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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-10
Brown s Record
is Now Disputed

CHICAGO. Aug. e.-Carroll Brown.
the young hurler of Connie Mack
star, who passed fifteen batsmen in
a single game. does not hold the rec
ord in this respect, George Van Hal
tren.ss while patching. ~.sfarae,.5Chieago
against Boston in 1887, walked six
teen batters and was so wild that the
players were afraid to step near
enough to the plate to take a whack
at the ball.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-10

International championships In the
early spring and fall-February
March. April. October. November and
December. The events now planned
will. of course. be subject, as to dates
and regulations, to the receiving OF
Official sanction and approval from all
the associations that are interested.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-10

Rev. Samuel F.. Collier. the new
President OF the British Wesleyan
conference, was born October s., 1855,
at Runcorn. In Cheshire, England.
He entered the Wesleyan ministry In
1879, after four years training In
Didsbury college. He Ii best known
a. the founder and superintendent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-10
VIRGINIA SUMMER RESORTS
and
MOUNTAIN HOMES
On the line of the

WAY
SUMMER EXCURSION TICKETS
at greatly reduced rates on sale until
September 3Oth. nnAl limit October
81. 1913. with stop-over privileges at
all stations A descriptive pamphlet,
giving a complete list OF the resorts
and boarding houses along the line.
now ready for distribution. and will
be mailed to any address upon appli-
cation. Full information cheerfuily
furnished at compAny's ONES, S3S
East Main Street. Phone Madison AT.
secures increased luxury. efnciency
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-10

of Manchester Mission In 1909 he
was elected q member Of the Legal
Hundred.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-10

"Well-I-er-perhaps So" STAN
mered Jones.
Now. continued Smith, as I said
IN the beginning, Socialism means the
public ownership and democratic con.
troll of all the principal industries and
of the means of distributing and trans.
porting the products Of these indus
tries. You said, Mr.. Jones, that the
very existence of this community
necessitates streets and highways,
and that the life and well-being of the
people as a whole depended upon their
having the use of these streets and
highways. Likewise the very exist
ence of people on the earth necessl-
tates food, clothing and shelter. Their
life and well-being is quite dependent
upon the way these are produced and
distributed. You also said that all
law abiding people had the right to
use the streets and that all people
should, therefore, be given easy &C
cess to the streets and should be given
equal opportunity to use them. is II
not equally true, Mr.. Jones, that all
law abiding people have the right to
make a living? If so, the natural re-
sources of raw material and the in
struments by which this raw ma
terial is made into useable products
and distributed should be made east
ly accessible to all, and each should
be given an equal opportunity to have
access, either directly or indirectly,
to these means of life.
'T believe you stated that private
ownership of highways was found in
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-10
THE SHINGLE WEAVERS AN
NOUNCE INDUSTRIAL
UNION.
Continued from Page One.)

