Gh ei Cr Credit to In Sum Sonic Some There are some however whom I 1 I believe arc are supporting the amendment I I from honest motives mothe and two or three f of the committee conscientiously heH lieI he lie I t H lIe that the amen amendment ment will wll strengthen strength strength- lh- lh I en tn the bill without Jeopardizing Its T or destroying its effectiveness i If It It Is la enacted U It l tho those who tho favor the amendment nt making makinI cn n ft misdemeanor nr Rr re I. I III neue in their attitude a n separate bill 1111 hUI II 1 can h ho drawn and anel Introduced the ber r of the legislature cnn can have an nn o opportunity for voting on this tha measure I I i on lt Us Its ow own merits There la is no n reason 1 1 that their attitude e against all alii I 1 betting tUn should In any manner I d 70 th the o of a 11 bill which will vill do awn away with Ith poolrooms J It Is Its r results that we arc nrc Slier Uhler r It In Is unfortunate that t men inca ho tire earnestly seeking peeking to enact J that wl will Improve tho the morals 0 of the stat and do awa away with tho the cat ri-cat d dt t evil of gambling nu as now conducted conduct conduct- ed In the poolrooms and anel race tracks of 7 t h should unwittingly h favor these thene Very verV in supporting an amend amend- on Page Pago 2 2 Column 2 2 DECLARE CHANGE AIMED TO DEFEAT POOlROOM Bill BillI I Friends of Measure Before House Oppose Change Made in Committees Continued From Page Pae 1 1 mont ment to this bill which mR may result nIt n nIts nIts It Its fail failure U rf The amendment to the hill bill Proposed proposed pro Pro- posed by tho the Judiciary committee will not only prevent Its passage b by the senate te but the tact fact that It makes an any betting a misdemeanor while the main portion of ot th the bill deals with a felony felon raises n a n grave ra e as ac to Its constitutionality con con- if it passed with the amend amend- mont ment Legal opinions on this point differ There Is no question as to the constitutionality or effectiveness of or the measure as oll originally drawn Hope lo Co n Better flIP Dill I John N HenrIe chairman of ot the ju- ju committee e who v from th the fIrstI first I has supported the bill said aId yesterday yes yes- that ho he thought that the tho amendment amendment amend amend- ment meat would make malte the bill a b hotter better measure In e cr every wa way as us It would eliminate the betting In nil alt parts of or orthe the he state tho effect of tho the amendment on the final pasa passage c of oC the bill ill and It Its enactment Mr r. r Henries Benda said raid that hat he could make no guess If the amendment will Jeopardize he the the passage e of ot the bill or on I II reduce ts eness I am most certainly In n favor ol of ot th the thc pasa passage of oC the measure ro In n Its original form said Mr tr Henrie M. M II Welling who voted In committee com coin against t th the amendment and arid who Ihas has been conI consistently r of oC he the t measure as Introduced d s Id amendment Is simply Introduced introduced Intro intro- In an n effort to muddy mudd the tl-Je waters waters' and it ii la li designed to bring about Us its defeat I hell believe eve that some ome who arc are In favor of oC the amendment are sincere In their position but tho they are not the rea real authors of or the measure mCl I The amendment should hould ho bo defeated as ns a portion of or the tho Mabi Maby y bill lill and If It It Is deemed best to enact such Buch legislation as Is proposed prop In the amendment It Itcan Itcan Itcan can b be done as aa a n. special act CI Cl John Smith sa That amendment Is 18 a good thing and It will ihl not prevent pre tho the passage of oC the bill In either the house or the sen sen- I ate Rte Th Tim Th amendment of COur course 9 may be Ie voted down don In the house but bitt If IC It ItIs Is Is we can then pass the bill as amended amend ed cd b by the senate senate- Want ant Hill Edward Southwick who also voted for th the amendment In the committee said ald that he believed ed it was a good thing but If It It tl was as going to Interfere with the passage e of oC the tho bill ho would favor tavor passing tho bill In Us its oll original Corm orm D. D II Morris who fath fathered the amendment and who voted oled for lor a favor favor- able ible r report port on the bill as amended d after opposing It In Its original form Corm said You must understand that we cannot cannot can can- not lc legislate for Cor Salt alone for tor forwe forwe we have hare disgraceful ra betting In tho country countr districts which must b be eliminated too Previous rc to yesterday Mr Morris wain was wa wasn In n favor ta of ot amending tho the bill fl so as to permit gambling at race tracks tracks- al although although although