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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-10

body was ready to start haying. He
finally got a man and a team to
work and has been fooling away
money ever since. He is hauling
about a quarter of mile with one
team. A part of the time, the team
ster unloads by himself and the fore
man and his assistant sit down and
await the return of the team and
driver.
Mr.. West also gives the people to
understand that he is going to use the
old "Kauppi system" of furnishing
man who never dare find fault
with his way Of working. He told
some of us that any man that would
kick would not get any work from
him.
You told us that you could not
spend much money on this road be-
cause your appropriation was short.
Is this the kind of foreman you
intended to give us when we asked
for the improvement?
We wish you to understand that
good foreman with little experience
could do double the quantity and quail
ity OF work that we are going to get
under this man.
10 this letter Mr.. Becks made
no reply, either in person or by
letter. We feel injured as tax
payers and ignored as citizens.
We fear that we have not i'm
proved conditions very much by
our changes in commissioner for
the Fifth district.
BURNETT FARMERS.
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disease. The late figures from the
British army gave $4,000 cases
and all other countries have also
been weakened.
"Sir William Osler places
these infections at the top as a
menace in war and in peace. The
time has come when it must be
realized that this subtlest foe to
humanity must be conquered,
and it cannot be conquered by
denying it's existence, saying it
is necessary evil, or applying
palliatives. It is deadlier than
smallpox or cancer or tuberculo-
sis. A Canadian authority says:
Its ravages today are more ter,
rible for Britain and Canada
than Vimy ridge, the Somme
and Lens
"Continence no longer is a
matter Of morals only though it
must be enforced as the cardinal
doctrine of morals. It has come
to be seen as having it's base in
the great law of nature. New
truths must take the place of an
cient lies. We know now by the
testimony Of science that there is
no foundation for a double stand
ard for the sexes. To preach it
is to preach immortality and a
lowering of manhood. The lie
that has lived so long must be
driven out by the truth.
"Only God will ever know the
toll in blood and tears that this
lie has taken from the heart of
the world-the price that the
health Of the race has been made
to pay for it's submission to a his
toric falsehood, young lives
ruined, future cheated of promise,
children called upon to suffer for
the sins of the fathers, innocent
women robbed of the right to
happy motherhood, and the vi
rility of a nation sapped at it's
very foundations.
To-day as never before Amer
lean manhood must be clean. We
must have fitness. America
stands in need Of every ounce of
strength. We must cut out the
cancer if we would live.''
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SAWDUST
AND
.SHAVINGS

Vox populi is some noise, be-
lieve us.
Men who live by public office
fear the anger Of the people.
What's become of Prof.
Wright's night school on wheels ?
When it comes to buying Liber-
ty bonds, Duluth s the city that
makes good.
When the dear people speak in
a loud voice, their public servants
Advertising in the market
Basket" is splendid protection for
the local retail grocers' union.
It's about time for Onkel Ber-
nard to make the rounds with
that sheaf of search-warrants.
There are suspicious that the
marble-lined courthouse is sort
of mother ship for a fine lot Of
political submarines.
Any man desiring office in St.
Louis county next year, should be
in harmony with progressive
movements of the day.
In these cruel times of war, a
good many people seem to have
suspended their belief in the
Golden Rule. ...
Before you turn up your nose
at the Rip-saw, give it the COM
mon justice Of actually reading
few copies.
The meat barons should send a
few beef carcasses to the inciner-
ator to make steaks to 60 with
the fried onions contributed by
the commission man
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-10

