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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
CITY HALL
STARTS ON PAGE I

police Lieutenant Comstock. &C
cordiuE to Chief ssver1ns. WAS the
object OF an attempt by Mrs- Sweet.
man 10 remove him from the dis.
trict
when Mrs. S&estman was srrsst.
ed. Conatock claims. she was in a
room at the Comet apartments with
. man who give his nAms rs Ed
ward Berger. ard who also faces
ne me charge. Mrs. Swsetman
declared the charges arc fake and
fabrication invented by the Off.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16
by MYRTLE DE MONTIs

During the month OF July notices
we're sent out By the state depart
ment Of business control 20 the
relatives OF inmates OF our state
anylums 10 the effect that $3.50
per week. payable monthly In ad.
vance. must be produced for the
care OF the afflicted. A penalty Of
$3.50 u threatened unless the rsln'
tive notified applies for relief 70
the superior court IN the county
v hieh had committed the inmate.
Thb 10 the working out Of Senate
Bin No. IS. passed at the Last sea
sion. IL has caused much comment
in legal circles, pro and con. the
claim being advanced that Il Will
coat as much 10 put into operation
TO prosecute and collect the money
as will be realized IN a benefit TO
the state Treasury II So Il seems
doubtful that II viii In any great
measure reduce taxes.
IL provides for seizure Of the
property Of the committed and In
thebS eases tic accused has had
no chance for self.defenhe or 70 OBJ
tain a better commitment procedure.
The new Law has one feature
which will prove a good point. IT
viii give pause for thought 70 the
all too numerous offspring who
dump their senile parents now onto
state care. and take unto them.
selves the property OF the aged.
II this IL liable 10 revert 20 the
state. or they arc forced to pay for
the keep OF the old folks. a realiza.
ton Of their own filial duties may
more readily permeate their con.
sclouEnnss and their conscience. We
won't have 10 many piteous old
mothers and fathers 20 take care
Of al state expense. whose only
fault Is that they have grown old
and burdensoms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16
Decline Of Franc
Continues Today

PARIS. Aug is.-The sensational
decline OF the French franc continued
here today. Dollars we're quoted at
1890 francs and the pound sterling
at $3.50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16
WOMAN REPORTS
ROBBERY on CAR
THREE MEN WORK
HE ALTO CANE

Three bandits hsiu up and robbed
Peter Koth Of the o. X. hotel In the
south end OF the city early Thurs.
day after snticiug him into an auto
mobile. They robbed him OF rail.
road ticSe; to Clear Lake. Wash.
and ,555 in cash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16
wATER sHrT.OFF NOTICE

The South Park supply line. from
18th ave. s. 20 Beacon ave, win be
shut or Friday. from q. m. to
~. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16
PUGET SOUND SOCREYF
Is FAYORED FISH

king salmon Is not the favorito
variety. The highest priced grades
Of salmon are Puget Sound sockeye,
which Is the same species rs Alas.
ka Red. but from particular dis.
,trict: and Columbia River Chinocks,
which are Of the same species aa
Kings. but also from particular
district. Production OF these is very
limited
"somewha, lower In price. but
still decidedly high.grada salmon II
the Alaska Red. the output OF which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16
Ohio TOURIST
Loses jewels
Logger Is Robbed
of $1,000 Cash by
Two Men

Between $500 and $1,000 in Ola.
monds. cash and other valuahles
was stolen by theieves in three rob
berries Wednesday night.
shortly after arriving from Van.
eouver, n C., Elmer Rahl. New
Washington hotel. found that he
had been robbed o. purse contain.
ing ring set with large ~ -earat
diamond and rs smaller diamonds. a
sapphire ring set with diamonds In
platinum. a diamond brooch set with
: three large diamonds. and other val
uahieS. On his way 20 his hotel
room. Rail is tourist from Day
In his report 10 the police he de-
clared that he len the Vancouver
boat and took taxi 20 the hotel
lie registered ard went 10 his room
shortly aftervard be missed his
bar
chris Bernhard. losger. told the
police that he had been robbed Of
1900 in cash by two men whom he
met al westiake ave. and Virginia
81. The men gave him a drink and
when he lost consciousness robbed
Rim and ned Bernhard was found
some time later by Patrolman J. A
Prince. who took him 20 the city
hospital for medical attention.
WOMAN REPORTS
ROBBERY on CAR
Mrs, Anna Zeidman. S.t sTth ave.
was robbed ~ handbag containing
Jewels Of great value while riding on
q street car late Wednesday night.
she reported The bag contained two
diamond earrings. each about one
Karat in size. diamond ring se,
with three large stones. one ring se,
with five large stones. diamond pin
e.; with several stones. ts.so IN cash
and an English pound
Mrs Maudc v. Anderson. III Gar.
field 81. returned home from this
theater wednesday night 10 discover
that her home had been robbed OF
silk purse containing a check for
tieo. bank book and 50 cash.
THREE MEN WORK
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-16
YAKIMA HAS
s0D IINATICS

