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The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-07-07
NABBED HEBERT And | PAGE
Federal Men Catch Two Of Most Notorious Out
laws in international Falls Bill Reagan Falls
into Tolls Of the Law at Little Falls.

to sleuth the sleuths by tagging
them around. town in an automo-
bile, just like an Eveleth bunch
once did with the old head-sawyer
in Mayor Essling's fair city. But
that's another story.
Federal agent Benson walked
down the street with bottle OF
confiscated liquor In either trouser
pocket. "That fellow carries two
guns, declared. some of the spec
tators In the nearby crowd.
LePage's place was well equipped
with electrical buzzers, wires and
locks. All those cunning contriyar-
ces were; torn out by the federal
raiders.
Soon after the international Falls
raid, the enterprising agents Of
state prohibition director Qvale fil-
tered into Little Falls, Mimi, where
they pinched william Reagan at
the Jefferson hotel. Reagan has
run wicked, lawless and notorious
place, hence his arrest will have q
tendency to make Little Falls safer
for law, order and decency.
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MODERN MOTHER EVEPLAYS
ON SUPERIOR'S SANDY BANK
Minnie Murphy and Her Cousin Ida Promote Dis
order and Worse Things at No. 251O Minnesota
Avenue, Back of the Little Red Store.

The midnight revelers had the
courtesy to heed the request 81
politely penned.
Only couple of weeks ago
seven or eight men and two women
presumably Madam Minnie ant
Cousin Ida, went to the lake a
about II p. m, to cool their fever
ed systems. One woman, accom-
panied by about five men, wore
only her nightie. The other woman
was accompanied by three or foul
men and one of those was SAM
trousers, socks and underwear, hi
only garb being shirt.
Lift up your nightown SO tha
you won't get 1t wet" q companion
called to the woman inN Ar nic tie
as she stepped into the cool watel
Of old Lake Superior.
How deep are you going in?'
some one called to the man whose
only raiment was a shirt.
He replied in vile and indecen
words that no paper would or could
print. Those words were enough tl
make a hardened hostler in a livery
barn hide his face in a bale ot
hay. Many of the decent women in
that neighborhood never had hearG
such words before and, ever since
they have been whispering them tt
one another, with many bushes and
much confusion. In all its eventful
history, Park Point never before
has taken such q pathological in
terest in the obscene argot OF tho
underworld.
On the way back from that i'd
might swim In Lake Superior, 3
heavy majority Of the men in thu
Eaggregation< walked 8off with thu
puIchritudinous lady in the might
gown.
"Oh, don't take all the men ava,
from me-" exclaimed the othel
woman.
Getting back to the bungalow
there were sounds of loud and ever
lewd revelry.
''Is there any more of that Two
Harbors' booze?" cried one femal,
voice. ~ 49, -.. a
mo, it's all gone." replied bi.
bass male voice. -. j..
That night and other nights
clinking Of glasses and bottles ha,
been plainly heard by nearby neigh
bors, whose slumbers were rudel.
broken. X
One evening only last week
Thursday, June 2S, beach part.
was held, at which the piece d,
resistance was bulgy keg of beer
There also was an excess of pro
fame, vulgar and obscene language
The decent, reputable and orderl!
Park Pointers noticed that man!
taxicabs and automobile were com
ing to 2510 Minnesota avenue. The!
came in the day time at first, bu
soon were coming at night. Man.
did not leave until 2:30 to 3 c'clocI
in the morning. Their departure wa,
characterized by much loud, pro
fame and obscene language, as wei
as all kinds of chuggings, snorting'
and explosions by the automobiles
Like most of the blindpigs ant
redlight dives, the inmates Of No
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-07-07
CAREYS CURVES INDICATE
MRS. BARNES RESIGNATION
Cat Is Let Out Of Bag When Late Art Supervisor
Bawls Out Bentley and Tells How She Plans
To Utilize Certain Space Next Year.

