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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-20

their chains Every socialist knows.
or ought to know, that all laws are
made TO help keep the working class
down in wage slavery. We are as an
organization Illegal according 10 CAPT
talistic laws, because this government
is a class government and says that
70 rs right that the working class
should be robbed of four-fifths of what
IL produces. Another thing is that
some of the comrades want to Law
down a certain code OF morals for
their fellow comrades 10 follow. For
my part / do not care what any com
rade's private love affairs are, If ne
will only get In with me on the Do
litical and economic field to over.
throw this damnable system that
makes us In nine cases out of ten
what we are. Yours for the revolu-
ton, Allan Brooks, chairman-secretary,
.B. Of T.
A motion by Gig Harbor for the re
call of the S. f. Q. was ruled out of
order by the chairman-secretary of
the board of trustees, on the grounds
that the local was in bad standing
when motion was made.
Motion for state referendum:
Motion by Local Tonasket that the
state 10. G. be instructed not to re-
employ Comrade w. G.. Wanhope as
state organizer.
Comment by local: We believe
better men can be employed for the
position. 1t is a well-known fact that
a number of locals will not employ
Comrade Wanhope, therefore we deem
it to the best interest of the party
that he be not employed
Mrs. ]. &. Sauneliter, chairman Of
meeting; j. L. Freeman, secretary.
Motion for state referendum:
mo member shall be eligible to
nomination for political office who
has been a candidate for political Of
flee on any other than a socialist
party ticket, until the expiration of
period OF five years, dating from July
4, 1912. This act shall repeal all sec
tons or portions Of sections which
conflict with it."
Comment: Whereas, the socialist
party having made such gains in the
last election it behooves us to guard
against opportunists and professional
politicians from using the party for
their own professional ends, this will
not oar any one from the party who
is really class conscious and has the
good of the party at heart
For Local Tacoma No. 4, November
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-20
Directory Socialist Locals
NOTICE.

If any local has paid for entry in
this directory and has been omitted
from the list, please notify this office
at once and correction will be made.
The rates for this directory are $500
.-r year.
8othell-Meets at Hanna>>s hall, first
and third Saturday evenings. Com
bined business and propaganda meet
:ngs. DR.. A. L. Victor, Secy., Bothell.
upeVille-Meets the first and third
Fridays of each mont hat the resi-
dence of Henry Fair, Secy., Coupe
vile, Wash.
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 WsId-Meets every Sun
day. 2:3o p. m. at 320s Broadway.
w, Sachs, Secy., 4lst and Rucker Ave
Everett Fourth Ward-Meets Monday
evening, 1880, at Jenkins Hall, 1906
Everett Ave. Mrs L. Eye, Secy.
Everett Fifth Ward-Meets 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 2 ,. m. ia Liberty Hall. K. w.
Phillips, Secy., 27l9h Hewitt Ave
Freeland, R. F. D. Iangley-Meets End
and 4th Sundays at 2 p. m. at Cres5
House. Program 3 p m. second Sun
Java A X Hanson Secy
Granite Falls-Meets every Friday night
8 D. m. in Park Hotel. Fred r. Bal
linger, Secy., 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. Propa
ganda meeting the fourth Sunday in
each month at the Mountain View
school house. ID. c. Buchanan Cor.
Secy.
Local Port Angeles No. Meets every
Sunday at headquarters at p. m.
j. G. Layman, Box 81, Secy.
orosser-Meets on the first and third
Sundays in each month at p. m. in
the oonre house. II. d. Lake. Secy.
Prosser.
sesttle Socialist Headquarters. 1909 9Th
Ave. Business meetings, Fifth Ward
local every Tuesday evening. Propa-
gsnda meetings in labor Temple every
Sunday at s p. m. MillaFd Price, Secy.
Ssdro-Woolley - Meets every Monday
evening r T. Boldly, Secy Box 457,
Sedro-W oolley, Wash.
Sivana Meets the second aAd fourth
Sundays at p. m. at Union Trading
hall. Silyana W. G.. Grimm, Seey,
Route ], Arlington, Wash.
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One hundred and seventy locals
did not report. 181 locals did re-
port and have 1911 paid up members
and total of $3.50. 232 new members
were admitted during the month OF
November Literature sold and dis
tributed, $35390. Business meetings
held, 375. Propaganda meetings, LOG.
Total cash in local treasures, $1,292.
70.
1t is to be regretted that the locals
do not report more regularly IL
makes it impossible to ever calculate
to any degree of certainty what prog
ress, if any, we are making. Locals
should see to it that secretaries are
elected that will attend to business
in a business way. The rise and fall
of a local depends to very great eX.
tent upon the ability and energy OF
the secretary. The fact that local
finds itself in bad standing can always
be blamed on a poor local secretary,
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-20
OFFICIAL STATE BULLETIN

