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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-10

"Ail people want nowadays is the
eight hour day. with Saturday after
Moons, one nap and two smoking pc
RODS wash-up on employers time and
a holiday every other week.. asserts
the Mason City Globe Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-10

presidential and stae elections are
coming. We want good men in office
from top to bottom" declares the Lo-
gan Observer, and we really ought to
get rid of nearly all the state house
bunch at Des Moines. but we will not"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-10

Not Knocking the Dsetsr, Either.
Sometimes 1t looks like the doctor
is the only person In the community
who hasn't a sure cure Tor bad colds.
News
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-10
Pr.ssAi,s oaleers q Il. Msrmss eAsreh.

In the group. left b right front
row, are; Charles W. Penrose.
President Heber J. Grant with
whiskers). Anthem II. Lund and
Apostle Orson r. Whitnsy. Second
row: Apostles George Albert
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-10
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

Them was tn happy days" remin-
isceutly remarks the Manson Demo-
crat and asks, remember when we
used to kick when the price of Tom
and Jerrys was raised to 20 cents be-
cause eggs went to 80 cents a DOZEN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-10

Missed Opportunity.
Another precedent has been broken.
A New York trained nurse married q
wealthy patient, and then let him get
weII.-Wasbi ngton Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-10

ITO the governorship via the blue
law route will be found exceedingly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-10
Three CireIAs the saersd bun

said The only sacred bull in the q that va
IN Indian no" On th' Crescent ranch rasso,
cattle reported Of s6 1t said that
selling
turned dawn fabulous bull said
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24
PUBLISHERS FIGHT AT TWO HARB0RS
Official By Lake County Commissioners Brings Very Bitter Battle
Rival Ppzs-erb" Good Votes When Not Legal Resident
- Lake County-The Chronicle VIII Take Case Into Court

Holm also denies that he ever made
such a proposition.
On the showdown, commissioners
Good, Holm and Mattson voted for the
Journal-News, while commissioners
Anderson and Peterson stood by the
Chronicle.
Brother Mattson "saw the light"
during the afternoon and got over
onto the side of the biggest guns, if
appearances can be believed.
There was some roar after that. At
the afternoon meeting, a committee
was present in representation Of 1,400
union men. At the evening session,
fully so union card men were present
in person.
Even George Munford is alleged to
have labored with the commissioners,
during the afternoon, to induce them
to award the contract to the lowest
bidder, but in vain. The public is all
torn up over the matter and the union
men are rallying to the support Of the
Chronicle. In the two days following
the award, 1O7 new names were added
to the Chronicles g roll Of honor, the
subscription list. Erik Kvarness topped
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24
CHARGE NONFEASANCE
AGAINST THE SHERIFF
KOochiching County Bunch
Asks Burnquist to Remove
Hugh T.. Mcintosh.

Governor Burnquist and Baron
Backus seemed to be peeved because
sheriff Mcintosh, Of Koochiching
county, arrested "Big Bill" Adams,
the former booze-hound who has been
serving the Big Interests by bringing
gunmen and scabs from Chicago to
international Falls to help break the
strike. Anyway, they are after Hughie,
as the following recent report from St.
Paul indicates, viz:
The removal Of sheriff 81. T. Nc
Intosh of Koochiching county on
charges of nonfeasance following Pc
riod of alleged lawlessness in Inter
national Falls will be demanded by cit
izens there in petition which is to
be presented to Governor Burnquist
tomorrow, according to reports at the
capitol today. The move to oust Sher-
iff Mcintosh is based on charges that
blind-pigs are permitted to operate in
International Falls and that other laws
are laxly enforced. it was said today,
and has nothing to do with his request
for troops to preserve order during the
railroad mems strike.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24

