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a good game for the northeast bunch
Tom is also batting well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-13

On account of wet grounds and a few
raindrops yesterday afternoon. the game
between Navy Yard and the Midways
was postponed.
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Capt Doyle OF the Giants has been sus-
pended for three days for umpire batting.
Likewise Capt Burch of the BroOklyns.
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action taken, as it was all done in a
proper way.
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Capital City League.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

Today's game will be Cornell and Sew
age Pumping Station-j:3O.
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Saturdays game-Petworth vs.. Bright.
wood.
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Reed has dropped out of the circuit ant
it Is likely that its place will be takel
by Mount Pleasant.
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Predictions made at Athens. Ga. il
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Marquette League.

STANDING OF THE TEAMS
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Rain was again the cause of the post
ponement of the game scheduled for yes
terday in the Departmental League
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12

about private detectives and persecu-
don. He charges that the detectives
IN the employ of MISREPRESENTATION were
the keepers of the fury and permit
ted the jurors to drink like men
upon jaunt or a holiday" and de-
clares that the record of his convic-
ton and the way 1t was brought
about will remain lasting and
dangerous example of government
gone mad in search of a victim"
The charge that jurymen got drunk
is false of course. If It were true
Charles W. Morse would be now pre-
paring for another trial instead of
getting ready for the ministrations
of the prison barber As a matter
Of fact, he is unfortunate. II he had
not fallen out with J. Pierpont Nor
gan he might have obtained sufficient
funds to prevent exposure and dis
grace. No millionaire goes to prison
unless his fellow millionaires want to
get rid of him.
However. Mr.. Morse is now appeal
ing to the American people to join
him in petition for pardon. He
thinks that a prison is no place for
a millionaire. What do the people
think about it?
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.

During the next three weeks the
people of this city will be locked in Q
death grapple with the water aues.
ton. Shall North Yakima purchase
the plant of the Northwest Light q
Water company for 100000 and con-
duct the water system on a munich.
pal basis, is the problem now up for
consideration. The principle is onc
which has Leen commanding the at
tention of the best governed cities in
the country for many years. Today
most municipalities own their own
water works but few have found il
expedient to carry municipal owner
ship very much farther.
1t is a pretty thoroughly establish
ed fact that any city must own Its
own water works sooner or later. an"
this is generally conceded in North
Yakima. The principle of municipal
ownership has been found necessary
In this department in theory and
practice but conditions alter cases
and 1t Is safe to say that the adverse
sentiment in North Yakima today j.
not based upon the principle or
theory. but upon some local condition.
The price to be paid, whether tho
city can afford to enter the com
mercial field just at present. the
method and the responsibility Of the
city administration, all of these things
enter into the situation. From the
facts a. set forth the voters must
judge.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12
SITUATION REVERSED.

When Theodore Roosevelt was in
the White House the Presidential
power was exercised to compel con-
gress to carry out the will of the peo-
pie, but now, according to dispatches
fl ON Washington, that power is to
be used to prevent congress from
carrying out the will of the people.
Nothing in the way of public senti-
ment is palmer than the desire of the
American masses for an honest down.
ward revision of the tariff. Such a
revision was promised BY the Repub-
lican party in it's last national plat
form. Such revision was promised
by William Fl. Taft in his campaign
speeches. Relying on those promises
the voters elected William H. Taft to
the presidency by an overwhelming
majority. That expression of con-
fiGence was rewarded by the Adrich
hill. measure framed by special in
terests and satisfactory only to spec
ial interests, measure so objection
able that a little group Of brave re-
publicans felt compelled to vote
against a party measure" on final
roll call.
Those brave republicans, common
ly called insurgents were not dis
heartened by defeat. Believing thai
settled right, they have spent the last
few months calling on the people tn
prepare for another battle. Now, al
though the country is with them. they
are informed that they must lay down
tier arms. The bearer of the ines
sage demanding unconditional sur
render is Frank H Hitchcock. Will
liam H. Tafts compaign manager and
President Taft's Postmaster General,
Although automatically worded. tho
message is plain. TO congressman
Miller. a Minnesota "insurgent," VIII,
complained that his recommendation
for postmasterships were being he'll,
up, Hitchcock said:
"A great deal of pressure is being
brought to bear upon me to with
hold from the 'insurgent' ,republica n
congressman the patronage in their
districts. 1 am 10th to do this. and
the matter is still under cons,dero-
ton"
IN view Of the utterance OF Secre-
tary Hitchcock 1t is pertinent to ask
Why was not that power invoked
to compel congress to give the peorln
the promised downward revision ~
the tariff
The manner in which the switch
engine in the railroad yards is
handled at night is nothing short of
criminal. Times without number the
engine has glided swiftly over eros
sings without the ringing of the hell
or the noise of the whistle. and somn
day there will be a story to tell One
that will deal with death to huma
beings and disaster to vehicles. To no
specific last Saturday evening a rir
with several people narrowly escap-
ed being run over by this engine At
the B street crossing. Freight cars
at either side of the crossings obscur-
ed the sight of the approaching err
CINE and the team was almost upou
the track as the engine went noise
lessly by. A kind providence was all
that prevented a funeral.
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vINDICATE PROSECUTION.

