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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
GRIPPING STATE PAPERS

We have had replies to our article
In last weeks issue that referred to
the action of the National office in
building up the American Socialist at
the expense of the state press.
Some correspondents say that there
are too many Socialist papers in the
state now, We agree that there are
too many for the benefit of the pa
pers. II the movement were bigger
we could stand all there is in the
state. That is one reason why the
national and state officials should
look to the boosting of state papers.
Fifty Cents a Year.
Some correspondents say the sub
scription price should be reduced,
and we agree with them. We can say
right here that if we had 5000 more
subscribers we could, and would, re-
duce the subscription price to fifty
cents a year. Just think how much
the national office could help us out
were it to do as we suggested in our
last article. Once we got down to
that fffty-cent rate we would keep on
going ahead.
A national paper is most certainly
needed because it keeps the member
ship in touch with party and national
affairs. The locals can induce their
membership to subscribe for the
American Socialist and they will
surely do so if they are interested in
the work of their elected officials
at all.
But the state press is state cam,
paign press, and therefore should be
circulated in every nook and corner
of the state. We are right on the
spot to print campaign manifestos, the
names of candidates and all the neces-
sary data for state campaign.
That is too big job for the Ameri-
can Socialist, hence the necessity of
building up your state press.
We cannot afford to do anything
than boost the state papers and see
that they are boosted. 1t is up to
the membership to stand by us in our
attitude If they want Washington
press. If they do not we shall soon
know it.
All members to their guns. A state
press first, last and all the time!
III. w. WATTS,
Business Manager
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
ORGANIZATION NEWS
NEWS FROM EOMONOS LOCAL

Ndmonds, Wash, May 10, 1915.
BY the looks of the organization
news In the Washington Socialist
Local Edmonds must be the pace set
ter. for when they fail to have news
everyone else does likewise.
Local Edmonds held celebration
In honor of International Labor Day
the second OF May, the same being
a great success, which consisted of
recitations, addresses and a tableau.
The evening lasted until about mid
night. Tea, coffee and sandwiches
were served. The hall decorations
were highly complimented by visitors
from Lakewood, Allen and Richmond
precincts.
The comrades have just finished
the planting of potato patch, from
which they expect to purchase $40
worth of sub. cards from the county
paper. There is also agitation for
some social functions when the
strawberries get ripe.
Local Edmonds comrades are de-
sirous of hearing of the activities of
other locals throughout the country
and else where. A few ideas toward
effecting organization and solidarity
would not come amiss.
Yours for the whole works,
WALTER REECE,
Press Committee, Local Edmonds.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
TO WASHINGTON LOCALS

Gold Bar, Wash, May 7, 1915.
Comrades: Local Gold Bar has Of
fered for seconds a motion to raise
the price of due stamps to locals 2
cents per stamp. The cents to create
per diem fund to enable delegates
to attend state conventions.
Without this fund many of the small
locals in distant parts of the state
cannot be represented. These small
locals should be represented because
they are generally the most revolu-
tionay in spirit.
We want your local to take action
and second this motion so that your
interest can be looked after in the
state conventions.
Don't be afraid of mushroom To-
Gals. Local Gold Bar was chartered
Nov 18th, 1912, and has never missed
a monthly report.
RUFUS WREN, Sec.
Here is the motion for you to sec
ond:
Local Gold Bar moves that Art V
Sec. g. of the State Constitution be
by changing the amount of
state dues from 10 cents to ~ cents.
That the following be substituted
for the last clause of Art. XVII, Sec.
10: "The delegates shall receive So
nor daU for avnanoae utI,;Io o++o,, H. -
the convention. The fund for the pay
ment of these expenses shall be raised
by setting aside cents from the dues
of each member each month. Foreign
speaking locals that pay dues direct
to their national translators shall be
excepted and the payment of the ex-
penses Of their delegates shall be op-
tional with them"
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
SOCIALIST PARTY DIRECTORY

