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The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-11-30


cr North Dakota in the recent cleo
t'ms captured completely and by
enormous rn ,uritics the Legislative,
executive and judicial branches of the
state government of North Dakota.
The League elected nearly 100 mem
bcrs of the legislature, some of them
ON the republican, some on the demo
cratic and some ON the Socialist
ticket
The Leagues candidate for gover-
nor, Lynn j. Frazier, a republican
and farmer, was elected by $4,000
majority, while at the same time Will
son carried the state for president.
The League took no part in this
election on the candidate for presi-
dent, United States house of repre-
scntatives nor United States senate.
Most of the League candidates for
the state ticket were on the repub-
lican ticket. Their candidate for state
treasurer was run on the democratic
ticket, and while he poled about 3d.
600 votes it will require the official
count to determine the result.
The Leagues three candidates for
the supreme court (Which gives them
the majority of the court) were elect
ed by from 10000 to 10000 MAORI
ties.
About twenty of the League can
didates elected to the Legislature are
Socialists, although most of them
were run as democrats or republicans,
but all farmers.
In the primaries last June many
Socialists and democrats registered
as republicans for strategic reasons,
since North Dakota has an election
| law, thanks to the master class, that
requires voters to tell the tax assessor
their political affiliation.
A complete non partisan ballot law
will be one of the first acts of the in
coming legislature.
The Legislative program of the
Farmers Nonpartsan League, upon
which it organized the farmers and
with which they were completely vic
torious in the primaries and in the
recent election, is as follows:
State owned terminal elevators,
flour mills, stock yards, packing
houses and cold storage plants.
State hail insurance.
State inspection of dockage and
grading of grain.
Exemption of farm improvements
from taxation.
State rural credit banks to be. OPP
Grated at cost.
The newly-elected legislature will
have the power to deal favorably with
this program. Part of the items by the
constitutional action and part by di-
rect legislative action.
The Farmers Nonpartisan League
began to organize early in 1915, as
result of the hostile action of two pre-
yious legislatures in respect to state
terminal elevator and other essen
TALLY farmer legislation relating to
the marketing and conversion of farm
products.
Ford cars were used to carry the
organizers directly to the farmers
homes and by the date of the primar-
les in June, 1916, they had enrolled
over 10000 members, each of whom
paid 50 for membership.
Subsequently in Minnesota, South
| Dakota and Montana the fee was fixed
at SIG for two years, and the reor-
ganization in North Dakota is now
being carried out at SIG for two
years.
In North Dakota during the first
year every member received Parsons
Magazine and the League organ, the
Nonpartisan Leader, for one year.
| Charles Edward Russell was en-
ployed by the League to start the
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-11-30
NOT A DEPUTY

Charles Cowan, of the Lowell Pa
per Mill, has been quoted in these
columns as being a deputy. He hap
pens to wear a star for the office of
deputy game warden, so was mistaken
for a club singer. We have nothing
against him for holding that office.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-11-30

Brodeck & Field used to advertise
in this paper, but during the past
year they have done very little, and
from the way their advertising man
spoke to us last week we are salts
fled that they hate the Socialists like
poison.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-11-30

From A. H. Fowler, Local Airing
ton: darlington local voted in favor
of putting out state organizer and
speaker, and we will help all we pos
sibly can financially"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-11-30

Powers, deputy and manager of the
Farm Products Association, has quit
advertising in this paper. He got sore
at US some three months ago when
we took up the free speech trouble
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-11-30

Alfred WagenEnecht, for many
years an active member of the Social
list Party in Washington, has recent
ly been elected state secretary for
the Socialist Party of Ohio.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-11-30

This paper will be printed as long
as we get enough advertising mat
ter. We have a deficit every month
and cannot keep up much longer un-
less you get in and help.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-11-30

You have money to spend and all
the merchants are seeking your trade.
See to it that they advertise, Have a
talk with the owner or manager and
get them to advertise. Your purchas-
ing power is a valuable asset to this
paper.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-11-30

Try the Bayside Barber Shop for {
clean shave. Address 1907 Hewitt
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11
FEW HISTORIC SPOTS MARKED
Exception In Case u csepsrstswn,
Who're Fameus Author Of Indian q
Stories Lived. ~

