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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
|S11ST LIMITED
SUGAR OUTPUT
Ieaal Of Brooklyn Refinery
Tells About Methods.
plants Shut Down-Trust Will
''" ing to Pay for Elimination
of Competition.

Now York-Methods pursued by the
Sugar Refneries company to gain and
..in control of the sugar indsutry
America were described by julius
stursburg, up to 1887 treasurer of
=, Brooklyn Sugar Refinery company,
+be governments dissolution suit
',,inst the so-called sugar trust"
NJ. Stursburg said that although
i. rp6neries company trustees held
=. stock of the Brooklyn company,
=. Rrooklyn company was permitted
;, nm its own affairs, with the ex-
anton of fixing its output. This
w fixed by the trustees, he said.
~bosp trustees also instructed other
.,mnanies whose stock they held as to
INV much sugar they could produce,
he said.
"All of the profits of the Brooklyn
,o6nery were turned over to the trus-
toes weren't they?" asked Mr.. Wise.
~ think nearly all the profits
we're.
"Wbat became of the rest of the
prOfts?'
at was used as working capital. -
On cross-examination Mr.. Stursburg
aid that the physical valuation of the
BROOKLYN plant in 1883 was more than
$1,000, 900. The profits in 1884, he
aid, we're about $500, 1000.
Prior to 1887, when the refineries
company was formed, the witness said
there was little profit in the business
and several refneries failed.
The effort of the refneries company
to curtail production was unsuccess-
full, with the result that prices were
lowered, sugar was sold without re-
gard to cost and the business was de-
nOralized, the witness said, in re-
Spouse to questions on cross-examina-
ton.
Don't you know" asked Mr..
Wise, when this consolidation was
made that many of the plants would
be shut DOWN."
ave believe in operating only the
modern and best equipped plants, .
Mr.. Stursburg said.
In word, you were willing to pay
for the plants shutdown, were you
not, to eliminate their competition?'
Isuppose you could put it tina,
way" the witness replied. He added
that when the trustees failed to cur.
tail production sufficiently for their
purpose, the American Sugar Refining
company was formed, with $50, 000,.
900 capital.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
SALT NECESSARY
FOR ALL FOWLS
In Order To Guard Against Any
ID ,ficielcy It Ia Well
to Feed for Lack Of
paIatabaItt/

Salt in some quantity Is neces.
sity to the living animal. Some food
contains all that is probably needed
but the amount IN others is small
In order to guard against any pos
sible deficiency it Is well to feed some
salt, especially If 1t Increases che
palatability Of the ration.
I Moderate quantitiec o. salt had
been fed to poultry with apparent ad
vantage, but .he limitations OF its
use were not known. A feeding trial
was therefore made with twelve
hens to get some suggestion as to the
approximate limit Of its safe feeding
to mature fowls For one lot of hens
salt was mixed in the food. increasing
In amount by periods OF feeding. I'm
til it was fed a. the rate OF .06a
ounces per day, per fowl (nearly one
half pint per day for 100 hens) nc
bad effects were noticed.
With this amount, however, diar
rhoea attacked few Of the hens, but
the trouble disappeared when the
amount OIL Sdlt III tuO AOOo was y
duced about one-third. When the
hens were allowed free access tc
boxes of course barrel salt, not
enough was eaten to show any Ill Ell
feet, either by hens that had been fed
salt freely for two months or by those
that had been without any for the
same time.
Little significance was attached te
the egg yield from the old hens fec
at an unproductive time Of year. but
twice as many eggs were obtained
/ from the salt-fed hens as from The
others so there was no indication Of
unfayorable effect In this direction
When reporting the experiment Il
was suggested that salt at the rate o.
one ounce per day for 100 matured
fowls could be fed without risk. u
! later feeding Il was found that nv
ounces Of salt IN every 100 pounds
| Of food was safe proportion. Tht
station has not advised the feeding
lof any salt to young chicks Or unit
q hey. are two or three months Old.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Steamship Company Wins.

