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POUR ' ' ' ' THE YAKIMA HERALD Herald PubHstUng Company. Phone 1861. flrOO. N. TCESLEY, - - Manage* - Entered at the postofflce at North Yakima, Wash, as second clasa matter. Published Every Wednesday. Adver tising Rates Upon Application. Subscription—One year tl.il Six months 71 Three months...- .81 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER It, 111 l THE BOOSTING OF THE LAND SHOWS It Is conceded on all hands that the publicity given by the exhibits at the land shows this fall and winter I* the! best publicity ever devised for the northwest. It has been the means of. reaching and interesting more people in the products and possibilities of the great northwest than have ever be fore been reached In any way. The shows themselves combined all the best forms of publicity for in ad- Mtion to the real products on exhibi tion, which form the best evidence of What the great northwest is capable i*f doing, there were lantern slides and moving pictures of industrial life, and the pictures were accompanied by lectures and illustrated the text. With all this campaign of education In sightseeing there was the printed de scriptive matter which was distributed mainly to people to whom the exhibits had appealed and who wished to study the advantages of any particular sec tion at greater length or to make a comparative study of several different sections. This plan of publicity is very admir able and is certain to meet with suc cess in awakening an interest In the east for western life and western pos sibilities. It is.very gratifying to know that North Yakima was enabled, through the exhibit" made and the work of personal representatives, to take such a signal advantage of the opportunity offered tat New York, Chl ragn and St. Paul, and to get before the people of the eastern states a concrete Idea of what is doing In this Valley in the way of actual develop ment and what of possibilities for the future. It has been a campaign that is worth while and one certain to bring the desired results. o MAKE THIS A CONVENTION CITY North Yakima is to entertain the State Teachers' association this week and is anticipating that a thousand visitors will be brought to the city to attend the sessions of the association. The success of the meeting Is assured and in this success North Yakima will be able to demonstrate to the entire state and to the northwest the ability of the city to handle successfully the meeting of a large association. Early next month the fruit growers of the valley—fifty strong—will go to Clarkston with an avowed lntentios of cspturing the 1913 meeting of the State Horticultural association on the plea that this is the most fitting place for the meeting to be held, being the center of the largest acreage devoted to fruit growing in the state of Wash ington and for the further fact that the city is well equipped in the way of hotel and other facilities for handling the large attendance of delegates that will wish to attend the sessions of that meeting. This is breaking the ground to boost for North Yakima for the meeting place for any one of the association meetings that .an possibly be brought to the rlty North Yakima Is central ly located, it is well supplied with railroad facilities and ran be easily reached. It has ample hotel and other accommodations for handling the large number of visitors that may wish to attend these meetings It offers man> advantages for a convention city and has been entirely too modest in the past in pointing out these several ad vantages to the people of the state. THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION The power of public opinion as an impelling force in our government is well illustrated in the development and progress of the movement to force the abrogation of \he Russian treaty because of the difficulties thst had arisen over the passport question. Public opinion forced the issue to a rapid consummation and literally drove congress and the administration to the formal abrogation of the treaty. The lesson was not only an impres sive one at home but it has been rec ognized abroad. Comments from Lon don say that nothing in the historc of the United States during the last twenty-five years has impressed Eu rope more profoundly han the driving force of public opinion in the treat ment of the passport question. Pub licists say that the powers must come 1 to reckon with the unique and extra ordinary moral influence of the chief democracy of the new world on the monarchies of the old as the most re markable International development of the century. This is a high compliment to the efficiency of public opinion and gives added force to the power and po tentiality of that element which as a nation we have been urged to cultivate —the awakened public conscience. The highest statesmanship In the na tion is now appealing to this rather than to passion and to prejudice and hoping for its best results from this source. It has been very noticeable in re cent year* that the trend of legisla tion has been directed by the Impelling force of public opinion. The cam paign that Governor Hughes made in New York