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If plain signs Of the times near
anything, Madam director Barnes
Of Duluth and New York, has
decided to resign from the board
Of education soon after the annual
school election.
The best sign that Madam director
Barnes has decided to quit is that
her sister, Miss Gertrude Carey
plainly indicates that she plans and
expects to continue next year as
supervisor of the art department.
Miss Carey cannot serve the
schools as art supervisor next year
SO long as Mrs, Barnes remains on
the school board. II Miss Carey
regains and holds her old position,
Mrs. Barnes must resign her direc-
torship.
The law provides that a blood
relative of a school director cannot
hold a school position except by
unanimous consent of the board
members.
When members. of the educational
staff were hired some weeks ago,
Miss Carey was dropped for the
reason that three out of nine mem
bers of the board exercised their
statutory right to object to her
retention In the services.
The dissenting directors were
Messrs. Clough, Coole and Knight.
OF course Supf. Bentley AMI Madam
director Barnes hope to see Messrs.
FClough and Coole defeated on July
21, but even that will mot enable
Miss Carey to get back her posi-
tfon, for director Knight will hold
his directorship and it is safe to say
that he viii not back up in his
objections to Miss Carey, 8 reten-
tian ON the educational III. - -
How, when and where has Miss
Carey indicated that she plans
and expects to continue In the
schools as supervisor of art, despite
the fact that she was not retained
at the time the educational staff
was formally hired some weeks ago,
do you ask, dear old reader?
5 The Great Family Journal, as
usual, can inform you.
About a week before the schools
closed in June, meeting of super
Yisors and assistant superintendents
was held in the administration
building, at which Supt. Bentley and
Miss Carey were present.
Assistant superintendent Latham
b ought up the matter of setting a
table in some fit place in the adj
ministration building and placing
thereon nearly a score OF educa-
tional publications SO that menu
bers of the educational staff would
have easy access to them.
After careful consideration, Supt.
Bentley agreed that a nook would
be taken close to the door Of Miss
Carey's room on the second floor.
Miss Carey quickly jumped to her
feet, her race registering marked
anger. She stamped her foot, her
eyes snapped, her lips become a
Grim, thin line and her cheeks lost
what color they may have had.
mo, sir" You will do no such
thing. ] am going to occupy that
space myself next year!" declared
the spinster art supervisor.
H
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MARKING TIME.

