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The Washington herald., 1917-05-30

Censorship has apparently begun
in real earnest when we get our first
news of an American army of 100
that will soon be fighting in France,
Via London.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30

Spain now lines up with the ma
tions which are strongly OF the
opinion that the U-boat warfare is
not on the level
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30

Intending SlaCkers are reminded
they can register Tuesday at the gov
eminent stations or later at the Oc-
CoQuan workhouse.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30

To save time in typeWriung an inven-
tor has patented pedai-CPo-ated attach
ments to operate the SPACE bars OF ma
chimes and pull carriages back at the
end Of each line.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30

In union there is strength applies
to trade bodies as we'll as to nations
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30

The Senate proposes to look into
the she'll game.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. The YEAR

Flrst priutlnE Of an originAI po<m. written fniU
tor rhs Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30
We PnINT on VIEW.

By John Kendriek Bangs.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-30

Theorists to the rear!
Tax luxuries mercilessly!
Tax incomes heavily But
keep the shackles off business
Encourage production! Stimu-
late industry!
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
TROYER SENDS CONGRATU.
LATIONS.

Fargo, N. D., March %, 1917.
Friend Morrison:
I have just received two copies
Of The Rip-saw, sent by different
friends, and I am writing to con-
graduate you on the way you are
hitting John Barleycorn between
the eyes and hope that it will be
the means of knocking him en-
tirely out Of Duluth.
I am sending you a marked
copy Of the Fargo Courier News
which shows that it is not neces-
sary to have saloons in any. city
to be able to make public i'm
provements. Already, contracts
have been let for approximately
100000 in public improvements
this year.
Another article in this paper
shows the favorable conditions in
Moorhead. Duluth vets have
tried to show that loss of saloons
killed that city.
I am not writing for publicity
but to offer an argument for the
Dry cause. It will not be neces-
sary to quote me to have it effec-
tive.
Respectfully yours,
G.. III. TROYER.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
THE SITUATION SURVEYED.

There may be strenuous times
ahead for the city hall and the
people s servants therein. Some
Of the existing conditions there
fail to give universal satisfaction.
Many believe that some policies
should change with the change
in administration.
There is disapproval of the at
tempts Of Little Tammany to cap
ture the city hall, to control its
officials and to dictate the ap-
pointment of assistants and
clerks.
The present personnel Of the
city's legal department is unsatis-
factory to the people.
There is a general feeling that
the city is not being kept as clean
morally as it should. Too many
blind pigs exist; certain sections
are infested with redlight ladies;
too many loafers line the streets
and cucumber the Railways.
There is lack of confidence in
Robert D. McKercher, chief of
police. Entirely too many stories
are flying about against his
methods, habits and failings.
Mayor Truelsen saw his star
set in Duluth because he refused
to improve the head of the police
department. Others may profit
from his example.
There is a demand that a
younger, stronger man be given
the department Of public safety !;
one not in sympathy with loose
law enforcement; one not profit
ing any from support from the
looser element; one not under any
political obligation to that ele-
ment.
1t some things continue and
others are not done, it will be i'm
possible to restrain the masses
from using the recall that blunt,
ugly but very effective weapon
now in the hands Of the people.
The Rip-saw is making no de-
mands. It is content to outline
conditions as they actually exist.
Let him who doubts the accuracy
of this diagnosis open his eyes
and ears. He will detect the
ground-swell; he will hear the
waves pounding the cliffs; he will
see the direction in which the ir-
resistable tide is running.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
sILBERsTEIN'S SERVICE.

Bernard Silberstein, commits.
sioner of public safety, is one OF
Duluth's oldest citizens. He has
made a great success as a mer.
chant. His house is noted for
it's high grade of goods and
square methods of dealing.
Through all the years, he has
had a deep interest in munich,
pal affairs. He has held posi-.
lions of trust and honor, usu-
ally without any salary but with
heavy responsibility. The name
of Silberstein stands high in Du-
luth and should retain it's posi-
ton for many generations to
come.
Two years ago, at the re.
quest of many citizens and with
a desire to serve his beloved
home city, Mr.. Silberstein ran
for the city council and was
elected by a handsome majority.
He was assigned the post of COM
missioner Of public safety, a
most responsible and onerous po-
sition.
Mr.. Silberstein no longer is a
young man. Most unfortunately
for both him and the city, i'll
health last year made it impos-
.sible for him to do his full part
in the public service. - ..
The people take pleasure in
honoring commissioner Silberstein
but they have no desire to see
him suffer and shorten his life
in their strenuous service. If
he should wish, at any time, to
lay down the load and asked ia
be excused from further service,
they would not think of refusing
and would relieve him, cum
laude.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
A DANGEROUS MEASURE.

