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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21

arm laborers' union and one man [
be named by the socialist labor gov
eminent In London. 1t would hav
power to fix standard of farm pre-
duction-so many bushels of wheat t.
the acre, so many pounds of butte
to the herd. 1t would have the RICH
to put off the land any tenant farme
who was voted, by the committee t.
fall below the standard fixed by tn,
farmer farm laborer and socialist pol
ltician from London. 1t would have
the right to dispossess of his land any
farm owners who fell below the same
standard-have the right to cast him
out and put government Official in
his place to manage the farm for the
good of the nation
Thus the farmers could be put off
their farms as rapidly as socialist pol
icy demanded and their acres and
crops be made public property.
This is bare outline of the report
and plan. Such as it is, it has been
Endorsed by the national adminisra
tive council Of the party, on which sit
three members OF the present British
cabinet.
These details are given to show,
from an official record, just what
common ownership of the means OF
production" comes to for farmers
when the words have to be reduced to
the plain language of practical So
cialist policies.
Soft Pedal Used
In the United States we have not
gone far yet, to see these things as
they really are. The Socialists who
go to Eastern Washington and North
Dakota wheat farmers for instance,
soft pedal the proposition about ma.
tionalizing land and dwell on the prop.
osition to nationallze factories, no.
tably large factories and trusts. But.
as main means Of production" the
farms are marked for the same fate
as the factories. Every student of
revolutionary socialism knows 1t. The
course Of events in England prove it.
Only farmer Socialists seem to be to
tally ignorant of It.
farmer once bitten by the revolu
tionary bug cannot be cured by an
extra $3.50 year. That is sure. But
II such farmer could be made to
foresee his fate, for instance, at the
hands Of county committee of the
sort advocated by the independent
Labor party Of Great Britain, If he
could be sure to understand the pol
Icy OF land seizure and farm seizure
that turks in the program of every SO
cialist revolutionary of the simon-pure
type, he surely would hesitate long
before becoming Socialist upheaver,
even though he might remain trine
radical as long as he was hard up.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21

baths a day-some of 'em might not
go in reg'lar-every day, but, say,
eight of 'em do, anyway, eight times
two bits is 3d. Then $40 apiece every
time they go to town in the stage
coach is, say, 500 trip-and they
60 twict a week say, that's $780,"
"But they might not go twice a
week." Wallie protested, nor all Of
them at "a time" .ra~
you shore give me the blues
a-croakin'. Why dent you look on
the bright side Of things as you useta
Do you know, I've been thinkin' we
ought to make out a scale of prices
for lettin' 'em work around the place.
They'd enjoy it If they had to pay for
it-dudes is like that, I've noticed.
They're all pretty we'll fixed, amt
they?"
ooh, yes, they all have good deal
Of money unless, perhaps, Miss Eye
ster, and 1 don't know much about
her in that way, But Mr.. Penrose,
Mr.. Appel, and Mr.. Budlong are easily
millionaires"
Pinkey's eyes sparkled.
Il s'pose a dollar amt any more to
them than nickel to us?"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21
States Wealth Shows Growth

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The aggre.
gate wealth Of the state Of Washing.
ton increased 62S per cent in the dec.
ade between 1912 and 1922, while per
capita values increased 1876 per cent,
according to- an announcement made
by'the Department of Commerce.
The total value of the principal
forms of wealth in the state was S..
1872, 100000 on December 81, 1922, as
compared with $3,147 ,258,0OO at the
close of 1912, which caused the per
capita values to increase from 81, 456
in 1912 to $500 in 1922.
All classes Of property increased In
value from 1912 to 1922, except live.
stock, which decreased from $68,242,-
900 to $6O,91S 200, or 1917 per cent.
The estimated value of taxed real
property and improvements increased
from $1,725, 100000 to $2,831,228, 900,
or Ola per cent; exempt real property
exclusive of Mount Rainier National
Park) from S163,670,OOO to $426, O71,-
900, or 1903 per cent; farm nipple
ments and machinery, from $685.
900 to $40,416,OOO, or 1850 per cent;
manufacturing machinery, tools and
implements, from Sill 049, 900 to $685.
100000, or 1873 per cent and railroads
and their equipment, from $316,244,-
900 to $500, 042,OO0, or 1873 per cent.
Privately owned transportation and
transmission enterprises, other than
railroads, increased In value from
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21
British War Losses

