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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-05

f. R, Brown of Ravenna, O., father o.
eight sets of twins, has heard from d.
eldest son in st. Louis that the .atteI'
wife several days ago presented to nm IN!
the sixth set of twins. In each case they
are a boy and a girl.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-05

About 10 varieties of vegetable
sponges are now cultivated in AirSa
and Asia, especially in Algeria. The iru.
Is edible before maturity, and the sponses
are in great demand in Paris.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-05

-, While a well was being bored at Nara.
Lex, an underground river was strlcN al a,
a depth of 200 feet. With the arteSSh
flow, came several articles of wearing ar
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-04-05

Some new trades included in the London
directory for 1907: Castiron repairer, in
ventor of safety breathing appliances, the
soluble coffee creator, folding baby car con-
structor and theatrical halter.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
Traffic Outgrowing Single Track.

Third Vice President Levy now
claims it was the intention of the
Northern Pacific to double track it's
line from Pasco to the Sound, but
when the Milwaukee announced its
coming to the coast the matter was
put over. Now the company is to
wait until the completion of the
North Bank line along the Columbia
river before taking any further &C
ton toward Misunderstanding the main
line. Meantime shippers on the
Sound and in the east will have to
suffer all the delays of the present
inadequate t1ackage to handle the
traffic. Even if work of double.
tracking were to be inaugurated now
it would not take less than eighteen
months to complete the second track
from Pasco to the Sound. BY the end
of that period the triffic will be al
most too heavy for double track
line, even with the relief afforded by
the North Bank road. Traffic in
this state has outgrown single track
railroads and there will not be the
relief there should e.until the rail-
roads recognize the fact.-Seattle
News.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
NEW SOCIETY MEETS.
Presbyterian Young Mems Brother.
hoods First Session.

The First regular meeting of the
Presbyterian Young Mems Brother.
mood was held Monday evening in
the parlors of the Presbyterian
church, and bounteous banquet was
served. This was the first social
function of the Brotherhood and
proved a success. There were 100
partook of the delicious refresh
ments, consisting of sandwiches,
cake, pickles and coffee, which were
set on the tables and prepared by
the ladies of the church. About 80
per cent of those present signed the
constitution. The tables were very
artistically decorated and much cred
it is due the ladies. Prof. D. c. Reed,
president of the Brotherhood, acted
as POSTMASTER. Rev. Hayden spoke
of the purpose and scope of the
Brotherhood. Secretary H. l.. Hull
read the minutes and bylaws of the
organization. c. H. Hinman gave
a very interesting talk.
The following responded to the
call of the POSTMASTER: w. B. Dud-
ley Hugh Sinclair, J. o. Gull, Mr..
Earls The POSTMASTER in introduce
ing Mr.. Human quoted the follow
ing verse:
and kept,
Were not attained by sudden fight,
But they while their companions
slept,
Were growing upward in the night"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23

hairs and his grief to exonerate him
in the eyes of his fellows.
But besides being father Will H.
Thompson is lawyer. He not only
had the desire TO save his son what
ever portion of disgrace and punish
ment was possible, but he had the
means to assist actively in the pro-
cess of that accomplishment Other
fathers usually have had only at
lection and some money to pay the
bills. He had legal training as we'll.
Perhaps he was wrong in under
taking it. Perhaps he did not real
ize what it meant. Perhaps some
have thought the trial resembled too
much the setting of an emotional
drama. But there can be no doubt
that as a father he has spared moth
ing in his efforts TO shield his son.
He has spared neither himself nor
his family. He has unlocked every
door which a man would ordinarily
keep locked. He has sacrificed time,
money, health and family pride.
And yet all hopelessly He has
known from the start that the very
evidence he was introducing TO pal
late the deed of his son, if success
ful, must mean that the boy would be
/ declared insane; whatever promise
he had of career practically ruined
and that long-continued suffering
would follow. No matter what the
means or what the outcome, the
tragedy was burned too deep to be
! effaced
This is the picture that has been
I presented in the court room OF
Judge Smell in the Pierce county SUI
7 perior court for the last six weeks
It is a picture which has attracted
hundreds. not only the merely curl
Gus, but lawyers, keenly alive to the
unusual situation. 1t is both dra.
matte and pathetic; novel and alb.
( sorbing.
II is probable that the stranger
dropping in at the trial in a moment
of idle curiosity and unaware of the
facts would not suspect the relation
ship between father and son. There
Is nothing to indicate it on the or
binary days Of the hearing. There 1:
an occasional trembling in the voics
Of the old man. an unusual concen
tration of manner, but that is all
These traits might even be put dowr
TO the score Of age. There is moth,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
POSTPONED JURY TERM COURT
From February to April to Allow the Hearing of
Condemnation Cases to Be Continued
Experts on the Stand Saturday

