The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume], February 04, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

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HAD SURE THING
AT STUD POKER
Wealthy New Yorker Said to
Have Cleaned Up an Im
mense Sum.
PUe WITH MARKED CARDS
Victim* Finally "Got Wise," and
Evened Thing* Up Slightly by Ad.
minifterlng a Beating After Ex
posing His Game.,
New York.A group or screen- mag-
nates and music publishers along
Broadway has been fleeced out of
9850,000 by a wealthy manufacturer
with a deck of marked cards, whom
they admitted to their private games.
He was finally detected and thrown
at of the house of the man who
caught him. The World prints the
story, calling the fleecer Mr. Trimmer
and the other man Mr. Screen. It as
serts it has their real names.
For a considerable time a group ef
twelve or fourteen men, all of ample
means, have been playing stud poker.
The Wealthy Victims.
There were Mr. Screen, a big picture
promoter and the husband of one of
the prettiest and most talented stars
Mr. Flickers, of equal rank in cellu
loid productions Mr. Circuit, who
wns a flock of theaters Mr. Ragg,
who receives immense royalties from
his song compositions, and others quite
as well known in their respective
elds.
Last summer, at Far Bockaway and
Arverne, their ranks were augmented
by Mr. Trimmer. He la a manufac
turer on an immense scale of a certain
article of women's wear, and is gen
erally known as a millionaire.
They Thought ft Was Luck.
Mr. Trimmer's "uncanny luck," as
the other players called it, was notice
able from the very start In one ses
sion, for instance, which began on
a Saturday night and continued into
Sunday, he cleaned up more than S40,-
400.
The daring of Mr. Trimmer's play
was what interested the others more
than anything else. He would make
bets against seemingly Impossible
eddsand win them.
Mr. Trimmer always knew what the
ether fellow's secret card was, when
he was the dealer, and he always won.
Also he always knew, when he held
the deck, what card his opponent
would get next, and what card he
Trlmmer was going to get next, for
his cards were what is known to gam
blers as "readers."
A Transparent Mystery.
The design on the back of them
which meant nothing to otherstold
htm exactly what denomination each
pasteboard was.
At last, suspicion intruded, and one
f the other men at a party which
Trimmer had arranged pocketed a
deck of Trimmer's cards and took
them to a professional gambler for ex
amination.
"They're readers," said the profes
sional. At the corner of each card, on
the hack, was a design composed of
four fleur-de-listhe three leafed
flower of France.
If the right hand petal of the flower
at the upper right hand of the group
was heavily shaded the card was an
ace. If the center petal of that par
ticular flower was accentuated, it was
a king if the shading was on the left
hand petal it was a queen.
Even Deuce Is Protected.
There were four flowers, each with
three petals. The shadings, therefore,
stood for 12 different cards, according
to where they were placed, these cards
ranging down from the ace to the
deuce. If no petal was shaded the
card wns the deuce.
An exposure wns planned at
Screen's house. There were eight
nlnycrv. Trimmer, on a few hands off
square cards, lost $050. Then he
produced si deck of his sort. As soon
as Screen saw the marked cards he
exposed (lit- elicit to his guests and
proceeded to heat Trimmer up, winding
up by throwing him out of the house.
PATCHED 28,228 PAIRS PANTS
"Aunt" Sarah Jennings, Aged 65, Says
She Will Never Sew An
other Patch.
Sunbury, Pa."Aunt" Sarah Jen
nings, aged 65, who patched 28,228
pairs of trousers since she went to
work as a seamstress at the Central
Pennsylvania Odd Fellows' orphanage
Bear here sixteen years ago, has re
tired and will live at Meshoppen, Pa,
She says she will never sew another
patch. "Aunt Sarah" is believed to be
the champion trousers mender in the
state, and she asserts that no other
woman ever "half-soled so many
pants."
When she went to work among the
200 orphans there she started to keep
a record. She has also mended 27,500
pairs of stockings, made 2,410 boys'
blouses, 1,206 nightshirts, sewed on
50,000 buttons and made 4,610 pairs of
garters.
Refused to Speak.
Leavenworth, Kan. A Russian,
who has not spoken a word since he
entered the federal prison here April
4, 1919, has been released. He is
Kasterlis E. Kubilious, who was con
victed at Eau Claire, Wis., under fbn
espionage act.
