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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
DEATH RATE CUT.
Sanitary Health Campaign improves
North Yakima.

North Yakima - The death rate in
North Yakima has been decreased in
one year from 16 per thousand Of pop
ulation to about 105. The decrease
in the deaths from typhoid fever has
been from 81 in the IL months ending
July 1, 1911, to 2 in the IL months
ending July /, 1912. This decrease
has been brought about by the cam
paign against typhoid fever and for
sanitary precautions which was begun
in June, 1911, when DR.. Thomas Te-
treau was appointed joint city and
county health officer at a salary of
$4,000 a year, and DR.. L. L. Lumsden,
of the public health and marine hos
pital service of the United States, was
brought here from Washington to in
stitute the work.
North Yakima's population is esti-
mated by the federal census bureau to
be growing a little more than thcus-
and year, SO that while the actual
decrease in the number Of deaths has
been great, the proportionate decrease
has been even larger.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
RACING AUTO WRECKED.
Rock on Track Throws Machine
Driver May Live.


Portland - small stone, tossed
with criminal carelessness upon the
Country Club track, or dislodged from
an AUDITING hillock by the foot of a
spectator, resulted in the marring of
the Portland Automobile Clubs race
meet with an accident which may
bring death to Chris Dundee, Port
land automobile driver.
Rounding the east turn of the mile
track at the daring clip of nearly q
mile a minute, determined to take
second place in the first lap of the
five-mile free-for-all race. Dundee's
Eerve and the power of his racing car,
Whistling Billy" fell victim to the
stone, the car careened sharply,
failed to right itself, and then crashed
through the board fence, casting its
driver rs feet into the air and upon q
mass of grass-hidden rock at the foot
Of a 40-foot grade.
A fracture of the skull over the
right eye, badly injured left leg,
broken nose, broken middle finger on
left hand and Commissions of the face,
with an automobile shattered beyond
repair, were the results of the hazard
GUS effort of the Portland man sue
cessfully to pit his skill against that
of the best racing drivers in the
world.
DR.. S. C. Slocum, who, with DR..
William Killingsworth, was the first
physician at the side of the injured
man, reported that his patient has an
even chance for life.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Forty Cars of Cherries.

Wenatchee-Forty carloads of cher
ries represents the cherry crop of the
Wenatchee valley this season as COM
pared with 10 carloads last year.
The Great Northern is preparing to
use $500 cars in moving the crop this
year and work is now being pushed to
increase the facilities in this city for
handling the increase in freight traffic.
Fruit agencies are bending every
effort to make final preparations to
market the crop this season at the
best price obtainable. The Wenatchee
Valley Fruitgrowers' association will
handle approximately so per cent OF
the crop.
The Northwest Fruit exchange has
branch here and is making an ex-
tended canvass to get contracts for
shipments. Other small agencies have
been organized and are securing con-
tracts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Archibald Case to Wait.

Washington, D. Cit is prac''ea','
determined that the Archibald lmpeaen'
ment case will not be tried by VIC
senate this summer. This indicate.
an earlier adjournment OF conslso'
than seemed possible few days as :.
The delay is said to be in accol 1saM
with the wishes of Judge ArcnOs, ,,d
It was arranged that the senate .:u If
be notified Of the house resoiutlon -
impeachment and that the manage. -
should formally appear next wee lit; =
demand trial. The approaching p ant
ical campaign favored a postponein''
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
GRANGE APPROVES BRIDGE.
Members to Support Legislative Can
didates Who Favor 1t.


Vancouver-The farmers and Grang-
ere in many places in the state are
heartily in favor of an appropriation
for the proposed Pacific Highway
bridge across the Columbia river, be-
tween Vancouver and Portland. Es-
pecially in Clark and Cowlitz counties
do the farmers realize that such a
bridge will give them better facilities
to reach Portland as a market for
their produce
The Washington State Grange has
approved the movement for bridge
and the members are pledged to sup
port those candidates for the legisla-
ture who are in favor of an appropria-
ton. The resolution reads: Ere
solved, that Washington Grange No.
80, approves and indorses the Pacific
Highway Columbia River bridge and
requests the Clark County representa-
tives to work for the same in the leg
islature.
''And, further, that we oppose any
candidate who opposes the Pacific
Highway bridge"
When many thousands of persons
and several hundred automobiles were
compelled to wait several hours to
cross the river, owing to the inability
Of the ferry to accommodate the enor-
nous crowd July 4, it showed decis-
lively that bridge between Vancou-
yer and Portland is a necessity.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
SAVE ON CAR LOTS.
Preparations for Harvest Under Way
With Big Yield Assured.

