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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
CITY OF JUNEAU MAKES
SUCCESS OF COAL BUSINESS

Juneau, Aug. 15.-The venture of the
city of Juneau into the coal business
continues to attract much attention.
Up to the time the new council was
elected, last April, the price of coal
had run from SIS per ton up, and at
times, especially during the winter
months, the supply would give out,
compelling the use of wood for days
or weeks at a time
One of the issues ON which the new
city council was elected was promise
to lower the price of coal, and within
less than a month after the members
had been sworn in the city had made
arrangements for ship load of Wei
hngton coal, which was promptly re-
tailed at So per ton. The city has gone
ahead ordering more coal, and last
week completed the erection of coal
Dunkers at the city wharf, having a
capacity of 1,500 tons. The bunkers
have been practically filled and enough
coal is in sight and ordered to last
for full year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
.. C. CORBIN TO DEVELOP
CROWS NEST COAL LAND

Spokane, Aug. 15.-Articles of incor-
poration were filed today for the COR
bin Coal and Coke Company, with
capital stock of $1,0O0,0O0. The pur-
pose of the company is the develop.
ment of seventeen sections OF coal
lands in that part of Eastern British
Columbia known as the Grows Nes'
pass district. A railroad fourteen miles
long is now on the land and operale.u
by the Eastern British Columbia ka,F
road Company, in which D. c. CorOm
is interested.
The trustees of the company are.
D. c. Corbin, Austin Corbin, A. n.
Sperry, Albert A. Allen, E. j. RooelT
and G. H. Martin, all Of Spokane a.
fred Paige, of Wardner, Idaho, anu D.
K. O. Sherwood of New York.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22

had the Endorsement Of the president,
but the senate refused even to cOnsid-
er the measure, and since that time
no effort has been made by the DOM
inant party to secure remedial legisla-
ton upon this subject.
For ten years the interstate COM
merce commission has been asking for
an enlargement Of its powers, that 1t
might prevent rebates and discrfmi-
nations, but republican senate and g
republican house Of representatives
were unmoved by it's entreaties.
The Door to Reform.
"Shall the people rule? Every reme-
dial measure Of national character
must run the gauntlet Of the senate.
The president may personally incline
toward q reform; the house may con-
sent to it; but as long as the senate
obstructs the reform, the people must
wait. The president may heed pop
ular demand; the house may yield to
public opinion; but as long as the SEN
ate Is defiant, the rule Of the people Is
defeated. The democratic platform
very properly describes the popular
election of senators as the gateway to
other national reforms Shall we
open the gate, or shall we allow the
exploiting interests to bar the way by
the control of this branch of the fed
eral legislature? Through democrat
ic victory, and through a democratic
victory only, can the people secure the
popular election of senator's.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
TO SETTLE BIG STRIKE.
Canadian Government to Take Hand
in Canadian Pacific Trouble.

Canaolan government TO axe 1ano
in Canadian Pacific Trouble.
Winnipeg, Aug. 15.-It is learned
that the dominion government, through
the railway commission, will intervene
in the strike now on in all the mechan-
ical trades on the Canadian Pacific.
The prospects are for an amicable set.
Element of all differences between the
company and the men within the next
few days. j. III. McVey, who is in
charge of the local strike, has left for
the East.
The geratest secrecy is observed as
to where he has gone or what is his
mission. J. Clark, inspector for the
railway and commissioner of accidents
and rolling stock, was sent here by the
commission in consequence of repre-.
sensations made to the department Of
railways. Mr.. Clark desires to have
conference with the executive. In con-
sequence of the report sent East, Mr..
McVey has been called to Ottawa to
confer with the government with
view to an early settlement of the dlt-
ficulties.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
BRING LABOR MEET WEST.
important Conference, Heretofore Held
in East, Coming to Seattle
Next Year.