After a long and exhaustive in
vestigation, the committee appointed
by Mayor Taylor to investigate all
matters connected with municipal
graft in San Francisco. and to make
recommendation calculated to pre-
vent q recurrence Of that evil, has
made it, report. None Of the men
ON that committee was connected
with the graft prosecution. All are
men of high standing and possess an
enviable reputation for fairness. In
spired solely by a desire to learn the
truth, this group of citizens turned
the searchlight on the graft prosecu-
ton. They reviewed every stage OF
the proceedings, carefully considered
every charge made by Patrick Cal
houn and the anti-prosecution news
papers. and at the close of their long
report rendered the following ver-
dict:
AN unprejudiced study OF the facts
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The arrival of snow and cold
weather Is the signal for many 20
begin an annual process of hibernat-
ing. They look out of the window and
think how cold and uncomfortable IL
is out of doors and how warm and in
viting conditions are in the house.
They consider that only the foolish
will go out when It is not necessary.
They avoid getting out into the open
and when they do find it necessary
to leave the house or office they bun
die up and shiveringly hurry back
at the earliest possible moment
That is all mistake. We should
cultivate the outdoor habit at this
tine of the year. Cold weather will
not hurt anyone. In fact 1t is de-
cidedly stimulating. We should re-
alize that not every one is so fortu-
nate as to be able to get out into the
invigorating ozone of a Minnesota
winter, and should make the most
Of our good fortune. The air now is
free from dust and germs that were
blowing about before the snow came.
1t is crisp and bracing and should
be enjoyed by all. for it is truly en-
joyable.
Try getting out every day and get
ting the benefit of the tonic effect of
winter. Do not be afraid of the cold
and you will be surprised that you
had not noticed how inoffensive zero
weather really Is. Much of the dis
comfort experienced by those who
cannot stand the cold" Is mental.
They imagine they cannot the cold
and the result is that they shiver
in discomfort Let them get out of
that notion and go out prepared to
enjoy the winter weather. They will
soon realize what they have been
missing st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12
INSURANCE MEN
NAME OFFICERS
AND MEET AT BANQUET BOARD
Stockholders of the Western Accident
& Health Company Gather for
Annual Business.

