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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-02-08
OUR NOBLE SELF

A former Duluthian who was
engaged on important government
engineering work during the V. ar,
sends renewal of his subscription
to the Rip-saw and says:
eff I could get as full value for
all my dollar; as 7 do from those
[ periodically send to tho Rip-saw,
I could live on half my present
salary.
II wish I had the opportunity
to tell you, personally, all the nice
things I have in mind regarding
your masterful handling Of the last
political campaign. To have rid
the county Of two such men as
Halden and McKercher is an
achievement which should insure
you a monument in the public
square. I send heartfelt wishes
for your continued success.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-02-08
NOTED F|NANC|ER
IN Tolls OF Law
Former BiWabik Banker Has Very
Unpleasant Adventure With
Cook County Check.

Fred B. Meyers, former Biwahik
banker, Duluth bond broker and
now automobile transportation
king, was arrested January 7 on
the charge of uttering a worthless
check on the Cook County State
Bank at Grand Marais. Fortu-
,ately for Mr.. Meyers, he was able
to satisfy the county attorneys
office that he was not guilty Of
wrong intent.
It appears that Mr.. Robertson,
the chief man in the North Shore
Garage & Transportation Co.,
which carries mail and passengers
between Two Harbors and Grand
Marais, asked Mr.. Meyers to buy
certain automobile supplies. He
did so on December II, 1913. in
the name of the White Sales Co.
and charged the cost to the Grand
Marais company. Mr.. Meyers also
advised Mr.. Robertson of the ex-
penditures and warned him to
meet the check.
Robertson also conducts a fox
farm and, getting shy Of cash for
fox farm purposes, checked out
money in the bank that was to the
credit Of his transportation CON-
pany and used it for the fox farm.
When the check drawn by Meyers
arrived the bank threw it out be-
cause there were insufficient funds
to meet it
Jesse C. Heard, representing the
Duluth Auto Supply Co., the house
that furnished the supplies and
took the worthless check, swore
out a warrant against Mr.. Meyers
on January 7.
When the county attorneys
office fully investigated the mat
ter, it was found that there was
not proper grounds for pushing
the case, therefore it was dis
missed. The. members Of the
county attorneys staff felt, how
ever, that the city attorneys Of
flee had used them for collection
agents. --.--<---
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-02-08

The municipal campaign steadily
draws closer. The boys who vote
have not warmed up much yet but
the boys who seek places at the
pie-counter or have ambition to
shake the good old plum tree, are
wasting no time.
Soon after S. F. Snively filed, he
left the city on business trip but
is expected back very soon. His
campaign is, therefore, in statue
quo, as the lawyers say. His can
didacy is being extremely we'll re-
ceived. Many Of his warmest sup
porters are those who remember
what he gave the people in time,
influence, work and money in the
days when the city was trying to
own it's own water works system.
Mr.. Snively resides at 422 West
Fourth st.
w. A. Kask, 2O3 E. Third St.,
and Guy Hallock, SIG w. Second
St., filed in the first week of JAN
uary and are running neck and
neck.
James A. Farrell, 3O3 Kenil-
worth Ave., present commissioner
of the department of public works,
filed for a second term January II.
He already has many of his forces
well lined up and will make a
strong campaign.
W. A. Hicken, 1927 Cooke St.,
former commissioner of the de-
partment Of public safety and a
member Of the house in the 1917
legislative session, filed January
%. Many who voted against Mr..
Hicken four years ago will sup
port him this time. He also will
have strong support from those
who do not believe in blind pig
geries.
Victor A. Dash, under sheriff
until the New Year, a patriarch
Of Smithville, filed January %.
He is represented as having the
Western end of the city quite SOL
idly behind him.
Guy E. Warren, former board of
trade man, Y. NJ. G. A. booster,
war worker and at present in
charge of the public welfare quar-
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-02-08


