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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-10-29

Hughes County reports that
there are only three persons teach
ing school in that county whom
certificates is lower than a Second
Grade, and that these three per-
sons are under contract to secure
a higher grade of certificate at
the November examination or to
give up teaching. This is a very
good good record indeed and we
wish that Bon Homme County
could show as much.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
John d. Is Assessed on
Estate of $500, 900, 900

Cleveland - John D. Fackler and
William Agnew, deputy state taxation
officers for Cuyahoga county, went to
the home of John D. Rockefeller on
Forest Hill, East Cleveland, Wednes-
day, and filed a written demand on
him that he pay taxes on his personal
property, estimated at 5000, 600, 900,
into the treasury of this county.
They contend that under the Warnes
tax law Mr.. Rockefeller, by residing
in the county the greater part of the
preceding IL months, has made him
self liable to taxation here.
The total of Mr.. Rockefeller's per-
sonal property is as great as the en-
tire tax duplicate of the county.
The tax officers did not see Mr..
Rockefeller personally, but left let
ter notifying him of their demands
with members of his household. The
officers place Rockefeller's tax at $12,-
900, 900.
Virgil P. Kline, attorney for Rookie
Teller, said:
"Mr. Rockefeller is legal resident
of the state of New York. He has
not maintained residence in Cleve-
land for a quarter of century. He
has already paid his taxes for the cur
rent year in New York. -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Early Operation Is Only
Hope for Cancer Patients

Pittsburg - Warning against blind
faith in the cure of cancer by radium
was voiced by D. Edward Reynolds, of
Boston, at public educational meet
ing of the American Society for the
Control of Cancer. DR.. Reynolds, who
is vice president of the New England
Medical Society, asserted there is no
evidence that radium had cured one
advanced case of cancer. According
to his view, the radium treatment of
cancer is, up to the present time, an
experiment and successful results have
been obtained chiefly in the treatment
of external cancers, particularly Of
the skin.
The first principle in the treatment
Of cancer, DR.. Reynolds said, is the
extreme danger Of delay, and thus far
a thoroughly qualified operation seems
to hold out the only hope for cure.
Frederick II. Hoffman, statistician
for leading life insurance company,
gave statistical evidence to support
the warning to seek early operative
treatment. He cited figures to show
that the records of hospitals tend to
prove the assertion that the earliest
possible operation seems to offer the
only hope for cure.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
All Asiatic Exclusion
Amendments Are Killed

Washington, D. C. - Asiatic exclu-
sion agitation was quieted, temporar-
lily at least, in the house after heat
ed debate that brought both Republi-
can and Democratic leaders to the
floor with pleas for calmness and de-
liberation. By overwhelming votes
the house stripped from the immigra-
tion bill under consideration all
amendments that would have placed a
bar against Asiatic immigration.
The action was taken after Repub-
lican Leader Mann, Representative
Sherley, of Kentucky, and other lead
ers made vigorous fight to overcome
the sentiment which expressed itself
by vote of Ill to 80 in favor of the
perfection of an amendment to exclude
Mongolians, Malays and negroes. The
speakers insisted there should be no
hasty action that might embarrass the
State department in its relations with
Japan.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
True to Yankee Traditions.

Gu0 " 0uN0O I00bSsOusOs
A long-felt want has been supplied
by an enterprising New Jersey farmer
who owns some land of doubtful value
within easy reach Of New York city.
The pioneer in a new life Of endeavor
had noticed that city hunters were
greatly handicapped in their efforts
by having to tramp over q much great
er area than they should to accom-
plish q very little shooting. Plainly
the situation demanded the services Of
an efficiency engineer. SO he as
sumed the Job. He wire-fenced about
fifteen acres Of his most worthless
brush land; stocked 1t with modest
assortment of Belgian hares and per-
mitted the idea and ground to lie fal
low for three years. Then he allowed
it to become known that he would per-
NIT shooting over his covers by city
sportsmen on the basis Of payment
Of 80 cents for every rabbit" shot
Gothamite hunters jumped at the OPP
portunity, and the original genius Is
now busy booking dates and collecting
half-dollars. And still there are those
who maintain that the day OF opportu-
nifty for the man of modest means has
passed
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
New Post-Giaciai Lake.


