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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
OFFICIAL CANVASS Of
NOVEMBER ELECTION

Olympia, Dec. 8.-Omcial canvass
Of the retul M Of the last general cleo
ton, announced from the office Of
Secretary Of State Nichols, shows a
total Of 114,747 votes were counted
throughout the state Of Washington.
The Republican plurality, as comput-
ed from the congressional vote, was
40, 686. IN the general election Of
1904, with the excitement Of q nation
al and state election the total vote was
1851, and the highest Republican
plurality 7s.442.
The first proposed amendment to
the state constitution was defeated BY
1876 votes, while the second lost By
b,727. Congressman Francis w.
Opshman again leads the ticket, his
plurality over tho highest Democratic
congressional nominee being 4O, $50.
Judge Wallace Mount had tho high
e6t Of the four nominees for supreme
court Judge, his plurality being So
$50.
The highest Socialist vote was 8, 481.
In 1904 the Socialists polled 10, O38
votes for president In this state.
However, they claim that that Il not :
fair comparison, . Dsbs received .
large percentage Of the votes o. labor
Ing men who were not Socialists. The
Socialist candidate for governor two
yearAago received 420 votes md II.
addition /, O7O votss were est Tor tie
6Ocdalist-IAb candidate Tor governor,
~ vhaoh 1~1nvr,,. psn~,w vwarAAN ~.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
UNIFORM PURCHASING METHODS
Keen Commission in Favor Of Depart
ment Supply Board.

Keep Commission in Favor Of Depart
ment Supply Board.
Washington, Dec. 12.-The commit
tee on department methods, popularity
known as the Keep commission, has
submitted to the president it's report
on the Standardization. and method OF
purchase of department. supplies. The
report reviews at some length the pres
emit unbusinesslike and needlessly ex-
pensive method of purchasing supplies
by which each of the several depart
'ments in Washington uses it's own
standards of quality and makes its
own purchases entirely independents OF
others. Briefly. the plan proposed by
the committee is as follows:
Provision is made by which the
preparation of schedules, advertising
for proposals and making equal the
contracts for the purchase of depart
ment supplies are places in the hands
of board to be known as the general
supply committee, such board to be
under the supervision and control OF
the secretary of commerce and labor,
the head of each department or indie
pendent bureau to serve as member
of such board. The board thus con-
stituted is to purchase the department.
supplies heretofore acted upon by the
board of award.
The committee, however, makes ex-
captions in the casse of military and
scientific departments Of the govern
ment. The military departments, it
said, must obviously have their own
methods of purchase under military
organization developed in time of
peace so as to be capable of great ex-
pansion in time of war, and the scien-
tific departments, the committee
thinks, should he allowed to purchase
to considerable extent their own sci
entific apparatus and technical sup
plies.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
ASKS AUTHORITY TO DISMISS
President Suggests Changes in Laws Re
lating to Official Tenure.

President Suggests Changes in Laws Re-
lating to Official Tenure.
Washington, Dec. 8.-The president
has sent special message to congress
urging giving the executive authority
of his own initiative and own respon-
sibility to dismiss any officer whom he
thinks unworthy to remain in the
service.
The law at present provides that in
time of peace no officer shall be dis
missed except in pursuance of a court
martial. This provision the president
desires repealed.
Illustrating the necessity for the
legislation desired, the president cites
the case Of naval officer, whose name
is not given, but who was accused of
indecent and disgusting behavior.
He was convicted, but the court, to
his surprise, the president states, did
not sentence him to dismissal. The
president also urges the repeal of arti-
Gle 81 for the government of the navy,
which in time of war practically SUBJ
jects his right of dismissal to review
by a courtmartial, to be assembled
within six months, if the accused off,
Ger demands this court.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
CONSTITUTION GIVEN
TO THE TRANSVAAL

London, Dec. 13.-Letters patent
were issued yesterday granting con-
stitution to the sTransvaal. The terms
were fully outlined by Mr.. Churchill,
under secretary for the colonies, in
the house of commons last July. There
is no change in the provisions as final
ly approved by King Edward. Mem
beers of the legislature will receive sal
aries of 81, 500 yearly. Under the let
tiers patent the recruiting of Chinese
for work in. the Transvaal will cease
Immediately, and the entire system Of
Chinese labor must be stopped year
after the first meeting Of the legisla-
ture. The latter is given the right to
put an end to the system earlier if it
desires.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
PRESIDENT HONORED.
AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE BY NOR.
WEGIAN PARLIAMENT.
Money Will Be Used to Start a
Fund for the Promotion of In
dustrial Peace-Committee of
Six to Invest Money and Ad-
minister Trust.

