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FAMINE RELIEF

Not since the "Black Death
.,yopt Furope in the Fourteenth Cen
t,,v taking toll of 22,OOO,OOO lly9s
/ ~ single wear. has such a horrlpIe
naIon,itv threatened the world as now
/ is taLinp form in the famne-strlckeh
rogions of the Volga valley IN Rus
sia. Twenty-Five million people ar ar
facing starvation and expert Oh 'm'
Ground estimate they VIII ale iiVei
ally by the millions unless aiu 10
speedily forthcoming, ,.o,,,o
, The famine is likely to become
/ the most CHASTITY catastrophe N "oI H.
history. Not only will millions Gle
of hunger, but typhus has made us
! appearance in the famine region anu
| unless checked, this dread scourage
NAV spread to other parts OF Russia;
| and even to neighboring nations ana
kill additional millions. ~,
3. The districts of the Nolga val
| lev where acute famine prevails COM
| prise 6O0,00 square miles, or an area
| comparable to the total area OF the
| states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa. Iowa. North Dakota, South Da-
kota and Kansas. The Volga valley
has a population of 22,000,OOO and Is
the great grain growing region OF
Russia. The situation in Russia IS
much the same as it would be IN
America if practically all the corps
of the great agricultural states OF
the Middle West were totally de-
stroyed by drought.
Land Parched by Drought
A. In April, 1920, severe drought
affected the whole Volga region.
There was practically no rainfall for
seven months. The excessive heat
and the lack of moisture left the land
parched The vegetation was burn
ed up, and in the few fields where
any grain appeared the sparse and
stunted plants were carefully cut,
one by one and what few grains OF
wheat, rye or barley they bore were
harvested by hand.
5. War has been almost contlnu-
Gus in Russia since the outbreak OF
the European conflict in 1,14-a perl
cd of more than seven years and
this, with the economic blockade
which has existed since 1917, has at
fected the famine region with pecul-
lar esverity. One military expedition
after another was launched against
Russia after the armistice in 1918
which served to complete the work
of destruction which the war had be-
gun.
6. Over the Volga valley in 1918
and 1919. and as late as the spring
of 1920, invading armies fought and
destroyed buildings, farm machinery,
farms, railway stations, water tanks,
bridges and greatly damaged means
of communication. Draught animals
were seized and carried away and
wherever grain could be found this
too, was carted out of the valley by
the retreating armies under Kolchak
Denekine and others. The unprece
denied drought then put the finishing
touches upon the devastation wrought
by seven years of war and this eX
plains why millions in this valley ar
facing slow death by starvation.
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A RAVING RHYME

Twas a nice day in October,
Last September in July:
The moon lay thick upon the ground,
The mud shown in the sky.
The flowers were singing sweetly,
The birds were full of bloom,
SO went into the cellar
To sweep an upstairs room.
The time was Tuesday morning,
On Wednesday Just at night;
l saw a thousand miles away
A house just out of sight.
The walls projected backwards,
The front was round the back;
1t stood alone with others,
The fence was whitewashed black
1t was moonlight on the ocean,
Not street car was in sight;
The sun was shining brightly
And it rained all day that night.
1t was summer in the winter,
And the rain was falling fast;
A barefoot boy with shoes on
Stood sitting on the grass.
1t was evening and the rising sun,
Stood setting in the night;
And everything that l could see,
Was hidden from my sight.
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months. These employers have used
hundreds of columns Of newspaper .
space to tell the people that the
plants were closed because "the
market was bad" that "prices were
low" that freight rates are too
high" that the "public will not buy"
None of their claims are true and
never have been true. They have
only been using these statements as
propaganda to prepare the mind Of
the workers and of the public gener-
ally for a return to the 10 hour day.
With a cunning bred of greed and
their mad desire for undisputed pow
er over the workers and the public,
they have sought to starve the work
ers into submission. Through the
use of the Four Us, their so-called
"shop committees" and "plant coun-
ellis" they have sought to keep thg
workers out of the international
Union of Timbcrworkers and into
their controlled mutual admria.
ton societies so that they coulc
slaughter them at their pleasure.
On the one hand they have lied tc
the workers and reduced their wages
OQ lle OUnSI manu- Iucy nave lieu "
the public and raised prices. Both
the Western Pine Association anc
the West Coast Lumbermen's Asso.
citation are under fire from the Fed.
eral Trade Commission which has
charged questionable practices. They
have denied the charges of the com
mission They cannot afford to adj
nit that the charges are true, inves
LEGATION will save them that neces
sity. -,
There is but one thing that vii
save the Northwest from one of the
greatest strikes in its history-that
one thing is the immediate organi
cation of the workers in the timber
| industry. The officers of the In
ternational Union of Timberworker.
urge all of the workers to organize
at once, we urge them to refuse t.
work over eight hours per day un
der any conditions except to save life
or property There are two reasons
why they should organize. First
to save their eight-hour day; second
to prevent the possibility of a STRIKE
and to save the general public from
the blind greed of the lumber inter
ests.
HARRY W. CALL,
international Secretary
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TIMBERWORKERS
BULLETIN

