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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29

with the values produced by your fel-
low-workers in other branches Of in
dustry Instead OF the $4,000 you
now receive, you would get i'm addi-
ton the s50iOO above mentioned, and
these additional economic savings in
the costs of production that might
easily add another $500 or $500 per
year 10 the actual value Of your labor
Why let your mental laziness, your
prejudioes and your cowardice stand
between you and an income Of $4,000
per year? These are expensive men
tai habits, are they not, at that price?
They stand between you and eco
nomio freedom. And economic free
dom is the basis, the only sure basis,
for every other form of freedom.
The socialists are trying to break
the claims that fetter yau. Lend your
aid. Help to break your own chains,
without your assistance our labor
will be vain. The working class has
depended too long on others to set it
free. We must depend on ourselves
hereafter. We are many, the masters
are few. Our solidarity and unanim-
ity on the economic and the political
field will make us invincible. Wake
up and do your part.-Montana So
cialist.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29

factories and smelters-do you realize
that by your intellectual apathy,
which keeps you from studying the
economies Of production, by your pre-
JUDGES, which close your ears and
minds to the arguments of the social
lists, by your political seryility to the
masters, which keeps you voting for
the candidates of the parties of the
capitalist class and withholds your
votes from the socialist candidates
do you realize, we ask, that by doing
thus you are actually taxing your
selves S5O4 annually? You are doing
that very thing and making your So
cialist fellow workers pay the same
tax.
You are doing more and worse.
You are sustaining a social system
which viii enslave and tax your chill
dren in the same manner. The tax
is even greater, because, under a So
cialist system, the cost of production
could and would be considerably re-
duced by the elimination of the eco
nomic waste that the capitalist system
involves This reduction would i'm
crease the social value of your labor
by adding to fits value in exchange
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-29
Directory Socialist
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Sunday Of each month in Liberty Hall,
Everett, Wash, at p. m.
SOthell-Meets at HannaNs hall, first
and third Saturday evenings. Com
biRed business and propaganda meet
-ngs. DR.. A. L. Victor, Secy., Bothell.
Everett Second Ward-Meets every
Tuesday night at 1880 o'clock in Lib
erty Hall. DR.. W. S. Keyser, Summit
Hotel, organizer. a. B. Patterson, FL
nancial Secy
Everett Third WaId-Meets every Sun
day, 2:30 p. m. at 320s Broadway.
w. Sachs, Secy., 4lst and Rucker Ave.
Everett Fourth Ward-Meets Monday
evening, 1880, at Jenkins Hail. 1906
Everett Ave. Mrs. L. Eye, Secy.
Everett Fifth Ward-AIeets in Liberty
Hall every Sunday evening at 1880
o'clock. Carl UlOnska, rec. sec, Mrs
Eta Trip, cor. sec, 1852 Rockefeller
avenue.
Everett, Sixth Ward-Meets every Sun
day at ?. m. il Liberty Hall. f. w.
Phillips, Seey., 27l9h Hewitt Ave.
FreelaHd, R. F. D. Langley-Meets End
and 4th Sundays at 2 p. m. at Crest
House. Program 3 p. M second Sun
days. A. K. Hanson, Secy.
Granite Falls-Meets every Friday night
p. m. in Park Hotel Fred E. Bal
linger, Secyr Granite Falls.
Local Kelso-Meets every Wednesday
night at Browns Confectionery Store.
e. L. Carr, Secy.
Mountain Vigw-Business meeting the
second Wednesday in each month at
the homes of the members Pr0pa-
ganda meeting the fourth Sunday in
each month at the Mountain View
school house. ID. C. Buchanan, Cor.
Secv.
Local Port Angeles No. Meets every
Sunday at headquarters at 2 p. M.
j. g. Laymau, Box 81, seey.
arosseT on the first and third
Sundays in each month at p. ~, in
the ooure house. II. d. Lake, Secy
Prosser.
nsattls Socialist Headquarters 1909 9Th
Ave. Business meetings. Fifth Ward +
local every Tuesday evening Propa-
.snda meetings in Labor Temple every
Sunday at p. m. MiIlaFd Price, secy.
,edTo-Woolley - Meets every Monday
evening T.. J.. Boldly, Secy. Box 457,
~adro-Nooley, Wash
HFada-bieaEs the second and fourth .
Sundays az p. m. az Union Trading
hall silyana. W. q. Grimm, Secy.,
Route j. Arlington, Wash.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
TIME FOR PEACE.

