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Evening star., 1917-09-29
Great Defensive Gunfire.

From the first kilograms received
from the coast the features of the air
raid seem to have been the intense vol
ume of the defensive gunfire and the
speediness of the repulse of the raid
ers. One dispatch says there was a tre-
mendous roar of guns all along the
Thames estuary. The numberless bat
teries at work put up a regular curtain
fire. British airplanes also went up
after the raiders and there was consid-
cradle air fighting. Afterward the
fighting gradually died away and the
noise Of the enemy's engines grew less
and less faint as the airplanes speeded
to sea-.
One dispatch says several bombs
were dropped in the rural areas south
east of Suffolk. a few miles inland, but
that as far as was known there was
neither damage nor casualties.
Evening star., 1917-09-29
BOYS FAIR PROGRAM
IS VARIED AND NOVEL
Races and Amusing Contests Are
Features of the Events at Y. NJ. G.
A. Today and Tonight.

Roller skating, pushmobile and bicy-
Gle races were the principal events on
this mornings program at the boys
county fair, which started yesterday
afternoon at the boys department of
the Y. NJ. C. A. The races. which start
ed at 10 o'clock, were held around the
ellipse.
Following the races a luncheon was
served in the lobby of the building. A
band concert was given at 1870 o'clock.
while other events on this afternoons
program include grand airplane fight.
greased-pole. pie-eating and other con-
tests. inspection of exhibition of boys
hobby collections. canned goods and
food conservation displays, base ball
game between the Giants and Cubs and
q side show. followed by supper
Included in the program of this even-
ing. beginning at o'clock, are the fol-
lowing events: Grand airplane flight,
submarine demonstration. balloon as
cension, masquerade and clown revue
in gymnasium. gym games, stunts and
demonstrations. prize speaking and
awarding of prizes.
Three Glasses Of Exhibits.
The prizes have been divided into
three classes for the exhfbitions-A, B
and C. Glass A contains the following
prizes: First. silver watch fob for the
best collection of coins; second prize,
bronze emblem lapel pins for the best
collection of stamps. curios. bullets or
relics, rocks or minerals, pictures or
pennants, and any hobby.
Class B, first prize silver watch fob for
best article made by exhibitor In wood
carving: second prize, emblem pin for
best article made by exhibitor in basketry.
leather. metal and pottery.
Class c, first prize, Y. NJ. c. A. pennant
for best scrapbook. postcard album. ko-
dak book and novel or unique exhibition.
Prizes for Races and Contests.
Prizes for the races and contests have
been divided up as follows: Pushmobile,
first prize. one-haH years membership :
second prize. three months membership /:
bicycle. three months membership: roller
juniors, six months membership: creased
pole. a dollar bill pie-eating, medals and
ribbons: speaking contest, first,
Poems Of Action: second. monogram :
best masquerade makeup. first Y. NJ. c..
A. silver tie clasp; second. clasp pin best
novel or unique stunt, first, watch fob !:
second. lapel pin.
A number of events were on yesterday's 8
program One of the features yesterday
afternoon was an aquatic exhibition by
w. o. Smith OF the Marine Band and W.
G. Crabbe, a member Of the Y NJ C. A.
Both men demonstrated the proper form
OF breathing while floating and gave a
variety OF fancy stunts.
Evening star., 1917-09-29
Good Prospects of Floating Ship.

The American battleship ashore in
home waters was reported today rest
ing easily with work of floating her
going forward with good prospect Of
success.
Evening star., 1917-09-29
Provision, Of the.Law,

The sections Of the espionage law of
the United States code under which tho
men were indicted read as follows,
'Whoever, when the United Statea ia
Evening star., 1917-09-29
Newton Confirmed by Senate.

