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New-York tribune., 1922-10-01
One Killing Invariably
Led to Another

Little Bow Kun was found hacked to death
In her apartment at Mott Street AS soon as
her death became known somebody chopped
the head off Chu Moy Yen, Four Brothers
leader. On the same day members Of that
tong were killed In all the cities mentioned
Chung Fook, prominent On Leong Tong Of
ficial, was killed in Brooklyn two days later by
Chu Hahn, hatchet man. On the same day
Ing Mong, of the opposing faction, was shot
dead he sat dealing fantan in his Doyers
Street dive. For months there were Chinese
killings every day here and in other cities.
"There were other troubles also, growing out
Of efforts by Chinese intelectuals to make Can
tonese and other low castes quit worshiping
old-time gods and adopt more reasonable re-
ligious philosophy. These bright minds wanted
to toss out the idols and substitute picture Of
Confucius. One night some Chinl planted
bomb squarey under the club feet Of Quong
Kung Chinese god installed gilt throne
in the On Leong Tong hall, which was on the
top floor Of ID Mott Street.
"The bomb went off just before Chinese
worshipers began to arrive. 1t blew the altar
to smithereens and tumbled the old god over
on his face. A big crowd gathered in the
joss house next door at 16 Mott Street. l
never saw much excitement in that locality
Quong Kung, the Chinese say, is a No. god.
They think nobody can insult this guy and
get by with it. During the time crowds
thronged the street in front of the temple two
On Leong Tong men were killed. At that
period the district was rabbit warren of
secret passages. The warning factions did
most Of their travelling by subterranean
routes.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-01

nTT EARD the latest?" inquired
Frank Caddell retired city de-
\ II tective, jerking an expressive
thumb in the direction of
crowded rubberneck car headed for Chinatown.
@The Chinese merchants are tryin to bar bally-
hoo megaphones from Mott Street They say
1t degrades them to be stared at by hick ex-
curaonists and described by guides as the ex-
empars Of all that's evil.
Shades Of the departed! What do you
know about that? Not SO long ago white Wis
ton to Chinatown were welcomed with glad
noise To be sure, that was in the days be-
fore motor char-a-bancs and Chinatown re-
/ fern. In those times visitors were more lei
surely and liberal. They had money to spend.
There is no profit to the district in scooting
ubberneck wagons that hurtle along while
guides yell raucously about opium dens, tong
teuds, gun fights, gambling and other matters
they really know nothing of.
They tell me there's new generation in
Chinatown, A holy calm hovers over Doyers,
Pell aad Mott streets. Lights are shining in
Death Alley. Underground burrows are
bricked up and tongmen love each other like
brothers. The modern Chinese insist their
1 children are Americans, educated in New
York public schools. They don't want to be
reminded OF old tinSs Let bygones be by
cones, is their motto nowadays. I wonder
Times certainly have changed since I had
! do with the district. The green fantan
tables vanished long since. Fortified subter-
snean gambling rooms reached through secret
nHages and silent icebox doorways are no
more, Gone are the silk-cushioned opium dens.
ihey shoot dice now on old Sam Lees door
/ aep Tor orange pips and melon seeds. Maybe
I 'neiss more in an orange pip or melon seed
.aan meets the unsophisticated eye. Though
1aeyn worth SIS each, you can't get gam
bling conviction on that basis. A willy bird
b the Chink
wonder if the school teachers have really
sacceeded in training American-born Chinese
tamk American? If so, they've pulled
something. My experience is, though, that
tsou may veneer Chnaman with mission var
Asn' cut on his queue shave the slant off his
tseoroWs and even induce him to use knife
and fork, but the minute there's an emer-
ssiey TINS willy bird sheds his camoufage and
Os'0mes--lust an inscrutable Chink. Out
a'uiy enere is change. Behind the scenes,
guess, the old-time Chinaman still indulges
as beloved vices.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-01

