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booze or make financial reim-
bursement therefor.
About May 9, being arrested
for drunkenness, John Zider
jammed his fist through a pane
of glass at police headquarters.
Chief McKercher then forced a
confession from the bibulous boy
to the effect that he got his toddy
at the club rooms of the Eagles,
fraternal and social organi a
tion nesting at 41S West Superior
street.
Captain Fiskett at once swore
out a complaint and search war
rant. Invasion Of the nest Of the
high flying birds, yielded fifteen
gallons of whiskey. Frank Young
berg, care-taker Of the Eagles
aerie, was arrested for fostering
a blind pig and then released
under $100 bail, which he for
felted later on.
A street story has it that chief
McKercher secured Elders con-
fession by physical force and that
the angry Eagles gave him a good
beating later on for squeallng.
Last Monday night, Dimitro
Vujirn and Bude Drakulich were
arrested on Garfield avenue with
fifty gallons of whiskey in their
automobile. Each put up $15G
bail money, which was forfeited
when their cases were called by
Judge Smallwood.
Chief McKercher was in Vir-
ginia last Monday and, when
there, he is credited with having
secured information that a heavy
shipment of contraband was ex-
pected into Duluth from Superior
for the range city. Instructions
were given to closely ly watch Gar
field avenue, which was done,
with excellent results.
The police now are inclined to
the opinion that there is well
organized Underground" traffic
in booze between the head Of the
lakes and the iron range tow.ss.
Under the recent rulings of the
Minnesota state safety commits
sion the confiscated liquor will
be held.
"Supplying liquor to" dry ter
ritory, while it brings enormous
profits, is becoming decidedly
risky" said Chief McKercher re-
Gently. "The size of the profit
is probably what tempts in a ma
jority Of the cases. 1t would be
entirely possible for the owner
of a machine to clear nearly $500
in the sale of so gallons Of whis-
key. That is, providing he was
able to get through the lines with
it."
City attorney Samuelson confer
red with the state safety commits
sion the past week as to the posi-
ton of that body towards st.
Louis County violations Of the dry
laws. It was decided not to for
mulate any drastic policy before
Superior goes dry, July l.
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| unethlcal and unprO1esSlOnal Dy
the city building inspector.
After supplying her with the
"pony," Laila alleges, her self
chosen benefactor promptly pro-
ceeded to make violent love to
her. He tried to kiss her, paved
over her person and squeezed
himself up tightly against her
little body.
Laila declares that she resent
| ed the amorous advances. Going
to some friends she narrated her
experiences, saying that the man
who made her fair promises, now
| insulted her. She said that she
was afraid to 60 to him for her
| lessons. At the same time, hav-
ing quit her position at his be-
hest, she very much wished to
qualify as an elevator operator.
The big husband Of the little
girls lady friend went with her
to state boiler inspector Ouel-
lette's office to look into matters.
Are you going to- give Laila
lessons to run an elevator?" he
inquired.
eyes," was the reply. "She is
a nice, clever little girl and will
learn quickly. 1t will not take
her long. Tell her. not to worry.
I'll fix her out with a good posi-
tion.'
Even then, Inspector Ouellette
must have known that the girl S
inability to read, write and even
properly speak English would
make it impossible for her to get
a license to run an elevator.
The good friends thought that
| Laila might as we'll complete her
| instruction under the boiler in
| spector but they determined to-
guard her safety closely.
Look here, dearie," said
iOuellette, come TO me any time
at night. 1t does not matter how
late. If l am not here, ring up
! fc1 me. I'll show you how to
run the elevator
: Monday, April 29. Ouellette
took little Laila to the Palladio
elevator after janitors and tenants
were out of the way. He showed
her the machinery ON the first
floor. That much done, she al
:leges, he then tried to hug and
kiss her, right there among the
dynamos. She lodged his lecher-
fous lips and the kiss landed on
| her chin.
Ellis ugly face behind me made
me think of Satan," she told her
friends when narrating her ex-
lperience.
They then entered the elevator.
Laila was instructed to run the
car slowly up and down, opening
and closing the door on each
floor. The kindly teacher Of ele-
;vator operation kept one grimy
paw on Laila's little hand as it
grasped the lever. He had both
arms around her and, when safe
from observation, hugged her
tightly to him and acted shame
fully.
The helpless young creature
struggled without avail.
"Don't look around, dearie, :"
islobbered the old softie. "When
you are running an elevator, keep
iyour hand on the lever and your
jeyes on the door,"
I Several times did the young
victim of deception and illicit
alteration go for lessons, only to
find that her instructor was not
there, thus wasting her time in
] fruitless visits. Despite his fire.
quent insults and indecent liber-
ties, she felt it incumbent to get
!, a license and then a position to
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Ialla Hanella charges CHdC
Louis E. Ouellette is a gay de-
ceiver, love pirate, or a sort OF
highway robber Of female honor.
Laila Hanella is a little Fin
nish orphan girl who came to
America to be safe under de-
mocracy. Louis E. Ouellette is
deputy state boiler inspector and
chief engineer Of a couple OF Du-
luth's large office buildings.
