Show POKER IS NOT PURE GAMBLING german editor sentenced to a years imprisonment for libel on card playing minister giand duchy of oldenburg april 5 herr biermann editor of tho oldenburg was sentenced dodty to a years imprisonment for accusing franz ruh II 11 of public worship education and of of gambling and al lesins thereby that he was not fit to superintend the clerical schools ani courts this is the third sentence imposed on herr biermann tor a similar offense of tense ruh sta tt never denied tat he played poker but he affirm the games were not gambling and thai dokei being a game of skill in impaired Imp Alred his fatness to direct the agencies of religion in and justice sacral and police oell ceals were brought afre from berlin to testify as to the nature of poker i hey agreed fiat although judgment wag an important element it was a game of hamaid and quoted ame american authorities on the subject in america it vas said the game was played by amny men who were riot in excluded from official life tio court decided as al ready set corll that it was to attack tho minister on such grounds |