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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
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 An effort is being made to get Willie Ritchie, American lightweight cham pfon, to box Frankie Mack in the coming show which the Coast ArtiI- Iery will hold at the Armory. It is said that Ritchie has been offered a. guarantee of $e.OO0. Mack is a clever boxer who has starred in various bouts Tn this state. The show will be held November 16. - Ritchie would be a. drawing card but promoters would be foolish to offer him a guarantee of S2,o00. If he does appear here it will probably be on percentage.
 Messrs, Smith and McAvoy, who have been granted the Bridgeport Polo league, were in this city yester- day to look over the situation They appeared pleased with the outlook and. said they would put good team here.
 The St Louis Federals claim Wal ter Johnson, the Washin gten speed wonder, will sign a contract in few days. Johnson and Manager Fielder Jones of the outlaws discussed terms in New York a few weeks ago and Johnson expressed himself as ready to jump.
 Ohe or Ine pest 1auSnS or the sea son was furnished by a New Haven paper which stated that the East Shore Amusement company would purchase the New Britain baseball franchise and play games at Light house Point in opposition to the New Haven club. There's only one thing that would prevent such an action. That is the refusal of Owner Cameron of New Haven to consent to an in vasion of his territory.
 Manager stallings of the Braves was rendered another banquet last night in Augusta, Ga Georges di- gestion is standing lot of punish ment these days.
 There was a report in. New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
OAKLANDS TACKLE
 WILLIAMS ON SUNDAY

Coach Dan Dillon of the Oalz1ands stated last night that his team. is in tip-top shape for the clash with the fact Williams A. c. football eleven Sunday afternoon at Newfeld park The Oaks have been hard at prac-. tice during the past week and expect to hand the fans something new when they meet, the New Haven eleven
 The Williams took on the Rose buds of this city last Sunday in New Haven and had an easy time in cop ping the game by 23 to O.. It is up to the East Binders to even matters for the Park City by taking g. fall out of the visitors in Sundays engag rnent which will start at 3 o'clock The Williams were defeated by the Oak1ands last year at Newfie1d by a 6 to score but are faster this year and expect to down local champions.
 The teams will line up in the fol- lowing manner:
 OaIxlaIlCIs. Williams A. O., 72y,, a1-.$fe Io.z1v,1<s,- ID +11x.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
COLUMBUS BOYS CLUB
 TO HOLD BIG SMOKER

Members of the Columbus Boys club are planning a. big smoker and entertainment in the near future at their rooms on East Washington ave- nue. Matchmaker Tommy Da1y of Brooklyn will have charge of the -boutss The headline attraction will be Bud Palmer of this city and Packey Hommey of New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23
OFFER RITCHIE BIC PURSE
 TO BOX AT ARMORY SHOW
Bridgeport Polo Magnates Visit City and Express Themselves Pleased
 with Outlook

yesterday that Charley Dooin, recent ly released as manager of the Phil1ies, would be secured to lead the New York Americans next season. There are a. few managers around the coun- try who have not been named for this job.
 Chief Bender denies that he will quit the Athletics pitching staff. This story was started by Christy Mathew son who is supposed to be the author of certain articles that appear in the hand when the Mackmen start south in the spring.
 Maranvi11e and Mann of the Braves, who live in Springfield. were guests of honor at banquet in the home town last night. Maranvi1le was pre- sented with a silver table set and Evers was present E
 There must, be something to that talk about Owner Weeghnan of the Chicago Federals buying the Cubs. Weeghman had a conference with natl yesterday. Weeghman admitted that purchase was possible.
 The Washington Glee club of New Haven will play the Waterbury football eleven in the Elm City Sum day.
 Ths Remington -Yosts will find tough opposition Sunday afternoon when they go up against the Humph- reys of New Haven. The Humphreys have selected the pick of the New Haven players. including many of last years Annex team. Conlon. a former Lafayette star, and McKeel, an old Tufts player, are with the Humph- reys Two crack men from Meriden are also in the Humphreys lineup.
 Gilbert Gallant, who recently re- ceived a decision over Leach Cross, has been given a return match with Cross in New York, November, IT. Ns
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

Mrs. Margaret Hodgkins, widow of Police Sergeant Hodgkins, who was killed by a car while responding to a fire alarm, has started suit against the New York Railway Co. for $75, coo dam ages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

1,500 New ran wooIens B SHE LYFORD BROTHERS BUY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

