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HUNDREDS RUSH
To P0NZ|'S TO
WITHDRAW cash

tsv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED ~lasl
Boston, July 2S.-The accounts
of Charles Ponzi, dealer in inter-
national postal coupons, who has
obtained several million dollars
from the public on his promise TO
pay fifty per cent profits. Will ne
audited by county and federal eu-
thorities. United States Attorney
Gallagher announced today the
audit would be made to learn
whether his business was solvent,
and whether his juggling Of inter-
national stamps involved any vio-
lation of federal laws.
The rush of people to withdraw
their money from PonZr5 hands
continued today. Ponzi orderei
sandwiches and coffee for those
who forsook luncheon to get their
money back. or to collect on notes
matured with the fifty per cent
interest. He has estimated his
total liabilities at $3,000,000 and
says he has $13.000,000 to meet
them. 1t has developed that Ponzi
came to this country from Italy q
few years ago With only $s,sQ,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-29
MEXICAN ELECTIONS
CAN'T BE POSTPONED

Mexicali. Lower California, July
2S.-Mexico's general electiohs' ss'
for August 8, cannot be postpoheu,
Adolfe de la Huerta, provislonai
president, telegraphed today IN re-
ply to a request from Governor Els,
teban Cantu that they be postponed
three months "in the interests OIL
honest methods" The president
promised an orderly, honest ana
fair election"
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Isr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIHgl
Mexico City, July 2S.-Col. Este
ban Cantu. governor of Lower cali
fornia, is in open rebellion, Gilber-
to Valenzuela, sub-secretary of the
interior, admitted today. The inn
portance of the movement was dis
counted by Valenzuela, who said
the government could handle the
situation.
Mexicali. Lower California
Three thousana6 Mexican federal
troops are on their way to Lower
California, according to informa
ton Esteban Cantu, governor of the
northern district of Lower Califor-
mia. announced today he had re-
ceived from friends in Mexico City
and Manzanillo.
The troops were reported to be
Yaqui Indians. Two thousand, il
was said, expected to leave Man
zanillo today in two transports for
EnZanada, about ninety miles south
of San Diego, Calf. The other
1000 were reported leaving Quay
mas today for point on the Gull
Of California coast, a few miles be-
low the border and nearly opposite
Yuma, AriZ. The troops bound for
Ensenada were expected to arrive
In about a-week and the others In
four or five days.
Governor Cantu said his infor-
mants in Manzanillo and Mexico
City have told him the federals ex-
pect to attack when they reach
their destinations. The governor, il
is belieyed, has about 500 soldiers
at Mexicali. He has sent tele-
gram of protest to Adoifo de la
Huerta, provisional president.
The reported dispatch of the
troops wuld be in line with recon-
mendations made "a few. weeks ago
to Provisional President de la HUI
erta by Baldomero A. Almeda, who
was appointed by the provisional
government as successor to Cover
nor Cantu but who never took Of
flee.
Governor Cantu, had practically
declined to give up the post and
the provisional president was re-
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Americans win at Polo.

Ostend. Belgium, July 2s.-The
American Polo team defeated the
Belgians. 13 to 8. In the Olympic
contests today, rolling up . bigger
score than the British team did
against the Belgians Monday when
the score was s to 3.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-29
GOV. CANTU IN
REVOLT AGAINST
CENTRAL REGIME
Ruler of Northern District of
Lower California Is In
Open Rebellion; Troops
Ordered to Scene.

