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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Superior Court of the State of Washing
tom in and for the County of San Juan.
IN PROBATE
In the Matter of the Estate OF Richard Scurr,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
executor of the above entitled estate to all
persons having claims against said deceased or
against his estate, to present them with the
necessary vouchers, within one year from the
date of the first publication of this notice. towit:
within one year from the Ist of July, 1909, to
the undersigned executor, at Roche Har-
Dor, San Juan County, Washington, or to Frank
at his Offices in Friday Harbor, San Juan
County, Washington, the place for the transac-
ton of the business of the said estate.
ROBERT SCURR
Executor of the Estate of Richard Scurr, de-
ceased.
FRANK P.'CHR1sTENsEN, Attorney for Executor
Friday Harbor, Washington.
Date of first publication, July. 2, 1909.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-06

First publication July 20, 1909.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-06

WANTED-Women and girls to
work in the cannery during the fish
packing season. Kindly call at the
office and register name and address.
Friday Harbor Packing Company.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-06
NOTICE TO VOTERS

Voters in the Town of Friday Har
Dor are hereby notified that Poll
Books for tie registration of voters
within the limits of the town Of Fri
day Harbor, Washington. are now
opened.
Voters may register at the Office of
the clerk of the town of Friday Har
Dor on any week day between the
hours of and IL a. M. except legal
holidays. A. F. Carter.
Town CLERK.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-06

Made-in- Washington Day is to be
observed the last Saturday in August.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce
has appealed to all commercial organ
izations in the state to take part in
the celebration. Its purpose is to
popularize homemade wares and to in
crease their consumption among home
folks. This statement is an enlarge
ment of the scope of Made in Seattle
Day. which has been observed for
several years. 1t proved so success
full that now the entire state is to be
made to derive the benefit. Special
attention will be called to Washing
ton products and thereby a demand
can be created. In this way it Is
hoped to stimulate the growth OF the
commonwealth from a commercial
standpoint. The idea, If properly
carried out will, without question
prove of great benefit to Washington
manufactures in particular, and the
state in general.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-06

If the special session of the Legisla-
ture will indorse the proposed amend
ment to the federal constitution for
an income tax, Washington will have
the honor of being the first state to
give its approval. Senator w. l..
Jones has written to Governor M. E.
Hay asking him to use his influence
with the Legislature to this end. Sem
ator Jones believes that the measure
is worthy one. and he wants to see
the Evergreen State make a name for
itself. The law makers meet in
Olympia on August 18th to take up
the Impeachment trial of John II.
Schively.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-06

Governor Hay has removed j. H.
Snow from the Office of State High.
way Commissioner. According to re-
ports. there has been friction between
the two officers. but this is denied by
both of them. The governor says that
the best interests of the public road
system demanded change. Mr..
Snow declares himself at loss to un-
derstand why he has been asked to
quit. He has filled the position
since 1898. II. L. Bowlby has been
appointed to FIJI the Office. Formerly
he was Instructor of engineering in
the State University. He is closely
identified with the good roads organ
iation in this state.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
A REFORM WELL BEGUN.

The consolidated statutes which have passed
the Assembly and are at third reading In the
Senate represent beginning of legal reform in
this state They are the work Of commission
of competent lawyers. consisting of Adolph J. RO
denbeck chairman William r. Hornblower John
q. Milburn and Adelbert Moot. who were ap-
pointed by the Legislature in 1904 10 classify
and consolidate the laws Of the state. The work
so far done is consolidation OF the laws Of gen
cra character and application 1t makes up six
volumes, with total of 6S91 pages, and il in
cudes all the general substantive provisions of
the statutes from I777 to 1908 In that time the
Legislature passed more than fifty thousand
laws. including reyisons, beginning with Al
In the first year of its existence and reach
ing 764 in 1907. Many of these laws were spe-
cial and local, and with such this present
solidation has nothing to do except to extract
from them any general provisions that they in
cluded To do this and TO reduce TO order all of
the mass Of general legislation scattered through
scores of volumes has involved an examination
of all the session laws passed i'm the 131 years
of the states existence. In the classification
the repeals carefully noted, and ali matter
which was of temporary nature in the general
statutes and is now practically dead is recon-
mended for repeal. No change, however has
been made In the sense OF the legislation. When
the report of the commission is adopted the gen
era statute law of the state will exist in
classified form, all the existing enactments bear
ing on given subject being presented under that
head in the consolidated statutes
Besides the foregoing suggestions writes the
commission in its report, there remains addl-
'tional work on the classification and consolida-
"ton OF the statutes, such as the preparation of
"cross references, the preparation of an index to
"the consolidated laws and the classification of
'the special, private and local laws and a gen
'eral index of the session laws and in addition
'the subject of the revision of the code of civil
procedure and the code Of criminal procedure"
The revision of the codes of procedure is prop
eriy separated from the consolidation of the
laws for it is a subject of debate 1t should
however, be carried out courageously for it is
the first step toward remedyng the laws delays.
When the work which the commission outlines
is done the state should move forward to reform
the processes OF justice, to eliminate TECHNICAL
ties and red tape and to reduce appeals The
work has been well begun by the present com
mission. Its methods are likely to be a model
tor all future consultations Of statutes.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
THE NATAL PROGRAMME.

