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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
CONGRESS IL Ready.

Washington, d. C.-The program OF
antitrust and currency legislation
that faces congress for the ensuing IL
months has become fairly well out
lined in the last week. President VII
son and the democrat leaders In the
two houses of congress apparently
have agreed on an ambitious plan OF
legislative work. which will bring all
Of the most important reforms con
tion within the period between now
and the end OF the next regular SEES
sion Of congress. The tariff T, bin Twill VIII
be out Of the senate and in the hands
Of a conference committee OF the
house and senate before the end OF
the week. Currency legislation prom
ises to dominate congressional actlvl-
~ within a few days. Antitrust iegls-
iation viii be up soon. The influence
of republicans as well as democrats,
who long have been active IN the ngnt
for more adequate regulation o. the
trusts, win be felt in the making OF
these reforms.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
Bees Rout Spelling Bee

Racine, visa spelling bee at the
Somers village school was broken up
by swarm OF angry honey bees. II.
E. Sherman, teacher of the school,
had noticed g. humming and buzzing
in the room during the spelling and
attributed it to whispering pupils. He
was about to administer corporal pun
ishment when he was met by the van
guard of honey bees which had made
a home in the schoolhouse during the
summer vacation. He did not wait
to dismiss the school nor did the pu-
pills await his permission to depart.
The spelling bee will be composed
OF drones until the floors Of the school
house have been removed and the
honey bees evicted.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
Mufhed Knocks.

Bobby, you mustn't put your sticky
fingers on Mrs. Kawler's nice dress;
it's the only silk dress she has"
mo, Mr.. Smyjer, l haven't the
slightest objection to your smoking in
my house; let me offer you a good
cigar"
"Old scout. you always pitch good
game Of ball-except when Pm betting
on you"
you live in Outsomehurst, do you,
Mr.. Blubbins? Has that suburb re-
spectacle residence section?"
you show good literary Judgment,
Mr.. Lee; you're always stealing my
stuff"
Wont you let your little boy come
to our Sunday school, Mrs. Jerdle? It
can't make him any worse, and 1t may
do him much good" !.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
SAM WAS. JUST COMING BACK
Georgia Negro Receives Purse Of q
TO Sleep In Haunted House and
Then Disappears.

A certain haunted house down IN
Georgia was held in terror by all the
negroes In the vicinity except Sam,
rho bravely declared that for 81 he
would sleep there all night A purse
was raised and Sam was told to carry
out his end Of the bargain and to call
In the morning for the money. When
morning came no trace could be found
OF Sam: the house contained nothing
but evidences of a hurried departure.
A search party was organized, but
without result.
Finally. four days later. Sam, COW
cred with mud, came slowly walking
down the road.
Hi, dere, nigger!" yelled a by
stander. where's you been de las TO-
days7"
To which Sam CURLY responded:
"Ah's ben comm back."-Everybody's
Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
CHICAGO STILL WELTERs
Hottest Summer In II Years CIings
to Middle West.

Chicago.-Not satisfied with having
inflicted on Chicago the hottest sum-
mer in II years, the weather took an
additional fling Sunday, when the OF
fetal temperature up in the observa-
ton tower, where lake breezes blew,
was 90, but down in the streets and
the suburbs it was 100, accompanied
by hot winds. Fortunately few were
compelled to exert themselves. Record
crowds were at all the lake beaches.
Late in the day the wind shifted,
bringing in cold breeze that chased
thousands out Of water and off the
sands, but the relief did not extend
beyond the few blocks from the lake.
indications are for rain. The city
is parched and whitening. All vegeta-
ton is as dry as it ordinarily would
be in October. The streets have not
been sprinkled since August 20 and
a heavy pail of fine dust weighs on
everything.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
rlRJFF MEASURE
PASSES SENATE
.r,llptte and Poindexter Join
~ With Democrats.
,oos Are Named at Once-Gal-
C0n ,sr and Floor Applaud as
IT. nroubtful Votes Are Cast.

