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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
Hetch Hetchy Bill Aided.

vot nosassnlngton, D. C.-By unanimous
doo s 'ne public lands committee has
nss0 ueo to report favorably the bill
cisoo eu 4. py the house giving San Fran
sunn,. 'ne right to establish q water
nrr fy system in Hetch Hetchy valley.
yoioa would rather hear the laughing
pra.. VI child relieved from the
warb1o VI a water monopoly than the
tendo le OF all the song birds in Chris
Of No declared Senator Pittman,
the hli;r, , when ne moved to report
VIC Oil favorablv
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
BRITISH ACTIVE
IN COLOMBIA
Acquire Concessions Contrary
to Monroe Doctrine.
Right to Build Waterways Alarms
y. 8. Situation Same q Jap
anese 1T Magdalena Bay.

Washington, D. C.-The report that
Pearson & Son, the great English firm
OF contractors and exploites, with it
significant relations to the British
government itself, had obtained . gi-
gantic concession for the exploitation
OF Colombia's natural resources, in
volving the right to construct docks,
quays, railways and canals, arouses in
tense interest, not to say keen con-
Germ, here.
The latter involves the acquisition
by English concessionaries Of tracts Of
land and harbor works in the gulf Of
Darien, stones throw from the Pam
ANA canal, and special interests along
the Atrato river, a waterway which
forms a part of the site Of the Colom-
bian route for an Isthmian canal.
The details of the concession, which
was procured for Pearson & Son by
Lord Murray, formerly chief whip Of
the Liberal party, are understood here
to be along the lines of q concession
proposed some months ago, and If, in
deed, they are the same, the State de-
partment had good cause to worry.
The department, it is said, will insti-
tute an immediate investigation.
For several years it has been watch
ing the situation, and with some Of
the departments experts the subject
has been considered one of great dip
lomatic and strategical Importance. If
it proves, as is asserted, that Lord
Murray has obtained a concession for
the construction of base on Darien
gulf, on the Caribbean coast Of Colom-
bia, direct conflict with the resolu-
ton introduced by Senator Lodge last
year, inspired by the proposed pur-
chase of large tract on Magdalena
bay by a Japanese corporation, and
which amounted to an ampliication Of
the Monroe doctrine, will at once be
apparent and will require some action.
The question would not be so signifi-
cant were it not for the fact that the
concession also includes the construc-
ton of railways, docks, quays and
canals, the last named being Of the
greatest significance. That feature Of
the concession might be considered
England's answer to the Panama canal
tolls question, the American attitude
concerning which has caused keen dis
satisfaction in Great Britain. The in
fluence of Pearson & Son with the
British government is also of prime
Importance. The head Of the firm is
Lord Cowdray.
It was said as early as August Is
that it was believed here that inf1u-
ence of Cowdray with the British for
eign Office had much to do with Great
Britain's prompt recognition Of the
Huerta government in Mexico, Pear
son & Son having secured great oil
concessions contingent on such recog-
milton.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
CANAL WILL BE INADEQUATE
Panama Minister Believes It Must
Soon Be ENLARGED.

San Francisco Philippe Bunau-va
lila, ex-minister from Panama to the
United States and for 80 years identi-
ned with the Panama canal, is here.
ne said some striking things about
the canal, notably that the present
lock system would have to give way to
wider sea level canal.
Varilla was chief engineer under De
Lesseps and when the work was aban-
ooned by the French in 1891 he stayed
IA Panama, devoting himself to get
Ting some other nation to dig the can
a. When the republic Of Panama
was formed he was appointed minister
20 the United States and drew up the
canal treaty which was adopted.
Varilla spoke eloquently of the work
the canal would do the peopling the
western shore of Central and South
America, 80 much superior in climate
Tor the white man to the eastern shore.
he added about the canal:
The present lock canal will soon be
obsolete when ships are constructed
which will not pass through it. If the
original work had been planned SO the
canal could have been converted into a
sea level canal, the expense would not
amount to more than 500, 900, 900.
AS 1t is, it will be much larger and
will take from four to five years to
complete.
I'm Fl years after the canal is
opened it will have reached it's capa-
city and will have to be enlarged.
This work can be done easily and
cheaply by dredging on water and
transporting the refuse on water. So
the United States, as soon as the canal
is opened, should begin preparations to
carry on the work of Transforming it
into sea-level canal, which need not
interfere with traffic at ALL
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
CARLSBAD COFFEE COMING
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Water
bury Import New Drink.

