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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-22
TAKE LADS OF 20
AS SHIP OFFICE KS

cargo of wine and other articles which
l knew to be in great demand in those
islands,"
Captain Silsbee sold his cargo for
three times it's cost at the Isle of
France, and again loaded for home.
lie was nearly ready to sail when he
got word that another embargo was
likely. Hastily putting to sea, he was
Obliged to anchor next day at the Isle
of Bourbon for provisions. A mysti-
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-22

a wholesome, appetizing substitute for
hlsh-prlced olive oils when refined, and
II is said to be much cleaner than olive
OIL Inc scarcity of olive oil, due 10
the war, has led to a marked increase
III the use of corn Oil In this country
Ior salad and cooking purposes. Hifl.-
erto most of the corn oil has zone ina
soap manufacture. Only 10 per cent
Oh IL was refined before the war, and
ratner strangely, most of this went
70 europe for salad oil, while Euro
peans SOLD us olive oil at several times
the price.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-22
A Lovely Life.

"Why do SO many actresses prefer
the movies to the speaking stage? It's
the money I s'pose."
mot altogether. You know how an
actress loves to be photographed"
EYES,"
"In the movies it's one continual
round Of being photographed"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-22

This bust statue of Elihu Root, con-
sidered remarkable likeness of the
former senator from New York, has
been presented to the Pan-Amer1can
Union by group Of friends, headed
by Charles II. Sheriff. of New York. 1t
IS the work of G. S. Piepro.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05

Joseph P. Cotton, chief Of the
United States food administra-
ton, meat division, has forward
ed to A. ID. Wilson, federal food
administrator for Minnesota, the
following statement relative to
the prices of hogs:
"The main purposes Of the
food administration as to hogs
are four: To see that the pro-
Queer at all times can count on a
fair price for his hogs as a source
Of profit; to see that the farmer
increases the number of hogs
bred; to limit the profit Of the
packer and middleman, and to
eliminate speculation.
"These things are necessary in
order that the ultimate consumer
may get an adequate supply Of
hogs at the lowest feasible price.
'The prices to the farmer, so
far as we can affect them, will
not 60 below minimum of
about $3.50 per hundred weight
for the average Of the packers
droves on the Chicago market
until further notice.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
A VERY GENEROUS CHIEF.

At last Chief McKercher has
made a public statement as to
the ownership of the Marmon
automobile used by the police de-
partment, in answer to a query
made by the Federated Trades
& Labor Assembly.
The chief asserts he obtained
possession Of the car by trading
in a five-passenger auto owned
by himself and the city and pay
ing ST, 500 additional, claiming he
paid the latter sum with his own
money.
The people Of Duluth can now
come to but one conclusion: Chief
McKercher is an unusually gen
erous and philanthropic individ-
ual, or his mind is somewhat un-
balanced, for he claims to have
expended nearly two-thirds Of a
years salary for a car, which
sum will become almost an abso-
lutte loss to him through deterior-
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
LOOKS VERY FISHY.

Duluth's chief Of police, R. D.
McKercher, has finally, after
many months of silence, given out
the information, presumably as a
Christmas present, that he paid
for his famous Marmon car with
his own money, instead Of receiv-
ing it as a gift from a large COM
pany. However, there are many
people in Duluth and st. Louis
county who do not appear to be
satisfied with the information. In
view of the fact that a Duluth
ring has been grooming the wiley
McKercher for the coming cam
paign for the office Of county sher-
iff, the people would like to know
how the police chief could afford
to purchase such a car from his
own funds for public service. In
the language Of the common herd:
"There haint no such animal. -
The Aurora News.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05

sixty dollar tailor made suit and
a sparkling diamond on one fin
ger. He was eating a large fine
piece of pork tenderloin. After
eating about half of it, he showed
his plate back, and ordered raisin
pie. He ate few bites Of it, and
the remainder he left for the gar
bage can.
That young dandy, Of course,
knew it was not fashionable to
leave a clean plate and, being a
young man Of breeding and re-
finement, he simply could not fol-
low the practices Of the vulgar,
unrefined workers, who get meat
so seldom. that they invariably
lick the platter clean. A man who
wastes food in order to be fashion
able is just as bad as our alien
enemies. He ought to be informed
for the period of the war and,
after eating war rations for that
time, he might develop into a fair
ly good citizen.
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
MORE HENS AND EGGS

