The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-05
RAMBLING RUNS WIDE
open, STAR REPORTER
FINDS; VISITS THE JOINTS

I ego have been closed. They
haven't They're all running wide
open.
HARD TO AVOID
the GAMBLING JOINTS
The reporter found II not only
easy to enter the places above mon
toned. with tho exception OF tho
Green Room. sit Spring st.. and
the Nippon club. at sixth ave. =.
and King st. but found II difficult
TO keep out OF them
Wednesday afternoon the report.
er found a young man who proved
himself thoroly familiar with every
nook and Granny OF the vice quar-.
ter
lie had lived much OF the last is
years below the line"
Yes. he knew where fellow
could 20 and sit In little game.
What kind OF q game did the
stranger wishg Any kindY Very
we'll.
They went first 10 i07 Main St.
where a sign painted on the win
dow informs the public a free EN-
ployment agency Is operated In
side.
PROPRIETOR TAKES
RAkE.oFr FROM POKER GAME
The reporter played draw poker
At a table with six other mon. One
Of the proprietors took the rake.
off" The table was plainly visible
from the street
| over on Fifth ave. =. and King
: st. In a negro saloon. the reporter
found \ man willing 10 take them
TO tho biggest 'joInt'' In town for
25 cents. The bargain was made.
and the negro led the way To tho
Kim Fnng Co. Sis Fifth ave. :.
The reporter was stalled at the
first door by tho Chinsman In
charge.
Play lottery" inquired the re
porter.
The Chinaman shook his head.
There was no lottery there. he said.
but the reporter discovered used
lottery ticket on the counter. The
Chlnaman smiled. but would not lot
the strangers past
Several white men coming out
OF the place said there was any
thing you want to play" inside the
second door.
~ MEN PLAYING LOTTERY
IN ONE TINY ROOM
There was no difficulty IN gain
ing entrance to the Sun Den Lee.
SIS sixth ave. 3. Down a long.
dark passageway, where doors
opened mysteriously for the Wis
itors. was n small room. about 1,
feet square.
In that tiny room were - men.
most OF them white. some negroes
and some Orientals. They were
busy marking lottery tickets. which
were passed thru a CRATE 10 the
cashier with the money for each.
Soon the crate closed and a Chi
naman. In curious sing-song.
called of the winning ticket,
Strangely enough the house held
the winning ticket and all the play
ers lost But they hung back In
the little room eager for another
drawing. marking their tickets and
forever studying out n system" 10
beat the game
THREE SOLID BLOCKS
or GAMBLING HOUSES
The Nippon club. which was raid
cd only a few weeks ago BY dep
uty sherifts. and 2, Japanese fined
for gambling. was operating with
oil doors wide open. A constant
stream OF laps filed in and out. No
whites were allowed within.
Up King st. and down. from
Sixth ave. were other joints"
where whites and Orientais mingia
together In play against odds that
cannot be overcome. The Joints"
are too many TO ehumerate.
PRACTICALLY THE ENTIRE
STREET iS DEVOTED TO GAM.
BLING. FOR THREE BLOCKS
SOLID.
Back on Washington st. the re-
porter found the Chinese-white
gambling house at No. 2io a blaze
OF lights.
And a few doors distant. at 2is
Washington st. the gamblers we're
/ doing n heavy business. with men
coming and going constantly.
On the second floor the reporter
played blackjack at table With
several other white men. A Chi
nese dealer held the cards.
AT another table group OF
whites sat bent over draw poker
game.
The Green Room. one of the
most persistent gambling dens in
I a