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The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01

Salina, Kan, Dec. 1.7The county
clerks, registers Of deeds. and the
county commissioners OF Kansas Will
hold their annual meeting in this city
next month, and reports OF the pro-
posed attendance indicate there will
be several hundred visitors in Salfna.
Each set of officers will meet separ-
ately, and each will have an indtvid-
ual program. The program for the
meeting of the clerks has been issued
by H. M. Payne of Hutchinson. the
secretary. 1t shows there are a num-
ber of problems of county and state
importance to be handled by that
body.
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Refor1mess I'M COuyention.

PfttsburE, Pa, Dec. 1.-Sectional
conferences of the annual convention
Of the National Reform association
opened here today. At the confer
ence of public education Henry Collin
Minton. president Of the National Re-
form association, discussed Christian
public education: DIR. T. Boggs Dodds
OF Sterling, KAN, took up the worlds
conference report ON the Bible.
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drummer IS DEAD.


Kansas city. Dec. 1.-Schuyler Col
tax drummer. for q quarter OF q CEN
tury prominent in. Kansas politics,
died here Saturday afternoon. His
death was caused by heart disease.
Surviving him are his wife and their
daughter. Lille drummer. A niece,
Mrs. s. L. Palmer. IT.. also resides in
Kansas City.
Mr.. drummer was 81 years old. He
was born in 10 Daviess county. 1lii-
nois, March Z, 1862. He settled in
Belleville. Kan. In 1881.
In 1906 he became chairman OF the
Republican state COMMITTEES.
Mr.. drummer and his family have
resided in Kansas City several years.
As chairman Of the Republican
state committee, as private secretary
to a governor, as member OF the
state tax commission. as q deputy
bank commissioner. drummer never
failed to give 1 good account of him.
self. Almost every man OF conse-
Quence in Kafsas politics has at one
time or another come in personal con-
tact with drummer. And those who
respected him most were those with
whom he had been most intimately
associated.
Thirteen years ago drummer was
elected to the Craftsmanship Of tho
IeQuOllC8u COm1n1IIe0 IN k6oQuOuC
county. He had previously been dep
uty county clerk and deputy county
treasurer in his home county, but his
political abilities were known but lit
tie outside the Fifth district. In 1901,
however. drummer came to Topeka AZ
deputy bank commissioner. He con-
tinued to hold his Office as chairman
OF his home county committee and in
1906 was elected chairman OF the
state COMMITTEES. In that campaign,
e. w. Hoch was barely reelected
governor in a bitter fight with A. w.
Harris. former United States senator
from Kansas. But Hoch won on the
official count and as an evidence Of
appreciation, Hoch appointed Crunl-
mer as his private secretary. The
Belleville man held that Job six
months when he resigned to accept q
place on the state tax commission. His
term on the commission expired in
1910 and drummer has since spent
most OF his time in Kansas City.
drummer was born in Illinois
March 7. 1852, and married Feb 8.
1882, to Miss Clara Bowling of Wa
terville. Kan. He is survived by the
widow and one daughter. Funeral
services were held this afternoon at
the former home in Belleville. Two
members Of the present state tax
commission-Samuel T. Howe, CHAIR
man. and j. A. Hostetler. a Republio
county Democrat. attended the serv-
ices.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01
Gun Wound MAY Be Fatal.

Abilene, Dec. The accidental
discharge of q 81 caliber Winchester
rife splintered the bones in the left
arm of Harry Shipley of Herington.
He was taken to a Hutchinson hos
pital, where 1t Is feared that he may
lose the arm. He had driven to a
shop in Herington with the rifle lying
In the wagon. He was on the ground
and pulling the gun toward him when
the rife was discharged.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01
MONTHLY MILK REPORT