Laila bases the allegations
against the INSPECTOR on expert
ences she had while trying to
qualify as an elevator operator.
She firmly maintains that she has
been badly treated and shame
fully insulted. Reliable evidence
strongly backs up her story OF
male duplicity and bestial as
saults on her honor.
Laila Hanella's shocking story
and the corroborative evidence
fully indicate that inspector
j. Ouellette is not a fit person to
teach girls hoW..to run elevators,
to ssyaothing Of being faithful
husband and fit father Of chill
,dren.
The Finnish orphan girl, not
much larger than the prOverblal
pint of cider, was toiling at the
Canadian restaurant, No. 303111a
West Michigan st. When not
serving food to the Canadian re-
cruits and other patrons, she
washed dishes in the kitchen.
The little serving maid is a
petite blonde Of peachy COM
plexion. Her physique and col
oring apparently appealed to the
deputy state boiler inspector for;
early in April, he remarked to
the lady in charge Of the restau-.
rant: i
"There is a nice young girl. j
can get her a job at running an
elevator. This work really is too
heavy for her.
The next time Mr.. Inspector
lunched at the humble refectory,
Laila waited on him and he tip
ped her 25 cents. 49,
The third time the representa-
tive of the great state OF Mime
sofa took, heed Of the young girl,
he went into the kitchen where
she was washing dishes. Going
behind her, she alleges, he put his
masculine arms around her slen-
der waist, hugged her up to him
tightly and said:
"Dearie, I don't want you to
work here. It's too hard for
you. I'll teach you to runa an ele-
vator, give you a license and then
you can run an elevator for me. "
Then the gay Lothario handed
the little maid another 25-cent
piece.
= The fourth time the willy In.
spector approached the object OF
his infatuation, he said: What 5
the use of doing this heavy work :?
You better come to me and learn
to run an elevator"
Dazzled by prospects Of sucn
a grand position, on April II,
Laila quit her humble work OF
serving food to the Canadian re-
cruits and set about to learn
the theory and practice, of shoot
ing elevators up and down D'l-
luth's sky-scrapers.
Deputy state boiler Inspector
F, Ouelette furnished the Finnish
maid a typewriter list of ques-
tions with answers thereto, writ
ten out with pen and ink. Those
questions, by a strict rule of
building inspector Kelley, are
not permitted to go out of his Of
flee. Inspector Ouellette set Of
questions and answers make a
good pony" but are considered
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W. lVl DVOACs
Chief McKercher had terrible
accident at the Interstate bridge
last Saturday night. He thought
he had a jitneyful of slackers but,
on the show down, it was a veri-
table blind pig on wheels. Fifty
gallons Of the stuff that makes
Irishmen fight were found in the
gasoline buggy. Mike Davich
drove the conveyance. When ar
raigned before Judge Smallwood
on a charge of blind pigging, the
accused pleaded not guilty. He
was released on bail in the sum
Of $100 until May %, when he
will stand trial and have a chance
to prove his innocence.
This seems to be the farrowing
time in Duluth for blind pigs.
The authorities have had quite
a good many adventures with a
big litter that has come on since
those were killed off last year.
The fact that St. Louis county has
gone dry, as well as Duluth, and
that Superior soon will be dry,
seems to increase their birth rate.
The vanguard Of this invasion
Of blind pigs was summarily
stopped and arrested on May 7
when Gleso Lazich was caught
carrying forty gallons of whiskey
in ten kegs in an automobile. He
was released when he put up cash
bail in the sum of 800. A COM
plant made, before Lazich for
feited his bail, alleges that the
accused was acting as agent for
the Gearhart-Hartmann company
and A. w. Schwane.
In due course, Eli Ratkovich,
once a Duluth saloon keeper, but
now living on the Rice Lake road,
appeared at the city hall with his
attorney, Walter F. Dacey, and
applied to Judge Smallwood for
a writ of replevin. Col. Ratkovich
not only declared that he was
the lawful owner of the booze
but also made solemn oath that
the stuff was worth only $500.
Experts say 40 gallons of whiskey
are worth from 5000 to 1920, ac-
cording to quality.
He put up a cash bond Of $3.50
and was given an order to take
the ten kegs Of strong waters.
Chief McKercher waived all ques-
ton as to the sufficiency of the
cash bond and court officer Will
cox, as was imperative, surren-
dered the liquor.
Now all this happened very
closely around the noon hour,
when mayor Magney, commits
sioner Silberstein and city attor-
ney Samuelson were at lunch.
While no one SENS inclined to
accuse lawyer Dacey of rnethical
strategy as to time for filing his
replevin bond, many consider
that he did so at an extremely
favorable time for himself and
client.
Complaint is made by some OF
the city officials because chief
McKercher did not take advan-
tage of every technicality in the
matter and, before letting the
booze get away from the police
station, consult with commissioner
Silberstein or city attorney Sam
uelson, or both. ..-
Commissioner Silberstem GER
tainly was wroth when he learned
how the willy Eli and the able
Walter had gone around him. He
talked loudly, spEttered greatly,
waved his hands and made some
pointed remarks. At the sugges-
tion of mayor Magney. the two
Of them signed a bond in the sum
Of $400, under which Eli Rat.
kovich and lawyer Dacey were
required either to return the
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new HERD OF BLIND PIGS
BOLDLY MYADES DULUTH
CHIEF M'KERCHER SEEKS SLACKERS BUT
FINDS EIGHT KEGS OF BOOZE.