An official document showing sta
tistIcally the military. part played by
the British Empire in the World War
has been issued by the British Gov
eminent. The figures, relating to the
Army, disclose total British casual
ties In excess OF 100000 men, of
which more than 100000 were cas-.
ualties to forces from the British
Isles exclusive OF the losses sus.
tanned by Dominion and Colonial
forces.
According to the official statistics,
as received by the Bankers Trust
Company, OF New York. from its
English Information Service. the
British Empires army losses were
908,371 men killed, 2,090,212 wounded
and 1852 prisoners OF war.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21

the hobnails. At his wifes request,
Mr.. Budlong was bringing a canvas
telescope filled with variety of
timed fruits. 1t was so heavy that 1t
sagged from the handle as he bore it
In front Of him with both hands, so
no one was deceived by his heroic ef-
forts to carry it Jauntily and make it
appear that he did not notice the
weight.
The only stranger in the party was
Mrs. Henry Appels maiden aunt
Miss Lizzie Philbrick-sixty or there
abouts. Aunt Lizzie" was refuge
from the City Of Mexico, and had left
that troublesome country in such a
panic that she had brought little be-
sides bundle of the reports of a HUI.
name Society with which she had been
Identified, and an onyx apple, to which
1t was assumed there was much senti-
ment attached, since she refused to
trust 1t to the baggage car, and was
carrying 1t in her hand.
Aunt Lizzie" looked as If she had
Deen cast Tor period play-early Gen.
eral Grant, perhaps-as she descend
ed wearing a beaded silk mantle and
bonnet with strings.
BE careful, Aunt Lizzie! Look
where you step!"
The chorus of warnings was due to
the fact that Aunt Lizzie already had
fallen Ia times in transit, a tack-head
seeming sufficient to trip her up, and
now, quite as though they had shout
ed the revers }, Aunt Lizzie stumbled
and dropped the onyx apple upon old
Mr.. Penrose's felt-shod foot.
This was too much. Mr.. Penrose
shouted furiously:
II wish you'd lose that damned
thing!"
(To Be Continued)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21
The Dudes" Arrive

AS one, the spectators on the plat.
form stretched their necks to catch
the first glimpse Of the train bearing
it's precious cargo Of millionaires.
Wallie felt suddenly nervous and
wished he had taken more pains to
dress, as he visualized the prosperous
looking, well-groomed folk of The Co.
lonial Hotel
AS the mixed train backed up to
the station from the Y, 1t was seen
that the party was on the back plat
form of the one passenger coach,
ready to get off. The engine stopped
so suddenly that the cars bumped and
the party on the rear platform were
thrown violently into each others
arms.
The expression on old Mr.. Penrose's
face was so f1endish as Mrs. C. D.
Budlong toppled backward and stood
on his bunion that Wallie forgot the
graceful speech Of welcome he had
framed.
Get off my -foot!" he shouted.
Mrs. Budlong obeyed by stepping
on his other foot.
Mr.. Appel, who had lurched over
the railing, observed sarcastically:
"They ought to put that engineer
on a stock train"
The party did not Immediately rec
ognize Wallie in his Western clothes,
but when they did they waved grimy
hands at him and cried delightedly:
Here We are, Wallet"
Wallie made no reply to this self
evident fact and, indeed, he could not,
for he was too aghast at the shabby
appearance Of his wealthy friends to
think Of any that was appropriate.
They looked as If they had ransacked
their attics. for clothes in which to
make the trip.
The best that Wallie could immedi-
ately manage was a limp handshake,
md sickly grin as the coal baron
and street-railway magnate, Mr.. Henry
Appel, stepped off in suit Of which
he. had undoubtedly been defrauding
his janitor for some years.
Mrs. ]. Harry Stott was handed
down in a pink creation, through the
lace insertion of which one could see
the cindefs that had settled in that
fat crease of her neck. While Mrs
Stott recognized its appropriateness
she had decided to give 1t a final wear
and save "a fresh gown.
Upon her heels was Mr.. Stott, In
clothes which bore mute testimony te
the fact that he led sedentary life
Mr.. Stott was liner" for business
purposes and he was wearing all his
lodge pins in the expectation OF OBJ
aiming special privileges from broth
er members while travelling.
c. d. Budlong wore blazer" ant
pair Of mountain boots that had In
,olved him in quarrel with a Pull
nan conductor, who had called him &
lvandal for snagging a plush seat with
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21
Common Ozvmership of Farms
Socialism Aim SAYS Writer

