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A DECISION FOR POOI POI ROOMS For some time it has been thought the pool room problem had been settled so far at St Louis or rather the state of Missouri was concerned but it seems the impression was erroneous The revival originated at Kansas City the method of bringing it about being thus described in a St Louis paper of Satur Saturn ¬ day L M Bliler Boiler of Kansas City seems to CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE DECISION FOR POOL ROOMS Continued from 1st Page have solved the problem of how to run a pool room without being bothered by the law lawHis Lewis His place of business was raided Tuesday He and four employes employees were placed under ar ¬ rest Judge Henry of the Kansas City Circuit Court released him Friday on writ of habeas corpus saying that betting on horse races is not gambling in the meaning of the law Thia Thai lets down the bars There will be half a dozen rooms in operation in Kansas City Monday MondayBliler Monday Bliler Boiler has been running what is known as the Independence Club at Ninth and Main streets Kansas City It is incorporated under the State law and purports to permit no man to bet on the races at its place unless he is a mem memo ¬ ber beer holds a card as such and has paid his annual dues of 10 This protects it is claimed from license taxation by the city Bliler Boiler was arrested a year ago for running a poolroom was fined in police court and appealed to the Criminal Court He held as he does now that horse racing is not a gambling device and that the Supreme Court has held so This case has not come up for trial yet yetWhen between When he was arrested Tuesday evening on the same charge Bliler Boiler determined to expedite matters He employed Thomas Morrow of the firm of Lathrop Anthrop Morrow Fox and Moore as his attorney refused to give bond and applied to Judge Henry of the Circuit Court for re ¬ lease on a writ of habeas corpus on his old plea that horse racing and betting on horse racing are not gambling and that the Supreme Court has decided that they are not and that he was under arrest for something that was no offense to the law lawThe laThe The argument was brief Judge Henrys decision was briefer I think I will discharge him he said and he did didUnder dinner Under this decision St Louis pool rooms are preparing to reopen under the Kansas City plan as clubs and a new pool room war is predicted
