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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
PLAGUE ON COAST
VICTIM SUPPOSED TO HAVE CON
TRAcTED DISEASE HANDLING
GROUND SQUIRRELS.
Vigorous Effort VIII Be Made BY the
Health Officials to Exterminate
These Infection Carrying
Rodents.

Sacramento, Cal-The discovery a
few days ago Of an authenticated case
of bubonic plague in Sunola Alameda
county, has inspired the state board
Of health to renewed activity in the
campaign against the ground squirrel
ia that and adjacent counties.
At meeting of the board it was de-
cided TO prosecute the work with more
vigor than heretofore in an effort to
exterminate these infection-carrying
rodents
Joseph Mendoza, the youth who is i'll
with the plague in the Alameda hos
pital, is supposed to have contracted
the disease through eating or handling
infected squirrels killed by him on a
hunting trip.
Thousands of squirrels have been
killed or caught by hunters in the en-
ploy of the marine hospital service,
and archaeological examination has
demonstrated the existence of plague
among them, but not to an alarming
extent. The effort Of these officials is
now being directed largely to the dis
covery of an efficient method of SPUR
rel determination, and some interest
ing experiments are being made to
this end
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
TAFT's VIEWS oF Bill.
Not Perfect Measure, or Complete
Compliance With Promises Made.

ngton.-President Taft has
given out a statement embodying his
views of the new tariff act in which
he supports the new measure as a sin
cere effort for downward revision. In
this statement he declares:
II have signed the Payne tariff bill
because ! believe it to be the result
Of sincere effort on the part of the Re
publican party to make a downward
revision, and to comply with the
promises of tbs ns@tform as they have
been generally understood, and as 1
interpreted them in the campaign.
"This is not a perfect tariff bill. or
a complete compliance with the prom
ises made, strictly interpreted. out a
fulhllment free from criticism in re-
spect to a subject matter involving
many schedules and thousands of ar
ticles could not be expected. It suf
fees to say that except with regard
to whisky. liquors and wines, and in
regard to silks and some high classes
of cottons, all Of which may be treat
ed as Injuries, and proper subjects
Of a revenue tariff. there have been
very few increases in rates.
There have been a great number of
real decreases in rates and they con
stitute a sufficient amount to Justify
the statement that this bill is a sub.
stantial downward revision, and a re.
duction Of excessive rates"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
DINE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
President Celebrates End Of Tariff
Fight by Entertaining Lawmakers.

President Celebrates End Of Tariff
Fight by Entertaining Lawmakers.
Washington the tariff bill
passed and the animosities of confer
ence and debate all but forgotten, the
tariff builders" sat with the presi-
dent at dinner Thursday night in the
state dining room Of the White House.
It was Mr.. Tafts celebration Of the
end Of the tariff fight and his fare
we'll dinner of the season.
The Democratic members Of the
committees which framed the tariff
bill were included in the presidents
invitation.
Practically all of the prominent fig
ures in the tariff fight we're at the
dinner except the insurgents" The
guests included the five members of
the cabinet who are in the city, all
the members of the senate commit
tee on finance and the house commit
tee on ways and means; Vice-Presi.
dent Sherman and Speaker Cannon
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
JAPAN WILL IGNORE CHINESE
Notifies Powers That Antune-Muk
den Railroad viii be Built Regard
less Of china's Rights.

Tokio-In communication issued
on Friday, Japan officially notified the
powers Of her intention to proceed i'm
mediately with the reconstruction and
Improvement of the Antung-Mukden
railroad without the consent OF China.
diplomatic negotiations having failed
TO overcome the opposition of that
country to the commencement OF
work which Japan believes to be with
In her rights under the treaty OF 1905.
The note outlines the entire course of
negotiations relative to the improve
ment OF the railroad up to the present
time. 1t declares that throughout the
discussions China has had recourse
TO her well known policy of obstruc-
ton and procrastination, has evaded
the just and reasonable demands Of
Japan and raised collateral questions
regarding police authority and other
matters" thus delaying a settlement.
In this situation" says the note.
the imperial government is compell-
ed to take Independent action and pro
coed to carry out the necessary works
of reconstruction and Improvement
according to treaty rights"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
ladn't he NIX to SUICIDE.

