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KLAMATH FALLS, ORMOM, MONDAY, MAY IB, 118
Me Ftra
trat
GRADE PAPERS
BEING MARKED
MKKHIM' PUPIL HKUKIVKM Till!
HWIIKHT PKHL'KXTAGK
MjMh tirade Htuilraf Who Took K
adsallon for High MctHMil llmrlv
lag IHplomaa Paper Art .Vol All
Marked Yrl Country HchooUi ;",", '" '""" , " ' "'"'.
""" 'AKMllinldn hits kept close to hla fnriu
Make lleltrr Showing Than TIiiuh-'lli Im vlalte.l Munllii but twice alum
R Klamath Falls
County Hchool Huperlnlendviil J
(I. Hwan li today buiy marking tlio
Btptn of the Klghth grade atudsiiU
wka took Ilia eiamlnatlon Thumday
ad Krlday nf Utl week tor riitraurr
le lb high icliool, All of the irra
kite not yet been eiamlnH, but It
lapeart Hint the oulalde achoola havn
adt a better allowing than ttioao of
KlataMh Kalla. Thla la probably ac-
eeeated for through the niimetoiin
etUldt amuirment In the city which
attract llm attention of llm itudent
aad break Into thrlr ntenlna mud)'
period.
la the paperi already niamlnnd tlio
Uatiradn liaa been attained by Vernnj
Cvlflian, wiiii nn BTcraan ui v .
OcUfla Da Up of Klamath rail la a
(try clcwe roail, with an average of
M . Out nf thirty-four taking tlm
umiaallon In Klamath Kallr, only
Ifteen puaed, but eleven of tlinao
bom avtragp below atniutnr.l
ealy fallnt In one or two aubjeru,
atd elll Im permitted to take Hie ei
aalattlnn In thear aubjerta In Hep
teabtr, Beven of tlie number, lion
ever, will bate lo take tlm nillro vx
aataatlnn over again If tby ilc.lrn
te eater the high rhnnl.
Oat of nine In Hie Merrill aclimil,
tavniled to paaa, nml nneof tbeoe In
eat iwbjtct only, In lb llonamn
tekaol nn paaaed out nf all appll 1,ir' tal'1.
MaU, and the one falling waa below Dltector Danlcla Im. been vuirklni;
grade In two aubjerta. four paaaed Imluatrloiialy nt reliearanla to round
Mtofflro In the Hhaata View arhonl. out n plcnalng program and n mntl
fotlowlng are thoae who will rr- nr,reenMo rnnrert U nntlrlpnteil In
telve dlplemaa: ,roiiiiicllun with tlm concert iluro lll
Klamath Kalla Joe Avery. Alvaro ! a alrnwberry feallvnl nnd ditncliiK.
BmIi, Harold Wrenn. Maud Mlller.'Tlio prngram l n followa
Waive Drew, Kathryn McAndrewa. March- Stnm nml Slrlpea Fur-
reari now, Roy lllchn. Octavln IK
Up, Lucille Waldron, Jamre Murray,
vi. 1..A1. ..i u .. i '
vena Jardlne, viola Hantlmaw, jw.
Mara Iia.t.r.u .n.i B-..M. if.rni.
Mtrrlll-Btella Durham, Itnby Vaitl"('ft,,,ll,,"1,'" P"i Wnlti.
Brimmer, Vivian I'alter.on. Verne II. r'ranticn
kttCUlUn. Itlley l'owera..Klmer Mer- Vocal aolo, with liaml nccompanl
rttt and John Tenbrook. . mrnl-(n) Walta 8oug from
BoBania-ter White. Glen Durk. "' "oheme" I'wi-lnl
Dewey Nlchola, Cecil Black and Frd ' ()KI"' Bong lo Iho llreeion
Uagall. 'ronl l-oh'ngrln Wngner
Bhuta VI.wFr.nk ninm.r. A.m. I Mr. Don J. ZlllIlHnlt
Cacka. Jean Cacka and Henry Krupkn
. . -" -.-.-" .