Action by the Senate is, of course, necessary
before the number of war vessels the building
of which it is hoped may be sanctioned by
Congress this winter will be definitely deter
mined. The passage of the naval appropria-
tOn bill by the House last week, though,
marks an important stage in legislation on the
subject. Except In comparatively rifng de
tails the recommendations of its Committee
on Naval Affairs were adopted by the House
itself. At present, therefore, there Is pros
pect Of only two big battleships, instead of
four, as the Navy Department requested In
asmGch as the Senate-or, ther, the Senate
Committee Oh Naval Affairs-has of late years
shown particularly conservative spirit, per-
haps ii would be unreasonable to expect an
amendment more fully in accordance with the
administrations wishes Failure at least to
concur with the final decision of the Repre-
sentatives on this. vital question, however,
would be extremely unfortunate.
Last weeks discussion of the naval appro-
priation bill was characterized by surprising and
extremely regrettable features. One of them was
the suggestion that the only excuse for the big
battleships was wish that this country might
excel in marine architecture. This utterance
ELECTED from Mr.. Hepburn deserved rebuke
1t was, as he happily remarked. insult to the
nation" since it utterly ignored the possibility
of war" Considerations Of economy. even II
urged too far might command respect In
diligence in personal fling was simply childish,
besides showing. as the gentleman from Iowa
pointed out, blindness to "the solictude of the
patriotic"
Can Mr. Tawney show the Navy Department
how TO keep its old ships from wearing out?
Has he discovered some secret whereby he is
enabled to continue a suit of clothes in service
perpetually? Does his wardrobe never require
renewal?
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
A SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT.

While the more radical OF the temperance
crusaders will undoubtedly continue TO accuse
the liquor men of bad faith in their movement
for improving the standing of saloons there are
reasons for believing that there is sincerity
on their part In the present activity along that
line There are very few men who, all other
things being equal. do not prefer respectability
10 its reverse. A large proportion of the men
engaged in the manufacture of the liquids dis
pensed in the saloons men of position in the
communities in which they live, and they have
the best of reasons for not caring to have their
names associated closely with dens of vice.
Nor is this all. Just at the present time the
liquor interests are on the defensive. One after
another, within Il comparatively short time
whole states have voted for prohibition, in the
face of the strongest opposition, both inspired
and spontaneous. And this notwithstanding the
fact that many of the advocates of the temper
ance movement are themselves not opposed TO
moderate use of intoxicants, but declare against
the whole traffic because Of the license into
which liberty so frequently degenerates. The
strength of this movement in itself would spur
the men interested in the manufacture and sale
of intoxicants TO unceasing activity along the
line of improvement in the conditions connected
with and in many instances due to the saloon.
The drunkard is not profitable TO the liquor
dealer in the long run. The Model Liquor Ii
cense League iii declaring at its recent conven-
ton in Louisville that "intemperance is a'curse,'
was unquestionably entirely sincere in its dec
laration Temperance. which does not mean total
abstinence, will pay to those interested in the
liduor business large dividends in dollars and
cents to say nothing of the higher standing
which will be accorded 10 these men if they can
rid their trade Of large part Of the odfum now
connected with il.
There is every evidence of sincerity in the
vote of the Buffalo liquor dealers who went on
record as being unanimously in favor of strict
obedience TO the letter of the Ranes law. There
is very strong local option movement on foot
in the State of New York. and. Notwithstanding
the general opposition Of the people of state
having SO many large cities and mixed q
population TO laws of sumptuary nature, there
is Il general feeling that the liquor men have
shown decided disincIlnation 10 obey the
Raines law. They recognize now that this eva
sion of the law has not paid them. Even those
who want greater license than the law gives are
beginning TO understand that the way to secure
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25

