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The Washington times., 1916-05-08
Joe Grant Will Take
On Nick Ross Tonight
By Goldberg

Joe Grant will attempt a comeback
performance at the Gayety tonight in
meeting Nick Ross in a handicap wres-
Ting bout. The match will be staged
after the regular performance.
Grant agrees to throw Ross once in
fifteen mindtes or forfeit a purse. Grant
is we'll remembered here as titleholder
several years ago
The Washington times., 1916-05-08
Amateur Games

Potomac League-Highlands VS.. Con-
gross Heights
Government League-State. War, and
Navy vs. Treasury.
Catholic Church League-sacred Heart
VS.. st. Margaret.
War Interbureau League-t,uartermas-
ters VS., Engineers
The Washington times., 1916-05-08

ever had on the diamond.
Coach George Green Is undecided as
to whether he will put his athletes IN
the Middle Atlantic championships in
Philadelphia or will send them to
Princeton. The campaign has proven
unusually strenuous and II might be
that the ST Adams athletes Will rest
up before going TO Tome Institute,
on May 90.
Brewer is rounding into shape after
Saturdays lay-off, while Maxam will
be rested UP the greater part OF the
week. Wallace and Carter will be
given the lightest sort OF work dur
ing the weeks AZ thev were on edge for
the Penn relays a week ago.
Tech Is scheduled to meet Business
tomorrow. The games on the Monr-
ment Lot will start this week II there
are no postponenrents. II 10 possible
that Central and Eastern will ret in
their battle tomorrow. even IT, Tech
and Buainess are forced to call the
game OF.
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world of credit for the development
Of one of the best teams C. U has
ever had on the diamond.
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Hley.r'.. az .1nd-Priy. lessons any .h.. sse
sAukhti ballroom Ter rsnt o. IN. W. IN
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HARTLEY,s. Prof, and Mrs. ls26 10Th 81
nwo all dancing taught; private and cas-,
'Sc hour; 10 iessonA IS. ?h. n. PISA. Est 1886
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DANCING

NATIONAL RIFLEs ARMORY.
Every Mon, We'd. Thurs. Sat ewes. Dar.
cling. $3.50 TO Y. Cooled by electric fans.
HApTI EY,S % =. -
The Washington times., 1916-05-08

Judging from performances at College
Park Saturday. Central Is going TO have
its work cut out for II In the sprins
meet. While Tech failed to win ftrsts
in all Its races save one. the Manual
Trainers showed unusual strength In
the distances, which was Central's
weakness.
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Wants Games.

The Senators wish games with all
teams averagi fifteen or sixteen years.
Address all communications to r.
Tarshes. 1903 Seventh street northwest.
The Washington times., 1916-05-08
May Call oft Title
Games During Week
-Four Championship Contests Likely to Be Postponed
on Account of Celebration-Catholic University
Has Successful Trip Through North.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

High school championship baseball
games may be called or this week on
account OF the Shakespeare pageant. to
be held beginning tomorrow and run
ming through Friday. AS there are
many athletes In the celebration, Il Is
thought that four games scheduled for
the week will be postponed until next
week.
The faculty advisers are meeting to-
day at Tech to see just what can be
done with the schedule in the event that
the games are postponed. 1t may be
that Central and Eastern will go
through ti,s with their game tomorrow. pro;
upon to take part IN the pageant.
Other matters Of, importance relative
TO the annual field and track games will
ne taken VI by the advisers. There was
be used for tho games. but Charles
Cox. graduate manager on the Hilltop.
says that the cinder track is in no con-
dition TO stage a meet at present. Many
loads Of cinders have been recently
dumped on the track. which is now too
soft for use.
The location OF Georgetown Field
makes IL desirable for use by the high
schools. The Maryland Aggies have
come to the rescue. however. with an
orer OF the use OF their field at Col
Director OF Athletics II. c. Byrd not
only offered the use of the field but
guarantees a set of officials who have
been conducting the NJ. A. C. meets
Catholic University will have a
days rest today and will be sent
against Villanova tomorrow. The
Erooklanders have had an unusually
successful trip, which will end on
Wednesday with the Navy game at
Annapolis. Coach Moran is deserving
The Washington times., 1916-05-08

