The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-06-09

Since the hfp-SaW cdule 10
town and began to help the peo-
pie see how the inner wheels OF
municipal affairs revolve, the lit
tie blind pigs, joints with lax
morals and those who gamble on
the green, are becoming quite
cautious in pulling off their
stunts. This is especially so in
the delivery to them Of the bit
ter, foamy beer.
A prominent man from the
range who admits that he
"sports'' a little along Duluth's
great white way, declares that
the slightest noise alarms the
blind little grunters that take
trade away from the saloons. AL
though they look on Uncle Ber-
nard and Uncle Bob as their
next best friends, they fear that
crusade against illegal joints
may be aroused, despite any
complacency or protection by the
city officials.
The fact that blind pigs and
ladies of lax morals are pulled
now and then down in st. Croix
alley and other humble sections,
does not make the blue blooded,
unmolested lawbreakers feel en-
tirely safe.
No longer, therefore, do the
big beer wagons rumble up to
the pens of the blind piggers. No
longer do the brawny, leather
aproned wranglers of the frothy
swill tumble off cases and kegs.
The brweris truly desire to
please and the blind pig proprie-
tors believe in "safety first
Consignments of the bitter brew
now are delivered by touring
cars, in suit cases. The automo-
biles have every appearance of
private ownership and the many
suit cases indicate a heavy ar
rival of roomers. incidentally,
there's a boom in the suit: case
trade.
Although the booze business is
on the wane in Duluth, experts
in finding means for assuaging
thirst after the saloons are closed
inform the Rip-saw that they
have discovered a sleek little
blind pig not far from where as
sistant City Attorney O'Donnell
resides at ITO West First street.
A saloon went out of business
there some time ago and the pro-
prietor took up the simple life
on a farm. Pete the Bartender
remainded behind and, being
seen to come out and in, some
thirty chaps trailed him upstairs,
through a door and into room
where a dandy little blind big
was supplying drinks for all
corners.
When the bar was legally run
ming, it was a great hangout and
so strong was the vote there that
no politician ever had the cour-
age to pull the place because of
the afterhour GROCERY and Tig-
er's den upstairs where now is
! penned this blind pig. Under the
Hicken regime one pull was made
but the Great Enforcer was well
slapped back when he ran for
reelection.
Old Man Hoyle would have
been greatly entertained by some
OF the games played in that old
Tigers den. A tale is told to
the effect that a prominent Du-
luth lumberman, known from
ocean to ocean, as king of anna
teur participants in the great
American pastime, was doped
there one night and trimmed to
the tune Of $4,000. Another
story has it that a now fugitive
insurance agent dropped $1,000
there In one evenings attempt to
pull out the Tigers whiskers.
Business is on the wane in Du-
luth with blind piggers, gam
blers, redlight ladies and assigna-
ton houses. Proprietors of such
illegal joints are pulling out for
Superior, Minneapolis, or even
the country lake resorts around
the city.
First street still has such things
aplenty and one Of the wicked
est, filthiest sections is around
the four corners at First avenue
West and First street, and tribu-
"ery thereto. Night is made hid