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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
.rw DEPOSITS OF COAL
DISCOVERED IN ALASKA.

coward. Alaska. Sept. T.-If the
Inns made here by prospectors re-
.,'rning from the Knik Arm region are
.u,e an immense blanket of solid bit
.n,ino,,s coking coal they have just un-
unrored in that district is even Of
~ value than the fabulously rich
fields of Matanuska.
: aired H. Brooks, chief Of the United
ctates Geological Survey in Alaska,
who arrived in Seward Thursday. is
deeply interested in the reported dis
oovery. and while here will obtain as
much information regarding it as posi-
HE for guidance in ordering a contem-
lated thorough investigation by mem
hers of his staff.
Mr.. Brooks has just completed a de-
tailed investigation of the Matanuska
fields. to compile an exhaustive report
mon which was the object of his long
tourney from Washington. He is en-
thusiastic in his statements regarding
the vastness of the deposits and their
probable value.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
MAY RECOVER INTEREST
ON PAST DUE ACCOUNTS

There has always existed some con-
fusion in Washington about the. right
of creditors to charge interest on over
due accounts. Some lower courts have
held that interest cannot be charged
at all. Others have ruled that inter-
est may be charged only from the time
suit is started to collect. The supreme
court finally settled this question by
holding that interest may be charged
and collected from the time the ac-
count becomes overdue.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
WHITMAN COLLEGE TO =.
GO ON CASH eAS'''

Walla Walla, Sept. icy 'nI -, he
OF the year Whitman college w. &C.
placed on a strictly cash basis ISIS ~, IS
cording to announcements maue o. :.
tsrday Dy the authorities. At IT., p1 ssser
the institution is in debt, ou' -. 20 TO
the new financial regime deots - !, the
be be- wiped out. 70 do this some oil Fl be Be
lands owned by the institution W. " ant.
solo and the cash received ioan9u thou.
whitman college owns sevei ..od 10
sand acres Of farm lands. p p : have
cheaply ten years ago, ana 'n u;nce 50
doubled and trebled in value :. s, large
the amount received Will 70 %
enough to set the college saua - Hen.
its feet. ii is hoped. Dean =. Ids and
drick, treasurer: Allen Heyn. ore now
!. ". Langdon, as trustees :
the property.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
FIH6T THROUGH TRAIN
ARRIVES AT cHITINA

dordova, Sept. 19.-The first through
train to the new town of Chitina, on
thd Copper River & Northwestern
railroad, arrived there Friday, drawing
a bng train loaded with building ma
tefals and supplies. The epoch also
mfrks the completion Of the railroad
toIthe 135th mile, and the most diff
cut part of the road, with the deep
GUS and tunnels. The remaining IS
mics are all graded. The freighter
Sefard is on the way here from Seat
tlealoaded with steel rails and bridge
m$erials for the Kuskolina bridge.
SHIPMENTS of ore commence in Janu-
ar1 The road also connected with the
Fairbanks trail, thus insuring interior
Al4ska quicker time, travel and mail.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
MUCH WORK PLANNED FOR
TRANsMIssIsslPPI coNcp.s.

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept. 19-Manr
national questions are to be considoros
at the twenty-first annual session ~
the transmississippi commercial con
gress, to be held at San Antonio Tov
November 22-25, the call for which has
been issued by Fred W. Fleming ~
Kansas City, chairman of the eyecu
tive committee.
THE great work of the Western do.
velopment thus far accomplished .
says the call, is unimportant when
compared with its future possibilities
for good. Retaining unused lands for
agriculture both by the drainage and
irrigation systems, the improvement Of
inland waterways, increased comfy
and trade with Latin America and a
national conservation of natural
wealth are problems of great magni.
tude. All agree as to their import.
ance, while differing as to the best
method of solution. The commercial
congress affords forum for free dis.
cussiOn of any subject affecting the
transmississippi welfare" The call
thus sets forth the representation at
the congress: Twenty delegates ap.
pointed by the governor of each state.
Mayors Appoint Delegates.
The mayor of each city to appoint
one delegate and one additional dele.
gate for every five thousand inhabi.
tants, not to exceed ten delegates.
ALI organizations of business men,
one delegate and one additional dele
gate for every fifty members, with
maximum of ten delegates.
Each county may appoint one dele
gate through it's court of commission
ers. Governors of states, senators and
representatives in congress and former
members of congress are ex-oficlo
members.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
REvELLE T0CONTES7
I. PRIMARY COUNT

