The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-06-04
ARE THE PEOPLE
|OF KING COUNTY
| WITH BOB HODGE!
rake Oven Fight Has Reached
STAGE Where Citizens viii
Show How They Stand

On "Wednesday last. Sheriff Robert T. Hodge borrowed
~ bapk in Seattle the Of 500 and paid the bill OF the
8 No Installed the brick bake oven in the King county court
|bue
az month ago Sheriff Hodge informed the men who in
AID ne oven that Il the county commissioners had not
rr,i The bill paid by June he would pay il out Of his
= posksi. Some days ago Commissioner carrgan an
,d Ga behalf OF the board that the bill would not be
a The county Sheriff Hodge thereupon borrowed the
rsr and made good his promise to pay.
Al d the incidents leading to the building Of the bake
e ,na the dispute regarding payments therefor have been
b sxuline 10 Col A. Bethen editor Of the Seattle Times
"a ths editor Of The Seattle Star and the Times and The
M have undertaken make good Mr. Hodge the obga-
ID incurred BY hm in being compelled pay ior this
When Sheriff Hodge took office he found that the facilities
nc ia kitchen entirely inadequate the proper
iprisoae Ne found bake that would bake and
covered that the bread supplied to prisoners unfit Tor
i iaod With Deputy Sheriff Strnger Mr. Hodge went
~ board q commissioners and given verbal authority
bs, haks lie secured price Of 500 iof the
azp1a
brt the work was ordered begun Hodge was informed
shasng agen, Of the county tina, he would look after
&ra d the oven long delay occurred and Hodge
l1 b the commissioners. Some activity then shown
pushasing agent who announced that he had received
M * The erection Of the oven one Tor $3.50 and the sec
<AA- a. ahah1t pitle wv
m here another period Of delay. and all the time
krhaus the county jail being served half baked
~ Hodge grew tired Of further waiting and ordered tho
mdm n The oven at cost Of $40 and so informed the
~ Purchasing agent and the commissioners The oven
Admpou erected and il said to be the finest in
- built at reasonable price could be secured any
~ At cost Of $50 less than the county would have
~ he county purchasing agcn, and the county commits
n I'D their way.
NsdH Hodge was justified in doing what he did The
necessity and the sheriff spoiled what looked very
~ graft just he has spoiled the office Of sheriff for
- office seekers. He is saving money for the people
county every day and IS treating the prisoners in the
iai human beings should be treated. He is being
y his services the rate Of 500 per month. and since
ben in office has accepted single dollar from any
naree He IS an honest man. and is being fought by
pbbing politician in King county Commissioner NJ. J.
Yen Tor whom Hodge stumped during the campaign Of
Nv Is at the head Of the fight against Hodge
q what absurd and silly lengths carrgan Is going in
F evidenced in the instructions gwen to the eontrae
~ building new smokestaek for the King county
house that hole shall be made in the smokestaek for
pc hon the jail bake oven. Such proceeding would
amusing for the knowledge that the business
kng county is to a large extent in the hands oil the man
1a*be for this idotic action
Believing that the people Of King county are with Hodge
Y controversy The Star IS going to give the people an
uniy to relieve Hodge Of the necessity Of paying this
N' q his own pocket Hodge is married man with a
q four boys; in debt because Of sickness in his
Before he took office and cannot afford to pay any OF
scuntys bills The Star will start the La with sub
on Of s2s George Engler Star empoye, has subscribed
me editor Of The Star has put bis name down for $40
4 ~ up to date We have obligated ourselves to take
one-hsf Of this $500 The Times will take care Of the
nah How many people there willing to aid in the
ens Of this BILL and by doing send to the county COM
'nsrs the word that honest Bob Hodge and his family
not suffer through any action Of the commissioners