Central is down for a game with tho
Coinage High School today and
Should have no trouble In winning
Tomorrow the Alexandria High School
II slated to meet the Army and Navy
Prers
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
A STRONG MANIFESTO

The French and Russian Socialists
grouped round the French journal,
La Vie Ouvriere, and the Russian
Nashe Slovo, have forwarded mani
festo to the Central Committee of the
Zimmerwald Conference. They strong.
ly condemn the present war and keen
ly criticise the actions of the pro-
war Socialists in the different coun-
tries. "Since we have been impotent
to prevent the outbreak Of war;" says
the manifesto, 'let us devote the
whole Of our forces to imposing our
peace on the combatants."
Enough of silence! Enough of pa
thence! Let the words of revolution
sound throughout the whole world
And let action follow words! Work
ers of Europe. If but a small por-
ton of the lives claimed by the war
had been sacrificed conscientously to
the service of Socialism, Europe would
today be free from the shameful re-
gime of oppression and exploitation!
Long live the Revolution! Long live
Socialism,"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
YOUR LAST CHANCE

Next Sunday, May %, will be your
last chance to hear Comrade Maynard
Shipley in Everett.
He is to fill several dates in the
Northwest, and then goes east to New
York; so if you want to hear his new
lecture, "The Impending Crisis" you
will have to attend the Sunday lecture
in The Forum, 1912 California street.
The lecture is new one, and is de-
veloped through the presentation of
100 slides from a stereopticon. The
lecture, only given once before in this
state, is reported as the best that
Comrade Shipley has yet produced,
and it is one of a series of four lee
lures that he is to deliver along the
route to New York
Admission is 10 cents. Come along
and bring your friends.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
BOOSTING BETTER BABIES

These Figures are based ON n report
Of the United States commission on
industrial relations, none of whom are
Socialists. Surely, with them in mind,
IL is not wrong TO say that any bet
ter baby" movement that il not mere
ly sentimental must accept the truth
that babies had better not be born
than born into poverty and dcpriva-
-tion, aud that to prevent their coming
may be a Christ-like act. Reason is
not out of place even in the most per
sonal, sacred relations of life
Interfering with Nature? Yes, to
be sure Tampering with deeply inn
planted instincts? Certainly. Shock
ed critics should remember, however,
that normal conditions cannot exist
under an industrial system that has
become abnormal. The race had bet
ter die out than be u race of weak
lngs. Motherhood is holy under all
circumstances, but if it is to mean the
propagation of vice and misery, then
human life had better disappear from
the planet, and the quicker the better.
But the race need not die out; hui
man life need not disappear. The use
full of the earth, the workers, using
their collective power, can bring n
better day to pass. Poverty is wide
ly prevalent chronic disease, but it
is durable. A simple operation, mere
ly cutting out capitalism, the vermi-
form appendix of the body social, and
normal conditions and perfect health
will be made possible.
The problem of better babies is go
ing to be solved. Some day the arriv-
al of the helpless little strangers will
cease in every case to be regarded as
misfortune because the cause of only
more hardship and self-denial; rather
will they be the source of JOY as deep
and as lasting as the love of which
they are or should be the fulfillment
That day will be when Socialism
comes to bless mankind. Stone by
stone, the Socialists of today are
building the wondrous structure 1t
is easy and popular to hinder the
work. 1t is easy to scott and call
names and deny that which one knows
nothing about. But the man or the
woman who picks out the easiest
things, who drifts with the current
instead of rowing against it, lacks
most of the qualities of real manhood
or womanhood.
Who will be strong enough and
brave enough to search for and find
the truth and be builders?
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
MONSTER FRAUD"
BENSON'SC0MMENT
Parade One of Men Who Are Mas
tered" lie Snys-UniOn Men
Analypc Show

