The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-28
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RESIDENCE
SECTION
TENDERLOIN WOMEN
ARE SEEKING NEW
QUARTERS.
Renting Houses and Flats
in Neighborhoods Of
Responsibility.

oMfhk 70 the DON'T care Atff
tude Of the police department. the
women from the Tenderloiu who
first Invaded the business district
have nov gone into the residence
sections. whsro they are rcntius
flats and cottages.
The police made little or no e..
fort % keep thcae women out III
the business district, aud theY
flockcd IL 50 fast that The field IL
a short time was 40 crowded that
a larwe number OF these women
moved Into parts ~ the city hith.
eFto held saercd for the home.
The star has information. names
and addresses Of apartment houses
In the residence district where 70.
spectacle people and demi mon.
DANES are ilslng under the same
roof. One In particular. on West
eru av.. has been reported 90 the
officials. bat 20 far no action has
been taken By them.
Pretend Responsibility.
Along the cross streets west u
the fret hiii. where apartment
houses and residences which have
been turned into roomiuK houses
are located. there are a large NUN.
hcr ~ these characters uho rake
only a prwtense ~ rsspseiAbglity.
and who can usually be found on
the streets Of the district after
nishsfail
westlake boulevard. north %
Pike a.. Il Aiso section whore
the demi.monds operate with little
attempt AZ secrecy
Howell - aud the immediate
vicinity harbors a large number %
women whose real occupation
places them ~ the class which IA
only supposed 10 be tolerated in
the King a district
Raid Opium Jeirs.
II was not more than 4 week
ago TRAIT the police raided an opium
3oint on Howell at. and the author
tiles have long been eogntzant of
tho fact that many dlsordcFly char.
actcrs were making this district a
sort Of headquarters Tor question
able operations
Mayor Miller held another con.
ference with the chief Of police
yesterday. and last night there vas
= noticeable activity among the IA.
trolmsn and scfEsanta on the Night
beats The rank and fiir u the
after dark squads seemed 20 be up
on their toes. 50 10 speak. but a.
far az the police record showa the
number Of arrests did not material
" increase.
stll Play Cards.
The majority 81 the card games
ssill continue. bot the dealers and
players we're plainly afraid that
some plain clothes man from the
department would pat In an appear.
ancc any moment. and Whenever
there WAS a stranger watching the
games no money would be passed
The winner and loser would square
up their accounts after they had
left the games. or when there was
no one present but those whom
the players personally knew 70 Be
all right
The professional card dealers are
considerably mp In the air about
the agitation over gambling. and
arc taking no more chances than
are absolutely necessary until they
can see which way the wind viii
blow In a very few places the
play has been absolutely suspend.
Cd 10 few unimportant games Of
solo or bridge whist With the
money passed very secretly There
are other and much more import.
ant games running IA several parts
Of the city. but the men operating
these places have taken such pre-
cautions that they believe Il next
to impossible for the police 20
make a successful raid on their
houses.