Tho nomination Of Byron R. Newton
to be collector Of customs at New York
was today confirmed by the Senate.
Evening star., 1917-09-29
TWO AIR RAIDERS
DOWNED BY BRITISH
Coast Towns Bombed, But
Germans Fail to Penetrate
London Defenses.
NO CASUALTIES REPORTED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. September 29.-Two Ger
man airplanes which took part in last
nights raid over the southeast coast
of England. were brought down, it is
announced officially. No casualties were
caused by the raid. The following Of
fetal announcement was made:
Lord French, commander of the home
defenses. reports that the latest in
formation indicates that about twenty
enemy machines participated in last
nights raid. Bombs were dropped in
a number of places in Kent. Essex and
Suffolk. but no casualties and only in
significant damage has been reported
up to the present. Repeated attacks
were made on London, but in no case
did the raiders penetrate the outer de-
fenses.
"One enemy airplane is reported to
have been shot down in the Thames
estuary and a second one off the coast"
Hopes Are Aroused.
ish aerial defenses in the Illustration of
three attempts of German raiders to
reach London last night, and the de-
struction Of at least two Gothas on the
coast. lead to the hope that means have
been found to deal with moonlight visi-
tors, as the Zeppelins were countered
last year. 1t is true that the condition
of the sky last night was not altogether
favorable for night flying, but the de-
fense by airp1anes and anti-aircraft
guns has been made so strong that
future raiders will cross the coast of
England at-their own peril.
The situation, combined with the con-
tinued attacks by army and navy fliers
on German airdromes in Belgium, is
expected at any rate to limit the activi-
ties of the Germans. whose only sue
cess during the week has been the kill
ing of a number of innocent civilians.
Not the slightest military damage was
done.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
Spring CLEANING
NJ HEADQUARTERS

If Sou do not believe that spring is
here just drop around to the Socialist
headquarters on California St. and
see the spring cleaning that has been
done.
The walls and ceilings of the kitch-
en- and dining room have been papered
ana the woodwork, windows and floors
cleaned. The editors sanctum sane
forum has likewise been renovated
and everything looks slick and clean
again. Comrade F. G. Crosby was the
official paper hanger and Comrades
K. H Hodgins, Title Roeder and Rose
Anderson did the dirty work"
A kitchen range has been purchased
and the old one sold to the junk man
and we are all ready for the next big
feed and we hope all our Everett read
ers will be there.
Comrade Katherine H. Hodgins, the
local secretary, reports a good month
for the local last month. The receipts
were $114.39 and the expenditures
5000, leaving a balance of SIS in the
treasury. The local meets every Fri
day evening IN THE REAR HALL
OF THE FORUM and we want to see
all the members at the next meeting
as we'll as a few new ones.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
LEGISLATOR
URGES MONEY
CONSCRIPTION

WINNIPEG, Manitoba.-Attacking
compulsory military service, R. A..
Rigg, Socialist member of the Mani
toba Legislature, declared that if the
men are to be conscripted money
must likewise be conscripted and the
owners of money as well. The speech
OF Rigg was pronounced one of the
greatest ever made in Canada and
was delivered before a crowded house.
Here" declared Rigg, you have
the British and the Dominion Gov
ernments down on their knees sup
plicating capital to come to the aid of
the empire in its hour of extremity
The nation, in the hour of its great
need, duplicates King Capital to
generously come to it, aid and prom
Uses to pay per cent interest. Do
you call that national service? 1t
ought to be called exploiting the very
life-blood of the nation. | think that
if Shakespeare had been alive today
he would have discarded Shylock as
the personihcation of Unsuitable greed
and in his place he would have Sc
lected per cent war bondholding
patriot"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
UNIONS
INVEST FUNDS
IN" CITY BANK"

ST. PAUL, Minn.-The st. Paul
city "bank," the only bank in the
United States run by a municipality
is making great inroads on private
banks in St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Many of the labor unions of both cities
have withdrawn their money from To-
cal banks and invested their funds in
st. Paul city bonds through the bank.
st. Paul does not have to sell its
bonds through bond houses as it sells
many of them through the "bank,"
which was started July ], 1913. The
plan of the "bank" is very simple.
Any one can go to the City Hall with
$40 or any multiple of SO and get a
certificate of interest for that amount
in bond in the sinking fund. Any
time, if he wishes to Withdraw his in
vestment, he surrenders the certificate
and receives its face value and A per
cent. interest for the entire period his
money was on deposit.
When the Getty bank" was opened,
the other banks of St Paul with saw
ings departments were paying only
81 per cent. interest. They were al
50 reckoning interest only on stated
days and reserved the right to require
notice of withdrawal. The Getty bank"
forced them to raise the interest rate
to per cent and made exercise of
the notice requirement hazardous.
The city bank" was therefore, I'M
popular with other banks. Last April
a grand jury made an attack upon
the city bank" upon the ground that
It's legal underpinning was insecure.
The Getty bank" the day before this
report appeared, contained deposits
Of $l,993,G30. The report started a
"run," which lasted 26 business days
and brought the deposits down to
81 ,039,840, every demand being met
cash.
Meanwhile friends of the Getty
bank" initiated an amendment to the
city charter specifically sanctioning
the plan. 1t was submitted to vote,
carried overwhelmingly and the run
ceased.
Today the deposits of funds in the
Getty bank" exceed $2,000,00O.
The real significance of the st. Paul
experiment is in the opportunity it
opens to cities to finance public i'm
provements with which bankers might
not be in sympathy, such, for exam
pie, as ventures into municipal own
ership.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
4 GRAND VINlSU

