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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
ORIENTAL DEMAND FoR
APPLES YET LIMITED

The first reports Of trade conditions
and possibilities In. the Far East to
be made by Lovett M. Wood, Of Sc
attic, United States commercial agent,
now travelling in the Orient, have just
commenced to APPEAR in the Daily
temobile situation In Formosa and the
Consular and Trade Reports, q gov
eminent publication. A recent issue
contained a brief summary OF the au.
apple situation in Hongkong. In dis
cussing the merits Of Washington and
Oregon apples Mr.. Wood in his report
said:
"The excellence of the Oregon and
Washington apples is well known in
Hongkong and other parts of South.
ern China. This is to a considerable
extent due to the holiday gifts started
by James ]. Hill, Moritz Thomson and
others who have important CONNER
cial connections here.
Demand Limited.
apple growers must not, however
get a wrong impression. Much as the
fine fruit is appreciated here, the
price, at such distance from the
shipper, places the apple beyond the
purse of the Chinese people, and 100
boxes of Spitzenbergs would glut the
Hongkong market and the appetites
of the Europeans here able to pay the
price that good, fresh, well-kept fruit
commands. Australia sends some ap.
pies here, but those have tasted are
lacking in the fruit bouquet found In
the apples grown in the United
States"
Automobiles in Formosa.
Mr.. Wood made the following report
of the automobile trade:
II am told that the government Of
ficials of Formosa, located at Taipeh
may soon consider the purchase of one
or more automobiles to replace the
coach and horses, which are quite a
novelty in that city, where there are
only six carriage and saddle horses
besides the fifty used by the military
The streets are well made and can
accommodate automobiles in most
cases, and are being improved each
year.
Manufacturers of automobiles can
afford to watch for opportunities to
sell in all Far Eastern ports. and cities
where there are European colonies, as
such communities, so far as l have
learned, have sufficiently wide, we'll
macadamized or paved streets of rea.
sonable extent to justify the upkeep
of automobiles, by those at least who
desire them for pleasure and can af
ford them"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
BITTER CONTEST SCHEDULED
FOR TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

Chicago, July 3.-One of the most
bitter contests in the history of the
National Educational Association, and
which, If successful, will revolution.
lie the big teachers organization, is
scheduled for the San Francisco con.
vention. which opens Saturday.
1t will be fight against the "old
order" led by the combined forces OF
the teachers of Illinois and New York
1t will be a test of strength between
the "old guard" and the insurgents, y
which has been quietly planned for a
year.
The gage of battle was thrown down
yesterday, when the plans of the
teachers of Chicago and Illinois for
attending the convention were an.
nounced. The vanguard Of the Illinois
delegation will leave for San Fran.
cisco next Sunday night on special
train. AS a part of the train two
special coaches bearing the first dele.
CATION of the New York teachers,
allies in the proposed fight, will make
the trip.
The main issue and the one which
is expected to bring up the most
strenuous opposition is the proposal
to abolish the national council. It is
vested with the power of recommend.
ing appropriations and fixing the ex.
penditure of funds.
Under the present bylaws the body
elects its own members. the majority
choosing the successors of the mi.
nor1ty which retires every year. The
so-cailed insurgents charge that the
council has fought against progressive
methods in the association.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
RuMORED CANADIAN PACIFIC
WILL ABSORB ERIE LINE

winnipeg, Man, July IA long
conference was held at the Canadian
Pacific Railway headquarters between
Sir William Whyte, vice president in
charge of western lines of the Cana
dian Pacific, and J. c. Stuart, vice
president and general manager of the
Erie Railroad.
The trip of the general manager of
tne Erie over the line of the Canadian
Pacific, and his conference with Sir
william Whyte in this city, has
strengthened rumors that the Ameri-
can road will be absorbed by the
'ranscontinental system of Canada.
The control of the Erie would give
me Canadian Pacific an immediate
connection with New York city.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
STATE COLLEGE RECOMMENDS
SPRAY TO KILL DANDELIONs

