The Yakima herald. [volume], December 27, 1911, Image 1

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VOL. XXL
MARKET FRUIT
IS ON DISi m
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State Commissioner Huntley
Brings to the City Apples
Which Are a Fright
HE GOT THEM IN SEATTLE
FROM A YAKIMA SHIPMENT
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Display la at the Rooms of the
Commercial Club end Growers
. Are Asked to Call There and
Inspect It
There is a box of fruit at th- rooms
W the Commercial club which every
trait grower In the Yakima valley
should make It a point to see. They
are apples picked up at Seattle by
State "Commissioner of Horticulture
Huntley and are specimens from a
carload ahlpped from the Yakima val
ley. Some of the fruit waa grown and
packed at North Yakima. Each spec
imen la wrapped in a aheet of paper on
which is written the name of the
grower on whose premises it waa pro
duced. Without exception it la the
worst bumch of fruit that any com
munity ahould dare to call "commer
cial.'* Worms have made a parade
grround of some of the apples and have
neglected none of them. Every apple
has a blemish of some sort or other
and in some cases the representation
la co numerous from certain orchards
that the "chance" or "accident" ex
cuse la eliminated.
Who ahlpped the fruit Is Mr. Hunt
ley's secret for the present and ha
may or may not reveal it. The prob
lem, however, will not be a hard one
to solve, for as stated, every apple is
marked, and tracing Its course should
be easy. Mr. Huntley turned the fruit
over to Dr. James, secretary of the
Commercial club, to be placed on dis
play as an object lesson of some of the
things Yakima must needs overcome
before sto can hope to have the repu
tation, far select fruit, enjoyed by oth
er producing sections so frequently
held up to this community as a stand
ard of excellence.
Dr. James asked the Herald to In
vite all fruit growers to make it a
point to call at the rooms of the Com
mercial club and Inspect the apples
It la the hope of Mr. Huntley and
ethers that the apples when examin
ed will bring about a change In condi
tions such as will prevent such stuff
hereafter reaching the market.
PLANNING TO DYNAMITE!
■ in sa— a ii
Man Arrested Who Is I/oaded to Do
Deadly Work with Explosives
prnDBBURG, Dec. !6. —Carrying a
Suitcase containing 7 2 sticks of dyna
mite, a roll of fuses and two quarts
of whisky, George Bridges, who re
foeee to tell anything concerning him
•elf. was arrested yesterday at Moens
«en, a small town near here. Bridges
aald a man gave him the suit case.
More than eight thousand men are
>, employed at Moenssen. all of whom,
It Is said, are non-union.
RUSSIA CONTINUES TO MASSACRE
Persians Are So Im-ensod That Pence
Is Not Now Possible
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Russian
troops continue to kill Persians in
Tabriz according to dispatches re
ceived here today from official sources
in Teheran. The cablegrams declare
the Russian atrocities have so aroused
the Persians that now It will be Im
possible to effect an amicable settle
ment.
SETTLES QUESTION
OF MENTAL HEALING
IN THE CANAL ZONE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—President
Taft today settled the vexed question
of allowing the practice of Christian
Science and other non-medical meth
ods of healing In the Panama Canai
Zone by modifying the present order
so that it shall not be construed to
"prohibit the practice of the religious
tenets any church in the ministration
of suffering by mental or spiritual
means without the use of any drugs
or material, remedy, whether gratu
tlous or for a remuneration" provided
existing or future sanitary laws will
be compiled with.
MOBGAN SHUSTER NOTIFIED
Persia's American Treasurer 1« Solic
itous About His Friends
TEHERAN, Dec. 26.— W. Morgan
Shuster, the American treasurer gen
eral of Persia, dismissed from office
by the cabinet today, sent hla reply to
the cabinet In which he stated his will
ingness to hand over his accounts to
his successor.
His chief solicitude, he added, was
for the welfare of the fourteen Amer
ican assistants concerning whom noth.
lug has yet been decided.
Meetings were held in various
mosques to protest against the action
of the government. The latest di*
patches from Tabriz report a tem
aorajr) lull in the fighting
The Yakima Herald.
PUCKERS' PACT
is mm
't—r.
Maty - / for the Combine on Wit
nwa^itand Tells Detail of Its
Daily Operations
DAILY MEETINGS HELD
PRICES WERE FIXED
Government Ccmbmtion Is Borne
Out by the Testimony of Agent
in Whose Offices Meetings of
Combine Were Held
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Details of the
plan for the $500,000,000 merger of
the Armour, Swift and Morris Inter
ests In 1902, by which the government
contends it was sought to control the
meat industry of the country, were re
vealed today In the trial of the Chica
go Meat Packers before Judge Car
penter by the reading of a contract
dated May 31. 1902. to the jury.
