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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31
RESULTS IN CALIFORNIA
BY A. e. BRIGGS.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. GOTH
Slowly the election returns come in
In this county the lowest returns for
any state Socialist candidate are with
in 20 votes of the highest at the last
state election in 1910.
1t looks as though the highest in
the state this year will be more than
double the highest in 1910.
Socialist sentiment never was so
widespread as at present. In order
to defeat it's expression at the polls
the capitalists worked the game of
the very good man" They took
Fredricks as the devil incarnate for
the very bad man" and Johnson,
who has thrown out a few crumbs
for the very good man." For fear
of a reign of terror many voted for
Johnson to defeat the "bogy-man"
Fredricks.
Yet, though the capitalists played
out all these big cards we still have
the biggest vote in the history of
the party.
1t now looks as though the lowest
vote in the state will equal the high
est in 1910-4S,O00 votes-and the
highest set new mark above 100000.
Anti-Socialists are welcome to what
comfort they can get out of these
facts and figures.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31
Proof That A Socialist Is Not "Just Like
The Old-Party Officials When Elected"

benefit of pleasure-seeking autoists
Needless to state that no such ex
penditure of public funds for the bene.
fit of favored few is now being made
Plank of the Socialist municipal
platform states: 1--WE demand the
abolition of the contract system on
all public work"
We know the contractors make a
profit on the workers With the con-
tractors eliminated, the workers can
share in this profit by receiving a
higher wage, on a shorter work-day,
and the city still save money on pub
lie work.
The truth of the above was verified
recently by piece of sewer con-
structed on the day-labor plan, under
the direction of the commissioner of
public works. The engineers estimate
was $3.50; and that was about the
amount that would be charged by a
contractor for the job, they at that
figure paying 1925 per day. The city
paid $2.65 per day and dropped nearly
$40 below the estimate.
The Bridge Incident.
AS eight-hours constitutes a days
work in all the departments of public
works and finance, Commissioners
Salter introduced an ordinance, which
was passed by the council, providing
for three eight-hour shifts instead of
two 12-hour shifts on the Everett ave-
nue. bridge.
Later the other two non-Socialist
members Of the council repealed the
ordinance and let the caring of the
bridge by contract to two men for $50
per month.
The former tenders were receiving
$50 each per month, working on eight
hour shifts.
Since the new men took their jobs,
one month ago, bills amounting to $50
have been presented to the city for
damages due to tug boats being held
up by the bridge not being opened in
time.
Helped Abolish Unjust Tax.
The officials of the Bartenders
Union waited on the council soon after
the last election and asked for the re.
peal Of an ordinance requiring bar
tenders to give bond and take out a
license before being allowed to pursue
their calling This entailed a yearly
tax of SIS on bartender, and must
have been secured before he was al
lowed to go to work. Through the
firm stand against this unjust dis
elimination taken by Commissioner
Salter, the council repealed the
ordinance.
The most vital problem relating tc
the interests of the working class was
Commissioner Salter's work on behalf
of the unemployed, in bringing to the
attention of the public the imperative
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31

working class measures put through
hostile legislative body
While each commissioner is an
executive head of his respective de-
partment, acting as council the three
commissioners become the legislative
body of the city.
One of the duties devolving on a
councilman is voting on measures
that involve antagonistic property in
terests only, and have no bearing on
working class interests whatsoever.
Cases of this nature the Socialist
commissioner has voted on as his
judgment dictated, endeavoring al
ways to serve the best interests of
the people as whole An old party
commissioner might be influenced"
to serve the pecuniary interests of
some particular business element,
more often that with the greatest
amount of Influence"
AS to Efficiency.
From the moment of taking the oath
Of office the new Socialist commits
sioner made it plain that he intend
ed to fill the place to which the
workers had elected him in an eff
cient way. His first act was to dis
pense with the services of street COM
missioner fat political plum worth
$1,000 per year,-and assume the
duties of that office himself This
for increasing the wages of useful
city employees.
The positions of street foreman,
barn boss, deputy electrician, building
inspector, plumbing inspector, and
employment agent, were then filled
with men skilled and proficient in
the duties involved in their particular
lines of work
The hold-over deputy electrician
drew salary of SIS per month was
not even an electrician, and never
showed up at the city hall except on
pay day. The present appointee is a
skilled mechanic, and is always on
the job; and although his salary is
now 800 per month, the fees collect
ed from contractors is more than
enough to offset the increase in his
salary.
Electric wiring was done in a hap
hazard, slipshod, dangerous manner,
with absolutely no regard for the
ordinance covering that work, thereby
subjecting life and property to need.
less loss by fire from defective wiring,
besides raising insurance rates to
property owners. All that is now a
thing of the past.
Graft Jobs Abolished.
From 41st and Colby to the golt
links, perhaps a mile in distance, a
man was kept with rake and shovel
to remove the least roughness OF
pebbles from the highway for the
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31
THE SOCIALIST PRESS
BY EUGENE v. DEBS.

