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PLOT TO BEAT
HODGE AND CASE
tconeiussel

tconeiuesa.l
.aas-sssa-assaaassa as.s.ss-ssss-
"a against Hodge aud Case bechuso
they are Tire tvo county officials
Who have refused to recognize the
county politicians Ga making 40.
p0iutmenis Both the sheriff and
the auditor have insisted on max
ing tbeir own appointments and
thoy have been A. outs with the
politicians from the beginning Of
their terms
The nght between the county
commissioners and Sheriff Hodge
began when Hodge refused 90 allow
the commissioner GO name the SIX
deputy sherlffs 10 serve AZ halnffa
IN the justice courts The commis-
sionera named haliiffe instead. but
their appointments were upset By
The supreme court IN tho recent do
clHinn declaring the appointments
Illegal and the positions vacant
Whist Case Did.
Cases m0st recent offense against
Tho patronage seekers was his 70.
fusal % appoint. AZ their request.
three assistant clerks relieved ~
duty by the supreme court decision.
"a deputy auditors so that they
could continue 90 serve in the courts
and draw pay from the auditors
office
Dick Poland. an employee Of the
county trraHnrcr'a office. who was
defeated for the republican nominB.
tiun for councilman from the Four
teonth ward in tho recent municipal
primary. gave ont the Invitations
Tor the conference Of tonight Thirty
siH have been invited twelve from
West Seattle. twelve from George.
town and twelve from ihe Rainier
valley This representation was
planned 40 the nucleus ~ an orFnui-
Eatiou GO hr extended through The
county with The object ~ controlling
nominations In the September ph.
mary
Tho employees of the county
offices number over 500. exclusive
of county road employees and county
school teachers. and the placing 81
this patronage will De the prize 10
he secured by the political combine
which IL forming
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,'. 's7~Ns<sNsAS,o~.4e,,se
... YOUNG WQssr,' ~.
~. .tA ta fELErHggp a.a siKafr
y ". WHILE LEAHeissaf l1iE5
.t.. lIiDHN AT ~ ttkNi
q. Utter LEAHsinds' 10
l....... 10 Nlas WHgut Afll b
~. itAt EAsT 0ggigE 800,
III ' IELEFHQNE ~ re n
l.. iFrH AVE- th-15Eti7
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SEVEN DIE IN
All EXPLOSION

WAsTON, Pa, April t3.-soven
men were killed today In the proma
turo explosion Of a charge Of pow.
der In quarry here The blast tore
loose ton Of rock and earth and
hurled u forward on tho men, who
we're working on tower level Of the
quarry. The dead men are foreign
lRborera.
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The Seattle Commercial club last
might endorsed the public power site
BIN u S Senator Jones iH trying
io have enacted al Washington The
BIN provides that where a state has
adequate laws 20 protect me sites
and prevent their control boy monop
0ies, tho United States shall turn
them oyer 90 the state. provided
further that the state cannot dis.
pose Of the foe-slmple title to the
land
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tosT AND ro,, -

Ts7@s~~0aS-~sN,<.a wv
.ti,l 'ilaf " saiuraag '',.''se>,
4. .. s'fHytd from y tists !,
reward 'fa % 81 80
~ terrier femsIs was
'n % Aadf9Hh paft NJ hes y
iN name ~ Fassi. .llatis /.
H iaAH .iand. Wsst NfEst 1.
white autgmoi.6.
@aIH tttf p Fifn. -
.9ng 20 poeks9sa.s
... U 20 ard tsf n saai
~ 's1sra softa Il, s
af y9u saw Il Il -,
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PRINCE RUPERT, g. C

Want 20 buy lots in all parts of
Tho city Give description. price
and terms W. NJ Ward. Prince
Rupert go
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Cal ~ g

