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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
GIVES TWO MILLIONS
HITCHCOCK MAKES ADDITIONAL
! IRRIGATION ALloTnEUTs,
Sets Aside Honey for Three wash.
in0ton Projects, Coming Very
Near TO Demands OF washing
ton Delegation Oksnoaan, Sun
nYSide end Tlef0n.

Washington, Dec. 8.-Secretary
Hitchcock is now willing to make q
total allotment Of $4,000, 600 for irri-
CATION work in Eastern Washington,
leaving the Washington delegation to
say how much of this money shall go
to the Teton and much to the Sunny
side projects
The delegation, however, is not con-
tent to accept this amount and wants
the $2,25O, 900 recommended by the
reclamation service, which will in
clude $500, 900 heretofore allotted to
the Okanogan project, an even ST..
600, 900 for Tieton and $3.50, 900 to be-
gin the Sunnyside work.
The president recently had talk
with Director Walcott of the geologic
al survey regarding the Washington
projects, and as a result, it is believed,
he will stand with the Washington del
egation and see that they get enough
money for all three projects.
jones' Presentation Effective.
Secretary Hitchcock's promise to set
aside at least 81, 1000, 900 for irrigation
in Washington was not expected i'm
mediately. It happened that Senators
Ankeny and Piles called on the secre-
tary to discuss a small federal appoint
ment, and Mr.. Hitchcock preached
the subject of irrigation. After brief
talk the senators suggested that Repre-
sentative Jones, who had been agreed
upon among the delegation as their
spokesman in these matters, should
call on the secretary. This was agreed
to, and within an hour Mr.. Jones was
in Mr.. Hitchcock's office.
Speaking of the matter later, Mr..
Hitchcock said:
"Mr. Jones discussed the question
in clear, logical, able and almost ell
oquent manner, and I became con-
WINGED that the state. of Washington
should have at least 50, 900, 900. 1 do
not see how we can make it more at
present.
Secretary Hitchcock intimated to
your correspondent that the reclama-
ton service could scale down the prob
able cost of the Sunnyside project from
81, 900, 900 to $3.50, 900, and he would
try to set aside enough money to cover
this project. This would bring the
total for the state up to $2,25O, 900,
while the maximum proposed to be set
aside was only 81, 172,959. The secre-
tary limited, however, that the differ
ence Of less than 800, 600 would not
prove a serious obstacle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
STATE coLLr4r GROWS eAp,ply
0oard OF Regents Auihoeizes erec.
1l0n Of New 0uilduna.

OOesW " kG0GutS A0o0OetZeS erer.
sion OF New Buigdlaa.
Pullman, WASH, Dec. 1s-The
board OF regents, which has been s.
session here several days. has al.
]ourned. All members Of the board
were present.
The board. transacted much rout;ne
business and did some special work.
Inc most important of the new work
was the authorization Of the erection
OF temporary frame building for
class rooms. The building will con
tain four rooms, which will be used
Tor classes, al there is an insufficient
number of rooms in the ten buildings
for all the classes of the school. The
new building will be built as cheaply
as possible, as it is intended to be used
only until the next legislature can pass
an appropriation for large brick build
lngs necessary for the rapid growth Of
the school. The site of the new build
ing is to be selected by President
Bryan.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
ROOSEVELT TO Fight
STANDARD OIL TRUST

Washington, Dec. 11.-President
Roosevelt has decided to prosecute the
Standard Oil Company for violation
of the anti trust laws. Attorney Gen.
eral Moody will use the evidence OBJ
tanned by the Investigation during the
past summer by the bureau of cor
porations, which not only examined
the situation in Kansas, but took up
the general subject of Standard meth
obs, and even sent representatives
abroad to make inquiries in Europe.
considerable time will be required for
the attorney general to get his case in
shape. He has not decided whether
the suit will be brought in Kansas or
some other state.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
LACK OF MEN, NOT WORK.
Revelation Of the Real Problem .
the Unemployed.