The biggest thing that ever was At
Coopefstown OF ever win be at Coop
erstown was James Fenimore Cooper
"Leatherstocking" Is worth any fifty
villages, writer In the Philadelphia
Public Ledger states.
President Loree, being q man Of sem
timent az well as sense, made his rail-
roads new station on the shores Of the
famous "Glimmerglass" a memorial Of
Americas celebrated novelist. l trust
his seKample will be catching and
spread all over the land.
Recently was going to New York
in company with q bright young rail.
road superintendent. As we rushed
past Monmouth Junction I mentioned
what q hot day 1t had been when the
battle was fought-59 British died of
sunstfoke.
"Queer," answered the railroad man.
II never associated Monmouth juno
ton with Washington's battle with the
British"
A good spot for a railroad station to
commemorate that historic EVENT..
You may stop at PaoH, but you would
never guess from the .cut-and-dried
little station that anything had ever
happened one night near there to Mad
Anthony Wayne's soldiers.
There Is pretty station at Valley
Forge, but 1t Is hardly monument for
the place.
Getting of the little train at Jerusa-
lem, ! was surprised, as Is every trav-
eler, to see no sign or symbol about
the. station to indicate that one stood
at the birthplace Of the worlds fore
most religion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11
GRAFT FOR THE PANHANDLER
War Has Developed a New Class, and
He Is Making Charity Pay
Him Well.

A brand new kind Of panhandler has
been developed by the European war.
He sails the ocean blue He clusters
around the quays of Rotterdam and
southampton. with bandages on his
head and on his arms and legs. He
shambles and shunts his way into the
steerage of the big liners going to
America. And on the way over he
tells pitiable stories of the frightful
suffering the war has brought upon
him.
He starts the telling of his harrow
ing tales in the steerage and tells
them necessarily, SO that finally they
get t. the ears of the steerage stew
ards. then to the ears of the second
class, then to the first-class stewards
and presently the afiuent passengers
OF the upper deck know the stories.
And these may be depended upon,
with their sympathies thus quickened.
to look up the unfortunate and pour
lavish charity into his hands.
The feature Of the story Of this
brand Of panhandler that always calls
out the biggest flow of gold is when
they say they are coming to America
to try to build new homes and send
for families left half starving in their
wrecked native land, but that they
are without the wherewithal-the $50
Of cash necessary-to permit them to
be admitted to the new country They
usually get about five times $50 from
the wealthy passengers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11
MONEY At HIS FINGER TIPS
Scores os Men Borrowed From William
Weiohtman rs They Would
From q Bank.

william Weightman, the old quinine
king, was one Of the three or four rich
est men who ever died in Pennsylvania.
No man In this city ever kept so
much real money at his finger tips as
did Mr.. Weightman, writer In the
Philadelphia Public Ledger states.
Scores Of men borrowed money from
him as they would from bank, and it
was his custom to give them cash and
not check.
Here is an example Of the old mill
lionaire's method which have from
Frederick A. Richie, whose plant for
making testing machines Is a neighbor
Of the Weightman chemical factory.
I'VE often had occasion to borrow
money, and we used to go to Mr..
Weightman's Office and ask him for the
loan of some cash. Mr.. Weightman
never refused, and after listening to
our story quietly and patiently would
reach around to one of his many fire
proof safes and open the door, get
out one of his fat pocketbooks and
pick out the banknotes for the amount
that we needed. Mr.. Weightman never
gave me check"
Then this touch Of the human side
Of that extraordinary money getter:
"Hr. Weightman was very fond Of
flowers and generally had cluster or
two Of very choice blooms"
uo no,,ld xxon Of nrd than With <hDco
innumerable "fat pocketbooks."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11
COARSE JOKE IS PUNISHED


