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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
BRYAN SEEKS WORLD PEACE
Outlines Plan for Universal Treat.
ies-F0reign Powers Favor.


Washington, D. Secretary Bry-
ans preliminary outline of his propos-
ed international agreement for peace,
which he laid before the senate for
eign relations committee Thursday, de-
veloped wide differences of opinion.
Nevertheless it was understood that
with the Endorsement of President
Wilson the secretary Of state soon
would undertake to open negotiations
with the leading powers for such
treaties as the proposal contemplates.
Developments, however, indicated that
some Of the committee, Democrats and
Republicans, were opposed to the idea
of the United States binding itself by
international agreement not to prepare
for war during specified time while
dispute was in progress, which is
one feature of Mr.. Bryan's plan.
Briefly, Secretary Bryan's plan, as
he outlined it, is that the United
States should make treaties under
which disputes, even those involving
national honor or vital interests, !"
would be submitted to an international
board for inquiry, and that the disput-
ing countries should agree to take no
steps whatever toward preparation for
war within a specified time of six
months or year.
The extent to which other nations
may have been sounded" on the
proposition was not fully disclosed to
the committee.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Douglas Wants Farm Expert.

Watervile-The county commission
ers have adopted the following resolu-
ton:
{ "To the United States department
of agriculture, Washington, D. c.:
Resolved, That we hereby petition
the United States department of agri-
culture, respectfully requesting its CO.
operation in farm demonstration work
in Douglas county, Washington, and
requesting the assigning to the COM
munity Of a competent and suitable
agricultural expert. We hereby sig
Nifty our willingness to appropriate out
of the current expense fund of said
county our pro rata share Of the ex-
penses of this demonstration work in
our county as provided in chapter 18
of house bill % Of the session laws of
1913"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
EXPECTS GREAT WHEAT CROI
Winter Grain Passed FrOsts Safeh
and Looks Fine.

Davenport Seeding of spring wheat
in the northern part of Lincoln and
Grant counties is well advanced, while
grain planted in the southern part d
the county around Odessa, Sprags
and Irby is up and looking better fa
a promising crop than in many years
according to farmers Of those sections.
Winter wheat everywhere in Lincoln
county is reported to have passed
through the frosty season without
damage and shows the best in seven
sections, due to the exceptiona
amount of moisture received in The
late fall and early spring.
wheat southwest of Odessa looks
better than in any other part ofas
county" said Superintendent William
u. Neeley, whose constant travel over
the county acquaints him with ever
nook and corner of it. "Crop pros
poets seem exceptionally good in all
parts of the county and the farmen
seem confident of better things"
Howard Spinning, a pioneer OF VIII
bur, said: tThere is a great amount
of moisture in the ground this year.
which, with the lateness of spring
will make rains unnecessary until
June. There is good promise of 4
fruit crop on all the uplands this year.
If the Big Bend reaps as well as pros.
pect leads the farmer to hope, land
values are likely to move upward an
other notch next fall.
Around Davenport and Reardan
winter wheat could not be better. A
large acreage is being planted IN
spring wheat in both belts, while ID
the Harrington country the largest ID
several years is said to be in crop.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
EDUCATORS AT STATE FAIR
Boys and Girls Agricultural Con-
test Also Draws.

