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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30
Sex and Bodily Ills

In these days of thin lawn waists
open work stockings and low necks
it is interesting to learn that women
nevertheless, are not nearly so sus-
ceptible to pneumonia and tuber.
culosis as men. More sufferers from
asthma are to be found among WON.
en- than men, but this is about the
only common complaint in which
female cases preponderate.
All this we learn from a report
made by DR.. James Grant Andrews,
M. B., Of Glasgow. after careful
examination and tabulation of AZ, ,6O3
hospital cases treated during the
last ten years.
Dealing with the relation Of sex
and age to the chief forms of disease,
DR.. Andrews shows that the majority
Of general diseases is more common
in males than in, females. Taking
the entire series of 42,6O3 cases DR..
Andrews finds that no less than 81
per cent of them were of the male
sex. Among affections of the more
important organs we learn that
pulmonary diseases were more prev
alent among males than among
females in the ratio of three-fourths
to one-fourth. Of pulmonary dis
eases generally the cases of acute
pneumonia 80 per cent were males
of the cases of pulmonary tuber-
culosis, 81 per cent; of the cases OF
bronchitis, II per cent, and of the
cases Of pleurisy and empyema, "a
per cont. The only instance in
which female cases preponderated
was that of asthma, where the pro.
portions were 64 per cent for fe-
males and 36 per cent for males.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30
Wool Growers Afraid
of Tariff Reduction

When the annual convention Of
the National Wool Growers Associ-
alton opens in Portland January 4.
it will be the biggest and most i'm
portant gatherinsg Of sheep raisers
in America for years. Questions Of
vital Importance to the Sheep indus
try are to be considered and the
future policy of the wool interests
will be outlined. According to
those high in the councils of the
organization, little support for the
wool men may be expected either
from President Taft or the next Con-
gress. Both. it seems, are determin-
ed to lead Schedule K to the slaugh-
tor in revising the tariff bill. The
friends of the threatened schedule
would leave the subject to the Tariff
Board but it is said that President
Taft feels that the public expects
futher tinkering with the rates on
wool and he is determined to accede
to their demands.
It is felt by the wool men that
their side of the case has never been
presented to the public fairly while
ON other hand they charge the agita-
tion that has arisen against them to
the mudslinger and the muckraker
in the sensational magazines.
Schedule K" said D.O.Lively,
chairman of the general arrangement
committee, twill be the meat of the
cocoanut as far as the convention is
concerned. 1t is the life of the wool
trade and when it is threatened the
existence of the wool industry is in
danger. Woolgrowers all over the
country are alarmed at the rapid
advancement of the sentiment for
a change in the wool schedules of
the tariff"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30
Highway Robbery
Committed. Here

John Hines, middle aged man
who had been working for some
weeks at the San Juan Agricultural
Co.'S. meat market, Was>robbed Of
about $50 Tuesday night. Hines
had imbibed somewhat freely from
a bottle of liquid stimulant which
he had secured, but he says he was
not intoxicated, as he understands
it. Though not much wobbly on
his legs he was not very clearheaded
and when a tall stranger who repre-
sented himself to be an officer gruff-
ly accosted him and told him he was
under arrest, he meekly went along
with him and submitted to being
locked up in a vacant building and
relieved of all the money which
had been paid to him that day and
with which he intended making a
trip to Seattle. After thinking over
the situation a while in the darkness
and noticing that there was win
dow in the room and that it was not
barred it occurred to him to see if
he could not get out. which he did
without any difficulty. He thinks
he knows who the man was that
robbed him and that he saw him
here Wednesday morning. A check
from Seattle firm was included in
the amount taken.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30
Some Census Reflections