lhen the girl became despondent and took
70 smoking. Before long she was regular in
the very dives her father supplied with the
drug. man in Wall Street. who was well
known in New York City and wealthy, had
been engaged to marry Nellie He wanted to
marry her even after she became an addict
Four times to my knowledge he paid to have
her cared for in private hospitals. Never was
man more devoted.
When Nellie would disappear from up
town, as she periodically did, he would ex-
plore the dens with detective until he found
her' I've heard the girl curse his persistence.
Once | heard her ask him if he thought she
was going to marry him and face his folks
with her family record. He sat on ONE Of
those twsty old chairs they had at Chinese
Charles and she crouched on the floor near
nm, bottle of cognac in one hand and
goblet in the other
New-York tribune., 1922-10-01
When the God, Quong Kung,
Staged a Miracle

"When the hulabaloo was at its height
somebody reported Quong Kung back on his
pedestal Word was passed that the god had
climbed up there on his own, and you couldn't
make one of them believe anything else. OF
course some of the leaders lifted Kwong back
to his perch. The old god never had such an
ovation as was given him that night. Chlnks
came swarming from all directions with OFFER
ings of rice and wine to place at his feet. You
could smell the incense ten blocks.
"one Of the most interesting Of China
town characters in the period am speaking
of was Mrs. Mary Emerson, who came near
being burned to death when fire consumed
a six-story tenement filled with Chinese at
Is Doyers Street. The Rescue Society Mis-
sion had quarters in this building. Mrs.
Emerson was one Of its leaders The district
knew her as Mother Emerson" She lived
New-York tribune., 1922-10-01
n0ee Ducks Thoroughbred
aoach, Golden Heels

spent years getting acquainted in China
.s, a mere was plenty of opportunity to
.sas a'' the habits and customs of the locality
s,ns the gambling raids Of 1904, when
Sa1oaen racing was the vogue. I've seen
: sf0wds OF whites and Chinese betting high
!. : race between famous bugs. You wouldn't
=. much money, though, even in that period.
.sy registered bets by gesture. A Chink's
IN bet is as good as the cash He'll
f. sr 0n the dot if he loses.
siaahing rosches for the racing table was
ssoghized profession. The Chinese had
sM breeding reaches with extra long legs.
last roach was worth high price.
- !. thousands of dollars changed hands on
race ! remember one rangy roach
|n;s, ~ Os.oid Mock Duck, the most troublesome
We ever had to deal with. This insect
7saasa a'S,e than twenty races. They called him
taAas neeis- It was because of the white
IS stting on these events and the shoot
es.ss a1u ssabbings that grew out OF their
srsssa dealings that Police Commissioner
,',''a :. launched his crusade.
bs,. .ninaman will bet on anything. He's a
4 ae ss'aoier and square one, taking him in
Che. IN ordinary affairs OF life the.
Ii. B. =. are mighty thrifty. They will work
sak. ms ss' night and day aud Sundays for
I,ad =, 'hen It comes to betting they are bold
ks!Ithont = Ghinaman will lose his last penny
Ibaes !. sseaiing that anything has hap
she's 4: annoy him. Talk about poker faces
tell Aus All have en-. IN defy anybody
sa,.h.. sa she facial expression of Chink
laad A.. as g thousand ahead or a thou
New-York tribune., 1922-10-01
The Mandarin in Exile
And the 1900 Words