,:noton. D. C.-The democratic
NaSn nrision bill passed the senate
nrifl % ~ tuesday, 46 to 81. The burst
at o;f o,onse that swept down from
Of apo 9pd Galleries found its echo on
crOVaeu floor of the senate. It's
the clu cru was attended with surprises
paSsIaS0 final moments of the voting,
n lnS senator La Toilette, republican.
wen ,i 8' vote with the democrats, and
cast G Ioined a few moments later by
vas ~: JU Poindexter, Progressive"
Sela.Odi omocrats had counted through
ll lSo long tariff fight on losing the
out sH If senator's Ransdell and Thorn
Vole' If Louisiana, democrats, who
'Oa I'D against the bill because 1t would
'O. y. Cngar on the free list.
pu[ oG the names of Senators La Fol
~. Vn' and Poindexter actually were
let asa however, no one knew definite
cal tho stand they would take, and
y ~ wv votes were greeted with enthus-
tue aio annlause. President Wilson ex-
ns oaS0d a. great qualification over the
p5 5 If the long struggle in the senate.
e Suotor simmons, chairman of the
s sSanca committee, who had piloted
h III hill through the finance commit
t .no the democratic caucus and the
.enate predicted that it's passage
T s bring immediate S imulus to
S hnsiness of the country.
As It passed the senate, the tariff
III rppresents an average reduction
" W. more than 4 per cent Of the rates
" the original bill that passed the
SonSn and nearly % per cent from the
rotus of existing laws. In many i'm
nortant particulars the senate has
hanged the bill that passed the house
srd a conference committee of the
iTo houses will begin work immedi-
stnlv to adjust these differences.
leaders of both houses predict that
tbp conference will consume less than
two weeks.
The senate endeavored to hasten
the bill on its progress to the White
House by naming it's members of the
conference as soon as the bill passed.
VfcePresident Marshall appointed
Senator's Simmons, Stone, Williams
and Johnson, democrats, and Senators
Penrose, Lodge and La Toilette, re-
publicans, as the senate conferees.
Senator Stone withdrew from the COM
mittee and Senator Shively was ap-
pointed in his place. The house con-
ferees, it was reported, will be Repre-
sentatives Underwood, Kitchin and
Rainey, democrats, and Payne and
Fordney, republicans.
The final struggle began at 4 o'clock
when, under a previous agreement,
arbitrary votes began on pending
amendments. In the closing hours of
debate Senator La Toilette had been
the center of interest, proposing final
amendments in the cotton and agri-
cultural schedule, and discussing some
features of the bill which he deemed
favorable.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
Goat Butts Into Laws.

Washington, d. C.-The case Of an
American-born goat which went Wis
iting to Panama with party of St.
Paul Shriners and is now wanting to
re-enter his native country at New
Orleans, has clogged the wheels Of the
federal government. Public health Of
ficials refused admission to the goat.
"Why this is not a foreign goat or a
goat without country; it is an Amer
lean goat Admit him." ordered Sec
rotary McAdoo. The secretary was
informed that the secretary of agri-
culture must be consulted to deter
mine whether the goat had contracted
disease.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
MEXICAN ENJOYS ON GROUND
Reception Probable if New Negotia-
tions Are Offered.

tions Are Offered.
Washington, D. C.-Senor Manuel
de Zamacona, former Mexican am
bassador to the United States, who Is
supposed to be charged with the task
of reopening the negotiations between
the United States and the Huerta adj
ministration for a peaceful solution OF
the troubles in Mexico, remained in
seclusion Thursday with Senior Alga-
"a, charge d'affaires Of the Mexican
embassy.
Zamacona did not reveal the charac-
ter of his mission. He maintained
that he had come to the United States
on private business" From Ameri-
can officials it is known that the Mex
lean government made inquiry recent
ly if it would be agreeable to the
United States to have Senior Zama-
coma negotiate some of the principles
in dispute
The United States had signified in
return that if Senior Zamacona came
to resume the negotiations on a new
basis he would not be received. Other
wise this government considered fur
Their negotiations on the same ground
checked by John Lind as unnecessary.
It is understood that Senior Zama-
coma was in communication with the
Mexico City administration and pre-
pared to be in New York later to talk
with American bankers about the
prospect of loan for the Huerta gov
eminent.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
WAGES ARE FIXED FOR WOMEN
Minimum Scale Adopted by Commits
sion in Portland.

