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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
LAURIER EXPECTS LARGE
MAJORITY FOR RECIPROCITY

Ottawa, Sept. 49, Semi-official es-
Inmates of the Canadian election re-
suits have been obtained from both
parties and they show the greatest
possible difference in expected re-
suits. Liberals, after careful inquiry
into the situation in each province
and every constituency. claim the
Laurier administration will have q
clear majority of sixty-three.
The estimate of the Conservatives
has been made with equal care and
they declare that the election next
Thursday will give Opposition Lead
er Borden a clear majority of thirty
nine seats.
Premier Laurier has arrived in OF
tawa In high spirits. To political
friends here he expressed himself as
increasingly assured OF the contin-
uance Of his regime and the estab-
lishment of reciprocity.
Opposition Leader Borden will
close the anti-reciprocity campaign
with daily speeches in Nova Scotia.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
LIVELY DISCUSSION Of LIVE TOPICS
At CONFERENCE Of GOVERNORS

Of governors began the second days
session of its third annual gathering.
Gov. Eugene N. Foss. of Massachu-
sets, was the first speaker. EN-
Movers liability and workingmens
compensation was his theme, and op-
nosition to the unnecessary intru-
sion of federal control" was the key
note of his speech.
The new workingmen's compensa-
tion law of Washington was detailed
bv Gov. Marion Hay. He spoke IN
defense of the initiative and referen-
dunn and recall, insofar as the recall
applied to elective officers and not to
Judges. The initiative and referen-
dunn he predicted would be adopted
at the next election to be held
shortly.
A system of employers liability in
surance, conducted by the state for
the benefit of the workingmen, was
advocated by Gov. Wilson, of New
Jersey.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
Washington State
News Items

A new state bank Is boon to be es-
tablished at kirkland.
Seattle school registration for the
first week of the fall term was
2S,OS1, about 800 more than for the
same period last year.
Two new state banks have been
authorized the past week. One is at
Kittitas, capital $4,000; the other
is at Lyle, capital $12,500.
The Northern Pacific depot at
Montesano has been moved to its new
location at the foot of First street.
1t is now within two blocks OF the
business part of town.
Bellingham's first general flower
show opened Friday. The entries OF
potted plants, bulbs and cut flowers
taxed the capacity of the building
One exhibitor alone offered over loo
varieties of the dahlias.
Alfred E. Clas, president of the
over Seattle last week, has given as
his opinion that the boulevard sys-
tenn of Seattle, now about 20 miles
long, has no equal in any city in the
country.
Students of Western Washington
high and grammar schools have been
invited to participate for prizes in a
grain and grass-judging contest to be
held at the Puyallup valley fair, Fri
day, October s. Thirty dollars is Of
fered in prizes.
B. N. Baker, of Baltimore, presi-
dent of the Atlantic & Pacific Trans
portation Co., addressed the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce last week. He
said his company was ready to built
Is vessels of 16-knot speed for the
Panama canal trade, and he thought
Seattle had an even break on secur-
ing the contracts for building them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
Minor Happenings
of the Week

Los Angeles has been named as
the place of meeting next year Of the
Pacific Coast Association of Fire
Cniefs.
The directors of he international
Bowling Association have awarded
the 1912 tournament. to the West
Side Club of St. Paul.
After having been closed for 20
wears, the old mission Dolores, which
was built by the Franciscan fathers
and Indians in 1875, is again thrown
open to the public.
The skeletons and sailed hides OF
three mountain goats killed by ker-
nit Roosevelt during his recent hunt
in Arizona, New Mexico and old Mex
leo have reached the Smithsonian
Institute as donations from Young
Roosevelt.
The first woman to enter the diplo-
matte service of any country in the
world is Miss Clothilda Luise, who
has been appointed by the president OF
Uruguay as an attache for the Uru-
guayan legation at Brussels, Bel
GUM. Miss Luise recently received
a university degree of doctor of laws.
Five special trains carrying LOCO
employees of the Wells Fargo Express
company, their families, baggage and
household effects, left New York
last week for Chicago. The exodus
is due to the transfer of the auditing
department of the express company
to Chicago. The transportation and
all expenses connected with the NOV
ing are borne by the company.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
PINCHOT, KNOWING MORE
CHANGES ALASKA VIEWS

