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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
Parcel Post to Take
Place Of Middlen,en

Washingon, D. G, Preliminary
steps we're taken By the PostofBce de-
paftmens Msrdsy ~ petfect its plan
for,reducing tie cost Of living s. hav-
ing the parcel post carry products Of
the farm directly to the door Of the
consumer.
Ten cities we're selected 10 begin
work Of establishing direct connec
tions between producer and consumer.
Postmaster General Burleson having
already issued an order permitting the
use Of crates and boxes for butter.
eggs, poultry, vegetables and fruit
shippd by parcel post. Orders have
gone to the postmasters at Boston.
Atlanta, st. Louis, San Francisco.
Baltimore, Detroit, La Crosse, Wis.
Lynn, Mass, Rock Island, ILL.,, and
Washington, directing them to ''re-
ceive the names Of persons who are
willing to supply farm products in re-
tail quantities by parcel post. -
Printed lists OF these names, show
ing kind and quantity Of commodity
available. will be distributed among
town and city patrons.
''By the use of these lists" First
Assistant Postmaster General Roper
said, "the city consumer will be able
to get in touch with q farmer who will
fill his weekly orders for butter and
eggs and other farm products. The
consumer will receive the produce
fresh from the country and the person
al relationship established will no
doubt tend to improve the quality.
The farmer will be relieved Of carry
ing his produce to market, as the rural
carrier will make daily collections at
the farmers door of these retail ship
ments to city consumers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
HeKneu.

A Washingtonian, who was touring
the Shenandoah valley, stopped his
motorcar ii the road one day and
asked an aged negro who was painful
II proceeding in the opposite direction
whether he knew where Mr. Simpson
lived.
ssYessuh, " was the reply. He lives
heah in de valley. /"
EDO you know where his house is?''
The negro chuckled. Deed I do.
boss. = be said. 81 only wisht / had
Is many dollahs AZ I knows where
hat house is. Lippincott's.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
Middies to Haze Liberties.

annapolis - Midshipmen of the
s'aduating class at the Naval academy
uu.tlng their final IL months at the in
sS W will hereafter be treated as
s sueers and will have privileges never
0eIore allowed here.
Under the new order the first class
~, ~sa may visit the homes of officers
- j places in Annapolis any afternoon
:; "e week. Superintendent FullEm
n s'u mat there is to be no relaxing Of
sasslpllne, but that members Of the
~, s,s' class would be expected to main
~'a 1t without compulsion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
PHONE COMBINE
YIELDS TO LAW.
romnetition in Northwest Is Or
dered Restored by Court.
comoanies Must Exchange Long.
Instance Service Without Ex-
,ra Charge Says q. s. Court.

p,rtland-Competition in the tele-
,aue business of the Pacific North
pa D,+ il arbitrarily ordered restored,
W. S government regulation of such
so;ness is insured by q decree entered
ou'i limited States District court, By
~ nnd9e Robert S. Bean. The defend
' uts in the suit, brought last July
su udsr the Sherman ANTITRUST law, by
r rn States District Attorney
Unomes are perpetually enjoined
i".m creating condition that will in
.arfere with competition.
The defendants were the American
Telephone & Telegraph company and
~ subsidiary companies, the North
eastern Telephone company, owning
.omneting long-distance lines from
port Angeles, WASH, to Corvallis,
nv the Interstate Telephone COM
osnv owning competing long-distance
limos from Spokane easterly in North
avn Idaho; the Home Telephone COM
nanv of Spokane, and smaller COM
ppsnies opearting competing exchanges
r. Seattle, Tacoma and Bellingham,
Wash.
The decree represents an uncondi-
+;onal surrender on the part of the al
locad telephone trust to the demands
NJ tbe government. 1t was entered
otter each of the AZ defendants to the
sujt. comprising officers, directrs and
laoa] representatives of the defendant
companies, had voluntarily agreed to
its terms.
Besides forbidding the defendants
from ever again entering into such a
combination, the American Telephone
{ Telegraph company or Pacific COM
uany is ordered to dispose of its hold
ings in the Northwestern and inter-
state long-distance business and in the
Home company of Spokane, and is
prohibited from acquiring any interest
in these companies. The time given
is 30 days for the Northwestern and
Interstate holdings, and six months
for the Home holdings.
The decree grants the government
the right to apply to the court at Port
land for any further orders that may
be necessary to complete the intent
Of the decree, thus guaranteeing vir-
taul and constant Federal regulation.
The Pacific company in Portland is
given 20 days in which to perfect a
contract with the Home Telephone
company providing for interchange
able long-distance service. Discrim-
nation in the matter Of rates is for
hidden, so that it will cost no more to
telephone a certain distance over the
two lines than over the Pacific's line
aono
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
Keeping Truck Of Fruit Crop I'm
pOrtanf Natter.

