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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20
MILLIONS OF
VALUE IN FRUIT
Yield of the Yakima Section
This Season Will Run Into
Heavy Figures Readily.
Heavy CROP EVERYWHERE
is THE GENERAL REPORT
Figures Given Herewith Regard
ing This Valley Do Not In
clude the Express Business
Which Is Growing Annually.

Fruit of a value of $2,O0O,O0O or
over will be raised and shipped from
The Yakima valley this year if the es-
Inmates of fruit growers and dealers
ing 200 cars of apples to be the
seasons crop and the average value
to be $500, there will be an aggregate
of $1,350,00O in value of apples
Peaches, pears. prunes and other
fruits are figured at a total Of 1900
cars or an average value of $500 a
car or an aggregate of $TS0,000 ma
king a total of $2,130,O00 and, as the
box men say, al this is inside meas
urcment. 1t IS the opinoa of all
those at all acquainted with the fruit
industry that the figures gwen ior
the carload assg"e gates are below the
r ark or conso: vative. They DO no,
make provision, ESQ, for the berry
has mess, the cherry business in less
than carload lots or in any way for
the immense express business which
Will, this season, be out of all COM
Tar,5on with seasons past.
f. e. Thompson of Parker, who was
in North Yakima Tuesday and who is
a great student of fruit conditions
10th here and else where, says he has
not learned as yet this year of a bear
ing tree anywhere in the United States
Wh;ch will not have large crop this
season. He is If the opinion that in
every part of the country in which
there is fruit there will be a heavy
supply. He has watched the reports
closely and so far has failed 20 learn
of a section which does not expect i
great yield.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20
GIVEN TIME TO RAISE.
MONEY FOR FEES
Granted Two Days in Which to
Enter Plea.

Because he did not have the money
with which to engage the services of
an attorney and asked the court Tor a
couple of days in which to make an
attempt to raise the necessary funds.
II. O. Paddock was granted two days.
by Judge Preblc. in which to plead
to the statutory charge that has been
placed against him.
Paddock informed the court that
he was expecting a brother from the
sound country to be here in day or
two and asked that he be allowed to
confer with the brother before en-
gaging an attorney or entering a plea.
Paddock is the man who was taken
into custody by the police in a raid
in a rooming house Sunday night. He
is alleged to have been occupying the
same room with 14-year-old girl
when arrested.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20
DOG CATCHER
SHOT IN LEG
Alteration Between Colored
Men Results in Troutman's
Injury.
"JEW BABY" WITHERS IN
JAIL ON ASSAULT CHARGE
Argument Started Over a Dog
or Woman on Walnut
Street-Made Dash for Lib
erty.

His left leg pierced with two bull
James Troutman, the city's colored
dog catcher lies in St Elizabeths
hospital suffering from the effects of
a shooting affray and Elwood Withers,
a mulatto is confined in the county
Jail pending the filing of a charge of
assault with Il deadly weapon.
The trouble which gave rise to the
the shooting is more or less of
mystery but SO far as is known, it
originated in an argument over
woman or dog on Walnut street
near the corner of First street about
$50 o'clock last night. People in
the neighborhood heard angry voices
and soon the two disputants appeared
on First street. Then came the re-
port of gun, two shots being fired.
Troutman fell on the ground near the
sidewalk and although himself heav-
lily armed, did not draw his gun, ac-
cording to the story of those who
witnessed the shooting. He was car
ried into James Jefferson's saloon
where restoratives We're applied and
the flow of blood staunched pending
the arrival of a physician. after which
he was removed to the hospital.
Made Effort to Escape.
Withers, generally known as "Jew
Baby" made a heroic effort to esca pc
by dashing through the alley toward
Front street, heading for the North
ern Pacific yards where a freight was
pulling out. Running down Front
street a few steps, he encountered
Patrolman James Perry, who suspect
ing that something was wrong. or
dered him to halt. He did, but first
hourshed his gun as if debating
whether to shoot the officer, but the
hesitancy proved his undoing for his
hand dropped to his side as he said
whats the uSe?' and quietly aC-
companied the ofricer to the police
headquarters from whence he was
later transferred to the county jail.
Troutman has been city dog catcher
for the past two weeks and bears a
good reputation among his associates.
He is about 90 years of age and UNI
married. Withers is a very light mu-
latto and is said to be addicted to
the use of drugs. When under the
influence, the habitues of the lower
end of the city where he hangs out,
say they are afraid of him, believing
that he will not hesitate to resort to
the use of firearms or any other Wcap-
on, under the slightest provoCation.
He is said to have made his abode
in certain resorts among the habitues
Of the underworld.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20
GOVERNOR HAY
WILL RIDE FAST
George Arrowsmith viii Take
Him to Priest Rapids Today
in an Automobile.
STRAHORN POWER PLANS
CALL FOR STATE LANDS
Commission Consisting of Cover
nor, Mr.. Parrish and Mr.. Rock
well Will Make an Examina-
ton of Tract Required.

