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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24
BLUE MOUNTAIN RESERVE.
President Roosevelt Finally Signs Proc
lamation.

President Roosevelt Finally Signs Proc
lamation.
Washington, March 2O.-President
Roosevelt, on recommendation of the
70 est service, has signed proclama-
tion creating the Blue Mountain for
est reserve in Eastern Oregon, to en-
brace 2, 1927, 27O acres. The reserve as
created follows the general lines of the
temporary withdrawal made three
years ago, with the exception Of 2OO,-
900 acres in the valley of the Silvies
river, which has been eliminated be-
cause of the agricultural nature of the
land. Around the edge of the with
drawal small tracts of agricultural
and school land have been eliminated
and the boundaries are SO drawn as to
exclude all land lying along the bor-
der which has passed into private own
ership under any public land laws.
The original Blue Mountain with
drawal embraced more than 8, 600, 600
acres. About 500, 600 acres have been
left out, so as to make the reserve q
compact body of forest land.
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Tacoma Quotations.

Wheat Club. e5c; bluestem, CSC;
red. 655kc.
oats-sss. 5o@s6; rolled oats,
$40. 50@31.
Hay, Alfalfa. etc-Wheat hay,
Ella. 5O@14; timothy, $17@18. so;
mixed, $12. 5O@14; clover, tIS@14;
alfalfa, e11@12.
Feed-Corn, $25; wheat, $s6; bar
ley, whole grain, $24. so; rolled,
$25. 80; bran, $19; shorts, $40. SOC
2I.60.
Fresh Meats-Cow beef, 61kc; steer
beef, 20; wether, 9<@10c; spring
lambs, 91&@10c; ewes. 9K@l0c;
pork, 100; trimmed. 12c; shoats,
$2@s each; veal, dressed, 1890.
Poultry-Turkeys, dressed, $50;
chickens, dressed, spring. 100; ducks,
dressed, 15c; geese. dressed, 16c.
Livs-Hans 12@12xc; ducks, 1Oc;
geese. 100; spring chickens, lac.
Butter-Washintgon creamery, a80
500; ranch, lsc; Eastern creamery,
260e0c.
Eeg1Washington ranch, 17Ka
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fact remains that every approach
made By the government. vac
"Gar6e1d made his demands =.
does not, to my mind, destroy 4a !, y
character Of the compulsion IN .as
which he acted that the defenS auuef
after having considered the lav 'as
after having decided that thew h.s snd
legal right to resist, still debated ~. no
the commissioner in the hope Of in d.sa
Ing him to take something less thoa " :
originally demanded. 10
Garfield came to the defa,a.,
and held up before them the no~ sus
of his Office. They did not 20 70 I;.'
and volunteer anything. Now. i :.
the defendants volunteered noth;.0 s
but gave only what was demandad :
an officer who had the right 10 m.r
the demand, and gave in good fs;S
under a1sense Of legal compulsion w :
am Of the opinion that they were :,
titled to immunity"
The individuals who 60 free md.
the decision are: J. Ogden Armon ,'
Charles w. Armour. Edward Morr;.
Ira N. Morris, Louis A. Swift, Edv.ss
F. Swift, Charles N. Swift, Edva,a
Cudahy, Arthur Meeker, T. ]. Con-
nors, p. A. Valentine. A. Il. Veeds,
Arthur F. Evans, L. A. Carter. Arthn,
G. McManus and d. E. Hartwell.
The corporations which must staoa
trial are: Armour Packing Companv
Armour & Co., Cudahy Packing Com
pany, Fairbanks Canning COMPANY
and Swift & Co.
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SEATTLE rlARl1ET REPORT
Purchasing Prices.

