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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04
ALL YELLOW
Glass Struggle Ignored

A glance at the first page OF the
first issue OF the Commonwealth re-
veals the fact that the Reds" OF Ev'
erett. In 1911, were not very well rep
resented by comrade Anderson. then
editor. The first issue, as may be
seen. was glaringly yellow. 1t was
not even somewhat Red. There Is
nothing on the first page to intimate
that It was intended to be Socialist
paper. And 1t wasn't. 1t was "On
the Side Of the People-Always." 1t
says so right under the misnomer
Commonwealth" Look at 1t, and
see for yourself No. THE Common
wealth" was not an anticipatory name;
no more so than was the motto there
under, just quoted.
To the editor Of "The Common
wealth" OF February 4, 1911. "The peo-
pie" was a present reality, ito whom
the common veal (was) the eternal
gospel of the beneficent Creator OF
all" The paper was against every
individual who (was) an enemy of the
common good" AS far as 1t was able,
It intended 'to ferret them out, expose
and cry out at the top of its voice all
Jndividuals who were guilty OF fraud,
graft and injustice of every kind
"call 1t undertaking or by any other
name you please" You bet chu! That
society was divided into two antagon-
istic classes, the wealth makers and
the wealth takers, who could have no
common veal" and who could not
be punched together into homogene-
GUS group called "the people," OF this
very important fact comrade Ander-
son seemed to be as naively unconsci-
GUS as is brother Johnny Campbell,
late Bull Mooser. Anderson wanted
to be as helpful as possible to the
whole community althesame Morning
Tribune.
Mike on the "class struggle" Such
q drawing of class lines wouldn't suit
'4the larger policy Of the paper" No,
not at all.
The purpose and policy of the Wash.
ington Socialist is not SO large
We do not aspire to "be as helpful
as possible to the whole community .
and thus give US the Everett that
shall be the best and happiest city on
the Coast" We're not in the real
estate business. The Washington So
cialist is published exclusively in the
interest of the wage workers of the
city, county, state and nation. Wen
let the Tribune and Herald take in
''the People-Always;" as long, at
least, as "the People"-whoever they
are-will stand for it.
We wonder il brother Anderson is
still fighting to serve "the People
Always"
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04
THE FETISH OF RACE

The danger lying in the fetish OF
racial antipathy and racial superiority
is assuming threatening dimensions in
this country. 1t is a matter Of nc
small concern that the labor unions
refuse to work side by side with "Asi
atics" or Negroes, giving as an ex
cuse racial antipathy; whereas the
principle of brotherhood would de-
mand that they should work with
them, influence them, educate them if
necessary and in this process learn
to appreciate and respect them. Ra
cial antipathy only thrives on aloof
ness and non-acquaintance. The
in the writer's opinion, no racial an
tipathy, but only social supercilious.
ness towards the negro, though this
superciliousness is probably based on
the claim of racial superiority" of the
whites. The mischief lies in the fact
that the inhabitants of each country
now seem to be convinced Of their
racial superiority" over the inhab-
itants of all other countries. 1t is
hardly necessary to state that by fos-
tering or even tolerating this fetish
Of racial antipathy we are making it
easy for a future militaristic govern
ment to induce Americans to go to
the front to fight the Japanese
Jacoues Loeb
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04

@. School elections In the second
and third classes will soon be here.
Would you please publish in the Wash
ington Socialist the answer to the fol-
lowing. copy here the section of the
school law: 1.-THE regular district cleo
tion In each district Of the third class
shall be on the first Saturday In
March of each year, and such election
shall be held In the manner provided
In Article |, Chapter 10, Of this title.
Il. 'o9, p. 3o1, 2; Rem. G. Bal. 4527)"
What we want to know is, what 10 In
the parentheses. &C. r.
A. The letters and figures In par
entheses are the hieroglyphics of the
legal fraternity, which being translat-
ed means: This section will be found
in the Session Laws Of the State of
Washington for the year 1909 at page
301, being section thereof; and also
in Remington & Ballinger's Code and
Statutes of the State of Washington,
being section 4527 thereof.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04
100000 EARN LESS THAN
$500

According to Joseph A. Parks, OF
the Massachusetts Industrial Accident
Board, in an address before the SEES
sions of the American Federation of
Labor in Philadelphia, there are 49,
100000 wage earners in the United
States receiving less than $500 per
year; these 100000 with their fami-
lies, continues Mr.. Parks, represent
e0,0000O0 people, all of whom are de-
pendent upon the aggregate amount of
wages for support.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04
A SUBSCRIBER.