ont of this common fund. Thus, after a big
bond sale n large deposit is at the city's credit
resulting from it. and out Of this deposit all
disbursements for running expenses or otherwise
are made as long as it lasts Similarly money
received from taxation is applied 10 pay all
kinds Of warrants as long as 1t lasts. This IS
what Messrs. WINS and Gould mean when they
write: This practice of keeping in common
fund all Of the city's moneys. from whatever
source derived. and making all disbursements
from that fund. is responsible for the borrow
ings from trust accounts 1t can be said in
favor of the practice and is said in its favor.
that 1t saves borrowing from outside sources,
and thus reduces interest charges. But is it
certain that S26OO0OO0 is all that should be in
special and trust accounts and has been used
up? The possibilities of the method in face Of
the actual consequences which limited inves-
tigation discloses are disquieting.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
4 LIGHT on CITY FINANCE.

The letter of Messrs Wins and Gould of the
Charter Revision Commission. TO Governor
Hughes throws new light upon fhe vexed ques-
ton Of bow near the city is 10 its debt limit,
and also upon New York business methods. In
effect ii shows that the city is ii debt 10 a
greater amount than the Controllers figures in
dicate because 1t has used the money of trust
funds committed 20 its care 10 pay running ex-
penses If an individual used trust funds the
way the city has in his private business he
would be called a robber without qualification,
but the city does not even include in its debts
the Sums which il has appropriated from trust
accounts
That these are really debts seems to be per-
feefiy Obvious when the nature and origin of
the funds are taken into account. Corporations
pay certain SUMS 10 the city 10 cover the ex-
peDse Of repairing street openings They go
info specific fund. TO be held in trust for that
purpose. A certain percentage of money due
contractors is retained by the city 20 hold them
to the terms Of their contract. That money be-
longs TO the contractors, and is forfeit only
ii they fail 20 live up TO their agreements. Ii
Is trust fund. Property Is assessed for street
openings. for parks and sewers. These assess
lneBts when paid 20 into a fund or funds TO
carry eut the xerk for which they were paid
The= constitute trust or special fund or funds
These ave only examples of the kind of funds
TIE f1tS mas USED Tor oteef purposes tllan those
for which they were created. and yet the city
does rot reckon Itself being in debt 10 those
funds from which il has borrowed. Mr.. Iylns's
poisTt seems 10 be clear enough.
Bat more than the deb. limit is involved If
funds are thus used freely for other purposes
than those for which they were obtained. is it
certain that this process has stopped with the
$2s.Us00e5 which the Charter Revision Com
mission has found 10 be thus misapplied? All
the mooney tie city receives, Mr.. Wins says. i
pHf sH one common frild. matter what its
origin. whether from boad sales, trust funds or
pronriation accounts, and warrants are paid
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
AUCTION TO FOUND SCHOLARSHIPS.
Realty Owned by the Late Annie P Burgess
Will Be Sold

