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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
NORTHWESTERN CARGO Mill MERGER FORMING

time could minimize the danger of
loss by fire. BY furnishing their own
mills the corporation would cut the
timber when ripe and clean up
logged-off areas promtly for refores-
tatiOn.
HOld-Up in East
with the opening of the Panama
canal there is no doubt that the COM
pany, with it's own fleet of lumber
carriers, could lay down timber in
Eastern markets at much cheaper
rates than it is sold at present. We
have figures that demonstrate that,
despite the fact that the lumber mar
ket is weak now, the Eastern yard
men are holding up prices to the
same level maintained during the
best seasons manufacturers have
known. The consumer is paying too
much middlemens profit, and this
can be eliminated by the company
with it's own timber, it's own mills,
it's own lumber carriers and it's own
retail yards.
''The per cent of the tidewater
mills sought will represent approx
mately IS per cent of the output
sold to domestic or foreign ports
and shipped by water. The new
company has no desire to purchase
rail mills, and will not attempt to
acquire all the cargo mills. The
economies that can be effected in
the operation of camps and mills
where holdings are as extensive as
have been planned will make the
investment profitable one. / have
no doubt that the plan will succeed .
Independent Fright Futile
At the Grays Harbor meeting
which was the preliminary move
ment made by the Easern syndicate
lumbermen admitted that the mar
ket was demoralized and they were
In no condition to make an indie
pendent fight for its rehabilitation.
1t is declared that 80 per cent of the
output of the Willapa and Grays
Harbor districts was represented al
the meeting, and that 95 per cent
OF these mill men agreed either to
join the company or sell their plants
and timber holdings.
At present the Weyerhaeuser Tim
Der Syndicate Is the largest timber
land holding corporation interested
in the Northwest. This company
however. is operating few mills. and
is in no hurry to begin the manu-
facture of lumber. The proposed
corporation, headed by Pierce,
would bring together timber hold
ings almost equal to. IL not greater
than the Weyerhaeuser holdings.
There are several other timber and
mill syndicates in the state which
would be able to compete on even
terms with the proposed merger.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
EIGHT HOUR LAW IS
UPHELD
IMPORTANT DECISION RENDER
ED IN SUPERIOR COURT AT
SEATTLE.
Judge Main Imposes Nominal Fine
On Mrs. Henrietta Somerville, Box
Factory Superintendent - Test
Case Which Defense. Claimed Law
Was Blow at Personal Liberty.

Seattle, Sept. 11.-Through the
terms of a. careful and exhaustive
decision on the constitutionality OF
the eight-hour law for women, by
which employers who impose addi-
tional hours of work are liable to
fines and other penalty, Judge John
F. Main yesterday upheld the validity
of the law, citing numerous decisions
of courts of last resort, and imposed
a nominal fine of $40 on Henrietta
Somerville. The decision is import
ant as being the first since the pas
sage of the new law.
Contentious of Defense
The defense contended that the
law was blow at personal liberty,
limited the right of contract, was
class legislation, and without valid
and substantial reason. The arbi-
trary enumeration of employment
was adverted to, and attention was
called to the exempted employments
of harvesters. ftuit' and vegetable
packers and Gamers as being not
harmonious with the alleged intent
of the law to conserve the health of
all women laborers. It was argued
that ten hours is a reasonable day
work for a woman.
Judge Main stated that he had
given close study to the question for
the reason that it was supposed to be
enacted at the express desire of the
people, and that all courts should
proceed slowly. in passing on the
construction of law.
Citing numerous decisions of
courts of last resort, the court said
that he had no question in his mind
of the constitutionality Of the law.
A small fine was imposed on Mrs.
Somerville, for the reason that it
was a friendly suit, and brought to
settle the standing of the law in the
courts.
Preferred Longer Hours
Mrs. Somerville was charged with
working a woman operative in box
factory nine hours. 1t was shown
that the woman was working by
piece-work, and preferred to work
nine hours because she could thereby
realize larger earnings.
Medical testimony was adduced to
show that work up to ten hours per
day was not Injurious to woman
laborer.
The case will be appealed to the
State Supreme Court.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE
LAW IS INTERPRETED

