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The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

the words nothing doing to Alfonso,
bat that was the puFport Of her re-
marks, Before Alfonso left Spain for
lhs trip to France that included an in
spection OF the Wright machine he
promised Victoria that he would not
take flight So when Wilbur Wright
asked him 70 try TO ascend higher than
any king had ever gone IN the air Al
fonso was true to his royal word and
declined, BE compromised by sitting
with the American at the levers and
having the workings OF the machine
explained to him. An interesting pic
ture taken at the time shows him
drinking in the words OF tho aviator
and making with his hands motions
like a birds wing Although FerdI-
nand Of Bulgaria has beaten him to
the honor OF flying in an aeroplane. Il
may not be long before Alfonso tries
fiight-that is, If Victoria gives back
his promisei otherwise not, She is
said TO be large person with an ex-
tremely active VIII OF her own.
The motorcar early attracted the
attention Of Spain's sportsman king.
It's speed possibilities fascinated him.
and before long he owned a swift ma
chine Of his own,
WILLIAM HENDERSON.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

brought home to the American than
by an inspection and estimate of the
annual ruin wrought by forest fires.
This years record Of shame IN this re-
spect viii not fall below the lamenta-
bic total Of other years When It is
considered that the enormous waste
Of property and the loss Of life are
Rvoidable IN great part color is lent
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

bent toward sports TO his hearts con-
tent, Steam yachting, the sport Of
milhonaires," does not appeal to him
as much Gs does sailing, although he
maintains royal yacht chiefly for
purposes OF state OF convenient travel
between Spanish ports,
When the possibilities of aviation as
a sport first attracted universal atten-
tion Alfonso, as was natural, turned
longing eye into the air. Like anoth-
er king Of old, he had tried all. the pos
slpuities Of the earth in the lipe Of
The Washington herald., 1910-09-11

- ROBABLY in no more impress
- sive way may a realization OF
the innate impToVidence Of
the American public be
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
UNION PACIFIC MERGER
SUITS TO BE CONTINUED

Washington, Jan. 24.-It is stated
authoritatively that the government
suit for the dissolution of the merger
of the Unioon Pacific and Southern Pa
cific railways would not be dropped.
Attorney General Wickersham has
found nothing so far in his investiga-
tion to warrant such action. A confer
ence has been held between the attor-
ney general and Frank B. Kellogg on
the one side and Judge Lovett, presi-
dent of the Union Pacific, and counsel
representing the allied Hartman lines
on the other, for the formal presenta-
ton of reasons why the suit to dissolve
the merger Of the railways should not
be pressed.
The railroad interests have made it
clear that they feel confident the suit
cannot be pushed to a successful con-
clusion and are willing that it should
be compromised.
Mr.. Wickersham and Mr.. Kellogg
will prepare memorandum for the
president on which the future action
of the administration will depend.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
PLANS FOR DIGGING
OLYMPIC CANAL

Tacoma, JAM pa. P. Gillies has
filed articles of incorporation of the
Olympic Canal Company, the capital
stock of the corporation being certified
at 5000, 600. The object of this COM
pany is to build deep water canal
connecting Puget sound with Grays
harbor, the intention being to do away
with the roundabout run Of the Strait
of Fuca by steamers plying between
Southern ports and the Sound. AS at
present planned, the canal will run
from Olympia to the Chehalis river at
Elma, and the river be Strengthened
and dredged where necessary. Gillies'
plan is to make the canal a water level
one, and the deepest cut is through a
hill ninety feet above the Sound level.
The trustees and incorporators are: A.
P. Gillies. Tacoma; H. G. Davis,
Chehalis, and II. p Scheel, of Tenino.
The F. M. Andrews Company, of New
York City, which will attempt to
finance the canal, will name the Off
GERS of the incorporation Gillies de-
clares the canal means more in the
development of the Puget sound REGION
than two or three transcontinental
roads running extensions here.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
MEAT PRICES TUMBLE
WHEN BOYCOTT BEGINS

