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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-12
TWO GODS.

A boy was born mid little things
Between a little world and sky
And dreamed not of the cosmic rings
Round which the circling planets ny.
He lived In little works and thoughts,
Where little ventures grow and plod,
And paced and ploughed his little plots,
And prayed unto his little God.
But as the mighty system grew,
His faith grew faint with many scars
The Cosmos widened in his view
But God was lost among his stars.
Another boy In lowly days,
As he, to little things was born,
But gathered lore In woodland wars
And from the glory Of the morn.
As wider skies broke on his view,
God greatened in his growing mind;
Each year he dreamed his God anew,
And left his older God behind.
He saw the boundless scheme dilate,
In star and blossom, sky and clod;
And as the universe grew great,
He saw in it a greater God.
New England Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-12
STEAD TO TOUR WORLD
IN INTEREST OF PEACE

Paris, Jan. civilian T. Stead,
who has arrived here, says he is on his
way around the world in the interest
of peace. He declares he is author
lied by the premier, Sir Henry Camp
bell Bannerman, to say that Great
Britain, if no other country does so,
would, at the approaching second
peace conference at The Hague, raise
the question of taking steps to provide
for the maintenance Of international
peace. This, Mr.. Stead says, will be
done in the form Of two propositions,
as follows:
First, that each country participant
ing in the conference appropriate q
sum of money to be used in the propa-
cation of the idea of maintaining in
ternational peace.
Second, that each country partici-
pating in the conference render obli-
gatory the observance of article 8 OF
the act Of the peace conference of 1899
permitting third power to tender
mediation without giving offense be-
tween two disputing powers, and also
that the participating powers extend
the scope of article 8 SO as to bind the
signatories in case of a declaration OF
war, not to begin hostilities for fort
night, in which interim friendly pow
ers would have the right to intervene
in an attempt to adjust the quarrel.
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Mr.. Amss hadn't been kissed co
thoroughly for years The old gentle
man dubbed with JOY over bis soma
acquisition.
what made you marry 20 quickiyr'
he demanded.
"Now, father" blurted Billy, I'VE
haven't a minute. Run, dear, and get
ready for the train. One moment
I'll 60 with you. Excuse me moment,
fatherr and Billy leaped after Mrs..
Ames to induce her to keep 1t up.
No SOONER had they gone out Of the
room before q gentleman entered, In
army dress.
Looking for my wife," he said,
pleasantly. Little surprise for her
oh, beg your pardonl' This to a
very pretty girl who was standing In
the hall, a puzzled look on her face.
II am looking for Billy Blake" she
said.
'aThat's my son." said the old gentle
man.
I'VE are engaged" said the girl, ap-
y e "a
preaching him confidently.
Engaged! Bless my soul!-Why,
Billy'-" There came a sound Of
voices approaching, and an inspiration
dawned on Mr.. Blake. "Here- behind
the door, both Of you," he ordered, and
they hid themselves obediently, as Bill
ly returned with his rather unwilling
bride.
It was an astonishing tableau that
greeted Billy a moment later, when he
saw Ellen returned to the city, and a
rather upset officer who called himself
Captain Ames, 80, as there was nothing
else to do, he owned up.
what a boy!" cried Mr.. Blake.
"Well, we'll forgive you. eh, Captain
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-12
SAY HILL HAS won
NORTH BANK Fight

Seattle, Jan. ga Portland, dis
patch to the Daily Times says:
The railroad battle waged for the
last year for the possession Of the
north bank Of the Colubmia river, the
greatest warfare of the kind ever
known in the Pacific Northwest, and
one of the most memorable in railroad
history, 10 ended. The Hartman line,
known as the Columbia River Rail-
road Company, is withdrawing it's con-
struction forces, thereby confessing
defeat. Within another week the last
camp will have been dismantled.
The victory Is Hills.
This was the only water grade
through the Coast and Cascade noun
tain ranges from the ocean to Idaho.
excepting the present line OF the O..
R. u N, along the south bank.
From the day Hill stole march on
his rival and located q line along the
north bank from Wallula gap to Cape
Horn, the fight between the forces Of
Hartman and Hill companies has
RACED on the grades, In the tunnels
and before the courts. TIL, latter
proved Harriman's Waterloo. Decis-
ions Of the superior court at Vancou-
yer have been uniformly favorable to
Hill, and recently the Washington
state supreme court sustained these
decisions.
Large gangs of men have been en-
ployed on grade and tunnel work by
both roads, Hartman having approx.
mately 1900 and Hill from 1000 to
O(11.
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His Wife > =
For Five Minutes

