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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-14
DOOM OF THE SMALL
FARMER.

The announcement made some time
ago, that Vincent Aston proposed to
devote a large share of his future at
tention to agriculture and its develop
ment, has been followed by a prac-
teal application on his part. This
spring he made a beginning on 600
acres of his family inheritance, stu
ated near Rhinebeck, N. Y The work
thus far has been done with a view to
the largest use of machinery and of
all labor-saving devices.
Within thirty days after the com
mencement of the work the entire
tract was turned into a truck farm. A
6O-horse power traction engine, haul
ing six 14-inch gang plows, broke up
the sod, and this work was followed
by disc harrows and plverizing ma
chimes of corresponding size. All
seeds were planted by machinery with
swiftness and accuracy. The crops are
being cultivated and will be harvested
and stored all by machinery of the
best and most approved type.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-14
THE oUTCAsT

They called him fool" and traitor"
as through the land he went They
cried out "agitator" and brand of dis
content" From altar and from steeple
upon this man, folorn, the priests and
"goodly people" hurled wrath and
bitter scoru.
They called him cheat" aud "fak-
er" and drove him from the door
They shouted "misciefmaker bee1ne
and come no more" From border
unto border they bounded him. lest ne
upset established order and bring on
anarchy
At length they seized and tried him
that they might have their will and
So they cuclGad him high ON a lonely
him. the outcast aeI.aror driven by
scoure- and rods They called him
fool" and traitor and MOVIE He cau
him Cod -Bertau Bralay
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-14

the bait anchor and an this time
however. I'm thuir sonscloss zeal to he
Iuuc thu great cause of the worlds
workers. Th,y hafc namely de-.
nouuced sinclair as "a shallow crank
and thereby mwitfinrly bestowed
upou his one of the highest compll
mcuts that could DE handed TO an ogi-
tator for "a better civilization We an
know that the Franks of yesterday
become eligible TO the roll of honor
today and tomorrow.
We must laugh loud and long and
even enjoy ourselves when We note
that some other gentry who have
proven traitors TO the workers organ.
ization. have made suckers of them
selves i'm their pitifu zeal i'm assisting
the Ledger and News in this flagway-
ing crusade. How the lumber lords
must chncRle with gleel We cannot
help it if our enemies do laugh with
us. A iackass feeding Off the camps
of opposing forces, chasing around the
flanI,s from foe to foe while the fight
is ON trying to make his bray heard
above the din of battlel It is enough
TO make an ice wagon shed tears of
glee.
lust think of lawyer hero and his
court of state, trying to run an or
ganization of working people who
have the mission of "emancipating
themselves" This is the clan that
have covenanted with the capitalist
Ledger-Times-News organs. you
help UP bray and we will assist you"
This same clan is the identical squad
that was expelled from the Socialist
party last March, after a full hearing
on the convention floor in Tacoma.
The convention voted to eXpel this
hero and his tribe by a most decisive
majority-113 to 10! They were ex-
PEELED for setting themselves above
our party constitution. Their only de-
Tense was that they had taken the
party law into their own hands in or
der to make it legal"
Now, we have seen the Ledger and
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-14
STATE NEWS.

w. F. Ries' Lecture.
Comrade W. F. Ries of "Men and
Mules fame sopke to $50 in Kelso
Saturday night and to about 100 in
Castle Rock the Sunday following. It
was hot those days, but for over two
hours he held his audience, and calls
for more were heard. He explained
the various economic changes preced-
ing capitalism and our reasons for
saying that Socialism is the next logi-
cal step. His big charts combined
with simple language and consider
able humor as spice made his talk not
merely entertaining but highly educa-
tive. Psychology speaks of repetition
He employed this iudiciously Not an
argument went by without being
clinched by a REPETITION in some form
TO cap it all he uses short epigrams
that stick like burs.
How easy and simple it is to acquire
the public utilities now in the hands
of the capitalists was shown by him
in a most entertaining manner. And
it is all done without adding one cent
to our present national Indebtedness.
Comrade Ries informed us that he
would labor some months in our state.
This being the case we ought to Sc
cure a good hearing for him.
HERMAN REVISING,
Teach and Member of Local Kelso.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-14
FIGHT AGAINST MILITARIsM
(Bruce Rogers)

