TJ1.B . flOHOLK W.EEKLY NE\yS-JU.URNALFHlDAY , AUGUST 20 1909 , , .
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long Feuds of the Chinese In America
Uy JAMES A. EDCEllTON.
ordinary American considers
THE typical Chinaman as a
peaceful , Inoffensive laundryman -
man , whose motto of life IH ,
"No cheekee. no washoe. " In this the
ordinary American Is ns fnr ntleld ns
\m \ Bret Ilnrte and Hill Nye were concerning -
corning the "heathen Chinee" of the
bland and childlike smile whom they
Inveigled Into a little game. The China
man IH n born gambler and a born feud-
1st or , If not born that way. learns
these two accomplishments at such nn
early age that It amounts to the mime
thing. lie can show the average white
card sharp more tricks with the paste
boards , to say nothing of fantau nnd
other native Chink games of chance ,
than the paleface crook over dreamed
wsro In existence. And , as for feuds ,
the tong wars furnish a case In point.
Only the other day five slant eyed
citizens of IU > ston wore sentenced to
die In the electric clmlr for shooting
four members of n rival tong back in
1007. In Philadelphia only a few years
ngo the Rev. Frederick Poole wns
wounded nnd one Chinaman killed in n
tong battle which was but a renewal of
other battles previously fought. And
Now York Is nil torn up nt this mo-
nent over the supposed murder of El-
ilo Slgel , n Chinese missionary , whoso
body wns found In n trunk thnt had
been shipped back nnd forth over two
or three states and whose death. It
was brought out. occurred In the room
of Leon Ling , n denizen of Chinatown ,
for whoso apprehension two hemi
spheres nro now being scoured , nnd the
only reason that the scouring process
lins not gone farther Is that there are
no more hemispheres.
Promiscuous Shooters.
Now , ns n fancy nrtlst with n wnsh-
tnb n Chinaman may bo n penceful
enough citizen , but mention to him
the name of a rival tong and he bris
tles with artillery llko nn nrmory. He
is n promiscuous shooter nnd will turn
loose In n crowded theater , nn open
street or almost anywhere that ho
gets sight of his hntod enemies. The
usual preliminary of a Celestial shoot
fest is the setting off of a bunch of
firecrackers , the report of the guns be
ing not so noticeable amid the popping
of the fireworks. In ono New York
war the members of the rival tongs
bowed their legs , squatted as low as
possible and hopped about like toads ,
nil the time emitting bullets like a
sputtering , asthmatic Gatllug gun.
They are not remarkably accurate
marksmen , as In this particular fusil
lade , In which something llko 100 shots
wero-flred , only two brown men bit
the dust. The only reason that more
execution was not done by stray bul
lets wns that Pell nnd Mott streets
were as empty as the tomb , the first
reports starting nn array of streaming
plgtnlls from brown men. who fled in
n mnd stampede.
The tong members are also quite
handy with knives , and during these
hostilities many yellow faces with fix
ed eyes have been discovered by the
police In bnck alleys or hallways , the
owners of the faces having long and
deep silts In their backs. To make the
shadow still darker over the reputa
tion for peace of our friends of the
cue nnd the flntlron the most pro
lific source of trouble between their
tongs Is plain graft. It Is the case of
the "man higher up. " Gambling Is an
offense against the laws , and In order
that It may bo carried on somebody
has to be paid for immunity.
In New York It Is generally believed
and stated In print and otherwise that
the police nnd Tammany are regularly
"sweetened" by the keepers of gam
bling joints in Chinatown just as they
are , according to the wiseacres , in the
Tenderloin. But it Is not this that cre
ates the feuds. The head men of one
of the tongs likewise get a rakeoff.
The head men of the other tong object
to this shameless Iniquity unless they
can share equally In the fruits thereof :
hence the shootings , iuformiugs and
trouble generally.
Noted Celestial Chieftains.
The two tongs in Now York , also In
Boston and most cities of the United
States , arc known as the Oner Leong
and the Hip Sing. In Gotham the head
of the Ong Leong Is Tom Loo. mayor
of Chinatown , n man who has enter
tained LI Hung Chang , not unlike
whom he looks , and Is counted n per
sonage of parts. The most active man
In the Hip Sings Is the redoubtable
Mock Duck , who has been on trial for
murder once or twice In New York and
at whose dread name a section of
Chinatown turns a shade more yellow.
