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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
GOVT EXPERTS SAY DAY OF
SMALL FARMS rs
PAST
SMALL FARMS BRING BUT sa35
A YEAR INCOME
Relation of Size of Business to the
Farmers Income.

A careful study by government ex-
perts in regard to the profits made by
a large number of farmers in differ
ent parts of the United States shows
that the size of the farm business is
one of the most important factors
controlling the farmers income.
In survey of over 100 farms in an
irrigated district in, Utah only three
farm owners, with less than $4,000
total capital, received labor income
of more than $1,000 for their years
work.
By labor income in this case is
meant what remains of the net income
after deducting 6 per cent for invest
ed capital and working capital in
other words, what the farmer himself
receives for his years work and sup
ervision.
One Out Of Five Work for Nothing.
In a group of 35 Of these men, who
had small farms and an average CAPT
VI PO9OfOt Lie dN6IdSb ldDDF Iu-
come was $235. One out of every five
received nothing for his labor and
made less than per cent interest on
his farm investment. With high
priced land this amount of capital
gave him too small an area to utilize
to advantage. If land were cheaper,
SO that much larger area could be
obtained with this same amount Of
money. then $4,000 might be suffi-
cient investment to give the farmer
a substantial income.
In the Central States, where corn.
wheat and oats are the prevailing
crops and where land is from $3.50 to
$3.50 an acre, $4,000 would be entirely
too small an investment to yield the
owner a good income, for the reason
that 40 to so acres-the total amount
OF land he could possibly buy with
this amount of money-wculd not
utilize his teams, machinery, or labor
to the fullest advantage
No matter how large the total in
vestment, if the quality of the equip.
ment is deficient financial failure is
inevitable.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
COLORADO INVESTIGATION
REVEALS TRUTH OF
TERRIBLE REPORTS
That Have Appeared in These
Columns.
PROFESSOR SCORES STATE
MILITIA

During the past year the Washing.
ton Socialist has had occasion to pub
lish reports from the Colorado coal
fields that put the government of that
state and the armed forces therein in
a very bad light-so bad, indeed, that
some citizens of Everett have accused
us of wilfully exaggerating the facts
if not actually inventing them, "just
for effect"
Now comes Prof James H. Brew
ster, of the University of Colorado, and
testifies before the federal commits
sion on industrial relations to the
truth of all the stories printed by the
Socialist press about the terrible hap
penings in Rockefeller's Colorado.
That constitutional guarantees were
wiped out by Aljutant General Chase
as head of the Colorado militia; that
miners were robbed by the militia,
that that military body was recruited
with "scoundrels," and the right of
search had been exercised by the mill
tia while the civil courts were open,
was the trend of the testimony of
Prof. Brewster
Prof. Brewster had been chairman
of the state federation of labor com
mittee that investigated the strike in
December, 1912, on the authorization
of Gov Ammons.
He declared that Lieut.. E. e.
(Monty) Linderfelt, in charge of the
machine gun at the Ludlow battle,
was brute unfit to associate with
anybody" and that because of his
brutality the committee had asked that
he be suspended
Had he been suspended then" he
declared, Ludlow would never have
happened"
He asserted Linderfelt had trained
the gun on the Ludlow colony during
search Of the colony by the militia
for weapons, and, patting the gun, de-
clared he could sweep the whole col
ony
Al that time, the witness said, Lind
erfelt was making threats against
Louis Tikas, whom he assaulted on
the night the Ludlow battle was on,
breaking the stock of a rifle over
his head
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
WORKERS OF CENTRALIA
WAGE GREAT BATTLE
FOR LABOR IS RIGHTS
Fight Of Mill Workers on Since
August Ord.
EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION UP
AGAINST 1T

