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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Commonwealth Directory.

Our request that locals pay at the
rate of s. a year for publication Of their
name i'm the socialist directory has met
with encouraging response. You VIII
notice that our published directory list
is considerable one. Judging tFom
some of the communications received,
few local, are under the impression that
this directory has some connection with
the state bulletin. This is not the case,
The bulletin is published once monthly
i'm the Commonwealth. but the directory
1ppear. boo each issue. One way in which
vou can help the Commonwealth is TO
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Fourth Ward,

At the meeting of the Fourth Ward
local, Sunday, January IA, Comrade
Carr was in the chair. Comrade Hougan
was elected as state committeeman and
Mrs. George Eye was elected as Common
wealth booster. Comrade Whartenly of
Prosser, Wash, was a visitor at the
meeting, and made a short talk. The
meeting closed with an interesting dis
cussion on party tactics. Comrade j. I.
Hazard spoke briefly upon the Middle
man Under the Present System"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Votes for Women

Washington, Jan. 5.-Another mem
Der of the house today joined the ranks
of the women suffragists. Representa-
tive Raker of California introduced
resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution to give women the right
to vote
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITH.
our YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. CAN
NOl AFFORD no RE WITHOUT THE
COMMONLY We need Your
dollar. Nour support, When sending in
your own subscription, send one for your
ucirhhor And do it now.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Freeland.

Secy Hanson has sent in $3.50 voted
by his local for publication of name in
socialist directory. Local Freeland at
its last meeting passed resolutions of
fering to share with the locals of the
county the expense of securing reports
of the county commissioner sessions at
Coupeville.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Execution to Hitchcock Ruling.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has filed
an answer to the suit Of the Review of
Reviews company for an injunction pre-
venting discrimination in transporting
the monthly Review of Reviews by
freight while other publications Of its
class. issuing weekly, 60 by express.
Hitchcocks answer says the protest
should have been made before the limo
walton went into effect Attention has
been called TO the fact that the monthly
Outlook, the Abbott Roosevelt organ,
which publishes a dinkly little magazine
Of the same name goes in the express
elias. with newspapers.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
WickerSham.

"Comrade S. L. Boldly was with us
last night and gave us a rousing talk;
in fact, the best socialist speech we
have ever had in this place. He is a
clean, logical and forceful speaker and
is doing a great work for the cause.
Yours for the peaceful revolution, w. F.
Roger"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

! O'Rcilly and Anna lsraclson.
The following committees were elect
ed 10 see that the petition is circulated
in the various meetings being held
Throughout Chicago;
Dinah podlevncr, Sarah Brode and
Esther Edclson the Lewis and the ward
meetings; Violet Dixon, the Mangasarian
meetings: Rose Sissman and Mrs. L..
Sehachter. the Rubnkam meetings;
Anna Epstein, the Eighteenth ward
lyceum meetings; Sarah Jaeobstein, the
Fifteenth ward lyceum meetings, and
Ruby Bush the Seventh ward lyeeum
meetings.
Special Woman's Edition.
Josephine Conger kaneko, Alice Henry
and Emma pischell were elected to ar
range for special woman's edition of
the Daily Socialist for woman's day,
February %. II was decided TO com
municate with Charlotte Perkins Gilman
and try to secure her for the speaker for
that day.
Steps were taken toward securing
woman organizer for Cook county.
The committee voted to have Mrs.
Martha S. Clarke give a course of les
sons on parliamentary law. The lessons
will be free to all women and many girls
in the trade unions have expressed de-
sire to take the course.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
= SDOkane.
To the State Committeeman, Socialist
Party of Washington

