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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19

Luther Burbank. by experience
and accomplishment doubtless the
best qualifie man in the world to-
day to make such a statement says
the great opportunity for our boys
and young men is in agriculture.
He points out that after the young
man has spent eight years at hard
study of medicine, the law or en-
cheering, he has not made a sue
cess; he is only prepared to COM
mence the battle for it. Whereas,
to add but one kernel of corn to
each ear grown in this country in
single year would increase the sup
ply 100000 bushels. One i'm
provement in the potato is already
paying back $17.0O0,00O a year.
Everything we eat and wear comes
out of the ground. With less than
half our population raising things,
should there be any wonder that the
cost of living has ir creased So per
cent. III fifteen years? To quote
from Mr.. Burbank:
"What the world needs, urgently
and now. is men who can increase
the forage from our present acre
age so Tat Is cents will buy a
pound of the CHOICEST sirloin as of
old, instead of a pound of rump as
now.
What the world needs is not
theory or agitation. or college lore:
there are plenty of these, and at a
cost of $3.50. 100000 per annum in
money and who knows how much
time they have succeeded in increas.
ing our crop yield only a Lare 8 per
cent.
What the world needs is men
who can do to agriculture and to hor-
ticulture what Edison did to electri.
city, Carnegie to steel. and the Van.
derbilts. Hills and Harrimans to
transportation develop their eff
cheney. H. H. Windsor in the
September Popular Mechanics Mag
azine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured

Il was taken with diarrhoea and
Mr.. Yorks, TIE merchant here per-
suaded me to try a bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy. After taking one
dose of it was cured. 1t also cur
ed others that ] gave it to-" writes
M. E. Gebhart, Oriole. Pa. That is
not at all unusual. An ordinry at
tack of diarrhoea can almost invar-
iably be cured by one or two doses
OF this remedy. For sale by Friday
Harbor Drug Co.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
DORMANT ORANGES.
State Lecturer Taber of Ohio Gives
His Ideas on Causes of Dormancy.

State Lecturer Taber of Ohio Gives
The questions are often asked how it
happens that if the grange is such
valuable institution oranges die or be-
come dormant and why out of nearly
1900 oranges organized in Ohio we
have only $50 working today. The
answer to the second question is easier
than to the first, for more than 1,20O of
this large number were organized in
1874, at time when farmers Joined
by thousands just because others were
joining, not understanding the real
purpose of the grange. Most of these
who knew little or nothing Of how
grange meetings should be conducted
or what line of work the grange should
follow; also very few had any correct
Idea Of the unwritten work of the or
der. Many of the early oranges were
weak in members. many having a
charter list in the teens. Add to this
the visionary business idea of some of
the early workers and the many fail
ures due to lack of business experience,
1t is little wonder that thus poorly or
ganized and improperly started most
Of these oranges died after a few
meetings or in few years. It is really
q wonder that as many weathered the
storm as did.
Let it be said to the credit OF the
present deputy force that nearly all of
the oranges organized in the past few
years are live working organizations.
It was with considerable regret that
we listened to a speaker recently who
in advocating the organization of
grange placed almost entire stress on
the business and legislative feature
We do not wish to minimize the dol
lars and cents side of the order, but no
man or woman should be asked or
urged to join the grange in the belief
that something will be handed them
free" Those who will not join an or
ganization for the purpose of working
with others to improve themselves.
their associates and calling will never
make good Patrons. The grange dep
NY oA0 SPOdhCA tSAOulu always pace
stress on the educational, fraternal,
legislative and social side Of the
grange and remind his hearers that an
organization that is not Of service to q
community is useless. The grange to
live and grow must serve, and the OPP
portunity for effective service for agris'
culture is greater today than ever be-
fore.
chautauqua County IN. w Facts.
Chautauqua county, N. Y. may
we'll feel proud of its grange record
first because it contains within its Dor
ders the first subordinate grange ever
organized and also because that grange
is still In a most 1ourishing condition
with 600 members There are about
800 Patrons In the county, and fifteen
oranges own their own halls, and three
more are to build in the near future.
The value Of these halls is estimated
at $4,000 The Patrons Fire Insur-
ance company of that county carries
$11. 168,802 in policies.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
THE GRANGE
Conducted By
Jw. BARROW. Chatham. n. +.
rd;tor of the Netc York State Grange
RcUteac
FIELD FOR
GRANGE ENDEAv0R.
r.. Waste Land Along Railway Tracks
eL.,Id Be Made Profitable Where
possible-Can the Grange Help7

