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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09
EXTRAVAGANT9-sUR

Yes. we are an cXtrnyagant people.
That is. they who don't worl. are. The
workers have nothing TO be exirhva-
giant with
There are 100000 automobiles in the
United States-and rot one of them is
owned by IA laboror.
During the last ten years more than
$500, 100000 has been spent by rich
Americans, none of whom was n pro.
ductye worker, for diamonds alone.
We paid our public school teachers
last year $253,915,17O.
During 1912 Americans spent $780,
100000 for pearls. But the wives of
the workers do not own pearls.
The total value of the pearls owned,
exclusively by those who spoil rather
than toll, is estimated by the controller
of the Emigrant Industrial Savings
bank of New y orl1 at $50O,0O0,0O0,
which is more than double the value of
all the buildings of all the colleges,
universities and INDUSTRIAL schools in
the country. The jewels in New York
alone cost more than all the buildings
used for higher education in America.
The rich last year bought laces,
works of art from abroad and other
articles classed as articles of luxury,
to the estimated value of more than
100000, 900. The total estimated value
of all the furniture in all working class
families in America is about that sum.
But this is all right-that is, If you
think capitalism is right.
1t would be sensible to inaugurate a
new system that would at once stop
the spoilation and the senseless ex-
travagance, but so long as you support
the system that ruins the workers you
must stand by it in all it's aspects
Appeal to Reason.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09
ORGANIZATION NEWS

Sunday st. uoj rohher, Le is a thief
On SUNDAY. aay e. 1912. ut Beaver
Ntliam 4 SUNDAY delivered n Deco
ration Day speech as his own, n large
part OF which he had stolen from mger-
soils great Grafton, "Mcmorv and
Tears" delivered III New York city on
u similar CCcaslon years before. 1t Is
not simply that Sunday plaglari7ed
upon another man, but he practically
dead and man whom he has repeated
stole his speech from u man who was
Is denounced because he was ah inf
del. Think of III This man who con
sisns everybody to he'll and saws that
anyOne Who violates the ten command
ments should ne in the penitentiaryi
this man who pagades as pharisee,
superior IN his sclf.riShteousness be
fore everybody else; this man who
SWITCHED on y prisoner I'm this Ohio
pcuitentiary; this man whose cam
paign in Johrstown heightened the
hours of labor from eight to twelve in
the Cambria steel slave pens: this is
the man who deliberately stole dead
mans speech aud an inf!del at that
because thereby he w0uid Increase his
own prestige and increase the amount
of money which he would take away
from the people OF Beaver because
they look upon him rs a great orator.
Sundays own definition of thief is
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09
Directory Socialist Locals

II 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
per year.
Seattle, Fifth Ward Local-Meets
every Friday at p. M, 2O12 Westlake
Ave. Nesta Wells, secretary.
Local Everett No. Meets every
Sunday evening, 8 o'clock, at the
Socialist party headquarters, 1912 Cali
fornia ST., Everett, Wash. Peter Hus-
by, Secy.
Granite FalIs-Meets every Friday
night at o'clock in Miller Bldg
Julia Herman, Rec. and Cor. Secy.
Hillyard-Meets every Thursday night
at 446 Samson Ave. J. c. Hardness,
Secy-Treas., Box 307, Hillyard.
Mountain NERVOUSNESS meeting the
second Wednesday in each month at
the homes of the members. Propa-
ganda meeting the fourth Sunday in
each month at the Mountain View
school house. d. G.. Buchanan, Cor
Secy.
Local Port Angeles No. Meets every
Sunday at headquarters at p. m.
Fred Coos, Secy.
Prosser Local, S. P.-Meets at the Of
flee of S. H. Mason, attorney, OPP
posite postoffice, on the first Tues
day of each month at 1880 p. m.
John c. Mathews, Local SecyY
Box 2.
o-WooIey-Meets Tuesday even
ing twice monthly Geo. Sherman,
Cor.-Secy. Box 457, Sedro-Woolley,
Wash.
Silvana-Meets the second and fourth
Sundays at 2 p. m. at Union Trading
haH Silvana. Nels Bruseth, ~secy.-
treas. Ole Larson, organizer.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09

