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ne Cent |GREAT PERIL Operators Plan of Arbitration---On the : President of the United States Much Now Depends ty ewe ae Oct. 14.—-PRESIDENT MITCHELL, IN AN INTERVIEW TODAY, SAYS: “IT IS THE STRINGENT RULE OF THE AMAL- TED MINE WORKERS’ UNION, THAT NO SETTLEMENT CAN BE BY OFFICERS OF ANY UNION OR UNIONS WITHOUT SHE CON- A DELEGATE CONVENTION. I! BELIEVE IT WOWLD TAKE YS TO GET A CONVENTION TOGETHER, SO THAT NO DEFIN- DECISION CAN WELL BE EXPECTED WITHIN LESS THAN A WEEK. commission to arbitrate the differences between the coal anthracite ted by the operators. ellntaeionsr of immé bes of men whom they regard as ¢ by the operators. operator tion, have presented to President Roosevelt a | igible to appointment, as possessing the qualifica ge eral opinion is that the first member of the commission who is required to be an the United States army or navy, will be Admiral Melville, chief engineer of the For the secand member, to be an expert mining engineer not connected with the coal mining prop- likely choice is thought to be Frank Klepetko, who is now in charge of the mines Co., or Prof. Charles Treadwell, the distinguished mining expert. is to be a judge of the United States circuit court, Judge George Judge Gray was formerly a distinguished bane ‘was a member of the peace commission at Paris which concluded the close of the late war. Shortly afterward Judge Gray was ap- Gillespie, chief of the engineering corps of the army. @ third member, is thought to be the most likely choice. from De tal bends President McKinley. i os Tt is considered that by reason of bi: fourth . jr, Labor Commissioner d and writer. ie de place 100 names have been suggested. one of the conditions ARBITRATION PLAN PROPOSED BY THE COAL ss bt laid Before Presi after a conference, was given out bj commission ieecone AS by t iw pt by pe iners. Th: to be no of tus acceptance by the m e Op- erators make the following requiremen thy ofthe commeuiesion.. its tmoenbere shall be!” ‘An army or navy engineer ‘An expert mining engineer, not connected with the Coal min- j oN DOF ing soni ef promi eminent as a Genes, nent 4 & man whe. by active partic; is temillar with the physical an business. rot ithe Judges of the United Sinton sourts of the eastern Penneyivan commercial work a@ soon as the commission is appointed, and that shall Gate when its finding shall become e Searle al Enea alasmers epee caiarts Sr. ‘and miners for Forgan, pr phy us pains, i Robert gy Berretary Root ite House, last- shown to the president before made public. Having been Inid and a-halt, re tae ‘hour remter aay e. At its conclusion retary Cortelyou gave out the following statemen’ ven to the press ‘So the public: manager the different coal properties, (Continued on Third Page.) HATE TO RECOGNIZE ORGANIZED LABOR 14.—Operators are now divided in opinion JORK, Oot. lon of arbitration can be regarded ‘outward show of olnimi Po istenather the proposicion © ‘concession, but they all keep up a ow of al it of their former attitu President Oliphant we reimguiabonn n to humanity only, and @ strong desire to 4 fafurther says the operators could help the whole country: rintil the miners were starved continue the shut-down indehioliey: gamission of a sociologiat to nat thy Sut. The operators al) claim that a aociologint to mrities would naturally mean 2 Che erie mam, ba oa ihe point as to whether @ union man may fe teceptabig’ t President Roosevelt to de- ‘able they say that it is for cide. ODLER IS JAILED LOUIS, Oct. 14 is Oct. 14—Sullus Lah | nember of the house nas been convicted | rt y, was castures yentecdny just of hig own house in this c & the United was stated roorning and ser rt pont fatally injured ven at Armory he Beattie Giee it of the forest fire Inwie will be # band and the pr enebubly yiepared. eral weeks, but it friends that he int if up. of two years in the penitentiary his case is on appeal. When o6 he at once applied for a wri habeas corpus, in order that ST. man, @ former page attend the hearing of his y Judge Dow, _ THREATENED Mine Workers Fail to Meet in Convention and’ INGTON, D. C., Oct. 14.