appointment in some city depart
ment.
If commissioner Silbe;stein
wishes to heed public opinion, he
will make it Chief of Police Lahti
instead Of Acting Chief of Police
Lahti.
To date, no loud clamor for
stump ranches has been heard
from soldiers who have returned
from bloody battle fields in
France.
Commissioner Silberstein is
credited with engaging in a con-
tinuous soliloquy these days, viz:
"To run or not to run-that's the
question.
Candidates for city commission
er should be selected for their abil-
ity and not for their personal pop
ularity or merely because they
need the job.
The county commissioners now
desire to have their salaries raised
from 81 800 to So, 1900 a year. Some
people set a high valuation on
their services.
With Chauncey Troyer on the
job, Miller trunk road will be less
monopolized by lawless booze
wagons. Travel by the farmers
on that historic highway also will
be much safer.
Little Tammany lost out in it's
desire to dictate the appointment
of assistant city clerk. Fred Ash
better have care as to where he
goes on dark nights.
The people Of Park Point are
waiting patiently for the board of
education to select q site and Start
the construction Of that new CEN
trail school building.
The temperature of the ap-
preaching municipal campaign is
rising rapidly. It will reach fever
heat before the general public
really is aware Of it.
The way the Rip-saw subscrip-
ton list is growing is most re-
markable. The demand comes
from Canada to Mexico and from
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
A double barrelled boy is a
greedy pie-co.4ter patriot, v tn
out manners or respect for the
law, who holds, two state jobs and
draws two salaries contemporary
eously.
Duluth's streets are not so dark
at night as they were. A heavy
immigration Of refugee red!ight
ladies from Superior may be the
cause. How about it, Onkcl Ber-
nard?
Victor Powers boom for the
governorship of Minnesota is ex-
pected to open when he addresses
the Lincoln club in st. Paul on
the birthday of the martyred pres
ident.
The brewers had great hopes
that returning soldiers would
sweep back the engulfng wave Of
national prohibition but, to date,
there does not seem to be much
sweeping.
The U. S. Steel corporation SUBJ
salaries are having hard luck with
their dunkies. McKereher proved
to be a frost and now Col. Joe
Carlson has turned out to be a
bruised reed.
Eli Ratkovich evidently recog-
nizes the signs Of the times. BE
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-02-08
SAWDUST
AND
SHAVINGS

It's about time for some patriot
to resurrect the Taxpayers
League.
If charges are true, Fred Bes-
settle and Walter F. Rhinow are
double-barrelled boys.
When it comes to the selection
of city commissioners, let the voice
of the people be heard.
There are those who believe that
it will be Craig VS.. Carss in the
next congressional campaign.
The office of the Duluth Rip
saw now is maintained in suite
No. 112, Manhattan building.
This mild winter weather has
been godsend to those compelled
to visit fire relief headquarters.
The late grand jury was famous
for what it left untouched rather
than for what it actually turned
up.
Can it be that Uncle John T.
Armstead will decline to be, an
alsoran in the coming city cleo
ton?
Where can that highly cultured
Stirrup Club be hiding? No one
has seen it for six long, weary
years.
Those new steel plants would be
more welcome in Duluth fer a
starter than a deep waterway to
the sea. -
The reconstruction boom has
struck the Rip-saw. Last week,
the public bought and read 10000
copies.
It still looks as if the autocrats
have decided to surrender control
of the public schools to the COM
;noners.
John j. Lane says that he cares
not who holds the offices if he can
sell plenty Of automobiles to the
voters.
Any business man who desires
to sell goods to the common peo-
pie, cannot do better than to adj
.vertise in the Rip-saw.
Charles A. Lindbergh had such
success in writing a book that he
has decided to start a monthly
paper in Minneapolis.
Chauncey Troyer has returned
from a successful hunting trip to
the Mesaba range. He bagged
some bristly blind pigs.
A shower of fire and birthstone
might help Mayor Baxter in hur-
rying Che hegira Of underworld
undesirables in Superior.
Little Tammany should be sat-
isfed with local Federal jobs and
not try to capture The city hall,
That belongs to the people.
While the county authorities are
going after the Blind Pigs the
states lawmakers should take
good swat at the Food Hogs.
Major Greene, heir apparent to
a district judgeship, should take
care not to stay away too long
nor everyday his political hand.
Even Judge Brigham's voice is
not, clearly heard crying for mu-
nicipal ownership of public utili-
ties in these unregenerate times.
A man who has made a success
of his own business is quite apt to
make a success Of the city's bust
ness, if elected city commissioner.
There are so many willing Will
lies after municipal office that it
would be refreshing to see just
one candidate drafted by the peo-
pie.
It is quite a Napoleonic idea to
eliminate possible opponent for
office by giving him . profitable
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-02-08

