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New Britain herald., 1916-11-03

About fifteen friends of Mrs Charles Bertram tendered her a sur- prise party at her home at 295 Chest nut street last evening. The party was in the nature of a farewell re- ception as Mrs. Bertram is to leave shortly for Mechanicsville, N. Y., where she will join her husband, who is permanently located in business there.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-03
Ladies' and Misses Coats

A Katten & Son, 114-116 Asylum St., Hartford, announce that they are prepared to show you an unusual stock of the most stylish and best quality coats. The prices range from $3.95 to $65OO with special emphasis on those selling at $1S.50, $25.0O and $32.50. The material; and styles are such as to make you desire them i'm mediately-advt.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-03
TO MEET CAPT. KOENIG.

Emil H. Hagist left today for New London where he will attend the ban uuet given by tho Sons of Herman in honor of Captain Koenig and his valiant crew who recently arrived 1n that port after having crossed the At lantic four times in their submarine, Deutschland Prominent Germans from all over the state will attend this banquet to congratulate the har- dy German navigators.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-03

John Carabine of Terryville, state organizer of the Socialist party, will speak at the corner of Main and East Main street this evening at 8 o'clock CT "The Issues of the Present Cam paign." Monday evening at the same time and place Professor George Spiess, Jr., of Hartford, will deliver a campaign address.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-03
Brief Items.

The Foresters have arranged an in
 teresting program to be given in con-
 rection with the entertainment and 1 dance in the Town hall on Novem Der 1 IT. The affair will be for the benefit 1 Cf the club rooms.
 There will be special meeting of 1 the Hose company this evening. Plans will be made at the session for a visit to the Unionville firemen during their fair next week
 Letter Carrier P. w. Smith and
 Clerk Frank Hohbein have resumed
 their duties a. the postoffice after
 two weeks vacation.
 The attendance at the evangelistic
 services in progress at the Advent Christian church continues large and the pastor, Rev. J. w. Denton, reports ! that the interest displayed is most encouraging. Rev. w. s. Bezanson of Bristol, is giving the sermons every right He is assisted by Allan B. l Hodges of Bristol, singing evangelist. Joseph Keeney of Bristol was taken to jail last evening by Constable Ma 1 rino, because of his inability to pay a fine imposed during the afternoon by Justice Condell. Keeney was taxed i $7 for intoxication and S2 for breach 1 of the peach, with the costs added. Action will De taken on the resigna- l ton of Rev. F IL. Grant as pastor of ! the Congregational church at a meet l ing of the Ecclesiastical society this evening.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-03

tween New York and Boston, accord ing to the schedule, and all were "ac- COmmOdatiOn.'
 The timetable was among the effects of Judge Meals father, Thomas Neal
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
TO SOCIALISTS

These are the times that try mems
souls. These words of Thomas Paine
should be indelibly impressed upon
every Socialists mind in the present
critical days of storm and stress. 1t
is true, the present industrial depres-
sion and the European war have
caused conditions that cause many an
old pioneer to feel blue and discour-
aged But these conditions are pro-
ductive of the very social revolution
that the Socialists of all countries
have been predicting for decades,
The Socialists should be the last
people to become discouraged today.
But now is the time when we must
keep our Socialist army in good fight,
ing trim when we must prepare for
the greater battles soon to come.
Therefore, be true to your Socialist
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
MRS. LOCKWOOD SCORES
HEAVILY AT LYMAN


Lyman, Jan. 81, 1916.
Dear Comrades:
Mrs G. II. Lockwood spoke in Ly-
man, Thursday, 9th. I am sorry I
have not the words to tell of the won
Iderful impression this beautiful, gift
ed woman made on her hearers here.
You could have heard the dropping
of pin, so intense was the attention
given. To hear her is worth going
miles, and to think she came to this
little burg to give us the joy and in
SEPARATION of her splendid personality.
and her wonderful sweet southern ac-
cent. If we had known she was rear
ed in the Sunny South it would have
had an especial appeal for us, for
most of Lymans population are from
the Southern states and | called at
many of their homes in the two days
before the lecture. if I had told them
the speaker was from their own
southland, maybe / could have gotten
many more to attend but not know
ing, could not tell them this. And it
grieves me to think of what they
missed. I myself was born and raised
in the SHOWS of Canada, but the south
ern people have an especial appeal
for me for | know not what reason.
OF course we will never be able to
get Mrs. Lockwood in this little place
again. She is too good a speaker,
and so l am doubly sorry we could
not have had X. p. Hall full to over
flowing. But we had about as large
a crowd as we ever get here, in spite
of the cold and snow. Still it makes
me feel so sorry to think we could
not have had many, many more to
hear a speaker who was all the ad-
Ivertisements claimed, and then some.
Yours for an awakened working
class,
ELIZA LAMKIN.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
SPLENDID PROPAGANDA
AND SEVEN DOLLARS
TO THE GOOD

