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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO STATE CONSTITUTION

AN ACT providing tor. the amend
ment of section 16 Of article one (D Of
the Constitution of the State Of WASH
ington, relating to the exercise Of the
power OF eminent domain,
BE 1T ENACTED by the Legislature of
the State of Washington:
Sec. 1. That at the general election to be
succeeding the firstMonday in November.
1908, there shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the state for their
adoption and approval an amendment
of the constitution of the state of WASH
ington SO that the same shall read, and
it is proposed that the same shall read,
Private property may be taken, under
such terms conditions and limitations a.
shall be prescribed by the legislature for
for rights of way for the removal of timber
or timber products, and the appropria-
ton and use OF property TOR such I Hr-
usage. even though such appropriation
and use may inure to the special benef1t
Of some private individual. firm, CORPORA
That this declaration as to public uses
shall not be construed to limit the right
to appropriate property for other public
for private use, except for private ways
of necessity. No private property shall
be taken or damaged for public or private
use without just compensation having
been first made. or paid into court for
the owner, and no right Of way shall be
appropriated to the use of any corpora
ton other than municipal until full COM
pensation therefor be first made in money
or ascertained and paid into court for
the owner. irrespective of any beneht
from any improv ement proposed by such
corporation, which compensation shall be
ascertained by a jury. unless jury be
waived, as in other civil cases In courts OF
record in the manner prescribed by law.
Whenever an attempt is made to take pri-
vate property for a use alleged to be
public, the question whether the contem-
plated use be really public, shall be q
judicial question, and determined as such.
without regard to any legislative asser-
ton that the use is public, except as to
the uses which are herein declared to Do
public.
That there shall be printed on all
ballots provided for the said election the
words: For the proposed amendment to
section 16 of article Of the constitution.
relating to the exercise Of the power
Of eminent domain Against the pro-
posed amendment to section is Of article
I of the constitution, relating to the ex.
ercise of the power of eminent domain.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

San Juan Rebekah Lodge No. III
is arranging to give grand ball on
night.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

There was an enjoyable 'house.
warming" at the new home of Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Labar Saturday
evening.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

DO you want to sell or buy real
estate? II so, see e. 81. Nash q 20.
Bank building, Friday Harbor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

Mrs. Frank Guard visited her
daughter Gladys in Bellinhgham this
week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

Mrs. Loyal B. Larson has just
received q new and up-tc date line Of
millinery and invites the ladies to
call and inspect her stock.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Smith arc the
happy parents OF little girl, born
Tuesday, Oct. 20.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24
State of Washington. &C

State of Washington, &C
County of San Juan.
IL, w, Frits, Clerk of the board of Coun-
ty Commissioners. San Juan County. Wash
ington, do hereby certify that the foregoing
list of National. Congressional, State. Leg
together with the proposed amendments to
the State Constitution, has been compiled
by me from the certificates OF nomlnat1on
and certificates of proposed amendments
filed with me according to law.
Witness my hand and the Sea! OF the
Board of County Commissioners this 10Th
day of October, 1908.
]. w. FRITS,
Clerk OF the Board of County Com
missioners, San Juan County. Wash.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

Mrs. Fred Lightheart has been
quite i'll in Seattle for the past week.
She was taken i'll the day she intended
to return home.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

County Commissioner buchanan
and L. J. Bolton were over from
Richardson Wednesday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

Mrs. P. A. Perry visited friends
and relatives in Bellingham this
week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

Chicken dinner every Sunday al
the East Sound House at l p. M,
35 cents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

County Surveyor Allen returned
w ednesday from q trip to Seattle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

9. For shoes go to Baker Bros.
p p entirely new and up-to-date.
Bank building
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

Miss Hawley was the guest Of Mrs.
@ L. Henderson at Lake View ranch
Sunday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24
San Juan
Hrea 81 90. Mites

Rev. W. j. Mitchell was in Seattle
the first of the week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