San Francisco-Negect to inform q
steamship company of the value of the
contents of a trunk at the time of
Shipment releases it from liability for
i0ss at destination. Such was the rul-
ing Of Judge Lehy, sitting in extra
session of the Superior court in the
u rla OF an action begun two years ago
" Onarles A. Grimm, of the Northern
t,V T company, against the
A'aska Pacific Steamship company to
recover sl740. 35, the value of furs in
. .So trunks stolen from the dock after
'aelr arrival here.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
College Cites Seven Wonders.

Ithaca, N. Y. - The seven wonders
of the world as selected by the fac
ulty, graduates and seniors Of the
chemists seminary at Cornell Uni
versity, were announced by Professor
L. M. Dennis
A few weeks ago the prominent
scientific magazines sent list to Cor.
nell. containing 81 wonders of modern
times and requested the chemical de-
partment to pick out seven Of them as
representing the greatest of modern
human ingenuity. The seven selected
in the order Of their Importance fol.
low:
Wireless, synthetic chemistry, ra-
dunn, antitoxins, aeroplanes, Panams
canal, telephone.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
INCREASING THE
YIELD OF GRASS
Among Four Chief Essentials are
Smooth Surface, Prepare.
taon, Good Seed and
Fertility.
(By r. B. RUsHING.)

Farmers who content themselves
with two tons or less cannot under.
stand how yields of three or four tons
even more are obtained. There are,
however, four chief essentials; q
smooth surface. with even, steady
grade, thorough preparation Of tie
soil, and abundance Of good, healthy
seed and plenty Of fertility and to
which might be added the proper
amount Of moisture.
Where land is stumpy or rocky. II
may be considerable expense to re.
move them, but to obtain the greatest
amount Of grass 1t must be done. The
rocks must either be sunk or hauled
away and the surface smoothed DO as
to give gentle grade. A little de
Epression where the water can stand
may cause a patch of grahss to die
out and a few patches win kill q
hundred pounds of hay.
After this thorough grading the
land is thoroughly fitted. This does
not mean just plowed and narrowed
in the ordinary way. / prefer the use
Of cut-away disc, which does the
work just the opposite to the turning
plow.
The continued working Of the soil
with the cut-away clears the soil OF
foul stun and gives the new seeding
a chance. The soil should be worked
over with the cut-away and the
smoothing harrow many times, not
all at once. but continued through
July and August. In this way, when
ready to seed the soil Is certainly ar
fine as an ash heap.
The seed then should be put On
carefully and accurately. 80 az to have
every square inch Of surface covered.
thus having two blades OF grass where
one formerly was
The question frequently asked Ii:
why Is this large amount Of potash
necessary? No one who has ever
used fertilizers on grass need BE- told
that nitrogen gives the grass Z rich.
green color and makes It grow very
rapidly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
REFUGEES WITHOUT FUNDS.
Property and Home Stolen or d
troyed in Raids.

troyed in Raids.
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico = The
United States transport Buford ar
rived here wife five refugees from
Topolobampo and Is from Altata and
Culiacan. At Altata the Buford an
chored II miles out, the refugees hav-
ing been transferred by the steamer
Lucia. The refugees from Culiacan
virtually are destitute, their property
and homes having been stolen or de-
stroyed in recent rebel raids.
The Buford anchored two miles off
this port, II adults and 20 children
being taken aboard. Of the 20 Amer
lean children more than Is were born
in Mexico. Tho transfer of the refu-
gees was witnessed by thousands of
Mexicans and the few Americans who
remained in Mazatlan.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Bandit House Real Fort.

Paris - Thousands Of persons mo-
tored to the suburb of Nogen-sur-
Marne to secure mementoes Of the re-
cent siege, which ended in the death
of two automobile bandits, GARNER
and Wallet. The villa was regular
arsenal. Several cases Of cartridges
were found, while sort Of trench had
been built behind the walls, which
were perforated with holes. affording
the bandits an excellent means OF de-
Tense and offense. The stern exter-
mination of the outlaw chiefs meets
with approval everywhere in France.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
PARIS BANDITS SLAIN.
Last Of Notorious Gang Blown Up
With Dynamite.

