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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
POTATO PROBLEMS PUZZLE.
Enormous Crop in inland Empir,
Causes Prices to Prop.

Enormous Crop in Inland Empire
Causes Prices to Prop.
Pullman-What to do with the enor-
NOUS potato crop is question worry
ing the farmers Of the Palouse coun-
try. There is little demand for pota-
toes and the price is so low that farm
ers say there is no profit in digging,
sacking and hauling them to market.
Many carloads are being shipped from
the Palouse country and it is estimat-
ed that there are between 500 and
1000 carloads in the Palouse country
this year. Exporters are paying 80
to 35 cents per sack for the potatoes.
Secondhand sacks cost eight cents,
which leaves from % to q cents for
100 pounds of potatoes. The quality
is the best produced here in many
years.
The acreage in Whitman county
breaks all previous records, while the
yield per acre is unusually heavy.
This is due to favorable weather dur
ing the summer. There has been
more than the usual amount of rain
here this year.
Many farmers are feeding their po-
tatoes to- hogs and cows. It is
claimed potatoes make excellent cow
feed when chopped in feed cutter,
and when mixed with a little wheat
and boiled they make the best kind of
hog feed. One farmer is feeding 10
sacks of potatoes and one sack of
wheat, cooked together, each day to q
large lot of hogs, and says they are
fattening rapidly. With the high
price of hogs it is claimed that 81 q
sack can be obtained for potatoes
when cooked and fed to hogs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Bird Killing is Costly.

Washington, D. C.-The killing Of
certain birds cost the United States
in food destruction approximately
1920, 100, 900, according to the COM
mittee on wild life protection of the
National conservative congress, which
has announced its intention of seeking
national. legislation to protect the
feathered friends of man.
Three measures providing for the
protection of certain birds are pending
before congress.
Among the birds that should be pro-
tected for the good they do in keeping
down insect plaques, according to the
committee, are all song birds, swal-
lows, woodpeckers, blackbirds, quail,
doves and nighthawks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Unite for Better Prices.

North Yakima-A joint committee
of disinterested bankers and business
men of North Yakima will meet again
soon to take the first steps toward an
amalgamation of the two big CO.
operative fruit selling agencies of the
Yakima valley, the Yakima Valley
Fruit Growers association and the
Yakima County Horticultural union.
just what form the organization
will take is not yet decided. It may
be that distinct marketing company,
which will not only act as selling
agent for the members of the associa-
ton and union, but which will sell
fruit for any other growers of the val
ley, will be formed. The two selling
agencies may reach some basis on
which the membership of both will be
united.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
APPLE GROWERS WILL CONFER
With Others Interested, to Discuss
Many important Questions.

With Others Interested, to Discuss
Many important Questions.
Spokane One thousand apple grow
ers of the Pacific Northwest, together
with orchard by-product manufactur-
ers, railway traffic managers and
bankers, will hold an important con-
ference in Spokane for one week,
commencing November II, to endeavor
to solve q number of pressing prob
lens affecting the apple industry.
Foremost among the PROBLEMS are
the question of distribution of the
fast-increasing apple crop, and the
matter of profitable utilization Of
orchard by-products. The conference
is called at the instance Of Robert E.
Strahorn, vice president of the Oregon
Washington Railroad & Navigation
company, who is president Of the
Fifth National Apple show, in con-
junction with which the conference
will be held.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
TEACH APPLE PACKERS.
Institute at Walla WalIa Planned B.
Fruit Inspector.

Walla Walla-Plans are now being
made, according to District Fruit In
spector C. L. Whitney, for the holding
of fruit packers institute in Walla
Walla early in January, in conjunc-
ton with which there will be operated
school for the training of skilled ap-
pie pickers.
81 am having several thousand
boxes Of apples saved now to be used
at the packing school," said Mr..
Whitney, ''and am arranging for four
experts to give instruction. The fruit
industry of the Walla Walla valley,
with large acreage of new orchard
coming into bearing annually, is
growing so rapidly and the fruit is Of
such quality that we will need more
good packers. Some arrangements
will be made for giving this instruc-
ton at cost.
tThere will be one or two new de-
vices for sorting apples into four or
five grades according to size, and the
packers using these machines will
have nothing to do but put the apples
into boxes. This will be better than
the hand sorting now widely used"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08

