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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
MOXEE CITY

MOXEE CITY, Nov. 1s.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Nelson spent Wednesday in
North Yakima. ls.t.
Walter Pitt, of Alberta. Canada. is
visiting old friends here. We are glad
to welcome him back l....
The Commercial club will entertain
at Differs hall, Nov II. The feature
of the evening will be dancing.
Guy Nelson is visiting at his ola
home, Pomeroy. .s
Mr. and Mrs. Shannon were Yakima
guests Wednesday.
The Grange will meet Nox "A IL
the Hoosier Band hall. The hall has
recently been ceiled and a new stove
installed. literary program will be
rendered and the question of the prof
its of apple growing VS.. that of alfalfa
will be debated by Mr. Shannon and
Mr.. Clulow, with their assistants.
Mrs. Shelter has returned to Pom
cry. Her husband is still in the val
ley looking for a place on which tc
locate
G. D. Foster is drilling a well for
Mr.. Foster
Lao Higley has secured an extern
sion of time on his desert claim until
the completion of the Highline ditch
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
RUMOR OF INTERFERENCE
Persistent Report That Japan or Rus
STA Had Landed Troops

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Reiterat-
ed rumors that Japan or Russia or
some other large nation had landed
lal sc forces of troops in China. or
was modifying troops for that pur-
pose failed to create a ripple of ex-
element in the state department Re
c ntly the department was sounded
by foreign countries on the subject
what should be done in a military way
in China to meet the developm ents OF
the revolution, and while the result
o. the inquiries was not made public
1t was of a character that officials
here expect no Independent action
without consultation among the pow
ers
No confirmation has been received
here of the report that missionaries
were killed in Shen 81 province. Ac-
cording to the American consul at
Hankow the rebel attack failed, but
rebel gunboats silenced the batteries
protecting the rear of the imperial
army
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
PIP. AND |. COMPANY
MAKES IMPROVEMENT
Distribution of Current to BE
Made From Satisfaction at
Lincoln Avenue

improvements at the headquarters
of the Pacific Power and Light COM
pany in North Yakima are going
ahead fast. BY the first of December
IL the Juice" will be distributed from
the Lincoln avenue power house, and
all the apparatus will be removed from
the company's building at the corner
of Second and streets This will
put the handling of the lights and
power for the whole city at the new
sub-station.
The high tension lights and power
for the whole city at the new sub
station, where an immense converter
has been installed. Much needed
space for the company's office in this
city will be made by the removal Of
the apparatus from the downtown
building. AS much of the apparatus
as can not be used will be shipped to
kennewick, the company's central
store house. AS soon as this is out
of the way, the whole first floor of
the building will be fixed up for the
office force, which is badly crowded
at present.
Bids for the building of a four-room
cottage at the intake at the mouth Of
the Tieton for the head gate tender
have been advertised for. The fam
lily of the tender have been living in
tent during the summer and the
company found it necessary to build
a comfortable home to shelter them
during the coming winter.
N. L. Young, superintendent of gen.
Grafton and distribution, with head
quarters at Kennewick, is dead as
result from fall from a pole. He
had charge of the whole division and
until his successor is appointed Local
Manager Andrus at Kennewick, and
all the other officials, by co-opera-
ton, will handle the work that de-
volved on the late superintendent.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
AIiTANCM

AHTANUM, Nov. 1S.--Mrs. Harvey
Plum and Mrs Louise Henderson were
hostesses for the Kensington club on
Thursday afternoon at the home of
the latter Before the program was
begun a letter was read by Mrs Mel
vim from Mrs. Chandler, who has been
in Seattle with her son for some time
The current events given by members
were unusually interesting. Mrs.
Read followed with a paper on Cen
trail America, written from observation
and information obtained during a
A short article was read by Mrs. Mel
vim describing the great docks to be
built at the Panama canal The next
meeting of the club will be at the
home of Mrs. Austin on Thursday,
Nov. %.
Miss Miller, who was principal of
our schools last year, was visiting the
schools on Tuesday.
Mr.. Bell, Miss Gentry, Miss Mosier
and Mr.. Merl Carson were entertained
at dinner by Rev. and Mrs. Umstead
on Thursday evening.
Minor Gentry has gone to Dayton
on business. The family expect his
return for Thanksgiving.
Rev. Laningham, of the Home
Finders Association, will preach at
the Ahtanum church on this Sunday
morning.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
ZILIIAH

