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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
Emperor Nichoas Said to Have Escaped
(By Associated Press)

London JAN 17-Forer Emperor Nicholas and family have
escaped from prison bok it reported Petrograd
cording to disph from the capitol but report
lacks confirmation, the dpatch adds
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
Classification of Appeals
By District Board

Partial list of regstrants who APP
pcaled from the classification of Local
Board to the District Board.
This being their final classification
notification cards have been mailed to
registrants in accordance to their
final classification.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
American Sailing Vessel, Monitor, Summarized
(By Associated Press)

London 1.-THE American sailing vessel Monitor mas
been smarned Fuenteverura of the Canary islands,
dispatch Palms by the Wireless Press reports Inc
crew saved
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
Cotton Market BrAks When
Government Orders Closing of Mills
(BAssociated Press)

New York Jan. IT, ne drastic action of the Government
caused break e cotton market opening today The
decline ranged from ond oneha to three points equal
ten dollars q bale
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
Steps to Have c. gress Adjourn by June 1st
(EAssociated Pressl

Washington JAM I7Speedng all appropriation measures
bv avoiding and delays with
Guiding the business oe house by January fifteenth thus get
ting readiness to Congress by June the first agreed
upon at conference between Speaker Clark Democrat
leader and Kitchen ran of all leading committees
house. NA
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
Daily Cotton Report.

(By McNally Cotton Company
January cotton opened at 30c.
Local market 30 1-2.
Seed $71.00.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
MUT\Ny AMONG
GERMAN SUBMARINE
CREWS REPORTED
Thirty Seven Officers Are Said to
Have Been Killed.
(By Associated Press)

London. Jam 17-NTutiny among the submarine crews
at German naval base is reported in Exchange lee-
graph dispatch from Geneva 81 officers are said to have
been killed.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
Stocks Tumble When Garfield's Order Received
(By Associated Press)

New York 17.Stocks dropped from four ractons 10
three points opening of the market today rejecting
the attitude toward the Fuel Administrations
drastic orders
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
STATE CHAIRMAN 4: ::::;;iF;:ll
WIRES uft .GOUNTy CHAIRMAN
Urges Strict compiances::th Garfield Order to Shut
Down All |ndustffPIants For Five Days
Begin htlsmonow.
w. Shepard Nicholson xA
3ty Fuel Administration

rlt EMERGENCY order of the Unit
afi0il published in this mornings
dliiekly as possible, by phone or
|Iae.e sand individuals affected by
5enalties for violating. Impera-
( u obeved and you will report to
{]rder speaks for itself, and ii
hS Office to construe it's meaning
N State T FuelI Administrator
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
Five Large and On4 Small French
Vessel Weeks Submarine Toll
(By Associated Press)

Paris, 17.Five French merchantmen of
hundred tons under sunk by submarines
during the week ended January the twelfth.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
Pershing Reports Deaf tjh Of Private
Isaac lGOrdOn, of ValdOsta, Ga.
(By Asso ciated Press)

Washington Jan 17Perthng today reported
Gordon Jr f the engineers corps January
teenth from pneumonia. Hi home is valdosta, Ga.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
BY Assfi,otated Press)

Washington JAM Six in len killed and three
on States ship chfgan in the
was officially announced today. III
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17
Swiss Government Acknowledges
ihe Independence OF Finland

formally the sovereignty and independence of Finland
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-01-17

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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

The unappreciative police de-
livered another hard blow against
popular education week ago TO-
night. They raided a night school
conducted at $40 West Superior
St., arrested Prof. Wright and
several of his most earnest stu
dents and took the whole bunch
to Jail. After cooling their few
cred brows in the, prison bull
pen for few hours, Chief Nc
Kercher appeared and set light
bail for the bunch. Bail was fur
nished and then quietly forfeited
last Monday morning.
Prof. Wright's new night
school was recently opened in a
couple of rooms over the soft
drink parlor at No. $40 West Su-
perior st. 1t really was more
pretentious seat of learning than
some of the business colleges in
Duluth for there were two entire
rooms rented from the kindly
lady who manages the second
floor at that number on the old
Bowery.
It is stated that on the night
ofsthe raid a voice over the tele.
phone informed police headquar-
ters that Prof. Wright not only
was conducting night school
but that he was teaching
branches of popular education
! that are barred by the laws of
the great state of Minnesota and
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

