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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
INDUSTRIAL BODY is RICH
Washington Commission Report
Shows $316, 900 in Treasury.

Oympia-Since the state industrial
law went into operation in October of
last year, there have been 228 acct
dental deaths in hazardous occupations
covered by the act. In 1873 cases pen
sions were awarded to dependents.
One hundred and four men were killed
in numbering and milling, and employ
ers have automatically paid $403, 900
into the state fund. Claims have been
paid to injured lumber workers and
dependents of $289, 900, and there has
been set aside in reserves $114, 900 to
meet pensions. The next greatest
death loss was in the coal mining in
dustry, with Fl fatalities.
In all, the commission has collected
81, 20O,O 900, has paid out in claims
10000 has set aside reserves on
claims already approved of 1924, 900
and has cash balance of $316, 900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
PREPARE FOR BIRD SHOW
Many Cups and Cash Premiums
Are Offered.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for the an
nual poultry show under the auspices
of the Whitman County Poultry and
Pet Stock association on December 80
January A, have been practically COM
pleted. The show will be held in the
Schmuck building in the business cen
ter.
Arrangements have been made for
1900 birds. AS the Whitman county
show follows cosely those of Spokane
and Lewiston the management ex-
poets entries from all the winners
from those shows, as well as a number
of competitors who will be unable to
compete in either of the two previous
shows. Besides the large number of
cash premiums cups have been offered
by the following: City council of
Colfax; Colfax Commercial club /;
Commercial hotel, Colfax; Winona
Poultry association; La Crosse Poul-
try association; O. c. Chaser, jeweler,
Colfax, and a number of others from
different sections of the country.
Frank Breed of Walla Walla, one of
the best known poultrymen of the
Northwest, has been engaged as judge.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Tobacco Trust Accused.

New York Rudolph Epstein, one of
the several Brooklyn tobacco jobbers
who say they were forced out of bust
ness by the American Tobacco COM
pany, testified to the tactics employed
by the trust to crush competition. He
is a witness in the suit for $500, 600
brought by John A. Locker against
the American company under the Sher-
man law.
He declared that A. T. Benheim,
representing the trust, called meet
ing of jobbers in 1904 and told them
the American Tobacco company in
tended to form a combine of all job
bers on New York, each member to
receive 1000 shares of preferred stock
in company to be known as the
Metropolitan Tobacco company.
Epstein said when he refused to join
Benheim warned him that he would be
driven out of business. He said that
the American company refused to sell
goods to him and after time he was
forced to close up.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Wild Geese Arrive.

White Bluffs Flock after flock of
wild geese have arrived in the White
Bluffs country, and all through the
NIGHTS the honk of the birds is heard
while they make their flights back and
forth between the wheat fields on the
highlands east of the river to the
roosting grounds on the islands of the
Columbia. The weather has been too
warm in this district up to this time
for good hunting outside of the pro-
hibited half-mile zone from the river,
hunters depending largely upon high
winds or fogs to aid.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
WILL BUILD $4,000 ELEVATOR
Farmers Organize Stock Company
Handle Grain in Bulk.

Winona-At meeting of farmers
it was decided to form a stock COM
pany with capital of $50, and
build an elevator for handling grain
in bulk. Another meeting will be held
in a few days to draw up bylaws and
articles OF, Incorporation and the stock
will be put on the market. There are
Is local farmers behind the company,
and many others are expected to come
in later.
The warehouse is to have capacity
of Is, 900 bushels. 1t will be built in
connection with the elevator for the
handling of sacked grain until COM
plete change to the bulk system has
been made. The elevator will be
built in time for next years crop.
The farmers have already bought two
acres of land for site.
The farmers are beginning to pre-
pare for the change. Several will or
der steel tanks for holding the grain,
and few are discussing the advisa-
bility of building wooden granaries.
Some nearest town say that they will
haul direct from the thresher to the
elevator. The change will necessitate
a different style of wagon box for
hauling, though some of the farmers
say that they can sack the grain, haul
it to town on a wheat rack and then
empty the sacks, repeating the opera
ton until the hauling is done.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
HUGE OVEN MAY SERVE
NEW YORK BREAD LINE

Spokane = The oven that baked
$3.50 pies per hour during the recent
fifth national apple show may be taken
to New York to cook food for the
"bread lines" Lew S. Hurtig of
Spokane, originator Of the rs foot
oven, is not only negotiating with
New York people for it's installation
there, where he claims it can do in
one hour work which now requires six,
but he has organized company and
will cook bread "by the mile" at San
Francisco in 1915. The oven has been
patented. It is built of bricks, is Is
feet long and three feet square. Heat
is supplied by high pressure gas pipes,
the pies or other articles being carried
from end to end on an endless chain.
The journey requires one and half
minutes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS NOTES
Items on the Industrial and Educational Development
and Progress Rural Public Institutions, Etc
SCHOOL OF APPLE PACKING
Experts Are Needed and Instruc.
tions Will Be Given.