NOOllJlhuCd IlOlll CtoC OhC'j
of the lumber barons. They haven't
learned the secret of standing to-
gether. They haven't yet felt the cons
ciousness of strength that comes from
associating with their fellow men in
attempting to gain a common end.
AS stated above the majority of
single weayers are organized. They
have become drilled fighters, discip-
lined warriors-through ten years of
struggle to gain and hold certain lib
critics they have wrested away from
their bosses.
These 1000 single weayers form
a natural center around which the
rest of the workers in the industry
might be organized. Advantages
would be derived from the experience
gained by the single weavers. And
these would have their power still
further increased.
With this in mind, the Single
Weavers' Union has just closed a ref
erendum vote of the question of eX-
tending its jurisdiction to include all
men in the lumber industry. The pro-
gressive spirit of the members was
displayed by casting an almost unani-
nous vote, favoring the extention.
This measure goes into effect March
l. Preparations are being made in the
meantime
Attempts have been made in the
past to organize the lumber workers.
Sporadic organizations have existed
from time to time in different parts
of the Northwest Most of these
have been of short duration
I'm Montana, the American Labor
Union succeeded in organizing several
hundred Of these men about seven or
eight years ago Shortly after. the
brotherhood. with headquarters I'm
Eureka, was formed. It was affui-
ated with the American Federation of
Labor The American Labor Union
was a rival organization. In 1905 IL
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longs to the capitalist when 1t Is pro
duoed, and out of this the employer
pays the wages and approprlates all
of the balance which is much the
larger part.
Question.-Deflne the "class strug-
gle"
Answer.-It is the direct clash be-
tween two hostile class interests,
wherein the employing class make
every effort to get more of the wealth
produced by the working class, and
the working class ever struggling to
get more of the wealth that they them
selves produce. The capitalists strive
by force and other means to get more
surplus value and the working class
strive by organizing themselves to-
gether, to get more in wages and bet
ter working conditions.
Question.-Defne "class conscious
ness"
Answer.-"Class consciousness of
the workers means that they are con-
scious of the fact that they as a class
have interests which are in direct
conflict with the selfish interests of
the capitalist class" This is the COM
pass by which the working class must
guide itself in organizing its power
by which to emancipate itself by TAX
| ing possession of the industries in or
der to retain its full proudct and
abolish Surplus value" and the wage
system.
Question.-What function does the
state, or government, perform in the
class struggle?
! Answer.-"The state is a class in
strument, and is the public power of
coercion created and maintained in
human societies by their division into
classes, a power which, being clothed
with force, makes laws and levies
taxes" 1t is therefore used by the
dominant class to keep the subject
working class in subsection, in accord
ance with the interests of the ruling
and owning class. 1t is also used to
prevent the workers from altering the
economic structure of society in the
interests of the working class.
Conclusion.-The working class is
the only class that can abolish eco
nomic classes by constituting itself
(the only necessary class) the ruling
class and thus end the class struggle
and achieve our economic freedom.
We vote with our class to capture the
weapons used against us (the state)
in order to more readily alter the eco
nomic structure of society in our class
interest by organizing into industrial
unions in the industries where we
work
We call the socialist party organiza-
ton and our action therein in voting
for and with our class, POLITICAL
ACTION.
We call the industrial union organi.
cation and function and our collective
action therein, DIRECT ACTION.
C. w. GARRETT.
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merged into the / w. w

merged into the l. w. W
Two organizations were thus try
Ing TO FIJI the same need at the same
time. A scrap was the inevitable re-
suit Instead of fighting the common
enemy the workers fought among
themselves. They annlhilated one an
other. Dual organization work had
again reaped its harvest.
Since then no serious attempt has
been made to organize the workers
in the lumber industry. The Single
Weayers have kept their own organi-
.zation intact. I'm a later article a
brief history of the Single Weavers'
Union will be given)
There have been strikes in the
lumber industry. Last year saw sew
eral of them. Organizations were
formed from these strikes-by they
collapsed.
Organization means POWER. A
labor organization without power is
not worthy the name of labor The
Shingle Weavers' Union is the only or
ganization within the lumber indus
try possessing any power.
One Union in One Industry is the
slogan of labor's progressive elements.
What, then, is more natural than to
simply extend the jurisdiction of the
Single Weavers' Union? What is
more natural than that the only union
in the lumber industry that has
proved it's fitness by living and grow
ing during the ten years of struggle,
should expand until it embraces the
entire industry.
The next article will endeavor to
show the tremendous POSSIBILITIES lying
in the proposed organization, possibili-
ties not alone for the toilers in timber,
but for the entire body of organized
labor as well.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-10
Directory Socialist Locals


