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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-02

fisca! year, the get Increase Of popu
lation was 209,S6i. About 26 pc
cent Of those admit,ed were Hitter
ATE. The total .lnin1u. nf uu,ncy
actually brought INTO the cucntry J.,
arriving aliens Wi, $l7.1as .22C, 81
average of almos S.; p.r calita
! Warrants of deportation were is
sued in the cases Of 1885 aliens ant
1892 aliens were rejected at the
pert OF arrival. In the last 10 year,
the accepted figures of immigration
are actually As per cent in excess Of
he net immigra lion.
Considerable space is devoted tc
the incoming of the Japanese, which
shows gradual but sure reduction
In the number. During the year the
ret increase in Japanese population
VAS only 1926. Secretary Straus
says that the japanese and America n
governments are cooperating to en-
force the law respecting the coming
OF Japanese iabOrers to this country.
Greater success has attended the
efforts OF the department to enforce
the alien contract labor law during
the last year than in any preceding
year. 1t Is pointed out that the
greatest violatOrs Of the contract
labor law are American manufacture
ers." Labor unions too, at times
have been found among the violators
Ct the law. During the year 1892
contract laborers were rejected, an
increase OF 3 per cent over the re-
jections for 1907. In all. 2.172 con-
tract laborers were deported during
the year. Particular efforts were d.
rected towards the suppression Of the
white slave trafiic, this country CO.
operating with many European gov
ernments to concert proper methods
t" attain this purpose.
The great work Of the division Of
Information in the distribution Of
alien immigrants through tho coun-
try Is considered at length. Secre-
tary Straus regards the work Of this
division of the highest Importance.
AZ It tends to relieve the conges-
ton OF aliens in urban centers Of
population. Attention also 10 de-
voted to the division of naturalisa-
tion, which shows that 2.244 courts
have beeS engaged in the last year
in conserring naturalization upon
aliens. During the year 1ss.725 de.
clarations OF intention and 43,s7s
petitions for naturalization were
filed. Through the department Of
justice l.sos eases for the cancella.
ton OF illegally granted certificates
were instituted and In 457 Of the
cases the certificates were with
drawn. Suggestions relating to the
drawn. Suggestions are made Of I'M
portant amendments to the legisla-
t,cn relating to the naturalization o.
aliens.
Some space Is devoted to a consid
Grafton of the operations Of the
bureau Of corporations. but, on &C
count OF the character OF the worl
OF that bureau. little definite infor
nation Is disclosed. The secretary
snys that the bureau now has or
/ hand Investigations OF the tobacco
steel and lumber industries, inlant
waterways, the International Har
vester Company. and further investi
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-02
Our AGE ERA COMMERCIAL
development AND EXPANSION
Many IMPORTANT STATEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND LABOR IN HIS
REP0RT-oUR LAWS WERE ALL FRAMED TO ENCOURAGE
THE EMIGRATION FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Washington. Dec. 1-Importan
and unusual statements and recon
nendatiOns are made by Secretar
Oscar Straus In the sixth annual re
port OF the department of commerc,
and labor and made public today.
Our age" says Secretary Straus
has been very properly called az
era of commercial development an.
expansion, and the United States
by reason OF its many exceptional
advantages. it's boundless natural re
sources, and possessing growing
intellectual, energetic, enterprising
and self-reliant population. is reap
Ing greater share OF industrial and
commercial prosperity than any
other nation in the world As the
head OF the department, it has been
my constant aim to SO administer its
various branches as to afford the
greatest amount OF assistaBee infor-
nation and guidance to the various
Industrial and commercial activities
That come under its administrative
scope"
Secretary Straus points out that
labor and the industries and COM
mercs are inter dependent. That
commerce which IL developed and ex-
pands@ 10 the de:riment. either Of
the health or the wage standard OF
the laborers engaged therein, how
cver profitable 1t might be In the
material sense, Is harmful to a ma
tion's welfare and should bs discour-
aged"
Particular attention IL devoted BY
The secretary In his report to the
bureaus of immigration and natur-
alixation. corporations and labor.
while other bureaus OF the depart
msnt are important. the three mem
toned bear the moro directly on the
material interests Of the people than
% any Of the others. The report, a.
Il relates to them scarcely can DO
cOnsidered - an ordinary depart
1nntal report 40 It u replete with
lA1ormation. suggestion and human
interest.
Concerning the bureau OF infor-
mAtion Secretary Straus points ont
tAst up to tho close Of the Civil
var All our laws were framed ia
encourage immigration and that
sonee then American legislation,
While not hostile to immigration,
No. been directed toward the limi-
aation Of undesirable claeSes. Az
. rs.ult Of this legis !; Tim :. tr-
oontage Of foreign born i.nons In
err population has remained practi.
sally stationary for 10 ART. Con.
eretely. the percentage ~ foreign
horn in 1860 was 1872, while In 1906
4 vas 1871
During . portion OF the past
nseal year" says Secretary Straus
1and extending into the present, THU
country has suffered an industria
Depression due TO I number OF causes
fmong others to overproductics
Nh IN W. world VIE Int for nj
time being perhaps more acccntuat
81 In this than in the other com
mercial countries The effect o.
this depression upon immigration
WAS immediate. the fiscal year c
1905 showing q falling on III I'm
migration OF about 80 DER cent
peducting the total i,sartnr.s .
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-02
In the Matter Of the Estate Q
ALAON BARNES, Deceased.