Walla Walla - District Fruit In
spector C. L. Whitney and L. M.
Brown, secretary of the commercial
club, are busy working out the details
of the apple packing school which
will be held in Walla Walla immedi-
ately after the first of the year.
If possible the school will be free
and an effort will be made to get sup
port so that no fees will need to be
charged. Sam Campbell, of Hood
River, said to be one of the most ex-
pert packers in the Northwest, will
have charge and under him will be
three or four assistants, depending on
the enrolment.
eve think Mr. Campbell is the best
to be obtained said Inspector Whit
ney. "He was recommended to us as
such by E. H. Shepherd, editor of Bet
ter Fruit. We hope to be able to
finance the school so that the men and
women who come for instruction will
be at no expense. Good apple pack
ers are greatly in need in this valley,
and / believe it to be only fair that
they be instructed. By holding this
school we expect to turn out several
dozen men and women who are capable
of making from 81 to $6 day during
the apple packing season.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
LARGE RIVER WORK URGED
POindexter Points Out Need of Aid
to Transportation Facilities.

Washington, D. C.-Senator Poin-
dexter, Of Washington, in an address
here before the National Rivers and
Harbors congress, said the time had
come for the development of every re-
source in this country, and emphasized
waterway development as one of the
country's most important needs.
Senator Poindexter said the railways
need waterway transportation aid, not
to have competition, but because the
rail lines could not handle the traffic.
He spoke also of the Importance of
carrying through to completion river
improvement work on which large
sums already had been spent, so the
returns on the investment would not
be delayed.
Harold E. Mccormick, vice-president
of the International Harvester COM
pany, expresses the opinion that, as
with the Panama canal, a large bond
issue should be created for the purpose
Of improving on a large scale the wa
terways of the country.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Marshall Lauds Cooks.

Indianapolis-"G Good cooks are more
necessary than governors, said Gov
ernor Marshall in his address before
the Indianapolis Council of Women.
81 think there is no one in this world,
aside from my wife, that is more COM
petent than my cook. l think she is
well educated. I don't suppose she
would be received at many of the So
cial functions, but she does her work
as it should be done. Any working
man in this city doing honest work is
more important to this state than the
governor of Indiana"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Live Stock From Pal0use Towns.

Colfax- Heavy shipments of live
stock from the Palouse country con-
tinue. Carroll & Shelter shipped two
carloads of fat hogs from Colfax to
Spokane Saturday. The hogs were
bought near here for II cents a pound,
live weight. This firm has been ship
ping from two to four carloads of hogs
a week for several weeks.
One of the largest shipments made
from Whitman county in long time
went from Thornton and consisted of
seven carload of hogs and sheep. Fat
hogs are becoming scarce and there
are few mutton sheep left in Whitman
county, while no shipments of cattle
from this county have been made in
several months.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
WILSON NOT TO SEE CANAL
Taf's Offer of Battleship to Take
Him to Panama Is Declined.

Washington, D. c. : 1t became
known here Sunday that President
elect Wilson has declined to accept
President Taft's offer to place at his
disposal one of the navy's big bat
tleships to make a trip to the Pana-
ma canal zone.
1t is understood that Mr.. Wilson,
while expressing strong desire Oh
seeing the work on the canal and ap-
probation of the presidents thought
fulness, wrote that, with the New Jer-
sey legislature about to meet, MS au-
ties as governor would make 1t I'M
possible for him to leave the country
AS President Taft himself IS con-
templating trip to the isthmus IN .s sne
near future, it has been suggested tlla.
he and the president-elect might meet
there.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
GREEKS JOIN IN PEACE MOVE
Held Out to Keep Turkey From
Gaining By Respite.

London Greece has officially an
nounced that she would participate in
the peace negotiations.
1t is expected both from Sofia and
Athens that Greece held out from the
armistice in agreement with the allies
to prevent Turkey from profting from
the armistice to improve her military
positions.
An unconfrmed report from Athens
says the Greeks are continuing their
operations against Janina, but else
where orders have been received to
cease hostilities.
Reports are current that arrange
ments had been made for revictualing
the besieged garrisons appear to have
been incorrect.
Provisioning will not begin until the
peace conference has been inaugurated.
The Bulgarian organ, Mir, in an edi-
torial dilates on the advantages to
Turkey of a good understanding with
Bulgaria. It declares that Turkey S
salvation lies not in continuing the
war, but in seeking approchement
with Bulgaria.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
carson Trust" Unearthed.

