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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
THOMAS MOTION
 IS LAID ID REST
Body of Boy MysteriOusly Killed Is Inferred in Oak
 Hill Cemetery

One of the saddest aftermaths of the Christmas celebration occurred yester- day morning with the funeral or Thomas H. Motion, Jr, the 12-year-old son of one of the oldest aDd most prominent families of this city at the family residence in Highland Park. The boy was killed by a rifle bullet fired from a mysterious source, which en- tered his brain as he was leaving the Jefferson theatre after witnessing the matinee performance there Christmas Day.
 The untoward circumstances under which the lad met death and the mystery of the accident has shocked the entire
 community. The family home was thronged with the extensive family connection and scores of friends of the bereaved parents at the funeral hour, HOBO o'clock yesterday. The array of
 floral designs bore mute tributes of love
 and affection to the youth who only a short time previous had been well and happy.
 Bishop J. H. Mccoy, who for period of four years was pastor of the High lands Methodist church where the boy attended, pronounced the funeral cere- mony at the house and was assisted by the Rev. E. c. McVoy, who has just re- gently entered upon the pastorate of this church. Bishop Mccoy inter spersed the ritual with few appro-
 priate remarks of comfort and spoke of the sterling character of the child as he had known him
 1 The active pail bearers were young men of families closely allied to the Motions and included Francis Brown, Sterling Wood, Jr, Walter Sessions, George Morris, Bryan Tomlinson and Louis Plosser. The honorary pail bear CTS were composed of the Sunday school class of the Highlands Methodist church, of which Thomas Motion was a
 member, and the class teacher, Clement
 R. Wood. The class mates following the little casket borne by the older boys were II. w. Coffin, Jr., James
 Montgomery, James Hill, Walter Mur- doch Marcus Mcclellan, Pankey Hall, 1eoHdlu iNull' Oiih INisoi, C"iJ WoouS'
 Edward Barnett. Philip Bethea and Philip Cook
 Thomas H. Motion, Jr.. was the only son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Motion, Sr., and is also survived by two sisters, Miss Ellen Lynn and Miss Gertrude
 Motion, besides number of relatives | among the Henley and Smith families. All the members of the immediate fam | fly were in attendance at the funeral.
 The condition of Mrs. Motion, who was seriously i'll following the fatal occur
 renee of Monday, wasa noticeably inn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28

conference, which was an enthusiastic
 session, lasting for an hour, and was presided over by Chairman Oscar C..
 Turner. The committee is composed of
 the chairman, George c. Oliver. J. A. Cor ham, J. A. Millson and J. E. Ramsey. This committee was named at the last
 regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce after much favorable com
 ment by those promoting the plan to have the commercial organization be- come better acquainted with what the
 manufacturing firms of this district were doing.
 Every member of the Chamber of Commerce will receive printed placard as an individual invitation to join the
 sight seeing party, which will be linn ited exclusively to the roster of the general body, Those accepting will as semble at the Chamber of Commerce offices at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday after noon, January Is, and will walk to the
 candy factory on Avenue A, near Twentieth street. After an exhaustive inspection of the candy plant, which is the largest in the south, the excursion ists will board special trolley cars at Twentieth street and proceed to the
 next plant, the cracker factory on Ave-
 nue E and Twenty eighth street. The next and last plant will be the bread. cake and pie bakery at Avenue E and Twentieth street, where the details of
 this industry will be explained to the visitors.
 The party will be presented with sou venirs of the trip by the American Ba-
 keries Candy company, and each plant will be in full operation on that after noon The officers of the corporation
 will form personal escort to the Cham
 Der of Commerce guests and include J.
 E. Ramsey, president; William Fisch,
 vice president; H. Malchow, secretary and
 Treasurer E. w. Sturdivant. The big candy industrial works will be placed at
 the disposal of the tourists for their close
 examination and information and every
 preparation possible will be made for a
 royal reception at the three factories This is only one of series of such ex- cursions to be made by the Chamber of
 Commerce about every month during the year of 1912, not only to get an insight
 into the progressiveness of Birmingham,
 but also to further unite the members
 into a mutual boosting association. Work ing on the theory of seeing is believ-
 ing the special excursion committee ex- poets to add strength to the conviction of their fellow members that this district is the best ir the country and abundant in resources yet to be developed
 Another meeting of the committee will be called by the chairman within a week or 10 days to complete the final details of the prospective excursion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
HOTEL COMMITTEE
 WILL MEET TODAY

