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The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25
Is Greed the Only Incentive?

Was 1t greed made Socrates ex-
pound philosophy, or Shakespeare
write plays? Was It competition made
Watt invent the steam engine? Or
Davy the safety-lamp, or Wheatstone
the telegraph? Was It greed that abol-
ished slavery? Was It greed made
Darwin devote his life to science?
Was II. greed that unfolded the secrets
of astronomy, of geology, or of other
important facts of nature? Or did
greed give us musical notation, the
printing press, the pictures of Turner
and Raphael, the poems OF Spenser,
and the liberties of the English con-
stitution?
This paltry plea about pay! Yet,
even IL we admit that pay" Is the
one prize, the one incentive Of life,
1t would seem as though the men of
ability" are not the men who get the
most of 1t. 1t would seem a sad thing
that Darwin should get no more
pay" than the "clod" who breaks
stones But there are "clods" who
break backs and hearts instead Of
stones. who get more than the men
OF ability. For instance, Jay Gould,
the "financier" got more pay" and
held more wealth than Gladstone, and
Carlyle, and Darwin, and Koch, and
Calico. and Columbus, and Cromwell
and Caxton, and Stephenson, and
Washington, and Raphael, and Raph
ael and Mozart, and Shakespeare, and
Socrates, and Jesus Christ ever got
amongst them. SO perfect Is the pres
ent system of pay"
Are the best men Of today the best
paid? Are the most useful men the
best paid? Are the most industrious
men tho wealthiest? Do the noblest
and the cleverest men work for gain
Do they get rich? Did the love OF
gain ever make a hero or a martyr?
VIII man do most for love or for
money? For honor or for money? Fol-
duty or for money? Having no mon
ey does a genius become fool? Hav
ing much money, does a fool become
a genius? Did any nation, loving
money, ever become great? p From
Blatchford's "Merrie England"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

with how little wisdom ia the world
governed? What do you think of the
morality, what do you think of the
intelligence, what do you think of the
knowledge of these practical states
men" these men you cheer and vote
for?
They tell you that unless you pay
clever men big wages, they will cease
to work.
They tell you another day that II
you pay clever men at all, they will
cease to work,
They declare first of all that 1t Is
only lust after money that makes
men great.
They declare next that money Is
such n vile thing that IL you pay men,
bers of parliament you will ruin the
country. because only greedy adven-
turers will work for money.
Is the swinish lust for wealth the
one motive power of all clever men,
except our members OF parliament?
What do you think is the chief food
of genius? Does the prospect of
wealth inspire Hamlets or Laocoons,
the steam engines and printing
presses? The true artist, the man to
whom all creative work is due, is
mainly inspired, sustained, and re-
warded by love of his art. Milton
wrote Paradise Lost" for $40. Can
greed produce a poem like It? Many
improvements in machinery are made
by workmen. Often they get no pro-
| fit. Sometimes the master patents
the improvement, pays the drudge a
few shillings week for his ideas
and makes thousands. Shall we meas.
ure mems brains like corn, or gauge
| the pressure and the power of fiery
passions and quenchless faiths by
horse power? All the forces of all
the kings on earth cannot make one
brave man turn on his heel; all the
wealth of the nations cannot buy one
pure soul; all the fools in a big city
cannot conquer one strong brain; all
the drilled and crammed ounces that
political economy and hide-bound
school systems can band together can
not advance the cause of knowledge
or liberty one inch.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25
WHO ARE THE THIEVES?
Ry William Denton

BY William Denton
What stores of wealth in unbound
The rich old earth contains!
OF iron, silver, lead and gold,
What piles within her veins!
While still with bounteous harvests
swell
Our mothers undrawn breast,
OF sweetest fruit, of corn and oil,
To make each poor man blest.
What rocks to make his palace walls!
What cedars for its beams!
Our pauper's might as wealthy be
AS misers in their dreams
What woods uncut! what fields un-
ploughed
The laborer is Gods heir;
Who steal his proud inheritance?
Who are the thieves, and where?
Who lock up Natures boundless
wealth,
Nor heed the needy's cry?
They are mans enemies;
And they or we must die!
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25
NEWS FROM MARCUS
Marcus, Nov. 20, 1916

