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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16
taking up too much of the time of the

taking up too much of the time of the
court. All the allegations of fraud
or mismanagement contained in the
Cowen complaint are denied by Mr..
McMillin and his counsel contends
that his position has been absolute
ly fair and just" and that he has
acted in good faith as promoter and
head of the Staveless Barrel Com
pany and with the minority stock
holders in the lime company. Mr..
Cowells attorney, on the contrary,
alleges that for five years Mr.. Nc
Millin operated the barrel factory
s'on the profits filched from the lime
company" The Seattle Times of
Wednesday evening says:
'sThe story Mr.. Shultz told this
morning of the incorporation of the
Staveless Barrel Company, which Mr..
McMillin formed late in 1894 to take
over the contract he had to supply
barrels to the lime corporation, is an
interesting tale of high finance. Mr..
McMillin, ne said, gave to himself
and ]. N. Keen, of Tacoma, 500 each
with which they bought Ia share of
Staveless Barrel Company stock
aDieca. This was the only money the
barrel corporation saw on opening
day. McMillin subscribed for 2,498
shares of the stock but did not men,
ton real money. He sold to the
Staveless Barrel Company his con-
tracts with the lime company and the
right to use the barrel machine for
$249, 300, and obligingly accepted the
corporations note for the amount.
Then he turned in the note ia pay
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

NUMBER of citizens interested
- in good schools and willing to
pay whatever is necessary and reason
able for their maintenance have re-
quested the publicati ton of the sub
stance of Mr.. Culver's talk at the re-
cent graduating exercises here on the
subject of ''The Taxpayer and the
School. " his would have been do e
last week but for the fact that Mr..
Culver did not have time to prepare
for publica ton what he had said ex-
temporaneously and the further fact
that the ISLANDER S space was crowd
ed. We haven't sufficient space this
week to publish all that he said, even
if he were able to recollect it, without
crowding out matter likely to be Of
more interest to che general reader,
but the substance of it was as fol-
lows:
''The Importance Of good schools
to the taxpayer cannot be overesti-
mated, for education is the world S
greatest safeguard of order and civil
liberty. Where the standard of
knowledge is lowest the standard of
morals is lowest, crime is most ram
pant, property most unsafe and class
distinctions greatest. Sofar, perhaps,
we will all agree in general way,
but we are not of one mind when we
come to discuss the question as to
what constitutes good schools and as
to the expense which it is necessary
to incur in order to maintain them.
''With the possible exception of
Switzerland, which is one of the
smallest countries in the world, hav-
ing little need of large army and as
much need as larger countries of good
schools, the United States makes in
comparably the grandest showing of
all the nations OF the world In respect
to comparative expenditures for ed
ucation and army maintenance. Some
years ago Belgian statistician made
suggestive compilation showing the
per capita expenditure of the vari-
Gus European nations for war pur-
poses and also their per capita out
lay for education. At that time
France. which ranks as one of the
most enlightened nations, was ex-
pending S. year per capita for war
and 35 cents for education. In Eng
land the war expense was $4.62 and
the expense for education " cents.
In other countries the expenditures
for these purposes were as follows:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

ment for his stock subscription.
There remained in the treasury $500
in real money which McMillin had
given Keen and Shultz to buy stock.
So McMillin fled bill for $500 to re-
imburse him for the labor of prepar
ing the articles of incorporation and
this wiped out the surplus. Then Mr..
McMillin put the barrel company into
debt by compelling it to pay him some
81, 300 for barrel machine, but al
lowed the payment to be made from
the royalties delivered the Water
man Chapman Co."
In an affidavit signed by George j.
Wiley, for years the principal stock
holder in the LaConner Trading &
Transportation Company, the charge
is made that MI. McMillin enforced a
demand upon the steamboat company
for a rate on lime d cents lower per
barrel than that given to the Cowell
company. Commenting upon this al
legation the Times says:
IF this charge is substantiated, the ap-
pointment of McMillin as railroad COM
missioner to enforce law against the
granting of rebates by common carriers
is as appropriate as the selection of John
d. Rockefeller to lead the interstate
commerce commissions crusade in inter-
state business. The railroad commission
act specifically forbids the granting of
any rebates or the discrimination between
shippers. 1t is made the duty of tie rail-
road commissioners to enforce these pro-
visions. Yet Wiley swears that the man
Gov. Mead appointed to, carry out this
mandate has for years received rebates
himself and has made the initiatory de-
mand for them.
Aside from the charge Of collecting re-
bates, the principal charge against the
Standard Oil Company is that of secret
price cutting and bitter attacks on rivals
to undermine their business. All that is
charged against that company is alleged
against McMillin in his lime business.
But McMillin is appointed to sit in judg-
ment on others who may attempt similar
practices"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

