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Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1912-06-28

then we wanted land and gooc
} crops and we got these, as ar
abundance was raised in this
vicinity last year and prospects
for much better this year. Now
we are crying for a market. A
marke t to sell our beans, corn.
hay, oats; market for butter, etc.
The Estancia merchants say they
have a market for eggs.
| Who said it was dry? On Tues.
afternoon of this week such a
rain l never saw fall even in old
KY; two clouds seemed to meet
and the water fell in torrents
with hail continuing one and a
half hours, the ground was cov-
cred with hail two inches deep,
the garden was under water a
half hour and the draw was like
a Kentucky creek. While the
storm did some damage yet it
did untold good and dry farming
seems unnecessary in this ,icin-
ity. The water receded slowly
and at five P. M. it was practic-
ally all gone from this locality.
George S. Clark who has been in
the valley four years says more
water fell Tuesday than he had
ever seen in any previous storm.
Bro. Thomas who is visiting
Bro. Grant is holding series of
meetings at this place and in a
very good time as the rain will
give the farmers some time to
attend the services.
Mr.. Condit of Albuquerque
passed through this neighbor-
hood last week hunting up pro-
duce; eggs, butter, hens, chick
ems, etc. He proposes to maAe
trip once a week from Alhuquer-
que and back, running a huckst-
ers wagon, taking orders from
farmers wives for anything they
may want in exchange for their
produce. We certainly wish him
success in his effort as he has
promised good prices for butter
at our doors and sell us goods of |
all kinds as cheap or cheaper than
we can get here, besides giving |
cash for the produce if we wish. |
Now let everybody help in this; |
maybe we farmers wives can |
make our own market in this |
way. Who will help.
The union picnic will be held at |
Springs on the 4th OF |
July and we hope for large |
crowd. We understand that a
committee will be on the spot to
see that the trees will not be
harmed or the property damaged
in any way. We are expecting
a great time on that day.
Mrs. w. T. Ware and the writ
er were took dinner by ye editor
and wife last Saturday and we
enjoyed the hours to the fullest
While Mrs. Constant is in poor
health she is an excellent and
charming hostess, and Mr.. Con-
slant is not only an entertaining
host but a good cook. (WowD
We old bachelors had better take |
lessons.
Clay Keen of Blaney met with
q painful accident last Thursday.
While chasing a pony the horse
he was riding stepped in a hole
and broke it's shoulder, throwing
Mr.. Keene and breaking his
hand. The horse was left to die
while Mr.. Keene returned to
have his injury dressed. He was
doing yell at last report,
A baby boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Pace June Il,
but the little one died and was
buried in the Estancia cemetery |
on the 22nd. Mrs. Pace is doing
fairly well,
Cort Douglass of Cedar Grove
and Mr.. Brashears of Estancia
are making regular visits to this
vicinity. Guess they are hunt
ing claims.
Irwin Pettus, who is visiting
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1912-06-28

l will offer for sale at public auction
at the court house in Estancia at IL a.
m. Friday, July 5, the horse and buggy
of the late G. W. Wilkins. Julius
Meyer.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1912-06-28

Creditos $2O,351, 1876 90
Obligaciones II, ,548, 1921 90
Hugh Swisher, Agente,
Willard, N. M.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1912-06-28

An effort will be made to
get the News Herald out on
Wednesday next week, in ord
er to give the office force
chance to celebrate.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1912-06-28

Rev. j. R. Carver will here
after be DR.. Carver. Ewing
College in Illinois recently
conferred upon him the de-
gree of Doctor of Divinity.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1912-06-28

DECLARATION DE LA COM
PANIA GERMAN AMERI-
CAN INSURANCE CO.,
OF NEW YORK.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1912-06-28

Miss Annie Porter is expect
ed home about Friday.
The Washington times., 1912-03-18
Dr. Cadman TO Speak.