The lumber operators of the
Northwest are openly putting into
effect what they have secretly had
in mind for many months-they are
now posting notices that their plants
will operate ten hours per day with
less than pre-war rates.
The Port Ludlow Washington mill
in the Puget Sound district is lead
ing the way for the rest. The en-
ployment boards in the city of Seat
tie now list Jobs at this plant 10
hours per day with wages for COM
mon labor at twenty-five cents per
hour, this is the lumber operators
idea of return to normally"
The lumber operators at klamath
Falls and other points in southern
Oregon have refused to deal with the
workers, representatives Of the u
S. Department of Labor and the Ore
gon State Cancellation Board, they
say they must operate at least
hours per day or not at all. At Weed
California, the Weed Lumber Com
pany which is a subsidiary of the
Long-Bell Lumber Company, a
southern concern, declares that it
operate 10 hours or not at all, they
further say that they will close their
mills and camps for six months if
necessary to drive the workers down
to the 10 hour day.
What the employers say they will
10 at Klamath Falls and other points
in the strike area, they will try to do
in all lumber sections of Oregon.
What the operators say that they
will do at Weed, California, other
California operators viii attempt.
What the Port Ludlow, Washington,
company is trying to do, every lum-
Der operators in the state Of Wash
ington will also attempt
The mills and camps Of the North
west have been closed for many
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No. ................
SUMMONS

