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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
SEATTLE MARKETS

Wheat-Bluestem, 92c per bushel
forty-fold, SIC; club, s6c; Fife, S5c
red Russian, 85c.
Oats-$27 per ton.
Barley-$24 per ton.
Yellow corn-Sacked, 500 per ton
mixed corn, sacked, $3.50.
Millstuff = Bran, S25 ton; shorts,
$27 per ton; middlings, $34; alfalfa
meal, $22; oil meal, $40; scratch,
$3S.
Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
$4,000 per ton; wheat hay, SIS; al
falfa, $13@14; mixed hay, Sl7@18;
straw, $9@10.
Eggs-Select ranch, 27c dozen.
Poultry-Live hens, 15@16c pound :
old ROSTERS, 10c; this years chickens,
16@1Sc; ducklings, 1Sc; squads, So
dozen; guinea fowl, live, $7@9 dozen.
Ranch Butter-32@33c pound.
Apples-New, 50c@S1.5 so per box.
Cranberries-S1O@11.5 SO barrel.
Pears-Fancy Eastern Washington,
$1.50@1.75 box.
Honey-New, So. $685. rs per case.
Dressed beef = Prime beef steers.
13@133c pound; dressed cows, 12ac;
heifers, Nos. and 2, 13c.
Dressed veal-14c pound.
Dressed pork-12c pound.
Dressed mutton-Ewes, lie pound
wethers, 12c; spring lamb, 13@13ac.
Vegetables = Almonds, 18@19c
pound; artichokes, 81. 5O01. go dozen
beets, 81 sack; bell peppers, 10000
pound; Brussels sprouts, &c pound
cabbage, $1@1.25; red, Sc pound; car.
rots, 75c@s1 sack; caulifiower, S..
crate; celery, California, 81 dozen
$5.5O@6 per crate; eggplant, Csc
pound; garlic, s@10c; horseradish,
8@10c; lettuce, dollhouse, $1@1. 25
box; California, $2.50@3 per case;
onions, California, $1@1.20 per sack
Fanno, $3.50; green. Soc per doz
Oregon, $1.25 per sack; parsley, soc
dozen; potatoes, on track, $11@14 pei
ton; sweet, California, 2a@ 34e
pound; radishes, California, soc pei
dozen; rhubarb, 12A@15c; squash,
Hubbard, s1.75@2; tomatoes, fancy,
4-basket, $3.50 per box; dollhouse,
$1.25@2 per box; turnips, new, s1@
LIS per sack; yellow, SIPS wal.
nuts, 17a@18c pound.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
ONLY ONE BILL IS RECORD
Money to Pay Legislators Is First
Act Through.

Olympia-One lone act In TWO long
weeks is the record of the Washington
legislature. At the end of the second
week of the 18th session, the only bill
that has passed both houses is senate
bill No. 1, providing for the appro-
priation of money to pay the salaries
of the Legislators.
The predominant feature OF the SEES
sion to date has been bills. 1t all the
measures which are now awaiting
their turn in committee boxes should
be put into effect there would not be a
law in the entire Washington code left
unchanged.
I'm to Friday noon, when both
branches adjourned until Monday
morning, the number of bills recorded
was more than double the number re-
corded at the end Of the second week
Of the session of 1907, which was a
record breaker to that time. In the
senate so far there have been intro
duced total of 1875 bills, and in the
house total of ZIG.
The past week has seen considerable
progress made in both branches toward
shaping out the policies which are to
be followed during the session. Among
the questions which have been settled,
almost to certainty, are those relat-
ing to the reapportionment of the
state, building of roads and proven
ton of political grandstand play.
The question of reapportionment of
legislative districts, which the session
of 1911 was unable to settle, was prac-
tically settled Thursday in a test vote
brought about by Representative led
nick. 1t was upon the question of
making reapportionment in conform
ity with the constitution of the state
on the basis of population. The house
voted overwhelmingly against reap
portionment on this basis.
This means that attempts to bring
about legislative reapportionment
under the present constitutional pro-
vision, will be futile. The only way
the state will be reapportioned is by
changing the constitution so that each
county will have one representative in
the legislature. This is the reappor-
tionment plan sought by the cow coun-
ties. To get this they have formed a
stone wall combination which the
larger counties have been unable to
break. The COW counties refuse to
grant a reapportionment on the basis
of population, because they believe the
larger counties would get more legis-
lative strength than they have now,
and the larger counties refuse to grant
reapportionment on the basis of one
representative for each county, be-
cause under that scheme they would
lose some representatives. Neither
side can put through an appropriation
measure without the aid of the other.
For that reason there is deadlock
and the session probably will pass
without reapportionment being
made. It will then be up to the peo-
pie to vote for or against an amend
ment to the constitution to provide at
least one representative for each coun-
ty. By doing this the people will per-
form task which two legislative as
semblies have been unable to perform.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
Ocean Rate Pool Fails.

