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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Governor Returns GunbOnt
QUICKLY to u. s. NaUy

Olympia-Just 80 minutes after Sec
rotary of the Navy Daniels tele-
graphed Governor Lister that the gov
eminent needed for Mexican service
the gunboat Vicksburg, which has
been used at Tacoma as a training
ship for the Washington Naval Mill
tia, the governor was able to tele-
graph back that the Vicksburg was
ready. He also offered Secretary
Daniels the Washington Naval Militia,
stating that to man they were anx-
ious to see service.
The governor, who had advance in
formation that the Vicksburg might
be wanted, communicated with Adju-
tant Genreal Llewellyn by long-distance
phone Immediately upon receiving Sec
rotary Daniels telegram. In half an
hour all state supplies had been re-
moved from the gunboat 1t was
turned over at once to the commandant
of the Puget Sound navy yard at
BremertOn. 4t1l7+
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Contract for Completion of
Pacific HighlUay Awarded

Olympia-Contract for 81 miles of
the Pacific highway in Clarke county,
that will make the entire route in the
state of Washington fit for automobile
tourist travel, has been awarded by
the State Highway commission to C.
H. Maginnis, of Portland. The piece
of road in question lies between Wood
land and La Center and Maginnis' con-
tract amounts to $25, 1872. = ~ @a tts
This stretch of road was the only
one in the entire highway that Cover
nor Lister and the other members of
the Highway commission were unable
to cross by automobile when they
made their preliminary trip of inspec-
ton last spring.
While the entire Pacific Highway
in this state will not be Of new con-
struction, it will all be in good con-
dition for tourist travel in 1915. In
King and Pierce counties practically
all the route is hard surfaced.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Gross Railroad Earnings
Are Largest In History

Olympia Earnings during the
calendar year 1913, totaling $72, 000,-
275.29, the largest in the history of
the railroad, are shown by the North
ern Pacific in its annual report just
filed with the State Tax commission.
Earnings credited to the State of
Washington were $40, 257, 474.74, the
largest since 1910.
Operating expenses have kept up
with the increased earnings, the report
says, totaling $45, lao, 1884 for the
system and S14,284, $3.50 for the
state Of Washington. The total in
come for the system in 1913 was $780,
375, 1888, as against $50, 927, 1868 in
1912. For the state of Washington
the income was 6,328, 737.42, as
against Sc, 752, 627.95 in 1912.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
McAdO0 to Fight Disease.

: Washington, d. ca new phase of
the Mexican problem was brought to
the attention of congress when .Secre-
tary McAdoo, on behalf of the Public
health service, asked the house to ap-
propriate and make Instantly avail
able" 500, 900 to prevent the intro
duction and spread of epidemic dis
eases. The current year fund for this
purpose is exhausted.
Secretary McAdoo also sought $685.
600 for establishment of quarantine
facilities at Providence, r. /.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Cnrrnnza Makes No Reply
to Proposals for Mediation

FL Paso. Tex.-While General Car
rama has not replied officially to the
proposition of the South American me-
diators for federal-rebel armistice,
his answer is said by officials here to
be plainly forecast in orders promul-
gated for a concentrated attack on
Tampico. g,
The federal gunboats and the land
defenses of Tampico have proved too
big a task for the troops of Generals
Caballero and Gonzales and orders
have now been issued for the mobiliza'
ton of IL, 900 troops from the states
of Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Nuevo
Leon. It is reported also that General
Francisco. Villa, the first soldier OF the
revolution, will lead the attack.
Monclovia Herrera, whose name as
a fighter has grown immensely during
recent campaigns, if present plans
prevail, will head the assault on Sal
tillo, where the remains of the federal
forces from Torreon, Monterey and
other places captured by the rebels
are gathered.
Rafael E. Musquiz, son-in-law OF
General Carranza and leader of the
junta, here, is among authorities for
the declaration that the armistice in
Northern Mexico is impossible.
It was rumored in connection with
the proposal that acceptance of the
proposition would have carried with it
some form of recognition of the bel
ligerency of the rebels, but General
Carranza is said to have commented
that he did not care to attain it in
that way, as it was bound to come in
due time with the complete victory
of his forces.
General Villa was at Parral Satur-
day. It is learned that his recent trip
to Juarez and his present peregrina-
tions are on business matters connect
ed with raising revenue. The United
States is said to have suddenly become
rigid in it's demands for the protection
of all foreign interests in Mexico,
thereby embarrassing the process OF
raising funds by war taxes and confis-
cation of property.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Villa Prepares to Attack
SaLtiLIO With Is, 900 Men

