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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14
AFTER TOURIST TRAvrl.


There Is Talk IN Tokyo OF On lnier.
national Exposition.
Ottawa, Ont, OCT. 9.-The Cana.
dian commercial agent at Yokohama.
Japan, reports 70 the department. Of
trade aud commerce Of the federal eoy.
eminent hero that II 10 considered that
tho war has served az the best adver.
tisement to the world for the Mikado'e
Kingdom, and that with peace now 70
stored, Japan, % tourist rendezvous.
Will BE- henceforth an unrivalled coun.
Try.
It u suggested that Japan should
take advantage Of the present opportu.
nifty and promote an international ex.
hibition ct Tokyo az special induce
ment to popular travel. This scheme,
tho agent says, IL still in embryo. The
number Of tourists fell Of heavily on
account Of the war, but has bean re-
vived since the destruction Of the Rus.
sian fleet. The business interests of
the country find q considerable source
OF revenue in the tourist traffic and,
naturally. the japanese endeavor to
maintain it.
There il in Tokyo an association
known a. the Welcome Society,"" mn
der the patronage and direction Of
leading citizens, organized mainly to
make tourist traffic easy and give value
for money.
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CANADIAN INVASION.
hill Roads Plan Ten Extensions North
Of the Boundary.

Hill Roads Plan Ten Extensions Mort tn
OF the Boundary.
Chicago, Dot. 9.-The Great North
ern railway has announced ten extern.
sions to be made at once from the main
branch lines to the International boun-
dairy. This 10 taken to mean that
James J. Hill 10 preparing for an act
i've invasion Of the rich Canadian
provinces north Of his lines in North
Dakota. Montana and Warrington.
A glance at the map shows that Hill
already has at lesat eight lines Of rail.
way pushed close to the border line,
besides those which have invaded Can
adian soil. Until recently, however,
it has been supposed that there was an
agreement between him and the Cana
dian Pacific. Four extensions lie in
North Dakota. the first from Edmore
to Sarles. The Thorne extension will
run from York for AZ miles to Thorne.
The Max BASS extension will run from
Towner to Max-Bass, As miles. The
Sherwood extension will run from
Granville to Sherwood in Manitoba,
and another extension 10 being pushed
from Thief River Falls to Green Bush
and Rosseau, near the boundary line.
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Last Boat for Nome.

seattle, Oct. 1.-THE last Of tho
~ one neet to clear for tho North for
th o season s OF 1905, steamshfp Ohio, Of
40 "nlte Star line, oast of from pier
.s saUrtiy after O'Clock last eveniang,
TN headed for the ocean. followed By
NJ e well wishes Of crowd OF people
b;a ' mad waited 10 go her sail or TO
so; soodby to friends who were aboard.
a.; 70 spend the long winter. The
tow ' oarvried 80 passengers and 1900
sha ' OF freight On her return trip
~. NJ VIII be the last seeamer % leave
bo" %e and win stop n at Dutch Har-
WI On her way down.
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for forty years. The lighthouse was
begun In 1887 and took six years to

for forty years. The lighthouse was
begun in 1887 and took six years to
complete, the cost being fS8,o77. It
will always be interesting II only for
the fact that 1t was erected by Robert
Louis .Stevenson's uncle, Alan, who fol-
lowed the method adopted by his faith
er, Robert, in the Bell lighthouse. The
skerryvore lighthouse 10 1881 feet
high; It IL a feet In diameter at the
base and 16 feet at the top. The light,
which IL revolving one, can be seen
at q distance Of 1914 nautical miles.
The tower 10 built on a rock which II
about Is feet above high-water mark.
This IL the largest rock above water
Of the whole chain and IL about 60
yards long by 20 yards broad. but II
20 intersected by channels cut through
1t by the action Of the Sea and is 50
uneven that walking IL dinlcults
To kill the time on the rock when
not ofacially engaged the keepers try
various kinds of handicraft work.
Just now" writes the principal keep
er,. IT am finishing an inlaid table that
has taken up my spare time these past
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

