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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03
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4 At meeting this morning in 4
4 the rooms OF the Seattle Mer. \
4 chants Exchange. the Seattle 4
= Association Of Steamship Men 4
q decided to SO in a body 70 4
\ Olympia and lobby against the 4
= passage Of a bill now before 4
= the legislature, providing for 4
= compulsory pilotage system =
= on all vessels making this =
q port. 4
a Like associations in Tacoma. 4
4 Aberdeen, Bellingham and the 4
4 other Sound cities have adopt 4
A ed similar resolutions. and the A
4 measure win be bitterly con 4
4 tested by steamship owners In =
= general. !
= =. =.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03
DELIVERED BOOZE
In CANDY BOX

J. n lankina. proprietor Of the
Denny Way Pharmacy. la on trial
today. charged with selling liquor
70 a woman without a prescription.
For some time past the woman r.
known 10 have been intoxicated,
and frequent trips 10 the drug store
were noticed The druggist was
suspected Of supplying her with the
liquor. and according % the allega.
tons made against JankiBa. an in.
vesiigatlOn revealed the fact that
a pint bottle " whisky had been Dc.
nycfcd almost daily in n candy box
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.--By q. r.
The Japanese situation was dis.
.cusaed today by President R0ose.
welt Ia conference with Senators
Hewlands and Nixon Of Nevada aud
Senator BOrah u Idaho B0rah de
clarad that there was little chance
N the Idaho legislature taking sim.
liar action 10 that Of the Nevada
assembly. inasmneh as "a law has
been 81 force IN Idaho for four
years prohibiting aliens from own.
erghip Of lands in that 81 ie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03

Oiympia--Taseph u Mohuudro. the
pew siHte bank examiner, viii take
his office shortly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03
MUST
CARRY WIRELESS.

\ WASHINGTON. Feb. a. BY ,
a 4. P-The house committee ,
= on merchant marine decided 10 ,
= recommend a nili requiring all !
ocean steamers carrying over !
10 passengers 10 equip with !
= wireless telegraph apparatus. !
= IL has not been determined ,
\ whether the Law will apply to ,
4 all steamers sailing over GOO I,
\ miles or 100 miles. ,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03
PASS ONE LIBERTY BELL
OVER YOUR RAILROAD.

PASS ONt LtBEFfN bELN
4 OVER YOUR RAILROAD. 4
= PORTLAND. Ore. Feb 5-- 4
n ~ q. p Chairman Martin A. a
= Knapp Of the Interstate com. 4
4 merce commission has ruled 4
= that the tranaeoHtinental rail. :
4 ways which carry the Liberty 4
A Bell % the Alaska Yukon-Fa. !
\ cific exposition. the Portland 4
a rose festival and other ceie.
4 bratious ON the Pacific slope I
4 may carry the historic relic 4
. free Of charge The railroads 4
4 had already offered 20 do this. 4
= provided the commission would 4
= consent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-03

WEATHER FORECAST. 4
Rain Tonight and Thursday. =
! Light West 10 South Winds. 4
= ~ R4RR ARNR y
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HAVE II SENT HOME

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telephone Main 1850 or Ind. AL
paper delivered by carrier.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
TURNED AWAY FULTON.

Since Bleriot crossed from Calais to
Dover in flying machine at least a
thousand newspapers have remarked
that if Napoleon had had a Bleriot he
might have succeeded in the invasion
of England and thus have made a
great difference in the course of his
tory.
What might have been is never a
very fruitful subject of discussion, al
though it sometimes amuses the
fancy But, while the centenary Of
FuIton's invention of the steamboat is
being celebrated, no one seems to have
recalled that fulton offered his great
invention to Napoleon and was turned
away.
Fulton took his idea to Paris with
him during the Terror and for six
years he endeayored to persuade the
French and English governments to
buy his invention. After much trou-
Bile he obtained a brief interview with
Napoleon, who listened to him, seemed
interested, but went no further with
the matter Had Napoleon, when he
was preparing to invade England,
commissioned Fulton to build a few
Clermonts he could have crossed the
channel in a calm. towing transports
crowded with soldiers, while the Eng
fish sail lay idle and helpless. The
failure to perceive the value of Fui-
tons invention was one Of Napoleon's
numerous mistakes.
one historian has remarked that
Napoleon, although a great strategist
did little to advance the art Of war.
At the end of his career armies were
using the same kind of powder and
the same style of cannon and musket
that were in common use at the siege
of Toulon, where he made his first
success. Napoleon introduced no new
methods of caring for the wounded.
He did not simplify the army uniform.
He did not approve the commissariat
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
PASS HIGH TAX LEVY.
Most Taxpayers of North Yakima
Must Pay Unled Levy pf 1898
Mills Next Year.

