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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
CRIMINAL LAW REFOkMormw
o' FAVORED BY PRESIDENT

cb;caoo. NAV 1o.-One Of the most
Gn,oas fo.tnres Of the fftieth ami
versary of the Northwestern unlsss
n June will be a national cuu.
IN criminal law under the university
School of Law. od - a.
President Taft has been asAeu ~ ~
tend. and in reply to the invltation ne
wrote: 81 do not know anyn
which greater reform is necessary .na1
in the administration of the criminal
law of the country. If the Cnlcago
conference in June intends to recon-
mend reforms it ought to receive 9
encouragement" l
About eighty questions already nave
been submitted to the conferences lor
discussion. Among the most ~
nerhans. to the layman, are the follow
ing: tho cor
"Attorneys countenancing me com
mission of perjury in behalf Oh ueien-
dants charged with criminal onenses.
The creation of a specific onense OF
being a professional criminal. I.
Wrongful arrests; proportion ana
remedy.
Support of dependents of criminals.
Abolition of the fine system IN tina
it puts a price on crime.
Treatment while in custody OF the
police of persons accused.
Legal and judicial rehabilitation.
Whether it should be possible IN Ger
tain cases to efface the record OF the
conviction after a certain amount OF
time has elapsed.
Expert testimony. Whether medlco-
legal and other expert witnesses snould
be called to testify by the judge or by
some other impartial means and not
by opposing sides.
Public defenders. Whether defense
as we'll as prosecutions should be made
public in criminal trials.
Standardization for victims OF mis-
taken prosecution. Whether those
who are acquitted Of crime should in
certain cases receive Naturalization
How the ~ex-conict makes good.
How far should the state make pay
ment to their families for work per-
formed by prisoners.
Whether the judge should be allow
ed to state to the jury his opinion OF
the weight of the evidence.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14

q per cent in that year and reaching
Sc per cent of the total in 1892, 80
per cent in 1894, 48k per cent in 1885,
1917 per cent in 1898, 47k per cent in
1905, and 44k per cent in 1908.
The share which the customs duties
have borne in producing the revenues
of the country has also varied. from
1871 on down to 184S small sums were
collected as internal revenue, seldom,
however, reaching as much as $1,OOO,-
900. In 1863, however, the present
system of internal revenue was estab-
lished, the receipts therefrom in that
year being in round terms $4,000 ,O0O,
while the customs receipts were 1884,
000, 1000. With the close of the civil
val period internal taxes we're mOdl-
fled, and the annual average of inter-
nal revenue receipts during the period
from 1869 to 1897 was $133, 0O0, 900
per year, and the customs receipts
$751; 600, 900 per year. During the
Spanish-American war period, from
1898 to 1902, the receipts from inter-
nal evenue averaged 1854, 0O0, 900 per
year, and the customs receipts $212,-
00O, 900 per year. With the modifica-
ton of the internal revenue taxes fol-
lowing the close of the Spanish-Amer-
lean war, the receipts therefrom again
fell below those of the customs, and
the annual average of the internal rev
n receipts in the period between
1Q0C on1 1Q0Q Voc xCdE 000 000 uhi1Q
those from customs was 1884, 900, 900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
PRESIDENT ASKS CHANGES
IN PORTO RICAN CHARTER

