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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-08

Richmond's leading
Shoe Store is right here
at Eleventh and Main
Streets!
We sell more value for
the price than is usual,
because it brings men
back to our store.
Our Berry Shoe" at
$3.50 is a wonder for
these times, and some
men are buying them,
even for next year! and
they're wise.
OthefS from 80 to $40.
The great "Hanan"
Shoe at SIP (S14 in the
Hanan stores in New
York y
This shows how we
shine by comparison.
H oliday Slippers,
ready.
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RICHMOND, VA.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21

ficials under our present docu-
ment must be carefully checked
and audited. The commission
appoint their own auditor whom
they may dismiss at any time.
Where is the check? All city
employees are now protected
against political manipulation by
the civil service rules and COM
mission. The city commission ap-
points the civil service commits
sion. Where can you find a more
pernicious political tool than civil
service taken into politics?
During the past two years both
daily newspapers have been re-
porting from time to time what
great savings are being effected,
especially in the public works de-
partment. Every one at all ia
miliar with the city and it's bust
ness knows that these reports
are not true. However, the public
in general have no means Of
ascertaining the truth, as they
have no means of securing unbi-
ased information, which natur-
ally results in either uncalled for
suspicion, or ill-advised conf
dence as the case may be.
By all means let's have a new
charter as soon as such a docu-
ment can be prepared, giving due
consideration to modern forms of
government and the underlying
business principles.
PROGRESSIVE.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21
OUR CITY CHARTER.

To the Editor Of the Rip-Saw:
Our city commissioners are
criticised for not living up to the
spirit of the charter. Possibly no
municipality ever attempted to do
business under a more faulty in
strument. Such portions as the
district court has failed to nullify,
the supreme court has; such spir-
it as the charter commission
shooed into it, the city commits
sion has shooed out.
Would it be improper to sug-
gest that we have a charter made
Of sterner stuff, one with form
and dimensions, something more
substantial than a supposed spir-
it? And further, would it be i'm
proper to suggest that the au-
thors of the present instrument
quietly resign as members Of the
charter commission and permit
the district court to appoint a
new commission who could ap-
proach the subject with open
minds and from an unbiased
standpoint?
I quite agree with the Herald
that the charter commission is
the proper body to draw up a
charter, but is it natural to sup
pose that the present commission
will be inclined to depart very
much from the lines they have
already drawn when many of
them still seem to regard our
present charter as a model of
perfection? In which case there
is but one thing to do and that is
for organizations such as the Tax
Payers League to take advan-
tage Of the initiative and submit
a charter independently of the
charter commission.
All expenditures of our city Of
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21
BRIGHT AND HAPPY.

John L. Morrison a former
Cretan, who once edited the Rip
saw here, and other papers in
this county, has favored us with
a copy Of Vol. 1, No. 1 Of his
new paper just started in Du-
luth, Mimi, which he has named
The Duluth Ripsaw. It is a
bright, snappy paper. He is ripp-
ing it into John Barleycorn
with his old time vigor. John L.
was a fearless writer when here
and his pen appears to have lost
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21
missioners at Duluth as follows,

mlSSl0nerS at Duluth as follows,
viz:
Gentlemen: At the annual town
meeting held March 10, 1917, a re-
solution was passed to ask you to
stop sending men sentenced to the
work farm to any work within the
township as 1t tends to take the work
from actual settlers residing in the
township. The contention also is
that these men should be used ex-
are sentenced to.
. The Duluth News Tribune, in
due course, had a report on this
letter as follows, viz
The supervisors of Canosia town
ship at the last meeting passed a
resolution against the practice of
having work farm prisoners labor on
township roads. "It tends to take
work from the settlers in the town
ship" John w. Johnson wrote to the
county board in session today. The
board received the communication
and referred it to the work farm
commission which meets next Tues
day. Supt. Fred Ward of the work.
farm said today that Canosia town.
ship people have nothing to worry
about. The facts are that no work
farm crews have ever worked on
township roads and that it never has
been contemplated that they should.
A crew of men from the farm was
put to work on digging county ditch
No. in Canosia township but met
no competition from the farmers for
the job.
Now, Mr.. Editor, by the time
the county commissioners, Fred
Ward and the News Tribune get
through with a resolution, there
is not much left of it. Despite
Mr.. Wards statements, Chief
McKercher of Duluth built a
bungalow at Pike Lake with men
from the jag farm. Real car
penters offered to work for $3.50
q day but the chief laughed at
them. The same experience was
had with Mrs. Kendall at the
Park hotel, as we'll as others
around the lake.
w. G. McCRIMMON.
r. F. D. No. l.
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none of it's earlier vigor. Go in,
John, let the sawdust fly where
it may.-Crete (Nebr.) Democrat.
"SOMETHING TO OFFER"

