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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08
ERECT MONUMENT TO
YOUNG CLARENCE GRAY
Boy Lost His Life in Kappa
hammock River in Effort to
Save Miss Dudley.

A handsome marble shaft monu-
ment Is to be erected at Saluda. va,
20 the memory OF young Clarence Cor
don Gray who lost bis life in the Rap
pahsnncck river in a futile effort 10
save Miss Jeanette Dudley from q
wstery grave last July after she mad
either fallen or jumped overheard
from q burning gasoline launch
The accident occurred Just as the
launch with a party OF about thirty
young people of Saluda was returning
TO the wharf al that place from q
trip on the Rappahsnnocs- The saso-
line tank sprsug leak and after
the gasoline had spread over the bot
tom Of the boat II was ignited by a
spark from the engine.
When the flames SHOT upward. Miss
Dudley plunged into the water. but
Il is not known whether she ieaped
overheard or tainted and fell into the
water. Young Gray Immediately
jumped into the river Ia an effort 70
save the young lady. he was unable
10 sipd the girl and was quickly swept
down the river by the strong current
ard drowned. Miss Dudley's body
was recovered the next day. but II
was several days before that OF the
young man was found.
The monument, watch = 70 ne
made nv the firm Of Newton & Law
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08
RE0RGANiZE CHARITIES
BOARD AT MASS MEETING
Citizens Called Together for Sunday
Afternoon at Wonderland
Theater.

A mass meeting of citizens has
been called for Sunday afternoon at
4:30 O'Clock al the Wonderland
theater TO reorganlze the Associated
Charities Board OF this city. or,
ficers will be elected for the year and
the work for the winter mapped out.
The beard this year faces a deficit
Of $50 and an appeal will be made
To the citizens at large for money
as well as clothing and other neces-
stiles for the poor and destitute.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08

con. of Norfolk. will have inscribed
on It's face the nape. date of tirth and
death of Mr.. Gray. and On the back
tho manner in which he met ms
death. with mention of the bravery
he displayed. On the right and lett
sides OF the shaft will be the names
OF the young people who were in the
launch at the time OF the accident.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08
Races az Tampa.

TAMPA. FLA. Dec. THE defeat
OF John Grimm. the challenger CT
Tommy Adkins fer match race was
the feature Of this afternoons cara.
That consistent campaigner. Hyperion
II. outfooted the big gelding all the
way. winning heavily. with Grimm
two lengths back. The going was
not to his liking The talent did not
have such a good day today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08

Have you desirable neighbors?"
Excellent. They never have tried
10 become acquainted. "-Duffalo FIX
press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08

W. f. Rouse-Funeral Director.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08

Read Nelms G Co.'S wan. ad-- Of
cheap homes in want column 10
Amhaiances-CaH W. r. Rouse.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08
Municipal Conferences.

Clerk Huszins read a Lengthy
communication from J. r. Craddock,
chairman Of the Stanton conference
on municipal reform OF Virginia cities,
requesting the council TO appoint six
members to attend the conferences
&c BE- held In Richmond on January
and , 10 discuss plans for taking
MP with the legislature in January the
matter OF amending the state const:fn-
ton so a. 70 give the cities OF the
state the RICH; 70 have any form OF
city government they may desire. ON
nnoticu 81 Mr.. Ford. President Icnes
va directed 70 appoint cac mcms,r
OF the council 10 the conference on
Janaary s aad i've memfcrs 10 the
conference On January :. The motion
provides that President Jones shall
be a member OF the last mentioned
committee.
Additional kpprcpr.stion for Mules.
Acting upcn the Recommendation 81
the committee on hrancc. the couu-
cll passed = frsciasica ap9rorriatEg
So u ed'nriete the haal payment q
the mule purchased for the hcarn
department y President Joars n oc.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
SWEDEN IS DISCUSSING
PERMANENT PROHIBITION

Stockholm, Sept. II. - Pressed on
many sides to make prohibition per-
manent in Sweden, or at least to re-
strict liquor selling, the government to-
day appointed a committee to inves-
tigate the prohibitionists' proposition
with view to determining how SER
ious would be the loss to the state
through a discontinuance of licensing
under the existing Gothenburg system.
After determining how much it will
cost to continue the prohibition rule
which has prevailed since the declara-
ton of a general strike early in Aug
ust, the committee is to look for other
methods of raising corresponding
amount of revenue. In the event of
favorable report from this committee,
other committees will be named to
take up the sociological and other as
poets of the situation
The net results of the investigation
will, if the government decides prohi-
bition desirable, be laid before Parlia-
ment. The liquor interests are aroused
and putting up a stiff fight.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
SEVENTEEN DAYS FOR
TAKING CENSUS OF STATE