Preparations for Harvest Under Way,
With Big Yield Assured.
Pullman-Preparations for harvest
are well under way here and there is q
heavy sale Of harvesting machinery
throughout the Palouse country. The
cool weather has assured q big yield
Of all kinds of grain and farmers are
looking forward to one of the best
crops in years. Early fall sown grain
is beginning to color slightly in some
fields, but little of it will be ready to
cut before July 20 to August /. The
harvest is expected to be ten days
later than last year.
Farmers are buying binding Irvine
and sacks by the carload The farm
ers' union is contracting for these
supplies for harvest in large quanti-
ties and lower prices are being Sc
cured by this cooperation than would
be the case were each farmer to, buy
his own supplies. Several carloads of
binding Irvine have been received by
the Farmers unions of the Palouse
country and the delivery of sacks will
begin within the next ten days.
1t is too early to make any estimate
as to the probable labor supply, but MO
uneasiness is felt on this account.
There is little railroad building and
other public work this year, and the
farmers feel certain that there will be
plenty of help to harvest the crop.
Wages will be the same as in
former years, $3.50 to $3.50 a day and
board.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Slight Quake is Felt.

San Jose, Cal.-Professor Albert J..
Newlin, of the Santa Clara observa-
tory, reports good seismograph rec
ord of an earthquake, a local affair, at
8 :06 p. m. Friday. It was family
felt at Santa Clara. The epicenter
was some distance away, perhaps 80
miles. The main shock, not very
severe, lasted about two minutes. It
was followed about six minutes later
by another smaller shock, which,
though recorded, was not felt.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
ALFALFA PROFITS BIG.
President e. a. Bryan Of State Col
lege Shows Advantaxas.

President e. a. Bryan Of State Col
lege Shows Advantages.
That alfalfa il one Of the
most profitable crops that can be
grown in the Inland Empire was the
statement Of President E. A. Bryan,
of Washington State college, in an ad-
dress to the business men Of pullman
who went Sightseeing" on the col
lege farm. President Bryan showed
the alfalfa fields Of the college farm
and gave their history. The first crop
of alfalfa on the farm was planted in
1905. This field consists Of IS acres
on which was planted eight pounds of
seed an acre seven years ago and it
has never failed to yield at least one
good crop and lot of pasture, but
nearly always two crops and good pas
ture are secured each year and occa-
sionally, a wet season, three crops
have been cut. The alfalfa is grown
without irrigation.
President Bryan says that south Of
the college barn is one field which has
produced 10 successive crops, all of
them good, and he knows Of fields
which have produced good crops for
more than 20 years from one seeding.
''There is really no botanical differ
ence between what is termed dry
land and wet land alfalfa" said
President Bryan. "The plant is the
same. We do find, however, that al
falfa grown on non-irrigated land has
smaller seeds than that grown under
irrigation and consequently it takes
less seed per acre. We have had good
stands from eight pounds of seed,
while the irrigated seed requires about
Is pounds to the acre."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
PLAGUE UNDER CONTROL.
Work Of Killing Rats Progresses on
Eastern Seaboard.

Washington, D. C.-No new cases
of bubonic plague are reported from
Cuba or Porto Rico to the public
health and marine hospital service.
Three steerage passengers who had
come from the plague zone in Havana
were taken off the steamer Chalmette
at the New Orleans quarantine sta
tion. They will be detained until
there is absolute assurance that they
are not infected.
Surgeon Stoner, chief medical Off
Ger at Ellis Island, telegraphed here
that the work of destroying rats along
the New York waterfront was well
under way. Similar word came from
Galveston, Tex, and other ports.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Patent Bill prepared.

