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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Mr.. Orio Tamura is now twenty
years, having put OF all thoughts Of
matrimony until this late day in or
der to finish his studies at college.
He has signified to his father and to
the matchmaker, or go-between, that
he now desires that young wife be
brought to his own-which is. his
father's-home. The matchmaker, af-
ter considering the Official and social
position of all the persons and fami-
lies interested, has suggested that
Miss Sugihara Inouye would be a
most desirable bride for Mr.. Tamura.
The marriage is arranged by the
go-between and his wife at the in
stance of the young peoples parents.
Love has no part in the arrange
ments and the young people seldom
see each other until they meet and
exchange glances, but not words, at
some place designated by the go
between In the presence of the 60
between and the father of the pros.
pective BRIDE Unlucky days for the
wedding have been carefully elm
mated, and the bride with the help
of her mother and maids prepares
herself for the ceremony. She smooths
her face with rice bran and whitens
it with powder. She paints her lips
red and takes the utmost pains in
dressing her hair. Her wedding dress
is of pure white silk.
Weddings in japan are generally
celebrated in the evening, and always
at the home of the bridegroom
parents AS she leaves her home she
is carried past little fire which has
been kindled at the entrance. In
this are burned her dolls and play
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
PREDICTED RECIPROCITY
WILL HAVE 80 TO SPARE

Washington, June 6.-The Canadian
reciprocity agreement will be adopted
by the senate without amendment and
with more than thirty votes to spare.
This prediction is based upon care
full poll of the senate. This poll shows
a remarkable change in sentiment, due
in a large measure to the gallant fight
President Taft has made for the legis-
lation and to the overwhelming pub
lie sentiment in favor Of the proposed
treaty which was shown by the Chi
cage Tribune's poll of editors in
twenty-five different states of the
Union.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
sEATTLE's PROGRESS AND
PROSPERITY DAY CELEBRATED

Seattle commercial bodies, Seattle
officials and Seattle business men
Thursday devoted themselves to the
work of dedication of new enterprises.
day OF progress and prosperity it
was. The magnificent Fisher Touring
mills. new enterprise of immense
proportions, was formally opened for
business; the event of the completion
of the structural steel work on the
Hoge building was fittingly commem-
Grated; the work of vacating the
premises where will tower the Smith
building was begun in the presence of
the business men; the progress of
work on the Bon Marche addition was
noted, and ceremonies were held at
tending the opening of work on the
Lake Washington canal.
In the morning the plant of the
Fisher mills was visited, addresses
were made, the plant was inspected,
luncheon served and general jolli-
fication enjoyed.
In the afternoon the Hoge building,
the Smith building site and the Bon
Marche building were all visited, and
then the run made to Fremont, where
work was begun on the canal. Here,
with throngs cheering, bands playing
banners flying, locomotive whistles
shrieking, Judge Roger S. Greene
waved an American flag, the big steam
shovel snorted in triumph and spooned
out the first shovelful of dirt in the
work that is to connect the lakes,
Union and Washington, with the har
Dor of Seattle.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

things to indicate that she ID RAISING
from girlhood to womanhood Fol-
lowing the bride in procession to the
oridegroom's house are her parents,
her own and the bridegroom's friends,
and servants bearing presents Tor the
bridegroom's family.
Just before Miss Inouye becomes
Mrs. Tamura she drinks tea with her
mother and her friend, the wife Of
the go-between. For want OF an exact
term we have to call the wife Of
the go-between a bridesmaid, for q
Japanese bride has no bridesmaids in
the occidental sense. Young Sugi.
hara now receives some final good
advice on her conduct in her new
home. Perhaps they quote these
counsels from the Japanese Greater
Learning for Women: 1.-The great life.
long duty Of woman is obedience.
In her dealings with her husband both
the expression of her countenance
and the style Of her address should
be courteous. humble and concilia-
tory. never peevish and intractable,
never rude and arrogant"
The "tokonoma." the elevated place
OF honor and sanctity. Is decorated
for wedding with articles such AZ
pine. plum tree. and gamboo, symbol.
izing long life, peace and uprightness;
rice. offered to the gods; sake, or
rice wine, and two small sake Jugs
from which the butterflies" pour the
drink for the bride and bridegroom.
In this family sanctuary are the
bridegroom and bride, their parents,
the go-between and his wife and the
two butterflies" The bride has
taken her place near the bridegroom,
her veil concealing her face until the
ceremony is ended The go-between,
or middleman. is making formal an
nouncement of the marriage, while
music and singing are heard without
Now the "butterflies"--two little
girls or boy and a girl-present the
two-spouted cup of sake to the mouths
of the bride and the groom alternate
ly. This drinking from one cup sig
mites their unity in JOY and sorrow
henceforth. After the third cup the
ceremony is ended. and Orio and
Sugihura are now Mr.. and Mrs. Ia
mura.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
MAYOR SIMON MEETS
DEFEAT AT PORTLAND

