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The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
CHANGES OFFICIALLY
DATE FOR SECRETARIES TO
REACH WASHINGTON.
MHARG GOES TO NEW YORK
Solicitor Earl Becomes Acting Secro'
tary Of the Department OF Com.
merce and Labor.

NGTON-ImpOrtant changes
in Office and q new swing In the ad
ministrative work of the treasury
will occur Monday. Two acting sec
retaries will step out of Office. one
into private life and the other t.
Official duties.
With the departure of Ormsby Nc
Harg, assistant secretary of com
merce and labor for New York, So
licitor Earl of that department be
comes acting secretary. Mr.. McHare
has been acting secretary for good
ly portion of the last few months. IN
the absence of Secretary Nagel. He
has been trying for some weeks to
leave public Office in order to assume
his new duties as member of the firm
of Noble, Jackson & Hubbard in New
York city, but stayed on pending the
selection of his successor.
1t is understood Secretary Nagel IA
vors as Mr.. McHarg's successor a
man living in the middle west. Mr.
Nagel, who is expected here Novem
Der Z, has conferred with the presi
dent and will make the announce
ment shortly.
The new tariff board begins its
work Monday. although the members
of the board have held several meet
ings.
Mr.. Reynolds retirement as as
sistant secretary of the treasury be
comes effective Monday. His success
sor probably will be announced
shortly.
The commercial agreement with
France under which reciprocal low
rates of duty on imports prevailed, ex.
pired at midnight Sunday night and
Monday the full rates under the new
tariff law will apply on all imports
from France. Both the United States
and France planned to afford every
facility to importers on both sides
of the Atlantic to get in their goods
under the lower reciprocal rates up
to the last moment.
The change in the Office of United
States treasurer takes place at once,
Lee McClung, once conspicuous as a
college gridiron hero, taking the oath
of Office as successor of Charles H.
Treat. Every time a new treasurer
takes Office a complete count of the
moneys in Uncle oam's cash box is
necessary and for several months a
large number of employs will be kept
busy.
Mr.. Treat leaves behind him num-
Der of reforms. Probably his most
radical change was the formation of
a committee composed of the chiefs
of the various treasury divisions.
During the formative period of the
Payne tariff bill Mr.. Treat was called
upon for expert advice by members
of both houses of congress. His re-
ward came in a bill increasing his
salary from $4,000 to $4,000 year.
He also was active in advising the
members of the monetary commits
sion.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
PiNcHoT STATES HIS POSITION.
Outlines Attitude of His Department
With Regard to Water Power.

SOSbUSo NSSSuOC " ITO department.
With Regard to Water Power.
Washington.-The practice of the
government in granting water power
concessions is outlined by Clifford Pin
chot, United States forester, in a
letter written to Colonel Henry L.
Eigginson of Boston. Mass. director
of the General Electric company. The
letter takes the form of a public
statement and is significant at this
time because of the widespread in
terest in the water power question.
Mr.. Pinchot seeks to emphasize par
ticularly that he does not wish to
retard the development of water
powers by private capital.
Summarizing the conditions imposed
on all power permits the government
forester makes clear the point that
the renewal of permit at the end of
fifty years is at the option of the
government; that it u.s., by statue re-
vocable by the secretary of the in
terror but unless revoked, continues
fifty years. when it terminates without
any special revocation, but may then
be renewed at the option of and on
conditions to be fixed by the govern
ment
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
A Complaint Filed.

The KendallSmith Milling company
of WoOdlawn has filed formal COM
plant with the railway commission
asking that the Burlington be COM
PEELED to reinstate it's former switch
ing charges between Lincoln and
Woodlawn, which 1t changed January
/, 1907. The petition says that for
thirty-three years the charge has been
IS a car between the two towns and
under the beneficient rate the COM
plainant has built up thriving mill
ing and feed business in the city Of
Lincoln, the product coming from the
mill at Woodlawn. The changed rate
has changed all this.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
RASH ALL OVER BOYS BODY.
Awful, crusted, Weeping Eczema on
Little Sufferer-A Score Of Treat.
ments Prove Dismal Failures.
Cure Achieved by cutieura.

my little boy had an awful rash all
over his body and the doctor said il
was eczema. 1t was terrible, and used
to water awfully. Any place the water
went it would form another sore and 1t
would become crusted. A score or
more physicians failed utterly and dis
1nally in their efforts to remove the
trouble. Then I was told to use the
Cuticura Remedies. got a cake of
Cuticura Soap, box of Cuticura Oint-
ment and a bottle of Cuticura Re-
solvent, and before we had used half
the Resolvent l could see change in
him. In about two months he was en-
tirely well. George F. Lambert, 139
West Centre ST., Mahanoy City, Pa.
Sept. 26 and Nov. 4, 1907"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston.
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two o. . Kind.