Taxes for North Yakima We're levied
on Monday evening by the city coun-
ell, after considerable pruning of the
budget. Despite this pruning, the tax
rate is the highest ever known in the
city, and the council reached its limit
on current fund tax, library tax and
Indebtedness tax, unless the voters
want TO increase the Indebtedness and
interest by special vote.
Most of the tax payers will paw at
the rate of 1898 mills. which includes
L6S mills for sewers. 10 mills for cur
rent expense fund, mills for in
deotedness and .25 mills for library.
These rates apply to Division c. with
equalized valuation of s6,264.2Oo.
taxpayers of Division r. with
equalized valuation of S2e7.72O. will
pay at the rate of 1907 mills. inelud-
ing all taxes of Division C excepting
SO mills for sewers. Division A paws
only so mills for sewers.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06

I il is perfectly evident that the party
organization is. and for years has been.
I in closest touch with the interest de-
manding-and receiving-protectio
/ The Washington atmosphere. toe, is
unfavcrable to reform. To their credit
be it said. the Iowa republicans do
seem to understand this At least they
are convinced, If we may accept the
word of the Chicago Tribune. that Mr..
Taft is not very different from other
presidents in his attitude toward the
tariff. That is why they want a candi-
date of their own-why they are even
now beginning to talk of Senator
Cummins as their candidate. In one
of the Chicago Tribune dispatches was
this:
I'm boosting Senator Cummins for
president the Iowa progressives insist
1t is time for the middle west to get
behind a real simon pure low tariff
candidate. They frankly admit that
Theodore Roosevelt. generally their
idol in other respects. proved as dis
appointing on the tariff as Taft. Ac-
cording to the story retailed here to-
night, Roosevelt promised Cummins
four years ago that the tariff would be
revised. He placed the demand in a
message to congress and then pulled
it out after the standpatters in con-
gross had served the ultip1atum that if
he left it in they would Kill any at
tempt at railroad rate regulation.
Whether this story is true we 90 not
know. But we do know that Mr..
Roosevelt never showed the least in
terest in the tariff reform question.
He subordinated it to everything else.
and indeed expressed. on more than
one occasion. the opinion that the
trusts could not be reached through
an attack on the tariff. In one of his
utterances We remember that he said
that ii would be impossible to remove
the duties, or indeed much to lower
them, on trust-made products without
injuIing the Independent producers
more than the trusts. In the first
message which he sent to congress.
that of December 8, 1901, he took the
most conservative ground on this
question. His method OF dealing with
it proved that the subject was one in
which he had slight knowledge. Dur
ing the seven years that he was presi-
dent his interest in the tariff steadily
diminished. and in his last regular
message to congress. that of last De-
cenlber the subject was not even men
toned. In his speeches he discussed
almost everything else. We think.
therefore, that it is quite natural that
our Iowa friends shor d hope Tor no
relief from this source. Mr.. Taft at
least made an effort TO bring about
some reduction in the present eXorbi-
tant taxes. His great mistake seems
to have been in discussing the subject
at all, in giving the people the benefit
of his views. These views are not diff
ferent from those often expressed by
his predecessor. Both are victims of
the heresy that the tariff is a sacred
thing, that the surest way to make the
people rich is by levying taxes on
them"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
GOOD WORK BY DUNCAN DUNN.

