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children dependent on him for
support. The outlook was not
very bright for support in that
home. I called on the prosecut-
ing attorney to ask if bail could
not be reduced. The prosecutor
was willing but said that it was
up to the judge to set bail. I was
taken to Hon. F. w. Mayme,
judge of the circuit court who,
when he heard my mission, said
"sIf the facts in this case are
as you state and the Ford Motor
Company has taken the time to
interest itself in a poor unfor-
tunate, also give him his job back,
I will 60 further than reducing
the bail; I will release this man
on his personal bond. You may
take him, Mr.. Taylor, and good
luck to him.
Gin my close association with
this work it is with much gratif.
cation that I see a remarkable de-
crease in Ford badges in police
court and repeating offender il
almost an unheard of thing.
"These conditions are due,
believe, to the raising of the
standard Of the man by the earn
est effort of all with whom hi
may come in contact while in the
employ of the company, which is
untiring in it's efforts to Help the
Other Fellow.
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the super-patriot seems to be the
man who can circulate or sign
the most pledge cards.
In my opinion, the pledge ped
dlers are harming American unity
and the true American spirit. A
pledge signed and not kept has a
harmful effect. The big argument
of, the Balsheviki is that the heads
Of departments in the Russian
government are not keeping their
pledges and are violating their
oaths of office. Under that ex-
ample, how can the workmen and
soldiers have any respect for or
confidence in an official pledgei
ALECK JOHNSON.
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THE HENRY FORD SYSTEM
LIMITS SOCIAL UNREST
Member of Educational Department Maintained by
The Ford Motor Company i'm Detroit,
Writes Interestingly of His Work.

There is a general impression in
many circles in Detroit that there
would be but little social unrest
and. industrial discomfort if every
employer approached the problem
of his relations with his employees
with as rational a system of super
vision, direction and considera-
ton as that followed by the Ford
Motor Company.
The Ford Motor Company
maintains what is called a De-
partment of Education, which
embraces a strong staff of skilled
specialists. 1t is duty of one
member Of this department to
make daily visits to the police
stations and police courts in De-
troit and carefully look after the
welfare Of any Ford employees
who may have fallen into the
hands of the authorities.
All the facts in the case are
carefully rooted out. Any rec
concentrations of the police auth
critics are carefully considered.
After the most thorough and con-
scientious investigation, findings
are submitted to a superior who
then decides as to what action
shall be taken in the case by the
company.
If the prisoner is fined, he is
aided in getting friends or rel
-atives on the spot to help him. If
the case is continued, and the
charge is not of a vicious nature,
the judge is urged to release the
man on his personal bond. In
some cases, the Ford company's
agent signs the bond himself.
Special efforts are, made to keep
the offender out Of the hands Of
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The Architects union and the
Builders union are having a hard
time in convincing a majority of
the members of the school board
that they do not know their own
minds or that they must not have
minds Of their own.
The bone of contention, or the
casus belli as city attorney Sam
uelson would say, is the action Of
the board in awarding the arch
itectural work on the new Tenth
street school to Messrs. Croft &
Boerner.
Some time ago, the executive
committee of the Duluth CONNER
cial club expressed it's disapproval
of the action of the school board
in not being guided by the wishes
of the architects and builders
unions.
Friday night of last week, the
members of the board of education
were summoned before the West
Duluth Commercial club. Mr..
Brewer was conspicuous by his
absence but directors Foster, Le-
Due and Amundson were present
and talked both plainly and EN-
phatically. They declared that
their action was taken advisedly
that they fully understood what
they were doing; that they had
neither regrets nor apologies to
express; that they were amply
satisfied that the firm of architects
was Duluth concern; and that
no backing up would be done.
Director Foster told the West
Duluth Commercial Club that
there might be some sentiment in
favoring a Duluth boy who had
made good but that there was no
question as to his Duluth citizen
ship. He was reared here and fin
ished the high school here. He
went through the state university
and then took employment here,
finally quitting a position with the
government to go to New York
to specialize and l,erfect himself
in his profession. His family lives
here and he aids in it's support.
He always has voted in Duluth
when here and never has voted
when elsewhere.
Messrs. Croft & Boerner have
had charge Of 100000 worth of
work for H. R. Elliott, a packing
house at Grand Forks, and all the
plans for that not only were made
in the Duluth office of the arch
itectural and engineering COM
pany but so complete and perfect
were they that the government
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police court lawyers and profess
sional bondsmen.

