Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-26 | Page 4 | People's Corner

I PEOPLES PEOPLE'S CORNER AID TO BUSINESS BUSINESSPeople's BUSINESSPeople's Peoples People's Corner I get quite disgusted with all this ranting and raving raying over slot ma chines I had two vo in my store and th they y helped me mc pay the rent As to their temptation taking bread from women and children children- that's hats lot of bosh I have watched that angle very closely I have never seen anyone pump his weeks week's pa pay into one of m my machines In fact about all the play my machines ever got was when someone got a nickel or dime dimen in iii n change he might notice nolice the machines ma ma- chines and try to win more But Bul it il usually stops at that As a matt matter r of or fact I certainly would discourage anyone pla playing in the machines too steadily And I think everyone eLc eke who had these machines machines ma ma- chines in legitimate places of or business busi nc ness s would do the same For a small business they are a great aid In these days das of chain store competition our margin of ot profit on all things we sell is trimmed so low Jow we must struggle to get gel by The machines help a lot My two machines would net me around 20 a week That's 80 a month That took care of the rent which is a considerable con eon part of my any overhead I for tor one would like to see the machines machines ma mOl chines licensed and owned by the city The division would probably be so greater creater for tor my end But even if the division remained the same sam the theother theother theother other owners' owners shares would be going to the city to help pay governmental expenses or to aid Rid in charity charit work To do this of at course would mean repeal of ot the state stale gambling law That would be a good thing We Weare Weare Wemire are mire bound to have gambling gamblin Why drive it down an alley As long asIt as asit asit it is on one of ot those thin things s which cannot can cannot cannot not b he be stamped out let leL us license it and keep it as clean as we can By making gambling unlawful we dirty it and all who gamble All life lifes j. j s a gamble Its It's a big gamble whether I stay in busin business s or not unless I get those machines back I haven't seen any stock exchanges being closed and surely there Is ic as much of oC a gamble there as there is isn in n playing slot machines Be reasonable Mr Chez ONE WHO KNOWS TilE THE ELEPHANT Peoples People's Corner Carrier Judge M M. J. J Bronson from fronT the bench publicly informed the chief chic of police pollee x lice Commissioner Knight and all law aw enforcement agencies that liquor stronger than beer W was li being ing openly sold on every street in the downtown section of ot Salt Lake Cit City What is the reaction Immediately 1 I. Letters Lettus limited to words Preference pur in la publication Is lInn elven Yhu TIu 2 the V h Write true l name nama and on oan one addres side e are ore orew of p w. w wf only 3 3 racial and par pir Usan discussion barred personal ii pcr Persian lons are not desired 4 WrIters WrIters' must sign lin true rue names nimes and resident addresses but when desired these thu not be printed 5 6 fl Political are not considered 6 Ve 1 ex u. Pressed In this th department are thos of ot the contributors and do not nece- nece t reflect the view Of at this ibis new naper 7 The department ma nay may ned oU b be used a II an ad medium 11 The Peoples People Corner do does not no more mort than lhnn one contribution p. p et f from the same ume writer rItH f Commissioner loner Kni Knight h and ot c Chief Chie i i Payne Pane make a a 3 great f furore rore and i that they will h have ve a law lav passed so 50 minors cannot get beer after 1 a. a m. m and even more than that tha they announce that they are going to enforce the already existing law Jaw J Jabout about selling beer t to minors It seems to me that thit It f. f lj i somewhat somewhat- m w a analo analogous ous to having havin someone inform you that there is an elephant in your your- back yard and immediately you O g gout go out and wildly swin swing a broom and chase a mouse from the premises r Commissioner Knight ana aM Chief Payne what about the elephant Signed THE OBSERVER