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The Washington times., 1911-04-10
CHAMBERS FEARED,
BUT EXPERTS WAIT
.OUTCOME OF TESTS
Will Be Several Days Before
Bureau Decides Riding
Club Case. ~

Several days will have to elapse be-
fore the Bureau Of Animal Industry.
of the Department of Agriculture. Will
be able to determine IL the valuable
driving horse, the property of the Rid
ing Club of Washington, has glanders.
The bureau now has the animal under
observation. but the experts there were
unable to state today whether the horss
was afflicted with the contagious dis
ease of glanders or not. If the bureau
finds the horse has the glanders 1t will
be destroyed SO thei disease will not
spread. There Is no fear that the other
horses in the stable have contracted
any disease as they were all segregated
as soon as the first horse was supected
of having the disease.
In the abence of DR.. A. d. Melvin,
chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry,
his assistant. DIR. A. NJ. Harrington,
said "the horse at the Riding Club was
reported to us, and DIR. r. w. Hick-
man, head of the bureau for suppression
Of contagious animals, visited the stable
and the animal Is now under observa-
ton. 1t will take two or three days be-
fore Ii can De ascertained IL the horse
Is infected and until the test Is compile
ted nothing definite will be known.
"If the horse has a case of glanders
there is nothing for us to do under the
law but have 1t killed 50 the disease will
not spread. At the present time there
is no epidemic of glanders among horses
In the District"
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
TOKYO DEAF T0CRY
AGAINST REPAIRING
BURNED VICE HAUNT
japanese to Reconstruct
Worlds Largest
Tenderloin.

s TOKYO, April 10.-Already a cry fs be-
ing raised by some of the reformers
against the rebuilding of Tokyos IA
nous yoshiwara, the largest licensed
courtesan quarter In the world, which
was destroyed by fire. 1t is improbable.
however. that any attention will be
paid to the request, as the Japanese
authorities are convinced that the sys-
tenn of seSregating, licensing, and regu-
lating this form of vice is the best plan.
The loss from yesterdays fire will
reach s10,0o000O. Although most Of the
buildings were frame, many of them
were filled with the most beautiful fur
nishings to be found in Tokyo. and hun
dredC Of the inmates of the quarter had
costly jewelry which was destroyed.
Five thousand houses were burned,
including several hospitals which the
government maintained in the quarter.
Two of the injured women died today.
There are five other licensed yoshiwaras
in Tokyo, and hundreds of those made
homeless by the fire are fiocking Unto
them.
The firemen and officials today be-
gan search of the ruins for the
bodies of women who lost their lives.
II is believed certain that a number
perished in their burning homes, but
there Is a wide difference Of opinion as
to the number some saying there were
less than a dozen while other officials
insist at least 100 were burned.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
"Stogie" Thompson to
Be Out Soon, Is Hope

"Stogie'' Thompson expects within the
next few days to be out of Emergency
Hospital. where he has lain for the last
two years with broken back. Thomp-
son, before his injury. was well known
as a local athlete. He was hurt when
he fell from a scaffold. about twenty
feet to the ground, on January II. 1909.
Physicians at Emergency Hospital say
today that ThompsOn's condition Is
bearing out their prediction made Sat
urday, that the young man will regain
the use Of at least one of his legs. al
though they doubt that he will ever be
able to play basketball again.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
THIRD PARTY TALK
NOW DYING DOWN
Progressves Have Gained Wider If Not Controlling,
Influence In Congress- and Election of Progress
sive President Is Looked For
By JOHN SNURE.

