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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
THE WAY OF PROGRESS.
By J. w. Bennett.

The all important thing in establishing
the cooperative commonwealth in the
first place is to have the desire. With
out the will we accomplish nothing.
Progress in mechanical development
has gone until the machinery of industry
is so large and intricate and powerful
that it has involved and overwhelmed
us. The doubters who always object to
new method, who did not believe that
many of our wonderful contrivances
were possible find their very existence
threatened. So we have all come to be
involved in network of stupendous pro-
ductive machinery against which we are
unable to compete and over which we
have no control. 1t has become social
question, intimately related to the lives
of all who suffer by the consequences.
1t is a cause necessitating the awakening
of social consciousness, on penalty of ma
tional degeneracy.
We are face to face with the social
question, Who shall reap the reward,
private individuals or society as a
whole?
In the matter of social reconstruction
we have the fully developed thinkers far
in advance of the mass; also individuals
in all stages of social understanding
The problem is to raise the social aver
age of intelligence high enough to utilize
the social productive powers in the in
terest of society. This involves think
ing. OF course l do not mean that we
have to think out intricate problems. I
do not believe the majority of us would
ever become great genuises, but we have
got to get enough grey matter in action
to find the shortest road to the daily
bread question This is the question
that should, and will, invoke determined
action as necessity grows stronger
Now, what prevents us from deriving
benefit from the operation of all these
huge industrial inventions that have con
nected and united the necessities and
interests of all2
Clearly notmng but a small number OF
powerful parasites known as capitalists.
easily removed with a small dose of po-
litical common sense. They are the OBJ
stacles which act like an automatic air
brake on the wheels of industry Once
we are rid Of these obstacles, our nation
wide industrial machine viii run smooth
ly. The various parts win begin to recip-
rocote and harmonic
The function of this parasite is To-
absorb about three-fourths of everything
produced. III habit and previous educa-
tion make Ms have a desire 10 give 10
an already over-suppiei capitalist three
fourths of the results Of our labor then
f. is evident our mental capacity needs
fixing iu the interest of society
But, on the contrary If we desire 20
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
THE PURE WATER PROBLEM
By William r. Sbier.

As a political organization the social
list party must address itself to every
question that interests the electorate.
And in each case it must offer the
public a carefully thought out solution
instead of mere generalities and hack
neyed phrases.
Otherwise it will not succeed in win
ming the confidence of the majority of
voters.
Now almost every city in America is
confronted with a pure water and sewer
age disposal problem.
How to obtain an abundant supply of
pure water is a problem that is threshed
out perennially in the newspapers, that
is made the bone of contention in many
municipal campaigns, that is regarded by
citizens as a question of the first i'm
portance.
II the socialist party steps into the
arena with clear-cut proposals that deal
in a radical constructive and common
sense way with this problem, it viii not
only help to secure pure drinking water
for citizens, but it will break down con
siderable prejudice against the socialist
movement and cause people to study the
more revolutionary features of our Of
fetal platform
Wherever the water supply problem
happens to be a live issue, l suggest that
the socialist local appoint a committee
to study the question in all its aspects.
and that its recommendation after
thorough discussion be made known to
the public through resolutions, public
meetings and special leaflets
The following recommendation might
De embodied in the committees report:
40 That the socialist party declare
itself in favor of the city expending any
sum Of money necessary to secure a sat
i~factory water supply regard TO De had
for the alty's prospective growth as wen
a- Tor lis present needs.
~ That the socialist party insist
that ua more water franchises De grant
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

of production and distribution this war
over percentages must 60 on. The mas
ter class continues to extort and demand
It continues to crowd the worker down
by increased prices for things that labor
creates to maintain life and decreased
prices for the creation of those things.
TO KEEP ALIVE LABOR MUST CON
TINUE TO FIGHT ON THE INDUS
TRIAL FIELDi
And with such battles being fought
every day, with such sacrifices being
made every hour, who shall say that the
age of heroes has been left behind.
Never has the world given life to greater
heroes, to drawer men and women than
the men and women of today who 60
gladly, fearlessly, into industrial battle.
But the greatest thing is this; While
the battles over percentages, the war to
maintain humanity above the bread line
is on, let the supreme conquest be to
forever abolish the brutal system that
makes them necessary. For, when we
have taken from the masters their own
ership of the tools with which we must
work we will have taken away their
power to rob us WE WILL HAVE
ENDED THE BATTLE.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