Chicago, Jan. 22.-The movement
to combat the high prices of meat has
spread rapidly and is assuming ma
tional character Coincident with the
growth of the movement here come
announcements from Milwaukee and
Cleveland that the price of meat has
dropped.
In Milwaukee two retail butchers
quoted porterhouse steaks at 10 cents
a pound, sirloin at the same price and
other meats in proportion. The
wholesale price of beef fell off l5 cents
hundred pounds in Cleveland.
From Denver came the report that
Sam Dutton. president Of the Western
Hotel Mems Protective Association,
announced that the proposition of cut
ting down the consumption of meat
would be brought before his organiza-
tion at a meeting to be held January 81.
Dispatches from Milwaukee, st.
Paul, Kansas City, Omaha, Memphis,
Pittsburg, San Francisco and other
cities told of the rapid growth of the
movement. Cleveland, credited with
being the place of origin Of the scheme,
now has 80, 900 names enrolled in the
crusade, while Kansas City reports
that it may soon have 80, 1000.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
UNIFORMITY OF LAWS URGED
BY NATIONAL CIVIC FEDERATION

Washington, Jan. 22.-Agreeing that
there should be uniformity of state
laws affecting net only commercial
matters, but likewise those that pertain
to the wellbeing of the individual, the
National Civic Federation, at its final
session here, adopted a number of res
olutions
Among them were those recommend
ing uniform laws for the protection Of
children employed in industries; IA
voring q uniform insurance code for
adoption by the several states; uniform
legislation on the subject Of gathering
and preservation of vital statistics; in
dorsing the conservation Of American
orests and referring the same to the
committee on uniform state laws; rec
ommending workingmen's compensa-
ton acts, fair to the employer and en-
ploye and just to the state, be uniform
~ substituted for the present system Of
employers liability; consideration Of
the development Of water powers and
their regulation on the non-navigable
streams with view to uniform state
legislation and cooperation between
safes and the federal government.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
SHERIFFS HAVE PLAN
TO TRACE CRIMINALS

North Yakima, Jan. 24.-The sher-
ifs of the state of Washington, who
met in annual convention in North
Yakima last week, decided to enter in
to an agreemnt by which they hope to
make the tracing and capture of
criminals more systematic and effec-
tive. Their agreement is to maintain
mailing list of all the peace officers
of the state. Each sheriff will then
send his circulars, which will be
numbered conscutively, to each name
on the mailing list, and each on receiv-
ing a circular or other notice shall ack-
nowledge it. Whenever criminal de-
scribed in any circular is captured, each
sheriff shall be notified, so that the
sheriffs need not give their time and
attention to looking for captured man.
The sheriffs W re. unanimously Of the
opinion that this method would result
in permitting very few fugitives to
escape. It was also believed that if the
system could be put into successful op-
GRAFTON in this state, that adjoining
states will come in, and thus place the
entire northwest under an effective
system.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
Minor Happenings
of the Week

Gov. Gillette has positively denied
q story in circulation to the effect that
he had declined to be candidate to
succeed himself as governor of Cali
fOrnia.
The Iowa supreme court in recent
decision held that the Masonic lodge is
charitable organization and is not re-
quired to pay the state collateral in
heritance tax.
The senate has passed Senator Piles
bill appropritainga quaterr OF a mill
ion dollars for a revenue cutter for
Alaska, also his bill providing $50, 900
for aids to navigation in Alaska.
The governments brief in it's suit to
break up the alleged anthracite coal
trust'' has been filed in the United
States circuit court at Philadelphia.
The suit was brought in April, 1907,
and the years that have interviewed
were taken up with the examination of
witnesses for both sides.
The official recount Of the votes cast
at the recent British Columbia cleo
ton, shows that British COlubmia will
reamin wet Although approx
mately 8, 900 more votes were cast in
favor of local option, the "drys' failed
to get the necessary one more than 30
Der cent of the total vote.
The Argentine naval commission has
advised that government to authorize
the construction Of two dreadnaught
battleships of $4,000 tons. The pro-
posed vessels are to have speed of p
knots an hour and will carry twelve
Pinch guns. The vessels probably
will be built at Quincy, Mass.
Suit has been filed in the United
States circuit court at Chicago charg-
ing that the federal Incorporation tax
law recently passed by congress is un-
constitutional and seeking an injunc-
ton to restrain the directors of the
Northern Trust Company of Chicago
from paying the tax. The bill was filed
by stakeholder.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
WILL GIVE VALUABLE
LAND TO UNEMPLOYED