KY
Some years ago 1t was the custom
I'm France to conduct condemned Grim
iinals through gaping crowds of idle
spectators to the public guillotine.
On one such occasion, the unfor-
Itunate. seated upon his coffin in the
cart, heard q would-be wit in the
crowd remark to companion:
"Well. Ill bet that fellow doesn't
feel much like laughing"
The coarse attempt at joke stung
the prisoner, and when he arrived at
the scaffoid, he asked that the proceed
ings might be stayed moment as he
had confession to make.
"Although denied it at my trial,
had accomplices in the crime for
which / have been sentenced; and
there" pointing to the joker. Stands
one Of themw,
Great excitement ensued.
The person designated was seized by
the gendarmes with no gentle hands
and placed on the scaffold beside his
nccuser.
Such fearful spectacle of AFFECT
terror as the Joker presented was
never before witnessed in that SOM
Der locality. Hs-
After enjoying his helpless fright
for a few moments, the fated convict
said to the official in charge:
"He tried to make sport Of my suf-
ferings, but the man is innocent. And
as soon as he seemed to be sure that it
was NO laughing matter for me to be
here, was, curious to see how much
such funny fellow would laugh un-
der similar circumstances himself"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11

80 :
but what no expert can veg 10 Is
to distinguish dull man from smart
one BY the style of his penmanship.s
'sThe greatest scholar ever knew
personally wrote a decidedly inferior
hand. An examination of the pennan-
ship of American presidents will reveal
something Of the same thing.
"There was no better writer than
James X. Polk. who put fiourishes OH
his own signature, but his bravery was
distinctly inferior to that of Geo.
Washington or "A. Lincoln as they
signed themselves, in cramped, medi-
OGRE hand.
"John Adams wrote the clearest and
In very plain letters. Madison had a
fine, effeminate style, while that OF
II. b. Hayes resembled more nearly tn
writing Of business man than die
that Of any other president.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11
REALLY sAlpuLn 1e $500 OMEN


sIn rms Gloucester mass. J launched
the worlds tflrst schooner The word
originally was snelled .scooner."
.Scoons was Z term used in New Eng
land Of that lime to describe the skit-
ferine of ! stone across 4 water sur
face. Al this vessel LEFT the WAYS 4
spectator 81 the launching shouted,
sOh. zee how she scoonsr
GA aeooner. let her hep declared
CApt Andrew Robinson. her builder.
Who had been nut 70 Il for a word to
descr,h,,g her racul,ar native fore and
All no. s7ss'
This interesting hif ~ philgsoev n
from 4 handy lfttle hook entitled .aThe
Heritaga ~ T,vra = ~ yy,t,,sm. Brown
Malonev which ha. for Its aim . land
ahle omh,t,or. n aw.tan the-,mnnlse
~ mt tho yrnitad Stata. n tho nos,tion
1os .Nsistrsss ~ tbe Soas ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11

The common idea is that the diet
and climatic conditions Of the negroes
are the cause of their having beautiful
teeth, hut some authorities dispute
this. Thus, in some parts of Africa.
when an infant has gone through the
'teething PERIOD" his mouth is rinsed
out with an infusion of leaves of o
native tree possessing a constituent
which causes the gums to shrink, SO
tightening the teeth.
The natives living near the sources
of the Nile employ the roots Of q pod.
bearing plant to relieve toothache
while another tribe farther west use
an infusion of kasso seeds for the
same purpose. The toothbrush as used
in this country is, OF course, unknown
to the savages, but many Of them have
a most effective substitute. They use
piece Of wood from certain trees
which contain beneficial qualities. Fur
ther, this stick Is free from the great
objection to brushes: II can be re-
newed at very frequent intervals, and
ls thus always fresh and wholesome
q great advantage over the toothbrush
Of civilized races.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11

Professor Of Law In Missouri Univer
sity Has Made a Somewhat I'm.
portant Decision.

On what day does one become Of
age?
This question was suggested by a
story in the Missourian which told
how couple had to wait "a hours for
q marriage license. because they ap-
piled on the day before the prospective
brides eighteenth birthday anniver.
sary,
OF course no one thinks of having
q birthday celebration on any day ex.
cept the anniversary. but, according to
Manley o. Hudson. professor of law
In the university, a persons age
changes legally the first instant Of the
day before the anniversary of his birth.
day.
The reason" said Professor Hud-
son. IL that 1t 10 not convenient to
count the fractions of day as would
have to be done in case the change
were determined by the exact time the
person was born. On the day before
ones birthday, one has completed an
even number Of years of life, and It il
figured that the age changes on that
day."-University Missourian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11
Leap Year Guile,