- FRIDAY HARBOR HOSPITAL
For rates apply to DR.. B. Muscott,
Bank Building. Friday Harbor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24
Island
Pop. 1850

Mrs. r. @. Willis. OF Olga. is Wis.,
iting friends here this week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

. Jewel steel ranges SIS. 90 cash.
w. W per month. Morse Hardware
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

See Nash it you want to insure your
house, barn or furniture. 5-12-tf
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-24

TO THE VOTERS:
You are hereby advised to place an *"
after the question For the Amendment"
etc., or Against the Amendment" etc.,
as the case may be SO as to express your at
firmative or negative vote.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22
CONCRETE USED AT PANAMA.

The concrete which will be re-
quired to build the concrete work Of
the Panama canal would be enough
to build as many houses as would
give shelter to the entire population
of city the size of Minneapolis.
1t would be large enough to build
a solid string Of houses from New
York to Richmond. Va, by way Of
Washington. The spill-way Of the
Gatun dam will carry off 100000
cubic feet Of water a second, or more
than 6O,OOO.00O gallons a minute. The
big water gates of the Gatun dam
will have an aggregate Of weight OF
nearly IS 900 tons. The ones at the
head of the upper lock will be sort
OF steel bridge on wheels, the track
for 1t being of 26 feet gauge. Each
pound of water pressure on the dam
would have to push aside SO pounds
of earth before 1t could escape.
The dam will make the Gatun lake
afford deep water enough to furnish
safe riding place for half the ship
ping of the world. All the sea-flght-
ers af the oceans might gather there
as perhaps hundreds of them will at
that eventful time, some eight or 10
years hence when with Uncle Sam as
master of ceremonies, the Atlantic
and the Pacific shall have their we'd
ding day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22
SUN BATHS FOR HEALTH.

'If you want to keep well. take sun
baths" is the latest health dictum.
Not all of us can carry this treatment
to the extreme of the enthusiasts,
who spend the greater part of each
day exposing their bodies to the air,
but all of us can, with a little man.
agement, get more sun than we do.
II you have a sheltered yard or
back porch spend as much time as
possible on 1t. Wear the airiest kind
of costume. The neighbors may be
Mortified, but shut out their prylng
gaze by screens.
Barefeet or sandals, which make
walking easier, may quickly be tossed
off, and a low-necked and sleeveless
nlghtdress or wrapper Of sheer ma
terial will allow lots Of sun to get at
your skin and do its healing work on
the pores. Let your hair down, also,
for that, too, is benefited by air and
sunlight.
II you are not very strong, just ly-
ing in the sun in a steamer chair will
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22
Mustn't BOTHER BURBANK

Luther Burbank the horticultural
list, has been compelled, out of sheer
self-protection, to post the following
notices at the entrances to his
grounds:
No one could be more pleased to
welcome the general public to my ex-
pertinent grounds, but over 5000 WIS.,
itors were received during the year
1904. All the important experiment
tai work was delayed beyond recall,
grounds overrun with crowds from
daylight to 10 o'clock at night, no
rest even on Sundays or holidays;
business destroyed. rare plants died
from want of care; attention con-
stantly drawn from legitimate mat
ters; meals taken standing, sleep dis
turbed, health at, the point Of destruc-
ton, visitors calling at all hours with.
out regard to my own convenience,
each one being under the fixed and
unalterable impression that he or she
was the one particular one who should
be admitted
This notice will now be found at
every gate:
Positively no Visitors Allowed
Warning
Any Person Entering or Trespassing
on these Grounds Will Be
Prosecuted.
The general public has no moral,
legal or other right 10 invade my
grounds. home. private office or la
boratories.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22
ROJESTVENSKY.

