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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
PLANNING FOR ANTHRACITE
COAL SUPPLY FROM ALASKA

Seattle, March 15.-The Guggen-
helm Morgan syndicate has decided to
build another railroad for the develop
ment of Southeastern Alaska, which
incidentally will supply the cities of
the Pacific coast with an anthracite
coal said to be equal to the Pennsylva-
MIA product, besides furnishing an out
let for vast deposits of bituminous coal
of high grade.
This newest railroad project will ex-
tend from point on the Copper River
railway about 80 miles from Cordova
to the mines some 60 miles north.
The coal deposits so far discovered
embrace an area about 20 square miles
in extent, and are owned by Seattle
and Idaho capitalists.
Analysis has been made Of the coal
and the extent of the deposits accurate
~ measured by expert mining engi-
neers. On this showing the big mining
syndicate agreed to give the product
an outlet and take it's profits as com
mon carrier.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
KEEPING SALOONS AWAY
FROM RAILROAD CAMPS

Spokane, March 15-Robert E. Stra-
horn, president Of the North Coast rail-
road, proposes as nearly as possible to
enforce temperance around his railroad
camps, which are beginning to spring
up in many places through Eastern
Washington as the construction plans
materialize.
With victory against the issuance
OF a saloon license at the site of the
new bridge now building across the
Columbia river near Kennewick, sim
liar fight is to be made at other places
where large numbers of men are en-
ployed.
''There are about 800 men employed
on the new bridge" said Mr.. Strahorn,
land the danger to life and property is
great enough with sober men. We
do not want any drunken men about.
which would be the case if a saloon
were allowed near there. Our attor-
neys have been instructed to fight any
attempts to start liquor stores near our
camps, and in this first case we have
won. -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
UTAH SENATE PASSES
STRINGENT LIQUOR LAW

Salt Lake, March ia liquor bill
so stringent that it will almost recon
Gle the saloon men to prohibition, has
been unanimously passed by the state
senate. 1t gives to all counties local
option and to cities of IL, 900 people or
more, two separate votes on the aboli-
ton of saloons. The question must be
submitted when 25 per cent of the vot-
ers so petition.
Where prohibition is not adopted
saloons are to be closed from p. m.
to I a. m. the bars are to be made
visible from the street chairs, tables,
booths, music and free lunches are ia.
booed; liquor is not to be sold to any
one who has been drunk within six
months, and the cost of licenses for
breweries and distilleries is to be in
creased many fold. 1t is conceded that
the measure will become a law, and
the belief is that all but three or four
counties of the state will take advan-
tage of the law to suppress the liquor
traffic entirely.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
BIG PARSNIP TO CONE TO
EXPOSITION FROM HUSUM

Husum, Wash, March 15.-The
White Salmon valley has produced one
of the largest vegetables ever exhibited
in any of the Northwest states. W. A.
Davidson, a resident of this valley,
dug up parsnip the other day which
measured 5 feet 10 inches from the
crown to the end of the tap root. Mr.
Davidson says in pulling up the par
snip portion of the root was broken
Off in the ground. The growth of such
a large parsnip illustrates the absence
OF any hardpan in this locality and
goes to show that moisture is stored
deep enough in the driest weather to
be accessible to plant roots. The par.
snip will be placed on exhibition al
the Alaska Y ukon- Pacific exposition.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
Washington State News

Billiards. public market is to open
March p.
Anacortes citizens have donated a
site for public library to cost $50,
900.
A large cement plant is to be erected
on Snake river, about 20 miles north
of Asotin.
The Jesuit College, of Portland, Or,
is to establish boys school at North
Yakima.
Vancouver has planned extensive
paving and other improvements for the
coming year.
A postoffice called Maple Grove, has
been established on the Columbia river
about IL miles below Chelan.
The North Yakima horse market is
reported active, with strong demand
for draft horses and good roadsters.
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh, of Spo-
kane county, intimates that the grand
Jury just summoned has long job be-
fore it. The work laid out, he is re-
ported as saying, may occupy year.
Now that the cold weather is over
without winter wheat freezing out,
Eastern Washington farmers are smll-
ing. They are expecting this year
bumper wheat crop all over the Inland
Empire.
The largest amount of municipal
work Tacoma has ever had under way
at one time will be carried out this
season. Approximately $4,000, 900 will
be expended, the largest item being for
street paving.
Seattle bank clearings last Friday
were So, 8S1, O61. 81, with one exception
the largest days clearings in the his
tory Of the city, and that day was No
vember 8, 1906, directly after election
day, holiday. The clearings Thurs
day were $2,O71, 76O.42, day far
above the average.
A falling off in coal production of
the state during 1908 OF 744, lab tons
is shown in the annual report of the
state mine inspector. The report
shows that 2,977, 400 tons of coal was
produced in the So mines Of the state
during 1908. This coal was sold at the
mine at an average of 81. O3 per ton,
making the total output worth Sc, 342, :
O53. 70.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
TACOMA QUOTATIONS

