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In ittly toe i0meoftoe, no country in the world, except possibly of writing the e places revolutionary pronunciation of Spain, is death spread with such a careless hand. dome fBKtbod It over-crowde- half-starv- rT 5 d, ed n, Anglo-Saxo- vivid n 'hit tel mlight f 'Liberia Founded in 1832 Ira. to Africa, w as founded In L the American Colonization In 1847 it became an indent fovernment. and early in Btuiy the United States semedsoh ' Er 15th 1 ip straightening out ial affairs and strengthened conditions. Catr Ms were adopted only slowly Mir introduction into States in 1719. Even as 'racticed it ie first me Fifteenth tl Saxons, the late i S was still a practice with m to stipulate with some ap-.that they should not be 4 to eat them. nytO lya m very, Make Sundae. Good News bay. area, have a reliable con-- i similar to ice cream aun-- l They call it Some gotuck. 1 ingredients are seal oil, tallow, Wnes, snow and cod Uver oiL Eskimos Records bos in the mean a to art, le; toes 't; 1. Africa, U00 fee-- ; urope, B Plating Began in 1742 Bokov er, a button maker discovered that silver could ira Meal has mcr corn mej value is ,it upon copper trolled into a thin inding js blue Popular in 1719 Not eintheStai' -- is change when y it is or humorously pronunced 'ye." like the pronoun In-i- r to Bread hat the to it and st the tain tribq f of bread. ly Csna and then the plate. From grew the industry. discovery and found i to. great Shef-plat- e Leu and Fewer referring to a mass fewer when referring eteryst! oumber or collection. Silver I IRODOT! less than gold. A i shepher Jhs poor man iter troubles than a million- signia, i f less ament when ilmet Ip Orleans Museum f Cabildo in se museum Building New Orleans is one buildings. It was and dedicated to 1795 purposes in 1908. 7 mu-- a It contains art collections. and SUL bread Day rd day Annual Event is an annual celebra-- a Italy, with Fascist girls sell-ma- ll loaves for a lira and pam-ft- nd Posters urging nt more bread. l Italians Oldest Customs Ilonse customs house built the boundaries of the 13 orl- a! Mlwies is in the new Colonial ?1 Historical park at York-v- . Yes, life is cheap over there in China. Many a man has been killed for something that wasnt worth a Chinese dollar. But our Distinguished Adventurer of the day Milton Weaver of New York City saw the time once when his life wasnt worth two cents. That was In February, 1932. Milt Weaver was In the United State Marine corps then, and the Marines were stationed in Shang-hprotecting our nationals and the International Settlement during the fighting that went on between the Chinese and the Jap-anese. al Along fhe Shores of Soochow Creek. we Marines Says Milt: "You probably remember the little dug-ou- t built and all the warlike atmosphere that surrounded us along Soochow creek?" And Milt is right about that I sure do. I spent a lot of time down there when the fighting was going on over in the Native City, and if I saw Milt Id probably remember him, too, for I talked with a lot of those' and stood guard along the creek. Milta boys who garrisoned that dug-ou- t adventure, though, is one thing I missed, and Im glad Milt has given me a' second chance at it a second chance to put in on the wire and tell It to the world. It was a cold morning that one in February and Milt war patrolling his post along Soochow creek. Outside the walls of the International Set' tlement a furious battle was going on between Japanese troops and Chinese soldiers. Refugees were seeking safety in the Settlement by the thousand, but they werent allowed to enter at night. The patrols along the boundaries had strict orders not to let anyone enter before six a. m., n Chinese refugees many of whom but all night long couldnt pass the inspection at the bridges kept trying to force their way through the patrols and get in behind Settlement walls. terror-stricke- At the Mercy of the Chinese. It was about five in the morning when Milt saw a tampan, loaded with Chinese, making Its way across the creek. Immediately MUt ahouted to them to go back, but on they came until the note of the beat touched the shore. Then MUt saw he was In for an argument maybe even n little trouble. But if he'd known how much trouble it was going to be, hed have sounded the alarm and called out the guard before he tried to do anything else about IL As the boat touched shore