st. Louis, Jan. 22-George M. Jack
son. of Piggott, Arkansas, has an
nounced that he will give 1000 acres
of rich bottom land near Piggott, val
ued by him at 500 an acre, to the un-
employed of the United States. The
announcement was made at meeting
of the Brotherhood Welfare Associa-
ton, of which James Eads How is
president. Jackson, who is IS years
of age, is working for redistribution
of all lands along socialistic lines, and
stated that he intends to seek additional
gifts of land for disposal among unem-
ployed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
GRADING CREW BEGINS
WORK ON INTERURRAN

Everett, Jan. 25.-A grading crew
of forty men has commenced work at
the Everett end of the Everett Seattle
interurban road, the fourth camp be.
tween this city and Halls lake having
just been established at Colby and
Forty second street. The end of the
track is now within six miles of this
city, with cars operating on regular
schedule between Ballard and Halls
lake.
Representatives of the Stone & Web
ster Company have expressed the belief
that the promise to have cars running
to Everett from Seattle by March
can be easily kept within the time
limit. Nine 5O-foot cars are to be used
on this line. Three are already in
service and six are under construction.
Power plants for this system are to be
located at Ballard, Halls lake and
Everett.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
TACOMA COUNCIL PLANS
FOR CITY RAILWAY SYSTEM

Tacoma, Jan. 22-The city council
has inaugurated a municipal street
railway campaign by voting in COM
mittee of the whole to recommend the
passage of an ordinance submitting to
vote of the people at the coming spring
election the proposition of a special
bond and warrant issue of 1000, 900
to build and equip city traction lines.
The ordinance will provide for the
expenditure of $3.50, 600 for the build
ing of net work of cable and electric
lines, with an additional $25O,O0O for
equipment. Power will be furnished
by the city's new power station now
being constructed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
Washington State
News Items

The Ellensburg Carnegie library has
been formally opened
The Presbyterian church at Clarks-
ton, recently enlarged, has been dedi-
Gated.
The treasury department has author
lied the sale of the life saving station
and the Philippine building at the Sc
attic exposition to the University of
Washington for $500.
Senator Jones has introduced Secre-
tary Ballinger's bills providing quar-
ter of a million dollars for draining
the Yakima Indian lands and providing
for additional townsites and allotments
on the Yakima reservation.
Commissioners David and Britain,
of Okanogan county, have resigned. to
take effecat with the appointment OF
their successors. Mr.. Davis has re-
moved to Pullman and Mr.. Britain
will move to Stevens county.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application to convert the
bank of Dexter Horton & Co.. of Seat
tie, into the Dexter Horton National
Bank of Seattle, with capital of ST.
100000.
The Bellingham Labor Temple Asso-
citation has determined upon the pur-
chase of lot on lower Elk street upon
which labor temple will be erected
some time in the future. The stock is
being purchased by the varcious labor
unions of the city.
Bids we're received last week by the
superintendent of the Puyallup Indian
schools for the construction of the new
buildings which the Indian department.
will add to the institution the coming
summer. The contracts will be let by
the department at Washington, to
which the bids have been forwarded.
Under an opinion from the attorney
general s Office to the secretary of the
state health board, an osteopath is a
physician and is eligible to hold Office
as county, city or town physician. This
is the first time ruling has been made
on this point, as it has usually been &C.
cepted that an osteopath was not eligi-
BILE, and few have made any attempt to
hold such Office.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
Germany Prepares for Tariff War