Third party talk is much less rife in
Washington today, whether in Senate
and House circles or in purely political
circles, than II was a few months ago.
AS things stand now, comparatively
few politicians. look for a serious third
party movement in the near future.
While 1t is recognized that such move
ment may spring up at any time and
gain tremendous proportions, the symp-
toms of 1t are less pronounced than
they were for some weeks after the
elections last fall. -
The reason why this is so is found in
the fact that the progressives are In
the ascendant just at present both in
the Republican and the Democratic
parties. The progressive element in
each party is hopeful of controlling 1t
or, If not gaining actual control. of ex-
ercising a much larger influence than
ever before.
Symptoms of growing progressive
strength may easily be discerned at
both ends of the Capitol. The reac-
tionary influence is on the wane and the
insurgent influence is getting greater
and greater. This is true as to both
parties. The probabilities are that 1t
will be conclusively shown in the legis-
lation that is worked out in the extra
session of Congress.
Hold Balance of Power.
In the Senate the Republican pro-
gressives actually hold the balance Of
power. In the last analysis. any legis-
lation that goes through in this Con-
gress must have their approval. The
only exception to that would be in the
event that enough regular Republicans
and reactionary Democrats united to
control the situation. But the indica-
tions are that as to most matters az
legislation the progressive Republicans
will find enough Democrats united with
them to constitute a majority. y
AS to the Democratic side Of the Sem
ate, the Democrats of the progressive
cent election of senator Martin, a reac-
tionary, as leader of the minority, does
not seem to indicate this. But Martin
could not have been elected had not Cul-
berson. John Sharp Williams and Clarke
of Arkansas, men who are ranked as
anti-Bailey and progressive, voted for
him. They have brought some criti-
cism on themselves by doing this, but
offer the excuse that they got them
selves tied up by pledges before the fight
against Martin developed.
Progressives Control Democrats.
Seventeen votes were counted against
Martin. including the vote of Shively.
who was absent from the caucus through
illness. Had Culberson, Williams and
Clarke voted with the progressives, as
they will be found doing on legislative
questions. the progressives would have
The Washington times., 1911-04-10

! been in control. Bryan of Florida will
doubtless be found voting generally with
| the progressives, and so II Is quite clear
that the progressive Democrats are go
ing to control on their side Of the cham
ber.
On th~ House side. progressive policies
are going to obtain The Democrati9
leaders are showing a decided tnclina-
ton to get away from the influence OF
the reactionary Democratic leaders. The
Ways and Means Democrats In making
up the committees did not do all the out
and out progressives of the House DEM
ocratic wing wanted.
The appointment of Fitzgerald to the
chairmanship of Appropriations, the Sc
lection of Adamson for the chalrmanship
of Interstate Commerce, and several
other committee selections of a conspic-
uous sort were calculated to weaken the
whole, Champ Clark, Representative
Underwood, and the other men who are
really running the House, are displaying
the political acumen to follow in pro-
gressive path rather than a reactionary
one.
Influence of Bryan.
lfot a little of the progressive dis
position of the House and Senate Demo-
Gratis is to be ascribed to the insistence
of William Jenr 'ngs Bryan that the
Democrats fight s-.y of the reactionaries.
What has all this to do with the third
party movement? 1t has this much to
do with 1t, that If there is a third party
formed 1t will be formed by discon-
tented progressives, Republican and
Democrat, who cannot get what they
want in either of the old parties.
So long as the progressives see a
tendency in one or the other of the old
parties to be progressive, the third party
movement is not likely to crystallize.
Talk among progressive members In
both parties concerning the third party
this trend, that If President Taft were
renominated by the Republicans in 1872
and Judson Harmon were named by the
Democrats, then II would be time for
the progressiyes or rL1nsurgents Of both
parties to take to the woods and form
a new party.
Progressive President Forecast.
But, they have been saying, II the
Republicans should name Taft and the
Democrats Woodrow Wilson or Champ
Clark. then progressives generally would
be content to vote for Clark or Wilson.
On the other hand. If Harmon should
be named and a progressive like Cum
minis or La Toilette nominated by the
Republicans, then progressives of both
parties would drift to the progressive
nominee.
AS the situation now stands. Presi-
dent Taft is likely to be renominated.
And on the Democratic side the chances
favor Wilson or Clark. In the event
that Presidential politics takes this
shape, no third party movement Of
serious proportions need be looked for.
President Taft will get little of the
progressive following, and most of II will
go to Clark or Wilson and probably
elect him.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Kleiner Rites Tomorrow;
Interment at Arlington

