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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24

state ownership and government regu-
lation that is long way from So
cialism, and when we hear Socialist
CD speakers and writer's demanding
that the government take over this
or that it gets on our nerves. The
idea that the extension of the func-
tons of the state as an employer OF
labor is Socialism gives Sammy and
his ilk good anti-Socialist argument.
OF course they themselves know bet
ter, but their bunk passes with the
ill-informed and ignorant.
State Ownership Not Socialism"
State ownership gives a bureaucratic
power to the highly paid officials and
if this can be labelled Socialism it
will keep thousands from studying
Socialism. Thousands of Henry
Dubbs have been kept from studying
because they were led to believe that
Socialism would break up the home,
or that it would make them divide up,
and it is just as easy to make them
believe that Socialism" or in other
words, state regulation by government
ownership, is menace to that grand
and glorious liberty CD for which our
grandfathers fought SO nobly.
The Intervention of the state as a
means of bringing about Socialism
seems to have been first proposed in
France by Louis Blanc, who advo-
Gated the state subsidizing of coop
erative societies of workmen. At the
same time the same sort of state as
sistance was proposed in Germany by
Ferdinand Lasalle.
True Socialists, however, have no
such belief in the virtues of state as
sistance as had either of the two above
opponents. In France and Germany
Blanqui and Marx declared themselves
to be communists, aiming at the ITEM
porary dctation of the proletariat" by
means of a revolution. After the fail
ure of the revolutionary attempts, a
compromise between the two schools
was effected. 1t was agreed that both
sections should unite for the peace
Ful capture OF political power, chiefly
as a means of propaganda, but it was
never contended that state ownership
or control was Socialism.
Such a condition of things, it was
pointed out, would be merely change
of masters. The private capitalist
would be wiped out by the state, but
in his place would be the public Off
cial paid high salaries, yet, still a
member of a privileged class, a kind
producer of the wealth would still be
the wage slave, having his wages paid
out to him by a black-coated burea-
crat instead of a capitalist.
The worker would still be a wage
slave, and his condition might even
be worse, for there would be but one
employer asking for his services, |
where there might otherwise be sew
eral Furthermore if he should of
fed some boss bureaucrat his plight |
would be particularly perilous be-
cause it would be far easier to black
list a man under state ownership than |
it is under capitalist ownership.
CONTINUED Next Week.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24

BLISS

What sort of time do you expect
to have during the social season."
Fine" answered Mr.. Cumrox;
mother and the girls will be so busy
thinking about their clothes that they
won't have time to notice my gram
mar. Washington Star.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24
Fruit growers and Gamers of Balti.

Fruit growers and Gamers of Balti-
more. Md, are attempting to have the
child labor law amended in manner
that will permit the exploiters to en-
ploy children as young as 10 years of
age. The women's organizations,
backed up solidly by the unions, are
fighting the profit grabbers vigorously
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24

Ten copies of the Washington So
cialist for ten weeks will cost you 81.
Let us send you a bundle so that you
can build up the Socialist movement
in your locality. Get your local inter
ested in this.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24

The chief danger at this moment
would seem to be that Germany and
Austria may wear themselves COM
pletely out licking Russia.-Chicago
Herald
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24

That Illinois woman who was ac-
cused of paying 50 for a vote is mani
testify innocent. No woman would
have paid more than $1.98.-NashVille
Southern Lumberman.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24

But after all Sammy is not to blame
although he lies, and we honestly be-
lieve he knows he lies, for what he
says. His job determines his actions
and the Socialist CD press supplies
the goods. Sammy never said that
New South Wales or any other part
of Australasia has Socialist govern
ment, but he makes his readers be-
lieve that Socialism is. being tried out
in Australasia, but our own politi-
clans, who are labelled Socialists, tell
the ignorant that it is. They tell us
of the benefits that the workers de-
rive through state regulation of this
and that and of government ownership
of so and so. But they never men,
ton the failure of that regulation or
ownership, when after years OF trial
the workers are found to be no bet
ter off.
New South Wales has Labor gov
eminent as also has Australia, and
the revolutionary Socialists have been
strictly opposed to the labor govern
ment for it is nothing more than a
would-be progressive party.
The measures that the labor party
have put through places the worker
completely at the mercy of the state.
The reforms of the labor government
have been such that they have far
more power over the actions of the
workers than any capitalist ever had.
They have inaugurated system of
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24
TriCked TO The Trenches
BY II. w. WATTS

