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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
|DYlVAlIlTERS AT
ANARCHIST HOME
Colony Of ''Frssthinkers'' Near
Tacoma Harbored Plotters
Astemptsd to Purchase High Explo.
sNes at Company Stors-Editor
Of "A&itator" Knew Men.


Tacoma, Wash. - Disclosures made
public here have revealed the fact
that Home colony, . settlement Of
free thinkers" on Joe's bay, less
than 20 miles from Tacoma, Wash,
was for several months prior to the
night the Los Angeles Times building
was dynamited, the dwelling place Of
NJ. A. Schmidt and David Caplan.
that James B. McNamara visited
there. and that for nearly IL months
Captain and his friends were under the
eye of William ]. Burns.
Jay Fox, editor Of the "Agitator. -
an anarchistic periodical, is known to
have been close friend of Captain,
and }. M. Tillman, Burns detective
who formerly was a deputy sheriff
with supervision over the Home col
ony, and Oscar Engvall, formerly
manager of the cooperative store at
Home, declare that Captain and Fox
attempted to buy high power dyna-
mite in the fall of 1910. Engvall said
that he was dismissed from the colony
because he refused to provide the ex-
pl0sive.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
CAR RUNS AWAY.
IN Mad Race Conductors Nerve
Proves Him Hero.

Vancouver, B. Can interurban
trolley-car, bound from Vancouver to
New Westminster, ran away for four
miles down a steep grade but the con-
ductor locked the 20 passengers in and
the car stuck to the track, SO that all
survived the terrible ride.
Motorman Hayes sought to apply
the brakes and discovered that the
bolt had dropped out of the brake
beam and that he had no control what
ever over the car. Conductor Batten
Immediately locked the doors and in
formed the passengers that the car
was out Of control, but would come to
q stop across the bridge on Lulu
island.
Several of the frightened passen-
gers tried to break through the win
dows, and one man attacked the con-
ductor. He was subdued, however,
and Batten kept the passengers under
control.
A perilous curve beyond Eburne was
passed safely, and after mile and a
half along the level grade Of Lulu
island the car stopped and the passen-
gers disembarked.
In similar runaway two years ago
10 persons were killed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
EPIcRAMs WIN REWARD,
Girl Stenographer UnconsciousIy
/ .'Muses" Way to Promotion.

Girl Stenographer Unconsciously
"Muses" Way to Promotion.
Chicago - Musings" of stem
ographer employed by the Illinois
Central railroad, jotted down in he1
notebook, came to the attention OF
the officers of the system, and a neat
card bearing the epigrams so discov-
cred has been sent to each stenograph-
er in the service. The girl is Miss
Helen Lee Brooks, who since the dis
covery has found herself the secretary
of the division superintendent at Mat
toon, Ill.
Here are some of the epigrams on
her notebook cover, which have been
sent out:
1.-THE girl who prides herself on be-
ing good fellow ought not to COM
plain when men in the Office take her
at her word"
tits just as easy to boost as to
knock, and it goes further
cit is the ambition of some stem
ographers to 60 on the stage; of 9th
ers to be married; none wants to
keep on just being stenographer."
GAS employers, some men are diff
cult; all men are impossible"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
TEACH AvIAToRs At PAsco.
Aeroplane Factory Will Soon Be Es-
tabished There.

IdOuSnSO uuOTSs
Pasco-Pasco will have school of
aviation and an aeroplane factory in
the immediate future, according to
plans of C. A. Zornes and G. E. Lud-
wig, both graduates of the Benoists
school of aviation at St. Louis. The
machines to be built here are biplanes
of the Zornes type, their leading i'm
provements over other machines being
double control with which either
man in the machine can control the
machine. The machines will all be of
the passenger type, as, according to
Mr.. Zornes, he would have to take up
pupil with him as passenger any
way, and it will simplify matters to
commence the. construction of the
larger type machines. Three local
men have enrolled as pupils in the
Pasco school of aviation. The con-
struction of the machines will be COM
menced Immediately.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Paper Fraud Revealed,

Washington, D. C.-Discovery by
the congressional joint committee on
printing that adulterated" paper
mad been used for years in the govern
ment printing Office led to the an
nouncement of complete new set of
government paper standards.
The paper adulteration was accom-
pushed by the substitution of clay fol
cne more substantial wood or rag
noers, leading to the grave fear that
many OF the printed records of the gov
eminent would crumble and become
unreadable in less than century.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
PHONE RATE WAR
TO AFFECT COAST
Postal Telegraph and Home
Companies in Deal.
A., Combination PIanned-companies
Exchange Use OF Lines Over
Entire Country.

