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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-28
BIG DEAL LF|)RUN|ONCO
Secures Wide Extension For Its LOnq.
Distance Wire Service
THROUGH A BIG SYNDICATE
Expects to Connect Local Exchange With Cities
From Missouri River to Coast.

A Cleveland dispatch to the Grand
Rapids Herald dated October % said !:
An important transaction has been
completed here which vitallv affects
the telephone situation in this and
adjoining states. James S. Bradley
Jr president of the Toledo Home In
dependent aud heavily interested in
other properties, acting on behalf of
the National Long Distance syndicate,
has taken over the Everett-Moore
holdings in the United States (Lcng
Distance) Telephone COMPANY. which
has it's headquarters in this city.
A few davs ago Mr.. Brailev became
aware of the fact that the Everett
Moore interests had given an option on
heir stock in the United States Inde-
pendent. which carried with it con-
troll of the company. to +. II. Golf
president of the Cleveland Trust
COMPANY, and that Mr. Goff was then
in New York seeking to dispose of
the stock to the Bell Telephone com
pany. Mr.. Bradley Immediately fol-
lowed up this information and finally
succeeded in purchasing the Everett
Moore holdings for account of the
National Long Distance service.
The National Long Distance syndi.
cate is tina organization which has
completed arrangements for the con-
struction of system of independent
long distance lines reaching from the
Atlantic coast as far west as Mime
apolis,, linking together every impor-
tsnt independent telephone com pany
in the country east of the Rocky
mountains. 1t is heaGed by Max
Koehler and Herman G.. Stifel of St.
Louis, and John A. Howard of Wheel
ing, all prominent in the independent
movement throughout the east and
the middle west
The transfer of controlling in
terest in the United States COMPANY
to Mr. Brailev and Long Distance
syndicate. therefore. firmly establishes
the Ohio organization in the ranks OF
the Independents and lends distinct
impetus TO the carving out of the
universal long distance plans.
The Union Telephone company OF
this citv is materially and most favor.
ably affected bv the incorporation and
developement of the National Long
Distance syndicate. This great svndi-
cate will. within TIE wear, possess
through connections from Missouri
ri-er to the Atlantic cost. The Union
Telephone company has contract
with the syndicate under which the
syndicate lines will connect with the
Union companv's lines "Tbis
means. ," said General Manager ". j..
Melchers. that the Union Telephone
company will. as fast as the lines are
completed, have complete telephone
and telegraphic wire connections
throughout the heart of the United
Safes from the Atlantic to the
Missouri river. 1t is a splendid thing
for the COMPANY and is a great step in
advance for the Union Telephone COM
pany's interests.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-28
The ART OF LIFE

Was the title of comedy in three
acts presented at the opers house last
Tuesday evening bv the Donald
Robinson PLAYERS. Mr. Robinson was
undoubtedly the best actor Alma peo-
ple have had the opportunity Of hear
ing in their home city and as his sup
port was excellent, the entertainment.
as a whole. was far better than the
average thato visit ci ties of this size.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-28
BADLY INJURED.

Mrs. Matilia Walker, who resides on
East Superior street, had occasion to go
to the grist mill to order some feed and
while in the mill sccidently fell ten feet
down pair of stairs badly bruising her
limbs, arms and body: Mrs. Walker
was removed to her home and doctor
called who did ali possible to relieve her
sufferings. Mrs. Walker is reported
resting easily to-day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-28
THEY HAD A GOOD TIME

Last Thursday afternoon Mrs. w. j..
Melchers entertained score or more
of ladies at her home on state Street.
Five Hundred and social good cheer
prevailed until the attention of the
guests was taken up with the delicious
refreshments served.
Friday afternoon MrS Melchers
entertained at bridge. five tables being
used. Those present at the whist party
like those who were there the after
noon previous, declared most en-
.joyable time and Mrs. Melchers a
charming entertainer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-28
DIR. WALTER CLINTON WALKER.

The well knowu Detroit specialist
will fill his next regular appointment at
Wright House Alma Nov. 3. If afflicted
with any chronic disease you should not
fail to see DR.. Walker. The DR.. will
tell you just what he thinks can be done
for you. Consultation free on day of
..;.,e
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-28
The COUNTY TAX

Following is the apportionment of
the 1909 county tax as ordered spread
against the various cities and town.
ships bv the boald of supervisors which
adjourned last Saturday
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-28
The VAUDETTE.

