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The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-27
BOTH HOUSES BUSY
 ON ROAD LEGISLATION

Little Rock, Sept. 27.-Both Senate and House spent Friday in handling local business. The Senate passed all of the bills that had been sent over by the House, reday for passage, and the House, with night session, made good progress on Senate bills.
 The indications are that there will be as great a volume of legislation this time as there was in the regular session. There were 166 road district created by the regular session, and the acts filled three big volumes. There will be as many acts resulting from this short special session, and they wifi have. to be printed, h;:. very few people will be interested enough to buy the books.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-27
BROUGH WILL ADDRESS
 OKLAHOMA TEACHERS

Little Rock, Sept. Ex-Governor Brough has accepted an invitation to deliver series of three addresses be- fore the Southeastern and North eastern Oklahoma State Teachers Associations on Nov. 27, IS and 29.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-27
LOOK!

A car of apples just unloaded on West Main street next door to Dr, Rice's Drug Store. Come and get prices and I am sure you will buy. Cooking, canning and eating apples. Ct
The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-27
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday school, 10 a. m., Judge c. R. Haynie, Supt.
 Preaching at II o'clock by the pas tor, subject "Boys or Pigs.v
 Preaching at 8 p. m., subject "One Was Taken and the Other Left"
 All are cordially invited to attend all of these services.
 You get out of life no more than you put into it; and it is the same way with soup.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-27

We have scholarships in Tyler Com mercial College at Tyler, Texas. If you want a thorough business course come to see us. We will allow you a saving discount on one of these schol-
The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-27
METHODIST CHURCH
Tomorrow's services:

Preaching at Il a. m. and 8 p. m.
 Allow me to earnestly appeal to every member to attend both ser vices. As the weather is getting cool and pleasant we shall look for you at church. Come expecting good services.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-27
If you want the Daily Gazette by mail, let me have your subscription.
 Jack Johnson Jr., Newsletter. If

A real bargain in 80 acres, 45 culti- vation, all fenced, and cross-fenced, good water, wells and springs, right at school house and church, on public road, rural mail and telephone. 2 sets Improvements, 2 barns, good or chard, miles from Prescott. Price $2, 100000. Moore 6 Martin. If
 FOR SALE-A good second hand Ford touring car. Phone Will Nit chell, 1s6. . 17tf
 Go to church tomorrow. 4@ AI
The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-27
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE

If your bowels need wholesome physic that thoroughly cleanses, sweet ems the stomach and benefits the liver, take Foley Cathartic Tablet tonight and you will feel better in the morn ing. It is quick and safe remedy for sick headache, biliousness, bloating, sour stomach, gas, bad breath, indi- gestion, constipation or other condi- ton caused by clogged or irregular bowels. Foley Cathartic Tablets cause no gripping or nausea. Sold every where. 3
The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-27

Go to church tomorrow.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-27

Shoes for women and children; prices to suit the times. Daniel 6 Son Shoe Shop. 24d2
 FOR RENT-1o acres land near city. G. N. Autry.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-09-27

city. G. N. Autry.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-21
CAMPAIGN IN DELAWARE
FOR SALVATION ARMY FUNDS
SET OUT MONDAY TO RAISE
$15O,OOO THROUGHOUT STATE
Today is "DOughnut Day"-GOOd
Work of This Worthy Organiza-
tiOn Bringing in Subscriptions.

The campaign for $15O,O0O in the
State of Delaware as part of the ma
tional campaign of the Salvation
Army for $13,OOO,0OO was started on
Monday. From every part of the State
expression of good will, offers of
support and many subscriptions have
come to campaign headquarters in
Wilmington as well as to the various
chai11nen in the different counties.
Wednesday (today) is known as
"doughnut day. throughout the State.
Girls are selling doughnuts, the edi-
BILE which the Army made famous, in
every town, city and village. 1t has
been discovered since the beginning
of the preparation for the drive that
one of the originators of the idea of
"doughnuts for doughboys" idea is
Delawarean, Miss Reba Sayers,
who is at present serving in France,
having sailed from this country in
March, 1918.
Speaking of the campaign Freder-
ick Brady, of Middletown, said:
"There is certainly no reason why
every town in Delaware should not
put forth every effort to have the
Salvation Army campaign go over the
top on the very first day of the drive.
In other States many of the cities
have already subscribed the amount
desired without the formality of open
ing up campaign headquarters. Del
aware has been to the front in every
movement which has meant better
ing of humanity and another oppor-
tunity is now offered for the people
of this State to show their interest
in one of the greatest movements of
the day."
Confident predictions of the success
of the campaign on the very first day
have been made by almost every
member of the advisory committee
This is owing to the number of excel
lent advance. reports made to head
quarters in Wilmington.
"This is a campaign in which
everyone in Delaware should be in
terested," said Governor Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-21