BBS
SAN
Announcement.
DR. H. A. HASS
DENTIST
Office Onr
Missing New Yorker Found in Overalls at Avalon
V,
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Miss Nellie Hlnkiey will held a
spring opening Thursday and Friday
afternoon of this week from 2:00 to
5:00, at her dressmaking parlor, 701
America ave., at which time there
will be a display of samples of the
very latest in fabrics for the spring
and summer frocks. The ladies of
Bemidji are especially invited to call
at this time and inspect the line. Id4
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
(Inserted by W. C. Klein, in his
own behalf To ne paid for at the
rate of 10 cents per line.)
To the Voters:
Having filed as a candidate for re
election as City Assessor, I take this
means of asking the support of the
voters at the election to be held
February 17, 1920. (During the past
year I assessed the personal property
in the city, and endeavored to do so
impartially and without prejudice.
This year real estate is to be assessed
and the experience I have gained
FRANCISCO.Clad in overalls., .Ionian Lawrence Molt III, is MI id to
have been discovered at Avalon, Cataltna ixlund with Mrs. Frames Hewitt
Bowne, with whom he eloped from New York in 1912. Before his elopement
the iriandsoii of I he founder of the
Mott lion works. New York, occupied
nearlj a whole floor of the Hit^ Carl
ton hotel lie was attended hy a
\alot and a squad of chauffeurs, and
lesser functionaries. Since his elope
ment with the beautiful wife of Wa)
ter Bow ne, a wealthy resident of
Flushing, L. I Mott is said to have
received ,$!)47"0 from his, father's es
tate. N'evei theless he is making a liv
ing as a boatman for tuna fishermen.
For Ins boat he gets $20 a day.
Mott married Miss Carolyn W. Pitkin, South Bia'intree, Mass., by whom
he had a son When he met Mrs. Bowne he forgot his family ties. In May,
1012, he and Mrs. Bowne fled for Gibraltar in a British freighter, Mott signed
as purser on the boat, the Indradent, and Mrs. Bowne as stewardess.
The young man's father, then living, was furious. He gave his son's
closest friend, Hector Fuller, a letter af credit for $10,000, with instructions
to follow the pair to the ends of the earth. Luck was not with Fuller. He
was delayed in Paris and arrived at Gibraltar after the lumbering freighter
had left A chase te Hongkong was fruitless. When found Mott flatly re-
fused te return home.
Mrs, Bowne's husband Is said te hare divorced her at Trenton, N. J., in
September, 1913, while she was in Japan. After Mott appeared In New York
at the settlement of his father's estate all trace of him was lost.
When he was found at Catalina island he is reported to have said he had
reformed and was devoting bis spare time to writing.
during the past year would prove
valuable in the work to be done the pear in favor of or against the grant-
coming year. The same care taken ing of the application of said
with the personal assessment would I proposed bank,
be shown the coming year. I trust Objections to the granting of the
that my work has merited youreon-l application shall be in writing and
i .-j *,._. be signed by the objectors and
shall specify the grounds on whieh
the objections are based and be filed
with the commission prior to the time
tinued support and that I may reshall
ceive it.
I5d2-16 WM. C. KLKIN.
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT. 2 7on*one* 3ft? a^UcSS
(Inserted by L. F. Johnson in his at least three days prior to the date
own behalf and to be paid at the rate of the hearing.
of ten cents per line.) Dated January 29th, 1920.
STATE SECURITES
COMMISSION,
By Chas. J. Andre,
Executive Officer.
(Commission Seal) 2d23-24
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election for the office of
Mayor of Bemidji. I understand
that it has been reported that I bad
withdrawn, but I wish to assure the
voters of this city that I am out to
win and will stay in the race to the
finish.
Your support at the polls is earn
estly solicited, and I feel certain that
the citizens of this city will be satis
fied with my administration the com
ing year, should I be elected.
12d 2-16 L. F. Johnson, Mayor.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
(Inserted by Welsh in his
own behalf. To be paid for at the
rate of 10 cents a line.)
To the voters of the Sixth District:
I herewith announce my candidacy
for congress from the Sixth Congres
sional district on the National Labor
Party ticket.
5d2-4 Welsh.
Boardmaa's Drag
Star*. Phoa447
NOTICE OF HEARING.
