The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 17, 1908, Page 7

—_—_—— Proposes to Make Companies Observe Franchise. alti ion, superintendent of bY ities, has notified both Northern) Pacific and the Great Railway companies to ob the franchise regulation ibite the switehing of or passenger care atong the ay. tracks from King to gt between the hours of 7 gelock tn the morning and @olock in the ev r? Reports have reached the city of BIDS rs Find Actual) Cost Is Far Above Estimate. Work on the state building at he Ae. exposition will be de for some time. At the meet tag of the comm!ssion on Saturday, qoly one bid was received and, as ‘hat was above the estimated cost, qostract Was not awarded The eeinated ts $60,000, while the eae ee We Btreblow, Freese Tetersen was for $81,779. Ol fgesbs 3588223577727 | Ge e| ene Bryan Volunteers now num- Der oer 600. with new members B constantly for enroliment to J. Casey, secretary, 628 York block. ELKS PLAN DANCE. Elks plan to open thelr social season with a grand be given on August 28, in the park pavilion. | The Oregon R. R. & Navigation /& will sell round trip excursion 4 and 22, good particulars at Ticket office, 608 First Ellis, General Agent. PAINTING and exterior. Estimates free. son of our present quarters at ‘wat last week. As we had eee way to do this, and that Prices that can't be duplicat nuts and the new hipless One lot handsomely embroidered yn Bata ne 4 b very latest style. 7 7 i % at of cream color ' SS baton ins quality of tat taffeta slik Jumpers, in brown, AE Oe rene end. telmn price $50.00 Copenhagen, navy and black med with buttons $15. COATS Hate shipment of unlined wilk and long, inclading « waly i oe up to $25.00 lot of unlined Opera € Worth $25. 00 ee ¢ jo nor Formerty at = 1206 rs Second Ave aid \fill STOP SWITCHING | ON RAILROAD AVENUE aronkenk ~_ STATE BUILDIN Deaefit of the full summer trade, we stocked up accordingly. NOW WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IS THIS: Beli as much goods during the next few days as we expected to all summer MAKE A TREMENDOUS REDUCTION IN PRICES fame high grade of goods that is carried by Phe lot of Faney Lace Coats, short of chiffon broadcloth One jot of the new butterfly Jong Coats, im pinin colors ai eee ee ° BANK CLEARINGS, 8 Cloarings toads i) a4 * * * * * * * * 17.03% *. Balances ‘ 96,683.99 & * Tacoma, ® Cloarings today ..... $805,828 * Balances . a 6011 & oni engine Portland. * Molla that the company has paid! ° eet teter ph hes + little or no attention to this law in the past and the fmet that several fatal accidents have occurred re cently In which people were knock ed down and run over by freight trains along the waterfront led to! the formal notice from Mr, Bouil jon’a office. The franchive regulating the op- eration of these tracks, known as the “depot franchise,” also provides that no cars shall be switched tu or out from any wharf or warehouse between King and Bell st. except between the hours of 9 o'clock in the evening and 7 o'clock in th morning. It te declared that this jaw ts belong constantly disregarded, | * SERRE EEE oe em HODGE ENDORSED BY SCOTCHMEN Rob Hodge, candidate for the re publican nomination for sheriff, was practically endorsed by the Scotch mon of Seattle at their plontc hel Saturday at Three Tree potot About 600 people eajoyed the ple nic, engaging in dancing and other |amusements, The Hodge demon | wtration was started by Jamos Stir secon TOO HIGH THREE WEEKS TO REGISTER | attention of the Seotehmen present to the fact that th have a coun |tryman whose chi 3 of winniny |the nomination for sheriff are | bright The rule of “no politics” was lealled off for the occasion and | Hodge asked to make a speech responded briefly, telling what the people of the county might expect if he is elected sheriff. Those who have moved since| Mr. Hodge was given Jan. 1, 1908, and those who have | thustastic reception made i Sia setae ie | CRAND OFFICER 10 VISIT FORESTERS jfor the March election this year must register again in order to be! able to cast their ballot at the county election on September § | The books will be open for regis tration in the council chamber of the city hall every day until 6 jo'clock In the evening, ant!] Septem-| Local Foresters of America will | ber 7. Owtng to the fact that the | hold ception tomorrow night at }pol books must be made up for| Elke’ hall, Alaska building, in hon- }all the outside precincts for the or of Supreme Chief Ranger John county election, It Is improbable | O'Grady of New York, who wil! ar that the registration books will be | rive in Seattle tomorrow afternoon. open until late in the evening, as | A banquet will be held at the Wash is the usual custom for city elec- | ington Annex, after which the party tions during the last days of regis-| will go to Elks’ hall inter and walt wotll the last me: | HORSESHOW ENTRIES CLOSE THURSDAY ment, you may lose your chance to | Yote, on account of the immense | crowd which always delays regis: | tering until the eleventh hour. KITSAP BANK OPENS. (By United Press.) | PORT ORCHARD, Aug. 17.