have torn the feet and harassed the
souls of men who have stepped out
Of the beaten way or taken crosscuts
to shining goals.
Gustavus Adolphus laid down his
very life in battle for religious free
dom. The conservative English
secuted the idea of Stephenson's
railroad locomotive and declared
that it would dry up the cows in
the fields along the way. Fulton al
most failed in ever seeing his first
steamboat paddle up the Hudson.
Howe nearly starved before he salts
fled people his sewing machine
really could sew. Grand old John
Ericsson had a terrible time in con-
yincing the Federal authorities that
his little Monitor could save the
Federal navy from the Confederate
navy. Holland had no easy task in
proving the practicability of his sub
marine. Professor Langley, really
the father of the flying machine,
died of a broken heart because Of
public jokes at his machine which
failed to fly. Eevn Ford had great
difficulty in gaining confidence and
capital for the automobile that
made jitneys possible.
Otto Swanstrom was no exception
to the common treatment given men
who discover something new
and useful. His drive-calk idea at
first simply gave him glimpse of
the great number of men there were
"from Missouri" Fellow crafts
men wagged their heads, winked the
other eye and loudly declared no
merit was in it.
His personal friends thought Mr..
Swanstrom was pursuing something
unsafe and unsound. Some even
thought his mind was unbalanced
and begged him to quit and forget
the drive-calk idea.
But Otto swanstrom was made Of
sterling stuff. He knew he was right,
and others wrong. He refused to
quit and then redoubled his efforts
to convince the skeptics.
Day after day, with the new idea
in horse shoes in one hand and tool
kit in the other, he personally went
from shop to shop and begged a
chance to demonstrate his inventions.
When granted that small boon, he
nailed shoes in place and set the
calks with his own hands.
In time this brought results. His
invention was proven to be one Of
high merit. The last doubter was
silenced. The Diamond calk and
horse shoe at last brought good luck
and pointed the way to success and
good fortune.
!. Most of the master horse-shoers
who scoffed at the improvement still
are tied to forge and anvil.
Today, it is impossible for horse
shoers to get along without Dia-
mond calks and horse-shoes. And if
there really is a horse-heaven, as
many lovers of the noble animal
rather believe, then there certainly
is great rejoicing among. the legions
of equine angels.
The story of Otto Swanstrom's eff
forts and successes are most inspir-
ing and offer encouragement to
every young man who has hope and
ambition. He was born in Sweden
and, at the age of thirteen years,
began his apprenticeship as black
smith and horse-shoer. Completing
his service when sixteen years of age,
he came to America and showed
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-10

" HE pleb1an horseshoe certainly
brought good luck and good
- fortune to Otto Swanstrom.
He, in turn, brought good luck to
the faithful horse, the plodding mule,
the skilled workman, and even to
West Duluth, the Industrial Heart Of
the Zenith city.
Otto Swanstrom's signal success
was the invention, perfection and
manufacture of Diamond calks and
horse-shOes."
Unlike the horseshoe in the song,
the Diamond kind neither was
found in the road" nor picked up"
1t was invented, perfected and popu-
larized by use of an observing eye,
q clear mind, unflagging industry,
Job-like patience and answering
confidence in new application of a
mechanical principle.
AS you probably know, the old
fashioned horseshoe and calks,
when forged, formed one single, in
separable piece. When the calks
were dulled or broken the only rem
edy was the complete removal of the
shoe and the setting and mailing on
of new shoes. This meant time,
trouble, undue expense and, often,
damage to the horses hoof.
In the course of time, some COM
petent chap invented calks that
screwed into the shoe and then were
easily removable, as occasion re-
mi p1yf i'm
proyement in horseshoe calks fell
far short of perfection. The big
idea was to have calk with a chisel
edge that would screw up tightly
with the chisel edge in proper posi-
ton. The original screw calk was
imperfect in that respect.
Otto Swanstrom was a practical
blacksmith and horse-shoer. Dur
ing long years of toll at forge and
anvil. his active brain wrestled with
problems associated with horse-shoes
and shoe calks. The outcome was
the invention of a drive-calk instead
of screw-calk and the more primi-
tive kinds of calks.
The drive-calk idea provides for a
calk with uniformly tapering
shank which can be firmly fixed in a
calk hole by two or three sharp
blows of hammer or just as easily
removed by the use of simple tool
duly provided.
The Diamond drive-calk, as per-
fected, has ribbed shank which in
creases friction and prevents twist
ing in or falling out of the calk hole.
Firmness and permanence in place
are increased by forging the calk
shanks and calk holes to a uniform
ity varying less than 10000 of an
inch.
Diamond Calks are made of a.
very high grade of tool steel. In
stead of drop hammers, the forging
Is done in specially designed ma
chimes. These machines are super
ior to drop hammers, in that the pro-
duct is more uniform, the production
is cheaper and more rapid and. the
structure of the steel is better pre-
served. The calks are forged, heat
treated and tempered to a hardness
that is file-proof and frost-proof.
The Diamond calks compete in the
markets of the world with the pro-
duct of other firms with flattering
success. At one time, there were
nine competing firms but that num-
Der is now reduced 10 five.
Through all time, thorny paths
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-10
THE STORY OF A HORSE SHOE