Last OI tVOtOViO0S 00ttA 0IOWu ~
With Dynamite.
Paris-The career of the last OF
Frances notorious bandit gang was
dramatically ended when, after eight
hours battle with police and troops,
its leader, Octave GARNER, and his
confederate, Wallet, were blown up by
explosives in a small villa at Nogent-
sur-Marne, where they had taken ref
uge.
Shattered by shots of dynamite,
their house fell in ruins when melinite
was exploded under the walls.
The police found GARNER dead and
Wallet dying. Five policemen were
wounded in the battle.
All the forces for the protection OF
society had failed to dislodge them.
Several thousand police, gendarmes
and zouaves tried for hours to shoot
the bandits or blow up the building
with explosives. Three policemen had
fallen from the desperadoes' bullets
but though the villa was damaged by
dynamite the bandits held their own
and showed no signs of surrendering.
Unlike Bonnet, whose refuge was
dynamited at Choisv-le-Roi, GARNER
made his last stand in house hidden
by foliage and surrounded closely by
other buildings, making an assault
difficult and dangerous. Bonnet and
Dubis fought in garage, which could
be approached from all sides.
Carriers speciality was disguise.
He went so far as to mutilate his eye
lids to change his appearance, and he
succeeded in evading the police drag.
net which had been spread over Paris
and the suburbs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
ROOSEVELT WINS CALIFORNIA


"1 suSOnupe0t9A
San Francisco, May 15.-Approxi.
mately two-thirds Of California, 216s
precincts out Of 300, give Roosevelt
80, l09; Taft, 51,703; La Toilette,
81. 1876; Clark, 1864; Wilson, H..
997.
Roosevelt's plurality on the face Of
the returns is 46, 4O6. His indicated
plurality is between 10000 and g..
900.
San Francisco, May 15.-At the
first presidential preference primary
in which the women of California evel
voted the state went overwhelmingly
for Roosevelt on the Republican tick.
ct and Clark on the Democratic ticket.
Taft ran poor second and La Fol.
lette good third.
With not quite half the state heard
from at o'clock this morning, IT'S
California precincts out of 300 gave
Roosevelt rs, 451 votes, Taft 43,741;
La Toilette, 26.672; Clark, 20, 1851
and Wilson 1O,7O7.
The precincts reported, however,
are the more populous ones, and or
the face of the returns Roosevelt's in
dictated purality was in excess of 3d.
600.
In the state at large the Demo
cratic vote ran in the proportion OF
about one to four and in San Francisco
one to five.
The San Francisco complete final re.
turns are:
Roosevelt, 19,S43; Taft, 1906;
La Toilette, 1907; Clark, 6817; Viii.
son, 1868.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Nacanicum Situation Bad.

Seaside, Or. - Miss Susan Clark,
who has just rturned to town for more
aunplies for forest fire sufferers up the
Necanicum, says it is most deplor-
able state of affairs there. Some OF the
destitute people have not even place
"a sleep. Help from Seaside has been
hard to get, residents here being occu-
MED in looking after the fire sufferers
in the Monday night fire here. Miss
clark has been looking after these
people personally as much as possible
and has taken food and blankets to
them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
'ukon Valley Roaring Furnace.

An eaeue-A special cable from Daw-
kon III .uAon Territory, says: The Yu-
niIa ,ailey Is a roaring furnace for 200
ant G r.. between Big Salmon and Stew
rssi oty; Everywhere forest fires are
rs nss', out they are not near any city.
yi,c;A uufeos of thousands Of acres Of
sbleS w forest are being swept. Prob
and =. i;,vVo'oOO cords of splendid wood
a a. TIMBER has been ruined.
tbat :. ToHey creek so hot was the fire
!" ieaped the river.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Coal Strike Near End.

q. "iiikesbarre, Pa.-When the an
Sa ,acl'e miners convention adjourned
os s nearly all the leaders and many
~ ~ ue delegates were of the opinion
s sas the tentative agreement, which
snes Inc underground workers an in
w ,sass IN wages and other concessions,
v Sa'u De ratified. Many delegates
t snO were instructed to vote against
n H asreement returned home to report
,s, @eir local unions with view of
Ninilg without instructions.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Standard Pays Big Fine.

Jefferson City, Mo.-The Standard
Oil company paid a fine Of $50, 600 TO
the cIerk Of the Supreme court as
result Of being prosecuted e : trust.
There Is 4 motion pending before the
snnreme court on behalf Of the COM
nsnv askine that it may be permitted
s nav the fine imposed upon It with
&, costs Of the prosecution, and that
the order ousting it from tne ssa.e De
withheId. 90 long as it obeys the laws
srd the orders Of the courts
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
China to Get $4,000, 900.