Chas. Fishbeck. proprietor of the AL
ma Vaudette, is having furnace put in
the basement of the building.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-10-28

Mrs. l.. w. Race was the guest of
friends at Grand Ledge over Sunday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
AMERICA WINS CONTENTION
IN CHINESE LOAN MATTER

New York, July 24-Information
from Peking promising a settlement
OF the Hankow Loan question favorable
to the United States was received with
graticfiation by Charles R. Crane,
recently appointed minister to China,
who is now in New York
Mr.. Crane said this country was par
ticularly anxious to have equal parti-
cipation in the loan because it repre-
sented the first great public work un-
der the new policy of the Chinese gov
eminent favorable to foreign enter
prises, and under the policy of the
United States toward the Eastern sit
uation as laid down by President Taft.
1.-THE precedent is what we want to
establish" he said.
The proposition under consideration
is to increase the original 1927, 5000, 900
required for the loan by one-third, al
lowing the United States to share
equally with England, Germany and
France, without cutting down the pro-
portions originally allotted to those
countries.
Mr.. Crane expects to leave for his
new post about the first of October.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
MILWAUKEE SPEAIAL TO
ADVERTISE THE STATE

Ellensburg, July 24.-Two special
cars to advertise Washington products
will be dispatched over the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul main lines in
South Dakota and Minnesota, Iowa and
Illinois for three months in the fall
E E. Brewer, travelling immigration
agent of the railroad, is in the city
and is making tour of the valley Sc
lecting the choicest of Kittitas valley
grasses and grains for exhibition in the
special cars. When fruits are ripe Mr..
Brewer will return to make a collec-
ton of fruits.
The Milwaukee has secured 2, 500
feet of floor space in the United States
land and irrigation congress which will
be held in lChicago Coliseum in No.
vember and December. The Kittitas
valley exhibit will be attractively ar
ranged in separate booth in the rail-
way exhibit.
''Last year." said Mr. Brewer, ''the
Milwaukee agents made hurried trip
over the line and made a selection of
Washington products, which were
shipped to Chicago, attractively ar
ranged in special car and sent over
the main lines Of the road in the Mid
die Western states. The scheme of
advertising was very successful. The
display was hastily selected and did
not represent the true agricultural
value of the lands contiguous to the
new line We will make all early
start this year and the car will leave
Chicago about the first Of September
1t is intended to send the cars to
county fairs and towns where some
special interest causes crowds to
gather"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Wit Of the Youngsters


Teacher-Why do you persist In
saying the trunk is the front instead
of the middle of the body, Johnny?
Small Johnny the trunk Of the
elephant I saw at the circus was in
front.
Harold, when you get to be
the head of a family what will you
say to your children when they are
naughty? Harold-Oh, I'll do like
papa. I'll tell them how good was
when I was a kid.
One day when there was fish for
dinner little Edna said: Mamma,
know what a shad is." What Is 1t,
dear?" queried her mother. Its q
porcupine turned outside in," was the
triumphant explanation.
"Now, Richard" said the teacher,
"can you tell me who Atlas was?"
Yes, ma'am," answered Richard. He
was a notorious footpad." "A what?"
queried the teacher. "A footpad," re-
peated Richard. "He held up the earth.
you know"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
ARE FAT PEOPLE sTUPmp

