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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
BIG PRIZES OFFERED AT
EXPOSITION LIVE STOCK SHOW

Seattle, Sept. 4.-Sixty thousand
dollars in prizes, the greatest list of
awards ever prepared in the West,
will be presented to the winners in the
A.-Y.-P. exposition livestock show,
which will be held the last 10 days
of this month.
Work has been started at the south
end of the fair grounds on the three
acres of buildings needed for the big
show, which will bring the biggest at
tendance of the season from the cOun-
try districts of the Northwest. More
than 1000 head of the finest stock in
the world are entered in the horse and
poultry will be equally well repre-
sented Seattle will be the meeting
point of all the livestock circuits, and
exhibitors from the Canadian circuit
will drop down here, those of the Mid
die West will come after the Mime
sofa State Fair, and the southern ex-
hibitors will find Seattle ready for
them at the end of the California
shows.
In speaking of the show, w. L. Car
lyle, superintendent of the livestock
department, said: I'm my twenty
years experience managing livestock
shows, I have never seen better
prospect. The entries are large, rep
resentative and by breeders of world
wide fame. The old world has been
ransacked for choice specimens espe-
cially for this show, and any breeder
who wins ribbon at the exposition
has good reason to be proud. The
friendly rivalry between the breeders
of the East and West will add zest
to the show and interest in the compe-
tition."
George Lane, of Calgary, Alberta,
who is one of the most extensive farm
ers and breeders on the American
continent, visited the fair recently to
enter his choice breeds in all the
Percheron class es. He has the dis
tinction of being the owner of the
largest herd of pure bred Percheron
horses in America, numbering 500
head.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
SIXTY-rWO HOURS FROM
CHICAGO TO SEATTLE

Chicago, Sept. 4.-From Chicago to
the Pacific Coast at speed rlVallng
the fastest made by rushing flyers be-
tween Chicago and New York, trains
to the West are to begin within orlel
period a schedule that a few years
ago would have been deemed impos'
sible. The looping of ten hours OF
running time to Seattle from Chicago
will be one feature of the undersak-
ing.
A speed war is impending between
western roads that promises almo'
anything as a possibility. The chaf
lenger is James Hill, with deflance
hurled at every road in the West anu
Northwest. In preparation he is plan-
ming carefully to intrench itself IN 'ei'
ritory where there is the sharpest GULL
petition.
With this in view, the Burllns'on'
Great Northern and Northern facin'
have made a proposition to the po't
office department to put ne" ia's
mail train in service between CnicasU
and Seattle to make the long ]ouin''
in sixty-twO hours.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Washington State News

The Spokane Aero Club has Of
fered 100000 for next years interna.
tional races.
Leigh r. Freeman, newspaper man,
has announced his candidacy for the
U. S. senate.
1t is stated that special agents will
tour the state and arrest autoists who
have not secured licenses.
The stork broke all records in Ia
coma last month, there being 144
births. The highest previous record
for one month was that of July, when
120 children were born.
An Olympia dispatch says that Ortis
Hamilton may escape trial, the point
being raised that the criminal code
passed at the last legislature has re.
pealed the old laws.
The trial of former Adjutant-Gener-
al Hamilton has been set for Sep
TENDER 20 on the charge Of embez.
Element On the charge of misappro-
priating funds the trial is set for
September %.
Acting under the new law, State
Auditor Clausen has appointed S. P.
Jamison assistant auditor. Clerk E.
F. Jones is promoted to the position
of deputy auditor, and ]. H. Yates
has been engaged as clerk.
The Spokane business men are
planning a dinner for President Taft
when he arrives there that will be-
come more famous than the "pos-
sum dinner of the South. The big,
red apple will be the feature.
In response to an inquiry by county
authorities at Everett, Attorney Gen
eral Bell has ruled that female is
legally qualified and eligible to hold
the position of deputy county auditor
in this state.
Gov. NJ. E. Hay. at the request of
P. G.. Knox, secretary of state, will
recommend some person to act as
delegate at the International Institute
of Agriculture, which opens its ses-
sions at Rome, December u, 1909.
The delegate must pay his own ex-
penses.
Graduates from the state schools
who received either elementary, Sec
ondary or other certificates to teach
must pay the 81 provided for in the
new code before they can get their
certificates. Such was the opinion
given by the attorney general to the
state superintendent of schools re-
Gently.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
PREPARATIONS IN PROGRESS
FOR WELCOME TO COOK

