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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26
Washington State News

The following officers were elected
by the Washington State Dairymen's
Association at Chehalis last week ::
President, E. J. Ross, of Bothell; vice
president, J. L Anderson, Stanwood;
secretary and treasurer, Ira p. Whit
ney, Pullman.
Propositions for the construction of
the entire road from Dayton to the
river are now occupying the attention
of the Walla Walla & Colubmia River
Traction Company. All propositions
for grading and laying steel are receiv-
ing careful consideration and the con-
tract will be let within a few days for
the building of the entire line.
A. F. Lausen, for sevral years Chi
cago manager of the publishing house
of Dodd, Mead & Co., has filed on one
of the PrOsser hOmesteads and Intends
to become scotsman on large scale.
Mr.. Lausen will plant the land to raise
all kinds of garden seeds, believing
there will be market for his product
all through the Yakima valley.
A new railroad station on the Great
Northern in the Wenatchee valley will
be named Dryden.
Hoquiam city council has adopted
vitrified brick as the material for paw
ing on the principal thoroughfares.
Former State Senator John Earle, of
Bellingham, died last week at Pasade-
ma, Cal. He had been ill several years.
An agricultural course is to be added
to the studies of the Chehalis county
schools and athletics are to be dropped,
according to plans of Superintendent
Killip.
The Tacoma city council has voted a
quarter of million dollars for the i'm
provement and extension Of the water
system. More wells will be dug at
South Tacoma and a big pipe line built
from Maplewood Springs.
Early in the coming year the mem
beers of the state railroad commission
plan to examine every railway and
freight station in Washington. This
has been decided upon IN view OF the
many complaints made against condi-
tions now existing.
1t is reported at Hoquiam that o. P.
Burrows, the we'll known lumberman,
has purchased the timber holdings of
the Flyte syndicte for approximately
$3.50, 900. The cruise is given at no.,
600, 900 and the price 81 per thousand.
The land is located on the Humptulips
river and is easily logged.
Charles S. Reed. warden of the state
prison at Walla Walla, the states dele
gate to the American Prison Congress
at Richmond, Va, has returned with
the news that the association has cho-
sen Seattle for it's meeting plaice in
1909. Mr.. Reed states that nearly
1 900 delegates will visit the city some
time late in July or early in August.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26
ACTION BEING TAKEN TO
CONSERVE WATER POWERS

Washington, Dec. 22.-Practically
the first steps toward more judicious
use of the water powers of the coun-
try, in line with the policy Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to conserve the natrual
resources of the country are now being
taken by the house committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce in the
preparation Of a bill to regulate the
construction of dams across navigable
waters.
Preliminary consideration of the
matter has developed the fact that
there is strong opposition in congress
to the government levying tax on
the water powers Of navigable rivers.
Subsequent to the veto last spring of
the Rainey project, the interstate and
foreign commerce committee of the
house appointed subcommittee to
investigate the program of new legisla-
ton in regard to. the regulation of
dams across navigable waters. During
the summer the subcommittee went
into, various phases of the matter, and
Chairman Stevens, of Minnesota, is
now ready to explain to the full COM
mittee the recommendations of the SUBJ
committee. This will be the first mat
ter considered after the return of the
committee from Panmaa
All the recommendations of the pres
ident in regard to the improvements
and regulations of dams are agreed to
by the subcommittee except the regu-
lation that a tax be imposed. The sub
committee will urge that the full COM
mittee recommend to the house that
the present laws be so amended that
the secretary of war may fix charges
for the privilege of constructing dam.
The committee also has accepted the
recommendation of the president that
there be specific time limitation upon
the permits and has fixed ninety-nine
years as the limit. This is done with
view of the public keeping control of
the waterways and of the government
retaining the right to eventually re-
move dam should it become an OBJ
struction under changed conditions.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26
Minor Happenings
Of the Week

