The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-24
SAN LEE, TIE YELLOW PERIL.
RAN RUN LANE on WAY TO THE
PEACE CONFERENCES.
Being Inside the Maine Border He Finally
Ran Into Conflict with ths Brave Con.
stable Of kittcry. and Now Thirsty
scribes Can't Drink on Laundry Tickets


Ran Into Conflict With ths Brave Con.
stable Of kittcry. and Now Thirsty
scribes Can't Drink on Laundry Tickets.
PORTSMOUTH, y. H.. Aug. 23.-The last
building which the ENJOYS Eass before they
cross the bridge into the navy yard IL the
Chinese laundry kept by Sam Lee. It has
been remarked again and again how appro-
pirate It Is that this symbol OF the yellow
peril should stand just outside OF the for
hidden territory.
To kittery, temperate, cold water hit
terry, Sam Lee Is a yellow peril indeed, q
peril greater than any fear OF Monaghan
hordes and engulfed civilizations and things
Sam Lee represents ths yellow peril Of the
American home. He Ia the living embodi-
ment In Kittery OF the Demon Rum.
Sam Leo has kept his laundry on the banks
OF the peaceful and non-alcoholic Pisca-
taqua these two years. This summer Kit
tory began to remark how his business
was growing. Men were going In and out OF
the laundry at all hours OF the day and night
principally night. Especially did the ma
rines from the navy yard bring over great
packages Of laundry every evening. They
departed with other packages. Afterward
there we're several arrests for drunkenness
In Kittery.
In Kittery, as In all Maine, the plainest
untrimmed drunk Is assessed before the
courts at so and costs, which runs the bill
up to 1890. just what thorough enthusi-
astic Western drunk would cost Is q matter
past mathematical computation.
1t was prize scholar In thee Con gre gational
Sunday school Bible class who informed
Go IA int a nv
to get some washing.
"Well Sam. what have you to-day?'
he said by way Of making conversation,
and being something Of cut-up he winked.
Sam Leo reached into the bosom OF
starched white shirt and brought out-hor-
rors-a bottle. He dived into washtub
and produced a glass. He laid these on
an ironing board and said Fifteen cent
one dlink. twenty-five two
With the horror OF an awakened con-
science. the prize pupil fed to Constable
Philback and informed on Sam Lee. The
constable donned gum shoes.
1t was just a week before the peace CON-
ference assembled in Kittery that Phibeck
caught q marine in the very act Of lifting
poisoned bowl to his lips. The constable
burst in and arrested Sam Lee in the name
OF the law.
Sam Lee took 1t coolly. He only asked
Constable Philbeck to let him pack up some
washing in the back room. Philbeck did
not want to be too hard even on rum
seller. Sam Lee stepped into the back
room. A second later Philbeok heard the
crash Of glass. and a splash in the river
and realized that he was foiled. Sam Lee
had dived from second story window.
Philbeck ran to the river bank and I'M
limbered his trusty gun. IT was black
night, but out in the river he discerned
boat doing eccentric turns and twists. In
fact, Sam Lee had jumped into a boat
which was tied fore and aft, cut away only
the stern line and was padding frantically
again the bow line.
stop, or / shoot, you damn Chink!'
shouted Philbeck, using the deepest oaths
that Ia permitted an officer Of the law In
Kittery.
me no Chinee. me Mclean; fishee for
lobstah,' came back q voice from the boat,
thereby establishing an alibi for Sam Lee.
Constable Philback is astute. He il not
to be fooled. Unlimbering his trusty
weapon, he fred five shots after the boat.
whose bow line had parted at last Sam
Lee drifted Of into the darkness. A posse
from the Sons OF Temperance was waiting
for him when he landed in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth isn't in Maine and Is out Of
higher than mans law. Sam Lee was
and the justice Of the peace was pulled out
OF bed to administer summary punish
ment.
when you going to hang me?" was the
first question he asked the Judge. Thereby
he showed that his Oriental mind was get
ting the Maine idea. He admitted after
ward that what he feared was not death.
but torture. He had an idea that he would
got the death Of thousand cuts.
The fine was 500 and costs, aggregating
sos. He got also a sentence Of three
months in Jail, suspended during good
behavior.
There s no liquor in the Sam Lee laundry
now. To-day by way OF experiment Sam
was asked for rum. Always call 1t rum
In Maine. 1t shows you are on the right
side.
.No sabe," said Sam. "Washee, sta chez,
lion shirt 10 cent collah 1 cent. No sabe
lum. This-Maine. Nobody catch EN-
lum. Whassamalla your"
Ex-senator Bill Chandler Of New
Hampshire arrived to-day with Louis A.
Coolidge. After the conference Chandler
looked up Baron Rosen and ran him of to
q seat in the Palm Garden. They did not
talk Of peace or war; they talked Of the
troubled Equitable, in which Baron Rosen
Is an anxious policyholder.
For the first time when the conference
has held full session Mr.. Witte returned
to the hotel for luncheon to-day. His
stomach Is q little out Of whack, and he
requires special food:
The hot weather Is back again; also the
mosquitoes. The guests are holding .
subscription dance in the ballroom to-night
for tho benefit Of crippled musician. A
crowd of the young people gave q dinner
before the dance, and We have q number
Of naval officers to give the affair life and
color. At intervals the dancers stop and
slap. 1t Ia etiquette In these summer
Affairs to slap for your partner IL you see
1t first. The dance Is brilliant and speokled
function.
The shufiieboard tournament is over.
Boston wins. Even the Irish were out OF
n hv the aAmi-Anals and Dlain American