Berlin, Jan. 22-The government
has decided, in the event that an
agreement on reciprocity tariffs be-
tween the United States and Germany
is not reached by February Z, when
the running agreement expires Ger
many's general tariff rate must, under
the law, be applied to imports from
America at present coming in under
the conventional tariff. One hundred
and twenty five articles will be affect
ed. It was, however, semi-officially
declared that the tariff negotiations
with the United States had not been
broken off, and it was added that
time remained for settlement of the
differences between the two countries
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
GREAT HARTMAN DOCK
SOON UNDER WAY AT SEATTLE

That the Hartman system Will I'M
mediately prepare to establish ocean
connections with it's rail line in Seattle
has been confirmed by officials OF the
system in Seattle. Within the coming
month the holdings of the company on
the water front, known as the Stetson-
Post mill property, will be dlsmantled
of it's present mill structures and the
erection of the mammoth pier build
ings will begin.
Chief Engineer Holman, OF the Ore
gon & Washington, has in his posses
sion completed plans of these ocean
terminals, which embrace two modern
pier buildings of two stories each, to
he constructed of concrete and sheet
steel, with full facilities for passenger
and freight traffic. The cost of build
ings alone is stated to be in excess OF
$500. 900, and with the harbor improve
ments and approaches the work will
entail an outlay of more than $3.50, 600.
In connection with the Improvement
of the water terminals of the system it
is authoritatively stated that part OF
the Hartman line Pacific Mail steam
ers will be diverted from San Fran
cisco and brought from Honolulu to
Seattle direct.
The Stetson-Post Mill Company, on
February l will occupy new and extern
sive mill quarters near Spokane ave-
nue., on the East waterway. The hold
ings of the mill company at the new
location embrace nearly eight acres.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
STOCKMEN FEAR BOYCOTT
WILL FALL UPON GROWERS

Denver, Jan. % The growing
movement to boycott meat has aroused
stockmen of the West to protest that
the effect of the boycott will be against
the stockmen rather than against the
packers.
The directors of the Western Stock
Show Association, composed of 500
Western stOckmen and business men
interested in livestock production,
adopted resolution declaring ''The
boycott is based on ignorance as to the
actual conditions governing the meat
supply of this country; that the West
ern Stock Show Association condemns
this movement as calculated to dis
courage an increased production Of
meat animals. -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
MEAT COMING DOWN;
BUTCHERS FRIGHTENED

Milwaukee, Jan. 22.-Porterhouse
steaks, 10 cents pound; sirloin steak
10 cents pound; pork steak, IA cents
pound; veal steak, Z cents pound.
These are some of the prices quoted in
advertisements in Milwaukee news
paper by two retail butchers who res
pended to the agitation of meat
strike in Milwaukee. The prices are
far below those quoted for months.
A mass meeting has been called by
the Associated Trades Council for
February Is to take action against high
prices of food products.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
ROOSEVELT FOR SPEAKER is
NEW RUMOR IN WASHINGTON

Washington, Jan. 24.-Roosevelt for
speaker of the house of representatives
This is the latest decision as to what
shall be done with our ex-president,
according to report that has spread
among members of congress. It is even
reported that ex-President Roosevelt
has agreed to run for congress in the
First district of New York state, in
which Oyster Bay is located.
The understanding that he would be
elected to the speakership if he runs, it
is declared, is insisted on by Mr.. Roos-
evelt.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
Hamburg-London Airship Line

Cologne, Jan. 22-Count Zeppelln'
whose aerial flights in dirigible BAL
looms have attracted worldwide aten'
ton, is planning monster alrsnlp,
capable of carrying 800 persons anu
which it is proposed to use in pas
senger service to be established oe-
tween Hamburg and London, II Is
stated here. A service is also u 10
maintained from Hamburg to Colosn1
and Batden Baden. The cra1t WIN
be $50 feet in length and about 30 lee'
in diametre. It will be driven W
eight motors.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
OPPOSES
BEVERlDCE MEASURE