a few years since and more recently the work of Governor Wilson of New Jersey are examples where public opinion was the real motive force, and the administration only Its representative. In this as in no other sen'e is there a real government by the people. THE LAYMAN IX POLITICS AND RELIGION The lac man or business man in politics as well as in religion, both of which movements are receiving more attention and impetus than aver before, means more to the real and lasting progress and benefit to hu manity than we are wont to believe. It is in keeping with the democratic wave of government for the governed, snd surely whenever the majority of busy, thinking, pushing and planning souls of the universe put their shoul ders to the wheel of government and life as it should be In its fullness, then a practical working basis will be •ecured for the realization of the ideals for which so many loyal souls the world over have stood, too many times without proper support. The business men through their commercial clubs in most cities, the ranch men through the grange and other organisations, the noble women through their efficient societies, so cialism at heart, "The Trades and Workers Associations,'' and the church through "The Men and Re ligion Forward Movement," all are taking an interest from the layman'a point of view as against the former plan of political ring-leaders, and the ministers and church officials, to whom heretofore all the work of government and religion has been left. The former became corrupt mostly because unusual opportunities were presented for enriching them selves at the expense of the people, and the Utter fell far short of bring ing to the people that which they be lieved was the principle most neces sary for the uplift of the world. Democracy, as planned and worked for by the founders of our great country, is surely coming into its own, as is evidenced by this univer sal movement and the silence of those against It. o WHERE MERIT WINS News has been received this meek that Yakima Valley has won the com munity prize at the St. Paul Land show, meaning that the honor of send ing the best exhibit from any com munity or by any commercial club has been awarded to this section on the showing made by the display gathered in the valley and sent by the North Yakima commercial Club. This has been Yakima's year at the land shows and the booster clubs have been furnished with plenty of material for publicity. Following the winning in New York came the win nings in Chicago and now the win nings at St. Paul. This certainly proves the merit of the Yakima Val ley product and does away with the contention that the result is a mere matter of luck. It establishes be yond question the fact that with or dinary care, intelligent cultivaton and skill in handling the product that a very high grade of fruit can be uni formly "produced here. In other words, Yakima Valley has now established a reputation and it is a matter of prime importance -that the growers in this valley unite and cooperate to maintain that reputation, the reputation of being able to pro duce -'quality" fruit." In sustaining this high reputation it will be neces sary to increase the average quality of the product. Exceptionally qual ity has won this reputation, and won it on merit, but this has merely pointed the way to the average grow er and given him the Incentive to apply what he knows to the problem in hand and get in a position to reap the benefit of the advertising that this years sue cesses have given the growers in this section. It should not be forgotten that we are now entering on the era of in creased production The valleys of the west will not only be competing with the east in the marketing of their fruit but they will be compet ing with each other. "Quality" fruit Is going to hold the market regardless of the increased supply. This has been proven this year when buyers camera* fhis valley from outside see THE YAKIMA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, tVtl i tlons though they could have found apples nearer at hand and cheaper in price. It has been demonstrated that the orchards In Yakima Valley can pro duce quality fruit snd the grower who stands ready at all times to make good this reputation will have no dif ficulty in finding a market, but he who falls haa only himself to blame, o They have put the time limit on Cupid over in the New England state*. After January 1- whan the Massachus etts law goes Into effect there can be no more elopements. The bans must be published for five days before the marriage license can be Issued. Love that has always laughed at locksmiths Is now put up against a time lock. with Connecticut the only Gretna Green in all Naw England and a law pending there which will bar even Rat relief. The meeting of the State Horticul tural association will be held at Clarks ton In the Snake river fruit belt next week. A strong delegation of Yaki ma valley growers will go over to Clarkston to capture the meeting for North Yakima for 1913. It will be necessary for the growers to put up a hard fight to win the next annuel meeting of the association. Yakima should have 1t and co-cperaton Is needed If the plum is secured for this valley. The delegation sent to Clarks ton should be a large one and it should be an enthusiastic one filled with the booster spirit. Following the successes at New York. Chlcsgo and St. Paul Yakima ought to be bolster ed up to ask for anything and not atop till they get the recognition that is due to the greatest fruit growing section in the Pacific Northwest. —i o ARM\MK\.