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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-02
WOMEN's MEETINGS.

the regular monthly meeting Of the
Council OF Jewish Women Will he held
IN the sabbath school room of the TEN
PIE Seth Ahabah this afternoon Al S:a5
O'Clock. The following is the program
for the afternoon: Biblical selection
Miss Irene Roscnbaum; general hust-
ness; address. John 5. Munce, on Irish
Folklore and Anecdote." with Irish
SONGS and ballads. sung by Mrs. Ciif-
ton Miller. Miss Carrie Clarke accom-
PIANIST: social hour All members and
their friends are cordially invited to
attend.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-02
Fined for Rcrrsttnr Policeman.

julius Holmes. colored, was fined
$40 and costs by Justice Griggs yes
terday on charge of being disorderly
and resisting Policeman Duling in the
discharge of his duty
John Owens, colored, was hailed be-
fore the court on n similar charge by
Policeman Reid, and was fined $40 and
costs also.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-02
RAPID PROGRESS MADE
IN sCH0OLBOOK INQUIRY
Legislative Investigating Committee
Starts Probe of Discrini-
nations.
THREE WITNESSES TEsTIF
Purpose Not to Investigate Board,
but to Determine IL Publishers
Prices Have Been DISCRIMINATORY.
Rate of Distribution Too High.


br the Legislative committee Investigate
ing charges that bonded publishing
houses have Disseminated against Vir-
ginia in school-book prices The In
quiry was held IN the courtroom of
the state Corporation Commission, and
in session three hours and a half long
three Vembers OF the State Board of
Educa tion-GoYernor Stuart Attorney
General Pollard and Superintendent
Stearnes-testifed as TO their know
ledge Of the apparent discrimina-
tons"
In opening the inquiry Delegate
Gum. of Henrico County chairman OF
the investigating committee. explained
that the purpose OF the investigation
is not to investigate the board but to
determine whether prices charged Vir-
ginia fOr' school books by publishers
are higher than prices prevailing in
other States. The hearing will be re-
opened at o'clock tonight Last
night the courtroom was well filed
with spectators, and considerable in
terest was shown III the proceedings.
SUPERINTENDENT TEARNES
IS FIRST WITNESS
superintendent Stcarnes first took the
stand. He read II preliminary state
ment approved by the board, explain
ing the situation and outlining to what
tNIEnl the DOdFu mas conducted lis IN
qu!ry. OF the DETERMINATIONS alleged.
Two committees of the board have
been at work since early last spring
Investigating. and the superintendent
laid before the Legislative body the
results of this work, showing, in some
Instances, what he described Az "ap-
| parent determinations" MIR. Stcarnes
presented data from various States
showing the methods of book adoptions
ana forms of contracts with publish,-
crs made in each instance.
! Concluding his preliminary state
ment Mr.. Stcarncs said:
In conclusion | wish TO state
| fact which is already amply demon
stratcn hy the figures | have given.
| \ statement which has gone broad
east throughout the State TO the effect
| that Virginia has lost not less than
! 100000 in he last seven years on ac-
. count of the discrimination OF the
| SCHOOL book publishers has no founda-
! ton In fact. l have never taken part
| In book adoption, but cannot see
! now, under our laws. the State Board
| OF Education could have secured any
| better terms from the publishers than
] II has secured in the past. Under the
! now statute suggested by the Attorney
General and the Department of Public
! instruction ] believe. that substantial
! savings can be made, but it, would he
most unwise to lead the people to en-
pcct such enormous savings as $4,000
I in seven years, even under the pro-
visions OF new and much better
! statute
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-02
boy Scout. Improving HON..

Troop No. H. Boy Scouts OF South
Richmond. is busily occupied in paint
ing it's home, at 200 West Fourteenth
street. To defray the expense of doing
this and making other improvements to
the building. the Scouts Will have bcne-
ut performances the first part OF next
week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-02

three roll calls the vote has indicated
suE'cieht Democratic detection possibly
10 accomplish defeat of this bill
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-02
DisordcrIy on Stree, r..

