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have been six bars of soap It was delivered
In an apartment on West Eighteenth street.
Several days later, as Define was leaving the
elevator on the lobby floor, smartly dressed
young woman stepped into the car.
4 Mr.. Swinfords apartment, please" she said
pleasantly.
"Yes'um. $751;" the attendant answered
That was the apartment Define had just left
but the agent gave no intimation Of his dis
coVery
Instead, when he reached his office in the
Federal Building and had safely labeled his
purchase and stored 1t in the huge safe, he
telegraphed in code to the Los Angeles and
San Francisco narcotic bureaus asking for all
the information available on q man known as
Swinford or Kincaid
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WITH no more money than an ordinary race
- follower might command he worked his
way into the graceS Of the entire Washington
CIRCLE until at last he was brought to the sls.
pected man, who now undertook to provide
constant supply from New York at wholesale
prices
Thus did the trail lead to New York And
here the main job was turned over to Joseph
A. Manning, district narcotic agent for Nam
haitian Island and environs who with half a
dozen men, began their quest among 5000 600
Tor the man who headed up the new import
syndicate.
low would you begin to find the new done
ring IN New York? And how much time womb
you ask to track 1t down? Wen, Uncle Sans
men did it in a little over three weeks
When Agent Define in Washington, was off
tered a wholesale lot, he leaped at the chance.
but few minutes later expressed tin1iditv over
the risks OF shipping. In short he had mapped
his next move while talking to the suspect. He
was TOO poor and too inexperienced in the
racket, ne said. to take q chance on having the
would rather go up with some one and bring
them Dack himself. 1t would be an added pro-
lection for every one involved
The proposal was accepted on the spot and
that night Define left for New York with
runner who would bring him into contact with
the right people.
The wholesale dope crowd in New York livet,
luxuriously If mysteriously in grand apart
ments. One was just of Broadway in the Cen
trail Park area
These wholesalers maintained elaborate Office
suites In downtown skyscrapers, wore dinner
clothes at penthouse evening parties on sky
scraper roofs, moved about in the finest motor
cars They banked mostly under firm names
put their accounts were large enough to carry
on the play.
Morphine was wholesaling at $50 to $50 an
ounce in single-trunk lots; 20O-pound BODY
guards and lookout men were knocking down
500 week and Office attendants who could
be depended upon not to talk too much to
strangers drew $50 a week for answering tele-
phones. Everything was rosy in drug dream
land and the arrival of new wholesale buyer
from Washington served only to keep things on
the up-and-up
Denne was presented first to man who was
specialist on the West Coast trade He had
been in Washington and was charged with the
responsibility of proving by his casual questions
that the new tradesman was bona fide WASH
ingtonian. Define passed muster and was given
y his FIRST consignment 48 hours after his arrival
Ia New York; small package which might
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The answer brought the intelligence that the
man had been the chief source of supply for
the Pacific Coast for almost year Packages
seized in the mail at Hollywood were post
marked Buffalo. BY checking the Buffalo air.
mail for nine days, it was discovered that small
shipments were consigned by air to Buffalo and
there broken by an agent and remailed to
Hollywood. The agent Is known to the United
States operatives, but since he Is not under
indictment he does not figure by name In the
mesh OF evidence which Is now being woven
against the day when the 26 face trial.
But his activities in Buffalo enabled the
"Feds' to compile q list Of California custom
ers OF Swinford over q period of i've weeks
The list is closely guarded by United States
District Attorney Charles A. Tuttle in New
York. When and if it goes into the trial rec
ord, 1t will make the most startling page l
story the country has had in many a day. More
than 200 names were found in this laboriously
compiled trade directory. Thus was the case
gradually building up.
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ington next week for q speaking tour
will join Mrs. Hyde later in Trenton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-03

