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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
Derailment Saves Life.

Joliet, Ill. Automatic derailment
apparatus saved Chicago bound ex-
press train from a head-on crash into
a runaway freight train near here on
the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
railroad. Air brakes on the freight
train, which was composed of coal
cars, failed to work, and the train got
beyond control. After it had passed
the second stop signal. the derailment
switch automatically was opened and
the runaway freight was shot into
the ditch to let the passenger train by.
No one was injured in the wreck.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
Edison Invention Opens
World to Deaf Mutes

New York-That from bit Of me-
chanism created by Edison, Helen
Keller heard her own voice and was
able to distinguish some words of a
song for the first time is vouchsafed
for by Mrs. I. M. Ilsen, the personal
representative of Mr.. Edison in Cleve-
land.
During the experiment Miss Keller
held wooden piano key in her hand
which she laid inside a horn. This
key method has long been used by Mr..
Edison as an aid to his own hearing.
After the music was over, relates
Mrs. Ilsen, Miss Keller placed her
head in the horn and spoke to her
teacher, Mrs. Macy. She appeared
startled and then told that she heard
herself speaking and that she did not
pronounce her words as distinctly as
she thought she did.
"The dream of my life is to meet
that wonderful man. He has given
me the greatest pleasure in all my
life," was her comment when the ex-
pertinent was over.
Edison, learning of the wish Of Miss
Keller to meet him, sent his auto for
her and brought her to his home in
West Grange, N. J. Mr. Edison,
when asked over the telephone if any
more experiments had been tried, re-
piled that the visit was purely social.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
SEATTLE MARKETS

Wheat-Bluestem, csc per bushel;
forty-fold, 85c; club, 84c; Fife, 84c;
red Russian, 83c.
Oats-Eastern Washington, $28@29
per ton; Puget Sound, $28@29;
rolled, $4,000.
Feed-Bran, $24@25 per ton; rolled
barley, $27@28; alfalfa meal, SCI;
alfalfa molasses, $25; shorts, $25@26.
Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
$18@19 per ton; Puget Sound timo-
thy, $14; alfalfa, $10@15; straw, 50;
wheat hay, $l4.
Egg-Select ranch, 42a@43c doz.
Poultry - Live hens, 15@16c per
pound; old ROSTERS, 1Oc; spring broil-
ers, Ice; ducks, 14@15c; spring duck
lings, 14c; squads, $2.25@2. SO per
dozen; geese, 1O@12c per pound; live
turkeys, Zoe; do. dressed, 24c; Bel
gian hares, live, SC.
Ranch butter-26c per pound.
Apples-Eastern Washington, cook
ing, $1.25@1.5O per box; do. eating.
Delicious, $2.5O@2.75 per box; Jona-
thans, $1,000; Grimes Golden. 81. 80
@!.75; local cooking, 75c@$1; Spitz-
enbergs, $2@2.50.
Cranberries = Washington. $40 IN
11.25 per box.
observation-disclosures per pound.
Pears = D'Anjous, 81. 5000. rs per
box; Winter Nellis, $2@2.25; Kie-
fers, $1.25@1.S5; Buerre Casters. So
@2.25. -
Quinces-$1.25@1 75 per box; alli-
gator, $4.50@5. 80 per dozen.
Dressed beef - Prime beef steers
lS3c per pound; cows, 12ac; heifers.
13c.
Dressed veal-16c per pound.
Dressed hogs - Whole, packing
house, 14c per pound.
Dressed mutton Spring lamb. 13c
per pound.
Artichokes-$1.60@1 rs per dozen.
Beets-New, 75c@sl per sack.
Brussels sprouts-10@11c pound.
CabbageSLocal, $1.75@2; red, 2ac
per pound.
Carrots-Local, 75c@$1 per sack.
Cauliflower-Local, 81. 5O01. 75 dog
Celery-Local, 50@65c per dozen.
Gucumbers- Hothouse, 75c@$1 doz.
Eggplant-123c per pound.
Gariic-10@l23c per pound.
Onions-Green, 25@3Oc per dozen
local, $1.60@l.7 rs per sack.
Potatoes ~ Home grown. $2o@22
60 ssaa. 4S4ys
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
Currency Reform Bill
Is Passed By Senate