Governor Hay will be in North Yak
ma today. He VIII arrive at an early
hour this morning and, if plans made
Tuesday are carried out, will have an
early breakfast and be on his way to
Priest Rapids before 6 o'clock a. m.
He will travel in an automobile in
which superintendent George Arrow
smith Of the Strahorn companies will
be the chauffeur and the likelihood is,
therefore. that he will reach Priest
Rapids just a few seconds sooner than
he could by any other known mode
of transportation. At least he expects
to and Mr.. Arrowsnith, the last time
he was over Me road, figured out how
he could save seven feet and frac-
ton of { second on his next trip, and
this is the time. Governor Hay will
be travelling in fast company today
for once in his life.
Accompanying the governor on his
trip to Priest Rapids will be Messrs.
Parrish and Rockwell of the state
tax commission. 1t is possible, also
that Mr.. Strahorn will either arrive
here to make the trip with the party
or will meet it at the Columbia river.
The state officials go to make an ex-
animation of state lands which MFR.
Strahorn will need in connection with
his power projects. These lands lie
across the river in Grant county and
have been the subject of correspond
encc between Mr. .Strahorn and the
state officials. Besides Mr. Arrow
smiths car, Jack Armstrong of the
Yakima Auto Co, and Harry Tucker
of the Hewitt Auto company will ac-
company the party.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20
BUS DRIVER GETS
SIS ON BAD CHECK
Frank Waldron FORCES w. c..
Schroder's Name to Paper and
Gets the Money.

Frank Waldron. recently driver of
the bus for the Hotel Yakima. worked
the crush act" on Henry Madden al
the sherman bar. Tuesday evening,
and got the money ON $25 check.
which he represented as coming from
Manager Schroeder Of the Hotel Yak
ina Mr.. Madden became suspicious
after he had cashed the paper and
called dp Mr.. Schroeder who informed
him that he had issued no check to
Mr.. Waldron.
The police were notified immedi-
ately and the whole force was de-
tailed TO discover the whereabouts
of Waldron. for a greater part of the
night. but without success. At the n.
p. baggage room it was ascertaned
that a grip purporting to belong to
Warden had been checked to Seattle,
but the young gentleman did not
board any west bound trains last
night 1t is believed that he may have
worked the double cross on the officers
and gone east instead.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20
ANOTHER BOSS
TURNED DOWN
Monroe County, New York, Turns
Democratic to Repudiate
Corrupt Republican.
10000 VOTERS CHANGED
POLITICS IN ELECTION
George w. Aldridge Defeated for
Congressman and James
Ravens Elected to Seat in Ma
tional Body.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, April 19.-
More than 5000 voters of Monroe
county changed from the republican
to the democratic column today and
elected the first democratic con-
gresham that has represented the
thirty-second district in 20 years.
James S. Ravens, democrat, defeated
George w. Aldridge for a score of
years ruler of the county republican
organization, by 5000 votes.
The county normally is republican
by about 5000. James Brock Per-
kins, whose death in the middle of
his third congressional term necessi-
lated a special election carried the
district in 1908 by 1868 votes.
Havens had arrayed against him
one of the strongest political organ
nations in the state. yet in his cam
paign of II days with a badly con-
structed machine he accomplished
one of the most remarkable over
turns in political history.
Ravens rode to victory on plat
iol III advocating ldIllL reform IN the
interests of the consumer, revision of
the duties on wool and wooden goods,
removal of the tax on hides and lum-
Der, removal of tariff on iron ore, the
income tax and finally advocating in
dependence of political bosses.
Aldridge contented himself with
general proclamations in favor of the
policies of the republican administra-
ton. On the tariff proposition he
was regarded as a ''stand-patter."
The democrats acknowledge one of
the main factors in today's victory
was a personal issue raised by AID
ridges record as a party boss And
the evidence presented at the fire in
surance investigation.
Aldridge acknowledged he received
$1,000 check from Elijah Kennedy
an agent of the first insurance COM
panies, but denied he benefited per
sonally by the transaction. He de-
clared he turned the money over to
the repuo lican organization.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20
CRIMINAL CALENDAR
FOR MAY IS SET
Judge Preble Announces Dates
for Criminal Cases-Civil
Gases Given Dates.

