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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
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.

A parade of work horses will be a
feature of the Portland Rose Festival
in June.
Six thousand Mexican rebels under
General Orozeo are fully equipped and
ready for battle.
Estimates of flood losses in IL par
ishes in Northwest Louisiana set the
damage at s11,o9o,ooo.
It is shown that Moorish women
were ringleaders in the torture and
massacre of the French legation at
Fee.
C.. D. Hillman was recognized from
an old photograph in the Rogues' Gal
lery when he reached the penitentiary
at McNeill's island.
A Portland streetcar conductor had
his little finger torn off by catching in
the harness of team which his car
was passing in close quarters.
PENNSYLVANIA coal mine operators
have signed the agreement ratified by
the referendum vote of the miners and
a big coal strike has been averted.
The British people are beginning to
resent the holding of British subjects
in this country by the senate commit
tee investigating the Titanic disaster.
A cyclone struck a Union Pacific
passenger train in Nebraska and blew
the entire train, except the engine,
from the track, injuring twenty per-
sons.
Students at the high school at Pa
louise, WASH, mutinied and forced the
superintendent to reinstate student
who had been expelled for break of
discipline.
Four tornadoes were reported in one
day near the Kansas-Oklahoma line,
one of them killing three persons. At
one point five inches of water fell in
less than an hour.
Five patients at the Salem insane
asylum overpowered their attendant
and locked him in bath room, taking
his keys and making their escape from
the building. One was recaptured.
One of the escaped men is giant
Frenchman who wears No. 16 shoe.
The big steel steamer Alameda, OF
the Alaska Steamship company, got
beyond control and cut her way
through the Colman dock, also cutting
in two the Sound steamer Telegraph.
The captain gave warning SO that
everyone on the dock escaped.
Ice is breaking up on the Yukon
river, the earliest ever known.
Nearly 1000 Yaqui Indians, we'll
armed, have gone on the warpath in
Arizona.
More than 81, 900, 900 has been sub
scribed for the aid of survivors of the
Titanic disaster.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Sell Old Whitman Poor Farm.

Colfax-The Whitman county poor
farm at Elberton is to be sold at auc-
tion May %. The sale will be held at
the front door of the Whitman county
courthouse. The farm consists OF
1887 acres, exclusive of roads and
railroad right of way, and has build
ings valued at several thousand dol
lars. The land is divided into three
tracts of 1852 acres; 41.95 acres,
and 2.80 acres, respectively, and ad-
joins Elberton on the south.
The terms of the sale are one-half
cash, balance on or before five years,
with per cent interest on the de-
ferred payments.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Office Given j. N. Teal.

Washington, D. C.-Harry Wheeler,
of Chicago, was elected president Of
the National Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, which had perfect
ed its organization earlier in the day.
j. N. Teal, of Portland, Or, was cleo
ted vice president for the Pacific
Slope. The bylaws of the new or
ganization provide for methods of dis
closing through system Of referen-
dunn, the commercial opinion of the
United States on questions deemed by
the directorate to be of National inn
portance.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Few Grain Bags at Prison.

Walla Walla-Not over Is, 600 grain
bags are left at the state penitentiary.
The estimated output of the jute mill
up to the first of August is 100000
bags and all but mere handful have
been ordered. All of these bags have
gone into the hands Of farmers of
Washington. The number of men en-
ployed in the jute mill is 440 and the
output is approximately 10000 day.
The prison jute bags are now selling
at So. so hundred.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Stop Shipping Potatoes East.

Colville county merchants
who have recently been handling large
shipments of locally grown potatoes
consigned to Kansas City and other
southern markets were advised this
week to stop further purchases and
shipments for the reason that warm
weather in the southern territory
sprouts the tubers and renders them
unfit for market.
Potatoes have dropped in price from
81. SO per hundred +. o. b. cars at local
points, to 80 cents.
Another reason for the drop in the
price of potatoes is said to be foreign
shipments of 5000 tons to the Atlantic
seaboard last week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Taft Pays $3.50 for Box.