In the Superior Court of the State of Wash
ington, for Snohomish County.
billiard Madison, plaintiff, VS.. jamie Mad
ison, defendant.
The State of Washington to the said jamie
Madison, defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in sixty (6Ol days after the date of the
first publication of this, summons, to-wit
within sixty 600 days after the 18th day of
April, 1922, and defend the above entitled
action in the above entitled court and an
swer the complaint of the plaintiff and
serve copy of your answer upon the un-
dersigned attorneys for plaintiff, at their
office below stated; and in case of your fail
ure so to do. judgment will be rendered
against you. according to the demand of the
complaint which has been filed with the
clerk of said court.
The object of this action is to obtain a
divorce. from the defendant on the grounds
of misconduct and abandonment for more
than one year.
E. c. DALEY,
A. +. DALEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Office and P. o. address: 2l0 Stokes Buil-
ing, Everett, Snohomish County, Washing
ton.
First publication April Z, 1922.
Last publication May II, 1922.
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CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
Meets every Wednesday night at o'clock,
in Hall l, Labor Temple. ]. B. Moncur,
President; o. F. Wefferfing, Secretary
LOCAL UNIONS
BARRIERS Local No. 446-Meets End Thursday
in each month. ". o. McAllster. Presi-
dent Stokes Building Joe Raiston, Sec
rotary Treasurer, 1905 Hewitt avenue.
Boilermakers' Union, Everett No. 50o-Meets
LIST and Bird Thursday nights of each
month, at the Labor Temple,
Jos. McGhee, President, 2614 Lombard.
Helmer Molner, Fin Sec. 1906 Broadway
Ave. Phone Blue 1914.
All brothers invited to attend.
Electrical Workers, No. 1911, meets in Hall
No. l. Labor Temple, on Monday at pm.
President. J. E. Penturf. Labor Temple
Sec, J. M. Gibbs. 3119 Oakes, Phone White
367.
Longshoremen No. 1873, meets Monday nights
at 1880, at 2s39 Bond Street. President
R. H. Mills, 1908 Baker; Financial Secre
tary, Walter Woods; Recording Secretary
T. Bryan.
p. President, J. A. Carlson, Lowell
! Phone Black 1247; H. Arends, Secretary
| 2426 Virginia, Phone Blue 1856.
Stage Employees and Moving Picture Oper
ators-Harry Olsen. President, 1926 Ruck
er; Fred Tucker Recording Secretary, 24O{
Everett Geo. Fauver, Fin. Sec Treas.
2507 Wetmore.
Meets first and third Mondays at s ~
p: M, hall No. 2 at Labor Temple. Rile,
Underwood, president, phone Main $50
Carl Leonard, secretary treasurer. Offic
phone Main 115; res. Blue 1873, PAP
| Cakes avenue.
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What is the law of Nature? Is it to know that my Sc
crty and that of my family all amusements and pleasure
purchased at the expense Of misery DEPRIVATION and SUI
erng thousands of human bengsby the terror Of the
gaow by the misfortune Of thousands sitting within prison
walls by the fears inspired by millions of soldiers and guard
ians Of civilization from their homes and besoed by dis
ne to protect pleasures with loaded revovers against
the possible interference of the furnishing? Is it to purchase
every fragment of bread that put in my mouth and the
mouths of my children by the numbess privaons that
necessary abundance? Or is it to be certain
that my piece of bread only belongs to when know that
everyone else has SHARE and that while eat
-Tolstoi.
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The undergraduate in college nov
is better than was the student of a
quarter of a century ago. according
to the dean of Brown University
The new man is more amenable to
discipline; has a keener interest in
education; has a larger capacity for
work and higher sense of integrity
The dean says in 80 years he has
not met but two students who were
1iarc
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Roscoe Conkling Simn

Roscoe Conkling Simmons, a
nephew of Booker T. Washington,
claimed in an address: "We have a
record to defend. but no treason,
thank God, to atone or explain. While
in chains we fought to free the white
men-from Lexington to Carrizal-
and returned again to our chains. No
Negro has ever insulted the flag, no
Negro ever struck down president
of the United States, no Negro ever
sold a military map or secret to
foreign government, no Negro ever
ran under fire or lost an emporium
ity to serve, to fight. to bleed to
die in the republics cause"
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Notice. is hereby given. that the final ac-
count OF Z. W: Knapp. administrator OF
the estate of Mary Theresa Knapp, deceased
has been presented to the above entitled
court Tor settlement, together with petition
Tor distribution of said estate, and asking
me court to settle such report distribute the
property to the persons entitled to the same,
and discharge said administrator, has been
I m IN this court, and that the Sth day of
May A. d. 1922, at $50 A. M of said
day. at the court house, in Department No.
OF SAID court, in the city of Everett Sno-
homsh County, State of Washington has
been duly appointed by said court rs the
time and place of the settlement of said ac-
count and hearing of said petition. at which
Time any person interested in said estate may
appear and file their objections in writing
to SAID account or to said petition and may
contest the same, and may also be heard in
the matter of said petition for distribution
T. said estate, and the discharge of said adj
| ministrator.
I Dated this 11th day of April A. D. 1922.
~ c. W. KNAPP,
Administrator of the Estate of Mary Their
e5a knapp, Deceased.
pate Of first publication, April IA, 1922
Date of last publication, April IS, 1922.
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INTERNATIONAL
LABOR NEWS

