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measure. Concluding, he said: II have
been in public life long enough to accept
half loaf when cannot get a wholc one
The provisions of this bill are all good Let
us get this IL we can. and then we can pro-
vide for further improvements as the serv-
Ice develops. Nobody can do more to se-
cure Its passage through the House than
you gentlemen
Representative Adams referred to the
Senate Dill now before the House as one
OF the most important measures anecting
the commercial welfare of the country. He
briefly dwelt upon the long fight he had
secure he passage of some such bill. The
necessity for abandoning the doctrine or
tenure of Office for consuis was made mani
fest If the bill was to become law
This bill will accomplish three great
things" said Mr. Adams 1T Classics the
consular service. equalizes the salaries. and
provides that all fees must be turned over
to the treasury
Representative Adams View.
Representative Adams asserted that tie
had been informed by various senators that
If they had had any idea OF what was In
the bill it would never have passed the
Senate. Because there is now a possibility
of securing favorable action from the House
he strongly urged the convention not 10
expect ideal legislation. but to be satisfied
with what could be secured. Two things
he advised the convention to do. and that
was to bring its tremendous power to bear
on the Speaker so that he will allow the
bill to come up and to individually bring
pressure upon the representatives. Under
amendments made to the bill by the House
committee twelve consulates in Ontario
had been stricken out
Il wish you to sin kwhatever little differ
ences that you have he concluded, and
aid in passing this bill. and you will open
the door for further Improvement.
A rising vote of thanks extended
both Senator Lodge and Representative
Adams for the light they had thrown upon
the matter under consideration.
Prior to the addresses by Senator Lodge
and Representative Adams it had practi-
cally been determined to delay the adop-
ton of all resolutions until today to permit
high authorities to advise with the dele
gates of the convention
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FRATERNAL NOTICES.

/, O. o. fall MEMBERS OF THE oRi,t-h,
both those belonging TO local lodges ana those
belonging To lodges Of sister Jurisdictions are
invited 10 attend an open meeting In the An1i-
forum OIL O. q. +. Hall. All 9TH street MOI. IN
west Friday evening. March 10. at ) o ciocK. iot
the purpose OF enabling the local members 70
cultivate the acquaintance Of the brethren from
other Jurisdictions and discuss the question OF
organizing said brothers from the states into
q club for social and fraternal purposes Past
Grand Sire and Grand Secretary the Hon joan
H. Goodwin. Gen. Nj A. Raney. commanding the
Pafrfarchs Militant several prominent members
of Congress and senators belonging to the order
In theft respective states and prominent depart
uent officials viii be present and participate In
the discussion. All members are urged to at
tend ERNEST W. BRADfOHD.
ubI4-St Grand Master.
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Building Permits Issued.

Building permits were issued by In
spector Ashford today as follows:
To Gertrude Miller. for two-story frame
dwelling on Rhode Island avenue near Dis
trict line; architect, S. A. Beers, builder. A.
Jeffrey: estimated cost. 50, 500.
go j. T. Allison. for two-story brick dwell
Ing at $40 10th street northeast; architect.
c. E. Webb builder, Samuel Maddox; esti-
mated cost, $500.
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ENDORSE REFORM BILL
Action Taken by Advocates OF
Improved Consular Service.
PETITION TO CONGRESS
Secretary Roots Address Approving
Action Taken.
DELEGATES AT WHITE HOUSE
Reception Accorded by Speaker Can
non at the Capitol-Text of
the Resolutions.

The second session of the national COM
mittee on consular reform, az organized
upon a permanent basis yesterday at the
consular reform convention at the New
Willard met this morning at 10 o CLOCK 10
receive the report of the committee on res
olutiOns.
Secretary Root addressed the committee
at IL o'clock In response to the INVITATION
extended him by the special committee APP
pointeG yesterday, composed or Messrs
Wilcox, Egan and Moore.
The entire committee was received by
Speaker Cannon at the Capitol at noon
and by the President at the White House
at 2:30 In response to the request or the
committee which waited upon him yester-
day, made up OF Messrs. Loonis, Anderson
and McCarroll
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Senate Passe House District Bills.

The Senate yesterday passed House bill
4459, authorizing the Commissioners to
make regulations respecting the rights and
~ iyileges of fish wharves, and House bill
AGO, making regulations respecting the
public hay scales
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Naval Movements.