Spokane-The largest gathering OF
educators ever held in the Pacific
Northwest will take place in connec-
ton with the State Fair, concluding
the Washington Boys and Girls Ag-
ricultural and Industrial contest IN
Spokane October 20 to 80.
Between 5000 and 5000 school teach
ers, county superintendent, college
professors and school directors are ex-
pected to attend. Moreover, schools
all over the state will close during
that week to give teachers an oppor-
tunity to attend.
The Washington Educational ASSOC
citation will hold it's annual convention
here during the boys and girls fair,
State Superintendent Josephine e.
Preston announces. The annual meet
ing of county superintendent OF
Washington will be held in Spokane at
the same time.
With the addition of these meetings,
the boys and girls fair promises to
be an unqualified success. The coun-
ty contests throughout the state are
getting under way rapidly. W. =.
Powell, special representative of the
Grange, reports great enthusiasm m
Benton, Yakima, Franklin and kitti-
tas counties.
Premiums to the value of between
$4,000 and $4,000 already have been
received by Gordon C. Corbaley, Sec
rotary of the committee on prizes and
awards, and will be distributed among
the winners of the contest. Many of
these prizes are in cash, although most
are valuable merchandise premiums.
The Oliver Chilled Plow works will
give one No. 2 cultivator to the boy
or girl entering the best five ears of
field selected seed corn. J.. L. Dumas
will give $40 watches to the man and
woman superintendent securing the
best exhibits from their respective
counties.
The premium list already secured
includes a wide variety of articles,
from books to the "57 varieties" of
pickles and from condensed milk to
farm machinery.
The Weyerhaeuser Lumber COM
pany, of Everett, WASH, offers $40
cash for the best hills Of ensilage corn.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Free Seeds for Farmers.

Portland, Or. - Free seed will be
given to any farmers in Oregon,
Washington or Idaho who want to
plant corn this year by the O.-W. R.
& N. company. C. L. Smith, agricul-
turist for the company, has secured a
large quantity of excellent, accli-
mated seed corn and is distributing it
in 12-pound lots, which is enough to
plant one acre.
Mr.. Smith declares that Oregon
within ten years will be the premier
corn state of the Union, exceeding
even Iowa and Nebraska in the volume
and value of its production, as well as
in the average yield per acre. He says
that the theory, held by the early-day
farmer, that corn can't be grown in
Oregon is fallacy born of laziness
and unprogressive ideas.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Wilson Auto in Peril.

Washington, D. president Will
son and his youngest daughter, Flea
nor, are being congratulated on mar
row escape from accident while auto
MODELLING. just as the Presidents au-
tomobile turned corner at Peace
Monument near the Capitol, street.
car was brought to q sudden stop with
in q few inches of the Presidential
motor. The President was somewhat
disturbed by the incident, but did not
stop. The motorcycle men trailing the
President took the name Of the motor
man, but the matter was dropped.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
No Rehearing to Be Given.

North Yakima = The Pacific Power
and Light company has been denied q
rehearing on the city's complaint as
to water service, according to word re-
ceived from Olympia by City Attorney
G. O. Shumate. According to /. P.
Englebart, attorney for the power
company, it is not improbable that
that corporation will appeal to the
State Supreme court before it submits
to the order Of the state commission
to build $4,000, O0O-gallon reservoir
and make other betterments, which it
declares will cost $500, 600.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Stockholders Favor Rise.

New York-Owners of millions of
dollars worth of railroad securities
and one whose wealth alone is esti-
mated in the hundreds Of millions,
favored the wage increase awarded
Saturday to the Eastern railroad fire.
men, and made personal appeals to the
board of arbitration in their .belhaf.
This fact was made known by Judge
Chambers, chairman of the board, who
declined, however, to disclose the
names of those who had interceded.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Lumber Mills Will Resume.

Newport-The M. A. Phelps mill .
Cusick, the Penrith Lumber con'
pany's mill, six miles from Newpo's,
and the F. Beyersdorf & Son mill :. =
Diamond Lake, resumed operations ~
the season Monday. The Dianno o.
Lake mill will operate two snll ~.
The Jurgens mill at Priest River als
resumed operations this week, rw ~,
ming two shifts. Several small ml :.
to saw white pine principally VIII y, :
operated in the Newport district 'p''
year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Kruprs Deny Bribery.

Cologne = Director Hughenberg,
chairman of the Krupp Arms company
board, in an interview published by
the Cologne Gazette says that if the
Berlin agent of the company bribed
officials of the German war office for
the purpose of gaining information
about armament contracts, it was
with his own money and without the
knowledge of the company. The Sc
cret reports sought were only such as
any company should have in order to
know what its competitors were
doing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Plan for Saengerfest.