A Negro called upon an old
friend, who received him in a
rocking chair and continued to rock
himself to and fro in a most
curious way.
"Yo' amt sick, is yo', Harri-
SOM" asked the caller, anxiously,
mo, L amt sick, Mose," said
Harrison.
There was a moments silence,
during which the caller gazed wide
eyed at the rocking figure.
Den, continued Nose, why
does yo' rock yo'self dat way all
de timer"
Harrison explained:
s'Yo' know Bill Blott? Well, he
sold me q silver watch cheap, an
Fif / stops moving like dis, dat
watch don't go!'Tit-Bits.
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Ben Sanders, chargea with lying
up with Mrs: Hoexlns flrst a.
~ =. FaIst ot.' @ iio T.
superior st. ana tnen y Sis 2.
flrst OF, also is aisgeo 70 nave
been 2 social caiier saa Aoysterer ..
Madam Minnie = asn give ana
.ta.ad Do. Ma zInsa.,n.s 4. s.un.s' IN
s.,;, 80 ' = = = esA - E Z - - A' 'oAe
49, n -
Cnsster y dorman, = IsIugee from
the J. BAD LANDS e ~ perior, IS
.eredited win sneazlng INTO the
ParK folnt resort. Eorman was
o11leial panderer IoE tne notorious
Amelia OGorman men sne operl
alea 40 bingoianq Ho Deiore sue
got 50 lnebriated ana tpugn as 10
get 9TlYen OUT oI zsilpert Mlnn:,
ana Hurley' Wis EsoIman wouio
,sh;a,, : .a W $ ~. mooS ~
and porT po;nt sl Lss 81 - a1sed ne ~,
conc s.r sirca Ne :. 80 : e, s 4ha~a s
''',,.e s : !" s. . s."
Tom ward ana linKey bianh, /,
Ionsorlai artlsts asz<<ae CiuD paIper
snop, aIe enargea - paying thls
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"Oh, mama, there's a woman
over on the beach without any
clothes on, was the startling state
ment made by little boy on Park
Point as he rushed into the house.
"Oh, no." replied the mother.
"She must have on a flesh-colored
bathing suit"
mo, mama, the lady hasn't any
thing on at ALL" insisted the sharp
eyed youngster.
Going out back and looking over
the top of a sand dune, the good
wife and mother was startled to
I'D that her little son was correct
and that she was wrong.
Right by the waters edge; there
was woman more naked than
Eve, for she did not even wear the
proverbial fig leaf. Near her was
a male of the species, either large
boy or small man. He, however,
wore raiment suitable for broad
daylight and conventional society.
Park Point is getting highly
metropolitan. Only a few weeks
ago, patrons of the schools in that
historic suburb were all worked up
d by elimination of some whipping s
cases in the classy Park Point
school Next came plans to celebrate
the Fourth of July, winding up with
a grand burst Of fireworks. Now
come Rip-saw inspectors with in
formation that bold blindpig and
vile redlight dive are being COM
Quoted at No. 2510 Minnesota ave-
nue., right back Of the little red
grocery store.
MADAM Minnie Murphy and. her
cousin Ida are alleged to be chiefly
responsible Tor the indecent and
disorderly place Miss Ida is credited
with renting the premises but Madam
Minnie plays prominent part in
pushing along the low moral en-
deavor.
Other wild women from uptown
play Madam Murphy's resort and, of
course, lewd males with deep thirsts
seek the various forms of entertain
ment provided by Madam Minnie and
her busy queen bees.
When a drove of wild women
and a big gang of rough men get
their gills we'll moistened with beer
and moonshine whisky, the neigh
-borhood is a very unfit place for
children, modest mothers, innocent
girls and even men who believe in
law, order and decency. Not only is
sleep banished by maudlin talk,
wild cries and obscene language,
but the Silly night carries the vile
words with distinctness that makes
all decent folk hide their faces in
their pillows.
In addition to the profanity, vul-
garity and obscenity, the rushing
of cars and the explosions Of gaso-
line drive away Natures sweet
restorer, balmy Sleep" The royster-
ers, for time, had a canny habit
Of parking their cars in front of the
bungalow of neighbor, instead of
the premises of Madam Minnie and
cousin Ida. The good woman of that
house wrote a note and put 1t on
an automobile seat, as follows:
- please park in front of the
place where you CALL" g..
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Those present were amazed to see
that the truculent, fiery, autocratfc
/ and brutal Bentley received Miss
Carey's ultimatum without a word
of protest.
Twice in that meeting did Miss
Carey call down the autocratic
educator and he stood for It each
time.
This incident also is submitted to
the "Big Six" majority and their
friends as concrete evidence OF the
charge that Miss Carey has been
dictatorial, insubordinate and q
trouble-maker with superintendents
from the days OF Denfeld ND to the
present time. Her means for mis-
chief have been greatly augmented
since she was promoted from art
teacher to art supervisor and her
sister, Mrs. Barnes, became a mem-
Der Of the board.
The Industrial art course provides
for three periods day, out of eight
periods, five days a week. At g
meeting of the Junior and senior
high school principals with Or.
Kent, soon after he became superin-
ninth grade wss aver,oad daS .,.S
work in industrial art.
Pun;ls teacher. n,,no,n.,. 80
even narents com r,a;ned - nr rant n
of tbis @ oga,,osd;na sna - M Ia.,, oas -
proportion. hence he nromised Ia
reduce the load.
Miss Carey ra;sed /. r,,,,,,,,. 81. q
also toor y b.r | .aIa =, ~ tra,sh3s - !, ~na, ~
s;sf ar Hsrr,at a,;as s.ns. -
Barnes. Of Duluth. and New ynrL
DR.. Kent had been in the harness
only thirty days. .therefore ne sde.
Ecided that discretion was The betfe1
part Of yalor ana baelred down.
Two days afterwards, he ate his
crow by telephoning all the schools
to continue under the provisions Of
the course of study, despite protests
concerning the overload.
since then. directors cloueh ana
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-07-07
CANNY SCOTCH LADY.

