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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-26
ORCHARD TALKS OF
DIR. MUNSTERBERG
Famous Psychologist Visited Boise at
Time of Trial of Governor Steunen-
boag's Assassin and Conducted Tests
on Prisoner

Harry Orchard, serving life SEN
tence in the idaho penitentiary for
the assassination of former Governor
Steunenberg, to which crime he con-
fessed, was advised by a representa-
tive of the Capital News, of the death
of Hugo Munsterbere, the prominent
professor of psychology, who visited
Orchard here during the trial of w.
ID. Haywood and twice put him
through tests III the penitentiary.
$50 the old professor dead" said
Orchard in his cell. 81 we'll remember
him. Twice he visited me after I
had given testimony on the stand in
the trial here and as l recollect he
stayed about four hours. After brief
talk he told me he would submit some
100 words to me and as each word was
submitted was to answer quickly any
word which the one he gave suggested
to my mind. AS | recollect, the first
word he gave me was horse and the
word suggested to me was harness.
He gave many simple words which
seemed to have apparently no bearing
on my case, then all of sudden he
would use the word governor Cripple
Creek San Francisco or some word
which connected with some of my
testimony. I gave my answers just
the second a word was suggested to
my mind. In the second test new
set of words was given in similar
way.
TN both of his tests he held a stop
watch in his hand and kept the time |
between his words and my answers. |
Later there appeared an article in a
in which Professor Mum
sterberg gave it out that he believed
/ had told the truth in my testimony
and was giving true story of the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-26
GUSTISON WAS ELECTED

CORNWALL, Dec 26.-At the roat
election held at J. E. Blaylock's store
December 20, Gustison was elected
over Sam Hobart by vote of 81 to
27.
Mrs. Lockard is quite sick at her
home at Joel.
The Library society will meet Jan
uary Z. A fine program is being pre-
pared for the occasion
Mrs. J. E. Blaylock and son were
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Woolfinbarger Sunday
People here are taking advantage of
the fine sleighing and are hauling
wood and lumber from the noun
tains.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-26

Him about the tree.
Look at those
Awful bare limbs" she said.
But, my dear madame"
Mr. Meeker
EXpostulated,
That's the way
They're wearing EN-
This year"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
FRENCH CONVENTION

F~t t1H El.EN.Q H.EJAI
EThe national convention of the, unit.
edFrench Socialists, held during the
Christmas holidays in Paris trans
acted it's business behind closed doors
and decided not to give out any re.
ports of its debates to the public
,,,,ess G. R%~ %sjF@ $50 8 aF9-e @'B 90 80 -
The oony ention discussed particu-
larly the war situation and the atti-
tude of the French Socialist party to-
wards it, The 2 immerwald confer
ence was repudiated, and strong
manifesto adopted and published ere'
affirming the intention of the French
Socialist majority to stand by their
nation, defeat German militarisfn and
recover Alsace-L lorraine. MA
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
MAYOR LUNN GETS IN BAD

George r. Lunn, Socialist mayor OF
Schenectady, N. Y, has got in bad
with the local and state executive
committee by his appointments.
1t appears that. he appointed others
than Socialists to several offices in
the city administration when he
could have appointed Socialists. Lo-
cal Schenectady brought charges
against Mayor Lunn and the matter
was threshed out before the state
executive committee who upheld the
locals complaint.
The committee, by unanimous vote
decided to reject the appointments
made by Lunn and requests the may
or to declare the offices vacant ant
appoint party members.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
POWERFUL PICTURES r7a@
.'" . EXPOSING SYSTEM

Readers of The Northwest Worker
who have seen Comrade Maynard
Shipley's stirring stereopticon views
depicting the true meaning of capital
ism will be interested to learn that
he has just had Photographed an en-
tirely new set of slides for campaign
purposes, dealing with the evils Of
the present system and depicting the
real import of preparedness" and
war, 1t has taken three years for
Shipley to find just what he wanted
for use during the present presiden-
tial campaign year, and he unhesitat-
ingly asserts that the set of pictures
just completed form the most power
full argument against the continuance
of the present competitive system
that has ever been presented to any
audience in the form of pictures
They will be shown at The Forum in
the near future. Comrade Shipley is
open for weekend engagements for a
lecture interpreting these pictures
Some of them are terrible to behold
others will provoke roars of laughter
and some again are included for theil
educational value, Terms: Expenses
and a certain number of subscription
cards to The Northwest Worker, t.
be agreed upon according to condi
tions that have to be met. Every com
munity that is supplied with electric
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

