Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

tectfve Armstrong OF the sixth
precinct, who climbed theron the
night of August Fl, simultaneously with
the arrest Of several Chinese merchants
for alleged illicit sales OF opium in vio-
lation of the new District pharmacy law.
Now. following the arrest Of six Chinese
merchants and Chinatown pharmacist
10 date, the eyes Of Washington are turn
ing to Chinatown. nesting almost I'M
recognized within the shadow Of the big
dome of the Capitol.
That the police. while not charging the
Cinnamon with running "hop joints
wherein white patrons may hit the pipe"
have had suspicious that many OF the
merchants were making a business of
selling the product Of the poppy through
TIE city TO users was evidenced by the
first raid of the officers Of the sixth pre-
cinct on the night OF August 81. when
Lee Quong of 346 Pennsylvania avenue:
Moy Sins. 314 Pennsylvania avenue; Lee
Lou. $40 Pennsylvania avenue, and Moy
Lou. BIS Pennsylvania avenue were found
in the tolls when the police dragnet
manned by Lieut.. Hodges. Precinct De-
tectfve Armstrong. Sergt. Curry and
ooners was drawn to the surface in the
Chinese quarter
The following morning they were ar
raigned in Police Court on charges of
having violated the pharmacy law in re-
soiu W tHe sale OI opium, ana, demand
ing jury trials, each gave bail of 500.
Following these discoveries Lee Sing
Chinese pharmacist. was arrested Sep
TENDER ?. He also demanded jury trial
and was released on 800 bond
On the night following the arrest of
Sing. two more Chinese merchants were
taken to the sixth precinct They are
Lee Sung. 346 Pennsylvania avenue, and
Lee Mong. 32o Pennsylvania avenue
Mong was released on bond of 500
while Sung had to place collateral of 500.
The trials of the Cinnamon will not take
place until October
Like a great, good-natured dragon,
whose vari-colored hide peeps through
the foliage of the jungle where he lies.
sleeps Washington's Chinatown But here
and there are the outward indications
that 400 of the 800 and more Cinnamon
I'D this city are working, living and dying.
worshiping the god of their fathers, in
their own way. and leading strangely
peaceful and law-abiding lives, as far as
the ordinances of the white man go. UNI
recognized in the heart of the nations
capital.
Where TO find its inner workings: how
TO know its deniZens. to learn to under
stand the organizations which in this city
take the place of the tongs of larger Chi
nese settlements. is given to few of the
central office detective only. And fewer
still know the Vaccinations of the mystic
rfous inner circle" the real life of the
Chinaman In America. The secrets are
guarded well and hidden behind barred
doors. hidden passageways and screened
interiors.
Along lower Pennsylvania avenue, prin-
cipally between Sd and 9th streets north
west. on both sides, appear signs. among
which are those of the Quong Kee, Sue
Lung. Tuck Chong, Charlie Lee Sue and
Charlie Lee Hung companies, with their
display windows filled with things of
jade and of silver and china. These are
the outward manifestations of a China
town. the existence of which is actually
known to few.
As everywhere. the three ruling pas
sions OF the Chinese nature are money,