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
wallis Zone Of the weakest spots in
the whole fruit industry seems to be
the inability Of both growers and buy
ers to get reliable information as to
the amount Of fruit Of given variety
in sight,, says Professor C. l. Lewis,
horticuralist at the Oregon Agricul-
tural college. This amount is very
often over estimated in consequence of
which the buyer is afraid to take
hold Of the market and low prices
result to the grower, when the fruit
would have sold more quickly and at
much better prices il the actual supply
had been known. The grower is not
always competent to estimate the
yield Of his own crop. In some cases
It is advisable for the growers associ-
ation to send out q skilled estimator to
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03

Norfolk, Va. - After serving 20
wears as postmistress ct CORTLAND,
Va. Miss Matte Tyler, grand daush-
ter Of John Tyler, 10th president Of
the United States, has lost her posi-
ton BY order Of President Wilson. An
order was issued recently that oil post
masters at fourth-class Offices must
mass civil service examinations. Miss
TYLER declined to take an examination.
There were four applicants and B. A..
williams made highest average. Miss
TYLER wept when the news was taken
to her.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
An Able Resoluer.

Too many men seem to make resolu-
tions only to break them afterward.
When Smythe came home very late
"a January &, cigar ii bis mouth ~
sn oilor of alcohol shout him, bis wife
said. bitterly: Only yesterday you
swore Of late hours, whisky and to-
bacco. and now look 1t you! You've
broken al three Of your good reso-
buttons T.
ssWell, dearie, WHIST of 4! salo
Smvthe IL ! hurt voice. q cen
make others, = emit = kn1lel1el'
|ph5a z'senIng IInnea s & s
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
R'otlng Be0ins II BeIfast;
King Severely Criticised

be'fast a party riot occurred II
Oromae Square early Wednesday
morning. Stones and other missiles
were thrown and revolver shot. we're
fired. A large force Of police dis
persed the rioters. Many person.
were slightly injured and several were
arrested.
London Westminster continues to
De seething caldron over what the
Liberals now denounce a. the ssmutiuv
OF the army aristocrats'' against the
democratic government.
The fact has been established from
all obtainable evidence that General
Hubert Cough and the other officers If
the Third Cavalry brigade demanded
and obtained written assurances.
which had been drafted by lawyer.
that they would not be ordered to fight
Sir Edward Carson's Ulster volun-
teers. and that these assurances were
obtained largely through the personal
Intervention Of the king.
Before they left London thev sent
messages to their brother officers ia
Ireland that they had found support
from the highest quarters. On
their arrival ut Carragh camp they
were welcomed by guard Of honor
and related the outcome Ct their sum
mons to the war Office.
The throne, which has traditionalIy
kept out Of party controversies, both
because Of aloofness and as q point Of
honor with. public men and newspa-
pers, is involved in the discussion as
it has never been before during King
Georges reign, or that of his most
diplomatic father.
The section of the Liberals who OPP
posed what they denounced as sur
render to the military oligarchy are
criticising the king with the greatest
freedom. They resent his action in
summoning to the palace Field Mar
shall Lord Roberts, who, in his
speeches, advised the officers that they
might properly refuse service in sup
pressing the Ulster irreconcilables and
criticise His Majesty for dealing per-
sonally with Field Marshal Sir John
French, chief of the general staff, and
General Sir Arthur Paget, command
ing the forces in Ireland, who should
have been dealt with, they think, only
by the secretary of state for war.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
Volcano Begins Eruption.