. Calexico. Calf, July Is
. United States Consul Boyle
. announced here tonight e had
. sen "a lengthy telegram to the
. state department at Washing
9 ton, in an effort to prevent
. hostilities between troops Of
. Mexican. provisional. federal
Q government and those of Gov
D ern0r Cantu OF Lower Cali
. fOrnia, which might result from
. the invasion of Lower Cali
Q fornia. reported under way
. by Mexican federal soldiers.
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rsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiasl
Washington, July % (by the
Associated Press) The American
government is understood to be
closely watching japanese relations
and Japans general policy in the
Far East because of the effect on
the questions involved in the recent
withdrawal of American troops
from Siberia, the signing of the
eonsortium relative to chinese
financial aid. the assumption of
control of the Chinese eastern rail-
way by the japanese and the Jap
anese occupation of northern sag
halien and much Of the maritime
province of Siberia.
Colby and Geddes Confer.
Secretary Colby has conferred
with Sir Auckland Geddes, British
ambassador, who brought into the
conference Sir Beilby Aston, Brit
ish ambassador to Japan. who Is
returning TO London on leave. Sir
Beiby gave Mr.. Colby latest infor-
nation from Toxic, supplementing
the views of Roland Morris, Amer
lean ambassador to Toxic, who u
home on leave.
British interests in China and
Japan are regarded as parelielins
to some extent those of America
because of the large business
transactions between those ooun'
tries and Canada and Australia as
we'll as the desire OF the colonial
governments and California and
other Pacific coast states to solve
the problem of Oriental labor. 80
luton of this problem by the BRIT
ish government. in the opinios
here, is made more complex D!
the Anglo Japanese. treaty. recently
renewed for one year.
Changes in the status OF th'
Chinese eastern railway nave peer
closely watched. since TINS hns
foms the iaost valuable brancF
of the siberian railway and atfoi j'
the only practical communication
between the interior of Siberia ano
Vladivostok and both the unlteo
states and Great Britain are un,
derstood to desire its interhauoha
character be preserved to assure
! the maintenance of the open door
United States Is Reluctant.
AS to the japanese occupauot
of Saghalien the United States II
known to be reluctant to concur
A dispatch from Toxic today saic
that the Nichi Nichl had pubilshec
a statement that Japan had re-
ceived an inquiry partaking OF the
nature of protest from "a GER
tain country" in connection WIZ
her intention to occupy this terri
tory.
State department officials woult
neither confirm nor deny that tn'
country referred to was the unitee
states, but the general unaer'
standing of those In close toucf
with the situation was that II wal
the United States.
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JAP AN s POLICY
IN FAR EAST IS
BEING WATCpFn
Empires Intention to Occur
py Territory Is Said To
Have Brought a Protest
From a "Certain Country"

9 9 . 9 @ 9 9 9 9 @ o g . o 9
@
q Toxic, july IS (by the As
% sociatcd Prcss). - According
o to ihe Nichi Nichi, the Jap
o anese government has rcceiv-
9 ed an inquiry partaking of the
9 nature of request. from "a
o certain country" in connec-
9 ton with Japan's intention to
o occupy Saghalin. Manchuria,
o stationing troops In khaba-
q rovsk and elsewhere.
o Niscoumt Uchada, foreign
6 minister, has submitted the
9 inquiry TO the cabinet which
o later will go into special ses-
o sion with the diplomatic nd
o visory council TO discuss the
o the subject.
9
T. a a Il a Il a A A a IA a. a tS @
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WEATHER

Denver, Colo. July 2s---New
Mexico and Arizona: Unsettled. pos
sibly showers Thursday; Friday
fair. ~
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LOCAL REPORT.
Conditions for the twenty-four
hours ended. at 6 p. m. yesterday,
recorded by the university.
Highest temperature So
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-30
Notice fOrsBidS

Office of the City Clerk, City of
Ely, Minnesota, July z, 1920.
NOTICE is hereby given that
sealed proposals will be received by
the City Clerk Of the City. of Ely, in
the County of st. Louis. State of
Minnesota, up to eight (8)s O'Clock
P. NJ. Tuesday, August 8, 1920, for
furnishing the City of Ely, Mime
sofa, with approximately the follow
ing quantities of White Way Globes:
1906" 12"F Alabasters Globes.
70-8" X 16" Alabaster Globes.
Each bidder shall accompany his
proposal with certified check in the
amount of ten per cent of the
amount bid.
Address all proposals to the under
signed and mark plainly apon the
outside Of the envelope Proposal
for Globes.
The City Council of the-City Of
Ely reserves the right to reject amy
or all bids.
By order of the City Council Of
the City of Ely, Minnesota.
A. o.. KNUTSCE.
1880 City Clerk.
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NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF
REDEMPTION