The agreement was read by Albert
H. Veeder, attorney for Swift & Co.,
who was called by the government as
the first witness. Veeder testified that
In March, 1903, the National Packing
rompany was organised to operate
certain Independent plants purchased
with a view to including them within
the big company.
Veeder, who occupied the stand
throughout the day, and who will con
tinue his testimony tomorrow, admit
ted the packers had- an organisation
which met weekly In his office during
1900, 1901 and 1103.
Son Not a Good Wltnea*
His eon, Henry Veeder, secretary of
the association, and a witness, said
he did not know what business was
transacted at the meetings. He knew
that books and records were kept but
did not know where they are now. The
government contends it was at these
meetings the price of meat was fixed
and plans discussed for the suppres
sion of competition., / , , .
Veeder said he heard that at a pjiol
meeting of the different companies ter
ritory was allotted to them designated
*aar letters. -He Said territory "A" was
north of the Ohio and east of the Mis
souri and that Armour was known as
"A" among the companies. He had
not known the letters used to desig
nate the others.
Previous to calling Veeder to the
stand, the defense made unsuccessful
efforts to have concluded the transac-
tions prior to 1905 on the grounds of
the Immunity plea which freed the
packers seven years ago, should apply
to the previous period.
Judge Carpenter reserved his decis
ion to give the government time to re
ply but indcated he might deny the
motion.
GEORGE OLNKY BUYS
BUNCH OF ANGORAS
Indian Stockman Has Made a Suc
cess With Sheep and Hbgs
and is Branching Out
George Olney, of Wapato, of" the
Yakima Indian reservation, has
branched out in hi* stock business and
has purchased thirty Angora goats
which he has within an enclosure at
Is property on the reservation. Mr.
Olney has made a study of the needs
and habits of the animals and con
siders them to be a good investment
commercially. If he attains such re
sults as he anticipates he proposes
to extend his goat holdings and
specialize on goats and hogß. Mr.
Olney, who is an Indian, is one of
the most progressive stoc:: men of
the reservation. Of him the Wapato
Independent saya:
"George 01-n'e>, who makes Wapato
his home, has been a stock raiser
since he received his allotment. From
a small beginning he has risen to a
position among stock men that is the
envy of many. Mr. Olney has dealt
from time to time In cattle and sheep,
but previous to last year the major
ity of his time had been devoted to
the sheep business. In 1910 he held
at one time 8700 head of sheep. These
he. grazed on the reservation. During
this year he has owned several large
bands of sheep but has now disposed
of the entire number. He will buy
again next year.
"Mr. Olney is now occupied In rais
ing hogs. About 20 miles southwest
of Wapato, south of White Swan, he
has four sections of land. This im
mense territory he is fencing at the
present time with Page fence of the
best quality. 'To cover the distance
it requires eight miles of fencing. In
this enclosure Mr. Olney has at the
present time about 700 head of hogs
of a marketable breed. He has erect
ed a neat residence for the caretaker
of the herd and his assistants and a
hoghouse, with every modern equip
ment and designed to meet the de
mands of a large herd at a coat of
ison.
The land embraced in Mr. Olney's
stock cortal is all allotted to members
of his fswiilly, »o that he will retain il
indefinitely and can make Improve
ments aat the demands require. He
has already expended about Msuo in
necessary buildings on the place, and
thi* »urn will be greatly Increased by
the coki of the rencing and other con
templated improvements." '
NORTH YAKIMA, WASH., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1911.
ROOSEVELT DECLINES
PEACE DM HONOR
Colonel Teddy Not in Sympathy
With the Purposes of the
Proposed Meeting
NEW YORK, Dec. 2«.—Close on the
heels of the great peace meeting nere
which waa broken up by disturbers op
posed to the ratification treaties with
England and France, disagreements
have arisen over what Is being plan
ned aa one of the greatest peace din
ners ever seen. The 'Hlnner Is to be
held here Saturday night.
It developed today, according to a
member of the committee In charge
of the dinner, that Colonel Roosevelt
had replied to the semi-official Invi
tation to the function at which the
president is to be the principal speak
er, with a letter declaring his senti
ments were wholly at variance with
those to be expressed at the affair and
censuring as "traitorous" to their
principles all those who accepted an.
Invitation wtthoat agreeing with its'
purpose.
The member of the committee, w-h ■■>
will not allow his name printed, said
that Roosevelt's reply was seven pages
long and left no doubt whatever that
ha would not attend the dinner.
