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The Washington times., 1922-06-11
Just How the Opium Users
Arrange Their "Snoke Parties"

When the party of men and women have arrived TO
their opium debauch they all take places upon larg
divan or couch This shaped twice three times large
than fullsized bed it may, again, be circular. Tn
mixing and the baking Of the opium then begins In tn
centre of the opium couch the little oil lamp is placed
The chef who cooks the pill at the head of the couch
placed he manipulate the utensils the lamp
The of opium resembling in way small tin of toma
toes though the is square, is within reach and tn
whole outfit rests a silver tray. There is opium
pipe-a long bamboo Ivory affar-for the whole party
The party then reclines, except the chef They lie
first woman, then man next his head resting on he
stomach. The third guest is woman whose head rest
the stomach Of the man just preceding her in tn
circle and it goes till the complete circle is made Th
lamp consists of little hollow bowl, filed with olive oil
wick out of this into small burner equipped witt
a chimney, not unsimilar to the chimney OF lantern
though it is very much smaller.
When the lamp is lighted as all the guests lie abou
waiting the opium chef takes instrument called tbs
needle long and delicate, and dips it into the Of
opium With it he winds the sticky mixture about,
then he lifts out enough of the dark brown sticky gum
like stuff twist into pill about the shape of larg
pea. When he has made this into an opium pill he hold
it the lamp and cooks it in the slow fire of the oil
fed wick turning it constantly in the fame After f
minutes the needle is removed from the fame and the pill
is dropped into the bowl of the pipe Then with al
ceremony the pipe passed to the first user who lower
the bowl the lamp to keep the opium hot
great BREATH long inhaled peaceful, deliberate slow
is the breath with which the opium smoker inhales hi
stupefyng drug This is very different from the shor
whiffs with which one smokes cigarette He smokes fo
FIVE ten minutes Then he recnes, relaxed He passe
back the pipe and the Chef by this time has prepar
another pill for the next smoker After cleaning out th'
bowl Of the opium pipe with cloth called Sowey Poo ant
instrument called the Yensh Cow, he again fills tn,
bowl and passes it to the next smoker In this way tn
pipe goes the rounds Of the waiting circle and TIN
guests give themselves up to the magic drug its eect
make themselves felt on the company.
There never is any difference Of opinion at prope
opium party. There is any discordance. Then
never any pickering There is always perfect peace
For under opium, the most violent gunman would be
kindness to his worst enemy
The Washington times., 1922-06-11

TRULY situated a Few miles
up the Hudson River. He
is a genial host, and de-
lights in having weekend
parties where ten or a
dozen criminals of the ar
istocracy of the Under
world gather at his invita-.
ton for "reminiscences, con-
situations and a good time.
The "good time" al
ways includes the opium
pipe. I have been a guest
several times in years past
at Dams house parties. A
well-filled wine cellar, a
box of excellent cigars and
very well prepared meals
were, of course, to be ex-
pected. But the attractive
novelty at Dams Summer
home, which the crooks
especially appreciated, was
the big, circular, soft-cush-
ioned divan. Here on this
big, round lounge, among
soft pillows, the men
and women of his social
circle in the Underworld
stretched out and chatted
The Washington times., 1922-06-11
Margaret Hill
with the a
trapping
Vari0u
and Ruin i

opium chef who understands how to manipulate tn
opium utensils. I
Furthermore, opium smoking is a sociable vice. s
that the devotee finds the greatest pleasure in on
when accompanied by friends and in the midst of luxu
rous surroundings Since the law has become so stric
all this is hard to arrange at any time Besides it is
pensive. When opium Smoked for instance in apart
ment it takes $12 worth of adhesive tape first thing
seal the doors and windows that the fumes will not se
out and tell the neighbors what going behind thosf
doors They have to be cemented securely about eacl
crevice for nothing is stronger pungent easily
detected than the odor of opium. n'" T.
The increasing difficulty of getting the right surround
ings and the increasing expenses both tend to bring h
smoker to drugs which easily handled and as
stronger For it must always be remembered that the
drug addict steadily larger and larger doses An
also the addict goes his earning power becomes es
and less with the deterioration of mind and body ths
it is long before he she afford the low
est opium dens. Hence, the pleasure smoker of opium
becomes the needy, aching, insstent of
phne heroin Morphine is so per cent stronger thar
opium and hern is 100 per cent stronger than morphine
The procedure of an opium party is almost ritual
almost precisely ordered the giving of communioI
in church the first Sunday of the month First Of ALL tn
guests at any really epicurean opium party wei
chosen Nosey gabby women or boiserous men who tel
loud stories asked second time. But the
and the who feel poesy in their souls, who
lend themselves in all luxury to the influence Of the deadly
relaxing drug, always welcome. At every wellor
dered opium party there is the host and the chef wh
cooks the opium pills 1t is considered
plishment to be good chef Sometimes the host may b.
the chef also. I remember wellknown star
New York who rather prdes himself upon the skill witt
which he mixes and cooks the little brown opium pills fo
his guests,
The Washington times., 1922-06-11

