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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03
ORDINANCE
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PR s@f BUILOlAG REGULATIONS
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That viii BE Just To III
Builders.
RI eSf BUIlOIAG REGULATIONS

The appointment O; Il hUildine
committee at the council meeting on
Monday evening by Mayor Armbrus-
ter pRves the way 10 the strai ghten-
ing out of a tangle which has existed
in North Yakima for some time. the
old building ordinance being both
obscure and contradictory.
Among the discrepancies which
have been found to exist in it, are
the impossibllity of erecting a mod
ern building similar to the Miller
building under it's provisions and the
present regulations concerning the
construction OF cement structures, It
has been pointed out. are such rs 10
effectually prevent anyone from com
plying with its provisions without
having the building cost almost
twice as much as necessary.
At least two local capitalists are
planning on the construction of re
inforced concrete structures during
the coming season. and one OF these
gentlemen in an interview with 4
Herald representative not many days
ago stated that the present ordinance
makes it necessary to construct the
walls many inches thicker than sim
liar ordinances in Spokane and Sc
attle, which comply with the opinion
OF expert engineers upon this sub
iect.
1t will We the endcavor of the re
Gently appointed committee, comp"'-
ed Of Councilmen Shaw, Null and
Miller. to canvass the existing build
ing ordinances in cities where con
ilitions similar to those of this Sc1-
ton obtain, and then modify those
ordinances sufficiently to give tbs
Try exactly the building regulations
that the needs require. It is pointed
out that this plan will work hard
ship upon no one and will at the sam .
time promote the interests of those
WHO arc at present deferred franz
building because of the incongrui;ie'
az tho present ordinance.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03
OF
THE GAS MAINS
Yakima Gas Co. Receives Several
Miles Of Pipe for Extensive
improvements.

Work of laying Ave or six miles of
new gas mains in North Yakima is to
be started in a few days, if present
weather conditions continue and the
ground becomes SO that such work
can be carried through without de-
lays. General Manager Brown of
the Yakima Gas Co. has decided that
the extensions shall be made as rapid
ly as possible and that as much i'm
prOvement will be made during 1909
as can be carried through during the
months that the ground is in condi-
ton.
Material for these extensions has
been received, and the gas
is only waiting for favora-
BILE weather conditions to start the
work
81 wish weather conditions were
right today" said Manager Brown
on Tuesday, "and we would start
! am hopeful that there will be no
more cold weather and then the work
will be rushed ahead. If the frost
is out of the ground in few days.
we will be ready to go ahead"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03

ARE GRANTED
PHONES AND ELECTRIC LINE,
County Commissioners Advertise for
Rids for New GIWndView
Bridge.

Three franchises were granted
Tuesday by the county com nissron
ers at the first days session for Feb
ruary The rights were given to the
Northwest Light & Water Co. for Il
pole line in Fruitvale. connecting M
the Naches power plant line with
the lower valley transmission sys-
TEN, for which franchises have al
ready been granted.
The franchise for the Northeastern
Telephone Co, to extend line
through the East Selah valley. was
granted without any changes.
In the franchise OF the ScIah 1ele-
phone Co.. to run line through the
West Selah and the Wcnas valleys,
one change was made. It was found
that the application called. for
franchise over road on which W. l..
Lougmire had been previously grant
ed such rights. for distance Of two
and half miles.
Tho COM misionerS decided 20 ad-
yertise for bids for new bridge
over the Sunnyside canal near Grand
view. the government having taken
out the old bridge when the canal
was enlarged. When plans were mad"
10 replace the bridge il was found
that it was not long enough to cross
the enlarged canal.
Plats of the Red Apple Orchard
tracts, near Wapato, were approved
and were filed for record
a letter was received from the
United States forest supervisor iu re-
gard TO rubbish left along the Bump
ing lake road. but Investigation
showed that this was left by the rec
lamation service and was not part of
the countys troubles
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03
ARMBRUS7ER
WILL SIGN IT
OPPOSITION TO CITY HALL SITE
On Part OF City Executive Is a MYTH
Wishes That People BE Sa,is-
fled With Action. However.

