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...parish house, lodge or theatre, run a Bingo party on a percentage basis. Though the Bishop of Albany frowned upon Bingo simply because it is scandalous, his fellow bishops technically are under no obligation to do so. Catholic theologians have decided that gaming is licit provided 1) the gamer owns and is at liberty to use what he wagers; 2) he acts of his free will; 3) there is no fraud; 4) there is equality between the parties to the game. Nevertheless gambling has been denounced by saints, church councils, Popes.* Of gambling, the Catholic Encyclopedia remarks: "If indulged...
...Gamer: I'd wait and see which American...
...should head what in the next House. Congressman John Quillin Tilson of Connecticut, last year's Floor Leader, and Bertrand H. Snell of New York, Rules Committee chairman, struggled for the empty honor of being nominated by the G. 0. P. for Speaker and then defeated by Democrat Gamer. Cheesemaker Snell, hard-boiled and reactionary when the Republicans are in complete control, went about last week conciliating and winning over Progressive votes to his candidacy with oversized promises of liberalizing the House rules. After eight ballots in a party caucus he won the Speakership nomination which meant he would...
...Never in all my football experience have I seen a gamer team than the Harvard eleven which, in holding Yale to a scoreless tie, gave an exhibition of desperate, defensive play which will certainly be long remembered by all those present."--Charles E. Brickley...