Wheat-C Club, 81. O5 ;bluestem, 81. Is;
red, LOO
Poultry-Turkeys, live Zoe; dress
ed, 22c; spring chickens, dressed, TIC;
ducks, live, 14c; hens, live, 14c;
spring chickens, live, 16c; geese, fresh
dressed, 15c;
Butter,-Washington, SEC; Eastern
storage, SOC; fresh Eastern, S5c.
Eggs-Washington ranch, candled,
22@23c.
Oats-$33@34; rolled oats, $34@35.
Hay, Alfalfa, etc-Wheat hay, SAG
10; timothy, $19@22; mixed, $16@
10; wild, $lS@15; clover, $16@17;
Timothy and clover, $16@18; alfalfa,
$15@16; straw, $11.
Feed-Corn, $s4@s6; wheat, $500
49,; barley, whole grain, $27@2S
rolled. $29@S0; shorts, 3sO@s1. so:
bran, $27@2s. 80; midlings. $ss@s4 ;
oil meal, $40.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
Joy and Rage at Income Tax

Paris, March 15.-The country has
received the passage of the income tax
bill by the chamber of deputies with
mingled feelings of rage and triumph.
The commercial, moneyed and proper
ty classes generally deplore it as a
piece of criminal folly and voted by a
"cowardly majority, DESTROYS only Of
reelection next spring" On the other
hand, the Socialists and Radicals joy
fully hail the bill as marking the be-
ginning of the millennium, the entering
wedge on the strong boxes of the rich,
which will furnish money to realize
old age pensions.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
ANOTHER DAYTON INVENTOR
HAS SUCCESSFUL AEROPLANE

Dayhton, O., March lathe home
of the Wright brothers has produced
another claimant to honors in the field
of aeronautics in the person of the in
ventor, W. J. Richardson, whose plans
for flying machine are based on orig
inal lines. Mr.. Richardson tested his
invention this week. He rose 800 feet
from the ground without outside aid,
and remained in the air thirty min
utes. The machine was under perfect
control at all times.
Military representatives of the
French government have been nego-
tiating with Mr.. Richardson in regard
to experimentation abroad.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
Minor Happenings
of the Week

Mexico will declare off all wheat
duties by April /, in order to avert
bread famine, according to customs
officials at Ell Paso, Texas.
The announcement has been made at
Paris of the engagement OF Murlel
White. daughter of the American am
bassador, to Count Herman Scherr-
Thoss, of the Prussian Cuirassiers.
Ed Hasey, convicted of participation
in the famous keystone riots at Val
DEE last summer has been sentenced
to IS months in Jail at Juneau. A
motion for rehearing was denied.
Geroge T. Oliver, Of Pittsburg, has
been named as Republican candidate
for United States senator from Penn
sylvania, to succeed P. G. Knox, by
the Joint caucus of senate and house.
Rabbi Joseph B. Wise, of Portland,
5 Or, following the lines indicated III
leading Eastern religious centers, has
inaugurated movement in Portland
for the holding of Sunday services in
reform churches.
The Wyoming and Arkansas are the
names selected for the two monster
1000 ton battleships recently author
lied by congress. The only states for
which battleships or armored cruisers
have not been named are Nevada and
Oklahoma.
The navy department has changed
the name of the Monitor Arkansas to
the Ozark, and that of the monitor Ne
vada to Tonopah, in order to permit
the following out of the custom Of CIV
ing the names of states to only battle
ships and armored cruisers.
The motion of the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana and the Republic
Oil Company of Ohio for rehearing
of the custer suit recently decided
against them and for modification Of
the Judgment have been Overruled by
the Missouri supreme court. The po-
sition of the Waters-Pierce Oil Com
pany was upheld.
Commenting ON the assertion made
recently by DIR. Percival Lowell that
the earth was in danger Of colliding
with some large astral body, Prof
William H. Pickering, of the Harvard
Astronomical Observatory, says that
the chance of such an event is about
zone in one hundred millions, raised
to the one hundred millionth power.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
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. Seattle,
and are subject to change without no.
tice:
Eggs-Select ranch, c2@2sc. per doz.
Poultry-live hens, 16c lb; springs,
18c; roasting, 18c; old ROSTERS, Sc
ducks, Tic; geese, 1Sc; live turkeys
21c; dressed, 23c.
Live stock-Steers, 4 1-1Oc per lb
cows, SIC; wethers, 4 1-10c; lambs
4Ac; hogs, 6Hc; calves, 1900.
Potatoes-$19@24 per ton for local
$22@26 for Yakima
Ranch butter, 21c.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
Vancouver Says She Needs 1t

