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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24
Pretty Thin

The tail-of-the-season reform tina,
swept over Coney island might well
have considered the welfare Of the
wretched horses which are used for
the "dime-ride" business. When the
season closes they are auctioned of,
and are knocked down to the bidders
at next to nothing. Generally they
are SO. skeleton like that they are
practically useless
At the end Of this season buyer
bought an exceptionally attenuated
specimen after he had been coaxed to
bid on him by numerous promises
made by the auctioneer. who wound
up by saying:
Now, look a'here,- boss, II you buy
this hawse an you amt pleased with
the animile. you just bring him back
and get your money see2"
eyes," retorted the buyer: "but this
Is the last day Of the sale. and the
beast Is so blamed thin he may die
on my hands. Then, supposing I did
bring him back. you probably wouldn't
be here to receive him. =
"Oh, WELL blandly replied the auo'
tioneer, II you do bring him back
and we amt here. you kin just shove
1t under the door. Lippincott's.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24
COMMERCE COMMISSION
OVERRULED IN LUMBER CASE

Washington, Feb. PA "transpor-
tation rate" is not unjust and unreas-
enable" within the meaning of the in
terstate commerce laws merely be-
cause it may be inequitable, according
to a decision announced yesterday by
the supreme court of the United
States, the court holding invalid an in
terstate commerce commission order
reducing rates on lumber from the
Willamette valley, Oregon, to San
Francisco.
In 1908 the interstate commerce
commission issued an order reducing
the rate of IS per ton upon rough
green fir lumber and laths from the
Willamette valley to San Francisco to
$3.4O and $3.65.
The Southern Pacific Company at
tackled the validity of the order in the
courts on the gro1nd that no evidence
had been presented to the commission
to show the rates were unjust and un
reasonable compared with the service
performed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24
|AMENDED FOOTBALL RULES
APPROVED BY LOWELL

Boston; Feb. 21.-The revised foot
ball rules have met with the approval
OF President Lowell, of Harvard uni
versity. In his annual report, made
public last night, he says in part:
"The well-nigh universal feeling that
intercollegiate games of football were
too dangerous to life and limb has re
suited in an effective revision Of the
rules.
Changes have certainly not made
the games less interesting spectacles,
and among Harvard players at least,
the injuries have been greatly reduced,
both in number and gravity"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
WILL PUT TREATY THROUGH

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 2O.-"We are 60
ing to put the reciprocity bill through
as speedily as possible, and to do this
it will be kept steadily before parlia-
ment all this week.
There will be long sittings, so that
the list Of speakers can be expeditions.
ly worked off and vote reached"
This statement was made by mem.
Der of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's cabinet
following an all-day session of the
ministers.
The Manufacturers Association is
publishing, at advertising rates, full.
page concentrations of the proposed
agreement in the leading daily papers
Of Canada, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and this, coupled with the re-
sentiment aroused by annexation talk
in the United States, caused friends Of
the measure some concern.
1--WE have decided" the minister con
tinued, that the manufacturers at.
tack on reciprocity is not going to do
the harm which was first feared.
"The duty on manufactured articles
was scarcely touched by the bargain
have come to the conclusion that
the dog in the manager attitude of the
manufacturers will react against them
The fear they express that, If free
trade is conceded on agricultural prod
ucts, manufactured articles will soon
receive the same treatment, is so far
fetched that it is regarded with con
tempt.
If the indiscreet gentleman at
Washington had not started annexa
ton talk, the manufacturers campaign
in Canada would have been dead and
buried before this. However. the great
majority against the Bennett annexa
ton resolution, and the able way Presi
dent Taft is handling the situation, are
having wholesome effect on Cana
dams. We are going to put the reel
procity agreement through"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24
EUROPA