—-The! Kitsap County Bank of this place will open for business August 20. George E. Miller, a former merch ant of this place, will be cashter John B. Yakey, superior judge of | this county ts president. Bulid Mammoth Telescope. | NEW YORK, Ang. 17.-—Scientiots |here are interested today tn the announcement that Professor Wood of Johns 8S. Hopkins University is soon to produce a new type of re fleeting telescope that will make the great Lick and Yerkes tole | seopes look like pigmies. | Entries for the Seattle horse show, which will be held September 2 to 5, will close Thursday, and from ail indications the horse show this year will outolass all former affairs. One of the features will jhe the horse exhibit by young women UNDERGOES OPERATION, For the second time in the past year De. W. RK. M. Keltogg underwent operation for abscess of the liver at the Seattle General hospital yes- terday. Dr. Kellogg ts city bacter jologist. He rallied from the opera tion aplendidiy and ts resting easy ONLY 1 BLOCKS FROM EXPO. SITION Beautiful Only 988 and University terme Relidiog Jnusual Sacrifice Sale LADIES’ WEARING APPAREL Uansual conditions make this an tnusual sale On account of being delayed in getting posses 1410 SECOND AVENUE, we were not able to open for business fully expected to open at least two months earlier and get the There ts only is to ed elsewhere. Everything is brand-new, stylish, exclusive epecialty sto: Glance ‘@ the following prices and while noting the reductions remember that these are high grade goods. DRESSES One lot consisting of wool, in jumper and princess style. Values up to $25.00....$7.50 One lot Silk Jumpers, new strip ed effects. Value $20.00 $6.95 SKIRTS Lot of French Rep Wash Skirts, in plain 23-gored and button effects $2.95 Lot of assorted Sample Skirta of wash goods tn Indian Head and duck 19 former price $35.00 $14.75 SILK PETTICOATS 75 Coats in rajah, Lot of Extra Fine Taffeta; good full width, utomobile coats, Regular $7.50. All colors and black... $4.50 $6.95 Y length ER oes MILLIN apes in light All Summer Hats to be sold REGAROLESS OF POS — a cea nd stripe effects New Goods arriving daily—millinery, dre: $13.75 cloaks, suite, etc Formerly at 1206 Second Ave. PIS. THE SEATTLE STAR—M Cave-in of Sewer Trench in A.-Y.-P. Grounds Results Fatally. One man was instantly kitled, one fatally Injured and four others more or less seriously hurt this afternoon by the caving in of the north trank sewer on the exposition grounds. | The men were working in an open ing 80x18 feet in dimensions, at a jepth of about 40 feet, When the |cavetn happened they were all but | buried beneath timbers and earth | Work of extricating them was be- | sun at once, The | Was found to have rat, who mado a speech calling the | Another, who ts reported to be dy- | # |ing, had @ broken leg and several fractured ribs. None of the other SENATO | Pirate Band of Small Fry Wondering Where It Is All Going to. Ie Ankeny getting a run for his | money? This is the question that the polt Uelans of Seattic and King cowaty are asking, and asking with the more eager earnestness as the Ume for the primary election draws nearer and nearer, Those are they who are not exactly on the inside and who have for several months been hopefully awaiting the day of |the “Opening of the Back.” They jay it bas not yet arrived. | The Ankeny campaign in King county, If the deaultory efforts, of the alleged business men's commit tee may be diguified by the same of a campaign, has not causedoa ripple om the surface of polities! affairs. Something may be going on below the surface, but if there is It in an intangible something at terly unproductive of results. | Pirate Band le Anxious. The wire-pullers and ward work era—the so-called “practical” polit, cians, that pirate band whe look ip ward every campaign as a soasoe of easy money—are getting nervous and