:, 'oiih cummings was arrested by po-
liccman Smallwood YESTERDAY an =,
charge of being disorderly on street
car. lie will be given an opportunity
OF explaining to Justice Griggs this
morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-02
R. CHAPLIN JONES CHOSEN
AS STATE FORESTER
Geological Com mission IIoIds Importunt
Meeting In OFFICE of Cover
Siunrr

the state Geological Commission yes
terdhy afternoon elected r. Chapin
Jones. now assistant forester of Mary
and as state Forester OF Virginia.
Thc election was held under the new
law passed by the last General Assem-
bly,. but as there was no provision nt
the time for salary to be pald by
the state the position of forester viii!
he combined temporarily with that of
associate professor Of forestry Mt the
University Of Virginia. Until some pro-
vision is made by the State, Mr. Jones
| VIII look 10 the university for his
salary.
Present at the meeting of the com
mission were Governor Stuart, Pres!-
dent Edwin y. Alderman, Of the Uni
versity of Virginia; Thomas H. Watson,
state eeologist, and General f. "
Nichols. OF the Virginia Military In
stitute. DR.. j. u. i2ggleston, president
OF the Virginia Polytechnic institute.
ana George =. Johnston. of Abingdon.
could not be present.
DIR. ALDERMAN APPEARS
IN BEST OF HEALTH
II was the hrst appearance I'm Rich
inond Of DR. Alderman in two wears
since the time he obtained a leave Of
absence on account of his health. Az
Ter stay in the Adirondncks ana n
trip abroad he seems to be completely
recovered, and his appearance vestcr
gay WAS remarked upon by his friends
Mr.. Jones, the newly elected S,,te
Forester. is the son of Or. Richard
Jones, professor of English at Wander
pit University, and was reared in
NashVilie, Tenn. lie graduated from
Nahderhi!t in June. 1904. with the de-
SFec OF ~ r., ana spent two years in
post graduate work at that institutions
Later he took up the study of forestry
AT ne Yale Forest school. and grad
natcd there in June, 1909 He was al
terwards associated with the United
states Forestry Service in Montana and
iaaho was IN the forestry service OF
the Pennsylvania Railway. ana vas
associate forester OF New HAMPSHIRE.
SINCE August, 1912. he has been as
sistant forester of Maryland
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-02
IN AND our OF TOWN.

Miss Lightfoot Sims, of Baltimore
will arrive In Richmond to-day for a
;islt to friends.
Miss Isabelle Christian, of4Lynchburg,
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09
ARE PATRIOTS" FIRST

CAPETOWN, South Africa.-A split
is threatened in the Labor Party of
South Africa. The clash was precipi-
tated when Andrews, the leader of
the Labor Party in the House, made a
speech in which he declared that the
members do not intend to permit the
movement to be sidetracked by ma
tionalistic patriotic considerations.
Other representatives stated that the
class struggle of the workers for eco
nomic freedom was of paramount i'm
portance and not to be obscured by
the capitalistic war in Europe. The
victory that the Labor Party won in
the Transvaal State election, accord
ing to the radical Labor view, was
being largely neutralized by Premier
Bothas distracting the attention of
the workers from the expressions that
were practiced during the great strike
against the slavish conditions that
were imposed upon the toilers by the
mine owners and other capitalists by
appealing to the workers patriotism.
The conservative element doesn't like
such language and is talking of with
drawing from the party.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09
II, 1000, 900 ACRES OF U.
S. LAND DISPOSED OF

