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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
I00LATEFOR ACTION
DpfsIDENT HAS GIVEN UP RAIL
Rad LEGISLATION.
.ooabIy Certain That He will
Not Call an Extra Session This
..rioo but Will Probably Call
ono in October to Take Up the
pate question.

L;,cton Feb. 21.-President
"" nroIt who for several weeks has
Dasn hopeful that some definite action
OeoI ht he taken at the present session
nis" "ucross on the railroad rate ques-
o. D' has practically relinquished the
t !1"a If securing legislation on the sub
i tot this session. 1t is reasonably GER
eG ;u that he will not call an extraordi-
'". -r oassion of congress to meet in the
no. n;oo but unless he changes his mind
!" will call congress together prob
ably in October.
"' representatives Esch and Townsend,
..;nt authors of the rate bill which
Jo os.ad the house, had talk with the
ppresident yesterday. They agreed with
bim that the prospect for the enact
mont of rate legislation at this session
wss remote. They indicated that if
W. action were taken at this session
.ho subiect would be considered thor
o,cbv during the summer with the
idea of presenting a measure at the
NEXT session which, very likely, would
contain some additional features.
As they left the White House both
Npssrs. Esch and Townsend expressed
The conviction that an extra session
wonld be called for next autumn to
heal with the rate question.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25

as the great steam excavatOr shown In
the illustration performs in eight
hours. The burning sun or rain in tor
rents has no terrors for this mammoth
earth-devouring monster. The scene
is from a photograph OF, the construc-
ton work on the irrigation canal In
Colusa County, California. The art-
fetal river thus created is six miles
long, 100 feet wide, and 35 feet to the
top of its banks. The Sacramento riv-
er furnishes the water which makes
fertile 10000 acres of fruit ranches.
The excavator travels on it's own
railway tracks on each side Of the
canal, and as the work proceeds the
track is taken up and relaid ahead
Of the machine.
The steel buckets, which have sharp,
cutting edges, move constantly by
means of endless chains, and empty
their load of earth first on one side,
then on the other. Wide endless belts
carried on rollers carry the earth to
the sides Of the ditch.
All these movements of the machine
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25

AUTHORITIES THERE APPARENT.
LY POWERLEss.
AdviCes State That the Streets Are
Strewn With Dead as . Result
OF RepreSSive neasures-TraffiC
on Vienna Railway Stopped by
Strike of Employes and Operators

st. Petersburg, Feb. 23.-Shocking
reports have been received from Baku,
where the authorities are apparently
powsrles to cope with the situation.
The advices state that the streets are
strewn with corpses as the result Of re-
pressive measures authorized by the
government. The wholesale killing,
which is not described in detail in the
dispatches, did not have the desired
effect, and the riots continue.
Warsaw, Feb. 23.-Traffic on the
Vienna railway has been suspended
since early in the afternoon, the force
OF employees, including telegraph oper-
ators, having joined in the strike.
Not single train is leaving War.
saws great terminus. which is guard
ed by strong force of gendarmes,
keeping back the crowds clamoring for
opportunity to leave the city.
The Polish National Democratic
party has issued manifesto discoun-
tenancing revolution as impractic-
able.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
PROTECT STATES T,r,Brp
Pooposesf0 Create Board az stat
Forest Commissioners

pooposesfo Create Board Of St.,~
Forest Commissioners.
Olympia, Feb. ss.-A bill for -.
protection Of the states timber lands
and creating board Of forest com mis-
sioners will be introduced in the honso
by Representative Irving, Of K;rc
county. The author of the measnro =
a ium herman and he believes that it's
provisions will do much to protect the
states timber property from the raw.
ages Of fire.
II the DILL is enacted into law. the
new board will consist of the state land
commissioner and -four electors ;, ho
are to serve for four year term with.
out compensation. The Office of state
nre warden and forester is also estab-
ilshed, this Office to carry yearly sal
airy OF 81, 800. His duties shall he to
supervise all matters pertaining to the
protection of the states forests from
ire, illegal cutting or trespassing. Sc
we're penalties are provided for viola.
tlon. The state forester and warden is
required to acquaint himself with all
state timber areas. Deputies may be
appointed in each county to serve from
June to October 1, each year at wages
OF "a day for the time actually en-
ployed.
The bill makes it punishable ito
carelessly or willfully set fire to any
state or private body of timber. It also
requires the board of commissioners RI
inform itself of any damage done to
the states property and to report the
same. The state land commissioner is
an ex officio forest ranger. The bill
also permits owners of property to burn
slashings, but extreme care must be
taken that the fires must be kept under
close supervision. The measure car.
rles an appropriation of $40, 900 to
meet necessary expense.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
He HAD THEN WHIPPED.
Grippenberg Tells of His Victory, but
for Lack of Support.

