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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08

during that period and corn. grows
more rapidly and ripens more surely.
Even in the Columbia basin with a
growing season of 160 days, corn does
better than, in the Willamette valley
because of the warmer night tempera-
lures. Corn thrives particularly in
such favored sections as The Dalles,
and other points close along the Co
lumbia river. 81 sses q 49, 8
s'Poor distribution Of rainfall is an
other unfavorable factor IN the produc-
ton of corn. During the summer
months in many parts, of the state
when corn makes it's heaviest growth
and demands the most moisture, rain
fall is very low. In the Willamette
valley, coast, Southern Oregon, .por-
lions Of the Columbia basin,s and Blue
Mountain regions the total annual pre-
cipitation is sufficient to produce a
good CROP, I The lack is summer rain
fall, which must be offset by the stor-
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Precision and Order Mark
@ Wilson's COMMONWEALTH

Washington, D. C.-System is the
keynote of the Presidents operations
as commander-in-chief of the army and
navy. Throughout the long hours at
his desk in the White House, precision
marks every action and order, and at
all times he has the main situation be-
fore him at glance. y
All of the dispatches addressed to
the State, War and Navy departments
from Mexico pass over the telegraph
wire to the White House. Copies are
made and placed before the President.
/ On his desk is huge pad of paper,
the top sheets of which have been di-
vided by pencil into three columns. At
the heads of these are the words
Estate" War" and Navy" AS
Mr.. Wilson carefully examines the
dispatches, he selects those he desires
to discuss with members of the cabi-
net. Several times each day the sec
retaries of State, War and Navy de-
partments call at the White House to
discuss the late dispatches. Often
they go there of their own motion:
sometimes they are summoned by the
President. veoy 49, fsvsy ~; 500.
When the main trouble became SER
ious, Mr.. Wilson adopted the plan of
holding night conferences with the
members of the cabinet in whose de-
partments the matters belong. These
meetings begin about $3.50 o'clock and
usually last until nearly 10. plasaia
Mr.. Wilson spends considerable time
each day studying map of Mexico
that hangs on the wall of the cabinet
room. This map is marked with col
ored pins, showing the location of the
Mexican federal and constitutionalist
troops and the American naval forces.
It is corrected each day from reports.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
703 KILLED in
GAS EXPLOSION
fire Follows and Ruins West
Virginia Mine.
flames Stop Rescue WorkFif
Nine Escape With LiUes-
Many Badly Burned.

rccIes. W. Va.-All hope for the
...ne alive of the 203 miners en-
tombed by an explosion Wednesday in
,;res No. 5 and 6 of the New River
,olIieries here has been abandoned.
Pescuers were unable to force their
nov into the burning shafts. Fifty
nine men, all burned severely, were
.oscIjed alive from No. 6. -Four bodies
,,orp recovered from the same shaft.
The disaster, the second largest in
tbe mining history of West Virginia,
ras caused by gas explosion in the
sOO-foot level of mine No. s.. It was
allowed five minutes later by second
ovnIosion. which wrecked its mine
and partially demolished No. 6, a con-
Meeting property. a8oTyay1 p
One hundred and ninety men were
Of work in No. 5 and not one of them
reached the surface. The mine imnle-.
diatelv caught fire and attempts at
rescue work were futile. Rescue par
ties, driven back by the intense heat
and deadly gases, were forced to- halt.
their efforts to reach the entombed
men. 74 ~ 5'.@ -
The dead and injured were taken
from No. through one of the four
mine shafts not injured by the explo-..
sion. Thirteen men are still in No. 6.
The fans in No. mine are working
and the entry to No. 5 from this mine
has been bratticed to prevent fire
from extending from one mine to the
other. so5 a''
Rescue work is practically at
standstill because of the fire and gases.
Governor Hatfield, of West Virginia,
and high officials of the company, to-
gether with government and state
mine experts, are at the mines render
ing all possible assistance.
Government, state and volunteer
reScuers desperately worked to subdue
the flames in the mines. The depth of
the two main shafts is 600 feet, and
the mines are connected underground.
There are two other shafts into the
mines, but the explosion totally
wrecked three of the four.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Corn GroDi,g In Oregon.

