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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
FIRST-AID STATION FOR THE HUNGRY.

While the Y NJ G. A. and the Red Cross have been doing
their grand work in these roubous times Of the Hotel St.
Louis has ably done it's bit towards the welfare Of hungry
kind.
When John Bareycorn packed out of Duluth and went to
Superior the St. Louis hotel bar turned into grill and
coffee room where first aid administered to those who
hunger and thirst An excellent assortment of hunger pills and
other effective remedies for stomach trouble available there
for those desiring treatment
your difficult one there's the Rose Garden where
you take longer of treatment heavier and stronger
remedies and all the tme listen music the stuff that has
power to soothe the savage breast.
When the human young, dancing was form Of
religious worship If you regousy inclined there is dane
ing certain hours the famous Rose Garden where
indulge in the higher forms of that art and exercise
There's homelike atmosphere around the hotel St. Louis
these days that very comforting and seductive Many
coming under its spell The umberack has passed.
o % he no hotel
tany would haya distinguished himself in the foreign dpo
matte service.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
THE BAN ON GERMAN.

We have small sympathy for
this hysterical clamor against
things German-German songs,
German books, the German Ian
guage and the study of German in
the schools. This frothing at the
mouth smacks too much of Prus-
sianism. We are fighting the
Prussian system, not the German
language. We, in this Land Of the
Free, should be above such mar
rowness, bigotry and petty spite.
The Gospel Of Hate should be con-
fined to the battle front and, even
then, tempered with chivalry, fair
ness and, so far as possible, lack
Of savagery.
This tearing Of pages out Of
books that have, in saner times,
not seemed Objectionable, is too
much like the act of a spiteful
child. It is too much like kicking
the rocking chair when you bump
your ankle bone against it.
The war will end and those
who now howl and froth at the
mouth will be soldering over the
erring German brethren who have
passed under the yoke and once
more recognized civilization. The
war will end and those who now
wish to destroy everything Ger
man will find a multitude of de-
sirable things that are very much
German.
Germany must be made repent
ant and its arrogance broken.
That's the big task right now.
But, in performing it, the Ameri-
can people need not descend to the
level Of lunatics, savages or brutes.
French, the court language Of
the world, very profitably can
be given the study that it has
missed for a generation. German
was boosted in American schools
because so many scientific books
were printed in that language.
Since anything German is so dis
tasteful at the present time, then
replace it with Spanish in our
school curricula. We can use that
tongue in the West Indies, Mex
leo and the Philippines. 1t has a
pronounced commercial value. It
can be great help in winning the
almighty dollar. Let it take the
place of German until kindlier
and better times return. =
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24

"Several women who were pres
ent became frightened at such
conduct unbecoming the chief Of
police. Several men who hest
tated momentarily were subjected
to rough handling, some of them
receiving vigorous pushes against
the wall by the now raging Off
cial, who seemed overly eager to
flaunt his distorted authority in
the faces Of those present.
"The crowd was finally dis
persed after one Of the most rep
rehensible and disgusting exhibit
lions of the abuse of police author
ity enacted anywhere
"There have been numerous
rumors of the undignified conduct
of Chief McKercher; to those who
witnessed the disgusting spectacle
at Woodman hall Monday night
it is no longer a rumor, it is cold
fact.
"Besides, what can be expect
ed of police official who has &C.
cepted a high-priced automobile
from a public service corporation
as personal gift, in direct viola
ton of the city charter?
"The time has arrived when the,
people of this city should raise a
mighty protest against the .raping
Of public decency by a police Of
ficer who falls far short of being
a gentleman.
Duluth needs a real chief of
police, and it behooves Commits
sioner Silberstein to give this mat
ter earnest consideration. Other
wise continuation of the present
policies may result disastrously
for both of these officials Of the
safety department..
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
SOME ROTTEN SIDEWALKS