New York City is within $38, 900. 600
of its borrowing limit, according to
Comptroller Metz.
The New York City Federation of
Women's Clubs has undertaken to
arouse the people against reckless auto
MODELLING.
The nomination of Martin A. Knapp,
of New York, as chairman of the in
terstate commerce commission, has
been confirmed by the senate.
The Manchester, England, ship canal
has been deepened uniformly to Is
feet, enabling any vessel in the mer.
chant service to approach the city.
The difference between the price
paid by the government for metals and
their coinage value for the fiscal year
ended June 80 showed a profit of $40,
541,371.
J. Pierpont Morgan says that years
ago his father said to him that any
man who is "bear'; on the future Of
this country will go broke, and that he
has never been a pessimist in spite OF
panics and temporary reverses.
A speaker in the German reichstag
the other day declared that David
Jayne Hill, the present American am
bassador, is welcome in Germany and
that the German people never objected
to him.
Donald Grant Mitchell ok Marvel)
died at his home in Edgewood, Con-.
last week.
Twenty-Five states are represented
in the national corn show opened at
Omaha last week.
The president has sent to the senate
the name of w. Camoren Forbes as
vice governor of the Philippines.
James J. Hill says there will be no
merger of the Great Northern and the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
roads for the present.
Senator Eugene Hale, of Maine, has
been elected the successor of the late
Senator Allison, of Iowa, as chairman
of the Republican caucus of the senate.
A Paris dispatch stathes that over
quarter Of a million stockholders in
the old French Panama Canal Compa-
ny shared in the $40, 900, 900 paid by
the United States for the property.
So numerous are the cases of petty
family difficulties brought before the
courts in New York that the board of
city magistrates has been requested to
establish special division of the mag.
istrates' court to deal exclusively with
cases bearing on domestic relations.
If girl pays the incidental court
ship expenses of young man who is
seeking her heand and he afterwards
fails to marry her, she may recover
through the courts the total which she
is out of pocket on the proposition.
Such case has been decided by JUS
tice Selph, of Los Angeles.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT
Purchasing Prices

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots +. o. b. Seattle,
and are subject to change without no.
tice.:
Grain-Oats, 5000 s4.0O per ton ;bar-
ley, $25. 50@26; wheat, chicken feed,
$4,000; corn, $500.
Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
$16@$17 per ton; Puget sound hay,
$1,000 @11.OO wheat hay, $12 alfalfa,
80. 5O@10. 80;
Eggs-Select ranch, 45@47c doz.
Poultry-Live hens, 12@14c per
Id; springs, 14@15c. Turkeys 21c.
Live Stock-Steers, 4I@4kc per
lib; COWS, SA@31ac; wethers, 41Sc;
lambs, AZ; hogs, 61ac; veal, ~
Gee.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26
SIxTY-TWO PER CENT PASS
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

Olympia, Dec. 21-The WORK o. s ~,
November examination OF teachers -,
been completed in the office OF the ~: ~
perintendent of public instruc'l0 w.
There were 1868 applications for o .ha
ticfates forwarded to this office py ~. .he
several county superintendent o. sor
state. OF the number 800 Wroto -.
certificates, and Of these, 532 were sr n.
cessful; 50 certificates were issued ~ mt
on the accredited papers; 81 permaud
first grade CERTIFICATES were lssuo SUI
and 81 certificates were renewed ia #
ing 3 total Of 692 certificates issued "
this examination.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26
Ask Alaska Game Preserves

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Per-
kins has introduced bills providing for
the establishment of two game preser-
YES in Alaska one on the Alaska PENN
sula in the general vicinity of Herein
deem bay and Ugashik lake and the
other around Mount Mckinley. The
bill provides that no hunting shall be
done in these preserves unless by per-
mission of the agricultural depart
ment. It prohibits any settlement of
the territory reserved.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26
Milwaukee Issues Additional Stock

Madison. Wis, Dec. 21.-The state
railroad commission has approved an
issue of $3.50, 600, 900 additional stock
by the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad for the purpose of building the
Pacific coast extension.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26

now 1872, and the total area 1853, 900, :
900 acres. At 81 per thousand feet,
the stumpage in these forests is worth
$500, O0O,0 These forests now con-
tain .one-fifth of the standing mer-
charitable timber in the country.
Nine new bird reservations were Gre
ated by executive order. These are
located off the coasts of Florida, Lou
isiana, Oregon and Washington.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26
"Uncle Toe" Coming

Seattle, Dec. 19.-According to ad.
vices received from Washington, "Un.
Gle Joe" Cannon. speaker Of the ma.
tional house Of representa- yes, will
attend the opening exercises Of the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition on
June /.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26
NO DUTY ON
LUMBER
CHAIRMAN PAYNE OF opn,
ION TARIFF WILL
COME OFF.
Practically Whole Committee Said
to Agree With Him Tariff Nav
Also Come Off Farming Imnla.
ments Plea for a Coal Duh,
Comes from Wyoming.