Round LakeVary McCornack.
MUdebrand Ilruna Placku. Al
Wrt Deck, (lien I'earaon.
vm SAYS CROP
rROSPECISFAVORABLE
JX Manning, republican nonilnco
'or counly treaiurer, came In from
Ma komeatead yeaterdny In tho Hwnn
Uke country to apend fow day In
J city. Jay(atatea that thing tire
looking fine In the Hwan l.ako Valley,
ad that tho recent ralna have done
wonder toward making tho futuro of
wfarmera' crop look profitable. Mr.
Manning left here laal Monday for
Ml komeatead, and found about two
lathe of now atlll on tho ground,
lth want away In a couplo of day.
He ha dono considerable farming
IBM tprlng, having planted about II vo
acre of rye, n gnrden and nlo n
all orchard.
EVELT TAKES
TA VOTE
"CUHKH AM, IHJT TW OOX
ORWWIO.VAi, DIHTHICTM, WIM
"VK UI ovt OK THK IM lKlr
K0ATK8
uIUd Pre.a Be'rWcT"
T. PAUL, May II. from the lat
!!;'!Ff' Wooaevclt haa carried ev
jrlMowtonnl district In Mlnno
i.!r.MPt Poaalbly two. He haa
:7.Vi tad Drobahlv twantv.nna. of
.Mil
'ffota'a twenty-four delegetea,
ROOS
MINNESO
JReclusc Tor 15
Years' Aguinaldo
Leaves Ranch!
lnllml I'r.M Honk.i
MANILA, Mny 13
iinlilii, former Kniiuriil
i:mllln AkuI
of Iho lliiiiir-
recto Mrmr. who Im I,,,,,, pnuilrnlly!
n ri.cliir,e on hu rimili In Ciivi Vlitjn1
during the iimt twehii years, U iimk-'
Iiik hi, (Ir.t vl.lt t 1IK1I, i, ,,,. i
mrr uipllnl IVnrliiK I In. I l. ,i,.i
Im ntmiiialiinlt.il liv rn1r.ll..- ..f 11...
Into (lenenil l.una. Tor wlmait ,... 1 1.
In, fa nlt.tw.t.l l.. I... . .. I -
Ihn cloae
im win inaurrrti im. .inn.
during tlio tl.lt of William Jiinnl.iKi
P.ryan, ami oik.. during tlm vlall nf
ti.i., . .... .
i ....iioni inn, hiii'ii Tall waa aiirri"
lry ot war On both orrnalona In.'
wn cloaely watched tijr aecret sor-
vrn men in IMkiiIo Aiiiilnaldn li:
inri aoverni (it tint member of Hi.
I.niin fnmll) In ..iclat Intercourse, nml
II I' understood (Im nl.l feud la now
broken.
; BAND UNIFORMS
HERE THIS WEEK
MII.IT.tllt llt.Ml
wii.i. invi: iii(,r"'"-r
Mi.MTIIT TlllltHII.W, ntl.LOW
riMIV HTIIAWIlCltltV ICSTIVAI
.M HAWI!
1 hutaday, May ICtli, la I lie xveiilng
ii'lected li) the Klitnutli Mllltnr)
bind fur their big courert nl llnui-1
ton, opt rn liouae, Tlio now unlformai
for Hit lwent)-alt luctuliera are to
jrrlu In llm n I'M few day, and
Klnmatti I'alU jiny Juatly feel proud
01 ( orKBitttAtiou, m It coinimrei
moat favorably with tlm heal ImtitM nf
v,,r..
,, . ' ' ' , ..
)ertu e "Tnticre.r (hy
...
(Ueai)
Houm
irntm rieierimn ... iiuunuu
.. . ., . 1... ,. ,
(a) lluinoreake (lounnd
(b) Mlaerere, from "II Trovn
I torn
tllungnrlnn Fnntnuln
March "Nnllonul Kmblom"
... Verdi
. . Tolmnl
. . liARlvy
"Vo Olile
an.
