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Bentley, stood for Perkins, Fellows
and Hamilton. The majority gave
in for the sake of harmony and to
avoid a long and bitter wrangle.
Bentley undoubtedly appreciated the
fact that he could use enough of
his boasted psychology on those
calm, peaceable Quakers to get his
own way. ~
A Duluth woman was reared at
Richmond, Ind. Last year, she visit
ed her old home, going by auto
mobile. Or day, while in Richmond,
the Duluth woman stopped into a
jewelry store to have slight re-
pairs made on her watch.
II see you are from Duluth" +"
remarkable the ieweler, after he had
noted the Duluth banner on the
car. .---.
The visitor admitted the fact and
then, thinking to say something
nice, remarked: ..... .-.
eve have taken your superin-
tendent of schools away from you."
"You are welcome to him." was
the gruff and somewhat ungracious
reply.
SIS that so?" countered the Du-
luth woman. "He seems to be max
ing hit in Duluth. They are tea
ing, coffee-ing and recepting him
continually"
"They can do that all hey wish,
but we are glad to Re rid Of him.
Yes, Richmond is well rid of Bent
ley. He was a trouble-maker and
not a success. We feel indebted t.
Duluth for taking him off our
hands," .t.-.~.~ -.
The Duluth woman later spoke
to her niece about the incident.
The local woman said: --'-
"Mr. Bentley caused much con-
troversy while here. There was q
great difference of opinion con-
cerning his merits"
This spontaneous, unexpected
little incident is further. evidence
on the claim that Bentley divides
communities and causes discord in
educational affairs. In Henderson
and Richmond, he escaped violent
explosions, but conditions existe !
that very easily could have caused
them. In Paducah and Duluth, very
violent explosions were experienced.
He lost out quickly in Padu ah but,
IN Duluth, this seasoned, case-hare-
ened character probably will take
some heavy blasting before har-
mony is restored and the schools
are made safe by his removal.
Defeat of the Bentley-Barnes
school board ticket will go far
towards putting Bentley where he
belongs.
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POLICE CANNOT CATCH THE
LAWLESS SCHAFER'S SALOON
Bold Blind Pig Sells Hundred and Fifty Gallons
Every Week-Clever Carpenter Builds Secret
Hiding Place for Surplus Supply.

missed the case on the grounds Of
not having sufficient evidence to
warrant going to trial.
Time developed that one of the
city's witnesses was missing. Some
days later, letter was received
from the chap in Seattle, in which
he asked that $105 due him for
"stooling" be sent to him there.
Those posted in the cunning ways
of the underworld birds believe that
the missing witness migrated to
Seattle for monetary considera-
tion. .-.-...s a.s..
Commissioner Olson then proposed
to get even by refusing Col. Scha-
fer's saloon soft drink license.
Legal point was raised to the ef-
feet that, in absence of a conviction
for law violation, the council could
not use discretion and that license
must issue. City attorney Richards
is preparing legal opinion in the
matter. 1t may come any day, now.
Although the city cleanup squad
has searched Col. Schafer's saloon
several times, no contraband booze
has been found. A Rip-saw inspector
is informed that the surplus supply
is concealed in a hiding place, cum
ningly constructed by "Ben," a
clever carpenter, supposed to bear
the name Of Ben Carlson.
Colonel Pete Schafer grinned
broadly and happily the first time
the cleanup officers made a search
after the hiding place was finished
and utterly failed to find anything.
Moonshine whisky is soil in Col.
Schafer's saloon by the drink, pint
or quart. For time, five gallons
a day was the average order. Owing
to the boom, about T150 gallons 4
week now are being sold. Vended
BY the small snort, a gallon pro-
duces a gross return Of $40 to $50.
Sold by the pint or quart, the
return is smaller, but highly profit
able.
Bartenders' change frequently.
"Buck" Hughes has left and now
Is employed by Col. Sholund,
Michigan st. competitor further East.
The bold boys in that place are
trying to find a Superior St. loca-
tion.
Colonel Jack Mckenzie recently
was let out by Col. Schafer, pre-
sumably for getting caught by the
city Stools" 1t is understood that
it cost heavy sum to beat the
city in that alleged case of law
lessness. Col. Mckenzie also is rep
uted to be quite peeyed at the
"Bluefronts owners.
Colonel Pete Schafer's excuse for
breaking the law is that he has
sickness in his family, therefore he
needs the money. Even under those
distressing conditions, many of Col.