IL occasionally Chinatown killing that
seemed the usual tong war brand turned out
to be something else. For instance, there was
the death Of Don Sing, said to have been
mandarin In exile He shot five times
while passing through dark hallway at IL
Pell Street. All we knew about this bird
was that he spent money lavishly, even accord
ing to American standards. He was swell
dresser in the native style, which costs lot
more than dressing American fashion, and
lived at the Oriental Club, which was high
brow. Don Sing belonged to no tongs and
held aloof from ordinary hoi polloi of the
quarter.
ssWhen the few intimates Of Don Sing
learned Of his demise they dispatched cable
message to Peking announcing 1t and asking
instructions. These came in a return cable
about 1000 words long, telling precisely how
the body was to be arrayed for burial, what
kind Of casket to use-lead inside, teak out
side-and what route the remains were to be
shipped over Then the Chinese Consul took
charge and Sings body was sent back to
shansi in style. Two Chinese, Yick Kee and
Yet Sam, were arrested in connection with the
killing, but nothing came of it.
HThe biggest Chinese funeral ever held in
New York City was that of Yee Bow Kong,
which took place in 1915. Yee was the most
influential Chinaman in the district. He was
called The Great Peacemaker.' His decisions
in matters affecting Chinese in New York
State were regarded as final. He was an un-
official Judge and, everybody said, just one,
too.
"Yee Bow Kong was not actually an Off
cial of the Chinese government. but that gov
ernment, nevertheless. recognized him as the
local man on horseback All news received
by the Chinese Consul was transmitted to Yee
Bow Kong, who circulated it in Chinatown
New-York tribune., 1922-10-01

WIN ucCidTeQ MIN innocent
Captain CBig Bilr) Hodgins had a tin
that the man sought had killed a Chinanan
named Ong Now in the Wah Shung Social
Club, 15 Mott Street. Mrs. Emerson cant
for couple Of big guns of the district and
questioned them. She said if the fellow
we were after was guilty he ought to be
given up.
No can do,' replied one Of the men.
Him go long way-no can come back
I'VE learned later the man had been spir-
tied out of New York to Montreal and was on
his way to China with roll that would last
him the balance Of his life 1t seems he be-
longed to family with history going back
seven thousand years or SO, and If he had been
hanged in the Tombs all Of his clan would
have lost face We never did hear of that
chap again. g..
"A month or so later we were tipped off by
member of a Chinese society that the slayer
Of Ong Now was lunching in the Mandarin
Tea Garden, 13 Doyers Street. Investigation
proved this fellow had been paid to confess
the killing and wasn't even In the state when
1t occurred The man might have been sent
away for life, but Captain Hodgins alibied
him to his own complete satisfaction and then
deported him to Philadelphia, where he came
from. never have been able to figure out
what that Chinaman's reward was to have
been for taking chance on being convicted
Of murder, but, just as have said, you can't
figure Chinaman's motives. He's different
New-York tribune., 1922-10-01
As Tragic a LoDe Story
As EUer Was Told

II just sat and watched the pair. MY
sanatorium if she would, but to take her
forcibly to Bellevue if she refused. The
man kept talking to her in low tones and
she continued drinking brandy, tears stream
ing down her cheeks. Suddenly she tossed
the bottle away and the man took her in
his arms. She was sent to a sanatorum at
Saranac and stayed there a month. Then
she ran away and returned to the dives.
by gosh! that fellow who was in love
with her never gave up. So long as I had
any connection with the district he persisted
in periodical rescues. I personally tried to
get Nellie away from the Chinese quarter.
l argued and pleaded but nothing seemed to
do any good. She told me she couldn't en-
dure sober thoughts That time she came
out of the hospital she was aged-looking.
Next day I saw her, full Of hop, gay as
cricket and singing light opera, accompanied
on Charles wheezy piano by Cheefoo Chin,
Chino-American pianist. She had shed
twenty-five years in night That's what
hop does. 1t makes 'em care free
one OF series of truces between the On
Leong Tong and Four Brothers came to sud-
den end over the stealing Of Little Bow Kun,
Chinese beauty, and her subsequent murder
by members of the latter organization. With
in fifteen days as result of Bow Kum's kill
ing thirty Chinks died. Hatchet and gun
feuds extended all the way to San Francisco,
involving Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago,
Denver and Seattle
"Bow. Kun means in Chinese Purse Of Cold
The girl had been brought from Tonking by a
in Trcr rn:o
paid big price for her to one Of the Chinese
companies engaged in importing women.
Charlie Elton, Chino American of the dis
trict, explained to me how the row started.
He said San Francisco Chink named Chin
Len, who was supposed to have been convert
ed to Christianity by the Pacific Coast Mis-
sion, reported to missionaries there that Bow
Kun was his fiancee, and was being held en-
slaved by the Four Brothers man.
EMISSION folks took the case
l
New-York tribune., 1922-10-01

