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The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14
WHIRLWIND ORATOR
WILL SPEAK IN
EVERETT, OCT. "a

Final arrangements have been made
to have Walter Thomas Mills, author
Of "The Struggle for Existence" and
known on three continents as an ora
tor of power and eloquence, de-
liver his world-famed address on DE
mocracy or Despotism." The meeting
will be held in the Peoples Theatre,
Sunday afternoon, October oath, at
$50
AS an orator Mills is said by many
to have no superior in power, logic
and eloquence.
Mills Is the author of "The Science
OF Politics." which has reached a cir
culation of over sixty thousand copies,
and "The Struggle for Existence" a
world-famed book now in its tenth
edition. Both of these books have
been used as textbooks in schools and
colleges, and "The Struggle for Exist
ence" has been used as textbook for
Socialist Study Clubs more than all
other publications combined. II you
have read Mills you will surely want
to hear Mills.
MILLS, THE ORATOR
During the past four years Walter
Thomas Mills has given one address
daily, speaking for 145 Sunday after.
moons in Handel Hall in Chicago,
throughout the principal cities of Eng
land, Australia and America, before
practically every college in America,
and over thousand times in New
u ealand alone. OF his abilities, Debs
has said mo living man can better
speak just exactly the right word at
the right time than can Walter Thorn
as Mills" To this the leading mid
dle-west newspaper, the Colorado
Chronicle adds: Neither Beecher nor
Ingersoll ever surpassed the address
Of Walter Thomas Mills in the Denver
Coliseum"
Make sure that you hear Mills by
getting your seats early. Tickets have
been sent to the Socialist Of Snoho
: mish county, and in Everett will be
on sale at the state, county and city
, offices Of the Socialist Party, The
= Northwest Worker, and from party
, members. Admission fifteen cents
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14
SOCIALISTS NOT MERE
OFFICE SEEKERS

A man who has once become a So
cialist knows but one more object in
life-to devote himself to the noble
work Of liberating the working peo-
pie. And then comes the second part
of his duty-to show to those whom
he has converted by what the old
system is to be replaced. This is
the new enthusiasm of humanity
Van Ness (quoting) The Coming Re-
ligion, p. 131.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14
HIGH IDEALS OF SOCIALISTS
LOFTY MISSION OF WORKING GLASS

state therefore, which suled by the idea of the
working class will longer be driven all states hitherto
have been driven unconsciousy and against their will by
the nature of things and the force of circumstances but 1t
will make this moral nature of the state its mission with
perfect carness of vision and complete consciousness
Nothing is more calculated to impress upon class a
worthy and moral character than the that it
is destined to become the ruling class that it is called to
raise the principle of its class to the principle of the entire
age convert its idea into the leading idea of the whole of
society and thus to form this society by mpressng
its own character.
The high and world wide honor of this destiny must
cupy all your thoughts Neither the load of the oppressed
the idle dissipation of the houghtles the harm
less fvoty of the insignificant is henceforh becoming to
you You the rock which the Church of the present
to be built
1t is the lofty moral of this thought which
with devouring excusveness possess your spirits fill
your minds and shape your whole lives to make them
conformabe to it, and always related to it. 1t the moral
greatness of this thought which leave you but
be present your heart in your workshops during the
hours of labor leisure hours during walks at
your meetings. and when you stretch your limbs to rest
upon your hard couches it this thought which must fill
and occupy your minds till they lose themselves in dreams
Lassalle, The Workngman's Program, PIP. $3.50.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14
BILLION BUSHEL WHEAT CROP
Is NATIONS YIELD

WASHINGTON, d. CA billion
bushel wheat crop, the greatest ever
grown in any country, has been pro.
duced in the tinted States this year.
The governments preliminary esti-
mates today placed it at 1,002,029, 900
or 111,000,000 bushels larger than
1912. Corn crop now approaching
maturity is estimated at 3,026,159, 900
or 98,OO0,0O0 less than the record.
Both these totals are greater than the
September estimates.
Meanwhile, thousands of school chill
dren are slowly starving!
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14
A TOPSY TURvY WORLD
WHY THE PRODUCERS ARE
POOR AND JOBlESS

