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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-29
ORGANIZED LABOR SEEKS A
CONGRESSIONAL CANDI-
DATE

Local forces of organized labor
are represented as seeking a can
didate to run against congressman
Clarence B. Miller.
We believe that it would be right
and proper to give Mr.. Miller a
contest and let him make an &C.
counting Of his stewardship, but
we doubt if organized labor alone
is in a position to do it. In the
first place, there does not seem
to be a union labor advocate in
this district willing to stand, who
has enough prestige to give Mr..
Miller a real run for his money.
In the second place, if a satisfac-
tory man were produced by purely
organized labor circles, there is
grave doubt that the carriers of
the union card would give him a
strong majority support.
When it comes to politics, organ
lied labor usually divides and no
one knows it so we'll as the ma
chine politicians.
Right here in Duluth organized
labor is divided into about four
parts, politically speaking. There
is the general division Of support
ers Of the American. Federation of
Labor and the Socialists.
The Federationists are split into
the Vets and Drys, and badly
split, too. The Socialists are split
into two camps, the academic So
cialists, who do not expect to turn
society and government over in a
day, and the I. W. W. wing that
would turn over the existing order
Of things in the twinkling of an
eye.
In the recent primaries, with an
excess of candidates in the Fifty
eighth legislative district, one
union man opposed another union
man. One was nominated and the
other was not. It is now rumored
that the defeated unionist has a
bee in his bonnet to run for con-
gress against Miller.
Even if a proper candidate can
be found to at least make Mr.. Mil
Ter earn his denomination and re-
election, we firmly believe that the
defeated legislative candidate will
show better craftsmanship, union
ism, and play better politics If he
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-29
CITIZEN CULLUM'S
THINKIN'S.

With those gum shoes, noiseless
gearing and ball bearings, former
Mayor Cullum fox-footed it under
the wire at the primaries, an easy
winner of the nomination for the
lower house of the legislature.
If elected, according to citizen
Marcus pre-primary promises, he
will put his little back under the
foundations of the nation and
safely hold them up while this
wicked war continues. He pro-
fessed to be pizen against dis
loyalty and sedition, as all of us
are, but he gave no details as to
how patriotic he actually is. He
also limited that he had a sure
cure for profiteering wherever
found. That, alone, entities him
to the Nobel prize.
Citizen Cullum further promised
as follows, viz:
II would support any measure
that had for tits object the i'm
provement Of our industrial, moral
or social conditions
The plain, common people at
least, despite their ignorance of
that gentleman's game Of "cow
pasture pool" wish to ask citizen
Marcus what he will do if no legis-
lator introduces any measures for
the bettermen of our industrial,
moral or social conditions? Has
citizen Cullum any positive, def
mite, concrete program for improv-
ing industrial, moral or social
conditions? If so, what are the
specific details? Or, does he
propose to pursue a passive, alb
stract policy, dependent on the
measures presented by others?
The people will be pleased to
have citizen Marcus open up and,
when looking them directly in the
face, take them squarely and fully
into his confidence and tell them
exactly where he stands, what he
thinks and what he really pro-
poses to do-if elected.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-29
THE SCHOOL ELECTION.

Duluth s annual school election
comes on the third Saturday in
July, only three weeks hence,
While the situation has not fully
cleared, there are rich possibili7
ties for one Of the hottest con-
tests known for many years.
We still maintain that the com.
mon people should have a ma.
jority Of the. members of the
school board. The common peo,
pie, themselves, are greatly in
the majority. Majority rule is one
of the foundation principles of
this country, although it sadly
fails to obtain in many cases
The common people furnish the
pupils for the schools and are
heavily taxed to support our edu.
cational system.
There is a wen-founded belief
that Big Interests, for both pol,
icy and profit, seek to control
Duluth's public schools. The per.
sonnet of the school board and
the character of some of the can.
didates for directorships, now and
in the past, bear out this belief
The Old Regime, the Auto
Gratis, seems determined to re-
tain control of the board of edu.
cation. Last year, they had the
surprise of their lives when the
plain, common people. rose up
and defeated them signally.
This year they do not propose
to be caught asleep at the switch
For months they have been or.
ganizing and carrying on an ag.
gressive propaganda. Weeks ago
a ticket was announced. While
definite information has not been
obtainable to date, it is very Ger.
tain that there will be an op.
position ticket.
The people have the right and
the privilege of saying whom
their representatives on the school
board shall be. They have the
right to question the faithfulness
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-29
WHEATON FOR GOVERNOR.