Portland, Or.-The first ruling to
De rendered under compulsory mini
mum-Wage law in the United States,
lOr adult women workers, was made
mere by the Oregon Industrial Welfare
Commission, following a public hear
ing at the new Public Library, on the
recommendations of the conference
called to determine proper wages,
hours and conditions of labor of wo-
men factory workers in the city of
Portland.
!, Inc ruling is in exact accord with
le recommendations of the confer
ence on all its three points-that the
working day shall be limited to nine
hours, with 54 hours as a maximum
y, week S work; that the minimum week
y wage shall be 1854, and that the
uOon-lunch period shall not be less
'uan 70 minutes in length.
:. II wi. Will be unlawful for any employer
~ ~ disregard the commissions ruling
r atSef oV days, when the commission
WI II, make Its formal announcement.
s;o nne law under which the commits
r n,or. was created and given it's powers
r riy.iees penalty for conviction of
't sa OF the commissions ruling of
tbs nue q. OF not less than $25 nor more
conr. sloo or Imprisonment in the
mn. uty jail for not less than 10 days
hO+h more II! than three months, or by
AL llne and Imprisonment.
srv employer who discharges or In
spsir.t otner manner discriminates
testiti st any employee because she has
csn reie :, or is about to testify, or be
shout lne employer believes she is
proc as 20 testify, in an investigation OF
deemoaa under the law shall be
ishabIoa sullty of a misdemeanor, pun
nor 10y ny a fine of not less than $25
more than $500.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
Date Of Wedding Set.

Windsor, vt-Mrs. Wilson, wife OF
the president. announced Sunday that
the marriage Of her daughter. MISS
Jessie, and Francis Sayre VIII taKe
place at the White House. Wasn1ng-
ton, Tuesday, November %.
Miss Wilson is recovering rom II.
iuries which she received In iali
from q horse at Plainfield, vt, on Au-
gust Is. She frequently takes Trips
With Sayre In an electric car far into
the country along roads leading rom
the summer capitol at Cornish. Sne
wore q veil for several days following
the accident, but the bruises on ner
face have practically healed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
GAYNOR
DIES ON LINER
Sudden Taking Away Due to
Heart Trouble.
Adolph L. Kline, Who Succeeds to
Office, Says Same Policies
Will Be Pursued.

New William J. Gaynor, may
or of New York City, voyaging over
sea on the steamer Baltic in the hope
of regaining his strength to enter the
three-cornered municipal campaign as
a candidate for reelection, died sud-
denly on the Baltic as the steamer
was within few hundred miles OF
the Irish coast Wednesday. The first
news of his death, flashed by wireless
and relayed by cable from Europe,
reached his secretary, Robert Adam
son, the next day. The mayor had
succumbed to heart failure, the mes
Later dispatches from his son, Ru-
sage said.
fus w. Gaynor, who was his fathers
only travelling companion, gave details
which showed that the end had come
with shocking suddenness.
Father died at 1:07 P. M. on We'd
nesday, the 10TH" said the message
from the son, received by Secretary
Adamson. "His death was due to
AObAt AcAOA % 44O WdO 0OdCOu Ii LIN
deck chair at the time. l discovered
still alive. He died about three min
utes later, without recognizing any Of
us. Everything possible was done,
but he seemed to go as candle flick
erS out"
That the mayors heart had been
in a weakened condition for years was
the statement of physicians who treat
ed him at the time he was shot in the
neck and almost done to death by an
insane discharged employee of the city
in August, 1910. They would not de-
clare their belief that the wound in
flicted by the assassin's bullet had led
directly to the end, but did affirm that
his general resistance had been less
ened thereby to very great extent.
Plans for public funeral to be held
probably on September % will be
made by the Board of Estimate. Late
advices from abroad say the body will
be transferred from the Baltic to the
steamer Cedric, sailing from Queens
town.
The death of Mayor Gaynor auto
matically transferred the office of
mayor to Colonel Adolph L. Kline,
Republican, president of the Board of
Aldermen. Colonel Kline has taken
the oath of office and his first official
act was to call the Board of Estimate
together to lay plans for the public
funeral services of his predecessor.
Mayor Kline then declared that dur
ing his short term of office, which
will terminate on January l, 1914, he
would carry out the policies of Mayor
Gaynor so far as he knew them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
ALL FARMING Is
STOPPED BY HEAT
Drouth Prevents Preparations
for Fall Crops.
Water Being Hauled for Stock in
Missouri and Trees Are-Be-
ing Felled for Feed.

