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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
ANTHRACITE PRICE HELD.
Operators Say Dealers Are Paying
No More for Coal.

Operators Say Dealers Are Paying
No More for Coal.
New York-Because of the uneasi-
ness regarding the supply of anthra-
cite and the fact that some consumers
are complaining that an abnormally
high price is asked, the committee of
operators issued a statement in which
they say:
"The larger mining companies are
holding absolutely to their circular
prices. They have not advanced these
to dealers to whom they sell and have
no intention of doing so. By far the
greater part of the total of anthracite
output is being sold by the original
producers at the circular prices"
The statement concludes: s'The
operators are conviced that, though
this years production is behind last
years, consumers will not suffer for
want of coal if they content them
selves with moderate purchases for
the time and do not attempt to lay in
large store in advance and thus Gre
ate an artificial scarcity"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
Aviators Direct Battery.

Junction City, Kan.-The aeroplane
tests conducted by the War depart
ment at Fort Riley, Kan, came to q
close with unusually successful exper-
iments
Lieutenant Thomas Dew. Milling,
with an observer on an aeroplane, To-
Gated an infantry train consisting OF
dummy figures of supply wagons and
an Infantry escort three minutes after
ascending. The information was
flashed to batter on the other side OF
the hill and the train was destroyed at
the first volley.
Lieutenant Milling assembled again
with an observer, and by dropping
cards transmitted the range Of ar
enemy to the battery.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
AUSTRIA is CHIEF OBSTACLE
Servian Problem to Furnish Sole In
ternational Difficulty.

Budapest have the highest au-
thority for stating: Firstly, that the
expected disagreement between Aus
tria and Servia over the Balkan settle
ment will constitute the sole interna-
tional difficulty.
Secondly, that Servia must define
her attitude within few days.
Thirdly, that Austria demands and
these demands are immutable-a Gus
toms and commercial union with Ser
via and Montenegro, and is certain to
obtain this unless great power in
termeddles, which is deemed unlikely.
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria re-
pudiates the bellicose designs attrlb-
uted to him. He is convinced that
Austria should restrict herself to an
economic domain.
Note The foregoing cable dispatch
is from one of the best-informed mer
on European politics, who objects te
his identity being disclosed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
SPANS LEADING
STATESMAN SLAIN
Canalejas Shot in Back by Oar
ing Assassin.
Murderer Attempts Suicide, But Fails
Act Believed to BE That of
Individual, Not Conspirator.

Madrid, Spain-Jose Canalejas y
Mondes, the prime minister, whom
Spain regarded as one of its greatest
statesmen, was shot and killed Tues
day by a young anarchist, Manuel
Pardinas.
I Canalejas was shot in the back
three times as he was walking to the
ministry Of the interior. He had
stopped to glance into the window OF q
book store.
He had just been to the royal palace
to submit several DEGREES to the king.
He emerged smiling and happy. AS
an attendant opened the door leading
to the street, strong gust of wind
struck the premier in the face, caus-
ing him to exclaim gaily:
Oh, what wind! We are going
to have bad day."
About an hour later his prophecy
was fulfilled. AS he stopped for a
moment at the shop window, man
darted from a nearby doorway. He
ran up behind the premier and fired
four shots at close range. Three bull
lets took effect.
Canalejas sank to the sidewalk. A
friend who was passing at that mo-
ment rushed up cyring, "Don Jose,
Don 'Jose," it being the premier's
baptismal name.
The wounded man scarcely had
strength to murmur, "The scoundrel
has KILLED me-" He then expired.
In the meantime his assailant
turned the muzzle of the revolver on
his own breast and fired again. A
crowd quickly gathered, while the as
sassin was half dragged to the police
station.
The premier was carried to phar-
macy and then to the ministry of the
interior, where he was placed on a
large marble table in the main salon.
The blood flowing from wound be
hind the right ear soon formed a pool
on the floor. The king twas informed
of the tragedy as he was leaving the
palace to attend the crysanthemum
exhibition. He sprang into an auto
mobile and went to the ministry with
out an escort. AS soon as he reached
the Puerta del Sol the crowd ac-
claimed him, crying. "Long live the
brave king.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
r. r. LEADS IN CALIFORNIA.
Wilson Ahead for Half Hour, But
Soon Falls Back.