The criminal calendar for the May
term of the superior court found
fourteen cases awaiting the pleasure
of the Judge. They were set for trial
as follows:
May 3.-Frank Griffith, stealing
wheat from the Northern Tactic;
Marcus Blair, burglary; James Hud-
son, Jail breaking; Frank Leo, steal
ing a watch.
May 4-Gordon Blacgburn, bur
glaTy; Sibley; Albert Brannan, en-
bezzlement
May 5-H. c. Brooks, vagrancy;
George Hutsell, robbery; Clara Nc
Intyre, grand larceny.
May 6-Fyann. maintaining a nui-
sance; Wannassay, adultery
May 7-Mystre, pollution of water
supply
Tuesday morning Judge Preble set
the following civil cases:
Cases Set for Trial.
April 22-Tuttle VS.. Lee.
May 1O-Ostrander VS.. Weeks
May 11-Burlingame VS.. Patterson
Nicolai VS.. Campbell.
May 12-Forsell VS.. Brunette.
May 13-Goodman VS.. Pleasant
Valley Land company.
May 14-Scudder VS.. Renfrew; Au-
miller VS.. Tyler.
May 16-Bunce VS.. Cameron.
May 17-Blue Bell Medicine COM
pany VS.. Toppenish Drug company.
May 1S-Haney VS.. Mcdonald.
q d., Cnf
May 20-Bryant VS.. Brunette.
May 21-Clute VS.. North Yakima
& Valley Railway company; Krells-
heimer VS.. Buseman; Blue Bell Medi-
cine company VS.. L. II. Nichols, ct al
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20
WESTON NOW IN NEW
YORK STATE ON LAST LAP

FREDONIA, y. Y, April 19.-On
the last lap of his long walk from
Los Angeles to New York. Edward
Payson Weston entered New York
state yesterday. He reached FIRE.
donia at 1925 o'clock. having covered
AS miles during the day. Weston re
manned in Fredonia over Sunday and
expects to reach Buffalo by Monday
night.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20
RECALCITRANT EDITOR MUM.
Still Refuses to Divulge Source of
Information as to Graft,

WASHINGTON. April 19.-Wheth-
er a report to the house will be
made on the recalcitrancy of John
M. Maxwell, who refused to answer
questions about his source of infor-
nation for the charges made in the
american flag" rejecting on mem =
bers of congress, will be decided at
the executive session of the ship sub
sidy investigation tomorrow.
This was decided today after
MaXwell's counsel had questioned the
power of congress to force answers
in such proceedings.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20
ROADWAY IS
READY TO USE
North Coast Has About Com
pleted Its Temporary High
way Through Union Gap.
YAKIMA CITY MAN SAYS
NEW DRIVE is EXCELLENT
Operations With Steam Shovels
and Other Machinery in Con-
struction of Roadbed for Rail
way to Begin in Day or So.

It's temporary roadway through
Union Gap has about been completed
by the North Coast railroad and with
in a day or two, probably by Thurs
day, the steam shovcls and other ma
chinery needed in the construction of
the railroads roadbed through tho
gap will be in operation. Charles
Campbell of Yakima City. who has
ridden over as many miles of high
way as any other citizen of his age
drove over the new roadbed Tuesday
and reported it to be. In his opinion.
a very good temporary highway. 1t
runs from / ) to 90 feet in width. but
the company has constructed numer-
Gus turnouts along the distance SO
that the road Is prepared to carry
with a little care on the part of those
using it, all the travel which will
offer between now and the compile
ton of the new roadway which will
be in August by the latest,
Roadway on Hillside.
The temporary roadway is to the
west OF llldl W llltll mas 'NiSl''l anu
is further up the hillside It was
cut out from the hill by a largo crew
Of men who have been at work there
for the past week or two. In order
to hurry the completion the gang
worked on Sunday and mt other times
have worked extra shifts, The new
roadway is 10 lie to the east Of the
new tracks of the Northern Pa
ciic and win lie between the rail
roads and the river and will be shut
off from the view Of the tracks by a
high board fence. This new roadway
according to the agreement with
Yakima county, must be completed
by August 10. The temporary road
way. being well up on the hillside Is
above the machinery which Will be
in operation at the gap and the dan
ger thcrefrOm to nervous horses Ia
greatly lcssened. The fact must be
admitted. however, that those who
are compelled TO drive through the
gap Will need to use extreme care.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20