it to them may at last be placed upon
secure foundation.
The average Socialist editor works
harder, longer and more conscientious
ly than any other person in the move
ment, and he does it under circum-
stances that would break the spirit
and drive out in despair and disgust
any one not literally harnessed to the
movement by chains of steel.
Yet, in spite of all these handicaps
and hardships, the Socialist papers
have done and are doing vital work
in the upbuilding of the party and the
development of the movement, the
value and Importance of which could
by no extravaganza of words be over
stated.
With all their weaknesses they are
the strength of the party, the bulwark
of the movement, and without them
speedily follow.
The capitalist class recognize the
value of their press and feed it fat and
plenty to keep it strong and active.
Socialists might well profit by their
example. The snarling wolf is ever
at the door, and under such circum-
stances no paper and no set of men
can do the best there is in them. They
can not fight the battles of Socialism
and the battle for their own existence
at the same time.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31
SAY!

You are going to Local Everett No. 1,
s. P. OF E. That big benefit concert
and minstrel show, Saturday evening,
January 2, 1915, Adults, 15c; chill
dren, 1oc- Everybody to the wheel.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31

Socialist publishers and editors have
uniformly had the same experience
and struggle along in the hope that
relief may come and that the paper
whose critical career has so endeared
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31

At least the English have nerve.
They have even dared to seize Stan
dard Oil ACKNOWLEDGMENT Leader.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31

In the present advanced state of the
Socialist movement it is hard to un-
derstand why the press which has
been such an important factor in the
partys progress, should be SO indif-
ferently treated and so scantily sup
ported by Socialists themselves. The
importance of the press in the class
struggle, in political campaigning and
in the educational propaganda is con-
ceded by all, and yet practically every
Socialist paper in the United States is
having a desperate struggle to main
tain it's existence.
Whether Socialist papers are pri-
vately owned or party owned. wheth-
er they are narrow and dogmatic or
liberal and opportunist, they encount-
er the same difficulties and with
scarcely an exception they are COM
PEELED to waste their means and en-
ergies in keeping going from day to
day.
A Socialist paper, no matter by
whom started or how honestly and
ably conducted, is in for trouble from
the very beginning.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31

If my soldiers should think care
fully, not one of them would remain
in the ranks.-Frederick II.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31

be placed
yementit is to a foundation.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-16
Weather Report.

Valdez, Oct. 13, 1914. Barometric pressure ....... .29 ,1O2 Teperature at z D. m.. ........5 .5O Maximum temperature .........54 Minimum temperature ......4l Mean temperature ........4 Al 1-2 Cloudy, light wind northeast ten miles.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-16
PAST IS FORGOTTEN
 BY Ex|LED QUEEN
Natalie of SsrvIa Presents
 Country With Msmsntos.

Berlin.-Ex-Queen Natalie of Servia has decided to forgive and forget her tragic history in the country where her unhappy married life was passed and where her son, King Alexander, and his spouse were assassinated. She has turned over 27,OOO acres to the Bel grade university, a valuable collection of arms made by King Milan.and King
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-16