A new post-glacial lake has been
discovered at the mouth OF the River
Tyne, in England. The lake STANDS
about 100 feet above sea level and Gov
ers a square mile. It's existence was
discovered apparently as the result OF
excavations during quay building.
The series Of deposits begin about 90
feet above sea level. and are 20 feet
thick in places. A peculiar series OF
~concretions and stalactite inhltrar
ttons" were found In the sands ana
clays. and many specimens OF vegeta-
bla remain In stu 20 feet below the
surface. Post-glacial lakes, or their
remains are more or less abundant an
over the area originally covered Dy
the great ice sheet Of the glacial ep-
och 90 that the mere discovery OF the
old beaches Of another is not thing
OF great geological Importance. the
location Of this "Tyne-mouth' one ana
its height above sea level give II spe-
cial interest, however.-NeW fofA
Evening Post
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Autographs on : Rubbish Heap.

Autographs on . Rubbish Heap.
The discovery Of some valuable au-
toeraph letters Is reported from Ar
ehero (Sardinia). A quantity OF rub
bish had been recently discharged on
. heap In q field. when an army neu-
tenant who CHANGED to be passing Dy
canght sight OF what appeared 70 %
Garibaldi's signature on letter. ne
proceeded to examine number g.
ietters among the rubbish. and founo
that they were all genuine autosrapn
latters written By Garibaldi. Cavour'
Maxxini King Carlo Alberto, King vlc-
tor Nmmanuel and others. bearing
mainIy on the history OF the perloo
1870 to 1860, and subsequent expert
Examination Il reported 70 have e
tah1iahed tie TACT that the documents
ara 81 real historical value apart nom
thsar obvious interest as autographs
r. Il stated that tho letters oeioneeu
Is ia tamily * Piccinelli. z house
a {, recently extinct which piayea
a important part during re azs q
le1lian fndopeuiIl - " ''ss
~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
unexpected Gift.

He was a shy young man. but IN hh
heart there ragged consuming passion
for the fair Florence. On his way
home from the city he managed to
screw his courage up sufficiently to
enter jewelers. shop and purchase q
small gift for the lady of his heart.
! This, he hoped, would pave the way
to the popping of the great question.
That night he called at her house
and found her alone. Producing a
small, square box from his pocket, he
said nervously:
II have ventured to bring you q
small present, Miss Finn, but am
afraid that perhaps 1t will not fit your
finger. Will you try it on?"
ooh, DEAR" said the girl. blushing
most becomingly, this is quite unex-
pected! Why, never dreamed that
you really cared enough
Poor fool! Instead Of grasping the
opportunity in both hands, he opened
the box and produced thimble! Then
the thermometer dropped about ten
degrees.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Fashions Play Havoc
With Health of Girls

San Francisco - Mrs. William E..
Magee, head Of the women's depart
ment Of physical education at the Uni
versity Of California, was emphatic in
saying that the physical training Of
women is neglected to an appalling de-
gree, and that the dictates Of fashion
are destroying the old ideal of wo-
manly grace.
Other instructors of the department
concur in this opinion.
Five out Of every six women en-
terlng the university" said Mrs. Ma
gee, when examined this year were
found to be afflicted with fiat feet or
broken arches. This is due directly to
the high-heel shoes which fashion de-
crees.
Last year we had an epidemic of
deranged internal organs, caused by
tight lacing.
Curvature of the spine is common,
and, while it could be easily prevented
by exercise and sensible dressing, it
takes year to correct even a minor
case.
"Girls coming to the university to-
day show a decided increase in such
deformities as crooked necks, crooked
spines, round shoulders and fiat chests.
All of these are imputed at once to the
slouchy pose which is fashionable.
The new way in which women have to
stand to be fashionable is dangerous to
their health"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
a0I1SE ACCEPTS
llLITERACY TEST
lnnroyes Features Of lmmigra-
III tion Bill 241 to 126.
o;, ;s Same as One Vetoed by Pres
D dent Taft-Applicants Must
Read Test Card.

