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The Socialist press., 1914-09-12

pers, made possible by the ef'o: of the so-taziilSa Alaska soci ist,' . an anti-soiial,i:s1t t paper ! lished by the repudiated Knov at Fairbanks, to make it ap;s that there is split in the S ( ist party in Alaska. The S; however, is on the outside ot {; party. There is not d single tcal in the party which is net porting Brooks as a non Knowles, the publisher of u
 !aska Socialist was expelled :
 the unanimous vote of his in
 for crooked work in the city ;~l Ition."
The Socialist press., 1914-09-12

p'a'nable on TO other hypoth. esls than that''t is because of the savag' tribal instinct O. self-preservation surviving down through the agcs from the time when every tribe lI oked upon everyother tribe as an enemy, and which re, vamped and refurbished un- der our civilization, is calle. patriotism; and throug'J tho waving of flags and appeals to national prejudice, the pc, pfebecome aroused, and i'm. imagine that ttey too have 8 quarrel and tint other pc pes {. e :'ie;r en3miss n tAls patriotism bursts int flame.
 A Fs' l ov long ~i'l it eoct |. nae? That is the question j; i.n,! in view of the approac':- ing elections, how Iong " + nlca who realize the horrors and brutality of war 6 nd h. .e It, continue to support an e. ce'aomic syste~~', that in th, nature of things makes War inevitabl =?
 The So :ial.st party s thc only patty t'at s.cts is face aSa'"st war. It is tho only effective force against it. It is the o2ly party tf,at aAvo- cates a system under WEf'llch wars Will be Impossible. A
 Continued o1 last page,
The Socialist press., 1914-09-12
How Long VIII They Stand
 For lt,
VIII The Workers Who Fig|t And Suffer
 To Capitalist Shan1bIes.

Asa result of the carnage now going on in Europe, the lcrrors and uselessness of war are being impressed or the minds of the people as it never has been before. When we contemplate tte terrible. distraction that is being wrought, the appalling loss of life and the awful miser, to millions of human beings that must follow as a result of the war now being waeed. 1t is almost unbelievable that the people will stand for it. Few can be found nowadav.. wEo bt lieve in war or wish ts engage in it, and IS a resul Of the worldwide Socialist brcpaEanda, millions of pee pie have come to know ho> wars are brought aboGt, ant to understand and SC
 through the motives that 3c tuate those who instigat
 them. 1t has become arecog nlzsd fat that in modcrI times at least. the ruling DO wefs of the world are the great financial and conner cial interests, and that tn quarrels and grudgesexisti g between nations are but the gu .rrels and riGg B between these interests Of tFte various nations, and in order to setrle
The Socialist press., 1914-09-12

;helr differences and if possi- ble gain new commercial a6 vantages over rivals, these interests, acting through kings and governments, en- courage and bring on war. And it is also recognized that these interests, or in othe: words, the ruling classes, while hoodwinking the worl ITS into fighting out their iuarre!s, have q common in- Jerest in fomenting war, and that IS, as is plainly apparent in the present conflict, the 5temming the ti0 of working class uiscoLtent with econ,- :n;c conditions.
 Yet in face of these wei' inown facts, ill spite of til ;4'Hsh and nrat;.l motives e cc'le ruling classes, regardless 'T the sentiment against war, va s. ., Zen of the working ;lass who Lave nothing t. gain and ever: thing to los, , and who av~n :n inc of peacs -'fe scorncI, abused, starve: md shot, whose wives are )utragea and babies burned oy the rlliag classes, hasten ing by the thousands to otfv1. themselves as food for ca .oon in defense of these same. ruling classes;
 Why do they do it? It is ex-
The Socialist press., 1914-09-12
Petty 1yr2rt In Marsha|'s Office