we Ilrmly DelleVe LnaC MIMIC
sofa democrats made a serious
mistake and missed a rare op-
portunity when they failed to
nominate Judge Comstock for
governor. He would have been
elected with loud acclaim and,
as chief magistrate Of this great
state, he would have served the
people effectively and brought
great credit to the party of JEFF
ferson, Wilson and John Lind.
AS a mere keeper of a political
pie-counter, however, he might
not have been so satisfactory as
a man less able and with ideals
less high.
But the primaries favored
Fred Wheaton just enough to
give him the nomination. At the
November election, the people
must choose between him and
Burnquist. We deprecate so
much in Burnquist and hear so
much that is praiseworthy in
Wheaton, that we now firmly
believe the peoples choice should
fall on the latter.
Of course Wheaton is somewhat
handicapped at present by the
pre-primary report that his OBJ
ject in running for the nolnina-
ton was chiefly to make Burn
quist's nomination and reelection
sure. We cannot believe that the
man who so near,y carried Min
nesota for Wilson would lend
himself to 50 nefarious a plan.
We have utterly failed to find
any proof that Wheaton did not
enter the campaign in good faith
and because he fully believed
that, if nominated. he could and
would be elected. But what salts
flies us may fail to satisfy others.
We do fear that it will take
time. proof and argument to con-
vince a ems: terrible numhe- of
voters.
If Little Tammany and the
dominant spirits Of that very
practical aggregation of local
patriots and politicians do not
seriously object, we now believe
that it is our right, privilege and
duty to favor Fred Wheaton's
election for governor. If, however,
those who insist on rather ex-
clusively holding the local des-
TIMES Of candidates, party and
pie-counter in their hands believe
that our support of Wheaton will
crab their game or gum up the
cards, we will climb back onto a
high rear seat and take the role
of deeply interested spectator.
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A TOAST TO THE FLAG.
Here's to the red of it.
Th araso mt q throol ~ ~

There's not a thread Of 1t,
No, nor shred of it
In all the spread of 1t
From head to foot,
But heroes bled for it,
Faced steel and lead for it
Precious blood shed for it.
Bathing it red.
Here's to the White of it
Thrilled by the sight Of it.
Who knows the right of it
But feels the might of it
Through day and night?
Womanhood's care of it
Made manhood dare for 1t,
Purity's prayer for it
Keeps it White.
Here's to the Blue of it,
Beauteous view Of 1t.
Heavenly blue of it,
Star-spangled dew of 1t,
Constant and true.
States stand supreme for it.
Diadems CLEAN for it.
Liberty beams for it
Makes it Blue.
Here's to the Whole of it,
Stars and tripes and pole Of 1t
Body and Soul of it.:
On to the goal of 1t,
Carry it through.
Home or abroad for it.
Unsheath the sword for it
Fight in accord for 1t
Red, White and Blue!
John Jay Doty.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1918.