A. Under the facts you have stated
the real estate would be your sons
separate property. The law, however,
presumes that all property acquired
by a man after his marriage is COM
munity property. To avoid difficulty,
you must draw special deed (don't
use the usual printed FORM setting
out the facts about the consideration
having passed before the marriage Of
the party. II the deed Is drawn as I
have suggested, it will not be neces-
sary for the wife to sign deed or
transfer to third party.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04
WHAT THREE YEARS EXPERT.
ENCE COST

On another page of this issue we
publish a statement of what it has
cost the comrades of Washington to
learn how to run a Socialist paper eff
ficiently and economically. One never
gets something for nothing. We So
cialists need not, therefore, begrudge
the money and efforts which have
been expended in finding and develop
ing the talent necessary to establish
ing a press of our own.
The capitalist class consider the
money they expend on their organs of
publicity as being very well spent.
And their kept press was not develop
ed to it's present controlling efficiency
in a day, not even in few years. We
Socialists are getting off very cheap
Iy, when it comes down to what we
get for our dollars and cents. This
is especially true of the cost of pub
fishing The Washington Socialist.
And yet our economy is not effected
by buying a lot of cheap boiler-plate
stuff to fill up the paper each week.
We have set up from fifteen to eigh-
teen columns Of carefully edited mat
ter every week, including all the local,
county and state news that is sent to
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04

US, or that we can find ourselves. If
there are any shortcomings along this
line, the locals of the county or state
have only themselves to blame.
A SUGGESTION
Each Local in the state should elect
a publicity committee whose duty it
should be to furnish the party press
with news of local activities. The
editor of the Washington Socialist
cannot do this work for the Locals
Don't kick for more news" when you
are neglecting to send any news to
us. II there Is no news about your
local, get busy right away and make
some news, and report it.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04

@. II should deed my son some
real estate in payment Of money he
advanced me before his marriage, can
HIS wife claim an interest In same
under our state law? And would she
have to align transfer from my son
to third party?
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04

Editors Note: Free legal advice on
any subject 10 given In this column to
Washington Socialist subscribers. Are
not flfty-two copies Of this paper and
a legal adviser for year worth $1.0o7
Tell your neishbors about this great
offer.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04
OUR FIFTH BIRTHDAY

With this issue this paper ends it's
fourth year of struggle and triumphs,
and begins a fifth year free from
debt, having more collectable assets
than liabilities.
1t only remains now to keep up our
enthusiasm, to renew our determined
efforts to build upon strong founda-
ton our party press, that the enemy
may well fear to lie about our Off
Gals, misrepresent our aims, or seek
to belittle our program,
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04

The committee of the Italian radical
party has unanimously adopted a mo-
ton declaring Italy's participation in
the European conflict is indispensable
to the satisfaction of her aspirations
and the protection of her interests.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04

Get your Trunk, Suit Case, Bag,
Ladies' Hand Bag, Umbrella or Lunch
Basket at Everett Trunk Factory, 2815
Rockefeller. Greer Trading Stamps!
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04

DR.. Foote'S Plain Home Talk a
cyclopedia of popular medical and
social service, $500 at Hills Book
Store, 1929 Colby.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-04

PERSONALLY TO DO US BODILY
HARM OR TO DEPRIVE US OF
LIBERTY.
The above may not be good old yell
low Socialism, but it is, substantially,
the only kind of anti-war dope to
which the editor of this paper would
sign his name.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
MERRITT SELLS
ALLISON BLOCK
AROUND $4,000
IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE DEAL
EFFECTED HERE TODAY.

The sale this morning of the Allison
building, one of the handsomest CEN
trail business properties in Americas,
at a price around 100000 is probably
the largest and most important con-
summated here in some time While
the exact price was not announced, the
sale reflects the stability of well To-
Gated and desirable city property here,
which is steadily enhancing. The Al
lison building was owned by DR.. T. M.
Merritt, who purchased it as an in
vestment few years ago at price
we'll below that mentioned in the sale
consummated today. The property
was bought by DR.. R. E. Cato as an in
vestment and his purchase is consid-
cred an excellent one. This is the sec
ond large sale Of business property
made here within the week, and at top
prices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
Commission
WILL REOPEN EXPRESS
RATE CASE