Eli Ratkovich evidently recog-
nizes the signs Of the times. BE
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-02-08

It is quite a Napoleonic idea to
eliminate a possible opponent for
office by giving him . profitable
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-02-08

The U. S. Steel corporation SUBJ
salaries are having hard luck with
their funkies. McKercher proved
to be a frost and now Col. Joe
Carlson has turned out to be a
bruised reed.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-02-08

The brewers had great hopes
that returning soldiers would
sweep back the engulfng wave OF
national prohibition but, to date,
there does not seem to be much
sweeping.
The sun., 1919-05-22
Bid.Asked.

Closing prices Of stocks in which there
WerA no transactions Yesterday:
The sun., 1919-05-22
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
Marine shares Break.

II the Marine directors who approved
the sale OF tho corporations ships to a
British syndicate were wholly in the
dark as to what the financial commun-
ity's opinion Of the current deA they
had but to take glance at the ticker
ut any time yesterday, which no doubt
they did. The common shares tumbled
sA points and the preferred 2%. The
selling became a complete rout, and
many a weakly held account went by
the board. The deal continued TO be
the principal topic of discussion in the
financial district. Estimates OF what
would be left Tor the common stock,
after the bonds should have been taken
care of, preferred dividends paid UP and
the stock retired were estimated In the
Street yesterday as high as $50 a share.
But In these estimates Wall Street failed
to consider q transfer tax which must
be met on this side before the COM
mon stockholders can expect to profit
by the sale OF the ships. This tax must
be paid on the value Of the tonnage, cal
culated on a pre-war basis, and. in ad-
dition, an excess profits tax must be
paid on all more than pre-war values
received in payment. IL is estimated
that the company will have left, after
all classes of stock, except the COM
mon, shall have been taken care OF,
some s6,000.000, its American ships and
some $27.000.000 in surplus, but It is
figured that this surplus will be largely
or set by taxes and other considerations
entering into the final wind up of the
deal
The sun., 1919-05-22
Getting the Money Home.

stu another phase of the Marine sit
uation. which has succeeded in stirling
Wall Street up as has no other COM
mercial deal OF recent years has and
about which the financial fraternity is
considerably perplexed, Is the form in
which the f27.o00.00o received for the
ships will be in when It reaches this
country. In some quarters the impress
sion prevails that 1t might be in some
sort of securities. probably British Gov
-rnment bonds OF some character. In
such case the company Is hardly any
better Off than at present Another
point, which worried Wall Street was
the emphasis which President Franklin
put on the statement that the money
might not be transferred to this coun-
try for long time. This is more than
probable, inasmuch as Marine would
assume loss Of approximately $4,000
900 in transferring such a large sum of
money TO this country in the present
condition Of exchange.
The sun., 1919-05-22

In connection with the announcement
yesterday that Victory bonds would not
be traded In on the Stock Exchange I'M
I'll about June 3, 1t was learned that al
lotments OF subscriptions would be made
next week. There Is considerable In
terest in banking circles in these allot-
ments, inasmuch as it Is feared that on
account OF the large subscriptions re-
ceived In the last few days of the cam
paign the banks may be cut of with
out any bonds whatever. In all OF
the previous Liberty Loans the banks
have not been DESTROYS of obtaining more
bonds than they could help but the
terms OF the last loan were SO favorable
that they are particularly anxious TO
obtain at least part OF their full sub
scription to that Issue. As an illustra-
tion OF the heavy public subscription OF,
the last few days Of the campaign IL
was learned yesterday that late sub
scriptions have brought the total in this
district 70 more than t1.7oo. 100000
The sun., 1919-05-22
The steel Rail BIDS.