Vancouver, WASH, March 15-Much
excitement in Vancouver has been Gre
ated since it has been rumored that the
headquarters of the Department of the
Columbia may be moved to Portland
or Seattle. The Vancouver CONNER
cial Club has sent number of wires
to Senators Piles and Jones and Repre-
sentatives Cushmana nd Humphrey re-
questing them to do all in their power
to have the headquarters retained here.
There is general impression that if
the change is made at all it will go to
Seattle. In one of the kilograms it was
stated that Vancouver needs the bust
ness, but that Seattle does not.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
WILL SOON USE o. r. & N.
TO PORTLAND, SAYS CORBN

Spokane, March 13.-Arrangemena
have been made by the Canadian fs
cific railway for the Soo-Spokane trans
to run through to Portland over tDf
tracks of the Oregon Railroad & Nsv m
cation Company, an invasion OF HI
territory. D. G. Crobin, president u
the Spokane International, the CanS
dian Pacific railway branch to Sp
kane, said:
1T is probable the Soo-SpoRsp'|
train will run to Portland by arrsns
ment with the O. r. & N. over u'|
latter s tracks some time soon. 3"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19

the inquiry to the insurance depart
ment. It was by compromising the
differences between the two Later
factions that any committee was
made possible.
Personnel of Committee
Chairman Allen has voted against
any investigation. In appointing the
senate members, President A. S. Ruth
chose Allen and H. o. Fishback as
representing opposite sides OF the
question. The selection was accepted
bv the senate without objection. II
was conceded by those who wanteo
fair play that representation OF Dotn
sides of the question on the commlttee
would tend to insure justice being done
TO the officers Investigated and to the
people. =
Senator Fishback lives at Adna, IN
Lewis county. He is farmer, but
before he became an agriculturlst ne
was a banker and an expert accountant.
He is conscientious and stands for fair
play. In looking up records and
checking up books of accounts he Will
he a valuable member of the commit
ttee.
J. G. Hubbell, of Ellensburg, is a
farmer and capitalist. He is uni
versity graduate, and was counted as
one of the most capable men in the
house Of representatives AS re-
ceiver for several defunct corporations
he succeeded in saving great deal OF
money and in getting companies back
on their feet. Incidentally he made
a reputation for going to the bottom
of things.
w. G. McMaster, of Seattle, is also
a college graduate. Speaker Melgs
saws of McMaster that he is quiet,
steadfast man, not easily swayed by
opinions of others, and who will be
likely to be thorough in his work.
Howard Taylor, of Seattle, is a
lumberman. During the session of
the legislature he made the reputation
of being absolutely fair, and one
whose opinion had weight. When
Speaker Meigs named Taylor the lat
ter declared that he could not serve on
cacount TO the press Of private bust
ness. The speaker declined to excuse
anybody, on the ground that the in
vestigation was matter of such gray
ity that the members owed it as duty
to the state to serve, Notwithstanding
personal sacrifices The house sup
ported the views Of the speaker and
declared that the men selected were
undoubtedly the ones best fitted to
conduct the inquiry.
Senator P. L. Allen, of Seattle, is a
printer and publisher.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
COMMITTEE WHO WILL
MAKE THE INVESTIGATION

