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Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
ELLO BILL!"

Whenever you salutation
know there's Elk in the neighbohood They are not
n passwords mystic recognition. It's
merely friendly greeting flung at Elk by another
You have heard nothing to and
unnOced the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks it is the greeting brotherhood.
Nearly twelve hundred Elk Omaha field today In
1885 club rented small
rooms
Today has building of its own the
luxuriousy
appointed suite of lodge the city
This briefly local EkdOm in
There the bright
when the heavily
struggling disappointment
Ekdom which by,
within order obstacles and
present nourishing popular S
Forgetting a the look
the Omaha lodge its home During the last month the Eks
Ware block and
fresher fields their building
Elks headquarters building located Fifteenth
between The first and second floors
third fourth floors devoted
exclusively club The building has sixyxoot frontage
Since
Ek addition has been annexed
the 22x37 height Fisher Lawrie
built Granite block
the hrm remOdeed building. built the and
the Elks' building
style builders closely
Austrian To reach the Ek the building
on Fifteenth street passes through long well lighted corridor
wide. the elevator devoted
Offices floor
10 hallway l5x24 feet Wide doors omen 10 the main foyer of the
This a reception
entrances the ROOM seretarys
retiring room. parOrs library billiard
parlor a facing
Adjoining the paror library.
that the billiard room
having Fifteenth Next billiard
the 19x3s feet There is bar
headquarters.
third hoor according TO the Italian
All well lighted
by modification. paror library
billiard billiard
light alley the north the
oees outside rooms receiving light from
Lawre especially compimented
fourth proper hallway
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
BRYAN NOT CANDIDATE
FOR UNITED STATES SENATE

Lincoln. Neb., July 9.William J.
Bryan has issued q formal statement
that he will not be q candidate for
election to the United States senate.
Bryan said that he intends to cam
paign against the liquor interests In
Nebraska, and that he did not wish to
be hampered by his own candidacy for
any Office.
"A number Of reasons convinced me
that it was inadvisable for me to en-
ter the race. One was that saw the
liquor fight coming, and thought I
could do my duty better unhampered
by candidacy for any Office. Later de-
velopments justified this decision.
The people Of Nebraska have done
much for me. and have had no chance
to do much In return. / have that op-
portunity now
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
BOTH PARTIES PLAN
"a. CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN

Washington, July Gin waging their
warfare for the control of the next
congress, both the Republican and
Democratic congressional committees
will have headquarters in the East
and West, where the work of directing
the sending out of literature and spell
binders will be done.
The Democrats will be active in three
places, Washington, Chicago and ST.
Louis, under the direction of Repre-
sentative Lloyd, of Missouri, the chair
man. The far West and the South
west will be handed through the St.
Louis office, while the interests of the
Middle West and the Northwest will
be looked after from Chicago.
The Republican committee will
work with and through the League of
Republican Clubs, organized during
the last campaign by John Hays Ham
mond
The Democrats will obtain aid from
the Democratic federation, organized
by Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, with
headquarters in this city.
Neither party appears to have much
cash on hand, although appeals for
money have been circulated.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
MORE LANDS WITHDRAWN
BY ORDER OF PRESIDENT

Beverly, Mass, July 9.-Continuing
his policy of practical conservation.
President Taft has signed orders to
withdraw 35,073,164 acres of coal lands
from the public domain in the states
of North and South Dakota, Wash.
ington. Utah, Colorado and the terri.
tory of Arizona.
OF the total Withdrawals 2O,698. 46o
acres are new. while 14,374,695 acres
are covered in combinations and rati-
hcations under the new law, approved
June 25, Of Withdrawals made during
the last four years by both Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft.
North and South Dakota are the
two states affected by the new with
drawals. From the public domain in
North Dakota the president has with
drawn from settlement 1928 1872 acres
OF land believed to contain workable
coai. In South Dakota, the amount
Wltndrawn is 2.S70,287 acres.
PREVIOUS Withdrawals confirmed by
tne president are divided among the
several states as follows:
washington. 2.076.967 acres: Ari
iona, 1.260 acres; Utah. 5.S14 81
acres; Colorado. 6,1s1.161 acres
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
HISTORIC HUDSON BAY
POST GOES FIRE ROUTE