Mn. Boggs-I hate to have q man
always complaining about some little
thing. Now, my husband b continual
" .harping on the lace curtains.
Mrs. Woggs-Yes. and my husband
has keen kicking on our front door
every morning at three O'Clock for the
last 20 years.-Puck
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
ALSO TO BE CONSIDERED.

Doctor advise you to 60 to Nest.
It's small place far away from ev-
erywhere. There your nerves will get
better.
Patient-Oh, but, doctor, I've frocks
as well as nerves.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
Moody Goes to Hospital.

Boston-AssOciate Justice William
H. Moody of the United States SUI
preme court was taken from his home
in Haverhill to the Corey Hill hos
pital in Brooklyn to undergo special
treatment for rheumatism.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
Why He Won.

Abou Ben Adhem set forth his
claim.
Il never lied about what good
time had on my vacation" he cried.
And. 10. etc.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
MRS. STEERS PASSES AWAY.
Said to Have Been First White Woman
Married in Nebraska.

Nemaha, Neb.-The funeral of Mrs.
Samuel Stiers, whose death occurred
Friday, was held at the Christian
church Sunday, followed by burial in
the Nemaha cemetery. The husband
and five children survive. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stiers claim to be the first white
couple married in Nebraska. Mr.. Stiers
is now nearly 80 years of age. He
landed at Brawnville, in this county.
April s, 1855. and the next day went
to work for Richard Brown, the found
er of Brownville. cutting food at $40
a month.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
Roosevelt 70 Chance Base.

Roosevelt to Change Base.
Nairobi. British East Africa, Friday
According to present arrangements
Colonel Roosevelt and party will leave
Nairobi for Entebbe, in Uganda, on
the morning of November q, arriving
at Entebbe on the Goth.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
Judament for a Woman.

Judge T. c. Munger of the federal
court handed down a judgment for
$500 in favor of Mrs. Eva B. Ford,
Administrative of the estate of the late
Joshua H. Ford, in her suit against
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad. Damages for $4,000 had
been claimed by the plaintiff, who al
legged that her husband had come to
his death through negligence of en-
ployees of the railroad. Ford, who
was a brakeman. was crushed to death
between an engine and a car when
trying to couple the car.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03
Complaint on Switching Rate.

The KendallSmith company of Lin
coin has filed a complaint against the
Burlington railroad, with the state
railway commission because it has
seen fit to change it's switching rate of
IS a car from Woodlawn to 2 cents
per 100 pounds. This company has a
machinery mandatory at Woodlawn,
and for thirty-five years it says in it's
complaint the Burlington gave it a
switching rate of S. car. But re-
Gently it changed this rate to 2 cents
per 100 pounds, and this rate is re-
garded as too high.
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03

AOuASoluS CI6uS WccAS ago, are HISS
ing. A searching party is to go out
The body Of Prince Ito. Japan's
murdered statesman, will be taken to
Japan on a warship now at Dairen.
Nine alleged accomplices of his assas-
sin are under arrest.
Arthur p. Heinze was sentenced to
prison for ten days and fined $3.50 by
Judge Ray In New York on q charge
OF obstructing justice by advising a
witness to evade service.
A naval battle between warships of
Greece and 800 mutinous officers from
the Greek navy was fought at Salamis.
but was not of a very serious nature.
However, it is feared that the leader
Of the revolt, Tibaldos. will overthrow
the government and declare a dicta-
torship.
John Sickles, tried at Moundsville,
w. Va, on the charge of numbering
his nephew, Randolph Ritchea. has
been acquitted. He pleaded the I'M
written law. On approaching the
house he heard his 15-year-old daugh.
ter scream and as Ritchea ran from
the house he shot him.
No details of frontier excitement in
the early days is lacking in the Rush
of '49" celebration at Stockton, Cal.
for which typical gold camp has
been reproduced on the public square
Eluding her children and grandchil-
dren, Mrs. Rebecca E. Walworth. II
years old. of Berkeley. Cal, was mar.
red to p. p. Chamberlain. a San
Francisco contractor, who is IS.
Deputy Marshal Otto W. Zimdars
was found dead in front of the jail at
De Pere, Wis, with bullet wound.
His watch and revolver were missing
and the jail key was broken OF in the
door,
The Columbus journal., 1909-11-03


