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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
OPIUM TRADE Is SETTER.
c hlnese FlagrantIy Violate Law Sine,
Outbreak OF War.

c hInese FlagrantIy Violate Law Since
Outbreaks. Of War.
s Fekin One unfortunate result Of
the revolution has been q revival Of
opium consumption. A FLIP wa
given to the trade when Kuang- tuna
and Yunan Joined the movement, and
proclaimed their Independence. These
two provinces, with Sxechuen, were
the largest consumers Of opinum in
the empire, and the suppression Of
poppy cultivation and opium smoking
was keenly resented by good number
of the inhabitants.
As soon as the authority Of the i'm
perial government was thrown over
board there was evidently q reaction
among those addicted to the habit.
Even before the revolution, and in
spite of the stringent rules, there is
reason to believe that opium houses
continued to flourish secretly. Now it
is said that they have begun to carry
on their trade publicly in Canton and
in other places, the bad example once
set being quickly followed. Owing to
the suppression of poppy cultivation
enough local opium is not available
and the foreign article is in great re-
quest. Prices have risen and clear
ances in Hongkong and Shanghai are
very satisfactory from the trade point
of view.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
sWIFTS ARE ATTACKED.
Prosecution Centers All Efforts Oh
One Packing Company.


One Packing Company.
Chicago-The government centered
it's attack on Swift & Co. in the pack
ers' trial here. John M. Chaplin,
chief of the plant accounting depart
ment of that corporation, was subject
ed to searching examination by Dis
trict Attorney Wilkerson and required
to explain to the jury many details Of
the complex system used by the pack
ers.
Chaplin identified numerous letters
changing the by-pfoducts allowances,
which were sent by other employees.
One letter signed by Chaplin and
dated November Is, 1907, gave in
structions to discontinue making al
lowances for hides in figuring the test
cost of beef.
District Attorney Wilkerson pointed
out that from the organization of the
National Packing company, March 8,
1908, the test cost of beef, as figured
by Swift & Co., steadily rose while
the allowances for by-products de-
creased.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
Ambassador is Hopeful,

observation-disclosures Sotomi Chinda,
Ine neWly-appointed ambassador from
Japan to the United States, has ar
r'Vea here on the Japanese liner Shin
20 Maru. He will reach San Francisco
late in February.
u IN an Interview published in the
hawaii Shlnpo, Honolulu Japanese
paper the ambassador said that after
,ea'lng Yokohama he received wire
;ess message from his government say
alg mat the provisions for Japanese
exclusion had been eliminated from
.ue Dilllngham bill now pending in
me United States congress.
FOR the continued amity of the two
aa:a l hope that this is correct, -
SAID the ambassador.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
1EyANS PROTEST
MEXICAN MOVE
s,r Military Expedition Should
W Not Cross Border.
,ireton Heeds Request - Battle
Wa o.s inc Would Result When
Troops Reached Juarez.

Washington, D. c. = Diplomatic
.,cations have arisen between the
' '.ta Of Texas and the United States
orrment, on one hand, and the
Marican government on the other,
ubicb temporarily, at least, will not
,,,ow Mexico to move any troops over
American territory in connection with
har revolutionary disturbances.
Secretary of State Knox made fur
.,or ;nol1irv from Mexico through the
I ,morican embassy at Mexico City
s n' the specific purpose of the mil
; as expedition for which permission
;,D souoht to travel from Eagle Pass,
Twas to Ell Paso, Texas, in order
that noints in Northern Mexico, to
which 1 the rebels have cut international
.o;road communication, may be
Governor Colquitt, of Texas, pointed
out TO the State department in his
u that residents of Ell Paso were
onnrahensive that rebels at Juarez
m nTf resist the entry of Mexican
troops from American territory and
precipitate a battle endangering
American lives and property.
Secretary Knox assured Governor
coIouitt that no permission would be
granted until the matter had been
studied carefully, and indications were
that it would be adjusted in a leisure
". diplomatic manner. Advices
reached here that no troops had start
ed on the proposed expedition, and
none would do so until the question
had been decided.
In connection with the proposed ex-
pedition to Juarez, the State depart
.ment heard that Mexico intended not
alone to replenish the garrison oppo-
site Ell Paso, but to pass host of
troops into Northern Chihuahua for a
general military movement there.
1t was indicated that while the reb-
els might not object to a re-garrison-
ing of Juarez, thus avoiding foreign
complications, they might offer armed
resistance to movement aimed gen.
orally at the trouble zone.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16

