The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 5, 1912, Page 4

q The ae grumbled but submitted and the game went on year after year—until 1912. suffer ance ceased. Almost in a ni Then t a new spirit was born in the people. They decided to beg no longer for crumbs from the table of Dives but to sit at the head of the table and eat that which they pro- duced themselves. They suddenly awakened to a realization that the government belongs to them, not to the special few who have robbed them. They are out now to take possession of their natural heri And now is the critical time. ad: self seekii chemers, who want to exalt self above all else, naturally may be expected to wie we ee: new om omy and seek preferment. But the people may be depended on to weed them out. In times like these there seems to be an inspiration given the masses. ing to Bob Hodge in this state. at inspiration today is point- \ Not because Bob Hodge is the smoothest, most diplomatic, most genteel citizen in the state, but because he is the man for the times. d A great, square, human man. He has the vision of the new era. He is of the people, for the people and he will be elected governor by the people because of it. He might be a democrat, populist, or bear any other label the people choose to THE SEATTLE i OF Fk SCRIPPS NORTHWKET LEAGUE OF NEWSPATRRS tile paper having full lensed wire news service of the United se tared at Wen a Wash peat! . [| eee If you don’t receive your paper regularly on each after noon, and if it is not delivered in good shape, kindly report to the circulation manager, Main 9400. You are entitled to perfect service. BY FRED L. BOALT ROSLYN, Sept. 5.— Or whether, climb the sun his noon: tide track, Or starlees midnight reign in colf of black, Intrepid « work, Where ambush’d death and hidden gers turk, ¢ sat many times before fire of coal, and, basking In A Happy Thought The decision of the county commissioners to investigate themselves on charges brought by Chairman McKenzie, instead @f letting a grand jury do it, is a wise and happy one If all fic servants would investigate themselves, it would save a tice the county thousands of dollars to investigate Chief] Window pane aad the wind whines gf Police Wappenstein. “Wappy” could have investigated him- . 6 & & <6 gpelf out of office hours and at no expense whatever. | I met Cusworth on a train. “Wappenstein,” says Wappenstein, uu are accused ast tay aed dark ened room. The fire dies, But in the heart of It lies a big charred lump. A single thrust of the poker, and it fal art. The gas, set free, ie set afire, Then how that fire crackios and roars! There le no Pleasanter way to spend an evening, especially an autumn evening, when the raindrops splash against the *“* @ He re not all on the bribe-taking. Did you do it?” | battlefield. When the miner risks “No,” says Wappenstein his life, It ts not to kill, but to save. right there. | Come with me to Rosiyn,” And that would end it rig! So IT went on to Roslyn with Ernest Cusworth, miners’ delegate )t> the convention in Seattle, And first of all we visited the graveyard Observations : jon the biliside | “There,” said Cosworth, pointing ith Ohio, anyway? State adopts|‘@,%,hesdstone, “lies my old dad. WHAT'S the matter with Ohio, anyway? State Pts! And there lies Joe.” He pointed to @2 progressive constitutional amendments, but turns down) other graves where le the clay of @oman suffrage. The East is way behind the West in some) men he knew tp former years. And they all bore the same date— May 10, 1ke2 . : oe We got into the corduroys and wer weiss COMMISSIONERS RUTHERFORD and Hamilton) pce at miners wear. We ERNEST CUSWORTH. Gave a big stock of whitewash on hand, which they want to| fixed lamps wr caps, We climb |-- ee — use themselves. 