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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-05

The johnson Creek single mill re-
,umed operations this week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-05

fired all Republicans and appointed
Democrats. To this he replied force
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27

RACES, in order thus to employ a
greater number of persons with
out increasing the products, and
hus to equalize the coming over
production by providing a larger
number with the means of purchas-
ing. 1t is proposed to fix and limit
the rate of interest on money at
much less than the present pre-
vailing rates. and thus compel len
iency of the lenders toward the bor-
rowers or poorer classes, which class
consists largely, and draws its
strength from the rank of labor.
It is proposed that railroads shall Ell
ther be the property of the people,
operated by their servants, govern
ment officials, or that legislation
shall restrict their liberties, charges,
ETC., and compel their operation in
such a manner as to serve the public
better. As it is, railroads built dur
ing the period of inflated values, in
stead of curtailing their capital to
conform to the general shrinkage
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27
In the last few years there have

In the last few years there have
been produced in vast quantities
agricultural implements of every
description which enable one man to
accomplish as much as FIVE could
do formerly. This has a two-fold
effect: first, three times as many
acres are worked, giving employ
ment to three out Of five laborers,
thus setting two adrift to compete
for other labor; secondly. the three
who remain can, by the use of ma
chinery produce as great crop as fif-
teen would have done without it..
The same or greater changes are
wrought in other departments by
similar agencies; for instance, in
iron and steel making. Its growth has
been so enormous that the number
of employees has been greatly in
creased, Notwithstanding the fact
that machinery has enabled one man
to accomplish about as much as
twelve did formerly. One of the re-
suits will be that very shortly the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27

capacity of these extensive works
will more than meet the present
enormous demands, instead of con-
tinuing to increase, will probably
decrease; for the world is fast being
supplied with railroads beyond pre-
sent needs, and the yearly repairs
on these could probably be supplied
by less than one-half the present
number of establishments.
Thus we are brought in contact
with the peculiar condition in
which there is an reproduction,
causing idleness occasionally to both
capital and labor. while at the same
time some lack of employment
which would enable them to procure
necessities and Injuries and thus in
a measure cure the over-production.
And the tendency toward both over
production and lack of employment
is on the increase, and calls for a
remedy of some kind which society's
physicians are seeking, but of which
the patient will not make use.
Therefore. we realize that as the
supply begins to exceed the demand,
competition is greatly reducing the
profits of capital and machinery,
and throughout the world is, dis
tressing the rich by curtailing their
profit and in some cases causing
them actual loss instead of profit.
yet, I firmly believe, that the class
which benefited most by the BOOM
and infliction should suffer most in
reaction, rather than that the mas
ses should suffer from it. To this
end, and for these reasons, the men
who toll are moving to obtain the
following results-by legislation if
possible, or by force and lawless-
ness in countries where, for any
cause, the voice of the masses is not
heard, and their interests are not
conserved
1t is proposed that the hours of
labor be shortened in proportion
to the skill cr severity of
the labor, without q reduction Of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27

OF values experienced in every other
department of trade, have multi
piled their original large capital
stocks two or three times, this is COM
monty called watering their stocks,
without adding any real value to the
original stocks. Thus it comes that
railroad systems are endeavoring
to pay interest and dividends upon
stocks and bonded debts which, on
an average, are four times az great
as these railroads would actually
cost new. And, as consequence, the
masses are made to suffer. Farm
ers are charged heavily for freights,
and sometimes find it more profit
able to burn their grain for fuei or
feed it to their stock; and thus the
cost of food to the people is greater
without being to the farmers advan-
tage. 1t is proposed to remedy this
matter, so that the railroads shall
pay to their stock holders about
four percent on their present actual
value. Labor we'll realizes that in
the eyes of those who hold watered
stocks, this reduction in their profits
on their invested capital will seem
terrible, and will come like drawing
teeth, that they will also feel that
their rights to use their franchises
granted by the people, to squeeze
from them immense profits, based
upon fictitious valuations, are being
grievously outraged, and that they
will make a strong resistance. But
on the other hand looking at this by
and large, should not these stock
holders be thankful that the public
is so lenient, and that they are no!
required to make restitution of mil
lions of dollars already thus obtained
The time has come that Capital
and Labor shoul Id share more even
ly the blessings of the day, and to
do this it becomes necessary to sc
legislate that all greedy corpor.
ations, fat with money and power
derived from the public. shall be
Continued on page three
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27
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8y 9Tlag ,Sta.,esy
ON DULUTH NEws-TR1BuNE)


