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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS
TO KEEP OUT OF Fight

Los Angeles, Aug. al. G. Quick,
secretary Of the Order Of Railroad
Telegraphers, is quoted here as deny.
Ing there IL any truth in the reports
that he has ordered the members Of
his organization not to transmit NEE.
sages sent by the Western Union Tele-
graph Company over railroad wires.
District Superintendent r. 81. Lamb,
Of the Western Union, was consider.
ably agitated by the statements pub
lished to the effect that the railroad
operators would mix In the present
fight, and as result Of his inquiries
secured from st. Louis message sent
out by Secretary Quick a. follows:
To members Of the Order Of Railroad
Telegraphers: am informed that q
message purporting to be signed BY
me Is being sent over railroad wires
instructing railway photographers to
refuse to handle Western Union bust
neaA That message = fake. Pay
no attention to any message Of that
caracter. You arc requested strictly
to observe your agreement with the
railroad companiea You should per.
form the same duties now that you
did before the commercial telegraph
sArs' strike occurred, nothing more and
nothing lea TslsgraphsEs ct juno
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
Low MOUNTAIN PASS
FOR NORTHWESTERN

Lewiston, Idaho, Aug. 12.-Word
comes from the headwaters of thu
Salmon river that the Chicago &
Northwestern surveyors have found
grade through the mountains which
does mont exceed TX per cent. This
company has two crews which have
been working in the vicinity since
early spring. Their route is down the
Lemhi and Salmon rivers to Lewiston.
thence to Puget sound or Portland,
with q branch line up the Salmon to
connect at Meadows with the Pacific
and Norhern Idaho.
The engineering crews of the Lew
iston & Southeastern road have COM
pleted their work and will not to 70
into the field again until contracts
are let.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
STANDARD APPEAL CASE
Over Hundred Citations Of Fro, :.
the Application.


the Application.
Chicago, Aug. 1O.-The sttorn...
for the Standard Oil Company vests.
day hlsd the compsny's assignment :.
errors in the United States distr;o.
court. They went before Jnd"s
Grosscup, in the United States circn;t
court Of appeals, and made spnlica
tion for an appeal, writ Of error ana
supersedeas.
The Standard Oil attorneys conta,a
that the supersedeas should be orant
ed upon bond not larger than sufs
cient to cover the cost. It was claim
ed by the government, however. that
it should be fixed at $29, 24O. 600. tho
amount Of the fine imposed BY Jndoo
Landis, in order to secure the govern
ment pending a stay of execution IN
the judgment. The assignment ~
errors included l16 citations, in which
Judge lands is said to have erred in
his decisions during the trial.
Judge Grosscup allowed the writ ~
error. Action upon the writ of an.
persedeas was delayed pending the do.
termination Of the amount Of the bond
the company is required to file. Thu
attorneys for the oil company were
directed to inform the court Of tho
responsibility for the fines Of the oil
company.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
RAISULI CAPTURED
BY RIVAL TRIBESMEN

Tangier, Aug. 10.-Raisuli has
been captured by rival tribesmen, &C.
cording to dispatches from Alcazar,
and both the rebel chief and Kaid Sir
Harry Mclean, whom Raisuli held
prisoner, have been taken. The re.
port says that a band of 400 natives,
headed by their chief, stormed Raj.
suli's camp on Monday last and took
him and. his English prisoner captive
The whole tribe gathered, and it is
understood that they intend to nego.
tiate for the surrender of the prison
ers to the Moorish foreign officials.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
REFORM TICKET Wins
IN FRISCO PRIMARIES

San Francisco, Aug. 15.-The prl-
mary election in this city resulted IN
q sweeping victory for the Republican
League, or Ryan ticket, which STOOD
TOR earnest support of the bribery grals
prosecution and the present mayor ana
supervisors.
The opposing faction, led by roe1'
master Fiske, elected not more tnan
nineteen delegates to the party COL
vention, which will consist OF 149 oei-
egates. The result is q notable Hi'
umph for the reform element
The regular Democratic ticket Wa'
victorious and will cotnrol the Dem'
ocratic convention.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
TELEPHONE COMPANY
ORDERED TO RESUME