American farmers received nearl
a billion more for their crops last yea
than the year before. That is tn
news from Washington, says Georg'
Wheeler Human, the noted Chicag,
financial writer, in the Post-Intelll
gencer.
Lump figures look big, but a billion
more for 100000 farmers Is not 81
much. If distributed equally 1t would
mean only about $3.50 more for every
farm family in the United States. Ant
it was not distributed equally Man,
farmer got the $3.50 increase severa
times over and many thousands OIL
farmers got no increase at all. Sc
the person in finance and politics
who on account Of the extra billion
expect all farmers to cease protesting
and revolving against farm conditions
are pretty sure to be disappointed.
Combination Tried
we tried to make combination
with the farmers in Eastern Washing.
ton," said a labor leader in Seattle to
the writer, but we could not work 1t
out. They were too radical. They
are more radical than some Of the
Seattle communists. We call them
the Red Grange"
The condition Of the Eastern Wash
lngton farmers is not general, but
there is a lot Of revolutionary social
ism in the Northwest. There also is
enough to be noticed in the Middle
West. Every week the writer receives
a few letters from Middle Western
farmers who wish to stand business
on it's head and to bring to pass new
order along socialistic lines.
Along sociallstic lines! That is
their idea. Just what the consequence.
es of that idea would be for them
they do not seem to understand. For
example: The Socialists tell farm.
ers and others that all will be we'll II
they can only get common ownership
of the means of production" That Is
what the socialists in England, mem
bers Of the ruling British party, are
telling the British farmers. Well, in
practice what do these large words
mean? If translated into acts, what
would they mean to the people, what
would they mean especially to the
farmers? There Is an answer at hand,
not from the books but from real life.
Group In Charge
The independent labor party which
does the thinking for tho socialist la.
Dor government of Great Britain has
given this answer in an official re.
port. What does that report call for?
The report calls for a committee In
each county in England and Scotland
to regulate farming The committee
would be composed Of one member of
q farmers union, one member OF
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21
A Dress Goods Gar

To the over-lords of industry ant
art there has been added new mem
Der, David N. Mosessohn, former
named by the Associated Dress In
dustries OF America last year to oc
Portland, Oregon, business man
cupy a position similar to VIII Hays
in motion pictures, Commissioner
Lands in baseball and Augustus
Thomas In drama.
Mosessohn's duties are like those
OF other over-lords. His salary
while not officially announced, Is ex
pected to be about $4,000 a year
He will be given plenary powers In
the dress goods industry, estimated
In volume OF business handled as one
OF the leading Industries In the
United States
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21
SEEN ON THE SHOPPER
951515152T2525157G

A shopping tour becomes
pleasure not only to the shopper
and the shops, but also to the in
noccnt bys,ander, when 1t Is con-
Quoted in a long mantcau OF frost
krcpe sponsoring the straight belt
less lines dccreed by Paris. Es-
pecially when the tubelike sill
houctte Is agrceably interrupted
by landings OF dull red, and soft
ened with a circular flouncc. The
color of this appealing costume Is
cinnamon, anu, by the way, enough
cinnamon Is being used this year
to entirely deplete the cinnamon
bug or cinnamon plant, or where
ever one does get cinnamon IRON.
The latest fashion news rclHyed 10
US from Paris by Henri Creange
is that couturicrcS OF inicrnallonhl
reputation are showing dclightfuI
coats and wraps Of silk, lined with
fur that Is soft and pliable as u
fabric itself. silks adaptable for
these smart reversible coats are
frostkrepe. mirrokrepe and broka-
do crepe, and new material, cote
centnur, which rs y heavy ribbed.
lusirous member of the bengalinc
family.
THIS particular costume takes
to itself the Inevitable accompani-
ments OF fox scarf and cloche, and
the sartoria. scheme ie further
harmonized by the fact that the
hat and bag are both made of
heavy black satin, with pipings Of
bright rcd. II occurs to MS nj this
point that the frivolous little can
ines which Madame used to carry
under her arm are, In the verna-
cular. slightly out OF luck since
the new bags came into vogue.
One must at least have one arm
free.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21

cent, and stocks OF goods, vehicles
other than motor furniture and cloth
Ing, from $516,733,O00 to $S42, 416,0OO,
or $50 per cent.
No comparison Is possible for the
value of motor vehicles, which was
estimated In 1922 at $4,000 900, be
cause no separate estimate was made
In 1912
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21

