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a was an living In decided room do the slayer. as the kill a and John- as her and alive, in she 2950 000 0 TWO MINNESOTA DAILY STAR THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1923 FAITH COMFORTS MOTHER OF GIRL VICTIM IN TRAGIC SLAYING FAMILY UNEMBITTERED TOWARD VETERAN WHO SHOT THEIR DAUGHTER Little Woman Tells Story of Girl Slain by SoldierNever Had Met Man Who Did Shooting Met 'Art' at Election Polling Place Monday Grouped the rear of nue 8., appalled by the sudden turn death of their daughter and slater, killed Wednesday by George Arthur unembittered toward the ments and the arrival of Mrs. W. Chicago. her that he not to himself, Made Appointment Wednesday afternoon Sundberg was walking on Nicollet avenue near teenth street, when he saw Miss SOIL on a loop-bound streetcar.

He ran, caught the car, rode downtown with Miss Johnson, and learned that she was going to some shopping. He made appointment to meet her after she had finished. taxi. They met, Sundberg engaged cab and they rode out to his home. at to No one home.

According Sundberg, they went in and were talk. when, Sunding in the berg phrased It, he "began to go 101 pieces." of the The girl, frightened, ran out house. Sundberg followed her, she ran down the front walk he stood on the steps and fired four One shots. struck her on the right arm, one in the left, third passed through her neck and fourth through the body close to her heart. She fell dead.

Sundberg re-entered house, closing the door after him. Workmen See Shooting A group of workmen grading the street about 60 feet away saw the shooting. According to John Tabor, 124 Seventh avenue N.E.. one of the members of the gang, the workers and A group of neighbors immediately ran to the Sundberg house. They sur.

rounded the home while the police were summoned. Sundberg made no resistance when the police took him into custody. His revolver was taken as evidence. Cor. roborating his story that the gun had jammed on the fifth shot, the police that the fifth bullet had slipped sideways into the chamber and put the automatic revolver out of commission.

Sundberg made no statement until his father, summoned hastily from office, arrived at the Fifth precinct station. Then, in broken words, he made his confession. Happiness Not for Him Sundberg said he loved Miss Johnson, and wanted to make her his wife, but that when he thought the matter over calmly he knew his health was too bad to ever have a family. Too ill even to earn his own living, Sundberg said he had become a burden on his parents and that during his talk with Ruth impossibility Wednesday, afternooidenly became very clear to him. "I decided then I'd end it all," said Sundberg.

"I made up my mind to kill Ruth and then kill myself. Ruth seemed nervous, and when she walked out of the room toward the door I followed her." The body was taken to the morgue, where an autopsy was performed and the four bullets were located. It was then removed to the Johnston-Burd undertaking parlors, 12 W. Lake street, and the funeral will be held Friday. Moriarity's Trial Begins Tomorrow Trial of Dan Moriarity, charged jointly with four other persons on a conspiracy charge against the prohibition laws, will be opened at 10 a.m.

tomorrow before Judge Page Morris in United States district court. Other defendants to be tried with Moriarity are Charles Harper, Ben Schultz, Law. rence Thomas and Robert Riley, all claimed to have been bartenders of a soft drink establishment South Fifth street, alleged to been "have owned by Moriarity. Reformatory Inmate Defendant in Suit Selection of a jury to try a civil suit involving John Brienzo, now serving an indeterminate sentence for highway robbery in the reformatory at St. Cloud, began in district court before Judge Waite today.

Brienzo was one of the bandits who held up Ye Tav. erne, on Superior boulevard, the night of Feb. 9, 1922. John Low, a guest at the place on the night in question, is suing Brienzo for the return of a diamond ring and $175 in cash, which, Low alleges, Brienzo personally stole. Brienzo in his answer to Low's complaint denies taking the ring and cash.

Will Ask Speedy Trial of Sugar Case Washington, May asking the United States supreme court on Monday to expedite the government's case against the New York sugar and coffee exchange Solicitor General James M. Beck, will charge that the condi. tions originally complained of still exist and that it is of "unusually public importance," that the exchange be enjoined from trading in sugar futures, it was announced at the department of justice today. Pedestrians Hit by Autos Minor bruises were sustained by two peedstrians in auto accidents Wednesday evening. James Hennessey, 32 Spruce place, was struck by a taxi driven by W.

Chambers at Twelfth street and Nicollet avenue, and given drugstore emergency Wong treatment at a nearby Sing, 715 Third avenue was injured when an automobile, driven by A. E. Bernstein, Donaid Doland hotel, struck him at Nicoilet avenue and Sixth street. St. Cloud Plans Paving St.

Cloud, May city commission today advertised for bids for carrying out the 1923 paving program. A total of 24 blocks of paving will be laid in residential districts during the summer. Because the lack of state construction jobs, paving companies are exceptionally active in bidding on the St. Cloud project. Costs have been reduced to pre prices, city were informed.

