The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-13
KANSAS LAWMAKERS
DON'T PLAY POKER
Says Dave Leahy, Writing
From Washington, but Al
most Everyone Else Does

t7rom Dave Leahys Washington Ielter
in Wichitn Eagie) D.. .....
out west there Is a vary general opin-
ION that therc Is 40 .liF" on tho national
capital. and that eyssybody is going the
pace that kills. Thisl e7inion Is crron-
aus. ON the contrary ! do moi know
city In America larger than Valley
Center whore the "hd' has been put
on and fastened down with stronger cop
per rlyits than in Washington. There arc
stringent laws against everything not
UP to " NJ c. A. standards. and they
are inforced Some great genius nyeut-
Cd a law for the District OF Coiumbh
providing that the fines collected for
misdemeanors be placed In fund for
the pension or relief Of old or dis
abed policemen. and The cops are 50
very anxious to make this fund as pros
porous as possible that they watch the
infrlctlons Of law with an eagle eye
AS "a result Of their Vigilance one out OF
every ten persons in The capital S. arr
rested every year. ratio about twice as
much as any other city OF its size I'M
America.
The latest attempt at tishtenns up
] lAlHEN Is kWEfNNU tANAIEN fiiNf lAltANhAAN
OF rushing the so-called gruwler.f nnG
now II a lady has a few friends call
/ with their sowing TO spend a part cf the
afternoon. She must IL there is no man
( about the place. treat them with thin
/ tea or cold water; for the day has PASS
4 "a when woman can throw "a shawl
4 over her shoulders and flv tothe cor
ncr-can In hand-with success Ncith-
or can children. Rushing the growler
is a privilege reserved FOR men only
ana even they arc fearful that thcii
ancient rights are IN jeopardy.
But TIC most unpopular move Of AL
police inclination is IN the direction OF
putting stop to that last avenue OF
release from boarding house munotony
the social game Of penny-ante. Tha
will affect everybody for cyerybodl
plays IT, Legally It Is already tabooed
but the police heretofore have nevc
shown amy disposition TO be over-cur
ious in the matter OF latc lights. or tn
merry rattle OF the midnight chipi
When ] say that everybody plays pen
ny-antc, / do not OF course, mean tina
there are no exceptions for It Is a mo
; tlccablc fact that not man IN ia
Kansas delegation Is ever charmed b
the game or carried away by the inys
r terlous glamour Of it's illusions ! d
c not know why, but / suppose they an
constructed that way. Long could neS
! or laid q forlorn hope with pair {
l. deuccs against a pat hand, as Dani
Webster did against Henry Clay, wit
-. 900 the pot Murdoch can tcll 20
Q the value OF every railroad system
= ! -. T.. In. ftI
ide;t of the value OF a straight omen 9
both ends than a sparrow has OF I'll
II movements Of the planets. There is
/. legend up In the Sixth district that WI
liam A. Rceder at one time could pla
e Il bob-;ail flush without moving a mus
Gle but my understanding Is that
!, meyer played game OF poker In h
It life ana never Intends TO- The legcr
Is probably came out OF the fact that
r has a face that meets every idea
Is what poker face ought 20 be, ana
l. have heard men here say--some Of the
n high no In the government. tooth
D. there are times when they would 81
"a fortune if they possessed his racul
for hiding the operation of hts min
Men envious Of PIN Campbell sa
when he proposed 90 investigate q
Standard OH company that he poss ss
ono OF the strongest possible clemen
- Do the pokcratiye ant, but he nc'
s tests IT in tho real game, and does q
- even play cuchrc. CaldwhCad never D
~ experienced tho thGning surprise
i. actually getting the spade that lege
- says. is always On TOP; ana charlie SCI
- is known 20 "a certainty never 10 Aa
- ca5orc3 the oscillations OF expectaa'
- or thc alterations of hope and despa
=. thar come 20 q man who arnds un'
- the gun with q pair Of lone iackg
- II IS said here that the ceiilng ol
- marks the limitation OF pokor inyo
- monts m di.lonmtic circles.