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 20
A formal order re-opening the famous
express rate case, as requested in a pc
tition recently filed by four of the
principal express companies doing
business in the United States, was is
sued today by the Interstate Com
merce commission.
The Adams Express Company, the
Southern Express Company, the Wells
Fargo Express company and three
other companies doing an interstate
business are parties to the petition, it
being alleged therein that rates re-
Gently put into effect by order of the
commission have proved Improbable
and confiscatory to the property of the
concerns interested. The rates OBJ
jected to were promulgated and made
effective shortly after the Inauguration
of the parcel post system, and much
business heretofore handled by the
express concerns, was diverted into
new channels, it is alleged
Today's order by the commission
continues existing rates in effect, but
hearings to determine their reasona-
bleness are ordered to be held The
.ate for the beginning of these hear
ings is not announced in the formal
order of the commission, but Will prob
ably be arranged to accommodate
counsel representing shippers and the
express companies interested.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
JACK FROST COMING
FOR ANOTHER VISIT
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 90
With snow line extending into south
ern Mississippi, with killing frosts ex-
perienced last night and freezing tenn
peratures today throughout Texas and
northwestern Louisiana, and prospects
of the cold wave extending eastward
tonight through Alabama, Mississippi
and Georgia as far as central Florida,
the South is experiencing unreasonable
weather in many sections.
March records for low temperatures
remain unbroken, however, though to-
morrow probably will witness the es-
tablishment of new standards for sta
tisticians. Extensive damage has al
ready been sustained by fruit grow
ars and truck raisers in various sec
lions of the cold-swept area.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
PlSSENGERSAB0ARD
STEAMER WITNESS
BIC SEA BATTLE
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. March 20.-Passengers
aboard the British mail steamer Lap
land, which reached here today wit
messed an exciting battle in the Irish
Channel between a British torpedo
boat escorting the Lapland and Ger
man submarine.
A number of Americans among the
Lapland's passengers observed the
fight between the hostile naval vessels
and tell interesting stories of their
experience. The rail of the big pas
senger vessel was crowded with cur
Gus persons during the attack, though
little excitement prevailed.
The Lapland after leaving her dock
at Liverpool, was picked up by tor
pedo boat which accompanied the mer-
chairman outside the so-called German
war zone, the two ships proceeding
as usual until the Irish Channel was
entered. Here wireless signals flashed
intelligence of German submarines
lurking in the vicinity and the watch
on deck was doubled. Soon thereaf-
ter periscope was observed by the
lookout ON the torpedo boat and the
fight began.
Leaving her convoy the Lapland
crowded on full head of steam and
Immediately began surging forward in
zig-zag course. The torpedo boat
opened fire on the submarine and COM
menced maneuvoring to prevent an at
tack upon the passenger steamer, and
when passengers on board the big
liner last observed the torpedo boat
shells were being fired at an object
not discernible to them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
PREPARING FOR
SPECIAL MEETING
FURL0W BAP fist

Rev. Robt. L. Bivins, pastor of Fur
low Lawn Baptist church., announces
for II a. m. tomorrow the second of d
series of sermons preparatory to the
revival meetings in April. The sub
ject of this sermon is Giving Earnest
Heed to the Word of God" MIR Biv-
ms subject at 1880 p. M is "Individ-
ual Responsibility"
AS already announced, DIR. John F.
Purser, pastor Of West End Baptist
church, Atlanta, will assist in the re-
yival meetings, which will begin the
first Sunday in April.
At First Methodist church the SER
vices Sunday morning will be con-
Quoted by the pastor, DR.. J. A. Thomas,
at II o'clock.
At the evening service, instead of the
service will be conducted by the young
ladies of the church, of which more
extended notice appears in another
column.
At First Baptist church Rev. ]. H.
Coin, who has just concluded the first
week of a most interesting and sue.
cessful revival meeting, will fill the
pulpit at both the morning and even
ing services.
At the Christian Science church on
Taylor street usual services will b.
held Sunday morning.
The services at Calvary church Sun
lay will consist of Holy Communion
at 1880 az m. This will be the corpor-
ate communion of Chapter B of the
Church Building society. Morning
prayer, litany and sermon at 1 a. m
Evening prayer, 1880 p. M.
Services as usual tomorrow morn
ing and evening at the Presbyterian
church, conducted by the pastor, Rev
]. w. Stokes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
COTTON ACREAGE
WILL Be THE SAME
SAYS u. S. EXPERTS
(By Assoc ated Press.)

DALLAS, Tex, March z0.-Testi-
mony that Investigation of crops in
the Southwest is almost impossible,
owing to restrictions imposed by the
tenant system of farming and that,
therefore, any considerable reduction
of cotton acreage in Texas is unlikely,
was given today at the land hearing
being conducted here by the Federal
Commission on Industrial Relations.
Further hearings will be held, and
much testimony is expected to be ad-
duced before the investigation in this
state is finally concluded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
COURT SESSION
STARTS MONDAY;
HEAVY DOCKETS

The regular session of the City Court
of Americas, delayed for a week be-
cause of the illness of Judge w. NJ
Harper, will begin Monday morning, at
which time the trial of civil cases will
be entered upon. Both the civil and
misdemeanor dockets show up form.
idably, and session Of several weeks
seems assured. Judge Harper has
been i'll with the generally prevailing
malady, lagrippe, recently, but will
have recovered sufficiently to preside
at the forthcoming session of City
court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
NETHERLANDS PROTESTS
AGAINST BLOCKADE THAT
JOHN BULL ANNOUNCED
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, March 20.--Reuter's cor
respondent at The Hague, telegraph
ing early this afternoon, states the
Netherlands government has sent
note of protest to the British and
French government against the block
ade recently proclaimed by the al
lied nations opposed to Germany.
Similar communications from the
governments of Denmark, Norway and
Sweden have already been received by
the British government, and are now
the subject of diplomatic interchanges
between the nations interested.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
BELIEVED SUBMARINE SUNK
BY BRITISH DESTROYER
(By Associated Press. }