lfaay Great Men Have Been OF More
than Average Weight.
Both the willowY people of the
world and those of average weight
associate fairness with stupidity. where
as often such is not the case. They
have been to the shows at country
fairs and have seen the obese ladies
and the fat men there displaying their
superabundant collection Ct adipose
tissue. and have gone away with the
Idea that fat people, merely because
they are fat, are stupider and more
deficient in intelligence than people
OF average avoirdupois, and this. in.
their opinion on the subject. has ex-
tended outside of the shows to apply
to fat people generally, says Tit Bits.
AT the present moment William
Howard Taft is the second Eat man
sitting in the presidential chair and
the first republican of more than av.
erage weight to occupy that position,
the first fat man being Stephen Grow
or Cleveland of democratic persuasion.
These are only two men Of the pres.
ent time, though Cleveland Is dead,
having a fine intellect in a body of
supernormal weight Looking into
history we find that some Of the fin
est intelligences the world has ever
Known have been incased In neshly
caskets plump even to obesity. Ma
poleon Bonaparte, notwithstanding his
active career, was decidedly stout. DR..
Johnson was inclined to fabbiness,
" hile Boswell, his biographer was in
the same condition.
Honore de Balzac, the grea. French
novelist. was so large that to-day he
might be nicknamed Jumbo" Balzac;
Dumas pere was stout, while Sainte-
Beauve had Falstafian stomach. In
spite of his great corpulency, which
ne tried to keep down by drinking
vinegar, Eugene Sue wrote The
Wandering Jew"
Possini, the composer, was 80 fat
that for six years he never saw his
knees, and Jules Janin, the prince Of
critics, broke down all ordinary sofas
he sat upon, his cheeks and chin p,o-
truding beyond his beard and whisk.
ers. Lablache, the Italian singer. was
charged three fares when he Travelled.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
WILL MAINTAIN NAVY

Victoria, July 27.-That Canada has
determined upon navy to cooperate
with the imperial navy in the defense
of the empire was stated by Hon. Will
lam Pugsley, minister of public works,
before the board of trade here.
81 look forward to seeing a number
of first-class vessels of war, of purely
Canadian origin and manned by Can
adams stationed on both the Atlantic
and Pacific seaboards.
"The question of Canadian navy
and drydocks both on the Pacific and
Atlantic will be discussed as soon as
the delegates to the imperial defense
conference return from England. The
outcome of the conference will be
a decision to construct drydocks on
both Canadian seaboards capable of &C.
commodating the largest battleships. "
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
NEW ISLAND A MENACE
TO SHIPS ON PACIFIC

San Francisco, July 27.-According
to Capt Quatrevaux, of the French
ship Theirs, which arrived Sunday
from New Castle, Australia, new ISL
and has sprung up from the waters of
the Pacific, near the Gambler group
Capt. Quatrevaux says that when his
ship approached it, although no wind
was blowing, a mysterious swell drew
the vessel toward the shore, and it was
with the utmost difficulty that she was
saved from going on the rocks. The
island is located in latitude 25 25 de-
grees south, longitude 1913. 80 degrees
west, and seems to be made of vol
canic rock.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
A One Time Comanche Chief.

Quanah Parker, one-time blood
thirsty Comanche chief. was recently
elected head of district school board
in Oklahoma, and his son, a graduate
of Carlisle school, was appointed
teacher. Quanah Parker's mother was
a white woman, taken prisoner when
child by the present chiefs father.
The child grew to womanhood among
the Comanches, then wild, wander
ing, bloodthirsty tribe, roaming the
plains of Texas. The chief made her
his squaw and she bore him the son,
Quanah Parker. Not long after she
went back to her white people, but
the Indian life had gained too strong
hold upon her to remain, and she re-
turned to her tepee and her chief, the
father Of her son. She lived with the
tribe until her death.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
PAYMENT OF FAIR DEBT
BEGUN BY MANAGEMENT

do. SEATTLE so July 27.-Depositing each
Wy, ou per cent of the gate receipts
o at.h the Washington Trust Company
~ 'lils city, the Alaska Yukon Pacific
ra apositlon will early this week be
its y 10 declare the third payment on
40 ~ ponded Indebtedness of $3.50, 900.
b.- r"o payments of 10 per cent each
" i've already been made, and as rapid
nas as the sinking fund accumulates the
h he $a5, 900, new payments will
dr.. declared. The sinking fund is
tho entirely from cash receipts at
aro gate, and with the attendance
liaros increasing each week, it is be-
nav the fund will be sufficient to
p"' Oh the entire bond issue.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30

Soldier, Rest.