NON-SUIT GRANTED
IN MULLINS CASE
Supreme Court of Washington Re
verses Yakima County Court
in Alienation Suit
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 26.—(Spe
cial) —In a decision handed down to
day the Yakima County Superior court
la reversed by the Supreme court,
which says a moton for non-suit
should have been granted In the case
of Anna E. Mullins against Patrick
Mulllne and wife for the alleged alien
ation of her husband's affections.
Lockout of Cotton Workers
MANCHESTER, Eng., Dec. •*.#.•—
Nothing warrants hope of anything
to avert the lockout of 160,000 cotton
workers In Lancashire, scheduled to
begin tomorrow.
Ohio Progressives for Roosevelt
TOLEDO, 0., Dec. 2«.—Repudiating
LaFollette, the Lucas county progress
ive republican league tonight endorsed
Roosevelt for president.
New Pictures of James J*. HUI, Louis
W. Hill, His Son, Who Is Railroad
President, and Secretary Fisher
""n*. PAUL, Dec. 26.—The resources
of Ihe gr,j-at northwest -.re fully shown
In Ihe exhibits at the nort hw-stern
land products ahuw, which Sua at-
GENTLO FUGITA GETS
$300 FINE AND3ODAYS
Convicted of Having Received
Stolen Eggs at His Grand
Restaurant
Gentlo Fugita. the Japanese pro
prietor of the ' Grand restaurant on
Front street; charged with having re
ceived and purchased eggs stolen by
Ed Hendenrahott from the Bartholet
grill, and who wtas convicted by a Jury
last week, Was lined $300 and sen
tenced to undergo imprisonment for
30 days by Police Magistrate R. B.
Milroy Tuesday. Floyd Hatfield, at
torney for the dfendant, announced
that he would take the case up to the
superior court oh it writ of certiorari.
Whether or not- the police court of
the city of North Yakima, a city of
the second class, IS a court of record
will be one of the legal points settled
by this appeal. It is probable that It
will not stop at the superior court,
but will be taken to- the supreme
court of the state.
Pending the appeal the defendant,
was released on bond of $600.
"UNCLE" GEO. CHAPMAN
OF THE LOWER NACHES
PASSES AWAY TUESDAY
—'i _i , ,
George Chapman, one of the early
ranche/s of the Lower Naches, living
about one and one-half miles north
of the pictured rooks, died Tuesday
morning at 11 ' o'clock, of organic
heart trouble, after having been ailing
for several months. .
"Uncle" George'Chaipman, as he was
familiarly called, waa born In Maine in
1847, and leaves a brother and a sis
ter there. He moved Into the Yakima
valley many years ago, locating first
In the Wens*,- later removing to the
Lower Naches, where he has been a
prominent ranchman, respected and
loved by all. He *as long been a
consistent member of the Congrega
tional church. ,
Mr. Chapman was married In 1891
to Miss Alberta Marvin, at Oakland,
Cal„ who survives, htm*
It Is announced th^ECTneYufterai will
be held from Ms late honje on Thurs
day forenoon at 10 o'clock.
a
Harlem Tommy Wins Decision
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. —"Harlem
Tommy" Murphy won the popular de
cision by a narrow margin from Joe
Bedell, the Brooklyn lightweight, in
a ten-round bout at Brooklyn tonight.
traded wide attention. James J. Hill.
(he railway magnate, attended '.ha
opening, and his son, 11. V.' Hill, presi
dent of Ihe Oreut Northern railway,
was also present. W.'L- Fisher, astro
OR. FREDERICK H. MONK
IS ADJUD6ED INSANE
Will Be Sent to Medical Lake
Unless Relatives In
tervene
Dr. Frederick H. Monk was adjtidg
ed Insane Tuesday and committed to
tho Eastern Washington hospital for
the insane at Medical Lake. There
are a number of pathetic features to
the case.
Dr. Monk Is aged 30 years, having
been bom in 1881 at Cohoes, New-
York. He has been stationed at Fort
Simcoe since coming to Yakima coun
ty from Washington, D. C, a year or
ao s go.
The physicians who had charge of
the Investigation reported that there
had been a gradual breaking down of
the mental faculties, nnd that there
were no special features.
The commitment to the asylum will
be held up for a few days, the rela
tives of the young man having been
notified. If they reciuest, he may be
sent back east, where they will be
able to better look after him.
