The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-30
CH|nKS SELL COKE"
To F|ENDS
lAuNDR'ES AND CuRtO SHOPS OF
CHICAGO PuRVEY DRUG
BY WHOLESALE.

Chicago, Aug. 2a.-f'ocalne. rrcel,
dealt out To lis victims over the iron
ing boards and clothes EIUrscs ~ usrcn %
sible laundrIes and the brass and lac
quer of professed oriental curto shops
throughout chicagns west side district.
at the sacrifice Of the most sacred
mementoes and treasured trlnkrts Of
wives and mothers. Is one Of the re
spectacle methods Of pury-vI1g the
drug, brought to the public eye through
the disclosures Of the Currler commits
sion Publishing their preliminary
findings for the commission in the
September number Of Everyday Life.
John Day and Charles w Collins. spe-
cial investigators. write concerning the
efforts Ut the Chicago police of the
west side district to conduct n svz-
tematic crusade against the dealers ia
cocaine:
After checking the drug store trade
they found that the ficnds were still
getting coke in large quantities. ANA
then close watching of the furtlve vic
tins brought to their attention the den
af Jim Hing To the casual passcr-
by II appeared to be harmless Chi
nese laundry. and In fun view through
the front window were the parapher-
MALTA of Mr.. Kings ostcnsible trade
But his real business was conducted in
the room behind "A partition and It
had earned for him the sohriquet Of
The Rockefeller of Dope BY purvey-
ing cocaine to the inhabitants of the
thickly populated region he had gained
thousands of worse than tainted dol
lars.
So one night the signal on the Sc
cret electric bell at Kings door was
given as usual by chronic dope fiend
but behind him stood two detectives
and watching the rc7r was n patrol
wagon load of policemen, The place
was carried with quick rush as soon
as the door was opened for the stool
pigeon of the police. and Hing with
loathly tribe of 'dores' who had as
sembed for a happy cocaine party
were hauled away.
out of that den the police carried
two OF Kings laundry sacks filled with
various kinds of dope the innocent
majority. A moving van was needed
however. to carry away all of the other
evidence of the Internal traffic that
Hing had been carrying on for many
months. The place was literally clut~
tered With small household objects.
clocks. vases. brio -hrac, rugs. pieces
If furniture and jewelry that had been
brought there In exchange for ration
Of cocaine too recently for Hing tn
sell.
And in that collection We're % we'd
ding rings.
When Hing was tried the wife Of a :
small tailor. who lived nearby, was
one of the witnesses and told a signifi-
cant story. She said
when my husband learned | Was
using the stuff he wouldn't Let me hay"
any money Then began tn take
things from the house and give them
to the Chinaman for coke. once
traded my pockethook. mufflcr aud our
clock for % cents worth. Then
traded him my wedding ring. l have
been doing that for more than year.
and 50 have many other women.
Did this belong To you asked tn"
1li~f. halhtnH UP ii S1lttiti Sft1i 10 NJ
and chain,
Tears came In the womans eyes hs
she looked ut the trinkct. and for
few minutes she WAS uaahl" Ia answer
Then. sohbingly. she said:
THAT was the last thing. | waited
until | couldn't stand the desire ann
longer and then gave it tn Hing for
cocaine. 1t was my bahy's'
she was hroken-hsart"d yes-hut
when she left the witness stand she
attempted In steal one "f the bottles
of cocaine placed upon thu judges deef.
rs exhibits. To round out her history.
1t may he added that the breaking NJ
of Kings drug trust did nnt cur" her
of her vice: that her husband Finally
deserted her her baby was taken away
hy the Juvenile court and placed In AN
institution where 1t would get gnoi
treatment. and that she herself dtsap-