The Northwest Worker.
Dear Comrades.-We have just had
our Comrade Mrs. Lockwood in our
midst Had a meeting here on Sun,
Jan. 30th, and it was, of course, a
success. We have had an advance
sale of tickets for Katterfeld-Lock-
wood lectures and it has proven it
self to be the best way of making
a success of meetings. We had about
$50 persons in attendance. Financial
ly the result was good. 1t netted us
about $500 over expenses. Our local
has a lot of good red-blooded Social
lists and We'll be heard from again
in the near future.
Yours for Socialism,
CARL G. CHILBERG.
Bellingham, Feb. 5, 1916.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17

Editors Note: Free legal advice on
any subject is given in this column to
Northwest Worker subscribers. Are
not fifty-two copies of this paper and
legal adviser for a year worth $500?
Tell your neighbors about this great
offer.
@. | am a subscriber and would
like to ask you a question. am 90
ing to apply for citizen papers pretty
soon, and would like to know if there
is likely to be any trouble for me to
get my papers because the name that
is on my intention papers is different
from my right name, by mistake.
E.. F.
A. l do not think there will be any
trouble on account of the difference
of name, as the court under any cir
cumstances would have the right to
change the name. The U. S. statutes
provide as follows.
1t shall be lawful, at the time and
as a part Of the naturalization of any
alien, for the court, in it's discretion,
upon the petition of such alien, to
make a decree changing the name of
said alien, and his certificate of nat
uralization shall be issued to him in
accordance herewith
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
A Fake Rural Credits Bill
he provisions OF this measure"

, the provisions Of this measure"
This is conservative enough ad.
mission of the defOrmities of the bill
But It let's the cat out of the bag inst
the same.
The very prosperous farmer who
owns a productive farm with very lit
tie or no mortgage against it may get
a somewhat smaller rate of interest
by the terms of this bill Land may
go up in value through land monop.
oily that the bankers monopoly is try
ing to increase by this cocker" legis-
lation, thus making it all the more
difficult for the poor man to make a
living from the land.
a chattel loan, who wants loans on its
crops, etc, the tenant farmer and city
worker, who wants a chance to put
unproductive and unused land into
production and USE these tilers and
toilers will get no benefit whatever
from this law if it becomes a law. On
the contrary, they will be denied for
another generation the relief they are
entitled to. They will be denied real
rural credits legislation which would
give them real borrowers rights. and
set their industry and enterprise free
This Moss bill, prepared by a Sen
ate commission of six lawyers and
one newspaper man. and not one
farmer or working man-this fake ru
raj credits bill creates another gigan.
tic and expensive banking monopoly
1t is, as the National City Banks
bulletin admits, IAN ingenious adapta.
/ ton Of the Federal Reserve System
/ 1t establishes ~ great banks through.
out the country with an army of en-
ployes. 1t puts SO many different ap.
praisals and appraisers between the
borrower and his loan that he is like.
/ ly to die of old age, if he is not sold
out before he gets the money.
If the farmers and other workers,
! the plain people, compel congress to
beat this bad Joker" legislation they
can get a real rural credits law en-
acted. Real rural credits will have
these general features:
The law will provide for chattel
loans, or personal property loans, and
for personal credit loans as well as
land mortgage loans, 1t will include
the right principle that a man of
known character and integrity who
needs money can get it because of
these qualities.
The machinery will be simple and
inexpensive and the government will
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
NO HELP TO FARMERS
HELP KILL This BILL
ON PRINCIPLE

