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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
FIGHT is ON TO UMONlZE STEEL TRUST
WHY DID CONDUCTOR
KILL TWO STRANGERS?

lard station. He told the police
he had had trouble with the San
fords AL the way out"
The police are looking for other
passengers 20 get ilght on the ma.
ture Of The alleged quarrel.
go far the police Investigation
has been barren OF results. The
Sanfords were quiet men, who did
not drink and who were we'll liked
by their nelghborr. IL was not
their custom to travel on the Hal.
lard Beach line. The police put
aside the theory OF an old grudse
a. improbable.
Tho theory now favored 10 that
Tribett. a nervous. tempersmental
man. was driven 10 the act By the
accumulation of petty Rnnoyancea
and By bfoodlng over the troubles OF
street ear conductor
He refuses 10 talk In his cell. and
bis rare answers 10 questions are
suffered incoherennien. But n Ia
known that he often spoke 10 other
conductors Of the aunoyancee N bis
life. A week ago three men were
arrested on hia line for disturbance
In Putlatch week q conductor waa
beaten up on tho Fremont Ballard
line. He broodcd over those dis
turhances.
Five months ago q man on the
Eastlake line. on which he WAS then
running. threatened TO get" him
He talked about tho Incident for
weeks.
The police have learned that a
woman hailed Tribett's car and that
he refused 10 stop FOR her. He was
upbrHldcd By 4 number Of passen.
gers. possibly the sanfords among
thom
r. l. Wiley. manager OF ". J.
Roope 4 Co. First as y. and Har.
rsHon. said today ~Otia worked f0r
me four years. He left the store
at s:0o 10 take the car. | know that
he did not drink Certainly he was
sober then. He went 20 r. G..
inaae'a grocery. ~ Queen Anne ay.
and Mercer, and took The car from
there. His father met him At inter.
bay. | knew both father and son
for III years. and have never
known two finer. quieter men than
they | cannot believe they sent
to the end Of the line simply "a
heat mp the conductor
Tribctt ivra with his wife and
nine-year.old daughter at SIN
Sohb Hili Az.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
CLOUDBURST KILLS 30 AND
CREATES HAVOC in EAST

coliIers. a town Of $500 Inhsbl-
tsnts, 10 headquarters for the Pan
handle railroad. Fourteen miles Of
tracks were washed out. The dam
age 10 the road was so heavy that
II will be weeks before traffic can
be resumed.
Loss Over S5o0,ooo
Details of the storm are slow In
reaching here. but reports show that
II was the worst TO strike Pennsyi.
vania and West Virginia since the
Johnstown flood. The loss TO the
railroads alone will exceed $500. 600
Bridges and telegraph towers and
miles OF trackage have been washed
out.
Towns outside OF the storm dis
trict are filled with delayed trains.
none having moved since II o'clock
last night A later dispatch from
Golfers said that the bodies OF Mrs.
Ad Thofley and her daughter, aged
G years. and those OF an Italian fam
fly of five had been recovered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

The clock
ssrdly Respectable citizens ound their beds while
Jones Il the job.
eyelers
bold officer suddenly did he
Because his sharp had caught sound The sound
from the alley.
Ker.piunki that kind a a
stood rigid For gh rowed any window the hotel above
There's ugly business tonight"
Kerspiudge'
side garbage he found At Suitcase.
thrust his
frightened Eve Lamb.
forth that
returned Washington might
lie admitted however that the Wild
careful scrutiny OF the Suitcase and the Eve Lamb
on has Significance the police have unable discover
police
only the
Fl AN A TRIMMER"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