TIME President and Mrs. Hoover
returned to the White House
this morning from visit in
4 the Middle West, the President
going to Cleveland to attend the
Bankers Association meeting and Mrs.
Hoover to indianapolis for the Girl
Scouts Council
The President and Mrs. Hoover have
asked company of friends to the
White House this evening to view the
premier of Raoul Walsh's' movietone
picture, 1.-THE Big Trail"
The Ambassador of France, M. Paul
Claudel, will entertain at dinner this
evening In honor of Gen. Henri
Gouraud, military governor of Paris,
who arrived in Washington this morn
ing for a short stay before going to
Boston to attend the convention of the
American Legion. The assistant mill
tary attache for aeronautics, Mai.
Georges Thenault, met the distinguished
general in New York and will accom-
pany him to Boston.
The military attache Of the French
embassy, Brig. Gen. Raymond Casanave,
entertained at luncheon today at the
Carlton Hotel, in honor of Gen.
Gouraud, when the guests were limited
to members of the embassy staff.
The Ambassador of Turkey, Mr..
Ahmet Muhtar, will entertain about 20
guests at tea this afternoon at the en-
bassy. Mime. Enver will act as hostess
for her father.
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SOCIETY
The President and Mrs. Hoover In White
House Again After Visit to
Middle West.

ington next week for a speaking tour,
will join Mrs. Hyde later in Trenton.
The Secretary of Commerce, Mr.. Rob-
ert Patterson Lamont, will return to
washington the first of the week from
Illinois, where he went after accom-
panying Mrs. Lamont to New York,
from where she sailed to spend several
weeks abroad.
Miss Gertrude Lamont, who went to
New York with her father, remained
there for the week end.
The Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. F. Trubee Dawson have taken
possession of their new house at 1888
N street. Their three children, Trubee,
jr.; Cottie and Daniel Dawson, have
been at the Mayfiower with their nurse
since their arrival in Washington Tues
day, while the nursery at their new
home was being completed.
The chief of naval operations, Rear
Admiral William v. Pratt, will enter
tain at dinner Wednesday evening in
honor of Capt. e. B. Brent, commander
of the British cruiser Danae, which
arrived this morning; the naval attache
of the British embassy, Capt. j. s. M.
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nan Of the United States Inland Water
ways Corporation. and Mrs. Ashburn
have as their house guests the latter's
brother-in and sister, Col. and Mrs.
w. H. Peek of New York.
The military attache Of the French
embassy, Brig. Gen. Raymond Casanaye.
who has been spending the Summer In
France, has again taken an apartment
at the Carlton. Gen. CaSanave enter
tanned at luncheon today at the Carlton
in honor of Gen. Henri Gouraud. mill
tary governor Of Paris, who Is in Wash
ington for several days.
The second secretary Of the Canadian
legation and Mrs. Thomas Archibald
Stone nave moved into the house at
1921 Thirty-fifth street, which they have
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Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde, wife of the
Secretary Of Agriculture, will leave
Washington by motor Sunday for her
home in Trenton. Mo-, where she Will
spend a few weeks. She VIII be ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. z. e. Hall.
The Secretary, who will leave Wash
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Admiral and Mrs. G. r. Clark are
at the Shoreham Hotel, where they will
remain during the Winter. They plan
to spend the early Spring in California
and later to join their daughter and
son-in-law, Maj. and Mrs. John r.
Kahle, in the Philippines. Maj. Kahle
was only recently ordered to Manila and
he and Mrs. Kahle arrived there yes
terday.
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Richie, and two of the officers Of the
Danae.
The commandant Of the Navy Yard.
Capt. G. G. Bloch, will give reception
in honor of Capt. Brent and the officers
Of his ship.
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Sir Auckland Geddes, former AinbAs--
sador of Great Britain to the United
States, wilfarrive In New York today on
the Berengaria TO spend vacation IN
this country.
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leased for the Winter. Mrs. Stone was
before her marriage In August Miss
Ellen Cox Ewing.
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Plans of Cabinet Officers
Keen Them Absent From Capital.

