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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21
PIONEER BOOSTING FOR CANAL
FROM LAKES TO OCEAN.

Away back in the spring of 1898,
when Charles P. Craig was chasing big
real estate deals and reaching out fol-
iron mines on the Mesaba iron range,
there was heavy drive being made for
ship canal from the Great Lakes to
the Atlantic sea-board.
8. A. Thompson, often called "Deep-
water' Thompson, then was secretary
of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce
Mr.. Thompson was chief among a great
number of advocates of a deep water.
way to the sea and he did excellent
work to that end.
The idea then was to induce congress
to appropriate 100000 to make pre-.
liminary surveys, with the idea that,
later, when the data was complete and
the project fully established, a fur.
Their and heavier appropriation would
be made to begin the practical work.
The Fifty-third congress then was
holding down the halls Of national leg
islation. The previous congress had re.
fused, or at least failed, to back up
the idea of a canal to connect the lakes
with the Atlantic. Mr.. Thomson, Geo.
d. Ely, Of Cleveland, and others, had
remained in Washington to boost, edu.
cate and convince government engin.
GERS, people of influence and congress
men that the plan was just about the
most important thing before the Am
erican people.
Cleveland had been elected the sec.
ond time the fall before and Major M.
r. Baldwin was representing the great
Duluth district, having beaten Judge
Searle, the republican candidate for
congress, in quite warm campaign in
1892. Major Baldwin held out hope that
congress would make the 100000 ap-
preparation.
Nothing serious or substantial ever
was done by congress in the premises,
as the lawyers say, but Duluth papers
were kept filled with the Thompsonian
ideas and propaganda, just as they are
now with the Craigian dope, about a
deep water way to the sea via the St.
Lawrence river route.
A lot of seemingly new stuff, be.
ing presented to this generation, really
is very old stuff, made over, CARRIED
In modern mode and presented by new
faces, voices and pens, as many a Du-
luthian we'll knows and can testify.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21
POETSCORNER
THE PROGRESSIVE SPIRIT.

SAAS ~SS~~~~.S
Once to every man and nation
Comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of Truth with Falsehood,
For the good or evil side;
Some great cause, Gods new Messiah,
Offering each the bloom or blight,
Parts the goats upon the left hand,
And the sheep upon the right,
And the choice goes by forever
'Twixt that darkness and that light.
Then to side with Truth is noble,
When we share her wretched crust,
Ere her cause brings fame and profit,
And tits prosperous to be just;
Then it is the brave man chooses,
While the coward stands aside,
Doubling in his abject spirit,
Till his Lord is crucified,
And the multitude make virtue
Of the faith they have denied.
They have rights who dare maintain
them;
We are traitors to our sires,
Smothering in their holy ashes
Freedoms new lit altar fires;
Shall we make their creed our jaileri
Shall we in our haste to slay
From the tombs of the old prophets
Steal the funeral lamps away
To light up the martyr-fagots
Round the prophets Of todayf
New occasions teach new duties;
Time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still, and onward,
Who would keep abreast Of Truth;
Lo, before us CLEAN her campfires!
We, ourselves must Pilgrims be,
Launch our Mayflower, and steer
boldly
Through the desperate winter sea,
Nor attempt the Futures portal
With the Past's blood-rusted key.
james Russell Lowell, 1914.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21
FREEDOM.

Alas, my friends, and can it be
That Freedom s but name,
A farce, mockery and jest
Upon the tongues of mens
What meaneth freedom to the souls
Compelled to toll and slave,
Bound round with cruel oppression g
chains
From cradle to the gravel
Does Freedom mean that some must
live
In squalor, want and shame,
While others loll on beds Of ease
And boast of power and fames
Does Freedom mean Greed, Graft and
Stealth,
Or Crime, the grafter's tool,
The creed that some are born to toll
And others born to rulei
Away with any such belief!
Freedom of tongue and pen
Means not suppression Of our rights
By little ciques Of men.
1t means greater, vaster thing
That Wisdom rule DER mind;
That knowledge shall proclaim the
truth;
Not blind men lead the blind.
Shall we, the sons Of Freedom g hosts
Bow down and worship then
The gods which Privilege hath reared
Before the sons of mens
Nay! that would be a sacrilege
Against the truth and good.
Wei break the hateful idols down
Through strength Of brotherhood.
Mrs. Florence Borner.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21
THE CALLING OF RECTOR RYAN.

