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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-16

What has happened to Babe Ruth's home runs? He must be using a bat with lot of holes in it, otherwise pitchers are be- ginning to understand the weak ness of the big orphan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-16
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John J. Evers was elected chair man of the board of directors of the new State Baseball League at a meet ing of franchise holders yesterday H. Dugan of Auburn is secretary and pr. s. M. Shyne of Utica treasurer. These and J. R. Powers of Albany and M. J. Kelly of Syracuse are the directors. A 2S cents general admission fee was decided upon and standard uniform was adopted. The balance of the schedule also was arranged
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-16

Don Plaudit was ordered scratched in the last race and his entry refused until he is in the handz of a hcenssd trainer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-16

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-16

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-16
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terbacco and counting some change
you had in your pocket. You wasn't
thinking of Heavenly things at all.
think fine Of twenty dollars will
about fill your case.
Queen of the Air. stand upi You
belong to a concert hall. You came
to that prayer meeting out Of curiosity.
You came to see IL it was anything like
a concert performance and you hadn't
one thought OF Heaven or your souls
salvation. saw you wink at Dancin'
Frank and caught you laughin' several
times. Your curiosity will cost you
twenty-five dollars.
Now, my frens, this prayer meetin'
Is goin' to be a 60 You can take IT
from me that it is I amt sayin' that
you have to turn out every Thursday
night. but you had better show up
there purity often or there will be
trouble. We are still goin' to continue
to be a wicked town, but we are going
to be good enough to keep all the
earthquakes and volcanoes away. This
court Is now adjourned. and you had
best go out and think some thinks. and
come to a happy conclusion"
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ordered to have him handed over to the
English Police and arrangements had
been made to meet them 1.-THE inter-
national boundary by the Bridge OF the
Silver Cloud on the very day that our
story opens.
In the meantime, his relatives and
acquaintainces had left no stone I'M
turned to secure his release. Every dol
lar in the native bank and every cash
that could be borrowed or squeezed"
out Of the business of the family had
been offered for brides, but strange to
say, so far without success. AS a last
resort they threatened mob violence.
and papers attached to stones and tiles
were thrown over the walls into the
Magistrates courtyard announcing that
neither he nor his jailers would ever
reach "the foreign devils" Boundary
alive. Late on a Monday evening two
runners were sent out from the yamen;
one bore a message to all the tea-houses
and gathering places of the town that
Ling Took would be delivered over to
the foreigners on Wednesday morning,
and the other bore a sealed message to
the Governor that he would be handed
over at The Bridge of the Silver Cloud
at noon on Tuesday. The mob gathered
early on Wednesday around the yamen
gates, and, increased from hundred or
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two to nearly a thousand-friends. loaf
ers. vagabonds, curiosity seekers and all
the rabble Of a Chinese town-dcmanded
in forcible terms the release Of the
prisoners. Suddenly a company Of
soldiers armed with spears and old
fashioned muskets appeared at the en-
trance and with the beating Of two large
gongs raised a banner with these words
upon it: Let all the people take notice!
By order of His Excellency the Viceroy,
Ling Took the murderer was handed
over to His Excellency the Governor Of
Hong Kong for punishment yesterday
morning. Let all the people now quietly
dispense, or most serious consequences
will followi" Realizing then that they
had been outwitted by their own Off
Gals, the crowd took the only satisfac-
ton that was left them. and, heaping
curses and excavations upon the heads
of all in the yamen, they threw all the
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that prayer meetin' with two poker
decks in your hind pockets. and you
stood up and said you was going to
live the life OF an angel hereafter
You went right from that meetin' and
sat in a poker game and won ninety
dollars. I want fifty dollars Of that
money"
is that the tax fur going to prayer
meetin'?" asked Injun jim
NO impudence. Jim. or I will double
the ffnei After this leave your poker
decks at homo when you come tc
prayer meetin'. and let the good intlu-
ence last you at least half an hour
after you get outside of the buildin'.
Rocky Mountain Joe. you also did
some speal1in' at that meetin'. You
said you had killed five men and q
number Of Injuns, and you would kill
no more You further said that, white
you might play poker once in awhile.
you were not going to play it to win.
except when the church needed the
money. Joe, you are a sham You
don't ring true. You lied when you
said you had shot five men-5ied right
there in prayer meetin'. Your fine viii
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pitiation Of their local divinities-the
authorities naturally sought for the
missing cook in the Kowloon district
and II was very long before they discov-
cred him concealed in the garnet Of
bean-oil shop which was presided over
by his mothers uncle. Two little street
urchins had recognized him one day and
volunteered, quite innocently, to lead
the yamen-runners directly to the
house. He was promptly seized and
dragged by the cue to the yarnen. where.
in spite Of his shrieks for mercy and
the loud protestations Of his relatives
and friends, he was given a preliminary
bambooing-"just to quiet him down.
and thrown into loathesome cell. The
Taotai. acting under instructions from
His Excellency the Viceroy Of Can
ton (who was quite anxious for politi-
cal reasons to keep on good terms
with the Governor Of the Colony. had
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which made them put up their guns
without any shootin'. Parson Norton
Is very humble nan. but he amt
going to allow anybody to shoot at
his heels for the fun OF the thing.
We had talk in the back room
Of, the Red Dog Saloon. The Parson
said he would do so and so II we would
do 50 and 50. He said that II we kept
on with our wickedness We would
surely meet the fate Of SODIUM and
tomorrow. I did not want to see you
all destroyed. aud did not want to
DO destroyed myself. I went around
among yoG. and by soft talk and
threats raised enough money to build
the Parson a meeting house. 1t Is
not a thing Of beauty. outside or in.
but it answers the purpose. When the
Parson was ready to open 1t 1 ordered
you all to be there Most of you came,
but you came with your hats on your
ears. and q lighted cigar in your
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Judge Hoke Imposes
I ines