Olympia, Aug. 15.-Labor Commits
sioner G. F. Hubbard has returned
from Detroit, Mich, where he has been
attending the twenty-fourth annual
convention of the Association of Blu
reaus of Labor Statistics of America.
Mr.. Hubbard succeeded in influenc-
Ing the convention to break away from
its long established practice of holding
Its convention in the eastern part OF
the United States, to come to Sc
attic for the next convention in 1909.
The representatives of this conven-
ton include the commissioners and of
ffcials connected with the bureaus OF
labor of every state in the United
States and Canada.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
AGAINST TICKET MIXING
At PRlMARYELECTlON

Olympia, Aug. 15.-Democrats can
not vote at republican primaries to
help nominate republican candidate
without FORGETTING their right to nom
mate any democratic candidate, &C
cOrding to decision rendered by the
attorney general. If the democrat calls
for republican ballot and by writing
in or using stickers votes for some of
the democratic candidates at the pri-
maries, the attorney general rules that
the votes cast for such democrats
must be counted as cast for such dem
ocrats for republican nomination and
cannot be added to the votes cast for
such democratic candidates on the
straight democratic ticket
This opinion was rendered to Prose-
cutting Attorney Troy, democrat of this
county, by Assistant Attorney General
l. B. KnickerbOcker. The particular
question was whether republicans
could on the ballot use sticker and
express their preference for George
Cotterill of Seattle, democrat, for Unit
ed States senator
The opinion holds that stickers can
be used, but that all votes so cast for
Cotterill must be for his nomination
on the republican ticket and cannot be
added to those he may receive as pref
erence on the democratic ticket. The
opinion goes at length into the intent
of the legislature to not interfere with
party organization and closes as fol-
lows:
Under our present direct primary
law voter affilia.ing with one politi-
cal party is not permitted to in any
way influence by his vote the nomina-
ton of person of an opposite political
party to public office
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
STATE BANK DEPOSITS
AMOUNT TO $64 1000, GOO

Seattle, Aug. 15.-According to the
tabulation just completed by Bank Elk
aminer Engle, the state banks had on
deposit on July Is approximately 1884,.
100000. The total is that Indicated by
the returns to the call for a showing
sent out to every state bank, but does
not include the figures for the national
banks, which would swell the figures
by many millions.
The loans are stated to be approx
mately $45,0OO,0O0 and the cash On
hand approximately $10,000,000. The
report shows very little change from
the returns from the last call, that of
May IA. Loans, deposits and cash on
hand do not differ $1,000,0O0 in the
two reports.
For the first time since the reports
were instituted the number of banks
replying to the call exceeded 200,
there being POI that returned state-
ments. There were but 1877 at the
time of the last call.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22

Panama, Aug. 17.-Numerous nie~
bers of the Venezuelan colony ne'S
express qualification over the 'u'r
revolutionary affairs in their COUNT
are reported to have taken. Two sp
cial commissioners from the revoa
tionary forces at Los Anderas na, -,
arrived here and brought to tn,n
countrymen the news that the reso' ..
tionary movement in Venezueia
very strong. General Roland, eA-ply 81.
ident of the state of Guayna ana n =
tary chief in the recent Matos rev.,
lion, the commissioners say, IS De...
Joined by powerful and Influential CIV
mics Of President Castro.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
HARTMAN LINES ACCEPT
RATE PENDING APPEAL

Portland, Ore, Aug. 15-Pending a
final decision by the United States SUI
preme court in the lumber rate con-
troversy, the Hartman officials have
announced that the rates fixed by the
interstate commerce commission will
prevail. This amounts to victory for
the oregon and Washington lumber
men, since the decision of the commits
sion virtually restored the tariffs that
were in effect prior to November 1,
1907. Following the ruling of the COM
mission, the railroads appealed the
case to the supreme court of the Unit
ed States.
announcement to that effect was
made today by w. E. Conan, assistant
general freight agent of the Hartman
lines for the Northwest.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
Minor Happenings
Of the Week

