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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-06

FOR SALE carloads Of window and door
screens and al kinds OF screen material at
lowest prices; screens from l5e Up. Screens
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-06
COUNTRY BOARD.
Observation-Disclosures.

HIGHEST cash prices paid Tor wern gar
ments; either ladies' or gents: send poslaI.
viii cali. 2. TARSHES. 1908 9Th 81 & NJ
Phone North 49, nhso-tf
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
RECORD WHEAT YIELD
FOR LARGE ACREAGE

Dayton, Aug. 21.-Records for big
grain yields on large acreages were
broken this week, when 200 acres Of
wheat, grown by Wesley Lloyd, near
Waits burg, yielded an average of 60
bushels an acre, or 10000 bushels. Sew
eral 60-bushel yields have been report
ed since harvest commenced in the
valley, but this is the most remark
able, in that the entire 200 acres yield
ed so high an average
The wheat is the Pullman Hybrid
No. 1913, and is said to be the first crop
of this variety ever raised in this To-
cality. It was an experiment on the
part of Mr.. Lloyd. Mr.. Lloyd has not
sold his crop, although he has been
made offers. He is one of the many
farmers who predict a better wheat
market before spring.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
JAMES J. HILL OFFERS
PRIZES FOR BEST GRAINS

State College, Pullman, Aug. 21.-
The state experiment station, at Pull
man, has been advised from the head
offices of the Great Northern railway,
at St. Paul, that ]. J. Hill will give
cash prizes for the best specimens of
grains and grasses grown within
twenty-five miles of the Great North
ern railway in Washington, to be ex-
hibited at the national corn exposi-
ton in Omaha, December to 10.
First, second and third prizes of SIS,
81 and SO, respectively, are offered for
the following exhibits:
Spring wheat, Fife, Bluestem, or
Durum; winter wheat, red or white;
oats, barley and field peas, any va
riety; flax; corn, both flint and dent,
ten ears each; timothy seed, common
red clover, and alsike clover, alfalfa
seed.
First, second and third prizes of Sc,
81 and 81, respectively, are offered for
sheaf exhibits not less than four
inches at top band, as follows: Wheat,
oats, barley, flax, timothy, common
red clover, and alsike clover; corn in
stalk, and alfalfa.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
ALASKAS GOLD LESS IN
VALUE THAN HER COAL

Baltimore, Aug. 21.-While Alaska s
gold reserves are large they are in no
way unique, for refined gold is the
same, whatever the source. In the
matter of coal resources, Alaska has
no competitor, says the American. Its
store of high-grade fuel cannot be
equaled in quality west of the Rock
ies-in fact, to find anthracite and BIZ
luminous coal which compares in fuel
value with that of Alaska, one must
come east to Pennsylvania.
A surveyed area of about 100 square
miles is known to be underlain by
these Goals, and it is probable that
further investigation may show an
extens ion of the field. A rough esti-
mate of quantity within this surveyed
area gave 6,OOO,OOO,OOO tons, or more
than one and half times the entire
production of Pennsylvania since coal
mining began. It is fair to assume
that this coal is worth 81 ton, which
would make it's total value about 40
times as great as the entire gold out
put of Alaska to the present time.
These Goals are practically untouch-
ed, for the only coal mining in Alaska
is that of some lignites for local use.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
NEWSPAPER CONTESTANTS
Enjoy THEMSELVES AT FAIR

Seattle. Aug. 21.-The beauties OF
tbe Alaska Yukon-Pacific Exposition
and the Puget Sound country are be-
ing enjoyed by members of newspaper
contest parties from every part OF the
country who have visited Seattle the
past two months.
Hundreds of contestants have jour-
neyed by steamer to Victoria, van
couver, Port Townsend, Bellingham
and Anacortes. Others have enjoyed
the side trips to the San Juan islands,
Deception Pass, Olympia, Hoods
Canal and the various points OF inter-
est.
A great source of attraction has
been the voyage to the canneries at
Bellingham, where visitors are admit
ted. The Puget Sound navy yard, one
of the most popular of the short ex-
cursion trips on the Sound, has been
visited by thousands of tourists from
every part of the world. A majority
of the contest parties have made this
trim and Wis tied the canneries at Bel
bingham as we'll.
Out at the Exposition three or four
days may be profitably spent in sight
seeing. The exhibit buildings are we'll
worth seeing and at night the Pay
Streak is crowded with a happy
throng of people. The illumination OF
the buildings and grounds is a fea-
ture.
The concerts by Liberati and other
musical organizations with a national
reputation is a big drawing card. The
display of fireworks at Seattle is the
greatest ever offered to exposition
crowds and other special features
serve to hold the attention of expo
sition visitors.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
Washington State News