loaded upon the largest American
freight cars. 1t would fill train 40
miles In length. which, by the way,
would extend all the way across the
Panama canal. The combined ca.
pacity Of the three largest hotels in
New York city is 1926 persons, while
the Europa carries 1880 passengers.
Ship With Nine Decks.
The Europa will have beam OF
SO feet, SO that her deck will be as
wide as Broadway in New York city
at its widest point. She will have
nine decks above the water line, thus
making her literally a skyscraper
afloat. The population Of q small
city will be luxuriously accommodated
aboard without crowding, since her
capacity will slightly exceed 5000.
The old familiar standard Of compari-
son, such as the height of the Statue
Of Liberty or the Washington monu-
ment, is completely outclassed.
Some idea Of the enormous size Of
the Europa may be had from the or
der which has been given for 1000, 900
feet Of Oregon fir to be used for the
decks alone. For months this lum.
Der has been lying near Portland,
Ore, before being shipped to Ger
many. Special care has been taken
to provide only clear. vertical grain
wood. which has been selected with
the greatest care.
With the unprecedented amount q
cabin and deck space available on the
Europa, number Of unique features
become possible which have never
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24

before been attempted on ship. Nons
of the staterooms will be cramped, as
on the early boats. For those who
care to travel with all the comforts
of home, there will be complete suites
available. There will be choice OF
dining rooms for those who do not
care for the main dining salon; there
will be Ritz-Carlton restaurant. q
grill room. tea garden and even q
rathskeller Spacious palm gardens
which in winter may be converted
into sun parlors, will occupy the up
per deck. Several ladies' salons fin
ished in different decorative periods
will appeal to the tastes of different
nationalities. All Of these salons will
be connected by telephone to the pri
vate staterooms. so that those whose
cabins are perhaps two or three city
blocks apart may talk with one an.
other.
The gymnasium on the Europa will
be much larger and more completely
equipped than any heretofore install.
ed. In addition to the regular apparat
us, there will be running track, 81
that an athlete could actually cross
the ocean without breaking training
The mechanical exercising devices al
ready introduced on some ships will
be very complete, enabling one to ex
crcise any set of muscles without eff
fort or enjoy mechanical camel or
horseback ride. An experienced at
tendant will be in charge of the gym.
nasium to offer intelligent advice to
those seeking exercise.
To Have Many Luxuries.
A special squash court will be built
in connection with the gymnasium.
Nearby will be found a large swim
ming pool and completely equipped
Turkish and Roman baths presided
over by skillful attendants.
The Europa will be ventilated thor
oughly by new system. She has no
ventilators rising above her decks,
which is SO familiar feature of ocean
liners. and her long, unbroken deck
incidentally gives her very trim and
shipshape appearance. Air will be
forced to the lowermost decks by
powerful air pumps. Every part of
the great ship will thus be supplied
with currents Of pure air to the prop
er temperature. This system insures
pure air and equitable temperature
throughout the ship.
The most powerful telegraph ap-
paratus ever carried to sea will be
set up on the Europa. The unusual
height Of her masts will make 1t pos
sible to transmit or receive messages
over the entire width Of the Atlantic
ocean, so that the Europa will always
be in direct communication with land.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24
RECIPROCITY NOW Or.
EXTRA SESSION
STATEMENT GIVEN OUT AFTER
CONFERENCE At WHITE
HOUSE.
Conditions in Senate Appear 10 %
AGAINST a Vote Before Adjournment
-Taft's Attitude and bennett o'
Defeat Practically Assure Adopt'oh
by Canada.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Ine Aloe
authoritative announcement that Presi-
dent Taft will call an extra session. II
the senate fails to act on the McCail
bill carrying into effect the Canadian
reciprocity agreement, came TO-DAY
from Mr.. Mccall himself, following a
visit at the White House.
According to Mr.. Mccall, the presl-
dent feels he is under an international
obligation to summon an extra session.
if necessary, to secure action on the
reciprocity agreement.
That session would be called I'M
mediately after the adjournment OF
congress at noon, March 4.
While it is evidently the desire OF
the president to, avoid an extra session
by inducing senators to act upon the
agreement, it is the opinion of many
that the statement has come too late.
Senators Anxious About Treaty.
Few senators predict that action Will
be taken at this session, though some
insist there will be a vote.
With appropriation bills in con-
gested condition, with the Lorimer
case pending, the permanent tariff
board bill pressing for consideration,
the general service pension bill being
urged by many senators, and the reso-
luton for the popular election OF sena-
tors coming up daily as the unfinished
business, it seems the chances for &C
ton on the reciprocity agreement are
slight.
Vote on Lorimer Case Wednesday.
There is some prospect that the Lori
mer case may be disposed of Wednes-
day, following speech which Senator
Lorimer will make in his own behalf,
but there is no apparent likelihood
of early votes on any of the other i'm
portant measures.
Opponents of the reciprocity agree
ment in the senate are viewing with
cOmplacency, not to say satisfaction,
the congested conditions.
The demands of the public business
are such that vote on reciprocity
can be avoided easily without the ap-
pearance of filibuster.
The bill probably will not be re-
ported out of the finance committee
before Thursday at the earliest
At that time there will remain only
a seven and half legislative day of
the present session.
Mr.. McCalrs Statement.
Mr.. McCalPs statement, which is gen
orally understood to have been ap-
proved by the president, is:
II believe the Republican senators
are gradually coming to recognize
that, with the certain prospect of an
extra session unless they bring the
reciprocity bill to vote, there will be
very serious inconvenience and embar-
rassment, if not danger, to the bust
ness and Industrial enterprises that
are entitled to protection.
"The president is protectionist and
expects to use the veto power, so far
as he properly may, to maintain the
party's protective principles. But it
would be misfortune to have this in.
evitable conflict come nine months
ahead of the time when it is naturally
due"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24
r..r. on Hat II Theatsr.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Emile EDWARDS
~ Nav York City attended . Market
street theater. He was ushered to :
seat directly behind that occupied py
young woman who insisted upon
wearing a large hat throughout the
narformance. Edwards was unable To-
sea the stage and after making ssv-
aral requests Of the young woman 70
remove her hat, reached over ana Pc
gan tearing to pieces the onennv
IA Before the six ushers employe9
Is The theater reached Edwards thGs
va little left Of the hat
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24
Full Crew Act Upheld.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The full
crew" act Of Arkansas. regulating the
size Of crews on freight trains, has
been held to be constitutional by the
supreme court Of the United States.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24