Secretary A. P. Sandles. the live wire
secretary of the Ohio state board OF
oriculture, said recently: VINO can
rnoss the number Of acres of waste
land along the right of way OF rail-
way lines in the United States! Inls
land properly cultivated would produce
enough food to feed a nation ike Ger
manv This land ought to be cult
vated.'
Resides the large area of produc-
.tiveness which the cultivation OF the
tillable land along the many railways
of the country would make possible
for the increasing of our food sup
ply. there would be the additional very
important advantage Of Transforming
present unattractive sights along the
railways into pleasing pictures, ana
thus pleasure would be added to pront.
While it may be said that farmers
should first look around their own
premises with view to making their
waste acres productive land they
would find many Of them, this is
matter for the individual farmer to
consider. But. with reference to the
railways, how would it be for our state
oranges at their annual sessions to
take up this matter seriously with the
railroads? We believe they would find
the railway people quite ready to CO.
operate with them in the work Of con-
verting the waste land along the
tracks into profitable and more beauti-
full acres. Should the grange get be-
hind this proposition. with some work
able plan to suggest. something might
come out Of the discussion and agita-
ton Of the question. now wholly un-
thought Of We fully realize that there
are long stretches Of these railroad
lands that never could be made pro-
ductive. but there are miles and miles
that could be-. Who should do this
cultivation and get the proceeds is
matter which the railroads would de-
termine but it is quite evident that
they will determine nothing until some
one. rather some Important and in
fuential body like the grange. brings
the matter to their attention and stays
with them until something is accom-
plished.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-09-19
Estimate Of School Expenses
and Receipts

School District No. 9, San Juan
County. (Required by chapter 1873,
Session Laws of 1907
Notice is hereby given that the
board of directors Of Scnool Dis
trict No. 9, San Juan county. State
of Washington, estimate that said
school district will need during the
school year beginning July LIST
1919, the amount shown by the
itemized statement printed below.
This estimate is subject to revision
and the board of school directors of
the above named district will meet
at 10 o'clock a. m. Monday. October
6, 1918, at the Office of the School
District Clerk. for the purpose of
giving any taxpayer an opportunity
of being heard in favor or against
any proposed tax levies." A more
detailed statement of the purposes
for which the proposed levy is to be
expended is now on file in the office
Of the clerk Of the district and is
open to inspection.
Estimate Of expenses.
Salary of principal S 945
Clerks salary and office ex-
penses rs
Salaries OF Sly teachers 24OO
Salary of janitor 495
Interest on warrant indebt-
edness %
Payment Of warrant indebt-
edness An0
Supplies for teachers and
pupils ION
Advertising TX
Operating expenses 100
lncidentals ION
Buildings, repairs and equip
ment onnn
iotai $6654
Estimate of receipts.
State current school fund $4,000
County school fund 1o5o
Total eoosn
Amount to be raised by dis
trict tax sohnh
Dated Aug. &c. 1913.
0. H. Culver.
Clerk of School District No 9.
San Juans County.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
SOME OF THE LOCAL SLOGANS
THAT HELP SELL GOOD GOODS

Registered trade marks have been
held among the valuable assets of large
corporations that have been extensive
advertisers. From the trade mark de-
Nc!oped the slogan in advertising and
now almost all important retail stores
use some appropriate expression N
their publicity.
That this is not only true in the
large cities, but also applies to smaller
towns. is shown by glancing over the
following list of slogans used to good
advantage by some Of the local adver-
t'SerS:
Nance 4 Fisher-"The Store Ahead. !"
Samuel w. Dunaway-"The ReXall
store"
That Leads"
B. Solomon & Co.-"The House Of
Quality"
DelOzier Furniture Company-'Im-
pcrial County'S House Furnishers."
Valley Shoe Store-"The Valleys EX-
elusive Shoe Store"
Ross & Stuart's Grocery -"The
Store With Conscience"
RumScy's Department Store-"Ev-
crything to Eat and Wear"
Martyrs Department Store-"The
Best of Everything"
Ralston- Collier Furniture Company
The Complete House Furnishers."
Wings Furniture StOre-"The Store
With the Yellow Front"
And the Valley Press suggests, Get
a slogan and live up to it and adver-
tiSe it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
Literary Section Meets