Applies Old Mechanical Prnci
Way Thereby yenng the Drive Cak for Shoes
Difficulty in the Introduction of
ton but Persists When Friends Urge Him to DeBran and
Manufacturing
prses Dulut-An Inspiring Story Every Young Man in
This Ambitious City.
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THE PUBLIC PULSE

The printed below necessarily express the
views or opinions OF the Rpsaw They printed
matter public interest and entirely responsibility the
Pondent All communications be name
not desired
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-10

The suffering consumers smart
ly raped the shouts Of the Food
Hogs at the council meeting last
Monday.
There is a growing feeling that
the hearts Of Commissioners Mag
ney and Phillips really and truly
beat for the people.
When vox populi gets after the
food monopolists on Michigan
street, then a crusade will be
pushed in the right direction.
Old John Barleycorn is so lit
tie missed in Duluth that many of
his old friends wonder why they
did not Danish him years ago.
Fears exist that our "Terrible
Teddy" is becoming a chronic
knocker. That Big Stick must
have exercise.
Henceforth, there's likely to be
plenty of politics in the air. Carl
Erickson, the West End politician,
has started his communications to
the daily papers:
The director Of the Duluth Com
mercial club who wants to have
the Rip-saw editor arrested and
the paper suppressed, might bet
ter turn his animosity toward the
kaiser.
There are entirely too many
sub-normal brains in Duluth. The
Rip-saw is both a great mental
medicine and nourishing brain
food. Tone up that brain Of yours
by reading the Rip-saw.
"Superior wet is just as or
derby as Duluth dry" boldly as
serts Mayor Konkel. That prince
of politicians would make a bril-
liant historian if unhampered by
facts.
The high school boys now ask
for the brand Of cigars that Supt.
Hoke smokes when they lay in a
supply Of man-makers on their
way to their lessons.
With just a little help from the
Rip-saw, Onkel Bernard's blue
coated guardians Of the peace
routed out a few blind pigs that
had been granting and soldering
swill on Superior street.
The News Tribune shows a de-
sire to press-feature Konge Odin
back into popularity. His royal
highness might do well to remem-
Der the fate Of Charles P. Craig
and other proteges of the aspiring
morning paper.
If their opposition to the re-
vision of the peddler's ordinance
means anything, it means that the
grocers Of Duluth do not believe
that "competition is the life Of
trade.'
Before the peddlers' ordinance
is fully and finally revised, it
might not be a bad plan for the
city commissioners to ascertain
how many of Duluth's grocery
stores are owned by the wholesale
houses
There's still talk about FOOD
Hogs on Michigan street, The
big niger in the woodpile down
there is the monopoly of the pro-
duce commission business, dear
old citizen.
State Senator Charles E. Adams
considered the demand for a mu-
nicipal coal yard as "hysteria. !"
Perhaps he will consider this
movement for a lower peddler s
license as municipal delirium
tremens.
Some of the real, self designated
patriots howl loudly about the lack
Of rifles for the soldiers. What en-
enlargement that news will give
the Kaiser when it reaches his
big ears.
All Northern Minnesota seems
to yearn to 60 into the sheep bus
mess. Some weeks ago, the Min
Mocha cafatv commission OK
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-10

The meat barons should send a
few beef carcasses to the inciner-
ator to make steaks to 60 with
the fried onions contributed by
the commission men
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-10

Before you turn up your nose
at the Rip-saw, give it the COM
mon justice of actually reading a
few copies.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-10