The Congregational Club. composed
OF members from the Mt. Pleasant Con-
gregational the First Congregational,
and the ingram Memorial Congregational
Churches. meets this evening at 0
o'clock in the Mt. Pleasant Congrega-
tional church. A dinner will be served
at $50 o'clock Following the dinner
the Rev. Or. Parkes Cadman of Brook
lyn, will speak.
The Washington times., 1912-03-18
Philadelphian Says He
Was Robbed at Hotel

sneak thief entered the room of A.
w Price, an officer of the Tradesmen's 's
trust Company, of Philadelphia, at the
Naielgh Hotel, while he slept and rob-
watch. sOiu
Mr.: Price told the police that he d.d
not near any one enter the room, and
lnat ne locked his door when he retired
a. midnight. The door was locked when
ne awakened, Entrance to the room
was evidently obtained by means of a
nupncate key, Central Office Detectives
case. ''o
The Washington times., 1912-03-18
Names Dead Due to
Reach Roads Tomorrow

The cruiser North Carolina. with the
bodies taken from the battleship Maine
is expected in Hampton Roads tornor-
in communication with ships in the
Roads by wireless last night and re-
ported good weather. The bodies will
be transferred from the North Caro-
Annapolis and then to Arlington for
interment.
Half dozen battleships and cruisers
will meet the North Carolina outside
the capes and escort her to Hampton
Roads.
The Washington times., 1912-03-18
Cut Glass Factory
Destroyed by Fire

TOLEDO. Ohio. March 1s.-Pitkin &
brooks, cut glass manufacturers. whose
offices are in Chicago, sustained loss
OF $3upO1 when their factory was gutted
by hre. The fire is supposed TO have
been caused by a spark from the
power plant igniting the dry wood OF
the cupnla extending the length of the
work room 1t throws 100 persons out Of
enplnyInsnt. Fire chief Frazer places
the loss IN the building at S15,o0J and
the machinery $4,000 more. The loss is
covered Ivy insurance.
The Washington times., 1912-03-18

Swift & Company's sales of fresh
beef in Washington, d. c., for the week
ending Saturday, March is, averaged
10. 10 cents per pound.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1912-03-18
Pongee
linens
that are great
values at
Csc I'd.

Quite q nice
fatric to make
fTocks Of. Linen
weave, with llIs-
trous finish that
looks like silk.
Wide range Of
Colors, embracing
rose, w ! 8 I a r Il a,
b I o w n, Law
e n d G r, W h ! t e,
light blue, pink,
0nd navy. Also
included at this
price are striped
effects. blue with
b TO w n stripes,
blue with black
stripes. b o W n
with white stripes,
and blue with tan
stripes.
All are z inches
wide.
Just the very
best values OBJ
tainable at 25c a
yard.
w a s h G. o o d 5
S t o re - Street
floor.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09
HOW IS COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP" OF INDUSTRIES TO BE
FINANCED?

The platform adopted By the socialist party this advocates
dustries 1t calls, among other things, for
Collective ownership and democratic of railroads. e
graphs al 9'nr seod mm mds o. B n
paes the federal of all distributing agencies
Collective ownership of land wherever practicable and
collective ownership and democratic management of the
This generous program involves expenditures
of money & FER the source of 4SGme sgg
program? Consideration the financial and commercial phases of
the subject fails to any possibility.
The phrase collective ownership people
Their collective ownership would have consist of the several
ernmens in this countthe federal government the state govern
ment the county and city governments It would cost hundreds Of
would provide the money required The socialists
Of T Zealand which has tried bsantiaiv this socialist vstem Of
financing shows that the scheme would not work.
The inability of the American government until last to trans
port mails without argues against sostic financing Eng
sh experience with the annexation of the telephone business the
Post4fce is to the same effect The net result of this transaction
and incredible the neffcenc of the service
pany and it's allies would 100000 would
increase the present national debt by nearly half
of
of other industries would be futile But idea of the
and mraccaby OF the project be gained from the effect
adding 100000 employees service would
result from government ownership Of industries English experience
number above would be $OOOOOO than private
money fromY Not until socialists answer
the question to the satisfaction of taxpayers will socialism make large
Review
Presumably this editorial was intended for solar pexus to
ciaism In the first place the socialists making effort
explain taxpayer money coming from buy
Only small fraction of the people taxpayers
1t the the workers who have taxable property
socialists particularly interested But suppose
the people decided buy the industries 1t would be
undertaking anyway The following
Exposes Socialism, by w F. es shows how simply could be
done:
suppose the purchase method have received
which that proceed
buy industries starting with Rockeeers Standard Oil
pany Suppose further that appointed for the
socialist commonwealth and forthwith called John d. the
witness stand would proceed to question him as follows
"Quesionohn when you recently Chicago
tried $2924OOOO having trust
ddn you that the Standard Oil company capitalized
96OO0O00 that the profit during year $840OO0O
isn't fact that twohrds of this $96000O00 pure
'Answer:-Yes;
CHOW then John D. the American people by direct have
authorized purchase the oil of and issue therefore
United States bond drawing interest per
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09