Cards will be inserted I'm this col
umn for the sum of fifty cents q
month.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE sEcRE-
TARY.--Walter Lanfersiek, 500
West Madison St., Chicago, ILL.,
STATE SECRETARY OF WASHING.
TONI. 70. Katterfield, BOX 491,
Everett, Wash. Office 314 Com
merce Bldg, Everett.
SNoHoMlSH COUNTY SECRE-
TARY.--Carl Ulonska, Room 4,
The Forum, 1912 California ST.,
Everett, Wash
LOCAL EVERETT NO. 1 meets every
Friday evening at s in The
Forum. 1912 California St., Ev.
erett. r. d. Hodgins, fin-sec;
Hanna Crosby, rec.-sec; A. B.
Davey, organizer
LOCAL EDMONDs meets every Sun.
day evening at 8, in Engels' hall,
Edmonds. G. e. Briggs, Edmonds,
recording sec. B. H. Davis, Ed
monds, financial sec.
LOCAL MONROE meets on the LIST
and 3rd Fridays In the month at
s p. m. in the st. James hotel.
r. W. Thompson, Monroe, sec. !;
w. S. Keller, Monroe, organizer.
LOCAL CEDAR VALLEY meets on
the End and 4th Saturdays in the
month at p. m. in the Cedar
Valley church. Richard Pape,
II. f. d. Edmonds, sec; J. M.
Hoover, r. F. d. Edmonds, or
ganizer.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13

been paid the editor and business
manager of this paper
There is no prospect of this wage
being increased unless you remember
this when you get your pay check. If
you think we should get more than
this sum for ten hours work day, 80
days a month, use the blank below.
AS we stated last week, this state of
affairs cannot go ON forever. A little
self-denial on the part Of each reader
would solve this problem forthwith.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
WHAT ABOUT THIS?
Get Ten Dollars Month As Wages
IS 1T NOT ABOUT TIME TO ACT?

The recipients of this magnificent
wage are residents of the city of Ever
EFT. They are not girls, nor children.
but full-grown adults. 1t would do no
good to have minimum wage law
passed, because the slaves that get
the above sum are Socialists and So
cialists should not get too much
pay (O.
For the last three months wages
around the above-named sum have
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
RESOLUTION ON SPEAKERS
AND THE STATE PAPERS

Whereas, the state secretary of the
Socialist party of this state is propos-
ing to send out a speaker to tour the
state to hold encampments and intends
to issue tickets giving the holder the
right to subscribe for various state
and national papers, which would
boost national papers at the expense
of state papers,
Be it resolved by the board of man
ayers of the Washington Socialist,
that we are in favor of the state of
flee issuing tickets for the encamp-
ment which shall be redeemable in
subscriptions to Socialist papers pub
lished in the state of Washington
only.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
SOLDIER DOCK WORKERS
IN ENGLAND

The casual dock workers of Liver
pool, England, have been dressed in
khaki and formed into battalions.
They are to be guaranteed minimum
wage of $8.75 a week for their work,
plus any overtime, and SITS a day
for military pay. They march to work
and away from work in their uni
forms.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
MRS. PANkHURST IN GOOD
AGAIN; WILL RECRUIT

LONDON, May I'm striking con-
trast to conditions prevailing year
ago, when she was a fugitive from
justice, Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst to-
night will be the petted and lauded
guest of honor at the biggest picture
theater in North London. She is to
make recruiting speech at the re-
quest of the war office.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
CAMPAIGN OF EDU-
CATION LAUNCHED

The County Executive Committee
has launched an aggressive campaign
of education in this county Plans for
systematic countrywide distribution
of literature will be sent to your local
shortly. Discuss the matter at your
next local meeting.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13

Destitution and disease are rampant
in Serbia A report states that some
5000 persons are suffering from ty-
plus and that this and other cpl
denies were swiftly enveloping the
entire nation"
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13

Comrade Richard Pape writes that
Local Cedar Valley held well at
tended social and May Day celebra-
ton. Plans are on foot to build
community hall at Cedar Valley.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13

A hundred young aristocrats of
Glasgow, Scotland, have gone to work
CD as a result of Kitchener's demand
for more shells. They will go to the
factories in their autos and will work
CD six-hour shifts-for a time.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
COUNTY PIcNIcs PLANNED.