Christiania, Norway, Dec. 1.-THE
Norwegian parliament yesterday con-
ferred the Nobel peace prize upon
President Roosevelt. The American
minister, Mr.. Peirce, in an eloquent
speech, thanked parliament in the
presidents name. He said words
were inadequate to express the deep
emotion which he experienced at re-
ceiving this distinguished testimonial
in behalf of the president, who re-
gently cabled that he regarded the
prize as one of the greatest honors
which any man in any position thru
out the world could receive.
The award, Mr.. PIERCE added, would
deeply appeal to the hearts of the
American people. Mr.. Peirce then
read message from President Roose-
welt expressing his deep thanks and
saying there was no gift Re could ap-
preciate more.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
Washington News

The dedication of the new Adelphia
college, at Seattle, took place Sunday.
A soil survey of Whatcom county
will probably be made by the agricul-
tural department next summer.
The recent school census indicates
that the population of of the state of
Washington is over 100000.
Washington postmasters appointed /:
Bonita, Frederick A s. McGuin; La
Crosse, Christopher ]. Hoise; Mont
tor, Margaretha Brown.
Good roads associations of Pierce
and King counties will ask the state
legislature for an appropriation for a
new highway between Seattle and Ia
coma.
George Dymon was sentenced to
fourteen years in the penitentiary by
Judge Rigg, at North Yakima for
horse stealing. His brother Clifford
got five years for the same offense.
The Wescott Tracklayer company,
of Puyallup, has completed and made
trial of it's first machine. which has
been in course of construction at the
comany's shops for the last three
months. 1t is said to perform the
work with rapidity and at a great
saving.
Ritzville has been advanced to a
CITY of the third class.
The game wardens of the state met
in annual session at North Yakima
Thursday last.
J. Howard Watson, formerly private
secretary to ex-Gov. Mcbride, and
one of the best known newspaper
men in the state. died at Seattle We'd
nesday last, after An illness of several
weeks.
Congressman Jones last week visited
the Indian commissioner in regard to
the recent difficulty over the allot-
ment lines on Colville Indian reserva-
tion. He was assured that an agent
would be sent as quickly as possible
to adjust the matter and definitely
locate the property lines.
The hearing by the interstate COM
MERGE commission of the Spokane
claim that the Inland Empire is being
Disseminated against by railroads in
favor of Portland, Seattle and other
Coast points, will be held at Spokane
some time in the middle or latter part
Of January.
The program for the twentieth an
nual meeting Of the Washington Edu-
cational Association, to be held at Bel
bingham December 26, 81 and %, has
been completed. The general topic
to be discussed in the majority of
papers which will be read before the
educators is ''The Relation of the
Teaher to the State"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
MESSAGE TO Be SHORT
SAYS GOVERNOR MEAD

Tacoma, Dec. 1O.-Gov. Mead ar
rived in Tacoma late yesterday after
noon with Chester Thorne and 8. A.
Perkins in Mr.. Thorne's steam yacht
Elprimro from Bellingham, which
port they left early in the morning.
I'VE would like to have been able to
spend more time, y said the governor,
but I must hasten back and get to
work on my message to the Legislature.
While / have it blocked out in my
mind, none Of it is written yet, but it
will be short. II make it too long
they will not read it Departmental
reports will give nearly all the infor-
nation wanted about state institu-
tions and I shall not repeat what they
say"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
SEATTLE nARkET REPORT