Seattle, Sept. 19.-With Will E.
Humphrey winning the nomination for
congress by slender margin, Thomas
P. Revelle, his progressive opponent,
will demand recount.
Il want every vote officially recount
ed,' said Revelle today. There are
SO many discrepancies that / want to
be sure that every vote counted, either
for myself or Humphrey, be passed on
officially"
Humphrey wins on the, face of the
returns. This is the showing of the
latest returns compiled for the First
congressional district. His margin
above the necessary 40 per cent is
1923, so large that it is highly improb-
able, in the absence of material dis
crepancies in compiling, that it will be
overcome by any later returns, and
much more probable that the missing
returns will even increase his margin
Of safety.
The returns given are complete for
King county, the additions being the
ones made unofficially by clerks in the
county auditors Office. The other
counties are incomplete, few small
outlying precincts being missing from
each, and San Juan county is not in
duded at all, as no. compiled returns
lave been made for that county. 1t is
estimated that not to exceed 500 votes
in the entire district are missing from
this compilation, and of that 500 it is
probable that Humphrey has at least
40 per cent
Discrepancies between the first
choice and the second choice totals,
which were wide in the unofficial re-
Turns, do not appear to be nearly SO
wide in the official returns, although
material discrepancies still exist.
whether they will be sufficient to JUS
tiff a contest on the part Of Revelle,
thd defeated candidate, can only be
asc&rtained when they have been off,
cialy reported and compiled.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
suit FOR DISSOLUTION
OF THE SUGAR TRUST

w shington, Sept. 10. Confirmation
Of thf report that petition for the dis
soludo Of the American Sugar REIN
ing company has been completed by
government officials has been received
here
q It vas learned that the present in
tentiA at the Department Of Justice
is to ale the suit in New York some
time Text week. The action will be en-
tirelyl Independent Of the criminal pro
ceedi4gs which have attracted wide
attention and resulted in q number 81
convittions.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23

as ne stated IN his letter Il ~ Z
, ,,can congressional committee, h ss
neves i can be done and sh i, ne be
aone. The president is confidsn ula !, be
you will yourselves meet ven oent that
and state situations in this ' sn;r,. local
mat you will write to your frie lena. and
ask them to do likewise u0s and
Patronage Exaaoerat.a
The president feels that ~
q federal patronage has been NJ val, value
exaggerated and the refusal greatly
It has probably been more n ~ grant
the men affected than the o to
ments would have been. appolnt.
In the preliminary skirm;.,
certain states, like Wisconsin aas In
ana elsewhere. he was willing - n 'o ~
interest Of what the leaders . ha ~ The
would lead to party success - teileVed
certain determinations, but tho n ruake
dent has concluded that it is his p dss
row to treat all Republican COW. uuty
men and senators alike, witbou s'ess'
distinction. u' any
To Follow Rule.
He will follow the usual rule IN y.
publican congressional districts Ne
states and follow the recommend.ti auu
made by Republican congressman ~
senators of whatever shade Of n. aua
cal opinion, only requiring that t' !.
men recommended shall be good m sue
the most competent and the best stta,
for the particular Office. A''eu
Sincerely yours,
(Signed). CHARLES D. NORTor
Secretary to the Presidont,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
Hood River Apple Sale.

Hood River, Ore, Sept. 17.-What is
said to be the largest single sale of
apples ever made was closed here re-
Gently between the Hood River Apple
Growers Union and Steinhardt & KEEL.
~ of New York, who bought practically
the entire crop of the Hood River val
ley. The apples sold to the New York
dealers will aggregate between 800, 900
and 100000 boxes and the proceeds
coming to the orchardists of the Hood
River country will amount to nearly
81 900 900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
FIRE LOSS ESTIMATED
At ONE BILLION FEET

Portland, Sept. 17.-Preliminary re-
ports to the forest service here indi-
cate that about one billion feet OF
standing timber in Oregon and Wash
iagton was damaged by the forest
Iires which prevailed In August. q
portion OF this timber is wholly de-
stroyed and part only scorched. The
latter is capable Of utilization 4 cut
within two or three years
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
GENERAL ATTACK ON
WHITE PASS RATES

While freight rates on ore shipments
web the only rates ordered reduced
on the White Pass & Yukon railroad
by he Canadian railroad commission
in decision handed down recently,
the complaint filed by J. H. Conrad.
martging director of the Cariboo Min.
ing Company, attacking the existing
rate1 on a score or more of other com
modties in addition to ore was taken
undf advisement by the commission
and will be passed upon in the near fu.
turel according to a dispatch received
fron Vancouver.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
Washington State
News Items