\ AND PEACE I Germany is England's beat custom-1 er, wit.h the single exception of Brit ish India, and England Is Germany's best customer, excepting none. They ought to be friends. Neither country can hope to throttle the ambition of exerted along legitimate channels. I Neither can Impose limitations on the other as a strong power would impose the other so far as that ambition Is limitations upon a helpless or defense less one. The pride of one people meets squarely an equal pride on the part of the other. Rivalry in armaments is the great est source of danger. If the amounts expended by these two great world powers in armament could be employ ed in contributing to the welfare of their people, what a transformation there might be. War is the curse of mankind, and the preparation for butchering men Is the greatest drain on the resources of all nations. There is a better way, and blind commercial- i ism is the great selfish and organized enemy of international peace and good will. o IDAHO'S CALL FOR EXTRA SES SION An extra session of the Idaho state legislature has been called by Gover nor Hawley, but the movement has not come from the progressives, who are seeking a presidential preference primary. Idaho has a tangle in its revenue laws that has necessitated the convening of the legislature over an entanglement that the governor and the state board of equalization pre cipitated. Idaho has had a revenue law on the books since statehood that calls for a full cash value assessment for tax ation purposes but the law has been ignored and the state assessors in the several counties have been making the levy on such basis as they saw fit, the majority of them operating under a "gentlemen's" agreement to make it about forty per cent, but in reality it has been shown that the values have ranged from 25 to 40 per cent and that the taxation in the state has never been really equalized. Governor Hawley and the state board of equalization announced early In the present year that the 1911 levy must be made on the full cash basis or that the state board would enforce the law and inflict the penalties, and since that announcement there has been trouble in Idaho. Pressure was brought to bear on the board and the majority recinded their action snd yielded to the plea of those who held to the old practice snd ignored the governor: The state board of equalization' found * worse tangle than ever this year when it came to equalize the tax levies. Some of the county assessors had followed the governor's mandate and some had followed their own sweet wills and former precedents and made no pretense of following the law. Idaho has been in a turmoil in consequence. Taxes in some counties have gone skyward faster than food products have gone up under pressure of the high cost of living, and taxes in all counties have advanced and the protest not only involves Governor Hawley but the whole state adminis tration. Hence the need for an extra session. Other questions may be involved before the session closes and among the probabilities Is the division of the state Into congressional districts. Idaho under the new apportionment bill is to have another congressman and an attempt will probsbiy he made to district the state {at the coming ex tra session. A press report says that thsy have burned down a breakfast food plant over In lowa but fails to say whether it was a saw mill or a planing mill. With the greatest fruit crop of the Yakima valley in prospect this is no time to hibernate. There are many things that need to be dona to take cars of next year's surplus product, i It took fifty automobiles to distrib ute the Christmas Joy gathered by one of the Seattle newspapers. Old Saint Nick with his slx-ln-hand reindeers is not equal to meet the demands of a twentieth century gift distribution. In four messages President Taft has thrown enough bricks Into the camp of the enemy to keep the po litical factions busy for the remainder of the session. The point In his favor Is that it is easier to prove what he wants than for them to explain to the country what they want. Russia objects to an American i financiering Persian affairs, on the ground no doubt that under Amer ican methods Persia would soon be progressive and independent, a thing that would materially interfere with the trend of Russia's diplomacy. Colonel Watterson expresses the Idea that the long looked-for change of parties is at hand in national af fairs, but this expressoln of the Col onel's comes with the opening of each presidential campaign year and is born of that hope that springs eternal in the democratic breast. All that Dr. D. K. Pearsons, the great philanthropist, has saved of his private fortune to Insure his support till death is a mere 130.000. He has given