The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-08
WILL BE OPEN GAMBLING
THE SPORTS ARE PREPARING TO
TAKE THE TOWN THIS WEEK.
while Carnival Committee Is Not Al
lowed to Install Games of Chance,
Gambling FIourishes.

The interest of the public in the matter
Of gambling during the carnival, and ex-
tending to the time of the November cleo
tion. seems to have assumed as large pro-
portions as the interest in the carnival it
self This interest seems TO have been
aroused by the statements Of gamblers
that everything goes during the carnival
and the few weeks before the election; the
boldness with which rooms are being
rented and fitted up for gaming purposes;
and the indifference with which the game
keepers look upon the provisions of the
law prohibiting the games which are and
VII. be conducted. There seems to be no
fear of police molestation. and in fact one
gambler said. "Oh. we're not worrying;
that's all been fixed With whom it had
been fixed he would rot say, but in the
course OF the conversation IL was suggested
that the privilege was allowed despite the
prohibition Of law and the protests made
for the effect 1t Will have on the November
election
Saturday in one of the downtown sa-
Icons gambling apparatus was seen stand
Ing in the bar-room in full view of the
passing citizens. Though 1t is not probable
that games will be run in the barrooms
proper they will be In progress in rooms
adjacent and rooms above in nearly every
saloon In the business district of the city
and great preparations are being made for
the week of gayety. 1t was learned from
one OF the so-called sports" that a num-
Der of gamblers who have been out of the
city for many months. chiefly because it
was polite for them to stay away, have re-
turned and will be seen about the tables
during the next few weeks
Pafrolmen running in the downtown dis
tricts when asked about their orders rela-
tive 10 the suppression of gambling said
their orders We're TO arrest participants in
all games when found. Out of twelve in
qulries not one was found who would ex-
plain why they found no games in progress
when so many places are being openly
conducted. and they would not tell OF other
orders which might prohibit them from CO.
ing INTO places where games might be
The answer OF each was that they had
seen no gambling.
There are other peculiar features in the
matter of games of chance during Carnival
week. The Festivities Society has received
several hundred letters asking for privi-
leges for fish ponds and other so-caIled
innocent amusements Of like nature. and
such seen at nearly every church
festival, to be placed in the booths OF the
Magic Circle. Though IL was early decided
by the management Of the Carnival that
the attractions unler Its control should be-
absolutely clean and unobiectionable sev-
eIal of the schemes of this kind were
looked upon with favor, for the reason tina
they would AFFORD amusement to the people
who wished to patronize them, and WOULD
also be tie means OF increasing the rev.
essueo OF the society. When the matter was
presented 10 Superintendent Quigley the
representative or the society was told that
such games would not be tolerated and
would be suppressed
After that time member of the amuse-
ment committee was offered 81 600 cash IN
hand. for the privilege OF operating a game
giving cigars for prizes. with no blanks
far more fair than the games run In The
rooms now In operation by the gamblers of
the city. The action of the police and city
bling. is said by members OF the Festivities
thought by most people that the society Is
back or the scheme by which the gamblers
are allowed TO operate.
The saloons are preparing for an enor-
nous business and IL is said by many thai
po attention 10 the provisions OF the Mich.
olson law will be paid during the week OF
the carnival. Saloons which have 10,
some time been closed at II o'clock are now
being kept open until and O'Clock I'm the
morning and some OF them all night Some
o. the saloon keepers intimate they have
no fear OF being closed up. but decline &c
state their reasons for so believing.
superintendent Quigley said last nigh
that when the Carnival managers explafnef
the nature OF the games that men sought
GO install in the Magic Circle ne said the,
were skin games and would not be Der.
rnftfed. as he did not want Carnival visf
tors neeced. The superintendent said h,
woeld Investigate the charge that gam
biers were nocking TO the city