Evening journal., 1921-06-25
SAYS GIRLS ARE
SOLD in i. S.
One l6-Year-Old Chinese
Brought 81, 700 in Frisco,
BaptistS Hear
SAYS TONGS ARE
INSULT TO MASONS

llNOOLl ~ MAOOlNO
DIES MONIES. June 25.-Chinese
slave girl trafnc is going on right
under the noses Of our city officials"
said DR.. Charles r. shepherd. Of Los
Angeles, general missionary among
the orientals at the Northern Bap-
list Convention in this city today.
Il know from personal experience
and not from hearsay that this Is
fact" he declared. citing the in
stance OF Chinese girl. sixteen
years old. sold in san Francisco for
s27o0.
In speaking OF the tongs of the
country. DR.. Shepherd said:
These tongs are not only an in
suit 10 the churches OF America they
are an insult to the great Masonic
order. over the entryway OF one OF
the bioodiest and most powerful
lighting tongs in America. is a sign
'Bing King Tong. Free Masons.
1T masquerades az a Masonic
lodge, while IL is made up Of those
who enga Sc in the traffic Of Chinese
girls. who labor TO Illustrate our
laws. who plan bloody murder. and
pay professional assassins 20 carry
out their plans"
China's political disturbances and
famine have put foreign mission
aries in a delicate position. accord
! ing to the 10Th annual report OF the
American Baptist Foreign Mission
airy Society. presented 10 the conven-
tion today.
other factors handicapping the So
ciety are unsettled policies Of various
| governments as a result Of the war.
an almost unparalleled financial crisis
in Japan. the inauguration Of 'one
OF the greatest experiments in de-
mocracy ever undertaken" followine
an amazing national awakening in
India, and Mohammedan aggression
| in Africa.
During the year. Saws the report
John ID. Rockefeller made three
gifts TO the society totalling $1,000.
600.
ne NFNaiiAAINm anu WNNklnNN ~
great denomination. with 10 500
churches throughout the country
and approximately 1.5Oo.000 mem.
bers. were well shown here in the
second annual conventions genera
board.
Newly arrived from his worl
among the 100000 hereditar,
members OF criminal tribes In India
Rev. Samuel ID. Bawden. the mill
tant missionary who breaches IN,
Gospel with a Bible in his hand. an,
a revolver in his pocket" and VIII
was awarded the Kaiser-i-hin'
medal by the Viceroy for his services
contrasted India's method of deal
, ing with her criminals with that Il
b vogue in the United States. in an ad
) dress today.
o. His work. he said. was "a curiou
- mixture Of the law and the Gospel.
- since the Criminal Tribes Act give
! him certain magisterial powers owe
! the Kavali settlement OF criminals i
which 1855 members were enrolle
, when Rev. Bawden left India a
times. he said. he had found it ne
. cesary TO carry a revolver, in quell
ing a riot between two castes or
subduing the rebellion Of $50 Grim
inals who had just been sent TO IN
settlement. But he declared this
many OF those who had 10 be moi
, severely disciplined az first, becam
! excellent citizens Under the law q
work and the law OF worship"
I'VE have three tribes under ot
:. care. the Donga Erukalas. and Dor
ga Karrhiras." he explained. dor
ga Is the Telugu word for theft
r The Donga Erukala is a commo
a sneak thief. The Donga Katthir
commits robberies which are n
r cognized by the police. because D
robs with violence. breaking an arr
a leg. or the head OF his victim. Xxi
% thiralu is the Telugu word for sci
i sors. and the Donga katthira is
= called because IL is habit 10 carry
a small pair OF scissors. with which
? snip the noses and ears OF victims.
l. order the more easily TO remove the
Il Jewels. The District Superintendel
n of Police told me that so far as
a was able 10 learn these thieves 3
l. not more than 10 per cent OF q
> amount they stole. because OF Il
high toll taken by the receivers
S. stolen goods. and by the subordina
Of police in the way OF graft"