Chihuahua, Mex.-General Villa has
taken immediate steps to mobilize his
entire force, estimated at $4,000 men,
around Saltillo. In the forefront I'M
doubtedly will be Monclovia Herrera's
brigade of 1900 men. Monclovia Her.
rera, with his brother, Luis, is credit
ed with being the most effective
Fighting man. in Northern Mexico
with the exception of Villa. 1t was
reported at one time that Carranza
contemplated replacing Villa in the
supreme rebel command by General
Monclovia Herrera.
Many of the troops counted on to
Saltillo already are in the field.
Villa expects to put Is brigades in
to the field. This distribution of his
command does not follow the United
States or foreign qualification. Some
of the brigades number only 800 men,
but each is definitely identified with
some particular General" whose
care for his troops and fighting quail
tiles have so endeared him to his men
that the real detectives Of the revolu-
tionary movement have been subord-
mated in the minds of the common
soldiers to the fact that they fight at
the command and live under the pro-
lection of the general in whose
'gente" they serve. T
The federal garrison at Saltillo orig
inally consisted of 1900 men, but the
fugitives from the remnants of Velas-
co.'s Torreon army and fleeing garrison
of Monterey have increased that force
to 10000. aa sg1
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08

Colfax Rock lake, the great natural
reservoir Of Western Whitman county,
is to be made a mammoth storage res
ervoir for the Palouse5 irrigation pro-
ject if plans now being made can be
carried out. "A committee composed Of
Phil W.. Cox, Seymour Manning and
John F. Richardson went to Rock Lake
to inspect the site. The old surveys
are to be inspected and all information
possible obtained in regard to making
the lake storage reservoir for the
flood waters Of the country in the early
spring.
The lake is 10 miles long by from
half mile to one and a half miles
wide, with great rock walls on either
side, rising to height of from 100 te
200 feet. It is capable of holding
thousands of acre feet of water and, il
used as a reservoir in connection with
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Plan Giant RererUOir
Il to Aid PdlOuse Project

the sites selected above W1nona and
above Elberton on the Palouse river,
will hold enough water to irrigate
thousands of acres and furnish thou
sands of horsepower for electric OF
other purposes.
The committee has been gathering
data in regard to the capacity OF ROCK
AXE as q reservoir and the condition
of the rights of land owners as decided
nv the courts in case started many
wears ago by Milan Still and others
and which was carried to the Supreme
court.
A favorable report has been secured
on all questions investigated to date.
The committee is delighted with pros.
meets of the success of the Palouse
project, for all information secured by
the committee and government experts
employed. has been highly satisfactory
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Mexicnns Feed on Fakes.

Ell Paso, Tex.-A copy of the Mexico
City newspaper, Ell Impartial, received
here, tells of the capture of Ell Paso
by the combined forces of General We
lasco, the Federal leader, and General
Villa. The story, under date of last
Thursday, says that the Americans
were surprised and overwhelmed and
that Villa and Velasco established
headquarters in the leading hotel Me-
gotiations ensued, says the inspired
story, as a result of which the fright
ened Americans coded the Southern
half of the city back to Mexico. ~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
BrYnn Permits Return.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Roberto v. Pes.
guerra, diplomatic agent for the con.
stitutionalists, who has been in CORES
pondence with Secretary Bryan, was
notified that American consuls had
been instructed to permit Americans
who had been ordered out of Cananea,
Ell Tigre and Nacozari, Sonora, to re.
turn to those places. Senior Pesqueirs
had requested Secretary Bryan to per.
NIT the Americans to return, as the
shutting down of mining properties
had thrown 10000 Mexicans laborers
out of work.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Taxing of Fruit Trees Is
Believed Unconstitutional