The Kiona bridge, which has been
condemned as unsafe, but which has
nevertheless served for the heavy traf
fic of the North Coast road, is under
going repairs.
After working all night, men sue.
ceeded in extinguishing a grain fire
on Samuel Loney's farm, near Walla
Walla. The blaze started from a
threshing engine. Over 500 bushels
of wheat was burned.
Governor Hay has appointed w. V.
Tanner, assistant attorney general, as
delegate to the national convention
for the uniformity of legislation. At
torney Tanner is also delegate to the
National Bar Ass ociation, which meets
in Detroit.
Judge Norman S. Buck, member
of the lower house of the Washing.
ton legislature, died at Spokane Fri.
day. Judge Buck was pioneer resi-
dent of this district and of the Occur
dAlene mining district, and was wide
ly known and popular.
AS a result of the visit to that place
of the state railroad commission on
their trip about the state last May, an
order has been issued to the Great
Northern Railroad Company requiring
the company to erect new depot at
Newport.
A committee representing the Ho-
GUAM city council appeared before
the county board of equalization last
week and was successful in having
the assessed valuation of tide lands
and acreage in the city raised from
25 to 100 per cent. The increase will
be approximately 100000.
Special orders have been sent out
by State Fire Warden Welty instruct
ing all deputies to arrest campers who
do not extinguish fires that are near
timber and all those who burn slash
ings without permits. He states that
these orders are necessary at this
time owing to the warm weather.
Six state banks in this state have
surplus and undivided profits in ex-
cess of capital stock, according to a
compilation just made by the New
York Financier. These six state banks
are six out of GIG in the United States
making that showing. The only states
making better showings than Wash
ington were Oregon and New York.
third place.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
HENEY SECURES DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION AT SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, Aug. 21-The final
completed count of the votes in the
city's direct primary show that Fran
els ]. Heney won the democratic nomi-
nation for district attorney, while
Charles M. Fickert gained the nomina.
ton on the republican and union labor
tickets for the same office. 1t is ex-
pected that a hot campaign will be
waged for the district attorneyship
this fall and the continuation of the
graft prosecutions will be brought for
ward as probably the most prominent
issue. The supporters of Heney con-
tend that the pros ecutions will depend
upon the election. Fickert so far is
non-committal on the subject.
The vote for district attorney was
as follows: Republicans Fickert, II y
65S; Heney, 1854.
The democrats 1884; Flick
ers $3.50.
Union labor party-Fickert, 1886;
Heney, ga.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
FREE PLANTING IN KITTrTAS
TO REACT LARGE TOTAL

Ellensburg, Aug. 21-A conserva-
tive estimate made from data secured
from property owners of the valley is
that $4,000 fruit trees will be planted
in the valley next spring. Farmers
will lay out 1000 acres in fruit next
year, and most of the land set to trees
will be in small five and ten-acre
tracts.
According to the tree statesmen who
are in the city, winter apples are in
greatest demand in the valley. The
proportion of apple trees is estimated
at from SO to Is per cent.
Other fruits are in lesser demand,
but peach trees will be set out in num-
bers next year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
UTAH SENDS FIVE
BIG SPECIALS TO FAIR

At an expense of $4,000, half of
which is contributed by single pub.
lic-spirited citizen, Col. D. C. Jacklipg
the copper king of Utah, five special
trains bearing 1000 persons, left Salt
Lake City on the night of August q
for record run to the Alaska-Yukon.
Pacific Exposition.
The first train bore the governor,
his personal staff, family and friends
To this train was attached the private
palace of Col. lacking, which he has
placed at the disposal of the governor
for this trip, the owner of the car be.
ing one of the guests.
The second train bore the high
school cadets, 500 strong, together
with their own band, signal corps and
staff officers.
The third train was entirely occu.
pied by the world-renowned Taber.
nacle choir of 300 voices and their
friends, while the remaining two
trains brought the Chamber of CON-
merce, Board of Trade and other mu.
nicipal organizations, state officials
and visitors generally.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
DAKOTA INDIAN LANDS
TO BE OPENED IN OCTOb'"