Walla Walla - With the North r.
cific Saengerfest here but two months
off the joint committee of the com.
mercial club and the Maennerchor )
now holding weekly meetings an'
making final arrangements. The mess
ing here is expected to be the greats
in the history of Walla Walla and Dc
tween 5000 and 5000 men and worne'
are expected from points all along 'n o.
Coast. The last saengerfest was new s
here in 1903 and it drew 1000. 1ns
dates for the coming meeting are JUNE
10 to %.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Idaho Alien Law Repealed.

Boise, Idaho-All laws prohibiting
the ownership by aliens of lands in
Idaho were repealed at the recent ses-
sion of the legislature, so Chinese and
Japanese now can own and hold all the
land they can purchase in the state.
On recommendation of the governor
all anti-alien legislation was wiped out
because of its effect in deterring Euro
pean capitalists from investing in the
state. The law becomes effective
Nav l.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Five Men Drou 1900 Feet.

Butte, Mont. Five men were killed
in an accident at the Leonard mine,
an Amalgamated Copper property,
when William Peters, the engineer,
lost control Of one of the big hosting
engines. which flew to pieces, causing
one cage on which were four men to
drop 1900 feet and another cage on
which were eight miners to drop 800
feet. Nine other men sustained in
juries, none of which is believed will
result fatally.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
FOREST SERVICE ARRAIGNED
Expert Practical Lumberman Re-
tires and Points Out Defects.

Washington, D. ca scathing in
dictment of the present-day manage
ment of the Forest service is con-
tanned in memorandum filed with the
secretary of agriculture by Daniel W..
Adams, who, after five years as expert
lumberman in the forestry bureau,
voluntarily retires to engage In prl-
waite business. Impracticability, bad
business management, improvidence
and an excess of bureaucratic methods
are the general charges he makes.
Mr.. Adams gives names, cites in
stances and refers to records to sub
stantiate his charges. Though less
sensational than the charges often
made by the late Senator Hepburn, of
Idaho, the charges of Mr.. Adams are
convincing, because they are made by
q competent man who spent five years
in the service.
Dealing with the timber question,
he says that the head of the timber di-
vision is one of the most experienced
and best-informed lumbermen in the
country, but his suggestions are large
ly disregarded by students in the serv-
ice and acute disagreements ensue
whenever the government undertakes
to sell its timber to private lumber
men. He charges that the personnel
of the forest service is composed of so
many theorists and highly-trained
young men who have injected such
senseless and impossible regulations
that the sawmill men purchase timber
only when their privately owned tim
Der is exhausted" AS these young
men conduct the field work, Mr..
Adams alleges, it often costs the for
est service three times as much as the
stumpage is worth to designate the
trees which the purchaser may cut.
In one Nuisance the forest service got
81 thousand for lot of timber, and
it cost the government 81 thousand
to mark the timber, prior to cutting.
There is provision of law under
which the government gives away tim
Der for domestic use to persons living
near the national forests. It the Deer
Lodge forest in 1912 Mr.. Adams
shows that it cost the government SO a
thousand feet to give away timber,
because of the impracticability of for
est ranges.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Servians' Joy Unbounded.

Belgrade-Not even the Servian vic
tories during the Turkish war caused
anything like the scenes of enthusiasm
which were witnessed here over the
taking of Scutari by Montenegrins.
Business was at a standstill, while the
whole population gave themselves over
to rejoicing. Lawyers, merchants,
soldiers and workmen danced in the
streets to the strains of music. Wine
may almost be said to have flowed in
the cutters, for everywhere barrels
were preached and all were free to
drink to the victory of Montenegro.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02

