The sun., 1910-04-10
NOT TIE SANE CHINATOWN
THE REGION IS THE VISITOR
NTES IT AND SS Ut ~.

h0rA. NNNAg AsANtN ana AleE NatsFtatf ~
EI-Ir slgeI -Thlngs Go Interest the
SIGhtscrr sGin -LsMI CharaeteTastIcs.
You have probably heen through China
'ov n. New Works Chinatown. The bot
,.r part of the night was devoted to gilded
re-taurants and chop suey. the joss hookse.
r,,.lrhed nv y painful climbing of stairs;
-.,cral saloons filed with RECKLESS. mo-
uo'onou-. fnrtirSimo music a spectacle
e the black zEloks. Chuck COnnors.
'he chinese theatre and dshpan orchestra
and the traverse Of streets crooked like
,rhows. where you brushed Chinese men.
thins-s children. toughs looking like
detectives. detectives looking like toughs.
women. sightsser-.
All these things lingsr in the memory
kslrido-copically. Perhaps since that
r,sntfl night you've mot some ono
vho smiled and limited you hadn't seen
'hs real Chinatown. The next time you
'rc~' him YOU NAV retort az once. for
vou did See the real Chinatown and all
'hsrs - 90 see. The moment you think
- that night. the crude. glowing color
- the acene riots before you. and a. in
some pictures the detail doesn't essen-
rially matter. Chinatown In q picture
~ the high imprsssionistic school become
animate.
N blue waters look green 10 you they
are green--to you. irrespective Of your
reighbor's vision. No 10 Chinatown
seemed favored with Celestial romance
vou psed not heed the contemptuous
friend who saw nothing hut dirt and a
grri-h glitter. still ON q subsequent
visit to the quarter. especially q recent
visit. you onuld hardly have failed TO
zoe the region differently from that first
,olorful night.
The change in landmark and atmo>-
pher~ is evident. Even the inhabitants
- the quarter seem az a loss ~ AnAlyze.
and merely shake their heads saving
The place amt what il used to be-
Nor ever will he. they might add. for
rha Old time Chinatown Is gone There
are three reasons for this change. and
IN the exposition OF these lies more than
= hint az the nature % the change. The
reasons Are the murder of Elsie SiGel.
Mike Calvin and tho latest tong war. which
adjourned sine die last December.
Elsie sis"I was a granddaughter of the
late Con. Franz Sigel. and. with her
mother. had taken much interest in mis-
-ionAry work among the Chinese. II will
10 sufficient Ia say that on the night of
lune Ia. ie0e. her body Was found cramm~d
INTO n trunk in the room % young sciu
Gated Chinaman of tho sunday school
'vps The Chinsman Was L~uRR Linn. or
william T.. Leon a. he called himself after
tho missions tooS him in hand HIS
room was at TS2 Eighth avenue. over u
,nop sney joint.
In the effort 20 clear up Elsie Sigsl'A
,iaath new aud promising Information was
obtained hy tho police and the news
Iarer- every day for two weeks. Tie
md of tho search was complete mystif-
'ttion. The moral sf~ct of the murder
was SaIutsry in \ high degree. Not for
Ihinatown. Indeed coming after Mike
GaIyin's activities u almost ruined the
r,lacH But Elsie Sig"iz death pointed
he futility of most missions and SUNDAY
-ohools IN Chinatown. u Was then
-salzsd nv tho sentimental yisitor that
har. waS M Celestial fairvHnd of aft
shining lantNrn- and SIEary romano"
w this affair 81 seeing Chinatown Alright
Vke Calvin alan hslpsd
Calvin l. tho captain 90 tho Elizabeth
- ..~t police station. in whose precinc.
'u. luaTtcr lies. lie came to Elizabeth
-'-s-t Month or - before Elsi" Sig-l
meet hsr death. Calvin was raiSei a. q
rav IN tho old Sixth ward. consequently
'. 1ai M illusions 70 be dispelled
,r ,aSt dayp. when Chinatown had n
,r,ra-.. population of 1900 or 80. IN"
Sty'h rr..-inct was one of the best places
~ Nav YORK for sugar In the districts
hsvday there Were two hundred gambling
games running among the Chinese.
zach game. u j. understood. then paid
81 ~ a vesk 90 tho sixth precinct police
20 80 'nmoleete1 That made -. So a
-aal frorr 'hs garus< alone. not 10 speak
.' ,'ta- Illegal resorts and Slloons II
VS. rr,l pirkinE. and only tho Tanderioin
..r.'s--~i " as n source of suburban
,..-.donc.., for retiring s~rgsants. leu
t.r10's and captains of police.
~ =. .r.rs tho Chimes" gambling game
q EF,r' tho most inoHensive eNerci=e
.T .lh''ul morals in the world. White
won arr mover p~Vu,ittsd To plav. and
.u-r thny a. a fight arising from = game
.s .risard r' Rat the lAW f"ri,id- gam
'rr- AID '1a police were always az hb-
a-'r O.. "uf0r~" ~" law. Therefore many
a .n.-' ,nr took his whack ~ the sugar
a.'..r.' = IuaIm 81 conscience.
Nr'u sll th~-~ things and many more
'.-n tAlvin NaS familiar when hs earn"
.. iI,alath strset HR was sent th~rs
.. rHIr.. commissioner Bingham. with
.-o'r- '" cl"an M the pla0a 0r weather.
no advsrsrty that could N. lent his
~st Galyfn chose 10 c.ean the ATg"sB
s.a.fo-
il. I.I ~ too He As'oni-hed China
..u'r- Nho had been blas. from. infancy.
80. .'a rr.y stared Calvin rot in licks that
'.. - 'hsrn to close up the'r pieces for
.o- AK ~ business.
rHL JoBBYuOv
.-' 90 undertook 90 drive all the
ppu..'. NV 20 Chinatown. A. there
..' .uIv a dH7.h Chimes women there
'. rr.-ossdIn2 conpl~tely undermined
'.' ....aI structure. Anarchy resulted.
-. Nnt. women went. They had
. It~y had 10 lecause Calvin had 10
..r.- nom This tut tb' lpShvgows
.t.. last s..n,blanc" NJ n iO5.
.uygpv - 4 vOuth who runs "r-
..- ..,. th. vuu,eu. lie - usually half
ai, IuIn.--,.. sometimes half negro.
..-. Some are thirds and ruar-