The literary section of the Ten Thou
sand Club held its regular meeting on
Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
George Kennedy. The principal topic
under consideration was "Modern Med
ical and Surgical Research" The dis
cuSSlon was opened by Mrs. Kennedy,
who spoke of the new attitude of the
medical and scientific world toward
disease. in that medicine is now thought
Of as the "art of preventing disease"
instead of the "art Of healing" She
spoke particularly Of the work being
done to eliminate and prevent infec-
tious diseases as illustrated in the use
Of serums and antitoXins and in the
destruction of such carriers as flies
and mosquitoes. Then she told of
The wonderful achievements of sur
gerry which are accomplishing such
miraculous results. Mrs. Hemen spoke
of The work Of Dr.. Alexis Carrel. who
for his discoveries in vascular surgery
was awarded the Nobel prize. Miss
Ann Ferris led an interesting discus
sion on the subject of "Medical In
spectiOn in the Public Schools" The
program was closed with paper read
by Mrs. Hedrick entitled "The Earth
Story Of California;" in which We're vi
wildly portrayed the wonder Of the early
formation Of our own Pacific coast and
of the picturesque Sierras. 1t is hoped
this paper may be published for the
enjoyment Of the entire community.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
CALIFORNIA EXPOsI
TiON BUILDING. SAN DIEGO,
1915,

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids Will be received by c. L. Wilson
General Manager of the Southern CAL
ifornia Panama EXpositions Commis-
sion, at his office in the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, 12S S. Broad
way, Los Angeles, Cal, up to Monday
March 3, 1913, for the construction of
an exposition building at San Diego
Cal, as per plans and specification on
file in the office of the General Man
ager also at the office of Director Of
Works in the Administration Building
of the Panama-California Exposition
San Diego, Cal. Copy of said plans and
specifications may be obtained at the
above named places.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check of 2 per cent of the
amount bid: Such checks made pay
able to S. A. Butler, President Of the
southern California Panama ExpoJf-
tions Commission, as a guarantee that
the bidder, if successful, will enter into
contract satisfactory to said Commits
sion and in addition the successful bid
DER will be required good and suffi-
cient bonds for the faithful perform
ance of said contract and the payment
of laborers and materfalmen.
The Commission reserves the right to
reject any and all bids not deemed
satisfactory or advantageous.
By order of the Southern California
Panama Expositions Commission, made
on Monday, February 8, 1913.
Sized by S. A. BUTLER,
feb28 President.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
"FREckLEs" is COMING

'Freckles" OF the Limberlost, which
will appear at Holt opera house Tues
day evening, is said to be staged with
an excellence OF setting that seems to
put the audience in the midst of the
forest which "Freckles" guards. The
play follows out the plot Of Gene
StrattOn-POrter's story with interest
ing fidelity. Massive trees, a brook
winding away out Of sight among them,
realistic stump upon which the hero
sits to sing to his 'swamp angel" and
the bark and debris Of the forest un-
der foot form a pretty picture.
Julius Velie cleverly handles the role
Of the homeless hero, nired by Mclean,
the head Of lumber company, to guard
against timber thieves. Approached by
Black Jack and Wessner, who have
designs upon certain fine trees, "Freck-
les" exhibits traits of fidelity and cour-
age that are characteristically Irish.
Faithful to his trust, he succeeds in
outWitting the thieves: In saving the
swamp angel the girl he loves, from a
falling tree, he is seriously injured and
goes to the hospital. He comes out at
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
Owens Water Turned In

Los ANGELES, Feb. tI.-Withoul
pomp or show the snow waters Of the
high Sierras were turned into the aque-
duet yesterday on their long traverse
toward Los Angeles.
William Mulholland, the man who
took the dream of others ana made
it an actuality, opened the gates at
the intake on Owens river at o'clock
the end of the greatest municipal pro-
iect ever attempted by a city of this
size iS At hand.
Quietly and secretly high city Off
cialS had been leaving Los Angeles
for several days past, going by auto
mobile or train TO the Owens River
valley. The whole program was kept
from the public for The sake Of avoid
m@ legal entan"lcments threatened by
aGN erse private interests. An injllnc
tion was threatened. but now that the
water has been turned in the course of
an Injunction. il one We're granted,
would leave the situation in status quo,
which would mean with the water
flowing into the Haiwce reservoir, in
stead Of preventing this movement.
Telephone messages received at az
urduct headquarters in this city yester-
day afternoon brought information that
Chief Engineer William Mulholland.
Frank G. Henderson, president of the
water board, officials and employees of
the aqueduct and a number Of resi-
dents Of the valley left independence
shortly after noon yesterday on their
WAY to the intake several miles up The
valley.
Ii was } o'clock when Mr.. Mulhol-
land spun the great wheel when
opened The gate to the intake and
cut off the flow to the river below.
This diverted the river water into tn
2Vueduct.
The wall Of water Will make Tie
Journey from the intake to Haivee
reservoir in about six hours.
With the present flow OF the rive,
it requires at least three months 10 fill
the reservoir.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14