paid a fine. You are here agin. What
fur? Why. Parson Norton concluded
that we orter have a prayer meetiE'
every Tuesday night He wanted to
drive out old Satan as fast as he could.
and he Is a Parson to hustle when he
takes hold OF his Job. There were
signs posted up in the Red Dog Saloon
and in other places about that prayer
meetin', and I think I spoke to at least
fifty of you You turned out a bigger
crowd than looked fur. but how did
you behave yourselves when you got
there? Why. some of you got up anc
said you had been very wicked men,
but had undergone a change of heart,
and some Of you got down and seemed
to be prayin' to yourselves. This was
all hypocrisy. You have bin. wicked
men. and are going to be right along,
and you have got to pay fur this false
pretense.
'Tnjun Jim. stand up, You came 10
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availale stones over the walls into the
courtyard and bespattering the whole
front Of the hall of justice with mud
slowly and sullenly dispersed
The prisoner, on the morning before,
having been securely ironed on hands
and feet, and having also been duly
gagged to prevent an outcry. was in
the Magistrates presence chained to
the chair Of his Secretary's sedan and.
the curtains being closely drawn, was
smuggied out of the town without
arousing even the slightest suspicion.
What became Of him and how. without
disturbing the sedan in any way and
without attracting the notice of his
bearers who were both before him
and behind him. he escaped and left
the bloody knife in his place. was a
genuine mystery, destined to baffie the
minds Of Chinese and Europeans alike.
In the upper room at No 5-5-5 OF the
Red Cloud, Wang Foo, the Prince Of De-
tectives was resting in his bamboo chair
after a day Of rather strenuous labors
Old Chang the gate-keeper had been
dispatched with a message 10 the Abbot
at the Temple of the Queen OF Heaven
and the Venerable Grand One, matror
of the establishment, was boiling water
in the kettle to have 1t ready for the
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1.-the Green Sedan