Chehalis is to have $4,000 opera
house.
Ground has been broken for the
$500, 900 Masonic Temple at North va.
kima.
The Civic Improvement Club of La
Conner held it's second annual Dahlia
show Monday.
The Wenatchee schools on opening
day showed an enrolment of LAP, an
increase of 142 over the enrolment on
the opening Gay last year.
e. E. Potter, for three years general
manager of the Seattle Electric Com
pany, has resigned to accept position
in the east with the Stone & Webster
Company.
Klaw & Erlanger, of the "theater
trust" will build the finest theater on
the Coast at Seattle. Contracts were
last week closed with the Metropoli-
tan Building Company.
E. F. Westmore, an 100 graduate of
the University of Wisconsin, has been
nominated for the presidency of Spo-
kane College, Washington, where he
has been dean since it's inception.
]. R. James of King county, account
ant for the state board of control, has
resigned, and w. p. Taylor, who has
been employed by the highway COM
mission, has been named to fill the
vacancy.
The following postoffices in Wash
;ngton will be advanced to presidential
class on October / and salaries fixed
as follows: Conconully, $1,000; Nal
den, $1,000; Black Diamond and Wash
ougal, s1,10O each.
About seventy men were arrested by
deputies of Sheriff Hodge in gam
bling raid at Seattle. Mayor Gill and
Police Chief Wappenstein were both
out of the city on vacations. The sher-
if declared he was merely enforcing
the law in their absence.
Papers were mailed to the secretary
of state in Olympia yesterday for the
incorporation of the international
Portland Cement Company. Limited,
with a capital of s1,500,00O preferred,
and S1,5OO,OOO common stock. which,
| it is announced, will build an expen-
sive plant in Spokane.
The registration on the opening day
at the University of Washington
broke all records Monday, when 1,165
prospective students deposited the SIS
| fee and were assigned to classes.
The number registered on the open
ing day year ago was $50, and until
Monday this was record at the state
institution.
The sixteen parishes in Washington
west of the Cascades, heretofore
known as the missionary district of
Olympia, have been raised to the rank
and acquired the full powers of do
cese of the Episcopal church. The
ceremony occurred at convocation
at st. Marks Church, Seattle, last
week.
Scottish Rite Masons have begun
work on their new temple at Seattle.
! The Washington State Grocers' As
ISOLATION voted to have the next an
rual meeting in Spokane. The follow
ing officers were elected: President,
A. w. Bower, Spokane; vice president,
w. ]. Chisholm, Tacoma; secretary, j.
J. Higgins, Seattle; treasurer, c. H.
Buelow, Tacoma.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
Minor Happenings
of the Week


President Taft was SO years old last
Thursday.
Gov. ShI froth has been renominated
by Colorado democrats.
Alvey A. Adee, second assistant Sec
rotary of state, Thursday completed 40
years in the government service.
The population of Cleveland, O., is
56O.663. an increase of 1855, or 1853
Der cent, as compared with 3S1,76S in
1900.
According to a decision by a Mon
treal court marriages of Canadians
in the United States will not be rec
ognized as valid in Canada.
The Burlington railroad has cut it's
operating department to the minimum,
throwing several hundred workmen
and clerks out of employment.
Charles Goodwin has been nominal
ed for governor of Connecticut by the
republican state convention. His
Leading opponent was Everett Lake.
The growth of the poppy, from
which opium is manufactured, has
been stopped by imperial edict in the
provinces of Manchuria, Heilung
Chang and Kirin.
The American Agriculturist esti-
mates the total wheat crop of the Unit
ed States at 670,OO0,O00 bushels, max
ing the winter wheat yield 445 100000
and spring wheat 225,O00,000 bushels.
Lucius futile has resigned the presi-
dency of the Boston & Maine railroad
and President Mellen, of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad,
has been elected to fill out Mr.. Tuttle's
unexpired term.
John F. O'Rourke, president of the
O'Rourke Engineering Construction
Company, of New York, has made a
survey of the battleship Maine to de-
termine the practicability of his plant
for raising the wreck.
Birmingham, Ala, dispatch says En-
glish and French capitalists are ready
to invest s5,00O,OOO to 5000. 900 in the
Birmingham district if they can pur-
chase or lease certain extensive coal
and ore lands idle.
The California legislature has pass.
ed the two constitutional amendments
that provide $1O,00O,OOO for the pro
posed Panama-Pacific international Elk.
position at San Francisco in 1915. This
brings the total fund available to ST.
100000.
\ Mayor William J. Gaynor will ac-
cept the democratic nomination for
governor of New York if it is uncOn-
ditionally rendered by united party,
is the announcement of one of his
close political friends after visit to
the New York executive.
1t is stated that as result of the
Lloyd-George taxes in England, En-
glish investors are sending more
money to Canada for investment than
ever before. The revenue commission
ers' report in London shows $444,0O0,-
600 of London money SO invested
abroad.
Kasaan, town on the east side of
Prince of Wales island in Southeastern
Alaska, was wiped out by fire last
week, and the extensive cannery plant
of German & Co., of Seattle, together
with large portion of the entire sea-
sons pack of salmon, warehouses and
other buildings connected with the
plant, destroyed.
For the first six months of the cur
rent year $40 railroads report gross
earnings Of $685. 44,306, an increase
of $173,044,S12,. or 1885 per cent. In
view of heavy expansion in operating
expenses, however, the net earnings
were only 33,433,SS4, or 9.O5 per cent.
as compared with the corresponding
period year ago.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-23
Kaiser TO See Gar.