The Yankton has arrived NJ Port Antonio,
the Scorpion at New Orleans and The Du-
buque at Santo Domingo city.
The Lebanon has left Lambert's Point FOR
N..rrIhnrf
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Report on Resolutions.

The committee on resolutions presented
their report which was read. 1t was
framed as a petition to Congress, as fol-
lows:
Your petitioners, the national consular
reform convention. consisting of accredited
delegates from the business organizations,
whose names are hereto attached. and rep
resenting several hundred additional COM
mercIai bodies from every state with whom
they have been in communication, respect
fully urge that it is of immediate and vital
Importance to the commercial welfare OF
the United States that our consular service
be placed on a plane which COMFORTS with
the dignity and the increasing need of the
country.
The rapid development of our agricultu-
raj and Industrial interests demand that we
acquire much larger share of the world s
trade than that which we control today
IF the enterprise, the initiative, the abil-
ity ard the resources of our people We're
supplemented by that assistance in foreign
markets which can be given by a body of
thoroughly efficient consular representa-
tives it is undues tionabe that It would facil-
itate in no small measure the efforts of the
United States TO achieve that prominence
in foreign trade which they have In other
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District Supreme Court.

ASSNASs SoP1 S'AiS ~SoA
EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justlce Stafford.
Naegli agt. Reuter-; rule to show cause
returnable March 10, 1906; conplainant's
solicitor H. Winship Wheatley.
In re Samuel r. Herbert; substitution of
committee ordered; petitioners solicitor,
D. w O'Donoghue.
In re Iunacy of Charles Edmunds; com
mittee authorized to make certain invest
ments; petitioners solicitor, A. G.. Bent
ley.
thompson agt. Thompson: writ Of ne
exeat ordered issued and rule as to all
mony returnable March %, 1905; complain
ants solicitor, i. Fl. David.
American Home Life Insurance Company
agt Drake; leave to withdraw answer
granted; complainants solicitor. II. E. Da-
Wis; defendants solicitor, f. H Stephens
King agt King; auditors report confirm
ed; complainant's solicitor, |. b. Linton;
defendants attorney, j. A. Johnson
Ritter agt. Clements; confirmation of con-
trustee; complainant's solicitor. Smith
Thompson jr
CIRCUIT COURT NO 1-Justice Wright
Barstow agt. Capital Traction Company;
on trial; plaintiffs attorneys, w J. Lam
bert and f. j. Hogan; defendants attor-
neys, r. Ross Perry & Son and G. Thomas
Dunlop.
Bissell agt. District OF Columbia: order
extending time to settle bill of exceptions
for twenty days from March :, 1906; plain
tiff $ attorneys, P. A. Bowen. jr., and f. c.
l.
Thomas.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2-Justice Anderson.
Matthews agt. American Security and
Trust Company; on trial: plaintiffs attor-
neys Ralston 4 Siddons; defendants attor-
neys Barney Mohun and II. Prescott CAT
ley.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. Justice Gould.
United States agt. Thomas Meelkin, rob-
berry; verdict guilty; sentence penitentiary
for five years; attorneys, Rorke & Bowling.
United States agt. Catherine Balsh and
Elizabeth Balsh, forgery; plea not guilty;
attorney, +. r. Keys
United States agt Charles X. Metcalf
forgery 1.-TWO cases; plea not guilty attor
ney. f. r. Keys
United States agt. John Wilkinson, lar
ceny from United States plea not guilty.
United States agt. Robert Jackson, house
breaking; plea not guilty.
United States agt. Charles F. Friedander
forgery; plea not guilty.
United States agt. William Digs, rob
berry; plea guilty; sentence workhouse six
months.
United States agt. Solomon Dixon, grand
larceny; plea guilty; sentence penltentiary
for one year and one day.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2-Justice Barnard
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Effect of Non-Action.