To the Editor of the Rip-saw:
Quite recently, big bunch Of
lots in Crosley park was put on
the market and unloaded onto
the long-suffering workingman.
Some, if not all, of Crosley park
has been sold and resold half a
dozen times. Boomlets accom-
panying, these periodical unload
ings invariably have been fol-
lowed by a collapse, in which
many Of the lots have been for
feited and passed back to the
wholesale owners. If I am cor
rectly informed, the last batch
was bought for $50 to $40 lot
and sold as high as $500 a lot.
Now Crosley park is grid
ironed with a large number of
rotten sidewalks. Many Of these
are in such dangerous condition
as to greatly hazard the limbs of
pedestrians if not their lives.
These rotten sidewalks are I'M
der the jurisdiction Of the city
and anyone receiving injuries as
a result of their unsafe condi-
ton, can hold the city RESPONSE
BILE for financial damages.
If special inducements are
made to bring people to such
additions to invest their money,
then walks and streets should be
put in a safe condition. The
city should not be rendered IL
able for damages. The owners
of such lots should be assessed
for the purpose Of putting in
adequate and safe sidewalks,
otherwise booming such proper
ties should be discouraged in
some way, if impossible to fully
stop it.
Another peculiar thing is how
the Crossley park interests have
been able to get benefit of the
city's road grader when it was
denied older, more thickly. pop
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
JUNGLE BOB" M'KERCHER
RAPES PUBLIC DECENCY
Spectator of Raid at WOOdman Hall Charges Du-
luth's Chief of Police With Incompetence
and Stupidity.

Monday evening, November IL,
Prof. Scott Nearing and others
addressed meeting in Woodman
hall under the auspices. Of the
Peoples Council. The meeting
was broken up by commissioner
Silberstein and chief McKercher.
Concerning chief McKercher's &C.
tons and methods, Henry Dwor-
schak, Jr., in a signed article in
the Labor World, said:
"The raid on the meeting held
at Woodman hall last Monday eve
ming, at which Scott Nearing and
four others were arrested, made
under the direction Of Chief of
Police McKercher, served to WV
idly impress upon those present
the utter inefficiency and incom-
petence of the police chief to adj
minister the duties of his office.
"When the two score of police
men marched down the center
aisle of the hall, instead of Or
derby mounting the platform and
calmly notifying the audience that
it had been deemed advisable to
stop the meeting, those at the
head of the column exhibited sheer
bewilderment as to who should
make the announcement, several
proceeding to humble inarticulate
orders, causing much needless
confusion. ..... a.. ~..-
"When those present were thor
oughly alarmed, Chief McKer-
cher entered the rear Of the hall,
fairly radiating with surly AFRO
gance and contempt. Immediately
setting out to live up to his repu-
tation for using bulldozing tao
tics, he began to push the chairs
promiscuously about, all the while
shouting in frenzied rage: "Get
out of here; get out Of here!"
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24

County commissioner Joseph
Becks, representing the great
Fifth district, maintains that it
is more patriotic to give st. Louis
county needed roads than it is
to cut the tax levy for 1918.
Mr.. Becks shows how resi-
dents of the county, who have
been isolated for years. will be
given access to the outside world
for themselves and their food
products. The world is short of
food and anything increasing the
supply, must be deemed a pa
triotic act.
cit is the first year that we
have had funds for the road pro-
gram, and there are many places
in the county which could be
made far more productive if
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
SAWDUST
AND Hs
SHAVINCS

Who said beefsteak! There
amt no such ANIMAL
y u
It will be a turkeyless Thanks
giving for many of us.
Use the parcel post and help
knock out the FL. G. L.
"Give us more comfort stations
in Duluth cry the people.
Instead of going to Bull this
last time, Konge Odin went to st.
Paul.
That Silberstein Prestige seems
seriously in danger of some Sc
we're jolts. ..
How much city gasoline does
that thirsty Mormon car drink a
month, anyway?
X y
Vox populi is an effective medi-
cine for sick office holders. One
dose often cures.
Once more permit the question
where did Chief McKercher get
that Mormon car?
Many of the middlemen must
60, otherwise many innocent by
ISLANDERS will go hungry.
Although he may not realize it
yet, Konge Odin is just as surely
doomed as Kaiser Wilhelm.
Auditor Halden's tame pets
gaze sadly at one another and
murmur, "Where are we at, any
way?"
If all the devils in Duluth get
into the inmates Of a municipal
piggery, there will be a hot time
in the old town.
Knock out that monopoly on
Michigan street and the burning
of food products will fade into
insignificance.
That big Mormon car is just
about as thirsty for gasoline as
some Of the dolls who ride in it
are for champagne.
So many pool tables would not
be needed in Duluth if a lot of
young loafers hanging around
them were sent to the trent.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24

