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The New York herald., 1922-11-26

Good old days. They all wore tall hats
cigars, and Everybody was Somebody's
half brother or second cousin once re-
moved, or had married Somebody's STEP
sister; and all the regular ones gave up
10 per cent of their salaries to the or
ganization." Inertia-the inertia of con-
scious incompetence and the fear of get
ting in wrong"-hung over the office like
pail. numbing all initiative; and there
was great deal of talk about graft. In
fact-although it probably was intended as
joke-the first indictment handed to me
for Investigation" carried with it the
whispered suggestion that there was
thousand dollars coming to anybody who
would recommend it for dismissal" | in
vestsated, found it was an "Assmans-
hausen," got it dismissed-but l never
heard any more of that thousand dollars
In fact, l never saw real money but once,
and that was when a complainant. who
wasn't related to anybody in particular and
yet whose case had handled to his satis-
faction, followed me to my Office, fumbled
awkwardly in his pocket, and, finally pro-
ducing dingy quarter, told me to "go and
buy myself half dozen good cigars" I
only wish / had taken it! 1 might have
worn it on my watch chain as Whistler
did Ruskin's sixpence
once again did l come in contact with
corruption. Another complainant mur-
INJURED something to the effect that would
find little envelope on nv desk" Rut 7
was prideful in those days, and told him
to go where he properly belonged and has
probably long since gone
twenty-five yers ago the opportunities
for young man of moderate intelligence
who was not suffering from dpsomania.
senlle dementia, arteriosclerosis-from in
somnia on the one hand, or sleeping sick
ness upon the other-were enormous The
merest tyro of deputy at the foot of the
payroll could, by relieving some infirm or
incompetent trial assistant of all responsi
bility in an important case secure the
chance to try it himself, while his elder
slumbered at a nearby table or made up his
expense account in his private office up
stairs. The getting up of these expense
accounts" occupied a substantial amount of
time. Anybody who was anybody had a
county detective" or process server"
specially assigned to be his body servant.
VINO carried his bags, books and papers, ran
his errands, bought his theater tickets.
stood guard outside his door and bore mes
sages to his fellows-for the telephone in
those days was luxury enjoyed only by
the big fellows"
But there was jovial, Hibernian warmth
of heart among these favorites of political
good fortune and they wore their tall hats
az hIIrr rrrifl oi-
The New York herald., 1922-11-26
The District Attorney

of a mistaken geniality, now came of
necessity to involve dozen others, at a
large cost to the county and to Mr..
Assmanshausen, of both time and money
Cases would come up on the trial calendar
as many as twenty times, with the COM
plainant and his witnesses sitting expec-
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constituted advisory. or by frankly asking
the trial Judge to dismiss the indictment,
If in fact it happens to have been found.
If, on the other hand, the ordinary
citizen applies directly to the District
Attorneys office he is at the mercy of the
assistant in charge. or to whom he may be
referred. If the assistant. or deputy.
doesn't like the mans looks he can throw
out the case. and Mr.. Ordinary Citizen has
no redress. except to try through some
occult Influence" to get the decision over
ruled.
Toward the end of the last century, when
the New York District Attorneys office at
times somewhat resembled a home for
of any individual complainant depended
largely on from whom he came. The in
PRODUCTION was in substance inevitably the
same:
''This Is Mr. Assmanshausen. He's a
friend of Mike Gradys. Paddy Dolan sent
him down here. Look out for him. Mr..
Assmanshausen, shake hands with the Dis
trict Attorney"
1t is obvious that if the deputy did not
agree that Mr. Assmanshausen had
case" he would for all time ALLEVIATE both the
affections and political support of () Mr..
Grady. CD Mr.. Dolan. (3) the gentleman
making the actual verbal introduction, and
(4) Mr. Assmanshausen himself. Rather
than take a chance of so doing he would
frequently decide, irrespective of the
weight of the evidence, that there was "a
case,'' and so inform the indictment clerk,
with the result that an indictment would
follow. The defendant would thereupon be
arrested upon a bench warrant, be cast into
the Tombs, languish there until tried or if
fortunate, bailed out. Having started the
bali rolling as a supposed favor to Mr..
Grady, to Mr.. Dolan, or to Mr.. Assman-
shausen, 1t now became necessary in order
to retain their regard, for the assistant to
keep it rolling 1t would not do to let any
one of them suppose that the evidence was
insufficient, since that would argue legal
incompetency in the first instance, or that
proper enthusiasm was lacking later On
the contrary. Mr.. Assmanshausen had to
be slapped the back and filed with
encouragement lest he should complain to
somebody higher up. The deputy was
committed to the case yet the case was
no good! The first false step, taken out
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