the ordinances Of the city of Du.
luth. The informer refused u
state his name but assured the
authorities that gambling on the
green was in progress at said
place and at that time. ..- "a.
{ Chief McKercher, a personal
friend of Prof. Wright, was not
on duty, therefore was saved the
pain Of playing a part in the pull.
ing of a prominent and. popular
citizen on whom he had smiled so
often in the good old days that
now are no more q, =
Capt. Fiskett was on duty, how
ever. He summoned detective Ro-
berg and several other members
Of the department and delayed
not in hiking to the locality OF
the night school. Carefully sur.
veyirg the environment and safe.
guarding the skylight, the sturdy
captain rang the bell to the edu,
.cational institution. The door was
promptly opened. The officers
entered the halls of learning and
announced the purpose of their
visit.
Some months ago, Prof. Wright
started a night school in a Du.
luth garage for the educational
benefit of earnest young men
about town, some Of whom may
have been aliens and too bashful
to attend DR.. Hoke s noted night
schools. .-81I 81 Izi.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

hundred more votes in the pri-
maries than all his opponents COM
bined and his vote at-the election
was even more Of a walk-away.
The people spoke in no uncertain
voice and the next mayor of Su-
perior will have a wonderful op-
portunity to serve his city and
make an official record that will
set a mark for the next twenty
years. ..@,G ~
Although Solon H. Perrin is a
most, ikeable man and possessed
of host of friends has old school
ideas and methods did not appeal
to the progressive element. Then,
too, he was greatly handicapped
and harmed By some afa his.sap-
porfers. Fora solid wee mayor
Konkel talked. to himself = when
audiences refused to appear, and
his advocacy Of Perrin seriously
injured that gentleman's cause
The fact that Robert j: Shields
was boosting for Perrin also
aroused much prejudice against
the cause of the magnetic advo-
cate. The people of Superior have
decided that Mr.. Shields proper
mission in the. community is the
sale Of insurance and legal advice,
not that Of being the power be-
hind the mayoralty chair.
If commissioners O'Hare and
Tomlinson do not get in step with
the new order: Of things they will
probably be visited with the re-
call.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
POLICE CLOSE new NIGHT SCHOOL
Wrights
Recently Opened Disciples Of at 80
Superior St.-Bunch Monday.

Being embarrassed by a kindly
mention Of his institution for
night study, Prof. Wright went
to Superior where he sojourned
until the authorities made a
spring drive on the Knights of the
Dame of Chance a few weeks ago
With other noted educators, Prof.
Wright then came back to Du-
luth.
There is much sympathy for
Prof. Wright. In his younger
days he was a famous base ball
player on the big teams. He
eventually drifted into education
al work where fortune proved
most tickle and where his work
was not appreciated by the gen.
eral public. Prof. Wright is rep
resented by his friends as being
a most kindly man and one who
would divide his last dime with
a needy friend or even take the
shirt off his own back. He also
is represented as being in very
poor health and not at all fit to
carry on educational work at
night but he prefers to keep on
the firing line and pull his share
of life's load to the last, rather
than to twiddle his thumbs and
accumulate brain rust in some re-
treat for -idlers.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
CAM 0 0UFLAGE