Helena, Mont, Aug. 10.-Judge ba0n :;
in the district corut, issued . wri1 "
mandamus to compel the Rocky Moun
tain Bell Telephone Company, Wno'o
oprators are on strike, to resume op
atoms. He declared that sefv.0s
must b resumed or the francnl,,ss
would b forfeited He aid ne vow
punish anyone who attempts 20 :.
terfere with the lines. but the me-.
tact that one person persuades 8. :,
pehe not . work and uses no foice =
threats doss not justify tho comp.ISs
n refusing % do IL duty to the p -.
Ia. Jud6s nao6 saAd he knew ~
so9gePy coe9 a. q tAs sas2 -
held out.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
Washington News

Tacoma women will build a women g
club house.
Lewis county property, according
to the assessment rolls. is valued at
SO, 1876, $40.
The postoffice department at Wash
ington has authorized the postmaster
at Seattle to employ 25 additional
clerks.
The Master Plumbers Association
of the state of Washington will hold
its annual convention this year in
Bellingham August % and "a.
. Assistant Insurance Commissioners
Schively has cancelled the authority
of the Pacific Live Stock association,
of Spokane, to do business IN this
state.
Trust companies and both foreign
aud domestic insurance companies
must pay the annual corporation Ii.
cense fee to the state as provided by
the 1907 laws, according to an opin-
ion from the attorney generals Office.
w. 81. Ludden, of Spokane, attor.
ney and politician, who for five years
was register of the land Office at Spo.
kane, has announced his candidacy
for congress on the Republican ticket
to succeed Wesley L. Jones, canddatei
for United States senator.
The first car of new wheat to be re.
ceived at Tacoma from Eastern Wash.
ington, arrived last week. The grain
makes splendid showing, being much
better in quality than the initial ship.
ments last season.
The board Of managers of the new
state reformatory met in Seattle Fri.
day and perfected organization. Cor.
win s. Shank, of Seattle. was chosen
president, Maurice Langhorne, of Che
halls, vice president, and F. @. Jack
son, Seattle, secretary.
At meeting of Kent citizens, al
which temporary organization Of 6
commercial club was effected, repre-
sentatives of the Pacific Coast Con
densed Milk Company promised. to es
tablish there in the near future fac
tory for the manufacture Of all thu
cans used by their five milk plants il
the Northwest.
Poultrymen from vacrious parts o
the state organized at meeting a
Seattle last week with the object O
controlling the poultry business il
this state, the step being taken tina
raiser might deal directly with con
sumner, thus doing away with the colo
storage proposition. A cooperative
poultry dealers house will be opened
| in Seattle within two weeks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

Victoria, Aug. l3.-After comforting
with Canadian Pacific railroad off.
cials at Montreal regarding the new
steamer to be built to alternate with
the steamer Princess Victoria on the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Seattle run, Capt.
J. w. Troup, superintendent Of the
British Columbia Coast service, re-
turned from Montreal last night. he
announced that the new steamer
would be constructed in England.
The contract will be let within thirty
days. The new boat will be larger
than the Princess Victoria, being SAC
feet long, 40 feet beam and with q
guaranteed speed Of % knots.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

New York Central Men Refuse Messages
New York, Aug. lathe first at
tempt on the part Of the telegraph
companies to employ railway tele-
graphers to transmit commercial mes
sages was made yesterday afternoon at
the Grand Central station. Swamped
by the absence of seventeen operators,
Manager Ackerly, in charge of the
Western Union Office there, sent a
batch Of messages to the railway tele-
graphers for transmission to points
along the Central lines. The opera
tors refused to send them, threatening
to strike at once if the order was not
withdrawn.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
japanese Ordered Deported

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 10.-Under
escort Of United States secret service
men, 100 japanese coolies, arrested
along the border e6ecting an entrance
to the United States, were sent to San
Francisco to be deported. The JAP
anese have been held here awaiting
developments at Warrington. The
receipt Of the curt note from the Jap
anese Ambassador . few days ago,
voicing the strenuous opposition to the
japanese treaty. was tho turning point,
and Immediately on receipt Of this
deportation was ordered.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
1000 Moors Killed

Casa Blanca, Aug 10.-Another
desperate attempt was made by the
Moors Thursday night to invade the
city. They massed their forces and
made an assault which was repealed
by the fire from the warships in the
ofnng. The Moors suffered heavy
losses. Those foreigners who are left
in the city have sought shelter in the
consulates, which are heavily guard
ed by machine guns. 1t is now estl.
mated that the losses of the Moors will
total over 1000.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
GIGANTIC SUBSIDY
OFFERED BY CANADA