away millions, and now at a green old age he is reduced to poverty and a Christmas dinner of mock tur tle soup, because there is only a pit tance In his bank account. Mr. Taft is being criticised because he is frank enough to admit that the republican party needs fixing. An obsolete political diplomacy would have taken the matter to the secret caucus, but in these days when peo ple are to be taken into the candi date's confidence, what objection can there be to the open publicity. Washington will have to follow Idaho's lead in the matter of reform ing tax laws and a study of what the Idaho solons are doing will be of in- terest to those who are planning sim ilar legislation in this state at he next regular sessioln. The movement for tax reform is sweeping the Pacific coast states. California having at its present session some modifications of recent laws to propose. O' THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING (A Recipe.) Take some human nature —as you find it The commonest variety will do— Put a little grariousness behind it, And a lump of charity—or two. Squeeze in just a drop of moderation, Haif as much frugality—or less, And some very fine consideration. Strain off ail of poverty's distress. Pour some milk of human kindness in it. Put in all the happiness you can. Stir it up with laughter every minute, Season with good will toward every man. Set it on the fire of heart's affection, Leave it till the Jolly bubbles rise, Sprinkle it with kisses—for confec tion. Sweeten with a look from loving eyes. Flavor it with children's merry chat • ter, Frost it with the snow of wintry dells. Place it on a holly-garnished platter And serve It with the song of Christmas bells. —Carl Werner, in Collier's. HIS RIGHTFUL PORTION (An Explanation by the Ordinary Man.) They say 1 seem to "want the earth" And that is what I do. For 1 am sick of woe and dearth Such as I've struggled through; I want the earth God gave to me And which man has filched away; I.want the earth once more to be A place of radiant day. I want the earth whereon to work In freedom and content; I want to rise from slums and murk Where wrong has kept me pent, I want the world of fairness, truth. Clean honor and clean mirth— You speak my yearning well. In sooth I truly want the earth! 1 want the earth that God designed And meant for me to share With all the rest of human kind In proper wise and fair, I want the land, the sky, the sea They are my right by birth, And till my share is given me I still shall "want the earth " —Berton Bra ley. MOST BEAT SPOKANE OR LOSE CONVENTION Edward Remy Points Out the Sit nation Confronting Horn* Froit Growers That North Yakima i« up against Spokane in Its efforts to procure the 1913 meeting of the State Horticul tural association, is pointed out by Edwsrd Remy, who thinks the grow ers and other citizens with a pride in North Yakima should wake up a lit tle. While It is not possible for every person to attend the annua] meeting at Clarkston the first week In Janu ary It l" possible, Mr. Remy says, for a large number to Join the association and the effort will be worth something to their home town and valley. Mr. Remy, among other things, says: Must Fight Spokane "The main question now Is, shall we have next year's meeting or not? It is u*p to fruit growers, large and small, whether we do or not, because Spok ane I* working hard for It and there are indloatlo-ns taht she will be win ner, unless Yakima fruit men do some hard boosting right away. The place that secures this meeting must have a large representation at Clarkston, either personally or by proxy. Those who can not, or will not, spend the money to make the trip, should do the next best thing a.nd become members, giving their proxies to those who do attend. Cost Is Slight "The cost is but Jl and In return each member will receive a copy of the proceedings, which is worth $5 to anybody interested In fruit culture, besides the assistance that this move ment will give toward bringing the next convention to this city. "Those who desire to go to Clarks ton should reserve their berths at the Horticultural Union as soon as pos sible and those who want to aid by becoming members can do so by pay ng at the union, to Mr. Romans, to Mr. Morrison, the inspector, or to my self." A Wise Plan "Everybody says he has more money ■than brains." "Still, if you are thinking of mar rying him, I should advise you to get a more specific rating." The smart wrap pictured here is of Persian lamb trimmed with ermine. It has long .stolelike ends that are fin ished with black silk fringe and tas sels. The big muff is an elaborately arranged combination of ermine, Per sian lamb and silk cord and tassels. This outfit is worn with a big picture hat and an afternoon gown of dark blue velvet. CURRENT PRESS COMMENT Monument to Lincoln It is announced that the Grant mon ument, begun in 1907, will probably be ready for dedication in the fall of 1913, six years elapsing. On this basis a Lincoln monument authorized by congress in 1912 would perhaps be completed some time in 1920. It be hooves the government to hurry if the. memorial to the war president is to be presented to the view of any one who saw Lincoln in the flesh. —Washington Star. Women as Ofncclioldor- A French woman lawyer gives it as her opinion that women could not make capable judges. Yet the lower house of the California legislature, in spired thereto by the result of the re cent election in Los Angeles, has unanlmously adopted a bill which would permit women to h >ld any elec tive office in the state.