Can Franciso-A telephone rate war
o and down the Pacific Coast was in
Wy lp;+uted here by the Postal Telegraph
amnanv. which made 15-cent slash
g; sOl the charge for talking to Sacra-
IL. no nj, Officials of the company said
. D,o the Postal company, within six
Ilu' would be in the telephone
BUSINESS in California, Oregon, WASH
;ngton Nevada and Utah.
William Hearn, superintendent of
40 California and Southwest division
" w the Postal company, said that an
Orroement with the Independent Tele-
n OBJ company in Portland, Or, was
Pnino closed and that similar arrange
a'nnts will be made in other cities.
Such a one has been effected with
tho Home Telephone company of Los
Angeles already.
This is the Postal company's first
real invasion of the long-distance tele-
nbone field up and down the Coast and
E 70 compete with the Western Union
Bell Telephone alliance.
The Postal officials have announced
o rate of rs cents for 10 minute talk
with Sacramento, Sc miles away. as
AGAINST the existing rate of 40 cents a
minute, and like reductions will be
offered to other Coast points as soon
as schedule can be promulgated.
1.-THE Postal company is preparing
to give connected telephone service
throughout the country" said Mr..
Hearn. eve have operated line
from San Francisco to Salt Lake for
nearly year. We have already en-
tered into agreements with some indie
pendent companies and agreements
with others are pending.
1.-THE Postal company is not absorb
ing these companies but simply ex-
changing service with them. We are
fitting out main lines so that we will
be able to give service over all of
them.
"Our rates will be in comparison
with that put into effect between this
city and Sacramento, or about one
seventh of the existing rates.
"We are just closing up an agree
ment with the independent company at
Portland, and that city will be one of
the first connected"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Typhoid Serum Advised.

,o washington, D. C.-Typhoid inocu-
o ,a.lon Is to be introduced by official
oluer among the field force of the De-
70 pS1llment of Agriculture. This is
s sne lirSt time on record that q civil
department. NC, of the government has
;aAen such a step. The incubation
% not compulsory, but is recommend
" because of the ravages of typhoid
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
POWERS PRESENT NOTE.
anxious for Peace in China, But In
sist on Republic.

anxious for Peace in China, But II.
sist on Republic.
Shanghai The consuls Of the ak
powers called on Tang Shao vi and
Pr. WI Ting Fang and presented
their note expressing the good will Of
their respective governments and the
hope that the peace conference now in
session would be successful.
The presentations first at the head
quarters Of Tang Shao vi and at
the home Of DR.. WI Fang made an
impression. The German consul was
the first spokesman at each place.
The American representative, Con-
sui General Amos Wilmer, seconded
the Germans address and was fol-
lowed by the other four diplomats in
order Of their seniority as determined
by the length Of residence at Shanghai.
The minister of communications in
the Republican provisional govern
ment, Yen Tsao Yao, said that any
attempt to obtain foreign intervention
would only make matters worse in
China and endanger foreign interests.
His party would not consent to the
retention Of the Manchus, he said,
even upon limited basis and would
insist upon the establishment of re-
public.
The Republican government, he
said, was prepared amply to provide
for Manchu officials and to offer Yuan
Shi Kai the presidency of the republic,
but he added, Yuan Shi Kai must ac-
cept it before it is too late.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
ELks MAKE GREAT PLANS.
Expect 60. 900 Visitors and Delegates
to Grand Lodge in 1912.

