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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13

leave Duluth about July Is, was
granted a full months pay as
well as voted a letter of common
dalton, for services rendered, the
same to bes signed by the presi-
dent and secretary of the board.
The resignation of store-keeper
Joyce, was submitted and ac-
cepted,. His sudden departure was
credited TO- the necessity of at
once taking a position with the
Minnesota Steel company or los
ing the opportunity.
Secretary Bronson was author
lied to hire an office assistant.
MIR. Harwood Addresses Board.
The creation of the new office
Of business superintendent re-
quires proper room for Mr.. Har-
wood, the new incumbent. Clerk
Bronson also is badly crowded in
his present quarters. The COM
mittee on administration and fl
nance was instructed to see what
down quarters can be secured for
the clerk and business superin-
tendent.
Mr.. S. G.. HARDWOOD, the engi-
neer who recently came from
Minneapolis to serve the schools
as business superintendent, brief
ly addressed the board. He told
how some things were done in
Minneapolis and denied that he
was an extravagant man. AS an
engineer, his training and prac.
tice have impelled him to get the
utmost out Of a dollar. Mr.. Har-
wood praised Duluth's janitor
system and the condition. in
which he found the school rooms
and buildings. They are superior
to Minneapolis in repair and gen.
eral condition.
The session of the board was
unusually short. There was un-
usual amity and concord. Quiet,
effective ball was played by
every member Of the people s
team of nine.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
Wild THINGS IN THE WOODS
Lady Moose Makes Improper Advances to DR.
Bettenhausen-Big Bear Interviews Editor
Metcalfe-MO0se Stroll Rural Roads.

hundred feet in front of the Met
calfe car. Old bruin gazed at
the approaching gasoline buggy
until it was only a few yards
distant when he gave a "woof!"
and ambled into the dense under
growth along the road. To Met
calfe's editorial eye, the bear ap-
peared to be a particularly large
one and in excellent condition.
While no special mention of bear
has been made by the Cook News
boy, moose and deer are frequent
sights these days, up around
Cook. A couple Of weeks ago
a big moose promenaded up the
road and across the fields. It
passed Abel Pearson s place and
near Teddy Lawson's place
jumped the fence and went
through John Olson's field back
to the woods.
Guests of Hotel Idlewild, on
the Isle Of Pines, Lake Vermilion,
recently were entertained by
moose that was taking a swim.
Boats put out to meet the mon
arch of the forest and several
snapshots were taken of the an
imal in it's swimming suit. After
entertaining the hotel guests, the
big animal landed on the Isle of
Pines, disappeared in the tall
timber and later was seen max
ing it's way to the mainland, 60
ing strong after strenuous swim
of a mile.
Motorists report frequent
glimpses of red deer. DIR. Bet
tenhausen recently saw four IN
one group. Either all of them
were bucks. or else deer are bet
ter bred than moose, anyway no
lady deer tried to jump into his
car to sit in his lap.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
Still FAV0RS TONNAGE TAX
st. Paul News Denies That 1t Offered to Oppose
Tonnage Tax If Given Page of Publicity
by the City Of Virginia.

ton; that tonnage tax would
be urged in the future as in the
past; that the paper believed a
tonnage tax was right, and that
any statements otherwise as to
the, papers position and policy
were false and vicious.
The city council, naturally,
turned down the plea for $500,
therefore Virginia will not have
a page Of publicity in the pro-
posed special edition.
For some reason the Virginia
city fathers still believe that Col.
Shaw really was authorized to
make the representations that
he did.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
NEW sKNGAME

Two travelling men recently
laid wagers on the primary cleo
tons in Minnesota with the result
that Jones won heavily over Smith
and then kept reminding him Of
the fact with undue frequency.
Smith became tired of the oon-
tinual Raging. 'You beat me and
beat me badly" he finally re-
marked, "but you are not so smart
as you think you are. I'll wager
with you again. In fact I'll wager
you 500 that you cannot correct
ly give your own name"
EN- take you,' quickly re-
sponded Jones. The stakes were
put up.>
"What do you say your name
is!',' asked Smith:
"John Jones' . was the prompt
reply. "
edo you mean to say that John
lis your first name and Jones your
second namef':' was the next ques-
ZION. 1.gw z ....-;i...s
81 do replied Jones.
Z SITS just as L. thought" OBJ
served Smith. "Yeu cannot cor
rectly give yopr own name. You
say that John is your first name
and Jones is your second. AS
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
4 fine BARGAIN IN 4 FARM