Washington, Sept. 13.-The census
bureau announces that it will en-
ploy 800 enumerators to take the new
census of the state of Washington
next year. This will be an increase
of 800 per cent. over the enumerat-
ing force of 1900, and Oklahoma is
the only other state in the Union tn
equal this record
Idaho and California will require
very substantial increases, but in Ore.
gon only twenty additional enumer-
ators will be pressed into service. #
is anticipated that the actual countinp
will be confined to seventeen DAVIS,
work, although the enumerating force
will be employed much longer in get.
ting up it's statistics.
The census bureau expects to EN-.
ploy $1,000 enumerators in taking the
census of the entire country. which
will be an increase of 1000 over the
force of the 1900 census.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
Washington State News

The ministers of Spokane are TAX
ing steps to abolish Sunday funerals.
Colville citizens voted dry for the
coming year, 154 to 120.
The corner stone for the new state
headquarters of the l. 0. 0. +. mas
been laid and the building will be
pushed to completion.
Estimates based on postoffice sta
tistics show that at the present rate
of increase Everett will have $4,000
population in 1912.
Reports for August received by the
state board of control show more than
2,1OO in the two state hospitals for
the insane.
The business men of Kettle Falls
formed an association to be known as
the Kettle Falls Chamber of Com
merce.
Miles PoindeXter, representative
from the third congressional district,
has said that he might be candidate
for the United States senate at the
next election.
w. w. Tilghman, w. c. Goss, N. j.
LaPlant, F. A. Wilson ct al, of Mar
Gus, have made application for fran
chise to install a system of water
works for that town
The Stevens county board of COM
missioners has granted to the lone
Water & Light Company, of lone, a
franchise for the installation of its
plant at Colville. The franchise runs
twenty-five years.
Grays Harbor fishermen reaped a
harvest last week owing to an unpre-
cedented run of black salmon. The
fish are large and the daily catch has
been in excess of 1900. This is the
greatest run known for so early in
the season and the years pack record
will be broken if the run continues.
At the regular meeting of the Che
halls county commissioners bids were
asked for a $4,000 courthouse and
jail, to b eerected in Montesano. The
new courthouse will be erected in the
center of First street, that street hav-
ing been vacated for the purpose, and
when finished will be second to none
in the state.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
Minor Happenings
OF the Week

Tieut Gen. H. C. Corbin died in
New York last week.
Monday. October %, has been set
for Thanksgiving day by the Canadian
government.
National banks now aggregate 6,99S
in number. with authorized capital OF
1856, ,775.
San Francisco has been chosen as
the meeting place for the next annual
convention of the Order of Hoo HOoS.
Former President Roosevelt has re-
ouested the government to send black
bass to British East Africa for Lake
Naivasha.
The total tax paid by the railroads
of Colorado during the present fiscal
year amounts to $1,556,77S, reduction
of S4.620 from last year.
Arthur A. Greene, dramatic critic
of the Portland Oregonian, has taken
the management of the theatre which
the ShubertS are to establish at Port
land.
Samuel Sicily has decided to cease
attempts to dig a well in his back
yard at Alameda, Cal, and dig mine
instead At a depth of 60 feet he dis
covered a strata of gold-bearing sand
which is said to assay $5S to the ton.
Any doubt that might have existed
as to James J. Hills intention of build
ing a railroad from the mouth of the
Deschutes river, in Oregon, to the in
terror of that state, has been removed
by the election on Monday of John F.
Stevens to the presidency of the Ore
gon Trunk line.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
CARRIERS OBJECT
TAMELY TO TAXAIloN

Olympia, Sept. 11.-Contrary 10 ca
pectations, today's session OF the s'a',
board of equalization, when rain o@N
representative we're present 10 pe
sent grievances, was tame alian
Attorney Morrow, of the 0. H. q ~
who was expected to present ,.ns
ment objection to the eleven-mlliiou
dollar increase in assessment OF 'n@'
road, spoke but a few moments '
said:
I'm all justice and with all FAIRNESS
I hope the board may see ut 10 ieua.,
this present value to sum not "
coed SO, 100000" ,.,+
The assessment on the rolls is aoou'
twenty-seven and one-half millions.
Northern Pacific and Great Nortnein
repres entatives had no obJectlon'
offer. Ian
The Black Hills & Northwest
Logging road asked to have lts DIS,
ment reduced to $1,000 per mile III ~
$4,000, and some of the other sin''
roads made protests. ~.
Tomorrow will complete the n,a,
ings, when representatives OF the CIV
trio lines appear.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
VAST CANVAS to COVER
SPOKANE'S BIG APPLE SHOW

