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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19

Some weeks ago, the Death
Angel entered the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Farrell and bore
away, under his sable wings, their
second born, their only son. From
all of us who have passed
through that dark experience,
much sympathy, silently ex-
pressed in many cases, went out
to the saddened home.
That it is the darkest before
dawn seems to held good with
commissioner Farrell and his com
panion along the rough path of
life. Good old Doctor Stork Wis,
ited their home May 7 and left
one of the foinest little lads that
anyone, even the fairies, ever saw,
The Rip-saw, along with thou
sands of Duluth s citizens, de-
sires to congratulate the House
of Farrell on this latest engi
neering feat. There are some who
may wish to study the design
and then pattern something OF
their own after it.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19

It takes a week to earn money
to pay for the Rip-saw and a
week to write the filling for it.
Last week, the editor served
the kindly old county Of St.
Louis as juror up in the marble.
lined courthouse.
To continue another week,
meant suspension for the great
family journal. Admittedly, a
few very gladly would see sus.
pension a fact, rather than q
theory, but, on the other hand, a
very great number would b.
sadly disappointed.
When Hon. w. A. Cant was
told the seriousness of the situa.
ton. he very cheerfully and
kindly excused the head sawyer
for this week, so that he might
snake in some deadheads and
saw them up.
Any and all who get any en-.
joyment out Of this issue should
join the editor in thanks and ap.
probation to as classy Judge as
ever charged a jury fr excused
Juror.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19
IS FRYING UP THE LID.

EQ1tOf MOfrlSOu DuluCn NIP"
saw is doing the county Of st.
Louis a valuable service in ex-
posing the unlawful, methods en-
ployed by County Auditor Hal
den in keeping the county within
his political CONTROL" says G. NJ
Atkinson, in 'The Mesaba Ore. y
Halden has been in office TWEEN
ty years and during that time
he has built up a political ma
chine that is a wonder to those
who can see through the dust and
DIRT it kicks up. It is a machine
that works for all Of the preda-
tory interests, and its wires reach
Into every section of the county.
"sDamn the law; 60 ahead, is
a favorite expression Of Halden s
if his board Of county commits
sioners show indications of get
ting cold feet when he starts
something particularly lawless
and daring.
eff the whole story could be
told, and Editor Morrison is lift
ing up the lid a little here and
there, it would show that Boss
Tweed was a mere piker beside
Konge Odin. And if the story
ever does get to the public, Hal
den and some Of his tools will
have a long score to settle with
tie state.
"Nearly everybody in Duluth
knows the rottenness of Halden 9
administration, and his manipula-
ton of the board of county CON-
missioners and about everything
else in connection with county Of
fetal affairs, yet there is no one
to start the ball a-rolling-except
Editor Morrison.
"The Duluth News Tribune, a
paragon of virtue, tried it's best
to send a number of Hibbing citi-
zens to prison without cause. 4
= X Now, if the News
Tribune really wants to do some
thing for the public good (which
it does not, you may be sure of
that) we would suggest that it
turn in and help Editor Marri-
son. Great field there, sure
enough.
can honest investigation of the
affairs of Halden's office would
be a hair-raiser to the people of
the county, but Odin stands too
close to Governor Burnquist,
State Auditor Preus and Public
Examiner Fritz to have any fear
from that source. He is free to
continue his county-looting and
lawlessness just as long as thu
people will stand for it.
''But there will come show
down some day."
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19
saw, mere Babe, sitting at the
feet of Wisdom.

saw, a mere Babe, sitting at the
feet of Wisdom.
Now comes the terrible story of
o young man who tumbles to his
death because of intoxication,
that condition being due to liquor
secured in notorious booze
joint, running illegally in the
small hours of morning, when Ii
censed saloons were closed and
the owners in bed asleep, like
law-abiding citizens.
Closing that "blind pig" like
locking the stable door after the
horse is stolen, certainly gets no
one anywhere.
Some people never are too old
to learn and others are so stub
born and conceited that they
never learn and never even listen
to words of wisdom.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19
SENSIBLE UNCLE SAM.