/ crossing can be built 1900 fee
north Of the siding for $4,000 les.
than the crossing at the proposed
point The Northern Pacific witness
es have also gone into details a.
to the work being done by that road
to raise the grade of their line in
order TO increase the track capac-
ity and the need of another track tc
take care of the vast amount oil
traffic offered
At the adjournment of court al
noon the jury term called for Feb
ruary & was postponed till April
or by unanimous vote of the
bar association. This was done in
order that the cases of the North
Coast railway vs.. the Northern Pa.
citic could again come up for hear
ing February 6. On Friday the
court stated that at the adjournment
of court Saturday the cases would be
postponed till April 4. but attorneys
for the Northern Pacific and North
Coast are DESTROYS of getting through
with these cases as early as possible,
and as an accommodation to these
companies the bar association met in
the court room at II o'clock to take
the matter up with the court. Court
.,1f Il
order that the association might dis
cuss the matter and decide at wha.
time they desired the jury term
called The association was called
to order by Fred Parker, acting as
chairman. and J. Allen, secretary
and a resolution was unanimously
passed to the effect that the jury
term be postponed from February G
till April 3. At 1890 the court con-
vened and the resolution placed be-
fore the Judge, who stated that ar
engagements would be made for the
jury term in April and the present
order to the jurors countermanded
Monday will be motion day in the
superior court and there will be
l 4 cases to come up on motion and
40 to be placed on the calendar for
trial. Judge Rigg will leave Tues.
day for Ellensburg to hold court be-
ginnig Wednesday, and will return
to this city on tN 9th of February.
One week will be given to the con-
demnation proceedings in February,
after which the Judge will go to Ber
ton and Franklin counties to preside.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
FATHERS FIGHT TO SAVE son
Sidelights on Thompson Trial, Now
in Progress in Tacoma.


Many sons have sorely tried many
fathers in this world, and that ele-
ment of human sorrow will probably
continue 10 exist so long as paternal
affection end1res. Many fathers have
faced and even assumed dishonor in
an effort to save their sons from dis
grace. It is not unusual for a IA
Their TO spend every penny of his
wealth and every ounce Of his en-
ergy in an attempt to shield son
from punishment for a crime. even
though he may know that the son is
guilty
But it is unusual for father tc
be placed ia a position which the &C,
Of a boy In killing Judge George
Meade Emory placed VIII H. Thomp-
son From the very moment the
shots were fred by Chester Thomp-
son in the hallway Of Judge Emory ;
home on the night o. July Z, tragedy
irevocable settled upon two fami-
lies, both highly respected in Seattle
No matter what the outcome of the
case might be, SO far as the law was
concerned, the TWO households stool
face to face with a double tragedy
In one case It was bereavement; in
the 9th er r. was shame
1t may be true that real affection
flames brightest when it has been be-
trayed, but al any rate Will H
Thompson's FIRST solicitude was for
the son who had erred There is nc
doubt that he sincerely shared the
grief and horror of the whole com
munity at the deed. but still, the boy
was his son and because of this fact
the more poignant sorrow.
He might have stood aside upon
the showing of fatherly affection
with an expression OF grief and con.
triton for any share he might have
had in allowing such a calamity tc
be possible. The world would doubt
less have been satisfied He might
have sat silently by his sons chair
all through the trial. as other ia
theirs have done, and listened with
tear-stained face in helpless idlenes'
while the whole pitiful story-credi
Bile or incredible, but still pitiful-
was poured into the ears of the jury
He might have relied upon his gra,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23

The Northern Pacific railway in
PRODUCED I. II. Croswell, division en-
gineer for that road, as a witness
in the condemnation cases before
Judge Rigg Saturday He testified to
the cost OF material for raising the
Northern Pacific grade at Parker sid
ing in order to build an overhead
crossing at that point. He also stat
ed that the Northern Pacific intends
to raise the grade OF their road in
various places between Elensburg
and Pasco, and that If the North
Coast builds on it's proposed loca-
ton the cost of raising the grade at
that point will be considerable more.
He said the best line for the North
Coast between Parker siding and I'm
ion gap would be starting from a
point north of Ahtanum creek and
running to a point in the west hill
of the gap. 1875 feet from the North
this would be the shortest and least
expensive route
L. NJ Rice and j. c. Stacer were
recalled to the witness stand during
the day
The defense has introduced thus
far about five witnesses, and the trend
of evidence has been to show that
the North Coast can build a line on
the east side of the river from Gran
ger TO Union gap considerably cheap.
er than their proposed line can be
constructed, that if the North Coast
builds on their proposed location it
will necesstate the Northern Pacific
spending a larger amount to double
track their system through the gap
than if they were at liberty to use
the right-of-way which the North
Coast has condemned that bridges
can be built across the Yakima riy.
er that will be perfectly safe and
that the current is not swift enough
to endanger them: that a grade
crossing at Parker siding would be
very dangerous. and would be an
obstacle to the Northern Pacific in
enlarging their yard at that point;
that an overhead crossing can be built
at that point which would obviate
the danger and that the Northern
Pacific is willing to stand one-half
the expense over the cost Of the grade
crossing, also that an overhead
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
ELECTRIC PLANT FOR TIETAN.
Contractor Weisberger Tells of the
Large Purchases He Has Made.