police court lawyers and profess
sional bondsmen.
Mr.. Charles A. Taylor, a trained
lawyer who has charge of these
court duties for the Ford Motor
Company, under direction of the
Department of Education, is a
step-son of Alexander Hamilton,
deputy clerk Of the district court.
Through Mr.. Hamilton's courtesy
the Rip-saw is enabled to print a
portion of a most interesting and
instructive account recently writ
ten by Mr.. Taylor.
"From December l, 1916, to
September l, 1917, there were 3d.
161 arrests in Detroit, Highland
Park and Hamtramck. Of that
number, 400 were employees Of the
Ford Motor Company-21a per
cent Of the total arrests. With
approximately 10000 men en-
ployed by the Ford Motor Com
pany and about 100000 workmen
in Detroit, we feel that we are
responsible for about one-fifth of
the crime,' says Mr.. Taylor, "but
statistics show that we are away
below our allowed average. In
our total arrests, too, l ITO per
cent are for speeding and petty
offenses and l per cent for
felonies and vicious crimes. On
the whole, the men employed by
the Ford Motor Company are very
well behaved.
"It has been commented by the
judges and police officials that
the Ford workmen are a credit to
the industrial world. The con-
duet of the employees is credited
highly to the personal interest
the company takes in its en-
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THE PLEDGE PEDDLER.
Duluth, Dec. 5, 1917.
To the Editor of the Rip-saw:

To the Editor of the Rip-saw:
Never has the ''pledge ped.
dler' been quite so numerous as
at the present time. Hardly a day
passes without men and women
being asked to sign pledge cards
of some description. Just where
the pledge peddler gets his au.
thority, is not known and may
not matter. Any perscn, organ.
ization, club or corporation seems
to have the right to print some
sore of pledge and then demand
that others sign it. If you re.
fuse, you are liable to abuse and
even threats of punishment OF
some sort. This truly is an era
Of pledges, scraps Of paper, "pav.
ing stones for hell, :" some one has
called them.
There are food pledges, Red
Cross pledges, Y. w. C. A. and
Y. M. c. A. pledges, church
pledges, K. Of G. pledges, temper.
ance pledges, Christian and anti.
Christian pledges, liquor and
anti-liquor pledges Of several diff.
ferent kinds. Some of the latter
are gotten up by Canadian clubs
while others are pro-German, oil
of them competing in efforts to
get under the noses Of real Ameri.
cans. ....
In many cases, when a real
American refuses to sign a pledge,
some foreign born individual is
likely to give long lecture on
patriotism, duty to country and
danger of Stacking.
Some time since, a Canadian Of
very recent importation asked a
civil war veteran to sign q 10y.
atty pledge. The old veteran re-
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ployes. When the authorities find
that a prisoner is an employee of
the Ford company, he usually tells
the man how fortunate he is to
be in the employ Of so great a
company and that in Jail is the
last place he should be.
"This state of affairs exists in
the circuit court as well as in the
recorders and police courts. ]
remember a case where the Ford
Motor Company was interested in
a young man who had pleaded
guilty to grand larceny. The
company asked that he be placed
on probation. In closing his re.
marks in connection with the case,
Judge Alfred j. Murphy said:
"'I cannot help but believe, in
the face of such an unusual and
splendid chance Mr.. Ford is Civ
ing this young man, that he will
take the benefit Of it. If he
throws away this chance, hi
knows what he will bring upon
himself. But I am confident that
he will make good. I wish tt
thank Mr.. Ford, myself, for help
ing save this young man by Civ
ing him another chance.
"On another occasion, I was re-
quested to see if I could get al
employees bail reduced. The mar
was awaiting trial for a vicious
crime. He had wife and twt
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If commissioner Farrell sue
ceeds in establishing an expert
mental piggery near the old in
GENERATOR, who will keep the book
Of vital statistics7 Grunting
swine usually require a volumin-
Gus one.
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CARL LOFTS COMPLAINTS.