oregon Agricultural College, Cor
valls-Although it has been fully
demonstrated that corn can be grown
successfully in Oregon there can be no
question OF the fact that climatic con-
aitions are not altogether favorable for
the crop. In order to reach fair de-
gree OF success in growing corn it is
necessary to take full advantage of
the SOIL and climatic conditions, favor
able location, approved cultural meth
oos, and perhaps most of all, carefully
selected seed. When the best possible
conditions are secured results rather
Detter than the average results in the
united States are achieved in growing
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08

fessora Scudder. of1n the writer 8
Judgment corn will never become q
commercial crop in, the Northwest.
That is. it will never be raised for
harvesting and shipping as it Yin the
Central states.d The Oregon corn crop
will doubtless greatly increase in Inn
nortance and prove of much value TO
the farmer for feeding purposes par
ticularly for dairy cattle ana nogs'
But it's rapid development and. grea.-
est value willsnot be secured IN TINS
state until the farmer realizes that tns
crop cannot be grown and handled ana
used in the way thatait us insthe corn
belt. 1xsG els u f1oqaI o. "a. -
rssThe principal limiting factor az
afecting corn growing in the PACING
Northwest is the cool day tempera-
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9 MORE KILLED
IN COAL STRIKE
Colorado Camp Is Destroyed By
Warning Factions.
surgeon Stain on Field While At.
tending Wounded Regulars
.R Replace State Militia. hsra

Denver, April 30.-Colorado's seven
months industrial war claimed TODAY
toll Of at least nine lives. This was
| the verified record at clock tonight,
divided as follows: EESf4F{
AT Forbes, seven mine guards and
one striker dead, with two other strik-
ers believed to have been killed.
At Walsenburg one officer Of the
militia hospital corps killed, one off,
Ger and two enlisted men wounded. ''l
The Forbes camp was scene Of
desolation, virtually all the mine build
ings having been destroyed by fire. r
F. Here it was the work of only few
fleeing hours. 1t as about 5 80 a. m.
that the strikers opened their attack
in force. With the women and chill
dren of the camp barricaded in the
mine stope, the guards, under the per-
sonal direction of Superintendent Mich
oil, responded spiritedly. About 10
o'clock the firing ceased and the
camps assailants disappeared as mys-
teriously as they came, some toward
Trinidad and others over the hills in
the direction of Berwind and Tabasco.
According to Superintendent Nichol,
three strikers were seen to tumble
down the hillside. MOS ssi -.
Fighting that practically encircled
the town continued for five hours.
Major Lester, of the hospital corps,
met his death, shot through the left
breast, while dressing the wounds of
comrade within $50 yards of the strik-
ers' position. Firing ceased shortly
after o'clock. -. .....t..v..
With two troops of the United
States cavalry in the Fremont county
field, and citizen volunteers and mill
tia on guard in Boulder county, state
officials gave their attention tonight to
preparing for sudden outbreaks in Las
Animas and Huerfano counties.
Where and what will be the next
outbreak was the question often
asked today on the streets of Denver
when citizens stopped to converse, and
never answered. There was apparent
a feeling of uncertainty and intense
anxiety over what the nights develop
ments might be-. .-..,s,,s -.o.,-.. s-.. .
The strain Of the last ten days was
noticeable in the voice and manner of
Governor Ammons as he sat in his
Office receiving reports of the conflicts
and comforting with his advisers. 89e
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08

Ell Paso, Tex.-Roberto v. Pesque-
ria, Carranza's confidential agent here,
said Tuesday that his chief would have
no public statement to make on the
Argentine Brazil Chilean proffer OF
mediation. sse.s ..
s"You may state" he said, "that
the offer is a hopeful sign and that
any proposition that looks to peace is
acceptable to the rebels. It's accept
ance by the Washington government
in any event will go far to cement
Pan-American relations
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Mediation Becomes Chief
Point In Mexican Crisis

