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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
AUTO COLLIDES WITH
A FIRE CHIEFS BUGGY

While responding to fire alarm at
o'clock yesterday morning one Of the
fire department buggies containing Bat
talon Chief Robert Wood and Operator
M. S. Munsen of engine AZ collided with
an automobile at Bush and Kearny
streets and was wrecked, although both
men escaped with few scratches The
automobile was driven by Eddie Han
son, who made an Intellectual attempt
to get out of the way of the buggy
when the crash came. The auto was
badly smashed, but Hanson was un-
hurt.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
.SCHWERIN BIDS
FOR POPULARITY
Promises That Pacific Mail
Will Do Much for
Many Ports
Prospect of Independent Service
Changes Austere Gar
Into Jolly Tar

When the Pacific Mail liner Siberia,
which arrived here yesterday. left the
far east, r. P. Schwerin was still en-
gagged in his task of trying to con-
vince the orient that the Pacific Mail
is its best friend. He has been en-
tertaining chambers of commerce and
other commercial organizations, and
has informed the prominent citizens
of each port he has visited that the
Pacific Mali company intended to make
the development of that port it's par
ticular aim.
1t is also said that Schwerin has
,romised the merchants of Manila to
make that port the oriental terminal
# the Pacific Mail, instead Of Hong
kong. He has promised to establish
Pacific Mail branch instead of an
agency at the Philippine port. and
will do anything in the world for
them If they will please not have any
thing to do with the T. K. X and
the Western Pacific, whose combined
and independent service to be inaugur-
ated with the new year inspired
Schwerin with this sudden desire to
make friends.
MANILA SCHEDULE CHANGED
AS an evidence of good faith to Ma
Mia the schedule for the Pacific Mail
ships has been changed, and every
ship will now call at Manila both out
ward and homeward bound. B. c. How
ard. who is in charge of the Pacific
Mail office at Yokohama, is said to be
slated for the Manila Office.
Schwerin's battle for popularity is
said to have changed the austere czar
into a jolly old sea dog, He is still,
however in the reform business. He
has reformed most of his old rules
out of existence and has designed a
new uniform for the Chinese deck
boys.
CHINESE IN UNIFORM
The four celestials of that rating
on the Siberia exhibited this creation
in San Francisco for the first time
yesterday. Around the collar and
sleeves Of the blouse is a three inch
stripe of ribbon in the Pacific Mail
colors, and around the waist each
Asiatic mariner wears broad scarlet
sash, such as might have delighted the
soul of Captain Kidd. 1t was neces.
sary to use force to persuade the celes-
tials to don the raiment In one case
it was almost necessary to give the
victim an Snaesthetic.
On his voyage out Schwerin noticed
that the ships barber, in tourist cos
tune, was having good time among
the passengers. After designing the
deck boys uniform the versatile gen
eral manager lent his talents to the
task of marking the barber for what
he was and on the homeward trip
that individual carried a sign on his
hat and coat with the word Barber
in three inch letters.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
STOCKTON CAPITALIST
DIES IN THIS CITY
E. p. Pitman Succumbs to
Heart Disease

E. P. Pitman, a capitalist of stockton,
died yesterday morning at the Palace
hotel from heart trouble. He was at
tended by DIR. Julian Waller and DR..
Reuben Hill. Pftman had been i'll for
several years, but he did not consider
his condition serious. He was around
the hotel in good spirits Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Pitman was with her husband
at the time OF his death They came
down from Stockton Wednesday. The
body will be cremated today
Pitman was 80 years old and a na-
tive of Virginia. He had large property
interests in Stockton.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
SCOTTISH THISTLE
CLUB WILL DANCE

Arrangements are being completed
for the annual all night ball of the
San Francisco Scottish Thistle club in
the Auditorium, Fillmore and Page
streets, Thanksgiving eve. Walter G.
Campbell, royal chief, and John A.
Hannay, recorder, are arranging fea-
lures for the affair.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
MEMBERS OF ALLEGED
BURGLAR GANG CAUGHT

William McGilI and Joseph Bruno.
alleged to be members of a gang Of
burglars which has terrOrtzed residents
in the neighborhOod OF the PresidiO
the past month, were arrested and
charged with burglary yesterday. Nc
Gill is charged with the robbery OF
the home Of Murray F. Vandall. 25O9-
FiIbert street, November 4. Minnie
Baach. domestic in the house. who
was locked in a closet by the burglar,
has Identified McGiI
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