IntermUalnn
Strawberry Kcalhnl at
Colonial drill."
DancluK lieKlnnlng nt 10
COINS BOXING MSI
CREATES GREAT INTEREST
Tho coming boxing contest between
llm! Anderson, tint fust Vancouver
llglitwelKlit. mill Krimldo rMwnrd.
the Oakland boxer, Is talked of con
siderably among tho llsllo enthusiast
of the city. Tlio bout has been ar
ranged l' Promoter Merle Houston,
lo take plnre nt tho opera housoMur
lug tho Klks1 Hoduo. The coming
bout piomlse lo bo tn nnd furlotiB,
nt tho two Utile boxers Imve been
M-en lit action sovernl times, while
training, In propnnillon for their
twenty-round exhibition, which took
place at Iho opera home several
months ago, nnd resulted In n victor."
for llud Andcieon by n narrow mar
gin. It l also stated that tlicro will
bo two or throo preliminaries between
local men bofoio tho mnln ovent Is
srhodulod to take place. Thoro Is no
doubt but Hint tho opera houeo will
bo crowded to Its capacity on tho
night of tho ovent.
MAIURTTA, O., Tnft arrived at 7
o'clock thla morning nnd openod nil
final ten day' campaigning before
ti.. nrtmnrlea. Ho lookod fresh and
strong. Tho president dotormlnod to
discuss hi udmlnlstrntlou, ami elim
inate all antl-noosevelt porsonaltlca
Rooievelt arrlrea tomorrow.
SOCIALISTS IN
CONVENTION
iimonuu ......... ....
"l""'" "" '
niANfHIHIXH IIKCIICK
"l,,le.. -IiIm1 .Mouinent to Com.
il llnnrniil'N llccnllIUTKvr Will
Take Aitlmi on I'liMir of Congress.
i:mH .tlil I'miii Itepubllrnna and
Democrat Pour Candidate for
I'lc-ddi-nHal .Nomination
Pulled Proas Horvlce
INMANAPOI.IH, liiil.,
Judgo llnriford'a Action
May 13.
In diifran
of Tacoma
clilalnK lonard
Oliaon
otvrahndoMod otoryllilng at the ao
rlnllata' iiiitloiml convention. Tlio del'
w to neiiinu a motement to com
pel lluiifnril to recall hla ileclalon or
(In fut.j Imiieiii'limuiit clmrgva.
CouKri-aamun llvrgcr proailiea to
mt on the lloor In cuiigre regarding
tint ileclalon In tlio near future. He
imlillcniu nnd democrnta aro tele
KriipliluK tliu aoclnllma offering heli
In their erforta to prove that llnnford
In permitting pnnioiml prejudlcea to
,rylo hla dvclaloii. Tlio dcclilon will
Im cnrrled to tint nupremo court If
lotiiiinann hall decorated with
red lliiKa nnd tlio Amcrlcnn Dag.
Tlila nflernnon vtin devoted to n ro
centlnn to fraternal dclogatea..
Tlio prcaldcntlal candldato to bo
nomlnnteil Krlday llei between Delia,
llaynond, llnrrlnmn and Seldel.
Merle llmiiton received till after
noon n telegram from Franklo Kd
"arils. In which ho said he would be
hero on the 19th for tho purpose of
(Mining for tho boxing exhibition on
tune 1st at the opera house. -He wHI
bring with him Kddle Smith of Oak-
lend, Cnllf., who will box the prelim
inary with "Voung" Anderson. The
I uriner Is considered ono of tho fast
mt liantnmw eights on tho coast, and
it will be n lively exhibition. Ander
ton will bo hero the 21st, after his
lout In Medford with fted Watson.
