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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22
IT'S THE TRUTH
And You Know I'll

We of the white race have prided
ourselves muchly on the progress we
have made. We here in the United
States of Rockefeller are especially
prone upon occasions like Washing.
tons birthday or the Fourth of July
to lose ourselves in burst of sense
less oratory and vainglorious Boosting.
We boast of our intelligence, of our
superior learning, of our marvellous adj
vancemnt in science and art But
what have we really accomplished?
How many of the proud and pat
riotic citizens" who, on occasions of
this kind, fill themselves full of pride
of country and of race and also very
much full of Pride of Kentucky whis-
key, how many of these intelligent cit
liens would know the difference be-
tween science and soft soap, if they
should have to make choice?
Are the citizens of a country intelli-
gent while they spend millions for
"reformatories" and penitentiaries and
not cent to provide employment or
food for their own benefit? AS a So
ciety we in this country have never
even provided a place where we could
get can of beans for ourselves. That
is, outside of the army and navy. In
stead of seeing to it that all of the
members of society have easy access
to the factories for the production of
food, clothing and the necessities of
life, we allow a favored few to have
the supreme say in these vital mat
ters.
We, in our ignorance, mislabeled in
telligence, prefer to maintain condi-
ton which of necessity FORCE a GER
tain per cent of our members into
crime, in Furnishing our members for
doing what we FORCED them to do.
Intelligence? We will have to show
where we keep it. We certainly do
not use it.
Washington was great man. We
honor his birthday. Using the same
logic Wilson must be very small
man. We have ignorance, want, pow
erty, jobless men, hungry women and
children, white slaves and child slaves.
If men in the presidential chair are to
be given glory and credit for all the
GOOD things, it is part of the logic
of compensation that they take the
responsibility for the evil which besets
us. Wisdom? You bet. We have an
overdose of it. But it is not soiled
from over use.
ICHABOD JONES.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22
IMMIGRATION AND UNUSED LANDS.

Congressional speeches the immigration bill furnish
how talk all without
touching the essential point.
Connecticut, January 81 There
1980000 of undeveoped public land the United States
We accommodate population of 5O0OO0OOO people"
Said Mr. Johnson of Washington also speaking of public lands
than per Of all of Arizona 81 per cent of
than of Idaho 80 of Utah. almost
per Wyoming 65 of Montana, 62 cent
Mexico half of Oregon half of California half of Colorado
40 of state Washington, all conserved
Said Mr. Peterson of Indiana: few days made trip
through South thousands of of umproved land
much of it susceptible to cultivation"
Said Edmonds of Pennsylvania For every 100 that
titled, about 375 may be titled
of these Congressman had practicable plan to
suggest open this The the
unused because the price demanded by the too
wouldbe pay In order open the land the
induced reduce their demands If this will not
land might well be This point not
of these congressman Was it because they
do not know how to treat it?
Socialists know how the problem and the sol
have the conscae all land out off
and those who willing make it productive
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22
ANOTHER INSTANCE OF HOW
CAPITALISM REWARDS
GENIUS.

Poverty and obscurity were the re-
wards that Charles Teller received for
his great benefaction to the human
race. Most of the honor due him for
inventing cold storage for the preserva-
ton of perishable food seems to be
coming to him after his death. Teller
died the other day in the little back
stair apartment of two rooms in a
suburb of Paris which served as his
home. He was the son of an Amiens
miller, and lived to be eighty-five years
old. Financial misfortunes removed
him from bushes that has now de-
veloped to colossal dimensions and he
turned his attention to other plans.
He was long forgotten, but the history
Of refrigeration was delved into some
time ago for the International Refrig-
GRAFTON Congress, his poverty was
then made known.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22
RESOLVED, THAT MOTHER
JONES BE LET ALONE