Passengers on Northern Pacific
trains passing through here Tuesday
told of a terrible blizzard which has
been raging in the middle west rang
ing from the Missouri river to Helena,
Montana Trains arriving Tuesday
were several hours late on this ac-
count.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The
Rivers and Harbors bill carrying APP
propriations of $52,5OO.OOO was passed
by the senate today. In the house
the entire session was taken up by Il
discussion of the railroad bill. Both
houses will meet tomorrow.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20

A suit to quiet title was begun in
the superior court Tuesday when the
Northern Pacific Railway company
was made the defendant in an action
concerning the ownership of lots IL
to 16 inclusive, in block So of this
city
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-20

United States Depositary
GENERAL BANKING
savings Department.
Safe Deposit Boxes.
w l.. Steinweg, President.
Chas. Carpenter, Vice Pres.
A. B. Cline, Cashier.
Chss. r. Donovan, Assistant Cashier.
]. A. Loudon, Assistant Cashier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
Breeding of Corn.

This is the season when farmers
should begin the improvement of
their corn. If you have a special
seed lot, or if you have set apart an
acre in your field for seed, first go
through and pull out all the tassels
of imperfect or barren stalks. The
pollen of such stalks should not fall
on the stalks Of the productive ones.
The next thing is to go carefully
over the same lot with a string that
may be easily seen and select best
stalks which taper up from the
ground and the shoots of which stand
out in the right way. Tie a strong
around SO to 100 Of such best stalks
1t is claimed by corn breeders that
cross breeding is apt to produce bet
ter seed than when all the tassels re-
main. After all the bady shaped and
barren stalks are detasseled then take
out the tassels Of every third row in
| the seed lot, so that the ears of these
rows may be fertilized by pollen from
other rows. That is what is called
cross breeding.
When the corn is ripe and dry go
through and gather the ears marked
with strings. From the best of them
select the seed for the next seed
patch.
BY pursuing that plan several years
| barren stalks may be eliminated en-.
tirely. We ask farmers to go through
their best lots of corn and closely OBJ
serve and count 100 stalks. Then
| count those which make no ears, OF
very small ones. 1t will be found
that about one-tenth of the stalksa re
unproductive or nearly so.
In the improvement of corn, the
best variety should be selected to be.
gin with. OF course, one may select
| few ears from a dozen varieties
and mix them and make a fair cror
OF corn. Red, yellow, blue, white and
strawberry may all be mixed and the
result will be corn, but it will not be
satisfactory.
A white variety is considered the
best here in the South. The ears
should be z to 10 inches long and
there should be 16 to % rows, with
40 to 55 grains to the row. The rows
should be straight and the ends OF
the cob should be we'll covered by
corn.
The cobs should be small and solid
and the corn firmly set so that it will
not shatter off in handling. But once
started, it should be very easv r.
shell.
The grains should never fall under
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
on CELERY GROWING.
Methods of Cultiyating Delightful
Notwithstanding Process.