SEVERE WEATHER
IN CALIFORNIA
Close Call for the Orange Crop in
Many of the Districts in South
ern Part of State
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26.—1n many
orange districts In southern California
last night's weather was the eolilest
In years. In one part of Los Angeles
county the mercury fell to 16 degrees
above sero, In San Bernardino the
thermometer registered 22 and at Riv
erside 20 above.
Persistent smudging foi the last
three nights probably saved the grow
ing crop from injury. Late today a
rise in temperature encouraged "the
growers to believe that tonight's frost
"Win not "be so severe.
Russian Loss About 100
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 26. — A
telegram from Tabriz says the Rus
sian loss killed and severely wounded
In the recent fighting there is about
100. Several bodies of Russian sol
dlers were found partly burned.
tary of the interior, waa another In
leieated visitor The exhibits on view
cover all the products of this part -r
the world from pumpins to applies,
from grain to gold
LAND SEEKERS
WAIT IN LINE
Score of People Prepared to Stand
for Three Months or More
for Tieton Homesteads
ACREAGE THEY HAVE IN
MIND NOT YET OPENED
But the Belief Is That It Will Be
Restored to the Public Some
Time Before the Opening of
the Next Irrigation Season
Twenty-one men and women are In
line at the door of tho United States
lond office In the Miller building
awaiting the opening of public land
tinder the third unit of the Tleton.
The land has not yet been restored
to entry by the government and so
far as officials here know there Is no
particular reason for the line-up at
this time. There are some two or
three thousand acres of land to be
restored and there Is an assumption
that It will come back to the public
the coming spring. There is also a
belief that Its restoration will come
automatically with the announce
ment that water is ready for deltvery
to land holders under the Tleton
ditch. If there ts nothing more to
the situation than appears at present
the line-up wil continue for another
three months.
There Is No Knowledge
H. Y. Saint and Captain Stetnman
of the land office, Engineer Swlgert
and Chief Clerk Gnlllekson of the
reclamation service. United States
Jones and others who might be ex
pected to know something about the
restoration of the land are In Ignor
ance concerning it. The first man In
the Une-up was J. E. See of 409 South
First street, a laborer, and the second
was Howard J. Bruff, a laborer of 16
North Second street. Neither of these
men wouud talk. One of the men In
line said. "John H. Bruff, the attor
ney, started this thing. I don't know
whether he knows anything or not.
*. o all know there Is land to be re
stored and If we want -any of It. now
that the Une-up l.as started, we must
stay with it. 1 expect that we will
liave a long wait."
Malic an Agreement
There were twenty-one people In
line last night and they had arrived
at a mutual agreement each to re
spect the right of the other. Alex
Miller has placed two roo.ns at the
north end of the hall of the fifth floor
of the Miller building at the disposal
of the land seekers. These rooms are
opposite to the rooms of the land of
fice. One will be for the women in
the line-up and Ihe other for the
men. Ijßst night the men were ar
ranging for the installation of a tele,
phone and for cots and such com
forts to lighten the tedlousness of their
wait.
\uiin-» of ihe Wallers
Those who signed the agreement
are the following: John Bee. Howard
Bruff, 11. F. Ayres, H. H. Jones, John
Ward, Orval Wilcox, Mrs. 8. A. Grat
ton. S. P. Fairbanks. C. E Higgle,
Viola. Selber, Frunk Rlgglo, & C.
Moore, J. H. Williams, W. R. Parker,
B. A. Grant and lady, Frank G. Kap
pelman, Charles H. Shelton, Joseph
P.lvard, C. H. Rruenn and F. I. Beers.
Those in the line last night spoke
enthusistlcally of the manner In
which Alex Miller, proprietor of the
building, had acted to Insure their
comfort, and they pledged themselves
to act in every way within their pow
er to make their long stay In the
building as little as -possible of an
inconvenience to Mr. Miller,
't'lii- l (in- Is Growing
•ly 10 o'clock last night there were
27 people in line, most of whom were
wide awake and In cheerful spirits
over the prospects. No one expressed
a desire to rid himself or herself of
any inside information as to the rea
son for being lined up, but confidence
was everywhere shown.
The hallway looks like .t rooming
hou«e during the time of a rush, with
facilities inadequate to accommodate
all with rooms. Those in line were
so pleased wilh the generous action of
Alex Miller, the owner of the building
in which the land office Is located,
that they last night prepared the fol.
lowing document for general publica
tion:
Thanks for Hon. Alex. Miller
Whereas, a great number of home
seekers iirp it present watlng In lino
at the United States land office door
at North Vaklnia, Wash.; and
Whereas, because of close -quarters!
for sin-h a number the executive com
mittee of said "Ilne-up" has" called
upon the owner of said building In
which the said land office is located
seeking to rent from him two vacant
offices for the convenence of the ap
plicant", especially for the women In
line; and
Whereas, the said owner, Hon. Al
exander Miller, upon learning of such
need and desle of his fellow citizens,
freely granted the use of such vacant
offices for such purpose, refusing
rental for same;
Then-Tore, we. the people of said
"line-up" do hereby wish to ax-press
uuc appreciation of Mr. Miller's kind
itmiighfiiiiuus by publicly thanking
lug him.
