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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-11
FISH TRUST HAS
GONE To WALL
IN CHICAGO
A. BOOTH & CO., UNABLE TO RE.
NEW PAPER. IN RECEIVERS
HANos-AssETs SAID TO BE
ABOUT 100000.

CHICAGO. Sept 1.-THE firm OF A.
Booth a Co. wholesale fish and oy'
ster dealers. usually referred 10 as the
"hsh trust" rumors OF whose financial
difficulties have been current in La
Sallest. for several weeks. has been
placed in the hands OF a receiver by
/ Judge Bethea In the federal district
court
Tho petition asserts that the liabili-
ties OF the company are s5.500,000 and
places the assets at $S.0OOO 900, The
troubles OK the company are alleged
TO be due in large measure To an In
adequacy or capital. coupled with the
, financial depression OF last fall.
The bill asserts that the company is
unable 70 meet It's obligations. Co
incident with the recelyership pro
ceedlngs an attachment for the funds
Of the company was secured today by
an attorney representing the Girard
National bank OF Philadelphia. on u
claim for $4,000. This amount is
alleged 10 have been obtained from
the bank by means OF fraudulent mis-
representations.
couldn't Renew Paper.
In statement made by w. v.
Booth, president OF the company, the
receivership 10 declared TO have been
rendered necessary because instead 0t
mortgaging the property the company
has relied for funds upon the sale OF
It's short time commercial paper, Some
OF which II has been unable 10 renew.
The management" he said. lis
confident that the embarrassment will
be but temporary"
The basis for the receivership was
claim OF 1888 alleged by the linen
thread company TO be due upon note.
There had been slump recently in
the company's stock
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-11
Grand Trunk Railway System, Grand
Rapids Excursion, West Mlchi-
Gan state Fair.

$510-Round trip. $50. Sale Sep
TENDER l4th To 18th. Limit Septem-
Der 18th.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
TOO MUCH SCHOOL
PARENT OBJECTS TO
TERM OF 10 MONTHS
In This Climate He Says 1t Works
Hardship On the Children OF
North Yakima.

Editor Herald-Our public school
is to run ten months this year. AS
a parent and taxpayer l want to know
why. Who is the author of this un-
reasonable length of term, and who
decided the question? Does the
board of education have authority
to do so, and did they do this? Does
the superintendent have the power
and did he issue said orders? If so,
why? 1t seems to me that the par
ents should have a voice in matters
of SO much Importance. The welfare
of our children are at stake. / be-
lieve that no sane man or woman will
say that there is any advantage In
a term of ten months. and I think
that the majority will agree with me
that it is a disadvantage in any eli
mate and especially in this valley,
whede there is so much hot weather
in the month OF June. Neither pu-
pills nor teachers can do good work
in such weather and especially after
siege OF nine months In the school
room.
Does some one need the salary?
II It is absolutely necessary. let them
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
THE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION.

i falls to the lot Of most of us to
tackle very ticklish problem now
and then, both individually and as
members of bodies with which we
are associated. And such seems to
be the plight Of North Yakima real
estate men. We are all sorry enough
that these questions arise and loath
10 assume the burden of their solu-
ton, but regrets never helped any
and probably never will, abuses can
only be corrected by meeting the
issue and each shouldering his just
share of the responsibility.
Some few weeks ago a majority Of
the real estate dealers got together
and formed an association, with the
idea in mind of greater harmony and
an elimination OF the evils incident
10 the competitive selling of land.
This movement was fathered by the
Commercial club and business men
who awoke suddenly 70 the fact that
The persistent knocking" and
"queering" Of deals BY competitive
dealers was resulting in untold in
jury to the community. The evil is
real and very apparent and the or
ganization IS one step toward its
eradication That every dealer In
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
TWISTED 1ANGlE
WOMAN BUILDS HOME
ON the WRONG LOT
Makes Mistake of Two Adjoining
and Now No One Knows just
What to Do.
J. r. KING,