three years. 1t consists Of over 5000
pieces Of wood and Of fifteen different
kinds, and II all hand done. also do
Q little photography"
Az It would be almost impossible for
human beings to reside continuously
on place like this the keepers are
to b on duty for six weeks
when they get fortnight ashore. The
shore station, where their families re-
side, Il In Darraid on the southwest OF
Null, twenty i've miles away. Life =
monot6nous even ct the shore station.
q the lighthouse families are the only
iuhabitants. Tho nearest church II
three miles away, and service = held
81 Il once fortnight A the worship
perS have % crosg the watoe part Of
T. va Il Il ssIdem TO- en- . =
w1lt1r. he men QiAe most ecot0 are
vory hoen q Ee16ine. IhA LiGhfAouee
fif~uturo Nlsden (Which q cdndpctod
non Dsifki6 = ! sood n1end = -.
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Gen. flclSenxie, Oles % cnnlneefs
Talks OF Trip 10 punet Souna.

Gen. f1clSenxIe, 0les of engineers,
Talks Of Trio 10 pssei SouaA.
Warrington, Got. 9.-Gen. Alexan.
der Mckenzie, chief Of engineer. Uni.
ted States army, who has just returned
to Washington from his trip to the Pa.
ohio coast - member Of the FORTH.
cation board, talked interestingly
about his whit to Seattle.
II was very muohj impressed with
what / saw" said Gen. McKensie,
'and It was trip that I had locked
forward to for . long time. was In
terested 10 SO what I could Of the
Lake Washington canal mite. That II
Q scheme which appeals to the imagtn-
alton and to the commercial spirit,
and I should cay, speaking unofficial
", that the canal 10 bound 10 come
some Hme in some form and under
some auspices.
CAS- to the Notifications Of Puget
sound, which 10 the principal thing
that took me to the Northwest, there
is already good system Of defense,
and there will be, Of course, further
Improvements. The artillery forts are
In good condition. The approaches ia
the navy yard must Of course be guard
ed, for this IL one Of the most import
ant things In that part OF tho country. /"
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Poultry Awards, Too.

Portland, OCT. 12.-The state Of
Washington leads the Pacific coast in
many things, but that she is far ahead
Of even Oregon and California in poul-
ny has teen easily. demonstrated BY
tne Pacific Coast Poultry show at the
Lewis and Clark exposition, that closed
last week. In special awards for
prizes, OF which there are eighteen,
Tue Washington state exhibitors carried
oa fourteen, which gives some idea Of
.ne wins of the Evergreen state. In the
individual Glasses the Washington peo-
PIE carried off the cream Of the prizes.
more than that, washington had the
largest exhibit. in point ct numbers,
having 7S4 fowls, as against SS6 foz
0fegon and 1875 for California.
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THAT COTTON SCANDAL
~ wv o~NNON1
Need OF Law to Punish Men Who BE.
tray Official Confidence

Need Of Law to Punish Men Who BE.
tray Official Confidence.
The worst phase Of the scandal in
the agricultural department IL not in
the discovery that one Of its employees
has been making profitable specula-
lions In the crop reports. says the
Philadelphia Record. That has long
been suspected What is really sur
prising IL that the man Holmes has
merely been dismissed with the ex-
planation Of Secretary Wilson that he
can be subjected to no other punish
ment In this view the secretary for
titles himself with an opinion of the
attorney-general.
It 10 rather strange that a sworn
ofncial intrusted with important docu-
mentary Information cannot be pun
ishsd for perverting it to dishonest
uses. Il 10 still more strange that hs
cannot be criminally prosecuted for
his fraudulent alterations Of tho crop
reports In his hands. BY his dismis-
sal Holmes merely loses the oppor-
tunity Of making more profits in man
ufacturing the crop reports for specu-
lative uses. But the game was up.
He had already earned 30 much by
his crooked practices that the salary
was Of small consideration to him.
There - no doubt that this affair
will lead to thorough investigation
Of the agricultural department in the
next session Of Congress. From an
uncomfortable ONCE 1t has grown into
. great government machine with an
endless reduplication Of bureaus o..
tensibly occupied with all sorts Of
scientific investigations. 1t would be
unjust to deny that the department
has conveyed to the public some useful
facts, but these are rare grains In IN
intolerable waste of chaff. Members
Of Congress have again and again In
Weighed against the abuses Of it, ad-
ministration and demanded reform.
But It has proved too convenient h
providing places for needy partisan
and personal dependents to- be seri.
ously disturbed. A. thorough jhyest.
CATION will show that there are othsI
matters connected with the depart.
ment deserving public attention b.
sides the Holmes scandal.
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MSUN|0N RATIFIED
eraRTHING ENDORSES KARLSTAD
Conference COMPACT.
,,ve,v; Discussion for Two DavS
Before the Vote Was Taken,
hi, Government wins Out Hand
someIy-Thr0ne Offer pr1ctl.
csIN Withdrawn.