The nearer we get to 1918, the
more frequently the affable Prime
Minister shows his face in public
places these long winter evenings.
A former employe of a Duluth
pool room declares that at least
twenty of the young fellows who
made that place a hang-out were
addicted to unnatural sexual prac-
tees. France is the proper place
for such degenerates.
The burning of a few vegetables
in the city incinerator is only a
fly bite compared with the de-
vouring lion of monopoly on COM
mission row.
Spring chickens were selling at
Ii cents a pound in southern Min
nesota last week. In Duluth, quite
aged fowl cost the consumer 80
cents a pound.
"Manners make the man"
might be a healthful motto for
the members of the board Of edn-
cation to hang on the wall of their
meeting place.
Bodily health and cleanliness
are highly important. Municipal
comfort stations are great helps
in retaining those invaluable con-
ditions among the people.
Duluth needs a municipal milk
depot even worse than it needs a
municipal coal dock. Let the dear
old city set about to secure the
right to maintain that utility.
Before some of the office-seek-
ers lay many more wires, they
should follow the Rip-saw's ex-
ample-get the people of st. Louis
county for hackers.
Mayor Konkel is reported to
hold a poor opinion of the Rip
saw. It looks as if the head saw
yer would have to square himself
by acquiring a "Stevens Six"
The Rip-saw does not straddle
the fence, run along theLop rail
or jump down only when there's
a fat nut to grab. 1t shows you
the beautiful flowers, the fine
food products and the noxiOus
weeds, thereby guarding, helping
and advancing your welfare. >,
49, 'E
If actions in the raid on The
Nearing meeting are any sign,
throwing chairs around and bel
lowing like the bull Of Bashan
must be Chief McKercher's idea
of orderly conduct and law en-
forcement.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
POETS CORNER
THE OLD ARM CHAIR,

IHE OLD AIM CHAlH.
I love it, I love it; and who shall
dare
To chide me for loving that old arm
chair?
I've treasured it long as a sainted
prize,
I've believed it with tears, and en-
balmed it with signs;
IT'S bound by a thousand bands to
my heart;
Would we learn the spell? A mother
sat there;
And a sacred thing is that old arm
chair.
In childhood's hour I fingered near
The hallowed seat with listening ear,
And needed the words Of truth that
fell
From the lips of a mother that loved
me we'll;
She told me shame would never be-
tide
With truth for my creed and God
for my guide;
She taught me to lisp my earliest
prayer
AS hue1L D0SluS LudC O1u arm-CQalr.
sat and watched her many a day,
When her eyes grew dim and her
locks were gray;
And I almost worshiped her when
she smiled,
And turned. from her Bible to bless
her child.
Years rolled on; but the last one
My idol was shattered, my earth star
fled;
I learned how much the heart can
When I saw her die in that old arm
chair.
IT'S past! tits past! but I gaze on It
now
With quivering breath and throb-
bling brow;
Twas there she nursed me; twas
there she died;
And memory flows with lava tide.
Say it is folly and deem me weak,
While the scalding drops start down
my cheek
But I love it, I love 1t, and cannot
tear
My soul from my mothers old arm
chair.
-ELIZA COOK.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
THE COURTHOUSE KING
TASTES BITTER DEFEAT
Continued from Page ~

ing the people to- arise in their
might and wrath, therefore vol
unfairly decided to undergo tax
alton.
Late that spring, just before a
campaign, auditor Halden, with
much blowing Of trumpets and
beating the tom-tom, came out in
the evening Herald with a spread
eagle article, telling the dear peo-
pie how he had forced the wicked
railway corporation to stand tax
alton of it's lands.
The whole affair was looked on
by posted people as a grand
stand play, fixed up between audi
tor Halden, the daily paper and
the D. & I. R. land department,
for the special purpose of giving
Mr.. Halden a boost.
If auditor Halden seeks potent
medicine to cure his political
weakness, the Rip-saw, from the
very bottom of a kindly heart,
offers several prescriptions that
will comfort if not heal. There is
no permanent cure for the ailing
politician. He's doomed and his
demise will come at midnight,
December 81, 1918. But these
remedies will soothe where they
cannot cure.
Let the auditor stick more close
ly to the job, thereby enabling
chief deputy Marvin to lop off a
few minor ornaments to the pay
rolls.
Let the dear old King Of the
Courthouse pay fewer visits to the
noble Wolvin building, thereby
giving himself more time for the
audltOrlal chamberS-sOrt o. Win
ming the war by avoiding the
waste.
Let the genial old monarch 60
bone dry by Ginning on top IF the
water wagon when either at
Bull or the hotel st. Paul, get
ting in line with this nation and
its allies.
Sell that big sofa in the Spid-
er's Den and donate the proceeds
to the Red Cross fund.
Now that "Big Bill" Adams
booze bungalow has been closed
up by the sheriff, move the Cliff
ton depot back to the place where
it properly belongs, thereby &C.
commodating the patrons and,
perhaps, winning back a vote or
two in the French River region.
Induce Fred B. Myers to hand
back to the generous old county
the 5000 that was donated him as
a commission on an irregular sale
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24