TZ IPLING once wrote something about
~ Single men in barracks" My wall
Is about single danes in lodging
rooms.
Fired with hope at the prospect of fifty
thousand new apartment houses going up
in New York city. which everybody (ex-
cept the landlords) said meant that rents
were going down, l hied forth to search
for my Holy Grail"
My needs were modest Too modest, 1
found later. wanted one clean room. OF
course, hot water, steam heat, electricity,
an open fireplace were to be found for the
seeking. But the essential was cleanliness
I read assiduously the column Fur
nished Rooms for Rent" perused eau
tiously ''Unfurnished Rooms for Rent" AS
a last resort an unfurnished room could
be quickly converted with an army cot and
a mirror
After aphabetizing my desirable finds 1
started In pursuit. The first spoke allur-
ingiy of a living room and bath. 1t was
indeed parior, bedroom and bath Enter
the door at the left and draw two diam
eters at right angles to the sides, and
where the diameters intersect-yes. you
have guessed it-there was the bathtub
In all its draperies of shower bath cur
tains It held the center of the arena. In
that room must the spider say to the fly,
Won't you come into my bathroom?"
Then the spider would reply, "I'll be
d-drowned if I dol"
Next, in select district 1 was ushered
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

family in court. when the trial assistant
knew he wouldn't try the case, couldn't
try it. and had no thought of trying
it. And all just to please Mr.. Grady,
Mr.. Delan and the unfortunate Mr.
Assmanshausen himself, OF course. in
time-after a year or so-the complainant
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

they used to bring the indictments into
court in bushel baskets and dismiss them
wholesale. Nothing else to do with them!
They had served to please somebody-per-
haps an apochryphal Mr.. Grady or an
imaginary Mr.. Dolan But how about poor
Did Assmanshausen?
The New York herald., 1922-11-26
By SADIE A. FRANK.

TZ IPLING once wrote something about
~ single men in barracks" My wall
is about single danes in lodging
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

A delegation of Ely Lodge No.
.173, X. of P. attended the District
meeting at Chisholm Saturday af.er-
noon and evening and enjoyed a
fine session and visit with Grand
Chancellor Beers of Winona, Grand
Prelate Schenck of Chisholm and
Past Grand Chancellor Wharton of
Duluth. In the afternoon the frs.
rank was exemplified on candidates
by members of Duluth lodge and
the tableau lessons were used. In
the evening Chisholm lodge exem-
plified the second and third ranks.
Those present from here were
Henry Chinn, JAS. I. Laing, Wm.
u. Olds, w. N. Coleman and Peter
Schaefer who made the trip in the
Laing car and Ernest Hanson and
Oscar Friedsburg who went over
in the Freidsburg car accompanied
by their ladies. Two ball games
were also witnessed by :he party
one a. Chisholm and one at Hib-
bing between the teams of these
two cities.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

The Mampa Club Girls went out
to Sandy Poin. Thursday evening
for a picnic supper.
Mrs. William Berglund, a recent
bride, was the guest of the club.
Mrs. Bergund was a member of
the Mampa Club when it was first
organized and is the first member
to be married. The club present.
ed her with gift of remembrance,
and also rendered her a shower Of
kitchen utensils. Miss Ollie Kukko
was singled out by the bride to be
the next in order, for her package
was the seventh to be unwrapped.
The supper committee served a de-
licious picnic supper. /
HELIA L. KAYUTE. Sec.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

The Savolainen Company has
purchased the jewelry business of
Abraham Savolainen in this city
and J. l.. Fraza of Virginia has
arrived and has taken charge of
the business for the new firm. Mr..
Fraza was formerly connected with
one of The banks at Virginia and
has many friends on the ranges who
feel that he is a hustler and that
the Savolainen store will be better
than ever. This is saying much
as the firm has enjoyed excellen.
patronage here in the past. See
their announcement in another col
umn.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

and mice-that's RAT-SNAP, the
old reliable rodent destroyer. Comes
in cakes-no mixing with other
food. Your money back if it fails.
35c size q cake) enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
Csc size e cakes) for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$1.25 size (5 cakes) enough for
all farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and Guaranteed by
LANG HARDWARE CO.
JAMES DRUG STORE.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Mrs. Ida Torseth of Virginia,
candidate for Senator in the Sixty
First District of which we are a
part was in the city Saturday and
called on the voters in the inter
est of her candidacy. Mrs. Torseth
aspires to she position now held by
Senator Boylan WHO is also a
candidate for reelection. ~
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26
. ATS N A p
KILLS RATS

