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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
Territorial Officials Travel too Much

Washington, March 22-Territorial
officials in Alaska, Arizona, New Mex
leo, Hawaii and Porto Rico will re-
ceive a shock soon, when they receive
an official order from Secretary OF the
Interior Ballinger informing them thaF
in the future they must remain in then
territories except in cases OF emer'
gency. Mr.. Ballinger called at the
White House Saturday and his conten.
plated order received the approval Oh
President Taft. The order is intendeo
to put an end to governors and othef
territorial officials coming to Washing,
ton during sessions of congress anu
spending many months here lobbying
for desired measures or for statehood
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26

of this movement. The movement mas
tho snnport of the most influential peo-
nle of the country and plenty OF 1unos
orc nromised. The league insists tnat
tho minimum of the program for tne
construction of Dreadnaughts in 1919
70 must be eight, claiming that less
w;,l not suffice to maintain Great BTU
aims naval supremacy.
The newspapers, ever since Au.S
days debate, have been nlleo WIZ ,,
lurid pictures of the German peril
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
IS
ALARMED
GERMAN PERIL" is CAUSE
OF CONSIDERABLE UN-
EASINESS.
Country Demands Eight Battle
ships to Keep Navy Above Next
Nearest If Appeal to People Is
Made Present Radical Party
Will Lose Out.

London, March 22.-The dramatic
confession from the cabinet ministers
in the recent debate in the house of
commons that Germany had caught the
British admiralty mapping and stolen a
march on this country by expediting
the construction of Dreadnaughts, and
that Great Britain would have little,
if any margin in the number of new
bships in 1911-12, has been followed
by something like panic throughout
the United Kingdom
There is no doubt that were Premier
Asquith at this time to appeal to the
country, little would be left of the
present radical party in the house of
commons.
Demand Eight Ships
The direct vote of censure which A.
J. Balfour, leader of the opposition,
will lead against the government early
this week, will bring the issue as to
whether four or eight Dreadnaughts
should be definitely included in this
years naval program squarely before
parliament. although here is a chance
that the national outcry will cause Pre-
mier Asquith to yield and give definite
assurance that the four "phantom"
.Dreadnaughts will be constructed this
year in addition to the four provided
for in the estimate.
All the adherents of a big navy want
this assurance and have started cam
paigning the length and breadth of the
country in support of it.
Navy League Active
The Navy League. which represents
no particular party, is in the forefront
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
Foreclosure of Metropolitan Lines

New York, March pa decree ., u
foreclosure and sale of the Metropoh'
tan Street Railway properties has been
issued by Judge Lacombe of the Oni.
ted States circuit court in suit brousn'
by the Guarantee Trust COMPANY
Thu decree requires the payment Will,
in twenty days Of $13, 59S,21O - -
default thereof Special Master Turnsi
is directed to sell the property June l.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT
Purchasing Prices.

Purchasing Prices.
The following prices are offered tc
the producer by the local dealers 70,
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,
1Sc; roasting, 18c; old roosters, SC
ducks, TIC; geese, 1Sc; live turkeys,
21c; dressed, 23c.
Live stock-Steers, 1-10c per lb.
COWS, $40; wethers, 1-1Oc; lambs,
4Ac; hogs, 61ac; calves, 1890.
Potatoes-$19@24 per ton for local
$22@26 for Yakima
Ranch butter, 21c.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
Taft Wants coethals to Hurry Canal

Washington, March 22.-Durlng :. :
recent conversation between Preslde co.
Taft and Chairman Goethals OF W.
Isthmian canal commission, the Pley al
dent expressed his desire that the ca a,a
be completed by the 4th Of July, is. !,
Col Goethals, however, is not a. 81. s
sanguine Of accomplishing any sa w.
result, holding to his heretofore ~ 4
pressed opinion that January !, w.
will see the canal open to naviga1lp
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
Protest Against Removal

