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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
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pottstown. PA flock Of buzzarda
lad to the discovery Of the body Of
. vear-old child by Col. II. u. Missi'
mer and George c. Smith, who were
irving ont their hounds In the Chest.
mt hills In Chester county.
The hunters went to lonely spot
IN f.adar Flat, over which the birds
we're towering, and there found the
body.
There was nothing TO disclose the
IDENTITY az the child. or to tell whethes
4 - abandoned alive or was carried
there dead.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
wand AboIieF IS Fee Law.

Seattle. Nov. ga movement &c
.holish the fee Of i've dollars allowed
attorneys for instituting and conduct
inr suits in the justice courts has been
started by lawyers, and petition VII
- presented to the incoming legisla
sture requesting Z repeal OF the presen,
,sw The movement Is directed against
collection agencies, which, these law
vers assert. are crowding the docket
Il the Justice courts with suits II
Which small amounts are involved
s Y ~ vhich would not be brought in
,,,, instances except for the fee o.
ave dollars, which is allowed in al
such cases.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
TWO TRIBUTES PAID
TOLSTOY
w. D. HOWELLs CALLS HIM THE
GREATEST GENIUS OF THIS
GENERATION.
Like Shakespeare and Milton, He Left
No School, for His Vast Personality
Was Such as to Be Incommunicable
Work Will Live Forever, Says
Henry George.

New York, Nov. 21.-William Dean
Howells, in commenting on the life
of Tolstoy, who died Sunday, took the
viwe that the great Russian was per
haps the greatest and best man OF his
time-greatest writer and most now.
erful in the portrayal of human emo
tons; best in his fidelity to Christ's
example. He said:
q remember that Turgeniev once adj
yised Tolstoy to stick to his writing
and forget his theories of conduct but
it was mistake to consider Tolstoy.
the man, and Tolstoy, the creative art
ist as two separate entities that may
be divorced from each other. Who at
tempts to divorce art and life makes q
grave error.
Was Great ReaIist.
"TolstOy was realist in art and
life 1t is perhaps difficult to estimate
what his influence has been on con-
temporary humanity, but should say
it has been very great. He believed
in taking the life of Christ for an ex-
ample, for precept, not the dogmas
of the schools; and that seems to be
the tendency of the younger Christian
ity.
I'm letters, cannot say that he left
a cult, although it may be that three
of his books-'Peace and War. Anna
Karenina,' and Resurrection - will
never be surpassed.
Like Bard Of Avon.
But you know Shakespeare left no
school; nor Milton; nor Shelley, lola
did. He was a tremendous fellow,
lola, but he is somewhat extinct now.
And that's it; the lesser man has man
nerisms or even manner, and man
ner can be caught up, taken up, imi-
tated, even absorbed; but great per-
sonality is incommunicable.
Il do not pretend to try to explain
Tolstoy's later days. I had never met
him, never been in communication
with him, but it seems to me that he
believed what he loved and that he
tried to live what he believed.
1T was unfortunate that his belief
forced itself into such pregnantly dra-
matte expression. There he sat at one
end of the table in a peasants clothes.
eating coarse food, while a footman
stood at the other end of the table and
served delicate viands to his family
Could Not BE Poor.
Continuing, Howells said:
"Tolstoy lived the life Of the poor,
wore their clothes and ate their food;
but he could not feel the dread that is
never lifted from the very poor-the
dread of actual want tomorrow.
1T was impossible. that he should
actually want We see that in the very
circumstances of his death Strive as
ne might, he did not die a peasants
death-unattended, cold, bare.
Yet he was very great and very
good man; perhaps, as have said, the
greatest and best of his time"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
EXPLORING BANKING AsBEr
Weslumen Exeavatlno Ser New oesoeo
Find osbtssvansan passaoe lso6
1nn From Old EdtNoo.