al- al though not opposed to the tho elimination of r f poolrooms c conducted a away a from the tracks Da Day who will vote to aln a-aln against t the amendment toda today said There are times when we all have o to compromise I I hn have Q to compromise e even In my own 11 home sometimes sometimes and I believe It Is Infinitely better Jetter to eliminate eliminate nate poolrooms at n stroke than It IK is to o attempt to load 1011 the Mabey bill with wilh that will Insure Us Its final defeat There arc a a. whole lot of or things I did not like about the lie liquor law enacted two years cars ago aRo but Its It's n a lf better t law than the one wo we did not get four years cars ago JO just It was wu lo up with absurdities s Following Is a a. fOP copy of or bill hill No o 24 4 Introduced J 1 by Charles H K R. Mabey Mabel of or Davis ls county known as aa the track gambling hill bill hillAn An act relative to pool soiling selling bookmaking bookmaking book- book making b botH het tK and and wag wagers and lind fixing the penalty for foJ violation thereof Be rne It ell enacted b 1 by the time legislature of tho the State of ot Utah Section I 1 Any Ammy person pen who vho engages In pool 1001 selling or with or without writing at any time or op or any U person who ho keeps or occupies I an any room shed sheel tenement tent booth or building float or vessel or nn any part palt thereof or who occupies any place or stand of at n any kind upon an any public or private grounds within this lIll state with books papers apparatus or paraphernalia nalia imalia for or tho the purpose of recording reporting re reporting re- re porting or registering bets or wagers or of oC selling pools and an any person who records reports or registers register bets or wagers or sells pools or makes books with or without writing upon ampon the re result re re- sult suIt of ot trial or contest of ot skill speed d dor or power of endurance of man or heaRt hearst or upon the result of or lot chance casualty cas cas- unknown or contingent event ont I I whatsoever or or an any person who receives registers reports report or records or forwards forwards for for- I wards or purports or pretends to re receive re- re e cel register report or forward In Inan an any mann manner r whatsoever an any money mone thing or consideration of value ulue bOot bet or wagered or offered for Cor the purpose of or being bet or or- wagered by 11 or for or an any other person or soils pools upon ripen such fluch result or al any alperson person who b being the owner lessee or occupant of or an any room shed lied tenement t tent nt booth or building float or vessel or any part thereof or of or orI any II grounds within this state l knowingly know know- now now- I permits the tho same ame to bo be O us Used Pd or occupied for an any of these the purposes therein keeps or f employs an aln device dc or RI apparatus for the purpose 5 of or recording reporting registering transmitting trans trans- or transferring such bets bet or wagers wag or 91 the s selling of oC such uch pools pool or be custodian stakeholder or dep for gain hire or r r. r reward r o o of an any t m property or oj 7 rt I thing of or value staked wagered or pledged on an any such result or an any person per per- ton son who aids assists or abets in an any manner In an any of the said acts which are hereby forbidden Is guilty of oC a n Celon felony and upon conviction con Is punishable punishable punish punish- able b by Imprisonment In the tho state tato prison for Cor a Li period not exceeding two years Sec See 2 This a at It t shall take effect upon approval The recommendation of or the committee commit commit- tee is n ns ai i follows s That a new section be Inserted In the tho hill bill to be known as section 2 reading as follows s Any person who makes a n bet or lays a wager v for an any mone money thing or consideration consideration consideration consider consider- of value alue upon the result of ot otan an all any trial or contest of ot skill speed or power of endurance of ot man or beast or upon the result of an any lot chance casualty or unknown or C contingent o ng e nt fl t event fl t i In n Co connection n ii e C t 00 therewith or 01 an any person who aids assists or abets In any manner or in such sueh acts within this state tate shall be deemed guilty guilt of ot a am m misdemeanor I s de m can or The Judiciary committee also recommends recommends recommends mends a reduction re of the penalty of the bill to a maximum of fine or one ears years Imprisonment or both Pus PILES cUrU D IN I t TO M ii DA DAYS DAS S Your dru druggist will Ill Ihl refund money mone it if T OI T falls fails to cure any 10 case of Itching Blind Bleeding or Protruding i In ing ng Plies Piles In 6 to 14 days das Adver Ader Adver t t |