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Socialist Column Who u a Socialist? (Hy F.llu Whm-lur W Ik-ox.) Who In a S(M-ialint? Ho is a nmn Who Ktrlvit to formulutf or aid m plan To hcttvr CHrUi'n condition!!. It In ho Who, having cum to hour and iyi- to wo, h neither di-af nor blind whun miKht, , rough hIkxI, TroadH down the right or privlU'K'" - which (Jml Mean for all men; the privilege to toil, To brviithtt pure air, to till the furtile soli The right to live, to love, to woo, to wed, To earn for hungry moutha their meed of bread. The bocluliHl la ho who claim no more limn ma own share from gunvroua ( nature's store, But that he aaks, and auk 4 too, that no other Shall claim the share of any weakur brother, And brand him beggar in his own domain To glut a mad, inordinate lust for gain. The Socialist is one who holds the brat Of all God's gifts is toil the second, rest; He asks that all men luarn the sweets of labor, And that no idler fatten on his iu-ighl)or. That all mun be alluwul their aliare of leisure, Nor thousands slave that one may auk his pleasure. Who on the golden rule shull dare insist Ik-hold in him the modern .Soi'iuliht. (I'LATKOKM CONTINUED.) Political Demands. 1. The absolute freedom of press, speech and assemblage. 2. The adoption of a gradu ated income tax, 'he increase of the rates of the present corpora tion tax and the extension of in heritance taxes, graduated in proportion to the value of the es- izens of the Several States and Foreign Corporations. The Elec tion of all Judges for Short Term. 15. The immediate curbing of the power of the courts to issue injunctions. 16. The free administration of justice. 17. The calling of a conven tion for the revision of the con stitution of the United States. Such measures of relief as we may be able to force from cap italism are but a preparation of the workers to seize the whole powers of government, in order that they may thereby lay hold of the whole system of socialized industry and thus come to their rightful inheritance. U'uld AdvartlMmmt.) , "Women' Right." There are over 100,000 women in Oregon. The majority of them do not want to vote. A small pro portion in any given community is asking for the ballot. Is that not true in your town? What do the rest want? . Many of them are actively op posed. To put upon these women a responsibility from which they have hitherto been exempted and which they do not wish to assume, is not "Woman's Rights." Many of them are indifferent, j The indifferent male voter is one; of the serious problems of the j present electorate. Would you add j to it a large body of votes avow edFy indifferent? The demand for woman suff rage is the demand that woman shall assume an equal share with aoo Preferred Stock, The World's Standard Brand Groceries Chase & Sanborn Teas and Coffee which have no equal Heinz's Pickles, Pure White, and JerseyCreamFlour Sold by us Only. That cannot be purchased only of us. No Clerks needed to Sell these goods. Once sold always sold. tate and to nearness of kin-thel" the responsibility of car proceeds of these taxes to be em ployed in the socialization of in dustry. 3. Unrestricted and equal suffrage for men and women, h 4. The adoption of the initia- rying tne government 01 me City, the State, the Nation. It means she shall enter the politi cal arena with him. For it is an arena. Politics is not a conflict of opinions, it is a conflict of wills. I It carries with it public meetings, tive. referendum and recall and of proportional representation, Public debates, public marchings nationally as well as locally. and counter-marchings, public 5. The abolition of the senate discussions of public questions, and of the veto power of the , and of the character of public president 6. The election of the presi dent and the vice president by direct vote of the people. 7. I he abolition of the power candidates, and all the other in cidents of a campaign. " It is not democratic, ,nor just, nor fair to draft this large body of women into this campaign usurped by the supreme court of ; aKain.st .their wills the United States to pass upon the constitutionality of the legis lation enacted by congress. Na tional laws to be repealed only by act of congress or by a referen dum vote of the whole people. 8. The abolition of the present restrictions upon the amendment of the constitution, so that the instrument may be made amend able by a majority of tho states. 