Friday, May IL, 1893, the proper Of
fetal body Of st. Paul's Episcopal
church called Rev. A. w. Ryan to the
rectorship of that congregation. This
was done on the advice of Bishop Gill
bert of st. Paul. Rev. Mr.. Ryan, now
so well known in Duluth as Doctor
Ryan, had been in charge of church
OF Warren, Pa, where he made as
flattering a record as he has in Du-
luth in the past ~ years.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21
HIS LOUD RAIMENT.

There was a young fellow named Fox,
Who wore lavendar stripes in his sox,
And polka dots, too,
On his waistcoat of blue.
Good Lord! You could hear him for
blocks.-California Pelican.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21
A DEFECTIVE BIG BERTHA.

In the Duluth Evening Herald, under
date of February z, the Brainy Bing'
ham. presumably, gave birth to men,
tai Big Bertha, labelled 'Dr. Hoke's
Resignation as follows, viz:
The decision Of DR.. Kremer J. Hoke,
muerintendent Of schools, to resign az
fhe end Of his present contract In ORDER
- devote himself to the training OF
4eachers comes as q complete surpr1se,
and It will be received with the deep
est regret. He had just been re-elect-
"A for q term Of three years at an ad-
vance in salary, showing the confi'
dance the board Of education has In
him confidence richly deserved, ana
shared by everybody who knows what
has been going on In the schools curing
the last few years.
DIR. Hoke came to Duluth with
broad vision Of what public school
system ought to do and ought to be.
Despite the natural opposition and
inertia that have to be overcome by
anything new, especially by anything
new in a school system, he has carried
out that vision with high prachcahty
and great efficiency. The public schools
Of Duluth today rank among the very
first in the nation thanks to him ana
to the support he has had from the
public. the board Of education and the
great majority Of the teaching staff.
DR.. Hoke has given Duluth the kind
of school system it needed and wanted.
It is a pity that he Is not to remain
70 carry on that system, and The Her.
aid regrets it more deeply than it can
say.
It is to be hoped that DR.. Hoke's de-
cision to leave is not actuated In any
degree by lack of support anywhere.
II it is, it would be wholesome If, In
parting, he will say 50, for the benefit
Of the public and the guidance OF the
man who will follow him.
And in selecting that man, the
school board should take its time,
should look the field over thoroughly,
and should be satisfied with nothing
less than a big man who Is in thorough
sympathy with the system DIR. Hoke
has built up, and who can be depended
upon to carry it on, heading unswerv-
anglp for the ideal Of the utmost serv-
Ice to the pupil and the community,
which DR.. Hoke's administration has
built up.
Is It any wonder that the average
citizen looks with suspicion on any
opinions expressed by Duluth's two
daily papers?
This ,Brainy Bingham has not been
present at a meeting Of the school
board since Supt. Hoke came to Du-
luth. It's safe wager that he never
has attended a meeting Of teachers.
Ne evidence Is offered that the rival
Of Horace Greeley, Charles A.. Dana,
Henry Watterson and other shining
editorial lights even is an intimate &C
uuaintance of the importation from
Hookworm Land.
Brainy Bingham undoubtedly plays
the part Of an echo in his expression
Of opinion but, certainly, not Of fact.
Whether that echo came from the Kit
chi Gammi club, some East End social
circle, tho Commercial club, or from
some small, secret inner circle, would
be interesting to know, even If not
highly important.
There is grave doubt in our mind as
20 the paternity Of this brain child.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21
SUPT. HOKE'S SUCCESSOR.

