The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-18

German, the friend of boys and
base ball is as Scotch as an oatie
cake or a scone and her banners
bear the insignia of some of the
greatest fighting clans in all Gale
donia. E
The men and teams and grader
| were getting in their work.
The alleged war garden was rap
idly changing back to base ball
ground. The gallant doctor took
smash at the driver Of the
team. The blow missed the man
but hit the horse. The Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals had it's back turned.
Finally. exhausted and out Of
breath, both forces withdrew
from the field and retired to
their castles. The sable wings of
night sheltered the battle-torn
war garden, it's aenimic spuds,
carrots, beets and other dream
stuff that the big, strong men
fondly hoped would, this fall,
win the war in Europe.
When the Sabbath day had
passed and blue Monday had
come, the big, strong men ap-
peared before the city attorney
and swore cut a complaint charg-
ing awful things against Madam
General German and several Of
her n-commissioned officers.
They were hailed before. the mu-
nicipal judge who granted their
lawyer a date for a hearing.
That date was changed and then
trial was started but an ad-
journment taken to last Tuesday.
Last Tuesday certainly was a
red-letter day for the haut ton
in Lester Park social circles. The
municipal court room was packed
with stately matrons and fair
maidens. Many Of them wished
that they had brought their lunch
baskets and united in MONDAY
spread.
The floral decorations. en-
braced a color scheme Of red,
white and blue. Judge tanners
presided. Madam General Ger
man and her non-commissiened
officers were defended by John
Jenswold and j. B. Richards.
! j. A. P. Neal, assistant city at
torney, appeared for the prosecu-
ton. At his elbow was seated
his special adviser, E. NJ. Nor
gan, LII. D., recently an in
structor in the state university,
but soon to grace the halls Of
Harvard.
Clerk Thompson. himse | f,
served instead Of a deputy. Miss
Gretchen Rocker acted as eff
| cial court reporter. David Butch
art served as head beadler, as
they say down in good old Can
ada. Witnesses were thicker than
roses in June.
H. w. Hodgon, who had been
sworn at the previous session Of
the court, took the witness chair.
Mr.. Jenswold stated that the
defense desired to make motion
to dismiss the case and Mr..
Richards then moved that the
case be dismissed because the
complaint did not state facts SUI
ficient to constitute an offense
under the city ordinance.
| Judge Lanners held that the
complaint was defective but
stated that he would permit
the prosecution to amend it.
Mr.. Jenswold objected to that,
declaring that patience had
ceased to be a virtue; that the
defendants had twice appeared
in court; and that the matter was
one merely Of spite work.
Judge tanners then announced
that he would give the prosecu-
ton ten minutes in which to
amend the complaint, whereupon
Mr.. Richards announced that. the
defense would attack the validity
of the ordinance under which the
charge Of trespass was made.
The remainder of the day was
spent in arguments. Both Mr..
Jenswold and Mr.. Richards went
into the matter thoroughly and
exhaustively. Mr.. Neal did the
best he co,lld in support Of his
side, advised by DR.. Morgan.
Judge Lanners decided that