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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-13
Washington State
News Items

The postal savings department OF
the Everett postoffice opened for busi-
ness Saturday.
Chehalis county commissioners
have issued call for bids on $780,
90 worth Of bonds to take up the
outstanding warrants.
Albert J. Mason, of Walla Walfa,
census enumerator, pleaded guilty to
the charge of padding in the federal
court yesterday, and drew q fine OF
$500 and costs. He paid the fine.
Miss Anna Phillips, OF Tacoma,
has been appointed by Gov. Hay to
succeed Miss Mildred Marsden, OF
Tacoma, who has resigned as mem
Der of the state board of nurses
examiners.
The Board of King County Com
missioners has agreed to continue the
night service of the Kirkland ferry
during the winter months, following
a conference with citizens from across
CuC ldhc.
A total of 1877 whales have been
taken this season by the whaling
company stationed at Sanford point.
The company is preparing to close
for the season, fogs and storms MAX
ing hunting uncertain.
A gain of $52,921 is shown in the
receipts of the Seattle custom house
for the first quarter of 1911-12 over
the corresponding period OF last year,
the total received being $39O,371.
The increase is 16 per cent.
The Seattle school board has fixed
the school levy at 4 5-8 mills follow
ing a certification by County Asses
sor Parish that the valuation OF
school property is $213,S52,2O2, as
compared with $206,900.264 last
year.
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tween the people Of Central Oregon
and the railroads. He declared that
1t was because he believed Central
Oregon is q great country that he
had built road through 1t that had
cost between $11,00O,O00 and $12.-
900, 900.
Mr.. Hill said that he is believer
in the whole Pacific Northwest and
that his confidence in it is growing
as was evidenced BY the recent build
ing Of the Spokane, Portland & Sc
attic railroad down the north bank
Of the Columbia ct q cost Of from
SIS. 900. 900 to s0.0O0, 900.
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WOULD REDUCE DELINQUENT TAX INTEREST RATE

Seattle, Oct. 9.-That the law
whereby delinquent taxes are charged
with Is per cent interest is made
wholly in the interest of a few
nsurious capitalists, who reap the
profit at the expense of temporarily
INDECENT property owners, is the
charge made by business men and
attorneys of Seattle who are NOV
ing to secure the repeal of the law,
and the substitution of statute inn
posing a rate of interest on delin-
quent taxes not to exceed s per cent.
1t was the assurance of County
Treasurer Will H. Hanna, made to
the county commissioners Yesterday,
that King county does not receive
any of this high interest, which is
collected by two or three capitalists
who make it a business each year to
present themselves at the front door
of the treasurer's Office at an early
hour of the morning and secure the
first choice of the delinquent prop
erty.
One Man Gets Most of 1t.
Figures procured at the treasurer's
office show that out of $262,15O.54
issued in delinquent certificates on
June 1 last $258,403 was issued to
one purchaser. Two others received
the remainder issued on that day in
amounts Of $2.285.35 and 81, 462.05
respectively.
During the whole year, up to June
! last. $500 certificates were issued,
covering $405,00O in taxes. Three
people absorbed $262,150 worth on
5,237 certificates.
California Law Held Better
"Since my recent visit to Los An
geles, where studied the California
delinquent tax law, l have been con-
WINGED that taxpayers should move
for the repeal of our existing law
said Mr.. Hanna yesterday.
Under the California law the tax
payments are divided in two halves,
as In this state. and between the
time OF payment of the first and the
last half the rate of interest, Is
per cent, is charged where the first
half is unpaid. After the period has
expired for the payment of the last
nalf, the tax collector turns his books
over to the county auditor. who COM
pietely checks and balances same
and makes list OF ali delinquents
giving reputed owner, description OF
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Eour.Fifths in Cities.