Washington, March 2O.-The en1no
Washington delegation has joined IL :
protest to the war department agan'a,
removing department of Columbia nea ~
quarters from Vancouver barracks ' i
another point. The members can un u
no good reason for the removal, au'
it is believed that their combined po
test will settle this question. whlci ns 10
caused Vancouver so much uneaslne''
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
Minor Happenings
of the Week

Winnipeg, Manitoba, has decided to
have a worlds exposition in 1912. A
fund of 50, 900, 900 is to be raised for
the enterprise.
Fifteen thousand square miles OF ter
ritory has been added to the British
empire by treaty recently signed at
Bangkok, Siam.
Padro Ezeuil Roges, who is regarded
as the ablest diplomat in Venezuela,
has been appointed Venezuelan minister
at Washington.
Hereafter the English language will
be taught in all the public schools OF
Guatemala under an order of the min
lister of education
The bill prohibiting the further pur-
chase of lands in Cuba by aliens has
been defeated in the Cuban house OF
representatives.
San Joaquin county. California, has
voted bonds in the sum Of 81, 800, 600
for roads. This sum will construct
238 miles Of macadam.
Woman suffrage met defeat in the
Iowa senate by vote Of 81 to 1 l. The
limited suffrage bill for women was
also defeated by vote of SO to II.
In accordance with the provisions OF
the general amnesty bill passed by the
Cuban legislature, the courts of Ha-
vana have issued orders for the release
of upwards of 800 prisoners.
The new timber policy of British
Columbia has been announced by the
government. The tenure of the tim
Der leases will be made perpetual by
legislation scheduled for next session
of parliament.
Thomas J. O'Brien will remain as
ambassador to Japan under the Taft
administration, according to state
ment made by Senator William Alden
Smith, of Michigan, after a conference
with the president.
The Pennsylvania railroad has an
nounced that hereafter it will furnish
all passengers in Pullman. cars tea or
coffee, or both, free. This will apply
only to trains to which diner is at
tached.
THE waters Of n. --rasgansett bay were
seasoned With tomato catsup one day
last week, when 60 cases containing
1000 bottles we're dumped into the sea
because they did not meet the require
ments of the federal pure food law.
President Jacob Gould Schurman
will be Cornell's representative at the
35Oth anniversary of the founding of
the University of Geneva, Switzerland,
on July Z. and at the 5O0th anniversary
of the founding of the University Of
Leipsic, Germany, on July %.
The first of the two pathfinder cars
which will mark the course of the in
ternational automobile contest for the
M. Robert Guggenheim trophy, left
New York last week on it's own wheels
for Chicago, from which point it will
take up the work of posting the route
with signs and making other arrange
ments connected with the course from
Chicago to Seattle.
AS result OF new ruling OF the
customs department., all freight and
baggage destined to cities of promin-
ence in the United States from foreign
ports may be forwarded direct to des-
tination, where duty will be collected,
instead of making payment of duty at
the port of entry. This will result in
great saving of time and trouble to
both travellers and shippers who are
required to-pay duty on merchandise.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
Railroads to Attack Two Cent Fare

st. Louis, March 2O.-Executive and
legal representatives of railroads oper-
ating in Missouri stated that they
would attack in court the 2-cent pas
senger fare laws Of Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota.
The officials said this course was de-
cided upon at the recent Chicago con-
ference
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
Libel Cases to Be Tried

Washington, March 22.-There will
be no abandonment of the Panama libel
prosecution by the administration, &C
cording to high administration Off
cial. Attorney General Wickersham s
investigation of these cases, it is said,
has satisfied him that the government
should proceed with the prosecution.
Whether he has advised President Taft
of his attitude is not known.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
Jones to Remain on Control Board

Olympia, March 23.-Gov. Hay has
appointed H. T. Jones, of Spokane,
Democratic member of the state board
of control, for the six years beginning
April next. Jones has been a men,
Der of the boar since 1908, in the Nc
Bride administration Since the trou-
BILE in the state training school, several
months ago. Mr.. Jones has been in
charge of that institution, at Chehalis
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
Site Secured for NaiIF actorv