The Valleys of the Yakima, and
especially the Wapato district. have
reason to pay tribute to Duncan Dunn
because of the distinction he has won
as a breeder of pure blooded Short
horn cattle. He has swept the boards
at Salem, Portland and at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition, in COMPETE
ton with the best breeders from all
of that great eXpanse of cattle coun-
try west of the Great Lakes. Within
the next few weeks articles on his
magnificent herd of Shorthorn cattle
will appear in every livestock journal
in the United States and Canada, and
within six months he will be receiving
letters of inquiry from all parts of the
United States and from many foreign
countries.
And these letters will be addressed
to Wapato. Wash, because Mr.. Dunn
has entered his stock from the place
where he receives his mail. This is
good advertising for Wapato; in fact,
it is the only advertising. because the
thing for which the locality is famous
is doing the work. The product
speaks for the locality In this Mr..
Dunn has set a worthy example for
any community that wishes to become
famous. From The same point of
view, the Valleys OF the Yakima will
receive their best publicity from the
raising of frst-class products. The
better orchardists we have the better
name and reputation will We have as
a fruit growing center.
Then there is another idea connect
ed with Mr.. Dunn's performance
which is commendable. He has done
and is doing real constructive work.
He takes pride in raising pure blooded
stock and he is making a success of it,.
He is not a Spectator he is a builder.
He is contributing something to the
sum total of the nations wealth,
rather than seeking to realize quick
rake-offs from the constructive work
done by others. There is room for
more men with energy enough and
pride enough to accomplish something
besides making money in the easiest
way. and that Mr.. Dunn should have
the courage to devote himself to a
line of industry which was fast be-
coming a lost art in central Washing
ton speaks well for the Yakima valley
and it's diversified interests
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06

holders. When the bosses discovered
that Fort had taken the platform
seriously and was really urging the
he says. as though he had been false
to the party and the people. The
governor. analyzing the situation.
says:
"Bossism is the serious political
problem of our time. Roosevelt tried
to kill 1t in the nation and overthrow
all the reactionaries and bosses in the
nomination of Mr.. Taft Governor
Hughes has great fight on against it
in New York. 1t is in New Jersey
even worse than in New York. and
we must either overthrow it or it will
US. 1t seems to me the times are out
OF joint. Why is it necessary that we
should have bosses in the respective
counties. of the state?
Why should not the people rule Z?
Is it possible that the rest of us do
not know enough to vote intelligent
ly unless we are told and that our
representatives at Trenton, and in
city affairs, must have a boss to tell
them what they can or cannot do? II
these men would only boss once in a
while in favor of legislation for the
people, it would help some: but this
they seldom do. If those who furnish
them their money for election pur-
poses do want the legislation propos-
ed, 1t is at once condemned. These
men do not hesitate to say when GER
tain legislation is pending, relieving
the people from corporate exactions:
IF you pass this bill where are we
going to get out money for political
purposes ?"
Diagnosis, unfortunately, is not
cure. although it sometimes helps in
curing. So long as groups of men
take a more active and intelligent in
terest in politics than the rest of the
citizens take there will be machines
and bosses. So long as these groups
of men are personally ambitious and
self-seeking tile machine and the boss
will be a bad influence in government.
so long as the heads of great corpora
tons remain willing to advance their
special interests in oppos'ti to the
public interest the boss and the ma
chine VIII not lack campaign fund.
And so long as the electorate is dis
posed to follow the noisiest instead Of
the sincerest candidate the campaign
fund will be effective at elections.
Every observer of our political Ills
is driven to the same remedy-the
education of the public. Not until the
average citizen becomes public-mind-
ed, not until the man in the street ac-
quires a keener sense of his duty to
the social body and perceives that the
common interest is his own true in
terest, and not until the voter becomes
competent to distinguish the true
from the false-and that is a rare
ability-will the ideal of popular gov
eminent be realized. That will not be
today or tom orrow.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
NATION.

Two more brick blocks for Mabton
Considerable activity in building
operations in the town.
r. A. O'Brien and Mr.. Healy have
each planned to put up a brick build
ing 5oX90 feet one story high 'front.'
ing B street. Mr.. O'Brien will build
at the west end of the street where
the postoffice now stands, the frame
building op the site TO be removed at
once. Mr.. Healy's building will stand
between this and the Citizens State
bank building. also of brick, now about
half completed. This will give Nab
ton a fine start toward securing sub
stantial business blocks of which the
town may be proud.
Petitions have beens circulated and
a sufficient number of signatures Sc
cused so that a vote on the liquor
question under the local option law
will be taken this fall. There are
three saloons. each paying a license
of $1,000.
The bridge across the Yakima river
between Mabton and Sunnyside was
opened to traffic September 2s. The
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
LOOKING BEFORE LE.sPING.

