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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13

He was cheating me there before my
very eyes-never mind who he" is
I've promised his identity is not to be
disclosed. He calls himself a "crimi-
nologist." At any rate, he's an encyclo-
redia for every known crooked game
from safe cracking to "cloth" and the
"Cdd man." and from personal &C
uuaintance his knowledge of crooks is
as large and varied as an Identification
bureau.
He warned he was going to cheat
ME: got out his dice and his cards to
show exactly how the tricks were turn
ed showed me the sure-thing in top
and-bottom," how dice invariably-as
an apple falls to the ground by the law
OF gravity-fall twenty-one to the
throw counting the pips top and mot
tom; gave me the "big mott at cards
flour kings to his four aces); showed
me how to pick the jack of spades at
three card monte. Though he turned
the trick slowly, his hands flashed
quicker than my eye, and he had to
demonstrate, as one would to a child,
before l comprehended.
When the stage" is set, and three
snck confidence men are squeezing"
one sucker" small wonder that even
shrewd business men are taken in, and
that farmers will travel all the way to
Wisconsin, Minnesota or Iowa, to mort
gage their farms for ten and twenty
thousand dollars, hurrying back to risk
TIE entire amount on one throw of the
confidence mans game!
The stage is set differently for diff
ferent games.
The Big Mitt is usually conducted in
high-class, well-furnished hotel room.
The curtain rises for the sucker on two
solid looking citizens-judges or sena-
t, rs-who hastily cover with a news
paper the little game of cards they
have been at.
When the sucker has been made 10
feel acquainted the paper is withdrawn
AID the explanation made: 1--WE were
list having a little quiet game of
euchre." The sucker is invited to
take a hand. Apparently by accident,
a poker hand is dealt. The judge OBJ
serves: IF this were poker, I'd bet
so,and-so." With an echo of the laugh,
the senator answers in the same
strain. II the sucker is nothing 10th,
poker is substituted. He's allowed to
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13

ing 20 Counting 100 for perfecb If
that because there is always some.
thlng bad to counterfeit anv eood
round. l was much IMPRESSED nv
the number of separators. One dairy.
man claimed he sold butter only VET
we found another dealer buying daily
from him, and of course we can only
conclude somebody is getting milk
from which the cream has been re.
moved Go out and take a look 1T
the dairies, and decide for Yourself
whether or not you desire to con.
tinue the use of milk Your dairymen
are semiinclined to improve but
most of them seem satisfied with
present conditions. They. without a
single exception, must improve or
else their places should close.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13
THE GOSPEL OF HEALTH ON WHEELS

An editorial headed DUTY and En-
thusiasm' in the New Orleans Item
begins:
Citizens, there has come to pub
lie duty in Louisiana a Man"
The man is Dr. Oscar Bowling,
President of the State Board of
Health, who, with his health train,
is cleaning up the state-cleaning it
UP as probably no other state has
ever been cleaned, and certainly in
a way new to Louisiana. DR.. BOWL
ing has put a health train on the
road. of which, one car is fitted with
an educational exhibit illustrating
principally the prevention of disease,
the second car teaches how food
should be cared for and prepared;
and the third car is the living place
of DR.. Bowling and his assistants
while they are on the road. The
train goes from town to town teach
ing by exhibit and by lecture.
"Fore God, dat's de bes' show
ever see," exclaimed an old Negro
nanny, one of the $4,000 people
who visited the train during its run
of two months and two weeks. More
than 10000 people visited the NOV
ing picture show which was given In
the public halls of many of the towns
visited. Such educational work would
be enough to awaken a state, but
this was not the part of DR.. Dowling's
proceedings which caused the great
est sensation.
On the arrival of the train at a
town, the doctor was off on his tour
of inspection-a thing little known
before his arrival. Without fear or
favor he inspected everything, the
water-supply, the sewage and the
disposal of garbage, the slaughter
houses, the markets. the bakeries,
the hotels, the restaurants, the
schools, the jails, the sanatoria, the
railroad stations; and without fear
or favor he reported on them all.
For example, here is portion of his
criticism of Lake Charles, one of the
most progressive towns in the state
OF the nine diaries visited not one
would be entitled to- a score exceed
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13