Congress has gone in for coll
scription, despite Champ Clark
and his shot gum. and conscrip-
ton will fall on the boys from
81 to 30 years Of age-those 81
years old being exempt.
Best of all, Uncle Sam has de-
c;ded to pay his hired men who
60 afield with guns in their
hands, $50 a month, with board,
clothing and medical attendance.
That is none too much but not
an actual insult like the old scale
of SIS a month.
Little Canada has been paying
$50 a month and better to her
b1ave and highly. efficient SOL
diers. What Canada can do,
Uncle Sam should do.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19
AN EXPRESSION OF PLEAS.
URE.

The Rip-saw greatly admires
the present makeup of the edi-
torial page Of the News Tribune.
That border reminds us of the
family papers Of nearly half a
century ago that had borders
around each and every page.
That was when we wondered
what "Job printing was, our
childish mind thinking the word
was pronounced "Job" instead
Of "job." Our purse taught us,
years afterwards.
The News Tribune ever has
been happy in turning out neat
presswork. 1t gets the print that
is easy, comfortable and salts
factory to read. May the good
pressman live long and retain
his cunning skill.
There is just as much differ
ence between the News Tribune's
business management today, co1u-
pared with 20 years ago, as there
is between the street car service
now,. over that Of 20 years ago.
Bunnell the senior and Bunnell
the junior, like the elder Bennett
and the younger Bennett in New
York, are writing a creditable
story on the pages Of Duluth 3
journalistic history.
And what would life be with
out the breezy boy and the gal.
liant jouster who writes the daily
editorials that go on the artistic
page with it's border, like the
pages of long ago?
There are a lot Of pleasing
things in this old town if You
know where and how to look.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19
OUR NOBLE SELF
THOUGHT THE KING WAS
DEAD.

Los Angeles, Calf, May 6, II.
Dear Mr.. Morrison:
Your Rip-saw is a wonder, all
right. You certainly have the
politicians down fine. I was
greatly surprised to read that
Halden still is county auditor. I
remember that he held that office
when I was a boy in Duluth. I
cannot understand how st. Louis
county people have allowed his
tenure of office, for it seems det-
rimental to the people, as a whole.
I wish you a wonderful success
for your paper and hope to see
the day when you can own your
telegraph wire and a news service
and issue an influential daily.
JAMES S. DURAGE.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19
THEY ACTED TOO LATE.

In a former issue of the Rip
saw, commissioner Silberstein was
urged to turn his police loose on
blind pigs, designation houses,
gamblers or any other illegal or
immoral condition. Our idea was
to give the patrolman practice
so as to be efficient after the
saloons 60 to Superior next July
and any "blind pigs" invade pu-
luth.
Of course the Silberstein Pres
t;ge would not let him heed q
small voice like that Of the Rip
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19
SHOWING THEIR TEETH.

The Rip-saw is In receipt of
many letters Of encouragement,
approval, exhortation to become
q positively permanent institution
and requests to get onto a sub
scription list.
The Rip-saw regrets, however,
to learn that a few of the serv-
ants of the people up in the mar.
ble-lined courthouse resent any
appreciation Of the Rip-saw and
that they make sarcastic, even
snarling remarks to anyone who
is known to encourage, support or
even appreciate this great family
journal.
For that reason. letters from
those within the reach of the Long
Arms from the courthouse will
not be printed henceforth with
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19

out permission actually expressed.
We have no desire to see any
resident of St. Louis county pen
allied for exercising his rights as
a free American citizen.
And, as soon as possible, we
will, as a duty to the public, an.
nounce whether or not the Rip.
saw can enter into regular and
longtime subscription contracts
At present, the paper is sold from
week to week.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19
INTERESTING IN KANSAS
CITY,

Kansas City, Mo-, May 6, IT.
Dear John:
I was much interested in the
Rip-saw you. so kindly sent me.
Many thanks for some. I have
read it closely and wish you great
success with it.
D. M. HARBAUGH.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19

"Mama!" exclaimed a small
boy up on Fourth street, "the
secret service men have arrested
Nick Witt"
"What fort" excitedly asked
mama, who scented German plot
against the government.
ssFor blowing up a bologna
skim" was the reply, as Heinie
ducked out the back door.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19
VIVA L. RIP.SAW.