Carlsbad - Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt
and Lawrence Waterbury of New
York, are said to have shipped home a
case containing "a quart bottles Of
black coffee which is all ready for use
except for heating. Carlsbad coffee
is noted for its excellence and it is
said that Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mr..
Waterbury intend that "coffee made
at Carlsbad shall be feature of a
forthcoming dinner.
Curiosity is expressed here as to
how the custom house officers will
treat this importation. 1t is said that
while they are familiar with coffee ex-
tract they have never been called in
to appraise coffee which has already
been infused.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
Forest Ranger Examinations.

Washington, D. Civil service
examinations will be held throughout
s cue Northwest October FL and % to
sii vacancies in the Office of assistant
+ ranger. In Oregon examine
pOi Will be held at Portland, Albany,
ppaAef' Bend, Eugene, Grants Pass,
f hsppner, John Day, Lakeview. Med
spiu y, Plr,lneville, Roseburg, Sumpter
aua wallowa; in Alaska at Cordova,
E pOn: hetchikan, and in Washington at
0IInlngham, Chelan, Leavenworth,
tla aa4Togan, Olympia, Republic, Seat
VIC Tacoma and Walla Walla.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
PACKER SUGGESTS REMEDY
Would Use Cavalry Of Western
Posts % Cowboys.


Chicago It il the duty Of the Unit
ed States to stock its government
lands in the West with cattle, put the
army, and especially the cavalry, to
work IS cowboys, supply the packers
with this beef at cost so that the price
will be lowered to the people, and 4
threatened meat famine due in six or
eight years will be avoided, in the
opinion of A. NJ. Dublin, of New
York, delegate to the American
Meat Packers association, who said
that only by some such drastic action
could the meat shortage now under
discussion be alleviated.
my suggestion is perfectly sim
pie, said Mr.. Dublin. tThe govern
ment lands in the West could be made
into great pastures, where countless
cattle could be raised to relieve the
present high cost of meat and avert
the famine that is surely coming
otherwise.
"Unless some such action is taken,
there will be no meat on the tables of
American workingmen in the next de-
cade. The government has no higher
obligation than to relieve this situa-
ton, which every day is becoming
more serious.
The American housewife was taken
to task for wasting meat. A fourth
part of all the meat killed for the
table is wasted, it was said.
The packers voted to spend 500, 600
year for five years to stimulate the
cattle industry.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
FEDERAL AID FOR ROADS
Proposition Is Made to Expend
Three Million Dollars.

Extensive and systematic roau I'M
provement under skilled SUPERVISOR IS
the purpose of a plan for national
and state cooperation in a three bill
lion dollar expenditure for gooo Ioaos,
submitted by Jonathan Bourne, Jr.' 70
the Joint Congressional Commlttee on
Federal Aid in the CONSTRUCTOR or
Post Roads, of which Bourne is cnalr-
man.
One billion of this sum would pc
spent in period of from five TO ten
years for construction and two Dill
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
College Newspaper Plant Set.

College Newspaper Plant Set.
New York With reporters rooms,
editors offices, libraries, clipping files
and other features of up to date news
paper plants, the new building Of the
School Of journalism at Columbia un-
iversity will throw open its doors to
students on Wednesday, when the
academic session Of the university
gets under way. The absence Of large
printing presses is all that is lacking
for complete newspaper plant. The
School Of Journalism was made posi-
BILE by the late Joseph Pulitzer who
gave 81, 900, 600 for its establishment.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
New Cotton Plan Fails.

Los Angeles The plan Of cotton
growers just below the line in Mexico
to solve the cotton-picking problem by
employing Chinese labor has proved
unavailing. Chinese have been sent
into Mexicali in such numbers of late
that the little town more closely re-
sembles q Chinese colony than Mexi-
can city. Labor agitators have per-
suaded the Chinese to hold out for the
prohibitive price Of $1.25 to $1.5O for
100 pounds for picking cotton. The
crop will be q loss to the growers I'M
less they can obtain expert pickers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
Mail Used for Freight.

