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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-19

for the first one, but he proved a
poor prophet.
It is not believed that the Tri.
umvirate can avoid calling a spe-
cial election to enable the citizens
to vote on the question Of chang.
ing the form of government. The
petitions were filed January 8
The law calls for an election with
in two months. At the very lat.
est, that must be March 8, eleven
days before the spring primaries
and two weeks before the election.
The regular municipal election
comes on the second Tuesday in
April. The outlook is that it will
be some election. If mayor Kon.
kel misses the submarines and
pulls into port for another term
Of office, he will have to employ
plenty Of camouflage.
Whether the form of govern
ment is changed or not, state sena-
tor Fred A. Baxter probably will
oppose mayor Konkel. Sen. Bax-
ter has followed the contracting
business and is one of the most
popular men in Superior. He is
not an extremist and has a heavy
following among both vets and
drys. He is credited with being
the best state senator ever sent
from Superior. Two years ago,
he secured passage of a bill COM
pelling two paydays month for
railroad men. Superior has a
heavy population Of railroad men
and they are considered solid for
Sen. Baxter. The Trades & Labor
assembly also is considered strong
for him-organized labor is ex-
pected to go heavily for him.
Whether or not Superior will
have a wet and dry campaign
this spring, now is bothering both
sides. Many are hoping that the
question will be avoided, each side
consenting to take chances with a
new form of government-mayor
and ten councilmen-thus being
in position to unite for the
change, thereby eliminating the
Thrifty Three.
At this writing, the outcome is
uncertain. Many Of the pioneer
dry people seem strong for trying
to put Superior back into the dry
column, thereby getting in step
with neighboring territory and the
national government,
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-19

Without expression of opinion
as to merits of the matter, many
Superiorites deprecate the motor
iety that has come to Superior as
the result of John Barleycorn s
return to their city. The hotel de
Jag was played up by many met
ropolitan papers, therefore any
one hailing from Superior has to
answer many questions and en-
dure a lot of chatting.
Still others believe that the city
is filling up with tough charac-
ters whose presence and influence
are inimical to honest elections
and clean government.
1t may be possible that the low
land city will become so nauseated
that the saloons will be spewed
up and committed to the sewers
of Nevermore.
Superior saloons look good to
former sellers of booze in Duluth.
When Duluth went dry, Carlson
brothers had a bowery saloon
which they turned into a restau-
rant and soft drink parlor. In a
few months, officers Roberg and
Youngberg caught a blind pig in
the Carlson parlor, which cost the
boys their soft drink license.
Now G. E. Carlson, in behalf Of
Carlson & Company, has pur-
chased the license of Lars Ander-
son at No.-713 Tower avenue, pay
ing the handsome sum of So, 700
for the license, alone, the stock
being an additional cost.
Under the laws of Wisconsin,
one must have resided in the Bad
ger state one year before he can
legally secure and hold a saloon
license. This means that any tax
payer with sand enough to take
the matter into the courts can
jolly soon eliminate Carlson &
Company, of Duluth, from all
right and power to sell booze in
Superior, if conditions are as they
appear on the face.
The transfer was brought about
by Robert j. Shields.
Freimiller, who conducts a
hotel at Third and Ogden and
who failed to get included among
the original 60 lucky ones, hoped
to get the Larson license for his
hotel but, in some way, failed to
connect.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-19

the new line but the bulk of the
business is pulpwood. Jobbers
are demanding and receiving
top-notch prices for pulpwood
and many farmers are in the bus
mess: The largest jobbers op-
Grating on the Wales branch are
the Curry & White company of
Duluth and the Cloquet Tie &
Post company, both having sew
eral camps. Early estimates of
the cords of pulpwood stored here
this winter was $4,000, but it
looks as though the figures would
be close to $4,000, about all
there is room for on the local
storing ground. The pulpwood
which is stored here is bought
up by the Hammermill Paper
company of Erie, Pa, and is
shipped to their plant when navi-
cation opens up in the spring.
Stewart Brock has charge of their
interests here.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-19