Unless we have that assistance. how
ever, the development of our foreign COM
merce will be seriously retarded to the great
detrment of our people.
ut is the opinion of the constituent bo-
dies of this convention that the consular
service of the United States should be rec
ognized as provided for in Senate bill 1919,
introduced by Senator Lodge December IL,
1.u5 Every feature of that bill is, in the
judgment of the business organizations Of
the country. most essential and in harmony
with the growing need of the United States
your petitioners regret therefore that
some of the most vital provisions of that
bill have been removed from it. but they
none the less recognize as a step in the
right direction the improvements to be
made in the service by the bill as amended
and passed by the Senate January 80. In
view of the gravity of the interests involved
they earnestly demand that the bill be
passed at this session of the Congress Your
petitioners depreCate that the bill as re-
ported by the committee on foreign affairs
of the House of Representatives eliminates
the provision authorizing the President to
transfer consuls from one post to another
in the same grade.
This is most desirable feature. and
your petitioners earnestly beg that It be re-
incorporated in the bill.
Considerable discussion followed the read
ing of the report, but it was finally adopted
unanimously.
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Henderson agt Kastle; Judgment on YER
dict; plaintiffs attorney, r. II. Mcneil: de-
PENDANTS attorney. c. H. Syme
s Chadwick agt. American Security and
Trust Company; Judgment on verdict
against plaintiff for costs: plaintiff 3 attor-
ney. F. s. Key Smith; defendants attorney.
w. A. McKenney.
S In re will of Susan Turner: on trial; cave
ator's attorneys Charles Bendheim and Ed
mund Burke. caveatee's attorney, c. 7.
Hendler.
PROBATE COURT-Justice Stafford
Estate of Amelia Parker; consent of lega-
tees to give special bond; attorney, T. ].
Parker.
Estate of Elizabeth Campbell: rule to
show cause. attorney, w. Gwynn Gardiner
Estate of Heinrich c. Mattern: letters of
administration granted to Albert Sillers:
bond. $500: attorney Albert Sillers
Estate of Reuben b. DERRICK; sales rati-
fed nisi: attorney. E. H. Thomas.
Estate of Flora A Columbus; letters of
admins ton granted to Louis z. Column
BUS; hond, 700: attorney, Eugene A. Jones.
In re Adolf z. Columbus: order appointing
Louis h. Columbus guardian: bond 81 Coo
attorney, E. A. Jones
Estate or johanna Horgan; auditors re-
port ratified and sale of real estate author
lied; attorney. ]. A Maedel.
IN re Dorothy K. Harvey: order authoriz-
ing sale: attorney, T. Percy Myers
Estate of William o. Bevier: letters OF ad-
minis ration granted to Sarah E. Matlock
pond. Woo: attorney. Lemuel Fugitt
ESTATE OF Catherine Levi; petition for pro-
bate of will filed; attorney, j. b. J.arner.
Estate OF Robert l.. Beatty; will dated
January ~. 1906 filed
Estate OF William II. Payne: order grant
ING investment: attorney, Leigh Robinson
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RFMEM BIER the twinkling of The Even
ing STAR Want Ad' attracts many an
eve.
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Address by Secretary Root.


Secretary Root came in Immediately after
the adoption Of the resolution, and said
in part:
1T is not possible for the servants OF the
people in the government here to govern
successfully unless the citizens take a part
am specially interested in the improve
ment of the consular service. have said
what I think about the matter to the com
mittees of the two houses. l heartily in
dorse the statements made before you by
Senator Lodge and Representative Adams
and l trust the bin may meet with your
favorable opinion and that It's passage may
be assured
Congress has an immense multitude Of
subjects brought before IT, There will be
more than 100000 bills before this Con-
gresS. Attention must be concentrated
on few The members of Congress form
their Judgment as TO bills deserving the
right of way from the expression of in
tcrest by the people of the country The
primary function OF such an association
this is, / believe, to attract public at
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Arguments Advanced.