Portland, Or. - The Elks' Grand
Lodge commission in charge of ar
rangements for the next annual re-
union to be held here in July, 1912, sis
preparing to entertain $4,000 Elks
and visitors during the convention
week, July 8 to 13. A canvass has
been made of the preliminary reports
received from the 1900 lodges in the
order and that vast multitude is re-
garded as conservative. Grand Ex-
allied Ruler John P. Sullivan, who was
here last week arranging for head
quarters, ETC., says Portland will have
the greatest attendance ever gathered
at one of these sessions.
Indications now are that more than
100 special trains will bring the visit
ing Elks here, and the railroads and
terminal company have been asked to
provide parking space for fully 1000
Pullman sleepers for that week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
PARK ROADS APPROVED.
Major Morrow Outlines System for
Crater Lake.

Crater Lake.
Washington, D. C.-The secretary
of war has sent to congress with his
endorsement the report of Major j. j.
Morrow on the survey and estimate
for a system of roads and trails in the
Crater Lake National park. Major
Morrow's plan contemplates the con-
struction of 62 miles of road and 100
miles of trails at a total cost of $642,-
600, of which amount 100000 will be
available next year if congress ap-
proves the recommendation:
In addition it is proposed to expend
5000 for. a system of tanks and
water supply lines for sprinkling. 1t
will cost $40, 900 annually to maintain
the roads when completed. The more
important roads, it is said, can be
completed within three years if con-
gress makes available sufficient money,
but completion of the entire system
will require seven working seasons.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
GREAT ACREAGE RESTORED.
Oregon Regains for Public Entry
Tracts Previously Withdrawn.

Oregon Regains for Public Entry
Tracts Previously Withdrawn.
Washington, D. C.-Secretary Fish
er, in report sent to congress, shows
that in the last IL months Is, 974
acres Of public land in Oregon were
withdrawn to protect power sites, and
10, $40 acres previously withdrawn for
this purpose were restored to entry.
Also, 1O4, 1913 acres, withdrawn to de-
termine their coal content, have been
restored to entry, it having been
found that they contained no CONNER
cial coal.
In Washington 1926 acres were
withdrawn to protect power sites,
while LAST acres of power-site with
drawals were restored to entry, in adj
dition to 1897 acres withdrawn for
coal.
In the Snake river valley, Idaho,
s, 179, 1876 acres Of land, withdrawn on
the presumption that it contained coal,
has been restored to entry, no coal
having been found.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
SHORT COURSES AT W. S. c.

Indications Point to Big Attendance
at Wheat Convention.
Pullman January will be busy
month in Washington state college.
All of the short courses begin and the
indications point to q big attendance.
The annual wheat convention will be
held from January % to Is, inclusive.
The wheat convention and anti-smut
convention are to be merged.
R. w. Thatcher, director Of the ex-
pertinent station, and his corps of
assistants are sending out invitations
and arranging program. Professor
w. B. Strong, head of the musical de-
partment, is preparing musical pro-
gram for the convention. Many West
Side people are expected to be here
and address the convention. Cover
nor Hay will be present, as will j. c..
Lawrence. candidate for governor. A
number of the leading millers and ex-
porters of Tacoma, Seattle and Port
land will be on the program.
The short courses, including agri-
culture, horticulture, dairying, ami
NAL husbandry, poultry raising and
mining, will begin early in January
and continue from six to 10 weeks.
The vast number of inquiries re-
ceived lead the faculty to believe the
attendance in these courses will be a
recordbreaker in every department.
The mining department is arranging
for large class and will have an in
teresting program of studies, assaying
and experimentation covering 10
weeks.
The horticultural department is as
sured of record attendance as the
result of the recent apple show, where
the department had an exhibit and a
number of lecturers who illustrated
the college method of fighting fruit
pests and raising, pruning and culti-
waiting fruit trees.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Bridge is Link in Highway.

Olympia - Another connecting link
in the proposed Pacific Highway, run
ming from Tia Juana, Mex, to Halle
ton, B. c., will be established when
the new bridge across the Skagit
river, where it is intersected by state
road No. 6, is constructed. Skagit
county has credited to the highway
fund of the state $35, 1000 as it's share.
The other half will be borne by the
state, and the highway commissioner
will designate the location of the
bridge as soon as the engineering
force makes its report.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Salmon Pack Record New.