been made one in February aud one
in May, and they have amounted to
s., ,972. 13, or $707.13 more than the
county's portion of the state school
levy. The August and November ap
portionments will swell this amount
about 81, 500 more, all clear gain. OF
the total amount which the county
receives from the state this district
receives little over one-sixth. Last
year we received from this source
1,7O8.63. The additional amount re-
quired to defray the expenses of our
school here is derived from a special
tax of five mills levied upon the as
sessed valuation of taxable property
in the district, which is approximate
ly $120, 900. This gives US about
$500. I understand that a few per-
sons have expressed the opinion that
this tax is too high and that our
teachers are paid needlessly high
wages. Let me show you what the
cost of school maintenance is in the
country towns of Whatcom and Skagit
counties where three or more teach
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16
Pleased With The
Trip to Pullman

The delegation from this county to
the big farmers meeting at Pullman
returned the first of the week much
delighted with the trip and with the
cordial a1d friendly treatment given
them by the college authorities and
the people OF Pullman. They concede
that the ssPa]ouse country" is q great
farming region and admit that owing
to the high prices Of wheat for some
years past majority Of the farmers
are probably better off financially
than they are here and they have
doubtless made their money easier,
but San Juan's representatives at
the big meeting say that this county
is ssgood enough" for them and that
they have no desire TO migrate to
any section that they visited on their
trip. TheSan Juan boys who are az
tending the school Norman briggs
Alyia Carter, Otis Murray and Eyer
ett OMEN, are expected home next
week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

"I have not had access here to the
comparative expenditures for the
two purposes in this country, but
we know very well that our army OF
school children is vastly the largest
and finest in the world and our stand
iag army smaller than that main
tanned by some European countries
that are smaller in area than many
of our states. Well might the great
orator Edmund Burke say in the
British house of commons that 'Edu-
cation is the cheap defense OF ma
tions."
ssCertain it is that no nation has SO
great q bulwark of educational de-
tense as the United States and in nc
other country on the globe are SO
great opportunities for the acquire
ment of knowledge open to the chill
dren of the poor as well as the rich.
Few states, if any, in the Union have
better school laws than the state OF
Washington or a larger permanent
fund for the maintenance OF our pub
lie schools derived from the nations
liberal bounty in grants OF public
lands, the proceeds of the sales Of
two sections in every township d
lands granted to the state BY the gen
eral government underline terms of the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

THANKS are due to the Seattle
- Post-Intelligencer for the very
friendly and quite extended editorial
mention which it gave in a recent is
sue of the proposition to hold coun-
ty fair here this fall. After outlining
the general plan, as announced in the
ISLANDER, the P.-I. says:
'San Juan county consists of many
islands containing rich soil and pro-
ducing wonderful crops. 1t is an ideal
land for the farmer and gardener
who desires to live close to nature
and be away from the bad influences
of city life. The gardens and or
chards furnish much of the food pro-
ducts for adjacent city markets. The
residents are happy and peaceable.
They can appreciate a holiday as well
as their city cousins. The county fair
offers an opportunity for everyone
to become better acquainted with
neighbors and strangers and add to
the enjoyments of life after reaping a
bountiful harvest. That is promised
in every field in the little island
county.
s'The county fair stimulates inter-
est in producing the best of every
thing. There is something alluring
about the blue ribbons and prize
money obtained at the county fair.
Those emblems Indicate a spirit of
superiority to the holders. They
arouse enough jealousy to make the
contest interesting. They create
ambitions that otherwise might never
come to the surface. The spirit of
friendly competition is one to cultivate
in every community. It can best be
recognized at the county fair. And
the fair enthuses the entire popula-
tion of old and young, male and fe-
male, and brings beneficial results to
all.
Producers and consumers get to-
gether at the county fair. The farm
er is always looking for the buyer of
of his products. He has something
to say about the prices or general
treatment received. The commission
man, or general merchant, desires to
see the men from whom he makes
purchases. There is a bond of SYM
pathy between the two that ought to
be solidifed. That can be accomp-
lished by cordial greetings at the
fair. New markets may be opened
by exhibits at the fair. New pro-
ducts can be introduced by showing
them and giving the consumers an
opportunity to look at what they
want. There are many advantages
in the county fair and it is hoped
that the one .proposed for San Juan
county will be success.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16
An Interesting Tale
OF High Finance
VIM Shuz Tells the Story Of the Organization Of the StaVe
less Barrel Company Rebates on Lime Shipments
Demanded and Secured By McMilin

THE hearing of the Cowell-McMil-
~ lin case before Judge Hanford,
in the federal court in Seattle, is to be
resumed today, it having been contin-
ued to admit of the taking of the
testimony of VIM. Shultz and others
before a master in chancery to avoid
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16
THE TAXPAYER
And THE SCHOOL"
PER CAPITA EUROPEAN EXPEN-
SES FOR WAR AND EDUCATION