State of Minnesota, State Secur
ities Commission.
In the matter of the application of
J. C. Hallum, A. M. Sundheim, et al.,
for certificate authorizing Farmers
and Merchants State Bank of Pu
posky, to transact business in that
name at Puposky, Minn.
Whereas, an- application has been
made, pursuant to Chapter 86, G. L.
Minn. 1919, for a certificate author
izing the persons above named to op
erate a State Bank at the place and
in the name above mentioned.
Now, therefore, pursuant to the
statute in such case made and pro
vided, notice is hereby given that a
hearing on said application will be
held before the State Securities Com
mission on February 23rd, 1920, at
9:30 o'clock a. m., at the offices of
the commission, State Capitol, St.
Paul, Minnesota, at which time and
place the commission will consider
the application and hear the appli
cants and such witnesses as may ap-
A. Brose
TOBACCONIST
400 Minnesota Avenue
Keeps the best stock of
'Tobacco in the Northwest,
also Pipes. We do Pipe Re
pairing.
I N I N S
agree that the
record of this es
tablishment is one
of service perform-
ed. Those whom
we have served will
tell you that we
fulfill our obliga
tions and that we
are thoroughly
trustworthy.
=n'
ME IBERTS3N
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
UNDERTAKING G3005
PHONE 317 W 117- H. BEMIDJI'
COUNT FIFTY! NO
NEURALGIA PAIN
Don't Suffer! Instant Relief
Follows a Rubbing with Old
"St. Jacobs Liniment"
Conquers painnever fails.
Rub soothing, penetrating "St.
'Jacoibs Liniment" right on the ache
or pain, and out comes the neuralgia
misery.
Here's a joyful experiment! Try
it! Get a small trial bottle from your
druggist pour a little in your hand
and rub it gently on the sore, aching
nerves, and before you realize itin
just a momentall pain and neural
gia disappear. It's almost magical,
but the joy is, that the misery dcesn't
come back. No! The nerves are
soothed and congestion is relieved
and* your neuralgia is overcome.
Stop suffering! It's needlessneu
ralgia and pain of all kinds, either in
the face, head, limbs or any part of
the body, is instantly banished. "St.
Jacobs Liniment" is perfectly harm
less and doesn't burn or discolor the
skin. In use for half a century.
THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4,1920
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Clog
trils and End Head-
And 'cause why?
NATURE-AGEING
red Nos-
UAia.
You feel fine in a few moments.
Your cold in head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogged nostrils will
open. The air passages of your head
will clear and you can breathe freely.
No more dullness, headache no hawk
ing, snuffling, mucous discharges or
dryness no struggling for breath at
night.
Tell your druggist you want a
small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm.
Apply a little of this fragrant, anti
septic cream in your nostrils, let it
penetrate through every air passage
of the head soothe and heal the swol
len, inflamed mucous membrane, and
relief comes instantly.
It is just what every cold and
catarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay
stuffed-up and miserable.
"No Rheumatics-is a Mighty Poor
Reason forWearwgaWoodenleg
NOrecommendatioburnin'tobacco.
sting or hot is a mighty weak-kneed
for But when to-
bacco is mild and cool, and yet as full of "fun" as a
barrel of monkeyswell, that's another storythat's
Velvet
'Cause Velvet is brought upnot jerked up by
the hair. If raised as carefully as a favorite child.
It's cured in the big fresh air. And it mellows away
for two years in wooden hogsheads 'til it's smooth
and rich as cream. The wonder would be if Velvet
Wasn't a whacking good pipe smoke.
Beltrami County
Travelers
will find a warm
welcome at
The West
Minneapolis
Service our watchword
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE
DAILY PIONEER
The Velvet tin
ii twice as big
aa shown here
"Let Nature mellow yo9
bacco an' that tobacco will shore
mellow yo' nature," says Veioet
Joe, And he's pretty nearly
right*
There's a whole lot in Nature's way of making
good tobacco better. And it's all in Velvet
Here's to a full pipe and a friendly one.
-the friendly tobacco
to-
in the wood does more to
make tobaccofriendlythan any camouflage you
can cover it withand don't you forget it See, taste,
smell feel the "real tobacconess" in Velvet Why,
you can almost hear it Velvet's the tobacco you can
judge with your eyes wide open and specs on.
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