davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
FARM AMP ORCHARD
Notes Agricultural Co0es and Experiment Stations
Of Oreoon and Specially Suitable to Poetic
Profit in Kindness.

loo few breeders and dairy farmers
give the needed recognition to the
basis on which the dairy industry is
founded-the motherhood of the ami
NAL furnishing the milk. One of the
most successful of the early Wisconsin
dairy men had for his motto, "Speak
to COW as you would to lady," and
when he was asked if he removed his
hat when entering the stable door in
the morning, he replied that he Ger
tainly would do so if he thought he
could get more milk thereby, writes
contributor to Farm and Home.
What owner, especially in testing,
has not noticed that some one of his
mixers was able to get more milk
from the cows than were the other
mixers? It is the personal equation,
the regard the cow has for her attend
ant, that gives hand milking an adj
vantage over the machine; and the
more nearly the cow has adopted her
mixer in place of her calf, the great
er will be his success as mixer.
There is usually vast difference in
results between the mixer who gets a
cow into position by pushing the leg
of the stool into her flank and then
kicks her on the shin to make her step
back, and the one who gains the same
end with patience and gentleness.
Who can blame the COW for wanting
to kick the first man?
Aside from the knowledge of how to
feed in general and the study of the
special wants of the individual cows,
to attain the greatest success a man
must win the affection of the cows.
Some will say that this cannot be
done. But if the calf and growing
yearling is treated gently and kindly,
and then is stabbed and handled before
freshening like a cow, there will be
no such thing as breaking the heifer
to milk; she will take it as the regu-
lar thing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Winter Butter Making.

Good butter can be made in winter,
but it takes careful attention to de-
tails from start to finish. Be sure
that utensils used in working the but
ter are thoroughly aired and dried af-
ter using and before being put away.
In the absence of direct sunshine dry
ing is slower, and may not be thor
oughly done unless special attention is
given, says Farm and Home Writer.
Always scald pals, strainers and
separators with as much care as in mid
summer. Because milk does not sour
so quickly is no reason why vigilance
in this direction should be relaxed.
The bitter odor is bound to creep in
unless this is carefully attended to.
We cannot hope to make good but
ter without proper ripening of the
cream, for proper ripening is most i'm
portant. Most farm people keep
cream an entire week, putting all in
one lot Often the cream is skinned
directly into the churn, and this, of
course, has not ripened at all. Cool
the cream thoroughly after separating
and before mixing with the other
cream. Stir thoroughly every time
fresh cream is added. 1t will then
ripen evenly; more butter will be OBJ
tanned, and it will come easier and
quicker.
Churning should be done at least
twice week. After separating is
done cream should be kept cool until
within IL hours before churning. II
may generally be ripened in winter by
letting it stand in warm room few
hours. The temperature should be
raised to about IS degrees, or little
over. If churned at more than IS de-
grees a good deal of the curd may be
Incorporated and this will give a
cheesy flavor and the butter will not
keep well.
If all the conditions are right, but
ter should come in about 40 minutes.
If it takes longer, it may be due to
too much cream in the churn, cream
too cold, cream too thin, and it may
be so thick that it whips and sticks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Students Close Year of Country.
man With Fine Number.

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis-The fifth year of the Oregon
Countryman, published by the students
of the Oregon Agricultural College,
closed with the June number. 1t is
full of good things, containing 13 spe-
cial articles on various phases of farm
and home life, with II illustrations.
The leading article is on "The
Evergreen Blackberry" by w. R.
Siler, of Vance, Wash. E. w. Cur
tbs, of Claremont, CAL, writes on
Important Phases in Dry Farm Till
age Methods" and A. B. Lunn, Cam
den, N. Y, on marketing farm eggs.
O. C. Simpson, of the dairy faculty,
has an article on farm butter making,
and w. w. Howard, of Corvallis,
gives some valuable information on
the care of draft horses.
Flax culture is the theme on which
R. w. Alspaugh, Of Barton, writes.
Dean Henrietta w. Calvin, of the
home Economics department, has
the leading article in the home prob
lens division, discussing the principles
of bread making. A dairy Of the SEN
Tor stock judging trip is given by
Blaine Ferguson, of Harley, Idaho,
and there are editorials on the dairy
students trip, the work in poultry
husbandry, animal husbandry and other
departments.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
How to Prune Roses.