range to live forever by the simple
process of running all filthy diaries,
unsanitary slaughter houses, mar
kets, etc, out of business?
In all seriousness, the report rem
dered by DR.. Bowling last night
showing conditions which the well
informed have known and deplored
in a general way for months and
years, is the most splendid compli-
ment to natural conditions, and the
most terrific indictment of man-made
conditions, in the city's history.
Pure air, good water almost per-
feet drainage, freedom from smoke
and lung-clogging CRIME, purifying
breezes from the river and the gulf
these are what nature has given
us.
And man has done his damnedest
to Offset it by failing to establish in
Baton Rouge a single model dairy;
or single model bakery, or a single
sanitary slaughter house, meat mar
ket or perfect eating establishment.
The report on dairies and baker
les shows a shameful condition.
That such a report should have
been possible reflects and reflects
terrifically on the local health author
tiles. And it reflects savagely, on
the business acumen of a communi-
ty which has produced no individu-
al in these several lines of business
who has had wit enough to under
stand the profit in decency and clean
Illness.
If man hasn't brains enough to
keep his utensils clean, his wares
free from dirt and filth, then he has
mt brains enough to be permitted 70
remain in business.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13

The doctor who is awakening
Louisiana has had an unusual med
ical training After three years at
the Medical School of Vanderbilt
University, he had experience in
clinics in New York, Chicago, New
Orleans, London and Berlin. He
spent from one to three years in the
clinics in each of these cities and
shorter periods in Paris and the city
of Mexico. With THIS training the
doctor combines the fighting quail
ties of the ancestor whose powder
horn, marked John Bowling 1776"
is on his desk in New Orleans-only
the doctors hostile attitude is to-
ward dirt and it's allies. And his
work is more fundamental than the
holding of expeditions, or the boost
ing" of commercial clubs for, when
Louisiana is the cleanest, most
healthful state in the Union, the
work of exploiting its advantages
will be easy.-World's Work.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13

start. l had picked the two of hearts
He laughed. Simple enough-done
With my little finger-turned the cor
ner of the two-spot up. Over one hun
dred millions have been lost on that.
Canada Bill won twenty million, him
self He was the best three-card
monte player in the United States. He
used to operate on the steamboats,
plying up and down the Mississippi
river, until he had to leave, on the
opening of the rebellion. When the
Union Pacific ran to the Pacific, he
and Jim Bruce, better known as "Slim
JIM" operated two "mobs" night and
day on the trains They cleared over a
L illion dollars. California put a stop
to it by making it a felony with not
less than i've years penalty for operat-
n.g three-card monte. In Iowa a known
three-card monte player whethar he
was operating or not, couldn't even
ride if he had the money. For want
Of proper talent three-card monte If
dead. No more manipulators of the
game can be found.
There" showing dice under my
hand count EN-" didn't grow
cIesty this time, only wondering just
how long it would suit him to let me
count twenty-one; "21," "21," "21,"
then II began coming tWentv-t,yo
twenty-four, six, anything save 81.
He laughed again in that within.
sical shrewd way of his at my
utter mystifcation. Same as three
card monte-done with trick
Continued on page eighteenA.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13

lent of his money. He always throws
conditionals. He never throws
prize. When all the numbers are run
cut, he throws 81, which has been
heretofore covered up by the chips,
and is now discovered to be marked
Total Loss"
The most expensive scenery is that
which is used to set "The Louisiana
Lottery" swindle The whole interior
of a branch of the genuine lottery is
here initiated in thick cardboard-safe-
deposit vault, placards for presidents
office, cashiers Office, etc. the tele-
phones and all the paraphernalia are
apparently there. Here again, as in
Cloth" the sucker throws every num-
Der, till all his money is felt out"
The final throw uncovers "To the
state" which is the per centage that
Louisiana demanded. One of the heads
of the tobacco trust was swindled out
Of $4,000 at this game.
y
All ICON" games are simple-foolish-
ly simple. Three-card monte is the
tnrillgetter, for three-card monte has
become romance,
See here, two aces and jack OF
spades. Jack of spades has one cor,
ner turned up a trihe-easy enough
for you to tell it. Come on, now, you
can pick that jack of spades every time
you can't miss it,"
! did. The three cards sped under
his fingers as one. began throwing
cut my chest, for Notwithstanding his
agility was alert to the jack of spades
every time Suddenly came to with q
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13
STATE HEALTH TRAIN
Will Be At
DonaIdsViIIe.
Wed, Jan 25, to Mon, Jan. 80.