Did II ever occur to you, reader,
what topsy-turvy economic world
this is in which we live and move and
have our being? Has the full force
OF the absurdity, not to say tragedy,
of the present industrial situation ever
come home to you during pensive
moment, or lucid interval?" Here
we are, thirty millions of wage-slaves,
strong and alert, skilled, for the most
part, in many trades and arts; indus
trious, sober, painstaking and efficient.
We live in a country of unlimited nat
ural resources, varied climate, OF
superabundant land and woods and
streams and fish-thronged lakes and
oceans. Not thing is lacking for
mans comfort and enjoyment-but an
intelligent application of our labor
power to the natural wealth at our
feet, and on every hand. And yet
millions Of willing and efficient men
and women are poor, hungry, home
less, and jobless.
Ex-President Taft, with character
istic frankness, said that he didn't
know why, nor could he suggest any
remedy. Other politicians are more
hypocritical and make replies and
apologies in harmony with the needs
Of the particular bunch of commercial
or industrial pirates that they happen
to be retained to serve. Democratic
hirelings used to lay the blame for
social and economic ills to the repub-
licans and high-tariff, monopoly, etc.
Republican mouthpieces of Big Bust
ness will ascribe our prevailing hard
times to tariff tinkering," floss of
confidence" (they admit it's a con-
fidence game), etc. But none of these
gentry will get down to business and
say frankly, with Bernard Shaw, that
the trouble with the poor is their pow
erty, and that the accepted social and
economic arrangement makes the con-
tinuance of undeserved poverty an in.
evitable part Of the system.
The Socialist party alone dares to
state simply and clearly that there is
but one reason why the workers are
poor and jobless, and that reason is
that they permit the few to own and
control the land and the machinery
necessary to the life and happiness OF
the many. And, by virtue of this pri
vate ownership by the few of the
means whereby the many must live
the ruling class is enabled to live in
comfort and luxury off the irksome
dangerous hard labor of the many
They have brought this condition OF
industrial serfdom about through their
control of the powers of government
and legislation. But the workers have
the ballot, the political and economic
strength to capture these powers for
themselves, and legislate in their own
interests. Why not concentrate the
potential power at the ballot box
wherever and whenever we can, and
make start in the right direction
Why not begin right here in Everett
in the municipal election of November
and place in control of the city hall
our own political representatives. the
Socialists candidates, s. ]. NJ. Salter
Katherine H. Hodgins and G. w. Carr?
What are we waiting for?
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14
SOCIALISM AS A MORAL FORCE

To its devotees Socialism is re.
lgion. It is faith which brooks no
doubt. It has enlisted a passionate
ardor. 1t is living religion
The faith, the zeal, are to it's disciples
the deepest realities Of life. Their
confession is no perfunctory assent to
a dead creed, no lip service, or cere
moniaI.-Editorial, Independent, vol
55.397, Feb. 10, 03.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14

The Socialist Party is here to meet
new conditions. A great crisis is at
hand. The economic needs Of the peo-
pie have brought the need of the So
cIaIist party. The millions of workers
demand that the Socialist party solve
the problem. Socialism has domesti-
Gated poIities-brought it right home
where 1t, Of right, belongs. Socialism
will affect all the needs Of the family.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14

If the present system. Capitalism,
with its poverty, misery, jails, asy.
lums, red-light districts, sweat shops,
electric chairs, child slavery and wars
is a system that you are proud of,
then by all means do not look around
for anything else.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14
SOCIALIST MORALITY.

The morality Socialism teaches Is
by far superior to that of its adver-
saries.-Professor Francesca Nitti,
University of Naples), Catholic So
cialism, Preface, p. 9.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14

For the popular songs and best in
strumenta hits of the day, call on or
address The Everett Music House
(R. o. Hodsins), 1886 Colby Avenue.
This reliable house also carries full
line Of vIolins, aecordians, etc, at low
EST prices consistent with good quail
ity.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14

1t might be diplomatic for the east
to grant women the ballot in order to
keep the west, which is granting suf-
frage, from attaining something Of the
political power that rightly belongs
to it.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14

Custom does often reason overrule,
And only serves for reason to the
fool.
Earl of Rochester.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14

Before you attempt to find fault
with Socialism find out what it Is.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14

The philosophy of one century is
the common sense of the next.-H. w.
Beecher.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-10-14