The hybrid perpetual and ever
blooming roses are commonly not
pruned hard enough. The best flowers
are grown on young wood, and the aim
should be to cut them back enough to
induce strong growth which will
bear a few fine flowers, rather than a
lot of common ones. Long, struggling
growth can be cut back in the fail,
but pruning should generally be de-
layed until spring, according to a
Farm and Home expert. Many sue
cessful rosarians cut back their bushes
to within one foot of the ground and
also remove all weak shoots. The aim
should be to cut off from one-half to
two-thirds of the previous seasons
growth, and to remove all dead, frozen
and weak canes. There is little dan
ger Of cutting off too much.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20

Bulgaria's Answer Likely to Rouse
Servia and Greece.

London = Both sides refusing to
make the slightest concession, war be-
tween the Balkan states is hourly
growing more imminent. If Bulgaria
sends negative reply to the Servian
note-and nothing indicates that she
will answer otherwise, Servia and
Greece will proclaim the annexation
of the occupied Macedonian territor-
les, thereby establishing a definite
casus belli.
The only hopeful feature of the sit
uation consists in the belief that Bull
garia is lacking the sinews of war.
Servia and Greece are not only better
situated in this respect, but also oc-
cupy superior strategical positions.
These facts probably account for the
calmness with which Servia appar-
emily regards the prospects of war.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
LOBBYIST GIVES TESTIMONY
Sugar Men Say 100000 Has Been
Spent in Fight.

washington, D. C.-For six hours
Wednesday Ex-Governor Carter. and
Sidney Ballou, two of the men who
have conducted the fight of Hawaiian
producers in Washington to retain a
duty on sugar, outlined to the senate
lobby investigating committee their
activities here and elsewhere.
Governor Carter testified that moth
ing was paid by him and he received
only his expenses. Mr.. Ballou said
ne was the regular agent of the sugar
producers in Washington, with a sal
airy OF $4,000 year and $4,000 year
for expenses. Both agreed that about
500, 900 had been spent by the sugar
people in their campaign against free
sugar, but denied that there had been
any tangible communication between
the /. United States cane and beet and
Hawaiian cane producers with a COM
mon fund directed to influencing legis-
lation.
Governor Carter said that three
senator's, Swanson, Lewis and Will
liams, had told him or Hawaiian
friends that they were not in SYM
pathy with free sugar, but that since
1t was advocated by the Democratic
party they must vote for it.
He declared he had got no satisfac-
ton when he spoke of hearings to
members of the cabinet, representa-
tives and senators.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-The ballot, with
.ome limitations, was placed in the
hands of Illinois women Thursday, so
far as the legislature is concerned, the
issue now being up to Governor Dunno.
The house passed senate bill No. 60,
nonlarIy known as the suffrage
bijl" which had been previously
mssed by the state senate. There
had been a stormy fight, the suffra-
gists once before during the session
having been defeated and winning
univ after the most strenuous exer-
ton. Submission of the bill to the
people is not required.
The bill gives only partial suffrage.
Full suffrage was not sought under the
bill, although provision was made for
fighting that battle in another way.
The new law provides that women
may vote for presidential electors,
members of the state board of equaliz-
alton, clerk of the Appellate court,
county collector, county surveyors,
members of the board of assessors,
members of the board of review, san
itary district trustees and for all Off
GERS of cities, villages and towns, ex-
cept police magistrates, and on all
question or propositions submitted to
vote by the electors of such municipal
tiles or political divisions of the state.
There are excluded from the list the
office of governor, lieutenant governor
attorney general, state treasurer,
United States senator, representatives
in congress, state senators, Legislators,
circuit, county and probate judges,
states attorneys, sheriffs, coroners,
police magistrates and all officers
named in the constitution of Illinois.
The effect of the bill will be wide
spread, and the women contend that it
gives them political leverage that
undoubtedly will result in further ex-
tension of the ballot later on, through
the submission of a constitutional
amendment.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
PORTLAND HAS LIVELY FIRE
Rose Festival Crowds See Big Fur.
niture Store Burn.