Mine workers of America against the reported intention of Governor Am mons to send the National Guard into the Colorado strike zone was received by President Wilson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

and they fought a 20-round draw in 1909. Johnny Ceulon then became champion. and held the title until his defeat by Kid Williams of Ba1ti- more.
 1s9a-Patsy Drouillard. French scr, Ont. 1907=Packey hNGcFar1and defeated Kid Goodmanl in 10 rounds at Fort Wayne, Ind.
 1909-Willie Lewis defeated JeH Thorne in 16 rounds at Paris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

Michael stroza and his wife lost their lives when a three-story flat house at Port Chester. N. r., was de- stroyed by fire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

The British schooner Lady of Avon from Nova Scotia to Cienfuegos with a cargo of lumber. is ashore on Turks Island in the Bahamas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

The Washington Glee club of New Haven will play the All Waterbury football eleven in the Elm City Sum
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-23

Gilbert Gallant, who recently re- ceived a decision over Leach Cross, has been given a return match with Crosssin New York, November T.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1914-07-30
Easily eauaed.

Johnny was sent to the cellar to
draw pitcher Of cider. When he got
back the guest commended him. you
must have good judgment to have
filed the pitcher SO accurately in the
dark without running it over" Jaw.
that amt hard" replied Johnny. Yer
see. when the cider got up to the
first joint Of my thumb I stopped"
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1914-07-30

street has been the guest of her rela-
tives, the H. ]. Dyers OF Sargent
road, this week. 4
Mr.. Charles Havener Of Staten Is
land, N. Y, is a guest of his sister,
Mrs. Dow. at the Ludwig cottage, for
an extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Bickford Of
Sargent road have been entertaining
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bowley and
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
THE PLACE TO BEAT THE
"AT THEIR
OWN GAME" is THE BAL
LOT BOX-ILLS OF SOCIETY
CANNOT BE CURED BY IMI-
TATING VIOLENCE OF CAP
ITALISTS.
JOE ETToR SPURS ON
STRIKERS IN TACOMA
"We'II Take One Of Their Men for
One of Ours" He Tells Labor
Meeting.

Tacoma, Jan. 11.-Plans for the
prosecution of the strike at the Ia
coma smelter. which has been waged
for the past week and has resulted in
the death of one striker, were dis
cussed at a meeting held tonight under
the auspices of the Central Labor
Council, the Industrial Workers of the
World and Socialists. Joseph j. Ettor,
who was one of the leading figures in
the textile strike at Lawrence, Mass,
was one of the speakers and appealed
to the strikers to meet the capitalists
at their own game"
"WeT take one of their good men
for one of ours; one of their women
when they take one of ours" he de-
clared.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
THAT HARD TIMES BALL
WILL BE A HUMMER.

Don't you believe it?
Well, we're willing to leave it to
those who will be there, Wednesday
evening, January q.
This will be the last notice you'll
get!
Why? Because
The next issue of the Common
wealth goes to press the morning after
the fun and frolic are things Of the
delightful past
We don't need to say BE There!"
All the dancers in Snohomish and
King counties that know what good
dance music is and a good floor to
dance on viii be there
And admission to this old-clothes
dance. with all the fun incident to
the rag-a-day rag-a-man costumes
and the rag-a-day rag-a-day tunes, will
be but fifty cents for gentlemen and
tho ladies well, OF course, we
wouldn't charge THEM anything
We're only too glau to have them as
quests %; he evening,
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? ?

We print below the latest report
from the United States treasury. 1t
shows that the per capita money cir
'culation in this country is now $35.11.
This is greater than iri~Fste, but less
than in 1907, when the per capita cir
culation was $36.46. In 1898 the aver
age was but $24.O3.
Are the workers any better off now
than in 1893? No. Increase in guam
tity of gold, due to decrease in cost of
production, merely makes prices high
er, without, usually, a corresponding
increase in the average wages paid.
So, ,755, ,464,oe6 in Circulation in the
United States.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE general
stock of money in the United States
on January 2, 1914, amounted to 49,
.775, 5,464,096, which is about $S,000,000
more than the stock of the same arti-
Gle on December /, 1918, according to
the treasury's monthly statement out
yesterday
OF this amount nearly $2,000,00O,-
900 was in gold coin, including bullion
in the treasury; about $757, 100000
was in national bank notes and about
$565 ,OOO,0 900 in silver dollars.
The treasury estimates the popula-
ton of the continental United States
at 1871 900 and says the circulation
per capita was $35.11.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
WORK DAY Pc
TITION WILL BE SUBMIT
TED IMMEDIATELY.
All Who Would Sign Petition Must B.
Registered Before End of Month.
COMRADES!

