The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-01
Little ROadhOuse Out
Jefferson Is Tiny
Monte Carlo
SKY THE LIMIT
AT THE TABLES
Place Runs Wide Open;
Men Chief Patrons
AT Night

Ladies. II you are thru at that
table ceme over here
Twenty can play as well as one
It's easy 10 win al this game
Try this. nobody loses but the
house"
Thus the barkers keep up a con.
rtant chatter 10 the accompaniment
OF rattling chips and jingling coin
In Hanson's Inn. roadhouse pa
tronired by Detrolters largely II
II located out Jererson-ave., a
short distance over the county line
in Mscomb county.
A Times reporter visited the place
Tuesday afternoon. at an hour when
roadhouEes are usually deserted
This place wasalmost deserted. save
for the gambling department. which
was nourishing The inn Itself II a
dingy and unRttractive little place
nesting by the roadside In one OF
the champion dusty spots this side
of the Sahara Piled outside the
building is stack of empty beer
cases that rear their height up to
the chimney pots OF the inn. II Is
the only attempt 20 Ornament tho
surroundings. In addition 10 the
gamlng Il would appear that the es
tahlishment should become famous
for It's flies II would take the
science os marvellous mafhemati
clan TO compute the number that
buzz around. as II attracted by the
lure OF the gaming tables as are
the human female nies
The Inn boasts a small dining
room. smaller veranda and a
small harroom Everything ia small
and crowded together save tho gam
ing room, which is large The ar
rangement Is something like that OF
a circus--one main show and lot
OF little side shows Here the big
show is the gambling department
the Kitchen. dining room. veranda
and bar being the side issues
A visit TO this establishment in
the afternoon should BE- interesting
10 the student OF human nature who
hasn't the time 10 60 to Monte Car
10. He can find exactly the same
motives. sentiments and heart
breaks at Hansons
Most of the players who lost their
money Tuesday afternoon were
women who arrived in automobiles
A largo majority of them came IN
cheap looking little automobiles All
afternoon these little cars contain.
ing two or more women drive mp
In A constanh stream. They would
make a long or brief stop accord.
ing 10 The sum Of money the women
had with them and would move on
10 make room for another little ma
chine
The gaming room Is on the ground
floor overlooking the roadway. Even
outside can be heard the monoio-
nous calls OF the croupiers The
men in charge OF the tables are
typical gamblers. Three tables were
operating Tuesday afternoon One
was devoted 10 roulette. one 10
chuck-a-luck and one 20 craps and
dice. The stakes were from nick
81 up 10 the sky. The geniuses who
presided over these tables suggest
ed the "Outcasts OF Poker Flats y
They have gray mustaches and norid
faces. their hair IL well oiled and
plastered down. they wear imitation
diamonds and loud neckwear and
they have caioling but unmusical
voices while they couch their ap.
pesls in picturesque II ungrammatical
language. accompanying the words
with what is intended TO be an en-
gating smile. but which uncoveFs
yellow teeth and makes wrinkles OF
fat gather around thick necks.
In two hours Tuesday afternoon
more than a score OF women and
perhaps a halfdozcn men tried their
luck NJ the tables Nobody won
much but many lost all they had
One woman walked ont of the place
towards her little car. looking dis
hsartoncd, probably having spent