GRAND OPERA STAR piaoJ,aRn
HERsELF 40 STREET SINGER.
Famous ooIoist to Hear Whom -
cseey Gives Up Fancy Prloss at
Thsatsr, 0sts Only Pennies
on the Street.

New York.-A grand opera singer
who gets $500 . week was able to
make only $3.1e day. She played :
trick on the public and the public
tricked itself. for large part Of Il
didn't take the trouble to listen to
music free that It gladly pays dollars
to hear when It IL labeled with the
operas and the singers name.
Few singers who have appeared IN
New York in recent years are better
known than Emma Trentini. For
three hours the other day Trentini
was q street singer. she sang real
opera. She gave the best she had
and who were those who rewarded
genius with penny? Who remem-
bered q full. sweet voice which car.
ried more than eight stories, sing
Ing:
"Quando men vo'
Soletta per la via genie sosia."
That's the waltz from LA Boheme.s
She sang It In yard behind 315 West
Ninety eighth street, which forms q
court for six apartment houses facing
on Ninety-eighth and, Ninety-ninth
streets. And the darling Of Broad
way" whose salary for one week II
81 300. received 6 cents for her en-
tertainment
It was a baby that first "discov-
cred" the great artist In the street
singers garb. From one of the win
dows came q penny wrapped In note.
It said:
"The baby won't sleep while you
sing. Please 60 away"
"The baby, 'eeh weel not sleep. no.
yes" said Trentini. a rougish twinkle
in her big black eyes. mo, eeh weel
not sleep. weel sing heem Loo
LOBBY"
And here the tiny diva, who stands
little more than four feet high. was
grooming the softest Of melodies In
Italian. She sang for only minute.
but a woman's head was thrust from
one Of the upper windows and nickel
tinkled into the courtyard. Trentini
picked 1t up and waited for more.
There was no more!
Then she tiptoed out of the court.
At the Apthop apartment house.
where q single apartment rents for
$4,000 year. stern policeman
barred the way. He was there to see
that none Of the guests was disturbed.
even by an $1,000 week voice.
At the Ansonia the little troubadour.
instead Of asking "by your leave, =
brought out her tambourine and
sounded the first note Of La Colon
ba" ("The Dove"), which was dedf
Gated to her by Kurt Schlindler.
Trentini looked neither to the right
nor to the left. She did not turn
back, but straight through the. swing
ing doors and into the sacred halls OF
the Ansonia. w. e. D. Stokes, pro-
prietor of the Ansonia. was passing
through the hall.
"My dear young woman" he said.
you have wonderful voice. How
did you get into my hotel? Come into
the ballroom; I want you to sing for
my guests"
A few women. some dressed In furs
and diamonds, gathered around. Again
Trentini sang ''Boheme" and danced
about the big ballroom. People paused
In their establishment. Chatelaine
bags were opened and out came-pen-
MES. Yes, and some nickels. ana
dimes, and quarters. and one man
1avA 4 dOllari
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24