Sources of Funds For Maintenance of
the Public Schools Salaries Paid
ana special Taxes Levied in the
Principal Districts of whatcom
and Skag1t Counties.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16
Steamer ssvaliant'' Launched

The hull of the fire little steamer
which Jensen Bros. are building for
themselves was launched Monday
evening in the presence Of sew
eral hundred interested spectators.
She took to the water" as grace
fully as sea gull and as she
slid down the ways Miss Nellie Jen-
sen, standing at the bow, broke a
bottle OF wine upon the stem and
christened her "Valiant." She has
every appearance of being
"Staunch and strong, . goodly vessel,
That shall laugh at all disaster
And with wave and whirlwind wrestle.' -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

The annual sChildren's Day pro-
gram of the Presby yterian Sunday
school viii be given at the church to-
morrow at the regular Sunday school
hour.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16
THE BENEFITS OF
COUNTY FAIRS
SEATTLE P.-I. COMMENDS THN
SAN JUAN PROJECT

Edttor1ally Points Out Some Of the
Many Advantages to Be Derived
From Such an Exhibition As 1T 10
Proposed to Have Here--Friendly
Wishes For Success.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-16

Continued on Page Five)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-28
GOES IN HAMMER AND roNGs',
Gives a Talk on the Race Problene
and Nothing Else.

81 have been advertised to discuss
the annexation Of Cuba" continued
Tillman, "but in view of the fact that
l could not discuss that subject with
out discussing the race question | am
going to 90 at the matter hammer and
tongs, aightforward. like a man.
Therefore l shall discuss the race prob
lem pure and simple. Owing to my
experience with the question and the
dilgent study l have made of it | be
lieye l am better qualified to discuss
this question than any other man in
America"
While discussing the1fteenth amend
ment Of the constitution, which he de-
clared gave the negro every right that
q white man had, he was interrupted
several times by one of his listeners,
who kept asking How about Ken
tncky?" Finally Tillman seemed to lose
his temper and exclaimed: "Oh, shut
your mouth. You don't know the A
B G of this thing I forgot forty
years ago more than you ever knew"
IF this law was enforced 1t would
result in two states at least being
dominated absolutely by negroes, while
four other states would be 50 near
being governed by the negro that
there would practically be an equal
division of officers" 4 voice = How
about the law2" Senator Tillman =
1.-The law? To hell with such law"
After telling In detail how the negro
is prevented from casting his ballot in
the south Tillman said: There is q
great deal more to this question than
the little racket here in Chicago" A
voice-"How about the negro judgeT
Senator Tillman-"Well, 1 will tel
you about your negro judge and about
your political machines putting him or
your ticket and bambo0zling those poor
| ignorant balloons into electing him
and then afterwards you fellows who
voted the ticket without knowing whar
was on it find way to cheat him ou
OF It."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-28
The nnrr of Mitchcrnft

And superstition are over. Men and
women today think for themselves. The
mysteries surrounding the words medi-
cines, physicians, remedies. etc, are
brushed aside We know that disease
is entirely due to conditions that sur
round us, and that in lighting dis
ease 1t is always the medicine and
never the man that makes the fight.
For disease of the stomach, liver and
kidneys, and complications arising
from the arrangement OF these organs,
Quaker Herb Extract affords an in
slant relief and a permanent cure. 1t
Is prepared from the greatest of nat
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herbs, roots, barks berries. leaves and
blossoms For these diseases, Quaker
Herb Extract stands without a peer
1t does not alone afford temporary re-
lief. but permanently cures all diseases
of the above organs and kindred COM
plaints-rheumatism neuralgia, head
ache, dizziness, biliousness, costiveness
dyspepsia and indigestion.
Quaker Herb Extract and a COM
plete stock of the time-tried Quaker
Herb Remedies can always be found in
the stores of these enterprising drug
gists: JOS w. Weis, E. r. Stauffer &
Co, Otto Negele. NJ. Kolb.
Free booklet and circular sent to any
address upon request.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-28
BLOOD THICKER THAN WATER ?
Wouldn't Seem So from the Way
These Kinsman Lived Without
Association.

Shelbyville, Ind, Nov. %. = Arthur
Frank Apologize, % years old, and
his father, William Apologize, have
lived within six miles of each other
all the young mans life, but their first
meeting in many years was last Sat
urday. When Frank was only a few
weeks old his mother died, and the
infant was consigned to the care of
her parents, near Falkland. He grew
co manhood with his grandparents,
with whom he still lives, while his
father remained in this city and never
went to see him.
Last Saturday Frank came here and
met Harvey Applegate, his uncle who
suggested that they call on his father.
In this way the father and son met
for the first time since the lads In
fancy. Two brothers of William APP
plegate have lived within four miles
OF each other for forty years, but the
families have never visited Us other
families do. They are on good terms.
however, and are friendly when thcy
meet
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-28
Michtv Poor Smoking.

