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The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-22
HOUSE OF 100 ROOMS
 SHOCKS PHILADELPHIA

The most terrible house in Phila 0elphia" lies on Race street betwce' lice of the sixth district. almost with
 in the very shadow of their station died rooms. in the doorway of which Lot long ago, slant eyed, evil-facc1 duel with a rival tongman, across the street.
 This house of d hundred rooms Is not new to the police. They have long known 1t as a place of gambling of Illicit love affairs between Chinese and white women, and of opium dens. But ir the raid made immediately after the duel, the police found the place even worse than they had thought.
 By actual count the dark, narrow passageways of the house are lined by ten gambling rooms, and twenty-five opium ucnS. The itmi ildtf ol the rooms are occupied by Chinese men and American girls the later, for the most part less than twenty years old.
 Some of the rooms in the house are deliberately furnished These are oc- cupied by the professional Chinese gamblers, who wear American clothes speak English with little accent, and are apparently as luXurN- loving as the most idle son of an idle rich family. The furnishings of the rooms of the gamblers are almost effeminate il their lavishness. And they are spot ltssly clean.
 But the rooms of the others Chinese those who gamble with these pro- fessionals. are almost indescribably seualid and filthy. In the main they are all alike. In one corner. probably resting on d soap box, will be a smal Il rusty and evil smelling gas stove, on which, perhaps u badly chopped tea pot will be steaming. Hung from II. ils dotting the four walls will he Z, kaleidOscopic array of clothes blu jackets. yellow jackets. green jackets thin, baggy trousers of all colors. bat. tered hats and here and there a pair of badly worn Chinese shoes.
 on the floor. save for the soap box which holds the stove. practically all the space is taken u by beds by hard beard covered with bamboo and ~tretched across trunks. as supports. ''l ere are no bed clothes, and the pill lows consist either of tiny oblong boys of yellow pine. or of square vasea of china They are what the police| calI opium beds" The occupants usel them only when they smoke the pop py drug of their native country which, %. ir the house of q hundred rooms--l the police say they do every night. They sleep with their clothes on, usually with their opium pipes lying UeSIuc lItIn. WHtTt II ltli tIIft hands when the drug lullcd them intol ir rsensibility.
 The rooms are small dark. dingyI and filled with q horrible EtcnCh. They seem veritablc breeding places of death-yet is command thing fo one of these rooms, measuring perl haps twelve feet square, to he occu- pied by ten Chinese. On the secondl floor of the house recently a reporterl for the Press counted eight men inI one room. Seven were sound asleep,j overcome with opium. The eighth wa smoking. and his eyes were just be- ginning to take on the dull lea1en glaze which marks the approach of =
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-22

Philip Kessler.
 Constance bench Puzzle gulch. w. L. ';ettitS
 I.lizab' th group and Gertrude group "h in creek ( has. D. Jones
 N%.'dn. l>: do extension. Pr"si;l"ut "'' 'Itnn@ ,.r lead of Mountain cre"I, ,IrLn !. lIougcn
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-22

The cameIs are coming! Tho cameis are coming! The cameIs are coming to town Close up the house. gather up all the kids and see them at Eagle hall. Saturday night. Program starts la 8:30 sharp.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-22
WEATHER REPORT.
January

| .t,oN,
 Barometer 90 r" inches Weather Partly cloudy Wind NE. 1 miles per hour.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-22
SHIELDS CASES UP.
Nugget Special Service.

SEATTLE. Jan. 3l Tn" trial ui
 today.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24
FULL VALUATION IS URGED
System Now IN Vogue Dccricd--Morc
Equitable Adjustment Advised.

Need Of assessment az full value Of
all property In order to insure more
equitable valuation and n better syH-
tom Of taxation In Utah was cmpha-
sized at the sessions OF the first con-
ference OF tax officials OF the state
Thursday at Salt Lake city. The
meeting was well attended the ioung-
ing room Of the commercial club be-
Ing filled with tax officials from all
parts OF the state. mcmbcrs-clect OF
the legislature and other Interested
persons
The present system OF assessment
and taxation Of property. especially of
land. was decried by the speakers
and the efforts ~ all were directed TO
find better one. The object of the
meeting. which was called by Gov.
william spry. wus explained In the
address OF welcome delivered by pa
yld " ttHnn. secretary 81 state ana
acting governor In the absence from
the state Of Governor SprN and also
In the response by John Watson.
member Of the state board Of oadali-
zation Mr.. Watson declared that
actual equalization wa desired In or
der that the tax revenue might bc in
creased and az the same time the
burden On the whole people decreased.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24
DoNTs ron SANTA CLAUS.