Constantinople = This civ ;.;
fever of excitement over the ala,m;.a
reports from the field of battle.
Foreigners and natives are snffo,;
from tension caused by the series ,I y
military disasters, and, although ~ W. !.
city is in a state of siege, crime ~; ;s
some quarters is unchecked. ~
Many families are leaving tho o;.,
The people fear first an outbreak y.
Moslem fanaticism by the turbuleu y.
elements of the lower classes -snS ON,
secondly, rising in hordes Of mad
dened soldiers who are being driven
by the Bulgarians to make their lost
stand a few miles outside of Consfsn
tinople and then perhaps to fall back
on the capital.
The battle still continues on tho
plains of Thrace and if the Turkish
soldiers fall back within the gates If
the city it is feared they NAV turn
their guns and bayonets on those WIN
are awaiting here the outcome of the
conflict.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
SEATTLE MARKETS

Wheat - Bluestem, &c bushel;
forty-fold, 79c; club, 76c; Fife, TIC;
red Russian, 76c.
Oats-$25 per ton.
Barley-$24. so per ton.
Yellow corn-Sacked, $50. so ton.
Mixed corn-Sacked, $33 per ton.
Bags-1913, 8sc.
The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots, t. o. b. Seattle:
Eggs-Select ranch, 41@42c dozen.
Poultry-Live hens, 10@14c pound
old ROSTERS, 8@9c; turkeys, fat, live,
&c; do dry picked, 25c; geese, 90
10c; old ducks, lie; ducklings, 100
Ice.
Ranch butter-21@23c pound.
Apples 75c@$2.25 box.
Casabas- 75@2.25 dozen.
Cranberries-$8. 50@9. SO barrel.
Grapes-Tokays, $4,000 box; Ma
lagas, $1.15; Muscats, $1.15@1. 40;
Concords, 17@20c basket; Cornichons,
86c@$1. 10 box.
Pears-Fancy, Eastern Washington,
$1.5O@2 box.
Honey-New, $3.25@3.50 case.
Beef-Prime beef steers, 12@123c
pound; dressed cows, 11@11ac; heif-
ers, Nos. and 2, 113c pound.
Veal-14a@15c per pound.
Dressed Pork-13c pound.
Mutton-Ewes, &c pound; wethers.
10c; spring lamb, 12c.
Almonds, 16ac pound; artichokes,
$1.25 dozen; beets, $1@1.25 sack
bell peppers, 7@8c pound; $1@1.75
box; Brussels sprouts, 9@10c pound:
cabbage, 1@14c pound; red, &c; car
rots, 81 sack; cauliflower, $1.25@1. 70
dozen; celery, 40@5Oc dozen; egg
plant, 6@8c pound; $1@1.25 box !;
garlic, 8@l0c pound; lettuce, head,
local, S0@40c dozen; dollhouse, s1M
LIS box; onions, California, 90c@s1
sack; Fanno, $1.25; parsley, 25@3Oc
dozen; potatoes, local, $14@16 ton;
Yakima, s16@1s; sweet, California,
&c pound; do New Jersey, Sc barrel !:
string beans, 123c pound; tomatoes,
fancy, 75c box; California Tugs, 81. SO
or box; turnips, new, .25@1. rs
sack; walnuts, 15@17c pound.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Conservatives Lead in Cuba.

Havana-The sweeping conserVa-
tive victory of General Mario Menocal
and Enrique Jose Varona, conserva.
tive candidates for president sand vice
president, respectively, which was IN
dictated by first reports from all par's
Of the island, appears not to have
been realized, according to returns
which came later. ALTHOUGH the ~,
herents Of Alfredo Zayas, the iloerai
candidate, continue to claim vic.ory
there is little doubt that General Men
ocal has been elected, but by slenoei
majority.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Roosevelt Takes Long Walk.

