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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
WHALE ATTACKS VESSEL.
LIS Furious Rush Smashes Two Steel
Ribs Of Ship.

usOS VI StIiPs
Seattle - How q gigantic whale
broke two steel ribs of the steam
whaler Tyee, Jr., and disabled dyna-
mo and one engine when harpooned off
Sitka Bay, Alaska. August l, was told
by the crew of the whaler, which ar
rived from Barnof island.
The battle with the whale began
when Gunner Sigurd Blick, formerly q
lieutenant in the Norwegian navy,
and the champion whale gun marks
man of the Pacific, harpooned the big
fellow. The whale dashed at the
vessel with terrific speed. There was
a crash as he struck amldships on the
port side. Dishes in the galley fell.to
the floor with clatter, and the vessel
shivered from stem to stern.
The force Of the collision increased
the whales fury, and after q hard
struggle it escaped.
AS soon as the blow was struck
Captain S. B. Shaw went below and
examined the hull. He found that
two steel ribs had been broken and
the machinery put out of commission
by the shock. Members Of the crew
regretted the loss of the whale, which
was nearly 90 feet long and worth
$1,000, more than the damage to the
vessel.
During the six months cruise of the
Tyee, Jr., 81 whales were bagged.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
PUT ELK IN WENAHA.
Pomeroy Sportsmen Plan to Bring
Game From Montana.

Pomeroy Sportsmen Plan to Bring
Game From Montana.
Pomeroy Sportsmen of Garfield
county have inaugurated movement
to stock the Wenaha forest reserve,
comprising portions Of Garfield, CO.
lumbia and Asotin counties, with elk
from the Yellowstone National park.
Permission has been secured from the
government to capture and transport
forty head, four bulls and SO cows.
H. Anderson, of Gardiner, Mont,
has offered to capture the elk and load
them on cars at five dollars per head.
A committe has been appointed to
draw articles and perfect the organic
alton Of sort Of game protective as
ISOLATION to finance and manage the
enterprise. It is proposed to con-
struct shelters on the upper Tucannon
near the Hosler place, feed the elk
during the winter and turn them out
when the grass is good in the spring.
The region to be stocked is q nat
ural range for this class of game.
Elk have always been found on the
breaks Of the Wenaha and around the
headwaters of Bear creek, q tributary
of the Tucannon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
WHALE MAKES MEN RICH
Sea Animal Caughs Up Valuable B
Of Ambergris Near Seward.

Seattle-A. c. Gould, an Alastl|
mining man, who arrived on th]
steamer Spokane, tells of the 6ndial
Of valuable piece of ambergris n
DR.. Elliott and George Bowes, nen|
Seward, a few weeks ago. EloH|
and Bowes were on a launch in Sew
ard Harbor when their way val
barred by a large whale. Thief
stopped the launch and watched tas|
animal until he swan away. Heller
floating on the surface of the chun&l
up water lump of ambergris welgf|
ing 81 pounds. Il
"There were really nine Jumps q
it." Mr.. Gould said, "all strung v
gether like q long string of saugsaga|
They brought it into Seward y, y
had it tested by chemist there. %
told them it was the real stuff, and '
the real stuff is worth $40 an ounce
Elliott and Bowes were well repair
for being delayed half an hour Dy.l
whale with the stomach ache. lna']
find is worth $33, $780,"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
REDNlEN 70 CONVENE.
al North american Tribes % orxan-
ixe for Mutual fieip.

All North American Tribes 10 Orxay,-
ixe for Mutual Help.
Spokane Representatives Of every
Indian tribe IN North America will Sc
invited 70 participate in big con-
gress to be held in Spokane next au-
.tumn, having for it's purpose the ad-
vancement of the Indian interests BY
thorough cooperation.
Each tribe will be asked to send FIVE
accredited representatives, who, with
the large attendance Of Pacific North
west tribes assured are expected to
make . total assemblage Of at least
5000 Indians.
Robert a. Cosgrove, manager Of the
Spokane Interstate fair, and Lew s.
Hurtig are making plans for the con-
gress, which will be the first Of its
kind ever held in America. Noted
Indians who have gained regulations
in various fields Of endeavor will be
asked to take the lead in the work Of
the congress, particularly in outlining
program for the advancement Of the
race in agriculture, education and
other ways.
We will ask every tribe in Amer
lea to send five delegates at our ex-
pense, = said MI. Hurtig, "and COM
servatively estimate an attendance
Of at least 5000 at the congress. This
will be but the beginning Of what we
hope to make q forward movement
for the Indian to give him his proper
place in business, science and states
manship. From this first step we
hope to see started a real march Of
progress for North American Indians.
s'The congress will not be without
it's amusement features, as we intend
to have the Indians participate in the
dances for which they are famous, as
well as give other features that would
make the event pleasant for them and
entertaining for visitors.
'There is no doubt but that we will
have the cooperation of Pacific Coast
tribes in this undertaking. For a
number Of yeats we have had several
hundred Indians encamped in Spokane
during the fair, and they have come to
a thorough appreciation Of how they
can help themselves by being thor
oughly organized.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
JURY FINDS FRAUD.
Government Badly Cheated in Coal
Deals, Says Verdict.