VuTCUdSsn9 pTbGeos
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, $4,000 per ton; bar
ley, $24@24.50 per ton; wheat,
chicken feed, $21@22; bran, SIS;
shorts, SIC; corn, $24.
Hay-Eastern Washington, $16@17
per ton; Puget sound, $10@11; al
falfa, 80. 5O@1O.
Eggs Strictly fresh ranch, tic.
Poultry-Live hens, 15H@l6c per
ID; ducks, lac loo geese, 1O@13c.
Wool-Eastern Washington, 10000
per Id; Western Washington, 24@25c;
dirty or timber stained, s0c.
Live Stock Sheep, wethers, &c
per Id; ewes, s @5- No; hogs, 6H
@7c; steers, 4Hc; COWS, sHc; calves
SOTO; lambs, s. per head.
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COMPROMISE REACHED
Army Grade Bill Will Not Go Into Ef
feet Until Next October.

ny
feet Until Next October.
Washington, March 21.-The house
has reached compromise on the ques-
ton of abolishing the grade Of lieu:
tenant general in the army but pro-
yiding that it shall not become effect
i've until October IL, next, in order
that Generals Corbin and Macarthur
may be promoted before their retire
ment.
An important bill, declared to be
the first step toward reorganization
of the consular service, was passed.
The bill already has been acted upon
by the senate. It embodies four i'm
portant points-the classification Of
the consulates general and consul
lates; the turning Of all fees into the
United States treasury; a provision
that all consuls receiving salary Of
81, 600 or more, must be American cit.
liens, and the establishment of corps
of inspectors to see that the incum-
bents properly perform their duties,
and increases salaries to the extent OF
$17O, 900 year.
A joint resolution was passed ex'
tending to August 10 next the time TO,
opening the Shoshone or Wind River
Indian reservation in Wyoming.
A bill was passed authorizing the
leasing of 5, 900 acres of land in La
Plata county, Colorado, to the P. F.
U. Rubber Company, for the raising
Of the rubber plant.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24
Dewey Advocates Big Battle.b;n.

Washington, March 22.-Great bat
tleships like the 1S,O0O-ton British
oattleship Dreadnaught are the CRYING
need OF the American navy, according
TO Admiral Dewey, who appeared be.
lore the house committee on naval
analrs to discuss the future of the
american navy. At least two of the
iS,oOO-ton battleships, with ten 10.
inch guns each, should be authorized
at once, in Admiral Dewey's opinion.
he would use those of American de-
sign, and thinks we should be crea.
tive rather than initiative in develop.
ing the navy. Admiral Dewey also
believes extensive experiments with
submarine boats should be carried on.
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ENDORSES WELLMANS PLAN.
Geographical Society Will Assist Balloo,
Trip to Pole.

washington, March 2O.-The Geo.
graphical Society has pledged itself to
assist Walter Wellmsan in his trip to
the north pole in dirigible balloon.
1t has also selected Henry B. Jersey to
accompany the explorer as is represen-
tatlve. The leading scientists of the
city, Professor Alexander Graham Bell.
Professor Cleveland abb and Profess
sor Willis Moore, are among them.
and have become so impressed with
Mr. Wellman's explanations of his
alrshlp now under construction in
Paris that they have issued the follow
ing announcement:
1t was the opinion of the scientists
that while the proposed trip is one of
unusual hazard, there has been such
an Improvement in the method of nav
lgation in balloons that there is TODAY
stronger probability of the pole being
reached by this method than by any
'over-ice' route"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24
DOUBLE COTTON YIELD
Agricultural Department Has Greatly
Develoned Seed.

Agricultural Department Has Greatly
Developed Seed.
Washington, March 21.-Following
a series of experiments, extending
over period of years, the bureau Of
plant industry, department of agricul-
turs, announces it has developed q
number Of new breeds of cotton seeds
some of which are ready to be sent out
for next season's planting. which the
bureau claims promises to almost dou-
BILE the value Of the cotton crop when
ever they are used.
These new cotton seeds have been
bred from the native and short staple
upland variety and are from half to
three-quarters Of an inch longer fber
than cotton grown froom the parent
seeds
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24
Contract for Kootenay Central.

Vancouver, B. c., March 21.-The
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
has closed contract with the British
Columbia General Contract Company,
of Vancouver, for the construction of
the first section of ten miles of the
Kootenay Central railway. The new
road, which will run directly south
from Golden, will open up a large dis
trict, rich in agriculture, as we'll as in
mineral. The Kootenay Central will
run from Golden in q southwesterly
direction, following the valley Of the
Columbia river until the Fort Steele
country is reached. The ultimate des-
tination will be Wardner, new sta
tion on the Crows Nest Pass line be-
tween Cranbrook and Fernie.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT.
Suggestion of Methodist Committee Re.
garding Boycott.

