Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29

as possible and kept in Jail In the opinion of our
foremost scientists he IS 19syabe Latin adds
up to Jerk"
In his little clique he may be looked up to as
rising that Clique is very much in tho n,ipor3,
and always ION the
In several parts Asia however there are whole com
muntes devoted crime and in which the criminal is
caring hero who has enriched himself expense of
the less brave and the less He is honored as
great man and people make way on the streets
men offer him their -rtdes-zd
youngsters strive to join band AS man Of affairs
his opinion is solicited deferred to in the councils of
me village and his leadership is always sought by high
There are a number of such communities near the CEN
tra frontier between Persia and Afghanistan small
that you won't find their on the average map
Among these towns Nadaz Har1n in Afghanisan
and Punahar and Malkgun Persia. Their combined
population does not 5000 but every man of them
from -sprouting youth whered octogenaran is
criminal and specialist in form of crime from
confidence game to murder.
Each family these little communities devotas itssl,
10 given type OF offense and takes pride only in the
current achievements Of its generation but in the
ancient criminal lineage of its family which is admired
S auehty as Chnaman venerates his honorable
tors Unlike European families lineage these
people do not tell how their fought
Valanty IN some decisive battle faithfully his
king or state but how grandpa robbed this
or that or kidnapped this cheftain that ransom
me position or these villages the borders
uray inspires great deal Of smuggling this is one
OF the chief occupations Besides leather
there few things smuggling EXCEPT people who
nave made things dsagreeabe for themselves con
try and would like to nflict themselves neghbor-
ing one But great many Of these wouldbe emgrans
are killed off by the criminals they pay smugge them
in and their wealth is taken from them
BY far the greater number of these honored criminals
ply the trade of highwayman throughout Persia and
Aghanstan and even occasionally penetrate
rtory of the Soviet Many been caught and hung or
otherwise removed for their crimes the majority
escape to "hideous in the hills aims and deserts
the secret places Of which heir unhonorabe
families Others make their way own little COM
mlntes where policeman soldiers or will die
them out for
Most of these hghwaymen in bands In Persia
and Afghanstan travel remains the od-fash-
Is il ia
in the days Of King Solomon Although these merchant
guarded by hired government
troops they the principal targets pirate
whose aVore method Is to follow the larger
wait for straggers. The brave" hghwayman doesn't
enjoy fulfedged battle with soldiers guards so he
attacks the tiny irregular are entirely un-
guarded underguarded
Other families belonging to these villages of crooks
ply the confidence man and swnder These are
the village arstocrats for they certainly the
Their ways subtle They sell jewels and false
money tell tales of woe and collect charity
respectable merchants to finance in daring and
highly profitable ventures and then beat it with the pro-
cceds They promise aged "tle most virgin
in the land for great paid in advance placate
her relatives and then deliver either aged bag old
as the buyer nothing at all
This is but of the many all-crimnal communities
in Asia There large encampmcnt rather than town
in Western China the Tbetan frontier named Ku
Shan The 5000 grown and boys of this community
around in bands of several hundred thousand
raid the small villages of nearby provinces.
They torture rich merchants give up hidden savings
off and sell concubnes young
girls Their favorite stage raid when the
whole harvest brought they carry off
that either to sell or to feed to their gang.
Even the women steal They slip and fitch,
things from merchants displays pick pockets kidnap
small children that after few be sold
slaves.
Here no man may even be candidate for officer until
he has slain confirmed" number people
attack In addition he must have stolen given
IF loot For officers to be promoted larger quota
Of loot and deaths is required Each his
eft sleeve little golden ribbon every has
killed and some bandit officers enough ribbons to