Last Sunday evening Prof. Bowman
OF the Department of History Univer.
sity Of Washington, gave the first in
a series of lectures on social and sci.
entific subjects to be given every
Sunday evening at The Forum, 1919
California ST., under the auspices of
the Social Science Study Club Sew.
eral professors of the state university
have consented to lecture for the clut,
during the winter and spring months,
and most interesting and varied
program is being arranged for the peo-
pie of Everett, the course being free
to all who wish to take advantage
of this splendid opportunity for men,
tai expansion. 1JAG
Professor Bowman was 4 greeted
Sunday evening by large and appre-
ciative audience, every seat in The
Forum being occupied by an attentive
listener. The lecturer took for his
theme, '"The Labor Movement in Eu-
rope In Relation to Social Progress"
and gave a most interesting survey
OF the social and economic changes
that have occurred in the various
countries of Europe during the past
three hundred years. His treatment
of this broad subject was most de-.
lightful, punctuated as his Discourse
was with wit and humor as we'll as be-
ing absorbingly interesting to the stu
dent of HISTORIC 9H9 .fsd2j7
We shall not attempt to give, even
a summary of these Sunday evening
evening lectures in The Northwest
Worker. Those who are interested
will find the doors wide open at 80
pm, and no 81 one holding the, visitor
up for a ticket Come and hear for
yourselves! aaa.1 rs4tT
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
NEWS IN BRIEF

/ WASHINGTON. Ninety per cent.
of the developed water power in the
United States is now in the hands of
81 holding companies and "a operat.
ing companies, so interlinked and in.
tertwined with interlocking directo-
rates that it is impossible to deter.
mine their interests or fathom their
power. The total amount of securi-
ties held by these companies is S275,-
900 900. e
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

The outbreak of the big rebellion
in China adds four hundred million
more of the people of the world to the
'swar zone" II the American people
were not too proud to fight" and had
Teddy Roosevelt for president. We
might make the war unanimous and
everybody hit head and fire shot
wherever they saw human being to
shoot at,--a kind of universal Donny'
brook Fair. .tt.a4 "
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
HOW RUSSIA FIGHTS FOR
LIBERTY" '"a

According to information from Co
penhagen, the fate of the exiled S. d
P. deputies of the Duma is terrible
They have sent a petition to the gov
eminent from Siberia saying that
they already for some time do not
receive their per diem allowances and
that actual starvation stares them in
the face. Although they are still for
mally members of the Duma, they
have been gradually robbed of al
their rights. They are on the same
plane now as common criminals.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
SOCIALIST ASKS ..-
MASSACRE PROBE

The Turkish Ambassador at Berlin is
furiously angry because DR.. Lieb,
knecht the German Socialist, has an
nounced that he will press for an in
vestigation in the German reichstag
of the Armenian atrocities, according
to advices received here today. Lieb'
knecht intends to ask the Chancellor
whether the German government has
made any request upon Turkey for the
punishment of the murderers.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
STRIKE CASES DISMISSED

The indictments against Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn, Patrick J. Quinlan, Car
10 Tresca and Adolph Lesig, leaders
in the Paterson, N. j., strike, have
been dismissed. Miss Flynn was ac-
quilted of one charge some time ago
and Pat Quinlan is serving from one
to seven years in Trenton prison on
similar charge.
AS all charges have been dismissed
an effort lis now being made to have
Quinlan liberated. A petition of over
100000 names has already been Sc
cured.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
MINIMUM WAGE 81
LAW CONTESTED

