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kind was not yet divorced from Dona-
hue. That duly came, however. She
had failed to prove true to him and it
was impossible for her to treat CHS
holm even as a sinful woman should
treat her paramour. When Chisholm
was out on his run, smiling over what
a beauteous creature he had in the
lavishly-furnishcd cage in Duluth, it
ever was dollars to doughnuts that
some young blade was enjoying the
hospitality of the place and the favors
of, the mistress. Donahue, by the way,
was considered to be pretty decent
fellow until he married Edith LeMay.
Bartolli, hut his friends insist that she
quickly dragged him down the path of
decency into stunts of low moral en-.
deavor.
When first coming to Duluth, Madam
LeMay- -Bartolli- Donahue is credited
with working in a Superior street store.
She next had quarters at the Astoria
hotel, within a block of the police sta.
tion. Next she budded out as proprie.
+ress of the Central hotel She sold
that to Col. Evans some months ago.
A wear ago last September. or the
last Of August, George Donahue came
TO Duluth from the range. Over in
Oliver he acquired fightino jag of
snuirrel whisky. Coming to Duluth, he
went to the hotel Of the woman who
deserted him. There he chased the de-
linquent wife of his bosom around the
r'a"e. something as bulldog would
chase honsecat. He smashed the
oostlv Jananese vases and tore down
the rich draperies. He broke up fur
'r;tnre and made mere ribbors out Of
Madam 3 silks and satins. He even
called her quests fighting names. He
wont thro"rh that hotel like the Hnns
THROUGH Reloinm. As result, old
Ceorre was taken in bv the police and
made the rolice sto+;or rr"st over
Sunday Of the then chief McKercher.
Tt seems that Chisholm became verv
w"erv of the woman. He had good
wife and several grown children. Mrs.
Chisholm divorced him in 1918. but he
never could forret the old hearthstnne.
recentlv at 326 Tenth avenue east.
Last summer he quit the sinful TENN
tress and. in September, was remarked
to Mrs. Chisholm.
Madam LeMav. Rartolli- -Donahne was
peeved because she lost Chisholm and
his hank account It is said that she
bounded and haunted him. Tt is rea-
sonahle IN assume that she hlarkmailed
and sand-bagged him into making her
presents and giving her money. It is
not imposshle. that she threatened to
come right into the Chisholm home if
the poor fellow did not come across.
She even called up Mrs. Chisholm and
offered to tell her somethino on her
husband. Mrs Chisholm is said to have
ordered the harpv not to call her up
again, under penalty Of arrest.
The American express comnanv beran
~ miss exnress PACKAGES alone the D. Z,
M. & N. line. Special agents Of the
company be"an to search and to watch.
r. NOW 20 believed that Madam LeMay.
Bartolli-Donahue informed the EXPRESS
companv that Chisholm was stealing
stuff and giving It to her.
The woman is alleged to have said
that she did not care what happened
to the man who lavished money and
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CL00UET UNION MEN WRATHY
Reported That Effort Will Be Made to Depose Hubert From
Presidency Of Trades Assembly City Election
Made Sore Spots Very Hard to Heal

When the union men in Cloquet
backed DR.. Whittemore for mayor,
they made the inner circles of Clouuet
sit up and take notice. It was the
first time in many years that any op.
position had been shown against the
ordained order Of things.
H. J. Hubert, president of the Trades
and Labor assembly, also seems to have
started something which, possibly, he
will be unable to stop. Mr.. Hubert be-
longs to the papermakers' union, an
organization credited with nesting
quite closely to the powers-that,be.
Mr.. Hubert recently came out in a
card which he said:
"To offset the belief that organ
lied labor as whole initiated the
eleventh-hour so-called "labor move
ment," endorsing DR.. Whittemore for
mavor, wish to state that such move
ment did not come before the. Trades
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Leftenant-co Warren E. Greene
no sooner got back from year Of ma.
:joring in New York than the political
wheel took strong and sudden turn.
The death of Hon. w. H. Smallwood
left vacancy on the local municipal
bench. Quite an imposing list of as
pirants for the place was printed but
the knowin' boys paid little heed to
that. At first the general public was
given to understand that Capt. Elmer
w. McDevitt would be appointed to
the vacancy by Gov Burnquist.
When the smoke cleared away, how
ever, the unimportant general public
found that Capt. McDcvitt had de-
lined the judgeship but had selected
the berth Of third assistant county at
orney, with an office in the marble
lined courthouse.
The vacancy in Leftenant-colonel-
county-attorney Greene's staff was due
to the esignation of Richard M Funck
who had secured the gubernatorial ap-
pointment to the vacancy on the mu-
nicipal bench.