Our old friend Sammy Gompers con
tinues to disparage what he calls So
cialism In this months Issue of the
American Federatlonist he quotes
Brand Whtlock as saying: Social
ism makes provisions for everything
except liberty" and refers his read
ers to New South Wales to verify
the statement.
Sammy must lie awake all night
scheming out ways of holding Social
ism in check, for most of his writings
these days are on subjects of how So
cialism won't work.
Sammy has often said vote for
your friends and defeat your enemies"
or course he only talks that way
around election time because his
friends are candidates of the EN-
poyers association and they need his
help and he needs theirs. AS q mem
Der OF the civic federation, Sammy
has hobnobbed with friends of labor
CD such as Elihu Root, Seth Low and
Henry Phipp in the Hotel Astor and
he has got some valuable pointers
from these people and he no doubt
endeavors to live up to them, hence
his building up of straw Socialism
that he can easily knock down. When
he is not doing that he Is trying to
convince the wage mule that "only
through economic organization can
the workers maintain their rights and
opportunities" That he should say
so is not surprising. In fact we are
prepared to concede that he believes
1t, II he believes anything. The sal
airy he receives as president Of the
A. f. of L. would influence him tow
ards that belief, were he the most
honest man alive. But Sammy Is a
leader, also, and If you don't believe
what he says he will lead you to an
object of his own making and SHOW
you.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24

A good time is in store for you at
the Seasons Big Socialist Picnic on
July 4th, at Halls lake.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24

The dog is not the only animal that
ticks the hand that beats him. There
are workers who have the same dispo-
sitiOn.-FX
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24

You won't seem right to any if you
don't seem wrong to many.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24

Boost the Socialist press-the hope
of the world
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24

There never was a good war or a
bad peace.-Benjamin Franklin.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-06-24
Church Against Workers.

OHUTCW EYdIUSt VOT MT o.
"They know that if the church is
true to her past, she will be found
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27


ness, sunlight, space
enough for comfort, con-
vehience for cleaning, safety
from rats, etc.
As to the proper material
we give you disinterested ad-
vice, if you talk it over with US.
We always aim to serve our
customers SO they will get the
most for their money and will
find their purchases here truly
economical.
Whether you ought to use hlm-
Der, cement, concrete blocks, etc.,
depends ON circumstances we 1
shall be glad to discuss. This M
puts you under no obligation. %V
Come in, call up or write. WIZ
c. W. JONES LUMBER co. "
lGy;;2'1F
1c:sSs 49, e|S5AlM =
UUIIIIIIIIIILIII NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27
CUT ALFALFA BY
SEPTEMBER FIFTH

To maintain good stand of alfalfa
nothing SIS so important as TO cut the
crop at the proper time. The first cut
ting will come in the early part Of
June-a trying time to cure the hay.
The proper cutting stage is when the
plants have just begun to bloom and
the little shoots or sprouts at the
crowns have made their appearance
and are on the average not over an
inch in length. To delay the cutting
of alfalfa until the entire field is in
blossom is very poor practice. AT
this stage the little shoots or sprouts
at the base of the stem which produce
the second crop will have grown three
to five inches in length. In moving
these will be clipped off and the sec
ond growth delayed two to three
weeks. The third cuttirg then will
not be ready until the mddle or at
ter part of Septem Der. If the third
crop is harvested at this time the al-
falfa seldom secures sufficient growth
before cold weather 10 withstand the
winter. Many failures are due to late
fall cutting. Alfalfa shouI d never he
cdt after September 5.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27
CONTROL POTATO
BLIGHT BY SPRAYING

To prevent losses from late blight of
potatoes, some cases of which have
just been reported from central and
southern parts of the state to the de-
partment of Plant Pathology of the
College of Agriculture, spray the vines
thoroughly with Bordeaux mixture.
Rainy weather is especially favorable
to the development of the disease 1t is
well, therefore, for potato growers to
watch the progress of the disease in
other sections, and to keep sharp
lookout in their own community for
signs of blight. To avoid the trouble
apply the Bordeaux mixture before the
disease appears in the field.
Serious damage to the potato crop of
last year was caused by this late blight
and prices were lowered because of it,
according to j. G. Milward, in charge
of potato seed certifcation work in the
state. The disease not only destroys
the vines in the field, but also causes
tuber rot, both on the field at harvest
time and during storage.
Bordeaux mixture, made up of 3
pounds of copper sulphate (blue lit
mus;) 10 pounds of lime, and 100 gal
Ions of water will be found satisfac-
tory in controlling the blight. To be
effective against the disease, however,
the Bordeaux must be applied with a
pressure spray pump that will put the
liquid on under from rs to 100 pounds
of pressure. Where a single nozzle
pump is used, it is usually necessary to
apply the mixture to the vines twice,
spraying them from opposite direc-
tions. Best results are obtained when
spraying is done at intervals of about
ten days, making four applications
during the season.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27
Strawberry Bed Makes Big Yield.

