Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-15

has made winning nt the faro table or
roulette wheel. That IL why the cab.
men around Clark and Madison streets
were saying to each other last night
"YOung Carter II all right"
One Of the biggest houses In town To
throw open its doors was the old resort
formerly kept by George V. Hankins at
14S Clark street. The gambling rooms
are above the Electric saloon" which
was opened about week ago. 1t IL
said thnt u gambler known az Long
shorty" was the keeper of this place.
hut Hnnkins II supposed to bc the MAJ,
who furnished the money to open the
house.
Here could In found any kind of a
game-fnrO. roulette. stud poker or
craps. \ sign on the doorway leading
to the gambling rooms above warned
the man who entered to "look out for
paint" The rooms were spacious. the
gambling par0phernalia newly dccoryi.
ted ana the visitor was fOribly remind
ed Of the old dinner pail house" by
the surroundings.
"fes, we's got u nice place here"
said one Of the employees, "and We will
probably make piece OF money II
those Civic Federation skates let the
mayor alone"
How about the pOlice--will they let
you nlOney"
"We're not worrying about the police.
That's been fixed. You know, when
the mayor came back from Hot
Springs. Va. u few weeks ago. he said
lie would let gambling run under pO.
lice control. And I'm with him on that
proposition. Any man who runs u
skin game ought to he driven out of
town. ana ns ! understand II that IL
what the mayor means to do
Two smaller houses In Clark street.
between Madison and Washington.
were open for business, but the keep
ers, for some unknown reason, would
admit only those known to he 'all
right But before the week was out.
1t was said. these places would be as
wide open" as 14S Clark street.
Samuel TuckhOrn. a salOOnkeeper ut
2s6 State street, has opened gambling
rooms above his place. He used to be
IN business on the West Side. hut In
spector Shea made II SO unpleasant for
MN that he crossed the river.
Wesley Schimmel has reopened his
gambling house ut 175 West Madison
street. ana wants monopoly of the
business on the West Side. He Is will.
ing to pay good money" for the privi-
legc.
Bryan 4 JOhnsOn's gambling house.
III Clark street, frVQuented principally
by negroes. was closed "Wednesday by
order Of Chief Ripley. Johnson's 9th.
er house at 4G4 State street was not
m0lested. 1t is expected that the game
at 3l1 Clark street will be resumed In n
few days.
Detectives from the Desplaines street
police station Wednesday night raided
the saloon of Panzer H. O'Brien at Con-
gress and Halsted streets ana arrested |
William Panzer ana four others who
'hey say, were gambling. The prison.
ers were taken to the station. where
inhzer was booked as keeper. Evident
~ there was screw loose IN the or-
rangemen,s somewhere.
WIN the return of gambling, pool
rooms are also opening up again. Gam
biers say that before June this mans
towh-meanlng ChlcagO-will be like
IL was IN the good old days.
permanent orga anizatiOn of the iudi.
rlal campaign committees was perfect.
ed wednesday at the respective head
quarters. The executive committee of
the nonpartisan ticket, as agreed upon
AT u meeting at the Palmer House, was
as follows:
W. Mcconnell, chairman; C. s. OAR
row, Grneme Stewart. Frank X. Gro
yer, John 4. Shayne, Washington Por.
ter, w. y. jackson, i. A. johnson, Roy