—New York Tribune. Would Like to Hoar Them If Messrs. Rockefeller and Gates cannot accept the Stanley committee's Invitation, perhaps they would ac knowledge the force of a public de sire to hear them. There are other things than the Merritt deal on which Jthey might throw some interesting •light.—lndianapolis News. Musi Show Missouri Missouri is trying the experiment °f making cider of frozen apples. If it Is anything like frozen cider that has been thawed out. Missouri will have to get somebody *o fhow it the way home—Cleveland Leader. TWENTY YEARS AGO Items Taken From the HersJd Files Which Will Be Recalled by Massy of the OH Taman V W, Wallace Atherton. of the Hotel Yakima, was the happy possessor of a fine specimen of the American eagle which he purchased from Mr. Ltp trap, of the We..as, but yesterday the bird picked the strap loose which en circled his leg and soared heaven ward. Born, Saturday, Dec. 19th, to tfhe wife of Louis O. Jane. k. a son. F. D. Hiscock and M. S. Scudder returned from the mountains on Saturday, bringing with, them fruits of the chase, consisting of the hind quarters of four deer. A handsome specimen of the bull pup arrived on Sunday last for T. M. Vance, a gift from E. T. Wilson. The Ellensburg council Is In a quandry regarding the tie election for mayor. Neither Power nor Mor gan will enter the contest and It looks as though Mayor Showdy would hold over, without, he should resign, when a special election could be had. There were six tickets cast t*hat were plain ly intended for Power, but they were I'mwn out, for while Morgan's name was marked out, no cross was placed after Power's name. The Christmas Bal Masque—The Yakima firemen have made very com plete arrangements for their mas querade hall, which will take place a* Mason's opera house Christmas HEALTH'S BEST WAY EAT JPPIES DAILY Expert at Chicago Says to Make Two Apples Disappear Where One Went Before The adoption of a. slogan for adver tising apples and their dletic value is being urged by dealers and publicity men in various parts of the country. Such a one as "Health* best way. eat apples every day," is recommended in | an address given at the American ap ple congress at Chicago recently by Richard C. Coyne. If it Is true, says Mr. Coyne, that apples are health producers, tell everybody about It, use the catch rhyme in advertise ments, tack it on barrels and boxes of apples, ring all the changes on It. If apples are a cure for the drink habit, as has been asserted by some one, let the W. C. T. IT. spread abroad some such sentiment as this, which will re dound to the credit of the orchardlsts, "Don't drink, pray; eat apples every day." What Mr. Coyne Said Among the suggestions made by Mr. Cbyae in his paper were the follow ing: "Newspapers in large cities do not further the e-ause of the apple, and the best means to develop the adver tising of the apple will be aided most by the rural papers. "It has been said that apples are a great substitute for strong drink. If this is the case, and it seems reason able, why should not the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and other great temperance organizations be promoters of apples or become apple advertisers, and if they do not like the slogan. 'Health's best way. Eat apples every day.' Let their slogan be: "Don't drink, pray, Eat apples every day.' "The peddler used to be a. good ad vertiser of the apple by calling his wares, and his salesmanship depended a great deal on the power and tone of his voice and his activity in measuring out the fruit. Many large and small cities and towns enacted laws forbid ding the peddlars calling out their wares, thus suppressing their vocal method of advertising apples. What Peddlers Did "In Chicago some enterprising ped dlers, after the ordinance forbidding them calling out their wares went in to effect suddenly changed the names ot their horses. Instead of calling their horses Bill. Fan. Jim, etc., they called their horses Apples; if their load for disposal was apples alone, calling out in loud tones 'Get ap. Ap ples.' and to stop his horse would call out 'Whoa, Apples,' giving the people a cue that he was advertising and had apples to sell. "The 'Advertiser of the Apple' is not limited to the printed form alone, far from it; there are many elements that enter into and are responsible for the popularity of the king of fruits— the apple. The land owner promotes the sale of land for growing applps, the nurseryman who advertises the varieties and good qualities of apples and who also experiments with the varieties to bring them up to a high standard of quality as to color and taste; the grower, the' .jprayer, the Ir rigator, the cooper, the box manu facturer, the transportation compan ies, all are factors in the advertising