Portland, Or, June 6.-After one OF
the hottest campaign fights ever
waged in this city. Mayor Joseph 81.
mon, Independent Republican, was
overwhelmingly defeated for re-elec.
ton by A. G. Rushlight, the direct pri
mary Republican nominee.
At 1870 o'clock this morning, with
about two-thirds of the vote counted
the candidates stood:
A. G. Rushlight, regular Republican,
7,475; Joseph Simon, Independent, s.,
346; George H. Thomas, Democrat,
1904; Charles H. Often, Socialist,
1,OO8; J. Allen Harrison, Prohibition
list, 3O1.
Republicans Carry Whole Ticket.
Rushlight is at present member Of
the city council The Democratic can.
didate, George H. Thomas, apparently
received his full party vote, but as
that party is, according to the registra.
ton books, in the hopeless minority in
this city, neither he nor Charles H
Often, Socialist, who ran fourth, and
J. Allen Harrison, Prohibitionist, who
was in fifth place, were important ele-
ments in the race. The Republicans
elected along with Rushlight practi.
cally their entire municipal ticket.
Freak Laws Defeated.
Twenty-three initiative and refer
endum measures were voted on yester-
day. Several of them were important
and some of them bordered on freak
legislation" Three measures propos-
ing pension funds for aged or disabled
firemen, policemen and street clean
ers all went down to defeat.
A charter amendment providing for
bonding the city for 100000 to build
a convention hall carried. An ordi-
nance prohibiting street car conduc-
tors admitting more passengers to
cars than there were seats for, face
tiously called the mo seat, no ride or
dinance," was defeated. A PROPOSE
ton for million dollar municipal
paving plant was also defeated.
Two important ordinances, one pro-
viding for 8 per cent. tax on gross
earnings of gas and electric lighting
companies and creating a public SER
vice commission are in doubt.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
WORLDS OLDEST WINES.

Some Of the wine cellars IN Paris
contain bottles Of Sauterne at least
two centuries old. This Is very re
spectacle age, but it II nothing com
pared with certain Ribeauvilliers Of
1859. or . Steinwein Of 1910, or Jew
ish Passover wine Of fve centuries
and ! half. Still, In the museum at
Rheims there IL far older wine. or
rather ! bottle containing something
which was once wine. It 10 said to
date four centuries before our era
This, tradition says, was found IN .
tomb OF the Gallo Roman period. Ber-
fhelot, the celebrated chemist, has lett
on record that he once analysed : bot
tie Of wine made in the neighborhood
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
SENATE VOTES ANOTHER
LoRIMER INQUIRY

Washington, June SENATOR Lori
mer of Illinois faces another investiga-
ton at the hands of all. his colleagues.
The inquiry will be conducted by a
subcommittee of the committee on
privileges and elections composed OF
four Republicans and four Democrats,
four of whom voted for the conviction
and four for the acquittal of the sena-
tor last session. The inquiry was au-
thorized by vote of the senate imme-
diately preceding weekend adjourn
ment,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
Said Lorimer Will Resiur,.

Washington June 5.-That Senator
William Lorimer of Illinois will resign
after June 80 as result Of the vote
OF the senate for second probe into
the method of his election is predicted
in Washington newspaper. The re-
port caused wide discussion among
the politicians. It is generally believed
that the change in the senate since
the previous Lorimer probe insures the
busting of the blond boss"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
ANTIQUITY or TOBACCO.