NATALIE, E4-QUE6N O6 6EhtlAs Alexander to the National museum and the libraries of her husband and her son to the Academy of Science at the Servian capital.
 Natalie became the wife of King Milan of Servia in 1875 at the age of sixteen. Her son, the i'll fated Alex ander, was born year later, but by that time she and her husband were scarcely on speaking terms owing to his absolute life. They separated in 1886 and Natalie went to Wiesbaden with her son. TwoS5ears later Milan succeeded in getting possession of Alexander and induced the metropoli- tan to grant him a divorce. This di- vorce was later declared illegal.
 Milan abdicated in 1889 in favor of Prince Alexander. Queen Natalie, who thereupon returned to Servia, was fore ed to go into exile in 1891. but in 1894 both she and her husband returned in triumph to Belgrade and they were apparently reconciled. Their triumph, however. was short lived. The hand of Russia was seen in Servian politics under the sway of Alexander. who drove his father into exile. and Queen Natalie again left the country. never to return. The tragic death of Alexander and Queen Draga followed in 1902 and Peter Karageorgevitch was called to the throne. the Obrenovitch dynasty be- ing extinct Milan had died in Vienna in 1901.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-16
ChiId's Prayer Answered.

Saginaw. Mich.-"Dear Lord. tell mamma we are in the trunk. and tell her to come quick" Mary Hart eight years old. made this prayer when she and her brother. Leon, aged six years. found themselves trapped in trunk into which they had climbed. Their mother. Mrs. Michael Hart, felt i'm pelled to look in the trunk in an un- used upstairs bedroom. Both children were unconscious. but were revived.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-16
GETS NEW TEETH AT 88.

Connecticut Woman Wants Rubber
 Ring to Cut Third.
 Somers, Conn. - Mrs. Euphemia L. Loughlin, eighty-elght years old, who lives with her daughter, Mrs. George W. Green of Hazardville, was assured by a dentist that her swollen gums. soreness of which tempted her to get teething ring, presaged g new set of molars.
 Mrs. Loughlin says her first teeth never amounted to much. but with her
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-16
Rat Carries Bells on Feet.

Harrison, Aik.-A large rat to which some boys had tied tiny bells caused panic in q picture show here. The wo. men fin the audience forgot all about the love scene which was being shown and clambered upon tie chairs.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-16
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.

Leaves Fort Liscum. Leaves Valde3 S:15 a. m. 9:46 8. m. 1:16 p. m. 400 ?. m.
 TUESDAYS
 S:15 a. m. 9:46 c. m. 1:15 D. m. 2:00 p. m. 4:3O D. m. 6:00 p. m.
 SATURDAYS
 1:16 ?. m. 400 p. m. v ZOO ?. m. 10:30 p. m. There will be no trips of the launch on the secold and fourth Fridays of each month, these days being used to clean boilers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-16

Valdez. Oct. II, 1914. Barometric pressure .29 ,465 Temperature at D. m........H Maximum temperature .......51 Minimum temperature ......41 Mean temperature ............4 AS 1-2 PreClp1tatlOn ............. .o3 Cloudy. light air. wind northeast three miles. Rained at night and all day.
 Valdez, Oct. 15. 1914. Barometric pressure ......... 29, 29O Temperature at p. m......... 40 Maximum temperature .......... 46 Minimum temperature .......... 36 Mean temperature ............... Al Preclpltat1On ................. .1I Partly cloudy, light air five miles. wind northeast. Rained at night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-16

The Prospsctor oifios for Job wosk
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-16

second set she could raasticate tough steaks until twenty years ago. AL ready she has cut three lower teeth and the upper set are due in week or SO
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-16
muIs Footed Hoo. Sell Hjoh.

South Boston. Va.-E. B. Craddock of Chester Springs, Va, has been rais- ing mule footed hogs fin quantities for four years. He sells them for big price. They are said to be immune from cholera. but this is disputed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-27
DOC. ROLLER HERE
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
Plans to Throw George w. Bailey and
Two Others in Hour-Bout Will
Be Staged in Auditorium.