Announcement has been made by the executofs
of the will of Annie P Burgess that parcels
of valuable real estate which she owned In this
city will be auctioned February II and the pro
ceeds devoted founding scholarships at Colum-
bia University and Barnard College and to bequests
to those institutions and Hamilton College and 20
st. Luke's Hospital in this city.
Columbia and Barnard. by the terms Of the Will.
are to receive $4,000 each. which IL intended to
found scholarships for poor students. st. Lukes
Hospital will get $500. and the rest of the estate
will be divided among Columbia Barnard and Ham
ilton John W. Nrooman, Daniel Nj. Burgess and
oscar Bunks are the executors of the estate Among
the parcels to be sold are corners 5th and
Second avenue near the entrance TO the new Black
wells Island Bridge and SD street and Third
avenue plots in East 23d street West 30th street,
East 10th street and at Nos. sos and $50 Second
avenue and No 1922 Second Bryan /. Ken
nelly will be the auctoneer
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
4TMSe7nents.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s:is-The Music Master
AIHkMBRA-2-s-Tau6sS1
AsgoR-s:ls-The Man from home
I.ASco-s .30-The Fighting Hope
pFRKEI.EY-S.3 .39-Sslone-
rIJOTT-sla-A Gentleman frorn Mississ1PV-
TsT.
PRO- DIVA AY-s-s5-A stubborn CinoereIA
CAeINQ-S.I5-Mr- Hamlet Of broao"sy- -.
(yTRCT.E-s:1S-Ths Queen Of the koulln ho"s9-
srsoI srsoII~IAI-o-s-gauGeyine
(-PTTFRION-s-Samson-
raaT.YsS-s:1o-The Barrier of New Orteats'
y-T1TcN MITsEE-The World In Wax
FNPTRF,-s :I5-vhst Every Woman hnONs
SrATETY-s -IB-The Travelling salesman
CARDFN-s:I5-Mary James IA
cAPRTCyK-s :3o-The Patriot
S=rRMAN-s:15-Raccarst
f5kC-KFTT- .3e-The Vampire ,.,
Il AIMEE STF-T X So ISL -15-NsudeTile -, enta.
15TPp[gTlpONF-2-S-S Sporting beys-ba'ue Il" 'Ne N
Ballet Of BirGiand
.Er-rYsoN- Lad. Frederick
L 1ySfC-KERBOCK EsR-S:l5-The P71nna Dohna'
1YcT1-v s.glNsai aion1e-s.I5-The Dawn Of To-rnor
,sseJIa7TAN OPERA HoUSE-s-Toscs
N a AFF7STT(--s-16-Three Twins -...-,-
NsxTNF EITTOTT-S THEATFE--s+5o- me tn0A0
MFTROPOIITAN OPERA HOUSE Car'iier-
KEW ANSTERDA -S1o-Kitty Grey
<FSpy Y0RK-s :20-Mss Innocence
SaVC,Y-s .2o-The Battle.
FSkNT-e: :fa-The Easiest Way
VATIAC>R- SIS .2G-The Boys and Betty.
VERFR' s-s:15-ThA Merry widow ana ihe ie>il-
WEST END-s:f5-The Pied Piper
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
SECrRJTY OF STEAM NATIGATIoN-

II is NOW evident that q remarkable com-
bins+iou Of circumstances operated In favor or
the nassengers of the steamships when came
into collision near Nantucket Saturday morhIhs
The magnificent service rendered py "lfeies'
teIegrap,v ranks first among the helpful agencies
employed because it brought the Baltic ana NAN
q dozen other vessels to the rescue ana faclil-
tated the transportation of those who were III
danger 10 New York.
One of the most gratifying contributions 10
the happy result was the fact that the damage
TO the Florida was so small that she was aoie
IN offer the first aid to the other steamship
Though II was afterward deemed tudic1ous 10
tntrust the italian liners cwn passengers to the
Baltic she seems to have been in such condl-
ton that she could continue her voyage uhoer
her own steam. 1t is also noteworthy that the
stanrhness of the Republics bulkheads not only
nermitted a transfer of passengers TO another
vessel. hut also enabled the captain and ere"
TO stay on board for many hours.
Another element in the case was the compara-
tive ease with which the Republics passengers
were put Oh board the Florida and a second
transfer was afterward effected. Fortunately
fog is seldom accompanied by q gale, and what
ever wind prevailed during the twenty-four hours
Immediately following the collision did not pos
sess the characteristics of winter storm Final
". help was derived in the search for the Re
public from the submarine fog bell suspended
under the Nantucket Lightship and heard at a
distance of several miles. Americans have freSh
occasion for congratuation over the work done
hy this invention. which originated in the United
States and which has been in use only few
years.
These and other phases of the wreck serve to
emphasize the increasing security of travel by
sea- whether for business or pleasure The risks
attending steam navigation are distinctly less to-
day than they quarter Of a century ago.
The deplorable fatalities which resulted from
the collision were apparently directly due to the
impact, and were such as might occur on a rail-
road train rather than those which are pecuilar-
ly associated with the dangers OF the deep
Danger still remains. no doubt, but the means
by which it may be averted are constantly on
the increase.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25