When young Popshaw called round
at Acacia Villa on a recent evening
he found Angeline wearing worry
lines on her forehead.
20 Arthur" she said, II had such
q terrible dream last night"
Silly little girl" answered Pop
shaw blindly. Fancy letting q dream
bring wrinkles to such q sweet face.
Dreams always go by contrary, you
know"
oh" she cried, in tones of relief
I'm SO pleased to hear that"
Pray, what was this terrible dream
pet?" Numbered Popshaw.
"W-well. Arthur" she stammered.
with a vain assumption of maidenly
coyness. Il dreamt wasn't going to
be Mrs. Popshaw."
There was no help for 1t then. Pop
shaw simply had to pop"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11
WOMEN FAVE NEVER FAILED
All history Shows Their Quickness
to Respond When Duty Has
Called Them.

II Great Britain really needs any
form Of military service from her
women, she has but to speak the
word and millions of volunteers will
respond Lord Kitchener could begin
organizing corps Of amazons tomor-
row il he chose to ask volunteers for
such service. The women of the Brit.
ish races, in the home isles and on
this continent, have ever been ready
to serve their country effectively in
time Of war. When Mr.. Lincoln was
unwillingly drafting men into the
army, women were volunteering for
all sorts of service. At times then
and since the number of such volun-
teers for hospital service has been
embarrassingly large. The women of
the Confederacy made amazing sac.
riflces to aid the ragged armies in
the field. Some Of them took their
lives in their hands and acted as
spies. Thousands and hundreds OF
thousands sewed and knitted and
spun, and not few actually worked
in the cornf1elds and cottonf1elds. The
need for such work was not so grave
In the North. but millions Of women
above Mason and Dixon's line were
ready to volunteer for any service
that the government at Washington
might require Of them. In all this,
the women on both sides but initiated
their great-grandmothers Of the Revo-
luton. No modern war has been
fought without the aid of women, and
such women were always volunteers
Men sometimes have to be dragooned
TO serve their country. but thus far in
human history the simple call to duty
has been sufficient for the women Of
any nation.--Yogue
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11
RAILWAY MAIL PAY.

Congress Directs interstate Commerce
Commission to Investigate Subject.
WashingtOn.-The annual Post o.
fee appropriation bill recently passed
by Congress contains a clause directing
the Interstate Commerce Commission
10 take up for investigation, report and
the fixing Of rates the system Of pay
ment to the railroads for carrying mail
The Commission ID authorized to test
the relative merits Of payment BY
weight and by space
The railroads have long contendel
that they were underpaid for this serv
ice and that they were losing millions
Of dollars q year under the system Of
payment now In effect II MAS felt
that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. on account Of the informal don
at its command regarding all phases
Of railroad operation, is In the best Do
sitien to determine the merits Of The
case.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11

The cork tree is a species of oak.
In Spain the outer bark is harvested
from the same tree once every nine or
ten years. The best cork comes from
trees that are fifty to one hundred
years old. Instead of injuring the
tree, stripping the bark seems to adj
impetus TO the growth of a new coat
The yield of tree varies from fifty
pounds to five hundred. What is
known as the "cork-bark elm" in some
sections is also called the witch elm
in some parts of Canada, from the
weird and CHASTITY appearance of lis
boughs and trunk. Although some
what similar in appearance to the cork
oak, it has not the slightest value for
It's bark.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11
I,,cn WAGES ON
.I''..'rrRICAN ROADS
Railroad Payroll Records Made.
Puslic BY The Carriers.
RATIONAL INQUIRY URGED

Managers Offer to Leave Question es
sioo.coc..oo Wage Demands 10 an In
rartial Fecsrai Tribunal 10 Prevent
DISASTER Of q Nation wide Strike.
lew York.-Wilat Is probably the
nest elaborate study Of wages ever
de in any industry has jus, been
cos.pleted by the National Conference
committee Of the railways.
For six months railway accountants
throughout the country have been eli,
gagged In collecting the payroll records
to show the actual wage payments to
e. ely individual employe among the
$4,000 engineers. conductors. fremel
81 brakemen now voting on q ma
:lal strike for new wage scale.
that these employees are one Of the
L.shest paid groups Of workers in any
isl,ustry is disclosed by. the summary
n. de public today by the railroad
managers.
ne average yearly wage payments.
all Southern train employees tinclud-
lS.those who worked only part Of the
y. n. as shown by the 1915 payrolls.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11
DEMANDS OF R. R. TRAINMEN.
Wage Increase of s1oo,ooo,ooo a Year
Would Have to Be Borne by Public.