The peace negotiations have been opened in London which all the world hopes will mean the conclusion of the Balkan war, the conflict which has moved down many of the best business men of Bulgaria in the large losses which that army has suffered on the one hand while the losses in the Turkish forces have been equally great and the results certainly dishearten- ing. The peace envoys are meeting now under the influence of indirectly interested friends. calmer in their own judgment than on the firing line of bat tie or behind the ramparts and real izing the fact that peace without too great humiliation is far preferable te a continuance of a disastrous war.
 Each party to the negotiations has it's best men in the conference, men who know the troubles which have beset European Turkey and the iron hand of the Musselmen and are de- termined as they were at the out break of the war, that Turkey must go The Ottoman empire is going to give up reluctantly. It is not used, until recently, to give up it's hold on territory, but compromise must appeal to it in the present situation as the best way out. The control of some of the important cities will cause much discussion as will other points as they are reached, but it is believed that concessions will be effected now that ,hostilities have ceased whereby peace will be declared and the work of reestablishing the business of the countries can progress. If the war was necessary, now let us have peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
AUTOMATIC SAFETY DEVICE.

It is an interesting thing to note tlrat the New Haven road, as the re- suit of the wrecks and the decision of the public. utilities commission that all trains must come to a stop in talk ing short crossovers, that President Mellen has looked into the future and offered $10,000 to whoever will invent a device which will effectively halt any trains which might pass such a signal. How soon it will be before he will be obliged to turn over that sum in exchange for such a device will depend upon the efficiency of the inventions which one Connecticut man and at least two Rhode Island men will submit to him, and it is probable that there are many others in this pro- life field of inventions who will try for the prize.
 The day when such a contrivance will be perfected cannot be hastened too fast It is something which is vita1ly needed on every railroad wheth- CT there are long or short crossovers It Is in the interest of greater safety and would operate to overcome the excuse that signals had been disre- garded, or that the condition of the 7-eather made it impossible to see hem. If a satisfactory device can De placed on the railroad equipment to automatically stop the train when and where it is necessary in order to avoid danger, much advance will have been made. MT. Mellen is cer- tainly moving in the right direction and he will have the united well wish- es of all of New England that he may be successful
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
WHlTELAW REID.

After long years of prominent activ ity in the journalistic political and dip lomatic circles the death of Whitelaw Reid, ambassador to Great Britain, came while he was still in the harness and it means a distinct loss to every line of effort to which he was devoted and brings to a close a remarkable career.
 His life is an example of what a poor boy can accomplish by taking advantage of the opportunities as they are offered and making the most of them. He rose from humble percentage to become one of the greatest diplo- mats of the country and man whose aim in all the circles of his activity was of the highest. For forty years he has been power, strong and vfrile in the republican party and the broad field of journalism through his editorship and ownership of the New York Tribune, where he exerted a wholesome and powerful influence.
 In the service of his country as a diplomat he displayed the same grasp of the situation as in all other en- deavors and was highly esteemed by those with whom he was sent to min gle. He enjoyed the duties and op- portunities which the service offered and being able took an important place in the social life. His services won him the greatest respect both at home and abroad and permitted him to round out life of continuous achievement. Success marked his course and honor crowned his efforts. He was one of this country's great men and this was appreciated both at home and abroad
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
SIX DAY BICYCLE RACES.

Another six day bicycle race has end cd and as in many such performances of recent date it was all decided in the few hours at the finish, the con test during the preceding time of the long race being simply a case of fol- lowing the leader.
 Looking upon it all as a wasteful sport, the Philadelphia Bulletin says: About once year, while the long grind is ir1 progress the gorge of the metropolis rises within it, and the death knell of the continuously per- formed spectacle is sounded. Then. the race over and the sawdust swept out of the ring, some new sensation takes the place of the old and the matter is forgotten for another eleven months. But it is not easy to under stand the mental attitude of the man who is willing to pay real money for the privilege of witnessing the spec tacle Of ten or fifteen teams of weary individuals pedallirc round in 2 cir cle and marking time until the last te|y hours If the race
 Perhaps the most discre9itahle feature of the performance is not the dan@er of injury to the racers, for they accept that as one Of the incl dents of their business, but the waste of perfectly good time which the pro- verbally rushed citizens of the metron- oils might spend in watching the pro- gress of an excavation or the hoisting of a' safe into the steenth floor win cow of an office building"
 These long endurance races once aroused great interest much of which Is missing today, but they will con- tinue to be conducted yearly or often CT as long as the public pocketbook continues to give up the price of ad- mission. For most of the time it is ore long grind and a waste of time to watch, but it will continue as long az there is dollar in it for the promoters and participants.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
THE CITY ATTRACTIVE.