Stock market movements reflect a disposition
on the part of substantial financial interests TO
maintain stability in prices and efforts among
the so-called professional element TO bring about
a lower quotation level The operations of the
latter have not been effective in weakening
prices to a material extent. fluctuations in favor
of the decline in the last two weeks having been
confined as rule to fractions, while in special
cases the bidding up process has resulted in
marked Improvement, notably among certain
second grade issues il which equities have
grown in value General speculation dwindied
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
ooxG

When he returned home he found that two
diamonds had been stolen from the cross. but that
from top to bottom the number still seven
and that counting from the bottom and up TO
either branch there were still seven diamonds, as
designated by him in his letter Of warning Fig
ure It out; it's q nice little puzzle.
California was making its biennial declaration
of war upon Japan.
The President is opposed to US" said the spon-
of the movement the people Of forty-hve De
nighted states are opposed to US: but = he
paused for effect: but Hobson is with us.
Nippon was Jared by the mighty cheer that went
up.-Phiadelphia Ledger.
Sir Walter Parratt. at recent gathering OF
music teachers in London, expressed some strong
sentiments uninspiTing hymn tunes. Hearty ap-
provaI OF what Sir Walter said has from
many English musicians. according to the London
papers. II should like to a national bonfire
made Of our hymn music' DR.. ]. II. Lewis.
den OF the Incorporated Guild OF Church Mu-
sicians, said. 1T Is a curious fact that few OF
our most learned musicians able to write even
moderate hymn tunes, and think that until we
get church organists better paid we shall not set
many good new hymns. The church organist Is
the man who knows what is wanted. but he is
usually poorly paid that he has 10 earn his
living by additional labor, that he has time
or thought to devote to composition"
Colonel Gunnsome is getting to be pretty big
in politics. isn't he?'
Yes; whenever he calls on the President he
has 10 he careful to explain 10 the reporters that
his visit has political s:gnifcance."-Chicago
Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
DIAz WILL SEND COMMISSIONERS.
Mexico Accepts President Roosevelt's Invita-
tion to Conservation Council.

Mexico City. Jan. 4.-Gifford Pnchot. chief Of
the bureau of forestry at Washington has left
Mexico City for Albuquerque N. NJ, with the
surance OF President Diaz of Mexico that three
commissioners will be sent to the conference to
be held in Washington in February the
servation OF the resources Of North America
Mr. Pinchot came to Mexico 10 deliver the in
vtation of President Roosevelt TO President Diaz.
He says that Sefor Diaz showed much interest in
the preservation of the forests and expressed the
opinion that It was of great Importance to Mexico.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

baltimore was 179 years old Saturday. COM
rissioners appointed by the Provincial Assembly
of Maryland met on January 2S. 1870. at the farm
of Thomas Cole situated on the northwest branch
of the Patapsco River, and assisted Philip Jones,
a surveyor. in the laying out of a town. called
Baltimore Town. 1t consisted of sixty building
lots and had streets and lanes The territory
burned over by the great fire of February and :,
1904 constituted in large measure the original
town.
sOLACE OF HYPOCHONDRIAC.
I've had my share o grievances, the toothache an
OF maladies that put mankind's endurance to the
I've had rheumatic joints for many long and
Neursgy that 'ud almost force you into sheddin'
But no matter what the aiment you may be COM
PEELED to
You can allus find somebody that appears to suffer
I shiver as ] read the various papers which re-
The agonies that men with swollen fortunes ought
The 6ofs Pafsa' so scientific writers tell u.s. mostly
As if twas caused by pressure congested
An once it's fairly under way the patient runs
OF strikin' a condition known as feverish finance.
symptom that's productive OF particular dlstFess
So. though my sufrerin's are severe. with mebbe
I've got no swollen fortune; an that helps my
Washington Star.
Kenyon College at Gambler, Ohio. will celebrate
the Tooth anniversary of the birth of Lincoln by
unveiling in its library, with appropriate cere-
monies, a bronze tablet carrying the text of the
Gettysburg address.
A tramp sat by the roadside during heavy
rain. calmly eating his dinner.
Why don't you seek shelter, man.? asked
passerby.
Force of habit. my friend. In my palmy days
I famous diner-out." was the reply--Har-
per's Weekly
The Paris Temp publishes this story: While
I'm the Orient a Frenchman bought a diamond
studded cross which he sent to his wife in Paris.
To guard against possible theft he notified her
that counting from the bottom to the top there
were seven diamonds. and counting from the bot
tom to the end OF each branch there were also
seven diamondc thus: