The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07

displeased Mr.. WilIcuts and taken
a fine position from Bennett who
is credited with being strongly
against Mr.. Halden, politically
and personally.
Many people have been unable
to understand why Harris Ben
nett has openly and actively
bucked Mr.. Halden. Bennett, Of
course, is protege of Anton G..
Weiss. Halden and Weiss, which
includes the Duluth Evening Her.
aid, always have been as thick as
corn meal mush. The average
citizen has assumed that, at the
logical time, Col. Weiss would
"call off" Lieut.. Bennett from
fighting friend Halden.
But there seems to be a per-
sonal animus in Benefits opposi-
tion to Halden and Halden poll
tics. AS doped out to The Rip
saw, the cause is something like
this, viz:
A kinswoman of Mr.. Bennett
held a clerkship in the auditor s
office. Being possessed of a good
ly share of female vanity and a
profitable paycheck, she sought to
outstrip the other female clerks in
that office. The rivalry was a bit
keen, and, before much heed had
been given to the matter, the kins-
woman had displayed some vol
luminous physical charms.
| Although the lady outstripped
her fellow clerks, her success
really was her undoing. A deputy
clerk in the auditors office, with
an especially we'll developed eye
for physical beauty, attempted to
paw over said charms with the
result that there was an explosion
like a 17-inch shell. The lady
clerk was just as virtuous as she
was attractive and one reverend
gentleman, at least, was told
where not to 60. The clerk threw
up her position and feud
sprouted with Mr.. Bennett and
his clan. - q:
This little story shows how some
of the menfolks act up there in
the courthouse. In fact a con-
siderable number of the embezzle-
ments and downfalls of men
clerks in that marble-lined struc-
ture have been greatly due to IL
licit relations with women, either
in or out of the granite pile.
Some of these stories of walk
ing in forbidden paths more fully
illustrate how business is done by
the county auditor and some of
his staff.
After it was decided to build a
branch courthouse at Hibbing,
County Commissioners Kauppi,
Penttila, O'Neil and Little were
named as a committee to handle
the matter. After due delibera-
tion, Messrs. O'Neil, Penttila and
Little decided to retain Halstead
& Sullivan as architects, Mr..
Kauppi dissenting.
When the time came to report
to the board, the cunning Kauppi
neglected to present the commit
tee report but introduced reso-
luton whereby John Wangen-
stein was retained instead of Hal
stead & Sullivan. The resolution
was adopted by the votes of
Kauppi, O'Neil and Penttila,
leaving Little high and dry on
the bank.
Auditor Halden's fine Italian
hand was suspected in the matter.
It is supposed that O'Neil was
won over by promise of a liberal
whack out Of undivided road
money. Halden has ways of scar
ing Penttila into line, if reports
are true.
Later on, John Hogan, an Irish
Norwegian and erstwhile alder
man Of the city of Duluth, ac-
cused Commissioner Little of try
ing to turn the county over to the
Catholics.
II think the county would be
as safe in their hands as in the
hands Of Halden," replied Com
missioner Little.
This little story further illus
trates how county business is
handled by Halden and some Of
the county commissioners.
A Duluth man, who knows fe-