Schafer's old acquaintances wonder
and even grieve at his reversion to
lawlessness.
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some notable work. The local rep.
utation of the firm is splendid
so far as the Rip-saw scout was
able to learn.
1t was at Richmond that Bentley
first hooked up with Messrs, Per.
kins, Fellows & Hamilton, the G. /.
cago firm Of architects, declared by
Bentley to be the only firm in the
country with which he can properly
work in school construction.
It may be that Messrs. Working
& Son are prejudiced against both
Bentley and hisa Chicago ch ms
but there must beg some reason for
it. Concerning matters, Mr.. G. F,
Working. said:
eff we had secured sthe contract
of building the high school and then
done job of construction that
Messrs. Perkins, Fellows & Hamil.
ton did here, we1would have been
kicked out of town.
"The high school deal in Rich
mond was pulled by Bentley. ]
consider him as crooked as snake
and I also believe tfatshe is a fore
runner for Messrs. Perkins, Fellows
& Hamilton. II he ever leaves Du-
luth, you will see that Messrs.
Perkins, Fellows 6 Hamilton will
follow him, wherever he goes. In
the case of this Richmond job, the
costs exceeded the estimates"
When the selection Of architects
was made, two members Of the
board wanted 10 ~ fhe contract 70
local men, Dr. Jspnson. backed BY
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RICHMOND PEOPLE PLEASED
WHEN DULUTH GOT BENTLEY
Autocratic Educator Picked and Dominated Board
Members Considered Extravagant and Was
Blunt and Rough with His Teachers.

When J. H. Bentley was superin-
tendent of schools at Paducah, Ken
lucky, Irwin S. Cobbs ancestral
home, lie did his bei: to dominate
the school board and to make that
body an official rubber stamp ~ o.
X. all his autocratic acts.
The chastisement of a high school
student by Prin. Stevenson Used
much commotion late in January,
1917. Bentley reported on the mat
ter to the board and that body
rather white-washed the prip cipal.
The matter was considered at a
private Getting of the board, in
formally held one evening, at the
home of one of directors and
formal announcement of the de-
cision was made at special meet
ting of the board.
J. H. Bentle. was greatly peeved
because the directors did not have
him present at the little sessio, the
evening before. While in a pet over
the matter, his temper overcame
his judgment and, as result, he
resigned the superintendency.
That resignation was bluff and
Bentley did not have the slightest
idea that it would be accepted. He
thought that he was so strong in
the schools that the board would
decline to accept his resignation,
which would be equivalent to a
vote of confidence.
In his resignation, Bentley stated
that he would act as superintendent
of schools until the end of the year,
for the benefit of the school chill
dren. He smirkingly and smilingly
informed the members that he would
retire while they considered the
matter. He went to another part of
the building and the directors very
promptly voted to accept the rresig-
nation and that it take effect i'm
mediately.
Returning to the board room,
Bentley smiled unctuously and said:
"Did you act on my resignation"
1--WE did," was the reply, "and
Immediately"
The ruthless and autocratic edu-
Gator turned pale in the face with
surprise and chagrin. There he was
in the middle of the year and al
most in the middle of a semester,
out of position and without mon
ey. He had to make the best OF
it, but to get out of town, he is
alleged to have borrowed money
from a couple Of tradesmen, whom
he already owed for merchandise
one for a dress suit and the other
for shoes for the family. If those
loans ever have been paid back, nc
one in Paducah seems to know about
It.
Bentley was sadly chastened by
the results that followed his rash
bluff. At the spring meeting of the
Kentucky state teachers associa.
tion, he seemed to be greatly crest.
fallen over the cropper he had
taken.
1t is whispered that Bentley and
his family had to wish themselves
onto relatives for the summer. II
information is correct, he and the
members of his family finally visit
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.THEY sAY'

Have you heard Of the terrible
family, They
And the dreadful yenomous things
they say?
Why, half the gossip under the sun
II you trace II back, you will FIND
begun
In that Wretched House OF "They.'
A numerous family, 30 I'm told,
And its genealogical tree is os1;
For ever since Adam anc Eve began
To build up the curious race Of man
Has existed the House Of They"
Gossip mongers ana spreaders OF
lies,
Horrid people whom oil despise
And yet the best of us. now and
then,
Repeat queey tales about women
and men,
And quote the House Of ''They."