A conductor on a Ballard Beach
car. }. r. Tribess. shot and Instant
~ killed two paxsengcrs--fssher
and son---st the end Of the line az
s:45 o'clock Saturday night.
- did II IN sels-dcfsnse. They
were following me TO knock my
block off," Tribcst 10 alleged to
have said immediately after the
shooting.
When The police searched the
bodies OF the victims Of the tragedy.
Oliver W. Sanford. a grocer OF In.
terbay. 10 years old. and his son.
Otis. z1. no arms were found on
them. The sanfords bore excel.
lent regulations. so far an can be
learned, they were strangers TO
Trfbett.
The Police Theory
The police. searching for a ciew
TO a possible motive for the crime.
have evolved curious theory.
The Sanfords boarded Trlbatta
car downtown TO 20 to Ballard
Beach. where the family was wait.
Ing In launch they own 10 10 on
two-days trip to purdy. on Hen
ders0n bay.
All the remaining passengers.
with the exception Of the Sanfords.
left the car at the end OF the line
The 5anfords remained while the
car wss being switched onto the
~" for the return trip.
Both Hit Over Heart
They were leaving by the rear
platform when Tribett drew ar
automatic pistol and fired with
deadly precislon--twice Both vic.
Tins were hit In exactly the same
pIace--just over the heart. The
father stumbled down the step and
walked 10 feet and fell. face down.
ward, dead. The son dropped In
his tracks on the platform.
Motorman Seegers and w. u.
Russell, storekeeper at Ballard
Beach, had Just left the car. they
say, when they heard the sounds
OF scufflc, followed By two shots.
They did not see the shooting.
Russell said to Star reporter:
"T'ribett said to me after the shoot.
ing. Those men were following me
TO knock my block off.
Tribctt was arrested without a
struggle by Patrolmen Evans and
SImundson and taken to the Bal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
HODGE STARTS FINISH
WEEK OF CAMPAIGN

one OF its kind In years. VIM. II.
Dickson. head of the Roosevelt
forces In that city. will act as chair
man. and Congressman warburto0
and other leading progresssves will
be seated on tile platform.
Hodge supporters are confident
OF carrying Pierce county by a ma
iority over all other candidates,
even though Paulhamus. one of
Hodges opponents. is Pierce
county man.
Leaving Tacoma Wednesday
morning. Hodge viii go to Spokane,
stopping perhaps for a meeting In
Yakima, where the progressives
have one of the strongest
organizations iE the state. In Spo-
kane Thursday night Hodge will ad-
dress a meeting In the city's big
gest hall. This meeting was ar
ranged by the Hodge supporters
there because SD many psople were
turned away at the last rally.
Leaving Spokane at midnight.
after the meeting, Hodge will como
back to Seattle for the finish.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
HODGE

In the course Of an editorial discussing Bob Hodge
he probable winner of the gubernatoral fight The
saturday Review, unknowingly doubt, does Hodge
Injustice by infcrrng that he has used the county
auto tor campaign purposes
Nothing could be farther from the truth, and the
Review being honest publication, will OF course cor
ret the false impression at its first opportunity.
Bob Hodge has not used the sheriff. auto one day
- one hour in his campaign He has not made single
campasn trip in it. He has not distrib.sed single
campaign card from il. He has gone farther.
AT the very beginning of the campaign he instruct
ed he deputies in his office that they to
take cards campaign literature with them when max
mg trips through the county in connection with the
work Of the sheriffs office. They not even to
have them in their pockets! And the rule has been
enforced
Hodge, as the Review says, has made remarkable
campaign, though he has been, and s practically
without funds. Hodge has obstacles, finan-
Many men would quit in despair
But Hodge is NOT that kind of man.
His almost superhuman wiIl-power his abiding
scatidence in himself, his broad-gauge treatment of
- opponents, his optimistic spirt-these have
eaonstrated again and again, throughout the cam
paisn, the fitness of the man.
Early in the campaign Hodge was rendered the use
"asma auto by personal friend who lives in Oregon
ewas in this machine that Hodge made his remarkable
9:eme trip through the state. II is the only ma
ehine he has used.
he has been embarrassed and seriously hampered
y ny poverty But the greater the obstacles, the
peeter his efforts have BEEN He has made strength
=! grit do the work Of dollars and cents. He il poor
eolars and cents, but rich in strength and grit.
neb THAT KIND OF A MAN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
5000 MARCH in BIG
LABOR DAY PARADE

for the first time in labor parade.
In spite OF the fact that the rain
kept many women out of the parade.
IL was one OF the biggest in Seat.
lies history.
The order OF parade was as fol.
lows; Marshal Onstott. Assistant
Marshal Mohr. police. flremen. Min
isferial union. WoInen's Label
league. Journeymen Hofseshoers.
Iron and Bridge Workers. Laundry
Workers. Teamaters, Garment
Workers. Chauffeurs. Coopers. Gro.
GERS. Confectionery Workers. Butch
ers. Cooks and Walters. Bartsnders.
Mail Carriers. Icemen. MachiniSts,
Pattern Workers, Bollermakcra.
Printers and pressmen. Typograph-
teal union. Sheet Metal Workers.
Painters. Glaciers. Sign Painters.
Engineers. Carpenters, Plastercrs.
BrieklAysrs and Plumbers
President Bob" Heekefh Of the
city council was In line with the
Cooks union.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

