College of the Holy Cross CrossWorks James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Special Collections 1935 James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Volume 202 James Michael Curley Follow this and additional works at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/curley_scrapbooks Part of the Political History Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Curley, James Michael, "James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Volume 202" (1935). James Michael Curley Scrapbooks. 176. https://crossworks.holycross.edu/curley_scrapbooks/176 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections at CrossWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in James Michael Curley Scrapbooks by an authorized administrator of CrossWorks. VolUin 02- 202„. Press Clipping Service 2 Park Square Boston Mass. ittlxi-ootax(-4Ftwooti-aoi:Hmr:Hxituut ENTERPRISE Brockton, Mass. HERALD-NEWS Fall River, Mass. OCT 1 1935 OCi L Nantucket Pleads For Native Judge _— NANTUCKET. Oct. 1.—Gay,lur- ley's appointment of Miss Caroline rolitical C 'at) Bag Leveen of Boston to be justice of the Nantucket District court has Thom'os K. Brindlev met with such general disappoint- By ment on the island that letters and In the belief that business men should take an active part in a petitions of protest are being sent movement to bring about repeal of the law which legalizes betting to the State House, it became known has an- to-day. on horse and dog racing in this State, one local merchant nounced he will ask the Fall River Merchants' Association to unite One protest, signed by Rep. William a fight against the racket. P. Swain and Ohairrnan William Hol- in to take an active land of the democratic town com- it would be wise for the Merchants Association mittee, among others, cites the fact part in the campaign against racing—for another year or two of the that Miss Leveen is not a perma- so-called sport in this area will have a material affect upon the nent resklent of Nantucket and that people In husine4, she has visited the island only in- earnings of all : frequently since her father acquired Police Should Check !toting Here— ' proPerty here about 20 years ago. The mcrehan:s wou:d do wen to obtain police cooperation in The islanders want Roy Sangui- inter- netti. Nantucket town counsel, ap- the fight against the racing racket. for not only is it to their pointed judge, Rep. Swain said. He ests to end the legalization of wagering on the sport at tracks in was the original candidate for the the State, but it is important that the betting houses being operated seat left vacant by the resignation of Judge Ethel Mackiernan. in this city be closed. "He is a permanent resident here," Thus far police activity against this type of betting has been said Mr. Swain, "owns property and decidedly passive. has a fine record in the legal pro- Men who formerly made their living chiseling pennies, nickels fession." and dimes from hard-working residents on the "nigger pool," now RECORD • engage in the more lucrative but just as illegal handling of bets on horse races. They accept wagers of all amounts on any race in the Chelsea, Mass. country. Uui 1 1935 It is one of the city's busiest "industries" at this time. The State Pollee did come Into Fall River two or three times emery this year and raiLl4poking establishments, hut there are 5ev- "1-116.0batilt-eNlieireamediesti-business here notwithstanding a definite ruling by Attorney General Paul A. Dever--on one a those rare TO working for the people instead of defendng REP, was KILEY he occasions when Governor CatLiey's dictatorial movements—that it is illegal. Mr. Dever supported the refusal of Secretary of State Cook to GREET WORKERS corporation formed for the purpose of accepting grant a charter to a wagers on horse and dog races. Argument was advanced that bet- Campaign Committee ting on the ponies and bow-wows was legal in Massachusetts. The Attorney General held that the betting was legal only Meets Tonight through pari-mutuel machines at the track. ---- — Telephone wagers, such as are made here with more frequency The Brat meeting of the Melley- than orders are given neighborhood grocers, are absolutely illegal— for-mayor campaign committee will he held at 8 o'clock tonight in Shep- and the police know it. ard hall, 276 Broadway. If the merchants hope to end the ruinous competition of horse Among the speakers scheduled to and dog racing, they will have to get the cooperation of the local address cyhe Agency workers are Atty. bluecoats in wiping nut the telephone and bookie betting in the city. Joseph Ssentastioeso, candidate for fiecretary of PtJ# in the la,st State election, and Theodore A. Glynn, clerk of the Roxbury District Court, intimate friend of Ckr:. Jeznets M. Curley. Various committees will be ap- pointed for each ward and precinct, and .house rallies will be arranged for the next three weeks throughout the city. All persons interested in the elec- tion of Rep. William H. .Melloy are cx)rdially invited to attend. 