Washington, D. C.-Senator Borah
had another conference with Repre-
sentative Mann regarding his bill di-
recting the issuance of patents to
homesteaders on government irriga-
ton projects, when they comply with
the homestead law. Final agreement
was reached on everything except the
question of cultivation. The present
law requires the cultivation of half
the irrigable area before patent is
sues. Borah is urging the substitu-
tion of one quarter. Mann thinks the
bill cannot pass in that form.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
PAsco HAS RECORD YIELD.
Grain and Fruit Crop Largest in His
tory of That Section.

Tory OF ] nat 0SCttOHs
Pasco-Crop prospects in Franklin
county are better this year than ever
before in the history of the county.
The early rains last fall and the open
winter enabled the farmers to prepare
larger acreage for spring seeding.
It was thought for time that the
recent wind storm had damaged the
grain, but since harvesting has COM
menced it is found that the damage
has been slight, and the harvest will
be the largest in many years. Rail
road officials who have been investi-
eating conditions find that the outlook
is exceptionally bright. Many farm
ers have been purchasing new COM
bines and other farming machinery.
In the fruit sections crops are better
than has ever been known in this
county. The recent wind shook off
enough of the fruit, thinning the trees
and saving the farmers this work.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Library School Endowed.

Tacoma-Funds have been promised
by a well-known fnancier for the en-
dowment of large library school in
the Northwest, probably at Portland,
accoring to Franklin F. Hopper, city
librarian, who has just returned from
tie annual meeting of the American
Library association at Ottawa. Sew
eral hundred thousand dollars are said
to have been offered for the institu-
tion, which will train persons in all
branches of library work. Announce
ment that the school has been estab-
lished will be forthcoming soon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
DENVER HIT BY
RAGING PLOD,|
Two Known Dead and pro,,,
Loss In Millions. ''''
Notorious Cherry Creek g..
Rampage, Flooding City ~.
Stopping All Trains. N"'

Denver, Colo.-A wall Of ~.
feet high, carrying death and ~ water Ss
ton with it, swept down Chs u uestns
here Sunday night, ripped aa efse
concrete walls and in a twinklii. DIM ,
marooned hundreds of persons ~
persons are known to b.u. Ns
drowned. "'e oees
Mayor Arnold stated that tbo
erty damage would reach at lea.tp , -
600, 900. 'eas'a,.
Anything like an accurat.
mate of the damage would bo 81. $50.
the question for several daysn " s.:i
Mayor Arnold. 'Thus far ". saa
learned of only two deaths t ssVe
drowning, but there may be ,ev uva
more" ''e'u
An infant boy was drowned wi.
his mother, terror-stricken and nv =
her waist in water, dropped the I 5.t'
and the little boy was swept down t ~
stream. "e
The second known death was tb,t =.
8-year-old Christopher Jensen ~.
boy was standing on the bank watch
ing the rushing water when the hsnl
caved in and he was carried II Ii.
death. At Longmont, south Of De, '
yer, and at Cripple creek and Victo,
northwest of here, the rain fell how
lily, blocking traffic.
Word of the Cherry creek flood va,
conveyed to the city hall by telephop.
shortly before the crest reached Den
yer, and not moment was lost in
warning those within reach. The
fact that the message was received
early was the means of saving Der.
haps hundreds of lives.
Near the banks of Cherry creek
dwellings crumbled like paper, and
many hair-breadth escapes occurred
A number were rescued from the tons
of houses.
The South Platte was at flood stage
from the rains and when the crest Of
the Cherry creek overflow reached the
river the Platte overlooked its banks
to the northeast of the city.
Castlewood dam, near the head.
waters of Cherry creek, about IL
miles from Denver, has been weak.
ened almost to the bursting point, and
should the dam go out it would be
difficult to predict what the extent Of
damage would be.
The torrential rain began about
o'clock in the afternoon, and soon at.
terward the water was above the
curbing in the business district, flood
ing stores and hotels. In the lowel
sections of the city families vert
driven from their homes.
The crest of the flood in Cherry
creek did not reach here until nearl!
10 o'clock, coming as a climax to thF
floods of the afternoon.
Not a train left Denver Sunday
night and none from any direction ar
rived. Trains from the south wer
stopped three miles Southwest OF th'
city.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Torrid Wave is Broken.