The union haters' association, worse
known as the Employers association,
started fight in Centralia last sum.
mer on the union timber workers.
They are determined to reduce the
wage slaves of the lumber and shin
gle industry to virtual peonage. But
they have struck the wrong bunch Of
workers for the carrying out of their
"un-American" plans. The boys in
that neck of the woods know that If
the wage earners are to retain their
self-respect and fairly decent stan
NINE SOCIALIST
dard Of living they must fight for
their rights SO strike was called
last August, the Srd, and the battle
is still on, with no sign of compromise
on either side
In communication to the Wash
ington Socialist, comrade w. H. Stack
house says.
The strikers are showing
cool headed, determination to
fight 1t out to the bitter end No
struggle that has occurred in the
timber industry in recent years
has developed such a fine soil
darity as has this struggle. Morn
ing, noon and night a, picket line
is maintained around the mill
Men, women and children line up
and make life misery to the
scabs.
All the 1875 men involved are
Americans, natives of Missouri.
They are practically all married
men and permanent residents of
the town. some Of them have
worked as long as u years for
this mill company.
The Commercial club and the
city commission are working
against the strikers. At the be-
hest of the Eastern Railway &
Lumber Co, the city commission
is about to pass an anti-picketing
ordinance. The strikers have
passed a resolution declaring they
will not observe any ordinance
that will prevent their picketing
In the course of the next few
days things will come to a head
Keep your eye on Centralia.
Yours,
w. H. STACKHOUSE.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
BY CHAs. W. ERWIN,

The Socialist movement to grow
must have efficient publicity 1t mat
ters not that the facts stated by its ex-
ponents are so plain that he who runs
may read them if these facts cannot
be brought to the attention of the
great mass of the workers without
whose support the movement can
never triumph
The political and Industrial rulers
of the people who control all the chan
nels of efficient publicity are going to
see to it that the Socialist movement
does not get the publicity that is vital
to its growth When they can ignore
it they will and when they cannot
they will give it the kind of publicity
most apt to prejudice the people
whom it seeks to reach
The capitalists would be foolish if
they didn't use the most powerful
weapon in their armory-THE PRESS
against us. Just as foolish as we
are when we neglect to build up our
press and support the press of the
owning, robbing class.
If we had to depend entirely upon
speakers and books to reach the mil
lions of our fellow workers our cause
would be hopeless indeed. Take the
case of our greatest popular propa-
gandist-Allan L. Benson. In one
month three millions of readers are
reached by this dynamite writer.
How? Through the columns of a
weekly paper-the Appeal to Reason.
If Benson should go on a speaking
tour covering ten years and talk ev-
cry night he couldn't reach as many
people as this If there wasn't any
Socialist press he couldn't reach them
at all No one is foolish enough to
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
ARE ALL THESE WORKERS HIT
BY CANADIAN sHlNeLEs7
THE UNEMPLOYED ARMY

CHICAGO 100000 wage earners
are iobless
PHILADELPHIA l00,O 900 unemploy'
ed City raised $4,000 to relieve suf-
fering until January |. win need
$250000 more.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y.--15,000. In
dustrles hit harder than at any time
since the panic of 1898
TEXAS. The south is in the worst
financial condition since the early
nineties and unemployment is greater
in Texas cities than ever in the history
OF the state. Dallas has 5000 unem-
ployed Wages have been greatly
slashed
ST LOUIS The city is swamped
with Unemployed. A free soup kitchen
has been opened by the city and 1000
day are being fed
BOSTON The calls from employ
ers for help show a decrease of AZ
per cent from that OF the correspond
ing month of last year
DAYTON, O.-Homeless unemploy-
ed overrun the city. A new municipal
lodging house supplies the men with
flop" cup Of coffee and a few
rolls in return for which they work
half day for the city.
OAKLAND Cal-California is con
fronted with the worst unemployed
problem in its history and all the ordi-
nary methods of meeting the question
have broken down.
MINNEAPOLIS $4,000 men
are idle here. City authorities up in
the air.
NEW YORK. The mayor states, in
letter to Judge Gary, who has since
been appointed chairman of commit
tee on unemployment with rs others,
that unemployment lis persistent,
chronic condition" and asks to what
extent this condition can be "minimiz-
ed by the cooperative effort of bust
ness men"
SPRINGFIELD. Mass About 5000
workers are idle here Never before
in their history have the local charit-
able agencies and municipal authori-
ties received so many appeals for
assistance.
NASHVILLE Tenn The discovery
that large number of children in the
city schools are literally starving, has
led to a demand that school lunches
be provided The unemployed prob
lem is intense.
READING. Pa.-The city council
have taken advantage of the voorhees,
men by employing them at TN cents
an hour whereas the usual wage is 25
cents.
YOUNGSTOWN, OIL. N. Hanson,
head of the charities association, says
the best way to solve the unemployed
problem is to employ a man day"
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
TEACHERS REPORT 5,426
CHILDREN UNDERFED