Farmers Day, which has proved
such a successful event during the
past few years, will be held again
this year on Saturday, June 7th, as a
part of the Commencement Exercises
at Delaware College. The farmers of
the State are cordially invited to be
present and inspect the experimental
work that is in progress in. Agrono-
my, Animal Hubandry and Horticul-
ture. Good speakers will be provided
for the occasion, the names of which
will be announced later. Farmers and
their friends are asked to bring q
basket luncheon and spend the day
at the grounds. Delaware College
Commencement exercises will be hello
from June 7th to 9th inclusive.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11
Mr.. THOMAS F. COLE
NO LONGER CURLS

During one of Duluth's "silly
seasons" the suckers spent about
$1O,COO,COO Of their savings for
copper stocks that Thomas F. Cole
unloaded. Mr.. Cole put the
money into local bank stocks,
business blocks and choice corner
lots. The suckers put the copper
stocks, in their strong boxes,
where many of them are yet.
, As q help to playing the game,
''Mister" Cole, as the daily papers
always called him, joined most of
the local clubs, the Duluth Curl
ing club, among others.
Now the most worthy curling
club has had a heavy and annoy
ing financial load to carry. The
past few months, steps have been
taken to make that load lighter
and safer.
The plans of the Duluth Curling
club were presented to Thomas
F. Cole, julius III. Barnes and
other men in the Effete East who
have Jared well in and from Du-
luth. ~
Thomas F. Cole promptly sent
a big check-NOT. He lost no
time in forwarding his resignation
as member of the Duluth Curl
ing club. He deigned to explain
that he no longer was citizen of
Duluth, therefore unable to en-
joy the advantages and benefits
of the club. Not one red cent did
he offer to tighten the financial
burdens.
Julius III. Barnes promptly and
cheerfully informed the financial
committee that, If it proved neces-
sary, he would put mp S. 900 for
the purpose outlined to him.
Mister Thomas F.. Cole might
make a still greater hit by re-
signing any directorships he yet
holds in Duluth banks. Such ac-
ton on his part certainly would
not impair the popularity Of such
local banks as print his name in
the list Of directors.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11
FOREST FIRE VICTIMS IN
REBELLION,

The fire victims of Northern
Minnesota evidently do not feel
satisfied with the administration
of relief work by Col. Hubert v.
Eva.
Within the past few days petit
tons to the legislature have been
put into circulation for signature
by all interested parties. These
petitions suggest that at least
$1,000, 900 be appropriated by the
legislature for the rehabilitation
Of the devastated regions.
These petitions specifically pray
that the legislature appoint and
establish its own agencies for dis
tribution of aid to the real farm
ers and settlers who suffered loss,
instead of leaving it to the local
organization now having the work
in hand. The present organiza-
ton is charged with inefficiency
and incompetency.
1t is expected that several
thousand bona fide signatures
will be secured to the petition
before it is placed before the
states Lawmakers.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11

new woman, one with two or three
children. What between the sale
Of suits and "hustling" by the
woman, the Burnsides accumu-
lated enough capital to start a
candy store on Tower avenue be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets.
It is firmly alleged that there is
no limit to the booze that can be
purchased at the Burnside store.
You even can get brandy drops.
It is further alleged that booze in
copious quantity can be secured at
the Burnside residence on Ogden
Ave., between Fourth and Fifth
streets.
The Burnside joint has been
pulled since Superior went dry
but prominent member of the
police department is credited with
making daily calls, which keeps
spoilers, stool pigeons and pri-
vate detectives frightened away.
"Chat" Bell, after skating on
thin ice for several years, finally
was landed for conducting a red
light dump over Siegel Brothers
clothing store. He also has been
yanked up for fast driving, buy
ing stolen automobile tires and
other capers.
"Chat" now has opened a oevo
and bingo parlor at the corner If
Tower avenue and Eighth st. He
has fine display of female bar
tenders, which makes Max Rosen-
befg very jealous. The boys de-
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11
BOYS NOW GO TO GORDON
Decreases Chief Lahs
Sports Employ Cunning Means norng Fire WaterSeera
Trunks Come

