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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
ESv|CE
FOR SUBURBS
Street Railway People Announce
New Schedule for Ahtanum
and Wide Hollow Lines
TWENTY-FOUR CARS TO
RUN EACH WAY DAILY
Electric Transportation Appears
Ahead of the Present Needs But
Is Based on Theory That it Will
Aid Development

What is nothing if not splendid
car service is to be given over the
Ahtanum and Wide Hollow lines of
the street railway company, the SER
vice to begin Monday morning next
at o'clock. There will be eight
cars each way daily on the Ahtanum
line and sixteen cars each way daily
on the Wide Hollow line. There
will be a transfer from the Johnson
Corner cars of the city service at the
Cemetery siding for the Wide Hol-
low cars The service as planned Is
ahead of the needs of the district
but is made on the theory that such
electric line communication with the
city will have the effect of building
up the country lying west of North
Yakima in that direction and mat
development will bring its own re-
wards to the street railway people.
Ahtanum Service
On the Ahtanum line. that service
applying to Wiley City, the Ahtanum
and Wide Hollow Junction. the first
car will leave the city at $50 o'clock
n. m. and the next at $3.50 o'clock
and car every two hours thereafter
up to and including $50 o'clock and
there will then be a skip of three
hours, the last car leaving the city
at $3.50 o'clock. The first car into the
city will leave Wiley City at 1885 a.
m. and the last at 1910 p. m.
Wide Hollow Service
On the Wide Hollow line, giving
service to the U. S. Reclamation
camps and to Wide Hollow. the first
car will leave the city at 500 o'clock
a. m. and the second at $50 a. m.
The next car will be at 8 o'clock and
there will be a car each hour there
after, on the hour. up to and includ-
ing 9 o'clock at night The first
car will leave Wide Hollow for the
city at $3.50 a. m. and car will leave
every hour thereafter until $3.50 p.
m. On Sundays the $3.50 a. m. car
on the Ahtanum line and the 500
and $50 a. m. cars on the Wide Hol-
low line will be omitted. The Wide
Hollow cars are reached by taking
the Johnson corner cars. marked u"
which pass Second street and Yak
ina avenue on the hour. The trans
fer is made at the cemetery siding.
This schedule which takes erect
March was announced TUESDAY by
e. M. Kenly. superintendent.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
CHICAGO NEWSPAPERS
ABBREVIATED RESULT
TOPOGRAPHIC STRIKE

CHICAGO, Feb. 28.@Chicag0
morning papers will be published
here tomorrow in abbreviated form
because of the differences with the
typographical union. In connection
with the matter, the Chicago Pub
fishers association made statement
for tomorrow's papers in which 1t Is
stated that on February s, officials
of the International typographical
Union and American Newspaper
Publishers association met In Chi
cago and established a scale of prices
in Chicago. After 1t became effec-
tive a dispute arose over the demand
OF the printers employed in the Of
flee of the Chicago American and the
Chicago Examiner that they be paid
on a biss of 13 IL ems per line al
though the actual measure Is less
than Is ems.
According to a statement. the
union refused to arbitrate the de-
mand, although such action Is in con-
nict with the agreement and with
their own bylaws and walked out
today at p m.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
AGED COUPLE
STRIKING PAIR
DR.. G. J. Taft and His Horse Zeke
See the Second Railway Built
Into North Yakima
THEY WERE TOGETHER
WHEN N. p. BUILT HERE
Physician Has Waited Patiently
for a Quarter of Century to
See a Rival Enter Freight Car
rying Field .,