It is assumed that the pie-counter
noliticians fixed up the deal, anyway,
the dear people had nothing at all to
say. The American Legion, Knights of
Columbus ard no 1ittl" administra+i"n
ring needed neither help nor sugges.
tions from the people.
Today, dear old citizen, it is Judge
Richard M. Funck and assistant county
ATTORNEY McDevitt-
Capt. McDevitt is distinctly a Du
luth production. He belongs to the
prominent and well-known McDevitt
family of this city. He was practic-
ng attorney when he got into the
World war, where he held the rank Of
captain which he inherited from Com.
panv A, Third Regiment, Minnesota
National Guard, and saw service over
seas. Capt. McDevitt is man of
pleasing personality and possesses a
cordial. kindly manner in dealing with
his fellow men. How he will measure
up as member of the county attor-
-ov'e st"ff r,nst he awaited Of conrse,
but the chances are that this new men,
ber will prove courteous, efficient and
popular.
Incidentally. on the very day that
Capt. McDevitt's appointment was
published, his engagement to charm
ing and talented young lady of the
Twin Cities also was announced. Capt.
McDevitt evidently believes in that
grand and sensible old idea, cit is not
good for man 70 live alone.'
Richard Funck was born in Burling-
ton, Iowa, and now is on the under
side of forty years of age. He once
was attorney Of Cass county, but did
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wasted his honor on her. She showed
the rapacity Of tiger cat and pos
sessed heart Of stone.
There is another story to the effect
that a member Of the Chisholm house
hold found an alteration ticket in one
Of his pockets for a 500 fur coat, left
with a Duluth furrier. The latter was
shown the ticket and warned not to de-
liver the coat to the LeMay woman.
She, by the way, staid at a West Supe-
rior street hotel for some time, but, for
several weeks, was a guest at the Nc
Kay. .',,
City detectives Roberg and Bradley
and c A. Woolsey, special agent Of
the American express company, found
articles in the woman g possession that,
evidently, had been stolen from the
Mesaba express cars. She declared
that Chisholm had presented her with
the articles. They included silks and
furs and pretty things that a woman
loves to wear, and since they had been
worn, they were not taken from her.
The Officers and the LeMay woman
left the Mckay hotel Wednesday fore
noon, Nov. 5, for the Union depot.
When Chisholm came into the building
from his train, detective Roberg said;
"Mr. Chisholm, we would like to
speak to you on matter of business. Z"
"Wait until I register" was the re-
ply, "and then l will be with you. -
Conductor Chisholm recistered in a
firm hand and, just outside the dis
patcher's door, pulled out revolver
and fired bullet into his head.
T. f. Mcdonald, N. P. R. yardmas-
ter, was the first to reach the side Of
the suicide. He was not dead, there
fore was hastened to st. Luke's hospi.
tai, where the police surgeon attended
him. He died at S:15 that evening.
Mr.. Chisholm left q widow, two sons
and married daughter. He belonged
to the Order of Railway Conductors
and Euclid lodge No. 1913, A. F. & A.
M. He was buried at Marshall, Mich. >,
his original homo.
Madam LeMay.Bartolli.D Donahue, with
William Chisholm g blood on her wicked
head, was complacently permitted to
60 by the express company and the
local Officers Of the law. 1t is quite
possible that severe punishment could
have been fastened on her, had a real
attempt been made, but no. attempt was
made. She is an enchantress and such
creatures, no matter how base, vile and
cruel, have way that paves the way
for their wayward feet.
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TOWER AVENUE EMPORIUM
BURCLARIZED BY EMPL0YE
YOUTH SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD STEALS THOIIS M
DOLLARS WORTH OF HIGH GRADE GOODS !"
Roth Brothers Feel Report to Chief McKnnou Useless,
Mayor Baxters Private Seuths Turn Up Thief and Good,
IN Ihrty-x Hours Stolen Fur Coat Stripped Off Back
OF Babe" Stevens-Jack Lavinsky Found With Stolen
Silk Shnts-Rosenberg Gang Badly Implicated and Face
Waupun-B Burglar Given Another Chance.

Roth Brothers, big department store,
popularity known as "The Beehive. ;;
No. 1oo1 Tower avenue, recently was
bnrglarized by hoy only II years old.
Goods to the valne Of at last $1,000
were taken and sold around town for
nominal sums. The aspiring young
burglar was employed in the store at
the time, but not now.
Among the goods taken were two
fur coats, both worth about se75,
"Babe' Stevens, wife Of Emanuel
Stevens, a notorious woman of the
town, was found wearing a muskrat
coat. Much to her surprise, she was
called to book and the fine garment
quickly taken off Of her puichritud.
inous back.