OF petersburg, Seut. IL The Bourse
a-ette announces that Emperor Will
.am o. Germany will visit st. Peters
burg IN November. 81 -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23
FRED A. HoUGhkiRK SHOT THRU
HAND BY UNKNOWN MAN AT
ALCOHOL PLANT.
WALKS INTO MUzzLE OF
GUN IN DARK ALLEY WAY
In Struggle For Possession of the
Weapon It is Discharged, the Bullet
Ploushine Thru Houshkirk's Hand
Reason For the Assault is UnexpIain
ed-Assaiant Makes Good Escape.

Fred A. Hougi1kirk, 713 East Main
street, night Waterman at the plant of
the National Denatured Alcohol Com
pany, was assaulted, shot thru the
hand by a revolver bullet, and might
have been killed by an unknown assail-
ant, when he was attacked at the plant
shortly after 1 o'clock this morning
The reason for the unprovoked as
The only possible explanatio he was
able to give this morning was that
the man who attacked him may have
possibly been seeking to get out of the
city and, being come upon suddenly,
showed fight.
Turns Corner; Faces Gun.
Turning the corner of the main build
ing, and stepping in the alley way that
separates it from the boiler building on
the north, while he was making his
rounds of the building, Houghkirk had
no more than entered the alley way than
he ran squarely into the muzzle of a
revolver. The man who held it stood
in the recess of a door frame of the
main building. Houghkirk says he
heard the cinders crunch under the
mans feet as the gun was brought to
bear on him.
Shot Fired in Struggle.
Surprised, but nevertheless not los
ing his nerve, Houghkirk grabbed for
the revolver with his left hand and
seized it by the muzzle, struggling to
wrench it loose. No sooner had his
fingers closed on 1T than 1t went off
The bullet tore between his first and
second fingers, ripping groove in the
flesh where the fingers join and scor-
ing both fingers, while the powder
burned his palm and fingers. Attic the
shock from the bullet made Hough-
kinks arm numb to the shoulder for an
instant, he did not let go. "
Assailant Escapes to North.
Still clinging to the gun Houghkirk
forced the unknown man backward
between the two buildings Not word
was spoken as the two men fought for
the possession of the weapon. After
his assailant had backed part way thru
the alley way, Houghkirk conceived
the idea Of getting in his rear. Letting
loose of the revolver he went to the
west and around the boiler building
to come into the alley way from the
east. BY the, time he had passed
around the building, the man left by
the west and Houghkirk saw him
running up the Northwestern track
toward the Britain & Co. plant. He
did not give chase.
Houghkirk, upon finding that his in
juries were not serious, bathed his
hand, tied it up, and this morning
sought physician, who dressed it.
Description is Meager.
Houghkirk says that the moon was
shining part Of the time. but that the
light was dim between the two build
ings He is confident the unknown
man was large, weighing probably 200
and that he was smooth shaw
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23
EIGHTY ACRE FARMS.

