The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-04-12

SUPERIOR, April 10. - Especial
to the Rip-saw.)-Mayor Baxter gave
an April Fool party to about sew
enty of the most prominent and
lawless members of the underworld
in this lowland city. AS a result,
all this week they have been hust-
ling for bail, jumping bail and try
ing to hire lawyers to get them out
of several heaping pecks of trouble.
Mayor Baxter planned his party
carefully and well. He took plenty
of time and all his appointments were
of the very finest. When the Off
GERS went out with the invitations,
they secured acceptances from fully
three score and ten of blind-piggers,
boot-leggers, gamblers, panderers
and redlight ladies.
AS a result of this grand party,
the courts have been and will be
busy for many days. Incidentally,
the police department fund in the
city treasury will swell like poison
ed pup.
Baxter's Parties Are Profitable.
When it comes to financial returns
Mayor Baxter's parties pay the city
much better than former mayor
Konkel's noted Hotel de Jag, the au-
tomobile business and high licenses
from go saloons all combined.
Judge Parker gave the entire ag-
gregation. "a Liberal supply of his fas
NOUS smile, spicy words of greeting,
the glad hand and the hot foot. The
canny old judges motto seems to be,
welcome to our justice MILL
The grandest and most distin-
guished guest who accepted an invita-
tion to Mayor Baxter's April Fool
party was Col. Ulysses Grant Burn
side alias "Jim" Burnside. He was
accompanied by Madam Burnside
alias Mary Montgomery, and even
fair Lillian Peterson, perfect lady
who clerks in the Burnside candy
store at sos Tower avenue. Col
Burnside pleaded not guilty, as US
ua1, and was released on stiff bail
until day of trial.
No Booze in Candy Store.
When the police searched the ia
nous Burnside candy store, they
failed to find any booze, therefore
walked out. Just after they left,
Madam Burnside walked in with a
substantial supply from the sumptu-
Gus Burnside home at 1109 Banks av-
enue.
Officer Martin Widness had been
assigned the delightful task Of search
ing the home premises. He waited
and waited but no member of the
family appeared. Patience coming
to an end, Widness went back to the
candy store.
"I have a search warrant for your
home and I propose to use it. Which
one of you will come along with me
and open up?"
Madam Burnside consented to open
the door to her salon to the officer,
therefore accompanied him to the
place.
"Have you any liquor in here?''
Widness asked Madam.
'I have this" replied Madam, as
she went to a kitchen cabinet and
produced a single bottle Of famous
fighting fluid.
Officer Widness was not salts
fled with one lone bottle. "I'n take
a look through the place." he an
nounced.
Rich Find in the Basement.
Down in the basement, under the
stairs, he found a closet with some
trumpery in it and linoleum on the
floor. Raising that, he say little
trap door. Raising the trap door
and flashing in a light revealed sew
eral gunnysacks filled with strong
red booze.
The trap doors was so small that
an officer had to nearly strip to get
down into the treasure cave and
then he had to hand up the bottles a
few at time, the filled sacks being
too large to 60 through. After hand
ing up ais many as seven cases OF
whisky. the officers found a door
large enough to admit a man or sacks
of booze. s- H.
An arrest and heavy fine for break
ing the laws of the city do not dis
,turb Col. Burnside very much. He
laughs, says "I should worry" and
boasts how he will make it all back
in a couple of days.
!: Col. Ulysses Grant Burnside is
making rapid progress in his lie am
bition to become king Of the Supe-
rior underworld. He soon will see
Max Rosenberg and his consort, Vir-
ginia Reed, chased out of the city,
after which the candyman and