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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-06
MORE FOOLS ARE BORN
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they we're buying. and didn't get
shat they bought
The actlouser was too wise to
sell the packages on the spot A
few 81 packages worth 80 cents
would end the sale. so he hit upon
the crafty scheme of numbering
zach article and selling the number.
A large fiat grip would be- held
up placarded ga" when the
lucky bidder won II he was handed
ticket No. a. Friday when he pre-
senta that ticket he will get the
large flat grip
But he paid his money when he
secured the ticket.
And the crowd stood for II. fought
for Il. actually forced It's money on
the auctioneer.
Nothing was sold nj less than a
dollar except a few axes and UNI
breilas which were unwrapped,
eliminating the mystery as TO what
they were.
Suit cases. telescopes and grips
were highly priced by the crowd.
and brought the best bids. As he
called the bids. the auctioneer
threw In various stories OF the luck
Of bidders at last years sale How
bag of gold nuggets was found
In a grip from Dawson. though
those who attended last years sale
remember paying $500 for a bottle
Of Peruna and some cast off baby
clothes, better than the gold mug
gets.
The crowd laughed at the nugget
story. but proceeded to run the
next suit case up to twice the fig.
ure the preceding one went at.
and one man is now eagerly wait.
Ing for Friday morning, that he can
haul sack OF gold out of the UNI
claimed grip.
Women pushed and showed their
way through the crowd with the
men. enjoying 1t as much as a 9S-
cent sale, fighting 10 outbid the
man next to them.
The auctioneer leased the crowd
hy opening small hole In the
package and peering In. without
giving the bidders a look. II he
discovered Il worthless, he would
close up the bids suddenly. and
some enthusiastic buyer would find
himself successful sooner than he
thought for.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-06
Do NOT DARE
To ENTER THE
ROSLYN MINE
Rumblings Forecast More
Explosions, and Men Are
Kept Away-One Is Be-
lieved TO Be Alive.

RosLYN. Oct. G.--Despite the
fact that there is bare possibility
that one OF the men in shaft No. 4
Is still alive the conditions are 10
dangerous that no attempt has yet
been made TO enter the ruined
shaft.
Continued rumbIings have con
WINGED experienced miners that
there is a large accumulation OF
afterdamp In the mine which Is
liable TO explode at any time. Two
experts in rescue work, W. o. Rob
erta and w. NJ Barnett. who have
been at the Seattle exposition. are
here with their oxygen machines
ready 10 make an entrance. but
General Manager Claghorn has 80
far refused to permit them TO do
SO.
Hoping against hope. the friends
Of John v. Jones. the young pump
man, believe that he may still be
alive. His pump was In a part OF
the mine where there was chance
that he could escape the force OF
the explosion and the flames. Jones
knew the mine well. and his &C.
quaintancea say that given a mo
ment he could have reached a place
Of safety. Mine officials. however,
declare there would be no chance
for him to escape death by suffo-
cation.
Funeral services for William Ar
nndei were held at 1880 this aft
ernoon under the auspices OF the
union aud the X. OF p. lodge. Fully
500 miners. were In the line OF
march
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-06
WEATHER FORECAST.

DEIIcATEssE>.- ~ Potato salad. tbs
for Use. English hioaters. : for Ice.
IHl tTS~~ ttAnnnRs inc dos. rfanher
rlen Toe at. Tohay Kra pee. ear per fas'
ket. crab apples CSC pet boa. oranges
or don lemons sse doz
BUTTER Ann EGGS. - rrineess cream
cry. atc 10 jersey creamery. zee today
~gNs Z dos. sc
IRA AND soFFtE.--HiGh Life coffee
Tbs Tor 81 co. regular 19c coffee today.
gtr 10 special blend, z iha.. csc.
GHOC ERIEs~.T "a coffee. gsr ID,
today soc Sunrise oysters. zAu sire. 81
today uranh~rrisa. lee qt
PLANTS AND FLOWERS Ferns Toe
each. astcrn. zoe doa
PICKLES AND eATstrS.--Diil pick
leo S. don. fancy olives. isc pint
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-06
GEORGETOWN AGAIN

Editor The star II tho doctrine
q eternal reward or punishment In.
Atillcd Into the mind would we ever
read such letter az appeared In
Friday evenings Star over the sig.
nature Of ''sADDER BUT WISER
GIRL
How can any man like the one
she mentioned be capable OF sitting
on the bench as n iudgos Ia Il not
time that we. the common people.
Eet TO work. What can we do,
A SUBSCRIBER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-06