From a small tract of land, less than
one acre-1O74 square rods, to be ex-
act. f. Wichern picked and sold
straw berries to the amount of $409,
this season. The entire expense of
picking, boxes, crates, etc, was $83.1 10,
leaving net profit of $315.90. This
does not include 160 quarts put up for
family use, and during the chautauqua
week, many hundred quarts were lost
on account of being unable to secure
pickers.
Two years ago this tract was badly
infested with quack grass. Mr.. Wich-
ern planted it to peas that year and
following the harvest of this crop he
narrowed it frequently until the roots
were thoroughly broken up and plant
ed it to straw berries and the quack
is entirely killed out.
With the big cream checks, bumper
grain crops, peas yielding $50 per acre
and berries like this tract, north Wis
consin is truly a hard country to beat
for the farmer.-Barron Shield.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27
BLACKWELL.

Adolph ripple left for Green Bay
Monday.
MRS. VIM. Patzer and daughter
Bernice spent Sunday at Silver lake.
Miss Hazel Haskins of Green Bay
spent a. week here visiting Rymess
and Motifs.
Mrs. J. Allen entertained her friends
Friday afternoon inhonor of her sister
Miss Olaudy.
Mrs. VIM. Patzer and daughter Der
nice left Monday to take in the circus
at Wausau.
Arnold Skubitzke left for Chicago
Sunday in regard to seeing a specialist
about his eyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Berger moved tt
Green Valley Sunday We wish then
success in their new home.
Mrs. Mccartney of Peshtigo return
ed to her home Wednesday after {
weeks visit at the Skubitzke home.
Mrs. HI. Rymer, Mrs. j. Allen anc
Miss Minnie Claudy visited with friends
in Laona between trains Thursday.
Misses Minnie Claudy and Myrs
Merkle of Wausau spent week here
with the latters sister Mrs. james
Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Rymer and Miss
Minnie Claudy stood for Baby Allen IN
holy baptism in the Lutheran church
at Laora.
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Rymer and two children, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. Mott and baby, Miss Hazel
Haskins, Pearl Shelhanner and Nor
man Pitzlen enjoyed a picnic at Silver
lake Sunday.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27
KNOW THY COUNTRY
Il-RailroadS

In discussing the commercial
achievements OF this great age, we
shall approach the subject as the
historian chronicling events. This Sc
ries will endeavor to record in writ
ing the supremacy of American men
and industries in the worlds affairs
and perptuate an appreciation of our
marvellous industrial achievements by
presenting simple facts, figures and
comparisons that are overpowering in
their convictions.
America holds her proud place
among the nations of the earth today
on account of her supremacy in trans
portation facilities. The mighty minds
of the age are engaged in the prob
lens of transportation, and the great
est men in the history of the worlds
commerce are at the head of the
transportation systems of the United
States.
In the discussion of transportation,
let us consider separately our Rail-
ways, Telegraph and Telephones, Ex-
press, Public Highways, Steamships,
Street Railways, Interurban and other
forms of transportation, and this ar
ticle will deal with railways.
The United States has the largest1
mileage, the best service, the cheap
est rates, pays labor the highest
wages, and we have the most efficient
ly managed of the railways of the
world. They stand as monument to
the native genius of our marvellous
builders, and most of the railroads in
foreign countries have been built
under American orders.
The railroads represent larger in
vestment of capital than any other
branch of human activity. The mile
age in the United States exceeds
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27
OF INTEREST TO
THE HOUSEWIFE
THE MARKET BASKET.

Prepared for the Advertiser by Mrs.
A. r. F. Hewitt, Home Economics De-
partment of the University of Wisconsin.
Despite the convenience of the tele-
phone and quick delivery service, the
market basket is coming back
| On Of the chief reasons as that by
actually doing our own selecting we
become acquainted with the market
and are so much more intelligent buy
ers. We learn when the different
fruits and vegetables are in season and
therefore, when they are the best and
special offers which the, grocer is often
able to make on staple goods, perhaps
because CT overstoek at the wholesalers
and in this way we get real bargain
of which we might or would not know.
The use of the market basket should
save us money. Few realize that the
delivery is large item of expense to
the grocer and, of course, we must
pay for this service.
Why thoughtlesslg telephone and
ask the grocer to deliver one loaf of
bread or can of pineapple? If we have
forgotten to order it with our other
groceries, let us use a substitute CT
go for it and thus save the grocer that
added expense of delivery ard, ulti-
mately, the cost of groceries to the
consumer.
1t costs practically as much to de-
liver a very small order as to deliver
large order. Just recently, grocer
told me that it cost him from eight to
ten cents for every stop he made in
his delivery service. Let us te more
thoughtful
Frequently, one of my neighbors
asks to borrow some matches, a bar
of soap, or can of fruit or vegetables
She has forgotten to order one box OF
matches, one bar of soap or the much
needed can of fruit or vegetables.
She realizes the convenience to me
as we'll as to herself of my way of
ordering these things in larger quaint
etes, but says she can't afford to buy
that way She pays Der bill at the end
of each month and | am sure that in
few months this would adjust itself so
that no months bill would be exces-
sively large.
Just few examples will show what
my neighbo loses by "hand to mouth"
buying.
One box of matches cost five cents
and a package of IL boxes costs 40
cents, saving of 20 cents or four
boxes of matches; soap at five cents
bar costs $40 per box, but if purchas-
ed by the box it costs SO. &c. saving of
60 cents or II bars of soap; canned
fruit which costs 80 cents per can may
be purchased at So. per dozen cans,
thus saving 60 cents or two cans Of
fruit; vegetables which are Is cents
per can cost 81 60 per dozen can, saw
ing of 90 cents.
AS spenders of the family income,
can we afford not to know our market
and not to buy in the most economical
way?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27