i"" sSis " Mars"
DUO Premiums Free ~
--r Nrni seNeufe room ses West \
california av. near his 49, Nv AN fiia Z
..,I. fg5 house fnF ~
,r.rtHa. $50 thereafter .etiart V
r.r Nant Fifcrgom lsundr p
.b.rr Lako union ne'e ssad slts 3"
tHlf, folItt an maaoiN
u'o' ero A. wgTgE a, So ia 9.
'...t h modern tsar ,r. so@is nisi
month nv owner
uiI. Phones ss e,,,ast nss
..... raam Furnished s 49, ep,nIps'
Gng.n Ammo i5s. r6s sac
SOW saw q ~ -
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NEW YORK. April s From doc
uments made public in nu Iuyost'ga
don IL The methods Of claim agents
Tor The metropolitan street Railway
Co during 10 years % appears that
the duty Of a lawyer for traction
company Ia 90 defeat tho claim Of
an Injured person by almost any
means
Disbnfmeut proceedings have
been brought against Henry a Rob
inson. appointed general counsel
tor the Metropolitan by the late
WIN G whitney president % tho
company and former secretary uf
The United States navy. and con
tinued lu the work until 1908. when
tho company went into the hands
~ receivers because 90 wild finance
methods
The Hsr association o. go pofseE-
sion Of ii7 vouchers ~ claim agents
turing RobIuaUu'g standardization
and these are held 60 prove that
the company made corrupt expendi
lures 90 escape or delay damage
suits
In this great city where surface
street cars are chewing somebody =
arm or Jog off or otherwise iulur
lug them 81 tho rate ~ q dozen a
day. the Metropolitan paid out near
iy as much 90 prevent paying dam
ages az h asa Ga Judgments
For instance. in 1901 suits aggrc
EatiuK $3.50 0t3 were brought against
tho company Fighting these suits
The company spent sass h32
The Average tf2i.5o.
The documents also ahou that tie
pretty hard proposition 20 win "a
lawsuit against e street car com
pany a. least. in Nev York Do 1901
there we're { SOC suits brought Lots
% them we're for more than $4,000
but the average % Judgments vas
tigl 60
Something ~ ihe way the claim
agents work % fnreHinil suits is
shown by the vouchers.
Twu items ahuw $500 diHhurard
at the county court house. Tor lu.
formation. and special expenses
An agent was reimbursed $40 81
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SAN FRANCISCO. Aprli a.
Judge Graham today, sitting in q
dentist chair. signed the final De-.
cree OF divorce. separating Ashton
Potter. nephew of Bishop Potter OF
New York from hiss wifo Tho de-
croe was signed az 80 a m. after
a clerk representing Potter who
had rushed 90 the judges home.
found him at bis dentists
Potter was sued By his wife "a
little more than "A year ago An
interlocuiofy decree was granted.
agd the year which must elapae be-
fore e final decree could De signed.
was up az midnight
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FOR REM

NNNNNs~>eNfsrel,.
HOUSES. ....,>s'
,.>>r.~>Nof~~lNNNHe>'N
SPECIAL a. ~ q
walter bakers chocolate VA
n.y.. tl,r.r,a cocoa. gee pei '
n..f vf5ia rice 90 pef f ,i.-sl n
i.ft.s Lava and Mocha '
p" TINS WEEK At
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WaerEu-tt PrFiis e ssis .s..s
faFf ~ ftif effef Ffat He--s r..
rasrH rIaa ballroom fanesf AZ 49,
20 thf world Hiii rise aas grisai4 ~
anH Elm lass isHsfils faf fts "a -
~ 90 This offer Fae4 ~ n -
eH.I Classes ever. FFItsF tfrzItf ( 4
Private ifssaHs ~ spsclnfnssf ns.Fa
nrauHmF AZ Labor Tempis sra II
NnlrffFtY e. Both pasnss. rnana
phone Ira 4 ggff
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VIII. NEy WASTED
HTEhpr WORK g00D wssr.

Permanent siapi1Tmszf q - ~.
uli BOY uns u our ten arfs - -.
VOC ran uFe on lard ant mas,s. !
uni'e NHfkinF in the mft 4. =
az ur1rr Acre Tracts in - -.
NEAaNA a WAgHISGTuv fiftl4as
MENr Co
ilaf+1t Henri Hldr
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PEARY A JULES
VERNE ROMANCER

Nl, United Prraal
PARIS, April 10. 49, Paul
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BANK STATEMENTS.

tNhIDIaI uhHCtiIHHF
tIln OF tHr specie Bank located at
Seattle State of Washington. uf the
cIHse ut business 600 tHr goth dap ei
March 1910
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COLORADO SPRINGS. April 49,
After waiting at the church" for
As hours figur,tively speaking. Tor
The bridegroom divorce decree ~
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,G0Tn>n0GGfeol.,,-sc,.ohs.
directors and Lissb,s. SyA. fy,11s>e.
10y 'pp Moore ihss'ss 1a,nsalnst,' =
4hi in59asy Wgtash "a 60. shsAss
aHd University ' hs.s pi,s.
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~ va az q Is ~ So
uoN IA LONESOME

Interstate fnfrutpcirs sacistY. r. y
Hprrf atIa people oniy fsaht ntnan
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X DE- NELOFiNG, B
ROLL. ANY SIZE
jacobs Pluto SHOP
eernnH F1ncr P 4 Hig