The blackest spot left on the .es-
cutcheon Of Russia as a result Of the
Russo-J japanese war, is the treatment
which that miserable government has
doled out to her heroes.
General stoessel, who held Port
Arthur against six months siege Of
the irrepressible Japs, was sentenced
to life imprisonment because he sur
rendered in the extremity after weeks
of hunger, suffering and untold pun
ishment at the hands Of the Japs. In
"mercy" Russia commuted the life
sentence to 10 years.
This week Admiral Rojestvensky,
who lost the sea fight with the jap
anese, only after his last vessel was
sent to the bottom Of the sea, and
his own flagship battered to pieces
by the CALLING fire Of the japanese
gunners, died Of a broken heart in
the realization OF the disgrace which
his government heaped upon him
after his heroic effort to sustain the
totterIng standards Of Russia.
Russia deserves annihilatiOn for her
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22
UNFORTUNATE CHILDREN

1t is stated on good authority that
100000 children pass through the
criminal courts Of the United States
every year. That statement is suffi-
ciently startling to arouse to thought
all who are capable Of thinking.
There is cause for this vast army
Of criminal children, to say nothing of
the still vaster army Of criminal adults
The author Of the book. 1.-THE Way Of
God in Marriage" says: "The greatest
tragedy of humanity has been the al
most universal violation Of Gods laws
in regard to the bringing into being
Of a human soul. And she quotse @.
Campbell Morgan, who says: Animal
ism has been for ages the curse Of the
marriage relation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22
AN EMPIRE GIVEN AWAY.

In the last report of the land de-
partment of the Union Pacific Rail-
read company, it is shown that during
the last decade, from 1898 to 1908,
that company has sold 9,125,OOO
acres of lands from the grants given
it by the United States government
This land was clear donation to
the Union Pacific. The government
simply sliced this vast empire from
the public domain and handed it, on
silver platter, as it were, to this
railroad company.
This amount of land has been sold
by the Union Pacific in the last 10
years. 1t sold more than that amount
previous to this decade. But taking
this s,125,OOO acres, alone, as a basis
for calculation, let US see what 1t
means to the country.
This tract of land divided into 100
acre farms would mean 50,7S1 Of
such farms. On basis Of five to the
farm, it would mean a population of
25S,s05. With three school children
to the farm it would mean 152,S4S
school children or 1923 school dis
tricts with 100 scholars each.
It would mean territory as large
as five Umatilla counties, one-fourth
the size of the entire eastern Oregon
section.
And to think that the government
gave away this magnificent territory
lying adjacent to the transcontinental
line of railroad. And the homeless
thousands who are now searching for
a small parcel of land, what would
this domain mean to them today.
were it available for homestead en-
try?
No wonder President Roosevelt is
trying to recover a 100000 acre
land grant given to the Southern Pa
ciflc in Oregon. He Is awake to the
folly of such wanton waste of the
public resources. And he will be
numbered among the national bene-
factors for making a start to recover
this magnificent empire for the peo-
pie.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22
PEOPLE MADE A MISTAKE.

That the people made a mistake in
changing the manner of filing indict-
ments, taking this power away from
district attorneys and lodging it en-
tirely with grand juries, is now ap-
parent.
The initiative vote on this change
was strong and showed that the
voting was done with full knowledge
of the matter, but recent develop
ments prove that they took away
from the district attorney one Of his
most useful prerogatives.
In the instance of former saloon
men selling liquor in prohibition ter
ritory, the district attorney is power
less to begin action at once. He must
await the action OF the grand jury,
two months hence. By that time most
of the guilty parties will have finish
ed their summers work in prohibition
territory and will be out Of the reach
Of an oregon grand jury.
If the district attorney had power
t. file information against them and
begin action at once he could un-
doubtedly secure a number Of con-
victions, for it is positively known
that liquor is being sold in prohibition
territory.
If the law enforcement league
means business 1t will secure the de-
sired evidence now, while the work
is going on, and be prepared to pre-
sent indisputable facts to the grand
jury when it convenes in September.
It is an easy matter to secure the EVIL
dence now, while It will perhaps be
difficult for the district attorney to
present any tangible proofs when the
grand jury meets, unless he is assist
ed by private citizens now.
Names, dates, places and witnesses
bearing on the Illicit sale Of liquor
should be secured now and treasured
up for the delight Of the grand jury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22