COMRADES!
The most important work of the
Socialist party in the field of political
action during the present year will be
the securing of enough signatures to
petition to place the Kingery eight
hour bill on the ballot at the coming
general election.
In order to sign this petition it is
necessary that the petitioner be a reg
istered voter. If you, reader, believe
in political action, and an eight-hour
work day, make it a special order OF
business not only to register yourself
but see to it that all your friends and
neighbors register before the end OF
January.
No names placed on the register
later than January will be eligible for
signatures to initiative petitions. Get
busy!
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
JUST THINK OF 1T.

Did it ever occur to you how easy 1t
would be to get a new subscriber to
the Commonwealth by just remember
ing to tell your acquaintances that the
one dollar paid for the paper also en-
titles the subscriber 10 free legal ad-
vice for a whole year?
Are you reading our free legal ad-
vice column each week? 1t is inyal-
liable. It would be an excellent idea
for our readers to make a scrap book
of these questions and answers, for
future references.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
WILL YOU DO IT?

We ask you, comrades, to study the
Commonwealth advertising columns.
Be on the alert for new advertisers
introducing commodities not hith-
erto represented in our paper, Make
this part OF the work a study. It does
not cost you a cent, and it helps the
cause wonderfully by making our
propaganda paper valuable as an ad-
vertising medium. There is no work
for the cause more important than the
support Of our Socialist press.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
ANOTHER LAND FRAUD EX-
POSE.
Burke Wn., 1910, 1918.

Burke NUsi lA-lU, 1918.
Editor Commonwealth:
see a glowing advertisement in
the Daily Star of the 9Th OF December
for the purpose of inducing people
with small means to invest it in
Quincy land. The whole thing is a
misrepresentation of the land and citi-
zen farmers, from beginning to end.
As | live in the heart of the Quincy
valley, and have lived here almost ten
years. | think that | am in a position
where can tell my friends the truth
about this neck of the woods. In the
first place, this is no place for a man
with small means to invest his money,
If he expects to live on the land or is
banking on getting any returns from
his investments in the near future
through farming or selling at an ad-
vanced price. Parties looking for
land investments that don't expect
any returns for a number of years will
do well to investigate their PROPOSE
ton. But otherwise they had better
look before they leap. AS to the soil
of the valley it is very productive
under water (irrigation). But there
is very small fraction irrigated, as
the water has to be pumped from deep
wells two to six hundred feet, which
is very expensive costing anywhere
from three to seven thousand dollars
to water forty acres. Which will con-
vince most any man that is working
for a small salary that 1t is no poor
mans proposition. Five years ago
there was some one living on most
every quarter section of government
land in this valley. Good school
houses and farm buildings were built,
where today nine-tenths of them are
going to rack and ruin. The people
have to leave They could not make
a living on quarter section of Uncle
Sans fertile domain, and the more
they farmed the worse off they were.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
WARNING FROM DEBS.

l yield to no one in my desire to
see the party grow and the vote in
crease, but in my zeal l do not lose
sight of the fact that healthy growth
and a substantial vote depend upon
efficient organization, the self-discip-
line of the membership, and that
where these are lacking, an inflated
vote secured by compromising meth
ods, can only be hurtful to the move
ment.
To my mind the working class char
acter and the revolutionary integrity
of the Socialist party are of first i'm
portance. All the votes of the people
would do us no good if our party
ceased to be revolutionary party, or
only incidentally so, while yielding
more and more to the pressure to
modify the principles and program of
the party for the sake of swelling the
vote and Fastening the day of it's tri-
umph.
The votes will come rapidly enough
from now on without seeking them
and we should make it clear that the
Socialist party wants the votes only
of those who want Socialism, and
that, above all, as a revolutionary
party of the working class, it dis
countenances vote-seeking for the
sake of office. These belong entirely
to capitalist parties with their bosses
and their Doodle and have no place in
a party whose sibboleth is emancipa-
ton.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15

the last one of them is buried" So
that "AMERICANS' can scab on them
in safety.
| And, this paper pretends to be the
friend of the working class And
thousands of working men will say
hurrah! and fall over themselves to
get the jobs made vacant by the
CLUBBING OF IGNORANT FOR
EIGNERS by our AMERICAN COL
LEGE MEN!
Notice another thing: "The strik-
ers kept the SKILLED MECHANICS
from work for three days" The
skilled mechanics, remember, are "un-
ion men,"
What I want to know, is just what
kind of a MAN, union or non-union,
is it that has to be kept away from a
job by a display of force when a strike
is on?
No doubt they are GOOD AMERT-
CANS.
If these SKILLED MECHANICS
were real MEN they would be in the
ranks of the strikers.
If those college students had as
much manhood in their makeup as an
anthropoid ape they would not be
wearing deputy sheriff's badges.
Being born in this country, they
doubtless have right to be called
AMERICANS. Being deputy sheriffs,
THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE
CALLED MEN. And will not be so
called by REAL MEN!
Some apologists will doubtless claim
that these GUARDS are compelled to
do this dirty work through economic
determinism. Many alleged Social
lists will spring this gag about their
being compelled to act as scabs and
scab herders. To all such we can an
swer as did the people of France when
some of the regiments retreated from
the face of a whitening fire from the
Duke of Brunswick's cannon: "Mes-
seizures, it were certain death to re-
main longer. What can a man do?"
To which the answer, "a MAN CAN
ALWAYS DIE"
To hell with the MAN CD who will
prolong his life by such methods. To
hell with a philosophy that teaches
that such action is EVER necessary,
or desirable.
A man, a REAL MAN, CAN AL
WAYS DIE.
JOHN McSLARROW.
Over 30,000,000 people have immi-
grated into the United States.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
KEEP YOUR EYE ON PASCo"
Socialists In Control, Of Prosser Ad-
ministration.