over. The business Rachel ia mourning
for her profits and won't be comfprtcd
The Fourth of July holidays were ap.
preaching and the profit patriots were
preparing 10 rcplcnish their depleted
cash drawers the salooukeepcrs rubbed
their hands aud their bars bright with
anticipation. the police, like hungry
phouls. were waiting the expected har-
vest to be renpcd from fines imposed
during the patriotic spasm. They had
used up the greater portion of the ap.
preparation for extra police and imported
professional sluggers and were DESTROYS
of getting n back from the loggers and
other workers who would come TO the
city TO celebrate the nations birthday.
But an unseen force was at work. The
men of the logging camps and sawmills
remembered the recent strike; they saw
the cowardly brute sluggcr with his gun
i'm one hand and his club i'm the other
with all the power of the capitalist state
back of him to crush the heads of mem
bers of his classc; they saw these degen-
crate brutes spare neither age or sex in
their mad desire to grasp the blood
stained dollars Of the lumber barons.
They saw helpless women and innocent
children drcnched with the cold water
from the city fire hose under high pres
sure and washed into the cutters while
strapped in their little baby carriages,
some having died from the cold and eX-
posture. The loggers remembered these
crimes and outrages against their class
and took action. They held meetings at
the camps and decided to deliver a sting
ing blow in the profit plexus of the
putcs They went to the banks and
had checks cashed amounting to over
$25O,OO0 and without waiting to buy a
pair of shoes, a shirt or shave, thou
sands of them went to Tacoma and Sc
attic to spend the Fourth of July holt
days and their money. While the cur
tain was slowly descending we got a
last look at Aberdeen and Hoquiam bust
ness men, sitting sad and solemn in the
doorways of their empty stores in sack
cloth and ashes. Verify, brethren, eco
monte determinism works in a myster-
ious way its wonders to perform.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09
MASTERS GIVE SLAVES A PICNIC,

slaves of the Lowell mill were
given picnic and holiday Silver Transportation aud all
sorts of refreshments including big barbecue furnished by
the masters absolutely free to the workers.
the latest available government statistics the aver
produced by each worker in the United States S4
year 1919 Out of this difference
the socialists call surplus value the masters at Lowell
ride and all the candy soft drinks
their somachs could hold BY buying the stuff
at wholesale considering fact that the workers have been
overfeed for several likely that the
erw picnic exceeded $500
of the of the rich of the
who poage the boy who traded
for handful of beans But nowhere is
folklore MEDIEVAL literature anything that
will compare stupidity with the modern working who will
system Industry that for days outing and all he and
his FANNY eat day him 1882.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09
Bellinghan.

The county campaign committee met
Sunday at l p. m. in the North SIDE
hall. All committeeman from the ten
locals of the county were present. Bal
lots were canvassed on the referendum
choosing candidates for the primary, and
the county secretary will file the names
of the comrades thus selected. The
ticket is complete excepting engineer
and superintendent of schools, the party
having no members following these tech
meal vacations. There has been no diff
ficulty in raising the filing fees. A spe-
cial committee was appointed to CO.
operate with the county secretary in
routing local speakers, or state candi-
dates who may be sent into this county.
Application was made to the national Of
flee for meeting by either Debs or
Seidel at Bellingham during the cam
paigu. Lists for appointment of social
lists on election boards will be presented
to the county commissioners. Local
Bellingham has contributed $50 to the
campaign fund Other locals of the
county, in proportion to membership,
have done as we'll or better.
The local has set aside SO as a start
toward circulating library for dues
paving members. The object is to en-
courage our membership, especially new
recruits, to become thorough students of
socialism, with no extra expense to them
as long as they remain in the organiza-
ton.
Governor NJ. E. Hay and Ex-Governor
A. f. Mead, in company with other
friends of labor" have been running
over the county in a sixty horsepower
machine the past week. The governors
touring car looks as if it might have a
good record of some sort, but how about
the governors record?
The death of Comrade ]. w. Hughes,
of Local Sumas, occurred last Friday,
August q He was a member of the
county campaign committee, and prior to
his residence in Sumas he had been for
many years a member of Local Belling-
ham, He was sixty years of age. The
following resolution was adopted at the
county meeting Sunday afternoon:
eve, the socialists of Whatcom coun-
tv, deeply feel the loss of Comrade ]. w.
Hughes. We hereby express our ap-
probation of the zeal and loyalty of the
comrade departed to eternal rest, and re-
greet his inability of sharing the fruits
of a greater humanity for which he
worked"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09
Formerly of Box 3S7, Leavenworth, Wn
Peace in Aberdeen, Good Will in ho-
GUAM.
John G. Wanhope

