The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1898, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1898. /ILE OPIUM DENS and Women Are Ruined by the Deadly Drug. L Galied = Houses Where White Men Sallow \/ictims,‘Limp and Drowsy, Lie on Their Couches and Leer Through Clouds of Smoke. Recent investigations of the police of | ing fumes, lay limp as rags on this city show that opium smoking is | old-fashioned beds. Us ) & habit firmly rooted among the whites, | tWo on each bed, the lamp and pipes, the 1ally there were as | ily through the opium smoke that curled up from the lamps and came in clouds from the mouths of the victims. From half a dozen hiding places star- tled young women stole, groping their way with contracted pupils, through the dismal hallways, seeking to evade the gaze of visitors. Though dazed by | the drug and robbed of moral responsi- | bility by its powerful action, they yet sought to hide their shame from thosé who passed through the building. Shortlyafterthearrival of thereporter | and artist word was sent from room to | room that something unusual was go- ing on. Within five minutes there was an exodus of opium-smokers from the building. They rushed down the stair- | | way pell mell, as if they had beheld the | spirit of evil. Inquiry at the place and in the vi- cinity revealed the fact that it i{s no un- | common occurrence for from ten to | twenty women to “hit the pipe” in the | Baltimore House each night. There is little danger, for the police are power- less to stamp out the evil. Indeed, po- | licemen have access to the rooms, and are treated with fearless courtesy by the victims of the drug. One of the most active officers on the | force in the matter of stamping out the evil is Sergeant Martin, who was seen regarding the matter after the repre- | sentatives of The Call had completed | their tour of the dens. Asked w the | evil was allowed to flourish, the ser- | geant gave the following interesting re- ply: “We may go to the rooms and smell the smoke, we may even see the vic- |tims of the Chinese habit puffing away at the pipes and sinking into the | dope fiend’s dream, yet we are power- | less to make them quit. Why? Be- cause the law says that the offense consists, not in smoking opium, but in buying and smoking it in the same place. So if we do not see the victim buy the opium and smoke the same particle which he bought it is impossi- ble to secure a conviction. We have\ THE REPORT NERE AT LAST | direction to make investigations and take such Captain Carrington, U. S. A, Criticizes the Na- tional Guard. An Outline of His Report to the War Depart- ment. He Finds Much in It to Commend and Something to Con- ¥ demn. The following is a synopsis of the re- port on the condition of the National Guard, forwarded by Captain F. de L. Carrington; U. S. A., to the War Depart- ment on the condition of the National Guard of this State: last report the medi- Sanitary Corps—Sin > orgenized in accord cal department has be ance with the act of 1 The corps has no been entirely completed, but the high state of efficlency reached in the recent encampments augurs well for the future of this department. The equipment is excellent in every re- spect. campments were held for the entire guard during the year. Two of these encampments were by regiment and two by brigade. as to the encampments, 1 am abie to report that they were all much better than I have ever seen in the California National Guard. There Was less of that boisterousness so offen. seen in National Guard encampments. The discip- 18 T SERGEANT? | i il 11 as among the Chinese. Men wormden are its vietims, and the z e blighted by its touch. is no question that \hundreds to the habit and that they > at various joints for the se of enjoying the fumes of the nt Martin yesterda give opportunity to grow, for es in the on that the of the State rding best information of | lice tk are probably a dozen | ious dens where young men and | to smoke opium ht. As they have oceedings of the couxts r with the loop holes of 1 comparatively secure ched the T are fam law, the a1l they do. ne of the most notorious opium dens ity, the perfect type of a doze t the old Baltimore lodging- at the northwest corner or Bush | srant avenue. This place was | a Call reporter and an art- | ist last night, and the revelations were | sufficient to prove beyond question that | the drug which De Quincey described as | one that steals away one’s life is ex- | 1ding its sway over wide areas of the | pulation. { the Half a dozen rooms in this house were | visited. There were from two to ten habitues in each room, while the smoke of t insidious drug filled the air to suffocation. A blear-eyed and demor- on indifferent to s he puffed, n of the visitors. 