CANADA: Mine Wage Negotia-
tions.-Negotiatio We're begun on
March 2, 1922, between the coal OPP
orators and miners of Alberta and
Eastern British Columbia with a
view to determining the conditions of
employment for the mining year be-
ginning March 81, 1922. The min
ers are contending for the present
basic day wage scale, while the op-
orators demand a reduction to a
basis p per cent over the 1915 agree
ment. Unless some unforeseen action
takes place a coal strike seems in
evitable.
ENGLAND: Unemployment
state of employment in the Liverpool
district became less favorable dur
ing January and February, 1922. I'm
employment dock laborers, shipbuild-
ers and engineers are on the in
crease. Daily street collections fol
the relief of the unemployment have
been continued, and the municipal
authorities are contemplating an
increase in poor law taxes which
even now, are at an unprecedented
rate.
NORWAY: Labor Leaders Union
On February 10, 1922, at Chris.
tianla, representative foremen, fac.
tory managers and superintendent
from each of the three Scandinavian
countries formed a union, the OBJ
iects of which are said to be the
advancing and strengthening of the
collegiate, social and economic in
terests of its members. Uniform reg
ulations governing the action to bc
followed by its members in all con
flicts between employers and labor
are to be sought.
PORTUGAL: Railway Strike Ends
Enough former strikers on the Lis
bon-Cascaes railroad have resumed
work to permit the company one,
more to operate the trains on it's line
on schedule time. 1t is said that the
! railway company made no conces
sions.
Street Railway Strike Renewed
Workers of the Lisbon Electric Street
! railway have renewed their strike
recently reported as settled Failure
OF the company to reinstate strikers
alleged to be guilty of bad conduct
is said to be the cause of the new
breach.
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BEFORE SHOPPING STUDY
IltE WE DON'T PATRONIZE
LIST"!

Smoke Olympia St. Riggs, Zoe, 8
for 25c. adv
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In the Superior Court of the State of Wash
lngton IN and for the County of Snoho-
mish.
In the matter of the estate of Mary Theresa
Knapp, deceased
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Smoke Olympia Capitol, 10c straight
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No. 533S
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL AC-
COUNT, SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE.
DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND DIS.
CHARGE OF ADMINISTRATOR.
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ROSTER OF UNIONS

Under this head will be printed weekly the
names of unions dates and places of meet
ing, names of presidents and secretaries, or
business agents, with their house or phone
numbers, at SOC per month. The advantage
of this Roster will be readily seem Corrections
made as soon as possible after notification.
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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR

Address Samuel Gompers, President; or
Frank Morrison, Secretary, A. F. of L. Bldg.
Washington, d. c.
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WASHINGTON STATE FEDERATION
OF LABOR
William M. Short, President. 50S-9 Maynard
Bldg, Seattle, Wash.
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HARRY w. CALL,
International Secretary
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-01
HON. A. W. FOO7E
CANDIDATE FOR
- ans. - -
,rmont State Library j LII Ill
20sept1S III HTUT
Spoke Friday Evening Before
Bennington Club
is STRONG FOR ECONOMY
Says People Do Not Pay Enough
Attention to Cooperation Be
tween Town and Country

Hon. Abram w. Foote Of Cornwall,
lieutenant governor of Vermont and
candidate for governor this year
was a guest at a Bennington club
smoker Friday night and spoke be-
fore an audience of club members and
guests.
He said that a state and particular
ly the state o. Vermont does not pay
enough attention TO the development
OF country towns and cooperation be-
tween to- and country. This state
raises only IS per cent Of It's food sup
ply and pays extra prices to have ar
t.cles Of food brought here from a
distance when these same articles
can be produced right here and would
be if there were better cooperation
in the relations between people who
We In town and those who live in the
the country.
Just as good beef can be raised in
Vermont as anywhere in the world
but a Vermont farmer who raises
first cannot sell it anywhere near
the market price because the meat
dealers in the larger towns will not
buy the native beef except at low
price The reason is that the meat
dealer LIS to buy most o. his supply
i,Om the pack ng house stations and
has his daily or weekly orders all
, aced, can buy any quality, and he
has TO maintain his business relation
with the packing house branches in
o.d-r to get service when he needs it.
In consequence of this situation the
farmer cannot get a fair price for his
beef and the family in town pays
more than would be necessary If in
dustrial and rural communities would
cooperate more closely. Beef Is on
" cne illustration. The same truth
applies to many sorts of TODD supplies
which rura Vermont might grow and
VIII ch industrial towns always re.
Qlirc.
Mr. Foote went on record . op-
posed TO bonding for highways and
said tAat the state gets no benefit
from the federal road funds because
the federal read department by fool
ish restrictions and exactions makes
cost about as much extra as the fed
eral funds amount to. Then, too. the
government collects several dollars
In taxes for every dollar that It re-
turns.
Mr.. Foote criticised the great
growth in state expenses and parti.
Gu arly the cost o. state Institutions
and the overhead in the various state
departments, He thought the edu.
tonal system is costing too much
but said he did not feel qualified to
suggest an effective remedy.
Following the address 1t. Governor
Foote spent some time in answering
questions and talking over various de.
tails of the state government. He
referred very briefly to his own can.
didacy and said that II he is elected
governor he will try to enforce
economy and business methods in af.
fairs o. state government.
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RITCHIE BLOCK SOLD
TO HARRY FIENBERG
Business Property Originally Owned
by Late A. X. Rltchie Bought
BY Local Merchant.