Spokane, Aug 24.-Supt James mt
Witten, who presided over the i', rs.
Indian land drawings, announce .rd
terday that the Cheyenne riV', worth
Standing Rock Indian lands Ill ~. ~ IN
and South Dakota, will be opon Isnset
October. This is the largest '0 - he.
area of Indian lands left unopen. .hirtr
ing ninety miles long and from l. tr
to eighty-four miles WIDE con south
approximately 100000 acres n -
Dakota and 217,OOO in North pa aed IN
Applications will be man4 tor the
much the same manner as ua a
Occur d'Alene and Flathead r essd be
Registration days have been n %. the
tween October 4 and OctoD.' ,ordeeu,
registration points being ~ Mob
Pierre. Lennon, Lebeau a pp,snarcs'
ridge, in South Dakota, anu
N. D. IN drawins
Judge Witten will hold tno tbe ht
of numbers at Aberdeen, . D'
ter week in October.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
PRESIDENTS PROGRAM
WHILE IN SEAT. .

The special events COMMITTEES
Alas ka- Yukon-Pacific Exposition' " The
announced the President Taft dav nas
pram. For several days tbers s pro- pr
been under consideration OH mas
the program on the occasion Of = IN
presidents visit. Many telesr. me
have been exchanged between 1,ams
dent Taft's secretary and tho resi-
ton management, and the proora ~poSl'
approved by the president nroui i as
for an afternoon of recreation 'ues
AS announced, the proer.n,
is subject to change, is as fol,ou "nich
Wednesday evening, Septemha.s
the president will arrive, and win 49,
met at the depot by special con m, oe
tee of exposition, state and cit, li.-
ficials and escorted to the Washin.. VI
hotel, where quarters have boon sun
served. n re'
thursday, September 80, is Taft d.,
at the exposition. The president u u%v
leave the Washington hotel At q VIII
escorted by the officials of the orn n.y.
sltlon and prominent citizens 70 =,
exposition grounds. He will insna e
the various buildings, and partial ~
an informal luncheon at the Evnos: VI
ton Club room, New York State hu;Ia
ing. At 2 p. m. the president will as
dress the people of the state of W.sh
ington and the Pacific Northwest -
the Natural Ampitheater. At tho oon
clusion of the exercises in the Natura,
Amphitheater the president will v;ai.
the Pay Streak, see something NOW
of the exposition, then return 70 W.
hotel in time to rest and dress 70.
dinner at 1870 p. m. in the WASHING
ton State building.
Friday, October 1, will be spent in
formally by the president in VIEWING
the city and in recreation. Frid.v
evening he will leave for Tacoma
The exposition management will nro.
vide number of special features
both in the day and in the evening
for the day of President Taft"s visit
such as special musical programs, spe.
cial Examinations and fireworks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
BIG RED APPLES FOR
WENATCHEE DAY AT FAIR

Wenatchee, Aug. 23.-Wenatchee
day at the A-Y.-P. is to be observed
with appropriate ceremonies, and it is
expected that 1000 people from the
valley will participate in advertising
the home of the big Red Apple" At
a recent meeting of the Commercial
Club, committees were appointed to
take charge of the different details of
the work, and so far they report
reduced fare for the trip, about 81 900
donated for the expense of the under
taking, and special train to carry
the crowd. The Wenatchee band will
accompany the pleasure-seekers, and
1t will also participate in the contests
at the A.-Y.-P. grounds, on September
6.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
NINE THOUSAND DIRECTORS
OE SCHOOLS TO CONVENE

Olympia, Aug. 24.-H. B. Dewey,
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, is making plans to bring together
the 5000 school directors of Washing
ton at the first congress of school di-
rectors to be held in Seattle at the ex-
position on September 81, %, 20. State
superintendent Bell, of Oregon, and
Chamberlain, of Idaho, will be present
to deliver talks, while Elmer E. Brown,
commissioner of education of Wash
ington, D. c., has been invited to be
present. The directors will meet twice
a day in the Good Roads building and
discuss school problems of all kinds.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
Irrigation Committee at Yakima