New Westu mister, B. c., March %.
The Hamilton Nail and Wire Fenc-
ing Company has secured four acres Of
lano on Lulu island, which will be
USED as a site for mandatory. Act
spring. '''ie
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
To Expedite Investigations

Washington. March 2O.-With a
view to expediting the investigation of
cases of land frauds in the West,
number of changes have been made in
the field service divisions of the gen.
eral land Office.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
Yankee Enterprise Eiectrifying London

London, March 20.-Fully $50, 900
persons visited the big American de-
nartment store here on the occasion OF
its formal opening. The great major
ity of the visitors were women who
we're anxious to discover what an
American store was like. Yankee
enterprise, as it is generally called
here, has electrified the old firms to
frantic efforts to Guido the new COM
netitOr
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-03-26
TARIFF BILL
IN HOUSE
CHAIRMAN PAYNEPRESENTS
BILL WHICH WILL BEAR
HIS NAME.
Lumber Duty Placed At Half OF
Present Schedule Coal On Re-
ciprocal Basis and Iron Ore and
Wood Pulp on Free List-ln-
heritanceTax Also Provided For.

Washington, March 2O-The new
tariff bill, which will bear the name
of the chairman of the ways and means
committee is now under consideration
by the house, having been favorably
reported. The bill contains 100, 600
words and represents the Judgment OF
the committee, based on over 5000
pages of printed testimony, 80, 900 let
tiers and all the known statistics on the
subject.
It is estimated that the revenue un-
der the duties as prescribed will be
$500, OO0,O 900.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-27
Bryan Yet Leads.

One must rub his eyes these days to
be sure that Bryan didn't win the last
election. Here, for instance, is Presi-
dent Taft's Attorney General advising
the national banks that they may in
sure their deposits. The very sug-
gestion was wicked and impracticable
less than a year ago. True it is that
Bryan proposed to have deposits guar
anteed by the Federal government,
whereas the Attorney General has ref
erence to insurance companies. But
this convenient distinction may be re-
solved into a plutocratic difference.
1.-THE Public, Chicago.
With President Taft now quoted as
in favor of the Income Tax-which
was quite anarchistic during the CAM
paigns when Bryan so<eloquently adj
vocated it as not merely good policy
but right-it looks as though Bryan
were yet in the lead, though not
elected.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-27
The Indispensable Factor.

At a recent meeting of the American
Publishers Association in New York,
says the Philadelphia Record, one of
the questions discussed was: What
should be the attitude of newspapers
toward outdoor display, street car
cards, etc. 2" Reports of the meeting
do not state what conclusion was
reached; but the obvious answer is
that the newspapers should regard
such mediums as helpful adjuncts in
the work of business building. Bill
boards and car cards are in no sense
competitors of the newspapers. They
cannot under any circumstances rem
der the service that newspapers rem
der in convincing the consumer of the
superiority of the article exploited
and inducing him to buy it. But they
can and do help to keep the name Of
the article fresh in the public mind,
and the newspaper does the rest. The
newspaper used alone is capable OF
creating a profitable demand. The
other mediums used alone are not.
They are assistants whose employ
ment is optional with the advertiser,
to whom the first-class newspaper Is
an indispensable channel Of commune
cation with buyers,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-27
Pc NNSYLvANIA Rail ROAD
BULLETIN.


Summer days coming fast Already vacation days
being discussed in the home and the office and in few
the annual exodus country seashore and mountain
will have been begun.
America abounds with delightful summerng places in
valley and beside the sea-thousands of
whittier the pilgrims search of pleasure and recreation
Pennsylvania Railroad ticket agents have sale
excursion tickets the greater number of these resorts
by week June there will be about eight hundred
points covered by Pennsylvania Railroad summer excursion
tickets.
From the rockbound bays Of Newfoundland to the
sunny slopes Of the Virginia Shores from the White Mountains
of New Hampshire the Cumberland Mountains of Ten
nesee along the forty beaches Of New Jersey to the far
the Pacific Ocean, these resorts stand ready
to entertain the transient or allsummer guest.
Any Pennsy Railroad Ticket agent will cheerfuly
give information concerning routes and fares to these resorts
enabling pilgrims to plan their outing at minimum
of time and cost
asob W.
BrS
E Main Street Buffalo ison
G
Pittsburgh Yungnan D. Wamport Pa
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-27