Revelation Of the Real Problem q
the Unemployed.
Leroy Scott contributes to Worlds
Work the result Of a first-hand In
vestigation Of the unemployed in the
United States. He makes some star
Ting revelations and incidentally scat
tiers the tissue of sentimentality that
has hung about the poor man looking
for a Job" He declares that the real
problem IL not to ind work for men,
but men for work. Ninety per cent
of the men out of work don't want
work. Mr.. Scott says:
I'm large cities the men who stand
in bread lines, who patronize free
soup kitchens and missions; who
sleep In municipal lodging houses and
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16

skin, were on her hands. These fitted
perfectly and were ornamented with
strips Of skin from some animal-per-
maps the seal. To complete this elab-
crate OUTFIT this Eskimo belle carried
IN ner hand-not bouquet-but a
long eagle feather. In fact she carried
Two. ons In each hand, which she
waved a. she danced. No doubt this
young lady made charming picture.
At least the young gallants of her set
thought she diti.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
MOODY TAKES ACTION
ATTORNEY GENERAL BEGINS VAR
ON REBATES.
District Attorneys Directed 20 lnves.
tsGafe Violations OF clklns Act.
Evidence to Go to Grand Juries
and Both Shippers end carriers
Indicted Il rscfs JUSTIFY.

washington, Dec. 1S-AttorneyG Gen
eral Moody has sent circular letter
to all the United States district attor-
neys, eighty-five in number, directing
them vigilantly to enforce the provi-
sions of the Elkins act against rebates
and determinations of all kinds by
carriers. The method of proceeding
suggested is by way of indictments.
1t is the expectation that this letter
will result in the prompt investiga-
ton OF all the complaints made of
determinations by carriers, followed
by indictments. where the evidence
warrants. The department itself, it
is said, has investigated thoroughly
all cases of determinations brought
to its attention, but it has no facilities
for a prompt investigation of discrim-
inatory practices all over the country,
and it has been felt that these cases
were of nature that could be safely
entrusted to the discretion of the dis
trict attorneys.
One Significant paragraph of the at
4orney generals letter is as follows:
Whenever it is practicable it is
desirable that indictments be returned
both against the shipper and the car
rier. In some cases, however, it may
be impossible to obtain sufficient evil
dence without the aid of the testimo-
ny of one of the guilty parties to the
transaction. In such case it would
be wise to use such testimony, of
course, affording to the witness or
witnesses immunity from prosecu-
tion."
Chicago, Dec. 13.-Exhaustive in
vestigation of some of the railroad
copmanies centering in Chicago has
been decided upon by the local fed
eral officials. Subpoenas have been
issued for a large nbumer of railroad
men and heads of large industrial
concerns, which have heavy yearly
shipments, to appear before the fed
eral grand jury. District Attorney
Morrison is said to have received his
instructions from Attorney General
Moody Evidence secured at various
sessions of the Interstate commerce
commission has given rise to the in
vestigation. The matter came to a
climax yeterday when Special Atttor-
ney J. T. Marchand, for the inter.
state commerce commission, called al
the office of District Attorney Morri-
son and, it is declared, delivered evi-
dence into his possession, which re.
suited in the issuance of the subpoe-
mas. The present investigation will
be limited to the roads against which
specific charges of rebates to large
shippers have been made.
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SCALE CANAL FUNDS.
House Votes Emergency Appropri
ti0n OF $iI,OOO.OOO.


Washington, Dec. 11.-An appro-
priation of $11 200, 900 has been vot-
ed toward the construction OF the
Panama canal. The amount was a
compromise between the SIC, 500, 900
carried in the bill under consideration
and an estimate of something over &c.
600, 900 recommended by Mr.. Williams,
the Democratic leader, to carry on the
work until the middle of January.
Mr.. Hepburn, in charge of the bill,
suggested that something over $l1,-
OOO, 900 would carry on the work un-
til March. There was no intention
manifest to delay the work, the only
argument for cutting down the origi-
nal estimate being that closer scrutiny
might be had of the estimates.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
POLL TAX Law VOID.