SUPT. HOKE'S SUCCESSOR.
A great responsibility rests on the
members Of the school board in tho
selection Of successor to supt. Hoke,
recently resigned.
This selection should not be left ex-
clusively to the committee on schools.
Each and every member Of the board
should have opportunity to meet likely
candidates, look into all Of their quail
fications and have the benefit Of all
data secured by the committee on
schools.
We have neither desire nor inclina-
tion to unduly influence or hamper tho
board Of education in its great task.
We believe and insist that the next
superintendent should be a real educa-
tor-a broad, vigorous, outstanding,
fully competent man. The next super
1ntendent should have personality, a
commanding presence and an ability to
strike the divine spark. Above all,
the successor to supt. Hoke should
have q living, thrilling, influential
message for teachers, pupils and pa
irons
The patrons, pupils and teachers have
been fed up on frills, fads and fan
cies for three long, weary years. The
schools are top-heavy with needless su-
pervision. The school treasury Is
empty and even in precarious condi-
ton as result Of extravaganza and
expenditures that were unwarranted,
under existing financial conditions.
The next superintendent should be a
western man, If possible, or at least q
man possessing the broad, progressive
western spirit and thoroughly familiar
with the spirit Of the great west.
3 Very recently, splendid business
principle was recognized when Presi-
dent Wilson sent to the senate the
nomination Of . man for postmaster
pf Duluth who worked his way up
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21

The man who used to 60 out BE-
tween acts to get drink now goes
out to see if his motor car is still
there.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-10-28

has been set aside as a legal holiday
in Montana by Governor Stewart in
a proclamation in which the reasons
for such action are set forth. The
governor says that the people of Mon
tana. have not forgotten the part so
heroically played by the Montana
boys in the great conflict, and that
it is fitting and proper that this day
be set aside for the people to register
again their pride in the achievements
of the American forces.
Great Falls-When Mrs. Ella Muir
dy, a pioneer actress of Great Falls,
died a few days ago at Los Angeles,
she left an estate of $10,65O, which
she disposed of by will, which also
provided that her body should be Gre
mated. About Is years G Mrs.
Murdy purchased a lot in Highland
cemetery near Great Falls and caused
to be erected a monument bearing an
inscription which she prepared.
Shortly before leaving for the coast
a short time before her death she had
the monument removed and sold.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-10-28
NO RESTING PEACE

There's no peace and little rest fol
the one who suffers from a ba6
back, and distressing urinary disor'
ders. People around here econ
mend Doan's Kidney Pills. Be guild
ed by their experience. Ask your
neighbor!
S. E. Travis, $40 Getchel ST., Hell
ena, Mont, says: "Some time ago ]
suffered with a very weak and pain
full back and it was almost impos-
sible for me to get out of my chair,
owing to the sharp, shooting pain
that would dart through my body.
got but little rest at night and felt
tired in the morning. During these
attacks the kidney secretions were
highly colored. I finally began US
ing Doan's Kidney Pills and soon felt
much better. After using three boxes
I felt like myself and the backache
left me entirely"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Travis had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-10-28
TRAINS in A RACE
UPON SAME TRACK
STEAMBOAT MEMS SPORTING IN
CLINATIONS CONTRACTED BY
ENGINE DRIVERS
Exciting Race Between Trains of Two
Railways Running on Same Track
Across Montana Made an Interest
ing Days Journey for Passengers.

Time was, in Montana, before the
operating rules and regulations be-
came so strict as to prevent, when
railroad trains raced upon the same
track, like the steamboats, of the Mis-
sissippi, the Missouri and the Ohio
rivers. From western Montana a
score of years ago came a story of a
race between two passenger trains
which sounded very much like the
description of a steamboat race on
the Mississippi when negroes were
placed on the safety valves and the
stokers of the contending boats even
burned up the lard and bacon on
board to keep their boilers hot.
This contest was between the
Northern Pacific west bound local
passenger train No. 3, and the Bur-
lington system coast train which
used the Northern Pacific tracks
from Billings to the Pacific. The
race began in Billings and continued
until Missoula was reached, where
the Burlington, which had been in
the lead, was passed by the other
train. The Burlington train had
left Billings a few minutes ahead of
the other, the Northern Pacific ha-
wing arrived just last enough to give
its competitor the right of way. AS
both ran over the same track and
by way of Helena, the Northern Pa
oific could not hope to pass, except
where there were sidings, and the
crew of the Burlington took care
that this could not be done.
At every stopping place between
Billings and Missoula the Northern
Pacific train tried to pass, but the
men in charge of the leading train
would not have it that way. At Hell
ena where a stop of several minutes
was made. the Northern Pacific pull
ed into the station as the Burlington
was leaving it. Up Helena hill then
the race began anew. The Northern
Pacific, being the heavier of the two
trains lost more time, and the Bur
lington gained several minutes. But
the Northern Pacific figured it could
pass at Garrison, thinking that the
other would have to stop there so
that it could be passed. The Bur-
lfngton men had thought of this and
when they whisked into the station
had everything in readiness. The
mail was bundled off In a hurry and
scarcely had the train stopped ere
It was streakfng out for the west once
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-10-28
THE WORLD