= Fred johnson hereby offers for
sale his place on the Norton Road,
within the city limits. There are
80 acres of land, all cleared; 25
bushels of potatoes are planted;
as well as carrots, ruta bagas, tur-
nips and other vegetables in fine
growing condition. Six acres in
clover. FINE PLACE for dairy
Good spring water. Good dwell
ing house, sink and sewer; hot
water connection with range; fur
niture the best. Barn room for
5 horses. Chicken house 16x4O #.
One driving horse, one sulky, one
single seated buggy and one dou-
ble-seated buggy; twossingle har-
nesses, best condition; good dou-
BILE disk harrow; 80 currant bushes
and other desirable improvements.
For price, address: Fred johnson,
Box 471 r. F. d. Route No. 4,
City. .
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, built in the west wing to take the
place of the two class rooms lost.

built in the west wing to take the
place of the two class rooms lost.
In the auditorium in this east wing
fireproof staircases should be built
in place of the wood staircases now
in use. A proper fireproof staircase
should be constructed with !, brick
enclosure, fire doors and steel or
concrete stairs. There is a question
whether or not the present value Of
the Franklin school building would
warrant the expenditure necessary
for such improvements. The build
ing would still have it's wood framed
floors and window lighting that is
not used in modern schools. The
cost of tearing out the entire inside
of the building and constructing new
concrete floors would be but small
per cent less than the cost of an en-
tire new building:
Second Scheme Discussed.
If the second scheme, that of
building a separate auditorium build
ing to the west Of the present build
ing, a plan should be made to make
this auditorium the first unit of an
entirely new building, figuring on
tearing down the present structure
at some future date. This scheme
has the advantage of it being posi-
BILE to carry out construction work
without disturbing the use of the
present structure. 1t has the disad-
vantage that the new building of the
future would be located about the
middle of the block, cutting the play
ground in two parts. If the board
wished to make the expenditure, a
manual training, sewing room, or do
nestle science room could be built
with this separated auditorium. 9th
erwise rooms in the old building
could be fitted for those purposes
as many of the pupils now attending
the Franklin school will be sent to
the new Grant school.
Toilets Should Be Moved.
The present toilet rooms of the
Franklin school should be moved
from their present location to the
front of the building. Proper and
adequate fixtures could there be in
stalled. The two basement class
rooms should be abandoned and the
space used for the new toilet rooms.
After careful consideration of
Messrs. Croft & Boerner's re-
port the committee will report to
the board. The idea also was
that, at the next meeting, there
will be a better understanding
as to financial conditions.
Heating and Ventilation Report.
The report of Messrs. Croft &
Boerner on the heating and ven
tilation plants at the Lester Park,
Stowe, Morgan Park and Mum
ger schools, although in the hands
Of the committee, had not been
properly read, to say nothing Of
it's careful consideration, there
fore disposition of the matter
was laid over until the next meet
ing. This report will be found
in full in anotehr column.
Alexander Stewart, retiring
chief engineer, who expects to
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
0F EDUCATION CAR
BUMPED BOYS OFF WAGON
Chief Engineer Stewart Gets Careless On First
Street and Lets a Little Henry Ford Collide
With POulterer's Rig.

out of the Ford's fender, but paid
no attention to the injured boy,
according to the statement OF a
bystander.
A policeman was called to the
scene with the result that he
invited Col. Stewart to 60 to
headquarters with him. That
gentleman introduced himself to
the cop and Informed him that
he was employed by the board OF
education which secured with
drawal Of the invitation to so
to the bastile.
"Get that rig repaired and
send the bill to the board OF ed
ucation," Col. Stewart is alleged
to have said, with generous
wave Of his hand.
When that bill comes to the
board of education, at least some
of the directors will vote to re-
fer it back to Col. Stewart with
orders to liquidate it out OF his
final months pay check: Ii ne
refuses to do that, it is limited
that he may have some delay IN
getting his fingers onto the last
pay check that the dear old
board of education will issue in
his favor. He quits July Is and,
soon afterwards, will fit for Cal
ifornia, just like many OF the
autocrats who have kept him on
his job.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13