DR.. Ben F. Roller, one of the king
pin wrestlers of the country, who takes
on anywhere from one TO half dozen
wrestlers per hour and throws them
to wrestle in the
Auditorium Tuesday evening, Feb. B.
George W. Bailey received news from
Roller to that effect this morning and
he Immediately cancelled the bout he
had scheduled with Ernest Bergman
for next Monday.
Roller, 10 win the match. is to meet
and throw three men in an hour. Who
the first two viii be is not yet definite
" decided. but probably Eddie Bolin
will be one to stand off the doctor as
long as he can and the last man the
doctor will meet will be George w.
Bailey.
IS Roller has wrestled here before
aud is known bv sight to many it will
not be difficult to satisfy the audience
thar thev are really watching the
worl of the physician who makes more
at the wrestling game, because he is
so strong and clever. than the average
physician does at his chosen calling.
Bailey anticipates that there will be
big crowd present that evening, in
cluding "A big delegation from South
Londonderry, where lot of people
have become greatly interested in the
sport and who plan to engage spe-
elal train to make the trip
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-27
GLYNN UNEARTHS
S1,OO0,OOO WASTE,
Governor Wants TO Know Who Cot the
Money in Purchase Of Hieh
way Machinery.

ALBANY, Jan..21. - In resunin2
his state graft inquiry Commissioner
James W. Osborne has in hand evil
dence of about 81 100000 waste in the
purchase of road machinery in the last
five years, which Gov. Glynn has un-
carthed.
In some eascs, prices on~ two road'
machines of the same kind, on which
the transportation charges had been
practically the same. would vary from
500 to $500 in different sections Of the
state. it is declared
~ want to know who got this differ
cncc in cost, - the governor said. -
AIN going to ask Mr.. Osborne 10 deter
mine that us quickly as possible.
To aid Mr.. Osborne, every equity
superintendent of highways and each
OF the 900 township clerks have been
directed to furnish q complete record
of all the purchases Of road machinery
in the last five years.
The governor also intends TO have
Mr.. Osborne call for the books of all
the road. machinery manufacturers
doing business in the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-27
OPPOSED TO CANAL
TOLLS EXEMPTIONS
President Made His Position Clear =
Supported in His Contention by
Senator Root.

WASHINGTON. Jan. - That
President Wilson is opposed to the cx-
emption of American coastwisc ships
from Panama canal tolls was fatty as
serted at the capitol today by those
VINO know what took place at the con
ference last night between the Pfe,i-
dent and Senate foreign relations com
mittee.
Senators who talked with the Presi-
dent said that Mr.. Wilson fully eX-
planned his position on the tolls que,-
tion-that his views incline toward the
contention of Great Britain, and that
he would make public his attitu,e II
the near future.
It was said that the President ii
not opposed 10 toll exemptions as
such, but he believed they would bc
discrimination which would not agree
with the tax provisions of the Hay
Pauneefort treaty. He was supported
in this contention by Senator Root OF
New York, formerly secretary Of state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-27
Jesse C. Shaw, Alleged Co.
Between, Is the Princi-
pal Witness
ADMITS GIVING
ONE MAN Sal 900
But Needs to Have His Memory Re
freshed - Questions About Political
for Aqueduct Contract.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27-The special
grand jury which is investigating the
alleged political graft resumed its
hearings today, with Jesse c. Shaw,
said to have been a go-between in
the money transactions, as the prin-
cipu witness.
With the aid of other witnesses Dis
trlct Attorney Whitman said it was
hoped to refresh Shaw s memory on
various points, among them the name
of the nan to whom he acknowledges
giving S4l,0 900.
This money, Shaw has admitted,
was given to him by James G.. Corr
coran, n member OF firm of contrae-
tors III Pittsburgh.
Whitman today cndeayorcd to oh
tain from Shaw Il statement of the
money given to James f. Gaffnev as
II political contribution from Patter-
son < Co, the successful bidders for
an aquedrct contract amounting TO
over 100000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-27
Somerset LabOrer Who Was
Terribly Burned Died
in North Adams
BOUND, ROBBED AND
SHACK SET ON FIRE
Three Men, Whose Names He Is Said
tn Have Given, Disappeared-No
Official Information Received by
Sheriff or States Attorney.

Simeon Baraxnoic, 20, the Austrian
who was terribly burned when the
shack in which he was sleeping near
the Somerset dam was destroyed bv
fire Ian. and who was taken to the
North Adams hospital, died there yes
terday.
lie is said to have made a death
bed statement to nurse in the insti-
tuition, when he regained consciousness
for the first time just before his death.
that he was bound and robbed and the
hut fred by three men. whose names
he is alleged to, have given in his
statement
1t is known that ON the night of the
fire there were three men in the hut
with him and that after the fire they
all disappeared. Little is known of
the dead man except that he was
about 20 years of age. native of
Austria and had been in this country
only Il short time. He was employed
or the construction of the dam.
State : Attorney \. V. ID. Piper and
Sheriff {. L. Mann both said this
morning that they knew nothing of
the case and had received no informa-
tion from any authorities in North
Adams as 20 the matter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-27
CHANCERY CASES
ARE BEING HEARD
judge Miles Sitting in County Clerk S
Office-Case Between Power Co.
and Aliens Settled.

