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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04

over tho results 20 Tar, the baths tak-
Ing the place Of opiates.
The large, well-lighted room was be-
ing used at the time Of our visit for .
continual bath" = one Of the treat
ments for insomnia. The method Of
giving It is quite interesting. A wide,
enameled tub, filed with water at q
comfortable temperature, constantly
flowing In and out, has canvas stretch
ed across 1t few inches below the sur
face. This Is securely fastened at the
outside edge. Another strap Of the
same material at the head serves for a
pillow. The patient covered with q
sheet, and her hair protected with an
oilskin cap, rests or floats most COM
fortbaly in Or on her water bed. The
temperature and flow Of water for I'LL
baths is regulated by the side of the
room, where faucets, steam gauges and
all the mechanism are arranged.
The corner next to the tub has a
niche fitted for shower bath, and nu-
merous jets shoot out from the walls
and ceiling, some fine as medic points,
others with wide streams and tremen-
dous force, almost each one represent
fng the treatment of different forms of
insanity.
1t would seem impossible for the pa
tient to cherish delusion while the
object Of these attentions from the at
tendant. The woman being given the
continual bath" was one of the noisi-
est In the ward. She had not slept for
two weeks, shrieking and crying con-
stantly. When first put In the bath
she slept eight consecutive hours and
dozed most Of the day. At the end of
twenty-four hours, when we saw her,
the harsh cries and shrieks had sub
sided into a senseless muttering, as
she, apparently contented, splashed the
water with her hands and feet much
as she might have done in her baby
hood days.
The patient, who is never left a mo-
ment alone, is taken out Of the water
at regular intervals and rubbed with
an oily preparation, to keep the skin
in good condition. Some have remain
ed In the bath as long as two weeks
before satisfactory results could be OBJ
tanned, but more frequently cases yield
to treatment in a surprisingly short
time.
In answer to our Inquiries regarding
the care Of the insane, the physician
showed us neatly kept charts, where
every detail of the patients daily his
tory was recorded In such a simple
manner that the doctors could see at a
glance the patients progress from day
to day.
"Some Of the greatest SCIENTISTS" the
physician said, "are now giving their
attention to the study of diseases Of
the brain, this water treatment being
the result of German investigation.
We can find the nerve centers," contin-
ued the medical man, "but the mind
is such an elusive thing it is very hard
to treat"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
FIXES THE couNTRY's AREA.

GeOlOgical Survey Adds I ,1SS Square
Miles to Previous Figures.
What constitutes the area Of the Uni
ted States?
Probably any eighth grade or high
school boy or girl in the public schools
of Washington would think it easy to
answer that question, but the United
States geological survey finds it more
difficult and has recently added LIB
square miles to Uncle Sans domain
by closer calculations than had been
before made. The difficulty in giving
an exact answer to the question lies
in careful computation of the land
area, to which must be added the area
OF the three-mile sea limit allowed
under the regulations Of international
law.
The land area Of the United States
proper has been exactly lined, meas
ured and charted under the operations
of the coast survey, but the computa-
ton of the three-mile sea limit Is not
so easy. The problem involves all the
bays, seas and inlets along the immense
coast line of the country and there Is
room for much divergence of results
when it comes to drawing lines across
the mouths of large bays and measur-
ing them out three miles with all their
endless Irregularities and indentations
Finally after much figuring and
thought on the subject the geological
survey Is out with statement that
1,188 square miles should be added TO
the last census figures. In the census
OF 1900 the area Of the United States
was given as 3,O29,789, which with
1,1S8 added would give 3,03O,977 square
miles as the correct area.
The area given for Alaska Is 59O,SS4
square miles. 1t is subject to consider
able modification in the future, as the
position of the coast line becomes bet
ter known. The area given for the
Philippine Islands is 115,O26 square
miles and was determined by the coast
survey of that archipelago prepared at
the instance Of the Philippine census.
It also is subject to modification as ac-
curate charts Of the archipelago are
made. The areas of Hawaii, 6,449
square miles, and Porto Rico. 3,435
square miles, are probably subject to
only slight changes, as the charts from
which they were measured are quite
accurate. The areas given for the
other small possessions OF the United
States Guam, 21O square miles; Sa-
moa, II square miles, and the Panama
canal strip, 474 square miles--will prob
ably be changed in the future as their
limits become more correctly defined
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
WORK IN TACOMA SOON
Union Pacific Contracts to Be Awarded
With But Little Delay.

