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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
ANOTHER POWER line
FROM PRIEST RAPIDS
Route Will Be by Way of Rattle.
snake Hills and Mckee Pass :.
to North Yakima

The first shipment of poles and
other material to build a new trans
IN .asion line has ben delivered to
tie Pacific Power & Light company
at Priest Rapids by the Columbia
Stea IN boat company, says the Column
hian of Hanf):l.
This line will be built from the
power plant at Pie It Rapids across
the Rattlesnak' mountairs Via the
Mckee pass to Yakima. The line will
be 40 miles long and will have a
ca pacity of $1,000 volts. This is one of
the many new lines the Pacific COM
pany has under construction or pro-
jected to be built in the near future
A glance at a map of their power
system covering the states of Wash
ington, Oregon and portions of lGaho
gives one a fair idea of the imm ense
amount O. time and money taken to
complete the big generation and dis
tribution system. Well informed men
say their power, when the project Is
fully developed, will make possible
the reclamation of enough land in the
three states to double the population.
The undertakings of such projects
can hardly be realized by people I'M
familiar with electrical possibilities
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
Seeing 10 Doubtinq.

Seeing is believing, eh?" said an
oculist. well. no saw was ever more
absurd than that. You see a horses
head and a -four barrel. and you be-
lieve the barrel is longer than the
horses head. don't you? Well. it isn't
The horses head from the tips Of his
ears to the end of his nose is longer
than the barrel by considerable
distance. Architects have to deceive
the eye in order to make 1t appear
that their buildings are symmetrical.
They make walls lean In that they
may appear vertical. They make win
dows wider at the top. They make
columns thicker in the middle than
at the summit or base. And the top
lines Of a building. in order to appear
plumb to the silly eye of man. must be
raised up quite lot in the center.
Seeing is believing, indeed"-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
Apple Pie Without Apples,

A guest at an old fashioned home
dinner was eulogizing apple pie and
her hostess when another guest. who
had been a California pioneer. recalled
the apple" pie given the children Of
1852 to appease their homesick crav-
ings when apples we're dollar a
pound. 1t was made by breaking four
soda crackers into an earthern bowl
and pouring over them a pint of cold
water rendered very tart by citric
acid. When soft the crackers were
laid on a pie plate on the undercrust.
Over them were sifted two table
spoonfuls of light brown sugar and a
little allspice and cinnamon. A pretty
perforated top crust was added, and in
a few minutes perfect apple pie was
taken from the oven to delight young
and old.-New York Sun.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
Old Time Smoke Nuisance.

We are accustomed to think Of the
smoke nuisance ms a modern phenome-
non. but Professor V. Il. Lewes shows
that it raised so much indignation in
England 600 years ago that a decree
was made forbidding the use OF btu
minous coal for fuel. Such fuel was
then a new thing.
In the time Of Queen Elizabeth an
other attempt to use bituminous coal
was defeated by public opposition to
the smoke. The third effort attained
complete success in the nineteenth ZEN
fury, and now the quantity OF smoke
heched into the air is so great that
Professor Lewes likens 1t to a cumu-
lative poison which aids In shortening
life. killing vegetation and beginning
and destroying buildings. youth
Companion.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
CHEAP PERFUMES.
Made From Musk Supplied by Many
Varieties Of Civet Cats.