Mr.. Francis B. LOOMS spoke in support
Of the resolution of the various reasons by
which 1t is impossible for the consul gen
erals to become consular inspectors. the
main one being the vast amount of work,
the lack of assistant employees the made
quacy of salaries.
The delegate from Portland, Mr. John E.
Lathrop. said he was disobeying orders In
indOrsing any action other than for the
restoration OF the Lodge bill, but that he
hoped the committee would present a unit
ed front IN going before Congress. He
maintained that in addition to the manu-
featuring and industrial interests OF the
middle west and the south, the ports of
the west have an added interest in consular
reform. and he therefore reserved the right,
IN future. 10 act for a restoration of the
clause removing consular matters from po-
lItiCal influence
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CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2-Justice Anderson
Matthews agt American Security and
Trust Company: on trial: plaintiffs attor-
neys. Ralston & Siddons; defendants attor-
neys, Barney Mohun and II. Prescott CAT
ley.
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Forecast TIL pm. Thursday-For the
District of Columbia and Maryland. snow
and colder tonight and Thursday, fresh
northeast to north winds.
For Virginia. rain tonight, turning into
snow and colder Thursday; colder tonight
in western portion: fresh northeasteriy,
shifting to northerly winds.
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Discussed by Legislative Champions.
Senator lodge and Representative Adams
Of Pennsylvania, champions of consular re-
form in the Senate and House, appeared by
request before the convention yesterday af-
ternoon and discussed the provisions OF the
Lodge bin az It passed the Senate, and as
IL would be reported to the House TO-DAY.
In opening his remarks Senator Lodge
stated that the bill which passed the Senate
had been prepared by Secretary Root and
himself He stated that two clauses pro
vidng for promotion and examination had
been eliminated which he greatly regretted
Despit the fact that the promotion clause
had been lost, Senator Lodge asserted that
the bill is an extremely valuable one
Every provision" said he, lis of great ad-
vantage to the service. The main provisions
grade the consuls and put them in classes
defined by salaries paid. one great defect
of the system as 1t is today is that con-
sulates are haphaZard with regard to sal
aries Many consuls are greatly underpaid,
and few paid out of proportion.
This condition was explained by Senator
Lodge as owing to the fee system, which
would be done away with entirely under
the provisions of the bin passed by the
Senate He deplored the action of the
House committee foreign affairs in re-
moving that section giving the President
the power of transferring consuls IL the
same class without making new nDmina-
tions to Congress, and suggested that an
agreement between the House and Senate
might be made in conference to retain that
clause
The most important clause in the entire
bill, i'm the opinion of Senator Lodge, pro-
Vides for the appointment of FIVE consular
inspectors, whose duties would ne to visit
biennially every United States consulate.
These men will not be appointed" raid
Senator Lodge, because they want to
travel but their personal fitness will be
rigldly ascertained. These inspectors,
asseverated the senator. VIII do more
toward giving good consular service than
any other one thing.
Importance of Service.
Nothing can do more for the manufac-
turing interests of the United States than
the consular service" he continued. by
that statement / do not mean to reflect
upon the present consular service, which,
q whole, is a good enc"
The great difficulty In maintaining the
present. standard was shown to be caused
by changes of administration, with conse-
quefft wholesale changes In the consular
service.
AS whole, Senator Lodge recommended
the bill now in the House as valuable
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tention to the reform. In order that Com
gress may know that the reforms are
really wanted by the country. Thousands
or perfunetory resolutions are adopted,
This interest. / take it, in consular reform
is not simulated interest
Such an association as this can speedily
acquaint Congress with the real interest
Of the country
The bill before the House Is good
bill. 1t will facilitate the progress of con-.
sular reform.
The service Is most uneven service,
II grew out of a condition when the
American people were expanding their
energies at home. Men tired of the con-
dfttons under which they had been living !;
those who wanted rest who had failed or
who wanted fer their children education
abroad accepted its posts, but that Is
changed.
"A new strain has come upon the consular
service. Every consul should be an inter-
prefer of his country to the country to
which he has been sent. We want q Ieryice
in which no man can remain unless he does
his work well. II must be manned by those
who are not burnt out, who are to make
their regulations IN the consular service.
The old organization is incommensurate
with the present tasks. Congress is dealing
with this need sagaciously.
Il can pledge to you that the PRESIDENT
and the State Department will do all IN
their power to secure the purposes for which
this convention has met.
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Minimum temperature past twenty -four
hours, IS: a year ago. so
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MIR kEEIE1t WILL HOLD A SEANCE FOR la
dies ami gentlemen this "Wednesday night al glS
ID 81. for various remarkable manifestations in
the light
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WEST SOUND

Miss Rose Adkins is visiting in
Marysville.
There will be a grand Fourth at
West Sound.
Cecil Armstrong has returned from
trip to Seattle.
Mrs. Frank Chase left Monday for
visit in Oregon.
Our band and some friends were in
Friday Harbor Friday.
Frank Noble has moved into the
house owned by Joe Verrier.
Mrs. Clyde Davis has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. Oren Barker.
George Vetter and Edmond b.
gaert went to East Sound Sunday.
The launch Orcas and John Cnase's
launch took party to Waldron Sun.
day.
There were over forty present at
the picnic on Pleasure island last Sun
day.
Miss Florenc Armstrong, who was
attending school in Seattle, arrived
here Monday to spend the summer
with her parents.
H. L. Atkins had the misfortune to
cut his hand while slashing a few days
ago. It is the second cut he has had
while at the work recently.
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San Jua,, leland
SAN JUAN VALLEY

