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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01

TO FIGHT HARD
10 OPPOSE SPECIAL "lNltRtSTS'
La Follcttc's Weekly Points Out
Position of Insurgents as En-
phasizcd by senator Dolliycr.

MADISON. Wis. Nov. SO.-The
system" this week will be interested
in what Senator Dolliver OF Iowa says
through the columns OF La Follette's
Weekly. about reading the Insurgents
out OF the Republican party.
Senator La Toilette informs the
standpatters that the task will not be
an easy one, and he corroborates his
statements by quoting Senator Dolli-
yer. The editorial says: "Dolliver
disposed OF it for all corners and for
all time at the conclusion of the
tariff debate, when, turning to Aldrich
and his associates in the senate, he
said:
Il cannot support this measure, be-
cause L am opposed to the methods
by which it has been prepared. A dis
unguished leader Of the senate in the
course of the debats took occasion to
say that nobody ought to speak dis
respectfully of the wool tariff, of
schedule X, because it was the 'cita-
del of protection l deny It. The
citadel of protection is in the judg-
ment and good sense of the American
people from one ocean to the other.
The citadel of protection is the right
which every American producer who
invests his labor or his money in an
industrial enterprise has, OF living
without being disturbed either in his
employment or in his reasonable profit
by the competition flowing into our
market place from other lands. That
is the citadel of protection, which |
shall defend in the future. as | have
in all the years of my life, against
all its enemies.
'The citadel of protection of
which the Senator from Rhode Island
(Mr. Aldrich) has so often spoken, IS
fortress of cards. 1t will not be pos
Slble to pcrpetuatc the protective
tariff system in the United States If
local interests, favored by eXpericnc-
Ell leaders, are permitted to say. This
is the CITADEL and from it call out to
everybody in the senate and in the
house of representatives, If you de-
sire your constituents taken care of.
make your terms with u.s..
I'VE have seen in this congress
spectacle that has discouraged my
heart, the spectacle of men being
compelled to bargain with the author
tiles which control the senate for the
protection of the interests of their
own people.
I'VE have seen majority obtained
mere not by an appeal publicly and
squarely made to the judgment and
conscience of the senate, but by a sort
OF reciprocity of benefits, all center
ing in the so-called citadel of protec-
ton / have made up my mind that
the first business of the American
people now is to examine that citadel
ana see by what right 1t Is entitled
not only to protect itself, but to bar
ter away the privileges and the adj
Vantages of the protective tariff sys-
tenn on the basis we will give Won
whatever you ask IL you keep your
mouth shut and leave us undisturbed
in what we have and what we think
we ought to take. A majority so col
leoted together has no moral author
ity to bind me as a member of this
body or as a member of a political
party"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
GAGE GIVES HIS
VERSION OF MATTER
Former Secretary of the Treasury
Gives Out Statement.
at Denver.

DENVER, Nov. 3O-Lyman J. Gage,
former Secretary of the Treasury, who
was here on his wedding trip, today
gave out an interview in which he
said that even though the statement
of w. d. Howell, former assistant
secretary of the treasury might be
construed to prove Gage rascal,
which he says, it won't, Gage de-
clares he would still bear witness to
Howells truth and honesty. Gage
says if Howell declares that Gage
sent w. F. Wakeman former apprais-
err of the customs department to
Havemeyer, Gage undoubtedly gave
such directions. Wakeman declared
he laid the evidence of crookedness
before Gage and that Gage directed
Wakeman to submit his proofs to H.
.. Havemeyer, president of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company, with
my com pliments.'
Wakeman's statement has been cor
federated by Howell. Gage saws there
is nothing significant in such order be-
ing given. Gage said he could not be.
l1eve at that time that the head of
such big corporation would stoop to
petty thievery and bribery, and
Cages natural inclination would he to
lay the matter before any man that he
considered an honorable business man
and give him an opportunity to ferret
out the crime. Gage, however. as he
recollects it he put two detectives on
cues furnished by Wakeman and he
doesn't think anything conclusive was
ever found.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
CITIZENSHIP CASES
HEARD IN COURT
second Papers Are Granted to Five
Applicants and Others Are not
Passed Upon.