State College, Pullman, July L.
Among weeds the common dandelion
which Is the ruination of SO man,
bluegrass lawns. is receiving bounte
GUS attention at the present time il
the correspondence of the staff of the
Washington state experiment station
at Pullman.
Taking up the problem, so serious to
persons who are ambitious to have a
well-kept lawn, Prof. Beattie says:
Plant 10 Very Hardy.
This is very difficult plant to
eradicate. 1t perpetuates itself by a
large, feshy root, which is difficult to
Kill, and this must be removed before
one can get rid of the plants. A very
common method is to dig out as much
OF the root as possible with a long,
neavy knife, or with tool called a
'spud.' and then put few drops of
coal OIL on the cut surface of the
roots. In many cases the coal oil
kills that part of the root which re-
mains. It is, however, not perfectly
successful.
Some persons have tried sulphuric
acid on the roots. This is difficult
thing to handle, for it is very injurious
to the hands. It usually kills the
dandelion roots, but in some cases
they escape.
Spraying Effective in End.
More recently a good many have
tried spraying for dandelions. The
method used is to make solution of
iron sulphate, two pounds to one gal
lon of water. Apply this to the lawn
with spray pump so that it will
make a fine mist Some put half an
ounce of sulphuric acid in each gal
lon of the spray.
In any event, all that the spray
can do is to kill the tops. If, how
ever. one should begin in the spring
and kill the tops with the spray, and
then repeat the process as often as
new ones appear, one ought in time to
get rid of the roots by starving them
out.
"This spray does little or no injury
to lawn grass and clover. 1t some
times blackens the edges of the leaves
a little, but the damage is never
serious. From the standpoint of
cheapness and ease of application at
least, this is probably the best method
of fighting the dandelion''
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
ITO MAKE GOOD CAKE
soMG RULES THAT SIMPLY MUST
d OBSERVED.
Proper Temperature o. Oven one q
sns Most Important Polnts-psL
ssrens cenfsctions Require
Varying Degrees Of Hest.

FIRST attention should be given n
the oven. making sure that the Ar. q
NOT TOO hot. and will remain even nm
I'll the baking ID done. Unless YOU
nave control Of your fre do not -,
tempt to bake cake.
LOAF cake requires less heat Than
thin cakes. II the oven Il too hot -
nrst or y suddenly cooled while the
cake 10 baking the cake win be heavy.
Loaf cake should bake a. long again
a. thin cake. Divide the time Of bak-
ing into quarters. The flrst quarter
should show rising, with the edges
higher than the center: the second Z
continued even rising. with I slight
Drown tint; the third deeper brown.
and the last shrinking and settling.
II your cake rises and cracks In the
center you are using too much -four:
when it browns before rising. the oven
II too hot,
How to Put Butter Cake Mixture
Tooether-Cream the butter with
hand or large spoon, add sugar and
cream again until very light. When
the proportion Of butter 10 small It
may be put In with the eggs and
sugar. Beat the yolks until light yell
low. add to butter and sugar and beat
again. Add favoring and then q lit
tie milk. then little -four, q little
milk again. and 30 on until the milk
and flour are all used, and beat Wig
orously until your mixture is smooth.
Add lastly the beaten whites. Fruit
should be added last, and fruit cake
mixtures should be a little sitter with
flour.
Sponge Cake Mixtures the
yolks until they are light yellow and
creamy and slowly beat in the sugar.
Add favoring and liquid and beat
again. Beat the whites until stih and
fold Il without beating. Add -four
lastly with as little stirring az pos
sible. as it makes the cake tough. Al
ways follow these directions and cake
failures will never be known.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07

Cream puffs and eclairs. filled with
crushed and sweetened strawberries
instead Of the usual cream. are dell.
cious. Into = granite saucepan put
one cup Of water or milk. one-haK cup
butter (scant measure) and boil. Then
add one cup hour. stirring continually.
and cook two minutes By this time
It should be smooth and velvety. Re-
move from IRE and, when cool, beat In
four eggs, one at time. Beat ten to
twenty minutes, then drop by spoon
luls sApon buttsred tins and bake In
q hot oven for 40 minutes. While still
warm coat with strawberry icing
made BY adding strawberry Juice
to . cup Of powdered or confsction-
er's sugar to make hne icing. When
cold cut open and Ill with crushed and
sweetened strawberries.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07