Having rung the death toll for
their good American workers, they
brought from Europe thousands up
on thousands OF immigrants, 30
many that they wore path, ono
might say. across the Atlantic. right
up 10 the doors OF the blazing fur
naces Of the trust. Dividends. vast
beyond any Midas dream, must not
be interfered with for any reason,
even for humanity.
And the steel trust has consid-
cred It's troubles at an end since its
mills are filled with 'docile work
ers.
"But let me warn the steel trust
these men will not always be docile.
As they are realizing Their predica-
ment. their biting dissatisfaction 10
finding expression.
Eventually II will result
either In an orderly orpanixz-
tion Of labor, built on American
Ideals Of amIssble cooperation,
or IL will be an explosion Of
pent-up indignation and protest
at their exploitation.
There are some 10000 workers
In the steel mills. and. according to
the Stanley report, about so per
cent OF the unskilled laborcru ara
foreigners. brought over to sup
plant American workmen.
Our plan Is 10 appeal 10 them
BY a series OF circulars The firN.
which we are now distributing.
written In English. Polish. Slavic.
Lithuanian and Italian. II tells
simply Of the idea for organization.
''The second viii tell why organ
ixation win be a good thing.
The third circular will Give the
date and place for mass meeting
for each locality. All meetings will
be held az the same time. Simul-
taneousiy the workers Of the steel
trust Will be planning their redemp-
ton from slavery. Big men VIII
address these meetings, and from
then on the fight will be IN earnest
And the workingmen will wake
up. at last, TO get their God-gfven
rights"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

Old ,. pIuvius tried his meanest
60 spoil the Labor Day parade to-
day. He tried q few fltful spiashes
lust about the time the big parade
was 20 start But he couldn't fright
en- anybody.
Right In the midst Of the down.
pour President VI. L. onstott. presi-
cert os the Central Labor Council.
who rsrsnaIec the parade. gave the
sicnsl, and 5000 men ard women
6efisd old Pfute and marched from
Lenors ard Fourth down First av..
turning on Washington St to Sec
and av.. marching north 10 Lenoea.
where the parade disbsnded 10 al.
tend the picnic a. Leschi rsrk this
afternoon Gusnor Teass Of Ia
coma, author OF the ~orkme,'s com
psnsasion act. will be the principal
speaker.
About the tins the head OF the
parade reached First and Madison
J. Pluyius recalled his decision TO
dnmpen the day. and the sun broke
ont bright and clear. ioininr In the
smiles Of the parnders and the thou
sands who lined the stfeets watch
ing the big turnout OF iaborers.
oix members Of the MinisteraI
unIon hr2ved the rain and marched
right behind Marshal onstost and
his assistant. Paul K. Monr. -Four
ethers rode IN an automobile.
Al First and Lenora Inspector
Mike Powers and platoon Of po-
nce headed the marchars. Behind
them came about 100 fsremen and lg
f5e wagons OF all sorts. and band
~ about 30 pieces.
Several pretty noass were in line.
he first was that OF the Women's
Card and Label league. The Horse
oAoerx union had a float carrying q
yenl forge aud an anvil chorus. The
onopsrs also exhibited their line Of
work on pretty float The butch
~ carried dog on their float and
olso . whale OF an imitation
bologna. supported By about a dozen
men and labeled the largest In the
World. The Mattresses were repre-
oented b. a bevy of pretty women
~ . float which advertised their
m1e OF tags for a Mattresses home.
Jhe Chauffeurs' union was In line
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