The hotel committee of the Chamber of Commerce will hold meeting this morn ing at II o'clock In the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce to con- sider plans for new hostelry for Br- mingham. This meeting is regarded as an important one as 1t Is understood that several very attractive plans will be sub- mitted for their adoption, but an an nouncement is not expected now as the committee wish to consider a number of proposals before recommending any par ticular one.
 The chairman of this committee is w. P. G. Harding and the members have been named from some of the strongest business and realty interests of the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Henry Miller

"The Havoc" the new play which Henry Miller will present to theatre goers next Monday matinee and night. is from the pen of II. S. Sheldon. In this play MT. Sheldon has set a high mark and if further efforts from his pen in any way equal The Havoc" 1t will only be a short time until he Is recognized as one of the foremost dram atists of the present day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
"Naughty Marietta"

The new comic opera by Victor Her bert and Rida Johnson Young, entitled Naughty Marietta" which Oscar Ham, mersten will present at the Jefferson theatre next Wednesday matinee and night, has already achieved great sue cess at the Manhattan opera house and the New York theatre, Now York, where it had a run of six months. The score is considered to be the most masterful and pretentious of Mr. Herbert's compo- sitionS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
BIC SIGHT SEEING TRIP IS PLANNED Chamber of Commerce Will
 Visit Factories SEE AND BELIEVE" January Is An Inspection Tour of the American Bakeries and
 Candy Company Will
 Be Made

In response to an invitation extended by J. E. Ramsey president of the American Bakeries Candy company, the Chamber of Commerce will make it's first Birmingham sight seeing excur- sion to the plants of that concern Tues day afternoon, January 16, 1912. This announcement was made by Oscar c. Turner, chairman of the special tour committee appointed by President Rich ard w. Massey, after the meeting held by this committee yesterday afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce directors room.
 The entire membership of the special committee was in attendance at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Liouor Lists About Completed

The excise commissioners have about completed their lists of retail and wholesale liquor dealers for the new year and will probably announce them tomorrow. It is said there will not be any changes in the retail list. but that several changes will be made as to the wholesale dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
The Southern Pacific Lines

It was stated yesterday at the BIr- mingham offices of the Southern Pacific lines that the strike of 23 Southern Pa cific clerks in Texas would not in any wise effect the company's business. It is said that many of these clerks who "walked out were not old in the ser vice and that their places have been filled by more efficient men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28

MINERAL CITY CHAPTER REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHAPTER WILL BE HELD THURS DAY, DECEMBER 2S, 1911, AT 7:3O P. M.. FOR BUSINESS AND RECEIVING
 PETITIONS. JOHN n. BETHEA, HIGH PRIEST.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20
RAILROAD RATES
ARE REDUCED
Washington Supreme Court De-
cides Against Puget Sound
Electric Railway

OLYMPIA, Sept, 16.--As the result
of a decision handed down today by
the supreme court in the case Of the
Puget Sound Electric Railway COM
pany, appellant. against the railroad
commission of Washington, ex rel w.
H. Paulhamus, respondent, and David
Hart and others, intervenors, the rates
for distance of twelve miles out of
Tacoma and Seattle are reduced, and
the rates of the Seattle Renton line
and the Tacoma-Puyallup line are cut
and the company will have to redeem
the coupons that have been given out
to passengers since the appeal of the
company to the supreme court was
taken. when the company filed bond
of $4,000 for the redemption of the
certificates. The superior court of
Thurston county is upheld in sustain
ing the railroad commission in put
ting into effect the lower rate, and
now the long fight for lower rates
waged by the residents along the line
Of the interurban Is ended.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20
IRRIGATION WATER
DRAINS INTO CELLARS
Water Has Gone Down More
Than Foot Since the Fourth
Of September