hundreds of wives and mothers will come
to know the sufferines Of hardship that
always go with curtailed income.
In the coal strikes Of the east this
year score have been shot to death on
order of the master class. In the Chi
cago newspaper lockogt five already
have died. Thousands of dollars are
tied up in bail money as security for the
400 hundred who have 1een thrown into
Jail.
If Chicago is plunged into a street
car strike it may be said with cool cal
cuation that there will be a certain
death toll, that there viii be scores of
others injured, that the jails win find
new inmates in the men whose labor it
is to carry the people Of the great black
city to and from their work. This will
come because the men have determined
that a greater part f their product
should go into their Own homes.
In every industrial btttle the story is
the same The master class cares nothing
for life 1T MERELY DEMANDS THAT
IT'S PROFITS BE LET ALONE and it
stands ready to shoot its demands into
effect if there is no ether wayl
While the workers continue to allow
the master class to sa.d the machinery
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16

keep the three fourths and give say one
fourth to society for the use of this
great industrial plant, then our mental
attitude is approaching a solution to the
problem.
The next question is, can we accomp-
lish this alone? We know this to be i'm
possible. We must have help, the help
of millions of our fellow wealth pro-
ducers.
How are we going to get that help?
There is but one way through organi-
cation, the organization of all those who
need and desire the products of their
own labor.
The working class already has such an
organization, the socialist party.
Join it and vote its ticket.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-16
WAS 1T INSURED?

Everybody asks this question after a
fire, but who asks what company p
Not one property owner in ten knows
the NAME Of the company whose policy
may be his only asset in case of disaster.
Do you know? If not, why?
For more than n hundred years the
Hartford Fire Insurance Company has
paid every just claim. When next you
insure get a Hartford" policy from
LOUIS H. McRAE. AGENT
Fobes Bldg. Main 72S
The evening world., 1912-05-22

Lu Hen was charged with assauiting
him. He did II behind Huberts back.
Weinstein thought.
Lu Hen has a chop suey place a. No.
90 Eighth avenue. Hubert went there
with a woman early to-day. and when
he kicked at the size OF the check Lu
Hen slipped out OF the kitchen and
hit him over the head with a big sick.
he said. Just as weinstein reached the
restaurant Hubert was regaining con-
sciousness. and he was looking for the
chinaman. DIR. Victor OF the New York
Hospital had TO put several stitches In
the ironworkers scalp
The evening world., 1912-05-22
CAYN0R COMMITTEE
PLEADS FOR FUNDS
FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
At Least 10000 Persons Are
Homeless in the Mississippi
Valley-i,3oO Lives Lost.

The committee appointed by Mayor
0syrcr tc raise FUNDS for the RELIEF Of
the flood sufferers In the lower Missis-
ssppi valley having found that the peo-
- Of New York have not formed an
o1equate idea OF the extent OF the dis
aoter began to-day 10 work out Q sys-
tematic plan for the collection of funds.
Mere having been no spontaneous re-
sponse to the Mayors call for contribu-
tiens to relieve Immediate needs IN the
flood districts the committee has de-
cioed 20 20 out after such contributions
asd to arouse the interest OF the people
81 large by a campsisn Of publicity.
Robert W, De Forest 10 Chairman Of
the Mayors Committee. and Robert
Adamson 10. Secretary. subcommittee
have been formed 10 canvaxs the differ
ent trades and lines OF business. II Ia
hoped that the results will soon inspire
the generously inclined TO give freely.
Thousands Of square miles Of farm.
Ing land have been flooded by the Miss
issippi overflow. More than l,30o lives
have been los, and 10000 persons are
homeless. The property loss Is enor.
nous. A. the water recedes pestiience
must follow. No crops can be planted
tins year In the. flooded districts.
oseAsrER' A. GREAT A. SINK.
ING OF TITANIC.
Here II a disaster as great as the
sinking Of the Titanic but lacking the
dramatic features OF that tragedy Of
the sea. But the contributions for the
relief OF the Hood sufferers have been
cominy In fractions OF pennies whom
compared with dollars that rolled into
TIE Titanic relief fund.
The United States Government 10 fur.
ntssins scant food ration to the home
less In tho devastated districts. Less
than $4,000 has been raised for relief
everywhere. and the homeless and des-
t1eute are dependent entirely upon local
charity. which has been bsnkrupted BY
property losses. The Mayor and the
members OF the committee appeal to
Nov York, always great IN her gencr-
OF. 70 Offer an example to the rest Of
TIE country In this emergency.
~ relief will be distributed By uhe
American Red Cross. Subscriptions will
- received ~ the Mayors Office, CITY
Hail; BY william d. Buckncr. Treasurer
% the Southern Society, No. sa6 Fiat
tuah avenue. Brooklyn: Jacob II. Oshiff,
TpoAsursr Of the American Red Cross,
80 ~ the American Red Cross 1t head.
eoAstsrs. M. I Madison avenue.
The evening world., 1912-05-22