To men who think in straight
line, the "county road committee
bill, now before the legislature,
should be defeated. To accomp-
lish that end, the citizens Of St.
Louis county will need to get very
busy and Immediately.
This bill is explained else
where. It puts additional power
into the hands Of the county
auditor, whose statutory function
is clerical and not executive.
Such a measure, if passed,
would be an efficient and welcome
tool with which auditor Halden
could and would further in
trench himself in the treasury and
politics of St. Louis county.
The greatest county in Mime
sofa already is suffering from
'too much Halden.''
This bill seems most pernicious
in that it opens the door to small
but almost unlimited grating. It
provides many ways in which
grasping hands can reach into the
county treasury, and every hand
belong to men who form humble
but efficient cogs in the Halden
political machine.
He is a clever boss who can
build up a machine and then make
the county legally pay many Of
the men who help run it. The
payment of fifty cents for posting
each notice and a mileage of 10
cents a mile, makes petty graft as
easy as eating apples. The pay
ment Of So to a township official
for taking care of plans and
specifications for road work would
help out many a Halden sup
porter.
The requirement Of an in
demnity bond would tie insurance
agents to Halden and make easy
pickings for the favored ones.
The fact that the county auditor
and the county road engineer can
be represented by authorized dep
uties, spreads authority and
responsibility rather too far.
The fact that the s'county road
committee" would be required to
visit the township to let the con-
tract would take much official
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
ANENT THE RIP-SAW.

The criticism has been made
that the Rip-saw is too vindic-
tive. A Rip-saw is not suited
for patting tender skins. There
are tools, implements and ma
chinery for all uses and rip
saw, journalistic or otherwise,
must have sharp teeth, proper
set and ample engine power back
of it. The Duluth Rip-saw has
no desire to be vindictive. The
editor loves his fellow-men and
his heart beats for the under
dog. It's these old deadheads
sticking the mud in the munic-
ipal pond that require ripping
up. If any wish to avoid the ex-
perience, let them break loose
and float away.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
SURVEYORS AND
ENGINEERS WILL
CONVENE HERE

The. Minnesota Surveyors and
Engineers society held it's annual
convention in Minneapolis, Feb
ruary 8, 9 and 10, 1917. John
Wilson, a Duluth engineer and
former city engineer, was elected
president for the year. Previous
ly he was chairman of the SANTA
ton committee of the society and
presented the report of that COM
mttee. The other officers elected
we're: Vice-president, G. II.
West, st. Cloud; w. F. Rosen-
wald, treasurer, St. Paul; secre-
tary, T. D. Sterling, St. Paul.
About $50 members were in at
tendance and it was decided to
hold the next convention in Du-
luth, some time in February, 1913,
the dull season Of the year in Du-
luth and just when a few hundred
visitors are appreciated by the
hotel men, grocers and other pur-
veyors to the comfort of man
kind.
Mr.. W. R. Hoag, an engineer Of
Thief River Falls, strongly urged
that the next convention be held
in Duluth.
A number Of Duluth citizens
are wondering if Mr.. Wilson's
election, as president had any
thing to do with failure of local
papers to give publicity to the
coming Of this convention and If
due attention would have been
paid to it if member Of the local
Engineering Trust has received
the honor.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07

slow, too complacent and entirely
to much inclined to make deci-
sions to order; decisions that will
fit in with the schemes Of certain
commissioners and not strictly in
accordance with law and prece-
dent. He, by the way, was wished
onto the late city attorney Greene
and, if the old regime has it's way,
will be continued by the incom-
ing administration.
ave object!" is the cry Of
most of the men who won last
Tuesdays election.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
BOYCOTT THE GROUCHEs.

