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VOLUME xxn AMERICANS DRIVEN SS Women and Children Are Fleeing for Safety Across the Border and Men Are Disarmed ______ feftOZCO SEIZES ARMS TO AID REVOLUTION Rebel Leader Acknowledges He Gave Order Disarming Mor mon Residents and Justifies Action Because of Dire Need g pis. EL PASO, July 29. —Nearly 600 American women and children, nun gray and worn out with fatigue and ' fear, arrived today on another special train. The refugees are from the. mor- V, mon colonists In Casas Grandes dis ii trict Tho train returned for more and still more are expected to arrive. An ' other train io due tomorrow. According to conservative figures given by the Mormon dignitaries more than 3,600 in Mexico consider them- Solvoe In danger. Only the women are being removed. The men are remain ing, disarmed and helpless. Rebels Were Drinking Enrique E. Bowman, a merchant 1 speaking before a meeting of El Paso business men, declared the rebels had 1 begun to drink heavily and threaten the Americans, saying all who re mained would be killed. Bowman re lated ether incidents of Indignities en dured by Americans. Oroioo Gave the Order JUAREZ, July 29, — Orozcp ad mitted today he was responsible for the order disarming the Mormon in _' Mexico and assorted the United States was to blame. Ho takes the ground i . that he muet have arms and ammu nition in some manner and taking those of the Americano is doing no harm for he naively remarked if Madero cruohoe the revolution, as Madero claims he will, there will be no need for Americano to be armed la Mexico. Ho sayo If the United Stales will recognize his belligerency and permit him to Import cartridges and arms, he will agree to protect all foreigners. IDENTIFY DEAD GIKL Body Found Is That of Miss Dorcas Siiod^rnss CATSKILL, N. Y„ July 29.—Tho body of the young woman found yes terday in Dublis creek, near here, was identified this afternoon as that of Miss. Dorcas, ,1. Knodgrass, the nurse who; has'been missing:erom her 1 home at Mount Vernon fcinre July 17. The local officials are irlclfned to believe Miss' Siuidgrots is a. Victim of foul PlaS'' ,' ■' ''' ' DARROW TAKES STAND IN HIS m DEFENSE Denies He Ever Had Anything to Do With Franklin or With Bribery of Jurors • LOS ANGELES, July 29.—Clarence Darrow took the stand In hio own be half today toward the close of the session of his trial. Darrow told of his connection with organized labor as attorney, detailing the numerous cases In which he has been Interested. Regarding the McNamara case be declared he was reluctant in accept ing it and related the pressure brought to bear on him by the labor leaders which finally induced him to take it. He spoke of his dealings With Mrs. McMenlgal and George Behm, uncle of McManigal. He said he asked Behm to find out from Mc- Manigal' whether the stories printed / In the newspapers purporting to come from him were true and said to tell McManigal if they were not he would defend him also. Darrow said he never had a conversation with Behm with reference to getting Mc- Manigal to change his testimony. Getting down to the present, case, Darrow in response to a question, de clared he never had any conversa tion with Franklin concerning the bribery of Jurors and did not give him a check for that purpose. He said he gave Franklin a cheek for $1,000 on October 4 and another on October IS for the expenses of his office. DEBATING CANAL TOLLS ■ Senators Divided on Question of Legal | Rights WASHINGTON, July 29.