In an interview with a Herald rep
resentative on Tuesday evening. May
ar Armhruster stated that inasmuch
as the purchase OF the Iinbarger
property, at'the corner of South FIRST
and Walnut streets. for a city hall
site had been before the public for
nearly two months without ouposi-
ton. he would no doubt sign the or
d'nance governing the purchase of
that property by the city between now
and the next council meeting.
The mayor stated. however. that
he desired that everyone should be
satisfied as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF this
action and advised anyone Of con-
trarv notion to make their objections
to their own councilman before the
next meeting. because the present adj
ministration desired 10 meet the
wishes of the whole people in this as
in every other move.
The purchase of these lots was
brough, M in the last days of Mayor
Lombard's administration and so far
both administration have favored
the proposition as being the best
property for the purpose that could
ne secured for a reasonable price.
60 far only one objection has heor
he. rd and that not officially. namely.
that the lots are too far to one side
Of the other public buildings. On
tie contrary, however, it has been
pointed ont that the fire department.
needs to be located on a corner ami
on a thoroughfare east and west t.
permit of crossing the tracks with
readiness in case of west side CON
migration The location of a city
hall within each reach of the other
public buildings has not been regard
ed as necessary by those whose opin-
ions have been voiced up to this time.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03
MAY DELAY NORTH COAST.

IF the North Coast railroad builds
through the Yakima valley during
the coming season according to the
announcement of President Strahorn,
a rather difficult problem is present
ed in the lower valley in connection
with the completion of the Sunnyside
canal, which may delay construction
of the railroad for another year.
1t appears that three inverted 81
pbons. two for crossing the canal and
one for the crossing of the Northern
Pacific. must be constructed by the
North Coast in the lower valley near
Grandyiew. These must be made OF
cement and cannot be safely con
structed until warmer weather comes.
Furthermore. the reclamation SER
vice announces that water will be
turned into the new laterals of the
Sunnyside canal on March |. one
month early. to allow an opportunity
for pudding" so that there will be
no trouble in sending the water
through when il is needed for the
crops, few weeks later. This course
is deemed necessary to afford proper
water service to ranchers.
After water is turned into the ca
nal, it is believed that the govern
ment will refuse to turn the water
off to allow even railroad TO build
through, because that action would
endanger the crops of water users.
Inasmuch as the railroad is to build
on the line of the base of the canal.
lower valley residents are unable TO
fgure ont how the North Coast will
be able TO get around this difficulty.
1t is ascertained upon the most re-
liable authority that the North Coast
engineers and officials We're ignorant
of the intended purpose of the recla-
nation service i'm turning the water
on a month early. until a few days
ago. This action will mean that the
crossing of these canals must be eff
fected before March J. an almost i'm
possible feat in view Of the existing
cold weather. Lower valley people
believe that the railroad will be una
Bile TO get through until next season
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03
TITLE AND
M'KEAND BUY
PURCHASE LOVES PROPERTY
Warell Olsc Site Deal Is Closed. Prop
crty Being on Line of the
North Coast.

Lee little and J. r. McKeand clos
ed deal Tuesday for the purchase
from S. J. Lowe of property on North
First avenue and Cherry street,
which will eventually be used either
as a warehouse or factory site. Each
purchased an undivided half interest
for the sum of $4,000. the total co'-
sideration being $4,000
The property purchased includes
number of lots. and is described by
meets and bounds 1t is located
on the right of way of the North
Coast railroad and is considered an
ideal location for a warehouse.
Another realty deal closed Tuesday
was the sale by Peter J. Flynn to
Wilbur Kelly of a ranch OF / SIS acres
in the Wenas valley. The cOnsidera-
ton was $4,000 and the property
transferred includes both improved
and unimproved lands
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03

