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

hand price. Mr.. Silberstein was
too confirmed a trader to fall for
that, which brought him the criti-
cism of the big laundryman. The
sale of this big car for the use
Of Chief McKercher is supposed
to have placated and soother Mr..
Armstead's feelings.
No fault has been found with
Chief McKercher for using a car
to save time and labor and none
has been found with the Missabe
company for supplying. the car.
It is considered sensible and good
business to have a good car. But
there has been heard serious
criticism of the way in which
the car has been supplied.
It is a serious offense, strictly
forbidden by the charter, for
public official to accept gifts
from a corporation or a citizen.
It is not an offense, hewover, for
a gift to be made to the city or
for the city to accept gift, if
done legally and with good mo-
tives.
When Thomas F. Cole was
trading his copper stocks for
Duluth's millions he noted: that
the police department was handi-
capped by lack Of an autoino-
bile. He talked it over with the
department and then with some
of his wealthy associates, with
the result that they bought a
Franklin and gave it to the de-
partment, the city accepting it
and a bill Of sale being made,
out to the City Of Duluth, not
to the chief of police.
At that time the Duluth Eve
ming Herald got very much ex-
cited over the fine car the police
department was using. No pur-
chase of one had been made by
the city and Duluth's great moral
daily limited that something was
rotten somewhere. It even
threatened to rip things up the
back. q"
Mr.. Cole had made a request
that he be given no publicity
because of the gift to the CITY,
but when the Herald questioned
matters a full explanation to that
paper was necessary
Citizens say that if the D., NJ.
& N. railway wishes to provide
an automobile for the police de-
partment it should deed the ma
chine to the city, not make it a
gift or even loan to the chief.
Talking about automobiles
brings up the fact that one night
last week 40 owners and drivers
Of automobiles were arrested and
taken to police headquarters for
various infractions Of the auto
mobile regulations. Some felt
aggrieved and others acknowl-
edged their fault.
Some of the victims declare.
however, that Commissioner Sill
bernstein and Chief McKercher
should obey the law themselves
and set a proper example to
other car owners and drivers.
Several Of the most reputable
citizens in the city state that
very recently Commissioner Sill
berstein, with members of his
family, was occupying and en-
Soying a ride in a machine that
carried no tail lights. They are
just critical enough to remark
that they suppose Commissioner
Silberstein does not believe that
what is sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander; that Sill
bestein Prestige does not require
tail light.
Complaints are made because
of the rapid, reckless driving Of
that heavy Marmon car by the
chief himself. At all times of
the day and night he has been
seen breaking the speed laws
into flinders. with no emergency
requiring it. Sometimes it's up
from the ore docks and some
times it's on the Pike Lake road.
Sometimes he's alone and some
times he is very much not alone.
His critics feel that a peace Of
ficer should be the very first to
religiously obey the law, unless
public safety requires excessive
haste or speed.
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