Who acquired the sealine coat. Of
the same value az the muskrat acnn;red
and worn by "Babe" Stevens, affiant
knoweth not.
A good many silken articles were
STOLEN, such as silk stockings and silk
shirts: The notorious Jack Lavinskv.
the disciple of low moral endeavor who
drives a taxirab and who was one of
the gang that tried to bump off police.
man witness some months ago, was
found to rossess a goodly number of
expensive shirts.
40" The manager of the ]+Bee Hives'
had had feeling in his bones for
s"me time that thievery was GOING on.
Both he and the proprietors we'll knew
IT, when fur coats and expensive s;lken
garments Disappeared over night. Thew
we're at their wits end to know what
to do. They had decided feeling that
It would do no good to appeal to the
police department, through chief Me-
kinnnn. some unsatisfactory nrevions
experiences, it is believed, having much
to "o with rre"tinr that feol;nr.
"Let US 90 directly to Mayor Baxter
and mt the matter up to him." was
the decision Of Messrs. Roth P-os.
Mayor Baxter called in Chandler,
the chief of his secret bureau. All
hands got to work, with the marvellous
resnlt that, within 36 hours. the bur.
olar was discovered and his full con-
fesslon secured. Further than that. bis
associates in crime were revealed and
too. practically All of the stolen goods
located and recovered.
1t was harn piow to the under.
world crooks. but a big feather in
MavOr Paxter's cap.
The hoy burglar drove a delivery
wagon for Roth Bros, if the Rip-saw
understands corrertlv. One evening,
when it was disaoreeable weather. the
yonng fellow prevailed on the soft
hearted watchman to open the "Pee
Hive' door and let him stand inside
while he waited for his car.
No particular attention was oivan TO
the vonne fellow nv the watchman.
therefore he may have made wav with
some goods that evening. Be that as
it NAV. he so fixed things on the inte-
rior that he was able to get into the
store whenever he desired and without
anvone knowing it.
Goods were taken ont of the Gree
Hive' and then sold for song around
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, Mr.. Greene first served and then sue
ceeded John TT. Norton. Te there IS
any purpose now or any effort in the
future to play Gen. Leonard Wood with
Capt. McDevitt, thousands of Forbes
friends viii be likely to growl, show
heir teeth or even smash all secret
understandings and alliances.
AS to Judge Funck, $4,000 a year on
the municipal bench is not had in these
troublous times, especially if one has
penchant for gardening, like Judge
Cutting. Then if an humble third as
sistant county attorney can bring about
boost in salary from $1,000 to $4,000
a year, may it not be possible for him
to see that the next legislature is so
mesmerized that the municipal judges
salaries will be advanced to at least
$4,000 year9
The chances are that, during the next
decade, there will be no decrease in
nlaying clever politics, shaking the
the pieces Of pastry at the popular old
pie-counter.
Just how this turn of the wheels in
municipal court will affect clerk
Thompson 8 tenure of office is an ab-
sorbing question and will be awaited
with deep interest. Should clerk
Thompson, the late Judge Smallwood 8
personal selection, be bumped off, it
it not impossible that deputy Hollada
the altar Of practical politics.
If Thompson goes, who will come in
his places When those back Of the
Funckian appointment are noted, there
is belief that the aspiring L. U.
Young is a strong possibility. Mr..
Of the Modern Samaritans would be of
great value to him in keeping the court
funds straight and intact, avoiding any
such mixup as former deputy Richeson
brought about. It is believed that
Judge Lanners is more likely to hook
up and work with Judge Funck in ma
terial matters than not to do 80. He
gets only $1,000 on the West Duluth
bench, part-time snap. Judge Lam
ners is practical man, as well as an
earnest little seeker for the coin,
therefore he may combine with Funck
in doing out the clerical job and dep.
utyship and then continue the alliance
through the next legislature for the
purpose Of making the good old plum
tree produce rich and succulent fruit.
This recent turn of the wheels of
politics may have a heavy bearing on
the selection and election of three dis
trict judges in 1920, but that g another
story and must await fuure time and
the telling and discussion.
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There is ample reason to believe that
the blood of William Chisholm is on
the head of Edith LeMay-Bartolli.
Donahue.
William Chisholm, D., M. & N. rail-
way conductor, blew out his brains in
the Union depot at l0:45 a. M, Wed
nesday, Nov. S. The debasing influ.
ence and Vaccinations against CHS
holm's personal welfare and family
life by q heartless woman seems to
have driven the unfortunate man to
that deed of desperation.