&, A few weeks ago, Chief of Po-
lice McKercher visited Virginia to
attend some b. p. o. e. festivities
and, incidentally, to, do q bit of
electiOneering. ,.....- H..
How did your case against the
Rip.saw editor come out?' an in
quisitive Virginian asked. ,>.
.''That the case was dismissed by
u.s." replied McKercher., ''The case
never should have been prosecuted
1 was not in favor of it but city
attorney Samuelson insisted on
going through with it" -
), Chief McKercher certainly
signed the complaint. He even is
credited with having his man.
moth Mormon car all washed up
and the gasoline tank filled SO as
to take Morrison to the work
farm for 90 days, in keeping with
the plans of the Big Chief and his
gang. = -.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
BOOZE IS BANlSHED BY SUPERIOR
Small A. Baxter Elected
Mayor Enormous Majority-Human Drones Now Will Give
'%-* Way to Workers-Oiver Goes Sopping Wet -

After being kicked out Of Du-
luth and St. Louis county, Old
John Barleycorn squatted in Su-
perior and planned long stay
there for himself. He has acted
so badly since July 1917, how
ever, that he has been exiled by
the voters of the city across the
bay. July 1 will be the date Of
his departure. 1t, is stated that
the selfish old wretch proposes. to
"shack it,, at Oliver if states
attorney Mckay proves at all COM
placent. .....> So -....-
Superior went dry by a vote, Of
/. better than 80. at last Tuesday S
4elactian Fred A; Baxter was
sefestcyl lanfayor over Sole Hs Per-
rim by the enormous majority Of
$500. - =. ~, h.: 80.
/ It was some campaign the Su-
perior people pulled off. The
Konkel element started off aggres-
sively and confidently. Not only
did Silver Joe consider himself
invincible but, standing on s his
camoufiage record of having
solved the liquor problem, he ex-
pected to be swept back into an
other term Of office without diff
ficulty., s-r.~ r..
At the primaries, in a list Of
five mayoralty aspirants, mayor
Konkel stood fourth and his vote
came dangerously near going
down to zero. =. - ,.' 90. =
Senator Baxter received several
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

Mr.. Baxter promises law, en-.
forcement. After Julyl, not only
will the liquor dealers have to
seek other lines of business but,
before then, with Mr., Baxter IN
charge Of the police department,
there is likely to be a wild hegira
Of redlight ladies, panderers, gam
blers, petty crooks, drifters and
buns.
Oliver, the little municipality on
the Wisconsin side, across the St.
Louis river from the plant Of the
Minnesota Steel Company, went
wet by a vote of 90 to /. The
underworld folk have. it in their
nuddled noddles to follow Old
sJphn Il ycorn UP. to Oliver as
soon as the wet regime begins but
there is a possibility that states
attorney, Mckay. will invoke more
or less of plentiful Wisconsin laws
that will: put lid on Oliver !
willingness to be wicked.
G. G. Wade, principal Of the
high school, supplied much of the
energetic leadership that put
Superior dry. The women.of the
city furnished the numbers, many
of the arguments and far-reaching
influence in getting the actual
voters to put manhood above
money, decencysabove the dollar.
1t was the tenth wet and dry
campaign in which Mr.. Wade has
fought. Many Of the dry people
say, "this is Wade's victory
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

