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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-11-13
LANCASTER HOLDS PLACE
IN ARLINGTON SCHOOL

County Superintendent Lizzie Jones
was sustained in her decision by Judge
Ralph G. Bell, of the superior court,
who held that the Socialist members
of the Arlington school board exceed
ed their power when they made the
fifteen-day withdrawal clause in teach
ers' contracts. The case in which
the question was raised arose in the
attempt of the two Socialist members
of the Arlington board to discharge
Superintendent Lancaster by resorting
to the withdrawal provision. The SUI
perintendent was given fifteen days
notice that his contract was cancelled,
but he refused to accept dismissal and
appealed to the county superintendent,
who held that the board members had
not sufficient cause for such action.
The members appealed to the court.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-11-13
ROOSEVELT POLITICALLY
DEAD, SAYS LaFoLLETTE
Wisconsin Senator Thinks Bull Moose
Party Has srsathed Its Last.

Atlanta, Gr, Nov. 9,-Cautiously
and a bit reluctantly Senator Robert
M. La Toilette, of Wisconsin, admitted
before he left Atlanta that Roosevelt
is, in his opinion, a dead one" polit.
ically. If Col. Theodore has any po.
litical aspirations he might as well
stay in South America, the senator
thinks.
THE national Progressive vote in
New Jersey was about 100000; the
Progressive vote in the last election
was about 10000. 1t is the same all
over the country. The Progressive
vote in the national election was mere
ly protest against conditions in two
big parties. 1t was not a Roosevelt
vote, and l believe the Bull Moose
party has breathed its last"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-11-13
NEW ZEALAND
UNITY CONFERENCE

A congress was recently held at
Wellington for the purpose of estab-
fishing the United Federation of La
Dor and the Social Democratic Party.
The executive committees of the Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, the United Labor
Party and the New Zealand Socialist
Party were present, in addition to
delegates representing $4,000 Social
lists and unionists.
The main thing to be decided by
the congress was whether they should
organize one body, which should act
on both the political and Industrial
fields, or two bodies, one political.
the other industrial. The latter course
was decided upon by vote of 2S6
to SO. There were $4,000 bulletins
Immediately sent out.
fne- leaelEttiolI VIII 1e 'uIvi15u lao
industrial departments, all trades In
one industry belonging to one depart
ment with representative on the
national executive committee. No
department with less than 5000 or
ganized workers will be allowed re-
presentation on the executive board,
however. The federation will be af-
filiated with the International Trade
Union Secretariat
The federation and the party are
to cooperate and no matters will be
laid before the minister without first
having been agreed upon by the con-
crosses of both the Federation of
Labor and the Social Democratic
Party.
The party will also be affiliated
with the International Socialist Bu-
reau.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-11-13

supreme court has already ruled, in
the case of Brown VS.. Gear, 81 Wash.
lat, as follows:
Can Discuss Public Questions.
"'The teacher, outside of her pro-
fessional obligations, possesses the or
binary rights and freedom that other
persons do; the same social privileges
and the same right to discussion of
public questions at proper times and
places
"The supplemental charge was
based upon the fact that Mr.. Sinclair
continued to teach after the suspen-
sion of his certificate by the county
superintendent. He did SO, however,
under the instructions of the board Of
directors of his district. Thus he was
compelled to choose between a COM
pliance with the order of the county
superintendent and what might be
claimed to be a violation of his con-
tract with the district. Under the
circumstances / do not believe that
the certificate should be revoked upon
this ground. In view Of the fact that
the act of the defendant does not fall
within the meaning Of the term 'un-
professional conduct as used in the
statute. and in view Of what has been
said above with respect to the supple
mental charges, the request for the re-
vocation OF the certificate must be de-
MED"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-11-13

No Socialist teacher should be per
mitted to teach under a Socialist board
unless his efficiency as a teacher Is
beyond question: but all Socialists ana
all honest men should unite to rid their
schools Of moral wealdings whose de-
generatve influence ia the schools be-
comes a menace TO the manhood and
womanhood OF the rising generations.
In the meantime it Is wen 10 remem-
her that the "me-too" Socialist IL a
sucker nine times out Of ten. Hand
him his reward.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-11-13
THE TRIUMPH OF SOCIALISM
IS CERTAIN.
(By Geo. D. Herron.)