Because Charles Weigel and Will
Her owned lots side by side on Capt.
tol Hill and woman who purchased
The lot from Weigel could not tell
the difference between the two
pieces of land pretty miXup has fol-
lowed The woman. after purchas-
ing the lot. constructed residence
on Hers property instead of on her
own To complicate the matter even
more Her sold his lot on a contract
and now no one seems to know just
who owns the house or how the tan
gle may be Strengthened out. The
name of the woman is withheld for
obvious reasons
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20

The 1G men whose names appear
on the paper are among the most
prominent men of the Sunnyside dis
trict Several of them are wealthy.
ID. c. Huston was one of the Sun
nyside men mixed up in the famous
Nicholai case. having been the last
one to see Nicholai before his dis
appearance. At the time there were
rumors that he was connected with
the disappearance. but these foot led
INTO thin air with the Suunyside
mans temperance.
Mrs. Ball secured a divorce from
her husband last fall, II. J. Snively
appearing as her attorney, and latee
she was married to Ball. They are
now living happily on their ranch
near Sunnyside. with the exception
OF the anxiety caused by the receipt
of the several documents
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
An Example for Youth.

That corrupt drunkard who
bought his seat in the United States
senate with cash. Levi Ankeny, is
held up before the voters of King
county by Mr.. John II. McGraw and
his associates in politics as the one
man whom King county "must" help
re-elect.
Is it not pertinent to inquire what
sort of morals is involved in this
"must"P
The truth concerning Mr.. Ankeny
is not difficult to ascertain His po-
litical record is one of debauchery of
the ballot, destruction of free
press, degradation of mankind. Be-
ginning in 1893 Levi Ankeny's
money prevented the reelection of
John B. Allen, the man who then rep
resented the state in the United
States senate with purity of charac-
ter, integrity of purpose and dis
tinguished intellectual ability. In
1895 the Ankeny barrel was so much
in evidence that it was a matter of
notoriety that a well-known political
character, now dead, went into the
room in the Olympia hotel where the
money was kept in trunk and OPEN
" demanded some, and when 1t was
refused fought his way between two
state senators and grabbed over
5000, which he subsequently ex-
hibited to many persons. telling how
he got it. No attempt at arrest was
ever made. Why? Mr.. Ankeny
knows. The state knows.
When the present "irreducible
minimum of the senate, as the New
York Evening Post called him, was
finally elected, the scenes in Olympia
rivaled those of the worst days Of
degenerate debauchery in Rome. The
rooms of George Stevenson. the vi'est
corrupter of mankind that this state
has known and the head of the An
keny lobby, were disgusting sight.
Meantime, Ankeny had bought
newspaper right and left, as he is do
ing now, and made of the press a
shambles of virtue.
This is the sort of man. this his
career shortly outlined. that fathe s
in King county are told to hold up
as model to their sons and for
whom the first voter is told he
"must" vote
Is there no shame in the fathers
who ask their sons to vote for An
keny?
Do these fathers who say King
county must vote for Ankeny know
that they are saying to their sons at
does not pay to be honest? Get
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior. United

Department of the Interior. United
States Land Office
North Yakima, Wash, April 16,
1908.
\ sufficient contest affidavit hav-
ing been filed in this office by NJ. w
Farris. contestant, against Homestead
Entry No. 1850, made December 90
1900. for SW Il of Section II.
Township 3 n, Range 81 f. w. NJ.
by George NJ. Reed. Contestee, in
which it is alleged that the said
George NJ. Reed has not maintained
bona fide residence upon the said
land since said entry or at any time
thereafter; that he has not improved
and cultivated the same as by statute
required: that the said George NJ.
Reed on the day. of .........
died. leaving no heirs at law. accord
ing to tho information and belief OF
your affiant, and if the said George
VI. Reed did leave any heirs at law,
the said heirs have done nothing to-
ward the settlement. cultivation, i'm
provement or filing upon said prem
Uses but have entirely and wholly
abandoned the sa e, and the absence
of the entryman or his heirs there
from was not due TO service in the
L. S. army or navy; said parties are
hereby notified to appear. respond.
and offer evidence touching said al
legation at 10 O'Clock a. m on June
2. 1908, before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land Of
flee in North Yakima, Washington.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit. filed March 80. 1908,
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service of this
notice can not be made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such no.
tice be given by due and proper pub
ication.
ZENAS Y. COLEMAN.
Apro2 -29My7-1421-2Sx Register.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20

