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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
PLEADS FOR LENIENCY.
Borah Would Have Land Laws Easier
for Settlers.

for Settlers.
Washington, D. Gin speech de-
livered in the senate, Senator Borah,
of Idaho, made strong plea for the
enactment of lenient land laws to re-
lieve the burden upon the settler and
to facilitate the development Of the
remaining public lands of the West
susceptible of cultivation and i'm
provement. While speaking partic-
ularly with reference to the home
stead law, SenatorBorah referred also
to other public land laws and to the
question of conservation.
He paid his respects to those theor-
lists who have done so much in late
years to prevent the passage of sensi-
BILE land laws, and maintained that the
average Western citizen is a better
conservationist than his Eastern
brother, who knows nothing of the
practical working of this recently de-
veloped policy.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
FOREST SAFETY PLANNED,
State Fire Warden is Making Sea
sons Preparation.

State Fire Warden is Making Sea.
sons Preparation.
Olympia For the protection of the
standing timber Of Washington from
damage by fire. J. R. Welty, state fire
warden, is making preparations TO,
the coming season, and hopes to make
report next fall showing that Wash.
ington forests have suffered less from
this source than ever before.
The government is permitted to as
sist states which expend money te
combat forest fires, and the State Of
Washington will this year endeavor te
procure part of the federal appropri
alton.
The greater portion Of the govern
ment appropriation is expended in the
Eastern states, where, Mr.. Welty
says, the major part of the fund is ap
piled to the payment of Office expens
es, while the portion devoted to firt
fighting purposes is very small.
In Washington the reverse is true
as the total expenses Of the fir,
warden's Office, which include salary
and travelling expenses for himself ant
deputies, amounted in 1911 to les
than $4,000, while nearly $50, 900 wa
expended for fighting fires.
During the season of 1911 a total O.
$31, 877.75 was spent in actual fight
ing of fires. The state pays two
thirds of this amount, while the coun
ties in which the fires occur arr
assessed one third.
There also was spent by the Wash
ington Forest Fire service, an indie
pendent organization sustained by tn
owners of timber, $50. 900 for fighting
fires, which makes the total spent il
fire protection for Washington forests
last year about $85, 900.
A conferece will be held before TIT
opening of the season by the state fir
warden, the Washington fire associa
ton and representatives Of various
railroads and timber owners with ,
view to perfecting arrangements TO
the elimination of conditions whicl
cause forest fires.
With this end in view, it is pro
posed to burn all slashings as early a
possible, have all railroad rights o
way kept clean, and to place sparl
arresters on all locomotives operating
through timber belts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
FIRE LOSS is $500. 900.
Twenty Homes in Path Of Raging
Fires East of Tacoma.

Fires East of Tacoma.
Tacoma-Damage estimated at be-
tween $3.50, 600 and $500, 900 in prop
erty alone, including the destruction
of two mills at National, the general
store there, about 20 homes and ten
cars belonging to the Tacoma Eastern
railroad, was done by forest fire COW
ering an area six miles by four and 80
miles east of Tacoma.
All wires are down and it is not
known whether any lives have been
lost. The towns of Alder, Ashford,
Elbe, Park Junction and Mineral are
within the danger zone. 1t is not
known how the flames started, but a
week Of dry and comparatively hot
weather and brisk wind contributed
to the spread of the flames.
From South Bend comes reports of
forest fires causing heavy loss in that
section, a center of the lumber in
dustry.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
JOKER IN CANAL BILL.
Commercial Overthrow of Portland
and Seattle Would Result.

Commercial Overthrow OF Portland
and Seattle Would Result.
Washington, D. C. = The Panama
canal bill, providing for the admins
tration of the canal zone and the
operation of the canal, was introduced
in the house.
AS a result of more than seven
hours debate opponents of certain
provisions of the measure said they
had discovered cocker" which they
contended would give to Canadian
railroad-owned steamships monopoly
of the traffic through the Panama can
al at the expense of American rail-
road-owned vessels, which would be
barred under the terms of the meas
ure.
They prophesied as result the COM
mercial overthrow of Boston, Seattle
and Portland, Or.
A bitter fight seems certain over
the provisions which would prohibit
railroad-owned vessels from passing
through the canal. The Pacific Coast
delegation was unanimously in favor
of the prohibition. Their future
course probably will be subject of a
conference.
Representative Doremus, of Michi-
gan, charged that q small coterie of
"Wall-street parasites" had entered
into a conspiracy with the railroads to
force congress to strike out the prohi-
bition against railroad owned ships.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
MILES OF NEW ROADS.
Bids to Be Opened june for High
way Down Wenatchee.