That there are 100000 Amer
leans in the continental United States
rejoices the hearts of many sta
tisticians of the press; for, as the
Chicago Tribune observes, there IS
majesty in mere numbers" The
Boston Transcript is convinced that
nowhere else in the world live
81, 100000 people who have so many
reasons to consider themselves pros
porous" There are Is Americans
for every one who lived in this
country when Washington took the
Presidential chair. Including Alas
ka, Hawaii. and Porto Rico. our pop
ulation is 93,402,151; and adding
the Philippines and other dependen-
cies. we find over 101, 100000 per-
sons under hte American flag.
While the Gar has 16O, 100000 SUBJ
jects, while the British Empire in
cludes or controls over 400, 900, 900
and the population Of China is esti-
mated to be in excess of 430, 10000, 90
these powers bear sway over diverse
races, many of them but partly
civilized and lacking conference,
whereas the people Of the continent
al United States, as The Transcript
points out. are capable of homo
geneity of action and development
uneuualed in that world which
governs the rest.
To most editors the statistics
showing the great development of
the Far West and the Southwest
appeal as the most striking features
of the census. The Omaha Bee re-
joices that the world has discovered
/ in the new West something more
than merely a nice place to visit. "
"The rapidity of the rise of the
new State Of Washington is the
chief wonder of these census reve-
lations, says the Springfield Repub-
lican, which opines that "the stimu-
! lus of high prices may have caused
i migration from the older agricult-
ural lands Of the Middle West and
South to the newer regions toward
| the Pacific. Since our Western
coast faces the Orient 1.-THE more
white folks out there the better, 8
adds The Republican.
Politically, great interest is mani
tested in the fact that under the
present system of Congressional ap-
portionment, the increase Of popu-
1lation demands the increas of the
total membership of the House OF
Representatives from 391 to 45O.
The additional So Congressman, says
q Washington dispatch to the New
York American, would be distributed
as follows:
Alabama, /; California, 4; Colo
rado, /; Connecticut, |; Florida, l;
Georgia, /; Illinois, 4; Kansas, !;
Louisiana, /; Massachusetts, 2;Mlch-
/ igan, /; Minnesota. /; Mississippi, !;
!. New Jersey, 3; New York, 9; North
/ Carolina, /; North Dakota, !; OHIO,
! 8: Oklahoma, 4; Oregon. /; Penn
lsylvania, 6; Texas, 4; Virginia, 4;
West Virginia, 1; Wisconsin, !;
j washington, 8. Total, So.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30
Effect Of Smoking
on Mind and Body

That smoking is injurious to mind
and not to the body is the conclusion
drawn by DR.. George L. Meylan.
director of the Columbia university
gymnasium, as the result Of some
extensive Investigations just made
public. The tests show that in gen.
eral college smokers make better
athletes, while non-smokers stand
higher in classes. DR.. Meylan took
as the subjects for his tests 233 Col
umbia students, 115 of whom smok-
ed habitually.
He kept record of the physical
condition at the beginning and at
the end of the two years and also
ascertained what progress they had
made in their studies.
The results of the experiments
showed that sixty-six smokers gain
ed an average Of eight pounds in
weight and LIZ centimeters in height
as against six pounds and IL cent
meters for those who did not smoke.
The non-smokers gained 20 per cent
in lung capacity as against 8 per
cent for the smokers, but the smok-
res surpassed in total strength by
having an increase of 1O3 united to
101.
But in scholarship the non-smok-
ers forged to the front and reversed
matters. At entrance, the smokers
averaged .89 in their studies as
against 81 for their competitors
In the two year period the smokers
averaged 81 per cent with Z per
cent of failures as against 69 pei
cent with only per cent OF failures
for those who did not smoke.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30
The free Seed System

It would be well if the farmers
could be heard from on the question
of sending out free seeds from con-
gressmen to the voters of their dis
tricts. Among the objections to
the system is the great expense to
the government for purchase of the
seeds putting up. mailing, etc.
There are about 5000, 900 packages
sent out annually, or some 10000
packages bv each representative.
Another objection is that the seeds
are rarely of any account, and they
are nothing rare or new, but such as
can be bought at any grocery store.
1t was the intent when the law was
first passed to use the amount appro-
plated in buying new and valuable
seeds in foreign countries, which
were not to be had otherwise. It
was a wise and worthy purpose in
that early day when our seed estab-
lishments were few and small, but
entirely unnecessary now, when any
thing new and good abroadis quickly
picked up and propagated by our en-
terprising seed men and put on the
market.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30
Getting Rid Of Poor Cows

