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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21
FINDS LOVE PIRATE IN CLOSET

:'11l be right up,'' said the en-
chanted chap, whose motto is, "We
Keep Moving"
They drank the booze, they oscu-
lated, held hands and got very much
acquainted in short hour. Duty and
the near approach Of the hour, when
the husband of the woman might come
home, caused the movie chap to take
his departure.
1t was not long long until the woman
called up the movie man and said that
she had acquired a bit of very good
liquor and would he not come up to
drink it with her. He accepted the
invitation about the way a hungry
trout jumps at fly.
That session was very satisfactory
to the movie chap. The ice was fully
broken and he hoped that the pack
ing and moving job would not come for
many long day.
Soon after that third meeting be-
tween the married movie man and the
married lady on East Fourth street,
the man whose motto is, "We Keep
Moving" sought and secured an invi-
tation to visit the enchanted flat. He
went, unduly staid and got firmly
caught, in place and manner previously
stated.
The man of. the flat had bunch of
keys in closet in that flat. He hur.
ried home to get them, Unexpectedly
requiring them. His arrival at the
family flat was far ahead of the GUS
tomary hour. When his latchkey rat
tied in the door, there was extreme
confusion and rushing to and fro on
the inside.
1t so happened that the movie man
caller was unconventionally dressed in
union suit when the interruption
came. The kindly lady quickly Sc.
questered everything belonging and
| appertaining to her male caller, except
the man, himself, and his silken union
suit.
"Get into that closet, quick!" she
hoarsely and excitedly whispered.
The movie man quickly gat and the
woman retreated to the kitchen end of
the flat.
The betrayed husband saw nothing
and knew nothing. Going to the closet,
he turned the knob and essayed to
open the door. - - -
The door seemed to stick and failed
to come open.
The man Of the house then gave a
stiff yank to the knob, yet the door
refused to bulge.
Assembling all his strength, with an
explosive adjective, the still unsus-
pecting husband put all his strength
into a quick pull to open the door.
The door came wide open and there,
standing in the dusky shadows in the
closet, stood a strange man, garbed
only in fashionable and expensive
silken union suit.
"What are you doing here?" de-
manded the husband.
"Ch-ch- ch-ch ch-ch-ch- -ch-ch-!" chat
tered the exposed Lothario.
What's that2- Speak up!" de-
manded the man Of the house.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21

Inmates say that the Erickson buncl
really are very careless in the care O,
tools and machinery. They leave then
OFT where exposure impairs them ser
iously. One time a tip was received
that the board Of work farm commits
sioners was coming out in a few day,
to make an official inspection. There
was great rush to pick up tools ani
bring in machinery, 50 as to have their
under shelter and apparently properly
protected from weather, rust and de-
cay. A gasoline engine had been stand
ing in the weather, uncovered, all the
summer and most of the winter. II
was suddenly put under shelter.
The Erickson folks enjoy vacations
and take hem, too. During the deer
hunting season, Supt. Erickson, son
George and brother Jergen were away
two weeks before they secured their
legal allowance of venison and then
returned. In their absence, a one-arm.
ed guard and the blacksmith watched
the prisoners. Had some emergency
arisen, hell would have been popping
and no pitch hot.
~AeSooiAh HiiShoOA SOIS POO q mOQCQ
for acting as cook. When she becomes
weary of baking rubbercid pancakes,
frying old potatoes and dishing out
skim milk, she takes week or so off
for the purpose of seeing the movies
and enjoying the bright lights in the
big city.
Of course the kitchen cannot be left
cookless, therefore some S5-day pris-
oner is given duty in that department.
If he is handy chap and makes prop
er progress in the art and mystery Of
baking, frying and boiling daily hung
er remedies for the prisoners, in about
month it is considered safe to leave
him in charge of the kitchen while the
lady Erickson cook, paid by the kindly
old county, has her little fling away
from the dear old workfarm.
Prisoners complain of poor ventilla.
tion in the sleeping quarters and that
the toilet is out Of repair and use much
OF the time. 1t usually is assumed that
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21
PRISONERS ARE DENIED BRAIN FOOD
Wards Woram, County,
Guests Receive the &psaw-Eckson Family Careless the Care
: 1~~ Tools and Machinery Skin milk Diet for Sick Prisoners