TO ST. CROIXs LUMBER co:
Office of the County Auditor, County
of st. Louis, State of Minnesota.
You are hereby notified that the
following described piece or parcel
of land, situated in the County of St.
Louis, and State. of Minnesota, and
known and described as follows, to
wit:
Lot Five@(5), Section Thirty-six
1857, Township Sixty-three (63)
North, Range Fourteen (14) West
4th P. NJ, according to the Govern
ment survey thereof,
Is now assessed in your name; that
on the 4 4th day of May, A. d. 1917,
at the sale of land pursuant to the
Real Estate Tax Judgment, duly
given and made in and by the Dis
trict Court in. and for the said Coun-
ty of st. Louis on the oath day of
March, A. D. 1917, in proceedings to
enforce the payment of taxes de-
year 1915, for the said County of St.
Louis, the above described piece or
parcel of land was sold for the sum
of Two and 38-100 Dollars, ($2.38l
and the amount required to redeem
said piece or parcel of land from
said sale, exclusive of the cost to ac-
crue upon this notice, is the sum of
Two and 38-100 Dollars, ($2.38) and
interest at the rate of twelve per
cent per annum from said 14th day
Of May, A. d. 1917, to the day such
redemption is made, and delinquent
taxes, penalties and cost accruing
subsequent to said sale, and interest
thereon to the time of such redemp-
ton.
That said delinquent taxes, penal
ties and costs for the year 1918, &C
curing subsequent to said sale,
amounted to the sum of Two Dol
lars and Seventy-nine cents on May
10th, 1920, and bears interest at
the rate of one per cent per month
from said May 10th, 1920 to the day
such redemption is made and
| that the said tax certificate has
been presented to me by the holder
thereof, and the time for redemption
of said piece or parcel of land from
said sale will expire sixty (60) days
after the service of this notice and
proof thereof has been filed in my
Office.
Witness my hand and Official seal
the 10Th day of Juae, A D. 1890.
(Official SeaI w. H. BORGEN,
County Auditor of St Louis
County, Minnesota.
7-30 1913 By L. A. Marvin, Deputy.
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NOTICE OF EXPIRATION Of

kGUEMt t1ON.
Office of theiC County Auditor, County
of st. Louis, State of Minnesota.
TO GEO! c.. STONE:
You are hereby notified that the
following described piece or parcel
of land, situatedsi in the County of st.
Louis, and State of Minnesota, and
known and described as follows, to
wit:
Lot One ~, Section Fifteen
15), Township Sixty.three (63)
Range Fifteen s(15) West 4th p. M,
according to the Government survey
thereof,
Is now assessed in your name; that
on the 18th day of May, A. d. 1917,
at the sale of land pursuant to the
Real Estate Tax Judgment, duly
given and made in and by the Dis
trict Court in and for the said Coun-
ty. of St. Louis on, the oath day of
March, A. d. 1917, in proceedings to
enforce the payment of taxes de-
linquent upon real estate for the
year 1915, for the said County of st
Louis, the above described piece o.
parcel of land was sold for the sum
of Nine and 75-100 Dollars, (9.75)
and the amount required to redeem
said piece or parcel of land from
said sale, exclusive of the cost to &C.
crue upon this notice, is the sum OF
Nine and ,75-1O0 Dollars, (9.75) anG
interest at the rate of twelve pei
cent per annum from said 18th day
of May, A. D. 1917, to the day sucl
redemption. is made, and thai
thep said tax certificate has beer
presented to me by the holder
thereof, and the time for redemption
of said piece or parcel of land from
said sale will expire sixty (60) Day
after the service of this notice AMI
proof thereof has been filed in nj!
Office.
Witness my hand and official sea
the 10th day of June, a d. 1920
Official Seal) w. H. BORGEN,
County Auditor of st. Louis
County, Minnesota
7-30 '8-6-13 By L. A. Marvin, Deputy
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Notice for Publication.

Notice is Hereby Given, That the
Sante Fe Pacific Railroad Company,
by Frederick B. Spelman, its Attorney
in fact, of Duluth, Minnesota, on
June %, 1920, filed in this office
its application to select under the
Act of June d, 1897 $50 Stat. 36),
the
Lot of Section 10, Township
81 North, Range IL West, 4th
P. M. containing 5000 acres.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the land described, or
desiring to object because of the
Mineral character of the land, or for
any other reasons, to the disposal
to applicant, should file their aft
davits of protest in this Office, on or
before August 10th, 1920.
JOSEPH WINCZEWSKI,
7-2 7-3O Register.
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Notice for Bids