q BOSTON.-At the hearing before
Supreme Court Judge DeCourcy &c
compel laundry prepTetors to produce
books to prove they are paying the
the minimum wage, attorneys for the
defense announced they would test
the legality of the law creating the
state minimum wage commission. De
Courcy suggested that this point be
waived for the present, as the United
States supreme court is considering
the Oregon minimum wage law
Under the Massachusetts act the
decision of the wage commission is
not mandatory.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

understand that you are thinking
strongly about joining Uncle Sans
army, or navy, or militia, since they
are offering such phenomenal induce
ments. Just think of it-$15.00 pei
| month, three square meals day and
even embalmed beef and molasses
every now and then for a change! OF
course l am just itching to tell you
not to waste any time. BY all means
join, join, join, as soon as God will
let you, that Ills. liz you are so very
anxious to make darned fool OF
yourself.
WELL now, don't get sore about it
at least quit cursing until you have
read few more lines. don't blame
you. though. for getting little bit
peeved and for asking what business
have calling you fool. Nobody
likes to be called fool, you know
and 1t wouldn't be fair to expect that
you would be very much different
from other people. But anyway, what
would you think about man who
after he had been abused and robbed
of all his money and whatever other
valuables he happened to own, would
be so silly as to get right up and
fight for the very fellow who had
robbed him and abused him? You
would call him a fool you say OF
course, knew you would.
But, l hear you say, what has all
this to do with joining the army, or
the navy or the militia? Have pa
thence just one moment and, mean.
while, listen carefully to what have
to tell you. You might not like me
very we'll now, but | believe you will
think me half human before l am
through. At least l hope so. |=s
To begin with, I take it for granted
that you are working man-almost,
that is, a man who would like to
work in order to earn enough to live
decently and honestly and look like
a human being. But just now you
cannot, no matter how hard you try,
find what you are looking for; in
short, l take it for granted that you
are one of those thousands of mis-
cradle, disinherited ones who are
roaming from place to place-friend-
less, homeless, hopeless-all over the
United States today. | do this be-
cause | know that if you were not one
of those you would not be thinking
so strongly of Joining the army or
navy or the militia. Nobody ever
thinks about anything like that ex-
cept as a last resort
But, you are saying now, a little
out of patience, what about the fool
you spoke about few moments ago?
I am getting to that just now Hear!
You know what a robber is, of course,
but | will tell you anyway just to
make sure For, perhaps, my ideas
and yours are not exactly alike, after
all-even about robbers A robber is
one who, somehow, takes something
that belongs to somebody else and
ueses that something for his own spe,
cial benefit. ......, ....
7 All, pshaw, you are now saying
quite disguised, that is nothing new
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
BIRTHDAY PREPARATIONS

The women of Local Everett No.
have the preparations for the cele
bration of the Sixth birthday of The
Northwest Worker well under way.
We are able to report that those
that, are able to be there viii have
the time of their lives. 1t will be the
biggest and best affair that the local
has pulled Off this Year or in fact
during the winter. s,.-.r.. I
! The date is. Sunday, Feb 20. at s
pm. The place, is. The Forum 161i
California St The admission viii be
free.
4 fr1----- y r. = : 4 TT N
4 patronize YOUR Advertisers.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