Auburn, Ind.-After wandering In
the woods without food for three days
and nights. struggling to pitch his
nerve to the point of killing himself.
Frank Nicolai, assistant cashier of the
City National bank. returned to this
city and was arrested. charged with
having embezzled $4,000 of the banks
funds. Il have fought the fight" said
Nicolai, "and have come back to
face the charge" He could not com
NIT suicide. he said, though he had
bought a revolver for that purpose.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
swedIsh Troops MutIny.

Stockholm.-Sw troops in the
northern part of the country have
mutinied and the government is much
concerned. TWO regiments. one at
Falun Falun and the other at Solef-
tea, are affected. They are stationed
in the northern country. where the
labor disturbances first broke out in
the timber tra0e, and the government
has been haunted by the fear that the
soldiers sympathies were with the
strikers. The executive committee OF
the Swedish union has decided to cal
out all the printers throughout the
kingdom.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
New TarlfI Law In operatIon.

Observation-Disclosures received
at the treasury from New York, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia indicates that
the new tariff law is working with
unexpected smoothness. Generally at
the beginning Of the operation of a new
tariff law matters in the big custom
houses are at "sixes and sevens" for
a few days but no confusion has yet
manifested itself in the administration
OF the Payne law, it is said. BY treas.
ury officials. this is accounted for by
reason Of the new law having been
constructed on the general lines Of the
Dingley act. although. of course, the
figures differ.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
POWERS WILL TAKE A HAND.
Greek Flag Must Not Be tloisted Over
Any Public Building in Crete.

Greek Flag Must Not Be Holsted Over
Any Public Building in Crete.
London.-The acute stage reached
in the dispute between Turkey and
Greece over Crete is causing anxiety
in the European capitals such as al
ways accompanies diplomatic difficulty
In that quarter. However, as NJ Is
wolsky, the Russian foreign minister,
said at Cowes, If there is any awkward
development in the situation, Europe
will see that no mischievous results
are reached.
From the latest reports it appears
that Turkey has not presented any
thing in the form of an ultimatum to
Greece, but has confined herself to
verbal protests, while the four protect
ing powers are making energetic rep
reservations both to Constantinople
and to Athens to secure an amicable
arrangement of the dispute. The
four powers insist that under no cir
cumStances shall the Greek flag be
hoisted over any public building in
Crete and the foreign consuls at Canea
have been instructed to impress this
on the Cretan authorities.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
FIsss RESPONSIBILITY for Wreek.

Spokane. Wash.-That the terrible
collision of electric trains at La
Crosse, which cost fifteen lives, was
caused by a special train leaving the
station in violation Of the rules of the
company was announced by Superin-
tendent r. c. Bowdish of the Spokane
G Inland railway. during the coroner's
inquest at Occur d'Alene, Idaho. Su-
perintendent Bowdish testified that
all regular trains has the right Of way
over all extras. Should a regular be
late the special must give 1t a clear
track for twelve hours il necessary.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12

Los Angeles-At times sobbing like
a child. and again leaning on his sis
ter's arm and gazing with tear
dimmed eyes at the witnesses who
were testifying against him. Car
Fischer, the chauffeur charged with
manslaughter in running down with
his machine and killing Mrs. Dora
Teller, heard the evidence produced
by the state in the preliminary lar
ing. He was charged with driving a,
an excessive rate OF speed on the
wrong side Of a dimly lighted street
After the accident he fed the city.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
TAFT WILL TRAVEL.
VIII Make Trip Of $4,000 Miles
Through West and South.

~1bH bNCol anu 0D1ln.
Neutrality-suspicious. his departure
from the capital on Friday, the presi-
dent made public a tentative outline
of his trip through the west and south
this fall. 1t win embrace a journey
of approximately $4,000 miles and will
be one of the most notable ever made
by president. 1t will be as diverse
as could be imagined and a seeing
all-America" tour could hardly be de-
vised to embrace as many points OF
interest in so brief a space of time
as President Taft will give to his
jaunt to the Pacific coast and back
through the south.
The president, accompanied by Sec
rotary Fred w. Carpenter, Captain
Archibald w. Butt, his military aide.
several White House attaches, and
perhaps a guest or two for various
parts of the trip, will travel in a pri-
vate car attached for the greater
part of the trip to regular trains.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
LAUNCH cAPsIzED.