The report OF DR.. George r. Babb. city
MIX inspector, Tor the month Of Novem-
par shows that none Of the milk dealers
IN the city n selling ssthin'' milk. The
tests show that IN meet tn reQniremcnfs
of 10 Per cent butter fat. and that many
of them are selling milk much richer lthan
required by the city ordinances. With thu
exception Of two samples, All were clean,
The report n az follows:
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Topeka, Kan, Dec 1
AIT CURED HIDES-Sa1t cured hide.
eAH1 1lskc: No. 2. 1315c; salt cured nuiiS
ana and stags No; 7 T. Nc. I .ue; SIDE srands
over q h. dat. M /. 10: sids brsndSS
bulls Snn and stes: nst: No. / 1sc; salt cured
eIus eos &C to &C: salt cured slunke Iss
oessr to sc: green uncured hides. 1hc Iees than
same than same grade cured. Hor~s
s Ssaes No. / soe9adse; ad :I.s ncr,s s hides Nc.
tzsg' ~ S0 skins, 1S63oc; sheep peits. Green'
& scsi q %: dry. secCrdss1S tc voSl: per ib:,
!gWc. hees wax. 1S6z6c.
>gSRsST; gnRT HfDEsDry fint butcher heavy.
&c &c. q 6ry fiint under y H.: lsc to nc: dr5
tint culls flat ~; dsy ~. AT nht theavy ovsr
= 'KI1xlEsAs; EEHnA1ssKA ,a.1snn ANp I'D. okE.Ac -
M1,od,um. is9iSe: hight fins. il0l5s: heavy
M; nT6;r r0RADO. NEW MEXICO, UTAH
a Nh TEXA9EIAght medium, 13D7Aos uGn1
6na. il011c: heavy MA sO1ea
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THE WEATHER RECORD

Following AEe observations of the United
States weather bureau for the twenty
four hours ending at o'clock this morn
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mately the average OF prices was raised
Poedbihty Of supreme court decisions to-
DAY In important cases hindered confident
operattons ~ did conditions In the money
market Call loans renewed at per cent
and time rates were higher. Can stocks
grew weaker n lack Of tnside support be-
came apparent and by noon prominent
preferred shares were between and 8
points lower. Their decline gave the whole
market an easier tone.
Bonds were irregular.
American Can shares were weakened at
the opening today by the government dis
solution suit flled uftor the close Satur.
day. The common stock fell N and the
preferred Z. Louisville lost IL and Cand-
ian Pacific advanced Q point. CHANCES
otherwise were small and irregular.
Tho market closed firm.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01

FURNISHED by the ChaS. Wo16 Packing
Co, yards close at noon saturday. We
cannot use pigs, thin soWs OF hogs
eighing less than 40 lbs. Do not mar.
ket hogH unle8s same are well 1iuished
~ Wo cannot use half fat stun. We give
below prices elective at once until FUR.
Topeka, KAN. Dec. L
HOGS.
AEAv1 .....s........- l.lyVl.Sy7D
ROUGH. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. GN030
LIGHT ............................ &oGxh
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Chicago. Dec. I.

Kansas City Grain Market.
CThe range Of prices for grain futures on
ported by Thos- J. Myers. Broker. CO.
lumbar Bldg.1
Kansas City, Dec.
Close
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New York Stock llarket.

Z Wall St, New oYrk, Dec. 1.-8TOCKS-.
Underlying drmness was apparent through
the forenoon stock market, although bust-
ness continued on = limited scale U1tf-
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10 Cure o Cod In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II 1T falls to cure.
E. w. Groves signature Is ON each box
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01