worrted. In fact, they heap been nervous and worrted for some days, Here's a United States sen ator to be elected and nuthin’ doin’. Why, it was better picking under the old convention system! Fact ts.” said one ward worker a day or #0 ago, “somebody is go- ing south with the cola. The old man has never failed to loosen tn the past and you can't tell me that be tent loosening up now every day. and somebody's getting that money. I don't believe there's been ® dollar spent in King county Looks as {f they were gtving the ofd man a final «! edown and get ting ready to drop him Keep His Hands Off. Men close to Ankeny say that the word was passed some time ago for Ankeny to keep his hands off King county; that the business men's committee would be responsible for the results. Just bow the re. sults are to be sceomp has Bot yet been disclosed. Prior to jthe return of Senator Piles great |store was set on what would hap- [pen when he cut loose and forced | King county into Mine for Ankeny Sinee Senator Piles’ return he has U.S. NEEDS MORE NAVY VESSELS (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—The navy department is under consider able ewbarrasament for ships, ac cording to reports from official | Sources today. With the best part of the American navy in the south | seas, and with demands for protec Uon coming from American citivens in Santo Domingo, Venesuela and other Central American points, the expedient has been found necessary of putting Into commission vessels |which have been long upon the shelf of departmental disuse The gunboat Ranger and the con verted yacht Frolte have both been | placed in commission, and will be [in service as soon as repairs can be | | | | | | made upon them. They will be sta toned on the Atlantic coast The Wheeling will be placed in commission at the Bremerton navy yard. Other vessels that have not been In active service for years will [be made shipshape for duty in the near future. James J. Mill in Accident. PAUL, Aug. 17 sustained a painful ST | in {his hand when tt was caught in the James J. injury to mechanism of his auto Saturday | | need Vaudeville teanine Monday, August 24 ALL STAR FEATURE ACTS HOTEL ST. FRANCIS Late Oriental, A | J. &, MUSGRAVE, Prop, Pin ely DAY, AUQUST 17, i908. AD AND E DYING men are badly burt The man who was killed was H R. Blaisdell, a laborer who has been for some time tn the employ of Grant, Smith & Co. He in a of family, and lives on Kastiake w The gang in the sewer at the time of the aectdent was in charge of Foreman Moore. TEHAMA, Cal, Aug. 17-—-This town today ts without « business center as the result of a disastrous fire last night which swept the main me fe district and caused dam mounting to $100,000. Thi |fire started in the Tait hotel and burned flercely for three hours be fore it could be checked by the V5I unteer fire company, to addition the Tait house, con ped the Heider hotel, a large liv lery stable, a hardware store and & butcher shop. KENY ONEY AN |made three very temperate and mild talks to the voters, one at the yore theatre, thg second at Au burn and the third jast Saturday evening at Kent. In none of these tatke did Senator Plies go any fur |ther than to express his gratitude to Senator Ankeny and Charles |Sweony for aiding in his election jto the senate. | Agreement Not Produced. |. The alleged agreement of the business mon was not produced, and nothing was sald that could be con Straed as an attempt to coerce the Yoters of the county to support Ao keny. Piles, tn cach of b has plainly declared that the people of the county are absolutely free to do as they pleased. He did not indorse one of the many spectous arguments put forward by the al men's organization this committee has lost heart in tts undertaking, {f, Indeed, i was ever really in earnest, is more evident as the days go by Two or three meetings have been held without producing any effect @o the public mind j Interest in Other Contests. The contest for the governorship and the complicated scrap for places on the county ticket excite much more interest among the voters since It has become apparent that Congressman Jones will have easy sailing. Only the county clerkship is not lnvolved in this meas, as the withdrawal of Tom Bowes } a clear feild for D. K. Sickles. The rd bosses and precinct men are all tied up in one way and another among the county candidates, and while the more mercenary grieve at the absence of money, many of them are finding lucrative employment in