New York, September 4.-Prepara
tions already are afoot to make the
homecoming of DR.. Frederick A.
Cook an event of national and posi-
h1v international Importance. II plans
outlined today by members OF the ARC
tic Climb are carried out, the welcome
Dr Cook will receive in New York
will be an ovation in which city, state
and nation will take part, While prom
inent explorers-Cook's former rivals
from all parts of the globe will gath
or to nav their personal tribute to his
achievements.
Members of the Arctic Club hope
President Taft may be present. such
an honor would be no more than nj
ting one declared, lin view OF the
fact that the explorer has placed the
Stars and Stripes on the apex OF the
world and added perhaps sixty tho"'
sand square miles to the nations ter
ritory."
Among the explorers who are ex-
pected to take prominent part are
the Duke d'Abruzzi, DR.. Nansen, Capt.
Roald Amundsen, Gen. A. w. Greedy,
Rear Admiral George Melville, An
thony Fiala and Capt. Joseph E. Ber-
nier
Capt Bradley S. Osborne, secretary
of the Arctic Club, said the explorer
is not expected here for several weeks.
'He is due in Copenhagen in three
days." said Capt. Osborne, land, if he
came straight home, would arrive in
New York about the middle of Sep
TENDER, but his friends believe that
he may make several stops on the way.
For one thing, the geographers and sci
entists of Copenhagen will tender him
a welcome. He may go to Christiania
to meet Capt. Amundsen, discoverer
of the Northwest passage; it is like
ly that he will visit Belgium, where he
has been decorated for his services
to science, and it is scarcely conceiv-
able that the British geographical So
cieties would allow him to pass them
on his way home without an invita-
ton to London"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Log Prices Go Up October l

Seattle, Wash, September 4.-Oc-
tober 1 the price of logs on Puget
Sound will be advanced by the loggers
81 per thousand on No. 1 and No.
stock and so cents per tousand on in
ferior grades. No official announce.
ment of the raise has been made, but
lumber mills here and at other points
vised of the prOpOs increase.
Lumber mills here have decided to
advance the cost of rough dimension
lumber 81 per thousand October l.
This grade of lumber-the cheapest
made-is now quoted at s11 per thou.
sand in the yards. October l the price
will be $12 per thousand feet.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Corporation Glad to Pay Up

Olympia, Sept. 4.-Corporations
which neglected to pay their annual
tax and were stricken from the rec.
ords by S. M. Howell, secretary of
state, are beginning to take advant.
age of the law passed at the special
session of the legislature and are nav.
ing the back tax, the penalties and
the fine of $25 in order to save their
names and to continue in business,
Ii corporation does not get rein
stated any other corporation may use
its name after six months. In all 25.
600 corporations were dropped from
the records and it is believed that
more than 10000 of these will take
advantage of the new law.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
FINAL DASH TO POLE
TAKES SIXTY-TWO DAYS

Copenhagen, September 4.-Exactly
two months and two days were con-
sumed by DR.. Cook in his final dash
for the pole.
The base of operations selected by
the intrepid explorer was Annootox,
from the boreal center. After a few
scouting parties had been sent out,
Cook was ready for the plunge into
the icy unknown.
With eleven men and 1O3 dogs, draw
ing eleven sledges, DR.. Cook left An
nootox on the morning of February 10,
1908, on the last leg of his remark
able journey. The course was west
ward over the broken ice of Smith
Sound
March IS, 1908, six Eskimos and
four men returned to Annootox and
three days later the remaining mem
bers of the party with the exception
of DIR. Cook and Etukeshook and AS
welab, Eskimos, started for the base
of supplies.
With his two Eskimo companions
and 26 dogs, Cook set out March %
to cover the 400 miles intervening
between the party and the pole.
Observations taken April showed
the explorer to be at latitude sc de-
grees So seconds, longitude "a de-
grees seconds.
At noon, April p, 1905, DR.. Cook
and his Eskimo companions reached
the pole
The return trip was commenced
April %, the two previous days hav-
ing been spent in making observa-
tons.
After severe journey lasting sew
eral months, DR.. Cook and his party
reached Cape Sparbo, where they
spent the winter of 19O8-19O9.
Annootox was reached on the re-
turn trip April Is, 1909.
Upernovik was reached May p,
1909.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
McCredie Still Has No Robe