ZILLAH, Nov. 2O-Mr. Lockett is
entertaining his brother from Onta-
rio, Oregon, this week.
Mr.. Walter Fox is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Fox, and his
many friends in this district this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Haines were
North Yakima visitor Tuesday.
j. N. Fourier, local representative
of the John B. Cancelmo Fruit Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa. left for Spokane to
attend the National Apple Show.
Mrs. Alva Morris of the Ahtanum
was visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. G.. Frakes and family the first of
the week.
Mr.. Fulton, representative of the
Pacific Power & Light Co., was pres
ent at the council meeting Monday
night with a franchise which looked
reasonable to the officials to the Off
Gals of this town.
G. r. Gochnour, an auctioneer from
Sunnyside. was in town Wednesday
looking up the question of Market
Day." which Zillah intends to start in
the near future.
Mrs. Wallie Dalton and and daugh-
ter Thelma of Toppenish were visit
ing at the home of j. G. Frakes and
family on Thursday.
The stork has visited the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. Rasmussen and left
the sweetest bunch of humanity that
ever gladdened any home. Both
mother and child are doing nicely.
Rev. T. ]. Hazleton of Portland. Or,
will preach in the Christian church
Sunday morning at this place.
The death angel visited the home Of
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
GRANDVIEW

GRANDVIEW, Nov. 20.-Grand-
view high school football team de-
feated the Kennewick high school
team Friday by score of II to 5.
The game was played at Kennewick
during violent wind storm.
The town has bought a fire appa-
ratus to fulfill a temporary need in
case of fire until the city water sys-
tenn has been installed.
j. II. Stuckrath, who has been con-
fined to his bed with pneum onia for
the past three weeks is improving.
Mrs. Stuckrath is taking his place in
the Belma school,
Rev Perry, district superintendent
of The Dalles District of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, gave Grand
view his first official visit Sunday. Mr..
Perry was formerly located at Sunny
side, and is well known throughout
the Yakima valley
NJ. Gamble, manager of the st.
-'"ul x Ia onla Lumber yards in the
eastern : 2$hlngton system, was in
GA 2GyieW Saturday
a-r. a-;d MIS-. c. b. Barndt enter
tairo in A- .or Of b. Hines Thursday
e. nA."C q. Hines is member of
y 20 - il 'aam and very popular
.t"l., people. He left Sat-
49, -s...Craia to spend the
el@ sr. ~
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
STEEL CORPORATION
HALTS INVESTIGATION
Counsel for Corporation Raises
Point That Committee Is E.x-
ceeding Its Authority

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-When
the special committee of inquiry of
house in the United States Steel Cor
poration met today to resume its
hearings it was confronted by obec-
lions into the continuance of its work
made ION behalf of the steel corpora
tion by its counsel, on the ground that
the government has brought a suit
against the corporation for violation
of the antitrust law
Counsel based objection on the
phrase of the original resolution
passed by congress directing the COM
mittee to investigate violations not
prosecuted by the executive officers of
the government.
After the committee, six members
of whom were present, had deliber-
ated several hours, the chairman an
nounced they had unanimously de-
cided to defer action on the disputed
point until the full committee had re-
assembled and in the meantime would
proceed with the examination of wit
nesses already summoned to testify
on various subjects connected with
the violation of the interstate COM
merce laws.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
BIDS ON FIRE
AUTOMOBILES

auto fire outfit, was the only one to
bid on the aerial truck ladder and
hose motor car for which $1O,455O
was bid.
At the opening of the bids, repre-
sentatives of some of the auto COM
panies were present and they asked
for an opportunity to explain person
ally to the members of the commits
sion the points of their respective
machines, but Mayor Splawn quietly
told them they would consider the
bids and if the agents help was de-
sired they would be called for. Mon
day afternoon there was no session
of the commission, but the mem bers
got together and with the help of
George c. Arrowsmith, of the Pacific
Power and Light company and Fire
Chief Dawson, tabulated the points
of the various machines from the
specifications noted in each bid, thus
arriving at the choice of the most ef-
ficient machine at the best price Only
once was an agent called in, when Mr.
Arrowsmith wished some point in re-
spect to his machine explained
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
IN INTERNATIONAL PEACE
FROM NORTH YAKIMA
CONTINUED from first page)