A fake rural credits bill, known as
the Moss Rural Credits Bill, will be
put through the House of Representa-
tives of Congress very soon-perhaps
this week-unless the farmers and
trades union members and other work
ing people make a strong protest
against It.
II is time TO show the master-class
politicians that we are on to their lit
tie game,
Real rural credits legislation is a
vital need of working farmers. There
are hundreds of thousands of tenant
farmers and farmers who are mort
gagged to death or cannot get credit.
Private banking monopoly stands
between these free and independent
farmers and their chance to make a
! living in the production of the food
that is necessary to us ALL
The Moss Bill for so-called rural
credits is a bankers bill. 1t is to
benefit investors, life insurance, trust
companies, etc, who want the gov
| eminent to guarantee their invest
ment and exempt them from taxation
as this proposed fake bill does.
The National City Bank of New
York, the immense Rockefeller finan
cial institution, Endorses this bill and
urges its passage. In its February
bulletin the National City Bank de
tends the private bankers control OF
all loans and credits But it is candid
enough to let the cat out of the bag
in the closing paragraphs of its re-
view of the bill. 1t says:
The plan is, for the most part an
ingenious adaptation of the Federal
Reserve system. Probably the
most frequent comment made upon it
will be that man is able to own a
| farm subject to no greater encum
berance than this plan allows will be
able to get along without the system
Certainly this is true in many parts
of the country, but there is testimony
that in many other localities it will
! reduce rates. Certainly, this general
plan will facilitate the movement OF
capital into and out of mortgage in
vestments.
"As to the tenant farmer, now fl
nanced by the landlord and local mer-
chant, whose needs have been the
text for most of the appeals for a
system of rural credits, he is outside
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17

make good laws and the number of
good laws is never large enough to
make such regulations any too Sc
cure. When one mingles with law
makers, moreover, and listens to their
Understanding oratory, one marveIs
how they can be right as often as
they are When lawmakers become
so feeble and so out of harmony with
their time that only a small minority
of their laws are right, thus giving
righteousness to the large majority
of unlawful acts, a revolution ensues,
during which a new set Of lawmakers
is installed.-E. O. j., in Life.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
UNLAWFUL

To say that something is unlawful
is not necessarily to say that it is
wrong, but merely that it is contrary
to the opinions of some modern, me-
diaeyal or ancient lawmaking power.
In order to discover whether an un-
lawful thing is also a wrong thing,
VIC must analyze both it and the law
it contrayenes, in the light of com
mon sense, modern desires and pres
ent conditions Good old laws become
bad as the conditions which demand
them disappear The reputation of
lawmakers rests upon their ability to
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
ELIZA LAMKIN

'Tis Civilization so they say,
And it cannot be changed for the
weakness of men
Take care! take care! tbs a desperate
way
To goad the wolf to the end of his
den.
Take care of your Civilization, We
ON your pyramids built of quivering
hearts;
There are stages like Paris in SO.
Where the commonest men play most
terrible parts
John Boyle O'Reilly.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
SOCIALIST PARTY
DIRECTORY

cards will be inserted in this col
umn for the sum OF fifty cents a
month.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE sEcRE-
TARH-, - Walter Lanfersiek, 800
West Madison ST., Chicago, Ill.
STATE SECRETARY OF WASHING
Toni. ". Katterfield, Box 491.
Everett, Wash. Office 314 Com
merce Bldg, Everett.
sNoHoMisH COUNTY sEcRE.
TARY.-Carl Ulonska, Room 3. The
Forum, 1912 California Street. Ev-
erett, Wash.
LOCAL EVERETT No. meets every
Thursday evening at in the Forum.
1912 California ST., Everett. X. Fl.
Hodgins, fin.-sec.; Sophus Bonni-
vie, rec.-sec F. G. Crosby, organ
izer.
LOCAL EDMONDS meets every Sun.
day evening at s, in Engels' hall
Edmonds. c. e. Briggs, Edmonds
recording Sec; B. Fl. Davis, Ed
monds, financial sec.
LOCAL MONROE meets on the Isl
and 3rd Fridays in the month at s
p. m. in the st. James hotel. r. w
Thompson, Monroe, Sec; w. s. KEEL
Ter, Monroe, organizer.
LOCAL CEDAR VALLEY meets Oh
the End and 4th Saturdays in the
month at p. m. in the Cedar Val
ley church. Richard Pape, r. F. D
Edmonds, sec; J. M. Hoover, r. F.
D. Edmonds, organizer.
LOCAL LAKEWOOD meets every
Thursday in the month at $3.50 pm.
in Lakewood hall. Chas. Roth. r,
1 Arlington, fin.-sec.; John Over
void, r. Arlington, organizer.
LOCAL RICHMOND meets every End
and 4th Sunday in the month at 8 o.
m. in the homes Of members. F. D.
Hoffer, R. 1 Edmonds, fin.-sec.; Bon.
ner Bartlett, Edmonds, rec. sec.
LOCAL GOLD BAR meets every 3rd
Sunday in the month at 2 D. m. In
the homes of members. Rufus
Wren, Gold Bar, organizer; Gustus
Fleeder, fin. Sec
LOCAL SILVANA meets every 9rd
Sunday afternoon in the months at
pm. in the Silvana Trading Union
hall Gunda HUSKY, Stanwood, Rec.
Sec; Andrew Fierlie, Stanwood, Fin
Sec. John Ness, 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.
Edla Carlson, RID. 4, Arlington
organizer.
LOCAL HOME ACRES meets frs
Sunday afternoon of each month a.
comrade Chas. Solie's residence. w
j. Fortson, rec. Sec; Chas. Sole
fin. Sec; Chas. Jurgus, organizer.
LOCAL MARKHAM, Seattle, meets ev
cry Thursday at 8 p. M, at 143G
Lakeside Ave. Lalla Rogers, 143G
Lakeside Ave, fin.-sec.
LOCAL ARLINGTON meets every
Monday evening at 8 p. m. in the
Labor Temple. Homer CasweI, rec
/ sec.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
ULONSKA MEETING
GREAT SUCCESS

