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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16
EAT 1000 DOGS A YEAR.
$4,000 Horses Also Consumed a.
Food in Germany.

In 1906 there were slaughtered
for food In the Kingdom of Saxony
1922 horses and 1896 dogs. This
was an increase of 224 horses and
1873 dogs over the year 1905.
In the whole empire in 1906, ac-
cording to the Southern Farm Maya
zine, there we're slaughtered for food
$4,000 horses, and it is estimated
that about 1000 dogs go into food
in the empire annually.
"Horseflesh is very generally aa-
vertised in the German newspapers,
especially in those of the large in
dustrial centers," says United States
CONSUL lift, land most German
cities have at least one market
which makes it speciality, claiming
for it higher percentage of nourish-
ment than that of either beef, veal,
mutton or pork.
Neither is it unusual to find ad-
vertisements of dog meat, or for the
purchase of dogs for slaughter. Nor
is it possible to read the German
newspapers for any length of time
without coming to the conclusion
that a great many dogs are killed
and eaten that do not give up their
lives under official inspection.
"News items detailing the arrest,
trial, conviction and punishment by
fine of Imprisonment of men chrged
with killing and eating dogs that be-
long to others. sometimes valuable
animals or cherished household pets.
are not infrequent."
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16
$. $. WORK.
Wish People to Get in Touch With
Secretary.


The Eastern Washington and
Northern Idaho Sunday School asso-
citation has elected Charles J. Bopp-
ell secretary The work is part of
the Worlds and International asso-
cations and is interdenominational,
cooperative and non-sectarian. If
any person interested in this work is
not in touch with a county or local
association, the secretary wishes to
hear from him. If any one wishes
help, Information or advice as to Sun
day school work, write the secretary,
who will do all in his power.
The International Bible Reading
association has a million members,
but few in Washington, and cam
paign is started for five thousand
members. It is desired to have a
branch secretary in every church,
Sunday school and community. Any
man, woman, boy or girl who will un-
dertake this work. please write.
CHARLES ]. BOPPELL,
E. 612 Baldwin avenue, Spokane.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16
A RIGHTEOUS KICK.

When a newspaper is laid on the
public step a half an hour overtime
there is a kick which arises to the
highest clouds, when a grocery boy
fails to deliver the goods after the
asked for time there are objections
which make the owner of the gro
Gerry vince, but when a railroad COM
pany fails TO send its trains out on
time then the public can take its
choice of going, or staying at home
One sample Of a railroad company's
efforts in the direction Of pleasing
the public was evidenced Sunday
when the sannyside train left the
station at II O'Clock when it should
have gone at $3.50. IN the intermin-
able meantime over 100 people pa
tiently waited. The excuse given
was dead engine" Just what
that means is understood best by
railroad men. If the engine on the
sunnyside train Is dead" it might
be well to call Coroner Frank and
leave it so. There Is absolutely no
excuse for a railroad to treat the
public the way the Northern Pacific
did Sunday morning. When a train
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16
ELECTRIFIED POTATOES.
Also Strawberries and Beets-Crops
Increased.

The use of electricity in cultivat-
ing farm and garden products is not
new. but it has made considerable
progress in recent years.
One method of experiment, says
the Ohio Magazine, has been to
stretch a wire netting ACROSS field
high enough not to touch the grow
ing plants and circulate through 1t
an electrical current. In other ex-
perments the soil has been electri-
fled by wires under and around the
roots.
BY the former method 1t is said
that strawberries attained an in
creased product of from so to 1S8
per cent, corn from 35 to 40 per
cent. potatoes 20 per cent, beets
26 per cent, and other products In
proportion
1t is claimed that an average In
crease of As per cent could be OBJ
tanned with substantially all crops
on fertile land by the electric treat
ment.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16
NO AsIATIG.
Congressman Jones Is Opposed to the
Glass.