Seattle, March 13.-The Post Intel
ligencer staff correspondent at Olympia
outlines the investigation into state
offices and sums up the personnel of
the committee in the following Ian
guage:
The committee appointed by the leg
islature to investigate state officers met
this morning in the chamber of the
house Of representatives and elected
P. L. Allen, of Seattle, chairman.
The committee will hold it's next
meeting March 80.
The members of the committee, who
have been in the legislature for the
last 60 days, have left for their homes
to arrange their business affairs When
they return they will be in position
to prosecute the work of the investiga-
ton. AS the resolution which gives
the committee it's authority stipulates
that the inquiry must be finished by
July IL, 1909, it will be necessary to
hold continuous sessions.
The. committee today decided that
nothing definite should be done in
procedure without the concurrence of
all members. However, Chairman
Allen will within few days ask the
committee to concur in the prelimin-
airy arrangements Chairman Allen
will ask Senator w. III. Paulhamus. of
Pierce county, and Representative D.
A. Scott, of Adams county, to file
charges with the committee. If the
committee approves of this arrange
ment, the first work will be directed
at the Office Of Insurance Commissioner
Il. Schively and Secretary of State
Sam II. Nichols, who was ex-officio
state insurance commissioner prior to
January IS.
The committee has ample authority
to summon witnesses and to compel
testimony. It is also authorized to
employ expert accountants to go over
the books of record and to investigate
the books of any insurance company.
Although the purpose of the resolu-
tlon was not to create court to try
officials who may be investigated, the
committee is invested with certain
Judicial powers, as to the admission
of evidence and to the summoning of
witnesses When the inquiry is fish
ed the committee will report to the
governor with any recommendations
which it may decide upon.
Throughout the legislative discus
sion of the proposed investigation there
were three factions. One opposed any
investigation, another wished to in
vestlgate every state officer where
there was reason to suspect irregular
tiles, and the third proposed to limit
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
Montana Wool Clip

Great Falls, Mont. March l5.-The
first estimate of the proportions of the
Montana wool clip of the coming sea-
son, which has been disposed of by adj
vance contracting has been made by
W. R. Sheldon, general agent for the
Wisconsin Central lines, who states
that Eastern buyers have already con-
tracted for IA, 900, 900 pounds, or about
40 per cent of the entire clip. The clip
this year as estimated at $4,000, 600
pounds, an increase of 1000, 900 pounds
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
AMENDMENT
TO. RULES
CANNON REELECTED, BUT
HIS RULES ARE RE-
JECTED.
Amendment Adopted Makes I'M
portant Changes Calendar Day
Is One of Them Democrat
Made Motion and Insurgents
Helped Garry It.

Washington, March 16.-After one
of the stormiest sessions in its history,
the house of representatives yesterday,
regardless of party alignment, adopted
by vote of 211 to 172 resolution by
Mr.. Fitzgerald, Democrat, Of New
York, whereby the rules we're amended
in several important particulars. Jo-
seph G. Cannon was reelected speaker.
The insurgents did not win the COM
plete victory they counted on, but sue
ceeded in bringing about an exceed
ingly lively session and obliged the
majority to adopt the Fitzgerald reso-
luton, which is in the nature of COM
promise.
The Fitzgerald resolution was sub
sttitute for the one offered by Mr..
Clark. of Missouri.
It's adoption was accomplished only
after the insurgents, with the aid OF
the Democrats, with one or two excep-
tions, had won a decided preliminary
victory by voting down resolution by
Mr.. Dalzell, making the unamended
rules of the Sixtieth congress applica-
BILE to the present congress.
AS analysed by parliamentarians,
the Fitzgerald amendment makes these
important changes: First, it es lab
lishesa calendar for unanimous con-
sent, - the effect of which is to enable
member to have proposition brought
before the house without having to go
to the speaker for recognition. This
change, they say, will be relief to the
speaker.
Second, when consideration of bill
is concluded and the previous question
is ordered, the rules heretofore have
provided for motion to commit with
or without instructions. It has been
the practice to recognize member of
the majority to make this motion and
thus prevent the minority from offer
ing such instructions as it may desire.
The new rule provides That the minor
ity shall have preference in making
such motion, and thus enables them
to get record vote on propositions
that would otherwise be settled in COM
mittee of the whole, where no record
vote is possible.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
Extends Deer Season in Alaska