/ offer for sale a number of well i'm
proved eighty acre farms at $50 per
acre. Also have large list of farms
and can suit you on acreage. Write for
list Glad to show lands In automobile.
Come to see them personally Worth
county offers the best bargains in corn
lands open to purchase as our best farms
sells at less than 500 per acre and
So strikes the average. 1t Will pay you
to come here. If you are in touch with
buyers write me. V. c. Gulliekson,
Nor hWond. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23
CLEAR $3.50 FOR CEMETERY.
Marion Township Box Social Saturday
Evening Great Success.

Marion Township Box Social Saturday
Evening Great Success.
The box social held Saturday evening
by the Helping Hand aid Society OF
Marion township. at the Henry Nichol-
son home, five miles northeast of the
city, was a great success Sixty or
more were present, and the sum of
$3.50 was cleared from the auction
sale Of the boxes, which sum will go
for the benefit of the Iowa river ceme-
terry. Mr.. Harry Powell, OF Marshall-
town, was auctioneer and Mr.. Fred
Jensen, from near Green Mountain,
acted as clerk.
Preceding the sale of the boxes a
lengthy program of recitations, music
and dialogs, consuming an hour and a
half, was thoroughly enjoyed, the
numbers being Of considerable merit.
Several voting contests furnished much
amusement, Mr.. Fred Duff receiving
the lazy mans pillow put up for the
highest bidder, and Miss Pearl Smith
receiving first and Miss Grace Fields
the BOBBY, in a beauty contest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23
PAVING UP TONIGHT.
Property Owners Must Appear Before
Council If They Have Objections.

SOunCtt y iU0y S1AV0 SoJ0SssStSs
Property owners who wish to be
heard as to paving proposed OF con-
crete should get In their petitions at
the council meeting tonight. There Is
some difference of opinion on the coun-
Gil as to permitting pavements to be
made narrower than thirty feet and
property owners who desire twenty
four foot pavement In order to save
expenses should say so tonight.
The difference involves a saving OF
approximately $50 per lot front and
Engineer Grub, of the Universal Port
land Cement Company, who has been
making study of,pavng. says that the
twenty-fou foot pavement makes a
very pretty street If the lot lines are
kept at the usual distance apart and
the extra space devoted to wider
parkings between sidewalk and curb
The district set to be heard tonight
is as follows:
North Second street from Main to
Lincoln streets.
North Fifth street from Main to
State streets.
North Seventh street from Main to
Jerome streets,
North Fourth street from end of
present pavement to the south side of
Park street.
Jerome street from the west line of
Fourth street to east line of Fifth
street.
Lincoln street from east line of Sec
ond avenue to west line of Third
avenue.
South Eighth street from Main to
Church streets.
South Seventh street from Main to
Church streets.
South Fifth street from Main to
Church streets.
West State street from Sixth to
Seventh streets.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23

home Nov. 2. 1901. The following spring
he took his discharge. and was read
mitted last November. He Is survived
by the following children: Mrs. Mary
E. Howard, of Blockton, Taylor county;
Mrs. Maggie FELTON,. Kickapoo, ILL.,;
Russell E. Palmer, Boulder City, Colo;
and Miss Jennie A. Palmer, Christville,
Ill.
Mrs. Howard was notified by tele-
graph Saturday, and her husband came
for the body. He left with it Sunday
for Murray. Clarke county, where the
funeral is to be held
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23
SOUTH DAKOTA FARMS.

Nice half section Trip county. 8
miles from Dallas. > miles from Col
omb. $3.50 per acre.
100 acres one mile from town. Trip
county, $50 per acre.
Very choice 100 acres Trip COUNT.
5 miles from Winner. $3.50 per acre.
A quarter section miles from Rose
land, So per acre.
An improved quarter section in Greg
DRY county. iIa miles from Burke. Gig
miles from Gregory. small set of i'm
provements. so acres under cultivation.
$40 per acre.
An improved quarter section In
kingsbury county. $50 per acre. r f..
Harrington, Iowa Bldg, Sioux City,
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23
WISCONSIN LAND.
Homeseekers! Read! Act! Writ

Homeseekers! Read! Act! Write i'm
mediately for immensely valuable in
formation about the opening OF the
Round Lake Wisconsin Farm Land
to settlement. Wisconsin's richest I'M
developed farm lands: the last great
land opportunity OF the decade; over
100000 acres now on sale at $3.50 to
$40 per acre on ten years time. Abund-
ant rainfall. Purest OF water. Get q
home of your own. Be a wealth pro-
Queer Railroad fare refunded to pur-
chasers. For free books, maps and full
facts address J. 3. Bates, Woodbury.
g:.!a!..: M Marshall. ~: s- ~, Iowa