Twenty-six years ago when the
Northern Pacific railway built its
line into Yakima City. DR.. C. j. Taft
hitched up his young horse Zeke and
drove down to see the construction
work. In North Yakima yesterday,
seated behind the same horse Zeke.
DR.. Taft drove down to see the last
rails laid at the doors OF the city by
the North Coast railway construction
people. What the horse thought Of
the proceedings is not known but 1t
is safe assumption that there is no
financially disinterested person in
the community who Is happier over
the coming of the North Coast than
Is DR.. Taft He has waited patiently
26 years for 1t. The old couple.
horse and man, were a striking pair
among the many spectators of the
work.
Ammonia CarbOy story
DR.. Taft was one of the earliest
patrons of the Northern Pacific rail-
way. Just after its arrival he re-
ceived over that line a carboy of am
monia from Chicago. The freight bill
showed that the railway people
wanted $11.O0 for hauling the am
monia from the city at the foot of
Lake Michigan AS the original cost
of the carboy was only about $500
DR.. Taft declined to meet the freight
bill and said the company could keep
1t. This they did for long time in
the Yakima City station expecting
that Dr. Taft would call for It and
pay up. But he didn't and finally
compromise was agreed upon under
which the doctor got the ammonia
by paying twice instead Of four times
Its cost as freight bill. At that
time DR.. Taft became an opponent
Of high freight rates and told the
railway people that the time would
come when they would have compe-
tition and he would be glad of It.
That time has come and the doctor
wore a smile Tuesday as he sat be-
hind old Zeke.
Zeke Is Historic Horse
Zeke, the horse, though almost 80
years of age is still q good deal OF
an animal. He Is the only living stall
lion today of the great Bellfounder
family, he being grandson OF the
famous Belfounder. 90. the horse
for which Commodore Vanderbilt in
his day spent $16.50O. He is al In"
bred member of the family which.
by the way. holds today. as it has
for half a century. the harness record
for hundred miles. on. e the rep
resentatives Of the family having
maze 1t in less than nine hours.
two year cid son OF the raft horse Is
to be trained here this spring t. lie
tetmine whether he las the speed
which characteriz Il his ancestors.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
FOUGHT FOR GIRL
AND GETS CUT BADLY;
FATHER FINDS HIM

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28.-The
identity of son Of Joseph Finlay. a
rich manufacturer of Yonkers, N.
Y. former United States minister to
Italy, was revealed after years OF OBJ
security. following his leaving home
on account of a quarrel with his
father. when the young man inter
fered to save a girl from insult in
the Italian quarter, and was nearly
killed by the roughs he fought
Young Finlay has been working
here at the furniture trade
Thanks to his chivalrous conduct
in a little girls behalf he was cut up
so badly with razors and daggers tn a.
his life may pay the forfeit
Thanks to the same affair his
father will be notified Of the young
mans whereabouts with a view |, a
reconciliation. the surgeon in charge
at the receiving hospital having rec
ognized the runaway.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC
LIGHT PLANT WANTED
Result of First Days Canvass
Proves Successful and Satisfy
ing to City Officials

The first days work of the solicitors
sent out by City Engineer Doolittle
indicate such a favorable attitude on
the part of the people of the city to-
ward the proposed municipal lighting
plant that it is believed he will have
sufficient data to place before the
council next Monday evening for their
consideration and action. In the
Modern additior4 which has no lights
or other improvements, out of rs
only one turned the proposition down
and two were doubtful.
Two other solicitors took in the bust
ness section, each turning in 55
blanks. One worked on East Yakima
and the other on West Yakima ave-
nue.. These men endeavored to learn
the amount of the last months bill,
the rate and the attitude of the user
of lights. Almost invariably those
approached were in favor of the mu-
nicipal plant and signified their will
lingness to take it's service for five
years at the cost of ten cents per kilo-
watt hour. Quite a number were very
emphatic in their expressions Of APP
prevail Of theAmunicipal plant and de-
sirious that 1t should be started.
The result of the first days work OF
the canvassers was very encouraging
to the council committee which in
vestigated and reported on the needs
of the city as we'll as to the City En-
gineer Doolittle and Mayor Schott
Today the city engineer will send two
men to the point, where the city pro-
poses to take out the water from the
Naches river, for the purpose of run
ming preliminary lines and learn the
topography, in order that it may be
determined whether high or low
head will be the better adapted for
the city's use. AS stated before there
are two problems to work out there
and the better one of these will be
readily determined when the prelim-
mary lines shall have been run.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
EXAMINE CANDIDATES
FOR THE POSITION OF
CITY ELECTRICIAN