Official state bulletin of the social
list party of Washington, for the month
of November, 1912, Everett, Washing
ton, December 14th, 1912:
-
The following locals, having re-
ported for the month of November
and having five or more members, are
therefore in good standing until the
publication of the report for the
month of December.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-20
201S ROCKEFELLER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

couver; Frank Warren, La Center; e.
b. Mcdonald, Tenino; r. w. Nelson,
Meadowdale; j. b. Johnson, Wilbur;
ID. 70. Davis, Tono; ]. w. Martin, Sun
nyside; Il. p. Trescott, Pomeroy; J. G.
Wanhope and Teresa Wood, members
at-large.
f. L. Huebner of Spokane Fifth
Ward No., 8 voted yes on the second
question.
Total voting yes: First question,
"A; second question, rs.
The following voted no on both the
questions:
S. p. Walsh, Anacortes; Phillip
Cory, Sedro-Woolley; f. M. Storme,
Kellogg Marsh; ]. e. Stanton, Walla
Walla; w. A. Nichols, Lopez; w. H.
Benson, Bow; E. II. Cubbage, Syna-
rep; F. Z. Manley, Ten Mile; Alex
Pakkala, Juanita No. 2; G. T. Dover,
Sequim; Perry Larson, Puget; Lottie
S. Driscoll, Bryn Mawr; w. P. Var
nell, Gig Harbor; ]. L. Freeman, Ton
asket; W. Horsman, Greenwood; R. G.
Rogers, Burlington; R. E. Schoene-
mem, Seattle Twelfth Ward No. 2;
w. H. Hazen, Seattle Thirteenth Ward
No 1; R. A. Hicks, Seattle Eleventh
Ward No. 3; J. S. Lichty, Spokane
Second Ward; J. r. Brown, Spokane
Third Ward.
Total voting no on both questions,
81.
The following from locals in bad
standing voted yes: w. H. Stack
house, w. H. White, Lower Natchez;
J. w. Wolfe, Zelda; D. G. Buchanan,
Mt. View; R. L. Rice, Fox Island; j. l.
Croft, Medina; R H. Massie, Brews-
ter; ]. Fullam, Buckley; H. Strand
valid, Prosser; L. Miller, North Yaki-
ma; J. H. Tanska, Ballard; P. A. john
son, Tacoma No. g.; Emmett Culp,
Woodland No. /; A. Lindstrom, Seattle
Thirteenth Ward No. 2; K. ]. H. Web
er, Colfax; H. w. Sausser, Spokane
Fifth Ward No. 1; B. Goerkes, Echo;
j. Conkle, Duvall. Total, IS votes.
The following from locals in bad
standing voted no: Max Vetter, Ma
chias; Oscar McGill, Ravenna; G.
Bishir, Port Townsend Third Ward;
Peter Harrison, Boyds; H. M. Wait,
Rainier Beach; H. M. Williams,
Tracyton; T. I. Jones, Entiat. Total Z
votes.
Votes from Locals Lyman and
Brush Prairie were not signed and
locals are in bad standing.
Washington Spohr of Mt. Vernon
did not vote and Chas. Wallace of
Bellingham South writes that his
local voted not to vote.
We, the undersigned, the canvass
ing committee, hereby testify that
the above is a correct count of all the
ballots.
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JOSEPH DISTANT,
Member Everett Sd Ward.
r. F. KOSBAB,
Member Everett 4th Ward.
R. D. HODGINS,
Member Everett 9th Ward.