Deeth. Nev.-An eight-mule team
Vas used recently to transport parcel
MT mail which has been accommodating
here for 10 days to its destination ct
Jarbrid0e. New. The mail is sent
frnm Boise, Idaho, by a wholesale
Grocer and is addressed to q grocery
Arm At Jarbridge, in the extreme
northern edge Of the state. It is the
-, net = inaccessible town in Nevada and
w;thin the second zone from Boise.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
Madero's Slayer Killed.

Washington, D. C.Lieutenant Col
onel Francisco Cardenas. alleged by
the constitutionalists of Mexico to
have been the assassin of Francisco /.
Madero. ex-President Of Mexico, has
been assassinated, according to advices
received at the headquarters OF the
constitutionalists here. The advices
aav that Cardenas was killed at Mich
oaIan. whittier he had been sent by
President Huerta to take command OF
federal troops.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10

Trenton, N. J. Raymond w. Glee,
s years old, and Catherine Finn, z
years old, pupils in the public schools
Of Morrisville, Pa, died Of lockjaw IN
Z hospital here as the result Of picking
the wounds Of their arms after having
been vaccinated. The children were
compelled to submit to vaccination st
the opening Of the school year this
month under . Pennsylvania school
Law.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
He Didn't Mind.

Il suppose, Jerry" said the emin-
ent statesman, looking through ms
pocketbook for new dollar bill, IKE
lot Of other people nowadays, you
would rather have clean none!
aOh, that's all right, Senator" SAID
the cabman. IT don't care how you
made your money"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
Had to BE Watched.

"Woa, dar, Politician!" shouted old
Brother Bogus to the animal he was
endeavoring to drive in the way it.
should go. 'sWoa, dar, dad-souse yo'
ornery picter, or I'll-Sah? Wy
uh-kee! hee sab, calls dis yuh mule
Politician uh-kaze de minute yo' takes
yo' eye off'n de bodacious scoun'e1
right den he's into devilbent. Uh-yaw!
haw! haW!"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
Prince Henry In Et0n.

Rms Euon-Prince Henry, third son Of
dav Ingorge, entered Elton Wednes-
er wo, ae is to be "drybob, in 9TH
man y, cricketer, not rowing
Was r. IN Inc first thing he did at college
Prince % uuy the traditional top hat.
NC henry is 10 years old.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
PRESIDENT GOES TO VOTE
Thoroughly Enjoys Day Rambling
About Home Town.

Princeton, N. J.-President Wilson
left here at A o'clock Tuesday for
Washington, after spending one of the
happiest days of his life in his home
town. He came to vote in the Demo-
cratic primaries for governor, but he
turned the day into one of joyful
Renaissance. Lifelong companions,
who saw him for the first time since
he left here on March for the inaug-
uration, declared he had never looked
better. Members of the faculty, stu
dents and townsfolk trailed the Presi-
dent about the campus. He shook
hands with many he met.
The Presidents memory for faces
was illustrated in a curious way. In
a group of students who passed he
spied one who nodded, but passed
modestly onward.
"Hello, Jack Westcott," said the
President, as he greeted the bashful
young man.
"When saw him last" explained
Mr.. Wilson afterward to his compan-
ions, he was only small boy"
Young Westcott is son Of Professor
Westcott, who teaches Latin in the
university.
After his tour through the univer-
sity the President motored to the
Cleveland memorial tower and the
graduate college. He made only one
call, at the home of Mrs. E. Ricketts,,
81 years old, his next door neighbor
and acquaintance of many years. He
also went to his old home on Cleveland
Lane, found the key in his pocket and
showed his friends about.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
Princess Deaf and Dumb.

Manchester, England Relatives Of
the queen Of Spain have been shocked
by the news that the second daughter
81 the queen, like her second son, viii
Be both deaf and dumb, says the Man
chester Guardian. It 10 feared that
the little Spanish princess Il totally
deaf. and unless this can be corrected
she will probably never be able e
speak.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
Grape a Prolific Grower.