JOnn u. NannOpc
The bright robed Angel of Peace has
settled down over Grays Harbor, the
wagon spoke, once the law, the pick
handle the order, have been put in their
places, the handle in the pick, the spoke
in the wheel of industry and the capt.
talist machine is running free ip its
bearings we'll oiled with the lubricant Of
profits. The hum of sawmill has
drowned out the voice of the noisy agi-
tator. Gloria in Excelsis, Praise Be.
Why this peace that passeth all under
standing? Is the class struggle myth
and was the late unpleasantness but q
slight mistake now rectified, and capital
and labor hand in hand pursuing the
even tenor of their way, walking down
Bright Angel Trail, twin souls united in
loving peace and harmony. How has
this tranquility been affected; has the
heart of the Capitalist Pharoah been
softened? Has he become imbued with
the altruistic spirit and is he now meas
uring his thoughts by the Golden Rule
of love and justice towards his fellow
men? We went to the Business Oracle
for our information, and. he impaired
this tale to us, out of the fullness of his
heart, and the emptiness of his purse
Why the thug and the gunman had gone
for other strikers to conquer, for other
heads to break. He said "This smuggling
business had to stop; it hurt our city.
We are submerged in debt, the burden
of our taxes is so great we can hardly
bear it. We have 400 empty houses
here, we lost 1000 of our people, our
business is ruined, it has driven away
trade, we are sick of the struggle, we
want peace, 400 houses empty and dead
no rent coming in and taxes going up,
400 families less to buy, water, gas or
electric light, 400 houses setting in
silent solitude in a sea of mud, with
never a flag to wave over them on this
the Glorious Day of our Independence.
We cannot even afford to be patriotic,
when our profits and our rents have
taken unto themselves the wings of the
morning and flew to other parts where
capital and labor are at peace. We have
lost 1000 of our people on account of
the strike; 1000 people less to buy
from us shoes, clothing and groceries
Business is bad and we want peace "and
Salt River burst it's banks" the little
business mans cup of sorrow has flowed
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09

ford them temporary employment
Not only arp The same ones back
again, but with increased numbers. Tho
overflow from every walk uf life I'm the
industrial world b. represented IN the
harvest field Professional mon, art'.
sans, common laborcrs with robdE and
willing hands to help take care of the
crops. An they are asking for Is "a
chance to work. and earn their LIVING.
The ranchcr Is quick to take advnn
tagr of the great number of men that
Is coming in. la reducing wages and
lengthonmg The working hours. His po-
sition ia taking the shape of the mill
aud factory owner who dictates To his
employees the terms of their employment,
whom he knows there is an army Of
half-starvcd. hnlf.fed men just outside
the gate. ready to take the places the
rauchcr is beginning TO treat the 'Blan-
ket Stiff" with contempt and disrcspect.
For instance. | have only been in the
house lust to eat my meals, and then
inst inside the kitchen door. ! am sit
ting on the shady side of an old shed
with my suitcase on my lap trying TO
write this article. The rancher knows
am here and I know there must be u
moro convenient place in the house to
scribble-thc table Mt least. OF course
they are not all like this but the change
in their attitude towards the blanket
Stiff" is noticeable when they are num-
erous.
The rancher's life is not all sunshine
and flowers either Under this dog-eat
dog system he is being exploited Mt
every turn in the road. This for in
stance: Last year he payed 7 to $ cents
for sacks: this year they have jumped
mp to 12bc. He Is allowed nothing Tor
the sacks when he sells his wheat, and
to complete the robbery, is deducted
one-Quarter pound on each sack Tor
weight,
Some few are becoming rich (?) and
as fast as they do they retire, but keep
on buying the land, hiring experts and
farming under more scientific methods.
They can afford the latest machinery,
with greater capacity and efficiency in
production. This seems to eliminate the
labor that comes from afar to help with
the harvest. He isn't needed, or not so
many of them at least while the num-
Der of unemployed is constantly increas-
ing and seeking work everywhere they
can secure it. If these conditions con
tinue for few more years few OF us
can guess where it will lead to.
Yours for the revolution,
JEAN HASKINS,
1 MI
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09