Soldier, Rest.
Soldier. rest thy warfare oer' huo.b.
Sloen the sleep that knows no oA0"
ing;
Dream of battled fields no more,
DAYS of danger, nights OF wakins'
In our isles enchanted hall,
Hands unseen thy couch are stre"'ns
Fairy strains of music tali'
Every sense in slumber de"ihs'
Soldier rest thy warfare Ger
Dream of fighting fields no more
Sleen the sleep that knows not oreaAs'
Morn Of toll nor night of waking.
No rude sound shall reach thine ear,
Armor's clang, or war-steed champ'ns'
Tr,,mn nor nibroch summon here
Mastering clan or squadron
Yet the lark's shrill fife may come
At the daybreak from the 1aiio"'
And the bittern sound his drum,
Booming from the sedgy shal!o"'
Rpder sounds shall none be near
Guards nor warders challenge here'
Here's no war-steed's neigh and champ
ing,
Shouting clans or squadrons s'anp
Huntsman. rest thy chase is done;.,
While our slumbrous spells assam ~
Dream not, with the rising sun,
Bugles here shall round revelile.
Sleep! thy hounds are by thee lylns'
Sleep. nor dream in yonder glen
How thy gallant steed lay dyIns'
Huntsman. rest thy chase is done;
Think not of the rising sun,
For at dawning to assail we
Here no bugles sound revellle.
Sir Walter Scott.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
A Beggar's Rebuk.

Perhaps the ablest rebuke ever ad.
dressed to a miser was that Of a beg.
gar who derisively offered Lord Brace,
an ancestor of the present British
Duke OF Fife. little silver coin lust
t. get a sight Of his lordship's hoard.
ed gold and silver. Now. Lord Braco
was OF true miser breed. and the mere
sight OF the silver tempted him to
open his chests. whereupon the beggar
remarked quietly:
After all. I'm as rich az Won. nv
lord. l can see your gold, and even
you have not heart to do any mors
with It."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Red Men Hold Election

Tacoma, July 24.-The Red Men of
Washington finished their great sun
session here with the election and in
stallation of officers, and by the in
dorsement of Past Great Sachem T. J..
Bell. of Tacoma, for election to the
high chieftancy of great junior saga
more of the great council of the United
States. Walla Walla was selected as
the place for the next great sun session.
A. M. Watt. of Seattle, was elected
great sachem.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
NOW IT'S DUTCH CAPS.

In honor of Wilhelmina's baby,
mothers are making starched and far.
ing headgear for their children and
here's how to make one: The Dutch
cap Is fashioned of strips of linen
spun and embroidered by the thrifty
mothers and joined with exquisite
lace knitted or crocheted by the same
loving hands. Before it Is worn 1t
is starched very stiff and the cor
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30

in the illustration. It Is the sweet
est frame you ever saw for the little
faces. The strips of linen and inser-
ton are 10 inches long, with 20 inches
of lace to edge the front. When the
strips are joined they must measure
inches at the narrowest and IL
inches at widest point. Join at the
curved seam of the back. place nine
inch draw-string across the center
back and your little cap is complete.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30

A little girl came in from school one
day very indignant because she had
been kept in to correct her problems
after the others had been dismissed.
Mamma" she said. "IIl nevur,
nevur speak to Edna Bates again as
long az / i've"
why, dear?" asked her mother.
Because" pou-ed the little maid.
because l copied all my zamples from
her. and every one Of 'em was wrong. !"
New York World.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
I'LL TREATED BY UNCLE SAM.