Grippenberg Tells of His Victory, but
for Lack of Support.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 20.-Gen. Grip
penberg. who arrived from Manchuria
Friday night, confirms the report that
he relinquislied command after the re-
cent attempt Of the Russians to flank
Field Marshal Oyama because of Gen.
Kuropatkin's refusal to send him help
when victory was in sight. Instead.
Grippenberg claims, Kuropatkin or
dered him to withdraw.
Grippenberg made personal report
to the czar. Kuropatkin's enemies are
making the most of Grippenberg's re-
port in order to force the former 8
removal from the Manchurian COM
mand.
Grippenberg says the thanking move
ment would have been entirely success
full had not Kuropatkin twice refused
him reinforcements at critical mo-
ments. He had 100000 Japs at his
mercy, he says, but was forced to with
draw by Kuropatkin, who was over
awed by the Japanese demonstration
on his center.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
TIGHTENING THE SCREWS.


STANDARD VIII Have to Be Good or
Get Out OF Kansas.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 20.-The Kan
sas huose, withou9 q dissenting vote,
has passed bill making oil pipe lines
common carriers. This is the second
of the series of bills directed against
the Standard Oil Company, and was
strongly opposed by the Standard Oil
interests. It has already passed the
senate and will be signed by the gov
ernor. Without this bill, it. is said,
the refinery plan could not have been
carried out successfully, owing to the
lack of pipe lines owned by the state.
Now, however, the state oil can be
piped through the Standard lines.
The anti discrimination BILL. de-
signed to prevent the Standard from
underselling the state refinery. will be
made special order for Monday.
This bill makes it unlawful for any
commodity to be sold in any one town
Of the state lower than in another, ex-
cept such differences as may be made
necessary through freight rates. Thus
the Standard will be prevented from
setting the price of oil to meet the state
price at any place in the state, unless
it reduces the price in the whole state.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
OPPRESSION CHARGED.
Suit Against Denial Board for
Heavy DAMAGES.

Seattle, Feb. 2O.-A suit is to be
filed during the day in the superior
court, in which it will be claimed that
the state boa "a of dental examiners and
the National Dental Association and
the Washington State Dental Associa-
ton have entered into an unlawful
conspiracy to prevent the intent of the
law, and to use it to advance unlawful
ends.
DR.. E. J. Brown claims $25, 900
damages from four members of the
state board of examiners, which in
1908 refused him certicfiate allowing
him to practice dentistry in this state.
He alleges thst the examiners have
not executed the law fairly and i'm
partially; that they have arbitrarily
and wrongfully used the provisions of
the statutes solely to carry out illegal
ends, and to crush out the dentists in
this state who RESORT to advertising in
their business.
"No man who advertises his business
has been allowed cetifcate since the
meeting in 1908" said Mr.. Brown.
"There were fifteen or sixteen dentists
who did not advertise practicing in
Seattle without license at tho time l
was arrested for that offense, and only
one Of them was arrested, and the case
against him was dismissed. Forty ar
rests have been made among the ad-
vertising dentists, and eight convic-
tons have been secured"
The complaint also states that DR..
Brown took the examination which the
state board prescribed, and that he
answered more questions correctly
than the majority of those who were
granted CERTIFICATES, but that he was
not allowed certificate to practice,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
Conquest . .: Great
American Desert
Pat and to the Point.

Pat and to the Point.
Mr.. Paul Thieman, whoever he may
be, says something in recent issue Of
a Denver paper which is pat and to the
point. We herewith produce the first
few paragraphs Of his article:
When one beholds the complacent
failure to comprehend the nature and
condition Of Far Western irrigation, 1t
is maddening. 1 have seen one man.
who is thoroughly posted, almost break
into wild tears Of rage over the ever
recurring evidences that the people at
large, the people right here, the ma
tonal government, the State govern
ments, do not appreciate national irri-
cation, and that the public informa-
ton and the individual knowledge of
the subject at this time are strangely
dense. The public is fed constantly
with lovely articles about the grand
national irrigation works under way,
while the fact is that all the great
values mentioned concerning reclama-
ton of the arid region are the result Of
private initiative and enterprise and
capital.
Few people understand that the ma
tional irrigat ton fund is nothing but
bulk Of capital which may be advanced
to build reservoirs and bitches, upon a
guarantee that the owners of the lands
to be irrigated will repay the cost to
the fund. The national fund Is not to
be depleted, but must be replenished
by the payment back of the cost Of the
work, as assessed by the government
engineers, and if signatures to such
pledges can't be secured, the works
proposed will not be built.
Knowing that all government work
costs vastly more than if done by pri-
vate capital, and the United States
failing to guarantee the limit of the
cost, lots of landowners won't sign,
and there you are. Meantime the gov
eminent officials knock private enter
prises and warn the people against
them, when, as the situation stands,
it is only private enterprise, in pro-
noting irrigation district bonds, in Col
orado, at least, that is really doing any
thing.
Excavator for Irrigation Canals.
A thousand men toiling with shovels
and wheelbarrows from sunrise to sun
set could not accomplish as much work
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
Discover a Water Supply,
When TO Exercise.