There have been complaints now anc
army of Erieksons that helps him ru1
Fred Wards county workfarm have
an inclination to starve the tummies
of the prisoners. Only recently, how
ever, came a complaint that the al
mighty Erickson family, now swarm
ing over the dear old workfarm, &C.
tually starves the brains Of the unfor.
tunate prisoners by refusing them the
privilege of reading the Rip-saw, that
Incompatible brain food. Any Rip-saws
sent out to that hidebound retreat are
confiscated, destroyed and kept away
from the intelligent and appreciative
prisoners.
Recent prisoners say that Supt.
Erickson, or some Erickson relative,
opens all letters reads them and then
delivers them Or not according to whim
or pleasure. Inmates are not permit
ted to talk to the outside world over
the telephone. An Erickson has to be
the actual mouthpiece, standing by
while a conversation is in progress not
being considered ample.
Supt. Erickson and the little army of
Erickson kinfolks, sucking at the teat
of kindly old St. Louis county, get
credit from the prisoners for being a
canny bunch. Some time ago, Supt.
Erickson and brother Jergen, the coun-
ty workfarm carpenter, wanted their
automobiles thoroughly overbauled and
put in trim for coming summer Of
joy riding.
An automobile mechanician was
prisoner out there and Supt. Erickson
promised to cut three or four days off
his sentence, under the guise Of good
time allowance, if he would fix up the
old boats properly. The chap jumped
into the jobs and did them up in per-
feet shape. After that, he was compell-
ed to serve out his full sentence. The
promise of good time was unlawful,
and made merely to in
1uce the poor fellow to work hard and
10 fine job.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21

a prisoner is playing Of when he sayi
that he is sick. After he drops OF get.
so bad that no one can mistake his
condition, his clothing is taken from
him, he is locked up and then given 8
sort Of absent treatment. Anyone tc
look after him is absent and the medi
cal treatment consists of a slice OF
bread and cup Of skim milk two O,
three times a day. When a chap says
he is able to get out again, Supt
Erickson, with that rare humor of his
insists that the prisoner rest a day OF
two longer before getting back his
clothing and being released from con.
finement.
Supt. Erickson is not considered q
very sympathetic cuss. If a prisoner
loses a mitten, for example, he finds
it very difficult to get another, no
matter how cold the weather or how
much the hand protector is needed in
the work under way.
A recent prisoner reports that the
huge flock of hens immured out there
by Col. Eva last year has about dis
appeared. When he began his engage
ment to serve the county, there were
eleven of those Red Cross fowls but,
when he left, only one; remained. One
mysteriously disappeared-he knows
the prisoners did not get any of it
and some hinterland farmer was given
the others.
For nearly year, now, the Red
Cross has been keeping nine little
bulls and one heifer out there. These
animals are consuming county hay. A
recent prisoner says that those little
bulls and that heifer make him think
of the old maid who had twelve roost-
ers and one little hen.
Recent inmates report that Fred
Ward shows up two, three or four
times a week and, after giving the
place the once over, honks the horn
OF the mammoth car provided for him
by the generous old county and goes
flying back to the poor farm, or the.
Duluth Commercial Club.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21
THEIR ONLY HOPE

There is food enough in the world 80
that nobody in Europe need starve.
There is work enough, God knows, aft.
er the destruction Of war, so that mo-
body need live in enforced iddleness.
There are ships enough to carry the
food and essential raw materials from
the American continents and from the
Indian Ocean. 1t is not for want Of the
material means of relief that millions
OF Europeans are now under sentence
OF death by starvation. It is for want
OF an organization of credit and the
international distribution of supplies
that a horror greater than war rests
upon the world.-The New Republic.
You may rest assured that It Is 40.
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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21

ter of me coming up there and drink
ing it with youf"
"Why, that will be very nice," was
the reply.
"Is there anyone with youf" he
rext asked
"Not a SOUL" was the reply.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21
HAMMOND ABRUPTLY QUITS
AS SECRETARY FOR CARSS
BREAK Is PERMANENT, AND NOTED PROJECTION EN-
GINEER WILL RESUME PRACTICE IN DULUTH

Carss Has Had Paucy Of PubEciy-Expected That Late
Secretary Will Remedy That Condition Proctor Man
Faces No Organized Opposition to Second Term-Sev
eraPopular Men Might Easily Become Dangerous Rob
ert E. Denfeld Will File For Congressional Nomination.
Charles P. Craig May Be Trotted Out Again.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1920-02-21

You may rest assured that It Is 90.
If you see it in tho Rip-saw.
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28
Democrats Spend $823,345;
Republicans $3,O42,892