And so, somebody tried to work
frame-up on Robert D. McKer-
cher, the redoubtable chief of po-
lice of the City of Virtue? Think
of it! Trying to pull off that
kind of a stunt on a thirty-third
degree Trainer like Old Bob, who
has forgotten more about the
frame-up game than some men will
ever know. No wonder they were
caught at it-but the catch didn't
20 quite as far as Old Bob had
planned and ardently desired.
John L. Morrison, editor of the
Duluth Rip-Saw, the victim, had
been worrying Chief McKercher
a whole lot of late with expose
and questions not so difficult as
embarrassing to answer, and the
time is coming up when Chief
McKercher wants plain sailing
for a political venture he is about
to launch and he is desperate and
unscruplous enough to 60 to any
ends to get it. The old man here
Of hasn't worried McKercher any
to speak Of Except, perhaps, 20
mention now and then his stool
ing for the Steel corporation, but
there is fear that we might break
loose any time,) you know, and it
would be we'll, according to Old
Bob's idea of such matters, to
nip the thing in the bud-in other
words to lure us into a dirty deal
that would lessen our influence
in case we might decide to do GER
tain things.
The easiest way to bring about
the humiliation Of the two news
papermen, as it appeared to Chief
McKercher, was to engage some
Of his stool-pigeons to cook 1--WE
might put the Cook in quota
tions in this instance, and give the
word a considerable more mean
ing) up a deal to be worked as
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-19
Opinion of Col. G.. M. Atkinson:

a frame-up against the chief, and
then when the trap was all set,
Morrison and the old man hereof
would be herded in, and Chief
McKercher would thus bag two
birds with one shot, and elevate
himself upon a martyrs pedestal
at the same time. Great, eh?
But the old man hereof refused to
bite, even to nibble, and probably
had McKercher not been in such
a hurry to tip his mitt to the Du-
luth Herald we might have re-
NAMED in ignorance of what
really was in the wind. But hav-
ing failed to nab the venerable
engineer of this very respectable
page, Chief McKercher sought to
establish the suspicion that we
were mixed up in a dirty deal to
blacken his immaculate reputa-
tion.
The story that was printed in
the Duluth Herald of Saturday
night did not ring true-there was
far too much virtue plastered on
to Chief McKercher, and it has
the appearance of going quite a
distance over the line in the effort
to implicate persons who had no
knowledge of what was going on
persons who under no circum-
stances would have been a party
to that sort of crooked reasoning
and action. Ut is, too, possibly
the first instance on record where
the Herald, that champion Of the
common pee-pull, gave first page
position to a News Tribune scoop.
Those who know the writ
(meaning us) will discredit the
attempt of the Herald to implicate
us in the deal, for the reason that
they know we fight only in the
open; we do not resort to the
stooling' practice, because the
(Continued on Page ~
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-19
ACTIVITY IN PULP WOOD.

Pulpwood is arriving here by
the carload, says the Journal
News of Two Harbors. Jobbers
have taken advantage Of the fine
logging weather and shipments
are being received from all along
the Iron Range railroad. Most
of the pulp comes off the Wales
line, a new branch Of the Iron
Range installed last fall, which
runs east from Mile A on the
main line, for about eighteen
miles, with many spurs and
branches, tapping virgin forests
of the best kind of pulp timber
standing thickly in places. Some
saw logs are also taken out over
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-19

a man of the people, for the
people and selected by the people.
All this means another punch
in the solar plexus for st. Louis
county's champion e-holder.
This revolt against Halden dom
ination, this going-over-the-top
against the Hill system of rail-
roads and the dignifed U. S. Steel
Corporation, means nothing more
than that those corporations, es-
pecially those in the Wolvin build
ing, must quietly, steadily and
surely back out of politics in this
neck O. the woods, otherwise in
two years or four years, Duluth
will send a strong, solid delega-
tion to st. Paul to pass restrictive
laws against the corporations,
even unto tonnage tax, or worse.
Any man who expects the VOL
vim building to make him auditor
this year, or even sheriff, has
something the matter with his
upper story and needs brain
specialist.
Remember the Rip-saw's words
in this lesson, which endeth here,
fellow citizens.
LATER-The county commits
sioners held a special meeting last
Wednesday afternoon. The prin-
cipal item of business transacted
was disposition of the remainder
of the county printing. As was
generally expected, the plum was
cheerfully and gracefully handed
to the Duluth Evening Herald.
But the Herald was compelled
to work little for the prize. AS
stated in the foregoing, big shells
were fired at the Mesaba range
commissioners in the form of let
ters. Resident commissioners were
carefully shepherded and handed
polite conversation. Auditor Hal
den and prime minister Walker
went away back al. sat down,
being warned to keep their fin
gers out Of the business for fear
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-19
TWO CHARGES ARE MADE
AGAINST RIP-SAW EDITOR
POSSESSOR OF MORMON CAR ARBITRARILY
EXERCISES OFFICIAL POWER.