Milt stepped aboard and began telling the I had to do this In sign lancoolie who ran It to turn around and go back. didnt understand the coolie, "because apparently, Milt says, guage, English. The coolie appeared to be doing what I told him. He was trying to swing the boat around when a small tugboat came along and rammed into his sampan. At the same time it pushed the sampan out into the middle of the stream, making it impossible for me to Jump ashore again." And then, all of a sudden, the demeanor of the Chinese in the boat with a changed. A few seconds before Milt had represented authority, stream in the middle of the out there call. his Now, at of soldiers guard he was alone helpless and darned weU those Chinese knew it. They began swarming toward him, babbling, gesticulating, threatening. MUt saw what was coming aaw that he had one chance to He turned get away, and that was to Jump aboard the tugboat. toward it, and thea a thing happened that put him completely at the mercy of the occupants of the sampan. As he turned toward the tug. a puff of smoke. fuU of fine bits of coal flew straight in hia eyes. He was blindedl It was only for a few moments, but during those few moments of blindness Milt experienced the worst fear of hi whole life. The natives, a crowd mobbed seeing him helpless, rushed him and a man that gets out alive.by of chance little darned getting of Chinese natives has Desperate Fight on the Sampan. oldest MUt, trying "They came at me with bamboo sticks, taya I to push me overboard into the filthy water of the creek. once for Into the water, me If them let I get doomed knew I wa Va. I was In It they irould push me under nd hold me there until in a holster . I drowned. 1 blew my whistle for help. I had s pistol Three Immortals a baton I also But It. shoot to earned see I couldnt but at my hip, are s, itues in Paris. nightstick and I began awinglng it around -l-ike a policeman reeled to the honor of my head as best I could. of Arc, Marie to atay on his feet aU TenJ'':',n Milt say he doesnt know how he managed ette, and Sara Bernhardt. bamboo feel could poles poking at him, He hullabaloo. through the some was damage, too, for stick doing own his and he could feel that Ifliere Chamois Are Found in contact with something that felt like a came it while a in once every amois back toward the may be found only In coolies head. But little by little he wa being forced rt5 of ... Europe: The high edge of the sampan. two Bnd he,fwb v.eh ' Carpathi- MUt was getting desperate. Another step or 8 ana in into the Alps. and his firing of pistol drawing was He thinking board. voices on the bank, mixed in mob, when suddenly he heard English Deepest Copper Mine with the native ahouting and cursing. MUt had Been a lone, MareTSt !UlPer mines 10 fte That atopped the coolies. A minute before, authority backed near Houghton and was again They put by he Now foreign devil. "net in toe1 was helped ashore by English pohee-me- n Milt and to upper back shore, boat Michigan tfflsuia. MUt and a few of his own pals, the American Marines. They hgave re bru and cuts the and .for his for eyes, first aid treatment Founded glad to get his feet back Barcelona ceived, and Milt says he was mighty doggonewhere B good old American. SetUement International toe of in ,rcelona toe on ground Spain la usd lul life was worth more and force in were order and law lhe Carthainin. French British and iaflear Bare.,, who founded it than a couple of plugged Chinese pennies. J to I WNU Servtca. 1 You Get the Short End When You Woo Lady Luck, Whether You Play Poker, Bridge Roulette, Dice or Horses. Fashion decree that flowers bloom on our dresses in embroidery this Spring and Summer. Give this smart touch to that new frock surprise yourself and aH your friend too by what it will By WILLIAM C. UTLEY EADS or tails, whatll you take? There can't be aman or woman in America 'who hasnt been asked that question at least onceTAHcf tfcrear e mighty few who will refuse to choose one or the other, in an attempt to decide whether to go to the movies or the dance, or to determine who gets the extra pork chop. LiWeddyBerBear. r :ial toe Vpwpogof,nlner1 c 1 Frocks Made Gay With Stitch Flowers to lpntat' f fte health depend pretence or absence GAMBLING ODDS ARE AGAINST YOU Varies m is 125 mile long uidth from one-ha- m es lf Its probably toe simplest manifestation of toe inclination to gam ble that seems