uoobington, D. C.-The Burnett i'm
;~ration bill, prescribing a literacy
ns s for applicants to admission to the
t M;+od States, was passed by the
t Ur. Wednesday afternoon, by a vote
n 9os1 to 1875. All proposed amend
VI .rts relating to the exclusion of Ash
l a+;c immigrants previously had been
As the bill passed it provides that
uorv immigrant admitted to the
INIT States must be able to read
'I4ho English language, or some other
,,nmage or dialect, including Hebrew
10 ,, yidjish." 1t prescribes that each
Oanlicant for admission must read a
a gip on which are printed between 80
and 40 words.
'I IN its present form this measure
.o.sod the house and the senate in the
1ost congress, but was vetoed by Pres
;d Taft. A similar bill was vetoed
~ President Cleveland's second admin
;.tration. Supporters of the bill are
oonfdent it will again pass the senate,
sitbough President Wilson has let it
bp known that he does not approve the
lteracy test.
Onn3nents of the literacy test
fought desperately to the last, but on
. last effort to eliminate the test from
the bill they we're defeated, lao to
939. The final vote came at the end
Of day of vigorous debate, which on
several occasions threatened to cause
serious trouble.
Representative Burnett, of Ala
hama, in charge Of the bill, tried to
hasten the debate and frequently
moved to proceed and shut off the dis
cussion. On one occasion Representa-
tive Manahan, of Minnesota, comment
ed on what he called the unfairness
with which the bill had been driven
through.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Navy Ranks Filled By
Numerous Enlistments

Washington, D. C.-For the first
time since the Civil War, the enlisted
complement of the navy allowed by
law has been filled and hereafter only
specially qualified applicants for the
navy will be accepted.
Secretary Daniels made this an
nouncement with some pride. He
attributed it to the adoption in the
navy of the general system of educa-
ton of the enlisted men; to the popu-
larity of the recent European cruise OF
the fleet and to the knowledge on the
part of young men of the approaching
cruise Of the Atlantic fleet to the San
Francisco exposition.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Scientist Believes Great
Steps In Near Future

Paris-Professor Paul Ehrlich, the
noted German scientist, who is spend
ing his vacation in Paris, is engaged
in experimenting on a remedy for
sleeping sickness and believes he will
be successful in his research. With
regard to the advances Of science, he
said:
81 am convinced that the next ten
years will see immense progress in the
treatment Of contagious diseases by
radium and the X-ray, which still are
imperfectly Investigated. Perhaps
cancer will be conquered. The new
discoveries will be along the lines OF
chemico- radio therapy. !"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Graft Among Public
Men ArOuses Japan

Tokio-The public prosecutor and q
naval commission have opened inquir-
les into the charges Of naval corrup-
ton. The naval commission is headed
by Admiral Baron Shigeto Dewa, and
will inquire into the allegations that
Vice Admiral Koichi Fujii. ex-naval
attache at Berlin, and other officers,
had received Illicit commissions on
contracts.
While certain opposition groups are
attempting to make use of the charges
in an effort to discredit and overthrow
the ministry, there is no doubt that
the public has been aroused over the
allegations and will exact q rigid IN
vestigation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Alaska Steamer Lost;
All on Board Saved

Prince Rupert, B. C. : The steam
ship Vadso, of the Union line, Captain
Richardson, sank in Nasoga Gulf,
Portland Canal, at 8 :45 a. m. Thurs
day. The boat, en- route for Candy
Bay, in heavy storm, hit a rock,
sinking in half an hour in ITO faith
OmS. Twenty-six persons on board
we're all saved, reaching here by the
steamship Venture.
The slippers own story of the sink
ing is that the Vadso struck in wild
storm when it was still dark. The
steamer Immediately began to fill.
Many of the crew we're in their hunks,
and had only time to get few per-
sOnal effects and lower away small
boats. All of the freight, including a
big coal shipment, was lost. The sur
Vivors reached Arrandale cannery,
where they were picked up.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Rumblings Arouse Fear.

Oroville, Cal. The residents in the
vicinity of Cinder Cone, Lassen coun-
ty, are greatly alarmed over rumblings
Of wierd and uncanny nature which
seem to come from the depths Of the
lava beds that surround that section.
The only explanation given is that
thew are the result of volcanic ac-
ton. The people believe the vol
canic upheaval was comparatively re-
cent and that not far under that crust
4 volcano still is smoldering. Stock
men a year ago reported they had seen
flames and smoke issuing from assures.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
LIFTS EMBARGO
ON WAR SUPPLIES
Mexicans May Secure Arms and
Ammunition in u. S.
Huerta Gains Little by New Order
Rebels Will Benefit-Expect
to End Struggle Soon.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 3.-Presi-
dent Wilson has decided to lift the
embargo on expectation of arms to
Mexico.
A proclamation under the authority
OF the congressional resolution of 1912,
which will restore the status of the
arms question to where both the HUI
reta forces and constitutionalists may
import arms from the United States
will soon be issued from the White
House.
General Carranza and other leaders
of the rebels have repeatedly declared
in the past that the lifting of the en-
barge would mean the prompt over
throw of the Huerta regime. They
maintained that Huerta had the ad-
vantage, in that he could import arms
freely from other countries, and since
the only source for the rebels, which
was across the United States border,
was cut off by Wilson's order, they
were left on an unequal footing.
The rebels have been depending
largely for their supply of munitions
upon such as they could take from the
Huerta forces that they conquered.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
LOOKING ON BRIGHTEST SIDE
w .c SEEM From This That the
1919 = Undergoing sometaluo
o. IN Improvement.