Editor Thrown Into Jail Without Privilege of Get
ting Bail-Released on Own RecOgnizance
After Arraignment and Pleas of Not Guilty.
Conspiracy Charge Based on Alleged Attempt
to Take Short Cut to Ascertain if Many Reports
of Public Servants Gross ImmOralities Are
Founded on Fact-Many Believe Editor Victim
of Frame-up.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-19

! SOOIHe anu SdIlSly tl1c Old man.
A general alarm, an S. o. s.
call, went out from the dear old
| Herald building. Several COM
missioners quickly were chased up
a tree and auditor Halden CURLY
commanded to see that they did
not climb down.
But those up the tree were not
a majority. A command was is
/ sued that commissioner Becks ap-
pear forthwith at the "old man s"
office. But he did not obey.
Brainy Bingham was ordered
to unsling his trusty typewriter
and to lombard the iron range
| commissioners with written Jack
| Johnsons.
One or two commissioners were
coaxed into the inner office and
| then matters were pretty we'll
threshed out for the enlighten-
ment Of COL. Weiss. T..
Whats, the matteri'' he ex-
citedly asked. - - '-' : :
ssYour paper has been Halden-
lied, was the frank reply. "You
have not found out that he is a
dead one. You still look to him
instead Of going directly to the
board of county commissioners.
| A majority of the board has re-
volted. The trouble is that you
have been asleep and not found it
| out.
eyes, assented Col. Weiss, II
guess he's slipping -
s'Another thing the matter is
that the Herald went against the
commissioners in that tax levy
matter, where .Halden attempted
one Of his grand-stand plays, :"
added the commissioners.
"I-I-I-I thought that the COM
missioners wanted that levy. re-
duced," stammered Col. Weiss.
"That's where Halden hung a
deadly Double Gross on you and
the Herald" was the response.
Four out of five men who ap-
preached the Herald to ask sup
port of the auditor and to op-
pose majority Of the commission
ers, were Halden's friends and
flunkies. They were just so much
Halden camouflage.
"We suggest that you wake up
and get next, Col. Weiss" con-
tinued the commissioners. "This
man Halden is dead one. He
has run his last race and spun his
last web. The people are sick
and tired of seeing his picture in
every edition of the papers. They
no longer believe that everything
done in the courthouse is done by
! Halden. y
| As these lines are written, in
| dications are that the Herald will
get the plum but that great jour-
| nal most likely will refuse to be
further Haldenized. Already, the
News Tribune is believed to look
on Halden as a Jonah and to be
making plans to throw him to
the whale.
| Verify, the Rip-saw's seed is
bringing forth fruit,
:!S.,'.,s ,:s -.~ &1*
sDuluth's recent enthusiastic,
highly successful Over the top
meeting is bound to have a deep
political influence in St., Louis
county. This declaration of hos
tilities and an actual advance on
the defenses of the N. P. r., G..
N. R. and U. S. Steel Corporation
is going to make any favored po-
litical candidate of those corpora
tions exceedingly unpopular.
Halden always has been ace
high with the lumber barons and
the iron kings. He never has
been known as an enemy of the
railways. His successor must be
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-19
THE C0URTH0USEKNC
A POLITICAL SUICIDE
DEADLY DOUBLE CROSSES BECOME Eff
FECTIVE AGENTS OF FSELF-DEsTRUCTION

Pail Of Gloom Hangs Over Marble e-lined Courthouse
When County Road Engineer Acton is Not Re-
appointed Commissioners Withhold
Printing Plums From Evening Herald, There
by Showing Col. Weiss That Commissioners
Now Control the County Board Instead of ALL
ditor Halden-How Konge Odin Double
Crossed His Last Friend.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-01-19

