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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10
W|LANDER'S PIC
never ARRIVED
Aged Pioneer Firmly Believes
That Express Companies
Help the Food Hogs.

NJ. P. Wilander firmly believes that
the express companies play into the
hands of the Food Hogs to the detri-
ment of the patrons Of the transpor-
tation companies.
Mr.. Wilander is an old man who
came here when Duluth was very
young-a couple Of years before the
canal was dug. He has reared
family and now resides at 1915 West
Seventh st. - ......
One of Mr.. Wilander's sons lives
at Virginia, MINI. On February Is.
he killed pig and sent his father
half of 1t by express as sort OF
st. Valentines Day present.
That half of a toothsome porker
has not reached Mr.. Wilander up to
the present time, over two months
since 1t was shipped. He has about
given up ever getting it.
Some time ago, in fact, Mr.. Wi
lander put in claim for the half
of a pig that was either lost or so
sadly delayed between the Mesaba
range and Duluth. He has trotted
between three different express Of
fees in Duluth, all in vain. Neither
pig nor the originally stated value
Of $500 have been given the aged
citizen.
Burleson may be to blame for this
miscarriage of toothsome roasting
pig but Mr.. Wilander's arm is not
long enough to reach that old Bour-
bon. The clerks in the local express
offices have been Just about as dis
tant, when approached.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10

that lot easily worth So Of any mans
money. But 1000 pairs, or more,
of shoes as good, more or less, were
sold for a song, thereby relieving
the cultured and aristocratic Red
Cross employees Of the trouble of dis
tributing the shoes.
Cohen Had Special Sales.
The canny son of Solomon who
bought those shoes pulled off a spe-
cial sale in Virginia, inserting good
sized advertisements in the Virginia
papers. He spoiled several spring
openings of competing Hebrew mer-
chants, thereby causing great anger
and rancor.
That same Cohen from Virginia
also bought several hundred suits of
clothing at the armory. Any num-
Der of fire sufferers in the hinterland
would have been most happy to have
received some of those suits. Even
if a bit out of style or a bit heavy
in weight, much of the material was
much better than money can buy
today. Clothing a bit heavy or a
bit out of style is disable on hinter-
land farms. In many cases, too, it
can be made over by competent
housewives.
Potatoes and Big Sleds.
Among other things, 5000 bushels
of potatoes were donated for the
benefit of the hinterland folk. The
last the Rip-saw knew, 5000 BUSH
els of those potatoes were stored in
basement in Duluth. They were
not seed potatoes and, unless soon
distributed, will sprout and go en-
tirely to wreck. Perchance some of
the Michigan street Food Hogs yet
will get bargain In those 5000
bushels Of donated potatoes.
Then there are heavy sleds out
there in the armory that might do
for heavy logging but not for hinter-
land farmers. What a hinterland
farmer could do with a sled with a
hardwood runner three inches thick,
affiant knoweth not. He certainly
could not use one horse and his wife
to pull it. Big, strong, heavy teams
are needed to pull such sleds. Per-
chance some lumberman will get a
big bargain in those sleds after the
public ceases to watch that armory.
There is a veritable museum of stuff
out there.
Grain and grass seed distribution
is the order Of the day in Little Eva s
domain, but that's another story.
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Washington the once over, he may
be able to tear himself away from
his distilled drinks, laid in when
Washington went dry, long enough
to cooperate with Mr.. Carss in lin
ing up a majority of the congress-
men in favor of the measure for
relief. If the little giant who FORM
erly received his certificates of cleo
ton from this district will do that
much, then all here will feel like
joining in a demand that Clarence
B. be given the governor-generalship
Of the Philippine Islands, or some
thing just as good.
Red Cross Had Charge.
The unsatisfactory feature Of the
temporary relief work has been that
the American Red Cross has really
been given charge of the distribution
and disbursement of several millions
of money contributed by the public
or appropriated by the state.
Col. H. v. Eva has been the ex-
ecutive agent of the relief commits
sion. It is stated that his handsome
salary has been paid by the Ameri-
can Red Cross. His helpers, so far
as possible, have been employees of
the American Red Cross. The Flor
ence Nightingale brides were fair
sample of that help and the way it
was received by the fire victims.
Only a few weeks ago, an appeal
was made to the public for second
hand clothing for Belgium and other
European countries. Thousands do
mated both new and secondhand
clothing and supplies to the fire suf-
ferers.
Shoes Are Incinerated.
Many weeks ago, a 2-ton truck
took old shoes to the dump or incin-
orator. They may not have been
wearable but considerable salvage
was possible. Many a farmer has
said that he would have been glad
of bag of them. Leather is leather
these days and there are many ways
in which old shoes can be used on
a farm. On some farms, the old
soles make excellent brakeshoes.
They do for valves, bearings, patch
ing purposes and many other things.
Then one Cohen came down from
Virginia and, for a song, bought at
least 1000 pairs of shoes. There
were something over 100 boxes OF
various sizes. They were bought at
an average of SO a box. One fire
victim had a pair of shoes out of
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
|. HOLD SPECIAL SESSION
Directors Work on Revision of Rules-Attempt
Made to Heckle Director FirOved-Little
COmmOner Refuses to Knuckle Under