Oyster Bay, N. with George
w. Perkins and Senator Dixon, his
campaign leaders, Colonel Roosevelt
discussed the political situation for
two hours. Mr.. Perkins and Senator
Dixon too, dined with the Colonel.
In the afternoon Colonel Roosevelt
took the longest walk he has had since
he was shot, tramping about the
grounds near his home for an hour.
He said he felt no i'll effects from his
trip to New York. Colonel Roosevelt
will 60 to New York to attend the
Roosevelt Progressive rally.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Hogs Help Clear Land.

Chewelah-Hogs as an aid in land
clearing have been tried out by V. w.
Solder Of this place. Mr.. Solder has
about 40 acres Of bottom land covered
with dense growth Of swamp alder
and underbrush and last spring after
slashing the heaviest of the brush, he
turned drove Of hogs into the field.
To get at the succulent roots the hogs
uprooted all of the alders and shrubs,
leaving only the large cottonwood
stumps, effecting q considerable saw
ing in the expense of clearing the
land.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Katahdin to Be Target.

Katahdin to Be Target.
Washington, D. C.-With view to
determining finally whether explosive
shells are more effective than armor-
piercing projectiles in disabling 9
battleship, tests werc begun in earn
est at the naval proving ground at In
dian Head, Md. Rear Admiral Nath-
an C. Twining, chief Of the bureau Of
ordnance is opposed to the explosive
shell. Although he has reported
against it, he will be present at the
tests which will include the firing Of
both types Of shells by the Tallahassee,
with the ram Katahdin as the target.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Coal Famine Imminent.

Chicago Another coal iam nd;.
greater than the shortage that nan .;.
capped this city last winter, is im ars
nent. accoding to local o ealel
Prices Of all kinds Of coal to the s - *
consumer have raised from 20 ad
cents 4 ton. The railroads are Dla s1ara
for the present situation. scoal oea aets
ayerrin9 that car shortage preve.nhs e
the removal Of the coal from -
mines.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Banks Resources Gain.

Washington, D. C.-Lawrence y.
Murray, contoller of the currency, n ass
issued statement indicating tna1 .n s
resources Of the banks in the oni.s'
States, national, state and priva..,
are the highest in history. Accorulne
to reports of their conditions on ' u
Ia, the controller announced that ~, ~,
600 Of the 90, 900 banks in the cou me
show aggregate resources OF l$z4 ~ 91 nm
600, 900, an increase of 81, ga, oVv'VO'
over those of "a, 900 banks in I'LL
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
PORTLAND ELECTION SURPRISE
Voters Knock Out Proposed Bonds
Aggregating $3.65O,OOO.

Portland, Or.-Complete returns Of
the special election Field in this city
show no changes in the general result
as compiled from the incomplete re-
turns. Every measure carrying an
appropriation of money was defeated.
Majorities against such measures ran
as high as IA, 947, by which the Ross
Island purchase was defeated. Only
such charter amendments as are COM
paratively unimportant or affect small
property owners were carried, and in
these cases the majorities were gener-
ally decisive.
Bond issues Defeated.
$500, 600 to buy Ross Island by, A.
CAT.
$3.50, 900 for South Portland bridge,
by 1885.
500, 900 for incinerating plant, by
1860.
$4,000, 900 for parks and boulevards,
by 5727.
100000 for auditorium site, by
COOL.
$2OO,O 900 for public market, by 493.
Aggregate bond issues defeated,
So, $50, 900.
Charter Amendments Carried.
Relating to waterfront street vaca-
tions, by 8049.
Extending time for filing applica-
tions for bonding street and severe
assessments, by 1920.
Authorizing city to transfer ferries
to county control, by 9483.
Ordinances Carried.
Recognition of Greater Portland
plans, by $3.50.
Granting franchise to Northwestern
Electric company, by Fl, 1867.
Charter Amendments Defeated.
Authorizing council to fix salary OF
city attorney, by 1882. Authorizing
council to fix salary of city treasurer,
by 1927.
Authorizing council to fix salary OF
city engineer, by 5000.
Creating Office of city prosecutor
by 11,735.
Removing police department from
civil service, by Is, 558.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
City May Own Phone System.

