The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 26, 1912, Page 1

R08 HODGE AND GANG IN DEATH BATTLE— WHICH WINS? j “Bob” Hodge is coming back to town next week. When he gets here, you people will witness the most remarkable political happenings in the history of the state. You will - — ae Syme poor ag man—fighting alone the powerful political gang which for years has dominated the public affairs of your state, crushing without mercy all who dared to "You will see and hear this man Hodge. You shall judge of his mettle then. It will be the gang’s bitterest, most desperate battle. For the gang knows, and “Bob” Hodge knows, that this is to be a battle It's the gang, i ” “Bob! . must not outcome of this remarkable and sensational battle will be known November 5. The gang has shot down many a good man from ambush. How will it fight in the open? has spent many when the worth $6, —that his IAY GANG SANCTIONS “Putty” $13,000 nomination and times amount for election is, money was or it’s Hodge. Hay for that job is only 000 a year if the really BE She @ voL 4. Hodge will not ask for quarter, and he will give none. Hodge is fighting for his very political life. He is doing more than that. He is fighting for his good name. He is doing more than that. He is fighting for the good name of his four bonny sons. as you or any other brave and honest man would fight if in his place. Hodge, it is true, goes into this fight-to-death battle handicapped. He was attacked from ambush, by skulkers armed with poisoned arrows. The Se ~ THE ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE NO. 206, SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1912. Either and whom HE WILL NOT HARM; and yet he must make the fight of a MAN. Hodge everything is at stake. For the people of the state much is at stake. And the people right now are hoping that Hodge makes a good fight, a hard fight, and, above all PRESENT OF UNIVERSITY LAND WORTH $250,000 TO N. P. RAILWAY _ Here is the latest outrage perpetrated on the people of this state by the Hay standpat machine. It's a gift of $250,000 } Northern Pacific railroad. Worse than that, the gang took the $250,000 away from the school children of the state to make the gift. 2 IDPAT REGENTS MADE THE GIFT. A THE PRESENT CONSISTS OF A STRIP OF SCHOOL LAND, 80 FEET WIDE AND A MILE AND A INGTH, RUNNING THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON GROUNDS. HAY’S BOARD thorough examination of the records at Olympia reveals nothing which gives the railroad any shadow of claim or ‘the land. The record was exhaustively examined by Attorney Thomas F. Murp..ine. _ The board of regents themselves disputed the railroad’s claims. But instead of taking the dispute to the courts, they railroad knew it had no title to the land. It knew it had no more title to an 80-foot strip than to a 200-foot fand. The railroad considered its claim so valueless that it never attempted to have its claim tested in court. It its tye A and it came. The land-grab was effected through the kind offices of the Hay machine. AGO SECTIONS 16 AND 36 IN EVERY TOWNSHIP IN THE STATE WAS GIVEN TO OOL CHILDREN OF THE STATE FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES. THE STATE UNIVERSITY IS LO- ON SECTION 16. Northern Pacific, without title or right of any kind, back in 1886 or thereabouts, built its line through the campus. that time the N. P. has been scheming to secure title to this land as a right-of-way. FOR THE: ACT OF WHICH GAVE THE RAILROAD THE RIGHT TO CROSS PUBLIC DOMAINS SPECIFICALLY ED LANDS HERETOFORE RESERVED, AS THE SCHOOL LANDS IN THIS STATE. So, four years Pacific, working secretly, got a bill through the legislature permitting the board of regents to sell uni- to railroads for UNDER THIS A’ ht-of-ways. OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT HAY'S BOARD MADE ITS “COMPROMISE.” HIS TRACT OF LAND, VALUED AT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS, TO THE NORTH- € RAILROAD FOR THE SUM OF $1.00. thas been fully laid before Governor Hay, but he has no fault to find with his board of regents. He will their action tested in the courts. Instead he told Ole Hanson, who protested this gigantic land- be would pN.P., to make an investigation and governor. ‘of the extraordinary generosity of Hay's board toward the N. P.. the University appoint Regent John C. H a brief on the case for the ins, one of the board who sanctioned and approved the dona- Daily, the student paper, says: fbert T. Condon; secretary of the board of regents, when interviewed today, states that, so far as he knew, no con- hasbeen mentioned for the right-of-way, with the exception of certain stipulations, which have thus far not ied with by the railroad.” THE CLA Tells Students They Must Kowtow to Regents) Governor—Says Insurgency Must Be 8 tS Thereupon Insurge With More Determination STUDENT of the University of BP are not to criticise the, t the regents who ap- culty, NOR THE GOV-| appointed the regents. Of progressive ideas, which has result-| outbreak against | of the Blethen, te be absolut le cen “student opinion” pos University of Washing