Funeral services for John ]. kleiner,
of Berwyn, Md, a civil war veteran
and a resident of Washington for
twenty years. will be held at the under
taking establishment of ]. William Lee,
S32 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inter
ment will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Mr.. Kleiner was the senior member
OF the real estate firm Of John j.
Kleiner & Co, 6O2 F street northwest.
He is survived by his wife and son,
John j. Kleiner, jr.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
DR.. Marie J. Cushing Is
Dead in Massachusetts,

DR.. Marie ]. Gushing, aged seventy
six years. who practiced medicine for
many years in Washington and New
ark, died in her home. at Lynn, Mass,
yesterday.
Martin Thompson, of England. After
her husband died she took up the study
Of medicine at the Bellevue Hospital,
in New York, and practiced after grad
uation. She is survived by a son and
danQhfar
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Triple Alliance Is in
Conference on Albania

LONDON, April 1o-A dispatch to
the Dalziel agency from Rome says that
the powers composing the triple alli-
ance, Germany, Austria, and italy. and
the triple entente. England. France. and
Russia, are comforting regarding inter-
fering to prevent the Albanian revolt
from endangering Europe's peace.
The danger lies in the charge that
several Balkan states are backing the
Albanians.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
In the Spring Time

The time when weak spots develop. Consul
Dr. Samuel the eye specialist without charge. Glass
es, II needed will be fitted and guaranteed for thre
years, for little $780,
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Divorces Barred From
King Georges Court

LONDON, April 1o-Divorcees are ex-
cluded from the court Of King George
v, who has revived the order relaxed
during the reign of King Edward.
Queen Victoria originally made the
ruling against divorced persons.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Construction Starts On
New Church Here Today

Construction begins today of the new
Sc, 1000 Metropolitan Baptist Church, az
Sixth and A streets northeast, to be
COMPLETED October /. Razing of the old
church on the site has been finished.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Fifty Barnard Girls
Held iE Quarantine

NEW YORK, April 10.-Fifty girl
students at Barnard College are to be
held in quarantine through Easter Sum
day because of the discovery of a scarlet
fever case in their dormitory.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
BloWflies Models
For Airship Builders

Blowfiies are good models for aero
planes, according to a report published
by the Smithsonian Institution of ten
year investigation of flying organs Of
insects and birds by Prof. Won Lenden-
field, Of Prague University.
The Washington times., 1911-04-10
Slight Earthquake at
Rome Does No Damage

ROME, April 10.-A slight earthquake
occurred today, occasioning great ex-
citement, but did no damage.
The midland journal., 1911-12-29
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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-19
Benefit TONIGHT

Follow the crowd this evening, to
the Princess Theatre, where the best
show of the year will be given un-.
der the auspices of the Nile Club.
Among the several films of unusual
attraction is "The Twin Cinder-
alias" a little romance which will
appeal to "all the world that loves
a lover.'' The members of the
Twin City Philharmonic Orchestra
of steen pieces, have been devoting
every spare minute for the past two
weeks to practice for their perform
ance tonight, which promises to be
spectacular in the extreme. The
city's famous singers will be there
and it is confidently expected that
Misses Griffeth, Gravenslund, and
Cooper, will make good their in
tentions of favoring the audience
with solos. The Nile girls ask you
to come and have a smile or two.
Slip them a quarter and an evening
OF first class entertainment is yours.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-19
MEMORIAL DAY

Memorial Day will be celebrated
this year in Kennewick with the
ministers of the city and the ladies
of the Relief Corps in charge. A
meeting was held Saturday after
noon in the Reed Hall for the pur-
pose of making plans for the day
and although there was not a large
attendance, some preparations were
made and Rev. Fraser was appoint
ed chairman of the committee on
arrangements. The old soldiers
graves in the cemetary will be dec
grated in the forenoon by the G. A.
R. and delegation from the
Woman's Relief Corps. At noon
the old soldiers and their wives
will be guests of honor at banquet
which will be held in the basement
of the Presbyterian Church. At
three in the afternoon, exercises
will take place at one of the churches.
The official program of the day will
be printed next week and it the
earnest wish of the committee that
the citizens will take hold of the
matter and make the day the success
it ought to be.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-19
|OUR BERRIES
FIRST AS USUAL
First Crate to Spokane Brings
Fifteen Dollars Season
Very Backward