LONDON fogs are reported IN IA
living less unpleasant. ana : con.
temporary refers to 4 ~ma-rsd -
S.osement N their quality" Il this
upnonious way Of talking Of the nut
- q lie becomes general we
may shortly expect the follov,ng.
iai1ng with a onelegsed sailor et
me COCKS yesterday, we learned that
=. late years there has been a mark.
- Improvement In the quality OF the
kDites supplied in the Indian
ocean. Not only are the creaturaa
Quicker Of the mark, but a great deal
more snap has of late been intro.
.ouced into the performance from star
to finish. - 80
u Is pleasant to be able to report a
marked Improvement In the quality Of
the squalls Of our neighbor's baby.
Inc pauses during which one feared
that the child would choke ara now Of
less frequent occurrence, and the loud
est snr1eks are timed to coincide less
e4actly with our struggles with parti-
cularly tricky sentences. Greater 40
complishment, too. Is being shown in
the tremolo passages. Our wife also
reports q marked Improvement in the
quality OF the hawkers in our neigh
Dorhood. The clothes prop which one
OF them recently thrust In the door.
way to prevent the closing of the door
proved to be easily breakable when
the door was slammed, and the Dor
ton left inside burned quite easily
and saved at least one shovelful Of
coal.
London pedestrians are loud IN
praise Of the marked Improvement In
the quality Of the mud supplied by our
motor buses. It Is now comparatively
rare to meet man who spends more
than two hours daily in brushing his
Clothes, and many OF the best people
have been able to reduce the wages of
their Wallets In consequence. Few
things have pleased us 80 much as the
recent marked improvement in the
quality Of the colds and influenza in
the metropolis. In fact, since the in
surance act, more than one man has
laid up with them of his own accord.
and found the time of his incapacita-
ton pass quite pleasantly.
This general amerlioration in the
conditions Of life was first observed
In the summer, when a marked i'm
provement was noticed in the insects
supplied at all the leading pichics. Tea
la nudge proved itself for the first
time q far from unpleasant beverage.
and even the wasps in the jam sci
dom got as far as the esophagus- "a
kindly abstention that has won them
the respect of all true nature lovers
London Opinion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Civil Supervision Urged.

Il, washington, D. C.-Secretary Dam
M Ms continued his discussion of the
, na'lon naval policy before the house
. .ss affairs committee, outlining the
"4 D of the government navy-yards.
Nj, representative Buchanan, of Illi-
n nI,s: asserted that the practice Of
r naval officers as commandments
H. II navy-yards costs the government
ss s price OF a battleship every year in
sr ,s,ency. He urged that civilian
v,s sSl'S De placed in charge of the
MUS Secretary Daniels said the
''T T presented a grave problem.
q, tue ~ ~ secretary again was questioned
e,n W. 'ne relative strength of the navy
4pafed to the fleets of other powers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Eastern Eggs Prove to
Be Chinese Product

San Francisco-The Sonoma County
Poultry Producers Federation sent a
communication to the San Francisco
BOARD Of supervisors requesting that
O0dy to adopt a drastic ordinance
against the use Of Chinese eggs as
1000 In this city and asking that the
pure food inspectors be ordered to
seize and dump any Chinese eggs into
@e pay If sold in violation of this
regulation when it is adopted.
II Is declared that these eggs are
Uslng sold in San Francisco as east
etn eggs"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Toll Bill May Go Over.

