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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
MEXICAN sHoPMEN STRIKE
Higher Wages and Shorter Hours
Demanded by 1000.

Laredo, Tex.-Seven thousand shop
employees of the National Railway of
Mexico struck Friday because of the
refusal of the management to grant an
|eight-hour day and an increase in
wages. The strike was called stimuli
taneously at Nuevo Laredo, San Luis
Potosi, Mexico City and Aguas Cal
ientes. At Nuevo Laredo 100 skilled
mechanics and 100 other employees
walked out. The shops are closed.
Because of the demoralized condi-
tion along the line of the railway as
the result of the rebel activity the
strike has caused the greatest concern.
Railroad officials refuse to discuss the
situation beyond saying that the strike
will not cause tieup of the lines and
that they believe regular train service
can be maintained.
At several points bridges and sta
tions have been burned by the revolu-
tionists and long stretches of roadbed
destroyed.
The employees presented their de-
mands some weeks ago with an ulti-
matum that if they were not acceded
to, strike would be called before the
end of the year. No intimation had
been given that Friday was selected as
the date of the walkout.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03

sold to retailer and consumer, prevent
ing competition which would reduce
the price to the public and creating a
monopoly by concentrating the entire
interstate traffic in this commodity In
the hands of jobbers and retailers who
abide by price agreements exacted by
the defendants. 1t is alleged that the
defendants have invoked the patent
laws through the use of patented
carton in which the fakes are packed
as mere "subterfuge and device" to
escape the provisions of the Sherman
law.
The government asks for injunc-
lions to prevent the company, it's Off
GERS and agents from controlling the
price of the breakfast food after it
leaves the hands of the manufacturer.
The suit is regarded by the govern
ment as of vast Importance because of
its bearing on the right of manufac-
turer to control prices to the consum-
er. It is alleged that the company
sells only to jobbers, refusing abso-
lutely to deal directly with the con-
sumers or with the retail trade. The
commodity, according to the petition,
is sold to jobbers at a uniform price,
under an agreement that the jobbers
will sell to retailers at price fixed by
the defendants. The defendants are
charged with strictly enforcing the
agreement of sale by absolutely refus-
ing to deal with anv iobber who fails
to maintain the specified price.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
HAWAII MAKES
GREAT STRIDES
Governor Of Islands Reports
Progress and Prosperity.
Commerce, demonstrating, Trans
portation, Public Works,
Health, ETC., Improve.

Washington, D. C.-Hawaii has en-
joyed greater prosperity and progress
during the last year than during any
other in it's history, according to Gov
ernor Frear's annual report, submitted
to the Secretary of the Interior Fish
er. The preceding four years had
been notable for their prosperity, says
the governor, but this year witnessed
even greater strides forward.
In commerce, homesteading, i'm
provement in class of immigrants, bet
terment of transportation facilities,
construction of public works, public
health, administration and public
school facilities there had been
marked advance.
That the United States reclamation
act be extended to Hawaii is one of the
governors recommendations. He
says there are large areas which
should be made available by irrigation
for settlement by Americans in colon
les of considerable size.
Imports and exports of the islands
during the year totalled $84, 100, 900,
an increase of $14, $780, 900 over the
preceding year. The increase was
chiefly in trade with the United
States, which constituted more than
nine-tenths of the total. The increase
in exports from the territory was IL
times as much as that in the imports,
being $13, 500, 900 against 81, 180, 600.
The exports totalled $55, 400, 900; the
imports, $28, 700, 900.
Governor Frear reports that "the
percentage of homesteads taken by
Americans and other Caucasians has
been much larger this year than
usual"
During the last two years the de-
parture of japanese Nsteerage passen-
gers. exceeded the arrivals by 489.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
BRITISH SHIP BRINGS BODY
Late Ambassador to England Re
ceives High HOnOrs.