A ride through the Yakima valley
will convince any person of an inquir-
ing turn of mind that all people who
essay to be orchardists, are not a
bowling success at it. It is shown in
the quantity and quality OF fruit and
in the growth that young orchards
make each year afer beintg planted.
At the root of these conditions will
be found the real orchard problems.
Some men do not spray enough. some
do not prune correctly, some do not
plant their trees at the proper depth
to insure right conditions for growth,
and others do not irrigate correctly.
With the preva ling prices for fruit
land it is a shame almost bordering
on a crime to i'll treat an orchard
either young or old. an orchard
properly cultivated and brought to
perfection has so many possibilities
that it should inspire in It's owner a
desire TO be satisfied with nothing but
the very best Of e. hich he is capable.
a year ago many trees were planted
under the Pomona Heights project
and a still greater number at Hanford
and when no water was forthcoming
the trees died and the owners were
disguised because they failed through
no fault Of their own. 1t was shame
full that such things should happen
and to avoid repetition OF them, it
is necessary that ranchers and land
purchasers investigate thoroughly
their source of water supply before
they undertake the development of
their holdings into orchards.
Nor is this danger foreign to our
own doors in the immediate future
Land owners in the Teton are
promised flood water" for the season
Of 1910 under Unit Number One.
No one knows how much water this
will provide. Even the engineers Of
the reclamation service do not know
because this is the first year which
the project is to operate Not know
ing therefore, what to expect in the
way Of water supply for land owners
TO proceed with orchard planting is
gamble which combines as many
opportunities for loss as does a horse
race. Crop raising under Unit one
next season must be entered into with
a fun knowledge of the conditions.
else there may be some mighty sick
people before the summer /. over.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
DIPLOMATS INVESTMENT.

According to a news dispatch the
American Ambassador to Mexico,
David f. Thompson, has just pur-
chased one of the principal railroads
in that country. 1t is described as n
road $50 miles long and possessing
great strategic value as the only feast
BILE route for entrance into Central
America from Mexico.
If This story be true Il is about time
for the president to recall Mr.. Thomp-
son. An American envoy who has
large investments in the country to
which he is accredited is not likely to
be in a position to guard with an un-
biased mind the interests of the United
States or its citizens.
The connection between politics AMI
business is very close in Mexico. if VIC
may believe Carlo De FornGro and
John Kenneth Turner, but. for ali
that, it would be we'll to relieve Am
bassador Thompson of all danger of
being placed in a position where his
private interests might conflict with
the interests of the Unite! States.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
EAST SEIAIJ.

Mrs. Handsaker of Prince Rupert,
with her little boy, Is making an ex-
tended visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. W. Locke.
Miss Sadie Sheets, who has been
visiting her brothers family the past
year, returned to her home in Galena.
Kansas. last r ght. Miss Sheets made
many friends during her stay here and
was given a delightful surprise by
the Ladies' Guild Tuesday afternoon,
who wished her a pleasant journey
and that she would some time return.
Rally Day" was observed at the
Sunday school last Sunday, bringing
out a large attendance. 1t was voted
to change the hour from 1890 a. m.
to o'clock p. m, thereby making it
possible for Rev. Heinick to preach
Immediately after, or at 3 o'clock.
Everybody cordially invited to both
services next Sunday.
Mr. Ray West, who has been con-
nected with the Wisconsin State
Dairyman's association for the past
three years, was a guest at the Berry
home three days last week. Mr.. West
is nephew of Mrs, Berry and was SO
pleased with our valley that he closed
deal with Mr.. Seymour, renting the
place, and will return this winter
with his bride to make his home here.
The Misses Brooks have gone TO
town for the winter where Miss
Golden has accepted a position in one
Of the leading stores and Miss Fran
ces will attend school. Thew will be
greatly missed in the Sund V school,
Where they have been faithful workers.
and also by the young people of the
neighborhoOd.
In making his rounds the stork
stopped at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Sullivan. 1t is fine boy and Mr..
Sullivan is already counting on good
help in the wood business.
Potato digging has commenced in
all its glory, Mr.. Nalva starting his
machine and crowd of pickers Friday
morning.
Bonnie Seymour is recovering rap
idly from an attack of pneumonia, en-
abling the family to move next week to
Montesano where Mr.. Seymour has
rented a large stock farm.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
GOVERNOR FORTS DIAGNOSIS OF
NEW JERSEYS AII.MENT.