WASHINGTON. ID. C.,
Sept. To-day opens the
greatest war between capital
and labor the world has ever
sccna war between thousands
OF oppressed workers and their
opprcssor. the money-mailed
Steel Trust.
Samuel Gompers. president OF the
American Federation Of Labor. to-
day outlined 10 me the great cam
paign TO rc-unlonixe the steel and
iron workers and thwsrt the orders
Of J. pierpont Morgan. boss OF that
most powerful of all trusts.
Gompcrs told me how the A. +. OF
l.. IL beginning this greatest OF labor
struggles, a conflic; a, las. directly
between the workers and their arch.
enemy. the money trust. He told.
with tears streaming down bis face,
OF the terrible outrages which de-
cent American labor has been COM
PEELED TO bear for years al the hands
OF the steel trust. above sil other
corporations. and how this concern
has crushed practically all that is
good in living from the lives OF it's
employees.
This battle" said Gompers. is
not just for the men who are worth
lessly toillng their lives away In the
steel mills: II IL. instead, battle
for all humanity.
We do not look for easy battle.
Great corporations do not want TO
grant their employees justice.
TO keep from dcInp this, In
deed. they have, with power and
money. corrupted legislatures,
governors, congresses. senates,
courts and presidentsi They
fancy themselves safe from all
just demands OF the people
the under doea
The United States Steel Corpora
ton, in fact, with solemn formallty,
a while ago. declared for the an
Inhalation Of organized labor in fits
plants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
TORTURED WOMAN
ASKS FOR LAW TO
LEGALLY KILL HER

NEW YORK, Aug. 5l.-Ihe legal and moral issues OF
Fuhanasa the people OF New York state here
today BY Mrs Sarah Harris ncuabe parayt who asks
for the OF law which would permit physician
end her suffering by death Euhanasa painless death
Mrs Harris patient the Audubon sanitarium Par
s has stricken her every faculty brain and speech
Physicians admit their helpessness Mrs Harris
Ing il may be years before she dies
when brute OF the lowest animal kingdom. says Mrs
Harris her appeal "is suffering is killed and put of
misery But cruel order forces human beings suffer
seek law which would permit physicians kill any person
ncurably affected who prefers death life OF suffering
Supt LLOYD OF the Audubon sanitaum he is inclined
favor the law ii could be saieguarded and restricted lie
feared however would open make murder
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
SO Families Marooned.

CANONSBURG. Pa. Sept. a.
This town was hard hit by the
cloudburst which flooded parts of
Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Scores OF trains. unable to proceed
because OF the washed out tracks,
fill the outlying sections OF the
yards here. More than so families
are maroonod on upper floors OF
their homes. Rescuers are taking
them to places OF safety 10 boats.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

Bob Hodge. peoples candidate
for governor. started out today on
the whirlwInd finish OF his cam
paign for governor. Hodges friends
who have arranged for series OF
big meetings. are determined 70
make the windup fitting climax
TO his remarkable campaign
The Hodge meeting In Tacoma to-
morrow night will be the biggest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
ESCAPES

NEW YORK. Sept. 2s---Reyn.
oids Forbrey. indicted for two
murders ard suspected of q
third killing. escaped from the
Tonhs today while . special
guard put over him slept
sourdly. Forbrey tore out q
vertilssor. tore of bars over
II and fled.
The police say that Forhrcy
was gunman and gsnasssr.
Ne 10 accused Of holding up
and killing Morris sehwsrtx.
kopc. a je~eier.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
100000 VALUE

The two boards OF appraisers
Done appointed by the county com
misssoneTs. the other BY the unioon
Trust company. TO determine the
value of Union Trust island. needed
for dock site for Duwamlsh val
ley. have agreed on valuation of
si00. 600. The commissioners win
review tho report and II tho saiua.
ton seems Just will recommend it's
purchase NJ that price.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. a.
Stumbling and losing his balance
as he was entering the engine room
OF the tug Dauntless here today,
First Assistant Engineer James p.
Fenton was struck over the head
by the arm OF the engine and In
stantly killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
BIGGEST WAR BETWEEN
CAPITAL AND LABOR in
HISTORY BEGINS TODAY
HERE'S STEEL TRUSTS OFFICIAL ORDER AoAINsr ALL

HERE'S STEEL TRUSTS OFFICIAL ORDER AoAINeT ALL
UNIONS
following resolution adopted shortly the
ghnaton H. g. Steel Corporation
mtee. This shown by the Stanley investigation.
we unateaby opposed extension OF union labor
and advise subsidiary companies take firm position when these
questions and that they
tha h extension OF unions IN mills where they DO not
that prevent
that they promptly and confer with this corporation
Following this decision the American aborcrs
felt themselves In steel tru mills and grad
ualy their filled with hordcs Of unsked wokmen
from the farms OF Europe These knew nothing
plains c the iron and steel business they sufficient
fight the labor unions"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
MEDAL GIVEN
TO BURBANK