The theory that irrigation is largely
responsible for the accumulation of
water in the cellars of residences and
business houses of North Yakima
seems to have been given further
proof within the past two weeks.
Commencing with Septem Der 4, owing
to the copious rains, there was a ces-
sation of irrigation. There was no
necessity to irrigate, for the job was
being nicely done naturally. Incl
dentally, the rains did much to make
the people of this region believe that
the Yakima valley will in the course
of time not be classed in the semi-arid
list. Owing to the fact that irrigation
has ceased, the depth of tho standing
water in some of the cellars where 1t
could be accurately measured, has
gone down from twelve to fifteen
inches
This goes far to prove the conten-
ton. also. that the winter months
compose the season when sewers and
such things can be dug to advantage
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20
LATE DECISIONS
OF SUPERIOR COURT
Water Right Cases Determined by
Decisions Just Handed
Down

OLYMPIA, Sept. 16-In the case of
Louis X. Church against the state of
Washington, the supreme court today
affirmed the Thurston county super
Tor court and ruled that the Western
Washington hospital had exclusive
right to use the waters from springs
originally on its property near Ia
coma. r8 .t.
In reversing the Jefferson county
superior court the supreme court or
ders new trial in the case of Z. o.
Bailey against H. T. Hayden and c.
A. Olsen, appellants, in which Bailey
secured judgment of $3.50 for tim
Der removed from his land without
authority. In reversing the case the
superior court holds that it was tried
upon false theory and presented to
the jury on erroneous instructions.
The King county superior court is
affirmed in the case of Donald Nc
Leod against the Chicago, Milwaukee
& Puget Sound railway, securing a
judgment of $4,000 for personal in
juries.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20
MILITIA NEVER BETTER
Report to Governor Shows High
Standing for Efficiency

OLYMPIA, Sept. 15.--In his re-
port on the condition of the national
guard of Washington Just filed with
Gov. Hay, John II. Wholley, major
of infantry and inspector on inspec-
ton, says that never before has the
guard attained so high a state of ef-
fciency as at the present time. The
military bearing of the officers and
soldiers, the sanitary condition of
the encampment held at American
Lake last July; the harmony and
cooperation between Governor Hay
and Adjutant General Fred Llewel-
lyn also comes in for share of com
menda ton, and Gov. Hay is also
praised for his interest IN the militia
for inspecting the camp and review
ing the troops. The report recon-
mends that a non commissioned Of
ficer of the army be detailed at the
station of each troop to instruct the
men, so that they can have uniform
instructions.
Company E and Company c. both
of North Yakima, made good per-
centages of attendance and the tables
embodied in the report show that
Company T. l.. l.. Bodies, of North
Yakima, and Company c, Capt. Robt
Fl. Durham, made percentages of sc
and 81 respectively.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20
DEPOSITED MONEY
IN VANCOUVER BANK
Bank Robbers Who Stole $685..
900 Likely to Be Caught
Through Bills

VANCOUVER, Sept. Jeff further
proofs were needed that the New
Westminster bank robbers came to
Vancouver after stealing the 1000
1t was furnished by the discovery to-
day that one of the stolen ten dollar
bills in the roll currency was de-
posted at the Vancouver bank by a
customer. 1t is said the bill has been
traced through several hands.
The police have now concluded only
three men are implicated in the rob-
berry and that the swag was divided
before they left the bank. Each rob-
Der must have had forty pounds In
gold and a large and heavy bundle
of bills of Ave and ten dollar demon
nation. 1t is generally accepted that
they came to Vancouver in an auto
mobile and are now in hiding here.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20
INDIAN FAIR TO Be
HELD At T0PPEN|SA
Business Men Donate 81 900 in
Cash Prizes for Event
October 2 to