Spokane, July 9.-The old Hudson
Bay fort and group of buildings one
half mile from the Kettle falls have
been destroyed by fire. The buildings
were commenced in 1924 and finished
the following year.
When Gov. Mead and Senator An
keny were here five years ago they
were anxious that the state should be-
come the owner of the property, for its
historical value. M
The late Gen. Mcclellan was a guest
of this place over night. It was here
that Mrs. Custer, the widow of Gen
eral Custer, met the late Randall NC
Donald.
Books more than 100 years old form
ed large portion Of the library. be
sides curios of almost inestimable
value.
The little old cannon used In the de-
Tense of the fort in the early days. saw
service in the battle Of Waterloo when
the combined armies OF Europe de
feated the legions OF France.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
AIRsHIP TREATY WITH
MEXICO NOW PLANNED

Washington, D. c., July 8. The pro-
posal to transport freight by airship
from Arizona to Mexico will have the
effect OF bringing the United States
and Mexico into an early agreement
relative to the first aerial treaty.
The Mexican government has ap-
proved in general way the original
draft OF the treaty which Ambassador
de la Barra suggested to Secretary
Knox.
The treaty would provide, It is I'M
derstood, for the registration Of air
ships by each country. In this man
ner it would be sought to require the
airship to land at the boundary to com
ply with the customs, immigration and
health laws OF the country about to be
entered.
Europe is manifesting 9 keen inter
est In the preparation Of the treaty
and several governments, it is said,
have asked for q copy OF the terms.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
ST. PAUL STORES HAVE
SHORT SUMNER HOURS

Following the precedent established
during the holidays, when all st. Paul
stores closed on Christmas eve. the
heads of all the leading establishments
in that city have agreed to a short
working day rule which will apply dur
ing the summer months and will re-
duce the hours of labor of their en-
ployes behind the counters.
A number of stores have announced
that they will close at $50 o'clock
each afternoon Of the week, giving
their clerks an opportunity to get out
to the lakes for the evening. Other
stores will hold to the regular hours
during the week. but have announced
that they will close for Saturday at
ternoons.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
NATIONAL CONSERVATION
CONVENTION PACKED!

st. Paul, July 11.-Charges that inc
national conservation congress pro
gram for the session here in Septe@'
Der has been packed" with antl-aa'
ministration speakers created furore
here.
Governor Eberhart, discussing INC
situation, said: -.
II think the men at the head OF VIC
movement for the congress mere ~
fair minded enough to change the piO
gram If it is not properly balanced =,
Thomas r. Ship, secretary o. ~
congress, is en- route to Pinchots gun ~.
mer home at Medford, Pa, TO o,s' ~.
the situation with the deposeu
ester. Cans
The eadministrationists" want Pa ~.A
tor Nelson and possibly Preslden. a !. =
placed on the list Of speakers pue III. :.
not probable that the president vol ~
consent. because his attitude mlsn' :
misconstrued. -, here
The squabble which has arisen ross r
gave rise to the fear that the c1 marsas
win be moved to Denver or hs ananr
city: both OF which have mace 'a
bids for it.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
CHINESE GOVERNMENT
TO cENTRALIzE POWER

Victoria. July "a determined ef-
fort to centralize government power
in China Is now being made. according
to advices brought by the Kamakura
Maru. Orders have been addressed to
all viceroys and governors deprivine
them OF much authority. and financial
oyerseers have been sent from Pekine
to inaugurate direct payment Of reye.
nues.
The viceroy Of the two Kwangs, 81
South China, has taken the lead In OBJ.
posing the move, seconded by the vice
roy of Manchuria.
Meanwhile strong delegations are ~
sembling at Picking from various parts
OF China to petition for national ~
sembly. Delegates we're present from
America. Singapore ana Australia
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
MANY GARMENT WORKERS
GO OUT ON STRIKE

New York. July 9-Fifty thousand
garment and cloak makers. OF which
5000 are women, walked out at the
call Of the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union. which demands
an etght-hour day, an increase in
wages and guarantee that contrac-
tors shall stand behind subcontrac-
tors for wage payments. The fight
thus far is purely local. but oflcers Of
the union said that II the employers
attempted to sublet their work In
other cities the union would call q
strike there also.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
Minor Happenings
of the Week