New Milinery-Deep Price Cuts
The opportunity buy Hats herel
TAILORED SEMDRESS HATSnew Additions
soek-wheh hemp novelty brads in variety
$3.50 29S, 3.9S
UNTRiMMfD hATSBhck Neapotan BRAID white
Milan dress shapes heretofore priced D........... 9SC
CHIP AND ROUGH BRAID HATS-formerly priced up to -. .
The evening world., 1912-05-22
Held UP ON DRIVE
BY ARMED MEN, He
TELLS THE POLICE
Samuel Levikaw Attacked A.
ter Leaving a Bus and
Robbed Of Ring and Si4o.

Samuel Levisaw. President Of the
Q1m Levikaw Brothers. West Ninth
ga Bal streets, Kansas City. NO., re-
Dertsd to the police early to-day that
~ had bees held up aAd robbed on the
N1verads Drive. near One Hundred ana
Tesotieth street. shortly after mid
a1GAt.
NJ. Lsvikaw 10 here on q visit ana
this ID his hrst trip to the metropolis.
last night. according to his story. he
IN the Victoria Hotel Cafe ana
ooardsd Fifth avenue bus for 4 sight.
epelng ride The bus was crowded and
~ got ~ far ~ One hundred ana
1ventlsth street before he learned that
% wAs the last trip for the night ana
tat the bus would not return down.
town. He asked for directions to the
owbway.
Two men followed him at q distance
a twenty feet behind. He gsws no
Aesd TO them. suddenly one Of the men
bobbsd w in front OF him and pre-
scented . revolver. telling him to elevate
hts hands. He elevated and the stone
Of bis diamond ring. which he had
turned toward the palm. was displayed.
Hte man grabbed It from his finger as
tbe second man approached him with
dirk. The second man reached into
Lsv.law's inside pocket and drew out
his wallet.
There were seven twenty dollar bills
10 the pocketoook." said the victim. to-
day. "Thsre were also valuable papers.
The hoidups seemed satisfied with this
and did not take my watch. They ran
ann ! followed They Jumped . fence
and ] called for the police. got a
policeman and he took me TO the Yves,
Que Hundred and Twenty-nfth street
station. where ! gave q description OF
the men,, One WA five feet ten IL
hsight and weighed about i6 pounds
He was well dressed. wearing q darl
suit and Panama hat. The other wor,
., dark suit. a soft black hat. soft shir
aad collar.
''The ROBBERS left me with Just
nickel tn my pocket. This got me 4
brooklyn. but ! had to walk VIVA
seemed ten miles to where ! am stop
pas. No. 1879 81. Johns place"
The evening world., 1912-05-22
what lie wanted.

From the Boston Transcript
caiier--I've n new plan here for emp
tying your theatre In two minutes.
Manager-Bring me a plan to MI II In
half an hour and I'll talk to you.
The evening world., 1912-05-22
CHOP sUEy PUTS TWO IN BAD
chiss~as HIT Patron Over Head
When He Kicked At Check,

1t was mighty lucky for the China
msn that ! got In when ! did. !
seckon." said Patrolmsn Weinstein
when Charles Hubert and Lu Hen we're
,asrs.Ened In Jefferson Market Court
de-day. Lu Hen looked scared. Hubert
was charged with disorderly conduct
an1 refusing to pay for qeai. He IL
. h'ssky ironworker. twsn -six years
- = Ne ~ Wsss SsvsntS nth street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-11
Dinners and Luncheons