Washington, Oct. 9.-The census
bureau issued an analysis of the
1910 figures from New York state
which throws an interesting light on
the relative growth of rural and
urban districts and which also shows
the density of population in every
county and city of the state. Four
fifths of the inhabitants of the En-
pire State live in urban communi-
ties, which, according to the census
bureau are incorporated places with
a population of $500 or more. Ev-
erything outside of that is ranked as
rural.
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Spokane, Wash, Oct. 9.-"Clean
Wheat" is the slogan of growers,
millers and shippers in the Inland
Empire, where an. anti-smut crusade
now is under way, with every prom
Use that the problem will be solved.
The prevention of smut will mean
from $5.0O0,0 900 to $7.000.00o q year
to the farmers in Eastern Washing
ton and Oregon, Northern Idaho and
Western Montana, where the yield
for 1911 is estimated at 67,000.000
bushels of spring and winter wheat.
State Senator R. G. McCroskey of
Garfield, president Of the Anti-Smut
association. is at the head OF the
movement and has associated with
him the heads of agricultural coll
leges and rural schools in the dis
trict.
The campaign against the smut
pest had its inception at the con-
vention of growers In Pullman,
Washington, September 20 and %,
when President McCroskey. J. M.
Klemgard of Pullman and Professor
r. w. Thatcher of the experiment
station at the State Of Washington
college were selected to arrange for
q series OF cooperative experiments
with view to locating the cause
and ascertaininE the proper treat
ment. The state experiment station
will cooperate with the growers in
this work. The plan il TO treat seed
wheat at the station, under the di-
rection Of Dr.. Humphreys, and send
1t to certain growers who will keep
q record Of climatical and soil condi-
lions at the time OF planting and the
percentages of smut obtained. This
data will be tabulated to afford q
working basis in eradicating the evil.
Theories dealing with the spread
OF the scourge were numerous At the
Several speakers de-
clared 1t was due probably to the
substitution of fall-sown grain for
spring wheat, though it was admitted
there we're instances OF smut IN.
spring wheat. Most Of the delegates
favored the treatment Of seed wneat
with 4 solution OF vitrol. II was
intinated that 1t might b economi-I
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-13
Of SMUT THEME OF WHEAT GROWERS

Aally profitable to treat the seea
grain with the stronger solution Oh
vitriol, even if it killed certain
percentage of the seed, provided 'ns
remaining portion was rendersu
smut proof without affecting tne VI
tally. Other growers asserted 'nS'
an exact formula would be Det'er.
J. M. Klemgard, of Pullman salu
after declaring that the pest
spreading:
IF you desire to know wne.Ds.
you are losing money on account =,
smut, go out into your fieio' a..
where the heads stand close toge'n..
reach out and gather 100 OF tnem ;.
a bunch. Then count the smu.
heads. II you can find hve su's
heads in your hundred that mean s.m
s per cent of your crop. THIS lss
you could have scarcely secured 90,
bunch of 100 heads with less .n. ~
i've smutted ones, and from 'na. ~
to 25-that is from 5 per cen. I'D
one-fourth Of the crop was damas sst
by smut. Then, If you figure WV -,
s per cent Of your crop or 20 ,on
cent of it is worth in money =.
win begin to see that 1t costs nO'
to raise smut" 49,. NJ
s. DR.. Enoch A. Bryan, preslu' 80.
the State College Of Washington ,s.d
.dictad that the problem will De so n
as q result of the co-opera'ioD
the farmers and the scientists. .ss.
Professor o. L. Waller, vice.p On.
dent of the State College, ana #
lessor r. w. Thatcher, direc'o. At
the experiment station, also spG - the
length. The latter said there - Ill
question as to how long smut IN
remain virile in the ground ~. and
contact with the wheat kernel, md, Nd
whether 1t will grow in the re-
II 60, what methods Of tillase o. the
sponsible for the infection o. 81
soil? There Is the question alsu' SIN
how long ! smut spore may ie any,
ID the ground, in the air. o. r,rils
where in the country, In =
form. ,s.af Ve
I'm other words" he added, Ia.ld
could determine that the smu. :, 70
not live over one season nv -hich
could advise rotation systems
would destroy the Infection
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property and amount of tax.
Interest at 8 Per Cent