81 LILY sat looking disconsolately
J0 out upon the chimney tops.
II never dreamed could owe
so much money !" he groaned. II guess
1 owe all there is In the world-$1, 800
Here I'm engaged to Ellen, and the old
gentleman writes he will give me $1,000
the day we are married, and shall be
dead of starvation or in Jail, one or
the other, long before that And Ellen's
gone to the country. and-oh, hang II"
Morning, Mr.. Billy!" cries Mrs.
Ames, a pretty little woman who lived
In the next room, her army husband
having been sent to some particularly
inhospitable country. Why, you look
real comfortable and miserable"
Whereupon Billy told her all about Il.
adding that his father had written him
he was confined to home with the govt.
$50 he's sure to be In a bad humor,"
he added.
Nonsense" laughed Mrs. Ames. "If
you had that 5000 you could pay all
YOUR debts and have money over.
couldn't you? Listen!" She was OPEN
ing the door to 60 out you are already
married married this morning. Think
it over" and she was gone.
Did he dare7 He must! It seemed
reasonable. His father could not come
to the city. He would risk it
"Dear Father" he wrote. sCircum-
stances IN my wife's family made 1t nee
essary, so we were married this morn
ing, and leave for our honeymoon to-
morrow. Please send check. Billy
Then he rat down and thought It
over. IS
Next morning Mrs. Ames heard IN
aWfnl crash In BiIly's room, and ran to
zee what VIZ DE matter
.Hersl" h slsped .reIeszam- {ath-
q better coming Is - wfts NM a
coun4yw He rushed to tie wi4dow.
~Tither 6ss 4osfa Getting eat Of caffl-
riasei ArA Ame4 you have got s y
my win r. ~ s. sagssls.
Il opqldnt I. .shs. exclalpedr q
s9}6x9 - ii" u Pali5. q =
~ &d6x s. fathsr snaiifS6
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PETRlFIED FOREST RESERVE
President Sets Aside Thirty Sections IN
Arizona.

Los Angeles, Gal. Jan. 6.-Copies
Of President Roosevelt's proclamation
setting aside thirty sections OF land
and the petrifled forests Of ella and
Apache counties. Arizona, a. the''pst-
riaed forest national monument" have
been received here.
The proclamation declares ''me-
sozoic forests" commonly known @
the petrifed forests are OF the greatest
scientific interest and value and y
appears that the public God would .
promoted by preserving those deposits
q fosffized wood o nAti0nal monu-
msnt. With a. much. land = may p
necessary Tor the proper proeeotion
thereof: The PROCLAMATION conOludee:
"WAtntne y hereby sx1Fsssly dtven
g oil unauthorissd persons not q Ar
II 4 &. sss:si.ss3 Rl' ssl!ss .esi.
hereby dsol.3sa ttS9 3 . a.tional iqi-
q the laede reqaFyed and. pade 80
1 6ao6 monu@Slt 81 tkH ttool1slS-
tion.'
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1, P. STRIKE ENDS
DIFFICULTY WITH TRAINnEN Will
BE ARBlTRATED.
Board to Settle Questions In Dis
mute Between Fremen and
Engineers-Old Employees Have
Returned to Work Pending
Final Settlement.

Houston, Texas, Jan. 8.-The strike
If the Southern Pacific f1remen was
formally called of at noon yesterday,
following the signing of an agreement
nv Vice President and General Mama
GER Thornwell Fay and General Man
aqer W. G.. Van Week, for the Harri-
man roads affected by the strike; Vice
Grand Chief w. 81. Willis for the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
and Vice Grand Master Timothy Shea
for the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firsmen and Engineers. The agree
ment provides:
"a board of three arbitrators shall
determine whether or not the South
ern Pacific abrogated its contract with
the flremen when it signed the new
agreement May 1, 1905, with the en-.
gineers. The company shall name one
Of the board, the firemen shall name
a second and the two thus chosen shall
elect third.
"All employees who went on strike
shall return to their former positions
without prejudice.
"The seniority Of the engineers who
were on strike shall be determined
at meeting of the general board of
adjustment of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers of the Southern
Pacific railroad, Atlantic system, at a
meeting to be held in Houston, Tn urs.
day, January 10.
"What each organisation shall con-
eede will be determined by the board
of arbitration"
Practically all of the men on strike,
to the number of 500, have either al
ready returned to work or will return
to their former positions within the
next "a hours.
The railroad company will provide
for really serviceeb1e men employed
during the strike, but the strike
breakers who were brought from out
side points will be dismissed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-12
INvENTiNo ron THE INVENTOR,