Anton Horalik was arrested at Cen.
trail City on the charge of stealing a
team of horses from Robert J. Griffin.
a farmer living near North Bend. He
waived preliminary examination in
justice court at Fremont. and was
bound over to the district court. She
riff Bauman took him directly to the
court room, where he pleaed guilty
and was sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary, less than twelve
hours after his arrest.
One of the worst prairie fires of the
season ragged about three hours about
two miles east Of Dickinson destroy
ing everything in it's path. The fire
was started by a westbound passenger
train on the Burlington.
After working from 1 o'clock until
$3.50 in the morning in an effort to
break open the strong box of the Man.
ley state bank, robbers gave up in
disgust and departed, taking precau-
tons, however. to leave no clues be-
hind as to their identity. The bank
was robbed October 90, 1908. and the
robbers secured between $1,000 and
$4,000.
Willard F. Hayes was struck by the
northbound Burlington passenger
train four miles south of Beatrice and
seriously injured. He was riding on
a hayrack and the accident happened
as he was attempting to drive across
the track.
Apple picking is progressing in
good shape in the Arlington locality.
About 1000 bushels was picked from
Major Ormsby's sixty-five-acre orch
ard northeast of town, this being the
first crop harvested. The Arlington
nursery has q large force picking and
have picked as high as 1900 bushels
in one day.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
SYSTEM
IS DISCUSSED
Counci! Votes to Put In Trunk Line Pfo
yjded Same Can Be Done alta Cost
Not To Exceed $5,OC0.OO

The Friday Harbor town councii
met In special session Tuesday even
ing for the purpose of discussing tne
matter of the construction OF trunk
sewer. The mayor, clerk, ana al
memhers of the council except JohH
Douglas were in attendance. A greaO-
er part of the evening was taken up
in pretty thoroughly discussing the
matter in all it's phases but no dehn-
ite conclusion was arrived at for the
reason that the member OF the com
ell desired TO ascertain more definite
ly the best plan of procedure. A mo-
tion was made and seconded that
resolution be passed declaring an as
sessment district to include all OF
that portion of the town to be direct
ly benefited by the proposed no
provement. This motion was lost sad
Lew motion made as follows: That
the mayor be instructed to engago the
services of competent engineer VINO
is familiar with sewer constr lctlon
and have him go over the line of the
proposed sewer with Il view to deter
mining the size of sewer tiling reQuIr-
ed. and estimate the cost of the i'm
provement and if in his judgment tie
work can be completed at cost not
to exceed So. 900. 90 that the Improve
ment be made and an assessment dis
trict be declared. The line OF the
sewer system proposed is as follows
Beginning at point on the water
front between the Carter dock and the
Coffelt machine shop. running up
the rayiue past the rear of the bank
building and across Douglas (Argyles
avenue up Spring street Co the
Presbyterian church; up Douglas ave-
.nie TO the iptersectioa cf Doa4las as
nue. and Caine street; and up Court
street, between the Jensen and Island
er buildings to the school house.
1t is proposed to obtain the opinion
of the expert at once and if possible
to have the work completed this sum
mer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
new STEAMER
SCHEDULE MADE
New Agreement Entered Into Between
Capt. NeWhalI and the Inland
Navigation Co.