NEW YORK. Oct. os.-The Democratic
national committee has received and
spent less than a million dollars in the
campaign so far, according to r state
ment filed with the United States Senate
subcommittee investi gating campaign
expenditures and made public here to-
day.
Up to Oct. 25. the total receipts OF the
committee, said Wilbur W. Marsh, in
bis statement, were SS7s s3i "A, and the
total disbursement $685.. $500.
Included in the receipts is loan for
$4,000.
The greater portion Of funds $685.
% was collected by the New York
headquarters. OF which amount S4SS,-
43005 was in contributions Of more than
500 each.
The Women's Bureau collected S.
544 5o the Chicago headquarters. $55,-
O41.51 and the San Francisco headquar-
ters. s1765.e0
Outstanding obligations, including
rent. supplies, publicity advertising, etc.
amount TO Sf39, 81 60
In addition. said Marsh, Joseph
Guney OF Pittsburgh has guaranteed
So. 600 with which to pay the expenses
OF an advertisement entitled From O
Gold-Star Mother IA certain newspapers
in certain States, and Allen Ryan Of
New York has guaranteed S25,n0 with
which TO pay an advertisement, THE
Voice OF France
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28
POLITICAL AID
FOUND GUILTY
Willie Carey Escapes One
Charge, Caught in Another.

Guilty" and mot guilty" such was
the luck of While Carey. well known po-
lice character, who appeared in City Court
today
He is known for his activities in be-
half OF certain Republican candidates
and Is reputed to be a great help on
election day,
He was acquitted of petit larceny, but
was found guilty of gaming and fined
S. and costs.
Fred Bonifeld was the special Judge in
the case in which Carey was charged with
having stolen an automobile jack from the
store Of J. d. Cox. $50 West Washington
street.
The Jack was found in Careys automo-
bile but Carey proved his innocence by
saying that he bought the Jack for $15c
from a man he did not know In traders s
alley"
The next case in the court was heaid
by Judge Walter Pritchard and While
Carey was one Of the nine defendants.
The police had ralded n craps game
In a barn at 421 West Pearl street.
Judge Pritchard fined each Of the de-
PENDANTS $5 and costs and continued the
charges of visiting q gambling house m
definitely
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28

"Thc Harvey cartoon Is iippantly irro-
liglous and sacTilegious Harvey's po-
litlcal fanaticism has lead him to forget
the ordinary reverence for the sacred pe.
liefs OF millions OF American citizena"
The Very Rev. Dr. Vincent Meag
head Of the Dominion Order OF the United
States. said;
1t Is the most Hiekenlng bit OF sacri-
lege aud blagphemy I have ever seen.
do not believe that ans political organ.
ization ever descended TO the depths that
nave been reached by the Republican
managers in the present campaign.
would Ike 10 see a reproduction OF this
cartoon placed In the hands Of every
priest In America Not that the cath.
oiics alone are aRronted and humiiiated
oy it--it is an insult to every Christian
equalization in the world, for the faith
IN the Immaculate Conception Is a foun-
cation stone In all Christian beliefs"
The Rev. DIR. J. G. Barry, pastor Of the
episcopal church Of St. Mary, the Virgin,
New York city, said he had not seen the
cartoon, but had hSnrd OF Il.
II 1t Is as described TO me- he added,
II is blasphemous outrage To maj ke
a scurrilous political use OF the thought
OF the Immaculate conception argues the
person capable OF It as being lmpervious
to any rense Of decency."
The Rev. John J. Wynne. ono of the
most eminent Catholic clergymen in the
country, said:
THE shameful extreme to which the
Harding people have gone, both in Ohio
and New York State, has, am led to be-
lieve, swung the whole decent citizenship
OF these two States into the right lines
with Cox. Every man and woman OF
judgment viii agree with Mr.. Allan A.
Ryan"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28
ELECTION WILL
TELL INTEREST
IN TAXPAYING
Davis Cites Accounts Board in
Telling of County Ex-
travaganCe.