The idea that tobacco has only
been known In Europe since the as
coyery OF America IL incorrect. In
fact the Modes and Persians long
lime before our era smoked narghiles.
a ancient sculptures prove a philoI-
oeist has suggested that the Greeks
and Romans smoked tobacco 1t LEAST
ii their colonies. IN the Malay archi~
pelaeo the use OF cigars and cigarettes
= said to date much further back than
the discovery Of America. The word
.cisar" seems to show that mans sol.
ace and comforter did not originate n
the West indies, but II most likely DE-
rived from sahara. An Arab woro
meaning smoke
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
200 Lumbermen Summoned.

chicago, June with the official
launching of the federal investigation
vi the so-called lumber trust due to
Jay, when special grand jury will be
empanelled before Judge X. M. Landis
20 inquire into the operations Of the al
,eged illegal combination, 1t became
known that more than 200 lumbermen
ana manufacturers have been sub
poened to give testimony.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
Allotment for ouiniauIts.

Washington, June 3. Allotment
work on the Quiniault Indian reserva-
ton will be commenced IN the near
future, Senator Jones having been no
titled by the Indian Office that instruc-
lions have been prepared for the agent
and that there were sufficient funds
on hand to justify them In resumlng
the work. F. H. Archer OF Aberdeen
will have charge Of the work Of allot-
ting the Indians on this reservation
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
GARY CHALLENGES
Gates STATEMENT

Washington, June 2.-Elbert H
Gary, chairman of the United States
Steel Corporation directorate, told the
Stanley steel trust Investigating com
mittee today that his corporation
stood behind ]. P. Morgan in avertins
a disastrous financial upheaval in 1907
He insisted on challening the state
ments of John w. Gates before the
committee that the purchase by the
steel corporation of the Tennessee
Coal & Iron Company at that time was
made at price more than it was
worth for the express purpose of pre-
venting the crash of the New York
banking firm of Moore & Schley.
Dramatic Story Told.
Mr.. Gary related dramatic story
of the momentous events which pre-
ceded the absorption of the Tennessee
concern.
He described in detail how he and
Henry C. Prick, at the instance of Mr.
Morgan, had revealed the plan of buy.
ing the company at price greater
than it's value to President Roosevelt
and Mr.. Root, then secretary of state
He told how he had concluded, before
their interview with Mr.. Roosevelt
that any government prosecution OF
their act would have been an "out
rage"
SURPRISING State me1t.
Mr.. Gary made many surprising
statements during his eight hours ex.
animation, but none more startling
than his declaration that government
control and publicity of corporations
in this country must come.
He said that through the American
Iron & Steel Institute, the heads OF
the steel industry were trying to steer
course between the Sherman anti
trust law, which he characterized as
archaic" on the one hand, and the
old-time method of destructive compe
tition on the other, in order to operate
for the public welfare.
Wants Real Advice.
MI. CdIy duAOuuCCu W CuO CO1ululI
tee that he wanted everything known
concerning the steel corporation, and
more than all, he pleaded for some re
sponsible government source to which
such a necessary great corporation
could appeal for guidance in the con
duct of it's business. He agreed tc
furnish the committee so much that
| it wished to know, that he will be re
called when it meets again Wednes
day.
Others who have been summoned tc
appear are w. s. Dickson, of the stee
corporation, and John Lambert, of the
Republic Iron & Steel Company. The
acquisition of the Tennessee Coal &
Iron Company by the United States
Steel Corporation was taken up by the
committee this afternoon. Represen
tative Littleton conducted the inquiry
for the committee. Mr.. Gary was per
mitted. to make full statement re
garding that transaction.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
noquiam Adopts City commission

Hoquiam Adopts City Commission.
Hoquiam, June 6.-The commission
form Of government was adopted at
the election yesterday by ATT to 269.
The first election Of officers under
the altered charter will take place in
December. State Senator Frank J.
Allen Of North Yakima. father of the
commission law, was in the city, aid
ing in the campaign.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
GREAT NORTHERN TO
BUY BURLINGTON
nv HUNDRED MILLIONS IN
BONDS ARE TO BE
ISSUED.
Something Over Half to Be Used as
Purchase Money, While Balance
Will Build Branch Lines and Pro-
vide for Betterments.