AS a result of an agreement that
was entered into a few days ago be-
tween the officers of the Inland Navi-
CATION Company and Capt. Newhall,.
owner of the islander and the Buck
eye, the people of the county who have
heretofore made the trip direct to Se-
attic without passing through Belling-
ham. will now be taken first to that
city for a connection with the Seattle
boats A joint schedule has been pre-
pared, and will be followed, and it is
expected that with this improved
transportation many dollars that form
erly went to Seattle will be spent in
Bellingham. In any event the people
of tie islands will have decidedly bet
ter transportation facilities.
In addition to this the Inland Navi-
cation Company will on Sunday morn
ing place an additional steamship. the
Perdita, on the Seattle Bellingham
run for the summer. The Ferdita
will leave Seattle Sunday evening at
Il 80. making Everett and Anaco:tes
on the trip north. Returning the ves-
sci will leave Bellingham at II 80,
a. m., making only Anacortes.
The new schedule of the Lroquois
will also be put into effect at once
and the vessel will call at Bellingham
on the trip north to Vancouver. She
will leave Seattle at 8 80 a. M. ar
irving in BellIngham at 30 p. m.
on the way to Vancouver. This ves-
sci will connect with the Buckeye
which will leave Bellingham at 2 p.
m. for the islands.
Captain Newhall will place the
Buckeye on the new schedule for a
time at least but it is possible that he
VIII later in the season change tho
winch from the islander to the Buck
eye. thereby giving the latter better
freight handling facilities, and then
put the islander on the new run and
have the Buckeye carry the mail. I'm
der the new schedule the Buckeye
VIII A00S0 uOI0 Ill G0C O0AAy AOAhAn6s
call at several island points and ar
rive in Bellingham at 1 a. m. to con-
meet with the Perdita for Seattle.
The Rosalie Will continue to run on
the present schedule so that under the
new arrangement daily through SER
vice to Seattle will be given. The
Utopia and Waialealo will continue on
their present run bat will not make
way ports but run direct from Seattle
to BeIlingham and return.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
SITE SELECTED FOR BIOLOGY SCHOOL
University Regents Approve the Recommendations Made the Permanent Build
ings Will be Erected Upon ASe Donated by Andrew Newhan

Registrar Condor and Prof. Priest.
OF the state university. were here Sat-
urday to inspect the several proposed
sites for the permanent buildings of
the niversity biological station.
They first visited the military reserve.
a portion Of which the Legislature in
January memorialized the government
to grant to the university as a site for
the school. This location was strong
~ favored by Prof. Kincaid. While
it is understood that assurances we're
received from Washington some time
ago by the president of the university
that the reservation site could be OBJ
tanned in course of time. the delay
attending it and the lack of any sum
mer water supply and the probable
cost of obtaining such supply led
to the consideration and final accept
ance Of the very generous offer made
by Mr.. Andrew Newhall to give to the
university 200 feet of his water front
at any point between the cannery
"China house, (which is partially up.
on mis- land, and his private wharf and
water station at the place where the
summer school was first conducted by
Professors Kincaid and Frye.
In addition to the land donated,
Mr.. Newhall gives an option to pur-
chase most of the water front, if de-
sired, and also of the upland. at a
very low valuation. Mr.. Condor and
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
Whatcom County Fruit Growers Form Big Club

Believing that proper grading, a
pooling of interests and general CO.
operation among the fruit growers of
Whatcom county will give vast i'm
petus to the fruit business by creating
demand for the product in the COM
1rercial eentars of the East, move
ment has been started among the
grangers to mark all Whatcom coun-
ty products with a uniform label and
to get the growers to specialize on
certain varieties which are best adapt
ed to this country. says the Belling
ham Herald. Under present condi-
tions. with most of the fruit men
growing different variety, no parti-
cular brand has become associated
with Whatcom county. and the adver-
tlsing advantages accompanying the
production and specializing on one
brand is lost. This matter has receiv
ed the serious attention of many of
the prominent grangers and was be-
fore the big convention of the oranges
and commercial bodies held in the
rooms uf the Chamber Of Commerce
Monday night.
The promoters of the idea urged
the appointment of committee COM
posed of representative growers, this
committee to employ experts. if ne
cessarv. and decide upon what are the
best varieties of apples. cherries. pears
and peaches to grow in this county.
Then an effort will be made through
the cooperation of the oranges to
have growers specialize in the lines
decided upon. so that they will be
come permanently associated with
Whatcom county. The uniform label.
also, is expected to do much toward
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23

