The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-10

HOLIDAY GREETINGS
It Is with great pleasure that the
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Ye
DULUTH'S EASY-MARKS.
II you have enough snobbish endorse
ments, talk wildly enough against rad
icalim and trot with the right crowd,
you can get big money and make an
easy living by pulling pocket-book legs
Of business and social leaders In Du-
luth.
Some weeks ago, bunch Of bold
boys invaded Duluth from Minneapo-
Lis. They assumed to represent the
Northwest Warriors Magazine, . pub.
dcation represented as being edited,
managed and published by former serv-
ice men for the benefit Of conserve
tism in general in general, but the
bunch behind it, in reality.
One Swayze and another named
Warne began to roam through the city,
perhaps something as the Gauls invad-
ed Rome. They set themselves up as
censors Of good citizenship and sound
patriotism in this city by tho inland
sea. They sent out questionnaires,
which recipients were expected to fill
out and return. One strong feature
was a loyalty pledge that even native
bonn citizens were to solemnly sign.
Newspaper offices were visited and
the editors put on the griddle, when
they would stand for it, as to their
views on public matters. IF not In
harmony with the notions Of the SELF
chosen censors from Minneapolis, in
situations were made that the Duluth
climate would become too hot for bod
ily comfort. Even news dealers were
bluffed, hectored and insulted.
Last, but not least, raids were care
fully and cunningly planned on the
pocket books and check-books Of local
men Of means, possessing more zeal,
prejudice and fear Of fellow men than
sound, sensible judgment. Many fell
for the arrogant, grasping, greedy de-
mands Of the free hooters from the
Flour City.
Buccaneer swayze Dragged that he
had been a 'burglar," newspaper
slang for special edition CRATER. His
neck was rough, his work coarse and
he soon faded from the scene. There
was grave doubt as to the .soundness OF
his personal morals.
A couple Of weeks or so ago, the man
Warne was arrested for embezzlement
on = complaint made by the Mime
apolis office Of the Warriors Maya
zine. He pleaded guilty and kindly
Judge paroled him.
The so-called burglar Burns, another
one Of the bunch, some time ago broke
into Minneapolis bookstore. He was
arrested and fined for his unlawful
act, but pressure and pull secured q sus-
pended sentence.
Then Duluth is infested with schem-
ers and grafters in tho name Of pub
lcity who do not use loyalty and pa
triotism as q cloak. At Thanksgiving
time, in tho name Of organized labor,
q dance program was printed. That
program had about 125 advertisements,
each and everyone costing an unrea-
sonable sum. It Is doubtful Il much
more than 500 copies Of the program
were printed and, certainly, much less
than that number ever was circulated.
The money wasted on that program
Venld have secured great results II az
pendsd fer aswspaper space.
Examples Of this kIad can be multi
plIed almost without end. Duluth bus
insss men not only are simple suckers
il entirely too many cases, but they
use neither discrimination, judgment
nor fairness In buying publicity ana
advertising,
let q local man, with years Of hon
cradle residence, real name for abil-
ity in publicity and conscience as to
quality Of service and price therefore,
present highly meritorious plan and,
nine times out Of ten, he viii be colby
turned down. That has happened moro
times than it is well to tell, as personal
experience fully proves.
It Is no wonder that Thousands Of
dollars spent in Duluth for publicity
and advertising never bear fruit, to
say nothing Of leaves and blossoms.
PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY.
One Warne was working" Duluth s
men of means for money for the North
west Warriors Magazine when, quite
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