Two Men and a Woman Drowned
While on a Sunday Excursion.
Toledo, DIARY Dill, Frank Le-
haney and Mrs Mabel Hudson were
drowned and seven men rescued I'M
der difficulty when a launch capsized
In Maumee bay, 500 feet off the
Casino, a summer theater, on Sun
day. When over the deep channel Of
the bay the launch turned turtle from
the weight of the party. which had
collected on one side. The woman
was thrown into the water and was
unable to get out
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
TARIFF TARIFF. BILL PASSED
PRESIDENT TAFT SIGNS THE
DOCUMENT AND CONGRESS
FINALLY ADJOURNs.
Forty-seven Senators Vote for Measure
Submitted by Conference Com
mttee, While Thirty-one op-
posed Bill as Adopted.

Washington.-Th extraordinary
session Of congress. called for the
purpose of revising the tariff, has
finally accomplished its purpose,
framed and adopted a new tariff
measure. adjourned without date, and
the lawmakers are now free to return
to their constituents and tell them
just how It happened.
The tariff measure, as revised, after
numerous committee sessions was
finally approved by the senate on
Thursday, August 5.
At six minutes past the Payne
tariff bill, as the measure will be
known, was laid before the president.
He picked up pen supplied by Chair
man Payne, which had been used by
both the vice-president and the
speaker in signing the bill. and at
tached his signature
After writing william H. Taft"
the president added, Signed five min
utes after o'clock August 5th, 1909.
w. H. T."
With the president at the time were
Secretary Knox, Secretary MacVeagh,
Attorney General Wickersham, Post
master General Hitchcock. Secretary
Nagel, Secretary Wilson, Senator
Aldrich. Representative Payne and
many others of the senate and house.
AS the senators fled into the room
the president had something of a per
sonal nature to say to each. and
good nature appeared to be over
flowing.
Both houses adjourned sine die Of
ficially at o'clock Thursday night.
That is the time entered upon the
journals, but as a matter of fact the
house adjourned at 53S p. m and
the senate at 5:5S D. m.
The conference report was agreed
to by the senate, AZ to 81. at D. m.
and soon afterward the concurrent
resolution making certain changes in
the leather schedule was adopted by
both houses.
The closing hours were uninterest-
ing. The revision had been accord
ing to the desires of some and with
the hearty disapproyal OF others, and
the last two days had been consumed
by members of the senate in express
ing their satisfaction or dissatisfac-
ton.
The Vote.
On the final adoption Of the tariff
measure, the senators voted as fol
lows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Borah, Bourne, Brad.
ley, Brandegee, Brown, Buckley,
Burkett, Burnham, Burrows, Burton,
Carter, Clark (Wyo), Crane, Craw-
ford, Cullom, Curtis, Depew, Dick,
Dixon, Dupont, Elkins. Flint, Frye,
Gamble, Guggenheim, Hale, Hepburn,
Johnson Jones, Kean. Lodge Lori
mer, McCumber, Oliver Page, Pen
rose, Perkins. Piles, Root, Scott. Smith
(Mich), Smoot, Stephenson, Suther-
land, Warner Wetmore-47
Nays-Baccn. Bailey, Bankhead.
Beveridge, Bristow, Chamberlain,
Clapp Clay. Culberson, Cummins,
Daniel. Dolliver, Fletcher, Foster.
Frazer, Gore. Hughes. LaFollette, Nc
Laurin, Martin, Nelson. Newlands.
Overman. oavnter. Rayner. Shively,
Simmons. Smith (Md), Smith Is. O..
Stone, Taliaferro-31.
The pairs on the bill were as fol-
lows, those for it being first men
toned: Briggs with Johnson. Dill
bingham with Tillman. Gallinger with
Taylor Nixon with owen, Richard
son with Clarke (ATk). Warren with
Money. McEnery with Davis
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
CHEAT AND FRAUD.
This is the Way Alton B. Parker
Sizes Up New Tariff Bill.