Varieties Of Civet Cats.
Most women who indulge freely in
the uee Of cheap perfumes do not
know OF what they are compounded.
The principal ingredient of low priced
perfumes Is musk, animal musk, which
is obtained from several creatures.
The muskrat is probably the best
known Of these, and few decades
ago the wives and sweethearts Of men
who set traps around bitches and
ponds in the countryside carried proud
ly the bags Of musk obtained from this
source. AS an article Of commerce the
musk supplied by several varieties of
civet cats is probably the best known
today. The odor is strong and sweet.
The strength is the particularly no
ticeable feature and is the reason
why 1t IL the foundation Of the per-
fumes In the small mammal house
at the geological gardens are two sizes
Of civets, and any one with an inves-
tigating turn Of mind may stand near
the cages and catch the musky odor
The musk Is used in the cheap per-
fumes, as only a little is needed to give
a most lasting odor to an ounce of
perfumery. but the musk itself is not
cheap, and 1t is one Of the duties Of
the attendant of the mammal house to
collect it, 1t is then sold through reg
ular channels and is one Of the sources
Of revenue to the ZOO, although a small
one.-Philadelphia Record.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
FABULOUS WEALTH
HAS BEEN RECOVERED
Millions Hidden by Crew Of a
Chilean Cruiser of the
Coast of Honduras.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. June 12-Treas-
ure variously estimated in value at
from s15.0o0,000 to ss5,00o, 900
which was hidden by the crew of a
Chilean cruiser off the coast Of Hon
duras more than generation ago,
has been recovered. according to re-
ports received here from a party of
explorers aboard the steamer Eure-
ka, now headed for this port
The Eureka is commanded by Cap
tain Burtiss, and was about two
day charter by party of San Fran
ciscans. Their movements were so
cautiously made and so enshroud ed
in mystery that it was suspected the
steamer was being chartered for a
fiibustering expedition against Mex
leo. For this reason it had consid
cradle bother in getting watched UNI
til it disappeared outside the harbor.
The expedition is said to have been
financed by Harry Kreling Of San
Francisco. The map showing the
location of the buried treasure was
in the possession of a former resi-
dent of Honduras. who tried for many
years to attract capital to finance an
expedition in quest of the sunken
gold. He was unsuccessful up to the
time he met Kerling several weeks
ago The result was the chartering
of the Eureka for a 30-day cruise.
Fear that the Honduran government
might interfere with the expedition
is believed to have inspired the Sc
cracy which surrounded every act
of those who chartered the steamer.
Yesterday message was received
from Salin Cruise. about 1900 miles
south of h're, which read:
"EXpedition a success in every way.
Reach san Diego for oil next week.
Meet us"
Tho Eureka. owned by the North
Pacific Coast steamship company and
having a displacement of 400 tons, is
an oil burner. Thoso who claim to
know say that its stop here will not
he for oil alone. but that the dis
charge of gold will take place at
this, the first port on American soil
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
TIE LIGHT QUESTION

She past week has been a busy
one for the discussion of the subject
of the building by the city of an cleo
trio lighting plant. This discussion
was precipitated and brought to a
paint by the passage June by the
council of an ordinance providing
for the construction of such a plant
in accordance with the plans sub
mitted by city Engineer H. j. Doc
little Mayor H. H. Schott has until
Thursday evening to return the or
dinance to the council, either with
his signature or with a veto message.
If he holds the ordinance without
taking action, the ordinance will be-
come a law without further action
by the council.
The alleged necessity for the con-
structipn of municipal lighting
plant has been largely done away
with by the offer of lower rates made
by the Pacific Power and Light COM
pany. which company now has the
franchise.
The paramount reason for the
mayor not signing the ordinance cal
ling an election to vote on the issu-
anco of 100000 bonds to spend for
the municipal lighting plant is that
there is another source or relief that
has not been tried. which might save
this city the expense of $500 or
something like that amount TO pay
the expenses of the election. That
relief is through invoking the aid of
thu public utilities commission. The
law in that regard. passed at the last
session of the Legislature. largely
through the endeavor of Hon. Walker
Moren, expressly states that the com
mission shall have power to regulate
the rates of public utilities corpora
tions, and to compel them to fix their
rates so they will be Just and reason
able Why hold the election now, at
such an expense, without first ma
King sura that relief cannot first be
secured through the action Of the
state public utilities commission
The action of tho city council in
securing the report of the city en-
gineer US basis upon which to work
and the passage OF the ordinance
providing for the city lighting plant
"
$500, 900 bonds to pay therefor, have
had a good effect on the situation. 1t
appears to the Herald that now would
he the time for the mayor to call to
his aid the wisest counsel and ever
else his best calm and deliberate
ii!dGment.
If after the proposed bonding cleo
ton had been postponed It should be
found that the state public utilities
commission is unable 10 help solve
the problem. then the ordinance
could again be passed, and the ques-
ton submitted to the voters on its
merits If it be found that we can
get the relief sought without going
to any further expense. it would be
credit in no small degree to the
mayor.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
THEATRES
= = **~~.&~~s
Excellent Performance of. "Dayid
Harum.'