- AhAo NsA4s @AN A41ApFA sFftpu& w
Jury.
Had Narrow Escape.
Olaf Peterson. the mechanic. was
In tho rear scat, and was not 10
fortunate. He was thrown directly
Into the river. and. loaded down
with hlH heavy clothes. had a arm.
cult time breasting the swift cur
rent and reaching land.
As Kingston scrambled back TO
the road be saw the lights Of an
other machine approaching He
hailed the car. which was occupied
by l.. II. Garrod and party OF Sc
attic.
They turned around. took the re-
lay crowd In and flew back to Sc
attic. completing the run.
This morning the watersoaked
messages from President Taft to
President Chilberg we're delivered
at the Alaska Yukon.Pacific exposi-
ton grounds. Also messages from
Mayor Reyburn OF Philadelphia to
Mayor Miller. messages from the
governors OF Pennsylvania. Wy
oming and Idaho TO Governor Hay.
aud important army dispatches TO
Fort sam Houston.
Mr.. Kingston. who made the trip
from Philadelphia to Seattle In 10
days and S hours. Is manager OF
the automobile department of the
Philadelphia Press and originator
OF the idea of the relay run. He
will start back tonight. II possible.
He Arranged the Trip.
but this time I am going by
Pullman car" he said this morn
ing. had roads ARE plentiful
everywhere west Of the Mississippi.
but the worst ever are in the state
Of Washington. We had fairly good
weather most of the way until we
crossed the Columbia, and found
the rain had turned the roads into
boys. We were delayed "a hours
between Walla Walla and North
Yakima alone by mud
The Ford car which won the
transcontlnental race this summer
reached Seattle % days and 81 min
utes out of New York city. Kings
ton made the trip from the Quaker
City In IL days and Z hours faster
time.
This was the first relay trip ever
attempted from ocean to ocean,
however. and from now on there
will be plenty who will endeavoT
10 take the record from Kingston.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-06
COMMENDS THE STAR

Editor The Star: am 40 well
pleased with your paper os Sept 20
and II that have to write a line
and give thanks TO God for one
paper on this coast that does not
worship the golden calf and is not
afraid 10 expose dishonesty The
poor have been robbed ever since
the exposition opened by butchers
and retail groccrs. by fake news
papers.
MIR. SALINAS KETTLER
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wiil sacrifice all their future pros
poets that the public may be pro
tectsd ~ all means. Mr.. Bouillon
should retain office. and hts former
salary should be paid him. lie
would make an ideal chief execu-
dive for this city.
g.. A. sTfRTAN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-06
TH|RTY-FOUR
ARE VICTIMS
IN EXPLOSION
Another Mine Accident
Reaps Large Death List
When Gases Blow Up,
Killing Many.

EXTENSION, via Labyrinth, D.
C.. Oct with the known death
total now reaching "a. workers at
the fatal Nanaimo mine are in
hourly fear Of more explosions from
after-damp. The recovery OF the
bodies Is attended by the greatest
danger.
A 50-foot caye-in in No. 2 slope
adds 10 the confusion. This viii
probably make impossible the re-
cOyery OF any more bodies for at
least a week. Only 10 of the "a
known dead have been found 30 far.
Sad stories are pouring in OF the
victims. The sister and brother
in-law OF lngham. one OF those
dead In the mine. arrived last night
from Kansas on a visit. Wargo
and Messerich, also entombed I'm
the black hole, returned Sunday
from hunting trip and intended
TO work for one day and then re-
sumo their holiday.
Rescuers resumed work at day
light, but up TO O'Clock no other
bodies had been brought out
Victims Recovered.
The victims recovered aref
Thomas O'Connell. single; An
drew Moffatt, married. three chill.
dren; James Ewart, married, one
child; Robert Marshall. single;
William Robertson. married, wife
visiting Seattle: William Quinn,
single. Edward Dunn, single:
James Molyneux. single; Howard
Taylor. single: William Davidson,
single; Alex Melos. single; a Mon,
tenegrin: Thomas Thomas. singlel
Peter Nolan. single; William Kes-
serich. married. 10 children; James
kesserich. single: Thomas Parkin,
married. two children; John Bull
Itch tcolored). married. with fam
lily; Charles Schulz. single.
Other known dead whose bodies
remain In the mine are:
Wynn Steele. married; Robert
White. married. six children;
James Tsmaster. single: Fred Ing
ham. single: Alex. Mcclellan, mar.
rled. John WarEo. A. Crotian. mar.
ried. four children: Herman Peter.
son, single.
Two Finianders. names unknown,
and three leaders who were with
Wargo. keGserich and BnIlltch, two
drivers, are also missing.
Among men who lost their lives
In this explosion there were none
more popular or better known, not
only on Vancouver Island. but also
in sporting circles on the mainland.
than Tom O'Connell, the star flll-
back OF the I.adysmith football
team.
His body was among the five
found when the rescuers managed
to penetrate past the two-mile
mark on No. 2 slope.
Giant Greek Dead.
Alex Milos, a giant Greek with
the frame and muscles OF a Her.
cules. was the last of the original
quintet of bodies rescued. He had
been terribly mangled and burned
by the explosion. but his phenom-
email physique enabled him TO press
on until exhausted nature finally
gave way, and the after-damp over
took him. With the exception OF
the one body. the head and torso
OF which were so badly mangled as
to be still unidentified at a late
hour last night. Milos' body was
the most shocklngly mangled OF the
lot The big fellow was well
known around the mines. owing to
his feats OF strength. and strong
men gathered around the tunnel
mouth shuddered and shed tears
when his body was brought cut.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-06
HOW l GOT $50, 1000 IN GRAFT,
STORY OF Ex-cITY EMPL0YE