hegIna-Fire in the business sec
ton OF Wadena, Sask., destroyed IL
stores and caused damage estimated
at 100000.
Washington - Internal Revenue
commissioner Williams has ruled
that contributions for political cam
palgns are not deductible from tax
able income.
Chicago - The economy wave
has resulted in transportation slump
with temporary laying off of rs, 200
employees of roads running into Chi
cago.
Observation-Disclosures arriving
last fiscal year brought s32,95O,000.
the average possessed by heads of
families was $119, compared with
SAG for 1914.
ParIs-France is being bled white,
financially speaking, by the terrific
drain of separations and pensions,
which amount to more than 10000
100000 francs ($4,O0O,O 900, 900 at
normal exchange) per annum.
Cleveland-Total receipts of seven
games of the worlds series between
Cleveland and Brooklyn was 1884,
1888, of which s293,433 goes to the
owners of two clubs, s214,876 to the
players and $56,479 to the national
commission.
Berlin-The reichstag will be ask
ed to pass a budget calling for 49,
600, 600 marks for maintenance
OF American armies of occupation,
whereas the government had estimat-
ed an expenditure for this purpose
of 5000, O0O, 900 marks.
Washington-The worlds produc-
tion of silver in 1920 will fall short
of the pre-war rate of production by
fully 29,000,0 600 ounces. The esti-
mated 1920 output is 1875, 900, 900
ounces. In 1913 the amount pro-
duced was 223,900,0 600 ounces.
Chicago - Cession of the former
German colonies in Africa to the
United States as part payment for
war loans made to France and Eng
land was urged by Senator Joseph l.
France of Maryland, in an address
here.
Washington - Only four of the
governments war-built fleet of 2S5
wooden ships we're wanted when the
shipping board opened bids. AS a
result Chairman Benson said that
200 of the vessels now tied up in the
James river will stay there indefin-
itely. Bidders offered $116,5 500 for
four ships.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-10-28

terial things, but those other factors
which make for good citizenship, is
interesting from other standpoints
than that which Is called business
while this, the tenth annual edi-
ton of Montana has to do largely
with progress in the past IL months
of agriculture, mining, manufactur-
ing, banking, educational and other
activities, to him who reads between
the lines there is an intimation of ro-
nance, of pioneering and of adven-
ture.
zone who reads the story of great
plants devoted today to turning the
raw ore into a finished product, if
he has any imagination cannot but
recall the time when the pioneer
placer miner, taking his life in his
hands, travelled over the plains and
through the mountains with his pros
pector's outfit, looking for the yell
low metal in the streams of the state.
Backing Their Faith
Reading of the cereal output of
the farms of Montana today, there
comes a picture of a log house, miles
and miles from any town or neigh
Dor, where the believer in the agri-
cultural wealth of Montana is stalk
ing his all on his faith, and putting
in the first crop of wheat or oats or
other grains.
Reading the story Of the growth
of the mercantile and banking bust
ness of Montana, we see the general
store at the cross roads, in the min
ing camp, the bull teams toiling up
the valleys and over the mountains,
hauling the necessities for the early
builders of the state.
Pioneering is not over, nor have
all of the opportunities for the man
woman of vision passed. This
edition of Montana tells the story of
the progress made to the present, and
he who reads, if he is the same sort
as the man and woman who brought
this state to it's present standard, will
that the opportunities now
are even greater than they have been
IN the past.
ITO many Montana has been a
ext book of the resources and the
progress of the state. The hope is
expressed that this edition may prove
IS interesting and valuable as its pre-
1ecessors."
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-10-28
Fall Cattle Sale

Preparations for a roundup sale''
at the Montana livestock pavilion al
Great Falls were made at the meet
ing of the pavilion directors held in
Great Falls last week.
All owners of dairy cattle who
have cattle for sale have been asked
to take part in the opening fall sale,
to give opportunity for exchange of
good dairy cattle. Those wishing to
participate will write Chester G.
Davis, secretary, box 1926, Great
Falls, announcing entries. All sale
cattle must be guaranteed free of
disease.
If there are sufficient entries to
Justify a sale, another meeting of the
association will be called by Presi-
dent S. S. Ford and the sale date fix
ed. Four and possibly five sales,
two of purebred hogs, are now in
prospect at the pavilion.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-10-28
THE STATE.