In the Matter Of the Estate OF
ALMON BARNES. Deceased.
1t appearing to the court that .
petition has been filed herein BY
Oliver Wilson for the purpose Of
enforcing the performance Of . Ger
tain contract made by him with the
above named decedant, during his
lifetime. for the conveyance of the
following described premises, to-wit:
The Sc Y OF Sec: 81. Township
IS North. Range l. w. B. H., situ-
ate in Nee Perez County. Idaho.
1t Is ordered that Monday, the
2sth day Of December. 1908. at 10
a. m. Is hereby fixed as the time for
hearing the said petition. and notice
OF said hearing Is hereby directed to
be given to all persons interested In
said estate requiring them to appear
IT the hour and date at the court
room in Lewiston. Neg Perez County.
and show cause II any, Why the
prayer Of said petition should not be
granted.
+. o. HANLON.
Judge and ex-Omcio Clerk.
d I wks Nov 30-Dec 20.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-02

Highest cash price paid for clean
cotton ragD ct the Teller once.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-02
ORDER FOR HEARING TO EN-.
FORCE PERFORMANCE

In the Probatee Court Of Mes Perez
County, State q Idaho.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14
BOND QUESTION
FAILS TO CARRY
GENE {. GOULD IS REFLECTED DIRECTOR
Seventy Two Votes for Bonds and Seven.
y-Seven Against -Three-Fifths
Majority Required

SAO OA0 oOAOOA 010OVAOA A0AO A00U 00G
urday 149 votes were cast. There
was no contest for director. Mr.. Gould
being reelected without opposition.
The bond proposition was defeated.
p votes being cast in favor OF it and
70 against it. To have carried it
would have been necessary to have
ninety affirmative votes. as the law
requires three -ffths majority when
the indebtedness proposed to be Great
ed is one and one half per cent, or
more. of the assessed valuation of
property. AS the present valuation
is approximately S161.00O, one and
one-half per cent would be only 50,
415. or $685. less than the amount for
which it was poposed to bond.
Many who voted against the propo-
siuion did so in the honest belief that
$4,000 Is much more than should be
expended in additions and alterations
to the present building ard very much
less than enough to build such new
building as the district should have
when the growth of the school re
quires very much more room. Quite
number were Influenced to vote for
the bonds by the statements of the two
holdover members Of the board that if
the bonds should be defeated they
would levy ten mill tax and build
anyway. Some were thus led to be-
lieve that levy of ten mills in addi-
tion to the present levy of seven mills
would be made. 1t is only within
the past year that school boards have
had authority to levy more than five
mills. The limit is now ten mills
and as the present levy in this dis
trict is seven mills the directors cannot
levy more than three mills more. and
that increase cannot be made to apply
to 1907 taxes. Next August they
can. if they please. make ten mill
levy upon the 1908 assessment. If
the bonds had been voted it would
have been necessary to increase the
special levy one mill for interest alone
and another mill would have been re-
quired to provide sinking fund for
the redemption OF the bonds.
The money which the present board
has expended for we'll and fencing,
about $3.50. is money saved by the
former board from the proceeds of a
five mill levy. From levy of seven
mills upon valuations considerably
larger than those of the past two
years, the board should be able to save
enough in two years to build small
wings to the present building. which
would greatly strengthen it and would
provide all the additional seating room
that is likely to be required for five
years. By that time, if adjoining dis
tricts manifest a willingness to assist
in the maintenance of q creditable
high school doing four years. work, it
should be an easy matter to provide
q suitable fire proof building.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14
Skylarks Are Thriving