Wenatchee- Bids will be opened on
June for the construction of high
way from the Peshastin steel bridge
down the Wenatchee river nearly two
miles and also a stretch Of two miles
from the Leavenworth steel bridge
over the Wenatchee river east. This
work will be done by the county out
of the permanent highway fund, and
the work is to be completed by Sep
TENDER l.
Residents of East Wenatchee are
now preparing for the construction Of
a highway on the East side of the
Columbia to run up the Columbia river
a distance of eight miles. This will
connect with the new proposed high
way from point across the Columbia
from Entiat down the river.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Noted Canvas is "Junk."

Monrovia, Cal.-Drawn by lols ~
iosity to a junk shop auction ID ~
Angeles recently, DR.. F. M: Po s,@e |,
er, of Monrovia, bought tor slv y, i
painting which pleased bis fane! s,. - !.
was later pronounced by connolseas,', 1
Verboeckhoven masterpiece worm :
least $50, 900. Judges of art S s.,.s
declared the painting, dairy ss (
undoubtedly was from the D,u'ud id
the famous Belgian artist, wn0 n
80 years ago. They averle. ..,s
painting was probably flfty -
old.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Flames Menace Homes.

Woodland, Wash.-Word has reach
ed here from the Upper Lewis river
that serious timber fire has been
threatened for the past several days
and that considerable timber has been
burned for the North Fork Logging
company and the Lewis River Lumber
company, but that most of the timber
burned was timber that had been dam
aged several years ago. The mill of
the Lewis River Lumber company
near Ariel caught several times, but
the combined efforts of employees and
neighbors finally saved it
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
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.

The government has begun suit
against the aluminium trust.
Fire burned out Portland fire sta
ton and other stations had to be
called to extinguish the flames.
Seven tons of Bibles were recently
shipped in one consignment by the
American Bible society, to South
American countries.
Five hundred Seattle women sold
pencils on the streets Friday and Sat
urday for the benefit of the children's
Orthopedic hospital of that city.
Charles w. Wappenstein, ex-chiet
of police of Seattle who is serving q
term in the penitentiary at Walla
Walla, is employed in the vegetable
cellar of the institution.
An empty gasoline fishing boat with
the nets tangled in the propeller,
drifted ashore on Long Beach, WASH,
and it is believed the two men who
went out in it are drowned.
A bank robber rode into Grass Val
ley, Cal, on horseback, entered the
bank and backed all the employees into
the vault at the muzzle of his revol.
yer, scooped his pockets full of gold
and escaped.
Many Mexican rebels, separated
from their commands during the hasty
retreat from Conejos, staggered into
the federal camps exhausted from
thirst and hunger. They report that
many died on the barren mesas.
The British searchers among the
ruins of ancient Egypt have uncovered
an alabaster Sphinx, as perfect as the
day it was carved 1900 years B. G.
Many other relics of ancient times
were found in a good state of preser.
walton.
Investigation shows that the alleged
''money trust" loaned immense sums
to Brazilian coffee planters and ex.
porters to enable them to limit theil
production, so that American anC
European dealers could maintain high
prices.
All remaining indictments against
Abe Ruef are to be quashed.
The house has adopted resolution
for direct vote in the election of Unit
ed States senators.
Financier Reid displayed very
poor memory on the witness stand al
the tin plate inquiry.
Three aeroplane accidents in one
day at widely scattered points caused
the death of three aviators and injury
of several others.
The Mexican chief es
Inmates that the rebels lost 600 mer
at the battle of Conejos, while the
federals lost about 60.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
NERVE SAVES
THIRTY LIyD
Heroic Nate Goes Ito Mile, !,
Open Boat.
Grew Faces Death on Rar..
Eleven Days Last o. sM
Wins by Three Hour. ~