Trafton, Wash.
Regardless Of the cold weather and
the deep snow, the school house was
filled Saturday evening with the larg-
est audience that has yet been out to
hear a Socialist speaker. OF course
there were many Henry Dubbs that
stayed at home.
Comrade Ulonska was also with us
Sunday and gave an interesting talk
on organization.
The non-Socialist friends showed
their appreciation of the lecture Sat
urday evening by being there again
on Sunday to hear him.
I We urge every local to give Com
rade Ulonska a date to lecture in
their community.
He will do the rest.
CORA DONAHUE, Sec.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
DO YOU WANT TO STUDY
SOCIALISM FROM
THE BOTTOM UP?

To vote for Socialism and to under
stand Socialism is to do two entirely
different things which may not lead
to the same end. How do you know
whether you are voting or working
for Socialism if you have not made
some effort to UNDERSTAND it from
The roots to the flowers?
This desirable information has been
made easily accessible to the workers
in the publication of a little ten-cent
booklet entitled Scientific Socialism,
Study Course, first adopted by Local
Puyallup and published by Chas. H.
Kerr & Co., of Chicago
This little truth bearer is now do
ing duty in various parts of the civil
lied world and is appreciated by all
intelligent working class rebels who
know what Socialism is.
1t has been proposed that this
Study Course" and "Shop Talks in
Fconomics,' by Mary Marcy, be in
corpoTated into one cloth-bound book
for students. This will likely be &C
complshed little later on.
The STUDY Course" can be had
from The Northwest Worker, Chas. H.
Kcrr & Co, 341 East Ohio St, Chi
cago or from ". e. Patterson PuyaI-
lup, Wash. Tie latter having on hand
several hundred copies that can be
had in fifty or hundred lots at a very
low price,
Yours for education,
PROLETARIA BILL.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17

Most men do not know what is
in them till they receive this sum
mons from their fellows; their hearts
die within them, sleep steals upon
them, the lethargy of the worlds
miasma; there is nothing for which
they are so thankful as for that cry,
Awake, thou that sleepest. "--Ruskin.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
OUR HIGH PRIVILEGE

We should so live and labor in our
time that what came to us as seed
may go to the next generation as bios
som, and that what came to us as
blossom may go to them as fruit.
This is what we mean by progress
Henry Ward Beecher
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
IMPORTANT