Quite a number Of the farmers have
commenced haying.
VIM. Buchanan IS hauling lumber
for Mr.. McNamee's barn.
Alfred Douglas returned Saturday
from a trip to Bellingham.
p. German returned Wednesday
from two weeks visit in Seattle.
VIM. Buchanan, Jr. who broke bis
leg some time ago, is doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Beck left last
week for trip east and also to Ger
many.
l. Katz, of Port Townsend, return
ed Tuesday, having spent several
days on his ranch at the south end.
Mrs. Newhall and daughter Sadie
arrived Wednesday for visit with
Mrs. Doyle, Mrs. Newhall's mother.
Miss Edith Ward arrived from
Seattle Wednesday to spend week
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
A. Ward.
Stephen 81. Boyce went to Victoria
last Saturday for medical attendance
"Steve' has been troubled with pleur-
isy for the past two months.
Do not forget the celebration on
the Fourth at the Corners. Some
thing doing there then. Program of
the day will be issued by the 4th.
Camp No. SOL, Woodmen of the
World, and Island Circle, Women of
Woodcraft, made visit to their
neighbors in Bellingham last week.
They returned home Friday morning
and report pleasant time.
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OrcaS Island Politics

EDITOR IsLANDER-I beg leave and
space in our only county paper to say a
few words in reply to the somewhat
slangy article of last week week, under
the heading "Orcas and Olga Fairly I'm
IT,
AS citizen, voter and precinct officer
of East sound, I believe that 1 speak the
sentiment of the clean citizens and the
leaders of the Republican party of the
East Sound precinct.
There never has been any rivalry in
politics between the precincts of East
Sound and Orcas. While East Sound has
been the dominant factor in Orcas island
politics, W. o. Clark and Fred E. Kirby
have each Lad two terms as county audi
tor and A. P. Vaughn has been surveyor
several terms. 0. T. Loos has been as
SCISSOR and w. J. Court is just as much at
home at Orcas as at East Sound, and per-
haps more so. That is perhaps as heavy
run of county officers as the dominant
precinct ever had. East Sound does not
expect to be crowded off the floor'' by
any sudden coalition of forces in sister
precincts, but expects to waltz with each
fair sister in turn. Precinct Officer Suth-
erland has been in harness so long that he
is perfectly trustworthy and ''sane'' and
couldn't do small trick if he tried.
| Now wish to say word as to the
| platform of the East Sound citizens who
now have their Innings"
We stand for direct primaries, courage
GUS executive officers and efficient cleri-
cal officers. We believe in hunting the
county over for these and picking out
from any precinct the very best qualified
men who can be induced to take such Of
fees. We condemn a prosecutor who
will not prosecute and an executive who
will dodge post of duty. These two Of
ficers should be the strongest obtainable
in the county.
The ''spoils system" has always been
the most demoralizing influence in polite
and local rivalry is the smallest idea in
that pernicious system.
BEN E. HARRISON.
East Sound. June Is.
4 Buy your harness a, aome. We can
sell you harness as cheap as y>.u can GUY
them in Seattle or Bell aG:.a:c.
BAKER Bros.
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Lopez
Hrea 20 90. NJ.
RICHARDSON

Haying is in full blast.
Joseph Burt has the foundation
laid for his new house.
Miss Louise Wakefield has been
visiting friends here this week.
Mrs. John Osgoodby went to visit
her sister, Mrs Andrews, on San
Juan this week.
Jas. Cousins, Jr. came home from
Seattle last week, where he had been
serving on the United States jury.
Mrs. Sarah Lawson, of Dawson,
Alaska, arrived this week for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Brown.
Jas. Buchanan, o. J. Bruins, Chas.
Klein, and N. P. Hodgson went to
Seattle Wednesday as witnesses in the
case of Davis VS.. N. w. Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
Married, in Seattle, June 10, Mr..
Louis P. Schruder and Mrs. Minnie
Murphy, of Seattle, the Rev. Sam
uel Green, of Seattle, officiating.
The happy couple have the congrat-
ulations of their many friends on the
island. They are 'sat home at
Mud Bay on and after this date.