Washington, D. C.-The admins
tration currency reform bill proposing
a revision Of the financial system Of
the United States and the creation Of
regional reserve banks to act as
strengthening elements in the banking
and financial world passed the senate
by q vote of "a to "a.
Forces that had fought together for
improvement and amendment Of the
measure to the last divided when the
final vote came.
Following are the main features Of
the proposed law:
Issue of currency, guaranteed by
the government, based on notes and
bills representing commercial trans
actions and backed by gold reserve
The new currency is expected to con.
tract and expand to meet the varied
demands of trade.
Concentration of the bank reserves
of the country in regional institutions
capitalized by the banks ana cOn-
trolled by directors elected by the
banks.
Creation of market for negotiable
commercial paper which forms the
bulk of the assets of the banks, Wnete'
in time of stress, those assets may s
without loss transformed into casn.
Establishment of from elgnI V
twelve regional banks, which Will u,
sue currency, rediscount paper sns
centralize and mobilize the reserves VI
the local banks.
Formation of a federal reserve D0slu
of seven members appointed by ",
President, with final powers OF con'i0
and supervision over the entire SYSTEM
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
Suffragist Uses violets.

Paris-A beautiful woman laden
with violets, styling herself "Lady
Lillian Glendworth, Pacific suffra-
gette, entered the lobby Of the cham
Der OF deputies and gave flowers to
those deputies willing TO add their
names to her Observation-Disclosures
petition for woman suffrage.
Accept these violets,D she said:
they win make you forget the VIC.
ience Of my misguided sisters
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
Oberlin Library Wrecked.

Oberlin, O.-Vandals Friday night
wrecked the interior Of the new Car
negie library here, which is used
jointly by ~Oberlin college and the
town. Books and magazines were
thrown about in great confusion and
all the card index files destroyed.
Meanwhile the building will be
closed and reference work handi-
capped. Police and college authorities
are cooperating to apprehend those
responsible, the police insisting that
clews point to members Of the student
body as the. despoilers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
Kane's Removal Provokes.

Olympia Governor Ernest Lister
in a statement issued recently disap-
proved of the action Of the board Of
regents Of the University Of Washing
ton when they removed DIR. Thomas +.
Kane as president Of the State Uni
versity. Governor Lister said that II
had been planned for several months
to obtain new head for the univers-
ity, but said the change should not
have been made until the end Of the
school year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
SLANG Finds High Friend.

Los Angeles, GAIA warm NV :, n
ment Of the use Of slang, not C ,, =,
pupils, but by teachers as wen, .,otet
given by M. Vincent O,snea .,.! I d
sor 81 education at the cslifor
wisconsin, in addressing the . Ss 3
MIA Teacher association. - metbod
the natural development in the ;. n and 1
Of expression Of the human las. cell y
should be used by teachers a. n,Sbss
81 pupils, he said. Pro Ii.l1 spd
also spoke in favor OF ssbbould k
declared that every boy 'n
taught how to box.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26

Walla Walla The largest check
ever issued in the Northwest, it is
claimed, in payment for the wheat
crop of an individual, was signed by
the Jones Scott company and was
turned over to George Drumheller. Il
called for $137, 632.24 at the First
National bank, and was in payment
for 173, 421 bushels Of wheat.
This is a little over IA carloads of
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume Of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.