DO not decorate Christmas trees
with paper. cotton or other inflam-
mablc material. Fircproof docora-
lions are sold IN the stores Of the
city and practically every ornament
can he made fireproof.
Have the tree secured and arranged
In such way that children reaching
Tor presents on the tree viii not tip II
over
DO not use cotton 90 represent snow
Use asbestos fiber mineral wool.
DO not leave an illuminated tree
unmatched.
DO not use ornaments made OF cell
luloid,
DO not leave the tree IN the house
after Christmas. AS Il then becomes
dry. It's twigs fun OF roHin and IL In
Just "A torch waiting for the flame.
Water. sand or fire eXtinguishers
should be handy To the tree and ready
for instant use.
The Santa Claus costume, with It's
cotton batting trimming. long whisk-
ers and wig OF different materials
should be dipped In alum TO be made
firepToof,
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24
WANTS BOUNTY ON COYOTES
woolgrowcr-' Association Of the State
Plans to Interest Government.

Predatory animals. destructive 20
the flocks and herds on the ranges of
Utah may have Uncle Samuel TO
reckon with n the efforts Of the Off
GERS Of the Utah woolgrowers' asso-
citation to interest the federal govern
ment In stock protection prove sue
ccssful Appeals TO congress are be-
ing made by the association To- have
federal bounty placed upon preda-
tory animals. especially the coyote. II
has been pointed out that the ma
tlonai reserves furnish breeding
ground for the coyote. the most dan
gerous enemy 60 sheep. and the posi-
ton Is taken by sheepmen that the
government ought 90 assist In keep
ing down these pests.
Information OF the action Of the
state association In appealing to con-
gress for help with regard TO the
predatory animal problem was given
out TO sheep owners In cards recently
mailed from the office % e. y. Stew
art. secretary Of the association. The
cards also requested woolgrowers not
Co contract their 1915 output OF wool
unless for prices much In advance OF
those OF 1914. According 90 the cir
cular card the outlook for high prices
and prosperous year generally In the
sheep industry are excellent
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24

contained a huge relief map OF Utah.
made for the expositions committee
| by the state agricultural college. This
map. which shows all the political di-
visions. physical features and re-
sources of the state generally. will
have a prominent place in the state
building.
That the travel 20 the cOas, in 1855
viii be very large IN evidenced by the
fact that already the u. n u. O.
has booked fifty special trains and
many more are expected. =. a. Wad-
leigh. general passenger agent. states
that the big tourist movement he eN-
meets to begin about March. Mr.. wad-
leigh believes that his road will ham
die az least one-fourth OF the coast
wise passenger traffic.
w n. Hurtgen Of Myton stopped
over In Price Tuesday on his way 10
Milwaukee. Mr. Hurtgcn Is prOmin-
ently interested In the ranch and cat
tie business In the Antelope district
Of the reservation and In going east
for the purpose OF soliciting capital
for the starting OF a packing plant at
Myton. Several people here are will
ing to take stock In the enterprise
and at least one prominent Price resi-
dent has expressed his desire OF taxi
ing a good bunch OF stock In the pro-
posed project
Ray Ice and wife are In from Wells
To- spend Christmas In Price. Mat
ters are booming at the Wells and
there are more sheep on the desert
this winter than ever before. A. q
result the station In doing a thriving
business In grain aud provisions The
Nine Mile road II now In better shape
than In years and M a result Il II
lined with frcighters from Vcrnai and
reservation points Nernai. Roose-
Welt and Myton are uniting In an ef-
fort TO make the Pricc-Myton road
the established thoroughfarc 60 and
from the reservation and Ashley val
Icy.
The Grant County journal ~ Prai-
rie city. ore. tells Of rich gold
strike made last week by JEFF For
roster. y brother uf John Forester 81
Price and In which the latter H. hair
interested. In regard 90 the strike
the oregon paper Hays. JEFF Forces
ter came In from his claim this week
with the report Of find that may
moan the ophir will pay from now on.
tie panncd some loose dirt that he
states will go u hundred dollars Co the
ton. and he SAYS that there ~ a lot
Of A. lie has made arrangements
with two other men 10 work his claims
and they viii soon start operations
with a machine for dry placcring
This apparatus ~ some sort ~ fan
arrangement which screens and fans
the dirt until only the gold remains"
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24
STATE wooLGRowERs
TO NEI-r ~ JANUARY