city wide side
The dazzling shine like
gliteng
Stir magic dreams of moonlight falling the golden
For trawise eagerly call
Where river voices low when nights longs
And clasp the hand of joy
Through scented woods where leaf breaking
The city part you you
When footsteps fall in rhythm to the
And all the
Of youth dreams that again
But mystic mountains visions the
Where rocky cliffs lift up adoring to sky,
Where calling its chosen
And promises who drinks of it his joy shall
The city streets beckoning with pleasures echong
Their and their and their
million all
that hold
that
grooming that June,
When the blossom scome on
build again his young
To build again his house of mist of and gold and amethyst
In of bloom beyond the city streets lies,
break
The lovers of the trail with glory in their
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27


paper is the federation of all the
countries upon the continent of
North America into political unity.
This future political possibility will
be the result of mutual concessions
on the part of the federating units.
The form of governmental guild
ance, or medium of political control
will be the basic principles of the
Constitution of the United States.
with such added changes as will
meet the exigences of the new Era.
The Capital of this Federation,
which I have called the Republic
of North America, will probably
be located somewhere in the great
Mississippi Valley. The Citizens of
the Republic of North America
will be representatives of all the
civilized nations and their great
Federal union will be the foremost
political power in the world.
The foregoing statement may ap-
pear visionary and seem to be the
vaporings of an idealist, but an an
alysis of the polite and economic
affairs of the countries upon the
continent of North America, reveal
much evidence to substantiate the
contention.
1t will be more desirable for the
Canadians to have their country a
prominent. factor in the greatest
political force in the world, than to
remain the isolated province of an
empire, whose seat of government
is beyond the Atlantic.
The day will come when the in
stitution of monarchy will fail to
serve the aims of government for
the Anglo Saxon. The Anglo-Sax-
on is progressive and monarchy
will be set aside by the advance of
progress, and, when that day comes
Canada will be set adrift. Attempts
by the Canadians to set up sep
arate form of government will re-
vive the former sentiment favorable
to annexation.
Annexation will not satisfy the
Canadians. Federation with the
United States will be the solution
and the only satisfactory manner in
which to settle the question. There
are many economic reasons why
Canada and the United States should
federate. Time does not permit me
to go into detail.
At present, Alaska is isolated Tar
from the source of it's government
and beyond reach in case hostile
fleet appears in the Pacific. The
coast line stretching southwark from
the southern boundary of Alaska
for many miles, belongs to an empire
that exercises but little influence in
that part of its domains. By all
known tenets of geographical con-
formity, the United States should
present an unbroken front to the
Pacific, from lower California to
the Artic. As matter of political
convenience Alaska should belong
to Canada. The United States
would not permit Canada to annex
Alaska. Canada would oppose
annexation of British Columbia by
the United States. Economic con-
ditions are such that western Cam
ada. should be a part of the same
country as the states that form a
part of that rich grain belt.
Eastern Canada has in the past
given expressions TO envious desires
when viewing the growing pros
perity of the United States. When
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27