Government Badly Cheated in Coal
Deals, Says Verdict.
Tacoma -Entailing a possible max
imum penalty Of two years imprison-
ment and fine not to exceed SIC, 900,
the jury in the Federal court, that has
heard the evidence adduced against
John H. Bullock and Charles E. Hous-
ton, charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the government, returned YER
dict Of guilty. The jury had been out
18 hours.
Ex-United States Senator S. 81.
Piles, one of the attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS, was given until December
Z to file bill of exceptions. Novem-
Der 9 was set by United States Judge
Cushman as the date for passing SEN
tence.
The trial of Bullock and Houston
occupied three weeks, and followed an
exhaustive investigation by the de-
partment of justice that resulted in
indictments last spring. Bullock,
secretary Of the John ]. Sesnon COM
pany; Houston, as manager of the
Pacific Coast company, and Captain
D. j. Jarvis, who committed suicide
several years ago. were accused OF
having conspired to boost the price of
coal furnished Alaskan forts, while
ostensibly competing. 1t was shown
in the trial that coal was sold to the
government at $27 a ton at time
when it was being sold to private
corporations at $12 and $14. The de-
tense sought to show that this was
due to the added risks that contractors
bore in dealing with the government.
Other evidence was introduced
which B. D. Townsend, special prose-
cutor, contended proved that the de-
PENDANTS made thousands of dollars in
personal "rakeoffs" on these con-
tracts. About $50, 200 in all, it was
alleged, was thus fraudulently OBJ
tanned.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
BUY BAGS FOR 1918.
Union Meeting Called at Palouse ia
Arrange Purchase Scheme.

Arrange Purchase Scheme.
Palouse-A meeting of the Palouse
local of the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative union will be held at the
Woodmen hall, in this city, to consid-
er the purchasing of grain sacks for
next years crop. The farmers are
profiting by the experience of the last
season, when a majority declined to
join pool, believing that they could
purchase their sacks for less money
later. Last February the farmers
could, through the union, have pur-
chased their sacks for about cents,
while just prior to harvest, while
many had not purchased, the price adj
vanced to 123 cents. In 1911 a ma
jority of the farmers bought their
sacks through the union, paying less
than 7Scents.
A move is on foot now by the farm
ers' unions in Idaho, Washington and
Oregon to buy sacks through the tri-
state organization. A meeting will
be held in Walla Walla November q,
at which representatives from each
local in the three states will be pres
ent, each delegate turning in an esti-
mate of the number of sacks to be
used by the members of his organiza-
ton, and a purchasing agent will be
sent to Calcutta to contract for the
entire amount. Leading members Of
the union state that saving will be
made to the farmers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
Gould Dodges Duty.

New York Frank j. Gould obtained
release of all Of the $400, 900 worth of
baggage which the customs authori-
ties seized when he and Mrs. Gould
and her sister arrived from their
home in Paris. Under protest, Mr..
Gould paid $2844 on the dutiable ar
ticles, but the greater part of the val
liable jewelry was shown to have been
Of American purchase or to have been
assessed before by the customs au-
thorities.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
BIG CANAL LINER READY.
Minnesotan to Go On Hawaiian Run
and North Pacific.

Minnesotan to Go On Hawaiian Run
and North Pacific.
Seattle = Representatives of the
American Hawaiian Steamship COM
pany in Seattle have been advised that
the steamship Minnesotap, the first of
the eight big freight and passenger
liners ordered from the Maryland Steel
company, Sparrow Point, Md, has
been completed and is ready for SER
vice. The Minnesotan was launched
June and given her builders trial
September 10. She is vessel of 9450
tons dead weight cargo capacity, 415
feet 2 inches in length between per-
pendiculars, So feet 6 inches beam,
moulded depth. The Minnesotan has
draft of % feet and can maintain a
speed of IL knots an hour.
The placing of an order for eight
steamships by one company is unpre-
cendented in the history of American
ship building. The vessels are being
built in preparation for the additional
traffic which is expected to follow the
opening of the Panama canal. They
are similar in design and construction
to the steamships Kentuckian and
Georgian, now in the Atlantic service
of the American Hawaiian Steamship
company.
The route on which these vessels are
to be placed is from New York to San
Francisco, the Hawaiian Islands, Port
land and Puget Sound ports by way of
the canal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
INDUSTRIAL DEVEL 0PMElVT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
wENATcHEE SHIPS APPLES.
Record Consignment for Day Made
From Chelan County Seat.