...- is-asr
They live like lor1 and never / Dor
A "They's" one sk is too watch
his neighbor3
And tell his bu5Iness and pri ate
affairs,
To the world 1t barge; they are
sewers OF ta1es
Those folks II the House Of "They.'
It is whollys uailess to follow /
They
With a whip % sun, for he slips
And into his i'qa3s, where you can
not go,
IT is locked and I6lted and guarded
This horrible Hsys Of ~rney..
Tho y, you .ss CAM sss IN, yet 'hs'
OF all the RAJ kinder the sun q
Who ,iass have 1. q punishment
Belongs to tfE 3ouse OF They,
Ella Ehseler Wilcox.
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THE DULUTH RIP-SAW
Only $500 Per Year.
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I II the city commissioners have
any doubt that Illicit booze is being
illegally sold at No. 215 West
Michigan St., they should have beer
in that resort last Tuesday morning
A Rip-saw inspector saw a stream
Of thirsty pilgrims steadily pour
into the place with their tongues
hanging out and their "coppers" al
hot as safety would permit.
Inside, a staff of agile bartenders
was grabbing the coin with one
hand and shooting the snorts across
the lawless bar with the other hand
After lubricating their parched
throats, the pilgrims streamed out
again, some of them wiping their
mouths with the back of the hand
and still others rubbing their tum.
mics with great satisfaction.
THE flow Of booze at No. 215
West Michigan st. beats anything
that I have seen for many moons,' -
declared Rip-saw inspector to the
old head-sawyer. MANY thought
that Mike and Jack Crowley were
going some at the West End be-
fore the law grabbed them, but
they were pikers compared with
that Michigan street saloon"
The saloon at No. 215 West
Michigan st. formerly was well
known as the "Bluefront." It was
developed. into activity and notoriety
by Col. Norman Mcdonald. He ran
things with quite high hand un-
til the federal sleuths swooped down
upon him. Col. Mcdonald put up a
scrap at the time of the first visit,
but whack over the head by a
raider took most of the fight out
Of the big fellow.
At about that time, too, IL was
whispered around that Col. Pete
Schaefer was a silent partner In
the place. That report was borne
out by Col. Schafer's frequent
presence on the premises and his
increasing display Of interest and
authority.
The federal men came SO often
that the city cleanup squad formed
the habit of dropping in. As a
result the place got the reputation
of being lawlessly wet. When the
time came to renew the city license
for soft drink emporium, Col.
Mcdonald dropped out of sight and
Col. Schafer put in the application
as owner. Many believe that both
still are interested.
One day Col. Jack Mckenzie, a
bartender, was arrested on charge
of selling whisky to a couple of
city Stools" He was arraigned,
pleaded not guilty and was released
on, 5000 bail until the day of the
trial.
On trial day, Col. Mckenzie did
not appear, hence the court for
feited his bail and issued a bench
for his arrest. The warrant made
Col. Mckenzie scratch gravel and
he put up the plea that he forgot
the day of trial, hence was in
Superior. He disclaimed all inten-
ton of showing contempt Of court.
If the Rip-saw is correctly in
f rmed, 1t then was decided to
thresh out the matter on. its merits.
A few days later, the city dis
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-07-14
IT FELT NATURAL.

A farmer lad was at barn
dance given In celebration of Jane
Smiths wedding. During the even
ing, he danced with young lady
who frequently stepped on his feet.
Excuse me for stepping on your
feet" she apologized.
ooh, that's all right" retorted
the young man, "the cows step all
over my feet at home. Judge.
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UNWIsELY SIGNED.

Blake was talking to his friend
Scribbler, the well-known English
journalist of Fleet Street, London.
'Do you believe in writing anony-
mously?" he asked the hero OF
the pen.
Scribbler looked to see that the
door of his study was shut ere
he. replied in confidential whisper:
Well, Eve often wished that one
Of my productions had been anony-
NOUS"
What was that?" asked Blake.
"a letter proposing to Mrs.
Scribbler," groaned the famous
writer. ~
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A WISE suGGEsTIoN.

After college, the boy took the
matter Of the future up with his
father.
Il want to write and I want to
draw and I don't know which ]
ought to do"
well, you've got two, hands,
answered the wise ancient. @Why
mot do both?"
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HIGHLY EXCLUSIVE.
this an exclusive hotel? 4"

rs this an exclusive hOtel?
"The last word in exclusiveness.