Plans for series of county picnics
are under way and it is expected that
four or five big county picnics will
be held in various parts of the county.
What do you think of the idea?
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
MANY WORKERS IDLE.

Reports from the southwest indi-
cate that there is more unemployment
there than in any other part of the
country,
Kansas alone, where there are gen
orally about $4,000 miners employed,
reports upward of 1000 men idle,
while those employed are on very
short time and overcrowded.
Oklahoma also reports much unem-
ployment.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13

re shall suspend judgment, how
ever until we can inspect the next
election returns from Philadelphia.
indianapolis Star.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13

More safety first. A big Harris
burg brewery is building a 100000
bakery. Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
New Yorker arrested for acting
strangely on street car."-Probably
gave up his seat to a woman-Phila-
delphia North American.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
w. l.. CARMAN, Chairman,
PETER HUSKY, Secretary.

But whether on the scaffold high
Or in the battles van,
The fittest place where man can die
Is where he dies for man.
Parry
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13

At the general election in Japan,
1900 persons were arrested for brib-
cry. Indiana papers please copy
Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13
Mantle NANCE FUND.

Previously acknowledged. ..,... .$4.25
Bertha Zeitz, Snohomish. .. rs
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Patronlze YOUR Advertisersl
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-05-13

1t leaves an ugly taste in the mouth
to feel less concerned over the out
come of the war as our income from
the war grows.-Wall Street Journal.
my boy has wonderful ear for
music"
Perhaps" replied the unsympa-
thetic person. But he doesn't sing
or play with his ears"
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-05
EDIT ORIAL ME N T s |.

The report that Delegate James Wckersham has his eye the governor job has aroused interest among politicians The delegates knowledge of political affairs convlnces him that the government will be looking for good re publican to fill the honorable poson-Dougas Island News
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-05

All Corovians join the Daily Times regrettng that the time draws for the departure of the U S S Prometes from our midst During their stay here of over month the
 officers and crew of the collier have formed pleasant acouananceshps with people, and the hope expressed that the Promeeus will return to shores next summer to install the new wireless station at Mile l3
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-05

The Daily Times acknowledges the receipt of copy o t Development number Juneau Empire which IS of the largest editions of the kind printed in Alaska Ii consists forty pages of interesting articles on timely sup iecs profusey illustrated and the information given speaks onmes for the enterprise of the residents o Juneau and the stability of that section mining Iypographlca credit the Empire force and to Editor John Troy Southeastern Alaska debt of gratitude for the issuance f ucb pendous publication which is sure to prove ot ln
 cnable benefit to that section of this great Northand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
X The Popcorn Giant and Little Miss Chocolate Cream Il

threw his arms up over his head and
yawned.
Beaten again, by Molasses" he
exclaimed. That other fellows got
all the luck"
Interested in spite of herself,
Chocolate Cream stretched her neck
out and peered around to see who
it was he was playing with, when,
crash! something gave way under
her and she fell plump into the Pop
corn Giants cave!
She stared at the Popcorn Giant
and he stared at her, and it would
be hard to say which was the more
surprised.
Then the Popcorn Giant threw
back his head and laughed in the
most delighted way.
Great Molassesp' he cried again.
IF it isn't a Candy Child! Did that
huckleberry of mine bring you
here?"
Chocolate Cream looked where
he pointed and saw the same buckle
berry which she had followed ly-
ing in a corner OF the cave. But
now il seemed TO have a funny little
face and was grinning at her.
At that, to her great surprise. the
Popcorn Giants big, round, white,
good-nature- face, with eyes of
burned popcorn which looked like
shoe-buttons, screwed itself up, his
big popcorn ball body twisted itself
around in the chair. his mouth
opened and he began to roar like a
great big baby.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
FRANCISCO FAIR 1