The first crate of Northwestern
grown strawberries to reach the big
markets thisyear were shipped from
Kennewick to Spokane last Satur-
day by the Yakima Valley Fruit
Growers Association. The crate
brought the shippers SIS.
By once more getting the first
berries to market, Kennewick has
maintained her reputation for earli.
ness, and, although the cold, back
ward spring has made the initial
shipment about two weeks later
than previous years, it seems that
these conditions are general through
out the Northwest.
Shipments during the past week
have been much slower than they
should have been. The cool, cloudy
weather has prevented ripening,
but the generous showers of the
past few days would indicate that
the berries will be of unusual size
when once the real summer weather
comes to put the finishing touch
of red upon them.
From so to 100 crates per day
have been brought to the warehouses
during the week on which the price
has ranged from $500 down to 81 90.
The shippers expect to begin to
take in about 1000 crates per day
if warm weather continues over
Sunday, and car-lot shipments will
be in order before the close of next
week. Manager de Regt of the
Fruit Growers Association estimates
the years pick at 10000 crates.
The Fruit Growers Association
have the addition to their ware
house completed and are ready for
the rush. Manager Collins of The
Chas. H. Collins Co. reports that
about so crates of gooseberries per
day have been shipped by his firm
during the past week.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-19
SMALL BlAzEs, QUICKLY OUT

The fire department and a large
representation of the citizens of the
city have rallied twice this week in
response to the fire alarm. The
first fire was in the Story residence
on Washington street, at present
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Wheaton, and was caused by trash
in the wood box, back of the kitchen
stove catching the sparks from the
CRATE. The fire was discovered first
by Mrs. Wheaton,, who was lying
down with a headache, in an up
stairs room. and the alarm was
turned in. The Story brothers
we're in the house at the time and
Clifford Story, with the aid OF a few
buckets OF water, beat the firemen
to the job and averted further
trouble.
Monday afternoon the hook and
ladder brigade had another merry
rde and this time the residence of
John Shinn was their destination.
MISS Della Shinn had been. ironing
with the electric iron upstairs when
ner brother came home and told
her there would be no more current
on during the day, so she did not
oetach the iron or turn off the cur
rent. Later she left the house and
iio one was at home when the neigh
oors saw the smoke. They succeed
ca IN putting out the blaze without
'ne aid of the department and 40
serious damage was done, other
'llan burning up the ironing board
and a new dresser.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-19
RUDkIN REELECTED

John J. Rudkin was reelected a
member of the council at Tuesday
Hishts meeting. His resignation
u TWO weeks ago had been accepted
" the mayor and took effect Just
PREVIOUS to the granting of the
"a'er franchice to the n. P. |. Co., ,
\, VI winch Mr.. Rudkin is manager.
'' hudkln's services to the city
az aS councilman have been very valu-
saae sOle and his Reelection by his as
s0c,ates Was unanimous.
AN. An ordinance provided for. a
v u,sliiazatlon of the health board
Tbs bs passed at the last meeting.
dn me new board will be made up OF
o.h "ae member of the council and two
Tba ,els TO be appointed by the mayor.
10 'e heaIth officer will hereafter ais,
q app aIppolnted by the mayor instead
erected as heretofore.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-19
EARL ROSE SETTLES DOWN

X. e. Bowers this week received
letter from his old chum, Earl B.
Rose, whom he had not heard from
since leaving him in Portland a
couple OF years ago. The letter is
from Carlstadt, Alberta, and the
writer says that he is married, lead
ing the simple life and enjoying a
surprising state of domestic felicity
upon 800 acres Of the Kings do
main in that province.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-19
Vote TO ANNEx;'
LIBRARY LOSES
c;r's Area Increased and Special
Lew Defeated at Saturdays
Election