Excellent Performance Of. ''David
Harum.''
1t was with a feeling of satisfaction
that large sized audience wendell
it's way homeward, after witnessing
four acts of David Harum" by the
Alcazar Stock company at the Yak
ina theatre Sunday night. The per-
Torrance was more than creditable,
1t was almost perfect, for first
night production.
There are few people who have
not seen the play or read the story
at one time or other in their life.
but these clean cut homely dramas
are always welcome, and never cease
It find place in our hearts MI.
Louis Morrison was cast in the title
role, the part originated by VIM. Fl,
Crane, and which made him famous.
Mr.. Morrison's acting was finished
and sincere. rising at all times 20
the comedy as we'll as the sentiment
tai elements of the piece. When one
has seen a play produced by great
actor like Mr. Crane. it is perhaps
the most difficult thing in reviewing
a stock performance to forget the
original production. and about the
best thing that can be said for the
Alcazar players is that they did. TO
great extent, make one forget the
original Crane production SO that one
could enter with full enjoyment into
the rendering of the play by this
company of capable people.
A special feature of the evening
was some song specialties between
the acts by Mr. Herman Crawford,
a local favorite whose singing is AL
ways pleasing, and Mr.. Denton Vane,
a member of the cast, Mr.. Vane has
rich clear voice. and a charming
personality, and is doing good work
in this weeks bill.
Manager Ed. Cort is doing all in
his power to make the Yakima thea
ire the coolest place in town. He
has installed a number of electric
fans. anl a thorough ventilating
system, so that the warm weather
need not keep patrons away.
Commencing Thursday evening,
"The Savage Version of The Devil
will occupy the boards of the Yakima,
until Saturday. with the usual Sat-
urday matinee.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
Dumas Riot Of Extravaqsnce.

Dumas Monte Cristo villa was a
lordly pleasure house. tropical in its
taste and its extravagance-a weird
confusion Of Bohemia and the Ara bian
Nights. The spoils Of the bazaars Of
Algeria and Tunis lay about the house,
commingled with costly treasures Of
home manufacture, in supreme dis
order. and there was every embellish-
ment which the caprices of luxuri-
ant and undisc'plined imagination
could suggest gothic turrets. pavil-
ions, minarets, an artificial lake with
an island and cascade, a picture gal
lery. studio, an aviary, a monkey
house. a stable, a biiou theater, kiosk
with blue ceiling studded with stars
to serve as a worEroom for the mas
ter, who had the titles Of his principal
plays and stories craven conspicuous
ly on the stones of his dwelling -
Passions of the French Romantics"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
Even the Worlds Most Ancient Book
laments That They Have Fled.

LaNloNt6 max tHSy IdVe TtSQ'
A priceless manuscript OF eighteen
pages. found in an Egyptian monu-
ment and published In facsimile In
France about the year lS4T. is thought
to be the oldest book in the world.
Procured at Thebes by Frisse
rAvennes and presented by him to
the national library at Paris. it Is
usually. called the "Papyrus Prisse."
manuscript was found in monument
Of the eleventh dynasty. 1t must be an
terror to the shepherd kings and there
fore older by many centuries than the
time Of Moses-older even than the
date usually assigned to Abraham
and so Of all existing books it would
be the most ancient. The words Of
every page. though believed to have
been written 1000 years ago. are in
tensely black to this day and In bold.
round hand,
BY a curious irony this echo from
the very childhood Of the world la
ments the good old times that had
passed away. The author. who was a
prince of the royal blood. gives warn
ing to the young and declares that the
words of ancient wisdom should be the
daily food Of children and grown men
alike. Humility and obedience he
makes to be the foundation Of all vir-
tue.-Christian Science Monitor.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
SHIPS THAT KICK.
Searsn DON'T Like Them and Dodge
Them il They Can,

