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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
FARM zN Amp ORCHARD
Instructions from gan Colleges md Epchue Saoas
~ Oregon and Washington Specially Sabe 70 Paaac coa c.as

pc less danger that the COW will slip
In stepping across The gutter should
lily.
The manger is the continuous type,
mace OF cement with round corners.
Inc front slopes out an angle of As
degrees and the bottom is two inches
higher than the floor of the stalls. 1t
should be two feet wide and six
inches deep. The manger may be
used for watering the cows. Sheet
iron partitions are sometimes put in
70 keep the cows from stealing each
others feed.
Stalls are three feet six inches
wide and from four feet six inches to
five feet deep. The platform on which
the COW stands should be adapted to
her length. The most satisfactory
fastening is some form of stanchion.
1t is usually made of iron pipe hung
chains at the top and bottom. 1t
is most desirable to have them sup
ported by frame work of iron piping
because the material is sanitary,
slightly and catches but little dust.
One of the most necessary prOvis-
ions of the new barn is that of light.
The dark barn is generally a filthy
barn. This feature is deemed of so
much Importance by the Dairy Divis-
ion of the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture that four points out of eigh-
teen for scoring perfect barn are
awarded for light. There should be
four square feet of glass for each
stanchion. The windows should be
flush with the inside wall and high
enough above the floor that the glass
will not be broken by the cattle.
1T is also necessary to provide plen-
ty of fresh air. The most satisfactory
system is the out take flue for carry
ing off impure air. The latest expert
ments seem to justify the opinion that
impure air rises and the out-take flues
are generally made to start from some
place near the ceiling. These out
take flues have openings outside the
barn. The air is taken in near the
ceiling by having the outside opening
lower than the inside openings. These
openings are about skis inches in size
and should be on all sides of the barn.
The system works well only when the
barn is closed and tightly constructed.
ventilation by means of windows
made to swing on hinges gives very
good satisfaction, but requires more
attention.
ut is not considered desirable to
have pens for calves or stalls for
horses in the dairy barn. Neither
should the milk house be constructed
within the barn. The milk house
should be outside and have an indie
to-
trance to the milk house from the
dairy barn it should be a passage way
with door at each end both of which
should never be opened at the same
time.
"TAis is the modern dairy barn with
an abundance of light and fresh air,
with smooth floors and stalls, with
no lodges for collection of dust and
cobwebs-a place where cows may be
kept in comfort and health and where
human food may be produced with a
reasonable degree of cleanliness and
wholesomeness."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
Karluk's Loss Feared
Z by Arctic Traveller

New Bedford, Mass.-The fear that
the Karluk, one of the vessels of the
Stefansson Arctic expedition, was
doomed, was expressed by Stephen
Cottle, in letter written October 1S
and just received here. Cottle was
on board the steamer Belvedere,
which was held fast in the ice 10
miles off Demarkation Point, Alaska.
cdr. Anderson" he wrote, is
stuck about Is miles west of us with
the two small vessels of the Stefans-
son expedition. The Karluk was last
seen about 10 miles off shore of Flax
man Island four days ahead of US.
We can get no further news from
them and am afraid it is the last OF
the Karluk. We are in hopes that the
crew will be able to make a place OF
safety to the west of US.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
Kaiser Honors French.

:: "is - In recognition of the care
NV, su 70 captain Won Winterfeldt, the
bsss.Sal attache of the German en-
him. " france, who was seriously
ssl 1'eu IN ]! an automobile accident last
ssro while following the French army
Sent Wv the German emperor has
Htisr ~ autograph portrait to Eugene
ssr , the French ex-minister Of
s,st at Ills Majesty also bestowed dec
een as On a number of French Off
sad ., surgeons and civilian officials
nursi. several women who aided in
" Won Winterfeldt to health.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
WILSON SENDS FOR LIND:
LATTER STARTS HURRIEDLY

Vera Cruz - John Lind, President
Wilson's personal representative, left
Vera Cruz at O'Clock Wednesday
night on board the Chester, the fastest
cruiser of the American navy, bound
for Pass Christian, Miss, where Pres
ident Wilson is spending his vacation.
Few persons in Vera Cruz knew of
the orders to Mr.. Lind, and that small
portion of the Mexican population
which saw him walk from the Ameri-
can consulate to the waterfront, two
blocks away, where the admiral 8
launch awaited him, regarded his suit
cases with expressions indicative of
varied opinions.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
Bones of Martyred
Frenchmen Are Found