Seattle-The city council has en-
gagged an Eastern expert to make an
estimate of the cost of establishing q
municipal telephone system. It is
the councils intention to submit to
the voters on March A, next, q popos-
ition to vote bonds for such q system.
The state public service code author
ICES municipalities to operate water,
light, power and street railway
plants, but is silent as to telephone
system.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Express Robbers Burn Bridge

Denison, Tex.-Forcing the engi-
neer Of Missouri, Kansas & Texas
limited train to cross burning trestle
near Wirth, Okla, three bandits blew
open the express car safe and escaped
with $4,000. The outlaws stopped the
train close to the trestle, which they
had already set on fire, and compelled
the engineer to uncouple the baggage
and express car and proceed across the
bridge, which collapsed just as they
reached the opposite side.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
APPLE SHOW BEST EVER HELD
Entire Northwest and Many Other
Sections Send Exhibits.


Sections Send Exhibits.
Spokane-Ex from practically
all apple-growing districts in the Pa
ciic Northwest, and many from more
remote points, will make the Fifth
National Apple show, in Spokane,
November IL to II, the most repre-
sentative ever held.
The management has received assur-
ances of exhibits from all important
districts, and the opinion is held that
4, 900, 900 apples, or twice the number
at any previous National show, will
be on display. Both the Wenatchee
and North Yakima valleys are pre-
pairing to place number Of carloads,
in addition to numerous box and plate
displays. Proportionately large en-
tries will come from other districts.
cit is now merely a matter of TAX
ing care of the exhibits at the apple
exposition says Chairman Day, of
the board of trustees. ''The exhibits
already pledged are sufficient to assure
the largest show in our history"
The worlds championship apple
packing contest promises to be one OF
the most exciting features of the ex-
position. The event will be held at
O o'clock on the afternoon of Novem-
Der II. In addition to the world g
championship title, the winner will
get 800 in cash, with second and
third prizes of $50 and $25 respective
ly. The packing contest proved one
of the big features last year, and the
management has received assurance
from many expert packers that they
mill he horo RI DOMINATE this voar
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
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.

An aggregate of 100000 bushels
of wheat has been bought on the Coast
for shipment East.
Thanksgiving services are held in
many frontier towns of Turkey when
the Bulgarian army entered.
Bulgarians believe their victory
over Turkey will make them a recog-
nized power in European affairs.
Hens about Tacoma have quit work
entirely, and it is believed eggs will
soon retail at 60 cents dozen, or 5
cents each.
The main Turkish army is reported
to be completely routed and the way
open for the Bulgarians direct to Con-
stantinople.
General Felix Diaz and associates
condemned to death by Mexican au-
thorities have been transferred to a
stronger Jail.
Thousands of initiative and refer
endum pamphlets sent out by the Ore
gon state authorities lie unclaimed in
various postoffices.
One thousand members of the Hotel
Workers union of Buffalo, N. Y, are
on strike. The union includes cooks,
walters and chambermaids.
The Servian army claims to have
found bodies Of men, women and chill
dren who had been horribly mutilated,
and some burned alive, by the Turks.
The football team of Stanford has
given warning that it will not tolerate
any "unsportsmanlike tactics in its
approaching game with the University
of California.
Immigration officials at San Fran
cisco will no longer have immigrants
afflicted with hookworm treated by
government doctors, but will deport
them Immediately.
Three 'suit clubs" were raided by
Portland police, and it was found that
hundreds of women were paying 81
per week each, while only one suit
was drawn each week.
The Hamburg-American Steamship
company will extend it's lines by put
ting on monthly steamer from Ham,
burg via Chinese and Japanese ports
to San Francisco, Portland, Seattle
and Vancouver, B. C.
A plot has been discovered to kidnap
the car of Russia and force him to
abdicate the throne, and also to kill
the crown prince.
Portland banks report that politics
do not interfere with business.
Attorneys of the country are plan
ming radical reforms in court proceed
ure.
Roosevelt granted first interview to
newspaper men since the attempt upon
his life, and announces his intention
to re- enter the campaign.
Fred S. Newman, fourth son of q
Scotch baron, married bindery girl
at Moose Jaw, Canada, against the
wishes of his father and was disin-
herited.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Thirty Volcanoes Awakening.