Receivers have been appointed for
the Boston Herald, whose liabilities
are placed at $2,2o0,000.
David Starr Jordan, president of
Leland Stanford University, has de-
nounced the regular football game as
combination of pugilism and brutal
ity. in speech before the National
Educational Association.
A general railway strike in France
is threatened The men who demand
ed an increase in wages and other
ameliorations have already voted to
strike in principle pending negotla-
tions with the company.
Mayor Alexander of Los Angeles
has sent to the city council a recon-
mendation that it repeal or amend
the ordinance permitting 10-round no
decision boxing matches in Los An
geles. The mayor declared his belief
that the local matches should be stop
ped.
Organization of holding company
to build and maintain 100000
home for the Chicago board of trade
on the site of the boards present
building, Jackson boulevard and La
Sale street, is recommended by the
committee appointed last August to
solve the boards building problem.
In an effort to win from Americans
an industry which they at present prac-
tically monopolize, the Pacific Whal-
ing Company, with headquarters at
Vancouver, B. c., will enter the hall
but deep-sea fishing next winter. All
five whalers will be employed in the
trade from the five stations.
Capts. Teneyck D. w. Veeder, Ed
mund B. Underwood and Edward Ev-
erett Wright have been retired from
the active list of the navy. This trio
of compulsory transfers completes the
quota of fourteen vacancies necessary
on the active list to permit promotions
under the new blood" provisions of
the naval personnel act.
Shipbuilding in the United States
during the fiscal year just ended shows
a marked increase over that of the
previous year. This year there were
built, according to reports of the bu-
reau of navigation. 1902 merchant yes
sells of 347, 025 gross tons, as compared
with 1852 vessels of 232, S16 gross tons
the year before.
President Taft has appointed B. s..
Rodey of Albuquerque, N. NJ, to be
United States attorney at Nome, Alas
ka, vice George B. Grigsby, removed
Mr.. Rodey was until recently Judge
of the United States court of Porto
Rico, retiring when his term expired.
Heavy rains have ended a long
drought in Michigan. ss-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
BIG BUILDING PLANS ..,.rlEs

u 4
Fully $7,oOo.oOO will be spen rsrankliu
kima, Kittitas, Benton ana : aeures
counties this year, according - ~ q, l.
recently confirmed by Preslaen ...,erciJ
Lemon, Of the Yakima 70 yakiuA
club. according to North ,,, .s
dispatch to the Postlntel aeo 900;
Railroad building will tota sa,yements,
irrigation building and imp 7. = section
81. 500, 900, and ranchers 10 a .nas oao TIE
win undoubtedly spend $l,ovO ~ buil3
rest 81 the total Is made Up ~ - IN the
inr and municipal improvement, e and
cities 81 the counties, both la.s. for
small. This establishes E counties
improvements in the 1oul
mentioned.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
GOVERNMENT TO DO
IT'S OWN SURVEYING

washington, d. G., July Hinder
provisions inserted In the sundry civil
hill. the entire system of making pub
lie land surveys has been reformed.
Heretofore surveys of public lands
have been conducted in this manner:
The surveyor general would call for
bids for surveying certain. townships.
Surveyors would compete and the low
bidder would get the job and would be
required to put up an adequate bond.
frequently he found that he had bid
too low, whereupon he either skimped
the work or threw up the contract and
let his bondsmen get it done, all OF
which caused delay.
After it was done came an inspec-
ton in which the inspectors would
have to run at least 10 per cent OF the
lines to determine the accuracy of
the whole. In some instances four or
five years would pass before the work
was finally complete and approved.
The new enactment provides for all
surveys to be made by regular en-
ployes of the general land Office and
contemplates building up the present
division of surveys. by the employ
ment of many engineers at monthly
compensation, of large field force.
In other words it proposes that in
stead of depending on contractors the
department shall do its own surveying,
hiring the men to do it. It does not
contemplate the permanent addition to
the pay roll of the entire field force,
that force being hired as needed from
the eligible list, but it does place the
surveys directly in departmental
hands, working through the surveyor
general.
Secretary Ballinger is of the opinion
that the new plan will be an economy
of both money and time and will result
in speedier surveys. In the state of
Washington ~ per cent of the lands
are yet unsurveyed; in Idaho So per
cent; in Montana As per cent; in Ne
vada "A per cent. Considerable. forces
will be put in the field this summer to
reduce this percentage
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
Board Favors TeIenraphers.