—The sole topic of discussion today is the probable per- is regarded as almost certain: that Mitchell will Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of labor, and , he will have no preconceived notion to confirm or over- who is to be an eminent sociologist, the favorite names are or Jacob Riis, of New -York>-the eminent ‘The fifth member it is thought will be the most difficult to named are that he be a man who by reason of active participation d selling coal, is familiar with the physical and commercial features of the busi- that immediately upon receiving notification of Mitchel®s acceptance of by the operators, the president will select the members of the commission chosen, asking them to accept the responsibility and to proceed to their that the miners shall at once return to ly important that the commission should make its finding at an the possibility of friction that might arise from a long period of Kucally the ‘proposition made by ‘John with the president on Oct. 4, there ix compositivn socidlogint. jon in mining and selling coal, features of the The peretors also requires gue the miners shall return to they shall cease all interference with non-union men. Purther, thatthe @) @ period of at least three years. the request of the eoal companies, who desired that an a matter 4 remident by Mr. Morgan, it com- Lehman bas peen a fugitive for nev- nded to give hin Lehman is under sentence I eat, but the mupiication was denied 4 lass, JN ___CGETS TIME Oot the WASHI ‘The supe jot the nge fndioates that this ox ay be thken by the State of W ton, SCHOONER IS SUNK OsTeNn, “Oot. ot Mi ports received lead to the belief the Diana sank almost immed and thet «il on board The frat abcouat | Pieltworm states have DARING i h been picked wp. { no Surv > H. Sweeney, & well known plumber, awore to a warrant in 2 jong time. if the story he fe true & holdup of the boldest was commitred to the business tion of the city, en » Second ay tween Voeler way aod treet lamt night, The holdup of the continvous variety and te do just what the man who oughy investigated before the comes to trial into custody. S jabouw are unknown. flair r, Sweeney tikes and As far as ts known the men PRETTY : Seven pretty girl meanengers, | ployed by the Western Union Tet: ‘are flitting around t yellow migsives, The feig have applied fc Tne girls have made so good day, tomorrow. Telegraph Co. says the principal \floulty of the Innovation was to jmunde some giris to wet the |Bwery one hesitated and said |would “be messenger boys when jother girla aid.” until it seemed ‘The chief clerk of be- a of terday seven more took ponitions, Though sti] somewhat they hardly lew they are baek again. Boys Spruce Up TO ANSWER Washington against were drowned. received from the HIM TO SIGN CHECKS IN THREE SALOONS this morning eherging M. ¥. Ryan, his former t ner, with the ¢rime of robbery. | story told by the complaining witness is one ef the most peculiar that bas been heard by the police for street car, and in three saioons be-|after a minute's tak informed him University victim wae held @ prisoner and made the gun told hum. There are several points in the case that will he thor-| ‘The man acoused. | ‘SM. F. Ryan, bas net yet been taken His present where- after 12 ofehok no \ Last night, according to the @ory Out Yellow Envelopes that more are to be employed pace. they HE WHARS A PICTURE HAT. while that the scheme woutd ha abandoned. Miss = Mart n, however, came ely to LA, ©. Oot, 14.