There is a rapidly approaching
conflict conflict which when its
terrible climax is reached, must
necessarily be short one, else the
race would be exterminated. Tue
two rival parties to this battle are
already visible. Wealth, arrogance
and pride on one side, and widely
prevailing poverty, ignorance. bigotry
and a keen sense of injustice are on
the other. Both, impelled by selfish
motives, are now organizing their
forces all over the civilized world.
With our eye anointed with truth
wherever we look we can see that
the sea and the waves are already
roaring and lashing and foaming
out against the mountains. as are
daily represented in the threats of
the anarchists and discontents whose
numbers are constantly increasing.
We can see, too, that the friction
between the various factions or
elements of society is rapidly get
ting to the point described by some
early day prophets when this earth
shall take fire, and the elements
will meet and disintegrate with the
mutually generated heat.
1t is of course difficult for people,
on whichever side of the contro-
versy they may be, to see contrary
to their own interests, habits and
education. The wealthy feel that
they have the right to more than
their proportional share of this
worlds goods; right to purchase
labor and every commodity as
low as they can; right to the fruit
of their efforts; and right to use
their intelligence so as to run their
business as to make profit for them
selves and increase their boarded
wealth no matter who else may be
compelled by force of circumstances
to drag thru life with few of it's
comforts, even with all of it's necessi-
ties. They reason thus;it is the newt
able; the law of supply and demand
must govern; rich and poor have
always been in the world; and if
the wealth were evenly divided in
the morning, some would thru dis
sipation or improvidence, be poor
before night; while others. more
careful and prudent, would be rich.
Besides, they will argue with effect,
can it be expected of men with
greater brain power will undertake
vast enterprises, employing thou
sands of men, with the risk of large
losses. unless there be hopes of gain
and some advantage?
The artisan and the laborer, on
the contrary, will say; We see that
while labor enjoys many advantages
to-day above any other day. while
it is better paid, and can therefor e
procure greater comforts, yet it is
in this employing its only right,
from which it has long been debar-
red to some extent; and its thus
properly deriving share of the ad-
vantages of the inventions. discov-
cries, increasing knowledge, etc., OF
the present day. We recognize labor
as honorable, and that. when
accompanied with good sense, edu-
cation. honesty and principle, it is
honorable. and has as many rights,
as any profession. And. on the con-
trary, we esteem idleness a discredit
and disgrace to all men. whatever
their talent or occupation in life.
All, to be valued and appreciated,
should be useful to others in some
respect. But tho realizing our present
improvement and advancement. in
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27

Continued on page thre'
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presses this might have been so,
When a nation can sell no more
bonds IL will begin to issue paper
money. Then watch out!
What will the result OF this be?
1t will Immediately put up prices,
AS the government begins to put
out more money, the people will
naturally begin 10 feel that each
individual dollar is worth less.
This is simply a question Of
arithmetic. II the real assets of
country are $100,000,000 and
the nation has 100,000,000 one
dollar bills outstanding, each Of
these bills Is worth one dollar;
but II the nation with the same
amount of assets puts out 1907
100000 additional one dollar
bills. making 200,000,000 to-
gether, each one will be worth
only SO cents.
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Interest Rate Now
Double What It Was

Moreover, when one considers
that for every man in the field
there must be another one at
home manufacturing ammunition,
and that none of these figures
include the vast numbers directly
or indirectly engaged in naval
warfare, the tremendous cost be-
comes apparent.
Why, this war Is costing near
ly 100 times as much per day rs
did our Civil war, and has al
ready cost as much as all the
wars Of the past century COM
bined.
AS ] showed In the last article.
the governments are now borrow
ing money by selling government
bonds, just as you would borrow
money on your note to buy a
piece of land. With this money
they are paying cash to the manu-
facturers of guns and ammuni-
tlon and to the producers of food
supplies.
Each bond issue, however, has
been sold with greater difficulty.
For instance, the powerful Brit
ish empire. in order to sell its
last issue of bonds about which
you hear so much, has been
obliged to pay an equivalent of
II per cent interest, or nearly
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21

anges, 81 box. Lemons $3.50 a
$50. Cali. grape fruit $3.50.
Pineapples. sc lb: cherries, Bings,
loo Royal Annes SC: home grown
Strawberries, SIPS; currants,
SLIPS; cantaloupes, 81 a 1.25 CT;
loganberries. ST.; apricots, 75c
Yakima cantaloupe, SIG 1.25;
@S5c; plums, $1.35 80; wat
ermelons, 81 cwt; harvest ap-
pies, $50 full sized box; black
berries. loo lb.; red rsspberries.
$1.25. Peaches, Elbertas, AZ
@60c. Yellow Transparent APP
pies, $1.75. Yakima valley
pears, 90c@$1; grapes, Red
Treming, $1.25 crate; Huckleber.
ries, S@10c; prunes, soc box
crabapples, 220@ soc box.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., red, $1.2s;
yellow. $3.50; lettuce. 81; ruta.
bagas, $1.s5 sack; carrots, $1.75:
potatoes. Canadian, $35; cab
bages, &c h.; Ore. cauliflower
$2.35 crate; Chill peppers. $2.35:
green corn, zoe doz; potatoes. ece
cwt; tomatoes, 500 Coo box.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21
Greatest Burden Falls
On Working Millions