Toronto, July Increases OF wages
from % TO 80 per cent, q shorter work
day. better classification, promotion
for merit and service have been award
ed the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad
teiegraphers by the board Of concilia-
ton appointed two months ago. THE
company has not announced whether
# win accept the decision.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
NORTHWEST cHAurAuouA
PROGRAM Pua, ,....

The first annual sess,ou
,',,,, \, a chautauqua Ass.,,,saas
VIII PC held at Maxwelton. assembly ,s, !,
island. beginning July 10 ana WILDLY
July 81. An excellent nr rau Closing
Deen prepared and among tho ham has
ers ana entertainers are sue M sDeak-
known persons as Billy snnS Sa Well
sensational evangelist. r ,.' the
! Oranne Truitt Day. dramatic s !. and
tanners; Mrs. Ida M. SNYDER s enter
ent OF physical culture: Ros. e1pon.
cartoonist and musician: Mr. Crane,
King Headlee. lecturer; wi nrsnces
Hotchkiss. African missionar vnls R
Sam Small, famous southarn, = an and D..
list. evange.
Tint Kalla NUM- (Lost pi,sn
educated Indian girl who was u ~, tas
up when three months old -. picked
battle OF Wounded Knee. will l ,a. the
upon Indian lore and also give . sssu.
beach. upon the
Class Work Is Free
mrs. Harriet G. saunderson. -,
VIII nave charge of the physic., .u ~,
ture and expression classes. was t to cut
erly director at Smith Collees urn.
classes in physical culture eynro. All
voice culture and nature studn s'ioa'
free. S'uuy are
There will also be a sv.ton.
course in Bible study and snas
school methods under the diroo.; suuay
the Baptist Summer Assembly w.. u
will be held on the grounds from 'I I',a
10 to July %, inclusive. 'A'
The assembly will be opened ,o,,,
ally by Gov. M. E. Hay, who will -
liver the address of welcome INV "
July 20 will be Epworth League aa a.
President Julius c. Zeller and Dr. 10y
don, district superintendent of tha NJ
p. church at Bellingham, will he ~.
speakers Of the day, and the Chautau
qua Ladies' orchestra will give cou
cert in the evening.
Medal oratorical Contest
A gold medal oratorical contest v;,,
be the feature of w. c. T. U. day, Julv
~, and Mrs. Lulu L. Shepherd Of Sail
Lake City, president of the Utah We
T. u, will deliver the address Of tho
day.
Ex-Gov. Joseph w. Folk, Of Mis.
souri,. and representatives Of organized
labor will speak on Labor day. july q
July Is will be Conservation day
and the Washington Conservation AS.
ISOLATION will have charge Of the eY.
ercises.
Fried chicken and the Farmers
Grange will be the attraction upon
Grange day, July rs. s. A. Kegley,
grand master of the Washington State
Grange, will be the speaker Of the
day.
G.. A. r. day will be celebrated on
the 9th by an address by Albert
Thompson, Of Nebraska, and original
poetry by r. K. Beacham, the Chinook
poet OF Everett.
Day for the Children.
Recognition day, Children's day and
Educational day follow in succession.
Among the speakers will be Judge
Frank P. Sadler, of Chicago, and Prof.
e. T. Mathes, principal of the Belling-
ham normal school.
July 81 has been selected as Woman
Suffrage day and at meeting Of the
King County Political Equality
League, held in Seattle, it was decided
that the league members would picnic
at Maxwelton on that day. Mrs. Clara
Bewick Colby, of Portland, will SPEAK,
and all suffragists are invited.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
TO SURVEY HOMEsTEADS
FOR ALASKA SETTLERS