Patronlze YOUR Advertisers
The day book., 1915-01-21

Lucy found herself standing among a
crowd Of girls who looked at her with
envy.
But she had little thought of their
envy when she met Tom. resplen-
dent in his white shirtfront and black
evening clothes. She saw Tom look
at her in amazement, and when he
took her by the hand and put down
his name for no fewer than six
dances Lucy knew that her innocent
scheme was on the highway to sue
cess.
It was after the third dance that
Lucy became conscious of a pair of
basilisk eyes transfxing her from
across the room, where, on a raised
dais, the lady patrOnesses of st. Bar
nabas social were watching the dane
ers with cOmplacent interest. Lucy
raised her eyes to meet the glare. She
saw Mrs. Cramer staring at her
through her lOrgnette.
AS she looked up she saw the wom-
an beckon to her. Lucy went mis-
erably toward her; she had not known
that Mrs. Cramer was a patron.
Young woman, know you and l
know that gown you are wearingp'
snapped Mrs. Cramer.
Lucy hung her head. She did not
know what to say.
''Pve heard of such things hap
pening," continued Mrs. Cramer,
growing more and more indignant
as she thought over the insult But
upon my word, I never dreamed
that such a thing could be possible
with Worth's. Do you know what
am going to do, young woman?"
mo, ma'am," stammered Lucy.
"You will tomorrow" said Mrs.
Cramer,' now red as the wattles of
a turkey rooster. 81 am going to
have you discharged. And now you
will go straight home and take off
that gown or you shall be arrested"
The day book., 1915-01-21

q
Could she picture the thrill, the hap
piness, the brief hours wearing Of
it had given her?
Before she could answer, however,
Tom was at her side and Lucy was
conscious that the band had begun to
play again. Tom offered her his arm
and the two glided away. And Lucy
tried to forget everything in that
short dance, to live her heaven until
the denOUement. That must come
soon, for the look on Mrs. Cramer's
face bOded no good; even now she
seemed to be speaking with the rec
tor.
The dance over, Tom led Lucy to a
seat beneath an Overhanging palm.
Dear" he said, taking her hand,
my salary is going to be raised to
twenty-five beginning with the New
Year. And, Lucy"
There was no possibility of misin-
terpreting the look in her sweet
hearts eyes. Only an instant the
girl hesitated; then she let her head
fall upon her lovers shoulder and the
happy tears blinded her. And Mrs.
Cramer was clean forgotten.
Until Lucy, aroused by Toms hur-
riedly withdrawing the arm that was
around her waist, started up to see
Mrs. Cramer and the rector passing
them. The look on the rectOr's face
was a mixture of amusement and at
tention; it was easy to see that Rev.
Mr. Harris at least understood some
thing of the tribulations Of a work.
ing girls life.
AS they passed, the rector turned
and spoke to Lucy.
Miss Erron," he said, 81 believe
Mrs. Cramer would like to speak to
you in a few moments"
Eyes, will go to her." murmured
the girl mechanically. And after
Tom had led her back to the ball
7 nov CTvov. q -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-30
ST Louis Hay Market.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec 29.-Hay-Of 76
cars inspected (46 on west and 80 on
east side), Al were timothy, 8 clover
mixed, prairie, 2 clover and lS al
falfa, Prices\ showed no change from
the week preceding Demand for tim
othy was fair for shipping account for
No. 2 grade. at from Sill @13, but next
to nothing was done for local feed pur-
poses, and if any improved demand IN
this line. had cropped out, bad wintry
weather would have prevented hand
ling and hauling Of hay. High grades
Of all descriptions were scarcity.
Prairie is still the dullest article on the
list. Sales on this side: cars good No.
2 clover mixed at $3.50; timothy
cars No. at s11.5O. 3 No. at $12 two
switched. No. 2 at $13 part switched,
4 cars high No. at $14 three switched,
1 car No. 1 at SIS 50-high No. sal
able at $17@17.5O. Prairie-1 car and
part car scant No 2 at $3.50. ! car No.
2 at 50, 8 cars ordinary No. at $10.50
switched, car No. J. at $11. Alfalfa-l
car no grade at $3.50, car good No.
at $11 On east side: / car good No.
2 heavy clover mixed at $3.50, car
No. 1 do do at $13. Timothy car No
8 at $1,000, / car common No. at $11,
2 No. Q at $12. 1 No. Q at $3.50, 3 No
2 at $13, l car high No. 2 at $14, car
ordinary No. at SIS.
Straw-Scarce and Arm. Sale / car
wheat at $3.50 track this SIDE
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-30
MEDICINES CAN BE
SENT TO GERMANY

Washington, D. c., Dec. 20. - Infor-
NAL assurances that the British order
restricting American shipments OF
hospital supplies to the central pow
ers is about to be modified have been
received by the Red Cross and pre-
parations are being made to send
through some Of the equipment most
needed.
American Red Cross officials began
compiling specific lists Of the con-
tents Of three large shipments Of hos
pital supplies which do not include
articles Of rubber. It Is expected
authorization will be granted by the
British government for their shipment
to Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bull
garia. The lists will be submitted to
the London foreign office through Sir
Cecil Spring Rice, the British ambas-
sador here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-30
TENANT FARMERS
TILL MORE LAND