Office of the City Clerk, City of Ely,
Minnesota, July %, 1920.
NOTICE is hereby given that at
regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Ely, Minnesota, to be
held in the Council Chambers of the
City Hall at eight f8) o'clock p. NJ,
Tuesday, August 8, 1920, sealed pro-
posals will be opened and considered
for constructing the following i'm
provements, all in the City of Ely,
according to plans and specifications
now on file in the Office of the City
Engineer. The proposed. improve
ments include approximately the
quantities that appear below.
GRADING AND SURFAGING
SHERIDAN STREET FROM NINTH
AVENUE EAST TO TENTH AVE
NUE. EAST.
GRADING AND SURFACING
TENTH AVENUE EAST FROM
SHERIDAN STREET TO CAMP
STREET.
lao ecu. yds. Gravel Filling and
surfacing. .
"a Gu. yds. Boulders.
Gu. yds. Rock to be blasted
SO cu.eyds. Ditch Excavation.
Gu. yds. Excavation for Tile.
sc lin. #. 8" Tile in place.
CONSTRUCTION OF CEMENT
SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THIRD
AVENUE EAST FROM HARVEY
STREET TO CONAN STREET.
$500 50. #. Cement Sidewalk.
292 lin. #. Curb and Gutter.
ZIG 50. #. Driveway.
100 Gu. yds. Gravel Filling.
Separate bids viii be received for
each separate Improvement or on all
improvements combined.
A certified check in the amount
of ten per cent of the amount bid
must accompany each proposal.
Copies of plans and specifications
may be obtained fromr the City En-
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year 1915, for the said. County Of st.
Louis. the above described piece or
parcel of land was sold for the sum
of One and 78-100 Dollars, ($1.78)
and the amount required to redeem
said piece or parcel of land from
said sale, exclusive of theacost ito ac-
crue upon this notice, is the sum of
One and -78-100 Dollars, l$1.78) and
interest at the rate of twelve per
cent per annum from said 14th day
of Maya. d. 1917, to the day such
redemption, is made and that
the said tax certificate has been
presented to me by the holder
thereof, and the time for redemption
OF said piece or parcel of land from
said sale will expire sixty (60I days
after the service IF this notiee and
proof thereof has been filed in my
Office.
!, Witness my hand and official seal
the 18th day Of June, A. D. 1920.
Official Seal) w. I'll. BORGEN,
1t County Auditor. of st. Louis
County, Minnesota.
7-30 1918 By L. A. Marvin, Deputy.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.

Ely, Minnesota, July 81, 1920.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
City Council called to order at
o'clock p M. by Mayor Knutson.
Present: Aldermen Erickson,
Maxi, Jenko, Champa, Strachan and
Mayor Knutson.
Absent: Alderman Johnson.
Moved by Alderman Strachan,
supported by Alderman Maxi, that
the minutes of the last regular meet
ing be approved as published. Car
ried.
Proposals for the furnishing of
piping in the Municipal Water and
Light Plant from the following were
opened and read:
Ely Plumbing & Heat
ing Co., Ely Mimi, ---$17,738.O5
American Heating Co.,
Duluth Mimi, 17,475.OO
Proposals for the furnishing of
boiler settings, foundations, breech.
ing, etc. from the following were
opened and read.
Duluth Boiler Works,
Duluth, Minn.,- 100000
L. M. Bartlett, Mime
apolis, Mimi, 100000
Proposal for pipe covering install.
lation from Fred Sprinkmann &
Sons, Duluth, Minnesota in the
amount of $2,0SOO0 was opened
and read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup.
ported by Alderman Champa, that
the various proposals be referred to
Committee of the Whole. Carried
Alderman Strachan appointed
Chairman.
Recess declared.
Meeting called to order.
Report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, July 81. 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and CITY
Council, City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:-We, your Committee
of the Whole, to whom were referred
the various proposals for piping and
general masonry work in the Water
Plant beg to report and recommend
1. That the proposal of the Ely
Plumbing & Heating Co., for furnish
ing piping be rejected and the certi-
fled check returned and that the pro-
posal of the American Heating Com
pany of Duluth, Minnesota, for fur
nishing piping, in the amount of
$17,475.00, be accepted end the
proper officers be authorized and
directed to enter into CONTRACT with
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NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF
REDEMPTION