Stockholders Of the Western Acct
met in annual session Tuesday. made
several important amendments to the
bylaws, and elected officers and d.
rectors for the ensuing year. The
officers are: Fred A. Ouellette.
president; Henry H. Schott, vice
president; G. B. Laughlin, secretary;
p. M. Armbruster, treasurer, and
Michael Schorn, George N. Tuesley,
j. v. Payne and Joseph Schreiner
directors
There are now "a stockholders in
the organization, nearly all of whom
are North Yakima business men and
well-to-do ranchers in this section.
The company was organized in May,
1908, and on January 1, 1909, had
assets of s96,124.2S. This had in
creased by January 1 of the present
year to $147,410.99. Since organiza-
ton there have been paid out in
claims $4,000.
The New Secretary.
c. B. Laughlin, the new secretary
has been district manager for the
Spokane territory, where he built up
the business until it was the largest
of the company in any district in the
state. He will make his headuuar-
tiers here with the home office in the
Miller block.
Agents of the company from diff
ferent sections of the state will be
in convention today Among those
who have reported so far are Dr.
Wright, of Spokane; c. E. Goodwin
of Coulee, of Coulee City, A. c.
Ewing. E. E. Reed and B. S. Parker
of Tacoma and c. B. Laughlin of
Spokane
A banquet Of the stockholders with
their wifes was held last evening at
Marquette hall, and this was followed
by dancing, which continued until -
O'Clock. The music was by Nagler's
orchestra. H. H. Schott was toast
master at the banquet, and after
grace by Rev. c. J. Brusten, S. j..
the following toasts were honored:
THE Company; It's Past and
FUTURE F. A. Ouillette
The Director" -. DR.. Nywenine
THE Stakeholder" Geo. LaBissionere
1.-THE Policyholder" c. B. Laughlin
impressions Of North Yakima"
DR.. A. H. Wright, Spokane
THE Model Wife, -. w. B. Clark
The Model Husband"
............... Mrs. J. v. PAYNE
the Ladies" IF. H. Luhman
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must bring belief in the entire sim
certify of the prosecution and the
highest appreciation of Heney's SPLEEN
did services and OF the results accom-
plished in unmasking the real forces
behind the corruption in San Fran
cisco's political and commercial life"
That verdict was rendered by Will
liam Denman, lawyer; Win ]. French,
labor leader; Henry Gibbons. Jr.,
physician; Alexander Goidstein, bust
ness man; William Kirk Guthrie,
clergyman. and William Kent. capt.
talist.
Such decision, coming from such
men, is a complete vindication of the
graft prosecution, a convincing an
swer to the widespread libels of Pat
rick Calhoun. The San Francisco Bull
letin began the fight against the
grafters seven years ago. During the
long battle for decency it was ever
the target for INSCRIPTIONS attack.
Its proprietor, r.. A. Crothers, was
murderously assaulted by hirelings of
| the Crafters; its managing editor
Fremont Older was kidnapped; the
lives of both were often threatened:
the paper was boycotted, but kept
up the fight and emerged from the
conflict stronger and more infiuen-
tial than ever before.
Patrick Calhoun's charge that the
prosecution was inspired by spite Is
thoroughly refuted. The plea of his
| friends that he was held up fares no
better. In regard to the efforts of
the United Railroads to obtain the
overhead trolley franchise, the COM
mittee reports:
THE only offer as against grant
worth many millions was that $780,
900 be given the city to be expended
on its parks After the manner of
the 'prize-fight trust and the French
observation-disclosures, the company re-
tanned Ruef as its attorney in the
latter part of 1905, after the election
of the Ruef-Schmitz Board Of Super
visors. Negotiations with the citizens
were broken off in March, 1906, when
the company boldly announced that
henceforth it would deal directly with
the supervisors. Ruefs confession
was to the effect that the arrange
ment had been made with him for
the passage of the ordinance for the
overhead permit in the latter part of
March or early in April, 1906, and be-
fore the earthquake and fire. Shortly
afterward the company announced It
would deal with the supervisors.'
Speaking of the car strike of 1906.
the committee says: There were
many indications that would streng-
then the suspicion that the opportune
shifting of the issue showed more
method than would be justified by any
theory of chance"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12
TO SAVE RECORDS.
Tons of Useless Pension Records NAV
Be Destroyed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Great
stacks of cumbersome files in cases
that have accumulated for manv
years will be substantially reduced
under scheme of Commissioner of
Pensions Davenport for a rearrange-
ment Of these pension office personnel
and the procuring Of additional floor
space in the pension building.
Secretary Ballinger has asked Con-
gress for authority to destroy all use
less papers in the files.
Occupying 81 rooms and weighing
2,0S9,751 pounds are 2,225,o00 ad-
mitted or allowed claims. OF these
about 100 tons, occupying about four
of the 27 rooms, are papers no long
er of any official or historical value
and these will be destroyed If con-
gress authorizes.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12
GROWS
IN PEN|TENT|ARY
Records From WaIla Walla Tell of
Prosperous Times
There.