Here are the tiny trees. rivers and
mountains.
The first thing one sees in the
Giants Kitchen is the giants table.
large enough for a one ring circus;
and his chair, which would make
very fine skating rink. His boots
are large enough for a whole family
Of mortals to live in. The shelves
Of bis cupboard are as large as dance
halls and are filled with dishes which
could be used as swimming pools.
Cobweb Lake is one OF the great.
est attractions. AS its name implies,
it is lake covered by 4 cobweb OF
sufficient strength to hold great
many people at once. At all hours
of the day the web is covered with
visitors, the children bold and fun
seeking while the elders step tmidly
and self-consciously on the strands
Every afternoon and evening an
old-fashioned one-rlng circus IS
staged.
In the centre of Toyland, at either
end of the lake, are the pagodas eaea
forming the pedestal for a gigantic
Jumping Jack. The members OF the
band which presides are uniformed
as characters from the fairy ;ales.
A wonderful, delightful place it is
and a boy or girl can spend many
happy hours exploring il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29

herself running as quickly as her legs
could carry her.
Without noticing it, she had left all
the other children behind, and was
over near the Sugar Loaf Mountains
Still the huckleberry rolled on, until
all of a sudden it rolled into a hole
in the ground and disappeared.
"Oh, dear" cried Chocolate Cream,
suddenly waking up to the fact that
she was alone and beginning to be
dreadfully frightened, "Oh, what
shall l do?' Just then She heard
ruetling in the bushes which she
thought might be bear. With
shrek of terror she Owed into the
hole down which the huckleberry
had disappeared, which was just big
enough to hold her.
1t was the beginning OF a long
passage perfectly dark except for
glimmer of light some distance
away AS Chocolate Cream hated
the dark, and as she was too afraid
of the bear to go out again, she
crawled alon- the passage, and pres
emily found herself near the OPEN
ing of a huge cave from which the
iipht came The cave was evidentlu
under a Sugar Loaf mountain, for it
was all lined with hard white sugar.
1t was brilliantly lighted-and there,
sitting at a huge table, playing
checkers, was the Popcorn Giant
himself!
Chocolate Cream was so scared
that she hardly dared breathe. She
lay perfectly quiet. but a sort Of
fascination kept her peeking through
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29

"Boo-hoop he cried. Here I get
nice little Candy Child here with
the trick uckleberry it's taken
months to train, and all want is to
play with her, and she scolds me!
Boo-hoo! l think it's mean. You
don't know how lonely | am, or you
wouldn't scoli me, you heartless
Candy Child"
Chocolate Cream gazed at him
in the greatest establishment. And
then it came over her that the Pop
corn Giant wasn't anything to be
afraid of, even if he was big.
Are you really lonely?" she
asked.
"Of course, | am" said the Pop
corn Giant quickly, taking his fists
out of his eyes. I've been lonely
for | don't NOW how long. Why
just think, l have to play checkers
all by myself, and the only way |
can get a little variety is to beat
myself. But that isn't much Jun.
Can you play checkers?" he asked
eagerly.
Certainly, can." said Chocolate
Cream, giving in completely, for he
seemed so forlorn. I'D play a game
with you right away"
So she did, and beat him, too, but
the Popcorn ant was so delighted
to be beaten by somebody beside
himself that he grinned all over.
With that she ran home as fast
as she could, 20 tell everybody in
Candy Town of her adventure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
Through the Nursery Window x

passed on its way to the tents.
Would you like to go?' asked
Mother. ooh, very much" re-
piled Tommy.
Then | shall telephone for
the tickets DIRECTLY" said
Mother. That afternoon when
father came home he said he
would like to go with them. So
off they started. Tommy was
wild with delight as they passed
the ticket men and entered the
big space between the seats and
the four rings. But when the
show commenced and all the ex-
citing acts began, Tommy's de-
light knew no bounds. He
clapped his hands and cried
"IIurrahr and when one of the
clowns stood just underneath
him and threw him a little red
ball Tommy felt that if ever
there were place on earth to
have fun in it was the circus.
All that night he dreamed of rid
ing big white horses and playing
baseball with two friendly
clowns who threw him red balls
of popcorn, which he ate as fast
as he could.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
CHOCOLATE CREAM was a
very nice little girl, but she
- had one fault, that of being too