Office of the County Auditor, County
of St. Louis, State of Minnesota
TO MATHEW B TENNER:
You are hereby notified that the
following described piece or parcel
of land, situated i'm the County of St
Louis, and State of Minnesota, and
known and described as follows, to
wit:
Lot, Four az, Section Five (5),
Township. Sixty-three (63) North
Range Thirteen (13) West 9TH P.
NJ, according to the Government
survey thereof,
Is now assessed in your name; that
on the a4th day of May, A. ID. 1917,
at the sale of land pursuant to the
Real Estate Tax Judgment, duly
given and made In and by the Dis
triet Court in and for the said Conn
tyz of st. Louis on the oath day of
March, A. ID. 1917, in proceedings to
enforce the payment of taxes de-
hnquent upon real estate for the
year 1915, for the said County of st.
Louis, the above described piece or
parcel~of land was sold, for the sum
Of Two and, 07-100 Dollars, tS2.07)
and the amount required to redeem
said piece or parcel Of land from said
sale, exclusive Of the cost ito accrue
upon this notice, is the sum Of Two
and 07-100 Dollars. ($2.07) and in
tenest at the rate of twelve per cent
per annum from said 18th day of
May, A. D. 1917, to the day such
redemption is made, and delinquent
taxes, penalties and cost aceruing
subsequent to said sale, and interest
thereon to the time of SUCH redemp-
ton.
That said delinquent taxes, penal
ties and costs for the year 1913, ac-
cruinge subsequent to said sale,
amounted to the sum of Fifty-eight
cents on May 10th, 1920, and bears
interest at the rate of one per cent
per month fromss said May 10th, 1920
to the day such redemption is made.
and that the said tax certificate has
been presented to me by the holder
thereof, and the time for redemption
of said piece or parcel Of land from
said sale win expire sixty (60) days
after the service of this notice and
proof thereof has been filed in my
Office.
Witness my hand and official seal
the 18th day eof June, A. ID. 1920.
f0fficial SeaD W. H, B0RGEN,
County Auditor Of st. Louis
County, Minnesota.
7-30 1913 ByL. A. Marvin, Deputy.
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NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF

=
Office of the County Auditor, County
Of St. Louis, State of Minnesota.
TO MATHEW. B. TENNER:
You are hereby notified that the
following described piece or parcel
of land, situated in the County of st.
Louis, and State of Minnesota, and
known and described as follows, to
wit:
Lot Three (3), Section Five 80,
Township Sixty-three (63) North,
Range Thirteen (13) West 4th p.
M, according to the Government
survey thereof,
Is now assessed in your name; that
on the 18th day of May, A. d. 1917,
at the sale of land pursuant to the
Real Estate Tax Judgment, duly
given and made in and by the Dis
trict Court in and for the said Coun-
| ty of st. Louis on the oath day of
March, A. d. 1917, in proceedings to
enforce the payment of taxes de-
| linquent upon real estate for the
year 1915, for the said County of st.
Louis, the above described piece or
parcel of land was sold for the sum
of Four and 1900 Dollars, ($4.19)
and the amount required TO redeem
said piece or parcel of land from said
sale, exclusive of the cost to accrue
upon this notice, is the sum of Four
and 19-100 Dollars, ($4.19) and in
terest at the rate Of twelve per cent
per annum from said 18th day of
May, A. d. 1917, to the day such
redemption is made, and delinquent
| taxes, penalties and cost accruing
subsequent to said sale, and interest
thereon to the time of such redemp-
| ton.
That said delinquent taxes, penal
ties and costs for the year 1913, ac-
cruing subsequent to said sale,
amounted to the sum of One Dol
lar and Twenty-one cents on May
| 10th, 1920, and bears interest at the
rate of one per cent per month from
said May 10th, 1920 to the day such
redemption is made, and that
the said tax certificate has been
presented to me by the holder
thereof, and the time for redemption
of said piece or parcel of land from
said sale will expire sixty (60) days
after the service of this notice and
proof thereof has been filed in my
/ office.
Witness my hand and official seal
the 18th day of June, A. d. 1920.
Official SeaD w. H. BORGEN,
County Auditor of st. Louis
County, Minnesota.
7-30 8-6-13 By L. A. Marvin, Deputy.
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IN PROBATE COURT.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING

THEREON.
State of Minnesota, County of st.
Louis, IS.
In the matter of the Estate of Mary
Jane Johns, Decedent.
Letters of Administration this day
having been granted to William
Kevern.
1t Is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above
named decedent may present claims
against her estate in this court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to
three months from and after the date
hereof; and that the 10th day of
October 1920, at ten o'clock A. NJ,
in the probate Court Rooms at the
Court House at Duluth in : said
County, be, and the same hereby is,
fixed and appointed as the time and
place for hearing upon the examine
ton, adjustment and allowance of
such claims as shall be presented