The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 6, 1895, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1895. OPIUM 15 SOLD UNLAWFULLY IN CHINATOWN Where the “Hop Joys andthe ““Li Gees” Can | Be Purchased. AN EXTENSIVE TRAFFIC. Places Where the Drug Is Sold to “ Fiends” in Small Quantities. OF STRICT LAWS. IN SPITE Evidences of a Consliderable Con- traband Trade in the Chinese | Quarter. IX. ILLEGAL TO SELL OPIUM EXCEPT UPON THE PRESCRIPTION OF A REGULAR PHYSICIAN. There is another important chapter in TrE CaaL’s expose of the opium evil in | | opium made a misdemeanor and is punishable as such. to those who should procure a license for that purpose atan expense of from $50 to $150 a quarter. But this order antedated the order of 1889, and in the case of ex parte Hong Shen, convicted of selling opium under the latter ordinance, the Su- preme Court held that: The language of order No.2083 covers all kinds of opium, and “any extract of opium or production thereof * * * or any prepara- tion or compound of which any of these sub- | stances, extracts or products is an element or ingredient.” There is no question, therefore, that all orders in conflict therewith are re- pealed. So the gist of the whole matter is this: The Supreme Court of California that it is UNLAWFUL TO SELL OPIUM IN SAN FRANCISCO EXCEPT UPON THE PRI OF A BONA-FIDE PHYSICIAN OF EQUAL DATE WITH THE PURCHASE. Let us see whether this law is enforced in San Francisco. WHERE ‘LI GEES” OF OPIUM WERE PURCHASED IN CHINATOWN FOR “THE CALL.” No; the laws proscribing the sale of in San Francisco are not enforced. | In many places in,Chinatown the initiate can and continually do buy the drug with- out a physician’s certificate. One day last week THE CarL man and the slim, dark- eyed and hollow-chested young man who M, fl | Akt QUONG YOT LING'S STORE, 10 W AVERLY PLACE, WHERE OPIUM IS SOLD ILLEGALLY. San Francisco—a chapter that shall tell where the “fiends” or “hop heads” buy eir “dope.” In a general way it is easily discovered that the victims of the ‘‘habit’’ wend their weary steps toward Chinatown for the drug. Youcan see them passing up Dupont street any night, and often in the daylight one is bold enough to go forth and make the purc ary to satisfy the morbid craving that will soon induce nausea and cramps unless indul- gence is hastened. Now, the laws are very strict concerning the sale of opium in San Francisco. There is a State law forbidding its sale except for medical purpos: and a City ordinance | proscribing the sale of opium for any pur- pose or to any person_ except upon the‘ presentation of a physician’s certificate. The City ordinance, as abridged in a re- cent decision of the Supreme Court affirm- Ing its validity, reads as follows: The order was approved in July, 1889, and is numbered 2085. Section 1 provides that it shall be unlawful | for any apothecary * * * or any person | whatever to sell * * * toany person in the and County of San Francisco any opium $ % * except upon written prescription o written order of a practicing physician, as | provided in this order, and except upon the | day of the date of said prescription or order. order provides thatevery person selling opium, ete., must keep a book | and record therein the sale, name, age, Sex, | had previously led the way to the resorts of the “hop heads” made a tour of China- town for the purpose of buying opium. Neither had a physician’s prescription. But one of them had what isfar more efficacious, an intimate knowledge of the “‘fiends” and those who supply them with the drug. The “dope” is usually sold either in hob toys or li gees. The latter are for the smaller qualit; Fourteen of them were urchased at as many different storesin Chinatown. The li gee is either a 15-cent -cent package of second-class opium v sold for the best), in which the drug—that looks and smelis not unlike black ana thick molasses—is put up in the shells of small Chinese nuts and then wrapped in manilla paper. At all of the following places li gees were purchased : QUONG YOT LING, 10 Waverley place. SHUN FOOK & CO., 806 Jackson street. G, 1016 Dupont street. MAN LEE Dupont street. ] N 39 Jackson street. AH LEE YONG, 19 Sullivan alley. HONG JAN & CO., 821 Sacramento CHONG & CO., 746 Commercial IN CHONG, 826 Clay street. 3 WA, 31 Spofford alley. YET KEE COMPANY, 63 , 818 Jackson street. Spofford alley MAN FOO! | | | | | ceedings that have, with newly devised car fenders. Eight mem- bers were unavoidably absent, because at 10 o'clock they were required to appear in Judge Hunt's department of the Superior Court in connection with certain impeachment. pro- been commenced against them. For that reafon the experiments were postponed until this morning atthe same hour. |ELLERT ON THE WHEEL. There was a further order passed by the | Supervisors which permitted the sale of | The Dash of a Quartet to and From San Jose—Barry Won the Race. “Talk about scorching,” said ex-Mayor L. R. Ellert, who cuts as graceful a figure against the sky on his bicycle as he used to do in local politics, “‘talk about—. But, say, you ought to have seen us racing home trom San Jose. “Chris