—The the front, and worked al) days yea- gitamer Lockwood foundered ‘This morning there were self-con- nciour, the girls appear very enthus- jastio over their Work, and appear to travel on the wings of the wind, a the office before SUNSET ELECTRICAL au PARTMENT STOPS WORK menle, with « itint~hour day, Brom erday mornin Phillips refused to grant w ked for, The union received ply from Mr. Phillips yemterd: at @ meeting last night deci he company unfair and stopped morning. What They Aask ‘The men have heretofore been re- ceiving from $2.76 to $1.26 per day for nine hours’ work. Although the company had not ‘recognized the union, most of its linemen and in- wide telephone wire workers are | employes. Leeal 217 of the Bieo-jthe local union which we ‘orkers. Which comprises the | Saturday, demanding a shor remen, struck last May and|jand a new wage scale, to go "ed an eight-hour day at $3.60, |fect today, was pronente Giaruasing the situation today. | Business Agent “al tho ‘aah: 0, and Independent iain bo strike y: Mr. What Manager Phillips Says Menager Phillips, when rer: afternoen, stated the company # #\d of the case as follows: “We belie that the Bunset Co. has been deal with unjustly im the metjer. Ww have been paying our men tbe sar Berides, we have been given no writ hat oly Brown said ch Monager Phillips has ne to adjust the ma ot walt, but hurried. er it s# recognition |ly called the strike.” BY PLUMBER'S FORMER PARTNER WHO FORCES OLD U lgeal of Mr. Sweeney, he met Ryan at the [Then the men left the anloon. Sween- ‘ae street. war on the way to his home. insisted thet they have a tnik, Bweeney had to get home. The re- sult wae Bweevey Jumped on a car felis that wae coming along then and kind |started for his home. Ryan followed por-|and also got on the car. Sweeney enue|ays that Kyan sat beside him and 2. Mr. Was not right and refused to ad: vance the money on the paper to the saloon of E. Yesier way. In An Iron Room Here Mr. Sweeney says that that be wanted $680 and that he wanted it right away. Sweeney |=ays thet Ryan threatened to kill him if the money was not forthcom- ing. ‘The former was greatly sur- prised and Informed the man besife him that he had only #1 to hie clothes. Ryan wented the money bad and was bound to have it. Mr. Sw told the police this morn- ing that Ryan bad two revolvers, one in each Of Ms coat pockets. One| of these he pulled from the pocket | was the eid cane che Behram, Mr. itt the saloon and the was that he would: to look for the mai had him in revolver to mign ® check for $490. ‘This was taken to the bar, but |directed to the office of the prosecut- there payment was refused. ‘‘That|ing attorney, where he secured a check was torn up. complaint for Ryan charging him | Whi have| Then it is was essengers Are Handling thie morning. tertained of his speedy recovery, pn cane sen Mtn BATTLE IS Good Work Are Young GIRLS 1 mueas te eamter after awhile, but It" tle hard to get acct tired gir) anid this afternoon. siness Men Laugh en own pe} WASHID Bowen cabled the |today that the executive heads the Venezuelan government ba moved to the town of Gual that a battle is imminent, Mont of the new messengers dress | itkely to prove decisive. ‘The revel. very neatly, though one of the pretty ones etiil clings to « huge picture hat, It js thought that she wil dis- |eara it in the rainy weather. They Are Winners Superintendent Hackett says that |e hi w ait- per- tionary army is the largest. POLITICIANS GETTING BUSY ‘That politics are warming up is gridenced a toe aaaereee now ing het nightly. i Tonight the republicans will hold meetings at Altman's hall, Twenty-fourth avenue south and Jackson street; at Avondale, and at Hot Ht Preston and a local campaigners will the city, James E.Hoye ang W.H. Lewis at Hot springs and I. ©. Moses and W. 7. Sco at Avondale. The democrats will hold a meeting at Issaquah, where L. Frank Rrown and Judge Wi- am Hiekman Moore will speak. ‘The reppublican itinerary for the week Includes meetings at Bagle Grove, Wednesday; mer, Thursday; Cumberia Priday; Kangley, Saturday. meeting at Tolt Thursday and another at Snoquaiimie Satur- day. | the| ‘or | fam @ scarcity of boys when ‘and during hop: picking time men had to be employ- ed. It im not due to this fact, how- ever, Mr. ems that he em- girls are all the night work, and the new em- ployes only work from & a. m. to 6 . m. They are never given mes sages to deliver except in the busi- ness