Theodore Weisberger, who has the
contract for furnishing all the cement
and concrete work for the Tieton
canal, returned yesterday from Seat
tie, where he has been on business
When interviewed Monday evening
he said:
for power plant, including a dyna-
mo, transformer, transmission line,
motors and other machinery neces-
sary to make complete power plant.
| intend to take water out of the Tie.
ton river and carry it in a canal till
an elevation of about Is feet is gain
ed above the river and then run the
water through turbine and get pow
er to operate the dynamo. The plant
will be nearly as large as the one
which is used for lighting the city.
Power will be used for crushing rock,
sand washing, mixing concrete with
power mixers, operating pumps for
supplying water for the concrete and
other purposes, and hosting and
handling the concrete sections.
The camps will be lighted by
electricity and if night work is neces-
sary electricity will be employed To
furnish light. When the concrete
shapes are put in the tunnels two
or three shifts will be employed, thus
carrying the work on day and night.
Il also purchased several cars of
steel rail and sheet steel, dump cars,
car wheels, trucks and machinery for
machine shop. The warehouse in
the Naches is well under way and
We expect it will be completed in
about ten days. Naches will be the
base for all operations on the Tie
ton canal. experienced a good deal
of difficulty in getting the delivery
on the electrical and other machin-
cry. All of the large electrical man
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
Normal School Notes

The regular Thursday mirning talk
was given this week by Principal Nell
son. The subject of the talk was,
New Beginnings" and was apropos
to the new year.
Friday, during the assembly period,
Mr.. Kaner, president of the junior
class. gave an address to the school
| in the interest of the year book 1t
will be decided within week wheth-
er or not the school will issue a year
| book
| Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Elliot of
Portland gave to the school a very in
| teresting talk on "The Meaning of
| History"
The Pullman basketball team will
not play the normal team this week,
so there is a game arranged for Thurs
day night with the Roslyn team
1t has been the custom for several
years for the school to have stu
dents day on the last week of the first
semester This is a time when the
school is entirely under the manage
ment of certain students chosen to
represent the faculty. While there is
considerable fun attached to stu
dents day, it in no way interferes with
the regular school work, but is felt
by faculty and students to be a profit
able part of the school work.
Next week closes the first semester
and on Friday the students will choose
their faculty. There is also at the end
of this semester q change of student
teachers in the training school.
owing to the intense cold weather
and the scarcity of coal the kinder
garten was closed last week.
Within the past few weeks there
have been two new literary societies
organized in the school. "The Lambs
Club" and "The Phlomathean
These societies are very important
features of the school and bid fair to
do some excellent work in thee liter
airy line.
Twelve new volumes of history and
clock have been added to the IL
brary. The training school has also
been supplied with some new periodi-
Gals.
The falling mercury calls to mind
more and more the long felt need Of
new dormitory. Except for the
bright smiles and many loving kind
nesses of the matron, Mrs Arthur, the
dormitory would be a cold storage in
deed. 1t is to be hoped that the
state will not let the normal school
girls play the game of "freezeout" an
other winter, for If it did the attend
ance might keep pace with the Their
mometer, which has approached dan
gerously near or gone considerably be-
low the zero point. 1t is entirely I'M
necessary to open the windows as
fresh air comes in plentifully through
the small spaces which do not require
a microscope to discover them. Would
there were drafts as large and numer-
Gus in the banks n there are floating
Jelly around and playing havoc with
the tresses of the As occupants. Then,
perhaps, there would be more money
to buy coal. Those gentle breezes are
no respectors of time or place. but in
spite of the fact one might keep
warm in the dormitory two inches
from red hot stove Notwithstanding
these conditions the place is full,
which is only another reason for
new dormitory.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23