Spokane, Sept. 11.-Three and
half acres of ground, covered by
single canvas tent, will be one of the
novel means employed to house dis
plays aggregating 100000 specimens
of the king of fruits, gathered together
from the various districts in the Unit
ed States and Canada, Europe and the
Orient, at the second national apple
show in Spokane, Nov. Is to 20.
This vast expanse of canvas, 225 by
80 feet, will be supported by center,
half and quarter-pOles, surmounted
with the flags and pennants of all ma
tons, while the interior will be dec
Grated with the national colors and
emblems, bunting and lights. Gravel
and tanbark will compose the floor and
in this will be embedded steam pipes
to protect the fruit against frosts, thus
providing structure that is not only
novel, but also an experiment in con-
struction for exposition purposes.
In addition to the tent area, which
will have wooden side walls IL feet
IN helght, the building plans include
the Washington state armory, which is
120 by $50 feet and three stories high,
thus approximately 100000 square feet
of floor space.
Rem H. Rice, secretary-manage of
the National Apple Show, Inc, an
nounces that $4,000 in prizes and pre-
miums will be distributed by Prof H.
E. Van Deman and the associate
judges in twenty classes, ranging from
full car, $50 boxes or 21O barrels, to
single plate of five apples. The rules
and scoring points are those of the
American Pathological Society. The
chief prize is the sweepstakes of
$1,000 in the carload class, which car
ries with it the championship of the
world and the title of Quality Apple
King of America.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
COMPETITION IS LIVELY
FOR BIG MAIL coNrRAc,

Seattle, Wash. Sept. 13.-Thero :,
lively competition between the ~;
cago, Milwaukee & Puget sound 49,,
way (the Chicago, Milwaukee e. 9.
Paul., Seattle's youngest transcont,
mental line, and the Great Nortnou
railway for the Chicago-to-tbe.coo,.
mail contract, which is to be given on.
in October.
The Chicago, Milwaukee E. St pom,
Railway Company, Vice President
M. 1ngersoll announced Saturday has
made a proposition to the postoffc0
department to extend it's present fas
mail train, No. 81, leaving Chicago
daily at 9:55 p. M, to run tbrougb
over its new line to the Coast arriv.
ing at Seattle at 6 a. m. and Tacoma
at $50 a. NJ, the third morning max.
ing the delivery about sixteen hours
quicker than the best time now made
The Great Northern, in connection
with the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, is presenting a proposition to
the government for a fast mail ser.
vice, shortening the time ten hours.
This road holds the present contract,
which is seventy-two hours, and will
propose to make the delivery in sixty.
two hours.
The Milwaukee train, according to
the schedule to be submitted to the
government, will lcatch all of the early
mail from the East and under the
schedule will reach Seattle and Ia
coma for early morning delivery.
The government contract for han.
ding the Chicago to the Northwest
coast mail will be given out some
time in October. The service under
the new contract is to commence DC.
tober IS, provided the government &C
cepts either proposition. 1t is under.
stood that the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul and the Great Northern are
the only contenders for the contract.
A comparis on of mileage follows: Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, 2,lH
miles; Northern Pacific, 1920 miles;
Great Northern, 2,245 miles. The pro-
posed Union Pacific line will exceed
any other of the lines mentioned IN
mileage.
Vice President Ingersoll stated SAT
urday afternoon that it would be pos
sible for that company to cut OIL
twenty-five hours between Chicago anu
the Coas, and to maintain the service
permanently. ,shis would mean the
delivery of Eastern mail out OF oni,
cago to Seattle and Tacoma IN apou'
fifty hours.
Officials of the Great Nortnein
fade no other announcement tnan "
say that they had proposed to reou'0
the time ten hours.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
TAFT NAMES COMMISSION
TO ADMINISTER TARIFF