The state of Idaho has decided to
establish a fish hatchery near Sand
point.
The Lewiston Charleston district of
Idaho expects to ship 600 cars of peach
es this season.
The next meeting of the supreme
lodge, Knights of Pythias, will be held
at Milwaukee.
Ira D. Sankey, the singing evangel-
list, died at his home in Brooklyn
Thursday night. He was 68 years of
age
The annual convention of the Wool
Growers Association of America will
be held in Seattle August Is to % in
elusive.
According to reports from the hop
districts in the vicinity of Sacramento,
heavy damage was done to the fields
by the recent winds. Hundreds of
acres of vines were Frustrated. 1t is
estimated that 80 per cent of the crop
will be lost.
Mark Smith has been renominated
for congress by Arizona democrats.
A strike of the typesetters at COpen-
hagen caused all the newspapers to
suspend publication indefinitely.
The forest fires raging in Northern
Idaho are doing an immense amount
of damage in the timber sections.
Over 200 men have been sent to aid
those already fighting the fires.
Colonel Marion P. Maus has taken
command of the Department of Cali
fornia, U. S. A., succeeding General
Frederick A. Funston, who has been
transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas, as commander of the Department
of the Gulf.
At meeting of the Japanese parlia-
ment the progressive party introduced
bill providing for an increase of the
Toxic exhibition appropriation to $15,.
100000 This means an addition OF
$10,000,000 to the fund of $1,000, 000
already provided.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
WASHINGTON
FAIR DRAWING CARD

North Yakima, Aug. 15.-Business
meneof North Yakima, particularly the
deale1R in real estate, are to be asked
TWO ATENTS-15
by the Horticultural Union to contrib
ute money howard an exhibit Of fruit
and vegetable to be made by North
Yakima at thu Western Washington
fair at Seattle early in September. It
is considered esseptial by members Of
the union as repreeenting the fruit
of this district that Yakima
make an exhibit at Seattle, both az I
courtesy to Seattle and sas business
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
TEST WAS
A SUCCESS
BALDWIN AIRSHIP Fuuv u
REQUIREMENTS OF The
GOVERNMENT.
Successful Flight Made at Fort NJ.
Further Experiments Will B. c.,
Quoted at Omaha, Where Cover,
ment Maintains Well Equipped p,,,.
for the Purpose.

Washington, Aug. 15.-The Ba1dn,
dirigible balloon performed its endn.
ance test of remaining two hours :,
the air this afternoon. The mach,.
in fact, was afloat two hours and e.
minutes. This feat completes all ~.
requirements for the acceptance of n.
Baldwin airship. VIC
The ship in it's evolutions approaches
Washington and circulated freelv =.
various speeds while performing tho
tests.
The balloon assembled from Fo,+
Myer at 6:19 p. m. and descended ~
1874 p. M, or total of two hours and
five minutes, this being five minutes
in excess of the official requirement
Major Squires, of the signal corns
who witnessed the test, said that a.
one period the balloon made twentv
eight miles an hour.
The distance travelled in the tvo
hours and five minutes was thirty.tvo
miles. The principal flights were to.
ward Cherrydale and back to the start
There were seven voyages to and from
Cherrydale.
1t has now been definitely decided
that the board of experts will accent
the Baldwin ship.
This final test was witnessed by
crowd composed mostly of the army
set. The price to be paid by the gov.
eminent for the machine is $500
After the test the army experts would
say but little. They were all pleased
however, with the fact that the gov.
eminent is now in possession of new
kind Of war equipment.
Further experiments with dirigibles
will be made at Omaha, Neb., where
the government has a finely equipped
plant. The ultimate object of the
signal corps is to add to the offensive
and defensive equipment of the coun-
try number of ships, the price of
which will be at least 100000.
Congress is to be asked for 100000
early in the next session and then all
branches of the service will cooperate
to get appropriations for dirigibles and
aeroplanes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
MEETING CALLED TO
DISCUSS LOGGED LANDS