More than 5000 child students of
New York's public schools suffer from
lack of sufficient food, according to
estimates of their teachers. Reports
from 1856 principals placed the number
at 5.426.
An elaborate series of suggestions
for aiding these youngsters is being
prepared for submission to the city.
Most of the hungry little ones come
from the East Side.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
A MINIMUM WAGE
rs ESTABLISHED

OLYMPIA, Dec. 21-The minimum
wage commission today established
$40 as the weekly minimum wage for
women and girls employed in offices
in any kind of clerical work This
will be effective February 90. Eight
dollars was established as the mini
mum for office boys and girls between
16 and is and Sc for both sexes under
16 The hearing of hotel employers
on chambermaid wage regulation pro-
posed by the recent conference will
be held here December IS. 1t appears
probable that the recommendations
that women be barred from employ
ment as cigar clerks in hotels will be
ignored. although such a ruling may
be made for minor girls.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
ANn WHY Nor7

Why can't the people Of the United
States build homes and barns and buy
furniture. and the thousand other
wood products whereof they have
need? This is the question to which
Mr.. Willis IF he is not a republican
politician. should address himself
And it is the only question which is
Of any interest or Importance to the
working class.
THE REASON WHY MEN ARE IDLE
Now, Mr. Willis, wen tell you, and
all others Of your superficial way of
thinking, why the mills Of the North
west are idle and thousands of men
unemployed, homeless. hungry. penni-
less, outcasts. 1t is not because of
president Wilson's tariff" It is not
because Of successful competition Of
British Columbia mills There is
much unemployment in British Column
bia-conditions are as bad there as
here. Mr.. Willis knows this; or ought
to know it, The reason the lumber
and shingle mills are idle, or working
only on half-time, or so per cent of
capacity. is because Of the great army
Of jobless men and women in
industries which no one pretends
are staenant because Of the Wilson
tariff. Mr. Willis knows this, also;
or ought to know it, And the reason
millions of men, women and children
are jobless and peniless in the United
States is CAPITALISM! That's it,
CAPITALISM Because Capitalism
is a system Of legalized robbery, de-
pending Upon an ever-expanding mar
ket for its continuance, and can only
close down when it can't expand, since
they who are the weaIth-produeers
cannot be the wealth.consumers under
Capitalism.
In next weeks issue OF this paper
we propose to show that the men of
our mills are unemployed because
they and wage workers everywhere,
are deprived Of jobs by reason Of the
TARIFF ON LABOR, collected from
all wage earners at the point Of pro-
duction, in their pay envelopes.
THE ONLY PROTEST THAT
CAN BE OF ANY VALUE TO
THE WAGE WORKERS OF THE
UNITED STATES rs THE PRO
TEST AT THE BALLOT BOX
/ AGAINST THE ROBBERY IN
THE PAY ENVELOPES OF THE
I WORKERS OF THE UNITED
STATES. THAT ROBBERY
WILL CEASE, AND UNEM.
I PLOYMENT WILL CEASE TO
BE A PROBLEM WHEN THE
USERS OF THE MACHINERY
ARE ALSO THE OWNERS
ITHEREOF-AND THIS MEANS
SOCIALISM.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
BIG DEATH RATE IN THE
UNITED STATES MINES

WASHINGTON - Three thousand
six hundred and fifty-one men killed
and 100000 injured is the casualty list
of American mines and quarries last
year, according to the report just is,
sued by the United States bureau OF
mines
This was death rate of $40 in
every 1000 of the 1,O47,010 men EN-
ployed. Such a death rate, said Di-
rector Joseph A. Holmes, of the bu-
reau, is excessive and unnecessary
and a discredit to the industry and
the country"
1--WE stand aghast at the slaughter
in Europe as reports reach us con-
corning the war that is raging" said
DR.. Holmes, yet to me this report on
the death in one year of 1851 men
engaged in peaceful industry is
quite as discreditable When we con
slider that this record is being repeat
ed year after year, the very thought
of it becomes appalling In the last
three years the mines and quarries of
the United States have swallowed up
10,4S7 lives and have incapacitated,
temporarily at least, quarter of a
million men.
q believe | am conservative when
I say that half Of the 1861 men killed
in 1913 might have been saved and
three-fourths of the 100000 injured in
the same year might have escaped in
jury had the various agencies involved
done their full duty"
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
A Problem Demanding Solution