Washington, Jan. 22.-Delegate
Wickersham is bitterly opposed to the
Beveridge Alaska government bill.
ut will do more damage to Alaska
interets than any measure that could
be DEVISED" he said. Senator Bever-
idge is confident that it will become
a law.
The Beverage bill proposes COM
mission form of government similar
to that Of the Philippine islands under
the Taft administration.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
TACOMA QUOTATIONS

New wheat-Club, $1.O8; bluestem,
81. 1S; red, 81. %; forty-fold, $1.11
Poultry-Turkeys, live, 22@24c
dressed, 24@28c; spring chickens,
dressed, Zoe; hens, dressed, 18c;
ducks. live, IA; hens, live, 10; spring
chickens, live. 15c; geese, fresh dress
ed, 18c.
Observation-Disclosures, S9c; fresh
Eastern, S4@35c.
Eggs-Washington ranch, candled,
35c; Oregon, 10000; Eastern storage
27@3Oc.
Oats-$34@35; rolled oats, $35@36.
Hay, Alfalfa, Etc-Wheat hay, $19
@2O; timothy, $26@27; mixed, 5000
%; wild, $1s@21; clover, $22@23c;
timothy aand clover, $24@25; alfalfa,
$21@22; straw, $11@S1.
Feed-Corn, $50; wheat, 5000;
barley, whole grain, $s0@31; rolled,
$s2@3s; shorts, $4,000; bran, 27@
%; midlings, $s2@s4 oil meal, $44.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
Seattle Market Report
Purchasing Prices

The following prices are offered to
the producer by local dealers for deliv-
cry in round lots. f. o. b. Seattle.
Eggs-Select ranch, &c doz.
Poultry-Live hens, lie; old roos-
tiers, &c; spring broilers, lie; ducks,
Tic; geese, lac; turkeys, &c; dressed
turkeys, &c.
Potatoes-$14@1S per ton.
Dressed veal = Small, 11@12c;
large, 6@11c.
Dressed pork-Small, 10h@11c;
large, 8@101ac.
Ranch butter-19c.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
RAILROADS MUST PAY
ON MINERAL CLAIMS

Tacoma, Jan. 22.-Mineral claims
which have been reserved by railroads
and other corporations will be put on
the assessment rolls of the several
counties for the coming year, as re-
suit OF joint conference between the
twelfth annual convention of county
assessors and the state tax commission
e1s. Formal notice ordering these as
sessments to be made have been sent
40 the assessors by the tax commission.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
NELSON MAY CHANGE
THE BEVERIDGE BILL

Washington. Jan. 22.-Two days
the past week Delegate Wickersham
appeared before the senate committee
on territories to be heard on the Alas
ka government bill. Senator Nelson
and other members of the committee
are not in accord with all the features
of the bill, and it may be amended be
fore being reported, although Senator
Beveridge still asserts his belief that
it will pass as introduced.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
Moraan Backs Subway

New York, Jan. 25.-J T. Morgan g;
is back of the marlborough MetropV ~.
tan Traction Company in its plans Id Id
subway and elevated extension, anu
will finance the company in any ILL.,
provement that the public service oom -
mission will allow it to undertaAo' ~ ~
cording to President T. 2. Shon!s' " #
the company, at the annual mee'lns "
the stockholders.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
TRUSTS MUST PLAY FAIR
UNDER CANADA'S NEW LAW

Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 22-Legislation
marking a new epoch in trust regula,
ton and giving Canadian consumers
machinery for vigorous control Of re-
tail prices and methods of trade has
been presented to parliament by the
governor. The measure seeks to pre-
vent monopolies from making prohl'
bitive prices and restricting competl
tiOn.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-01-28
MISSOURI SUES TO FINE
OR GUST SIXTEEN ROADS

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan 25.-Ar-
guments have been made in the su-
preme court suit fled by the attorney
general to fine or GUST sixteen railroads
for alleged violations of the anti trust
laws in the fixing Of freight and pas
senger rates. The roads have filed a
demurrer to the petition.