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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
MUCH ACREAGE IS CLEARED
Burning Permits Show Great Ac.
tivity in Washington.

Olympia-How the timbered coun-
ties of the state and particularly of
Southwestern Washington are clearing
lands for cultivation is shown by the
report of State Forester Ferris on
burning permits issued by his deputies
during the summer Of 1918.
A total of 10,43O separate burning
permits were issued, calling for the
clearing Of 95, 900 acres of land. Of
the total, $4,000 acres were cleared
for cultivation.
Figuring 40 acres to family, :"
says Forester Ferris, "this means that
during the summer months enough
land has been cleared to afford homes
for 21OO new families. Expressed in
sections, the area cleared might be
represented by strip of land mile
wide and 1873 miles long. !"
The clearing for cultivation pur-
poses was especially prevalent in
Southwestern Washington, Lewis
county leading the entire state, clear
ing 10000 acres; while Chehalis,
Thurston, Clarke and other counties
are not far behind.
The following table gives the acre
age cleared for cultivation in each of
the % timbered counties during the
summer of 1913, no account being
fokon IF the 16 n0n-timhered cnunties I.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24

GOOD CORN PRIZES DESIRED
State of Washington May Compete
for Trophies in Texas.

State College, Putnam plan to
bring about the participation OF the
bovs and girls of Washington in the
competitive contests for corn. wheat
and oats to be held under the auspices
If the National Corn Exposition, at
Dallas, Tex, February 1924, is under
consideration by the State college in
cooperation with the state department
If public instruction. DR.. Ira D.
Cardiff, director Of the experiment
station, who represents the college in
this matter, is Washington vice presi-
dent of the Corn Exposition, and now
has the matter under advisement with
Mrs. Josephine 7. Preston, superin-
tendent of public instruction.
The Washington Boys and Girls
Agricultural and Industrial contests
are to be held in Spokane, October 20,
20 and 80, and for it's work has leg
islative appropriation of $15, 200. 1t
includes contests by school children in
cooking, sewing, gardening and farm
produce. 1t is planned that the best
of the corn, wheat and oats shall be
sent to Dallas for the exposition.
Under the organization of the ,ex-
position, Washington is included in q
competitive zone with Oregon, Cali
fornia, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New
Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Mon
tana. The other states are divided in
to four competitive zones, making five
in all. Competition in the exhibits OF
corn, wheat and oats will be within
the state first, then within the zone,
then between the zones, and then
with foreign countries for the world g
championship. Cups ranging in val
ne from $1,000 to $500 are offered.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
TO SET LAND DRAWING SOON
Big Bottom Distribution May Be at
Chehalis and Centralia.

Centralia - Following telegram
sent by Herbert Robinson, secretary
of the Centralia Commercial club, to
Senator Wesley Jones suggesting that
registration for the land drawing soon
to be held in the Big Bottom country
in Eastern Lewis county be made in
Centralia and Chehalis, Robinson re-
ceived letter announcing that both
Senator Jones and Representative
johnson had recommended thai the
Twin Cities be named as registration
points.
Court Commissioner Westover has
received numerous inquiries relative
to the drawing, but following a let
ter from George H. Cecil, district for
ester, with Offices in Portland, Mr..
Westover has announced that no in
formation will be given out until after
the date of the drawing has been set.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume Of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.

