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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1922-04-15
BRUNE BOYS SUSPECT Dyer
/ duct Of Preliminary Hearing Andrew Nelson, Du-
luth Lawyer, Refers Case to Attorney General

'BEAIDJI, April 12.-(Special 20 the
Rip-saw. Jon or about Feb. %, God.
frey Bruno, formerly of Duluth, died
in local hospital from a crushed skull
James Byer was charged with breaking
Brune's head and he claimed ne did il
with his fist in self defense. The &C.
cused was exonerated in q preliminary
hearing conducted by county attorney
Torrance.
Soon after Bruno 3 death, but before
Byer' 3 hearing, Leverett A. Hill, Du-
luth lawyer, made certain Investigations
with the result that he was far from
satisfied as to the soundness Of Byer Is
version of the tragedy, County attor-
ney Torrance showed entirely too little
responsiveness to Mr.. Hill 's inquiries.
Brune's relatives now have retained
Andrew Nelson, an aggressive Duluth
lawyer, who has put the facts in the
case before attorney general Hilton
The result of this step by lawyer Mel.
SON will be awaited with deep interest
by all classes.
Byer is credited with being closely
affiliated with those who trifle with
hard liquor and the liquor laws. BE
also is represented as being an obscure
but very rseful member Of the notori.
Gus Bailey gang. Morally, he probably
is the peer Of Naish McKinnon, but he
lacks that follows money and gall.
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and day shifts are being run and, al
ready, rival gambling dens are feeling
the effect in fewer players and de-
creased business.
Duluth is not without other gam
bling houses of Importance and their
proprietors bitterly resent the fact that
a new, big and up-to-date concern, like
the Rosner Syndicate, is given a special
dispensation to butt into local gam
bling. They tell what big rents they
have to pay, how dull the times, what
heavy expense they incurred in fixing
up their respective gambling dens,
therefore they are strong protectionists
and look upon the members of the
Rosner Syndicate as Bolshevists.
Duluth sports proudly boast of how
this Rosnerian Monte Carlo was taken
away from Superior and brought to
Duluth. Something like two months
ago, the Rip-saw was told that John
J. Lane had arrived in Superior from
st. Paul and that he had bag filled
With long green with which to start a
little Monte Carlo in Abraham g pool
hall. Color was given to that report
by the fact that Col. Lane soon after
wards was seen in Duluth at the sSpald
ing hotel. Mayor Baxter, when asked
about the matter, declared that there
was nothing to it and that, if there was
Col. Lane would not be permitted te
run a gambling den in Superior.
It appears that Col. Lane and Nor
ris Rosner did run game in superior
for time. Superior sports dented the
Syndicate g roll so badly that Col. Lane
became alarmed, decided to play safe
hence drew out his money and went
back to his dancing academies in the
Twin Cities. Morris Rosner found Su
perior very shy of real money, there
fore he secured special dispensation
and came to Duluth, with bigger and
better backing than he had in the Low
land City. ......
It is presumed that the Rosnerian
Monte Carlo will have long life and
much prosperity unless a tong wal
breaks out between the local gambling
dens. In that event, all special dis
pensations might be called off.
Duluth, today, is nearly back to the
wide-open times Of Mayor John B. SUIT
phin. The prospects are that the en-,
suing exear. will be wild. AID wooly
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FINE FISTIC FEAST
At THE AUDITORIUM
Colonel Carnes PIeases the
Sports With Fiye-Bout Box
N ing Exhibitipn.

Colonel Carnes presensAd mighty
good card at the fistic carnival held
Friday eevening, April z at the Shrine
auditorium. There was "a good house
and the fight fans were very enthusi.
astic from start to finish. 4
The main bout was a I0-round affair
between Bobby Ward Of st. Paul and
Kid Alberts Of Duluth. AT the finish
Alberts still was coming strong.
In the opinion Of the Rip-saw's fistie
expert, Johnny Nichols Of st. Paul had
a shade the best Of itsover Leo Stokes
of Fargo. Stokes defensive on the in
fighting was exceptionally good.
Manager Kiley seems to have hard
luck with his white hopes, so to speak
Rudy Tollers, the Superior base ball
catcher, in his inning with Buckram as
star Finger, caught them with his face
instead Of his fists. Tollers staid until
the middle Of the second inning, when
he wearily retired to the bench.
Young Ennis Of Superior and young
Morris of Hurley gave a corking good
contest in their six-round go. Both
proved to be fast and willing workers
and both seem to be comers. With all
due respect to the Weisenheimers OF the
daily press, the Rip-saw's sporting ex-
pert believes that the contest was en-
titled to be called draw.