CHOCOLATE CREAM was a
| very nice little girl, but she
had one fault, that of being too
timid She was afraid Of the dark,
of old Mrs. Raisin, of candy mice,
OF bathing in the Lemonade River,
and of all sorts of things that really
would not have hurt her at all. And
there was one thing, or person,
rather, she was more afraid OF than
anything else, and that was the Pop
corn Giant, who lived in big cave
at the foot Of the Sugar Loaf Noun
tains.
Chocolate Cream had never spoken
to the Popcorn Giant, and neither
had the other Candy children, but
they saw him from a distance skip
ping about the mountains, and he
looked so big and jumped so high
that they thought he must be per-
fectly terrible.
One day Chocolate Cream and
some of the other Candy children
went cut in the fields to look for
huckleberries. BE sure and bring
back four apiece" said their moth
cr. for it takes four huckleberries
to make a Candy Town pie"
Chocolate Cream had found her
three huckleoerries and was looking
around for the fourth. Suddenly she
saw a very Large and fine one little
way off, and started for it. Imme-
diately the huckieberry began to roll
slowly away. Chocolate Cream fol-
lowed it. but. strange to say, as fast
as she went the huckleberry went
faster. until Chocolate Cream found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29

the biggest, and he says: i can't
remember the time when couldn't
SWIM" Last year he won a gold
medal swimming on the Stuyvesant
High School relay team. Wippert
is next in size, though he has been
swimming for only two years.
Clark is the smallest Of the three
boys. To look at him you would
never suspect him of being long
distance swimmer, but last year he
won a bronze medal as a member
of the Townsend Harris relay team.
At twenty minutes Of twelve on
the morning selected for the trial
the three boys dived overheard ct
the foot of West 18th Street and
headed for the Jersey shore, while
Georges father and another man
started beside them in the relief
boat.
Edward took the lead, with
George and Clark right behind him.
The tide was running up stream
rapidly. All three boys used a
steady, slow, overland stroke, and
they soon found the water too
rough for floating, SO they were
obliged to keep swimming every
minute.
AS the tide carried them up
stream and they ploughed across,
two tugboats steamed by, each
whistling success TO them. A few
minutes later one of the big day
liners passed and the crowds on its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29

Town, with its crazy houses Of fan
tastic color and design, which look
as if they were falling to pieces.
Here is a house built upside down,
there the Flea Theatre, with its
troupe of performing insects. Then
there is the huge Noah's Ark rock
ing in a sea of sand. This makes it
safe sailing for the children. who
eagerly ride it.
Leading from this point TO the
Giants Kitchen is the Enchanted
Forest, in which are the dwellings
of the midgets who live in Toyland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29

kkN IOON! Crled llllle
I J Tommy to his mother
~ one bright sunny morn
ing. "Sec the big circus.
Mother came to the nursery win
dow, and sure enough a great big
circus was passing slowly down
the avenue. First came troupe
OF clowns dressed up in gay col
ors and high peaked hats; then
thewagons with the animals. The
lions roared, the tigers snarled
and the jackals barked. Don :
they make a noise!' said Tommy,
dancing up and down; wish |
could grow up and be a lion
tanner"
YES, they do answered
Mother, they were accustomed
to lead a wild life in Africa and
Asia. They never become really
tame"
lust then the band came along
playing the Star Spangled Ban
ncr.' and after them came the
trained horses and ponies with
the acrobats. Finally the circus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
OF THxGS YOUR Hvek LE
bSnniEs 70 ElAkE a pvG.

the opening at the Giants back,
which was like that of very big
molasses popcorn ball.
Il wonder whom he's playing
with she said &c herself. afraid it
might be some other terrible per-
sonage. He seems to be playing a
regular game Of checkers, only
there's nobody else there. But look!
He's playing for the other person,
whoever it is. Why. he's taking all
his own kings"
Sure enough, the Popcorn Giant,
by a skilful play. had swept all his
own men Of the board. Then he