The Secretary of War. Mr.. Patrick J.
Hurley, will return to Washington the
first of next week from Oklahoma,
where he has been for short time.
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The secretary Of the Rumanian le-
cation and Mime. Andrei Popovicl have
taken an apartment at the new Shore-
ham Hotel, where they will reside dur
ing the season,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-03

Mrs. Charles Greeley Abbot has re-
burned from very interesting motor
CONTINUED on Third Paee.)
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Maj. Gen. Thomas Q. Ashburn, chair
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04

further consideration.
g That all bids for Plumbing, Heat
ing and Ventilating be rejected
and certified checks be returned,
and the City Clerk be instructed
to re-advertise for bids, said bids
to be opened and considered at
an adjourned regular meetiny to
be held on Tuesday, April %, 1880.
Respectfully submitted,
The Committee of the Whole,
BY HARRY j. HOMER, Chairman
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup
ported by Alderman Wolff, that the
report of the Committee of the Whole
be accepted and filed and the recon-
mendations carried out. Carried
Moved by Alderman Homer, sup
ported by Alderman Wolff, that the
proposals for general construction from
j. A. Brodin, Standard Construction
Company and Dohm Building Com
pany, being the three highest bidders,
be rejected and certified checks re-
turned Carried.
Moved by Alderman Kapsch, sup
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ALI bids, as received and tabulated,
were referred to the Committee of the
Whole for consideration.
Communication from the Pfeffer
Construction Company was read, pro-
posing to deduct from their base bid
the sum of $995300 if Standard Bed
ford Limestone is used in place of the
Cut Stone specified for the City Hall
building. Referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
The Council dissolved into Com
mittee of the Whole to consider various
matters referred
Alderman Homer was appointed
Chairman of the Committee.
Recess declared.
Meeting called to order.
Report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, March 26, 1880.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council,
City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen
We, your Committee of the Whole,
to whom all City Hall Bids were re-
ferred, beg to report and recommend:
l. That the bids for General Con-
struction and Electrical install
lation be laid on the table for
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to rent quarters in the James
Building for the City Engineers
Department.
8. That the matter of stripping the
old City Hall Building and dis
posing of the contents be placed
in the hands of the Parks.
Grounds, and Buildings Commit
tee with power to act.
Respectfully submitted,
The Committee of the Whole.
BY S. A. BANOVETz, Chairman.
Moved by Alderman Kapsch, sup
ported by Alderman Wolff, that the
report of the Committee of the Whole
be accepted and filed, and the recon-
mendations carried out Carried.
Moved by Alderman Kapsch, sup
ported by Alderman Wolff, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
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$29,480.0O
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed
proposals, or bids, will be received in
the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Ely, st. Louis County, Minnesota,
up to Eight 60 o'clock P M, Tuesday,
April %, 1880, for the installation of
Plumbing, Heating, and Ventilating
systems in the proposed City Hall
Building, in said city, in accordance
with plans and Specifications prepared
by Edwin H. Berg, Architect, Eveleth,
Minnesota
Plans, specifications and proposal
blanks are on file in the Offices of the
City Clerk, City of Ely, Minnesota, and
Edwin H. Berg, Architect, Eveleth,
Minnesota, and may be inspected by
prospective bidders.
Plans, specifications and proposal
blanks may be obtained at the Office
of the Architect, above named, upon
application accompanied by a deposit
OF $1,000 for each set taken, which de-
post will be refunded upon receipt OF
a bona fide bid and the return, in good
condition, of the plans and specifi-
cations within 10 days after receipt of
bids.
ALI bids must be made out in dup
licate and on the proposal forms fur
niShed and in the manner designated
therein as required by the specifi-
cations.
Each bidder shall accompany his
proposal with a certified check in the
amount of ten per cent. 10Go) of the
total bid, made payable to the Treas
urer of the City of Ely, Minnesota, and
drawn on some bank duly authorized
to do business in the State of Min
nesota Said check shall be forfeited
to the City of Ely, Minnesota, as liq-
Undated damages should the contractor
to whom the contract is awarded fail
to enter into such contract and furnish
surety bond within ten 1O days after
the date of the award.
Each bidder must also accompany
his bid with certificate from surety
company duly authorized to do business
in the State of Minnesota, in the full
amount of the contract.
All bids must be in sealed envelopes
bearing plainly on the outside thereof
the name and address of the bidder
and the work bid upon and addressed
to the City Clerk, City Of Ely, Min
neSota
The City Council of the City of Ely.
Minnesota, reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
BY order of the City Council of the
City of Ely, Minnesota.
A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
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their base bid should the Council adopt
Standard Bedford Limestone in the
proposed building in place of the Cut
Stone specified.
Communication was ordered filed.
Report of the Committee of the
Whole was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, March 81, 1880.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council,
City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen
We, your Committee of the Whole,
to whom certain bids were referred
beg to report and recommend:
l. That the proposal of the Pfeffer
Construction Company, for Gen
eral Construction, in the amount
of $123 ,9570O, arrived at by taking
the base bid of $127,999.00, and
adding thereto the sum of S. ,911 90
for the following alternates select
ed, namely: Nos. Z, II, Is, IA, ID,
81, and 25, and deducting the sum
of $9,953.00 for the adoption of
standard Bedford Limestone in
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place of the cut stone specified be
accepted and the proper officers
be authorized to enter into such
a contract and that all other bids
be rejected and certified checks
returned.
2. That the joint bid of the Yer
million Electric Company, of Ely.
and the Benson Electrical Com
pany of Duluth, for Electrical In
stallation, according to plans and
specifications, for the sum of
$3,974.00 be accepted and the
proper officers be authorized to
enter into contract for same and
that all other bills be rejected and
certified cheeks returned.
Respectfully submitted,
The Committee of the Whole,
BY W. P. WOLFF, Chairman.
Moved by Alderman Wolff, sup
ported by Alderman Veranth, that the
report of the Committee of the Whole
be accepted and filed, and the recon-
carried out. Carried.
The Council dissolved into a Com
mittee of the Whole to consider mat
ters pertaining to the old City Hall
and the moving of the
present City Garage Building and the
Light and Water Department Building.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
Popular Adage