Socialism does not consist in v1o-
lently Selling upon the property OF the
rich and sharing it out amongst the
poor. Socialists do not propose by
single act of Parliament, or by a sud
den revolution, to put all men on an
equality and compel them to remain
so. Socialism is not wild dream of
a happy land where the applies will
drop off the trees into our open
mouths, the fish to come out of the
rivers and fry themselves for dinner
and the looms to turn out ready-made
suits with gold buttons, without coal
ing the engine. Neither is it dream
of nation of stained-glass angels
who never say damn, who love their
neighbors better than themselves, and
who never need work unless they wish
to- No. Socialism is none of these
things. 1t is a scientific scheme of
government, entirely wise, just and
ractical.-Robert Blatchford, in Mer-
RE England.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09
POLITICAL ACTION.
Would Make Strikers Deputies

would Make strikers Deputies.
We had a splendid example of the
effectiveness of political action a short
time ago in Crawford county, Kansas
There the workers elected the entire
Socialist ticket, including the sheriff
The telegraph operators threatened to
go on strike and the railroad company
wanted protection. They went to
Sheriff Huntington and put their de-
mand for protection up to him. He
told them that they were entitled to
protection and he would see that they
got it; that he would make every
striker a deputy sheriff. How differ
emit from Tuerfano and Las Animas
counties! In Colorado we have our
friends" while in Crawford county,
Kansas, we have one of our own men.
It didn't cost any more to the workers
to elect Huntington than it did to elect
Farr and Grisham. In fact, it didn't
cost as much. We are paying an aw-
full price for having elected Farr and
Grisham and Ammons--our friends.
Let us learn by these bitter and
costly experiences.-Ex.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09
MARRIAGE COMMERCIALLY ED,
SAYS ELLIS o. JONES.

Marriage has become commercial
lied!
Let me prove it to you.
"a friend of mine met sales girl
at a ribbon counter in one of the big
department stores once, and married
her. l met him six months later and
asked him how he and his wife were
getting along He replied, on, good
enough, but I'm sure | could have done
better at Wanamaker's."
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09

or who talcs what doesn't belong to
him without givluE q fair return what
return has he made To dead hon lnror.
soil for stealing his speech and using
1t 10 Increase his own fortune?
Of all the contemplate, Shiny, low,
dirty thieves In the would BIN Sunday
is the ono who should merit contempt
of every decent intelligent human be
ing In Pittsburg -Justi1e, Pittsburg,
Penn.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09
Century Dictlonar,

Century Dictionary: Socialism is
any theory or system of social organi-
cation which would abolish entirely,
or in great part, the individual effort
and competition on which modern So
ciety rests, and substitute for it CO
operative action; would introduce a
more perfect and equal distribution of
the products OF labor, and would make
land and capital, as the instruments
and means OF production, the joint
possession OF the members Of the com
munity."
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09
MERELY A CAPITALIST LIE

1t is being circulated around here
that the Appeal has been absorbed
into a publishing syndicate, and is now
only one of many papers controlled
by this company. A friend told me
he saw it in the Dallas News of a
week or so ago.-E. T. g., Terrell,
Texas.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09

Sdltor. hui the only satisfaction they
could get wa az the county surerin-
tcndcnts office Trust Lizzie every
time to help out whore Socialist
teacher Is involved
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09

Mr. Dooley says: "Whiniver any
body offers to give We somethin' FIR
nothin, or somethin' for less than it's
worth, don't take any chances-yell
FIR a polisman."
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09

The tyranny of the males over the
female sex is similar to the tyranny
of the bourgeois over the proletarian,
in many respects the first is the
worst.-Bebel.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09
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Publish your legal notices through
these columns.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09

Willie-Pa, what is the bone Of con
-ention?
Pa-The jaWbone, my son.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-04-09

The tramp is the complement of the
millionaire.-Henry George.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11
NORTHERN NORMAL,
GRADUATES 1928
ADDRESS TO CLASS is DELIVER
ED BY ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF
THE MlNNEAPOLIS TRI-
BUNE.

Aberdeen, S. D.-The feature Of
the closing exercises of the Northern
Normal and Industrial school yes
terday was the address to the grad
uating class by Allen d. Albert, as
sociate publisher and editor of the
Minneapolis Tribune. Mr.. Albert
chose for his subject, "The place of
the Teacher" in which he commended
that no people in history have so
high a general average of education
as the American people, and com
TENS of schools to the detriment of
the latter.
DR.. Nash. retiring president of the
school made a brief address, in
which he referred to the recent death
of Regent M. P. Beebe and reviewed
the progress of the year, n Regent
Frank Anderson, successor to Regent
Beebe, presented their diplomas to
the 12S graduates.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11
ANDERSON BOY
FUNERAL TODAY
LAST RITES PAID IN RESPECT OF
ELDEST son OF STATE AUDI.
TOR.
From Thursdays Daily

r Thursdays Daily
A large %concourse of friends gath
cred at the First Methodist church
this afternoon to pay the last marks
of respect to the memory of Arthur
Anderson, who died on Wednesday
morning at Pierre at the home of his
parents, State Auditor and Mrs.
Henry Anderson.
The funeral services were in charge
of DR.. j. S. Hoagland, pastor of the
church, who comforted the grief
stricken family with words from
the scripture. The occasion was
doubly sad from the fact that less
than two months ago the other son,
Carl, had died and services held in
his memory in the church.
The remains we're brought to
Mitchell from Pierre last evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. ANDERSON and their
daughters. The family will remain
in the city until Monday, before re-
turning to Pierre. The remains were
inferred in the family plot in Grace
land cemetery. The pall-bearers were
selected from the local 1. o. o. F., of
which Mr.. Anderson is a member.
They were w. w. Woodman, Charles
Rowland, Jesse Smith, F. l.. Worth
ems. C. L. Worthens and John
Catholics.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11
INDIAN STARTS
YOUNG riot"
LEON IRON MOCASSIN, INTOXS
GATED, TERRORIZES PEOPLE
IN THE NORTH PART OF.
PIERRE.