Seattle, Wash.-Bringing Cant.
Charles Zoos and the crew Of n.
fishing schooner Joseph Russ, WY
on Chirikoff Island April p =
steamship Bertha, of the Alask, =
company, has arrived in Seattle 0''
Giving q graphic description ;.
terrific storm which resulted " y y
loss OF the schooner and the d.. ~ y
John Jorgensen, the vessel. ss q
mate, members of the crew - y
Russ declared that only for the !. 0s|
ism of A. E. Reeves (Scottyl. ~ ss as'',
mate, and five sailors who 20 v ",'eaal
Chignik in two open boats for ~, ,.., Y
lance, all would have persisted, ''''
In terrific gale, with heavv
breaking over her, the Russ was d es''
en- ashore at 6 o'clock in the even; 1.,''
Grounding on the sand she held =.
own for several hours, but finall, N. :.
the heavy seas continued to pound j., =
the vessels matches gave way and 81.
quickly filled with water. Can, ~.
Foss and "a members of the crew h,a
climbed high in the rigging and las ls'
themselves to prevent being carriss
away by the giant waves.
First Mate Jorgensen had sta,ta,
for the main mast to take refuo,
when wave hurled him against H. H.
side of the vessel. His skull va,
crushed.
Here they hung until 6 a. NJ. vbe,
the storm subsidized and the tide left
the Russ high and dry.
Jorgensen was buried far up on III,
sandy beach and a wooden cross mark,
the grave.
Captain Foss and his crew built
hut of pine boards and in this the,
stored the small amount of provision,
saved and established sleeping quar-
tiers.
It was when the provisions began /,
run low and they realized that Chiri
kof Island is uninhabited that Seconi
Mate Reeves and five members Of thu
crew volunteered to put out in two
open boats for Chignik, ITO miles dis
tant, for assistance.
They were fortunate enough to ar
rive at that port before the departure
of the mail steamer Dora, which in.
mediately proceeded to the rescue
The rescue work was accomplished
under great difficulties, as the life
boats had to be driven through /
treacherous surf, while fierce blasts o.
icy wind swept seaward.
To little Scotty, the marvel Of The
rescue is that had the two boats which
put out on what looked like hopeless
errand been three hours later in ar
irving at Chignik, the 30 men certain.
ly must have persisted, as the Don
would have been gone by that time
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Creamery is Organized.

Centralia-The Farmers Co-opera-
tive Creamery company has been or
ganized in Centralia with member
ship of farmers of this vicinity. The
company will be Incorporated with q
capital Of $15, 900. j. o. Norton has
been elected president, William A.
Guderyan, first vice president; Joseph
Wheeldon, second vice president: S.
E. Grimm, secretary. and G. E. Ray
mond, treasurer. The plant will be
located in Centralia. To date the milk
from more than 1000 cows has been
promised the company.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Forest Fires Take Farm Buildings.

Forest Fires Take Farm Buildings.
Rainier, Or.-At least five farmers
have lost buildings and fences in q
serious fire which started about FIVE
miles southwest of Rainier.
Telephone wires are down and fur
Their information has not reached
Rainier. The district burning is
stump land or land burned over in
former years. No green timber is
abIaze. It is. rumored the Portland
Lumber company has suffered some
loss.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
USE SIXTH SENSE.
Maxim Would Employ Animals at SCI
to Protect Liners.

svs0<hb vvO0s0 .''r'~I
to Protect Liners.
London-''I am working hard on al
idea that, when perfected, will MAKE
a disaster like that to the Titanic ln'
possible, said Hiram Maxim. "hs
not beyond the realm OF science V
provide ship with means OF ascei'
tanning whether any icebergs a, az
within 10 miles, even in dense 10y
rain or snow storms. ),
81 am not a spiritualist and ! COD !
believe in any humbug Of supenr
tious nature, but do know there a'
certain animals in the world, having
no religion and therefore not SUPER
stitious, which can form clear op:r ~
ion and, you might say, have de9n ~
knowledge of objects in their Vlc' N.Y.,
without seeing or hearing them-'D''
is, they possess a sixth sense. ;,
81 believe that will be the pian y
which mariners will have to rely ns''
after, some time or other.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Farmers "Get Together."

White Salmon-Farmers of Trout
Lake valley put away their seeders
and other implements Saturday and
attended get-together meeting of
their commercial club, which has q
membership Of 81, mostly ranchers.
C. G. Chapman, of Portland, made the
principal address. Two things over
which the club enthuses most are
county division and good roads. A
campaign of publicity is being mapped
out. A banquet was held at Hotel
euler in the evening.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
More Hope for Laborers.