Clarence H. Mackey denies that any
telegraph monopoly exists.
Spanish aviators routed force OF
Moors by dropping bombs upon them.
Eleven cases of smallpox have de-
veloped on board the battleship ONO,
in Cuban waters.
Illinois beekeepers will try taking
their hives South in winter, that the
bees may work all the year.
Washington congressman have in
troduced bills appropriating 3,OOO,-
600 for new drydocks on Puget Sound.
Car thieves at East St. Louis, drove
off train crew and got away with
several wagon loads of valuable
freight.
A peace treaty has been signed by
the United States and The Neither
lands, embodying most of Secretary
Bryan's ideas.
Villa reiterates his promises of safe
ty to all foreign non-combatants, but
gives no guarantee to those aiding the
Huertatistas in any way.
1t has been decided that the Oregon
State Emergency board cannot use
public money to pay for work given
out to aid the unemployed.
Superintendent Alderman, of the
Portland schools, declares that habit
forming should be one of the chief OBJ
jects of the school period.
Fresno, CAL, has decided to furnish
good feed for the army of unemploy-
ed, and then if they do not "move on"
drastic measures will be employed.
The Index, weekly newspaper of
Evanston, ILL.,, will be changed to a
daily and will be run entirely by wom-
en-, from manager to sporting editor.
Wood sawyers of Portland have
asked the city council to increase the
license to 500 per year, in the hope
that some will be compelled to quit
and thus make it possible for those re-
naming to earn living.
The War department declares Kan
sas has too many officers in her Ma
tional Guard in proportion to the pri-
Yates, and some of them must 60 or
the states military allowance will be
cut down.
A Pennsylvania professor of astron-
omy says that, owing to the gradual
cooling of the sun, the earth will die
of cold and darkness in about 15,000,-
600 years.
The reclamation service plans much
work in Oregon, encouraged by the
states cooperation in the work.
Mexican rebels are somewhat alarm
ed at the report that federals in large
force are moving towards Chihuahua.
Six persons were burned to death
and one fatally injured in a fire that
swept the Salvation Army barracks
in Cincinnati.
1t is believed the buying of large
supplies of beef by the navy from
Argentina has forced the price down
in this country.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
Single Company Operating.

Centralia - The Viola Single COM
pany, new concern which will cut
cedar timber logged by the N. & M.
Lumber company, Of Rochester, began
operations with full crew this week.
The principal owners Of the new mill
are Frank and c. L. Kottick, who
operated single mill at Little Rock
for "a years. They have retained
their property there and later may
build sawmill on the old single mill
site.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
Hungry, She Threw Brick.

Los Angeles - Desperate from hum
ger and unable to find work, Mrs.
Mary p. Erickson, widow, 80 years
old, threw q brick through the plate
glass window of cigar store here
Thursday. The street was crowded
with Christmas choppers. A great
crowd gathered about her while she
waited in silence for the police patrol
wagon.
At the police station she said she
wanted to be arrested, az she feared
she would starve. She said she for
merly lived in Portland, Or.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
Single Crop of Wheat
Brings .SI37,632 Check

-o;n. The wheat was club, Turkey
Ed bluestem and forty fold, and was
honoht on the basis Of IS. cents TOR
o,nh and IS cents for bluestem.
Two wears ago the Jones Scott com
nanv gave out check for $65, 600 to
M. Drumheller for his wheat. This
was the largest check up to that time.
The grain will 90 to Tacoma and
Portland and shipment has already be-
gun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
State Will Claim Funds.

Olympia-The State Tax commits
sion has announced q campaign to en-
force, for the first time, the law en-
acted in 1905, providing for escheat to
the state Of all accounts in banks and
other institutions receiving deposits,
that have remained untouched for 10
years. Between $50. 900 and 500, 900
may be realized is the hope Of the
commission.
The law provides for reports Of all
bank cashiers to the secretary Of
state, Of each odd-numbered year,
beginning 1905, Of all dead accounts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
Yakima 20 See fine Birds.

North Yakima Chinese pheasants
and : number Of other. game birds 81
Yakima county will be exhibited st
the Yakima Poultry association's an
nual exhibit January 5 to III, a com
mittee 81 The sgsociation .is nov SEX
ing ! place e bold the show.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-26
Horses Burned to Death on Farm

14UA 80 - H. ~ Dc6tM Oh T8Im4
Walla Walla Seventeen horses were
burned to death, as many sets Of har-
ness, 40 sacks Of wheat and barn on
the George Mcclure farm, 10 miles
from the city, destroyed BY fire Mon
day evening. Il started as the family
was at dinner, and the horses could
not be reached. 3
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21
FIREMEN ELECT
A NEW CHIEF

At their annual meeting held Mon
day evening the firemen of Moscow
elected the following officers for the
ensuing: Chief, ]. ]. Keane; first as
sistant chief. A. R. Kelley; second as
sistant, 0. E. Bell; secretary, Frank
Stanton; treasurer, Frank Albright.
A resolution was also passed at this
meeting accepting the hook and lad
der company into full membership
in the Moscow volunteer fire depart
ment The trustees elected for the
different companies are as follows.
No. /, James Canham; No. 2, c. B.
Green, and W. N Elliott for the hook
and ladder company. The trustees
have control of the firemen's accident
fund After the business of the meet
ing had been transacted. The newly
elected chief, James J.--Keane, briefly
addressed the assembled firemen. Mr..
Keane was elected chief without OPP
position and succeeds ]. c. Stillinger,
who had occupied the position for a
number of years, but who recently
moved from the city to his farm.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21
HORTICULTURE FEATURE
AT SUMNER SESSION