New York City,
Here, because
he feared death
at the hands Of
Four Brothers
New-York tribune., 1922-10-01

Little Bou-Krns--sph;cE
means IN English "Purse of Coldn-
had been brought from Torkin bv CT
Four-Brothers man In San Francisco.
who had paid a big price for her
according to his own system. When he. died
a truce Of the tongs was agreed on so thaa
all could go to his funeral. The paper devil
chasers scattered at that ceremony and ON
the way to the burial ground covered this
route with scarlet carpet.
II suppose many people are not aware that
this scattering Of paper tokens at Chinese
funerals is due to belief that If the devil il
after the dead man he must follow him to
the cemetery, and before be can do harm must
pick up every scrap of paper tossed In his
path. The mourners at ,Yee Bow Kong's OBJ
sequies tried to give the devil plenty of work.
chinatown really was a mighty interest
Ing place In the old days It was vicious, but
never so bad as sensationalists tried to make
out. There was gambling aplenty, and there
were opium Joints patronized by addicts Of
various races, but in matters between man
and man the Chinese were pretty straight.
I'd rather take Chinaman's word or his
promise to pay than the word OF note of MANY
a so-called Christian.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-01

men, he Joined the On Leong xs...
Tong. The Four Brothers gang
in San Francisco began plotting with their
associates in New York to kill Chin Len and
recapture the girl. The orders were, Elton
said, If they could not make arrangements
for sending Bow Kun back to San Francisco
to kill her also. 2>-a
when the war got going the Four Brothers
made overtures for combination with the Hip
Sing Tong which had been virtually deci-
mated in previous wars with the On Leong
Tong. This combination went into effect,
bringing the Four Brothers membership in
New York City to 500. They became stronger
numerically than the On Leong Tong.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-08-17

Mr.. Richardson, and at the same
time rendered a great service to
the other Elk Soldiers OF the
County by helping them with
their War Insurance, Compensa
tion claims etc. The greatest
pleasure OF his life seemed to be
in helping others He joined the
Baptist Church when he was fif-
teen years old and lived a conse-
Grated life until his death.
A devoted father and mother,
two sisters and two brothers,
and a host of relatives and
friends mourn the loss of such a
good man.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-08-17
The Neshoba Democrat
17 LOCAL NEWS liz

Mrs. Ben Bishop and two
children Marguerite. and Edna
Earl of Forest, are visiting
friends and relatives this week.
On last Saturday evening "a
farewell party was given in the
home of Mrs T.. Price in hon
or OF Misses Lillian Patterson
and Willie Kirkland who left
Sunday for Cruger, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Black of McUool
returned with their daughter,
Sue to attend the family re-
union at Mr.. Joe Turner's on
Tuesday the Sth.
Mrs. Asa White and children,
of Complete, have been spend
ing a few days in the home OF
Mr.. whites parents, A. N. and
Mrs. White.
G. 7. Rand left Saturday to
Spend a few days at D'lo, with
Mrs. Rand, and her mother Mrs.
Smylie; at Bond with his mother
and at Gulfport with his sister,
Mrs. FL. w. Cassidy.
Misses Fannie Lee Dobbs, Mar.
garrett Hester, Blanch Fatheree.
Hazel Breland and Messrs A. J.
Yates and Granville Hand are
home from Blue Mt. where they
have been attending summer
school.
Last week George Pilgrim, OF
Mer dian, remembered the Dem
ocrat with some Blue Cane. II
everybody is on the job and has
cane like Mr.. Pilgrim, there will
be no shortage OF ofsyrup another
year.
Mrs. w. j. Kirkland and chill
dren who have been visiting her
mother Mrs FL. M. Patterson,
returned home Sunday. Lillian
Patterson returning with them
for a few months visit.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-08-17
Ernest p. Bassett, Ex-SoIdicr
And One of The County's
Finest Young Men,
Answers Last
Call