A local daily declares that the
saloons have cut out "bowls" in
vending beer and that ''small
beers'' or "schnitts" are being
served. Presumably the dealers
are so sick and sore over the
way election went that they are
going to punish their patrons by
this petty spite. This merely con-
firms the reputation so many
liquor dealers have for stinginess.
A mighty fine way to get even
would be for all patrons to boy
colt the bars, buy beer by the
case from the brewery and then
drink it at home, under their
own vines and fig trees.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
OUR NOBLE SELF
WHAT DULUTH LONG HAS
NEEDED.

The Rip-Saw is Duluth g new
est newspaper venture, and it is
the very last notion in the liter
ary couldn't be otherwise
with John L. Morrison doing the
plain and fancy writing.
Whether it was launched only
as a campaign auxiliary or not is
not stated, but it should be con-
tinued, because there is a big field
in Duluth for the efforts of such
an honest, strong and brave man
as Editor Morrison.
He has lived in Duluth a great
many years and is Thoroughly con-
versant with all of the conditions
that burden the people of what
might otherwise be great city,
and now that he has "broke
loose" he will find all the help
needed to make a big success of a
campaign that has too long been
headed off by the powers-that-be
that have used the city and it's
resources for purely private ends.
In the initial number of the Rip
saw, Editor Morrison pays his re-
spectful respects to County Audi
tor Halden land The Ore takes
the liberty Of reproducing the
very fine writing in another de-
partment of this issue.-C. M.
Atkinson in "The Mesaba Ore."
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
STICKING BLIND PIGS.

When the new city council or.
ganizes April 16, commissioner
Silberstein expects to remain at
the head of the public safety di-
vision. In the daily press, he has
stated that Duluth's dry ordi,
nance will be strictly enforced,
He promises the full limit of
the law for all violations and de.
clares that there will be no half
way measures about it.
Experience is a great teacher
in all things. An experienced
man can catch more blind pigs
than a novice. The Rip-saw ad-
vises commissioner Silberstein to
give his chief of police and pa
trolmen as much practice as pos
sible before July 1 in catching
and prosecuting operators Of the
many blind pigs now in the city.
Of course this advice will
bring out that hoary old chest
nut to the effect that Mr.. Sill.
berstein knows of none and that
if they exist, the chief Of police
is to blame. The chief Of police
will declare that if any exist it
is the fault of the patrolmen.
The patrolmen, in turn, will
swear that if they NEEDLE with
any blind pigs, they will lose
their jobs.
It's the same old style Of ex-
cuse that Adam made when Eve
handed him the apple and he ate
it.
No blind pigs in Duluth?
Where and how do the drunk
en- women get the booze that
makes them stagger when they
shoot out of the back end of the
brunswick hotel?
What does Christine do with
all the beer she buys for her
place between First and Second
avenues east?
Last summer l.,'7 this woman
called Christine used eight cases
Of beer a week, that much being
allowed her by the police de-
partment without danger Of be-
ing pulled. During the hot
weather, she wanted the limit
raised but just eight cases and
no more were all she could get,
without danger Of arrest.
Of course those eight cases OF
beer were bought to retail to
patrons of her trysting place.
Not even Christine, herself, could
drink eight cases a beer a week,
month after month, without
bursting her tank.
Turn loose that "Silberstein
prestige" on the blind pigs in
Duluth right now and then the
city will have a corps Of expert
blind pig stickers when July l
rolls around.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07

time; would mean the purchase of
more automobiles; would enable
auditor Halden to use county con-
veyances, clerks, time nd expense
money to build up his fences and
deepen his entertainments.
The bill seems clumsy, i'm
practical and not in response to
a general public demand. It
seems inimical to the welfare of
the county treasury and the many
citizens who are not in accord
with Mr.. Halden's schemes and
ambitions.
Be on the safe side. Kill it.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07