Newman was along snd Jim Barry of the Star and a friend named Cornyn. We expected to meet a few of the expert class B riders in the Garden City. Imean such men as Tom Flynn, has held | Pan O'Connell, Jimmy Coleman, J. Ross | Jackson and one or two other silent-steed- ers who have polished off a mile in 2:04 or something like that time, you know. *‘Well, we were disappointed when we reached the Garden City to find all of the crack riders absent. There were any num- ber of wheelmen in town—members of the various wheeling clubs—but most of them were young fellows who cannot stand long- distance spins, and especially on days when the thermometer registers 104 in the shade. “Well, after a light lunch and a glass or two of lemonade we started for home. But such riding! It was a revelation to see Barry sending the spurs into the flanks of his rubber wheel. \‘;'hen we reached San Bruno his racer was then showing signs of distress, but Barry was as fresh as the air and eager to get home. “Newman rode a great race and would have probably landed a winner had it not been for a slight accident he met with at San Bruno. is horse having been accus- tomed to switch at the junction of the two roads leading from this City Neuman took a header, but through the kindness of Tom Clink, a rancher, his wants were groperl_\' attended to and the ride to the City was made in fast time. We feel the effects of the 108 miles’ cycling to-day, but I can assure you that we enjoyed the trip im- mensely, and in a few weeks hence we propose a dash to Santa Cruz and return.” PETTIN 10 CONGESS Prayer for the Passage of a Japanese-Cooly Exclu- sion Law. Labor Commissloner Fitzgerald Wants Thousands of Names on the Paper. Deputy Labor Commissioner C. L. Dam yesterday sent to the State printer at Sac- ramento to be printed the following peti- tion to Congress for the passage of an act restricting or prohibiting the immigration of Japanese laborers to this country: SN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 1, 1895, To the Senate and House of Representatives of Congress of the United States: The undersigne | citizens of the United States, residing in the State of California, most virtually interested in the employment of white labor to the exclu- sion of the subjects of oriental empires, re- spectfully represent: First—That the immigration of the subjects of the Japanese empire is the greatest danger impending over the present and future welfare of the white citizens of the State of California. Second—That to the white laborer of Cali- fornia it is & matter of imperative necessity to have this class of immigration restricted. Third—That the habits and characteristics of the Japanese as laborers tend to make them a far more dangerous class and a greater menace to the welfare of white labor, as their ability to subsist on & minimum amount prompts them 10 accept the smallest rate of wages for work periormed, and they are therefore constantly supplanting white labor. Fourth—That not long since the matter of Chinese immigration became so injurious that the citizens arose and demanded relief from Congress, which came in the form of an ex- clusion law, That the Japanese immigration is assuming such proportions that it will soon outrival that of the Chinese. Fifth—That in the recent investigation of the Japanese question by Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald the testimony developed the fact that of the 100,000 Japanese who could come 10 California the Japanese Government would permit the emigration of 30,000. Other testi- mony reveals the fact that the vast number of contract laborers now in the Sandwich Islands stand ready to embark for California. Sixth—That there are thousands of unem- ployed white laborers in California, ten thou- sand of whom are supplanted by Japanese la- borers. In view of these facts we earnestly recom- mend that a restriction or exclusion law be enacted which will prohibit the immigration of Japanese laborers to the United States; and your petitioners will ever pray. Many copies of this petition will be dis- tributed throughout the State for signa- tures. It is hoped that at least 200,000 sig- natures will be affixed to the memorial before Congress meets in December. When signed it will be forwarded to Congress and to every member of Congress. It will be accompanied bg a_memorial upon the same subject, which will contain the La- bor Commissioners’ report of the recent Japanese-cooly investigation. Secretary Hough of Federal Labor Union LI GEES, OR SMALL PACKAGES OF OPIUM, PURCHASED IN CHINATOWN BY “THE CALL.” color of the person receiving the poison, the name and quantity thereof, as well as the name of the physician and the name and resi- dence of the paiient, and that there shall be | attached to the bottle or parcel containing the article the name thereof, together with the name of the physician, the name of the druggist | or other person who sells the article and his | place ot business. | Section 3 provides that the prescription or order must be dated and signed by a physician, who must be a graduate in medicine with a diploma from a regularly constituted