Columbia, Mo-, Dec. 20. Studies
ade by o. r. johnson of the college
1 agriculture Of the University of
lssouri indicate that the tenant far
II is more efficient as an agricultur-
than the man who owns the land
tills.
dr. johnson made his tests in a
inty In northwestern Missouri In
AZ county he found that the tenant
Is 1927 acres for every workman in
employ while, the owner or part
Sner tills but 1914 acres for each
,rkman.
She tenant tills 20 acres for every
se in his barn, while the owner tills
25 acres.
II. Johnson accounts for this situa-
by the fact that often the tenant
younger man than the farmer.
er and that the latter has more,
nciallv. and thus can take life
Ter. Moreover, the owner will
;e more colts, and therefore keeps
greater proportion of horses to the
re titled.
The tenant, Mr.. johnson found,
8nts about third of his land in
b in corn and one-seventh in wheat
ling one-fourth to pasture The far.
&. owner plants about one-fifth in
one-twelfth in wheat, and leaves
lalf to pasture.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-30
Latest Markets Of the World
LOCAL MARKETS
ARE STATIONARY.
PRICES or HOGS ARE UNcHANe.
Ep-oThER LISTS ARE ALSO
STEADY.

The local hog market shows the
same quotations ~ Tuesday and the
other lists are also the same. The prices
are as follows:
Hogs-(Corrected daily by Jno. Nor
rell & Co)-120@1 $50, $b.l5: 1900 lSo
$50; 100000. $5.s5; 200@s00, Sc. 10;
800 and over $500; packers IS. 40@ 5.s0
Sheep--Choice spring lambs: $6.S0@
1926: fair to good spring lambs $SWsoo
yearling lambs. $6@7: choice ewes
$4,000; fair to good ewes. 81: cuts
Ottun,wa Hay market.
No. timothy. $1,000: No. 2 tnno!ny
and No. light clover mixed. $S@S; Nc
3 timothy and No. 2 mixed $eWs'
clover hay, s7@10.
Corn-Old. roc; new, 6O@6oc; rye
50 @70c; oats. 500 35c.
Butter, EGGS and Poultry.
Butter fat-No. 1, SAC; No. 2. SIC.
Poultry-( These prices paid to Pre-
ducers) 81 rings, 11c; hens. loc
cocks, SIC; ducks. SC; geese, Sc!
Eggs-Dos.. 20@21c: candled count
25c.
Wool and Hides.
Wool - Bright, medium. FAC zsc'
semi bright medium, 20W24c; fine De
lane, 1S@23c; fine Merino. 110i4c;
bury, 2@3kc less; chaffy ana bury
3 to SC less; sheep pelts, so a 75c: lambi
11hc; No. 3, 101hc: No. horse hides
$3@3.25; No. 2. $2@2.25.
Hides Cured. 1sc: green. No j ~
@13c.
Furs-skunk. 5oc@ss.oo; mink. 75ca
$500; opossum. 100000; coon. 50c@
$500: fox, 1904. Prices according &c
condition and size.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-30
Stock Market

Nav York. Dec. ,2s.-st. Paul ana
bme Of the automobile shares LED N. .le
fcovery from initial declines eel re IN s
Seavy selling of steel down TO 90
again unsettled the list prices g ,s,,a
lower than at the outset s ITO mow swnat nn-
certsinIv with q demand for Erie pre-
ferred shares. Bonds were lower; -.
Selling Of stocks was resumed , asers =. re- re-
coyding declines ranging from fractions
to full point. Among s,a the sea Mes.
shares were american ha1aw sme Ioeemotive
and western Union. United states
Steel opened with 5000 shares at t., saa :
to s7 against YESTERDAYS sna fn Tenn aaUss
Garner Con- were among the few speciaities
to 9p Score moderate advances; F sac
were relatively dull and Irregular. Su.-
|ondary prices showed general 'lApi ~
sment
] The closing was irregular
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-30
MORE ALIMONY is
ASKED BY WOMAN

