The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 21, 1915, Page 5

STAR—SATURDAY, AUG. 21, 1915, PAGE 5, ‘ambling Allowed by Police; “Joints”: Conducted Openly; CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The police are well aware of these facts. The place} been operating between two and three years, night/ and day. | > Qut of consideration for the Theatrical Managers’ asso mation, it may as well be said here that the “Green Room,” ieThe T. M. A..” to that organization Gets Into Crap Game With “Slicker” A crowd of fellows was seated around a table playing) ingi. A friend who was with me lost $2 in this game bout five minutes. It’s a good game for the “Green Room.” | We had a round of drinks at the bar. While we were Manding there a nattily dressed, pale faced young fellow mame out of the back room, which is a lounging place for ‘idle! A great many men who never do anything harder tan vicitimize unfortunate women, congregate there “Want to shoot craps?” the pale faced fellow wanted to know. “You're on,” I agreed. He picked up the dice “Shoot a buck?” he asked. “Fair enough,” I said. “A buck goes.” We each placed $1 on the bar. We “pee-weed” for the which is to say, he took the one dice and I took the and rolled them as it is properly known, doesn't belong} Tf you don't know thing about “craps,” you must learn if a man throws “seven” or “eleven” the first throw, fs-a “pass,” and he takes his opponent’s money If he! es out” with two aces up, or one ace and one deuce,| two sixes, his throw is called a “crap,” and he pays his} onent. If he “comes out” on any other number, he must} tinue to throw until he “sevens” or turns up the number) first “came out” on. Therefore, it is to the advantage of the holder of the] to throw “sevens” and “elevens” on the “come out,” keep repeating as long as possible. My opponent was a dice “slicker.” His Text pass was a “slide-awa: but I “messed” If I hadn't I would have the lost es before they stopped. dollar. “I'm superstitious,” I told him first roll.” He nodded, and tried the trick again. Again I caught them before they stopped sliding | ry Gambling House Is Crooked “Roll ‘em,” I said sharply, looking him in the eye. “I to see ‘em turn over.” “Oh, you're dynamite,” he growled. robbed you once.” | But he rolled ‘em, and I won. He tried the “slide- several times after that. Sometimes he “got by” th it, but most of the time he didn’t. Finding that ruse wouldn't work, he tried another, the it ride” trick. He put down a $10 gold piece. When won $1 of it, he said: “I always mess My “Somebody must © “You're one in the piece.” Next throw I was “two 4 and bested me by $2 in the argument, which I let ve. I called him a crook, and told him to play somebody could beat. He was a crook. There isn't a gambling house in town isn’t crooked. I KNOW, because I used to make my gambling. But that was before the anti-gambling law passed and when that form of “work” was considered thing About Cheating Tricks You can’t beat the gamblers in Seattle unless you know t crooked move possible in the games they play. And then you can’t beat them in their own house. They'll get if you stay with them long enough. are tricks too subtle for even the “smartest” bler who ever lived to defeat when he is pitted against crowd of “house men.” If a man can deal “bottom” so smoothly that you can’t the cards leave the deck when he tells you he is doing if he can deal “second” working with marked cards; if he an “stack” the cards and work in a “cold deck” without 4 r knowing it while you're looking ai iiancat you beat That kind of thing goes on every night in the gambling ; s of Seattle. | I KNOW, because I can do most of these “tricks” lf, and because I know personally a lot of gambiers 9 can do them, and know they are playing in the face of law in this city every night. seep eo @ GILL SAYS LUNDIN’S Mayor Gill hinted broadly Friday sorts includ it Prosecutor Lundin 1s being toons Byge Mage deg Maye 8. a” club, ave. 8. thee Hasan t ogee gang No. 218 Washington at ‘ room fn the basement of a Cht- apes ta the statement is] | 4 aril between Third’ aud says there basn’t been co-| Fourth aves, on Main st. fon between his office and| ons club, 1616 Third ave. Police department,” declared , a matter of fact, furnished him with all ce for all the conviction: lained during his term of offi din'’s failure has been due to| fact that his deputies have nh jobbing him.” Won't Create Purity Squad indin has suggested that bet results would be obtained if iis were not necessary in ev- gambling case. ‘or Gill declares he does not “ d to create a “purity squad” ile he is in office. | “The detective department did /Spply me with evidence, th: if My victions were made, oe din. “The men in the police Aepartment have done