The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots I. o. b. Seattle,
and are subject to change without no.
tice:
Grain-Oats, $25@26 per ton; bar
ley, $20@21; wheat, chicken feed,
$4,000; bran, $15; shorts, $18;
corn, $27.
Hay-Eastern Washington, $19@
20; Puget Sound, $14.50; alfalfa,
$I3@14.5O.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 41@42c.
Poultry-Live hens, 14@15c per lb;
old roosters, lac; ducks, old, 14c;
spring chickens. 14c; turkeys, live,
2Oc.
Wool-Eastern Washington. 15@
18c per lb; Western Washington. 90
@2sc; dirty or timber stained, 10000
Live stock-Sheep, wethers, &c per
ID; ewes, 5@5Hc; hogs, 6K@7c;
steers, AZ; cows, s11kc; calves, 5@7c !:
lambs, 1896 per head.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
Against Government Aid

Washington, Dec. 13.-President
Roosevelt told Senator Penrose and q
delegation of Pennsylvanians, who are
interested in the Valdez Yukon rail-
road project, that he did not favor
government aid for railroads in Alaska,
inasmuch as Gov. Hoggatt had report
ed to him that such aid was unneces-
sary. Mr.. Hoggatt's report was made
at the instance Of the president, who
directed the governor last summer to
make special investigation Of the
railroad situation. The report says
that private capital is already proceed
ing to construct railways in Alaska
and will be able to complete the work
unassisted.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
Minor Happenings
Of the Week

Directors of the Postal Telegraph
Company have adopted a resolution
abolishing all franking privileges over
it's lines.
Nearly 5000 employees of the Wash
ington navy yard will receive an aver
age increase in wages of 10 PER- cent
on January 1.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, has
introduced resolution providing for
an international inquiry into the con-
ditionsi n the Congo Free State.
Representative Kahn, of California,
has introduced a bill in the house ap-
propriating $4,000, 900 for the con-
struction of torpedo boats to be used
in defense of the Pacific coast.
Santos Dumont prophesies that in
ten years people will be flying about,
just as ten years ago they were pedal
ing about on bicycles. He says air.
ships will be cheaper than automo-
biles.
San Francisco school teachers have
formed union, to be known as the
San Francisco Teachers Federation.
The step is taken ''for the advance
ment and protection of teachers
rights; the welfare of the pupils and
the schools"
Miss Mary Stubs, aged % years,
has been appointed by the governor Of
Indiana to fill the unexpired term Of
her father, late state statistician, and
to the new term to which her afther
was elected just before his death.
This is the first time an Indiana
woman has ZELDA state Office. The
salary is So, 900 year.
II is announced that Yale and Col
umbia universities have combined to
furnish a curriculum that will fit
young men for the diplomatic service.
Thee curses are intended to make the
student familiar with the general sub.
jects required for successful work in
foreign countries and to enable him
by means of this knowledge to gain
quick mastery of the special problems
that present themselves in the divers
occupations and regions.
The foreign affairs committee of the
senate has reported favorably upon
the ratification Of the Algericas treaty.
Commercial organizations of Homo
lulu are endeavoring to secure pan.
Pacific congress to be held at that
city.
Speaker Cannon has appointed Con
gresham Cousins to succeed Hit as
chairman of the house foreign affairs
committee.
A hause resolution has been intro.
duced providing for a constitutional
amendment giving congress the power
to establish uniform laws Of marriage
and divorce.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
VATICAN REPRESENTATIVE
FORCED TO Leave FRANCE

Paris, Dec. 13.-Monsignor, MOI
tagnini, secretary of the papal nuncla-
ture here since the recall of the nun
clio, was arrested upon an order expel-
ing him from France, and accompa'
MED by commissary of police d.
parted for the Italian frontier.
Formal notice was served during the
day on Cardinal Richards, archbishop
Of Paris, and the bishops and parish
priests of this department, tina: tne'
must evacuate their residences tomor-
row. Similar notices were served Oh
the clergy in the other departments
notifying them to leave their les'
dences not later than Friday.
Immense quantities Of documents
found at the nunciature were selzeu
and taken to police headquarters.
a courier from the papal secretary
Of state, Cardinal Merry Del Val, pear
ing dispatches from Rome, was turneu
back at the frontier.
Premier Clemenceau, reply u .
question in the chamber OF deputies %
TO the reasons for the expulsion o.
Mgr. Montagnini, said it was because
81 his complicity with prominent Ger
gymen OF Paris against whom proceeu,
ings were pending, in melting cnuf =.
goers to rebellion. Interference =.
foreigners on orders from Rome IN tno
politics Of France, he declared wa
not permissible. The premier anu una
thunders Of applause, summed up sm'
istuation, declaring that the gose.r
ment's conciliatory propositions 'oS
ara the church had been exnausso.s
and that II had been decided IN Iu'u'
to, leave the opus On Rome.
'sIf the church wishes, the p' ~
mier continued. ssthere is still time y
avoid . battle. We Offer her the iaS
q 1881, made for AL FFenchmen, sne
submitting to this she will nas'
naacA. -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
START A FUND FOR
INDUSTRIAL PEACE