She was a comely widow and
moreover, she was Scotch. She
mourned Macintosh, her late hus-
band, for eighteen months and then
from a flock of suitors chose honest
homely MacIntyre for her second.
"I'm not guild enough for ye
dear" he whispered. What foI
did We choose me oot o. sac mony?'
"Ah, weel, ye see, your names
MacIntyre.
"Yes, but" began the bewilder-
ed suitor.
"An' We KEN" finished the widow,
''all my linen is marked Mel That's
why, Donald. Edinburgh Scots
man.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-07-07
Two RICHEST MEN AMERICANS

+. =
A list Of richest men places Ford
first with $3.50. .000. 900 and Rookie
feller second with $500.000, 600.
The Rockefeller fortune is not in
creasing while the Ford fortune
in eases at $100, 100000 a year.
The two richest men are Americans
and the next two English, the duke
of Westminster, all of whose wealth
is unearned increment of land, and
Sir Basil Zaharoff, enriched by
munitions manufacture in the war.
The fifth Is said to be Hugo Stin-
mes, German industrial leader, and
the sixth another Rockefeller,
while the seventh and eighth are
Japanese and the ninth and tenth
again Americans, Duke. the tobacco
man, and George f. Baker, the
only banker in the list.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-07-07
HAD CHOICE COLLECTION,

s"Sir, i am bill COLLECTOR
Then ! can furnish you with one
of the most choice collections III
the world, all authentic. ] thought
you were after money. Louisville
Courier Journal.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-07-07

No, silly, alimony isn't . chern-
icals compound-it's q physical re-
action. Pitt. Panther.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-07-07

Don't borrow your neighbor's Rip-
saw-borrow $500 and subscrib6s
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1923-07-07

xHE pULuxH 1R SAw
Only 400 rsr ysar.
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sabsszibsiee

TIE DULUTH RWSAW
Only 800 Per Year.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

police officer, by believing implicitly
in the reasoning of that officer, had
enabled Jerry Tryon to effect the cap
ture of the Gray Ghost, a stroke that
Immediately made Tryon information
ally famous.
Ten years ago, in the great days
of the rounding up of Gray Ghost
and his gang, Jimmy Pelham had been
q gay youth in his late twenties, a
favorite in society, a man of import
ance in the eyes of certain banks and
trust companies. But shortly after
Jerry Tryon had achieved reputation
and fortune by the destruction of the
Gray Ghosts gang, reverses had come
to the young millionaire.
The Great War broke out just as
the young man was ruefully eontem-
plating the impossibility of living on
the bare ten thousand a year remain
ing to him. He forgot his troubles for
the next four years, during which he
served with distinction in the French
army. On this morning in Jerry
Tryon's office he was down to his last
thousand dollars.
Time and again Tryon had offered
Pelham a half interest in the prosper
Gus detective agency which the ex-
police officer conducted. But Jimmy
Pelham was not in the lists for char
ity. Now, once again Tryon made an
effort 10 return past favors.
"Of course, Mr.. Pelham you may
be right, at that. Suppose you come
into my office and let me detail half
a dozen men to you, and you can start
an investigation. 1t would be worth
at least five hundred a week to me
to have you"
Pelham's roar of laughter inter
rupted the other. "Bless your good
old heart, Jerry" he cried. "You've
tried in so many ways to put your
hand in my pocket and leave some
money there. Thank you just the
same; but il you think I'm crazy, /
don't want you TO oppose your own
judgment. Not another word about
it."
He rose and rubbed gingerly the
plaster on the crown of his head.
81 must run along now, Jerry he
said. "They want to question me at
Headquarters.
Tryon smiled deprecatingly. al
wouldn't mention the Gray Ghost to
them guys down there, Mr.. Pelham, "
be advised. They'll just give you
the razz. and, honest, the papers will
think you're a nut"
Pelham returned his smile. "Much
obliged, Jerry. I'll try to be discreet"
With smile and a nod he left
Tryon's offices.
Common sense said that the Gray
Ghost was dead, that he had persisted
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THE GRAY GHOST RETURNS