NEW YORK, March 2O.-The cap
tain of the Lapland this afternoon gave
as his opinion that the submarine at
tackled in sight of his vessel in the
Irish Channel was destroyed. A wild
ening circle of oil upon the surface be-
Heath where the German vessel dis
appeared is the basis for his assertion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20

ships Of the international feet disclose
greater losses than were at first teleg
graphed the outside world by Constan-
tinople newspaper correspondents,
The French battleship Bovet, it was
stated in earlier advices, was sunk by
the fire of the Turkish shore batteries
but today information is received that
in addition to the Bovet, which was a
small battleship of early design, the
British dreadnaughts Irresistible and
Ocean also went down beneath the ter
rife fire of the big Krupp guns, handl-
ed by German gunners.
No official account of Thursdays en-
gagement has yet been bulletined by
either the British or French govern
ment, and information concerning the
sinking of the three big warships is
conveyed in dispatches from Greek
correspondents and others near the
scene of the fighting. The information
is generally conceded to be reliable.
Fridays action between the forts and
the attacking feet occurred under con-
ditions distinctly unfavorable. and
little was hoped to be accomplished by
Vice Admiral Garden beyond the pre-
vention of work designed to strengthen
the weakened defenses. A heavy fog
lying low over the area of hostihties
prevented accurate aim being taken
by gunners on either side, and may OF
the shells thrown went wide o. their
intended mark.
Concerning the operation of land
forces put ashore in The Gulf of Xeros
and upon the Mediterranean coast near
Smyrna, absolutely nothing is known
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
CHARLES TRAVIS ADAMS,
HISTORIAN. IS DEAD
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 20
Charles Francis Adams, publicist, his
torian and we'll known in literary cir
cles died of la grippe at his winter
home here early today He was born
in 1885, and would have been eighty
wears of age had he lived to attain
his next birthday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
PRESIDENT HOSPITAL ASSOCIA-
TION ANNOUNCES COMMITTEES
FOR BOOSTER TICKET CAMPAIGN
WHICH WILL LAST FOR WEEK.
WILL SELL 1900 BOOSTER.
TICKETS FOR BASEBALL CLUB.
Fair Young Workers VIII Assemble
Monday Morning at Carnegie Library
Season Pass to Young Lady Sell
ing Most Tickets.

The Hospital association is ready for
Booster Week.
The Booster Day tickets are already
in their hands.
Monday the business men and fans
will be called on to respond to their
requests for aid for the Baseball asso-
citation and the Hospital association
Monday marks the opening of Booster
Week.
Mrs. Hawkins has announced the
personnel of the committee to sell the
booster tickets. If Americas men can
resist such committee they are
hard-hearted bunch and this is no
place for them.
The Hospital association has set /, .
600 Booster tickets as the minimum
number they will sell next week They
are confident that they will sell at
least half as many more, but they have
set this thousand as the low-water
mark.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20

Admiral S. H. Garden, British COM
mander of the feet which has been
off the Dardanelles since the war be-
gan, has suddenly come into fame by
his successful bombardment of the
forts Of the Dardanelles. He was
placed in command of the allied
fleets because he was the senior Of
ficer there. Just as soon as the great
new superdreadnaught of the British
navy, the Queen Elizabeth, reached
the scene with her ffteen-inch guns,
which shoot more than twelve miles,
the attempt to take the Dardanelles
was begun in earnest.
The great vessel was sent against
the forts at the mouth and after an
attack of three days five of them
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-20
DARDANtLLES STILL HOLD
OWN AGAINST ANGLO
FRENCH FLEET
(By Associated Press)
TURKISH FORTS SINK THREE BIG
WARSHIPS - SIX RATTLESHIPS
ATTEMPT TO RUSH FORTS EAR.
LY FRIDAY MORNING, But ARE
REFUSED
(By Associated Press.)
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, March 19.-Six battleships
attached to the international fleet COM
manded by Sir Sackville H. Garden, re-
entered the straits of the Dardanelles
early Friday, according to d Reuter- )
dispatch from the Island of Tenedos.
Full details of the attack are unob-
tainable today, but the assault was re
pulsed, after furious cannonading OF
several hours, the British and French
warships Withdrawing to observe the
effect of their fire upon the Turkish de-
lenses.
Additional details of Thursdays en-
gagement between the forts and war