Wenatchee-The average Wenatchee
valley orchard is valued for taxation
purposes by the county assessor at
$500 per acre. The method of arriv-
ing at this figure was explained to the
Chelan County Taxation league at the
Commercial club by Assessor Joe John
son. He said that the basis of valua-
tion for irrigable land in the immedi-
ate vicinity of Wenatchee is $500 per
acre, the land having water right, but
unimproved. When trees are planted
the valuation is thereby increased
500 per acre; 500 is added for each
year of growth up to the tenth year.
This makes a maximum valuation of
$500 per acre for orchards 10 years
and older. Property is then assessed
at one-half it's actual value for taxa
ton purposes.
The fact was brought out clearly
that the valuations are fixed by direc-
ton of the state taxation board and in
violation of the law which stipulates
that fruit trees are exempt from taxa
tion. The state board takes the posi-
ton that the law is unconstitutional.
Arbitrarily the board instructs the
assessor to tax trees on the above
basis. It issues challenge to tax
payers either to pay their taxes on this
basis or take the question into court.
A resolution was adopted initiating
a legal fight to determine the right OF
the state tax commission to collect a
tax on fruit trees.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
HAvF
NARROW ESCApp
Mexicans Burn Flags and v,...
U. S. Consulate. w"
Preparations for Massacre NJ,
When ss : Vessel a Supposed 70 s a''s
.. S. Warship Sighted ~

San Diego, Cal. Driven from H..
homes and interests by a bi ta thes
American outbreak, the resu1t 'e !. anti
landing of Marines at Vera Gnu y, the The
refugees from Mexico reached ba,. z's
the German steamer Marie, c rsps On
Julius Davidson, which left the s1 Rsa!
can port of Manzanillo April q "s T.
majority Of the refugees arc Ill. lae
Guadalajara, the second citv in M from
co, and tributary TERRITORY. tho 20 a msSl'
coming from Colima and Mar, osaefs
There are 127 men, 60 women 'I sna o.
children. '''u u
The feeling against American. u
so intense that the majority Of was va
refugees from Guadalajara and G. co; sae
were forced to seek the protection '1 !.
the British consulate officers in mn th. VI
cities, and received shelter in 'A %s
British consulates. Anti-Ama,;saaN
demonstrations were held at freon ss.
intervals, the Mexican press was ciu
en- over to the most alarming ren en
and editorials, the vilest insults Ws, ~
hurled at Americans in the streets srs
threats of wholesale assassinat;n.
were made. 'p
Antonio del Gadillo, governor Of tbs
state of Colima, concluded a speech n.
citing Mexicans to take up arms with
the exclamation: "Mueran he
gringos" death to the Americans)
In Guadalajara H. L. Percy, Las
Angeles mining man, entering a store
there to make purchases, was chased
out of the establishment by the Mex.
can proprietor. In the street the
Mexican yelled: "Mexicans, here is
a Yankee; kill him."
A mob took after Percy and he was
forced to run for his life, finally gain.
ing the hotel, where 100 other Amer.
cans were waiting to take the train
for Manzanillo.
While refugees from Guadalajara
were at the wharf waiting to get their
baggage off, vessel thought to be an
American warship, was sighted.
Great excitement resulted, and Mex.
lean wearing a Red Cross badge
rushed into the American consulate,
tore from the walls two large Amer.
can flags and carried them outside,
where Mexicans tore them into strips,
spit upon them, stamped on them and
then set fire to them. AS they were
burning a Mexican flag was waved
over them.
The wharf was cleared preparatory
to blowing it up with dynamite, and
the Americans there were marched
to the consulate. Cries Of "VlVa
Mexico" and ''Mueran los gringos
were constant, and the massacre OF
the Americans in case warshlpS ap-
peared seemed certain. The consulate
had previously been mined. Some
time later it was determined that the
ship was not a United States war YES.
sci and the Americans were released
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
HIERTA FORMALLY AGREES
TO OFFERS FOR MEDIATION

Washington, D. General Huerta
has accepted the proposal that there
be no further hostilities between the
United States and Mexico pending the
efforts of the ENJOYS of Argentina,
Brazil and Chile to bring about an am
icable settlement of difficulties between
the countries.
Restrained but none the less steady
preparation for any military eventual
tiles and the quiet progress OF the
mediation program being worked out
behind closed doors continue, however.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
SEATTLE MARKETS