g. Steel. ~.
New York Sugar Market
New York. Dec 11suGAR-Raw.
molasses. z.66: refined. quiet.
Wichita 1--we Stock Market.
Wichita, Dec. 1.-HoGs-Receipts 1,6o0
Market higher. TOP. H:66: bulk Of sales.
CATTLE-Receipts 100. Market slow.
Native steers. e6.506S.S; cows and heifers,
$A75@7.50: stockers and feeders. $6.6o0&D
s1sas.os: sd S" calves. @ ~ ss.ooas.oc N's''' 0o'''
St. Joseph Live Stock Market.
st. Joseph. Dec. 1.-HOGs-Receipts $500
bulk of sales. $7.3o@7.eo
CATTLEReceipts I,3oo. Market steady.
Steers. $5.5oQs1 Is; cows and heifers. sA360
SHEEP 1000 Market steady.
Lambs. $5.0067.eo.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City. Dec. L-HOGS-R Receipts
sales, a.zo@7.7o: heavy, Heoed.m: packers
and butchers. H.5o@.b: light. H.4o@16;
cATTLE%Receipts 12.ooo. including 1-ooo
Prime fed steers. $&609.0o: dressed beef
steers, $7.00Q640: western steers, t6.00@eO0:
southern steers. $6.5OQ7.6O: cows, N.2696 b;
heifers, $5.2606.50; stockers and feeders,
$55O01.50; bulls. $4.76@6.60; calves. $65000.60
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. Market steady.
Lambs, $7.O0076: yearlings, $5.60@6 Is;
wethers, $45066.3; ewes. A.0004.60: stock
ers and feeders. $s.0066.&
Chicago Live Stock Market
Chicago, Dec. .1.-HOGS-Reecipt6 1000.
Market firm. Generally &c above Satur-
days average. Bulk Of sales, 97.00Q7.86
light, $7.76@7S0: mixed. $74507.96; heavy.
$7.6O@7.s6; rough. <.50@7.eo; pigs. $60o07. is.
CATTLE-Receipts 26.000. Market steady
to 10c lower. Beeves, $6eo0e.60; Texas
steers. @6.6501.W: western, $6.9007.76; stock
ers and feeders, A.00@7.u: cows and heif-
ers, $3300S.10; calves. @660011.00.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market weak
to 10c lower. Native. $39006.00; western.
S3sO@6o0; yeariings. $6.100s.4o: native
Kansas City Lave Stock GaleA
CTho following sales were made this
morning At the Stock Yards, Kansas
City. and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal By
Clay. Robinson 8 Co. live stock com.
rniss1on merchants. with o01ces at Al
markets.1
Kansas City, Dec. 1-CATTLE-Re.
ceipts 1000 head. Market steady.
HOGSReceipts 1000 head. Market 10c
to 15c higher. Bulk OF sales. N@W.W;
SSxErn D>~.,n%- "A nnn r>.A Nr>~a.~ IA
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Dec. 1-wHEAT-Cash:
Market unchanged to Nc lower. No.
hard, 82@87c: No. s. S1@65hc; No. red.
Se1x@873zc: No. 8. S4h h@S6Ac.
CORN-Market 1kc lower. No. mixed.
new, 6S1kc; old. Tic; No. 3. CSC; No. white.
6Skc; No. s. 663kc.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white.
4O1kc; No. mixed, D@S95zc.
RYEL61c.
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
81. .0O@17.5O; choice prairie, $16.60@17O0
BUTTER-Creamery, SOC; drsts, 10;
seconds, &c; packing. 19c.
EGGSLF1rsts. SAC; seconds, 24c.
POULTRY-Hens, u3Ac; roosters. Sc;
rucks 1Oc; springs, 10hc.
wHEAT-Receipts 20 cars.
CLOSE: wHEAT-December,N NA@0kc:
May, S64@S63kc.
CORN-December, &C: May. INC.
OATS-December, 3sk0SSnc; May, zz7sc.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01

Chicago Grain Mafkee,
CThe range Of prices for grain futures On
the Chicago Board Of Trade a. reported
by Tho8. J. Myers. Broker. Columbian
6losl .u
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01

Chicago, Dec. 1-BOTTER = Market
higher Creamery extras. a2h@S3c extra
firsts. 310e2c firsts. 1eQ2ec; seconds. mo
&c.
EGGSMarket lower: at mark. cases In
cluded, 30@3sc; ordinary flrsts. zs0G3c:
firsts, Sc.
POTATOES Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Alive, higher: springs. lie:
fowls, 13c; turkeys, 15c.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01
New YORK 1aoney llarkct,

New YOrk, Dec. .I-MONEY-MOneY on
call strong eos per cent: ruling rate. 8
per cent: closing bid b@6 per cent; time
loans, strong: 60 and 80 days, 506h per
cent; months, per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper. Sz4
5k per cent.
Sterling exchange. steady; % days.
SlS9.9 80; demand, $4S5.1N. Commercial bills,
a. 4.e0k-
sILvER-Bar silver, 6s1tc; Mexican dol
lars, ~
road bonds irregular.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01