Portland - Roaring tongues of fire
leaping from the top stories of J. G..
Mack & Co.'s furniture store, Fifth
and Stark streets, Tuesday night
while the Rose Festival electrical pa
rade passed Immediately beneath sup.
piled additional festival thrills for the
tens of thousands of sightseers who
filled the streets.
Under powerful pressure, hose
split in midair, sending drenching
torrents to the crowds below, and
when the sparks ignited the decora-
tions on the Perkins hotel building,
on the opposite side of the street, the
streams from the several hose lines
were veered with so little warning
that several of the floats were directly
in the path. Girls, thinly clad in their
pageant robes, were drenched, but the
parade proceeded practically uninter-
rupted.
Policemen, including the police
band, were hurriedly broken from the
line of march and fastened to the
scene, where they cleared the streets
and made way for the apparatus,
which was held up at almost every
turn by the dense throng.
The fire broke out about 10 o'clock.
The damage is estimated at S95, 900
total. The blaze was under control
in one hour.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Militant Suffragette Dies.

London = Emily Wilding Dawson,
first martyr to the militant efforts of
women to obtain the suffrage, died at
the Epson hospital as the result of a
fracture of the skull sustained in an
attempt to stop the kings horse, An
mer, during the running of the Derby
on Wednesday last. Only the matron
of the hospital and two nurses were
present at the deathbed.
A few moments before her death
two comrades draped the screen sur
rounding the cot with the fateful col
ors of the Women's Social and Politi-
cal Union, which she wore when she
made her sensational attempt to in
terfere with the great classic of the
British turf.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
STRIKE CLOSES PAPER MILLS
oregon City Is Scene of Unexpected
Socialist Activities.


oregon City, Or.-Three of the big
paper mills here shut down after mid
night Wednesday night, following
flOts within the mills when agitators
from Portland sought to incite the
Workmen to strike.
Fifteen of the workmen were placed
III jail on riot charges. Socialist
leaders from Portland were jailed
wien they attempted to make street
Speeches.
captain Blanchard and Is members
VI company l. of the National Guard
a. s,e under arms in the armory, ready
70 respond to riot calls.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Four Bud Weevils Injure Fruit
SciOnS.

That young fruit scions are receiv-
ing great injury from four different
bud weevils, and that immediate steps
should be taken is the opinion of Prof.
H. F. Wilson, in charge of entomology
work at the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege.
"They sometimes appear in i'm
mense numbers on fruit trees and feed
on the foliage and buds just opening, "
he says. "On large trees the damage
is slight, but very young trees suffer,
and may lose the proper branches for
forming the head by having the buds
eaten by the weevils. They do con-
siderable damage on young prune
scions, stripping them completely and
causing them to die in short time.
4 Spraying with arsenate of lead
would undoubtedly kill them, but all
the weevils respond slowly to poisons,
and the breeding grounds would furnish
new supplies before the old disap-
peared. Hence spraying is not prac-
teal remedy.
AS the beetles have no wings under
the wing sheaths, they must crawl in
to the trees. If, therefore, the trees
are shaken in the cool of the day to
dislodge the weevils, and something
sticky is put around the tree, large
part of the damage will be prevented.
Printers ink or special preparation
made by the "Tanglefoot" manufac-
lures would be good.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
RIVER BEGINNING TO RECEDE
Part of Montgomery Dock No. l
Damaged and Wheat Is Lost.

Portland There was slight decline
in the stage of the Willamette here
Tuesday and rivermen are inclined to
the belief that the freshet is soon to
be thing of the past. The only dam
age reported in the harbor from the
overflow was to Montgomery dock No.
l, where a part of the deck fell into
the river, causing a loss of about 200
tons of wheat.
The accident does not interfere with
the loading of vessels and wheat is
being handled as before. The dock is
located at the foot of Randolph street.
While few roadways leading to docks
have been damaged by the freshet,
the pressure of water loosening the
foundations, no other dock warehouses
have suffered and with the river on
the decline danger is thought to be
passed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
EXAMINE ITALIAN FARMERS
American Commissioners Learn Of
Conditions Governing Them.