CouHGy duulCOf OQln dalQen,
'alias Konge Odin, alias King of
the Courthouse, alias the Old
Spider is slipping, slipping, slip
ping. He soon will have decor
ated unfortunates with the last
of his deadly Double Crosses. He
soon will have made his last grand
stand play. Soon he will have
spun his last spidery political web.
This state of affairs has been
hurried along during the last ten
or twelve days by a majority of
the board of county commission
ers, majority that, until a few
short weeks ago, complacently
and obediently complied with the
slightest whim of the royal will.
The first big slip of the glad
some New Year was when prime
minister Walker dared not pre-
sent county road, engineer Acton s
name for re-appointment for 1918.
The slate called for the present
alton of Mr.. Acton's name at the
FIRST meeting IN january but, IN
some way, the prime minister was
given tip that it might be fatal,
therefore it was held over until
the February meeting. What will
happen then, no man can say.
Little birds up around that
marble-lined courthouse whisper
that had commissioner McMahan
been present at the January meet
ing and had Col. Thomas F. Nc
Gilvary been in the city, the latter
probably would have succeeded
Mr.. Acton.
Ever since that fatal day, Mr..
Acton's face has been both long
and serious. County auditor Hal
den's big blue eyes have a look
of doubt, fear, alarm.
It's like war up around that
noble granite pile these days, for
war is like hell.
&& -. -.
County auditor Halden nearl.' :
slipped over the brink when the
board of county commissioners
failed to award the publication of
the Financial Statement for 1918
to the Duluth Evening Herald.
The dear old News Tribune was
awarded the publication of the
Official Proceedings and the De-
linquent Tax List with prompt
ness and without friction or dis.
sent.
But, in some way, for some
reason, the Herald's share of the
printing plums was withheld. Not
only was it withheld but,- ever
since, certain commissioners have
been searching the statutes to cind
out if it is mandatory to gi !,
such plums to a daily pap,r Or
if they can be awarded '"gally to
a weekly paper.
This searching of the statutes
has been very hard on the nerves,
temper and political welfare Of
Konge Odin and his devoted
prime minister. a~-,'.....- * -
Auditor Halden, you know, al
ways has assured Col. Weiss that
all courthouse favors came
through him, just the same as
good, pure and wholesome hydrant
water came to the people Of Du-
luth through Dom Heinrich Truel-
ten.
When Col. Weiss came back
from saving the country with the
State Safety Commission at st.
Paul and found that everything
was twisted up "seven days from
Sunday" he was both wroth and
worried.
When he demanded over the
telephone, whats the matter,
Halden?' the latter shivered and
cnattered like a monkey with the
pip.
Even the Herald boys could not
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-29
shc.:..a His ignorance.

It was after five o'clock and the Illi-
nois street car was crowded with pas
sengers who were periodically carry
ing their purchases home. At about
Fourteenth street the car stopped and
the conductor called out: Heres a
veil someone has lost"
AS no one claimed it, he cried again,
Has any lady here lost a vei!2'
With that he innocently displayed
the filmy article to those who were
near.
ooh, it's waist" came In chorus
from the women.
Hes surely not married" suggest
ed one.
The owner of the waist had left the
car az Eleventh street, but had so many
bundles that this one was left behind
in the wd.--Indianapolis News.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-29
The TRUTH ABOUT
ECZEMA AND PILES

Thousands and thousands Of people, says
Peterson, are learning every week that one
30 cent box of Petcrson's Ointment viii
abolish Eczema and Danish piles, and the
grateful letters l receive every day are
worth more to me than money.
l had Eczema for many years on my
head and could not get anything to do it
any good. | saw your ad and got one box
and / owe you many thanks for the good
it has done me. There isn't blotch on
my head now, and ] couldn't help but
thank Peterson, for the cure is great, Mrs.
Mary Hill, 400 Third Ave-, Pittsburgh, Pa.
/ have had itching piles for Is years and
Peterson's is the only ointment that re.
lieves me- besides the piles seem to have
gone. A. b. Ruger, ll27 Washington Ave.
nus. RacIn5, Wlh.
Use Petersons Ointment for cid sores,
salt rheum and ali skin diseases. 1t ban
ishes pimples aud blaekheads in less thar
10 daye and leaves the skin clean, clear and
pleasant to look upon. Druggists guaran'
tee it. Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-29
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

has been household remedy all over
the civilized world for more than half
century for constipation, intestinal
troubles, torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. 1t is a most valuable
remedy for indigestion or nervous dys-
pepsla aud liver trouble. bringing on
headache, coming up of food. palnita.
ton of heart and many other symp.
toms. A few doses of August Flower
will immediately relieve you. 1t is \
gentle laxative. Ask your druggist
Sold in all civilized countries.--Aiv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-29