Cincinnati-Pr President Taft register
ed the highest bid in the auction Of
boxes for the May musical festival to
be given here May Til, inclusive,
President Taft will attend the first
two days and Mrs. Taft the entire
series. The president secured his
choice Of boxes By giving = premium
OF $3.50.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Maxicans Cause Wreck.

Mexico City-The wreck IN lat
Mexico City-Guadalajara tra a;ted 70
week near Irapuato was creu ION By
the striking American rallwa! ~ i
newspaper reports in Guadals5} McGD
is now reported that Consu. .asstios
has filed protest at this "a. aec''Fpr
with the governor OF the s1as ock seem,
Their investigation of the wre' Il; tspE
to point to an explosion OF an s ~ %
due to .carelessness or igno.
the part Of Mexican employees
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
wAsHTucNA TO POTATOES.
Large Acreage Is Planted There
This Year.

Because of the great
success with which potatoes were
raised last year in the Washtucna val
ley an extremely large acreage is be-
ing sown this spring. The raising of
farm produce was comparatively
new thing in this locality year ago
and the farmers in the new irrigated
district had much to learn in the way
of conditions and climatic peculiar
tiles.
Last year large amount of onions
was sown, and while they proved a
success, the tubers surpassed them.
1t is impossible to estimate the
amount that will be planted, but they
will run into hundreds of acres. j..
H. Gill, now dubbed the s'potato king
of the Washtucna valley" will plant
80 acres, and many other farmers will
run him close second.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Spokane Supplies Pullman Beef.

Spokane Supplies Pullman Beef.
Pullman-Pullmanm markets are now
selling dressed beef bought in Spo-
kane at high price. The farms
around Pullman can not supply the de-
mand for home use. This is true of
beef and mutton, but there is an
abundant supply of pork. There are a
few cattle and sheep around Pullman,
but dealers claim the farmers are
holding for such high prices that they
can do better by sending to Spokane
fer dressd beef and mutton and pay
ing express or freight on it to Pull
man.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
REEF. NOT ICE, HIT
Theory Given That Titanic Struck
Submerged Rock.

IneoTy ctVeH that tItaHtC 0uuCA
Submerged Rock.
New York The suggestion that the
Titanic struck ledge OF rock and not
an iceberg is madedn the current issue
of the Nautical Gazette, weekly
shipping paper. The possibility of
such an accident is urged because the
ship struck in the same longitude as
the half-submerged Virgin Rocks to
the north ard possibly in the same spot
where the Naronic foundered in 1898.
The Titanic, it is suggested, being
the deepest ship of the seas, might
have hit rock that other ships have
passed over safely. The Gazette says
that at least q survey Of the place
should be made by the United States
government. Under the head Of
"What Did She Striker" The Gazette
says:
"A strange possibility arises from
the coincidence in proximity Of posi-
ton of the Titanic and the Naronic
disasters. The position where the Tt
tanic met her doom was latitude
Al :46, longitude SOFA. This is
south of the Grand Banks, but in just
about the same longitude is the dam
gerous submerged Virgin Reef. The
action Of the Gulf Stream, the exist
ence of the Virgin Rocks, and even
the proximity to the surface OF the
Georges Shoals, nearer the coast
shows that even in this distant part Of
the Atlantic there may be submerged
lodges Of rock never hitherto dis
covered"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
OPERATORS WITHHELD NEWS.
Wireless Company Told Employees to
Hold for Four Figures"