Member Everett 5th Waru'
State committee motion No. has
been sent out to the state committee.
The motion was published as made by
X. J. H. Weber of ColfaX Colfax was
not in good standing but the motion
was also made simultaneously by nine
other committeeman, some of which
have since endorsed the motion. Inc
motion stands with Mark Leites OF Sc
attic First Ward as sponsor. 1t is en-
dorsed by Matte Allison Martin, Jos.
DISTANT, w. w. Gray, Geo. Dial and
j. A. Dial. This motion is a call for
a national referendum to recall JOB
Hartman from the national executive
committee.
Motion for state referendum by
South Bellingham is endorsed by
Meridian, Bellingham North, Spokane
Third Ward, Spokane First Ward No
2 Cbad standing), Spokane Second
Ward, Burlington, Kelso, Sedro, WOOL
lev. II will be sent out Immediately
Motion by Sedro-Woolley is second
ed by Meridian and Anacortes.
Motion by Meridian is seconded by
Sedro-Woolley.
Notice is given that Everett Sixth
Ward has expelled G. Maerts, Jr, the
expulsion being o. KID by the county
secretary, Frank Cort.
The following is published by order
of the chairman-secretary of the board
of trustees: Enclosed find names OF
locals that have seconded Local out
look motion of October 27; Port An
geles Sixth Ward, for recall Of 5. d. G..
and state secretary; Meridian, for re-
call of S. e. c. and state secretary
Gig Harbor, for recall of S. E. c. and
state secretary; Tonasket, for recall
of s. r. c. and state secretary; Bur
lington, for recall Of S. f. C. and state
secretary. have one from Anacortes.
It just states that they second Local
Outlook motion of October 27, but do/
not say whether one or both.
Comments by Allan Brooks, chair
man secretary Of board Of trustees
II seems TO me that some of the locals
that have seconded the motion OF
Local Outlook have great respect Tor
capitalistic laws. For my part have
TO obey the laws Of the country but as
for having any respect for them, ]
have none whatever and ] don't see
how any claims can have respect for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03
REFLECT REMSBERG
FOR PORT COMMISSION

Judge G. 4. Remaberg was re-
elected port commissioner by prac-
tieally a two 20 one vote over Israel
Nelson. Bis only opponent. In the
election yesterday.
Only about c.0O0 voters IN the
whole county participated. or about
Z per cent OF the registered vote.
While tho total vote has not been
officially reported, Rensberg got
approximately 1000 votes 10 Mel.
sons 1000. Judge Richard Winsor.
socialist. received scattering votes
which were written In. Ills name
vas not printed on the ballot
In the city Nelson was high man
In but ak OF the polling places. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03

jOffN BtAts SNEAD
SCENE At COURT HOUSE
DURING SNEAD's TRIAL. WHEN
SPECTATORS WERE SEARCHED
FOR WEAPONS. SNEAD ENTER
ING COURT ROOM WITH RELA-
TIvES.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. a.
John o. snesd, millionaire banker
Of Amarillo, was acquitted by
jury here today OF the murder OF
Captain A. @. Boycc, ST., In a Fort
Worth hotel. The Jury retired late
yesterday and returned its verdict
at $3.50 o'clock this morning. snead
must now stand trial for the muir
der Of Captain Boyce's son, A. @.
Boyee. Jr.
The d-Boyce fcud began
with the eiopement OF Mrs. Snead
with the younger Boyce. Snesd
shot down Boyce, ST., during a
quarrel al the Metropolitan hotel
here over the cIopcmcnt.
Several weeks later 'Snead shot
and killed Boyce, Jr.
Judge Swayne instructed the jury
that If II found the defendant
guilty, II must bring In a verdict
of either first or second degree
murder. The acquittal indicates
that the jury believed the unwrit-
ten law was Justified In Snoads
case.
II was more than a year ago
when Mrs. Lena Snyder Snead, the
young and pretty wife Of the man
who has been on trial, got down on
her knees before her husband and
confessed to him that she loved
another man. The object OF her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03
ARMOUR LIKES
SEATTLE; HE'LL
SEE TACOMA, TOO

]. Ogden Armour. chief OF the
beef hanns. will include Tacoma
In his tour before leaving for Cali
fornia tonight
]. ogden--J. representing iona
than. but seldom spelled out--after
walking all the way from the depot
60 the Armour six-story building
yesterday. fully block away, was
later In the afternoon induced 10
take an automobile ride for a sight
seeing trip OF Seattle.
Said he liked II very much-the
trip and Seattle, too. Offered TO
bet a Holetein 10 a sausage that
the New Washington hotel had the
old Rainier hotel. In which he stop
ped 10 years ago on his former trip
here, beat SIS ways for convenience,
hot and cold water. etc.
There were no sausage ven,nrers
present.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03
ARCHIBALD
TRIAL ON
in SENATE