Kansas City, Mo.-Added to the
troubles OF Kansas and Western Mis-.
souri, that have come with the drought
and prolonged season of heat is q
threatening ice famine. Stored stocks
are exhausted, and, in many cases, the
outputs of the ice plants are not large
enough to supply the local demands,
Over Kansas Sunday the heat was
undated. Manhattan reported 1O5
At Abilene los also was recorded
on which the mercury has been above
the hundred mark. Salina reported
102, Topeka 81.
Promises of cooler weather for the
entire southwest is made for Monday
by the government observer here. In
western Missouri temperatures slight
ly under 100 prevailed. The mercury
climbed to 102 in parts Of Oklahoma
and light rains were reported from
some sections of that state.
Farming operations are almost at a
standstill in many places in Kansas
and Missouri. Farmers cannot plow
for fall crops because of the drouth
The wheat acreage is likely to be cut
on this account, according to reports
reaching here.
Corn that was not cut two weeks
ago is now too dry for silage, accord.
ing to a report from certain localities
in Kansas, and this will cause add
tional loss of food. Fields Of cane
and Kaffir corn are said to be the only
green stuff to be seen in many places
Thousands of stockraisers are fac
ing the problem Of feed and water. It
will be necessary for many of them
either to sell their stock or ship to
other places. A shortage of feed
caused a stockman at Junction City
Kan, to send five carloads of cattle
to Colorado to be wintered and ship
ped back in the spring. In Boone
county, Missouri, farmers are hauling
water for their stock and are cutting
down trees for the animals to feed
upon brush.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
REFUGEES TRAVEL in STYLE
First Class Transportation to Be
Furnished Out of Mexico.

Washington.-The United States
government has instructed American
consuls in Mexico to furnish first
class transportation to the United
States to any who desired it, the con-
dition being that the refugees later re-
imburse the government, II they were
able, and at their convenience. The
adoption Of this liberal policy was
made necessary by the likelihood that
many Americans would 1inger need
lessly in the trouble-torn districts I'M
less every facility for their departure
was afforded.
Some Washington officials COM
mented for the first time on Provision
al President Huerta's declaration that
If the American government were re-
luctant to give the refugees first-class
TRANSPORTATION he would do so gladly.
These officials, instead Of resenting
the offer, regarded it as generous. and
remarked that they hoped Senior HUI
erta's beneficence would be extended
to repay Americans ana other for
eigners for the great losses their In
vestments had sustained through the
chaos resulting from Huerta's assump-
ton of governmental power.
There is no change in the Mexican
situation. no messages Of consequence
being received recently either from
John Lind at Vera Cruz, nor MT.
O'Shaughnessy, the American charge
d'affaires. It is considered most like
" that developments will await the
arrival here next week OF Senior De
Zamacona. Though no announcement
of the administrations attitude to-
ward his mission has been made, 1t
was predicted in many quarters he
would be courteously received.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
INVADER IS KILLED
Federal Starts Across Boundary &c
XIII "Grinqo"

Ell Paso.-Before Lieutenant Acosta,
an officer in General Salazars federal
at Juarez, crossed the Stan
ton-street international bridge Sunday
afternoon he remarked that he was
"going to kill gringo." He was kill
ed by United States Customs !nspec-
tor T. F. Jonah and immigration In
spector Thomas N. Heifrin, after ne
had opened fire on them with rifle
on the American side Of the interna-
tional boundary.
Heifren was standing at the Amerl-
can end Of the bridge when Acosta
first opened fire at him. He flred
back, using an automatic pistol. 20.
nah fastened to his assistance, ana
began firing at the Mexican. the
Mexican officer was within 80 FEET OF
the Americans before he was Killed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
Pastors Stick to "Weed"

st. Charles, Mo.-Bishop e. E. Hoss,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, urged ministers attending the
Missouri conference of that church
here to refrain from the use OF to-
bacco in any form, and he character
lied total abstinence from the weed as
one of the distinguishing marks OF a
gentleman. While he was speaking.
several preachers were smoking on
the lawn. The bishop asked those
who attended the general conference
IN Oklahoma City next year, specially.
to refrain from smoking. He then
asked for vote indorsing his views.
but several ministers voted no."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
1oin Scattered Bv Blast