Marshal Erwin may ordi- nariIy have authority to ex. clude visitors from the fede- ral jail, but under some cir cumstaflces none bat a brute or a tyrant would exercis that authority.
 Confined in the Fairbanks federal jail, over which Mar :shal Erwin holds sway, is Martha Ginnis, poor, igno1' ant, innocent Martha GInnis. a Fort Yukon Indian gir., who was dragged away from home and friends by nosing deputy marshals and puritanical up. holders of law and order on d charge of infanticide, con- nl'tted in an attempt to con- 2eal what grating fur-trad, Ing missionaries had taugh: her to be a greater crime.
 Martha G4nnis has ole friend this siCe of Fort Y.,- ..en, an aunt now resiuing il. 1'alr5anAs for 10 other p,-'- pose tnal co be near and a;>,,e o con@ese the accused girl.
 For the first time in scyer-
The Socialist press., 1914-09-12
Vol. 1

al weeks this aunt recently sought to visit her impriso1- ed niece, conscience-strickeo that she had been so neg!i- gent, but to her pained sur< prise, was peremptorily refu- sed the privilege by the pc ty dsspot who presidvs over the jail, and brutally orderoa to get out" and bother t; round there no more.
 This woman is an indian, out slle is a human bein and on such d mission is G. titled to consideration anddy cent treatment. Martha G.:l ills, likewise an Indian b,.1 confined as she is, in a filt.., Jall, ail but friend|ess and q lone, the victim of inj"sti and persecution is entitled .y every Consolation that can b. given her, aLd if Marshal E,. win had one spa;k of human -eeIlng or generosity in lis " hole make up, he w~uId.. ny her n1taia5 that wou... Ucigllt-n Her weary hours ;:< soften tie i.ardnessof hor l.,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15
YAP

Japan has seized the island of zap i'm
the South Seas. Its a sort Of punctua-
ton mark in the ocean. about 1000 miles
southeast Of Manila (which il our>l AMI
COO miles southwest of Guam (which il
ourS.l Germany has used il a. the seal
of government of the western Caroline
Islands since she bought them from Spain
after n Spanish war. Two thousand
miles 10 the east are the Marshall Is.
lands. which Japan seized from Germany
a few days ago. These two groups might
be- said "a constitute stepping stones from
our Philippines Ia our Hawaiian Islands
and thence northeast 10 the United
States.
Uncle Sam might bc alarmed about the
seizures except for two facts:
First Japan gives categorical asSur.
an"c that her purpose in taking these
islands j. merely to deprive GERMANY of
~coaling stations for her frce-lance crui>.
crS in their present war on British
French and Japanese commerce. and that
Japan intends Ia turn them over Ia Eng
land after the war. OF course. III Ger
many il victorious she will retake thcm.l
Sccond-Evcn III Japan il inSinccre IN
her professions Of Friendship for America
she j. 80 overwhelmed with debt already
~ 4 result Of war and armament that il
j. unthinkablcthat she would Invite >cri-
Gus trouble with a nation &c our vast re-
sources. limitles> credit aud great pop
%ulatiun.
Besides. our fleet j. far more power
ful than Japan's. aud since the opening
of the Panama Canal can be- quickly
modified i'm the Pacific.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15
GERMAN BATTERY CAUGHT IN MUD

I Correspondence az the Associated Press
Rome. Sept. 23.-An incident Of the bat
tie between the French and Germans near
EStcrnay and Sezanne l. thus described in
"A Paris dispatch to the C%orricre della Sera :
"A Germany battery which had been
caught IN a swamp. and which tor thu
reason had been cut of from the main
force. managed finally TO free itself from
the mud. Instead II surrendering IL con-
tinued single handed the fight against the
advancing French. The German artillery
men beat their assailmt> off with a helli~h
fire. which the French artillery tried in
Nain 10 silence. Until late in the evening
the battery continued H. deadly work until
IT. ammunition became exhausted and the
men were tihcr dead or wounded. When
| arrived the brave crew had already been
buried and the guns still rested on trees
which the men had placed under the wheels
IN order that the pieces might no disappear
in the mud
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15
TRIBUTE PAID BY
FRENCH TO GERMAN
MILITARY A|RMEN

Correspondence Of the Associated PrcSs.)
London, sept. 22.-AIembers OF the Ger
man military air service are paid high
tribute by a French officer whose letter
dealing with them appeared in the Gazette
dc Lausanne. ! translation reads:
Our enemies also have profited BY the
war IN taking it. lessons 10 heart. They
maintain the best sort Of field intelligence
service and their general information de-
partment seems Ia be- getting news from
al parts ot the world. We did not think
that the German flyers were % numerous.
Whole >warm- NJ them locate and survey
our positions, and when one 81 them i shot
down five Others put in appearance.
'The FLYERS ON the reconnaissance work
threw red spheres 10 the ground. At first
our soldiers though these were bombs and
promptly threw themselves On the ground
But they waited in vain for the explosion.
Instead large clouds Ut smoke arose from
the bail, and a few minutes afterward came
a hail Of ~hrapncl.
The German artillery, though inferior
10 ours. hits the mark. The plan ~. have
a~vIator> locate our positions by mean, of
The ~moke-ball J. u great idea. We are
now familiar with the little trick. but while
II worked n wa~ valuable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15
Cooking AS An Art
And Joy - !! :; E E::;s: : E H:%:s
) Even A Pastime
For Bushes Woman

