Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-22
ROARING CAMP
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Dutch" Liz, the three hundred pound
beauty who 'vanishes before your
very eyes. If YOU don't believe ME,
ask me- It's very mysterious
! trick -.:. r. -. -. - -.
Next door to the Palace of Illusion
was "Alkali Arthur's Pace" where a
| Punch ana Judy show was carried on
and which created no end OF amuse-
ment. Another attraction in connec-
I! ton with this place was clever
spleler who held the boards in front
of the building, and who kept up a
line OF clever rapid-ire talk. His
ventriloqmsm kept q crowd contfhu-
ally in front OF the place. and in the
end the greater part of the crowd
went inside. -. -. ..... r.. H. F.. " + T.
Roaring Camp Justice. ..==. =
The court house was the next big
feature on the street, and this build
ing was perhaps the greatest source
OF amusement in the entire camp.
The Honorable Judge Davis presided
over the court, while skinner Davis
held the chair of prosecuting attor-
ney. A big cage had been arranged
| near the judges bench and here The
uniortunates who fell into the hands
of the deputies were confined until
they were called for trial. Perhaps
the one which did the greatest
amount Of work was the casa regis
| ter. Five dollars fine" would be the
/ decision of Justice Davis. Ding
| five dollars" the cash register would
repeat And so it went on during the
evening and the prisoners were
brought in at the rate of one every
minute. Judge Davis refused to be
| lenient, no matter how trifiing was
the crime with which the prisoner
was accused of having committed.
There were a number CT lively trials,
and frequently the prisoners were
/ forced to hire outside legal advice.
This advice, however, proved bene-
mt IN very few cases, for the caustic
tongue of the prosecuting attorney re-
fused to let the dollars slip away
from the till. Seats had been arranged
for the convenience of the spectators
and the place was crowded nearly all
the time. They all enjoyed it, even
those who were forced to add to the
Golfers OF the county.
THE Mexican Dance Hail. was the
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j and the place certainly lived up to
its name. There was a stage erected
at the Eva end of the pavilion and
here number of girls tripped tie
! light fantastic toe to- the music Of a
piano, executing ali sorts of Spanish
! fandangos and La Palomas. One es-
pecially good dance was that given by
two little Hawaiian girls who have
frequently been seen on the stages of
the local theatres. Their dancing was
good and deserved the applause which
1t brought them. There were also
several other numbers which were
equally as we'll executed.
Fan tan, the game for which Chief
McDuffie has no love, ran al its full
height in the back room of Wong Sing
Fats place. Wm:ie Wong Sing Fat
| carried on a laundry business to the
tune of a number of clever Signs, us
partner dealt fan tan in the rear,
I which attracted crowd OF people
who were anxious to try their luck
much about but have never seen
played.
A Place Dame Fortune Loves.
The biggest attraction of the
grounds was Scotty's Temple of For
! tune, located in the center of the
street. Here every gambling game
that predominated in the days of
40 was run by an expert dealer. Such
games as faro, roulette, klondiKe.
craps and others were run at full
blast 1t was an interesting sight 10
I xI-hD hof ohniIf
games but who have never seen them
played. and the dealers were ali ex
perienced men, especially Bud"
Breckons, who presided over the
roulette table Roaring Camp cur
rency was won and lost, and every
body lived up to the motto or Tie
place, which was "Sympathize With
the losers and go home with the win
ners." ~. III ... ~. =.
The business of the evening was
carried on, at the general merchan-
disc store which was run by Arthur
Splitter and a large corps of assist
ants. Here one could buy anything
from a tin can to a corrugated iron
roof. Counters were arranged about
the large enclosures, which were pre-
sided over by beyies of pretty girls.
There were pennants, horns, tickiers
and confetti galore. There were car
ned goods and bottled beverages of
the soft variety. There were red ban
danas and miners outfits, while in
front, for a dollar, one could buy
chance on a handsome automobile.
Cigars and cigarettes. pipes and to-
bacco. the inevitable Bull Durham and
Star were on sale. Roaring Camp
currency was taken here IN exchange
for anything which the purchaser
wished to buy. Out in front was a
wheel of fortune. relic Of the Old
time street carnival. With the aid of
an experienced spieler, the manager
of the affair did a rushing business.
and the prizes which were given TO
those holding the lucky numbers
were we'll worth having. Thermos
bottles. stems and other useful
articles were given away. -. 4
Here, Get Your Picture Took!' ."
Newt door TO the merchandise store,