—The right of Great Britain to participate In un dertaking the control of the Panama canal was denied today In the senate by two advocates of a measure giving American coastwise shippers prefer ence In tolls. Senators Bradley of Kentucky and 11 assay of Nevada con tended not only that the United States had the right to regulate Its own .it' fairs but the purchase of the canal son* would rtemove it from Interna tional control. Senator M.i'uiiibet of North Dakota took opposite view and believed auch aelion would violate ihe . j-urll of the treat > . I The Yakima Herald. ASCEND THE . BIG MOUNTAIN '** — The M// .ibers of the North Yaki ma Y. M. C. A. Make the Top of Mount Tacoma Safely CLIMB WAS MADE BY MOONLIGHT SUNDAY Nearly .Every Member of Party Carried Camera and a Fine Lot of Mountain Views Are Prom ised Waiting Friends / (Special to the Herald). NATIONAL PARK INN. LONG MIRES SPRINGS, MOUNT TA COMA, Wash., July 29. —The Yakima Y. M. C. A. party made a successful ascent of ML Tacoma and returned at 3 o'clock this afternoon. All not back safely and had a fine trip. This information was received by courier from Paradise valley, on the bo nth side of Mount Taeoma, from which point all suoh parties make then start. The party consisted of Harry A. Cook, the athletic director of the North Yakima Y. M. C. A.. J. How ard Green. Douglas Corpron, Rolfs Whltnall. Wallie Reed. Noel Thomp son, Curtis Gilbert, Ben Schmidt, C D. Eckstein. G. N. Angell, C. B. Ar nold and Ted Hackett. the last named master of the pack train. Paradise Valley The party reached Paradise valley early Saturday after a ride over the mountains, and went into camp at the Camp of the Clouds, at an elevation of nearly 7000 feet. There was snow on every hand, as well as myriads of flowers. The tents were pitched among gnarled trees that for count less winters hud borne immense bur dens of snow, and in sight of the great crest that lay invitingly to the north. The Paradise river, having as Its source the glacier of the same name, flowed not far away, its icy waters refreshing man and beast. The Climb It was quite a climb up onto the snow fields above the Camp of th^> Clouds. The little party, Just right for numbers, and containing no weaklings or women to hinder the inarch, made their preparations lor a climb in the moonlight, when the sun's reflected rays would not burn and blind the climbers. An experi enced guide, one of three on tho mountain, had every man fill his shoos with the heaviest of logger's calks. Thus equipped and with al pine stocks, canteens and some light lunch, the party started at 10:25 o'clock Sunday night. The long march over the snow fields leading to Camp Muir dimily displayed the wondero of this wonderful region, the moon light being brilliant enough for the party to easily pick their Way along and to see for miles in every direc tion. Occasional glimpses could be had of the peaks to the south. Mount Adams and St. Helens, while the Great Mountain itself lay In front, a (Continued on page three) GAMBLERS CONFESS IMPLICATING BECKER Murderer of Rosenthal Is Said to Be Lieut. Charles Becker of Police Department NEW YORK, July 39.—After a late night session of the grand Jury In which "Bald Jack" Rose, "Bridgie Webber," and Harry Vallon are al leged to have made confessions di rectly implicating Police Lieutenant Charles Becker In the murder of Rosenthal ,'the gambler. Becker was Indicted for murder in the first de gree, placed under arrest and hurried before a midnight session of th.; court of general sessions. After en tering a plea of not guilt}', the po lice official was taken to the Tombs. Informers Fear Death The gambler's whose statements are said to have caused the indict ment of Becker pleaded with officials not to be taken back to the Tombs tonight, declaring they would be killed if they returned to their cells. "Agents' of the police department," they asserted, would make away with them in retaliation of their testimony if they returned to prison. So real was their fear that they were allowed to sleep in the criminal court building under guard. Eight detectives asserted that Rose told the grand Jury of being forced to arranee for the killing of Rosenthal under threats of being "Jobbed" by the po lice and sent to prison on manufac tured evidence. Strikers Win Ttselr tatee BOdTuN, Jul) rjti. The strike- of conductors and inotoinie-n of the Bos ton elevated railroad, which lasted .13 day and is eHtlniate-d to have com over a million dollars, ended tonight, the strikers winning ever} | K >< tit tlirUgT' NORTH YAKIMA, WASH., WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1912 Here Are the Men Who Will Direct President