and smoked and dozed off into dreams, while Dams
skilled attendant cooked the DOPE filled the pipes and
mnistered to the guests from the little opening in the
centre of that remarkable round divan And they
lounged many scarcely leaving the cushions from Satur
day around Monday morning until it time to motor
back to town.
The Washington times., 1922-06-11

th her. would have been the poorer by few pounds
the owner Of some drug could not make any Of
As have said in previous chapters myself was once
mly bound in slavery to drugs, but with a struggle
,ich almost cost me my life broke the chains have
much of the unspeakable misery which from
ugs both in the Underworld and in the dramatic pro-
fession, and sometimes among those who have
wealth, position and everything to live for, that
feel very strongly on the subject.
There is nothing in drugs which is worth while.
Ihave experimental with every drug, and know.
The lure of the drug is really fictitious fantasy.
Y The delightful dreams while under the influence
are paid for thousand times than they
worth by the reaction and misery after the dreams
are over.
have said before that the criminal Underworld
is stepped and saturated in drugs. The high-class
criminals hold themselves well under control; they
must absolutely keep their heads clear and be able
to think straight and bring to bear the quick re-
sourcefulness which criminals must have at their
instant command.
But in their leisure hours and between jobs"
these master minds Of the Underworld lapse into
indulgence in drugs. know of very prosperous
high-class criminal, whose Summer house is beau
The Washington times., 1922-06-11

n the point Of asking the cab drosr what he
to- but opened the door Of the cab instead
Uhen my astonshn,ent from of the darkness
stretch forth the of The fingers Of the hand
carefully nearly hidden by Of
u hch pokIed strangely against the
dark interior of the cab. She a drug peddier"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-11-03

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-17
Extra Nice Home

stuart Avenue, : rooms and sleeping
porch: detached: hot-watcr heat
hardwood floors all over, > tile baths.
Possession any time.
MOOREFIELD K BLAKE. INC.
Rpnltprs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-17

Byrd Park" Apartment. rooms
and bath.
1920 West Franklin. /" rooms. mod
cru garage.
1921 West Grace. rooms. modern,
garage.
2907 Floyd Avenue. s rooms, mod
crn.
29l2 Brook Road. IL rooms. modern
210S Hanover Avenue, first fiat, &
rooms aud bath.
1919 West Broad, store and second
floor.
1921 West BROAD. store and second
floor corner.
5l2 East Main. store.
CHARLES 4. ROSE co.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-17
For Sale

stuart Avennc. W "SIeF Of h hSnns on
rooms. baths. oak floors all over
house. double sleeping porch CEN
cloScdJ. fun cellar with laundry.
"iHc ana deep lot: ready to move IN
l"'"vo-'r"ve Avcnui home. SINH
lar 10 the above. in beautiful location
on this highly desirable street.
81 ,5OO-coTncr modern new home
OF rooms and garage. on FLOW.
Avenue. west OF the Boulevard. This
Is a gem and has an attic.
s.ioo-Nicc Groom modern home
on good cross street. well lighted
and well built: lot large enough for
garage.
.$lI.co0--On Hanover Avenue. eas,
OF Meadow. detached. modern. OAK
hoors all over house.
s5.s5c-Dclawarc Avenue. High
land Park: new stucco home OF S
rooms. ripelcss furnace. This sec
ton is rapidly growing.
;, $6.5oc.clay street; just. west OF
rooms: on south side OF street.
s3.l50-South Pine street. 7-room
brick, with cellar under entire house.
Vcnablc street. near Tween
" third Street. rooms. brick. deep
.s??.5oo-Montrose1venuc one block
Of boulevard. : ROOMS. modern. excel
lent location.
Lots. Wes, End ana Nor,hsidc,
prices right Next spring desirable
lots will lac in great demand. buy
now before prices advance.
X W. EOwE & son.
Realtors.
10 North Seventh Street.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-19