Washington, D. C. - The Mexican
trlSlS is now centering on the issue be-
tween those who are seeking through
Ine good Offices and intermediation OF
.a'ln-America to find middle ground
.Or pacific adjustment and those who
regard resort to arms as an newt
'o1e consequence Of what has occurred,
Two distinct branches of activity
ore manifest here-that of the ENJOYS
VI Argentina, Brazil and Chile 10
+tvIrm1uulating plan to be submitted to
vie United States and the Huerta re.
slme, and that of the military and
usvai forces Of the United States,
Snch continue TO 60 forward steadily
" Preparation for any eventualityg p
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
FARM z :l!s!' ORCHARD
Nees As6 Instructions from Agricultural Colleges Expeanef SAue
81 Oregon md Wahn Speedily Sasab Coas cosdHas
lures and cool nights Of the growing

yf 49, -
lures and cool nights Of the growing
season common to most parts of Ore
gon. In the Willamette valley this
condition is very marked and is. the
chief cause of the fact that corn does
not mature well enough to be harvest
ed and handled in the ordinary way,
although the growing season in the
Willamette valley is unusually long
about 225 days. This long growing
season is offset by low night tempera-
lures. The same condition holds true
IN most coast countries. The most
favorable conditions are found in
Southern Oregon. Although the grow
ing season is only about 1873 days, both
day and night temperatures are higher
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08

age of the winter precipitation IN the
soil reservoir so that moisture conserv-
ing tillage methods are of greatest i'm
portance2toi the Oregon corn crop. On
the dry farming lands of Eastern Ore
.eon the total annual precipitation is
too light for maximum prcdnctica and
the growing of successful crops re-
quires special practice.
/ ION the other hand the sunny
weather Of the growing season uni
versal to Oregon, and freedom from
dry, hot winds, are conditions fasoring
corn. High winds in a few localities
long theIcolumbia riversand- alongsthe
coast seriously affect the corn crop apd
insthose localities land not exposed 70
such winds should be selected for corn
growing.YS S'a
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
West Coast Reisa Cleared.

Nogales, Ariz The west coast OF
Mexico is rapfdly being cleared OF
Americans. One hundred and fifty
American refugees arrived Wednesday
from points south Of Hermosillo.
Many of the refugees, which included
women and children, are railroad offl-
Gals and mining men who had taken
up permanent residence in Mexico.
Another train bringing Americans
from caliacan and from the Yaqul
River valley, southeast of Guaymas,
was expected later.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
HUERTA HAS NO NOTION !,
OF QUITTING PRESIDENCY

Paris-A dispatch to the tMatin from
Mexico City says: go: -. : -.
president Huerta says he hassnd
idea of retiring from the presidency
and also that he never thought Of:
treating with Rear Admiral Fletcher.
"Papata, with $4,000 adherents, Of
ferS to join in a fight against the.
Americans. The city is calm. Moth
ing seems to indicate state oWar,s
but enlistments continue"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Food Commissioners Score
~ Baking Ponder PeddLers

Salt Lake City. Food commission
ers OF the Northwest, in conference in
this city, went deeply into the question
of adulterated baking powders, scoring
especially those powders containing
albumen, or white of egg, in dried and
powdered form. This ingredient, it is
claimed, enables agents and demon
strators to make a brilliant and, to the
uninitiated, highly effective s'test" of
the various powders by dissolving
them in water. @'7
+ The following ruling was promul-
gated by the conference:
The essential elements of baking
powder are the leavening agents and
the necessary filler to prevent accum-
ulation of moisture and consequent de-
terioration. Albumen or white of egg
has no leavening power in the quantity
used, and it performs no legitimate
function in the consumption of the
baking powder. 1t is added simply
for the purpose of deception, to make
the product appear better and of great
|ser. value, thanSit really is, and consti-
tutes an inert ingredient substituted
in part for the proper ingredients of a
baking powder. The powder, there
fore, which contains egg albumen is
deemed to be adulterated under the
80 James II. Wallis,
State Dairy, Food and Sanitary In
& spector of Idaho.
w. F. Cogswell,
Secretary of State Board of Health OF
Montana, in charge of the enforce.
ment of the Food and Drug act.
IsS Heber C. Smith,
Acting State Dairy and Food Com.
missioner of Utah.
J. D. MickIe,
state Food and Dairy COMMISSIONS,
of Oregon.
1--WE agree with the ruling promul.
gated by the commissioners of Idaho,
Montana, Utah and Oregon prohibit.
ing the sale Of baking powders, con.
tanning egg albumen, for the reasons
stated by them, and would join them
BIN the prohibition if such action could
Ibe taken under our state laws. We
regret the adufteration clause Of oul
laws does not afford the same protec.
| ton to our, consumers against such
fraudulent products, and trust that the
Federal law will be amended to forbid
the Interstate shipment of such baking
powders." ssssss
Maurice erosion,
State Dairy, Food and Oil Commits
sioner of Wyoming.
Sanford c.. Dinsmore,
State Food and Drug Commissions
of Nevada.
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British Force HueTta.