KODAK DEVELOPING. 81 II
ROLL. ANY SIZE
Jacobs Pluto SHOP
serrmf F1arr Pr Hir |
FopaiaF Priced Pteiara1sl
WANTED-Msn sns ssnss g ~
fns barber trade ceapiett te1'ss u /
good waFrH PAID yQa sAis sasnzf .
i.srsstt school IN the uat O. ?
write Cor particulars
SAT5ONAL HAHBEE cQi1kaf
IS Waahinsiga &
pur raisFfnea "a hsig 81 aas ~
tarf from afnee taai ast a8t'trs - |
Guaranteed GO seed n&n EkgeflHs =
necessary Must b. fQteT tri ISIS
lend uHIluF fn hustle EHpssns - -
purtatlan patf Nifninghan LAT p
bean HHnf si Everett
Kant Ie men 81 once e sei ira 2. /
wood tlt4 day Ass iaitlfia =
90 ahow ihnd. tlEe meeih VIZ
salesman tpsak.nE al seaadlsii
rua rea See Bennett 81 vhan trfs-
srtlu ietuV
HlaHFET COMMISSION fEf ~
FOR aALE nF IH0NnAi.E fAeszl
TY OFFERED 10 THhEE Asli's
WofwAN SECURITY INrEsT @,
boz LEAnY BLDG
warlcd a hustler 70 tabs shsrr
rrr - ann nAsiffors Tag ra1 ~
$500 rer month Experiences -
trrI See G d HillmaA Focn I -
rlfr fnl rsar -
.a1 PROF stevens Ne Nsia't ~, =
KA re uaneing gunrshiefa
NH ufe Lessons nalN eftt
ND free Fourth and Pr =
WANTED
Man DO clear land aua nAtf
WHI rite land fof haf pAi =
A. be- NEW El.l- ne sth.s. Z
e.t.e Autam RE scha a az
riart classes Practical teAessn
lessons nn up-to-daie naAlA.
broadway. near Ysslsf. Man ~.
sfEfirr roais. fshIne iacs'. 50.
o. Is efr. fEcharfet 20
f arrHrc- Rand tiffelta
NaITa 1fii Fiftt Az .,s.
International free EmFiqynsM ~.
All Hrfa hrin furnished s'if y
AY q House beds itc ~ At-
isr snd Maynard I'D alzi -
WAY PAT MORT u
Mems $50 hlnn serge 49,
tIrtt Tracie Reem lsl. y. ~
Fefts rauanas strast slsan s.., Il
"a trimmed Uncallet ~ 49,.
Eirrs ifat Works First ard w.. x
F.f.snrn 10 take our cash vs 80, =
lnf choice nursery stock o-sfs
capital city Naisery Co. s.- -
fNHnt.H At once naiAe
Laundry rrnssef WathlnsieA -~
ssr bon saw q e Ia 49, a.-
SITUATION WA,.TEp-eMee,'ses,~ |
Nl>-l<Ns,~.s.~~sNg \. 80 Is /
Man ana wife want ieR y Issa
helper u leasing camp
Georgetown N q ~ I'VE. -.1
Young married man v.sae ,ssa
mont what have you g eii"'
t.IIH The sian
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !
,N.NN-NaNNNoNe>fs~ -. E q
IaIf ta share I've moasi.
Ir iaa rent 1855 Terry ~
.t4r % May i5 ieos W"
.sufr IsaYe at COS plke
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Phone Waiiard ftF '2xss
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warlrd a hustler 70 tabs shHfs /.
ono g aHr at3iiiern fes 90 -
$500 rer month Experiences -
trrI see G q HnlmaA Focn -
p.Fr rrI raar
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Na.4t tlAesa 80
MhNI ed Men aft s1nsf g -
ihe barrier trade cpmpiett ftlsst "a
good uaErH PAID yQa sAis tasnf
Largest school IN the utst "a q
write Or particulars
NATIONAL nkHBEE cQi11ak
IS WaahIngfeE st
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ga PROF stevens Nee Msia'e - =.
7 q rs naneing gunrsnieea = ~, -
"a ate Lessons DAYS eFta''f' -
VA nee Fourth and Finf =
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WANTED-MtscEll enSS,sss>'
~ aNleaNaN~sN- = =. .,,.fs -
I.aIr ta share two modern
In iau rent 1855 Terry
.t,r 90 MAY is ieos WI"
....r r.rte al COS plke
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SITUATION WA..TEp--1M'.c.ses,s
N-.~aSlNl~.~-N~NsrNlNe~r~>f'.~s !, 90 81
Man ana wife want ieR La
E.Iuef Iu losing camp
grarrstaun be g -. Use
Young married man w,s tsta
mont what have you e aii'
T.IIH The star
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25