Curlew, Wash
Editor Commonwealth,
Everett, Washington.
Whereas, in open viola
ton or Articles " and V OF the con.
stitution OF the United States, the per-
sons and property of citizens OF the
United Staes have been seized and held
without due process of law, the most
fragrant and Infamous example being
the retention of Mother Jones incom-
municado by General Chase of Colo
RADIO; and
Whereas, General Chase by warning
upon women and children, and other
acts Of lawlessness, has shown himself
totally unfit to be commander there
fore, be it
Resolved, by Local Curlew, branch
of the Socialist party Of the state of
Washington, and Of the National and
International Socialist party, that
Local Curlew demands that President
Woodrow Wilson of the United States
see that no further violation Of the
constitution of the United States be
permitted; and be it
| Resolved, that Local Curlew de-
mands that Governor Ammons of Colo
RADIO takes immediate steps to deprive
General Chase of his commission, and
stop further lawlessness by the state
militia; and be 1t further
Resolved, that copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to each of the follow
ing: President Woodrow Wilson, Gov
ernor Ammons, Representative w. l..
La Toilette, and the Washington SO.
cialist.
II. A. LOCK,
Local Secretary.
MRS. X. SHERIDAN,
Local Secretary.
Curlew, Wash, April 6, 1914.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22
THE CHARGE ON MOTHER JONES.
By Henry NJ. Tichenor.

The patriotic soldiers marching down the pike
Prepared shoot and slaughter in the Colorado strike;
whisky in bellies and their souls
would help them shoot the full OF holes
soldiers doomed sight seldom
A hite-ha whose eighty-three;
!" valiant awful thunder tones
soldiers Charged and captured Mother Jones
ris great to be a soldier with a musket in your hand,
Ready any bloody the lords of earth commando
IT'S great "A miner and hear his dying groans,
such glory that Charge on Mother Jones!
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22
HOW RICH WE ARE.
Here Are the Figures.

who have been around
hoerng the million poverty stricken work
this country ourmon unemployed problem just
statistics below If your rent ism paid and
when he MAIDS statement to and
thinks it's about time doing "a little something
shabby you're ashamed to continue
shoes need repairing and wife
we'll if things along about usual with the
Henry Dubb AL why take eve
greatest richest around most scrambumpous
country in the world.
YOU may be little hard just at present little hungry
seedy, but YOUR country is "the richest of all
greatest productive capacity Judge Gary
head Of the Steel Corporation director OF the Deutsche
Bank told Emperor of Germany that it and the Estates
mans Book further data You
test the point
Well, the facts. predigested for you
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22

| have always supported the for
ward march of the human race toward
the light, and l have sometimes res
listed a progress which was without
pity.-Les Miserables.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22
TOTAL WEALTH

acts. predigested for you
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22
WHY SHOULD YOU NOT HAVE ITO

just your editor sitting doEn work editorial
the Mexican the on Ilueraor whatever
along the New York Cali wihh splendid editorial made
orderl We anything
than in these columns 'Thems
sentiments y and let her a that.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22

We are all collective beings, let us
place ourselves as we may; for how
little have We, and are we, that we
can strictly call our own property?
Goethe.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22
Patronize Washington Socialist
Advertisers and Tell Them About Il

We need your help NOW But do not ask for donations
BUY SUBSCRIPTION CARDS. and sell them fast Thus
you II help and help the cause at the same time
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-22

country will be far of that
any countries indeed be double the mile
age of all three combined
Yes sir We hoboes brakebeams than
all 9th countries combined. You bet
production of wealth 1912 this produced
products of which least so
was in crops per estimated, fed
animals the farms. In minerals it produced value
While the figures relating other countries have
universally recognized that the United States
the lead in the production of wheat oats tobacco
copper and the location OF the United
States together with the richness of its SOIL
evernceasng production of the and
basis expecting the greatest material growth
Another worthy of mention that the balance
this country and all other countries for the fiscal
Jne amounted $653000000 in favor
That's Don't you The wealth the workers pro
there left for the bosses to sell
this balance? There there don
asking anything about!
Leave such matters to your beters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-21