Record Consignment for Day Made
From Chelan County Seat.
Wenatchee Seventy-four carloads
of Wenatchee apples were shipped
from this city last evening on the
Great Northern, the biggest daily
shipment recorded this season. Fifty
five carloads were loaded in this city,
while 10 came from Cashmere, Mont
tor and Peshastin. That the market
for Wenatchee apples has been firmly
established is recognized. The fact
that the Eastern barreled apple re-
mains on the market until January
only, permits the sale of the apples
from this section in February, March
and April, without competition. Wine
sap, Spitzenberg, Delicious and other
varieties are kept in storage until
Eastern apples are gone, and then
with an open market, the way is clear
to supply the increased demand at 9
good price to the growers. The
Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers
association is now sending apples
East by the carload to be stored in
Chicago st. Paul, Minneapolis, st.
Louis, Indianapolis and other Middle
Western and Eastern cities, awaiting
the late demand.
Travelling men representing the
association are now in the East taking
orders for job lots or carload lots.
The price to the consumer is lower
today than ever before, and it is the
intent of the association that this
shall become the established rule.
The old time fruit buyers who have
visited Wenatchee for many years find
little consolation now, as the apples
are being contracted and the grower
receiving the greater share Of his
money for the apples upon delivery,
instead of waiting for returns from
the consignee.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
Express Train Held Up.

Fort Smith, Ark. - Rock Island
train No. Al, westbound, was held up
and the express and mail cars we're
robbed near Howe, Okla, according
to q dispatch from the station agent
at Haileyville, Okla. Safes in the
express car were dynamited. The
amount stolen has not been learned.
Passengers were not molested. Howe
is 25 miles south Of Poteau, where q
Kansas City Southern train was held
up q few days ago. The robbers
brought the train to stop by waving
q red lantern.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
Curios Come From Arctic.

Seattle-Forty-one cases OF cul's
and relics gathered by DR.. Vlld)lns|
Stefanson, the Arctic explore, WI
discovered race of blonde Esk,lns
in Victorialand, were unloaded n;.s
from the schooner Transit, w n
brought them down from Point Do,
row, Alaska, and are being prep ps.,s
for shipment to New YORK, wa ;.ss
they will be1placed in the Amei's''
museum of natural history. tom
Included in the shipment are .. ~.
cases of human bones and skulls .. .sr,
being 81 of the latter, so o. -.
lamps, cooking utensils, ana o.u s node
liable exhibits pertaining to 1ns n'''
of living Of the natives.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
Wild Dogs Raid Ranches.

Oroville, GAIA pack of 20 wild
dogs, led by huge collie, is, with in
creasing holiness, making daily raids
on farms near Thermalito. The dogs
have shown great cunning, and efforts
to kill them have resulted in captur-
ing only one. The floods of 1907,
when the Feather river reached the
highest stage ever recorded, is respon-
sible for the marauders, whose nucleus
was few tame dogs that were ma
rooned on an island of driftwood.
When the waters receded the dogs
burrowed into the debris and refused
to return to domesticity.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18

Wyoming Prisoners Oven, |
Guards and Many Ess,s
Fight Desperate Battle II 5.
and Wound Citizen. : fiss. g
Posses In Mountain, ="