Party of Washington:
Comrades-The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted with great
enthusiasm at a. meeting of Local Spo-
kane No. 1, socialist party, held Sunday
evening, January 7, 1912:
Whereas, the charter of Local Spokane
No. l, socialist party has been revoked
by the state committee without author
ity under our constitution; and
Whereas, we, the members of Local
Spokane No. took the stand which re-
suited in our unjust expulsion, because
we believed we were right, and we still
believe we are right; and
Whereas, the action of the state secre-
tary, in handling the case of the local,
was and is autocratic, tyrannical and
unsocialistic; and
Whereas, a partial pardon is now of
fered by the state executive committee
to the members of this local; therefore
be it
Resolved, that the members of Local
Spokane No. l are socialists of the I'M
compromising Warren brand and reject
the unsolicited Taft like pardon; and be
it also
Resolved. that we shall ask our com
raueS OF llle COullllg SOdl6 COHNCu VI
the socialist party to hear our case and
give us the Justice to which we are en-
titled. and decide the case with the best
interests Of the socialist party in mind;
and be it further
Resolved, that a copy of these resolu-
lions be sent to each state committee
man in this state, and given to the press
OSCAR A. NEIL,
r. b. MARTIN,
0. T. TERWILLIGER,
Committee
Comrade John g. Wanhope, state or
ganizer, closed his engagement in Spo-
kane Sunday evening at Oliver hall with
his Lecture ''War, What Forf" He has
made a host of friends and admirers
during his stay in Spokane and they in
sist that he is the best speaker and or
ganizer that ever visited Spokane. We
will recommend him for the National
Lyceum course.
Tuesday evening, January 2, he or
gained a new local in First ward with
eleven charter members. This local ar
ranged a meeting Saturday evening,
January 6, at which Comrade Wanhope
debated with a prohibitionist He also
debated with the same man Wednesday
evening at the court house to a large
audience. We tried to induce an old
partyite TO defend his party but they
seem TO have more wisdom than courage
and refuse to monkey with the socialist
buzz saw.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
SUBSCRIBE SIND THE NEWS.
SenIIle

otdNilts
Dr. u. NJ. Brown and llulet NJ. Wells,
both socialists. filed nomination petit
tious yesterday a. candidates for mayor.
DR.. Brown was the socialist candidate
for mayor in the recall election and
pollcd more votes in that campaign than
any other socialist has won. Wells is a
former postoffice employe.
The socialists announced ten days ago
that they would hold convention after
the filings had been made and endorse
a list of candidates for municipal offices.
The socialist program is TO let IA many
party men ~ desire to do so file for the
office and then endorse ticket which
the party will support. Loyal socialists
are expected to withdraw if they fail to
receive an endorsement.
The only other candidate who filed
yesterday is c. J. Jacobs, 3023 West
Seventeen avenue, who is a candidate
for councilman Times.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
"General Edncation.n

A canvass of Everett in anticipation
of forming a university club, shows 200
men who can qualify. A population of
$4,000 should mean 5000 men. A pro
gressive western city shows four per
cent of men who have had opportunity
for higher education.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
North Yakima.

Report of a most successful meeting
held by Comrade Emma d. Cory comes
from this point Eight new applicants
signed at the meeting which was at
tended by about 200. The local extends
thanks for the good work done and hopes
for another lecture by the same speaker.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
LOCAL-GENERAL.
Opie Read. January 25.

Opie Read, the well-known novelist,
will speak on Thursday, January 20, at
the high school auditorium. His will be
the third number on the Public School
Lyceum course.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Mother tones on Strike Duty.

Mother Jones is undertaking an ex-
tensive trip all through the country af-
fected by the Hartman strike. Need.
less to say she is out for the boys" and
not for the bosses.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
STATE-SOCIALIST
Mount Vernon.

eugene Woods lecture was well re
ceved here by a very good audience, al
though it was awful weather and there
were two gospel shows on.-W. B. Elbe"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Socialist Women in Chicago.