IN l..' or.-Pratum was on the map
lars VS. letters Wednesday, for dol
EN- snhu e scattered all about it's south
Cd for t VI A score of persons hunt
least NJ mem and each one found at
Vas rohl slmoleon." The postoffice
thieves T ,o during the night, the
and hari l;oaulng the safe on a truck
put cS, outskirts Of the city they
they bsa large OF dynamite into a hole
s9erythinuu ri,led, and safe, money, and
Ing. Aug thereabout went aeroplan-
The robhea tne money had volplaned.
and then t r. picked up about $40 OF 1t
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
HuERTA FuLFlLLs HIS PROMISE
americana Aided to Leave BY Assls-
lance From Mexico

vera Cruz-When the steamer ia
mauilpas sailed for New Orleans there
was aboard few Americans. part If
whose passage has been paid nv the
MeAican government. If other Ameri-
cans wishing to leave the country,
wne.ner destitute or not, apply to the
local authorities they are promised
ilrst-ciass transportation to any Amer
lcan port to which they may wish to
Inere had been received at Vera
Cruz no intimation that President HUI
erta expected to fulfill the offer made
by the government to Americans last
week, but instructions to port authori-
tles followed request telegraphed to
Mexico City by group OF Americans
who were dissatisfied with the accom-
modations Consul Canada was able to
supply.
After favorable answer had come
from the capital, some Of those who
signed the petition refused to accept
assistance on the grounds that as
Americans they did not feel like &C
cepting charity from the Mexican gov
eminent.
- Ae@SSot 1OVlCCS 1TOlu lie StdI0
department to Consul Canada are not
regarded at the consulate as altering
materially the previous instructions,
and most OF the transportation pro-
vlded will continue to be second-class
or steerage. The American consul has
been the center of protests on the part
OF indignant refugees, who seem de-
term1ned to leave the country at the
expense of the United States, and
first-class at that.
Under the discretionary power, he
has been providing sick men with bet
ter communications, but no one else.
1t an applicant for free passage adj
mits having in his possession suffi-
Gent money, he receives no aid.
Among the applicants, it is not un-
common to find those known to be
welltO-do, and in a few cases,
wealthy. The difficulties of obtain
ing first-class transportation have
checked the rush out of the republic
greatly. The number of Americans
here is still large, but there are only
80 on the Tamaulipas whose passage
has been paid by the United States.
John Lind, President Wilson's rep
resentative, is not inclined to think
that General Huerta's persistence in
his plan to finance American refugees
will be resented at Washington. Lack
ing instructions from the American
capital, he and Mrs. Lind continue
their sightseeing tours.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
Wilson sees VaudevIIIe.

Washington, d. C.-President VIII
son went to q vaudeville performances
Thursday night for the first time since
he came to Washington. A regular
patron OF the dramatic stock company
plays this summer, he turned to the
lighter side Of the stage for his even
ing's diversion. He received an en-
thusiastic ovation as he took his seat
in a box with Secretary Tumu1ty and
DR.. C. T. Grayson, q. 8. NJ, his physi-
clan.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
PoIncare Tourlna France.

Paris President Poincare boarded
train for Limoges where he will be-
gin an official visit to the surrounding
country in a rather remarkable pro-
cession of automobiles. The tour will
last two weeks and will cover some
$50 miles. Nine. Poincare accompan-
les the president. The baggage OF the
party will be carried ON special
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
serard Defers Worrvino

sailed on ,o,lnk-James w. Gerard has
% take ~ Tue l kron Prinzessin Cecilie
snhassaqdpoh MS duties as United States
u he tbou.,t 70 Germany. When asked
Vo0 salarvs ne could live on his ST.
slfe's fat i ambassador Gerard, whose
ssopper k ine was Marcus DAILY, the
hing 7 ing ~ replied: "That fss some
SHOULD worry about later On. :
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
Clever Deduction.

The train stopped for few mo-
ments and the passengers looked out.
Everybody In this town seems to
look perky and contented." remarked
DIR. Watson.
'The town evidently has winning
baseball team" deducted Sherlock
Holmes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
Mrs. SAGE Gives 364, 900.

Syracuse, N. Y.-As q birthday gift,
Mrs. Russell Sage has distributed 1884,
900 among institutions In Syracuse,
her girlhood home. Syracuse Univer-
sity received the largest donation,
$4,000. while the Syracuse Home Az
sociation and Onondaga Orphans'
Home each received $4,000. MrB
Sage's gifts to Syracuse University
aggregate $270.000.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
Why, Indeed?

Why, Indeed?
Papa, this story tells about man
who was very cruel"
Very cruel?"
yes. He was lying stretched out
upon his dying bed"
II don't see -"
"But II the bed was dying why did
he embitter its last moment by lying
upon IT."