The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-18
N CnARITY'S GARB.
How the Chinese Lotteries Ar.
Now Conducted.
PURELY FOR sENEvolEMoe.
4 CIeuss OF tho Lottery Law Unase
which the Mongolia Can Plav
His Favorits Game.

ma pity that Ii Hung Chang lid net
seus 10 this city. II he had. his country.
80 would undoubtedly have tosa aim
Ar chariizby Inclined they are. To
rgts.aniiAte the.r claims they might hays
ssoxu aim a document. sypewrittsn ct
RAT. with the following heading: "Cng-
see Charitable Association"
rney would have said that the obt.c,s
~ ,hls association were 20 assist End.-
rsr, Cinnamon. help tne unemployed to
azure work and purchase tickets for aged
aad decrepit Cinnamon to return 10 tao
os!snt.
ealled his attention to the lottery law.
which tbs Incorporation IL said TO seek 10
avoid IN short. the willy Monaghan has
a,cs more stated up bis beloved lottery
usder the gusse OF a charitable instltu-
ion
some time ago the police made Iss
miserable FOR the Chinese lottery men
They were driven from post TO pillar and
hack again from pillar to post. to- cellar,
ADD even into the garrett Night after
asxst every den where a game Of fan
;an vas conducted, or where a lottery
outfit was located, had sentineIs on the
watch for Detective Williams. and his ap-
psarance on Washington street was the
OCCASION for a general alarm.
TIE pers.stency OF the police eventually
had It's effect. and the lotteries were
closed down. The desire to run was ssIli
In existence, however. and the WHY
Cinnamon Get about TO devise some way
~ which the law could be avoided The
hs In question reads AZ follows.
Every person who shall sell any lottery
ticket Or shares In any lottery. for the
diversion Of property TO be determined by
shance or shall make or draw any lottery
or scheme for a diversion Of property not
authorized by law. on conviction thereof
shall Be fined In any sum not exceeding
80. provided. that nothing herein con-
ts.ned shall apply to any lottery for char
table purposes.
The provision regarding lotteries "for
charitable purposes" was just the thing
they had been looking for and steps were
Immediately taken. according to the s;ory
aaoas In the Tendsrlo!n. 20 profit by IT.
An organization was formed. and las,
night q Post-Intsliigeacer reporter sue
eseded In obtaining a copy OF the articles
under which the Cinnamon have incor-
porated- Apparently the object Of this
organization Is TO do good. but those who
knew the history OF the matter think there
are Others Following Is q copy Of the
articles:
Know AL Men BY These Presents:
Tha; Ne, Lee chong Co. Ty 10y CO..
Wig chong Co and Soon HI Co. have
iass DAY voluntarily associated ourselves
sogether tor the purpose Of forming a
charitable assooiat on for our country
zen 10 The state OF Washington
That the name OF this association shall
b. ard IL Chinese Charitable Association
Of King county, Wash. with It's primer pal
pace Of business Ia Seattle ia said county
and state.
ANY Chinese resident of King county.
Wash. may became member OF this as
s0ciation and emitted 10 a membership
iherein upon the payment OF an admission
lee or 10 ard the further payment there
AFTER OF 81 per month as dues: Providing.
tnat SAM member shall be first elected by
. majority vote or the members OF said
association
The object and purpose OF this asscc.a-
ton are 10 provide fund for the aap-
pori. assistance and medical attendance
q sex or INDECENT Chinese residing IN said
county and state. and further. to assist
and maintain unemployed Chinese In sad
county and state and 10 help them 10
secure employment also 10 return 20
China al aged and eeerepit Chinese In eaid
70 earry them 70 China
The Officers OF said association shall
consist OF president. vice president. se~'-
reiary. treasurer and general manager,
aad the sai1 officers shall consestuts a
baAra OF trustees for thA management
arr cor1ur, Of he aFsi~s 81 the said asso-
cation. snd shat De elected from among
,ae members OF Fa.3 association or t5e
as esv Of September INas. and on 10 fst
csy OF September or each succeeding year
thereafter. and shall hold office until their
s1errssors are su.y elected and aussfsf.
mat this assoc alton shall be 3tsba ad-d
tpoo majority vote OF the rreYrb~rs
tnereof. and The fund In the treasury dis
sassc OF n sucn nsnner as majority OF
ei members may elect"
week ago the lotteries were started
W. And now. 4 ono IL acquainted with the
ne and outs of the lower end % the city,
- can Play lottery twice a day. Several
Nea-koown attorneys wore asked Ast
ash' u they believed the Cinnamon could
y reached. in view Of the fact clas they
we're operating as benevolent society.
Ne 1fA cared Ia - n entftfoA