Captain Inch, of the Volturno, de-
cIares his crew acted we'll, many dying
at their posts.
A woman was fined $21.80 in Outag-
annie county, Wis, under the new
anti-slander and anti-gossip law.
Wayne Luce, 13-year-old boy OF
Albion. Wash, died from injuries re-
ceived in football game at Guy.
It is reported that DR.. Sun Vat Sen,
Chinese revolutionary leader, has been
arrested by Chinese agents in Japan.
Government agents report the dis
coverv of immense beds of first-class
bituminous coal in Coos county, Ore
gon.
A Bulgarian brigade commander
was sentenced to two years for leaving
his post during an engagement with
the Greeks.
Mrs. Armisten Chant, a London
slum worker who is visiting in Amer
lea. deplores the action of English
suffragettes.
Little hope is entertained of saving
the steam schooner MERGED, which
went on the rocks of the Northern Cal
ifornia coast.
President Wilson is said to be favor
ably considering opening up negotia-
tions for the recognition of the Mexi-
can constitutionalists.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, in
an article written for the Yale News,
advocates law compelling every citi-
zen to vote at elections.
An Aberdeen, WASH, man aged rs,
and his wife aged IS, have applied to
the courts for a divorce as the result
of quarrel which began over game
of checkers.
The sealer of weights and measures
discovers a large number of scales
giving short weight at Walla Walla,
WASH, and also finds that wood deal
ers are giving short measure.
A Los Angeles man went in person
to the Northern Pacific railroad Office
in Spokane and paid the agent SOTO
for ride from Spokane to Butte,
which he said he stole 20 years ago.
Owners of the steamer Volturno sus-
pect that the boat was set on fire by
agents of rival lines.
The senate shows no disposition to
adjourn or take recess until the cur
rency bill has been acted upon.
The State Supreme court of Arkan-
sas upheld the Going liquor bill and
the state will be ''dry" after January
/.
An aviator flying to a race meet on
Staten island, N. Y, failed to arrive,
and it is believed he became lost and
may have wandered out to sea.
New York police have arrested two
men and woman whom they believe
have stolen nearly million dollars
worth of automobiles in that city.
Mrs. Philip Mersinger, owner of q
$500 collection of prize cats and
widely known as an exhibitor at cat
shows, died at Joliet, ILL.,, aged 65
years. She formerly owned "Span-
gle," reputed as the most valuable cat
in the country.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
SEATTLE MARKETS

Wheat-Bluestem, SOC bushel; forty
fold, Soc; club, 79c; Fife, 79c; red
Russian, 78c.
Oats-$29@3O ton.
Corn-Whole, $40 ton; cracked, SAL.
Timothy-$17@18 ton.
Feed-Bran, $25@26 ton; barley,
$28; alfalfa meal, $21; alfalfa mo-
lasses, $25.
Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
$4,000 ton; Puget Sound, timothy,
$4,000; alfalfa, s13@14; straw, $40;
wheat hay, $14@15.
Eggs-Select ranch, 4O@41c dozen:
pullet, &c.
Poultry-Live hens, 1S@16c pound;
old ROSTERS, 10c; spring broilers, 18c;
ducks, 1Oc; spring ducklings, 1O@12c;
squads, $2.25@2.5O dozen; geese, 12c
pound; live turkeys, 22@27c.
Ranch butter-23@24c pound.
Apples-Eastern Washington cook
ing, 75c@$1.25 box; do. eating, Deli
cious, $2.50@2.75; Jonathans, 81. 5O@
2; Grimes Golden, So; local cooking,
75c@$1.
AiCS-SO UdTT0l.
Crabapples- Transcendents, 85c bx:
apple boxes, So; Siberian, 65@75c:
hylsops, 75c@$1.25.
Grapes- Malagas, $1.25 crate; To-
kays, $125; Concords, 25c Glib. has
ket; Muscats, $1.25 crate.
Peaches Eastern Washington. 4OM
6Oc box; clings, 60@75c.
Pears-$1.57@2 box; Flemish Bean.
ties, $1.75@2; d'Anjous, s2.25M2. 80
Dressed Beef - Prime beef steers
lac pound; cows, 1870; heifers. 12c
Dressed Veal-15c pound.
Dressed Hogs = Whole. nack;no
house, lac pound.
Dressed Mutton = Spring lamb. 13c
pound.
Cabbage-Local, 1ac pound: red. zac
Carrots-Local, 75c@$1 sack.
Cauliflower-$1. so dozen.
Lettuce-Local, 25@S0c dozen: hot.
house, 75c@$1.
Onions - Green, 25@s0c dozen
Walla Walla, &c pound; local, 81. 25G
1.50. '4oe4
Potatoes-Home- grown, $18@2O pe,
ton; Yakima Gems, $22@23.
Squash .50@1.75 per hundred.
Tomatoes Hothouse, Sips box.
Wenatchee, 76@s5c; fancy, s0c@S1.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
big ZEPPELIN
ARSHIP BURM
Blazing Hulk Drops 900 Feet
Killing Entire Crew.
Admiralty Board of Seven w..
Out One Guest Lives Few '
Hours in Agony.