Allan l.. Benson, Socialist candidate
for President, sized up Saturdays
preparedness" parade cuncisely, 20
ing right straight to the heart Of it.
Benson said:
"ro me this parade was monster
fraud and imposition. If | had con
troll of rs much money ms those who
ran this thing, could get up an
equally large and enthusiastic parade
for the proposition that oatmeal is
good for breakfast.
"Granting they have the full num-
Der they say, they have one-fortleth
of our population that is, one man
out of every forty. Where are the
other thrty-nine? What have they
to say? They won't be mentioned in
the newspapers, but they are the ones
that will count in the vote.
"Who wouldn't parade, with a
promise of day off and full days
pay? The workman knows that if he
doesn't march nothing may happen
to him now, but when slack times
come after the war he will be the
first to be laid off. Therefore he pa
rades.
"If the financial interests which are
managing this procession were hon
est in their dishonesty they would
have huge signs at the head Of their
ranks: we are afraid of Germany.
"If they are, they are fools. They
should have been afraid of Germany
three years ago, when that nation was
at it's full strength, instead of now
when half is in the grave and in
the hospital.
"The truth is, this parade is one of
men who are mastered ordered out
by men who are masters"
Here also is what some members
of organized labor had to say about
the great show:
Ernest Bohm, executive secretary
of the Central Federated Union, which
represents 100000 members of the
American Federation of Labor in the
metropolitan area-The American
Federation is not officially represent
ed in the turnout, though union la
Dor man may be in the line, here anc
there; but | don't know that even one
is marching. The parade is fine
spectacle, of course, but | do not think
this is the right way to go about pre-
paredness.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
By Edmund X. Brumbauph

As this article is being written,
Better Baby Week" is in full swing.
\ widespread popular movement is
behind it, bearing the endorsement Of
no less a person than the president of
the United States, in addition to that
of prominent people in many other
fields of activity
The movement is indeed worthy
one. To brighten the lives and i'm
prove the chances of the little ones
is purpose second to none. Boost
ing better babies is much more worth
while than raising blooded poodle
dogs or passing the time away in fash
ionable dissipation at Newport or
Palm Beach.
1t may be we'll to point out, how
ever, that substantial permanent pro
gress cannot be made along this line
so long as an industrial system pre-
walls which condemns large portion
of the people TO live in utter poverty,
causing thousands of baby lives to be
snuffed out, while those which survive
only do so TO know all the toll and
hardship and mental stress of modern
wage slavery. To bring life into the
world under the best of conditions i'm
poses considerable responsibility 1t
means to build body and mind and
character through long, trying pro-
cess. To raise family without assur-
ance of being able to support it pro-
perly is almost criminal. The agita-
ton for birth-control, though called
obscene and disgusting by prudes
parading in masks of purity, is based
on a solid foundation of facts. Here
are few of them:
The death rate of babies whose
fathers earn less than so per week is
256 per thousand, while those whose
fathers earn $25 per week die at the
rate of only "a per thousand.
The last of the family to go hungry
are the children, yet in our largest
cities from u to 20 per cent of the
children are noticeably underfed and
ill-nourished.
Over 80 per cent of the adult male
workers, the fathers and potential
fathers, earn less than $40 per week,
nearly rs per cent earn less than SIS,
and only about 10 per cent earn more
than $50 a week.
Almost rs per cent of the women
workers in factories, stores and laun-
dries work for less than So per week;
20 per cent earn less than S4 and near
ly 80 per cent earn less than Sc per
week.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
''THE CRIMSON ECHO"

Comrade Carl Ulonska, "The Boy
Orator of Puget Sound" will be pass
ing through your territory some time
in the near future. If you want him
to drop off at your burg and give a
lecture you had better be looking
around for ways and means right now.
If you allow him to pass through you
will be missing one of the most inter
esting speakers with more interest
ing subject the Washington move
ment has produced.
Carl is just high school boy, but
when it comes to delivering a lecture
that will fill the bill and make the
Henrys sit up and take notice, he has
few equals among the old time ora
tors. A local that cannot raise five
or six dollars to get an audience to-
gether in order to hear lecture like
"The Crimson Echo" might just as
well close shop. If you want to pull
off. meeting that will long be remem-
bered, why this is the one you want.
Every local will receive a circular
letter asking it to take up the lecture.
When it is brought up at your meeting
see to it that you are ready to take
on the lecture and have the secretary
send US back word right away.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
SEATTLE UNIONS OPPOSE PREPAREDNESS

gress, with view to entering the
wedge of militarism, and be it fur
Their
Resolved, That we call upon all
trade unionists and truly patriotic
citizens to refrain from parading or
participation of any kind in demon
strations which can have no other re-
suit than to thwart the cool, calm
and deliberate judgment which is so
necessary to the proper solution of
this great question, and be it further
Resolved, That copies of these res
olutions be forwarded to all local
unions of this city, the central bodies
of the state, and to the press.
adopted by the Centr al Labor
Council of Seattle and Vicinit May
II, 1916
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
SHOWS THAT
CONSTITUTION APPLIES