that there is no hope for ideal con-
ditions for at least five years,
even if then. Then there are so
many problems connected with
railroad ownership, control, man.
agement and expansion that the
motor truck may make serious in
roads on field that has been mo-
nopolized by the steam carriers.
Today Ohio rubber companies
are forwarding their goods to the
Atlantic seaboaord in huge motor
trucks. These are provided with
gigantic pneumatic tires and make
1850 miles in "a hours. They not
only help break serious transport
tation blockade toward the sea-
boaord, but they may become i'm
portant factors in the back haul.
One authority says that motor
truck transportation is the most
striking evolution in America. To-
day there is daily motor truck
service between New York and
Philadelphia, with a tri-weekly
service to smaller cities.
The postoffice department has
just inaugurated daily parcel
post service by motor truck in
rural districts from 80 to SO
miles outside of Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington. This
is considered a mere hint of what
is coming.
| Many rural mail routes in Min
nesota are served by automobile.
With better roads, it is not i'm
possible that Duluth will secure
emancipation from the Great
Norther and Norther Pacific rail-
ways by means of motor truck
freight and express service.
This evolution, now under great
momentum, will require more men
to build, load and drive motor
| trucks. That means more men
and expert men, to build roads
suitable for heavy transportation.
This. seems likely and proper
field in which the civil engineer
can specialize. In Europe, road
building is a trade for the man
who works with his hands, as we'll
as profession for the engineer.
mot only are the American roads
insufficient in mileage, but they
are not properly constructed for
heavy trucking. Even the best
concrete roads break down under
the heavy motor truck service.
When trucks pass, they go out on
the BERN or dirt shoulder, press
it down SO that it slides out from
under the concrete, thereby per-
hitting the concrete to crack and
disintegrate. More and better
roads mean more and better
equipped engineers.
| The young man setting about
to choose a profession or an older
man already in that Of civil en-
cheering, may do much worse
than to specialize in road con-
struction. Within a very few
years he may find his services
greatly in demand. There is moth
ling like having ones lamp
trimmed and burning.
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POETS CORNER

INDEPENDENCE DAY, the
Fourth of July, has not been any toe
well celebrated in Duluth in recent
years. St. Patrick's Day, the Queens
birthday, the Twelfth of July, Nor
wegian independence Day and even
Midsummer's Day usually are more
or less well observed. Further away
from the international border the
birthday of this great nation is most
religiously celebrated by city, town.
hamlet or neighborhood. When the
nation was young, celebration of In
dependence Day was patriotic duty
not neglected. Away back in 1898,
120 years ago, Royal Tyler, a Bos-
ton-born writer, outlined in verse the
local New England customs Of
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
cQUEAK the fife and beat the drum
~ Independence Day is come!
Let the roasting pig be bled,
Quick, twist off the cockerel's head
Quick rub the pewter platter,
Heap the nutcakes fried in butter.
Set the cups and beaker glass,
The pumpkin and the apple sauce;
Send the key to shop for brandy;
Maple sugar we have handy.
Independent, staggering Dick,
A noggin mix of swinging thick;
Sal, put on your russell skirt,
lothian, get your boughten shirt,
Today we dance to fiddle diddle,
Here comes Sambo with his fiddle
Sambo, take a dram of whiskey,
And play up Yankee Doodle frisky
Moll come leave your witched tricks
And let us have a reel of six.
Father and mother shall make two;
Sal, Moll and I stand all arrow;
Sambo, play and dance with quality
This Is the day of blest equality.
Father and mother are but men,
And Sambo-is a citizen.
Come foot it, Sal-Mol figure in,
And mother, you dance up to him;
Now saw as fast as e'er you can do
And father, you cross DER to Cambo
Thus we dance and thus we play
On glorious Independent Day
Rub more rosin on your baw,
And let us have another go.
Zounds! as sure as eggs and bacon
Here's Ensign Sneak and Uncle Dea
con.
Aunt THAN and their Bets behind
here.
On laundering mare, than beetle
binder.
And there's the Squire, too, with hi.
lady
Sal, hold the beast, I'll take the baby
Moll, bring Squire our great arm
chair;
Good folks, we're glad to see 20,
here.
lothian, get the great case bottle,
Your teeth can pull the cor-cob stop
pie.
Ensign-Deacon, never mind;
Squire, drink until you're blind.
Come, here's the french and Guillo
tine,
And here is good Squire Gallatin,
And here's each noisy Jacobin.
Here's friend Madison so hearty,
And here's confusion to the treaty
Come, one more swig to Southern
Who represent our brother negroes
Thus we drink and dance away,
This glorious Independent Day.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-29
SOUNDS LIKE HALDEN.