nlntlng that you do not know. Some
very respectable citizens claim that
there Is no ruling class in America
or any classes OF any kind, to be more
exact. | imagine you are much toe
intelligent to swallow any such non
sense.
We agree, then, without any more
ado about what the term ruling
class" stands for just as we agreed
about what a robber is while back
Isn't 1t really nice to talk when we
both see things so near alike? It's so
harmonious, you know. But anyway,
just for clearness' sake, and, too,
though roughly, to assure ourselves
that our ideas are, at bottom, as per
fectly in harmony as they appear to
be on the surface, permit me to make
one more statement. Listen:
The term ruling class" means
those people who somehow have TAX.
en- from those to whom 1t rightly be-
longs, all the riches of this earth and
who are using those riches for their
own special benefit .
Did you say that is equivalent to
calling all the people who belong to
the ruling class thieves and robbers?
Supposing it is, what about it? You
are not really disagreeing with me
now, are you, after we have been chat
ting socially for so long? Anyway,
what about that ugly frown on your
face? and why those terrible names
you are muttering between your
teeth? Socialist" Anarchist" For
Heavens sake, partner, take it easy.
leave me, please wait bit longer
before you step across that sidewalk
and through that door. You really
have no idea how it is hurting me to
see you go away mad-so | do insist
upon your staying until l have had a
fair chance to explain and, if neces-
sary, to apologize.
What was it anyway that made you
fly off the handle so suddenly? Did l
hurt your sense of patriotism and the
love you have for your country? If
so, that is too bad l don't like to
have anyone hurt my feelings, and
don't want to hurt anybody elses-
that is, if I can help it. So let us
now-you and lin all earnestness,
look at this a little closer and see if
we can't possibly learn to understand
each other little better.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
You are young man, as yet not
thirty years of age. You came from
good home. You are strong and
healthy and willing to work. You
would far rather work than to beg
or starve. You, you have worked, ev-
cry summer and as often every win
ter as you could find something to
do, ever since you left home and be-
gan to stand on your own feet. All
told, you have worked at almost ev-
erything under the sun that offered
itself or that you knew anything
about You have labored hundreds of
days-hard-in rain. snow and sun
-e' e' CONTINUED on Page 81 T#'.i-
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
IN THE WAR ZONE

In a district of Liverpool where
there were constant religious riots
between Catholics and Orangemen
there was Chinese laundryman. He
realized that he was in the war zone
and one day he put out sign with
these words; "Me have no religion;
me washee clothes. .....-.-......-....-.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
EMIL HERMAN HOLDS
GREAT MEETING IN
qlG NORTH YAKIMA
LANDS TEN NEW ONES
North Yakima, Wash,
January Is, 1916.
Northwest Worker:

s-.--..-.-,--s---~-a-.---J January %, 1876
Northwest Worker: ---------. -
Comrades.-Emil Herman spoke to
225 people last Sunday afternoon for
over two hours. We had ten appli.
cations for membership to the party
signed up when he left and secured
two more since and the prospects are
good for four or five more by meeting
night.
b Com. Herman delivers the goods
As an organizer have never seen his
equal and as a teacher j have never
heard scientific Socialism explained
in a more understandable manner.
Many of the strangers who attend.
ed the Ulonska-Cope debate came to
this lecture and one man Joined the
party who had never heard but two
lectures.
The annual convention of the state
federation of labor was held here last
week and, as usual, put the brakes
on anything progressive this demo-
cratic body of workers CD Chose who
took the most active part in the con-
vention were in the employ of the
A. F. of L., state federation of labor
or some international union) voted
2 to / to defeat resolution that
called for the election of the officers
by referendum vote of the entire
membership. os 10 a--t ia
e Yours for Socialism,
X -....sx rs ED. MAURER.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-The decision
of the United States supreme court
in the Oregon minimum wage law
case will have a bearing on the mini
mum wage law passed by the last
state legislature. This law provides
for a minimum wage of $1.25 for eX
perienced female workers and $1.0O
a day for female workers having SIX
months experience. The law was de-
clared unconstitutional last summer
by Judge Little of the Fort Smith cir
euit court and the state officials have
lappealed --.as-a----..sa---. s-4.za---...s-a-.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

II is said that thousands of soldiers
on the battlefields of Europe are be.
ing made incurabie idiots by the rup.
tire of their nerve trunks and cen
tiers. Also that a Pittsburg firm has
contracted to furnish France and
Great Britain with fifteen million
dollars worth OF artificial limbs.
These are poor inducements for the
American people to enter upon the
miiitarist policy.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
ARE YOU ONE?
BY George p. Thompson, Oregon