OQlu ndlueu, ~uOW ScINluS uIS
twenty-fourth year as county au-
ditor and, apparently, hoping to
serve twenty-four years longer, is
making campaign medicine reg
ularly now. This week he made
a pilgrimage to the Mesaba range.
It is assumed that he smiled and
.smirked, shook hands and slapped
shoulders, even telling any seek
,ers for favors, "Just leave that
ito me, old man." -. ... i
Now that the wet and dry
question no longer is an issue i'm
St. Louis county, auditor Halden
lis credited with hoping that all
the Old Timers will forget his
former friendliness for Old John
Barleycorn and that the Dry
Folk will believe that he is the
original prohibitionist of st.
Louis county.
To strengthen himself with the
temperance folks it is alleged
that Mr.. Halden recently. sent
out deputy Marvin to sing his
praises as an enemy Of Bill Booze.
Tt also is stated that Mr.. Martini
had poor success in his crusade
in behalf of the autoerat of the
courthouse. . g. ;
All this Dry Stuff hardly har-
monies with the story Of how,
once upon time, at St. Paul, Mr..
Halden staid up until 2 a. m.
tearfully pleading with Sen.
Charles E. Adams to vote against
the county option bill.
Mr.. Halden, in the opinion of
brain specialists, ought to take
some remedy for loss of memory.
A lot of auditor Halden5s
chickens are coming home to
roost. The time is rapidly roll
ing along when the last, sad, final
farewell to the marble-lined court.
house must be said.
To date, Walter Bergen is the
only one to file in opposition to
auditor Halden. Mr.. Bergen not
only has filed but he has COM
menced hustling. His skill, activ-
lty and energy enable him to do
a masterly job. After Mr.. Bor-
gen filed, it was almost a contin-
uous ovation for several days.
Old men and young, those differ
ing in color, creed and party, con-
graduated him on his action and
offered support. This remark
able demonstration was greatly
due to joy over the fact that a
David had arisen in Israel to 90
after the scalp of the slippery old
Goliath.
There may be other opposition
to Halden besides Mr.. Bergen but
no one has, as yet, filed. Any
fair, square, average citizen who
gets on the ticket with auditor
Halden will clean him up so cas-
lily that it. will seem like taking
candy away from a baby.
x
One Of Halden's fayorite stunts
has been to campaign for office
at the expense of kindly old St.
Louis county. Postage stamps,
printing, stationery, automobiles.
even express on campaign sup
plies have been paid for out of
the county treasury, under plau-
slble pretexts.
One custom has been to send
out all the regular deputies to
campaign, against their will in
many cases, and to put on sub
stltutes in their absence. Then,
under hope of a permanent job,
substitutes have been encouraged
TO line up all their relatives and
friends for the willy old autocrat.
There seems to- be no desire to
clean out the clerks and depu-
.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06
DULUTH,S BIG BRACCART
QUITS SHERIFF'S: FIGHT
COMMISSIONER SILBERSTEIN ROAMETH
ABOUT IN EFFORTS TO STOP RECALL.

Walter Gonska Gets Chance to Tell Former Chief
His Personal Opinion Of Hinl-Pep and Gin
ger Will Be Put Into Recall MOvement-A Few
of the Reasons Why Sflberstein Does Not Sat-
isfy-McKercher Is Heavy Load to Carry.
Public Surprised and Displeased Over Big
Chiefs Questionable D0ngs.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

against G. B. Miller. For. repre-
sentatives in this district, A. Il.
Warner, Henry Dworshak, Jr., and
B. N. Wheeler are most promin-
emily mentioned.
IN the Fifty eighth district, E..
r. Ribenack, Anton Bergen, and
w. A., Pittenger are considered
excellent possibilities for the. SEN
ate. Hugh Fawcett. already has
fled for the lower house. Or
ganized labor will endeavor to
have something decisive to say-in
this district.
~*
- George M Peterson proposes
to succeed himself as senator
from the Fifty ninth district. w.
B. Getchell would satisfy many
people. G.. Silverness has been
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