Nj Folk took up the organization OF
the Consolidated Railway Company,
subsidiary of the New Haven railroad
Through this consolidation the New
Haven railroad increased its stock and
tn. Increase was used to secure control
OF the Boston and Maine Railroad.
Mr.. Folks questions indicated clearly
that he believed the New Haven had wa
tered ts stock TO the extent OF $50, 000,-
OoO and that this "watered stock" was
used FOR the acquisition Of the i0o,94s
shares Of Boston and Maine. Mr.. Mellen
denied this
II appeared from Mr. Mellens testi-
mouy that the Thomaston Tramway Com
pany. which was chartered by the New
Haven was tho nucleus OF this consoli-
dation: that the Tramway company was
merged with the Worcester and connect-
cut Eastern lines and then named the
Consolidated Railway Company.
The Consolidated Railway Company
and the New England Steamship Com
pany in turn were merged with the New
Haven Company; then the New England
Navigation Company sold to the CONSOLE
dated Railway Company Its steamships,
for which the Consolidated Railway Com
pany gave to tn" navigation company
$50 900 900 worth Of stock OF the Con-
solidated Railway Company.
The Consolidate had slO,OO0,00 worth
% trolley line stock and al the merger
this 10000 900 together with the S2o,-
900 90 issued for the steamships auto
matically Mr.. Folk commended, became
$50, 600, 900 worth OF New Haven stock
by virtue OF legislation by the Legisla-
ture Of Connecticut.
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ing 70 go ia;cr TO a reception OF the Cana
dian Society at Delmonlcos. Mr. Stewart
collapsed just at the end OF the dinner
Or. George David Stewart OF 81 West Fiji
tie,h street WIS called Immediately. but
he could be OF no nelp. The Coroner
was notified and Or. Leblanc issued q
burial certificate.
Mr.. Stewart. who was - years old. was
q boyhood friend OF NJ. Mackelvie. Both
were born on Prince Edwards Island.
Mr.. Stewart had been cashier OF the local
office OF Hayden, Stone X Co. since II
was opened seven years ago. lie had
bachelor apartments in LAT Pierrepont
street. Brooklyn
The body will be taken TO Prince Ed
wards Island to-day for burial
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-21
New Haven Increases Its Stock
$4,000, 900 After Railway Merger

this stock was not used to obtain the
1Ooa4s shares OF Boston and Maine stock
and Mr. Mellen said that was one OF the
purposes
Mr. Mellon said that the result of this
method OF increasing the stock gave the
New Haven additional stock instead OF II
going TO the stockholders"
q. SO you were accomplishing by mer-
ger what was prohibited by law A. We
liked the merger. That was when We be-
gan to merger
O. What did vouchers issued in 1905
for 500. 600 to Mr.. Robbins represent?
A. lie was lawyer practising In Hart
ford and that was his fee for his services
up to that time.
q In what matter. A In all matters
affecting the New Haven that had to have
legislative authority.
@. was not the principal service per-
formed that of moulding public opinion
in connection with this merger A. shall
refer YOU to Mr. Robbins as to the details
@ This whole merger was approved by
the Connecticut Legislature" a. Yes.
Mr.. Nellen said that at that time Mr..
Robbins was the legislative attorney OF
the New Haven interests and later he
became general counsel,
O Was IL not the custom or The New
Haven to go ahead and do anything II
pleased and aftcrward ask the Legislature
to ratfy It? A. No. sir.
@. why was II necessary 10 ask them
TO ratify this transaction? A. To make
assurances doubly sure.
O The 100000 was paid before the
ratification and the ratification followed?
A Yes.
Mr.. Folk then took IN the purchase OF
the Worcester, Nashua ana Rochester
Railroad by the Boston and Maine.
"Why did you buy the Worcester.
Nashua and Rochester Railroads. asked
Mr.. Folk
IL did not buy it," said Mr.. Mellen, u
got IL second hand"
O. who did buy It? A. Mr.. Morgan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Spend Your Holiday
on a Western Ranch