Washington, May 11.-For want of
a quorum the house yesterday took no
action on the presidents message rec
~ommending radical legislation for the
island of Porto Rico.
The president, in his message, di-
reefs the attention of congress to affairs
on the island, laying particular stress
on what he terms a situation "of I'M
usual gravity" developed through the
failure of the legislative assembly Of
Porto Rico to pass the usual appropria-
ton bills, leaving the island without
support after June 80 next.
Porto Ricans have forgotten the gen.
erosity of the United States, the presi-
dent says, in the desire Of certain of
the island political leaders for power,
and, he adds. the present situation in
dictates hat the United States has gone
too fast in the extension of political
power to the Porto Ricans. He con
cludes that the absolute power of ap-
preparation should be ~takensaway from
chose who have shown themseles too
irresponsible to enjoy it.
The president suggests to congress
the wisdom Of submitting to the ap-
preparation committee the question of
qualifying some of the provisions of
the fundamental act as to the respec-
tive jurisdiction of the executive
council and the legislative assembly.
But no action Of this kind, the presi-
dent says, should be begun until the
Foraker act is amended so that when
the legislative assembly shall adjourn
without making the legislative ap-
preparations necessary to carry on the
government, sums equal to the appro-
p%riat1ons made in the previous year for
the respective purposes shall be avail
able from the current evenu and
shall be drawn by the warrant of the
auditor to the treasurer and counter
signed by the governor. Such a provis-
ion applies to the legislatures of the
Philippines and Hawaii, and 'it has
prevented in those two countries any
misuses of the power of appropria-
tiOn."
The president points out that if the
Porto Ricans desire a change in the
Foraker act, this is a matter Of on
gressional consideration, dependent on
the effect of such a change on the real
political progress on the island. Such
a change, he says, should be sought in
an orderly way and not brought to the
attention of congress by ''paralyizng
the arm of the existing government"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
BRYAN MAKES PLEA FOR
AID TO PROHIBITION

Lincoln, Neb., May l0.-William
Jennings Bryan in last weeks Com
moner calls on the Democratic men,
bers of Congress to amend the inter-
nal revenue portion of the
Payne bill so as to prohibit the issue
of federal ven tax receipts in
states, counties or communities where
the sale of liquor is locally prohibited.
He says:
The Republican party has long
boosted of being the party of good
morality. 1t has had the support of
a large majority of the ministers and
religious papers, and it has constantly
charged the Democratic party with
being an ally Of the saloon and in
league with lawlessness.
The time has come to put it to the
test. 1t matters not whether a per-
son favors prohibition Or opposes it.;
he ought to be in favor of the en-
forcement of law, whether that law
suits him or not.
Popular government rests upon re
spect for law, and nothing is more cal
than this action of the federal govern
ment in not only ignoring the wishes
of the people in various localities, but
in actually reaping a profit from the
culated to cultivate ~disrespect for law
issue of licenses which stimulate law
breaking. Can the federal govern
ment afford to continue a partner with
the l~awbreakers? Can any party at
ford to longer legalize this partner.
ship?
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
TWELVE ARTICLES PAY
BULK OF TARIFF DUTIES

Washington, D. c., May 10.-Twelve
classes of articles pay three-fourths
of the $500, 600, 900 per annum col
lected as tariff duties by the govern
ment of the United States, according
to a statement published by the Unit
ed States bureau of statistics of the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
The report says 1.-The duties collected
under the existing tariff law have av-
eraged $500, 900, 900 per annum during
the past three years, the largest sum
being in the fiscal year 1907, when
the total collections amounted to
1929, 900 900. In that year, 1907, sugar
paid $50, 900 900 duty, cotton manufac-
lures S39, 000, 900, leaf tobacco $22,-
OOO, O00, manufactures of fibers $22,-
O00, 000, manufactures of silk $20,0OO,-
900, manufactures of wool $40, OOO, 900,
raw wool SIG, SOC, 900, spirits, wines
and malt liquors $16,O OO, 900, manu-
features of iron and steel $12, 900 900,
earthen and china ware $4,000, 900,
chemicals, drugs and dyes. $500, 900,
and fruits and nuts $1,000, 0OO-the
total for these twelve articles or
groups of articles being $3.50, 900 900,
or just three-fourths of the $685.
OO0,0 900 of tariff duties collected in
that year."
The statement shows the amount OF
duty collected in each year since 1920.
Its chief facts may be summed up In
a few words. The amount of customs
or tariff duty collected in 1921 was
s19, 1000, 900, in 1880 $3.50 0 900, in 1850
$40, 0O0, 900, in 1860 $50, 600, 900, in 1870
1892, OOO, 900, in 1880 $133, OOO, 900, in
1890 1921, OOO, 900, in 1900 1928, OOO, 900,
In 1907-the largest sum ever collect
ed from tariff-$329, 900, 900, and in
1908 $3.50, OO0, 900. The duties collect
ed amounted in 1921 to 35 per cent OF
the value of the total merchandise inn
ported, in 1880 to As per cent, in 1850
to % per cent, in 1860 to 16 per cent,
IN 1870 to AZ per cent, in 1880 to ~
per cent, in 1890 to 20 per cent, in
1900 to % per cent and in 1907 to 70
per cent Of the total value of the mer-
chandise brought into the country.
The share of the imported merchan-
disc which paid a duty on entering
the country has varied greatly. From
1920 down to 1888 less than 10 per
cent of the merchandise entering the
country came in free of duty. From
1888 to 1874 the share admitted free
OF duty ranged from 25 to so per cent
OF the total.
Beginning with 1873 the share OF
merchandise imported free of duty
steadily increased, commencing with
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
Prolific Ducks.