Times are very dull in Stevens
county. 1t is almost impossible to
get work of any kind Marcus and vi
cinity is especially quiet, much quiet
err that year ago. There are about
twenty Henrys working for Jim Hill
in the yards and shops here for very
small wages.
Local Marcus in spite of hard times
is fairly active. We have never miss.
ed meeting, and the local is always
in good standing
Emil Herman spoke here on Nov.
2. We will also have him on the
evening of the 22nd. He sure can de-
liver the unadulterated goods, and he
gets results.
We nominated Eugene " Debs for
president, Allan Benson, vice-presi,
dent; John M. Work, national secre.
tary; Emil Herman, Katherine Hodg-
ms, John Dequer, John M. Salter and
Morris Hillquit for N. E. c. mem.
bers.
JOHN M. POWERS.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25
YOUNG PEOPLES LEAGUE
MAKES ANOTHER START

A young peoples Socialist league
has been started again in Everett. A
dozen of the young bloods got togeth-
er last Tuesday and organized anoth-
er league, which they say will stay
in the field for good. The following
officers were. elected: Organizer and
press agent, MILFORD Dougherty; re-
cording secretary, Chas. Crosby; fl
nancial secretary, Harry Small; chair
man, Frank Roeder.
Business meeting will be held ev-
cry Tuesday evening in The Forum
at 7.45 pm. A series of entertain
ments will be organized for future
dates that will be both amusing and
instructive.
PRESS AGENT, Y.P.SL.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25
MANY SOCIALISTS ARE
ELECTED IN SOMERSET

SOMERSET, Pa. - The Socialists
elected a justice of the peace, auditor
and two councilmen at Garrett, Pa,
and one councilman at Hooversville.
The vote in Somerset county shows
an encouraging increase, not one of
the Sc precincts failed return at least
one Socialist vote The total high
vote for each of the precincts shows
1881 electors voted for Socialists
while in 1912 Debs polled 654 votes
in the county.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25
SOCIALIST PARTY
DIRECTORY

Cards will be inserted in this col
umn for the sum Of fifty cents
month.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE sECRE-
TARY. - Walter Lanfersiek, 800
West Madison St., Chicago, Ill.
STATE SECRETARY OF WASHING.
Toni. E. Katterfield, Box 491,
Everett, Wash. Office 314 Com
MERGE Bldg, Everett.
sNoHoMIsH COUNTY sECRE-
TARY.-Carl Ulonska, Room 8, The
Forum, 1912 California Street, Ev-
erett. Wash.
LOCAL EVERETT No. I meets every
Friday evening at 8 in The Forum,
1912 California St., Everett. Frank
Cort, fin.-sec.; Hanna Crosby, rec
sec; F. G. Crosby. organizer
LOCAL EDMoNDs meets every Sun
day evening at 8, in Engels' hall,
Edmonds. c. e. Briggs, Edmonds,
recording Sec; B. H. Davis, Ed.
monds, financial sec.
LOCAL MONROE meets on the list
and 3rd Fridays in the month at
p. m. in the st. James hotel. r. w.
Thompson. Monroe. sec: w. 8. KEEL.
Ter, Monroe. organizer.
LOCAL CEDAR VALLEY meets on
tho End and 4th Saturdays in the
month at 8 p. m. in the Cedar Val.
ley church. Richard Pape. r. F. D.
Edmonds, Sec; ]. M. HG-ver. r. F.
d. Edmonds. organizer.
LOCAL LAKEWOOD meets every
Thursday in the month at $3.50 pm.
In Lakewood hall. Chas. Roth, r
l Arlington, fin.-sec.; John Over
void. r. Arlington, organizer.
LOCAL RICHMOND meets every End
and 4th Sunday In the month at p
m. In the homes of members. F.. d
Hoffer, r. Edmonds, fin-sec.; Bon
ner Bartlett, Edmonds, rec. sec.
LOCAL GOLD BAR meets every Bird
Sunday in the month at p. m. in
the homes OF members. Rufus
Wren, Gold Bar, organizer; Gustus
feeder, fin. sec.
LOCAL SlLVANA meets every 3rd
Sunday afternoon in the months at
ppm. in the Silvana Trading Union
hall. Arvid N. Berg, Silvana, fin
and rec, Sec; Ole Larson, Silvana
Organizer.
LOCAL BRYANT meets every End
and 4th Sunday in the month at 2
p. m. in the homes Of members
Mike Kronholm, Bryant, fin.-sec. ;
Oscar Carlson, RID. 4, Arlington,
organizer.
LOCAL HOME ACRES meets first
Sunday afternoon OF each month al
comrade Chas. Solie's residence. w
]. Fortson, rec. Sec; Chas. Sole
fin. sec.; Chas. Jurgus, organizer.
LOCAL MARKHAM, Seattle, meets ev.
cry Thursday at s p. M, at 1888
Lakeside Ave. Lalla Rogers, 1893
Lakeside Ave-, fin.-sec.
LOCAL ARLINGTON meets every
Monday evening at p. m. in the
Labor Temple. Homer Caswell, rec
sec. MILFORD Dougherty, Fin. sec.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