Salmon Pack Record New.
Seattle The Puget Sound salmon
pack for 1911 established new record,
q total of !, CPS, 900 cases having been
packed according to figures compiled
by Secretary Crawford Of the Puget
Sound Gamers association. The
pack was twice as large as the most
optimistic packers expected and ex-
ceeded the record Of 1909 by almost
SO. 900 cases. The value Of the output
is placed at So, 125, 600. The record
breaking production is attributed to
the heavy run Of pink salmon. 1857
POI cases of which were packed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Turks May Ask for Peace.

London-The Turkish government is
about to make peace proposals. accord
ing to dispatch from the Italian cap
0ital. The British foreign Office has
issued statement that Turkey was
informed in 1904 that Sollum, in
Barda, the eastern division Of Tripoli,
was included in Egyptian territory,
and that its occupation by Egyptian
troops is now mere formality. It is
believed, however, that Turkey never
formally admitted this view.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Kennewick Lures Many.

Kennewick-The publicity campaign
launched last April by the commercial
club for exploiting the undeveloped
resources and agricultural possibilities
of the Kennewick country is bringing
gratifying results. Secretary A. r.
Gardner of the club reports an aver
age of 100 inquiries month in reply
to advertising literature which has
been circulated through eastern and
Middle Western states.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Ergs Erom Benton CITY,

Benton City With the purpose OF
becoming commanding factor in the
egg market by selling first class eggs
stamped with date, uniform in slze
and color, the chicken fanciers Of this
locality held meeting here to deter
mine which variety Of fowl offered the
best advantages. Breeders Of Ply
mouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds
were in the majority.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Stubbs Pension Approved.

San Francisco -Thirty-two applica-
tions for pensions were approved by
the pension board of the Hartman
lines within the jurisdiction of the
Pacific system. The board also ap-
proved the retirement of j. G. Stubs,
who resigned recently after AZ years
Of service. It was reported thatStubbs
would have pension of $18. 900 q year.
The persons pensioned ranged in posi-
ton from laborers to high officials,
among the latter being D. w. Hors-
burg, who had been auditor of freight
accounts for Al years and months.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Burn Bad Pork at Quincy.


Davenport Measures have been un-
dertaken by the state dairy and food
department to prevent any further
marketing of hogs in the vicinity of
Quincy from herds affected with dis
ease. A week ago DR.. Champion,
health officer of Grant county, held up
six dressed hogs at Quincy on suspi-
cion of being affected. Two of the
same herd had died. State Dairy and
Food Commissioner L. Davies wired
Will H. Adams, deputy of the depart
ment, located at Spokane, to 60 to
Quincy from North Yakima, where he
was working in like situation. Mr..
Adams became convinced that the
hogs were unfit for market purposes
and burned them with others that died
from the same herd.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
BIG MEN TO TALK At W. s. c.
Program of Special Lectures 70,
EShcrt Course Students.

Program of Special Lectures for
IShcrt Course Students.
Pullman ~ An interesting program
81 special features is being arranged
Ior the winter school short course ii
Washington State college, which be-
gins January 8 and continues for ten
weeks. The college faculty is trying
70 arrange program Of entertainment
Tor the visiting students from the
farms, orchards, dairies, poultry yards
and mines who will be at the college
from three to ten weeks during the
winter.
Nelson w. Durham, for q years
editor of the Spokesman-Review and
now a candidate for congress, will
speak to the students and the citizens
of Pullman January IL.
January 13 the annual county
fair will be given by students and
faculty Of the college in the gymnas-
ium.
January 10 w. D. Vincent Of Spo-
kane will deliver an illustrated lecture
on Labrador.
January 20 the annual play by the
Websterian society will be given by
members of the association.
January 26 Professor Humphrey
will give an illustrated lecture on
Some Western Pioneers" and show
the big trees of California.
There will be concerts by the band,
orchestra and school of music on jan
uary q and February 2.
On February Professor Shaw,
naturalist and taxidermist, who has
the finest collection of mounted birds
and animals in the West, will give an
illustrated lecture on 1.-THE migration
Of Birds"
In addition to these entertainments
there will be many others of an i'm
promptu nature.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
PIE PLANT PAYS.
f. M. Tufts, of Wilbur, Believes Rhu-
barb Has Profit Possibilities.