If any local has paid for entry in
this directory and has been omitted
from the list, please notify this office
at once and correction will be made.
The rates for this directory are $500
er year.
Arington-Meets at Odd Fellows
Hall first and third Sundays at 2
p. m. L. W. Thiele, Secy. A. H
Coburn, organizer.
8othell- Meets at Hanna>s hall, first
and third Saturday evenings. Com
bined business and propaganda meet
:ngs. DR.. A. L. Victor. Secy., BOtbell
CoupeVille-Meets the first and third
Fridays Of each mont hat the resi-
dence of Henry Fair, Secy., Coupe
yille Wash.
Everett Second Ward-Meets every
Tuesday night at 1880 o'clock in Lib
erty Hall. DR.. w. S. Keyser, Summit
Hotel, organizer A. B. Patterson, III
nancial Secy.
everett Third Ward-Meets every Sun
day, $3.50 p. m. at 1908 broadway
w. Sachs, Secy., 4lst and Rucker Ave
Everett Fourth Ward-Meets every
Sunday at 800 p. m, Jenkins Hall
Mrs. l. Eye, secretary, zoos State
street
Everett Fifth Ward-Meets in Liberty
Hall every Sunday evening at 1880
o'clock. Carl Ulonska, rec. sec, Mrs
Eta Trip, cor. sec, 1852 Rockfell'
avenue.
Everett, Sixth Ward-Meets every Sun
day at 2 ,. m. in Liberty Hall. Z. w.
Phillips, Secy., 27l9H Hewitt Ave.
sreeland, r. F. D. Langley-Meets End
and 4th Sundays at p. m. at Crest
House. Program p. m. second Sun
days. A. K. Hanson, Secy.
irsnite Falls-Meets every Friday night
8 p. m. in Park Hotel. Fred +. Bal
Inger. Secy., Granite Falls.
Hillyard-Meets every Thursday
night at 446 Samson Ave. J. c..
Hardness, Secy-Treas, Box 3O7
Hillyard.
Local Kelso-Meets every "wednesday
night at Browns Confectionery store.
E. L. Carr, Secy.
Mountain Visw- business meeting the
second Wednesday in each month at
the homes of the members. Propa-
yanda meeting the fourth Sunday IN
zach month at the Mountain View
school house d. C.. buchanan, Cor.
Gecv
Local Port Angeles No. Meets every
Sunday at headquarters at 2 p. m.
J. G Layman, Box 81, Secy.
arosser-Meets on the first and third
euudays IN each month at 2 D. M. In
the ooure house. tt. d. Lake Secy.
pr0asrr
seattle Socialist Headquarters, 1903 5th
Ave. Business meetings, Fifth Ward
local every tuesday evening Propa
r7n7a meetings in Labor Temple every
Sunday At g p. M Willard Price Secy
;sdro-WoolleY - Meets every Monday
evening F. F. Boldly Secy.. Box f57
seirO Wo0llev, Wash.
Silvana-Meets the second and fourth
SUNDAYS a p ia. st F'H'aa s'9zsss;sas
ball Silvana. ". q. Grimm. Secy.,
Route T. Arlington, Wash.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-10
POLITICS ON THE STREET
CORNER.
BY w. E. Graham.

Jones and Smith were old friends.
Jones was a lawyer and Smith farm
er. They unexpectedly met on the
street.
81 hear, Smith," remarked Jones,
that you haye left the 'progressives'
and joined the socialists"
EYES," answered Smith.
"Well we'll, I am surprised" said
Jones. "What do you socialists want,
anyhow"
1--WE want to give all the people a
chance to make a good living and have
a little enjoyment" replied Smith.
"How do you propose to do it?" said
Jones.
"By establishing public ownership
and democratic control of all the prin-
cipal industries and of the means by
which the products of these industries
are transported and distributed to the
people," answered Smith.
81 think myself" replied Jones,
chat people ought to have a better
opportunity and a more equal oppor-
tunity to make a good living, but you
socialists go too far. 1t seems to me-
here Jones was interrupted by be-
ing bumped on the shoulder by man
who was hurrying along the crowded
street. at appears we are blocking
the public highway" he continued,
land perhaps we had better move be-
fore we are requested to do So"
Haven't we a right to block the
street if we wish to-" asked Smith
ooh, no, we are not allowed to dc
that" said Jones.
"That is going too far" declared
Smith. 81 see no reason why you OF
myself should not have control of this
street"
every good reasons indeed" ex
planned Jones as he pulled Smith to
the edge of the sidewalk. You see
practically everyone in this commun
ity must have the use of the highways
in order to live here. The public vel
fare demands that every law-abidine
person shall have access to the streets
Therefore, it becomes necessary tc
make the streets and highways as
easily accessible to all the people as
possible. Since all law-abiding people
have the right to use the streets and
highways, we must give all an equal
opportunity to do So"
This is all very true" interrupted
Smith. But it does not prove that
should not be allowed to privately own
and control the street"
Jones laughed heartily at this ap-
parent show of ignorance on the part
of Smith.
EYES," said Jones, that is exactly
what it does prove. Years ago we
tried private ownership of publicly
used highways and we found it I'M
satisfactory The private owner would
erect toll-gate and charge travellers
/ for the use of the road. Also the own
/ er could close up the road entirely,
even though it did discommode the
people. You see that plan was intol-
cradle, because highways were not as
accessible as they might have been;
neither were all people given an equal
opportunity to use them, as some
could in afford to pay the toll The
result was that we eliminated private
ownership and control of public
highway and substituted public owner
ship and control because we found
that the only way to solve the prob
lem"
"Ah. ] see," said Smith. "The only
way we can solve the problem Of
travel and transportation on the
streets and roads was TO own them
publicly OF socially That is 10 say
we applied the principle Of Social
ism"
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number will be able to go and get the
benefit of it. Are planning to go via
the Milwaukee. at 2:1O p. M, but call
this office or 331Y to make sure as to
the time We will be pleased to do
any shopping for those who find it
impossible to go themselves.
l.. Eye.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-10