Wheat - Bluestem, 97c per bushel
forty-fold. size; club, 86ac; Fife,
SEC; red Russian, &c..
Oats-$27.50 per ton.
Barley-$23. so per ton.
Rye-s23 per ton.
Bags, 9sc.
Eggs-Select ranch, 2OM21c dozen.
Poultry-Live hens, 15@17c pound ):
old ROSTERS, 10c; last years chickens.
17@20c; 1913 spring broilers, 35c:
ducks, Zoe; squads, So per dozen:
guinea fowl, live, $500 per dozen.
Ranch butter-20@22c per pound.
Apples 4Oc@S1.75 per box.
Strawberries-$3. so per case of "a
pints.
Honey-New, s3.5O@3.75 per case ::
California strained, 9ac per pound.
Dressed beef = Prime beef steers.
13@13ac per pound; cows, 12ac; heif-
ers. Nos. l and 2, lie.
g.. Dressed veal-14@15c per pound.
Dressed hogs-Whole, lac pr pound.
Dressed mutton-Spring lamb, 15ac
per pound.
Oysters-Olympia, $3.50 per sack,
So per gallon, SOC per pit; Eastern
standards, $3.50 per 100; do. open,
$1.S5 per 100; do. half shells, ST.
per 100.
CLANS - s2.25 per sack; butter,
$3.50 per sack.
Asparagus $1.35 per case; long
green, s2.25@2.50; pyramid, $4,000
ITS.
Bell peppers -35c per pound.
Beets-$1 per sack.
Cabbage-Red, 2Ac per pound; Cali
fornia, fiat Dutch, s1.25@1. so per 100
pounds; Oregon, &c per pound.
Carrots-75c@$1 per sack.
Caulifower-Local, $1.50@1.75 pei
dozen.
Garlic-123@15c per pound.
Observation-Disclosures per pound.
Mint-60c per dozen.
Onions Oregon, $1@12.5 per sack
Walla Walla, 81 per sack.
Onion sets-7ac per pound.
Parsley-30c per dozen.
PotatOes-On track, $8@10 per ton
Rhubarb Local, 3@3ac per pound.
Spinach-Walla Walla, 85M9oc Del
case.
Turnips sl@l. rs per sack; yellow
$3.50.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Federal Judges Cannot Agree.

New York Judges Lacombe, Coke,
Noyes and Ward have fled in the
United States District court memo
randum to the effect that they were
divided e the matter Of the govern
ment's Sherman law suit against the
Periodical Clearing house and other
defendants, constituting the so-called
magazine trust. Being unable to
reach cancellation, they will send the
case 70 the United States Supreme
court for review.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
POLICE JUDGE is RECALLED
San Francisco Women Rid City of
Alleged Incompetent Official.

San Francisco The first application
of CALIFORNIA; new law for the recall
Of the judiciary has been successful.
By margin of 815 votes Police Judge
Weller, accused of incompetence, was
removed from Office at a special cleo
tion here.
Wiley F. Crist, an attorney put for
ward by women voters, who were
chiefly active in the campaign, was
named as Weller's successor.
The vote was light, but the recall
contest was spirited and close. Crisis
total was 30,722, against Weller's
29. GOT.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume Of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.