However, believe that it is per-
-missible to address the head clerk
without the formality of an In
PRODUCTION. Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
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and practice, am profoundly con-
WINGED that this Government, under
appropriate conditions, should be-
come q party to the convention es-
tablishing the court and should
contribute. its fair share of. the
exnensa Of maintenance.
s. Z find no insuperable obstacle
IN the fact that the United States
Is not "a member of the League Of
Nations. The statute Of the court
has various procedure provisions
relating TO the league. But none
81, these provisions save those for
the election Of Judges, to which
I shall presently refer, are Of q
character which would create any
difficulty in the support Of the
court by the United States, despite
its mountaineering in the league.
None of these provisions impair
the independence Of the court. #
Is an establishment. separate from
the league. having q distinct legal
status resting upon the protocol
and statute. It is organized and
acts in accordance with. judicial
standards, and its decisions are
not controlled or subject to re-
view by, the League Of Nations.
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ton. The ordinary Judges are for
hidden to exercise any. political OF,
administrative function. This pro-
vision does not apply to the
deputy Judges except when per-
forming. their duties On the ceurt.
I The jurisdiction; OF the court
{oSEnpriaes an cases which the
parties refer to il and all mat
tiers specially proyided for in
treaties and conventions, I'M force.
Provision has also been made
1 30 that any signatory power. il It
desires. may IN signing the Pro,
toca accept Il as compulsory
''ipso facto and without special
Convention" the jlraediction 81
the Court Sin all Or any Of the
classes Of legal. tlisputss concern
ihg b, the iintetpretation oe =
treaty; .ib) any question OF i'm
sterna. ionaf taw;: 6ot4tire, existence
Of any fact which. if established,
woul6 Sonsti.use q breach Of an
international Obligations and i Id
the nature or extent of The repar-
alton to be made for thes breach
: Of an international obligation.
This ID an entirely. optional
ciaise and unless, IT. ill., signed
the jurisdiction Of the court. sis
not,sObnsatory.
The first election of judges of
theNeourt took place in ssepte1n-
Der. 1921. The eleven ordinary
judges aEi;e the following:
visco,int Robert 4 Bannatyne
Einlay, Great Britain: 3. g. y.
Loder, Holland; Riy Barbosa,
Brazil; ID. ]. Nyholna, Denmark;
Charles Andre Weiss, France;
John Bassett Moore. Tinted
States; Antonio sanuhez de Bus
taniante. Cuba: Rafael. Altanlira,
! spain, YcFOxu Oda,. Japan: Do
l.nlsio A11zllotti. Italy: Max Huber.
!: ,SWltserland.
q The four deputies are: I.
Michallo .Yovanovitch, Serb
CrOat ssloyene state; r. II.
Beichtnann. norway; Demtre
.Nealiiesco, Roumania; Chnng-EIui,
Wang, China. !.
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< .4. Z. & . 5 :.
the council and assembly of the
League Of Nations. It is no dis
paragement OF the distinguished
abilities Of the julgas who nave
already been chosen 70 say that
the United states could not be
expected to give its formal sup
port to a permanent international
tribunal in the election Of the
members of which it had no right
to take part.
I believe that the validity Of
this objection is recognized and
that it will be feasible to provide
for the suitable !, participation by
the United states in the election
OF Judges, both ordinary and
deputy judges, and in the filing
Of vacancies. The practical ad.
vantage Yof the present system Of
electing judges by the majority
votes Of .he council and assembly
Of the league, acting separately,
IL quite manifest. It was this.
arrangement which solved the diff
ficulty. heretofore appearing al
most insuperable. OF providing an
electoral system conserving the
interests OF the powers both great
and small
It would be impracticable, in
my judgment, to disturb the as
sential features Of this system.
Nsnay also be observed that the
members Of the council and as
sennbly of the league. in electing
the judges of the court. do not
act. u=der the covenant Of the
League OF Nations, but under the
statute Of the court, and in the
capacity OF electors performing
duties defined by the statute. 1t
would seem to be reasonable and
practicable that, in adhering 60
the protocol and accepting the
statute, this Government should
prescribe as a condition that the
United States, through repre-
sentatives sdesignated for the pur-
pose, should be permitted to par.
ticipate, upon an equality with
other states members Of the
League Of Nations, IN all proceed
ings both Of the council and Of
the assembly Of the league for
the election Of judges or deputy
judges Of the court for the filling
OF vacancies I'm these offices.