1People Opposed Legalized netting— ! ballot 1 he p. tvle of Fall rtiver have already shown at the box HERALD-NEWS that tifey disapprove of giving gambling syndicates special privileges in taking the money of hard-working breadwinners. Fall River, Mass. No doubt the city, with its business income slashed because men, women and children have thrown away $2 bills with a brashness that (,)1 i 1935 Is amazing, in efforts to beat the bangtails and dogs, would again turn thumbs down on racing if given the opportunity at the ballot box. Hoyt Declines The group which is circulating initiative petitions to have the State Legislature repeal the pari-mutuel act next year, reports un- I To Quit Berth usually great success in securing names here. • The Registrars of Voters said that the papers they received Resignation ap Secretary were "the beet we can recall ever being submitted." They contain the names of thinking people who signed them because they Sought by Motor Registry honestly believe that the racket should be terminated in the State. Appeal Board. Strangely enough, however, the papers studied by this writer Grover C. Hoyt has refused to the names of no merchants. contain heed the request of the Board of It is true, of course, that the man owning a small grocery store Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability for his resig- and depending upon it for a living is hit hardest by the races. Policies and Bonds nation as secretary. Men and women try to beat the races, expend their full week's The Board has voted to remove the neighborhood merchant and buy their salaries, and then go to him and has submitted a record of foodstuffs on credit. its vote to the Govonor and Exec- They throw down cold cash to bet on the horses and dogs, but utive Council to be approved. It has chosen Charles M. Stiller, for- ask the struggling groceryman to carry them until the next payday. mer member of the State Industrial neighborly storekeeper 'linds Their bills mount and before long the Accident Board, to succeed him. rough. Eventually he is forced his income is cut and the going is Mr. Hoyt, however, is standing out of business. firm and cannot be ousted from the The downtown merchants suffer just as much, and if the tracks 12,400 a year position until the Board's removal vote is confirmed continue in operation wally more years, they, too, will find it diffi- by the Executive Council. cult to bear the burden of long-standing unpaid accounts. William A. Bodfish, former secre- Track Does Business on Cash Basis— tary of Governor Curley and now It has ever been the contention of this newspaper that racing chairman of the Board, claims Mr. Hoyt has "outside interests" which as conducted under the pari-mutuel system is not a sport. prevent him from giving full time It is a business, associated with which are men who have their service to the own ideas about how Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public should be used as "fall gu,,s." It suffices to say that no syndicate operating a racing track will trust a bettor for a half a minute. The men behind the racket want their money "on the line." They get it but the merchant doesn't. Bill Cunningham, feature sports writer of the Boston Post, hit the nail on the head recently when he wrote: BOSTON MASS. "Business men now realize to their collective sorrow that they should have organized thoroughly and have fought the racing law HERALD-NEWS with every weapon they could possibly bring into play." Fall River, Mass. He feels that it is "hard to stamp out" racing once it gets a grip on a vicinity. I 1935 Mr. Cunningham shares the opinion of this newspaper that rac- ing will not last. He says: "I don't thi.nk racing will last because nothing based solely upon \ gambling ever has lasted. It eventually will starve after starving Nantuckei Senus so thuch of the community that it has nothing left to feed on itself." Carley There is no doubt it is a tough assignment, but merchants here Protest to who look forward to better days, would do well to cooperate in Protests against Governor Cur. appointment of Miss Caroline every possible way to stamp out the racket. ley's Leveen of Boston as District Court So long as racket they continues, will suffer! ......sommewooplars. Judge in Nantucket have been reg- istered by residents of that island.