Seward, Sept. 16-Gifford Pinchot
sailed for Cordova on the steamship
Alameda today, from which place he
will go to the Boring river coal
fields.
Mr.. Pinchot addressed a large
audience at Seward last night. He
said he believed the coal fields should
be opened soon, and he thought con-
gress would act at the approaching
session. He urged that the Alaska
towns send delegation to Washing
ton to represent them.
His views Of Alaska have been
greatly modified, he. said. He was
amazed at the agricultural POSSIBLE
tiles Of the Matannska valley, and
believed 1t offered q great opportun-
ity to farmers and stock raisers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
GOVERNORS WILL PROTEST
AGAINST STATE INVASION

Governors of twenty-four states
voted to unite in protest to the
United States Supreme Court against
what they consider an invasion OF
states rights by federal courts.
The decision of Judge Sanborn in
the Minnesota rate case is the par
ticular Invasion" to which the gov
errors object. BY their action the
governors established a precedent in
American history.
Judson Harmon, governor of Ohio
and formerly attorney general of the
United States, will head a committee
of protest. His colleagues will be
Herbert S. Hadley, governor of Mis-
souri,, and Chester H. Aldrich, gov
ernor of Nebraska The motion to
appoint such a committee to voice the
views of the conference was made by
Gov Emmett O'Neal, of Alabama.
Action was declared unanimous
although Gov. William w. Kitchin
of North Carolina, the twenty-fifth
delegate, who alone opposed it, did
so because he said it would be de-
parture from precedent.
Gov. Aldrich's ringing denuncia.
ton of what he termed the invasion
of the rights of the STATES by the
minor federal courts, discussed at the
forenoon session, provoked enthus.
iastic applause, and was followed in
the afternoon by an address on the
same topic by Gov. McGovern, OF
Wisconsin. With the subject fresh
in mind, the governors debated the
question for an hour or more before
Gov. O'Neal introduced his motion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
SENATOR JOHN D. WORKS ,
DECLARES FOR LAFOLLEHE

Los Angles, Cal, Sept. 8-Declar-
ing that President Taft is reaction
list and does not represent the true
sentiment of the Republican party;
strongly urging Senator Robert M.
La Toilette as a candidate for the
presidential nomination.; attacking
the last session of congress for at
tempting to pass general tariff re-
vision laws, and suggesting the form
alton of a new political party, Sen
ator John D. Works told members of
the Union League just where he
stood on these questions.
Republicans are now facing the
question whether they will build up
the Republican party or turn against
and destroy it," said Senator Works.
Calls Taft ''Plausible.''
President Taft is not represen-
tative of the people. He is a pre-
actionist, but he is also a merry man,
with most plausible manner in ex-
planning away his mistakes. Taft
and La Toilette are destined to face
each other in the next Republican
national convention, and if it were
left to popular vote today La Fol-
lette would be nominated, and easily,
too. But, unfortunately, the 'presi-
Dental preference vote has not
reached this stage.
IF, however, Taft does secure the
nomination, Republicans will be con-
fronted with problem. 1t would do
no good to turn Democrat. The DEM
ocratic party is more reactionary and
it is split wider than the Republican
party ever was. Progressive Repub-
licans therefore would be confronted
with this alternative:
ITO remain within the party and
save it from defeat while working to
purify and improve it, or, if they can
not bring themselves to vote for Taft,
to join progressive Democrats who
cannot support Wilson " any other
candidate, and form a new party
Senator Works said he would
choose to remain within the Repub-
lican party and work in conjunction
with other progressives for the nom
ination of La Toilette.
Senator Works strongly Endorsed
the woman suffrage amendment
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22

Los Angeles. Sept. 16.-Clarence
barrow, chief counsel for John ],
ana James B. Mcnamara, announces
tnat the defense will be ready for
trial october IL, and had no inten-
ton of asking further time.
VI course" barrow added. "f4
the court officials suggest waiting
because October IL is a holiday until
tne following Monday to begin the
trial, we will be agreeable to the
postponement, but we do not antici-
pate making request of that kind
ourselves"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
AMERICAN RED CROSS
WILL ASSIST CHINESE