Yakima county has 100 inmates
In our asylums and there is n
raoyemcnt there en- bloc 10 get
relief from The payment Of the
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-06-09

SCHOOL CHILDREN OF PADUCAH
MUST PAY THE PRICE.
That certainly sounded Bentley
esque.
Next was a mass meeting at the
courthouse at instance of the Law
Enforcement League. About 30O
people were present out of O,0O0
in all Paducah. A vote OF con-
fidence in Bentley prevailed by
80 in the affirmative and one In
! the negative.
1--WE are trying to put pantaloons
on our women" beloved lawyer c.
X. Wheeler, evidently slapping at
the two women members Of the
school board.
Judge Campbell defended the
women, saying:
These women are not here on
trial and ut is but brutality to call
them the lower animal of the two,
man or. woman. 1t Is the trend of
thought in this country for women
to hold office and 1t is an injustice
to speak of them as has been
DONE"
Judge Campbell is chasing rab-
bits" shouted lawyer Wheeler. II
am opposed to woman suffrage
and to women holding office, just
as I am opposed to death, and
/ know that both are coming. /
don't intend that my women shall
vote or work or mix with the
Negroes at the polling places. I'll
protect them myself"
Thus spoke j. II. Bentley's chief
champion at the courthouse meet
ing in Paducah.
Rabbi Lee ]. Leyinger moved
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-06-09
BEAR ATTACKS JOHN SCOTT
Madam Bruin Bites and Claws Woodsman Who
Fires Four Bullets into Animal and Then
Sticks Knife Deeply into Her Throat.

GRAND MARAIS, June 4.-(Spe-
cial to the Rip-saw. )-J. A. Scott,
ST., is the hero of one of the fiercest
bear fights ever pulled off in
Cook county.
Mr.. Scott was hiking through
the woods near his shack in North
Colvill township when he stepped
upon a windfall that sheltered a
big bear that was nursing her
cubs.
Old Mother Bruin was much
angered by the intrusion on her
nursery. Growing savagely, she
jumped at Scott and bit his leg.
Stepping back, the woodsman drop
ped quickly to his knees, lifted
his eyes skyward and quickly
prayed:
"Oh, Lord" If you won't help
me, don't help the bar and I'll
show you one of the damndest
tussles that you ever saw"
After offering that orison, Scott
yanked out his automatic and fired
q ball into the animals body.
Mother Bruin continued her at
tack on the unfortunate man and
he fired four shots in all. The
last one was fired with the muzzle
Of the gun pressed against the
animals neck. During the shoot
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-06-09
THE LAW NABS MICHELIzz
Lawless Rum Runner Arrested on Interstate Bridge
With Big Car Loaded With Booze Big Fight
F.. Will Be Made in Court to Escape.

back of Duluth. He was credited
with being tangled up with the
notorious Shales brothers, Pro-
Germans who infested Canada dur
ing the war and then sneaked into
Duluth from Winnipeg after the
war.
1t took the jealous and depend
able Lieut.. e. H. Barber and city
detective r. G.. Fiskett to trap Mike
Michelizzi. The lawless Latin and
his big car were picked up on the
Interstate bridge with about 80
gallons of moonshine in five-gallon
jugs. John Dercola, another enemy
Of law, order and decency, was
caught with Michelizzi around the
bewitching hour of midnight.
Mike O'Donnell was secured for
a "mouthpiece" by the bold rum
runners. He set up the claim that
the arrest was illegal for the reason
that the car, the booze and the
men were on the Superior side Of
the Interstate bridge. City prose-
cutor Weinberg is inclined to ac-
cept the ODonnellian contention.
The great county Of st. Louis,
however, has jurisdiction entirely
across the bridge, so it Is con-
tended.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-06-09