YORK, Pal. Ellswirth Myers,
Socialist candidate for the Pennsyl-
vania assembly from the First dis
trict of York county, proved to the po-
lice of Lancaster that the constitu-
ton of the state which provides for
the rights of peaceable assembly and
free speech is still in force. The po-
lice tried to stop a street meeting Of
the Socialist, and arrested the speaker
when he held the meeting without po-
lice permission, but dropped him
quickly and discharged the case when
they found out that Myers was organ
izer of the York federation of trade
unions, recording secretary of local
PAP, Cigar Makers International
union, and Socialist candidate for the
assembly.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25

AND MORGAN
CLASH SEEN
Titanic Struggle for World Finance
Control F0rcshadOwed by Change
Hf Directors, Is Report.

A titanic struggle for the control Of
American and perhaps world finance,
with the house Of Morgan and allies on
one side and the Standard Oil inter
ests and allies on the other, was seen
the other day in the prospective
changes of directors on the boards of
several great financial institutions in
volved.
1t is estimated that the abnormal"
export business of the United States
is now being done at the rate of $780,
100000 a year. 1t is for control of
this and for control Of the permanent
trade increase which will follow the
war that the battle lines are now be
ing drawn.
The Rockefeller side is represented
by the National City bank and the In
ternational Mercantile Marine; Nor
gan by the Guaranty Trust company
and its trading subsidiary, Castor
Williams d Wigmore, Inc.
Charles II. Sabin, president of the
Guaranty has resigned as member Of
the executive committee of the Inter
national. William f. Corey, formerly
of the United States Steel company,
and others are also reported to have
resigned
The International Mercantile Marine
was organized in 1902 by the elder
Morgan. A short time ago the Amer
lean international Corporation began
to buy up |. M. NJ. stock in the open
market. A week ago the way seemed
open for complete control of the |. NJ.
M. passing to the A. |. G. 1t is now
reported however, the Morgan influ-
ences will block the raid. The A. |. c..
owns the freighter fleet of the Pacific
Mail.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
THE CONVENTION

Another milestone in the history of
the Socialist movement of Snohomish
county has been passed.
The convention held Sunday was
not quite as representative as it might
have been, owing mainly to the bad
weather, but every order of business
went off without a hitch.
Some of the old warehouses declined
nominations, thinking it best to let
some new heads in on the work. 9th
ers declined because they could not
put in the necessary time to the cam
paign work.
The ticket that goes out for refer
endum is, however, a good one, and
whoever may be finally selected will
do credit to the Socialist cause, if
elected.
The electing of this ticket to office
depends mostly on the amount of en-
ergy expended by the Socialists of this
county. The prospects of electing
some are bright, but it will require
constant attention to our propaganda
work and we hope to be able to enlist
the services of every Socialist in the
county for tireless campaign.
The conducting of the campaign
will be in the hands of the county ex-
ecutive committee for the time being.
The raising of the necessary funds
will also be in its hands. The new
county secretary, Comrade Moody, in
tends to put in most Of his time in the
raising of funds and organization
work. Comrade Moody is live wire
and he will make good.
Every member of the party should
attend the net business meeting of
his local so that they can make their
choice of candidates.
The ballots turned in on the election
recently held of party officials made
a poor showing. Every member should
see to it that the ballots are distribut-
ed at the meeting, and the secretary
should see to it that the membership
are made aware of the fact that the
ballots are on hand.
Let US, one and all, put our should
ers to the wheel. Victories are not
won by letting the other fellow do the
work. Let US be "The Big Noise" in
this campaign. We must keep up our
end with the rest of the movement,
and believe me, some parts of the
movement are making ebay" these
days.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
VORWAERTS TELLS
OF BERLIN RIOTS