of the apple in extent to the service they render. Western Box Apple "The credit of the publicity and ad vertising of the apple has been great ly advanced by the International Ap ple Shippers' association, county fairs, state appje shows, world's fairs, ap ple displays, various agricultural so cieties of many states, fruit trade and rural papers, and the limited space given by the daily press, through which channel of information would do the most good if given in a fair and Impartial manner. Next to the daily (papers I believe your apple congress The work of grading for the elec tric road between North Yakima and Yakima City will commence next Monday, unless the severity of the weather prevents. Married. Thursday, Dae. 34th, Mor man Woodhouse to Miss Isabella Wi ley. The contracting parties are well known residents of the Ahtan utn valley and have many frienda, all over the northwest, who Join the Herald In wishing them a future of unalloyed happiness and prosperity. Burglars entered the residence of B. Wilkinson Tuesday eve and after strewing things around, left without taking anything of value, if Mr. Wil kinson's inventory is correct. The marriage of Miss Li Ilia Bchan no and Chas. Worth, an N. P. engi neer, is announced for the 28th. Mr. and Mrs. Worth will reside In Ellens burg, i City Council Proceedings—Oh peti tion of A. H .Reynolds, Eechter A Ross, T. M. Vaince, Robt. Dunn, Jas. Leach, P. S. Burke and others, ttte council upon motion of Reed, second ed by Needham, ordered arc lights placed at the intersection of Maple and Second streets snd Spruce and Fourth. Before granting the petition Mayor Weed said the council had been very liberal In street lighting, but fhst the board must use Judgment as to Incurring additional expense. Coun cilman Carpenter voted against grant ing the petition. comes closer to the apple consuming public than any other source, es pecially if held In large cities. "The western box apples created an unusual interest among the trade and the apple consuming public, and has helped more than any other force re cently in 'advertising the apple.' The high grade of the fruit placed on the market, the color of the fruit, careful packing and the package are princi pally responsible. "To do the most good for the great er number should arrest the attention of all interested in the apple. How It shall be brought about Is for your consideration. The dally papers reach the greater number of the consuming public, and the people are guided very much by what they read in the daily press. 'Health's best way, Eat apples every day.' "It occurred to me that some phrase which is easily remembered and one that is suggestive for good would be one of the good means of ad vertising the apple by making the slogan of the apple: 'Health's best way. Eat apples every day.* "If you use this slogan at all apple shows, conventions, associations, con gresses, etc., the public press are bound to use It In reporting It as news matter. It would also become known if used in schools, In copy books or writing exercises. Dealers could use this slogan in their trade paper or daily paper advertising. Or If need be place a neatly printed card of an ap ple and the slogan printed on It in each barrel or box of apples. "The Idea Involves the thought that the slogan will create a larger con sumption of apples and a liberal sup ply of health, all of which should help advertising the apple and create a world of friends and advocates of the use of the king of fruits." IF I ONLY WUZ! Say, Chimmey—lemme tell you's Td be happy us a c-laiti If I only wuz do feller me mudder t'inks 1 arii. Sh: t'inks I am a wonder an' she knows her little lad Could never mix wit' nuttin' dat wuz ugly, mean or bad. Oh, lots o' times I sit an' t'ink how nice 'twould be, gee whiz! If a feller wuz de feller dat his mud der t'inks he is. Don't aim to be an earthly saint, with eyes fixed on a star, Just try to be the fellow- that your mother thinks you are. , Self- 1. vident "There Is one bit of decoration I know they had in that famoua Rus sian ice palace." "What was that?" A fine frieze." So, There "Why do you women want to get into politics, ar.yway?" "We simply want to show that we can't ma'.te any worse mess of it than you men do."—Chicago Tribune. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Not Coal Land Under Tieton Project. Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at North Yakima, Washington, November 28, 1911. Notice is hereby given that John D. Medill, of North Yakima, Washing ton, who, on February Ist, 1905, mads Homestead Entry No. 4650, Serial No. 0963, for NH NE% of Section 20, Township 13 North, Range 17 East, Willamette Meridian, has filed notics of intention to make Final Commu tation Proof, to establish claim to thy. land above described, before The Register and Receiver, U. S. Land Office, at North Yakima, Washington, on the 17th day of January, 191:;. Claimant names as witnesses: Richard Strobac h, of North Yaki ma. AVushington; John Krautkremer. of North Yakima. Washington; Hank Noll, of North Yakima. Washington; Josiah B. Howson, of North Yakima, \\ hington. HARRY T. SAINT, .Dec. l»lMi.i] Jan. 4 ReKMtt-