When three commissioners hes
itated to reduce the license for
food peddlers, the somnolent Sam
uelson was on deck with one of
those world-famous opinions. On
that occasion, he girded up his
loins, spat on his hands, smote his
polished dome Of thought and
brought forth an opinion to the
effect that any resident Mime
sotan has wide-open access 70 the
markets of Duluth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-27
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Warren Brothers Company. owners
of the patents used in the construc-
ton OF bitulithic pavements, have
liled with the State Highway Com
mission of oregon and the Board of
County Commissioners OF Umatilla
County, Pendleton, Oregon, "A prop
eriy executed binding agreement to
furnish any contractor desiring to
bid for the Improvement OF ten miles
Of the Colum bia Highway, between
Pendleton and Adams, all the neces-
sary Bitulithic surface material.
mixed. ready for use. and bituminous
flush coating cement and stone
chips for coating the wearing sur
face, delivered on wagons of the
contractor at the mixing plant, also
use of flush coat bitumen and stone
spreading machines. The price men,
toned therein for Bitulithic pave
ment mixture and flush coat compo-
sition, stone chips and use Of ma
chimes will include a license to use
all the patents required in the con-
struction OF the Bitulithic pavement
as herein specified.
The filing of a bid under Bitulith-
ic specifications will be construed as
an acceptance OF the terms Of the IL
cense agreement filed By the warren
Brothers Company, at the price fly
ed in said agreement which is on
rile with the County Court and state
Highway Commission. 6-29
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-27
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be receivea
by the directors of school DEstKScx
No. 80. County of UmatiIla, Oregon
and must be delivered to the County
School Superintendent of Umat1EtsA
County. on or before the tenth day
of July, 1917, at 10 O'Clock a M. for
the erection of a school building at
Rieth. oregon. according TO drawings
and specifications prepared by Oster-
man &. Siebert. Architects.
Drawings. specifications and Other
information may be obtained frosEa
Osternlan & Siebert. Archts. Drum
heller Bldg, walla WaIla. Wash. or
from r. y I.use. Clerk of the school
district. Rieth. Oregon, upon deposit
Of $40 to insure the safe return Of the
documents on or before the time OF
receiving bids. otherwise the deposits
will be forfeited.
Each bidder is required to Furnish
a certified check with his proposal in
the sum of 5000 made payable 40
School District No. SO, County OF
Umatilla, Oregon. as a guarantee that
the successful bidder will. within ffva
days after receiving notice OF award
enter into contract and give bona for
the faithful performance OF the WORK
surety bond from q reliable
Surety co. for the full amount OF ths
contract price will be required Of the
successful bidder.
The school district reserves the
right to reject any or all bids
BY order of the Board
F. A. MICHAEL Chairman
r. N. LUSE. Clerk. T-2
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-27
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
state Highway Construction, Una
tiIla County. Oregon.

7te 1,. '
N''
Sealed bids for the CONSTRUCTION oi
ten to) miles OF pavement 10 De
laid on old nlacadam road, oeslhhihs
at Pendleton and running northeast
toward Walla Wslla, on the Coluih'
oia Highway In Umatiha CouhtS'
oregon. will be received by the STATE
Highway commission OF the state OF
oregon. at the Court House. IN the
Office OF the County Court OF uha-
tilla County, Pendleton. oregon, AZ
II O'Clock A NJ. 29th day OF June.
1911
No bid will be considered unless
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-27
THIS sAFEH.Y REMOVES WORMS

Worms are a common disease OF
children and every mother should
know their symptoms. Sallow COM
plexion with dark circles under eyes,
irregular bowel movement win
stomach hard or swollen, grinding
teeth or itching may mean that
Kickapoo Worm Killer is needed at
once. 1t is a mildly laxative remedy
in CANDY tablet form that children
like. Kills and removes the worms
and lets the child grow strong and
healthy. At druggists. 2sc.-Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-27
CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY
HELP WANTED FEMALE

AN INTELLIGENT PERSON MAY
earn 500 monthly correspondents
for newspapers; $40 to $50 nonthay IN
spare time: experience unneeessarJs
no canvassing; subjects suggested
Send for particulars. National Pres
Bureau. Room 42s5. Buffalo. ". r.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-27
Commissioners Report