TIE Socialists !. Scattl. have lust
taken part ~ ehc Seattle city elections
mr6 shr results are recorded elsewhere
A.. ....s. y.t.. ,ucrc We'c three coun-
S;ln,sn ~ lie elected but Gov some YEA
son, why We have ncs been able IA
find cu.. shc party only nominated
0"c candidate The ,aNpajcn WIS run
at.ct,v alva- Evolutionary lines.
,h,, Is. the platform was 're>oiuUon-
nry" although thcy did not have one;
the meetings We're enthusiastic, that
'r~' wore lcll in connection
WIZ .he war cil,.s; a let of "revolu-
tiorary" philosophical speeches were
delivered, that is, the candidate did
because he was the only one who
spoke. A.u 6> 80, the Revolutionary
support that he asked for, that is, he
told his audience and stated through
the capitalist press that he ONLY
wanted class conscious votes, and that
& ~ - rc- and he also told his
...' through the cap
ua0 p.y-s ... il. did NOT expect
so be elected, and he wound mp in a
grand finish by not being elected be-
- ~~',- ~eeeived 1887 votes,
.1 lc..z s,y1.a. thousand less than
the party polled at the previous cleo
ton.
e the Socialist party wants to find
.... .... 10 IAN a campaign and how
% get the support of the working
class, it should not look to Seattle
for suggestions.
r ~ Socialist party ever at any
-.le to its senses in
political campaigns it is
appears to be a whole
%, OF cleaning up to be done and We
think it is up to the rank and file to
get in and build up an organization
that will make an effort to put up a
real hot, effective, intelligent cam
"eiv~ IN future elections Some of
--.-- 49, u O-Ing revolutionary Social
lists they have become philosophical
anarchists.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01

For best meals, waffles and coffee
with cream, go to Everett Cafe
House, l113 Hewitt.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
PLAN
TO KEEP PEACE
ON CAR LINES

NEW YORK, Feb &c Collective
agreements, 20 keep peace between
traction owner and traction worker,
were urged by Morris lIiIlquist, So
clalist and labor attorney in speaking
before the Public Service Commission
here in opposition TO the commissions
plan TO tie the hands Of labor by a
compulsory arbitration scheme
iIilq.it tor. the arbitration plan,
with It's compulsory provision, to
pieces, and then proceeded to jump on
tn. pieces with both feet. For every
provision of the scheme that he broke
down rs unjust or impractical, Hill
quit offered IA remedy based, in the
main, upon collective agreements now
IN effect in the waist, cloak and suit
industry. He declared that a just ar
bltration plan would be eagerly ac-
c pied by LABOR.
lilllquit condemned the individual
agreement completely, pointing out
that the objects of such contracts
we're always to tie the worker down
to existing conditions.
an all collective agreements be
tween employers and workers we have
Il specific clause to the effect that in
dividual agreements shall not be en-
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
FACTORY CHILDREN"

The little children of the factories
who are so cruelty Gagged away and
who have neither food nor sunshine
nor any time to play, work both late
and early just for their masters
gains, while he just sits upon then
backs and harshly pulls the reins.
When will the time ever come
Comrades, when we will put bar
upon this, and give to the capitalist
masters a few lashes of their own
whips?
Just keep on voting for this sys-
tenn.
The workers deserve it all, for they
have the power to change it, but they
just let it fall.
L. FARMER.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
UNION iiHIH
REBELS; DECLARES
NATIONAL BANK!