Miss Flora Campbell entertained on
Saturday afternoon in honor OF Miss
Helen Newell Miss Campbell gave
beautifully appointed luncheon at 1870
/ o'clock Covers were laid for IA guests
I and 4 delicious six course luncheon was
/ served The table was decorated in
| scheme OF pink. white and green Ferns,
& smilaX and pink carnations We're arus-
I tically draped and used in decoration
and the guest of hOnor's chair was
beautiful with an arch of cut flowers
! over it, tied with large. pink satin
/ bows. The favors We're dainty little
( birch bark canoes filled with bon
/ bOns.
Two Of Miss NewelTs domestic science
pupils, Misses Grace HawEins and
Dallas Chaftain, served the luncheon.
While the guests We're all seated,
/ messenger called, bringing large
Z bOquet of pink carnations, and pre-
! scented it to the guest of honor. Upon
examination, it was found TO contain
/ a package, inside of which was set OF
after dinner coffee spoons, the hostess
F gift to Miss Newell Miss Mamie Sex
! ton presented her with a beautiful
/ coffee peroclator- Miss Kate Adams, as
/ toastmistress, toasted the groom elect
( Miss Mamie Sexton toasted the bride
elect, Miss Lauramaud Fink the re
! iected lovers; Mrs. Arthur Harris, the
] girls left behind
/ After the luncheon. games were
! played, Miss Lucille Daniel receiving
! the prize, a cut glass bon bon dish
] The guests were: Misses Helen Newell,
/ Mamie Sexton. Kate Adams. Lauramauo
/ Fink. Anna Sorenson, Ethel Brown.
/ Lucille Daniel. Jenevie Anderson, Leona
! Black, Mesdames A ". Harris, c. A.
Reinemund, r. W McCandless' Dan
I Jackson.
I
Sunday evening at the Valley Inn;
| Judge and Mrs. o. S. Parker entertained
/ at dinner Capt and Mrs. RaysOr. Mrs
| Wyndham Kemp Misses Annie Hearne
! Hill. Mildred Whitfield and Capt j. NJ
! Burroughs.
E L Tinker was host at dinner sat
urday night at the country club.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Dudley enter
tanned a party OF friends at dinner at
the country club on Saturday night
Lieut. Robert Holiday VIII entertain
/ friends at dinner at the Country CLUB
I on Wednesday.
Mai and Mrs. John S. VIM enter
tanned at an informal supper at their
( quarters at the post on Friday night
after the dance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-11
Women's Organizations

The second program of the music de-
partment of the Woman's club VIII be
given on Wednesday afternoon az IAISS
o'clock at the home OF mrs, ~, "; H. H.
Brown. The program for the DAY IS in
charge Of Mrs. r. v Pearson, and VIII
Part f.GPaper by Mrs A. F. Sievers
with examples Of music Dy carry GIesA
and Latin composers
A Greek ode by Parvln WltJe-
A Creelz ode. by Mrs. ". W. Evans.
Part IL-MisCellaneous program.
Piano solo, E. c knlckmeyer,
Vocal solo. Peoples" de Aoven)'
T1o- sTuskv Night Now Spreads Her
Pinions" CDenza), Mrs. j. j. Pearce ana
NlT Voc wi solo Out of Thine Eyes"
(Franz Ries), Fred G. Billings
Vocal solo ''Ye Who Have HearneQ
Alone" (Tscharkowsky), Mrs W. W.
Trio RIO. Evening" OucantonD, Mes
iames F.. v Pearson. Leila Moore J- J.
e 4s-cccceoinpanists. E. c. Knickmeyer,
Mrs I, i Pearce. Z. r. Billings.
The Eureka" club will meet with
Mrs. A. L. Ryan on Tuesday afternoon
dt her home, 707 Epson avenue
The Washington club viii be the
euest of Mrs John T. Bowling, on Iues-
day evening at 1870 ociock, nov - IL
her home, 1889 wyoming street.
Mrs. George Rutfedge, Of 1906 North
Oregon street. left today TO attend tns
I Texas Congress Of Mothers ana the
Parent-Teachers' assoclaLon' WIllCL
oDens wednesday in the Fourth stare
Child Welfare Conference. me con-
ference will be held in Houston Texas.
Mrs. Rutledge is the state treasurer
OF the organization and goes also as d
delegate from this city OF the PaIeIt-
Teachers association. Mrs EuJ!eQse
is carrying letters from mayor kelLy'
] w s Clayton, president OF the cnalll-
I Der of commerce, and N K GROCER
superintendent of the public schools,
iD[-irine- the organization to hold It's
next annual conference in FL Paso IN
the fall OF 1913. -
Much interest in the convention IN
Houston is being manifested IN the
coming of NJ v. O'Shea, the head OF Ine
departnent Of education in the WIS
coIsfu university which is not alone
confined to the parents OF the state,
but to educators, professional men ana
I others interested in educational ideas
Mrs. Frederick Schoff for more than
/ IA years president Of the NauOnaA Con
| sress of Mothers. will also appear on
| the program. DR.. Malone Diggan, mead
! of the department OF sex hygiene lI
! the Texas Congress Of Mothers WI
give a stereOpticon lecture on TINS
question, and many other intellectual
men and women will give lectures ana
| addresses
1 the last of the week with her husband,
] George -Rutledge, superintendent ol
maintenance on the Mexico North
/ Western railway, who is now IN MN
eral Wells and viii await Mrs Rut-
! ledge there.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-11
BELEN SEEKS DIRECT
ROAD TO NEW BRIDGE