Ottswbs, Ont, Aug. 14.-Sir Will
frid Laurier, premier Of Canada, an
nounced yesterday that this country
would give subsidy of $3.50. 600, so
far as the Atlantic ocean is concerned,
for what is to be called the Alfred
line around the world. The proposal
of this line was recently discussed
by conference of colonial premiers at
L ondon. It is proposed to have a
fast and connecting all-British service
to encircle the globe.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
Charge Bankers With Robbery

Charge BankeFs With Robbery
Fairbanks, July 1S.-Failing to &c,
receiver appointed for certain min.
ing properties upon which the Dome
C1ty bank holds q mortgage, Jesse
Noble, president Of the bank. and
others yesterday held up Henry Crook
and ]. Williams, who are operating
the ground, and secured from them
the results Of cleanup just made,
amounting in all to Sc, 900 or 81 600
Williams and Crook immediately
came into town and swore out warrant,
zor the arrest Of Noble and his $50
ciates, which were served by the mar
shal's office. The complaints charge
robbery.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
Fish Combine Broken

Bellingham, Aug. 10.-Sockeyea
were 30 cents apiece yesterday and
they may 60 higher. This is the re.
suit Of competition among the oanners
to make up for the shortage. The
Anacortes packers are blamed for
breaking the combine to keep prices
down. The run is believed to be
practically over.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
One Railroad Operator Protests

Salt Lake City,, Aug. 14.-A report
reached this city late last night that
an Oregon Short Line operator at Po-
catello had been required by the rail-
way company to transmit message
said to be Western Union business.
The operator refused to send it, it is
reported, and was at once discharged.
Later he was reinstated, because DO
other operator could be secured. He
did not transmit the Western Union
business, according to the report re-
ceived here.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
TIMBER DETERIORATION
Loss ON Dead and Down" Much Less
Than Supposed.

Tacoma, Aug. 14.-Experiments of
an important nature have been made
by the Weyerhauser Timber syndicate
bearing upon the deterioration Of
Washington timber, especially fir, after
it has been blown down or killed by
fire blast. When the big fires in differ
emit parts Of Western Washington and
Oregon five years ago swept over and
killed large tracts of forest strip Of
IL, 600 acres Of fine merchantable fir
in the northern part of Clarke county,
belonging to the Weyerhauesers was
killed. The trees in the main were
left standing, but their foliage was all
burned off and they were dead. The
great value of the timber made it most
important to save it. Extensive log
ging operations were Immediately be-
gun, and are still continuing in the
burned areas.
From examinations of the timber
made as it was cut the Weyerhaeusers
have found that for year and q half
after the trees were fire killed there
was not even trace Of deterioration
Of quality in the timber manufactured
from the logs of the district. Then
the sappy exteriors Of the boles Of the
trees began to discolor, which has
continued for the past three and q
half years. until now. when all sappy
portions of the trees Is a dead loss,
amounting to from 30 to 80 per cent
Of the bole of the tree. There has been
no rotting Of the center Of the tree, and
the lumber manufactured from this
portion is as good az from q green tree
freshly cut A slight loss In addition
to the 81 per cent sap loss takes place
in telling the timber, due to the top
Of the tree breaking up. This comes,
the Weyerhaeusers say, through the
limbs Of the tree being dead, with no
foliage to cushion the tree when it
strikes the ground, and also on ac-
count Of the bole Of the tree being
weaker through the sap deterioration.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
Schm;tx Saw. He IL Pleased

Schmitz Says He IL Pleased
San Francisco, Aug. l5.-Ex-Msyoi
Schmitz expressed satisfaction at quo
result Of the primaries so far as 'n0
Union Labor ticket IL concerned. =,
'sIt IL q unanimous vote, saiu
Schmitz, land that is all we deeiieu.
I believe the result at the polls VII 70
the Same, and that the Union LaDo'
party has lost none Of ito strength.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
All Out at Seattle

Seattle, Aug. 13.-Seattle is in the
grip of the telegraph strike. Last
night both the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph operators walked out.
There were fourteen of the Western
Union and eight of the Postal men in
the walkout. The immediate cause
was request made to operators to
handle messages to cities already
affected.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
Arbitration to Settle Strike.