"By al means" ! told him. "because
an more proud of knowing how TO cook
than being, by forced circumstances, the
president of the machinery concern"
Well. the interview was published in
full and | have had 10 give YOU, dear read
err. 4 little chapter Of my life IN order ~
tell YOU the result of the interview. For
days after it, publication ! received some
of the most beautiful letters | had ever
read. | made some Of the dearest and
most loyal friends ! ever han through that
little interview. Ladies complimented and
praised me ior my honest and straight
forward admission Of loving to cook. Many
ladies called on me and invited me To their
homes; others wrote me lovely letters, and
sent me their ~favorite recipes. One dear.
sweet lady brought me 4 great bunch Of
beautiful v%iolet>, who has since passed on
ID that Great Beyond. but still zee IN
memory her dear kindly eyes a. she looked
into mime and said God bless you"
spent NANNY happy hours with her after
wards in her pretty, roseclad home. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox was also a guest N the
same hotel. That wonderfully gifted WON
an. of course, was the ''lioness" of the
hour. Everyone did her honor, that
greatest student of the human heart. |
had the pleasure Of meeting and talking
with her many times and always found her
delightful, charming and interesting. There
was u large reception given IN her honor
the evening before her departure. sat
watching the stream of women and men as
they passed IN line to shake hands with
her. OF course everyone had their pretty
little speech to make To her IN passing,
but ! knew that what was said was from
their lips out. and would soon be forgotten,
but somehow. sitting there. the thought
came to me that | was iust a proud Of the
friends had made through the admission
of flowing To cook" friends sincere and
true. a Mr.. Wilcox could possibly be IL
her position OF honorcd guest among a lot
of people who would always admire her,
To be sure. but who would never miss her
when she was gone. But today, | still have
friends IN golden California whose friend
ship ! will forever trcaurc; Just through
admitting Il love to cook This little in
cIdcnt Of my life came before me today
Just after starting this letter. wanted
to impress the girls with the idea that Their,
i something to be proud OF in knowing
how to cook.
I'm my next letter viii comply will
several requests for ''reliable salad dress.
ings" For the Thousand Island SALAD
Dressings" and \ few Dainty Salads and
Desserts
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15
GERMAN NAMES ARE UNPOPULAR
Many Residing in England Make Haste TO
Apply for New Method OF Designation.

Correspondence II the Associated Press.l
London. Sept. pa German or Ger
man sounding name tends to make IT, pos
SCISSOR . unpopular both in business and
a social way IN London that there has
been q rush Of British born and naturalized
German citizens IN England 10 The court.
Tor new names. Some of the changes on
the court records are: Schlo~~ Ia Castle
Schwartz 70 Black; klu>sman to Maclaren
Ro~enthal to Rodney: Howitz IL Howard
koenlg to Kingsley; Dunkelbuhler to Dun
can; ScharlIeb to Shirley: Wel~chenck r.
Wynee: knsS 70 Cus~: ~Brueggemey to
Bridges and sichwa>>er ~ Stove.
But the most tactful shift was hy the
man who traded kaiser for King.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15
Chicago. Oct. Z. 1914.