The fifteen tribes of Indians Of the
Yakima reservation are planning to
hold their annusl fair at Toppenish
October . to T. In addition to the
local Indians delegations are always
present from eastern oregon, where
the Umatillas, Cayuses and Walla
Wallas reside, from the Colville reser-
walton and representatives of the Nez
Perez. This event comes at the close
Of the hop picking season, and has
gradually grown in importance until
it is calculated that thousands will be
present.
Following their custom the business
men of Toppenish will assist the In
dams by donating $1,000 for prizes.
most of which will be distributed to
the winners of the horse races, OF
which there will be nearly a dozen
each day. The races will be princi-
pally for Indians and Indian horses
but there will be enough prizes Of
fered where whites may compete to
make it an object for them to at
tend. ,s., ...-.
Lancaster Spencer, a Yakima chief
and member Of the Indian council,
will be one of the managers. E. C.
Fleming has been designated as
chairman of the business mems COM
mittee, by z. Y. Coleman. president
of that organization.
In order to insure the permanence
of the Indian fair. it is planned to
form stock company to handle 1t.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20
COMMISSION WILL
ENFORCE OLD RATE
Fruit Shippers Will Get the Ben
eft of Restoration
Right Away

OLYMPIA, Sept. 16.-The public
service commission has been notified
by the O.-W. r. & N. through its
representative, w. w. Cotton, that the
company is willing to put into effect
the old less than car load lot rates
on fruit and vegetables shipped from
Snake River points to Spokane. The
usual thirty day notice required be-
fore new rates become effective has
been waived by the commission in
this case.
The commission announced after a
hearing in Pasco that it would ask
that the old rates be restored as
the change to the odity rates
meant a great increase on goods
shipped, being from fifty to seventy
nine cents a hundredweight.
The railroad was asked to restore
it's old rates for less than car load
lot because the commission could not
order a change to be effective before
the thirty days. and by that time the
fruit shipping season would be over
for 1911, and the road complied with
the request.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20
ACCEPTING BIDS
FOR STATE SUPPLIES
State Board of Control Has Busy
Time in Supplying State
Institutions

OLYMPIA, Sept. 16.-Bids for sup
plies of all kinds are being opened
today by the state board of control
and the office quarters of that COM
mission are now filed with samples
of dry goods of all kinds and every
thing in the grocery line from tobac-
CO. corn cob pipes and tooth picks
to canned fruits of all kinds. This
the semi-annual contract letting by
the board for supplies for all of the
state institutions and the award to
be made will total in all approximate
ly $3.50. 900.
The supplies vary for the various
Institutions the needs for the school
for the deaf and blind at Vancouver
and for the state training school
differing in part from the needs at
the prisons and at the old soldiers
homes For the old soldiers. tobac-
co, both smoking and chewing as we'll
as cob pipes is ordered and their
uniforms are ordered. Heavy suit
ings are purchased for the clothing
for men at the state penitentiary
and state reformatory and articles of
clothing of all kinds are purchased
for the inmates of the insane asy-
lums. including fascinators for the Ia
dies Knitting needles, darning cot
ton and embroidery cotton are also
purchased and in fact everything
from meats. -four, cereals, coffee. su-
gar, feed of all kinds TO leather and
findings and hardware.
The office force in the board of
control will be busy for several DAYS
checking over bids inspecting sam
pies and writing contracts, but all
will be completed and out OF the
way by October 1, and much of the
food stuffs will be delivered, as the
former contracts expire with the be-
ginning of the month.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20
$500 PRIZE IN GOLD
FOR BEST APPLES
Interest Becoming General in
Madison Square Land and
Irrigation Exposition