+. 4. 041DoA Learns How He 0o0o
Great Discovery.
In 4 certain New York State factory
given over to the manufacturing q
electrical appliances visitors are q
daily occurrence and guides 4 nece6l-
ty, says Lippincotta. A guide name6
Steve took such pride in the work that
II surprise and enthusiasm did not al
ways respond to his personally con-
Quoted tours he would promptly i'm
agine various things, to awaken what
he believed to be the proper emotion2
One day, with an unusually undemon-
strative man In tow-a man seeming
~ not even interested IN the "featureS'
shown him, while he paid close attsn-
ton to details Of apparent insignid-
canoe Steve began on the subject Of
the incandescent light.
1T was discovered purely BY acci-
dent" said be. "Mr. Edison says him
self that he would never have thought
Of the thing II he hadn't seen some
lightning playing around a fork that
had been left in an empty pickle bot
tie"
The visitor looked up rather oddly
at this information, but still 30 quietly
that Steve, to cap his climax, added:
"And 30 was born that boon to all
mankind, the incandescent light"
At that instant a passing employee
caught sight of the visitor and, COM
ing up to him with hand outstretched.
exclaimed: IF it isn't my old bossl
How are you, Mr.. Edison?"
Steve sat down on the first object
handy and, with his head in his hands,
tried to recall what he had said and
think quickly Of some way out. When
he looked up the Wizard Of Menlo
Park" had departed, undoubtedly wis
er than when he began his tour round
the factory. but also undoubtedly con-
siderate Of Steve. And a fortnight
later that gentleman received from
West Orange book on electrical SCI
ence, written down" to Juvenile read
ers, and on the fy-leaf, beneath .
sketch Of a fork In an empty bottle,
were written these words:
"And 30 was born that boon to all
mankind. the incandescent light"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-01-12
said FAMINE AFFECTS
TEN MILLION Chinese

Victoria, B. O., Jan. 10-The steamer
Shinano Maru, which has arrived here
from the Orient, brought further ad-
vices regarding the appalling famine
in Central China.
The extent of the famine area is
bounded on the south by line drawn
from the sea through Human and
along Huai river in North Anhui; on
the west by line drawn from Ocheu
to Kweiteh, north from the eastern
corner of Honan to the sea which
bounds the eastern side. The worst
conditions are expected to set in after
the Chinese New Year, in mid-Febru-
ary. The population affected is set at
ten millions, of which Viceroy Tuan
Fang estimates that four millions are
in. actual want, mostly starving. The
famine area is about 10000 square
miles. embracing between twenty and
thirty large walled cities, besides the
scattered country population. The
figures given from nine large cities
show 8OO,O starving refugees have
already collected, this taking no count
az those who have migrated south or
congregated in walled cities outside OF
the famine area.
Mr.. Bostwick, sent from Shanghai
to investigate, says all these refugees
must perish from starvation unless fed
by government or public charity. he
estimates the daily expenditure to feed
four millions now starving at $50, 600.
while the period Of relief must be OK
ended over some months.
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MUST REMOVE FENCES
Destractioa Of All Illegal Enclosure. D;.
rectod By Land Commie.;or.-

