Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-11
CHINA AND AMERICA MIX
-Four 0rientals Go to Mat with Con-
vivial Yankees.
JUDGE CRAWFORD ARBITRATOR
Scene Of COnntct IL chop suey Em-
pOrium and the Battle RsEes
Untn Neutral Powers
Arrive.

All Sue, Sing Lung. Joe Chez and Pen vi,
four yellow men who work at the chop
sucy and y%okamsnie emporium known as
the Golden Eagle at Twelfth and Douglas
streets. from the profits Of which h Joe
Lee buys his hair oil and incense. are firm
believers in the fitness OF things.
When things weren't fit Friday morning
they determined to make them so. even II
they had to cross raciai lines. Before they
were through they crossed the law and
landed in jail. almost stopping the flow Of
ttatil-and chill con carne-at the roost
of the Golden Eagle and allowing certain
reiishes favored with the sacred flower
OF China to lay unsold in the showcase.
1t happened that a certain member Of
the great white race, A. l.. Harris of Lin
coin. had been washing dishes at the orr
entail junk house, but becoming wearied
with the monotony and clatter-clatter of
juggling cups. bowls and plates while his
inner self longed for better things. he took
a respite from the onerous burdens and
INDUCED in a little alcoholic scintlllation
Friday morning.
That did not please those members of the
Golden Eagles staff and suey choppers
whose color is yellowish-brown and who
revere the length of their pigtails. So Har-
ris decided that he was too tired to wors
and strsightwsy asked for his time"
He got it-and a hot time, too.
Demands for more cash than the manager
gave him only started q wordy battle that
soon took on the form of a fusillade of
cups and saucers. And when the Lincolnite
found the door, the righteous wrath of the
Cinnamon had led them out to the sidewalk
after him.
YANKEES Pm the Bottom.
When the calm settled upon the place
after the final charge. it looked as If the
American had almost been defeated by the
Orlentals. who retired to their posts of
duty to discuss the engagement In syllables
of classic Manchu. Harris went to the
! police station where he was given a made
to-order skull cap of absorbent gauze to
shield his perforated scalp from the
! zephyrs OF spring.
In police court Saturday morning Harris
told the story of the battle of Eagle Run
! and how he had been forced to lower his
colors by a flow of blood from his battered
head, all because four yellow perils had
objected to his having a good time.
Warrants for the arrest of the quartet
we're sWore out and served while the court
was in session. but it was found thai a
piece OF paper with printing and writing
on it was not sufficient inducement for a
true native of the land of the rising sun
or golden dragon to leave his kettle of
birds nest soup, or mess of sea weed.
The patrol wagon was necessary.
That may be so,' remarked the judge
in reply to the explanations of the white
man. but I'll fine you IS and costs each
for fighting.
For fifteen long minutes, while the pro-
prietor of the Golden Eagle scraped to-
gether as many golden eagles as were
needed to pay the fines and while impa-
tent patrons of the restaurant hammered
upon the counter with their spoons, poor
All Sue. Sing Lung. Joe Chez and Pen vi
peered through the windows of the bull
PEN or remarked in untranslatable phrases
upon the horrors of liquor and the doings
of certain policemen and judges until they
were finally released, after each had
handed over $3.50 to Court Clerk Mahoney
and had been told not to battle with the
demon rum while there was a police sta
ton within call.