, that it cast reflection on the school
board.
| "You say that the recommends
ton for a change is due to a preju-
diced mind" continued director Nc
Giffert.
"In my opinion, 1t certainly is"
declared Firoved.
"You are casting reflections on
DR.. Hoke" exclaimed director Nc
Giffert, with horror in his voice,
over such sacrilege.
I'm what way?" Mr.. Firoved de-
manded.
"Dr. Hoke's recommendation was
that he be taken out and given other
employment. He wanted a more COM
! petent man. He did not ask a dis
! missal."
'He might as we'll have done So"
declared Firoved. "The intent is
! there" ....
Director Schaibly wanted to know
! why Supt. Hoke's recommendation In
the Smith case was due to a pre-
| JUDGED mind.
Director Firoved asked the West
End Wesley to look at the dissat-
isfaction among the patrons of the
schools. "Why ask me these ques-
| tions?" he exclaimed. "You we'll
know without asking. Why not look
around you? All these things were
threshed out before you were
| elected"
The human Zeppelin cast his eyes
to the table and shut his mouth
tightly. He happened to remember
many things that he had said and
done and advocated before he de-
serted his constituents and became
a traitor. He was a bit abashed,
even if not made dumb by realiza-
ton Of guilt.
Through all the discussion, Supt.
| Hoke sat there, as dumb as an oy-
ster.
Then came up the matter of re.
| naming the schools. It was held
| that schools should bear names &C.
cordins to location, rather than the
name of some man. Without delay OF
! objection the future Lenroot school
had its name changed to the River
side school.
"Why not rename the others?'
queried director Firoved.
A motion was quickly made, sup
ported and adopted to call the Cobb
school the Woodland school.
"Well, I guess that's enough for
once" remarked director Schaibly.
go on down the line" demanded
Firoved. whats the matter with the
Washburn school? knew you would
balk."
"Why?" asked director Schaibly,
,, who is rather new in Duluth and not
fully up on many facts and much
history.
'Tt's named after Jed L. Wash
burn" Mr.. Firoved informed the
West End preacher.
! Director McGiffert doubted II Mr..
Washburn would feel very badly If
the Washburn school had its name
| changed to the Hunter Park school.
OF course that eminent lawyer and
capitalist gave part Of the site for
| the school.
Director Firoyed urged a change
all down the line, with the exception
Of the Salter school. He did not
wish that name molested.
Director McGiffert admitted that
wiping out the name of Salter would
not make much of a hit with the
| public.
What are you going to do?"
prodded director Firoved.
The autocrats showed him by
backing up to the extent of recon-
sidering the resolution whereby the
name of the Cobb school was changed
| to the Woodland school. It still
bears the euphonious name of
| Cobb.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10
ME LAD.