Phoenix, Ariz.-The anti-alien labor
bill, the effect of which would be to
force out of employment approximate
ly 20, 900 non-English speaking mine
workers in Arizona, probably will not
become a law at this session of the
legislature, which is expected to end
within a few days. The bill, which
has been bitterly opposed by mining
and railroad companies, was PASSED by
the senate, but the house pigeonholed
it. After motion to table it was de-
feated it was referred to the printing
committee.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
SEATTLE MARKETS.
Purchasing Prices.

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, 20@22c per
dozen.
Poultry Live hens, 12@14c per
pound; old ROSTERS, 1Oc; ducks, 13c;
geese, 1Oc; turkeys, live, fat, zoe;
do. dry picked, 24c; this years chick
ems, 10 to "a pounds per dozen, fat,
23c; ducklings, 23c.
Ranch butter-16@20c per pound.
Jobbing Prices.
Apples-Eastern Washington extra
fancy Winesaps, 81 to Alter, $2@2.5O
per box; extra fancy, 4-tier, $3.50;
Arkansas Blacks, $2@2.5O per box;
'Newtown Pippins, $1.5O@2 per box !;
Ben Davis, $1.75@2; White Pear
mains, $2@2.5O.
Strawberries 81. 25@2.5O crate.
Dressed Meats.
Beef-Prime beef steers, 12@123c
per pound; dressed cows, 1O@11c;
heifers, Nos. and 2, 9a@1Oac per
pound.
Veal-10@12c per pound.
Pork-9M11c per pound.
Mutton-Ewes, 9@1Oc per pound :
wethers, 10@12c per pound: spring
lambs, 18c per pound.
Vegetables.
Artichokes = 75c per dozen: al
monds, 18@20c per pound; asparagus.
Walla Walla and Kennewick, 5O@75c
per box; long green, $1@1.25; beets,
$l.25 per sack; bell peppers, 2O@30c
per pound; cabbage, 2a@3ac; car
rots, $1@1.25 per sack; celery, Cali
fornia, So per crate; eggplant, zoe
per pound; caulifiower, $2.50@3 per
crate; cucumbers, $1@1. SO per dozen :
lettuce, head, Califoria, 35@4Oc per
dozen; dollhouse lettuce, 6Oc(0S1 per
box; onions, Walla Walla, 81 per
sack; Fanno, $4@4.50 per sack; Aus
tralian. Sc per pound; Texas, So. 25@
2.5O per crate; parsley, 25c per box ;
peas, 6@7c per pound; potatoes, $24
OBS per ton; California, Sa@4c pei
pound; rhubarb, 1a@2c per pound
tomatoes. fancy Mexican, 6-basket,
1910; Florida, 81; turnips, new.
$Ezoegl.60 per sack; wainuts, la
16c per pound.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Valuable Sand on Columbia.

Eltopia ]. L. Clearwater, of this
place, has found bank of sand on his
mineral claim on the Columbia river,
west Of here, of fine white variety,
Of even texture, much sought after by
architects and builders for finishing.
The only other source of supply for
this commodity SO far is Monterey,
California. Several tests have been
made and the sand has proven valu-
able. Sample shipments have been
made to Spokane and coast cities.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Italians Take Vessel.

Rome-The Italian destroyers Mem
DO and Aquileo captured vessel laden
with arms and ammunition in the vi
cinity of Porto Secore, on the Turkish
Island of Lipso, near the Smyrna
coast. Admiral Viale, in his official
report of the occurrence, telegraphed
to the ministry of marine, says the
garrison and civil authorities of Lipso
were taken prisoners by the crew of
the destroyer Nembo.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
BOYS Make BipIane and

Spokane, Wash. - Two 81 Glen
boys, Martin A. Denine a = S;o S
Hemingway, have completeo : - first
which this week was given =. mn
successful tryout. An acclos h;re 60
red the initial flight, the mss "a fest
ing wrong after il had Isaileu height
through the air at an aversse 4 tie
Of Is feet. Denine, who was ;II n
machine, was somewhat
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Stand Up for Darrow.