Washington state will figure as an
international peace ia ctor judging
from the way the problem is being
taken up and pushed by a certain de-
nomination here. Some time ago an
able paper on the subject of interna-
tional peace was read at a meeting of
the Ministerial alliance of North Yak
ina. The paper was highly COM
mended and the proposals made by it's
author, Rev. W. H. Selleck, pastor of
the First M. f. church, that the ques-
ton be taken up by the church broth
erhoods, was taken up by at least one
denomination
At the last meeting of the Congre-
of Rev. E. A. King, the paper was
read by Rev. NJ. Selleck. 1t made
such an impression that the pastor of
the church, Rev. E. A. King, and DIR.
H. H. Skinner, secretary of the club,
were appointed a committee with in
structions to communicate with the
other Congregational Brotherhoods in
Washington and obtain their co-op-
Grafton in the work of spreading the
gospel.
Within the past week Mr.. King had
occasion to go to Spokane in connec-
ton with a state meeting of his mis-
sionary board and he was present at a
banquet of the Brotherhood of West
minister Congregational church. He
was requested to speak and made in
ternational peace the subject of his
remarks. There the question was
taken up and will be pushed among
the members of other brotherhoods,
letters will be written, especially to
Senators Jones and Poindexter, urging
action, and other means taken to bring
the whole question before the people.
State President McAllister of the
Congregational Brotherhoods, who is
at Seattle, will take the matter up
with the organizations there and in
Tacoma as will as elsewhere on the
Sound. Coming back from Spokane
Mr. King stopped at Pasco and at
tended the meeting of a Congrega-
tional Brotherhood there. He was
pleased to learn that they had already
considered the matter. without know
ing of the concerted action of others
and had arranged to have a talk on
that subject last Monday night.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
PERSONAL MENTION

Ure Itakus, who formerly lived in
North Yakima and conducted q res
taurant here, but who later went to
the Klondike, was in town Monday
visiting some of his countrymen.
Harry Jones, son of Senator Welsey
L. Jones is visitor in the city having
come over from Seattle where he is
engaged in business.
Mrs. E. c. Hill OF the Mckee is In
i'll health and though she has rested
and taken such treatment as was
thought best does not appear to i'm
prove. Her friends will greatly regre!
to hear of her i'll health.
Murray B. Miles who has been i'll
with pneumonia has oonsiderab bly, inn
proved in health
The young son, aged about three
years, of A. e East fell from a side
walk Sunday and broke one of his
arms.
Mrs. Joseph Stephenson left Sunday
afternoon for Seattle where she will
spend the winter with her daughters,
Mrs. Will Prater.
Mrs. D. H Leach who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. J. H. Fraser
leaves for her home in Albany, Ore
gon, today
Mrs. Rebeeoa Kendall of Portland,
who has been visiting VITA . he family
of w. II. Selliok, left last night to re-
turn home over the O.-W. r. & N.
lines.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
TELLS TALE
OF TARR|NG
Members of the Gang Give De-
tails of the Outrage to Court
duplicating the Accused
WEALTHY MEN WERE
AMONG THE. CROWD
Unfortunate Girl Was Decoyed
Into the Trap Set for Her and
Subjected to the Most Humil-
iating Punishment