their grievances fully so the alder
men,
G. 7. Aumiller was the first speak
er for the draymen, and said that he
knew the ordinance was being vio-
lated, that he had followed down one
man. and that the fellow escaped the
clutches Of the law by taking out
license. He said he believed the man
ought to be punished any way for not
having had the license before.
l.. II. Linbarger of the Yakima
Transfer company was another speak
er, and he talked In about the same
vein. demanding also that the coal
men be required to take out licenses.
Mayor Lombard was of the opinion
that the coal dealers who sold coal
at the yards at one price and "deliv-
ered' at another could be made 20
pay license fee, but City Attorney
Forsyth thought differently. and it
was decided that when case devel-
ops it will be made test in the
courts if possible.
AS the tags for the licensed dray-
men had not arrived, the license COM
mittee was asked to get out a special
tag which will be given the draymen
and as soon as these are issued there
will be extreme rigidity in the en-
forcing of the ordinance
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
Sunnyside
Man to Leave That
City In 10 Hours

Requested by Sunnyside citi-
zens to leave that place within 10
hours. never to be seen there again.
ID. c. Huston. a rancher of that sec
ion, came To North Yakima yester-
day and handed to Attorney II. J..
Snively a paper with the signature
of 1G prominent men and asked the
advice of the attorney as to his fut-
ure conduct
He returned to Sunnyside on the
afternoon train. instructed to keep
guard against bodily harm. and
after plans had been made to insti-
tue suits in the superior court
against the signers.
Within the past two days Huston
has received two of these papers, the
second being handed to him by +. y.
Martin, according to his statement to
Attorney Snively This paper was
made public last evening and is as
follows:
'Sunnyside. Wash.
ITO d. c. Huston: We, the I'M
dersigned. believe that You have been
the cause of the breaking up of the
family of w. S. Ball. and feel that
YOU have committed great crime
against society in doing this. and
marrying Mrs Ball. and hereby re-
quest YOU to leave Sunnyside within
ten 10) hours. never to be seen
here again.
"E. y. MARTIN,
r KING,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
JOHNSON HERE.
Sunnysidc Man Talks of His Candi-
dacy.

Rev. Lee 4. Johnson of Sunnyside
was in the city Monday and talked
of his candidacy as congressman. He
declared that his recent visit to the
Spokane convention has settled his
mind as 10 the feasibility of making
the run.
There are four candidates in Spo-
kane. If there had been but one or
two | would have given up the fight,
but believe ! have an excellent oppor-
tunity with four candidates from that
city" Referring to Congressman
Jones candidacy, Mr.. Johnson stated
he does not believe that his race for
congressman will interfere with the
North Yakima man in any way and
stated further that Jones will be
elected.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
ASK FOR ARREST.
Claim They Are Not Given Protection
Promised BY Ordinance-Haye
No Tags for Their Rigs.

Transfers and draymen OF North
Yakima appeared as delegation last
evening before the city council. re-
questing better protection under the
new license ordinance. demanding
that arrests be made of men violating
the law and that tags be furnished
those who paid their tax. With a
promise that the entire matter would
be attended to, the teamsters left the
matter In the hands OF the city Of
ficials, but not until they had aired
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20

drunk, buy everybody. corrupt body
and soul and you can be United
States senator like Mr.. Ankeny."
Whatsoever man soweth that
shall he reap. For he that 50 leth
to his flesh shall of the fash reap
corruption; but he that sowcth to
the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap
life everlasting. These words of
Paul to the foolish Galatians certain
~ have their application here in Sc
attic today. Post-Intell.-
gencer.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
Thacker & Smith Have One Happcn
at Their Offices.