There are two applicants thus far
for the examination to be held Thurs
day morning at 9 o'clock for electrical
inspector of the city, position pro-
vded for at the last meeting of the
council at s125 a month. The exam
nation will be held in the council
chamber in the county building. M.
B. owen filed the first application
with the city engineer. The second
applicant, B. T. Weisinger, failed tn
state his previous experience. said Mr.
Doolittle. and it will be well for him
to do so before the examination. so
as to comply fully with the require
ments.
This position was found to be nee
esssary owing to the large amount of
building now being done in the city
and the necessity of having the cleo
trical wiring done in the best manner
possible. This is impossible unless the
city has a capable man at the head of
the department to enforce the building
rules.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
RAILWAY OFFICIALS
WILL VISIT THIS CITY
SOMETIME THURSDAY

Four or five officials of the o. w.
r. & n. company are to be in North
Yakima Thursday on a trip of in
spection of the new railway and after
their visit some announcements may
be expected as to the character and
time of the passenger and freight
service to be rendered in this valley
and the time it will be undertaken.
c. f. Woods, the North Coast righ.
of way man, left North Yakima
Tuesday for Kennewck where he Is
to meet Messrs Mckinney, Scott,
Burns and other of the railway Of
icials and escort them through the
valley. They will make a leisurely
trip and will not arrive here before
Thursday. At least 1t is not expected
that they will. They will be here sew
eral hours.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
JURY DECIDES PIKE
NOT GUILTY DRIVING
WRONG SIDE STREET

1t cost the city just $3.50 in
money to try M. M. Pike for driving
on the wrong side Of the street and
then he was not convicted. Police
Officer Villaume, who is stationed at
the railroad crossing over Yakima
avenue, arrested Pike because he be-
lieved he had not complied with the
ordinance and the case came up in
Justice Hunts court.
Mr.. Pike. who was defended by
Lynch & Grady. asked for a jury
trial. and John Mechtel, Franklin
Leach, L. Sullivan, A. B. Pearson and
Ben Kohls were selected to serve on
the jury City Attorney Lockhart
represented the city. After the ex-
animation of a couple of witnesses
and brief arguments, the case was
quickly decided for the defendant.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
BOMBAY MERCHANT
SAYS HE CAN USE
GOOD YAKIMA APPLES

Valentine & Co., Bombay, India,
are well pleased with the Blue Rib
bon brand of fruit sent out by the
Yakima Horticultural Union and
want to procure direct shipments A
letter to that effect was received
here Tuesday by the union in which
the writer said he had procured
Oregon Red, extra fancy, Blue Rib
bon brand" and was we'll pleased
with them and on the advice Of
Americans at the Taj-Mahal hotel
had written direct to the union. He
wants three or four boxes, fortnight
ly, of the Oregon Reds of the kind he
describes in his letter and an equal
number of boxes fortnightly of the
best Delicious. He points out that
he has a close connection with the
leading hotels and clubs and up
country regimental messes and car
use the goods.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
BIG PUMPS ARRIVE
FOR BEVERLY PLANT
Will Deliver Eight Millions of Gal.
Ions of Water Every Hour
for Irrigation Purposes

BEVERLY, Feb. 2S.-Three car
loads of machinery consigned to the
Beverly Investment company and
destined to be used for irrigation
purposes here have reached Beverly.
coming directly through from Mil
waukee over the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railroad.
The machinery consists Of a COM
plete set of Prescott-Corliss cross
compound high duty pumps, the first
TO be used in the northwest for irri-
eating purposes, and were manufac-
tured by the r. M. Prescott company
Of Milwaukee, Wis. Some idea Of
their size may be gained when it is
stated the fly wheel alone weighs
$4,000 pounds and the total weight
is 10000 pounds. The pumps will
deliver 100000 gallons Of water
every twenty-four hours. The cars
with their immense pieces of ma
attention standing on a siding near
the station. waiting to be set in
place.
Completing an Intake
The Beverly company is now COM
pleting its 30-inch concrete intake
pipe line from the river. the exca-
walton at points being 35 feet in
depth, and has begun work on its
concrete pumping station near the
town. 1t is expected to be ready to
deliver water early in April. when
Beverly will hold some sort Of a
celebration, marking the delivery of
the first water on the land, which ad-
joins the townsite on the north.
Arrowsmith at Beverly
superintendent Arrowsmith of the
Pacific Power & Light company to-
gether with his assistant, G.. T..
Davidson, came down from Coulee
City Thursday in an automobile in
five hours. Mr.. Arrowsmith states
that a crew will be setting poles
through Beverly within the next Ave
weeks and that this town will be a
distribution point for the other side
of the Columbia river Moses Lake.
Crab Creek and up river districts
The Rose Land company will in
stall electric power on its lands
across the river here shortly is the
statement of r. ]. Logan, rescretary
of the company. who was a Beverly
visitor last week. He looks for lively
times here this summer.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
PARCELS POST
IS NOT LIKED
Business Men of the City Ask Sem
ator Jones, for a Second
Time to Oppose 1t
SAY THAT RETAILERS OF
COUNTRY WILL SUFFER
Secretary of Spokane or Seattle
Organization Is to be Brought
Here to Address Local Mer-
chants on the Opportunities