One cS the real visible benefits of tho effort started during the past summer to have Norwich profit by participat- ing as a whole in the city beautiful idea, is to be found at the entrance to the Central Vermont station. There through the efforts of the board of district a triangular parklet has been laid out with concrete cement border and number of trees have been placed therein, all of which when it becomes grassed over and the trees show a year or two's growth is going to be relief to a bare and other wise unattractive section. The idea has been well carried out and it is hoped that it will only be the begin ming of many more such important improvements in the coming year. It is located at a point where it will serve to impress more favorably the travelling public, the visitors to the city and those who are passing through and it is through such that impress sions are carried and publicity gained.
 There are plenty of places where as good work can be done in beauti- fiestion but the example has been set and deserves to be continued in order to get the, full results. Tree planting offers the opportunity for much inn provement of bare places, while the determined effort to keep the streets and yards clean, can be carried out as well during the cold as in the warm weather. It is a matter in which ev- eryone should take pride and in which all sections should endeavor to main tain the greatest interest.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
IDEAS OF A PLAIN MA
Autograph Habits.

Not only does a mans handwriting characterize him, each one has his peculiar gestures, mannerisms that are as unmistakably his own as are his thumb nails or his Bertillon measure ments.
 A Scotland Yard detective told me thai he recognized man almost en- tIrely by his walk and the way he handles himself" and depended very little upon facial appearance. A criminal can change his clothes, beard and even his countenance and speech simply enough, but will forget that little hacking cough, or. his peculiar manner of spraWling in his chair. or the way he has cf running his fingers through his hair
 An observing friend coming from the house of commons regaled us with the following autograph habits of its leaders: Mr. Asquith, the prime minister, writhes and wriggles his shoulders; MT. Bonar Law, the oppo- sition leader, has face as immobile as a poker player. but necessarily moves his hands. as if he didn't know what to do with thsm MT. Lloyd George has pet phrase he keeps bringing in, Well, now" MT. Win ston Churchill has trick of covering his mouth with his hand. Mir. Mo- Kenna bangs the desk during his speech as if beating a drum when Mr, Birrell is at loss for 3 word he
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
OTHER PEOPLES MOTOR CARS

There isn't anything nicer than the reception that that particular organ ization gives, and my simple wedding gown was not too fine, especially as my friend called for me in her car"
 we had a delightful day and I en- joyed every minute of it. When we came home and were near her corner and "a mile from mine, she stopped the machine and had the man open the door. She said she was sure I would not mind taking the street car the rest of the way home, as she was in hurry to get home herself"
 "She didn't!" cried Adela. What did you say?"
 T said goodbye" declared the mar ried member. Then I went into a drug store and telephoned for 8 taxi I considered myself lucky to have so much as nickel with me-"
 I've often noticed that dropping habit remarked Alice. Still if l had contracted to take a person home l should not expect her to walk part of the way. Yet, there is a man near us who brings home from town six oth- CTS every night and dumps them at his door. His chauffeur calmly drives around to the garage and the guests walk home. It doesn't seem to me that
 
 guests at their own doors"
 "Oh, you don't know!" said the girl who was making buttonholes. T have a friend who worries herself i'll because she fears her car is getting scratched and she won't even take it out when it rains"
 "The amount of worry that comes from owning a car is funny" said Louise. What with the automobile face and the automobile nerves the owners are wrecks before the machines are'
 "They mortgage their houses to buy machines and mortgage the machines to keep the houses from being sold" said Adela, cheerfully.
 There go the Dunbars now!" cried Louise, spilling spools over the floor as she jumped up to look out of the window. T wonder what they'd say if they knew how we have been talking"
 T can guess that" laughed the girl who was making buttonholes. They d shrug their shoulders and say it is easy to tell that not one member of our valued sewing circle owns an au- tomobile and that we are all wildly covetous." s."-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

"Of course. I realize that the world wouldn't be half so interesting if there were no queer people, said Adela, looking up from her embroidery, but of all the queer people some of those who own automobiles are the queer est"
 Now, give the explanation" said the girl who was making buttOnholes.
 What started me thinking on this subject was the car that just passed, v Adela went on obediently. Tt belongs to the Prentices. and they have had it a year. We used to take the whole Prentice family out driving Saturday afternoons when we had horses, but we've never been asked to ride with them in their machine, not once."
 Nobody else has," said Jean, sooth- ingly. "The two of them go alone in that seven passenger car every time. Once I thought they had turned over a new leaf and had asked somebody to enjoy ride with them, but it was only a married daughter that they were taking to the train"
 q have cousin who has a car," re- marked Louise. She never had asked one of us to go with her, so when she telephoned me that she was going to stop for me and take me riding l was all in a flutter. She was prompt in coming, and off we went. After we had gone four blocks she asked if l would mind her stopping to see friend on a little errand. Of course l said I should not mind"
 There was nothing else that you could say" laughed the girl who was making buttonholes. "She had you at her mercy"
 Well, she did not have me at her mercy long," Louise chuckled. ''She made her call, but after I had sat star ing out of the window of the limousine for an hour and five minutes l opened the door and went quietly home. My cousin never brought up the episode afterward and she never asked me again to go riding. I fancy sometimes that her chauffeur is trying not to laugh audibly when her car sweeps past me-"
 T was treated worse than that" said the married member of the circle, Tt was just after. my wedding and a friend of mine was anxious to show me some attention. I was very much pleased when she invited me to go to a large club reception at a fashionable hotel, so l wore my wedding dress.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Equal Rights Claim.

