Indiana daily times. [volume], June 23, 1922, Home Edition, Page 16, Image 16

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ASSOCIATION
STARTS OPIUM
WAR IN CHINA
Eradication of ‘Blind Dens’ Is
Sought by Opponents of
‘Pipe Smoking.’
SHANGHAI, June 23.—With reports of
International Anti-Opium Association de
claring that the opium poppy is being
grown extensively in certain provinces of
China and that much of the suffering
from famine is caused by the planting
of the poppy instead of wheat, a nation
wide campaign against opium now is
under way.
An investigation of opium smoking
here reveals the facts that palatial opium
'V.ns of this city—world famous a few
years ago—have disappeared; that the
wealthy Chinese are smoking the "pipe”
Jr. beautifully fitted rooms in their own
Aomes; that the poorer class** seek out
badly-kept dens, carefully hidden, and
•hat the coolie class has resorted to
>pium tea.
I'p until 1917, when the dens were
closed by law. the opium palaces were
rhe most popular gathering places of
the Chinese.
There were two famous opium palaces
in Shanghai—the Nan Chen Sing and the
T’eh Chin Sing. With some twenty-four
other dens they were licensed and under
police protection. To-day these famous
dens have been transformed Into
Chinese theaters and tea houses, and the
American tourist in Shanghai In search
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VONNEGUT
of a thrill will find visiting an opfum
den practically impossible.
OPILM DENS
WELL KIIt.MSHEI).
Time was when opium smoking was
considered qnite the thing. The palaces
were beautifully fitted, with private
rooms where the patrou could receive a
iiessagc, shave, haircut, manicure, meals,
Irink-anything his luxury-loving heart
lesired.
In the winter the dens were com
fortably heated, while In the summer
electric fans or punkahs. pulled by
Chinese boys, cooled the rooms.
The “kong,” or great opium couch,
arranged to accommodate two smokers,
the lamp and other smoking equipment
being placed In the center, was the chief
article of furniture. The “bong” was
made of lacquer or red wood and was
richly Inlaid and intricately carved.
An air of culture characterized the
place. Paintings by old masters hung
on the walls, rare porcelains adorned the
rooms, and masses of growing plants and
blossoming flowers were artistically
irranged.
Public sentiment approved of the dens.
They were social centers, and business
running into the thousands of dollars
i was often transacted.
i Today sentiment has swung to the op
; posite extreme. The dens, which are
i illegal, are run with great secrecy arid
, are in constant danger of being dis
| covered and raided by the police.
According to Jabin Hsu, one of the
i leading members of the Anti-Opium As
j sociatlon of Shanghai, the opium den
• of today has deteriorated Into one Nntall
i room, crowded with beds —not tne
| luxurious "kongs”—in order to allay
I suspicion in case of a raid. As many as
I ten coolies crowd into the room for a
I smoke.
I The den is hidden behind a fruit shop,
jin the rear of a hot-water shop (the
Chinese sell boiling water by the pall),
or in a side room of a Chinese restaurant.
Often the room is a blind and entered by
a sliding door or the old trick of going
through a wardrobe. When a raid is
planned the opium den manager often Is
tipped off by the mysterious system of
the underworld, the opium-smoking
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES
squipment hidden and the smokers
rushed out through a secret passage.
It is only since 1917, when the dens
became illegal, that the element of
mystery has entered into their history,
for when licensed they were as open and
aboveboard as the teashop.
The poorer Chinese, who cannot afford
:5 r
Four Kurtzmann
Grands
Most every one is familiar with ‘he high
standards maintained In
Kurtzmann. The regular priced
of these instruments was $1,200; M II.J
Fire Sale price * \J sJ
Player Rolls
lOc, 27c, 4 for $ 1.00
55c, 2 for ©I.OO
Saved from our fire. Standard makes, word
and instrumental. Many newest hiss on sale
it these prices.
even the cheapest dens, visit the shops
where opium tea, made from the dregs
of the opium, is sold. Because of the
i growing sentiment against opium smok
ing and the difficulty in smuggling it the
Japanese, according to reports, are carry
'll g on a tremendous business in cocaine
and morphia in China.
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JUNE 23,1922.
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