SuS8eSuOn OF Metn0olSt COMMITTEE Ne-
garding Boycott.
Washington, March IA delega-
ton from the Methodist Episcopal
church south Saturday discussed with
the president the situation in the
Chinese empire.
In the delegation were DR.. Young
J. Allen, for forty-six years mission
airy in China; Bishop Galloway, of
Mississippi, and DR.. Walter r. Lam
buth, missionary secretary of DR..
James Atkins.
The visitors expressed a fear that
il the boycott continued injury might
be done to the work of the American
churches among the Chinese. They
said they believed the situation would
be relieved by q general invitation
from American educational institu-
tions to Chinese youth to stndy in this
country. The suggestion met with
hearty approval by the president.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24
Large Estimate for Tanana.

Seattle, March 22.-L. w. Shinn, a
mining operator of the Tanana district
and brother-in-law of G. D. Lane,
who has been in the Fairbanks coun-
try for number of years predicts
that the gold production of the Tana.
ma valley will be from 80 to 40 pei
cent larger this year than either the
Nome or the Dawson districts. Mr..
Shinn estimates that the gold produc.
tion of the Tanana valley for the sea.
son of 1905 will be over SIS. 900, 600. /.
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WASHINGTON NEWS

Waitsburg will vote on the ques-
ton Of issuing sewer bonds.
Since the recent inspection Col. Kim
zie pronounces Seattle militia COM
panies in a very satisfactory condition
and ready for service.
The Bellingham postoff1ce, with two
weeks yet to run has passed, by $500,
the $40, 900 mark emitting it to take
its place with the first class offices of
the state.
Fire destroyed the residence Of A. T.
Van de Vanter at the Meadows race
track, near Van ASSET. The building
and contents were valued at IS, 900,
partly covered by insurance.
A gold nugget weighing nearly IS,
was found in the gizzard of a chicken
dressed last week by Mrs. j. s. Klein
gard, wife of a. farmer living near
Pullman. The chicken had never been
off the Klemgard farm and undoubt-
eddy picked up the nugget there.
King county has spent more than
q million and half dollars on roads
in the past ten years, and the roads
are not yet anything to boast of.
There is movement to hereafter spend
more money for building permanent
roads and not so much patching up
old ones.
| An order has been made by the state
board of control directing that on and
after the first day of April the Offices
of prison physician and hospital stew
ard at the state penitentiary shall be
consolidated in the Office of prison
physician, and that the physician
shall reside at the penitentiary. The
steward has heretofore had charge of
the drugs in the prison.
A joint convention of the Epworth
League of the Methodist churches in
the district of Walla Walla will be
held in Walla Walla May "a to ~.
Registration for the coming city
election in Tacoma, is 10, 533. The
registration two years ago was 1904
and in the spring Of 1902 was 6,989.
Owing to the car shortage the mills
that are tributary to Grays harbor are
considering the advisability Of ship
ping their shingles to San Francisco
by water in order to get transporta-
ton East.
The commissary general of the army
has decided to establish in Seattle an
Office of purchasing agent for the
commissary department.. This is step
that has long been urged by Seattle
business men.
Mayor Wright of Tacoma has an.
nounced that on April he will stop
all gambling, will put severe restric-
tions on the sporting element and will
in general way shut the lid down
tight. He believes from recent reform
agitations in the city that the majority
Of the people favor closed town, and
he says he wants to give the people
what they want.
Gov. Mead has granted paroles to
G. F. Tilley who while city treasurer
of Hoquiam was charged with embez-
element of public funds, sentenced on
plea of guilty, January 25, 1905, to
two years; Thomas Dunn, sentenced
at Spokane October Is, 1908, to six
years for forgery, and Stanley Ray,
sentenced at Belligham April 80,
1904, to five years for forgery.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24
Minor Happenings
Of the Week