Washington, March 15.-Secretary
OF Agriculture Wilson has issued or
ders, operative after April II, that the
season for killing deer in Southeastern
Alaska shall be extended from June /
to December Is, and that the sale Of
deer carcasses or venison is prohibited
except during September. October, No
veneer and December The number Of
deer which any one person may kill
during each season is limited to twelve.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
Dominion Takes Grand Trunk Bonds

Vancouver, B. c., March 13.-An-
nouncement has come from Ottawa
that the federal government will come
to the rescue of the Grand Trunk Pa
cifc railway by making purchase of
bonds, at present unstable, to the
amount of ten million dollars This
money will be applied to the making
of Western extensions. This fact is
only one of number of illustrations
that the Grand Trunk Pacific people
are having hard time financing their
road.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
LABOR CEN
DECISION
COURT OF APPEALS Mon,
FIES BUCKS BOYCor
CASE.
Boycott May Be Freely Disc,s.,
But Firm Cannot Be Placed ).
1--WE Don't Patronize" =.
Leaders Now Expect to Avo;,
Jail Sentences.

Washington, March 13.-The Ar.
can Federation of Labor hereafter W.
freely refer to the boycott against ~
Bucks Stove and Range COMPANY y
st. Louis, except by inclusion in IN ~
1--WE don't patronize" list. %
This, in substance, of widesm.,,
Importance to the labor world =
manufacturers and to newspapers ss
orally, is the sweeping decision hand,
down by the Court of Apeals Of 4.
District of Columbia in the noted !
junction case of kthe Bucks Stove ~,
Range Company against the Amerea
Federation Of Labor.
Giving as his reasons for the onn
ion. Justice Bobb declared that 4.
"We don't patronize' list of the An
ericn Federationist constitutes tall,
maine symbol Indicative to the mem
bership of the Federation that a bm
colt is on and should be Observed
and said in regard to the modicfatim
of Justice Gould's decree that d.
court had right to prevent the print
ing of this unfair list, but that n,
decree should stop there aud not A.
tempt to regulate the publication and
distribution Of other matter oyp,
which the court has no control"
Only List Illegal
The court of appeals of the Disuic
of Columbia modified and affirmed TN
opinion of Justice Gould, of the sp|
preme court Of the District Th|
opinion, which was handed down h|
Justice Robb, holds that the deere ii
Judge Gould should be modified h|
the extent that there should be elimr
ated from the decree the restriction 81
the labor organization and other DE-
PENDANTS from mentioning, writing
or referring to-" the business of The
Bucks Stove and Range Company, a|
its customers. Otherwise the decree
is affirmed.
The court held that the defendants
could not be restrained from all pub
locations referring to the Bucks Com
pany, but only to such as are in fuh
erance of an illegal boycott
Chief Justice Dissents
In a partial dissenting opinim
Chief Justice Shepard took a strong
stand in upholding the freedom Of The
press. The chief justice held that The
only remedy for libelous or otherws
malicious, wrongful and injuries
publications is by civil action for dan
ages and criminal prosecution, and tfs
there is no power to restrain publa
tion.
The decision does not settle the sp
peal in the contempt proceedings, IN
which Messrs. Gompers, Morrison and
Mitchell we're given all sentences
This case will be heard later by the
appellate court.
Expect to Avoid Jail
The labor leaders claim, so 1t is said
that if the reasoning adopted by Chd
Justice Shepard and Justice Van
Ordel is followed in the decision o.
the contempt proceedings they will b
able to upset the findings Of justice
Wright and prevent serving terms q
Imprisonment.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-19
Elect Rules Committeeman

The most strategic move of the eau
Gus was the election of two RepubIi-
cans Of the house committee on rules.
Speaker Cannon himself spoke in favor
of this action. This followed the adop-
ton of a resolution recommending that
the speaker appoint to the .rules COM
mittee two Republicans selected by the
Republican caucus and two Democrats
selected by the Democratic caucus.
Representative Dalzell, member of
the rules committee for q number Of
years, and Representative Walter
Smith. of Iowa, were selected for the
committee. The rules Of the house
that have prevailed for years make the
speaker member ex-offcio of the
committee.
The consideration of the rules of the
next house came up when Mr.. Dalzell
moved that the caucus vote for the
rules Of the last house. Mr.. Haughen.
Of Iowa, walked out. He explained to
those outside the caucus that he did
not care to be bound by the action
taken. Without debate the Dalzell
motion was carried. The viva voce
vote showed seven or eight opposed
to it.