Congressman w. L. Jones has an
nounced emphatically that he is OPP
posed to the influx of oriental labor
into this country. In letter to Gus
l.. Angus, secretary of the Allied
Printing Trades Council of Spokane
Congressman Jones states definitely
his position on this question. The
letter follows:
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, Oct /.
Gus. L. Angus. secretary Allied
Printing Trades Trades Council, Spo-
kane, Wash:
Dear sir-Your favor of Septem-
Der is, asking for my position with
reference to cheap oriental labor at
hand. This letter would have been
answered sooner, but l have been so
busy that my mail has been some
what neglected. You have a per-
feet right to know my views on this
matter and l shall give them to you
freely without going into my reasons
Off the same at any length.
I am emphatically opposed to the
admission into this country of cheap
oriental labor and will use my in
fluence to prevent IL. This is no new
opinion upon my part. I have felt
for many years that our immigration
laws should be more stringent than
they are now. I have so expressed
myself in a public way several times
during the last few years.
| am opposed to this immigration,
not only because OF its effect upon
labor, but because, in my Judgment,
It is a menace to the very existence
and peace OF our nation. 1t is true
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16
FOOT BINDING IN CHINA.
Origin of the Custom Among the
Women of the Empire.

Thirty-two years ago the girls and
women of the Chinese Empire were
under the dominion OF the most
cruel and ancient custom. Learned
men have tried to discover its origin
but they have failed, and we may as
sumo that the founders of 1t were
too much ashamed to have 1t re-
corded in the nations history.
They can only suggest that there
was once concubine of one OF the
Emperors of China, who was ex-
ceedingly beautiful, but unfortu-
nately she was deformed in her feet
She was compelled to resort to va
rious ingenious ways to disguise her
misfortune. The ladies of the court,
wishing to win her smile, bound IN
their feet very much as she had done.
and the noble ladies' outside OF the
court, wishing to be In the royal
fashion, We're not slow to follow suit
Those Of still humber rank. desir-
ing to ape the manners Of the lead
es OF fashion, twisted and distorted
the feet of their daughters.
This cruel and unsightly custom
spread with wonderful rapidity
throughout the whole Of the empire.
IL invaded the homes of princes and
mobiles and the families Of the com
mon people. and even found a lodg-
ment among the poorest OF the poor.
who, II they had no money to put
themselves on level with their bet
tiers. had at least the feet to show
that in one thing they were their
equal. In short, foot bindinng had
laid such an overmastering grip on
the people that nothing has ever
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16
Confesses Murder.

SPOKANE, Oct. 15.-"My name is
William Albert Davis. of St Anthony,
Idaho. I murdered John Lockman
at Wenatchee, October i, and 1t has
almost driven me crazy" This is the
substance Of a message on a card
found in a towel rack in a local sa-
loon today Davis is not known here.
John Lockman, boy of about II
years. ran away from Marcus, Wash
few weeks ago. and it is not known
where he went The police are in
clined to believe the card tells the
truth.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16
r...ss.ss.-.e.-.-s..e.-.-.
FROM THE PEOPLE.
Wants Cleaner City.
Editor Herald:

Editor Herald:
The writer, who will at this time
sign his name Suburban, is one of
Yakima's substantial fruit growers
and ranchers and has been in the
valley upwards of a dozen years, is
rejoiced at the material prosperity
of the valley, which has been blessed
above all others, but is shocked at
the lawlessness and sin that prevails.
While in nearly every city of the
northw west conditions have improved
and laws are being enforced, here
matters are. if ANYTHING. growing
worse.
hardly ever was in city where
drunken men and lewd women were
50 conspicuous The tendency is to
do anything and allow everything
for money
The dep!orabe conditions of d.
rorce. drunkenness and crime is due
not to the low standing of the COM
munity. but to the Indifference of
the better element.
Now l, for one, am in favor of
demanding of both city and county
officials that they enforce the laws,
as they have sworn to do.
Men, let US take hold of this and
see that better condition of things
exists. SUBURBAN.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16
DOCKET ARRANGED.
Judge Preblc Fixes Criminal Cases
for Term.