Vancouver, Wash, Sept. 4.-When
Judge w. w. McCredie of the
superior court convened court, after
his summer vacation, he did not ap-
pear in the black silk judicial robe,
made compulsory by the last legisla-
ture. Judge McCredie has refused to
buy gown himself, but has asked the
county commissioners to pay for it,
and they have refused. The county
attorney, James P. Stapleton, has said
that he would advise the commisis on-
ers not to pay for any such garment.
The attorney general of the state has
written an opinion to the judge, stat
ing that the commissioners, he be-
lieves, should provide the gown.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10

which has just ended is
Given full credence here, although de-
to;1e are lacking of his intrepid dash
across the ice.
A message was received at the Co.
1onial office here Thursday, via Ler-
wick. Shetland islands, announcing
that DR. Cook had reached the pole
Anril 81. 1908. This dispatch was sent
nv a Greenland official on board the
Danish government steamer Hans
Eeede. which passed Lerwick at noon
Thurs day. en- route from Denmark.
1t read:
1--WE have on board the American
traveller, DR.. Cook, who reached the
North Pole April 81, 1908. DR.. Cook
arrived at Upernavik in May of 1909,
from Cape York. The Eskimos OF
Cane York confirm DR.. Cooks story
of his journey"
It is understood that the Danish con-
sui at Lerwick, where the Hans Eg-
EIDE remained for two hours, was Off
cially notified of DR.. Cooks success,
but that he was bound to secrecy.
Director Ryberg, head of the Green
land administration bureau, said he
did not expect to receive any further
details of DR.. Cooks achievement be-
fore the arrival of the Hans Egede,
which probably would be today.
Director Ryberg informed the min
lister, Dr. M. F. Egan, that DR.. Cook
had reached the North Pole. The an
nouncement caused the greatest en-
thusiasm, and many Americans called
at the legation to congratulate the
minister. Among these was Alexan-
der Kouta, of New York, a warm per-
sonal friend of DR.. Cook, who said
that he had believed the explorer had
persisted long ago. The legation was
overcrowded with visitors.
The noted explorer, Commander
Hovgaard, leader of various North
Pole expeditions, was convinced that
the message was true, but remarked
that it was strange that no mention
was made in the cable received here
as to whether there is land at the pole.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
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, 35c per doz.
Poultry-Live hens, 13@14kc per
h.; old roosters, &c per h.; spring
broilers, 1Sc per h.; ducks, 12c per
h.; geese, &C per h.; live turkeys, zoe
per h.; dressed turkeys, 23c per Id.
Potatoes-3-4@1c per h.,
Dressed vealESmall, 9 1-2@11c per
h.; large, 7@9c per ID.
Dressed pork-Small, 900 lie per
h.; large, sd lie per ID.
Butter fat-36c per Id.
Ranch butter-2O@21c.
Belgian hares-9c per 10.
Spring lambs, 9@10c.
Tacoma Quotations.
New wheat-Club, SSc; bluestem
92c; red, SEC.
Poultry-Turkeys live, zoe; dressed
22c; spring chickens, dressed 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, 3O@31c.
Eggs-Washington ranch, candled
34c@35c; Oregon, soc; Eastern, 2Sc.
Oats-$41@43; rolled oats, $42@44.
Hay, alfalfa, etc.-Wheat hay
s15@16; timothy, $20@22; mixed
s16@1s; wild, $13@15; clover
$16@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@$31.5 so;
bran, $275O@2S.5O; middlings,
$32@34; oil meal, $44.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
BY
ROSS
STATELAND COMMISSIONER
SAYS NATION ROBs
THE STATE.
Establishment of Reserves Leavoe
No Lands OF Value Which Can
Be Taken In Lieu of Lands Lost
By Settlement on School Scr
tons.