There is. no doubt that the Repub-
licans are in a bad way in Essex. The
great body of Republicans have lost
confidence in the county machine, and
there is no indication of change for
the better in party management. But
this condition is not peculiar to Es-
sex. It exists in Hudson, Passaic,
Union, Middlesex and other counties,
and will continue to exist until the
denomination of the State machine is
thrown off by the local organizations
AS long as the price of regularity
consistes of acquiesence in such per-
nicious work as was done by the Board
of Guardians at Trenton during the
past winter-including its bare-faced
opposition to the Open Primary bill
Republican candidates of the regular
brand will have hard row to hoe on
election day.
Jersey City Journal, Rep.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-27
African Pyamies.

The pygmies of Africa, says Captain
Guy Burrows in his Land of the Pyg-
mics" are masters in the art of hunt
ing. They can kill even elephants with
their little bows and arrows, binding
the animal first by shooting at its
eyes. Once he is blinded they never
leave him till he falls. A pygmy, |
have no hesitation in saying, eats, as a
rule, twice as much as will suffice a
full grown man. He will take a stalk
containing about sixty bananas, seat
himself and eat them all at meal, be-
sides other food. Then he will lie and
groan throughout the night until
morning comes, when he is ready to
repeat the operation.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-27
How 10 clean Brushes.

The secret Of washing brushes sue
cessfully is to dry them quickly. Have
ready two dishes, rather shallow and
ing the brushes parallel. Put hot wa
ter, in which you have dissolved soap
and soda or ammonia, in one and cold
water in the other. Immerse the bristleS
of the brushes in the boiling water,
passing them from one side to another
quickly and steadily without wetting
the backs any more than possible.
They will clear of dirt instantly with
out touching them with the hand or
with smaller brush, which is what
gets the bristles out of shape. Rinse
in the cold water and add few drops
of lemon juice to it If the brushes show
any tendency Of getting yellow. Dry
them by setting on newspaper, bris-
ties down, over a radiator or register
which is not too hot, and let them be-
come thoroughly dry before using.
Ebony backed brushes should be
rubbed with little linseed oil and pol
ished with soft cloth.
New Hampshire Grange Fair.
The Union Grange Fair association,
comprising seventeen subordinate
oranges in New Hampshire. has be-
come incorporated and will hold its
second annual fair Oct 5. 6 and Z,
1909, at Plymouth, with the following
board of officers In control: President,
Orville p, Smith. Ashland; vice presi-
dent, David A. Atwood, Bridgewater;
secretary. Richard Pattee, Plymouth:
treasurer, Willis F. Hardy, Ashland.
This is busipesslike grange enterprise.
In recognition Of her attendance at
every meeting Of Campton m HI
grange during her three years. term as
master Mrs. Anna SLougee has been
presented with aSsolid gold past mas
ter's pin.
When Newfound Lake Of Bristol
N. H., decided to build a hall, Mrs
Jennie N. McMurphy assumed the OBJ
legation to secure mile Of pennies for
theehall fund and In year and half
his secured s130.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-27
MExIco's SIGN LANGUAGE.
Gestures With Meaning Understood
by Every Tribe.