Of yelulow paper and the string Of cop
per cash.
The preceding chapters Of the story.
up to the time OF the discovery of the
empty sednn-chair by Captain Brown
low and his officers, were briefly as fol-
lows:N All Sam, faithful servant and
number one house-boy Of Mr.: and Mrs.
Morton OF Peak Road Terrace. Hong
Kong, had mysteriously disappeared
about two months before and. in spite
OF every effort OF the police to trace
him. he had failed to reveal his where
abouts. There seemed to be but two
possible, solutions. viz: either he had left
for parts -unknown-possibly the Col
onies or America--to secure raise of
salary. or he had fallen overheard from
a sampan in the harbor, while crossing
to visit his relatives on the Kowloon
side. About a month after his disap-
pearance. however, an entirely new as
pect was given to the case by the find
ing OF a yellow paper parcel on the
front doorstep of the Morton residence
with these words written upon the
cover, For the man toho overturned
my rice boaoI-, On opening 1t. 1t was
found to contain the hat and gown of
All Sam with 4 kitchen knife spotted
vain blOOo, ana driven through Il lnlCk
piece Of red paper cut in the rough
shape Of q human heart!
Mr.. Morton very promptly put the
whole case into the hands of Inspector
Wallace Of the police. with the result
that suspicion at once centered on Ling
Took. his former cook, whom All Sam
was reputed to have been the cause Of
discharging.
The native detectives explained that
the phrase "over-turning my rice-bowl
was merely the current expression
among servants for engaging another
man in my place. and the paper heart
with the knife blade driven through Il
was a delicate and significant way of
saying, This Is what I would like to
do to you If could get hold Of you
The enclosure of. the hat and the gown
which were positively identified by
Mrs. Morton and the servants as being
All Sam's-seemed to indicate that Ling
Took had secured his hearts desire and
wreaked his vengeance on the house
1 boy. Now as all Asiatics have a habit
after committing a crime, of returning
almost without exception, to the haunts
| Of their native town or village-prob-
ably with the idea Of securing the pro-
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tea-bowls when the visitor should ar
rive. OF course he had been interested
in the case, even long before Inspector
Wallace called to consult with him
about it, for there was nothing concern
ing the welfare Of the community. es-
pecially in the matter OF the administra-
ton Of justice, that escaped his notice.
Disguised as an itinerant seller Of
books. he had been on several trips to
Kowloon across the harbor and had
chatted with many tea-house pro-
prietor and with underlings of the Mag
istrate's yamen and had drawn out from
them the general consensus Of opinion
regarding the green sedan and the mys-
terious disappearance OF Ling Took.
Referring to his little leather note-book.
he had -tabulated the various theories
under three separate heads. First: Those
who believed that he had never been
put into the chair at all. that the Mag
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be $50.
Big Ben. stand up. You stood up
and wiped your eyes as IL there were
tears in them You said you had a
dear old mother in the East, and
though you was a wicked man. you
had not forgot all her teachings. She
was wondering where her boy is to :
night. and hoping that he was dead.
that he had gone to Heaven. Here he
was weighing almost half q ton, and
living in the midst of wickedness. You
felt humble when you thought of it.
Two hours after prayer meetin' was
out you was whoopin' through Sandy
Bend with gun in either hand. All
that you said in the meetin' was put
on You didn't feel q bit OF 1t in your
heart. It is a fine OF nifty dollars. and
don't you play the same game agin.
Judge Baker, you stand up They
call you Judge because you are a good
judge of whiskey. You are lazy and
worthless, and keep the company of
bad men You would like to be known
as Bad Man yourself. but you haven't
the energy. When you were knee,ing
down saw you take a chaw OF plug
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BY N QUAD
Copyright, 1919. by
The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