Also mice, Absolutely prevents
,dors from carcass, One package
proves this. RAT4SNAP comes in
akes-no mixing with other food.
Guaranteed.
35c size q caks) enough for
pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
65c size q cskes) for Chicken
House, coOps, or small buildings.
$1.26 size e cakes) enough for
all farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and Guaranteed by
LANG HARDWARE CO,
JAMES DRUG STORE.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Berglund re-
turned Wednesday evening from q
visit at st. Peter where they had
attended the graduation exercises at
Gustavus Adolphus college. where
their daughter, Gunborg, and Mild.
red Johnson We're graduates with
high honors.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

The annual exhibit of the schools
is being held today. The display
is pronounced by all As the most
complete ever shown and the stud
ents are furnishing demonstrations
IN shop work, penmanship, drawing
and weaving. Many fine mechan-
ical drawings are on exhibit on
which color effects have been used
on the architectural sketches. The
exhibit is being visited by . larRs
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Baribeau
and children arrived Saturday from
Huntington, Virginia, for a months
visit, at the home of Mr.. Baribeau's
parents in this city. Mr.. Baribeau
is manager for a wholesale coffee
concern in the southern city. He
says there is some difference in the
climate between here and there
Just now.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Arthur Wiik and family arrived
Sunday from Gebo, Wyoming, in
their car and are visiting with the
parents of Mrs. Wiik, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mat. Knuti, at BURNSIDE. Mr..
Wiik states that they made the
trip i'm record time and that no
trouble was experienced on the
road. They came through on Route
35.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Miss Ethel Griffin, remembered
by many in this city as having
spent several seasons here with her
cousins, the Misses Cora, Vida AMI
Irene Thomas, will be married in
Chicago on June /, to Mr.. Edward
Finnegan.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Ten or more members Of the
Rebekah lodge went to Hibbing
Friday to attend a district meeting
of the order in which all the range
Gowns took part. A pleasant and
instructive meeting is reported.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Stanley Adkins and C. A. Gilbert
of Duluth are in the -city> today in
the interests of a new bond firm
of Duluth. Mr.. Adkins has left
the school work wherein he has
been engaged for many years and
has turned his attention to bonds.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Prather and
daughter, arrived from Cleveland
Ohio, Saturday in their Roamer
car and are visiting with Mrs
Prather's sister, Mrs. VIM. Hassel
blad, in this city. They report
rather hard trip having run uI
against some bad roads and rainy
weather. Since being here Mr.
Prather has enjoyed the excellen-
fishing at the lakes about Ely.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

G. l. Gorham, secretary and
treasurer Of the Clio Vindica.or
Mines, Inc. with Offices in the Ply
mouth Bldg. Minneapolis, was in
the city Tuesday in the interests
of his concern. The firm is inter-
ested in gold proposition in Cali
fornia and many prominent range
people have associated themselves
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

You can't get strong on a weak,
fiimsy diet. Tone up your stomach.
Eat plenty Of nourishing food and
build up your system. Tanlac does
it. James Drug Store.-Ad.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Deputy Sheriffs Hoek and Peter
son, Assistant County Attorney
Stone, Architect Shan and Chief
Coffey spent a few days at the
Halfway on a fishing trip early in
the week. A fine time and good
catch Is reported.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Guard your stomach. It is the
foundation of health or disease.
The worlds most famous stomach
medicine is Tanlac. James Drug
Store.-Ad.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

DIR. Lampson of the st. Louis
County Health Board conducted a
tuberculosis clinic here Wednesday
in which ne was assisted by Nurses
I.eskinen and Keable.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26
eve Picked. Up Seven Large Dead
Rats First Morning Using RAT
SNApO