The court in practical pomOlogy will
take up study of the general and
fundamental principles of fruit grow
ing. In this course /the student will
be expected to become skillful in
planting, pruning, thinning, harvest
ing, and packing. Practical problems
in growing and handling commercial
orchards will be made prominent
feature.
In the course in vegetable garden
ing work will be given in the classif-
ication, culture, handling, and market
ing of vegetables Special attention
will be given to western markets and
conditions.
A course in landscape gardening
will include the study Of elementary
principles underlying the use of plants
for beautifying private and public
grounds.
These courses to be given by the
department of horticulture should
prove to be very popular ones.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21

BOISE, May 21.-Ex-Governor Jas.
H. Hawley, acting on behalf OF the
representatives of the Marble Creek
settlers association, and F. G. Moore
of st. Joe yesterday appeared before
the state land board here and asked
that the bona fide settlers be protect
ed. The board could not take definite
action owing to the fact that the sec
retary of the interor, who was asked
to give the state lieu lands for those
settled on in the Marble creek coun-
try, had not been heard from.
Mr.. Hawley proposed that the state
ask the president to issue proclama-
ton eliminating from one OF the north
ern national forests an amount OF land
equal in value to the land held by set
tiers in the Marble creek country as
was done in 1912 when the govern
ment relinquished 10000 acres OF tim
Der land to the state.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21

The faculty committee in charge OF
the annual Campus Day" celebration
at the university met yesterday and
further perfected plans for the annual
event which is to take place next
Monday. The plans for this years
celebration are more elaborate than
for any previous year, and next Mon
day should be a memorable day for
Moscow, should nothing happen to up
set the carrying out of the details out
lined by the committee.
The event of the day will COM
mence with the usual cOrnet call
sounded from the tower of the admin
istration building Ed. j. Carey will
sound the call. The festival part OF
the days program this year is to be
called the Spring Flower Festival,
and plans have been made to carry out
a program symbolical in every respect
of the name chosen.
The procession will commence d.
rectly after the bugle call from the
tower. 1t will be led by the senior
girls in caps and gowns. FnaloWiug
them will come the crown bearers.
two boys to be chosen from down
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21
DEFENSE IN WOOD TRIAL
RECEIVES MORE JOLTS

for meeting between Breen and Pitt
man. Breen said that Pittman intro
duced his man, named Rice, who hand
ed him package Of frozen dynamite.
This package Breen gave to Collins,
who afterward carried it to Lawrence.
Breen's testimony was corroborative
of the testimony offered yesterday by
Collins, except that Breen contradict
ed Collins statement to the effect
that the latter didn't know of the ex-
istence of any plot.
Breen in his testimony this after
noon declared that Atteaux gave him
a second sum of 5000 after he, Breen,
had been arrested and had asked At
teaux to help him. Under cross-ex-
animation by Attorney Coakley, rep
resenting Atteaux, Breen admitted
that no criminal intent prevailed in
the placing of the dynamite. Attor-
ney Coakley contended that unless
criminal intent could be shown the
charge against his client was not
criminal offense.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21

BOSTON, May 21.-Expert testi-
mOny on dynamite, its uses and handl-
ing was offered by Walter Whitney
-at today's session OF the Wood, At
teaux and Collins trial, where the de-
fendants are jointly charged with
planting explosives at Lawrence to
discredit the strikers. Whitney ex-
amined the explosives found at Law
renee and pronounced them Is per
cent dynamite.
John Breen, the Lawrence under
taker, followed the witness and testi-
fed that Fred E. Atteaux had con-
ferred with him regarding the strike
at Lawrence. Breen said that he re-
ported things pretty troublesome" in
Lawrence at that time and rumors of
plot to dynamite the mills we're rife.
Breen said that he suggested to At
teaux to use the strikers own meth
odsf' by planting dynamite thus
soaring them. Atteaux, according to
Breen, then telephoned to Ernest Pitt
man, contractor, and later arranged
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21
"CAMPUS DAY" MONDAY
BE BETTER THAN EVER