Denver, Aug. 15.-Danger Of the
strike Of the trainmen employed by
the Colorado Southern railway spread
ing was removed yesterday by an
agreement reached whereby all differ
ences between railroads entering Den.
yer and their trainmen will be settled
by arbitration.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

Oyster Bay, Aug. 18.-President
Roosevelt has issued an executive or
der making Labor Day, September 3,
. holiday for government employees
and laborers who are employed By the
day.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
Minor Happenings
Of the Week

Opium dens at Canton, China, have
been closed by imperial order.
Railroads in Georgia are to be taxed
/ per cent on the gross receipts.
More than 100000 has been sub
scribed by the citizens of Valdez Tor
the construction of an electric line
from Valdez to the interior.
England has 1000 golf clubs with
5000 members, who use 500, 900
golf balls per week and walk over the
links about $50, 600, 900 miles per year.
Fourteen vessels have been chartered
by the government to carry coal from
the Atlantic to the Pacific for use OF
the warships to be modified on the
coast this winter.
Bales & Jones, of Lewiston, Idaho,
have made shipment of 800 head OF
4 and 5-year-old steers to Nome. The
last four cars of the cattle weighed
1850 pounds head.
Mrs. Esther Davis, an inmate of the
home Of the Daughters Ut Jacob at
New York, celebrated her Hath birth
day Sunday last and danced a few
measures to show that she is still spry.
The contest for the presidency of
the teamsters' international union has
been settled by the election of Daniel
]. Tobin. of Boston. Cornelius P.
Shea, of Chicago, president for four
years, was defeated. The vote was,
Tobin, 1O4; Shea, "a.
The business men Of Juneau and
Douglas are presenting an appeal to
the steamship companies operating to
Southeastern Alaska to offer cheap
rate for laboring men to that section.
It is stated that at least 1000 men are
wanted in the local mines.
The Merchants Exchange at San
Francisco has received dispatch from
Lima, Peru, to the effect that the Brit
ish steamer Columbia, from Panama,
struck Ssenz point, on Lobos Tiera
island August 9, and is total loss.
The report states that both passengers
and crew we're saved.
The bill making women eligible to
the upper house Of the New Zealand
legislature, has passed the committee
stage.
It is the opinion Of the supporters
of the Queen Victoria Clergy fund in
London that the minimum wage Of the
clergy should be at it least $1,000.
There has been oragnized at Doug
las, Alaska, for the purpose Of encour'
aging the right kind of immigration,
the Southeastern Alaska Homeseekers'
information bureau.
The Interstate commerce commits.
sion has issued warning to the PEG.
pie Of the Northwest to prepare fol
another fuel famine next winter by
buying coal and wood at once.
Managers of the lewiston Charleston
fair will solicit the O. R. & N. com.
pany to fix the opening day of the
regular passenger run on the new line
between Lewiston and Riparia for the
opening day of the fair.
The total coinage executed at the
mints Of the United States during the
month of July totaled 11,71l, O0C
pieces, having value of 81, 457, 600.
In addition to this there was coined
for the Mexican government 50 cen.
tavo pieces having value of $780,.
239.
Plans have been practically Gem.
pleted for the erection of $1,000, O0C
power plant on the head waters Of the
Sandy river, a few miles east of Port.
land, to furnish electric power for the
United Railways which is building
an interurban line between portland
and Sa1om
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
SEATTLE rlARkcT REPORT



The followiong 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 mo-
tice.:
Grain-Oats, ts2@24 Per ton; bar
ley, $s0@sl. 90; wheat, chicken feed,
$4,000; bran, &17@18; shorts. $19
gal; corn, $25@s6.
Hay-Eastern Washington, 416@17;
Puget Sound tla@1S; alfalfa, t11.50
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, S1@S2c.
Poultry-Live hens, 100 per ID; old
roosters, 16c; spring chickens, 17c.
Wool-Eastern Warrington 16@
1870 Per ID; Western Warrington,
,21@22c; dirty or timber stained, u
@12Ho.
Live Stock-Sheep, wethers, SO
$40 per ID; ewes, @6c; lambs,
6@6Kc; Hogs, 4@41kc; Cattle. steers,
61kc COWS, 41<o; calves. $3.50.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