In praying that he may live to see
a woman President of the United
States, Bishop Moore is no doubt sin
cere. Every good bishop has long
ings for immortality-Kan City
Journal.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

Lord Northcliffe observes that "the
war situation is particularly interest
ing" Even the English are begin
ming to take notice.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

Handing the menu to the young
lady across the way, we told her we'd
give her carte blanche and she said
she wasn't feeling particularly well
and believed she'd take something
simpler.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

Football heroes find in these dis
consulate days that no man is CON
sidered really a hero who has the
regulation number of arms and legs.
Chicago Daily News,
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

For the popular songs and best In
strumental hits of the day, call on or
address The Everett Music House
(R. D. Hodsins), 1886 Colby Avenue.
This reliable house also carries a full
line of vioIins, accordians, ETC., at low
est prices consistent with good quail
Ity.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

Rabbit fur is said to be supplanting
wool IN felt hat making in Australia,
where thirty-two factories are in op-
GRAFTON. The fur is considered much
superior to the finest Merino for this
purpose, and millions of rabbit skins
are used annually
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

The organized man is a power; he
moves shoulder to shoulder with his
brother. The unorganized man is
merely part of a mob, with no chart
or compass to guide him.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

The one big outstanding objection
to woman suffrage seems to be that
if women are given the ballot they
will vote the men into a state of de,
cency.- Toledo Blade.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25
LOCAL ROSEDALE
GIVES NEEDED HELP

Comrade Fred. S. Faulkner wishes
to thank the members of Local Rose
dale for their assistance to himself
and his wife and baby during his
sickness.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

Medical men are seriously discuss
ing whether the brain is actually
necessary to human existence. Judg-
ing from the many who never use
their brains it would appear it is not.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

Now the Turks protest against vio-
lation of the rules Of war by their
enemies. The difference between war
and massacre is that the latter has
no rules.-New York Evening Post
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

There are twice as many people in
the United States as in 1880, three
times as many as at the outbreak of
the Civil war, and fives times as many
as in 40. The increase between 1910
and 1915 is said to have been equal
to the entire population at the time of
the Revolution.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

The man who works the machine
has no money. The man who works
the man who works the machine gets
it all. Work, but quit being worked.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

In the long run men hit only what
they aim at. Therefore, though they
should fail Immediately, they had bet
ter aim at something high.-Thoreau,
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-25

Bargreen's Golden Drip Coffee. I'm
perial Tea Co., 1907 Hewitt Avenue.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-10
CHAPTER XVI.

The governor had been more infu-
enced by watching the two as they
talked than by what he had heard.
ut seems to me, gentleman" he sug-
gested quietly, that you are both over
looking my presence" He turned to
Callomb.
Your coming, Sid, unless it was pre-
arranged between the two of you
(Which. since l know you, know was
not the case) has shed more light on
this matter than the testimony of a
dozen witnesses. After all, I'm still
the governor"
The militiaman seemed to have for
gotten the existence of his distin-
guished kinsman, and, at the voice, his
eyes came away from the face of the
man he had not wanted to capture, and
he shook his head.
you are merely the head of the ex-
ecutive branch" he said. You are as
helpless here as l am. Neither of us
can interfere with the judicial gentry,
though we may know that they stink
TO high heaven with the stencil of
blood. After a conviction, you can
pardon, but a pardon won't help the
dead. l don't see that you can do
much of anything, Crit"
81 don't know yet what can do, but
1 can tell you I'm going to do some
thing" said the governor. You can
just begin watching me. In the mean
time, I believe | am commanderin-
chief of the state troops"
And I am captain of F. company,
but all can do is to obey the orders
of bunch OF Borgias.
LAS your superior officer" smiled
the governor, Il can give you orders.
I'm going to give you one now. Mr..
South has applied to me for pardon
in advance Of trial Technically, have
the power to grant that request. Moral
ly, doubt my right. Certainly, shan
not do il without a very thorough sift-
ing of evidence and grave considera'
ton of the necessities Of the case
as we'll as the danger of the precedent.
However am considering il, and for
the present you Will parole your pris-
oner in my custody. Mr.. South, you
will not leave Frankfort without my
permission. You Will take every pre-
caution to conceal your actual identity.
You will treat as utterly confidential
all that has transpired here-and'
above al. you will not let newspaper
men discover you. Those are my or
ders. Report here tomorrow after
noon. and remember that you are my
prisoner"
Samson bowed and left the two cou-
sins together, where shortly they were
Joined n the attorney general That
evening, the three dined at the execu-
tive mansion. and sat until midnight
in the governors private oilce, still
deer il discussion. During the long
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-10