Young Beckman of H5bbing and
Memo, local man, opened the festivi-
ties with Six rounds Of very fair mill.
ing. Memo apparently had the best
Of it. 35
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The forest fire sufferers, through
their lawyers, gave the Northern Pa
cific railway big surprise party on
February 20 by filing nearly 1900
claims against that pioneer public
service corporation. AS result, the
N. P. R. is transferring as many OF
those cases as possible to the federal
courts.
Up to nearly the close Of last Feb
ruary, only 4S damage cases had been
filed against the N. P. R. On the very
last day a perfect avalanche of cases
engulfed the company. To be exact
&he entire number was fully 1900.
The N. P. R. company has turned the
defense over to Messrs. Washburn, Bal
ley & Mitchell. Mr.. H. A. Carmichael el
will drop his regular practise and give
all his time and efforts to these fire
damage cases from his office at 1906
Alworth building, but real business
will not start until about May l.
The N. P. R. forest fire damage cases
are confined to st. Louis, Carlton, Ait
kin and Pine counties. Only those fol
So 900 or more are transferable from
the state to the federal court. There
are abouts 400 of the larger cases and
about 800 for sums less than $4,000
Under certain legal conditions, too
some of the larger cases cannot be
transferred from state to federal court
The lawyers for the claimants do moi
propose to stand for this transfer with
out a fight. Mr.. Carmichael seems
positive that he can maintain his posi-
tion. One cracking good lawyer thinks
it $3.50 proposition, either way. About
May 1, the matter will come up for ar
gument before Judge Morris in the local
federal court.
1t is pretty we'll understood that the
N. P. R. will not make any offers Of
settlement until some real litigation
has been carried on. So far as known
too, there are no death claims or per
sonal injury suits against the N. P. R.
as result of the forest fires in Octo
Der, 1918. E-..-..
While the 500 Line settlements are
not breaking any speed records, pro
gress is being made and "full speed
ahead" will be the word, now that the
deep SHOWS and other hindrances are
pretty well out of the way. e.
To date, perhaps $50 of the 500 Line
or "Moose Lake cases'' in Carlton
county have been settled and about
$500, 900 paid out to the claimants. The
first of this week, about fifty caset
were waiting reports of field men. AT
ter the Carlton county cases have beer
settled, those in Aitkin and Pine county
will be taken up.
Eighteen people now are on the pay
roll Of the force working in and from
Mr.. Fryberger's offices in the Lonsdalt
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There is much searching for the goat
on which to place the blame for the
looseness Of the times. 1t has taken
DR.. Stearns, principal of Andover Aca-
denny, one of the oldest and best pre-
paratory schools in America, to give
the public something to think about.
Defiance of prohibition by the respect
able, declares Stearns, has bone much
to make lawlessness respectable, says
Capper's Weekly. ..
1t is not unknown for young women
in Boston, of respectable families, to
be overcome by liquor at dinner parties
DR.. Stearns reports an incident coming
under his personal observation. The
escort of young woman aeturned her
to her home in that condition, her
mother meeting them with a smile, as if
the matter were amusing rather than
shocking.
Let's not blame the movies too much
for unsettled moral standards.
Nevertheless, Eastern sentiment for
law enforcement is steadily growing,
lust as it did in Kansas in the early
days Of prohibition when speak-easies
were common. In New Jersey, the origi-
nal anti -Volstead state, the legislature
has five bills before it, all passed by
the house to enforce the prohibition
amendment, and Senator Frelinghuy-
sen comes home from Washington to
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MORRIS ROSNER PURCHASES
THE PIONEER MARINE CLUB
Professional Gambler, Backed by Big ChicagoTwn City
Syndicate, Secures Special Dispensaton to Conduct an
Up-to-Date Monte Carlo-CoL Atol Made Manager.

A big gambling syndicate has secured
q special dispensation' to open a regu-
lar little Monte Carlo at the rear of
the Second floor of No. 216 West Su-
perior st.
For the first time in over thirty
years, the Wild West game of "faro"
is being played in gambling house in
Duluth.
This little Monte Carlo is sponsored
by Morris Rosner, professional gam
bier from st. Paul. He comes to Du-
luth with 3 heavy roll of long green
and, already, some of the local sports
have tapped the bundle quite heavily.
Young Rosner is backed by big
gambling syndicate, composed of Chi
cago and Twin City men. Those on the
inside declare that capital for the un-
lawful enterprise reposes in certain
st. Paul bank in the sum of $125,OO0.
