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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Mrs. Fels to Contribute.

Philadelphia- Funds for the promo
tion Of the cause Of the single tax idea
in this country and abroad, to which
the late Joseph Fels contributed, will
continue to receive support from his
widow, it was announced here. Speak
ing for Mrs. Fels. Walter Coats, Of
London, said: No movement will
be dropped, no cause forgotten, that
had the support of Mr.. Fels. =
It is estimated that Mr.. Fels spent
more than quarter Of million dol
lars every year in promoting the cause
of the single tax in various countries.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Attack COnstituti0nality
of Federal Income Ia

New York-To test the validity Of
the Federal income tax act suit was
filed in the United States District
court here to restrain the Union Pa,
cific railroad company from paying
taxes under the new law. The ped.
toner, Frank R. Brushaver, Of Brook.
lyn, q stakeholder, maintains the in
come tax is unconstitutional.
Mr.. Brushaver contends the income
tax law conflicts with the third clause
Of the second section of article one Of
the Federal constitution in that while
it purports to be tax on net income
it is in fact q tax on the real and per-
sonal property in which the net re
ceipts of the Union Pacific were in
vested and is a direct tax, and, thers.
fore void.
He maintains moreover, that the
law is unconstitutional because II
seeks to impose a tax on income re-
ceived prior to it's passage.
When the income tax law passed,
the complaint declares, there were
80, 600, 900 people in the United States
but the tax under the law was 50 aF
portioned that only $4,000 Of them
felt it. This, it is asserted, is placing
the burden of the tax on slightly more
than one half of one per cent OF zoe
entire population.
Among other objections is one 19S
owners of.homes are not charged WIZ
the rental value of such properly
while many renters, especially sn'S
in the cities are taxable. II
Likewise what is declared to DC
effect the exemption of farm produass
consumed by the farmer during w.
year is declared discriminatory again. eaas
others who are not allowed to deo'''
living expenses from income.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Dairy,nen Are Hostile
to Inspection of Barns

Insanitary conditions in dairy barns
throughout Southwestern Washington
were found by C. R. Davis, dairy
inspector of Portland, and w. 7. Bow
man, an inspector of Washington, who
recently made two months trip
through the dairy district from which
a large part of the Portland supply
comes. Mr.. Davis said he found sta
bles dirty and the dairymen extremely
hostile to the inspection service of
either Oregon or Washington.
"We visited 1873 places" said Mr..
Davis. "Out of this number Ill ship
milk to Portland. Many were in ex-
tremely poor condition, while others
were moderately good. We found the
dairymen unwilling to be friendly to
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Improvements Begun On
National Park Highway

Centralia - Work on the improve
ment Of the National Park Highway
between Ceres and Dryad will begin
some time this week, the contract
having been awarded by the Lewis
County commissioners to G. Korevaar,
a resident Of Mays, for $2845.
The stretch in question is part Of
the highway connecting Lewis and
Pacific counties, and is in impossible
condition. An effort will be made to
have the work completed in time for
use by tourists during the open season
at the Willapa Harbor beaches.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
big EXPRESS
COMPANY Qulls
United States Concern mi,
Business Improbable. '''
Parcel Post, Reduction Of R,...
Commerce Commission, Etc y
Given As Reason.

New York Directors of ~. y
States Express company vo ,,s United
mously to liquidate its affair ' -. anani'
solve it in the shortest possible tuu !. Dis
a committee on liquidation v un I;
embraces the reports Of the le saies
interests in the COMPANY ;,o saaiae
Charles A. Peabody, president ', ~
Mutual Life Insurance compaOv we as
the chief financial adviser Of tha "a aad
riman estate; William A. Reed NJ U a.
ator W. Murray Crane, of Mas,. Ssa'
sets, and Haley Fiske, vice-nrs ss;saa.
OF the Metropolitan Life insu, ssa'
company, was appointed to unde,t. 'ts
the work of dissolution.
The precise means to be adontaa
realizing, on the company's assets I Wv. ,''
not disclosed, but it is thoughtlilkssl1 s
that q syndicate would be formed !.
take them over so that thew nv, !.
disposed of to the best ADVANTAGE ''
There have been various estim,...
of the company's assets, but perso ,,s
familiar with their value assert tb,,
the return to the shareholders will H.
between $50 and 500 share The,s
is considerable real estate of yalue :.
we'll as costly equipment and outstaM'
ing contracts with railroads, which !,
is expected will be transferred to otbs,
express companies at fair profit.
The success of the parcel post and
the recent order of the Interstst,
Commerce commission resulting in /, |
Is per cent reduction in express
charges are held directly responsible.
for the company's retirement from
business after 60 years of continuous
operation.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20