to be born In most of us. The toss of a coin looks fair enough, but even on a "flfty-fifty- " break auch as that you cant be sure that in a given number of tosses, say 100, half toe tosses wUl be "heads" and half tails. In aU games of chance toe y of winning Is against the player, even if he can be sure toe Yet man game is on the level. has gambled from time immemorial It makes little difference whether his purpose was to relieve toe monotony of everyday existence or to get something for nothing; he has always been willing to take a chance. Gambling was popular, even famous, In ancient Babylonia, China and India many centuries before toe birth of Christ History teUs us many tales of games of chance among toe Greeks and Romans. Germans gambled in the first century of toe Christian era. Monte Carle Wide Open. Hundreds of years ago gambling was recognized aa a menace to society. In England toe first law against it was enacted in 1661. In 1698 lotteriei were made Illegal; gambling was further curtailed by acta of Parliament in 1843, 1853 and 1906. In 1838 France suppressed gaming tables, and in 1872 Germany closed gambling resorts, even the prob-abilit- world-fame- d at ones N. Y. Write ' scene of toe murder of Thomas a Becket in 1170. Second only to Canterbury in ec- The medieval cathedrals of Eng- clesiastical importance i York land are among the most magnifi- Minster in the City of York, in cent In Europe, and among toe northern England, toe see of toe best preserved and most important Archbishop of York. The great York Minster Is toe largest medieval architecturally. Many of them, say a writer in the New York Herald cathedral In England and one of toe oldest. The Imposing edifice was Tribune, while adhering to general to built In toe Twelfth, Thirteenth and Gothic principles, are distinctive of the best style and preserve some architec- - Fourteenth centurlea. English of early Durham Cathedral is one of the examples ancient and most important most of One need not be a student In the country, and also one of toe architecture or a devout churchman most perfectly situated, on an emito appreciate the beauty of the' nence above the old city Winchester ancient monument to man s laitn cathedral in the south of England, and art and skilL In their majesty also is one of toe earliest It la of the citiea toe longest Gothic church in Europe. they dominate many Salisof England. Many authorities consider 1 Canterof most One of toe cathedral toe perfect Cathedral Church of bury an is It churches. bury, toe Metropolitan 1 an in- toe great English England. Canterbury itself of example of pure early English County the in for old city teresting architecture, and is remarkable deof Kent and harmony of toe 1U uniformity The cathedral is on the site sign and its perfect proportion. Augustine St there by built church It has the loftiest spir in England. in was building medieval cathein 603. The present the It is unusual among with-t- o process of construction from in that it was completed drals from 1220 to 1260 Eleventh to the Fifteenth century. years, forty was toe The northwest transept Old English Cathedral Magnificent Structure ' York, Sense of Honor A Reno Gambling House Going Full Swing. MAGNET lit nd to operate rtceiw the Jkwnidor. it b eupplird with ckeina at each end. which allow it la hang in full mew of cuatmaerr in the cigar caaa. The batteries are concealed in any convenient loca-tieConnections between batteries and humidor cannot he Seen when in italic according to simple instructions that accompany each ef dcr A space eight mchee square at each end a under the operator control In appearance thie magnet resemble any ordinary cigar countar humidor. No. (22. Humidor Counter Magnet. with switch. 4 Hot Shots. 