LOS NN''r'''S' 'ah ""'" MON
herS OF organized 'n"or protest
against UNJUST laws to'y are rebels
against the government III 'n' "rlh-
ION OF 'h' men VINO run the Farmers
and Merchants National hanN OF Los
Angeles!
What's more. says the bank. labor
is - commodity and when 1t becomes
more glcHtl'at ThE WAGES WILL
HAVE 10 RE REDUCED!
The foregoing views are expressed
in the "iinan.ial Letter" OF the bank,
sen, :. is By business uatr.ns. I'm
der ~. heading labor Troubles" the
bank saws:
"N, cro,tor ,roor ,o,ld ho b,d 81
bc f,ct that l,hor 10 , oon,r,,l;t,.
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abundant and tho n,;no ~ :, ,,,s 1,,,.
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The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT

A. M. Simons, of national and in
ternational reputation in The Social
list and Labor movement, has pre-
pared a correspondence course in
American History for The Peoples
College, Fort Scott, Kansas.
Simons' historical books, Social
Forces in American History" and
Glass Struggles in America" have
become classics.
This course is the equal of any
college course, and adds a vast num-
Der of facts and whole system of
Interpretation not foand in any col
lege course.
A knowledge of American HISTORY
is absolutely necessary to any clear
understanding of present day events.
Spend your leisure in systematic
study, under the guidance of an ex-
pert. Send today for descriptive lit
erature to The Peoples College, Dept.
N, Fort Scott, Kansas.
Don't let another day go by without
ordering a 25c combination of books
from this office. Better do it now.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
WHO HAS SOME
EDISON RECORDS?

The free speech prisoners >in the
Snohomish County Jail have a first
class Edison monograph, but only a
few records. They won't allow the
defense committee to buy any be-
cause, they say, all money collected
for the defense should be used only
for that purpose, but they would be
very glad if some of you who are on
the outside would send them a few
old records that you have grown tired
Of. Their machine uses cylinder rec
ords. Please send them to the North
west Worker, 1912 California St.,
Everett, Wash.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
CELEBRATE TIE
PARIS COMMUNE,

Locals should take advantage Of the
18th Of March, which comes on a Sun
day this year, and celebrate the Com
mune Of Paris. 1t is usual to have
Commune Banquet on this occasion
and we would like 60 hear of every
local getting up an affair of some
kind. We have ordered a number Of
books on "The History of the Com
mune Of 1871" by Lissagary, and it
is a really interesting book and should
be in the possession of every Socialist.
The books cost $1.00 each, cloth bound
and containing 500 pages.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01

and happy home to fight the Mexi-
cans, although he was a member Of
the National Guard, is a red card
man.
Now that the Ballplayers' Frater-
nifty has applied for an A. F. of l..
charter and other professional sports
are organizing, we can expect to find
as many Socialists among athletes as
we have in some of the radical labor
unions Of this city.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
Il. SCOTT BENNETT
EDITS SOCIALIST WORLD

IL. Scott Bennett, former Socialist
member of the Australian Parliament,
has taken the editoIship and business
management of the Socialist World
published by the Socialists of Kings
County. Bennett lectured all over
he country last year.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
COMRADES, DO 1T NOW!

Get reliable information; numbers
Of all locations; 100000 acres Ore
gon and California Railroad Grant
Lands; Redeemed by Congress; open
for Homesteads as classified. Send
$l.OO to Louis II. Bergold, Riddle
Oregon. All information guaranteed
accurate.
editors Note: This is a reliable
proposition and you will receive value
for your money!
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
.>yuaaUF AllADAINL
FTSTiC EXPERTS
ARE SOCIALISTS