for Term.
Judge E. b. Preble has engaged
the criminal docket for the term As
follows.
November Geo A. Wilson.
burglary; Chester Spencer, horse
stealing.
November 6-Chester Spencer, as
sisting prisoner to escape; Frank w.
Rollins, forgery
November Edward ]. Hughes.
grand larceny.
November S-Richard Berry, as
sault with a deadly weapon.
November 9-Michael Whalen and
Elmer Eaton, robbery.
November IL Warren Poole.
burglary.
November 12-Henry Harrison.
assault to commit felony.
November 13-Joseph Eyle. as
sault with intent to commit felony.
November 14-Charlie Matsui and
Y. Fugi. murder.
November 16-James P. Leslie.
forgery.
November 1s-Joseph Flanney.
murder.
November 20-Harry G. Taylor.
forgery
November 21-Rudolph Crist and
Frank Kramer. grand larceny.
November 22-Lye de Ham and
John Miller. injuring irrigation ditch.
November 23-N. G. Naylor. as
sault and battery.
November ga. A. Nicol, refus-
Ing 70 pay poll tax; Bud Jones, en-
ticing TO crime
November ga. P. Hunter, sell
Ing liquor without license: J. E.
Nichols. selling liquor without a IL
cense.
November &c. L. Locks, selling
liquor without license; E. E. Bair.
selling liquor without a license.
November 29-Al Jewett, selling
liquor without license; A. NJ. Dix
on, breach of the peace.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16
cen able to unloose it entirely

been able to unloose it entirely
Even royal edicts that are used
to sweep everything before them
and to bend the will of the people in
humble submission have been issued
in vain. Foot binding had its
roots entwined around the home and
in family life and to tear them up
seemed to threaten the destruction
OF the whole social system.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16

DENVER, Oct 16.-In statement
to the public issued today, Vice Presi-
dent Sehlacks Of the Denver & Rio
Grande gives reasons for the com
pany's refusal to reinstate Operator
Skeggs, as demanded by an order OF
the Railway Teegraphers. Skeggs
was discharged September q for re
fusal to test Western Union wires at
Grand Junction. Schlacks says
Skeggs' action is in violation Of the
railroad company's obligations to the
Western Union.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16

makes up at North Yakima and is
supposed to leave at $3.50 o'clock in
the morning il should leave at that
time. If some Waterman goes to
sleep and allows the engine to be-
come dead. or If certain engine has
leakv boilers, there are enough en-
gines in the yards to carry the train
as far as Grandview and back, at
least. 1t is a dead open and shut
outrage North Yakima people and
lSunnyside people have subjected
themselves to enough contempt at
the hands of the railroad company
without this last straw. From all
outward appearances there was abso-
the Sunnyside train. Railroad men
apparently have the idea that the
public is secondary have the idea
that the public is a secondary con-
sideration when in fact the people
who pay the railroad company for
riding on the trains are the ones who
are entitled to every consideration.
The Northern Pacific should remem-
Ser that it will not always have a
monopoly in North Yakima. and II
1t wishes any consideration from the
North Yakima people in the future
1t must show some consideration for
the public at the present time.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16

II you want results, get them
through Herald want ad.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16

We wish to return our most heart
felt thanks to the genial contribu-
tor who contributed the above con
tribution We try to get an occa-
sional dash of humor into this coll
umn, even if we have to go outside
the office to secure 1t.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16

Among the poetical illusions
which has drifted into this office
lately, fortunately for the contribu-
tor, anonymously, is the following:
"A cannbal bold from Penzance
Ate his uncle and two of his ance,
A cow and calf,
An OK and a half,
And now he can't button his pance.'
Whether this is meant for slap
at the late Pirates of Penzance,"
who appeared at the Yakima theatre,
is not known. but 1t might be we'll
to state right here that no one
around this neck O. the woods has
recently heard OF a cannibal who
wore pants. That should hold the
anonymous contributor for awhile.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16

Miss Ina Boatman, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Boatman, and
Emmett Crosno, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. Crosno. were married at 1880
a. m. Sunday at the residence OF the
brides parents In the Ahtanum. The
ceremony was performed by Justice
Doust. Ony the immediate friends
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-16
SOCIETY
Conducted BY
MARJORIE MORAN.