treatment of her brave soldiers.
These men were not to blame IL the
Japanese were more numerous or
better equipped than the Russian
army They did their part well. They
faced the most tremendous onslaught
Of modern times. The fault was Rus
sia's If these men were defeated.
Think of civilized nation con-
demnlng a general or admiral to death
or to life Imprisonment, because the
enemy overpowered his forces
through sheer weight of numbers and
better equipment
The nations of the world should re-
fuse to deal with Russia as a civiliz-
ed power, until she changes her NOR
al code. She should be rated with
the Kurds, the brigands of central
Asia, until she adopts few of the
modern customs and usages.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22

The increased school attendance In
Umatllla county, as shown by the re-
port Of superintendent Frank K.
welles, and the increased postoffiec
receipts as shown by the monthly re-
port Of Pendleton postoffice, are mat
tiers OF pride and congratulation for
this city and county. Despite the fact
that the farming lands Of the county
Is being concentrated in the hands OF
a few men, the school enrolment and
school attendance Of the county are
increasing and despite the prohibition
vote the business Of Pendleton post
office is constantly increasing. Let
us quit croaking. There are innum-
cradle causes for rejoicing in Umatil-
Ia county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22

Where is the Cooperative Chris
tian Federation of Portland which
was to reclaim several thousand acres
OF central Oregon land, build several
modern cities in the desert and es-
tablish several manufacturing plants? +?
viii the Gordon Falls textile manu-
featuring city go the same way into
oblivion? viii Portland let all these
vast schemes die for want of capital
with their boasted $5O,OOO,OOO in
bank deposits?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22
SKIN DISEASES
CAUSED BY HUMORS IN THE BLOOD

The skin provided with countless pores and glands through
which evaporation going continually day and night This is
natures method Of regulating the temperature OF our bodeS and
serving the appearance of the skin These pores and glands
connected with tiny and arteries through which they receive
from the blood the necessary nouShmen and strength preserve
their healthy condition. and enable them perform this duty
So long the blood pure and rich the skin will be free from
eruption disease but when the circulation becomes infected with
its acd humoraden condition irritation and inflammation Of
the delicate tissues and hbeS Of the pores and glands and the effect
shown Eczema Acne letter. Salt Rheum Someoer distressing
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22
THE LoWIIY MATCH.

Did you ever think of the part the
lowly match plays in the progress of
the world? Did you ever look upon
the little PHOSPHORUS stick as an
agent of civilization?
Everywhere throughout the world
Is the ever-present match. That old
myth of savages starting fires by
rubbing two sticks together is well
nigh a lost art in these days. Take
down In Brazil for instance Consul
General Anderson, writing from Rio,
declares that even in the almost in
accessible portions of the interior,
where the semi-civilized people are
deprived of everything in the way of
civilized supplies, yet there are
matches, to light the iniquitous Gig
arctic. or kindle the campfire.
There are. of course. some peoples
yet unacquainted with the match
but they are OF the lowest stratum of
civilization. Globe-trotters have
have found the match 20 go hand in
hand with the first evidence OF civili-
zation. And the worlds output OF
matches is staggering in its enormous
aggregate. Thousands and thousands
of acres of forest go down before the
axemen each year to- be manufacture
ed into matches. In several countries
match making (of the wood kindling
variety is a government monopoly;
a great many more nations reap a
goodly revenue income each year
from taxes on their manufacture.
Just for example, Brazil's output of
matches was 202,041.400 boxes in
1907, from which the government de-
rived a revenue of S1.21S.3S4 in taxes.
The tax alone amounts to over $3.50
for each man, woman and child in the
country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22
HIS WIFE OR THE KING.