Beverly, Mass, Sept. 13.-Presi-
dent Taft Saturday appointed the new
tariff commission or board which is to
assist him in the execution of the
new tariff law with especial refer
ence to applying the maximum and
minimum clauses to nations which are
unfriendly or friendly in their tariff
relations with the United States. The
new board consists of three members
Prof. Henry G. Emery, of Yale,
chairman; James B. Reynolds, of Mas
sachusetts, now assistant secretary of
the treasury; and Alvin H. Sanders,
of Chicago, at present editor and pro-
prietor of the Breeders Gazette
There has been discussion ever since
the passage of the Payne bill as to
just what authority the tariff commits
sion shall have.
The house measure provided that
the commission should advise both the
president and congress on technical
ques lions about the tariff. The senate
did not approve of this broad author
ity and amended it to provide that the
duties should be limited to assisting
the president in the administration of
the section relating to maximum and
minimum rates.
No announcement was made today
us to what salaries the three commits
sioners are to receive. Congress ap-
propriated lump sum of $4,000 to
cover salaries and the expenses of in
vestigations.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
Seattle Market Report
Purchasing Prices.


The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots, f. o. b. Seat
tie:
Eggs-Select ranch, Csc per doz.
Poultry-Live hens, 13@14kc per
h.; old ROSTERS, sc per h.; spring
broilers, 1Sc per h.; ducks, 12c per
h.; geese, &C per h.; live turkeys, zoe
per b.; dressed turkeys, 23c per Id.
Potatoes-3-4@1c per Id.
Dressed vealESmall, 9 1-2@11c per
h.; large, 7@9c per lib.
Dressed pork-Small, 900 1-2c per
h.; large, so 1-2c per lb.
Butter fat-36c per ID.
Ranch butter-2O@21c.
Belgian hares-9c per Id.
Spring lambs, 9@10c.
Tacoma Quotations.
New wheat-Club, S8c; bluestem,
92c; red, SEC.
Poultry live, zoe; dressed,
22c; spring chickens, dress ed, zoe;
hens, dressed, 1Sc; ducks, live, lie;
hens, live, 12c; spring chickens, live,
15c; geese, fresh dressed, 15c; squads,
live, $2.50@3 dozen; dressed, $3.50
Dozen
Butter-Washington, 35c; fresh
Eastern, 30@31c.
Eggs-Washington ranch, candled,
SAC @35c; Oregon, soc; Eastern, Csc.
Oats-$41@43; rolled oats, $42@44.
Hay, alfalfa, etc.-Wheat hay,
s15@16; timothy, $2O@22; mixed,
s16@1S; wild, $13@15; clover,
s16@17; timothy and clover, $4,000;
alfalfa, $15@16; straw, $11@13.
Feed - Corn, $36@38; wheat,
$36@37; barley, whole grain, $30@31;
rolled. $32@33; shorts, $30.50@$31.50;
bran, $27.50@28.5O; middlings,
$32@S4; oil meal, $44.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17

mess was enormous-well ove,
600 shares-and to this va u,er ll5eo,
the better known Hartman s' ). aanoaat
Union Pacific common ana Stocks
l pacific-alone contribute ov H0a'hsrp
third, while other properties I've; ,' oae.
the late magnate was NOR III Which
interested, added as much mo rrsnoteb
total. ore to ths
The day resulted in a comn,o.
OF the short interests. Even er''e Tout
the opening here it was evid dn before
the tone of American seons nt ION
London that the strongest suDn a,,ss in
forthcoming in initial prices pp y, ', Vas
York, dispelling all doubt with n IL, New
vance in all issues, though tho s'1 "a i'd
riman stocks were the leadora ne HAT
Union Pacific and Southern D The
trading posts were the center Of ACHE he
attraction and the enormous VI all
OF both stocks soon caused h Ousas
scramble to cover. There was HE
recession from opening prices s Ofiet
fore the end of the first bonr w. 0e'
Official Q, announcement was made 't tsl'
the kuhn-Loeb and National Civ = mat
Interests were acting in unison DdnS
this gave the market another un,;ts aaa
a level above the opening prices S'' %
this time the bears were in -. ny
OF utter decentralization and tboro ''a'e
talk later that a number Of NV; "as
settlements had been made. p'''S
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
Black Bass For Lake Wenatchee

Wenatchee, Sept. 11.-Game Warden
Ref of King county arrived at Chi
waukum, in this county, with seven
teen cans of big mouth black bass.
which will be conveyed to Lake We
natchee, where they will be planted
The bass will be protected for a me-
Rod of three years, and it is expected
that by that time they will furnish
great sport for the nimrods of this
section.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
Hunters Ordered to Leave