Mexico is land of many tongues,
but above the Indian dialects and
Spanish there is one universal lam
guage, the language of signs. 1t is the
most expressive of ALL The Mexican
eye and hand are eloquent members.
1t is capable of infinite variation. Its
shadings and suggestions are beyond
all translation But there are certain
gestures that have a fixed meaning, a
signification well understood by every
nation and every tribe from Guatemala
to Texas.
A general upward movement of the
body, shoulders shrugged, eyebrows
raised. lips pouted and palms out
spread varies in meaning from 81 don't
know and don't care" to a most re
spectful "Really, sir, / do not under
stand you"
The index finger moved rapidly from
right to left generally before the face
means mo more or simply mo" TO
move the right hand palm outward
from the body toward another person
means "Just wait; I'll be even with
you yet.
The index finger on the temple
moved with a boring twist means
Hes drunk
The right hand held to the lips, three
fingers doubled, thumb and little finger
erect, varies from HE drinks to
s'Have one with me-"
To move the open hand over the
cheek in imitation of razor has ref
erence to the idiom playing the bar
ber'' and means "to flatter.'
All four fingers and the thumb held
points together and moved toward the
mouth means ito eat"
The right hand held before the face,
the two middle fingers moving rapidly,
is familiar salutation.- Modern Mex
ic0 -
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-27
CROPS GROW WITHOUT RAIN.
Row the Syrian Peasant Makes Use Of
the Moist Subsoi.

IN Syria and Palestine from the be-
ginning of April until October there is
practically no rain. yet in July the
fields TEEN with a vigorous growth of
watermelons. tomatoes, cucumbers.
etc, all fourishing without artificial
watering. although at that time no
rain has fallen for many weeks.
IN Fact the Syrian peasant from the
moment his seed has been sown prays
that no rain may fall During the Pc
Rod of growth of crop the surface Of
the soil to depth of six or eight
inches is perfectly dry and loose. Be-
low this surface layer will be found
moist soil, in which the roots extend
and grow vigorously, In this moist
subson plants continue to grow until
late autumn. When the crop is re-
moved in the autumn the rains com
mence, and the land is plowed after
each heavy rain as soon as the soil
begins to dry.
Two primary objects are kept in
Bile surface for taking up all the water
and to prevent its upward evaporation
from the subsoil. The great point is
to keep the upper six inches of soil
perfectly loose and friable, SO that the
moisture from below is not drawn up
ward and lost in evaporation, but does
not ascend higher than the compact
subsoil that is not broken up by the
pillow. For this reason the blowing is
shallow, averaging from four to six
inches in depth.
When the time for sowing the seed
arrives the land is plowed to depth
of about six inches and the seed is
sown from an arrangement attached
to the pillow, falls on the damp subsoil
and is covered by the soil closing over
behind the plowshare From this time
the upper stratum of loose soil pre-
vents the escape of moisture upward
beyond the wet subsoil on which the
seeds rest and into which their roots
after the process of termination
spread.-Chicag Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-27
ANY ONE CAN HYPNOTIC.
But 1t Cannot Be Accomplished With
Mere Glance.

OF course, whoever wants to hypno-
tize-in fact, no one but a physician
ought to do Unjust learn the tech.
nique and apply it patiently and skill
fully. And certainly there are individ-
ual differences. Not every one can be
deeply hypnotized. With not few
the inhibition goes no further than
the inability to open the. eyes, while
only one out of four enters into strong
hypnotic hallucinations Further, not
every one is well prepared to awaken
that confidence which is essential and
that feeling of repose which guides one
over to the dreamy state. The look,
the voice, the gestures, the phrases, the
behavior, Of certain persons make them
poor hypnotizers, however well they
may understand the tricks. But In
principle everybody can hypnotic and
can be hypnotized, just as in principle
everybody can love and can be loved,
and no special mysterious power is
needed to fall in love or to awaken
love.
Yet, while thus every one can exert
uypuOllc luHueuCe, no Oue can uO II ny
a mere glance. All the stories of a Sc
cret influence by which one mans
will gets hold of another mans mind
are remains of the mermeric theories
of the past. Today we know that ev
erything depends upon the attention
and imagination of the hypnotized and
that no mysterious fluid can flow over
from the mind of the hypnotist to the
mind of the subject. The old mystical
view of unscientiic superstition reach
ed its climax in the prevalent belief
that man could exert secret influence
from a distance without the victims
knowledge of the source of the uncan-
ny distortion of his mind According
to this belief, every heinous crime
might be committed under that cover
The distant hypnotizer could infict
pain and suffering on his enemy and
could misuse the innocent as instru-
ments of his criminal schemes.-Pro-
fessor Hugo Munsterberg in McClure's
Magazine