Olympia, Sept. 11.-In an opinion
given to the State Industrial Insur-
ance Commission, Attorney General
w. v. Tanner interprets the Indus
trial insurance law as to the occupa-
tions covered by it.
Originally the bill was designed
to cover practically all employments
but was amended before passage, so
question as to the intent arises fire.
quently.
I'VE think it was clearly the legis-
lative intent to limit the operation
of the act to those workmen en-
ployed in the extra hazardous de-
partments of the particular business
or enterprise.
'The Legislature had before it a
provision in terms including all
workmen. The language of that pro-
vision was changed, and the applica-
ton of the act was limited to work
men employed in the extra hazard
Gus departments of the industry. We
think this limitation should also be
read into other provisions of the law
relating to the workmen covered.
Nature of Business
From the foregoing it will be
seen that the application of the act
to any particular employee is to be
determined, Cd from considera-
ton Of the nature of the business or
enterprise in which his employer il
engaged. viz, whether or not such
business or enterprise is OF an extra
hazardous nature, and, (2) from q
consideration of the work performed
BY the particular employee. and the
dangers to which he is subjected by
reason of the nature OF that work.
II q workman is employed by one
whose business is not extra hazard
GUS, such workman, in our opinion.
does not fall within the provisions
Of the act, even though his employ
ment may incidentally and on oc-
casion compel him to do those things
which In other works or industries
would bring him within the operation
Of the act.
We do not mean to say that In
order to fall within the provisions Of
the act. the entire business Of an
employer must be an extra hazardous
nature. II III any substantial part of
such business his employees are sub
jected 70 danger, then, ii our opin<
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15

Seattle, Sept. 9.-The Times last
night published the following, writ
ten by a member of it's staff:
Merger of IS per cent of the cargo
mills in Washington and Oregon into
a single corporation capitalized at
from $3O,OOO,0O0 to $4,000, 1000;
the acquisition of timber lands along
the Columbia river in Western Ore
gon, adjacent to Willapa Harbor,
Grays Harbor and Puget Sound, suffi-
cient to operate these mills not less
than twenty years, and the construc-
tion or purchase of line of lumber
carriers for the domestic and foreign
trade is being perfected by a group
of Eastern capitalists represent by
Henry j. Pierce, formerly of Buffalo,
but more recently associated with
Robert A. Strahorn in the North
Coast Railroad and the acquisition
of power sites in Eastern Washing
ton.
Preliminary steps taken at meet
ing held in Aberdeen Tuesday result
ed in bringing 80 per cent of the
Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor
mills into the deal, with promises of
timber land sales which would pro-
tect the plants in that district. Pierce
is in Portland today comforting with
Oregon mill men, who are interested
in cargo mills, and will come to
Puget Sound next week.
His first attempt to gain control
of Puget Sound tidewater mills will
be made in Tacoma. A meeting with
the big Tacoma mill representatives
is to be held Friday of next week,
and later Pierce will visit Seattle
Bellingham, Everett and other big
mill ports.
Details Not Given
Neither Pierce nor former Senator
S. H. Piles and j. B. Howe, who rep.
resent the group of capitalists as at.
torneys, will give details of the CAPT.
talization of the lumber syndicate
but Senator Piles said today that
there was no question of the ability
OF the capitalists interested to carry
out their plans, and he believes that
the acquisition of the mill plants and
the necessary timber will be accom-.
plished.
1T is planned to cut timber as
needed, and, when an area of land
is logged OF, to begin reforestatior
Immediately" said Senator Piles
Reforestation by the owners of tho
land who would provide their owr
patroi aginst fire losses would be eff.
iective, and it is probable that a cor.
poration OF this size could insure q
perpetual supply of timber.
The company in logging it's own
lanos would be able to save from q
70 81 per cent over the cost borne
oy small loggers, and at the sam.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
Minor Happenings
of the Week
It is reported that martial law has
been declared in Honduras.

