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BELLINGHAM DEPARTMKNT
GEORGE BREWER I.KCTURKS tO
i-Mia siAsnr AUDIENCE.
—
The attendance .it the socialist Lyaanaa
lecture* ii IVllinghain la steadily In
creasing both in numbers and interest.
Fully 4 oft men and women heard Com
r«.le Brewer laat Friday night. His pic
ture of the cWms struggle was unique
»n«l well received. in the Course of his
remarks he showed conclusively th:lt the.
sole hope of the working class emanci
pation from industrial servitude lies in
political and economic solidarity.
The comrades await great results frona
the t«.' remnining numbers on the
course. Comrade Maloy will be with US
February 9. Her subject, "The Trust
Busters," seems very fitting at this tiin<>.
In addition to the mass of advertising
matter sent by Urn national office, 4,000
posters containing an enlarged picture
of the SpaSkker will be distributed l>y
Isjeal comrades from house to house dur
ing the week.
The propaganda meeting last Sunday
Mm addressed by Comrade Gilbert of
Seattle. Comrade Shepherdson was
elected financial secretary, succeeding
\V. Horseman.
Don't overlook the bargain offered by
The Fair. When you pairoalaa our ail
vertisers kindly pasa the remark, that
you saw their ad in the Commonwealth.
Griggs Stationery & Printing Co.
Printing, Engraving and Office
Supplies
Phone Main 1635
125 Elk St. Bellingham
THE WHITE MEAT MARKET
We carry a full line of Fresh
Meats, Fish, Butter and all kinds
of Delicatessen.
Main 2221
1
We are always at your seivice
PACIFIC STEAM LAUNDRY
Chas. Erholm, Prop.
1728-1738 Ellis Street
Phone M. 126
RELIABLE SHOES
For Men and Boys
Electric Repairing
KRAMER'S
Cor. Holly and Com.
;. NEWS AND NOTES /.
(Continued from Page Two.)
Curlew.
Comrade James H. Murphy reports a
<;<.0,l meeting at Curlew. Five new mem- |
Ben joined tlie party. The organization
for the county campaign will soon be
perfected.
Mount Vernon.
It is reported by Comrade W. F. Elbe
that the Richardson meeting of January
27 wm a success. Forty-seven copies
of "Industrial Problems'' were sold. The
suggestion that the lecture by Cmorade
Richardson should be printed is a good j
one.
Mountain View.
The local at .Mountain View has ,le
fided to be placed in the Commonwealth
Urectory. Comrade I). C. Buchanan
4tates that the local meet! twice nionilr
.y. Everything is looking well for the
cause.
NOTICE
Notice, Pierce County Locals.
Don't fail in giving dates to A. 11.
Barth. If you hope to organise the us
organized districts, all locals must help.
Chris Culmback
FOR
TOBACCO
CIGARS
CANDIES
1 504 Hewitt Aye.
PHONES 237
BEAMAN & CHANDLER
Dealers in Staple and Fancy Groceries
Phones Sun. 1030, Ind. 7*6 '9th AND WETMORE
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Butter -^■pT>« v , .JL k
Colby c]^ Goods
Marius Hamen, Manager
M t Gatdm St. I'hone M. Ull«
ANNA AGNES MAt.KY SPKAKS IN
URLLINGIIAM ON nODAT,
FEBRUARY l>.
Anna Agnes Maley.
\li-~ \l.ih\ i- the fourth speaker on
the Soeinlist l.yeeum course. Whether
or not you agree with the 1 limps ~he has
to say, you should hear her, 1 ause she
i- one ut' the most eloquent and enter
taining repreaentativea of the great so
cialist movement. Miss Haley has ■
university education, :> broad outlook on
life, anil her work is refine.l anil ]>ol
Uheii by years of experience a> a public
speaker.
\- a wage earner and business woman
in Urn industrial world «lio has coma
Into intimate contact with the problems
which confront us all. ainl as a teacher
she has developed the ability to diacusa
;iml explain those problems in n most
entertaining manner. Do not miss this
popular lecture upon a subject which is
of vital concern to every person who
pa] ■ his way in the world.