seattle, July 1.-The state railway
commission at Olympia having an.
hounced its intention of raising the
rates charged by the Independent
telephone Company of Seattle, Cor.
poratlon Counsel Scott Calhoun stated
Ills intention of appealing from the
oroer, when it is issued, to the SUI
preme court. The commission, IL II
ADOPTS the ideas of its rate expert
CHARLES w. Reynolds, as it has indi
GATED 1t will do, will make substan
elal increase in the local telephone
rates.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
Raise Mink in Captivity
William c. Gates Claims Success in Undertaking
Hitherto Declared Not to Be Possible

their natural instincts.
In the early fall he set the first
traps, but failed to keep the mink he
caught. Thereupon he resumed his
study until November, when he caught
twenty mink in the traps. He car
rled them to his farm and until one
escaped recently he had the entire
number as a reward for his patience.
knowledge as to mink raising is
not commercial commodity" Gates
resumed, after saying that he now is
planning for the time when the out
put of his farm will be from 1000 to
1900 mink a year IF you want to
Know the secrets of mink raising" he
added, you must live with the mink.
Right here / might say. too. that l
would rather have the advice of an
Old trapper than the fine-spun theories
OF university professor.
i have faith in the business, be-
cause our natural fur-bearers are fast
becoming extinct. A few years ago
mink hide brought less than 81.
They were plentiful then. Now the
only way to procure these pelts in
numbers is to raise the mink as a
farmer grows live stock. The books
Will tell you this can't be done, but
! know better and I have the proof.
The problem of profits now is sim
ply question of the cost of produc-
ton and the price paid for the skins.
! estimate that it costs one cent a day
TO raise mink on a meat diet. These
wild-born mink will have no other,
but | believe can train the young
ones to drink milk. A late spring or
early summer kitten has a good hide
the next March. That means a cost
of from $3.50 to SO, and the hide will
bring from So to $40.
by raising mink in numbers one
can Gull out the light stock and breed
the dark, getting the best colors. I'm
der home feeding you can beat the
wild animal for size, and when you
have the mink right under your hand
you can take the hide when it is alb
solutely prime. The pelt from 10
AAOAtAo OAO mluh, reasonably DARK and
prime, is worth So or 50 at the fur
house.
"A fur farmer, operating on a large
scale, could eliminate much of the
long string of profits between the
trapper and the wearer. When / am
raising hides for market and can Sc.
lect sizes and shades to match, can
then tan and make them up and get
the retail profit. People are willing
to pay more for fur they know is
mink than they will for a doubtful
article. which frequently proves to be
an imitation
Even with my present expensive
method I can make profit. On g
larger scale l could cut the present
cost down fully so per cent. A milk
and meat diet would be cheaper and
better than all meat. can teach the
kittens to drink milk, and they will
grow sleek and fat. l intend to stay
in the business. AS get capital |
shall enlarge the plant and make q
fortune"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07

Washington, July 1.-As the result
of an inquiry made on its own initia-
tive, the interstate commerce commits
sion, In formal opinion, held that
only carriers subject to the commerce
act can arrange for Interstate ship
ments of freight. The opinion relates
to what are known as "trans-shipment
tariffs" between rail and water car
riers. which long have been a source
of trouble.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
Al gxpert h Pepper.

Fashion II tickle tn table service -
well a In other things. The dinner
table Of today n not what It was q
few years ago.
Odd little novelties for the table
have crept- In recently. Ono Of the
newest II small cruet frames for each
euest. and Of different kinds. Cayenne,
Nepaul. All (from PERU. Hungarian.
paprika and Chile powder are used 20
that each guest may havor his 1000
- his taste. The really up-to-date per
son nowadays pretsnds to b an sx-
pert In pepper.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07