| the accepted distance from the earth
| to the moon. We had in 1911, the
last year in which figures for all
countries are available, on the
earth's surface, 639,9S1 miles of rail-
way divided as follows: United States
241, 199, Europe 207,432 and other
countries 191,350. The United States
has SO per cent of the worlds mileage,
seven per cent of the estimated pop
ulation and.about five per cent of the
area The total capital invested in the
railways of the world is $50000,0O0,-
600, divided as follows: United States
$13, 100000 Europe $25,650 100000
and other countries $11 $780, 100000.
Reduced to mileage basis the cap
italization is as follows: The world
$4,000, United States $4,000, Europe
$4,000, and other countries $4,000.
A comparison of rates is equally as
interesting and the United States
takes the lead in economy and serv-
ice. The average rate per ton per
hundred mile haul is as follows:
United States 76c, Great Britain $2.5S,
France $144, Germany $144, Russia
92c, ustria-Hungary $3.50, Italy $3.50
and Switzerland $2.S2.
The average yearly pay of all rail-
road employees in the principal coun-
tries is as follows: United States
1857, Germany 1892, Italy $345. Aus
tria 1922, Great Britain 1919, France
$3.50 and Russia 1904.
About 80 per cent, or 1880 miles,
of the railways of the world are
government owned. About half the
railway mileage of Europe is govern
ment owned.
A comparison of the economy. in
time and money and the convenience
in travel, will be made in later
article.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27
POTATO MEN GROW
CERTIFIED STOCK

zone hundred and sixty Wisconsin
potato growers have made applications
to have their fields inspected, with a
view to mark citing their crops as .certi-
fled seed," said j. G.. Milward of the
College of Agriculture of the State
University.
According to Mr.. Milward, if the po-
tatoes pass the inspection satisfactory
ly the grower is placed on the list of
certified seed producers, and is grant
ed the use of tags stating that the
quality of his stock is certified to by
the College of Agriculture. Two in
spections will be made in the fields of
the applicants, by potato men from
the college. In the first inspection,
which will be made in August, the
growing plants will be examined. If
the crops meet the required standard
relative to freedom from disease and
trueness to variety, a later inspection
Is made of the potatoes themselves,
just after harvest.
All potato sections of the state are
represented in the 160 applications, a
large number of which have come in as
result of the certified seed potatoes
sold last year. At that time certificates
were issued to 48 potato growers. A
large number of these men advertised
their stock and sold their crops as
certified seed at advanced prices 9th
farmers, buying this seed have been
stimulated to, also, strive for high
quality, and to put certified product
on the market.
As was the case last year, the large
part of the inspection is limited toonly
few varieties. Of the late potatoes
most of the, certified seed is of the
Rural New Yorker and Green Noun
tain varieties.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27
sOPERTON.

Harold Hass left for Kaukauna Sat
urday.
Francis Roden returned to Gillett
Sunday.
Miss Bertha Derrah left for Green
Bay Sunday.
Miss Bessie Michaels left for La Cros-
Sc Saturday.
George Michaels returned to Green
Bay yesterday.
Sommerville MeGraw went to Green
Bay Wednesday.
If present plans work out there will
be one of the finest gatherings OF
boys and girls at the State Fair this
year that has ever been assembled In
this state. The officials are offering
special premiums for exhibits OF prod
ucts grown or made by Badger boys
or girls If you want to know more
about it write Thomas l.. Bewick, the
state organizer, of young peoples
clubs. When he is at home he's IN
Madison.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-27
THE WAR A YEAR AGO

The ADVERTISER presents to its
readers on another page of this issue
''The War a Year Ago This Week, =
which, as the title implies, is a chron-
ology of the great European conflict.
We are always on the lookout for the
best features for The ADVERTISER and
believe that this new department will
be followed eagerly from week to
week by our subscribers. Get IN the
habit of reading this and the other
good special features we give you in
each issue.