It is reported that martial law has
been declared in Honduras.
The National Prohibitionists, a
weekly publication, in the interest
of the Prohibition party, has sus-
pended publication.
H. L. Faulkner, United States
marshal for the first district OF
Alaska, and Miss Iona jameson, a
former teacher in the public schools
at Aberdeen we're married at Aber-
deem last week.
The Atlantic and Pacific Transpor-
tation Company has been incorporat-
ed in New Jersey, with capital stock
s15,OOO,OOO. Through steamship
service between principal cities OF
both coasts is planned.
The aggregate value of all dolnes-
tic animals, poultry and bees In Ore
gon in 1910 was $50, 900, as
compared with $685. 900 in 1900;
the amount of increase being $685.
41S.OOO, and the rate 74.9 per cent.
New Mexico is to hold her first
state election next November. The
present indications are that the
question of prohibition will figure
conspieuously in the campaign for
state officers and members of the
Legislature.
James R. Keene's Ballot. a son of
Voter, and one of the leading horses
in training in New York two and
three years ago, has been sold to
the German imperial stud. The price
paid is said to be something over
$4,000.
The value of the machinery and
apparatus manufactured for use in
the generation and utilization of
electricity in the United States in
creased from $105.S32,0O0 in 1899
to $159,551 900 in 1904, and $243,-
$4,000 in 1909, or 100 per cent
during the decade.
To ascertain the percentage propo-
gated at the Bonneville fish hatch
cry that return to the Columbia
river, 100000 young salmon will be
marked before they are liberated.
It will cost approximately $751;
100000 to run the New York schools
for the year 1912. ~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
WAR RUMORs CAUSE PANIC
ON THE BEuL|N BOURsE

Berlin, Sept. 9.-The financ,.,
world today experienced the worst
day since the begir ming of the Moroc.
can crisis. 1t was darker than anv
during the American panic of 1907
Although there were no devotion.
ments to justify 1t, feeling an
preaching panic was widely evident
throughout Germany. Newspaper
offices were repeatedly queried as to
whether it was true that the mobili-
cation of the German army here had
been ordered. A storm Of selling
orders burst on the Bourse.
Further savings banks runs were
developed at Colgne, Essen, Aix-La-
Chapelle and other places, even in
GLIDING Berlin suburb.
The seat of unrest seems to be in
the provinces, where the little in
vestors and savers are possessed with
the idea that war is about to break
and are determined to secure their
Investments at all costs, but the big
banks gave them no encouragement
to join in the selling movement.
Other Conditions Hurt Prices
The break in the American market
the bad crop situation and the ex-
pectation that the high cost of liv-
ing would lead to labor troubles, all
contributed to the sharp decline in
prices on the Bourse. Iron and cleo
trio shares declined from four to six
points and Canadian Pacific lost FIVE
The situation was so serious that
it invoked scathing, inspired re-
buke. addressed to German business
men, through the Lokal Anzeiger,
pointing out the folly of persons los
ing their heads over senseless and
incredible rumors now in circulation,
the falsity of which was evident.
Says Agreement Reached
The paper declared that an agree
ment already had been reached re-
garding the general object of the
Franco-German negotiations relative
to Morocco, but that time was neces-
sary to work out the guarantees.
If public feeling rises the govern
ment will be forced to issue an 'offi-
cial statement regarding the Moroc-
can situation, though it is feared that
this will influence the negotiations in
an unfavorable manner.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
Washington State
News Items

Figures taken from the assessor
lists show that there are 5,I85 autos
on the state tax list.
Seattle's new orthopedic hospital
for children has been opened. 1t has
been four and half years in build
ing.
Masuchika Shimose, who invented
the high explosive, to which the name
Shimose powder was given by the
Japanese navy, is dead.
Authorities estimate the wheat
sales in Washington, Oregon and
Idaho since the season opened at
100000 bushels, or close to one
tenth of the crop.
The new Providence Hospital at
Seventeenth avenue and Jefferson
street, Seattle. erected at a cost OF
nearly a million dollars, has been
opened for patients.
The Seattle Brewing and Mailing
Company, now the largest in the
West, is about to further increase
it's plant at Georgetown by an ex-
penditure of 100000.
Rt. Sew. Edward J. O'Dea, bishop
of Seattle, on Friday observed the
fifteenth anniversary Of his consecra.
ton as head of the Catholic church
in the stare of Washington.
The postal savings bank of Seattle
opened Saturday with sixty-seven de-
positors. The deposits aggregated
s2.S32, besides $3.50 taken in from
the sale of stamps and cards.
DR.. w. C. Cox, of Everett, was
unanimously elected president of the
Washington State Medical Associa-
ton. Tacoma was chosen as the
place of meeting for June, 1912.
The Anti-Saloon league at Che
halls threatens a fight against the
granting of licenses for saloons by
the county commissioners in districts
outside of incorporated towns.
The State of Washington will be
represented at the Chicago confer
ence on labor legislation, September
Is and 16, by chairman George A.
Lee, of the Industrial Insurance
Commission.
l. NJ. Howell, acting governor
wants names of persons who desire
to be appointed as delegates to the
Lakes to the Gulf Deep Water AS.
ISOLATION meeting in chicago, Octo'
Der 1914.
Chehalis city council unanimously
adopted a resolution introduced by
Councilman Iobert Fechtner, provid.
ing that hereafter no franchise be
granted before the people have had
chance to determine the practica.
bility of the city constructing and
owning it's own system.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15