Oestzaction Of All Illegal ENCLOSURES D;.
rectsd By Land Commissiener.
Warrington, Jan. by direction
81 the president, Secretary Hitchcock
mas issued an order to Commissioners
Richards, Of the general land Office.
at once to notify ell special agents and
receivers and registers Of local land
omces that the act Of February %.
1885, for tho summary destruction Of
illegal enclosures and distractions ex-
listing ON public lands will be riaidly
enforced after April /, 1907.
After tho president and Secretary
Hitchcock had conferred regarding
the matter the former sent letter to
Mr.. Hitchcock in which he said:
In response to your letter and In
carrying out what after our converse.
ton seems TO be the best course, ap-
prove the circular you intend to issue,
with the modification Of having it ap.
ply to all cases and Of taking effect
peremptorily April next.
II trust that the senators and repre-.
sentiatives from the great grazing
states will realize that this means that
II, as I believe there should, there is
to be q modification of the law by
which 1t would be possible to allow
by lease the temporary enclosure Of
portions Of the public domain for
grazing purposes on such conditions as
the government finds compatible with
the best interests of the actual settlers,
OF the small homesteaders, the home
makers-then that this change Of the
law must be made at this session.
Year In and year out you and
have been besought by men interested
In stock growing to permit the fences
to stay up for smother six months or
another year, on the ground of the
great damage certain to be done by
taking them down.
Many Of the men making these re-
quests are entirely honest men, whose
requests 1t would be In the interests of
the community to grant, were it legal
II possible to do 30, though this, Of
course. does not apply to some of them
making the requests, but It is impos-
sible permanently to permit such an
arrangement.
There must be some adequate pro-
vision Of law II there IL to be any solu-
ton Of this problem, and in default Of
this provision the present faulty law
must be enforced. You are perfectly
1t liberty to show this letter to any
and all senators whose constituents
are chiefly concerned In this matter. +"
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London, Jan. 1O-William 7. Stead,
who is now in France on an interna-
tional peace mission, expects to visit
the United S9ates and attend the open
ing of the Carnegie institute at Pitts
burg. He will also visit Washington
and discuss with the officials certain
advanced ideas concerning the pro-
gram of the second peace convention
at The Hague. His conference with
Premier Campbell Bannerman has de-
veloped the possibility that the latter
will head the delegation at The Hague,
Secretary Roots attendance at the
American congress being prece-
dent,
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JUMP ON HITCHCOCK
WITHDRAWAL OF LAMBS CAUSES
ATTACK In SENATE.
Senator Carter Says Order Was
Illegal and Unwarranted-Sec.
rotary Appears Before Senate
ub-Committee and Promises
Report Sustaining His Action.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Senator Car |
ter yesterday presented q resolution,
In which he said he should, at an ear
~ day, try to show that the secretary
OF the interior acted without author
ity when he published an order on De-
cember ID last, prohibiting the issu-
ance Of land patents to homestead en-
trymen under all laws, regardless of
conditions.
II intend to make it plain to the
senate" said Mr.. Carter, "that the
order was illegal and unwarranted,
and was issued and is being prosecuted
in violation Of the law, and that rec
ords Of the land Office show that the
issuance of the order is wholly indie.
fensible.''
The resolution expresses the senti-
ment that qualified entryman, in the
absense of contest or fraud or mistake,
is legally entitled to patent for land
embraced in his entry. The resolu-
ton would reach also cases where
patents have been refused by the Sec
rotary on the ground that he suspect
cd the entries we're made by a number
Of persons in the interest of one hold
ing corporation, or Gland grabbers.
Declines to State Authority
Secretary Hitchcock appeared yes.
terday before the special senate COM
mittee which investigated citizenship
and property rights Of the five civil
lied tribes. He declined to state his
authority for withdrawing four million
acres of Indian lands from allotment
in order to create q forest reservation,
but said that Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Campbell had prepared q report
which would be made to congress, and
that the report would justify his
course.
All members Of the committee differ
from Mr.. Hitchcock. and he agreed to
send the report to the committee dur
ing the day. but declined to answer
questions relative to the character of
the report beyond declaring that he
found legal authority for his action in
withdrawing the lands in the face OF
an act Of congress ordering that the
lands be opened to allotment
Committee Against Report
In compliance with his promise, Sec
rotary Hitchcock forwarded Assistant
A ttorney General Campbell's opinion
to Senator Clark's committee during
the afternoon.
Mr.. Campbell cites large number
of cases of Withdrawals Of public lands,
and he takes the position that the fact
that the secretary has general control
over the affairs of the Indians gives
him the same right to direct the pol
10y to be pursued with reference to
their lands that he exercises in refer
ence to public domain.
Members of the committee refuse to
accept this theory, contending that
the fact that the lands in question are
owned by the Indians as private prop
erty places them outside the control
If the interior department..
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DIXON FOR cLARK's TOCA
Looks a If Montana Congressman viii
Be Made Senator.