The public is cordially invited to
meet the train on its arrival here via
the Texan and Pacific Railroad at 8
o'clock a. m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, to
attend the illustrated lectures to be
given at the High School Auditorium
and True Friends Hall; to visit and
inspect the Health Train during its
stay here, and, generally, to cooper
ate in welcoming and entertaining
the officials of the Health train and
making their stay here a pleasure.
Program:
Morning of Jan. 25, 8 to - o'clock
children visit train.
Evening of Jan. 26, at 8 o'clock
Illustrated lecture at High School
Auditorium.
Afternoon of Jan 2S, at 5 o'clock
Lecture to ladies by Miss Agnes Nor
ris at High School Auditorium.
Evening of Jan. 2S, at 8 o'clock
lecture for colored people
at True Friends Hall.
Sunday, Jan. 29-Train open for
public inspection.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13

DIR. powling's report on the condi-
ton of the capital of the state call
ed forth the following comment from
the Baton Rouge Daily State Times
and New Advocate:
Tt is apparent to the most careless
eve that we have remained alive in
Baton Rouge only by the Intervention
of a kindly Providence.
Hence our death rate of only
twelve per thousand indicates that
we are the favorites of Fate in Bat
on Rouge, despite the horrible ma
chinations of butchers, bakers and
candle-stick makers, including dairy
men.
Therefore-why may be not ar
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13

ADMISSION FREE TO ALI
Everybody Invited
Visit the Train, Attend the Lectures
and Cooperate in the Effort to Sc
cure Pure Foods, Pure Drugs,
Cleaner Homes and Better Living.
A 4ANDBILL OF THE HEALTH
TRAIN,
which was visited by 10000 people.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13
squeezing The Sucker"
An "ArtIstD Fran cisco Reporter Done

win for a few hands-and then he's
squeezed. The judge deals him a bob
tail flush; the senator, say, gets four
aces to the suckers four kings. Gin
gerly the senator bets two dollars; the
S ECKER, feeling that stakes are his,
raises Twenty-Five; the Judge, four
flushing, raises five hundred dollars.
The steerer whispers into the suckers
ear, He's bluffing" And at the mo-
ment, as if by accident, the judge tips
his hand so the sucker can see he
holds nothing.
The "old man" or match game is
usually set in a gentleman's barroom,
the odd coin winning. The two con-
federates signal to each other what to
lay down. The sucker it as first al
lowed to win. One of the confidence
men then withdraws to give the steer
or chance to whisper to the sucker,
I'll show how We can skin 'em and
then Wen cut it up together" The
sucker winning, big, willingly places
all his money. When the steerer thinks
he has "felt him out" completely, he
himself begins to win, The victim feels
no alarm, since the winner is his pal.
But when the steerer has all the
money he quietly disappears.
The "Pay-off neutrality-suspicious.
swindle" is so called because here
again they pay off a certain number
of bets. The sucker wins several
small bets. Then he is allowed to
win a five hundred or thousand-dollar
bet, on his word. But to get the money
la has won, he is obliged to show his
cash, to prove good faith, that in case
lie had lost he could have paid. If he
can't reach the amount by wire, he is
sent back home, and generally returns
ir a hurry, even if he has to mort
gage the farm or the home to fetch the
necessary funds.
The "Cloth" is the original bunco
game-it is said to be three hundred
years old. The numbers run from to
AS. A star marks conditional" Other
numbers hold prizes. When the sucker
has thrown a conditional, the dealer
tells him that he is in great luck. He
must leave his money there till he
throws a prize. Then, he will get
four times the indicated prize; or, if he
throws a blank number, the equiva
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-13

Continued on page eighteenth
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19
PUTS
 JIMMIE WISE