(Bruce Rogers)
The timeliness of propaganda
against war is aptly shown by the
article appearing below which ap-
peared in The Army and Navy Jour
nal, the principal organ of the war de-
partment, in its current number, July
8. It appears that the Democratic adj
ministration is to begin the strict en-
forcement of the Dick military law
and it is high time those who delude
themselves with the belief that we
will never have compulsory and
despotic military service i'm America
should come out of it, War is really
but a manifestation of competition in
its ultimate forms. Tt IFS what you
might call the last word of competi-
ton. and it is certainly the very last
principle capitalism proposes 10 part
with. and war viii NOT end until the
workers simply refuse TO fight
There is every encouragement TO
believe that such a propaganda if act
fvaIv pursued win succeed abaundant-
u.s. Young men are now laughing at
the recruiting advertisements with all
their false Establishments and one no
LONGER hears the older patriotic refer
encss 10 aour soldier boys and 10 'our
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-14

Local Olympia, of the Socialist party
of Washington moved to amend the
state constitution of the party by re-
pealing section twenty 600 thereof
and substituting the following:
Sec 20. Clause 1: The state eX-
ecutive committeeman, board of trus-
tees, state ecretary-treasurer and ma
tional committeeman shall be nomi-
mated and elected as follows: The
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, on February 20,
shall issue to each local in the state
that was in good standing for the
three preceding months, a call for
nominations for such offices The
nominations by each local may be
equal in number to the whole number
of offices to be filled, and may be
from the membership of the nominal
ing local, or from the membership of
other locals. All nominations must be
in the office of the state secretary by
March Is.
Clause 2: All names of nominees
meeting constitutional requirements
shall be referred by the state secre-
tary to all locals in good standing for
January, to be voted on by the mem
bership; the vote on such primary
referendum to be in the office of the
state secretary by April Is.
Clause 4: Candidates receiving the
greatest number of votes shall be
placed, to the number of three CD for
each office to be filled, on the cleo
ton ballot and, by the state secretary,
referred to the locals in good stand
ing for the month of March. The
vote on such election referendum
must be in the office of the state sec
rotary by April %.
Clause A: The candidate or candi-
dates receiving the highest number of
votes in the election referendum shall
be declared elected to the office for
which mentioned.
D. A. BENNER,
Secy.-Treas.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-14
UNGO PATRIOTISM AND
CANNED TRAITORS

The ORGANS of the National Aasocia.
ton of Manufacturers. the Ledger and
News. are again working over their
fayortc pasumc. that of waving the
red flag i'm am effort 10 keep working
people from seeing that which really
concerns them TO keep their minds
off from the problem of food, clothing
and shelter and other problems of
such vital import to the working class
that produces all of these things that
are now hogged up by the big "patri-
Otto CD parasites who are behind the
National Association of Manuractur-
ers which is right now getting an air
ing i'm congress.
These capitalist papers that become
patriotic ca so suddenly whenever
there is a chance to fool working peo-
pie by waving the flag, are the same
papers that are supported and kept
by the gild-edged patriots who in
vest their stolen wealth under other
flags i'm foreign countries, and are too
cowardly to so to the front and fight
to protect their American interests -
Instead, they wave the flag make a
loud lingo noise and fool the working
CLASS men into doing their fighting for
them. That is the method that was
used 70 get Cuba and the Philippines
into the clutches of the tobacco and
sugar trusts, Mexico and Central
America appear to be next on the pro
gram.
= Because a socialist school teacher
pointed out the hypocrisy of this sweet
scented bunch and their retainers,
when he commented on the fact that
they had framed a law in the legsla-
ture of this state to COMPEL the
school children to meekly salute the
flag that the capitalist tn ewes have
desecraed, these papers now jump at
the chance to spread a lot more Of
cheap glory over the flag by denounc-
ing ]. E. Sinclair. They have grabbed
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-14