(coaeludod1
another Bob Hodgc-the right the right job You
count my for am in the plumbing business myself
and have six plumbers working for My shop
very far from the city hall.
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The Test.
''She has Az many satellites as a
luminous planet"
"Ab. but how many rings can she
show T''--kansas City Journal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-06
RECORD SMAsHER IS
CLAD RACE IS OVER
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% the car. and escaped serious IN
Jury.
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The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
Church and Clergy.

Rev. George w. Burke of Whining ton, Del, has read the Bible through forty times and is now reading the New Testament through the one hun dred and fourth time.
 At Easter Rev. ". B. Selbie will sue ceed Dr. Fairbalrn as principal of Mansfield college, Oxford. He Is a graduate of the university, is now for ty.six years old and was one of Prin, cIpal Falrbalru's first pupils In the olOgy.
 When Rev. Dr. Corky of London derry, Ireland, arises on Sunday to cX' pound the gospel he does so with the proud consciousness that on the same day in eight other Presbyterian pull, pits his eight sons ire performing q similar service.
 St. Johns church, in which Wash. ington wOrshiped when in New York, Is not to be torn down at present, if at all. in spite of many reports to the con- trary. The Trinity parish corporation, to which 1t belongs, has announced that it will be kept open.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08

There is more Catarrh in this sec ton of the country than all other dis eases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be ln' curable. For a great many years doc tors pronounced it a local disease an prescribed local remedies, and by con stantly failing to cure with local treat ment, pronounced it inCurablc. Scienc has proven catarrh to be conStitu' tional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Halls Ca tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J, Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, Ohio, tS the only constitutional cure on the mar ket. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it tails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
 Address: F. J. CHENEY X CO.,, To ledO. Ohio.
 Sold by Druggists. 7Jc.
 Take Halls Family Pills for conSti. patton.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt has taken up horseback riding as diversion, and New York society Is following her lead.
 Mrs. Fred Wilmerding, once leader of fashion in Paris, has opened curl osity shop in Florence, hoping thereby to retrieve her fortune.
 Mrs. w. J. Beggs of Seattle, Wash, is said to have produced the first rose absolutely without thorns. Mrs. Bcggs has studied Mir. Burbank's methods.
 Miss Clara Fighter of Philadelphia was the first woman missionary of the Baptist faith to try to convert the fol- lowers of Confuclus and Buddha, hav- ing started in 1888.
 Mrs. William l.. Howard has been appointed second probation officer Tor women in Rochester. to serve without remuneration. She Is prominent philanthroplc worker and Is president of the Rochester City federation.
 Miss Icy Palmer the last of the Tus- caroras, tribe of Indians which for merly occupied the present site of Manchester, Vt, has been placed in a retreat in Brattleboro. She was al- ways a great rover and could be seen trampIng about in all sorts of weather.
 Among the best known Parisiennes is Mile. Polaire, the actress, whose waist Is supposed to be the smallest in tba world ond whoSn lOyn for coS. metics Is such that even her gums and tongue are colored, while her face is made to look as white as possible, which, together with her dark hair and eyes. makes combination as curious as-in her case-it Is fascinating.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08

The Caribou Hotel. Carcross, !. IT, is the headquarters for the Atm anu Conrad stage lines.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
The Writers.