When to exercise Is an important
consideration. If the morning only IL
available, the exercise should be light.
Particularly is this the case IL one is
engaged in any work. The supply Of
energy must not be drawn from at the
beginning of the day. The afternoon
is perhaps the best time for exercise,
when one has gained strength from
the absorption of the morning and
noon meals. Those who exercise Wig
orously at night should eat a mid
day dinner. Exercise should always
precede bathing, and not, as rule, fol-
low it. In this respect the ancient
Greeks showed great wisdom. Exer-
else and bathing they called the two
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
PRESIDENT DIRECTS INQUIRY.
commissioner GerfieId will Make u
IIended and Comprehensive.

washington, Feb. 2O.-President
s",s has directed James r. Gar
,S o.u, commissioner of corporations Of
tue department. of commerce and la
WI WI, 70 begin Immediately the oil in
,es'igation requested by the house of
representatives in resolution adopted
S;aNanlmiously. The investigation, by
tar GO'ion OF the president, will be ex-
iS nue and comprehensive. The pres
m;" n. mas directed letter to the COM
~ missioner in which he has given his
directions and presented in outline his
s .'eWS' The inquiry Will be pressed as
iu apiuly as possible. The scope of the
n'es'igatlon and the time it will oc-
'Dpy cannto be indicated at this time.
mil; ~ IS expected that the investigation
NJ %'. :. naturally extend to the operations
&c ao standard in the Beaumont, Tex
as well.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
GRAND DUKE SERGIUS Slain
Uncle of the Gar Killed by a
Bomb Thrown Under
His Carriage.

Moscow, Feb. 1S.-Grand Duke Ser
gius. while on his way to the Kremlin,
at Moscow, at o'clock yesterday af-
ternoyn, was assassinated by bomb
thrown under his carriage. The as
sassin was arrested and admits the
crime.
The force of the explosion broke all
the windows of the law courts and the
report was heard outside the city.
The carriage was blown to pieces, only
the four wheels remaining.
The grand duke was instantly killed.
Chicago, Feb. 1S-Baron Won Sohlip-
panbach, the Russian consul at Chica-
go, when informed of the grand dukes
assassination, said:
THE assassination of Gradn Duke
Sergius, while deplorable, is not of
special Importance. He could be spar
ed as we'll as almost any man in Rus
STA. He was extremely unpopular and
an extreme reactlonary. He stood for
and was the embodiment of the reac-
tlonary party. He was unpopular not
only among the people at large, but
among the nobility as we'll"
st. Petersburg, Feb. 19.-News of
the assassination of Grand Duke Ser
gus at Moscow created a sensation in
81 Petersburg. Few particulars are
ootalnable, owing to the excitement
prevailing at Moscow.
The tragedy was no great surprise,
as 1t was known that the grand duke
mao been condemned to die by the ter
EOrists ever since the affair of Janu
airy %.
Asovenor of Moscow, Sergius, by
uarsh measures, aroused the greatest
nostillty, especially among the stu
uents, and many threats have been
maae against his life.
oerglus was born in 1857 and mar
'iea Princess Elizabet of Hesse- Darn
SSaut' daughter of Princess Alice Of
Lns!and. IN 1884. There were no
children.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
CUT UP RAILROAD BILL.
Joint Committee Adopts Prac-
tically All the Railroad
Amendments.

Olympia, Feb. 18.-In session last
night the joint committee Of the house
and senate on railroads and transpor-
tation practically adopted all of the
amendments to the committee commits
sion bill submitted by Lincoln Davis,
of Pierce.
The power to regulate and adjust
rates on it's own initiative, given the
commission by the original bill, and
the joint rate proposition, the vital
features of the committee bill, were
amended line for line as indicated by
the railroad interests, curtailing the
power with which the commission
would be clothed were the committee
bill to become law without amend.
ment.
Whe the tedious monotony of read
ing the bill and the cut and dried rou-
tine of, incorporating the amendments
submitted were done with, and the
meeting adjourned, Representative
q gorge T. Crane, the leading member
of the commission forces on the COM
mittee said:
"There is nothing left of the bill.
The majority report will recommend
the passage of the bill as amended, but
there will be minority report, and
obably new bill, and certain it is
that there will be fight on the floor
of the house. The amendments adopt
ed virtually eliminate all power of the
commission had and render it useless
instrument. The life of the bill has
been taken by minimizing it's powers.
The commission advocates also ad-
vanced the claim that by disturbing
the joint rate clause, and thereby de-
priving the commission of full power
to fix joint rates, whatever benefits the
people of the Palouse country might
have received from a commission bill
has been eliminated, as the power Of
the commission to fix joint rates was
demanded by the people of that part of
the state.
One section of the bill vested the
commission with power and authority,
upon complaint or by inquiry upon it's
own motion, to adjust rates. This is
cut out.
The penalty for violation of any IF
the provisions of the act by officers OF
railroads was changed from $500 to
$50, and the words ''or employees
were stricken.
Section 10 of the bill was amended
by striking out that portion requiring
the commission to ascertain statistics
of cost of construction Of railroads,
rights of way, the amount Of money it
would require to construct roadbed.
depots, track and transportation equip
ment and to replace all the physical
properties of the companies. That
portion of section IL authorizing the
commission to ascertain the amount OF
outstanding bonds, debentures, indebt-
edness and like information was also
stricken.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
GETS DESIRED SITE.
New Location for State Building at
Lewis and Clark fair.