Citing instances Of free hand spend
ing" on the part Of Marion County Of
flcials. referred to by the State Board
Of Accounts, Paul G.. Davis, Democratic
candidate for prosecutor, In a speech at
21o6 Coffey street, last night. said the
coming election viii reveal the extent
OF interest Of the taxpayers in local gov
ernmeut.
Mr. Davis said
The result of this election in Marion
County will reveal the interest which the
taxpayers take In local government and
will disclose to what extent party poll
tics prevails over good business judg-
ment
II the voters will keep In mind that,
according to the published report Of the
Republican State Board OF Accounts. the
Republican county officials have engaged
I'm a free hand spending OF the public
funds In such enormous sums without
any contract. without competitive bid
ding and with entire disregard OF law
and good business judgment" they will
repudiate the party which has violated
The fact that the head of the State
Board OF Accounts. Mr. EschbNch, de-
clipes to confirm the statements OF the
Republican prosecuting attorney and his
deputy, the Republican candidate for
prosecutor, that the compromise OF the
judgments of $1,000 against Lorenz Lep-
pert in favor Of the public for $500 had
the approval OF the State Board Of Ac-
counts, should not add any votes for the
Republican county ticket, and the fact
that Mr. Eschhach suggests that the
action OF the Republican prosecuting at
torney In compromising the interest of
the public In these judgments for % per
cent should be called to the attention
OF the court for reference to tho grand
jury" should not inspire much conf
dence In the machine picked Republican
candidates in this county.
Just why Pop" Leppert. who for
years ran a saloon in the red light dis
trict and who has been three times con-
victed of operating a blind tiger in this
county since the days Of booze" should
be taken care of In this way when these
judgments are a first lien upon real
estate appraised for taxation Mt Sl3,74o
and when the law forbids the prosecutor
to compromise the rights of the people
In such cases upon any terms. should
Continued Page Three.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28
Missing Interpleader i'm Rail Suit Shows
McCray Double Crossed His Partners
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS

r. McCray Bayard
they equally proceeds
promote railroad through Kentland.
McCray induced Taylor the line without
tention build it order influence
county Kenland.
McCray to conestng
the election when Kentland lost the county
McCay organized dummy corpora
n took the assets of the which
Taylor corporation
McCray dummy corporation to build the
railroad from which it aferward contractor
Eventually railroad by Central lines
substantially according to the which McCray
Taylor share equally
McCray conducted negotiations representatives the
the railroad officials that $4,000 subsidy money
off his neghbor Newton County McCray
Taylor.
Cray New negotiations behalf OF McCray
obtained and which Taylor
transferred the dummy corpora
ton McCray had caused be
Mcray returned New York and advised Tavr that the
New York Central would settle chasing
rainbow"
Taylor sued the subsidiary company York Central and
got a judgment which the New York Central paid
Before the Central fled an inter
pleader the which nterpeader missing the files
Circuit
This inepeader that McCray had assigned TO
the New York Central his interests
send to Taylor and Kent that the New
York Central on behalf of himself, Kent Taylor
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28

CHICAGO, Oct 2s.-The task Of carry
ing their standards to the polls on Nov.
2 Will cost the Republican party less
than three and a half million dollars,
according to a written statement made
to the United States Senate sub-eOIn-
mittee on campaign expenditures today
by Fred W. Upham, treasurer Of the
Republican national committee.
Senator Warren G. Hardlng's campaign
cost the national committee up to Oct.
"A, S3.o42. .S92.32. according to Upham's
statement
About 100000 is TO be spent in a
''mopping up" campaign between now
Nov. 2, the report said.
The statement was made on the re-
quest Of the Senate subcommittee that
treasurer Of the national committees OF
both the major parties give an account
ing OF moneys raised and spent In the
presidential campaign
With this expenditure the Republicans
face 8 deficit which may run close to
half a million dollars.
Up to Oct "a only S2.7S1, ,211.5s had
been raised by the committee for the
presidential campaign, upham said.
This presents difference Of more than
three-fourths Of a million dollars be-
tween funds raised and expended.
Between Aug 20 and Oct. "a Repub-
lieans raised 81 9S5 ,543.
The largest single contribution to the
Republican presidential campaign came
from the Harding and Coolidge Club OF
Tulsa. Okla. which sent a check for
$1,000.
The Hamilton Club Of Chicago was sec
ond, with SG,120.50.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28
Ben BOSse Claims
State Democratic
by Is, 900 or More