The United States Department
of Agriculture calls upon the
country to double poultry pro-
duction next year. That can be
done if the farms will keep an
average of 100 hens, instead Of
40 hens as at present, and if
every family in town will keep
enough hens in the back yard to
produce all the eggs used by that
family,-or two hens to each per-
son.
Meat supplies are short in Eu-
rope. Amerca must supply the
need. With poultry and eggs to
eat at home, meat can be spared
for Europe. Uncle Sam looks to
the farms and back yards to do
their bit in this respect.
This year at least, it is i'm
perative that poultry and eggs
be produced where they have not
been produced before.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
NEW YEAR SONG.

"New Year, true year,
What now are you bringing?
May day skies and butterflies,
And merry birds a-singing?
Frolic, play all the day,
Not an hour of school?"
But the merry echo,
The laughing New Year echo,
Only answered, SCHOOL,"
"New Year, true year,
What now are you bringing?
Summer roses springing gay,
Summer vines a-swinging?
Jest and sport, the merriest sort,
Never thought Of work?"
But the merry echo,
The laughing New Year echo,
Only answered, work"
New Year, true year,
What now are you bringing?
Autumn fruits all fire-ripe,
Autumn horns a-ringing?
Keen delight O. moonlight nights,
When dull folks are abed?
But the merry echo,
The laughing New Year echo,
Only answered, "Bed!"
Laura E. Richards.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
SONG.

I've a song to sing to you that is not
new.
IT'S a song I think we always knew
-Wc two;
Through dead ages rings its deathless
tune that, ringing, leaves us breath.
less
With it's world-old wondrous bur-
den
Sorrows joy and striving's guerdon
joys perfection-always true
love you!
I've song to sing to you that is not
old.
IT'S a song whose tale has never yet
been told;
In the future lies its glory,
Still unguessed, untold it's story;
Yet to show how much celestial
May be proved in the terrestrial,
BY two hearts whose mutual mold
Is love untold.
So the song I have to sing that's old
and new
Is Eternity, bestowed upon us two.
IT'S the secret of creation,
Heritage of generation,
And foretaste of immortal
Life, beyond Times, farther portal!
Heav'n is mine, and earth anew
love you!
Wells, in Saturday Evening
Post.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
AN UNPROFITABLE POLICY.

The great city Of Duluth
should supply enough automo-
biles for the legitimate require
ments Of the chief Of police or
else 60 into liquidation and turn
this neck O. the woods back to
the Indians.
This matter Of partnerships be-
tween private individuals and
even other departments of civil
government seems neither wise
nor profitable.
The city is in partnership with
the board Of education in the en-
ployment Of men who might bet
ter be serving Uncle Sam than
teaching the children how to
play "ring around the rosey."
The city is in partnership with
the board of education in some of
the magic lantern or moving pic.
ture apparatus.
The city is in partnership with
the chief Of police in automobile
ownership, very lop-sided part
nership.
In 1915, Chief McKercher
traded his Hupmobile for q new
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
THE GENTEEL MASTERS,
Duluth, Jan. 8, 1918.

Du1uCll, cdu. -, AO1O.
To the Editor Of the Rip,saw:
I read news item a few days
ago n one of the Associated Press
mouthpieces of this city which
greatly interested me. I think it
deserves a little more prominence
and, having seen no comment, l
beg leave to air my views.
A reporter developed quite a
story over the fact that one of
our East End poodle dogs had
had his diet changed from beef
steak to sardines (King Oscar I'm
ported, probably, in order that
the society butterfly, who owned
said poodle, might have him do
something in the line of conserva-
ton.
When I read of such alleged pa
triotic self denial, I thought: eye
gods and little fishes !''-our
parasitical rich feeding sardines
to dogs, while little children cry
for food n France and Belgium,
and the mothers moan in pain and
anguish to see their children
starve. It is such reprehensible
facts as this which comes very
near making socialists Of us all
and, those of us who are not So
cialists, may not deny that some
thing is radically wrong with a
social system that, in peace times,
feeds beef steak to poodle dogs
and, in war times, gives sardines
to the baby substitute.
The other night I practiced the
gospel Of the clean plate in one
of our restaurants. Sitting cou-
pie Of seats away, was well
dressed young man, wearing a
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
FOR REVENUE ONLY.