The woman's agitation committee of
Cook county, Chicago, held its first
meeting of the new year in the county
headquarters last night.
The entertainment committee reported
the proceeds from the recent play as
$685. expenses, s47.75, leaving bal
ance on hand for s42 60 When all tick
cts are settled for, at least S45 will be
cleared. The ball committee reported
that the womans agitation committee
group won the second prize of S25.
Their expenses were Sl9.9S, leaving a
balance Of $500.
Get Names for Petitions.
Several committees We're elected 70
look after the circulation Of the suf,
frage petitions II was decided TO visit
the restaurants of the loop district on
Saturday, Jan. 20 thereby securing
many thousands of names within few
hours Emma Pischell, Leonora Pease
and Dorothy NJ. Maisen We're elected a
committee 10 take charge of this work.
There are over 400 schools in Chicago
Il was decided % see that every teacher
be- asked To sign the petition. This
work was placed IN the hands Of Matilda
Gureyitz Catherine Stokes, Ellen
Schmidt. Harriet Thompson, Mary
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Settlement Effected.

Satisfactory settlement has been eff
fected between the Everett light com
pany and the unions of the city, who
have been at loggerheads for some time
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

"IhOu shalt not eat
1t was m these words that between
10000 aud $4,000 men. women and
children IN the vicinity oft the Have
meyer refineries 600 the Williamsburg
section of Brooklyn. translated The au-
uouncemeut by officials of the sugar
trust that che eight big HaFemeyer re.
fiueries have been shut down indefinite
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
state Committeeman and Members-at'
Large.

Examine carefully this copy of the
Commonwealth DO contains socialist
news. general u.us iu O. nutshell and
carefully selected propaganda matter
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
ANNA A. MALEY,

Notice from Comrade Emmett A. Miller
Comrades have opened up my shoe
shop on Riverside in rear of Bank OF
Commerce. corner Hewitt and Pine SITS,
first door to rear on Pine Please re-
member this when you have any work
to be done in my line Emmett A. Miller.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

make a motion that your local add its
name 10 the list.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

California Social Democrat, official or
gan of the socialist party of the state
of California. Eight pages. Published
weekly at III San Fernando Bldg, 4th
and Main St. Los Angeles. Price $1.OO
per wear.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Everett's Treasury.
High School Program.

There is $29529 in the Everett treas
ury available for operating expenses.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
GENERAL

Speed-For Whose Benefit
Adding machine and currency count
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Fe,gar Entrants.

Three hundred thousand fewer emil
CONTINUED on Page Ski
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-16
ANENT TEACHERS AND SLAVES.

II seems sensible and automatic that public
school board shall have the right to insist on its
teachers being diigent. competent, and of good
moral character. A reasonable supervision Of the
public teaching force is one of the things public
school board is created for. On this, there can
scarcely be any argument,
But should the boards power include the right
of prying to the very bottom of the private life
of every individual school teacher it employs?
Ought it have the authority to infinitely inspect
the soul and the cellar and the back garden OF
the men AMI women who serve the public? On
this there is room for good deal of argument
According to an Associated Press report, teach
ers in the New York public schools are being re-
quired to give the board of education written an
swers to long series of questions of which these
are specimens:
what theaters do you attend?"
What books do you read7"
do you travel, and where. and for what
purpOse?"
What do you do with your leisure timer"
In order that there may be no misconception,
the board goes on to state "a teachers whole time
belongs to the city, and good business policy de-
H1sads-that he shall use it in way to increase
his efficiency"
Think over those question. DO you travel
and where AND FOR WHAT PURPosE7" Suppose
you we're compelled to answer that question to
board of employers? Suppose you were compelled
to answer it to anybody except God Almighty?
Would you still consider yourself free man?
Or would you become a slave de facto?
what do you do with YOUR LEISURE TIME?"
Suppose you had to answer that question regu-
larly to your employers? Or even to your wife
or husband, as the case might be, or to anybody?
Wouldn't it be a nightmare? wouldn't you feel
+ the chain tug?
The press dispatch says these rules have already
been put into force for all teachers of New York
public schools.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-16
EGGS AND DIAMONDS