Olympia, Sept. 4.-Land Commis
sioner E. w. Ross has made a vigor
GUS protest to the secretary of tho IN
terror regarding the regulations of tho
federal department affecting certain
lands which have been restored to on
try in the North Yakima land distric,
Washington, part of the only terri,
tory which came to Uncle Sam nv M.
cupation and discovery, all the rest
resulting from war or purchase. 70.
ceived, Mr.. Ross points out, the moor.
est treatment of any new state. While
for instance, Texas received full title
to all federal lands within her border
when admitted, and Utah received for
school purposes four sections in every
township, Washington, by the ENABLING
act passed congress, received but two
sections in each township for schools
being sections 16 and SO, and it was
provided this state should not receive
these two if at the time surveys were
approved actual settlers had located
on such sections.
In lieu of the land lost to the state
by such squatters congress by law di.
rected this state should have lien
lands left. The federal domain in
Washington now is practically all in
reserves. The enabling act gave the
state of Washington sixty days pref
erence to file on newly-surveyed lands
before ordinary homesteaders could
file. In restoring thousands of acres
of Yakima lands to entry recently, the
interior department provided that such
lands should be open to settlement
thirty days prior to being opened to
entry In other words, for thirty days
squatters may locate on these lands,
and when the entry date arrives the
state will be barred from securing IT,
tle
Mr.. Ross declares that this is an
absolute violation of law; that it
means a clean theft by federal author
tiles of thousands of acres of lands
belonging to the school children of this
state, lands worth from $40 an acre
up to many times that value. He has
wired and written protest to Wash
ington, and hopes to be able to save
to the common school funds of this
tsate probably a million dollars if his
demands receive attention.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
RAILROAD COMMISSION
REGULATES CROSSINGS

Olympia, Sept. Am an opinion
bv Attorney General Bell to the rail-
road commission he says:
1.-The commission has authority to
refuse or consent to grade crossing
for interurban roads and steam rail-
roads over and across streets in cities
of the third class; but has no juris-
diction as to street railways or street
crossings other than as above stated.
The commission has no authority over
crossings in cities forming their own
charters"
This means that before railroads
can enter the smaller cities the COM
mission must consent to all street
crossings.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Commission Asks More Exact Data

Olympia, Sept. A. Representatives
of the engineering and disburs-
ing departments of all the railroads
operating in this state were before the
state railway commission Thursday in
a conference regarding a standard
form of reports to be made by the
roads to the commissi ion covering new
construction and betterments. In the
past the roads have made reports Civ.
ing little information beyond the to-
tai amounts of cash expended.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
COOK REACHES POLE
ON APRIL FL, 1908

Copenhagen, Sept. q The Nortn
Pole has been reached. DR.. FreoerlcA
A Cook an American, is the man VINO
accumulated the feat and has won
the glory of being the first human pe.
ing to stand at the point where every
direction is south. Cook reacned tne
North Pole April 81, 1908, ACCORDING
tn telegram received by the DANISH
,~oarnuent from the inspector OF
Greenland. The dispatch was sent
from Lorwick, Shetland ISLANDS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Three Thousand New Census Clerks

Washington, D. c., Sept. 4.-The
bureau of the census has announced
that approximately 5000 temporary
clerks would be appointed in connec-
tion with the work of taking the thir-
teenth decennial census. The first ex-
animation will be held on October
next. Few appointments from this ex-
animation will be made before Janu-
airy l, and not many will be made un-
til April, 1910.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Minor Happenings
of the Week