vera Cruz Commander TWeedle, OF
:. .Ie British cruiser Essex, who went to
b tue capital to see President Huerta on
t Ysnal1 OF Rear Admiral CradocE of
c cne Royal Navy, to induce Hustta to
~ s0'Sent to let all persons desiring to do
e. leave the capital, has arrived here.
p p,nmander Tweedle reported that
o ,esloent Huerta agreed to the re-
a. as's ~ The train on.which Command
Nil, lweedle sretumsiA tD@Vera CIV
sseked up 100 American refugees 80
Of I,oled at Soledad, consisting mostly
women and children.
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sNa{tos,aF Coal Strike Looms.

Des Moines, Iowa - Unless condi-
lions. ara. improved in thu Colorado coal
fieids ast<iks Of the 50e. zoe scesS nm
ers n the country will be called within
q weekz ssid< + sP~Nhite, interna-
tiioanal president Of the United Mine
FVorkerG ~ peetipg Of the board has
been called for Nay 4 at Indianapolis
e coraidert he.anesttpna he announced
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08

Pensacola, F1a.-The War depart
ment his requested from the Navy de-
partment the use Of 500 acres OF the
naval ,reservetioi here, which has been
granted, and mobilization Of about TO-
900 troops at that point will be begun.
Most of the Coast Artillery regiments
on the Atlantic seaboard are under or
lr4.sitish understood, to proceed 10
P66acola s
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
Guods III ADenoe Major.

Denver. Colo. aroused by the death
of Major i. II. Lester On the battlefield
of Walsenbpre, 50 members of the
National Guard Of Colorado let for
Walsenburx to aid their fellows tr
battle agxinst the strikers. They
went of their own volition and win
pay their 4wn expenseA IL
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Canned for 20 Years.

Mrs. Thomas Scahill of Ipswich, re-
eently obened and used can OF blue
berries vhich had been kept in the ees-
lar for 20 years. They were usedfsr
MES and we're as good as if they had
been last seasons fruit.
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.Japonese Cruiser Coming.

Seattle - The Japanese training
cruiserss Asama and = Azuma,s now Ct
Honolulu. win arrive Id Seattle June
% and remain until July 2. The ships
viii vislts 'oan Ffanciseos Taconl
Portland ana Vancouzersz b c. also !
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
President Would Accept
Mediation of Republics

Washington, D. C.-President Will
son announced that he had accepted an
offer. from Brazil, Argentina and Chile
to use their good Offices in an attempt
to bring about peaceful and friendly
settlement of the difficulty between
the United States and Mexico. The
offer was formally submitted by the
three Southern American ENJOYS to
Secretary Bryan and laid before the
President. 7@E c2sf@s 2if8 $50 Sis'E q
,f.T Ts.osu 9a- : 80 YGs5e .&83
Washington, D. C. Spanish Am
bassador Riano announced that he had
received private advices from Mexico
City saying that General Huerta had
accepted the offer of Argentina, Bra
zil and Chile to use their good Offices
to bring about an amicable settlement
of the differences between the United
States and Mexico. .<g sasu95 F,.,,;-,7,
:. This information, though unofficial,
was accepted as authentic by the am
bassador, who expects to be prepared
to place General Huerta's1 formal &C
ceptance before the representatives of
the three countries in a few days. ptiA''
The interests of the Huerta govern
ment in the United States were taken
over by the Spanish embassy when
Charge Algara asked for his passports
and left Washington for Canada. Am
bassador Riano received the offer of
good offices from the three peace en-
vows after the offer had been accepted
by the President It was cabled to the
Spanish minister at Mexico City and
by him presented to President Huerta.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
usefll'. Izte,,,,sil.

sS.sWhat makes an Enelishman wear
a nonocie ?",as III 5eTsrze usStHfsus ss
8. ssWell, uireplied Piute Pets once
taueht an Englishman to play poker
and believe me, son, there IS nothing
like q .monocle to prevent a. man 9
.facial, expression from slipping -
Washington STAR $50 Tv5 5iad sc
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2 q - =" = , 2
Coast Quoted for War.