An Oriental dreamer is tabled to have said
that had he two loaves OF bread, would he
sell and buy hyaeinths TO feed his soul. Coming
from the mystic sSsr and the wor4ds bright youth
time, this is natural and seemIy enough but how,
pray. are we to account for the fact that dollar
driven Americans OF the present time are parting
with their butter and eggs for diamonds and
other gems? Fact" is perhaps too decided
word. Yet, the customs officials tell that dur
ing the past month there were imported to this
country precious stones to the value OF three
million dollars and that for 1911 these imports
aggregated some forty millions. BY what other
means could the average man have acquired
diamond. within the past thirty days, than eggy
Maybe it is true, as has been suggested, that
what we commonly call the high cost OF living is
rather the cost OF high living Or, perhaps, this
liberal purchase OF diamonds is, after all, a sign
Of thrift, for many persons in moderate circum-
stances buy diamonds not for decoration but as
a stable investment However, the matter is to
be explained, experts in finance declare that gems
are pretty accurate indicators OF business. condi
tions for the reason that the trade In them Is
the first to feel the squeeze or hard times and the
first to recover from depression. This being true
we may all gather a certain vicarious cheerful
ness from the glitterng streams that pour through
the customs Office.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-16
THE WEATHER.

II was not. so strange after all or that cores
spondent who wrote that when ne opened his paper
he turned first to the weather news. Weather af-
fects us all in varying degrees, first OF all in our
moods; then in our business undertakings, in our
comfort or discomfort. plans for recreation
tits always topic OF conversation and many
poor Jest has had to be put up with just because
OF the weather.
The oldest inhabitant viii have trouble match
ing the winter just coming to close With one in
past weather history 1t has not only been severe.
but persistent with its cold And yet real winter
is seasonable and being seasonable is natural and
so has its own peculiar and positive benefits.
There is also certain pcturesqueness, especially
to US of the south, in rigorous winter weather,
and any doctor viii ten you that the system is at
its best when the weather is coolest.
Coming back to practical benefits the cold wealth
er almost assures US of large fruit crop 1t is
preparing by pulverizing with freeze and thaw, the
farmers land better than he could; and while
spring may be belated it viii come with all the
greater charm for the sudden contrast
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-16
THE FARMERS CONVENTION

The annual reports of the officers OF the Geor-
gia Division of the Farmers Educational and Co
Operative union, which began its three days ses-
sion at Macon Thursday. indicate new era OF
success and accomplishments, for the organization
In his address President Duckworth states that the
union now presents solid front for the solution
of former perplexing problems and that all dit
ferences that might have existed in the past have
been settled and that the cooperation OF every
individual member is pledged to the advancement
of the common cause of Georgia farmers
1t will also be gratifying, not only to members
of the union, but to merchants and other business
men of the state to know that the state organiza-
ton is in better financial condition than in some
time and that there has been a large increase In
the unions membership
The administration of President DuckWorth'
which began at the Fitzgerald convention eight
months ago, has witnessed the inauguration of the
most widespread and successful campaign for the
education of the farmers ever undertaken in this
state Prominent leaders of the state union ana
high officials from other states have been brought
to Georgia, and under the direction of President
-Duckworth and Secretary-Treasurer John T. Nc
Daniel, have spread the gospel of scientific and
diversified farming from one end of the state to
the other. ~ ~&f
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-16
OUR COUNTRY
HOME-BYMRS FELTON,
OH! WHAT WEATHER!