WARDENS HAVE
E
re.Mi'i.cTi: mm: ok tklkpho.nkh
TltltOl'OII TIMIIKIt l. POKKO
AMA IHSTHICT. WITH TWO
MAIN' I.IXK COXXKCTIOX8
5
J. K. Kimball, secretary treasurer.
of the Ktamath-I.ake Counties Fire
Protect It e Association, states that ar-
rniiKcinontH hao been completed for
n complete telephone )stem through
out the llmbor In tho l').fgajajfg;
try, which will have opiuioctBlrwTO
two mnln lines Into Klamnth Kails. A
central station has been establlshol
nt BpoucerK, nnd conn Kt Ion Is made
.villi the main line of tlio Pacific Tele-
phono nud Telegraph company, and
rlso u(tli tho Ilosalc llr.e, so that In
cnte of tiro ircnll for help can bo cnt
to Klamath Falls without any chance
of failure.
Last year there wero eleven reg
ular wardens In tho field, and the
number tlili year will depend on the
niimuut of work to bo dono and the
1'onslbllUy of firo among the timber.
Tho ofllcors or tho association are:
W. II. Rollers ot rtond. President;
( nillnm of Portland ana Kiamain
Kails, vlco president, and J. F. Kim
ball, secrelnry treasurer.
REBELS DEMORALIZED
AT RESULT OF BATTLE
111, PASO, Tox., May 13. The rob
els at Jauro aro demoralised a a re
mit of Oroxco's cruihlng defeat at
Conojoa Sunday. It la believed that
another rebel defeat would reault In
tim wholeiato deserting of rebel.
Today Orosco I making what la
believed to be hla last stand at Hel
lene Fighting 1 reported to hit
resumed at daylight, rebela fighting
tubbornly. No detail have been re
ceived of yeaterday'a caeualtlee. Tho
r..r.1. any that 600 rebela were
(lain at Jure, which the rebel any It
greatly exaggerated.
PHON
SERVICE
ARE STILL SEEKING
IDENTITY OF VICTIM
lnltcd I'rVsa Service
LOH ANGELES, May 13. Th po
lice Hero have wired to the Chicago
nuthorltlce that the Woman murdered
In a bungalow wore a partial red rub
ber dental plate holding aeven teeth,
In hope of ascertaining her Identity
by finding the Chicago dentltt who
did the work. J. B. Doyle, a former
Chlcagoan, now at nakerafleld, be
lieves the woman to be Katherlna
Dowllng o( Chicago.1
AWIHEI CASE OF HVHK
LbUM Tl Mf MMM
C. I,. Moeler wm given ketulne
.in,. umturm uniioa BUIM vomtnu
loner C. J. Ferguaot, on a charge of
giving whlakey to 'Indian, nnd waa
bound over to the fetwnl grand Jury
In the aum of 11,00. (Mrntr United
Htatea Marahnt W. 1, gtoMkk hi k-re,
and will leave In ikVawnilng with
Moaler for Pertiand. ',Moafer waa ar
retted lait week by Deputy Sheriff
Jamea Wheeler for giving wblakev to
KHTin i-opperaeia, anjnaian.
COST OF
SOLVED BY CITY
PLAX VOXTRMPLATM THK BaV
TAIIMHHNKXT OF MUKICIPAL
NTORR8 AND KUNIKATtON OP
THK MIDDLKMAX
United Preea Service
CLEVELAND, Q.,Hvr . ClOTf
loan 'iMi raHjM m wm
trust by the organtaaUem at.m
ny through' the Inlaenee M
Service Director WlUlaw jr.
born and Park Superintendent Fted
C. Alber. Tho company It Mw ail
ing ceveral tona of flth dally to Clere
landera at G centa a pound. The old
trust price ranged up to IS eenta n
pound, and eomeMmea more tbaa
that..
Now Councilman nieder la father
ing a plan whereby Cleveland la to
Inaugurate a great fight to reduce the
ccst of living all along the lino on
farmproduce. Hla plan contemplate
the establishment of municipal mar
ket house and tore, whero n mar
ket luperlntendent, backed up by n
sufficient force of helper, ahatl re
ceive consignment ot produce from
tho farms, make distributions nnd
handle collections.