out in the ranch country Of the West,
around Sheridan, Wyoming, or in the
Rig Horn Basin of Wyoming, where
Buffalo Bill! founded the town Of Cody,
the practice has grown for the good
ranch people there to provide for sum
mer boarders, and | don't know any
more interesting and pleasurahle way
of spending ones vacation with the wife
and children than 10 go out on one Of
those ranches, and ride and fish for
trout. great fishing out there) and eat
good, plain, substantial food, and sleep
my how one does sleep after days
spent exercising In that wonderful
mountain air. This "Ranch Vacation
is novel idea but very easy to accom-
plish. for ! can tell you all about what
you can do and how to do it and what II
will cost and what you can get and all
about It. Just write and let me suggest
II plan for You to follow.
W, J. Berger, General Agent Passenger
Centurion Bids, New York. Tel Mad So o7oS
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duce his profits. I think II resulted In the
taking up by Mr.. Billiard OF the 100000
worth OF notes. Therefore 1t was bene'
TT TO the New Haven road to that ex.
tent.
1t developed during Mr. Mellen's testi-
mony that Mr.. Billiard had bought some.
thing like 2i,000 shares of Boston ana
Maine stock Independent of the lO9,stS
shares and had received for them slbi
a share from the Boston Railway Hold
ing Company. while at the same time the
navigation company sold the Boston
Railroad Holding Company shares OF Bos-
ton and Maine stock at $40
Mr. Mellen could not make any sats'
factory explanation of this. but finally
said that this transaction was afterward
approved by the Public Service Commis-
sion OF Massachusetts.
At this juncture Homer s. Cummings
attorney for John l.. Billiard, asked Mr.
Mellen:
"po YOU know of any one who has any
right or title to the assets OF the Blilard
Company except John r. BillardY
81 do not" replied Mr. Mellen
"And Mr.. Billiard is trying to keep TINS
s2.74S,7OO," said MIR. Folk.
"TryinE to keep it, said Mr.. Cum
minss. "He has got 1t and he is going
IN keen IT,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-21
STEEL MAN FOUND PRISONER
Rescue In philadelphia House Too
Late 10 Save His Life.

PHILADELPHfA, May 20.--A. +. Rauln-
garten. 40 years old. n steel expert. WAS
found unconscious and alone N a locked
house at 45ij SAMSON street to-day after
detectives had smashed their way 10
through a second story window. lie was
taken to the University Hospital, wh,r.
he died without regaining consciousness
Physicians say Baumgarten died ~
poison. but are not able to say what kind
He was superintendent of the George "
Newhali Engineering Company end HE
wife and child live in Pittsburg
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II appeared from Mr.. Mellen's test-
mony that Edward u. Robbins Was paid
SOC, 900 for services In connection with
the securing OF this legislation.
q Before the Legislature acted the New
Haven owned all Of the stock OF the navl-
cation company and the stock of the Con-
soldated Railway Company, did 1t not'
A. Yes.
@. And by this It was increased to 500
GOO 600" \. Yes.
Q. Then this $50 600, 600 ~ stock Of the
Consolidated Railway Company auto
matcally became New Haven stock? A.
Yes. hut il remained In exactly the same
position that it was before it took place,
Mr. Folk asked series Of Questions in
tended to show that ultimately at least
500 900 900 Of this additional stock was
water,
@. In the issuance OF this stock wa
there created an additional piece OF prop
crty? what was the purpose OF all this
going around the circle? A. II was the
simplest thing in the world.
q Was not this going around in a
circle to get this 100000 900 worth OF
stock issued to he used for the buying OF
the Boston and Maine?
Mr. Mellen said that it waS not. lie
said that Mr.. Morse had once offered SEQ
600, 600 for the steamship lines and that
offer was the basis on which the stock
was issued.
g. Now the New Haven could not in
crease its caDitnl stock under the laws OF
the State OF Connecticut without distGib-
utlng that stock to it's stockholders and
this method was adopted to accomplish
indirectly through this merger what could
not be done directly under the law? A.
| That may have been the case.
q who advised this method? A,
presume IT WAS Mr., Robbins or that Z
| was done under his supervision.
| Used for II. 4 VI. Stock.
Mr. Folk asked Mr.. Melltn il part of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-21
Mellen Brings Senator Aldrich
Into Rhode Island Trolley Deal