1t is common to charge the Ger
man Socialists with having accom-
plished nothing through political CO
hesion or parliamentary representa-
ton.
1t was Millare Belloc who flippantly
said in London the other day, that So
cial Democracy in Germany means
nothing but votes.
l think the day of crisis will show
how idle is the saying, and how i'm.
intelligent is the view that so reports
itself.
For Germany is the one country
wherein the Socialists are prepared to
take advantage of their opportunity
or who are equal to forcing it when
the moment for .affectiva pctior is.at
hand.
If Germany should tomorrow be-
come industrially and politically a
bankrupt. or If defeat in war should
result in national chaos, then the basis
and framework of a new national or
der would be found already existing
in Social Democracy.
Without the loss of day, opine,
could German Socialists safely under.
take the reconstruction of society, the
cooperative direction of industry, the
democratic rearrangement of the ma
tion; and the great transition could
be made to proceed with but com
paratively little disorder and disaster
And that great day, when it does
come, will show that it was not in vain
that Liebknecht stood, and that BebeI
stood so firmly upon the revolutionary
program; and against compromise ano
coalition for the sake of immediate re
suits.
In their refusal to consent to the
adulteration of principle, and the con
sequent weakening of the workers
Liebknecht and Bebel have acted with
a profound and prophetic wisdom-a
wisdom that the day of the common
monwealth will justify.
Lately, the spokesmen of capitalism
have been congratulating their mas
ters upon an expected disruption o.
the Socialist movement.
1t seems as if the contention be
tween believers in political action OF
the one side and believers in an actor
that is direct and industrial on the
other, would rend the movement IL
twain, with resulting impotence to thu
workers.
Division and Disaster Not Imminent
And capitalist emissarles, In th'
guise of friends, are buslIy engaged II
the effort to bring about this very dl
vision and disaster.
If the industrial and political arm
of the revolution should be lifte'
against the predatory interests tina
are devouring the world, then the sci
preservative task of these interest
would be easy.
With the Socialist forces separates
into two mutually hostile camps, eacl
acting without responsibility for IN
other, the indefinite postponement o
the commonwealth can be counte
upon.
For acting merely as a Politles
party, the Socialist movement Will no
become the organ Of labor's liber'
tlon.
And acting only through the ger
eral strike, and other direct method
Of defense and attack, the proletar
will never achieve It's freedom.
1t is the total problem Of being tina
the proletarian revolution approaches
the problem of our whole human III
and it's meaning.
II Is the question OF how so 70 o
ganize economic production that
may prove itself TO be the spiritui
liberator; a question, also, Of how
CONTINUED on Page 3, Column o.
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Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
Free Text Law NEGLECTED..

Jefferson City.-Only four school
districts in Missouri have taken ad-
vantage OF the law enacted by the
last legislature authorizing the people
of any school district to furnish free
textbooks to the children, according
to Supt William P Evans.
The districts which have adopted
free textbooks, which saves parents
and guardians individually the cost CT
books for the children, are St Louis.
Kansas City, Chillcothe and Cape CT
rardeau.
There will be allotted 10 each OF
these districts from fits funds for Incl
dental purposes and from foreign in
surance taxes approximately 80 cents
for each child enumerated, which, aft
er the initial purchase, will be enough
20 defray the total expenses OF text
books throughout the eight grades
and the high school, Mr.. Evans says.
He says 1t is not too late for other
school districts to avail themselves OF
the free textbook law. II provides
that the voters In the district may a,
the regular annual election or az q
special election vote upon the propc-
sition of furnishing free textbooks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
LAMAR is RELEASED ON BOND
Wall Street Broker Accused Of I'm
personating Members of Congress
Arrested on Indictment.

Washington, d. C.-David La
mar, conspicuous figure in the senate
lobby investigation and now under in
dictment in New York for impersonat-
ing members of congress, was arrest
ed by order of Attorney General Nc
Reynolds. He was released on $4,000
bond.
What promises to be a long-drawn-
out eXtradition contest will begin
Sept. II, the date set for Lamar's APP
pearance before the United States
commissioner here. The warrant on
which the arrest was made was is
sued by the federal court in New York
and had been brought here before,
only to be carried back, the authori-
ties hoping to get their hands upon
Lamar in New York state and avoid
the necessity of extradition proceed
ings and delay of probably a year
or more.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
SECRETARY HOUSTON SENDS
$4,000 LETTERS TO HOUSE
WIVES IN U. S.
ASKSTAEM FOR SUGGESTIONS
Answers to Inquiries viii Represent
Opinions of over 100000 Per
sons-AsricuIture Specialists
Will Act on Ideas Given.