Roosevelt yesterday received official
notification that he had been awarded
the Nobel peace prize of nearly $4O,-
600. The president is unwilling to
profit personally by his efforts and has
decided to devote the money to the
promotion of industrial peace in the
United States. He has appointed
trustees to receive the money and adj
minister the fund.
The following statement governing
the proposed disposition Of the prize
money, which is said to be tentative
and subject to change as regards de.
tails, was made at the White House.
''The amount of the Nobel prize will
be conveyed by the president to the
trustees, to be by them used as the
foundation of fund, the income Of
which shall be expended for bringing
together in conference at Washington,
especially during the sessions Of con-
gress, representatives of labor and cap
ital for the purpose of discussing in
dustrial problems, with the view of
arriving at better understanding be.
tween employer and employe and thus
promoting industrial peace.
''The president, with their consent,
will appoint as trustees of the fund
the chief Justice of the United States
supreme court, the secretary of argi-
culture, the secretary Of commerce
and labor, representative of labor
and a representative of capital. The
fund will be conveyed to the trustees
to be used for the following purposes:
''To invest and reinvest the princi-
pal of the fund, to receive any addi-
tions which may come to it by contri-
button, and invest and reinvest them /;
to pay over the income from the fund
and its additions to q committee of
six, to be selected by the trustees,
two to serve for one year, two for two
years and two for three years; three
of it's members to be representatives
of labor and three Of capital, chosen
for distinguished service in the in
dustrial world for promoting righteous
industrial peace, and to fill any vacan-
cies which may occur in this commit
tee by selection and appointment in
the same manner in which the COM
mittee is originally selected and ap-
pointed.
"The committee Of six, to be called
the Industrial peace committee, shall
have charge of the annual and other
conferences provided for under the
terms of the foundation; shall re-
ceive suggestions for the subjects to
be discussed; shall lead the discussion
and publish the results of thee onfer-
ences. There shall be an annual con-
ference, and the committee of six
shall be given authority to call special
conferences in cases of great indus
trial crises. The income paid to the
committee by trustees shall be used
for the expenses incurred by them in
the performance of their duties. It
shall be provided in the terms of the
trust that the president of the United
States shall fill the vacancies which
shall occur in the number Of the trus-
tees"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

wheat-Olub. CSC; bluestem,r $50;
red, $40.
Oats-$27@28; rolled oats, $4,000.
hay. Alfalfa, Etc-Wheat hay, SIC
CIT; timothy, $s0@s1; mixed, $16@
81; alfalfa, $12.50@14.
Feed-Corn, $97; Wheat, 3ss. SOC
20; barley, whole grain, &22. OO@2S;
rolled, $2s. b0@24; shorts, $l7.6O@
1880; bran, III. 50@18 90.
Poultry-Turkeys. dressed, $50;
chickens, Dressed, 1oc; ducks, dressed,
15c; geese, dressed, 100; Live-Hsns,
lSf 014c;sprins chickens, 15c;ducksI
lilo; geese, Ito.
Butter-Washington creamery, $50
Soc; Eastern creamery, 80c;.
Eggs-Washinston ranch, 100; Or
egon, 500; Eastern, 38c.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