Portsmouth, England-Th British
armored cruiser Natal sailed out of
Portsmouth harbor Saturday afternoon
with the body of Ambassador Reid
on board, amid a salute of 10 guns.
Full naval honors were paid to the
BODY of Ambassador Reid on its ar
rival at this port from London.
Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux, the
commander of the port, and all the
high naval officers stationed here were
present at the station when the train
drew in. AS it halted at the platform
Nelson's flagship, the Victory, fired a
salute of 10 guns.
The coffin was borne across the jetty
on the shoulders of eight petty officers
of the British navy and taken on board
the armored cruiser Natal, from the
mainmast of which vessel the United
States ensign was Immediately broken.
All the ships in the harbor and at
Spithead raised the Stars and Stripes
to their mastheads as the coffin was
taken on board the Natal and then
lowered them to half mast. The jetty
was carpeted with purple, while
guards of honor of marines and blue
Jackets stood with reversed arms on
each side as the casket was taken
through.
The petty officers bearing the casket
walked slowly to the mortuary chapel,
lined with purple, which had been
erected on the weather deck of the
Natal, and as they deposited it on the
catafalque, the ships bugler sounded
the "Last Post" while the crews of
the warships lined the rails. The
wreaths sent by President Taft and
members of the royal family COM
pletedly filled the little mortuary
chapel, which was so placed that it
could be lowered in case of heavy
weather.
By coincidence, the hospital ship
Maine, presented to England by Amer
lean women, was moored just outside
the cruiser Natal.
There was no service on board the
Natal, which left port Immediately on
schedule time, passing through the
lines of the other vessels, which all
had their flags at half mast, and their
crews standing at the salute.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
SPEED WOULD BE ECONOMY
Engineer Recommends Rapid Work
Done On Cello Canal.

Washington, D. Glow $500, 900
in cash and more than year in time
can be saved on the construction of
the Cello canal is fully set forth in a
report by Captain H. H. Roberts, of
the Army Engineer corps, recently
transmitted to congress. 1t remains
to be seen whether congress will be
willing to direct this economy by in
creasing the appropriations for the
canal, so the work can be completed
by January /, 1915. The report of
Captain Roberts, heretofore reviewed
briefly, summarizes the appropriation
to date, showing total of So, $50, 900,
and adds:
"The amount required to be appro-
priated for completion of the existing
project is $1,sO8, 1924.
"The delay incurred since January
1, 1912, as compared with what would
have been the rate of progress had
ample funds been available, is esti-
mated as at least six months, there
having been necessary reservation
made of a portion of the then avail
able funds to provide for the posi-
bility of no funds becoming available
by the last river and harbor act. This
delay was made up of reduction of
force and partial suspension Of work
for several months, total suspension of
work for about two months, together
with additional delays incident to de-
livery of materials, collection of force,
etc., necessarily incurred in starting
the work again.
"After careful consideration of
present conditions, it is believed that
in view of the aforementioned delays
already incurred, the canal cannot be
completed to best advantage before
January l, 1915, even with ample
funds available for the work. The
canal can, however, with funds avail
able, be completed by that date, which
is one year and six months in advance
of June 25, 1916, the time originally
proposed in the river and harbor act
of June 25, 1910.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
SEATTLE MARKETS

Wheat-Bluestem, 83c per bushel
forty-fold, soc; club, 79c; fife, 78c;
red Russian, 7Sc.
Oats $25.5 SO per ton.
Barley-S23 per ton.
Yellow corn-Sacked, $31 per ton;
mixed corn, sacked, $31.
The following prices are offered tc
the producer by the local dealers fol-
delivery in round lots, f. o. b. Seattle
Eggs Select ranch, 32@35c pei
dozen.
Poultry-Live hens, 12@14c pound
old ROSTERS, &c, turkeys, fat, live,
21c; do dry picked, 23@24c; geese,
fat, 13c; this years chickens, 15@
16; old ducks, live, fat, 15c; duck
lings, Ice; squads, So dozen.
Ranch butter-23@25c pound.
Fresh fruits-Apples, new, 5Oc@
$3.50 box; cranberries, $10.50@11
barrel; grapefruit, Florida, $4@4. 25
crate; California, $3.50; grapes, i'm
ported Malagas, S6.25@7.25 barrel
red emperor, in Jugs, &c pound; Far
rars, S1.25 box; huckleberries, ga
loo pound; pears, fancy Eastern
Washington, $1.5O@2 box; pineap.
Piles, 81 crate; pomegranates, s1.75@2
box; honey, new, $3.50@3.75 pei
case.
Dressed Meats-Prime beef steers,
113@12c pound; cows, lie; heifers,
Nos. i and 2, 11ac; veal, 13c pound
pork, 12c pound; pork, 12c pound
mutton, ewes, 93c; wethers, 10ac;
spring lamb, 12c.
Vegetable = Almonds, 18c pound
artichokes, S1.50 dozen; beets, 81
sack; bell peppers, 10c pound; Brus-
sells sprouts, &c; cabbage, 1c; red, &c:
carrots, 75c@s1 sack; caulifower,
$2.25@2.50 crate; celery, 4O06Oc
dozen; California golden heart. 75c.
1878 crate; cucumbers, Los Angeles
dollhouse, 81 dozen; local dollhouse.
75c@$1.25; chestnuts, S@10c pound :
eggplant, 8@10c; garlic, S010c:
horseradish, 8@1oc; head lettuce, hot
house, 75c box; California. So Der
case; Onions, California, s0c@sl
sack; Fanno, SIPS; parsley, soc doz-
en-; potatoes, local, on track, s10@11
per ton; Yakima, S14; sweet, Cali
fornia, 21@23c pound; Hubbard
squash, 1@lac pound; string beans,
15c pound
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
PREsIDENT-ELECT AT HOME
Stanton, Virginia, Gives Noisy
Welcome to Wilson.