Citizenship matters were taken up
in the United States District court
before Judge Whitson Monday, and
five applicants were allowed to take
their second papers. Two were set
aside for further hearing and eight
others, who were expected to apply
ala not put in an appearance. Those
who were before the court and salts
fled it of their eligibility were: Fred
erick Stavorski of Mabton, a native
of Germany; Carlton F. Thon of Fort
Simcoe, a native of Norway; Edwin
A. Anderson of Sunnyside a native of
England; Chris Johnson of Zillah, a
native of Norway and Charles Cries
of Sunnyside, native of Germany.
Each day or week there are a num-
Der of applicants for their first papers.
In the United States Circuit court in
the case of Samuel Ashue against the
United States there was an argument
on demurrer and the demurrer was
over ruled. The same was the record
in the case of Louis La Clair against
the United tSates. Arthur E. Griffin
appeared for the plaintaiff in each
case and J. B. Lindsey, assistant
United States attorney for the govern
ment. Both are cases regarding allot-
ted Indians and on questions relating
to the allottments.
Owing to the fact that trains were
late in arriving in North Yakima
Monday and because, also, that many
attorneys were engaged in the super
Tor court here a number of motions
set for the day were passed in the
district court.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
.LUM HACKERS
ARE CONFIDENT
MAyORAlN RACE NECK AND NECK
Interest Is Awakening and Fight VIII
he Hot-A. j. Splawn Helps
His Old Friend.

Intense interest is being manifested
In the mayoralty race, and with the
completion of the Lum organization,
the complexion of the contest has as
sumed a new phase. 1t is now
acknowledged that the race is a neck
and neck affair The Lum hackers
now include almost all of the retail
section OF the city as well as the SUBJ
stantial republican organization, and
they are confident OF victory.
To make the list complete, A. ],
Splawn has cast in his lot with the
republican ticket in the city election
and is making his influence felt in
behalf OF his old friend, who has
lived in the valley for 26 years. Cam
didate Lum is making his fight not
as radical on either side but as
conservative business man who has
been put to the test, whose life
speaks louder than words and who
can be depended upon to act for the
best interests of the city under any
and all circumstances. He thinks
this is sufficient and his support, he
says. is increasing every day.
Following is a list of the committees
who are fighting for Mr.. Lums elec-
ton:
Executive Committee-M. B. Miles,
a. j. Splawn, G. j. Listmann, A. d.
Sloan. w. A. Bell, j. A. Kaufman.
Publicity Committee-O. A. Fech-
ter, II. G. Lucas, David Rankin.
Financial Committee-H. c. Lucas,
Chas. II. Heath.
Labor Committee-O. A. Fechter,
y. h. Weed, Alex. Miller, NJ. b. M Aes,
Frank Sinclair.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01

ST. PAUL, Nov. aO.-After Is days
Of negot. atoms between the Switch
mems Union of North America and
the joint committee of railroad man.
ayers representing 13 of the railroads
of the northwest a strike involving
$500 switchmen became effective a,
6 o'clock Tuesday night. The men
are employed by the railroads run
ming west and north of ST. Paul from
Lake Superior to the Pacific coast,
and unless speedily settled the strike
will mean serious interruption of
traffic. The first effect of the strike
was a sharp bulge in price of wheat
in Chicago. Tonight both sides to the
dispute have issued statements.
The Railroad Statement.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 30.-The
railroads of the Northwest recognizing
that the public is an interested but I'M
represented third party in the con-
troversy with their switchmen,
through the committee which has been
conducting their negotiations desire
to place at the disposal of the public,
the following facts in connection with
the negotiations. The switchmen in
the northwest territory made simil-
taneouS demand on thirteen railroad
companies centering in the twin cities
for an increase in wages, and GER
tain changes in service conditions. At
the suggestion of Mr.. F. r. Hawley,
president of the Switchmen's Union of
North America, of whose organiza-
ton the switchmen in the northwest
are members, arrangements were
made to conduct the negotiations in
one conference. In the conference
the railroads were represented by a
committee of ten managers and the
switchmen by Mr.. F. T. Hawley and
by other officers of the Switchmen's
Union Of North America. The de-
mands of the switchmen were for
double pay for Sundays. holidays and
overtime, an advance of sixty cents per
day of ten hours in the wages of
switchmen, switch tenders, tower men,
engine herders and assistant yard
masters, a modification of the rule
prohibiting the payment of penalty in
case of failure to permit the switch
men to secure their meal in the middle
of their shift at stated period which
contemplates double pay in cases
where it became necessary to work a
portion of the meal hour, and the
elimination of the physical eXamina-
ton, and the age limit placed upon
switchmen entering the service. Five
conferences were held at st. Paul, in
which the switchmen in no detail re-
coded from their demands which if
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
lOISY COUPLE HELD
At COUNTY BAST|LE
White Woman of This iCty and Negro
of Toppenish to he Examined to
Their Sanity.