North Yakima, Aug. 21.-The senate
irrigation committee will reach the
Yakima valley next Thursday, August
70, and will spend Friday and Satur-
day looking over the Sunnyside, Wap-
alto and Tieton projects. This was the
information received by Senator Yves
ley L. Jones from Senator Cooper.
The committee will stop at Prosser on
Thursday evening and will come up
the valley in automobiles the next day
to North Yakima. The Commercial
Club will meet tomorrow TO arrange a
definite program of entertainment.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
WAREHOUSE COMPANIES
REDUCE RATES TO FARMERS

Walla Walla, Aug. 21.-Farmers are
jubilant over the announcement tna'
the warehouse companies doing ousf
ness here have cut their rates to WHAT
they were two years ago, 81 cents d
ton on wheat till the first OF the yea
and 10 cents a month afterward'
The companies started OUT .ni s
summer with an announced rate Oh "
cents a ton for the first thirty ua!'
and 10 cents a month afterWard' 'nu'
making the storage charges the hsH
est on record. i'm
An agreement to store wheat Ill sa
fields is credited with having Drousu'
about the concession. Farmers
clare that they will be prepared nsr
year by owning their own Warenou'''
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Two New Terminals on G. p. r.

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 21.-Next
week, probably Thursday, the Cana
dian Pacific railroad will open for traf-
fic the two spiral tunnels which have
been built between Hector and Field,
at cost of s1,5OO,OO0, in order to re-
duce by half the grade on the western
side of the summit of the Rockies.
The former grade of the big hill was
"A per cent. This announcement was
made yesterday by J. E. Schwitzer,
assistant chief engineer of the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
II. P. SERVICE
DELAYED
MAY NOT RUN TRAINS TO
SOUND AT PRESENT
TIME.
Reason Found in Hill Invasion of
Hartman Territ0ry-Harriman
to Put on Another Fast Trans
continental Train to Portland,
Oregon.

Portland, Ore, Aug. Git is I'M
officially reported that the Inaugural
ton by the Union Pacific of it's train
service over the Northern Pacific to
Puget Soun1 points had been aban-
doned indefinitely. Inability to pro-
cure the neces sary equipment for the
service was the only explanation OBJ
tainable, but the recent announce
meat that J. J. Hill was behind the
Oregon Trunk Line, engaged in con.
structing a railroad into Central Ore
gon, is believed to be the real reason
for the postponement. 1t is also fear
ed for the same reason that the prom
ised settlement of the terminal sltua-
ton and otter points of difference be-
tween the rival railroads, es specially
affecting Portland, may be longer de-
ferred.
Puts on New Fast Train.
Further evidence of the rivalry be-
tween the Hill and Hartman interests
developed with the announcement that
new Chicago train will be
placed in operation over the Union
Pacific. The improved service will be
inaugurated soon. The train will be
known as the Oregon-W Washington
Limited and will be operated on &c.
hour schedule, clipping seven hours
off the operating time of the fastest
train at present on the Union Pacific
run between this city and Chicago.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
Start Work of Harvesting Grain

Walla Walla, Wash, Aug. 21.-Har-
vestlng will be completed in Walla
Walla county within a short time
making this the shortest harvest on
record. This is due to the largo n,n,-
Der OF threshiHg machines in use
many ranchers owning their own ont.
hts. Work of garnering the grain
which formerly cons umed two months
is now completed in fifteen to twenty.
five days.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
Minor Happenings
of the Week