Cbristiania, OCT. 1O.-After two
davis spent in excited discussion, the
.,orthing at 80 this morning proceed.
~ q division on the proposal Of the re-
rnblican minority to submit the Karl
stad agreement concerning the dissolu-
.ion of the union between Norway and
sweden to q referendum.
The proposal was rejected by vote
II lOs to 8. The agreement was then
accepted by vote of 1O1 to Is. This
;sa great victory for the government.
In the course Of the debate Premier
Nicholson made an Interesting speech
on the selection of king. he said
that the offer of the throne to q men,
her of the house OF Bernadotte was
made as an expression Of good will.
It had apparently, however, been 9TH
srvise interpreted in Sweden, as, ao-
cording to King Oscars observations
TO foreign newspaper men, his majesty
would regard his approval of such a
selection as personal sacrifice. In
conclusion the premier said the ques-
ton now appeared to be outside Of 40.
tusl politics.
Premier Michelsen's statement il re-
asrded as a withdrawal of Norway
offer of the throne to q member Of the
Bernadotte family.
Stockholm, Sweden, Got. 1.-THE
probabilities now point to the praoti-
cslly unanimous ratification Of the
Karlstad treaty by the riksdag October
49, At secret sessions Of both houses
details were furnished regarding the
clauses relating to the matter of the
destruction of the Norwegian fortifioa.
tons which appeared satisfactory to
the members of the riksdag.
Christiana, Norway, OCT. 11.-Pre.
mier Nicholson closed the special $685.
sion of the storthing which was called
to consider the draft of the treaty OF
Karlstad, which was subsequently
made by the Norwegian parliament.
Replying to question, he said that
in his capacity as chief Of state he
had communicated with the Danish
royal house regarding the throne OF
Norway.
The regular session of the storthine
will begin today.
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RAMSEY OusTrD.
uou'd Wins His FIGHT for control
OF Wabash.

Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 12.-Joseph Ram
ses' 'r', failed completely in his effort
wrest control of the Wabash system
nom GEORGE ]. Gould. Not only was
~ defeated in all he undertook, but he
was forced from the directory Of the
.oao' He put up q hard fight and
Struggled gamely to the last. but was
" nopelessly in the minority that he
a au had q chance. He fled protests
~ through the meeting, not with the
purpose, he afterward declared, Of be-
ae s an obstruotionist, but because he
ooslred to lay the foundation fer any
'On1est that might hereafter be made.
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Government SsvS Timber Rust Dc
Cut on Canadian Soil.
Vancouver, B. G., Got. 9.-The gov
eminent has seized six large booms OF
logs which had been sold to United
States mills and were being exported.
The Legislature has announced that not
q stick Of provincial timber shall 60
into the United States and that Ameri-
oaps must manufacture in British Co
lumbia II they use British timber.
Cedar 10 scarce on Puget Sound, but
il rotting in the woods here. Only
clear cedar 10 being taken from the
trees for shingle bolts. An enormous
smuggling business was being carried
ON in this line, which has now been
stopped BY the government'aa ction.
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NOT SHIPS ENOUGH.
Secretary Taft Wants C0aSfwiS,
Laws POSTPONED.