Who robs, in prices set on food,
The widow and her orphan brood?
Who seems possessed of little soul,
And only loves his bank roll?
The food shark.
When winter whitens town and void,
And icy winds their revels hold,
Who robs alike the rich and poor,
Nor cares what pains the last en-
dure?
The coal baron.
Who makes your dollars power less?
Who adds to poverty's distress?
Who now robs wives and little ones
OF brave men gone to fight the Huns
The speculator.
Though clouds of foreign menace
lower,
And dangers threaten every hour,
Who harkens to the voice of greed,
Regardless of their country's need?
The food shark,
The coal baron,
Tile Spectator.
Sam Christy, Indianapolis, Ind.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1918.
alton of the car while being used
by the city.

alton of the car while being used
by the city.
It is a disgrace for a city the
size of Duluth to have had CON-
missioners who compelled an en-
ploye Of the city to pay, with his
own money, for an automobile,
to be used in the performance of
his duties. If the chief required
such a car, as he says he did, it
was the duty Of the city COM
missioners to PROVE one.
It is significant that the state
ment made to the council Mon
day doesn't harmonic with ex-
pressions of the chief made some
time ago in a casual manner to
several people.
Although this affair has ostens-
IDLY been closed, by. clearing the
chief Of any questionable con-
duct, it is not improbable that
time will develop some interest
ing phases, which at the present
time may be withheld from the
people.-The Labor World.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
POULTRY IN STORAGE.

The total stocks of frozen poul-
try reported by 254 storages on
October l, 1917, amounted to A.
725,515 pounds, while the total
stocks reported on September 1,
1917, amounted to 81 ,S3O,157,
pounds. The reports Of 1S9 stor-
ages show stocks of 33,677,6S5
pounds on October l, 1917, as COM
pared with 20,041, 121 pounds on
October 1, 1916, an increase Of 6S
per cent. The reports show that
the stocks decreased 1875 per cent
during September, 1917, while
they increased 29.5 per cent dur
ing September, 1916.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
THAT MARMON CAR.

The mountain labored and
brought forth mouse. Chief of
Police McKercher finally found
his tongue and told where, how
and why he got his mammoth
Marmon car-after a fashion.
Even If he looks and feels as
big as the side Of a barn, Chief
McKercher did not prove big
enough to avoid replying to the
voice Of the people. Getting him
to talk was a good deal like try
ing to drive a pig across a bridge
but the effort finally ended in
success.
But the Big Chief did not have
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
MISTRESSES OF MUSIC
ENGAGE IN BITTER WAR
Absorbing Tale of How the Clever Madam George
Supplanted the Hustlng Cousin Minnie
as Popular Impressario.

Colonel Minnie, once upon a
time called Cousin Minnie, seems
to be coming back strongly and,
if luck stays with her, will put
Madam George on the defensive
even if she does not drive her
entirely out Of her trenches.
This is not a tale of war in
Europe. It's a bit Of a story
about a quiet but bitter little
war in Duluth's little musical
world, with a few raids extend
ing as far east as dear old New
York.
The commander-in-chief of one
belligerent force is a vivacious
and popular society matron, Mrs.
Stephen H. Jones. The COM
mander, or commanders, of the
opposing belligerent force is an
other talented musician and So
ciety lady, Mrs. George S. Rich.
ards.
No, it is not a story Of noisy,
plebian hair-puling and vulgar
invective. Such things have been
known in the past in both must
cal and society circles. Twenty
five or thirty years ago, old
timers will remember, a tall,
rangy matron and a young, &C.
tive, muscular belle of the city
mixed things vigorously at the
Kitche Gammi club, but such
indulgences in primal passion no
longer are au fait, as the society
reporters often say. This little
war has been quietly, discretely
but keenly conducted. Who will
win and when, is an open ques-
ton, therefore betting among
the bloods is vigorous.
Mrs. Jones was known in Port
Arthur, Ontario, as Minnie Vial
or even "Cousin Minnie" With
a wealth Of courage and ample
good looks, she migrated to Du-
luth where she made her worldly
way as a music teacher. She
succeeded in her vocation and,
also, caught in her mantrap a
fine, outstanding young grain
merchant, who prospered and
prospered until he could shower
rich indulgences on the virile
and versatile wife of his manly
bosom.
Mrs. Richards came to Duluth
ripper in years and experience than
did Cousin Minnie. She was both
talented and charming, otherwise
might not have fascinated such a
particular bachelor as George S.
Richards, a man worldly-wise is
business and, possibly, in love.
Cousin Minnie kept climbing up
the ladder in local social and mu-
seal circles. She at last under
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
Hupmobile, the city paying a
cash difference Of 1910. ~