When the authorities apprehended
Adams, he neither was deputy nor
an operative for a licensed detective
agency, therefore he had no right to
carry the two revolvers and slingshot
that were found on his corpulent per-
son. He was arraigned on charge
of carrying concealed weapons and held
to the grand jury under bonds in the
sum of $500.
Baron Backus put up the bonds to
keep "Big Bill" from going to the
iail that once hid so many empty bot
Ties in the days Of sheriff White.
Now comes the information that
"Big Bill" has skipped from the trou'
bled little city on the borderland. Per-
haps he has gone back to Chicago for
another batch of scabs. Perhaps he
has hunted a far-away hole, crawled
into it and pulled the hole in after
him.
Many things have conspired to pre-
vent the Great Family Journal from
specializing on the borderland trou-
bles as the head-sawyer really would
like to do. Lack of time, help, money
and various other causes have made it
impossible to tell the story OF the
strike of the trainmen on Baron Back
u.s. little shortline, the Minnesota, Da-
kota & Western Railway, over which
he brings much precious pulpwood
from the deep forests to his papermill
on Rainy River.
Those men, only about twenty in
number, struck because Of what seemed
intolerable conditions as to hours
wages and working conditions. Baron
Backus maintained his customary au'
tocratic and stiff-backed attitude. He
not only refused to meet his slaves in
conciliatory way, but he represented
to Gov. Burnquist that life and prop
erty were hazarded; that there was a
pending uprising of red radicals; that
the authorities were unable to cope
with the desperate situation; and that
troops should be sent, p. d. q.
General Rhinow called up sheriff
Mcintosh and asked how many troops
were needed. The sheriff said that
he needed none. Rhinow thought some
better be sent. Sheriff Mcintosh told
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24
THE CHISHOLM SPORTS
DEEPLY DISCOURAGED
Mayor Austin Forces Closing
OF Illicit Businesses and
Best People Rejoice.

CHISHOLM, Jan. 22.-(Special to
the Rip-saw)-Since the Rip-saw plain
ly told about the illegal and low moral
endeavor stunts being pulled off in
this mining camp, there has been a
general closing down Of lawless pur-
suits. A Sunday school could not be
more quiet and exemplary than has
Chisholm been for the past month.
Mayor Austin was very angry when
he learned in the Rip-saw that the
sporty folk were pulling off naughty
stunts behind his back. Chief Of Po-
lice Cloutier was called in, put on the
carpet and then ordered to shut up
the town as tightly as drum.
81 suspected something wrong was
going on,' mayor Austin is reported
to have said, "but I never dreamed
that it was as bad as all this.'
The local sports have their heads
wrapped in cloud Of gloom. Like
Othello, their occupations are gone. The
only excitement they can kick up is
to take in the fakish fights at Duluth
and hope for better days. Booze is so
costly and scarce that they cannot
even drown their sorrows in drink.
Bob English has taken to reading
the Bible and Fred Miller thinks of
studying for the ministry. Signora
Bartoni now has time to make up a
lot Of pretty things for the summer
picnic season. Signor Bartoni, when
not carrying mail, uses his time put
ting sharp point on his stiletto, which
he promises to stick into the gizzard of
the Rip-saw correspondent, once he dis
covers him.
Of course the good. well behaved
people are much pleased over the
cleanup and, incidentally, there has
been big boom in the demand for the
Rip-saw.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24
alton was hazard to life of the men
using them.

alton was a hazard to life of the men
using them.
Now comes the startling informa-
ton that Backus has sought, invited
and actually brought about this strike
to help him carry out his own selfish
purposes. It is alleged that he does
not wish to break the strike and have
the trouble quickly settled. He is
bluffing, using up time and wasting
money for the purpose Of making
money.
Baron Backus is credited with wish
ing to break contract with buyers Of
the product of his paper mills.
It appears that there are those for
tunate enough to hold long time con-
tracts for the Backus paper products,
at prices materially lower than those
that obtain today. There is a clause
in the agreements that Baron Backus
can cancel the contracts if tied up and
hampered by labor strikes.
The bold Baron Backus is charged
with seeking a valid excuse to break
those contracts for his output so that
he then can make new contracts at
the much higher paper prices obtain
ing today.
It sounds plausible, reasonable and
is in conformity with methods so often
used by the Barons Of Big Business,
Then some of these SNUG boot-lick.
ers and bundle-carriers wonder why
there are radicals, reds and anarchists
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24