MAN SERIOUSLY HURT IN FIGHT -
drunken row among three men at Powell and
Vallejo streets yesterday afternoon landed one
in the hospital and the other two in jail.
John Ortez was kicked in the head and taken
to the central hospital for treatment and
Joseph Higuera and Lawrence J. Varella, who
were both slightly cut by pocket knives are
being held awaiting the result of Ortez's in
juries.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
............ s18s, 7b4

The class c building for which a
permit was issued is the Central Meth
odist church to be erected in O'Farrell
street west of Leavenworth.
Indications are for decided increase
in permits next week.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
WOMAN wANTEp FOR MURDER

Deasy issued a warrant yesterday for the ar
rest Of Mrs Mary G.. Rosenholz on a charge
II murder. The warrant sworn to bv
Leon Marchand who alleges that his wife
Flfse Marchand. died on November s. follow
ing criminal operation performed by Mrs
RosenlIolz
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
BUILDING PERMITS
BELOW THE AVERAGE
Prospects Good for Increased
Activity in Near Future

Building permits for the week were
considerably below the average, as
shown by the following report:
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
MERCHANT MARINE TO BE
SUBJECT OF DEBATE

THE Best Method of Encouraging a
Larger Merchant Marine" will be the
subject of an interscholastic debate
this afternoon in the auditorium OF the
Mission high school, Dolores and
Eighteenth streets, to be conducted
under the auspices of the Debat-
ing League of California. Albert
S. Reedy will preside. Those who will
contest are Miss Nellie Murphy, Mis-
sion high; Miss Margaret crosby,
Berkeley high: Adolph c. Postel, Hum
boldt evening high; Leslie B. Schling-
heyde, California Institute for the
Blind, and Howard Green, Lowell high.
ALLEGED BURGLARS HELD-Jean J. Gippert
and Timothy E. Day were held to answer to
the superior court by Police Judge 1 Shortall tall
yesterday on the charge OF burglary. Inc 1--WE
men are accused of breaking into the saloon
of McClain & Hammermann at 13l oFarrell
street on November H. They were seen py a
policeman running away from the front door
OF the saloon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-06-24
School Entertainment
And Basket Social

AS announced in the Islander last
week, there will be a school enter.
talnment and basket social at the
Sportsman Lake school house Dist.
No; 22, on Thursday evening. june
Goth. i.s
The program, which will begin at
$3.50, Isl as follows:
Part I.
Song, My Own Native Land. School
Defamation, Our National Flag.
Alfred Hansen
Flag Exercise, Three small bows
Recitation, Paul Revere's Ride.
Vasstine Shelburne
Song, The Banner of the Union,
School
The Meaning Of the Colors, Three
small girls
Recitation, independence Bell, Alice
G.. King
Dialogue, The Choice, First and sec
ond grades,
Recitation, Barbara Fritchie. Mabel
Tucker
Dialogue, Our Country's Wealth, Six
children
Part II.
Recitation, Smiles, Willie King
Song, Jacky Frost, Mary King
Recitation, When Things Go Criss-
Cross, Elsie King
Dialogue, The Birds, Upper Grades
Recitation, Laddie, Caring Peterson
Recitation, / Can't, Vint Shelburne
Song, Dairy Maids, Three girls
Recitation. The Chickens Mistake,
Herbert Shelburne
Recitation, What the Cows Were
Doing, Bessie King
Dialogue, Entertaining Sisters
Beau, Upper Grades
Song, Farmer Boy, School
Admission 10 cents for children
3 to IL years of age; Is cents for
thaS4fizz 4iz baskets viii ID Ba ad1l sdel1dl tas4v..
is rendered The proceeds
will be used to purchase desks and
seats for the schoolroom. ''
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-06-24
The Press on Roosevelt