All the excitement that had been in
his mind had left it. Certainly the
president was beyond suspicion; Pei
ham happened to know that the cash
Ter was one of the chief stockholders
of the bank and could hardly be sus-
pected of completely in robbing his
own institution. And as for Keeler,
his honesty was too patent to be
questioned.
The failure Of the mechanism OF the
grating was q coincidence. then. that
had been fortunate for the robbers.
And the moment that Pelham admit
ted this he ceased TO believe in the
existence of the Gray Ghost.
For coincidence never aided nor
hindered that master of crime. Chance
never entered into his schemes; they
worked with mathematical exactitude.
Jerry Tryon called him up that
night to inform him that he had been
retained by the bank authorities to
run down the criminals.
"And l didn't tell them that l
thought it was the Gray Ghosts
work" chuckled Jerry with good-na-
tured malice. IF had. they'd think
Id gone cuckoo, and I'd lose a ten
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trip to Maine he had stopped at the
bank to cash check. So he had
been present at the robbery; somehow
or other he had suspected the alleged
sergeant of police, had taken a step
toward him, and that was all that he
remembered until he awoke with his
head resting on the knee of an ambu-
lance surgeon. He had gone home as
soon as mis- injury had been attend
ed TO.
The captain of detectives who ques-
toned him grinned: "Must have re-
minded you, Mr.. Pelham, of the days
when you and Jerry Tryon rounded
up the Gray Ghost. Those were the
good old days" He made the state
ment regretfully, as though he la
mented the passing OF the policies great
antagonist.
Maybe he's come to life," laughed
Pelham.
The officer returned his laugh.
Nothing but part Of the crime wave
that's been following the war. Much
obliged to you, Mr.. Pelham" he said
briskly, terminating the conversation.
Outside, in the hallway, Pelham en-
couIsered Keller, the paying teller OF
the Ore and Metals Bank, just re-
leased from an examination by a
deputy commissioner. The teller car
ried one arm in a sling; there was a
plaster upon his head. His face was
drawn and bloodless.
They shook hands and Pelham noted
that the other was weak. Those
idiots shouldn't have let you come
down here. You ought to be in bed.
Let me take you home"
Keller thanked him. Il do feel a
bit woozy," he admitted. But what's
that at a time like this?"
Pelham could but commend the
younger mans attitude.
do the police seem to have any
idea, any theory, about the robbery!
he asked as they stepped into a taxi
cab.
Keeler's blue eyes were contemptu-
GUS. "I've heard lot of loose talk
about inside jobs and outside jobs.
But common sense ought TO tell them
it was an outside job. Furthermore,
hold-ups aren't inside jobs
True enough" agreed Pelham.
"Too bad that grating didn't come
down the second time. The newspa-
pers said the machinery was out of
order"
Keller groaned. "One of those I'M
accountable carelessnesses that crop
up everywhere. The thing could have
been repaired, but who could have
foreseen that two attempts would be
made. one right after the other?'
A sudden thought flashed into Pei
hams mind. He asked calmly: What
was the idea. do you suppose, of the
fake robbery"
"Pretty obvious, wasn't it?" retort-
ed Keller. "As soon as the first ban
dts were disarmed We dropped all
precautions. Whoever planned the
crime counted OH that very thing.
Who on earth would think of ques-
tioning the bona fides of platoon of
uniformed police? Certainly no one
in the bank. And the people outside,
seeing a bunch of policemen dragging
half a dozen bandits into taxicabs,