There are about 40 species Of grapes
in the world, more than half Of which
are found in North America. rev
other plants on this continent grow
wild under such varied conditions ano
over such extended areas.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-10
Birds Foreshadowed BattIe,

It is said that in the tower Of King
Charles VIII of France, the battle
that was fought between the French
and the Britons, in which the Britons
were defeated, was foreshadowed by q
skirmish between magpies and Jack
DAVIS.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
DEMOCRATS ROW
They Cannot Get Together on
Black Hills Postoffice

Hot Springs. Dec. 12 -The demo-
Gratis have the fractional end of politics
nowadays. The postofices are the
rocks that split assunder all the hal
mony and peace that has possessed
them. With two good p~ostofice sp-
pointments in this county, at this
place and Edgemont, the democracy
of this county is At Edge
mont j. w. Apologize had been en-
dorsed by the county organization fol
postmaster, but fate was against him
and he failed of confirmation by the
senate. In this city G. 8. Eastman.
longtime chairman o. county demo-
crazy, is u candidate for the post
Office, as is also A. w. Riordan,
mayor of the city and all his life. as
his friends declare. ne has carried
hay to the mule" The scramble has
gone pact the stage of petitions aud at
the recent mass convention of the
democratic majority most people
thought that Eastman would continue
to ride in the saddle of the o~rganiza.
ton, but the time had come when
Riordan wanted to ride awhile. So
he gathered his cohorts alb mt him,
together with the anti Ap plegate ele-
ment of Edgemont. and behold the
old order change and now Riordan is
in the saddle as state proposal CON-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
HIS FUNERAL
Planned by Judge Van Dalsen
Who Died at Huron

Huron, Dec. l3.-Judge Henry A.
Van Dalsem, of Huron, who died a
few days ago from heat failure, left
among his papers full instructions re-
garding his own funeral and burial
arrangements and his wishes were
carried out, go far AS possible, in
every detail, Judge Van Dalsem
was an old resident. a prominent
man and u writer of ability, although
poor health for some years had pre-
vented him from engaging actively
in any vocation. His widow, DR..
Frieda Van Dalsem, survives him. 1t
is evident that he was fully aware of
bis condition from the letter he left,
giving full funeral directions and stat
ing his own philosophy OF life and
death, rs it was, over four years ago.
The letter read:
The prevailing system of burial be-
ing false In import, foolish in form
and extrsvagant in display. herein
and hereby protest against its observ-
ance in my case and fpr me, and re-
cord my desire as follows:
l. Let not my body be embalmod
nor in any manner prepared for exhibit
ton. Nature having spoken, let me
return to the dust modestly. unmuti-
lated and unmixed with so called pre-
servatives.
2. Let my burial be private. my
remains being borne from my home
to the grave followed only by those
who know and love me enough not
to forget me when l am gone from
view.
8. Let no costly bouquets and
mounds Of murdered flowers be sacri-
feed to do me hollow honor. In life
/ have loved flowers and ia death /
would not ravaee or destroy them.
Give your flower money to the poor
and needy.
8. Let no 90 called Sermon be
preached over me. No perfunctory
encomiums nor condolences st either
them or me who are in actual interest.
No pulpiteer knows them nor me, nor
auyht at the world or condition "a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-13

ONE from eating food prepared from
moldy corn.
Huron-The South Dakota booster
car to be taken through the northern
part of Iowa by immigration Commits
sioner Charles McCaffree, is being out
fitted ana decorated in the Northwest
ern yards in this city, and on Monday
of next week the first step in the trip
will be taken. The car, outftted with
displays of industrial products of this
state and many views from different
parts OF the state. will visit at a uuni.
Der of the c. & w. towns through
the northern part of the state of Iowa.
A moving picture machine is one of
the features of the equipment. and a
free show will be given in the even
ing in each town visited. Both view
and moving pictures made in South
Oak ota will he shown at each stop,
literature will be distributed and
everything possible to boost the indus
trial advantages of his state Will pe
done.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
STATE NEWS