Los AngeIes-Names OF plol IIn;td
Chicagoans, including eA,o .tss
States senators, Federal anu - 'ois-
judges, noted lawyers and ci1 n3e,rof
cials, were brought into tne , D b
case by District Attorney Freos,'' rbp
the examination of a talesman 40
formerly had resided in Chicago 3 = have
of those mentioned are sala i; :. the
sworn to dispositions regarol a4;on d
high character and good repu'a'''
the defendant.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Work on Tunnel Begun.

White Salmon-Tunneling through
rock on the west side of the White
Salmon river has been commenced by
the Northwestern Electric company
for the purpose of diverting the river
until the 75-foot dam is made in the
main channel. The tunnel will have
to be driven through solid rock and
can be done only at considerable ex-
pense. For two weeks the contractors
have been putting up buildings for the
crew, making a road and uncovering
bedrock. About 1875 men will be en-
ployed when filling is begun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Lacrosse Prospects Good.

Colfax -. E. Moore, cashier and
manager Of the Lacrosse State bank,
says the crop prospect about Lacrosse
and throughout Western Whitman
county is far above the average. Mr..
Moore says the acreage is believed to
be the largest in the history Of that
section. A large acreage Of new
ground was placed in crop last fall.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Af5davits Say Officers Brutal.

Washington, D. C.-Two afidavits
one charging Officer Lowe, of the IT,
tanic, with blasphemy and brutal re-
marks just after the sinking of the
vessel, were put on record at the spe-
cial meeting of the Titanic investigat-
ing committee. Daisy Minahan, of
Grand Rapids, Mich, declared in one
of the affidavits that as the passengers
were being put into the lifeboats, the
crowd was unruly and officers were
yelling and cursing at men.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
To Have Hothouse System.

Husum- Preparations are now I'M
der way by J. G. Snyder, three miles
southwest Of here, for the most ex-
tensive system Of hot houses in this
section of the Northwest. Mr.. Sny-
der started three years ago with so
income for his first sales Of hot house
plants, and this year his sales will
bring him over $1,000.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Roosevelt and Clark Gain.

San Francisco - Returns from 20
precincts added slightly to the major
ity for Roosevelt and Clark in Tues-
days Republican, Democratic prefer
entail primary. These brought totals
up to the following figures, on returns
from 1852 precincts out of approx
mately 300 in the state:
Republicans = Roosevelt, 1877, 944;
Taft, 81, 305; La Toilette, As, Se5.
s Democratic Clark, So, 494; Wilson,
1852.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-05-24
Wilson Creek Hay Crop Heavy

WII9on CTeek nay crop neavys :
Wilson Greek Alfalfa growers in
this valley will make hay this year on
q record basis. Early irrigation added
to the abundant spring rains has
pushed the alfalfa every rapidly. First
cutting will be SOON. !
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-29
For Corns, Bunions You Need EZO
Just Rub it on Sore Weary Feet and Misery Vanisiies-4sk fer
 EXO for the Feet.

Every reader Of the Graphic knows that EzO, he refined ointment, is the real remedy for solq, aching, painful, burning, tender feet; but how many know that it is also guaranteed to extract the burning agony from those terrible Corns, Bunions or Calleuses Or money back at Seawell's Pharmacy or druggis,s s everywhere.
 Give EZO 8 trial; a p cent jar will prove to you that 1t is the best remedy to banish foot misery, and toughen your feet so that you can run, jump or danqS and be joyful.
 Just rub t on-no time wasted fuss ing around and remembar it's splen- did for rough skin, chapped hands and face and for frostbites and chillblains.
 ASK FOR EZO FOR THE FEET.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-29
HAIR STOPS FALLING, DANDRUFF
 DISAPPEARS - 25 CENT 'DANDER|NE"
Save Your Hair! Beautify it Invigorate your scalp
 Danderine Grows Hair

Try as you will, after an appIica- ton ot Danderine. you cannot find a single trace of danrun or loose or falling hair and your scalp will not itch, but what will please you most
 will be after q few weeks use, when you will actually see uev hair, fine anu downy at first ycs-but really new hair-sroWing all over Inc scalp
 little Dandcriue now will imme- diately double the beauty Of your hair No difference how dull, faded brittle and scrassy just moisten Il cloth with Dandcrine and carefully draw it