Considerable interest is being
worked up by E. F, Benson, of the
land department Of the Northern Pa
cifc railway in the American Land
and Irrigation Exposition to be held
in Madison Square Garden, New
York, November 3 to IL. The prin-
cipal prize, from the standpoint of
the grower OF apples in the Yakima
country. is that particular prize Of
fered for the best % boxes of apples,
the prize for which is $500 in gold.
There will be a number of exhibitors
from this part of the country, but it
is yet too early to get their names.
Dr. ], S. Kloeber, H. M. Gilbert and
many others have been importuned to
make e.. hibits, and 1t Is believed that
there will be a generous response.
The above mentioned prize is Of
fered for the best 25 boxes of apples
of one variety. Mr.. Benson will fill
a car if possible with exhibits from
this region. by no means restricting
himself to the immediate vicinity of
North Yakima. For the fruit he will
endeavor 10 interest growers at Zil-
lah, Toppenish, Sunnyside, Prosser,
and in fact all along the line. In
addition to the fruit there are big
prizes offered for grains Of different
kinds. For exhibits of that character
he will go to the wheat and oats
fields of the inland empire, and there
will no doubt meet with success.
Concerning the apple exhibit the
following circular letter has a bear
ing that may interest prospective ex-
hibitors:
Exhibitors competing for the
Northern Pacific prize for apples will
please note that 1t is permissible to
ship to New York, extra apples, for
the purpose of re-arranging their ex-
hibits and replacing any apples that
are bruised or otherwise damaged in
transit
Provided, that when the exhibit is
finally complete and entered for the
contest, il shall contain only apples
grown by the exhibitor.
1t is suggested that each grower
ship at least two extra boxes of ap-
Piles with which to make these re-
placements
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20
|STOLYPIN IS ,ASSASSINATED
Russian Premier Shot Down at
Theater and Wounds Con-
sidered Mortal

KIEv. Russia. Sept. 14.--Premier
Stolypin was attacked and seriously
wounded at q theatrical performance
here tonight. His assailant has been
arrested. .t...-.
stolypin was shot in the hand and
body, the buffet in the body grazing
the liver and lodging in the spine. 1t
was reported the premier's wounds
are mortal. Emperor Nicholas was
present in the theatre at the TINA.
| Two bullets weer fred from behind
by lawyer named Bagroff. The audi
ence tried to lynch the assassin. Some
reports have 1t that a musician is also
wounded. Minister of Finance M.
Kokovsoff was sitting behind the
premier at the time of the attack.
Life Attempted Twice Before
This Is not The first attempt made
upon the life of Stolypin. When he
was governor of Saratov in 1905 three
shots were fred at him without effect.
In 1906 bomb was thrown while
Stolypin, then premier was holding a
| reception at his country home. the
premier was slightly wounded, 80 per-
sons were killed and large number
daughter and son. Stolypin expected
attempts against his life when he ac-
cepted the premiership. At that time
in outlining his policy it was to be
one OF strong handed reform and ne
promptly issued circulars to the pro-
vincial authorities to spare no efforts
| to prevent disturbances.
When making his first speech in the
| Duma he was hailed with cries of
murderer" and "aasassin,' and the
retaliatory steps he took against ter
rorists and liberals alike won him
the detestation of advanced parties.
| "Stolypin's necktie' became a syno-
nym for the hangman's moose
throughout Russia. Stolypin resigned
as premier and minister of the In
terror March 20 last, but three days
later reconsidered his action at the
personal request of the emperor.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-09-20
NATIONAL TREASURY
is ON EASY STREET
Secretary McVeagh Says Situation
Is Sound and Business Con-
ditions Are Good

BOSTON. Sept. 14.-Optimistic
views of the business situation are
expressed by Secretary of the Treas
ury McVeagh, who is here after
visiting Taft at Beverly.
Regarding the general situation"
said the secretary, Il am not a pes
simist The country is simply paus-
ing to take it's breath after it's head
long fight of 1905 and 1909. The set
back was inevitable and will be of
immense good. The banking situation.
from reports / hear. is sound enough
and the national treasury Is on easy
street