American people expended nearly
$50, 600, 600 for automobiles in 1905.
Joe Cans of Baltimore decisively de-
feated Mike (Twin) Sullivan. of Bos-
ton, at Los Angeles in ten rounds.
Army officers at Fort Missoula have
asked that all saloons be removed from
near the entrance to the fort.
It Is announced that Emperor Will
lam will visit Madrid in April and
elaborate fetes are being planned as
evidence of the continued German
Spanish entente cordiale.
Lyman J. Gage, former secretary OF
the treasury, has decided to resign az
president of the United States Trust
Company, the reason given being fail.
ing health.
The official returns of the census
taken December /, 1905, show total
population of 6O,6O5, 1873 in Ger
many, against Sc, 367, 178 in 1900. The
women outnumbe Der the men by 1858, 991.
James Morrow, with fifty aliases,
an ex-Now York crook, has pleaded
guilty at Guthrie to robbing seven
postoffices and five banks in Oklahoma
and Indian territory since January l..
He duplicates three others under ar
rest.
TWENTY-FIVE dead and twenty two
injured is the best estimate of the
casualties in the wreck of two Denver
& Rio Grande passenger trains which
collided near Pueblo, Colo, Friday
morning. Several of the bodies were
burned.
Union members at Salt Lake charge
the governors of Colorado and Idaho
with conspiracy in connection with
the prosecution of Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone, officers of the Western
Federation of Miners, in connection
with the Steunenberg assassination.
The mayors of fifty large cities in
different parts of the country have
written to President Roosevelt invit-
ing him to deliver an address during
the tenth annual convention of the
League Of American Municipalities,
which will meet in Chicago September
26, 81 and %.
Alton B. Parker is quoted as saying
that it is his personal opinion that
Roosevelt would like another term as
president.
Former State Auditor Sherrick, of
Indiana, has been found guilty of the
misuse Of state funds. He will proba-
bly, appeal.
Gen. Grodekoff, commander of the
Russian Manchurian army, has issued
orders prohibiting Japanese from Pass
ing north of the Russian lines.
There is much excitement at Juneau
over the returns from two and quar-
ter tons Of picked dirt from Nevada
creek, which nets $11, 200. The prop
erty is located close to the famous
Treadwen mines.
The provincial legislature of Alberta
Is holding its first session at Edmon-
ton. There being no capital building
as yet, the assembly is meeting in the
school building. The Liberals are in
overwhelming majority. the conserva-
tive members numbering but two.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24
LEGACY TAX LEGAL.
SUPREME COURT RENDERS I'M.
PORTANT DECISION.
Sets at Rest Constitutional Cues
tons Raised Against the In
heritance Tax Law - Holds
Property Conveyed By Viii
Comes Under Provisions of Act.

Seattle, March 2O.-TaxatiOn OF IN
heritances by will is held to be valid
in a decision rendered by the state su-
preme court yesterday in case ap-
pealed from King county. The deci-
sion sets at rest all constitutional
questions which have been raised
against the act, and makes certain a
large income to the state by-reason OF
the law of 1901, creating the state tax
commission. Lawyers declare that no
ground now remains on which an at
tack against the constitutionality of
the statute can be successfully carried
on. The case decided was in the mat
ter of the estate of William Yelling
ton White, who died last fall in Oak
land, Cal, leaving 5000, 900 in Seattle
property.
The state tax commission assessed
the lawful tax against the estate under
the act creating the commission. The
executors Of the estate fought the as
sessment, attacking the constitution
atty of the act. The claim was made
that the title of the act did not cover
inheritances by will and therefore was
invalid.
The supreme court sustained the de-
cision Of the superior court of this
county rendering a decision against
the executors of the estate. The
amount involved in the case was not
large, but the principle of the act be-
ing upheld will operate to bring a
large revenue to the state treasury
from this county and from the state
at large.
In prior suits brought to. defeat the
state tax commission law the supreme
court has decided in favor of the stat
ute and lawyers state that nothing can
now prevent the full operation of the
law.
Many Other Cases Affected.
Mr.. J. e. Frost, of the state tax
commission, stated to newspaper rep
reseDtative that the decision Of the in
heritance tax case settles number of
cases in different parts of the state.
''The commission has number Of
cases of similar nature where the
collection of the tax has not been
made pending the decision of the SUI
preme court" said Mr.. Frost, land
now that the law is sustained these
collections will be made and the con-
troversy ended
Gas I take the decision of the SUI.
preme court it will stop all future con.
tests on the Inheritance tax from any
standpoint, as the passing of property
by will was the only only apparent
weak point in the law
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24
Dunsmuir Slated for Governor.