DR.. Chas. McCutcheon. OF Tacoma,
has received from Liverpool another
importation of English skylarks.
The birds. eighty-three in number
were in fine condition upon arrival
and the doctor believes that 80 per
cent of them will live and propagate
their species. The birds come in
pairs to insure their multiplying
with greater rapidity. Sixty of the
larks we're taken to the summer home
Of the doctor at SteiIacoom. All the
islands of the Sound region are con-
sidered by DR.. McCutcheon as ideal
spots for the larks. Skylarks releas-
ed by DR.. McOutcheon last year are
now frequently seen in the vicinity Of
Steilacoom and on the prairie lands
south and southwest Of Tacoma, and
the doctor now declares that tho pro-
pagation Of the bird in Western Wash
ington 10 no longer an experiment.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14
IS the School House
A Fire Trap?
Editor islander

Editor islander:
Are we doing our duty IN protect
ing the lives of our school children?
Is not our present school house a
death trap in case of fire or panic?
There is but one double door on the
lower floor and the most of the time
but one-half of it can be opened
without drawing the bolts. The two
half doors of the only exit open in
ward. The two lower rooms are en-
tered from the little hallway. The
only stairway to the rooms above is in
also the same hallway. There are not
any side or back doors, or fire escapes
or means of exit for the upper rooms.
In case of panic of any kind the
children in the lower rooms would
jam into the hallway and the larger
SCHOLARS from the upper rooms would
rush down stairs on top Of the small
children. The Cleveland school
house horror Of March lth ought TO
be ! warning.
VIM. FOWLE.
Friday Harbor, March 10.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14
Five Candidates for Governor

Five Republican candidates fol
governor have shied their castors In.
to the political arena. The law pro.
vides that where there are four or more
candidates voters must express
both flrst and second choice. II
no candidate receives forty per cent
or more of the first choice votes cast
canvass must be made Of the second
choice votes and such votes shall be
added to the first choice votes foI
each candidate and the one receiving
tho highest number Of both first and
second choice votes shall be declared
the nominee. II any candidate re-
ceives forty per cent or more Of first
choice votes the one receiving the
highest number Of such votes shall Be
his party's nominee. without refer
ence to the second choice votes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14

ingham bank for each lot as they were
delivered on the home wharf. Mr..
Jewett asked for thirty days. time
for Hunt. Hatch & Go. to make the
exchange from the Anglo Californian
Bank of San Francisco from whom we
hold letter of Recommendation of
Hunt. Hatch & Go. also q quotation
from Bradstreet's commercial ex-
change rating them as AL. All this
stock was shipped from Hunt, Hatch
4 Go. Oocal wharf) to Hunt. Hatch
& Co.. San Francisco. and paid for
before they left the local wharf. This
30 day draft was accepted condition
ally that Hunt, Hatch 4 Co. take the
entire remaining stock (of named var
ieties), and extend the time of delivery
to Jan. Is. '08.
Now the foregoing are facts. but
| conjecture some of the following.
The 30 days time asked for was the
prelude to the story. In the course
of Mr.. Jewett's remark to Mr.. Ran
dali he let drop the remark that he
might have the whole bunch con-
demned. Mr.. Randall asked him If he
had not already accepted them, and
he said no more. But straws tell
plainly how the wind blows. It is
the sad state OF affairs which we know
exists that the inspector is in the
habit of getting tips from big corpor-
ations. even here at home. and "old
Sodom"can not reasonably be expect
ed to be very much ahead of US. AS
our bargain was acceptance at home
we feel pretty sore over this affair.
l call it an outrage. I would like
someone to explain why. on it's return.
was our shipment dumped in Seattle?
Someone yet will be apt to pay the
fiddler when all the music stops.
Now I want to congratulate the
Ranch" for appearing unbiased. as
it undoubtedly is. in this matter.
want my name on the subscription list
of your paper. beg to advise every
rancher to help support paper which
will be in spirit and in truth ranch
ers' forum. No paper can face two
ways; be supported by ads of the
trade and give the producer a square
deal. Even newspaper can't serve
two masters. I would like to see
some one paper supported entirely
by the rancher. think that the or
ganized fruit growers all over the state
should combine in support of some
horticultural magazine which would
publish all available reports on crop
conditions and market conditions in
each issue and send out an extra sheet
il fluctuations are violent. All such
news is left to the trade and the pro-
ducer is in most cases entirely iRnor-
ant of conditions. Something is rad
ically wrong when the producer gets
SO to IS cents for fruit which retails
in nearby markets for from SI.50 to
90. so per box.
Yes, we have'a beautiful group of
islands, with long summer Of bright
days and cool nights. ssDame Nature"
is not to blame If We do not market
good fruit and If t'that San Francisco
shipment" will cause our growers to
sit up and take notice it will be the
best sold fruit that ever left our coun
ty. Our possibilities are enormous.
I do not believe any spot in the whole
world more favorable for fruit grow
ing. all points considered. than San
Juan County, Washington.
BEN e. HARRISON,
Secretary San Juan Go. Fruit Grow
ers' Assn.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14