Don't send In rough. thin, unfinished
hogs or pigs. AZ We cannot use them Tor
peclxing purposes ana will have to buy A.
stock hog prices and low enough to an.
able us to reship to the River market "a
1t to your advantage a. well e ourS' ~
keep them back Until finished.
Cannot use grass cattle unless strictly
good.
Market price paid for dry lot cattle.
II you will favor US with your inouiriea
advisfng number OF head. quality. ~
and length OF time on feed. We win MAKO
you an offer or arrange for our huyoro
to call ON you.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01
Non York asoclr

New York Stoclm,
rClose Of prices for the leading stock,
ON the New York Stock Exchango a. re-
ported by Thos. J. AyerA Broker. Colum-
btan Bldg.1
New York, Dec. l.
Close
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01
New York Produce Market

New york. Dec. l-BUTTER-Market
firm. Creamery extras, A035c.
CHEESE-Marlket steady. State whole
milk. held specials, 161k@16zc.
EGGSLMarket steady. Fresh gathered
extras, 4604Sc; western gathered whites.
40643c.
POULTRY = Alive. steady: western
dressed. steady; fresh killed western
chickens, 12@23c: fowls, 1301Sa1c: turkeys,
1S@26c.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01

Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago, Dec. 1.-WHEAT-Close: De-
cember, S6Ac: May. 9011c.
CORN-December, 70Hc; May, 701c.
OATS-December, 375sc; May, E5sc.
PORK-January, lao; May. $N.22.
I.ARD-January, 410.90; May, $11.7.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01
Topeka Fruit and Produce Market.
lSeIing prices by SamT q. LUX. whole
sale Fruit and Produce.l

JONATHAN APPLEs-Per boz. Hw0
wine.sps. Per bog. a%@a:s: & s:1 BEN @gSa.: nevis
Al AISER1x s aRApEs-Per bbl.. ,s.xosa
eAzASHRRfEs eAzAMhA Fer 3D. sSicsss kiss.
Brand. $50: Monogram. SA00
FLoRIDA GRAPE TRUfr-per boz.
PACKAGE FIGs-Per :,ox, $50
DATES-Per lb., &c. -
LOUISIANA SWEET oRANGHs;t%Psr ia; Per
LEMoNsss.m;Rssr ss.;Rs boz. s4oeekea
CoCoANuTs-Per dos. sse: per sack.
xAw VALLEY SWEET POTATOES
GANAMAsLEstrap GASAaHsM; Pa ssneS ,e; 1Ss: =: u, ,
6NIoNs-Yeliow. per bu.. $i.5o: Red. Dsr
SPANISH oNroNs-Per crate. n.n
RED RIVER EARLY oHIo-Per bu..
EEAE GSAEd4sFos HsrFgcSr:s S5.' E q basket. 10
TURNIPS-Per bu., SOC.
PARSNIPS-Per bu.. o0c.
coIoRApo HS1AaHaoiF HoNEY%,pes1. r, ts.e Crate. an
CELERY-Jumbo. SOC dox.; Mammoth.
c OYSTERS 1 Standards. DER can. 4oc. u.~
York Counts. per can. sc: Bulk. Mcs
CHEESE as.6o1sc.
Topeka Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
FURNISHED by the Topeka packine cor
Topeka, Kan, Dec. !. (.
/ EGGSLFresh country, Soc.
POULTRY-Hens. ~ lb. ana over liz.
under ~ lbs. &c; springs over ibs'. iac::
broilers lbs. and under. 14c; turkey hens
to young toms. 1lc: old tom turkeya. 10:
ducks, &c; geese. 70.
BUTTER-Packing stock. 17c.
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard. corner R...
sas ave and Curtis stl
NEW CORNING.
OATSEl0c.
wHEAT!750oec.
OLD CORN-76c.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01

IiverpOOl, Dec. I-WHEATCSpot,
steady; No. Manitoba, 7s I'D; No. :
7s 11zd.
CORN-spot, firm; American mixed.
Go Sd.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01

Butter and Ee9s.
FURNISHED By The Continental creansry
Co.. Topeka, KAn.l
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01

Now York. Dec. 1.-SUGAR-Ra
steady; Muscovado. 81: Centrifugal, 3.
molasses, z.66: refined. quiet.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01