OoAA AOAA, ANOs AOO OCNoAAoAAA .
St., feels that a square deal was
not given him before he left the
police department.
Mr.. Loft became a policeman
May l, 1911, under chief Troyer.
From May 1, 1912, to Nov. 3,
1917, he served as mounted police.
man at the West End. He fur.
nished his own outfit, at an or.
iginal cost between $500 and
$500 and worked for a salary OF
$115 a month.
Exposure and life in the saddle
developed rheumatism and kid.
ney trouble to an extent that
caused Mr.. Loft to consider it i'm.
perative to quit mounted duty,
Last spring, he AYERS that he asked
Capt. Fiskett for patrolman 4
beat. He was informed that the
department had no new men fol-
the mounted job and that he could
not compel any Of the old men to
take it. Loft was, however, re-
ferred to chief McKercher who
talked about the same way as did
Capt. Fiskett.
Later on, Loft took up the mat.
ter with Lieut.. Holstrom.
The latter stated that a traffic
officer on a motor cycle was
planned for the West End, there.
fore he might sell his horse and
take the motor cycle job. Loft
did not sell his horse until late
last October and then received
only $75 for an animal that cost
1925 several years before.
Capt. Fiskett showed displeas,
ure when he heard of the sale OF
the horse. Chief McKercher told
Loft that he did not wish him to
quit, the latter alleges, but that
he had no walking beat for him
Loft then quit, against his in.
clinations, he states. He claims
that his record was flawless and
that, Sept. 1, 1916, his mounted
beat was doubled, although his
salary remained the same. He
further says that his horse was
worn out; that feed doubled in
price; and that his family had ex,
perienced much sickness, all OF
which made a heavy drain on his
resources. He further declares
that younger and single men were
put on the force and shown a pref
erence over older and worthy
men. He also points out that the
rules of the deparement require
an applicant to be citizen OF
Duluth for a year but that men
have been put on the force after
being in Duluth only sixty and
even thirty days.
Mr.. Loft also asserts that other
old and worthy men are discrim-
mated against. He tells how
Charles Sundberg, a patrolman for
eight years, who owns his own
home at Lakeside, was sent to New
Duluth, from the West End,
through lack of favor with his su.
perior.
Nels Perry, a West End patrol
man, was ordered to New Duluth
but refused to go. His refusal
was permitted and patrolman An
derson, a West Duluth resident,
was compelled to 60 to New Du.
luth.
Mr.. Loft also points out that
patrolman Heiam has been cover.
ing the beat on foot and by street
car which he covered when
mounted, yet a walking beat was
denied him.
The Rip-saw knows nothing as
to the facts in these allegations
but prints Mr.. Lofts statements
and opinions for what they may
be worth.
NATURALIZE OR GO.
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It's regular foot race between
Kaiser Wilhelm and Konge Odin
to see which one can bestow the
most crosses. The German EN-
peror hands out the Iron Cross
while the King of the Courthouse
bestows the deadly Double Cross.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-12-08
THE PUBLIC PULSE

The communications printed below do necessarily the
views opinions Of the Rpsaw They printed
matter puc interest and entirely the responsibility the
pondent All Communications be signed BY the writer's
desired.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
Won BEETHOVEN
RESISTED-SHOT
(By United Press. :

Charlotte, Oct. Private
Frederick Won Beethoven, Al Div.
State Of Washington, stationed at
Camp Meade, is likely to die from
a wound inflicted by a provost
guardsman who attempted to ar
rest him.
Beethoven was under detention
in the camp for breach Of military
regulation, in addition to being
under quarantine. Wednesday
night he left the camp. The pro
vost guard was notified and or
dered to arrest him. Yesterday
afternoon he was discovered in
the city and attempt was made tC
arrest him, but he resisted, broke
and ran. The guardsman order
ed him to halt, but Beethoven con
tirued running, then the guards
man shot him, the bullet piercing
his body.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26

London, Oct 26-Reports secez
rife that Germany has ordered sftes
baby killing III Tss
aerial raids over England arttI
! France, and Will pursue this mul~-
,derous policy on the seas as wezI
as over the lands of the allies.
How Germany is cJmplanlin@@
in advance Of the allied ''brtnas-
%.ity, an astounding spectacle pre-
>sented in the United Press Bcrfgr-z
dispatches.
I Officials here expressed intert So
interest in the authoritative luteE--
view sent by the United State
Press staff correspondent in Bess--
lin.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
new SHAKE-UP
SHIPPING BOARD
!BY UNITED PRESS)

