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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21

Minutes of the meeting of the state
executive committee, held at Alters
home, 2121 jefferson avenue, Tacoma
March 7th, 1918.
Called to order by Barth, 7:40 p. m
Present, all, except Smith. Minutes
of previous meeting approved ap
proved. Secretary reported having
chartered locals as follows: Chinook
Tacoma German, Beacon Hill, Wash
tunca, Black Diamond, White House
Beach, Stanwood, Synarep, Edgewood
No. 2, Redondo. The following mem
bers-at-large accepted: James Carr
Duncan Eddy, Harry Mckinley, Eu
gene Chick.
Report accepted.
Minutes of the trial of |. S. Knight
by local Springdale for party treason
were read. Comrade E. T. Ketterer
state committeeman for the local
spoke at length, explaining the situa'
tion. The action of the local was sus-
tanned.
Letter from local Natchez read and
ordered referred to the convention
committee of resolutions.
Complaint from Comrade G. A,
Sweet from Edmonds regarding Com
rade Boomers application for mem
bership at large under alleged false
pretenses, read. State secretary or
dered to tell Sweet that Boomer is a
member of King county and stands
under the jurisdiction of King county
committee.
Letter from Bellingham, End Ward,
protesting against the right of three
delegates elected by certain locals in
Whatcom county, to represent the
county. State secretary ordered to re-
fer the letter to proper convention
committee. ct was referred to Griev-
ance Committee)
Report of state woman's correspOn-
dent read and ordered printed in the
bulletin.
Blank form for questions TO be sent
to teachers and school directors con-
sidered and changes suggested to
Comrade Sinclair Ordered printed
as soon as practicable.
Bill for $125 for expenses on hall at
Bucoda, sent i'm by Local Tenino, or
dered paid.
Amendments to- the staet constitu.
ton, suggested by the state secretary
considered, and endorsed.
Resolutions proposed by the State
secretary also endorsed.
Amendments TO the state consutu-
The newspaper article appearing in
the Truth" and the Commonwealth,
over the signature Of Geo. ID. Davis, a
member of the committee, was dis
cussed and Wells elected 10 draw up
a resolution denying the truthulness
of the statements made by Davis.
The executive committee intended
10 meet after the convention but no
quorum was present and nothing of im-
Importance had occurred 10 make nee
essary q meeting Next meeting is
hereby called for April 18Th 1913. un-
less the executive committee hy ref
ereudum decides otherwise.
FafemaIly submitted.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
MARY l. eEFFs.

A long career as . newspaper pub
Usher, reporter and special writer has
given Mrs. Geffs an unusually clear
insight into industrial and political
life. But she has not only studied in
dustrial conditions from the viewpoint
of the writer-she has worked in fac
tories and sweatshops. She has not
only studied politics as a reporter
she has held office and done special
work under the state labor commits
sioner of Ohio.
Her work in Ohio as a writer on
labor conditions among women and
children brought her into public notice
many years ago, and she was en-
ployed by several Cincinnati papers.
including the Enquirer and Post. Mrs
Geffs joined the Knights Of Labor
while it was still a secret organization,
and was the successful publisher Of
labor paper called the Living Issue"
At this time a resident of Colorado,
she has worked on various newspapers
in that state, and was one of the pub
fishers of the Commonwealth" at
Denver.
Mrs. Geffs has been the socialist
candidate for secretary of state and
for various other offices. Both as a
candidate and as lecturer she has
been much upon the platform. Her
intimate knowledge of the things on
which she speaks, together with a
well-cultivated ability in the art Of ex-
makes her an entertaining
and helpful lecturer. She is espe-
cially at home on her present subject.
Fourth S4saaker
MARY L. CEFFS.
Subject, What Socialists Want"
Sunday, April 13, 2 p. m.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21