Florence, Italy-Close study of the
practical workings Of the rural credits
system in Europe is being carried out
with great energy by the American
commission now travelling through the
various countries.
At Florence they heard addresses on
the old "Metayer" system, still in use
in Tuscany, by which farmer holds
land on condition that he gives half
the product to the landlord and lives
on the other half. The landlord pro-
vides the tenant with land probably
about IS to so acres and with what
he considers sufficient feed, stock and
fertilizer. In case the tenant meets
with misfortune the landlord advances
the money without interest.
A farmer was selected at hazard and
his farm inspected and his circum-
stances learned. He had about 81
acres of land, growing vines, wheat,
potatoes and certain amount of truck
of various kinds. He had one pig, an
OK and cart and about IL children. He
was making a gross revenue of about
$1,000, of which half went to the land
lord. He and his, family could live on
$40O and so put by 500 a year. He
said that he was quite contented. His
farming, however, was not of kind
to cause enthusiasm.
At another farm, where the farmer
was his own proprietor, the difference
was amazing. This man had about
125 acres, almost entirely devoted to
truck gardening. The whole farm was
cultivated by hand and irrigated con-
tinually with the aid of an electric
motor. The owner and his 16 children
were fine specimens of humanity and
apparently excellently fed and highly
intelligent.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
MAY
BE TARIFF ISSUE
New Reform Measure to Result
From Investigation.
Laws Proposed Requiring All Lob
byists" to Register Prohibit
Making" of Sentiment.

Washington, D. C.-Neither Presi-
dent Wilson nor the Democratic mana
gers OF the two branches of congress
can estimate what effect the senate's
remarkable "lobby investigation" will
have upon the progress of the tariff
bill, the currency reform plan, or
other business of congress.
In the six days Of grilling to which
it has subjected senators themselves
the investigating committee has Sc
cured information and opened channels
OF investigation that are likely to have
an important influence upon the whole
course of Legislation in the future.
Progress on the tariff bill has not
been hindered by the lobby investiga-
tion, but it is believed that before the
reconstructed Underwood bill finally
gets into the senate for debate the
lobby investigation will have become
direct issue in the fight. None of
the alleged lobbyists" has been ques-
toned as yet, but facts brought out by
senators on the witness stand and the
course the committee has determined
on for the future make it clear that
congress will be urged to consider
these issues:
A registration law requiring every
lobbyist, legislative agent or other
person who comes to Washington to
influence legislation to identify him
self and the interests he represents at
once.
The condemnation, and possible pro-
hibition, of the present system of
manufacturing sentiment" in state
to influence that states senators or
representatives on certain legislative
matters.
Already three bills have been intro
duced in the senate to require regis
tration of lobbyists.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Lister Names Two Women.

olympia, Wash.-Two women were
ualned on the Panama-Pacific EXPOSE
W. tlun BOARD by Governor Ernest Lister,
g tIe i,'e appointees being Mrs. w. A.
IhaOlznnelmer, Seattle; Mrs. H. w. AL
t In' spokane; j. D. Trenholme, Seat
Fs s' huber u Rasher, Spokane, and
fam t,alh Il. Hale, Tacoma. Three of
O DuJse named are Democrats, one Re-
+ I, and the politics of the other
lou rnsn o. The last legislature al
o U"eu slIo, 1000 for the San francisco
TnGip p and $4,000 for the San
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Would Bride Rebels.

Eagle Pass Tex. - General Lucio
Blanco, who directed the successful
rebel attack on Matamoras last week,
reported to Venustiano Carranza, ICON
stitutionalist" leader, that he had
been approached with an offer of 3OO,-
600 pesos if he would betray Carranza
and Join the forces Of President Huer-
ia. Blanco reported that he had
caused the arrest of the federal ennis
sarv. Bruno Trevino, and that he had
been sentenced to death by a court
martial. The sentence was carried
ont
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Illinois WOMEN
WIN SUFFRAGE
n,u,o Passes Senate Bill After
'''''' Strenuous Fight.
rota for National and City
Nay oa;o;aIs-Strong Leverage
Given In Politics.
craT1Ts OF EQUAL SUFFRAGE