Tail's Campaign Fight NEW YORK, July 29. —The repub lican campaign headquarters have been established in the Times build ing, at Broadway and Forty-second street, with Chairman Hilled, Presi dent Taft's former private secretary, MIS-MATED COUPLES GRANTEDJIVORCES In All But One Case the Wife Was the Aggrieved Person and She Was Given Everything Several divorces Were granted Mon day in the superior court by Judge Preble, who broke away from his va cation on the ranch long enough to return to town to hear tho cases and a number of motions and other mat ters of court routine. The order of the court in a number of other cases were placed on record In the office ol the clerk and these became public for the first time. Kiiggs in Court Viola Bugg was given a divorce from Herbert Bugg, who was a clerk in'the Northern Pacific freight office 111 treatment was the ground on which Judge Preble granted this action, and gave the mother the custody of her baby boy. Mary McCormick was granted the custody of her baby girl and separation from David C. Mc- Cormick, who was charged with abandonment. Allen _ Wilson were the attorneys for the plaintiffs in both cases. Neglect and Cruelty Neglect and cruel and inhumai treatment on the part of her hus band, Paul E. Gradall, wero the grounds on which Judge Preble re leased Annie Kupshi Gradell from the marital bonds. The case was heard May 27. and the order of the court was signed July 18. Another wile given liberty by Judge Preble war Mrs. Effa J. Armsberry from Lea Armsberry. One husband sued fm separation and got it. His name wn- Glovnnna Blua and his wife's n.me was Bsptistsa. MONTANA TEDDYITES FORM ORGANIZATION Sixteen Delegates Chosen for Chi cago and Dixon Chosen to Lead Party in State HLENA. July 29. —The progress I.VI party of Montana organized at a mSSI convention here today. Sixteen d-le gates, headed by Senator Dixon, dam. palgn manager for Roosevelt, won named to attend the Chicago conven tion. In addition Dixon was named a. the state's national committeeina t and he was endorsed for re-electl in torthe senate. The platform Ignore* the tariff, but declares for woman suffrage. The progressive movement is endorsed and the delegates pledged to work for the nomination of Roose velt. sugar lines Paid WASHINGTON. July 28.—The al leged sugar fraud*it Philadelphia ar under investigation b> the se.f,tn.> of the treasurer and attorney ge-u'eit for the pant year hu\.- I ii settled b> tiir payment of nearly a qUartei of a million dollars to the govern ment by the refining companies in volved. in charge. Tne men who Will tnretit the fight to keep Mr. Taft in the White House as shown in the picture are, from left to right, F. W. Esta brook of New Hampshire. Senator Newell .Saunders of Tennessee, C. B. JAPAN EMPEROR DEAD SON SUCCEEDS HIM All That Science Could Do Could Not Prolong Life of Japan's Greatest Ruler TOKIO, July 30* -^rlutstthito, for 44 years emperor of Japan,, died at 12.43 this morning and Yoshihito Haru-No- Miya, his son, reigns In his stead. Mutsiihito who is the 121 st emperor of Japan, had been unconscious many hours prior to his death. At his bed side when the end came were the em press, croWn prince and the most prominent officials of the household and tha government. Everything known to science was done to prolong the life of the sov erign.but the outcome was inevitable from the Start on July 19. His death was due to BrigHt's disease, compli cated with diabetes and an intestinal affection. "UNCLE SAM" WINNER IN BALLOi CONTEST Captain Honeywell Landed in Vir ginia and Might Have Stayed in the Air Longer MANASSAS, Va., July 29.