The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 6, 1909, Page 3

PUES THAT BAEEMEN GIN FORCE —— Can't See Any- in That Gentle- ly Pact Regarding ¥ ~_ , monern Rlectric con ged shocked | 's agreem« 1 the Boat ‘te city of Seat - making | seg to De testes! Kinnes and | at thekets get! the oponing of sireet car cor a ihe from the on fou eaee “pentlomien e” Agr ppade between dity at the of the blanks NO MORE DO MEN GATHER ROUND AND LOSE THEIR FORTUNES HERE. No, there's no where any more or Dawson, Seat Tike the rest In those old days when there wasn't apy Luna park, and the theatres Were confined to dance hall vaude ville, and the law didn't care how }much money you dropped as long |aa you kept your mouth abut, there was some real poker in these parts. I've seen as much as $80,000, or its equivalent, shifted over the board in one altting, and you never heard any one of those boys make a rear either | 1 mind one night, a brash young chap, a traveling salesman, | sur male, wandered fn. bankin’?" he asked, “T am,” I says. He throws over a double eagle, and I Jooked at him fn surprise. Gets Two Chips “Oh, that's all rtaht,” condescendingty Give me whole of it In checks,” And I did—two checks—enough }for an ante or so, [| looked sur prised because we were all buying in at $200. No use to start with janything less than that In those wtlee figuire of weveral | 2 Our friend didn't linger Who have been | PS: y since the grant franchise. The fastest playing I ever saw desire on the part| was one night when a royal flueh Electric company to/ got action against reys! flush more pennies that | I'll call the two players Jones and their coffers through | Smith. of this rule seems} That certainly was a fine exhibi oupared with the per. fot the gentlemen who | the hands and backing and filling the agreement,” said| Smith was not playing checks. }but had a stack of five-dollar gold }pleces table high Pirst be would ORTAGE ‘SERIOUS. , Shove in $20 worth, Then Jones IMA, Aug. 6.—The! would study hard and raise him fs short of harvest/ $20. there is an in “Well, I Suppose you got me beat,” supply of laboring| Smith'd say, “but doggone you, I time the situation; won't run, so I'll raise you a) | be & serious one for| twenty more. And that's the way Mr, Potter says that he ce Nome fo find anyoue who has of the making of the @ad he also brings out that the company ts living ihe strict letter of its fran this clause was not in bas never ertheless, existed, as le Dy the fact that the} Deen favuing trans et fast eight years with Him to Furth. Potters genera! letter contains nothing but geperalit refers Mr. Potter to/ president of the Se. “ company, who was ‘when the “« men's” was made. memory is failing @ he tannot remember any ‘then Mr. Bouillon of-| Seattle Electric | th gentlemen | t the agree was + he said, the g | they’ a keep stalling un they finally | out in an natant | them two royal flushes cold, | tor's office, }tlon of sitting tleht and squeezing | OLD TIME POKER DAYS HAVE FADED AWAY SAYS A wea YER bad everything they could pry loose about $1,000 I should say-—on the | table. Then the showdown Smith, with a broad amile, reaches | jfor the pot without showing his | hand “Basy,” says Jones i have a pretty fair mitt myself.” Hut Smith keeps on amiling and raking in the pot. Then he tosses} down his hand and begins to count the money, Jones sure had a pe eutiar look when he studied that hand New One on Him, He'd never heard of a game where two royal flushes played, the two hands being of equal value and | the highest in the deck. I forget how many million times the scien tifte sharks say the percentage ts/ against such a coincident ever hap pening | Well, we let them talk It over 4 while, and after they'd div pot, which contained only their own money, why, we told them We'd put up 4 job you see ali the other boys having the hunch to keep out. That was the only time two royal flushes ever played against each other in this man's town or anywhere else that I ever heard of. Smith used to alt ia a four-handed game of “stud” In a certain doe then down on Becond av. The game would open Satur day night and weually continue uoti! Sunday night or the wee ama’ hours