Show I CHEAP MARKIN MARK MARKiN IN GERMANY People Stumble Over Each Other To Reach Bookmakers FILL PILL R RACE CE TRACKS I I Lotteries Cards and andI I Stocks Cairn Caim Consider Consider- Considerable Considerable Considerable I able Following BERLIN Aug Auf 11 UP Jn W In the wake of ot the marks mark's depreciation and the tho commonplace use of ot many many- many ciphered ciphered sum sums gambling has be- be become be become come como a veritable fever among mans The Infection Is particularlY evident at the race raco courses Crowds swarm about bout the grounds like ants anta very vry day on nd 1 the peo- peo people peo people pie literally stumble over each other tl tring tr Ing to reach rench the betting machines before the horses arc re sent away In the tho various events DIa BETS DUlS Bookmakers Bookmaker flourish and nd the betting machines machine do a n huge huco bust busi bustness business nes ness The Th lowest bet accepted Is marks and nd the th highest Is I an open question question- At the Gruenewald track ck the he h other day a bookmaker was heard refusing a bet of mars marks mark at even money Many of the th foreigners In Ger Con Germany Germany many patronize the th German tracks but foreigners and nd Germans lao also follow tollow closely the French races The results from Paris Parts are dIstributed distributed about Berlin every night on en sports subscription agency leaflets at tion or single-copy single prIces POLICE POUCE RAIDS Yet much loose money ap- ap appears appears ap appears pears to be about for other kInds ot of speculation Lotteries card card- card pi playing and the th stock market each claim a following One lottery Involving a total of marks is prominent prominent- prominently ly advertised In Berlin The police swoop do down n almost every night on private houses or clubs where un- un unauthorized Unauthorized un unauthorized authorized game fames of chance are under way Many people not on the Bourse find means of inc Ing stock shares which they have been tipped Upped to buy only to sell sellIn sellin sellin In a day or so when they hope the quotations will bo be higher |