Following members-atlarge voted
yes. Hopkinson. Judge Wood, A.
Anderson, Cawthon. Kietis.
Following members-atlarge voted
no: M. Stetch Campbell Contner,
Geo Brown. Siebeutritt. S. Fl. Stetch,
Cort. Ida Harvey, A. H. Hansen,
Mitchell, Dodson. Enenkel, Plont,
Whlteh0use. Noble Wanhope and Bas-
mus Johnson.
Total voting yes, 462
Total voting no. 519.
Motion therefore lost
The following locals voted but we're
In bad standing for not reporting for
the month of January
Bryu MaWr. Hillyard, Okan0gau,
Charleston, Tacoma Finnish. Bis
marck Leaveuworth. Medical Lake,
Prosser Eant0u. Cloquallum. Paaco.
M0asyr0ck and siiYerdale sent FRA
blank ballots
Three ballots did not give the names
OF locals signed by K r. Kellogg.
Jerome Butler and ] 3D. Gilmore a8
secre taries.
CONTINUED on Page SKI
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21

The county executive committee has
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
OFFICIAL BULLETIN

Official bulletin of the socialist par
ty of Washington for the month of
February, 1913.
Everett, Wash, March IA, 1913
The following locals having reported
on or before the 18th of March for the
month of February and having five
or more members, paid up until the
1st of March, are therefore in good
standing until the publication of the
report for March.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
LOCALS ATTENTION

The official minutes of the convention of the
cast party of Washington held in Tacoma March to IL
will be found in this issue of the Commonwealth We ask
every party member read these minutes carefully and post
himself upon all convention actions The capitalist press and
disciplined by party for violating the state
sution passed by the entire membership grossly mis-
representing party and its action in convention assembled
referring the official organization composed of socialists
who believe in violence and the bomb The official Of
the party in convention assembled gives the lie all these
attacks, and ask a careful reading of the official
minutes
ALFRED WAGENKNECHT
Convention Secretary.
JOHN G.. WANHOPE,
Convention Chairman.
FRANS BOSTROM
State Secretary.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21

called a county convention of the So
cialist party of Snohomish county to
meet in Liberty hall, Everett, on Sun
day afternoon, May 4, 1913.
FRANK CORT,
Secy.-Treas, =
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
,mitatina Ebony on Oak.

The wood is immersed for forty Height
hours in warm solution Of alum and
sprinkled several times with the fol-
lowing mixture: One part Of logwood
Of the best quality is boiled with ten
parts Of water: then 1t Is filtered
through linen and the liquid evaporat-
ed at low temperature until it's vol
ume Is reduced by onehalf. To every
quart of this bath are added ten to If
teen drops Of a saturate of soluble in
digo entirely neutral In reaction.
Smaller pieces may be STEPPED for a
time in this solution; then the wood is
rubbed with a saturated and filtered
solution Of verdigris in warm, concen-
trated acetic acid. and this operation
Is continued until a black color Of the
desired intensity is obtained. The oak
wood dyed in this manner Is very sim
liar to real ebony.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
bvyins Versus Observing.

To buy wisely has its true satisfac-
ton. but just buying" seems to have
Irresistible attraction for the human
mind. We were spending golden
hour at the top of great headland.
Far below the sea showed opal color
ind violet light The clay Of the clin
anged In tone from black. through
red. blue and yellow. to a creamy
white: patches OF sweet fern and dell
cate grasses grew in the crannies. glow
Ing green, giving accent and harmony
to the whole. Far below, the line OF
the golden beach. the white curl Of
the surf. were like poetry and music,
and yet among the people who jour-
neyed that day to enjoy fair place
only few had time to 60 out on the
cliffs and revel in color and beauty.
because at neat little stall there was
a collection Of perishable souvenirs for
sale, and so great was the demand for
them that the buyers had no time to
feast their eyes elsewhere-a proof
that purchasing is more interesting to
the majority than observing.-Eliza-
beth @. Billings in Atlantic Monthly.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
Daredevil Photography.

A naval photographer gets many
duckings and. after time, takes them
as a matter of course. Being thrown
into the sea isn't considered by him
at all serious event. It Is during
battleship practice that he encounters
grave dangers. for much Of the work
done at this time is from the tops Of
the fighting masts. which are at an
elevation Of 100 feet above the sea-
During different practices have taken
my position In these masts In order to
get detailed pictures. Once In these
basket-like tops the question IL how to
stick" The gunfire photographs It,
self. suppose you wonder what !
mean, but 1t Is just this: Every time
the big twelve inch guns fire the aw-
full conclusion they cause invariably
gives the snap to the shutter OF the
camera. and the exposure is made
q. Muller. Jr.. in st. Nicholas.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
SAVES GAS BILLS.