inspectors, that fact being 80 en-
phatic that upon many occasions we
were unable to find place to eat or to
put our horses over night. They
didn't want inspectors about their
places.
Mr.. Davis will prepare an extensive
report which will be submitted to the
Portland city health officer, who will
take steps necessary to better condi-
tions. While Portland has no power
to require the dairymen of Washing
ton to clean up their places, it is said
the problem can be solved by the city
prohibiting the importation of any
milk from that district unless the con-
ditions are remedied in accordance
with the ideas of the milk inspection
forces there.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Change Authorization
for Name Of State

authorizations Of several states, a. in
the case Of Miss, Mass, Mich, and
others, when written longhand. On
an average, one letter or package q
day comes to this town addressed to
Quincy in some other state. have
seen good many from New York city
which have gone to Quincy, Mass.
This, / believe, could be remedied by
changing Wash. to W. lam in
formed that other postoffices through
out the state have the same trouble
and change of this kind would make
the state letter very distinctive to the
mail clerks"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
King Objects to Slit.

Brussels - Albert, king OF sne ~
gians, on seeing a woman at . '' ~
ball wearing a slit skirt r e sss
whispered to his court marshal , y.
thereupon offered his arm to .ns md
in the most deferential manner
escorted her from the ballroom; a.
When they arrived outs'os' :
court marshal said: 49,. rouri
."His Majesty noticed tns' .:'tJ
gown was torn on one sloe' az: .oe D
me to escort you to your csft 1'ss lie
that you could go home ana nav
damage repaired"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Army Of Unemployed Is
Cause Of Great Strife

Sacramento With the unemployed
army safely isolated across the river
in Yolo county, while Sacramento and
Yolo counties fight out ia the courts
the right to keep them there, the
prosecution Of the leaders Of the army
was started by the arraignment Of the
men who were arrested as Migrants.
General James Kelley, with six
others. pleaded not guilty to the
charge Of vagrancy and demanded jury
trial.
A vote was taken by the army" to
march peaceably through Sacramento
on the way East, if the police would
permit. Permission was refused by
the Sacramento officers.
Chairman sStitt, Of the Yolo super.
visers, and District Attorney Bailey,
of the same county, asked that the
Sacramento guards be removed from
the bridge and let the army dispense,
but this request also was turned down.
The Yolo officers then threatened to
start injunction proceedings to enjoir
Sacramento from guarding the bridges
and this action is now awaited.
The unemployed occupied peculiar
position, according to the Yolo county
officers. With water in the Yolo
Basin shutting off a march to the
south, west and north, they say the
army has only one direction to take
and that is eastward across the bridges
into Sacramento.
Harris Weinstock, member Of the
United States Industrial Relations
commission, interviewed General
Kelley in the county Jail and obtained
Kelley's views on the labor conditions.
He showed Kelley how futile would be
trip to Washington and Kelley fin
ally admitted that such trip would
avail nothing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Fire Destroys Big Grain
Docks and Freighters

Portland Two great docks were
burned, nearly 100000 worth OF
grain ruined, and two steamers badly
damaged by an early morning ire
which broke out at 4:12 Thursday
morning on Columbia dock No. 2, foot
of Albina avenue, and worked rapidly
northwest to the foot Of Randolph
street, four blocks away.
Springing from the Columbia No. 2
dock to the Royal Mail liner Glenroy,
and to the Montgomery No. 1 dock,
the fire consumed $4O0, 900 worth OF
wheat, oats and barley owned by M.
H. Houser and stored on the two
docks. Thence it passed to the as
phalt laden coaster Cricket, whose
cargo of 1000 barrels OF asphalt, q
quantity of sulphur and several drums
of gasoline soon was blazing.
The bulk of the damage was done
between the time of the first alarm
and s O'Clock, when the wind, which
had been northwest in direction,
switched about and blew east. The
fire stopped at the slip of the lower
Albina ferry, but the Cricket, break
ing loose, started downstream, bump
ed into the Montgomery No. dock
and set it afire in a minor way and
went on downstream.
With the lucky change in the wind,
the firemen, who had laid lines at the
ferry slip, were enabled to stop the
blaze at the yards of the Albina Fuel
company at the north end of the Mont
gomery No. / dock. But the whole
surface of the two docks blazed away
until Z O'Clock before they were put
under control. Two cars Of asphalt on
siding on the Montgomery dock con-
tanned 80 barrels of the product, and
the fierceness of the blaze scorched
cars standing on East Water street
100 yards away. Red embers fell in
Union avenue and for four blocks in
any direction from the fire.
Quick and heroic work on the part
of engineers and watchmen saved the
two county ferries in Albina, the
Webster and the Mason. S. P. Lee,
Waterman on the Mason, came up
from the hold at 4 :15 to find his boat
surrounded by flames and badly
scorched. He started the engines and
conveyed the ferry single-handed to
the West Side slip.
Engineer Reece, of the Webster,
though not so near the blaze, took his
ferry out of the way, with the aid of
l. Isaacs, Waterman. County Com
missioner Holman, on receiving
information from Superintendent Muir
name, sent the crews of the ferries let
tiers of thanks and congratulations.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Oats Fed to Cows Do
Not Flavor Milk