Near the middle Of the rosy
month of June, a couple Of write
up artists invaded Virginia in
the name of the St. Paul Daily
News. They hypnotically told
about a great edition it was pro-
posed to issue just before the
opening Of the state fair and
asked the city council to take
publicity for Virginia at $500 a
page.
Alderman MCGEE blandly asked
Col. Shaw, the head artist, how
the dear old News stood on the
tonnage tax idea.
Col. Shaw quickly and glibly
replied that, in the past, the
News had done it's best to influ-
ence the passage of a tonnage
tax bill, but that a change Of
heart had been experienced, the
management Of the paper at last
becoming convinced that the
northern part Of the state had
been unfairly treated by efforts
to establish the tonnage tax sys-
tenn.
The city fathers then were
given every assurance that the
News would clay off, of the
tonnage tax proposition in the
next session of the Legislature,
especially if the city Of Virginia
came through with the $500 for
the page of publicity. .
City Clerk Bickford commun-
icated with the editor Of the St.
Paul Daily News as to Col.
Shaw's representations. : A re-
ply came back that reminded one
Of a high explosive shell fired at
the Be1gians blythe Germans. ~
The cityAcoancil of@ Virginia
was CURLY Informed tina. the
publicity agents had no author
ity to say that the News had
backed up on its tonnage tax
position or that it would "iay
off" next winter. The News
editor further declared that the
paper had not changed its posi-
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13

After adventurlng with the
school boards automobiles dur
ing. the several years that Col.
Alexander w. Stewart has been
chief engineer for the board of
education, that gentleman came
a cropper with the little Henry
Ford last Wednesday morning.
Col. Stewart was bowling along
First street, between Lake and
First avenue w. He is alleged
to have reached into his trousers
pocket, possibly for a chew of
Peerless, with the result that
the frisky little car bumped
broadside into the rig Of Levine
Bros, Michigan street poulterers,
which stood by the curb.
The bump not only bent the
fender of the little Henry but
smashed one wheel of the rig
and spilled out two boys sitting
in the drivers seat. Roger Her.
stad, 627 Second Ave. E., was
thrown onto the thills behind the
horse and his back so badly
wrenched that he was compelled
to consult a DOCTOR. Herman
Larkey, 4O2 E. Eighth street,
was tumbled out onto the side
walk without any material in
jury.
After the accident Col. Stew
art proceeded to take the dents
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13

anyone knows, you are dead
wrong. Jones was your first
name then the name John was
given to you, making it your Sec
ond name"
Jones walked away without a
word and Smith gathered in the
stakes
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13

bles and Fl dts and the work Of
the home gardeners should not be
wasted. But a certain amount OF
the produce can be eaten, and
the amount produced promises to
be large. The old joke told to
the Englishman, eve eat what
we can, and what we can't eat
we can," must be a reality this
wear if the farmers are to be en-
couraged to raise a like heavy
crop next year.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
Franklin School improvements

RANKIN SCHOOL improvements.
Messrs. Croft & Boerner, Off
cial architects for the board OF
education, in response to previ-
GUS instructions, reported as fol-
lows as to the most practical
method for building an addition
to the old Franklin school, viz:
The conditions that we found in
this school made it seem advisable
that we outline in detail the various
problems encountered so that the
Board of Education might instruct
us as to what general scheme they
might desire carried out.
There are two general plans for
the addition of a combination gym
nasium and auditorium into the pres
ent building by continuing out the
east wing of the present building.
The second plan would be to build
a separate auditorium connected to
the present structure by first floor
hallway over the top of the boiler
room.
Questions for Solution.
If the first scheme were followed,
that of cutting into the present build
ing for an auditorium, q class room
on both the first and second floor Of
the east wing would have to be sac
rificed. The desirable feature of
building the auditorium in this east
wing would be that playground space
would not be sacrificed. The ques-
ton, however, arises as to whether or
not two new class rooms should be
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION
COMES OFF NEXT SATURDAY
AFTER REFLECTION AND SALARY RAISE,
FORMER HIGH SCHOOL HEAD QUITS.