mouths and two guns in your belt.
You acted as II you thought We was
going to open a circus or n new dance
hall. The next day had you in court
and fined you.
"on the next Sunday you came with
out your guns. but you smiled and
winked at each other all through the
sermon. A meetin' house with q SER
mon goin' on is no place for winkin'.
The devil must, Of put you up to IT.
The next day had the winkers in
court, and. agin. It was a fine.
= 4 thought this would stop the work
and give religion boost, but I was
mistaken. On the third Sunday, when
Parson Norton gave a Gospel Hymn
to sing, Xou all Joined in. You sawed
that hymn right in two; you chopped
it up; you shattered 1t full of holes
Such singin' was never heard IN the
House of the Lord before had you
in court next day. and every singer
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Y4EN Judge Hoke'S Court at Sandy
M Bend opened His Honor laid aside
his pipe and said:
4 have got to go over the story
again. Sandy Bend had been for
twenty years a wicked town. 1t was
growing more so all the time. and
Satan was chuckling to himself. ]
saw Il ALL but was helpless to mend
matters. When spoke to you about
your wickedness, you said kept the
Red Dog Saloon. and q race boss. and
q fighting dog. and played poker with
the rest OF you. This was all very true,
but. At the same time. knew that we
was too wicked.
a few-weeks ago Parson Jack Nor
ton came along. and took a walk
through our town and saw the wicked
ness himself. Some of our boys took
him for a tenderfoot. and were goihg
70 shoot the heels or Of his shoes
hiit they saw something IN his eyes
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HIAO LAI! CHIAO LA1i
shrieked the two forward cool
- les as they pushed the people
right and left in the crowded streets OF
Kowloon to make way for the burden
on their shoulders. LAT LidOl Lat
Lknol echoed back the two coolies at
the rear as they struggled to keep pace
with those IN front sedan comingl
sedan comingl" was the cry that opened
up the way for the chair between the
long lines OF pedestrians like a wedge,
and 1T has GOMEZ II has comet" was
the signal to close up the ranks again
as tho bearers hurried along. The
muititude-always patient and pliabie-
were little more ready than usual to
yield the right OF way. when they saw
that the bearers wore the blue jackets
and red tasseled hats OF Official servants
and that the sedar-chair was covered
with the green cloth OF the mandarin
and not with the ordinary blue OF the
civilian. They hurried along until they
came TO the canal that divided the
Chinese city from the British Conces-
sion and turning sharply to the right
reached the stone bridge OF the Silver
Cloud and passing over entered His
Majesty's dominions Of Kowloon oppo-
ritn Hong Kong, better known in their
own fiowery tongue as THE Nine Drag
ons that face the Fragrant Waters"
"Hld ChidoI Hid Chtdo!" shrieked the
forward crew. Lower the Sedan!
Lower the Sedan!" "Htd Ltdoi Hta
z Linog' 1T is lowered, II is lowered"
responded the rear guard. A. the cara
van came to a sudden halt and de-
posted their burden at the feet Of
Captain Brownlow Of the Colonial Police
and two English and Chinese deputies,
who vrcro waiting there to receive them.
The officer who accompanied the chair.
and who had been riding closely behind
It on his shaggy Monaghan pony with
his string Of janglinG slelgh-bells de-
scendcd and bowling low to the foreign
Frs drew forth from his voluminous
sleeve n red leather wallet. and opening
It handed the Captain a document COW
cred with vermilion seals. Tho latter
unfoldcd IT and. with fthe assistance Of
his secretary-i read as fol-
lows:
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"Yamcn OF the Northern Hsien,
District Of Kowloon, Canton.
18th day Of the 5th moon

18th day OF the bth moon
To T1iS ExceIlency
The Governor Of Hong Kong. Greeting:
;ir:-Actlng under instructions from
His Exccllency the Taotai OF this Cir
cult we hereby hand over to your
authority for the administration Of JUS
tice. the person Of one Ling Took ac-
cused OF murder within the limits Of the
European Colony. The prisoner Is being
conveyed out of Ghe Chinese boundaries
in an Official chair (instead of being
chained as usual in an open basket), to
avoid suspicion and to prevent any at
tempt at rescue on the part Of his fell
low-villagers, who are reported to be
lurking in the vicinity.
with respect and compliments.
am. sir.
Wang Ching Tang.
Magistrate Of the District"
"wcn. Macintosh" said the Captain
TO his deputy. rthe prisoner certainly
is travelling in style this time. Ell?
Squatting in n mandarin's chair Is q
lot more comfortable than being hung
70 a bamboo pole with a bunch Of rusty
chains mark my words"
1T surely is. sir" replied the deputy,
"and It's mighty clever OF them to
snauggle him through the town that
him through like one OF the regulars. he
might never have reached US at all"
Have those hand-cuffs ready when
we take him out. I don't know whether
they've got him safely ironed UP inside
there or not and. you know, they're as
slippery as cells and we can't AFFORD TO
lose him now"
Right you are. sir"
Here, Ching" turning to the inter-
prefer, "just ask our friend the cavalry
y rider II he's got him securely fastened
inside the chair"
Ching turned to the officer and ratified
on enough woodworking to Brown
lows idea-to have said the thing over
about fifteen times in any other tongue
and the oficer on his part ratified bach
about the same quantity Of explosives
accompanied by the most expressive anC
emphatic gestures.
Hes all right. sir" said Ching, ''he'I
iroined hand and foot and locked to th'
back OF the chair. He can't move al
inch"
who's got the key?"
The of1cer here has the key sir. anS
we can take him right out now"
IAN right, open the sedan up, then
They started to unlock the heav.
front curtains, which completely con
cealed the parsonage within. when the.
were interrupted by the clamoring o
the chair-beRrers for wine-money
Yang Loo Yedi Yang Lao zeal Chin
Chtu Chieng" they cried, bowling an
Ucraping and extending their palms int
the very faces OF the officers; ''Oceal
Mandarin! Ocean Mandarin! Pleas
grant the wine-tip."
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By SIDNEY c. PARTRIDGE

