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Show f. - q 4- p to -- fc- V r 7 , ! f J 0 HU VlVOi-lkl-- . liii uAivi. xiLi A' I lbiDAY JANUARY 6 - l 1931 i . I. The Value of Law Observance. Director Bureau of Prohibition C., K. Dcpertrocnt Wishing ton D. C, .' Printed . YEARS OF BAN Kl NG7EXPERJ ENCE O 1 BY A. W. W. WOODCOCK j SEVENTY-TW- ! of Justice - no prop.K.nd. to open upHow About Law public gambling bouses, but tbouIsani "'bJ of individu&u d Against Gambling? . (privately In their homes. In dubs. the of Illicit the protection under Is. While the evil of gamtllpg In other says, perhaps an ethical Question, it has, i police and law of a very material aspect. The tragic Just how far Is this spirit - results of garabllnx are obseri ed, esness analagous iu the spirit tnat ff,-at around us constantly, lost say- breaks other laws? Probably the that break ings, broken fortunes, destitute bottom tho forces same that are the families are at times the results gambling laws of gambling; but to Justify laws break the national prohibition act in 'rackets. against gambling if lajiecessary tojand Indulge To be eentinued.) show what is the inherent evil in the act. Perhaps no Other human lnter- - The Personal , not bajedl on physical craving, et, Liberty Argument arouses so absorbing a passion as gambling; alcoholism Useit scarce- - Tn th"e mtads ot many serious ly asserts a stronger dominion over nix devotees. The fact that baling leads so often, to crime fra prime reason why-i- t is legated aulfn of hla peTsonal liberty, b oppoesd to thjspubllc that it de. Sprites him of personal license. It that states Herbert Spencer g him of satisfying an is .tile. if an evil because it g'jdepnves kind of action by which pleaeurej Mlthout d!acus(linr the phlloso- to obtained at the cost af hj. cf penronal nbrty. it 'may be paln,pj mentioned another. that the same argument The normal obta ament or grail-- 1 has been brought forth to oppose fi cation or of the moqet has ultimately prov. law that '7'eVtry gratiflcstlon lmpli purchases e(j of ,reat benefit to the people of first-- that there has been put forth the United States. bivalent effort of a kind which We must start vrith the assumpway furthers ..Uw general tion that when ty or mpre "Indithat viduals cime to live in more or less good and implies secondly those from whom the money to close contact the price paid for the received get directlv.OT Indirectly advantages of the community of equivalent satisfaction. But in living to the immediate loss of pergambling the opposite hippeng fect and full personal tberty. On no other basis can a community of effort put forth, and the happiness exist. The question of how of the winner Implies the misery much and what kind of personal to action of kind This loser. of the liberty must be given up to one of therefore, antisocial, sears the degree and net of kind. sympathies, cultivates egoism, and At -- tho present moment this so produoes a general deterioration question of personal liberty In the - . use v r- of thfTkAio"iod6sptwkeT to A Gambling resorts to pure chance. much discussed question on which upon laws- are being formulated. Has - a t Chance to the sole principle which this transaction to founded. Citizen the right In hto ewn house The transaction to outside human to allow hla radio to operate at nature. Not as In other property high pitch and volume ot tone, at transactions to the whole man hav- alt hours of the day or ntghtr The followers ot the doctrine of ing free play, using benevolence, judgment, wfir power, reason, and unrestrained personal liberty claim autlon. For this reason gambling that he has. These who believe the Is economically unsound and to community has soma right to egUlated against on this basis, peace and quiet, at reasonable .here to an added reason for legis- hours, protest this view and ordinlation. becausu so much gambling ances ars being passed restricting to conducted along crooked lines. the use of the radio to certain marked cards, loaded dice, doctor- - hours or dictating the volume of ed roulette wheels, and thimble- tone that may emanate from a loudspeaker. rigging n the stock market to It seems certain that when cases Apart from this, gambling an MsociaL It Is a direct attack upon under these ordinances reach -ny aane theory of property; it is appellate court the laws will be so the enemy of work. Interpreted In line with a number For these reasons every state and of similar cases that the personal smaller subdivisions af tbe state liberty of tho individual radio 'as passed more or less stringent owner will be restricted to the 'airs egalnat public gambling on point where he does not Interfere vrlze fights, cards, horse racing, or with the quiet and peace of hla ther forms of chance. As a result neighbors. -f this, the open practice of gamb-Mn- g Commer- The Value of Abolbaa disappeared. cialised gambling, in other words, ishing Prostitution exists only subross. In reviewing the struggle in The Value of Observing American cities to control or abolcommercialised prostitution, Law ish one to impressed with many tea tures that have accompanied proTho value of observing gress In enforcing the national laws is unquestioned. prohibition act. to On tho ono practical grounds of tho prevention of the most bane-fucontagions diseases known to civilized life, the value of UK abolition of prostitution la unquestioned. Placed 'on no higher grounds than, the material well being of tho individual and tho community, and these grounds are certainly of not unworthy .the abolition prostitutlon lx an absolute necesI j There I f Condensed Statement of Conditior WALKER BROT H ERS BANKERS December 31, 1930 7 7j " s RESOURCES -- L- Loans and Discounts, . 