''Has Roosevelt realized his mis-
take asks the Savannah Press. We
advise the Press to ask Mr.. Roose-
velt, but to- do so over long-dis-
tance telephone Dayton News.
No need to give T. R. the free
dom of any city. He just takes it
Pittsburg Gazette Times.
In June more than II 500 Ameri-
cans will go abroad, but they won't
make half as much noise as Colonel
Teddy coming home. Boston Globe.
John Bull may be annoyed, but it
is safe bet that he will profit by
the advice of Uncle Teddy and do
better next time. Pittsburg Chron-
icle-Telegraph.
The diplomat who said that Ian
guage was given US to conceal our
thoughts should have lived to meet
Colonel Roosevelt .-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
| 1t must weigh pretty heavily on
our conscientious ex-President te
think that he had to come home
before entirely completing the re
formation of Europe. Ohio State
journal.
When Mr.. Roosevelt opined that
papers ought to speak softly abou.
the affairs Of other nations, he hae
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-06-24
Dairy Cow Test
At Seattle Fair

Among the feature events at the
second annual Western Washington
FAR, to be given in Seattle .Septem-
Der - to Is, of especial interest to
cattle breeders, will be two dairy
COW tests, one for registered cows
OF any breed, and one open only to
grade cows, owned in King county,
The dairy test for pure-bred cows
will be of twenty-four hours dura.
ton, three milkings being allowed
Entries will close at 9 a. m. .Septem.
Der 10.
| At o'clock ON the evening pre-
vlous to the test, ,all competing COWS
must be MIXED out dry in the pres
ence Of fair employee under the
superintendent Of the dairy depart
ment
During the test the cows shall
be MIXED at 6 a.. M, at noon. and
at 6 p. m. Each cows milk will
be weighed at each milking, and a
sample taken will be tested.
The basis for computing results
shall be. the commercial value of the
milk and its contents, 80 cents per
pound for butter fat and 20 cents
per hundred weight for milk.
Owners will be allowed to feed
and care for their cows as they see
tit, but they must furnish the SUPER
intendent a written report, giving
the amount and variety of food
consumed.
The first prize in this test will be
q silver cup given by the Pacific
Oil Mills, and the second prize, a
$40 credit with the DeLaval Dairy
Supply Company.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-06-24
THE CENSUS
ENUMERATION
TOO LITTLE TINE ALLOWED fAUMERAToRS
Undoubtedly True That Thousands Have
Been Missed --Enumerators Too
Little Acquainted

How nearly correct the United
States census will be when the
official report is given out can only
be surmised. That thousands of
persons have been missed by the
enumerators is known. The Island
er bases its suppositions upon re-
ports that have come in from other
sections of the country and from
local conditions as they have been
reported since the enumerator fin
ished his work here. We already
know of fifteen persons residing in
the vicinity of Friday Harbor whose
names have not been taken and there
are doubtless many others. Those
known to have been omitted are Mr..
and Mrs. A. Pfffner and two chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Guard
and four children, four members of
the crew of the launch Guard and
Mrs. Woolford, wife of j. N. Wool
ford, commander of the Guard. The
Islander does not wish to criticise
Enumeration Carrier for having
missed these. In the first place too
little time was allowed for the work
and in the second place he was
wholly unacquainted with the peo-
pie of the district covered by him.
He was not to blame for this for
the reason that the government
specified the time in which the work
was to be done and the assignments
of the districts in which the enumer-
supervisor Of Che census district. It
the services of men who were fully
in the districts allotted
them could have been secured the
work would without doubt have
been much more complete. The
matter is an important one. In
the first place the classification of
the county depends wholly upon its
and upon this classifica-
ton depends the amount of the sal.
aries to be paid the county officials.
The present salaries of the officials
of this county are now based upon
a population of 1000, as returned
by the county assessor, which puts
the county in the twenty-third class.
If the official figures fall short OF
this it will lower the county S classi-'
fication and with this lowering the
salaries would be dropped. The sal
aries are undoubtedly none too high
now but the fixing Of them rests
with the state, and if we are unable
to show the required 1000 it is pre-
sumed that salaries cannot remain
as they are at the present time.
The law upon this point is clear.
Persons whose names have been
missed from the enumerators lists
should send their names to Census
Supervisor Hill, at Seattle, before
it is too late,i order that the coun-
ty may have its just representation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-06-24
Big Tug TatOosh
Goes After Coal