Staunton, Va.-Virginia enthusiast
tically welcomed home Governor Will
son, the eighth of her native sons to
be chosen president of the United
States. From the moment the presi-
dent-elect crossed the state line at
Alexandria in the afternoon, after he
had ten-minute glimpse of the ma
tional capital, until o'clock, when he
reached the little parsonage where he
was born Sc years before, the recep-
ton was one of great enthusiasm,
noisy demonstration and spectacular
display.
Escorted by cavalry, militia COM
panies and torchlight procession, the
governor and Mrs. Wilson motored
through the streets of Staunton to the
home of Rev. A. N. Frazer, pastor of
the Presbyterian church. In this
home Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, father
of the president-elect, lived in 1856.
cit is fine to be back again." ex-
claimed the president-elect, as he
stepped indoors.
Suffering from the effects of his
cold, he returned Immediately to the
room in which he was born to rest.
Staunton was not alone in celebrat-
ing the arrival of the distinguished
visitor. Fireworks shot across the
skies and red lights threw a festive
glare at all stations along the route.
Mrs. Wilson stood with her husband
on the rear platform of the train and
enjoyed the demonstration.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Smallpox Under Control.

Washington, D. C.-Rigid steps by
the public health service have brought
under control threatened serious out
break of smallpox along the West
Virginia-Maryland border. DR.. B. S.
Warren, detailed to investigate the
situation, who has just returned to
Washington, reported II cases in the
vicinity of Martinsburg, w. Va.
These cases, all within from three to
ten miles of the city, are under proper
control. All suspected persons in the
region will be vaccinated and kept un-
der observation for Is days.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Motive for Attack Mystry.

London-The motive for the attempt
on the life of Baron Hardinge, viceroy
of India, is mystery on which it will
be impossible to hazard guess until
it is known whether the miscreant is a
Hindu or a Mussulman. It is not
known whether the bomb thrower has
been arrested. Intense Indignation is
expressed in Calcutta and here over
the incident. Fears are expressed
that it may have been a manifestation
OF Moslem resentment at the British
occupancy of the ancient Mohammedan
capital of India.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Taking of Town Confirmed.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Despite the denial o.
Minister Hernandez, the taking o,
Ascension by the rebels is conflrmeo
officially at Juarez and reported by nu,
merous refugees coming from tns
town. The taking of Casas Cranes
as reported by rebels, remains uneoh.
firmed. Railway reports say nothing IN
of the Casas Grandes attack. )! ns
Seventh Federal cavalry is proceedins
slowly behind railroad work trall'
toward Ascencion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.