Chicago, Dec. 29. - Hearing began
In the circuit court today on the pc
tition of Mrs. Clara Dunlap Pease for
Increased alimony from Edwin a.
Pease of Aurora. In 1912, when Mrs.
Pease was granted a decree OF sepa-
rate maintenance, she was awarded
S75 month as alimony. Later, Mr..
Pease was left trust fund Of about
S279, 900 and Mrs. Pease petitioned
for increased alimony and was award
ed $275 month. Since the filing OF
her first petition she again asked for
an increase and todsy.s hearing IS on
the second petition.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-30
Grain Review

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-wheat declined
in value today, Influenced by lower
quotations from Liverpool. Besides,
harvesting in Argentina was said to
be turning out better than expected and
a large yield in Australia was said 10
be assured. The lifting Of an embargo
on shipments of grain to Philadelphia
tended to give little courage to the
bulls. Opening prices, which ranged
from SIC lower to shade advance,
with May at $1.241s OK and July at
$115M@A, Were followed by setback
all around and rally later that failed
to last.
Later, bullish figures regarding the
size Of the Kansas crop led to fresh
rally, which proved to be transient The
close was unsettled, NC net lower to
sc advance, with December at $1.24h
1875 and May at $1.2%h @1.25. July at
$1.16A.
Strong cables put firmness into corn.
Leading houses, though, were active
sellers on the advance. After opening
unchanged to Nc higher, the market
sagged a trifle and then scored moder-
ate gains.
Later, the market sympathized with
the heaviness Of wheat. The close was
at u to " net advance.
Oats were governed by corn. Commits
sion concerns absorbed the offerings
quite readily.
Failing off in the amount Of slaugh-
terings for the week helped to lift pro-
visions. notwithstanding lower prices
on hogs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-30
WILEY TELLS OF
HIS IMPRESSIONS
Make PrIseners Work.
u ssud moIa psnuIauoo)


One Of the noticeable things observ-
ed in travelling through Germany Ia
the large number OF English, French
and Russian prisoners whom the Ger
mans utilize on their railroads. In the
cities and even hire them out as farm
hands. 1t Is only another example OF
the German distaste for waste, as not
even prisoner Is wasted.
The Red Cross conditions are far
from being adequate especially in the
Balkans where doctors and nurses are
worked night and day. Aboard the
boat on which returned, were mum.
Der OF Red Cross men returning from
the war. and their stories Of field and
hospital were almost beyond belief.
The duration of the war no one can
prophesy, but in by opinion It will last
another two years.
America 10 Hated.
1T may be OF interest to Courier
readers to know the attention given
abroad to President Wilson's policies
Americans are hated by the Germans
far more than the latter hate the Eng'
lish or French. The protests sent by
the president are looked upon a. bril-
liant pieces Of literary construction
but utterly lacking in tho conception
OF the subject they are supposed to
treat. The Germans give the president
all credit as schoolmaster, but none
as a diplomat England simply regards
him as a mother would naughty
child screaming for recognition. The
English journals made much Of the
Wilson protests. The American nag
abroad at present is symbol Of rfdi
Guile.
THE steamer came home on was
stopped for two days of Falmouth
and the mail room broken into by ar
armed English military force who tool
thirtynine bags of American mail and
they were not returned.
II see there Is much ado by our gov
eminent about the sinking Of the Jap
anese steamer by submarine. There
is a belief in certain circles Of Europe
that Japan and America will be at wal
within two years and that Germany
now at war with the Jap, will be his
banker in the event Of war with the
United States"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-30
Chicago Hay Market.

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-Hay-Receipts. s1s
tons: shipments. 1o7 tons. Offerings
only moderate and demand fair. Market
steady. Choice timothy hay quotable :
s17.5om1s.5o: No. 1 at $3.50 No. 2
ut s13@14: No. 3 at $11@12. Kansas,
Oklahoma and Missouri prairie nay
Choice, s14M15; No. / $l2@13; NO.
s10m1O.50. Illinois. Indiana and Wiscon-
sin feeding prairie hay, $500; packing
hay. s6@7. Alfalfa hay. s11@17.
Sales were: On track-Not graded
timothy. 1 car at SIS. Not grade prairie
IL car Kansas at $13 l, car. at 1880.
straw-Rye straw ouotable at $4,000
$50. Dat straw at $7@750. Wheat
straw at 1907.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-30

Wheat-29o cars with 164 cars Of
contract grade.
Corn-177 cars, with of contract
grade
Oats-120 cars, with 10 Of contract
grade.
lis, Duluth and Winnipeg today were
1,767 cars, compared with 1,911 cars
last week and 386 cars the correspond
ing day year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow. Chicago
Wheat, 1893; corn, 213; oats. 1876.