This is the best time OF year for
culling out the poor cows. With
butter fat at 80 or more cents a
pound. the poorer cows can be drop
ned ! without feeling it in the cream
ery & check. No COW should be kept
that will not bring in $40 q month
At present prices and she ought to
do better than that. So long as
the poorest cows are kept Ia the herd
the actual tendency is downward.
The dropping from age and losses
from disease and injuries is not less.
ened and there is nothing to increase
the profit. This is coming more
and more to be realized by the com
mercial dairymen. The men who
are buying registered cattle today
are not the wealthy fellows who
made it d fad some years ago, but
the regular dairymen, and they fino
It pays to carry this kind Of stock,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30
Mr.. Martin, of Doe Bay, who wi

Mr.. Martin, of Doe Bay, who will
conduct choral class here II q
sufficient number evince desire TO
join, gave an interesting talk on
music at Grange hall Iuesady even
ing. The weather was quite unpleas-
ant and many who are interested "a
the matter were not there. II Is
necessary to have about forty # the
class is organized. The work would
be interesting and pleaseat ana
would add much to the musical
knowledge Of the community Inose
who desire to join are requested e
give their names to Leon Little q
the drug store.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

Thomas Hemphill came home from
Vancouver, B. c., last Saturday to
spend few days visiting relatives
and friends. He expects to return
there in few days.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

The Puget Sound canned salmon
mack has closed with total Of about
537 800 cases, Of which about 227,-
100 cases are sockeye, 154 100 cohoe
| 8 $50 red and white spring and 146s-
$50 chum salmon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

Mr.. Jas. L. Rodger. writing to
the editor of the Islander from
Miami, Florida, mentions the receipt
of letter from County Clerk Hack
ett, who, he says. certainly went
to faithful and great trouble to
write me as to the varied resources
and attractions of San Juan county
and the qualities of its people. He
also says; "The San Juan Islander
has given me many points and has
further emphasized my conviction
that yours is a fine location splen-
did, not in one but in many things.
ALLOW me, a total stranger. to
shout s.long live and prosper San
Juan county" Mr.. Rodger is In
terest in sheep raising and desires
to be advised about that particular
branch of the stock industry IN this
county.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

The Island Packing Go. IS now
labelling and shipping its pack Of pie
apples, Of which about 1900 cases
Of gallon cans were packed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

The "a. S. College, Widow Was in
nort from Victoria yesterday and
cleared for Sidney.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30
THEcooK MADETARTs

men in all the
parks
Just stayed to see that the boys-such
larks!-
Kept on the grass. and the teachers
bright
Gave only-as children know is right
The shortest lessons and highest marks.
The printers sent out in the kindest way
new children's magazine every day.
And the editors always took the rhymes
That the poets sent at all possible times
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Claghorn en-
terta;ned as their guests on Christ
nos "a dav: Mrs. sMosher, Mrs. Blaine,
Cant Geo. J.. Wiley, Mrs. Bowling
and W. C. Stetson.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30
The New Year

Who comes dancing over the snow.
His little soft feet all bare and rosy?
Open the door. though the wild winds
blow.
Take the child in and make him cozy-
Take him in and hold him dear.
He Is the wonderful New Year.
Open your heart. be it sad or gay.
Welcome him there and use him kindly.
For you must carry him. yea or nay
Carry him with shut eyes so blindly
Whether he bringeth joy or fear,
Take him; God sends him. this good
New Year.
-Dinah Maria Mulock Craik.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

me piuIIlD0r OII0F-
ed the pipes to
mend
"Just as a favor.
to please a
friend"
The lawyer begged
that his little
bill.
Unpaid. as it hap
pened. be un-
paid still.
And the worth y
parsOn. cOnSid-
crate man.
Finfs h ed his SER
mon before he
began.
The cook ma ID g
tarts each day
In the year.
And nobody thought
1t the least bit
queer.
The kind police
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Woods, living on the
Wright place east Of Ball hill, gave
! Christmas supper to the Crosby,
Little. Daley, and Rhone neighbors.
About twenty-five people were pre-
sent. After supper an impromptu
entertainment of music recitations
and story telling was heartily enjoy
nd
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