( to me. | knew all that before. Easy,
| just a moment please. You are think
ing about enlsting Good and well,
Do as you please. | couldn't keep
you from it IL wanted to and |
wouldn't If could anyway-unless
could do it by appealing to something
| in you we are in the habit of calling
common sense" Only, before you
really make up your mind to put on
khaki, | beseech you to study your.
| self somewhat carefully. Look at
your shoes, your pants, your coat,
your hat. Try also, IL possible, to
find out what makes you want to
back up against every telephone pole
you pass by and scratch yourself on
the back. Take notice also OF the
condition OF your stomach and then
think about where you slept last night
and the night before, and the night
before that, and so on. Next, when
you reach town, determined to find
the recruiting officer as soon as pos.
sihle, take good notice OF the first
big automobile that comes putting
around the corner, footing for YOU
to get out of the way. And when,
tired and hungry as you are, you
barely have Zine to step aside a
pace or two, it goes by like streak
of tightening splashing mud and sand
all over you, try to get a glimpse Of
its occupants. You see smiling, con-
tented faces, silk dresses and serge
suits and perhaps a "stove-pipe" or
two Just note these things and put
them in your memorandum basket for
future reference.
Now don't lose any time. Hurry as
fast as your tired limbs will permit
to that, recruiting office. You'll have
no trouble in finding it--that part is
we'll provided for. Then, as you get
near the place you will probably stop.
The flag with all the stars and stripes
looks so splendid and thesplctures on
Uncle Sans signs so beautiful that
you really must stop and feast your
eyes. You feel ashamed of yourself
as you think of your rags and tatters
but you finally summon enough cour-
age to start toward the door bent up
on offering yourself to serve Uncle
Sam and the flag through life unto
death @
HOLD ON NOW!
Hold on, now, just a moment. Give
me chance to say few more words
before you go any farther. | solemn
ly promise to not detain you long.
Uncle Sam will have you, body and
soul, for the rest of your life or SO
long that what is left of you after he
is through with you will not be worth
mentioning, so you can we'll afford
to keep him waiting for a few minutes
longer. You remember what l said
about robbers a while back. Let us
see what more we can make out of it:
A working man wrote book a short
time ago and in it among other things
he said that armies and navies are
the boxing gloves of the ruling class.
You know as well as do, of course,
what is meant by the ruling class, so
| will not insult your intelligence by
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

s AAiSrERDAM.--The total booty OF
the TeItonic allies during II months
OF the war is summed up in Vienna
as follows: Nearly 100000 prisoners,
10000 big guns, 10000 machine guns,
while 100000 square kilometers of
enemy territory has been occupied.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03
DIDN'T NOTICE THE DEFICIENCY

The Irish still maintain their repu-
tation for modesty. The other day
while a "son of the sod" was sailing
for "furrin parts" kind old gentle
man, reminded him that. he was leav
ing his country behind. Pat thanked
him. and answered that it didn't be
long to him, but to the landlords.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

Both Meyer London, Socialist con-
gresham, and Abraham Shiplacoff,
Socialist assemblyman, report to their
constituents the measures that they
propose to bring up for legislation.
This is quite an innovation and the
people and the press are commenting
upon it. enc r-s e5ar-tH r4-t 81 -5-..
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

A referendum vote is being taken
in Stevens county to decide if. the
membership of the Socialist party
want to make The Northwest Worker
the official organ of the Socialist
party of Stevens county. e-ts
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

Karl Liebknecht, who was turned
down by his party for opposing the
war loans and demanding reports
from the government. etc, has with
drawn his name from the party, ac-
cording to press dispatch from Ber
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

BOISE, Idaho.-The state supreme
court has declared the unemployment
law unconstitutional. The law was
passed by the last state legislature
lel provided that county commission.
ers, when requested, should furnish
employment to any one out OF work.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

John Spargo claims that victory
for Germany would be disastrous to
democracy on, the ground that it
would be a vindication Of the policy
of supreme militarism.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

H NEW YORK.-Despite rumors that
the government may drop the case,
friends of Mrs. Margaret Sanger,
whose trial on the charge of publicly
advocating birth control was again
postponed, are energetically mapping
out plans for defense. 49,,
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

The late lamented Catherine Of
Russia: THE only way to save our
empire from the Entertainments Of
the people is to engage in war, and
thus substitute national passions for
social aspirations"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-03

The Teutonic government should
send fewer notes to Lansing and more
to the submarine communicable
ton Transcript.