Say Bin. n can talk me fer a jay bod wid de pip if dis candy atur bout de best yet Got any mo-e"
 No but Asks got a bunch down 9 de7e place"
 All rite. come on. was just goin' down de-e to get a set of dishes for me mudde-'s Xmas present
 Say Bo. n must have buttons to boin B n can buy presents like dat"
 "Oh. I aint So flush wid de jingle. but n knows dey will sell yer any size set yer want SO I'm gol'n ter have 'em make me up a set ter bal ance me pile Dey don't come so high cider"
 Say Jim, don't dat fresh stuff in de winde-s look good1"
 You bet Ma always sends me down to Asks wen she wants sumptn reeI good. Say Jim. deres de ting I wants ter get fer de or gent. one O dem swell te-bacce- jars hi1t dey nifty I'm rofn' ter put r bug in dads ear & tell him ter sit ma | CT dem Peroolators. she Unls doy Is au to ds merry
 some class to dose cups & plates & oder uars. oh RiH. Most any price n want ter dig mp fer a present -Days cheap fer dat hand painted suN sfut
 Say Jim. I rot to blow Ma wants me tor get some Heinz Saper Krsut an, ! mos Cer-ot MT Ask ma she wants one o5 dem nice turkeys a are roin' 3o have for Xmas. an she says she v71 be down & order some Of dose Eood nuts an ra5si0s & mjDee meat & al de rest Of de good junk So lo0s Jim
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS
 SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

By authority of an order issued on I6h day ot October. 1911. out of the Court os the Commissioner for th, Dist-i7, of Alssl-a. Division No. T. sitting In Probate at Skszway Pre- oinCt before Martin Conway. Esq, Commjssione- and ex offoio Probate Judge. I win on the 9th day of Jan usry. 1212. az 9 o'clock in the after noon. d pDhlaC vendue and outcry sell upon the premises to the high est bidder for cash the following real property to the estate og William E. Jo0dsn deceased. to-wit:
 The south twenty J2Ol feet of the north haE li20 and the north ten GW feet of the south half l1a1 of lot numbered one Cn in block nun bered three t2o of the townsite of the Town Of SkaEway. Alaska, as the same Is shown by survey and plat thereof made by Hm and Wettzick. Surveyors. and approved by the Trus- tee for said Towusite on April 29. 1908.
 Fl. R. LeFevre,
 Administrator
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19
NEW G5NHE3Y
 FUR U3tNG5-L

WRtN.HE ma. re.urn, Ing from saa.. w. D -a". has bean rrss .u. m.H aa sanp''s tr. h- and Hrs ou new ear. .n.r at Point Wand win h..a at uure .Nt.a m.a## ... stockholders of aa Point Ward Tt..#. Company it dn H.E u strictly modern tvo. .mnesalmar garra-. a. #ry thouz and n- day ganao. win na built and ready for operation uaz. spring
 Sn0H00 fe. ar mwnr has been ar5-eH a. in. wufn.#f sawmH and Che Steamer Hope win soon be in commission far -ar.nar#nI Ia 1nm. Der sr ara oar.ry sa In be con. Sweaaa of tn. huiftn-e local oarpon ta-s and helpers will ao hired as much as possible
 Point Ward was chosen as Che aan- ne-y site alter a tbo-aHeh exploration during tbepast summer hv tha parties interested fn tho project
 The promoters of -he pont Ward Packing Company are. F F. Madden gf Chirar0 President s R Hanley Of Wa5Eord. o-a5a. j. r H8l0noy, Juneau. Alaska. and W. D Grant of WranEeu. su0g-Eandeu.
 The selection of W. D Grant as Superintendent appears to WmnEeH people a wise move on the part of tho. company. as hat fifteen years. eE- pareucc in Alaska. and especially in the vicinity of che saure-y gives him information of fish, fishermen and conditions that vE prove invaluable in the discharge ol the duties of that position
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19

Fresh Olympia Oyster Cocktails st the Bosrd Of Trade. H.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19
Only A Matter
 Of Choice

Bach day sees the joyous Yuleade nearer ct hand and the question as 10 what to give is stu unsettled
 This should be the least of your worries, what should bother you is What pot to give"
 At 9se reduced prices for which I am sealing my Christmas stock and he unlimited selection in each depart ment rom which to choose, | have made this years holiday shopping a matter og convenience and joy.
 Abtg assortment ot new goods srriv ed on the last boat
 Never before has my stock been so complete. Diamonds, watches, cut glass hand painted china, silverware, toaet sets. military hair brushes, shaving and smoking sets, manicure setS. stick and hat pins, furs, In- dian curios and Native made copper and silver jewelry, are but a few ol the thousands Of articles We have on display. Ii would take caalog Uo enumerste them an.
 Remem6eC also that prizes worth SI5O are to be given away by me on Christmas Eve With every dollar purchase. you are entitled to a chanc on them
 -Hirmse, the Pioneer Jeweler,
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19
ATLIN NOTES
Lsno.IaI No--asr--.-rcoL