List of claims allowed by the
County Court June term. 1917, except
those provided by statute:
East Oregonian pub com.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-27
FARM LANDS

THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS FAR
mers as wei as fighters. Two miI-
lion three hundred thousand acres OF
Oregon & California Railroad Co
Grant Lands Title revested In Unit
ed States. To be opened for home-
steads and sale. Containing some Of
the best land let in United States
Large copyrighted MAY. showing
land by sections and description OF
soil. climate. rainfall. elevations. tom
Derature. etc. by counties. Postpaid
one Dollar. Grant Lands Locafine
Co. Box s1O. Portland. oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-27

FOR SALE-ONE Rt-Ms,I.Y sO-ee
Oil Pun Gas Engine. one $3.50
Rumely ideal Separator and an a
No. cook wagon. mounted en-
trucks. fully equipped with cooking
utensils and range; also one ten bot
tom fourteen inch oliver EnEias
Gang. all In Eood condition. wiz
sell this outnt 60 responsible parties
at a right price and VIII make tsrrns
accordingly This outnt is at "CrsiEh-
ton Acres Farm near Joseph, Orr
ron. For further Information ad-
dres ". A. Jones. Gervais. Oreron.
s-1etf
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ATTORNEYS.

d W. BAILEY, ATTORNEY AT
Law. Rooms Z. s. ., Despair Bldg.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-27
HELP WANTED MALE

AN INTELLIGENT PERSON MAY
earn 500 monthly corresponding
for newspapers; sac 10 $50 monthly In
spare time: experience unnecessary;
no canvassing; subjects suggested
Send for particulars. National Press
Bureau, Room s2s5. Buffalo, ". Y.
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Van Petten Lumber Co. ma
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Co.. coal for
steam roller ..--.--- eS-49
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Inland Empire Lbr. Co, ma
terial for bridges 4OZ-s3
Standard Oil Co, gasoline. T-O5
B. L. Burroughs. inc, mate
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Pilot Rock Road Assn 5l-s5
Sapner Bros. - $50
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Thomas Jacques. ct al, labor
Pendleton-Pilot Rock road 345-4U
Pilot Rock Lumber Co. mate
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

FINE LAYING SECTION OF
wheat land near Echo and Stan
field with good well. all in summer
fallow. for sale or trade for Alberta
or Montana Address BOX Is2. Sua-
nyside. Wash e-as-T-a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-27

RICHARD @. PARK. JR. SOLICIT
Washl1rtou. q a. T-1fs
The sun., 1917-09-19
GRAVE DIGCERS? NIX!
SAY NON-RESISTANTS
Conscifntious Objectors Now
Mad Enough to Fight.

Tho Untcrrifed League Of Conscien-
tious Objections In mad enough to fight.
They are willing to pray for the country.
but dig graves for It" Not on your life
The league has called a series of mass
meetings throughout the big town for
the purpose of protesting against the de-
cision OF the War Department that such
citizens as belong to the too peaceable
to resist element shall be armed with
spades and made to dig graves for the
fellows who fall fighting.
Going out into No Mans Land to face
the German army armed with merely a
spade wouldn't make much Of hit with
men who are not gun shy and with
the Conscientious Directors the plan
started a panic. Charles Sonneshein.
leader OF the league, leaned on his
crutches yesterday and called the order
a public scandal.
I'VE consider 1t a national disgrace to
be placed In the category OF grave dig
gers" he said. with more show Of rage
than an all wool and a yard wide C. o.
ought to own. THE humiliation Of the
objectors is keenly felt. and their indig-
nation knows no bounds. Every con-
scientious objector In the country will be
given a chance to express his opinion
about being classed as a grave digger
ITO hell with grave digging! We want
something more cheerful"
One would not have imagined that q
real C. o. could muster sufficient resist
ing force to indulge In this character OF
denunciation. but the amperaGe Of the
c. O.'s II at full tilt. ana II tho heat con-
tinues some Of them may set angry
enough to enlist.