Railways are making preparations
for immense business in 1913.
Standard Oil stock took sharp adj
vance in the New York market.
A government attache says plenty
of fuel is the chief need of Alaska.
General Wood plans for big mill,
tary display at the Inauguration OF
Wilson.
A 3-year-old child was burned to
death in Christmas tree fire at Klo
Bonita, Cal.
Both the Turks and the Balkan al
lies stand firm in the peace negotla-
tions and no progress is made.
Chicago citizens have formed law
enforcement league to "help" the po-
lice enforce the existing laws.
Prune packers of Vancouver, WASH,
are preparing shipment of four car
loads to go direct to Germany.
Archduke Ferdinand, of Bulgaria,
OldIlS IOT d IlcW iPii sAiNA van
rule of the Hapsburg royal family.
Admiral Dewey at rs years of age
says he stays young by keeping regu
lar hours and avoiding midnight ban
quets.
The council of the city of Portland
has forbidden the use of firecrackers
by the Chinese in celebrating theil
coming new year.
Two bodies of Mexican federals
fought each other for possession OF
village, each thinking the other was
rebel force. Several were wounded
before the error was discovered.
A Kansas City burglar climbed &
fire escape six stories, then slid dowr
an elevator cable five stories, to rob
jewelry store, escaping by the same
route with only $50 for his trouble.
The widow of Victor l.. Mason, OF
London, who was killed by a fall
from an aeroplane, has sued an accl'
dent insurance company for the face
value of policy held by her husband,
insuring him against violent death.
Turkish reinforcements are daily ar.
irving from Syria and Kurdestan.
Balkan peace delegates are already
talking over the new boundaries Of
Turkey.
Bulgarian forces around Adrianople
maintain strict censorship of press dis
patches.
The senate committee investigating
conditions in Mexico finds the MaderC
government failure and that state
of anarchy exists.
A theater especially for children
and their attendants has been opened
in New York City.
A Denver man committed suicide on
learning that his mother-in-law was
coming to visit him.
Twenty-Five of the crew of ~, OF
the steamer Florence, persisted when
the ship was wrecked on the New
foundland coast.
Professor James Israel, noted Ber-
lin surgeon, denies having performed
any operation on the young son of the
Russian emperor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Death May Free Suspect.

New Westminster, B. Con- jan
uary z next Charles Dean, the only
Bank of Montreal robbery suspect now
held in this city, may regain his free
dom. The prisoners solicitor was
granted an order calling upon the at
torney general to show cause why the
prisoner should not be discharged.
Since the preliminary trial one of the
principal witnesses, who claims to
have seen the accused in the automo
bile with four other men, has died.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Worlds Crops Reported.

Washington, D. C. = The 1nterna-
tional Institute of Agriculture at Rome
has reported to the department OF ag'
riculture on the years crop figures
According to the institute, the produc'
ton in Germany was: Wheat, l6O'-
227, 900; rye, 456, sos, 900; oats, $780,
999, 900; barley, 159, 927, 900 bushels.
Austria produced in wheat SO, $40, Ooo'
rye, III, ia, 900; oats, 1877, 423, Ooo,
barley, 78, $4,000 bushels. In ~
European countries and Canada tns
production of sugar beets was l96 per
cent of last years production.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Soldier of Fortune Dead.

Reno, Nev.-With both hands cut
off and his skull fractured, Max Vor
Buelow, said to be descendant OF
Count Won Buelow, the famous Ger
man general, was picked up on the
railroad track near the state line and
died two hours later in the railroad
hospital at Sparks. Won Buelow was
a globetrotter and soldier of fortune.
Several years ago he married Miss
Christine Plummer, a wealthy wo-
man of Pueblo, Colo, and they tray
eled through Europe in regal style.
Won Buelow was highly educated.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Gum Chewer Discredited.

Chicago United States Judge Car
penter revealed one method he has OF
judging whether a person is testifying
truthfully. If the witness chews gum
and talks rapidly the chances are nc
great weight should be attached to his
statements, the court said. This de-
veloped when the court told Joseph
Burns, witness chewing gum while
on the witness stand: e1The harder a
person chews gum the less responsible
ity you can place in his testimony. /"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Red Hair Frightens Seal.

Los Angeles-Women with red hair
will have to be barred from the Venice
Aquarium, or the latter will have to
dispense with cold Hundred" a re-
Gently captured seal. cold Hundred, =
is extremely docile in ordinary cir
cumstances, but the moment woman
appears whose hair has even a touch
of sunburn he seemingly becomes
panic-stricken. DR.. P S. Barnhart,
instructor of biology at the University
of Southern California, who was at
tracted by reports of the seals behav-
ior, is unable to explain the matter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Simple Ceremony Preferred.