ME LAD.
IT'S the eyes of We that're changed
me lad,
Not yer face or yer sunny smile;
There's a look down deep in the
depths o. them
That'll stay there fer a while.
That looks in the eye of every lad
That comes back agin over the sea
It's sayin' what yer lips won't tell
And, lad, I am proud of We!
Martha D. Tourison.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10
SAWDUST
SHAVINGS

Clean up your yard, both front
and back.
Many are wondering If Gen. Wood
really would be president.
Bernard Silberstein has left the
city hall but most of his official ap-
pointees still remain.
Teddy's soul keeps marching on,
closely in touch with the clanking
of Gen. Woods spurs.
Politics, kingship and fellowship
in crime suppress the doings of many
bad actor In salubrious Superior:
The recent legislature has gone
down into history. In this particu-
lar case, history is Synonymous with
oblivion.
Even Claude M. Atkinson, ye Old
Man of We Mesaba Ore, is beginning
to doubt Col, r. H. Acton, road en-
gineer for st. Louis county.
The boys from tho Mesaba range
allege that Eddie Hatch, the boy
mayor of Eveleth, is doing his best
to beat Halden's record.
What Gov. Burnquist and his plu-
tocratic legislature did not do for the
October forest fire victims will make
a bigger story than what they did do.
Saltwater Sullivan has at least
two more years in which to serve
his 60-odd corporations as state SEN
ator.
Ice has disappeared from the bay
and now the trailing arbutus is here.
Spring soon will appear in the dis
lance.
The late lamented Bobbie Bur-r-ns
once held a civil sarvice job, there
fore he must have been Glengarry
Scot.
Commissioner Murnian will fail to
make a real hit with the people so
long as he retains Silberstein's ap-
pointees.
The air Is filled with new papers
and rumors of new papers, mostly
those planned in the interests of Or
ganized labor.
Herr General Fritz Won Resche
feels able to smile since the patriotic
old legislature increased his salary
to $4,000 a year.
A proprietor of a blind pig ought
to make a good deputy sheriff on
the principle that it takes a crook
to catch a crook.
What sins has Duluth committed
that its patient citizens should be
inflicted with the snarling Samuel
son for another term Of office?
C. P. Craig has been elected first
executive director of the Lakes-to-
Ocean organization. "God moves in
a mysterious way, his wonders to
perform"
It's a mighty mean county COM
missioner who will take a prominent
empIoye of the road engineers office
over to Oliver and then push him
of the water wagon.
II Gen. Wood ever becomes presi-
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10
THE SONG.

He made a little, simple song
And sent it down along the years;
And now and then to burning eyes
It brings the tears!
And weary ears that hear forget
Lies cry and clamor for a while,
And now and then to bitter lips
It brings smile!
And though his gentle soul has long
Been high above life's toll and fret
Along the years his little song
Is singing yet
Mamie L. Hammel.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10

QenC ana ne mas any sense at all
he will give Lansing's job to Chawley
Mitchell, the head scold of the dear
old News Tribune.
Many people want the paved road
from Duluth to the Mesaba range
to follow the route of the D. M. &
N. Why not pave the D. M. & N.
and let it go at that?
It has been suggested that the old
Theatrical Club, up there on First
street, be reorganized and reopened
in honor of and for the entertain
'ment Of c. P. Craig.
Charles A. Lindbergh has started
a paper, therefore will print it in
the future instead of publishing a
book. A little book once proved a
fatal thing in his case.
It is alleged, that some of the
Jesse James gang over in Superior
plan to run lawyer Cadigan for
county attorney if they cannot make
him the next city attorney.
For the special information of the
Knights of the Tar Bucket, the Rip
saw office is located at No. 112 Man
haitian building. Every day is recep-
ton day at the Rip-saw office.
Everyone knew that Clarence B.
Miller was joking when he declared,
right after his defeat, that he would
come back to Duluth to practice law
as soon as his term Of office expired.
Western progressive republicans
are much dissatisfied with the way
congressman Mann has manned the
con gressional steering committee.
The G.. o. P. ship will persist in
leaking.
Etiquette on the iron ranges, es-
pecially at Ely and Eveleth, requires
that the chief of police do his drink
ing with the mayor, in blind pig,
instead Of at home or in. the Twin
Cities.
st. Louis county voters would not
be at all displeasel if the brainy
county commissioners would declare
the office Of county attorney vacant
and then select Mas,n Forbes TO
fill it.
High school principals find it ex-
tremely difficult to carry on a cru
SADIE against putting "coffin nails
when the boys have Supt. Hoke to
point out as model in the use of
the "evil weed"
When a new courthouse soon will
be ready for occupancy in Douglas
Co., Wis, thousands of dollars for
modern electric light fixtures in the
old courthouse hardly seem the
acme Of economy.
Now that Noah A. Young has re-
ceived a heavy increase in his salary
as superintendent Of county schools,
he can buy a cuspidor of heroic size
for use in his favorite pastime of
copious expectoration.
Col. U. G.. Burnside persists in
breaking the law Of both God and
man over there in Superior. He
proposes, to qualify for King of the
Underworld, even if he lands in Jail.
Stranger things have happened.
Gustaf Lindqvist, secretary to Gov.
Burnqvist, might have made an ex-
cellent impressario for the Florence
Nightingale brides who sang their
sweet songs to the hinterland folk
during the dreary winter time.
Col. Lubratovich, who was decor
ated with a deadly double cross in
return for his recent campaign SER
vices, might spring best seller IL he
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10
CARSS DOES NOT FORGET
VICTIMS OF HOLOCAUST
CONGRESS WILL BE ASKED TO APPROPRI-
ATE FIVE MILLION DOLLARS RELIEF.