(Signed- THE UNE-UP.
BURGLARIZED
CHRISTMAS EVE
Old Baptist Church Entered, Win
dow Lights Broken, Plaster
ing Torn Down
DETECTIVE PLACED ON
TRAIL OF CRIMINALS
Depredation Committed Through
Pure and Unadulterated Cuss
ednesa Arouses Ire of George
Beekman, Man of Even Temper
There sre criminals of high and low
degree, perpetrating their acts of law
lessness at all seasons of the year.
The first medal for depravity and
moral turpitude should be given to the
burglars who broke Into the old Bap
tist church, the first building north of
the New Masonic, temple at the corn
er of East Yakima avenue and Fourth
street. The building was burglarised
some time between Sunday afternoon
and Tuesday morning, presumably
Sunday night.
The old building is the home of the
V St I Fraternity, a Becret society of
boys, with about 25 members, George
Beekman being the organizer and in
charge, looking after the welfare of
the boys, aome of whom are almost
men. This society Is a part of tho
helpful work being carried forward
by tho First Baptist church.
As a means of recreation and exer
cise the old building haa been fitted
up as a gymnasium, the former audi
torium being utilised as a place to
play basketball and other games,
while two rear rooms have been fitted
up as a dressing-room and lounging
room.
Two gangs of boisterous boys were
seen on the streets late Sunday night,
which gives rise to the supposition
that the crime was committed Christ
mas eve. Entrance was effected
through a back window. In order to
get In It waa necessary to break the
large panes of glass out of the top
sash, after which It became possibio
to get at the lock and unfasten *t.
Having gotten Into tho first room, th«
burglara encountered other toeuWj*.
The door communicating between the
outer and Inner rooms was loeka
Two panels were broken out of tit
door, the heels of the shoes of the
perpetrators being used as sledge
hummers. Judging from the size Dt
the heel prints and the force that was
used, the burglars were possessed of
considerable strength.
Plastering Torn Down
There was nothing of particular
value lying around that the Intruders
could steal, so they devoted their time
and talents to a. work of despoliation.
Plastering was torn from the walla
nnd ceilings of different rooms and the
floors littered up wtth debris.
Mr. Beekmau discovered Tuesday
what had been done, and of course
was not In pl.-a.Nanl humor over It.
He thought that It would not have
been so low god reprehensible had
they stolen something of value that
they could have used or that would
have benefitted them In any way, but
tn commit the depredation apparently
through pure and unadulterated cuss
edness, was sufficient to arouse the Ire
of that even tempered gentlemen. He
at once laid the matter before Mayor
A. J. Splawn, with all the particulars
In his possession. A detective was put
to work, and hopos are entertained
that the culprits will be landed, and
eventually placed In a penal or re
formatory Institution where the dogs
will not bite them.
LUNACY COMMISSION
FINDS PATTERSON
IS DIPSOMANIAC
RKATTLS. Dee. 26.- Malcolm I.
Patterson, son of a former Governor
of Tennessee, was suffering from alco.
hoi epilepsy or dipsomania Induced by
drinking continuously for five years,
when he shot and dangerously Injured
T.. T. Seal at Port Orchard December
T. This was ihe finding of the lunacy
commission today that heard the In
sanity complaint (lied against the
young man by his father. On the
commission dialing that he was a dan
gerous person ami recommended that
he be confined the court grunted the
request of his father to take the young
man back to Tennessee for treatment.
Prosecutor Stevenson secured a stay of
execution for two days. «o he can ap
peal to the supreme court a writ of
•prohibition restraining Patterson's re
moval from the state until after ha
has been tried on the charge of as
sault with Intent to kill.
TEST INDIANA PIKK POOD LAW
Case Has Gone to Supreme court of
the Unheal .Suites
WASHINGTON, l>ec. 26. —Tha spec
tacular contest over the corastitution
ality of the Indiana pine food law was
today tranaferred to Washington «
the fight will be renewed in the fad
eral supreme court. The, court is ex
pected to decide whether it is au
abridgement of the right of interstate
commerce for any state to enact leg
islation regulating food brought into
It from another slate
NO. in.