4 & back breaking Bilt Ig a down-| told the story of a hero who was not = i = AR pour of rain. And finally we came! or “honorably mention- : : to the of No. @ The) ed” im dispatches for his daring: AM: ORGANIZED campaign has been started in. Seattle! wout down—-|_ “It was a month before the ‘big fo educate the people in sex hygiene. It’s as big and fine an jdown—down —into the Stygian| explosion that got dad and Joe and Mecessary a work as any being done here. black }44 others.” be said. “It was about ed y mie Save for the sound of water|this hour. They were « anging AFT i i i cause of gout, ac-| seeping through the earth above and) shifts in the old No. 1 slope, and dal BILL T. is confined to his bed be ~ 7 dropping into the mine, i was as| and Joe and 10 others were leaving, Bording to press dispatches, but the corner drug store wag] flaims it’s on account of the Vermont election returns. | YES, kind reader, the senate refused to stand for Taft's) intment of Clint Howard to the federal bench, but Taft} sneaked it over on you while the senate is adjourned. Bat f may have to recall Clinton when congress meets again. sti down there as a grave. roof, Cusworth plunged on, footed, past ianumerabie from the slope—deserted | from which the coal gone—dart- od through dark ow designed to divert ¢ HIS honor, the mayor, is back at his office again today, being “laid up” for a week because of a broken rib, sus- when his horse's saddle-girth slipped and he was . He'll be sure, after this, that all girths are “cinched” it enough. until we came te the very cold alr the stink of burnt powder. “Mind you don't toveh the trolley wire,” warned Cusworth, “! death.” He crawled into the last room. ‘and, finding a seat on an empty car, HIGHLY IMPOLITE. To the Editor: The writer has @ passing acquaintance with Kelley. He has, however, Mr. Kelley highly spoken of his neighbors. Mr. Kelley's about the duties of county fioners are not only original refreshing, but they are sound. Instance, organizing good roads jations in the road districts ‘and looking to these organizations for recommendations and contro! as to road work in their districts. Making road foremen responsible to the road association, and not to the; leading saloon tn his district, is an-| other good suggestion. Read Mr. Kelley's platform, or, as he calls it, contract with the people. It is the best yet put forth, and the writer believes Mr. Kelley would carry it out. (JUDGE) W. H. WHITE. School Suits & Overcoats FOR BOYS Irritable Man ‘phone)—Hello! hello! What's the fimatter with you? Are you 47? FOR HEROES OF TH b rooms | alr courses, and on—-on—endlessly,| it we: end! the | face where still hung in the wet,) w | (at other end of ‘STAR __|IT’S A FINER COURAGE THAN SOLDIERS KNOW-- | E MINE RISK LIFE TO SAVE , tack onto him, but it would make no difference. He would always be Bob Hodge, the man. 5; ; And he is of that build that he carries this idea into his official position and that is the thing the people want. There are lots of good men in private life but they take off their humanity and manhood when they enter lottice and become officials, The people have had too many of these. They want a real man. They have him in Bob Hodge. There will be no playing politics at Olympia with Bob Hodge governor. — f ; ; There will be no squandering money for useless political snaps. There will be no dispensing the state cash just to keep the machine running to collect more cash. There will be no political machine. Bob Hodge hasn’t even got a campaign committee. All there is of his candidacy is just Bob Hodge. ; It is a revelation to the people. And it is the revelation they have been seeking. Bob Hodge—a governor without a string to him. With | when the mine blew up, killlag one head bent to escape the low hanging | man. sure} rooms) right and ijeft, and put ont their which turned off to left and right/ lamps. One was unconscious, One The rest were bleed- ‘The oxple knocked was burned. ing and dazed. They tried to get ins of canvas| out, bat the explosion bad loosened air from the the rock above, and big chunks of the hed and blocked the and the coiling was quaking crash down, and were smi ing a jelly “They tho: so they dragged him along. “1 didn't mind my daughter get- ting engaged now and then.” “Well?” “But she went and got married to some jobless dub she met at a summer resort. | call that carrying frivolity too far.” Two Pants yong i Angry .Spinster (at this end)— | No; I'm not; who said I ? suITS Sailor, Rus ffl only 32 opegpiin, sian, Double Irritable Man—Oh! 1 nae FW Breasted Sack ff) on fing oft In good strong | and Norfolk Hj ti Beate weaves, nobby || styles. In fan- ge colors. cy mixtures, OSK\’ Ma 1SE. cheviots and VV oo $4.00, || serges. Ages, ‘6 5.00 and || 2% to 18. ‘ ayss $3.50 up Shawl-Collar styles. Newest fabrics and col- ors. Ages 2% to 18. From $3.50 to $15.00, [nt ona ee Your choice of this fine watch or a combination lock safe free to every cus tomer pur- fy chasing a "Th’ subscription list of th’ Bee- Trousers Z5¢ || Rubber Coats fil! i ysport Weekly Whang has been up. | $2.50 up. lost, but th’ editor remembers th’ Hate Y5¢ up. || Caps Qe up. names of all but two subscribers, Seton Shirts He hereby requests them two please $1.00 up. 50¢ up. ter let him sated he they are.’ Most complete stock of parel for Boys, One Exception There are so many ways of offe ing a waiter at a big restaurant that it seems difficult to think up a new one, but a customer who lunch- od at a famous hostelry achieved it. ap J.REDELSHEIMER & CO. | nd the customer agreed that it did London, @ tourist observed a great crowd of costers watching a young couple entering a church, obviously Two Entrances—First Ave. and Columbia St. Being tn a sentimental, contempla- tive mood, the customer remarked “I suppose people from every coun oo try under the sun dine here, eh? “It 1s depressing to reflect on the generations that have sat at these old tables,” the customer resumed dreamily. “Old and young, grate and gay, from far and near, rich and poor At that point in the reverle, the walter flared up indignantly. 4 r “Tt costs money he presented the bill, New York Presa. A Cautious Reply Passing through the Bast End of with the intention of committing matrimony. Feeling inquisitive and wondering who the couple were to command the presence of so many of their clan, the countryman turned to an urehin nearby. “Bonny,” said he, “who is it being married? The small boy solemnly scratched his head for a full minute, as though contemplating his reply, “Well, gov'nor,” he remarked at length, “I ain't puffectly sure, but I fink it’s the bloke and the gal wot's dressed up like ‘am bones!”—Lon- don Opinion. Nell—What makes you think Pal lit is a better artist than Brush? Belle—Well, Brush has more paint on his clothes, but Pallit has a better pointed Vandyke, — Batt- more American, thom t the Insens!blo man | ‘@ sure| wan dead at firet, but he groaned.) They ran stembling over mounds of de Drie. They fell, got up, ran on and) | fell again. They got twisted as to| direction, and butted into walls of ® Nothing Serious coal. In places the slope was #0| AT THE PROPER MOMENT. | WHEN YOU THINK OF IT. HONEST. blocked that there was only room) " I'm told be can be bribed” for them to crawl through one at ‘Of course. But he has some | a tine, | “By and by panic took them, and! fome of them turned and ran the! wroug way. Why? Ths black damp was coming, They knew it] was coming. It rolls, invisible, aa) fast as & man can run, and it chokes, smothers, strikes down Defore you can take a dozen steps. “Then, ‘way off, they saw a light bobbing up and down. KH was John. Heatheott coming from the pit mouth. The force of the explosion had blown his cap off. He thought he| heard volces; then silence, Back he went, 60 feet io the dark, to the tool box, where he got a safety Ino p. | “With it burning on his cap, he came down to them. It was a race, Do you see it? It was a race bo- tween John Heathcott und thel . b black damp, and the goal was 12) hurt, dazed and lost men. “Do you know what Hoathcott’s chances were of getting out of the mine alive? Not d tn 20, He had conscience about it. How is that?” + Why, you can buy him to supe port a measure, but he won't stag | bought.”"—-Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1 | A MISFIT. "Wealth bas its p ” onid jthe ready-made ph pher. “Yes,” replied Mr. Cumrox; P@ rather be back at the dear old fae tory than learning to pronowunes the names of the old masters in my picture galler, Wash, Star. IN VOGUE. “Why doesn't that young mas come into the parlor?” “Oh, I don't know.” “Isn't be a candidate for your | hand?” “Yes; but he seems to prefer @ jfront porch campaign.” — Loule Mrs. Knagg—I've just been read-| ville Courier-Journal. ing about a young man who was arrested and sent to jail right on the eve of his wedding. Mr. Knagg—Some men hc.ve all the luck. Didn't you hear all the profes sors lecture?” “Why, no. He began by saying that sleep is the secret of "te| FRAYED. Kate — Mrs. Wops boasts that she made her husband. Meg — Anybody could tell that