Arizona republican., 1911-03-04
 WAS RA|DED Government Officials Seize
 Struggled Opium FOUR PHOENIX HOP JOINTS
They Were Found Last Night Operating in Ori- ental Splendor With a Big Supply of Dream Powder

The Celestial City. or the Celestial portion of this city, was raided last evening by Deputy United States Marshal Andersen of Phoenix, H. $. Creighton. special agent of customs from Nogales. Theodore Olea of the sheriffs office. and Inspector of Gus toms George Sayre of Nogales. who invaded it's precincts with the ex- pectatiOn of finding smuggled opium and several hop joints in operation Their expectations were realized, and the Phoenix Chinamen were found to be no better than the Chinamen of other places, for in the houses which form the Chinatown of Phoenix four opium dens were discovered. all in full blast and packed to the doors with hop-smoking chinks.
 The results of the raid were eleven very elegant pipes. nine of which were made of the conventional bamboo. one of lockwood and the other of cactus inlaid with mother of pearl. a pipe which must have given its user the most transporting dreams and vis- ions. When these articles were brought to the sheriffs office, with tWenty-siX small cans of opium, and five large ones, and spread out on a table. they made a very impressive showing. and spoke strongly for the law abiding tendencies of the Chi nese citizens. The value of the opium and pipes taken from the resorts which were raided last evening will come close to $1,OOO.
 Special Agent Creighton and h. spector Sayre arrived from NOgales last Thursday morning for the ex- press purpose of assisting the Phoe- nix officers in raiding the Chinatown district, of which they had heard re- ports which gave them ground to think that the law had not been ob- served. Last evening about o'clock the officers and marshals sallied forth from the court house with the intention of getting to the bottom of the matter and they made their way to the suspected houses without de- lay No resistance was either found or expected, but they were prepared tO enforce the law by force, had it been necessary.
 In four of the houses which were entered opium and smokers were discovered, and they made short work of cOnfiscating all opium and pipes. and also with putting the prOprietOrs in durance vile. In one of the houses entered where the hop smokers were most thickly. there was a great scramble made for the doc. by visitors, who were not pleased to think of the publicity which was cer- tain to be given their infringement of the laws restricting restorts of this character, but the door was barred by the brawny forms of the raiders. who had not stopped to send in their cards. and the majority of Chinamen who were present in the houses at the time of the raid were brought to the sheriff's office. One Chinaman had an eXcruciating pain in the stomach at the moment of the officers entrance. and placing his hand in the pit of his abdomen. moaned most pitifully. Me welly sick. We wante go home" but with
 
 in with the others by the marshals and taken to the court house.
 The houses which were found to he breaking the law were as follows: Louie Lem, Joe Lee, Yellow Dick and Yee Jn. Their case will come up this morning before Court Commits sioner JohnstOne. It will be impos- sible for them to present any defense. as they were caught with the goods" and will have to take the consequences.
 By S:30 last night the Celestials had been rounded up and their goods placed on the desk of the sheriff for inspection. The rooms of the office were filled with curious visitors. and by Chinese magnates. arranging bail for the prisoners. some of whom managed to evade the alternative of sleeping in jail. but it is certain that all will appear this morning
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