Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 5, 1924, Page 9

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1924. ———— he Casper Daily Cridune PAGE NINE, a Three Heroic Councilmen Will Save Casper (FOR THE GAMBLERS) : aes UP uc rccuru Uf cvery man running for office this Fall. Why not fire the Police De ent and ive their jobs to the poor gamblers arrested last week by the City Police Department. This bunch of tin horns have defied the City Authorities for the past four months. After they were notified to close their joint, they armed three or four men and defied the police to raid them --- but, they were raided just the same. One man running for a county office was caught in the raid and another man has filed complaint against the Police Department. This man represented the defense side for several of . the gamblers and one of his clients did not even wait to have his case argued, but when asked by the court whether he plead “guilty” or “not guilty” of gambling, plead guilty. This attor- ney may be a little peeved for personal rea- sons. He claims that city money was used to gamble with. We believe, from the testimony given, that one police officer lost four dollars of city money shooting craps with the gamblers in order to obtain evidence against the parties running the game. These officers are called by some of our Councilmen as “gamblers” and by some of our attorneys as “stool pigeons”, but in ordinary police terms, they are detectives or plain clothes men. Do some of our Councilmen and the gam- blers attorneys want these raids conducted by the officers to be preceded by a brass band and that the officers present their cards for admission at the barred doors? Here is part of the official record of the three Councilmen who propose to save the pub- lic of Casper: John Tucker: Elected to the city council from the Sand Bar district. Operator of the Wyatt hotel. Tucker is one on whom suit of contest was filed after last city election. Also the one alleged to have made the remark Sat- urday evening in the City Hall corridor during trial of gamblers that “we will change this bus- iness Monday night.” Sylvestor Pelton; Contractor, “Savior of the City.” One of the Councilmen, also chair- man of the water committee, who made a con- tract which cost the City of Casper about $25,- 000 to have a Kansas City engineer tell us that there was water in the Platte river. This was wonderful information to the people living here who had never seen water in the Platte river. But was it worth $25,000? He was also given the contract for the building at the tourist auto camp grounds and it was paid for with city money. This same gen- tlemen also engineered the wonderful idea of building wooden crosswalks in the city last winter at a cost of several thousand dollars to the taxpayers. (If you can find one of the walks now, please put a flag on it so that we can all find it.) Possibly Pelton can find them for you, as he had the contract for the work. John ‘Whisenhunt: Automobile dealer. Present Councilmen and also Acting Mayor when contract was given, which cost the tax- payers $25,000 to have some one tell us that there was water in the Platte. This same gen- tleman also sold to the City of Casper about January 1, several automobiles for which he was agent. These are the genlemen, who, at this time; are very keen to save the taxpayers some money. (Now, just what is the real idea?) The law says that no officer of any city shall be interested directly or indirectly, in any con« tract to which the city, or anyone for its benefit, is a party, and such interest in any contract would void the contract obligation on the part of the city. Are these gentlemen for the Taxpayers or for themselves, first, last and all of the time. P. S, --- And gambling will be kept out of the Henning Hotel if it is necessary to close the entire hotel. THIS ADVERTISEMENT PAID FOR BY TAXPAYERS’ COMMITTEE —Political Advertisement