Washington. Sept. 1S.-To allevi-
ate suffering in the flooded and fam
inc districts along the Yangste Kiana
river from Hankow to Shanghai, the
American National Red Cross will re.
ceive contributions and see that they
are forwarded to the sufferers. A
disaster Of last year affected between
100000 and 100000 persons.
This years disaster il reported Is
far more serious. The nrst rice crop
Il destroyed and even should the W.
ters subside In time to plant : second
the suffering will be heavy.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
GOVERNORS ADJOURN EARLY
HAVING FINISHED PROGRAM

Spring Lake, N. j., Sept. .6-The
third annual governors conference
closed Unexpectedly after the con-
ferees had waited two hours to hear
Gov. Dix, of New York, who was
delayed in reaching Spring Lake.
Although the program was to have
extended through Saturday, illness
and inability to attend on the part of
several scheduled speakers led to the
discovery that there was no further
business.
Reform Movements Discussed.
Fifteen governors held what they
termed an experience meeting. Gov.
Shafroth, of Colorado, discussed the
state prison law and other reforms in
his state, and Gov. Tener, Of Penn
sylvania, told of reform movements
in his state.
Gov. Dix delivered an address on
taxation. The conference adjourned
| to meet at Richmond, Va, in De-
cember, 1912.
Gov. Gilchrist, of Florida, an
nounced that the executive commit
tee had agreed to place foremost on
next years program a discussion on
the advisability of having uniform
divorce law.
Before departing, Gov. Harmon
prepared the following statement
concerning the newly appointed rate
case committee:
AS the decision OF the United
States circuit court in what are
known as Minnesota rate cases, to
the effect that the State Of Minnesota
had no authority to regulate railroad
rates within its own borders because
interstate commerce was thereby at
fected, and as other cases involving
the same question in other states
would soon come before the supreme
court of the United States for deci-
sion, the conference considered 1t adj
visable that committee be appoints
ed to see that the states side OF this
controversy is properly prepared and
presented to the supreme court"
The committee expects to deal
only with the Legal side of this con-
troversy and the action taken was
one OF only ordinary precaution.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
salmon In Columbia Abundant

Salmon I'm Columbia Abundant
Vancouver, Wash, Sept 49,. Sal
mon were more plentiful in the Col
umbia river during the past week
than at the opening Of the fall sea-
son for number Of years. says John
a. Crawford, superintendent OF the
state fish hatcheries, who arrived here
today. The season opened Septem-
Der 10, and all Of the fishermen on
the Columbia at once began to make
big catches. The season promises to
be the hest fall season for the past
ten years.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
TAFT sUsTAlNS DIR. WILEY;
WICKERSHAM OvERRIDDEN.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. 16-The
resignation OF DR.. Harvey w. Wiley,
chief of the bureau of chemistry IN
the department of agriculture and
the governments greatest pure food
expert, will not be asked for by Pres
ident Taft, despite recommendations
that it be requested made by the per-
sonnet board of the department and
endorsed by Attorney General Wick
ersham.
The "condign punishment for DR..
Wiley, which Mr.. Wickersham held
to be necessary, will not be meted
out by the chief executive.
The presidents opinion, carrying
no word of criticism for DR.. Wiley.
but many word of praise, was made
public here yesterday.
There is no indication in it that
the president. feels that he turned
down Wickersham by not accepting
his recommendations. He explains
that the attorney-generars findings
in the case were made with less COM
plete data than was before him when
he took it up.
In the opinion the president admits
what has been well known to many
persons close to the administration
that there is trouble in the depart
ment of agriculture. Speaking of the
congressional inquiry into that de-
partment, unfinished at the last ses-
sion, but to be taken up again next
winter, Mr.. Taft says:
1.-THE broader issue raised by the
investigation, which have a much
weightier relation than this one to
the general efficiency of the depart
ment may require much more radi-
cal action than the question l have
considered and decided
That this statement indicates a
serious shake up in the department
next winter was freely predicted here.
There have never been any intima-
lions that Secretary Wilson was dis
posed to retire and it is not believed
here that the president would request
him to do SO. A general cleanup of
affairs in the department, however,
easily could be requested by the
president and carried through when
he returns to Washington in Novem-
Der.
The decision was in the form of a
letter to Secretary Wilson of the de-
partment of agriculture. 1t declares
that DR.. Wiley was justified in all he
did regarding the employment of DR..
H. H. Rusby of New York, that he
was no party to correspondence in
the case, that he acted in accordance
with numerous presidents and can
not but command the sympathy Of
everyone in his efforts to maintain
the pure food laws.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
Portland Postal Bank Popular.