Prof. Priest went over the property
very carefully Saturday afternoon in
company with Mr.. Newhall and o.
81. Culver and decided to recommend
to the regents the acceptance of site
adjacent to the first temporary sta
tion. near the wharf. While the shore
line there is quite rocky and precipi-
tous. it has the advantage of deep
water close to shore. is convenient to
a fresh water supply, and commands a
lovely view of Mt. Baker.
While the buildings will not be or
nate or expensive the drawings indl-
cate that they will be quite substan-
tial. commodious and attractive. The
main laboratory building is to be
thirty feet in width. seventy feet in
length and two stories high. The lab
oratory proper will occupy the entire
first floor. On the second floor there
will be commodious lecture room
and sleeping quarters for twenty -four
persons.
The boarding hall and dormitory
building will be 80 SO feet in size
and two stories high The two build
ings will stand close together and may
be connected by a covered passage
way. They will be built partially
over the water, supported upon con-
crete piers, and it is expected that
they will be ready for occupancy by
the 10Th or Goth of June.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23

Ed. A. Pike. president of the
Northwest Mercantile and Storage
Co., of Spokane, spent a few days
this week looking over several farm
properties with view to purchasing
home for his family. Mr.. Pike
made a tour of the San Juan valley
Wednesday, and is very enthnsiastlc
over the beautiful sights he witness
ed. he is highly pleased with the
climate here and saws that it seems
good to get away from the rigorous
climate of eastern Washington if on
ly for few days. He has fully de-
cided to purchase home somewhere
in this section but has not yet decid-
ed as to what the exact location will
be-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23

advertising the product and creating
a demand. If it should be decided
that Gravenstein and Wagner apples.
for instance. were the best adapted to
this county. then those brands would
become Synonymous with Whatcom
and the advertising possibilities. in
the opinion Of the originators of the
idea, would be unlimited.
Experts have given it as their opin-
ion that the Montmorenci cherry, the
Beurre D'Ajou pear and the Crosby
peach are the right ones to grow here.
1t is said that these varieties grown
in Whatcom county soil are equal if
not superior to any brands on the mar
ket. and if all growers could be per-
suaded to grow them. and them only,
this county would obtain worldwide
reputation and its product would be
demanded in the commercial centers
of the East as are the popular brands
of Yakima and Wenatchee today. The
county would be able to make some
showing. the exponents of the plan
say, whereas at the present time rails
ing many varieties and perfecting
none the Whatcom product is un-
known.
Many others matters of import to
the city and county came before the
Mondav nioht Among Che
first things to be done will probably
be the formation of permanent coun-
Jy organization composed of represen
tatives from the different commercial
bodies and oranges. The public mar
ket. which is to be opened shortly In
Bellingham. was discussed. and plans
for Whatcom day at the Alaska Yu-
kon-Pacif1c exposition were gone over.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
West Sound School
To Give Entertainment

Little Bo Peep. pastoral operetta,
will be given by the pupils of the
West Sound school in Woodmens
hall. April 80. 1909.
Following is synopsis of the play
The hilarity of the May morning is dis.
turbed by two untoward events. Mis-
tress Mary has discovered that the
deed of her farm. which was purchas
ed of Lady LEAFS predecessor. has been
carelessly destroyed by Little Boy
Blue to make tail for his kite, and
in anger she has banished him. OF
his exile the peasants are informed
by Tafy. when they announce that
they have chosen Boy Blue and Bo-
Peep to be the King and Queen oi
May. Bo Peep. faithful to her un
lucky companion. resolves to seek him
and either persuade him to return. or
remain and cheer his exile. The sec
ond mishap befalls Lady Lea, who
being gay young heiress just enter
ed into her Inheritance, goes a-May-
ing with her merry friend Netticote,
and, while gathering flowers, loses
the ring given her by her lover. AS
they return to the castle. she passes
the farm and announces to the assem-
bled peasants her loss, promising to
bestow any reward which lies in her
power upon any one who will restore
the ring. Bo-Peep. in the search for
Boy Blue discovers the ring. and per.
suades him to return. Mistress Mary
forgives him, and receives at the re-
quest Of Bo-Peep. new deed of the
farm from Lady Lea. in place of the
lost document.
Music will be furnished between the
acts by the West Sound orchestra.
Admission, adults. % cents, children
10 cents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23

The East Sound minstrels will ap-
pear at Odd Fellows hall at Friday
Harbor on Saturday evening, April
"a. The songs and dances are the
latest New York hits, the costumes
have been brought from Chicago, and
the scenery has been especially pre-
pared for this event. Neither time,
effort nor expense has been spared to
make this the finest show ever given
in the county. The diagram for re-
served seats is open at the Friday Har.
Dor Drug store.