Subscribe for the Commonwealth.
"I would like." sail] a book agent to
■ busy editor, "to call your attention to
a little work that 1 have here.
"Yes':" replied the editor. -Well, let
hue call your attention to a whole lot of
work that I have here."
Send all information yon have relative
to the places near your homes that are
not organized. Try and give names and
addresses of members in those towns.
Yours for an organized working class.
A. 11. BARTH.
1
Port Townsend.
Local I'ort Touiisend No. 1 held its!
first meeting in the new quarters, the;
upper floor of tlie old county courthouse, 1
on Adanuu street, Friday, January 26.'
Comrade S. L. Boddy, -tale organiser,
spoke to a good and attentive audience.
With the opening of our free reading
rooms in connection with our hall, we
expect to do some very effective propa
ganda, ami hope to double our member
ship in a very short time. Yours for
the education of the proletariat.
wtli.iam i:. (CULLER.
Concrete.
i omrade John F. Elliot writes enclos
ing two editorials, one from the "Enter
prise," and the other from the "Herald."
Tlie "Enterprise" speaks for the working
man. and the ■■Herald" clearly speaks
for his employer. The comrades in Con
crete can easily choose which of the two
deserves support. The difference he
Go To The
Jersey Butter Store
For Better Butter for Lets Money
1715 Hewitt Aye.
I THE SOCIAI SIDE.
local lleltitiglmin (North) liu>t ppring
decided to trj to bring tlie public In
.-iimrr touch «iih our organization bj a
lortel .1 mH'tnl iinii'i loiii
It nlmoit MtUMd Iv the waj people
held alonl from ii> Unit (liey regarded I
US it* fHiuic sort "I 111..1 io»ilv. prob- ;
ably wearing boras, oi some other nat
iii 111 weapon* of U iiggrc»t«i\e initiiie. I
or, kl l>:i-i. us rathei dangerous liinu i
I I, s.
put when we announced from tin- ros
iiiini and the public pnM Hint, oa a
certain evening we would giva a >ii"H ,
program to in' followed by dancing anil
supper the public began to "ait up uiul
take notice."
Our first social was well iittciulcil and
\\ii- v decided succesn, both socially ami
finiineinlly.
iiin program constated of songa, reci
tationi and a short talk by one of the
comrades on the almi ami objects of no
claliam.
\i in-t we charged no admission Em
but took a collection which more than
served to corer expenses,
Hut our Bociali became to popular that
the hall wai overcrowded and we wore
forced to charge admission ai tho door
1 and now we have to close tho door at
about 10:30 and refuse admittance to I
'| dozens of persons we would gladly Wei
-1 come If we had a larger hall, which wa
' hope t" have in tha near future.
Hut even under these restrictions we
• clear from five to thirteen dollars on I
1 every dance with the small admission
' fee of 25 cents for gentlemen und ladies
• free.
These social affairs have resulted in I
1 bringing many new members into the
! local and establishing a feeling of kind
-1 liness between the members and those
on the outside, especially the labor un
-1 ions, many of whom have joined our or
ganisation and work with us for the
' coming co-operative commonwealth.
1 Our male comrades give the women
1 I all the credit for the improved order of
i things, but we realize that, without their
I hearty support and co-operation we
I could have done nothing.
i But it is nevertheless a fact that
(where the women of a community work
, to luiil.l up a local the building up pro
i cess will take a boom forthwith. I ad
vise all locals to try it. Yours.
. ELSIE COLE WILCOX.
Subscribe for the Commonwealth.
fween these two papers is clear and dis
tinct and a choice is easily made. Tf|
you have no local socialist paper, you
should certainly encourage a paper like
the "Enterprise" which Btandi ready to
Hghi your battle.—J. T. 11.
NATIONAL—SOCIALIST.
Weekly Bulletin.
The national executive committee has
adopted the following motion by Com
rade Haywood:
"Calling attention to condition of the
striking textile workers of Lawrence.