Tacoma, April 27.-As soon as con-
tracts can be awarded the Union Paci-
fic railroad will begin work on termin-
ais and right Of way in Tacoma.
Part of the property owned by the rail
road company has been vacated by the
tenants and the slower ones have oeen
warned that construction will likely
be begun by the last Of mex week. As
soon as men and material are arranged
for work on the S,7OO-foot tunnel
through the city will be begun. as it
Is ono of the largest pieces Of work to
be undertaken by the railroad in Ia
Gonna. when the Hartman lines are
completed in Tacoma the city will
contain one of the most extensive and
best equipped railroad properties in
Amarica. There will Be room for
4. 600 cars in the ample yards and, 90
cor,line 20 officials q the Aoad
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
Planning Withdrawal from Cuba

Cincinnati, May THAT the Uni
ted States government will withdraw
from temporary control Of Cuba a
great deal earlier than had been sup
posed by many was manifested in an
interview with Secretary Taft. Briefly
referring to that country and his re-
cent visit there, the secretary said that
the Cuban settlement had proved SO
Unexpectedly satisfactory and that
Gov. Magoon had won so completely
the confidence of all parties that he
believes the United States can with
draw before September, 1908.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
LAND FRAUD PROBE At
WORK IN washington

Seattle, May 2-The Morning Times
publishes long article stating that
isnd fraud inquiry has been actively
In progress in this state for several
months and that Prosecutor Heney
VIII come here after finishing his work
IN San Francisco, to take charge Of
'ne Prosecutions. The article says in
part:
Investigation of the land frauds
aia TO have been committed in this
s:a'e Is now underway, and six opera
yves OF the United States secret SER
.ce division, acting under a special
submission from President Roosevelt,
ale securing Washington collecting
evidence.
francis ]. Heney, the prosecutor
"no sent United States senator to
PRISON and convicted a score of others
~ ~ oregon, and who is now probing
sue graft scandal in San Francisco,
".A Take charge of the investigation
so. ~ on " as he is through in California.
lhls means that the dragnet of
eve investigation, which was
a ,ai.eu In this state more than a year
m eO Is ABOUT to close and that in it's
no 1snes will be found men whose
Gtn, are at present high in the po-
CIV. 'loai and business circles of the
NO a'e Seattle in particular will sup
a ~ material for the special federal
bo a a jury, which it is expected will
sr; salled to take cognizance of the
r; iauehce gathered by the secret SER
I'M operatives, to work upon.
die. 1nat there has been fraud in the
i,s poSai OF government lands in Wash
m SUN has been suspected for many
no uu' m and for more than year mi
bean Oilcials of the government have
of quietly at work gathering data
snoh .atistlcal nature to show that
ero.i Is the case. Secret Service OPP
mo.. move Burns was IN Seattle several
bsro 'hs ago and spent several days
tbae looking over some of the evidence
nrol;I a. nand, and now that all the
tho ~ lnarles have been taken care OF
tho government has sent out six OF
nsn. tess men in the detective depart
tboso o 70 force the issue and place
bebius. oWard whom suspicion points
'e .. the bars.
that within thirty days it is predicted
deso, one OF the worst scandals will
'p In Seattle that has ever occur
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
Ouinaults to Get Pay

Washington, April a7.-A delega-
ton of Quinault Indians from the
state of Washington, listed Indian
Commissioner Leupp during the week
and made protest against the inclusion
az q norton of their reservation In
the Ouinault forest reserve. Tney
we're assured that il their land was
appropriated they would be paid for
IL
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04

Kansas, City, May 2.-On and after
June 1. 1907, agents must decline to
receive shipments of intoxicating
LIQUORS when destined to Offices in the
state of Kansas, according to an order
sent out from the office of the Wells
Fargo Express Company in Kansas
City. It means that after June l.,
about $50 express offices in Kansas
will receive no more &c. 0. D."
LIQUOR. The agents of the other ex-
press companies doing business IN
Kansas said they were expecting SINH
lar orders at any time.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
NAVAL PAGEANT WAS
IMPOSING SPECTACLE