As John L. sits composing,
In his cool, facetious way,
Preparing for the Auditor,
Another stormy day,
The breezes round tn Courthouse
Develop perfume
That threatens, next election,
To spell King Odin's doom.
Anon.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19
A REDHOT PUBLICATION.
Oakland, Calf, May 1, II.

Ny Dear John:
Your Rip-saw came to hand
yesterday. Thank you for the
remembrance. It surely is a red
hot publication. Some of those
birds you advertise should do a
whole lot of squirming. You will
find that sort Of gentry every
where whenever there's a chance
TO- grating. Oakland has a nice
lot of them but the daily papers
get their share Of the swag, 50
nothing is said.
FRED. j. BOWMAN.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19

It is safe to say that if lawyer
Gardner, melted by Mr.. Hartley
and abetted by lawyer F'ryberg-
ger, had not started suit against
the Duluth Street Railway COM
pany, actual construction on the
trolley line extension to New
Duluth would now be in prog
ress.
This is borne out by the fact
that the street car company has
secured a promise from the U.
S. Steel Corporation to supply
rails needed for the extension,
although other work has had to
have it's needs for rails 90 over
into next year, as we'll as the
general position taken by the of.
ficials of the company.
Still further than that, the
Minnesota Steel Plant has shown
every consideration in the mat
ter of the extension. Just the
moment that it is known the ex.
tension is certain and sure, Du.
luth's great manufacturing cor
poration will prepare the right OF
way through it's property, which
will cost nearly $150,OOO.
But instead of construction
good cheer for the people and d
leverage to land a number of i'm.
portant industries for that sec.
ton of the city, they meet fear,
sec gloom and tremble in uncer-
tainty. Worse than that, they
are likely to fail in efforts to Sc
cure new industries that will
mean more to the city than a
universal Scent fare for several
= ears to come.
Should a Scent fare follow,
and with a reasonable quickness,
of course Mr.. Hartley will be the
biggest pebble On the beach and
entitled to the entire bakery. But
there is nothing certain. He is
playing with dice that may not
show up spots to his advantage,
He may be bluffing on a bob.
tailed flush and lose the pot.
The dear public, Tor which this
n:ultimillionaire has so suddenly
shown such concern and affection
evinces no deep interest in the
trolley line fight but appears
more than content to let. the poor
New Duluthians really become a
part Of the city and save their
possessions, even if a double fare
is required for a couple Of years
Many people dc not know tina;
MI. Hartley owns nearly 1000
feet of realty frontage between
Eighth avenue East and Eighth
avenue West, reasonably worth
$1,000 a foot, or 100000 in all
Those who have that knowledge
very much suspect that Mr.. Hart
ley is making one move for the
dear people and about three
moves for himself. He has nc
worldwide reputation for gener
osity, even if he has a world OF
energy and ability.
Our heart aches for our unfor.
tunate, distressed, and helpless
friends at New Duluth. They are
being thrown to the lions by Mr.
Hartley, men like commissioner
Silberstein and a few others, as
food for the greedy beasts in the
uptown section, between Fifth
avenue West and Second avenue
East,
The day soon will come when
the tail cannot wag the dog
Speed that day.
A-Avv~1a1es nrr~,v~ S--
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-19
CLOSED THE
"CLUB"
Continued from page ~