d the course Of excavations Tor .
new street 1t BARKING . subterraneen
passage was discovered which had
evidently led from the old abbey.
A workman, while DIGGING q .
depth Of ton fest, drove his pick into
some soft stonework. ana after tho
subsequent collapse Of earth the pas
sage was revealed. It was found that
the pick had been driven through the
archsd ceiling Of . stone-built passage
some eight feet six inches high ana
about six feet wide. Exploring par
ties have investigated the interior By
the aid Of candle light The walls
were found to be damp and clammy.
and the floor was covered with thick
carpet Of spongy substance. into
which the feet sank slightly. For .
distance Of nearly 20 yards the pas
sage IL clear. and at either end Of this
stretch 1t Is blocked. in ono case By
q fall Of earth and In the other case.
presumably. by the character Of the
structure itself. Two smaller pas
sages turn on the first passage, and
In one of the side turnings there were
found half dozen human skulls and
a quantity Of bones. Among the lat
ter 10 q number Of jaw bones Of horses
or other large animals. All the bones
and skulls are charred. and the walls
Of the passage also show traces OF
IRE.
The Abbey Of Barking Is reported
to have been built In A. D. 679 BY
Erkenwald, who afterwards became
Bishop Of London, and whose sister
Ethelberga became first abbess at
Barking. It was tho first nunnery e.
tabNshed In this country. In A. D.
$40 the Danes destroyed it BY ire. and
It lay desolate for q century until re-
stored by King Edgar. Many MEM
bers Of royal families were among its
ADDRESSES. From the fact that tho
main passage runs in the direction OF
Barking creek, short distance away.
1t IL believed to have afforded chan
mel Of communication from the abbey
to the waterway and thence to the
Thames.-London Standard.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
cen.u. figures for Kansas.

Washington. Nov. 22.-The popula-
ton Of the state OF Kansas was an
nounced by the census bureau yester'
day as 1,69O,s49. This is an Increase
Of 22O, 454, or is per cent over the
census OF 1900. The new figures en-
title the state to one additional con
gresham.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 22.-An uncon-
firmed report reached here last night
that 600 federal soldiers at Chihuahua
were suspected of disloyalty to the
government and disarmed. According
to the report company of rurales
visited the barracks and carried away
all of the arms and ammunition of the
soldiers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-25
CANAL PROGRESS IS
PRAISED BY PRESIDENT

Colon, Panama, Nov. 18.-President
Taft sailed for Charleston at 6 O'Clock
last evening aboard the armored
cruiser Tennessee, which was con-
voyed by the Montana, after four in
teresting days on the Isthmus. Before
leaving, the president said:
"This is the fifth time have visited
the Isthmus, and have gone over the
whole line and looked into every part
OF the improvements. It is about
20 months since l was last here, and
in that time the progress made has
been most satisfactory, Indeed, 1t
is remarkable.
"The first thing that strikes one is
the fact that work is being done ap-
parently on every foot of the so miles
Of the canal, and done under an or
ganization of men, plants and mate
rails that operates as economically
and effectively as if it were machine
with Goethals in control of a lever
which sets and keeps the whole in
operation.
Lock Discussion.
when I was here % months ago
the main question was the confirma-
tiQD of the judgment of congress in
having adopted lock type canal in
stead of sea level. The extent to
which Gatun dam and the locks have
been completed has removed from
every impartial observer the slightest
doubt of the wisdom of the decision
made, and the feasibility of the plan
adopted. This conclusion is further
confirmed and clinched by the diff
Guilty occasioned by slides in Culebra
cut. which for canal of 185 feet
level, necessitated only an additional
excavation that could readily be taken
care of.
'Any attempt, however, to sink a
canal in Culebra to depth of IS feet
below the present proposed level
would lengthen the time of construc-
ton, wear the patience of the Ameri-
cans, make the cost almost prohibitory
and leave it an exceedingly doubtful
question whether, with the difficulty
presented by the Chagree river, such
a canal would be possible at all.
"The Gatun dam lock, with the lake
already 1S feet and slowly ris'ng to
level of IS feet, which will constitute
the KEY to the whole plan OF the canal,
is so far advanced that, taken with
the Culebra cut aid the locks on the
Pacific side, definite picture is given
G what the canal is to be, which IN
snires one with eagerness for its com
pletion.
Can Beat Slides.
"The landslides in Culebra can be
easily removed, the further excavation
and the widening Of the slope where
they occur merely adding something
- the amount of excavation previously
calcnlated upon and the cost, but the
percentage of both time and cost Will
he very small, not enough to increase
the estimates for the completed canal
"The work is so far advanced tnat
tho time has come for the discussion
of MANS for the management ana
maintenance of the canal. the gov
eminent is peacefully pursuing It's
course and enjoying prosperity ano
POLITICAL calm in the republic. Inc
authorities in charge manifest every
disnosition to assist the United States
i Constructing the canal and to con
tcrm - every detail of the obligation
imposed by the treaty.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-23
/ RAIN GOES into
! Greek; 18 MAY Be
DEATH TOLL
Rock Island Passenger Goes Through
Trestle Near Clayton, Kas.-
Cloudburst weakens
~. Structure.
Doctors Hasten To Scene To Care for
Injured and Help Recover
Bodies of Dead.