Paris - The martyrdom Of five
French soldiers more than 100 years
ago has been recalled by the discovery
of their skeletons among some ruins at
Amasia, in Egypt, by the French
Archaeological, Captain Cortier.
The five men, who belonged to the
army of General Menou, in 1899, at
Ell Arish, were carried off as hostages
by the Mamelukes, and the French
government forgot to redeem them.
The Mamelukes offered to spare the
Frenchmen's lives if they would re-
nounce their nationality and accept
the Mohammedan faith. All five re-
fused, and their captors walled them
in alive in FIVE stone cells at Amasia,
where they died Of hunger and thirst.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
serum Checks Typhoid
in Both Army and Navy

u Washington, D. C.-The army got
through the year 1913 with only two
.a'es Of typhoid fever in the enlisted
strength of more than $4,000 officers
sua men. One was that of man who
=. .au not been immunized with the ty-
sa vaccine and was believed to
lave lave contracted the fever before he
,sIiis'ed; the other case was among
m ,as troops in China, and though the
. sau was immunized in 1911, the his
vi, :, OF the case is in doubt.
b.. aue y navy, which adopted the vaccine
it, ei tnan the army and did not make
It's use sS at at once compulsory, had among
e..s oV'uVO lackies only seven authentic
lsst t1 To- u typhoid in the year ending
aAC.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
Gatun Spillway Used
to Regulate Lake Level

Panama-Gatun spillway, which re-
gulates the levels Of Gatun lake, was
opened Monday for the first time since
June ~. During the elapsed period
the water had risen from 1925 to 84.7
feet above sea level. While the max
imum level the lake can attain is 81
feet, the water will not be allowed to
60 any higher at present because the
diking of the low ridges forming the
rim of the lake basin has not been
completed.
1t is planned to open one gate Of the
spillway for an hour or 80 each day to
keep the water at the existing level.
This process is to be utilized to rid the
lake of the vast masses of swamp veg
citation, commonly known as floating
islands.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
Wilson's Golf Improves;
Health Also Much Better

Pass Christian, Miss. - President
Wilson's vacation is greatly improving
his health. AS he climbed over the
bunkers at the golf links Wednesday
there was vigor in his walk that re-
yealed to those who have been con-
stantly observing him, how much ne
has benefited by week OF rest and
recreation in the mild gulf climate.
The President played 18 holes OF
golf again Wednesday. He is grow
ing accustomed to the stubby grass on
the links, with its retarding effect on
the roll of drives, and made better
score than usual.
Many letters and kilograms OF feilc-
itation on the new year have been re-
ceived.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
Army to Have More Fun.

Washington, D. C.-Army chaplalns
have undertaken the task of providing
amusements for enlisted men, and con-
gress, at the instance of Secretary
Garrison, is about to increase the
usual allowance for post exchanges by
special allotment of $82, 500. This
will provide fund Of $1245 for each
chaplain with which he is expected to
procure photograph, a moving-pict-
ure machine, slides and films, q large
tent with folding chairs and lighting
apparatus, all with the design Of Civ
ing the soldiers amusement.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
TURN WALKOUT
INTO LOCKOUT
Frisco Road Forestalls Strike
Of Railway Telegraphers.
All telegraph Instruments Remoy-
ed and Telephones Installed
100 Operators Dismissed.