to look at the way the poor man ig frayed at the edges. — Baltimosg | American. te good reason to believe every man in the mine was dead and that the black damp had passed over them. You cannot sre the black damp. Bvery step he took might carry him Into it. It would have dropped bim! in his tracks as the sledge hammer! living--and then I came home and went to bed.” HER DESIRES. TOO QUIET. drops the beef. Yet he went on, wer! tnteek Thee running hard. about as much noise as the seta “The sight of his Inmp gave the s’ in imbrogtio.” — Birming men the needed sense of direction, Age-Heraid. and they raced to meet it, dragging after them the unconscious man and the man who was burned. “It was & good half mile to the pit mouth. They reached {t Just in time. When the’ light of day showed, Iike a beacon of hope, the last man reeled. The black damp/ ‘was on him. But the good, sweet alr of the outofdoors came down to him, and so lomvened the poison | in bis lungs that he lived. 3 QUITE COMMON. The hunter had mistakenly a guide. “What is your name?” asked hunter, bending down eagerly. “Smith” gasped the guide his fast breath. The hunter's face fell. “And | came up here,” he claimed ruefully, “in pursuit of 1 game.”—Chicago Post. rescued shook hands with Heath- cott, and then went down the hill to thetr homes. “The explosion was briefly noted in the newspapers. One man killed | te not much of a story, Heathoott’s heroism was not mentioned. It would have annoyed him if it had been. It was part of the day's work.” “Do you think our platform is ‘} sey /ft should be?” asked one - paigner, | “Let us not worry about that” plied the other. “A platform much like a seashore d Most people forget ali about it warm weather is over.”—Washt ton Star. —~You remind me of a “Before she married the novelist |beautiful butterfly, Miss Sweet. she wanted to be the heroine of his Miss Sweet—You may not be books.” aware that a butterfly is merely a “Now she wants the royalties.” post-graduate caterpillar. Free Music Lessons and Fine Pianos for the Cost of the Materials and the Making This has been an “unsettled” year—business has been good only in a few spots throughout the states. Conse- quently many piano manufacturers found themselves with warehouses filled with pianos which they were unable to MOREOVER, WITH EACH INSTRUMENT SOLD sell Time is money. Capital takes flight at stagnation. The motto of success for every business is “Keep going!” So to find a market for these unsold instruments they have shipped them to Eilers Music House, and we can sell them 9 for just a trifle over the cost of the labor and the materials. # WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO GIVE A FREE COURSE IN MUSIC. THE BUYER SELECTS THE TEACHER— THE MANUFACTURERS PAY THE BILL. IT WILL BE A BOON, NOT ONLY TO THE MANY MUSICAL HOMES, BUT TO ALL THE MUSIC TEACHERS IN THE PUGET SOUND COUNTRY! THE BENEFITS WILL BE LASTING AND MANY! The Sale includes Pianos that are world-famous for their beauty, their sweet, singing tones and their intrinsic value. Pianos that never go a-begging, such as Chickerings, Deckers, Kimballs, Lesters, the Sohmer, the Hazelton, the reliable Smith & Barnes, the Haddorff, the Steger, the Marshall & Wendell —and others equally desirable and valuable. Prices so low as to command the attention of every frugal buyer—lower than has ever been known before. For example, we shall sell: $265 Pianos are now $325 Pianos are now X i $350 Pianos are now .. $234 |$400 Pianos are now..... $2455 $450 Pianos are now............. $267 No Need to Pay Cash—-$6 Down and $6 a Month for Many of the Pianos in This Sale -——And the music lessons are paid for by the manufacturers, greatest of all arts, the ability to. produce music you Call or write today. The books are uow open. Get yo name down for this, the greatest educational and economical opportunity ever presented! All you have to do is to select a piano and a teacher, and you can get not only the piano, but you can acquire the CLIP OFF AND MAIL TONIGHT. Eilers Music House, Seattle, Wash. Gentlemen—Please send particulars regarding the sale of pianos and free music lessons, (if you prefer any particular make of piano, mention it here.) es YS av SUCCESSORS TO D. S. JOHNSTON Co. 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