Weep not for u.s." say the farm.
ers. "All we want is an equal chance
with other business men to run our
own affairs. "-Lelvin A. Taylor, in
Farm and Firesides.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-03-21
0M' Pollocks ,Gse gst 4 tg2nse at Shoronv

1.-THE Fool" ran In New York an entire
year, six months In Boston, and had
equally long engagements in Chicago and
Philadelphia. There is an Interesting love
story, we'll introduced In the conflict be-
tween Justice and Injustice, with several
surprises that come at the riaht moment.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-07-18
FAIRS FOR 1924
WHICH WILL SHOW
STATE EXHIBITS

Fairs which will be held within a
reasonable distance from Champaign
and Urbana, where state exhibits viii
be shown are Clinton county, at
Breese, Sept. 2I-2S; kankakee county
at Kankakee, Sept. S-13; Macon coun-
ty at Decatur, Sept. 9-l3; Mclean
county at Leroy, Aug. Lille; Peoria
county at Peoria. Sept. 26 to Oct. 4;
vermilion at Danville, Aug. $3.50.
This year Champaign county will
have no fair. 1t is understood that
tor several years the fairs have not
paid expenses, and for this reason
the committee formerly in charge of
iair arrangements have decided to
let the year 1924 pass without the
usual autumnal celebration.
The fair-going public will doubtless
find opportunity and entertainment
in taking in one of the numerous
fairs in surrounding counties. kanka.
kee, Decatur and Danville are in close
proximity and will afford opportunity
to many for the annual fair excursion.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-07-18
CITIZENS VOTE ON
QUESTION OF BURN
HAM HOSPITAL

Indications Thursday afternon were
10 the effect that a record vote for
special elections would be cast on the
question Of taking over Bufnham hos
pltal and operating il as a city in
stitution.
By 10 o'clock Thursday morning
more than 500 ballots had been cast
and ii was rumored that the large ma
jority Of these were against the prop
osition.
Late in the forenoon those favor
ing the proposition began TO cast
their ballots and continuous stream
of voters entered the single polling
place throughout the day
At the time of going to pres the
issue was still in doubt. Both sides
claimed the victory. The question has
had wide publicity and has provoked
much discussion of the merits of the
In general the stand of Organized
Labor has been neutral on the prop
osition, and q heavy vote from this
quarter was not predicted Ii :
known, however. that a large vote was
cast by Union men many of whom
favored the proposal.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-07-18

vance," says the Labor World. which
states that "the progressives went
into the convention like lambs to a
slaughter"
Foster and his followers bossed
the convention from the outside. They
didn't try to play a clever game. They
came out boldly in the open. They
had little use for Mahoney after he
delivered his opening address. From
then on they lionized every speaker
who had become notorious in his time
as a rebel in the American labor
movement. An examination OF the
perosnnel Of the executive committee
would indicate that the communists
got about everything they wanted.
"The plank on public ownership
saws some things about industrial de-
mocracy until industry comes under
the control of those who produce the
wealth of the nation.
Does the word until in the plank
imply that when those who produce
the wealth of the nation come into
control, industrial democracy shall
cease and we shall have in its place
something else?"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-07-18
Convention Call