to the proposed affiliatiun with Tie
Commercial club. which has beer so
much discussed and about which
there has been considerable contro-
versy.
AS has been pointed out before.
the several associations supported
independently expend each month a
considerable amount of money far
the salaries OF stenographers and
paid secretaries and many of the
members have volunteered the opin-
ion that the same results might BE-
secured if these organizations were
combined with the central organiza-
ton. of which all are members.
The governing board of the Com
mercial club has eanvassed the situa
ton and it is found that the bylaws
nj the club already provide for Just
such an affiliation and it is explained
that little further detail organiza-
ton would meet the conditions quite
handily.
The Commercial club now main
tains very spacious and commodious
offices which might be utilized at
any and all times for the meetings
of these affiliated organizations. In
this fashion the expenses that are
now being met for ordinary running
operations might be devoted TO the
publicity requirements of the year,
all needs of both associations taken
care of. and with less duplication of
effort. The action of the business
men in this matter is awaited with
some interest
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03

Thomas n. Bolin. the commercial
traveller mentioned in the above AS
ISOLATED Press dispatch. was the fan
see of Miss Edna Beck of 207 South
Sixth street, this city, and it was
through the efforts of the young wo-
man and the police department that
Bolin was arrested. Decoy letters
written by Miss Beck upon the suS-
gestion of Captain Millican of the
police department aided the officers
of three states in running the man
down.
Bolin was to have come to this city
at Christmas to be married to Miss
Beck, but sent excuses. saying that
his business plans prevented him
from keeping the engagement About
this time the local police were noti-
fed that Bolin was wanted for the
embezzlement of $1,000 from the
Studebaker Manufacturing Co. while
in charge of branch house of the
concern at Provo, Utah. Captain
Millican was put i'll charge OF the
case.
Two weeks after the date set for
the wedding letter was received
by Miss Beck purporting to be from
a Miss Irene Walker of ST. Louis.
saying that Bolin had been run down
by an automobile in the streets Of
that city and instantly killed. The
letter stated that if Miss Beck desir-
ed any of the effects of the dead man
to write and they would be forward
cd to her. About this time letter
was received from Bolin's first wife,
saying that he had deserted her aud
q baby boy. The letter also said
that Bolin had married another wo-
man shortly after the desertion.
A comparison Of the handwriting
Of Bolin's and the Irene Walker
communication showed them to be
one and the same, and that Bolin had
made crude attempt to disguise
his handwriting. Captain Millican
then prevailed upon Miss Beck to
write a letter to Irene Walker, stat
ing her grief at the untimely end of
her lover, and asking for few eff
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03
YAKIMA MEN
BUY TRACTS
SECURE | 90 ACRES FOR ORCHARDS
II. NJ. Hcllicsen and Associates Pur-
chase Lands Near North Coast
TOwnsite.

One hundred acres under the Sun
nyside canal and adjoining the new
townsite of the North Coast railroad
has been purchased by II. NJ. Hellie-
sen and several associates, who will
improve the property as small or
char1 tracts. Several of the men in
terested in the deals will make their
homes on the property.
The land is located one mile and a
half north of Prosser, and on the
North Coast right of way. The prop
erty is unimproved and the consid-
Grafton was $3.50 an acre.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03

W. B. Dudley and Secretary Turn
er of the Y NJ. c. A. have returned
from a business trip to Olympia.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03
GIRL SENT DtC0N LETTERS
Local Girl Aids in Arrest Of Thomas
Bolin. Charged With Embczzlc-
mcnt-Tale Of Deceit,

ST. LOUIS. Feb. Thomas II.
Bolin, commercial traveller. charged
with having two wives in the west
one f1ancee in st. Louis and another
on the Pacific coast, and with having
embezzled $500 from the branch of
an Indiana concern at Provo. Utah,
was arrested here today. following
the attempt to circulate report of
his death. Information leading to
the arrest of Bolin was furnished by
the police of North Yakima.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03
REALTY MEN
WILL CONFER
OVER AttiliAIlON Win CLUB
Active Steps Being Taken Toward
Combining of AL Organizations
Into One.