of Monday Threatened by Woman, One man's wife wae a woman of many words and more ection heard of the game and threatened to annihilate the whole bunch. One Sanday evening, one of the soctal seasions waa tn full swing, when one man heard a determined | step on the stairs and a more de termined feminine voloe saying on} complimentary things about us. He} |immediately ducked into a closet | lin the doctor's office, but ducked | He had bumped The main tins a of excellence that distin guish a Cutler desk are as follows: Graceful- ness of design, integrity of construction, perfec- tion of detail, beauty of finish. These qualities make the Cutler the pride of the office. They are priced a little less than other high-grade desks. ¢ Sire d decided to continue our basement sale of used office desks day morning till 1 o'clock. We sold quite a number of these desks , and tomorrow morning we offer the balance at the following Golden Oak Desk; size 66 Inchtw; ion, “Now 87750 Golden Oak Dosk; size 60 inches; NOW cde so duresdes $42.50 | Now Now J ‘Top Golden Oak Desk; size 60 inches; Now $82.50 | Top Waxed Oak Desk; size 50 incker; 1 Now ‘ $32.50 size 65 inches; $27.50 | size 46 Inches; writer's Desk; Golden Oak Desk Now. inches. Now size 65 inches. $28.75 size 24 and 30 Oak Roll Top Dewk HB Counter stools Now inches. Now... | $22.00 Weathered Oak Flat Top Desk; $24.50 Golden Oak gs rae Deak; | $26.00 Roll kad Golden Oak Desk; size 56 Inches ce ITO 00 Antique Oak Roll a Deak; alse 60 inches. $23.75 | $40.00 Golden Onk Flat Top Typowriter's Desk nearly new, Now $24.25 | $65.00 Golden Oak Flat Top Double Pedestal Type nearly new. Now $45.00 alze 42 $15.75 size 6 feot Hoe Store Closes 1 o’Clock Saturdays During July and August. the} Dealt | She | THE STAR linto @ wh clonet An Inaptr Hastily gra hustied it the hall and it at the top of the Husband Paid the Bill When his guest's wife glanced up And saw that ghastly thing in} the Hight #he let out one soreech and fell backward the hanging tf the ny 4 ature, bottom with two broken ribs and @ fractured collar bone. The doctor attended the injured woman and sent the bil to the hus band, They have not been good friends since My best winning wae in a five handed game, At my right sat a man worth a bunch of this world's goods, At each hand I would bet him $200 that | would open the pot before him and $200 more that I would hold a higher spade, | took $10,000 away from him that night, | but I lout most of it in the follow. | log session | House and Lot Goes I saw & house and lot, now worth} 4 fortune, go over the board one} night. Two deuces won it There had been considerable bluffing all evening between two members of the party Finally, with about $800 on the! table, one man says | Vill bet you & house and lot! Jaguinet $3,000 He was called. Hadn't a thing pure bluff, Couldn't beat two douces. | The deed was delivered next day No, 1 don't play poker any more. Nobody does, | guess. Everybody's reformed. THEY WANT UNIQUE WEDDING AND WILL | GET TT NT FAR }CALIFORNIA COUPLE WILL PROBABLY BE WED ON FER. RIG WHEEL AUG, 20. | —y | “I want to be married in some way nobody waa ever married before,” satd J. T. Lamfall, of Ban | Jose, California, when he applied to the Special Events department at the A P. exposition this morn ing for a chance to be married tn 4 lion's cage, on top of the Ferris! Wheel, or In some stranger and more starting manner If the expo | wition people can arrange it | Lamfall ts on mi to wed Mise Lottie Holmes, of Ban Jone, | and both are re at the fair. | | They want to be wed in some way |that ts different, and they will prob | ably be given their chance on Con censionaires’ day, Aug. 20. The ex | position fol are figuring on what) sort of mar o will be the most | novel and interesting, The Ferris! | Wheel may be chosen because it would give such a fine view for the spectators. WILL DANCE AT THE EXPOSITION TONIGHT The dancers will hold full sway at the A-Y-P. exposition this even ing, when the Na |bullding, and the Sigma Nou fre |ternity will entertain at @ dance |in the Washington Btate bulldi Both organizations are having day at the fair today, The hostess es celebrated in conjunction with Alaska Women's Auxiliary day The Sigma Nue are holding thetr | division convention tn the city, and | 200 of them were at fhe falr today FOSSIL PEAGOGK FOUND i Press.) BERKELEY, 1, Aug, 6.