WASHINGTON than 11,2O0,-
900 acres of land were eliminated from
the public domain during the last fis-
cal year by homestead and other en-
tries, and sales to Individuals the an
nual report of Commissioners Tallman
of the general land office will show.
There are still, however, open now,
or will be. 279,544,40 acres, ''unap-
propriated and unreserved, of which
172,987 ,912 acres are surveyed and the
rest unsurveyed,"
All this is in the rs public land
states and in addition to this enor-
nous area there are approximately
3OO,OO0,O0O acres in Alaska which will
be available to American citizens.
Nevada is shown to have the most
public land, 55,417,746 acres, of which
almost 30,OOO,OOO acres are already
surveyed, and Missouri, with only 923
acres, reports the least public land.
Michigan has 5000 acres subject to
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09
SMALL FARMER MUST 60
ALONG WITH THE Elk
HAUSTED SOIL

While small property in land Gre
ates class OF barbarians standing
halfway outside of society, a class
suffering all the tortures and all mis-
cries of civilized countries in addition
to the crudeness of primitive forms of
society, large property in land under
mines labor-power in the last region,
in which it's primal energy seeks
refuge, and in which it stores up it's
strength as reserve fund for the
regeneration of the vital power of
nations, the land itself. Large industry
and large agriculture on an industrial
scale work together. Originally dis
tinguished by the fact, that large in.
dustry lays waste and destroys prin-
cipally the labor-power, the natural
power of human beings, whereas large
agriculture industrially managed de-
stroys and wastes mainly the natural
powers of the soil, both of them join
hands in the further course of devel-
opment, so that the industrial system
weakens also the laborers of the coun-
try districts and industry and COM
MERGE supply agriculture with the
means by which the soil may be ex-
hausted.-Marx's Capital, Vol. III.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09
WILL ABOLISH CHILD LABOR

SAN JOSE, Cal.-P H. Lint is the
inventor Of device intended to take
the places of men, women and chill
dren to pick up Santa Clara valleys
annual crop of prunes. The invention
resembles carpet sweeper in it's
mode of operation and consists of a
cylinder covered with sharp pins,
which impale the fruits as the sweep
er Is pushed or pulled over the Or
chard. AS the cylinder revolves the
fruit is taken from the pins and drop
ped into a box
Prunes are allowed to fall to the
ground before being gathered and the
back-breaking job of picking them up
gives thousands of people seasonal en-
ployment in the prune orchards. A
few men will be able to do the work
with the machine.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09

Virginia, North Carolina, South
whether a laborer is entitled to dam
ages, these states being:
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
ippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, New Mex
leo, Utah, Idaho, North and South Da-
kota, Missouri, Delaware and Ken
lucky.
Kentucky passed such a law but it
was declared unconstitutional because
of constitutional provision that the
general assembly has no power to lin
it the amount of damages. Friends of
workmens compensation in that state
are now interested in an amendment
to the constitution.
Montana is the only state to reject
compensation by vote of the people.
Montana's bill is said to have had
some unusually Objectionable features.
In Wyoming, the legislature passed
a compensation law after the people
had ratified an amendment to the con-
stitution permitting it.
This year Nebraska voters ratified
in referendum the compensation
passed in 1913 by the legislature.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09
The Right Kind Of Preparedness

Labor favors preparedness, and as
the first step in that direction we de-
mand that the killing of Americas
best manhood in the shops, mills and
mines Of our country be stopped. We
stand aghast at the corpse-strewn bat
tlefield of Europe, but let us not for
get that 10000 of our fellow country
men engaged in gainfu1 occupations
are killed every year. More than this.
every year there are 100000 wealth
producers injured and this only in
cludes those whose injuries extend
over period of four weeks.
No More Child Labor
"And we further demand that the
million and one-half of children under
Ia years of age be removed from mills
and mines and placed in schools where
they may be prepared to assume the
burdens democracy places on each in
dividual.
mo system of preparedness, no log
ic of national defense, justifies the
dwarfing and stunning of boys and
girls-our future men and women 1t
Is a false preparedness that ignores
these conditions while demanding
shotguns and floating forts"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09