Duluth g new Monte Carlo now occu-
pies four rooms on the Second floor of
No. ZIG West Superior st. If all goes
well, the Syndicate will take the Su-
perior st. rooms on that floor new
occupied by the club for employees of
the Boston Lunch, thereby getting the
entire floor. Negotiations for those
club rooms already are in progress.
The Rosner Syndicate secured its
present quarters from the old Marine
Club, which conducted an unlawful
gaming resort without molestation for
many, many years. Capt. Glow was
credited with being interested in the
place as was Otto Sturm, alias "Buck'
Sturm, former plumber and labor
leader in Duluth.
The manager of j.. Morris szRasner' s
Monte Carlo at No. ZIG West Superior
st. is Col. Mike Atol, prominent mem
Der of Duluth g Syrian colony. Col. Atol
formerly was an electrician, later a
proprietor of a taxicab and then
partner in the Lakewood Inn with Sir
Harry Altbach, Madam Gussie Meyer,
Sir Rubie Krim and Madam Blanche
White-Krim.
Last summer, it will be remembered,
Messrs. Atol and Altbach pleaded guilty
to breaking the liquor laws at Lake
wood Inn and were given sentences OF
60 days in the county jail They were
"sprungn after serving a little over
half the sentence.
Only a few weeks ago, Col. Atol was
very Respondent. His adventures at
Lakewood Inn, in the county Jail and
with the strong arm of the law cost
him heavily. Then Mrs. Atol, in an
unguarded moment, took hold of the
New Hibbing hotel at 315 W. First
st. The Atols gave up that place some
weeks ago very heavy losers.
Today, Col. Mike Atol PAGES up and
down the fleoss of the Rosnerian Monte
Carlo, with a big, flashing diamg in
his expensive cravat a9akfins ment
on his back. In his pa ~ there IS a
shiny new check bookNahd, when he
visits the boys in other resorts, he
flashes a thousand dollar roll.
At one time, Col. Atol was credited
with being the "fixer" for members
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pharmacy and has retired to the simple
life in the rural regions. He is credited
with monkeying with the merry moon
shine for a monetary consideration.
Last fall it was reported that Col. Hoe
scheid had a six months supply on
hand. Now that the maple sap has
started to flow, the Hoescheidean still
may be expected to start to trickle.
Gust Schatska and John Ross are two
more chaps, burning with loyalty to
the constitution, laws and flag who
operate still and sell their product in
Baudette. Their friends fear that they
will break down from overswork, there
fore state or federal authorities would
enable Gust and John to have a rest,
as well as make Beltrami county bit
more law-observing and decent, if these
two bold distillers were caught at their
nefarious work and lodged in jail.
George Strand makes home brewed
beer and moonshine with terrible
kick on Fritz Klingville 8 farm, ,tribu-
tary to Baudette. Cunning old George
made his still out Of 5-gallon can and
if any Of his patrons suffer tin poison
ing, they will know how it happened.
Prof. Rooney, the noted distiller from
Kentucky, ayers that only copper is a
safe metal for a still and that tin
still, like one made from a wash-boiler,
big tin can or even an old coffee
boiler, is very dangerous, because Of the
deadly poisons that are created by a
combination of mash and soluble salts
Of tin during the distillation process.
Emil Hoyez claims to be running a
chicken ranch couple of miles south
Of Baudette, but those best posted al
lege that the bold chappie has a still
concealed on his premises, camouflaged
by the chicken farm cackle, from which
he markets a considerable product
among the hip pocket statesmen and the
soft drink parlors.
Another light producer, but in ex-
cess Of family requirements, is John
Hazen, farmer on classic Bustick
Greek nine or ten miles from Baudette.
j. H. Miller, great lover of the dear
old flag at Graceton, is a good and con-
sistent producer Of the illicit stimu-
liant. -"7-i
Gilbertson and Skoghe, a couple Of
horny handed sons Of toll and honest
farmers, withal, have crude still and
are light producers for the market.
Their output is high in poisonous by
products and the man who imbibes the
stuff takes his life in his hand.
When the federal agents were in Bau-
dette few months ago, they failed to
call on the moonshiners in and around
Baudette, thereby hurting their feelings
and even peeving several Of the law
less bunch. Before cucumbers are ripe
again, the Great Family journal be-
ieves that it can induce some of those
impolite federal agents to return to
Baudette for the purpose of making
apology for past rudeness and, incl
dentally, hopping up the wet spots in
and around the Baudette sector of the
bold borderland.
