Hammond Times, Volume 16, Number 119, Hammond, Lake County, 7 November 1922 — Page 7

Tuesday, Nov. 7. 1922.

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Chinese Christians Acting as Mediators, Avert Sacking City

BT EDNA LEE BOKJER bHA.NGHAI, Nov. During th Civil war which has been weeplrs China more than one example has come up to show the effect of Christianity In the Far East. A man returning from Kirn, in Manchuria, tells how a gronp of Chinese Christians saved a town from looting; by a band of several hundred bandits. A few weeks ago a town called Chlaoho. about fifty miles east of Klrln. was surrounded and threatenedby about seven hundred brigands. These local police and soldiers numbered only a few score of men and had a very poor chance of escape. Attack was Imminent, and the Inhabitants were at their wits' end. for capture meant pillage, men and women carried off for ransom. nd all the brutal outrages that occur when a town Is sacked. A small body of Chinese Christians met for consultation and prayer and decided to offer their services as mediators. The officials an the Merchants' Guild only too gladly availed them

selves of the offer. Accordingly the evangelUt Wang Chen-Hen and another Christian set out to Interview tha robbar chief. They carried with them only a New Testament and a hymn book, the card of the government officer and that of the chairman of the Merchant's Guild. When challenged by he sentries lneir ina iable reply was: "We are Christian messengers of peace and good will." So they were passed on from ptckit to picket right to the presence of the chief . Here they were questioned and cross questioned about ihe Christian f a 1 t ii and tht-i motives In undertaking this perilous mission. At length they succeeded in satisfying . tieir examiners ami were sent back with the message that peace negotiations would be Initiated. Acting on instructions from Kirwin. a free pardon was offered to all the robbers who would lay down their arms, and In the course of a few days it was accepted and nearly all were enrolled as reg ular soldiers, and the town of Chiaoho was saved.

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By HERBERT M. DAVIDSON. ISTAFr CORRESPONDENT I. N. SEHV1CEJ PARIS. Nov.Thl, has been a gala harvest year for the trans-Atlantic gambler. Of all crooka h is the safest from capture, in, pousn excel, tKat of Fifth avenue millionaire or a Fifth avenue hotel clerk. He is accepted In society. He knows how to charm women, to interest men. This accomplished bandit makes his victims pay dearly, but what he takes he takes pleasantly. He gives amusement and excitement In return. He Is never rude nor violent, like his cousin, the burgler. He would not soil his pink fingernails operating a Jimmy, nor stain his clothes with chloroform. The thought of frightening any one would be entirely repellent to him. DOIES TO A SHIP. It Is estimated by Francis Clarke, waiting in the Paris Midi, that every large liner that crossed the Atlantic during the last six months that Is, during a period when a record number of Americans made the trip to Europe and returned to America carried with it from six to ten professional gamblers. The profit made by these parasltls. luxury-loving card sharks 1 estimated by the same writer at $25,000 a day! The total winnings of a successful gambler, then, who made ten trips during the entire season and played four days on each trip, totaled one million dollars! But It Is not the custom of most gamblers to limit their game to a few days on each voyage. They get to a card table early In the trip and stay there until tits steam

ship) docks. Then, in Parts, in London, or in New York they "rest"' from their labors. Some may play, a hand now and then In the barrooms of flrst-claas hotels. But most of them conane their activities to shipboard, where their victims have little distraction from the temptation to play. SOME HAVE FAMILIES. Some gamblers, it is reported, have wives and children in their "home port" and return from mysterious "business trips" to resume a place as tespected members of their communities. Almost all transatlantic gamblers are men of education, often far more so than the wealthy men they make their prey. They must be always on vhe alert, ready to account for themselves legitimately to the authorities, to the ship companies, to persons in eery walk of life, and of every grade of Intelligence and amassed information. Above all. they must be prepared to outwit their sworn enemy, the secret service man. Many of the profession have the science of intriguing themselves into the confidence of their victims worked out to such a fine point, according to Clarke, that they succeed in making the acquaintance of their dupes several days before the steamer sails. Getting the "introduction" is the hardest part of the Job. It involves the need for a large acquaintance, a great amount of nerve and an ability to lie dexterionsly and with Imagination. 8TAKT GAME EASILY After the Introduction the Invitation to pjay la a minor difficulty. "Wheat Is there to dot asks Clarke, "when one la rich and bored and there is only t the sky and sea to look at. exocpt to deliver oneself body and soul to the fascination of a game of cards 7" The victim always believes that his losses are due partly to Inexperience, partly to luck. If his faith wanes, he is allowed to win a thousand dollars or so. Then the ocean seems bluer for a while but it soon becomes gray a Sain. More than one dupe, however, of the millionaire variety will swear up and down, even after he counts his losses that the fun was worth

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the price. Some charge It up to experience, but mbre to amusement. Clarke tells the story of a very rich American who made the acquaintance of a professional gambler first day of a protest etao

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His losaes averaged $3,000 a day for the fix days of the trip. But the nig'ht the ship anchored In Cherbourg Harbor the American hadn't had enouph. He stuck to the bridge table all night and bare-

y made the last boat ashore.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, Nov. 4. The entire rhoni of the. "FoUIr of 1920."

who be Is chajved wttli entertalnlnar at a downtown cabaret, and baU a dozen othrr women., ome prominent socially, one a Servant girl, were named by Mrs. Metn Murphy In a bill for divorce filed against Jsunea H. 'Walla Royce" Hnrpby yesrterday. Marphy, In 1901, wan a afreet car conductor earnina- SI -SO a day and today la tbe millionaire bead of tbe Murphy Feed Company and Victory Livery Company, with an Income of nwn than 950,000 a year.

Half Citizen" Request of Foreign Applicant Stumps Ohio Official

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! AKRON. Ohio, Nov. "I want to be half-citizen," declared a man of foreign birth, entering the bureau of naturalization at the court house here. Hob Murray, naturalizatlonlst. was stumped. It was a new one on him. "You mean you want to become a citizen, don't you?" queried Murray. "No, please, I want to be halfcltlzen Joost now," was the prompt and emphatio reply. "Bime-by, please, maybe I be other half-citi

zen. That's what I hope, you know." "Just what do you mean?" Murray asked. "What is a half-cUl-ren?" "Mister Judge, I want the foist paper!" "Oh. I see," Murray saVd. "Tou want the first half of your cltisenahipi first .and later on you will take out your second papers. That's it, isn't itl A very good idea and one fully In accord with the federal regulations," asserted Murray, as he proceeded to comply with the wishes of his visitor.

Real Beer, Destinied to Be Near Beer, Is Destroyed INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CINCINNATI. Ohio, Nov. Six hundred barrels of "real" beer were destroyed here recently by employes of the Wlndish-Mul-haueer brewery because th company has decided to quit manufacturing the "near" product Into whclh the beverage was to have ben converted.

The birth rate in the United State is declining and the death rate Is In. creasing, census reports show. There Is a gigantic tortoise still living on St, Helena which was ther when Napoleon died more than 108 out approximately I7o0,000,ouu .t years ago.

Vehicles and vehicle parts ho!4 fifth place among the wood using Industries -ora a standpoint ol wood consumed.

Chamois leather is not taken front the chamois but from the flesh sire of shepkln.

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