The board Of education, in executive
session at it's last meeting, Friday eve
ming, January 9, reelected the vague
and indefinite Kremer J. Hoke as su-
perintendent of the public schools for
a term Of three years.
The deal was cut and dried, there.
fore there is curiosity as to why an ex-
ecutive session was necessary. It may
have been for the purpose Of adding
mystery, Importance and fake dignity
to the deal. Director Schaibly was as
busy as a cranberry merchant all day
and, at the meeting, he acted as whip,
so to speak, for the Hokian side Of
the house.
The selection of superintendent for
the ensuing year usually has been made
in February, at the earliest, for some
years. Several Of those back of Madam
Davis protege, including that lady,
herself, wished to get out Of Duluth for
the remainder of the winter, therefore
the calendar was showed ahead a peg
or two. It will be many snowy day
before Madam Davis is seen in Duluth
or Madam Barnes attends another board
utoIluS3 IL CuIIOuI IOpoi LS di0 Coii0Ct'
When the directors met in that star
chamber session of the board and eight
out of the nine had decided to hire
Supt. Hoke for a further depletion Of
the peoples finances, up came the
question Of length Of contract and SAL
ary.
Directors Felt Generous.
Madam Barnes, accustomed to hav-
ing plenty, when, where and as de-
sired, wanted to hire the fellow for
three years at a salary of $4,000 year.
Director Crassweller favored a con-
tract for three years at $4,000 year.
Director LeDuc, who often has mur-
INJURED against Supt. Hoke's long reten-
tion, thought that a two-year contract
at $4,000 year would be about right.
Director Coole, accustomed to big
business, believed that contract for
three years was short enough and he
made no objections to a salary Of
$4,000 year.
Director Knight, the man who lis
credited with ability to watch the
pennies, thereby enabling the dollars
to take care of themselves, apparently
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24
TEACHER SCREAMED Justify
SuperModes Female Shocked By Receipt Of Copy Of The
Rip-saw- Refused to Retire While Christian Observer
Was in Her Room-Wories Over Resurrection.

A teacher living on East Superio,
street was heard to scream loudly
Others in the house ran to her in great
haste, demanding to know the cause
Of her alarm.
"There's a copy of that nasty Rip.
saw in our MALL" she exclaimed.
"Good!" declared. the mar of the
house. "We now can pass away a
happy hour"
"Now don't you take away that pa.
per when you finish it. wish to read
it and then send it to mother, back in
Boston," said the lady of the house to
her liege lord.
"What's the matter with the Great
Family Journal, anyways" asked the
man of the house Of the teacher board
er.
"Why, the borrid thing says that
this propaganda to the effect that dear
Doctor Hoke is a superman is an insult
to the intelligence of the people Of
Duluth" exclaimed the victim of an
ingrowing brain.
"Bosh!" replied the man. "Person-
ally, I would not hire him at 500 a
month to work for me-"
81 think you are perfectly awful"
tearfully replied the admirer of the
Hokian pretense and sham.
"Wouldn It that bite you!" remarked
the husband to the wife, as the Hokian
educational pet retired to the privacy
of her room. "But what can you ex-
peet from a creature like herf She
is so perverted that she refused to re-
tire the other night until I took the
Christian Observer out of her ROOM"
"And do you know" whispered ma
dam to her mate, "that she processes
to be so modest that she will not wear
undressed kids on her hands"
eyes" the husband said in return.
"even that saphead stopped coming
here to see her after he saw her turn
her face away from a pile Of undressed
lumber when they passed it."
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24
BIG BILL ADAMS IS ARRESTED

him to suit himself. That injunction
permitted Gen. Rhinow to suit not
only himself. but Gov. Burnquist and
Baron Backus. Troops were sent from
st. Cloud. Later, those were with
drawn and others sent from Winona,
with a great flourish Of trumpets, rat
thing of sabers and much glittering
of bayonets.
The people Of international Falls
were highly indignant at what they
considered an affront by Rhinow,
Burnquist and Backus. There was no
violence and no likelihood Of any. The
regular, local peace officers felt more
than able to handle any situation that
might arise. Peppery and indignant
remonstrances began to 60 from prom
inent citizens at International Falls to
Gov. Burnquist, without any benefi-
cial result.
Along with the militia came several
reporters for the Kept Press in st..
Paul and Minneapolis. Most lying,
lurid, preposterous reports were wired
and telephoned to the Twin City's
corporation dailies. There was not
even color on TACT IN many OF Cnem.
That further incensed the people along
the borderland.
One night last week, Tom Van Lear
spoke to a meeting Of men at Interna-
tional Falls on the political issues of
the day. In that peacable assembly,
some of Baron Backus' bullies dropped
some Chinese stinkpots, thereby illus
trating the brutal, bullying, bluffing,
roughneck methods of Backus and his
lieutenants.
Reports from the borderland a few
days ago were to the effect that the
strikers were standing as. firmly as
rocks; that there was no break in their
ranks-there are only about twenty OF
them-and that the scabs raked up
here and there in the slums are max
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24
PALMER LICKSUP MO0NSHINE
Big Chief Of Police at Proctor Drinks Up Evidence and
Insults Aged Gentleman -Rumored That Big Bully
Will Be Fired at End of His Present Term.