because they were under "graat
obligations to him.
The auditorial hands may feel
like those Of Esau but the voice
truly is that of Jacob.
Before election, the auditorial
voice is lifted up in behalf Of the
dear taxpayers. After an cleo
ton, the auditorial hands grab
off what they can for self and Big
Interests that are, thereby put
under "great obligations"
The Halden machine has been
an intricate and effective creation.
1t has embraced men of all parties,
creeds, nationality and character.
The people now know how that
machine is run and, daily, they
are throwing monkey wrenches
into it's cunningly cogged wheels.
The local daily papers and few
servile flunkies, who would walk
right up to the gates of Saltwater
at his command, are his chief re-
naming supporters. It's safe to
90 contrary to the advice and
bats of the daily papers. Konge
Odin's time in the courthouse is
racing rapidly to a finish.
So, dear reader, you wish some
evidence as to grand-stand plays
by the willy old autocrat Of the
courthouse. One Of many pops
into mind just now.
Half a decade ago, the lands
donated to the Duluth & Iron
Range Railway company by the
dear people were not on the tax
rolls, therefore gave no help in
keeping up county roads, schools,
offices and courts.
The school officers of the en-
tire county finally organized and
appointed a committee on legisla-
ton. DIR. Triplett and Charles
Schelin were two members. The
name of the third has escaped the
writer's memory.
This committee waited on audi
tor Halden and asked him to get
the D. & I. r. lands on the tax
rolls. He CURLY Informed them
that he could do nothing in the
matter.
The committee then drew up a
bill Of complaint and asked the
daily papers to publish it. They
hung back for two weeks and
gave it space only when the COM
mittee threatened to get it out in
pamphlet form for wide distribu-
ton.
The D. & 1. R. land department
Saw that it had avoided taxation
as long as possible without fore
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD.

A war correspondent says:-
Strange as it may seem, flowers are
blooming everywhere on the battle
fields of France"
Why strange, that on the blood
stained sod
Enriched by life that heroes gave,
These sweet remembrances of God
Should bloom above each lowly
grave?
Where Frenchmen fought and. bled
and died
To keep their land from bondage
free
What wonder, that above their
graves
Should bloom the fragrant fleur-
de-lis?
And wherefore strange that where
these hearts
Repelled the foe with sword and
lance
And gave their all for country's need
Should bloom the lilies fair of
France?
Old England sent her hero sons
And all her homes now mourn their
dead;
But there where gushed her hearts
warm blood
Spring up the roses, white and
red.
And Ireland, sore bereft and sad
Green isle-a gem of sterling
worth.
Where your loved sons laid down
their lives
The shamrock nantes all the
earth.
The harebell from the Scottish dales,
The heather from the upland
downs,
Spring up to mark the resting place
Where Scotland's laddies won their
crowns.
Ger Belgium's countless, martyred
dead,
Dead by a dastard's pointed dart
A plying heaven spreads her
wreaths
OF cypress and the bleeding heart.
And Canada, rock-bound and cold,
Yours was the offering of your all,
Above your graves the violets bloom
And the snowdrops tighten up the
xr
o, loved America! He- gift
Is of her life-blood, rich and warm
That poured upon the troubled world
Would quell the fury Of the storm.
She seeks the reign of righteous law
And where Columbia's stars shall
shine
And where the earth drinks up her
blood
Shall spring the stately columbine.
And over all the blood-stained lands
Where God brings beauty to each
tomb
Forever there, as in our hearts,
The sweet forget-me-nots will
bloom.
Louise Barrel. Brainerd, Mimi
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24

ulated and extensively used
streets IN Lakeside and Lester
Park.
OBSERVER.
Duluth, Nov. 20.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
THE TOILER..