Looks a. If Montana Congressman Will
Be Made Senator.
Helena, Mont, Jan. THAT Con-
gresham J. M. Dixson, of Missoula,
a prominent Republican, will succeed
w. A. Clark as senator on March 4
next, seems beyond doubt The legis-
lature is composed of Is Rrpublioans
and IS Democrats, and Dixon has
pledges OF ~, which would give him
thee aucus nomination and perfume
torv election. His active rival Is ex :
Senator. Lee Mantle, and while his
lieutenants do not:concede Dixon's
election, but the latter is an odds on
favorite in the betting.
A caucus will be called for January
IL. and the first ballot taken on jan
uar1y 5. Several dark horses are mem
toned, including +. August Heinze,
the Butte copper king.
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New York, jan 6.-The investiea-
t,on az the alleged violations OF the
interstate commerce law By the Har-
riman lines began here yesterday be-
furrre Commissioners Lane and Knapp
The commissioners hesitate to let
the Haxriman interests know the
700 lines that they intend TO puriqs
ma the plan WIN probably not e.
veiop Is full until the conmiSsion
r6asists in Chioako on January 8, %
IArhiua later IN San Francisco. =
cSnaIiSraon e6stD Is d6termine whothG
~ joint own6eshlp q IT, OEet
Short LEnS, Un5oa P1cine I'D 0ooe2
IN Psoid0 6m0d1U g Z conspiracy u
80 2ikt u tadb q vi6l6sioa q -
ehSa6in ~.
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Requires Member to Agree

Washington, Jan. 5.-It is under
stood from authoritative sources that
unless the Republican members OF the
committee on merchant marine come
10 an immediate agreement - to What
manner d ship subsidy il desired the
nraeideut viii refuse to ssnd to CON
~ his message On this subject.
III thfs should come to pass It would
Is severe aid : fetsl blow to the pro
position. In the opinion Of some mem
bera he has always been an advocate
az the ship subsidy, but he has nrsd
a the wraneling of the COMMITTEES
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home Is found by thousands Bluebeard expect,
mencd his course gradually and dare that he
er realized that he not husband of tender disbo
stion AS to extravagant wives, have known woman
who managed once time to keep house comfortably
On s75O wear bring ruin to her husbands head when
his income was $1,000 all through not being able ITO
make ends meet" and could believe that she
was extravagant
An occasional hour Of selfquestioning would
load tn some wonderful revelations of the most useful
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one flesh :" the halves Of one harmonlouS wnoie Iof
whch cause no marriage can be happy one In which
+hra &, not complete and thorough sympathy between
the two who are Joined in the "holy estate"
It Is cause wonder that many turn OUT
we'll rather than that failures, when ono re-
fleets often young girl stands at the aar 70 u'e
+h ,d. which hind her for better WORSE for good
or evil with only the superficial knowledge, any
Of her husbands past Of his real his true dis
nosition If only women knew men as men know men,
and If men knew women as women know women tnere
might be fewer weddings but marriage would cease to
no lottery and be pleasant game in which all prses
and no absolute blanks would be the rule
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RrwARE OF FIRST STEP ON DOWN GRADE
n,,R ~ o1rk

The "down grade" seems to me to be an apt
expression. 1t means an unsupported slipping
down the hill in life. l Imagine that there
are few people who have not had little ex-
perience of 1t. Millions get upon the down
grade. and slide far enough to find themselves
In awkward and uncomfortable positions al
more or less failures In life.
Tho "lown grade" to unhappiness In the
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Ames? Billy, here's your wedding pres
ent with this stipulatior- the frst you
spend Of it must so for dinner for ~
al, including"
"His wife for Ave minutes {! lausnsd
Mrs. Ames-Kansas City World
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mo WOMAN POLITICIANS"
b. Pope Pins K.

The church blesses every movement tending
to raise the intellectual and social level Of
humanity. We ought all to work, and why
should not women do their part7 They should
study everything, with, Of course the excep-
ton Of theology. They should become law
yers, doctors and teacher& The care Of the
poor Is In all tn forms q woman's calling
above all What IL the exercise Of Christian
cept maternity In the widest sense Of the wordp
In Parliament! The idea Il prepostsrous Men
) blunders sufficient At most, women can exer.
lirect influence On politics In urging thar male
vote arignt But before Ill. thsy should bring
hildren In the consciousness Of their civic du-
let Us have NO women politicians!