Maps, Facts and Figures Collected For Thorough
Information of National Lawmakers Clar-
ence B. Miller Has an Opportunity to Boost.
The American Red Cross Yet Controls Relief
WOrk-ShOes Incinerated and Clothing Sold
to Range Merchant Curiosity as to Heavy
Sleds and Donated Potatoes
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10

C. P. Craig has been elected first
executive director of the Lakes-to-
Ocean organization. "God moves in
mysterious way, his wonders to
perform"
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10

What sins has Duluth committed
that its patient citizens should be
inflicted with the snarling Samuel
son for another term Of office?
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10

It's a mighty mean county COM
missioner who will take a prominent
employe of the road engineers office
over to Oliver and then push him
of the water wagon.
If Gen. Wood ever becomes presi-
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-05-10

A proprietor of blind pig ought
to make a good deputy sheriff on
the principle that it takes crook
to catch a crook.
Evening journal., 1919-10-02

4 great many details about the
League Of Nations have been left un-
settled including. OF course, Americas
lnal relations 10 IT,
A secretary General. in the person OF
Sir Eric Drummond. is, however. at
work in the temporary offices, assisted
by number OF other clerks from the
fritish Foreign Ofilce-mostly oxford
men--who have been lent very kindly
by the London authorities. The Sec
retary-General has nominated Sir Her
pert Ames, a Canadian NJ p, to be his
Financial Director, and II Vii be the
duty Of the latter TO prepare budget.
present it TO the Supreme Council, col
leci the allotted sums from the con-
lributing Powers and have general
oversight Of all expenditures.
10 is easy to see that this Financial
Director will be an object OF deep in
lerest TO all concerned, for on the man
ner in which he performs his task will
depend TO a large extent the comfort
of those who will look after the af-
fairs Of everybody and patch The holes
in tho worlds design
These are subordinate matters. how
ever. No Information has been given
out as TO what will be the powers.
privileges ami rank Of the Supreme
President OF the supreme Council Of
Evening journal., 1919-10-02