Eveleth, Mimi, April IA, 1917
My Dear Mr.. Morrison:
A friend of mine tells me you
have started a newspaper in Du-
luth and I wish you would at
once put me down as a sub
scriber and send me a copy each
and every time it comes out,
commencing with Volume 1,
Number 1. A bill from you will
bring a check by return mail,
together with my best wishes
for your success and my assur-
ance that you can call on me
whenever 1 can be of service to
you. [ don't know anything
about the political policy of this
new newspaper venture of yours
but 1 do know YOU and hav-
ing known you for 25 years and
read you writings off and on dur
ing that time; I am sure you
will always have "something to
offer" that will be Of interest.
Very Sincerely Yours,
DUDLEY w. FREEMAN.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21
IT ALWAYS HUMMED.

The Duluth Rip-saw, publish,
ed by John L. Morrison at Du-
luth, Minnesota, came to our
desk last week. It is the same
old John L. who once operated
his Rip-saw in Dewitt, Friend
and Crete. There was always a
humming where that saw was
and it still shows the same old
cutting edge.-DeWitt (Nebr.}
Times-NeWs.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21
OUR NOBLE SELF
Excuse Our Bushes.

The Duluth Rip-Saw, edited by
our old friend, John L Morrison,
tore into a couple Of candidates
seeking political honors at the
recent city elections in Duluth
with the result that they were de-
feated. Their candidacy savored
too strongly of old vintages to be
acceptable to the editor Of the
Rip-Saw. - Floodwood (Minn.)
BrOadaXe.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21
Rips Into Things.

The Duluth Rip-Saw came to
our exchange table this week.
The paper is printed Saturday
and the issue before us bears
Volume l and No. 1 on it's mast
head. John L. Morrison is the
editor. The name of the paper
indicates it's nature as it purposes
to rip into things. The first copy
indicates that considerable wood
has been cut and that sawdust
has been made.-The Ely (Minn.)
Miner.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21
JOURNALISTIC JIM-JAMS

sible. The Rip-saw suggests that
the uptown retailers who feel that
their prices and stocks cannot
overcome the extra 10 cents of
trolley fare, offer to pay this diff
ference to all customers who buy
S. or more at one time, and then
keep tab on the result. It is dol
lars to doughnuts that very much
difference will be seen.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21
DISLIKE JAG-FARM LABOR.

To the Editor Of the Rip-saw:
Under date of March 80, 1917,
by John w. johnson, clerk, the
supervisors of Canosia township
wrote the board Of county COM
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21
SAWDUST
AND .
SHAVlNGS