Springfield, Mo.-In anticipation Of
the strike Of HOO telegraphers en-
ployed on its lines, the st. Louis &
San Francisco railroad Sunday laid OF
indefinitely 400 telegraphers and be-
gan to transform it's telegraph lines
into telephone system Of railroad
communication.
This action disclosed the company's
plans for resisting the strike, to the
amusement Of the telegraphers, ship
pers and railroad circles in general.
Removal of all telegraphic instru-
ments from the company's offices be-
gan Sunday. 1t is said this is the first
time such a transportation Of the use Of
the wires has been made by railroad
to avert strike.
Among those who will leave the
service of the Frisco are many who
were to present the demands Of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers at q
conference with the receivers Of the
road.
At noon "a special trains, consisting
of an engine and caboose, went out on
the Frisco lines with right of way
over all trains except passengers. The
crew of each train removed the in
struments from every station it passed
and Joined the telegraph wires at
every mile. Thus 1900 miles Of
railroad telegraph were converted into
a telephone circuit.
Many points on the system were
without telegraphic communication
temporarily. Telephone operators will
replace the telegraphers. The threat
ened strike will be forestalled by what
practically amounts to a lockout, and
it is said by some Frisco officials here
that the conference between the tele-
graphers and the receivers may not be
held at all.
According to E. G. Levy, general
manager of the road, every five miles
Of the Frisco's wires will be guarded
by man day and night. At all
points where it is necessary to give
orders, he said, deputy United States
marshal will be on duty to protect the
telephone operator.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
Indian Staff Increased.

Washington, D. C.-The appoint
Inent Of five additional probate attor-
neys to take up the reform work in
stituted by the Indian office in connec-
ton with the protection of the proper
ty rights of Indian children is an
nounced from the Interior department.
Commissions Sells, Of the Indian
Office. has called q conference of at
torneys, field agents and county pro-
bate judges to convene in Muskogee,
Okla, to consider further steps in the
program Of reformation Of laws and
practices.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
Parcel Post Rate Issued.

Washington, D.. C.-The office Of
the third assistant postmaster general
has forwarded to nearly $4,000 post
master information as to changes in
parcel post rates and regulations efec-
tive January l. The orders provide
for reduction of rates in the third,
fourth, fifth and sixth zones, and for
an increase Of the weight limit TO 80
pounds on parcels mailed for delivery
n the first and second zones. After
March, is books shall be embraced
in the parcels weighing over eight
Or1nceS h 3Sa
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
PAY for Spur Cars Asked.

Washington, ID. C.-The right OF
railroads to charge extra compensation
for the delivery Of cars on industrial
or spur tracks in cities was defended
i Z brief filed in the Supreme court
IF the United States by attorneys for
The Southern Pacific and the Atchison,
Toneka & Santa Fe railways. The
railways are seeking to have the court
uphold the Commerce court IN engoln-
mo an order Of the Interstate Com.
= cree commission, which held invalid
: charge Of $3.50 for this service IN
Can FRANCISCO and Los Angeles.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
STORMS LASH
LAND AND SEA
Tremendous Rainfall Breaks All
Records in California.
c..oams Are Out of Bounds Cities
Flooded-One Man Drowned
Rescuing Imperiled.

Con FranclScO-A CorrlQc STORM ss
Emo on the coast, and southeast
l p;nds of tremendous velocity have
, " the Pacific into fury. Vessels
living up and down the coast and be-
p tgoan here and the Orient are in the
'~ ";n Of hurricane and practically all
ss s,p and San Joaquin. river
boats are stormbound.
At Napa the Napa river rose sud-
aonlv and flooded a portion of the bus
a ;noss and residence district. One
man, MAN. James Clark, was drowned. He
met death while rescuing women and
children from flooded houses.
The Sacramento river is rising rap
div and flood warnings have been
;ssned in all districts subject to over
aow north of the Feather river. The
limited States weather bureau reports
that the river is expected to reach a
monacing stage at Sacramento, and
has issued general warnings against
aoods in all sections of the Sacramento
valley. Rain has been falling stead
iIv in the upper part of the valley and
the river is rising rapidly. The situ-
alton, according to the weather bureau
officials, is decidedly ominous. At
Kenneth, 6.3 inches of rain have fallen
during the present storm, while a fall
Of4O2 inches has been recorded at
0roville.
The wind blew so miles an hour at
the Cliff House observatory. The
wires to Point Reyes have been blown
down and Geographic communication
between there and the city is cut off.
The Southern Pacific tracks down
the peninsula were turned into
stream as the storm grew worse.
Near Wrights and elsewhere there
we're washouts in the mountains.
MANY branch lines are out of commits
sion through the northern part of the
state.
In Marin county many families
abandond their homes. The postoffice
at Ross was under four feet of water.
The heaviest damage was farther
north, however.
San Francisco has had two and one
half times as much rain this season as
at the corresponding date last year.
In the mountains great depth of
snow has fallen, the summit reporting
more than 10 feet on the ground.
Redding, with nearly five inches Of
rain in "a hours, reports many land
slides on the main line to Oregon and
all trains proceeding under slow or
ders. Some idea of the tremendous
dOwnpour can be gained from the fol-
lowing, compiled by the Southern Pa
cifc: Redding, At inches; Duns-
muir, 4.z4; Santa Rosa, a.; Ben Lo-
nOnd, sos; Boulder, 3.21; Wrights,
5O4; Calistoga, 9.
Whipped by the gale, the steam
schooner Pomo, disabled, was picked
up by the big lumber steamer Adeline
Smith, according to wireless informa-
uon sent in early Thursday. The
Oeckload on the Pomo had been washed
away and her crew of 20 under Cap
tain Llliland, as we'll as her passen-
gers, were in distress.
While the railroads may be incon-
Venlenced for a time and some suffer
ing be caused, yet the storm is really
soiesslng to the state, which has been
without sufficient water for three
years. The present storm will give
great impetus to all branches of agri-
culture.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
What He Wanted.