A statement claiming Indiana by
25,0OO or more and urging the neces-
sity Of getting the vote out early was
made today by Benjamin Bosse, Dem
ocratic State chairman.
The statement follows: Never in
the history of Indiana Democracy
have men and women responded so
willingly and worked so earnestly as
has been done in this campaign.
There Is no question about victory
for Democracy in Indiana by q, 900 or
more.
"The size of our victory will de-
pend upon the work done by our
workers in the precincts all over the
State.
THE Independent voters will do
their part to bring victory to our
cause.
Nothing should be left undone TO
render every possible assistance to get
the Democratic vote out early.
Special attention should be given
to our first voters.
The women OF Indiana, voting for
the first time. should be assisted by
our Indiana Democratic men in a way
that viii prove our appreciation and
love FOR our Indiana women.
"Our party's strength does not con-
sist IN gold or silver, but our strength
IS our righteous cause.-the Leagu
Of Nations. which promises peace,
prosperity and progress to the peo-
pie OF the world; the cause that ap-
peals to all American citizens"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28
LEPPERT CASE
is SUIT BASIS
Claris Adams Sues for Cohen
Bond and Fee.

Suit was fled in Circuit Court today
by the State OF Indiana on relation Of
Claris Adams, prosecuting attorney.
against Lorenz Leppert and Mike Cohen
for judgment of $50 and the prosecutors
fee OF $40 on bond which Cohen for
feited by failing 20 appear in Criminal
Court
Leppert Is the bondsman with whom
Prosecutor Adams compromised two
judgments of $1,000 each on June 10. ac-
ceptiug his fec and $3.50 In cash and
writing on the record. For value re-
ceived this judgment is hereby fully paid
and satished.'
The complaint filed today declares
Mike Cohen was sentenced TO ten days
in jail and fined $40 and costs in City
Court on Dec. 10, 1919. on a charge Of
visiting n gambling house
Cohen appealed to Criminal Court and
was released under $50 appeal bond with
Lorenz Leppert as surety, the complaint
saws.
He failed TO appear when his case was
called and the bond was forfeited, 1t says
further.
In the cases in which the judgments
were compromised by Prosecutor Ad-
| ans, Judgment OF $1,000 was entered
against Leppert and Garet Osborne on
March 81 and judgment IN the same
amount against Leppert and Dave Cren-
shaw on the same date.
SO far Mr.. Adams has taken no steps
to collect the 81 500 remaining unpaid
on the two judgments, despite the fact
that Jesse T.. Eschbach. chief examiner
of the State Board of Accounts. informed
Paul g. Davis, Democratic candidate for
prosecuting attorney, that If the facts
in the case were as he set forth (which
was as abovel there should be a grand
jury investigation of the matter.
The prosecutors office also fled suit
for collection of $1,000 from Samuel NJ.
Koby, bondsman, 2417 North Alabama
street. and Cliff Alley, indicted for vehicle
taking, grand larceny and burglary, on
Alleys forfeited bond.
Alley, the complaint states, was in
dicted Sept ., and gave the $1,000 bond
with Koby as surety for his appearance
in Criminal Court, but failed TO appear
when called to trial Oct. 8.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28
PROVES FALSE
TESTIMONY in
ORIGINALCASE
Record That Disappeared
From Jasper Court Files
Interesting to Voters.
SAMPLE OF METHODS

Warren T. McCray, Republican candI-
date for Governor, double-crossed his
partners, Bayard Taylor and c. A. Kent,
and assigned his interests in the prop
erty and rights of the Chicago, Terre
Haute & Southern Railroad Company to
the Chicago, Indiana & Southern Rail-
road Company. leaving his partners TO
shift for themselves I'm the recovery oS
their interest in the partnership railway
project, according TO the averments OF
the missing interpleader. filed by the
New York Central Railroad In the Jasper
Circuit Court.
This missing interpleader is one OF tho
most important chapters Of the case file
by Bayard Taylor against the Chicago,
Indiana & Southern Railroad, which
later became Cause No. -, 440 in the Su-
preme Court OF Indiana.
1t is one OF the documents, possession
Of which caused the managers OF the
primary campaign OF James w. Fesler
to suggest TO members OF the Republican
State committee that Warren T. McCray
should be induced to Withdraw from the
primary In which he won the Republican
nomination for Governor.
As an indication OF his business meth
DDS which Mr.. McCray now proposes TO
upP4y 70 the aHalrs OF the state OF lndl-
ana IL elected Governor, the disclosures
Of this interpleader are very important to
the yoters OF Indiana.
| AS an explanation OF why the documen (
has been removed from the dies OF the
Jasper Circuit Court. the text OF the
/ interpieader Is itself sufficient.
I This interpleader fled in the name OF
I the New York Central Railroad Com
/ pany by Jesse Wilson, attorney for the
| New York Central Railroad and later as
assistant secretary OF a cabinet member
/ In the Roosevelt administration, was
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