Tokio-A severe eruption OF the
volcano on Suwanose island. south Of
Kyushu, began here Sunday. The
fames rose 500 feet above the mouth
~ the crater An expedition has been
cent to give relief to the ESQ inhabi-
tspts Of the leland.
The long extinct volcano Chokai,
near Sakata, also is in eruption This
mountain 10 inhabited ~ hshexmeg.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
Hi0yt.Cau Bill Reported.

Washington, D. C. The house bill
providing for highway work II con-
junction with the states was favorably
reported to the senate by the agrieui-
tural committee. It would also appro-
pirate 81, 00O, 900 for 1914 and autn-
orixe an appropriation Of -, 600, 600
for 1916, with additional years. IN
creases until 1921, when the amount
authorized would be so, coo, 00G.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
Llama Will Sail Again.

New York-The llama which arrived
here last Sunday by the steamship
Verdi from Buenos Ayres, consigned
to William j. Bryan, will be depofted
on the Verdi, not back to South Amer
lea, but to England. At least it will
start for England, but before now, it
is said, dead -llamas have been found
floating in from the three-mile limit
after they had been rejected by the
livestock quarantine inspectors. Mem
bers Of the crew think that the in
spector il mistaken in saying the ami
mal had the foot and mouth disease.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
Sn'ugglers Gain $40, 600.

Sts.a Francisco - Assistant United
tb,t =, Attorney Selvage estimates
Is su $4,000 was cleaned up by the
lth s'oms guards and others charged
eeso sonsplracy in opium smuggling.
i f. OF the number are now on triaI
htss.,f Federal court here, 1--WE having
*'ed pleas Of guilty.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
act for the association.

act for the association.
"The facts ascertained by this field
agent could be made available by hav-
ing them reported to the association,
each association reporting to central
bureau of statistics for the Northwest
in turn would report to central bureau
for the United States at Washington
Accurate estimates of crops thus Sc
cured would do away with a large part
of the speculative elemsht in buying,
would place the whole fruit industry
on firmer basis and would be of in
calculable benefit to the grower and
the consumer alike.
Another phase of the market prob
lem which is pressing for immediate
action is effective advertising get
ting the consumer to buy more fruit.
To farmer it is astonishing how ig-
norant his city cousins are regarding
the quality, eating season, and ways
Of preparing fruits. The way to get
the people interested in the goods we
have for sale is to supply them with
fruit at its proper season of ripeness
and give them directions for prepar-
ing it.
ssTo do this the cooperation of the
wholesaler and retailer must be OBJ
tanned, and they must be shown that
they will make more money by selling
customer fruit at its best rather
than when it is as hard as brick.
When people buy what they suppose is
a good eating apple they are are not
satisfied with one, even though an ex-
cellent cooker if it is not good eaten
fresh.
"A good way to get this informa-
tion to the customer is for retailers to
push sales by the box or barrel rather
than small quantities and to charge
more moderate prices for what they
sell, securing profits from turning q
large quantity of goods rather than
from making large net returns upon
small quantities. Printed recipes for
using the fruit in various ways may
accompany these packages.
s'Since the grower is the one most
vitality benefited by this plan he is
the one who may meet the cost OF
advertising. by purchasing stamps at
one cent each and placing one stamp
on each box and two stamps on each
barrel that he ships. Growers who
have tried this plan favor it quite gen
orally.
Closely interviewer with the sub
iect Of advertising and logically de-
pendent upon it are the matters OF
standardizing our output, securing
wider distribution, and causing great
er consumption Of our fruit The
present orchard output Of the North
west is increasing rapidly. What is
to be done with the fruit? Sell it IN
few cities as has been done in times
past? II that course is followed It
viii 20 on the anctioneer's block (exe-
cutioner's block and must be sold for
what it will bring under local condi-
tions. It must be remembered that,
after all, the great body of American
people who will eat this fruit are not
millionaires but are living on modest
incomes. To put fruit in the luxury
class BY placing such enormously hiRh
prices upon it % most Of our fruit 10
brough the past few years will simply
curtaif consumption to such ~ extent
that not quarter Of our crop will e
eaten. What then?.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
Heard n O Ralte Shop.

b BakerNo cent loaves Of pum-
pernickel left, sir; only the large
ones.
Customsr-V Very veil. give me Z
loaf Of pumperdime.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03
king Also PLanni,sg Visit.