Mayor Baker la enllated on the aid
of the Bleder plan, and has dtrecUd
the city solicitor to look Into Ita con
stitutionality. Here I tk Bleder
plan a described by Bleder hlnuelf:
"We have auccesafully fought for
cheaper fish and have succeeded, b
cuuse the lake neh were right nt the-
doors or our city, but tb supply waa
being limited by the amount that tho
flah trust would accept. Why cannot
wo do tho tamo thing with farm pro
duce, which la also right at our doore?
The aupply brought to Cleveland I
limited by the amount the commie-'
slon house will accept.
i'Hundrad of thousand of apple
within easy ahlpplng dlaUaoa of thla
city either rot on the ground or ar
fed to the hog because the orchard
ownera cannot And a market for
them. That keep the price of apple
high. The aame la tru of other pro
duce.
"Now, then, suppose the city em
power Ita market superintendent to
receive consignment of produce nnd
distribute them to the Market men
and municipal atorea, which, I think,
should be established. The produc
ers would have confidence In such na
officer he would see that both aide
were properly protected, the exorbl
tant middle man' prott would b
eliminated and th conaunar would
get produce nt cheap prlet, Ho
could have freeh thing on hi tabte,
Instead of Inferior and limited food
atul. ,
"How well th plan of n'dktrlbut
log agent can b workod t rtown by
th aueceeoful formation it tho lot'
tut grower' ataoelaUM u AahU
bula. Ohio, whoro th moatbor kp
a pergonal repreaenUtlvo nt FttUburg
to whom thy consign tkolr tottue
and cueumbort for dlatrlbutlon, Th
cheat haa worked Ilk n ebarm for
twelve yoorf." -
IM
FnkMa
GREAT FEATURES
FOR ELK'S RODEO
CAHMIAD OF CHAMPION
IIUCK-
KIIM SECURED
Itodeo Comnittet) Haa Uono lo Oreat
Ktpenae to Hecnre tho Most Fatnoua
Attraction eKaturrs That Can Me
Hecured on the Coaat Kverjr
"Had" Horar In tlio County Will
He Hera
After week of negotiations the
Elk have been ucceaful In securing
an entire ear of bucking horses, head
ed by "Cyclone," the champion buck
ing bone of the world, which will be
brought here from Pendleton, where
moat of them were uaed In the Round
tip. There will be about twenty hone
la th car, and Included will be War
deloupl, Qavlotam, Sky Scraper, Billy
Buck, Preacott, Black Diamond and
Phoenix, all of them famous for their
bucking propensities. Jeffries, the
chnmplon bucking bull of the world,
will akio be brought to the Rodeo,
Tho attraction will alio Includo
of the champion rlden who took
part la th last Round-Up. Tbero
will be th champion bulldogger of
the world, who performance waa
on of the strongest featurea at Pen
dleton last year. A man will beaentj
to do th famou and thrilling drunk
en rid, nnd atao n fancy roper.
The Rodeo committee are bound to
make their flnt event one of the big
gest attractions aver pulled off In
Klamath county, and the ayatematlc
advertising being don la addition to
th feature of exceptional merit. Is
aur to bring thonaanda of people
from nil port ot California and Ore-
Tbero will aha b an abundance ot
mmoI performen, a every section of
ta eoaaty aad atany portions of Lake
eoaaty win bo represented with a
atrlnf ot wild and bucking horse.
Tk two conntlo ar already being
aconrod for every available "bad"
hone aad outlaw.
ATTEND FUNERAL
CLOTHED IN RED
I
PROCESSION' THREE HLOCKX
LONG ACCOMPANIES BODY OF
IXDUBTMAU8T KILLED IX THE
BAN D1BOO MOT
United Pros Service
LOB AN0ELE8, May IS. Red clad
men nnd women, four nbreast, three
blocks long, marched in the funeral
cortege of, Joeeph Mlkolasek, Indus
trialist, killed In th San Diego riot.