Seattle, July - 10 take the nrSC
government steps for the opening Of
the agricultural and other areas Of
Alaska to homestead entry, party
headed by Photographer r. H. Sargent
of the United States geological survey
is on its way to Fairbanks.
Under an appropriation of 100000.
made during the last session of con-
gress, authority was granted to make
public land surveys in Alaska. This
work is to be done by the United
States geological survey under plans
approved by the commissioner of the
general land Office.
The new law authorizes the making
of public land surveys by engineers
employed in the interior department
instead Of by contract. as has been
done in the past. It is believed that
under this new system the work of
subdividing the public lands can be
very much accelerated in comparison
with the past.
To Concentrate in Tanana
1t is the purpose OF the secretary of
the interior to use this appropriation
in subdividing the agricultural lands
of Alaska SO that they may be made
available for the homesteaders. AS
tue appropriation only became avail
able July 1, it will be impossible to
carry out any very extensive plan of
operations this year. Under the cir
cumstances the secretary decided to
concentrate this Season on the arabic
lands in the vicinity of Fairbanks.
where many homesteads already have
been taken up. It is planned this year
to establish base line and a prime
meridian near Fairbanks, and, time
permitting, to run out some township
lines. The running of the section lines
will have to be deferred until next
season These surveys will be carried
on under the general supervision of
Alfred H. Brooks, geologist in charge
of the division Of Alaska mineral re-
sources.
Photographer Sargent will have direct
charge of the field operations. He will
be assisted by G. L. Nelson, w. N.
Vance and s. G. Lunde The party
going from Seattle will include also
five or six assistants, and additional
men will be employed at Fairbanks,
where horses and supplies will be pur-
chased.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-07-15
PRESiIDES
OVER N. Z. A.
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL Asso-
CATION ELECTS MRS.
YOUNG PRESIDENT.
Women at Boston Convention play
Politics and Beat Regular Nominee
by Large Majority-New Head Is
Eminent Educator and Author
Convention Closes.

BOSTON, july S.-Ine National Edll.
cational Association has ended fts an
nual convention here The next meet
ing of the association win be at San
Francisco in 1912.
During the convention the women
teachers showed their knowledge of
politics by forcing the triumphant cleo
ton of Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, super
intendent of the public schools Of Chi
cago, as president of the National Edu-
cational Association. Her opponent.
Zachariah Xenophon Snyder, president
of the state normal school of Colorado,
who was the selection of the nominal
ing committee, representing all the
states, was defeated by a votecf SIT to
376 in the general convention.
Needed Good Leader.
1t took clear parliamentary head
to cut the knot that the nominating
committee had tied about Mr.. Snyder.
but the women were equal to the task,
and after Mrs. Young had resigned as
a candidate for second vice president
on the ticket presented to the general
convention, her friends put her up as
a direct candidate against Mr.. Snyder.
When Mrs. Young was declared the
winner, the convention Immediately &C.
cepted the other names presented by
the committee as follows:
Treasurer. w. Springer, Michi-
gan.
Vice presidents-James Y. Joyner.
Raleigh, N. c.; Miss Julia Richman,
New York; F. L. Cook, Spearfish. 8. d.;
George w. Mcfarland, Valley City, N.
D.; Thomas C. Miller, Shepardstown,
w. Va; Charles S. Fors. Reading. Pa;
H. F. Sweerley, Cedar Falls. Iowa: F..
o. Hayes, Alva, Okla; e. T. Fairfield.
Topeka, Kansas; Samuel Avery. Lin
coin, Neb.; C. A. Dunniway, Bozeman,
Mont.
A director from each state also was
chosen.
Mrs. Young a Noted Educator.
Mrs. Young is one of the noted edu-
Gators of the United States. Despite
her quiet manners and gentle voice she
is regarded as q power among authors
and school workers.
Mrs. Young was born at Buffalo, N.
Y, in 1845, and has been married ever
since 1869. She was district superin-
tendent of Chicago schools from 1887
to 1899 and professor of education at
the University of Chicago from 1895 till
1905, since which she has been princi-
pal of the Chicago normal school. She
has written many books on educational
subjects.
Women are more and more coming
to be regarded as capable and efficient
in every place they choose to make for
themselves" she says. THE time is
coming when they will have more
rights than now, for they cannot be ig-
nored. / am not much Of fighter, but
/ have high regard for those women
who sincerely believe in vigorous meth
DDS. If am elected president of the
association, certainly shall accept the
Office.
II believe many Of the school sys-
TENS are tending to make great MAJ
chine out Of their schools and that they
are obliterating individuality. / be-
lieve the minimum salary should be,
say, 1900 year"
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