VSNtSuVW VI SOVObu AVOuu 0O4WS
Gillian st Seattle.
Seattle, Dec. 8.-The state law i'm
posing on male citizens between the
ages of 81 and SO living outside of in
corporated towns tax of 81 year for
the benefit Of the county road and
bridge fund has been declared uncon-
stitutional by Judge Gillian, of the
superior court. The court sustained
the demurrer of Attorney Roberts,
who represented W. S. Daner, Of Co
lumbia, the defendant in the test case
brought by the prosecuting attorney.
The law was declared void on the
ground that it violated section 2 Of
tho state constitution, which provides
that all taxation must be uniform.
Because the poll tax statute places the
burden upon only males between the
ages of 81 and so, it is declared to be
class legislation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
BALfOUR and CABINET
TENDER RESERVATIONS

London, Dee. 1.-THE political cri-
sis in the United Kingdom reached a
climax when Arthur j. Balfour, the
premier. formally rendered the resig-
nation of himself and cabinet to King
Edward, who accepted them.
His majesty then called Sir Henry
Campbell Bannerman to an interview
and offered him the mission of forming
a new cabinet, which task Sir Henry
accepted.
1t may be stated as one of the GER
tainties that Lord Roseberry will be
entirely ignored in the makeup of the
cabinet, and that John Morley will be
one of the chief advisers of Sir Henry
in drawing up the list of his official
family, which will be presented to his
majesty.
Mr.. Morley himself is considered
likely to go to the Indian office, and it
is probable that Herbert Henry As
quith will be chancellor of the ex-
chequer. The foreign affairs portfolio
will go either to Lord Elgin or Sir Ed
ward Gray, though the latter is con-
sidered likely to be made secretary of
the colonies.
Position on Home Rule.
One thing is certain-that Sir Hen
ry Campbell Bannerman has explained
his attitude on home rule for Ireland
to those Liberal leaders who are known
to be opposed to home rule on the lines
of the bills introduced in Parlia.
ment. Since his speech at. Stirling,
which created such a furore, Sir Hen
~ has not made any statement, but II
is confidently asserted in the Liberal
clubs that he is ready with policy
which will secure the adhesion of the
Nationalist and at the same time
avoid raising the issue as one of the
most important planks in his platform.
| There is some uncertainty as to
when the dissolution of parliament
will be effective, but it is not consid.
cred probable until after the new year.
An interesting feature of the politi-
cal situation is the prospect of closer
alliance between the Irish and labor
parties in the new parliament. James
Kerr Hardie, the Socialist and indie.
pendent member, in speech, has
frankly invited such an alliance. He
pointed out. that 40 labor members
combined with Is Irish members would
provide a voting strength which nc
government, however strong, could
afford to ignore.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
CHINESE BOYCOTT GROWING.
Capfain Baker Declares Situation I:
Alormin1.

San Francisco, Dec. 8.-Capt. A.
C. Baker, of the cruiser Raleigh, who
has been detached for several months
to study commercial and political con-
ditions in China, was a passenger on
the Manchruia from the Orient, on his
way to Washington to lay before the
president and his advisers the results
of his Investigations.
s'It is nonsense, said Capt. Baker,
Ito talk of the boycott as dying out.
The commercial situation in the south
of China is absolutely at the mercy of
the guilds. There are seventy -one OF
these, and they control trade with an
iron hand, and they have given orders
not to handle American goods. 1t is
almost impossible to get at them. OF
course, we have treaties guaranteeing
the free circulation of our goods, but
suppose the coolies on the docks, the
carriers on the streets and every body
connected with the handling of goods
refuses to touch them. What are you
to do? American warehouses in Can
ton are full to the roof with -four, and
they can't bulge it.
SIN the meantime Australian mer-
chants are chartering everything they
can get their hands on to rush their
inferior flour into the market to take
advantage of our dicfiulty. The Chi
nese merchants admit that the -four is
not as good as ours, but they are COM
mitted to this war on American prod
nets and are prepared to make sacrl-
fees for principle.
'The boycott is just reaching the
interior, for methods of communities
ton are slow, and if the strike were
called off today it would take year
for the news to reach the provinces up
the river.
ssNot only the Australians, but the
Japanese are taking advantage OF the
bocyott to get our business. Cotton
mills are being established in China
by Japanese houses and with cheap
labor and no transportation charge
thew are in q position to drive us out
of the field. They will also develop
the steel ore of Korea and probably
the oil. In this way our vast kerosene
and steel business there will be taken
by tthe Japanese.
.sThe only thing that could raise the
boycott would be to rescind Chinese
exclusion laws, and this, OF course,
viii not be done. It looks as though
|our business in the south Of China was
doomed. The boycott is getting worse
every day there. .
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16