Observation-Disclosures F.. Houston,
secretary of agriculture, addressed
letters to the women members of
$4,000 farm households throughout the
United States, requesting them to give
him information as to how the depart
ment of agriculture can best serve the
needs of the farm women.
These letters were addressed "To
Housewives in the Homes Of the OF.
fetal Crop Correspondents" and will
be sent to the full list OF crop corre-
spondents for transmission to the
women members of their households.
With each letter win be supplied a
return envelope in which the women
can forward their suggestions.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
Japanese Courtesy.

A country where courtesy is a bust
ness, and business but a gentle ayo.
cation, reflects its popularity in the
most trifling details of conduct. Such
country is Japan and such detail
recently came into notice when a city
electric bureau OF Tokyo asked the
patrons of its street car lines how
they preferred to be addressed when
1t was necessary to urge them TO
move up" Out of the 2,719 sugges.
tons sent in the Independent selects
and translates six, as follows:
Those not getting Off, to the mid.
die, pleased"
The middle is more comfortable"
Pm sorry, but all move on by one
strap"
There's a pretty girl about the
middle of the carl"
"A pickpocket has just come on
board!"
The municipal authorities frowned
somewhat upon the last three suggos-
tons, but the conductors will be
taught to use some OF the other forms
Is 1t possible that the Japanese hope
to enjoy an efficient traction service
on such terms? Apparently they hope
to, and we pass along the japanese
idea as helpful hint to the gentle.
men who jerk a gong on the rear Of
our own street cars.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
KLINE IS NEW YORK MAYOR
DEATH OF oAYNoR PUTS ALDER.
MAN IN THE CHAIR.
Situation in Coming Campaign
Election More Uncertain.

New York.-Adolph l.. Kline, vice
chairman of the board of aldermen,
who succeeded John Purroy Mitch
ell as president of the board of
aldermen of New York, becomes
mayor of this city by the death OF
William Jay Gaynor. He Is Re
publican and will serve until Jan. /.
This fact. together with the re-
moval of Gaynor as an independent
candidate for reelection, greatly
changes the political situation. 1t is
believed generally that the removal
OF Gaynor will result in uniting of
all antl-Tammany forces in the com
ing municipal campaign and the de-
feat of the organization candidate.
Mayor Gaynor died on the steamer
Baltic in midocean, according to n
cablegrom received here from Rufus
w. Gaynor, his son, who sailed with
! the mayor.
Mayor Gaynor sailed away from
New York, a fast-failing man, a week
ago. An hour before he sailed but
one man. his secretary, knew of his
plans outside of members of his i'm
mediate family. The mayors an.
nounced purpose was a brief vacation
on the ocean. He felt that the tonic
effect of the salt air would restore
| him in some measure to health.
Although the mayor had no pre-
sentiment that his trip would end fe
tlly, he had at different times within
the last year or two told his secretary
that the violence of coughing attacks
were a great strain on his heart and
he feared that at some time or Other
one of them might result seriously.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
TROOPS PURSUE OUTLAWS
TEXAS RANcHMEN CLOSING IN
ON sMuGoLERs.
carranza TO Shoot Mexican Bandits II
Captured, Unless State Wants
Them, He Says.