Train to be a nurse,
al | o W an C e given
while in training,
text b ook S fur
nished free, pupil
eligible to registrs-
ton upon compile
ton of course, good
remunerative posi-
tons when gradu-
ated. A few ap-
plicants can be con-
sidered. For par
ticularS a q Dire s 8
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-19
r. C.. JONES TALKS
TO RUTTERMAKERS

r. c.. Jones' talk at the buttermakers-
Chamber of Commerce meeting and
banquet Thursday evening of last
week was intended for dairymen's
meeting, but he changed it for the
buttermakers and business men and
it was enjoyed by his audience.
After President Ditmanson had told
a story on Mr.. Jones of how he tried
to churn butter from buttermilk that
he had secured from Butternnaker En-
erson, Mr.. Jones took the floor He
stated that it was an honor and pleas
ure to him to address the manufactur
ers of the worlds highest quality food
product. He said he had been a dairy
man all his life, having MIXED cows
until he was 20 years old. He said:
Organization is the big thing with
the farmers today. Without it they
can do nothing. When the Democrats
are in power the south rules and when
the Republicans are in power the east
rules, while the big middle-west has
had nothing to say as they have been
unorganized
Farmers used TO quarrel ana were
jealous when he was boy. Now they
are getting together in an under
standing and have farm organizations
and farm bloc in congress that is
making Wall street sit up and take
notice. He told of the grain dealers
meeting where they declared the Firm
Bureau to be dead. Then they turned
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-19

acres of potatoes this season. They
have been busy this spring getting
their crops and garden in and Sat
urday had some sweet corn planted
pretty early. They reported some red
clover as being foot in height week
ago and expect to cut two crops and
they will surely be able to do this and
still leave good growth for winter
cover if the season continues as It
has started They intend to increase
the clover acreage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell are enthusiastic
over their farm and their plans for
the future and 1t lis inspiring to listen
to them talk of their plans for I'M
proving and stocking their place. The
farm department wishes that every
one of it's readers could have heard
Mrs Bells informal talk to the farm
editor Saturday; it was the right kind
of a bracer for any who may feel
discouraged. She is a little woman
weighs about hundred but We'll
wager she accomplishes more actual
farm work than many 2OO-pOund
farmers in this county. AS a help
meet, housewife and mother, Mrs.
Bell Is right up in the front row.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-19
WRITES OF FARM CONDITIONS
IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN

Barneveld, Wis, May s, 1922.
Ladysmith News-Budget,
Ladysmith, Wis.
am enclosing check for which
please send me the News-Budget as
long as the amount will pay for.
/ am working on a grain and dairy
farm about 80 miles west of Madison.
This is a great dairy section. The
land is so rough that they have quit
trying to farm it, but instead are let
ting the toughest part go back into
blue grass which grows in abundance
and makes fine pasture. They farm
the more level land In grain and hay
for the feed necessary in the winter
months.
The principal dairy cows kept are
the Holstein Several have high-bred
grades, while others have the regis
tered herds. The milk is hauled to
the cheese factory. While they are
hauling only once day at present,
they will begin to haul twice a day
as soon as it gets warmer. Mostly all
Lie IdCCUIl oS dlC kCW1SS AdNCOA1CSs AIf
cry farmer keeps from 20 to go head
Of milk cows. Several are using milk
ing machines, while others do the
milking by hand.
The oats are all sowed around here.
The earlier sowings are up and look
ing fine Owing to the late, wet spring
several did not finish sowing until the
first of May.
The pastures and meadows are look
ing good, with the exception of several
meadows which winter killed. The
fruit trees are coming out in leaf and
bloom.
There is quite a lot of corn ground
to break yet. Some are planning to
start planting this week.
Owing to the long feeding period
last winter several ran short of feed
and had to turn their cattle on pas
ture earlier than usual. Usually they
do not turn out on pasture until the
middle of May. This year several
turned out in April
Hoping to receive the next issue OF
the Budget, / ann
Yours truly,
ZEPHRY e. HENRY.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-19
around and voted $25O,ooO to kill the