Interest at s Per Cent
"This list is certified to the tax
collector, who proceeds to advertise
same for a period of three weeks.
giving notice of the date upon which
all delinquent property will be turn
ed over to the state. All property
unredeemed on that date is certified
to the state and the property holder
has the privilege any time within five
years of redeeming his property by
paying the taxes and interest at 8
per cent. The county auditor acts
as agent for the state in the REDEEM
ton of all property, and to all prop
erty which has been unredeemed at
the end of five years the state is
given a deed by the tax collector.
'In the State of Washington all
property upon delinquency, draws 15
per cent interest, which goes to the
county for the first year, and at the
expiration of that time the treasurer
issues certificates of delinquency to
investors, who begin to draw the Is
per cent from the time of their pur-
chase. After the taxes are delinquent
three years the holder Of the certifi-
cate may foreclose upon the property
and obtain tax deed to same.
State Aids Property Owner
ut must be very apparent to all,
the great advantage of the California
law over ours. It gives q lucrative
and safe investment to the states
surplus funds and greatly reduces
the burden of the taxpayers, often
saving them their property from con.
fiscation.
The State of Washington invests
her surplus funds in school bonds OF
the various districts of the state,
thereby earning or per cent upon
their funds. Should the state in
vest her funds in delinquent taxes.
earning per cent. the school bonds
would find a ready market in the
East, bringing considerable outside
money into the state and the per-
manent school fund of the state would
be earning q good return upon their
funds over their present Investment.
I believe the California delinquent
tax law should be given careful study
by the commercial and business In
terests Of this state, with view to
Recommending change Ia our law
1t the next session Of the legisla-
ture."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-13
OREGON TRUNK GOLDEN
SPIKE DRIVEN BY HILL.

Bend, or. Oct. Surrounded by
hundreds of persons. many Of whom
had come long distances to be pres
ent at the ceremony, James ]. Hill
Thursday afternoon drove the golden
spike that officially marked the com
pletion of the Oregon Trunk Line
railroad from the Columbia river to
Bend.
After driving home the last spike
Mr.. Hill made an extended speech.
in which he urged cooperation be-
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GOVERNMENT EXPERT ADVOCATES
IRRIGATION N WESTERN WASHINGTON
Spokane. Wash. Oct.

