Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-08
Highways and By-Ways
Of Lii Or New York
By RAY M o D A RR L I
- Copyright, 1922, By Public Ledger Company

anese Nightingale" and the daughter of
a Japanese mother and a British father,
but whose husband, Francis F. Reeve, is
an American from Long Island, now liv-
Ing in Alberta, Canada, has arrived in
New York City. Her latest book Sunny
San" Is to be dramatized this autumn.
Il am an American before anything else"
she said today. II love America. I can
not forget it was America who first
set my mothers people on the road they
are now travelling. Commodore Perry
opened the door. 1t was America who
told Japan you cannot stay by yourself
you must come into the world with the
rest Of u.s. Japan responded to Amer
ica's summons That is why 1t seems
wrong for certain interests to attempt to
stir up hostility in America against
Japan. Since 1914, who can say that the
east and west shall never meet? They
met as allies In the World War. And
since last November at Washington have
they not met as allies in the cause Of a
world peace? The thing for us all to do
Is Just to remember that we belong to
the same human family, and that as
good brothers and sisters we ought to
help each other whenever and wherever
we can"
Ever SO often somebody writes a page
article for the Sunday magazine section
Of some newspaper painting the lily
about the wonderful international crooks,
ocean greyhounds and get fat fleeing
the passengers at cards. Here is a story
told me about one OF the most famous
his name Is LEFT out because Of those he
cont racted with and net for himself who
recently arrived on the New Amsterdam
and which shows the type in different
light.
He boarded the boat at Boulogne with
ticket to next stop, Plymouth. Arrives
at Plymouth and gaily steps down gang
plank with bags. British toss him right
back aboard--no wise from the British in
France. Says he hasn't the dough for
the trip to New York, but VIII give the
purser a check. purser says no other
way out and takes 1t, hoping maybe
there's a nickel in the bank.
Makes himself friendly to everybody on
board, particularly those with appear
ance OF dough- Wonderful handler OF the
dice Saw him sit in seventeen straight
shakes and win every time. When party
lone dice and tried to work up interest
in his game-crowd suspicious and laid
away. Played fast bridge game and
frequently accused Of speeding too much
Finally he gave swell big blowout dinner
couple nights out of New York, particu-
larly made play to a New York good
looking woman who looked as II She had
dough. She lived at the Hotel Northern
forget her name She just kidded him
He got drunk after dinner, get into card
game row, lodged n gent who offered IA
lick him and had to be carried to his
bunk
ARRIVING or Quarantine he was busted
Had to pay bar and dining salon bill
(for the dInner) which had lots OF wine
with a check However, stu makins
play for the rich widow; offered to drive
her from the pier 10 her hotel. She
lodged. saying friends coming. Tpshot
was he borrowed 30 cents across to Man
haitian from Hoboken Next heard from
nj BiItmore. Phone HolIander he met on
Then by the way, old partner call nc
quaintances of fifteen minutes became
old partners or my little palA could you
indorse check for $3.50" Hollandcr no
dumbbeu and turned him down. FINS.
'They called him my little pal'-beh!ud
his back all over the boat. Posed as an
oil operator, wealthy, etc. Couldn't men
tion any body who wasn't his personal
chum Damon Runyon. jack Dempsey
Dolly Sisters, Tad, Bud Fisher, etc
all his particular friends Don't rcmem,
Der whether be listed you or not