The adage about the pot calling the
kettle black is found In many tongues
A Spanish adaptation is: "Said the
jackdaw to the crow: Get away, mig.
ger" while In Italy one hears: 1.-THE
pan says to the kettle: Get away lest
you stain me- "The shovel SCOTS at
the poker" is the way the French
put it. Hindus quote: "The colander
said to the needle: Get away, you
have hole In you"
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Alderman BanoVetz appointed
chairman of the Committee.
Recess declared.
Meeting called to order.
Report of the Committee of the
Whole read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, March q, 1880.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council,
City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen
We, your Committee of the Whole,
to whom certain matters were referred.
beg to report and recommend as fol-
lows:
l. That the matters of moving the
City Garage Building to the Com
munity Center site, and moving
the Light and Water Department
Building to the City Warehouse
site be referred to the Parks,
Grounds, and Buildings Commit
tee, and City Engineer with power
to act.
2. That the proper officers be dir
ected to enter into an agreement
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
Record Bag" of Lions

In Transvaal, South Africa. r. A.
Welthagen, hunter, sat down on the
banks of the Brak river to wait for
guinea fowl. Seven lions appeared and
drank. WeIthagen raised his gun, shot
one that was drinking, another that
was regarding him, another that ran
toward him and a fourth that re-
treated-all in two minutes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
Lift" Didn't Work

About 1890 at the French court the
daughter of Louis XVI was once ac-
cidentally imprisoned for three hours
In the first elevator ever made. a
'.f1ying chair" as it was called by the
Partisan inventor villayer. The wall
had to be demolished to release the
princess.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
Worlds Forests

Russia has the most extensive for
ests. Next comes the British empire
third, Brazil, and fourth, the United
States, says the American Tree asso.
citation These countries together have
within their borders nearly two-thirds
of the forest land of the world. The
remaining third is divided among more
than fifty nations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
Merry Heart Wins

Give. oh. give US the man who
sings at his work Be his occupa-
ton what ii may. he is equal to any
Of those VINO follow the same pur-
suit In silent sullenness He will
do more in the same time-he will
do 1t better. he will persevere
longer.-Thomas Carlyle
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
British Census

The first complete census in Great
Britain was not taken until 1901 Be-
fore that time authorities had esti-
mated the English population in 1910
at 4,160,221, in 1870 at 5,773,646. The
census of 1901 showed the population
of the United Kingdom to be 1O,5OO,-
956. Since then the census has been
taken every ten years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
Fresh Air and Warmth