ing, the bear was tearing away at
f:ott's leg.
After the last shot, the bear
reared up on her hind feet pre-
paratory to hugging the object of
her wrath. Scott grabbed Madam
Bruin by the throat with one hand
and, with the other, he pulled out
his hunting knife and gave her
stab several inches in length in
the throat.
The bear then fell over back
wards and Mr.. Scott crawlCd away
as rapidly as he could and started
for water. After going about 100
fest, he tainted. When he regained
consciousness, he was lying on the
ground, but the bear was not in
sight. He kept on after water and
then made his way back to his
shack. His clothing was badly torn
and his leg was badly lacerated.
The encounter with the bear was
on Friday and 1t was Sunday before
the injured man reached the home
Of his son Jack. The elder Scott
then was promptly brought into
Grand Marais for surgical atten-
tion. 1t is believed that he will
not suffe any permanent injury
from the biting and clawing that
he received. -.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-06-09

Mike Michelizzi at last has fallen
into the clutches of the authorities.
He is putting up hard struggle
to beat the law, but even II he
escapes, he has been branded as
a lawless rum-runner and, perhaps,
has broken his run of good luck
at avoiding arrest and in handling
the merry moonshine. 49,
Mike Michelizzi is a native Of
sunny Italy. By some mischance
for the Land Of the American
Eagle, Mike got past Castle Garden.
He cast anchor in Duluth and
began to dredge up the big, round
American dollars.
Michelizzi's ostensible business
has been the keeping of a grocery
at 1871 West Superior st. For a
couple years, II not longer, this
Italian immigrant has been tram
pling on the dear old Stars and
Stripes and splitting in Uncle Sans
good-natured face by dealing in
Illicit liquor. Moonshine has been
his specially. With big and speedy
car he has run much rum into
Duluth from Superior, Gary and the
hinterland. 1t is generally believed
that, at times Michelizzi has owned
and operated his own Illicit stills
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-06-09
TWO BARRIERS Held
UNDER HEAVY BAIL
Meizlin and Lang Charged with
Oriental sand Parisian Acts
With Two Young Girls.

Friday 81 last week, Isadere
Meizlin and Harold Gang, proprietor
and jonrneyman hAaber, respec-
lively, III the Mckay shop, were
arrested and Jailed on charges of
unnatural sexual acts. AS these
lines are written, naither man has
been arraigned and both are in the
county. bastiie; paying checkers
with their nose stead of scraping
faces and clipping hair. -
The alleged acts &c utter deprav-
ity were uncovered by Miss Minnie
Dietrich, city sociaK Service worker.
Both girls were frnIn Ely, Mimi,
they having come Sa. the big city
to make their fofIsnes. One girl
is 16 years old AMI the other II.
One of them Is alleged to be ex-
perieneed and even sadly tainted
with her experiences along the
primrose path. The other came to
Duluth only q few weeks ago,
hencs is less contaminated and
battered by sinfnl stunts.
Meizlin's reputation for indul-
gence in illicit aihours Is not good.
Lang aways has been considered a
clean, outstanding young fellow.
Both are held unsser bail in the
sum of $500 and shere Is feel
ing that the accuses are up against
the real thing.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-06-09
BOARD PROMPTLY ACCEPTED
HIS PEEVISH RESIGNATION
Little Kentucky City Sadly Disturbed by Rumpus
Resulting from Superintendent Inability
to Dominate Both Board and Schools.

The mauling Of high school
pupil by the principal was in
directly the cause of Jerome H.
Bentley getting skidded out Of the
superintendency Of public schools
at Paducah, Kentucky. His hasty
resignation, impelled by peevishness
oyer a fancied slight, was the
direct and immediate cause Of losing
a position in the middle Of the
school year.
Bentley was elected superintend-
ent of the Paducah public schools
April !, 1914. Duties Of the posi-
tion were assumed the next fall.
His resignation and it's acceptance
happened on or about Feb. s, 1917.
The autocratic educator who was
blown up by his own folly was
compelled to borrow money from
a couple Of tradesmen to enable
him to get out of town.
Mahlon Berry, the son OF a
Paducah lawyer, was the high
school pupil whose mauling brought
q long train Of disastrous con-
sequences to the Paducah schools.
On or about January 29, 1917,
Fred G. Stevenson, principal of
the high school grabbed young
Berry and then gave terrible ex-
hibition Of an educator losing con-
troll Of his temper. In making
formal complaint to the board of
education, under date of Feb. g.,
1917, Col. W. A. Berry, father
Of Mahlon Berry said, viz: +
Said Stevenson die pl. -stcal
violence to the boy BY shaking,
beating, striking and knocking him
about; and in his paroxys1n. he
tore the coat, vest and trousers Of
said he.rs ssff s.-ss lead against the
floor Of the school building; and
then threw him with such violence
against door as to break a panel;
abused him and threatened to throw
him down the stairs, and would
have done so had said boy not
escaped and run from Stevenson
all without excuse and contrary
TO the rules Of the board Of educa-
ton"
The high school girls were scared
stiff by the frenzied assault of
Prin. Stevenson on the Berry boy.
Some of the high school boys
finally restrained the principal by
holding his arms.
Colonel Berry had legal strangle-
hold on Prin. Stevenson and the
school board by virtue Of the fact
that the rules of the schools, as
1egalized by the board, forbade the
jnfliction of corporal punishment
on pupil without written permis-
sion Of a parent or guardian. In
default of such permission, suspen-
sion of an offending pupil, subject
TO an appeal to the board of educa-
tion, was the legal procedure.
Superintendent Bentley upheld
Prin. Stevenson in every way. Col
Berry maintained that Supt Bent
ley, as we'll as Stevenson, had over
ridden the rules; also that Bentley
had no authority to meet with the
high school faculty to make rules
The members of the board of
education seem to have promptly
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-06-09