Wheat-Bluestem, Csc per bushel;
forty-fold, Gle; club, 90c; Fife, 9Oc;
red Russian, &c.,
Bags-9.15c.
Oats-Eastern Washington, $27@28
per ton; Puget Sound, s27@28; rolled,
s28.
Feed-Bran. s25@26 per ton; rolled
barley, s27@28; alfalfa meal, s23 !;
alfalfa molasses, $25; shorts, $500
81.
Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
S18@19 per ton; Puget Sound timo-
thy, $14; alfalfa, $14@15; No. l
mixed, s17@18; wheat hay, $14@15.
Eggs-Select ranch, 10000 dozen.
Poultry = Live hens, 17@18c per
pound; old ROSTERS, lie; spring chick
ems, 18c; 1914 broilers, 33c; ducks,
1Sc; squads, SO per dozen; geese, 12c
per pound. z.,~
Apples = Winesaps, $2@2.5O per
box; White Winter Pearmains, So. SO:
Arkansas Blacks, $2@2. so; Yellow
Newtowns, 81.
Honey-New, So. so per case.
Dressed Beef - Prime beef steers.
12@123c per pound; cows, 11@11ac:
heifers, 12c.
Dressed Veal-15@16c per pound.
Dressed Hogs = Whole, packing
house, 13c per pound.
Hides-Salted, 12c per pound: salt
kip, lac; sailed calf, 18c; green hides.
lie; dry hides, 24c; dry salt, zoe:
sailed bulls, &c; green bulls, Sc.
Artichokes, Csc per dozen.
Asparagus-$1. 5O@1. Is.
Beans-String and wax, 12@15c
per pound.
Bell peppers 25@3Oc per pound.
Beets-New, s1@1.25 per sack.
Cabbage = Flat Dutch, 81. so per
'cwt.; red, 33c pound.
Carrots-Local, 75c0$1 per sack.
Cauliflower-Local, 81. so per dozen.
Cucumbers- dollhouse, s161. so per
dozen.
Horseradish-1O@12c per pound.
Lettuce-Hothouse, s1@1.25 crate.
Mlnt-6Oc per dozen lunches.
onlons-Green, 25@30c per dozen:
Fanno, SIS per cwt.
Onion sets-l0c per pound.
Peas-Green, 8@9c per pound.
Parsley, 25@30c per dozen. yt9sas
fotatoes-Home grown, $14@l6 pe,
ton; Yakima Gems, $4,000 per ton. :.
nnusabagas Local, $1@1.25 cwt
HadlshesLLocal. 15c dozen punches
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
SMALLPOX BREAKS OUT
AMONG MEXICAN REFUGEES

Galveston, Smallpox was dis
covered on the collier Cyclops Thurs
day after about half of the $50 Ameri-
can refugees brought here had been
landed. Earlier in the day the steam
er Esperanto and the convoy Dixie
landed their refugees and by nightfall
1000 American refugees awaited
trains to depart to their homes. All
on board were vaccinated and per-
mitted to depart.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Winl0ck Leper Isolated.

Winlock-Chris Katajista, the Win
lock leper, has been taken to Diamond
Head quarantine station by county off,
Gals. He was taken in an automobile
to Tacoma, where he was transferred
to launch. About 60 days ago it was
discovered that Katajista was afflicted
with leprosy. The county officials had
no funds for the care of such patients,
and government officials at Washing
ton ordered his removal to the govern
ment station. Katajista contracted the
disease in Montana eight years ago,
but was unaware of its nature.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08

The Standardization of all Federal
buildings is being urged on congress.
Huerta has agreed to truce with
the limited States pending negot1a-
lions.
Colorado coal mine owners refuse to
consider proposals for arbitration OF
strike troubles.
A Young man aged 20 is in Jail at
Spokane for trying to blackmall Spo-
kane millionaire out of $1,000.
Colonel Roosevelt wires that he has
placed on the map of Brazil the new
river which his party has discovered.
Senator Poindexter proposes the
thanks of congress and a $500 gold
medal to DR.. Cook for discovery of the
North Pole.
William Vincent Astor, richest
Young man in America, was married
to his childhood playmate, Helen Dlns-
more Huntington.
CAPTAIN J. H. Grifiths, U. S. A.,
accused of embezzling $4,000 of gov
eminent funds at Seattle, has been ar
rested in San Francisco.
The press of the Argentine Republic
makes much favorable comment on the
agreement of the United States and
Mexico for mediation.
Portland officers have arrested two
men who confess to having blown four
safes in that city since the first of the
year, obtaining about $500.
Mattresses in 20 Chicago restau-
rants are out on strike to compel the
owners to sign union agreements to
pay not less than So per week for six
days work.
A committee of Mexican refugees
at Galveston, Texas, has been appoint
ed to 90 to Washington to inform the
authorities that Americans at Tampico
were not adequately protected and that
someone blundered in the matter.
Mexican revolutionists ignore the
proposal that they also be included
in the arbitration of Mexican difficult
ties, and orders have been issued for
the concentration of $4,000 troops to
attack the federal garrison of Tampi-
co, while another force is moving on
Saltillo.
The new battleship New York, car
rying a full crew of 1112, sailed for
Mexican waters.
King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, in
tends to nominate for senator William
Marconi, inventor of the wireless.
Floods are menacing many parts OF
Texas, and one drowning is reported.
Thirty-fve Mexican recruits, the
first of body of 100, left Richmond
Cal, to join the constitutionalist
army.
Fifty Mexican residents of San An
tonic, Tex, endorsed President VIII
sons stand and will enlist to fight
Huerta.
Huerta's power is reported to be
waning, many of the best element
among the Mexicans withdrawing
their support.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
HnIibut Banks Located
And Biz Catch Made