we go to town in the car and bring
back anything necessary to repair
them. That saves time and wages
Besides their speed makes town Just
about a third as far of az 1t used to
be. That saves time and money
Take that draft animal there, for
instance" pointing to the Caterpillar"
She's thrown s2 horses out OF jobs and
does twice as much work per day as the
worth of gasoline and couple OF dol
lars worth OF oil; and she eats only
when she's workings
we have 1000 acres of wheat IN this
tract. 500 more over the hill and half
a section growing east of here Be-
cause I have this machine I can over
see the whole works alone. Previously
/ needed a couple of men to help me
And besides this, We use our autos 10
supply the power to run the forks when
we stack alfalfa; also to operate the
chopmill at the ranch house and to
carry supplies from town.
Bill Horne, on upper Mckay creek.
used his car to pull stumps and run
his saving machine this spring and
Sam Stone, out Birch creek way. uses
his to plow and harrow his truck gar
den.''
The rawboned ranchmen had spoken
truthfully. indeed. Automobiles make
mighty good workhorses"
We lunched at the ranch house a
big. rambling structure, shaded by huge
locust and cottonwood trees and set in
a wide valley. A few hundred feet
from the dooryard a stream eddied and
gurgled around boulders braced TO
breast springtimes muddy torrents On
each side were wide reaches of meadow
land on which a score of cattle and a
few horses laziIy browsed.
The foreman explained the presence
of the horses by saying that they were
useful ito haul gasoline tanks to and
from town
Maybe" said he. well get an auto
truck next year; then goodby, horsey"
The afternoon quiet was suddenly
broken by the chug chug of an auto.
Somebody eomingg' l ventured.
Nope" replied the foreman. "One
OF the boys is sharpening p1owshares.
Want to see him work."
did.
Out near the barn, half of which had
been made over into a garage. we
found one of the boys at work He
had backed the auto into a eontrivance
made OF timbers which looked much
like the undersupports for q tank or
windmill. only the timbers supported a
number Of wheels attached 70 steel
shafts and connected by driving belts.
The rear tires had been removed from
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25
SOLlEGE BRED FARMER. s
SONS WITH MACHINE
1OflpED DOWN WITH FARfi
INPLEl1ENTS

steering wheel. Within easy reach
were tho levers that controlled the 45
horsepower, four cylinder engine
Faster than a man could walk the
drafthorse automobile rolled over the
ground with the combine W hich cut the
wheat to q shoot, where two begrimed
men sacked 1t and dumped the sewed
sacks to the earth.
Far out in the field opposite from the
direction had come was small black
speck tearing through the wheat
toward US. The dot soon resolved into
a trim red auto built on racing lines
and q few minutes later the ranch fore
man swung int line beside me.
Pretty good little critter you got"
said he, looking over the runabout with
. praoticed eye
Fair"
Been having trouble with my pony"
he volunteered. Shes got SPAWN"
had seen many horses with spavins,
but spawned automobile-neverI
Il mean." said the foreman. observing
was stranger. 'T mean that the car
buretor ain't workin particularly well"
Say. but amt these autos great?"
he apostrophized. I'VE just got
couple for the ranch. this year. and
they have paid for themselves already.
II any of our thrashers break downs of
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25

the car and IN their places were belts
which ran to the wheels. Thus did the
whirring automobile Engines drive ma
chinery that sharpened plow blades to
break ground with next spring.
There were other belts. idle now.
which the foreman told me operated the
chop mill and well pump, which forced
water to the big tanks on the barn
roof.
She stood IN the kitchen doorway, her
ample frame almost filing II. She was
the home ranch cook In the fields
were others like her, who labored IN
the chuck wagons ana supplied ths
harvest hands with huge platefuls OF
grub and steaming cups OF coffee at
sunrise and at noontime.
Johnnie" she shouted.
She wiped hSr big red face with the
corner OF her apron while awaiting
reply.
"Johnnie-e-sF" she shrieked your
ma wants you to go 10 town and gee
some STUFF for dinner"
In answer to her summons a young
fellow, fresh In his immaculate suit
OF hannels, strolled from a grape arbor
and made his way to the kitchen coOr.
On his linen shirt was displayed a dia-
mond shaped pin. the insignia OF an
exclusive college fraternity.
He fiicked at the ina ginary dust spot
on his sleeve while the cook vOlubly
told off the list OF supplies she de-
sired
Town was 10 miles away. It was
2 o'clock. and the cook expected him
back before g. With a team such a
journey meant the best part OF day.
The young man donned a linen coat.
lazily stepped into the forsman's car
and there was nothing but a dust cloud
on the horizon to mark his passage.
That evening the table was laden
with the freshest meats. vegetables
and fruits the markets afforded
At one end Of the table sat Johnnie.
as clean. as starched as ever: at thu
other sat his sire, his face deep lined
and brown. his soft shirt open at the
neck One was Representatives OF the
old days OF Jerked beef dinners and
horse drawn vehicles. Johnnie goes to
college. eats the best and rides In au-
tomobiles. He is the future big ranch
man Of the west. a natural product OF
western development There are hun
dreds like him now. scattered from the
Missouri to the beaches OF the Pacific
and more are growing. just liks tho
wheat.
And the automobile Is lending a
share In this evolution. II assists him
materially in handling his business.
makes country life more agreeable.
draws the country people and towns
men into closer social relations be-
cause IT Is a distance killer" and In
addition In a mighty good woskhorsa--
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25