,s 'sUaa-Queen Eleanor's plans for
he s iorthcoming visit to America were
s Iu11ultely announced Thursday. She
Yos,s start on May 81, sailing for New
w.. on the steamer Kaiserin Auguste
,i' S.O.ia. King Ferdinand also will
N ~, !. america later. He intends To-
" " the San Francisco exposition.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-04-03

fruits that stand long shipments, just
what the United Fruit company has
done with the banana-place it in
every home in the land at a reasonable
price. It is shame that the banana,
shipped for the most part from foreign
countries, has come to be known as
the poor mans fruit, while the APP
pie, wholesome and delicious in SO
many different ways of preparation, is
regarded as luxury.
"This condition, however, seems to
be changing. Low prices in some in
stances combined with the cost Of ex-
pensive selling agencies have made it
evident that something must be done
very soon to acquaint people with the
merits Of our fruit, to get them to eat
more of it, and to reduce to the mini
mum the cost Of getting this fruit to
the people.
To do this petty jealousies of rival
districts must be forgotten, standards
of grade and pack must be made as
uniform as possible, the selling prop
uganda must be centralized and SIM
plified as far as possible to reduce cost
of marketing, and the retailer must be
shown that it is to his advantage to
sell more fruit and charge less profit
on his sales. This he will be ready to
do when we can guarantee him fruit
of uniform quality and pack placed at
his door in good condition at the prop
er season for eating"
The foregoing discussion is from
College Bulletin No. 118 Handling the
Fruit Crop written by C. I. Lewis and
w. S. Brown. This bulletin may be
had by any Oregon grower who will
write for it to R. D. Hetzel, Exten-
sion Director, Corvallis. q
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

There lies a wrecked automobile
by the roadsid. Beside it is a pool
of blood. The combination marks
the end of mad ride. While speed
drunk his finger gave fatal push
on the gas lever. Pick them UP
and take them to the hospital. Send
for their relatives. Sweep the au-
tomobile into tire scrap heap. Run
out another one and let the sur
vivors jump in and dash away. Such
is life. Always haunted by the cowlei
shadow of Death. 1t makes NO diff
ference whether we are flying along
in an auto or jogging about be-
hind the old family horse which sui
DENLY becomes eccentric takes a
fright at a wayside pig, runs away
and cracks your head on a fence
post We shoulder sometimes to see
how, close it steals up to US then
glides away chuckling to itself be-
cause it got our goat. Yes, always
haunted by tile cowled shadow of
death.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12
| AUDUBON TWP.
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Mrs. Harry Hockenbery and child
rem are spending the week end with
her brother Cla1 ence Davis.
Jens P. Wilson is building a fine
dwelling house on the farm he re-
Gently purchased of I, H. Soper adj
joining the south east eli y limits, to
be occupied by himself and family.
Joseph Klemish is building a dou-
Bile corn crib 24x32 and machine
shed 1892 ON his farm, the work,
being done by Goodposture Bros.
{ Viola johnson commenced teaching
the winter term Of school at the
Center Monday Nov. 9Th.
Oscar johnson finished husking
corn Saturday.
James Jensen autoed to Atlantic
Sunday to see his brother-in-law,
Mike Simersen who was injured so
Iseriously in an auto accident Nov. 3
Clarence Perry, Bert Johnson and
Chas Garoutt helped to work that
piece of road that seemed to be de-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Lauritz Dam and Jimmie Olsen
have bought the general store at
Fiscus and will embark as partners
in the mercantile business early in
December. K. j. Petersen piloted
the deal. Whether or not THE new
firm will be known as s'The Dam
OLSEN Co.. we cannot say. Success
to the enterprise.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. John McNutt and
grandaug hter Mabel of Ross, spent
Sunday at the Grant Kness home
near Hamlin. Special pains were tax
ell to make the day pleasant one
for grandma McNutt because it was
her seventy sixth birthday. She is
very hale and hearty and seems to
have vitality enough to reach 100.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