This means that just as soon
as the governments begin to put
out paper money, prices of com
modities on supply and demand,
begin to climb as the value of the
dollar decreases.
The wages of the soldiers, how
ever, are fixed by law and of the
other working people are fixed
by custom. Hence, these remain
the same.
Under such conditions the
working people get no more
wages than they got before, while
their wages are able to purchase
only half as much In food, cloth
ing and shelter.
The ultimate burden OF all
wars fall on the working people.
II government bonds are issued
the working people must ulti-
mately pay them through in
creased rents and interest rates;
while If paper money is issued
the masses must likewise foot the
bill through increased prices.
1t is too bad that the laws of
economics work out in this way,
but they do; and 1t is useless to
try to fool ourselves into the be-
lief that they don't.
The least benefit and the
greatest burden of war fall on the
working people.
Moreover, this burden falls not
only on the working people of the
countries of the war; but, as |
shall show in my next article, It
falls also on the working people
of the countries at peace.
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ence having Mysteries of laughing
is unusual, for Jolson is inimita-
BILE. AS to the winter garden
show, 1t is something new in
theatricals, being combination
OF farce, musical comedy and
spectacular extravaganza.
When Dancing Around was
seen in Chicago lately, Ashton
Stevens said in the American
Dancing Around is the best
laugh show, the best girl show
the wisest and fleetest metropoli-
tan entertainment ever seen in
Chicago"
Dancing Around has bewilder-
ing spectacular effects, and is in
two acts and IL scenes. The
winter garden chorus is a rare
collection of symmetrical ST.
rens."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21

Dancing Around" with Al
Jolson, the winter Gardens SUI
preme' achievement In extrava-
ganza, will be the attraction at
the Tacoma theater Monday and
Tuesday.
AL Jolson. The star, has been
seen in five winter garden shows,
but only one of these has hereto
fore been seen in the west-"The
Honeymoon Express" Those
who have not seen Al Jolson, or
winter garden extravaganza,
can have little notion of the en-
tertainment to be offered. In the
first place. AL Jolson is undoubt-
eddy the greatest funmaker, as
we'll as the greatest singer of
comic songs of our time.
An evening that passes off
without somebody in the audi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21
Treasury Notes
Soon Will Appear

Hut what will happen when
government bonds can he no
longer sold? viii the war end
then? No.
You will soon see in the papers
that the European governments
are beginning to issue treasury
notes" They have a dignified
name.
When government can no
longer sell bonds to pay for its
guns, ammunition and other sup
plies In cash 1t starts the print
ing presses making paper money
and pays the people in this paper
money.
Therefore, don't be fooled by
Lloyd Georges statement that
victory will go to the nation that
will raise the last billion pounds
Before the days of printing
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double what they have hereto
fore paid!
AT the beginning of the war. II
was possible for these countries
to sell bonds here in the United
states and this gave them new
money. Today, however. wise
investors, seeing no end to the
conflict. are refusing to buy any
more of these bonds.
Our financiers know that there
Is no way to collect the interest
and principal on the bonds, II the
european governments should de-
eide not to pay them, and conse-
quently We prefer to invest our
money here at home.
AS soon as a nation Is Obliged
to sell its bonds to its own peo-
pie, this results simply in chang
Ing money from one pocket to
another, but really producing no
new money for the nation. When
a country is obliged to do as Eng
land did last month, and appeal
to the working people to take
their money out of the govern
ment banks and buy bonds with
1t, II is nearly at the last ex-
tremity In bond selling.
AS the government already has
the use of this money when in
the postal savings banks, at a
rate of only 2 per cent, what lit
tie advantage is it to have the
working people pull this out for
the purchase of bonds upon which
the government is obliged to pay
AZ per cent? And yet the credit
OF the English government is far
superior to that of any other gov
prn mont in Humane
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day, in the great European war,
700 shots a minute is the aver
age of the rapid firing guns.
Moreover, THE ULTIMATE
GOAL SEEMS TO BE TO EQUIP
EVERY MAN WITH SUCH A
GUM
England fired more shots dur
ing a single day, in a certain bat
tie last fall, than she used during
the entire Boer war, while one
OF her many guns weighs more in
tons than Nelson's great flag ship
at the battle of Trafalgar.
Concerning men involved, esti-
mates vary. The numbers are so
stupendous that million one
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21
LEARN TO PLAY
PIANO OR ORGAN
IN A FEW HOURS