—"Uncle Sam" proved a winner again today when the balloon piloted by Captain H. E. Honeywell of St. Louis landed here early In the day, having defeated all other entries In tho elimination race from Kansas City to decide which three balloons would take, part in the International contest at Stutt gart, Germany. Honeywell covered the distance of 925 miles. He said had he not feared that he might liav.i been driven out over the ocean he could have remained in the air sev eral hours more. HI WELL FLNERAL YESTERDAY Man Who Siriiied Electric Burns Will Be Butted by Brother J. F. Bunnell of Portland came to Yakima to visit his brother. He got oft the train at Yakima <'ity, where his brother, J. O. Bunnell, who was employed mi the ranch of John Druse, had sntiered Injury thai later resulted In death. Not finding a place to stuv there over night, the vLsitor came to North Yakima and went to a hotel. He did no) knov/ of his brothers' socldeort until that eve ning when lie learned of it b\ read ing tho newspaper accounl. Not be lieving lhat he <muid sec the injured man that night he went to bed ami the next morning visited the Hospital to finfl that the suffering man had died. The funeral of J. Q, Bunnell was held yesterday afternoon In the chapel of Inman & Kose. So the man who come to visit will stay to bury' the brother whom he hod come to see. The deceased was a bachelor. Full Ticket In liuii. PHOVO, I'lali. July 11—Progres sive republicans today determined to put into the Held a complete otate ticket for eie|\ oltiiV t Colli KOli-niol lo const.i be i.i;rut delegates were chosen io represent the suite at the • on. .vi Inn in ' 'ii Ii i _,• i A ugiist r, A^.tiT.. ... low*, „.- _ ,\. - mini.',, sec retary of the national committee; T. K. Nicdringtiaus of Missouri, Roy <i. West of Illinois (seated), Alvsin H. Martin of Virginia. C B. Wairtui of Michigan and Chairman Hlllee. CARELESS DRIVING CAUSES ACCIDENT Big Touring Car With Party of Five Turns Completely Over Mile and Half From Town A big 60-horse power Everett ma chine was wrecked on the road south of town Monday evening about 7:30 o'clock while going at a high rate of speed, according to the. statement of two different witnesses, and it was a miracle that nobody was killed, for the great touring car turned com pleted over with Its passengers un derneath. As far as can be learned "Uill" Jin right, the chauffeur, who drove the machine for the Washington Stables, was the only one Injured, and he only slightly, though one of the three women occupants fainted and had to be brought to consciousness with copious applications of ditch Water. The occupants of the car rae. said to have been employes of the Calumet restaurant, who were out for a pleas ure ride. Narrow rOse-npe. Two different parlies saw ihe upset. One man, who was driving bis horse towarel town, said he hud a narrow escape from being run Into, the ma chine running ai the rule of from 50 to 60 miles an hour and zig-zagging from side to side as If the machinery was out of order. Word was lefl by the chauffeur that the Steering gear were deranged and that caused the trouble. The driver of a ear owned in an other barn who was returning to tho city saw the uccldent. He said ho expected to see everybody killed, for the car was running ut a great rate of speed and turned completed In the air. The OCCUpantS of the wrecked car were brought back to the city in his car. TWO FIRE CALLS MADE MONDAY NIGHT Fire Department Started With Hen House and Quickly Go to Clothing Store The fire department had two calls Monday night, each within a short time: of the other. A . liiiKcu coop out near Johnson's corner claimed their attention first and before they could gei back to i. .wn lie mem ben of the fire department had a .ill th it sent them lo No. -I South In t street, when Uerouo and i,.-ir-nl.-i --i.,ne a clothing ami men's furnishing goods store it is supposed that somebody left an electric or ga.s heating iron burn lag when the store was locked up, By 8:30 o'clock flames burst out of tho rear portion of the building, but the fire deportment was quickly on the scene and literally flooded the build ing, putting out tin- in.-, which gave oft' great quantities of smoke giving Ui.- Impression thai tha entire block wan on tile. Soiulie and n.it.t dam aged the clothing stink to th.