San Antonio, Tex.-Acting on
orders from Gen. Bliss, all troops
stationed on the border between Ea-
gle Pass and Laredo have taken the
field in an effort to capture the band
of Mexican gun smugglers who fired
on Dimmit county officers.
The soldiers are cooperating with
citizen posses, which are closing in
Oh the bandits.
From every town near the border
posses are being rushed to the assist
ance of the troops and Sheriff Gard
ner.
More than 100 ranchmen are in the
The Mexicans outlaws are reported
to be commanded by an American.
Ranchmen Up in Arms.
Ranchmen of the border are arous-
ed at the killing Of Deputy Sheriff
Ortiz and the treatment of former
Sheriff Buck, who was beaten and
then released. The ranchmen de-
clare they will lynch the outlaws
when captured.
Gen. Jesus Carranza, Constitution
alist leader said he had information
that the band of smugglers had been
recruited in Dimmit county, Texas, to
join Alberto Guapordos' federal forces.
Carranza sent force to the border
to intercept the smugglers, where
United States troops failed to capture
them.
He said that. if captured, they would
be turned over to Texas for trial; II
the state desired otherwise, they
would be shot by the Constitutional
lists
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
lUTHERANS TO UNITE IN 1917
Celebration Of Four Hundredth Ami.
versary viii Be Marked by Co.
Operation by Divided Bodies.

Toledo, On the report of
the Rev. T. +. Schmauck, d. D.,
president. to the general council of
the Lutheran church of North Amer
lea, plans were outlined for celebra-
tion in 1917 of the 4O0th anniversary
of the reformation.
Included in the plans for this cele-
bration are the completion and issue
of a standard English church book
and hymnal. publication of an Eng
fish set of important parts of Luth-
ers books for popular reading. the
raising of large jubilee fund for
church work and the beginning Of
general cooperation by the divided
Lutheran bodies in America.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
RAIL MAN KILLED EVERY HOUR
Conductors Representative Also Tells
Arbitrators One Worker Is
Manned Every 9 Minutes,

New York--A. B. Garretson,
representing the Order of Rail-
way Conductors, testified that a rail
road employees is killed in the United
States every hour and seven minutes
of the day and that every nine min
utes a man, is MANNED.
Garretson was a witness before the
arbitration commission in the con-
troversy between 80 eastern railroads,
their conductors and trainmen, over
the empoiyes' demands for more pay
and shorter hours.
Garretson's statement was chal-
lenged by Elisha Lee, counsel for the
railroads. The witness asserted.
however, that he could prove his dec.
laration and would do so in subse'
quent testimony.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
PEARY '92 RECORD RETURNED
Danish Government Ordered Papers
Found on Greenland Coast by
Rasmussen Be Sent to U. S.

New York.-Records left By
Rear Admiral Robert f. Peary in
a cairn at Navy Cliff, on the north
east coast OF Greenland, in July, 1892,
have Just been returned to him by the
Danish government. They were found
by Knud Rasmussen, the Danish eK-
plorer. July %, last year.
Peary deposited the records while
he and Elvind Astrup were crossing
Greenland from west to east for the
first time With them was request
that the papers be forwarded to Peary
by whoever should find them. Ras-
mussen, 20 years later, was the first
man TO reach the spot again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
Veterans, Trip Cost State 1857.

Jefferson City.-Adit. Gen. O'Meara.
who. with Col. Thomas B. Rodgers Of
st. Louis and Col. ]. William TcTson
of Shelbina, arranged for the trans
portstion Of the veterans of both
armies TO the Gettysburg fftieth an.
niversary celebration, made his for
NAL report to Gov Major. He report
ed that the cost Of transporting the
old soldiers and of the preliminary
arrangements and inquiries amounted
20 s9,627.63, leaving a balance OF
s5,372.37 in the $4,000 appropriation,
which he turned into the state treas
ury. There were 2S5 who attended
the celebration, of whom about two
thirds were federals and one-third
confederates.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
WILSON AT SUMMER CAPITAL
VI, in Private Car and Motors
Over to Cornish, NJ. H..

Cornish, n. H.-President Wilson
arrived at the summer White House,
motoring over from the railroad sta
ton at Windsor, Vt.
The president rode from Washington
to Windsor on the private car Fed
eral," from which he made most of
his back platform speeches, and was
accompanied by Secretary McAdoo Of
the treasury department, Secretary
Tumulty and Dudley Field Malone,
third assistant secretary of state, all
OF whom we're Wilson's travelling
companions in prediction days.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18