Washington, D. C.-The department
Of agriculture recently reported the
result of the experiments to test the
effect of oats on the flavor of milk.
These experiments showed that oats
do not have the beneficial effect on
the flavor Of milk which many dairy
men bstieye.s But as corn and bran
constituted the ration tested against
oats, the public HAS gained. the i'm
preston erroneously that the depart
ment recommends the feeding of corn
and bran to improve the flavor Of
milk. OF so opinions expressed re-
garding the flavor Of the samples IS
preferred the milk from cows fed corn
and bran. AS Is preferred the milk
from cows fed oats and nine expressed
no choice, it does not appear that
either ration has any decided advant-
age over the other.
There can be no great superiority in
the bran and corn when one-half Of
the opinions either were Indifferent or
were in favor Of the other milk.
In view Of these experiments the de-
partment does not recommend the
feeding of bran and corn to improve
the flavor Of milk. Oats, corn, alfal-
ia hay, cottonseed meal, linseed meal,
bran, gluten and other good feeds for
dairy cows, when properly fed in reas-
enable amounts, produce fine-flav-
ored milk. but there is no substantial
evidence that any one Of them is SUI
perior to any Of the others in this re-
spect.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Policewomen Practice SHOOTING.

Chicago Ten policewomen, recently
appointed and now under course Of in
struction in the police school, will
carry revolvers and attend monthly
target practice. If an order now being
considered by James Gleason, chief Of
police. goes into effect. The police
women take daily shooting practice
now. IN anticipation Of being armed. n
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Fight on Blight Spreads.

/ Olympia - Organization of district
fruit protective associations will next
be taken up by the State Department
of Agriculture in Walla Walla and
Chelan counties. T. o. Morrison,
head Of the horticultural division, will
make trip to Wenatchee and Walla
Walla to take the matter up with
orchardists. Practically every acre Of
orchards in Yakima county is now Cow
cred by about 80 district organisations
in the fight against fire blight, and or.
ganization work also has been taken
up in Benton county.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
SEATTLE MARKETS

Wheat-Bluestem, CSC; forty fold,
89c; club, 88c; Fife, 88c; red Rus
sian, &c.
Oats-Eastern Washington, $28@29
ton; Puget sound, $28@29 ton; rolled,
$25@26.9
Feed-Bran, $4,000 ton; rolled
barley, $27@28; alfalfa, meal, 1872;
alfalfa molasses, $25; shorts, $25@26;
middlings $34.
Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
$18@19 ton; Puget sound timothy,
SD; alfalfa, sl4@15; No. / mixed,
$17@18; wheat hay, $14@15.
Eggs-Select ranch, 2O@21c dozen.
Poultry-Live hens, 16@18c pound
old ROSTERS, lie; spring chickens,
18c; broilers, &c; ducks, 18c;
squads, So dozen; geese, 1Oc pound.
Belgian hares-10c pound.
Ranch butter-21c pound.
Apples-Eastern Washington cook
ing, s1.50 box; do. eating, Delicious,
$2@2.50: local cooking, 81; Spleen
bergs, s2M2.25; Winesaps, $2@2. 80.
Cranberries - Washington, $1O@
ll.25 barrel.
Pears D'Anjous, 81 box; Burre
Casters, $2@2.25; Winter Nellis,
1925.
Dressed beef-Prime beef steers,
9@1Oc pound; cows, 8@9c; heifers,
&c.
Dressed veal-15@16c pound.
Dressed hogs = Whole, packing
house, BE pound.
Dressed mutton - Spring lamb. 13e
pound.
Hides-Salted, 13c pound; salt kip,
14c; sailed calf. 18ac; green hides,
12c; dry hides. 25c; dry salt, 22c;
sailed bulls, &c: Green bulls, Sc.
Asparagus-15@18c pound.
Artichokes-$1. 25M1. 35 per dozen
Bell peppers-Florida, 25@3Oc pei
pound.
Beets New, $1@1. % per sack.
Carrots-Local, 81 per sack.
Cucumbers - Hothouse, So @2.7l
per dozen.
Eggplant-25c per pound.
Garlic-10@123c per pound.
Horseradish-10@l2a per pound.
lettuce Hothouse, 81 per crate.
Unions Green, 25@30c per dozen
Fanno, 1878 per cwt. ''
Farsley-Home- grown. $1bM17 ne
con; Yakima Gems, $18@l9 per tn
nutabagas Local, 31Ml .26 n crvs
HnuDarb-Local dollhouse. lo@l21e
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Man Beats Bear to Death,