Berlin-The North Atlantic Steam
ship conference, which began its sit
tings here Tuesday, ended abruptly
when the Canadian Pacific railway re-
fused to join in the pool The other
members unanimously decided to re-
new the combination and there is a
prospect of lively rate war. A rep
resentative of the Austro-American
line announced the intention of his
company to inaugurate a regular serv-
ice between Trieste and Canada.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
Land Move Is Forward. I"

Chicago-A national forward to
the land" congress will be held next
summer, either here or in Boston.
This announcement was made here by
Professor H. Heath Bawden, of San
Isadora, CAL, who addressed students
of the University Of Chicago. Repre-
sentatives of the following organiza-
lions are expected to attend: Soil
Fertility League, Rural Credits Com
mission, Garden City associations, Va
cant Lot Cultivation associations, Vo-
cational School Farms and many other
organizations.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
Factions Are Suspicious.

Olympia Extremely interesting
during the last week has been the DO
lltical lineup in the house. On the one
side has been the Republican and
Democratic members and on the other
the Bull Moosers. They have watched
each other with diligence that has
been surprising. Each has attacked
as vigorously as possible attempts on
the part of the other to put over pop
ularity' acts or fights. The most con-
crete example of this was the fight put
up on Bull Moose resolution intro
duced by Houser.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
Secret War Plans Told.

Washington, D. C.-Secret plans of
the War department, framed by the
war college and approved by the
strategists in the army and navy, were
explained to members of the senate
and house committees on military af-
fairs. The demonstration took place
at the War college, in the presence
of class of student officers, Secretary
Stimson and Major-General Wood,
chief of staff, being in attendance.
Details of the projected land defense
and on the Isthmus of Panama and the
Hawaiian Island were described.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
Make R. R. Officials Listen.

Olympia A bill was introduced by
Senator Piper, of King county, which
would require all directors and execu-
tive officials of railroad companies
operating in Washington to ride over
all their main and branch lines in this
state on their regular trains and cars
at least once year. The bill provides
that the officials shall have the same
seats and conveniences or inconven-
fences that regular passengers are re-
quired to use. The officials are also
required to stop at stations and hear
complaints and investiagte them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
Ten Killed By Explosion.

Havana-An explosion of blas.lns
powder in hardware store at Clen.
fuegos resulted in the death OF 1en
persons Saturday, including the prO,
prietor and his wife and their ", wv !.
children. Scores were injured. NV
office of the Cuba Submarine Iel..
graph company, on the opposite slud
OF the street, was badly damaged Suo
several employees were injured. IL.
instruments were destroyed, resultins
In the interruption of communism
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
Socialist Loses Seat.

Topeka, Kan. = The Kansas state
senate unseated its lone Socialist
member, Fred Stanton, of Crawford
county, by vote of % to 10. E. F.
Porter, Republican, who contested
Stanton's election, was elected. Evil
dence tended to show that men crossed
the line from Missouri to vote for
Stanton, that there were errors in the
count and that scores of aliens voted.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
Taft Host of Congress.