New York, July 13.-"A tendency
to cooler, which the weather officials
promised, materialized tonight with a
drop Of about 20 degrees from the
maximum Of the weeks hot spell.
At seven o'clock tonight the thermom-
eter here registered Is. Before the
relief came the weeks list of deaths
in this city ascribed to the heat was
increased by eight and the prostra-
tions by more than score.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Build Road From Toppenjsh.

acknowledgements has been
made by President Reid, Of the North
Yakima & Valley line, that at least 10
miles of the Toppenish, Fort Simcoe
& Western railroad will be completed
this year before the heavy shipments
of crops. This line, which is a feeder
of the Northern Pacific, branches from
the main line two miles northwest of
Toppenish. About FIVE miles Of the
road have been completed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Steamers Injury Slight.

San Francisco The Pacific Mail
steamer City of Panama, which sent
wireless signals for assistance when
one of its engines broke down ESQ
miles southwest of San Pedro Sunday,
was lowed into port here by the
steamer Rose City, of San Pedro. The
City of Panama was en- route to Pana-
ma from this port. The injury to the
machinery was found to be slight and
the City Of Panama will sail for Mexi-
can ports and Panama July Is.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
French victors at Fee.

Fee - A crushing defeat was in
flicted by the French general, Gou-
raud, with 5000 men, on one OF the
most persistent enemies Of France in
Morocco, who is known Is the Rogui
of Sichtalla. The French surprised
him near Moulay Bouchts. After .
severe fight the Rogui fled. leaving go
dead and abandoning his camp. The
French lost threekillsd, Is wounded.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
REBELS DEFEATED.
Portuguese Regulars Twice Whip
Returning RoyaIists.

TOFto8u0Se oO6utoSo sWtC0 "utp
Returning RoyaIists.
Lisbon Royalist rebels captured
Caldeciras de Basto and the Portu-
guese government troops Immediately
prepared to lombard the town. The
Monarchists, commanded by Homom
Christie, penetrated Portugal from
Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain.
The Royalists had played ruse on
the Republican troops, but in the end
| it cost them dearly. While being
pursued to Montalegre, iE Province
Traz-as Monies, they returned to
Chaves, and arriving unsupported by
the Republicans, bombarded the city
with their newly-acquired artillery
bombs. The Republican troops later
discovering that the Royalists had
doubled on their course, FASTENED back
to defend the town.
The attacking rebel force consisted
of two united bands. After a battle
which lasted three hours the Royalists
retreated slowly and finally disap-
peared into the mountains. The Re-
publican loss included two officers.
The news of the victory was re-
ceived with cheers in the chamber of
deputies, and law was passed at
once authorizing the government to
suspend the constitutional guarantees
wherever necessary to extend the
state of siege to the district of Cilla
Real.
Other bills adopted to provide for
the passing of summary judgment on
persons accused Of sedition or rebel
lion by military tribunals, and for
pensions to families of soldiers "dy-
ing for the republic. !"
Many of the inhabitants in disturb
ed districts display open sympathy
with the Royalists, but the army and
navy remain loyal. The belief is gen.
eral that unless there are defections
among the military the monarchist in
cursions cannot be successful.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
EIIensburg Sheep to Chicago.

ElIensburg Sheep to Chicago.
Ellensburg Twenty carloads Of
sheep and lambs, the property Of An
drew Anderson, Of Ellensburg, left
this shipping point over the Northern
Pacific for the Chicago market this
week. This is the largest shipment Of
live stock that has left the Kittitas
valley for number of years. There
were over 5000 sheep in the shipment
and it is planned to get them into Chi
cago By the middle of next week, as
the market has been rising for several
days. They will be pastured at Ire
vor, Wis.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Ship 200 Cars Peaches,

North Yakima-The firm of Richey
& Gilbert, of Poppenish, has made
contracts to deliver 200 cars of
peaches this season and has two men
working the Eastern markets to place
additional shipments, according to H.
M. Gilbert, of that firm, who makes
his home here.
Mr.. Gilbert also places the profits Of
fruit growers of the Yakima valley at
So, 600, 900 to So, 0OO,0 90 this year and
says that his firm expects alone to
ship out nearly 1900 carloads Of all
kinds of fruit this year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings Of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
General Resume Of Important Events
Presented in Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.