AS the. statute OF the court
prescribes its Organization, COM
petence and procedure. It would
also be appropriate to provide,
as a condition Of the adhesion
of the United States. that the
statute should not be. amended
! without the consent OF the United
States.
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The expenses. 6f the court are
not burdensome. Under the statute
OF the court these expenses are
borne by the League Of Nations:
the League determines the budget
and app0rtions the ArnCs Mt among
Its members. 4 understand that
the largest contribution BY any
state il but little more than ss5,-l
900 q year. IN this matter also,
the members Of the Council and
Assembly OF the League do not
act under the covenant Of the
League but under the statute Of
the court. The United States. II
it adhered to the protocol. would
Of course desire to pay its fair
share OF the expense Of maintain
ing the court. The amount OF this
contribution would, however, be
subject to determination by Con-.
gress and to the making ofSappro-
priations for the purpose. Refer
encee TO this matter also might
properly be made in the instru-
nent Of adhesion. IS
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70. B.,A suisor.

It will he. noted that one OF the
most distingslished American jur-
lists has been elected member Of
the court, Honorable John Bassett
! Moore: s4.
!. Ia considering. the. question OF
participation of the United States
IN the support Of the permanent
court, 1t, may be observed that
heUnited States is already a COM
petent sutton in the court. The
statute expressly. provides that,
the court shall be open not only
to members Of the league but to
states mentioned in, the annex to
the. covenant.
But it is not enough that the
United States should have the
privileges ora su,tar. In yiaw
tof sti1e vast Importance Of pro
/ vision for the peaceful settle
.ment Of international controver-
sies, Of the time-honored policy Of
this Government IN promoting such
settlements, and of the Fact that
it has. slAgtf been. found feasible
to establish upon, q sound basis
a permanent international court
Of the highest distinction and to
invest it with a jurisdiction which
conforms to American principles
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international Justice, or Tor the
filling OF vacancies.
8. That the United states WIN
pay q fair share Of the expenses
Of the court as determined and
appropriated from time 10 time 81
the Congress. of the United states.
4. That the statute for the Per.
manent Court OF international
Justice adioined to the protocol
shall not be amended withouta tne
consent Of the United states.
II the Senate gives its assen,
upon this basis. steps can then
be taken for the adhesion Of the
United States to the protocol III
the manner authorized. The at
titude Of this government will thus
be defined and communicated Co.
the other signatory powers whose
acuuiescence in the stated con
ditions will be necessary.
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may m ,-oserred to afbitra ton and
be peaeeably adjusted by such
means. iCong. Rec. 51st. cseS,
1st sess.. Part 3 vol. 21.: 2. 1885,
$ In his instructions tos,the dele
gates Of .ias Government 70 the
First peas,e conference, at The
Hague, secA&ta1v Hay 'alr:.
ttz';Nothing can ,ecuse for human
governmeny and FOR the Autlmlty
81 iaw Mhl"h II represents so deep
Asrespect and 80 firm a loyalty as
the spectacle OF sovereign and IA
derendent states whose duty tits
to prescribe the r,Iiss of justice
and impose penalties upon TIE law
less, bowling With reverence before
the august supremacy OF those
principles of right which give to
law ats aternai foundation!.,Gif
a plan, for a permanent inter-
rational trib u II al accompanied
these instructions. II. W..
sat that conference, there was
adopted as.aConuentions FOR the
Pacific Settlement Of IIiterna.
tional Disputess which PROVIDED
for q permanent court Of arki.
tration. This !organization; hove.
eyer, while called "a psr4haneni
court. really consists Of An DIR.
bile list Of persons designated by
The contracting parties respsct
lively. from whom tribunals nay
be constituted for the !deter5nin-
nation OF such controversies, ss
the parties concerned may agree
to submit to them.
In 1908 and 1903 the United
States concluded nineteen gsn.
eral conventions Of arbitration
whiSh!- ,in.saccordance with The
Hasne conventions. Il provided for
arbitration by. special agreement
Of differences which afs Of a
legal naturs or. which relase TO
tins INTERPRETATION OF treaties. and
which ii may sppt have been poe
sible % settle 81 diplomacy pro:
rided that the fdiftersnces do not
affect the vital interest. the ,itide-
uendence. or the honor OF the two
contracting states ard do not
concern the Interests, g3oe third
parties Moreover; since the
first. peace conference dc The
Hague a number Of conventions
have been concluded by this: coy
ernnient submitting to arbitration
Questions OF great Importance