OLYMPIA, Jan. IL. the report of
Supt. c. S. Reed, of the state peniten-
tiary. for December shows 1880 per-
sons on the rolls, o. AS more than
were listei January 1, 1909. During
the year 423 persons were received at
the prison.
OF the 1880 reported December 81.
1879 S64 males and IA females were
confined within the walls. IA males
and females were on parole, and SIS
males were engaged on state road
work at the Deception pass quarry.
Twenty-one convicts Wee admitted
during the month, and SO were finally
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12

Editor Herald-In the Republic Of
January 6, "A Rancher" compliments
the vets of North Yakima on getting
what they want, and with consider
able sarcasm and irony shows how
we ranchers need some Of these good
-hings to help us out in the country
districts. l hope the letter from "a
Rancher' is the advance guard of
many such articles which will, or at
least should aprear in print. The
conditions foisted upon us by the
saloons and their allies need our at
tention. We have seen the situation
before now and have appealed for
relief. So far we seem to have be-
longed to the class who can be fooled
all the time. At present the wet
forces consider us harmless and they
are wise. If we continue in our in
ane condition they will have only
contempt for us later on and justly
so. Do you remember a couple Of
years ago we presented a numerous
y signed petition to the city council
to abolish the saloons in North Yak
ina?
The council knew that it was with
in their rights and powers. but it
was not the proper. time. member
of the council, aspiring to legislative
honors said there was politics in it
See the point? We are welcome to
help pay all kinds of expenses that
arise from the traffic, but we must
not disturb the business that robs
the many, enriches the few, and de-
bauches the community. Let us look
the situation squarely in the race.
and il we see something let us be
men and DO something. Two cleo
tions have been held within the last
month. The city is completely under
control of the saloon forces except
two hold-over councilmen. One of
these has changed very much to the
good since his term of office began.
He sees things differently now. 1t is
said that he is liable to lose his office.
Win he? o no! But it is equivalent
to being told that he must join the
vets IL he wants to be of any ac-
count to his constituents. Do you
see?
What will happen to the other drv
member of the council. We will
wait and see. He has received his
first jab-just kind of easy like, ms n
reminder Tread softly Fred, they
are after you. Ament the Shardlow
saloon license. Does anybody over
twelve years old believe that anything
making for reform will happen.
Where would it get it's impetus. Any
body who has noticed saloon pro-
cedure knows these grand stand
plays at sight, and really expects
them periodically Has it not been
dinned into our ears, if not into ",r
minds during the last six weeks that
Front street must be cleaned up?
These prediction promises are
frequently the occasion for official
athletics of high order so that the
public Is getting to understand them
fairly well.
The structure on the DIRTY Bird"
the Republic few days ago. was
certainly pathetic. No doubt the
EDITOR had several weeps and many
dire forebodings for the future Of the
Herald. That said editor should
faint the money coming from brewer
md distiller was bad. If not worse
The evening paper served long and
faithfully the wet side of the ron.
troversy in the late election. That
rip into Oregon in the saloon mems
auto certainly opened his ewes to the
awful consequences that follow a dry
majority. The evening paper was not
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12

discharged for good behavior and
work on state roads during the sum-
mer, 2 died. were paroled, and l
escaped, but was recaptured.
During December, 43,100 grain
bags were manufactured and on the
first of the year there were 272.624
on hand in the warehouse. The peni-
Tertiary expenditures for the month
aggregated SHIFT, but of this $97,-
742 was in payment for jute for the
coming years run of the mill, which
ust and has just been delivered
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12
BANT--WRECKER ISSUES AD-
DRESS,