The fine ocean-going tug Tatoosh,
owned by the Puget Sound Tugboat
Co. and under charter to the North
west Contract Co. operating stone
quarries on Waldron island, called
here Thursday to take on board
Deputy Collector o. H. Culver, who
went with them to Boat Harhor, /,
Vancouver island, to check on q big
scow load of coal at the mines there:
The tug towed one Of the company 8
big scows from Waldron for the
puprose. The coal is to be used g
fuel for the thirteen big donkey en-
gines operated by the company at
the quarries. Two hundred men
are now employed there in getting
out stone for the big Gray's Harbor
jetty now being built 81 the United
States government.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-06-24
Thinning Apples

\ Prof. r. E. Trumble, Of Wenat-
chee, gives apple growers directions
for thinning, in a recent issue OF
the Renphlic as follows:
Just after the June fall Of appfes
The sooner the better. The fruit
should be thinned before the seeds
develop, as it takes more energy
food, etc., to form the seeds than all
the rest of the apple. Apples thin
themselves a great deal. Peaches
very rarely do, although some vari
eties, as the Elberta, do. Prunes
do not thin themselves, neither do
apricots. Il;
As to the amount of thinning, or
dinarily one apple to the spur is the
rule, but in some cases this is too
many, and some of the spurs should
be removed, and again where tree
bears its fruit on the tips of the
limbs it is necessary to leave two to
the spur, or materially reduce the
crop. The grower should study to
leave all the apples the limb will
bear well. This varies with the
strength Of the tree. An apple
every four inches is a good general
rule. In thinning always leave the
stem hanging to the spur. Half a
dozen stems removed from a spur
will cause such large amount OF
evaporation and injure the remain
ing stem so much that often the re-
manning apple will be blighted. The
apples to be thinned may be picked
off by hand or cut off with scissors.
The long-handled grape scissors are
| good for this purpose. When the
apples are picked off, if the grower
will take the small apple between
the thumb and first finger and with
the second finger against the stem
bend the apple quickly at right
angles to the stem the small apple
/ in most varieties will be easily re. e.
moved leaving the stem on the fruit
spur. This is the quickest metnoo
Of thinning apples and can readily
be used by anyone after q llttle
practice.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-06-24
NEW SERVICE
BEGINS SOON

OlOuVO OOOIv
STEAMER ROsAlIt 10 REMAIN on The run
San Juaa Navigation Co. to Garry the Mail
With Strs. Morning Star and Burton
--Contract Effective july /.
The present contract for carrying
the mail from Seattle to Bellingham
via the San Juan islands, now held
| by the Puget Sound Navigation Co.,
expires June 80. The new contract
entered into between the postoffice
department and the San Juan Navi-
cation Co. becomes effective July
| and will be operative for period
of one year. For the time being
the new company will operate the
steamers Morning Star, which is
now being fitted up for the service,
and the Burton. Negotiations are
now pending however for the pur-
chase of a large and fast steamer
to take the Burton's run and it is
expected to have the new boat here
within the next few weeks. Capt.
G. E. Basford has resigned his posi-
tion as master of the steamer island
er and will take command of the
Burton as soon as she goes on the
run. The company is to be congrat-
ulated upon having secured his SER
vices as he is one Of the most COM
petent and popular steamboat mas
tiers that has ever stood at the wheel
of boat operating among the is
lands. He has been on the Islander
for many years. having made 1,678
trips with her and during that time
has not met with a single accident
Of any consequence.
It is the avowed intention Of the
Puget Sound Navigation Co. to con-
tinle the Rosal nrasit
having issued the following circular
| to that effect: Z ~
Seattle, Wash, June IT, 1910.
To all concerned:
It has come to our attention that
an erroneous report has been circu-
lated through the San Juan Islands
regarding our steamer sevice.
We wish to state that it is not
our intention to withdraw the steam
er Rosalie from the island run and
that we will continue to operate her
on the same schedule that we have
been in the past, thus insuring you
first class passenger and freight
service.
We respectfully ask for contin-
uance of the business you have IA
vored us with in the past and you
can rest assured that same will all
ways receive our best attention.
Yours truly,
Joshua Green.
President.
AS everyone who is at all familiar
with the situation knows, it will be
impossible, for time at least, to
create business enough on the run
to warrant the operating of three
steamers. 1t cannot be done with
any degree of profit. There is
little money in it for the company
that can have the route to itself,
but if the business is to be split up
the balance sheets of both compan-
les will show 9 marked deficit at
the end Of each month.
The Rosalie has given most ex-
cellent service and doubtless the
new boats will do the same but the
companies operating them are al
most sure to be obliged to hang on
[to the hot end Of the stick 50 long as
the war continues. 1t is said that 81
rate war will be declared as soon
as the Morning Star goes On the
run but If the boats were to carry
their passengers for nothing, but
| few more people would Be induced
I to patronize them. Time only can
| tell what the outcome will be.
The Average Farmer
II
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-06-24