-, 1t now looks as if Robert D.
McKercher is afraid to run for
sheriff. The peeps given the pub
lie by the Rip-saw at the Big
Chiefs twisty methods in private
and official life are considered SER
ious enough to make the big lad.
die buck show the white feather,
after blowing for nearly year
over how he was going to be the
next sheriff of St. Louis county.
If chief McKercher shows a
craven heart, then a lot of careful
grooming and medicine-makiug
have gone for naught. For many
moons the big buffer snuggled up
to the political medicine men III
the noble Wolvin building, fully
expecting them to put him across.
The big laddie buck has chased
all over st. Louis county in his
notorious Mormon car. He has
made speeches whenever anyone
would listen OF. permit. He has
framed up tricks to discredit his
opponents, particu}afiy sheriff
Meining. He has paid up delin-
.quent dues in. some lodges and
newly joined others. Today, this
office-seeking immigrant from
Tayside, Ontario, is a bright and
shining light among the Masons,
the Guardians Of Liberty, Clan
Stewart, the Woodmen, the Elks,
the Modern Samaritans, the 7. O.
O. F. and almost anything and
everything else that will accept his
application and give him the obli-
cations. The Foresters may be an
exception. The West End Presby-
terian church also may not be very
strong for the erstwhile brother.
&C.;
The citizens of this city who
knew nothing of the night prowl.
ing of chief of police McKercher
and the character of his male and
female friends, have been sur
prised and gratified by the infor-
nation divulged by the Rip-saw.
There is much Indignation over
his nerve and gall in protecting
Dorothy Hill, the notorious red
light harpy and blind pig pro
prietress, who dismantled her
dump at 600 West Third St.; sent
her fine furnishings to Superior
for storage; and then hied away
to West Baden where she is re-
cuperating at the springs. Later,
perhaps, she will quietly come
back to Duluth and slip into some
remote, obscure flat, under the
kindly care of Duluth's gallant
chief Of police. -
Just one thing would have
come anywhere near squaring
chief McKercher with the public
and that was the arrest and
prosecution of his underworld
favorite, Madam Dorothy Hill.
The Big Chiefs private bed
chamber up at police headquar-
ters also was a revelation to
many a voter and taxpayer. Sur
prise is expressed that the big
laddie buck dare sleep alone in
his little bed, with the door open
and lady prisoner loose in the
corridor. Fears are freely ex-
pressed that, some night, some
such lady may tickle the chiefs
ticklish feet, as he lies there
sleeping so soundly and inno.
Gently.
How brave Uncle Bob must be
in everything but running for
sheriff of kindly old St. Louis
county.
Commissioner Silberstein il
trotting about trying to locate
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-06

movement. Being rather canny,
therefore having gumption
enough to seek men with mo-
tives, Onkel Bernard nearly sur
prised Walter Gonska out of a
years growth by calling on him
recently.
Mr.. Gonska, it will be remem-
bered, formerly was city prosecu-
tor. When the straight-laced
commissioners took their seats
year ago.. they cast doubtful
eyes towards the legal depart
ment in the city hall. There WIS
a general feeling around town
that the snarly Samuelson should
be sent back to private practice
but Onkel Bernard was rather set
on his retention. AS a sop to the
new commissioners, the famous
wriggler made Gonska the goat
and threw him overheard.
Mr.. Gonska was exceedingly
wroth at the time. He fairly bub-
bled over with facts and figures
calculated to marke the Silber,.
'stein Prestige look very insSg4ff
ficant. IN time and under collat-
eral influences. Mr.. Gonska
cooled off and now his talking ap-
paratus is shut about as tightly
as that of the proverbial clam.
; But Onkel Bernard's conscience
must bother him-anyway, he fig
ured out that Gonska was out to
get even, therefore was back Of
the recall. Toddling up to the
former city prosecutors legal
chamber, he sought information.
The little birds say that while
Gonska disclaimed knowledge Of
and responsibility for the recall.
he did plainly and bluntly tell his
former chief what he thought Of
him, one item being that he con-
sidered him utterly unfit for CON-
missioner.
Onkel Bernard went away sat-
isfied in one way but very sor-
rowful in another way.
This pending recall is both
puzzling and worrying commits
sioner. Silberstein and the old
school politicians. They cannot
imagine anything being done un-
less inspired by greed or revenge.
Anything backed by high sense
of civic duty or a desire for a
competent public servant, is ut
terly beyond their experience and
comprehension.
This recall is inspired by citi-
zens in every walk of life; of
every creed, color and party. To
date, an exceedingly small num-
ber of people with grudges or
sore spots have been permitted to
sign the petitions. Some who have
begged to circulate petitions have
been asked to wait.
Many ask the high privilege Of
adding their names to those al
ready on this list or that list.
They consider it great privilege
as we'll as a high duty to get
down their names. They yearn
for a competent commissioner Of
safety and if their signatures and
then their votes will help, the
same are freely offered.
There is fully month yet in
which to complete the recall Pc
titions. The time has arrived
when a close, energetic, effective
organization is warranted and
needed. It is expected that, in
few days, practical organization
methods will be extended and
pushed.