Ct Paul. June 6.-The issue of
seOO 900. 900 in bonds by the Great
Northern. as announced by Chairman
I ]. Hill, means that number of
large projects are in prospect, accord
mo TO a prominent official, who de-
cIined to allow his name to be used.
First. it means the taking up of
$3.50 900 of gold bonds of the Great
Northern, including s322,40O,OOO in
bonds of the Burlington road, for
which the Great Northern is respon-
sible.
According to this official it also
means that the Great Northern will
take over the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad, separating it from
the Northern Pacific.
A Legal Merger.
In view of the recent opinions of the
supreme court of the United States in
defining reasonable restraint" it is
thought a merger of the Great North
ern and the Burlington railroads will
be deemed legal merger.
The fact that Mr.. Hill has been
planning on acquiring absolute control
of the Burlington, releasing the North
ern Pacific of it's responsibility and
control of that line, has been a matter
of common gossip for some time. 1t
has been reported that he was simply
waiting until the time would be pro-
pitiOus for the cOnSummatiOn of such
a deal That time is now quickly ap-
preaching. 1t may be two or three
years before it can be carried through
successfully, but that it is under way
is regarded as certain by those who
have been watching the trend of
events.
]. J. HiIPs Statement.
The statement made by j. J. Hill,
chairman of the Great Northern rail-
way, is as follows:
1.-THE Great Northern Railroad Com
pany, as of date, May 1, 1911, has exc
cuted its first and refunding mortgage,
securing a total authorized issue of
$6G0,OO0,00 bonds.
THE size of the mortgage is ex-
planned by the fact that the outstand-
ing obligations of the company which
are to be refunded, amount approx
mately to $330,000,000. Included, how
ever, in the figures last named is the
direct and contingent obligations of
the company on the Burlington joint
tours, maturing in 1921, and aggregat-
ing 1922, 100000. Covering future of
fifty years, approximately $27O,0OO, 900
in bonds, therefore, will be available
for general corporate purposes double
tracking and additional mileage. Since
its beginning, thirty-two years ago,
the Great Northern has expended be-
tween $35O,OOO, 900 and $4OO, 100000 out
OF capital and earnings. The provision
made for the future, in consideration
OF the rapidly growing territory which
Great Northern lines serve, would
seem intelligently conservative.
The railway company evidently has
made ample financial provision to en-
able it to keep it's facilities and ex-
tensions equal to all demands that a
rapidly growing country may make on
1t and at the same time to maintain
the highest and most efficient standard
of service. Future issuance of bonds
against property acquired is safe
guarded by the restrictions usually
found in mortgages of this kind
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
Exemption Of improvements.

"The question of exempting fac
tories, mills and improvements gener-
ally from taxation appears to be more
intelligently discussed in the Pacific
Northwest than in any other part of
the country" said Mr.. Adams yester-
day. Vancouver has already COM
pletely exempted improvements and
Victoria has only fraction of a tax
on improvements, and if am not mis-
taken the council has already voted to
follow the popular referendum to wipe
this out altogether. New Westminster
adopted this principle April 10. Al
berta has for long time applied this
principle to agricultural land, and Ed
monitor and Alberta have adopted the
principle in part.
Says Land Boom Is Tremendous.
Enthusiastically there is tremen-
dous land boom in the Western Cana
dian provinces. Remarkable increases
in land values have followed the great
influx of population from the United
States and Europe, which has been at
tracted by these exemption laws. The
exemption of improvements from tax
'ation has resulted in a tremendous
building boom. The building permits
in Vancouver for the month of March
of this year were $2,147,000.
mot only in British Columbia, Sas-
katchewan and in Alberta, but in Ore.
gon the movement for the exemption
of improvements from taxation, which
is partial application of the single
tax, is making great Roadway. Multi.
nomah county Is already taking steps
to bring the question to vote next
year, and there is every indication
that Portland will initiate Vancouver
in exempting improvements"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09
SINGLE TAX is DECLARED
CAUSE OF VANCOUVER BOOM