The origin Of the Indian runner
ducks is unknown. It is claimed they
were introduced into England about
thirty years ago. 1t is said that they
will lay nearly 200 eggs in a year.
One breeder gives food comparison
with Pekin's average about as follows
Food need for 100 Pekin ducks for
one month amounts to about $3.50
pounds; food for 100 Indian runner
ducks, same period, 1900 pounds.
Time required to reach marketable
size is given as ten weeks for each
breed named. Time to reach maturi-
ty: Pekins, 6 to 8 months; Indians,
4 to 5 months. The Pekins are the
larger ducks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
Saws Canada Is Great Country

London, May 1O.-In a recently is
sued report, the Scottish agricultural
commission, which visited Canada in
1908, says that the country suffers
from honest exaggeration," as we'll
as from superabundance of land agents
and spectators, but on the other hand
it is q country of boundless agricul-
tural possibilities. They recommend
that no one should farm in Canada un-
til he knows the country, its climatic
conditions, and has learned experience
as q hired hand or otherwise.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
Howard Cosgrove to Be Regent

Seattle, May 1O.-The Times says:
Howard g. Cosgrove, son of the late
Gov. Samuel G. Cosgroe, has been ap-
pointed q member of the board of re-
gents of the University of Washington.
Cosgrovve's appointment was made ten
days ago by Gov. Hay, but for reasons
best known to the executive has not yet
been officially announced. The new
member succeeds John p. Hartman,
whose term expired March 1.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
WARNS THE
SENATE
cENATOR CUMMINS OF
MAKES SENSATIONAL
SPEECH.
Present Bill, He Says, Will Not be
Accepted by Those Favoring
Revision as a Fullfllment of
Republican Party's Platform
Pledges.

Washington, May 10.-Warning the
Senate that if the tariff bill in its
resent form becomes a law condi-
lions will not be remedied and the
aoitation for revision will not be
etiIled. Senator Cummins, of Iowa,
made a sensational address in the
upper house.
This bill of the Senate finance
committee will not be accepted by
those favoring tariff revision as either
. fulfillment of the Republican party's
n1edge or a settlement of the cOntro-
yorsv." declared Cummins. IF the
hill or anything like it becomes a law
7 nredict that the campaign for lower
dnties will continue with increasing
zeal until the judgment entered in the
court of public conscience is also en-
tered in the journals of Congress"
Demand of Consumer
Declaring the demand for revision
comes from the consumer, he referred
to the Republican platform and said:
The senator who imagines he can
satisfy these people by saying revi-
sion with higher or substantially the
same duties is in compliance with the
platform of the party little under
stands the relation between the peo-
ple and that platform"
He said that he understood the
voices of those desiring to increase
the customs now were more plainly
heard in the committee room, and
dramatically added:
The time will come when the
clamor of the millions who want re-
vision will sound like the roar of a
thousand Niagaras.
Breeding MiIlionaires
The people are familiar with con-
ditions," he continued, land are aware
that industries breed milliOnaires.
The conclusions of the people are
only less infallible than the conclu-
sions of the Almighty himself.
Il nave not abandoned my faith in
the doctrine of protection, but l am
little able to discern it's true spirit in
this policy"
Dealing with conservation of the
forests, Cummins declared that it
made little difference whether or not
there was a tariff on lumber. He
said the cost of production in a great
part of the United States gave Ameri-
cans an advantage over Canadian lum-
bermen. He said that duty was only
necessary to equalize the difference
in the rates of transportation. He
also denied that steel needed protec-
ton.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14