on January ~ the annual meeting
of the Utah State woolRrowcrr' ASSOC
citation viii be- held NJ the Hotel Utah.
George Austin. president ~ the assoc
citation. and g. u. Stewart. secretary.
have mailed notices of the meeting Co
all members The number OF re-
aponHcH to the notices ln greater than
In any other year and the officers look
forward Co one % the largest gather
inga In the history % the organization.
The meeting ~ the association held In
November. Just prior Co the National
wooigrnwcrs' convention, was "a Hpc-
cial one.
Officers viii De elected for the COM
ing year at the January convention.
There viii be only one main subject
before the convention for discussion
that OF predatory animals. The great
damage which has been done 20 live
stock during the past year through
the ravagcH 81 coyotes has caused the
shcepmen Of the state Co devote Kpe-
cial attention 90 this animal II n
possible that the legislative committee
will propose a. the convention meas
urcH which Il desires 90 be enacted
into law by tho Legislature. which viii
be In session az that time. The sheep
men win urge the legislature a. make
"a large appropriation Tor hountica on
predatory animals and ALSO viii urge
the passage Of o. uniform bounty law.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24
DIXIE DEMOCRAT SLATED
FOR SPEAKER on HOUSE

David n. Morris. representative for
years and years from 81 George.
Wellington county. has announced
that he will be "a candidate for the
EpoakorHhip OF the house Of rcprenon-
tntivcs at the coming legislative SEES
sion. Mr.. Morris II one OF the most
widely known democrats In the state
and has been In the legislature con-
tinuously Tor the last dozen years
This however. will be his first
term In which the democrats will not
have been In the minority The re-
puhlicana have onc-half the mcmbcr-
ship la the lower house and the DEM
ocrats. progrcsHiyca a"d one socialist
member when united. comprise the
other half OF the membership.
There was only one time during the
past decade that Morris fate nH rep
Preventative from Washington county
was at all In doubt The exact pay-
Geological time makes no particular
difference. but as matter of fact Il
was when the last legislature was
chosen that elected senator Smoot 30
the upper house Washington county
II almost entirely composed Of n Nor
mon population which n 40 strongly
democratic that nomination on the
bourbon ticket has been equivalent 10
AN election. The republican county
organization until very recent years
existed but In activities were produc-
tive Of meager results.
one chairman. however, hit upon "a
scheme In az least make Morris sic up
and observe what was going on. Just
before the election he got small
handful In which he eXhorted the
people 10 vote for the republican can
didato for the legislature and there
by sustain Apostle Smoot." Many OF
the electors thought Il incumbent up
on them 90 aid In the recollection OF
Senator Smoot as he was a high
churchman and not few considered
Il IA matter In which the head OF the
church was anxious about The chair
man OF the central committee hap
pened TO be a gentle. which gave
Morris the opportunity % make the
following answer 20 the circular: ANY
time that President Smith wishes 10
instruct you In the way you should
vote, he viii not do Il through a
blankety blank GENTLE" Morris won
out but by n reduced margin.
Representative Morris has for years
been chairman OF the third house.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24
chrlstmns Man RECORD. breaker.

Washington. Dec. 22.-To handle
the greatest volume OF Christmas mail
In the history OF the postoffice II has
been found necessary to purchase ad-
ditional equipment In the open mar
ket.
The department has been supplied
with 1000 mail bags "A day for six
months. but yesterday 90 provide in
creased equipment. particularly for use
In large cities. $4,000 burlap bags
we're purchased and another large or
der probably viii be placed today.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24
The Wisdom i'm Saving

man a a teaches another to
a be by
I'm
by heao fire flood I WIN
legal holidays and week days all the
rotno a Of
throughout all eternity and then
bank It will be slave that drinks
needs
the
nd speculation that anything
PRICE SAVINGS BANK.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24
SUPERINTENDENT MARCUSEN
APPORTIONS SCHOOL FUNDS

Distribution OF the county school
funds In the hands OF tho county
treasurer December Lot has been
made by County Superintendent Carl
n. Marcusen. The apportionment was
made on a basis OF s3.7t per capita.
The total number OF pupils In the
county Is 2733. The total amount OF
apportionment Is s1O.221.42. which
has been distributed as follows:
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24
MOTHER or THos, FoUTs DEAD.

ThOs. FOuts. county attorney-elect
OF Carbon county, returned Friday OF
last week from Collyer. Kan, where
he was called 10 attend the last III
ness OF his mother. Mrs. Nancy Fouts
OF that place. Mr.. Fouts arrived but
few hours before the death OF his
mother, who was So years OF age.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24
PRICE AND VICINITY

Mrs. Lewis Evans Is visiting reia-
tives in Salt Lake City this week.
Mrs. Mut Miller is spending the
holidays vi.h relatives In ogden
Joseph Nielsen Of Huntington was
a bushes visitor In Price this week.
VIM. Broeiser returned Tuesday
from a business trip 20 Salt Lake city.
r. NJ. Sumner returned Friday OF
last week from a business trip 20 Salt
Lake city
Miss Dorotha Rasmussen went over
to her homo at Mt Pleasant Tuesday
for Christmas
Miss Anna Frost Of the high school
left sunday for her home az Ephraim
to spend the holidays
J. W. McGann. the Mt. Pleasant
cigar maker. was business visitor In
Price the first Of the week
Mayor and Mrs. Carl gundcrson
and children returned from a visit o.
Mt Pleasant Tuesday night
The commissioners held a short
session Monday but transacted little
business aud passed no bills.
Austin Morley. the brick mason. left
this morning FOR Mt Pleasant Co
spend ChriEtmaH with the folks
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest James ~ Salt
Lake city were visitors az the J. N.
James home the last of the week.
Mcclure Wilson H. confined 60 the
house with an aggravated ease Of cry
sipelas on the left side of the face.
w n. Davis. now located nj Hunt
ington with the studcbakcr Bros. COM
papy. was transacting business In
Price yesterday.
Miss Gladys Ncims In home from
the University OF Utah to spend the
holidays with her parents. MIR. and
Mira q. T.. helms.
Mrs clyde carruthcrs Of Butte arr
rived the first OF the week Co spend
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mcclure Wilson.
Miss Lcona Jensen. stonographer
at the Price Commercial and Savings
bank. left Wednesday for her home at
Nj Pleasant for the holidays
J. IT, James. who has been taking
medical treatment for his heart In
Salt Lake city the past month. II
greatly improved and able Co be out OF
his bed.
wilford Smith r. home from the
brigham Young University 60 spend
Christina with his parents lie IN aa-
sisting In the holiday rush at the
poHtoffice.
Fred Woods IN taking advantage Of
the Christmas holiday az the u, OF a.,
and visiting his parents here until
the university opens after the first
% the year.
w T. Barton, cattle foreman for
Preston Nutter, visited In Price Mon
day llc recently returned from "A
pleasure trip 90 Arizona and other
places In the Southwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. g. Jones' formerly
% Price but now al Long Beach. Cal,
are the proud parents OF a new baby
hoy born December 10Th. Both mo-
Their and babe are doing nicely.
KID Davis. the pugilist-ranoher OF
Cleveland, spent the first OF the week
In Price. lie h just completing a new
house on his place. Conditions In his
section he says are very quiet this
winter.
The Catholics OF Price viii hold SER
vices Sunday morning at 1880 o'clock
ia the east room OF the Tavern Hotel.
Father Bona OF Salt Lake will offioi-
ate The public Is cordially invited to
be In attendance.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24

IF you buy new furniture you Will
be happy not only on New Years day but ALL
the year. It Will delight you each time
you enter your home.
In our store you Will find the best
furniture In style and durab1l 1ty, and at
the most reasonable PRICE.
Don't you need some d1n1ng-room
furniture for that New Year. 8 d1nner2
EASTERN UTAH FURNITURE 6 UNDERTAKING CO.,
Pace T1ngley
Opposite the Banks, Main ST.. Price.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24

Owing 10 our large stock OF season.
able gifts for the Holidays we antici-
pate quite rush fross now ON, and
would advise all desiring articles TO
be engraved, 10 purchase early, giving
us time TO do our best la this respect.
Make your dollar go further by buy
Ing quality goods at right prices.
Elite Jewelry Co., Price, Utah.--Advt.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-24

Our Job department IL up to date
rry US on that next order OF printing
The Advocate.-Advt.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08
POLICEMEN GET VACATIONS.

The Board of Public Safety
granted vacations for the first ten
days of August to N. Warren,
Sergeant Martin McCue, John G.
Smith and Edward Kennedy, who
will return to their posts on Monday.
Those who will take their vacations
next week are ]. P. Enright, Lieut..
Edward Pulford, Capt. Joseph
Adams, s. l.. Wickham, Lieut.. Ira
Hutchinson, George Schnepp, John NJ.
Malley, James Twohig. Sergeant j.
NJ. Ridge, Fred st. John, Joseph
Clark and Mike Scanlon, the last
ten days being granted to Edward
McElliott, Anton Mayer, Sergeant
Pat O'Hearn, Lieut.. Jesse o. Rees
G. w. Ruf, Sam Thompson, G. o.
Browning, Henry Otte, Lieut.. Ed
ward Callahan, Corporal Charles
McGlynn, John M. Deely, M. f.
Dooling, Frank Leitsch and Sergeant
W. A. Webb.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08
FOR woMAN's EYE.
Skirts are being made wider.
Brocades are again in fashion.