Ability to yell about yellow
streaks and call ones neighbors
coward is no sure sign Of un-
adultrated patriotism.
County Auditor Halden is con-
fined to his home so much with
serious illness that he should buy
a patent pneumatic mattress,
otherwise he'll get bed sores on
his royal person.
Sister Julia, who cares for Lit
the Alice in Wonderland, is not
the "Gentle Julia" mentioned by
Lord Byron in "Don JUAN" al
though there's a similarity be-
tween the twain.
The Rip-saw begs to renew it's
observation that Mayor Truelson
petered out politically in this city
because he refused to revise and
fumigate his police department.
Others may profit by his expert
ence.
The many heads sticking up:
and gazing longingly at the Of
flee of county auditor, make one
think of a lot Of hungry German
soldiers looking out of their
trenches at the big camp kitchens
of the allies.
The Guyana iron range prom:
Uses to mine and ship 100000
tons of iron ore this year. Only
ten short years ago, most Duluth
people looked on that range as
fake. The stone that the build
ers rejected eventually became
the chief of the corner.
=
In the famous courthouse pre-
cinct, 284 alleged voters regis
tered by affidavit. Out of that
number so registering, only SO
voted. There must have been
some effort to stack the cards in
favor Of old John Barleycorn.
Now that gentle springtime
threatens to knock at Duluth's
door, the many friends and ad-
mirers of County Attorney
Greene hope that he will take
something for that tired feeling.
The slogan, "Scrub out the
Courthouse applies only to
those spots that need scrubbing.
The idea of scrubbing is irrele-
want, immaterial and not germane
to clearly places in the big gran
lite pile.
No, dear Angelina, City Com
missioner James A. Farrell is not
the James A. Farrell who serves
as president of the u. S. Steel Cor
poration. If he were, he would
not be permitted to be absent
from II regular meetings in one
single year. )
Little Tammany did not fare
very we'll in the recent election
but held about all Of its old
trenches in the city hall. It's
too bad that Little TammanyI
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21
DULUTHS LEADING COMMERCIAL CLUBS
TOUCH OFF THE DAILY PAPERS.

Proposal to Extend Line of Duluth Street Railway
From Morgan Park to New Duluth and Suspend
Agitation Against Double Fare East of the West
Duluth Zone is StrenuOusly Opposed by Duluth's
two Daily Papers and a few Uptown Retail Mer-
chants People Seeking Motives Causing the
ClamOr.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21

Little Tammany did not fare
very we'll in the recent election
but held about all Of its old
trenches in the city hall. It's
too bad that Little Tammany
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21

Some people who do not per-
sonally know Mr.. II. w. Cheadle,
fear that the Big Interests are
too close to his bosom to make
him a safe shepherd. All such
should remember that when Mr..
Cheadle went to the legislature
he resigned his job as clerk OF
the city of Duluth. One job at
a time was all he felt he should
hold and honor and credit are
due him for that highminded
position. Senator Charles Adams,
special attorney to King Odin
and the board Of county commits
sioners, when away at the leg
islature, hangs onto his salary
of $3.50 a month in the court
house and pulls down his sena-
torial salary as well. What the
private position Of political pro-
cureur to the bunch pays him,
deponent knoweth not. It should
be something handsome, for his
service is faithful and persistent.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-21

No, dear Angelina, City Com
missioner James A. Farrell is not
the James A. Farrell who serves
as president of the u. S. Steel Cor
poration. If he were, he would
not be permitted to be absent
from II regular meetings in one
single wear.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01
Christmas Mail for the American
Forces Abroad.

The time is approaching to give
thought to bringing Christmas
cheer to the American soldiers and
sailors abroad.
Arrangements have been per
fected whereby the Christmas mail
to the American ExpeditionRry
forces 10 Europe is to be delivered
by Christmas morning. Without
the fullest cooperation on the part
of the public, it will be impossible
to accomplish this result.
The three essential respects in
which the public can aid in assur
ing a happy Christmas at the front
are: Mail early, address intelli-
gently, and pack securely. For
this reason it is urgeptlY requested
that all persons having Christmas
mail for the soldiers and sailors
and the civilian units attached to
the army in Europe observe close.
ly the following directions:
MAILS to reach the soldiers IA
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01
TOMORROW
THE BIG DAY.
County Fair Fairly Attended and
Considerable Amount Of Live
Stock Exhibited.