in police stations, are properly re-
garded az unfortunates who have
failed to ind work. The Charity Or
ganization Sosiety and the Association
for Improving the condition of the
Poor, both Of New York, recently had
cards printed addressed to unemployed
men, Offering work and financial and
medical aid. During March and April
$4,000 Of these cards were distributed
to men in bread lines, missions and
lodging houses. Three hundred and
Eve responded little more than l
per cent. It would seem that self-re-
speeding men, eager to work, would
seize at such chance. At the two
lodging houses of the Philadelphia
Society for Organizing Charity, the Of
ficers clip from the morning papers
and post on a bulletin board the adj
vertisements asking for male help, 80
that the men can read them when
discharged at 6 a. m. As rule no
more than two or three men from 4
crowd of 100 or $50 glance at the ad-
vertisements.
Among unorganized workers men
are frequently unemployed through
desire to choose their job. ! sat q
large part of one day listening to the
talk between clerk and applicanta-
Job after job was refused because the
applicants were not pleased with the
work or the wages. A typical case was
that Of a young fellow who was Of
fered a good opening in an ONCE at
SO a .wook; he refused because he
wanted to start at SIS. On the pre-
yious day this agency had found q job
for man whose family was being sup
ported by a charity society. The man
went to his new work In the morning;
IN the afternoon he was back at the
agency. They only wanted to pay me
SIX" he complained. i won't work
for less than 81 for anybody.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
Penresenfs lsle of Pines.

Havana, Dec. l1.-Edward G. Ryan,
who was chosen by the residents OF
the Isle Of Pines as q territorial dele
gate to congress, has left Havana for
Washington, where he will present to
the house of representatives his Gre
dentials from the Isle of Pines legis-
lative assembly.
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Recommend Rugby Come.

San Francisco, Dec. 13.-The fac
ulty athletic committee of the Stan
ford university and the University Of
California met in this city and adopt
ed a resolution decrying the evils OF
the present system of football playing
ina merica. It was recommended
that the Rugby game be introduced as
a substitute.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
rlany lives Lost Oh Lakes.

Chicago, Dec. 11.-According to
nsnres just compiled the death list on
'ne Great Lakes during the season now
closed has been the heaviest Of any
year since the big steel vessels began
70 De used on the lakes. A total of
40 lives were lost. OF these 116 were
LOST during the three great storms this
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
Germany to right Tobacco Trust

New York, Dec. 13.-Memorials
nave been presented to the Prussian
government advising opposition to the
efforts of the American Tobacco Com
pany in Germany. The government
has ordered thorough inquiries and
reports into the matter, and Prussian
'oards of trade are now engaged in
conducting such inquiries.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
Senator Proctor rsay Retire.

Washington, Dec. 11.-An intima-
.,oh by Senator Proctor Of Vermont
,,lat he might retire from the senate
-aarch 8, 1909, two years in advance
" " The expiration of his term, caused
.ne report here that he would resign
al the near future. This is denied
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
Chicago Steamer leaves Tor Sesiiie

VutCO0O S1<0GS $3.50 -
New York, Dec. 12.-Th6 steamship
Indianapolis weighed anchor at Ho-
boken yesterday, bound round the
horn for Seattle. When her voyage
shall be ended she will have travelled
from Chicago to Seattle and made one
Of the omst noteworthy voyages in the
history of steam navigation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
A Costly skate.