lished quite an extended article from
the horticultural department of t'The
Ranch" relating to the condemnation
last fall. in San Francisco. of large
shipment of Orcas island apples. A
large majority of the fruit growers
of Orcas island are readers of the Isl.
ander and naturally they. were much
interested in the article. Last week
we published a reply to the article,
general in it's character. from Mr..
John M. Shea. of East Sound. and
today we are pleased to comply with
the request of the trustees of the
Fruit Growers Association for the
publication of the specific review of
the whole transaction written by Mr..
Ben E. Harrison. secretary of the as
sociation. in response to the request
of the horticultural editor of the
Ranch for statement from someone
familiar with all the facts. Mr.. Har-
rison g article is "plain. unvarnish-
ed tale," which bears the stamp of
truth and fairness and shows up in its
proper light the dishonorable conduct
of the firm that contracted for the
fruit which it apparently caused to be
rejected in order to avoid payment
and possible loss in consequence of q
sudden financial disturbance. Fol-
lowing is Mr.. Harrison's article in
full:
Editor Ranch:
In recent issue of your valuable
paper you expressed wish that some
one on Orcas island would write the
facts concerning that ill-fated ship
ment of San Juan county apples to
San Francisco. As am one of the
interested ones, and for fear the
chance to make known the bare facts
to the public might pass by. I take
it upon myself to write this article,
all Of which l can verify on the
witness stand if necessary.
EARLY in October Hunt. Hatch &
Go. sent an agent into our county in
the person of Mr.. Crabb. who started
buying for them from independent
shippers. Mr.. Crabb met Mr.. RAN
DALI, manager of our association,
and entered into negotiations for the
purchase of the remainder of the stock
our association had on hand. Mr..
Randall invited Mr.. Crabb to meet
with the board of directors, called
together in special session. This
meeting resulted in the sale of six
thousand boxes of special varieties to
be delivered by the first of December,
'O7. Meanwhile Mr.. Crabb kept on
buying from the independent shippers
and collected for his tirst shipment
to San Francisco about three thous-
and boxes of apples in that way.
At about this time. early in Novem-
ber. the banks suspended specie pay
ment and the consequent stagnation
of business followed. At this juncture
Mr.. Crabb was recalled and Mr.. Jew
ett. OF Hunt. Hatch & Co.. came
from San Francisco to take charge Of
their interests here. This first ship
ment consisted of three lots: about
three Thousand boxes of independent
shippers stock. about one thousand
of association stock on contract,
and about two thousand boxes asso
citation stock on consignment. ALI
these lots were inspected and received
by Mr.. Jewett. who, on his return to
San Francisco. authorized Mr.. Ran
dali to draw time drafts on Bell
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14

The Ladies' Guild met with Nm.
Q. II. Culver Wednesday afternoon.
The rext meeting will - with Mrs.
Dightman.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14
Friday Harbor. March 10.