Action to be taken by Director-G eneral
Hines on the bids for 10000 tons OF
steel rails now before him is the centre
of attraction in the steel market. Mr..
Hines Is expected TO return to Washing
ton to-day from a tour OF inspection and
to make an announcement within a few
days In regard to the bids. According TO
report, an Independent corporation put
In a bid for a part of the rail order,
quoting $55 a ton for Bessemer rails
and s57 for open hearth rails. The
United States Steel Corporation is re-
ported to have a bid in at the market.
The prices agreed on at the conference
of steel producers and Government ON
cIals on March 20 was S45 and SAT, re.
spectively. During the war period rails
cold as high as 500 a ton.
The sun., 1919-05-22
Rumored OIL Merger.

According to well established reports
In Wall Street several banking houses,
under leadership OF the Chase Secu4-
ties Corporation and affiliated institu-
tons. have under way plans for a merger
Of four oil companies. They are Ohio
Cities Gas, Houston Oil. Sinclair Oil
and Refining and Sinclair Gulf. 1t is
planned to build out of these four cor
poratlons controlling a large oil acreage,
an independent oil corporation which
the hackers Of the scheme declare will
rival Standard Oil in magnitude Of
operations Investigation OF the report
resulted in Information that arrange
ments for only the merger of the SIN
clair Oil and the Sinclair Gulf have been
completed thus far and that negotiat ions
for the balance of the merger are under
way. The stocks OF the four compa MES
were strong yesterday and appeared to
be under pressure of accumulation by
strong interests.
The sun., 1919-05-22
The Purchasing Syndicate.

The British syndicate making the Of
fer for the ships. which has been ac-
cepted. is reported to be composed of
five great steamship companies. In the
last two years these companies. all
closely aligned, have been gathering in
smaller companies here and there, until.
with the addition OF the International
Mercantile Marine ships, they undoubt-
eddy will control a majority of Euro
pean tonnage. In fact 1t appears that
much larger part of British merchant
shipping than generally appreciated has
come under concentrated ownership.
These are the lines with the ships and
tonnage they have acquired in following
out this concentration programme:
The sun., 1919-05-22
Little Professional HammerinR.

A canvass OF the commission houses
in Wall Street after the close Of the
market yesterday brought out the inter-
esting information that despite the wide
declines during the session in some
stocks that the professional bear interest
had done practically nothing during the
day and that there was an entire alb
sence OF the usual ding dong hammerng
at particular stocks considered vulner-
able. The softening in prices of most
of the securities. therefore, may be laid
directly at the door of profit taking by.
satisfied holders, who desired to cash
in their profits. The stock loan crowd
was literally full Of stocks and the
lending rates were under pressure of a
heavy flow of securities TO the loan
crowd.
The sun., 1919-05-22
kIDDER, PEABoDYsCo.
IT'S Dsyurshin 81. II Wan 81.
B0S10N NEW YORK
Issue
Circular Letters Of Credit
for the use of travellers on
Barring BROTHERS & CO., LTD
LONDON
and their correspondents throughout The world
md their correspondents throughout The world

The personal introduction,
which obtains for the traveller
the eervices and facilities of
the Correspondents named In
the list attached to the Letter
of Credit should, in addition to
its financial safeguards, reccn-
mend the Letter of Credit, espe-
.eislly In these times. az desir-
able in tho highest degree 40 q
financial arrangement for those
contemplating foreign travel.
The sun., 1919-05-22

cO"s'sSsd on Pogo -. 0ols. I and s.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-20
The Heroic Sacri-
ices of France