medical institution, and must contain the name and | residence of the patientand the residence or office of the physician. Section 9 makes it a misdemeanor to violate any provision of the order, punishable by fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such finé and imprisonment. An act to regulate the sale of certain poisonous_substances, approved April 16, 1880, provided that it shall be unlawful for | any person to retail certain poisoas, in- cluding opium, without labeling the bottle orother package with the common name of the article, together with the word poi- son, and the name and place of business of the seller. The act makes it unlawiul for any person to retail any of the poisons named unless upon due inquiry it is found that the person receiving the same is aware of its poisonous character and that it is to be used for a legitimate purpose. The act also requires a_record to be kept stating substantially the facts required by the order above named, and in addition tnereto requires the seller to ascertain wh ether the name and address given by the person receiving the poison are the true name and address and for that pur- ose to insist upon the person being | Kelley of 7i1 Jackson street, and the | Com; !QIYONG ‘WO CHONG KEE, 808 Jackson street. SING KEE, 65 Spofford alley. Without doubt there are several other places in Chinatown. There is a Chinaman on Stevenson street that has sold opium there for a long time. Perhaps in his case the police have not been so much at fault. Some of Captain Short'smen have arrested and convicted this Chinaman no less than six _times. And although the penalty pre- scribed by the law is very heavy, the cul- | Los Angeles-for the Eyit has always escaped, to go back again to is odious trade, upon payment of a fine of $20. This isa ridiculous penalty for the offense charged and proven. The landlord of 517 Bush street; Noble Loveley, the owner of Loveley’s cottage on Pine street, above Dupont; Mrs. Mary rO- prietor of the lodging-house at 110 Folll’rth street, all claim that there is no opium- smoking allowed on their prémises. They say they are very careful in.renting their rooms and would not knowingly permit an opium ‘‘fiend” in their houses. But a “layout” is not a very extensive concern, and can be easily smuggled into the room without the knowledge of the landlord. It does not follow, of course, that because a “layout’’ or a ‘‘fiend” has been discovered in this or that house that the landlord thereofis a party to the offense—though in many cases he is. “The Car Fenders. The members of the Board of Supervisors had been invited by the Market-street Railway apany to be present on West Mission street at 10:30 o’clock yesterday morning to witness {:ienti.fied. Any violation of this act is experiments in mangling rubber dummies | | No. 5761 of Oakland sent a letterto the ‘tommissioners complaining that Supervisor Talcott of Alameda County is violating the State law by working men on the roads in his district over hours. He also states that the Supervisor under na's his men. The matter will be investiga‘t’e . Yesterday over 400 men registered for employment. Work was obtained for | nineteen men and twelve women. Commissioner Fitzgerald left Sunday for nefit of his health, He will spend a week in that city and about two weeks on Santa Catalina Island. R. SPRECKELS WEDS, The Bride Is Miss Nellle Jolliffe, One of the Belles of Soclety. Miss Nellie Jolliffe and Rudolph Spreck- els were quietly married yesterday at the home of the bride. It was in the natureof a surprise to a good many, although it had been rumored some time ago that the young couple were engaged, although neither of them would confirm the report when asked about it. The ceremony was performed by Vicar-General Prendergast in the presence of relatives and a few friends. Miss Jolliffe is one of the belles of San Francisco, and besides has the reputation of being one of the brightest girls in society, where she has been very popular. Sheisa brunette, with a tall, graceful figure. Mr. and Mrs. Spreckels left on their honeymoon yesterday afternoon and will not return to the City for some time. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, Solid Eight in Court Again for Argument To- Day. BIG RISE IN THE TAX RATE. Old City Hall to Be Rebuilt—Other Items—Vacation for a Month. The Solid Eight of the Board of Super- visors appeared all in a row before Judge Hunt. Department 5 of the Superior Court, yesterday morning, General Dick- inson, the attorney, being well up in front, standing with his broad shoulders and his answer and his demurrer direcily betwen them and justice—that isto say, the Judge. General Dickinson stated the situation to Judge Hunt—about the conflict between the order of the court which sent the case to Department 10 and the stamp on the complaint which consigned it to Depart- ment 5. Judge Slack had refused to hear the case, and so here they were. R. M. Smith, who brought the accusa- tion, took the ground that the case be- longed to Department 10, and after some discussion Judge Hunt made an order sending it back to Judge Slack. The ~whole party walked down the corridor to Department 10, and stated the case to Judge Slack. ‘“Very well,” said his Honor, “I will hear the case. Mr. Smith, I understand you want to file an amended complaint.” “But I would like to argue that matter,” said General Dickinson. *Not as to his amending hiscomplaint?"’ “Yes. I think I can show your Honor that he has no right to and so end this case.” “But I can’t hear any argument until the complaint is satisfactory to the com- plainant.” “But if I can show your Honor that he has no right to amend the complaing?” “I cannot hear an argument until there is a complaint.” ; “‘General Dickinson has got his eriminal and civil law tangled. ButIam willing that he should argue the matter if he wishes,” said Smith. The court would not, however, and Smith filed his new complaint. It is different from the other only in the strength of legal form and technicalities. General Dickinson will file his demurrer to this, and it will be argued probably this morning. The meeting of the board which took place yesterday afternoon was character- ized by a discussion of the resolution fix- ing the rate of the tax levy and a very ma- terial amendment and lifting of that rate. The rate, according to the provisions in the report of the Finance Committee and the resolution based on the same, was a fraction above $1 47 on the $100 property valuation, The estimated valuation, as stated in the committee’s report is $3 000,000. The total expenditures as the committee reported upon them were $6,093,583, but of this §1,386,000 will be raised from other sources, the amount to be raised by taxation being $4,707,583. ‘When the resolution based on this re- port came up for passage Supervisor Wag- ner called attention to the appropriation for Golden Gate Park, $256,000. He moved that it be raised to $300,000. The park, he said, was the people’s playground, and the money was necessary to carry out the work in progress. Hughes also favored the rise. Dimond wanted the question to go over until the meeting in September, but the motion to make the appropriation $300,000 passed— Dimond, Taylor and Hobbs voting ‘**no.” Then Wagner called attention to the xfl)plx{upriution for the Kearny-street City all. As provided by the resolution it is but $48,000 to pay for the lots now owned by private parties, which will have to be se- cured by condemnation proceedings, it says, and which proceedings will doubtless consume a great part of the present fiscal vear. Wagner moved that it be raised to the full amount permitted by theactof the Leg- islature—$300,000. Dimond opposed this warmly. He thought all tinkering with the resolutions should be stopped for the present and un- til the September meeting, when the judg- ment of the people might be learned. Superyisor ’I‘n{lorv who had been called to preside by Mayor Sutro, who had re- tired some time before now, called Dimond to the chair. Taking his place on the floor he made a long argument against the increase. He reminded the members of their party pledges to keep the appro- priations” down. The building of 2 new ity Hall downtown at this time was ab- surd, he said. It was in the interest of a few people and against that of the people. But the rise was favored by the Solid Eight, and they voted solidly for it. irsch now called attention to the item for the Dipsomaniac Hospital, $25,000, and moved that it be lifted to $35,000. Even Dunker couldn’t stand this, and he forsook the eight when it came to a vote, and the result was 7 to 4—Spreckels being absent. Now the committee had reported in favor of the levy of 10 cents provided in the act of the Legislature for completing the new City Hall, and also for the salaries of the seventy-five new men for the police force, left Folsom street’s $30,000 regret- fully out, and held the $210,000 for the pay- ment of the City’s back debts in abeyance until the Supreme Court decision. King now started in on a new tack. He wanted to cut out the $320,000 for the work on the new City Hall. City and County Attorney Creswell asked for leave to speak to this, and in an earnest talk called attention to the great danger of leaving the attic with its forest of timber to threaten the_ destruction of the costly building; cited Fresno Courthouse as an example of that danger; said that a little crossing of electric wiresup there might cost the City a million, and finally, that the law which ‘‘permitted”” the Supervi- sors to levy taxes for the purposc was really mandatory, and if the board failed in this it would be required to meet the City Hall Commission in the courts. This, Mr. Creswell said, would put him inan embarrassing position, as in everything except his duty as City Hall Commissioner he was at the service of the Supervisors. No action was taken on King’s motion. A resolution had been introduced earlier and passed to print fixing the number of the police force at 485 men, 5 captains, 5 lieutenants, 39 sergeants and 12 detectives. This left off the seventy-five new men and simply created five lieutenants. Benjamin moved that the appropriation of $704.448 for the Police Department be cat §94,448— the amount provided for the