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; ARREST 24 WORKERS ' AT FAIRFIELD WHEN RAMBLING ALLEGEDHearings On Monday; Deputies Raid Park Opening NightAnother effort to test the legality of the “contribution'4 system of betting in the courts is under way with the arrest Thursday night of twenty-four men on gambling charges at the start of a scheduled twenty-day summer meeting of the newly-; constructed Fairfield dog track. \Seven deputy sheriffs led by Prosecutor J. Carl Marshall and Sheriff Ohmer Tate raided the racing plant of tne Fairfield Amusement Park, Ltd.. at the conclusion of the opening eight-race program, placed all ticket sellers under ; rrest, seized re ce ipts amounting to $3,279.40 and confiscated everything in the way of paraphernalia used in connection with betting.In defiance of county officials, nothreats of gambling prosecutions, however, dete; red the promoters from opening tie* plant with a sys-THEY’RE DONATIONS!That bets made under the contribution system of wagering in use at the Fairfield dog racing track are designed as voluntary ‘donations to the Fairfield Amusement Park, Ltd.. under terms of a village ordin* a nee intended to legal ize the racing, is indicated in regulations set forth on the back of each betting slip.The regulations on each ticket stipulate this certifies that the Fairfield Amusement Park, Ltd.. has received from the contributor here of the sum of money indicated on the face hereof, which amount has been contributed to the Fairfield Amusement Park, Ltd . by the holder hereof under the terms and conditions set forth in ordinances No. 97 and 98 of the village of Fairfield, a copy of which ordinance is posted over each contribution window.rem or wagering in vogue rhat had been reported a.- an mve.-tment and car-: ;c;/.c but whlcllofficial- ai'i a nothin# mo;e than ' contribution and refund sy.-rcn: lt;f betting that has been deilai* ! a violation of the stare anti gambling laws m -everal’Ohlo countiesVut ilt;rities. however, did not Interfere wi . fhe opening program until aftt i* Mie.v had witnessed the niai'inii nt bets on all of tne eightarc-Meanwhile the ontnbutors ieie allowed to place their bets nd receive their refunds from’he rwen’y-three wickets uadis*urbedThe„r ,, weie made quietlyautho* . ie- j ..-t hr lore the pay. on • • s * Ieputies tooks. -!-.•!! lt;: th*- betting sheds and roe, u . trooped to cashier,|(,u, to lt;asn winning ticketsn , . went were told that, he paid lt;ff sometimeAuthors, , not ni t onfiscatedii a vailable betting material ’.aI ho igbur .«;-o took ail themoney insignt, including receiptsf the lasi rate Two mechanicalabbit» vkeSe also taken ..way:nm the \ylantThe tw«rutv iour employe* werein Common i’le** Court\[u Fridaiv morning oQ uffidawt*hem with selling pool*n a coatost of Speed of beast*.narking the first :oi*l applicaUtnif the nevt criminal lt;« u . effect!'east Sun la,V. which permits tne tr-ng ot misienicanni on :n.iu Common i'ieaa • our;IiVaout tl[iv necessity f reekiCf*■'au» u Jonn-*»entaiiv« of nuatiou. the [ the trading declined toemployeMondayuse aforney* li Cincinnati i.*»ent Friday, y.ed a plea ta non t0 quash a it earing of a-sigued for at T* o clock-eipia are be* eaiauce bond 10 were thea Marshall ta* will be held ot the fortb-tbat it mightto apply oaeanwhlle. despite the who;: arrest* of employes and cos(Continued on Page 2) MOVES TEACH ARMSMOSCOW, July 24 —Motion picture* are being used extensively b th* Red arm to teach the prop, er use of .arm4 k** masks a ad the«alt;iab picture ere-
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Xenia Evening Gazette
Xenia, Ohio, US
Fri, Jul 26, 1929
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