Pekin The minister of finance and
the bankers representing the six pow
ers the United States, Great Britain,
France, Germany, Russia and Japan
have arranged the terms Of advances
to the Chinese government totaling
$50, 600, 900 against treasury bills re-
deemable within one year by the pro-
ceeds Of the loan. It is pointed out
by those identified with the scheme
that the country is veritable powder
magazine, and the unpaid soldiers
threaten an outbreak which can only
be avoided by payment Of their wages.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
.Sane" Fourth is Started.

Spokane, Wash. An ordinance
which none of the council would admit
thew had asked for, was introduced in
the council by the city attorney, not
only prohibiting pyrotechnic displays
and fireworks of all kinds, but making
it crime to store or sell them in the
city except for wholesale purposes for
out-of-town use. Last year commit
tee of the council recommended no &C
ton for 1911, but requested an ordi-
nance along that line for passage al
ter the Fourth, SO that ample notice
would be given before this year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24

accustomed to the work, disinfection
may seem q most complicated proc
ess. Any approved method. however.
Is comparatively simple when carried
out carefully. although like many
another procedure It IL one In which
attention to details counts for much.
1t is important to- bear in mind that
the causative agents of many dis
eases are extremely small and may
remain for an indefinite time in dust,
cracks, and crevices of buildings, 80
that efforts aiming at the eradication
OF disease from contaminated prem
ises must be thorough In order to be
effective.
In the work Of disinfection nature
has provided man with most valu-
able ally-sunl1ght. It Is well known
that the direct rays Of the sun are
destructive to many forms of bac-
terra. in some cases destroying them
and In others lessenlng their tntiu-
ence. Thus the Importance OF we'll
lighted stables is evident The dark
and sunless building will be favor.
able breeding place for bacteria, and
the structure which admits the great
est amount OF sunlight will be the
least favorable for their development.
Again, heat will destroy the bacteria
of disease. By this is not meant the
ordinary heat OF the sun, but heat as
developed in boiling water or in
fame. 1t is upon this principle that
the surgeon before operating renders
his instruments free from the posi-
BILE presence OF bacteria by boiling,
and It Is heat which renders Jet OF
live steam destructive to bacteria.
Sunlight, however, cannot be consid-
destruction of bacteria, while the ap-
plication of heat in the form OF steam
or flame is seldom possible. The re-
suit Is that in the practical work OF
disinfection we are dependent upon
certain drugs, which have power to
destroy the organisms OF disease.
Such drugs are known as disin-
fectants, and, fortunately. we have at
hand number that possess the pow.
er of destroying bacteria.
Bichl0rid Of mercury also known as
corrosive sublimate and mercur1c
Chord, Chord of lime, Tornado
hyde. carbol1c acid, crude carbolic
acid. cresol, and compound solution OF
cresol, are such drugs. They have
only to be brought in contact with
the bacteria in order to destroy them.
Before either of the above are
used, however, the farmer should
study their peculiar characteristics
and use the one best suited to his
purpose. Violent poison should not
be used unless the user OF the dis
infectant is familiar with 1t and its
results.
In the practical work OF disinfec-
ton there are three essentials:
1. A preparation OF the building
that will facilitate reaching organisms
Of disease.
2. A disinf ectant which upon con.
tact can be depended upon to destroy
such organisms.
3. A method of applying the dis.
infectant that will assure the most
thorough contact with the bacteria.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
CHINESE GIRL CASTS VOTE.
Pretty Tie Lung First Woman Of Her
Race to Enjoy Privilege.