NORTON, Kas.. Sept. 23.-Eigh-
teen persons are reported kill
ed and several injured when Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific train
No 27 from st. Louis to Denver,
plunged though 40-foot trestle into
a creek a few miles west OF Clay
ton, Kas., early today. The bodies
Of four have been recovered while
four others can be seen at the bottom
Of the creek pinned beneath the
wreckage.
The known dead:
Frank Pickabaugh, engineer. Good
land, Kas.
J. w. Usher, conductor, Kansas
City.
Huffaman. baggageman, Kansas
City.
William Miller, fireman, Goodland.
The creek usually only few feet
wide had been turned into a torrent
by a cloudburst which struck this
section last night washing out the
trestle.
The train which was composed OF
six coaches was due to arrive in Den
yer at 1925 this morning.
The locomotive and coach plunged
into 20 feet of water The third coach
tellescoped the smoker while the first
Pullman hangs poised on the edge OF
the approach. The observation car
was the only one that remained on
the track.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-23
BALTIMORE HAS 558, ,4S5;
DETROIT IS NINTH CITY
Cleveland Moves Up To Sixth Place
BY Marrow Margin Over Mary
land Metropolis.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The Gen.
sus bureau announced this afternoon
that the present population of Balti-
more, Md, is 558,4S5. The gain since
1900 is 49,52s, or 81 per cent Cleve-
land passes Baltimore with a total
of 560.663, a gain OF l7S,s95. or 46.9
per cent This makes Baltimore the
seventh city In the United States.
The 1910 enumeration OF Savannah.
Ca, was 65.064. increase 10,S20, or
1919 per cent.
In 1900, Baltimore led Cleveland by
127,189 Now Cleveland moves up to
sixth place but by the narrow margin
Of 2,17S in excess Of the Baltimore
population.
All of the Is largest cities OF the
United States with the exception OF
San Francisco, now have been an
nounced for 1910, and stand In the
following order:
New York, Chicago. Philadelphia,
st. Louis, Boston, Cleveland, Balu'
more, Pittsburg. Detroit, Buffalo. Mil
waukee, Cincinnati, Newark, New Or
leans and Washington. When San
Francisco is announced, Washington
will be pushed down to sixteenth
place.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-23
YATES INQUEST IS
ON IN CLEVELAND
Witnesses Tell Of Detroit Mans In
fatuation for Woman-His Body
Sent To Canada.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Sept. 23.-The
inquest into the suicide OF b. w.
Yates, wealthy Detroit business man,
who hanged himself In the county
Jail yesterday after he had shot ana
seriously wounded Mrs. Ida Singer,
during a quarrel at Whites roadhouse
was begun here at 10 O'Clock
this morning. Coroner Boesger an
nounced that he would attempt TO
establish a motive for the suicide
other than the shooting OF Mrs. Sing
er. Yates body was shipped 10
Brantford. Ontario, early today.
Mrs. Singer is madly infatuated
with her husband. For two weeks,
1t was learned. Friday. she had
dogged his steps In Cleveland, seek
ing reconciliation. She attempted
suicide with carbolic acid at his door
when refused admittance.
Taxicab drivers Friday said they
had called for her almost daily at the
Euclid hotel the past two weeks. and
each time she asked to be driven
back and forth in front OF her hus-
bands home, No. 50S9 Quincy-ave.
She never sought admittance TO their
knowledge, but seemed only to want
to catch sight OF him. Her first trip
was made two weeks ago, the day She
registered at the Euclid hotel.
"She directed me to take her out
Quincy-ave.," said A. L. Hinckley. Au-
to Livery Co., driver. she seemed
anxious to watch a house on Quincy
ave-, near East Fifty-eighth-st. had
no suspicion of what she wanted un-
til she ordered me to stop in front
OF bill board half block away. She
dismissed me there, and | watched
her walk behind the bill board. She
could get a good view of Singers
house from there"
The date Hinckley gave for the In
(Continued on Page seven.)
The Detroit times., 1910-09-23
POLITICAL LEADER
DIES SUDDENLY
Gen. Charles r. Brayton, Blind Re-
publican Dictator of Rhode Island,
Expires In Providence.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept 23.-Gen.
Charles r. Brayton, the blind Repub-
lican dictator OF Rhode Island. died
suddenly early today from a compli-
cation of diseases. Death was has
tened by fracture Of leg a few
weeks =ago.===zz-u-zzr-s7-,7
Brayton, who has for years been
known as THE Blind Boss of Rhode
Island" is the man who has been the
campaign manager and partisan rep
resentative OF Senator Aldrich. A
few weeks ago he gave out the an
nouncement that Senator Aldrich
would not be candidate for re-elec-
ton. He was seventy years old, q
lawyer and was a veteran of the civil
war being breYeted a brig.general, in
1865. He has been a member of the
Republican national committee since
1904.
Brayton had been blind only since
1900, following an operation for catar.
acts upon his eyes, but his afflictions
had no effect on his iron-clad rule In
the state. He was born in Warwick,
X. l., Aug. 16, 1910, served with dis
tinction In the Union army during the
civil war, starting In as lieutenant and
being mustered out as colonel. and
later breveted a brigadier-general.
President Grant made him postmaster
of Providence, but he was forced to
resign under a cloud. Brayton paid
no attention to the charges against
him, however, but continued to build
up his political organization. His
proud boast was the Legislators
obeyed his will and that he was at.
torney for most OF the big corpora
tions and all Of the railroads doing
business in the state.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-23
FLIGHT OVER ALPS
MAY COST HIS LIFE
Peruvian Aviator Is Dashed To Earth
From Great Height-Extreme Cold
0verwhelms Him.