- extend of several hundred dollars. The stock oi Harry 1.. Ansart, nexl door, was soiiien ti 11 di naged b -.. Damage to tin bul dins oriss Flight. RECLAMATION REPORTED ON Over 62,000 Acres Were Under Irrigation Below Sunnyside Canal During June STORAGE RESERVIORS FULL TO THE LIMIT OF SAFETY Fill at Kachess Was Reported to Be Twenty-Three Feet Above the Original River Bed at the End of June During .Iniie an acreage of approx imately 6-.noil actually rei eived wa ter under the Siiiinyside canal, ac cording to the report of reclamation officials. The amount of water di verted at the close of the month was 910 sei ond feet. I'onstriutloii work consisted ol necessary minor exten sions of the distribution system to cover Quids tor which water right ap plication had been matte, Humping- Reservoir Full I'niler the Tieton the only construe. tion was the building of 0 WOgOH mad to the Tieton canyon. Humping lake reservoir was reported full by tho 20th of the month and a small .-row was engaged there in' pulling logs from the lake and in piling and burning them. At Lakes Keeehelus and t"le Ilium the maintenance of the crib dam* was'continued and also the cuti.iug of Umbel' by contract, under tbe Okanogan project water was delivered to 7,mil acres. on June 6 the two reservoirs on the pro ject contained lll.liito acre feet, tho highest point of the season and 1,450 acre feet in excess of the previous high stater mark. Luke- Kacbeoo Stsvraga 'if the Storage work at I^ike Kn .'he.-s the report at Tne close of June was as follows; Operations with the orange-peel dredge, excavating In the lake, out let channel, were Impeded by j deep water, but approximately 7,000 cubic yards of the material were excavated, .Mortar paving of the slopes of tha outlet channel below the dam was completed, EJarly lo tho month con creting of the gate tower was begun and good progress was made, the completed portion having been curried Up fir. feet, in- to Within 8 feet of the top ot the dam. Tin- construction of ihe embankment was continued with good progress. The III! Is now at ele vation 2,280, which Is II Cset above tho original river-bed, l.nki- ai Muxliiiiiiu Level Enough rock la being obtained from the material damped from tho trestle to build the li.iers of small rook on both slopes, and riprap on the up stream slope The umber trestle was completed during the hitter part of the month, K.irh in the month, ns soon us the Hour of the channel be low the dam was completed, the sluice-gates were Opened as the max imum safe level of the lake had been reai lied, but due to the amount of rain which fell during the month, the level eif tho luko was lowered only atw foot. J. L DRUSE BURIED BY PHILIPPJNEJETERANS Former Comrades of Company E, Act as Escort and Bearers at Funeral Monday John L, Druse, of Yakima City, writ was killed Saturday by electricity while working in his hay field, was burled Monday with military honors by the Spanish W'ur Veterans of North Yukinui. Mr. Druse was n member of Company 13 of North Yakima ol the National Cuard of Washington and served with his company In the Philippines, tailing part In the cam paigns and in the battles in which the 1 .'oiiipiiiij . as part or the First Washington, was engaged. Private ami I'lililltr Services The tuner.il services of Mr. Druse were held at the First Methodiat church, where Kov. W. H. Belleok con ducted ihe service. Previously there bad been a private service- .it the home and Ihe trie-nils were gathered ai the chinch, whets an address WIS delivered b) Mr. Sol lech ai tho grava tin- Spanish War Vetera us conducted th.- service, The ritual was followed and itien a military salute fired and "Taps" sounded. Before tho casket was lowered to thi grave the large 11.ig which had encased it was re moved ii nil a small silk flag was placed on the casket In its stead snd was burled with it. ( (imrinles ns tin Kscort. Six members of the organization, ail of them former mi mbers of Com pan) E, acted as as escort and art bearers They wore Captain Marshall Scudder and .1. .--is ,| Howard Wright, 11. W Leach, Herman {peeper, 1 a irli [files .111.1 I. 11. oftllican, \ii. beautiful flowers on the casket i.