yanced from SIS to S10S or as produc-
ton trebled income above feed cost
Increased six times. If no expenses
except the cost of feed are considered,
the COW that produced 450 pounds of
butterfat was as profitable as 27 cows
Of the first group, whose average pro-
duction was 100 pounds. If labor and
miscellaneous expenses also could be
taken into consideration the results
would be much more striking.
A further study of the records
showed that the cost of roughage was
about the same for all groups, but that
the total cost Of feed was somewhat
greater for the more productive cows.
The increased profit should therefore
be credited in part to better feeding,
but apparently it was more largely
due to better cows. The present high
cost Of feed will eliminate the low
producing COW, or it must eventually
eliminate the dairyman who keeps
such cows. More cows are needed,
but better cows are needed more. Ger
tainly it pays to keep good cows and
to feed them well.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-29
COUNT UP ONE FOR PATRICK
Uuwelcome Guest at Feast at Least
Had Satisfaction of Getting a
Good "Shot" Home.

Pat always had the latest news OF
the surrounding couptry and was con-
sequently a welcome daily visitor at
the parochial house. On one occasion
when his reverence was giving din
ner to some friends he requested Fat
not to call, but the latter, on account
Of the refreshments usually afforded
him, turned up along with the visit
ors. His reverence passed the word to
his friends, and Pat was left sitting
unnoticed in corner of the room dur
ing the meal 1t was only when the
dinner had been nearly finished that
his reverence addressed the unwelcome
guest
ANY news today, Pat?" he asked.
Nav" sullSed Pat, except Dan Fo-
ley's SOW has thirteen pigs an she
has only twelve teats.'
Thirteen pigs end only twelve
teats. exclaimed his reverence. How
will the odd pig get on, then?"
Dunno" snarfed Pat; "s'pose it'll
have to take back seat an watch
the others gorgin themselves, same as
I'm doin'"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-29
chivaIry OF the seas.

Naval history Is full Of instances
of the saiIorman's chivalric humanity
When the captured Chesapeake was
taken to Halifax, her Captain Law
renee t"don't give up the shipH) was
buried with military honors FROM those
against whom he had foughl. Park
Benjamin writes in the New York In
dependent. A British officer who was
one of his pallbearers later command
I'd the Boxer in her fight with our
Enterprise. Mortally wounded, he
sent his sword TO the dying American
captain, who died with II in his hands.
And then all the people Of Portland,
Me., reverently received both bodies
and buried them with equal honors.
side by side.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-29
BARREL TYPE OF CHURN BEST
Found by GARY Specialists to Be Most
Satisfactory-scaId Prepara-
tory to Chcrnisa.

The barrel type of churn has been
found by dairy specialists to be one
of the most satisfactory churns. The
dasher or plunger type requires a
somewhat greater expenditure of la
hor. Earthenware churns are unde-
sirable unless perfectly glazed. since.
If pores are exposed, they absorb milk
and cream which later decay. The
churns with mechanical devices inside
them are difficult to clean and some
times injure the body Of the butter.
The churn should be scalded preDara-
tory to churning, but should be cooled
with water before the cream is placed
inside.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-29
Those technical Motor Terms.

Charley is simply wonderful ex-
claimed young Mrs. Torkins. II never
dreamed that anyone could run mo-
torear the way he cant e
What has haPpened?"
Eve took ride yesterday and went
along beautifully in spite Of the fact
that he had forgotten some Of the ma
chinery."
Running without machinery"
Eyes. We had gone at least eleven
miles before Charley discovered that
his engine was missing"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-29
Golno 10 Be somethInn.

A colored man in Philadelphia re-
quested his employer to release him so
that he could so south.
What do you want to 60 for, La
fayette?s
:" Cos Use called to church down
dar."
Called to chulch? What are you
going to be2'
Use goin' to. be sumfin. / dunno
whedder be de pasture or de sex
tant or de vestryman. but Use goin' to
be sumfn. New Success.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-03-29
What She Would Take.

At an Irish assize a deaf old lady,
who had brought an action for dam
ages against her neighbor, was being
examined when the judge suggested
a compromise, and instructed counsel
TO ask what she would take to settle
the matter.
His lordship wants to know what
you will take?" asked the learned coun-
sci, bawling as loud as he could in the
old lady's ear.
Il thank his lordship kindly" an
swered the dame ''and if it's no incon-
venience to him, III take little whis-
Ky and water"