Victoria, B. c., Sept. 11.-Word has
been received by the Victoria Sealing
Company that the sealing schooner
Thomas F. Bayard, which has been in
Boring Sea hunting for sea otter, has
been ordered from the hunting grounds
by a United States revenue cutter. AS
hunting for sea otter is not prohibited,
protest will be made to Ottawa, with a
view to having representations made
to Washington.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
NORTHWESTERN CONNECTION
FOR NORTH COAST RUMORED

Walla Walla, Sept. Liberalization
in the Post-Intelligencer of an inter
view with Robert Strahorn that the
North Coast was to build from Walla
Walla to Salmon River, Idaho, is re-
garded here as conclusive that the
road is to connect with the North
western. A Chicago & Northwestern
man here few days ago stated that
the company was grading from Ian
der, Wyo., its present terminus, to
Salmon River, Idaho.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
TOTAL CASH VALUE OF
STEAM AND ELECTRIC ROADS

OLYMPIA, Sept. 1.-THE total cash
value of steam and electric railways
and telegraph companies in the ota.e
of Washington, as fixed by the slale
fax commission for assessment pul-
noses. is 1855, 100000. or this the
steam railroads make up $221 ,593,2S9;
electric lines, $32,744,417; telegraph
companies, $727,74. The lndlVlouai
valuatio follow:
Northern Pacific ........ SllO'49I'oIo
60 Northern 1884, 165
Oregon Railroad & Navi-
astinn 27,529,771
Spokane, Portland & Sc
op Stt1a .13,363,3O1
e. Eastern 1886
co1,,nohia e. Puget Sound. 5,176,973
Rellingham Bay & British
Colrmhia ...... 1,1O9,61S
,,--aoo .. 457,OS6
Spokane & International. $4,000
Idaho & Washington
Northern A1o'ol7
Washington, Idaho & Mon
tana ...'''''
Nortb Yakima E. Valley... 2S6,969
Spokane & British Column
hia 15a,33e
Seattle Southeastern ..... $1,000
Marysville & Northern. lOl,49l
Puget Sound & Baker
River l||,o0o
Wenatchee Valley &
Northern ........... st,o10
Oregon & Washington. lOO,l57
Black Hills & Northwest
ern 1925
The assessed valuation of the lead
ing electric roads of the state follows:
Seattle Railway, Light &
Water Company ........$ l,93O,Ol6
Grays Harbor Railway &
Light Company ........ 1882
Loyal Railway Company
(BallarO .............. 1864
Northwest Gas & Electric
Company .............. $4,000
Olympia Light & Power
Company .............. llS,OOU
Puget Sound Electric Com
pany 4,4S2,254
Tacoma Railway e Power
Company .............. 3,e41, 6s7
Pacific Traction Company. 121 $50
Seattle Electric Company. 11,S20,29
Seattle, Renton e South
ern 566, 1888
Spokane & Inland Empire 1888 1896
Vancouver Traction Co... ALSO
Washington Water Power
Company ........ 2,451 $50
Whatcom Railway & Light
Company .............. 1,525,5S9
Yakima Valley Transpor-
tation Company ........ 54,040
The assessed valuation of telegraph
companies is:
Western Union ...........$ 651 500
Postal %. 76,042
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
To Unveil Statue of Whitman

Walla Walla, Sept. 11-Prof. George
Adam Smith, of the Glasgow Univer-
sity, now lecturing in Seattle, has been
secured to give the convocation adj
dress at Whitman College Tues day ev-
ening, the night preceding the opening
of college. At these exercises the
statue OF Marcus Whitman is to be un.
yelled.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
Prison Superintendent Reports

Olympia, Sept. 1.-THE repoi. 40
C. S. Reed, superintendent OF the s.a ,st
penientiary, for the month OF Aus LET
shows that there we're on the 10 n
day of the month ILL prisoners ,or
the penitentiary, including the num-. IN
at the penitentiary and those o.s ,ce.
parole. The average daily attenua
during the month was 1,11O.32.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
Governor Commutes Death Sentence

Olympia, Wash, Sept. Ex-Governor
Hay Saturday committed to life i'm
prisonment the sentence of Charles U.
Fillpot, sentenced in Spokane county
to be hanged for the murder of Mes
Cole.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
Stock Market strono.

Wall streets response today to e.
H. Harriman's death was buoyantly
strong stock market in which securi.
ties made sensational gains and held
them to the end. The volume of bus.