Sheriff Lancaster and his assistants
at the county jail had a noisy time
of it last night. There were, in the
county jail, two people believed to be
crazy One was a woman named
Roney of this city and the other a
negro. who was brought from Top
penish. Both were eloquent though
in different manner. The woman had
grievance against the doctors be-
cause they would not give her some
drug to enable her to sleep. She also
claimed that she would sleep. She also
in her own bed and she wanted the
negro to keep quiet. The negro want
ed alice" and Jack Johnson. He Is
big. powerful looking man who
would seem to be match for Jack
Johnson or Jim Jeffries. He takes a
considerable degree of handling and
when he mourns for Alice mourns
with considerable vigor. The sheriff
and HIS deputies who were attempting
to sleep in the jail encountered some
Of the joys of Jail life when they
sought repose.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
P|NCH0T IS =. :.
BUSY AGAIN
SAYS PRIVILEGES MUST NOT PASS
Private Interests Under Public Con-
troll Is Remedy He offers for
Solution.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 30
Clifford Pinchot has thrown down the
gauntlet to Secretary Ballinger in re-
gard to his conservation policy. He
declares congress must decide at it's
coming session whether the great coal
fields Of the country shall remain in
the hands of the people or be COB
bled up by monopolies, and whether
the great waterpower sites shall be
given away to the special interests or
controlled by the people. Pinchot
makes known his views upon these
two chief sources of power of the
present and future in a letter to DR..
Lyman Abbott in response to a series
of questions asked by the latter. Re-
ferring to the development of water
power and coal fields the chief for
ester declares that in most cases the
actual development of the former can
best be done by private interests act
ing under public control, but that it
is neither good sense nor good morals
to let these privileges pass from
public ownership for nothing and
forever. Pinchot predicts that If a
few men succeed in controlling the
sources of power they eventually will
control all industry as well.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
Engagement Announced.

OF pleasant interest to a large CIR
Gle OF Yakima friends is the an
Miss Mabel Armstrong to Mr.. Fraser
Pollock. The wedding will be one
of the dainty December nuptials. SOL
emnized at the home of the BRIDE
elects sister. Mr.. and Mrs. C. S.
Wright 610 North Fourth street and
will be the occasion OF many kind
wishes from personal and family
friends. Mr.. Pollock. who recently
returned from Seattle. is associated
with Otter Brothers store of this city
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
HOUSE OF LORDS
REJECTS BUDGET
For First Time in Three Hundred
Years British Parliament
ScornS Ruler.

LONDON, Nov. 3O.-The house Of
lords tonight, for the first time in 300
years, refused its formal consent to
the budget, thereby making 1t illegal
for the kings agents to collect taxes
with which to carry on the govern
ment. The budget must now go be-
fore the country for its approval or
rejection; that is, the crown, through
the ministry, will dissolve the house
of commons and order a general cleo
ton. Whether the present liberal
house and ministry shall be sustained
in insisting on the budget will be the
issue in the contest a the polls.
After six days debate the house of
lords clared for action at 1880 to-
night. Voae was on Lord Transformers
amendment that the house be not
justified in giving its consent to the
bill until it had been submitted to the
Judgment of the country. When the
vote was announced just before mid
night it was $50 to rs in favor of
the amendment and few cheers were
heard. Earl OF Crewe Immediately
moved adjournment and the house
rose.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
[!!Epy RAILROAD WEST Of ST. PAUL IS
NOW INVOLVED IN SW|TCHMElPS STRIKE
YAKIMA LADY SAYS
WEEDS ARE OFFENSIVE
Thinks Those Found on East Yakima
Avenue Near TO Business Blocks
Should be Removed.