Hupmobile, the city paying a
cash difference Of 1910.
In. the spring Of 1917, Chief
McKercher traded that Hupmo-
bile for a Marmon car, so he says.
The city by that trade, lost sight,
possession and control Of it's
equity in the Hup.
Ever since that one-sided
trade, the city has been supply
ing Chief McKercher gasoline
without stint. Men on the public
payrolls have kept that car over
hauled and cleaned. It is not i'm
possible that the city has paid for
new tires and. substantial repair
bills. The public does not know
and Chief McKercher is too stub
born and wilful to tell. His
straw boss, Commissioner .Silber-
stein has lacked the gumption to
make him tell.
Not only is the city Of Duluth
supplying gasoline to propel the
McKercher car all over St. Louis
county, where the big ladddie
buck goes in quest Of support
for a nomination for sheriff, but
it supplies men to take the au-
tomobile as far as the Twin Cit
les, when the chief is not on city
business and when the steam cars
are ample for his needs.
Commissioner Silberstein ver-
bally states that Chief McKer.
cher desired a car in his own
name so that he could take his
family out speeding in it without
the public accusing him Of doing
it in a city machine. If that ex-
cuse is a true one, then, indeed,
that is genuine Mormon car
and the Big Chief has a bigger
family than old Brigham Young.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05

took the pulling off of pratentious
musical stunts with such success
that she saw visions of becoming
a great impressario.
For a few seasons, Cousin
Minnie and Madam George
worked together, with a maxi
mum Of harmony and no discord.
One autumn, Cousin Minnie went
to New York to enlist talent for
her winters attractions in dear
old Duluth. She signed up a few
lesser lights but neglected to
clnch several popular lions be-
fore returning to Duluth.
When Madam George saw the
situation, so folks say, she was at
tackled by a burning ambition to
do the impressario stunt alone.
Without even wink or a whis-
per to Cousin Minnie, Madam
George slipped down to New
York and signed up consider
able number of the really worth
while, necessary lions in the must
cal jungle. Coming back to Du-
luth, with a great flourish Of
trumpets, due announcement was
made that Mrs. George S. Rich
ards void present this and that.
Cousin Minnie needs no knock
on the head with an axe to tell
her when she is stung. She saw
that Madam George had put one
over on her, therefore retired from
the impressario business, saying,
to use the vernacular, "Steve, the
d-n fool, won't let me do it
any more"
But Cousin Minnie found
Balm in Gilead. She discovered
Red Cross stunts before her rival
and she so crept into the hearts of
the cousin Jacks over in Canada
by her many good works that she
was made a colonel or something.
Then, when congressm an
Clawrence B. Miller came back
from France, via Washington, a
few weeks ago, to tell Duluthians
how the world war must be won,
Cousin Minnie organized and
boosted with such force and eff
feet that Hon. Mr.. Miller's ap-
pearance in Duluth was an ex-
tremely glittering success.
Then another thing that helps
out Cousin Minnie with the high
brow bunch and the boys with
fat wads is the fact that Madam
George promised Caruso but
really gave nothing but the Min
neapolis Symphony orchestra.
The Rip-saw reporter does not
understand the language of music,
therefore may not. have all the
dates and figures in this narrative
exactly right but the substance is
there, alright, alright.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
THE ALTERNATIVE.


If you don't like our land Of freedom,
If you don't like the Gopher"
state;
If you don't like the land of plenty,
= We invite you to emigrate.
Go back to the country you came
from
Ere Gabriel blows his horn.
Your goods and your gold
You must leave behind, I'm told.
But go back where you were born.
If you don't like to see the soldiers
marching,
If you cont like to see them drill;
If you can't get in step to martial
music,
Co back to Kaiser Bill.
If you don't like to see our banners
waving,
II you don't like the Red, White
and Blue
Be you Yankee, Slav or Dane,
You had better catch q train
Before Uncle Sammy lands on you.
Selected.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
POETS CORNER
OLD YEAR, ADIEU.