San Returns from all
but five precincts of 1872 in the state,
including what were reported to be
official returns from 35 of the 5e
counties, gave Colonel Roosevelt
plurality of "a votes. These returns
show majorities for Roosevelt in 1e
counties and for Wilson in AZ counties.
The figures for the state now are
234, 434 for Roosevelt, 1884, lO FOL
Wilson.
Roosevelt lost his plurality in Cali.
fornia for about 80 minutes and then
reeained it, as additional official re-
turns came in. When he again ap'
peared at the top of the column 1t was
with 10 votes margin over woodrow
Wilson and this later was increased te
o.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
PANAMA CANAL
TOLLS ARE FIXED
Foreign Ships Must Pay s1.2O
Per Ton Net.
British Protest is Ignored BY Preai-
dent - American Coastwise
Vessels Are Exempt.

Washington, D. president Taft
hos issued a proclamation fixing the
r rates that foreign shipping shall pay
for massage through the Panama canal.
rho proclamation, made under
authority of the canal bill passed By
aonoress in August, establishes mer-
o chant vessel rate of $1.2O per net ton
in actual carrying capacity, with re-
dnction of 40 per cent for ships in bal
last.
are IS follows:
q" On merchant vessels carrying
passengers or cargo, $1.20 per net
Vessel ton-each 100 cubic feet-of
actual earning capacity.
q. On vessels in ballast without
Messengers or cargo, 40 per cent less
than the rate of tolls for vessels with
Messengers or cargo.
"3. Upon naval vessels other than
transports, Golfers, hospital ships and
supply ships, so cents per displace-
ment ton.
~. Upon army and navy trans
norris Golfers, hospital ships and sup
NV ships s1.20 per net ton, the yes
sels to be measured by the same rules
as are employed in demanding the net
tonnage of merchant vessels.
1.-The secretary Of war will prepare
and prescribe such rules for the meas
urement of vessels, and such regula-
tons as may be necessary and proper
to carry this proclamation into full
force and effect"
American coastwise shipping was
exempted from toll payment by con-
gress. 1t was to this provision of the
act that Great Britain potested, but
no reference to the protest was made
in the presidents proclamation.
American naval vessels are exempted
without specific mention either in the
act of congress or the proclamation,
because the authorities believe it I'M
necessary to explain the uselessness of
payment from the navy pocket to the
Treasury department.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
SPELLING OLD FASHIONED.
Governor Wilson Says Simpiified Way
Is TOO Bull Moose"

1OYStEOi V'uoOi eSdYS 10y
Is TOO Bull Moose"
Princeton, N. J. President-elect
Wilson does not approve of simplified
spelling He expressed himself en-
phatically in opposition to the new
idea when a contract from the water
ways department Of the state of New
Jersey was laid before him for his sig
nature. After having read the docu-
ment he said:
What kind of spelling is this? ]
see the word Thoroughbred spelled
'thorofare' here, and some other long
words contracted in the same man.
ner."
"This is the simplified method of
spelling that has been adopted in our
department., said the clerk who had
brought the contract.
"Well, don't approve of it at all (;
it is too Bull Moose to suit me-" said
Wilson, laughing. But he signed the
contract, and it is just as legal as if
the words were spelled in the old
fashioned way.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
REIGN or TERROR is PROMISED

Guillotins for Rich-peath i R...;,.
FOR Many Others.
Mexico City - General Gernn;mr
Irevino, who was recently retired
from the army at his own reouest !,
suggested as provisional president Of
mexico IN new revolutionary mani.
Iesto which has just reached the capi.
tai.
Inc manifesto is dated Puebla, the
day after the capture Of General Fell,
Diaz. The newspapers Of Mex;cr
City have refrained from ment;on;no
the manifesto, and it is believed Cen.
erai Trevino is not interested.
Another revolutionary document OBJ.
tanned by the police from Zapatists
prisoners was made public. It an.
pears to reveal the intention Of the
Aapata brothers and the leading insnr.
rectionary chiefs whose names are
signed to initiate the French revoln.
ton. 'o'1'
Promises are made to the insurrent
army, to which the document ia al.
dressed, that q guillotine will BE-
erected in the capital and that the
heads OF many Of the rich will fall
1t also promises that others will end
their days in. the Mexican bastile. =
Notwithstanding the failure of the
Zapatistas to take Cuernavaca, actiyi.
ties continue in the states of Morelos.
Guerrero and Mexico, and the govern.
ment is planning to resume the Tex.
termination tactics employed by
General Robes with some success 3
few months ago.
General Banquet will be left in the
Zapatista district instead of being or.
dered to return to the north to resume
the campaign against Orozco rebels.
The defeat administered by General
banquet at Cuernavaca appears to
have melted the Zapatistas to more
horrible outrages.
Wandering bands are committing
murder and arson. A freight train
was stopped near Puebla. The con-
ductor was stabbed to death. The en-.
gineer was stabbed and, though not
killed, was thrust into the firebox OF
the locomotive and the door was
closed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
Wilson's Idaho Lead Cut.