deep Impression. And Il was with the
view Of discovering just how they are
doing away with horses on the ranches
that I started on a tour of the country
district next morning.
As the runabout chugged out Of the
valley and breasted the dusty roa
toward the summit Of the first Hill the
country unfolded to the view like
gigantic colored scroll. To the foot of
the Blue mountains. 40 miles away,
extended the billowing ocean of rip
ened wheat broken here and there by
a narrow streak OF vivid green where
q stream rushed westward.
AS / gazed at the gorgeous pano-
rama Of mountains. plain and rolling
hills. great storehouses of food for the
world. the heavy investments in auto
mobiles by ranchmen needed no fur
ther explanation. Like California
farmers, these men controlled one of
the big food producing centers of tho
nation. They reaped a thousand fold
more than they consumed. And here,
] was told. the automobiles were neces-
stiles and made good work horses.
Speeding down the highway a mar
row streak OF gray through a vast ex-
panse OF grain. I observed a thrashing
outfit in a distant field Two miles
farther / found gate In the barb wire
fence and a moment later was bump
ing through the breast high wheat
Stalks
The machine rushed down into a lit
tie valley. snorted up the opposite slope,
topped the summit and almost ran into
the big combined thrashing machine
while was toiling up the opposite side,
cutting 20 foot swath as 1t pro-
gressed.
But there were no horses attached to
it. Instead Of the heavy breathing of
80 perspiring brutes and the pounding
of their hoofs was heard the rapid
staccato exhaust OF gasoline driven
motors
4 second look showed that the
thrasher was being pulled along by a
caterpillar" traction motor, the rural
cousin of the automobile
In the rear sat the chauffeur" at the
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presence Of hundreds Of machines ia
this town OF 1000 inhabitants?"
Wei. most OF EN- belong TO the
ranchers." said he with a tone Of final
ity. In this country" he continued
we grow and sell 1 per cent Of all
the wheat raised IN the United States
Besides we got lots Of sheep and cattle
IN the mountains out yonder. and miles
Of timber Machines have come to be
2 necessity with US. Automobiles make
mighty good workhorses when people
amt usin' them to go visiting around
among the neighbors."
With that my roughcIad informant
.Unconcernedly stepped to the front of
q big touring car near by. cranked IT.
mounted to The seat and shot down the
street toward the rolling brown hills Of
Z tae country.
say Bis Lend me your car. Mine
only holds five, and got eight harvest
helpers want to take out tonight"
The man IN the blue Jeans and
3umper plainly was in earnest as he
pleaded with the towns leading banker
for the use Of that gentleman's car.
You see, it's this way, Bill" he said
It got TO have those men tomorrow and
: they won't come unless I take 'en, ont
IN the buzz buggy. Helps scarce and.
they're getting sassy. Thompson said
he'd take 'em and give 'em ride every
night after work. so you see I got to
grab EN- quick"
All right. Frank; take It If you can
return II by tomorrow night"
Sure, Bill; only live out 25 miles"
said the man as he pulled his battered
selt hat harder over his ears and
Eal5ed away.
Half an hour later the bankers so
horsepower car with the rancher at the
wheel rolled rapidly down the main
street, homeward bound In the ton
neau. piled high with blanket rolls
end provisions. were the eight "help-
ers" all OF whom gave Iusty proof of
their appreciation OF the 'joy ride" by
singing For She's My Loo-o-o." that
song which cowboys sang before wheat
ranches displayed the range.
Automobiles make mighty good work
horses" The rawboned mans remark.
coupled with the Indians attempt to
scalp me with an automobile. made a
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25

Automobiles make mighty good work
horses" The rawboned mans remark.
coupled with the Indians attempt to
scalp me with an automobile. made