Raped Mare the edicts which have! wm the office of President oF Kane as a result of the # the “chimes” by the consequent revolt body. If the students ft must be in ac-| these provisions. Will probably be fired | iproprieties” already than submit to they will be) their fight to the peo-| tate. " t whieh are enum- ‘Were told a group of Composing a committee Me student board of control, | a d President Kane. | expected more or less! B Were astonished at what! the president | is outbreak in 10 teaching within this) Mote than once 1} Doked at me becaus ty i a hotbed of insur: Must stop. Must get the right at no right to critl- mt |zatlona—support both STUDENTS cise the regents, for they are high- er in authority.” “But how far does t mit on} our right of protest go! broke In one of the studémts. “ we critt- cise the governor?” . “Not if he were, on the campus,” said the president. te The students then tried to get an expression of just how far they could express their opinions in the student paper.” The president did not yield an inch. He insisted that! he was the final authority on every article—-he insisted on absolute! censorship. | So that’s the sitnation at the var-| sity. Students must quit kicking) on aoything the regents may do. | They must kowtow completely to) the regents, and may not even dis-| cuss them—for that's an impropri- ety. They can't say a word in their Daily. And as for faculty men, they've) got to quit teaching all this modern) rot. about social morality. Other-| wise some of our “best people” will) poke fun at the prexy. It’s a mighty t that In the fight are making that the big part of the faculty is with them. Offers from a number of organt- moral and financlal—has been promised. And for a licked crowd, the students are the “fightin’est crowd” you'll ever find. A number of them were before the discipline committee yesterday afternoon, were asked a lot of ques- tions, but as yet don’t know what has been done—if anything. The senior council of the state university, an organization of all senior men, and the board of con- trol, the governing body which manages student affairs, have both gone on record favoring the etand taken by 51 students against the ac- ceptance of the chimes. this morning dis-| action a the Pu- Factio ., seeking the ip Domiaco Oct and Vin- On habeas corpus alleged slavery} Hert” themselves testified | "4 Rot forcibly detain- “i and compelied| + however, told that they wanted to ORCIBLY JT WANTED TO QUIT WORK | ETAINED quit work there immediately rather than go back, The men were ac-| companied to the courthouse by the) company’s guards. One of them,| Charles Fow declared on the courthouse after the trial: have all I can do to keep myself from strangling some of those fel- lows,” referring to the striking min- ers. Fowler was recently fined $10 and sentenced to a jail term for in- timidating strikers with @ gun, | rifleed on the altar of treachery,’ The old story of “Bob” Hodge's indictment by a King county grand jury for failing to search for and seize slot machines in and out of operation in King county is told again in the efforts of the slanderbund to beat the King county man. It was told in large type in the papers of Seattle two years ago and.a few months later the people of King county ELECTED “BOB” HODGE SHERIFF FOR THE SECOND TIME BY A VOTE OF FOUR TO ONE OVER HIS OPPONENT AND WITH THE BIGGE VOTE EVER GIVEN A MAN RUNNING FOR OFFICE IN KING COUNTY. The people knew that the “gang” had jobbed Hodge then, just as it is attempting to job him now, and the people registered their emphatic protest. WOMEN WRITE|WANTS MORE TO BECKER “GOATS” NEW YORK, Oct. 26.—Extrava- (By United Vreas Leased Wire.) gantly worded letters, highly scent- INDIANAPOLIS, Oct, 26. ed and beribboned, written by | Sworn testimony that H. 8. Hoektn, } women, are pouring in ‘on Police| Present secretary-treasurer of the} Lieut. Becker, convicted of murder.| International Association of Bridge rred « .|and Structural Iron Workers, be- as someon Ww hiss 00's Reco 9° trayed the innermost secrets of “ ization to government and another as a “victim of the| ‘hat organ’ - ed machinations of social outcasts.” |fepresentatives, and even turn After Becker is sentenced, next|°Ver the keys of the Indianapolis Wednesday, by Justice Goff, ho wit! headquarters to Detective Wm. J.) be taken to Sing Sing prison, to re main until bis appeal is decided Mrs. Becker seemed more cheer ful today than at any time since her husband was convicted, and spent an hour with him in his cell a dictagraph machine In John Me Namara’s office, was given at the | trial of the 47 union men here today by Walter Drew, chief of counsel for the National Erectors’ associa | tion, WOMEN ‘COPPER? =" ustin's'altct'o have HOLD MEETING Burns, “and I do not want to be the only goat.” PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 26— The policewomen of the north- west and California, not the jail matrons, but the actual women “coppers” are holding a con- ference today in the interest of the young girls of the Pacific This is the first time istory that such a gathering taken place. The meeting was calied by Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, the first woman offi- United States, and ed this morning by Stover of Port- | aac il a *% Weather Forecast—Occas- * jonal rain tonight and Sun * day, moderate southeasterly * winds. Temperature at noon, 53. eeeeeeeee * \* ee ee T. R. 0. K. od Wire) AY, 6.