boosting for candidates for lesser offices. Among the politicians from other parts of the state who drift into Se. attle from day to day, the talk ix jall about the governorship. | Gubernatorial Headquarters, i headquarters of 8 and Gov. Mead, in the Arlington, ex-Gov. Mefirtde in the Washington block and Col in the Hotel Northern, with the friends of John D. Atkinson snoop. ing around, there ts plenty of talk on this topic. There is a general feeling, freely expressed, that what (ever strength Ankeny has ever had in King county and throughout the state, ie fading away like a had dream, and that the present senior jsenater will soon amount te no more than “the proposition over there.” SS CHARGE I6 DISMISSED. Foster Fickett, « laborer, appear. ed before Judas George E. Morris this morning to show cause why he hold not be sent to prison for dis- | obeying the order that he pay 830 | month for the maintenance of his two children. He declared that for the past four years he has paid the alimony regularly. Judge Morris dismissed the case. Special Sale on Trunks and Suit Cases SCE US TO SAVE MONTY Out of the High Rent District. KUSTER AND HARTZELL, R107 First Ave. 25c Bottle 1 5 c Liquid Veneer Veneer onder Liquid V | F. M. SPINNING 1 1310 Second Av. Kawipped House dinirtet ot your he VICTORIA, B. GC. y| What he had to say for himself he Ridpath | rivevevereees*t/ CTPAMER ACME IS w® WATER BHUT.OPF NOTICE *| YOUNG THIEF SENT! F : TO PENITENTIARY [+ weter wir ve wut ott onthe BURNED ON * low service main in the din * -—-——- * trict north of Lake Union and * r tof tee: tn the *® the Government canal on Tues * From one to fourteen years In the |» day Wednesday and Thursday *| state peattentiary was the sentence * from 8 w& m. to 5 p. m, due & ened upon lpyearold Fraxer|, 1, th . | 5 © the shutting off of the low #| ,, ‘ yne by Judge George w Morris serves Maia eerees te le oon gatenae ee Soe ; Bayne, who does not ap-|% 1008, bridge. The low pipes #/5T IC tn the water's. edge’ and me 4 # on the low service will not be #) . . pear to be more than 16 yours old, | % Noticeubly affected #|sunk while a mile off Lacctl 980 Was arrested recently charged with |) ia Lake Washington, at 5 soo robbing a friend of a gold watch unday morning. The Acme w. He pleaded guilty and came up this) ***# ¥* #4 OH HEHE uit by Capt. J. L. Anderson of the morning for sentence. When asked erson steamboat compaity, nine Au yeurs ago, and had changed hands severg! times, She was valued at about $3,000 and insured for Noten ie seals tae ber thet oe | BENEFIT PICNIC : | TO PAY FOR SITE. | | mother was sek ESCAPES THROUGH WINDOW. ‘MINISTER WILL NOT FACE TRIAL (By United Proes.) HURLOCK, Md., Aug. 17.—Rev |S. P. Shipman, the pastor who was recently beaten ky Thomas Carew when found in a room with his wife, A man who had been locked i Active preparations are under! the Bailey lunch room, in the oom | w Fella yienle to | ment of the Batley building, Secon be given bythe citivens, of the av, an Cherry a, crashed through the window of that place about 19 Groen Lake district for the purpose | gejock Saturday night of raising the $1,400 remaining to | his escape. Nothing wa be paid on the Carnegie brary | from the lunch room nite. All candidates for public office | who are in this vicinity will be! present and a straw vote on the NORWEGIAN PICNIC. Seattle Norwegians picnicked at |said today that he will leave the most popular candidate will be p \ Wildwood park yesterday, The | ministry rather than stand a church taken, A vote on the homeliest |. trial for hin alleged misconduct option “gs crowd was sntertsineé with sap candidate will also be taken ick: | singing of the Norwegian folk song ets are $1 each and admit an tire by chorus of twenty male voices, |while the national dances were danced in the pavilion. An athletie | program oceupted the afternoon The announcement came as a sur prise to Rey, Shipman’s prishioners, | family jwho were strongly on the min : foring from the effects of the best FEARS MISSING SON IS DROWNED ing administered by Carew BENEFIT FOR CLERKS; AT LUNA PARK Frank Chase, the T-year-old son| | jof Mrs. Eleanor Chase, who resides | —— |_ Dr. John R. Booth has returned |from a visit to the hospitals tm | Burope. oo ee | wick benefit fund of the society, the Retail Clerks’ association has char Luna Park for next Wednes jday and Seattle's citizens will have the chance to assist a most worthy |at 414 Ninth av. N., fs missing from} | home and it is f