Mass., where thirty thousand men. wom
en and children are fighting against the
mister class for better living conditions,
I move that immediate action be taken
to raise funds anil that every possible
assistance be rendered the strikers."
Contributions for this purpose should j
lie sent to the national secretary, 205
'Vl-1 Washington street, Chicago.
Carl Legien, of Germany, International
secretary of the National ('cut res of I
Trades Unions, and a member of the so
cial democratic party of Germany, will
make a speaking tour of the United
States, beginning sometime in April ami j
lasting about eleven weeks. Part of his!
tour will lie under the auspices of the]
socialist party ami part under the aus- 1
pice^ of the American Federation of I
Labor. At the request of the German!
state agitation corniniti f New Vork,|
the national executive committee has
tinned over io it the arranging tor bis I
tour under the party auspices. Locals
desiring information regarding dates and
terms should address the German state
agitation committee, 248 Baal 84th St..!
New fork city.
The national office can furnish copies I
of the liill introduced in congress bj '
Comrade Berger providing for the col
lective ownership of the trusts, at tin-;
following rate-: Single copy, S cents;
25 cent~ pel dozen i $1 per hundred.
By a recent referendum in Wisconsin.
Winifred i>- Gaylord, -1- Bstes sti
Milwaukee, was elected a member "i the
national committee; Victor L Berger,
house of representatives, Washington,
I). ('., ami Carl I). Thompson, city clerk's
office. Milwaukee, were re-elected to the
tame position.
The Jewish socialist agitation bureau
ha- jn-t issued a bookie) on Ann
in-t it ut ions. 'I In- 11,1 me ol it i- "The
American Government, H"» it 1 aim to
He. What h i- and Whom It S. i
The author i- I! Holzmai tine
editor of tin- "Jewish Forward." It l
aii explanal i*>n of how our \n,
eminent al in-t it ut i"ii- di
highly re. mended n l"i
it - mission. Ihi
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BELLINGHAM.
I tin iinliiiiiiil constitution, by Including!
Ih,. fiillcnvini!:
"Thut nidi iiml rvery member ahull
lie n «nlwrrilnT in (In- National UuUetin,
j ftnri In' iliiiij/iil |f|i rrnta ti _vr»r for
I vniiic. ,\iid th.it tin. tintiniinl tecratarj
"Inill ii|>i'ly fur HCK.inl rlaM nailing |iru
li(j>'» fur Mil III)
"Tile IPCttrtng of iiilvntisiii(r •hall In'
in rharmi .■I tl»' icii.i i, . Mt iM- com- j
iniiti'c."
('oniiiiwit: 'I'lif lociallit party being
ili'iiiiicratii-iillv managed, atul Iti wi>l
fare (Irprndiiii; m|,i,ii it* iMiiiiii. we
(iitisidcr it iiiMTHmiry that thr member
«lilp In fully Informed at all tlhuti hr
to what i, (roiiijr in in party affairs.
Thr Nations] Dulleth) l»'injr Ihe only
official organ of tin' Inlinl party. it
is iiii|icrativ«' lvii ml> and every liicm-
Iht Nliimld receive a copy each niontli.
The MieinlicrHliip of 1.'.. il \\ uhington
in h<mkl slandin^ il 860.
GENERAL.
Argentinr Strikpis Defy Government.
fJucDOi Yin i.in 24.— Thr Argen
tine (joveriiinent iii - (h hi il ii decree nr
dering the railroad b( rikcra to return to
work iiiiini'.liiitcly on thr ground of pub
lic welfnro.
The strikers, however, are dlnregardinjr
] the order. They nay they will refuse to
i aliiiinlon the walkout until the companies
ngree to dlschaige all ktrlkebreakeri and
to find room tot nil tlieir former <.|ii
ployes.
Pool of Packers.
Chicago, Feb. .'!. —Evidence to prove
the "tit 'tition of the government that
the ten millionaire Chicago packeri on
trial in Federal Judge Carpenter't court
used the \;iii<iiiiil l'ncking company to
fix the price of frenh meats was dis-
I closed today. Joseph T. IJiesch, former
head of the eastern shipping department
I of the company, and Isadore J. Snyder,
j assistant manajjer of the JSoston branch,
I gave testimony and identified telegrams
tending to show that the packers were
j in a pool.