Goldsmith got SOO guincas for his "Animated Nature"
 Dr. $. Weir Mitchell, physician and author Is sevcnty-ninc years of age. In spite of his advanced age Dr. Mitch, ell is healthy and vigorous and finds time for both literary work and pro- fcSSiOnal practice.
 Professor Goldwin Smith, now in his cighty-SiXth year, Is still frequent contributor to the newspapers and magazines. He was eminent as a scholar and q writer when he first went to Canada, forty years ago. At the age of thirty-four he was reglus professor of modern history at Oxford university.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
Train and Track.

In 1908 one person was killed for every 7O,OOO.OO0 who travelled on Eng fish railways. One In every 2,30O,0OO was injured.
 Nine.tenthS of the steel ties laid by the Mexican railway In 1884 are still in good condition. as recent exami- nation showed. They were laid in gravel, coarse sand or fine stone.
 While tires of a steam locomotive will wear down after being run 5000 miles. it Is said that those of an cleo tric locomotive will not require re- ncwal until 1t has been run 30,000 miles.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
HIDDEN DANGERS.
Nature Gives sJimely Warnings Tha' No Alaska Citizen Can Afford
 to Iun0re.


 No Alaska Citizen Can Afford
 to Ignore.
 DANGER SIGNAL NO. comes frorl the kidney secretions. They will warn you when the kidneys are sick. Well kidneys eXcrete a clear, amber fluid. Sick kidneys send out thin, pale and foamy, or a thick. red, ill. smelling urine. full of sediment and irregular of passage.
 DANGER SIGNAL NO. 2 comes from the back Back pains, dull and heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you of sick kidneys and warn you of the aD, proaCh of dropsy, diabetes and Brights disease. DOan'S Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys and cure them per, manently.
 Theodore Josephson. 515 Seventh St, Astoria, Oregon, says: "Abort five years ago l used DOan'S Kidney Pills and derived great benefit. At that time l was suffering from Se' We're pains across my back and loins, at times so severe that l was unable also bothered me q great deal, the SC, Cretlons generally being too frequent in passage. At last DOan's Kidney Pills were brought to my attention and I procured a box. 1 used them and as a result my health is now eX, cellent. I take a few doses of Deans Kidney Pills now and then, when feeling any sign of baCkache and they never fail to banish the trouble"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo New York sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-DOan'S-and take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
BOTTLED AND oRAueHT BEER

~"inier Beer is the peer of all brews. At the Mascot. phone 67 and have case sent to your home.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
Science SiftingS.

In each 223 lunar months there arc twenty-nine eclipses of the moon and forty-one of the sun.
 Nine-tenths of human energy ex' pended in muscular movement goes out as heat, but one-tentb being util' Ized mechanically as work done.
 According to two scientists of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology each human emotion creates in deli cate machine which they have invent ed distinct electric force which it is possible to classify.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
English EtChingS.

Hospitals in England spend f1,250,- 900 yearly.
 It is estimated that 100000 children go to school without breakfast every morning in London.
 Excluding warships, the shipbuilding output of the United Kingdom last year was only 920,6G0 tons against l,GO7, ,S9O tons in 1907.
 Even as late as the earlier years of the eighteenth century minCc pie as an adjunct of the Christmas feast was forbidden to the English clergyman.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
Proverbs.

Actions are the raiment of the man. Greek Proverb.
 Associate with the lame and you will learn to limp.-Latin PrOverb.
 The same fire purltics gold and con sumes straw.-German Proverb.
 The devil tempts all other men. but Idle men tempt the devil. - Turkish ProYerb.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
RELIABLE ALL THE TIME.

The Pack Train Restaurant will serve wine with dinner orders, free in place of tea or coffee. Come on boys.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08

FOR SALE-A 2S-horSe power. cycle, marine gasoline engine. Is Tn good order and capable of constant and hard service. Apply to Captain Pete Madsen, Skagway.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08

Why not be cheerful? Poor Lit tie Herman has just received con- signment of that famous Cream Rye, A smile guaranteed with every drink
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
so SAY THEY ALL.