have been as filthy in mind and
soul as the Savoy burlesquers but
the complacent authorities did
not dare permit stuff as obscene
as now is pulled off three times
a day, seven days a week, right
next to a great daily paper that
is engaged in moral uplift.
It is impossible to give a COM
plete pen picture Of the putrid
dump on East Superior St. Uncle
Sam would bar it from the mails.
Those who use the Rip-saw to
avoid brain starvation would re-
ject their favorite remedy. Those
who give their families the neces-
sites could not take home the
Rip-saw. What now is a Balm
in Gilead would be a dissemi1l-
ator Of the deadly germs of i'm
morality. It is utterly impossible
to write and print a theatrical
review, such as 81. E. R." once
was wont to write for the Lyceum
and Orpheum.
Perhaps half a score of ponies
p1ance on the Savoy stage. They
arc various lengths. widths and
b1eadths. One has an underpin-
ming, something like the beams
in granddad's old barn. Another
has trotters something like those
bcyhood stills, made from cotton
wood limbs, long, smooth and
slender, but very, very curly and
crooked. Their tights are about
the color of Alaska dog salmon.
Their skirts are short and scanty.
Their waists are low in the neck
and badly buttoned in the back.
The ensemble is a sad sight for
lovers of the beautiful.
The less said about the singing
the better. The dancing would
lot be so abhorrent if not for
those terrible neither extremities,
shamelessly displayed, considering
the way they are warped, ring.
boned, weather-beaten and knob
bed. There's even an old SPINS
ter who thinks she can muscle
dance, like Little Egypt.
It's the filth, vulgarity, pro-
family, and obscenity that fill
the house three times a day at
Is cents a ticket. The boys often
blush but the old goats scream
over the nastiness and like a lot
Of old gray gulls when they
spear q fine morsel Of sewage
along the lakefront.
It makes thinking man won-
der why money is poured out on
foreign missions when there is
such dark heathenism here at
home.
There are limitations to the
English language as well as to
what is proper for public print.
The Rip-saw's chief inspector
throws up his hands in despair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-13
GRADUATE NURSES
MEET ON TUESDAY

fThe annual convention Of the Geor-
gia State Association of Graduate
Nurses will convene in this city on
Tuesday morning at o'clock to con
tinue in session until Wednesday night;
About 100 registered nurses from
all sections of the state are expected to
be in attendance and several social
fUnctions, aside from the regular ses-
ions of the convention, have been ar
ranged for their entertainment.
Miss Alice Whittier, who has been
connected for several years with the
federal health work, is to deliver two
addresses during the convention. Miss
Whittier has also been stationed in
China as one of the corps of workers
engaged in improving health conditions
in that country. She will talk on the
various phases of this line Of work
also.
DR.. William H. Walsh, of Phiiadel-
phia, Pa, secretary of the American
Hospital Association, will on Wednes-
day night speak on the Relationship
Of Hospitals and Nurses Associations. "
Recognized as one of the foremost
authorities on hospital management in
This country. DR.. Walsh's address
should prove particularly interesting.
Another feature of the convention
program will be an address by Mrs.
Eva s. Tupman, of Macon, president OF
the Macon Chapter of the Red Cross.
She will speak on The American Red
Cross" Every member of the Ameri-
cus and Sumter County Chapter of the
Red Cross is invited to hear this al
dress which is to be delivered on Tues
day afternoon.
A luncheon is to be given for the
visiting nurses at the armory on We'd
nesday; the ladies of the Americus and
Sumter County Hospital Association
being the hostesses on this occasion.
On Tuesday night reception and
dance will be given at the armory and
on Wednesday afternoon the nurses
will be taken for an auto ride to the
national cemetery at Andersonyille.
Miss Ada Finley, superintendent OF
Amerieus and Sumter. County Hos
pital and former president of the
Georgia State Association of Graduate
iurses. has charge of the arrangements
for the convention and has been as
sisted by the physicians and business
men of the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-13
WILL EXPLAIN ALL
PLANS FOR CANNING
At MEETING

At a meeting to which every house
wife in Americus is invited on Monday
afternoon at 8 O'Clock in the auditor
ium of the Carnegie Library building,
every detail of the canning school,
which is to be inaugurated here be-
ginning on June 18th by the Americus
Lighting Company, will be thoroughly
explained.
The meeting on Monday afternoon is
called for the purpose of giving first
hand information to the ladies of this
city concerning the operations Of the
school, which will be absolutely free
to any lady in Americas.
The Americus Lighting Company has
secured a location in the center of the
business district and will fit it up
with gas ranges, water heaters, sinks
and all necessary adjuncts of mod
ern kitchen. Fuel gas will be furn-
ished free of charge.
tion in the art of canning vegetables,
fruits, etc, will be divided into classes
OF about dozen members each and a
schedule of hours will be arranged
Miss ROwena Long, Home Econom-
les agent for Sumter county, and Mrs.
J. f. Haines, in charge of the demon
stration department of the Americus
Lighting Company, will act as instruc-
tors in the canning school, the ladies
actually canning whatever products
they desire to preserve in this manner
The Woman's Club has heartily en-
dorsed the project and has appointed
committee composed of Mrs. S. H.
Mckee. Mrs. z. ID. Sheffield, Mrs. F. L.
Cato. Mrs. K. e Cato and Mrs. w ].
Josey 10 assist in arranging for the
school.
All ladies desiring to enter the class
es will be required to register before
Saturday, May 26th, by notifying the
Chamber of Commerce Offices through
the mail or by personal communication
at the meeting to be held on Monday
afternoon.
Cans may be secured by putting in an
order at the Chamber of Commerce or
at the meeting Monday. when the plan
for securing these containers will be
explained.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-13
AMER|CUs BOYS LEAVE
FOR OFFICERS CAMP