| xs4t ~ .
that the mass mesIng 90 on re-
cord as endorsing sne work and
yoicing confideuRa Bentley. Az
stated, the motiob a~evailed by q
vote or so to i.
Next there was so-called mass
meeting at tlles ard of Trade
rooms. Measrs. BI Bradshaw. W.
e Paxton, ~ 3. nllsdy and ",
q Cochras were ~ 3
CUmf1iftee 20 fequesx sss,s
Of the school board to resign.
In those days. the scheming
Bentley believed in bringing public
pressure to bear on the school
board. Here in Duluth, he considers
it an imposition and not the proper
caper. But all that is another story.
Then the Bentleyan rumor factory
got busy. One big cock and bull
story was that 80 teachers would
resign from the Paducah schools.
Not one resigned as q protest
against Bentley's voluntary but
hasty and illy-advised resignation.
The baseless rumor that so
teachers would resign their posi-
tions in protest against Bentley's
peevish resignation. gained great
currency at another courthouse
meeting, held by a number Of Padu-
cab women. Rev. O. A. Marrs, an
M. e. minister, moved a resolution
in support of Bentley and it car
ried, as was expected and planned.
The Paducah Betterment League
was also dragged into action in
behalf Of Bentley atEthe high school
auditorium.
Some of the gallant Kentuckians
who championed Bentley went SO
far as to threaten to tar and
feather Miss Dow Husbands and
DR.. Della Caldwell, the two women
members of the board. There Is
nothing of record to show that
Bentley deprecated such radical ac-
tion or that he advised against It.
The final mutterings of the Bent
ley champions were heard on Feb.
IA, at the rooms OF the Rotary
club, when J. H. Risely, superin-
'tendent of the aowensboro'. KY,
schools spoke and said: p. -..
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-06-09
THE SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN
ABS0RBS VOTERS INTEREST
Power, Preus and Hallam Present Formidable
Fronts Among Republicans-Charles A. Lind
bergh Is Arousing the Most Intense interest