The boot-leggers, blind-piggers
and blockade-runners are not hav-
ing things so much their own way
since chief Lahti became the head
of the police department. The
policemen are expected and en-
couraged to do their duty and
there even are plans and orders
issued at headquarters for catch
ing the lawless followers of Old
John Barleycorn.
Just at present, Gordon, Wis, is
the Mecca for the bibulous boys.
They 60 down there from Duluth
and Superior literally by the hun
dred. The Omaha and 500 Line
trains provide convenient way
for those who do not have auto
mobiles.
Booze comes back from Gordon
in trunks, suitcases, packages in
arms and bottles in pockets. Pro-
fessional booze-toters have: har-
nesses in which they carry consid-
cradle quantities of red liquor. It
is needless to say that many a
thirsty chap brings back a goodly
quantity of spiritus frumenti in
his tummy.
On Christmas Eve over 100 pas
sengers came into Superior on an
Omaha train. Ninety-two Of them
got off in Superior. Many Of those
took a street car for Duluth think
ing that safer than the train over
the Interstate bridge.
Three couples or pairs Of Duluth
policemen met the cars at the
bridge. Most of the booze bearers
were in the first Of three cars.
Probably sixty passengers were
bearing more or less liquid Christ
mas joy. Each and every one
dropped his booze on seats or floor
and swore by st. Nicholas that
none Of it was his. Out of several
arrests made, three convictions
were secured.
One gay blade had On a harness
in which he carried Al pints Of
whiskey. He slipped off the rig
and forfeited booze that, in Du-
luth, would have brought him any
where from 1925 to $3.50.
The bottles Of booze picked up
in those three cars filled three Of
the big wooden tubs or contain
ers in which big cans Of ice cream
are packed in salt and ice for ship
ment.
It is needless to say that none
of that booze was ped3led out at
police headquarters. Such stunts
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11

stuff and traced it to the Aus
TRANS tt nix. He did not bother to
use a key but broke open the
trunk and took out all the booze,
after which he proceeded to get
gloriously drunk.
When the Austrian claimed his
trunk it was open and empty. He
was not in a position to say much
but protested against the VIOLA
ton Of his travelling buffet, so to
speak. Supt. White discharged
the bibulous burglar who broke
open the booze box but that was
scanty satisfaction to the blockade
runner. .
A Duluth man loaded trunk
with booze in a wet town and
checked it to the Duluth union
depot. A kindly drayman hurried
the baggage to the mans home,
"Wait a minute if you would
like a drink Of good whiskey," " re-
marked the drayman's s patron. He
waited and haste was made to open
the trunk. When the cover was
r"ised, nothing but chunks of
black, smutty, soft coal were
found therein. The baggage boys
on the train had robbed the trunk
Of the booze and replaced the
liquor with coal from the tender
Of the locomotive.
edo you want a drink?" asked
boot-legger.
81 don't mind" said a thirsty
chap.
The vendor pulled up the leg of
his trousers and extracted a small,
fiat bottle from his sock, just as
some women extract their purse.
He gave the chap a snort and col
lected the price of a single drink.
TIE Rip-saw has moved from
the Fargusson building to suite
No. 112, Manhattan building.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11
MEDICAL DEFINITIONS.

Pacifiesm-A symptom Of per-
nicious anaemia. Curablc only by
heroic Thea. G..ncnt.
Pro-German-A .zymotic dis.
ease, caused by fili.y mental con-
ditions. Cur~-.c in mid eases By
strict isolation and .antisc psis. In
severe cases, the prognosis is fatal.
Spanish Influenza-One Of the
sequelae Of chronic neutrality. It
often attacks innocent persons.
Sunlight and fresh air az. ! sense
of duty are the best remedies
Life.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11

bingo parlor make an excuse to
run. Odors of fiery booze have
been smelled there by boys with
keen noses.
|, Only the other day an old Biddy
was trying to coax a little girl in
side.
''Don't be afraid, dearie," she
said. "There are other women in
here"
Wise boys declare that Mrs. Ty-
ler can do as much: good investi-
eating that dump as she can KNIT
ing socks at headquarters.
The biggest scream for many
weeks had been the attempt of
"boxcar detective' P. A. Dill, of
the Omaha, and s'boxcar detec-
tive" Martinson of the SoJ Line, to
find out who stole booze by the
wholesale from cars of those re-
spective companies. On December
81, Is cases of booze were taken
500 Line car near Batter Ave.
from a 500 Line car near Baxter
Ave. About a day later; 20 cases
were taken from a car near the
freight sheds. At about the same
time, 10 cases and a barrel Of
booze were taken from an Omaha
freight car at Itasca.s
"Wild Jim'' Sullivan has been
summoned by the two puzzled
"box car dective's" and he has
been scouting around with them
instead Of hanging paper.
Where and how that booze went
! is deep mystery.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11