Wireless Company Told Employees to
Hold for Four Figures"
Washington, D. C.-The senatorial
investigation of the Titanic disas-
ter has developed the fact that the
Marconi company authorized its wire
less operators to make all they could
out of the news. Senator Smith pro-
duced the following kilograms which
had been sent to operators:
"8:15 P. M.-Operator Carpathia.
Say, old man, Marconi company
taking good care of you. Keep your
mouth shut. It's fixed for you to get
good money. Do your best to clear. .
1880 P. M.-Operators Carpathis
and Titanic.-Arranged for your ex.
elusive story for dollars in four fig.
ures, Mr.. Marconi agreeing. Say
nothing until you see me. Where are
you now?-J. M. Sammis. I"
"9 P. M.-From Seagate to Car
pathia-Go to Strand hotel, 502 West
Fourteenth street and see Mr.. Mar
coni.-C."
$3.50 P. M.-Seagate to Carpathia.
"A personal to Operator Carpathia.-
Meet Mr.. Marconi and Mr.. Sammis
SOP West Fourteenth street Keep
your mouth shut.-Marconi."
"What can you say about that, Mr..
Marconi?" Senator Smith asked.
81 don't know anything about any
of these messages. They are not in
phraseology that approve. wish
to say that l did tell Mr.. Sammis, as
a representative of the British com.
pany, we would not prevent any of the
operators making any money that they
could out of their stories"
"But, Mr.. Marconi," said Senator
Smith, edo you mean that the details
of the greatest sea horror of the world
should be withheld from the world ex.
cept through an exclusive story solo
by one of your operators?'
"No, l gave no instructions what.
ever, but did say that if the opera
tors we're offered money, they coulc
take it," said Marcnoi. ~ gave that
permission as an officer of the British
company. With every Difference tc
you, sir, l do not quite understand
your motive. You, I think, are as.
suming that I ordered information
withheld. wish to safe that is EN-.
phatically wrong. I withheld moth.
ing"
Doesn't the fact that the operators
are permitted to sell their stories
operate to close their mouths?
want you to tell the committee if the
permission you gave to Bride and the
privilege you gave Gotham in the Ii
tanic disaster did not explain your
failure to get the information of the
disaster and the world the news of the
horror?"
The witness declared he felt thai
the experiences Of Operators Bride
and Gotham were of such interest tina
they had the right to sell their stories
He insisted that it always was his un
derstanding that the news of the dis
aster was not to be suppressed.
''Do you know how much these
operators got for their stories?'
asked Senator Smith. 81 do not
know who much Gotham got, but I'm
derstand Bride received $500 from 6
New York newspaper.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Cheney Normal Burns.

Cheney-The main building Of the
State normal school here was des-
troyed by fire. Max Miranda and j.
r. Work, members Of the faculty,
who were sleeping on the third floor
were cut off from the stairway and
forced to jump into rugs held by the
volunteer firemen. Both were badly
injured. The building with it's equip
ment was valued at $500, 900.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Exhibits Palou.e Wheat.

Albion Frank Wilson, prominent
farmer, had some new wheat on exhi-
bition at the Interior grain Office in
Pullman recently that was % inches
high, and it is in the second joint and
will be ready to harvest by the Fourth
Of July. Mr.. Wilson has 1876 acres Of
this wheat on the Hungate ranch,
several miles below Albion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Lightship Amendment Adopted.

Washington, D. Can amendment
to the omnibus lighthouse bill, appro-
priating $3.50, 600 for the construction
of q lighthouse ship for the station at
Oxford Reef, off Cape Bianco, Or. !,
was adopted By the senate.
The senate confirmed the nomina-
ton Of Hal J. Cole a register Of the
Spokane land Office.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER
IN LEAD FOR NOMINATIONS

New York-The New York Herald
publishes the following estimate Of
the relative strength of the presiden-
tial candidates, as the result Of an i'm.
partial reveiw of the situation:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Better Lincoln County Roads.

Davenport - The Davenport Auto
club, organized month ago, demon
strated this week that the purposes
for which it was formed, that of
boosting for the city and particularly
to aid in a practical manner in the i'm
provement of roads, were to be carried
into effect when at meeting of the
club many miles of road tributary to
the county seat were apportioned
among the 25 members to be placed
in good repair.
The territory allotted reaches to La
rene, eight miles, on the north; to
Mondovi, on the east, eight miles; to
Rocklyn, on the west, seven miles,
and eight miles south to point mid
way between Davenport and .Harring-
ton.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-03
Republicans.
Democrats.