1lized group surrounded each “lay out” of opium. of the There were hardened users > drug, as well as young men and n just falling into the vortex that s to physical and mental downfall. The victims of the drug, in various well as the opium in glass receivers, being placed between them. One wretch each side of the “lay out” looked up through clouds of the nauseating the The sallow,| faces of young men and women thus ming under fumes that made them practically dead to the world, formed 2 picture never to be forgotten, as they etages of intoxication from its sicken- ' peeped over their pipes, staring dream- 80000OOO0OO0OOOOOOOOOOOGOOOOOOOOGOO% © RIDICULOUS LAWS DEFEAT THE POLICE. Sergeant Martin states the whole case of the helplessness of the po- lice in the following terse interview: “We may go to the rooms and smell the smoke, we may even see victims of the Chinese habit puffing away at the pipes and sinking into the dope fiend's dream, vet we are powerless to make them quit. Why? Because the law says that the offense consists not in smoking opium, but buying and smoking it in the same place. So if we do not see the victim buy the opium and smoke the same particle which he bought it is impossible to secure a conviction. We have even hired men to go to places and buy the drug, and we have then lost the case because there was a‘doubt in the minds of those trying it whether the opium we saw the defendant smoking was the same ‘shell’ or load of the drug which he bought. The law is so tech- nically absurd that it could not have been worse for the police if it had been drafted by the proprietors of the opium joints themselves. “Thus, what you say you saw is true. We know of many places where the drug is gold and smoked, where it is kept on hand, and where young men and wemen are daily and nightly lured into the vile habit, but what good does it do to make an arrest? We are de- feated almost every time we go into court and we weary of trying to do anything in the way of enforcing the law. It is ijdleness and child’s play to be dragging people into court if we are laughed out by reason of the weakness of our case. I see very little chance out of this unless there should be an amendment of the very lame law governing the subject.” ©000000000000000000000000000000000 000000 . G [~ (] © © o (4] [*] [*] [+ < (] o < < (] S (] (<} (] & o (<] © [« [ [ (] [ (] [+ S o S < o [ < o o < (] S o < [ (] (4] © 3 o < [} Victims of the Drug, In Various St Rags, The Pictures Do INTERIOR OF UENWHEHE}WITESUHEAM AWAY THEIR LIVES, ages of Intoxication, Lay Limp as Not Exaggerate the Facts, even hired men to go to places and buy the drug, and we have then lost the case because there was a doubt in the minds of thcse trying it whether the opium we saw the defendant smoking was the same ‘shell’ or load of the drug which he bought. The law s so tech- nically absurd that it could not have been worse for the police if it had been | drafted by the proprietors of the opium Jjeints themselves. “Thus, what you say you saw is true. We know of many places where the drug is sold and smoked, where it is kept on hand, and where young men and women are daily and nightly lured into the vile habit, but what good does it do to make an arrest? We are de- feated almost every time we go into court and we weary of trying to do anything in the way of enforcing the law. It is idleness and child's play to be dragging people into court if we are laughed out by reason of the weakness of our case. I see very little chance out of this unless there should be an amendment of the very lame law gov- erning the subject.” Thus, night after night and day after day, in the very heart of this great city of churches and humane societies young men and women are lured into dens where opium is smoked. Going to the places, first out of some evil curiosity, perhaps with no thought of ever becoming chronic users of the drug, they are soon on their way to the ranks of the outcast and aban- doned. It is well known that hun- dreds of the worst “fiends” ever han- dled by the police got their start with the drug in just such places, where they perhaps first went “just for a lark,” scover themselves in the vor- x:ah(t that is peculiar to the Pacific Coast and to this of all Ameri- can cities. To Wear a Star. Fablan Callahan was yesterday sworn in as a member of the police force. Fa- bian is 26 years of age, a native of Cali- fornia and a conductor by occupation. —,e Ladles’ taflor-made suits: latest designs; we give credit, M. Rothschild, 211 Sutter, 5. § & 7 line was good in all and excellent in at least two. Mobilization—Polnts of concentration for service in the State, San Francisco, Sacra- mento and Los Angeles; for service out of the | ten days. About 80 per cent would turn out for sixty days’_service. Emergency—The guard has been called out during the year for emergency as a test of its ability ‘to respond. Results were, in most cases, quite satisfactory. A report of am alarming character came from settlers of Shasta County some months since as to o threatened outbreak of Indians in that locality. By order f the Governor of the State I pro- ceeded to the scene of supposed trouble with steps in the use of troops as I saw fit. In July the Sheriff of Colusa County called for troops 1o protect a prisoner against mob violence. Two companies were placed at his disposal and | responded and performed their duty in a very | satisfactory manner. The Sheriff places great value upon the support they gave him. Equipment—No change since last report, ex- cept that all troops have been equipped with Webb_cartridge belts. | Horses—Horses are generady hired from liv- | ery stables, and effort is made to procure the | me horses for each drill. These horses could, doubt, be purchased in an emergency, but while théy