Everett, Aug. 15.-The executive
committee of the Washington Logged
Off Land Association, at it's meeting
here today, determined to call big
meeting September IL at Everett, to
take up the work of the association in
detail. Every chamber of commerce,
commercial club, county board of COM
missioners and city council of Western
Washington is invited to send an &C
credited delegate.
How to reduce the cost of powder
for blasting stumps seemed to be con-
sidered the most important problem
before today's meeting, over which
President Joel Shoemaker of Tukwila
presided.
Vashon island, advocated law per-
hitting counties or districts to bond
themselves for land clearing purposes
and do the work of clearing for indi-
viduals, taking a mortgage at low
rate of interest on the land cleared, to
secure return of the expenditure. Mr..
Sherman states that the greatest
stumbling block in cheap clearing is
the price of powder. He related the
experience Of a powder manufacturer
who located on Vashon island and sold
powder to the ranchers at cents a
pound, making good profit at that
price. But the powder trust interfered,
forced the manufacturers of sulphuric
and nitric acid to shut off the supply
for the Independent manufacturer, and
this particular one was compelled to
move to Marysville, in this county,
where the same kind of powder is now
made and sold at Is to 20 cents a
pound.
The association at it's next meeting
will consider new legislation bearing
on the land clearing problem.
Professor E. E. Elliott, head of the
department of agriculture in the state
college at Pullman, stated that the col
lege desired to undertake a demon
stration farm in Snohomish county to
show the possibilities of Western
Washington soil under proper cultiva-
ton and management. The college de-
sires to secure the use of ten acres of
unimproved land for three years, and
will guarantee the farmer who con-
ducts the demonstration an annual sale
of products amounting to at least ST.
600, besides his rent free.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
August Land Sales.

Olympia, Aug. 15.-F. w. Ross.
state land commissioners, in an inter-
view stated that from reports received
SO far from the various county aud
itors who sold land and timber on Aug
ust l, at public auction in front of the
court house in their respective coun-
ues, showed a total consideration of
$'oS'oSo-15 derived from the sale. The
reports OF sale in King, Kittitas and
okag1t counties have not as yet been
received by Mr.. Ross, which win add
materially to the above figures.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
Washington State News

The Stevens county fair has been
scheduled for September 30 and Octo-
Der and at Colville.
Elberton prune growers have con-
tracted with the Allen Evaporatlng
Company to dry, process and box their
nrunes for one-half of the crop.
Fire which broke out in A. w. Lam
bert's livery stable at Valley did $6O,-
600 worth of damage before it was ex-
tinguished. Women fought the flames
in the residence district until the men
arrived.
It is estimated that 100000, 900 feet
of white pine timber has been de-
stroyed by fire in the Pend d'Oreille
valley during the past few days.
The Northern Pacific is to build a
new depot at North Yakima and make
that point a traffic division.
]. E. Shrewsbury, member of the Sc
attic park board, received a telegram
from ]. w. Thompson, superintendent
of city parks, saying that the national
association, in session at Minneapolis,
had decided to hold the annual conven-
ton in Seattle in 1909.
Register Coleman, of the United
States land office at North Yakima,
has received word from Washington of
decision recently made by the secre-
tary of the interior giving 1873 acres
of land in the Yakima reservation to
the federal instead of the state gov
eminent, the latter having disputed the
title to them.
The United States government,
through District Attorney Elmer b..
Todd, has brought suit in the circuit
court to obtain possession of section
"a, township %, range east, located
in King county. The complaint al
leges that the property is valuable coal
land and has been held illegally for a
number of years by the Washington
Securities Company.
Seattle and other Northwestern cit
les are to be included in the Orpheum
theatre circuit.
Major Hiram M. Chittenden, in
charge of the government engineering
work in the Seattle district, has been
promoted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel.
Willard T. Harrison, postmaster of
| Spokane, was reelected president of
| the State Association of Postmasters
| at the closing session of the conven-
ton at Spokane.
Sixty-five residents and electors of
Wapato have petitioned the county
commissioners for an election to be
held August 20, at which time the in
corporation of the town may be voted.
Special rates for exhibits for the
A.-Y.-P. exposition, to and from Sc
attic, are being published BY the
Transcontinental freight bureau of
Chicago and will become effective on
September Is.
With about 100 members and the
prospects that as many more will be
added to the rolls, the King County
! Poultry Association was organized in
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
rooms. Membership is limited to
those who raise market or fancy poul-
try.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22

Purchasing Prices.