paredness, let II be Understood that
the labor movement Is not in favor of
peace at any price. Our strikes indi-
cate there is a point in the lives of
trade unionists where they grid their
loins for battle rather than longer &C
cept unbearable conditions. Strikes in
dictate life, vigor and strength. Power
to make effective protests against
wrongs should be encouraged. A ma
tons workers who do not possess this
power can be Of little service to their
country in its hour Of need
For Proper Preparedness
while militarism and preparedness
ARE as opposite as the poles, let 1t be
understood that labor is alert to the
kind Of preparedness the steel trust,
the coal barons, the railroad combines
and allied interests favor. Labor sees
the wolf of militarism concealed be-
hind the little Red Ridinghood pre-
tense Of those men responsible for
Ludlow, who favor Cossacks in the
various states. The Preparedness that
these men demand is not different
from a militarism so Objectionable, it's
champions are forced to re-rechristen
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09
BY Mrs. v. Daverkosen

There are, l think, several import
ant facts which need illumination to
convince the small farmer of the feast.
bility of revolutionary Socialism.
present few as suggestions.
Waste of labor and material is as
conspicuous on small farm as in any
other business on a small scale. But
If it were not, capitalism does not in.
sure perpetuation of small farms own.
ed by the cultivators of them. In any
event, slavery and the small farm are
inseparable, for no single individual
can "get away with" all of the work
required on a small farm at all sea-
sons of the year. Is slavery more de-
sirable in agriculture than in manu-
featuring? If not the farmer must
choose between the enslaving of some
workers or cooperating with them.
The slaves on the small farm may be,
plus the man himself, just the wife
anu cnlluren. tSee IN BACK numbers
of the Appeal the accounts of tobacco
and cotton farming.)
Slavery there must be in all indus
tries while we retain capitalism It
is up to all workers to say whether
we will retain capitalism and slavery,
or institute Socialism with opportun-
ity to work on equal terms as free
men with their fellows in co-opera-
ton.
If men can cooperate in manufac-
turing why not in agriculture? The
same social principles are involved in
either case; the details of work, only,
are different. If people can work in
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09
DEBS URGES WORKERS
TO SHUN MILITARISM

TERRE HAUTE, Ind-Eugene v.
Debs, in issuing signed appeal to
workingmen under the heading 'Nev-
er Be a Soldier" says "workingmen
are forced into war as women are into
prostitution.
"The workingman who turns soldier
today becomes the hired assassin" he
says, land goes on the murderers' pay
roll"
The appeal says it is within the
power of workers in the United States
to keep the nation out of war.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09

for the imperial navy.
Gave Out Pamphlet
1T only has been proved that the
accused was directly connected with
the distribution of about 100 copies of
this pamphlet, and although it is prob
able that he was responsible for the
circulation of many more we in this
court can only deal with the number
actually proven. This circumstance
operates in favor of the accused In
melting out punishment to him.
"The pamphlet contains passages
which constitute an Indictment to dis
obedience of the laws of the land, as
we'll as other passages which are cal
culated to disturb the public peace by
stirring UP different classes of the
population against one another. The
accused has committed crime against
his fatherland in endeavoring, by
means of the circulation of this pam
phlet, to persuade the working men Of
Germany to agitate for peace, and in
explaining how a movement in favor
of exercising pressure on the imperial
government can be carried on with
the help of the press and through
meetings and public demonstrations.
Knew Results Of Act
"All these methods Of public agita-
ton have been declared to be illegal
by the proclamations issued in connec.
ton with the introduction of martial
law at the outbreak of hostilities so
that to advocate them constitutes the
preparation of serious crime. More
over, the efforts made by the accused
to create strife between those whom
he calls imperialists on the one hand
and the working classes of Germany
on the other hand unquestionably
amount to an illegal act in the sense
of the existing provisions of military
law now in force throughout the coun-
try. 1t Is quite clear that Huneke cir
culated the pamphlet with full knowl-
edge of it's contents and of it's prob
able effect on its readers, SO that he
committed his offense deliberately
and with set purposes. All these cir
cumstances have led the court to the
conclusion that term of imprison-
ment for nine months is the least
Denalty which we can inflict on the
accused"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09
F. P. WALSH is SPEAKER