Hoquiam-John Bunch, a rancher in
the Upper Quiniault valley, killed a
large black bear recently after des-
perate fight with natures own wea-
pons stones and clubs as he was
without his gun. His two dogs at
tackled the bear, otherwise their owner
probably would have been killed.
The dogs and owner were consider
ably mussed up and the latter's supply
of clothing was reduced.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Ship Much Milk to Spokane.

Tyler-The milk from 800 cows IS
daily shipped from this place to Spo-
kane, making an income to Tyler
farmers on milk alone of about $1,000
per month. Aside from this some
have found it profitable, to convert
their cream into butter and feed the
milk to hogs.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Founder Leaves Moose Party.

Indianapolis William A. Fender
CAST, who placed Theodore Roosevelt
in nomination for the Presidency at
the Progressive national convention,
will make the principal address at the
Republican state convention to be held
here April % and %.
This announcement was made by
Will II. Hays, Republican state chair
man. Mr.. Pendergast, who is comp
troller Of New York City, announced
last November his withdrawal from
the Progressive party, which he had
helped to found.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
NEWS NOTES. OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume Of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.

George Westinghouse, inventor OF
the airbrake for railroads, is dead.
The unemployed at Sacramento
CAL, have armed themselves witt
clubs.
George W. Vanderbilt, who died re-
Gently. left $4,000, 900 to his wife
and daughter.
The Carnegie Peace fund is attack
ed as a scheme to further an alliance
with Great Britain.
Ruling political parties in Denmark
have agreed to important points OF
constitutional reform.
President Wilson signed the Alas
kan Railway bill and work WILL pegln
on the enterprise at once.
A hurricane swept the Spanish port
of Melilla, doing immense damage to
shipping and small boats.
The Northern Pacific railroad has is
sued orders to all train operatives to
"cut OUT all unnecessary noises.
Portland is organizing a "swat the
fly" campaign and will make every
effort to rid the city of the pests.
A speech by British Ambassador
Page upon the Monroe Doctrine and
kindred subjects, has started and IL
vestigation.
A Chicago Judge discharged a man
who tore from a woman's hat long
feather ornament which kept hitting
him in the face.
Scientists investigating the scene of
the recent volcanic eruption in Japan
say they are making discoveries OF
great scientific value.
1t is currently reported in Washing
ton, d. c., that the youngest daughter
of the President is to marry Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo.
A perfectly preserved human skele-
ton has been found by German scien-
lists in East Africa, which indicates
that many thousand years ago a
highly-developed race inhabited that
country.
Senator Fall, of New Mexico, makes
an earnest plea for armed Intervention
in Mexico.
Thirty persons were hurt in riots on
the first day of the general workmen's
strike in Rome.
Structural ironworkers convicted OF
dynamiting lost their final appeal to
the Supreme court.
Muncie, Ind, has voted "dry" by
majority of 462.
Ex-President Taft is to be appoint
ed Supreme court justice.
Japan has cut $50, 1000, 900 from her
proposed navy budget, after having
made previous cut of $11, 900, 600.
London police succeeded in arresting
Mrs. Pankhurst for the sixth time,
after lively fight with suffragettes.
A military aviator and his passenger
were killed at Vienna when their
motor stopped, causing their biplane
to fall.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Madagascar Wind-Swept.

Paris The minister Of colonies re-
ceived q cable dispatch from the gov
ernor general gof Madagascar saying
that q cyclone and tidal wave deyas-
tated the northwest region Of the -
land March 8.
Sixteen persons we're killed and
several vessels sunk, including the
schooners Aassouin nd Jeanne q Arc.
HUNDREDS of buildines were destroyed
or eeriously damaged. L,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Storing Ice at Ellensburg.