State Approves Cobb School -"self-Help'
Plan Highly Commemorative Of New Teach
ers Employed-Supt Hoke Files Monthly
Report-Architects Present Suggestions For
Franklin School mprovements-Deeply In
teresting Report on Ventilating and Heating.
Business Superintendent Harwood Praises
= Work of JanitOrs.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13

This is funny world. Our
country is in a terrible war 10
make the world safe for demo.
cracv. At the same time, some OF
the kindly Red Cross ladies are
neglecting no opportunity to draw
Class lines, thereby promoting q
social and financial aristocracy.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13

r The sweetest praise and the
erandest endorsement yet accord
sasthe Rip-saw is, the statement
Of scores Of teachers that great
md consideration have
been theirs lot since this great
family PAPER turned its attention
70 school matters.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13

Subscribe for the -Rip-saw, the
great family journal.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

Things like this have no place IN
national capital. In fact the
whole treatment Of that particular
entrance to the Zoo looks e. II some
one had forgotten II was there A
cheap Ice cream and peanut stand,
acres Of clay and dust-the whole
business ought to be scrubbed and
cleaned ana made to conform with
the beauties OF the park after the
unkempt frontier has been passed
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

l. to Have Share of the Fireworks. We Believe That
Before Very Long the can Highest" WIN See Seine
Dents IN Those PrepOsterOus Statues That He Put Up
on the "Avenuk Of Victory" with Money That His
People Could Not Afford
This Fourth of July Win Be Remembered As The
international Fourth Of July.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

Usually Fourth of July Fireworks Have Been
Enjoyed by Americans Only.
We Made of Our Fourth National Family Cee-
bration; CongratuIatng Each Other On the Achieve
ments Of 1776 and Afterward, Keeping the Celebra-
ton Here at Home
This Year We Are Branching Out, and Old Berlin
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

Keep on q few hundred feet and
you win come to another ill-con-
ditloned little circle. There are mere
rank weeds, and q white wooden bar
placed there to keep automobiles
from jumping over the circle has
fallen down on one end.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07
Potomac Steamboat Lon.

". 8. ROVER and ALLEN BoTE-
LER started something when they
made serious inquiry as to who re-
members the good old steamer MARY
WASHINGTON.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

Near Sixteenth and Columbia road
d the Harvard street entrance TO the
Zoo"
Co down the entrance street and at
Lanisr placs and Harvard street yoa
win come to . little circle.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

Now comes JOHNNY GORdAN,
over at Police Headquarters, who al
most remembers when they built the
irst lighthouse on the Potomac. He
gives me q severe ralCing over for
saying that the Samuel Pentz went
to pieces on its initial trip to New
York.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

II Is unkempt The weeds are
several feet high, and the whole
thing looks IKE something from q
deserted village
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

John says the Pentz did NOT go
to pieces on its trip to New York. but
now lies In peaceful slumber beneath
the mud and waves on Buena Vista.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

It was the GEORGE LEARY that
went to pieces, somewhere near the
Delaware breakWateE. Tia Leaxy
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

Some time ago there was q great
cry from Chevy Chasers that the
clay bank at Newark street and
Connecticut avenue obscured the
view of motorists on Connecticut
avenue so that they couldn't see who
or what was coming Own the New
ark street hill. So the authorities
cut down the bank. Now a lot OF
trees has grown up there and the
traffic is still In danger.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

Several people have written furious
letters to me protesting against
laundry charges and service. and the
best advice can give il 10 grin and
bear Il, because fear the laundries
are not going to.reducs their charges
or make much improvement In serv-
ice under conditions such as are
pressing on everyone 1t present
The Washington times., 1918-07-07
was once Linoolns nR-taA boat
I'm told

Twas once Lincolnss 1V-tsA bat.
And the River Queen. Vrids Of Ne
watsrs, lies buried IN the muck nea<
Motley Hall.
hut even Johnny German doesn't
NOV What became Of the two blunt-i
ended ferry boats that Piled betEesM
here and Alexandria. They were
named apuropriatsly -Cfty Of W8h~
Inrtons md aCity o. Alexandria"
M yuu remainder BRkD ADAlSA
old barre that he used 20 tow down
the river By tug and charge 3 eenn
Tor an evenings danes! me
MARY WASHINGTON wasn't n Z
with the barge. Good old dayAs
theml OLD DANCER
I notice in your ~Heard and Sssn~
, column that two alleged -old-ttm-
ers. W. 8. ROYER and ALLEN
BOTELER. desire to know the mana
Of the old river steamboat that ana
dated the Mary Washington -
happy memory.l
ever heard Of the steamer -ArTc
so-caIled because Of her ezcoe ing
sIowness, and II they reply - fho
negative they are sailing unde fAlss
colors.
Ths sArrow" 1t one timeg about
1874, was used IN the caffiags Of
visitors 70 Mount Vernon. and ! have
been told that she wore her rfba
On the outside n ROBBINS
An now, Wills TVsigot you. let M
state that / remember the old Samuel
Pentz, and have enjoyed many .
good trip to River View on her e .
boy; furthermore let me remind yOu
that her name - the SAMUEL y
n. p HALL.
,~,---N 2s0s Pa. Ava ".
The Washington times., 1918-07-07
A Government clerk wftess