Seattle, Dec. 8.-The total value Of
the product Of the fishing industry in
the state OF Washington from Decem,
Der l, 1906. to December 1, 1905, was
~, O44, OO9. 80. The number OF people
employed in the various branches Of
the industry was 10 1854. who earned
a total Of S,024, 795 in wages. The
amount OF capital employed was e.
l9s, 200. These are the figures given By
state Fish Commissioner Riseland Ii
ma annual report just filed with Gov.
Mead.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
Mr.. BRYAN'S Comment
ON PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. S.-Commo..
ing on President Roosevelt's mes.aa.
William Jennings Bryan saws ths,,
is much that is good and much that ~
bad in it, but it may be regarded 90 -
the presidents most important ststa
paper. Mr.. Bryan says:
The message contains much that ;,
Democratic and for which the general
public may we'll thank him. + con
tains some things that ought to aronsa
severe criticism.
''The president boldly appropriates
some doctrines which the Democrats
haye been advocating, but on tho
other hand, he announces doctrines
which are so absurd as to create
amusement if the suggestions cana
from a less prominent source.
In some cases he takes advanced
ground; in some cases be retreats
from ground already taken"
Mr.. Bryan complains that what the.
president says on the subject Of gov.
eminent Injunction will not be salts.
factory to the laboring man or to those
who respect the right of trial by Jury,
The presidents stand on child labor
Is commended, as is also the position
he takes on the eight hour law and
the right Of the people to criticize a
judge.
Deplores Warlike Attitude
Finally Mr.. Bryan deplores what
he calls the presidents warlike atti-
tude. He says in conclusion:
''There will be general disappoint.
ment at the warllke tone of his mes
sage, whore he discusses the army and
navy. He speaks of the navy as the
surest guaranty of peace which the
country possesses. Shame upon the
chief executive, that he should place
an instrument of brute force above
the nations sense of justice as guar
antor of peace.
''The best guarantor Of peace is our
nations purpose to deal justly with
other nations. War ought to be a
last resort, not a first consideration.
It is bad enough to have few profess
siional soldiers. It is not necessary
that the whole nation shall be keyed
up all the time to the fighting point.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
Squiers Goes to Panama

Washington, Dec. 8.-The senate in
executive session confirmed a large
number of appointments to consular,
postoffice and other positions, among
them being Herbert G. Squiers to be
minister to Panama.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
GIVES OUT ROUTE
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MADE.
By MILWAUKEE, ROAD.
New Line to Be Approximately
Two thousand Miles In Length
and Will Be Completed to Sc
attic January /, 19O9--Cross
State Line Near Tekoa.

Chicago. Dec. 1O.-The following
official announcement was made Sat
urday concerning the new route to
be taken by the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad. The new line,
it is estimated, will be 1900 miles in
length and it is expected that will
be completed as far as Butte, Mont,
by January l, 1908, and that trains
will be in operation over the entire
line one year later.
Contracts have been let for the con-
struction work and track has been
laid from Glenham, South Dakota, to
a point about 20 miles west of the Mis-
souri, river. The road will cross the
Missouri river 10 miles west of Glen
ham and then for about 40 miles fol-
lows the line of Oak Creek and it's
tributaries, and then parallesl the
line between North and South Dakota
for SO miles. The state line between
North Dakota and Montana will he
crossed about eight miles west of the
Little Missouri river.
Four miles east of Terrey, Mont,
the new road will cross the Northern
Pacicfi by passing overhead. It is
probable that division headquarters
will be established at Miles City.
Route From Butte West
From Butte Westward the line fol-
lows the Deer Lodge, He'll Gate, Mis-
soula and st. Regis rivers to a point
some four miles west of Saltese, Mont,
where the ascent to the summit Of the
Bitter Root mountains will commence.
The line follows the st. Joe river to
within few miles Of its mouth tand
crosses the Idaho Washington line
near Tekoa, Wash.
The Columbia river will be crossed
by bridge of fifteen spans, having q
total length Of 1850 feet. About 20
miles west of the Columbia river, q
tunnel 3,4OO feet in length will be
constructed and another two miles in
length will be built at Snoqualmie
pass. At Maple Valley, WASH, con-
nection will be made with the Colum-
bia & Puget Sound railroad, over the
tracks of which access will be obtained
to Seattle. A new line will be con-
structed from Black River junction to
Tacoma
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
HOUSE PASSES ONE
Bill Permitting National Banks to Loan
ON Real Estate.

Washington, Dec. 8.-The house has
passed the bill permitting national
banking associations to make loans on
real estate as security, and limiting
the amount Of special loans. The
banking members of the house favored
the measure. Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa
and Williams, of Mississippi, the NIL
nority leader, were enthusiastic in
favor OF the bill, urging that it would
aid the farmers very greatly and have
q tendency to reduce stock circulation.