l.. C.. Allies has returned from Los
AG@cles, where his father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Allies, have both
been quite sick.
Mrs. II. G. Bachman Of Lockpoll.
Ill. and Mrs. j. C. Gorn Of Arden,
NeN., arrived here yesterday for a visit
with their father, L. Hamann, and fdm-
lily.
T. r. Lamb, member of the big Los
Angeles fruit and produce firm of Ri
chardSOn, Holmes 4 Lamb Co., is in
the city. under escort of Z. w. NeSSey,
manager Of the local branch Of the
hUuSc.
r. \. and L. d. Slater of Ottawa,
Canada. and NJ. Z. Tice of Auburn. \.
y, arrived in the city from San Diego
yesterday and report they find the bus
mess outlook here better than any place
else in the southern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Johnson of Los
Angeles. who have been in the city
for the past few days. have invested i'll
several lots, and are planning to make
This their future home. Mr.. Johnson
intends to improve part of his holdings
Iii the near future by erecting a modern
apartment house
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS,

lB1 ltl fkESS ASSOCIATIONS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-onIy
an overwhelming catastrophe to
Americans and other foreigners in
Mexico City will cause American
Intervention. The administration
Is waiting in hope of the exhaus-
ton of ammunition to force ces-
sation of hostiIities. 1t is learned
this afternoon from an authoritat-
i've source that Taft does not con-
slider the accidental injury OF
Americans sufficient cause for ac-
ton. II wanton Staying of Ameri-
cans is authoritativeIy reported the
president plans to order the ma
rInes to the disturbed district and
suggesting Intervention. Not, how
ever, until the situation grows
worse.
The cruiser Denver, bound for
Salvador, has been ordered to re-
port at Acapulco, Mexico, because
of alarming reports Of anti-AmerI-
can sentiment. She arrived there
today.
MEXICO CITY. Feb. iI.-The battle
between the DiaZ and MaderO forces
for control Of the city was resumed
this morning.
After an hour Of intermittent fight
ing. the real battle started at 6:30 this
morning. There was no fighting DIR
iEg the night. The casualties IN Yes
tel days clash are conserVatireIN rsli-
mated at between 1900 and 1000.
one of the Hret shells of tha rebels
entered the chapel of cunVan,. iiNr
blocks from tIIa Rational palace. and
exploded amid nur> women and rni-
dren refugees. Who Were nraviEG
Seven nuns and tive others are re-
ported killed. Thousands Of Women
and children are leaving the capiial and
others are tlOtklng to the converts for
protection.
At 9 the battle ceased while the
cumbatantS hreakfasted. Madero sent
message t. DiaZ. declaring he would
be shown no mercy unless he stopped
firing III such a way as to endanger
nGn-cOmbat3nt>. Many. however. COM
plain that despite his message and his
declaration DiaZ is violating the rules
of civilized warfare. MaderO has
dragged his cannon to a position be-
side the British legation. resulting in
severe damage to British property. The
federals are firing from the roofs. com
pelling Diaz to direct his bullets high.
Thus the shells are falling in neutral
territory.
1t is reported at noon that the Ma
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
Catch Car Bandits

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATTONSI
Los ANGELES, Feb. 14.-With the
capture Of George IL. Johnson, Bert
Hamilton and Frank Smith. the police
today believe they have the gang Of
street car bandits who held up fifteen
street cars in the fashionable West
adams street district during the past
few weeks. The men We're taken be-
fore daylight after a running battle.
The police saw the men leave an au-
tnmobile and enter a vacant lot wearing
masks. They gave chase and the ban
diis opened fire, but We're overpowered
without bloodshed. Hamilton is said
to have confessed and implicated a
fourth man and woman.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
FINE FARM HOME Is BURNED
MILE WEST or EL CENTRIC
Residence Of r. w. Campbell Totally
Destroyed This Mornng-Mrs.
Campbell Is Slightly Injured by Blaze