Hoquiam-New halibut banks have
been discovered off the entrance to
Grays Harbor and give promise of add
ing a new and important industry for
this city. o
The fishing schooner Salome, owned
and operated by the Endresen COM
pany, of this city, came into port with
cargo of $4,000 pounds of halibut
and about 1000 pounds of ling cod and
red snappers. The catch was made in
day and half on prospecting trip
by the vessel, which was out to inves-
tigate the possible location of hall
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08

but bank. The banks are SO close to
port that some of the fish were still
alive when the schooner reached the
dock. -s@*l ts
Previously, the halibut supply has
come from Alaskan waters and the fish
are from one week to several weeks
old before they reach the market.
Halibut from the Grays Harbo1
banks can now be placed on the market
within few hours after being caught
and can be on the market in New York
City in five days when shipped by ex-
press. ~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
U. S. Regular Cavalry
Ordered to Strike Zone

Washington, D. c. President Will
son has extended the protecting arm
lof the Federal government to the state
of Colorado. Torn aasunder by riots
and battles between the state militia,
mine guards and strikers, Governor
Ammons found the state militia unable
to cope with the situation and asked
for help. The Colorado delegation in
congress, the mineowners and the
miners themselves joined in the re-
quest. ...,..
1t was one of the rare occurrences in
American history when a state found
itself impotent to assert its authority,
but the President, in telegram to the
Colorado governor, expressly stipulat-
ed that the Federal troops would con-
fine themselves to maintaining order
only until the state can reassert its
authority and resume the enforcement
thereof.
The President issued proclamation
ordering persons engaged in domestic
violence to dispense and retire peace
ably to their abodes." Secretary Gar
rison, after a conference with the
President, ordered three troops of the
Fifth Cavalry from Fort Leavenworth
to Trinidad, and two troops of the
Twelfth Cavalry from Fort D. A. Rus.
sell, Wyo., to Canyon City. f<t
Colorado members of congress say
the mere presence of Federal troops
will restore normal conditions and pre-.
vent rioting. Efforts of the Federal
government to settle the strike thus
far have failed. On this point, the
President made, it clear that Federal
troops were being sent merely to pre-
serve order and not to interfere in the
strike controversy itself.
81 shall not, by the use of The
troops" telegraphed the President tt
Governor Ammons, cor by any at.
tempt at jurisdiction, inject the power
of the Federal government into the
controversy which has produced the
present situation. The settlement Of
that controversy falls strictly within
the field of state power"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Rebels Respect Americans.

Washington, d. C.-American,s Con-
sui Hostetter has telegraphed the
State department that Generals Obre-
gon and Alvaredo, of the Mexican con-
stitutionalists, had notified their
forces in the state Of Sonora that any
demonstration against Americans and
seditious speeches would likely lead to
hanging. Severe punishment for any
demons tration alsti Amer fcsll ~
threatened.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Total Casualties Listed.

Washington, D. C.-The latest re.
ports received by the Navy depart
ment of the number of American cas-
ualties at the occupation of Vera Cruz
lis as follows: 5a.a Sas
Killed-1 sailors, four marines, one
service, unidentified. Total 16.e n
Wounded Two naval officers. 81
sailors, Ia marines, three service, un-
identified. Total, 20.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Americans Stay In CIty:

Vera Cruz, Mex. - Inc w. 20
from the capital who arrlVeu ;, ths
from Puerto Mexico on Do ad Later
TRANSPORT Hancock Saturday, anu H ,a
were transferred to the steamer - MO MO,
terey, on board which they are had had Re.
coed to Galveston, said they III nav usr
ceived good treatment on MI Mexico.
from the capital to Puerto 10 heat
Their only suffering was due ro Nv to 800
It was estimated that from 0OV .s mi
Americans remained IN Wv co,,ld not
most of whom felt that they s ,od
leave their interests unprotec''O'