around and voted $250,0OO to kill the
corpse.
He said the meat trust Office was
traced to postoffice box when the gov
.ernment was trying to dissolve the
trust
The men assembled there were
making cows butter and not trying to
make butter from the cocoanut cow.
He stated he had often seen cocOanut
butter on the farmers table on which
freight for long distance had been
paid, and freight was paid on the
dairyman's own butter back TO the
cities where the Oleomargarine man
facturers buy the best of it at a long
price for their own table, as they know
lust how the oleO is made.
We had 100 per cent Americans dur
ing the war and we need them now.
That the producers don't get enough
of the consumers dollar was a lament
able fact.
He told of how during the past year
Patten said there was no export de
man for wheat and the board OF trade
kept the price down. The facts came
out later, showing that about twice
as much wheat was exported in 1927
as in 1920. This shows how the law
of supply and demand is being worked
and how the farmers of America were
fieeced out of millions of dollars year.
ly by grain gamblers of the board OF
trade.
He then said that real estate deal
ers were called optimists and other
! names he dared pot mention. Ht
| had worn the same suit so long thai
he needed skid chains to keep from Slip
| ping off the chair and real estate
dealers had become SO poor during
the last year that most of them hat
kissed their stenographer's goodbye
| In conclusion he advised all men t.
get more and better acquainted will
! their bankers and talk matters owe
with them.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-19

THE SUPT. OF THE NORWEGIAN.
AMERICAN HOSPITAL, 1914 No.
Francisco Ave-, Chicago, Illinois.
wv. a. a. $3.50
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-19
BIG FALLS MAN
MAKES FINE START

Clarence Yaeger succeeded in get
ting a fine burn ON his meadow and
on Is acres on the hill back of his
buildings on his farm in Big Falls last
week. He seeded this to grass and
will brush it later. He has brushed,
picked up, and burned five acres of
new land this spring which he has
springtoothed for crops.
Last fall he ploWed two acres and
has two acres more ready to pillow, be-
sides he has a big garden near his
house His meadow has blue joint
and redtop in it and this fall he in
tends to springtooth it and sow it to
timothy and alsike.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-19
c. OF C. ENTERTAINS
BUTTER MAKERS
Visiting Dairymen Guests OF
Honor at Banquet and Pro-
gram Next Meeting
May "a

Popular music was played by George
Luell on the violin and A. M. Conklin
at the piano while a fine supper was
served by the Methodist Ladies Aid
Society at the buttermakers' conven-
ton and Chamber of Commerce meet
ing Thursday evening of last week.
w. c. Thompson sang couple OF
songs with Mr.. Powers at the piano
and entertained the audience with
some high-class vaudeville repartee,
which was enjoyed by all.
State Secretary Larson of the But
termakers Union then thanked
the members of the Chamber OF Com
merce for the loyal and enjoyable
treatment which he said was much
more than he expected "Nos wonder
Ladysmith is known so well when her
citizens get out at meetings like these.
| Take this proposition home with you,
| brother buttermakers: If you have
nothing like it in your town you bet
| ter start something"
| Checks were then offered to the
winners who had the highest scores
as mentioned in another article in this
issue.
Next came the Chamber of Com
merce quartette with couple Of fine
songs.
7. G. Jones then took the floor and
with his usual Irish wit that every
| Welshman has, he gave, a talk on
dairying, cooperation, butter-making,
and banking, parts of which appear
in an article on the farm page.
Express Thanks
The following resolution was then
read by one of the buttermakers and
adopted:
Be it Resolved, that we, the mem
bers of the 9Th, 10th and 18th districts
of the Wisconsin Buttermakers AS
ISOLATION, hereby voice our apprecia-
ton and extend our thanks to the
Chamber of Commerce of Ladysmith
for the splendid courtesies extended
us and for the premium fund raised
in our behalf
President Ditmanson then thanked
| the DuttermakerS Tor visiting our city
and invited them to come again when
ever they desired.
A G. Schultz, Of Bruce, an old-time
buttermaker, then took the floor. He
said that the pace of buttermaking
was too fast for him so he quit five
years ago. He had followed the but
termaking business for % years and
he said that buttermaking was crude
business 80 years ago.
He stated that no merchant in Bruce
was selling oleomargarine and that it
was not right to harbor substitute
for butter. You can color butter black
and still have butter, but you can't
make butter out of oleomargarine by
coloring it yellow"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-19

The highest scholastic honors award
ed at the University of Wisconsin has
lust been won by Al Wisconsin young
men and women of total of SO in an
enrolment of more than 1000 stu
dents, by being elected to the national
honorary scholastic fraternity, Phi
Beta Kappa, whose members are elect
ed on the basis of high scholarship,
merit, and personality. Rusk county
had a member.