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-Thou-
sands of representatives of organized
labor from the cities around San Fran.
cisco bay, the interior valleys and
even more distant parts of the state,
were in San Francisco today to join in
ia celebration of Labor Day at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition. The ora
tor of the day was Frank P. Walsh.
chairman of the federal commssi
on industrial relations. For the frs.
time in many years the San Francis
CO Building Trades Council and the
San Francisco Labor Council were
united in their celebration.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09
SOciety's Great Need

work more? You might go golfing the
balance of the day. They say it is
gofd for tired nerves. Your nerves
might not need it then, but they GER
taInly need it now. If by systematic
ing the worlds work you could do
your share Of the work in six months,
would it demoralize you to spend the
other half year in Seeing America
first?" Those who have seen Amer
lea do not claim that it is demoraliz-
ling.
And the world can be systematized
to do just that for you.
Don't expect it to be handed to you,
however. You are handed Taylor sys-
tenn, but nothing good for you will be
handed to you. You must put this
system in yourself. You will have to
fight for it.
AS mentioned above, the problem
for you is to arrange more equitable
distribution of the good things of this
world Of course, you can readily see
that unless you own the things, you
cannot distribute them. So the first
thing to do is to produce them YOUR
self. Not individually, because that is
the way we are doing it now; but COL
lectively, all working together for the
good OF all, not for the good of a few.
IN order to do that you must own, COL
lectlvely, the mines, the mills, the
factories, railroads, telegraphs, stores
and all those things that are neces.
sary in production When we all own
these things collectively, our owner
ship will give us the power to see that
we get our proper share of the pro-
duct.
The fact that you, in the laws Won
permit to be made, recognize owner
snip in the things you need in order
to live, gives your employer the pow
er to exploit and rob you. Physical
power is not in the rich-they are few.
you are many. They have only the
legal power Of ownership, which pow
er is created by your laws If you
change the laws, giving yourselves the
right to ownership, you will have the
same power of control that the owners
enjoy today.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-09-09
PRINCIPAL ENEMY AT HOME"
Distribution of Pamphlets Calculated
to inclte Workers Brings Nine
Months Term
German Comrade Points
Only Way To Peace

German Socialists are pointing to
the trial of Heinrich Huneke as an IL
lustration of the growing considera-
ton which the authorities have for the
Socialist party. Huneke was arrested
on a charge of attempting to incite
soldiers of the army to be disobedient
and mutinous, and to induce civilians
to disobey the laws of the land"
Sentence Considered Light
Although he was convicted and SEN
fenced to nine months Imprisonment,
the Socialists point out that the ac-
cused leader Jared far better than
even he himself has expected. Hun
exc is president of the German Engi.
neers and Firemen's Federation, and
one of the most powerful trade union
men in the country. The fact that the
authorities did not bring Huneke be-
fore a court-martial is hailed as a
victory for the Socialists, while his
escape with a sentence of only nine
months from court WHICH udu the
power of sending him to penal serv-
itude for life is also regarded with
satisfaction by Hunekes followers.
The trial took place in Bremen and
was heard in camera, but a general
idea of the proceedings can be obtain
ed from the judgment which was pro-
nounced in open court by the senior
Judge:
''The charge of attempting to induce
soldiers to be disobedient and muffin
Gus can not be maintained in its en-
tirety; the accused can only be con-
victed of this offense in so far as his
propaganda happened to reach SOL
diers and sailors OF the army and
navy His real offense lies in hav-
ing distributed and causing to be dis
tributed copies of a pamphlet entitled
Our Principal Enemy Is at Home,
among the workmen of the Weser
Shipbuilding company, who are en-
gagged in manufacturing vessels of war