The modern method OF accomplish
ing two things at once in the per.
Torrance of "A mans household duties
was recently illustrated by a North
Cambridge young man. This young
man was industriously moving the
large lawn In front of his house by
pushing a mower in front of him
with the same industry he was giving
his baby a ride by dragging the baby
carriage behind him with the other
hand.--Boston journal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
MISSOURI COMMISSION ALLOWS
ROADS TEN CENTS EXTRA
If NO TICKET.
EXCESS BAGGAGE RATE CUT
Twelve and Hall Per Cent Of Fare
Limit for 100 Pounds Excess
Two Lines Handling Snip.
ment Get Tariff

Jefferson City-Three important
conference rulings affecting the rail
roads of Missouri were adopted by the
state public service commission.
These were upon cash fare on trains,
excess baggage charges and freight
rates upon shipments OF commodities
reaching their destination over two
or more lines of railroad
Railroads are prohibited by one or
der from collecting and keeping to ex-
coed 2 cents a mile from passengers
rendering cash fare instead OF tickets
upon trains.
To compel passengers to procure
tickets before boarding trains the
railroads have adopted different plans
of penalizing those who fail to get
tickets. Some of the roads have been
charging passengers who tender cash
fare 3 cents a mile when the rate is
fixed by law at cents a mile The
commission holds that this is uulaw-
full
ruling that where two or more lines
OF railroad handle a shipment before
1t reaches its destination it must b.
handled as though it reached destina-
ton over one line and the rates
charged must be the same.
Since the maximum freight law be.
came effective shippers have made
complaint that where q shipment
must go over two or more railroads 10
destination that each exacts the I'M
tial charge.
The commission holds this TO be IN.
lawful and that the second road is not
entitled to collect the charge for the
first rs miles or under
A third ruling holds that railroads
cannot lawfully collect 10 exceed 1914
per cent of the price Of the ticket per
100 pounds for excess baggage. Some
of the roads have been eXacting 10 q
per cent When Attorney Genera
Barker threatened 20 institute pro
ceedings against them three or foui
of the roads reduced their baggage
rates and filed notice Of the reduction
with the commission.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
Quaint Critic.

George B. Luks, the painter, said to
q critic In his New York studio: Your
criticism Is at any rate original and
amusing, my boy. 1t reminds me Of
the oolored laundress in the Ufizi Gal
lery. when this colored laundress
visited the Ufllzi, her mistress led her
up to Correggio's masterpiece
There. Hannah. what do you think Of
that? she said. Hannah, shaking her
heod lugubriously, started long while
at the pictured angels whose white
robes we're all yellowed by time, and
then. with a sigh and a disapproying
shake Of the head. she said: De saints
is de last folks to put up wiz bad laun.
dry work."
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-18
Insurance Men to Form League.

jefferson City--A statewide meet
ing OF the citizens directly c. mos
reCtly engaged or interested IN the 10
surance business will be held In st
Louis late this month 10 organize the
Insurance Federation Of Missouri.
The state will be divided into dis.
tricts, with committee In a central
town of each to receive and act ON
complaints and to ferret out unfair
practices among insurance men.
special committee will be named 10
keep a close eye on bills proposed in
the state legislature and endcavor TO
avert their death in committees.
Missouri is the business geld Of
more than 1900 0insurance men, said
D. D. Thomas, state agent OF the Ma
tional Fire OF Hartford. These men
must fight the passage Of drastic laws
or the plants they have built up will
crumhle away They Will work for
compensation law and for fire proven.
ton measures.
THE first work Of the federation
will be to launch a campaign for the
education OF agents and the insuring
public in the unintcntional secrets Of
insurance The buyer will be told
what he may do to get insurance at
an equitable price. lie viii be taught
he must, in the end. pay for the
fruits Of unwisc laws and unfair com
petition"
The recently organized Insurance
Federation OF Ohio viii be taken as
one OF the models. That federation
was conceived with the idea that the
interests OF the policy holders, agents
and companies are one. and that in
laboring for the interests Of the pol
icy holders, the agents and companies
arc doing the best for themselves"
Among the purposes OF the fedora
ton will be: To establish and main
tain high, clean standards OF profess
sional conduct among insurance work
ers; to eliminate and correct all evils
or abuses which may creep into the
insurance business; to educate and
inform the public as TO the particular
benefit of each form of insurance; to
promote and foster a spirit of frater-
nalism and mutual helpfulness among
the insurance workers of the state
and to cooperate with the public in
the enactment and enforcement of
just and beneficial insurance laws.