ample for what we have in view. One
half acre Is devoted to garden, one
and half acres to orchard and the
remaining two acres to paddock.
into which to turn the stock for ex-
ercise.
By judicious management these two
acres can also be made to furnish
some pasture and some soiling crops.
The other seven five-acre tracts are
to be devoted to seven year rotation.
When this rotation is in full swing,
the crops on the farm for a given year
are as follows: Field A. potatoes; field
B, three acres of cabbage and two
acres of onions; field c, corn; field D.
cow-peas, field E, corn; field F, clover;
field G, clover.
The next year each of these crops
would move to another field as fol-
lows: The potatoes would go to field
G. which was in clover the year be-
fore. The cabbage and onions next
year would go to field A. The corn
on field C would go the next year to
field B. Cow-peas in field D would go
the next year to field G. The corn in
field E would go to D, while e would
be sown in clover and r In clover.
The next year each crop would
move to another field in the same
manner, so that each year potatoes
are sown after second-year clover,
cabbage and onions are planted after
potatoes, etc. Commercial fertilizers
would be required for the potatoes,
cabbages and onions.
The potatoes, cabbage and onions
on this farm would form the market
crops. The two fields Of corn, the
field Of cow-peas and the first years
seeding Of clover would furnish 20
acres Of forage for the live stock.
while the SECOND year clover would
furnish pasture for the live stock dur
ing the summer.
On each Of the two cornfields some
winter grain. such as wheat, rye, ETC.,
could be sOwn early In August at the
time when the corn is laid BY, that Is,
when cultivation Of the corn ceases.
This wheat would furnish fall and
winter pasture for the live stock
In the cornfeld, which Is to be fol-
lowed by clover, the wheat would be
turned under early IN the spring In
preparation for sowing the clover. IN
the corn1eld. which u to Be followed
by cow-peas the wheat could remain
until the second year clover field -
ready to turn the stock on, ct which
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
Price Of Silver Scars.

, view York-The price of silver in
Vie New York market touched COL Sat-
1ooa The highest since November,
f frO.' the quotations having advanced
A ~.a over those of last week.
c,a sHorltles in the financial district
nowa s tle rise to the activity Of a
DIV I"efiui syndicate in India. The In
fo ru aa governments supply of the metal
lsrc soinlng is believed to be low, and
ho pooling operations are said to
inc D ~ way with the purpose of SELL
ace " " the mint when demands of COIN
ase become pressing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
(By j. A. WARREN. Formerly Assistant
Agriculturist. United States Depart

(By ]. A. WARREN, Formerly Assistant
AgriculturiSt, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
On the average, the hog house is
the poorest building on the farm and
the least adapted to the purpose for
which it was intended. Good barns
may be seen on a large proportion of
the farms, but are generally hard to
find. 1t is economy to put up first the
buildings that will help most to make
money. A large portion of the farm
ers recognize this and build good
barn before putting up good house,
saying "the barn will help build the
house but, the house will never help
building the barn" This principle
seems to be lost sight of when it
comes to the hog house, yet no other
building on the farm pays for itself so
quickly. Unpublished data collected
by the writer show that good hog men
average about seven pigs raised to the
litter and many surpass this record.
The same data indicate that the gen.
eral average raised on the farm does
not exceed four pigs to the litter. This
wide difference is very largely due to
the housing.
Many houses which cost enough to
be good are thoroughly unfit for the
purpose because the sun cannot shine
into the pens. Nearly every large hog
house is deficient in either sunshine or
ventilation, or in both.
The illustration shows a house built
by one Of the most prominent Duroc
breeders after careful study. It is a
most serviceable structure and one of
the best the writer has ever seen. It
is one OF the few hog houses that
have proved SO satisfactory that the
owners are willing to duplicate them.
This house has been copied by num-
Der Of farmers in the vicinity, some Of
whom, however, have made the mis-
take of building longer house and
not making provision for outside pens
for the extra inside pens.
The walls are sheathed, papered.
and sided. The roof is shingled. The
outside floors on the east, west, and
south are feet wide. This house Is
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
CRY OF BACK
TO THE LAND

fBy PROF. J. w. sPILLMAN.)

