The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1922-03-04
KEYES AND PALMER DESIRE
THAT RIP-SAW SALES CEASE
Bbulous Just Feels That Great Family Journal Hurts His
Beloved Town Citizen Sent Sensational Letter Year
Ago-The Sports Are Peevish and Suspicious.
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, March /.

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, March 1
Especial to the Rip-saw. Mayor
Reyes is alleged to have suggested to
local news-dealers that they refrain
from handling the% Rip-saw. Mayor
Reyes does not seem to be man who
believes in the freedom of the press.
Even kindly old Judge Palmer, the
best Judge Of whisky in the entire Bor-
derland, would be. very. very glad to
see local newsdealers eliminate the Rip
saw from their counters and windows.
Not long since, so it is alleged, the
bibulous old jurist, who tells his
troubles to the family, tomcat. when
over-stimulated, approached one of the
local agents for the Great Family
journal and softly said:
"Don,t you think it would be a good
idea to stop selling the Rip-sawf You
know the paper hurts the town and that
is not good for any Of u.s..
It is understood that Judge Palmer
was informed by the dealer that he was
in the business Of selling papers and
that he had no desire to cut out the
Rip-saw.
The spotlight thrown on the dire
lack of law, order and deceney in In.
ternational Falls has been very dis.
eouraging to the underworld and those
who profit from its domination Of this
place. The federal agents came recently
it is true, but they do not come often,
hence can be taken as matter Of
Of course, like blizzard or hard rain
storm. But the Rip-saw keeps repeat
ing its visits and it exposes in a way
that is bound to be fatal for lawless
folk If kept up indefinitely and vigor.
ously.
Of course decent, law-sbiding, Chris.
tian people would like to. see lawless.
ness, disorder and indecency banished
from "The Falls" but that element. is
in the minority, or at least is afraid to
become aggressive in behalf of what is
good, right and lawful. Even many
Christians are afraid of losing a, dollar
by standing up for, what is right, good
and true. '-.. .-ts ~ =.
For the past year, to. say, nothing of
the many years before, the local under.
world birds have boosted that Interna
tional Falls is the most wide-open place
in the United States. It, certainly is
not an ideal place in which to bring up
a family and if all the facts-were known
to. the outside world, Gov. Preus might
deem it a duty to appoint a special
prosecutor, order a special grand jury
and then see how many business men,
to say nothing of the underworld folk,
were entitled TO board and lodging in
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Just year ago, The Rip-saw had a !
letter from a man at International Falls
in which be; said: ~ <qs =, Il
HSince y6u have accomplished such
great piece Of work in purifying the
city Of Bemidji, why not tackle the
same job In this eitys There is great
field for you. here. Get onto the job
for the benefit of the. decent.living PEG.
pie now here if not for the benefit of
your paper.
"This city is the biggest booze
oasis in the United States, today, and
there is no Interference by state prohi-
bition agent Keller, the county officials
OF. the city officials. The bootleggers
and piggers operate right under the
noses of the officials and, so long as
they continue their monthly donations,
presume there Wilt be NO interference.
TASK any Of the gamblers if Mayor
Reyes does not come around for his
weekly rakeoff Ask Roy Green what
he knows about having to make a.
monthly donation, for selling. booze.
County attorney Jeyne is mentioned in
this ring, but any donating is alleged
to be done through one Williams, who
now owns an airplane and who is called
tJevne 3 chief blindpigger.' -.
.s'State prohibition director Keller
has had pnssyfooter here for the last
three mpnths, called Tarbox., Recently
be went across to Fl. Frances with a
bottle on his hip. The police over there
grabbed him and it cost him $3.50 to
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