Madison, Wis. An carson trust, !"
which is charged with having caused
the destruction of 81, 1000, 900 worth Of
property, has been discovered by Wis
consin State Fire Marshal Purtell, he
said. Warrants have been issued for
the arrest of several of the principal
alleged offenders, most of whom, the
state officers said, lived outside of
Wisconsin. Investigation of a hotel
fire in Waukesha last winter is said to
have exposed the alleged offenders.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
new
SOCIAL CRERD
Unique Platform Announced D.,
Council Of Churches.
Complete Justice to Be Demands
Right Of All to Opportunity
OF Maintenance Asserted.

Chicago Cheers that greeted i,
first reading insure the adont;or
the Federal Council of the Churches
Christ in America of new creed ~.
contrasts strongly with the old str,
declarations of faith.
The new declaration of faith bv 49,
81 Protestant denominations saws tbo.
the churches must stand for the f0
lowing:
Equal rights and complete Justice
for all men in all stations of life.
Protection of the family by the
single standard of purity, uniform ii;
vorce laws, proper regulation of mar.
riage and proper housing.
For the fullest possible DEVELOPMENT
for every child, especially by the pro-
vision Of proper education and recrea.
ton.
AOOlAClO4 VI CIlllO ldUOT.
Such regulation of the conditions of
toll for women as shall safeguard the
physical and moral health of the com.
munity.
Abatement and prevention of pov-
erty.
Protection of the Individual and So
ciety from the social, economic and
moral waste of the liquor traffic.
Conservation of health.
Protection of the worker from dan
gerous machinery, occupational dis
eases and mortality.
Protection of the right of all men to
the opportunity of self-maintenance,
safeguarding this right against en-
croachments of every kind, and for the
protection of workers from the hard
ships of enforced unemployment.
Suitable provision for the old age of
workers and for those incapacitated by
injury.
The principle of Cancellation and ar
bitration in industrial disputes.
Release from employment one day
in seven.
Gradual and reasonable reduction of
the hours of labor to the lowest prac-
ticable point, and for that degree of
leisure for all which is a condition of
the highest human life.
Living wage as minimum in every
industry, and for the highest wage
that each industry can afford.
The most equitable division of the
product of industry that can ultimate
lybe devised.
In commenting on the new creed in
the Olympic theater, Rev. Walter
Rauschenbusch, of Rochester, N. y,
declared it was similar to the Progress
sive party platform.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Think Electric Line Certain.

Wenatchee-It is believed that E.
j. Felt, president and general mana
ger of the Wenatchee Valley Railway
& Power company, has raised the
money in England for the electric line
for which franchises have been grant
ed in this city and in the county from
the southern boundary to Leaven-
worth. Officers of the company living
in this city are reticent about the
progress being made by Mr.. Felt in
London, but the news has reached this
CITY from the East that in the course
of two months the money will be in
hand and that work will be started if
no bitches occur in the negotiations.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
ADAMsON BILL IS DELAYED
Physical Valuation for Big Corpor-
atoms Once Near Vote.

Washington, D. C.-An amendment
offered by Republican Leader Mann,
proposing rigid regulation Of the is
suance Of stocks and bonds, prevented
passage by the house of the Adamson
bill that would authorize a special
commission to ascertain the physical
valuation of railroads and other inter-
state carriers with the view of aiding
the Interstate Commerce commission
in fixing equitable freight rates.
Debate on the bill, which was favor
ably reported by the interstate and
foreign commerce committee at the
last session, had been in progress
nearly five hours and vote was about
to be taken when Mr.. Mann moved
that the measure be sent back to the
committee with instructions that it be
reported with his proposed section
added. After an extended debate on
a point of order against the amend
IuoIlC, Lie HldIt0f went over Dy
unanimous consent.
Mr.. Mann's amendment would pre-
scribe in detail how an interstate car
rier should incur Indebtedness and
would prohibit the issuance of stocks,
bonds or notes except in return for
money or other consideration approved
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion.
With a permanent corps of experts
inquiring into the value of carriers
property, abe proposed law would
make it possible for the Interstate
Commerce commission to fix rates on
the basis of profits to be realized on
actual investments instead of on paper
valuations.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Several Farmers Dig Wells.

White Bluffs-To forestall the nee
essity of being compelled to have their
land watered from a proposed irriga-
ton district in the valley of the White
Bluffs country, contracts are being let
by several owners Of land in the pro-
posed district for the digging of wells
on their ranches. A number Of pri-
vate irrigation plants will be in
stalled by individual owners and a
considerable acreage planted to alfalfa
and fruit.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Ralkan Credit Is Good.