Seattle. Sept. 11.-That the min
eral production of Alaska for 1911
will almost double that. OF 1910 Is
the statement OF Kenneth G. Kerr
industrial agent Of the Alaska Steam
ship company. Just returned from
an extended tour Of observation ne
declares an estimate of $50, 0OO,O Oo
conservative. The. increase is due 10
copper shipped, made possible by the
Copper River railroad. he says, ana
VIII reach 10000 tons for the year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15

Seattle, Sept. sc. ]. Blanchard,
statistician Of the United States re-
clamation service, was 4 guest 81
the Commercial Club at luncheon.
He told Of irrigation and reclamation
projects in the several Western
states and Of their far-reaching re-
suits In developing semi-arid lands.
He also referred to the improvement
OF national parks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15

cases as bigamy and is of the opinion
that through like legislation in all
the states they can be prevented.
Other subjects, the president said
today. will take in all sorts of gov
ernmental problems. Speeches on
such subjects the president feels he
can we'll make at any place to which
the arrangement committees have as
signed him. and politics can. be con.
fined to political organizations.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-15
Governor to Attack Judge

Jefferson City. Mo-. Sept. IL
Gov. Hadley and Mrs. Hadley depart.
ed Sunday to be guests of Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. The
governor will address the confer
ence OF governors at Spring Lake
N. J.. attacking the doctrine laid
down by Federal Judge Sanborn in
the Minnesota rate cases. that states
have no power to regulate railroad
rates.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-11

Colonel Charles n. Lanchheiner of
the Marine corps has been ordered to
return from the Philippines and pro-
ceed to San Francisco.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-11
MRS. Won cLAUssEN,s
SANITY QUESTIONED.
Woman Who Sued Roosevelt to Be
Placed Under Observation.

New York, Oct 10.-Mrs Ida Won
Claussen, VINO once started suit for a.
million dollars damage against Theo-
dcre Roosevelt and others because of
an alleged conspiracy to keep her from
being presented at the royal court of
Sweden, and who has gained notoriety
in a variety of other ways, was sent to
the psychopathic ward of Bellevue hos
pital today for a five days observation
as to her sanity.
There was a scene in Tombs court
when Magistrate Herbert announced
his decision. Mrs. Won Claussen ap-
peared in the supreme court yesterday
in her action for divorce from DIR. Will
liam F. Honan. Justice Greenbaum Of
the supreme court received a telegram
Sunday, dated Chicago. in which Mrs.
Won Claussen said:
Justice and liberty is all I ask If
foul play marks your decision, God help
you.' Justice Greenbaum believed
that the woman's telegram indicated,
an unsound mind and he sent Mrs.
Won ClauSsen to the Tom1bS court for
examination as to her sanity.
what are you doing?' she exclaim-
ed, as the magistrate announced his
decision today. "You are taking away
my reputation. If you commit me
will communicate with the German en-
peror You will find you are handling
fire. I have lived in Germany for four
years and 1 have applied for citizen
ship"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-11
TWO SUGAR MAGNATES
FACE IMPRISONMENT
Judgment of Lower Court Affirmed by
Court of Appeals.