washington, April 37.-Presldent
Roosevelt yesterday reviewed at
Hampton Roads the most formidable
array Of ships ever gathered in United
States waters. The occasion pos
sessed some international significance,
because practically all the members of
the diplomatic corps were present and
were furnished with a striking object
lesson of the power and extent Of the
United States navy.
While there were representatives
Of the European powers in the great
naval rendezvous, the United States
fleet naturally overshadowed every
thing else. It far eclipses in fighting
strength the vessels assembled in
Oyster Bay last year, and is probably
the strongest force that will be gath
cred under the Stars and Stripes for
years to come.
The feet embraces sixteen first class
battleships, three huge armored oruis-
ers, four protected cruisers and a
swarm Of torpedo boats, torpedo boat
destroyers, submarines, golfers and
supply ships.
The fleet includes the latest COM
pleted vessels of this class, the Con-
necticut and Louisiana, forerunners
of the Dreadnaughts that are to be
built, down to the all but abandoned
Texas, the oldest of the United States
battleships and sister of the Maine.
which was wrecked in Havana harbor.
Texas Shows Progress
With her eight guns and paltry g.
315 tons of weight, the Texas, when
ranged alongside the mammoth Con-
necticut. which mounts "a guns and
aisplaces II, 600 tons Of water, offers
a striking example Of the progress of
the United States navy since the
days of 1865, when the Texas and
first Maine were authorized by con-
gress.
The armored cruisers Tennessee and
Washington, each Of IA, 500 tons and
mounting 20 guns each, are the heav.
lest of the cruisers. They can hurl q
weight of metal almost equal to the
first class battleships, while at the
same time they possess the feetness
of the ocean greyhound, the massive
throbipg engines in their holds being
capable of the development OF 20, OOO
horsepower.
In the cruiser class the most inter
esting vessel is perhaps the Brooklyn,
the flagship Of Rear Admiral Schley
in the battle with Cevrera's squadron
of Santiago, Cuba. The Brooklyn.
bearing on her after-turret the mem
orable plate simply and eloquently
inscribed July 8, 1885," will re.
main with the Texas as permanent
exhibit during the seven months OF
the life of the exposition
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
ERROR IN TAX Law
r,errpnAy BILL INVALIDATED BY
QUEER MISTAKE.
,,.,svs and Credits Not Exempt
\ from Taxation, Though
near Intent of Legislature Was
.h,t This Should Be Done.
Result Is Uncertain.

n,vmpia. May moneys and cred
wy "rs not exempt from taxation be-
s o. mistake was made in the title
es % .bs tax bill passed by the last Leg
o. e,s.nre The error was discovered by
settle attorney, who has called the
..ontion of the tax commission to the
a' st+or The title of the bill passed
s u The last legislature designed to ex-
nnt moneys and credits form taxa
. . was Amending an act entitled
w., w oct TO amend section 8 of chapter
1 az of the laws of 1897" etc.
Cbanter LXXXIII of the laws of 1897
!. law prohibiting defacing or de-
.troving mining claim monuments and
hos nothing whatever to do with taxa
.;on The section that was really in
t t to be amended was section 8 of
.bonter LXXI. Adding an x and two
"a has ruined the bill, and Tax Com
missioner Frost said yesterday that
tba act is absolutely of no effect and
that moneys and credits must be as
sessed.
The bill as passed is chapter 4S of
tho session laws of 1907. The title as
il annears in the session laws is iden-
teal with that in the bill as intro
duced by Senator Gunn-senate bill
(which proves that it was not a
case of jobbery or error on the part of
the clerks of the session.
The bill was urged by J. b. Easter
dsy. of the tax commission, and its
passage was also favored by Commits
siouer Rockwell and rather opposed
BY Frost, who claims such law would
be unconstitutional. The bill was
passed with an emergency clause and
hurried to the governor to be signed
before March i, SO as to apply on this
years assessments. The fact that the
governor had not much time to COM
pare the title of the bill and otherwise
check up on it, probably is responsible
for the mistake not being sooner dis
covered.
All moneys in banks, mortgages,
warrants, tax certificates and the like
we're proposed to be exempt from tax.
alton under this bill, and Mr.. Easter.
day was expecting this would result in
inducing large investments in this
state and otherwise be of advantage tc
the general public.
Whether the assessors will assume
the intent of the legislature and moi
assess moneys and credits remains te
be seen. Such action was taken some
years ago when the constitutional
amendment to allow the $500 personal
exemption was proposed. The exemp
ton was allowed before the amend
ment had been submitted and adopted,
and some such plan might be adopted
now with respect to this matter, as thu
failure to quote the title correctly il
clearly clerical error.
Commissioners yesterday and Rock
we'll are both out of the city, SO jus1
what action the commission will di
rect the assessors to take is not known
here
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04