New York-George A. Crater, 'f'
who has homes in London ana oan
Francisco, arrived here on the steam,
ship Cedric from Liverpool. He Salu
that he had represented London hnan,
cial interests in negotiating the lcah
to the Balkan states in their war WIN, y"
Turkey. The Balkan countries ne .s -.
clared, had gotten all the money my ~
wanted at per cent and could ge' q; a.
much more as they desired. ms ~ ~
dictated, he pointed out, the 1eeling IN IN
security of the European bankers -
the face of world war talk.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Merit System Is Upheld.

Milwaukee, Wis" Fill all the gov
eminent offices on the merit system
through careful original selections and
careful promotion, and no civil servant
will have any patrons to serve. Re
quire all civil servants to abstain from
partisan political activity and there
will be no office-holders' management
of nominations or election" said Pres
ident Eliot, of the National Civil Serv-
ice Reform league, in his address at
the annual meeting in Milwaukee.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Turks Disregard Armistice.

Cettinje, Montenegro = NOW" inst
standing that an armistice nau r1 1ra
been concluded, the Turks from al 4h y
bosch made heavy attack against a.u ane
Montenegro front. In accole eased
with orders, the Montenegrlns r :aS did
to return the Turkish fire, wnien o u
no damage. The Montenegro H ;stire
received the news of the armls., ,ss
with great discomfort. Inc amy move
awaiting a general offensive INV
ment for the capture of Scutarl'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.

Vancouver, WASH, is overrun with
tramps and beggars.
American resident is Smyrna fear
the vanouished Turks will wreak ven
gence upon them.
One of the Italian Camorrists who
was sentenced to 80 years imprison-
ment became violently insane.
Senator Poindexter, of Washington,
declares Taft should be impeached for
improper use of Federal patronage.
Greece refused to sign the peace
protocol with Turkey, and it is be-
Iieved she may continue the war alone.
Canada proposes to build three bat
tleships. at an aggregate cost of $780,
600. 900, as an adjunct to the British
navy.
Several groups of Mexican rebels
have Joined forces, making an army of
1000 men under command of General
Orozco.
Aeroplanes used by the Bulgarian
forces are said to have been an i'm
mense help in her operations against
Turkey.
C. w. Hodson, of Portland, adj
dressed the Rivers and Harbors con-
gress on the Importance of improving
the Columbia river.
A Prussian boy of Is, unable to
speak English, reached his relatives in
Idaho after being weeks en- route
from his home in Prussia.
The National League of Democratic
clubs does not favor holding the inaug
ural parade at later date than the
actual taking of oath of office.
After two days of discussion, the
peace treaty between Turkey and
Italy, concluded at Lausanne, was ap-
proved by the French chamber of dep
uties.
Colonel Archibald Oracle, of Wash
ington, D. c., died in New York. He
was one of he last persons to leave the
steamer Titanic, and with one other
man chung all night to any empty
crate.
Woodrow Wilson attended session
of the Bermuda parliament and lis
tened to tariff discussion between
members.
In turning his sled to avoid striking
some smaller boys, Salt Lake City
lad aged Is received injuries which
caused his death.
Three big Atlantic liners arrived in
New York in one day, all more or less
damaged by a fierce storm through
which they had passed.
Great Britain and Germany are
working together to avert a general
European war.
~On motion of the prosecution, four
of the defendants in the dynamiting
cases were discharged.
At the opening session of congress,
Speaker Clark broke two gavels hold
ing the enthusiastic members OF the
house down to business.
Mrs. Clara B. Colby, of Portland,
will try to have bill passed by con-
gress allowing all women to vote for
congressional candidates.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Only Woman Nurse Is I'LL.

Constantinople The Turkish Red
Crescent has collected and spent $685.
900 in the Turkish hospitals. I'm
fortunately, the Red Crescent society
does not extend to the cholera camps.
AS result Of overwork, Miss Alt,
who at one time was the only woman
attendant in the cholera camp at San
Stefano, has been brought to the Brit
ish hospital here. 1t is not believed
she is suffering from cholera
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Youths Steal 20 Autos.

Chicago young men ranging
in age from Is to. FL years confessed
to the police of Melrose Park, SUI
burb, that they have committed at
least so robberies during the past IL
months and carried away loot, the ag-
gregate value of which is placed at
$23, 900. Among the property stolen
by the quartet are 20 automobiles and
many diamonds. The youths gave
their names as James Brong, Leonard
Tartorello, Charles Garrett and John
Ragone. During the past few weeks
robberies have occurred nightly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-13
Improve Benton County Roads.

White Bluffs-The first of three
main roads in Benton county, proposed
by County Commissioner Clements, is
now under construction between White
Bluffs and Hanford. This roadway
will be superior to pavement for coun-
try travel, and is made necessary by
the increased traffic between the grow
ing towns of the White Bluffs coun-
try. Eventually the road will reach
from the north to the south end of
Benton county, and two other trunk
lines will span the county from east to
west.