30 feet of connecting wire, instruction and 3 White Dice. Com0.00 plete H pagefrom a catalog of a manufacturer of gambling of too reasons why the odds are against you. pari-mutu- New Street, The sense of honor la so fine and delicate a nature, that it ia only to be met with in mind which are , naturally noble, or in such as have been cultivated by good examples, or a refined education. Baden-Bade- n betting on toe races Is conducted mawith toe use of chines there has been $224,000,000 wagered to a single year; this does not include toe five tracks in New la York state, where the take enormous. drew Four Irish Sweepstake about $19,500,000 in American money, for which toe Yanka received to return tome $11,500,000 In prize money. In England the wagering on sweepstakes, horses, greyhounds, pools and the like totals more than $25,000,000 a year; Scotland Yard and toe British Home Office are helping toe churches to fight them. Types of Gamblers. town Probably toe most wide-ope- n In the United States is Reno,' Nevada, where state, city and county realize a sizable revenue to taxes upon the gambling bouses. The latter live off toe idle hours and loose 'purse of the hundreds who come to Reno to live for a few weeks that they may obtain divorces; most of uch person re pretty well to do, nd fond of gambling. faro, roulette, All banking game etc. are taxed $165 a quarter in 5801. pattern number, your name and address plainly. illustrates one i Pattern Fourteenth HUMIDOR COUNTER Thls 3Plr and running stitch, youll find It fun to embroider these large and small nosegays. Choose all the gay colors you wish, in wool, Bilk floss or chenille and know youre in style. In pattern 5301 you will And a transfer pattern of one and one reverse motif 7 by 8 Vi inches; one and one reverse motif SVi by 6 inches and six motifs SV by 3 Mi inches; color suggestions; illustrations of all stitches used. To obtainthl pattern-xeniLl- S cent in stamps or coins (coins preferred) to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept., 259 W. o BhowB cw! half-dollar- s, superstitious gambler. He believes impliclty that luck la a sort of of Monaco. supernatural power, a god that can Roulette wheel, gaming houses, decide hi fate. He woo luck by talking to his dice, or by carrying faro, "policy" rackets, bookmaking, lotteries and wheels of fortune are a rabbits foot in his pocket. He seldom thinks about the mathematpretty generally forbidden in civilized countries today. The laws of ical possibilities of winning or lostoe different countries vary,- - how- ing; if he wins. Lady Luck is with ever, as do even toe laws among him; if he loses, he is suffering a jinx." toe states of the United States. Another type is the seeker after Inside or outside toe law, gambling flourishes in every section of thrills. Usually this is a person of some means. It is largely this type toe country. Thousands upon thousands daily visit toe rase tracks. which frequents toe fashionable Throngs invest in tickets on toe gambling houses of Palm Beach, or Irish Sweepstakes. Crap games are those in tofe large cities where the going on in big city alleys and in turnover may be half a million the back rooms of (tores. Apart- dollars a week for a single "club. ment kitchens have their Saturday Craps Not Fair. night poker parties. Ladies gamble The third classification embraces at bridge in toe afternoon. the professionals. They make their Outside the Law. living at gambling, and they know It is impossible to say exactly or the ropes. Usually they are figures even approximately, how big the on toe fringe of toe underworld, and gambling industry is in the United not infrequently they become mixed States, for most of it is conducted up in scrapes which have only a outside the law, just as saloons were minor relation to their gambling acconducted during toe prohibition tivities. The professional more likeera. But a few representative igures ly than not, is fully capable of cheatare at hand to show that the ing with marked cards, loaded dice and other Implements beyond toe total must be an enormous one. states where pale, and will do so,, if he thinks In the twenty-tw- UluBtratioti do to renew that plain dress from list year. So easily done in single Even chess, generally accepted as toe most intellectual of all games, depends upon chance, lays Prof. Von Neumann. He points out that white, which hai toe first move, can always win, although If black" Nevada; slot machines, no matter Is wise to the theory, he can play whether they operate on pennies, defensively and tie white. In poker the chances are one in nickels, dimes, quarters or are licensed for 830 a quarter. 300,000 to obtain any certain comLast year Reno gambling house bination of five cards. Chance is paid taxes of 394,245.11 Of this toe also Introduced in this type of game city received $38,424.08, toe state by toe action of toe opponent, and and county $5123178, and the mu- intellectual reasoning 1 sometimes nicipality of Sparks, three miles dis- needed.' There is little chance of tant. $3,588.30. improving the original hand in pokGamblers fall Into three main er, so the most logical places for types. There is, first of all, the the exercise of skill are in making and Hamburg. 