San Francisco-Tie Lung, q pretty
little Chinese maiden who lives at the
Presbyterian mission house at 900
Sacramento street, holds the honor of
being the first Chinese woman in the
history of the world to exercise the
electoral franchise.
Tie Lung is native-born Ameri-
can, and she is 81 years old. She can
read and write the English language
better than great many of her adult
brethren, and she is familiar with the
political issues involved in the pri-
mary presidential election. In the
matter of political and social progress
and enlightenment Tie Lung is not one
step. behind her American sisters,
born of American parents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
SOCIALISTS NOMINATE DEBS
Seidel, Former Mayor Of Milwaukee.
for Vice-President.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Eugene Victor
Debs, of Terre Haute, Ind, was NOM
mated as candidate for the presi-
tency of the United States by the Ma
tOnal Socialist convention.
Emil Seidel, formerly mayor of Mil
vaukee, was nominated for vice presi-
dent.
Mr. Debs was not in the hall when
The result of the ballot was announced,
out MIR. Seidel thanked the delegates
and promised that he would make the
campaign "as lively as any the CAPT
alist parties had ever SEEM"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
SUGGEST BRIDGE PLANNED.
Structure Ovsr San Francisco b
/, Would Cost s2e. oqo. Qog

0IBQCtUF0 Ov0U OUu TTUuCuy60 DAY
WOULD Cost 42e. ooo, QoQ
san Francisco msp and plans 81
the proposed bridge across San Fran
cisco Bay to Oakland, permission to
construct which was recently granted
by congress to Allan c. Rush, were
filed with the board Of supervisors.
The roadway will swing $50 feet
above the water, hung from ten steel
and concrete piers, constituting eight
arches. The total suspension will be
1880 feet, in sections 2230 feet
long. Four thousand feet will rest on
Yerba Buena island, which will divide
the structure in halves. The San
Francisco approach will take off from
the summit Of Telegraph Hill, which
has been reserved by the government
for light station.
Rush estimates the total cost at
SIG, 900, 900. The total cost of the
Brooklyn bridge to date, including re-
modelling for elevated trains and troll
ley tracks, has been about $22, 400,-
600, and of the Queensborough bridge,
ST., 256, 900. The length Of the
Queensborough bridge, the longest
across the East River, is 7449 feet,
including approaches, or one mile and
2169 feet. The Oakland bridge will
be four miles 720 feet long, Of which
three miles 1000 feet would be over
water.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Boy Wins at Bread-Making.

Reno, Nev.-The reputation of CO.
eds at the University of Nevada az
breadmakers received q severe blow
when q male student, competing with
80 girls, won second prize in the
bread-making contest. Harold Man
ion, Of Portland, Or, sophomore
registered in the department Of agri-
culture, was the successful compet-
itor and it was only by close mar
gin that he missed receiving the first
award.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Train Robbed Of $40, 900.

New Orleans Two masked men
held up the New Orleans-New York
limited train No. 2, north-bound, on
the New Orleans & Northeastern rail-
road, eight miles from Hattiesburg,
Miss, and, after dynamiting the safe
in the express car, escaped on horses
With one bundle containing $40. 600.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Blue Sky" Law Passed

pass auaae q Ariz.-The Arizona senate
suotha sne mouse bill termed by some
pidjna . :. Kansas blue sky law pro-
it st e tnst no corporation shall offer
Tie SIX 1or sale to the public until
decla,ose corporation commission has
ssafa :; IN writing that such stock il
to tho Investment. The bill now goes
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Mississippi Levee Breaks.

New Orleans approximately 60, 600
persons and ten square miles of terri
tory will be affected by break in the
Mississippi River levee on the west
bank 25 miles north of here. The ere
vase is 200 feet wide. This, the Hy-
melia levee, was the scene OF the
worst break Of the flood of 1908. A
boat with laborers has gone to try to
make repairs. The revenue cutter
Window probably will be rushed TO
the scene with supplies.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24


Christian Frederick was proclaimed
King of Denmark as Frederick VIII
on January 80, 1905, after the death
of Christian TX, the aged king, who
was dean of the crowned heads of Eu-
rope, father of King George of Greece,
of the Queen Mother Alexandra, Of
Great Britain, the Empress Dowager
of Russia and grandfather Of King
Haakon VII of Norway.
Several months ago King Frederick
suffered serious illness. While TAX
ing his customary walk he had sud
den seizure and was compelled to re-
turn to the place. Later it was an
nounced that he had suffered chill,
but the nature of his malady was not
disclosed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
KING OF DENMARK DIES
SUDDENLY AT HAMBURG

Hamburg, May liking Frederick
VIII of Denmark arrived at the Ham
burger Hof Hotel yesterday and died
suddenly during the night.