WASHINGTON. Dec. s,--for thc
ninth time ia the history Of the
United States. Impeachment pro.
ceedinga we're started today By the
senate.
Robert W. Archibald. associate
Justice Of the new commerce court.
was The defendant His trial began
with a committee Of seven repre-
seniAtiveH acting m prosecutors.
'Misbehayior and miademesnorn
IN office we're the formal charges
against Judge Archibald.
Use Of his office for personal
profit IL the nubstAnce OF all ihe
charges. He n charged with at
tempting 60 float deals IN refuse
coal deposits IN Pennsylvania.
through railroad officials. and also
improper receipt OF fasorN from at
tornrya before bis court.
Sweeping denial was made BY
Judge Archibald 10 every one OF the
charges lie contends no improper
motive can be predicatcd from any
Of his acts. private or official. and
that be never gained or sought TO
profit By improper use Of his office.
To Hear 100 Witnesses
when the senate met today II was
planned 10 devote from two 20 four
hours daily 10 taking testimony Of
the 100 Witnesses who will be called
for both tho government and the
defense.
To Gust Archibald will require
vote Of two thirds Of the senators.
although a majority only OF the
house was required for his impeach.
mcni.
Today'H trial had It's inception In
a complaint filed last February be.
fore Interstate Commerce Commits.
sioncr Henry u. Meyer. by William
7. holland. president and general
manager OF the Marian Coal Co. OF
Scranton. Pa. Boland told Meyer
he feared Archibald was interested
In aiding certain railroads I'm 30.
lands litigation with the carriers
He Is 60 years OF age and gradu.
ate OF YALE.
President Acts
Commissioner Meyer reported 30.
lands complaint 10 Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham. who caused an in.
yesiigaiion 10 be made by Wrislcy
Brown. special assistant. On the
strength OF Browns report. Attor.
noy General Wickersham, reported
the circumstances 90 President Taft.
On April rs. 1919. the president
sent special message to the house.
laying all OF the evidence before
the house for It's action The house
judiciary committee. on-May Z. be-
gan the investigation, concluded
June and on July s recommended
that Archibald be impcachcd.
Before going on the commerce
court bench. Judge Archibald. whose
home has always been at Scranton.
In the heart OF the PENNSYLVANIA
coal fields. served in the state
courts and also as a federal district
Judge.
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legislation enabling the members
Of the foreign service 10 be sys-
tcmaticaily brought IN direct con
tact with tho industrial. mannfac.
turing. and exporting interests Of
this country Ia order that American
business men may enter the foreign
field with n clear perception OF the
exact conditions 10 be dealt with
and the officers themselves may
prosecute their work with clear
idea Of what American industrial
and manufacturing interests re
qulre.
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nv United rress Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.--Prest
dent Taft today addressed TO con
gress his message upon foreign re
iations.
He devoted much time and space
TO the reviewing OF accomplish
ments under his administration
emphasizing the increase In the ma
tons foreign commerce under the
so-called dollar diplomacy
The relations OF the United
States with all foreign powers. he
says. remain upon a sound basis
OF peace, harmony and friendship,
A greater insistenco upon justice
10 American citizens or interests,
wherever Il may have been denied.
and a stronger emphasis OF the need
Of mutually In commercial and 9th
er relations. have only served 10
strengthen our friendships.
His message. In part. reads:
REORGANIZATION OF
THE STATE DEPARTMENT
At the beginning OF the present
administration the United States.
having fully entered upon Us posi-.
ton as world power. with the
responsibilities thrust upn II by
the results OF the Sranish-Amert
can war. found itself without the
machinery for giving thorough at.
tention TO. and taking effective ac-
ton upon. mass OF intricate bust
ness vital to American interests la
every country In the world.
The department OF state was an
archaic and inadequate machine.
lacking most OF the attributes OF
the foreign office Of any great mod.
ern power. With an appropriation
made upon my recommendation b.
the congress on August 5. 1909. the
departm mt OF state was completely
reorganlxed.
The work was highly specialized
The result Is that where previously
this government from time to time
would emphasize in It's foreign re-
lations one or another policy. now
American interests In every guar.
ter OF the globe are being cultiva.-
ed with equal assiduity.
MERIT SYSTEM IN CONSULAR
AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Expert knowledge and profession
al training must evidently be the
essence of this reorganization.
Without a trained foreign service,
there would not be men available
for the work In the reorganixcd de-.
partment OF state. President
Cleveland had taken the first step
toward Introducing the merit sys.
tenn In the foreign service. That
had been followed by the applica-
ton of the merit principle. with ex
celIent results. to the entire con.
splar branch. Almost nothing,
However. had been done Ia this d..
rection with regard 20 the diplo-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03
YOUNG WOMAN PUTS
ONE OVER ON THIEF