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will go to the district court for adiudi
cation. He also expected that all in
vestigation work in Cloquet would b,
completed this week and that Cloque
viii be pretty well cleaned up in every
way by the end Of April.
After this week, twenty field mel
will be available for the Town of Thorn
son, Brookston and Alborn sectors. Tn,
past week, men were sent to Alborn
but some of them returned with tn,
information that snow was hip deep il
places and that it was difficult to worl
to advantage. As soon as the snow
leaves, Alborn can and will be cleaned
up in couple of weeks time by tn,
cruisers and other investigators.
About IL cruisers now are employed
in addition to other field men. Thi
number will he augmented soon. TIL,
local payroll of this office of U. 8. rail
road administration, will be full,
$4,000 month by May l. The Wash
ington instructions are to clean up thes,
forest fire damage claims as rapidly a.
possible and the local representative.
feel it incumbent to obey orders.
The number of cases filed from Clo
quet fell bit short Of what the govern
ment lawyers expected. They based
their estimate soon after Feb. %. on
informal figures given them by the
claimants lawyers. The number OF
cases from Cloquet did not exceed
$500 and the number from the rura
districts viii probably be about $500.
The Woodland, Lakeside, French
River and other sectors east Of the
zones in which formal offers of settle
ment have been made and accepted
still hope and expect that they will be
given further consideration. Some OF
the Rice Lake cases may have beer
hazarded by the actions Of certain
firm of lawyers, but there is feeling
that other claimants and other lawyers
should not suffer from the foolishness
Of one firm of damage lawyers, even il
their own group Of clients has to suf.
fer. There are some interesting things
connected with some of those Rice Lake
cases and the Rip-saw probably will
narrate them in due course.
Mr.. Albert Baldwin, local representa-.
tive Of the u. 8. railroad administration
in the g. N. R. and D. M. & N. r. cases
has returned from a much needed vacaI
tion. He was gone about month and
comes back rested greatly. The strain
on him was very great and change
and rest were not taken any too soon
Mr.. Baldwin has put time, strength
human sympathy and much conscience
into his work and, when all these cases
have been finished, the Rip-saw be
lieves that the claimants win give hin
that high praise: tWefl done, good
and faithful servant" !"
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BOLD FARMERS MAKE BOOZE
AROUND BURG OF BAUDETTE
Colonel Rooney Is Famous Kentucky Moonshner- Albert
johnson Drinks His Own Product Bill Hoescheid Had
Heavy Winter Stock-Federal Agents ImpoEte.

BAUDETTE, April 12.-(Special to
the Rip-saw.)-Despite the tariff, in
ternatioual boundary line, customs Of
fieials and dry Laws ON the American
side, home industry and home brews
were badly handicapped in the Border
land for time by the heavy inflow Of
Canadian whisky.
Times have changed for the better
around here, thanks to the drying up
in Ontario. Some Canadian. rye and
smoky old Scotch trickle across, but not
as they once did, as collector Kennedy
claims. The infant industry of making
moonshine whisky now has a show to
flourish and prosper without need of a
sky-high tariff against Canadian booze.
As result, number of honest farmers
now are able to brew and distill in the
quiet winter time when farm work il
slack and not productive Of profits.
Colonel Rooney, about five miles g.
w. Of Baudette, is genuine Kentucky
product and many wonder how he ever
strayed from the blue grass state into
the muskeags Of Minnesota Be all that
as it may, Col. Rooney has the credit Of
putting out the best moonshine whisky
of any distiller in this sector of the
Borderland. He is an old bachelor,
hence has no family cares to distract his
attention from his still.
Colonel Rooney not only knows how
to rig up still, but he has many cum
ming and ingenious devices, presumably
learned in Old Kaintuck, for putting
in the kick and taking out the poisons.
For example, he has various crooks
and goose-necks in his pipes and in
them there are pet-cocks. When the
rank poisons 50 often found in moon.
shine whisky collect in those goose
necks, Col. Rooney turns pet-cock,
draws them off and thereby greatly
purifies his Illicit product.
After Col. Rooney has made "run /"
of moonshine whisky, he filters it
through charcoal, thereby removing still
more of the poisons from the stimulat-
ing stuff from the Rooney still. Then,
after all that care and trouble, this
clever distiller from Dixie ripens it for
ten whole days in wooden kegs. It has
been suggested that the state agricul.
tural college establish chair of moon
shine distillation and that Col. Rooney
be made professor for the new and
growing industry in the North Star
state.