When I woke Saturday morning, after
appreciating the beautiful sunshine Of
yesterday. I said to myself. .'I am going
to try to get to church on Sunday"
After I pulled up the window-shade and
looked out, I saw it had been raining,
so 1 became uncertain as to the church
going, so anxiously hoped for, because
there has not been a single Sunday in
several months that I might venture.
AS 1 looked a little longer. discovered
that the rain had turned to sleet, and in
less time than it takes to write it down,
the snow storm was on US. All day
every minute in the day-has the fsath-
cry snow done its liveIiest work, and as
1 write, at 9 p. m, it is still doing q
lively business after its peculiar style.
There has not been a single day for
regular farm work in 1912. and the pros
pect is not encouraging for anything
better very soon.
Cotton acreage will be cut off by the
weather if the farmer had a different
intention. If there has been a furrow
plowed, it was in land too wet, ard 1t
has been colder all the time since win
ter set in.
Old people are usually reminiscent,
and I remember the greatest snow storm
] ever saw in Georgia. It was in the
early days of December, 1886, and it came
with a thunder cloud, about SHUTDOWN
All night and next day it showed until
the roads were blocked to vehicles.
People who were compelled to go went
horseback, and. fioundered in the deep
snow at that
The fowls that roasted in trees didn't
come down until hunger and thirst
starved them to the effort. We had a
flock of guineas, and 1 expected they
would certainly die in the drifts. We
had to cut paths to the well, and finally
have a shade tree cut down, Gre wood
got so scarce. We have had a-plenty
of snow today, and there is no knowing
what the morrow will bring us. / shall
be satisfied to have a fire and bite, and
thank God for preserving mercies in
this stress of wintry weather. May he
watch over the poor and the needy, and
give the sick and weary warmth and
cOmforti
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-16

dealt enough with the practical side OF
education Apparently we have not real
lied the Importance of teaching a child
how to apply what it learns. We send
a child to school for a period of 10 or
u years and then the grown child must
spend a simila: period trying to learn
how to use the information. The sad
part is, that a large per cent Of them
never learn.
Someone may say you are opposed to
free schools. not at all. I am in favor
of free schools, but not as they are
now run above the sixth grade, but I
think 1 see an approaching improve
ment
I cannot file all my objections, or sug-
gest the different remedies, but I will
mention the establishment of an Agri-
cultural Free school in each county I'M
der the direction and supervision of the
board of education and school superin-
tendent. Support the institution out of
the free school fund, and require every
boy and girl to take at least a two-years'
course of scientific instructions in the
practical side of farm life. If any boy
or girl wants to go deeper into the
science of soil and plant life let them
go to a district agricultural school or the
State Agricultural college.
Communities in each county would be
glad to give the land; arrangements
could be made for the buildings. You
would not need many of them, as the
pupils should spend most of their time
in the field, woods, orchards and gar
dens. The free school funds belonging
to pupils who registered for this agricul-
-
should be placed to the credit of this
school.
There should be arrangements made
for an agricultural normal for teachers,
to teach them how to teach farming.
There should be at least one in each
congressional district during the vaca-
ton period. This addition to the splen-
did work now being done by the State
Normal and the School Extension work
would in a few years prepare Georgia's
teachers for their agricultural school
work.
PEACEFUL ORGANIZATION.
I am sometimes asked If the Farmers
union is not too much of a fighting or
ganization. OF course, this question is
asked by persons who do not know what
the farmer has to put up with on the
farm.
1 always answer such questions by
saying, 1--we must fight for recognition
for better laws, and for better prizes.
The fighting we have already done has
helped, but the war is not over. and ]
appeal to you, officers and leaders. who
are the selected guards of the organiza-
ton, to keep your watch" well; do not
sleep while on duty; be alert; be as
wise as serpents." Do not be de-
ceived by the oily tongue fiatter, but re-
member that hundreds of thousands
nay, millions of women and children are
holding up their helpless hands to you
while their hearts burn with the hope
that they may be rescued from under
the heel of the heartless speculator.
Can you be at peace? Can you sleep
I do not believe you can when millions
of women and children are pleading for
the assistance that is in your power to
give. But with the help Of Him who
rules, believe you will battle for their
rights, knowing they must suffer If you
fail
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-16
No.Appetite

"I took Hoods Sarsaparilla when 1
was a very sick woman, had no appe-
tite whatever, and could not sleep more
than three hours a night. 1 was per-
suaded by a friend to try it, took two
bottles of 1t, and it greatly benefited
me, gave me a good appetite and
sound sleep" Mrs. John Edens, 1920
w. 3rd ST., Davenport, Iowa.
1t is by purifying the blood. strength
ening the nerves and building up the
system that Hoods Sarsaparilla re-
stores the appetite and makes sleep
sound and refreshing in so many cases.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.