The bee is noted for it's industrious
habits. but to show how much work
it really does, a naturalist says that
collect a pound Of clover honey the
bees must deprive COCO clover bios
SONS of their sweetness. To do this the
$1,000 flowers must be visited by 81
10000 bees, or, in other words, to col
lect his pound of honey one bee must
make 3,75O, coo trips to and from the
hive. AS bees are known to fly for
miles in their quest Of suitable fields
of operation, 1t is clear that q single
ounce of honey represents millions OF
niles Of travel.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14

poultry, one wants
something lighter
and less cumber-
some than a bas-
ket, and o
convenient than a
peck A
tin pail would.
answer the pur-
pose very well
were it not that
when It gets wet
it will soon rust.
The receptacle IL
1,,cfr0 tod norcicfc
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
stock Breeding.

A Western stock breeder advises
farmers to breed up stock rather than
buy all pure-breds. He says that to
establish a herd of pure-breds costs
more money than the average farmer
can afford, when the progeny is to be
sold to packers and butchers. Good
females of %pure-bred beef stock bring
high prices, and the farmer would need
a considerable number to make a good
start. But with q ~pure-bred bull he
can in q few years have a herd OF
cows that will make 1t possible to mar
1T hAeves of high grade.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
R,,,,on Tons Of Earth Yearly.

A billion IONS of earth Ire sweep
bv our rivers into the sea every year
an amount Of soil equal to a block
one mile square and more than a thou
sand feet high, weighing as much as
the total yearly tonnage carried by
all our railroads and river and lake
vessels, and valued at not less than
a billion dollars. "This soil waste"
says an authority. "is sappfng a re-
source richer than all others combined
save one, our inland waters 1t is
mainly due to lack Of forests on the
scopes where the rivers rise.-Arbor
Culture.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
FEED BUCKET

Of nothing more elaborate than a
cheese box, to the outside of
which three strips of tough lath or
thin board are nailed, as pictured. At
the top Of the two upright pieces a
hole is bored, which, allowing the in
sertion of an old bucket bail, makes
the carrier complete. Used with rea-
sonable care, it will endure service
for years.-Farm and Home.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
Poultry Pickings.


Millet seed is said to be an excel.
lent reproducing grain.
Green food is just as essential for
young chicks as for hens.
Dirty quarters mean lice and mites,
and lice and mites mean no eggs.
System, as In everything else. u re-
ouired to make the poultry business
profitable.
Unless you want your flock to have
the colors Of Joseph's coat don't use
males of different breeds.
A good flock of poultry with access
tn the fields and orchard will not only
come pretty nea keeping themselves,
but the farmer and his family also.
Traat is, ii the farmer gets anything
Of the present prices Of poultry and
eggs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
Midllemen.

Retailers are necessary according to
present methods of doing business, and
until farmers organize a selling force
Of their WI middlemen will continue
to toll the farmers grist as thoroughly
as the traffic will bear. Peaches may
rot On the ground in Missouri while
selling for 2 cents each in Chicago, but
the farmer In Missouri Is helpless be-
cause he has no representative in the
market center. The time will come
when farmers will have an agent at
each central point to handle farm prod
ucts and distribute them either to the
consumer or retail grocer. When that
time comes farmers will come nearer
getting what they work for. 1t is just
as necessary to sell right as to farm
right.-Agricultural Optimist.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14

Gate for Wire Fence.
The cut illustrates a method OF
making a wire fence gate without the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14
Dairy C~leanlines.