excellent hy , and I hope the cooperation be continued.” Has List of Clubs Landin has « lst of various clubs © open gambling is being car. on, according to informants. | the inability of his investt to gain entrance to these has more than once been strated. Lundin’s men are known by underworld who are constantly at Union club, 713 First Republican club, First Yesler way. Nippon club, Maynard ave, and King st. Geneva club, Third ave., between Cherry and Columbia st. Manhattan club, King at., be- tween Sixth and Seventh aves. Business Men's club, Crown building, Second and James at. No. 219 Occidental ave, No. 412 Miin st. This ts only @ partial list of so- called “joints.” There are dozens of other games which run frequent- ly, as Occasion demands, but which fre not classed as the “regular houses,” CONFISCATE BOATS | under arrest, and their two boats have been confiscated by the fish commission, which charges the men near Point Roberts, under British Columbia Mcenses, The charge is poaching. heel list of alleged gambling re- OWN MEN “JOB” HIM Charles Lux, John Weaver andt | Ernest Dougherty, fishermen, are|at finatier were fishing in American waters|money positively ref BATTLE ON IN GULF OF RIGA LONDON, Aug, 21.-One of the greatest naval battles of the war may have been fought yesterday in the Guif of Riga. At the admiralty office here details were being awalted to- day, ae It le evident, from an official ement from Petro- grad, that the German Baltic squadron has made a determ- ined effort to overwhelm the Russians guarding the Gulf or Riga and go to the support of the Teutonic land forces attack- ing the port of that e. | Petrograd merely reporte | “Strong forces of the German) fleet penetrated the Gulf of Riga and fighting with our ships con tinues,” For two weeks the Germans have been endeavoring to force an en trance to the guit. Other reports from Petrograd tn dicate the German fleet is com- posed of about ten dreadnaughts and battle cruisers, a number of} Th pla armored cruisers and numerous tor pedo boat destroyers. Early offorts of the Germans were directed toward clearing the mine fields guarding the Gulf of Riga Petrograd reported one or tw the enemy ships damaged by mt been sunk a week ago. NEXT BY KAISER BERLIN, Aug. the principal base of the Russian field armies, is expected to be the next fortress to fall before the Ger mans. The early capture of Brest upon the fall of Novo Georgiowsk, which swept the last Slav from the old Vistula line in Poland. Six AustroGerman army corps lare now within striking distance of! ‘em | the southern fortress and the forces! released by the capture of Novo Goeorgiewsk are being hurried east ward to join Prince Leopold's Bavarian command Prince Leopold is striking at the Russians northwest of Brest Litovek Field Marshal Von Mackenzen { concentrating his vast force against outer defenses of the fort ress from the west and southwest so that the Slav base is practically enveloped. BREAD IS GREAT " the piece,” and so on until I had about “six in the piece "| NEED IN TEXAS; Then he “forgot” how many I was “in the piece.” He} DEATH LIST 183 GALVESTON, Aug. 21.—Bread ts the greatest need of Galveston. Re-| and an emer} | Het is progressing | gency supply of drinking water has } been turned on, but there te little | bread in the town. Reports today from thruout the storm section accounted for 183 dead There are now less than 100 per- sons missing and {t is believed a | majority will be found. Estimates still placed the dam age at $50,000,000 today. MANY LINERS ARE IN WAR ZONE TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 71.—Five pas- senger carrying liners en route to European ports are believed to be | spproaching or passing thru the jeubmaring war zone about England today. These vessels include the Red Star liner Lapland, with more than 200 persons. In addition it {s con- sidered certain many liners en route to American ports are fn the region of the war zone, and considerable uneasiness {s felt hera The Lap- land 1s expected to dock at Liver. pool today. Shipping circles were thrown Into a fever of anxiety and excitement yesterday by the sinking of a dozen ships within two days. Reports and rumors of additional disasters flew | thick and fast. rived safely at Liverpool ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN BY RUSSIANS PETROGRAD, Aug. 21—Rue- ry anti-aircraft gune shot down a Zeppelin, hea laden with bomb; ind headed for Vilna, it was announced today. The crew was captured, SQUEAKING Do not hesitate to promptly heed the warning your kidneys give when they begin to lag In their work Vhen you feel t “squeaky” pane in th the back; loss of ap colored urine; wearin: for—{t men your | properly. \fe The y in ist and get a box of genul (DAL