A party of comrades are planning
to make a trip to Snohomish Friday,
January 10, TO patronize our depart
ment store advertiser there and take
advantage of the January sale. This
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Switzerland-Thro the constant
efforts of the socialists, radicals and
liberals a woman has been appointed
chief factory inspector of Switzerland
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Advertising Talks
Attention, Comrades!

Attentloni comrades!
Owing to a mistake in making up
the last issue of the Commonwealth
the advertisement of the Citizens Bank
& Trust Co. and the Ideal Furniture
Co. were omitted. Both these adver-
tisers were in the directory but not
in the display ads. You will find their
ads in this weeks issue.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-10

Italy-The syndicalist workers who
have been on strike in Bologna, Italy,
have returned TO work
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-10
Advertising Directory

Do you want the merchants of Everett help pay for the
printing of the Commonwealth? Or would you rather dig deep
pocket and your money pay the expense
running your paper.
You have money and the easiest way the best
Buy your food clothing shelter pleasures
of advertisers below They helping pay the of running
the Commonwealth
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-10
MIDWIFE

Mrs. Schwarz, formerly Minnie
Lissack. Thirty-five years expert
ence. Charges reasonable.
2805 Hewitt Ind Phone 104
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-12-31
THINKS OLD MIR. NOAH'S
FISHING WAS LIMITED

They were speaking of the young.
sters few days ago when this one
was told by Congressman Timothy
T. Ansberry, of Ohio, in demonstrat.
ing the wisdom of Willie in matters
pertaining to fishing.
In public school recently the
children were called upon to write
an essay, and at the appointed time
Willie submitted an effusion on the
ark, in which he made the statement
that Mr.. Noah fished one day for
about five minutes.
When the teacher looked over the
essay she was not little puzzled
She couldn't understand why any
body fond of piscatorial sport would
give up In so short time.
Willie" she remarked, looking
up from the essay, you say here
that they fished for only five min
utes. Why for only five minutes?"
Because" was the prompt expla-
nation of Willie. they didn't have
but two worms
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-12-31

commendable one--the old one is
likely to be unsightly even when
We have done our best. IL is helpful
to take an annual inventory and see
just what unstable stock we have on
hand and what we need in the way
of new goods. IL is we'll to make
new resolves-even little resolves
are good, but why not big ones?
Why not the biggest of all? And
what is the biggest of all resolves?
is 1t not the resolve that contem-
plates the greatest possible improve
ment? Here is resolve for the new
year-have you better one?
Conscious of my responsibility to
God for every thought and word and
deed, and in duty bound to render to
my fellowmen the largest possible
service as the best evidence of my
love for my Heavenly Father, 1 re-
solve to strive during the remainder
of my life to increase my capacity
for usefulness. To this end | will
give up any cause of conduct that
tends to weaken my body, impair
the strength of my mind or lower
my moral purpose, and | will not
only endeavor to cultivate habits of
industry in both body and mind, but
Will seek and follow worthy ideals.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-12-31
A UNIQUE INCIDENT
HAPPENED IN CHURCH

The Sylvia Sun tells this one on
one of the brethren at the close of a
recent revival meeting:
"On the closing evening several
members gathered In front of the
pulpit to extend the right hand of
fellowship to the new converts. Phil
Davis also went up to shake hands,
but could not reach them without
going around, Now. Phil Is Meth
odist and unused to baptizeries In a
church. The door of the baptismal
vault had not been closed and Phil
walked right down in-well. he got
unceremoniously baptized or dip
soused. When his friends helped
him out of the water he did not take
time to congratulate the new con-
yerts but slipped out the back door
and went home"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-12-31
Stomach Trouble Disappears

