The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-31
Gambling of All Kinds Prohibited
in Germany.
SLOT MACHINES OPERATED
Nearly all the Small Commodities, In
eluding Liquid Refreshments and
Weiner Wurst ard Sausage Can Be
Procured by Dropping Money in Slot.

II is a well known fact, that no gam
bling of any kind is allowed in Ger
many. There is place called Mon
naco. sort of summer resort. fire.
quented by the more wealthy classes,
having government of its own. dis
tinct and separate from any other
country. where gambling is permitted
and where it is INDUCED in by class
Of people who usually can AFFORD it,
II is similar TO the great Monte Carlo
where thousands OF dollars or the
American heiress has been lost by
their husbands. the dukes and grand
hobos of foreign countries with royal
blood and plethoric pocketbook.
But they have nickel-in-the-slot
machines in Germany. says Mr.. George
Kaboth, who made an extensive tour
Of the country last year But these
machines are not allowed to be oper-
ated for money. You can however
buy almost anything made or manu-
featured in a slot machine They are
kept in all the stores, hotels restaur-
ants saloons and other business places,
and what are known as trade machines.
BY dropping the piece of money desig-
mated any article You desire comes out
Of the machine. In other words you
get value received on your investment. |
In the American slot machine you get
what Paddy shot at.
The saloons have the machines and |
back Of a glass case are designated the 1
whisky, wine or soft drinks. You put /
in the price and out comes the whisky,
IL ordered. Not the Astoria four finger
drink, but a gentleman's drink for in .
Germany they take all day in which |
TO get intoxicated. while in Astoria the
job is usually done in Is minutes and |
the remainder of the time is spent in
remorse, trying to sober up. II you
want a sandwich, either ham. cheese,
sausage or any other kind, you drop
in the price and out comes your lunch.
even Frankfurter and sausgkraut, the
great German food of commerce. is
supplied by these machines.
There are machines for all the small
commodities needed and they are well
patronized American tourists enjoy
bucking at the game, probably out Of
an inherent passion for taking a
chance in anything, whether for
or to win something for
They are sometimes sur
prised when they put piece Of money :
in the machine and it always pays.
They have been accustomed, here in
America to put their money in a ma
chine or lay it down on a table and see
the octupus hands of the man behind
he table rake in the whole wad, and
not infrequently asking the loser to
take somethin'" in order to furnish
I salve for the sore spots occasioned =
by being buncoed.
Mr.. Kaboth reports the German peo-
pie are the most contented and happy
people on the earth. They enjoy their
Sunday outings and their klinas or
crosse sehnaps, und weinerwurst, and :
here is less drunkenness in Germany,
md less crimes than in almost any
,ther country in the world.
They have good churches, good !.
and the society is ele- !,
rating and refining. Sunday, by a
arge majority of the people, is given =
o rest and recreation. All laws are
observed and are more .
itrictly enforced than in the United .
States. You never hear Of a young |,
nan going wrong by gambling his own .
md his employers money. No one
.ver hears of a failure in business
,rought about through gambling No
men are out of employment because
is closed down, and Germany
s as enlightened as the wide open town
.dvocates of Astoria. They have had
experience and their laws are based
Ipon that experience.