think that the capitalists are going to
commit suicide by their own press to
spread doctrines destined to destroy
their hellish system of wage slavery.
Let us look at another vital side to
this question. Here and there through
the country we have elected various
officials. What has happened? The
press controlled by the capitalists in
these localities has handicapped these
officials most effectually in their ef-
forts to use political power to further
the interests of the working class.
Just at the time when those elected
by the workers need the power of pub
lie opinion the most to help them ac-
complish something for the good Of
the people it is found wanting. Why?
Because the press controlled or owned
by the capitalists gets on the job and
by suppression or distortion of facts
poisons the minds OF the very people
without whose support nothing can be
APiAoACu AOA the puDilc veal.
And yet of all the problems we have
to solve this problem of efficient pub
licity and protection Of elected offici-
ais is the easiest Of solution. No
theories have to be tried and no fin
ancial sacrifices have to be made Just
common sense has to be applied to
that which is properly not a problem
at all. Our enemies wonder why we,
who accomplish SO much with so lit
tie, have not solved this problem long
ago
In next weeks issue we shall show
you how easy is this solution that
has seemed so hard to most of us.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
OPEN FORUM WILL BE
RESUMED NEXT WEEK

Owing to this issue of the Wash
ington Socialist being the Xmas num-
Der, the Open Forum feature is omit
ed. An interesting discussion of The
Short Platform will be opened by
comrade j. G. Hardness, Of FIilyard,
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
ARE YOU sPUG?

Then buy your friends Debs ticket
for Christmas present Ticket in
cludes full years subscription to the
Rip-Saw and sells for csc. Reserved
seats soc
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
HER PREFERENCE

Before the fire Christmas eve two
old maids We're planning for the holi-
day
"sister Molly" said the younger,
would a long stocking hold all you'd
want for a Christmas gift?'
mo, Elvira," said the elder but a
pair of socks would Philadelphia
Public Ledger
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
FACE STARVATION

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 21.-Unless
relief on a large scale comes to the
Ohio coal mine strike region within
seven days thousands of striking
miners and their families win face
starvation at Christmas time Twenty
thousand children are on the verge of
starvation.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24

Sell your Debs tickets NOW. Let
your friends be seeing the light by
reading the Rip-Saw in advance
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24

Brtish-German Friendship Society
in London has dissolved just when it
is needed most--St Louis Globe
Democrat
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
READY

Teacher-Now, Willie, mention one
of the customs at Christmas time.
Pupil-Running in debt.-Life.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24

Our advertisers are scratching your
back, Socialist reader. Scratch theirs.
And tell them why you do it.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24

An audience that covered over one
hundred acres in Chicago heard Debs.
The largest audience ever gathered to
hear one man. Debs speaks in Ev-
erett January "a. 1915 Tickets Csc
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24

Well, they'll never draw that Swiss
navy into the general European war.
Toledo Blade.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24

We are not concerned about empty
stockings but empty heads If you
know of one make him a Christmas
present of a ticket to the Debs lee
ture. Tickets 25c. Reserved seats
soc
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24

Wheat exports of 1914 will total
80,000,000 bushels more than 1913.
If England had a land-going navy
or Germany a sea going army, things
might be different-C Chicago News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-28
pastime-Saturday Only.

1.-The Adventures of Kathlyn," Sc
ries No. 5. "a Colonel in Chains"
will be presented Saturday only
Synopsis The beauteous Kathlyn
incarcerated with her father, sees
little hope in prospect for escaping
from the tightening coils OF the
snake-like, villanious Umballah, who
has sworn vengeance, smarting under
the bold blows of the gallant Ameri-
can and retreated to rally his min
ions for the public flogging of the
colonel and the degradation of his
daughter. Suddenly the talk of faith
er and daughter is interrupted by a
noise at the close barred window OF
their cell, and the friendly elephant
with the aid of a chain pulls away
the bars and masonry and allows the
heroine to escape. Kathlyn who has
escaped prison through the aid OF
Bruce, the American hunter. seeks
sanctuary in her fathers bungalow
in the jungle. There they lure Um'
ballaha and in a room guarded by a
snarling leopard compel him to sign
a release for the colonel, who is
chained to a pillar in the dungeon,
unable to escape.
TOO Many Johnnies,'' and "A Bot
tied Romance" are two Kalem come
dies and feature Ruth Roland and
John E. Brennan.
An unusually interesting Pathe
weekly concludes this excellent as
sortment of photoplays.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-28