block and up-town residence Aistriets. ADRIFT ON LAKE ERIE HARD GANG ARRESTED last night 15 miles west of ia morning & yaw! contain- ing seven men and two women, in- eluding Capt, Smith, was picked up by a paseing steamer, after a night of torrible suffering. Another yaw!, carrying 1@ men, t# missing. Life savers and tug® are patrolling tho shores in nearch of the migsing boat. LOS ANGELE:! learned that @ gang arrested by th THE SEATTLE STAR. WORKERS ON STRIKE EVERY MAN EMPLOYED IN LINE WORK AND TROUBLE DE- t © Heouritios Co, the Ne Portes Ove electnicians, unionand of our union that we are after, ‘Thi Railway Go. and the |Po ion, employed by the Sunnet ; justice of the increase of waee ro Railway Co. granted vhone Go, struck this morning | ask, oan be seen by the fact that the request of form ttorney -Ger r higher wages and on eight-hour | four bom-union “trouble shoot al Griggs. counsel for the Beourl- | 48y Through its business agent,| whose duty it ie to attend to ¢ ties Co. for 90 days’ extension of James Brown, Local 77, Internat plaints, and three non-union line time fp whieh to Ble awor, al Union Blectrical Workers, last | men, went out with um This places the ease on the requiar|TOMredAy presented 40 Division| Two ot ti ) at Moun |doeket, but en mation it may be ad-| Manager Phillips of the Hunset Co., | V« hav |vaneed for @ special hearing jta}® Written demand for the recogni: | struck with us. The wt not | | importa: surse [ton of the un and a uniform wage ¢ Mineman of the Seattle! Tele- | | t e wages that are in effect all over the | Pacific coast, and among the other | Hadepandent companies in the city ten grievance or petition from our | A communication trom | tved | | at $220, $280 and $34 ON SECOND AVENUE corner of Second avenue and James|ey was stil) the prisoner of Ryan. Ryan wanted to talk to him|They next proceeded to the saloon but he wanted to get on a car as he of William Block. where Ryan ogain forced Sweeney to rign « check for Biock imagined that aB After they had been refused the money bere Ryan took the prisoner Cosgrove near the corner of Second avenue and he ‘wes taken into an inner room aod there again forced to sign checks. Eye room S4 Speatn of & the eetoen office which ts in an olf vault, for- merly used by a bank. ‘The first check signed ‘bere wes payable te Cosgrove and another one also figned tn the saloon was payable to Comerove had fast mae. Ateseh je pains and pressed it against the body of could net ne KH are was expect Ys Ryan|the man from whom, he wanted the | pu ry int several Sunde’ Res, there was | com. sad maioon ahd The Ore signed in the only one el casted and it was for Germania, behing the ber and sald for them today polat of a re-| When the car approac! - |The polio ‘Btopped payment volver for various | sity street Ryan told Sweeney that and have bartender at Cos- reasons. ‘. they would got off there. Sweeney |grove's to checks. St objected. na, the pressure of the re- When the imen left that last Hear Story him goon | anloon Sw; Persuaded Ryan that From the he could get 26 nore money and to Police finally got away from him. ‘went home for A gun and then came nis power. At the police station Sweeney was with robbery. The warrant on the fered from Justice ated tooth. ts resting comfortably No doubt is now en- IMMINENT of | Richardson Piano Method. re- Ipuro, that both armies with their full strength are facing each other, and which ts Oct, 4.