Boise. Idaho-Revised election re-
turns received here cut Woodrow Will
sons majority over President Tart
from 574 to 5O2. With returns still
incomplete and two counties, Custer
and Adams, missing, Wilson has a
total vote of 20, 800 and Taft 28, 4lo.
The official canvassing board OF Ada
county has completed its task. On
president the vote stands: Roosevelt
1912, Taft 1898, Wilson 1869: nus .,
ter county, Democratic, will give vii
son majority of 400 votes, wniie
Adams county, normally Democratic.
probably will give Taft majority OF
less than 100, leaving Wilson net
gain Of 200.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
Battle at Tchatalia Stops.

Constantinople - In the last AZ
hours' according to advices received
ne mere, there has been no fighting on the
lchatalja lines, owing, it is believed,
10 the fact that the negotiations for
ao armistice are proceeding direct
with the Bulgarians. Another factor
winch probably has contributed to up
set the Bulgarian plans is the out
pfeak of cholera. The Englishman IN
cnarge of the Karaburun Lighthouse
reports that Bulgarian scouts fired up
o O., tug loaded with refugees from
olii1rl, wounding one.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
Lad Steals Long Trip.

70 Los Angeles-Henry Wheeling, 9
Iz-year-old boy from Crawfordsville,
iao.' who said he had ridden the en-
IRE distance on the rear Of automo-
Um1l 1 arrived here Thursday. Young
w mrneellng was discovered at Pomona,
90 miles east of Los Angeles, wedged
~ large tire on the rear Of trans
.ontlnental automobile. He was
=. .aAen out, dined and rode on seat
VI, tns remainder of his journey. The
'ao said the trip required two months.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22

with brush and warm water, to
which you have added pinch Of soda.
Lay in cold water after generous
rinsing, and when you start the fire
to roast my carcass put my legs (the
tarsus only) and feet into basin.
cover with cold water and let them
sit where they will simmer until the
roast is done-when you have foun-
dalton or stock for the most delicious
broth, could tell you how the chick.
en- soup trade began with poor wom-
an who utilized what the marketmen
threw away, only to buy back from
her in the form of bowl Of steaming
hot soup, for which they each paid
her dime and she became rich from
this humble beginning.
My "giblets," too (heart, liver and
gizzard), are used by the thrifty
housewife, who chops them fine after
cooking them in the dripping pan with
the bird" and then adds them to the
already rich gravy for ''home con.
sumption"
MY gizzard is sort of mill where
my food is crushed, being the second
or true stomach, after being softened
in the first one, the Crop" In the
lower part of the neck.
My wishbone has longer name.
furculum, from the Latin word that
means fork The meaning Is obvious.
AS to my plumage, first are the
contour feathers" These give out
line, color and are the ornamental APP
pendages. These feathers are moved
by muscles which are located under
the skin, give me chance to spread
myself" by brushing the ground with
my wings, erecting my body and tail
feathers until l seem twice my usual
size while strutting about and utter
ing my "gobble." That word. by the
way, is Old English.
Under my contour feathers are the
"downy" ones, or those whose bar
bules do not interlock to give them
frmness.
The "coyerts," from the French ito
hide" are the small feathers which
cover the bases Of the stems of the
larger ones, as on the wings and tail.
the under-tail coverts forming the
crissum. AZ
The tail feathers are the retrices,
feminine form Of the Latin word for
governor, as these feathers perform
that Office, acting as guide. rudder.
or governor when am in fight.
The tail feathers. the great quill
feathers OF the wings, are the remiges,
or oarsmen, Of our tribe. They do the
heavy pulling in fight, as the oar does
in rowing. These form the spread Of
the wing and are stir, strong and
..pennaceoue," pen-like. My tail feath-
ers and upper-tail coverts are tipped
with a beautiful chestnut brown or
bronze In my wild state, and with
white In my tame state.
We were introduced into Europe
early In the sixteenth century. and in
many places have become "natural-
lied"
The wild members Of our tribe are
disappearing before the onward march
Of civilization, but we domestic tur-
keys are increasingly appreciated and
are being raised in 90 great numbers
that I have heard It stated authorize
lively that If the turkey" money were
applied to the national debt It would
be wiped out II less than ten yearg
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22