Chicago. Oct. 4. 1914.
Nv dear girls. don't think II J. 10 your
discrcdlt Ia know how to cook. II J. one
accomplishment today above al Others any
girl or woman should be- proud 81. don't
mean by that that cooking l. the only thing
w girl should be efficient IN. but one Of the
most useful and important TO fIt her Tor
that home III her own, 10 which all girl>
look forward. ID l. not a question OF how
much money YOU may possess or the idea
that 'you don't have to-" Il J. the pride
and satisfaction at knowing that You can,
ii necessary. have heard many women,
high In social life, and even others m very
moderate circumstance say. Il don't know
how IL boil water or even peel potatoes
| always look at such women with pity #
not contempt. and say mentally, poor
thing. wonder what YOU really can do.
4 few years ago1 was spending the
winter in Los Angeles. In some way IT be
came known that was AT the head Of Il
manufacturing CONCERN here in Chicago.
wa, bcsieged by newspaper reporters TO
give them IN interview. They wanted 10
know The particulars of 4 woman manu-
featuring machinery, a. # was 70 Tar from
the beaten path of women work. AT first
/ positively declined 10 be interviewed"
telling them that my business affairs could
not possibly b. of interest TO the Los An
geles public. But one evening, while sit
ting alone IN the lobby of the hotel, | was
approached 10y a young man from one of
the daily newspapers. 'Now,' he said,
''you are going to talk for me. Won't you
plcase!" | told him there was little ia
tell, but explained that ! had been made
president Of the company after my nus
band, death. That | had simply picked ur
the rcins where they had been dropped,
and waS continuing the business 10 the best
Of my ability. After telling him Of a few
of nay experiences in the business world,
~ suddenly asked me, 'And now tell me,
what i Your t%avorite pastime or diversion
outside II business Z" Cooking | re-
piled promptly.
what! and You really acknowledge it?'
And why m t!" | asked. as II not
something "a bc proud off"
'Of course it j." he said. 'but som,
ladies would haVc said something about
music. theaters, painting and % on
"Ncll.' told him, II enjoy \ good play.
have q fair musical education. and know
quite 4 little about painting, bat you asked
me my iavorite pa~time. and | still repeat
that II ], cooking"
"And shall H." asked the young man.
''put II down IN this interview that YOU like
Ia cook"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15

Smokers attention l. called 10 the fact
mot 'hief among causes of fires is ranked
l"ople who throw away lighted matches.
CARS md cigarettes. How would il do
enact 2 '.N making il "A Unable ofIrn>c
D ttr1w down q lighted match or burn
MEX cigar o. cigarette stump
Perhaps hv IT. enforcement uf or,lin.
1nces forbiddng Throwing of trash or gar
1aRe Of any kind m alleys " streets. ~
collecting such disease breeding refuse
~ back yards. there would hr no need of
he annual cleanup day-whcn people
1ave what q contemporary describes as
spa'modic cleaning up. while neglect.
lhg these sanitary precautions for the re-.
naming 3Gi DAYS ~ the year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15

state Press invcirh> against the man
whowearS trousers that are too short Ia
connect with the tops 1T his shoes. ac-
"nsing them az Inconsistency in that they
ave Sneercd at Women for wearing slit
kirts While they themselves were wear
~ abbreviated trousers 80 rs ia show
considerable cNpanSr of more or less
'dy half hose >till. ~ STATE Press
admits that trousers IA best an unlnrrIv
garment, perhaps the wcarer of the ab
breviated examples IT ~artorial ART
should he gwen credit foe an aesthetic lie
sire 10 wear as little ~ possible Of any.
thing which deserves 20 To- called unloye-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15
COMMISSION Walls TO MEET.

TIE n,ve hat the commission Of citi
7cns who were elected "a prepare a new
charter for the city has failed So far 10
do anything and that not enough mem
bers responded ia the mayors call for Il
meeting 10 he held yesterday. is some
what discouraging Ia those who hoped t.
see Brownsville placed under "A commits
sion form Of government within 4 short
time. II appears probable. however. that
the failure of the commission e. act j.
not from lack Of iss-est. hut because of
l1ck of time on the part nf a number Of
the members. The time named in the
mayors call for Yesterday was four
o'clock. II is learned that. during the
period of four and five o'clock as many
as half a dozen members presented them
selves, brf only one was faithful enough
or al time enough "a remain throughout
the hour. The result was that no quor.
nm appeared and nothing was done.
NE of the members have stated that
nc hour was incOnyenicnt. on account 0f
%"siness. The MAYOR. il j. understood.
II take this into consideration aud
'He n more convenient hour in his next
l..
" M n VI hoped most sincerely that
nc members. who have been entrusted
nth such Z vastly important duty I oUcr.
form GA behalf Of the entire citizenship
"a Brownsville. mag not neglect 10 attend
the meeting when summoned again. but
that they may all he present. prepared 10
take up their task intclligcntly and with
2 will 10 do the very best they possibly
"an 10 insure that the town shall have
- hest form of municipal government
y ecu he framed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15
THURSDAY, OCTOBER l.. 1914
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

subscribers nj the city who fail TO re-
eve The Herald regularly are requested
> notify the Office promptly. All papers
\ Iivered n the city should be received, n
4 rule. aot later than 4 10 To 6 o'clock y.
Unless some accident TO the press or
i,-h.I untoward delay occurs at the print
lpg Office, the paper should BE- ont not later
Than 30 aud the carriers should complete
heir distribution, even to the most distant
ubscribers, within not less than an hour
} nd thirty minutes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15

a New York theatrical manage j. wear
ing crepe for an actor who borrowed mo
ney and failed % pay up on the promised
day. BY the same token most men have
lost their dearest friends Washington
Post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15