When report of the death of
Ernest Bassett came Saturday
afternoon, his relatives and
friends in Philadelphia and thru.
out the County were shocked
with grief.
Some months ago the doctors
advised him to go away for
special treatment, and he decid-
ed to go to the Base Hospital at
Fort Sam Huston, Texas, and
was there at the time OF his
death. The body was shipped
to Neshoba, his old home, where
the funeral was held Monday at
twelve O'Clock Rev. j. G. Long
preached the funeral in his usual
eloquent manner. His words OF
praise to the memory of the de-
ceased expressed the sentiment
OF every one who knew him
while he lived. Marshall Rivers
and r. @. PEBBLES made short
talks as representatives for the
Ex.Service men of the County,
and who had known Ernest
practically all of their lives.
Quite a number of Ex.Service
men were present from this and
Newton Counties, and men in
uniform served as pallbearers.
Mr.. Bassett was a son OF Mr..
and Mrs E. M. Bassett of Ne
shoba. He came to Philadelphia
about fourteen years ago to en-
ter thepublic school, aud made
his home with his Cousin, L. N.
Crockett. After he finished school
here, he took a Commercial
course, preparing himself for Of.
flee work.
For a number of years he was
the efficient Secretary for the E
S. Richardson's Law Office. In
the Spring OF 1917, he entered
the service of his Country. He.
was among the first to go and
one OF the last to get back. He
spent about three months on
this side, and eighteen months
across the waters. He made a
true soldier, and when he re-
turned he was just as pure in
thought and clean of habit as he
was the day he left.
On his return from France, he
took up his former work with
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-08-17
Lost. Found Or For Sale
Want And Classified Ads

Wanted-Cook and house, keeper
Good place for right party. Satis-
factory pay. See me at once.
Mrs. w g. Houston, lc
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-08-17

For Sale at a bargain-My farm 4
miles Southeast OF Phila.. SO acres,
40 in Cultivation Good house and
water. E. L. Stephens, Phila r. 4.
S.3l-2. p.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-08-17

last week.
Mrs. L Stanton and two Sons
J Fred and Hubert of Laurel, are
visiting relatives here.
The Boy Scout Troop No. /
left Tuesday afternoon for a ten
days outing on the Coast.
Miss Lena B. Henderson, of
!. Preston, is spending the week
with Miss Bessie Catledge.
Bob Tew of Meridian was q
visitor in the home R HI. Mol
pus Sunday.
Tom Richardson of Parchman,
visited his brother Earl Richard
son last week.
Bill Bates of New Orleans, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs III. Fl. Bates OF Deemer.
Otto Seward, Cal Stribling
and Rodney Mars left Sunday
/ for st. Louis.
Allen Maxey of A. & M. is spend
4 ing q few days with relatives
4 here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. s. Tullos left
Tuesday for South Bend, Ind
where theyWill make their home.
Mis-. Maggie Pilgrim of Mt
Nelson community is visiting in
the home of N. R. Gipson.
Mrs. Joe Bishop, Elsie and
Mack Pace motored to Cohehat-
ta, Saturday.
Joe Edwards, OF Sunflower,
Miss. is here for a visit with his
sister Mrs. Sam Myatt.
MRS. Frank Morrow and Miss
Eunice Yates were weekend
visitors in Meridian.
n Mr.. and Mrs. III. B. Hutchin
son have returned from a very
/ pleasant visit on the coast.
Hugh Jones who has been at.
tending shool at A. & M. is
spending his vacation with his
Y father, E C. Jones.
/ Hugh Wilson who is attending
school in Jackson, is spending a
few days with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. Wilson.
b G. L. Ray, OF Parkin, Ark /,
is spending a few days with his
uncle, Jim Ray, and other rela-
\ tives here.
I B. q. Evans, OF Poplarville,
has been visiting his brother. in
! law, j. H. Oliphant, also rela
tives OF Leake Co. the past week.
Miss Bessie Catledge returned
\ Friday from Pontotoc, where
she attended the normal for five
\ weeks.
Frank Fitzpatrick who has
b been attending school in New
Orleans, was a visitor here Mon
day.
The American Legion went to
4 Neshoba to assist the Union
EIegion in the burial of Earnest
Bassett.
Misses Sarah Brown, Nancy
Currie and Lena Byrd of Meri-
1 dian are visiting Miss Hazel
Molpus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Chisolm
have been visiting in the home
OF J. R. E. Skies for the past
week.
4 Mrs. Nathan Wright and two
little daughters OF Hattiesburg,
are visiting in the home OF her
( mother Mrs. ]. Powell.
Miss Effie Graves who has
been visiting in B'ham. returned
last week, Mrs. Ruth Hall Of
\ B'ham. and Miss Lucille Wells Of
Homer, La. accompanied her
H 4 ~ -. e.. = g.. = ~xsusA
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-08-17