'Belgium clamped down on gambling in 1902, and today toe only spot in Europe where the resorts "run wide open" is at Monte Carlo, in toe tiny principality THE the first throw. But If "seven-eleven- " is missed, repetition of the first throw is unlikely, and toe seven is now working against the player and he can get away with it. He seldom dies a natural death. Whatever class to which a gambler belongs, he will sooner or later make a bad risk in toe anticipation of feeling the emotional stimulation of seeing a long shot" come in. He knows there ia such a thing as loaded" dice, but thinks he is too smart to be fooled with them. What he forgets is that dice are mathe- matically loaded against him, even if they are perfect dice. Prof. John Von Neumann, mathematician of toe Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, warns students in his lectures that It is impossible to win over a long period to a crap game. The magic "seven-eleven- " combination is by far the most frequent throw, he says, but if it doesnt turn up on the first cast the chances are reversed. That leaves a .490 winning average, so toe game is not fair," be explains. In dice explicit hazards are introduced by the rules. Seven can be thrown in six ways and 11 in two, while 2, 3 and 12 result from only one or two combinations. The conditions are favorable to win on Addison. the discards, and In deciding whether or not opponents are bluffing" in their bets. Poker and Bridge Chances. Here are some of the most sought-afte- r hands in poker, and toe possibilities of their being obtained. One pair Two pairs Three of a kind Tho 1 Flush Full house Four of a kind Straight flush Royal flush In a game of bridge there are 635,013,559,600 possible combinations of hands. You have four chances out of that many of getting a "perfect hand thirteen of one suit Here are the chances on some other distributions: 12-2,028 hands 73,008 hands 158,184 hands After your cards have been obtained there is still the element of chance that those your partner holds will not "go well" with them. In gambling houses it is healthy to remember that the odds are always to favor of the house. If it were not they could not afford to stay in business very long. As it is, they make a profit and pay enormous taxes or. if they are operating illegally, they are forced to "kick in" handsomely to the "syndicate" or gang which usually opor erates them as units in a to politicians and poHrffor "protection." Roulette furnishes a good example of toe manner in which the bank always enjoys an advantage over toe player. Suppose a wager is made on any part of the board, except on a given number, and the zerp qjjpears. The player Is required to give up half his stake or let the wager stand for the next play. The zero pays everything for toe house at Monte Carlo, if all toe wheels are In operation. 4,000,000 Sweepstakes Tickets. Authorities consider lotteries or sweepstakes, if they are conducted honestly, as toe fairest of all forms of gambling. The losing player need part with no more than the original sum he invested. But toe chances of winning are mighty slim, because there are usually millions of tickets sold in the big lotteries. In toe Irish Sweepstakes, for instance, more than 4.000,000 tickets are usually sold. For each ticket held, toe purchaser has one chance to 133,333 to win one of toe grand prizes $150,000, $75,000. or $50,000; one chance in 6,667 to win a secondary prize of $3,500, and one chance in 4,000 to win a small prize 1 to ' Gan EVancl! 11-- 2 of $500. The most vicious of all gambling rackets is the "numbers" game which flourishes in many of toe big cities, despite the honest efforts of toe law to stamp it out. In some of these games toe chance of winning is as small as one to 1 billion. Slot machines may actually be set so that toe house takes In 80 per cent of all toe money played, and they frequently are. Few slot machines pay toe bouse aa little aa 60 per cent. In addition, toe games in gambling houses are not always honest, as ha been proved in raid after raid. Its well to keep In mind that the gambler's rule since gambling waa invented hat been: Never give a sucker an even break. 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