lady calls the attention of the
Herald to the existence of weeds on
Yakima avenue between Third and
Fourth streets and she thinks that
they should be removed. She says:
II notice that there Is considerable
accumulation of weeds in certain
places on East Yakima avenue and I
think they are no credit to the city
especially when they are found so
close to some of the most import
ant business houses North Yakima can
BOAST. They are an eyesore and are
very noticeable to all except those who
are accustomed to that kind of house
Keeping. We boast about our CITY its
wealth, progressiveness and its other
attributes and we spend great sums in
advertising it. Such a spectacle as
the weeds present offset a whole lot
of advertising when people come here
and have a look around. 1t is
village characteristic, and we should
do away with it."
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01

conceded, would have entailed an ad-
ditional expense upon the railroads
for switching service of from 40 to so
per cent. The managers committee
offered the switchmen increase of 20
cents per day of ten hours in the
rates of pay of switchmen employed
in the territory west of Havre, Mont,
on the Great Northern railroad and
west of Billings. Mont, on the North
ern Pacific railroad. The differential
in that territory for switchmen hav-
ing obtained for two years. Further
concession was declined for the rea-
son that the rates of pay of switchmen
We're increased over 3 per cent in
November, 1906, and because the
rates at that time established had not
been reduced during the period of
business depression which followed
The attention of the switchmen was
called to the fact that in 1906 the
switchmen We're granted a larger per
centage of increase than any other
class of employees in train service
At the present rates the wages for
switchmen average over one hundred
dollars per month. On November %.
1909, in submitting its final answer to
the switchmen, the managers commit
tee assuming that the switchmen join
ed in the desire for an amicable adj
justment of the questions under con-
sideration, suggested that the demands
be submitted to arbitration under the
provisions of the Sherman act. The
switchmen declined to accept this sug-
gestion and in their final written an
swer to the managers committee is
sued the statement that: "The COM
mittee begs leave to state that it will
not submit to arbitration under any
circum stances"
On the same day, November 90,
1909, after a discussion of the proposal
to arbitrate under the terms of the
Sherman act at the suggestion of
President Hawley, a joint telegram
was addressed as follows:
'St Paul, Nov. 90. 1909. To Mar
tin A. Knapp, Chairman Interstate
Commerce Commission; to Chas. p.
Neal, q. S. Commerce of Labor Wash
ington, ID. c. The conference COM
mittee of General Managers of Rail-
ways and the Switchmens Union OF
North America, representing the rail-
ways of the northwest and the switch
men employed thereon, having been
in session at st. Paul, Mimi, during
the past four days and havingi failed
to agree on certain questions at issue
Jointly invite your good offices as
mediators under the Erdman act and
(COntinupd on Last p1pa)
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
FINANCE AND PANAMA
is Tits MESSAGE
Cabinet Hears From President on
Financial and Insular
Matters.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov go
The financial portion of President
Taft's message has been completed.
1t was taken up at some length at to-
days session of the cabinet. The
Panama canal bond situation and
other features also engaged the at
tention of the cabinet. Todays fig
ures show that the actual working
balance in the treasury to be $685.
600, although the total balance in
the general fund, which includes this
working balance shows a balance in
bank, and balance in Philippine
Islands, is placed at little over sS2,-
000,000 Excess of disbursements
over receipts so far this fiscal year
are over s44,o00.000, as against near
ly SOS, 900. 00e for the same period last
year. There are $290.569,O0 Panama
bonds authorized, but not issued.
There is s97.000.000 expended out of
the general fund in the treasury re-
imbursable from the bonds not yet
sold.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
SECOND HAND AEROPIANE
Gong, Going, Cone Said the Auc-
tioheer anu the First Second Hand
Airship Was Knocked Down.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-The first aero
plane ever put up at auction was
Knocked down yesterday at a garage
in Alband street.-the scene by a
curious coincidence of the first sale
of an auctioned motor car, in the
days when automobiles We're as rare
as aeroplanes are now.
This aeroplane, that was about to
make history, stood in the garage al
most in the ranks of the motor cars
and the mechanics, clerks and
officials did their best to look as
though airships We're as familiar as
Panhards. But the crowd of pur-
chasers and lockers on took a frankly
keen interest in the great gaunt
framework of the strange machine.
The bidding started at 20 guineas
or 800 after the inevitable humor-
list had offered 50 and SO cents, which
the auctioneer Jelly ignored 1t rose
to $3.50, where it was knocked down
to Captain Craig, of the Car Mart,
Euston road. -,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
STRAHORN COMING
FROM THE COLUMBIA
Head of North Coast Enterprise Is
Making Tour OF Inspection of
New Work