bows in blue" Left 10 their free and
voluntary action the workers are
showing that they viii no longer sup
port military programs by enlistng.
no matter what their eNigencies are
under the vicisitudes of industry, but
what the cowed and beaten workers
win do under the coercion of the i'm
famous Dick military law is another
matter, and is "a consideration that
should move us to much greater edu-
cational activity against war
The article referred to reads:
In a circular letter to the COVER
nors of the state on July 2, Secretary
Of War Garrison gave notice that he
would enforce strictly the provisions
of the Dick law requiring the militia
to conform its organization to that Of
the regular army. He called atten-
ton to the fact that the Dick law has
been on the statute books for over ten
years, and that for over ten years it
had been mandatory for the militia to
maintain its organization on the same
basis as that of the United States
army. The secretary called upon the
governors to cooperate with him in
the discharge of his duty in carrying
out the provisions of the law. It is
doubtful whether any state has COM
piled with the letter of the law in the
organization of the militia. Particu-
larly have the state more staff officers
of the higher grades than are author
lied under the Dick law Then the
states are not maintaining the proper
taxable units, and as a result a ma
jority of them have more line officers,
especially Of the higher grades, than
are authorized under the Dick law.
Great progress had been made by the
militia since the enactment of the
Dick law for it's proper organization,
but the remnants of social and politi-
cal brigadier generals and colonies
still linger in many states. From time
to time the state authorities have been
warned in reports from the war de-
partment, and the various secretaries
of war have overlooked many of the
defects in the organization of the
militia. BUT AS THE TIME APP
WHEN SOME LEGISLA-
TON FOR THE PAY OF ORGAN
lied MILITIA WILL FIND ITS WAY
mo the STATUTE BOOKS, the
secretary of war is of the opinion that
steps should be taken toward the con-
firmation of the organization to cor
respond with that of the regular
troops. Aside from this, the recog-
milton of the organized militia which
does not conform to that of the regu-
lar army, is forbidden by the Dick
law. The governors can appoint as
many officers as they see fit, but the
secretar yof war is not authorized
under the Dick law to recognize their
or to extend federal aid
TO state ORGANIZATIONS WHICH are lSSal
under the federal law. The secretary
in his letter, which will be followed
by a circular giving the states suffi-
cient time to comply with these pro-
visions of the Dick law, after which it
will be strictly enforced. In his letter
he outlines the organization that is re-
quired in each state, following the field
army regulations for the organization
of the militia"
There is much the worker may learn
from bordering upon the above. Not
ably it is to be observed that the
bourgeois are anxious only to be Off
GERS.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-14

Prof Maynard ShipleE's regular
Sunday NIGHT lecture VIII bee put
over one date
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-14

Snohomfsh- County maps, soc, S1.00
and $500, at HIPS Book Store, 1929
Colby Ave.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Mrs. Clarence Eifert was west
bound passenger for San Diego. Calf
ornia. last Monday evening Mr.. Eifert
went to the coast state several weeks
ago. found work in San Diego shortly
after his arrival and has decided to
locate there for a time.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Alva Kearney and family. who have
spent the winter in this city, departed
for their home in Silverton last Tues
day morning. MIR. Kearney is inter
ested in some excellent mining proper
ties in the San Juan district. which
he operates for seven or eight months
In the year. but he and his family
always prefer to pass the winters
either here or in some of the southern
states.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

The baseball boys of this city say
that they soon expect to have win
ming team ready to line up against
ANY aggregation on the Western Slope.
This being the case We can safely an
ticipate number of agreeable exhibi
tions this summer.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Miss Cecil Pearl Buckingham. Mez-
20 Soprano. graduate of the Kansas
a recital at the NJ +. church Thurs,
day evening. April cath. under the
auspices of the NJ. E. choir. Tickets
- cents.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