Condenser Prevents Waste Of Flame Of
Gas Stove.
Every housewife knows, II she has q
gas stove, that very considerable
amount Of the flames of every burner
IL wasted, as 1t escapes around the bot
tom Of the boiler or whatever may be
over It This is particularly true in
the case of small utensils, the larger
ones usually covering the flame area.
An Englishman has just put on the
market an implement that prevents
this waste and thereby saves a good
percentage on the gas bill. This Inn
plement, known as a condenser, IL a
circular piece Of metal with an open
ing In the center and crossbars form
ing q stand. 1t IL large enough to
completely envelop the stove burner.
and the danes all concentrate on the
central opening.
An added advantage of the con-
denser ID that It prevents the grease
and water from running down into the
burner and clogging II up.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
odd Bankruptcy Proceedings.


They had peculiar way Of going
INTO bankruptcy among the Marawaris
In India. now unhappily giving way to
the less picturesque method Of the
white man. When q man could not
pay his bills he would summon his
creditors. They were ushered into a
room In which the thakur. or house
hold god. was enshrined. but covered
up with a cloth and with the face
turned to the wall In order that 1t
might not witness the scene that was
to follow. The insolvent would then.
in garb Of mourning. lie on the floor.
presenting his back to his creditors.
who on given signal would fall oD
him with shoes and slippers and bella
Dor him TIL their wrath was exhaust
ed. The beating finished. honor was
declared to be satisfied all around.
Calcutta Journal.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
Long Lived Clock.

OF all machines made by man none
can compare for long life with the
clock. The life of clock il as much
longer than that Of any other machin-
cry as the life Of man Is longer than
that Of dog. The French city Of
ROuen has great clock which was
built in the year 1889 and is still keep
Ing good time. Except for cleaning
and a few necessary repairs 1t has
never stopped during period Of more
than Ave centuries. 1t strikes the
hours and chimes the quarters.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29

Busters Break Lamp Filaments.
That the flaments In electric Hight
bulbs may be broken by busting the
bulbs with feather buster has been
discovered by series Of tests con-
Quoted for the purpose of determining
the cause Of the short life Of incandes.
cent lamps furnished to an eastern
school. The reason for the breakage
was ascertained by putting number
Of new lamps In circuit and after
brushing them with a feather buster
turning on the current. when several
Of the filaments Immediately broke.
In another set of lamps wiped with
cloth instead Of the buster there was
no breakage. indicating that the trou-
BILE was due to the action Of static
electricity produced by the feathers
rubbing on the glass bulbs.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
ARTIFICIAL MARBLE.


Bohemian inventors Product Better
Than Genuine.
Considerable interest Is taken In an
invention by citizen of Reichenberg,
Bohemia. Of process for producing a
substitute for all classes Of marble, In
Guiding the most highly priced Italian.
Egyptian and Salzburg marbles, ac-
cording to Consul William ]. Pike Of
Reichenberg. The claim IL made that
this product is superior to genuine
marble, being stronger, more substan-
tial and less liable to crack or dam
age, and that especially In working.
boring or In installation work the dan
ger Of injury is much less than with
real marble, while 1t costs only one
third as much.
This artificial marble IL made partly
by hand and partly by machine. The
cutting and polishing are done by ma
chinery. the process being already In
operation In Vienna. Berlin, Mann
helm and Hamburg. and arrangements
have been made for selling the right
to produce it in France and Russia.
while the sale of patents to a London
company for England. Ireland. Scot
land and Wales is about to be consum-
mated
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
Quaint Signs In Peru.