Judge W. Willard Miles came yester.
day to hear chancery eases in the eoun
ty clerk s Office and will be here for
two or three days at least on these
matters.
The ease of the Connecticut River
Power Co. against Henry Allen and
wife. which grew out of the flooding
of about four acres of the land owned
by the Aliens on Vernon street, the
first set for trial on the chaneery dock
Ct was settled by agreement yesterday
aud an entry Of discontinuance was
made
Before the building of the big Yer
non dam the company agreed with the
Aliens to pay damages for land that
was Hooded, the amount TO be agreed
upon by arbitration. Each side APP
pointed an arbitrator, but they were
unable to agree upon third and the
suit was brought to settle the matter
The company made substantial set
tlement and the Aliens retain the
title of the land. {. e. Fits appeared
for the company and Ii. q. & +. f..
Barber for the Aliens.
The court is engaged this morning
in hearing motions and appeals The
next case scheduled is the complicated
one of Henry c. Stratton of Townshend
against Clifford NJ. and Robert T. Hol-
brook which grew out of the sale Of a
farm in Townshend by auction to
Stratton by the Hol0rooks and the
alleged failure of Strattop to pay the
purchase price within the time limit
named. Pasturage rights had been glt
en- by the Holbrooks to William $. Al
len aud George +. Gleason, q further
complication in the ease. In coniunc-
tion with this ease it is probable that
one regarding the settlement of Il part
uership which existed between the Ilol-
brooks will be heard as it is more or
less Involved in the other matters. This
involves an accounting from 1907 te
date.
Attorney f. " Gibson appears for
Stratton, H. q. x +. +. Barber fol
| Clifford NJ ilolbrook. Judge \. +
| Schwenk for Rogcrt |. Holhrook, Al
bert w. Butler for Gleason and Allen
and Judge William r. Daley for Judge
z. L. Hastings, VINO is receiver of the
| property.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-27
WILL CARRY HORSE
IN TOURING CAR
Charles Miner Thinks Thomas Machine
Will Be More Expeditions than
Railroads i'll Tour of Fairs.

Charles Miner is planning novel
campaign with his mammoth horse,
luke, next summer lie win have a
huge box stall built on the rear of n
big Thomas machine and will carry
the horse, together with the exhibition
tent IN which the animal Is saown, TO
the various fairs throughout New Eng
land.
Last summer he tried this by means
of the railroads, but three days and
three nights on the road between here
and Brockton convinced Mr.. Miner
that a suitable automobile would beat
railroad transportation by two days
and three nights and would be less
expensive.
The horse is wintering finely under
the careful feeding and treatment he
received and Mr.. Miner saws that by
the time he starts for the fairs next
summer the animal will weight close
to 5000 pounds. Handsome postcard
pictures Of the horse have just been
placed on sale here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-27
PENTLAND BUYS COX
PLUMBING STORE
Possession Given This Noon-Win I'm
prove Place anu Continue to Car
~ Modern Equipment.

William j. Pentlahd jr., whose
plumbing store in the Grange building
was burned Sunday night, Jan. IS, has
bought the Cox plumbing ana stove
store on Main street Of Pearl I. Clapp.
Possession was given this noon. Mr..
tlapp has made no arrangements for
the future. except that he VIII complete
the Jobs hc now has under way.
Mr. Pentland has been in the Me
mcria hospital several days. but it is
expected that he viii bc out in about (,
week Meanwhile the store will be ii
charge Of his sister. He will thorough
~ renovatc and improve the place and
continue TO carry the most modern
equipment as lie did in the Grange
building.
Mr. Clapp bought the store June :
Of A. Y. Cox, who retired after being
in the same line of business 40 wears
Mr.. Pentland learned his trade of Mr.
Cox.