A complete surprise was sprung
on Henry Schwab Friday night. Ear
ly in THE evening he was induced to
don himself in his best, under the
impression TINT the folks wished
him to escort them to the theater in
Audubon. He became weary waiting
on the folks to get ready and flung
himself on the sofa where he fell
into doze. While he slept a large
number OF his friends and relatives
slyly congnegated in another room
preparatory to celebrating his birth
day. Then he was tapped on the
shoulder and told that they were
ready and led before the crowd
wluere d burst of merry laughter
started the entertainment which cor
sisted OF games and refreshments
and they did not 'skidoo' till the old
rooster crew.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Rasmus johnson came back from
California to enjoy a visit with old
friends during Iowa's delectable In
dian Summer, after which he will
return to the famous coast state
and resume business. He is pleased
with the West.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

The Diphtheria scare dwindled
down to simple case of quinsy,
and the folks over in Greeley are
creeping from their hiding places.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Quite few candidates were seen
creeping out of the little end of the
horn Wednesday and sneaking back
to business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Roosevelt has made such am ass
of himself that it is very difficult
to distinguish him from the Demo-
crat mule.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

o. w. Eddy has finished picking
Germ and is NOW turning down a
clover pasture with his gang.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Burt Hocamp has a fool dog that
comes out and c(hews the tires of
passing autoes. Some day some one
will get him and mo one wild weep.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

The membels of the Sunday
school and ladies Aid surprised Mrs.
O. f. Ide at her home north OF
town Tuesday night and presented
her with beautiful set of knives
and forks, I'M appreciation of her
long and faithful service as Supt.
of the S. S. and Pres. of the Aid
society A fine time was enjoyed by
those present and the ladies served
dlicious lunch.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

MIR. and Mrs. Win Browning of
Ft Des Moines were in Brayton CALL
ing on old time friends. They we're
residents of Brayton about twenty
years ago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Miss Agnas Nielsen trained nurse
from CoifaN Ia. is visiting her bro
theirs Nels and Robert Nielsen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Leslie and ALLEN Eddy have finish
ed husking corn at home and are
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. John Waters are
the parents cf new baby girl Mrs.
Walters mother, Mrs. Harry Caey
OF Atlantic has been making the
young lady's acquaintance.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

serted running south from Johmson's
corner, which helps matters some
what. !;
Edward Cihak has rented his farm
and will move to Creston in the
near future.
Miss Lucy Ghliher closed her
school at No. 4 and went to Des
Muines to attend the Teachers meet
Irg.
Lizzie KelQeher closed her school
at Mo. Friday and will take a
short vacation
Mrs. James Jensen is taking care
of two of the Simersen children
while their mother is at the bedside
Of her injured husband.
Maude Perry spent the week end
with her parents.
Ruth Herrick is spending the
week with her brother Albert and
wife.
Mrs Thomas Klemish is having
all Of her out but dings painted.
which adds much to the appearance
of her home.
Mrs. Amanda Wright and Mrs.
Rebecca Crane sisters of Mrs. Alice
Connrardy COT Nebraska) were Wis
lifting Mrs. A. Baylor Friday and Sat-
urday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Mrs. DIR. Halloran of Paris, III.
was Calling ON MIR. and Mrs. j. T.
Jenkins Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Ralph Kness is happy in the poss
ession of a new bicycle.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Miss Meta Petersen of Stuart
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

IA. e. Brown and wife started
Tuesday morning in their auto for
Dallas and western part of Tripp
Co. S. d. to- look at the farm they
own there.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Mrs. R. Miller and children of Wi
ota visited the latter part of the
week in Brayton returning home
Sunday with Mr.. Miller who came
over in the auto
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Edward Cihak has rented his farm
and will move to Creston in the
near future.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12
Here and There.

now giving Peter Jensen boost.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

Chas Heurick of Craig, Colo. ar
rived in Brayton Monday morning
for visit with his parents, j. @.
Herrick and wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

serted running south from Johnson's
corner, which helps matters some
what.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12

DR.. Becker of Atlantic was a pre-
fessional caller in Brayton Monday.