said the drunken chief of police to tht
unoffending Duluthian.
"Who are yous'' politely inquired
Mr.. Penner.
81 am an officer of the law" pomp
ously replied Palmer.
"Well, you do not look good tt
me-" retorted Mr.. Penner. "Youl
breath smells very badly. You're
drunk!'
81 am too old to fight with my
hands," continued the man who is past
three score and ten, "but I can fight
in another way.'
Mr.. Penner then took out a.. note
book and began to ask and write down
the names Of all those in the restau.
rant. as witnesses.
Palmer watched the proceedings
with drunken scowl. Finally, de-
cided that he would not profit by
starting any rough stuff, the big bruis-
er said "Good night" in gruff
manner and started out.
"I1l not say goodnight to a man
like you," was Mr.. Penner's parting
shot.
Palmer went back to the Jail and
wrestled with the moonshine stuff the
remainder of the night. When morn
ing came, he went home very drunk
and he was so sick all Christmas day
that he staid in the house and was
unable to report for duty at the police
station.
Palmer's favorite official stunt is
to club some small, weak and helpless
fellow over the head and then throw
him into prison cell. It is rumored
that the big boozer's term Of service
will end at Proctor after the spring
election, therefore he has only a short
time in which to leave broken heads
and scars among the Proctor railroad
men.
Why some old boomer has not long
ago hit the big bully in the ear with a
chunk of red hematite is mystery to
all who know how strong railroad en-
ployes stand for fairness and justice.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24

had no objections to q contract for
three years at $4,000 a year.
Director Colman, who consented to
accept a raise this year in his salary
as treasurer, fell in with the majority
for three-year contract at $4,000 q
year.
Director Schaibly rolled up his eyes
and told what wonderful man Supt.
Hoke was, therefore he was willing to
fall for term of three years at $4,000
year.
Director Firoved did not want the
refugee Virginian at any price for any
length of time.
Director Eklund Dissented.
Director Eklund thought that sal
ary of $4,000 was too much. The ma
jority desired to humor him, evidently,
not wishing it to appear to the public
that all was not harmonious and prac-
ticslly unanimous, therefore all the gen.
erously inclined members backed up to
the extent of fixing the term Of con.
tract at three years, with salary Of
$500 for the first year and $4,000
year for the ensuing two years.
"I don't know whether Doctor Hoke
will accept it," bluffed director Le-
Due. eff not, this early election will
give US time In which to get into the
field and get the best man possible fol
his place"
"Don't you worry about him not ae.
cepting it," remarked director Fro
we'd. "He will grab it, hook, sinker
and line. He cannot 60 anywhere else
in the United States and get the salary
he is getting here now."
cit would be very hard to fill his
place." Madam Barnes said. "He has
done so much for the schools"
There are those who feel that Supt.
Hoke has done more for the Carey sis
ters, Madam Barnes near relatives,
than he has for the schools, but that g
matter of individual opinion and an
other story.
Secrecy Mystified Proved.
Director Firoved made a query as to
all the mystery, secretiveness and all
the buzzing around over the matter.
Director Schaibly made one of his big
CONTINUED on page 3.)
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24