Washington, Oct. 26.-The
American shipbuilding organizza-
ton is likely to undergo a second
reorganization, and Rear Admiral
Capps, head Of the emergency
fleet corporation, and successor to
General Goethals, will step down
or be forced out unless present in
dications fail.
Capps' i'll health, due to devo-
ton to duty that kept him at his
desk for eighteen hours a day
constantly is partly the cause
that may lead to the changes ex-
pected.
In addition to this there are
manifestations that Chairman
Hurley insists that the shipping
board and he are not fully in har
.mony because the shipbuildine
program is still delayed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
GERMANS SCREAM AT
ALLIED BRUTALITY
HIGH GERMAN OFFICIALS COMPLAIN TO UNITED PRESS
CORRESPONDENT AT BERLIN THAT RETAL1A
TION
LONDON LAUGHS AT ADVANCE SCARE
(By John Gardens.)

Omitted Press Staff Correspondents
Berlin, Oct. 26.-If the aIl1e.s 3
hope by brutality on bombing un~--
fortified German cities to bring
,Germany to her knees that hope
is in vain, is the expressed ae,Iiek
Of the highest officials here
The United Press has been 1ussa
on the highest authority that the.-
entente should not forget ttlsaE
there are numerous Frelcks elt les
within the easy reach of G,rmzu,.
bombing airfeets, which VIII be
Fretaliated against if the allies. ue~
Icludlng America carry out any
Gprogram OF attack against opez
German towns.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
NUMERICAL STRENGTH
OF CERMANY'S ARMY
COLOSSAL EFFORTS OF MOBI LIzATION HAS NEARLY
DOUBLED NUMBER OF BATTALIoNs ON
TWO FRONTS


In September Of 1915, towards
the close Of the Russian campaign,
the German divisions on the two
fronts had been increased to ITO.
By this time, Germany began to
feel the pressure on her for new
divisions, and to permit Of this
she began the gradual transfor-
nation Of her divisions to a basis
of three regiments each instead Of
four. The extra regiment thus
saved went to constitute a new
division.
!; Towards the middle Of the at
tack on Verdun, about June 1916,
all Of the German divisions had
been reduced to the basis Of three
regiments only. By this change,
and by constant fne-combing Of
the entire Empire for available
men, Germany was able to aug
>ment her divisions on the eastern
and western fighting fronts to
,173.
The fall and winter Of 1916
witnessed Hinderburg's colossal
effort at mobilization and the ere
'ation Of new divisions. His plans
included the incorporation Of the
inhabitants Of Serbia, Poland and
other conquered districts. AS
early as December Of 1916, his ef-
forts had permitted an increase
in the fighting divisions of the
two fronts to 2O8
By July 1917, at the end Of the
French and English spring offcn-
sive Hinderburg had attained 234
divisions. On September l, at
the time Germany undertook he1
counter -offensives on the Russian
: front, a maxipum Of 239 fighting
, divisions had been thrown onto
, the two fronts by the Germans.
Against the 1913 fighting divis-
2 ions which Germany threw on the
, French and Russian fronts with
/ the beginning Of hostilities she
!, now has there 239 divisions. Ow
I ing to the fact that these latter
I Continued on Page Eight
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
(By Henry Woody


With the French Armies Afeld,
Oct. 26.-By an intensity Of mob
ilization that has drained Germ
any dry Of every man capable Of
military service, the German
fighting divisions on the French
and Russian fronts have been
practically doubled since August
l, 1914.
Despite this gigantic effort,
France, England and Russia, the
three original Allies, have in
every way kept pace, with the re
suit that at the present time they
still have the numerical superior
ity in fighting forces. In addi-
ton, it has been definitely estab-
lished that the military Of the
Allied armies, as constituted at
the present time, is constantly on
the increase, while that Of the
German army is Enthusiastically on
the decline.
/ Since the beginning Of the war
the new Allies that have joined
France, England and Russia have
far exceeded in the re-enforce-
ments Of troops which they have
added to the Allier cause, those
brought to Germany by the allies
won over to her side.
On August 1, 1914, when Ger
many had modified to the extern
she deemed necessary to win thu
war, she threw onto the t'renci
and Russian fronts, 1923 fghtln!
divisions constituted on a basis O.
four regiments to the division
tBy first crushing France with tn
bulk of these and then thrown!
them to the Russian front b.
means Of her system Of strategl
railways, she counted on qulc]
and complete victory.
By November Of 1914, when tn
battle of the User was bein
fought, Germany had found
necessary to increase her fightin
divisions on the two fronts to Ii
divisions. /. I'll g g
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
LIBERTY LOAN
GREAT SUCCESS
(By United Press.)