extraseventy- five and this, of course, was adopted witg‘ out discussion. With these amendments—which raise the tax rate to nearly $1 60—the resolution was passed to print. The Superintendent of Streets was directed to cause the removal of the unused railroad tracks on Tayler street, between Market and Geary, the faith of the City being pledged to indemnify the Supern- intendent against any loss by reason of doing so. The matter of the petition of the Spring Valley Water Works for a lease of a por- tion of Holly Park for a reservoir was re- ferred to the City and County Attorney for an opinion as to the right of the board to grant the petition. resolution was adopted revoking all permits granting the right to intain signs or bulletin béards of soever character on the sidewalks, and requesting the Chief of Police to see to the enforce- ment of the same. A resolution directing the City Surveyor to report the grade of Hinckley street at the present contour of the ground was passed. A resolution was adopted granting the vetition of property-owners in the vicinity of Corbett road to use the rock found there in macadamizing the roads, provided it be clean and free from dirt, and that the property-owners pay the salary of an in- spector, to be appointed by the Street Su- perintendent. J. P. Sullivan, clerk in the Recorder’s office was appointed to be bond clerk in the office, of the District Attorney, at a sal- ary of §1000. Sullivan’s place in the Re- corder’s office was declared vacant. Taylor introduced a resolution that the sum of $1000 be appropriated as a contribu- tion from this City and County to aid in the expenses of making a State exhibit at Atlanta. It was passed to print. The Merchants’ Association sent in a communication stating that it will be una- ble to continue the work of cleaning the streets during the time for which the board will adjourn. A resoiution was passed in accordance wnh‘ this communication providing that the Superintendent of Streets be empow- ered to clean and keep clean the public streets from this date until a new contract is awarded for the performance of the work. The San Fsancisco and San Mateo Rail- way asked for a franchise for a street railroad for a term of forty-six years, along the following route: From the intersection of Acadia street and Sunnyside avenue, along this avenue westerly a distance of five blocks to its intersection with Foerster street; thence southerly along Foerster street to Flood avenue; fhence westerly along Flood avenue to westerly boundary of the Sunnyside tract. .The Mayor's veto of the new specifica- tions for laying basalt rock pavements was read and filea. The Haight-street E:cvomg was approved over the Mayor's City and County Attorney Creswell sent a communication with regard to the ownerhip of the lot claimed by the Home for the Care of the Inebriate, in which he declares the title'to rest in the City. The board adjourned until Saturday morning, September 7, at 10 o’clock, and the meetings of all committees excepting the Finance were postponed until after that date. Jabbed With a Knife. James Wilson, a boy living on Greenwich and Steiner streets, was jabbed in the back, chest and face with a penknife early yesterday morning by James Flood, another boy. Wil- son had his wounds, which are slight, dressed at the Receiving Hospital, and yesterday morn- ing Flood was arrested o' the charge of assault to murder. * JOAQUIN MILLER POET OF THE SIERRAS, Has written a Poem of great depth of feeling, entitled, "FATHER DAMIEN OF HAWAII" THE SUNDAY CALL OF AucusT 11 wiLL CONTAIN THIS LATEST PRODUCTION OF THE WEST- ERN BARD WHO MAKES HIS HOME oN “THE HEIGHTS ” OVERLOOKING OAKLAND, ALAMEDA AND BERKE- LEY, AND THE GOLDEN GATE. THE SUNDAY CALL EACH WEEK IS REPLETE. WITH INTERESTING FEAT- URES. TrE CALL devotes a great deal of atten- tion to excellent articles on Western Themes by Western men and Western women. FINEST QUALITY OF RUBBER GOOD —AT— Less Than the Regula Prce Every Article Warranted Strietly First Class or Money Refunded. 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Not a piece of Cheap Furniture is offered to you during “RED LETTER DAYS” - any more than at other times. Simply good furniture and at the same time the highest grade jpurchasable at the now renowned ‘‘Red Letter” prices. All wise purchasers know what that means—do you ? Every Eastern magazine advertises these admirable box couches—they have at- tained great popularity. OUR PRICE ON THEM NOW $14. ALL OUR OWN CELEBRATED UPHOLSTERY AT FAR GREATER REDUCTIONS THAN WERE EVER MADE BEFORE. The condition of business compels us to limit the sale to Two Weeks. Saturday, August 17th, ends it. THIS TIME Carpets . Rugs . Mattings CALIFORNIA FURNITURE COMPANY (N. P. Cole & Co.) LONDY'S JEWELRY-STORE For 20 Years at the Corner of Third and Market, is REMOVED T0 16 ELLIS ST, OPPOSITE FOURTH, Where Old and New Customers WIil Be Welcomed. 18k WEDDING RINGS A SPECIALTY. A TADIES' GRILL ROOM Has been established in the Palace Hotel N ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS made on the management. 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