Pierre, S. D.-While the Sioux
Falls delegation of Elks was viewing
the city Tuesday evening Leon Iron
Moccasin, an Indian, was attempt
in to put on an original show of his
own in the north part of the city,
and the fact that the revolver he car
ried contained no cartridges, is prob
ably the only reason that there was
no n injured. Ihon Moccasin is the
Indian who attempted to shoot up
the town of Winner several weeks
ago, and had his skull cracked by the
sheriff when he made the arrest. He
came to this city, where his parents
with an old squaw were camped just
north of town, and having secured
the required inspiration" from some
source, first started to terrorize the
home camp, and then turned his at
tention to nearby houses, resulting
in a hurry-up call for the police to
quell the riot. The young Indian
was husky. and on the arrival of the
police, it took four men to tie him
and get him into the auto to take him
to the lookup. After making threats
with his unloaded revolver, he threw
that away and secured a large club
which he used to chase anyone who
did not suit his fancy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11

ton of a few years they resided in
this city. To the union was born two
children, Mrs. Samuel Rowley and
Fred Thomas, who with the husband
are left to mour the death of the
mother and wife. Mrs. Thomas was
sick but a week at the last, though
she has been troubled for the past
twenty years with cancer of the
throat, which eventually caused her
death. She was a member of the Con-
gregational church, and she took a
deep interest in the affairs of the
church, contributing in whatever way
she could to help build up the institu-
ton. The many friends will extend
their sympathy to the Borrowing ones
in their bereavement.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Elizabeth Dexheimer,
deceased. ~ 9u gr.G
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned administrator of the estate
of Elizabeth Dexheimer deceased, to
the creditors of and all persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after
the first publication of this notice, to
the said administrator at Mt! Vernon,
in the county of Dawson, South Da-
kOta.
Dated May IS, 1914.
j. M. NEWELL,
Administrator of estate of Eliza
beth Dexheimer, deceased.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMIT TO SELL INTOXICAT-
ING LIQUORS..

Notice is hereby given that
Leonard r. Geiger has this day
filed in my office an appli-
cation for a permit to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors at retail at the building
situated upon lot IL, block 1S. Orig
inal town. nov City of Mitchell,
8. D., in the LIST ward of the city
of Mitchell, county of Dawson, and
state Of South Dakota, and that said
application will be heard by the City
Council OF said city on the 18th day
of June, 1914. at 5 o'clock p. M, at
the Council Chambers in the City
Hall, at which time my person or
persons may appear before said cor
porate authorities and give any rea-
son why such license should not be
received or permit granted to sell In
~toxicating liquors at retail.
Dated Mitchell, s. d., May ~,
1914. s50Y,
N. H. JENSEN,
City Auditor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11
Company. certncnte Of authority.

Whereas. The Commonwealth Life
ms; co. a corporation organized
inder the laws of Nebraska a filed
n this office a sworn statement ex-
llbittng Its condition and business for
he year ending December 81, 1918, con-
ormable to h requirements of the
avs OF this state regulating the busi-
Tess OF Insurance.; and,
whereas. The said has filed
n this office a duly certified copy OF
t. charter, with certificate Of organi-
;ation, In compliance with the require
nents Of the insurance law aforesaid;
Now, Therefore, 1. O. X. Stablein,
commissioner of Insurance of the State
= South Dakota. pursuant to the pro-
'isions of said laws. do hereby certify
hat the above named company is fully
uncovered. through its authorized
gents to transact It's appropriate bus
ness Of Life Insurance in this state,
ne last a Of Fsbruary, a; D. 1915.
INTO set my hand and official seal at
,aassrasgl.nis First day of March. A. b.
juEIOgKA STABLEIN, g.lt1
ae- Commissioner of Insurance.
BY +. C.. MUELLER,
SsaD Chief Clerk.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11
Company. Certificate Of Authority.