All party members should attend
the next business meeting of their
local as there are several important
referendums to be voted upon.
This is your opportunity to function
in the Socialist party If you do not
take advantage of it you are giving
away your chance to direct the course
of the movement.
Don't fail to be on hand. If the sec
rotary does not hand you a ballot,
ask for one.
Patronize YOUR Advertisers.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17

nave direct supervision. IT will en-
ploy banking experts, but not surren.
der to the bankers monopoly. The
borrowers will be given access direct.
~ to the sources of money and not
have the gigantic bankers trust be
tween them and the money. For ex.
ample, the governments postal say.
ings deposits and other available rev.
enues could be invested in the deben.
ture bonds, based on the loans OF a
real rural credits system The gov.
eminent now turns its postal savings
deposits over to banks at 2R per
cent. Why should not the borrower
get it direct?
If the bankers monopoly had start
ed out to kill real rural credits legis
lation in the United States it could
not have done it better than by this
Moss Bill for Rural Credits. 1t it had
designed deliberately to fasten anoth
er great political machine, based or
its control of money, on the govern
ment of this republic it could not have
done better than to draft and enact
this Moss bill. If the people black
home" don't kill this bill and kill il
quickly the banking and ccurrency
committee of the House and the
bankers lobby will put it through the
House and then try to force it through
the Senate.
Kill it now and pave the way for 6
real, fair and popular rural credits
system.
Help kill it on principle, whether
you are personally interested or not
Write to the representative in Con
gress from your district to vote
against the Moss Rural Credits Bill
ADDRESSES OF CONGRESSMAN
The following addresses are all in
Washington, d. c. Write the Con
SItoSjlldH IIOil your ulSJllCI 4NOW n
post card will do. Tell him that you
expect him to vote against the Moss
Rural Credits Bill
Washington Congressman
c. c. Dill, 1925 II Street; Indy
II. Hadley, Congree Hall; w. E
Humphrey, 1860 Euclid Street; Albert
Johnson, Congress Hall; VIM. L. La
Toilette, Congress Hall.
Oregon Congressman
Willis C. Hawley, The Woodley; G
N. Macarthur, Congress Hall; Nicholas
]. Sinnott, Congress Hall.
Idaho congressman
R. M. McCracken, 3215 R Street;
Addison r. Smith, The Olympia, 14tf
and Euclid.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
THE FAR FUTURE

Tommy: Father, what's the future
of the verb Inyest?"
Father Ga congressman: 'Tnyestt.
cation. Pennsylvania Punch Bowl
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
THE CRIME OF CRIMES

I am in prison. have number attached to my
People call convict criminal, depraved undesirable
Perhaps But would kill myself willingly thought
depraved criminal at heart to derive profits from
the work of poor weak workbent children stand idly
aside and smile dpreciatngy at the tears Of starving babes
the wangs of widows whose husbands have been wantony
shot blood by the hired assassns of Capital
Thank God! Not such a criminal as that!
Washington State Reformatory, Monroe Wash.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17
LIVING WAGES AND DYING WAGES

Where the father than S52
1000 died.
the father earned s521 to 1924 1853 babies in each
1000 died.
Where father 1925 $780, babies
1000 died.
Where father 5000 over OF babies
1000 died.
Where father over SO babies each
1000 died
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17

party and lose not one minutes time
to join and help in the great construc-
tive work in behalf of the working
class movement of emancipation.-St
Louis Labor
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17

The Bible tells us We should love
our neighbors" said the good deacon.
yes, but the Bible was written be-
fore our neighbors lived so close, re
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17

War, What For?" is for sale by
The Northwest Worker at 25c, post
paid, or 5 copies for 81.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-17

Patronize YOUR Advertisers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-02
WEALTHY DISTRICTS OF
SHY ON CHILDREN

Hyde Park, KenWood and Lake
Shore drive, where the wealthy of
the city live, are marked for the few
visits Of the stork in figures given out
by the school board. The Sixth ward,
highbrow Chicago Univ. district, has
only 10 families that may be classed
as large.
The 10Th ward has ATS families of
big numbers. The school board
figures show that there are 6,144
families in the city with more than
seven children.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-02

a nickel, arrested at Chicago av. sta
ton.
Walter Nash, 1881 Vincennes av.,
suicide. Gas.
Julia Shapiro, IS, e23 W. 18th, and
Anna Miller, 1888 W. 18th, missing.
Police think they ran away together.
Sunday closing enforcement bIam-
ed for loss of 144 bars which went
out of business, in statement of City
Clerk Simon.
Harry Sachs, 1853 S. State, shot
in head. May die. Police baffled in
mystery.
Atty for Erskine & Co., Highland
Park private bank says it is solvent.
Place closed since death of owner
Sat.
Mrs. Jessie Day, store owner at SO
S. Hoyne av., didn't understand ban
dts when they demanded cash. Call
ed son; robbers fed.