The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-24
SAM LEE, THE YELLOW PERIL.
RAN RIM LANE oSyyAY no THE
PEACE CONFERENCE.

Ran Into Confiict with the Brave Con-
stable Of Kittery. and Now Thirsty
Scrtbes Can't Drink on Laundry Tickets.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Aug. 2s.-The last
building which the ENJOYS pass before they
cross the bridge into the navy yard Is the
Chinese laundry kept by: San Lee. II 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 a. ..p
To kittery, temperate, cold wster hit
tory, Sam Lse Is yellow peril indeed, a
peril greater than any fear Of Monaghan
hordes and engulfed civilizations and things.
Sam Lee represents tho yellow peril OF the
American home. He Ia tho living embodi-
ment in Kittery OF the Demon Rum.
Sam Lee has kept his laundry on the banks
OF the peaceful and nen-aioohohc Pisca-
taqua these two years. This summer Kit
terry began to remark how his business
was growing. Men we're going In and out OF
the laundry at all hours Of theday and night
principally night. Especially did the Ina
rinee from the navy yard bring over great
packages Of laundry every evening. They
departed with other packages. Afterward
there were several arrestsfor drunkenness
in Kittery. - 10 =, i; '.. ,
In Kittery as In all Maine, the plainest
untrimmed drunk is assessed before the
courts at $40 and costs. which runs the bill
up to $3.50. just what q thorough snthusi-
astic Western drunk would cost is matter
past mathematical computation.
1t was prize scholar in thee ongre gational
Sunday school Bible class who informed
u int ho Lar lr~
to get some washing. y. ..... .....
We'll. Sam. what have you to-dayP',
he said, by way Of making conversation.
and being something Of cut-up he winked.
Sam Lee reached into the bosom of a
starched white shirt and brought out-hor-
rors-a bottle. He dived into a washtub
and produced glass, He laid these on
an ironing board and said: Fifteen cent
one dlink, twenty-five two ... q, +,
With the horror Of an awakened con-,
science. the prize pupil, fed to Constable
Philback and informed on Sam Lee. The
constable donRed gum shoes.
1t was just a week before the peace con-
ference assembled in Kittery that Phiibeck
caught marine in the very act Of lifting
a poisoned bow to his,ips The constable
burst In and arrested Sam Lee in the name.
0! the Law. ..... y. ,
Sam Lee took it coolly. He only asked
Constable Philbeck to let him pack up some
washing in the back room. Philbeck did
not want to lie, too hard even on q rum
seller. Sam Lee stepped into the back
room. A second later Philbeck heard the
crash Of glass, and a splash in the river
and rea lized that he was foiled. Sam Lee
had dived from a second story window.
.Philbeck ran to the, river. hank and I'M
limbered his trusty gun. 1t was q black
night, but out in the river he discerned
boat doing eccentric turns and twists. In
fact, Sam Lee had jumped into boat
which was tied fore and aft, out away only
the stern line and was padd ling fSantically
against the bow line. -, .. ,g.'.,-i
"stop, or L shoot. you damn Chink!'
shouted Philbeck. using tn, deepest ,oaths,
that kperzmitted An officer o. the la~' IN
.Kittery. - ss'-r '.rf M
Me no Chinee, me Mclean I fishee for
lobstah." came back voice from the boat.
thereby establishing an alihi ,9r Sam Lee. =,
Constable Philback is astute-. He Is not
to be fooled. Unlimbering his trusty
weapon, he fired five shots after the boat,
whose bow line had parted II 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
Kittery's jurisdiction. but there is law
higher than mans law. Sam Lee Was
He was rowed over to Kittery
and the justice. Of the peace was pulled out
OF bed to administer summary punish
ment. 49,.
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
get the death Of a thousand cuts.
The fine was 500 and costs, aggregating
Sloe. He got also sentence Of three
months in Jail, suspended during good
behavior. .s s
There Is 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 cent. No sabe
lum. This-Maine. Nobody catch EN-
: 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
a seat in the Palm Garden. They did not
talk Of peace or war: they talked Of the
troubled Equitable, in which Baron Rosen
il an anxious polioyhoider. "'.ss..
For the first time when the conkesence
has held full session Mr.. Witte returned
to the hotel for luncheon to-day. His
stomach Ia . little out Of whack. and 'he
requires special food. : .',+ =. ~
The hot weather Is hack again also the
mosquitoes. Tho guests; arc .hsldins.,a
subscription dance in the ballroom Tonight
for the benefit Of q crippled. mVsfeisn.". A
crowd of tho young people gave dinner
before the dance, and we have a number
of naval officers to give the affair life and
color. At intervals the dancers stop'snd
slap. It ia etiquette IN these summer
affairs to slap for your partner " you see
it first. The dance is brilliant and speckled