Successfully raising mink in cap
tivity, feat that so far has ballleo
the foremost experts in the employ
of the federal government and scores
of others attracted to the industry ny
the enormous profits or for sclentlh'
reasons, has been accomplished by
William C. Gates, formerly carpen
ter, who abandoned that calling IL
January, 1910, to devote his entire
attention to fur farm in the fores'
wilds on the north fork of the Coeul
d'Alene river in northern ldano
about 100 miles east of Spokane.
Gates fur farm consists of small
tract of timbered land on hill, where
he has cages of sheet iron and wire
netting. The iron is used to prevent
burrowing. Eventually, when ne
raises enough capital, Gates hopes
to take claim on the river and IN
crease the capacity of his ranch
With this Increased space he estl'
mates he can raise from 1000 to 5,OOO
animals a year.
"So-called authorities will tell you
that mink cannot be raised under the
protection of captivity" Gates said,
as he exhibited nineteen healthy, full
grown mink and four filters OF DO
mesticated mink kittens; "but be-
cause some college-bred men failed
to raise them in university park is
no reason for saying the thing is inn
possible. After passing eighteen
months in the forests it is no more
difficult for me to raise mink than
it is for Spokane county orchardist
to grow first-class commercial apples
or farmer to raise prize pigs"
Mink fur is expensive, the material
for milady's full coat costing a small
fortune. There has been a steady in
crease yearly in the price of pelts,
until today they are worth, made up,
from $25 to $50 each, while at the
fur house the skins bring from SO to
$40 each, according to size, color and
primeness. Dark fur is in demand.
Gates is not the first to be at
tracted by these profits. Scores have
tried the same experiment, but al
ways unsucessfully. Brought into cap
tivity, the mink, naturally one of the
widest of animals, invariably com.
mits suicide. They jump at the walls
of their cage until they fall dead
This was Gates early experience
The first thirty-eight mink he at.
tempted to keep lived only a few
days. Profiting by the study of a
year spent in the forests among ami.
mails. he discovered means of over.
coming inherent animal Witness
Now his domesticated mink run
around their cages like squirrels and
care for their young as tenderly as
a cat raises her kittens.
During the spring of 1910 and the
following summer he camped along
the stream, batting mink to central
feeding ground and studying their
habits. BY feeding fresh fish regu-
larly he was able after weeks of quiet
watching to get close to the wild lit
tie creatures and to closely observe
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
strathcona Soon to RESIGN

London. July 1.-Two important an
nouncements were made at the Domin-
ion Day dinner, which was attended
by 600 Canadians. The first was by
the Duke Of Connaught, who said that
the Prince Of Wales probably soon
would visit Canada, and the other by
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian pre-
m1er, who said Lord Strathcona and
Mount Royal, high commissioner for
Canada, was about to resign his high
office. The high commissioner is 81
years old.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
Vote to Move Seattle Civic Can't

Seattle, July 3.-The municipal
pans commission has adopted the
plan advocated by Virgil Bogue to To-
cate the permanent civic center at
rourtn avenue and Blanchard street.
Inc amendment proposed by Presi-
dent Max Wardall of the city council
ana County Commissioner A. L. Ruth
erIord to place the center at Yesler
way on the property owned by the
county was rejected by the commits
sion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07

@0sflOUN

Turpentine will remove tar from
any kind Of fabric.
To remove iron rust from white
goods moisten spot. cover with cream
of tartar, put In . basin Of water.
simmer gently for an hour. Rinse and
dry.
To clean linolsum. place some fresh
skim milk In q basin. and with . clean
cloth dipped In the milk wipe over
the door, and the linoleum will look
a. good ~ new.
TO eflectually clean . dirty bottle.
half NIL the bottle with slack coal, add
Just enough water to cover. and shake
vigorously. Then empty out, and
rinse In several waters
Sweep your carpets thoroughly to ~
move all dust and dirt After IN
hour slightly dampsn q broom. and
again sweep over the whole surface.
In this way an old carpet will look
clean and fresh. however faded It may
b.
Glass IL An ideal shelflnS for . kitch-
On closet, AZ It can be kept clean 20
easily. II this II too costly paint the
shelves white and give q coat Of enam-
el This II easily scrubbed, and does
away with the necessity Of papers.
The walls Of . kitchen quickly look
dingy and for this reason should be
painted or have q washable paper.
When gray with SCOT dust with soft
brush covered with cheesecloth. then
wipe with q cloth wet In cold va
ter. Hot water has . yellowish e.
toct.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
Advance il Grain Rates.

Chicago, July 1.Eftective July Is,
grain rates and rates on grain prod
ucts from stations in the Dakotas will
be advanced, the rise ranging from
half cent to cents per 100 pounds.
These rates are the ones proposed by
all lines year ago, but suspended By
the interstate commerce commission.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
Taft Releases Lands.