Berlin Twenty-eight person, 49,.
killed near Johannisthal in the e,n n.y.
sion and fall Of Count zeppelin's lat s,',
dirigible balloon, the LII.
The % men represented the e,.,-
personnel Of the admiralty ho.ss
which was to conduct the final t, Svalo !.
the dirigible looking to its accen into. u
by the government as a new nr; aase e
the German aerial navy, the pilot wi "
crew and invited guests. Every -. am
son that went aloft in the big sin Ii,
is dead. 'u'p
Twenty-seven of them were k;u.,
almost instantly by the explosion , -
the gas in the balloon or burned :.
death as the flaming wreck fell IN ~ Y
ground from height of 900 feet ,.s s
enveloped them. One man, Lieutsn4
ant Baron Won Bleul, of the 0uss,
Augusta Grenadier Guards, quest ~
the admiralty board, was extricatsa
alive from the mass of twisted vre,t
age His eyes were burned out and h
suffered other terrible hurts.
Begging his rescuers to kill him and
end his sufferings, he was taken n
hopsital, where he died in few bou,,
The LII, had it proved successful
would have been attached to the aerial
corps Of the navy, which, after this
accident, has only two men trained b
command airships.
The official report of the accident
says the explosion was due to the
ignition of gas in or above the for.
ward gondola, but not within the body
of the airship.
The navy was not the only sufferer
through aviation accidents, for the
same day three army officers were
killed in aeroplane flights Captain
Haeseler, Lieutenant Koch and Ser.
geant Mantle.
Emperor William, in a telegram to
the minister of marine, voices bis
sympathy by saying:
"The sorrow over what has hap
pened, l am convinced, will only bes
spur to renewed exertions to develop
an important aerial weapon into
trustworthy implement of wal"
The newspapers reflect the en-.
peror's belief that there should be no
relaxation in the efforts to supply
Germany with an adequate aerial fleet
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
Farmers Have Cash in Plenty.

Palouse- Reports received from a
public auction of personal property on
the farm Of M. c Freese, near Freese,
Idaho, indicate the prosperous condi-
ton of the farmers in this part of the
Palouse country. The sale was one of
the largest held in the district this
year, totaling $500. OF this amount
all but $125 was cash, and this was in
three small notes, which were cashed
at once. Mr.. Freese, who is one of
the successful pioneer farmers of this
territory, is preparing to move to CAL
ifornia. He will, however, retain his
Palouse country land holdings.
G. N. Mckee, who owns q quarter
section Of well improved land one and
one-half miles northwest of town, has
concluded deal for 119 acres adjoin-
ing his farm, making the purchase
from W.. II. Woodhouse. The consid-
Grafton is $75 an acre, which has for
some time been the prevailing price
for land in the vicinity of Palouse.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
Postal Rebuilding Line.

Chehalis - The Postal Telegraph
company has force of men rebuilding
the line from Tenino to Klaama. An
important feature of the work is the
reconstruction that is beng done in the
cities and towns to comply with the
new Washington law, which provides
that where various kinds of public
service wires are on the same poles or
occupy the same side of the street the
electric wires must be placed at the
top, the telegraph wires next and the
telephone wires lowest.
More space between the crossarms
is also required, giving the linemen
more room.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
Mutton Shipments Heavy.

North Yakima - Yakima valley
flockmasters have sent 220 cars Of
sheep to Chicago this season. The
total number of animals shipped was
about SO, 400.
The figures cover both Kittitas and
Yakima counties, the shipping points
being Gle Elum, Ellensburg, North
Yakima, Wapato and Toppenish.
Snow last week caught sheep and
cattle in the hills. The result was
that the stockmen were busy getting
in touch with their scattered stock to
get them started toward milder eli.
mate.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
Seamen Demand Bonuses.

Montreal, Quebec The steamship
Mount Temple, of the Canadian Pacific
railway, did not get away for England
at her sailing time. Members of the
crew demanded bonuses for remaining
while the damage sustained in ground
ing in the st. Lawrence on her trip
over was being repaired. It is GUS
tomary for English seamen signed at
British ports for round trips on Allan
tic vessels to demand and secure a
bonus for returning in them if delayed
by grounding. In this case they con-
tend that the vessel was not seaworthy.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24

Washington, d. C. president Will
son committed the sentence of Richard
0. Neal, holder of the Kings medal
and other insignia of bravery of the
Transvaal war, who has been serving
life sentence for assisting at robbing
postofice and railroad station at
Darlington, w. Va, December 20,
1907. Neal, although having lived at
Dallas, Tex, and New Orleans, claims
to be . British subject and the British
embassy was Interested in his behalf.
de will return to South America.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
QUAKE ROCKS SEVEN DEVILS
OregOn-Idaho Border Gets Severe
Shaking Up.