would never suspect that the uniform
ed men were confederates of the
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thousand-dollar retainer
"All right for you, jerry Pelham
laughed back at him. But if the
Gray Ghost does show up, don't say
didn't warn you. The evening paper
says that the bank is offering hum
dred thousand dollars reward for the
recovery of its money and the arrest
of the criminals"
"Yes, it's nice mark TO shoot at, :"
said Jerry. when are you going down
to Maine?"
I'm the morning." replied Pelham.
swell. / wish l was going with
YOU" said Tryon. Hope they're bit
ing"
much obliged" answered Pelham.
At noon next day Pelham left for
Maine. Two mornings later he was
seated in the bow of an Oldtown canoe.
industriously whipping the waters of
Lake Sennebago. BY Z o'clock he had
caught eight beauties, and his guide
was propelling him back to camp.
During the after-breakfast smoke
the guide, one Slim Dickinson by
name. discussed many things, finally
fastening his speech upon New York.
1.-THE way I look at it," pronounced
Slim, st don't take no more to be a
big guy in New York than it does to
be big guy in my home town of Juno.
If Teller has git-up-and-git to him,
he'll succeed anywhere at all. Amt
l right, Mr.. Pelham
81 guess you are" Pelham conceded.
did you say that Juno was your
home town."
Certainly did," said Slim. Born
and brought IN there. Know every
man. woman. horse and dog in the
township. Why? Ever been there?
Know anyone there?'
NO, / don't" admitted Pelham.
''but a friend of mine is engaged to
marry a girl from Juno. Her names
Minnie Grey. DO you know herr
minnie Grey? Course / know her.
I can remember, like it was Yesterday,
the day she put up her yellow hair.
Used to hang in pigtah down her
back. yellow as corn"
"The Minnie Grey mean has black
hair and black eyes" said Pelham.
Don't know about her hair now"
Slim said; "she may have got crazy
ideas like the rest of the girls that go
to New York. But her eyes was as
blue as blue. And they amt found
any way Of changing the color of eyes
have they?"
maybe I'm thinking Of another
Minnie Grey" suggested Pelham. He
was shaking with nervousness.
"Not from Juno" declared Slim
with decision.
perhaps you're thinking of her sis
ter" argued Pelham.
Minnie never had no sister stated
the guide. "She was an only child:
an orphan who lived with her aunt"
Pelham cross-examined the guide;
but the man stuck stoutly to his story.
He vowed that he could not be mis-
taken.
Twenty-four hours later Jimmy Pei
ham landed in New York. He might
be a mailman; what connection there
could be between the statement of
Keller and the emphatic contradiction
OF Slim Dickerson, he did not profess
to understand. But he was convinced
that the guide was not mistaken; nor
could Keller be mistaken about the
color Of his sweetheart's eyes.
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"What part of Maine does she come
FROM" asked Pelham idly.
Town called Juno" smiled Keller.
"Funny name, isn't it?"
Il suppose you'd prefer that her
home town should change its name to
Venus, after Miss Grey" suggested
Pelham.
Keller blushed. "She is beautiful.
Too beautiful for me; too good for
me. And such patient girl. She's
been the sole support of her mother,
and sister, down there in Maine, eve
since she came TO New York, two
years ago."
That's fine of her," said Pelham,
slightly bored. "She works, them"
AT Mason & Marsh's brokerage
house. She's n stenographer. But not
after next month; she's to be Mrs.
Keller then."
my heartiest congratulations" said
Pelham. Shortly thereafter he made
his excuses and bis departure.
Pelham walled to his apartment.