"It was only short time ago." CON.
tinued the lady Of the house, "when
she told me she did not like to walk
through the parks in winter because the
trees expose their bare limbs and
that such immodesy was shocking.0
"One of the teachers says that when
this sissy was IN Vassar she refused to
study the natural sciences because she
could not endure the idea of barring the
secrets of Mother Nature"
"When her class wanted her to take
them to the menagerie that time the
circus was here, she refused to 20 after
she learned that the apes and monkeys
did not wear trousers" remarked the
husband. "Her mind seems to dwell
unduly on trousers. I wonder If she
ever will capture male Of her spe-
ciesf'
eff she does, I I'll guarantee that she
will make him sleep in the back hall
bedroom while she sleeps in the big
front chamber with double locks on
the DOORS" added madam.
"One reason Of her infatuation for
the poky Hoke is because she has too
much mock-modesty to listen to the
naked truth" observed the man of
the house.
~ know one thing" madam finally
concluded, eff I board any teachers
next year, they will have to prove that
they are sane and normal before I let
them into this house. You can depend
on that"
eff we had superintendent of the
schools who really knew the elemen.
tary principles of his profession, we
would have more safe, sane and well
balanced women teachers" concluded
the husband.
During all that family gossip, the
supermodest maiden was nibblinp fudge
and trying to compose An Ode to Doe
tab Hoke's Eye Glawsses. The ode
went slowly and badly because the
poor creature was worrying over the
day when she must "stand naked be.
fore God"
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24

When it comes to soaking up moon
shine whisky, "Big Chief" Palmer, in
Proctor on -the-Hill, seems to "lak him
pratty gude," as they say out in
North Dakota.
"Big Chief" Palmer claims much
credit for finding the illicit stills Of
the Gerovich and the Weden gangs.
Being what old Bill Drawbar calls ga
trained booze hound" Palmer shifted
the moonshine stuff from afar and,
after wiggling his nose around a bit,
he was able to lead the authorities to
the hiding places of the moonshiners.
After the stills were raided and the
moonshiners were locked up in the
Proctor Jail, it fell upon "Bugs"
Palmer to guard the prisoners through
the night. .... ,...
1t was slow, cold work standing
watch over outlaws on the festive
Christmas Eve, therefore "Big Chief"
Palmer was tempted so sorely that he
could not resist the idea of tasting the
pungent tipple of his prisoners.
A goodly supply was brought in but,
after "Big Chief" Palmer had ended
his Christmas Eve absorption, only
about half pint was left for evidence
when the moonshiners were arraigned.
AS a result Of soaking up about a
gallon of moonshine booze, "Big
Chief" Palmer got very drunk and
became very truculent. Entering
Browns restaurant, the renegade from
Onaway, Mich, saw Mr.. Herman P.
Penner, scholar and a gentleman,
who has an office in the Torrey build
Ing. Mr.. Palmer once carried a roll Of
long green, wore broadcloth, a silk
hat and hung with the "big pictures"
on the social and literary wall. He
still is a scholar and a gentleman,
harmlng no man and making an hon
ofable living, but not trying to monop-
oilze the top Of the social and finan-
cial ladders.
"Bugso Palmer saw Mr.. Penner
seated at the counter, eating a late
supper.
"You eat your lunch and beat it,"
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-01-24

When "Big Bill" Adams, father of
the once-famed booze bungalow on
Odin Halden's g land out Clifton way,
read the Rip-saw couple of issues
ago, giving some Of his unsavory rec
ord in and around Duluth, his big
tummy swelled up with indignation and
a threat as follows issued from his
"whisky throat" viz:
"I'n put slug in that feller for
this!"
The head-sawyer has been waiting
patiently for "Big Bill" Adams to
come to Duluth to perform his threat
ened operation in pistol perforation,
but he has waited in vain.
Now comes information from Inter
national Falls to the effect that the
head-sawyer is likely to be weak,
decrepid old man before he meets "Big
Bill" Adams on the street for gun
merry practice.
"Big Bill" Adams has skipped from
International Falls, if reports are true,
and those who knew him there know
him no more.
"Big Bill" has been acting as 60
between for Baron Backus and gang
of Chicago gunner, scabs and strike
breakers. One Barry is boss of the
scabs who are trying to break the
strike on Baron Backus' pulpwood
railway. "Big Bill" has charge Of a
select gang Of professional gunmen
whom he collected in Chicago. He
then brought them to International
Falls, where they have been looking
for trouble.
About ten days ago, that gang of
gunmen got so hard up for excitement
that they fired revolver shots out of
the windows of their bunkhouse, there
by creating a ripple of activity on the
part of the local authorities and the
brave militiamen who are protecting
International Falls and Ft. Frances
from a bloody uprising of red radicals:
About two weeks ago, also, sheriff
Mcintosh arrested "Big Bill" Adams
on charge of being a suspicious
character. Adams is said to have held
a deputyship but, when sheriff Mcln-
tosh found who and what Adams was,
the appointment was cancelled.