Those two Celestial chieftains nre ns
different In nppenrnnce ns two Chinks
cnn well bo. Both nre mild looking , of
course , nnd both nre possessed of slnnt
eyes nnd other rogulntlon orlentnl fea
tures. But with these marks resem
blance , also friendship , censes. Tom
Lee Is old. with n spar'o white beard ,
white tie and a patriarchal demeanor ,
which he can well afford since he is the
husband of a German wlfo and has
two strapping sons. Mock Duck Is
smooth of face nnd looks like n boy.
Yet they whisper they scnrcely talk
these things out loud In Chinatown
thnt n mere nod from this boyish hend
Is enough to sot n highbinder to silt
some one's thront or to start n tong
war that may result In shooting up nil
of Pell nnd Mott streets nnd even n
section of the Bowery.
The Chinese minister nt Washing
ton and consul general nt New York
were greatly exorcised In the fear thnt
the Slgel murder would cause a tong
war. nnd they publicly warned the
ntnto department , the police and China
town Itself In consequence. As a re
sult , n Inrge detachment of bluecoats
and plain clothes men Invaded the old
battleground nnd the threatened hos
tilities did not materialize. With all
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Five Convicted Chinamen , Warry
Charles at Bottom of the Row.
these precautions , however , two men
who were thought to be important
witnesses were found murdered.
The population of Chinatown proper
in New York Is about V2.000 to 15,000 ,
while there are twice as many China
men in the greater city and its en
virons. The killings have been going
one for ten years at least , there hav
ing been perhaps a dozen open riots ,
ono of them occuriug in a theater and
another near an "L" station in the
Bowery.
Hot Fight In Boston.
The Boston fight was even more sen
sational and fatal than any single New
York battle. One day In a narrow
street somebody started a bunch of
firecrackers , and during the confusion
a number of Hip Sings drew their re
volvers and began firing. At the end
of the fusillade four of the Ong Leongs
were dead or mortally wounded and
several others severely hurt. Nine of
the assailants wore captured , and flvo
of them have just been sentenced to
the electric clmlr. Of these the most
prominent is Warry Charles , the load
er of the Hip Sing tong. who main
tains his Innocence. Charles is theme
mo t prominent Hip Sing leader In the
east. Like Tom Loe. New York head
of the rival Ong Leone ; tong. Warry
Charles married a white woman , who
H now fighting for his liberty. It was
In Nebraska that Charles married his
American wife , and there his two sons
were born. Both of those now live In
Now York , ono a Jeweler and the other
a policeman. What a strange conirlom.
orate Is this our American life !
Most of the Chinese In America come
from the Ponton district and , like the
Italians with their Mafia. Camorrn and
Black Hand , bring their feuds with
them. In San Francisco's ante-earth
quake days the graft system and other
matters relating to these people on
the Pacific coast were In the hands of
the famous "Six Companies. " The
tongs are not directly a part of the
Six Companies having boon started
more in the nature of social organiza
tions , but in many other cities their
province is much the vame as that of
this notorious tribunal that ruled the
Chinese of San Francisco with an Iron
hand. The highbinders are not Imme
diately connected with any of these.
They are outlaws and assassins for n
price. Yet there la lltUo doubt that the
hlghUndcre are frequently called In to
assist In fighting the wars of the tongs.
Resort to Daggers and Pistols.
It Is hardly probable that the Amer
ican people realize what all this means.
Here Is a section of our population
living In effect under their own laws
or , rather , under the rule of secret or
ganisations that are a law unto them
selves. Constructively , at least , they
tro answerable to American authority
and In the salutary case of lUmtou
and a few others are actually so. But
for the most part they evade the Amer
ican courts and settle their differenced ,
and especially the differences of their
organization , with the dagger and the
pistol , nil of which most completely
shatters the Celestial reputation for
peace and docility and recalls Bret
Hnrtc :
Which I rlso to remark
And my language Is plain-
That for ways that are dark
And for tricks that nro vain
The heathen Chlneo Is peculiar ,
Which the same I would rise to
explain.