77. tny Securities Real Estate 7 . . . . .7. r. Furniture and Fixtures Safe Deposit Vaults . appe-blln- - - I' CustoTtiers'l-iability-Acceptanc- 7. . 7. . .7 .7777777.77 ! ..$ :. 1 2,548,850.29 467,247.02 266,677.59- ,.. - , and es Letters of Credit.. 7777 .7777777. yv . . . . Marketable First Mortgage Railroad, In dustrial Bonds and Preferred Stocks... $2J3 1, 935.15, JUnited States Government Bonds 1,1 87,9 9.06 State, County and Municipal Bonds and Tax Anticipation Notes 1,755,177.57 -406,028.52 Foreign Government Bonds Cash and Due from Correspondent Banks , . , 7,245,625,67 7 f 507,046.3 1 -- -- ' 0 4 TOTAL CASH ASSETS. $13,326,685.97 $27,276,507.18 J. LIABILITIES - . .... .. $ (,500,000.00 Capital Stock . --. Surplus Fund ... . . 7...77T7.. 77777.777 .7 7: .7 .' .7777. 7. 625,000.00 1 Undivided Profits . 35,343.77 Dividend Checks Outstanding 62,676.00 Reserve for Interest, Taxes, etc. 131,1 32.74 7 . .7 507,046.3 Acceptancesnd Letters of Credit J ....... TOTAL DEPOSITS, . . 7: Anti-Gamblin- .77. . 1 f I $24,3 15,308.36 $27,276,507.18 A; New Sweetheart sity. However, in deaRhg tottb this subject and its many tabus, the "reform' element met with violent opposition. Again personal Invoked as a fetish. liberty-wa- s The combination of liquor interests, and corrupt city officials had to be fought. From lift till 1S18 the battle waged. The fight for abolition was helped by a growing liberalism in ths discus-sio- n of sex hygiene. Outstanding work by tbe committee of It in New York, the vice commission of Chicago, ond Miss Jans Addama, of Hull Bouse. CHlcagd. aided by citid hundreds of horrors of zens. presented the to pubso the vividly prostitution lic that slowly Its prohibition pro(1220) It can gressed. until be satd that commercialised prostitution does not exist except in a few cities where political corruption Is dominant. Clandestine prostitution can only be eliminated from the modern social system by further education and" the complete financial independence of To industry and business we offer complete facilities for commercial banking, and a knowledge of their requirements,-gaine- d through seventy-tw- o years' banking experience and thevaried con. nections of our dir ctors and officers. To the family we offer security for savings, investments, safe deposit vaults, and a complete range of trust service, as well as ed - -- facilities for ordinary banking needs. To every individual, industry and business, we offer the benefit publtc-sptrUe- to-d- ay women. (To Be Continued ) of progressive policies and practices.- - YOUNG-HUSBAN- Prettiest Flapper Ever Starred in the Comics'. a . Drawn by the Famous Delineator of Beautiful Women FRANK GODWIN t! a U ft i L ) 9) H fl C ri - Every Saturday in THE " E.O. HOWARD President Welter SrefLen Benlert SULLIVAN h.i(si Vice President JOHN H. WALKER JOHN M. WALLACE JOHN 1 K WALKER M. M. A. K.yw A KEYSER Siw,. Ca. - D Jan. f (AD Mrs. Harry Sllverstein saj in a moving plaudlng the gunplay depicted in CHICAGO, a talking picture, while outside in the rear of the building, real bullets were being used to kill her husband. Stlvtrstetn west side Demwas the son of ocratic politician nd an employe In the' county building. Questioned by police, Robert Lewis, who wss st work in the rear of the theatre, said he heard three shots only a few feet away near the back door of the building. As he threw open the door he saw Sllverstein stagger a few feet and then collapse. John Jereky told police hesawanautomobil. had speed away after the shots been tired. Mr. and Mrs. - SUverfteln left the home of hto parents earlier during the night to go to the theatre... When- - they approached the however, Sllverstein Payhouse, pleaded that he had some work to do, so his wifs went in alone. a T- YmfmWnl , Vte. KM. CHAMBERLAIN YlwfnsKisI EDGAR A. BERING VickTmUssI F. 6E0- - A STEINER- Fr.uJ.ni -- 1 J.C.WEETER WsKw Irethan 8..lfS HERBERTS. AUERBACH Aniii.nl Trari OBcst 6ss.il Mih,m XssistMlCMfcwr - AmwicM Liooo Supply A FISHER R.LHOLT J.B. CHRISTENSON . Ui.h Attwrey J. RADDATZ Tsiti, Sltsdiii Munsq Co. Vice President lsW J. BURKE 'fnadsui Jsihot X twi. CK JAMES A.sfbscli C. Dpl. Slv. J. R.VANEYERA - Coptobt J. L FIRMAGE DHMct Ssysniw X C. P.Miy Cs -- JOHN M. WALLACE Trail Oik. . Wife Irrihwi BssUst LOUIS MARCUS ' CspHsRsI , , . WALKERBROTHERS Member Federal Reserve System SALT LAKE CITY A AP Cal-xa- J, J.J. KELLY F. A. FISHER Mexico City is to havs ,a Henry Ford avenue, The name plates have been has stamped, and construction been started on Ta A vends Henry Ford," which will bisect the Guadalupe, where the new Ford automobile plant wT b built within the next few months. JAS.INGEBRETSEN fmUwUriOfaf MEXICO CITY BUILDS HENRY FORD AVENUE MEXICO CITY. Jen. NEWS- -, A. C, E.O. 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