THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1936.
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ITH the last sur 'DONNELL is over six feet this to be looked at. Idcas vary vivor of the
(ruminatively): shoulders are as to what is right and wrong. "No. You know, Bobby, you great feudal broad but thin and angular, fords of Chi- creating the illusion of metal sumptuary law,
You know what they call a have no idea how bad some of cago's under-cross-picces. He has a large Well, you can never got an been shot at as often as I have these guys can be. If you had don't you? world. Mr. Ed- head cast in an Irish mould, a Irishman to belleve in the mor- you wouldn't go round looking ward ("Spiko") O'Donnell, 1 questing nose, a wide smile ality of a sumptuary law.. for the good in people. And lot have just spent a long evening illuminated by a perfect set of discussing the meaning of life. teeth and very restless blue eyes. to break it. But let's be honest come. At the bottom of the "He can't see that it's wrong in society the worse people be me tell you the higher you go O'Donnell is a legendary figure.We entered the hotel.
He is 45, but looks younger. --often indicted, but never con-
scale they stab you in the chest, victed; often shot at, sometimes
at the top of the scale they stab wounded, but never "bumiped Mr. O'Donnell ?"
you in the back,
Myself: "What will you take,|
O'Donnell: "Water,, thanks." Myself: "Only water?"
R. J.
off," Most of his rivals are either in their coffins or caged in Federal penitentiaries. He has survived the bloody liquor wars of Chicago in which 260 never touch liquor, but I'd like vellous development in safety buccaneers have perished. a cigar," and comfort prevents the car "Spike" remains, the lonely Mynelf: "Well, Mr. O'Don- from rolling back after you have baron with the charmed life, nell, it's a change to meet come to a stop on any upgrade, professing an interest in nothing someone who isn't worrying steep or slight. Even the most more ardent than ginger ale and about Mussolini and Ethiopia," expert driver often has difficulty philosophic meditations on the O'Donnell; "Say, you've got in handling the clutch, brakes, way of the world.
it swell English brogue! Do you}
O'Donnell: "That's right. Cruikshank
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The Now York Correspon- dent, talks about life with Spike O'Donnell, “last sur- vivor of the great foudal
world." lords of Chicago's under-
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It had been arranged that I think I have much of an Phone 27778-9. Stubbs Rd. should meet Mr. O'Donnell at Irish one?"
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
MONDAY, APR. 20, 1936,
Myself "Just a trace."
Mr. O'Donnell's voice is
the X. Hotel, in the heart of the Jeity. But just before I reached those glittering portals the great man seemed to rise magi- low and rather pleasant, and cally out of the sidewalk. It his manner confidential. Ile was rather like keeping an ap- his confidences.
leant forward to whisper pointment with Arsene Lupin.
He began ceremoniously by calling me
The
NOTES OF THE DAY
DEFENCE ESTIMATE
Lake
Myself: "From experience,
gangsters, do you?"
O'Donnell: "Hell! I'll say I' don't."
(It is. understood in the best underworld circles that most of
"It's the big ones who treated me worst. While drinking the very liquor I've supplied them they have been thinking out fresh ways of knifing me. Look at the things they have indicted me for in my time. A man gets murdored in this city and they start looking for mo. And,. would you bellove it? When everything else failed they pick- ed me up on a charge of vagran- cy, being without visible means of subsistence.
"Now, Bobby, I ask you! Do. I look without visible means of subsistence?"
Muself: don't."
"You
certainly
O'Donnell: "And then the times I've been shot at!"
Myself: "Well, you are still here. I suppose the others could never find a silver bullet."
O'Donnell: "Do you know
I was the first man in the world, not being a soldier on service, who was fired at by machine-guns? I feel a bit proud of holding that. record. One time a bullet hit
here (touching the small of his back) and, for some reason I can't ex- plain, it didn't penetrate but dropped at my heels. It raised a lump the size of an egg."
.me
Myself: "Was that because of the bullet-proof vest you were .wearing?"
O'Donnell: "Who feeds you that stuff? I've never worn any vest in my life except the sort of one you wear. I'll tell you about one time when I was riding in my car and they started shooting at me.. I opened the door of the car on the side away from the rattle of the machine-guns, bent low, and crept along the running- board.
He was wearing a well-cut suit Mr. Cruikshank, but soon of light grey of the type which advanced to Bobby. dressy City men in England BUILDING UP affect. in hot weather. He was fact.
O'Donnell: "As a matter of the only man THE NATION
in Chicago on
I am interested in this whom I saw.spats-they were ever see such a farce? Here's Ethiopian business. Did you The standard of life of the leather boots shone like dark his hundreds of thousands of fawn-coloured-and his patent this guy Mussolini bringing up masses of the British people is mirrors. His hat was an elegant soldiers, all his airplanes, his unusually high. In some cases, pearl-grey velour.
tanks and what not to from the point of view of com- His shirt was white, the collar that country. Why, if you gave petition in trade and industry, Įstarched and turned down. me nine planes with machine- this has been to the detriment of giving the effect of those glossy guns I could mop the whole the country. Foreign manufac- young men who figure in haber- thing up in a week.” turers have been able to underdashery advertisements.
tie was of the discreetest blue you don't think much of Italian sell British goods in the world's
stripe.. markets because their work. people were accustomed to a lower standard of life and were
"Of course the driver had to go on driving. It was a funny consequently prepared to work
thing, but a bullet flying wild for very much lower wages than
just nicked the back of his head, were British workpeople in the
the bullets which have whistled with one another. There isn't clipping away some hair clean same industries, But there is The proposals outlined in the round Mr. O'Donnell's ears from hasn't got a streak of larceny down a bit and
He slowed the car a man or woman alive who as a razor. no claim made that the British Government's White Paper en de time to time have been fired by in his or her soul,
I hopped off. standard is as high as it might fence, which was published at the Italian marksmen.)