a minister opened his Sunday
school class with the welEkn0wn
hymn, Little Drops Of Water, Little
Grains OF Sand" In the middle Of
the first verse he stopped the singing
and complained strongly Of the half
hearted manner in which it was rem
dered. He made q fresh start.
Now. then" he shouted, Little
drops Of water, and, for goodness sake
put some spirit into it!
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09

American forest officers have found
that the high-power telescopes are not
always satisfactory in fire lookout
work. In some localities heat vfbra-
tons in the atmosphere are SO magni-
fled by the glass that clearer vision
can be had with unaided eyes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
Radium Helps Bremner.

Baltimore = Representative Brem-
ner. Of New Jersey, who il At sana-
torium here undergoing radiun treat
ment for cancerous growth in his
left shoulder, Is reported improving.
Mr.. Bremner received bic first treat
ment Of radium on Christmas day,
when II tubes Of the mineral. valued
Il 500. 900. were temporarily bedded
Is lie growth, which IL said to Be Of
: malignant character.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
Intense Cold in France.

Which -. - Intense cold, the like Of
past da" as oeen unknown during the
lga, hay In France, Spain and Port
Se ponn1 s caused several deaths, a.
Mere nn of the three countries
sater pr ri for such q rigorous
u Fra,i Inc temperature in the south
degseeo. mas reached from 4 to s
aeed s1o below zero, while storms
aasntio the Mediterranean, the
sssg sns ana the Channel coasts, ana
snow fell in Paris.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09
School Lands Affected.

washington, D. C.-Ownershlp OF
school Lands. granted to many states
mon their admission to the Union,
nav be affected by suit field here IN
,,.1y more than $50, 900 acres u
Alabama, coded to the state IN 1917.
The Alabama courts have held the
title 81 Al individual good, as against
TIA atate. The Supreme court y asked
= 4; 2miss the stSte' ssappeaL
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09

Dense.
ssWhere is the center Of population
around here?"
II don't understand you, mister.
ssWhere is the population densest
sDunno what you mean.
II guess the population is densest
right here opined the stranger as ne
drove on.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-01-09

It is figured that Englishmen pay
golf caddies $12.0O0,000 year for
their services.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-29

The first traitor his country the great European
of despsed spy This (ab
sgna0d the Germans giving position
guns Rheims He was BOuhdtO post shot
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07