Them If They Can,
When sailors join ship almost the
first question asked by each one as he
takes the wheel for the first time is,
Does she kick?"
Kicking, as it is called by the sea
men. Is due to the action of the water
under the lee Of the rudder when the
vessels stern. which has for mo-
ment been borne skyward on the crest
Of wave. falls back again into the
trough with such terrific force as to
make her tremble fore and aft and
perhaps wrench the wheel from the
grasp of the steersman.
Sometimes it happens that he is
taken unawares and. being unable to
let go in time. is flung right over the
wheel to the other side of the deck.
often receiving serious injuries. Some
times man Will he pitched right
overheard into the sea. and n recent
case is known Of man who received
a blow under the chin from one Of the
spokes and died few days later from
the effects.
In some of the worst types of kick
ers kicking straps are used regularly
In nearly all weathers. and many sail
ors refuse to go to sea in ships which
are known to he confirmed kickers.-
London Tit-Bits
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
OLYMPIA MAN THINKS
CONSUMERS PAY HIGHLY
FOR THEIR FRUIT FOOD

A. S. Catron OF Olympia was
North Yakima visitor Monday but left
the city in the afternoon. He was
much impressed with the growth of
this city and the adjacent country
and has great faith in the future of
Washington as a state He expressed
himself of the opinion, however, that
the fruit growers of this district will
need to find out some way of placing
their product into the hands of the
consumers at price lower than
prevailing average. There exists, Mr..
Catron says too much of a differ
ence between the price which the
grower now gets and that which the
consumer pays for his fruit.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
The Very Oldest Inn.

Which Is the oldest inn in England?
The title deeds Of the Saracen's Head
at Newark date back to 1341. and local
antiquaries cite documentary evidence
to prove that the Seven Stars at Man
chester existed before the year 1855.
There is even a legend that the wife
Of Earl Goodwin stayed at the Foun-
tain at Canterbury in 1929. But what
are all these compared with the Fight.
ing Cock at st. Adams. mentioned in
Old Country Inn and said to be
the oldest inha bited house in England :?
A few years ago its signboard modest
~ chronicled the fact that 1t had been
rebuilt after the food"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
CROP FORECAST

The government proclaims fore
cast of American crops this year that
saddens spectators and gladdens
Consun ers.
The indications at present are that
the crop of wheat Will be truly tre-
mendous. and also that barley, oats
and rye will do we'll No staten ent
as to corn is made now.
Agricultural experts estimates that
if present expectations Se realized
spring wheat will total 2S4 900, coo
bushels, winter wheat 4SO,000,00 and
both 764,291.S51 bushels--an increase
Of 62,S4S,S5 bushels over last year
Weld
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
The Lion Of St. Mark,

The symbol Of the Venetian republic
the famous lion Of st. Marks made
of bronze. There is a tradition among
the Venetian people that it's eyes are
diamonds. They are really white, ag.
atss, faceted. Its name Is most elabo-
rately wrought, and its retracted. gap
ing mouth and its fierce mustaches
give 1t an oriental aspect. The crea.
ture as it now stands belongs to many
different epochs, varying from some
date previous to our era down to this
century. 1t Is conjectured that 1t may
have originally formed a part Of the
decoration Of some Assyrlan palace.
St. Marks lion it certainly was not
originally. for 1t was made to stand
level upon the ground and had to be
raised up in front to allow the evangel
to be slipped under it's fore paws.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
COWED THE THIEVES.
Odd but Effective Way Of Attaching &
Mans Property.

Odd but Effective Way Of Attaching .
Mans Property.
Attaching a mans property for debt
Is supposed to be legal process. but
an incident which occurred years ago In
the city of Natchez. as related by Davy
Crockett In his Life and Adventures"
shows that there are other attach
ments" which sometimes accomplish a
bene6cent purpose.
An odd affair occurred when l was
last at Natchez. declared Mr.. Crockett
A steamboat stopped at the landing,
and one Of the crew went ashore to
purchase provisions. He went into a
saloon on the way. and the adroit in.
mates contrived to rob him Of all his
money. The captain Of the boat. de-
termined fellow. went ashore in the
hope of persuading them to refund.
but they declined
without further ceremony the cap.
tain. assisted by his crew and passen-
gers. some 300 or 400 in number. made
fast an immense cable to the frame
building where the theft had been
committed Then he allowed fifteen
minutes for the money to be forth
coming. vowing that II it were not
produced within that time he would
put steam to his boat and drag the
house into the river.
The thieves knew that be would
keep his word. and the money was
promptly produced
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
Thursday, June 15--

