Show CLOSING OF SALOONS I MAYOR IS CONSIDERING THE MATTER Saloonmen Slight Not Object to Sunday Sun-day Closing If All Closed Gam S blingHouse Order Being Obeyed S Rumors spread among the aaloohmcn yesterday that Mayor Thompson would Insist upon dry Sundays hereafter The Mayor however said last evening that be had given no orders to that effect and did not know that he would I understand he said further that the 1 gamblers are obeying the order to the letter That Is my information from the police As to the closing of the saloons on Sunday one prominent proprietor said yesterday that hu would be glad to do business on six days in the week providing pro-viding all others would do Iho same It would be a pleasure he said to know that ho and his employees could have twentyfour hours each week to themselves them-selves A rigid enforcement of the Sun day law Would be a good thing for everybody The question was yesterday put to S Chief Hilton as to whether he proposed to have the nickclinthcslot panoramic machines taken out of the saloons Only In such cases where the pictures shown are of an indecent and obscene character ho replied I do not think that such machines can be barred ns i games of chance k 1 It Is well knoun however that many of the pictures lately shown are de cidedly of time indecent order These latter said the Chief will be abolished wherever they aie found I think the gang will drift toward Seattle now said a gambler yesterday Another said he would lay around for a little while and if nothing hap pened to change the situation would then go to Denver Meanwhile he continued I am going to try to pick up a little money In stocks here jfou know this is not gambling It reminds me of when Soapy Smith was arrested for running a game of chance In Denver and made the defense that the did not that he did not lake 4ny chances Thats Jic wayltJswIth those stock brokers They me not taking any rhances My landlady was kicking to day 1C thIs order continues she lobca seven or eight roomers and she is sore at what she calls the preachers I un derstand the restaurant people are not feeling very strong either Xou knpw we used to spend all we made right here 1 dont know any gamblers who saved up any money to take away with them But well live anyway If the robins have to feed us It was report ed yesterday fthat some of the gam blinghouse proprietors were endeavor ing to dispose of their furniture and fixtures preparatory to moving One hard case was spoken of It was that of n man who had been trying to get enough money to buy an interest in a pokerroom He finally struck a streak of luck and bought out the whole thing He bought a lot of new chairs new cards and chips and then went to the station to pay his fine When he returned to his pokerroom lie found it i had been closed before a card had been tiirnedunder his auspices it He feels and injured out S |