The Denver 4 Rio Grande company
has just dispensed with the services
of a track walker In Escalante canon,
one OF the points where 1t has been
considered absolutely necessary to
safeguard for both the freight and
passenger trains. and there will be
no such protection In the future. And
there are many In this section OF
Colorado who frequently become pas
kengers over this branch of the road
who feel that the Grande is at fault
In this sort of economy.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Conductor George Hallock and wife
came up from their Gunnison river
ranch last Sunday morning and WIS.,
tied until Monday evening when they
returned to the scenes of rural acuvi-
ty. George expects to put In several
acres of crops and not depend alto
gether on the results of his orchard.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

benefit ball was given for Everett
McEwen In Odd Fellows hall last FIJI
day evening. from which resulted a
purse of something like $3i or $3@'
Everett Is the young man who. Few
weeks ago. purchased the Green Front
lunch room on Main street and shortly
thereafter he was taken with severe
siege OF rheumatism and has been
confined to his bed ever since. totally
helpless. His funds soon gave out and
his young friends decided upon the
benefit above mentioned He was
taken to Glenwood Springs on the
evening train last Friday where vir'
tues OF the natural mineral water
baths will be tested for time.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

The county forces at work on the
new Uncompahgre river bridge near
the Delta brick and tile yards and in
the river at that point for two or
three weeks past. have been trans
ferred to a point in the same river
near the Ash mesa bridge which de-
manded attention at this time in order
to insure perfect safety from possible
overflows this spring and summer.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Mrs. Geo. c. Wilson and little son
returned Monday evening from an eN-
tended visit at her old home in Jer-
sey City. New Jersey. She was call
ed to that city on account OF the seri'
Gus illness OF her aged mother who
liz now improved.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

George Pulver received word from
his old home at Hennesey. Oklahoma,
last Friday that his mother was seri-
ously i'll and he departed for that
point on the evening train Saturday.
His stay will depend altogether upon
his mothers recovery.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Some half hundred Royal Arch
Masons of this city are planning to
attend n special session of that branch
OF the order In Montrose next Tues
day. They will make the drive 10 and
from this city in automobiles.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Miss Zelda Thompson. in charge OF
the Colonial theatre until possession
was given to the recent purchaser.
Charles Bowden. the first of the pres
ent week. departed for her home in
Montrose. Miss Thompson made
many friends during her few months
residence here. all OF whom will great
ly regret her departure.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

c. A. vierse has opened up cigar
and confectionery store in the Main
street room just north of the Roy l..
Smith jewelry store and there is every
promise of him getting a fair share of
the patronage in this line. Miss Ell
iiot Beat,ie is In charge.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

J. ]. Travis arrived home the first
of the week from a few weeks busi'
ness visit In Northeastern California,
He and a number of other residents
OF this city and state are interested
In placer mines in that part of the
Union. He reports much snow in the
mountain districts of Northern Cali
fornia, which, by the way, are near
the mines of his company and exten-
sive operations await its disappear
ance.,
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18
LOST

A gold medal, initials S. NJ. on front
and on the reverse side of medal the
words Missouri State University
awarded to George W. Bruce 1892" A
liberal reward will be paid if found
and returned to me. Geo. W. Bruce
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Word has just been received in this
city that Lester Shock who went to
California several weeks ago In
search of health is already much i'm
proved He has gained several pounds
in flesh and expects to soon find him
self in former healthfui conditions
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Independent bought two boxes of
apples this week to send to a point
between Delta and Denver. The eN-
press prepaid was s2.65 on those two
boxes of apples. Talk about investi-
eating robber corporations, Just why
do the express companies escape?
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Monday morning from winters so
journ on the Pacific coast where she
was much improved in health. She
put in most of the time at Long
Beach and had the pleasure of being
near and visiting several former Del
ta families.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

The Colonial Theatre passed into
the hands of Charles Bowden the first
den is planning to improve the serv-
ice of this popular play house. and
asks a continuance of its former
patronage
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

The painter and decorator is get
ting in his work in all parts of the
beauty of our business blocks and
residences. The Hillman store front
is a point where action is now being
taken.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Harry L. Hayward was an outgo-
ing passenger for the state metropo-
lis last Monday morning. He had
business in that city which he thought
possible to keep him away a week or
more.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Lewis Blohm and wife departed Tor
their home In Marietta. Ohio. last
Monday morning after few days visit
with l.. w. Sweitzer and family In
this city. Mr.. and Mrs. BIohm hao
passed the winter months In Caltfor'
MIA and report n delightful time from
start to finish. They were a tr'te
uneasy. however. after receiving word
of the damaging floods in different
parts of Ohio. Marietta is one OF
the river cities of the Buckeye state
and naturally came In for fair share
of the wreckage.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