OLD YEAR, ADIEU.
Old Father Time, with visage grim,
Marks fms on another year;
His harvest he has gathered in;
The swath was vide both far and
near.
The strife Of battle RACES round
The ranks of fighters in the van,
But clashing arms and shouts resound
OF victor and Of conquered man.
The aged sire, with trembling hands
And hoary lock of silvery white,
Perceives the passing Of the sands,
The sunsets glow, the clouds of
night.
Mayhap there is a vacant chair
At home, but recently resigned
A loved one gone above to wear
The crown of bliss by angels
twined.
The path to glory may not lead
With roses strewn about the feet,
But hope and strive by word and
deed
Some soul to cheer. The New Year
greet!
IT. J. Dehey in Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
BARNUM's POULTRY SHOW.

The Poultry Show for Carlton
county chickens will be held at
the school building at Barnum,
Mimi, an Jan. %, "a, and Is.
The premium list is now being
printed for the birds that will
be exhibited. The state has set
aside about $500 that will be used
in paying premiums to the win
ners.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
A HYMN OF HATE.

My Tuesdays are meatless,
My Wednesdays are wheatless,
I'm getting more eatless each day:
My house it is heatless,
My bed it is sheet-less-
They have gone to the Y. M. G. A.
The barrooms are treatless,
My coffee is sweetless,
Each day I get poorer and wiser;
My stockings are feetless,
My trousers are seatless-f
Je-roosh, how I hate the kaiser!
Anon.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-05
TWO TELEPHONE SYSTEMS
ARE FINANCIALLY BUR-
DENSOME.

Duluth was handicapped ana
cursed by an inadequate, ineffi-
cient, arrogant telephone serr-
ice. Relief became Imperative
and the common council gave a
franchise to new corporation,
retaining certain rights and In
terests therein.
At the time, it was expected
that the franchise of the exist
ing telephone company soon
would expire and that the new
company would exclusively oc-
cupy the field. But lawyers
found kinks in the law that not
only kept the old company alive
but put it in a position where,
today, some say it claims per-
petual franchise.
Be all that as it may, the adj
vent Of the new company result
ed in civil treatment and eff
cient service for the people on the
part of the old company. Ever
since the two companies have
competed in the local field, the
business of each has grown stead
lily and heavily.
For fairly efficient and salts
factory service, the public has
had to pay excessively. The aver
age user of telephones is COM
PEELED to install and pay for the
service of both systems. 1t is
unfair, burdensome, and almost
intolerable.
Duluth is committed firmly to
the lolicy Of municipal owner
ship of public utilities. The gas
and water plants amply prove the
wisdom of that policy. Hot cam
paigns and extreme agitation
have been experienced in connec-
ton with the electric light plant,
now privately owned. Municipal
coal docks have been seriously
agitated. There even has been
agitation in favor Of municipal
ownership Of the street railway
system.
But for some reason, there
never has been single step tax
en- to end the foolish, wasteful
burdensome condition of two tel.
ephone systems, concurrently op-
Grated in the came city.
The franchise of the Zenith
Telephone company says that
free service with Superior shall
be given. The Zenith company
was the first one to abolish free
service. The public knows not
whether that action was legal or
illegal. Superior officials made
some sort Of a move in the mat
ter, but Duluth's officials never
have lifted a finger or uttered a
word.
The franchise granted the Re.
nth company by the city Of Du-
luth requires that company to
charge only reasonable rates at
all times. There is scarcely a
patron who does not feel that
10 cents is an unreasonable rate
for service between the two cit
les.
Not a word has been said. Not
a finger has been lifted in the
matter of this extremely stiff toll
of 10 cents. It is decreasing com.
munication and hampering bust
ness.
The people have no dimes to
throw away unnecessarily, es-
pecially in these times. If any
legal rights are being denied
them they should know it. Eter-
nal vigilance is the price Of main
tanning the peoples rights when
dealing with corporations.