Business men of North Yakima,
through their association. sent for
ward on Tuesday to Senator Jones
q protest against his approval of the
rural post parcels service. Their
protest Is based on the theory tina.
large mercantile houses in various
parts of the country can take advan-
tage of the law by shipping goods to
a transfer agency here and thence by
the agency out over the rural routes.
1t g the opinion of the business men,
as expressed by their PRESIDENT.
John H. Weigel, that Senator Jones
does not seem to realize the detri-
mental effect the law would have on
retailers all over tn Unit Statea"
Made Protest to Jones
Some time ago the business men,
noting that Senator Jones was favor
able to the bill. had sent him pc
tition of protest. To this petition Sen
atcr Jones had replied by ,clarinR
that the bill permits the use of the
parcels post only locally. that Is Tor
parcels originating within the local
postal district and not those coming
from outside cities. 1t will permit
parcels from North Yakima stores
being delivered at boxes along tho
rural routes leading from this CITY
and in his opinion will be benefit
to the local merchants, They, how
ever. do not see 1t that wav.
No secretary Of the Business Mems
association has been selected 1t Is
the intention to obtain, as lecturer
here. the secretary of the Spokane
association. if possible, or. If not,
then the Seattle secretary to tell the
local merchants their needs and what
can be accomplished by such an Of
ficer as secretary. After the address
an official will be selected. There
are twenty applicants.
Committees have been selected to
act with other committees in pro-
noting the proposed blossom festival
which will take the form of excur-
sions into this valley at blossom time
which will be about the week OF
April 10
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
RUEf'S LAST CHANCE
OF LIBERTY IS GONE
Supreme Court Decides Against a
Rehearing of Former
Boss

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2S.-The
last chance of Abraham Ruef escap-
ing the sentence of fourteen years in
San Quentin prison on the charge Of
bribery was dissipated late today when
the state supreme court vacated an
order granting the former boss a re-
hearing. The order was made on
the motion of the ATTORNEY general
which was argued at length before the
sitting of the court, en- banc, las week.
The order of vacation was made on the
grounds that the absence of Justice
F. w. Henshaw from the state at
the time the order granting a rehear-
ing came up, made the action null.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
Suit Against Weisbcrger

Suit was filed in the superior court
Tuesday by the Pacific Coast Pipe
company to collect from Theodore
Weisberger the Tieton contractor a
balance Of $t,728.66 and interest due
on a promlssory note of $2,02S.66.
Last month, the United States Dis
trict attorney started suit in the fell
eral court to recover $1,000, the
amount which the government states
it cost them. above the amount OF
Welsberger's contract, for the COM
pletlon of the work on the Tieton
canal.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
CHICKEN THIEVES ARE
DISCRIMINATING IN THE
CHOICE OF FOWLS

Chicken thieves are still operating
throughout the city and they seem
more discriminating than those who
were arrested some days ago for rob-
bling hen roosts. They seem to know
where the best chickens are to be
found and they take the pick Of them.
Numerous complaints are heard.
Among the losers is L. E. Tut. Of the
Herald force, who had a dozen fine
barred rock fowls which he secured
1t some cost. Monday night nine of
these were taken from the chicken
house back Of his home at 200 North
Fourth street. w. D. Ingalls, of Mob
hill, is another victim who lost q
number of fine fowls.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
TARIFF INFORMATION
SENT TO THE SENATE
Special Message Containing Ar
ticles and Commodities Named
in Agreement