The UlubtriouB Chuck Connors'bears
out this view. Chuck himself Is a
sort of mayor of Now York's China
town , although n white man , or , rath-
. r. Tom Lee t.s the real mayor and
Chuck Is mayor for purposes of melo
drama. He says :
Some people think Bret Harte's euchre
Kaino poem , with Ah Sin as ti lending
character , was Imaginary. It's all right.
On the level , I know that wo had such n
case In Chinatown a. few years ngo.
The bo > s got up a poker game , with a
cop as ono of the players. After they
had everything arranged they tried to
rope a Chinaman Into the same , but he
was very slow nnd seemed to take no In
terest. The fame stood about this way
when things opened up Interesting. One
man had three kings to n full house , the
nocond man a diamond Hush , the third
man had four tens and the cop a straight.
'After they iot the Chink Into the game
they lllmllatnmcd him. nnd each man did
his little graft at dealing and along at
first gave the Chinaman pretty good
hands to coax him Into the game to his
limit and then do him up.
The Chink never said n word , but kept
his llttlo monkuy eyes running around his
head like marbles In n bowl. The boys
thought ho wasn't on to 'em. That was
Just his gamu , to hppear Ignorant. Every
time ho lost he smiled foolishly , but that
was more of his own private fllmflam-
mlng. Finally they got n big Jackpot ,
and It was the Chinaman's turn to deal.
He had all of Ills llttlo tricks In his mon
key head ready for business.
The pot was opened for a dollar and
went to three. One of the boya raised it
a dollar , the Chinaman raised It two , and
so It went on till It came to n raise of
$10. And then the boys began to get wet
In the face. They looked queerly at one
another and then about the room and
then at the Chinaman , who looked at no
body nnd never said a word. Finally It
came to a showdown between the China
man , the cop nnd the pot. The policeman
had four tens , and then they called for
the Chinaman to put up the money. He
said : "I don't want to play any more.
You get mad If I win. " But they forced
him to It , and he put up his money and
won J1SO on four aces.
You never saw men so astonished. Say ,
on the level , they searched him all over ,
but couldn't flnd a card anywhere about
his clothes , though they thought he had
packs of them. They never knew where
he got his four acts from. He had been
watching their tricks for a couple of
hours , nnd they thought him green and
Innocent. Ho had forgotten more tricks
than they ever knew. To oblige the boys
hto showed some of his tricks for half an
hour , things they never dreamed of.
Mock Duck's Big Cleanup.
In this connection there Is a story
now going the rounds of Chinatown
that Mock Duck has been away on a
little trip through the west Chicago ,
Omaha and elsewhere and that he
cleaned up oh , I do not know how
many thousand dollars , but something
big "In a game he did not under
stand. "
As already mentioned. It Is this gam
bling proclivity of our Celestial friends
that causes the tong feuds , because
both want the graft , all of which
hears out somebody's statement that
all forms of trouble have an economic
cause. Paul said It first , however ,
when he announced that "money is the
root of all evil" It certainly Is the
root of the tong wars.
View of Tongs by an Authority
Returning to Chuck Connors , who
ought to bo an authority , he does not
support the popular view of the tongs
In his opinion they are mild and be
nevolent institutions. Hoar him :
"You hoar a lot about the tongs
They nln't nothing but clubs or socie
ties of good fellowship. When a Chink
gets Into trouble hh tong Is expected
to stay with him to the limit.
"Hlshblndors are the toughs of every
bunch of Chinamen , like our Cherry
hill hunch , the Jackson bunch will the
Monk Easton bunch. The Lee bunch
has always worked with Tammany
ard that's where they get their pul
and can run their blackmail and gam
hllng games to the limit so long as
they pay up and keep It quiet am
don't lot their doings get to the public
enough to force the police to Interfere
"In business a Chinaman Isassqunru
as a dollar , always dealing honestly
with his customers. But when It comes
to gambling and crooked deeds , hiding
crime nnd breaking the law nobod.v
can touch him. "
Device to Kill Weeds.
A patent has boon granted on a
syrlngo-llko machine for injecting pol
sons around the roots of weeds with
out Injuring surrounding vegetation.
Consideration.
"You say you once had a home ? "
"Dai's what 1 had , " answered Plod
ding Pete ,
"Why didn't you do something i
make your folks comfortable nm
happy ? "
"I did. I left.-Washlngton Star.
In Accord With the Weather.