Washington, Dec 19.-Durinc .,
examination Of Southern lumber . ne ule
ufacturers before the ways and maan
committee today, Chairman Pavns
made it very apparent that he ~
strongly in favor of admitting foroio ~
lumber to American markets FREQ 81
duty. Mr.. Payne has given intim u
lions to this effect heretofore hu.
never SO pointedly as today, when ba
undertook to lecture a Southern Inv
herman for asking protection on his
product, when he persists in voting tho
Democratic ticket. wiz
Mr.. Payne laid down the doctrine
that states that want the benefit Of Ro
publican policies, notably protection
should give their support to the Ra
publican party and not continually %
Democratic. Only one member Of tho
ways and means committee seems 70
vorable to the retention of the dutv On
lumber.
"Can you manufacture cheaper than
the English and French manufactnr.
s?'' asked Mr.. Crumpacker, of Indi.
ana.
Il think we can, from the fact that
we sell our goods in those countries
We have improved methods in all lines
of manufacture in this country. which
benefit us in the manufacture of our
goods.
Not Affected by Steel Tariff
"You haven't suffered any as a re.
suit of the tariff on steel and iron
%" inquired Mr.. Crumpacker.
II can't see how the tariff can be
held responsible for the fuctuation in
the prices of steel and iron. It is due
to the demand and supply
The witness said that American man.
uafcturers of agricultural implements.
are obliged to pay the maximum tariff
in France, while British manufacturers
enjoy the benefits of the minimum
tariff.
Mr.. Metcaf disagreed with the tes-
timony of H. E. Miles, of the National
Association of Manufacturers, and the
complaints of several manufacturers of
agricultural implements that the cost
of materials entering into the manu-
facture of their products had increased.
Would Open Foreign Markets
Mr.. Metcalf declared himself in "a
vor of taking off the tariff on farming
implements, saying that this would
open up the American market to for
eign manufacturers, the American man
ufacturer thereby increasing his export
trade, the business being put on an
equal basis. He made this suggestion
with the proviso that, if any foreign
country does not give America the ben.
eft of it's lowest tariff, a duty of 20 per
cent should be imposed on the agricul-
tural implements from that country.
Representative Mckinley, Of Cali.
fornia, fled communication from
grower of hops declaring that an in
crease of SO per cent in the duty on
hops will not reduce the amount OF
revenue which the government secures
from the present importation OF hops
Plea to Retain Coal Duty
Representative Mondell, OF Wyom-
ing, speaking in the interest OF the coal
mining interests of Wyoming, asked
that the duty on coal be kept where IL
is, saying that the Rocky mountain
miners could not compete with the
Canadian coal producers without re-
ducing wages. if the tariff is reduced
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26
POPULAR VOTE CAST IN
LAST NATIONAL ELECTION

NewY ork. Dec 19.-The total pop
ulargvote of the PRESIDENTIAL candi-
dates at the last national election was
made known during the week in an
official form by the filing of the last of
the official vote, that of Michigan.
Thet total shows the following votes
cast:
Taft, Republican, 1875
Bryan, Democrat, 6,393, 1872.
Debs, Socialist, 448,471.
Chain, Prohibitionist, 241, 262.
Hisgen, independence, SO, 1885,.
Watson, Populist, 1881.
Gilhaus, Socialist Labor, 1921.
Total for all candidaest, IA, 852, 239.
Increase Is Large
This grand total exceeds by 1,341,
531 the total number o. the votes cast
in the presidential election of. 1904,
when the grand total was Is, $40, 708.
Compared with that election, the
candidates of the Republican and Dem
ocratic and Socialist parties increased
their vote this year. The reverse is
true of the candidates of the Prohibi-
tion, Populist and Socialist Labor par
ties. The Independence party did not
figure in the presidential election four
years ago.
The biggest difference in party
vote is shown in an increase for Bryan
of 1875, 211 over the total vote cast
in 1904 for Alton B. Parker, the Dem
ocratic candidate Taft received IA, 100
votes more than we're polled for Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1904, and Debs ran
46, 1873 ahead Of his predecessor on the
Socialist ticket.
Populist Loss Heavy
The heaviest loss is shown by the
populist party, which, with the same
candidates, registered 83,312 votes less
this year than in 1904, when their to-
tai was 1T, 1873. The Prohibition can
didate, Chain, ran II, 284 votes behind
the 1904 mark of his party, and Gill
haus. the Socialist Labor candidate,
received only about so perc ent of the
vote given Corrigan in the previous
presidential race.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-26
Plea to Retain Coal Duty