A Detroit musician has invent
ed wonderful new system which
enables any person or little child
to learn to play the piano or or
gan in an hour or two.
Send us your name and address
on a postal card or in letter,
and we shall send you our guide
and three sheets Of music, abso-
lutely free of charge.
Address: Mineral Method Mu-
sic Co., 1921 Trussed Concrete
Building, Detroit, Mich.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21
TO BE SOME PARADE

Labor leaders today completed
men expected take part the Labor Day parade decided
walking
accompany marches exceed
five miles.
The Ninth and Broadway
will
Many outside cities will be
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21

day, in the
great Euro
pean war, the
western battle
front extends
n Q a r y 400
miles, and the
eastern about
700 miles.
One shot in
10 minutes was
the very high
est speed of
firing in our
Civil war 10
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21
MANY GOING TO FAIR

Details being completed by the
under the leadership of Wede
Thursday which will delegation
10 the southwestern fair near Cenrala and Chehalis
Every business
arrangements and DESTROYS
business relations that exist between
the The the
One
band will accompany the excursionss who
badge designating his home Rates
company
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21
GEN. DEL. A Menace

OLYMPIA Aug. 21C Backus assistant postmaster at Ia
coma yesterday told Presidential
that delivery window highly useful nstiu-
ltion and to morality.
The saloon hangeron the girl
Ultimate purposes, he said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21
BY ROGER BABSON

Second Copyrighted Article for
The Times ON How the Great War
Is Being Financed.
The longest battle front in our
Civil war was three miles. To-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21

Charles Hoss Of CentxaIfn.
freshman crew man at university.
convalescent after severe attack
of appendicitis.
Real Whole Wheat Health
Bread. Duenwald's, ana nth.
adv,
Steamer So. Helens due here
Monday with cargo of ore and
nitrates for Tacoma smeiter; four
other cargoes following.
Alex Rensing, 20, arrested ON
charge of throwing mud ON walls
OF Midland church.
Genuine Flynn's Health Bread,
sold mt Crescent Butter Store,
ifOf Market st. adv"
U. y. Judge Cushman reap
points Raymond j. Mcmillan u. 8.
commissioner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21

State Elks' reunion at Belling-
ham brought to close with pave
ment dance. James N. Neil elect
ed trustee from Tacoma lodge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21

First Christian church, 9Th av.
and X SITS, w. A. Moore pastor.
e:45 Bible school; HOO Commun-
Ion and address by Robert Lee
tian Endeavor; 8 p. M, Fathers
service.
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brings down the house.
There are six other big acts on
the bill consisting Of Henrietta de
Serbs and her 15 living models.
the University Four; Joe Roberts,
Alexander brothers; Welsh and
Carbasse; a new two reel Key
stone comedy and the Pantages
orchestra.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21
With The Churches

Church notices for The Times
must be I'm the Editorial office by
p. m. Fridays. Only those notices
supplied each week Will be pub
ltshed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-21

Horrors! Harvard professor
tells American Bankers associa-
ton that taxation of unearned in
crement and other ''socialistic'
reforms are bound to come. Can
him at once.