CHICAGO EGG634016c.
NEW YORK EG00A20l3c.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicaso. ~.
N. r, 33q35c; Eigfn. &c: Topeka whols.
Topeka Hay Market,
rrurnished BY +. A. Beck, 211-21l e, Sth.1
Topeka. Kan, Dec. l.
PRAIRIE HAY-No. I, $1AO0; No. 4
slsNEw new ALTALFA-Cnoics. uzoo; No. L
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Ex-Div. Canadian Pacific, n; Chicago
Northwestern. TX; Union Pacific. ~: q.
g. Steel ~.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-12-01
CALL FOR MONEY.

tcontinued from Page one,
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-26
UNSEXING MEN

1t is known by very few people that
the capitalists have forced through
laws in nine states for new and bar
barous form of punishment for mem
bers of the working class. Paupers,
those addicted to strong drink (this,
of course, applies only to poor men
or women and not to the sons of mil
lionaires), non-producers, and viola
tors of the law are mentioned in these
laws as representing that portion of
society unworthy and unfit to produce
offspring.
Nothing whatever is said about the
rich idlers who never raised a grain
of wheat or built a chicken coop, or
wove a piece of cloth. 1t is taken for
granted that an idler who lives off the
labor of working men and women is
fully worthy of reproducing himself.
There is no mention of sterilizing the
big trust magnates who have stolen
mines, corporations, water power or
railroads. The law applies strictly to
POOR men, and it will ultimately be
used against the social rebels who dare
to menace the powers of the capitalist
class.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-26
WEST VIRGINIA
GOV. HATFIELD REFUSES TO
COME ACROSS.

At the Socialist party investigating
committee conference with Governor
Hatfield, of West Virginia, that un-
worthy gentleman gave the committee
his positive assurance that he would
reimburse Comrades Charles and w.
H. Thompson for the damage done the
Huntington Socialist and Labor Star
and the Labor Argus, of Charleston, at
the time he ordered the confiscation
of these two papers.
In the July Review comrades report
that when their committee called upon
the governor asking that he make good
his promise and help to re-establish
these two Socialist papers, he politely
told the committee to "go to hell"
These and many other good things
compose a part of the contents for the
July International Socialist Review.
The Review is $1OO a year. The price
of this periodical is 49,. a year. We
will send you BOTH periodicals fol-
one year each, upon receipt of s..
sent to this office.
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the United States although all the war
burdens will fall upon them. lie de-
clares most emphatically that they are
not at all concerned with the legisa-
tion in California for preventing the
Japanese from owning land there.
Why should the japanese working
men fight the battles of the Japanese
land owners i'm California? Why per-
nit themselves to be involved in the
war talk of these property owners? ?
Katayama says: In our wars the Jap
anese workers are compelled to fight
and to die for things or movements in
which they have no interest and the
burden of war taxes falls upon them.
1t is the Japanese minister of war
and those who will reap fat commits
sions for letting contracts for building
more and bigger dreadnaughts, who
are flooding Japan with jingoistic
howls in the hope of stirring up the
people into a fury against the United
States.
1t is not surprising that the Japa-
nese capitalists in California resent
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-26
MORE MJRDER BY POLICE JAPANESE SOCIALIST MAKES DISCLOSURES

the discrimination that prohibits them
from owning land in that state, and
every day we see long editorials in big
metropolitan newspapers rending the
air with their walls that our navy be
strengthened and that we build bigger
and more expense battleships.
eve must prepare to fight Japan" +"
they cry, and the Japanese politicians
reprint their editorials and make CAPT
tai out of them. "See," they moan,
"the United States is preparing for
war. She is passing laws inimical to
the Japanese land owners in America.
Shall the Japanese flag be trailed in
the dust by these foreigners?" And
then they come to the business of the
whole affair and insist that Japan
build more dreadnaughts and spend
more money on her navy.
Katayama sounds a note of warning
in the Review assuring the Americans
that the Japanese workers refuse to be
aroused and cautioning us against fall
ing into a jingoistic trap.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-26
JAP WAR SCHEMES ARE
UNCOVERED.