Statistics are likely to be stupid
things and the mere recital of dimen-
sions. however large, give little idea
of the overpowering bulk of such a
ship as the Europa. The new liner
will have displacement Of about
10000 tons. In other words, the ma
terial used in this construction will
weigh 14O,000.00O pounds. It would,
therefore. require 100000 men. or
about the population Of Philadelphia,
each carrying 100 pounds. to handle
this material. II this material was
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24

the great ships which are
thought to express the last word in
boat building are suddenly found
dwarfed by their new sisters and rele-
gated to second place. The new
feet now under construction, in turn,
surpasses all the great ships which
have gone before.
The worl0 has scarcely become ac-
customed to using the Mauretania as
a synonym for large objects, when
two great ships. the Olympic and the
Titanic, were designed to surpass all
of her dimensions. No sooner was one
of these liners launched than the own
ers of the Mauritania planned new
ship of even greater length. Now,
in turn, comes the greatest Of all
ocean liners, the Europa, which is still
larger. With the increase in length,
beam and tonnage, comes a CORE
spending development in the luxury
OF equipment. One may no longer
call the great ocean liners floating ho-
tells, since the new boats offer many
more attractive and novel features not
yet attempted by the builder of hotels.
The new liners have all, even more
than the comforts of palatial
home
The supremacy of the seas in black
and white is as follows:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-02-24

BOUT once in a decade new
fleet of ocean liners is launch.
ed, setting new standard for
size, luxury and safety at sea.
the great shinS which are
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-12-29
Another Asch Trial?

New York, Dec 29-Charles S. Whit
man, the district attorney, was not
prepared to say yesterday whether
Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, acquit-
ted Wednesday of the charge of man
slaughter, would be put on trial again
on one of the other five indictments
still pending as the outcome of the
fire in the defendants shirt waist fac
tory in the Asch building last March,
when 1916 Of their employees were burn
ed to death.
In the event of another trial, the
testimony would be practically the
same as that put before the jurors
during the present month and which
did not convince them that the waist
makers had been crinlinally negl-
gent
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-12-29

Fancy Boston Head Lettuce, Green and Wax
Beans, Egg Plant, Oyster Plant, Chickory and Ro-
name, Brussen Sprouts, Celery, French Endive,
Mushrooms Sweet and New Potatoes, White and
Yellow Turnips, Cauliaower, Spinach, Kale, Hub
bard and Marrow Squash, Cape Cod Cranberries,
Fancy Eating and Cooking Apples.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-12-29
PRAYS IN DIVORCE SUIT

New Haven, Dec. 29-Minnie Eliza
beth Pray of Naugatuck has brought
suit for divorce from Neil Will Pray,
also of Naugatuck, upon the ground
married in Bridgeport, September 8,
1898. and Mr.. Pray is now chemist for
the Diamond Laboratory Co. of Maui
gatuck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-12-29
CURED IN HIS OWN HOME TOWN