Continuing, the Herald says the
president is virtually assured OF the
nomination at Chicago at this writing,
adding:
Speaker Clark is gaining steadll!
and Governor Wilson is losing some Of
the big lead he had two and three
weeks ago. Other Democratic asplf'
ants for the nomination are far IN toe
rear.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-06-19
GAMBLER

Gambler, June 19.-Mrs. W. ". Jones
spent Thursday afternoon in Ocala.
Mrs. Ed DeLong, who has been visit
ing relatives in Jacksonville, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Mary Elliott spent Wednesday
in the Brick City.
Mr.. Ed Caldwell is in Ocala this
week, serving as a juror.
Mr.. Pritchett lost a valuable horse
one day during the past week.
Miss Violet Albertson went down to
Weirsdale Thursday to visit relatives.
Mr.. c. w. Quick, head manager of
A. c. L. affairs at this place, is indis-
posed. His many friends trust that he
will soon be in his usual health.
Mrs. Lee Smith of Micanopy paid her
niece, Mrs. Charles Tillis, brief visit
during the past week.
Mrs. Dustin and sister, Miss Mary
LeBaron left this morning for their
home in New York state.
Mr. Warrick started this morning or
quite an extended visit 10 relatives
going first to Pennsylvania and later
will visit in the western states.
Mr.. p. A Fort. was a visitor to the
Brick City Monday.
Mr.. Westover represented Lake Weir
in our burg yesterday. Mr.. Westover
intends going into the grocery busi-
mess at his home.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-06-19
BERLIN

Berlin, June 19.-We are having very
pleasant weather for the past few days
and the farmers are taking advantage
of il and are killing grass.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Seckinger of Zim-
norman spent last Sunday in our burg
the guest of Mr.. Seckinger's parents.
Miss Louise Washington of st. Pc
tersburg is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. p. Frink.
Miss Reggie McCully spent last week
very pleasantly the guest of the Misses
Anderson of Williston.
Mr.. Emmett Anderson and sister,
| Miss Ruby, spent last Sunday in Ber-
lin the guest of the Misses McCully.
Miss Eleanor Seckinger has returned
from Tallahassee, where she has been
attending school.
| The patrons of Fellowship school
met last Saturday afternoon and elect
ed Mr.. T. j. Anderson as their principal
for the ensuing term of school.
Miss Una Crumpton, sister and
| brother of Ocala are spending a while
here the guest of their grandmother,
Mrs. J. T. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Clark gave the
members of the Boys Corn Club a pill
lau last Friday night. Mr.. and Mrs.
| CIdrK proved themselves cnarmlng 9
| host and hostess and won a warm
spot in the boys hearts, and the oc-
| casion will ever be cherished with
| fond remembrance.
| Mrs. Z. NJ. Howard of Ocala spent
last Sunday at Oldtown, the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. III. Badger.
| Mr.. Charles b. Rawls of Ocala is
home for a short visit.
Mrs. S. B. Brooks and children spent
| last Sunday in Berlin.
| Mrs. Thomas Sexton and little son
of Ocala are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Fl. Clark.
Mr.. Willie Mills of Ocala attended
Sunday school at Fellowship last Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Hammonds of
Blitchton spent last Sunday with rela-
tives here.
Miss Sarah Ferguson has returned
home from Tallahassee. where she has
been attending school.
Miss Mamie Henderson of Lynne is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. A S. ]. Wallace and little son OF
Calvary, have returned home after a
few days visit with relatives here.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-06-19

Daynglo cloths for cleaning silver
ware, at A. Z. Burnetts.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-06-19
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness. and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the eustachian tube. When this
tube is infiamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
II is entirely closed, deafness Is the re-
suit, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of
ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but in infiamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness (caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free
F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, o. Sold by
druggists, 75c. Take Halls Family
Pills for constipation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-06-19