Continued from page e.
for his life. A mysterious American
girl has been his consort for several
years; she is black-eyed, black haired
and beautiful. Villa is a bad man as
far as the customs of civilization go.
There can be no doubt of it. But he
is strong man, who controls not only
other men, but himself When he is
bad. it isn't through weakness. and
that may be a point in his favor. In
the latter months he has begun to pay
more attention to the business side of
his revolution. Whenever he goes to
a town, he establishes an office. He
receives his callers in business-likc
fashion. dressed in business clothes,
listens impatiently when story is too
a shot And he has never been known
to change, whether he was wright or
wrong Is Villa killer? It's easy
to answer. He has taken the lives Of
scores of men, many Of them In cold
blood He has pulled Pascual Orozco's
nose in the very presence Of Orozco's
body guard hoping to get an excuse to
shoot him. He entered the city of FL
Paso. with only three men and tried
to kill Guisippe Garibaldi. "Kilf' is
Villas solution of most difficulties.
He has come out unscathed through
a thousand close calls Just because he
is always able to get his gun out first.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-28
Alta Theatcr.

Tonight is the last night for pres
ent bill of pictures and vaudeville,
The two part travesty on Votes for
Men, will not make you laugh out
loud but will cause an internal smile
for half an hour.
The simple drama The Intruder" is
very acceptable offering. The ami
mated weekly contains a number OF
very interesting items.
Miller and Watson in a straight
cabaret act.
Coming tomorrow, Sunday. The
Malcommis. man and woman in SEN
sational Juggling act. This act was
with the Barnum and Bailey circus
for two years and with Ringing
Bros. for one year. 1t promises to be
something out of the ordinary and
well worth seeing.
New pictures also.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-28
CHI DREN LET AGED
SIRE DIE IN ASYLUM

SALEM Ore, March 2S.-What
was pronounced by Dr. r. f. L. Stei-
ner. superintendent of the insane asy-
lum' here. to be the most depiorable
case in the history of the institution
came to an end when Thomas L. Fem
lon. aged so. and committed from
Klamath county, died.
Fenlon was received at the institu-
ton last Sunday, and his condition
was deplorable. Three physicians-
Drs George II. Merriam. l. L. Truax.
and J. G. Patterson OF klamath FAILS
signed the commitment paper. 1t was
declared that Fenlon was suffering
from senile dementia and that the
cause was old age According to the
commitment papers. he has living Two
daughters. and two sons. The daugn-
ters are Marcia E. Greenlittle OF
South Omaha. and Zenora A. Swat
man Of Merrill, Ore. The sons are
George II. and Ira Fenlon Of Merrill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-28
Local Playhouses
What the Press Agent Has to
Say Of Present and Coming
Attractions.
Orplleini.

For Sundays change splendid
feature is THE Two Roses" a two
part Lubin, featuring Arnie Hawley
and Richard Morris. Ernest Haven,
red-blooded, passionate man mar
ries Edith, who is his direct opposite,
cold and aristocratic type of the
white rose of which she is passion
ately fond. AS time drifts on he
meets Eleanor Tempest a vivacious
brunette. One day he sends a box
OF white roses to his wife and red
ones to Eleanor. The messenger boy
mikes the boxes and Edith learns
there is another woman. They sep
arate and Ernest marries Eleanor.
One night on returning home he
finds her in the arms of another man
and throws him out of the house.
Next day Eleanor and her lover are
killed In an automobile accident and
Ernest and Edith are brought togeth-
er again by the illness of their little
boy and they start life anew with a
lovers kiss.
Pa and Ma Elope. Biograph. Pa
and Ma oppose Billy's suit but he and
May are not SO easily separated. He
comes back by moonlight and they
meet at the ministers, but 1t is GER
tainly one on pa and ma.
Politics and Suffragettes. Bio
graph. Farce comedy.
Pathe's Weekly concludes this
splendid program.