Washington, Got. 9.-Secretary Taft
has decided to recommend that con.
gress postpone the date on which the
ooastwise laws Of the United States are
to be made applicable TO the Philip
pines.
Two years ago, when the act was
passed requiring that shipments be-
tween the United States and the Phil.
ippines be carried exclusively in Amer
loan bottoms the date fixed was July 1,
1906.
Secretary Taft says that in his opin-
ion there are not enough American
ships available for trade with the Phil
ippines, and he will urge that the
ooastwise law be not put into effect
until 1909.
He admits that he expects 10 encoun-
ter strong opposition. especially from
Pacific coast interests.
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Washington TIMBER
GETS MANY MEDALS

Portland, Oct. 10.-Washington ID
easily first among the visiting states in
the forestry exhibit at the fair. In all
forty awards were made to Washington
exhibits, and gold medals were won in
nearly every case. Practically every
thing entered gained recognition In the
shape of an award.
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]. EDWARD SIMMONS
TALKS ON DISHONESTY

Annapolis, 10, Dot. Dishonesty
In high places in the state, the judici-
AIRY and great financial institutions and
corporations and palliation of such
acts oy the masses gravely threaten
the future Of the country, according to
views expressed by J. Edward Sim
mons, president of the Fourth Nation
al Bank Of New York, in an address
before the Maryland Bankers' Assooi-
alton.
He pointed to the lessons taught by
the fall of the-ancient Roman repub-
lie, the reign Of terror in France and
the disasters which befell Russian arms
in the recent conflict in tho far East,
all Of which, he said, were due to pal
Hated dishonesty.
81 hear voices from the East and
voices from the West" he said; Gill
boding voices, voices from tho pulpit
and the divine. voices from the college
and the educator, voices from the
bench and the bar, voices from the
press and its sages, the voice of tho
president himself denouncing in ring
ing tones and deploring the universal
spread Of selfishness in its meanest and
most repulsive form-the form OF dis
honesty. They bewail one universal
carnival Of dishonesty. Alas, the
voices are not unconhrmed.
Contrasts Two Classes.
He called upon the members of the
association to give their assistance in
remedying q condition which makes it
possible ''for men, who pose az the
salt of the earth and who condemn,
without reserve, those who steal fifty
dollars or forge check for hundred
dollars, or accept bribe, who them-
selves make millions by misrepresep-
tation, by fraud and BY bribery"
without receiving punishment or crtti-
cism, while the men who steal paltry
sums are sent to Jail. He denounced
the man Of stainless private life who
Sin the interest Of corporations, Of the
trusts, Of tho gas COMPANY, Of the rail-
road company, Of the insurance COM
pany, has recourse TO every villsiny In
the decalogue, who does the deed Of
tho highwayman with the air OF .
saint"
Mr.. Simmons believed, however,
that the situation was not without
hope, az the very fact that tho country
has awakened TO the conditions and
that fearless and able men are organiz-
ing and leading q campaign against
dishonesty are grounds for hope that .
far reaching process has already De-
gun.
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TAFT TO GO TO pANAfiA.
Secretary yin Investigate Canal Con-
dltlons tor Himself.

0totO0S tor himself.
Washington, Got. 9.-The members
Of the isthmian canal oommission will
remain under Secretary Taft, who will
70 TO Panama in November TO investi-
gate the situation there and thorough
II inform himself on tho conditions in
the canal zone
The decision 10 keep the CONTROL Of
the canal In the war department in
stead Of transferring Il 70 the state de-
partment was definitely reached In .
discussion that followed tho cabinet
meeting. Now that the work II 70 pro-
|oeed under his direction. Secretary
Taft Will 60 70 Panama and leok over
tho situation In detail. and return 70
Washington about the time conersas
|oonyenoD.
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Trust Offlclals Rust Answer.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dot. 9.-Judge
Vsndeventer, in the United States
district court here, decided that the
officers of the Hennepin Paper COM
pany. the Itasca Paper company and
the Northwest Paper company should
appear before the United States exam
liner and answer such questions a.
might be asked Of them In the hearing
Of the case Of the United States against
the General Paper company and TWEEN
ty-three other defendants. The court
also decided that the books and papers
mentioned In the subpoena should be
produced and be submitted to the gov
eminent for examination.
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Dissolution Is COMPLETED.