The Richie block on Main street.
Originally owned by the late A. X.
Rtchie, has been sold by the estate
TO Harry F.enberg OF the firm Of Fien
berg Brothers, proprietors of the
mems and women's clothing and fur
nishing store on North street. Mr..
Fienberg states that his firm has no
intention of moving It's North street
business, for the present, at least.
and that there is no likelihood that
there will be any immediate changes
by the present occupants OF the
block.
The building was constructed by
the late A. X, Richie, for years one
of Bennington's leading merchants.
In 1896 and was occupied in bust.
ness by him at the time o. his death.
The business was disposed OF by his
sons, II. McGregor and Kennet,n Rit.
chic five years ago to NJ. Lurie & Co.
who occupy the largest store at the
present time.
Other than Lurie & Co. the occu.
pants on the lower floor are Burt
Brothers and the town of Bennington.
on the second floor, Holden & Healy.
attorneys and the village of Benning.
ton and on tlv upper floor Benning.
ton lodge of Elks
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Ne VI YORK WOMEN
CHEER OFFICERS
IN BANDIT FIGHT
Had Grandstand Seats for Pistol
Battle in Streets
HOLDUP WAS FRUSTRATED
One Man Slightly Wounded and
Three More Arrested
By Detectives

New York April lone bandit was
shot down three and others captured
yesterday in pistol battle with eight
detectives at Forty.first street and
Park avenue
The detectives had a tip that an at.
tempt was to be made to snatch a
$6.500 payroll from Charles r. Brady
and william Gotteli, cashier and act
ing superintendent Of the Masterton
Construction company, which IS erect
ing the new building of the Bowery
Savings bank on Park avenue A bag
with only $3.50 was substituted.
As the construction company en-
ployes turned east into Forty first
street from Park ayenue.they were
halted by a tall man, who pointed a
revolver at them simultaneously De-
tectiye Francis Wing appeared from
hiding and ordered the bandit to drop
hs gun The bandit turned and fired
three shots at the detective None took
effect The detective returned the fire
The bandit dropped with the second
shot
The tall bandits first shot was a
signal for three confederates In a
motor car to open fire at the detective
but while they were drawing their pls-
tolls seven more detectives sprang
from hiding.
The pistol battle was short but
sharp Seeing themselves outnumber'
ed by better shots, the bandits sur
rendered.
The street was filed with a noon
day crowd when the shooting began
Women, running to windows thought
it was the bandits alone who were do
ing the shooting. and they screamed
Historically. When they found some
of the armed men we're detectives they
cheered wildly Several hotels in Per
shing square served as grandstands
Even though they surrendered, the
bandits put up a show Of fight while
they were being handcuffed. and when
they finally were brought to police
headquarters, nearly all required
medical attention
The bandit who was shot and who
gave his name as John McGrath, was
found only to have been scratched by
the bullet that downed him. In his
overcoat however, was found a bullet
hole and II was believed he owed his
life TO the heavy fabric which diverted
the leaden missile.