Ellensburg With crew Of IS men
the Northern Pacific railroad has be-
gun to store the summer supply Of ice
in the four large local warehouses.
The second shipment Of 81 carloads
has arrived from Wallace, Idaho.
Thirty-one carloads have been received
from Detroit, Mimi. The capacity Of
the ice houses is $1,000 tons.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Orchard Work Is Under Way.

Quincy ~ Manager Stockbridge Of
the Wenatchee Apple Land company's
480 acre orchard has men at work
pruning and cultivating. Work by
the Creel drilling outfit upon the 49,
inch well will begin within a few
days. The well will be put down prob
ably 500 feet. It with the two now in
operation will furnish water for all
land held by the company.
Spring blowing and seeding is under
way. The fall wheat acreage is larger
than usual, and the crop at present
promises we'll.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Two Missionaries sac e,

London The. safety Oh .. cbips y
Misses Black, of the bri1lsn .arted njs
land Mission, who were O1ootipgh
ing after the burning anI % Hotos'
brigands Of the town OF LAY oSf;cisl y
Hu Peh, is confirmed IN ~ soreign @s
patch from Pekin to the . ~, and z
here. The women escapd oTp Y
rived ct Fan Chen, furtne'
river Han Kiang.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Friday, 18th, Hoodo0 :. 8.

Chicaxo-Friday the i0 = Chez
lucky for truant husDanu ID befors \. !
Thirteen women appea.o.tic relsr !,
clerk 81 the court OF oons rsnts ~ l.
and swore out u W.. Il ,be
husbsnds 81 IS charges 9. = .sut y
ment. The warrants W.
police gtationa IS =
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Launching Set for May IL :

Bath, Me.-The racing s.uvp Of tb
ance, q candidate for defense s.hed i
Americas cup, will be laup NJ np
May II, according to George vi direca
chon, Of New York, managing .. d i
Of the Tri-City syndicate, ,; wis i d
building the boat here. ln ID fol- "
first date definitely announes ~ yssbt|
launching of any OF the 'f' aJ,;mipsda
which will enter the e''D
trials
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Much of Wheat Crop
Remains With Farms

Washington, D. C. - Grain of last
years crop remaining on farms March
l was reported by the department of
agriculture as follows: Wheat, 151,-
800, 600 bushels, or 1919 per cent of
the 1913 crop remained on farms.
About $50 per cent Of the 1913 crop
will be shipped out of counties where
grown.
Corn, 866, 1872, 900 bushels, or 1914
per cent, remained on farms. About
17.2 per cent will be shipped. Pro-
portion of crop merchantable SOL
per cent.
Oats, 416, 476, 600 bushels, or 27.4
per cent, remained on farms. About
1855 per cent will be shipped.
Barley, "A, 126. 900 bushels, or 24.8
pc cent, remained on farms. About
1914 per cent will be shipped.
Stocks Of grain on farms March l
in Northwestern states depressed in
millions of bushels) follow:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-03-20
Shipping Horses TO Canada.

Odessa Another carload Of Odessa
horses has been shipped to Canada BY
s. s. Barney, who has been making
regular trips with local animals.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-05
CLING TO GOATSKIN BOTTLES
Water Carriers Of the Orient Use Re
ceptaeles Of Same Nature az
Mentioned In the Bible.

The travellers in the cities of the
Orient are always very much interest
ed in the picturesque water car
riers who make their rounds carry
ing on their backs water bottles in
the shape Of goatskins, from which
the vessels Of the watercarriers pa
irons are filled from time to time.
These skin bottles generally ema-
nate from the city Of Hebron, in Pal
estine, where there is a watercarriers'
market, where these things are sold
in large numbers and find their way
to all parts Of the Orient. Lying upon
the ground in rows may be seen two
and three hundred goatskins awaiting
purchasers. Each skin is inflated,
either with water or air, so that the
buyer may know that it is perfectly
watertight
The majority of the skins used come
from Arabia, while a large number
are also received from the Lebanons.
They are brought to Hebron by the
camel caravans, and are purchased by
the proprietors of the tanneries and
turned into bottles. They pass
through many processes, and tanner
will spend a week upon single skin
before it is rendered watertight and
serviceable.
From Hebron these odd BOTTLES"
are sent to all parts of the East, thou
sands going down into Egypt and the
Sudan every year.