Rawlins, Wyo.-A battl.
the state penitentiary Sund., 'asa
ed inside the walls with hnnd.ll.s Icy
mutinous prisoners, a few u,sase
fought desperately to resto,.s uss
and prevent wholesale prison rs s o,as
cry. Camped outside the WALL II a s
force Of citizens, heavily armsd I W.
to drive back the conyicts !, 'e =
murdered the remaining ou,, !. a
made rush through the gates S' "
Shouts and occasional shots -,
story OF desperate fighting within s =
walls. The mutinous prisoners a us|
subdued finally and locked IL II y. ssls|
cells. Early reports of the kiI N sss' !!
several men inside the penitsntf;, ' Y
have not been confirmed
Another battle is in progress !, a
hills south of Rawlins between 4 = no -
Of citizens and from 20 to 30 es. rv'ss
prisoners. Two men have been l;I,as
in the streets of Rawlins, one Il d..
perately wounded and two conv;..'
have been recaptured following tha :.
cape Of from 10 to 20 prisoners.
At IL O'clock Marshal HAYES :,
turned to Rawlins from the manhn'l
in the hills, bringing one Of the mn
who escaped, whom he had shot ri
wounded. The man was placed in N
prison hospital. Two of the 20 ese,l
ing convicts were recaptured later. i
ducing the number of original fucl
tives at liberty to nine. 8
The men who escaped were led n
Antoine Pazo, life term murders
who q few months ago in the pris,1
dining room seized knife and almol
disemboweled a fellow prisoner. N
stabbedsa livery man after the oscar,
and was shot and killed by an officer
Governor Carey is fastening hon,
from Crawford, Neb., to take perso.
al charge Of the situation.
The town is in panic. Frantic tel
egrams have been sent to Goverua
Carey at Sheridan, imploring him
send state troops to protect the citis
ems.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
SEATTLE MARKETS

Wheat Bluestem, Soc per bushel ;
forty fold, 77ac; club, 75c; Fife,
76ac; red Russian, 75c.
Oats-$24 per ton.
Barley-$23. so per ton.
Yellow corn-Sacked, $34 per ton.
Mixed corn-Sacked, $3.50 per ton.
Bags-1913, 7sc.
Purchasing Prices.
The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots, f. o. b. Seattle
Eggs-Select ranch, 37@4Oc doz.
Poultry 49, Live hens, 1O@14c per
pound; old ROSTERS, 8@9c; turkeys,
fat, live, zoe; geese, 9@1Oc; this
years chickens, 15c; old ducks, lie;
ducklings, lac.
Ranch butter-20@22c pound.
Jobbing Prices-Fruits.
Apples, new, 75@$1.75 per box
casabas, $1.50@2 doz.; cantaloupes,
1903. Is crate; cranberries, $9@9. 25
barrel; grapes, Tokays, $1.15 box;
Concords. 25c basket; Malagas, $1.15
box; Muscats, $1.15; peaches, fancy,
Eastern Washington, 1.5O@2 box
local, 75c@$1. 80; new honey, $3.25@
$50 crate.
Dressed Meats.
Beef-Prime beef steers, 12@124c
pound; dressed cows, 11@11ac; heif-
ers. Nos. | and 2, 11ac.
Veal-14ac pound.
Pork-13c roy1nd
Mutton-Ewes, &c pound; wethers,
1O@103c; spring lamb, 12@13c.
Almonds, 21c pound; artichokes, rs
@85c doz.; beets, 1@$1.25 sack; bell
peppers, 7@8c pound, 75c box; Brus-
sells sprouts, 8@9c pound cabbage,
lie: carrots, 81 sack; cauliflower.
$1.25@1.50 doz. celery, 4O@5Oc
corn, $1.50@2 sack; cucumbers,
fancy dollhouse, Soc doz.; eggplant, 6
Csc pound, $1@1.25 box; Hubbard
squash, 1@1ac pound; lettuce, head,
local, S0@40c doz.; dollhouse, $1@
l.25 box; onions, $1@1.25 sack
parsley, 25c box; potatoes, local. $14
OF ton; Yakima. $16@18; sweet,
California, bic pound; do New Jersey,
$o06.5O barrel; tomatoes. field
grown. fancy, 4O@75c box: turnips.
new. S1.26@1.75 sack; walnuts, I6G
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18

WaIla WalIa Growers to Compete.
Walla Walla The 500 cash prize
offered for the best 10 boxes Of apples
raised in the Northwest and exhibited
at the Minneapolis land show will
likely be contested for by several local
growers. The commercial club will
make an effort to land the prize and
letters have been written to the fol-
lowing, asking them to compete: p.
S. Ryerson, Dayton; ]. D. Taggard,
Waitsburg; Pomona Orchard conn
pany, Dayton; Milton Fruit Growers
union, Milton; Blalock company,
Walla Walla.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
New Alfalfa is Solution

Washington, D. C.-Sec asa ,a.eriea-
son expressed belief that t ,onds Of tts
tural problem in the arid i .ha 'alfaIb
West w q had been Isolved BY .n the ain ) lips
brought from Siberia. 10 If Norb
Dakota down to the Gulf Of M. ns lspd
said Mr.. Wilson. Inat .;no alfafs
Up IN Siberia they are ge.., Iii out p
and that hardy product we e. w - tie ~,
isa', tie arid section. It will %
walton Of the arid country.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
Britain Ponders on Canal.