Mrs Passe ( to her maid ) How is th
weather today , Marie ? Maid Fres
and windy , madam. Mrs. Passe Vcr
well ; you will please put a health
flush on my cheeks this morning ,
am Eolnjr out. Now York Life.
ROCKEFELLER AT
SEVE Y BBS ,
Oil King's Philosophical Views on
Life In General.
NEVER THINKS ABOUT ITS END
Qiver of Many Millions Says Best W y
to Prepare For Life's Termination Is
"to Live For Others" and That He Is
Trying to Be Useful While Alive.
Urges More Out of Doors Ljving.
John D. Rockefeller , who recently
sent nnothor $10.000,000 to the general
education hoard , was seventy yenrs
old on Thursday. July 8.
The president of the Standard Oil
company , the richest man In the world ,
reached the milestone marking three
score years and ten without any ob
servance other than the reception of
congratulatory telegrams which poured
Into Forest Hill , his summer home
near Cleveland , from friends ami busi
ness men all over the United States.
lie had Intended to spend the day ,
as he has been spending all his days
since his arrival In Cleveland the other
day , the morning on the golf links and
the afternoon touring the surrounding
country In his automobile , but Instead
he made a hurried trip eastward.
Seventy Years Young.
"How does It feel to ho seventy years
old ? Seventy years young , you mean , "
said Mr. Rockefeller In a tone of gen
tle reproof to a reporter who Inter
viewed him a few days ago on his golf
links. "I'm seventy years young , not
seventy years old. I am In perfect
health never felt better in my life.
Dr. Blggnr tells me I am going to live
to be uluety-flve or possibly a hundred.
Perhaps I shall , for Dr. Blggar Is
usually right. Anyway , ho says I'm
far too healthy for the good of his ex
chequer. "
There was a merry twinkle In his
eye as he said this and a chuckle of
pardonable pride as ho swung his bare
arms and hit the ball a deftly aimed
blow with his brassle. as If to give a
practical Illustration of his vigor.
ROCKEFELLER'S GIFTS TO
DATE.
General education board. . $53,000,000
Chicago university . 21,400,000
Rush Medical college * . 6,000,000
Churches ( known ) . 3,100,000
Missions ( known ) . 2,300,000
Baptist foreign mission
fund . 2,000,000
Institute For Medical Re
search . 8.000,000
Barnard college . 1,375,000
Southern education fund. . 1.12,000
Union Theological semi
nary . 1.100,000
Harvard university . 1,000,000
Baptist Educational soci
ety . 1,000,000
Yale university . 1.000,000
Juvenile reformatories . . . . 1,000,000
Cleveland city parks . 1,000,000
Nine Y. M. C. A.'s . 845,000
W. R , Harper library ,
Chicago university . 600,000
Teachers' college . 600,000
Johns Hopkins university. 500,000
Vassar college . 400,000
Brown university . 825,000
Seven small college's . 320,000
McMasters college . 275,000
Rochester Theological
seminary . 250,000
Cornell university . 250,000
Bryn Mawr college . 250,000
Case School of Science ,
Cleveland . 200,000
Oberlln college . 200,000
Spolman temlnary , Atlan
ta . 160.000
Newton Theological sem
inary . 150.000
Adelphl college . 125,000
University of Woostor ,
Ohio . 125,000
Children's Seaside home. . 125,000
Presbyterian work In
Egypt and the Sudan. . . . 100,000
Cleveland Social Settle
ment . 100,000
Syracuse university . 100,000
Smith college . 100,000
Wellesley college . 100,000
Columbia university . 100.000
Dennlson college . 100,000
Curry memorial . 100,000
Furman university . 100,000
Lincoln memorial fund . . . 100,000
University of Virginia . . . . lOO.Cw )
Cleveland Y. W. C. A . 100,000
University of Nebraska . . 100.000
Arcadia university . 100,000
Indiana university . 60,000
Mount Holyoke college . . . 60,000
Shurtleff college . 35,000
School of Applied Design
For Women . 25,000
Bucknell university . 25.000
William Jewell Institute . . 25,000
Howard college . 25,000
Miscellaneous gifts prior
to 1S92 . 7.000,000
Total 1112,655,000
"As to the termination of life , I never
think about it , " he added as he watch
ed the Ulght of the ball. " 1 am too busy
trying to be useful while 1 live. I
am trying to make each day more use
ful than that which went before. The
best way to prepare for the end of
life is to live for others , and that is
what I am trying to do. Every one
should remember that there IB some
thing worth while besides mere money
getting.Vhcther actively engaged in
business or not , mun should keep their
thoughts in channels of usefulness.