""Snlngton, D. CATER q confer
Nv with President Wilson Senator
Of s vtanan. one of the chief supporters
,oss tteaptlon from tolls for American
ssr, s"lse vessels in the Panama canal,
so r's S the opinion that the ques-
seso ".ulo not be reached during the
dubt :, session of congress. 81
viii !. SAID the senator, whether we
il]s ~ mucn more than pass the trust
ad y. sie agricultural extension bill
einn appropriation bills. This is
plop;.; " De short session. The tolls
''on may be. suspended.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
Mo- place for Nearslahted.

NO PboOO III bNS0s OsObsS~ss
The nearsighted man watched his
friend restore to q portly dowager q
ridiculous little bead bag that she had
dropped as she sailed past their cor
ner OF the room.
II wish" he said plainttvely. that
women could learn not to drop things.
My wife got me into ridiculous
scrape' the other night by not being
able to hold on to her belongings"
How was thatr' his friend In
quiredL
TT was at the opera" continued
Benedick, .and In the middle Of the
first act Carrie let her opera glasses
slip on her lap. She asked me to get
them. looked down and though /
saw them under the seat In mont Of
her.
II grabbed them. but they didn't
come at once, and there was sQueal
from the woman In 'front.' Il was the
heels OF her little slippers ! had
grabbed. and nearly tipped her out of
her seal
-Shs got hysterical and had p %
ont until she Gained down. O. ~
: merry evening!"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
FLYERS TO TRY
TO CIRCLE GLOBE
Panama Pacific Exposition Will
Offer $4,000 in Prizes.
Time Limit Of 50 Days Start From
San Francisco in May, 1916
Feat Is Possible.

San Francisco - Three hundred
thousand dollars and perhaps more will
be offered in prizes to aeronauts who
race around the world in any type of
motor-driven air craft under the aus
pieces of the Panama Pacific Interna-
tional exposition company. OF this
sum $3.50. 900 will be offered direct BY
the exposition company and subscrip-
ton arrangements on foot for secur-
ing the remainder are said to indicate
an even larger sum than $500, 900.
1t is said to be the largest prize
fund ever offered for a single sporting
event.
The race, the climax of the worlds
aeronautical activities thus far, is to
start early in May, 1915.
Contestants will have 90 days in
which to make the flight of approx
mately $4,000 miles around the globe.
The race is to start and finish on the
grounds of the Panama Pacific EXPOSE
ton and the course lies east from San
Francisco.
The route as now outlined crosses
the Atlantic Ocean, England, France,
Germany, Russia, Japan and the Pa
cific Ocean, touching the worlds larg-
est capitals, the Arctics, the sub-trop-
les of the Orient, and the Siberian
wastes. Specifically the line runs
from San Francisco through Reno,
New, Cheyenne, Wyo., from there
either to Kansas City, St. Louis, or
Chicago, on to New York.
The Atlantic Ocean is conceded to
be the most formidable stretch in the
race. 1t will be essayed from Belle
Isle, small point between Newfound-
land and Labrador. Cape Farewell,
Greenland, the next stop, barring a
drop into the water, 610 miles away,
and from Cape Farewell to Reyjavik,
Iceland, is 670 miles further. One
more jump to Storaaway, in the He
brides is $40 miles, and the Atlantic
has been crossed.
That none of these three distances
is impossible, aero experts assert, is
shown by recent flight of Garros, the
French aviator, who did 600 miles
over the Mediterranean from Cannes
France, to Tunis, Africa.
From the Hebrides to Edinburgh,
London, Paris, Berlin, Warsaw, St.
Petersburg, Moscow and along the
Siberian railway down into Man.
churia and Corea and across into jap
an, runs the line of the flight. From
Northern Japan to Kamschatka, with
varying routes across the little gap of
80 miles which separates Asia from
North America no obstacle likely to
be met is unsurmountable, it is de-
clared. Vancouver, B. c., Seattle and
Tacoma, Portland, Or, and San Fran
cisco again-and the world is belted.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-02-13
KarIuk Life Belt Found.

Washington, D. ca life preserv-
a. bearing the name sKarluk, the
vhalinr vessel on which Vilh1almar
Stefansson, the Artic explores, sailed.
and which was last reported IA Angus.
"A Point Barrow, the northernmos.s
noint Of Alaska, has been Masneo
ashore It Kivalini, Alaska This was
reDorted to the United 6tates bureau
a. Sdnestion b1 NiIIiz Lopp. CHIEF
az lie bureeu's Alaska divislon.