Show COUNCIL KICKS OUT SLOT MACHINES by J noble Ar At iderson by a three two decision the city council decided wednesday evening to prohibit fellmore business houses to operate slot machines mach lues marible marble boards and similar devices the attorney generals office ruled that they were illegal and some time ago sent word to the county attorney to have the sheriff clean them out of millard county particularly fillmore playing slot machines Is not a desirable activity and should not be encouraged cou raged especially among t the h e young people some expressed opposition was to the effect that the odds wre too great against the player the two council councilmen meil who voted against the action did so go tor for the following reasons I 1 slot machines pay fillmore city art an annual license ot of from to per year in advance much more license than Is received from any other business in town in tact fact it takes a halt half mill levy in fillmore to raise this amount this license for tile the remainder of 0 this year will have to be refunded 2 fillmore business houses have handled the business without cause for or much legitimate complaint minors have not been permitted to play them and very few violations have been reported in fact act a great per 0 of the money collected Is from the traveling public 3 the business houses in which they are placed make considerable ot of tile the profit which the machined show allow this list includes eleven of the be most prominent and respected businesses in I 1 it if the state 0 of utah wishes to stop atop the operation ot of slot machines in the state the action Is to be commended but the tha two councilmen resented having fillmore singled out when the devices are so 30 generally and openly in use the state the state ot of utah makes a million dollars out ot of the liquor business these two councilmen pointed out and they did not have any conscientious ious scruples about the city making a little by taxing a device as harmless as a slot machine |