—The aaphalt beds on the rancho La Lrea [haa just produced another wonder to the sclentifie world In the shape of @ fossilized peacock, The fowall jie the first of ite kind discovered jon the American continent. The peacock became a victim to the black fluid mass One distinction the fosall posses. FRIDAY, Bho stopped at AUGUST 6, 1909 its limit of usefulness. line to choose from. approved lasts. Shoes Black Suede Button. Brown Suede Button. Gray Suede Button. Brown Cravenette Button. Gun Metal Lace or Button. Black Glazed Kid Lace. | to-wear. Tomorrow's offe rings are no exceptions, 53 Garments Selling at $15 to $25, Tomorrow at $7.50 19 Suits of heavy rep and linen, in gray, white, pink, tan and rose; $12.50 and $15.00, 6 Long Auto Coats of heavy linen, in blue, tan and green; $17.50. 25 Messaline Dresses; figured; all shades; regular value $15.00 and $20.00. 1 Long Plaid Brilliantine Coat; regular value $15.00. 2 Black Taffeta Coats, 4 length; regular $25.00. Choice of Any Garment... es ie a pair of huge spure for de-| | fensive purposes. Ite wings are large and must have been powerful PLAN FOR IOWA DAY —_———. A visit of the 66th. Regiment National Guard of lowa band to the |AcY.P. exposition is planned as a | feature of lown day at the fair, Aug. }12. The Iowa society of Seattle ts larranging the day's events, which include a picnic dinner, a formal meeting, & reception and a dance | {n the Washington State building in jthe evening Don’t Miss This Chance Thevrownt Great Rallway Addition, Juat outelde city mits of TACOMA, where millions of dollars are be- ing spent in the construction of great railway terminals. LARGE LEVEL LOTS with perfect title $40 to $100, on easy terms. POINDEATER & MOORE REALTY CO., Inc. 106 Washington Bldg, Firat Ave., Seattle, Room DOWNING, HOPKINS & RYER, Ine (Batablished 1693) Navy ; Yard Rou te oa ap. for FP. 4, avy Yard ent Reptteshy u tr yertet ver, jaet Leave Beattle—6:40 (except ge $86 hth 2000, he & * Be Sunday only un ™. cepa gee ob ye eit | FA rm. Cniidren Ponte sop’ at Pleasant Beach, "Phones! Yd 784; Main 8101, a908 EVERETT AND EDMON DS MEALS SHAVED jneay, Sune uu, Time of 8 8 MH. DB Kenned: 08, Ms, | ndamee “et his cosst, in type fearon | ck face Extra Boats op Snuday. Time Table Bubject to Chi out Notes. See ROUND TRIP, ween ages 6 to 18, halt tt and Tele Sunset, INSIST ON A NEW YORK Ox LUNCH and avold inferior imita- tlons, Delivered at your place of $3 and $4 Values At $2 Two Remarkable Offerings in Wearing Apparel ( learing time, at the end of each season, brings the lowest prices of the year on women's ready- The Newport | Ring up A 3616 or Main 1850, BROKERS Stocks, Grain and Provisions, Doth Phones 270, Private Wires, 804-306-800 Alaska Bids, buslness without extra cost; 100 and Ibo each, CAFE & GRILL FIRST AND MADISON, Prompt Gelivery assured. One trial, one test. Goodbye to the rest Main office, 219 Marion stroot. For These Women’s Shoes Pumps or Oxfords at $2 a pair “There is a limit to all things,” but this shoe sale has not rez ashed| Seattle women have been supplying their | shoe wants at this low price for ten days, and still there is a full Late styles, new w shades and leathers and most Oxfords Patent or Chocolate Kid. Bronze Kid or Calf. Gray or Black Suede. Gray Cravenette. Tan Russia Calf. Black Glazed Kid. 167 Silk, Net, Lingerie Waists | $4.50 to $7.50 Values Tomorrow at $2.50 100 white lawn and mull Waists; $4.50. 30 Messaline Waists in white, pale blue and pink; regular $6.50. regular 25 Net Waists in white and ecru; regular $6.50 and $7.50. 12 Cream China Silk Waists, in plain tail- ored and fancy trimmed; regular $6.50. Choice of $2.50 Any Waist ..... | angoeee Dodd Shoes for Women. NOTICE JUST ARRIVED ““My Wife’s Gone to the Country, Hurrah! Hurrah!” Sung by Collins and Harlan and chorus. This is one of the August list of new VICTOR RECORDS Bake Oven Treatment For Ladies aad Gentlome: Message and Coollng Hoom Included ta Treatment, Wt Your Patronage, —TOURIST BATHS — fa tnd ent pas Sectaentat.