\ strange coincidence happened in
the office of Thacker & Smith, lead
ing firm of general contractors, North
Yakima. Washington, a short tine
ago. A travelling man, representing
a firm of decorators of Toronto, Cam
ada, entered the office and passed
up his card as he supposed to W. W
FELTON,. or his manager, but in fact
to the successors of Mr.. Felton,
Thacker & Smith. the mistake being
due to the sign. which still bore the
name of the former proprielo. Of
the business. The strangers card
read "Thacker & Smith, Decorators
etc." and to his surprise the ra2ip-
lent, Mr.. Thacker of the North Yaki-
ma firm, reached over, and, picking
up one of the firms cards, passed 1t
out-"Thacker & Smith, Contractors,
etc" says the Pacific Builder.
The present firm is the outgrontl
of the business founded by W. w.
FELTON,. Mr. FELTON, later tool, j.. l.
Thacker in as partner, then S. Gran.
Smith came in from Spokane and
joined Mr. Thackey in buvin5 out
Mr.. FELTON,.
The present firm runs a factory in
connection with its present general
contracting and jobbing bnsiEe-.s, and
it is now figuring on some OF TIE lDrg-
est work coming up in North Yaki-
ma and vicinity. In the factory spe-
cial attention has been given to Of
flee fixtures. During the cast wear
it has fitted up the offices of the
Lesh Land company; Tenant &
Irrigation company; Highland Real
Estate company; Inland Real Estate
company, and the Yakima Bakery.
Mr.. Thacker is a practical builder,
having worked his way up through
every phase of the business. Until
recently he has been a union man,
but since becoming an employer he
has found it to his interests to use
the best men he can get, and th. has
brought down upon him a fine from
his union. lie has, however, stood
out for his interests. and his lead in
the labor question has been followed
by others until contractors In North
Yakima are now running on the open
shop basis.
Mr.. Smith was originally from
Ohio. For number of years he fol-
lowed contracting in and about st.
Louis, from whence he came to the
Northwest He located in Spokane
and continued his business there for
ten years, making the change 10
North Yakima only few months ago.
While in Spokane he built the
kilns. planer, office, store and COM
pany buildings for the Consolidated
Lumber company. Elk. Washington.
and for a time he operated the plan
ing mill for the same company.
The first large job to be secure
by the firm at North Yakima is the
Baptist church, which will cost, COM
pleted. about $4,000.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20

Development In the Horrible GUM
ness Case,

ness Case.
l.aPORTE, May 1S.-Autopsy on
unidentified remains of persons ex-
humed at the Guinness farm was COM
pleted this evening and revealed the
fact that one of the seven was a fe-
male. This has aroused new interest
in the story of Emile Greening. en-
ployed by Mrs Guinness in 1908, who
related that one day a man and wom-
an came to the house. These people.
Mrs. Guinness said, were a professor
and his wife from the Los Angeles
college which Jennie Olson was at
tending. Next morning, according to
Greening, the man and the woman
and also Jennie had disappeared. The
theory now advanced Is that Mrs
Guinness that night may have MUIR
dered not only Jennie bu the man and
woman. The authorities think this
inconceivazle but considered in the
light of recent developments, nothing
appears impossible for this arch MUIR
deress.
The bodies of seven of the unden-
tilted dead will be buried tomorrow in
the Potters field Christian services
will be conducted over them and a
small headstone erected telling the
circumstances of their death. The
body of Jennie Olson will be turned
over TO her relatives.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that there
has been called by the Board of Trus-
tees of the Her Investment company,
corporation, a special meeting OF
the stockholders OF said Her Invest
ment company. to be held at the Of
flee and place of business of said cor
poration at the city of North Yaki-
ma, Yakima county, Washington, on
the twenty-fifth day Of June, 1908,
at the hour of eight o'clock p. m.
of that day. and that the object and
purpose of said meeting and for which
capital stock of said Her Investment
company from forty (40) shares OF
the par value OF two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.0O) each. to one hun
dred 100) shares of the par value
eachof two hundred fifty dollars
4250.00) each, to-wit, and to de-
termine the question to be then sub
mitted to sad stockholders meeting
of increasing the capital stock OF
said corporation from ten thousand
dollars 0.000.00) in the aggre-
gate. consisting Of forty (40) shares
of the par value of two hundred fifty
0250.00) dollars each, to twenty
five thousand ($25. 000.00) dollars.
in the aggregate. consisting OF one
hundred (100) shares OF the par val
ne OF two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00) each, and to determine
the manned and method OF payment
for and disposition of said increase
of stock.
Witness the hands OF the undersign-,
ed, being all of the trustees Of sal
corporation, pursuant to a.u,norI'y
its Board of Trustees, TINS zhh ia
of April. 1908.
with lam F. ILER.
Apes-Ju24 w. u LEMON.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
FIGHTING SHIPS NOT BOMB
PROOFS,