By PROF. J. W. sPILLMAN.)
A special study Of the equipment,
management and income Of large
number of small fruit and truck
farms, many of them run by people
who have recently come from the
city, is being made by the office OF
farm management of the United States
of agriculture.
This study has given us somewhat
I new point of view. In general these
small farmers are not successful
This fact has led us to study the Ques-
ton more closely, and as result g
scheme for the management Of q 40
acre farm is outlined which seems to
be practicable.
The diagram shows convenient
scheme for subdividing forty acres to
at 1t for the cropping-system outlined.
It will be observed that the forty acres
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
Aviator scares Crowds.

New York The first successful
flight Of i hydro aeroplane in this sec
lion was seen here Wednesday. Wnen
Frank 7. Nef1in ascended from the
Hudon river at Twenty-third street
and for Is minutes flew up and down
the river at height Of 800 feet.
The aviator made no public announce
ment of his plan, and when he alignt-
ed Il the river amid floating cakes q
ice, many on shore thought ne nad
fallen into the stream.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
Iands May Be Available.

Spokane, Wash. "A plan by which
1000, 900 acres Of logged-of lands in
Washington, Idaho and Montana may
be obtained by the government and
then opened up for homestead entry is
being worked out by the executive
committee Of the international and
Empire Federation Of Commercial
clubs. The plan, as outlined, pro
noses the exchange by the Interior
department Of forest reserve lands Tor
lorred-off lands, on the basis Of three
acres Of cut-over lands for one acre Of
forest reserve.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
OYSTER Fleet Is Lost.

Tilghmans, Md. Six oystermen are
believed to have been drowned in the
rChoptank river when their boats were
carried into the open waters in the ice
jam that began to move early Monday
morning with the gale that swept over
ETilghmans island. The iceboat An
napolis, up to late hour, had found
no trace Of the boats. Five other
launches managed to fight their way
through buffeting cakes and made
clear water.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
MADERo DEFENDS CABINET.
Declares Charges Are Scandal and
Discharges Committee.

declares ChargeS are scandal ana
Discharges Committee.
Mexico City-"For no reason will
change any Of my ministers. The
members of my cabinet are honorable
men. They are patriots. / shall not
permit any Of them to be slandered as
you are slandering them. ,"
With these words President Madero
brought to terminus an interview
sought by a committee from the anti
re-electionist party, which was at
tempting to persuade him to dismiss
from his cabinet the ministers Of war
and of the interior.
The conference had proceeded calm
~ up to the moment the spokesman
for the committee, in reply to state
ment of the president that evil-minded
Mexicans were aiding the rebels, de-
clared that this was true, and that,
moreover, the president knew these
men because they were members Of
his own cabinet. The president then
peremptorily ended the interview.
In lire with this incident, Alfredo
r. Dominguez, one Of Madero's
staunchest supporters during the revo-
luton, publicly criticised the admins
tration, declaring that in his opinion
the removal of the entire cabinet
could not save the administration.
The visit of the committee tn the
president was to interpolateA him re-
garding the source of supplies issued
to regular troops and bartered by
them for drink and food and in turn
bought up by the rebels. There are
stories Of haciendas having furnished
great quantities in return for immuni-
ty from robbery. but the most serious
report of all is that supplies have been
sent from the government arsenal in
the capital itself.
Scores of the presidents most ar
dent supporters Of six months ago are
specializing on his ability to carry the
.country through the crisis. The ele-
ment that is giving the most trouble
is that which followed Madero during
the revolution. This party charges
him with not putting into immediate
effect reforms promised.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
Harrimen Men on Board

s;an ew ork-Three directors have re-
comn oa from the United States express
man pany, according to an announce
Geo. Iney are Albert D. Boardman,
CrosSs, e II; Burritt and Chauncey H.
bv ros Ihelr places have been taken
estata p'esentatives of the Hartman
tmll;.' VINO are believed to be the con-
comnn mug interest in the Wells Fargo
Or daa ,y' Officials refuse to confirm
to msa y tne report that it is proposed
" merge with the Wells-Faroo
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16