Washington, D. President Taft
babe social farewell Thursday to men,
bers of the senate and house of repre-
sentatives. The occasion was the
final reception Of the Taft administra-
ton in honor Of congress. The White
House was thronged with senators and
representatives, with their ladies and
other invited guests.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
Cooper Fav0rs Memorial.

Washington, D. C.-The Washing
ton monument was characterized as
IAN Egyptian obelisk," the postofice
department building as a "cross be-
tween cathedral and a cotton fac
tory" and the pension building as a
lovely red shed that disfgured Judi
ciary Square, = in speech by Repre-
sentative Cooper, of Wisconsin. Mr..
Cooper spoke in defense of the 81
600, 200 Lincoln memorial, on which
the house is endeavoring to vote.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-07
Honey Scarce and Dear.

San Bernardino, Cal. The beekeep
ers of this county are receiving Toy
notch prices for their honey. Honss
which brought in the past 8 Genus
pound, now brings Z to- cents.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07
FAMED APES OF GIBRALTAR

Travellers to Gibraltar are always
on the lookout for the famous apes of
the rock. the only wild monkeys in
Europe. and will be interested to
learn that their threatened extinction
has been averted
Until about twenty-five years ago
these monkeys held undisputed pos
session of the upper part of the rock
and were seldom seen; but when the
fortifcation on the summit was be-
gun the animals spread to the lower
levels and were one Of the sights of
the place. One locality, Bruce's Farm.
they avoided for years The story is
that long ago they became very trou-
blesome to the owner by raiding his
fruit garden After various expedients
to get rid of them had failed, some
one caught a young monkey and tying
1t to tree left It to starve to death
This cruelty was resented by the
band. which. 1t Is said, carried away
the dead body and never afterward
approached the place.
Ten years ago there were fifty or
sixty apes on the rock. but many were
shot or trapped. and three years ago
only three old females were left to
represent the stock. When this came
to the knowledge Of the commandant
he issued orders for their protection.
and imported from Morocco male
and four females; but the three old
females attacked and soon killed the
newcomers. A second experiment was
equally unsuccessful, but in 1911 n
third male was obtained, who fought
his way into the good graces of the
old females and became the sire OF
several young monkeys that wiz now,
1t is expected. replenish the stock
Unfortunately this sire became so
dangerous, viciously attacking the
people who would befriend him, that
he was lately condemned to be shot.
The sentence. however, was COM
muted to Imprisonment for life In the
London Zoo, whittier he was trans
ported on a battleship and where he
now dwells in an admired captivity In
Regent Park.
The Gibraltar ape, which is not a
true ape, but macaque. is especially
interesting to zoologoists because of
the isolation of its species in the
northwest corner of Africa, for It is
restricted to the mountain Businesses
of the Barbary States. All the other
members of the genus Macacus are
Asiatic, it's nearest ally being the
rhesus or sacred monkey of India.
The monkey the Japanese depict so
constantly in drawings and carvings
IS another near relative.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07
GOATS EAT GRAPE OFF DOORS

An undertaken in the Bronx. New
York. has complained to Magistrate
Murphy in the Morisania police court
that the goats up his way we're eating
the Grape off the door knobs. 10
make his complaint look like bust
ness the undertaken put his grievance
in writing. Here's the very note;
"The Honorable Judge, Morrisania
Police Court: II is impossible for us
to look after these goats while we
have to 90 out and support family
and also do homework, II the depart
ment OF health would take care OF
these goats and not have them going
around dumping ash cans.
Honorable Judge, the department
of street cleaning doesn't come around
for days at time, and, therefore. are
full. They go as far as tearing grapes
off doors of houses, and | think they
should be done away with
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07
WOULD SPEND 1T ALL AGAIN
for SquanderIns His $25o,ooo
Fortune.

