The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21
GTY'S WIDE OPEN POLICY.
Police Do Not Attempt to Enforce
Certain Laws.
GAMBLING 10 IN FULL BLAST,
Tour Large Houses RanstnE Pooi
Moons Not MoIested, Cash Slot
Machines Allowed, side Entrances
% saloons Tolerated and Early
CIosfng Ordinance IL Dead Letter
more Dance Halls Than Before.

more Dance Halls Than Before.
The unsuccessful attempt OF the ponce,
1icense and revenue committee OF the
city council 10 secure the passage OF q
resolution at last Monday nights meet
ins Of the council calling upon Acuns
Chf~f az Police Meredith 10 state In writ
fnr IL certain Gtate laws ana efty otui-
nances are being violated, created a deai
Of comment In the city yesterday Here
are the words OF the resolution, ~hien
vas introduced by the COMMITTEES and de-
rsated II ne council by vote OF $ 70 s;
whereas. Complaint has been made that
fhe ordinances Of the City OF Seattle IN
reference TO police restriction are not be-
ing enforced: Therefore. Pc y s, !, ro,,ca
b. Instructed 10 report 10 the city coun-
al n writing at its next meeting upon the
alleged violation Of the cry ordinances ordinance
and state laws governing the foHoWins
F1rst~Cash slot machines.
Second Pool rooms.
Third What Ii generally known as the
msanixnt c,osin ,,, crd hf,n and batteries
Fifth--Rear or side entrances to sa-
sixth-priyats boxes in saloons.
8eveuth--Concert or dance halls In con-
nection with saloons.
These acquainted with local municipal
aEa1rx laughed when they read the resolu-
tien IN yesterday mornings Post-Inteiii-
soncer. bscnuee they were aware that the
stats laws and city ordinances concerning
she various subjects Included in the reso-
luton have been for long time and are
today being violated
II Il hardly necessary TO say that the
fact that many city ordinances have not
been enforced has long been well known
90 ali but \ very small minority OF the
people OF Seattle. The submission OF
written report BY the chief Of police
wouId. n II claimed. have been wholly
sup~rnuous since the members OF the
council know a. well a. does Acting Chief
Meredith that no attempt has been made
for soma time to enforcs certain laws.
Open GaabIias.
0ambiing. for example. has been con-
Quoted openly In this city. with the full
knowledge Ut the police for several years
pant- The only enforcement OF the laws
aaainst gambling on record In recent
months was brought about not by
shs action Of the police department,
but 6y bissef var between rival
factions among the professional
gamblers. which eliminated in the
swearing out Of warrants. nominaliy ny q
local temperance organisation. but IN real
ity ~ ore of the dirgrunticd gamblers.
who furnished the money and engineered
the crueAde.
Th~ city administration has from time
~ tima attempted 10 regulate gambling.
especially by placing the ban upon certain
high percentages games, hut most OF the
regulnt tons have heen Intellectual. and In
e~vUrnt houses the forbidden games are
openly conducted eighteen hours each day
~ the week except Sunday. one fact that
evsn The council seems 10 be unaware u
n kAef N TIM white House gambling hail,
a tte ensner of Occidental avenue and
washington street. fuii-fedged policy
are a In present time four in namber.
The Standard. the Largest. occupies Ia.
top aoar " tho old standard theater
haladins. ana z sne 81 the largest. n NOT
tne iefw~st. gambling places IN the United
HfAtes. every wcii-kn0wn gambling game
from fsn.tnn 10 faro, being dealt within
us walls TIE other houses are the Union
tub ~ Ill second avenue south. the To-
TEN club. At III Occidental avenue. aud
the White Hotsne. There are few small
~ houses, Nnspng theta Inc Clancy club
JACK or twsnsy-one, y the game most
played.
SLOT MseAsn~s.
Cash paying slot machines. which the
council committee wished the acting rhief
Of poiiae 10 report on stand on sxartly
the nante baeie With other gambling ranea
under the present city Administrations A
ssss $500 n anvn hs me fnss ,inssliixeneer
there we're iis az these devices scattered
about the city. and sipee that time the
number has been iarseiy increased The
perrans owning er renting these machines
pay ~ = month info tie city trNanury
Though the puiiee court for the privtl.se
ssalreems s'ke ssmeiirs houses are
plenty W Seattle Three largw establish
wents are now IN operation below Ysslsr
way. receiving srturne Nv Western linton
.sexfarh wires from all the larger race
pceirporas has been stimulated by the ragt
mat. according % the xamhlsrw The aei,
49, os E"s,s on races y leg'tiEnAse hasi.
nfss A. the present time. there h~snu
ns,thef state Law nor city eFdinancs
AGAINST pSaifenms
The staEy ~ thu lotteries l. soon ,s,s
ssns .a,vs . Pole Reed saeessi wlth
81 iattsri~s ana anAliy drove ~ N.,s
nc thtnes- semelcfs ent ~ the Aastu~ss
H. 10 'a, ,s' h.ss fev manihs Conducted
a.ote New theg wake no enBeeai,nsnt
90 their business These Chinese aa4 shs
peiiss sasnes already suesiisnes are he
sn.t iatteftce nnw running IN the elty
The s'eieek eiesiss asdlsaacs. -.
f@gTei - ~ t1@ resolution tNat faAess a.
sas n'asssht sieslna eralnaaeg,~ hss
ersesvet eas short tsnse fsssrsns lss
rsrst % ~ exiss@mSe u has h@~ss q lead
letter AZ sae iagae sAseoas q TIE sasls
easii there Il ~ esttnnsxp Frw rls-~ -.
fstv a n. That fact i kaawn So eVrrY
naswaef - tke eaitsv department.
ssas oses E1trs.we.
Tbs. saHss mAs ~ sa1 ~ gse rsAr o.
ssse aSef snttsneea n s&Asans ansntiare.f
IN TIE eaane8 fssaistiA@ rhess haS sra.
tsraisy h%Np rs sttsmsa AugsnN thw aa.s
t<n Svsfs - eFNNrns shs Nx@ ~ eiAvr
thar freNt eNtrsnSeN to sal40ns Fhe sea
private ertNs n saSHthz feniH etzNln tax
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