Washington, D. C. = Inauguration
ceremonies in the past have been too
spectacular and pretentious, in the
opinion of President-elect Woodrow
Wilson. Governor Wilson talked with
William Corcoran Eustis, recently
chosen chairman of the Inauguration
committee. "The thing has been
overdone in the past, said the COVER
nor to him. IT wish you would have
the ceremonies as simple as may be
consistent with dignity and order
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
PRICE-FIxING. TO BE TESTED
Suit Is Begun Against Breakfast
Food Concern.

Detroit-Th Kellogg Toasted Corn
Flake company is alleged to be violat-
ing the Sherman law in petition in
equity filed in the United States dis
trict court here by order of Attorney
General Wickersham to settle for all
time the extent to which manufac-
turer can control retail prices.
The company and its officers, en-
gagged in the manufacture of Kellogg's
toasted corn flakes, are charged with
fixing prices at which the flakes are
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Beef Cattle Are Scarce.

Chicago Fewer cattle by 281, 298
have been received at the Chicago
stockyards this year than in 1911, ac-
cording to figures, given out here.
Despite this fact, more money was
paid for beef in 1912 than in 1911 bv
So, 282, 7S5. The total paid out this
year was $3.50, 488, 909.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Destroyer Balch Launched.

Philadelphia -The torpedo boat de-
stroyer Balch was launched Saturday
from the Cramp shipyard. Miss Grace
Balch, of Washington, a descendant of
Commodore Balch, christened the YES
sci. The destroyer is a sister ship to
the Aylwin, launched from Cramps a
month ago. The vessel is 800 feet
long and has 81 feet beam.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Schrank Model Patient.

Oshkosh, Wis. John Schrank, who
attempted to assassinate Theodore
Roosevelt, is reported to be a model
patient at the Northern Hospital for
the insane The superintendent says
he is faithful in his work and spends
much of his time reading and writing
and doing work around the criminal
ward as it is required of patients
there.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-03
Flying Santa Sheds Furs.

San Francisco Santa Claus IN a. y
aeroplane flew over the heads ~
thousands of persons gathered ns ss1
Christmas at the third internatlon "a
aviation meet of the Pacific Cost aa .o
dropped bags Of candy and nuts ln NV
the crowd. The warm weather. NV ta
ever, made it uncomfortable for oan .s
and he soon alighted, to shed his iui
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-14
Microscooe i'm the Kitchen.


The use OF the microscope Is recon-
mended in the kitchen. II not OF the
ordinary house. at least OF those hav-
ing an army Of servants and purchas-
ing by Wholesale. In hotels. boarding
houses. hospitals. jails. It's use In our
complicated modern life Is becoming
essential, and the need ia based upon
the necessity of determining the de-
gree Of adulteration of food. The chef
has no excuse for not knowing what
he buys II he 10 provided with a
microscope.
In starchy substances the adultera-
lions will soon be revealed by the
microscope IL the grains Of starch
do not have the selfsame form In tho
potato and in rice. The same thing
may be said Of the spices. Pepper
can be adulterated only with peas or
ground beans, and this fraud also
may be readily detected. The rule
may be almost universally applied tn
all foods that pass through the Kitten
en-, and especially the kitchens of the
wealthy. Coffee under the microscope
does not look like chicory in structure
and chocolate made with peanuts does
not look like pure chocolate.-Har'
per's Weekly.
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-14
limp .s>s.*aas Se"~
WOMAN WON
der Health and Strength saek
Again BY The Use Of Cardal.

Tsmpa. Fla.-ln . letter from this
city Mrs. e. &. Corum writes: ~ was
oil Weakened and worn out With NO
manly troubles. My husband brought
me some Cardui as q tonic. and, from
the drst day. 1t seemed to help.
had almost lost my reason. but,
thanks to Cardui. did not. Soon. I
felt and looked like q new woman.
think the remedy Is wonderful.
recommend It to my friends, for I have
received great benefit from It"
Cardui acts specifically on the weak.
ened womanly organs. strengthening
the muscles and nerves. and building
them up to health.
It helps to refresh the worn-out ner.
vous system and relieves the effects OF
overwork. both mental and physical.
Fifty years successful use fully
prove the merit of this purely vaga-
table. tonic remedy for women.
In every community. there live some
who have been benefited by Cardui.
The beneficial effects Of this time
tested woman's remedy. soon show
themselves In many different waya
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