The Duluth Herald has an
other Harmony" plan-the best
yet. 1t wants the governorship
to be the only elective office in
the state, all of the other offices to
be filled by appointment by the
governor. Wouldn't that be just
fine-for a few Of us9-The Me-
saba Ore.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-29

tient for whom I prescribed
twelve 5-grain capsules Of qui-
nine," said DR.. S. G. Mccormick
to a Rip-saw reporter. "When l
made my next call on him, I no.
ticed a pile of empty capsules on
a stand by the sick mans bed.
"'Did you take that quinine?'
I asked.
Yes was the reply, 'and it
was awful bitter to swallow
"'Why did you not take it in
the capsules?' I inquired.
Gosh-a-mighty, Doc! Did you
expect me to swallow all those lit
tie glass bottles?' -
When the late j. w. Sheridan
was in the coal business he hired
a man who was good enough a
worker but who lacked initiative
and who never seemed to get a
correct understanding of orders.
One day, after making some par
ticularly bad errors, Mr.. Sheridan
was so annoyed that he blurted
out:
"You do not know anything
more than when you started to
work here! You will never learn
anything! You never will know
anything about the coal bust
ness ="
i"Since I've worked here,'' re-
piled the man, II have learned
that 1900 pounds of coal make q
ton"
That held Sheridan for a while.
The late Stephen L. Merchant,
after whom Merchants park,
away out back of the West End,
was named, was most pictur-
esque character. He grew a black,
flowing moustache and always
wore a black SLOUGH hat. He was
the son Of an army officer, and,
early in the days Of the California
gold excitement, was with his par
ents at San Francisco, where he
acquired many of his far West
characteristics. Among other
things, he invariably wore trou-
sers cut after the cavalry style at
the top and was one of several old
timers who wore hightopped boots
instead Of the modern shoe.
Mr.. Merchant was cleaned out
in the Fargusson fire and later,
when the panic pinched very hard,
he kept no regular office. It was
his custom to carry a big package
of papers in his coat pocket and,
when necessity required, he would
60 to the city hall, sit down at a
desk in the building inspector s
office and clean up a big batch of
correspondence. The newspaper
reporters often joked him about
his new office in the city hall.
One day a reporter met Mer-
chant and, iokingly, said:
"Mr. Merchant, where's your
office now?"
'In my hat, and that's in the
air., was the quick reply.
Once upon a time, the late Capt.
j. j. Hibbard and Fred Kugler,
formerly a druggist here, as we'll
as a pioneer, were members of the
municipal board of health. The
two agreed just about as we'll as
acid and alkali.
One night, after a stormy ses-
sion of the board, Captain Hubbard
lgared a moment at Kugler and
then, in those biting accents Of his,
exclaimed:
Erred, I have known you ever
since you were a little boy. I
knew your father and mother
when they came here. I always
esteemed them highly and was
proud to consider them my neigh
bors and friends. But, Fred, I
have, often thought to myself
,,,I - / III M. o,,J M,,o U, .,,o,,
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-29

Director LeDuc will have to do
some developing if his feet fill
director Brewers shoes.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-29

|spurns congressional ambitions
and does his utmost to help elect
the brother who beat him in the
recent primaries.
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AMERICA TO GREA BRITAIN.