Britain Ponders on Canal.
London whole matter of the
Panama Canal bill, together with the
views of the legal advisers to the
British Crown on the subject, is under
consideration by the cabinet" was
the reply of Sir Edward Grey, to q
question in the house of commons. In
reply to question by Arthur Lee as
to whether Great Britain would post
pone it's representations until after
the presidential election, Sir Edward
Grey said that it would require consid-
cradle time, but was not dependent on
internal affairs of the United States.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
Profits in Fruits and Potatoes.

Wenatchee-Not only is the fruit
crop in the Wenatchee valley the
largest ever produced in this section,
but the wheat growers across the
Columbia. river, in Douglas county,
have experienced one of the largest
wheat crops in several years. Forty
bushels to the acre is common run
in the wheat fields around Waterville,
while in the vicinity of Mansfield 50
bushels is the ruling average. Hun
dreds Of carloads are now being hauled
out Of the Big Bend wheat growing
country, and an era Of prosperity is
now on. The potato crop in the Big
Bend section is becoming factor in
the resources of that section.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
Many PaIouse Country Farmers Buy
Small flocks.
FIND SHEEP PAY a PROFIT.

Many Htlou9e kSouHttY f1rmeFSs Guy
Small Flocks.
Pullman Palouse country farmers
are awakening to the fact that sheep
pay almost better than any other ami
NAL on the farm, and many of them
are buying small bands Of sheep to
run on their grain farms. IA Gross
hey. Of Pullman, brought in 1900 head
three months ago and sold the last lot,
514 head, last Saturday. Most Of
these went to farmers who bought in
lots Of so to 200 and will keep them
on their grain farms.
Sheep live on what would otherwise
be wasted. They eat the weeds. wild
oats and other foul growth and what
they gain in weight or produce in wool
and lambs is almost clear profit.
Farmers who have been raising sheep
near here for several years claim
they can make 100 per cent profit on
band Of sheep when kept on their
farms.
L. F. Eccles, Of Washtucna, has
bought $50 head and taken them to
his farm in Adams county. Two
farmers from Idaho bought 100 head
each from Mr.. Crosbey, and the last
lot of 514 head were bought by q
rancher near Pennington.
Mr.. Crosbey sold q lot Of spring
lambs to q Spokane firm for So. 80
per head and spring lambs have
brought as high as S. per head this
season. Farmers claim that the wool
will pay all expenses Of keeping a
eve year and leaves profit, and
the lamb, which usually sells for as
much as the eve is worth, is net
profit. Most breeders use ''fine WOOL
ewes, such as Merino and Rambouil-
let, and breed to coarse bucks, Shrop-
shire and Oxforddowns being the
favorites. The fine wool ewes are re-
garded as better mothers and the
lambs mature earlier, while the large
sires give the lambs good size early
in the fall. There is always good
market for early lambs at fancy
prices. During June and July spring
lambs sold as high as II cents q
pound, live weight, in the Portland
market.
Many farmers are turning from
hogs to sheep and claim they can
make more profit on sheep than on
hogs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
Hat Offerings illegal?

New York-Leaders of the various
political parties here will consult at
torneys this week as to the legality
of the practice Of passing the hat at
political meetings without making
notes Of the names of the contribu-
tors. 1t was charged that the prac-
tice is violation of the state cleo
ton laws. The custom Of passing
the hat at political gatherings was
started by the Socialists.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18

Reardan Thirty laborers at wages
ranging from $2.70 to s. . day are
being advertised for by John F. Cos
tello & Co., Spokane contractors, who
want the men to complete the Reardan
permanent highway extending from
Reardan east. The early completion
OF the work Il badly hampered ~ =
dearth 81 men willing to do mueking
and concrete work.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
Fraud Has Many Sides.

San Francisco William H. Hoburg.
assistant weigher of customs of the
Port of San Francisco, was trapped by
customs officials in the act of receiv-
ing $1,000 from Chinese in payment
for so opium tins filled with axle
grease and confessed that he had been
regularly engaged in filling five-tael
opium tins with axle grease and SELL
ing them to Chinese as contraband
opium.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
One Of Chief Towns TAKEN

Podgoritza, Montenegro ~,
Northern Montenegro army uD -
General Vukovitch, which re: :.t Il
crossed the border into the oa snc1d bf
Novinazar, gained a firm feo pun Oebid
capturing Bylopolye, one OF psa us
towns Of the province. Ds bnt %
fell after prolonged fighting rscsrd~
information has been receiver .,. ZOO
inc the losses. The Montens assnt
have set up provisional g0y psa1opsly,
The Serb inhabitants OF p n'i 1ibers,
welcomed the Montenegrlns %
tnra from the Turkish yoke.