Stockholm, Got. lathe special
committee Of the riksdag, appointed to
consider the Karlstad treaty, has unan-
imously reported in favor of its ratifi-
cation. Orders have been Issued call
ing home the troops and naval reserve
men. This marks the end of the Nor
wegisn Swedish dispute.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-14

Bakersfield, CAL. Dot. 9.-The CON-
stxuction Of . pipe limo to tidewatez
was-the principal subject Of discus
sion at meeting Of the Independent
OH Producer agency now proceeding
here. Opinion was freely expressed
that this 10 tho only means Of relief foG
the producers. All independent COM
psnies will be invited TO join tho agen-
~. The work Of constructing reser-
voirs for storing 2.OO0. 900 barrels win
commence at an early date.
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THOMAS =. REED DEAD.

pioneer end Prominent c9oSOn Passes
Alvey % olympia.
Olympia, Oct. 9.-Thomas n. Reed,
Who for forty flour years has been SEQ
Rotary Of the Masonic grand lodge IN
this state, and who was the first aud
itor OF Washington and ono Of tho best
known pioneers Of tho Northwest, died
at his home in this CITY yesterday afeez
q long illness.
Z Tho funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon under the auspices OF the
grand lodge Of Masons.
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Contract for Grand Trunk Pacific.

(0u1roCJ IOT Or0WO JtUuk V0CJIC.
Montreal. Oct. 9.-The contract foz
the construction Of the road bed Of the
section Of the Grand Trunk Pacific
from Fort William TO Lake Superior
Junction, q distance Of about 210
miles, has bean awarded TO Foley
Bros. and Larson & Co., Of Winnipeg.
Il 10 stipulated that the work shall be
completed 90 that the line may b used
in handling the wheat crop In 1907.
Five hundred miles OF the new trans-
continental line have been contracted
for, and il 10 expected contracts for
500 miles moro win be let before the
end Of Novembe1.
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ASKED TO RESTORE WAGER.

Textile Council requests Return TO
Old Rate.
Fall River, Mass, Got. 1.-THE
Fall River Textile council at Q meeting
voted to request tho manufacturers
association to restore the reduction Of
12X Per cent in wages which was
made on July %, 1904.
The condition Of tho cloth market 10
said to be better than IL has been for
years. The mills have orders to keep
them busy well up into the new year.
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Exact Obedience.

Native servants In India have the
generally desirable though sometimes
inconvenient virtue Of the Chinese
doing exactly az they are told. The
trouble is that they seldom use Judg'
ment.
Lord Roberts, during q campaign in
India, had ordered his man to prepare
his bath at a certain hour. One day
fierce engagement was going on. but
the servant made his way through .
storm Of bullets, and appeared at the
commanders side.
"sahib." said he, your bath 4
ready"
Even a better story comes from An
unknown soldier, who was awakened
one morning by feeling the servant Of
a brother offlcer pulling at his foot.
..sahib," whispered the man, 'sahib,
what am to do? Ny master told me
to wake him at half-past six, but he
did not 20 to bed till seven.
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skERRYvoRa LIGHTHOUSE

Said to BE One Of the Lonoliost Places In
the British Isles.
The SkeTyvore lighthouse IL one Of
the lonelisst places In the British Isles.
It IL the chief rock Of reef which lies
ten miles southwest Of Tree and twen-
ty-four miles west Of Iona. Previous
to 1874 a ship was lost there annually
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suxgessing . Substitute.

al been thinktn' bout getdn' mar
RED" raid q member Of his 6ock to
brother williams. You reckon I
could 9it 4 marriage license for =
dozen watermelonsT
.I reckon you could. replied Brother
wi1Ifams. "Rut my Wholesome Id
vice ter you ID tor eat q water.
,r.lons Atlanta Constitution.
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.Yse. I ala pay some attsntiens p
,s,ea Y1lbert. but I finally began 20
think that she was person Of very
poor taste and"
sefr, shs II to b my wlfer
.AnA now I know it'-Oevsaand
plain DEALER.
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nay TRANSFER CANAL.

Taft ] kinks State Department Should
Have u In Char0G.
Washington, Oct. 9.-Socretary Taft
will at the first opportunity take up
with the president tho proposition TO
transfer tho control Of the whole mat
ter Of the Panama canal from the war
department. to the state department.
It was his intention TO discuss tho mat
ter with the president at his conference
yesterday, but the lack Of time pre-
vented.
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aaa1w Aneees 70 Coaference.

ut0H A0t<&S - NoNS3s
Rome, Got. o.-ItAly has cnlctalN
|adheEed - the pginpiple q the seoood
Hague confsEsnQe.