EO dresses in feathers rather
than in skin like men or tt
wear wool like sheep, hair like {
horses or fur like bear.
My order is gallinaceous, from 9
Latin word, meaning hen; and oul
order is sometimes called rasores, al
SO from the Latin, because we scratch
for living. We practice ''the strenu
GUS life" which others preach.
My family is a large one, the Phasi
anidae, which includes most of the
domestic fowls and also pheasants
grouse and quail nearly 100 species
in all.
You notice that / have some jaw
breaking words in my scientific rec
ord, but my jaws are called mandi
bles, from Latin word that means
to chew, the upper and lower mandi
bles forming my bill.
The whole opening Of my mouth Is
called my cape (broad a, please) and
sometimes the rictus: but that word
should always be restricted to the
back corner of my mouth.
You must have noticed how beauti
fully my neck is waited. That word
waffle is Old English and means
bag. The other name for my wattles
caruncle, comes from the Latin and
means flesh.
go bareheaded, but wear a great
many feathers from my neck down tc
my tibia. Everybody's leg below the
knee (including yours and mine) has
two bones, of which one is the tibia.
My tibia is feathered. Below tina,
is the tarsus Greek in verte
brates, the joint that bends back
while the knee-joint bends forward),
and this tarsus is bare Of feathers
but covered with big scales. / wouldn,t
dare pronounce all the long WORDS
that go with this part of my anatomy
but it may be interesting for you 70
go turkey-hunting in the dictionary
for "sculated" and related words
Look for "drumstick" and see why II
is called "tibio-tarsus."
MY wings have three joints, TOO,
JUST ike your arms. u0 AAos s~
is called my pinion, while yours Is q
hand; but the second and third johns
are fore arm and upper arm, the
same as yours. My thumb pro1ects
from my fore arm, Of course.
While on my feet and legs ia pct.
ter tell you something Of my toes, OF
which have four, besides the spur
this last-named weapon being merci-
fully denied to the females OF our fam-
lily. NY first toe grows out in seem
ingly awkward way behind the spread
OF my foot; but It Is really conve-
nience when want to clutch any.
thing, as, for instance, the branch OF
the tree where / generally roost THIS
toe is two-jointed and called the mar
lux. The second toe, the inner Hont
one, Is three jointed; the third or mid
die one has four joints, and the 1ourtn
or outer one has five joints.
Now. when you prepare me for tne
oven don't throw away my lower legs
and feet but clean them thoroughly
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22

line to run through are shown in Figs.
4 and s. Fig. s is the end of the
pole. It is wire loop dashed tightly
to the pole. Fig. 4 is piece of wire
put in at each joint and held there
by the same wrapping that holds the
joints together. The outside of the
pole should be smoothed with fine
sandpaper and then rubbed with oil.
Though the cost of the pole is next
to nothing, you will find it tough and
reliable.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
T.fY. picture is Barred.

Austin, Tex. The textbook ooaro
h.s ordered ), the publishers OF the geo
rraphy adopted for use n the pu aple
schools Of Texas to remove from .nss
hook tie picture Of President Tat s an :
4, hst;tnte therefor picture OF WOOD
-, Wilson. The members OF tne
h 40 also urged the removal OF tne
D;.t,,re 81 Abraham Lincoln from tne
school history, bat the proposlslon ., : 5.
80 vigorously opposed q Gove101
S - that it was abandoned.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
MAKING A BASEBALL CURVE
colIapsibIe Vacuum Cup, Formed Of
Rubber, Is Designed to Aid the
Budding Pitcher.

The little device shown in the illus
tration is designed to help the bud
ding baseball pitcher to curve the
ball. It consists of vacuum cup
formed of rubber. designed to collapse
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
British Cruiser Damaged.