Eli Ratkovich Claims the Contraband and, Through
Lawyer Dacey, Replevins Same-MayOr Mag
ney and Commissioner Silberstein Start Back
Fire-Baby Blind Pig Discovered in Eagles
Aere ON West Superior Street-Un Underground
Route Suspected of Supplying Mesaba Range
With Booze. =
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LITTLE LAuA HANELLA
CHASED BY LOVE PIRATE
FINNISH ORPHAN GIRL MAKES SERIOUS
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST STATE EMPLOYE.

Louis E. Ouellette, Deputy State Boiler Inspector,
Becomes Smitten With Charms of Young Wait
ress-Persllades Her to Quit Job to Learn Ele-
vator Operating - AmorOus Old Engineer
Charged With Forcibly Hugging, kissing and
Indecently Treating Helpless Immigrant Girl
on Several Occasions.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-08
Home Sewing Week
Specials in the
DOlUn Stairs Store
"a Bleached Sheeting, Csc

"a Bleached Sheeting, Csc
Mesco or pepperrell pure
bleached sheeting, 81 inches
wide, Csc per yard.
Unbleached at &c per yard.
Muslin at 27c
SO inch bleached muslin.
A NICE, soft quality, for pillow
cases, sheets, ETC., 27e per yard.
Pillow Tubing, &c
SO inch bleached pillow
tubing at less than cost, for
27c yard. AZ inch same quail
ity for 33c yard.
Bath Robing, Csc
Many floral and Indian pat
terms in attractive colorings. 81
inches wide, at Csc yard.
Outing Flannel, SOC
Light colored, a good heavy
quality. q inches wide, for
SOC yard.
Outing Flannel, Csc
White and colored, for
gowns, etc. n inches, special
for Csc yard.
Curtain Marquisette, 39c
White ivory or beige color,
with fancy hemstitched bor-
ders. c6 inch wide. Per
yard, 3sc. .
French Ginghams, Soc
French zephyr ginghams,
plain colors, small checks, large
checks, stripes and plenty of
large plaids. 80 inches wide.
59c yard.
26-Inch Ginghams, sec Yd.
For children's dresses, wom-
ems dresses and boys waists.
New patterns. SOC per yard.
Galatea Cloth, 39c.
Stripes, plaids and plain col
ors. For children's rompers,
boys wash suits, ETC., at Soc
yard.
New Challies, Soc
36-inch cotton challies, for
kimonos or comfort coverings.
New patterns, at 3oc per yard.
Burgess-Nssh Co.-Downstsirs Store.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26
Girl in His House
at Burt's Theatre