OOoVAy OA8V0s
Roller skating IL elder than most
folk imagine. Joseph Merlin, a Bel
gian, born in 1876, clever, inventive
fellow, went to London In 176O and
exhibited his novelties at museum In
Spring Gardens, and afterward In
Princes street, Hanover Square. Hav-
ing made a pair Of skates to run on
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16
How tie Treuble Arose.

How the Trouble Arose.
IT suppose he clasped you In his
arms when the canoe upset?
mo; quite the opposite.
"Quite the oppositeY
eyes; the canoe upset when ne
cl.sned me in his arms. Houston
TexaO Post.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16

When an Eskimo young lady goes to
ball she is a gorgeous sight to gaze
upon. You did not know that they
had dances In her country! Well, they
do. and d traveller reports just how .
belle was dressed on such an occasion.
Her dress was made Of the intes-
tines Of seal. split and sewed togeth-
Or. This makes a transparent gar
ment, and the girl trimmed It with
elaborate embroidery Of colored
worsteds and fringed it with strings Of
beads. Her trousefy were white and
mads Of siberian reindeer skin, EN-
broidered With strips Of wolf skin. Her
hair was braided on each side with
stripa 81 wolf s1in and strips Of beads.
Heavy necklaces and pendann q
beads and teeth Of animals hung
around her neck ana over her should
81 Snow-White sioyes. mA4p Of fawn
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-12-16

"A average giri i nsver sat1sosd
.rntil she acquires scnrinrlaw - -
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NEW joint RATES
RAILWAY COMMISSION and Off.
Gals AGREE.
1o,fsx Case Sears Fruit In Shape
of New Tariff to Eastern wash.
tnaton pOintS-NeW joint Rate
will Apply to Liveeiock, but Not
to wheat.

SEATTLE, Dec. 12-An agreement was
cached last night between the state
railway commission and the traffic de-
nartments of the Great Northern.
Northern Pacific and Oregon Railroad
and Navigation Company lines,
whereby the railways accept the find
ircs of the commission ON the Joint
rate question and agree not to take
the matter into the courts on the new
schedule of joint rates as established.
The agreement also specifies the new
Joint rate, making substantial reduc-
tons on the classes of freight that
we're at issue in the Colfax hearing, ras
well as to include other rates that
we're not part of the complaint.
The agreement is of particular i'm
nortance to Seattle, as it gives the
iobbers rate on merchandise that al
lows them to reach into new fields of
trade in Eastern Washington which
have been closed before on account of
excessive tariff as compared with the
rates from other points.
In making the agreement the rail-
way companies went beyond the COM
plaint in the Colfax hearing and in
cIuded everything in the readjustment
Of rates that would not be fought in
case it should be passed upon by the
commission at later date. Live stock
was included as one of the items that
was not in the complaint, but on
which the farmers of the state had
made an informal appeal to the COM
mission.
Wheat Not on the List.
The most important item that is not
in'the agreement for the new joint
tariff is wheat. The railways would
not agree to change in the present
rate on wheat, and it was decided to
allow the matter to pass for the pres
ent. The traffic officials of the roads
represented at the hearing gave the
commission to understand that any
change in the wheat rate would be
fought through the courts of the state
before the change would be accepted.
The finding and agreement also
gives the farmers of the eastern Sec
ton of the state an opportunity to dis
pose of their products in Seattle to
better advantage than has been offered
under the old conditions.
The final order of the commission
will be iggued in few days covering
the details of the hearing and the de-
cision reached. The railroad compa.
MES have agreed to prepare the new
tariff sheets, giving each of the differ.
emit items included under various
heads in the new joint rates.
The joint rate on coal to Colfa1
from Roslyn will be approximately So
which is % cents per ton less than the
joint ratec ancelled in 1902.
The rate on merchandise, first class
will be $12.5, as maximum to o. r
d Npoints, instead of $1.60, as made
up of the sum of the locals.
The joint rate on coarse grains re.
establishes the former joint rates be
tween the o. r. & N. and Great North
ern and now applies to the Northern
Pacific as we'll.
The joint rate on live stock wa.
agreed to by means of the railroad &C
cepting an amendment to the com
plant