The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-06
Several Are Operated With
No Interference From
Police.
Driven From Georgetown
Gamblers Do Business
in Seattle.

Hand books flourish In this city.
and despite the fact that the esist.
eneo of several Of these places has
been OF general knowledge for some
time. the police have made 40 ef
fort 10 close the Illegal business
The action OF Prosecuting Attor.
ncy Maekintoah In closing up the
pool Tooma Ia Georgetown. al
though IL Vas ostensiblY Ncom.
pliahed by the city officials Of that
suburb. merely served 20 add t.
|, the number Of hand books which
had already been located ia various
cigar stands. billiard halls aud
saloons In the business district
here.
At present there are sir places
where hand books are operated with
little effort az eoneaaimaut In =
number Of other places bets Hfs
often handled. but a. = rule the
money H. Immediately afterwards
placed with one Of the big ain"
o Where the Books Are.
The principal hand books nos
doing business are located IN MnI
len a OHFfsn'a saloon. on YeEteF
way near Occidental az Ia Colt
stems cigar stand a feN docru up
the street In the Seattle bar. occnH
plying room on the ground floor Of
the Hotel Seattle building. In
billiard hall occupying quarters
above the street In a building At
Seeand av snd James II At "
NJ Emef~oa's Prcaa Exchange "a
loon. Third aveand Union II. aud
Ia the Latoska bar. on riAe 81
Parker Jones and another man
are credited With being behind the
book In gottatein'H place. Al Rich.
ter il said 10 BE- the toss al the
bs1ak In Mullen A oHrieua. Hugh
Cameron and Hush Smith are sup.
posed q operate the book at the
Seattle bar. a man named Jones
and his partner have the book prtyi.
isEe In the James It billiard esns
porium. Emerson himself Ia claim
I'd 10 be the chief mogui in he
prsss Exchange" hook. and vii
liam johnson and John Naaoa are
declared 10 be- operating the basi.
ness IN the I.Atoska bar
Several Old Books. 9
Several Of these books save been
operating for some time A book
has been operated at Mullen 4
OBnen's for nearly four years
Others of the places designated
were only opened after the pool
rooms uerc eld<ed At Georgetown.
By men who had been driven out
Of that suburb when the orders
came 10 shut up chop.
The police claim 10 have no
knowledge OF any Of these places
Uniformed officers and detectives
IN citizens clothes pass them Hev
eral times each day. The police
books do not SLOW that any ar.
rests were ever made. although n
number OF recognized sporting
men who we're spotted b. the
officers aa hahltuea Of the George.
town pool rooms are almost con
stAntly on the premises used BY
the local hand books.
To Close Tonight.
II Is reported that a majority
OF these books will be closed az
tonight, aa this IL the last day Of
thu Oakland races. and the most
OF the play which they handle -
on the California races, 80 the
police viii probably not find II nee.
essary to discover" Rny of the lie.
gal operations.
The masaEers Of these books
have been securing a complete tele'
graph service each day. and are
said To have experienced no trouble
In obtaining whatever race news
they required by wire. They have
hamlled comparatively small
amount Of money ON the eastern
results. the bulk Of the play being
conferred on the Oakland entries.