—It ts now out. The messengers boys are wearing a Police on October 2 for robbing sev~ ity, |elean, stand-up collars, and are seen eral emall powtoffices south of her to serruptitiously clean their finger: pais, for whom by | natla. heir faces shine as if they of $800 is offered in had been scrubbed with Sapolio, and Some of them are | Wear a contented expression. and in New ‘and |They like to watch the girle work, of the gang, | rrest- |and politely refrain from fostiing and own as “Topeka | tot |crowding to the front. when mes others were he |sagen to be delivered are being dis. NEW YORK, Oct. 14—Geo, Crock r ou ptured are tributed er, the Callfornia millionaire who| Willlam Bllery, aljas Joe Zeiderwand "My feet are awfully tired, and| was operated on yesterday for blood | alles Thomas Kegan: C.J. Metviile, you can't imagine hew many places |petsoning seaulling Mom an ulcer-|elies Morrissey, amd M. i. Vinsos, | | iar $7 Only Paper tn Seattle That ares to Print the News # & A TALKED ABOUT EVERYWHERE The Interest Taken in D. 8.) Johnston Co.’s Great Expan- sion and Surplus Stock Sale Seems General—Many Sales Effected in All Parts of the Northwest and Alaska— Fourth Week Starts Off Briskly in conjunction h our closing out sale of sheet Jc, the greatest expansion and special cut-price sale of PIANOS and ORGANS Ever Before Conducted in the North- weet Chotee new Upright Pianos that re- tail regularly at $265, now onty $131, and $225 instruments go at $186, the $260, 1400 and $4ib etyles now offered and ail others, Slightly-used and second-h rand R anos. On pew, for remane, 0 “ and nd $110 #tytes. Also nd-hand organs. We are ru too numerous proportion. for eapy pay- y taken in ex- change. All instruments guaran teed to be as represented. Store ‘open Baturday evenings only. SHEET MUSIC Renember we are closing out our Sheet Music department goa We The stock i « ang Te idly ani E ARE NOT AND WiLL NOT RE ORDER A NYTHING. 0 if you want to derive the benefit of thin chance of a lifetime to supply yourself for years to come while you can buy it ot ase than cost, don't defer your Another minut Moar stock is 80 large that space will not permit us giving lists of suf- ficient length to give & of its contents, but-ms to pri vriefiy that all sheet m: tails regularly at ibe pow and that whieh selis at is only ibe, and on many pieces the propor- Uonate reduction ‘= still great Choice musie, vocal rr will state we that re- at 2c, in draft, money order for music and. from books. If too muc will be returned. if Method Kohier Piano Forte M od, Vols. 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It is about the easiest addition we ever noid. It does not need argument. Everyone's first impression upon stepping Opon the property fe that of pleased surprise. They find that the addition is as fine & tract of land os lays out of doors, They notice that it immedi ately adjomme the built-up portion of Columbia—the schoolhouse being within two minutes walk and stores, churches and mar- kets within three minutes. They find that the lots are lerge—#0, &, @ and 65 feet wide and 100 to 175 feet deep, with an alley in the rear of every one. They see that the new 80-foot boulevard passing through the middle of the tract, wil) have @ great in- fluence on values. Cut out these free tickets and go out and see the property, ; and form your own conclusion; OCTOBER 16 and 15. Good for One Fare SEATTLE TO Columbia Terrace on care of Geattle & Renton R. R. Co. OCTOBER 14 and 6. Good fer One Fare Columbia Terrace TOSBATTLE 4 on cars of Beattie & a Renten F. H. OBGOOD, Pree. Our representative is on the ground all Gey an4 every day, He & building bis own home there. 202 and 208 New York bieck. . ‘is _ Cravenette Remember that the rainy season Is new due, and the continuance of your good health will depend upon your ability to keep out the wet and.damp- ness, Have you ever worn a Cravenette? Fer a Raincoat thereis nothing known which is eo well suited to the needs of the average man. in rainy weather, “Cravenettes” are neat, elegant, light and absolutely proof against the hardest downpeun Be sure you get the “Priestly” Brand; aff others are imitations— $17.50 to $25 For sale by ADAMS & BLANCHARD 739 Second Avenue, Hinckley Block. You Can't Get What You Want In choosing a Mantel, unless you have a great variety»of designs to choose from. We have just added « carload of Mantels to what was already the largest display of Mantels in the Northwest. We want you to come in and see them, whether purchasing or not, Main 8 Northwest First Avenu ‘ixture Annex, sta Binet ac “Avenue a South. a