AT meeting Of the Real Estate
association Tuesday afternoon a com
m;ttee vas appointed to confer with
u similar committee from the Bus:
ness Mems association with regard
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03

The entertainment given in the Or
pheum theatre for the benefit of the
ST. Joseph's hospital played to a ca
pacity house twice Monday evening.
The children OF the Catholic school
and local theatrical stars contribut-
al to the success of the occasion.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-02-03

Mrs. William c. Murphy of Monte
yuma, Mont, who has been visiting
in California, is the house guest of
Mrs. Murray B. Miles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-20
RAGPICKERS AND
JUNK DEALERS
FORM A UNION
Hope by Cooperation to Give Their
Calling a Higher Standing in
the Community.

DENVER, Dec. 20.-Banded to-
gether to promote the general well
fare and elevate the character of
and dealers in bottles,
bones and other junk, the Junk
Laborers' union has been organ
lied. Articles of incorporation
have been filed with the Secretary
of State, and in the future all good
pickers and choosers in the junk
line will carry union cards. At
least that is hope of the incorpor-
ators of the union, who are given
as Sam Abelovitz, M. Hatcher and
Max SwartZ.
In addition to promoting intelli-
gence and elevating character, the
purpose is to make skilled and eff
cient workmen of the members,
and also to regulate the number of
working hours and the wages.
The incorporators expect to Sc
cure as members of the union all
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-20
G O N TIN u F. D
r O NJ --.
p A @ f O n F.
EMBALMS YOUR TURKEY

on the street to the millionaire, is
going to have bite of turkey on
Christmas. The Salvation Army,
| which does such a good work for
the poor every Christmas, will be
hit just as hard as the man who
pays his household expenses every
month with a check.
In fact, the country is facing a
turkey famine. At least that was
the advance information given out
by the packers who have their cold
storage plants packed with last
years flavorless, toughening birds.
The cause of the famine is not lack
of land on which TO raise the barn
yard monarchs, scarcity of eggs for
Matching or lack of desire to mar
ket them, but the continued dis
enlargement of the industry by the
packers. They sent out reports that
enough turkeys We're left on ice
from last year to furnish Christmas
dinners for everybody. This caused
a fear by the turkey raisers that it
would not pay to raise any.
All this has ployed into the hands
of the beef trust men.
Consumers must pay from % to
2S cents pound for the EN-
balmed'' turkeys, while the best
and largest will bring above 30
cents. Ducks will cost from Ia to
Is cents and chickens from Is to is
cents a pound, maybe more. Gran
berries, celery and other Christmas
dinner trimmings have gone to
dizzy heights.
The cost of all foods except pota-
toes is averaging 30 per cent above
last years figures. In other words,
the salary of 500 a month wage
Garner. if spent for the table, will
buy no more than could be bought
last year with a $40 income.
Potatoes cost only half as much
bushel as they did last year. But
the packers do not "embalm' pota-
toes. Butter and eggs are so high
that every housewife has been
"sllimping' for months.
The man who doesn't like to play
Santa Claus to the beef trust on
Christmas will have a hard time of
ii next year, too. The packers have
issued signed statements in which
they say the American people don't
need to expect any reduction in
meat.
Uncle Jim Wilson, secretary of
agriculture, says the same thing.
He put his investigators to work to
find out why meat was so high. He
believes that in addition to the
profits the packers take as part of
their Christmas gift from the peo.
pie, the retailer also is putting on a
big excess.
Investigation by Secretary Will
sons men in so cities showed that
the average retail prices of meat ex-
ceeds the wholesale price by 31.4
per cent in eastern states. 3S per
cent in the south and middle west,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-20