LINCOLN CENTER, Kan, Nov. 20.
While the young victim sat motion
less, betraying not the least sign of
a tear, Chester Anderson, a laborer
related to the jury this afternoon the
startling story of how ten men, him.
self being one, dragged Miss Mary
Chamberlain from a buggy and ad-
ministered coat of tar to her naked
body. Under cross examination An
derson admitted he had never heard
any gossip against Miss Chamb erlain
and said his part in the tarring fol-
lowed talk on the day of the party
when he so testified. refused to decoy
the girl out himself but arranged to
get Ed Ricord to do it.
He said he was forced to laugh at
the scene of tarring, for there stood
Everett Clark, wealthy miller, with
a gunnysack over his head through
which eyes and breathing holes had
been punched and by his side Jay
Fitwater, his head covered with a mail
bag. Anderson said when Ricord and
Miss Chamberlain drove up he and
Delbert Kindelsparger stepped into
the road pointing toy pistol at
them and halted the pair.
Two masked men, said Anderson,
came up and took Mary out of the
buggy. Another man held the tar
can. Anderson said two of the men
were Everette Clark and Fitzwater.
the third he did not know, ION what
part of the body did they put the
tar?" Anderson was asked "On the
lower limbs, as near as 1 could tell"
he replied.
Anderson said that after the act
was accomplished, Miss Chamberlain
was helped into her clothes and with
the tar dripping from them got into
the buggy and went away with Ric-
ord. ALT Lindermuth, one of Ander-
sons companions. corroborated the
testimony.
Just before the adjournment Ri
cord was called. He recounted his act
of decoying Miss Cham berlain to take
a ride. His account of being held
up" is similar to that of Andersons
After the tarring he said he and Miss
Chamberlain drove back to Shaody
Bend.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
One Man to Rule Canal

WASHINGTON Mann bill for
the operation of the Panama canal
and the government of the canal zone
will be urged for passage in congress
this session by the administration.
This bill has been found satisfactory
to the War Department and with
the approval of these officials the en-
tire strength of the adminstra ton will
be exerted in favor of the measure
The bill is particularly pleasing to the
War Department. because it provides
for a one-man government of the zone
and emphasizes the military aspect
of the canal.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
Exhibit johnson Silver Gun

There is on exhibition in the WIN
dow of the store of the Leckey Jewel
ry house the silver cup won by Robert
johnson as second prize in the contest
at the American Land and Irrigation
exposition at New York. The cup ar
rived Monday from st. Paul and will
be shown here before it is taken back
to st. Paul, together with the money
and cup won by Mrs. Rowland, to be
shown at the land show there. The
johnson cup which is a handsome sill
Yer affair a foot high and mounted on
a four-inch ebony base, is inscribed as
follows: Second prize award to Rob
J. johnson of North Yakima, Wash.
for best display of twenty five boxes
apples at the American Land and Irri-
CATION Exposition at New York. N. Y.
Nov. 15 to IL. 1911. Competition open
to the world, presented by NORTHERN
Pacific railway Co."
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
Switch to Old Line

OLYMPIA, Nov. 17.-With ]. H.
Shively, state insurance commissioner
the Bankers Life Association has filed
papers announcing that the name of
that corporation has been changed
to the Bankers Life Company, and
that it will hereafter adopt the old
line legal reserve basis and write no
more assessment policies.
This announcement means that the
largest assessment company in the
United States has switched over to
the old line basis. The company now
has 241,S43 policies in force and
$4S3,6S6,000 worth of insurance. The
outstanding policies are not affected
by the change, but no more assess
ment policies will be written by the
company.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
SUNNYSIDE

SUNNYSIDE, Nov. 1s.--Wm. D.
Hans, who lived east of town, died
on Thursday morning of Bright's dis
ease. Mr. Hans was the ditch rider
and was popular among the water
users. His sisters, Mrs. Clark and
Mrs. Elliott, of Salem, Oregon, and
his brother, George, Of Granger, ar
rived on Tuesday and besides the wife
and six children the oldest of which
is twelve years, were present to the
last at his bedside. The funeral was
held from the Federated church on
Saturday, Rev. Burgess officiating also
with l. o. o. F. honors.
Miss Helen Emerson went to Out
look on Friday to care for Mrs. Gard
ner until the return of Mr.. Gardner,
who is on a huntin grip in Montana
Mrs. NJ. Wilson left on Monday for
visit in Seattle, where Mr.. Wilson
will join her later and after a two
months trip they will return to Sum
nyside. They have leased their ranch
east of town.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
GRANGER