New York, Oct 10.-Unless they are
granted permission to carry their case
to the United States supreme court,
Charles r. Eeike, secretary of the Am
erican Sugar Refining company, and
Ernest w. Gerbrac chit, former superin-
tendent of the Williamsburg sugar re-
finery, must within two days begin the
terms of Imprisonment to which they
were sentenced in September, 1910, aft
er being convicted of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government by abetting the
underweigling Of importations of su-
gar.
Heile and Gerbracht have enjoyed
liberty for more than a year on stay
of sentence pending an appeal to the
United States court of appeals, and
today Judge Lacmobe handed down a
decision affirming the judgment of the
lower court, and unless a writ of re-
view in the supreme court is made and
granted, Heike must then begin his
sentence of eight months in the peni-
tentionary nn Blackwell's island and
to pay fine of $1,000. and Gerbracht
a sentence of two years in the federal
prison at Atlanta and to pay a fine of
$500.
Thase two men will be the last of
ten employees and officials of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining company to pay
the penalty for frauds committed in
what VISA known as s.the case of the
seventeen holes" in which government
scales ingeniously tampered with play
ed the practical part in defrauding the
government of millions of dollars
worth of sugar duties.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-11
GOVERNOR BALDWIN ON
TIE NOMINEES IN 1912
Thinks Taft Is Respected, but Not q
Practical Statesman.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 10.-The Atlanta
Constitution features a political inter-
view with Governor Baldwin. He said:
81 think the democrats will carry the
country next year.
Asked of his opinion of the proba BILE
chances of Woodrow Wilson and Gov
ernor Harmon, he replied: 1T is too
far ahead to choose a man with any
certainty as the strongest candidate to
put before the people. The demo-
cratic party is rich in good men in
every quarter of the country. and in
every part of the country the people
have become very tired of republican
profession as compared with republi-
can practice l do not think the re-
publicans will be apt to nominate
Mr. Roosevelt again. He has lost
ground Immensely in tne east, and
largely in the west, since ne went
out of Office.
cat the present moment Taft has
the best che nee to be nominated, but
one cannot tell what will happen be-
tween now and next summer. l think
Taft is q strong man, and is everyr
where respected. In practical states-
manship I do not think he is rated
quite so highly
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-11
THREE KILLED BY
BUILDINGS COLLAPSE
Several Worknen Have Narrow Es-
cspes in Boston Disaster.

Boston. oct. ia single timber
support " a partially completed six
storv brick building on the corner of
1IanpFer and f;attery streets gave way
scout noon Today. and a portion of
the building. tumbling down on to
temporary Office. crushed out the life
OF three men and injured another.
The dead are Joseph Adolph. con-
tractor and builder: Jack Alazer. work
man. Charles y Tracy. workman.
ONLY that portion of the building
some twenty feet in from the corner
Of the street came down. so that the
v-orkHen in the rest OF the structure
looked down on the twisted and brok-
en- mass OF girders. bricks and timbcrs.
Ssva-a. ot The workTnen who We're
directly beneath the broken part heard
the rumble and reached the street in
= couple of leaps, bur those in the lit
tie wooden office did not hear the warn
Ing snd we're overv helmed.
Joseph Adeiph was the senior mem
Ter of the firm of Adolph & Mazer,
which had the contract for the erec-
1ion # the building. and was in ac-
tive charge Of the work. j. Mazer,
the second man killed. was a son of
the junior member of the firm; while
the third victim. Charles A. Tracy. was
the repre- sentative of a steel ceiling
firm on Broad street, which had one
OF the sub-contracts.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-11
BRIDGEPORT ITALIAN
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
Widow Tells How Husband Was Killed
by Former Boarder.

Bridgeport, Oct 10-Taking testi-
mony in the case of Emilio di MARITIME,
charged with shooting and killing on
the night of July 13, Enrico Caputo.
began in the criminal side of the su-
perior court here today. Three wit
nesses were examined, DR.. S. M. Gar
lick, medical examiner; DIR. D. J. Nc
Cartfly, who performed an autopsy on
the body of Caputo, and Mrs. Christine
Caputo, widow of the slain man.
The last named told of Di Martinos
having boarded at the Caputo home
and of being told to secure another
boarding place by her husband. When
Di Martino left the Caputo home she
said he left some of his belongings and
on The night of the shooting went to
CaputO's barber shop, where she was,
and asked her to &C to her home with
him and get his things. Caputo re-
fused to allow his wife to go, and later
when she and her husband left the
shop for home, Di Martino, she said,
walked up to them, and after a few
words fired at her husband twice, each
bullet taking effect. AS she ran TO
secure help, the accused also fired four
times at her, hitting her three times
in the back and once in the side.
She also stated that she did not
know Di Martino to speak to in Italy.
Witness was under cross examination
when adjournment was taken until
tomorrow.