Aren't I Believe me, the back of that car be; indeed, it is admitted that it beginning of March, were concerned
right? You've got a streak of was afterwards found to be pep- is not so high as it could be. Of only with the extra measures re-
larceny in you, haven't you? pered by 67 bullet holes."" Now don't tell me you haven't. Myself: "That's what I am late years the authorities have quired to bring the forces up to the!TAROM this point we branched
I can see it in you.'
trying to get at. Do you like paid a great deal of attention level_demanded by the present-un-
living just to live dangerously? -out-into-a-discussion on loyal son
Knowing O'Donnell to be a Or, what do you really value -to-health-and-nutrition-The
of the Church, who most?" work of the social services has satisfactory international situation. Life with a capital L.
- attends Mass regularly, I mur- They were followed almost im-i greatly improved
O'Donnell: "My wife. and He fenced for a time, possibly mured something about our all family. And then I go to church Wages have risen, hours of mediately by the presentation of the suspecting that I was pulling having a dose of original sin. labour have been reduced, child annual estimates for the three Ser-look here, Bobby, if I have any his leg. Then he said, "Well.
regularly." labour has been abolished, hy-vices. In cach case, as was clearly philosophy of life at all it's
O'Donnell “Right." gienic and sanitary conditions to be expected, a demand was made tolerance. I've always believed bit eynical about human nature? Myself: "But aren't you a have been improved, school-
for increased expenditure. The in being as liberal-minded as total vote for the Army was £49 possible. children have received medical 281,000, as against £43,550,000 laat does is no concern of mine. It's cency and loyalty even in the struck by the respect which the
What another fellow You must have found some de- and dental attention and, in year. necessitous cases, free meals. charges is £1,176,000, the rest
The increase in the normal his life, isn't it? Then there's worst eggs." During the recent period of having been absorbed by emergency: economic depression medical expenditure associated with the
conditions.
Myself: "I see." O'Donnell: "But I don't like talking about my private life." We then made a tour of a number of night clubs, and I was lean, athletic figure of "Spike" commanded wherever it showed itself. Wo talked a great deal about politics and the judicial system. O'Donnell said he was
men made extensive investiga-Italo-Ethiopian dispute. The extra SIDE GLANCES By George Clark sure Roosevelt would win the
It
tions Into the state of the people expenditure will provide better pre- from a nutrition point of view. [paredness, more mobility, and was feared that the long greater striking power. When all spells of unemployment which the proposed changes have been many workers had been com-!
made, mechanisation and striking power pelled to undergo. would have
will be increased at an adversely affected the health of These changes will cost two million estimated ratio of forty per cent. themselves and their families. pounds sterling more than last The result of the investigations year. The Navy estimates amount showed that, while there was, to £69,930,000. an increase of of course, considerable room for £9,880,000 over those of a year ago. improvement, the health of the Nearly fifty per cent. of this in- masses had not materfally suf-crease is required in order to speed, fered from malnutrition during up new construction already au- the crisis. It is now widely thorised. Expenditure on the Fleet recognised that improvement in Air Arm will rise from £1,873,000 health and physique can be last year to £3,068,000, mainly for brought about by improving of existing fights.
the re-equipment and maintenance
the national dietary. Experts
like Sir Frederick Gowland Hop- kins, Sir Robert McCarrison and foods within the purchasing| Professor Mellanby, who are power of every member of the among the world's greatest community. To this end he authorities on nutrition, declare would subsidise the consump- that probably the greater part tion of such foods. The applica of the ill-health which afflictation of selence to agriculture the community could be elimin-1 helps to produce health foods in ated by increasing the consump-abundance, and, it is claimed, tion of certain foodstuffs of the wealth of the State should special health value. It is there be devoted to utilising these fore suggested that the present foods to, the best advantage, in social services should continue order to raise still higher the and improve their good work, standard of living and further Tel. 28151.and one authority would like to improve the health of all classes
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"The people in the flat opposite appear to be very nice, but I can't stand some of their guests.".
next
Presidential election be- cause he was the greatest states- man and the shrewdest politician the country had thrawn up in many years.
"Besides," added O'Donnell, "there is that four thousand million dollar relief fund. You can't beat four thousand million dollars in this country.'
I
ASKED him who the Re- publican candidate would be. He checked the possibilities off on his fingers. There Was Governor Landon, of Kansas, Colonel Frank Knox, of the Chicago Daily News Senator Borah, and Governor Hoffman, of New Jersey. "Spike", was inolined to think that Landon. would beat Borah in the final outcome.
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As to judges, O'Donnell said,. "This system of electing them and making them run for re- election every few years is a bad But we got a much better type of man on the Bonch thàn you could imagine from such a method. It's all wrong to pick thom by a political caucus, but it's remarkable how many good ones wo get."
This tribute from a man with O'Donnell's peculiar experience is, to say the least, piquant,