Baker, ORA severe earthquake
shock was felt at 8 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon in the Seven Devils coun-
try, along the Snake River, that di-
vides Oregon and Idaho.
The towns affected were Homestead,
Or, and Billiards. Landing, Landore
and Cuprum, Idaho. Telephone lines
were put out of commission, and the
reports are meager.
It is reported that at Homestead
houses were rocked, upsetting chairs
and breaking dishes. At Landore the
shock was more severe. Windows
were broken, stoves rocked and dishes
were shaken from the shelves. Some
houses there are believed put out of
plumb.
Al Cuprum the inhabitants ran
from their homes badly frightened,
and a panic was imminent, as the
houses swayed. The earth quivered
and a roar like thunder came from the
earth.
Billiards. Landing felt the shock dis
tinctly, but it is believed little dam
age was done there. No fatalities are
reported.
The shock was distinct in all places
and lasted fully one minute. The peo-
pie Of all towns are badly frightened,
and are preparing for a repetition Of
the quake. All the towns affected are
small, the largest being Homestead,
with about 800 population. They are
100 miles southeast of here. A SINH
lar shock was felt there four years
ago, but it was not as severe or as
long as this one. Baker had shock
about 20 years ago, but it was very
slight.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
BALLOON WINNER
Daring Aeronauts Cross Channel
and Land in England.

London Safe and happy, Ralph Up
son, American aeronaut, and his aide,
Preston, stepped from the balloon
Goodyear near the little town Of Bird
in Yorkshire, Tuesday after
noon, after perilous fight across the
English Channel and out over the
North Sea. The men are undoubtedly
the winners Of the James Gordon Ben
nett cup for which balloonists of all the
great nations had been striving the
past three days.
Approximately 425 miles in direct
line was accomplished by the aero
nauts, a distance far greater than that
Of any Of the other contestants thus
far reported. Starting from Paris
Sunday afternoon, the balloon drifted
first south, then southwest, then north
west, and finally directly north. The
aeronauts estimate the actual distance
traversed in their flight as about. 800
miles in AZ hours.
Sixteen of the II other entries in
the race have already reported land
ings in France, the farthest from Paris
being the English balloon Honey
moon, which descended at 9 o'clock
Monday night at the village of Lang
eaux, near Saint Brieux, France, on
the coast near the western extremity,
27O miles from Paris. The balloonists,
seeing that they were about to be
swept out to- sea, pulled the cord
which allowed the gas to escape and
made a descent just before reaching
the coast.
Not SO the American aeronauts. At
6 o'clock p. m. Epson and Preston
passed at low altitude over the vii
lage of Granville, France. Before
them was the stormy English Channel.
The wind was then blowing in gen.
eral northwesterly direction and there
seemed to be good chance Of landing
on the southern point of England.
They called to inhabitants of the
French village, found out where they
were and held hurried consultation.
"Shall we try it?" Epson asked his
aide.
tSure," was Preston's ready an
swer. "We'll never win the cup any
other way"
So, within sight Of other balloons
which they saw fluttering down toward
the earth on every side, the Americans
decided to stake all on the one chance,
and, throwing out sandbags, they soon
ascended and were swept out over the
channel from whence there was no
chance of q return.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
Chehalis Plant Kept Busy.

Chehalis Owing to increased bust
ness the Chehalis furniture factory is
running its entire plant two and half
hours overtime each day. The furni-
ture business is reported to be much
better for the Northwest factories
than it has been for several years.
The surplus stocks that had accumulat-
ed by buyers about three years ago in
anticipation of increased prices have
been pretty generally sold out. The
Chehalis factory has recently added =
number Of new men to its force. the
payroll now including close to 100 men.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
Carnegie Sticks to His mp, !,

Carnegie Sticks 10 nis Ink
New York-Andrew Carnegie ~ :.
ing old and not too well, arr''e'
on the Mauretania Sunday .,..hletd
EDO you still take your !nl ~ ID
Of Scotch whiskey every day'
Laird was asked. ltd co.
"Of course / do" he rep,' undef'
phatically, sbut I want you " .ote
stand that / am strictly tempe Ion q
1The Kaiser and nave . D 90
dered to take half q glass OF s e. II
Scotch whiskey with our !. med does %
the Doctors order, and II i1,.; a"
come under the head OF drlnA'De
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
MasOns Dedicate Temple.

M0SOuS Ocu1Cdtc Temple.
San Francisco-Masons of CaIifor-
MIA, sitting in the Gath annual com
munication, dedicated the new 81, OOO,-
900 Masonic Temple at the foot Of
Vanness avenue, near Market street.
The services were the impressive rit-
ual of the grand lodge, turning over
one of the finest structures of its kind
in the world to the cause Of Masonry.
The program was held in Knights
Templars hall, and included formal
presentation of the building to the
stockholders, the dedication Of the
temple and making special gifts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
PRAISE FOR NOxIOUs WEEDS
Waukon Man Lauds Enemies of
Continuous One Crop System.