Skilled and Unskilled Women WORK.
ers in Warrington Department.
Large numbers of girls are appoint
ed as unskilled and skilled laDorers'
on a low-grade competitive examina'
ton, at a. very small salary or Win
compensation as piece workers. Inc
money-counters in the treasury oe-
partment are almost exclusively WON
en-, frequently entering the service Dy
the road of appointment as skilled la.
borer in the bureau of engraving anu
printing. When the wearisomeness
and Notwithstanding nature OF their
employment are considered, and their
responsibility for all losses by error
and counterfeits, their average pay Is
ridiculously small. Yet an effort has
been made to reduce 1t far below llv-
ing wages, because the field Is solely
occupied by women, says Ruth G.. D.
Ravens in Harper's Weekly.
Success In any attempt to reduce
women's wages in the service seems
probable, If one appeals to history for
precedent and prophecy. Forty years
ago the minimum wage for men en-
gagged in clerical work in the civil ser
vice was $1,000 per annum; for wom-
en-, 5000. The official hours were from
9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Afterward grade
for women was established at 1920
per annum, and an hour was added to
the clerical day. Following in rather
close succession, grades we're estab-
lished at $1,000, at sS40, at $500, at
$500, at $3.50, at $3.50; year or two
ago a grade of $500 was proposed, but
failed Of enactment. Meantime anoth-
er half-hour was added to the day, and
the hours are now from a. m. to 4: 80
p. m
1t Is thus made apparent that, while
the present clerical grading is said to
have been established in the early
sos, the standard of wages has been
reduced by the institution Of seven
lower grades, through which women,
and sometimes men, must climb to
reach living salary, and by two add.
lions to the length of the Official day;
and this has occurred during a period
when the cost of living has been con-
stantly advancing
In 1904, the force of federal en-
ployes numbered 150,3S3, of whom 49,.
1872, or between and per cent, were
females. OF this small proportion g.
SO received less than 5000 per annum,
which was the lowest salary at which
women were appointed Forty years ago.
This we'll illustrates the attitude of
the government toward women.
In pauslng to glance at the anomal-
Gus retrogression of wages, l do not
wish TO divert attention from the sub
1ect OF this article-the Punishment OF
women from the service.
The question was asked of a certain
bureau officer: "You have said many
times that your women clerks are
more faithful, more accurate more
conscientious than the men and equal.
ly competent, and hence entitled to
promotion. Why, then, do you always
ask the commission for mem"
This was his answer: women are
entitled to the appointments under the
law and by reason of their equal Ell.
cheney. They are also Justly entitled
to the suffrage. But they have not the
suffrage, and so they cannot have the
appointments. The voters must have
the places. II you women want nost-
lions IN the civil service you must first
secure citizenship through the ballot"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
State Department Hears It

Washington, July 24-American
participation in the loan of $27, 500, :
600 about to be negotiated by the
Chinese government on the Hankow
railroad and other enterprises, will be
arranged to the entire satisfaction Of
this government, thus assuring the
maintenance of the ''open door" in
China. Information to this effect has
been received at the state department.
Pressure had been brought to bear
on China to withstand the American
demands. The satisfactory adjustment
Of the loan means the application of
the "open door, in it's fullest aspect.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
EDITORS ARE
THANKFUL
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION EX-
PRESSES GRATITUDE
TO SEATTLE
posolve to Give Substantial Evil
dence ofAppreciation for Favors
Shown by City, by Exposition
Management and Others Who
Contributed to Enjoyment.

Before the National Editorial Asso.
oiation election of officers at Seattle a
mems between the leaders of the
panmgartner forces and the leaders
81 the Pomeroy forces was held, with
tho result that J. P. Baumgartner. of
california, withdrew in favor of A.
Nevin Pomeroy, of Pennsylvania, who
,ras unanimously elected president for
tbe ensuing year. For this concession
the Pomeroy forces gave Mr. Baum
oartner the first vice presidency and
nromised to throw their entire strength
to him next year.
will A. Steel, of Seattle, was elect
Cd treasurer. The selection Of the
Mace of meeting next year was refer
rod TO the executive committee, to re-
mort next spring. Chattanooga, Tenn. :,
has made strong bid for the honor.
Other cities which want the convention
are; Savannah, Ga, Atlantic City,
J.. and Toledo, 0.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Renections on Fame.

people will praise my work after !.
am dead" said the playwright. gloom
lily.
Perhaps" answered the cold-blood-
ed actor; but isn't 1t good deal Of
a sacrifice for little praise?"-Wash-
ington Star.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30

When you show some men q favor,
instead of approaching 1t. they latter
themselves that they have worked
you
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30

1t takes almost as much sugar to
get along with gooseberry as it takes
to get along with mean husband.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30
Where He Slept,

The Pastol-And do you sleep with
your head to the north?
The Deacon-Let me see! Which
way does the church stand. anyway
-Yonkers Statesman.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30

No woman should give way to grief.
Let her keep her hair frizzed, and
everything may come around all right.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30

A man who hopes great deal VIA
not vorb