Show CARD TABLES at its regular meeting wednesday evening the citi city council postponed definite action on card tables by passing a motion to let thorn them continue for tile the present one further restriction was placed on the games by a ruling of the council however that is to the effect that it the trade tokens or hl ckles kies are used is as a medium of exchange outside ot of the place of business in which they are given it will be considered gambling and the offending game closed this provision can easily be observed by the manager of the game as he need only see that the tokens are never redeemed other than tor for trade in ills his particular business the months trial which the counell council permitted ot of the r restricted use of card tables did not result in much crystallizing crystall crystal zing izing ot of public opinion outside of a small reformist element and another element who like to play 11 little opinion was voiced tte 5 present arrangement la Is not perfect in certain respects it Is an influence against public welfare on the other hand card playing and gambling has always existed and whether or not its detrimental effect is increased or decreased by driving it into secret Is a proper question tor for debate the people most injured by the vice are the young people who let the habit overcome them aud and the families ot of men who cannot or should not afford to lose their money nor waste too great a portion of their time an expression from the families of such men or young men should weigh heavily with the council those who manago manage card tables were given to understand by tile the council that they are operating under a period of probation the future of this past time will depend upon the results that are observed |