It is a pleasant surprise what a splendid old, rich and mellow 9ooaS they sell at the Pack Train Bar. 90 say they all, me to Her Man.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08

If you have something you doh | need. why not advertise it for sale or exchange in The Alaskan?
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-08
Raw FurS....
 WE PAY Rluh Prices for fine FuFS Write For Price List Percv>s Fur House Oshkosh, wisconsin

Subscribers are requested to notify The Alaskan when papers are not promptly delivered by the carriers.
Evening star., 1909-05-06
EASTERN HIGH
DEFEATS WESTERN

The Western High School team let out
few kinks in the last inning of the game
with the Eastern High School yesterday
afternoon and saved itself from shut
out when the latter won by score of
Z to 3.
The victory for the Capitol Hill team
was due to the mastery box work of
Whitney and the timely hitting of his
team mates. Capt Whitney had every
thing. He sent sixteen batters down on
strikes. gave three bases on balls and
allowed two hits. Upton, who did the
fiingfng for the Red and White. was also
In good form. He had thirteen strikeouts.
passed five batters and allowed five hits
The only extra-base hit of the game was
recorded by Guy. who opened the ninth
inning with a triple to deep center.
Varela did the best stick work for East
which was made in the third inning. and
sent two runners across the plate, thus
starting his team on to victory. Ligon
also got a timely hit in this inning and
two runs counted Martin caught fine
game, holding the bit twirler up in great
style. For Western, Guy played a good
game. Stone and Guy pulled off a fast
double play i'm the third inning, when.
with Lfgon on second and one down,
Matin hit a long fly to center, which
Stone caught and nailed to second before
LigOn could return.
Western scored all of it's runs in the
final, round. Guy tripled to center and
scored, when Howard. who batted for
Bone. singled through second Robson
hit to Varela and Howard scored. Robe
wild pitch. This ended the scoring.
Thp
Evening star., 1909-05-06
CHEVY CHASE GOLF.
Interesting Play in Handicap Match
Tourney for Presidents Cup.

The first round of the golf tourney in
course of progress at the Chevy Chase
Club was completed yesterday afternoon
The feature of the games of the after
noon was the one between Horstman and
Rudolph Kaufman. Horstman was
compelled to halve in order to hole a two
on the home green and win his match.
r. Stead and Oliphant tied at eighteen
holes, and had to play an extra nine in
order to win.
The results in the first round of play
follow:
Victor Kaufman beat w. N. Gray. 5 up and
4 to play.
I. r. wanger beat $. w. Denfeld, up and q
TO play.
L. A. Pradt beat H. Wright. up and l TO
play.
J. Mob. Sterritt beat G. p. Van wyck. l mp.
T. A. Claytor beat ]. III. Gore, } up and 1 to
J. w. Lockett beat H. Hinckley. up and
to play.
II. Charteres beat E. N. Weaver, 8 up and 5
to play.
J. Bolt beat Morven Thompson. up and 1 to
play
G. H. Gillett beat H. Jennings, 4 up and 2 to
play.
Q. Horstman beat Rudolph Kaufman, up.
H. Oliphant beat r. Stead, 3 up In % holes.
w. g. Peter beat A. A. Worthington, 4 up and
} to play.
W, F. Ham beat T. H. McAboy, I up and S
to play.
W. $. Rcyburn beat H. B. Dav--son, 5 up and
8 TO play.
E II. LOTUS beat A. T. King. an.
Evening star., 1909-05-06

bags, another for double. and the other
two went for singles. He stole two bases.
Keep 1t up, Teddy" old boy; the fans
are for you. McCarthy's batting had
great deal TO do with the Treasurys win
ming last years pennant. At the close
of the year he was second in the batting
honors.
The Columbias played a better fielding
game than the losers. the winners max
ing two fumbles. while Brentwood's error
column says four. The one-hand pickup
of Hayes made the spectators stand up
and yell 1t was dandy, and You can
bet it was talked over at many a dinner
table last evening. Brown. who plays
third for the Columbias, also made
circus catch behind his sack. Arthur
Noyes. behind the plate for Brentwoods.
caught an excellent game. but his bat
ting eye wasn't with him. "Ar' Handi-
amateur ball tossers. and who held down
the center garden for Brentwoods. is the
second man this season to connect with
the leather for a home run. "Af' also
got another single and played his posi-
ton without slip up. Larry Kicker. In
left for the Columbias, attended to every
thing that came into his territory in a
first-class manner.
There were six of the Atlantics' old
stars i'm yesterdays contest. Larry Rick
er. Johnnie Priest and Charles F. Salb
with the Columbias. and Teddy" Nc
- D.ro