NORWICH, CONN. Louis Frazier,
Market ST., tells the way for his fell
low townsmen to be cured of kidney
end bladder ailments as he himself
was cured. Il have been subject to
backacahes due to kidney trouble for
a long time. Hearing of Foley Kid
ney Pills I began taking them and
they gave me relief at once. I can
recommend them to anyone, both as
a great cure, and o sure preventa-
tive Of kidney trouble" L f Curtis
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-12-29
Bridgeport ''Boys"
Who Have Made Their
Mark In This World

ARTHUR w. FRENCH RECALLS
THE FRIENDS OF HIS YOUTH
WHO HAVE WON FAME AND
FORTUNE.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-12-29

Monte Carlo-Prince Jamie. Of Bour-
bon, pretender to the Spanish throne,
has left here with more than 500, 900
which he won at the gaming tables in
less than two nights play.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-12-29

Loose Buckwheat, new
lbs for CSC
Fancy Cluster RaiSinS
.....1 10 package COO and CSC
z Tbs Oatmeal. .-25c
Fancy Head Rice. A lbs for CSC
Horse Radish. =. Sc per bottle
Mixed Nuts. =. 15c to 1Sc per 10
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-12-29
GROCERY BULLETIN.

Plum Pudding, all brands
...1 ID tins Csc; ID tins 4Sc
JelIIies I'm glass f5c, fsc and 251
Curtice Bros Jams, assorted, 1sc
Strained Honey
.10c. 15c and 25c boft1e
Mince Meat, bulk .14c per -
3 pkgs None Such Hince Meat &c
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-24
YOUNG WOMEN SEE
. AAz|NG OF PLEBES
Incident Stirs Naval Academy,
and Guilty Midshiprnan May
Have to Leave.
rspecial TO The Times-Dispatch. !

Annapolis. Nd. October 23.-The midship
mon body vastly indignant over
the action OF member OF the second class
who. on sunday. after chapel. hazed two
fourth classrnen in the presence of two
young women gues<s at the hop the even
ing before. The hazlng took place in the
Picbes' rooms in Bancroft Hall. and con-
sisted of requiring number OF exhaus'ing
physical exercises The young women look
ed on and Uttered.
The members of the second class. which
is that OF tho hazers, are particularly In
dignant at the action of one OF their num-
Der, and are endeayoring to ascertain his
name They state that :hey will suggest
that he hand In his resignation. and will
send him to coventry" u he does not do
II. The Pleoes did not know their tornen-
tor. but knew his class by his service
stripes.
After their enforced exercise before an
audience the Plebcs. boiling over. appealed
to member OF the second class. and were
told thas che. aad been maltreated. The
members of the class then set To work to
ind the guilty man. but have not been
successful so far. The investigation is GO
Ing on tonight.
AT the office of tho superintendent It was
said that there was no official report on
the matter. but that certain Information
had come to the attention of the authori-
ties; that an investigation was going on,
and that such actions would not be toll
Grated. Superintendent Gibbon intends to
take quick acslon In the matter 1t is un-
defstood that one OF the young women
present at the haziSg liz from Washington
and the other from Philadelphia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-24
WHY SOCIETY WOMEN
WASH THEIR OWN HAIR

Mrs. Mae Martyr. writing for the
Denver Call. says: Society has taken
TO home shampooing for only one
reason. and that is to save their nat
ural hair. Most bair dressers Insist
On shampooing with soap Jelly. which
In time will ruin any head OF hair
The alhali in soap bleaches and dulls
the hair, causing IL to split. become
little and fall out.
Society women avoid these condi-
lions by washing their own hair with
teaspoonful OF canthron dissolved in
cup of hot water. This simple. mex
penslve shampoo cleanses perfectly
dries quickly without any Ill effects
and leaves the hair very soft, lustrous
and fluffy. Only few minutes are
required for one of these perfect. de-
ughtful shampoos."