The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-28
tbo1gh the present political

Although the present political
campaign is not very strenuous in
the Northwest, there are a few
questions which will arouse some
interest at the polls in November.
The State of Washington voting on
the question of Woman Suffrage will
attract nation wide attention. With
Equal Suffrage the rule in several
Western States already, and the
women Of Washington thoroughly
aroused in behalf Of the constitu-
tional amendment that will give
them the right to vote, there is
strong likelihood that the amend
ment will pass. Old fashioned ob-
iections to women's rights seem to
be rapidly disappearing. DR.. M, A.
Matthews, the noted pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Seattle,
who not many months ago spoke
against equal suffrage from his pull
pit, underwent change of heart
after preaching a burning sermon
last Sunday, in which he urged good
women to unite with him in an et-
fort to cleanse the city of vice. A
group of earnest suffragists went to
the preacher after his sermon and
declared that if women had the bal
lot they would quickly effect the re-
forms he urged. eff this be true.
said the Doctor, "take it, take it.,
and God Bless You"
The Democratic Party seems
doomed to disappointment every
time it starts anything in the. North
western States. In Washington the
Democrats named five. candidates
for the Supreme Court who had pre-
viously been Endorsed by the Non
Partisan Judiciary League. The
Democratic Convention believed that
the candidates would appear on the
Democratic ballots and receive many
Insurgent votes. Alas, the five can
didates decided to appear on the
Non-Partisan ticket, leaving the
Democrats with no candidates at all
AS the judiciary offices were the on
ly ones the Democrats had real
hopes of filling, they have about
given up the present campaign
However, their anger at the would
be judges who deserted them will
undoubtedly result in an overwhelm
ing victory for the present judges
who are candidates for reelection
on the Republican ticket.
Referring to address of DR.. Bailey
at Stony Brook, on the Country Life
movement, the Outlook says: 81
emphasizes two needs of present
day country life. The first is, a.
Professor Bailey pointed out, the in
PRODUCTION of education in agricul
ture into the public schools. The
second is the working together or
equal terms of city and country
folk. Certainly in all movement.
involving social benefit, the agricul
tural country should be represented
as much as is the industrial city
In this respect, owing to the presen
great preponderance of city repre-
sentation. rural talent does not hav,
an opportunity to express itself o.
to make its contribution to, tn,
worlds welfare"
One of the largest sales of timbe
made by the Portland headquarter
Of the Forest Service has just beer
closed whereby the Standard Rail
way & Timber company, of Washing
ton, has bought 100000 feet O
red fir and red cedar in the Snoqual
mie National forest a $3.50 on tn
stump, making the total considera
ton $685. 900. The timber will b
hauled out of the woods on the Oar
rington branch Of the Norther
Pacific and milled. at Everett. TIL
Forest Service is now advertising
sale of las, 100000 feet of gree
timber to be taken from the Cascad
reserve near Medford.
That Oregon and Washington col
tain one-third of the available waite
power of the United States and ths
between 100000 and 1000. 90
horsepower can be generated in til
two states is the statement of Ere
q. Ronshaw, photographer of til