Lyndale Love Tragedy Scene and Three Spectators RELIGIOUS BELIEF PLAYS PART--BIBLE TEACHINGS SOOTHE MURDER STING Woman Gives Account of How She Holds Up During Tragic Time Caused by the Loss of GirlFather Gives Version Johnson hardware store nt Nicollet ave. of fate which resulted the shooting to the family of Ruth Johnson, who was Sundberg, faced the world this morning They were awniting final funeral arrange8. Swanson, Ruth's oldest sister, from Sorrowed by the loss of the youngest member family were the dead girl's brother, George, who conducts the hardware store where Ruth kept for seven years and books, know the, past, business even better her brother; than the father, mother and Ruth's sister, Maude, next in age, often had been taken for her sis. who ter they were nearly alike in 1 looks as figure. Mother Tells Story Seated on the same chair which on' daughter had worked, Mrs.

slain Johnson, bravely keeping up courage, told of the last time she had seen Ruth the morning left for the store, won't be home for dinner, Ruth told me as she was leaving. She intended to have her lunch at the store," Mra. Johnson said. "She was always jolly and good natured and saw the sunshiney side of everything, "I never met the killed Ruth didn't care for him and her. wanted to break off with him in a friendly manner.

She broke dates and tried discourage him. He even went to Chicago to try and forget about her but couldn't. He sent her last Friday that he was a telegram coming home Saturday and wanted to but he didn't get back until her, Monday." Father and Sister Met "Art" Ruth's father and her sister Maude were the only two of the family who had ever met Sundberg. The brother had only glimpsed him occaGeorge from across the street in front sionally of the store when he called to see Ruth had foribdden him to call Ruth. and visit her at the store and he genwaited across the street in his father's car, the brother declared.

The last time Mr. Johnson or Maude Sundberg was on Monday had seen to the polls to vote. when they went Ruth went along and they met "Art" AS Ruth called him at the polling place. acted anything but a never Maude said. "He was gentleman," brisk and so business like about every.

Ruth had only known him thing. March. None of us knew where since but Ruth was so well she met him, around the corner of Lake known street and Nicollet where she carried business transactions for the store, on that she may have met him in the bank or in postoffice. this Visited Sister "'She came to see me downtown Wednesday noon where I work, and said that Art had gotten on her car somehow and was going to take her back to the store. She said Art was strange and was wild and acting unlike he ever had been and rough, she was worried.

"Ruth and I were so near in age and around much together that went, people we were too said" thick. They say that two good friends have to part. I thought it would be by marriage though and not by death. "I was worried after Ruth left the store and called up the hardware store about 3 o'clock and ask about Ruth. When they said she was killed 1 dropped in a faint.

"Ruth never liked Art well enough to marry him and told me he wanted to give her a ring on her birthday, which is tomorrow. He was lavish in spending money on her, and I remember once he spent $21 on taxi bills for one day's riding. She protested against his spending so much money but it was of no use. Ruth knew he had been married before. She met father and mother and had visited his home a number of times.

The three of us had been out together a number of times. Works at City Hall Mr. Johnson, the dead girl's father, last saw his daughter Tuesday night as he left early Wednesday morning for the city hall where he works in the city engineering office, being chief inspector of the house connection department. met the young man and he appeared a gentleman," the father said. "He must have been out of his mind to kill such a sweet, cheerful, little girl like Ruth, who only saw the best side of everything.

No mention had been made of marriage, although we knew that he wanted Ruth to marry him. I feel, as do the rest of the family, great sympathy for the young man and his father and mother. We met the father and mother last night when they expressed deep regret over our loss." Buried on Birthday Ruth will be buried Friday, on her twenty fifth birthday. Services will be held Lakewood chapel at 2 p.m. and interment made in Lakewood cemetery.

The body is at Burd P. Johnson undertaking parlors at 12 Lake street just around the corner from the hardware store where Ruth passed nearly every day for the past few years. She was born across the street from the present family home at 2911 Harriet avenue and went to school at the Whittier school. She spent her entire life in the district and was well known to scores of people. Dr.

Florenz Ziegfeld Dying in Chicago Chicago, May man as famous in the realm of music and art as his son is noted in the realm of dance, comedy, harmony and pageantry, is near death in Chicago today -Dr. Florenz Ziegfeld. His son, Florenz was expected to arrive today with his wife, Billie Burke, and their daughter, Patricia. His other children are at his bedside. Verdi called the elder Ziegfeld one of "the greatest artists of our times." His friends included also Massenet, Wagner Liszt, Johann Straus, Rubeinstein and Von Bulow.