Mrs. W. W. FELTON, left this morn
ing for her home in Tacoma.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
C1HeST
by Lawrence Mo14

The Fortesu is a delightful stream
wherein TO cast fy. The pools are
long: beginning with strong. quick
water they slacken gradually till 80
the foot there is ten feet or depth sfld
p barely moving current Fishing fron
the right hand bank the back cast IS
excellent: decent caster can reach Oh
over the water with ease and comferi
Bin was with me. J asked him about
the run Of salmon.
-Dcres plenty or en-, zor. us's has
done wuil wild de nets
knew wilat he meani--that. the
Buckles had ''gotten" many hsh by
setting their nets inside the river
mouth.
Keep them up while ] am here
Eh. Bill2"
on my last trip ] had found the ners
3 long way inside the legal limit. an3
realizing that to tight meant failure.
] had subsidized the Buciies TO keen
the nets up while I WAS fishing THIS
they did with unsv' eT-ving loyalty
II seems = pity that his Majcsty's
rivers should be despoiled OF their sieid
of salmon simply because Of negligence
on the part OF tho Government and a
giaring insufficicncr Of proper wardcns.
Sir Archibald Douglass. now stationed
al Portsmouth, England. did al he
could 10 prevent this eNil. His officers
like~-ise: bat there remains "a stupid
''uonchalauce" on the part OF the New
foundiand Government itself On their
own island they do not seem 80 care
whether salmon are netted illegally in
their rivers or not, and the same holds
true OF the caribou; but, as sfr. Kipling
has 81. that IS another story.
The sort OF warden that is appointed
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

---unutterabie peace among q hundred
lives.
Daylight.
Cit sail on heri Shake yer fect"
Skipper was wide awake at half-past
five.
Wind still holding on southwest We
went out OF the little harbor wing and
wing, followed by a score OF wee
schooners. whose sails and rigging
stood boldly against the fast growing
sunlight. A delicious days sail, the
wind crisping, the swells about and
flling our sails bountifuliy. At half
past .. m. we let go the anchor at
the mouth of Black Bear River, 53
degrees north.
The suns rising found US hard at
work with rod and fly. This stream Is
a grand one, and were II not illegally
netted would be a better river than
many for which $4,000 a year Is paid
in lease. We did very well. though.
killing 800 pounds OF sea trout that
averaged three pounds in weight and
ten salmon of ten-fourteen pounds each.
Salted the trout down for consumption
by ourselves in New York.
FROM Black River Bay to Domino
RunlSle is fourteen miles. We an
chored off the postoffice at sunset.
Left Domino light astern when the
sun was peeping over the waters. Got
into Stony Bay at 10 a. m. Geese. duck,
wild fowl OF all kinds flying athwart
us. Fished six streams, all small
water, and had no luck. The salmon
had not come in yet.
Up sail again for Indian Tickle.
Stayed there over night. anchored
among Guernsey brigantines that had
come over laden with salt, hoping to
take back Goldfish as ballast. Great.
high-sided old chaps. weather beaten
and streaked with rust. Every spar
stripped and lowered, their halliards
and blocks creaking gently in the
breeze.
On a trip of this kind one gets an
insight of the clleerIess lives of the
fisher folk up In the barren north.
Nearly all work and no pay. Yet they
live hardly and the rough hewn
natures have much that is generous
and kind. In Tub Harbor group OF
fishermen came aboard. They had seen
our American ensign and thought that
we were a trader and that it was our
house flag. We had no chart of Gros
Water Bay. and one Of them at once
offered the worn. tattered sheet that
he used on his own vessel. The chance
that he might not see IL again never
entered his mind. He would not steal
from US: why should we carry or what
he loaned? That is the way those peo-
pie argue.
A great many Of the Newfoundland
shippers take their wives on the Lab
rador: poor, thin women that cook for
sometimes ten, twelve men. and at
night, by the fare of kerosene torch,
help 70 clean and salt the days take
or cod. The quarters on the average
schooner are dirty and small; four men.
including the skipper and mate. sleep
ing aft, two men to a narrow bunk.
Just for'ard. with only a scanfily
boarded partition (rarely solid bulk
head) between. is the after, or main
fish hold. The stencil is therefore over
powering to one noe used to ii; and
when on rainy. cold nights the little
but always efiicient stove is set going
10 red heat and the crew gather round
in ktheir wet, slime soaked clothes the
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