r. Il. Strahorn, president of the
North Coast railroad, the Northwest
Light & Water company, the Yakima
Power company and other corpora
tons doing business in this section
was expected to reach North Yakima
last night by automobile coming from
the Columbia river by automobile. Mr..
Strahorn, superintendent Arrowsmith
of the Yakima Light & Water COM
pany and the other Strahorn local in
terests and Engineer II. l.. Pitman are
in the party. They were in Ellens-
burg Sunday and went from there to
Beverly over the Milwaukee railroad
to inspect the North Coast work along
the Columbia. They expected to reach
North Yakima last evening by auto
mobile and continue their trip down
the valley today.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
LOWER VALLEY \ SURPRISE.
Yakima Man Tells of Sunnyside and
Grandyicw.

o. f. Spring, OF North Yakima is
an enthusiast over Sunnysde and
Grandview, which he visited last week
for the first time in couple OF years.
There are seven new business blocks
come into existence in Sunnyside
since / was there" said Mr.. Spring.
"Of these five are of brick and two
of cement and they go a long way to-
wards setting off the town which is
naturally a pretty community. At
Grandview, two years ago when was
there, the settlement consisted of
three buildings Now there Is an ex-
cellent town of 500 people with a
splendid hotel and a number OF fine
business buildings. I was surprised
with the growth OF the lower valley"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
HAY RANCUER
LOST CHICKENS
BOOSTED Under Wagon and Ncighbor
Hitched on and Drove Away
Returned.

WAPATO, Wash, Nov. 90
Twelve Plymouth rock hens and a
rooster mysteriously disappeared
from the hay ranch of Loren Chaffee.
seven miles northwest of her last
night. Mr.. Chaffee long ago discard
ed his alarm clock, and relies sole
~ upon the growing of his rooster
at a. IN. to awaken him. This
morning he oversight, and getting mp
at eight o'clock, discovered that his
entire hennery had decamped.
Mr. Chaffee believes in open-air
poultry houses In fact, so up-to-
date are his chickens, that they roost
on the reach beneath one of his wag-
ons. And as Mr. Chaffee, essaying the
role of Sherlock Holmes, took out his
magnifying glass, and examined the
wagon, he discovered, with a thrill of
satisfaction, that it was not his own,
Here, indeed was a clue, upon which
he worked until late in the afternoon.
and thinking over the events of the
preceding day, he remembered that
one of his neighbors, who had helped
him with some hauling the day be-
fore, owned wagon very much like
his own.
In the evening e. ri. Thompson, the
neighbor in question, drove up to the
gate. Unledneath the wagon. roost-
ing on the reach, were Chaffee's
chickens! Chickens, Yes-but the
head of the family, the rooster was
not with them.
81 took the wrong wagon" ex-
planned Thompso "The rooster fell
off on the way back and the rear
wheel went over his leg. He hoped
off into the sage brush"
Just then a lusty crow smote the
air. The rooster, with a broken piece
of sage brush propped under his leg
for crutch, limped into the yard.
"The mystery is solved" cried
Chaffee, There will be no arrest"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01
WALLA WAII4A las
REAL SPEII-BINDIGR
Senator Cox Says Foreign Orators
Not Necessary for Election
Purposes.

When seen at the Pacific hotel last
night Senator David c. Cox of Walla
Walla, who is i'm the city attending
business at the federal court. express
sed himself as being very hopeful as
to the outcome of the various local
option elections soon to be held
throughout the state.
Asked If the anti-saloon people OK
pected to import any foreign talent
in the way of spell-bindcrs and cleo
ton workers, Mr., Cook said:
1--WE don't need them. We have
some Of the best talent in that line
located at Walla Walla to be found
any place and am sure that II all th>
people could hear Rev. NJ. II. Marvin,
no further argument would be neces-
sary"
Senator Cox expects to return to
Walla Walla today or tomorrow.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-01

The last half of the county taxes are
now delinquent and are therefore
liable to interest at the rate of seven
and half per cent since the first of
June last. They became delinquent
last night. The county taxes are for
the most part well paid up and the
percentage unpaid is small.