He showed no sign of WEAKNESS
owing to his strenuous days and
nights but was full of vigor and
power and many said that he surpass-
ed his lecture of Friday night in
his religious address to men on Sun
day afternoon. 1t was a privilege
to be there, and the Y. M. c. A. of
Seattle did great service to the city
in arranging such meeting.
"Mr Bryan stated that the meet
ing was the largest indoor audience
lie had ever addressed"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
ufacturers have orders on file which

ufacturers have orders on file which
will keep their plants working to
their full capacity for year to fill
them. The jobbers and agents on
the coast are severely handicapped
by the inability of the railroad COM
panies to deliver freight on time,
nearly every one can tell stories Of
shipments made go or 20 days ago
and not being able to trace or To-
cate their cars. One railroad man
told of thousands of cars being set
on side tracks through the Dakotas
with several feet of snow banked
about them making il impossible to
move them. The railroad companies
themselves are experiencing difficult
ties in getting material for their own
work.
Seattle and all coast cities would
be stagnant because of the railroad
tieups if it were not for the bust
ness with Alaska and the gold fields
of the far north. Alaska promoters
and miners state that this coming
season will see more development in
progress in the gold fields than has
been heretofore accomplished in any
two seasons. Machinery and sup
plies are being shipped north in
large quantities. Many mining com
panies that were only prospects last
year are being equipped with mining
machinery and the output of gold
from all the camps will be something
enormous in 1907. Nome is expect
pected to be the banner producer pro-
vided the litigation, which is now tie.
ing up developments there, be
brought to a final settlement"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23

ing TO indicate that Will II. Thomp-
son has any further interest in the
case than his associate, Will H.
Morris, to whom the boy has refused
to talk since few days after his ar
rest. Neither man scarcely even
glances at the defendant. He is a
thing apart.
Yes, as many situations on the
stage are stronger when the tongues
of the players are silent, so is this
drama stronger for its repression
Seattle Times.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
SECRETARY TURNER RETURNS
Visits Seattle and While There Hears
Famous Nebraskan.

Secretary Turner of the Y. NJ. c..
A. returned from Seattle on one of
the belated trains Monday, having
stayed Sunday in Seattle in order to
hear w. j. Bryan deliver his address
to men only in the Coliseum, under
the auspices of the Young Mems
Christian association.
In speaking of the meeting Mr.
Turner said 1T was certainly a
great sight to see that vast audi
ence of men, about four thousand,
listening with marked attention to
the eloquent presentation of the
claims of Christianity upon men, as
Mr.. Bryan spoke upon the theme The
Prince of Peace. He referred to
his own time in college when doubts
beset him and he questioned every
thing and religion almost more than
all. He thanked God that he had
passed through that period of scep-
ticism and felt that the fact of hav-
ing passed it gave him a message
TO young men. His address fairly
ly bristled with apt quotations and
Bible verses, and he showed himself
master of his subject. He demon
strated the fact that back of every
thing created is God, that man needs
religion, and is seeking peace. Those
that seek it through money, society
selfish pleasure, are doomed to dis
appointment, but that of the in
crease of His (Christ's) peace and
His government there shall be nc
end and that through Christ alone
is the only true peace found.
"He dwelt upon the fact that the
government based upon peace, NOR
al government, is the only permanent
one, and in speaking of government,
said that while he was deeply inter
ested in politics he was more deeply
interested in Christianity and al
that it in reality stands for. Ii
closing his address he emphasized the
fact that to the man willing to take
it Christ not only gives peace bu
also strength, and that faith make!
strong. One illustration that ap
peared to impress the crowd wal
about colored preacher who sale
that his faith was strong enough tt
make him do anything the Lord tolt
him to- For instance, said he, Il
the Lord said was to butt my heat
through that stone wall, I'd butt
that would be my part; it would b.
the Lords part to put me through
the wall
cat the close of his address, last
ing over one hour and during which
he was repeatedly cheered, many o
the audience stayed to shake hand
with him and I heard one old man
evidently not a democrat, say as h,
grasped his hand, We can shak'
hands on that platform. anyway,
and it was indeed a genuine pleas
ure to be able to see so many doinl
this.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
Montgomery Ward Hard H,t.

An application of Montgomery Ward
& Co, the great Chicago mail order
house. for an injunction to restrain the
South Dakota Retail Merchants &
Hardware Dealers association from
maintaining a boycott against the
firm. is now being tried in the fed
eral court. The proceeding is of gem
eral interest as the result win go far
toward determining the future steps
In the warfare between the catalogue
houses and the retail merchants and
tobbers. For years, 1t Is alleged, the
catalogue houses have been cutting
into the retail trade TO such an extent
as TO drive many of the merchants in
the smaller towns and cities out Of
business. AT its annual meeting
year ago the South Dakota association
devised boycott against catalogue
houses and against wholesalers who
sold TO them. and the suit in the fed
erai court is the result of II.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23

employing them, in addition to wit
ness fees. 1t is estimated that each
side is at an expense of $500 per
day, besides stenographic expenses,
which is shared between them.