Violin Recital-Musical an
nouncements scheduled for this
week include none of greater in
terest than the pretty recital for
Thursday evening, presenting
pupils of Professor G. Ottaiano, as
sisted by pupils of the Dow Conser-
vatory of Music, in selected pro-
gram of violin. piano, vocal and or
chestra numbers. Misses Fern Lam
caster and Ruth Hedges will be the
accompanies. The recital will be
held at the First Presbyterian
church. beginning at $50 o'clock.
American Woman's League-The
Yakima Valley chapter. American
Woman's League will meet IN thu"
afternoon for business at the homo
of Mrs. Clara Adams Thomson, the
extension of East Yakima avenue.
w. {. T. U. FairView chapter. W.
{. r. u. members extend Il cord al
invitation to interested friends 20
attend a meeting. in the afternoon
at the home of Mrs W. f. Benson
in Fairview.
Mrs Porter plimcntcd Mrs.
Murray B. Miles and Mrs Franz
Williams will entertain AT bridge
luncheon affair. in the afternoon.
at Mrs. Miles residence. 401 North
Second street The party is in COM
pliment to Mrs. F.. w. Porter of
New York, the house guest Of her
daughter, Mrs. George Donald.
Quilting BEEN embers nf the
Women's Relief Corps auxiliary
will meet in the afternoon, as the
guests of Mrs. Redhead of Fruit
vale. The affair will be in the form
of quilting bee party and guests
attending are asked to take tho
Fruitvale car, leaving it at the
FruitVale Grocery store.
A Refreshments PartY-An in
teresting feature in connection with
the violin recital to be given. in
the evening, by Professor Dttaia-
nos pupils, at the First Presbyter-
ian church auditorium viii b. TIL"
serving OF dainty refreshm tents by
Mrs. Baymond's class Of senior
girls in the church The collation.
will add pleasure to the reception
visit arranged to follow the musical
program.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
The Tree Frou Of PARAGUAY.

In the manner OF disposing Of their
eggs many species Of frogs exhibit re-
markable peculiarities. A tree frog
native Of Paraguay. makes It's nest in
a bush overhanging a pond. The low
er ends Of number of leaves are
drawn together and fixed In that posi-
ton by number Of empty egg cap
sules. The eggs are also covered with
a shield of empty capsules to protec,
them from the sun and air. When the
eggs are hatched the plug at the bot
tom appears to fall out and the tad.
poles tumble into the water
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14

Owing to the death of Manager
Kenly, of the Yakima Valley Trans
portation company, who was also
president of the Employees Relief as
ISOLATION. the HAY ride" excursion
planned for the evening of June -
has been indefinitely postponed Mr..
Henley as preside lent of the associa-
ton took great zeal of interest n
its welfare and was giving some of
his time to working out the details
for a most enjoyable evening. when
stricken with death
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
PRESS OPINIONS
Electricity Is Uncertain

Electricity Is most uncertain
quantity. Often 1000 volts is suf-
1cient to clectrocutc man at Sing
Sing prison. where this is the Official
form of execution, yet Logansport
lneman received 1900 volts through
his body and was revived. Even a
higher voltage has proved not to be
fatal in recorded accidents. 1t is
safe to believe MI Edison, who
knows more about electricity, prob
ably, than any other man, when he
says that no one really knows much
about it.-lndianapolis Star.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-14
"GOI\G SOME
From Goldendale to MaryhiIl in very
Fast Time

Ltli. Miller is gazing a reputation for
some" in these parts Last
Mun-,dy he had series mishaps
landing party in Maryhill in tine
for the morning train, a tire blowout
and one breakdown landed him in
Goldendale with but 81 minutes to
reach MarYhll with his party lie
had his brothers machine. and our
county clerks auto sure joY-ridd2d
around the turns and burned the
trails between Goldendale and Mary
hill The trip was made in thirty
minutes to the dot, leaving a minute
for the occupants to get their
breath and recover their bearings
They waited the minute for the big
5. p, G. S. train to come roaring
around the curve, but there was no
roar. The station agent informed
them the train was half an hour late
and the air was considerably warm
or than the bearings of the mach
Inc in which the sensational run was
mad Seiitii==>el