Emma Goldman delivered an ora
tion nt th funeral. The hall was
decorated with red flags, and indus
trialist "free apeech" mottoea. 8he
scored 4b San Diego authorities.
Plain clothe men attended tho aer-
cvles, but did not Interfere. The po
lice held back traffic for the march-
en. An immense red nag beaded tne
procession.
Tempie tnentet
:, StttlDee dajlr. 1:3b
;,sBrat nesforinauce.
y .
da for May bow on
p. m. Evening,
i' 16. euatlamn.
KdUoa Record
sale at Muller MyiejStor.
EUStlRI OUT I MY
10 WORK OR GROUNDS
About fifty "Bill" went to the
Rodeo ground down th lake yeater
day, and assisted In the work of pre
paring the ground for th big event
of the Elks. Under the direction of
Paul BreitoMteln th men went to
work digging pott kola, building
fence aad corral aad enlarging th
grand etaad. A twlv foot platform
was built th froat ot tho grand
taad for th Judge and bog parti.
Th work I progressing rapidly, aad
everything will be la rekdlneaa for th
grand vat. During th day n picnic
lunch' was aerved by th bout com
mlttes.'whlch waa enjoyed a much a
th carpenter work,
Ladies Civic League
Will Meet To-
morrow at 3
The Ladles' Civic League will hold
n regular meotlng tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock In the assembly
room of the Chamber of Commerce.
(The meeting will be one of exceptloal
Importance, and every lady, whether
a member or not, who Is Interested
In tho betterment of the city, I re
quested to attend. There wilt bo an
assignment of work to be undertaken
and arrangements made for "seed"
day. The matter of sanitation will
also be one of the subject to be con
sidered.
XtXIROi;) LOOT TOWNS
STRICKEN I1Y FtVOOD
NEW ORLEANS, May 13. The
crest of the flood Is expected Tuesday
night. Louisiana legislature Is con
sidering adjourning because of the
flood. It la reported that negroea are
looting the towns of Batchelor, Fo-
roche and Orosse.
FOR ELKS' RODEO
OATIIERIXO'UP AM, THEIR OUT
LAW HORSEH, AXD ARE DE8IR
Ol'H OP PLTTIXO OX AX IXDIAX
WAR DAXCE
Harry Wilson, one of the Klamath
Indian reservation leading citizens,
I In the city on business. Mr. Wilson
saya the Indiana are planning big
times In participating In th Rodeo,
and many of them, under th super-
viaUoa-ef Dan Ryaaftb Fort epes
niator, ar gathering up their wildest
steeds, and will bring In their herd
of hone for'th bucking contests
that are acheduled to take place dur
Ing the Elks' big times.
An Indian war dance I another
feature many of tho Indian are fig
uring on to be one of the -attractions,
and alio cayuse pony racing.
The war dance feature would be
'quite a treat to many, who have never
bad the opportunity to wltnei the
Indian, with tbelr war-like garba
and costumes, dancing around a camp?
Are, and It would appear to them aa
though the participant had never
been civilized.
Horse Falls WltN Girl
Th little daughter of Mr. and Mm.
W. A. DelxelL who reside la the Hot
Springs addition, had a bora On
which she waa riding fall with her In
front of the Willie Furniture companv
stoic- Saturday evening. Luckily the
little girl was riding In n canter when
the accident happcnid,nd ah oaly
received a few minor scratches.
TWO WHIAHf TlfaRICS
OCCUR OR LAKE EWAORA
.'4
Two miniature "Titanic'' occurred
yosterday on Lake Ewauna. One oc
curred wjien Bob Ryan' launch, on
which there was a party ot ladle,
truck a floating fog about "midway
between the Link River bridge nnd
the fair ground. The partyfon the
Antler, which came to the rescue of
Mr. Ryan' launch, conilstast.of the
follewing: Mr. and1-ip,r Arthur
Bast, Mr. and Mr. OgJRnand their
children, Maurice. Connie, Retda and
Mamie: Air. ana an. Tom.jaeason
and their little, baby Claris".' At the
neim, steering to tne rescue., was cap
tain Hansbrougb. Following the rule
ot the tea, the ladles wero flnt taken
from the vessel. After the men came
aboard the Antler towed 'the other
boat to the fair ground.
