Show HIGH PLAY PLA Y ON A LINER Poker nine nn ON s n l h b j th the Reformed formed student This Is the way the new reporter who quit th theological school to become a journalist told the tine story Say there was a big gambling scene on the tho Carolina of oC Mr 11 Cunard's Canards lino coming coining over the Atlantic ocean this trip from Liverpool which Is an nn English English En En- glish gUsh seaport On last Frida Friday night a asame game same of or poker was started In the tho sa saloon saloon sa- sa loon on the boat boat- I dont don't know wh why the barkeeper should have permitted gambling In the saloon but he did They played poker with a limit of Jo i cents that cents that Is no player could bet het more than 25 J cents at a time as I am i Informed b by a gentleman who seemed to be well acquainted with the rules of the gang gam That seems to me lne to ho bo avery a a. avery ver very large sum um to wager at ot one time but m my r Informant sa says there Is no no doubt but wh whit what t tho the statement Is true It seems also that er e every now no and then they stopped slopped tho the po poker el game game Iame and etl IL a game called around a n around round of VJ 1 think the man said the amount w wagered being DO ro cents instead of 2 o For some reason or other they y did not use money mOlley but some Borne red and blue and white men or counters which were called chips I presume this was done to 10 pre prevent prent nt the captain front from learnIng learning learn learn- ing that larS largo sums of or mone money were being beIng being be be- ing risked but am and not sure on this point and ami therefore would not assume the responsibility of or authorizing the as assertion as- as At any rate there was one player an elderly g gentleman residing In Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Mass Mass- who won the large sum of oC 70 O and some odd cents Ho lie was It seems taken with a L sudden chilliness of the feet at this juncture so my In Informant Informant informant In- In formant said and started to quit the I game gam at which another player accused I him of cheating I This man said that the winner had been dealing himself aces or one spots off orr the tine bottom of or the deck which I had always supposed was as entirely proper but It seems that It Is not so regarded generally You may well believe that tho the scene I was a painful one The winner wn Wet s svery cr very indignant and st stated that he hadnot had hadnot hadnot not been cheating and that for G 5 con cents is he would cast all his winnings overboard over over- board But BUl none gave him the 5 cents so he angrily left the saloon The new reporter also stated that In addition to the tho poker players the first cabin pa passengers included Mrs Potter Palmer of Chicago who had along a secretary a maid and two men servants servants ser ser- ants thus showing that travel tra Is a serious undertaking Lionel G G. Carden minister ter resident and consul general of or his maje majesty ty King Icing Edward VIII to the Central American republic was Wets also on hoard board He had tw two staterooms one staterooms one for himself and one for his title |