breaking ssainst the foot OF the berg.
Keep her of shade!' Skipper
joined US.
They're nne L look at. but damn
nasty TO shake hands wi'.' he growled.
Little by little the cold mass faded
away astern; the last we could see OF it
were the tall minarets. waving solemn
ly to and fro.
Battle Harbor in sight at dawn.
Dropped anchor in the snug place at
s a. m.
Here DR. Grenfell has his main hos
pital. No one who has not been on
the lonely. barren coast can realize
what good that man has done. The
people worship him. and we'll he de-
serves their love. Night and day. sum-
mer and winter, he tends to their pitt
full needs with marvellous efficiency.
DF, Grenfell. to my mind, is the most
heroic character that have ever
known. He asks no minister to beg
for him; he does not claim to be a mis-
sionary that is franchised. He works
among the miserable poor of Labrador
with keenness and love that are God
given. All hail to him. for he merits
the praise or the world. Dr. Greefe
and his wife were stationed at the hos
pital when we were there. A delight
full Scotchnan with a charming wife,
Gus work.
IL was with loneliness. after their
Kind reception, that we got under way
again, hound north.
Wind west-sou west, blowing fresh.
All that day we frothered down the
Labrador coast. Bare and forbidding It
was, with its miles on miles OF great
tundra land and it's ironbound shores.
where the breakers thundered with
monotonous roars and the spray tossed
In chill clouds. Hour after hour we
sped past the dreary landscape. Ice
ahead OF US. ice to port and starboard,
Ice dead ahead: all gIittering In the
sunlight. We dodged and tackled. wore-
ship and carne about, working our way
onward--ever onward. At dark we
found Our passage slowly into Fishing
Ship harbor. A cozy place 1t was. The
grim line OF black rock hills beyond
We're our horizon. and as the stars
fiickered in sight they seemed briliiant-
~ imbued with solemn quiet and stern
ness. Fishing schooners were all about
us-their tiny lights shining,
The absolute silence was Intense
Only the soft whispering Of dying
breeze murmured in our rigging. Peace
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

chew 60 the other cheek, spat and sung
out. 'Al-l-l ha-ansr
The crew--seven of them-hust1ed
up, for Skipper was an impatient sort
of man.
Trim in yer sheets. buiiiesi Here:
you mate, not that way. TaSe her in
han over han as If you was doin'
suthin'i Hold her nor by west. SIR"
To me: ''Fll have to show 'em how to
walk a n1ainsheet aboard.'
Everything hattened down then, we
doomed into Pinware Bay royalty, with
lee rail awash.
A Noteworthy family lives at the
mouth of the river.
We got the rods and lunches. started
good fishing and found iron net stakes
the lower reaches.
Night and Icebergs
Inland the wind was scarcely felt,
and the flies (mosquitoes and blaclx)
were omnipresent hungry and vicious.
The Tar and Oii' of advertised ef-
ficiency had no effect on these ravenons
pests. We bore the torture as long as
possible. then went back TO the schooner
with twelve salmon. one Of twenty-five
pounds, to our credit.
Up sail and off at o'clock In the
afternoon Wind still freshening from
the southwest. Skipper had never been
in, these waters before, and as the
charts are unreliable for the inshore
coast a bright lookout was kept when
darkness dropped on the north.
After dinner Pal and ] squatted on
deck in the lee of the main hatch. A
wonderful clear night. The northern
lights flashed brilliantly in ares and
bows and clouds OF scintillsting, nebu-
lous mass.
Ice on the starhrd bow
We jumped to the chains Sure
enough. Cleaning steel white was a
big berg that rolled and swashed
heavily in the seas. We passed II
within eco yards, and the sight was a
superb one.
Imagine TO yourself a nearly full
moon shining coldly on a gigantic pile
OF white. gray-blue and black in the
shadowed parts. Minarets and domes
of glistening ice that moved sulienly as
we watched them. The long .pinHacies
lowered nbuve the mass threateningiy,
forcing themselves on our eyes by
their moon -iighted radiance. We could
hear the mufied tkr-oo-m OF the swell