Skirts are being made wider.
Brocades are again in fashion,
Bordered fabrics are coming into
favor.
Coats are much longer and fuller
at the hem.
Velvet hats, preferably black. are
the last word in style.
Hats are not to be laden down
with trimming this fall.
The swathed sash is a novelty
which has come TO stay.
The canotler or broad-brimmed
sailor hat has caught on.
Taffeta sashes are fashion note
that is being struck very frequently
now.
White taffetas and white washing
tuile are being made up in fall
frocks.
All black and all white and suits
Of that single combination continue
In favor.
Satin-figured chambrays are
among the fashionable materials for
children's dresses.
Many OF the newest pique waist
coats have large sailor collars which
back over the coat.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08
CONVENTIONS.

The forty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union of America will be held at
Niagara Falls, August 11-14.
The Catholic Press Association Of
America will meet In Detroit, Mich,
September 1915.
The third biennial meeting Of the
National Conference OF Catholic
Charities will be held at the Cath
Ollie University, Washington, ID. c.,
September 20-23.
At Baltimore the thirteenth ma
tional convention OF the American
Federation of Catholic Societies will
take place September 1870.
On September rs. delegates from
the leading Catholic fraternal in
surance societies will hold congress
in Baltimore.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08
GENEROUS PREACHER.

Rev. Rudolph Cook. pastor of the
Christian church at Trinidad. Col.
has suggested d memorial TO Miss
Susie Gilchreest. for twenty-five
years teacher in the Trinidad pub
lie schools. Miss Gilchreest was
Catholic and died last month at her
home In Denver. Rev. Cook GER
tainly has the right spirit and makes
the first subscription.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08
DATE CHANGED.

At the request OF tn Hibernians
of Boyd county the da'e OF the State
convention OF the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians has been postponed from
September rs to September 14-15
at Coyington, and state President
p. J. Welsh has notified all OF the
County Presidents accordingly.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08

DIVISION 3.
Meets Every Monday Night, Eigh-
teenth and Portland,
President-John M. Maloney.
Vice President-Matt j. O'Brien.
Recording Secretary = John p.
Price.
Financial Secretary-John j. Hes
sion, Jr.
Treasured. j. Dougherty.
Sergeant at Arms Martin j.
Kallaher.
Sentinel-Thomas Noon.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08
FOR YOUNG MEN.

The movement TO interest the
young mems societies In the Catholic
German-American and other parishes
In the apologize. educational and
social work OF the Central verein.
which movement began several years
ago. urged mostly by the young men
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08

themselves, will be greatly advanced
at the convention in Pittsburgh next
week. The idea is to form a ma
tional organization that will help
young mems organizations to eff
fectively advance themselves, spir-
itually, intellectually and socially,
and to cooperate with each other
and with the national body. Features
appealing to the young men will be
employed
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.
A. O. H.

DIVISION 4.
Meets at Falls City Hall on First
and Third Tuesdays.
President-Thomas Tarpy.
Vice President - Henry McDer-
mott.
Recording Secretary - Walter
Cusick.
Financial Secretary-Joseph Far
rell.
TIeasurer-Thomas keenan,, Sr.
Sergeant-at-Arms-Tim Lyons.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08

DIVISION 2.
Meets First Thursday at st. Will
Jams Hall, Thirteenth and Oak.
President-C. ]. Ford.
Vice President. ]. Sullivan.
Recording Secretary = John T..
Keaney.
Treasurer Welsh.
Sergeant-at-Arms - ]. Cunning
ham.
Sentinel-Thomas Harmon.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-08
". M. L.
MACKIN COUNCIL. 2O5.

MACKIN COUNCIL, 200.
Meets Monday Evenings at Club
House, 344 North Twenty-sixth.
President-George ]. Thornton.
First Vice President-John Ken
ney.
Second Vice President = Fred
Schiller.
Recording Secretary =. John R.
Barry.
Financial Secretary-Will Cassin.
Treasurer-Sebastia Hubbuch.
Marshal-Raymond e. Schott.
Inside Standardization Schott.
Outside Sentinel. e. Crater.
Executive Committee-F. G. Ad
ans, George Simonis, Frank Geiler,
w. A. Link, Chas. Schiller.