building itself The Souths. now COM
ing in solid stream, flowed with
equal unanimity to Mowers A8tel.
near the square, and disappeared III
side Besides their riaes. they carried
saddlebags, but not GAe Of the uni
forms which some OF these bags con-
tanned. nor one Of the cartridge belts,
had yet been exposed to view.
Stores opened, but only for a desul-
tory pretense of business. Horsemen
led their mounts away from the more
public racks. and tethered them to
back fences and willow branches in
the shelter of the river banks, where
stray bullets would not find them.
The dawn that morning had still
been gray when Samson South and
Captain Callomb had passed the Mil
Ter cabin. Callomb had ridden slowly
on around the turn of the road, and
waited a quarter of a mile away. He
was to command the militia that day,
if the high sheriff should call upon
him. Samson went in and knocked,
and instantly to the cabin door came
Sallys slender, fluttering figure. She
put both arms about him, and her eyes,
as she looked into his face, were terri.
fed, but fearless.
I'm frightened, Samson" she whis-
pered God knows I'm going to be
praying all this day"
Sally" he said, softly, I'm coming
back 10 ycu-but. if | don't'-he held
her very close-"Uncle Spicer has my
will. The farm is full of coal, and
days are coming when roads will take
it out, and every ridge will glow with
coke furnaces. That farm will make
you rich. if we win today's fight"
DON'T" she cried, with a sudden
gasp Don't talk like that"
Il must" he said, gently. 81 want
you to make me promise, Sally"
Its made" she declared.
IF by any chance l should not come
back, l want you to hold Uncle Spicer
and old Vile McCager to their pledge.
They must not privately avenge me.
They must still stand for the law.
want you, and this is most important
of all, to leave these mountains"
Her hands frightened on his shoulder.
Not that, Samson" she pleaded;
mot these mountains where we've
been together"
you promised. want you to go to
the Lescotts in New York. In a year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-10
Possibility That Another Generation
Of Fighters May Utilize Their
Whskers.

Here is a war comment from George
w. Monroe, the comedian:
The Russian army has one advan-
tage over ali other armies, and that is
'whiskers. 1t has an ENHANCEMENT of
whiskers that nothing can penetrate
not even lyddite. shrapnel or slugs. A
Russian soldiers whiskers are not the
fiossy kind that toss around with
every passing gale. They are so dura-
BILE that when he falls on them he does
not even bend them; he drives them
into the ground. The only time a Rus.
sian soldier is in danger is when he
turns the back of his head to the en-
envy. The other armies may have the
best tactics. armament, discipline,
spirit and patriotism, but the Russian
army has the chilled-steel whiskers.
The most difficult job Red Cross
nurse has to perform, after the Rus
sian army has finished an engage
ment, is to comb the bullets and
shells out of the soldiers whiskers.
Fifty years from now, when the next
great war is fought. 1t will not be
question of rapid-firing, long-range
guns; it will be a question of whis-
kers, The world will ask which army
has the best whiskers Whiskers will
decide the battle. Nations will no
longer waste money in buying big
guns and testing them. They will
grow whiskers for national defense
and they will test an army's efficiency
by drawing up a company on the
parade grounds and allowing a husky
coal HEAVIER to go down the line and
hit each soldier in the face with an
ak. Whiskers that won't make the ak
bounce will be sent to the rear as IN
fit for the firing line.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-10