MT. Editor: The questionable method of holding Justice" up to ridicule- a method that makes towards of pu- pills and parents alike-evidently had the desired effect
 Were there more advocates of jus tice in the community there would be a fighting chance for the self-respect- ing people of Norwich to force the "by right divine" element in our midst to observe the equal rights" claim.
 Until righteously indignant men and women join us in protest, the present usurpers will continue to ignore the public. We will not only get back seats in Slater hall and elsewhere. but we will have to pay the piper" for the fantastic dance introduced and led by these usurpers.
 EQUAL RIGHTS.
 Norwich, Dec. 16, 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

A Paris elephant got mad because he had mistaken painted tin car rot for the real thing and started in to clean out a restaurant. How like some peoplei
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Though an archbishop has been made president of Santo Domingo 1t still requires the attendance of United States warship to keep the na- tiVes quiet
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

. Now # Is the butter trust which is being sued by Attorney General Wick ersham. The governments legal ma- chine ought to get well greased in that attack.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Reform in the opium scandal is be- ing attempted in China. but New York seems to be immune from every ef- fort to break it up.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

With Perkins paying a quarter of q million for the removal of the anti trust plank in the Bull Moose plat form, it would he an interesting fact to determine if Munseys contribution was for the same reason.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

From the progress made by the Puio Investigating committee it is made quite sure that speculating is carried on in Wall street
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

With the plea for ah automatic check on trains to require the obeyinr of signals it. might also be well to wcrk for such an1 accessory on autos to keep them within the speed per 31itted by law
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

When Peary and Amundsen meet at their banquet next month the Cook will furnish the food for digestion as well as expression.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

A Pennsylvania man while being op- erated on was found to have two ap- pendixes. This ought to mean double pay for the doctor.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Whitman and Golf promise to do Feriag work against the vice trust v. ho metropolis. They are an efficient oam for which New York can give repeated thanks.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Happy thought for today: Every cloud may have silver lining, but those pocketbooks which have it are fast losing their color.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Even in the peace negotiations the powers are presenting united front to Turkey.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Kansas women are now proving art ful dodgers of jury duty. This is a natural development after years of peddler lodging,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

From all indications Connecticut seems to be well pleased at the thoughts of getting an ex-president.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

The fellow who stole 10000 five cent pieces made a successful attack on a corner in nickels.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

If 13 is Wilson's lucky number he will start his term as president in the proper year.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

The boot and rubber trade and the youngsters are about the only ones mourning the tardiness of snow.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

The California town which has con- tributed six carloads of onions to the poor is making strong appeal for tears
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

snaps his fingers; and so each of us, great and small, has his betraying sign
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Mumm is the word in all front page headlines now.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Coal prices in Wilkes Barre are only a tantalization to the consumers in New England.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

A second Broadway Jones company is to be organized, with Ralph Nor gan and Edith Luckett in the leading roles
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Anc to think that some day, in the dim future and when other genera tions have possession of the press, newspaper men may become as good as laweyrs! Professor Taleott Will
 Hams, in his Yale lecture the other evening, held out this very great hope and even went so far as to predict that journalism eventually would be ranked with law and medicine. It hardly seems possible that it could ever thus descend.-Ansonia Sentinel
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

The Yale Alumni Weekly very prop erly suggests that way may be found to improve the system of awarding tickets for the annual Yale-H Harvard football game which the ticket de- partment has had laid down for it by the athletic moguls. Improve the sys- tenn is good advice, but a better way is to build that coliseum and provide seats for all.--Waterbury Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Charles S. Whitman, district attor- ney of New York, seems to be another Hughes in the appreciation of his work and the approval it receives generally. There are many good, sound, strong men left in New York yet, and if they would get together and act together the general result would be an uplift-beyond question. Bridgeport Standard.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

A recent hearing before the board of fire commissioners showed plainly that discipline is none too good in some of the companies. When men and officers are not on good terms there is a chance for almost anything to happen. Possibly a few transfers would improve the situation and in- crease efficiency. - Bridgeport Tele- gram.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

The woman who wins bridge prizes and reads erudite papers before the Woman's club is at the front in mod ern society. But some old time in stinct so lives in her that she stands humbled and reduced to silence when a well filled preserve closet is opened for her inspection.-New Haven Un- ion.