6OVCUdSsU8 VTJCSSs
The following prices are offered to
the producer by the Seattle dealers
for delivery in round lots I. o. b. Sc
attic. and are subject to change with
out notice:
Grain-Oats, $25@26 per ton; bar
ley, $23@23.50 per ton; wheat, chick
en- feed. $4,000 per ton; corn. $3.50
per ton.
Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
$13@14 per ton; Puget sound hay,
$9.50@10.50 per ton; wheat hay, $12
per ton; alfalfa, $9.50@10.50 per ton.
Eggs Select ranch, 26@2Sc per doz.
Poultry-Live hens, 11h@12c per
Id; springs, Ice per lb.
Live Stock-Steers, 4h@4%c per
lib; cows, 3h04c per lib; wethers, SIC
per Id; lambs, &c per Id; hogs, 6@6Ac
per lb; veal. SK09hc per lib.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
Daily Paper on Coast Steamers.

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE Alas
ka Pacific Steamship Company has
decided to publish daily paper on
each of its steamers, Buchanan and
Watson, which ply between this port
and Puget sound. w. J. ingalls,, purs-
er of the Buckman, will be editor of
the Buchanan Blast, and Tony Allen,
purser of the Watson, will be RESPONSE
BILE for what appears in the Watson
Whirlwind. Both vessels are equip
ped with wireless.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22

Saskatchewan Government Sustained.
Winnipeg, Aug. 17.-General cleo
tons were held in Saskatchewan prov
ince Saturday and resulted in the re-
turn of the Scott government The
government candidates, Motherwell
and Calder, were defeated.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
Tacoma Quotations.

Oats-$30@31; rolled oats. $31@32.
Hay. Alfalfa, Etc.-Wheat hay, $14
OILS; timothy, $18@19; mixed, $500
II: wild, $11@13; clover, $14@15;
timothy and clover, $16@18; alfalfa,
$12@13; straw, $11.
Feed-Corn 5000; wheat, 1910
80; barley, whole grain, $26@17;
rolled, $27@28; shorts, $2S@29; bran,
$26.50@27.50; middlings, $32@33; oil
meal, $44@45.
Poultry-Turkeys, dressed, 22@25c;
spring chickens, dressed, 10000;
hens, dressed, 15c; ducks, live, 10c:
hens, live. 10c; spring chickens, live,
12c; geese, storage, retail zoe;
SQUADS. live, $2.5O@s dozen; dressed,
$3.50 dozen; goslings. 10c.
Butter Washington, z8Q2sc; Ore
gon. 24@25c.
Eggs-Washington ranch, candled,
2Sc: Oregon, 35c; Eastern, 27c.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
Trusts and Railroads,

"A few years ago the republican
leaders in the house OF representatives
were coerced by public opinion into
the support Of an nti-trust law, which
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-22
West Nebish Channel Opened.

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, Aug. IT,
Inc new West Nebish channel, which
cost 100000, was opened to traffic
yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01
Mr.. BRYAN SPECIFIES.
Thinks Trust and Railroad Interests
IRE Using MOneu.

Jackson Miss. Feb 29.-Wiam J. Bryan. who
addressed a joint session of the Legislature here
to-day was asked concerning evidence support
ing charges made in a paragraph in the current
issue Of THE Commoner." reading follows:
YER Money Is being used in some of the states
of the Mississippi Valley to secure delegations who
will be obedient to the predatory interests The
Democratic masses must not be betrayed by rep
resentatives of the system
Mr.. Bryan said:
II wrote the paragraph myself and know what
1 am talking about. l have ND information from
man who overheard a conversation the subject
When asked what interests he charged with being
behind the movement Mr.. Bryan replied:
II am convinced that it is the interests repre-
hope to prevent instructed delegations in the Mis-
sissippi Valley states but they trying get a
personnel of delegates who will be unfriendy to
my nomination
Mr.. Bryans address throughout repeti
ton of subject matter dealt with in former ad-
dresses. The only new phase his caustic ref
erence to the four Democrats in the kentucky Leg
islature who by casting their votes with the Re-
pubcans. elected Mr. Bradley United States SEN
zlers power and declared that the embezzer
of power is worse malefactor than the who
embezzles money At the conclusion of the ad-
Dress a resolution indorsing Mr.. Bryan as the
Democratic candidate adopted by a rising
vote, every man, woman and child in the theatre
rising and applauding.