Haarlem. Ol, Capnules ariem Oj standard 1 r ly & M jf r tr let th faarle tute wil Prices, 25¢ 1 the proper res fe and $1.00. do not get pr feel the old-time For sale and Ow! Drug Co. * of youth, by the | The White Star freight steamer, | Bovic, reported sunk yesterday, ar-| ageount | Kidneys are not doing their work zne result may be fatal difference to the rights of Amert cans n the seas, the administra ill not refuse to take these facts into consideration, it was said President and one unconfirmed report from/ Lansing are still awaiting official Stockholm declared a cruiser had/reports from Ambassador Page be-| fore taking any action whatever, An a , ae Tt rho th he highest/ > “Shoot Craps”? Here’s How It’s Done| TOBE ATTACKED tach Arabic | tery | Jof the Arabic who are missing. From the White Star line offices another statement was issued at 10 o'clock today, repeating that only wo Americans are missing. Twelve passengers, {n addition to Mrs, Bru- kulere and Dr. Wood, pa ed for, Forty members of the crew are missing, making the possible eee toll of the Arabic 54 first survivors from the liner Th j arrive } town | | | KIDNEYS! U.S. AWAITING EXPLANATION BY CHAS, P, WASHINGTON, American clals are still hopeful that the sinking of the Arabic with t would not lead to a break with the kaleer’e government. Altho unofficial reports now Indicate the Arabic was tor warning, pedoed withott pected will not submit to face, there Is no intention of dis regarding the German foreign office if It has anything to say. | Germany stands warned that vio-| lation of American rights by Ger-| man naval commanders would be regarded as ly," but ft ts declared the adminia- tration would be foreign office can show the torpedo- ing of the Arabic was not meant to |be in disregard of these rights. If tt can be shown that any trans-| greaston was not {ntentional by Ger-| |many, or that the attack upon the | Arable LOST WITH ARABIC } LONDON, Aug. 21.—While the! circumstances surrounding the at upon the detalis of the torpedoing and sinking of the big ship with the lors 1.—Brost Litovak, of two American lives, were prom: ised today, as soon as apt. Finch makes his official report. Consul Frost at Queenstown has! reported that Mrs. Josephine Bru-| gulere, of New York, and Dr, Ed-| TEWART | Aug. 2t— the German- situation is, offl- ening of two American tives ox | “deliberately unfriend lad if the Berlin did not Involve reckless in Wilson and Secretary White Star liner were «till shrouded tn mys survivors, stalemen. here today Arrangemen om Queens have been affidavits from all a Cool, Restfui Sound—the E MO NDAY STARTS M’Dougall-Southwick’s Fall Silk Display and Sale Most Extraordinary THAN EVER BEFORE GREATER VALUES See Sunday papers and Monday night Star for full particulars See our eight display windows featuring these silks ESTABLISHED 1876 ac | ougall C fouthwick Store Open 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. 7 or Page to ob} en, together with the official re- Americam port of Capt. Finch, that the am- . and it will be upon the! bassador will base his official re- ts of these men and wom-| port to President Wilson. patrol ship QUEENSTOWN, Aug. Adventuress The Excursion Season Will Soon Be Over. Don’t Miss This Chance to Take lTrip on Beautiful Puget xpense Is Nominal. Be at Colman Dock Tomorrow, Promptly at 9 o’Clock, With Y our Lunch Basket Join the Big 21.—The arrived here today with three lifeboats of a man, On the Fast Steamer “WHATCOM” Returning on Steamer “Sol Duc’ $1.00 for the Round Trip. HERE IS THE SCHEDULE Going Leave Colman Dock.......... +...9 am, Leave Dungeness ....... Arrive Pt. Townsend a 12 m. Leave Pt. Williams at.. Arrive Pt. Williams a 1:30 Leave Pt. Townsend at. Arrive Dungeness at... 00 Arrive Seattle at...... ‘ Returning 4:30 p. m. Children 5 to 12, 50c. Children Under 5 Free You may stop off anywhere you desire on the above route. This route covers some of the most beautiful parts of Puget Sound. You will see many interesting things‘on this trip—for instance, the forts which guard Puget Sound—they are a very impréssive sight—and Dungeness, which is the home of the famous Dungeness crab, one of the best known delicacies of the North- west, You'll enjoy every minute of the day. e Dairy Lunch Aboard the Boat at City Prices—Coffee, 5c; Sandwich, 5c; Pie, 5c Or you can take your own lunch if you prefer. Remember, the excursion season of this year will soon be over. without taking at least one of these beautiful trips. REMEMBER, THE BOAT LEAVES COLMAN DOCK AT.9 A.M. TICKETS ON SALE AT COLMAN DOCK Don't let it pass Children, 6 to 12 the Arabic in tow. One of the boats contained the body of a woman. / second boat contained the body of EXCURSION TO OLYMPIC PENINSULA Sunday, August 22, ROUND TRIP 50c