On the return trip the Antler haa
a narrow escape, which might nave
been serious were It not for" the skill
ful craftsmanship ot Captain Hans
borough. H switched at full speed
beneath th brldgowlth a view of
docking at th Jennings ft Reamea
slip, whtch baa only an eight-foot
tpan, while th antler has a six-foot
beam. Th bow and gloat cabin were
shattered, and the compartment of
th lauach was a mat of wreckage.
A alight commottoa occurred, but
nothing further than n few hyaterlca!
cries of the women folk impaired the
do of a comparatively eveatful,
though othorwlM ploaaaat outing.
INDIANS
COMING
ASKS CAMPAIGN
OF LITERATURE
PROTEHTH AGAIX8T "RED
ClAfi CAMPAIGN
WE-
National Hecrrtary of BocmUsO Bay
Party Is Entering Upon a Em of
lllg Tlilngn-AnUclpatc latlnx of
Old Party Politician Into
and Wonld Make Thetr
More DMIcalt
United Press Service
National Secretary John M. Work
protected against and "Red Special"
campaign trains In the coming Bght.
He appealed for a "campaign liter
ature," and for th flooding of the'
country with socialistic doctrlaoa. To
flnanco It he recommended apoclal
assessment of 11 member, 10 per
cent to go to the national oSeo, 40
per cent to state office aad 50 nor
cent to locals. In this connection he
"The socialist party I enuring
upon an era of big things. We must
give ourselves room to do big things
We must expand our activities ta ac
cordance with the need of tho hoar.
We have a stupendous taak of admin
istration.
"Anyone who permtta himself to be
fooled Into believing that th path
from hero to the co-operative -Commonwealth
1 a amooth aad gentle In
cline will rind himself terribly xab
taken. We shall have revenea aad
discouragements. Wo shall have aood
for svery grain of our couragsuwl.
dom, persistence, resourcefulness,
constructlveneas and self-control. Bat
all obstacles will be.overcem aad taw
goal will be,rachsd.3ao ladtilta
have evolved to the point Where .then
are rip for socialism..! it 1 onn la
convince onr fellow werkmgmsa and
women that thla Is true, aad to traaa
fcrm our principles into action. Wo
believe that the present I tk meat
premising: moment la the world's hls&
tory, and we face the future" wlth'eoa
fldence.
Work recommended many radical
amendment to the socialist constitu
tion because, he said: ;
"We have come to the point whoro
the Itch for offlce It likely to cans
an Influx ot old party politicians Into
our rank. We should Increase the
length of membership necessary to
bo a candidate for public, offset?
Doubtless an attempt will be mad ta
let down the ban and make H tr
to get Into th party aad taler t raa
for ofllce. It should be made harder)
not easier. This la too critical a Juatv
ture In our movement to throw daw
the safeguard and allow It to beeoate
tho prey ot designing- self-seeken. . .
"The signing of blank resignation
by our candidates for publle ofley
bould be made obligatory. Evoa
though the capitalist court might de
clare such resignations void, their
moral effect Is great. But no com
mlttee should be entrusted with th
power to fill out such resignations.
The membership Ip the territory cov
ered by the office should alon have
the power to decide when inch ac
tion I to be taken." ,
Moit of hi nmasjJrWiaU were de-'
signed to carry out tbabove sug
gestions, wblleothen wrgearallr
technical. He recommended, how-
aver,' that all of the party pre should
be owned absolutely -by in local,"
state ansnatlonal organisations. Th
number or. socialist papen n eaia
were: Dally, English 5, foretga (;
weekly, English 361, foreign , S(:
monthly, English 10, foreign I.
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