Washington, Oct. 26.-America
is today marching from success to
triumph in the second Liberty
Loan, for, with three billions safe
ly cleared, the bond army has
massed it's forces the five billion
mark, and unless some fatal let
UP occurs the administration is
confident that this goal will be
reached.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
STRONG SPEECH
BY S()nNlN0
(By UNITED PRESS)

Washington, Oct. 26.-Con-
fronted with a powerful Teuton
offensive the Italian foreign min
lister, Sonnino, is reported in Of
fetal Rome cables to be deliver
ing. a speech Of unusual import
ance before the Italian parliament
on the crisis in the cabinet. NJ
details have yet been sent.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
COM. MEETING
LAST NIGHT

The regular meeting OF the
commissioners took place last
night at which the principal busl-
ness was routine work.
A report was made that tire
Inspector Of the Southeastern IN
,derwriters Association was IN
town yesterday making a prellml-
llary examination and went over
the fire protection with the may
or, his recommendations beng
placed before the commissioners.
He recommended that the hose
reels be placed under the super
vision Of someone in authority,
preferably Superintendent Mills,
that they may not mildew, or the
wagons get damaged. That the
town should possess hand-drawn
chemical cart and scaling ladders,
but the most important matter
was the completion Of the fire
company and constant drilling OF
the men who compose the com
panies.
The commissioners designated
Aessrs. Josey and Boyette te
bring this matter before the mer
chants association at calico
meeting Of that body.
The commissioners acted upO1
the gate ordinance, authorized
publicity of the days to get dis
count for payment Of taxes, ant
the matter of street Improvement
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
COLLISION
NEAR MACON
(By UNITED PRESS)

Macon, Ca, Oct 23.-The Roy
al Palm >northbound for Kansas
City and a southbound Southern
railway special had a sideswipe
collision at Reeds station ten
miles south Of here. The negro
fireman was killed and the engi-
neer, II. b. Burgay, fatally in
jjured. No passengers were SER
'iously injured.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
RED CROSS MTG.
IN RALEIGH
(By United Press.)

: Raleigh, n. c., Oct. 26.-A
convention Of Red Cross Chapters
auxiliaries, branches, units and
workers in North Carolina has
been called to meet in Raleigh on
November l and 2, the object be-
ing two-fold:
First, to prepare the way for
setting up 1900 Red Cross organl-
cations in North Carolina.
Second, to encourage and IN
struct organizations already form
led in the great tasks now at hand
There will be practical demon
strations and displays and tech
nical instruction, as well as ad-
dresses by Red Cross specialists
',of national reputation. The con
vention opens Thursday morning
next and closes Friday evening.
The mayors Of every town Il
North Carolina are authorized t.
lappoint three delegates, but every
one interested will be welcomed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
RETIRE FROM
BIANSIZzZ''IAA Il
Icy UNITED pRESS)

Rome, Oct. 6.-Evacuation by
Italian troops Of the B;ansizza
plateau has been officially ad-
mitted.
The pressure of the Austrian
German drive in that sector has
forced the move from Mount Mag
gi0re west to AuzZa.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
RAILWAY CLERKS
NEAR STRIKE
(Bv United Press.)

Richmond, Va, Oct. pa
general strike Of railway clerks
throughout the southeast is I'M
,minent.
Combating what he termed a
combination Of four and possibly
five big southern railroads to
thwart union organization OF
their employees, Grand Chief, j.
j. Forester, Of the national
brotherhood Of railway clerks:
here declared that he was prepar-
ed to call general strike within
twenty minutes after he had def
nately verefed this combination.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
FRENCH CABINET
UNSHAKEN
(By United Press.)

Paris, Oct. 26.-The new Pain
leye cabinet has weathered its
first test of strength in the cham
Der Of deputies, and, according to
the Paris press is likely to con
.tinue in power.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-10-26
ALLIES MAKE
ANOTHER PUSH
(BY UNITED PRESS)

London, Oct. 26.-British and
French joined forces in Flanders
for another great drive, according
to the following cablegram:
Northeast Of Ypres the British
and French troops attacked at
5 :55 this morning and made sat
isfactory progress Haig.