Portland, Sept. 1S.-Deposits in
Portland's postal savings bank fol
the opening week amounted to $780,
S42. The deposits received yester-
day were $5,048. During the day
there were 80 depositors, and the
total number Of depositors for the
week was 588.
The highest amount OF deposits
was on Monday, when $6,719 wal
received. Saturdays deposite
amounted to $5,457, and the aver
age for the week was $4,475.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22

Tokyo, Sept. 16Admirai l .our
has returned home from nls oed
around the world. He was welo ma
enthusiastically. both in Yokon !, q
and Tokyo. He declared nimse'
excellent health and spirits.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
New Pacific Coast Commander.

oan francisco, Sept. 16-Mai.-Gen.
Arthur Murray has arrived here from
washington, D. c., to take over the
command OF the Western Division OF
Inc United States army, with head
quarters In this city. His division
embraces the Pacific Coast states and
lelritories. with the largest number
u troops OF any division in this
country.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
GOVERNOR HAY SPEAKS
ON COMPENSATION ACT

With Gov. John Burke, OF. North
Dakota, in the chair, the conference
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-22
STATE BANKERS ELECT
OFFICERS; RESOLUTIONS

Wenatchee, Sept. 18.-The selec-
ton of officers just before noon con-
cluded the annual convention Of the
Washington State Bankers Associa-
ton, which has been in session for
the last three days.
The following were unanimously
elected: President, Charles A. Nc
Lean. of Spokane; vice-president, W.
j. Patterson, of Aberdeen; secretary,
p. c. Kaufman, of Tacoma; treas
urer, George r. Fisher, of Wenat-
chez.
Resolutions Are Passed
Resolutions were adopted in the
morning favoring the proposed re-
serve association, free shipment of
silver by the government to all parts
of the United States, uniform bills
of lading as provided in congressa q
continuation of the prize essay plan
by which college students and bank
clerks are given an award for the
best essay on financial subjects, uni
form system of numbering the banks
of the country. postal savings banks
providing the government continues
to make local banks depositaries and
resolution extending thanks to the
Wenatchee Commercial Club and the
local bankers for the excellent pro-
gram and entertainment.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
Tickling a Hippo.

"Come here and I'll scratch your
tongue. Caliph." visitor to the Cen
trail park menagerie heard the keeper
say to the young hippopotamus.
The visitor hadn't expected that the
hippo understood English. but appar-
emily he did. He came up to the edge
of the tank. opened his jaws a yard or
SO and waited. The keeper put his
hand into the open mouth and it'll
lated the animals tongue with the
ends of his fingers.
THAT'S the way to make a hippo
love YOU" said the keeper. They
like to be tickled. just as a cat likes
to have you stroke its back. Caliph
wouldn't close his mouth on my arm.
and l know am taking no risk.
They are the most amiable big beasts
In the world. and | would trust them
more than l would an ELEPHANT
New York Sun.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
The Music of Birds.