Maager Burt, Of Buzt's. has secured
an extra good offering for tomorrow
night. Earle Williams, IN The Girl in
His House" Harold MacGrath. author
OF the novel, is too skilled a workman
not to put lot Of interesting material
in his story, and the love interest VIII
satisfy the spectator who has taste
for romance. James Armitage. having
been Tilted by Clare Wendell in favor
Of an aged millionaire. turns over his
estate to his lawyer and goes to Asia
Six years later he learns that Cares
husband has died and the young man
hastens home. Once there. he makes
several discoveries; first. the strange
young girl is living in his house sec
ond, that his lawyer has used the power
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over q 900 feet long. Their trenches
ON these mountains had TO be cut out
Of the snow and ice, and the depths OF
eone Of Them remind you OF eanyonGI
matead Of trenches. The way thaseI
Yaen handle the large guns shows 81
patience uneQQaled. They use &Fae:
tors. mules and as a Last resort, when
thew went as Tar as the mules. and
tractors can go. they fasten ropes and
blocks to the guns, and haul them mp
the mountain sides by hand They
use giant searchlights that throw
their lights for miles, and light up
the whole country on which their rays
are directed, SO that the sunners can
get the location Of the enemy
You also see a great naval Datue
fought between the Italian batteships
and the forts on the land You see
the great guns on the batt4eShtps oeIca
forth their shells OF destruction ana
the shells from the enemy bursting all
around the Italian vessels. After
little an Austrian airplane comes into
the fight, and hovers ever the Italian
ships. dropping bombs trying 70 pus
+Fe ships out OF commission, then
Squadron OF Italian hydroplanes enter
the scene, and after a short fight they
mt the Austrian plane on the run,
then the Austrian in order to escape
does the tail spin. and lights on :he
water safely, where an Italian ship
comes up to the side Of 1.-THE plane, and
captures the Austrians on board the
plane, and tows 1t into port, vtctori'
Gus. You see an Italian plane hove to
make 2 landing in range Of the en-
emy's guns, how one Of the other 1taF
ian aviators land by the side OF him.
and rescues him from the plane, then
because they cannot get the disabled
plane back into port, they blow 1t up
to keep the enemy from getting pos
session Of it.
The men in travelling over the noun.
tains use skis, and let it be said OF
these men that they sure do know how
to use them. They go for miles and
miles without stopping; when they
come to a small hollow they never
think OF going down into the hollow
but just skim clear over the top IKE
a bird.
This picture is an official war pic
ture taken by IL different Italian sol,
diers, two Of whom we're killed and
! five Others decorated for bravery
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For tMR Crosa.

The home OF 3fr. and MIS- c. w.
Hawkins in Union district was the
scene recently Of a Red Cross party.
which was arranged by the members
Of the Walnut Grove auxiliary in hon
or OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins. who
weer returning to their home for the
winter months, and also to raise
funds for the Red Cross work zach
guest Of the fifty present was asked
to contribute one penny for each inch
OF their waist measure an,
amount thus raised will go for Red
Cross work In games which were
played prizes were won by Joe Gar
low and Miss Gay Hawkins, Miss
Ora Reed and Miss Anna Carlow Re
freshments were served during the
The walnut Grove chapter has
done considerable work during the
summer months. keeping surplus In
the treasury by giving entertainments
of various kinds. The have made
nine pajama suits. six shirts. twe7ty-
five comfort kits and fifty punches CT
gun wipes. They have surplus OF
S53.15 IN the treasury
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Both Stage and Screen Success.
Marzuerite Clark appears at the
Nelson today in ''Prunella." the story
IN which she achieved such success
when on the stage. The synopsis fol-
lows: PruneIla, the child-heroine, is
prim1y learning her lessons in the
garden surrounded on the north. south
and west by her queer spinster aunts,
Prim, Privacy and Prude. A troupe
of vagabond players has come to town
that day and the aunts desperately
fear their innocent Prunella may
chance to catch a glimpse OF the merry
tribe.
AS the sounds of music and reVelry
approach the aunts bid Prunella has
ten to the house with them and they
close all its shutters Unfortunate4y
for their plans, though. Privacy drops
the key to the garden gate ana sends
Punella to fetch it. In so doing, the
cbi1d IL moved bv irrepressible curios-
ity and takes Just one peep over the
garden hedge. standing on her little
stool on tip toes.
The Pierrot swinging along the road
Mt the head of the laughing mummers,
sees her and gayly leaps the hedge TO
make violent love to the pretty child
That night he comes with a ladder
and steals here away while the auuts
slumber peacefully-and none too 81
The scene shifts back to the old
garden three years later. on a mocr-
Ight night Just like the one when
Pierrot has stolen Prunella away
There is only one Of the aunts there
now and she is leaving. for she has
sold the house to rich gentleman.
stranger, and only awaits his coming
to give up the keys. Her surprise
when she discovers that 1t IS F1errot
himself, returned saddened ana WISER
to await Prunella's return 70 her oio
home, Is as great as that OF the %uot-
o1ce when Prune1la too comes back
To the old garden. and "all's well that
ends WE'LL
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Scenes in This.