as a unit and be entitled to one vote
for each thousand members in good
standing, or fraction of such number.
All individual delegates shall vote as
a unit upon roll call and be allotted
one vote.
In addition to electing delegates IT
is requested that all organizations
and groups suggest to their delegates
their wishes with respect to the fol-
lowing. (a) Shall the progressive
forces of Illinois support either the
republican or democratic nominee for
United States Senator, or shall an
independent candidate be placed in
the field. (b) Advise your delegate
of your wishes with respect to the
candidate for Congress in your re-
spective congressional district. 1t is
important that this be done in order
that the conclusions of the convention
may be in accord with the desires of
the progressive forces of the state.
Important.
The following groups are co-operat-
ing in calling this convention: 1. The
Illinois State Conference for Pro-
gressive Political Action. 2. The
Farmer Labor Party 8. The Social
ist Party. 4. Cooperative societies.
5. The Farmers Progressive Confer.
ence of Illinois. 6. The Standard
Railway Labor Organizations and
other trades unions. Z. The Women's
Progressive Committee. s. The Pub
lie Ownership League. 9. The Single
Tax Club. 10. Leading progressive
individuals in the professional and
hucinaee world and leaders in eorial
and economic reform.
Conclusions: The year of 1924 will
witness the most titanic struggle be-
tween the forces of right and wrong
that has taken place in this country
in a half a century. 1t behooves every
right thinking man and woman to ac-
lively prepare and gird themselves
for this struggle.
Senator r. NJ. LaFollette after 40
years unwavering devotion to public
service has unqualifiedly announced
his declaration of leading the forces
of progress in this struggle, and it is
not to be questioned that the liberty
loving men and women of this state
will manifest their faith in him to
the extent that November Of this year
will return him winner.
Fraternally and sincerely yours,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
| Illinois State Conference for Progress
sive Political Action.
Chas. J. MaeGowan, Chairman, Chi
eago.
Dennis Mccarthy. Secretary, Spring
Ed. Stevenson, Treasurer, Chicago.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-07-18

To All Labor Unions, Farm Organ
izations, Cooperative Societies, and
other Progressive Groups and In
dividuals in the State of Illinois.
Greetings:
During the meeting of the National
Conference for Progressive Political
Action i'm Cleveland, Ohio, July 4 and
5, 1924, the 200 odd delegates from
Illinois held a meeting where consid-
Grafton was given to the Illinois
situation. After mature deliberation
it was decided that the undersigned
should call meeting of all of the
progressive forces of Illinois to be
held in Chicago sometime during the
month of July.
In accordance with that action
convention will be held in the Banquet
Room of the Auditorium Hotel, Chi
cago, commencing at 9:30 a. m. tDay-
light Saving Time). The purpose OF
this convention will be to develop
program on the following:
/. To create by the most effective
means an organization within this
state to secure the election of Senator
X. M. LaFollette to the Presidency
of the United States.
2. To determine what our policy
shall be with respect to candidates
for the United States Senate.
3. To determine what policy we
shall follow with respect to candidates
for Congress.
A. Such other business as may
properly come before the convention.
Inasmuch as the greatest political
campaign since the Civil War is i'm
pending we urgently appeal to all the
progressive forces of this state. to
elect their full quota of delegates to
the meeting on Sunday, July 9th.
Representation. ,
Representation at this convention
will be as follows: Each state organ.
ization of farmers, workers, liberal
political societies and groups. three
delegates each. City central bodies,
one delegate. Community Organiza-
tions of the Illinois Conference for
Progressive Political Action, one
delegate. Local organizations of
farmers, local trades unions and
other local cooperative societies,
political parties and groups, one dele
gate; and such other individuals as
may be invited.
Voting.
All motions and resolutions at this
convention shall be voted on by viva
voce vote or by show of hands, eX-
cept that upon the demand of at least
30 delegates the vote on any question
before the meeting shall be taken by
roll call. Upon a roll-call vote each
craft or state organization shall vote
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-07-18
LABOR COM.
MODIFY THEORY
Is RECALLED

Washington, July ig-srhe can.
islisiic principle that labor Is = eem.
medity Is feeognizede In statement
contained II the presidents veta ef
The postal workers ware ball. says
Nm, NJ, Collins, president % the
Railway mail association. In Vetalne
the wage bill, the president said;
Il am informed there is gener-
ally ne difficulty in maintaining \
list cf ellglhlcs 10 ON vacancies.
There are certain localities where
difficulty exists due 10
high costs Of living and higher
wage scales"
In other words,a said President
Collins. the wage to be paid. regard
less Of the character of service ren.
dered, Is to depend upon the supply
Of labor IN the market"