Birds are usually accounted the
most musical Of animals. yet it is very
much of task to set their notes to
music. The reason is that birds are
utterly negligent of the laws of har-
mony. There is not one of them. it is
safe to say, that knows the difference
between major third and a dominant
chord. This deficiency in musical
knowledge is rather surprising when
we consider how beautifully the birds
sing and may be used as an argument
to show that a theoretical knowledge
is a humbug. But if birds knew more
about harmony their songs could all be
set down and quite a decent revenue
derived from the sale thereof Anoth-
er reason why it is difficult to put the
melody of the song birds into notes is
that the quality of the tone is unlike
any musical instrument This is true
Of all birds except the thrush, whose
song descends for the first three notes
in perfect seconds and with much
purity of tone From Old Scrap Book
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
Ranchers Buying Machinery

The development of the logged-off
lands in the vicinity of Newport into
farms is progressing more rapidly than
the casual observer would think. Every
where the work of clearing and getting
the land under cultivation is in progress
and the next few years will witness
marvellous changes.
A good indication of the progress made
in this direction is the number of sales
of farm machinery made to ranchers re-
siding in this section. During the past
season one firm of implement dealers in
Newport. Bell & Turnbull, have sold
four binders, one reaper, sixteen now
ing machines and eight haYrakes, also a
considerable number of plows and other
agricultural implements. With the ex-
ception of one binder, which went into
the Calispol valley, all of this machinery
will be used on logged-off lands.
Buy it now. Now is the time to buy
a bottle of Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is almost
certain to be needed before the summer
is ever. This remedy has no superior.
For sale by all druggists.
100 sets of table legs for sale at 81. Is
per set. F. E. Lehmkuhl.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
Cromwell and the Specter.

The stories Of the white lady" that
periodically visits the German royal
family and of the little red man"
that frequently paid his respects to
the great Napoleon are tolerably well
known. especially that of the former.
But few perhaps are familiar with the
story of Cromwell's giant specter."
1t appeared to him one night when he
was wide awake and quietly resting
on his couch. In appearance the APP
partition was a woman of gigantic pro-
portions. Approaching him. she an
nounced in tones like thunder. with
in the year you. my son. will be recog-
nized as the greatest man in Britain
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
Work of the Locomotive Fireman.


To a husky young man shoveling
twenty tons of coal a day may not
sound like a terrible undertaking. but
that is because he fails to appreciate
the difference between shoveling that
quantity in the course of a ten hour
day, standing on steady footing and
pausing for moment whenever he
feels like it to gaze at the scenery or
light a cigarette and trying to keep
his balance on jolting, jerking. plung-
ing steel deck which tries ceaselessly
to pitch him head first into the side Of
the cab. while with legs spread wide
apart he humps over scoop shovel
working with frantic energy to get
coal into the firebox fast enough to
keep steam up. While the engine is
running the fireman must be straddled
out on the deck, working continually
to the limit of his strength. for ordi-
narily he will have to get from two
and half to three tons of coal into the
frebox every hour. Three and half
tons is generally regarded as the limit
Of a fireman's capacity. but this has
been greatly exceeded on the fastest
:rains.-Technical World Magazine.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
National Purses,

The Englishman carries gold, silver
and copper loose in his trousers pock-
ct, pulls out handful of mixed coins
and selects the one he needs The
American carries his "wad of bills
in long, narrow pocketbook in which
the greenbacks lie fiat. The French
man makes use Of a leather purse
with no distinguishing characteristics.
The German uses one gayly embroid-
cred in silks by the fair hands Of some
Lottchen. The half civilized capital
list from torrid South American city
carries his dollars In a belt with cum
ningly devised pockets. The Italian
of the poorer classes ties up his little
fortune In gayly colored handker-
chief, which he hides about his clothes.
A similar course finds favor with the
Spaniard, while the lower class Rus
sian exhibits a preference for his
boots or the lining of his clothes as a
hiding place for his savings.-London
Mail.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
Picked Steel.

''To keep the iron and steel used in
building big ships from rusting.'' said
an engineer. lis a matter of supreme
Importance. The admiralty is very
particular that every piece shall be
painted the moment it is ready for
building purposes. But the steel plates
form hard black surface. called mill
SCALE in the process of manufacture
This clings tenaciously to the plate,
and if it is covered with paint and
afterward the plate gets damaged
then the scale peels off, taking the
paint with it, and leaving the steel
bare. The plate is then liable to rust
corrosion, a serious danger to the ship.
"We therefore remove every trace of
scale before painting the steel plate.
1t is put into d bath of dilute hydro
chlOric acid for a few hours, which
loosens the scale. The plate is then
brushed with wire brushes and wash
ed with hose. This is what we call
picking steel "-LondOn Answers.