f792ITrial Of Louis XVI. Of France.
lSlI-William Pinckney of Maryland be-
came Attorney General Of United
States
l614-The Hartford convention was open-
ed. Benjamin w. Crowninshield
OF Massachusetts became Secretary
OF the Navy. British captured .
-. totilla of American gunboats in Lake
Borgne.
1S19-Alabama admitted to the Union.
662-Gen. Banks superseded Gen. But
Ter at New Orleans. The Union
troops occupied Baton Rouge, La.
Fredericksburg, Va, bombarded by
Union troops, under cover of which
they crossed the Rappahannock. 49,.
Confederates victorious at battle Of
I, Fredericksburg, Va.
fS64-Fort McAllister captured by Gen.
Sherman's army.
1S66-French occupation of Rome termi-
mated.
1867-Fenian explosion at Clerkenwell
1671-Grand Duke Alexia of Russia gave
$1,000 to the poor of New York City
as a memento Of his visit. BOSS"
Tweed arrested On a charge of fell
ony and confined in the Metropolitan
hotel, New York.
1872-Jay Gould restored 100000
worth of property to Erie Railroad
Company for sake of peace.
1874 Emigrant ship Cospatrick burned
at sea; 465 lives lost. William
Mosher and Joseph Douglass, sup
posed abductors of Charlie Ross, shot
and killed in New York.
1S78-Gold sold at par in New York,
for first time since January, 1862.
1851. S. Supreme Court reafirmed
constitutionality of law prohibiting
polygamy.
1889 Marquis de Caux, divorced hus-
band of Adelina Patti, died in Paris.
1S91-France broke off diplomatic rela-
tions with Bulgaria i. i. Marquis of
Dufferin appointed British ambassa-
dor at Paris.
1892-Prof. Henry P. Smith Of Lane
Theological seminary, suspended for
heresy.
1895-President Cleveland sent to Con-
gress his memorable message on
Venezuela.
1897-Mother of President Mckinley
died at Canton, Ohio.
1898-Gen. Garcia, the Cuban leader,
died in Washington. Sir VIM.
Vernon Harcourt resigned leadership
of Liberal party in England.
1899-President directed Gen. Otis to
open Philippine ports to commerce.
Beers defeated the British at the
Tugela.
19OO-Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither
lands gave dinner to Mr.. Kruger
-. Lord Roberts sailed from Cape
Town for England, after close Of
Boer war. Beers -epulsed British
at battle of Nooltgedacht.
l9O2-Mrs. Ulysses s. Grant died at
Washington, D. c.. Venezuelan
government appealed through United
States for arbitration of European
claims. :. British and German cruis-
ers demolished Venezuelan fort al
Puerto Cabello.
19O5-Sultan of Turkey submitted to the
demands of the powers concerning
Macedonia. Engagement of Miss
Alice Roosevelt and Congressman
Nicholas Longworth announced,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
Hin to Hold Oriental Line

Seattle, May 2.-Great Northern In
terests must choose between surren-
der of the Seattle route to the Orient
to Japanese steamship lines and the
nurchase or charter Of new vessels to
replace of the lost Dakota. Unless
there is q change in the present plans
of the Hill line, the Dakota will be
replaced by either chartered or pur-
chased steamships. The hill system.
it is announced, has no present In.
tention of abandoning the Oriental
trade.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
FORGERY IN ELECTION Of
LIFE INSURANCE OFFICERS