Waukon-" Jim Hill mustard is
the best thing that ever struck this
country" was the unusual statement
made by John Fuller, a farmer who
lives two miles South of Waukon.
Mr.. Fuller is certain that weeds are
a blessing in disguise, notwithstand-
ing they have been regarded as curse
from time immemorial, and many
good people have traced their origin
and cause back to the time referred to
in the third chapter of Genesis.
Jim Hill mustard has made more
farmers than anything else," con-
tinued Mr.. Fuller. 'sBut for weeds
our soils would have been exhausted
years ago. Farmers who farm right
have little trouble with weeds, but
those who rob the soil by continually
growing wheat on the same ground
year after year are soon stopped by
weeds. With every crop Of wheat
grown consecutively on the same
ground it becomes more and more
weedy, until it is impossible to har-
vest the little grain sown.
''You often hear farmers say:
well, I've had four crops from that
ground and it is not very weedy yet; I
guess I'll try another Where would
there be a stop if it was not for
weeds? So the soil gets a rest and is
well titled in order to kill weeds, and
but for this one reason our average
crop yield would be much less"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
Many Homesteaders File.

Metaline Falls Forty homesteaders
filed here Thursday and Friday before
A. w. Dressed, United States land
commissioner. Many Of them Have
been here seven and eight years 81
their claims and will make immediate
proof.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
Tax on Cutting Weeds Upheld.

Davenport by a decision Of Judge
Joseph Sessions, who ruled in the case
OF the North Coast Fire Insurance
company vs.. Lincoln county, right Of
g county to cut weeds on land after
due notice has been given and to col
lect costs by taxes was established
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24

Davenport Mrs. Moses Al. johnson,
who lives on the John Dessatel place
on the Spokane Indian reservation,
easily killed two blacktail deer that
came within reach Of her rifle at the
homestead door. The deer leisurely
walked down from the mountain and
the woman brought them down when
within $50 yards with the first two
shots.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
Rains Hurt Fair; Help Farmers.

Rains Hurt Fair; Help Farmers.
Colfax-The heavy rains Of the past
week, which were disappointment to
the fair management, have been worth
untold thousands Of dollars to the
farmers Of the Palouse country. The
fall has been unusually dry, and the
acreage OF wheat sown has been light
IN consequence Of the dry condition Of
the soil. Many fields have not been
planted at all because Of the dry
weather, and now these fields will be
planted. The wheat sown earlier in
the dry soil is expected to sprout and
make q good growth before winter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24

In addition to the above, permits
were issued for burning over 28,730
acres of logged-off lands. Of these
approximately 10000 acres will be
agricultural lands.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-10-24
PREPARE TO SEND US BEEF
South American Republics Act on
New Tariff Lew.

Washington, D. C.-Active prep
arations by Argentina to take imme-
date advantage of the free beet
clause of the new tariff law and send
to the United States large shipments
Of beef are reported by DR.. A. D.
Melvin, chief of the bureau Of animal
industry, who has just returned from
South America. He made the trip Tor
the department of agriculture to STUDY
meat packing and inspecting condl.
tions in Argentina, Uruguay and BIZ
I'll.
DR.. Melvin was not ready to Say
whether the Argentine beef could com,
pete with the American product ana
bring prices which would make y
profitable for the Argentine shippers
to send it here instead OF to Euiops
He said it was significant fact now
ever, that a big steamship line operss
ing between the United States s
the east coast of South America NV
installed large refrigerating spaces %
beef.
Argentina and Uruguay, Dr.. MeNn
said, have good meat inspection raw
Figures issued by the bureau q ~, ~
nestle and foreign commerce NV ~
that whereas the United Sta1es :
ported $44, 100000 worth OF peer ~. ~
beef cattle in the first eight mOus w.
of 1904 during the corresponds 9Th r
iod this year only $1,000, ooV WV
have been shipped abroad.
Winnipeg, Mantle influx o. ~ i.
tie into the United States unoel 80
new tariff law continues anu !. 'N ~
shipments from Western Canau1 .,,is
reported daily. A special STOCK .' s
carrying 400 head Of, steers p pa IL
over the boundary Saturday = ~ t,.is
way to Chicago. Another stock S s,s.
Of 20 cars crossed the boundary
day.