0 SHOP HARDWARE SOCIETY GIRL JILTS BRITISH OFFICER AT WEDDING HOUR Washington, May society was provided with a nine day sensation here today in the abrupt cancellation of the marriage plans of Miss Nancy Hoyt, wealthy Washington debutante, and Lieutenant F. Wiseman-Clarke, of the British navy. The wedding was to have been the society event of the season, and its cancellation came in startling fashion. The guests were assembled, some from thousands of miles away, the minister was waiting when suddenly the mother of the bride burst into the room with the announcement that the marriage was indefinitely postponed because of her daughter's illness. The parents of the British naval officer, who had come from England for the ceremony, left today for New York to sail for England.

They were accompanied by their son, "My religious faith is the only little mother of murdered Ruth Johnson, this morning. There was but a trace "I have been studying the Bible seven years," she said. "Before I took up the study 1 believed what preachers said about Heaven and hell. but I found that they contradicted the Bible. Ruth feels no pain.

She is not suffering. In about three years she will return to earth again. She knows or feels nothing now." "The preachers Johnson, father of the girl Intersposed, "that only the body dies when a person is I to of ters vast only devil, killed, wrong. suffer of a Heaven who an majority and few Who was eternal and not can of all-loving could the either the hell? go? belleve God sons punishment soul. Hell, created Heaven are in and They the by where from doomed daugh.

where God iden are A a himself or at least allowed to continue tempting men and women to destruetion by this same God? "Such teachings are not reasonable. They are not to be found in the Scriptures. Could you love such a being? We can stand up under this terrible thing because we know that God is not going allow our little girl to suffer for things over which she had no control. She is resting now, being prepared for another existence, here on earth, that will be even more happy and beautiful than the one that has just ended so cruelly." BANDIT ACTION BAFFLES CHINA Captives Become Pawns in Internal Struggle by Brigand Demands By International News Service Peking, May Suchow bandit kidnaping situation today assumed an even graver aspect than before, when it became known that the forelgn hostages are now regarded as pawns in China's internal political situation. The brigands have widened the scope of their demands to include a settlement of all the grievances of South Shantung against the Central movement and have turned over negotiations to the chiefs of the secret activities of the whole of South Shantung.

The effect of this development is to involve the whole population of China's greatest province in the affair. The bandits have selected new delegates to impress their demands upon Peking officials and foreign diplomats. This news came from a Chinese student of Nanking college, named Ku, who had been captured, but later escaped. Ku said the brigands were in earnest in their threat to kill the foreign captives unless their demands are met. A correspondent who has just returned from Shantung said that bandits are threatening to seize the relief workers, journalists and government officials at Tsao-Chwang who have been working for the release of foreign prisoners.

Funeral Tomorrow for Mrs. E. L. Fisher Funeral services for Mrs. Edward L.

Fisher, 2821 Irving avenue will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at the Davies Undertaking company chapel. Burial will be in McGregor, Iowa, Mrs. Fisher's old home. Mr.

Fisher arrived here today with the body of his wife from Colorado Springs, where Mrs. Fisher died on her way home from the coast. thing that is sustaining me," said the when she spoke with a Star reporter of tears in her eyes. TWO ELECTIONS RAISE QUESTION ON CITY FUNDS Means Sought to Defray Cost of Special Vote on Senator 60380 00 CO. Whether the proposed special senatorial primary and election will inter.

fore with the regular municipal election in June, and from what source the city is to secure the "necessary wherewithal" to defray the expense of the special election were questions councilmen today. 'Following conferences with Nell M. Cronin, city attorney, this morning, it became apparent that the raising of funds for the election is encumbent upon the city. On hearing this informal opinion of the city attorney, councilmen sought to measure the effect of a short, intense senatorial campaign on the aldermanic elections. Henry N.

Knott, city clerk, announced that about $35,000 would be needed to defray the expense of the senatorial primary and regular election within the city. The city is wholly without election funds save those that are set up for the regular municipal elections. Above, the Sundberg home at 5067 Lyndale avenue where George Arthur Sundberg, disabled veteran of the World war, shot and killed Miss Ruth Johnson, his sweetheart, late Wednesday. The tragedy oceured on the front sidewalk and porch of the home, 85 illustrated by the pictures of Sundberg and the girl, drawn-in on the photograph by the Star's artist, who was at the scene of the crime a few minutes after it happened. Below.

the three men who saw the shooting from where they were working nearby on a street grading job, and who ran to the house, surrounding it to prevent Sundberg's escape police arrived. The left to right, unture, John Toker, 125 Seventh avenue N.E.; H. Shaunessy, 3505 Twentieth and L. A. Hartley, 30 street S.

Thirteenth' The George E. Johnson hard ware store at 2950 Nicollet avenue south, where the slain girl worked 15 bookkeeper for her brother George. The extreme lower picture shows, seated, the girl's mother and father. Those standing are Maude Lillian, her sister, and brother George. A second sister, Mrs.