An Indian custom which adds a pic
turesque touch to the roadsides be-
tween Cuzco and Machu Picchu. in
Peru, is the presence Of quaint signs
indicating what is for sale In the In
dian huts. A small bunch Of wheat or
barley tied on the end Of a pole and
stuck out In front of the hut indicates
that there Is chicha "a native corn
beer, for sale within. A bunch Of
flowers on the end Of pole also has
the same Significance. A green wreath
means that there ia bread for sale.
while piece of white cloth or white
paper waving in the breeze indicates
that the wayfarer may here purchase
aguardiente. a powerful white rum
made Of cane juice and containing a
large percentage Of raw alcoholism
gOnaut.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
MsItino Pot For Expsrimsntsrs.

mOuSvU0 POS COT 6APOVutUOUbObUs
For small work. such as the making
Of jewelry, for assaying or for expert
mental work Of any kind, it is often
necessary to melt up metals In small
quantities, this resulting in demand
for a small furnace which will do the
work In the home with safety.
To fill this demand foreign firm
has taken the idea of the gasoline blow
torch and applied it to fire clay cruel
BILE chamber to obtain the result de-
sired The blow torch shoots the hot
fame into the fire clay retort or heat
ing chamber supported on legs at the
left. inside this sets the crucible con-
tanning the material to be melted
When this Is in place and the fire start
ed fire clay cover. which has open
ings through 1t enough to allow q cir
culation of air, is put on top.
Any one wishing to have one of these
could easily make one with blow
torch as start. fire clay being cheap
and tin doing for the case. Crucibles
may be bought at any wholesale drug
house. Boys making model engines.
etc., would find the scheme handy for
melting lead and type metal for their
fittings.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
"Galley West"

The phrase "he knocked everything
galley west is credited to the United
States by Webster's Dictionary. 1t has
really far wider extent. and there is
no reason to credit 1t to this or any
other solid land. It had its beginning
in sailor English. essentially migra
tory dialect of extent as wide as the
unending sea. Galley west. or. In its
full form. galley west and crooked.
means higglety piggety. all in confu-
sion. 1t has the same sense Of dis
ordered direction as appears in other
lOcutions In sailor English. such as
"Paddy's hurricane-straight up and
down the mast"-and 'Tox Cox's
traverse-twice around the scuttle butt
and once around the mast."-St Louis
Times.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
According to HoylO.

Rev. Joseph Gravely giving his
views Of the evils Of card playing dur
Zig a pastoral calD-As was saying.
am in doubt
Parrot dnterrupting eagerly)-W When
you are in doubt play trumps.
And no member of that family has
been able to account for the parrots
utterance to the satisfaction Of the
pastor.-LondOn Punch.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
Psychology In Business.

Its the psychology of the thing
that counts" said travelling man re-
Gently. You know how slump will
hit q town once in awhile for no ap-
parent reason at all? That's just the
way it was down in Missouri good
little town, $4,000 or more. Every
thing had been lovely there, and some
fool started q calamity howl when
business began to drop Of q little in
the dull season. The suggestion
worked. People forgot it was dull
season and began asking every one
else what was the trouble with the
town.
zone day one Of the towns big mer-
chants sat down and figured 1t out.
He traced the rumors back to find
their real foundation and discovered
the reason to be nothing at all. He
found that at the time the talk started
the town was doing q better business
than it ever had done in the dull sea-
son. And then he saw the psychology
of the calamity talk. Once seeing 1t,
he det srmined to fight fire with fire.
1.-The next day he called the mer-
chants of his block into his office and
told them what he had discovered.
For awhile there was trouble in max
ing them see things his way, but at
last he succeeded. Then he outlined
his plan and they agreed to do as he
said.
1.-The result was that within q few
days in the display windows Of every
merchant in that block were large
signs announcing the fact that BUSH
ness was good and getting better ev-
cry minute, that there was nothing to
be discouraged about-in fact, every
thing was lovely. Following this,
every merchant advertised in the
evening paper with catch line some
thing like this:
Were in the Prosperity Block and
Doing a Good Business
Soon the other merchants saw the
optimism of the merchants in this
prosperity block was attracting trade.
And SO they joined the procession.
They put placards In their windows
Boosting Of their good business and
the faith that 1t was going to be bet
ter right along. Soon the whole town
was doing it. With prosperity dinned
at them right along the citizens
caught the spirit, and now-well, now
the town is one of the most booming
little places in Missouri. Psychology
did it."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29

their getting loose or lost. The keep
ers are slotted at each end to engage
spring rings. which also fit in a groove
in the coupling fanges. The rings
hold the leaves in a radial position for
driving and also hold the keepers sta
tionary In the coupling hanges. All the
leaves except the two short ones at
each end are slotted These short
leaves are held stationary. making all
movement come on the tempered steel
leaves. The slots allow the coupling to
adapt itself to any misahgnment
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
A Visit to .Mont, cr;,to,. Cell.

