Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06

social and business circles. is said To have
recently purchased a child and sent it to
China. where 1t will remain three or four
years with his relatives until it has been
educated in Chinese ways and customs The
mother of this child was a muIatto woman
Its father. who died being a Chinaman.
The mother sold the little one, II IL said for
quite round sum OF money.
The joss house. or Chinese Masonic lodge
rooms, Is another interesting feature OF
Washington's Chinatown. This establish
ment was recently removed from its origl-
nal quarters In one OF the two-story brick
houses ON the west side of AZ street be-
tween Pennsylvania and Missouri avenues
10 the commodtous quarters in the third
story OF 31S Pennsylvania avenue. Here
are held all sorts of weird and uncanny
ceremonies the noises from which can
sometimes be heard out on the sidewalk
The Joss house is regarded with reverence
by the chinese, and strangers are not al
lowed to enter the hallowed precincts OF
their idols and other secret paraphernaIIa-
When visiting Cinnamon from other cities
are belng entertained. they are shown a
good time In the joss house and are al
lowed to participate in the Celestial cere-
monies and worship Confucius
Inc big Chinese lodging houses are on
the north side of Pennsylvania avenue and
the police say they are the most orderly
places on the local Bowery In fact the
police very seldom receive complaints con-
corning any of the establishments in China
town, and a drunken Chinaman is unknown
to them.
The Chinese merchants here are as a rule
wealthy. They have well-stocked establish
hehts including many delicacies brought
over from China. They also have hand
some delivery wagons for carrying pur-
chases to their customers in ali parts OF
the District Two OF the largest establish
ments are those of the Tsue Lung Co
Ghinese importers, and the Hip Chung
Lung and Lung and Hing Kee Company.
Charley su Of 31s Pennsylvania avenu,
Is said to be the best-lookins man In
Chinatown. He has a pretty white wife
and two clever children. and wears FASH
ienable American attire He recently
started for China to visit his parents and
other relatives, his American wife and chill
dren accompanying him. The sister OF
Iharleys wife, who is also said TO he
pretty. is married to a Chinaman named
Moy Dun.
Another of the original chop sucy and
yet quo mein restaurants in Chinatown is
lam!harly known as Moy's. 1t is located
at the southeast corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Az street. Moy died some time
ago and the establishment is now con-
Quoted by his sons, Will and Charley, both
or whom are AmerlcaniZed. They ara
fairly well educated and stiH attend night
school They, with their sister, bright
pretty girl, are also Christians and regu-
lar attendants at the Sunday school of the
First Congregational Church.
few years ago there were but two Of
the so-called ''yokamee joints in WASH
! ington- Now there are about fifteen and
| they are scattered all over the city. These
resorts do a rushing business after the
bells have tolled the midnight hour and
often a motley array of customers are to
! be found in them while the city sleeps
men, women and boys. black, white and
yellow and of all shades of morality some
drunk some sober and others who eat
great quantities Of yet quo meln In their
EFFORTS to get sober, that dish IS said
TO have quite Il SOLDERING effect on the
whIsky-sOaked rOunder of the night
In one of the establishments visited by
the reporter a pallid white woman, who APP
peared to be far gone a victim of the
fatal opium habit, was negotiating with the
proprietor for a purchase OF the drug. She
finally paid Sill for about one ounce of
gum opium. which the Chinese merchant
placed in a small glass salve box The
establishments in Chinatown have many
such customers, especially among thesaban-
doned classes They have their own opium
layOuts at their homes lodging places.
AS the woman left the place the Chlnaman
remarked, with a low chuckle:
''Shlee smokee opium alice samee like
Chlinaman, dlen glo lup in lie clouds"