John c. Fritzler, an employe Of
the Tacoma & Roche Harbor Lime
Co.. died Of tuberculosis after an
illness of about FIVE months, at
Roche Harbor. on Friday last. Dec
ember %, 1910, aged forty years.
The funeral was held at Roche Har-
Dor Sunday afternoon, Rev. S. G..
Jones of the M. E. church officiating.
Interment was made in the Roche
Harbor cemetery. Deceased was
born in Prussia and came to this
country in October, 1909, and had re-
sided at Roche Harbor since that
time. A wife and married daughter
and three small children survive him.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

Mrs. O. H. Culver and children
ro+nrned on the cambridge Tuesday
from Alberbrook farm, Doe Bay.
where they spent Christmas with
Mr.. Culver's parents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

Elias Anderson went to Belling-
han, yesterday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30
Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Mckenzie

Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Mckenzie
delightfully."- entertained a number
of their friends on Wednesday even
ing in honor of the sixth anniversary
of their marriage. Cards was the
chief feature of amusement and a
fine lunch was served about eleven
o'clock. Their guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Hemphill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Ackley and Miss Myrtle
Hemphill, of the San Juan valley;
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. E Kirby, Mr.
and Mrs. C. f. Hackett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Van E. Sargent, Mr.. and Mrs
o. H. Culver, Mr.. and Mrs. F. n
Culver, Miss Myrtle Churchill Char
les Churchill and Miss Margaret
Mckenzie of this place and Mr..
Thomas Hemphill, Of Vancouver, B
C.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Gould. o1
Seattle, arrived here last Friday t.
spend Christmas with their son Gene
G. Gould and family. They return
ed to their home Monday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Irwin, Leslie
Anderson Beulah Larson, Capt.
Roht Fullerton, Kirk McLachlan
ond Mr. Davis were entertained at
Christmas dinner Sunday by Mrs. G.
B. briggs and family.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

G ed IN the un- WITHOUT BEING TOLD.
locked jails. ss~@
And the mice sat up on the balcony rails
To let the kittens play with their tails.
And the old cats stifled their nightly walls.
And the little fish danced to tickle the
whales,
And the brown hawk hurried to warn the
Quails.
And the butterflies loftered to help the
srails.
And the hammers were gentle and kind
to the nails.
And the mops took care not to scratch
the pals.
And
Here the wonderful story falls.
For / breathless. woke. It was New
Years day.
The world wagged on in the same old
way.
1T was only a dream!" said L Dear
me!
But I'll be as obliging as can be.
And the world may be better for that
we'll see."
Margaret Johnson in st. Nicholas
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-12-30

ing their par
ents' rest,
And the dear lit
tie. kind little.
sweet little boys
r efrain ed from
m a k / n G tn g
slightest noise.
But quietly played
with their harm
less toys
And washed their
hands without
being told
To plea Sc their
m o t n e r 8, a 8
good as. gold.
The breeze came
blowing in gen.
tie gales
w hen ever twas
wanted to fill
tho coils
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-22
DIED LIKE
NARCISSUS
FOR A KISS
'TuNlrrp pnnss LnAsrD VINE. ]

San Francisco, March 22--After
being refused a kiss by Mrs, Joseph
Borso, of 320S Buchanan street. TO
whose head he held a revolver to en-
force his request, Alfred Peterson, of
1859 Vermont street, went to his
home and shot himself through the
head, while the police were search
ing for him on the complaint of Mrs.
Borso. Peterson died at the Lane
Hospital from his wounds He leaves
a wife and two small children.
Peterson had been married sever
al years. Until a mnoth ago his wife
and he were contented. Then the
man met Mrs. Borso. He became ip-
fatuated with her, and called fire.
quently, when her husband was home
He neglected his work and his fam
lily.
He gave no intimation of his af-
fection for Mrs. Borso until yester-
day, when he found her home alone.
Then he pressed a revolver to her
head and demanded that she kiss
him.
She refused, and in the ensuing
struggle he dropped the revolver.
He then fastened to his home and
shot himself.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-22
TROUBLE
BREWING
IN SPAIN
GOVERNMENT CONSCRIPTING
SOLDIERS AND SENDING THEM
TO MOROCCO, MAY STIR
COUNTRY TO REVOLT AS WAR
Is UNPOPULAR,
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE ]