They should occupy their minds with
other things than business , for these
other things are those which give a
keen relish to life. While a man is in
business he should look ahead to what
is to be the ultimate result of all his
toll and all his success. lie should
direct his thoughts to what should
come after all his work. "
To Enjoy Business Life.
"And what should come after ? "
"Hospitals , churches , schools , asy
lums anything and everything for the
betterment of our fellow men. To bo
interested , actively and productively
interested , In these things is the only
way to enjoy business life. "
"The vacation season is here. How
would you advise people to spend It ? "
"Dy living simply , by spending more
time out of doors. Nearly every one
would bo in better health if he were
more gut of doon and llred the almplo
life , Business men today are living
too rapidly. They would be In better
health and live lancer if they would
follow my example. "
Too Much Wtrrylng.
"Peoph1 worry too much. Some com
plain of their trials and some even of
the sunshine that comes Into their
lives. Everybody should try to lx > hap
py under all changing conditions of
life. Hut llrst of all they should get
out of doors , take up some outdoor
sport and keep healthy. "
There was the very Joy of life In the
way ho swung that club and In the
glance that seemed to add "like me. "
The oil king was In a Joyous humor ,
and he Joked and laughed throughout
the game. Ills llrst drive went into a
bunker.
"It seems to me that golf Is a game
you have to learn over again every
time you play , " he said. Ho took a
chance with a mldlron out of the
bunker , preferring to risk disaster for
the possibility of good distance. lie
( jot the distance. He made the first
hole In 5.
Dr. H. F. nipgar , Mr. Rockefeller's
physician , has been a dally visitor nt
Forest Hill since the oil king returned
to Cleveland from the east , but he has
been unable to play golf because of
an injury to his arm several weeks
ago. Mr. Rockefeller has no need of
hb ? professional sen-Ices at present.
May Live to Bo a Hundred.
"Mr Rockefeller's seventieth birth
day finds him In perfect health. " said
Dr. Blggnr. "Ho has been In good
health for the past sixteen years , but
ho has never been In better physical
condition than he Is nt present. Ills
manner of living Is responsible for his
good health today. Ho leads the sim
ple life. He eats wholesome and nu
tritious foods and eschews iced drinks.
Even when he Is busiest he sleeps
from nine to ten hours a day. Includ
ing a half hour siesta after the midday
meal. I don't hesitate to say that his
physical condition Is equal to that of
a man of forty-five or fifty. We must
not forgot that forty Is the old ago of
youth and fifty Is the youth of old ago.
Barring accident , there Is no doubt that
Mr. Rockefeller will live to be ulncty-
flvo or a hundred years old. "
"Is Mr. Rockefeller working now ? "
"Mr. Rockefeller always works. He
Is buying and selling big blocks of
stocks almost every day. He pays no
attention to details , but ho Is buying
and selling all the time.
"But his work doesn't tear him
down. Ho is free from worry. This ,
coupled with good health , is the great
est asset for a long , long life. " New
York World.
BIG YIELD OF CROPS.
Total Value of Form Products In 1909
to Pass $8,000,000,000 Mark.
Basing their opinion on the govern
ment crop report for July , Wall street
experts In New York recently declared
that the total value of farm products
of 1009. for the first time in the Unit
ed States , will pass the $8,000,000,000
mark.
The government report has been
awaited with great Interest In Wall
street , not only because of the Impor
tant Influence the harvest will have
on the general business revival , but
from the fact It Is the earliest report
which can be regarded as a fair fore
cast of the ultimate yield.
The conditions shown In the report
indicate satisfactory conditions of all
crops. Even winter wheat , which had
In an earlier report shown serious de
terioration , showed an Improvement
of over 2 per cent nt the time of har
vest and turned out to be substantial
ly better than the corresi > ondlng crops
of 1008 and 1007.
The corn crop will be the largest In
the history of the United States , while
the nveraea of other crops shows the
total yt ld of grain in the United
States la 1009 will be abundant. The
average * point to a total wheat crop
of 063,000,000 bushels and a corn crop
of 8,204.000,000 bushels as compared
with 2CS8G51.000 In 1008. The com
crop li the greatest money producer.