Prof c. c. Newman. State horticul-
turist at the Clemson experiment sta
tion, has issued the following bulle-
tin:
Celery Is ordinarily grown for its
large heshy leaf stalks. which are
eaten raw, with salt. and also used
for seasoning salads. The seed is
also extensively used for seasoning
purposes. Celeriac. or turnip-rooted
celery. Is grown for its large roots,
which are used for seasoning salads
IL Is gross feeder. and though the
soil selected be rea pnably fertile,
eight or ten tons OF barnyard manure
should be applied per acre and thor
oughly Incorporated with the soil be-
fore planting. on land that will pro-
duce forty bushels OF corn per acre
not less than 1000 pounds of fertili-
ger. containing per cent available
phosphoric acid. per cent nitrogen
and per cent potash. should be ap-
piled per acre.
Celery seed are planted in frames
In March. The rows are marked off
six inches apart and about one-half
inch deep. Ten To fifteen seed are
sown 90 every inch Of row and cov-
cred 'ishtly with s'rtcd soil After
the seed are planted the bed should
be sprinkled lightly and then shaded
with bags or burlap until the young
plants begin to appear. Then the
bags or burlap should be removed
and lath screen used in its place.
After the seed have been sown the
surface of the soil in the plant bed
should be allowed % become dry un-
iil tho plants have become well es-
nblishod. The use Of the lath screen
may gradually Dec discontinued artei
the plants have formed the fourth OF
NTH 'caf.
When tho plants are about thrc,
inches high they should bc thinned I,
one inch apart in the row The plant.
removed may bc transplautcd % 9th.
cr beds. and viii produce as good. 81
not better plants than those no
trtu-plontcd Celery is transplantc,
Co. t0o deld during tho summer
months. when 81 is very hot and TN,
soil unusually dry. II i5. therefore
necessary % water the plants as they
are set out. The tops OF tho plant.
should te clipped back TO about hal
their length about two weeks befor,
transplantlng 20 the field and watcret
sparingIy he last week before trans
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

half an inch in length. A broad grain
that is nearly square is Objectionable.
The grain should taper so that there
Will be no vacant spaces near the cob
or on the surface of the ear.
When the corn is we'll dried in the
crib, 100 pounds in the ear should
give "a to SS pounds of shelIed corn.
Seevnty pounds in the ear is sold for
a bushel. In a best variety 20 pounds
should shell out 81 to SO pounds of
corn. So there is a clear loss when
one sells 70 pounds in the ear for a
bushel.
There is no more interesting work
on the farm than the improvement of
seeds and plants and young farmers
should take special interest in this
improvement of corn.
In one of the States, Kentucky, Der
maps, farmer has been working for
large single ears and last year he
found that As ears made a bushel, or
weighed 20 pounds. But sometimes
1t is not the largest ears that are
best
Among the samples sent to this Of
nee during the winter there was a
large yellow variety but it was a very
poor corn, for the grain was short.
the cob very large and the corn hard
| to shell.
We have never seen a prolific corn
which would shell out we'll. The
grains are too short and small.
The Miles is an excellent earlv field
corn, coming in about 20 days ahead
of common field corn, but the cob is
TOO large. If that could be bred up
until the grains were five-eighths to
three-quarters Of an inch long, it
would be a most desirable variety.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
Some Random Thoughts.

The article about grower and buy
er getting together, but still further
endorses the produce exchange idea.
l have labored for this, the last two
years. 1 wonder when We will learn
the lesson that consumer and pro-
ducer must come to closer trade re-
lations for their mutual good! Why
should the middle man grow rich
while both producer and consumer
skim and save to make ends meet ?
Supply Bro Brogdon with the pro =
duce and wait results. E. w. d.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

A number of curious onlookers
were crowded along South Main street
on Friday to catch a glimpse of
Prof. Goodwin, as he passed by on his
way to have his picture taken at Win
burns studio. The professor" was
not at all pleased at this mark of at
tention shown him by the authorities
here, but his objections to having his
picture made were of no avail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Sumter
Agricultural Society will be held at
the G. S. M. Academy on the 18th
day of August, next. The following
speakers will be with u.s.
Messrs. A. j. A. Perritt, Ira W.
Williams, O. B. Martin and Bradford
Knapp.
All are invited to attend.
A. K. SANDERS, Pres.
j. E. REMBERT. Secty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
Rice Flour

Car fresh rico -four direct from
mills, best and cheapest an round
feed for horses, COWS, hogs and chick
ems we have ever used. Booth Hardy
Live Stock Co. 7-15-jt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27

one OF the heaviest rains of the
year fell Sunday night about s O'clock.
but the downpour was not general.
During the rainstorm lightning struck
three pine trees in the yard Of Mr..
H. l.. Tisdale, on Salem Ave.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-27
Farmers Union News
Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers


Waterman
Seweeky publication would
The
Practical Farmers which
aim to the Union
omcers
Also publish
men Bulletins
gina articles
will nd
Trusting this be OF
All Department E. W. Dabbs
S. c.