GRANGER, Nov. 2o.-Mayor w. l..
Barker, who together with his wife,
has been absent from Granger for
the past five months travelling in
southern California, returned Thurs
day morning. Mrs. Barker remained
in California with their little baby
daughter, who came to them while
they were in Los Angeles.
A new mail service has been inaug-
urated over the Northern Pacific rail-
way. Mail for the lower valley towns
that formerly went to North Yakima
first, now goes from here to these
towns. This service is a great i'm
provement over the old system, and
will surely help to expedite business
matters in the lower valley towns.
Chas. F. Bailey, who represents
Calhoun, Denny & Ewing in Granger,
just returned this morning from a six
weeks absence in Oakland, California
where he has been visiting with his
family who reside there
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22

The Yakima river is high and ia
rising. Another foot will carry It
above the newly constructed roadways
in the Selah, in some places. The
weather has been very warm in the
hills, where considerable snow had
fallen, and the water has been COM
ing down more rapidly than it could
make its way through the Selah gap
H. Stanley Coffin was called up by
phone Monday morning and advised
to move band of sheep that he has
in the Selah the probability being that
unless removed at once that they
would be marooned. 1t is expected
that after such day as yesterday the
water will be very high today unless
the weather had stiffened up consider
ably in the hills
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
Lives in Four States

HUTCHINSON, Kan.-When Fred
Terror, stockman, registered at the
Chalmers Hotel one night recently he
had to stop and scratch his head and
think a moment before he could tell
exactly whether he is from Colorado
New Mexico, Arizona or Utah. So he
registered from Kansas City.
Mr.. Terrons ranch lies in all four
states, and his ranch house stands
exactly on the point where the four
states come together. He cats his
meals in Colorado; he sleeps in Utah
his best room" is in New Mexico
and his kitchen extends over into
Arizona
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-11-22
INDIAN HIGH FINANCE
AS PRACT|CED HERE
Young Umatilla Had No Money in
Bank But Drew Checks Be-
cause He Thought 1t o. K.

Peter Simpson, an Indian charged
with forgery, who pleaded guilty, ha:
been sentenced BY Judge Preble to the
Walla Walla penitentiary for from one
to twenty years. His was rather ar
unusual case. When arraigned, the
prisoner stood dumb before the judge
refusing to speak when asked to plead
and a to whether he wanted a lawyer
appointed. Finally he raised his face
and said Have no m Money There
upon Judge Preble appointed Attorney
Floyd Hatfield to take his case.
Attorney Hatfield found a strange
state of affairs when he conferred
with his client who is a Umatilla In
dian twenty yearsof age and in bad
condition because of disease The
story he got from the young Indian,
unsophistocated, and with no knowl-
erge of business methods, indicated to
the mind of the attorney his inno-
cence of any intention to commit
crime. Considering his condition, af-
ter consultation with Judge Preble,
the attorney advised his client to plead
guilty.
Pathetic Story
The Indians story is rather pathei-
lie in the ignorance displayed. He
said that some time ago his uncle,
who owed him $40, gave him a check
for that amount on the Elmira State
bank The Indian, who had learned
to write when at school. was told by
his uncle that the check was good
money" when signed on the back and
this the young Indian found to be
true when he cashed the check. He
thought that must be a good way to
get money, so he wrote to the Elmira
State bank and asked how much a
check book would cost. Receiving a
reply that it was free, Peter asked
for and received one. Then his ca
reer as a financier began. He stated
to his attorney that he first wrote
eleven checks, but that they were mo
good" so later he tried again and
with more success as the sequel of the
story shows. His brother got drunk
and Peter made out some checks and
obtained money on them to bail him
out with. When those who cashed
the checks found they were no good
there being no funds in the Elmira
bank, the young Indian was arrested
Mr.. Hatfield listened to the story in
amazement and asked whether he ever
had any money in the Elmira bank
and he replied mo money in the
bank; me want money; see whiteman
sign check and l do so too" Mr.. Hat
field said he found absolutely no in
tent to commit crime