It further is believed that the Le-
May Bartolli. Donahue woman betrayed
Chisholm to the authorities in the mat
ter of thefts from the American ex.
press company products of the thievery
being given the sinful siren and venal
vampire.
Edith LeMay- -Bartolli- Donahue is
considered a very attractive woman
physically and q very cold, heartless,
dangerous creature morally. It is said
that she was born and reared in or
near Saginaw, Mich. Her family is
said to have been an excellent one and
there seemed to be nothing of the
siren and harpy in the woman when a
girl.
The Rip-saw has not tried to trace
the successive steps in the life Of Edith
LeMay- -Bartolli- -Donahue. It does ap-
pear, however, that ten or so years
ago she was married to Dan Bartolli,
a Great Northern railway conductor,
running out of Superior.
Bartolli had a summer home at Kel-
Iy Lake. Mrs. Bartolli went out there
for a definite length of time When
she was supposed to be p'anted there
for a safe number of days., Bartolli
went up the line and then doubled
back. When he got to Superior, he
took sinful creature not his wife up
to his home. There tie two were
caunht. hard and fast, by Mrs. LeMay-
Bartolli. She either had not gone to
Kelly Lake or came back sooner than
she intended.
Like the boy who stole the jam,
Bartolli was not in position where
he could say very much. His wife
duly divorced him, seven or eight
years ago.
JUST WndC CulCH LeMdy y-DdTGolll ulu
next, the Rip-saw has not tried to find
out. In due course, however, she mar
ried George Donahue, once Hibbing
policeman and, for time, chief of po-
lice Of Chisholm. The couple eventu-
ally disagreed and separated, Donahue
staving on the Mesaba range and Mrs.
Edith LeMay-Bartolli-D coming
to Duluth.
The pulchritudinous harpv had be-
come acquainted with William CHS
holm, we'll known in Proctor and Me-
saba range towns. He became fasci-
mated with the dangerous woman and
she threw in her hooks deep and hard.
A year ago last summer, Madam Le
May -Bartolli- Donahue came to Duluth
and bought the Central hotel at No..
2oS West Superior street, the second
door west Of the City National bank.
It generally was understood in the un-
derworld that conductor Chisholm had
put up the money to start the woman
in the business.
The female prowler on weak man.
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CARL TACKLA REFUSED BAIL
Police Arrest Aggressive Disciple Of High Moral Endeavor
on Blind-Piggng Charge-Denies Guilt and Proves Hi.
Innocence Strongly Suspects Raw Frame-Up.

Carl Tackla, 211 South First avenue
east, was prominent in presenting the
terrible conditions of immortality on
the old "Point" to the September
grand jury. The safety commissioner
and the chief of police apparently were
peeved by that activity, therefore were
not likely to love anyone having a
hand in the cleanup.
Carl Tackla was arrested for blind.
pigging at about p. m, Monday,
Nov. 3. He was lodged in the lousy
city Jail and refused bail No one
would release him without chief Muir.
phys authority, and chief Murphy
kept away from the station, so far as
Tackla could learn.
Tackla was arrested by detectives
Roberg and Bradley, on a warrant, for
selling booze to one Juntunen. The
latter was arrested for drunkenness
and is alleged to have claimed that he
got the booze from one-armed man
at No. 231 South First avenue east.
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and Labor assembly, or the Pulp Sui.
nhite local for endorsement; and such
movement the International Brother.
'ood of Papermakers unanimously re.
fused to consider.'
The Rip-saw is informed that charges
have been preferred against President
Hubert, based on the allegation that he
g unfit. to represent labor in Cloauet:
1t is stated that a strenuous effort will
be made by Mr.. Hubert's opponents
% derose him from his office at the
assembly meeting next Sunday.
DR.. Whittemore and his supporters
are said to feel keenly what they con-
s''er Misrepresentation by President
Hubert. He, himself, sarcastically re-
fers to himself as an "outcast.'
Mr.. Hubert once was a prize-fighter,
but his critics say that, just now, he
is whimpering instead of slugging.
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|FUNCK BECOMES MUNICIPAL JUDGE
Third County Attorney Appo Succeed Late Judge
W. McDevt Funcs Beh-Polcal
What Effect RecentC Change Will Have Clerk Thompson

not convict DR.. Dumas, as some say.
The doctor was convicted by Funkley,
county attorney of Beltrami county.
Coming to Duluth, Mr.. Funck eventu.
ally landed a job under Mr.. Greene.
Judge Funck does not heavily in
crease his income by going to the
bench, although he may have insured
a longer tenure of office for himself.