There Is now no chance for Sinking
The struggle ne'er relaxes.
When a fellow isn't working
He is figuring on his taxes.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
THE PUBLIC PULSE

The communications printed below do not necessarily the
views opinions Of the They printed
matter public interest and entirely the responsibility of the
pondent All communications be signed BY the writer's
matter Of good faith, but will be published If it IS
70 desired.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
SELF.TREATED.

The doctors all gave Jenkins up,
He cannot live, said they.
Then Jenkins gave the doctors up
And he's alive todax
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24
DON'T BOAST.

Don't boast about what you have
done,
Nor wear old laurel on your brow.
The thing that counts in life, my son,
Is only what you're doing now.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24

WHY THE LAMP WENT OUT.
In the parlor there were three,
She, the parlor lamp, and he;
Two is company, no doubt,
So the little lamp went out!
Yale Record.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24

So many pool tables would not
be needed in Duluth if a lot of
young loafers hanging around
them were sent to the trent.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24

If actions in the raid on The
Nearing meeting are any sign,
throwing chairs around and bel
lowing like the bull of Bashan
must be Chief McKercher's idea
of orderly conduct and law en-
forcement.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24

That big Mormon car is just
about as thirsty for gasoline as
some Of the dolls who ride in it
are for champagne.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-19
OIL COMP ANY
ECONOMIES ON
TIN DURING WAR

Each day war necessities are edu
eating the American people 10 new
habits Of thrift. This VAS pointed to
Today by A. 5. Prescott, the local
manager Of the Standard Oil &C., when
ne referred 20 economies being made
by his company to help conserve the
supply OF tin.
Heretofore large quantities OF Star
o.. kerosene, has been sold in one
arc i've gallon TIN cans. but this prac'
Use il Icing discouraged II save tn.
The same Star oil heretofore solo
CAteIsi, ely ~ tins IS carried n bulk
ty dealers and can be purchased from
lem i. a SA4aIi Money saving as welt
as at a saving l.: in for the nations
needs. so important is this matter
& TN COLsert ATOM tnat II Is the pa
trictiC dut: q every American TO con.
serve the S-Lply as lar as possible,
and one way OF doing this is to buy
kCrJJeI~ nhc commodities in bulk in
stead Of IN tn cans.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-19
new RATE BASIS
PUZZLES AGENTS

Until a frei@ht tariff drawn up &C
cc-d.ng TO the new schedule Of rates
tci9. cen san Francisco and Honolulu
is received here the MatsOn agents g
Castle & CooHe's are in a Quandary as
TO what rate TO charge on certain
shipments.
All that is known Of the new r2;e
schedule fixed b. the shipping board,
in which the charges are almost
doubled, IS that contained in a short
cablegram received Monday. which
stated that the base rate for merChan-
disc would be IS The information
was also added that piaeapPles would
come under the same rate and bananas
at - cents a bunch. For sugar there
| is a special rate OF s. a ton. fixed a
week or so before. effective Dec. Is.
The cablegram suggests a whole Sc
Ties Of questions to the Matson
freight agents. For instance, will this
rate apply to cement shipments? In
the past there has always been a spe,
cal rate Of one dollar less for cement
cargo. but this may not be so under
the shipping board rates. No one
seems to know just why there ever
was a special rate established for c.
ment. and unless this is answered it is
likely the shipping board will want
the same amount Of money for cement
cargo as for anything else
Then there Is also matter Of a spe-
Cial rate which has always been made
on the return shipment Of empty con-
tanners, principally barrels, to the
mainland. In the past % cents a
piece was charged for shipping bar
rels to the states, and it is estimated
that the shipping board will want
about 40 cents apiece for barrels if
the advance in other freight rates is
q criterion.
Still, there is a possibility that
shippers OF empty containers will have
to pay the IS ton rate the same as
on any other shipments. However. If
this is the case the charges would be
so high it would be prohibitive to re-
turn the containers. some think.
1t will probably be another week
before definite information as to the
working of the new rates will be re-
Ceived here in detail. In the mean
time shipments will likely be received
for future adjustment or adjustment in
San Francisco, where the rates are
now known.