W. S. Swanson, lives in Chicago. Judge Morris Bends From Severe Moods to Lenient Attitude Judge Page Morris appeared on the bench in United States district court this morning in a jocund mood, and after performing two acts of mercy, asked court attaches how he gained his heralded reputation of severity. Women, under no circumstances, should be asked to conduct the spring moving, the veteran jurist in ordering the release of a husband, Christ Hanson, from the Ramsey county jail for two days to perform the task.

The $100 fine levied on Fred Linder, for violation of the liquor law, will be given for the support of his children if it is still available, Judge Morris told the defendant's pleading counsel. A lull in court activity apparently inspired the judge to unfold his thoughts, and he entertained a court full of jurymen with his views on the degeneration of the system. The prohibition law has the federal court. bench a "disgusting place," Judge Morris said. Segal, Bloomberg Are Freed by Morris Judge Page Morris late yesterday brought the trial of Max Segal and Sam Bloomberg to a sudden termination by granting a motion of defense counsel for a directed verdict of not guilty.

The defendants, proprietor and manager respectively of the Dyckman Toggery company and the People's Clothing company, were charged with violation of the national bankruptey act. Two charges growing out of the bankruptey of the establishments are still pending against Segal, Leland W. Scott, United States assistant attorney, said. One charges concealment of assets and the second the alleged filing of a false income tax return. Segal was released on $5,000 bond.

Violation of Rail Board Rule Charged Chicago, May 17. Request was made today of the United States railroad labor board that it publish announcements similar to the war department's recent slacker lists, containing the names railroads that have violated its decrees. The request was made by J. G. Lusrsen, president of the American Train Dispatchers' association in filing a complaint against the Erie railroad.

He charged that the Erie was forcing dispatchers to work seven days a week and refusing to pay for the extra day's work, in violation of any agreement by the board. Trade Restrictions Removed Washington, May against American trade in occupied Germany have been removed through concessions by both the French and German governments, the state department announced last night. Labor Conditions Improving St. Cloud, May conditions are "looking up" in Minnesota, E. G.

Hall, president of the Minnesota State Federation of Labor declared here at a meeting of Painters Union No. 568 in urging the organization to join in the march of progress. Plans for a drive to enlist new members were outlined. Canadian Sends $2 to Fund for Mrs. Total Reaches $177 Kind hearted folk in the northwest still continue to send in contributions to ameliorate the suffering and poverty of the plucky Mrs.

B. and to give her new baby girl a chance in life. From Barrows, Manitoba, comes two one-dollar Canadian bills and a letter "admiring her courage and approving her plans." Subscriptions received today: G. N. Wallace, Minneapolis.

2.00 Mrs. Gust Holstem, Murdock, Minn. 1.00 Minneapolis 5.00 Mrs. Sarver, Melrose, Arvid Bellgreen, Garfield, Minn. 1.00 John H.

Larson, 2.00 "A Friend," Barrows, Manitoba, Can. 2.00 .00 Total today 14.00 Previously received 163.50 Total $177.50 Address all correspondence to "Mrs. in care of the "City Editor, Minnesota Daily Star." Miss Minneapolis Sought for Contest In co-operation with the Retail Grocers' association the Minneapolis Contest has added to the prizes in the Miss Minneapolis Contest which is to determine the most beautiful girl at the food show a full 98-pound sack of "Miss Minneapolis Flour." There is also a Junior Miss Minneapolis Con test for little girls under 6 years old. A first prize of $20 in gold for the little girl who most resembles Miss Minneapolis the trade mark brand of the Minneapolis Milling Contest. Second Prize-98-pound sack of Miss Minneapolis Flour.

Third Prize-49-pound sack of Miss Minneapolis Flour. Fourth sack of Miss Minneapolis Flour. Fifth sack of Miss Minneapolis Flour. And in addition to these prizes ev. ery little girl entered will receive a complete cut-out set of Miss Minneapolis Dolls.

The manufacturers of Miss Minneapolis Flour are also co-operating with the Baby Health Contest put on by the Woman's Community league and backed by the Retail Grocers' association. It is agreed' to give every mother who shows her baby in the contest a 2-pound sack of Miss Minneapolis Flour. Entries for the Little Miss Minneapolis Contest can be made at the Miss Minneapolis booth at the Food show any time up to 3 p.m. Saturday, when the judging will take place. The committee of judges will be chosen from the Retail Grocers' sociation comprised of wives of members of the association.

Bandit Leaguers Sent to Reformatory South Bend, May members of the South Bend high school "bandit league" -Huell Hollowell, 18; John Hartman, 16, and Oscar Johnson, 19-were sentenced today from one to 14 years in state reformatory. They pleaded guilty to grand larceny. Frank E. Coughlin, prosecutor, won leniency for the boys by pointing out that their thefts were more in the nature of pranks than crimes. All are members of prominent familles.

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