~ by SO feet and contains ten pens.
1t was built north of Omaha in 1905
and cost, complete, including labor,
$275, or $27.50 a pen. This includes
the outside floor and pens.
The gates across the alley all lift
of their hinges so they can be remov-
ed or replaced in moment. This ar
rangement makes it very convenient
In sorting hogs to change them from
one pen to another or to make extra
pens when crowded. When swung
across the alley the free ends Of the
gates fasten with common house-door
bolts. BY putting these on so the
knobs turn up instead Of down, the
owner finds that hogs can not open
them. If the knobs turned down the
hogs could open them readily. The
fronts of the pens next the alley are
all loose panels which lift out. In this
way the whole house can be made into
one large room in few minutes, moth
ing but the pen partitions being left
in place.
The inside pens are by s feet, ex-
cept the middle one on each side,
which is 8 by feet. (The pens are
irregular in width because the lumber
cut this way to better advantage.)
The hog doors are 221s by 81 inches in
the clear. The large doors are by s
feet, divided in the middle. The upper
windows each contain four IL by IA
inch lights and are set solid and close
together. The lower windows each
contain four 10 by II inch lights.
The most striking feature of this
house is the ingenious way in which
outside pens have been provided with
out having them on the north side.
The ventilators are by inches
inside. The lower ends are 2 feet
above the floor and the upper ends
just above the comb of the roof. The
south rafters are extended to meet the
north rafters so that no studding are
needed under the south edge Of the
north roof. Whether this gives any
advantage is doubtful. The sunshine
will strike the floor in all pens several
hours day after March l.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
Allies Command Coasts

Cyran poll-The coasts of Tripoli and
Turks "a sui are commanded by the
extent anu ta inc Arab allies to such an
restricta aa' Italian action is greatly
di Catase:a. The Italian cruiser Citta
Seven lia reports that she bombarded
near tha all posts and Turkish camps
Of armo s snore and that large numbers
a Arabs were observed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
Troops to Be Held Ready.

Warrington, D. C.-To meet any
emergency that may arise in connec-
ton with the unsettled conditions in
Northern Mexico, General Leonard A.
Wood, chief Of staff Of the United
States army, has issued orders to COM
|manders Of several army posts in var
ious parts Of the country to hold their
troops in readiness for duty along the
border. General Duncan, in COM
mand Of the department Of Texas, was
instructed to fuse his own judgment
in moving the troops under him in en-
forcing neutrality laws.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16

forty-Acre Farm subdivided Into
Eioht Flve-Aere Traces. This Shows
Convenient Method Of &ubdlvision
Which Gives Access % All the
Fields Without Wasting Much Land
II Roads. Length Of Lines GIsen "
Rods.
are divided into eight nveacre tracts.
One Of these Is set aside for what
may be- called the homestead. These
iave acres are at the center on one
side. and It Il supposed that = public
ro&d passes this side Of the tract
OF these hve acres, hall a acre ~
utilised for tho house and yard ana
~ barn and barn lot. This spAco y
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
NEW SERVICE LUMBER BOON
North Pacific Coast to Benefit lr
Deal Through 500 Line.

Aberdeen, Wash.-With the agree
ment recently reached between the
O.-W. R. & N. and the 500 Line, a
new transcontinental railway service
from Grays Harbor, Portland, Tacoma
and Seattle and all intervening points
to the Minnesota transfer will be
opened within few days, according
to a statement made by L. E. Paskill,
freight agent of the 500 Line.
The agreement means that lumber
manufacturers south of Seattle will be
able to invade the vast market exist
ing in Southern Canada and at the
same time can route through to Min
neapolls at rate no higher than other
connecting lines which cover the
Southwest Washington terriotry.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-16
SHIP TO SEEK TREASURE.
Money Provided for Expedition t.
the South Seas