OF will show YOU" said Mr. Folk, -
letter which you wrote to Senator Aiu'
rich"
MIR. Folk then read the letter whicf
was dated August 20. 1906. marked per
sonal and read as follows
My Dear Senator: Am l wrong
In the impression that ] was TO hear
from you again regarding the matter
we discussed at our last interview
before taking any action?
Expected Definite word.
1t was my understanding you were
to get some definite assurance that
was 10 be transmitted TO me, which
could use as a basis for presenta-
ton to my directors for action, and
| handed you a copy OF the trust that
has been provided for the handling or
this and other similar matters ana
since my return to my Office sent you
n copy OF the coatract by which the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad becomes the guarantor OF all
tho preferred shares that were 10
be issued by said trust
! have taken no action. on the un-
Outstanding I was to hear from you
further, hut the delay has been so
long am in doubt whether or not
there is not some misunderstanding
as the result OF our interview.
The New Haven finally financed ~
Rhode Island trolley deal through th'
Providence Securities Company. another
OF its subsidiaries. After series o.
questions by Mr.. Folk Mr.. Mellen finally
said:
I'VE paid for the Rhode Island trolley!
more than twice their value
you paid. then, about sloOOo.OoO too
much" asked Mr.. Folk.
"Who said SOL said Mr.. Mclien, 9"
never did"
Mr.. Mellcn had said that the acquisition
had cost between 50 1000. 900 and 10000.
900 and that the New Haven Riilroa,
had caused to be issued $40 $50. 600 worti
of securities for the purchase OF thos'
trollcys through the organization OF The
Providence Securities Company
@ When you went In for these RhoG
Island trolleys you knew from the pric,
there would he deficit. did ,ou not? a
We looked that right in the face and II
did not please us nj all The deficit wa
larger than we thought Of
O. Did j. Pierpont Morgan direct
this purchase \. do not recall.
think the records will show who were
present at the meeting OF the board 81
directors at the time.
q. DO you recall Mr. Rockefeller taklr
any interest in this particular purchase
4. 7 do not think he did.
@ So that these trolley lines which CO
the New Haven Railroad between sl'.'
OOO, 900 and $4,000. 900 now net III" New
Haven n yearly deficit Of bet cen $500
GOO and $500, 600? \ Yes.
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OF connecticut ana acting under the
authority OF the executive committee
he had purchased these shares OF Bos-
ION ana maine RAILROAD STOCK heid
by Mr. BilIard' delivered them 10 the
Boston Railroad Holding Company
ANA adjusted with Mr.. Billiard so far
as he was able up to the time OF this
meeting, SO That the situation IS as
follows
THIS company mad Notes OF the
New England investment ana Secur'-
TIES company, AT par. Sl6'@oo'Voo'
cash III the Farmers Loan ana trust
company Sll'ooo'ooo: IN the treasury
NV W." ''.s', ,. ,,',,s., 60
.,,a,,.., s,o no., ,oo
S3I,Gt2,2OO In Treasury.
There is now in the treasury OF
this company stock OF the Boston
Railroad Holding Company, si,G4g.-
200 bonds Of the Boston Railroad
Holding Company. s19.743.OOO: stock
OF the Billiard Company. 100000:
NOnUS OF tnt Bllldfu company VIZ
$50. 600: total. s3l.GI2,2OO.
This shows a nominal profit OF
si.5l9.2O0.
That he was to secure m assign
ment OF this profit. but did not have
time to do so in advance of this meet
ing that he holds the same subject
TO an adjustment of interest with Mr..
Billiard upon his return to New Haven
and asks that his action in the mat
ter 30 far as reported he approved.
whereupon motion, duly seconded, 1t
was voted that the action OF the
President, as above reported. be APP
proved. ratified and confirmed.
NJ Folk then read To MIR. Mellen nm
.,,.- ,xos-,, from, IN. r,,,u,e. Of IN,