Duluth's Little Tammany got
Pm extremely black eye in Tues
days election as the result of
trying to grab complete control
of the city hall.
Years ago, the citizens Of Du-
luth outgrew that dangerous, ex-
pensive and corrupting idea Of
dragging party politics into mu-
nicipal affairs. =.
Despite this fixed policy, this
predatory faction in the great
democratic party actually at
tempted to revive and rejuven-
ate the locally repudiated prin-
ciple Of Andrew Jackson-"To
the Victors belong the Spoils.''
Two years ago, Little Tam
many added Farrell to Voss, in
the city hall. Henry F. Greene,
gold democrat, was permitted
to have the city attorneyship be-
cause of politics, ability, social
and family relations and financial
needs. But he was not permitted
to name his own assistants, some
thing unprecedented in that de-
partment, since the passing of
the spineless Ray T. Lewis ad-
ministration. Little Tammany
dictated the assistants in that
most important office and most of
the appointments were far from
creditable to the pie-counter COM
bination. ....
Complacency, ineffciency and
even neglect of duty have Grip
, pied that department. A city
prosecutor cannot do his duty or
earn his salary if he spends more
time bellying up to q barSor chas-
ing chickens out to Pike Lake
than he does in his Office. Police
officers grow weary Of checking
violations Of law if a prompt and
efficient prosecutor is not avail
able. Blnd-piggers, redlight
ladies, tin-horn gamblers and
felons are encouraged to infest
city if they know it lacks faithful
and efficient prosecutors.
Although handicapped by hav-
ing nothing to say about his as
sistants, the city attorney is not
satisfying the rank and file Of the
citizsns. He is considered too
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
WORD FROM A CO.WORKER.
St. Paul, April 3, 1917

My dear Mr.. Morrison
Please accept my best wishes
for your success as publisher,
also success in what you are try
ing to achieve.
In reading your paper I find
familiar names, which take me
back to old days in Duluth, but
my friends tell me that I would
not know the Duluth Of today.
I met Sam Mills the other day
and discovered that we live with
in a few blocks Of each other. We
spoke Of the old force ON the
Herald-you among them.
Yours sincerely,
MARY s. FRANTZ.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
WANT TROYER BACK.

If the new council wishes to
make a hit with the best citi-
zens Of Duluth, regardless Of
class and walk in life, then bring
back Chauncey Troyer and put
him at the head Of the police
department. he is not appre-
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07

ciated in Fargo and he is missed
in Duluth. This is his home and
the Rip-saw will wager dollars
to doughnuts that he would be
pleased to get back home.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07

of Hot Steaks Cold
GOeth Little Alice in Wonderland greee gentle Sis
Jua-They Beguleth Hour with the Little Eve Lambs
They Sngeh Songs seppeh around in Modest
DanceTey Respondent to HWryup Call from the Captain at
the Barracks after which they earnestly Search the Scriptures
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
GREETINGS FROM NEW
YORK.
Hotel Martinique,
New York City.

Dear Morrison:
I am in receipt Of Vol. 1, No. 1,
Duluth Rip-saw. I have read it
from start to finish. I wish to
congratulate you on it's neat ap-
pearnce. You have my best
wishes for a successful career for
the publication.
THOMAS A. MERRITT.
March %, 1917.
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brought in a big bottle of the
milk of blind pig.

brought in a big bottle of the
milk of blind pig.
eve will take a little for our
stomachs' sake.'' remarked Sir
Sir Andrew. And they took it.
That's better medicine than I
ever got when l was skipper on
the hurricane deck of a broncho,"
asserted the Commodore.
"Dancing was one of the earli-
est expressions Of religious wor-
ship" said Sir Andrew. Can we
not have a bit of that sacred
amusement"
"Prof. Ragtime was sent on a
protracted mission to Superior
last week by the police" said
Madam Julia, "but Little Alice
will do the best she can on the
piano. Little Alice pounded the
keys and all joined in a sacred
song.
Lucille then gave a chaste ex-
hibition of skirt dancing. Frisky
the Freak did a serpent dance.
There was a quadrille in which
the visitors were joined by the
little maidens. The dancing was
ended by all taking hold of hands,
circling around. the room and
singing:
We won't go home It'll morning.
We won't go home It'll morning.
We won't go home It'll morning,
To drive dull care away.
The door opened and, entirely
forgetful of what constituted
good manners, in walked Parrick
the PAYER.
"Phat do yez omhaudans be
doin' here? Oy be just in from
the road work. Oy be as dry as
a fish. Oy'll buy"
Just then there came a terrible
jangling Of bells and the tramp
ing Of many heavy feet up the
long stairway.
.'The bulls! The bulls!"
screamed Little Alice in Wonder
land, as in walked a detail Of
blue-coated men.
Chief McKercher unexpectedly
had walked up. He had sent some
of his messengers to summon
Madam Julia to the barracks to
give an account Of her matron-
ship over the little eve lambs.
"You gents come along too,"
said the messengers to Sir An
drew, The Commodore, Cincinna-
tus and Parrick the Payer. They.
climbed into the covered convey
ance and went to the barracks.
The captain did not have a look
Of approval on his face, so all
concerned left 500 as an involun-
tary contribution to the combined
cause of the City Of Duluth and
Madam Julia.
Then Parrick the Payer went
to early church and the Three
Guardsmen wended their way to-
their respective homes where
they searched the scriptures and
prepared their persons for divine
services in their respective sane
tuaries.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
GRAND RAPIDS HERALD
REVIEW.
Grand Rapids, Mimi,
ALL Q 1O17

AprII D, IJII.
My Dear Morrison:
I have just been looking over
the pages Of your rantankerous
Rip-saw and, while I am not great
ly interested in Duluth's NUM-
cipal battle, on today, I will ad-
nit that your man Magney would
get my vote if I were a citizen of
your unsalted and rock-ribbed
rookery of a town. Anyway, l
hope he gets by and steps in. .
E. @. KILEY.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07
O desire to act unseemly."

the Commodore as he tried a
buck and wing step on the thick,
red carpet.
"Be seated, brethren, and I'll
call the ladies,' said Madam
Julia.
A door opened and, with much
timidity, shy smiles and bashful
manners, in came the innocent
little eve lambs. There were
Dotty Dimple and Daisy, Irene
and Lucille, Frisky the Freak,
Maude and Mabelle, and then Lit
tie Alice, the prize pet Of Won
derland.
Madam Julia stood there in her.
bright red plush tea-gown and
gazed proudly at the little band.
The Commodore turned his mono
Gle on the bunch and took in
their points with the eye Of a
connoiseur.
'Blast my BOBBY hatch, but
this is a fine flock of chickens"
he remarked to Sir Andrew.
Come and sit on papa's knee"
said Cincinnatus to Little Alice.
With much modesty she granted
his request.
Dotty Dimple was making up
to Sir Andrew. "Oh, you dear
old bald-headed tootsy-oot
she gurgled as she tickled him
under his strong Caledonian
chin.
"Cawnt you speak a piece for
the gentlemen?" asked Madam
Julia Of little Daisy.
"Yethum,'' was the reply and
then, with a cute little bob of
her head she recited:
"Give me three grains of corn, papa,
Give me three grains Of corn;
It will but stay the little kick have
Until the coming Of the morn"
"Three rousing cheers" shout
ed the Commodore as the others
heartily.
by my halidom,'' calculated
Sir Andrew. "You are a nat
ural born grain merchant. If I
had you for a partner, we'd
clean out that den of Chicago
bears"
To show his appreciation Of
natural talent, the good Sir An
drew slipped a 500 gold piece
down the neck Of Daisy's little
frock.
els your health better now;
little Lucille?" inquired Cincin-
natus.
Now the farmer-statesman was
just a bit fuddled and he ac-
tually had forgotten to doff his
silk hat.
"Biff!" Little Lucille's slip
pered foot flew into the air and
actually kicked that silk hat off
the head of the good brother.
Madam Julia smiled with sat-
issaction over that exhibition Of
physical skill and strength.
"Thatsh one on me. Letsh
have a round Of sacramental
wine,'' remarked the farmer
statesman.
Madam Julia pressed button
and a Senegambian hand-maiden
came in, bearing glasses and bot
ties.
"Madam, blessings on you and
your good work." said Sir An
drew, with a courtly bow to the
good sister Julia.
"The ladies have enjoyed your
wine, now can you not make a
few remarks9" inquired sister
Julia of Cincinnatus, the farmer
statesman.
81 have a little poem I'll re-
cite," he said as he cleared his
throat and then began:
want to be granger
And with the grangers stand;
A horny handed farmer
With a haystack in my hand.
Beneath the tall potato tree,
I'd swing the glittering hoe;
I'd slay the wild potato bug
As he skips DER the snow.
I've bought myself Durham ram
And a gray alpaca COW;
A lock-stich Usage orange hedge
And a patent-leather plow.
My pants are built of cowhide
And my boots of corduroy.
If were but young again,
I'd be a farmers boy.
THE NUB TO IT ALL.
I want to go to congress
And with the patriots stand;
A l1orny-handed farmer,
With an office In my hand.
T,nr,d opn1ouso fn11nwod Sir
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to match what Studebaker
offers in its SIX at
$3.50

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