Wheat-Club. 1870 bluestsm,
81 red, 1890.
Oats = %. 50e0sl; rolled oats
Isl. 6O@38.
Hay, Alfalfa, Etc.-Wheat hay, $18
@sl; timothy, ea50$2s; mixed, 415
Gao; clover, $2l0SS; Alfalfa, SIS
GA.
Feed-Corn, $S1; wheat, e81; bar
Icy, whole grain, SIS; rolled.
e2602e; shortA t3l033; bran, go
Cal.
Poultry-Turksys. DRESSED, $50;
chicksnA dresssd, lee: ducks, dzssssd
l9c; geese, dreesed, 10. LAve-Hsns
is014c; dncka lie; geesA. l31<c.
B1tssf-WaShihg ton stoa1aeey. S3@88:
fresh u4se1ens D7cs e Tsas7a
16U-Washinsesa saneA, Ella
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-19
PRELIMINARY DEBATE AT
THE UNIVERSITY JAN. '2e


MoRGANTowN. Jan. ia prelim.
mary debate will be held at the uni.
versity Saturday, January 20, for the
purpose Of selecting the two teams to
represent the university in the tri.
state debate to be held in April. and
in the debate to be held with the uni.
versity of New York, in Men York
City.
The New York university has &C
cepted challenge from W. ". u. to
debate the question:
Resolved, That the United States
should annex Cuba.
Six men will be selected at the pre-
liminary debate, two to take part in
the tri-state debate and four in the
one With New York.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-19


The name Of the member Ii then en-
tered In the Permanent cataiog, which
Is TO be kept forever in place Of
honor In the Historical Building 10 be
erected at the Park. Thus the funas
are being raised by popular member.
ship subscriptions. and already the
names are coming. In by hundreds
from every State in the Union, more
than fifteen thousand having Joined
before November 4. The labor unions,
fraterna1 orders. historical societies,
women's clubs. and organizations OF
all sorts have pledged themselves TO
spread the work during the coming
winter. and seventy.five per cent. OF
the daily newspapers, recognizing the
broadly democratic spirit and typical
Americanism of the movement, have
promised to give the tremendous
weight Of publicity to 1t.
The officers and Board OF trustees
Of The Lincoln Farm Association,
which has its offices at IA Broadway.
New York City. are as follows:
Joseph w. Folk, president, Governor
Of Missouri; Joseph H. choate, ex.
Ambassador to England; Henry Wat.
terson, editor of Louisville Courier
journal; Cardinal Gibbons. Archbish.
op Of Baltimore; Edward M. Shepard,
lawyer and author: August Belmont,
director of Louisville and Nashville
R. r.; Horace Porter, ex.Ambassador
to France; William Travers Jerome,
District Attorney OF New York coun.
ty; Jenkfn Lloyd Jones, director Lin.
coin Centre. Chicago; Charles A.
Towne. Congressman from New York;
William H. Taft, Secretary Of War;
Lyman J. Gage, ex.secretary Of Treas.
ury; Norman Hapgood, of Golfers:
Ida NJ. Tarbell, biographer of Lincoln,
Samuel l.. Clemens t"Mark Twain') !;
Augustus saint.Gaudens. sculptor; Al.
bert Shaw; editor Of Review Of Re.
views; Thomas Hastings, architect;
Robert ]. Collier, of Golfers; clar.
ence afackay. Treasurer. President
Postal telegraph and Gable Co.; Rich.
ard Lloyd Jones, Secretary.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-19
ODDITIES IN GRAVES.
A woman WHO, horn, Living and ny
ing Cross, Was DnrIea Cross.

h taR SFoss. was Bnrten Gross.
There is curious old gravestone In
Prestbury churchyard which records
the fact that one woman. at least In
England died a bachelor. Her name
was Sarah Pickford. and the stone
eravefy informs the reader she was
there Inferred august ye II. Ammo
Dom. 1908, and died a Bacheiour In the
4sth yeare Of her age" 80
A stone in Westminster abbey re-
cords the interment there of George
Graham, who was the only workman
that received the honor OF being buried
in Westminster abbey. He was a SCI
ientifc instrument maker. who in 100
invented the deadbeat escapement in
clocks. His funeral was attended by
the Royal society In n body.
In East Ham churchyard there is a
tombstone placed crossways. The wo-
man inferred is said to have been born
cross. lived cross, married Mr.. Cross
ana died cross. Her dying request was
to be buried cross. and this was car
tried out.
As to more ancient graves, that of
Noah is reported to be in the small
town OF Nakliitchevan, near the foot
Of Mount Arnrat, and Is sixty feet In
length. Another tradition says that the
grave Is merely a niche In the wall Of
an abandoned fortress.-London Chron-
iicle ts3 4 x