Kansas City.-Jack Rickart, after a
life of riotous living during which he
got rid of s250,00O, is now at fifty-two
blind, pennies, rheumatic and under
Jail sentence for selling beer without
license, but not repentant.
AS he sat in the station, awaiting
his parole, he was asked:
IF you had your life to live over
again what would you do?"
A smile broke over the wrinkled
face.
Let me tell you, boy, she would go
the same old way" he said. Pros.
porous times can't last always, and
when the tide turns Pm willing to take
mine with the rest.
81 started life out in California dig
ging sewers. In those days everybody
drank and gambled. l followed the
rest l was still young when / came
to Kansas City | started in the gam
bling and saloon business. Later |
moved to the West Bottoms and open
ed The Freighter' in James street.
Money came in like water. Life in
those days was worth living; hundred
dollar bills were no more than so
much dirt.
1.-TWO friends and myself took trip
around the world. 1t took IS months
and about $4,000 apiece. 1t is better
than q pood snlIara meal To ma inst to
think of that trip"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07
SEA GULL STOLE HIS TEETH

The height of ill-fortune, in the
opinion of Tony Anisti, skipper of a
Boston power fishing boat, is to be
victimized by sea gull AS all know
the majority of gulls are kleptoman-
iacs. Therefore it wouldn't have sur
prised Tony had one made off with a
mess of fish or portions from the skip
per's table.
But to have on swoop down and
make away with a perfectly good set
of false teeth was more than enough
to excite Tony. 1t happened off Gov
ernor's Island while Tony was return
ing from a fishing trip off Boston
Light. Millions of gulls were follow
ing the craft, intent upon a meal
from scraps thrown overheard from
the daily mess
Skipper Tony was engaged in bait
Ing travis and laid his false teeth on
the deckhouse. He turned for mo-
ment and beheld a gull making on
With his molars in his claws.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07

In cap and gown. So each night the
proctors walk the streets looking for
students uncapped or ungowned He
who is caught Will have to appear next
morning and pay five shillings ($125)
to the university chest. But the under
graduate cannot be "progged" unless
the proctor is in official garb and &C
companied by a bulldog" Ga man fleet
of FOOT who is supposed to be able to
catch the student if he attempts flight
The bulldog" must wear derby hat
The freshmen, instead of being
wined and dined as in this country
are breakfasted. The breakfasts are
so recognized by college authorities
that lectures do not begin until ten
o'clock.
Tea is also meal of social attrac-
tions, and over the teacups" are dis
cussed the events of college life. For
social life is a thing encouraged by
oxford. During terms a man gets
much social life and during vacation
he is expected to do much studying,
Three terms of only eight weeks
each compose the college year. Hard
work, however, must be done by the
student during vacation, for Oxford
above all demands results, and the ex-
aminations are about the "stiffest"
known. Yet it makes little difference
to the authorities where or when the
knowledge of the student is obtained.
The instruction is a combination of
tutor and lectures, Each student has
his tutor to whom he reports and who
watches his progress. He is not re-
auired to attend lectures, but pleases
himself-and in the end passes or
fails 1t is not the means, but results
that the university cares about.
Ancient Customs Prevail.
Such are some few of the Oxford
customs and such is its method OF in.
struction. Foolish customs. you say.
There are many such. Queer they do
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07
BRAKEMAN IN A WILD RIDE
clngs to Roof of Runaway Freight
Car for Twenty Miles and
Escapes Injury.

Medford, Ore.-Clinglng desperately
to the roof of a runaway Southern Pa
cific freight car, Brakeman j. A. Fow-
Ter dashed through the Medford yards
at 75-mile-an-hour gait, pluckily
swinging his lantern to give what
warning he could of his meteorlike
approach. The car travelled twenty
miles over the main line from Ashland
to Gold Hill without accident, round
ing several sharp curves, and finally
stopping on long ascent. The opera
tor at Ashland gave warning Of its
coming, and freight train was side
tracked barely in time to escape the
car Its first twelve miles were COW
cred in eleven minutes.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07
WENT TO MoRGUE TO DIE