Seattle, June 5.-Charles Frederick
Adams, the well-known New York law
yer and advocate of single tax, arrived
n Seattle yesterday, coming from
vancouver, B. c., where he has spent
some time studying the operation of
the Vancouver plan of taxation, which
involves the principle of exemption of
improvements from taxation.
Mr.. Adams will remain in Seattle
for week or ten days, giving adj
dresses before the Commercial Club,
the Municipal League and various
other civic organizations, and will give
an address on Vancouver and the
Single Tax at the Y. M. G. A. next
Thursday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-09

Of Rome about Nero's time. In this
case the analyst had only dry resid-
uum to work upon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-24

left loose with a dust mulch which
prevents evaporation. DO not sow
too much grain TO the acre. and use
press rather than shoe drills, but pre-
pare a proper seed bed and then sow.
not too deep. Work the land suffi-
GENTLY so that crust will not form
on the top Of the earth as this shuts
out the air.
The speaker spoke of the success
the winter wheat of Southern Alberta
was making now in Kansas, which
state has been importing it for seed
trials. Advised the farmers IL pos
sible to attempt to raise winter wheat
as 1t raises more per acre. Also adj
vised the farmers to raise groves OF
trees and told of his own experiments
along that line.
In conclusion the speaker went on
to say that the farmers should grow
more grain. In times of poor crops the
farmers stop buying and this cuts off
the demand and causes slump in all
markets. Till better and you will have
better crops. Better crops always
means better prices.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-24
HAVE SELECTED
WAHPETON SITE
OLD HEADQUARTERS SITE PLACE
FOR NEW PoSToFFlcE
Bull DING.

Wahpeton, N. D., Feb. 23.-Word
was received this week that the treas
ury department at washington has
chosen the Adams corner or old head
quarters hotel site for the site for the
new postoff1ce building. The price at
which the site is purchased Is $4,000.
Several sites were offered to the
government in response to the re-
quests for offers published last spring,
among them being the three lots on
the corner of Fifth street and Wis
consin avenue, where the livery barns
are, which was offered for $4,000; tho
John Baldauf corner on Fourth and
Pembina, for which $1,000 was asked;
the three lots on corner of Fourth and
Wisconsin, known as the Oslund and
Schoenborn site, for which $4,000 was
asked the Conner corner and the
Joyce corner on Third and Wisconsin.
With the exception of the Joyce
corner the Adams corner was the
cheapest site offered. A petition was
sent to the department several weeks
ago asking that the livery barn cor
ner be chosen, but it is presumed that
in addition to the price considera-
tion the department took into con-
sideration the fact that with the
building located on the site that has
been chosen, the government will be
to no expense for hauling the mail
to the Great Northern depot. Under
the present rules of the department
the railroad company would have to
deliver the mail to the building.
The site chosen is 13Ox132 feet. 1t
lis the only site offered that faces Da-
kota avenue and the building will be
easily seen by all visitors to the city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-24
PLAN TWO DAYS
FARM INSTITUTE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, MARCH
6 AND 7-SEssIoNs WILL BE
HELD AT JAMESTOWN.

jamestown, N. D., Feb. "a. Ar
rangements have been made for a
farmers institute to be held in James
town Monday and Tuesday, March s
and Z, and every one interested in
agriculture in Stutsman county is in
vited to be present and participate
therein. There is no subject OF great
err financial interest to everyone In the
county than grain raising, dairying,
stock breeding and kindred topics. Elk
perts in each line will be present to
give advice and make recommended
tions of direct benefit to everyone in
terested in the soil. Local problems
will be especially desired by the insti-
tute workers and their presentations
will be particularly requested for dis
cussion.
The institute will be for Stutsman
county people particularly, to discuss
Stutsman county conditions and to
benefit Stutsman county farmers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-24

years of age, instead of IS, as was at
first stated. She says she was in love
with another man and did not want
to marry Kreiter. nor to come to
South Dakota, but her parents forced
her to do both. Owing to her youth,
and the fact that she is practically
friendless in strange land. consider
able sympathy is felt for her at Hecla.
Her parents in Kansas have been noti-
fed of the tragedy, and it is supposed
they will come here to look after their
daughters welfare.
There is a suspicion on the part of
the authorities that Kreiter may have
been poisoned, and then stabbed in
order to give his taking off the ap-
pearance Of having been due to an
accident. In order to set that doubt
at rest, the contents of Kreiters