Pierre-The right of the state to tax
the personal property of Indians hold
ing lands under allotment is to be
raised by Walter Swift Bird, an Indian
resident of Dewey county, and it is ex-
pected that the case will 20 To the
United States supreme court before it
is settled. Its findings will fix the
taxing rights of states in regard to land
allotments for Indians all over the
west.
White River-Gray wolves. which
were the pest of the former great
ranges Of western South Dakota, are
becoming quite numer Gus along White
river in this vicinity and are causing
losses to the homesteaders and ranch
ers. Instances have become known
where recently these fierce animals
have killed one and two. year-o i cattle.
they being strong enough to attack
and kill cattle and colts.
Yankton-After a chase across a
number of states, to within sight Of
Kentucky. Sheriff Rathgeber has re-
turned to Yankton. having in custody
Curtis Shelton. wanted here for high
way robbery, his victim being Adel-
bert Lister, who was badly beaten up
in the fight that took place before he
gave mp his v~aluables. Shelton and
his wife worked at the state hospital.
They fed after the robbery. fearing
arrest, and could not be located until
Mrs. Shelton wrote friends here.
Sheriff RathG cher left at once for the
place. Anna. ILL.,, and captured Shell
ton. At Missouri Valley shelton
jumped through a car window. after
breaking the glass, and gave the
Yankton county sheriff an exciting
chase, by auto, of ten miles before
be was captured. de is now in
county Jail awaiting trial in circuit
court.
Mitchell-peilagra is prevalent in
many communities in South Dakota
where its existence 10 not suspected.
declared DR.. g. g.. Adams. staff
physician at the state insane hospital.
at Yankton, speaking before the
Mitchell district Of the State Medical
society. Reports of patients treated
at the YAnkton hospital. said DR..
Adams, showed conclusively that they
had been brought there suffering with
the disease and that it must be prsva-
lent in different parts of the state.
At the present time there are twelve
patients at Ysnkton who have the dis.
ease. Several have died from its
ravaRes. Until a few years ago.
comparatively little was known about
the disease. which is especially COM
mon in the southern states. Medical
authorities differ on ito cause, although
the generally accepted theory 10 that Il
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-13

which | go. wherefore his convention
al ministerial batteries must be as idle
in death as they have always been dis
tasteful to me in life.
5. Let no one wear mour ming for
me. Death is not a calamity. but as
natural as life and equally a part of
the divine plan. Pity the living, not
the dead, who, for all we know, are
fuller of life than ever. AS for me.
since God calls. l go. believing. that
all..is we'll. Therefore. do not weep
and noun, but trust Inc to him
whom | trust with all that is mine,
either here o. hereafter. Let these
things be as | have said. end SO fare
we'll, and God be with you.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
Convict Makes BOGUS Coin.

Nashville. Tenn That II convict In
the tennessee state prison has been
cnga"ed la ,onnterfeiting operations
WAS discovered when the prison an.
thorities found the remainder Of plas.
ter Of paris molds for small coins In
the cell of Sam Howerton. serving a
sentence for murder. The authorities
began their search on information fur
nished by another convict. Howertcn,
Ii Is said. melted the metal by means
of a wire attached to an electric light
In his cell.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-13

mitteeman. and therefore will go to
Pierre prepared to make medicine
that will heal all wounds that have
been inflicted upon him in the past.
1t seems to be a foregone conclusion
that they will name Harry Candy, who
is now receiver Of the land office at
Rapid City, as their candidate for con-
gress, and George Randall. of Rapid
City, may land the nomination for
governor, although he lie only a re-
ceptive candi1ate-wanting and hop
ing for a harmonious selection of
candidates.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
J. JOHNSON

timber in the national forest near here,
will endeavor to revenge himself upon
the complainants when he completes
his term and Is released. he will
finish his term In Z few days.
Many here are convinced that Fier-
son ID insane and they fear hs will con.
tinue his practice Of setting Ere to
property a. % as he gains his free
dom. he also has expressed personal
enmity against Z number OF individu.
als, Who fear hs may try to do them
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-13

bodily injury.
Feeling has become so strong in
the community against Piersou that
there have been threats of mob law
IL he retarns here aud tries any
funny business" In spite of the
feeling here that Pierson is insane,
the county board of insanity hss lie.
fused to order him being committed to
the state hospital. There Is some talk
Of deporting him to Sweden, where it
10 said 10 10 heir to q small fortune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-13
FEAR VENGEANCE
Black Hills Settlers Afraid Of
Man Now IN Jail

Englewood, Dec. l2.-Residents OF
this place and vicinity are living in
terror for fear that Gus Pierson. m
aged wood chopper who is serving .
tsein Il jail Tor setting = 6rs to the