The Wenatchee Republic seems 20
be Of the opinion that because the
Winesap apple has been q money
maker for that valley it snould
stand at the head of the list o. ap-
nles on the score card. at least snat
Il Il should rank higher than 4eliow
Newtown or Grimes because OF It's
color. The Republic does not seem
to appreciate that commercial apple
growing IN the Pacific NorfnWesMe M Z
onlv nj ii the primary stag s,ul
hroadest ~. and best markets are MOI
vet developed. Buyers have aireaay
made inquiry ii the Northwest 1ol
train loads Of Yellow NeWtowns s, IS
fore any market was ready !.l, e ,ass ~
that many Winesaps. a little lacl M
of favor prevents the Winesap 3, not o,
beinc placed at the head .-Nofsn
vest HorticuI xist.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-16
PRIMARY LAW SUPREME
ISSUE, SAYS SPALDING
Candidate for U. S. Senatorship
Declares Patriotism Prompts
offer of Service

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15,-Candidate
Spalding, who has been prominent in
the United states senatorial fight, is
sued a statement today in which he
explained his position on political issues
and announced that his candidacy
rests principally on the primary law.
He said:
Some papers are trying to befog the
issue by stating that because Judge
Works received a small majority of the
popular vote he should be the choice
for the senate. The primary law says
nothing regarding the popular vote
The latter cuts no figure one way or
the other in the choice for United
States senator.
Il claim to be a progressive as |
understand the meaning of that word.
| believe a man may be both regular
and progressive, but l intend to be
right first.
"All political machines look alike to
me. l am not the candidate of any
club or organization. | own no stock
in the Southern Pacific railroad, nor II
elected will I be affiliated with its So
called political bureau.
Il have offered my services to the
nation for the next six years. / did SO
from purely patriotic motives. This is
one of the cases where the office has
sought the man, not the man the office.
my candidacy must stand or fall
with the primary law. That law is on
trial. not /. II is now up to the legis-
lature. My work of campaigning is
ended"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-16
SHARKS PURSUE SAILOR
AS He SWIMS TO SHORE
ShipwreCked Mariner Tells Of a
Disaster Off Australia

VICTORIA, b. c., Dec 15.--After
drifting six days without food on
derelict. Theodore Andersen swan to
shore on the west coast Of Australia.
He told a thrilling story of the dis
aster that had brought death TO every
other member of the crew. News of
the tragedy was brought here last
night by the steamer Moana from Bris-
bane.
The dereict was a pearlng lugger OF
200 tons, the Hugh Norman. she was
sailing down the coast frdSa Broome to
Fremantle when she struck a reef. The
dingy was launched and all of the crew
except Andersen and the captain
boarded her. The little boat drfted
away and was swamped All her Oc-
cupants We're drowned.
The captain ordered Andersen TO
jump in after the dingy. but seeing
three sharks cruising in the vicinity, he
refused Later the lugger drifted off
the reef and the captain leaped over
board and tried to swim ashore, but
he was attacked and deyoured by
sharks Next day Andersen decided to
risk all in an effort to reach land. 1t
took him an hour TO swim ashore, and
he was pursued by sharks, but escaped
them.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-16
LAND DIRECTOR SUGGESTS
NEW PHILIPPINE POLICY
Captain Sleeper Urges Adoption
of More Liberal System

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Transac-
tion in friar lands in the Philippines
were again under discussion before
the house committee on insular af-
fairs today, Captain e. H. Sleeper, di-
rector of the lands of the Philippines
government, resuming his testimony.
The witness said he believed the
present limitations on the amount OF
land a corporation could acquire in
the Philippines was contrary to public
policy. He contended that corpora
tions should be bound by fewer restric-
tions than at present, and that IL lib
eral policy was the only one that could
build up business in the archipelago.