Washington, July 3.-Approximate-
~ 100000 acres Of land have been
opened to settlers under the registra.
ton plan through proclamation
signed by President Taft, 10000 acres
being within the Fort Berthold In
dian reservation Of North Dakota, and
100000 in the Pine Ridge and Rose
bud Indian reservations in South Da-
kota.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
Postmasters Get Week on.

Snohomish, July Postmaster
6lackman has been notified that sec
ond and third class postmasters OF
washington have been granted q sew
en- days vacation, to attend the con-
vention OF the Northwestern Postmas-
ters Association in Wenatchee, Sep.
TENDER Is and 10.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
Archbishop Denounces Socialism.

Chicago, July Socialism was con.
demned as heresy and an evil and
all Catholics were warned against it
by Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee.
who was one of the central figures in
the proceedings OF the Catholic Edu-
cational Congress in session here.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
Postal Bank Postponed.

Snohomish, July 1.-Postmaster A.
M. Blackman has received notice
that, pursuant to his request, the start
ing of the postal savings department
of the Snohomish postofice has been
postponed until September 1S, by
which time the new postofilce will be
far enough along to enable him to
move in.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
oroxco to Be Candidate.

Juarez, Mexico. July l. Dispatches
received from Chihuahua state that
Gen. Pascual Orozco will become a
candidate for governor Of that state
against Provisional Governor Abram
Gonzales.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-07
New japan Naval BASE.

Victoria, B. c., July 1.-The steamer
Ianama Maru brought news that
Japan will create new naval base
at the BONN islands, far out in the
Pacific.
La sentinella del West Virginia. [volume] (Thomas, W. Va.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-04
HNa Deli aVid1anesa Roma
Una caduta di Neiss

ROMA, 25 febbraio. = Oggi
Soyrani Isl recarono ad assistere
allie gare d,ayiazione alprato deile
Capsnnells indette dal Sindacatp
dei Cronisti Homani. Una gran
folla acclamo' Sovrani. :
Fecero splendid vol Fischer,
.trasportando una signora, e Mar
tinet. Weiss a mezzo volo, per un
guasto improyviso ala macchina.
precipito, ma non riporto che
qnalche sgrafiatura di nessun
conto. Lareoplano subj quaiche
danno. -
La sentinella del West Virginia. [volume] (Thomas, W. Va.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-04
ANDY c0MTl
Agente 9 Rappressntants Ia
"SentineIla" del w. vs.

Presentiamo nj nostri numerosi
lettori, il distinto ed artista gio-
vane MIR. Andy Cont. non per
fargli della reclame, ma per fare
conoscere, che con lutte le buone
e distinte qualita che 10 distin-
guono, ha voluto di propria volon-
t. assunnere lincarico quale rap
presentante del nostro giornale.
4 Egli, oltre agli abbonamenti, 3
incaricato contrattare avvisi Q tut:
10 clio, checoncerne il nostro gior-
male. . =
10 raccomandiamo ,quind. al
liiostri amici ed abbonati, di usar-
M lutte le cortesie volqts, Hte-
NJ Rqenqdso4le qds per conto proprio.
J. Fra le tante occupazioM she lM
sssume, possiede anche in Latro-
be, Pa, i'm assortito 9 splapaidp
Negozio d fiori artificial, artist
esmepte layorsd d. fare iiilnanere
soddisfatti 2 tutti coloroi quail
yagiopo indfrizzargSi delearaina.
E'orb aA quale yengoRo scrYpo,
losanente esegnite.
Per ae orddinazioni scriyere Al
Sig. Andy Cont, Box s43, Latro- lat
be, Pa.
La sentinella del West Virginia. [volume] (Thomas, W. Va.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-04
futo eodhBato nela
villa Carus0

!. FTRENZE. La polizia ha ar
restato un contadino abitante In
Una casa: eoionies situata in un
psdere di psopsietA .di Enrico Ca
7ruso ed adiacenfe ALA sua villa q
Sssto Florsntino. =
III cofItadino era solitopenetrare
nella villa per mezzo di chiavi fall
Sc 9 rubarvi abitualmente vino e
oiio del celebre tenore.