The annual County Fair began
yesterday with a fairly good agri-
cultural exhibit, and a considerable
amount of fine stock. There are
probably more exhibitors of cattle
than ever before, and the quality
is far better, as whole, than on
any former occasion.
The Duroc Jersey exhibit by the
Claiborne Farms is very fiue, and
is attracting much attention.
Today the horses and mules will
be brought in and are expected to
parade.
The fireworks display last night
was excellent, and in spite of~the
cold weather quite a crowd was
present to enjoy it and the baud
concert.
The street fair which was con
tracted for failed to come, which
is great disappointment.
Tomorrow will be the pig day of
the Fair. There will be a thou
sand or more school children in
the parade, and the day will be
given over to the schools. A big
barbecue will be one of the days
attractions. Everybody is expect
ed to be present and enjoy the
dinner at the towns expense. A
large number of Vicksburgers are
expected to be present on that oc
casion, as will be seen by the fol
lowing article which appeared in
the Post of that city yesterday
afternoon to those who go for plea
sure only.
ga large delegation of Vicks
burg merchants will go to Port
Gibson Friday to attend the Clai
borne county fair.
"Some will motor to the fair
shile OTHERS go bY rail, leaving a
7:45 o'clock.
"a barbecue is scheduled for
Friday and great preparations are
being made to receive the Vicks
burg party. Many will remain for
the fireworks that night"
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01

Herman & Foster pays highest
price for cattle and hogs.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01
BRAZIL HAS
ENTERED WAR
Italy Hard Pressed by Austrian
German Amy; Has Lost
Many Prisoners.

Several important changes have
taken place In the war situation
during the past week. Brazil has
declared that state of war exists
between that country and Germany
and has begun the training of q
large army for service.
Germany secretly massed a large
force on the italian front, and sud.
denly began an offensive which de
moralized the Italian forces. It Is
reported from German sources that
12o, 900 prisoners were captured.
The Italian army Is still In danger
of being surrounded.
The British and French are still
gradually pushing the Germans
back. During the past two weeks
they have captured several thOus-
and prisoners.
The entry of Brazil into the con
flct makes the eighteenth nation
to arm itself against Teutonic lus
for world power.
The American troops went into
the FIRST line trenches a few days
ago. This Is the first time they
have been under German FIRE.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01

France by Christmas mornine
must be posted DOT later than No.
vember IS. BY order of the Post
master General, such parcels will
be limited in weight to eleven
pounds.
EVERY package must bear
conspicuously the words "Christ.
mas MaiI", the complete address
of the person for whom It is 10
tended, and, in the upper left
hand corner, the name and address
of the sender.
3-Every parcel must be SO
packed and wrapped as to admit
of easy inspection by the post
master. No parcel will be dis.
patched to France which has not
the postmaster's certificate that it
contains 20 prohibited articles.
Intoxicants, inflammabIe materials
(lncluding friction matches), or
compositions which may kill or
in1ure another or damage mails
are amongst the articles prohibited.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01
Navy Wants Recruits.

Because the Navy Department
cut down the number of enlist.
ments in the naval service for a
while, the idea has gone forth that
no more men are needed by that
branch of the military service.
This is not a fact. The number of
enlistments was restricted tor a
time solely because the response
of patriotic young Americans to
the call of duty was so great that
the training stations were filled to
overhowing, and more could not
be given the proper training. This
condition has been remedied by an
extension of the old training sta
tions and the establishment of new
ones, and any young man of good
moral character and good physique
will be accepted tot service.
Navy recruiting stations in Mis-
sissippi are located at Jackson,
Hattiesburg, Meridian, aud Nc
Comb, and anyone interested may
apply at anY s!assan for enliss-
ment, or tor futf Information re
garding the service.
Young men between the ages OF
II and IS are eligible for enlist
ment, including those OF draft age
who have not been called for ex'
animation. Many of this class
prefer service in the Navy TO thai
10 the National Army, and those
who do are urged to make applica
ton at once, as further draft will
probably be called during Decem
ber, and if mans number is once
posted, be is 20 longer eligible for
voluntary enlistment in the Navy.
Service in the American Navy has
always been voluntary, and even
during these times of stress it is
the ambition of this branch of the
National defense that all its indi.
vidual members shall serve by vol.
untary choice.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01
however, has not yet been tabu
lated.
PANOLA SOLD
TO STOCKMAN
5000 Acre Plantation in Second
District Brings $4,000 for
Stock Farm.