Wage Increase of s1oo, ooo,ooo a Year
Would Have to Be Borne by Public.
The train service employees of all
railroad lines in the United States have
united in demand for a new basis of
pay for all men engaged in operating
trains, except those in passenger serv-
Ice. At the present time they are paid
on the basis of ten hours of time or
100 miles of distance, whichever gives
them the higher pay; and every man
receives full days pay. no matter
how short time he works.
The trainmen now demand that. In
all but passenger service. d the pres
ent ten hours pay shall be given for
eight hours. or less, with a guarantee
OF full days pay. no matter how lit
tie service is performed; (2) overtime
to begin after eight hours, instead of
after ten hours, and to be paid for at
one and one-half times the hourly rate.
These demands would increase the
hourly rate of pay % per cent, and the
overtime rate S71la per cent.
They also insist that all special extra
pay provisions in the 10-hour schedules
shall be included in the proposed
S-hour schedule.
These special rules frequently give
double pay for the same service. and
enable the employees to earn two and
three days pay in a single day of
ordinary working hours.
As the increase for all the lines is es.
timated to amount to 500 600. 900 q
year the railroads say that they cannot
pay 1t unless they are allowed to in
crease freight and passenger rates.
The average wages of the men on.
gagged In train service are already very
much higher than those Of other em-
ployees and they receive % per cent OF
the total payroll although constituting
only u per ccat of the whole number
of railroad workers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11


The earliest deputation Of women to
parliament was organized close on
two thousand years ago. Under the
tiunvirate OF Augustus. Antony and
Lspidus It was proposed to tax the
property u 400 wealthy Roman ma
irons In order to meet part Of. the ex-
penses Of the civil war then raging.
They refused to submit to this imposi-
don, and sent HOrtensia, ofs df their
nun1Aer, to plead against 1t before the
senate. In The course Of her speech
she asked: why should We be COM
PEELED 70 pay for, war into witch we
had no wish to embark, OF, }6f the
support Of { government whose policy
We have no means Of contfolling9'
This argument proved 20 effective thai
the'tax on women was reduced to one
third OF the amount originally pro.
posed. ~ 9 .sS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11

De ~ OBTAINED NY Inc Council {
the Tow, of Woodstock, Va thu il
n, % -. e hl,sth u q
., n' entpsos Ass erp e4wees r
servants in labor or other busire>s.
except in household Or other work Il
necessity or charity, he shall lie
lee med guilty Of u misdemeanor, al d
pom conviction, thereof, shall le
ined not less than five dollars fe r
eneh offense.
Eve. day any person or serva, t
n apprentice is SO employ ed shall
,otstitu.e distinct offense, and Il g
out in which, or the May l. "
wlom an judy 'ucr, IT conviction is
+. ,dered, may n Gnire of the pers, n
so convicted r-cos, IN &c in a
penalty Of not less than one
b i'd Il NJ more ti,an five thcu.at d
d iat- with or lbattt scculjtv
adj. ed that si.ch person shall te
of zoos behavior, ard esp. cialiy to
.frYi1 il,ln' d re, clifton OF ST. b
0 IA Sc tni period not exc. d., o
t elve na nths. Provided ttal. or
,e urpose OF this ordinance, the de-
| very. on the Sabbath day, OF ice.
or am manufacture ON some day
OF .et than HE Sa bs,alil duy sinai, he
construed as u work of necessity.
A true copy.
M. w. MAGRU DER,
Aug. AZ. RecO, der
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-08-11
To Supply British Juror sho4aa.

How is the shortage of jurors occa-
stoned by the war to be remediede Sir
George Lewis proposes, in contribu.
ton to the Law Journal, the imme-
date adoption of the recommendation
made by Lord Mersey's committee that
the right to trial by jury should be
restricted. The committee, or rather
the majority of its members, proposed
that the question whether an action
should be tried by jury, except an &C.
ton Affecting personal character.
should be determined by a Judge.
Thus the supply of jurymen would be
made sufficient by reducing the de-
mand upon their services.-Londor
Globe.