Sizes Up New Tariff Bill.
New York.-Alton B. Parker, Demo
cratic candidate for president in 1904,
made the following statement on
Thursday on the new tariff bill:
1.-THE opinion that the Republican
platforms promise of a revision Of
the tariff was intended to deceive the
people is now fully justified.
by bold and impudent speech, SEN
ators and members of congress have
asserted that the plank promised a
revision, not a reduction, of tariff
duties. Their only reward is public
contempt. for their arguments demon
strate that the purpose of the tariff
plank was to cheat and defraud the
voters. And at the same time the &C
ton of the majority in congress
makes them parties to the fraud in
that they sought tc consummate it,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12

New York.-Wives ought to remain
with their husbands during the hot
season Of the year. If they would
there would be more happy husbands.
If the family cannot afford to include
the husband in its trip tc the noun
tains or seashore. the better half had
better stay in town. too. This conclu-
sion is reached in interviews with
New York residents. who agree that
the city's summer danger" is the
separation OF husbands and wives for
the several months when the Their
mometer mounts skyward.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
Penrose May Wear snk Hose.

Washington.-B Because of his instru-
mentality in having higher duty
placed on hosiery, Senator Penrose OF
Pennsylvania is TO be rendered a ban
quet by the hosiery industry of the
country and the manufacturers OF
Pennsylvania. The banquet is to take
place on October 26, 10 Philadelphia.
A great industrial parade, In which
operatives employed in the hosiery
factories and other industries in Penn
sylvania are to take part is planned
in conjunction with the dinner
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
Utah Senator Purchases House In the
National Capital.

Neutrality-suspicious. leaving here
on Friday Senator Smoot closed nego-
hations for the purchase of resi-
dence which he and his family will
occupy when they return to Wash
lngton. The house is on the corner
Of Connecticut avenue and Calvert
street, a very attractive part of the
residence section OF the city. 1t CON
tains twelve rooms and is modern in
all appointments. The price paid
was about 100000
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
cARLlsTs TO GET INTO GAME.
Don Jaime May Make Attempt to Cap
ture Spanish Throne.

Cerebre, France.-The Carlist lead.
ers will hold meeting shortly at a
French frontier town to decide upon
their attitude in view OF recent events,
it is said. Afterwards, it is under
stood, Don Jaime, the Spanish pre-
tender, viii issue a manifesto declar-
ing that he has no intention to profit
by the misfortunes OF ais country, but
that if the present government is pow
erless to save the honor of the nation.
he will act The Carlists claim tnat
they are in a position to arm and
place in the field quickly 100 600 sup
porters burning with zeal.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12
BRUTAL MURDER IN NEVADA.

OoIIectoF oHot ahu beaten ana BODY
Thrown into Ditch.
Reno, Nev.-One OF the most brutal
murders ever recorded in the history
of Reno's crimes was committed Fri
day night within 200 yards of the
home Of United States Senator Nixon,
when r. ]. Little, agent for San
Francisco collection agency, was shot,
beaten about the head with rocks and
thrown face downward into an irriga-
ton ditch, his body then being weight
ed down with a 100-pound stone.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-05

If the old saying regarding the dean
of weather prophets, the grounding.
holds good In this neck of the woods
we can look for An early spring. Last
Tuesday was grounding day and if
the little porker stuck his nose above
the surface of the earth in anticipa
tion of seeing his shadow in order that
he might eak back and take another
snooze of six weeks he certainly must
have been disappointed. According
to the old superstition. although there
are many people who believe it cannot
be classed as such. and there are
thousands VITO still have faith in the
little animal. six more weeks of cold
and blustery weather will invariably
follow the Rroundhog's appearance II
he sees his shadow.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-05

Walrod & Sutton have completed
the Sweeney we'll at depth of ITS
feet and have moved their drilling
machine to the residence property of
P. A. Jensen. with whom they have
contract to put down a we'll. In the
Sweeney we'll the flow of water aver
ages about two gallons a minute, or
approximately 5000 gallons every
twenty-fo hours. and the quality of
it is said to be very fine. They are
under contract to 20 to Lopez island
about the first of March where they
will drill we'll for Wallace Bolton.
Mr. Walrod states that they also have
contracts for drilling sixteen other
wells on Lopez.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-05