Is Cream Cheap?
Alarmed at s condition that threatens
the welfare of the dairy industry in
Western Washington, dairymen from the
White River valley, Mount Vernon and
other Puget Sound centers "t the indus
try yesterday morning gathered nt the
assehbly room of the Sew Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce and endeavored to learn
why the price "t cream should be so low
when the prices of other commodities
remained so high.
Materialistic?
Advance copies of "United State* Hi»«
tory for Schools," by Kdmond 8. Meatiy,
professor of history, were delivered on
the campus at the University of Wash
ington yesterday.
The book, which is a volume of '100
pages, witli many maps :m<l illustra
tions, is attractive in appearance, and in
its literary style has been adapted by
iv noted author to the needs of j>lll>il—
of the public schools, as its title Indi
cates.
As .-in introductory feature, Professor
Meany has prepared a short chapter in j
which he makes suggestions to teachers,
explaining why be has departed from
the old method American historians hadi
followed in grouping facts around the
wars and administrations of presidents,
and instead has arranged his materials
intn eight general periods.
. One in a Hundred.
Breaking all record* of university his
tory, registration closed at the Universi
ty of Washington yesterday with the
2.500 mark within striking distance.
Figures compiled by Recorder E. N.|
Stone show that 2,481 Btudents i have
registered for the year of 1912, and
that, with the name's of those who will
enroll late this week, the 2,500 mark
will be passed l>efore Saturday night.
Can They File a Saw?
Officers of the Wesl toast Lumber
Manufacturers' association for 1912 yes
terday were elected at a meeting of the
trustees held at the association's Seattle
offices In the White building. Those
elected were: President, E. C. Oiggs,
of Tacoma; vice-president, L. .1. Went
worth, of Portland; secretary, J. T. Bab
cock, of Centralia; treasurer, C. B. Gil
christ, of C'entralia ; counsel, J. M. Teal, j
of Portland, '
I j
Gold Shipments Slump.
Reports for the month of January from |
the United States assay office show that
gold to the amount of $179,592.06 was
received from Alaska and British Co
lumbia, as compared with $393,673.88 in
January, 1911, Alaska shipped seven- ;
ninths "of that amount and British Co- i
lumbia two-ninths. [ditarod and tjie '
Tanana districts were the principal pro
ducers. The decrease is attributed to
the discriminating rate Imposed by the ]
treasury department against the Seattle
office and favoring the mint at Ban •
Francisco.
Ananias.
ihington, I'ei'. 3.—A scene of wild
disorder was urecipitated at tonight's
session of the. Wimcr investigating
eomraittae when Martin W. Blumenburg,
official ttenographei for the commission,
suddenly interrupted the examination to
declare as "fakes" the -'■ nographii notes
alleged by Detectivi .lames K. Sheridan,
of the notorious Burns agency, to be the
"confession" of Charles MeCowan.
The sensation came shortly after the
oi.enin of the evening session.
Scarcely had Sheridan, a Hums' de
tective, continued his testimony detail
in" the conversation he alleged to have
heard over the dictagraph at Toronto ,
when Blumenberg jumped to hi feet.
"I wish to state," he laid, "that the ;
notes which the witness claims to have
taken over the dictagraph are spurious. ■
Senator .Tones, of Washington, chair
man, sternly ordered Blumenberg to be
quiet.
L» Foilette Breaks Down.
Washington, Feb. 3.—Suffering from
a serious nervous breakdown resulting
from overwork ami the Incidental worry
over the Illness of his 12-year-old daugh
ter, Mary, Senator Robert M. 1-u Foilette
tonight canceled all of hi* immediate en-1 ,
gagements. By orders of h'\» «!o.U>r ha I
uil! take a complete rest f»r the next i
three weeks at leant. Late itonight bel,
j was under the doctor's care and visitors! i
were forbid.tin. I,'
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