Representative Mondell, Of Wyom.
ing, speaking in the interest OF the coal
mining interests of Wyoming, asked
that the duty on coal be kept where IL
is, saying that the Rocky mountain
miners could not compete with the
Canadian coal producers without re-
ducing wages, if the tariff is reduced
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-22

Tn this collum last week we printed a pertinent editorial on the condislion of our fire department and showd the danger wich Bingville is liable to unless somethink is did in hurry or as soon as possible.
 We also menshioned a conflagrashion wich took place spell back to ernpha- size the burning need of better fire pro- teckshion and more up-to-date fire dept.
 We pointed out where its greatest weakness laid and spoke of hand-en- zine wich could be bought at the Go. seat for $l2sO0.
 It is the misshion of the Bugle as~the best advertising medium in the county and otherwise newsy and up-to-date newspaper. to look out after the towns best interests. It is our sacred duty as editor and prop and printers devil and typesetter and advertising mgr. of the Bugie to see the needs of Bingvilie and call attenshion to them in red-hot edi- torials, like this one for instants It keeps us purty bizzy seeing somethink to call attenshion to in Bingville every week, but it is our opinyun that we do right well if we do say it ourself, ac- cording to our opportunities We don't scairsely ever get whot we ask for, but we have the consciousness of having saw our duty and done 1t.
 So earnest has been our desire to in- prove our fire department that we called on several of our well known and re- spectful citizens for a expresshion of opinyun wich is hereby given, to wit:
 Cy Hostins sed it was we'll enuff to talk erbout buying hand-engines and so forth, but at present they wasn't $25.00 in the town treasury--let erlone $l2S.00 and he was for throwing out all the old buckets and buying new ones insted of a engine. Cy he sed ennyway he was having erbout all the taxes he cared to jest now, and sinst his barn burned down on him two yrs ago he has had everything insured for twice whot's its worth and now he don't fret much erbout it.
 Eph Higgins, our accommodatin post master. sed he wasn't in favor of spend ing a small forchune for hand-engine when we don't have a fire in Bingville once in a dogs age and as it was he was back on his taxes erbout five yrs. now, and that he would put his foot right down agin it; and Eph's got a tolerable size foot, too.
 Hen Weathersby sed he was ded against the town buyin hand-engines for Sf25O0 a piece when he was selling a first class worter pail for 2s cts. and as a seIectman he would see that none of the towns money was waisted.
 In the meantime whot does our town Selectmen expect the fire department to do supposing big fire breaks out un- expected in our midstl Do they ex- peckt the members of the ire depart ment to carry worter to the fire in their hats9 The sooner our lazy, loafing, dooless., good for nothing Selectmen wakes up to the interests of Bingville the better it will be for their reputa- shicnas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-22
Bud in Trouble AgaIn

Bud HinckIey. who aint quite right in his head. went up to wes woodruff's house just before dark last Thursday night and stole two big skunk skins that was nailed to the barn. Then Bud run home as fast as be could les 1t and put them in his mothers bed under the pil- lows. Jest before she went upstairs she asst Bud if he notised enny skunks around and Bud sed no. and laffed purity hard. but she thot 1t was becus he didn't know enny better. A little later she went to bed, and her head had no moren tetched the pillar when she rig right up and snaked them skins right out and went down stairs and give Bud sich a awful whaling with the birch rod that the na- bers thot Bud was gitting killed by the way he hollered. Then she made Bud take the skins back to wesse's, house and as wes wasn't at home he give them to Mrs. Woodruff The next day Wes called on Mrs HInekIey and give warning that he would iil Bud full of salt if he ever ketched him stealing enny more skins offen his house or barn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-22
Society