Lost Watch, at the Fair ground
or between Phila. and the Fair
ground, Friday. Watch has l.. l.. r.
engraded on back. Finder Notify
w, II. Tolbert, Phila. r. /. lP.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-08-17

FOR SALE-40 acre Farm mile
West of Fairgrounds Very we'll i'm
proved. Plenty water Pasture ect.
Part cash balance terms to suit pur
chaser. N. "A. Johnson ic
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WOODSTOCK

The Hill school opened Wednesday
after being closed over week.
There was no service Sunday be.
cause of the illness of Mr.. Harrison
Mrs. Rachel Hefer Of Mansfield
Mass. was the weekend guest Of Mrs
Windsor Clark.
Miss Rilla Child, Mrs. Albert Viii.
liams, Mrs. Julius Rutishauser and
Miss Blanche shippey have been III
with the grip.
The February meeting of the Wood.
stock Poultry Club was held at Mr..
Rollins" Tuesday evening. Mr.. Jones
of the college was there.
The milk producers who have been
patiently waiting for some decision,
have won out in their strike for "a
square deal" Wednesday they COM
menced shipping milk to Boston
again.
Tuesday evening. Feb. 81, the La
dies Aid gave Henry Wells and Harris
Sanger birthday party at Mr. Wells
home. A program was given, consist
ing of readings, solos, piano duet and
chorus singing. Mrs. Henry Young
in behalf Of the Ladies' Aid, presented
them with handkerclfiefs. The final
number was cake and coffee. and one
more pleasant evening had passed.
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Notice
ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE
CITY OF PUTNAM
MONDAY, MARCH s, 1922
At 800 A. NJ.

In compliance with section % Of
the charter of the City of Putnam,
the legal voters of the City of Putnam
are hereby notified that the annual
meeting Of the City of Putnam for
the transaction of all yearly business
other than the election of officers will
be held in the Municipal Building,
Monday, March s. 1922. at 9 o'clock
in the forenoon.
The Common Council in compliance
with the charter of said City, has
made and prepared a detailed estimate
of the amount of money which in its
judgment. will be necessary and re-
quisite to provide for each of the de-
partments of the City Government
for the fiscal year. and will submit
said estimates to said annual city
meeting, and the Common Council
recommends that appropriations be
made in accordance with said esti-
mates, which are as follows:
Appropriation recommended for
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ALL AROUND THE WOODSTOCKs

The church social which was to have
been held has been given up entirely.
The Woodstock Republican Club
viii hold meeting Saturday. March
I, at $50, in North Woodstock hall.
Mrs. Elma corttis is entertaining
her niece, Mrs. Forrest Morgan of
Providence, who expects to stay a
week or two.
L. II. Healey and son Merrill spent
Sunday in Norwich. where they visited
DIR. c. c. Giidersleeve and family.
The doctor is just recovering from the
prevailing distemper.
There ara quite a number Of VIC
tins of the flu in the English Neigh
borhood. Among the number are all
Of Harold Hibbard's family, Mrs. Cal
win Rawson, Minnie Jeanette. Cyril
Paine, the children Of George Lyon.
several members Of the Starr family,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Deane. The
school there remains closed.