and others were crowdipg to the doors,
I'm high sheriff of thu ctdnty dow,
said Samson. sharply. You are coun.
ty Judge. DO VIC co-operate-or fight3"
Il reckon" drawled the other, that's
matter Wen work out as we goes
along. Depends on how obedient ye
air"
I'm responsible for the peace and
quiet of this county" continued Sam
son. We're going to have peace and
quiet"
The judge looked about him. The In
dications did not appear to him indica-
tive of peace and quiet.
Air we?" he inquired.
I'm coming ba k here in a half
| hour" said the new sheriff. This is
an unlawful and armed assembly
When l get back l want to find the
courthouse occupied only by unarmed
citizens who have business here"
when ye comes back" suggested
the county judge, I'D advise that ye
resigns yore job A half-hour is about
es long as ye ought ter try ter hold
hit"
Samson turned and walked through
the scowling crowd to the courthouse
steps.
"Gentlemeo." he said in clear. far.
carrying voice, there is no need Of an
armed congregation at this court
house l call on you in the name of
the law to lay aside your arms or scat
ter"
There was murmur which for an in.
slant threatened to become a roar, but
! trailed into chorus OF derisive laugh
ter.
Samson went to the hotel. accompa-
MED by Callomb. A half-hour later the
two were back at the courthouse with
a half-dozen companions. The yard
was empty Samson carried his faith
ers rifle. In that half-hour telegram.
prepared in advance, had flashed to
| Frankfort.
Mob holds courthouse need
troops"
And a reply had flashed back:
use local company-Callomb COM
handing" So that form of law was
met.
The courthouse doors were closed
and it's windows barricaded. The place
was no longer a judicial building II
was a fortress AS Samsons party
paused at the gate warning voice
| called
Don't come no nigher!"
The body-guard began dropping
| back to shelter.
Il demand admission to the court
house to make arrests" shouted the
new sheriff In answer a scattering of
rife reports came from the Jail win.
dows Two Of the Souths fell. At a
word from Samson Callomb left on q
run for the hotel. The sheriff himself
took his position in a small store
across the street, which he cached un.
hurt under a desultory ire.
| CTO BE CONTINUED
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-10
Historic FaIntlno Spell.

Prince Oscar, the kaisers fifth son.
who has just returned to duty with the
German army. left the fighting line
after an engagement in which he saw
the officers about him slaughtered by
Turcos and himself collapsed from
what has been pronounced a severe at.
tack Of heart trouble In the Mexican
war Brig Gen. Franklin Pierce of New
Hampshire tainted while in action
from the pai~ Of an injury sustained
when his horse fell on him This in
cident-this unmanly fainting at a
time when other people were getting
killed was used unmercifully to make
Pierce a target for ridlcule In later
years when he ran for the presidency
Hartford Times.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-10

YOU can come back-if you want to;
but you must promise that"
Il promise" she reluctantly yielded.
1t was half-past nine o'clock when
Samson South and Sidney Callomb
rode side by side into Hixon from the
east. A dozen of the older Souths,
who had not become soldiers, met
them there, and, with no word, sepa-
rated to close about them In a circle Of
protection. AS Callomb's eyes swept
the almost deserted streets. so silent
that the strident switching of a freight
train could be heard down at the edge
of town. he shook his head AS he met
the sullen glances of the gathering in
the courthouse yard, he turned to Sam
SON
They'll fight" he said. briefly.
Samson nodded.
Il don't understand the method" de-
INJURED the officer, with perplexity.
why don't they shoot you at once.
What are they waiting fOr?"
They want to see" Samson assured
him, what tack mean to take. They
want to let the thing play itself out.
They're inquisitiye-and they're eau
tiOus. because now they are bucking
the state and the world"
Samson with his escort rode up 90
the courthouse door and dismounted.
He was for the moment unarmed and
his men walked on each side of him.
Vide the Unlocking Holimans stood
back in surly silence to let him pass
In the Office Of the county Judge Sam
son said briefly:
4 want to get my deputies sworn
in"
We've got plenty Of deputy sher
ifs" was tho quietly insclent rejoin-
der
Not now-we haven't any" Sam
sons voice was sharply incisive. I'm
name my own assistants
What's the latter with these
boys?" The county Judge waved his
hanc toward two hold-over deputies.
They're fred"
The country Judge laughed.
We'll. ! reckon l can't attend 10 that
right now"
Then you refuse?"
Mebby YOU might call Il that
Sampson leaned on the judges table
and raped sharply with his knuckles
His handful Of men stood close and
Callomb ca ght his breach ia the
hea~y air of etorm-freighted suspense
The HOLMAN Dartisans filed She room