Originally, The new occupant of the
municipal bench received only $1,000
year as third asistsnt attorney. Last
winter, Mr.. Greene set about to secure
IN increase to $1,000 a year for his
third assistant. When the mists Of
legislation had cleared away, it was
found that the new law provided $4,000
wear for TIE thir1 assistant. plaring
him on parity with the first assistant.
How and why the third assistant
county attorney was given salary of
$4,000 year, instead Of $1,000, is a
most interesting and Illuminating story,
but its narration must come at some
future time.
While Capt. McDevitt is a Catholic
and Of Irish extraction, Judge Funck
is Protestant and of German extrac.
tion. When Capt. McDevitt was in
France, helping make the world safe
for democracy, Richard Funck served
at home as third assistant county at
torney and a member Of the Home
Guards. ALTHOUGH American born and
bred and entirely loyal and patriotic,
Judge Funck prizes and practices some
of ho fo~,,lx, or
brought to America by his forbears.
It is assumed that Capt. McDevitt
had the strong backing of the Amer
lean Legion, the Knights of Columbus
and the Burnquist administration, the
inner local circel, in securing his ap-
pointment. Mr.. Funck was backed for
the municipal bench by many of the
remaining members of the old Stirrup
Club. Among them, the sanctifieo
Smithies, the aspiring L. U. Young,
the bone-dry w. c. Mitchell and labor
leader McEwen were particularly zeal
Gus and active.
Just how this change in chairs will
affect the politics of the future seems
bit uncertain. Should Mr.. Greene
60 to congress, secure father-in-law's
seat on the district bench or be made
advocate general, it may be that there
is secret understanding that Capt.
F"Devitt will be boosted over Mason
NJ. Forbes head into the county attor-
neyship.
Such caper as that would be a
blow to the father and son movement
IN the courthouse. however. Tt is be-
lieved that Mr.. Forbes would not he
averse to succeeding his present chief
before he quits public service, just as
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Carl Tackla has only one arm. bu,
he resides at No. 211 South First ave
nue. east.
Tarkla informed the Officers that :,
was not home that dav. except at Nom
and that he left for Flint, Mich, st 6 y
m, with gang Of men hired by an EN-
ployment agency. He was out of the
city until Monday. Nov. 8. He alsc
urged that he be taken before the ma :
to whom he was supposed to have sold
booze, but his request was disreparded
Being arraigned before Judge Cut.
ting, Tuesday morning, Nov. 4, Tackla
pleaed not guilty. Then and onIv then
was he taken to the conntv iaiI where
Juntunen said that he was not the man
who sold him the booze. Tackla wa,
at once released.
Carl Tackla is firmly convinced that
he was "framed up" because some one
in the police department had grouc
over his efforts to make his neiehbor.
hood decent, law-abiding and a fit
place to rear children.
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by the terrible seas except the cook
and the captain 8 wife.

by the terrible seas except the cook
and the captain 8 wife.
The SS. Wenakee at first tried to
tow the unmasted bark, but high seas,
hortage OF fuel, food and water, made
it impossible to continue the task. She
was cut loose and q steamship some
distance away was given the facts by
wireless and asked to 60 to the further
relief Of the helpless sailing vessel.
The IS. Wenakee put into Nassau for
food, water, coal and tobacco. After
laying in needed supplies, she headed
for Norfolk without further incident.
Mr.. Sandstrom shipped at San Fran.
SEQ late in the summer and went to
Norfolk via the Panama canal. When
he got to Norfolk, he met an old friend
who gave him copy of the Rip-saw.
From there, he wrote the great family
journal, asking that back numbers be
sent to him at Bristol, England. A
card was received from Bristol, dated
Sept. 26, saying that the bundle of
Rip-saws was received safely and that
all the ships officers had been reading
them.
1t seems that steamships with wire
less outfits send out a press report
around midnight. The one from Sand.
strom 8 ship would he called "The We
nakee Press" After becoming &C.
ouainted with the Duluth Rip-saw
through reading it, wireless operator
Wilson always referred to his report
as "The Wenakee Rip-saw."
For a time, Sandstrom served the
Rip-saw as an inspector and his work
always was done quickly, correctly and
very thoroughly.
Late in October, the Rip-saw re-
ceived a note from its former inspec
tor, written between Omaha and Og
den, while he was flying across the
continent to meet Mrs. Sandstrom on
the Pacific coast. His last deep sea
voyage was for the purpose Of getting
nearer to attainment Of a masters IL
cense, good on the Seven Seas, but his
trans-continental trip by train indi
Gates that he will try solid earth for q
while, at least, instead Of the bound
ing main.