Whereas. The Westchester Fire ms.
Company, corporation organized un-
der the laws OF New York. has
exhibiting its condition and business
for the year ending December 81, 1918,
conformable to the requirements of the
laws Of this state regulating the busi-
Whereas. The said has filed
In this office a duly certified copy OF
It's charter. with certificate Of ~organiza-
ton. in compliance with the require
Now, Therefore. I. @. X. Stablein,
commissioner of Insurance Of the State
Of South Dakota, pursuant to the pro-
visions ,hs Of said laws. do hereby certify
empowered through its authorized
agents: to transact Its appropriate bus
ness of Fire and Tornado Insurance in
this understanding to the laws there
OF. until the last day of February, A. d.
1915. 90 - -
In testimony whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and official seal at
Pierre, this first day of March, A. D.
a o. X. STABLEIN,
(Seal.) Commissioner Of Insurance.
by f. e. MUELLER,
Chief Clerk.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMIT TO SELL INToxICAT-
ING LIQUORS. 20.

Notice is hereby given that Thos.
r. Murphy and o. p. Murphy have
this day filed in by office an appli-
cation for a permit to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors at retail at the building
situated upon lot IL, block 10, Orig
lnal plat in the LIST ward of the city
of Mitchell, county of Dawson, and
state of South Dakota, and that said
application will be heard by the City
Council OF said city on the 18th day
Of June, 1914, at 8 o'clock p. M, at
the Council Chambers in the City
Hall, at which time any person or
persons may appear before said cor
porate authorities and give any rea-
son why such license should not be
received or permit granted to sell In
toxicating liquors at retail Aues'
Dated Mitchell, S. D., May -,
N. H. JENSEN,
City Auditor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11
OBITUARY..
Mrs. George A. Thomas.

NlFS. OeOr&e IA. lHOIlaS. :
Mrs. George A. Thomas departed
this life at her home in Perry town
ship, Saturday, May 80, 1914. funer-
al services being held at the home
Sunday afternoon, which was attend
ed by all the neighbors and friends.
Rev. C. F. DeGroff of Letcher, con-
Quoted the services, and he paid a
fine tribute to the splendid character
of the deceased. The remains were
laid to rest in Graceland cemetery.
Caroline Neles was born in Can
ada. Mich, March IS, 1889, and
when quite a young girl she removed
with her parents to Illinois, where
she spent the most of her life, until
her marriage to Mr.. Thomas. In 1882
Mrs. Thomas came west with her
husband and located northeast OF
this city on the farm, where they
have lived ever since, with the excep-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMIT TO SELL INTOXICAT-
ING LIQUORS.

Notice is hereby given that frank
Williams and j. J.. Schlimgen have
this day filed in by office an appli-
cation for a permit to sell i~ntoxicat-
ing liquors at retail at the building
situated upon lot a, block 13, Orig
inal plat in the LIST ward of the city
of Mitchell, county of Dawson, and
state Of South Dakota, and that said
application will be heard by the City
Council of said city on the 18th day
of June, 1914, at $ O'Clock p. M, at
the Council Chambers in the City
Hall, at which time any person or
persons may appear before said or
porate authorities and give any e a
son why such license should not be
received or permit granted to sell in
toxicating liquors at retail.
Dated Mitchell, s. D., May 26,
1914.
N. H. JENSEN,
City Auditor.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of John Henry Dexheimer,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned administrator of the estate
of John Henry Dexheimer deceased to
the creditors of and all persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after
the first publication of this notice, to
the said administrator at Mt. Vernon,
in the county of Dawson, South Da-
kota.
Dated May IS, 1914.
j. M. NEWELL,
Administrator of estate of John
Henry Dexheimer, deceased.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11
MISS E. LAURSON
TO CITY LIBRARY
HAS RESIGNED POST AT DAKOTA
WESLEYAN no RESUME
DUTIES AT PUBLIC IN
STITUTION.

Miss Edla Laurson, city librarian
for eight years, has resigned her pos
ition as librarian of Dakota Wesleyan
held for the past year, and will re-
sumo her duties at the city institu-
ton.
Miss Laurson will be succeeded at
Dakota Wesleyan by Miss Nina
Jayne, a graduate of the school in
1909, who was formerly assistant
librarian of that institution. Miss
Jayne already is in the city and will
enter upon her duties Immediately.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-11
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMIT TO SELL INTOXICAT.
ING LIQUORS.

Notice is hereby given that
the Davidson Hotel Co, has this day
filed In my Office an appli-
cation for a permit to sell i~ntoxicat-
Ing liquors at retail at the Widmann
Hotel building In the room fronting
on First avenue and situated upon
Lots 10 and 20, Block 10, Original
plat In the End ward of the city
Of Mitchell, county of Dawson, and
state Of South Dakota, and that said
application will be heard by the City
Council OF said city on the 18th day
Of June, 1914. at 8 o'clock p. M, at
the Council Chambers in. the City
Hall, at which time any person or
persons may appear before said cor
porate authorities and give any rea-
son why such license should not be
received or permit granted to sell In
~toxicattng liquors at retail.
Dated Mitchell, s. D., May 1s.
1914.
N. II. JENSEN,
Cttv Ambition