Charles w. Morse, yielding to the
same kind of impulse that once cam -
10 an embarrassed man of affairs not
Unknown to the state of Washington,
has issued An address to the Amerl-
an people. A millionaire many
lines over, he wrecked a bank and Is
now about to begin serving a fifteen
years sentence of Imprisonment
Defended by skillful lawyers. who ran
he long gamut of technical objec-
ion, he got the full measure of every
,dvantage that the present indulgent
system of administering criminal
aw allows a ich defendant, but
now when he must paw the penalty
ST his offending he cries out to the
laople that he is the victim of "the
~ st brutal sentence ever pronounced
nd inst a citizen in a civilized coun-
lgsdd
ry.' S+i,r snch a declaration any re-
AfN about even Russia being too
mark Y ,nced to permit such an "out-
a. advOkild be supernuous There
: Fe" wohl goes on to speak his mind
ore Mnrsak
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12

fools as to what those glories meant?
King Morganl
Hail to King Morganl
Hail to the man who. in land OF
the free, has got every mans happi-
ness, every mans rights, every mans
fate under the power of hi,F scepter
of gold.
4 And shall we be content with IT.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12
Baseball Star After Job

PITTSBURG. Jan. ia PROPOSE
ton to have state hangman, whose
duty 1t will be no personally hang
every condemned man in Pennsvl.
vania. will be laid before the state
legislature at its next session.
The first aspirant for the position
is Edward swartwood. for years
deputy sheriff at Pittsburg, who in
his day has hanged twenty-one men.
Swartwood was once a famous bats
man of the Pittsburg team, and later
an umpire in the National league.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12
Editor Yakima Herald:

Editor Yakima Herald:
Kindly permit the writer to take
exception to a remark in your re-
cent news report on the result of the
recent local option election. (See
your issue of December 30th.) The
statement in substance was that tho
large employers of labor We're the
balance of power in that election.
and that their votes carried the cleo
ton for the "wets," Your reporter
could MT have been very thorough
in his investigation IL such was his
conclusion
If l may be pardoned for person
al allusion, the concern in which the
writer is interested pays out more
money for labor and salaries than
any other in the county, save one,
there being now In the dullest sea-
son of the year seventy-five people
on the pay roll, to say nothing of
statesmen to the number of nearly
one hundred and fifty scattered else
where over several states.
The writer confido ntly believes, and
he speaks advisedly, that this con-
Germ alone could well afford to pay
$1,000 per year extra taxes if by so
doing it could be rid of the democrat
izing influence on labor and the losses
in actual cash which comes as a di-
rect result of booze" One spree by
an honest employe in a wet Oregon
town cost us just $105.00 in good,
cold cash. Another at Seattle cost
us $500. What prohibitionist Is
any more radical than the railroad
companies throughout the United
States when it comes to "boozing" on
the part of their employees. When
any one. therefore. makes a state
ment that the large employers Of Ia
Dor in North Yakima carried the day
for the "wets." I can only say that
I have too high an opinion of their
intelligence to believe such to have
been the case. The fact is that
everywhere in these contests the
large employers of labor are usually
on the dry side. not from any SEN
timental or moral consideration. hut
from the standpoint of dollars and
cents" for they well know that aside
from Increasing the efficiency of la
Dor and reducing the number of leaks
and losses. the experience of practi-
cally all cities and towns that have
changed from "wet' TO dry Is that
taxes were not thereby raised
Who were the real balance of pow
er in that election? Go down on
Front street and YOU will find them.
There, among men whose very bread
and butter depends on the business:
men whom your lodge absolutely
refuses to admit as members; men to
one Of whom you would not marry
your daughter under any considera-
tion--you would rather see her in
her grave; men whose campaign has
consisted of one continuous round of
proven Observation-Disclosures only argu-
ments; men whose business Is on
trial before the voters as jury, and
whose own votes were the real bal
ance Of power. Lay the responsible
ty where you will, but don't accuse
the large employers of labor of hav-
ing so little reg: I'd for their own
financial interests. Yours very truly,
c. ]. ATWOOD,
Secretary Washington Nursery Co
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-01-12
The PEOPLES FORUM.

This oluE1n is opened to the
people to express their views,
so ;)ng as no personalities are
entered into. The opinions sx-
pressed herein are not neces-
sa.,ly those of the paper. Sig
natures will not be published
If requested not to do 50, but
must alv VS. accompany the ar
ticle as evidence Of good faith.