After a frightful coughing spell a
man in Neenah, Wis, felt terrible pains
In his side and his doctor found two
ribs had been broken. What agony DR..
Kings New Discovery would have
saved him. A few teaspoonsful ends a
late cough, while persistent use routs
obstinate coughs. expels stubborn colds
or heals weak, sore lungs. 81 feel sure
its a God-send to humanity" writes
Mrs. Eff1e Morton, Columbia, Mo-, "for
believe I would have consumption to-
day, IL had not used this great rem
edy." Its guaranteed to satisfy. and
you can get free trial bottle or So
cent or 81 size at Tydings & Co.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-06-19
d. 49, OCALA FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1872
OPENED WITH An APPEAL
To the Almighty for Wisdom, Which Il
Article the Republican Party
Sadly Needs

Chicago, Ill, June 19.-The repub-
lican national convention was called to
order at 1902 o'clock yesterday after
noon by Chairman Harry s. New of In
diana. There was great confusion as
the chairman raped sharply with
the gayel TO call the big assemble ge
TO order. Silence was secured and Rev.
]. F. Callahan of ST. Malachrs Roman
Catholic church of this city, uttered
the prayer. which follows:
.'Oh Almighty External. and All Wise
God, direct all our actions by Thy
Holy inspiration. so that every prayer
and every work of ours may always
begin from Thee. and by Thee be hap
PLY ended. through Jesus Christ, our
Lord, who taught us to pray
Following the prayer there was an
other hubbub. and after silence had
been secured at 1915 o'clock a pho
tographer took picture of the big
gathering. From the gallery a voice
came: us Teddy in it?" This caused a
roar of laughter. The colonel was not
in the hall.
Amidst a clamor of yells from rival
ia ctions and friendly shouts of state
delegations the fifteenth republican ma
ton convention began it's history
course. Inere was none OF the
disorder that had been feared. Imme-
diately after the prayer, however, de-
velopments came like shots from rapid
gun fire. Governor Hadley of Mis-
souri,, Roosevelt's floor leader. rose to
a question for information. He took
the platform amid great cheering.
Watson of Indiana. Taft floor leader.
followed Hadley to the platform.
1f ~f
order. Delegates and spectators lean
ed forward expectantly. In a loud
voice Hadley asked if the temporary
roll had been prepared. The Taft floor
leader met the query by a point of
order. saying that no business was in
order until the convention was organ
lied.
Root Elected Chairman
Nearly the entire afternoon session
was devoted to the election of a tenn
porary chairman. Elihu Root, Roose-
velt's former secretary of war, now a
supporter of President Taft, was elect
| ed by vote of 55S. This is regarded
as a sure indication of the nomina-
tion of President Taft on first ballot.
| Roosevelt's candidate for the chair
manship was Governor McGovern. who
at the outset was disclaimed by La
Toilette supporters. showing that they
are not aligned with Roosevelt.
\ severe denunciation of President
Taft by National Committeeman Heney
| of California was big feature of the
session. Heney said that the only diff
| ference between some members of the
railroad committee and Abe Ruef was
that Ruef was sent. to the penitentiary.
sylvania, was asked the direct ques-
| tion if he intended to bolt. He re-
piled: Not If you have FIVE hundred
and forty votes untainted by fraud"'
The Southern Taft delegations, despite
rumors of purchase of negro delegates
| by Roosevelt, voted intact as instruct
ed.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-06-19
SPLENDID TRACT
OF LAND FOR SALE

A tract of 1857 acres of the choicest
Marion county farming land. Several
hundred acres in cultivation. and near
ly all fenced First class farm build
ings of all kinds. Good timber on por-
ton Of land not in cultivation. Close
to railroad and hard roads pass thru
portions of the land. Only Ave miles
from Ocala. This is one of the best
farming tracts in the best section OF
Marion, the banner county Of the state
OF Florida. The price is very reasona-
BILE. II interested, address Box 606.
Ocala, Fla.