Belen, n NJ, Nov. 11.-Plans are be
ing made to secure a roadway from
the end Of Becker avenue in Belen to
the Rio Grande river to connect with
the new bridge, which in all probable
ity viii be erected at the point which
was selected a snort time ago by the
state engineer. A line has now been
completed which runs in a straight line
from the center Of the town to the
bridge, a distance of over two miles
The extension Of the road viii be one
and three-Quarters miles long
The completion of the survey Of the
line shows that it is feasible to build
the road as planned.
AS yet, nothing has been done to-
ward securing the right Of way for
the proposed road inasmuch as it is
not quite certain that work on the
bridge viii be commenced soon. How
ever, as soon as it is certainly known
that the bridge viii be built, the work
of securing the right Of way for the
road viii commence. The proposed
line passes through the properties Of
a number CT persons, and in some In
stances condemnation proceedings may
be instituted before the straight line
can be Sc cured.
With the bridge once more estab-
lished, anL straight road leading
from it into the center OF BeIen, a con-
sidera bic advantage viii have been
gained over the old arrangement For
merry the DIldSe was located almost
three miles from town, on a winding
road
The Terrace Grove Cemetery assO-
citation Of Belen held a business meet
ing for the purpose Of electing direct
CTs to succeed those whose terms are
expiring. Those who were elected to
serve in this capacity were P P Sim
mons. DR. VIM. d Radcliffe and Frank
/. Walrath
The hunters Of this vicinity continue
to report good punches Of game. Ducks
aud quail seem to be in abundance.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-11
Dances

The saturday night dance at the
Country club was a most enjoyable
affair. A large crowd was in attend
ance. Among those present were Col.
and Mrs. D. A. Frederick, Capt. and
Mrs. George S. Simonds, Mr.. and Mrs
II. 7. Edgar, Mr. ana Mrs. H. S. Potter;
DR.. ana Mrs. s T. Turner, Mr. and
Mrs William wise. Mr.. and Mrs. Win
chester Cooley, Mr. and Mrs Lamar
Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. W W Turney, MI
and Mrs. Waters Davis, Mr. and Mrs.
julius Krakauer, Dr. and Mrs J. A
Pickett. 1r. and Mrs. Frank coles, MI
and Mrs. Arthur Harris, 4lr. and MIS-.
Eugene Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Shafer. Mesdames Annie Porter Grouse,
y E Barclay, William Peck J. A Co
vode. Misses Olive Davis, Anna Lee
Gaines. Wanda Race. Eileen Walz, Lee
mire Nebeker, Lucille Daniel Amoret
Cobb, Martha Thurmond, Iva Cool,
Ruby Stone, Henrietta Buckler, Eliza
beth Winu. Glen Adams Lauramaud
Fink. Marion Young. Doris Frederick
Patton. Frances Mayfield, Leigh Perry,
Messrs. Jervis Deane, Floyd Payne
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-11
Showers

In honor Of Miss Rena COldwell, '. no
is a November bride-elect, Mrs clyde
~ league entertained with a bridge
party and shower on Saturday after
noon. Yellow and white chrysantne-
NUNS were used in profusion in the
living and dining rooms Five tables
of guests were present The table IN
the dining room was beautiful with
cluny lace set over yellow Yellow rulle
was draped over the chandelier and vel
low candles burned in crystal candle
sticks
Miss Julia Coldweu won the 1Irst
prize. a brass candleSuck- MISS Mllda
Connolly won the second, an ivory pic
tUre frame, and the consolation, an
ivory fan fell to Miss Mary Jones
a large basket. decorated IN yellow
ribbon bows and yellow flowers, was
brought in after the game ana present
ed to the guest of honor, and was
found to contain many beaullIul SlIIS
Punch was served during the card game
and afterwards refreshments IN two
courses. The guests present We're: Mes
danes Il. p. Rankin, Jr.s Rodney W. NC
Candless. Frank Lynch, Guy Priest, Ju-
liUs I,OrentZen. J. IL Frank, Misses Meta
Ormsbee. Carrie Race, Fannie Hen
ming Louise Hopper, A1leen Hasue,
clover Shackelford, Lillian Cole, Mllda
Connolly, Elise KOhlberg, Helen Lon
guemare, Mary Jones, Kate and Glen
Adams. Mabel Falvey. Julia ColdWelL
Alice Wulff, Mona Frank
Mrs. J. E. Bowen viii entertain with
a kitchen shower on Wednesday after
noon in honor of Miss Helen Newell