E Minneapolis t'The people on the
Pacific Coast want us to go through
with our undertaking with President
'Huerta," Assistant Secretary of the
Navy rapkfin D. Roosevelt said here:
'sT guess It means war, and we are
ready" he added. Mr.. Roosevelt said
his mission to the. Coast was TO pre-
pare the fighting ships for immediate
service. L. ...guAa
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08

San Diego, Cal-Rive army aviators,
under Captain A. S. Cowan, of the
First .Aeroscorps, left Sap~Diego on q
spscialstrain for Galveston. They are
/ ieutenahtseB. D. sFoulds, IT. D. Mil
ling, T. F. Dood, j. Carberry and W..
ERwTaliaferro,s each Of whom has
|achieved distinction in serial exploits
ECowan will proceed to Washington
joining his squad as soon as possible
at Galveston. Before leaving San
Diego Cowan declared it was entirely
possible that the aviators would en-
bark for Vera Cruz if war is declared.
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oe0en Killed In Fight
With Colorado Str;r.~.

Denver-An unknovr
s'llkers late Tuesday attacked tie
towns Of Louisville, Lafayette and
Marshall, in the Northern COLORADO adj,
coal fields. Machine guns were ma. 90
ine 40 mine guards returned the a.
with machine guns. Bullets were = !
enlck that all telegraph and telephone
communication was destroyed for ]
time. - 80 :
Harold Martin, Of LAFAYETTE 10.
organized posse of 200. and Is snasd'
ing to the scene. e'u
Inc Hecla mine, the center Of tho
attack, is % miles north of Denve.
ana as surrounded by a stockade. The
NINE guards ammunition Is randi,
being exhausted. Aid is imnerat;vc
<, Inc Vulcan mine at LAFAYETTE was
also attacked. A$s$g 90
Walsenburg, Colo. $50 Sheriff ,JaH
farr reported Wednesday morninp
tnat hiring continued, spasmodicallv
at the Walsen. mine, near here. and
mat seven men had already been
Killed. ss Four of these were said to
nave been killed before dark and the
remainder during the night. All of
the reported dead, he said. were mine
guards. Troops arrived just before
midnight and set out for the mine.
Much uneasiness is felt here as To
tnea safety OF the troops. There were
ao men and the force of strikers is es-
tlmated at considerably more than
soO.s The defenders still hold the
property. 7S2d1 o. hottest
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08
80. br,sSrlS sOld theil

~Russia1 peasants brmFiy sd teslr
wine in advance to midd1emen, reallz-
ING only about one-half the value q
the prodnet. Last year, however,
there VETS only a few such transac-
lions and. the peasants expect to 90
without III middlemen in future. .s4s
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1914-05-08

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/. Rebels Control Sonora.

Douglas, FAriz. - Constitutionalist
REPRESENTATIVES here received tele-
-rransfrsm ColonelSP. Elias Gales. in
command 81 the garrisons in Sonora,
Stating that good order is being main
tained in an portions of Sonora and
that the constitutionalists have the
ss;tust ion weIIslh hand. LII = u 49,
]. T. T. Paxton, British vice consul
here. has beena assured BY telegraph by
Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Fsbe]a.Cf Esrrspza:s cahinet that the
lives and property II British subjects
ii Sonora via rhesprotscted. TI.
Central America Is Refhge.g
New orlealis Many Amafisans are
getting out of Mexico into Central
America. according to w. c. AoeFss
who arrived from Tegucigalpa, Hon
duras. Mr.. Albers is . consulting en-
[rineer in the employ of New OK
kirmrsr Hesssid Alnericsne led told him
Ethax fafshners lin Southe1n MAxlco
were in great danger, and that many
were leaving as quickly as they could.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-15

Fresh shipment JoHNsON's CAN
DIES at KREGER'S. 1915
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-15
OCALA FRATERNAL ORDERS
sIARIoN-pUNN MASONIC LODGE

A. NJ, meets on the first and third
Thursday evenings of each month at
1880 o'clock, until further notice.
Baxter earn, W. NJ.
Jake Brown, Secretary. Ad