To the morgue to die went an old
bay horse in New York the other
night The animal ambled down Mis-
cry Lane" late at night, stopped at
the door of the morgue and whin-
MED. The night superintendent
phones to the police station that
something unusual was going on and
asked that investigators be sent. Two
patrolmen found the old horse his
head against the morgue door. Their
discovery greatly relieved the morgue-
keeper, who was beginning to believe
that a ghost had come to keep him
company. The horse was found suf-
fering from CHAMBERS and was dis
patched with a bullet.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07

sides by the old city wall, relics of the
times of Saxon and Dane, are little
inclosed spot of great beauty.
Magdalen pronounced Maudlin) col
lege grounds contain many acres and
forty fallow deer. It has the old pull
pit still, preserved where once a year
the university sermon is preached on
the festival of John the Baptist To
my notion Magdalen is the most beau.
tiful and interesting of all the col
leges. An old servitor showed us about
the place and told us tales Of bygone
days. He told how the college had
always been strongly royalist; how
Cromwell planted a row of trees for
Magdalen, but after Charles II. Res
toration the royalist fellows returned
and dug up the trees, so that they
might not be indebted to Cromwell for
anything.
AS we wandered about the water
walks of Magdalen college on the
banks of the Cherwell, branch OF the
Isis (Thames), and saw all the beau.
teous spots-Addison' walk, with its
tall elms, addison the greatest and
best of all pupils OF Magdalen-as the
old servitor informed us), when we
saw the trees and meadows, the water
and the old mill, the park with its fall
low deer near by, we grasped the in
spiration of the place and eagerly
drank in the stories which the old
man related to us. Here it was
among these picturesque haunts that
Gebbon, Goodwin Smith, Collins and
Charles Reade were educated.
Each May day the choir sings a
Latin hymn on top of Magdalen tower
at five in the morning. And they say"
that this originated as an annual re-
QUEEN for Henry VII.
There are 81 colleges in Oxford
town, and to each belongs some pet
tradition, some interesting bit of his
tory
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07
$5,O25 FOR FRANKLIN BOOK
Americans Dissertation on Liberty"
Brings Liberal Price at
London Sale.

London, England.-A copy of Benja-
min Franklin's "a Dissertation on Lib
erty and Necessity, Pleasure and
Pain" was purchased at the sale of the
HUH literary for e1,0O5 (5,025) by
Henry Stevens, grandson of the man
who once bought the book for half a
crown and then tried unsuccessfully
to sell it to the British museum for a
guinea. The only other copy of the
book is the property of the govern
ment at Washington.
Starting the bidding for sentimental
reasons at half crown, Mr.. Stevens
fought for possession OF inc book with
Bernard Quaritch of London.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07
A UNIQUE STABLE

What is probably the most unique
stable in the country is to be seen In
Lewis county. Washington, where the
stump of giant fir has been followed
out, making a room large enough to
house two horses. 1t is 10xl1 at the
base, and to render 1t imperyious to
rain roof was added. 1t stands on
the homestead of George Berries. who
first used the partially hollow stump
as potato storehouse, finding room
in it for seventy-five sacks. Later he
enlarged the interior to its present
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07
OUR OLDEST ENGLISH H0Us

Data duly recorded in the recon-
OF Princess Anne county, Virgin
show that the main portion OF the 4
house shown in the illustration VI
erected in 1910 by Adam Thoroul
good. Adam did such a thoroul
good" job that not brick hasi bo|
loosened by the elements in that std
old wall since ii was built 273 yed
ago. 1t is without doubt the Odd
house of English construction
America. The builder came to Ami
lea in the year 1926, 10 years all
jamestown was founded. He was
influential man. both in England al
in America, and was granted laI|
tracts OF land on the southern shd
Of Chesapeake bay. and this old hoj
is on a portion of the original grid
from the English king. Loop hoI
in the end walls and dormer windo|
in the roof enabled the occupants
observe the approach OF individuj
with hostile intent, and the thi
walls afforded ample protection frj
attacks.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-07
New Long Ago.

New college Git was new long ago.,
with its gardens is particularly attrac-
tive. The gardens, surrounded on two