9. The granting of the right of suffrage in the District of Co lumbia with representation in congress and a democratic form of municipal government for purely local affairs. , 10. The extension of demo cratic government to all United States territory. ' , 11. The enactment of further measures for general education and particularly for vocational education in useful pursuits. The bureau of education to be made a department ? ' , ' 12. The enactment of further measures for the conservation of health. The creation of an inde pendent bureau of health, with such restrictions as will secure the full liberty of all schools of practice. ' ' M' " 13. The separation of the pres ent bureau of labor from the de partment of commerce and labor and its elevation to the rank of a department. : ; 14. Abolition of all Federal District Courts , aid . tlie United f States Circuit Courts of Appeals. State Courts to Have JurMiction in all Cases Arising Betvjeen Cit Produce a Specialty Monmouth Mercantile Co. Monmouth, Oregon (ollCTQ1"1t( cnorz aoo o This is the sixth time the voters ot uregon have been asKea to Rogue River, Valley vote upon this question in spite (100), Fern (100). of the tact that every two Whole number of Uy etteiwUnce 12MB , Whole number of dy ebuence 291.S ! Whole number of timee late TO, Number of pupil neither bent nor Urdy.. IW Average number of puplle belomrlng 1988.7 Average delly attendance) U96.8 j Per cent of attendance-... f j Number of vUlu by parent 86 ' Number of vinlU by "member of echoed board T - 28 j The following-schools have been j placed on the roll of honor for ; the county for having made a per cent of attendance of 95 or more: i Dallas, Red Prairie (100), Bridge port (100), Eallston, Salt Creek. Parker, Monmouth, Airlie, Ward ( 100 ), Perrydale, Fairview, Gooseneck (100), Cochran (100), Rickreall, Elkins, Independence, West Salem (100), Buena -Vista (100), Buell (100), Montgomery, Enterprise, Suver, Oakdale, Lone Star. McCoy, Falls City, Black Rock, Hopville, Highland (100), Junction years the opposition to it has increased so that in 1910 suffrage carried in only one county in Oregon, and in that one by five votes,' the total vote being 35.270 for suff rage, the smallest vote for it since 1900, and 59,065 against a majority of 23,795. The Oregon State Association Opposed to the Extension of the suffrage to Women asks that you give, this amendment your earn est consideration, and that you defeat it this time by so great a majority that the suffragists, lo cal and imported, must bow be fore the will of the -people of Oregon, and acknowledge that the majority rules in America. The Oregon ' State Association Opposed to the Extension of the Suffrage to Women. Mrs. Francis J. Bailey, Pres. (Paid Advertisement) Report of Public Schools r Report of the schools of Polk County for the school month end ing Oct. 4, 1912. s i Number of schools reporting correctly and on time 85 Number of pupil remaining at last report... Number of pupil registered new during month...-.-' 1934 Number of pupil registered secondary dur ing month - Number of pupils readmitted during month 4 Total number pupil on, register during ' month .'.i ,:. 1934 Number of pupils dropped during month 80 Number of pupil remaining at time of re- ' port- 1908 Number of day taught during month 8.8 The following schools have been placed on the roll of honor for having made no tardies dur ing the month. Red Prairie, Bridgeport Salt Creek, Valley View, Airlie, Ward, Fairview, Gooseneck, Cochran, Rickreall, West Salem, Bueiia Vista, Buell, Montgomery, Enter prise. Suver, Lone Star, Black Rock, Cherry Grove, Hopville, Highland, Fern. H. C. Seymour, School Supt. Zook the Painter, will hang your paper for you. B. F. 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THE CHEAPEST ILLUMINANT Besides being the best illuminant, electric light is, everything considered, the cheapest light. It is one of the very few items of household ex pense that has not kept pace with the increas ing cost of living. Why not have your home wired now? Just phone Dallas 24 Oregon Power Co. What Use is Your Watch as a Timekeeper? You carry a watch because it enables you to tell the time. A watch that does not indicate the time correctly or has a habit of stopping, is a source of trouble and annoyance and cannot be depend-', ed on. : A watch that will not run is useless for the purpose intended. If your watch is giving you trouble bring it in and have it put in good condition. .. , . - , ' ' Charges reasonable and all work guarauteed for one year. ; WALTER G. BROWN, Watchmaker and Jeweler. 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