Wheat cornea next.
The prtc s of grains are abnormally
high this year , so the garnering of n
big crop moans unusual prosperity for
the farmer. The amount of wheat re
maining In the hands of farmers July
1 was the smallest in many years. It
was estimated nt only 15,002,000 bush
els as compared with 33,977,000 a year
ngo nnd 54,853,000 two years ago.
Blackmail by Carrier Pigeon.
Blackmail by carrier pigeon Is the
very latest novelty in Paris , France.
On a recent Sunday night a tradesman
received an anonymous letter the writ
er of which declared that he would
disclose certain secrets of the trades
man unless he received $800 , to be
sent by carrier pigeon.
"On Tuesday morning , " ho was told ,
"four carrier pigeons will be sent to
you. Each bird carries under Its wing
a little case. In which you will place
? 200. You will then sot the pigeons
free , nnd if they do not return to me
by midday I will know what to do. "
New Department at Harvard.
In recognition of the growing Im
portance of the subject of public health
and preventive medicine Harvard uni
versity recently announced the estab-
llshment of a department In Its medical
school exclusively devoted to those
subjects and the election of Dr. Milton
J. Roscnau of Washington ns professor
of hygiene and preventive medicine
and head of the new department. Dr.
Rosenau will begin his service nt Har-
vnrd with the opening of the next col
lege year.
More Cautious Now.
"Yes , " said the popular nctor , "I
had to refuse the port. It wns beyond
my powers. "
"That's strange , " replied his friend
"There was a time when you would
undertake any part"
"Ah , yes ! That was when I was an
amateur , nnd amateurs , you know ,
will attempt anything. " Exchange.
The Unsophisticated at Sea ,
According to a local paper , ono of
the petty otlleers of a man-of-war nt
the Ni w York navy yard recently1 *
miidu a iv.iulsltlon to the paymaster's
oil ! ' e for two "horse pipes. " The story
goe.s that the poor man meant "hawse
pipes. " Now. any ono who knows
what hnwso pipes are will wonder
what hoaiited with them. 1 suspect
pome ono wns playing a practical Joke
on him The same paper gives nnothoi
alleged occurrence which shows how
llttlo Is knoun by some of the naval
recruits of nauMcal terms. The recruit
In question got a monkey wrench , a
donkey engine , the dogwatch and the
cathead so confined In his noddle that
lie called for "a watch dog to stand by
the cat engine" and referred to the
captain as a "donkey head. " As a re
sult the voracious chronicler doposoth
that the offender was committed to the
ship's brig , thorp to repent and learn
better Moth jnrns are probably of
the typo usually "told to the marines , "
but nevertheless It Is a fact that many
ludicrous mistakes of the kind are
made by those whose knowledge of
the sea Is limited , nnd many practical
Jokes of which they are the butt nro
made on the unsophisticated. Ship
ping Illustrated.
A Good Verdi Story.
Hero Is a charming story about Ver
di : A farmer living In the depths of
the country was very desirous to hour
one of the Illustrious /composer's op
eras. So. bettor Into than never , he
took his ticket , traveled up to Milan
and. securing n good seat , heard
Aldn. " The farmer wns very much
disappointed and wrote to Verdi to say
so. adding that ho did not llko the
music nt all and that under these cir
cumstances he hoped that Verdi would
BOO the reasonableness of at once re
turning him his money. There were
his railway fnre. his ticket of admls-
jlon and his supper nt Milan , for which
ho Inclosed the bill.
The grand old maestro entered fully
into the humor of the situation Ho
wrote back n polite letter regretting
that his music had failed to plca e and
Inclosing the railway faro and the
prlco of admission , but he added that
as the farmer would have to provide
himself with supper nt home ho could
not admit the justice of that port of
his claim and ho absolutely declined
to pay for his supper nt Milan.
Zeko Was Right.
A farmer employed a boy to guard
his strawberry patch from birds. The
berries fancy fruit as big ns ponchos
kept disappearing , nnd the man BUS
pected the boy of eating them. S (
ono morning ho came down to the
patch , looked It over nnd then said :
"I know you don't touch these berries ,
my lad. but Xoke says you do. To
day I'll test you just to convince
Zeke. "
He took out a little lump of chalk
and pretended to chalk the boy's lips
but really It was only his finger that
he rubbed over them. "Now. " he said ,
"when I como down hero this after
noon we'll see who's right nbout you.