cOpyri0hs. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Evening journal., 1919-05-26
VETERANS RIDE IN
MEMORIAL PARADE
Younger PatriolsWill March
in Friday Afternoon
Procession
GEORGE BAILEY TO
BE CHIEF MARSHAL

There's only handful Of them left
Wilmington veterans OF the Civil
War-and age has so enfeebled the
greater number Of them that they Will
be unable 20 march behind The bands
or the ffes and drums through the city
streets on Friday. They marched up
until last year, but now all Of the vet
erans, with the exception Of a few Of
indomitable spirits. who insist on
walking. viii cover the route in auto
mobiles loaned by kind friends.
The younger generation OF patriots.
which is taking up the burdens car
ried, so manysyears by the older men,
will assist greatly in making note
worthy WilmingiOn's celebration Of
Memorial Day. While there ara still
large numbers Of Wilmington's soldiers
Of the European War, who are over
seas or in camps awaiting discharges.
most Of those who are home will as
sist the Civil War veterans in decOrat-
ing the graves Of their comrades in
the morning and parade in the after
noon.
The intense patriotism aroused by
this country's participation In the war
win ind expression in the annual pa
rade. The plans are complete for the
event which Will be directed by the y.
o. :. OF A. The program for the morn
ing will comprise visit TO The various
cemeteries where departed veterans arc
buried and memorial service by
clergyman at each cemetery Suyih
Posi- No. /, will decorate The ceme-
Continued on rago Twelve.)
Evening journal., 1919-05-26
REV. C. II. BONNER TO
LAUD HEROES AGAIN

Memorial Day exercises, open to the
public. will be held by the Wilmington
IIieh school at ii O'Clock on Thursday
morning. The patriotic address on the
occasion will be made by the Rev.
Charles H. Bohner Of Hanover Presby-
terian Church. There Will be song and
ricitations by The SCHOOL Tie custom
u many years NJ decorating the vet
erans graves with flowers viii be OBJ
served this year A delegation Of Grand
Army veterans will be the guests Of
honor at the exercises. which Will be in
charge OF the Sophomore class. The
program will be given on the day pre-
vious BECAUSE Of Decoration Day being
a school holiday.
Thursday VIII be a gala day at the
High School. In the afternoon and eve
ming an exhibition OF physical training
will be given in the new gymnasium
Teachers and students will De the after
noon audience. In the evening parents.
who will be sent tickets Of admission,
viii witness the physical exercises
taught in the school. Miss Ruth Lackey.
for the girls. and ]. II. Ashton, for the
boys. are the directors Of physical
training.
The NlondAy assemly was omitted to
day because or the exercises TO be held
on Thursday.
Evening journal., 1919-05-26
WATER BOARD HAS
HEALTHY ROLL NOW

The Water Department now has a
bank balance Of $50. i0s03. which makes
the commissioners considerably hap
pier than a week ago when the de-
pariment funds were near the vanish
ing point. The current financial slate-
meni Of The department also gives a
special fund bank balance Of Si6,23l.S5;
current weekly payroll. Si,JSi.SS; ;
special weekly payroll. s37i.ii: current
monthly payroll, S22s.33 During the
week The board received a special ap~
preparation OF $4,000 from City Coun-
cil
Pumpage figures last week amounted
TO iOL969,9S0 gallons. an increase Of
10000 gallons over the correspond
ing week Of last year. when the pump
age amounted 10 i03.11i.9i0
The consumption of city wafer last
week amounted 10 i0i. $4,000 gallons.
showing a decrease OF 5.fG9,O0O gallons
from The amount for the correspond
ing week OF last year, l0G.93OO0O gal
Ions.