By United Press Leased NiF.
TACOMA, Dec. 3.---Come across
with your money and jewels" said
a masked man TO Mrs. Victor
Brooks last night. They're in my
room. wait minute" replied Mrs.
Brooks, who is p and nervy.
The crooks grin OF anticipation
vanished when the young woman
reappeared with a revolver and or
dered him to beat IL" He did.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03
INSURANCE FOLK
HONOR FISHBACK

Puget Sound Life Underwriters
association gave a dinner at the
Arctic club last night In honor Of
II. o. Fishback, recently elected
state Insurance commissioner.
Let us make II impossible for
any but solvent company TO write
insurance In this state said Fish.
back. Il may make some mistakes.
but II do. they will be on the side
OF the people"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03

ELECTION DAY, BUT
NOBODY'S RUNNING

NIL TIE FALLS, Wash, Dec. 3.
Who wants TO be mayor OF Kettle
Falls2
Answer OF Kettle Fall citizens
unanimously; Nobody"
Election Is on today, but there
are no candidates. The voters are
writing on the blank ballots the
names of citizens upon whom they
want to force the mayoralty and
councilmanic Jobs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03
SEND DETECTIVE
TO STATE ASYLUM

TACOMA. Dec. 3,--it 10 believed
preparations are today under way
to send detective Ia the role OF a
guard 10 the Western Washington
hospital for the Insane, NJ Fort
SteiIacoon. 10 investigate condi.
fions. az the result OF statements
made by X. J. Cook, former In
mate.
Cook declared this would be the
only method by which the truth
could be learned.
He says he helped bury many
dead. with bruises and scars and
distorted features. while a guard in
the hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03

lyie.--Among the 5000 indians
who will be assembled at Wash
ington. ID. c., at a hearing given
them by the government regarding
claims for money they assert they
should receive under the treaty Of
1885. will be Skookum WallIhee
chief Of the KiicIitat tribe. who
left yesterday for the capital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03

New oriesrs--Munlelpai govern
ment on the commission form Ia In
augurated today In New Orleans.
with Mayor Martin Rehrmann, who
has Just completed two terms IN
office. sworn In for another four
years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03
CENTRAL AMERICA NEEDS
HELP IN pEBT ADJUSTMENT

10 Central America tho atm hAa
been TO help such countries as Mic
aragua and Honduras TO help them.
selves. The national benefit 20 tho
United States IL twofoid. First. II
il obvious that the Monroe doctrine
10 more vital In the nelgLborhood
OF the Panama canal and the xono
OF the Caribbean than Anywhere
else. There. too. the maintenance
OF that doctrine falls most heavily
upon the United States. Il Ii.
therefore. essential that the coun
tries within that sphere shall be re-
moved from the jeopardy Involved
by heavy foreign debt AM chaotic
national finances and from the
eyerpresent danger Of information
al complications due 20 disorder NJ
home. Hence the United States
has been clad 20 encourage and
support American bankers who were
willing 10 lend helping hand TO
the financial rehabilitation OF such
countries. because this financial
rehabilitation would remove AT one
stroke the menace Of foreign cred.
itors and the menace Of revolution
AIRY disorder.
The second advantage 10 tho
United states IL one affecting chief
~ alt the Southern and Gull ports
and the business and Industry Of
the south
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-03

practical application 10 the open.
door policy. The conals,en, par.
pose OF the present administration
has been TO encourage the use OF
American capital In the develop
ment OF China by the promotion %
those essential reforms 10 which
China Is pledged by treaties with
the United States and other pow.