A party of congressman has ar,
rived at Honolulu.
Telegraphers on the Coast plan a
celebration for September %, the ma
tai day of Prof. Samuel Morse.
navy board has been appointed
tn seek a target range site on the
Pacific Coast, and Seattle has made
a bid.
It is announced that President Taft
may appoint former Vice-President
Fairbanks to succeed Whitelaw Reid
as ambassador to Great Britain.
It is reported that S10,00O,OO0 COM
panv will be formed to operate freight
boats down the Mississippi from st.
Louis to New Orleans.
According to the official forecast
made by the Japanese agricultural eX-
perts. the rice crop this year will be
II per cent. above the average OF
former seasons.
Grain exporters say that record
foreign business could be done if rail
roads operating between Buffalo and
New York would make a Az cents a
bushel rate.
Russia has dropped out definitely
from competition for a share in the
Hankow $3O,OO0,O00 loan; other dis
puted questions are under negotla-
ton.
The Canadian government has fol-
lowed ex-President Roosevelt's sug.
gestion by appointing a commission
for the cons ervation of natural re-
sources.
The miners strike that has been
going on at Pittsburg for the last
month and that has thrown 16,O0O
men out of work, has been settled in
favor of the strikers.
An application has been made to
the Cuban government by Jaclnto
ALA, an Argentine engineer, for per-
mission to raise the battleship Maine,
which lies in Havana harbor.
Last Wednesday night, September 1,
between SAP and 9 O'Clock, the plan
ct Mars was totally eclipsed by the
moon. The eclipse could be seen from
all parts of the country.
Incomplete returns from the long
shoremen's unions around the Great
Lakes show a majority of about l,6OO
votes in favor of moving the long
shoremen's international headquar
tiers from Detroit to Buffalo.
With a capital of s1,000,000, OF
which Is per cent. is owned by the
Mexican government and the remain
der by E. H. Hartman and associ
ates of the Wells Fargo Company, the
Mexican Express Company has com
menced business in Mexico.
Application of the new rule of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
Companies making cipher messages
payable at the rate of five letters to
a word instead of ten letters, as has
heretofore been the rule, which was
scheduled to go into effect last week
has been postponed to December 1.
The announcement of the engage
ment of John P. Scripps of San Di
ego. Cal, and Miss Edith McRae OF
Detroit has been made public. The
wedding is set to take place at the
home of the bride September s. The
fathers of both are the publishers OF
the Scripps-McRae league of papers
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Boundary Dispute Near Settlement

Washington, D. c., Sept. go ,
boundary controversy between s,o
and Bolivia seems near an amlcauS
settlement. The state department n .ar
received a telegram from Mlnis'e'
Statesman, of Lapaz, Bolivia fepO, ad
ing that the Bolivian congress rei'' IL.
the whole matter to the execu'l', rsis
partment of Bolivia for treatment =,
action is considered hopeful sisn
friendly adjustment by direct n un
standing of the two principals, bon'
and Peru
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Frost President of Tax Commission

Olympia, Sept. AT a meeting
OF the state board of tax commission
ers, j. E. Frost, of Ellensburg. was
elected president, g position heretofore
neld by T. D. Rockwell, of Spokane.
J. E. Koors is secretary.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10

Let us hope King Edward does not
wear his trousers creased at the sides
Tor the reason-painful thought
that he is slightly bowlegged
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
CREDENCE GIVEN COOKS
ACCOUNT BY SCIENTISTS

Copenhagen, September 4.-That
Frederick A. Cook, the American ex-
pl0rer, reached the North Pole in his
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Rushing Seattle Everett Line no,,

Everett, Wash, Sept. coattle
tracking on the route OF tne 80 rap
Everett 1nterurban is progressing l The
idly on those streets over :. toking
line will run. The company - oots Cd
time by the forelock, as the 81 heing
which they have franchises a. Nv will
permanently improved ana w. st the
thus save much by laying tiao .;oht-of.
pres ent time. Work along .n several
way is progressing rapidly - clear.
hundred men being engaged =
ing and bodybuilding.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10

Steps have been taken to organize
union OF the wireless telegraphers
in the United States.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Speed Maniac Gets Severe Sen'e.~ ;.

New York, Sept. 4.-One u bv
severest DEGREES ever pronoun' OIL.
a court in an effort to discourse I.
tomobile scorching prohibits reA ona
Driot, a professional chaulleul rocp.
participant in the Vanderbilt cup Work
from ever driving a car IN NC" .,rt Of
state. Justice Soller, in the GU. .once
special sessions, suspended sen od 10
in Driot's case, when he pronh oep
regard these directions. Drlot na ,;ne
arrested several times for speeu'D'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
DOUBLE DISCOVERY
OF NORTH POLE

and report on that region will confirm
mine"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-10
Cook Says He Is Glad.

Copenhagen, Sept. 6.-Copenhagen
was electrified tonight by the report
of Commander Peary's announcement
that he had reached the north pole
DIR. Cook was immensely interested
and said:
THAT is good news. hope Peary
did get to the pole. His observations