1t Is claimed that the tobacco trust
has been buying up legislatures in the
east and elsewhere. This Is mighty In
teresting. especially to smokers who
would like to know what the tobacco
trust might want with a bunch of
green statesmen.
If they propose to grind them up and
put them on the market mixed with
choice brand Of cut plug to add navors
the discriminating legislator wants to
know It. He may approve of roasting
the legislature, but he will be horn
swaggled and few things like that
If he wants to smoke them.
OF course the naughty trust may
want them for an entirely different
purpose. 1t may have some choice if
ty cent cigars that need testing and
also some special brands Of legislation
that it would like to lave passed in
response to what seen to be a great
public sentiment. Yc never can tell
about a trust.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-28
COMPANY USED DYNAMITE
That Is How 1t Kept oil Prospectors
Out of It's Coal Territory,
Saws a Witness.

Salt Lake City. Nov %. = Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Clarke
resumed ADMINISTRATION OF conditions
affecting the coal trade in the inter
mountain country. The legal depart
mcnts Of the Gould and Hartman rail
roads We're present and were permitted
to cross-examine the witness. S.
Spencer, of Evanston, Wyo., an attor-
ney, tod Of the methods of the Tn
ion Pacific Coal company, in acquiring
coal lands in Wyoming and in keep
ing out opposition companies. He tes-
titled that agents of the Union Pacific
company used dynamite in their eff
forts to keep men with oil-well drill
ing machinery out of Uintah county,
Wyo.
When prospectors attempted to take
in their machinery, he testified, a
trench was dug and filed with dyna-
mite and men were instructed to blow
up the machinery If an attempt should
be made to take it into Uintah county
over land claimed by the Union Pa
cif1c under grant OF the government.
Spencer testified that the sheriff of
the county was called and the mine
was exploded, but the earth was
heaved mp in such a manner that ap-
preach to the oil prospect on the side
hill was impossible.
George E. Hare, special agent for
the general land office, was called to
the stand, and said the companies IN
der investigation obtained many thou
sand acres of land by irregular means,
ard Charles Kingston, ex-Iand office
register, swore that when he applied
to the general land office for instruc-
tons as to allowing suspected land
entries he was Informed that it was
none of our business" This was IN
B. Herrman's term as commissioner.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-28
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

Senator Culloms nephew, Shelby NJ.
Cullom, Jr.. clerk of the Arizona SUI
preme court, is dead at Phoenix, A. T.,
Of consumption, aged So.
The German imperial debt totals
$3.50, 100000.
Judge Holt, at New York, has fined
the sugar trust" $4,000 for accepting
rebates.
President Roosevelt has been pre-
sented with a big stick" in the shape
Of a large gourd.
IN the Toxic municipal assembly
here the proposition that the city pur-
chase the street railways was defeat
ed
King George of Greece, who has
been visiting King Victor Emmanuel
has left Rome for Greece.
The first plank to be offered in the
Oklahoma constitutional convention
was a railroad commission bill calling
for 2-cent fares.
4 brigade of 1000 men is being or
ganized at Cadlz. Spain. to be ready
for any development in the Moroccan
situation.
It is reported that the business por-
ton Of the town of Belmont, O., Is IN
ashes. Loss, 100000.
Senator Cullom was one Of the pres
ident's earliest visitors, on the latter's
return from Panama, and Speaker
Cannon followed close behind.
The ruins near Marysville, Cal. of
Yuba dam, once a famous mining
camp, and made more famous by Bret
Harte's poem, have been destroyed by
fire.
Before the Pacific Athletic club. of
Los Angeles. philadelphia jack
O'Brien and Tommy Burns Will meet
tonight in a twenty-round contest for
the championship of the world.
Plans TO form S2S,OO0,O0 merger
Of Louisiana sugar plantations and
sugar houses are announced at New
| Orleans.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-28
WIDE TIRES AND GRAVEL ROADS.

1t does not require the wisdom of
solomon to discover that wide tires on
the farm and road wagon are benefit
to farmers in many ways.
Broad tires lightens the draft by pre-
senting more surface to the road bed
and they do not sink so easily into soft
ground for the same reason. Since
heavy loads can be hauled more readily
with a wide tire wagon than with that
having narrow tires the owner of such
a conveyance Is thus more merciful to
his horses. Tests and observations
have proved that wide tires are a bene-
fit to country roads while the narrow
tires are road destroyers. Wide tires
act as rollers. compacting the track,
while narrow ones only cut up the
roadway and make travel upon 1t very
difficult in bad weather.
Wide tires cost but little more than
narrow tires, hence there is no good ex-
cuse for the use of the latter. Farm
ers are beginning to see the necessity
and economy in using the broad tires
and are slowly disearding wagons of
narrow tires