Steamboat excursions run from Mar
settles out to Isle DIFF, where gaping
tourists are shown the Chateau diff
and Monte CristO's cell with as much
impressiveness as II he had really ex-
listed. 1t is wonderful tribute to the
realism Of Dumas. They even show
you the place where Monte Cristo's
body struck the water 1t is still wet.
Monte Cristo is much more Of a reality
than Mirabeau. who actually was i'm
prisoned there.-From Three Weeks
In France"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
MINES AND MINERS

Machinery for q 250-ton teaching
and electrolytic plant is being in
stalled at the Bullwhacker mine near
Butte, Mont.
The monthly dividend from the
Hecla mine, at Burke, Idaho. Of $780,
900 was declared Wednesday. It
amounts to 2 cents per share and IL
dividend No. 1872. The total paid by
the mine to date this year il $4,000
and the total net profits since the
property was placed on paying basis
is $2,s90.00o.
The CRANKY Smelling Co. treated
49, 1O tons of ore at its Grand Forks
plant in the week ending August IA,
all except 313 tons Of which came
from the company's mines at Phoenix.
The blister copper shipments were
34O, 900 pounds. The total for the first
IA days of August was 44,740 tons Of
ore treated, 668 tons of which were
custom material, and the blister cop
per shipments were 100000 pounds.
John Mitchell. second vice president
Of the American Federation Of Labor,
in an address to the copper mine strik-
ers Of Calumet and Houghton, Satur-
day declared that the federation is
heartily in accord and sympathy with
the Western federation Of Miners lin
the effort it is making to better condi-
tions of life and labor for miners in
this field" He praised the strikers,
particularly the non-EngliTh speaking
men, for their unity and courage and
the women and children Of the strik-
ers for their cooperation. Mr.. Mitchell
expressed the belief the men would
win If they stood firmly together, put
faith in their leaders and obeyed the
law. He declared it was the right Of
the men to organize and commenting
on the refusal Of the operators to ar
bitrate with the Western Federation
of Miners declared the governor
should say to the companies: "Arbi.
trate or the state will not spend it's
money for your protection or send the
militia to camp on your property"
New York.
Copper steady; standard spot and
August, STATS; electrolytic, $15.870
IS; lake, SIG; casting, $15.62@1S.7S.
Bar silver, 5sAc; Mexican dollars.
ACC.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29

willie asks great many remark
able questions" said the pensive IA
Their.
Yes" replied the observant mother.
Whenever he wants to get out for the
afternoon he puts lot Of queries up
to you SO that you will let him go out
and play while you consult the ency-
clOpedia. Washington Star.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
Curious Wedding Ring Custom

Curious Wedding Ring Custom.
There is an old tradition at Tours to
which brides adhere strictly. accord
ing to Comte Austin de Croze. who de-
dvered lecture on French folklore in
London. When the ring is being put
on her finger at the altar the bride
takes care that it does not pass beyond
the second Joint. Otherwise she would
never hope to be absolute sovereign in
her new home.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
$so,ooo.ooo Waste Heat Ysarl,

vSV,VOVSVVO WASTE 0eat VoaTIy.
No less than $3O.OOO.OOO is wasted
every year in the shape Of waste heat
from coke ovens. Many different plans
have been evolved for the utilization of
this waste heat, but none has been en-
tirely successful. One of the chief dis
advantages has been the heavy first
cost and the excessive cost Of mainte-
nance. Furthermore. most installa-
tons of this character have been found
VIGOROUSLY unecOnomical. due to the
excessive radiation in the flues. 1t be-
ing safe to say that not to exceed 40
per cent Of the gross latent power
available was realized.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
Automatic Tack Hammer.

A fountain tack hammer Is the
latest patent. This has hollow handle
filed with tacks. and as fast as one is
used up another comes into place. A
single blow drives the tack into place.
and the next tack is ready. 1t does not
take its place, however, at the end Of
the hammer until a finger lever under
the handle is pressed. SO that II one
blow is not enough another can be
struck until the first tack is clear In.