Xeke or I. "
And with pretended carelessness lie
tossed the chnlk on to the ground. On
his return , some hours later , It wns
plain who wns right. The boy's lips
were chalked with n white , stiff layer
half an Inch thick. Los Angeles Times
Northwest Weddings.
Miss Frances Beeson and Butler
Hart of Edgar were married nt the
home of the bride's parents at Lynch.
Miss Fannie S. Gee of Albion nnd
Charles Duncan of Omnha wore mar
ried last Friday morning at the home
of the bride at Albion.
Pilger Herald : On Tuesday of last
week Pearl Layton left for Oregon ,
where , on the llth of this month , he
will be married to Miss Anna Mortz ,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mortz ,
who formerly lived west of Pilger and
Inter lived in Stanton.
NELIGH RACES NEXT.
Program Planned for Wednesday ,
Thursday and Friday.
Next week's rnces in the north Ne
braska circuit will bo held nt Nellgh.
The races begin Wednesday nnd end
Friday. Nellgh hns prepnred a big
program of other events , besides. The
horsemen will come from O'Neill to
Nellgh tomorrow and next day.
Nellgh Teachers' Institute.
Nellgh , Neb. , Aug. 14. Special to
The News : The Antelope county
teachers' institute closed yesterday
nfternoon with a total enrollment for
the week of 121 teachers. Superin
tendent Ward believes this to have
been the most successful institute in
the history of the county.
On Monday evening J. L. McBrion ,
ex-state superintendent , gave an address -
dress at the Methodist Episcopal
church on "A Whllo With Great Men , "
which was especially well received.
Ho also gave a rousing talk Tuesday
morning at the chapel hour.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Lally gave
an excellent talk in her usual pleas
ing way on "Tho Schools of Great
Britain. " The tnlk was from observa
tion during a thrco months' visit last
fall to Franco , England and Scotland.
Wednesday morning Rev. E. T.
George conducted the devotional exor
cises at the chapel hour nnd gave n
Bhort , emphatic talk on personal Influ
ence. Miss LHa Fletcher nnd G. A.
Sellery rendered n vocal duet that WBB
pleasing to the audlenco. Professor
Reuse gave an address in the evening
at the Methodist church on "A Teach
er's Reward , " which was full of per-
sonnl interest nnd Inspiration. The
mandolin club furnished several excel
lent selections , as also a vocal solo
by Mrs. C. O. Mollck.
Thursday morning Rev. Mr. Brook
of St. Peter's Episcopal church , was
present at chapel and took part In the
exorcises. Superintendent Ward and
A. E. Fisher rendered a vocal duet and
Miss Blanche Putney gave her favorite
reading , "Naughty Nell , " with which
she won first' prize In the state declam
ntory contest a your ngo last spring.
On Thursday evening the silver niuilut
contest came off with Mint * Looim
Shonofolt ns winner. Mr. Wnrd , wild
a few well chosen words presented
Miss Shonofolt with the prl/o.
On Friday morning Dntm Cole presented -
sonted to the mtdlonco , "How Ruby
I'lnyod. " Ho has given It n number of
times slnco capturing the 11 rut prlr.o
.it the stnto contest nt Alllnnco.
Misses Conory nnd Sollory gnvo n vo
cal duot.
The newly elected county aHsoclu-
( Ion olHIIlcerH were ns follown : Presi
dent , Superintendent E. R. Schremnn ,
Onkdnlo ; secretary , Miss Cynthia Rot
ors , Clcnrwntor.
Attorney Chase's Statement.
Stnnton , Nob. , Aug. Kt. Editor
News : I observed an Item In your
pnpor under dnto of August 11 pur
porting to be Infoi matloii furnished
you by Deputy Unmo Wnrdon J. B.
Donovan , to the effect that ho censured
mo for refusing to prosecute one GUH
Wogonor , whom ho caught using a
solno some tlmo ngo.