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.--President
Taft sent special message to con-
gress today. transmitting Information
prepared by the tariff board relative
10 such articles and commodities
named in the Canadian reciprocity
agreement concerning which the board
had available information. The re-
port was called for in resolution Of
fered by Senator Cummins. Statis-
tics dealt with pulp wood, and news
print paper. farm products and meats.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
REGISTERED MAIL
is PLUNDERED ON
ALASKA STEAMSHIP

VANCOUVER, Feb 2S.-The dis
appearance Of a large sum of money
and gold from the registered mail on
board the steamer Princess Beatrice
was reported today upon the arrival
of that vessel from Alaska. The
steamer left Skagway Thursday and
during the time since then, the reg
istered mail was plundered. 1t was
only when the mail was received at
the postoffice in Vancouver that the
theft was revealed. Although no
figures are available, it is believed
the loss is in excess of $250,000.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
$4,000 Land Transfer

One Of the largest dedded placed on
record Tuesday in the office of the
county auditor was that conveying to
George w. Stryker the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter IF
section II, township 10 north, range
81 east W. NJ. for a consideration Of
$4,000 The grantors are w. A
Brown and wife and G. w. Hopkins
and wife. The forty acres is located
three or four miles northeast of
Granger. A mortgage of s7,700 is
assumed.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
SALOONKEEPER is
SHOT BY BANDITS
IN A BOLD ROBBERY

BAKER CITY, Oregon, Feb. a.
Edward Mccullough, proprietor Of a
saloon at Haines, Oregon, 10 miles
from here, was murdered late to-
night by two hold-up men who en-
tered the saloon and demanded the
contents of the cash drawer. Nc
Cullough refused and was making q
show of resistance when he Vas shot
dead. The robbers made their es-
cape before the occupants Of the re-
sort could prevent them. Sheriff
Rand was Immediately notified and
with posse left here in an automo-
bile. UP to a late hour no trace of
the robbers was found.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
CHINESE DYING FROM
FAMINE $500 A DAY
Missionary From Famine District
Reports $4,000 Dependent
on Foreign Committee

SHANGHAI, China. Feb. 2S.-Mis-
sionaries arriving here today from
the famine district state that $500
persons are dying daily due to famine
and $500 are wholly dependent on
the foreign famine committee
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
Fortnight Dog Licenses

Forty-ei dog licenses were sold
Tuesday by the city clerk as the re-
suit Of the notice that a dog catch
err was in the land and that all dogs
which did not have tag would be
taken up. Dog Catcher Neil was busy
all day taking in stray dogs. which
will be kept forty-eight hours and
then they will be put out of their
misery If not rescued by their own
ers
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
Site for New Hospital

A deed conveying all Of block two.
except lot 8, in Heerman's addition.
was put on record Tuesday at the Of
flee of the county auditor. The grant
tors are c. l.. Twohy and wife and
the grantees are the Sisters of Carity
of the House Of Providence. This Is
the site Of the new building to he
erected for st. Elizabeth's hospital.
Plans for the new building. which will
be modern and up~to date in everv
way, are about completed
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
SHEEHAN WILLING
TO ABIDE PARTYS
ACTION HE DECLARES

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s.-Sheehan to-
night delivered his ut matum in which
he says he win remain the party's
e. M date for nator so long as the
party desires him to do so. He saws
. u' q the democratic members Of the
LEGISLATURE meet in caucus and decide
on another man no will give to such
candidate his undivided support.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
Constitution New Mexico

WASHINGTON, Feb. 49, The
house committee on territories unani-
mouslv approved today the constitu-
ton of new state of New Mexico and
recommended its approval by tn.
house. The president has approved thu
and immediate action b,
tina house Is To bo urged
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
Lists OF Officers

The following lists Of officers were
filed Tuesday in the office OF the
county auditor:
Yakima Valley Orchard Company
Kleo Y. Loba, president: Roland G.
Netzley, vice president and w. II. An
1erson. secretary and treasurer
Naches Telephone Company-W l.
lark president; Leroy Pease, vice
'reside nf; i. II. Hess, secretary aui
treasurer.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-01
Fast But Good job
Americans Tried In Mexico

Ell PASO, Texas, Feb. 2S.-The
hearings OF Lawrence Converse and
Edward Rlatt. Americans. charged
with sedition against tho Mexican
government were not concluded at
Juarez today