After one brief, uneventful and
not highly remunerative month
Of service, R. D. McKercher has
resigned his position as executive
agent of the State Society for
Prevention of Cruelty, with head.
quarters in the capitol building at
St. Paul.
After fatty feeding at the pub
lie crib for many years, the Big
Feller has satisfied his appetite
for public position and stepped
out onto the sidewalk, into pri-
vate life. j
When asked the reason for his
sudden action in resigning, Mr..
McKercher is reported to have
said that the St. Paul position
took him away from his home in
Duluth more than he liked.
The facts are that the Big Eel
Ter quit under heavy fire and his
resignation may have been great
" hastened by pressure fromesome
Of those responsible for putting
him into the place but who sud-
denly saw that a Serious mistake
had been made.
Since McKercher's voluntary
resignation substantially corrects
the mistake made by prominent
and highly esteemed Duluthians,
it will not be necessary for the
Rip-saw to open up the closet
door and drag forth grinning
skeletons hanging therein.
The general public, however, is
grinning broadly enough over the
rapid elimination of the Big Eel
ler from public position to re-
quire no grinning skeletons to
add to the gaiety of nations, so
to speak.
Duluth's mammoth frequenter OF
the official pie-counter has not
taken the dear public into his
confidence as to future business
plans. It was assumed that, after
he got through with his profit
able snap as chief of police, the
Glengarry clansman would be-
come gunman on the iron ranges
for some of the Big Interests
1t is not impossible that some such
position will bemade for the big
bruiser by some powerful repre-
sentative of the Fat Boys.
McKercher went up like a sky
rocket and came down like a
stick. As is we'll known, he came
from a rural community in Can
/. ada, with a Glengarry thirst for
place and pelf over here in the
land of the American Eagle.
But McKercher had to learn the
Yankee language and get natural.
lied. While that was going on,
he trundled a truck at the N. P.
R. docks. He finally became a
driver and horse wrangler for a
local wholesale house. He even
is represented as peddling cough
drops for a while. = =
Some years ago, McKercher
landed a job as executive for the
Duluth humane society, officially
termed the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty. He played up
to Rev. DIR. Ryan and chummed
with Edw. M. Silberstein in the
Associated Charities. The general
public read the numerous .puffs
given McKercher by the daily
papers and received the impres.
sion that he was a high-minded
moral, unselfish man, a diamond
in the rough, perhaps, but one
without flaw and not off-color.
When the. wide-open boys
elected Silberstein and saw him
installed as, commissioner of pub
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11

clare that "Chat's'' cider is as
hard as nails and that too many
drinks Of it would make a jack
rabbit spit in the face Of a bull
dog.
There's a Greek hangout on
Broadway between Banks and the
Union depot A restaurant and
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11

are not now pulled off since chief
Lahti took hold.
A Mesaba range Austrian
checked a large trunk from Min
neapolis to Duluth over the 500
line. At night he had it trans
ferred to the Union depot.
In some way bottle Of booze
was broken and the contents ran
out. A baggage handler. at the
union depot shifted the pungent
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11