Albert johnson, an honest and pa
triotic farmer, living on Winter Road
river about four miles from this Bor-
derland burg, has still that is much
larger than the ordinary family size,
therefore he has a considerable surplus
to peddle out among neighbors, river
rats and soft drink parlors' in Baudette
and Spooner. On Feb. IL, only so days
ago, farmer johnson was drunk on the
streets of Baudette and he was carry
ing a quart bottle Of his moonshine in
his pocket.
William Hoescheid is former drug
gist who has left the prescription case
and indoor confinement incident to
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of the underworld who sought special
dispensations to make Duluth unsafe
for law, order and decency, but he very
modestly disclaimed any such pull, po-
sition or ability, Now that Col. Atol
has become manager Of this Monte
Carlo of the Rosner Syndicate, he GER
tainly seems entitled to the designation
that he once disclaimed.
When you come to the Superior en-
trance to the second floor of the build.
ing at No. ZIG West Superior st., you
behold big, fine, hardwood door with
an expensive glass nearly the full length
of the portal to the upper regions. On
that glass in the door, inscribed in
plain big gilt letters, you read these
words, viz:
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FIRE CLAIMS Are BEING SETTLED
Hundred Claims Unexpectedly Filed from Northern Pacific
Carmichael Exclusive Chge-Gu Business Nearly Cleaned Up Big
Crews Thomson, Booksn and Abm Sectors

building in Duluth. Mr.. Harvey Hoshoul
has personal charge Of the work fol
that office in behalf Of the U. s. rail
road administration, but Mr.. Frybergei
is the actual representative Of the ad.
ministration in the 500 Line cases.
Last Monday afternoon, the govern
ment attorneys fol, the Great Northern
and Missabe territory stated that about
1880 claimants had been given offers
and that about ], 800 offers had been
accepted by attorneys in behalf Of their
claimant clients. At that time, pay.
ment actually had been made in 1927
cases. =.
Out of about $500 Cloquet cases, Mr..
Holmes expects that not to exceed 20
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DIDN'T LIKE MAMA's SYSTEM.

Dad came home from the office early
one evening, and mother had not re-
turned from some friends whom she had
been visiting for tea.
Little four-year Gwennie ran up
to her fathers side.
Daddy" she cried, "I've been
wanting to see you for a long time when
mothers not near" 80 ..,.
"Why, my little girlf" asked the
father. -=.. .a..
"Well, dad,'' answered Gwennie,
"please don t tell mother, because she IS
an awful dear, but I don't think she
knows much about bringing up chill
dren. ,,, E@r
"What makes you think that asked
her father. ,..... r.:
.E"Weh,'' replied Gwennie, "she
makes me GO to bed when am wide
awake, and she makes me get up when
I am awfal sleepy. Edinburgh
Scotsman. =. By. :. ~.
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Blindpigging flourishes and the good
citizens say nothing. Despite the lack
of employment and the narrow escape
from the bread line last winter, there
is big boom in gambling; Now come
Rip,saw inspectors with information
that some new and much larger red.
light houses are talkiag of opening up.
Z There, seems to be q field in Duluth
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DULUTH. WHIST
CLUB

Back of the glass is a rich, dark
green bit of drapery that prevents you
from seeing up the stairway. Opening
that aristocratic and classy looking
door, you mount the stairs and come
to door with peephole through which
you are scrutinized by a sharp-eyed en-
ploye Of the Rosner Syndicate. If you
look safe or have a sucker like appear
anee, the guardian of the gate to the
little Monte Carlo opens up and lets
you enter. = < . ~ i =
Once within, Col. Mike Atol or some
hospitable employe gives you the glad
hand and proceeds to show you the
tiger.
Looking around, you see chairs, four
poker tables and big pool table on
which the crap games are played. Ev-
erything is neat, freshly painted and
inviting.
Passing along, you 60 out of the big
room and into smaller one where you
find a genuine game of faro in pro-
gress. This is the first faro game
known in Duluth since James Murnane
closed his gambling house here or Sol
Klein cashed in his checks because Of
softening of the brain.
A third room has not yet been put
into commission, but it is whispered
that a real roulette wheel will be in
stalled if the special dispensation 70,
the little Monte Carlo is not revoked
and if the law-abiding citizens do not
rise up en- masse against the Rosnel
Syndicate.
A fourth room, looking out onto
Michigan st., has two cd eables fol
private poker parties 46r skjnnine
the big fish wi6onpt undue Pt1 1dcity.
Already th tle Monte Carlo is
crowded with d players of games
Of chance. Already, several lucky loca
sports have made big dents in the Ros
merriam roll and they purpose. to, break
the bank if good luck continues. Night