NEW NORk.-lt person is n la
.or, c'rrh or a college professor
Nd $ rU.,s himself with the Soci-
aHst r.oyemcut, 1t does not receive
moro than passing attention. 1t is
20 ha expected that a worker affiliate
himself "'th " labor party ana 1t IS
not surprising 4" see clerks possessing
the knowledge o' N'c'a's'h' ~ Z" '"
hc eN"eft'd ~ TN" S''la'a'S " every
j -.. t', o.' IN 'ne boxing game.
Hut even ~ fh's c'Mm'r''''ze' S'"'''
Ne fnd r'2'.'Gh''rs "h" ~" no' Nno"
why they axe prl2'lght'rS' 'u' WHO
can tell S'n why they are so'''''slS'
! N'r ont IN IN" WHO'S of hroNnS'iI'e
lives ne middle"eight champion OF
the world lie dld not nave to ne
that OF boxer as he Is wen hNed H.
nan'm''E' lie Is crown IN private
me as Albert Nudo'ph' out does not
want the family name IN the squared
IW'le ( Sc ne uses the name oil Al NC
Coy ne Is as revolutionary rs any
Noe'A''5t Know ana understands
Marx and our other writers as well MS
ne does his alphaoet' lie makes
SpeeeheN IN hehaIt OF the Soc'ai'st
movement ana ITS candidates around
election ume'
Over in England the foremost
/ boxer a Socialist. His name in the
lag is @omhardier Wells, Every timo
he v'e,'s our shores he frequents the
&ffair, and meetings of the Socialist
"art. end always takes his wife and
..uraEer with him.
The vast majority of our fistic eX-
perts are not called upon Tor their
political views. If Jess willard the
worlds heavyweight champion, We're
free to express his thoughts | am GER
tain he would be within the Socialist
ranks. During the preparedness
mania Jess was dead opposed to it
.a. he vas TO al war. He even disl;Ees
the uo> ing game, as can be seen by
/ The he. that he has only taken part
IN or bout since he flattened out the
nyinc.llc Jack Johnson some two
years ago. lie is with the under dog
all the time, but unfortunately he is
tied with a syndicate of managers, by
whom he is exploited.
Gl /. Leonard, as clever boxer
las ever donncd The mitts, is a Social
ist. Billy Kramer is also an ardent
Socialist. During the recent car
strike Kramer was conductor, but he
was among the first to strike andre
NAMED out until compelled to 90 bacl,
10 his old way of making living. lie
is again boxing and is meeting al
, Corners in the lightweight ranks.
Leach Cross, the fighting dentist of
the East Side, who made the name
Cross famous everywhere boxing is
followed, recently joined our ranks.
lie and his brother Sam voted the So
cialist ticket last fall. Joe Goodney,
the bantam Of The East Side, has been
a Socialist for more than year and
at the last election was one of Meyer
Lcndon's watchers, along with Leon
ard, Mccoy, Kramer and few others
whose names | cannot recollect at this
time. Little Johnny Rosner, of Har-
lem, who went to England to battle
with Jimmy Wilde for the worlds
title, comes from an ardent Socialist
family, and is a good Socialist him
self.
Young Brown, Of Williamsburg, is
another prominent battler who is a
Socialist.
In many occupations it is not advis-
able to make public your political
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-31
Teuton Wife of American Soldier
Tells of Conditions
There.
HARD Fight TO GET AWAY
Woman Has Narrowing Experiences
in Trying to Leave Country
Says People Are Fleeing
When They Can.

San FranciscO.-The real conditions
in the fatherIand were described here
by Mrs. George r. Szadelskl, the Ger
man wife of an American soldier.
Mrs. Szadelski arrived here after a
plucky fight of over five nglths TO
get herself ard three children out of
Germany and over here, where she
could join her husband, who is with
the quartermasters corps. United
States army. at Honolulu.
Germany is starving. Her people
do not want war, and are fleeing the
country when they can. Not so much
the war. but food and where it is TO
come from is what the German people
are thinking of, said Mrs. SZadelski.
when the people crowd up too Gag
erly In the street. waiting to get their
small bit of food, men come out with
whips, or pour hot water on them to
make them orderly. That is in the
town of Mecklenburg; there we stand
waiting two hours or more in rain or
snow. But in Berlin it is worse, and
men and women wait in line all night.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-31
GLOBE SIGHTS

Most patient men are patient sim
ply because they are spineless.
The longer marriage is put off the
less probability it will come off.
One does not have to look long any
where for an excuse to find fault.
So many people are only able to rec
ognize opportunity from a rear view.
A mass meeting probably accom-
plishes less in proportion to its size
than anything else.
Alb Adkins admits he is getting older
as some of the stories he heard as a
boy are now going around disguised
US new ones.
Suffering in silence is the most I'M
usual performance.
A man who is always talking about
his rights expects a good deal more.
Most men are not tempted, they go
looking for that which gets them in
trouble.
Considering what some women drew,
it is difficult to explain their eagerness
to have their daughters get married.
Atchison Globe.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-31
Buy With Cards.

"All' things are bought by cards
even clothing and shoes. If / need a
new suit or my little boy needs new
underwear, | must go to the officials
and explain the need and show them
the worn things.
"A grown man or woman gets half
a pound of meat week. a tenth of a
pound of butter and three pounds of
bread. This bread is made of pota-
toes and kind q .:reen turnip, and is
so soggy that only a little can be eaten
at a time There is no coffee. except
kind made from the turnip. and
there is no rice. One gets fourth of
a pound of sugar, and there is no soap
at all.
Famine? There's famine now.
The rich--yeS. the rich can buy a
goose. but they must pay for it 175
marks (ahOut SAD. have seen wild
ravens sold in Berlin for three and
one-haIf marks. Everything is much
worse than America thinks.
''Yet there win be no revolution.
That is because there are no men at