Victoria, B. c., March 22.-It is
reported from Ottawa that James
Dunsmuir, formerly premier of British
Columbia, and wealthy coal mine
owner and business man of Victoria.
ls to be made governor, vice Sir Henry
Joli de Lotbinierre. His appointment
is recommended by the Liberal mem
bers. George Riley, former member
for Victoria, who resigned to give d
seat to Hon. William Templeman, min
lister OF inland revenue, will be made
q senator.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24

Brinnon. WASH, March 21.-A par
ty of prospectors has stfQck q rich
gold placer seven miles abo4 here and
q few miles back from the canal. The
party brought out $775 worth of dust
from the digginRs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24
Japanese Student Wins Pi.e.

Ann Arbor, Mich, March Is.
8. Inui, Q Japanese student, won ms
honors in the annual oratorical COZ,
test Of the University of Michigan ~"
received 500 IN gold and the Chioas.
Alumni gold medal. His subjecs We
The Mission Of New Japan.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24

<APP1eS Tome High.
Cashmere, WASH, March 21.-Mrs.
4. J. Olive, of this city, has received
9 letter from q friend in Boston. Mass
stating that Washington apples were
being sold in her city at 90. cents :
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24
ATTORNEY GENERAL
MADE long Speech

Chicago, March 21.-Attorney Gen,
eral Moody spoke nearly all day in tia
hearing of the immunity pleas ad.
vanced by the packers, concluding his
argument just in time to allow him to
take q train for Washington.
In his speech he declared that the
pleas Of the packers were not we'll
founded and that they could not be
entitled to immunity because they had
given their evidence Of their own free
will and had not been placed on oath
nor subjected to compulsion of any
kind.
He at times grew very sarcastic in
his references to the statements of the
attorneys for the defendants who had
claimed that their clients could not BE-
punished because they had voluntarily
given evidence to Commissioners Gar,
field.
Concerning the compulsiion said by
the packers to have been exercised BY
Commissioner Garfield, the attorney
general said:
'There is no longer any contention
here that there was any actual com.
pulsion in the acts of Mr.. Garfield
other than the powers vested in him.
.''The claims are made that the In,
formation furnished to government
officials entitled to have it was fur.
nished under compilation of the Law
and that under the act of 1908, this
entities the defendants to immunity
That and nothing else is the issue in
this case"
The attorney general declared chat
the statements of Attorney John S.
Miller, who represents Armour & Com
pany, in the case we're utterly at var.
ance with the terms of the immunity
act. The attorney general said:
Confession and Absolut;on.
MIR. Miller said in his argument
that if man had committed . crime
in the postal service and went volun-
tarily to the proper person and made
confession he would be entitled to i'm
munity il the law gave immunity. Let
us see>where this most extraordinary
claim leads to. It is q great discov-
cry of my learned friend for which
yet uncounted generations Of captains
of industry will thank him.
cit will be much easier instead Of
running away from q subpoena to run
towards the government agent. Any
body in this land who is now seeking
to avoid service Of a subpoena will
thank my learned friend for giving
him 9 very much shorter road to
travel.
"Washintgon, under the eircum-
stances, would become great resort
not only in winter, but in slmmer
ALI the people who are violating the
laws of the land may 60 there at inter
walls and obtain their immunity. AL
they have to do is to 60 there in ooe-
dience to the compulsion of the law.
He can do it at intervals. The
law is license to commit crime
Now, i can fancy these gentlemen
gathering there. I can fancy MI
Swift and Mr.. Armour and their meet
ingNin Washington with some other
great magnate who has been washed
in what may call sMiller's bath.
II can imagine them meeting anu
saying, Good morning, good morning
Mr.. Rockefeller, have you had your
immunity bath this morning. Looh
at the absurdity Of the thing"
The sarcasm Of the attorney genera
brought ont much laughter and .n0
bailiffs had some trouble in restorinS
quiet in the court room.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24

1T Is contended that the defendants
In this case we're volunteers becansa
they haggled with Garfield at times
dehatet rssisted, gave lee thar -
asked, and withheld somse thinos
The record doee show that, bat th6