Never in the worlds history has
any nation ever sacrificed so heroic
ally Of its blood and treasure than
has France in the present world con-
flict. Her great peasant population
have suffered and bled for democracy
with undying fortitude. America al
so owes these people great debt of
gratitude for perfect remedy for
stomach, liver and intestinal disor.
ders which 1t is reported has already
saved many American lives and pre-
vented thousands of surgical opera
tons. Geo. H. Mayr, for years a
leading Chicago chemist, imports and
sells 1t in this country under the
name Of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. It
is simple, harmless preparation that
removes the catarrhal mucus from
the Intestinal tract and allays the
Inflammation which causes practical
ly all stomach, liver and intestinal
ailments including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money re-
funded. For sale by Henley and Hen
ley.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-20
Jacksonville Citizens May Make
Cross Country Trip To
See States Fine Roads

that Florida is indeed great state
and its development will mean untold
business for Jacksonville, the great
distributing center.
When they see the cities that have
grown from hamlets to a population
of fifteen to fifty thousands in less
than a quarter Of century and are
vieing with Jacksonville in big build
ings and handsome homes and mod.
ern improvements 1t will quicken
their pulse and instill a desire to
make Jacksonville a greater city than
ever was dreamed of. It will make
them feel that with such backing the
metropolis should attain population
Of double its present credit within the
next decade
It might be suggested that the auto.
mobile club head such movement
and invite the other organizations to
appoint a certain number Of represen-
tatives to make this tour of the state
and furnish the cars in which to make
the trip. It would give them invalu.
able information on the road question
and there would be hundred Of the
most enthusiastic boosters imaginable
and they would disseminate the in
formation gained on every occasion
until, most everyone worth while
would know about Florida and its
possibilities. Jacksonville Times
Union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-20

can be done by the patients; (cl
create home atmosphere for those
whose maladies denies to them the
blessings of real home life and elm
mate the embarrassment that con-
stantly complexities the situation on
the outside; (d) remove this class OF
patients from the hospital for the in
sane to form the beginning of the col
cny and relieve the crowded condi
tions, possibly avoiding the necessity
of the proposed additional institution
for the insane for many years; (el
serve to train and make useful a
large number of Florida's children
not in any institution and for whom
no educational provision has been
made; (f) give opportunity of many
now objects Of charity to at least be
come partially self-sustaining; (gl
provide the proper moral guidance
and protection to prevent such as
have immoral tendencies from drift.
ing into crime and shame; (h) pre-
vent and check epilepsy and feeble
mindedness in future generations by
preventing parenthood so far as they
are concerned, and thus cut of at Its
source at least three-fourths Of the
suffering and expense chargeable 20
these disorders in our State.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-20
COLONY CARE FOR
THE EPILEPTIC AND FEEBLE.
MINDED OF FLORIDA
Continued from page a.,

Continued from page a.
plants, storage houses, shops and 9TH
er industrial buildings, the store, kin.
dergarten and colony playground.
The officers cottages and employees
dormitories should occupy positions
as near the entrance to the grounds
and as far from the patients homes
as is possible, so that their resting
hours may be in every way change
from. the scene of the arduous hours
on duty.
The farm and garden, gradually
developed, will become the life and
backbone of the colony, furnishing at
the same time proper use of natures
wonderful tonics, sunshine, exercise
and pure fresh air, that mean so much
to these unfortunate sons and daugh-
ters of Florida.
The foregoing are only few of the
many points equally applicable and
important in making plans for the
colony, the details of which may be
more fully worked out when such
provisions become an actually.
The need and advantages of such a
plan for handling the classes men
toned above may be summarized as
follows 1t would (a) lessen the cost
of maintenance, on account Of less
expensive buildings and reduction
in the nursing force; (b} provide IA
cilities for training the patients to do
many things with their hands that
are not only genuine pleasure to
them but profitable. A vast deal OF
work toward maintaining a colony