Realistic Scenes in This.
Italy's Flaming Front, at the Dixie
theatre. is one Of the best official war
pictures that has been in Fatrmont:
Il commences by showing the rugged
mountains Of Italy over which the
Italian soldiers had to travel in their
fight against the Austrians, also the
mode Of travel they used from climb
ing ropes, to using aerial tramways.
The wav they live in the sides OF the
mountains, showing the small nuts
made Of sand bags, and stone, that
thew had gathered from the sides OF
the mountains. 1t also shows one tun-
mel cut back into the mountain side
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Of attorney 20 rob him and sen his
house. and third. that he no Longer
loves the rich widow. he also leans
that his lawyer IS the, father OF tie
strange yome Gin and that ha CA1mt-
taee9 Is greatly gn1tten with heE. The
solution OF things Is very simple after
that The picture ends with a bridal
couple driving up to their new home.
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Ea4tv ArbuckIe's Best.

Fatty Arbue<le's Best.
we are firm in the belief that Fatty
Azbuckle is the best comedian on the
screen today. Old John Bunny was
the fayorite in his day, and the movies
lost valued member when he passed
away. Fatty makes fun in way that
never can offend. Like Bunny he is
really good natured and likes to nave
a good time and make every one else
do the same. Chaplin comedy comes
TOO near being vulgarty. But little is
made OF situations. and the star is
played up as the whole show That
has little to do. however, with the fact
that possibly the best comedy Fatty
Arbuckle ever produced is The Cook
showing at the Nelson today. For
ludicrous situations, handled in a
laugh producing manner, it is hard to
beat.
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To Have Guest.

Miss Jane Terri1I, of Washington.
=. c., will arrive mere tomorrow even
ing to be the guest for the remainder
of the week of Miss Katherine Nor
San at the home Of her brother, John
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Dance Tonight.

A dance at the Masonic Assembly
hall tonight will open up festivities
for the younger set "a large number
Of which are planning to attend A
committee headed by Louis Ross IS In
charge Of appointments
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M.Hon MeInnn

The Worth While Girls Missionary
society OF the PaIatine Baptist church
will hold an exchange In the Morgan
meat market on Merchant street to-
morrow afternoon. Home made pies.
cakes and bread will be on sale.
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Guests ut Fairmont Farms

Mrs. Arthur Burke Roontz and lit
tie daughter, Mary Watso- Koontz,
have arrived here from their name
at Charleston and will remain until
the first of the yea, guests OF reIa-
ives at Fairmolt Farms. Mrs. c. A.
Sipe. who had been the guest OF her
daughter. Mrs. Koontz, for several
months, accompanied them home.
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Love Story and Adventur

Fully verifying the old adage that
true love never did run smooth The
Princess runs today Up Romance
Road" a little story OF love that
went too smoothly too long, and then
went too rocky. For bit OF adVen-
ture, there is Hands Up No. f." with
Ruth Roland in The Phantom s
Trail"
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o. Morgan. on Fourth street Miss
Morgan win go TO ClarksbuTg tomoT-
row to meet Miss Terriu The young
ladies wiz spend Saturday, IN Morgan
town with friends.
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psrEtown Fo!lies a Hit Last Year.

D9rktoWn FoIIIe3 a HIE Last saV'
One Of the best little entertainments
last year at the Grand was the colored
troup IN a minstrel type OF show.
lThursday, matinee and night, anoth-
FER opportunity to hear these song
Sters in a program that is filled with
good clean amusement
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Called Meeting.

The members Of the J. NJ. Black
Sunday school class Of the First Pres
byterian church are aske d to meet
with Mrs. W. S. Mayors Immediately
following prayer meeting on Wednes-
day night. Important business will
be transacted.
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With Mrs. Kuhn.

The Ladies' Union OF the Central
Christian church will meet tonight at
the home OF Mrs. Anna Kuhn on Sec
ond street. All members are req1est-
ed to be present.
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Live Turkeys at Robb & Kramer's
Adv.
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LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS

,she VII be the guest for two weeks
Of Miss Norma Tucker, who is enter
tanning a house party Of young peo-
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