New York, May The wholesale
forgery scandal Of the recent election
OF directors in the New York Life and
the Mutual Life Insurance companies
broke out with a vengeance yesterday
when an agent Of the New York Life
company was arrested, charged with
forgery, and one Of the campaign man.
ayers Of the International Policyhold-
ers' Committee, which contested the
election, was locked up in the Tombs,
charged with conspiracy.
Warrants were secured late in the
afternoon for other campaign managers
of the international COMMITTEES and
batch of warrants for other agents
OF the companies who are charged with
forging ballots will be asked today.
The crimes are of such serious ma
ture that long prison sentences, as
we'll as heavy zines, can be imposed on
conviction.
The threshing out of these charges
OF forgery, conspiracy and other
crimes in the criminal courts threatens
to nullify the insurance election Of
last December, which cost the policy
holders thousands of dollars and
which resulted in prima facie victories
for the admi listration tickets in both
the Mutual Life and New York Life
companies.
If the election should be declared
null and void on account . of these
wholesale Irregularities. the present
directors, against whom charges of
various degrees of graveness have been
made, will continue in Office until
another election can be held.
Forgery in Third Degree
Jacob Frank, one of the oldest
agents of the New York Life, was ar
rested yesterday charged with forgery
in the third degree and later admit
ted to 81, 600 bail. He is said to have
confessed that he forged the names Of
between 100 and 100 policy holders to
the ballots of the Perkins Met Call Orr
administration ticket.
Charles Stirrup. one of the cam
paign managers of the committee
formed by Samuel Untermeyer was
also arrested. Stirrup was one of the
policy holders committee watchers at
the count of the New York Life vote.
He was taken before Judge Sullivan
and charged with conspiracy. His
bail was placed at So, 500, which he
was unable to furnish. He was locked
mp in the Tombs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04

Miss q. L. Todd of Washington, D. q,
has on exhibition at the Aero Clubs show
model Of novel aeroplane, SO designed
3. to produce greater equilibrium. It
has 4 large wheel directly under the CEN
ter for the purpose of sustaining the bal
ance. Miss Todd is the only woman in
The world who is actively engaged in SOW
inc the airship problem. Many airships
"a balloons were on exhibition.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
worries Greatest Gas Plant.

The greatest gas plant in the world was
opened at Astoria, Long Island, by the
Consolidated Gas Company OF New YORK.
when completed there will be six huge
tanks. each nearly as high as the Flat.
iron building and having each capacity
- 1900, 600 cubic feet of gas. Each
s.nI cost 100000. An increase in
,.r, oes 81 10 per cent year to $500 em-
,,lcsee MAS announced at the same time
IA reason given being that men weraH
ie.v;nr. and in order to keep them the
,mnanv considered It good business prinr
eip1e 10 increase Wages
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04

red In the West-a scandal that viii
make tne Oregon land fraud scandal
appear tame in comparison. !"
It is stated that some of the best
known men in Seattle will have to f. 90
the grand jury and probably the court
in these cases.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-04
In Training.

s.That football player was arrested
disguised as q woman"
did the police find any stolen goods
In his possession?"
..No; he explained that he merely
dressed that way 50 that he might mix
In bargain counter PUSHES to harden his
muoclea Post
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Kurolri Is Wish Mexico

City Of Mexico. April s9.-Accordlng
TO the Daily Record, Mexico is to be
visited BIZ Gen. Kuroki. Of Japan, after
his visit to the jamestown exposstion.
Gen. Kuroki, It b announced, y que
in Seattle May and will Immediately
nroceed 20 jamestown.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-07-28

aud C!aud. Clau! was good -.
Peter vas bad The Who'll thing j.
downright laugtab!e, no" isn't =.
Peter trying 10 get C.aud oar -: town
for q few day- 20 he could .-Nn ava.
with the State and C.aui .;aut..E
like stone Va! aSaiHs; III ".;-> o..
Peter Is as comic rs the b-et o.. '"~
colored supplements.
The writer OF the" .yN .n., NJ
more or less obser an, II matter, a-
they wobbled aiJus during u" "a
session OF the legislature ana u.
failed 10 see any great t.g chunks ID.
ice cut by either Claud or Peter !.
generally understood ~ te,,eye :.a'
Peters efforts are directed a. ~ r..
vention OF legislation affecting -he ~.
porafions. The Legislator. va-,.i q
bill placing a iicen.e AN &! s. ,-
mile on the railroads u The STAT.
also bill authorizing the rI!...s.
commission to employ .pe-ia. -.
torney to enforce II orders a,.G .
bill giving the comm. SION Jlr.-..,.
ton OF TIE pnYs.ca! cou4.;Ip. ~. H
railroads: also 4 bi'. 7"Gu.a'..-
charges Of me eTlr"s> con. ..'.;.-'
certain CASES. ai,o ~. l'....
the tel srail COZ .a..,- - rr... I'd.
deliver the telegram. THIS. 49, .y
shows Peter UP in ra'a"r haI =
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-07-28

All copy for loca! notices !n,,9G, /.
for publication in the daily edition C..
The Sun should be in The Office 10.
later than Q o'clock p. II. p-ecedia.
desired date OF publication.