ers viii. this year, come into the socialist
party, but as socialists are made only by
appeals to mems reasoning powers, and
not to their prejudices, I fear that the
old issue of tweedle.dee and tweedle-
dunn may continue to be too powerful
to permit of the election of a socialist
president this year.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09
WILLIAM II. WAYNICK.

Waterville, Wash, July %, 1912.
Editor Commonwealth:
Once more the call of the harvest field
is sounded, and again the army of un-
employed, commonly dubbed the "Blan-
ket Stiffs," responds.
Like the flight of the birds, they go
and come, now here, now there, wher-
ever the producing conditions will af
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09
STATE NOTES

Mason County Socialists Get Ticket
shelton, Noshs Aug. 3. 1912.
Tho Mason county convention was held
Sunday. AUGUST 4. at kuhit hall Shvl.
ton. Delegates from every local of the
county were present by noon and after
the luncheon the meeting was called to
order hv Chairman Arnold of Cloquol.
mm. Forty. three delegates were present.
Rallotng was then begun for the selcc-
ton of candidates for the county ticket,
resulting as follows;
Rcprcseutativcs-W. IT, kingcry and
!. Fred Ferris.
Clcrk-Iohn Iund.
sheriff Sam Ogg
Asscssor-lohn H. Wiley.
Trcasurcr-C. II. Smith
Fnpincer-M. \. Hawk.
Commissioner Second District - John
II. Haskell
Commissioner Third District-C. Il.
Nelson.
Coroner-Mrs John Pugh.
Comrades of the State of Washington:
After a tour of three months, during
which time | have spoken in Michigan.
Ohio, Colorado and Utah, | am pleased
to tell you our political sky was never
so clear for the acceptance of socialism
as now. Don't be afraid to come out
and stand with us for Truth and Justice.
The country is ready for this great
change We will roll up such a vote in
November for the socialist party of
America that the whole world will be
astonished The movement is growing
very rapidly and | hope our differences
in the socialist party will never reach the
proportions they have in the old parties.
I'VE have nearly reached the goal for
which we have been earnestly striving,
Now rally. comrades, for the final dash
to liberty.
Your comrade in the revolution,
MRS. CORY.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09

natural fetmesad bond be null void death
Now of course john while your formerly had
yearly income of 100000 from you fellows
100000 year. but the American who do all the
work. will $8O00O00 per and oneouh years
will have you all paid off Are satisfied with this
ment, John?
John DIS Answer-Deeeighted 1t has been burden
for have been giving
millions of my igoen gains to charity universities
fully that all wealth is the result physical
labor and rghtfy belongs the producers peOpea the
people especially gatd at the good displayed by the
people taking for good all those which
cety collectively depends for living this way only will EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY be guaranteed to all mankind forever
WhO doubt that John d. putocats anxiouy
awaiting just such a deal?
and dear reader every industry entire country
be acquired in the way inside of five years still
keep train running schedule time In this industries
purchased by what people
by virtue of being themselves the owners"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09

great deal being said and written days pro
gressves and the progressive party etc There be
dispute to who the progressives.
Taft Wilson and Roosevelt each claims to be the real thing in
the line of Now they all three 1t is only
question of degree and the direction they going All
their backs the sunlight Of real human progress
progressed far that he where the socialists about
fifty years Wilson IS hailed second Grover Cleveland
and takes the tariff issue about years Taft
the real stuff though He that the supreme the
preservation OF our courts and the constitution That the issue
I'M lloo 30 I'M backward Taft away progressive
but they their faces the the coming
ton Roosevelt would have little the lead the race.