OASanAAmG3s
Prof. G. E. Eckles says the COW her
self Is the chief source Of the contain
nation to which milk is subject. Es-
pecially Is this true when the COW Il
kept under the conditions found III
some barns. The COW must, first Of all.
be kept decently clean If it is expected
to produce milk suitable for human
food. In many cases the difficulty ia ia
be attributed to the poor arrangement
OF the barn. Putting the COW In q
well-lighted stable, with good floor. a
platform the proper length to stand up-
on, a suitable gutter and a manger.
and 1t Is possible, at least, to keep the
conditions fairly good. Then keep the
cow decently clean. Curry her and
brush Off the udder and adjoining parts
Of the body with a stiff brush before
milking.
The strainer can not be depended
upon to take out DRIFT must be kept
out in the first place.
Another source of contamination Is
improperly cleaned utensils. Prof
Eckles says a single dirty can may con,
tain more bacteria than there are In.
hibitants in the world, and they arr
ready for business as soon as milk Il
placed in the car.
The most proper thing to use II
cleaning utensils Is a good, strons
brush. Nothing else should be EN-.
ployed In cleaning pals, cans or cream
| SQnarafOrs
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14

Economical Feed Carrier.
In handling dry feed, such as oats,
buckwheat, shelled corn, bran and the
like, for feeding farm animals and
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14

About the first thing an ene13
young woman thinks Of II lunch clol
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-14

8 Of braces. No description is re-
quired, save. perhaps, that the wire
at the top Of the posts is twisted tight
and held to the posts with staples.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-26
SECURE YOUR CLAIMS,

Following are a few points that
the pr~ospectors in this state should
make use of. All kinds of mining
properties are becoming more val
liable every day, and prospectors
should be careful to comply with the
law.
The failure or neglect of any To-
Gator of a mining claim to perform
development work of the character
in the manner and within the time
that is required by the laws Of the
United States, shall disqualify such
locators from relocating the ground
embraced in the original location
any attempt at relocation thereof by
any of the original locators, shall
render such location void.
Within sixty days after the post
ing of the notice upon the claim, a
true copy shall be recorded with the
county recorder.
An affidavit of labor shall be filed
with the county recorder within
thirty days after the end of the year
for which the assessment work was
done.
The boundaries must be defined sc
that they can be readily traced. In
connection with this last the sup
RENE court has held that as the To-
Gator is On the ground at least once
a year to do that assessment work
he has sufficient opportunity to see
that markings of the boundaries re-
main in such condition that they can
be readily traced.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-26

the point where the copper ceases
to be held in these assures has not
been reached, nor are there any signs
indicating any lessening of the cop
per content. At the High Ore shaft
of the Amalgamated Copper company
located close beside North Butte a
depth of $500 feet has been gained
and the copper in the vein holds
strong, equalling in richness any
above that point.
1t is true that there is faulting of
the formation in the Butte camp, III
which respect it differs in no wise
from any other mining district of
which we have knowledge. The
rocks of all this country have been
subjected to %upheavals, and faultings
the pressure, having been great, but
the Butte camp veins are more reg
ular both as to dip and strike thar
those of many other districts. The
veins are generally more easily fol-
lowed. Minerals have been carried
sources. There is every reason to
look for great permanency of rich
vein in all the prominent properties
of this camp.
The graet difficulty being exper-
the mines. neutrality-suspicious.
fenced in these day is to get the
mines. Where they are found physi-
cally made as is North Buete they
seldom %disappoint in their substan-
tial features. That North Butte has
a mine is certain, and that it has
one which will be active for many
years to come is the opinion of those
who are familiar with copper camps
of the country, and who are not
frightened because the earth has
been a bit disturbed. These faultings
of vein nearly always are accompan-
led by an important gain in the size
and richness of the ore bodies, and
this may prove true of the property
in question.
Iron Ore can asSure its readers
that there is no cause for alarming
articles that have been sent broadcast
throughout the country, and 1t sug-
gests that they do not sacrifice their
holdings in this property on account
of any reports that the ore in the
mine would soon all be exhausted.
Good mines do not so early cease
giving of merchantable ores, and we
know North Butte is a good mine
It's record has proved this, and it
will make its own favorable history
in the day to ONE