Three more young men of this city
left last night for Fort. Mcpherson to
report for duty at the officers training
camp which opens there on Monday in
good earnest. They were John Ma
this, ]. e. Kemph and John Wheatley,
all three having successfully passed
the entrance examinations and received
notification to report.
Cranston Williams. John Hodges,
Evan Mathis, Bryant Bullock and E.
H. Agnew are also at the training camp
having left on Thursday night.
Murray Dunn, also of this city, has
reported for duty at the camp, having
received a discharge from the Ala
bama national guard, in which he serv-
ed on the Mexican border. He has been
in Atlanta for the past few days ar
ranging for his entrance to the camp.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-13
WILL NOT ANNOUNCE
GERMAN PEACE PLAN

COPENHAGEN, May 12.-"Ger-
mania," the official organ of the cleri-
cal party in Germany, indicates in its
issue of today that Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg does not intend to
rake his previously announced state
mCnt before the reichstag regarding
peace terms now considered acceptable
TO the Central Powers
1t will not be surprising if the So
cialists abandon their intention of
forcing a peace debate in the reichstag
and the centrist and liberal parties are
apparently siding with the chancellor
in his opinion that a discussion Of
peaee terms is not advisable at this
jUnetuFe.
The conservative newspapers, how
ever, are crying that the Hohenzollern
throne will be tottering unless a new
chancellor comes forward to suppress
the reform movement with an iron
hand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-13
POWERFUL BLOWS
DEALT GERMANS ON
BULLECOURT LINE.

NEW YORK, May 12.-(Compiled
from Associated Press cables during
tie day. Telling blows are being
struck night and day by the British at
the Hindenburg line in the region OF
Bullecourt, where the main line of
the German defense has been prev
iously pierced.
Another successful thrust has been
made farther north. beyond the Scarpe
river and along the Cambrh hi road
the Britons also advanced, according
to the official statement issued today
ty the London war office.
The statement declares that the
purpose of the attacks was complete
ly gained, several hundred German
prisoners being taken.
Artillery fire continues heavily all
along the Aisne in the Champagne sec
tor of the French front.
In Mesopotamia, the Turkish forces
lave been driven from virtually an
the lowland region north of Bagdao,
and have been forced to fall back to
he Jebel Harm mountain range, where
they are expected to make an effort to
re-organize their badly shattered col
umns for such defense as may be pos
sible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-13
MUCH SPECULATION As
TO PERSHING'S MISSION

WASHINGTON. u. c., May 12.-The
revival of speculation as to the mission
in ashington of Major General PERISH
irg was met today by the war depart
ment with a statement that nothing
will be given out at this time in the
nature of information regarding the
plans under consideration involving
Gen. Pershing.
Secretary Baker declined to comment
on the current reports that Pershing
might command an expedition to
France and said that speculation at
this time by the, general public along
This line would be preiudicial> to the
public interest
He pointed out that the war depart
men has promised that announcement
will be made through the press as soon
as advisable as to any decision that is
reached.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-13
WILL ALLOW TEDDY
To RAISE DIVISION

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 12.-By
vote of Ms to 178 after stormy de-
bate, the ouse this afternoon passed
a resolutit instructing its conferees
on the gene II army bill to restore the
Senate amendment permitting Theo-
dore Roosevelt to raise volunteer di-
vision for service in the war with
Germany.
The conference committee day or
two ago struck from the army bill
tie provision allowing the ex-Presi-
dent this privilege and the reconsider
alton of it's previous action by the
House will undoubtedly mean that
Roosevelt will soon be engaged in
gathering the units which will form
his division of fighting men,