Rear Admiral Evans farewell to
the navy in which he has SO long and
50 vel served the republic is worthy
Of the record which it closes. espe-
cially III its terse and epigrammatic
exposition OF his conception of the
character and functions OF battle
ships. Mindful OF the recent contro-
yersy over waterlines, freeboard, dis
position of armor belts. etc, as
though, III his own picturesque
phrase. we had lot of eggs placed
cat the waterline to be smashed by
every shell that comes along" he
said ~ Is not armor belts or water
Zines tha win battles. It is the men
"who shoot straightest and hardest
land can stand punishment the long
lest There Spowe the successor Of
The great admiral who used to argue
That the hesj way O. protect yourself
is to iubHe your adversary and 70
boas With Ike justifiahle boasting
OF a man who falGued his word that
he would pass any forts in the world
with aug vessels which would float
Liz guns There. 100, spoke the man
who appreciated the lesson Of the
naval conaic of recent years. espe-
cially those at Santiago ana near
TsusAima.
r,t n. f.,,sc.n.o :, tbe
o,,.1. ,l ;,.nna,..a 1,roaa
.-I. ,,,. NINA. .,t,oa. Ill Nm.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20
.ANkENY AND BLETHEN.

Ankeny and Blethen form a choice
combination. Ankeny doesn't do
anything and Blethen makes up for
his shortcomings in columns of
lurid dope. Ankeny has got the
money so has Blethen, but when the
campaign is over Blethen will also
have a big slice of the Ankeny
money.
The Seattle Times has become to
mean byword for inaccuracy. When
the fight for Seattle mayoralty honors
was at its height and on the day II
election the Times predicted the cleo
ton of Moore by such huge MAORI
ties they sounded like Polk directory
estimates OF census.
Now the Times declares that
Jones was so badly beaten in conven-
ton sentiment that Ankenys cleo
ton is assured. The result in the
senatorial fight will be about parallel
with the Seattle election.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20

JOHN II. STIGERS,
JULES RIBA1L,
T. TICKER.
+. +. ALLEN.
J. W. ANDREWS,
W. p. OKSEY.
RAY ANDREWS,
p. II. PACE.
b. +. OUTRIGHT,
A. II. LYONS.
b. II. ATKINSON,
+. j. BARNES.
G. w. REESE.
II. d. JORY."
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20

draw little more per month. and
give one month less of school. What
are we to gain If we keep children
in school to ''eram" their heads al
the expense of their nervous system
and physical development?
1t seems to me 1t is time for he
parents of this city to make an in
vestigation and to demand voice in
these matters.
School should close at the end IF
this month. What say you parents?
Let us hear from you. Out of fair
ness to all sign my name in full and
trust that others who may join in
this matter will do the same.
Yours truly,
NJ. L. MATTERSON.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20

Editor Herald see in today's
Herald communication from Mr. NJ.
l.. Matterson entitled. TOO Much
School" Now I believe Mr.. Natter
son is entirely right and takes very
sensible view of the matter. In talk
ing with great many parents about
this ten months school proposition
find without a single exception, all
say ten months is just one month too
much. l believe if this proposition
was put to vote fully 80 per cent
of the parents and 100 per cent of
the children in this district would
be in favor of only nine months
school. Can anybody tell why this
ten months. or rather the extra one
month. was handed out to us, any.
way ]. e. BANKS.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-05-20

In order that DR.. scudder and DR..
Green may be present, the Yaki-
ma Association OF Congregational
church has been postponed until the
26th and will be held with the Sun
nyside church on that date.