the South Seas.l
San Francisco That the failures of
adventures of the past to find hidden
loot of bygone buccaneers amid the
enchanted isles of the South coast and
coral reefs of the South seas, fails to
discourage persons with belief in the
legends of wealth, became apparent
when another story of contemplated
expedition leaked out here.
James Morton, just arrived from
Topeka, Kan.,. is searching among the
hulks of Oakland Creek for the sort of
craft he thinks he needs to carry on a
search for millions.
Morton said that the money already
was provided for the undertaking and
all that was needed was schooner or
barkentine capable Of holding supplies
and possessing accommodations for
the score of men who will make the
trip.
He refuses to divulge the nature Of
the princely fortune which will be
brought into port several months after
the vessel sails from San Francisco,
but admitted that it was of immense
bulk. In weight it would amount to
several hundred tons.
cit is really very expensive COM
modify" said Morton. eff were to
tell you the real value you would only
smile, so I shall not discuss that part
of it. What I want is the right ship.
We have the money and are ready to
pay cash. This is not game, but q
straight business proposition.
Inventor Loses Life.
| Paris Francois Reichelt, aged IS,
ladies' tailor, was instantly killed
here when parachute which he had
invented failed to work as he jumped
from a stage of the Eiffel tower,
nearly 200 feet from the ground.
Reichelt had been working two
years on his invention, which he in
tended for use by aviators when aero
planes began to tumble because Of ac-
cidents.
The parachute was made of silk and
was attached to the back like SOL
dier's knapsack. 1t weighed less than
20 pounds. Reichelt assembled to the
first stage Of the tower, which is
about 1877 feet from the ground. He
placed table near the edge facing
the Seine and got ready for the jump
while crowd of REPORTERS and cine
photographs awaited him on the
ground.
Reichelt jumped out from the table
with the parachute on his back. For
q second it seemed as if the parachute
was about to open in accordance with
the theory Of the inventor, but it
shrunk together again and he fell like
q stone, striking the ground in less
that four seconds. He was picked up
dead: His legs and spinal column
were broken and his body made hole
several inches deep in the frozen
ground.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-12-05
Statement Of the Ownership,
Management, Circulation, Etc,

Of LEE COUNTY JOURNAL, published
.WEEKLY, at Leesburg, Lee County,
Ga, required by the Act Of August
"a, 1912.
II. 4. Long, ST., Leeshurg, Ga,
Editor, Managing Editor, Business
Manager and Publisher.
Owners (If i corporation, give
names and addresses Of stockholders
holding ! per cent or more Of total
amount Of stock.) D. D. Hall and
M. A. Long, Leesburg, Ga. (Not
incorporated.)
Known bondholders, mortgages,
and other security holders, holding
/ per cent or more Of total amount
Of bonds, mortgages, or other secu-
rites: None.
H. Il. Long, ST..
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this Oct. LIST, 1912.
T. G. Tharpe, NJ p.
/ Seal. Lee CO., Ga.
my commission expires 7-1-1913.) J,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-12-05
Catarrh Cannon be- cured .

with LOCAL, APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease.
Cataph is blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts dir
ectly ON the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack nfeai-
cine. 1t was prescaibed by one Of the
best physicians in this country for years
and is a regular prescription. It is COM
posed Of the best tonics known, combined
.wilh the best blood purifiers, acting dir
ectly on the mucous surfaces. The pep
feet combination OF the two ingredients
is what produces such wonderful results
in curing Catarrh Send for testimonials
free. #. j CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, price Zoe Take
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-12-05

The County Commissioners held
their regular monthly Session
Tuesday and had quite busy day
besides the usual Road defaulters
were looked after, and, after quite
q spirited contest, contracts were
made for material for the County
roads.
Miss Haugabook, Of Montezuna,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. H.
Davis, near Leesburg.
Mr.. B. e. Fouche returned Mon
day from an auto trip to Buena Vis-
tn.
Paul and Hubert Mason, Smith
Willie, Ga, have fine Buff and Blue
brakes, splendid for
on common puddle Ducks
to increase egg yield-$1 90 each.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-12-05
MCBride-Snider.

We failed to get the information
in timelast week to mention the
marriage Of Miss Mary Mcbride and
Mr.. B. L. snider. Miss Mary is
the daughter Of Mr.. J. NJ. Mcbride
Of this place. Mr.. Snider lives near
Leslie in this county. We surely
wish for the couple abundant hap
piness and success in their matri-
monial venture.