Jacob Riis, the prominent Danish
journalist, lecturer and Roosevelt
biographer who lectured in Pendleton
two years ago, called upon the king
of Denmark this week and was warm
ly welcomed. He gave the king the
greeting of President Roosevelt and
enjoyed his visit immensely.
Finally the king waxed sociable
and invited Riis to dine with him.
II will II I may bring my wife," re-
piled Rlis.
The interview ended abruptly and
awkwardly. The king was unused to
this blunt American way. The invi-
tation of the king had always been
considered a sacred, almost divine
recognition among the mortals in the
shadow of the throne.
But to this Americanized Dane 1t
was nothing compared to a mans
devotion to and respect for his wife.
Riis cared but little for the favor OF
the king. AS an American citizen he
is a king himself. And because his
wife was not included in the kings
favor, Rlis scorned 1t.
Every American thrills with pride
at the simple dignity which charac-
terized Riis' refusal to dine with a
king.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22

After all, the Bryan bluster and
ominous laundering about the repub-
lican anti-injunction plank, It Is dis
covered that the democratic plank is
but a counterpart Of that adopted by
the republican convention. The same
patriotic American citizens framed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22

both planks. Both parties are equally
interested in the welfare Of the
American citizen and the Bryan plank
is no more vigorous in defense Of the
common rights OF the masses than
the Taft plank. So another bubble
has burst.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22

build you up. II vigorous enough,
callsthenlcs in your airy costume Is
better still.
The value of this exercise and sun
bath combination has been proved In
an open air institution for men and
boys in Germany where wonderful
cures are being made Of rheumatism,
neuralgia, slight paralysis and nervous
affections.
The patients exercise in a high
walled space. clothed only in light
bathing trunks. The grounds are
equipped with an open-air gymnasi-
um. tennis courts, shower baths and
couches for resting. Even when the
snow Is on the ground this somewhat
chilly cure is vigorously carried on.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22

Frank Pagan alias Hugh Hagan,
who was arrested July II on charge
Of burglary. was Friday afternoon ar
ralgned before Judge Brents at Walla
Walla, entered a plea Of guilty, and
was sentenced to an indeterminate
term of from to IA years in the peni-
tentiary
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22

The cause of all skin troubles can be traced kind Of humor
the blood Smooth healthy skins only possible where the cc
aon pure and therefore the OF skin affection only
through thorough cleansing Of this vital fluid Saes Washes
lotions valuable only for their ability to keep the skin clean,
ay the itching and tend reduce nfmmaton they cannot
the trouble because they do not reach the blood.
SSS skin diseases Of every character and kind because
pue the blood goes down into the circulation and removes the
humoS that causing the trouble builds the weak acd blood
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22
ECZEMA FORTY YEARS.

Iwant to tell you the great
good I received from the use Of
8. 8. s. I am now 7b years old
and had suffered with Eczema
for forty years, and could hnd
nothing to cure me until I tried
8. s. 8. I suffered intensely
with the itching and burning;
pustules would form from
which there flowed O sticky
fluid; crusts would come on the
skin, and when scratched OF,
the skin was left as raw as
piece Of beef. I suffered agony
the long years I was afflicted,
but when I used 8. 8. 8. found
a perfect cure. There has
never been any return Of the
trouble. O. H. EVANS.
Stockholm, Neb.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-22


These humorS get into the
bloodth Through a deranged or inactive
condition Of the system. Those
members whose duty it is TO collect
and expel the refuse matter Of the
body fail to properly do their work,
and this surplus or waste matter is
left in the system to sour and fer
ment and be absorbed into the
blood. There are also certain
other humors which get into the
blood from without. The juice or
milk from poisonous plants, such
as poison oak, poison ivy, nettle
rash, etc., enters through the open
pores Of the skin and takes root in
the blood. This causes a breaking
out which remains for time and
then disappears, but returns at
certain seasons of each wear