So writes Mr.. B. E. Carpenter
Woodbridge, N. ]. "Wa lost 1s
small chicks one night, killed by
rats. Bought some RAT-SNAP and
picked up large dead rats next
morning and in 2 weeks didn't see
.. single rat. RAT-SNAP is good
and sure" Comes in cake ready
for use. Three sizes, 25c Soc S1.00
Sold and guaranteed by
LANG HARDWARE CO
5-26 JAMES DRUG STORE
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Chief Ellis of the Oliver police
force was in the city Tuesday on
business. He makes his headquar-
ters in Virginia.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Miss Stella Blackmore and Miss
Ruth Hanson who graduated as
nurses from st. Luke's Hospital at
st. Paul last Thursday are here for
a three weeks vacation.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Judge Finehout of st. Paul is
spending few days at his sum-
mer cottage on White Iron Lake.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

We have a fine line of that Iri-
dissent Glassware in canary, gold
and blue cOlors. See our window
this week. Smith Jewelry Co..
Ad.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Eat Whole grain Wheat and cut
your grocery bills 33 1-3 per cent.
Mrs. John Mahady, distributor, 416
Sheridan St., Phone 239.-Ad.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Be sure and see Little Johnny
Jones" at the Auditorium Saturday
evening.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Supt. H. E. White returned Sas-
urady from business trip in the
southern part of the state.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

We are open evenings from May
20 to June 10th. Smith Jewelry
Co.-Ad.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

R. P. Rutherford of st. Paul has
arrived and is spending several
weeks a. the Vermilion Trail
Lodge.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Order your Pasties at the Blue
bird Cafe for that fishing or auto
Itrip.-Ad. If.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Everybody who tries Tanlac has
something good to say about it.
James Drug Store.-Ad.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26
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Attorney M. H. McMahan of Vir-
ginia was in the city Saturday on
business.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Robert Bedford of Winton at
tended the funeral of his nephew.
Percy Webster at Hibbing Friday.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

James A. Wharton, U. S. Court
Commissioner of Duluth was in the
city Wednesday on business.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Skala and
family visited Cook Sunday in the
family car.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

r. j. Forristel of Virginia was
in the city Wednesday in the in
terest of the L. C. Smith Type
writer.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

Louis Garni has begun The con-
Istruction of two residence buildings
on Harvey Street opposite the
school grounds,
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

: Eat Whole grain Wheat and cut
your grocery bills 33 Ia per cent.
| Mrs. John Mahady, distributor. 416
Sheridan ST., Phone 239.-Ad.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

The Scandinavian Fraternity Lodge
are making arrangements for a
dance to be given at Sandy Point
on June "a, (Midsummer's Day.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26
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The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

FOR SALE-Rssidenes on Chap
man Street. Inquire of the
First State Bank or of Geo. B.
Hughes, Virginia.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

TEAMING AND DRAYING-Jacob
L. Pete. Phone SIS. tt.
LOST-One child's coat from car
Sunday, May 21. Finder please
leave at this office. 5-26
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT h e
safety Arst in foods. Prepared,
ready to eat. Local distributor,
Mrs. John Mahady, 416 Sheridan
st. Phone 239. 5-26 If.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

BOOKCASES FOR SALE-One
large bookcase and one sectional
bookcase, both in good condition.
5-26. MRS. L. j. WHITE.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

FURNITURE FOR E-All
household furniture, carpets,
kitchen utensils and stoves for
sale cheap. Must be sold by
June lst. Inquire of Sam Cohen
or telephone 165. II.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

WANTED-Two girl clerks for our
dry goods department. One must
speak Finnish and the other
Slovenian. Inquire at once OF
: Talboys & Schubmehl, Aurora.
MINI. o-Zo u.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26
WAN I'll D!
FOR SALE, ETC.

FOUND-Gold Ring and Chain.
Owner can have same by calling
at this office, proving property
and paying for this notice. 5-19.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

FOR E-Circassian walnut
dresser for sale, also baby car
riage with runners Inquire OF
b. Lambert. 5-19.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

FOR SALE-One double and one
single bed spring with mattresses.
In good condition. Suitable for
cottage camps. Inquire Of A. j..
McMahan. IT,.
The Ely miner., 1922-05-26

AUTOMOBILE SPRINGS-It is
not necessary to send your
broken springs away for repairs
or buy new one. l repair
springs as good as new.
A, STENLUND, Blacksmith.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-02
Southern MELODY
Is Well Received
Negro Organizations Presen,
Concert to Large Audience
at City Auditorium.