Stomach, liver and kidney troub.
les, weak nerves, lame back and fe-
male ills disappear when Electric
Bitters are used. Thousands of wo-
men would not be without a bottle
in their home. Eliza Pool, of De-
pew, Okla, writes: Electric Bit
ters raised me from a bed of sick
ness and suffering and has done me
world of good. wish every suf-
fering woman could use this excel
lent remedy and find out, as l did
just how good it is" AS it has help
ed thousands of others, it surely
will do the same for you. Every
bottle guaranteed, soc and $1.0O. AT
all Druggists. H. e. Bucklen & Co.,
Philadelphia, or st. Louis. m
advertisement
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-12-31
o O O O O o O O O o o o o o o
O A NEW YEAR THOUGHT. o
Q @ @ O O @ O o O O O O O O Q O @
The year 1913 is behind us for

The year 1913 Is behind us for
| ever.
Its record is made up. Its deeds,
good and evil, are written In the
book of time, sealed by the angel of
the dying year, and put away against
the judgment day.
There is no time now for vain re-
pinings, and no moments to waste In
foolish regrets. What is writ is
writ. Not all our thoughts can blot
single line, nor all our tears wash
out a word of it.
The New Year dawns in perfect
beauty, fair, flawless day shot to
the core with sunshine and stealing
from spring a temperature as glow
ing so our hopes and as soft as the
memory of the days behind it.
What a clean leaf in nature it
turns for us to write our new re-
solves in grace!
There Is no harm in good resolu-
lions. The impulse to make them Is
born of the stir and pulse of better
things within us, and the best Is
nobler for the aspiration. Only let
us make them soberly and calmly.
The resolution, born of an impulse
or emotion, is not near so like to
last as one that Is born of calm re-
Election, of sincere regret and of an
earnest desire to improve.
And no man is too old to learn
and to reform the habits that have
done him harm. The ways of ma
ture and of grace are open ways, and
although the gnarled tree may never
more assume the shapely beauty of
its hopeful youth, it may yet, by
care and pruning, give grateful
shade, live not uncomely in the sight
of men.
The New Year beckons us all to
better things-to live, to labor and
to love-to live for those we love, to
labor for those we love, and to love
those for whom we labor. For love
and labor are the law of living. The
solemn passage of the past year, and
the sunlit entree of the New Year,
remind us within these limits of liv-
ing that our care is TIME. Time
was, time is. and time shall be lit
tie longer for us all. But not much
The years that are behind us are
gone forever. The years that are
before us are few, and by the lips of
the psalmist are full of care. We
are going onward to the end of
them.
A few more storms shall come,
few more tempests roar. and We
shall be where storms shall cease
and tempests roll no more.
Every pulse beat. every heart
throb. every tick of the watch bears
us nearer to the end. The PAST is
gone, the FUTURE promises. but
the PRESENT is here. The Present
is ours-this hour is mine.
Let us dream of the future as
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Simple Resolutions.

Going to make your New Year res
olutions, aren't you? How will these
do? II will forget my enemies and
remember my friends in 1914. |
will neither ask nor answer any i'm
pertinent personal questions, thrust
my advice on anyone, nor suffer any
one to thrust their counsel on me
unasked in 1914. | will mind my
own business. / will guard my
health and try to remove health dan
gers from Others" You may extend
them if you like, you know, but
study will show them to be rather
comprehensive Detroit Free Press.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-12-31
biggest Ivory Market.

At the fourth quarterly ivory sale
held at Antwerp, the amount hand
led was 304,174 pounds, as compar.
ed with 21S,71O pounds in 1912, OF
which the Congo supplied 1S4,666
pounds and Angola S2.1S2 pounds.
The demand was active for hard
ivory, and 100000 pounds were sold
at generally firm prices. The de-
cline in soft ivory caused the with
drawal before the auction of two
thirds of the supply. The stock of
ivory on hand is about Al tons. as
compared with 124 tons in 1872
[Antwerp Cor. New York Sun.