AMERICA TO GREA BRITAIN.
(By Washington Allston in 1900
All hail! thou noble land,
Our Fathers native soil!
Oh, stretch thy mighty hand,
Gigantic grown by toll,
Der the vast Atlantic wave to our
shore!
For thou with magic might
Canst reach to where the light
Of Phoebus travels bright
The world DER.
The Genius of our cline,
From his pine-em battled steep,
Shall hail the guest sublime;
While Tritons of the deep
With their conchs the kindred league
shall proclaim.
Then let the world combine
Ger the main our naval line
Like the milky way shall shine
Bright in fame!
Though ages long have past
Since our Fathers left their home,
Their pilot in the blast,
!, Ger untraveled seas to roam,
Yet lives the blood of England in
your veins!
And shall we not proclaim
That blood of honest fame
Which no tyranny can tame
By its chains?
While the language free and bold
Which the Bard Of Avon sung,
In which Milton told
How the vault of heaven rung
When Satan blasted, fell with his
host
While this with reverence meet,
Ten thousand echoes greet,
From rock to rock repeat
Round our COAST
While the manners, while the arts,
That mould a nations soul,
Still cling around our hearts,
Our joint communion breaking with
the Sun;
Yet still from either beach
The voice of blood shall reach,
More audible than speech,
1--WE Are One"
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PRETTY NEAR TIME, NOW.

Down where the water
Ripples with a song,
Amt a-wastin' daylight
When you're catchin' fish-that
long!
They'd pull you in the river
If you wasn't mighty strong;
You're helpin' out the country
When you're catchin' fish-that
long!
ATLANTA Constitution.
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AS SHE is SPOKE.

I've heard a half a dozen times
Folks call it Reims.
That isn't right, tho, as It seems,
Perhaps it's Reims.
Poor city ruined now by flames
Can it be Reims?-
That once was one of Frances
gems
Perhaps it's Reims.
I'll get it right sometime, perchance;
I'm told its Reims.
Boston Transcript
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-18

other part clutches Il at this trick and
bushes for It.
TIL" GREEDY self is ais" lazy self.
II never really wants I" work. ana inc
other self IS kept constantly busy "hip-
ping into line harder. is that thus under
self is tremendously facil" At making
excuses. II never admits that It does
Mt want t. work because ii ~ lazy. ON
no that isn't IN" reason at all. It's pc
cauS" it feels that il ought /" d" Snnl"-
thing rl$r---mak" that i"l"ph"n" call or
do that httl, rrranG-Gr$t. Sometimes
it rvrn d"crivcs tht upper self hE It's
clryrrlIrSS. unless IN" upper sell ~
very strict and very cl"hr-ry"d.
The Under Self IS to Blame for In
Law Troubles.
II is, this under ego which - usually
Ia blame for tn" jealousy and dislike
between in-lawS which mars :" many
married lives. Th" upper SOL knows
that Il It Will hnE" tolerance and II rca!
desire. f., l", frlrnlly. il "nn got IN with
It's iu-lnw. reasonably we'll. Rut nlnS.
the under self is always ihcr" Suggest
INK jrnInnsI"% miSr"p"rS"uiinS hollr"".
storing up grievances I" max" tr"uhlc
out Of.
These ar" hut Il few uf th" activities
Of tn" under self. In some people Oh
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SOCIETY WILL
RESUnE: TODAY
It's ACTIVITIES
THEATERS OPEN FOR FIRST THE
IN MANY wEEKS-IATY So
GAL AFFAIRS ARE PLAN
MD.
Many Dances Are to be HELD With the
Final Lifting &C tho Flu Ban
Here.

Society will -c-i.mr" IN MI its glory
today af,"r an intcrtHtsSi"n # many
weeks owing 70 the Spanish influenza
epide::!:r. tina; has had n" Ohio valley
in it's grasp for the past seven weeks
and as r..St,!. Of Tho lifting OF the
ban. there arc many social affairs plan
ned for the cONInG; weeks.
All heaters and motion picture houses
in the city VIII omen today. BurI"Sduc
will hold ,hn boards At III" Court thc-
eter Tho two frs: days ri the week. I"
be followed by q varied last of high
.,,.. ,,,r,c,inns for the balance Of the
weex, and MANAGER Fr"d +. johnson
promises somethi ns rea! nifty in tho