ed that be has | « yurpor i + | For the purpose of swelling the | hoon drowned. The police depart-| Whenthis company “Sirs Chase last sam her son play-/M iS named as exec- utor or trustee we ing in front of their house, which | is near Lake Union. He was seen| | pve wr id 4 by someone else later in the even-} is _, ane y tne ys Poo ind ing playing on a raft in the lake, Fl MO ertoind ieee ae and it is thought that he probably | tumbled Into the water and lost his | who are forced to support them | P epa selves on $6 or $7 a week geal ik: Paes r re The association has at present Y [four iris and «wo men on I Het. TEACHING FORCE IS our who are sick and receiving ald will Free of Charge ¢ suceess or failure efforts to ald these unfor ones will depend entirely on INCREASED Forty-four additional teachers will be employed in the suburban schools this year, Increased at tendance and the addition of new rooms to suburban schools require this additional force of instructors. | During the summer vacation almost . $150,000 has been spent in repairs j hold a rally in the interest of thelr | and additions to the schools on the | Northern at 8 o'clock tonight ones the Sy. | WATER FOR DUNLAP. Sneak Thief Fined | | A fine of $50 was imposed in po- \ilee court this morning in the case of John Nolan, an alleged sneak Nolan was arrested for at to steal two grips from hand stor of Lee Hart First av the support we receive from the people | of Seattle, said an officer of the! association this morning. | The association has taken a new lease of life and is rapidly regain ing tts former numerical strength. MEETING FOR PHILLIPS The Charlies H. Phillips club will Come in and talk it over with us Sixty-eight residents of Dunlap have signified their willingness to! subseribe to a fund to be used for the installation of a two-inch water-| main in that district. A deal will be closed with the city today for the | installation of the pipe. | thiet EXCURSION TO HOODS CANAL Sunday, Aug. 23, 1908, on Steam. er Yosemite. Round trip 50c. LAWSONS NATIONAL STOCK BAY STATE GAS We have private leased wire to all the leading exchanges through- out the United States—the only private wire commission brokers’ office in the State of Washington. We can execute orders on any of the leading exchanges or curbs in from two to four minutes. Our commissions are as low as it is possible to charge and still pay the heavy expense that is attached to a private wire house and employ reliable help. Our commission for executing or- ders on National or Bay State stock fs 12%c per share. This stock bas a par value of $50. Savings & Trust Co. ) 1 GECOND AND CHERRY I- | | } | | Beware of the so called brokers who are advertising private wires and want to charge exorbitant commissions. They are compelled to place their orders with us or do business over the public wire. Remember a private wire to New York or Boston costs over $60,000.00 per year. We know we are one of the people to pay the bill. WE DO NOT ADVISE ANY ONE TO BUY NATIONAL STOCK 18 AS SPECULATIVE AS A STOCK COULD BE IF YOU WANT A SF ULATIVE STOC AND THINK THIS IS THE STOCK YOU WANT, WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS TO EXECT YOUR ORDER AS AN INVESTMENT; IT The stock sold Saturday at $1.50; 12\gc¢ per share commission added would make it cost you $1.62% a share We would much prefer to the public buy stocks or bonds of the standard ratlroads that have a real value and are governed by the interstate commerce commission. You may make money on a speculative stock, but no reliable broker, that has the interest of his clients at heart, will advise the purchase of something that is purely a wild speculation for the sake of a few dollars’ commisasion. WE ARE SORRY TO HAVE TO WARN THE PUBLIC AGAINST THE PARTIES WHO POSE AS BROKERS AND TRY TO CHARGE EXORBITANT COMMISSIONS, AND ADVISE THE PURCHASE OF ANYTHING IN ORDER TO MAKE A FEW DOLLARS FOR THEM SELVES Should you not be acquainted with us, please make inquiry of the banks or commercial agen- cles Our correspondents are Logan & Bryan, of New York and Chicago, one of the largest stock exchange houses in the United States. Mem- bers New York Stock Exchange, N. Y. Cotton Exchange, N. Y. Coffee Exchange, N. Y. Produce Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Boston Stock Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, Liverpool Cotton Association, New York Metal Exchange. Ss. C. Osborn & Co. 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