Cuban crops this year are estimated
to be 100000 in value.
The wheat yield in northwestern
states is phenomenal, as high as 70 to
80 bushels per acre in some sectlons.
Seven West Point cadets have been
dismissed for hazing on orders from
President Taft.
Bradstreet's exports commodities
nrices still moving upward and show
ing an increase of about 10 per cent
in ten years.
A rich gold strike is reported in a
new district in Colorado and southern
Wyoming which is said to rival Grip
pie Creek or Leadville.
Brussels-King Leopold has an
nounced that he will place the mod
ern paintings in the royal gallery on
sale next November.
General Won Heeringen, commander
of the second army corps, has been
appointed by Emperor William Prus-
sian minister of war in succession to
General Won Einem, retired.
For the first time in the history of
the city of Vancouver, B. c., bank
clearings for the week ending August
10 averaged over 81 100000 day. The
returns of the corresponding week last
year are almost doubled.
Attorneys for the Venezuelan gov
eminent and the United States &
Venezuelan Company have received
word of the signing in Caracas of the
protocol settling the company's claim
against Venezuela. Venezuela has
agreed to pay the corporation $475, 900.
Yellowston Park is sporting new
geYser. The newcomer, one of the
largest in the park, burst forth in the
lower geyser basin last week, throw
ing immense quantities of boiling wa
ter, mud and steam 200 feet in the
air. The new geyser plays every five
or six hours.
There was sold in New York the
other day a copy of CALIFORNIA; first
newspaper, the Monterey Californian,
says the New York Sun. 1t was dated
December 10, 1916, was crudely print
ed, had four pages, 8 IA by II inches,
and was half in Spanish and half in
English.
A San Antonio, Texas, news item
says: There is every indication that
a fine pecan crop will be harvested
in southwest Texas this year. The
recent rains and overflows have put
the soil in the river bottoms, the fav-
orite ground of pecan trees, in fine
shape.
According to an Ottawa, Ont, dis
ent companies has been effected with
a capital of $25,OOO,OOO. The cement
business in the Dominion has had a
phenomenal development of recent
years. The product in 1892 was 215,-
542 barrels; last year it exceeded A.
100000 barrels.
Imports to Great Britain during the
month of July included the following:
Cattle 1910, value s1,O0S,0S0; sheep
and lambs 541, value $3.50; wheat
1,116,300 cwt., value $2,S10,270; wheat
meal and flour 221,OOO cwt., value
s669,360 bacon 46,eO3 cwt., value
s722,400; hams 6,961 cwt., value $685.
$50; butter 1,121 cwt., value $30,065;
cheese 260,347 cwt., value s3.969,S3O.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
wellman of for Pole

Paris, Aug. 21.-A spec, r.;oste SAY
has been received from l, ,nsran re
ing that according to te lss 1ltabs'
ceived from the captain o. nmerfes1
steamer Thalia, now at Ha ,aft spit
Norway, Walter Wellman ,..;eible bsf
bergen August Is in MS pole.
loon, bound for the Nor'n
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
Home for INDECENT Pressmec

Knoxville, Tenn, Aug. 21,-Tbe Tn.
ternational Pressmen's Union has pur-
chased at chencery court sale the Hale
springs property, located in Hawkins
county Tennessee. 1t is purposed to
establish national home for AGED in
urgent and disabled pressmen and ster.
eotypers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
LewistOn-C larkston Fair

Lewiston, Aug. 23.-The board of
directors of the Lewiston Charleston
Fair Association announce that the
tenth annual fair and racing meeting
will be held on the grounds of the as
ISOLATION, opening Monday, Septem-
Der q, and closing Saturday, October
2, 1909.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
Curtiss Not Surprised.

Mr.. Curtiss was not greatly surpris-
ed when informed that the Wright
brothers had brought suit against the
Aeronautic Society of New York, al
leging that the Curtiss machine in
fringes cartain of their patents. He
said he had known for some time that
something of this nature was contem-
plated, but he failed to see how it
would result in anything but lot of
litigation.
There is nothing to support the
charge of infringement" Mr.. Curtiss
declared. "The best answer to this is
the fact, known to everybody, that we
made public flights in America long
before the Wrights did. This shows
that there could not have been an imi-
tation of their machine by u.s.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
Seattle Market Report
Purchasing Prices

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots, +. o. b. Seattle.
The prices are subject to change with
out notice:
Eggs Select ranch, 36@38S
Poultry-Live hens, 16@17c per Id !:
old roosters, Sc; spring broilers, 10
@2Oc; ducks, &c; geese, &c; live tur-
keys, Zoe; dressed turkeys. 21c.
Potatoes-White River, $2O@25 ton.
Dressed veal - Small, 91a@1Oc /;
large, 7@9Hc.
Dressed pork - Small, 9@91ac;
large, 5@8Hc.
Butter fat-31c per lib.
Ranch butter-29@3Sc.
Spring LANDSLIDE.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
Okanosan County Fair Dates Set

Riverside, Aug. 23.-The Okanogan
County Fair and Racing Association
directors announce that the fair of
1909 will take place on the as socia-
ton grounds September 20 and 30 and
October 1.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-27
Thousand Pounds for Longest Flight

The continental edition of the Lon
don Daily Mail announces a prize of
$4,000 (1,00O pounds) for the aeroplan-
list covering the greatest number of
miles in the year from August Is, 1909,
to August Is, 1910. The number of
fights is unlimited, the prize being
for the total distance covered.