Pamela plantation, containing
about 5000 acres, was recently
sold by the Bernheimer estate to
Frank Reed, for the past few years
a resident of Tallulah. La.
Pamela lies slong the Big Black
river, west of the Y. & M. V. rail-
road, iu the second supervisors
district. 1t formerly belonged to
he Morehead estate.
The property will be used as a
stock farm, for which it is said to
be we'll adapted.
Mr.. Reed will take possession
the first of the year.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01
PATTISON.

Mrs. Robert Moseley and her
young daughter, Roberta. a rare
and radiant graduate of Christ
College, Vicksburg. are visiting
relatives In this community, and
were the recent guests of their
friend, Mrs. Montgomery.
DIR. and Mrs. Simmons and Miss
Maggie McFatter. of Mcbride,
passed through this city Monday
on their way to Jackson.
The children of Hon. John VIII
kinson, ]. P, are afflicted with
that dread malady. diphtheria, and
are quarsntined at home.
Mrs, Emma Vaughn is at her
plantation near Pattison attending
to her business interests there.
She and Miss Mollie Rollins were
guests this week OF Mrs. Mont
gomery.
Mr.. c. R. Nesmith, who has
been Ill for some time, is In a crit
icaI condition. His children. Mrs.
Wade and Mrs. Early Nesmith,
have been summoned to his bed
side
Mrs. Sam Price of TunIca Is
visiting her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. 8. R. Young, and mauy
friends here. She vas the guest
Wednesday Of Mrs. Montgomery,
King Cotton's Jubilee here !.
almost over. Ginning light, prices
heavy.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01
BOND SALE
$l18,6OO.00.
Claiborne County Shows Patriot
ism BY Nearly Doubling
lis Quota.

The big drive last week TO sell
Liberty Loan Bonds carried the
total for this cousty far 10 excess
OF the allotment of $67, 500. AT the
close of the week Claiborne county
sales smouated to $I18,Soo, al
NEST GitY per cent more than was
expected.
This sale vas more popular than
the previous sale, 10 that it in
cluded more small buyers. The
first issue was taken locally, prin
cipally by Port Gibson capitalists.
but many people in various parts
of the county, including several
negroes, became purchasers of this
issue.
II the best information obtain.
able by the ReveiIIe IS correct
Claiborne people have subscribed
to total of about $243,ooo worth
of bonds,
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01
A Corectian.

The ReveilIe was In error last
week In stating that Fred Temple
ton had been arrested on a charge
Of assault and released on a bond
of $500 to appear before a justice
Of the peace of the third district.
1t was Will Green who was arrest
ed and not Templeton. The error
occurred by reason of the fact that
Green was riding in TempIeton's
car at the time of the alleged as
sault.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01
Amount Oversubscnbed.

According to the latest reports
issued from Washington, the max
imum amount of $4,000, 900. 900
bonds has been far exceeded. The
total amount of subscriptions,
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01
Special Service.

A patriotic service was held the
In Methodist church last Sunday
in response to the appeal made by
the president that all churches have
special services and offer prayers
for the soldiers and success of the
American arms. In addition to an
appropriate and inspiring sermon
by the pastor. special music was
rendered and the usual order Of
service changed to suit the occas
on.
The best beef and pork always
- he had of Herman & Foster
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01
White Way Extension.

The white way will soon be ex-
tended down Main street to the
depot. Foundations for the posts
have heen made and the conduits
for the wires will soon be In place,
and the whole of Main street,
from the court house to the depot,
will be beautifully illuminated.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1917-11-01

Large selection of tailor made
mIsfss IL Mems Clothing.
Ellis Bros.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-01-25

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nidbtS oarous2~
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bort beit1tigte Der 8ieeelmeiiter.
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