town. Then Will come the Maids of
Honor Next in order will be the May
Queen, Miss Jessie Coram, surround
ed by her attendants, who will be the
girls Of the sophomore class. The
queen will ride in cart of flowers,
covered with a rose canopy. From
the cart will stretch garlands, the
ends of which will be held by the
queens attendants. The attendants
will be dressed as apple blossoms.
Next in order will be children, dressed
as fairies and brownies, who will play
the part of the cobler and his wife.
Following the fairies, or elfs, and
brownies will come the May pole
dancers, dressed as "violets, wild
roses, and daisies" Then will follow
the butterflies" The procession
will march around the campus, and
come to halt in front of the admin
istration building, where will be To-
Gated the queens throne. The music
for the procession will be played by
the varsity band, under the leadership
OF Professor Carey. The queens
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21
PRISCILLA" TO BE RE-
PEATED FRIDAY NIGHT

We wish to call special attention to
the people of Moscow and vicinity to
the return engagement of the opera
Priscilla at the auditorium on Friday
evening of this week by the same cast
which produced the opera on the 5th
of April. So many expressions of ap-
proval were heard after the last per-
formance that it was deemed best to
put on the opera again, especially as
there was a considerable deficit at
the last performance and it is hoped
that the people of Moscow will take
particular pains to patronize the COM
ing production as it was admirably
mounted and performed in April.
Some criticism was made by the
business men of the city because they
were unable to be present at the last
performance as it took place on
Saturday night when they could not
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21

This was rather quiet day in the
United States district court. The
case of the Interstate Construction
company vs.. the Board of Regents of
the University of Idaho was taken un-
der advisement last evening by Judge
DIETRICH. The plaintiff was given 20
days in which to file their briefs; and
the defendant 10 days thereafter to
file their briefs.
At the session this forenoon several
senior law students of the university
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21
New Governor of Alaska.

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 21.-Mayor
]. F. Strong of this city today took the
oath of office as governor of Alaska,
succeeding Walter Clark, the retiring
governor. The oath Of office was ad-
ministered by United States Commits
sioner Winn. Clark Immediately en-
barked for Seattle enroute to his for
mer home in Connecticut
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21

The courses to be offered in hOrti-
culture during the coming summer
session OF the university will not only
be valuable to the teachers of the
state. but will also offer the oppOr-
tunity for those desiring to secure
college credits. Both Professors Wicks
and Vincent will give course in this
department OF the summer session
The work will consist of lectures
and laboratory practice. supplemented
by the use OF standard horticultural
literature and text books. The facil-
tiles at the University of Idaho for in
struction in horticultural subjects are
especially good The laboratories are
OF the most modern type. The lee
lures will be fully illustrated with
stereopticon views.
Horticulture Il" is course design
ed especially to meet the requirements
OF those teachers desiring methods
OF teaching elementary horticulture
to their pupils. The work in this
course will consist Of:
A. Pomology or Fruit Growing
This will embrace study OF the
fundamentals of fruit growing, prop
agation OF fruits with practice In
budding, grating and pruning, or
ohord +fIfoOo and fertilizers.
B. Olericulture or Vegetable Gar
dening This will include instruction
in planning and planting the vegeta-
BILE garden. Representative garden
crops will be treated in detail;
G. Ornamental Gardening-This
will include q study OF decorative
plant materials and their proper use
and grouping.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21

The meeting of the state live stock
sanitary board which is scheduled
to meet in Moscow Monday, May rs,
has been given wide publicity and a
large attendance, particularly farm
ers, is anticipated. This meeting OF
the board will be interesting to the
farmers, especially stockmen, and all
who can possibly do 50 are urged to
attend. This board has charge OF the
registration of stations and state
v. c. White, of Boise, who
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-21
FEDERAL COURT SESSION
DRAWING TO A CLOSE

and one graduate of last year, were
admitted to practice before the fed
eral court. They were: Proctor X.
Perkins, '13; Theodore Swanson, '13; !;
Louis G. Peterson, '13; Robert Dwight
Leeper, '13, and Roy O. Johnson, ~.
A case, the case of Alexander Mon
roe VS. Hamilton Bose, trustee, is set
for this evening. The term will prob
ably be concluded by Friday or Satur-
day, swhen Judge Dietrich and the
other court officials will leave for
Occur d'Aleue to hold a term.