and company's "Misfit Army" has
the call from the standpoint OF
popularity in the bill at the WASH
ington this week. The army
consists of four freaks and a Hooll e
gan captain, who go through varl-
Gus evolutions that serve to enter
tain. A midget in the quartet Is
somewhat of comedian AFTER
this the Four Melanis, Italian street
singers, are next in favor. They
have been seen here before and are
still capable of pleasing with their
One-line song running, "Che-de-
bede-be." La Mirette. dancer
from across the waters, does not
produce anything new, but what
she does show is done in neat and
clever manner. Sally Stembler's
comedy is better than her dancing
and helped to save her act. Billy j.
Coleman appears in piano mono
legue and Paulinetto 4 Piquo have
a somewhat eccentric act entitled,
"The Mysterious Big Lady
PANTAGES-A bill of more thar
ordinary interest is the holiday at
traction at the Pantages. Honors
for first lplace are shared by the
Kilmer Taylor Wilson vocal trio
and Petroff's animal show. The
singers render opera selections,
which as a rule are hard to make
good with the average popular
priced house. Kilmer, Taylor and
Wilson, however, were given a
number of encores and the fact that
most of their selections were sung
in foreign tongue cut no figure.
Petroff's animal show. Introducing
trained dogs, ponies, cat and a
pig. and the inimitable mule, Maud
was neatly staged and above the
average of such shows in interest
The Jones-Williams company have
a sketch of domestic infelicity
which goes good at the close,
wherein is presented feminine
hair-pulling match. Elliott & West
have good song and dance act.
Mills 4 Flynn have Il female
blackface act, the best part of
which is the singing. Clotilde 4
Montrose put on "A comedy aero
battle act that was enjoyed by the
audience.
Max Figman's new comedy.
"Mary James Pa" has an especial
appeal for women because it illus
trates the Independence of their
sex when left TO it's own resources.
Portia Perkins, after her husbands
departure and dosertion, takes up
the trade of printer, moves to
another town, starts a newspaper,
becomes strong factor in local
politics and is the man of the
family, supporting her two lovely
children, Lucille and Mary Jane, in
comfort and happiness, Mr. Fig
man will he at the Auditorium
Thursday night.
EveraN True says the average
JuvenildHbook prepared for the holt
day trade gives him a pain that no
aneSthotic can dull.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-20

EveraH True says the average
juvenildHbook prepared for the Holt
day trade gives him a pain that no
anesthetic can dull.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-20
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATES.

Resolved, That the powers of
the speker of the house of repre-
sentatives should be limited" has
been chosen as the subject for the
interscholastic debates outside of
Spokane. This was the choice of
the Spokane principals at their
meeting Saturday afternoon.
The schools debating are the
Cheney high school AGAINST Latah
high school, Rockford high versus
Deer Park high, Opportunity ver-
sus Medical Lake and Hillyard high
versus Plaza high. The opening
debates will be held the first Fri
day in March.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-20
BEVERLY PLEASED
AT THE SPOKANE

Beverly" play of romance and
adventure based on the famous
novel of George Barr McCutcheon,
is the Offering at the Spokane the
alter this week. Beverly" is a de-
lightful play, and Beverly Calhoun,
the girl who is ever your high
ness" to her adorer, the Prince
Danton incog, charming heroine.
Graustark, one of those mythical
central Europe principalities
around which such entertaining
plots are evolved, Is the scene OF
the play, the stage settings exceed
ing those of the average play where
the action portrayed is across the
pond
The plot involves a war between
Graustark and a neighboring prin-
cipality, with Prince Danton, alias
Baldos the mountaineer, the right
fui ruler of Dawsbergen, a fugitive.
or course. it all comes out right in
the end, Beverly gets her prince,
the prince his throne, and Graus-
tark, peace.
Gertrude Fowler makes a salts
factory Beverly, while Raymond
Whitaker is good as the fugitive
prince. Hattie Carmontelle as
Aunt Fanny, the southern nanny
who Is always packing up ready
to take the train for Washington,
makes decided hit in her part.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-20

that class of people employed to
rake over the various collections of
old iron and other such material
with view of ascertaining what
things to be found in the assert
ment are salable, and it is under
stood those who collect the junk
and the employer who sells it will
be included in the membership.
The master junkman will be ask
ed to recognize the union, and to
agree with the members on scale
of wages and hours.