Pasco, Wash-The newly elected
mayor and four councilmen, all Social
lists, took the oath of office last Thurs
day night. The new mayor, Comrade
A. M. Johnson, was introduced, and
said his desire was to be guided by
the will Of the people. He asked that
the members of the new council em-
phasize their points of agreement
rather than any differences that might
exist. In appointing the committees
of the council the mayor placed the
Socialists in full charge of the city's
by naming majority of the
Socialist members on each committee.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
LESSONS FROM THE RUSTON
SMELTERMEN S STRIKE.
American Patriots ID Scab on "Psuper
Labor Of Europe"-College Men
Do the Work of Ours.

One of our so-called Radical" daily
papers that is always telling what g
great friend" il Is to the poor down
trodden working man." recently had g
, write-up of the Tacoma smelter strike
under a four-column head.
1t will pay every worker to read thai
article. Read it and ponder Read it.
and then try to understand just how
much that paper, and the class which
that paper represents, really knows, or
cares about the welfare of the work.
ing-class.
Listen to this:
First to take advantage of the
present labor situation were the Gug-
genheims. They cut wages and in
creased the workday from nine to ten
hours in their big smelter. Only un-
skilled labor is affected so far, but
the company officials say if the pres
ent situation continues it will affect
the wages of the skilled workers as
we'll"
Following this lead sawmill own
ers have made a general cut in wages.
One mill cut the pay of it's sawyers
for common laborers have been re-
duced to $1.50 a day. They
expect to lower wages still more when
the Panama canal is open and they
can import labor direct from Europe
For three days the five hun
dred strikers kept the SKILLED ME-
CHANICS from going to work. Then
the company smuggled them in by
boats. To be ready in case
of trouble, the COMPANY EN-
PLOYED 200 deputy sheriffs to guard
the smelter."
With considerable apparent satisfac-
tion, this paper goes on to relate that
the deputies employed "are not
or LOW BROWS, but
FELLOWS. Most
of them are clerks and mechanics;
many of them are COLLEGE STU
DENTS. They know the situation ex-
actly. Said one, young college man,
wearing glasses, with deputy sher-
iff's badge pinned on his coat; Really,
they have no CAUSE for complaint.
Most of them are Austrians, brought
here by the company. Now,
when the company makes a cut in
wages they walk out, and their places
are taken by Americans.
Peaceful pcketing won't get them any
and If they get rough, there
will be continuous funeral out of
here until every one of them is bur-
ied.' A street car, bearing the strike
breakers arrived, and the guards
dubbed an opening through the line of
pickets. One (picket) with a cash in
his head, and blood streaming down
his face, became enraged and drew
gun. He was promptly clubbed into
submission. The young COLLEGE
GUARD helped load him into the pa
troll wagon"
There you have it! The workers
"have no cause for complaint" be-
cause "they are ignorant foreigners"
and COLLEGE MEN @ are going to
"sive them continuous funeral until
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
NOW IS THE TIME

Now is the Psychological moment!
With millions of and unemployed and wand
erng homeless and penness throughout the land of oppor
tuny people ready to listen to the of Socialism
Boost the Commonwealth Distribute the Commonwealth
Buy bundle orders weekly at S00 per hundred and it
that they placed where they IL do the most good.
The Commonwealth tells the why and gives the
and only remedy.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15

Well, Here's Plan That Promises Well.

Well, Here's a Plan That Promises Well.
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Commonwealth by return mail along with the and address
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live pending the time when the work
ing class get sense enough TO stand up
straight and let the parasites slide off
theIs backs
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NoWl
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15

/ wish men TO be free, as much
from mobs as kings,-from you rs
me-Byron.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15

Over 3O,OOO,OOO people have immi-
grated into the United States.