The fncts of the cnso BO fnr ns mn >
terlal nro that Donovan and his pron-
pecttvo complaining witness , whono
name nt present I nm unnblo to ro-
cnll , cnmo to Stnnton for the purpose
of swearing to n complaint fharghiK
Gus Wegcnor with Illegal fishing un
der the gnmo law , stating Hint ho waa
using n solno. On IntorroKntlng th
complaining witness ho stated thnt ho
wns some dlstnnco from Wogonor nnd
he did not know whether ho had nny
( Ish or not , nnd would not swear that
he had caught n fish.
Section 21 HO , Cohbey'o Compiled
Statutes of 1909 , provides , among oth
er things :
"It Is hereby declared unlawful to
catch , kill or destroy nny fish In nny
of the public wntors of this stnto.
other than by the use of n hook or
line , having not more than llvo hooka
thereon. " Then provides a penalty fern
n violation.
Any Intelligent person will rondlly
see thnt the proper construction oC
this law Is that It Is no offense to
"use" a seine , but the offense IB the
"catching , killing or destroying" oC
fish , whether It bo done by the use of
a seine , gun , club or other device , ex
cept the hook or line provided for.
The only penalty the law Imposes
upon n man for having a selno In his
possession IB the summary destruction
of the snmo by the game warden , treat
ing It ns a nulsnnco. This I advised
Donovan to do , but for reasons un
known to mo ho did not nppenr to be
over zenlous to adopt this course of
procedure.
Donovan made n mlstnko in making
this arrest , which Is not an uncommon
thing , In cases where the law permlta
arrests to be made without first hav
ing procured a warrnnt. Then , In or
der to shield himself from any liabil
ity that might flow from an Illegal
arrest ho Insisted on mo prosecuting
without considering the probability oC
getting a conviction. And when I re
fused to take a gnmo warden's con
struction of the law Instead of my own
he censured mo through the columns
of your paper.
I well recognize that the law enjoins
upon me the duty of prosecuting all
violations of the criminal law commit
ted In this county , and I stand ready
and willing at all times to do so. But
the question of whether or not there
has been a violation of law , la for mete
to decide , and I propose to enforce this
prerogative aa against the judgment
of nny erudite game warden that has
yet been presented to mo.
Respectfully ,
D. C. Chase.
Rifle Team Goes East.
Ashland , Neb. , Camp Wm. A. Poyn-
ter , Aug. 14. Special to The News :
The competition of riflemen for a
place on the Nebraska state rifle team
was completed. The team Is chosen
from the national guard to compete In
the national rifle competition nt Camp
Perry , Ohio. The team will bo ac-
lompanled by the following officers :
Mnjor E. H. Phelps of Lincoln , tenm
: aptaln.
Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Birkner of
Lincoln , team coach.
Captain C. L. Brewster of Beatrice ,
range officer.
Captain Gage of Fremont , sipTial
corps , team spotter.
The tenm composing the regular
team and alternates , are as follows :
Major C. E. Fraser. Madison , First
regiment.
Captain I. S. Johnson , Stanton , Com
pany B , First regiment.
Captain C. L. Anderson , Norfolk ,
Company D , First regiment.
Captain II. B. Ilobbs , Madison , Com
pany F , First regiment.
Lieutenant Dale McDonald , York ,
staff , First regiment.
Lieutenant E. II. Mullowney , Lin
coln , staff , Second regiment.
Sergeant F. W. Nye , Stanton , Com
pany B , First regiment
Sergeant L. E. Reuse , Schuyler ,
Company K , Second regiment.
Sergeant II. M. Anderson , Norfolk ,
Company D , First regiment.
Sergeant A. C. Melsenbnch , Wilbur ,
Company E , First regiment.
Corporal A. E. Ronken , Crete , Com
pany H , First regiment.
Corporal R. H. Cleveland , Omaha ,
Company I , Second regiment.
Artificer Fred Gunlock , York , Com
pany A , First regiment.
Muslclon Enrl Mclxel , Company H ,
Second regiment.
Private D. .C. Gill , Bentrlco , Com
pany C , First regiment.
The tenm lenves Lincoln this nfter
noon nnd will travel in a private Pull
man sleeper. They will arrive In
Camp Perry , Ohio , Sunday evening.
During the coming week they will
practice nnd prepare for the national
matches , which commence on Mon
day , August 23.
Store advertising nowadays Is ad
dressed to the sober business sense of
the render nnd should not bo over
looked by people who are cultivating
that faculty.