Mrs. g. Z. Henderson returned
Thursday from visit Of several weeks
With relatives and friends In Lewis
and CLARK counties.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14
Mr.. Mulligan-An Appreciation

Mr.. Mulligan-An Appreciation
To the Editor:
Mr.. Mulligan. associate editor OF
the "Journal. ''in q chaste and refined
article. re-enforced by his photo
graph, last week proved conclusively
that all our present county officers
were born in Ireland, and still have
weakness for their mother country.
Since all the Irishmen have bad
their innings. wouldn't it be we'll to
give some ether nationality q chancef
Say, for instance, few good Ameri-
can citizens?
East Sound, March II.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14
fARCICAL TEST
OF SUNDAY LAW
|. c. RuDow IS QUICKLY ACQUITTED
Attempt Made to Convict Upon His Re.
ported Statements to Friday
harbor Merchants

8. NJ. Buaee and g. B. briggs re-
turned Wednesday evening from East
Sound, whore, much to their surprise,
they were summoned by the prosecut-
ing attorney as witnesses against their
fellow-merchant. L. @. Rudow, charged
by the attorney with having violated
the law by selling goods on Sunday.
The hearing took place Wednesday
afternoon before Justice Showers and
a jury consisting Of Capt. Gregg,
Luther Sutherland. George Suther-
land. jacob Oramer. Robert Killing
and Arthur Langell. From the re-
ports Of those who attended the trial,
independent of the Witnessed" who
had not witnessed anything. the whole
matter was about as farcical as the
trial Of A. Stoliker year or so ago,
when the attorney was "skinned'' by
the barber. Messrs. Bugge and briggs
and Sheriff Delaney we're the only
witnesses" placed on the stand by
the prosecution and none were called
by Mr.. Rudow. The complaint seems
to have been founded upon the hear
say report that Mr.. Rudow. when
here last week. had said that he had
sold goods on the previous Sunday to
keepers of the Patos island light sta.
tion, and that he would do so again
under the same circumstances. Neither
Mr.. Rugge nor Mr.. briggs would swear
that Mr.. Rudow had made any state
ment with reference to any particular
Sunday. and neither could say upon
his personal knowledge whether Mr..
Rudow had ever sold any goods on
any Sunday. Mr.. Rudow himself
denied having made the sale COM
planned of on the Sunday in question.
but frankly admitted having accomo-
dated customers from a distance by
opening his store and letting them
have goods on Sunday and he said he
would do 80 again If he pleased. SIM
ply as matter Of accommodation. He
furthermore said that he had been
bothered more by the prosecuting at
torney himself, during his sojourn at
East Sound last summer. asking him
to open his store on Sundays and get
him s'f1ve cents worth of goods" than
he had ever had been by anyone else.
After this statement was made the at
torney refrained from pre- essing this
line of inquiry further. It did not
appear that any effort had been made
to obtain the testimony of the men to
whom it was alleged that goods had
been sold o n the day designated in
the complaint. Another hearsay wit
ness, w. e. Armstrong. OF West
Sound, for whom q subpoena had
been issued, was absent. having gone
to Seattle.
It took the jury but moment or
two to return q verdict Of ''not gull
ty.'' Mr.. Rudow was represented BY
Attorney II. @. Thompson.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14
FRISCO FRUIT firm IS SHOWN UP

Secretary HARRISON Of the County Fruit Growers Association, Tells the Full
Story Of the Hunt Hatch Company Transaction
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-03-14

The Zillah Fruit Growers' Associa-
tion packed in every box Of apples
sent out last summer statement that
inquiries would be answered By the
Commercial Club. Of Toppenish.
From the number Of inquiries that
have come IN answer to this advertise
ment it would seem that every box
made western homeseeker. The as
sociation IL considering the advisable
ity OF putting into every box Of apples
that goes ont the coming season
pamphlet descriptive Of that section.
Inquiries have not only come from tho
United States. but from London and
Australia. The example Of the ZIllah
orcharlists might we'll b followed
81 the fruit growers of this county.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-04-17
TO GEE BhrrLEsHIPs

Take boats at Pier 2. Ten round
trips daily. 5Oo round trip. go
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-04-17

TO see BArTLEsHiPe
Take boats at Pier g. Ten rouat
trips daily soc round trip. 80