The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-01

Kinnon advocated an investigation Of
conditions in Superior by grand jury
but no enthusiasm was aroused by the
chief 8 arguments in favor of that pro-
cedure.
Several societies seem to be back of
the new organization to curb lawless-
ness and eradicate vice. The suppos-
eddy militant organization was effect
Officers were elected as follows:
President, L. R. Mcpherson; vice.
president, DR.. R. G. Ogilvie; secretary,
Miss Lulu Dickinson.
The organization will be incorporated
to avoid personal liability: The incor-
poration committee, as appointed, EN-.
braces L. R. Mcpherson, chairman; w.
H. Webb, DR.. R. G. Ogilvie, Martin
Kreips and John o. Wick.
One report has it that the chief
work of the organization will be in
the line of getting proper and adequate
ordinances passed by the city council
for the punishment of crime.
Most Superiorites have felt that
there was no lack of laws, either mu-
nicipal or state, but that the trouble
came from failure of public officials
to show zeal in enforcing the same. Tt
IS pointed out that a thousand new
ordinances would bring no betterment
unless they were enforced. When peace
Officers fail to see, report or proceed
against lawlessness, vice and crime, ad-
ditional ordinances will not help the
situation.
In all movements to clean up city,
business interests, personal relations
and fear of. losing dollar are great
obstacles. Many Of the very best of
citizens "Let George Do It." They
sear that fight, publicity, bald ex-
posure of lawless and wicked condi-
tions will kill the sale Of some prop
erty under NEGOTIATION or make few
personal enemies. Mental treatment
ond plenty Of PRAYERS are expected to
clean out the panderers, blind-piggers,
gamblers, redlieht dumps and condi-
lions they create when not vigorously
controlled. ~ - Z = 49, '.'<=. =
Federal district attorney Wolfe re-
Gently stated that the present chief of
police has not helped him in one single
case where the liquor laws have been
violated. What good more laws would
do in that case is not apparent to q
logical layman who believes in getting
results by direct and vigorous action.
Mayor Baxter has stood almost alone
for nearly a year and a half in the
enforcement of the laws. Chief Nc
Kinnon has not warmed up to the task
of cleaning up the town. States at
torney Mckay recently took hold with
commendable zeal. Federal nrosecn+or
Wolfe has been a credit to the govern
ment in his efforts to end lawlessness
and punish lawbreakers.
Mayor Baxter needs help. but the
kid-gloved kind will not profit him
much. Moral suasion is helpful, but it
will not 90 far with LARGE number
of Superior's panderers, redlight folk,
hlind-piggers, gamblers and crooks.
Anyone who tries to make out that Su-
perior is really Sunday school town
and "pot terribly had' either does
not understand conditions or else is
trying to trim and stay on the fence.
The organizations and their dele
rates represented at the organization
footing at the Y. M. C. A. were as
follows:
Intercburch Council-H. w. Webb,
John O Wick. James B. Campbell and
w A. Rovcroft.
Y. M. G. A.-Prof. A. D. whealdon,
Robert M. Rieser. T. ]. Roth, w. w.
Strickland and w. G.. Wright.
Rotary Club-Dr. w. F. Gordon, Col.
p. B. Clemens, H. B. Evans, Allan
Peek and A. F. Chadwick.
Trades and Labor Assembly -
Thomas Horner, Martin Kreips, Frank
Gender, A. P. Brothers and August
Peterson .-,-,. ~ -.%..- -s
Masonic Lodge-L. R. Mcpherson,
R. G. Ogilvie and w. J. Whipple.
Grade Teachers Association-Miss
Martha Christie and Miss Hill.
Collegiate Alumni - Mrs. Helen
Young, Miss Lulu Dickinson and Miss
Agnes Kirk.