equal convenience and much less ia
tigue in the fresh air if a cool, shady
spot We're readily accessible: Children
are, of course, much better off out of
doors than in, and the mother will find
it much easier to keep them under her
eye if it is possible for her to be her
self. a part of the day at least, out Of
the house.
From a purely financial point of
view it will be found that a we'll shad-
ed property invariably brings a better
price than II bare Of all trees and
shrubs. From this point of view the
planting of trees may be regarded as
a sound business investment and one
which few property owne can afford
to neglect. Men experienced. in farm
sales know that an attractive setting
of foliage will frequently sells a farm
house when such obvious advantages
as good land and water fail to secure
a purchaser.
In building a farmhouse it is, of
course. desirable wherever possible to
take advantage of what trees there
may be already on the property. When
this is not possible, however, young
ones should be planted at the earli-
est possible moment. In most sec
tons of the country poplars and ma
pies will bring the quickest results.
1t is therefore a good idea to plant
these first and to follow them with
other and more enduring kinds, such
as the elm or oak. In general it may
be said that the faster a tree grows
the shorter is its life, and the property
owner who confines himself to quick
growing trees may well find that he
has outlived his shade. Fruit trees
should, of course, be planted too, but
these do not answer the purpose of
shading the house. since it is desirable
to keep them trimmed low in order
to facilitate spraying and gathering
of the fruit.
The choice of trees to be planted de-
ponds in a great measure upon the
section of the country. Where native
trees are abundant it is perhaps best
to select those which can be most
readily obtained from the surrounding
country. On the other hand, in the
sections where young trees are not to
be had it is we'll for the property own
err to consider carefully what kinds
are most likely to thrive. The red oak
is a very satisfactory tree and does
well over a large area. 1t is compare
lively rapid in growth. but, on the
other hand, is much longer lived than
many others which share this advan-
tage. Evergreens do not, OF course,
give as much shade as deciduous trees,
whose foliage is confined to the sum-
mer. On the other hand, a grove of
.evergreens is distinctly ornamental
and Is most useful in the winter as a
wind screen. The value OF wind
screens in practical agriculture has re-
Gently attracted considerable scientific
attention, but it does not need a sci
enlist to appreciate the usefulness OF
such a screen in promoting the comfort
of a household.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
MARRIAGES

There is is to be a very interest
'ng double wedding at the home
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Bakez IN
Spencer On November 18th when
heir daughters will be united in
*edlock. The contracting parties
re: Mis-, Esther Elizabeth to
John Philip Weber, son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. P. Weber of Sails
bury now employed as q machine.
st at Hamlet, and Miss Marion
Beatr. o and Earl Monroe Ruth
son of Mr.. aud Mrs. W. M. Ruth,
of Salisbury. a successful travel
ing salesman.
The marriage of Miss Sarah E,
McDonough of New York, and
James J. McEvery, an employee
of the Southern's shop, formerly
of New York took place at Rom
ish Church last Thuraday morn.
ing, Priest Leo Cuntz officiating,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07

j. D.. Richie, q native of Row.
an, recently died at San Antonio,
Texas. He was SO years old and
a member of the AZ N. G. State
troops Go. g. Mrs. J. A. Canup,
q daughter of the late G.. V. Bost,
who lived whore Spencer now is,
died last month. She was 60
years old and leaves a large fami-
ly.
9. James, resident of East
Salisbury died Monday from the
effects of an attack of epilepsy.
He was 68 years old and leaves q
wife and several children. The
funeral was held from the home
yesterday afternoon and was con.
Quoted by Rev. G. B. Heller of
Spencer.
Nh. and Mrs. e. L. Mowerv.
have the sympathy of their many
friends In the death of their lit
tie two'year-old daughter, Mar
ths' which took place Monday
afternoon.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
Contracts Will be Let For Two
More Battl@hiDs

Washington, Oct. 6.-The New.
port News Shipbuilding Company
of Newport News, Va at 81, 115,-
600, and the New York Shipbuild.
ing Company at $7.175, 900 were
the two lowest bidders today for
the construction of two American
%battleships to be built this year.
As each concern bid for one ship
only, each will receive a contract.
The two b%attleships are of the
group comprising numbers 40, al,
AZ already banned by Secretary
Daniels as the California, Mis-
sissippi, and Idaho. One will
be constructed at q Government
Navy Yard yet to be determined.
The vessels will be the largest
yet designed for the United States
Navy, each having a displacement
of 80, 900 tons.
The main bat teries consist of
IL four-inch guns and four sub
merged torpedo tnbes, while the
torpedo defense battery will con.
sist of % 5-inoh rapid fire guns.
They will be heavily armored
and propelled by turbines and
will be fitted with oil burning
boilers of the water tube pipe.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
Car Side SViped

Friday afternoon just as pas
senger train No 46 was leaving
Spencer a southbound freight was
met with a door hanging out
which struck tie side of the rear
passenger coach. A number of
windows were broken, the car was
considerably dis6gured and sev.
eral passengers were cut and
bruised. 46 stopped and backed
to Salisbury two gentlemen from
Charlotte, were right badly bruis.
ed were taken to the hospital.