George Deter was an east-bound
passenger yesterday morning for the
state metropolis, where he had bust
ness demanding personal attention.
He expected to be absent several days.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Albert Salisbury. has accepted a
clerical position in one OF the mar
ket groceries at Grand junction and
departed for that city last Sunday to
assume his new duties Monday morn
ing
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Tom Seaton. the well known Delta
boy who is now on the slab for the
Philadelphia Americans. won his first
game of the season last Friday against
Brooklyn. The score was l to 0.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

l. W. Hotel and family made an
auto drive to this city from their home
in Montrose last Sunday morning. ate
dinner with Delta friends and return
ed to Montrose in the evening.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Licenses to wed were issued by
County Clerk Shepherd this week as
follows. Robert Edwards and Miss
Ella Cowgirl. both of Paonia; Thomas
E. Fower of Eckert and Miss Lottie
Hunstcker of Austin
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

L. E. Thompson. a representative
of the Hess Flume company. is in
this district to inspect and see that
the new water plant at Cedaredge fur
nishes satisfactory service.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

b. NJ. Andrews and wife, of Con
neaught. Ohio. departed for their
home In the Buckeye state last Mon
day morning after a few days visit
with Il. s. Corbin and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Andrews had just conclud-
ed "A several months tour of the south
and West which included several
weeks stay In New Orleans. Louisiana.
and Los Angeles. California.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Miss Rose Hall was the guest of
friends in Grand Junction last Sunday
aud returned home next day. She
was accompanied to the Mesa county
metropolis by Mrs. Frank Burdette.
who had visited with friends in this
city for several days.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

The regular meeting of the Wom-
ems club will be haId at the home
of Mrs John Travis. 247 Meeker St.
on April 23rd. Subject. "A Day With
the New Books"
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Independent made bad typograph-
ical mistake In the item last week
about the y, U. c." club. which be-
ing Interpreted means Just Us Girls. "
Independent. through an oversight.
and because the copy was bit dim.
printed 1t II. U. C. instead OF ]. U. G.
1t was very embarrassing TO the young
ladies' belonging to the club, also 10
editor of Independent.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Walter Gallup and Hiram Hickman
departed Monday evening for San
Diego. California. where they expect
to take part in the building opera
tions preceding the big exposition.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Thomas Beattie, former marshal of
this city. will direct the boarding
house for large crew of track
workers on the Rio Grande system
between this city and Grand June
ton. He took charge last Monday,
and will be on the line at least five
or six months.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Miss Edna Foster. after a short visit
with her sister, Pearl in this city. de-
parted Wednesday morning for Lin
coin. Nebraska. where she is to enter
upon thorough course of training
in one of the commercial colleges.
Miss Foster has resided in Paonia
about a year past
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Mr.. Roy NJ McMurray of Eckert
and Miss Mae Young OF Olathe were
united in marriage at Ouray on
Thursday of last week. The groom is
a we'll known and highly respected
Young man of Eckert and the bride
Ia the charming young daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. ]. X. Young of Ash mesa.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

The Mexican situation will be al
high tide tonight. The Man from
Mexico will be here to do something
for our public library See him at
the opera house.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Charles Downing seed potatoes for
sale. on Antelope Hill. near Eckert.
Inquire Stockham Bros, Hardware
store, Delta. 9
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

From and after Sunday next. even
ing services at Saint Luke's will be
at 500 o'clock. instead of 7:3O.
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Surveyor R. E. Dodge left yesterday
for Eagle. where he will put in a
month looking over the mining district
there
The Delta independent., 1913-04-18

Senotor George Stephan and wife
arrived home last evening. the pres
ent session of the lawmakers having
adjourned on Tuesday.