Spokane, Wash. Oct. 10
western Washington always will
be 1 region Of comparatively small
farms, with dairying. poultry-raising.
fruit-growng and trucking the pre-
dominating lines Of production. ac-
cording to Stephen A. Jayne, irriga-
ton manager In the State Of Wash
ington for the United States depart
ment OF agriculture, who also said
at his Office in Spokane that as in
tensive cultivation necessarily In
cludes as prerequisite an ample
amount of moisture, dependence
must be placed largely upon irriga-
ton, II the growers expect to realize
to the fullest extent the develop
ment of their agricultural resources.
1.-The agricultural development OF
the western part of the Evergreen
state has not kept pace with the
growth Of other industries" Mr..
Jayne continued, "and the problem
of how to utilize the logged-oh lands
and make the prairies productive is
one, the Importance of which now is
better appreciated Western Wash
ington comprises about three-eighths
of the total land area of the state
and has two-thirds of the population.
the largest part of which is living
in ten of the cities, and only very
small percentage Is engaged In agri-
cultural production. Thousands OF
dollars are sent annually to East
ern Washington and other markets
for farm products, which might In q
large measure be produced at home.
81 have spent much of my time
during the present season in investi-
eating conditions in Western Wash
ington, and the work now under way
will, / think, be largely influential
in the development of the agricultu-
raj resources through the practice OF
irrigation.
Reports of the United States
weather bureau show that the an
nual precipitation at points in the
Puget Sound basin and from there
to Vancouver averages about 40
inches, which may appear ample. but
as more than 80 per cent of this
rainfall comes from October 10 20
May Is, there is not much left for
the five growing months. The aver
age rainfall in most of the farming
regions is less than four inches. This
summer rainfall does not come at
once, but is delivered in hOmeo-
pathic doses of from trace to pos
sibly a half inch; not sufficient at
once to be of great benefit. but
often positive injury to the grow
ing crops.
CAS- a result Of the annual re-
currence of summer drouth, the pro-
duction of Western Washington
farms is only fraction of what 1t
might be. were there at all times
during the growing season an ample
supply of moisture. 1t is not un-
common to see fields from which
fair or possibly heavy crops OF hay
or grain might have been taken early
in the summer, laying bare. brown
and unproductive for the remainder
of the season, or until fall rains come
to again start the growth. These
same lands, instead of lying dormant
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during the three month. .
favorable growing weather " mott
with water for irrigation Would
two or three crops a wear produce
dairyman instead of hay,n, aaa the
large quantities of mill feeS ~ Guy
prices to keep up the mill a. g. nigh
his cows, could have an abnn NV OF
OF green forage throushon.u aaes
summer. Failure to do this IL 'ae
ing the Western Washington = d COST
man thousands Of dollars each 1slls'
There are other lands which '.s''
ing to their low watar.ha,, wv
capacity. are practically valueloa" as
agricultural purposes without ;ss, wi
ton, as no matter how heavr 8
winter rainfall might be, not eno. .as
moisture would be retained tn cse sa
the crops through the dry se...'
1t is estimated that there Is 25o S"s
acres OF such land in the pr "vs
Sound Basin. These prairie l.rs. '
which extend from Tacoma IN rss
tralia, are naturally without timh..
The surface soil is of black lo.~
more or less generally mixed r,.s
fine gravel, and underlaid with e,.ra,
which permits of the rapid drvinr
out of the superimposed soil.
Irrigation experiments that h,v.
been conducted during the last tvo
years in the vicinity of Amer,c,,
Lake. and at other points, have dem
onstrated conclusively that good
crops of vegetables, berries and for.
age Of various kinds can be grown
on these prairie lands which bav.
for years been SO generally cousid.
cred worthless for anything excent
military maneuvers, aeronautics and
scenery. In Clallam county about
1000 acres of similar prairie lands
have been successfully irrigated for
years, and are producing annually
large. yields of various forage crops
This is the district around Soouim
that before the introduction of irri.
CATION was so poor the old-timers
going to court at Port Townsend, It
is said, denied residence there
Beautiful homes are now being es.
tablished and improved farm lands
are held at from $3.50 to $500 an
acre.
1.-THE next few years will see a
great development of the prairies be.
tween Tacoma and Centralia. There
appears to be an abundance of water
available for irrigation, either from
underground or by gravity, from
streams leading out of the nearby
mountains. At present irrigation is
being done from wells, which, at
depths of Is to so feet, afford plenty
of water. Pumping is being done by
means of gasoline engines using dis
tillate for fuel, which costs only 7
cents a gallon.
Large reclamation works, such as
we have in Eastern Washington and
other semi-humid districts, will
probably never be- constructed In
Western Washington, though some
good-sized projects are now being
considered. l am sure, however, that
the time. is coming when no water
supply which can at reasonable e1-
pense be utilized for irrigation Will
be overlooked"
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Milwaukee to Rush Work

Spokane, Oct. THE immediate
completion of the Spokane-Coeur
d'Alene line of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & Puget Sound is announced by
G. A. Goodnow, vice president and
assistant to the president Of the st.
Paul. He announces that the road
from Dishman to Occur d'Alene' is
expected to be finished by December
IS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-13

Pocatello, Idaho, Oct. Tn his
speech before the Chamber of Com
merce here yesterday President Taft
bitterly assailed the critics of the
United States supreme court and as
serted anew his views as to the rela-
ton of government to business.
II love judges and love courts, I"
said the president. 'They are my
ideals on earth that .typify what we
shall meet afterward in heaven under
a just God. And when a court is
doing it's duty, when it is trying to
interpret the law as it ought to be,
to have it condemned and attacked
and its motive questioned for mere
political purposes without any solid
ground for attack, it goes to my heart
and l resent it with deep indigna-
tiOn.'
President Taft spoke with far more
feeling than he put into his Detroit
and Waterloo speeches, bat along the
same line.
Lays Ak at the Root
what distinguishes this country
from any other one," said the presi-
dent, lis the supreme court that we
have in Washington that oft has
stood between US and errors that
might have been committed that
would have been greatly injurious to
this country and to turn upon that
court to question its motives and to
attack 1t seems to me to lay the az
at the root of the tree Of our civiliza-
ton"
Mr. Taft referred to the supreme
courts disposal of the Standard Oil
and tobacco cases as two great de-
cisions."
They were two OF the greatest
trusts that existed" he said, land
in the working out Of the decree the
court had to make remedy"
Mr.. Taft said 1t was unfortunate
that the country had got into condi-
ton that required a remedy like this.
A remedy Of any evil, he added, was
bound to produce for q time not
business disaster, but difficult stu
alton that might make business slow.
But after the solution had been work
ed out he saw no reason why the
country should not go on together
with greater prosperity.
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PRESIDENT TAFT ARRIVES N WESTERN
WASHINGTON "TRIP TO Mt. RAINIER