r. NJ. TUFTS, OF Wilbur, Believes Rhu-
barb Has Profit Possibilities.
Davenport Rhubarb, scientifically
tended, will yield immense returns,
believes F. M. Tufts, a rancher of
the Wilbur country, who has for two
years been experimenting with that
vegetable. Based on Mr.. Tufts ex-
pertinent of the present season an acre
of pie plant should yield close to ST.
900, and perhaps greater with more
systematic development.
'sThe rhubarb is planted in hills,
one to about every Is square feet, and
between the rows are deep trenches
which tend to accumulate moisture
around the roots of the stalks" said
Mr.. Tufts. "Just before the first
heavy frost the plant should be spaded
from an upright position and laid over
sidewise. The real profit in the bust
ness would be development from this
stage for the winter market, which
rarely falls below Is cents pound.
"About the middle of December the
plants should be removed with what
earth clings to the roots to dark Gel
lar, in which is kept lamp or other
heating apparatus that will maintain
a temperature of between so and 80
degrees. About 60 degrees Fahren-
heit is best. The plants may be put
in the cellar just as thick as they can
be conveniently stood, and they will
begin lusty growth.
II have seen the stalks grow at the
rate of as high as four inches day
as soon as the frost, to which they
have been subjected while they lay
in the open, has been removed. The
dark prevents growth of anything but
the stalk, and in month, sometimes
less, the cellar full of rhubarb is ready
for the market"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
LANDS SCORES UsuRERs,

Bank Clerks Who Stole to Meet De.
mands Escape Lightly.
Chicago Loan brokers were excori-
ated by Judge Lands when he gave
light sentences to two young bank
clerks who had falsified bank records
to cover up shortage of $500, taken
to satisfy debt to ''loan agent.
A youth who earned $110 a month
was sent to the house of correction
for 60 days, and the other, a $6O-a-
month clerk, was fined cent, which
his counsel promptly paid.
The money lender, Carl Carroll,
who is also a lawyer, has been cited
to appear before Judge Lands and
show cause why he should not be
barred from practice in the United
States District court.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
GET Yakima Drain Contract.

Norh Yakima - Robinson & Foster,
of Spokane, were awarded the con-
tract for the construction of the west
side drain, North Yakima's first at
tempt to solve the problem of the
surplus sub-surface water from the
irrigation bitches. The drain will be
huge concrete pipe running from the
north city limits to the south, with
open joints SO that it will carry off the
water in the soil. A bond issue Of
$4,000 was authorized by special
election July l. The bonds were sold
at par to Rollins & Son, Chicago.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Ship Eggs to Loon Lake.

Loon Lake The egg famine which
appears to prevail generally at this
time is beginning to make itself felt
in the country districts, local mer-
chants being compelled to ship in
Eastern at present to supply the local
demand. This is something unusual
for this time Of year, ranch eggs gem
orally being plentiful and reasonable
in price. Imported eggs sell at 40 20
IS cents dozen.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Federal Control is Urged.

d. Paul-"Federal CONTROL said
James Wickersham, delegate to con-
sress from Alaska, in an interview
here, is the only salvation of Alas
Nd Mr.. Wickersham, who is on his
way way TO Washington, spoke before the
current Topics Club. GAS things are
~ How' MIR. Wickersham said, the
uuggenheim- Morgan interests control
nv only the territory, but the real
sea- OF the territorial government,
winch is in Washington,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29

San Francisco Ground will be
broken shortly in this city for : mil
Iion-dollar marine supply department.
The site has been selected and work
Is TO be begun Immediately. The
building proper viii cost 500, 600
and II viii house stores valued Of
more than $1,000, eco. The early
completion Of the Panama canal and
The resultant increase Of war vessels
IS Pscific waters have made tia eetab-
lislment Of ! greater distributing CEN
ter for the marine corps necessary On
this coast
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-12-29
Holly Forests Looted.

Los Angeles-Armed with axes,
hatchets and butcher-knives, thous-
ands of holiday parties from all over
Southern Califroina invaded the hills
about Los Angeles in search of holly
to use for Christmas decorations. In
stead of cutting off tops Of the bushes,
however, most of them cut close to
the ground, with the result that thou
sands of acres of holly-bearing terri
tory were literally stripped and will
never grow the desirable Yuletide de-
corations again. The matter will be
brought to the Forestry department.