The old southern melodies with
al their touching appeal and rich
harmony were given In instrumental
aud vocal music TO . large audience
by organizations under the auspices
OF the Celofed Commercial club Of
Omaha athe Auditorium Wednesday
night.
When Miss Irene Cochran. con.
trslio. assisted by . chorus ol 100
voices under the direction OF Rev.
Russel Taylor. sang believe Ne II
All Those Endearing Young
Charms" by Bale Adams. the audi.
enee thundered applause ,ha, was
q tribute TO their presentation.
But when Mrs. Mabie Nelson and
. double quartet sang u Couldn't
Hear Nobody Pray" arranged by
Works. the audience heard negro
melody at lis best An excellent So
prano voice. Lena May Curry. was
well received in Loves Rapture"
by Williams.
Far Away in the South" by
Adams. and "Swing Low. Swee,
Chariot" arranged by Parks. sung
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-02
Paul Barnes, Author
Of Songs, Dies Insane

New York. June i.-Tha, the Paul
Barnes who died in Manhattan state
hospital. Wards island. May 8, in.
sane, blind and a pauper. was the
author OF "Goodby. Dolly Gray" the
battle chant OF the American soldiers
and sailors In the war against Spain,
became known today.
Barnes also was the author oi
many other songs once popular
Among some fifty are Josephine,
My Joe" Down by the Riverside" !"
Dreaming" Venetian Moon." and
NANNY yinny's Lullaby"
Dan DAILY. noted variety actor
sang himself to fame late in the
90's through . song entitled "You
Won't Do" which Barnes composed
for him while the two men walked
l2 blocks down the roadway one
afternoon.
The last appearance OF Paul
Barnes was in English music halls,
just At the outbreak OF the war.
When he and his wife, who worked
with him, returned to Broadway.
they found themselves forgotten and
soon. through worry. Barnes became
insane.
He had been In the hospital about
two years when be died. The Ma
sonic. order and vaudeville friends
had been paying small sums to give
him all the comforts possible to one
in his condition,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-02
Lovett Denies N. Y. Bank
Combine Controls u. S. Rails

Washington, June l.-Charges
that a New York banking com.
bine" dominates through interlock-
ing directorates 81 per cent of the
nations railroads with 2ll,000 miles
OF track were denied before the SEN
ate Interstate commerce committee
today by Robert S. Lovett, chairman
OF the Union Pacific board. The
charges were made recently before
the committee by w. Jett Lauck,
economist, for the railroad unions.
Il know the charge is absolutely
untrue and consequently there is no
real evidence to support it," Mr..
Lovett declared. He also denied
that banking interests control the
Association Of Railway Executives,
Of which he is a member.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-02
Auto Stolen bv
Fiend Insured by
Holdup Victim
Belief That Manacle Man Is
Bandit Who Slew Siefkens
Reveals Interesting
Fact.

Belief OF Omaha detectives that
Fred Brown. eS-eonyiet and alleged
manaeie man OF Benson. also IS the
bandit Who slew Charles S,eiken and
his son. Robert. 10. IN Saturday
night holdup. has brought forth m
interesting fact which may or may
no, have anything TO do with his
later crimes.
The automobile. for the theft OF
which Brown was sent TO the Ne
braska state peni,entiary. belonged TO
the Council Bluffs real estate firm Of
Day 4 Mayne. since changed 10 j.
X. Day & Co.
Sieiken Carried Insurance.
The insurance on this automobile
was carried by Charles Sieiken. rep
resentative for the Home Fire and
Marine Insurance company. sub
sidiary TO the Firemen's Fund com.
pany. which has offered $1,000 re-
ward for the capture OF Sieiken's
slayer.
Siefken. with Detective Charles
tipkin, caught Brown shortiy aftcr
he had shot Detective Robert Samar.
dick. who was trailing him on the
auto theft charge.
A Ford car. found with two other
cars at Browns hangout. was partly
by Siefken as the one stolen
from Day & Maync. but neither
Jackson r. Day nor Don Mayne Of
the firm could identity il. The num-
bers aud license had been changed
and the car otherwise altered.
Another Car Found.
But further search revealed still
another Ford At Browns shack. and
this second car was identified posi-
lively as the Day & Mayne automo-
bile.
Brown. who could have been prose-
cuted for shooting Samardick,
preferred, however, to plead guilty
to stealing this automobile and took
a term in the penitentiary.
And Siefken's insurance company
was refunded the claim they had paid
the Day & Mayne firm for the theft.