The home OF MIR. and Mrs. r. w.
Campbell, mile west Of town, was to-
tally destroyed with its contents at Q
This morning by fire originating in a
gasoline explosion. Mrs. Campbell was
filling gasoline stove when the acci-
dent happened, and she was slightly
burned,
The loss is estimated at about $4,000.
while the insurance amounted to but
$1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
TAFT WILL NOT INTERVENE
TO PROTECT NON-COMbATANTS

dero troops plan to dynamite three
blocks of the capitals most crowded
and costly buildings to gain better
is not confirmed.
Ell PASO. Feb. li-President Ma
dero and family. accompanied by a
guard of Chapultepec Cadets and 200
federal soldiers. secretly left Mexico
City last night. according to claims by
Diaz sympathisers here. The report
iS not confirmed
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
Kidnapped Woman Recovered

iBY IINITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS :
SAN DIEGO. Feb. 14.-Kidnapped,
she alleges, by Fred Blunt, Los An
5eles man, Mrs. Edith Little. wife of
Q Los Angeles resident, was discov-
house where she says she had been
held since February 3. When the raid
was made Blunt shot himself through
Tie head. He was taken to a hos
-ldtal and probably will die.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
Raking Them In


Clement Cosby and T. A. Walters Of
FL Centre today entered pleas before
Justice Mayfield of violating the city
liquor ordinance. and will be sentenced
at Q tomorrow. Arthur Dingess of Ala
mori0 made the same plea on a charge
Of violating tie county liquor ordinance
and will be sentenced at 4 today. C. r.
Of selling booze in Ell Centre by a jury,
was sentenced to sixty days in Jail and
$50 fine, with the alternative of addi-
tional imprisohment instead of the fine.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
England In Mourning

LONDON, Feb. t4.-All England is
in mourning today for the death Of
Robert F. Scott, the Antarctic explorer.
To-day has been set aside as day Of
mourning and every school child stood
with bowed head as the teachers read
The message Of the intrepid explorer.
KING George and his ministers We're
the center Of the greatest memorial the
country ever paid to son at the ser
vice in ST. Pauls cathedral.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
Vessel in Trouble

lBf UNITED Press ASSOCIATIONS
WHEELER, Or, Feb. i4.-The Carl
l'atdi life saving crew is standing by
To remove the crew of the four-masted
vessel believed to be the Dumfrieshire.
which IS ashore at The north entrance
Of Nesalem bay. 1t is impossible to
make out the name of the vessel from
lhe shore on account Of rain. 1t ap-
!ears to be resting easily and the crew
is in little danger.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
In the Letter Line

The scene at the pOstoflice these
evenings is suggestive of boom min
ing town. for the row of people waiting
for chance at the delivery window
often has to double itself UP to avoid
obstruciing traffic. The strangers are
very numerous in the city, and coming
from all sections of the United States.
they present varied appearance at
the window, and yet they are of one
mind in welcoming the letters from
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14

the end Of few months restored to
health to find an uncle in the person OF
an Irish lord ready to restore to him
the name and estate Of his long lost
father. Complications of birth and So
clai position, cleared away, ''Freckles"
finds himself free to marry the girl of
his choice.
Carrie Bellmore plays the "swamp
angel with vivacity; Dignan Merideth
as Mrs. Duncan and John 5. Marble as
her husband furnish the requisite com
edy in a very attractive manner. Frank
Ramsdell is a dignified and magnetic
Mclean.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
Steamers Collide

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. f4.-Tht
steamer Hugh j. Corcoran was struck
amidships off Angel island this morn
ing by the Southern Pacific steamer
Seminole. The Seminole sank near Al
catraZ in a few moments, the crew be-
ing saved. The CorcOran made for the
mud flats on the Oakland side Of the
bay in sinking condition. The steamer
Angel Island went to the rescue and
saved the Corcoran'S crew of 4 men,
and the CorcOran also sank.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
Parties Wishing storaqe Space

we nave leased the large sheet iron
T'arehouse formerly occupied by Hamil-
ten Supply Co. and are prepared to han
Gie any ana all kinds OF storage busl-
nGsS. See Pioneer Transfer Co. al Office
oa 9TH Just \. of Main. Phone Main /
Advertisement. If
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-14
Rose Bushes

see Raymond Henderson about roses.
Desert grown, own root, choice va
Iictics adapted to Imperial valley, in
plants, eucalyptus in paper pots, red
gum, gray gum and Rudis. Address
oX iT5. Ell Centro.-Advertisem .X52