WHATS the answer Ia the sewer prob.
rem Has the town suddenly outgrown \
plant which WAS sold 10 ~ with the nm.
Outstanding that II would serve A civ
oi considerably larger population Than
that IF Brownsville AZ the time he plant
was Installer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15

BROWNSVILLE did not make very much
noise ~ her observance If Fire Proven.
uon Day, II mus' hc admitted. But the
towns good record in the matter of small
losses by fire no doubt will stand her III
good stead when j, comes a. finding the
KEY rate of the town.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15

Will" on he subject Of the citv sewer
t'ieTl NJ hould w remarked that there
;fr still houses within the sewer district
mat have never connected with the So
TEN, aud are still maintaining umSani
tary and outlawel conditions. can the
city health department do nothing to en-.
force the sewer ordinances
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15

" would be too bad. really. II the city
we're 10 lose the money represented bv
re a"tual amount Of water that appears
10 have been used al the city cemetery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15

DON'T be afraid In work while Won live
on VIII have a good long rest after il
j. al over.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15

A man loses his appetite ii orced to eat
his own words.
a lazy man wants 10 paddle his own
canoe by proxy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-15

'iIuor doesn't drown troubles il float.
them.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23

could fight some, suggested my COM
ing to Philadelphia and meeting all
corners at the local show houses,
which stunt was all the go at that
time.
my first engagement was at the
old Central, afterwards destroyed by
fire.
81 made good in my first bouts,
just four rounds each, when l was
tipped off to look out for Mike Mona
han. He came from the gas works
and was terror. 1 went down in
heap. No gas terror for mine, was
doing too good.
Every night the tall big fellow,
with his little grip in his hand, was
awaiting me even at the old Lyceum
and afterwards in Kensington.
Thanks to the clever work of my
manager, 1 evaded the big guy, but
was finally nailed, as the crowd want
ed Monahan to meet me.
mot for mine, and 1 intimated as
much to my manager. Then came
the real diplomatic work. Pick a
fight with him outside, said Brady,
well have him pinched and then go
on with your fights.
81 nailed Mr.. Gas Works, standing
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23

grip in hand, against the wall and
called him everything under the sun,
and maybe went further than that.
The big stiff would say nothing that
would allow me to take a crack at
him and had to face the music"
Questioned as to the sequel, Cor
bett took long puff at his cigar and
drawled: well, l think Mike Mona
han helped me become champion of
the world"
Spoken to as regards the POSSIBLE
ity of any of the old-timers getting
back in the ring, Corbett shook his
head almost sorrowfuIly. Not a
chance. If there was I'd jump right
in myself"
1t was on May 20, 1889, that Pom
padour jim" fought the first of his
memorable series with Joe Choyn-
ski in Fairfax, Cal. The contestants
wore small gloves and after four
rounds the police interfered.
There was another fight on June 5,
the contest this time taking place on
barge near Benicia, Cal Corbett
was declared the winner at the end
OF the 18th round. Ten days later
Choynski was again defeated at San
Francisco in four rounds.
In those days Corbett did not
weigh more than IT'S pounds, while
Choynsh tipped the beam at about
ITO. The style of fighting of the two
men was vastly different; Corbett
was the master boxer and ring gen
eral, Choynski, the bulldog fighter.
Levinsky and McAllister, who
fought in New York the other day,
are compared to these two old-tim-
ers. it being remarked that McAllis-
ter's style resembled that of Gen
tleman Jim" when the former cham
pion was matched to fight John L.
Sullivan in New Orleans in 1892.
Roger Peckinpaugh of the New
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23

Roger Peckinpaugh of the New
York Americans announced today the
receipt of a five-year contract offer
at $25, 900 from the Federal League.
Catcher Frank Owens, for four
seasons with Minneapolis, today
signed three-year contract with the
Federal League,