A Government clerk writes
What am I TO do with the SO IS
cents additional salary Per day? Il
will buy three more sandwiches
which are one-half As large as they
were not long ago. Everything !
buy is double IN price. Cooked food
seems to be twice as expensive and
the portions are one-hah - laxgeaS
theE Were-& few mnnthsaES
The Washington times., 1918-07-07
Imvortant % II Erus.

WALDO HIBBS says that -
washington Hotel II known as -tha
house Of q hundred faces oecAu9e
Of certain mural decorations thsreon7
md that the public ought to know
dat II Is being cheated out Of several
iaces because there are some duph-
cations-
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

You disagree with mo belief IA.
the traffic regulations o. Waahings
ton are q joks and unenforce3 u
The Law permits, wiz wager you
Is 10 thrift stamps for the Red Crossa
ia) That not so per cent Of the PER-
sons driving IN Washington, especial
" little girls and boys. hold drivers
cards; (b) That Of those who de-
hold them, not 50 per cent should
Be allowed to have them; (c) Thae
4 majority Of visitors from othee
places VIII say that Washington u
The most dangerous city for sutcmo@
bile driving In the country.
W. @ GORDON
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

The Baltimore booze situation
nearly wrecked one laundry, 30 I
was told By q stoekholder. One at
tetnoon, he said, the entire force Of
drivers Of his outfit felt a. irrisis-
tfble alcoholic urge and an quit work
together and all went to Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

In this case the answer is Old Man
Veto.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

All right IN take the bet. RAY
Pullman can hold the stakeA
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

-Iaundrymen say they have more
work than they can DO. so there
you are.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

Mrs C. L. MURPHY, q Govern
ment employee, came In to tell M
how she had been biIzed out Of $50
BY man who had floor IN . build
ing to rent
In addition 10 the tale Of biIl1nR
she said the man had planned to
rent rooms to war workers, two in
a room at FIFTY DOLLARS A
MONTH A ROOM - UNFUR-
NISHED,
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

Reference to the Congressional
Directory shows US that q we'll
known friend Of the Government
clerk is headlighted under the cap
ton WILLIAM PATTERSON BOR-
LAND, which reminds US Of a nation
wide search made some years ago to
find out Who hit Billy Patterson"
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

Ana the River oussn. PRIDE Of ths
watsrs, lies buried IN TIE muck near
Motley Hail.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

I tried out . few Chinese laundry
men, but always either lost the
ticket" or couldn't md the laundry
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

Don't you think II would be .
grand idea to make the hard-work-
ing CsIestials who steam over the
wash tub place thar names and adj
dresses On the tieket7
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

However. YOU try Il
Go to q white tiled lunch place
and give q substantial order (if you
can stand IT. and preface your order
with coffee.
See II you don't get your order
minus the coffee. Thereupon the
hard working young woman who de-
serves q generous tip from you and
me and everyone else will place
your food before you and say in an
inquiring voice:
@CoRee?"
The Washington times., 1918-07-07

'Were you q small boy when
Sonny hung around the blacksmith
shops on G street Just or Seventh
northwest?
Sonny was red bearded. shock
haired, ragged and shambling-most
times quietly fascinated by the ny
ing sparks and glowing irons Of
the smithies; when teased by the
older boys he would chase them NJ
and down Seventh street with VaF1
ing arms. I never knew Sonny
10 catch one Of his tormentors, bua
We kids were sure q grewsoma
tragedy would some day result.
The Washington times., 1918-07-07
Old nneA

Old Times
Raise your hands, boyS-those q
you who remember JULIA BROWN,
who taught in the new" Abbot
school right after It replaced The
engine house.
~And did an Of her boys. wonder.
share our firm belief-founded on
the facts that she was swarthy Of
complexion, black and glossy hair,
and apparently unable to pronounc0
the Indian Of our history book
other than Tnjun-that the good
old soul was herself descended from
some redskin tribe Of her beloved
New England?