"Hell let loose!" is the graphic way
in which Vorwaerts, organ of the
German minority Socialists, ends it's
description of the food riots in Berlin
last Tuesday.
1t is claimed that neutral tray
eler has just arrived from Berlin, with
struggled copy of Vorwaerts, de-
scribing the riots, Wednesdays issue
of the paper having been suppressed.
Some of the conflicts between the
hungry people and the police took
place in the very center of the city,"
says The Vorwaerts. "The inmates
of the kaiser's palace plainly heard
the tumult and the shooting which
followed it. The whole day was like
one in civil war
'1n the workingmen's district, a
crowd attempted to rush several pro-
vision stores, but the police lined the
street and battle ensued. The riot
ers were driven back, but they at
tempted to charge again. They hurled
stones at the police, who drew their
revolvers.
"Some fired over the heads of their
assailants, but others must have
aimed lower, for nearly dozen per-
sons were wounded and taken to hos
pitals."
The Koelnische Zeitung announces
the impending appointment of
flood dictator" to take charge of and
control all matters concerning food
in the empire.
The newspaper says it is to be as
sumed that this new ''food minister"
is to have absolute control of the dis
tribution and prices of all foods, so as
to equalize matters and relieve a sit
uation by which at present the large
cities are suffering at the expense of
the country.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
Gives Militarists Another OPP
pOrtunity to HOwl-Will Aid
Movement Opposing Big Mill
tary Establishment

Again called upon to assert itself
anent the preparedness hysteria pro-
gram, this time by the threatened in
vasion of our streets by a military pa
rade proposed by the Business Mems
Preparedness League, the Seattle
Central Labor Council Wednesday
night practically unanimously passed
the following resolution protesting
against the proposed militarist dem
onstration. While few opposed the
passage on the ground that it is none
of labor's business, the meeting again
showed strong sentiment against any
of the forms of hysterical preparation
against a suppositious invader now
being urged upon this country by the
same big interests who have for so
long opposed organized labor at every
turn.
Whereas, Various interests in this
community, and more especially the
press, are seeking to stampede our
citizens on the question of prepared
ness and are endeavoring to divert our
attention from the greater enemies of
the workers inside our borders to our
lesser enemies in foreign lands, and
Whereas, The latest development
of this vicious campaign proposes a
preparedness parade on the streets of
this city June 10 of this year for the
purpose Of impressing Congress,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the Central Labor
Council of Seattle and vicinity, in reg
ular session assembled this 18th day
of May, 1916, does hereby oppose any
attempt by means of parades or any
other form of demonstration which
might unduly magnify the prepared
ness sentiment for the purpose of in
fluencing our representatives in Con-
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
OKLAHOMA VOTERS RUSH
TO REGISTRATION POLL

The Daily Oklahoman reports that
estimates of the recent registration in
Oklahoma county give the Democrats
80 per cent, the Republicans 40 per
cent and the Socialists 10 per cent.
The paper declares that the Socialists
made no gains in the county outside
Of the colored vote and in a few coun-
try precincts which Registered almost
solldly Socialist. AT least so per cent
of the negroes outside of Oklahoma
City have changed their political faith
and joined the Socialists.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25

The citizen soldiers of Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona have failed to
respond to the Wall street "call to
arms All the bold Texas cowboys
who were supposed to be ready and
anxious to take a shot at the "greas-
ers" have drawn in their horns. Is
it any wonder that they have to
"force" men to march in preparedness
parades? If Texans will not defend
Texas, how can they be expected to
defend the United States?
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
THE BEST YET
Rice. Wash. Nav Is.

Rice, Wash, May IS, 1916.
Dear Comrade: The Katterfield
lecture was a success in every way.
His lecture was more appreciated
than any we have heard at this place.
Yours in revolt,
MRS. f. r. DOWNIE.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-05-25
LONDON LABOR FIRM

A conference of Trades Councils,
Labor Parties, Trade Union branches,
and other Labor and Socialist organ
lzations in London, Eng, unanimous
Iy adopted .. resolution declaring de-
termined opposition to CONSUMPTION
and urging that a National Labor
Conference should be called to con-
slider the situation.