-ini.il to tin oincerlty of friends In their mourning tor the death of aft I liuse*. A SCHEDULE FOR. FRUIT SPECIAL Northern Pacific Arranges to Start Its Service East Beginning Monday Next NINETY-NINE HOUR RUN FROM PASCO TO ST. PAUL Superintendent Moline of Refrig eration Service Says There Is No Cause for Worry Regarding Icing Facilities Arrangements have been made i"..f Northern Pacific special fruit train service out of North Yakima begin ning August 5, which will be Monday next. Special fruit trains of "i cars vi- more win he run to Fargo and points cast. These trains will leav • PSSCO at l! O'clock a. in. and will ar rive at St. Paul at 11 o'clock a. m. of the fourth day, which gtves a 911 hour' service from the starting point. This is practically the same service that has prevailed the past two years over the Northern Pacific and bars been eminently satisfactory tv the growers. MulH (icuii-up llfii- So far as North Yakima is con cerned the fruit houses here along tho tracks will be cleaned up about S o'clock p. in., the cars going through to Pasco to be prepared there for thi outgoing I tain, icing to be attended to etc. I'ara between lOllensburg and Puseo, in other words will be picked ii p Ihe night before and carried through to be made up In trains out the next morning. The Icing Problem Asked as to the icing situation, F. B. Moline of the Northern Pacific re frigerator car service said that so far as hla rood is concerned there Is no question as to the provision niado. The Northern Pacific, he sajra, has ice arrangements made sufficient for ic ing iiii's enough to carry all the fruit of the Yakima valley. It Is the esti mate that 6i> per cent of the fruit will go under refrigeration and therefore he thinks there lg no need to worry on that score. The fruit trains will run east on .i regular schedule and schedules have been arranged for the various linos of Ihe Northern Pacific In the fruit pro ducing sections T>f this and neighbor ing states, the fruit concentrating at Spokane and going east from there lv one huge train dally. visiisTdlSs at walla walla pen Bowinkleman, a Trusty and a Model Prisoner, Is Running a Chicken and Duck Ranch Q, R. Schumann, who recently re turned from a well-earned vacation, telfs of stopping at Wtilla Wa'la. where he visited the penitentiary to auk after thn welfare of some of his friends whom he hud sent over for a ■ sojourn there to regain their health and former standing in the wjrld. While there John R. Llewellyn, can of the penitentiary guards, showed him around the big institution, whom ao many Yakima county delegates aio cared for. liemliiMi'iiiiin a Trusty The deputy prosecuting attorney i uw many familiar faces and among them was that of Henry Bowinkle man, who was sentenced to from five to twenty years for manslaughter, for killing Meboer in 1910. Bowinkleman was more than pleased to see Schu mann and showed him his chickens and ducks. Which he keeps for the benefit of the Institution outside the) walls. He has c|u!te a poultry ranch and is busy from morning till night caring for his Incubators, his chfcks and ducklings as well as the eggs and other products He Is In splendid health. The authorities give Bo winkleman a splendid reputation, Mating that he Is a model prisoner and has not broken one of the ruloo since his Incarceration. "H;i|i|m" Assistant. The work lias so Increased that Bowinkleman will be given an asoi.- - ant and It was stated that hi.- assist ant would be no other that "Wappy," or WSrMSßßteln, the former chief of police of Seattle, who was sent t.i the slate institution some time ogO on charges of Infraction of the laic LAUNCH ACtIDLN'T F.\ ' ALITV Two lii'oven-il and Others Saved Through ll.i-iii-in of I . X. Lucas TAi v.MA. Julj .".'.— .. ■ii-ding to a Ledger special from -.nth Bend, I. A. Lucas, of Lake Oounty, California, and J. W. RenneiS of Albany. 0 gon, were drowned today In a lauu accident in Hear River Straits. r:i,» heroism of F. A. Lucas, win. ran sev eral miles t.. Becurej a rowbnnl |,t nlii.li h<- .'.mid return to tlic s.'.ii. ii Ihe iicijiileiit jusl as tin- rising tldo u.i- about io 5.\..-|i them uu.ii saved i li. 1:\ .-s ..f . -i i:'. . her sister anil I lie i.llti I S I" O SIIIU I . liililiai, NO. 3