Mrs.G. B. briggs most delightfully."-
entertained number of her friends
Tuesday afternoon at her home en- Ar
eyle avenue. complimentary to Mrs.
j. W. GeoRhegan. who has gone to
Bellingham to reside. A portion OF
the afternoon was devoted to drawing
and guessing contests and music and
at 4 80 a very dainty lunch was SER
we'd. In the blindfold drawing con-
test Mrs. S. D. Martin secured the first
prize and the consolation prize went
to Mrs. A. Newhall. The subject fol-
the sketches was pig and 1t is said
by some of the ladies present that
many of the productions were such
that even farmer would have Difficult
ty in determining what the sketches
we're intended to represent. Mrs.
Sargent's representation Of porker
received t'honorable mention" from
the judges. who were Mrs. o. 81. Cul.
yer, Mrs. Newhall and Mrs. Jones.
Those present were: Mrs. J. L. Blair,
Mrs. r. V. Thompson. late of Mitchell.
So. Dakota, Mrs. A. Stoliker. Mrs. j.
w. GeogheRan. Mrs Loyal Larson,
Mrs. Gene Q. Gould. Mrs. Van e. Sar-
gent. Mrs. o q. Culver. Mrs. F. N.
Culver. Mrs. O. M. Tucker. Mrs. 8. D.
Martin. Mrs. @. L. McKinnis. Mrs.
Herbert Jones, Mrs. A. Newhall. Mrs.
Frank Jensen, Mrs. p. A. Jensen, Mn.
JOS. Jensen. Mrs. ]. P. Paine. Mrs.
Margaret Francis. Mrs. q. b Drigal
Mrs. VIM. Jakles, Mrs.. John Whiteley,
Misses Nella Jensen, Barry, Frits and
OriQua. - -
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Lincoln Memorial Service

The Epworth League of the Friday
Harbor M. E church will hold Lin
coin Memorial service next Sunday
evening beginning at seven O'Clock.
to which all are most cordially invit-
ed. Following is the program:
Lincoln's mother Mrs. j. P. Paine
Lincoln's childhood, Alfred Middleton
His young manhood, Otto Fran els,
Claire Tiff and Clarence Handles
Lincoln and Douglas debates, Lin
coins political life, Lee McEuen
Lincoln as President, Milo Shoots
A war incicent, Chas. Mckay
Circumstances surrounding his death,
Mrs. Her bert Jones
Effect of his death upon the natiuG,
Miss Barry
Remarks on southern education, Rev.
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-05

A. W. Gould. who has been in part
Dership with T. M. NJ Gore cary at
"iingerlonger Farm near West
Sound, was in town on business the
first of the week. They have left the
place. Mr.. McCreary's health being
unequal to carrying it on. He and
his family have gone to Bellingham,
where he will represent a book pub
fishing house. Mr.. Gould will work
for the inter- Island Telephone Co.
making bis headquarters at East Sound.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-05
FRIDAY HARBOR HOSPITAL,
For rates apply to DR.. B. Muscott.
Bank Building. Friday Harbor.

Quite a number of Friday Harbor
people are planning to attend the
magnificent dramatic presentation OF
"Ben- Hur''at Beck's theatre. BellinR-
ham, the first of next week. It is to
be presented Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings and Wednesday
afternoon. The sale Of seats began
Yesterday. The captain and purser
of the steamer Rosalie authorize the
islander to say that the Rosalie may
be depended upon to reach Belling-
ham Monday night by $3.50, so that
people in this county who may wish
to zee the great play that night can
do 30 and reach their homes the next
morning. 49, xes1s@ sliA4A4 - -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-05

Manager Douglas. of the Inter Is-
land Telephone Co.. states that ow.
ing to the heavy winds during the
past week it has been impossible to
lay the new cable across Upright chan
mel from Shaw to Lopez islands. Just
as soon as weather will permit this
work will be doce and Lopez sub
scrlbers will then have telephone
communication with all parts of the
county and the mainland.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-05
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