an eventful day with ride In pitcny
darkness from Rainier Inn to ASH
ford. The motor cars looked like q
procession of fireflies as they crept
down the winding roadway.
It was IL O'Clock when the presi-
Dental party reached Tacoma from
Spokane. When he arrived at Ia
coma this morning, fifteen autos were
waiting to take the president and hts
party to the magnificent mountain.
The journey began in brilliant sun
shine which made Mt. Rainier ap-
pear as if but a short distance away.
The day in Rainier National Park
was welcomed by the president as
relief from the close confinement OF
the train on which he has spent the
last twenty-three days and 1t may
be said that it was the most enjoy
able incident since he began his 7S.-
600 mile journey through the coun-
try.
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Spokane, Oct. spokane today
turned out one of the largest crowds
that has welcomed the President on
the present trip. He motored from
the Northern Pacific station for a
mile and a half through crowded
streets.
The cheering was almost contin-
uous and Mr.. Taft stood up in his
auto, hat in hand, bowling right and
left. Instead of, speaking at the Ar
mory, the President was driven to the
Fair grounds to deliver his address.
He spoke from temporary platform
in front of the grandstand. In in
PRODUCING the President, Governor
Hay said the audience would have
the privilege of listening to lone of
the greatest men of his generation. =
The President repeated the speech
on business and the government made
at Lewiston, Idaho, earlier in the
day. He declared once more his in
tention to enforce the antitrust act.
OOlSS, 1OduO, OCIs Ss---C Va mCA NV.
Brady, of Idaho, promised President
Taft to take thirteen Western gov
errors to Washington next winter to
help him thresh out the question of
the disposition of the public domain.
The governor did not elaborate on
his idea for the solution Of the pub
lie lands question, but Mr.. Taft him
self promised to do all in his power
at the next session of congress to
have legislation enacted that would
dispose of some of the difficulties
now confronting settlers on public
lands. Such legislation, the presi-
dent said, would not interfere with
the policy of conservation.
s Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, and
Gov. Hawley, of Idaho, both Demo-
Gratis, welcomed the president.
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& Ashford, Oct. 8.President Taft
saw Mount Rainier at close range.
He travelled more than eighty miles
in an auto through dense forests Of
cedar and ar, stood at the foot of the
glacier which squeezes the Nisqually
river from its eternal stream Of ice,
viewed the magnificent Narada falls,
visited Paradise valley, and closed
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SALISBURY.

Arcadia cottage at Lake Dunmore,
owned by /. e. Stevens OF Boston, and
occupied by the Rev. ". II. Ilammersley
cf Mcchanicsville y. Y. was destroyed
BY fire with ali It's contents on Friday
morning The fire was caused BY the
bursting Of Easolene stove. Mr.. Ham
mcrsley was away at the time and the
rest Of the family escaped with only the
clothes they wore. The rest of their be-
loagirrs were destroyed, Mr.. Ham
mcrsley Lost among other things 100 of
his lntcst sermons and pocketbool1 con-
tanning considerable amount Of money
ord papers while Mrs. Ilamrnersley lost
all OF her 1ewcry and other valuables.
Mr.. Hammersley and family are stay
Ing few days with Hon. F c. Over
The SONS and daughter OF j. O. Seeley,
with their families. are at Lake Dunmore
for two vceks-Mrs NJ A. Thomas and
daughter were in MidLlcbury Saturday -
The Rev. and Mra. Heller and little
daughter met with what might have
proved Il serious accident on Thursday.
While coming down a steep hill tho horse
stumbled and fell. The carriage was
overturned, throwing the occupants into
the ditch With the exception Of severe
shaking up. a few minor breaks, no dam
age was done-J. Z. Dyer, T.. T. D.
No carrier. with his family are at Lake
T,urYgrc