Miles City-Articles of incorpora
ton have been filed here of the Mile
City Oil Refinery company, capital
lied at $685. 600.
Butte-Lewistown was selected al
the next meeting place by the Mon
tana conference of the Missouri sy
nod of the Lutheran church.
Hamilton-Will Bell, forest ranger
at the Elk summer station, made the
largest kill of the season by bring.
ing down the largest grizzly beal
that has been seen here for years.
Great FalIs-Wrecking of an auto.
mobile on the hill leading down tc
the town of Belt resulted In the dis
covery of the officers of about Sc
quarts of Canadian whisky which
was being transported in the car.
Moccasin-L. w. 10y of Ryegate,
president of the Buffalo Highway as
ISOLATION, was in Moccasin recently
while covering the train from Cody,
Wyoming, to Glacier Park, and has
arranged for marking the highway
its entire length this fall.
Great FaUs-O. S. Warden, mem
Der of the state fair board and mana
ger and part owner of the Great Falls
Daily Tribune, was married in San
Francisco to Miss Florence Warden
of that city. The bride was a cousin
of Mr.. Warden.
Helena-Lack of the signature of
the mayor of Deer Lodge to a printed
notice announcing the intention of
the city council to create a special
improvement district and pave Main
street is sufficient to invalidate the
proceedings, according to the deci-
sion of the supreme court.
Great FalIs-Fred Saner of Butte
and Fred Elliott of Great Falls, have
been awarded the contract for con-
structing the irrigation system of the
Chestnut Valley irrigation district in
Cascade county. The project covers
5000 acres and the contract price is
100000.
Great FalIs-Retail meat dealers
of Great Falls have announced a cut
of five cents per pound in meats.
Porterhouss steaks and beef roast
rolls drop from 40 to 35 cents per
pound. Prime rib roasts drop from
80 to 25 cents. The decrease follows
q WhOlSodlO CuI VI tWO SOhto POI
pound.
Great Falls-An organized effort
Is being made by residents of the
Milk river valley to secure the next
meeting of the international joint
commission which has in hand the
controversy over the division between
Canada and the United States of the
waters of the Milk river and the
Mary's river.
KalispelI-The first killing frost
of the season occurred last week
and a new record was established in |
this section. With one exception,
this has been the longest growing
season here in the past % years, as
by the records of Weather OBJ
Grover. The growing season
lasted 179 days.
DiIlon-Thousands of head of
sheep have been driven in to the To-
cal yards for shipment to out of state
buyers. The lambs are in the best
condition in years, the average
weighing we'll over 70 pounds and
are mostly consigned to buyers in
idaho and Utah, where the demand
Tor Beaverhead sheep has been phen-
omenal during the past two years.
He1ena-Thursday, November IL,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-10-28

more, with the trailer not close
enough to be in sight.
By this time the passengers had
entered into the spirit of the race
and were sharing in the excitement
with the railroad men. Drummond
was reached and it was found that
the Northern Pacific had not been
loafing, as the Burlington had exact
ly two minutes in which to get under
way once more, besides leaving the
mail and express. 1t required some
lively work but it was accomplished
and the leading train still had the
right of way. A large crowd was on
the platform of the station and lust
lily cheered the departing train just
as the other poked it's nose in front
of the depot.
From there ON the race was all
one-sided until Missoula was reached.
The Burlington crossed the Rattle
snake bridge exactly two minutes in
advance of the other train and the
passengers of the former had not yet
alighted when the Northern Pacific
was compelled to slow down to pre-
vent running over the people who
we're crossing over to the platform.
Here the Northern Pacific gained its
,irst advantage.
1t had the right to use the track
nearest the depot platform, while the
Burlington had to occupy n fur
her away. Then the depot employees.
Ill Northern Pacific men, helped No.
to unload first, by giving it the
~ Pa &c H. q--.-lk - |
lustling off its mail and express and
oading the outbound before going to
he help of the crew of the other
rain.
Because of these advantages the
Jorthern Pacific was enabled to
cave six minutes ahead of the Bur
and, it is understood, main
aimed this advantage to the coast.