Miss Phoebe Hilberbrand of Bingville visited our town last week.-Hardscrab- ble Banner.
 Go to Hen weathersby's store for fresh trtpe.--(Adv.)
 Miss MiIly Underwood was out giving fashionable calls last Tuesday forenoon.
 Mrs. Jabe Crum is talking of papering her parlor this spring.
 Mrs. Eph Higgins gave a "at home" Friday afternoon.
 Mrs. Jasper Hawkins had the earache last Monday from 2 to 1.
 Mise Amelia Tucker is taikin some of holdin a taify pun some time this spring.
 See Doc Livermore for that tired feel ing.-(Adv.)
 Miss Martha aillyer gave select party at her home Thursday ev'g in hon or of Mss Hester Whittleby of Smoke Bend who js her gest. Several young people was present and card games was played until late hour.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-22
Personals

The past week is the first week of enny week this winter that Ham Wilson's pump aint been froze up We regard this as n indicashion of warmer weather.
 Slime Gookins perdickts a early spring this spring Slime is alius perdickting somethink or other
 While Mrs. Ame Hillyer was chasing strange cat outen her pantry last Mon- day with broom. the latter got ketched crossways of the door castings and stopped Mrs. Hillyer right up short and injured her stummick for her. The cat exscaped unhurt.
 Hank pewberry has hired out to help Abe Thomas. our well known stone ma son, to build stone fences and founda- shions this summer. Later-Hank was just in and says this is mistake.
 Jasper Hawkins had a yearling steer to die on his hands last week. Jasper sed the critter ct ehuff for a OK. Worst of all Jasp didn't knoy whot it dide of either.
 old Dad Henderson siipt again this week on the P. O, steps and hurt his back some Dad says this makes four times this winter he has fell on them steps and lie is gettin mighty sick of 1t and he threatens to appeach -Eph Hig- gins TOT HaitedSnesS Ol OiAS AVi hOt Put ting down ashes.
 Abe Witherow bought hisseh alarm clock at the Co. seat last Tuesday and brought it home after the clerk in the store wound 1t up for him. That night Abe thort he would set 1t for A. M. and he had no more than got into bed when the bell begin to ring and kept ringing every half minute most all night. The next day Abe carted it right back to the store and had quite a row with the clerk before he got his money back. Abe says it got on his nerves and he jest wouldn't stand it anuther minute.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-22
Locals

Miss Amelia Tucker. BingviIle's SOS siety queen is all broke out with measles and is not going into sossiety much at present.
 Miss Sally Hoskins, our briIlyunt pome writer Is talkin some of going to Bos- ton, where she will take lessons in pyrog- raphy, whotever that is.
 Luke Packard has bought another vel Ter dog to take the place of his other weller dog wich died in a fight with Lime Peters bulldog a spell back Luke says he jest wants Limo's dog to kill this one and he will make him swet for It.
 There will be no prayer meetin in the BingvilIe church this coming Friday evening, being as our beloved pastor, the Rev. Samuel Moore. has not been feelin well ever since he ct Sunday dinner last Sunday with Deacon Butterworth and overloaded his stummiclS with chicken.
 Lem Brown, our expert carpenter, is building a dog house for his dos. Lem says his wife makes slch q fuss over the dog traclin up the kitchen and leaving loose hair around wich gets Into her batch of dough every time 1t runs over the edge of the pan onto the floor that he thot he might as well keep the dog outen the house and stop all arguments
 Cid SmaIley tells us that his Swear
  he was a yeer ago. We are glad to hear this, even if we have our doubts.
 Miss Phronicia Watkins is under the weather Deacon Butterworth is also on the sick list. Subscribe and pay for the Bugle and die happy.
 Mfr and Mrs. Theophilus stebbins is vissiting relatives at Lands End at pres ent, and durin their absence Hank Dew. berry is doing their chores for them and milking their two cows for the milk.
 Sam Slade while repairing hts hen house Tuesday smashed his thumb. San tells us that 1t was unintenshionaL
 Mrs Deacon Andrews has left off wear ing her hip pads and looks kinder shift, less without them.
 Dave White. our popular undertaken tells us that he expeckts two or three jobs In a few days. and feels purity light hearted and joyful over 1t. Dave's fel Ter that is alIus happy when other folki is sorry.