famous canoe and will try to float
to Washington on a high tide OF
light wines and heavy beers. Mr..
Lundeen is progressively republican,
hence is strong champion for
human rights, such as free speech,
free thought and free press.
Thomas D. Schall, also of Mime
apolis, has many personal friends In
Minnesota and they are not for
getting the candidacy Of the elo-
quent blind congressman, whose
heart beats for the many, rather
than the few. Emil M. Erickson II
Mr.. Schall's manager In Duluth.
M. ]. Martin, Minneapolis resi-
dent is a republican candidate.
Sidney Anderson, the First dis
trict congressman, hailing from
Lanesboro', entered the race with
swinging stride. 1t is assumed that
he will run up well towards the
front, but the fact that his dis
trict is far away and that he has
not yet visited Duluth, makes 1t
difficult for the Rip-saw to estimate
what figure he will cut at the
polls. In ability, Mr.. Anderson Ia
second to none.
Halvor Steenerson, Of Crookston,
perhaps may slacken, II not stop,
some Of the rolling waves from
Victor L. Powers campaign. To
date, Mr.. Steenerson's campaign
has not been felt in Northeastern
Minnesota.
Charles A. Lindbergh, Of Nor
rison county: Magnus Johnson. Of
Meeker count; and DR.. Fritschie,
OF New Uina, Nicollet county, Lave
filed on the farmer-labor ticket.
Early this week, the Rip-saw vas
informed that the Minneapolis fac
sion which has been taek u e Mr.
I johnson called hisz ii = a I ! lie
stump. Some say that Il was due 10
J. : lack of listeners at his meetings,
while other ascribe II to the .lys-
terious suit to enjoin the holding
Of the election. The Rip-saw is
assured that the humble taxpayers
whose names backed that action
were not really the principals. Some
believe that the suit was started to
end Mr.. Johnson's campaigning tour
while others believe it was to avoid
show Of strength at the polls
with the republicans. DR.. Fritschie
also was called off the stump.
Charles A. Lindbergh has not
stopped his intensive campaign, He
has been making not less than three
speeches a day and some wonderful
meetings have been the result. In
places, the work in behalf OF Lind
bergh has attained the character
of crusade, rather than CAM
paign. Just a bit more momentum,
as these lines are written, and an
irresistible flood will sweep that
great commoner into the place
on the ticket for the July election.
There is q general feeling that
Lindbergh for U. S. senator and
Magnus johnson for governor Is
the logical solution of the pending
contest. .-es..
> James A. Carley, Of Plainview,
and Francis Carey, OF Minneapolis,
are carrying the bats" for what
democrats there are left in Minne-
sofa.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-06-09
HUGE BOOZE SUPPLY
FOUND BY SHERIFF
Reidy Uncovers Big Plant Near
Crystal Beach, on Axel
Lindstrom's Farm.

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, June
Especial to the Rip-saw. J.
Sheriff Reidy,, assisted by deputy
Lynch, opened the season at Crystal
Beach, near Rainier, by raiding the
farm home Of. Axel Lindstrom and
finding 1000 gallons of moonshine
whisky. @-
On the premises, the officers
found twenty 50-gal. barrels of the
Illicit liquor. Then there were two
giant stills and other equipment,
as we'll as mash and supplies to
make mash and booze.
The raid was one Of the most
successful ever pulled off in Mime
sofa, to say nothing Of the border
land. The Lindstrom distillery un-
doubtedly has enjoyed wide pat
ronage and supplied the stuff to
moisten many parched throat.
The successful raid also shows
what county and smunicipal Off
cials can do in the way of law
enforcement If they will put their
hearts into the task
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-06-09

investigated the mauling of Nah.
Ion. If information Is correct, they
met at the home Of DR.. Della
Caldwell. president of the board
to quietly discuss the matter and
to formulate conclusions.
The members of the board rather
white-washed the matter. The con.
clusions were based largely or
Supt. Bentley's report, which said
II cannot find that high school
principal Stevenson has 30 acted
as to render his dismissal necessary
or even advisable"
The board members however
directed Supt. Bentley to call the
attention of principals and teachers
to the. corporal punishment rule
and to insist on its observance.
Superintendent Bentley showed
marked displeasure because he had
not been called to the meeting al
DR.. Caldwell's house. One of the
directors sided with Bentley. The
latter asked the privilege Of max
ing a statement and 1t was granted.
There has been a long-standing
dispute between myself and the
school board" Bentley declared.
"In all the modern school systems,
the superintendent Is considered a
member of the school board, al
II ough he has not the power to
vote He Is the adviser of the
board and the executive head OF
the school system. - *
please be brief in your state
Eaent," Pres. Caldwell broke in. s.
VERY we'll, doctor. I'll stop now
If yca desire, aas the board and
the superintendent should have at
IN -ss.-ssi.4s, nssse
charges g ~
''I'm afraid you are wandering
from the subject" said DR.. Cald-
well.
II have nothing more to say
here" remarked Supt. Bentley. "Mr
Berry, I'll tell you privately why
Mr.. Stevenson did not reply to your
charges last Tuesday"
After the meeting, Bentley de-
clared that the board had been
trying to make him attorney for
Stevenson, when his capacity was
but to make an investigation OF
the charges preferred.
The next move was Fred G.
Stevenson's resignation as high
school principal. Three members OF
the board voted to accept the res
ignation and one voted against 1t
]. H. Bentley then handed in
his resignation. Some of the phrase.
ology sounds great deal like that
of some unsigned communications
that appeared in the Duluth Even.
ing Herald a few week ago. In
part, the resignation ran, viz:
For over year, under the
previous board, the superintendent
of schools realized that he did not
enjoy the confidence Of certain
members of the board Of educa'
tion and that those members diff,
fered radically with his point ol
view as to the proper conduct OF
the schools.
The difference has become in.