:n0rsESr STATUS OF EQUAL SUFFRAGE
'N ro,,aI rights exist in: Wyom-
mo- h4I granted in 1862 H.. colo 1aas
: I ,559. Utah, 1896; Idaho, 1895;
ll1S So, 1910; California,
s0sS. Oregon, 1912; Kansas, 1912;
w., 12-making nine states,
Arl1 edition to the Territory of
Alaska. .;.,o+,,ro hoe GRANT
(: i .nfrage with some limitations,
: s saj the bill now goes to the COVER
ilO legislative amendments now be-
!: ..r NV voters to be decided in 1914:
:: w ,Ian Nevada, North Dakota,
:: c s Dakota, Wisconsin.
F: 'V IN the following states the sub
.,a+ is to come up again in the state
i sr In Iowa, 1916; New
; I'S 1914; New York, 1915;
Pennsylvania, 1915. In these states
= has been before the legislatures
V IN Maine and West Virginia the
legislatures gave majority vote to
the amendment, but two-thirds was
necessary.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
"Woman" Escapes Bandits.

Douglas, Ariz.-George Bogartis, a
Mexican-American rancher of wealth,
attributes his personal safety and the
possession of his money to his success
at feminine impersonation. Captured
near Oputo, Sonora, Bogartis was or
dered to pay $4,000 for his life. He
took the bandits to his ranch house
and told them to wait outside while he
went after the money. In the house he
nut on women's clothing and secreting
his money in his clothing, boldly
passed through the picket lines which
had been placed around the premises.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Mitchell Loses in Appeal.

Albany, N. Y.-The decision OF the
Supreme court declaring illegal Cover
nor Suffers appointment of John
Mitchell, former president OF the
United Mineworkers, as state LABOR
commissioner, was affirmed by the
appellate division tsas matter OF law
and not as a matter of discretion.
The case will be taken to the Court OF
appeals.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
The Man of the Hour.

You may sing of the man with the
hoe,
Of the hero behind the gun;
Your may carol of valiant knights,
Who have hundreds of battles won;
Your may weep of the martyred
saint,
Or the poet who rules the pen;
But who on earth
Can compute the worth
Of the fellow who feeds the hen?
Josephine Page Wright in Farm
and Home.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Students to Military Camps.

Washington, D. C. - About 70
schools and universities already have
sionified their intention of sending
students to attend the military in
struction camp to be held under the
auspices of the War department at
Gettysburg national park, Pennsyl-
vania. from July z to August 10 next,
and at the Presidio, Monterey, CAL,
from July l to August 8 inclusive. A
hundred colleges were invited to par
ticipate.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Rig Toll Paid to Rebels.

Saltillo, Mexico - More than lO0
refugees, chiefly Americans and Brit
ish, arrived here on special train
from Conception Del Orc in North
eastern Zacatecas, about 81 miles from
here. The party included Mr.. Clap
ham. mine manager who was seri-
ouslv wounded in recent brush with
the rebels. The refugees were com
PEELED to pay the rebels $2l2,5OO for
the train and for permission to pass
out. They said that apparently no
effort had been made to repair the
national railroad, to the north.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Ultra-Refned.

There is a finicky, over-precise, ul-
tra-refned morality and idealism
which is difficult to adjust to the larg-
er, looser, simpler, but often more vi
tai ethics and aspiration of men,
Woman's Share in Social Culture.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Dream Leads to Death.

Los Angeles - Because she had
dreamed the night before that she
would be killed in an automobile accl-
dent, Kitty Howe, pretty young chorus
girl, jumped from speeding car when
it struck rock and swerved to one
side. She landed in pile OF rocks,
fracturing her skull at the base OF the
brain, and died at the Ramona hospital
at San Bernardino. Miss Howe had
told of the dream just prior to the &C
cident.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-06-20
Engine Forces limited.

c mosashlngton, D. Qualification of
Rr ssheral working agreement with the
was ret OF Locomotive Engineers
MOI soUeu by the Brotherhood of Loco
nnsI se riremen and Enginemen in an
annro session here. The agreement was
mott eu oy the Brotherhood of Loco
inn y; Engineers at its recent meet
into + ~ n. onlcago and this action puts it
the the operation. Under the agreement
wo,S wv organizations hereafter will
YIN IN harmony on all questions.