reducing these charges. The surplu
FOR improving the companys credi
and property was obtained not onl
from moderate profits In the transpor
tdii0n business, but by paying low
dividends on its stock for a long ser
les OF years, from selling its stock a.
premiums, and from profits realized or
It's investments. This surplus was in
Vcsted in the property for the improve
| ment OF the same for the public use
When legltimately it might all have
been dlsbursed in dividends to the
! stockholders.
If the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, after paying its fair dividends,
is not to have a surplus TO sustain the
credit and operations Of weak roads in
It's system, then several hundred miles
OF railroads must stop operations and
improvements, and communities must
suffer.
The Pennsylvania system represents
about 6.5 per cent of the whole track
mileage Of the country. about i3 per
cent. OF the ton mileage, 1875 per cent.
or the passenger mileage, and It's track
mileage is about one-half OF that OF
Great Britain and Ireland. and It has
invested for public use 81 100000 in
It's road and equipment, approximately
one-tenth OF the whole railroad invest
ment OF this country. II has been
opened for traffic sixty-seven years.
and during that time its management
has observed a sane and conservative
financial and operating policy. and
dealt as generously with labor in
wages and welfare funds 10 the ex-
tent the earnings permitted l have
ine honor of having served the COM
pany, with the exception of a few
years, since 1874, and for over thirty
years have been closely associated with
the executive department, familiar with
the construction OF new lines and
branches to serve the public and the
financing, upbuilding and compacting
of the system. Therefore, l can speak
intellgently, and indeed feelingly,
about the company's policy and az
fairs. So far as public regulation is
concerned, for the last ten years the
company has not been allowed suf-
ficient revenues 10 earn per cent. on
the cost OF its property and equipment
except in 1909 and 1916. Yet so far as
the management is concerned, long be- |
fore there was any regulation of the |
railroads, as we now understand IL, the |
Railroad Company did |
not distribute all of its net income in |
dividends. but judiciously applied a
portion TO promoting. help
ing and upbuildng its feeders and con-
lecting lines, TO eliminate grade cross
ngs. and for other similar construction
TENS
1t was not alone in this policy. 9th
IT companies pursued the same course,
md they could be depended Upon TO
continue such policies. under proper
egulation. without injustice 20 the
public. Then why must Congress now
'ropose. as a future national policy, TO
onfscate their so-called surplus earn
ngs and stop incentive. and on the
.iher hand fail TO definitely order
easonable rates that must produce a
air return upon which railroads can
I'VE and make progress2
Evening journal., 1919-10-02
JUDGE GARY AND THE STEEL STRIKE.

UDGE EBERT H. GARY president of the United
states Steel Corporation revealed himself be every
inch by his testimony before the steel strike in
yestgang committee OF the United states Senate yester
DAY.
His Nat assertion that the strike was fomented and
forced by labor agtators outside employ the
poration and that the corporation viii yield TO Che
strikers the cosed shop" been received with
widespread public favor
Even now the strike is falling" Judge Gary informed
HE Senate. There reason for this strike The
did not want IT, II forced on Them from outside
by the organizers Of labor unions The open shop the
question herethe right bring about fullest production
with only the interests Of the empoye The employer and
the public in sight Labor leaders seeking
sl industry in the country Should their efforts be sue
,essfuL industrial decay viii follow"
His testimony with respect to the high Wages paid to
he steel workers, who have received average wage in
OF i3i per cent the second year Of the war
iso has had profound effect upon the public mind
The sensation Of the hearing came, however, when
John J. Martin Youngstown machinst former union
man, and an empoye Of the corporation tesfned:
THE men who voluntarily responded to the strike call
were mostly foreigners think that John Fitzpatrick
chairman Of the National Steel Workers Committee with
w z. Foster secretary Of the committee an able assist.
ant is heading band Of buccaneers who will overthrow
this government n they not stopped They are en-
gagged in scuttlng the American Federation oabor The
steel employees Americans foreigners alike in Young
town. have been terrorzed by threats houses and
Kill children"
The American public has been in sympathy with
this steel strike. very large section OF the corporations
own employees have been against IT, but terrorzed by
The union organizers and the foreign clements they have
submitted TO It,
The fearessness the posltiveness Of Judge Gary
and other witnesses examined should serve to strengthen
public sentiment against the strike and to assist materially
breaking IT,
Evening journal., 1919-10-02

The Supreme League Of Nations when
that unique figure appears upon dhe
international scene TO upllft and over
awe humanity
Mr.. Wilson has demonstrated to his
own satisfaction that the League OF
Nations is greater than the Senate
greater than the government-as great
as the cause OF mankind"
IL naturally follows that the SUI
preme President OF the league will be
greater than The mere head OF any
single nation. and that, as the EN-.
5odiment OF legal and moral" powers
OF unique sort, he will take prece-
donce in the social world OF dlplo-
macy Of all Presidents and Prime Min
isters, to say nothing Of the few En-.
pcrors and Kings who have survived
l9e recent wiping out Of royalty.
II it should be necessary TO find a
title for the President OF the league
TO the Honorable" or
Right Honorable" OF political life.
why not borrow the "All Highest" OF
the Germans, designation which is
not in use anywhere at present?