Lewis and Clark Fair.
Portland, Or, Feb. 23.-The contro-
versy over the location of the Washing
ton state building at the Lewis land
Clark fair has been settled by the fair
management deciding to give the Wash
ipgton commission the site formerly
designated for the Massachusetts and
Fraternal buildings.
This change will place the Washing
ton building in the row with Callfor-
mia and WaOregonibuildings.
The Massachusetts and Fraterna'
buildings, which were displaced, were
to have been social buildings, for the
use of the p ople of Massachusetts and
forrthe of members of fraternal socie-
ties who visited the fair. No exhibits
of any kind were planned to be placed
in.them. Both buildings will be re-
located.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
CALLS ron ARnED REVOLT.
Father GOpon Issues a proCiama
tiOn to His Followers.

London, Feb. 23.-Father Gopon,
the priest who led the strikers OF the
Putiloff works in St. Petersburg, in
their first conflict against the Russian
troops on "bloody Sunday" and who
during the first days of the insurrec-
tion was the leading spirit, has issued
another proclamation, according to the
Berlin correspondent of the Daily
Ledger.
The proclamation has appeared IN
the form of an open letter in the Rus
sian socialist organ, Iskrw, published
in Zurich, Switzerland, the correspon
dent says, and summons the entire
Russian protelariat and the various
branches Of the socialist party to in
augurate an armed revolt against car
dom.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
frauds in OREGON schoo, ands.

Ara a a or,. Feb. 20.-Startling facts
Zoo coming to light before the commit
vat; VI the legislature which is investi-
Las tne manner in which school
of tn "a tnls state have been disposed
Gro. no committees sessions are Sc
maj out enough has leaked out to
r. .n II certain that when it reports
be NJ legislature serious charges will
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
STRIKERS RECEIVE AID.
Situa ion in Russia pOrtendS Trouble
in Future.

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 20.-Notwith-
standing the fact that the strikers
have returned to work in all the small
er factories, the situation is regarded
as less satisfactory than last week.
This is due to evidence that the agita-
ton is now conducted on we'll defined
lines. The large factories remain
closed, but it has been discovered that
the men who are not at work are re-
ceiving pay from mysterious source
at the rate of 5 cents per day for each
member of the family, sum sufficient
for one So bstantial meal. The employ
ers are holding daily conferences, but
are unable to reach an agreement.
They appear to be altogether disorgan
lied.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
Colorado Nay Build Refinery.

Denver, Feb. 23.-Representative
Clifton H. Wilder's bill appropriating
$125, 900 for the adjustment Of q
state oil refinery was favorably report
ed to the house by the finance commit
tee today. The bill also contains pro-
visions to regulate the price of oil. In.
dependent oil producers, who are sup
porting the measure, have offered to
lease and operate the refinery when
constructed and to advance the money
for its construction at low rate Of in
terest.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
indian Acquitted.

vo.s .erett, Feb. 21.-At midnight q
tho a n OF not guilty was returned in
chase vase OF Johnnie Price, the Indian
and SOU with the murder of his son
Cos. aaughter-in-law. The trial has
''' the county 81, 500.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
Referendum Amendment Fails.

Helena, Mont, Feb. 22.-For the
third time in the lower house a bill
providing for the submission of an
initiative and referendum amendment
to the constitution failed to get the
necessary two-thirds vote. It lacked
two of the required number.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
Smelter on Vancouver Island.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. 20.-It is re-
ported here that the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company has in view the
erection of large smelling works on
vancouver island. With the copper
refining plant will be included iron
works for the reduction OF the raw
material to the finished product.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
Want Convicts to Make Roads.

Seattle, Feb. pa bill providing
for the employment of convicts on the
public roads Of the state has been
drafted by special committee of the
Washington Good Roads Association,
and will, within the next few days be
presented in the legislature.