Hartford, Conn.,, has milk famine,
being short about 10000 quarts day.
Denver authorities turned down q
bill for autos used to haul voters to
the polls.
Canal tolls issue leads to protest
from England, and diplomatic strug-
gle is on.
Puyallup valley, Washington, is
calling loudly for harvest hands and
berry pickers.
Two women were killed and third
badly injured by being run down by a
Milwaukee train near Seattle.
Burglars stole some wine and sever
al boxes of cigars from the residence
of Bishop Scannell, in Omaha.
A plague of gnats hit Wenatchee,
Wash, and surrounding country,
many horses being seriously injured
by the pests.
A three-hours' conference has been
arranged between Champ Clark and
his successful rival for the Demo
cratic nomination.
Water Commissioner Howell, of
Omaha, rejected all bids for water
meters for that city, declaring dealers
were in combine.
The Hotelmen's association has al
ready subscribed many thousand dol
lars for the entertainment of the Elks
grand lodge in 1913.
The big new Austrian dreadnaught,
built at a cost of $12, 900, 900, is found
to be practically useless, owing to
faulty designing and construction.
It is estimated that 10000 Elks
were in line in the grand parade in
Portland. Street cars and railroads
leading to the city did the heaviest
traffic ever known.
President Mohler, of the Union
Pacific, announces that an order has
been given for 100000 worth of
new rolling stock for the Union Pa
cific and Oregon Short Line.
Mexican rebels are preparing to in
wade the state of Sonora.
Nine Camorrists who have been on
trial two years in Italy for murder,
have been convicted.
Hot weather continues in the East
and many deaths result. New York
had the hottest July 8 since 1876.
A move is on foot in Washington to
induce both Taft and Roosevelt to
withdraw from the presidential race.
Severe earthquake shocks have been
felt in Alaska, wireless communica-
tion was interrupted and another erup-
ton of Mt. Katmai is feared.
A young Socialist in Switzerland has
inherited $4,000, and his friends are
now waiting to see if he will distrib-
ute it according to his belief.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Teach Parents at Yakima.

North Yakima-In connection with
the agricultural and horticultural
courses which are to be installed in
the rural schools of Yakima county
next year by Superintendent S. S.
Busch will be extension bureau
work, at which parents and other res
idents of the communities will be Civ
en- opportunities to enter the courses.
The schools which are preparing to in
stall the complete agricultural cours-
es are Lower Naches, Mckee, Sc
lah. Sunnyside, Grandview, Wapato
and Toppensh.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
= Last Escapesis Denied.

Washington, D. G.. Those who fee
from justice in the United States will
hereafter find no place on the Western
hemisphere safe from extradition.
By signing an extradition treaty with
Honduras the State department closed
the last refuge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
JUDGE ARCHIBALD OF COM
MERGE COURT IMPEACHED.

Washington, D. C.-The house of
representatives, adpoted by vote of
-222 to 1, articles of impeachment
against Judge Archibald, of the United
States Commerce court. Representa-
tive Farr, of Pennsylvania. cast the
single vote against the bill of i'm
parchment.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Gamblers Overlook T. r.

Chicago = Theodore RooseVel.1 ;m mJ
not even ssshowed" on '.m
O'Leary's book yet. The stoc1 i;date
bet-taker has the Oyster Bay can :" the
still IN the "field." Wilson - -n,s
favorite, with Taft second: Y Let 70 5;
odds are as follows: Wilson, the
Taft, to s; Chain, 2Ooo TO LING J., a
field. S to /. The book IS uo .oo1d.
good business in small wagers' 49, il
ing to O'Leary. Wilson mcn''
abundant, but little ct. X. co'n'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-07-19
Starts Harvest IN PaIouse.

Pullman Harvest has begun in
Western Whitman county, and grain
is turning out better than was ex-
pected. A B. Baker, of Pullman,
who owns 1900 acres near Hooper, and
has between 100 and 1900 Of it in
wheat, has returned from his farm.
He started one header Monday and ex-
poets to start another next Monday.