Montenegro accepts new frontier
line and in exchange yields up Scutarl'
A rope-maker of Cherbourg, France,
has lust awakened from W-day
sleep.
Alabama's senators declare the
South has not it's proper share OF fore
ign consuls.
Twenty-Five per cent of the officials
at the coming election in Portland,
will be women.
Ortie E. McManigal will soon be re-
leased from prison, and declares ne
will start life all over again.
international lawyers of several
countries spoke in Washington in fav-
or of equal canal tolls for all coun-
tries.
Miss Margaret Wilson, eldest
daughter of the President, spoke be-
fore the general council of women's
clubs at Baltimore.
The government sees no cause to
change it's plans for the naval cruise
to the Mediterranean on account OF
the japanese controversy.
Eighty miners are missing and 80
bodies have been recovered from
PENNSYLVANIA coal mine which was
wrecked by explosion of foul gases.
Governor johnson, of California, de-
clares the dignity of the state as well
as the dignity of Japan, is at stake in
the anti-alien land bill controversy.
A 2-year-girl at Johnstown, Pa,
was washed 400 feet through an 49,
inch drain pipe and came out alive
and uninjured, though it took nearly
an hour to revive her.
Secretary Bryan allowed no wines
at his first official dinner to foreign
ambassadors, using unfermented grape
juice instead, and says he considers the
new custom permanently established.
During the funeral services of a A.
year-old boy at Butte, CAL, the child
suddenly revived and sat up in its
coffin, and the shock caused the in
slant death of the child's grand
mother, aged 81 years.
1t is reported in St. Paul that J. j.
Hill has let contracts for the construc-
ton of four big ocean liners, to cost in
the aggregate SIS. 100000, and it is
believed to show the expected impor-
lance of the opening of the Panama
canal.
California refuses to honor the ex-
pense bill of Secretary Knox's trip to
the Coast.
War talk led to a fight between a
Jap and a Finn at San Francisco.
Both were arrested.
The government sees a possibility OF
being forced to intervene in Califor-
MAS lawmaking program.
Robert S. Lovett, of the Union Pa.
cific, has new plan for the "un.
merging" of the transcontinental rail.
way lines.
A hitherto peaceable Chinese tong
in San Francisco threatens to begin
fighting unless the two warning tongs
are stopped.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Rain Welcomed at Odessa.

Odessa Another refreshing ,s
fell here this week, settling the a ~
and benefitting the wheat new =
Winter wheat is now from four 70 ;.
inches high and has q fine stand apu
good, dark green color. About 0u =
cent Of the total acreage of the r p.a
ductive grain section surrounding ~
city was seeded to winter wheat = 4
fall. Spring grain has come up ,t
good shape. Farmers are now Du'''
engaged in summer following.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Worlds Biggest Steamship Afloat.

Hamburg The new Hamburg
American line steamship Imperator,
919 feet long, ran aground off Altoona.
in the Elbe, Tuesday morning. She
was proceeding from the Vulcan Ship
building yards to the lower Elbe to
make ready for her official trial trip.
She was later fioated and proceeded on
her way. The Imperator when she
goes into commission May % will be
the largest vessel afloat.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Takes Seven Baby Coyotes.

Ellensburg Seven dollars in Dout n
was paid to Andrew Jensen Dy "a
county auditor for seven baby coyvs
dug out Of bprrow il seven mlu s1f
BY Jensen, who is ! seventh son ~ +
Seventh Day Adventist. Jensen
side1 II the mountains near the Sv'.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
BRYAN GOES TO
SACRAMENTO
Secretary Of State to Confer
With Legislators.
Lawmakers Respectfully Await Ar
rival of Secretary Before Act
ing on Alien Land Bill.

Washington, D. CATER an hours
conference at the White House Presi-
dent Wilson directed Secretary Bryan
to proceed at once to Sacramento to
cooperate with Governor johnson and
the members of the California legisla-
ture in framing law regarding the
ownership of land by aliens that would
not conflict with the treaty obligations
of the United States, particularly with
Japan.
81 am going in the hope that we
may be able to find the best solution
of the difficulty" said Secretary Bry-
an. 81 feel sure that they in Cali
fornia will enter upon the work with
the same spirit of cooperation as the
President and do"
Sacramento - Definite word from
Secretary of State Bryan that he
would come to Sacramento reached
here Wednesday, and it was announced
Immediately that all further action on
the proposed alien land legislation
would be deferred until he should
have opportunity to present the views
of the Federal administration on the
subject.
1t was said by leaders of the legis-
lative majority that there was no dis
position to act hastily and that all
were agreed it would be the part of
courtesy to President Wilson and his
cabinet to await Secretary Bryan's
coming before bringing the land bills
ont on the floor of the senate.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-02
Altitude Record Broken.

Annapolis, Md. The hydroaero-
plane altitude record was broken twice
here Saturday. Lieutenant p. M. L.
Bellenger, of the marine corps, as
cended 3710 feet in Curtiss machine.
Later in the day Ensign Victor Herb
ster climbed to 4450 feet in a Wright
machine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-08-01

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