The public health service says that
fresh warm air of a proper degree OF
moisture and free from appreciable
draft is now recognized as essential
to indoor workers. The old idea that
a cold room necessarily contains fresh
air and that comfortably warm rooms
necessarily contain bad air has been
discarded.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
Ale ',ol Long in Use

Alcohol has been known from time
immemorial, but it was not until 1908
that it's composition was determined.
The word "alcohol" is of Arabic origin
and literally translated means powder
for painting the eyebrows" 1t was pre-
pared by the distillation of fermented
materials during the Middle ages.
Anhydrous alcohol was first prepared
by Lavoisier, a Frerch chemist. In
1896, and its composition was first
determined by Soissume in 1908.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
Commas. in Columbus Time

The compass did not fail Columbus
on his first journey The actions OF
the compass were not clearly under
stood at t time. In a'l seas known
at that time the needle pointed not
quite north, but little west of north,
and 1t was known that by going west
the compass needle would point more
nearly to the north. No one had heard
Of q place where it pointed exactly
north or even somewhat east of north
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
English { age

The old adags Hell is paved with
good intentions Is one of vhe com
monest in the English language. In
that pkrase0logy it is quoted by Bos.
well as having been used by Doctor
Johnson In IT'S. George Herbert puts
it: Hell is full of good wishings and
meanings. James Kelly in Scottish
Proverbs, says, "Hopers go to hell"
The Portuguese say, Hell is paved
with good intentions and rooted with
lost opportunities"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
Hard Boiled

Small Jane was having dinner with
her grandparents, and her grandfather
was serving her hard-boiled eggs in
halves. He had warned her not to
drop the yolk. When he fixed the
second egg she piped out: BE care
full, grandpa and don't drop the set
out"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-04
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING

Council Chamber, Ely, Minnesota.
Thursday, March q, 1880.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
City Council was called to order at
1000 o'clock A. M, by Mayor E. w.
Hanson.
Present: Aldermen Olson, Kapsch,
Veranth, Homer, Banovetz, Wolff,
and Mayor Hanson.
Absent: None.
The Council dissolved into Com
mittee of the Whole to consider Gen
eral Construction and Electrical install
lation bids pertaining to the new City
Hall Building.
Alderman Wolff appointed chairman
of the Committee
After considerable discussion, a re-
cess was taken until 200 o'clock P M.
Meeting was resumed at 200 o'clock
P. M.
Communication from r. Englund,
Contractor, was read, proposing to
make a reduction of 100000 from
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Base Bid
Alternate No.

Proposals covering electrical install
lation were read as follows:
CONTRACTOR Base Bid
Eveleth Electric Service Co.,
Eveleth, Minnesota $3.50. $4779.00
Zenith Electric Co., Eveleth,
Minnesota, .............. 4785.OO
George Engel, Virginia,
Minnesota, ............... $4,000
Ely Radio & Electric Service,
Ely, Minnesota, and Com
mercial Electric Company,
Duluth Minnesota, $500. 4283.00
Benson Electric Company,
Duluth, Minnesota, and
Vermillion Electrical Com
pany, Ely, Minnesota, -. 3974.OO
A. Marino Company, Duluth.
Minnesota, ............. 3372.O0
Moved by Alderman Banovetz, sup
ported by Alderman Veranth, that all
bids received pertaining to the New
City Hall Building be referred to the
Architect, City Engineer, and Alder
man Wolff for tabulation. Carried.
Recess declared until 800 P. M.
Meeting called to order at 800 P. M.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
- OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING

ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING.
Council Chamber, Ely, Minnesota.
Wednesday, March 26, 1880.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
City Council was called to order at
200 P. M, by Mayor E. w. Hanson.
Present: Aldermen Olson, Kapsch,
Veranth, Homer, Banovetz, Wolff,
Mayor Hanson.
Absent: None
The Council now proceeded to open
bids covering the construction of the
proposed New City Hall Building.
General construction proposals as fol-
lows were opened and read:
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Heart Kent BUSY

The human heart pumps over 1000.
600 times in the average lifetime. II
accomplishes almost 10000 foot.
pounds of work day, which is equiv
alent to raising one ton height Of
rs feet.