S. Katayama, a prominent Japanese
Socialist, who studied in America sew
eral years ago, is writing to caution
American and Japanese workingmen
against becoming embroiled in a war
fever through the scandalous efforts
of those who hope to profit by a war
between Japan and the United States.
The statements of Katayama in the
July International Socialist Review,
are almost as startling as those made
by DR.. Leibknecht, Socialist member of
the German Reichstag, who produced
evidence to prove that manufacturers
of guns and other munitions of war
were paying newspapers in France and
Germany to stir up the French and
Germans into a war that would mean
more business to them.
Katayama says that Japanese work
ers do not want war at any time. The
Japanese are for international peace.
They will gain nothing by awar with
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-26

In Indiana over 900 men and some
women have been operated on by the
prison authorities to prevent them
from ever having children of their
own. 1t is time Socialists were in
forming themselves about this latest
atrocity perpetrated by the capitalist
class upon it's own victims. DR.. Eva
Trew discusses this absorbing subject
in the July International Socialist Re-
view in her second exposure.
The July Review also contains The
Difference Between Syndicalism and
Industrial Unionism. Syndicalism is
unionized anarchy, while industrial
unionism is unionized Socialism.
Syndicalism means MANY industrial
unions, each fighting to secure from
every other union and from the rest of
society the highest price for it's prod
uct. 1t means sectional unionism, in
dustrial unionism, on the other hand,
means One Big Union of all the work
ers. It's aim is the collective owner
ship of the means of production and
distribution, which is precisely the aim
of the Socialist party.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-06-26
ITALY.

The strike of the Turin automobile
workers has resulted in a lockout of
the workers in the entire metal indus
try of the city. the firm solidarity and
the peacefulness of the strikers has
been remarkable.
The German Metal Workers Union
hos contributed a sum of 100000
marks to aid the workers during the
lockout.
In MILAN, where at first only 1000
automobile workers went on strike,
has spread until now over 10000 auto.
mobile workers are standing shoulder
to shoulder demanding better condi
tions and higher wages.
The seamen's strike has spread over
Southern Italy and many ports are
now tied up.
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marked copy of the Times from Ar
lington did l learn of my error and
l hereby make public acknowledge
ment of the same. | find that not
all boys but only boys over sixteen
years of age are required to take out
a license when they want to go fish
ing and that we are not deferred from
walking on all tracks, but only on
those having more than two rails.
For making this error l am branded
publically as a liar by a man who
well knows how such errors creep into
articles when the writer's are uncon-
scious of any wrong doing. He knows
that my errors were errors of detail
and that essentially the laws, even
as interpreted by him, were laws
made in the defense of the ruling class
and curtailing the liberty of the work
ing class.
But he says that I am unpatriOtic
and in proof Of this serious charge he
mentions the fact that I criticised the
compulsory flag salute law passed by
the last legislature. If the criticism
OF laws passed by the supposed ser
wants Of the people may be con
strued into treason, then l am
guilty I have been told By these same
capitalists editors that this Is a free
Ic0untrv and that freedom OF speech
freedom of the press, and freedom
of public assemblage were inalien
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party and that the results could be
seen" was ordered stricken out of Miss
Lewellyn's speech. We have no au-
thority to state that Miss Lewellyn is
Socialist
AS the above mentioned espionage,
censorship and dictation was not
enough to inflict upon these girls, we
will now note the cowardly and con-
temptible work that followed it on the
night of graduation, previous to the
exercises in the high school auditorium,
June 18th.
Professor Diebel took Miss Mckee
into room alone with him and locked
the door He then informed her that
he understood that she intended to add
something about Socialism to her
speech; and also told her that it would
not be permitted. He then intimidated
this young girl into a promise not to
add anything to her speech by telling
her that if she brought any Socialist
and l. w. w. matter into her talk
THAT SHE WOULD NOT GET HER
DIPLOMA Notwithstanding the de-
spicable action of the professor, Com
rade Mckee quickly rallied and had
the courage to deliver her speech
WITH SOME SOCIALIST ECONO-
MICS ADDED TO 1T in defiance of
the school autocrats.
Visitors from out of town who are
not in any way connected with the
Socialist movement, heard Sue Mckee
deliver this speech and commented
upon it's excellence, while the trog-
lodytes who tried to suppress it had a
crouch over it.
How long are we of the working
class going to stand for these dollar
mark schools, where they teach our
children that this is the country of
freedom and then prove that they lied
within two weeks?
C. W. GARRETT,
Puyallup, Wash, June II, 1918.