Show IS S TH THE TURF EXCHANGE CHANGE IMMUNE l' l Once more we wo beg to remind the city council a and nd the mayor that the time people of tie the cit city arc are expecting ex cx- that they will bring a pressure pressure- to b bear ar to to cause ause the turf exchanges to pa pay license A few years ears alS al'S ago when l en gau gambling bling was licensed in this city those hose conducting l' the tha games cheerfully paid as high highs as s t twOS two hundred and fifty and three hundred dolors dol mrs ors a am and aud their rooms were in ju upp upper tipper r stories tories no minors were vere permitted to pla play p only such uch as fis' fis s could oula learn of the places and by stealth approach them The rhe turf exchanges are open to ever very every one ofie b boy y clerks can bu buy p on horses they arc arc re gambling games gaines and with the gamblers gambler's s it is expected that about four out of f feery Very every five fie who five who invest money there will lose it The profits must be proportionately large and again we ask isk the time council either to be just to the rest of the city ity jm just jutt t to the people who sho have to pay license or give a a- good reason why these turf exchange dealers deal- deal ers era rs ate aie immune They succeed in milking this town own of a 3 good many thousand dollars every month the they p are doing well on the smallest kind of ofa a capital Jn ced its it's pretty nearly a sure thing sure thing game that they work The merchant that makes a little little- profit on his goods has to pay for his goods These e gentlemen n bu buy p no no goods They sell an intangible intangible in- in tangible something for a large amount of money when all that thai the buyers buers get is the hope between he time time the they p make their investment and the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon when he race is run Some Som of the merchants say su that they are going to close up tip their establishments establish establish- nl ments and andare are re going going- to open turf exchanges that they hey are sure th then u to save their capital That kind of work o k will not do and every very day the license is put nit off a stronger and stronger suspicion attaches t to o those hose who have the power to put on the license hut but ut refuse to exercise it H. |