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TO TEST UTAH ANTI-BETTING LAW. Joseph Dinkelspiel, who operated ■ poolroom at :ti Tenth Month and State streets in tbe count until iii the anti-betting l.-.w was passed bj tbe legislature. i-ipi-neil his place of business yesterday anil luvi ■d il .il rest in order to tesi I In- law. Sheriff Andrew Smith, iiikhi being advised that lb in poolroom was in operation, railed Ibe operator on on the telephone and officially informed him thai he bs was violating the law. •Im perfect Ij aware of thai " Dinkelspiel i 1 plied. •Vou will be arrested if yon open up Monday," warned the sheriff. •Very well. 1 expecl to he." was the reply. And so. while the governors ink is hardly dry on on tlte anti-betting lull, the courts are to be asked declare it unconstitutional. Mr. Dinkelspiel has ;.m ii ployed attorneys and is prepared to light ihe la a through in the tnpreme court. The prime coo rent loo of the operator in opening his poolroom yesterday is thai S.iii Lake conntj has .:.hi oi ins money, paid as ■ license for the privi lege of conducting bis poolroom for the Ursi qnartt.r of 1911. Dinkeispiei has applied to the count] rom-mhouoners for return of ike nnused portion of ibis license fee. bin in view of bis latest deeismn will ask thai i in- application lie ignored until it et Ibe t-si ease is settled. When Sail Lake City drove the pool room oner ators from the cHy ■ year ago and the conn I v found thai while il could regulate and i trol them it could not abolish them, an ordinance was drawn by the county attorney living an annual license mi poolrooms of 96,600. payable quarterly in Sl.r.ts installments. Having paid ibis license up ro March :;i of ibis year, Dinkelspiel believes be is entitled to continue in operation under the county ordinance. Re will contend thai the anti-betting law does not repeal the county ordinance in rhat II fails to state i iii i all oilier laws or ordinances in rookie! with I are repealed. Also be "ill allege thai tbe law :i-siiiin s I,, dictate upon interstate matters in its pro vi-ioiis iiainst the transfer of bets by telephone .•.-telegraph. As the law stands now. according to Dinkelspiel. a person i"ii. i telegraph ■ hot to Denver without being arrested -Salt Lake Tribune