Sydeny, N. S. W. Thirty volcanoes
have broken into activity in the Island
of Ninafoon, in the Tonga group, and
many remarkable changes in the phys
ical features of the island have re-
suited. A large lake in the center Of
the island has dropped two feet from
its original level.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Handle 1898 Boxes Apples.

Handle 1913 Boxes Apples.
Wenatchee- Friday the c. & O.
Steamboat company brought to this
city IL, 1893 boxes Of apples, equiva-
lent to 81 cars. This is the record
shipment by the boat company for one
day, and the apples we're handled BY
three boats which arrived during the
day. The apples were loaded all
along the line, the biggest portion
coming from Entiat. In loading and
unloading, the trucks being used in
both instances, the apple shipments
have to be handled six times by the
boat company employees.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Greeks Occupy Two Islands

Athens-Admiral Count Oriotis, in
command of the Greek squadron in the
Aegean, announces that the islands of
Thasos and Sobros have been occupied
and the Greek flag raised. Thasos is
a dependency of Turkey off the south
coast of Thrace. It has an area of
15O square miles and population Of
about $4,000, mainly Greeks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Heavy Snow at Wauconda.

Wauconda Snow fell here to the
depth of four inches. Farmers are
greatly concerned about their root
crop. which is only partially harvest
ed. Tons Of potatoes are yet in the
ground.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
BOYS BIZ Beverly Pasture.

Beverly Author Coffin, Of North
Yakima, has bought the alfalfa pasture
Of about ESQ acres Of the Rose Land
company and all the hay, about 1900
tons. He intends to bring ia about
1000 head Of cattle this winter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
p ANIC SEXES
C0NSTANYngopIp
Turkish Army Is Driven Ri.
to Gates Of City.
Porte Asks Mediation Of D.
Mo:'em Fanatics May sssi.
Massacres Of Christian. ."

Constantinople-The Turkish a..
Is retreating to the last line of e. arm!
cations outside the capital. -0'''a'
The porte has applied to the no,..
for mediation with view to tbs e*eH
sation OF hostilities, and for the ;,s ses'
tiation OF peace. -Application. A' %
been made to the embassies here "a. ass
by circular to the Ottoman renrs.es aoa
tives in the European capitals, ''u'a'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08
Rains Soak Fields Near Lind.

Lind The rains Of the last three
days have soaked the ground thorough
| ", and fall wheat Is reported IN fine
condition.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-08

An aggregate of 1000, 900 bushels
of wheat has been bought on the Coast
for shipment East.
Thanksgiving services are held in
many frontier towns of Turkey when
the Bulgarian army entered.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-02-08
BAR SILVER in GREAT DEMAND

For the second day succession this week bar silver
quoted the New York market at SO IA cents ounce This
lis the highest price silver has commanded since 1906 when the
average the year 65 The average prices for the in
ervenng four years 1908 52S cents 1909 SIS cents
1870 535 cents; 1911 53.3 CENTS
This advance in the price Of silver of approximately live
cents an ounce matter of great Importance 10 the op
orators of this section added OF - to 70 ton
lon practically all the sverlead and concentrates pro-
duced by this district Such gain most welcome at this
time by of the fact that the threat of reduction in tariff
lead caused the price Of that metal to decline 20 cents in
New York this week and this decline lower returns
of about 81 ton all the districts sveread product the
increased returns from silver particularly welcomed
To the mine of the SLOGAN district of British Col
uba the higher quotation for silver is Of greater in
portance The of that country average around 100
of silver the ton ranging from 20 to 80 in The
the Standard mne to $50 to 300 in the Of the
Rambler arboo and Reco properties The higher quotation
therefore added profit of approximately S. ton
the average.
The prospects that bar silver will continue to be firm
ly held for time to Reasons found in the
strong speculative demand for India where orders for baz
needs are enough to hold the forward price aboe
spot quotations The good outturn Of the Burma rice crop
factor in the reduction Of silver dupees in the Indian
|rency reserve M