—Steady improvement in the condition of Col, Theodore Roosevelt, vietim of a bullet fired by John Schrank, con-| tinued today. The former preai-| dent ate a good breakfast and plunged into the work of dictating the speech he is to deliver at Madi son Square Garden, New York city, next week, ROBBED TILL OF $10. A ladder placed against a win- dow in the alley at the rear of the O. K. cafe, 505 Maynard av., gave entrance to a thief who robbed the till of $10 last night. WILSON SAYS HE’LL GO TO BED AT 9 O'CLOCK ELECTION NIGHT. PRINCETON, N. J., Oct. 26.—-“I had rather sleep than hear election returns.” This was the announcement here today of Gov, Wood- row Wilson, the democratic presidential candidate, who said he would retire at 9 o'clock on election night, no mat- ter what the returns at that hour might indicate. Wires, however, will be installed in the governor's home for the benefit of his family. Burne, that the latter might install | - Hodge dies politically, or he will destroy the gang. attle Star AINS AND STANDS Be ON TH NmWs ONE CE! HOME a Flattering pai ammamecmen “MEN DO NOT DESERT WHEN UNDER FIRE” ‘These telegrams furnish a fine, convincing answer to the slander- bund’s latest “rumor” that Hodge is going to withdraw, Hodge has the gang whibped, he has it on the run, but the gang won't be able to run after Hodge geta through with it here in Seattle, next week Hodge will return tonight from Spokane, where he held a great last night. Hodge told that audience more sensational truths abgut the political bosses of this state than they ever heard before. “Men do not desert under fire.” _ That was the answer given this morning by Chairman Snyder to thé gang’s latest He that some unnamed progressives were ready to quit Bob Hodge. COPY TELEGRAM Spokan K, ©. Snyder, care Buuer Hotel, Seattle, W Home Saturday night. Tell the interests to play their last dirty card. 1 am ready to meet them and ask no quarter. ROBT. T, HODGE, Wash,, Oct, 26, 1912. he: Spokane, Wash., Oct. 25, 1912, RB. C. Snyder, care Butler Hotel, Seattle, Wash.: Two thousand people here tonight cheered Hodge to the echo stronger than any time during the campaign. Keep your face to the front, Eastern Washington is falling in strongly in the face of vitu- pefation and abuse, Ask and give no quarter. Hodge will win in Spo- kahe county, ARTHUR W. DAVTS, State Committeeman. 4 “ HORACE KIMBALL, County Commitieeman Bellingham, Oct Edgar ©. Snyder, Progressive Headquarters, Butler Hotel, Wash.: Twenty-five hundred people attended Poindexter meeting tonight. Mrs. Dora Cryderman spoke for 45 minutes for Hodge and enthusiasm ran riot. Hodge will be stronger in this county now than ever before. Newspaper attacks from now on will but add to his plurality In this county, Perkins-Wilson papers without influence in the orthwest. C, C, SIEGEL, Secretary 25, 1912 Seattle, COPY TELEGRAM Spokane, Wash., Oct. 25, 1912. FB, C. Snyder, Chairman, Hotel Butler, Seattle, Wash,: Hodge received ovations at Walla Walla, Clarketon, Pullman, Che- ney and here tonight 2,000 people. Slander making votes for all espe- clatly Hodge. Let them pull off everything imaginable; {t makes all progressives work harder. People here ready for anything from the enemy. Whoop it up! GOVNOR TRATS. * * * KER KKKEKKKE PASADENA, Cal., Oct. 26.— Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Jepson of this city celebrated today their 63rd wedding annivers- ary. They are 83 and 84 years ee CHEHALIS, Judge Rice yesterday refused grant an In- junction to the “wets” which would have prevented a local option elec-| * tion, This action of the superior) * court means that the election will| * be held, Business men of Chahalis|* old, respectively, and were have organized to keep the town|# married im Maine in 1849, from going “dry.” KEKE KEKE He was attacked from behind a woman, a woman whom an HONEST else, il if the money spent was not “Putty” Hay’s, but the Plun- derbund’s, doesn’t “Putty” come out and tell what he’s going to do for the Plunderbund in ex- change for its finan- cial support EDITION BIG LAND GRAB Endorsement ATTACKING |WON’T TALK © ADRIANOPLE| ABOUT DIAZ SOFIA, Oct. 26.—It is semi-offi- = clally reported here today that the|, MEXICO CITY, Oct. 26.—Abso- Bulgarian troops before Adrianople | ute secrecy was maintained here began today the actual storming of today concerning the fate of Gen. |that fortress, The assault is said|Feliz Diaz, nephew of Porforio |to have followed a severe bombard-| Diaz, deposed president of Mexico, ment, and when flames broke out| Whose rebelli@n against the Madero in various sections of the city the| government collapsed with his cap Bulgars advanced to the attack. | ture and the fall of Vera Cruz, Geo. 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