lie safety, Lieut.. F. E. Shuttle was
credited with being promised
Troyer's place as chief Of police.
Prominent supporters of Sitber-
stein urged him to retain. Troyer.
Many more urged the appoint
ment of Schultz or at least some
real member of the department.
One night there was a quiet din
ner party at the Silberstein resi-.
dence, attended by about ten in
fluential members Of a prominent
order. Hon. w. A. Cant is cred.
tied with leading the bunch. A
Big Talk must have contained
Big Medicine with Onkel Bernard
for, the next day, he announced
that R. D. McKercher would be
appointed to succeed Chauncey
Troyer as chief of police Of the
great city of Duluth.
Thousands of people credited
Mr.. Si1berstein with having made
an exceptionally good appoint
n1ent. #...: '.'.
As time passed by: and McKer-
cher got sure of his ground, his
curves. excited suspicion, aroused
dissatisfaction and, developed
great antipathy on the part of the
common people. He was inatten-
tive to. duty, discourteous to the
cQmmoners and brutal in his treat
ment Of prisoners or those in dan
ger Of becoming prisoners.
Finally, whispers began to 60
up and down the town to the ef-
feet that McKercher was follow
ing in the footsteps of Bob Ben
son, Hansen and Crandall and
that, above all else, he was runn-
ing wild in the matter of sexstuff.
The daily papers, however, re-
peatedly boosted McKercher apd
commissioner Silberstein ever was
ready to give out an interview
telling what a wonderful chief Of
police he had given the city. There
were those who did not swallow
that CUFF and, as time went by,
the public became more and more
wise as to McKercher s. incapa-
city, neglect Of duty, immortality
and illegal means of gain.
It evidently filtered through
the well-thatched Glengarry dome
of thought that Silberstein stood
no show for a.second term, there
fore his chief Of police would
stand a slim show Of reappoint-
ment next April. Then, too, var
ious local agencies were disturb
ing the Big Feller with questions
and variations Of his peculiar
stunts, many-of Them pulled in the
silent watches of the night.
The, public was rather sur
prised to hear that McKercher
had resigned as chief Of police
and all high minded people were
astonished to learn that he had
been given a job at, up-lift work
the secretaryship Of the State
Society for Prevention of Cruelty
or the Humane society, as it often
is called. t.'a-..a .,....s,
It was generally understood
that Rev. "A: w. Ryan, chief pa
tron of the local society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty, had a prom
insht part in McKercher's selec-
ton. ~.
Loud protests at once, went up.
Gov. Burnduist was sent personal
letters by people prominent in
up-lift work and in possession OF
many facts concerning McKerch-
er's shortcomings and unfitness.
The Rip-saw, as many know,
/ror%;ruad AN -paro q NJ
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-01-11

"Big Rose, he had two rooms in
Mountain Iron. Joe played the
fiddle in the front room and "Big
Rose" entertained their guests in
the back room. The two finally
accumulated enough coin to build
a bigger place between Mountain
Iron and the Great Northern rail
way tracks.
Ed Erickson was a big, husky,
handsome section foreman on the
re-. N. R. He was only 81 years old
and his virile youth entranced
"Big Rose'', the lawfully welded
wife of Joe Bedell, therefore she
followed him away.
Joe was broken hearted over the
loss Of his wife, gold digger and
companion in low moral endeavor.
He sued Erickson for alienation
of his wife s affections, setting the
damage at $5,O00.
|. One night sheriff Bates and
Bedel's lawyer raided "Big
Roses" place and Erickson
climbed out of the window in his
night robes, leaving his trousers
and 81 800 in the pockets. The
sheriff and the lawyer seized the
roll.
Since then, Joe has found
another woman. He is a small
man, therefore he naturally takes
to big women. The twain possess
a French poodle and it is a grand
sight on Sunday mornings, when
Joe 'Bedell, with big madam on his
arm and the wooly little poodle
at their heels, strolls up Tower
avenue on their way to 10 o'clock
mass. ..
A watchman employed by the
N. P. R., accompanied by a friend,
recently went into Max Rosen-
berg's joint, the cafe America,
and asked if they could get some
booze?
"How much do you want?"
was asked.
"How much can we get?" was
a counter question.
"All you want-one, two, three
or more pints," the thirsty rail-
way employe was informed.
The man and companion thought
the reply was a joke but, following
the attendant to a stall, they were
shown plenty Of booze and, accord
ingly, bought pint for only So.
When they were asking about
the booze, a policeman was seated
at the lunch counter and he very
easily could have heard the con-
versation as we'll as seen what was
going on.
1T is whispered that a raid re-
Gently planned on Rosenberg's
joint was tipped off by a member
of the police department. 1t is
not reported, however, that this
particular member of the depart
ments tips off any illegal handling
of booze and redlight women.
Col. Burnside formerly was a
bell-wether in Ashland's under
world. When conditions got so
rank in Ashland as to turn the mu-
nicipal stomach, Burnside was
spewed out, therefore came to Su-
perior. Regularly, a woman came
to Superior from Ashland to hand
Col. Burnside his meal ticket. On
one of those visits, it is alleged
that the gallant Burnside stole his
fair supporters diamonds and re-
fused to give them back.
That kindly redlight lady fl
nally died and, ever since,. Col.
Burnside has, been waiting "for
her will to be opened $50 he says.
Burnside took UP the sale of tai
lor made suits to men,. He got q