There is law in New Jersey which
prohibits the reelection of a goTer-
nor. Consequently the retirins gov
ernor usually feels free to speak his
mind to the public.
Governor Fort. in accordance with
this worthy custom, in an interesting
speech the other day at Newark stat
ed his opinion of what was the matter
with New Jersey. He did not say any
thing new, but what he said is good
for the people to hear. Moreover, II
applies to this and other states.
At the bottom Of every failure to
make things better in New Jersey
Governor Fort found special interests
working through party bosses. 1t
happens that the republican machine
is dominant in New Jersey, but in
democratic states the dem ocratic ma
chine is just as bad or worse. The
evil is the machine. not the party.
Governor Fort, for example. was
elected on a platform that promised
numerous reforms. That platform ex-
pressed the will of the republican
voters. But when Governor Fort at
tempted to CARRY out the projects TO
which the party was committed he
found himself blocked in the legisla-
ture and at other points by members
Of the machine. masquerading as re-
publicans, but in reality representing
only the corporations and the job
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06

bridge is a combination NJ steel and
wood and built by Charles e. Lum of
North Yakima, The old bridge was
destroyed by fire last summer, and the
new one is decidedly welcome to peo-
pie who travel this route.
The following Mabton people were
in North Yakima on "Wednesday to
greet President Taft: T. W. Howell.
q. S. Martin, ]. L. Searls. r. a
O'Brien. ]. 7. Stewart, r. NJ. Graham
S. V. Kelly, Roy Graham, Mr.. and
Mrs E S. Otey.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06

The opportunity Of seeing the presi-
dent at close range is one that COM
paratiVely few of our ninety millions
of people enjoy but fortunately North
Yakima is on the map and we have
had this unusual privilege. And every
body enjoyed it, President Taft is a
man who captivates because of his
INN ense body and jovial disposition.
He is what the boys are wont TO term
"a prince" He is witty. big hearted
and generous. and as a man among
men these are characteristics which
contribute to popularity and good
fellowship. SO true is this that no
matter what difference we may have
with President Taft, we will all agree
that W. H. Taft is jolly good fellow
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06

With North Yakima supplying Spo-
kane with apples for the Taft day pro-
gram, there seems to be no reason
why Spokane should not make a fairly
creditable showing as Il fruit center.
Perhaps Wenatchee and Hood River
helped things along also. It is
suggested that ranchers hereabouts
get busy and probably next season
Portland will need some choice Am
erican Beauties for the Rose carnival.
If it's up to this section to ma,ntai in
the standard of excellence for the
whole northwest, it is probable that
Yakima can make good, for is it not
stated on reputable authority that we
have not yet struck our pace?"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
Twentieth Century Club.

Yesterday afternoon the opening
fall meeting of the Twentieth Century
club was held with Mrs. Edward d.
Palmer as hostess at her home on
Mob Hill. During the forepart of the
afternoon matters of business, per-
tanning to the coming terms work,
We're discussed and the reports of the
state federation, recently held at Seat
tie, given by Mrs. ]. NJ. Perry and
Mrs. w. H. Redman, delegates. Mrs.
Perry, as the new president, also
made a few brief remarks speaking
of the club work and welcoming the
members present who responded with
many happy phrases at the clubs re-
union. Later fruit tea and waters
were served by Mrs. Palmer. assisted
by her daughters. The club ad-
journed to meet Tuesday afternoon,
october 10. at the residence of Mrs.
F. ID. Clemmer. 407 north Fourth
street