Madrid, via Hendaya, March 22.-
Despite the denials of the Minister
of War that fresh troops are being
sent to the Riff country to fight
against the Moors, it was learned to-
day that a large number of con-
script soldiers were recently snug
gled quietly from Spain and placed
aboard transports from out-of-the
way points on the coast.
Investigations today revealed the
fact that this has been going on for
months and that q large number of
soldiers have been sent to the Riff
country by the government. This
practice is being continued. The
recruits are being picked up as un-
ostentatiously as possible and as far
as can be done outside the impor-
tant cities.
Owing to the establishment of a
strict censorship of news dispatches
the government has succeeded in
carrying on conscTiption without at
tracing much attention.
Rumors have been spreading re-
Gently, however, and the official de-
nial of war, before the charge was
publicly made,
AS a result of the minister's de-
nial, revolutionary agents are in
vestigating to ascertain the number
OF conscripts that have been sent
from Spain after which it is expected
they will scatter broadcast the true
conditions of affairs.
The campaign against the Rifiats,
by General Marina proved to be un-
popular among the people of Spain,
and violent disturbances are eX-
pected to result as soon as it is gen
orally known that the fighting still
continues in Morocco.
The character of the campaign
has changed materially. Instead of
general engagements the natives
settled down to a guerilla resistance
of the establishment of Spanish pow
er in their country. This has
proved costly to the dons, and II is
known that large number of
troops have been killed. The great
est sacrifice of life however, is
caused by the unsanitary condition
of the Spanish garrisons in Morroc-
co. This has been responsible for
several serious epidemics lately, in
which hundreds have died.
Oficial dispatches, however, have
been smothered and not allowed to
get beyond the doors OF the govern
ment war ofilce at Madrid
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-22
TRIED TO
POISON
ESTRADA
tUN1rpD PRESS LEASED WIN.

Bluefieids, Mic, March 22.--It is
charged here today that five alleged
spies, working here as nurses in a
local hospital, administered poison to
Provisional President Juan j. Estra-
da yesterday, while he was inspect
ing the hospitals.
Estradas life was saved by the
hospital physicians, who administered
powerful emetics, The nurses" es-
capped.
Soon after Estrada arrived, the
hospital authorities ordered some re-
freshments for him. AS he was in a
hurry to complete his tour of inspec-
tion, the provisional president ate
hurriedly. Half an hour later he
was taken violently i'll. He showed
every evidence of being affected by
the action of some strong irritant
poison.
He was rushed into the operating
room, where emetics were given.
At the time IL was not suspected
that Estrada had been poisoned, and
the physicians believe that he was
suffering from an acute attack of in
digestion caused by rapid eating.
Shortly after It was announced
that Estrada would recover, Ave
nurses disappeared from the hos
pital. A posse was sent in pursuit of
the fleeing men, but were unsuccess-
full In their hunt.
Meanwhile the food which Estrada
had eaten was examined, and an an
alysis revealed the presence of poi
son which had been mixed with 1t.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-22

Pinchot is now nearing England,
and it was planned that he was to
join the former president at Paris.
II could not be learned whether PIN
chot is to stay in Paris until Roose-
velt's arrival there or whether he is
to proceed to Naples to meet the col
onel.
Roosevelt is not due in Paris for
nearly a month.
Pinchot said before he sailed that
he had planned to meet Roosevelt be-
fore the latter sailed for Africa. me
trip, he intimated was merely the
consummation of the plans already
formed.
The message sent Pinchot was very
urgent, it is declared, and it is be-
lieved that the hasty departure of the
former head of the forest service in
dicates that the meeting will not be
in Paris, but that Pinchot will hasten
to meet him en- route.
Roosevelt has refused steadfastly
to discuss any phase of the Balling-
er-Pinchot controversy, although he
made exhaustive inquiries regarding
the trouble from correspondents
sent to meet him. It is believed that
he desires his information at first
hand, and that he has sent for Pin
chot to hear the former forester's
side of the question.
Pinchot stood as close to former
President Roosevelt as any man
in Washington, when Garfield was
secretary of the interior. He was
one of the famous tennis cabinet and
his counsels in matters pertaining to
forests and government lands were
given great consideration by the pres
ident.
Politicians here belive that Pin
chOt will also inform Roosevelt on
other political matters.