MILAN, Sept. 23.-After a success
full fight over the Alps and the cross
ing of Simplon Pass, 1000 feet high,
Aviator George Chavez, a Peruvian,
was dangerously injured today near
Domodossoia, about thirty miles from
Brieg, Switzerland. the starting point
Chavez lost control Of his monoplane
through the benumbing OF his hands
from the extreme cold. He was flying
at q hight OF from 500 to 1000 feet
when the machine dashed to earth at
terrific speed. II looked as though
Chavez would be dashed to bits, and
those who Witnessed the rocket like
descent OF the rnonoplane cried out in
horror.
When within 200 feet OF the ground
Chavez, az though by a miracle re
gained partial control of the mono
plane ana checked its terrific descent
The machine struck, however, with
great force and Chavez suffered q
broken left leg, right thigh and was
severely cut and bruised. He was
taken to a hospital in Domodossola
where 1t is feared his injuries may
prove fatal.
Chavez's aeroplane was reduced to
splinters. When he regained con.
sciousness he said that he was nearly
frozen by the low temperature encoun
tered in crossing the Pass. He did not
know how helpless he really was un
til he attempted to manipulate his ma.
chine while approaching Domodossola
Chavez was In the air 49 minutes.
Pailetti, French aviator, and Hen
ry Weymann, the American, followed
Chavez. Pailetti succeeded in making
much better fight than Chavez
reaching Streza, 20 miles beyond
Domodossola In safety.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-23
D. T. & /. CASE IN COURT AGAIN.
Judge Swan Hands Down Important
Decision On Bond Issues.