Special l0--asn.H .HHN.. The first maH ta Telegraph creek arrived there today twenty three days on The way
 Due t7 che hoa-. winds 0a the lake ha man Tw CaTaos was two days late
 Mir T. James me druggist has op- caad un tho school for he winter R. Byron of Mckee Creek is srordtuE a few days n Aun The Presbyterian Church plan rE so hold Christmas r-aa on Christmas Eve rr Ea children An u be given by the ran
 Mr. Q T. CrnEay and Miss Blake the school teacher at Discovery. made a ryrE trip t5 Boulder and Ruby Crooks on Sunday
 Joe salm-arna Caas a.Iuu-a made trip sn r-enn Greek where they -aEor H z 5.rz.o13
 uE r.# open u0 a hydraulic n ..a.a .n.s coming season
 r Foley aL pay streak - .r..a U is richer than ever The he works r.a richer a....z of
 f.. mon.
 .". and Fro Su.Har- H.. had s.. cleanup
 Using four men r.r cleaned un over "-a hm5red
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19
SUGGESTIONS
 FOR XMAS

In looking around plo7 Christmas presents lt would pay and please you see what you can get at Britts Pharmacy Our stock Of Gunthcrs Famous Christmas Candies is be bes, and most tasteful hat ever came to SIaEway Our hand painted China makes suitable and appropriate gifts to any one. and so does o1r ele- ant lne og leather r1ods. Our stock of toilet sets. manicure sets, rvelfue sets and rollws ore of Inc best none. can bJE Our Christmas stationery and fountain Taus and perfume also are Of new and daDy design. and make he difficult prob lem of finding a Christmas eil easy. Both goods and gifts are auaran- taed Co givo satisfaction
 WW BRITT
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19
THREE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO
MONTICELLO RYE
 PEBBLEFORD RYE

GIBSON RYE Bottled in Bond. Tn Bulk or in Bottles. At the Board of Trade a.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19

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ma, AlaalEs-szs ROzA
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19
FOR GIFTS
NO TROUBLE TO FIND WHAT
 YOU WANT

NO lhOGbIE ID ftfb WnNi
 YOU WANT
 When you are out on hunt fer something appropriate as a gift, re- member I have new goods such as handsome cut glass. sllverwsre. and beautifully hand painted china. just lu from the makers, which would make as handsome a present as can be made. Such goods are slvays ap- preciaied. i have nothing but the latest. up to date in pattern, and In quality. Nothing bUt the very best Our watch work, newly manufactur et and slWm engraving speak for th smseIves. We do not turn out our work unless it ls finished in the best manner and we guarantee every pieo or it IT you have any trouble with yaur watch bring it to us and we win r aranteo you entire satisfaction ai ra asonabIe charges.
 Don't neglect your eyes when you can get them examined free at my store with he latest optical instru menjs.
 J. Tkuta,
 Jeweler and Opticisu
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Prom this date on all calls intend ed for Henry Friedenthal, the Inde pendent EEpressman should be made to seyeu-six (7sJ and your call win receive immediate attention. He as discontinued his office ct the Dough ton Cigar store.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19

A fine mild temperance drink Ia the pure wholesome beer made from the sparkling waters of Tumwater Falls, and the very best barley malt with just the right proportion of choicest grown hops. BTewed as on- ly the Olympia Brewing company can brew. For sale at the Board of Trade
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19
GRAND REDUCTION SALE
IT. R LeFeyUe.
 Administrator

The PacE Train Is now sellisE a big lot Of Good Goods at reduced prices as they are getting too old to hold and sell at & profit Yours,
 G Herman Grimm.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19

None better and purer than Gibson rye. Rainier and Olympia beer Or. ders by phone promptly delivered Tho Mascot. C..
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19
EAGLES REGULAR MEETING.

SkaEway Ae-ie. No. 25, Fra5ernal Order of EaEIes vifl meet Wednes' day night at their hau on Flith Ave uue. visiting brothers cordially in- vIted Co attend.
 Meeting called si. 8 o'clock.
 Elmer Wheeler. V. P. J. M. Keller. ". Sec.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-19

s5c for a home cooked meal quick. clean service. where7 At the New Home Restaurant. Fifth Avenue, half a minute from Broadwa.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1911-03-16
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