SANTA ROSA. Sept 2s-The al.
recsors of the Sebastopof Craven.
stein Apple Fair Association have
presented a gold medal 10 Luther
burbank expressive of their thanks
In making an exhibit, at the Apple
fair which closed yesterday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

amcrlcsn-1a~a Steam
ship company. In arranging for
the heavy shipping of thIs fall
and winter, has taken three Of
the steamers which have been
making Portland their terminal
from that city and assigned
them to Seattle. This 10 done
In order to help get out the
heavy shipments OF freight for
Now York and Hawaii. Tire
shipping out OF Puget sound
this winter 10 expected 10 be
the heaviest on record.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

WHEGLiNo, w. Va. Sept. a.
Over 30 person perished In . cloud
burst today which nearly destroyed
the town Of Golfers. w. Va. accord.
Ing 20 dispatches received here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

44SS4 SSSRH H41SrH1
\ Occasional rain tonight and 4
4 Tuesday; moderate south to 4
4 west winds. Temperature at 4
4 noon, IS. \
144H 4tHR4xS 44xS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02
HODGES PROGRAM FOR
CAMPAIGN FINISH

4 Speaks this afternoon at
= Georgetown.
4 Tuesday night--Monster ral-
= ly In the Tacoma theatre.
4 Wednesday Speaks at Yak
4 ina en- route to Spokane.
\ Thursday night--Big windup
4 meeting In Spokane.
4 Friday--Returns to Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

National labor leader, sends la
Dor day greetings to the work
ers. Read. his. signed. article on. :.
:: y. (: editcsial Daec.: -: 4:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-02

Mckee Rankin. in Seattle this
week, is grand old man" of
the stage. See story about him
on page 4.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
Is Taken By Miss Hazel Ander-
son Late Tuesday
Night.
DEATH SOON FOLLOWED ACT.
Attended Picture Show Just
Before And Gave No Tntima-
ton Of Her Intention.

Miss Hazel Anderson, aged 10.
daughter of Cal Anderson, who lives
on WestsEighteeth street. committed
suicide Tuesday night about ten
o'clock by taking carbolic acid. She
lived only short time. Drs. jack
son and Harmed were hastily sum-
moned but could not reach her in
time to do any good. She died in
great agony.
Miss Anderson had been an en-
ploye of the Kress store. Early in
the evening, about eight o'clock. she
went into j. o. Cooks drug store
and asked for a three ounce bottle
of carbolic acid. The clerk filled out
the required blank in the poison reg
lister. taking down her name. She
said the poison was to be used Tor
disinfecting purposes. Later in the
evening, evidently with the poison
in her possession, she went to the
Princess theatre and about nine o.
clock left the picture show in COM
pany with Charles Beetem, young
man who works for the Kentucky
Central Life and Accident Co. q
East Ninth Street. Mr.. Beaten
went home with her and while he
was still in the house Miss Anderson
excused herself and going into an
adjoining room drank about one
third of the contents of the bottle Of
carbolic acid bought two hours be.
fore.
The draught was necessarily fatal
and death ensued in a short while.
No reason for the rash act has
been made public.
Miss Anderson evidently arranged
with GOODNESS and deliberation to
take her life and it could not have
been due to any sudden resolve.
Funeral services were conducted
at the residence yesterday afternoon
at o'clock. by Rev. H. D. Smith
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
In an Attempt to Destroy His
Own Life Last Monday
Night.
TRAGEDY IN BAWDY HOUSE.
Wound Proved To Be Serious
One But viii Not Result
Fatally.

A young man named Bert Cannon,
aged 20, Shot himself in the shout
der, in a house of bad repute, on
the Greenville road near the city,
Monday hight. He attempted to
shoot himself in the heart but one
of The inmates of the house saved
his life for the time being by knock
ing up his hand holding the pistol.
Cannon was crszed with jealousy
over one Of the women and wri ing
a telephone number on apiece of pa
per asked some one to call it at once.
Then getting up he went into anoth-
err room. The woman followed him
in time To see him with pistol at
his breast and jumping towards him
knocked up his hand as the weapon
was discharged. The wound. made
by 38-calibre S. & w. pistol, is a
very serious one, but may not prove
fatal.
Cannon completed a term of en-
hstmentin the u, S. army not long
ago ndreturned home.