Judge Swan Hands Down Important
Decision On Bond Issues.
Judge H. H. Swan. Of the United
States court, handed down two i'm
portant decisions. Friday morning,
involving the Detroit, Toledo & Iron
ton railway, which has been In a re-
ceivers hands for some time.
The first was an order denying the
right of f. ]. Lisman & Co.. Of New
York, William J. Courtney, and the
Citizens Trust Co.. Of Springfield, o.,
and others. to Intervene In the suit
of the United States Mortgage &
Trust Co., to foreclose on $4,000, 900
of second mortgage bonds issued by
the D., T. & l. for the purpose of pur-
chasing the stock of the Ann Arbor
railway. The second was an order
permitting Joseph Ramsey, Jr., and
other creditors to intervene. An or
der will be granted next Tuesday for
the foreclosure of the mortgage on
which the bonds are based.
Lisman & Co. and the Springfield
people sought to attack the validity
of the bonds on the ground that they
were issued for an illegal purpose,
claiming that one railway corpora.
ton has no right to acquire the stock
OF another corporation. Judge Swan
held that under q statute OF 1891, a
company had such a right. The other
petitioners intervene as creditors.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-23
MICH. METHODIsTS
OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
Two Conferences Join in Celebrating
Centenary-Boat Ride, Dinner and
Speeches Are Features.

Despite the threatening weather,
the members OF the Detroit M. T..
conference and their guests. the mem-
bers of the Michigan conference, who
came down from jackson to assist In
the celebration of the hundredth an
niyersary Of Michigan Methodism.
went for q ride on the river, Friday
morning. The Michigan conference
members awaited their Detroit hosts
at the Third-st. dock, and the Detroit
conference members after q brief ses-
sion In tho Central church. walked
down to the Woodward-ave. dock in q
body. boarded the Ste. Claire, and
called at the Third-st. dock for their
Michigan brethren.
No business session OF the Detroit
conference was held Friday morning,
the members simply gathering In the
Central church at o'clock, singing
a number OF hymns, and listening to
fatherly talk from Bishop Mcdowell.
ference to make better preachers OF
themselves In the ensuing year and
outlined &c them his idea of true pas
toral work.
Pastoral service is more than so
cial meandering and the peddling OF
small talk" he declared. Methodist
preachers are In the business Of saw
ing nen. not things. The preaching
OF the gospel Ii the hardest thing o
minister has to do. Anyone can
preach, but 1t Is totally different
matter to preach the gospel. The real
thing never falls to appeal to the
people. They soon detect sham in q
preacher. l have known alleged great
preachers who could leave their
brains out In the cold without danger
of catching cold from perspiration
The church must touch life at every
point. and the Methodist preacher
must get down to the point where he
is not afraid of soiling his hands and
his clothes by the touch Of the com.
mon people In the lowly places"
Bishop Mcdowell said he believed
the time was near. when the saloon
would be abolished and asked that
the brethren never cease their pray
ers and efforts to attain that end
(Ccntinued ON Page Five.)
The Detroit times., 1910-09-23
ATTORNEY MIKES
WITH WITNESS
Frank Bumps Fist Shoots Out When
Andrew Kamin Calls Him Liar
Latter Jailed for Contempt.

Attorney Frank Bumps and Andrew
Kamin, a husky young farmer from
down the river, mixed 1t" just out
side Of Justice DeGaw's court In the
county building shortly before noon,
Friday, and as a result the young man
will spend five days In jail and pay a
fine OF $25 besides. The attorney es-
capped unharmed. physically. but he is
the sorest man In Detroit to think
his aim was bad.
I've q notion to 60 after him
again; I'd like to land on him just
once" Mr.. Bumps said, discussing the
affair afterwards.
Whalen, charged by his father-in-law.
Gustave Kamin, with stealing coat
and 500 in cash. The evidence con-
vinced the justice that the AFFAIR was
entirely a frame-up engineered by
Kamin, to get even with his son-in-
law, for siding with Mrs. Kamin In
her suit for divorce.
Andrew Kamin, son, was a wit
ness, and he was badly confused by
Mr.. Bumps cross-examination, being
made 10 contradict himself several
times. This angered the young man,
and as the parties were leaving the
court he hunted up Mr.. Bumps and
called him a liar. Instantly the attor-
ney's fist shot out, but his aim was
bad, and the young farmer ducked.
He countered with his right, but the
blow caught the court deputy. instead
of the lawyer The men were pulled
apart and Kamin was hustled back
into court. There the trouble was ex-
planned TO Justice DeGaw, and the
young man was declared to be guilty
of contempt.