London-A dispatch from Malta to
the Post says rumor is prevalent
that the British cruiser Branham has
met with an accident. One report mas
# that she struck Turkish mine. A
Malta dispatch to the Telegraph, how
ever saws the reports being circulated
regarding mishap TO Dattlesnlp are
lii foundation. Twenty British
= arsh;ns are now in Turkish waters.
Sb;na are calling at Malta in unprece-
dented numbers. The markets nave
lheen cleared to supply them, ano
nrices are rising rapidly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
couldnt Keep aecret.

you have been very naughty
hoy today, Harold" said his mother.
@and shall tell your father when hs
comes home.
@Oh, OF course! exclaimed Harold
~you never could keep : secret"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22

Philade' phis-When Don Juan biano
y Fayanqos, the Spanish minister to
the United States, learned Of the as
sass;nation Of Premier Canalejas, ne
said: ssSpain has lost the STRONGEST
- an in the country. The loss - al
most irreparable. He was nan OF
b;oh ideals and one Of the most capa-
HE in Spain. He had enacted many
raforms. especially in educational mat
tera and he obtained many liberties
for the people. do not know o. any
nan who can fill his place. he was
Democratic in all his actions.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
New Typewriter Record Made.

New York-Miss Florence F. VIII
sun, OF this city, eclipsed all fast type
~ "s!leing records by writing at the rate
~ y, II words minute for one hour
nne best previous record was liz
words minute.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22

to greater or less extent under the
pressure of the finger. according to
the amount OF curve desired. It is
slipped over the forefnger OF the
pitching hand.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-22
The TURKEYS STORY
TOLD BY HIMSELF.

n CAN introduce myself as Of
81 the type vertebrate, be-
cause l have a backbone. /
am classed as a bird be-
cause / am an animal that
I dresses in feathers rather
than in skin like men or to
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-14
PRESIDENT IN PERIL
Yacht Mayflower Narrowly Escapes
Collision with Steamer.

President and Mrs. Taft and a par
ty of guests on board the naval yacht
Mayf1ower narrowly escaped a col
lision with the steamer Northland of
the Norfolk and Washington line in
the lower part of Chesapeake Bay, off
Smiths Point light, while enroute to
Hampton Roads.
AS the Northland was attempting to
pass on the port side of the Mayf1ower
the naval vessel crossed over the
Northland's bow. If Captain Posey of
the Northland had not stopped his en-
gines and turned the bow of his yes
sci away from the Mayf1ower's stern
the two vessels would have collided
President and Mrs. Taft and their
guests were asleep at the time and
were not aware of their narrow escape
from accident until morning.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-14
SENATOR NIXON DEAD
Nevada Scion Passes Away
in Washington.

Senator Nixon of Nevada is dead
at Washington, after long illness.
Senator Nixon was born on fruit
ranch in California in 1860. His
people were not wealthy. His father
had travelled from Arkansas to Cali
fornia in a covered wagon.
At eighteen he learned te1egraphy.
A year later he got a station at
Brown, Nevada. Finally he made the
acquaintance of man named Bender,
who offered him a position in bank
at Reno. While serving in the bank
he turned a neat profit in California
land and presently opened a bank on
his own account at Winnemucca, Ne
vada. This bank prospered from the
first.
Nevertheless, his great wealth did
not come to him all at once. One
evening he was sitting in the lobby of
a hotel in Sa1 Francisco when a
friend induced him to invest $4,000 in
a Goldfield claim. Later he bought
further claims for $4,000. One of
the mines in the group he had thus &C.
quired yielded 100000 a month in
gold.
Mr. Nixon served in the Nevada
legislature, and when William M
Steward was retired from the United
States senate in 1905 Mr.. Nixon was
elected in his place.
His vast holdings were valued at
$2O,OOO,OOO. In 1909 he caused to be
built what was said to be the hand
soonest home in Nevada. 1t cost
him half million dollars.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-14

of a Taft majority in the temporary
roll call that Theodore Roosevelt will
control the committee on credentials.
'"That committee said Ormsby Nc
Harg, sis made up of representatives
of the forty-eight states and five ter
ritories and, possessions. The mem
bers are appointed by their respective
delegations. Roosevelt will control y
majority of these delegations"
''Have you any figures to show that
Roosevelt will control a majority Of
the committee on credentials" Mr..
McHarg was asked.
"None that | care to make public at
this time" he replied tersely.
If McHarg is right, the inevitable
conclusion must be that the decisive
fight for control of the convention
will be made in the committee on
credentials, and that Theodore Roose-
welt will win in spite of the steam
roller.
President Taft's friends, however,
were not inclined to take McHarg's
statement seriously.