are p~oA enough for the few darills and parades the National Guard cavalry have, are generally unfit for field service. Good horses are abundant in California, and I be- | lieve a large supply could oe secured in a very | short time entirely suited for cavalry pur- poses in war. _Ammunition—The small ammunition, caliber | 45, is purchased from San Francisco firms. It is’ of good quality and very similar to that manufactured by the United States Govern- | fnent. For target practice each regiment re- | oa Each company keeps on hand in its armory 1000 rounds, Camp and garrison equipage—Each company has in its armory from ten to thirteen wall tents, mostly of private manufacture and in good serviceable condition. TI somewhat larger than the army w: furnish ample covering for the men. companies have the army wall tent. The sup- ply of army hospital tents is ample for the present force. No shelter tents are owned by the Stata or in the hands of the troops. All the companies are now provided with fleld and Buzzacott ovens. Adjutant-General of the State. is dropped from returns except by transfer, condemnation, etc. Regulations are now s enforced. Subsistence—Rations — The subsistence de- partment is inoperative except when troops are in camp or called into active service. In these cases rations are supplied through the senior commissary officef, present generally through contract, though emergency purchases are made from time to time in open market. The army ration has been adopted and prescribed, though but little adhered to up to the present time. In recent encampments the first attempt was made to issue rations regularly, and, except in one regiment, each company messed itself. The commissary officers all found that there were complaints insufficiency, but, as I predicted, this dissatisfaction ~greatly de- creased. The companies, being now provided with Buzzacott ovens and individual mess out- fits, prepared their own meals, their first cook being generally a hired man, assisted by an enlisted man, There was some dissatisfaction with the Bus- zacott oven, which I believe, from my expe- rience with the oven, results largely from the lack of knowledge of its u: Drills and Ceremonies—Companies are re- quired to .ave three drills a month, except in December, 3 alion_drills have been heid in all the regiments. The First Infantry, sta- d entirely In San Francisco, has had great age in this particular over the s, none of which has more than two panies locared together, though brought them all together, and very considerable progress was made in battalion and regimental drilis. All companies have made great improvement in close-order drill, and with the exception of two or three are entirely proficient, many drilling quite as well as companies of regul tended order there has likewise been great im. provement during the year, and a greater num ber of companies have attained proficiency. The encampments held during the year have given the opportunity to begin the work of | fleld exercises. Writfen reports were required from commanding officers and umpires of all problems, which reports were thoroughly dis- | cussed and commented upon before all the officers. The intelligent manner in which the field maneuvers were executed and subsequent ly reported and discussed was highly satis tory and showed that great interest was taken by officers and men. As a result of the interest awakened some of the regimental commanders are now arrang- | ing to assemble their commands for bivouac over Saturday night for an exercise in minor tactics on the following Sunday. 1 have offered my services for all such occasions and will endeavor to make them both instructive and interesting. Guard Duty—I recommend to regimental com- manders the practice of guard duty while in barra , so that upon going into camp their men would have some knowledge of their duty The camps are of such d ible to make good sentir they do only one to ¢ the encampment. Only a of outpost duty w done in connection with the 1d exercises in camps. Target Practice—Since my last report the scope of target practice has been extended. This practice is held at home stations. Dur- ing the encampment considerable practice was held, especially in the Seventh Infantry. In addition to this, all the infant companies held a competitive firing, silhouette targets, this scheme of firing having been arranged by | the inspector-general of rifle practice, and con- gisted of firing at the G target at known dis- tances, twenty shots being fired between 600 and 200 vards. Armorfes—The State owns no armories, but rents b ings for the quartering of the guard. The buildings occupied by the San Francisco | regimerts were constructed for armory pur- poses, but are only fairly suitable. Nejther armery is large enough for the entire regi- ment, eight companies of which occupy one and four the other. The matter of State own- ership of its armories in large citles is belng agitated. Recommendations—The necessity of replacing the old and worn Springfield rifles now in the hands of the guard with serviceable rifles of the model of 1884 is urgent. The resolution for exchange which passed Congress last session was £0 worded as to apply to but a few States. 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