The proposition to annex terri
n the north and east and to
the south and west of the city's
boundaries, carried easily at the
.necial election held last Saturday.
The vote was favorable to annexa-
t;on both inside the precinct and at
The polling places in the outlying
territory, the - voters in the. Ohm
sted territory voting solidly for an
neration. Inside the city the vote
stood AS to Is for annexation and
the territory to the east chose to
come within the fold by a vote OF
81 to ..
While no tax income from the
added territory will be at the city's
DISPOSAL before February, 1913, it is
the intention of the council to keep
their prediction pleages and to
rush street Improvements in the
new area as rapidly as possible.
The special tax levy of one and
one-half mills for the support OF the
public library was defeated, by a
vote of 81 to 81. This of course is
great disappointment to the IL
brary board who had hoped to be
able to secure means to put the in
stitution on a solid financial basis.
No meeting of the trustees has been
held since the election, so it is not
known what course they will follow.
It is likely that the reading room
will be closed and that the books
will be moved to location where
they can be open to the public
one or two days a week, and the ex-
penses thus cut to come within the
small monthly appropriation now
being received from the city.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-19
PROSSER COMPANY WINS PRIZE

Captain J. Kelly DePriest's S
crack drill team carried off first
prize in competitive drill at the
Knights of Pythias grand lodge at
Seattle Oh Tuesday. 1t took the
judges two hours to decide that the
Prosser company had the best OF
the Tacoma Knights, who took
second place. Bellingham took
third prize and Enumclaw fourth.
The prizes were s4OO, $500, 5000,
and $1OO.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-19
MARRIED

Earl X. Montrose and Miss Ora
Lee Crump were married at the
home of the brides parents, in
Horse Heaven, Sunday, May IA.
Rev. Burgess, of Smnyside, per
formed the ceremony. About 70
invited guests were present. Many
pretty and useful gifts We're received
bv the young married couple.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-05-19
HOVER FRUIT IS
EARLY THIS YEAR
Quite Remarkable Showing of Well
Formed Orchard Products at
Local Office

The Hover Land company's office
became the center of attraction
Wednesday assoon as it was learned
that display of Hover grown fruit
was on exhibition there, under the
superintendence of C. Vo)ivia, one
of the prosperous farmers of the
lower valley. Apricots, halfgrown,
pears, peaches, apples, plums, wal
nuts and almonds thickly clustered
on branches freshly cut from the
trees, were spread out for inspec-
ton. All of the fruit showed a
wonderfully advanced stage of
growth for this time of the season
and ripe gooseberries and currants,
which were we'll formed, completed
the display. Thealmonds and wal
nuts were of interest to the visitors.
They were grown on five-year-old
trees in the orchard of L. J. Dimick
located at the extreme south end OF
of the canal. Other growers who
contributed were VIM. Mcclure,
Chas. Leibert, F. d. Parker, Jim
Doyle, R. NJ. Cash, T. H. Dry, F.
B. Doublaar and E. D. Spicer.
With the exception of Mr.. Leibert
and Mr.. Spicer who smudged twice,
not one of these gentlemen have
had their spring slumbers disturbed
by Nightmares of the smudge pot,
which little instrument of torture is
as destructive to a good nights sleep
as the mosquito or insomnia. The
ages of the trees average from two
to three years.
Although it has been claimed for
some years that the climatic con-
ditions fourteen miles down the
valley are such that fruit in that
locality will ripen several days
ahead of that which is kennewick
grown, it has never been satisfac-
torily demonstrated until this time
that the temperature is actually
several degrees warmer and the
danger from frost consequently les
sened The situation of many OF
the orchards, under the brow OF the
Horse Heaven Hills, may perhaps
account for this fact, as the winds
are less keen. Two crates of straw
berries were shipped from the patch
of C. c. Cantwell, Sunday. This
patch was small one and the
crates were not made up by outside
contributions. The first kenne-
wick grown berries were shipped by
the Kennewick District Fruit
Growers Association, Saturday and
the crates were made by gathering
them box by box from the various
growers of the surrounding country.
Gooseberries are being shipped daily
by F. B. Dobblaar. If fruit OF
quality and quantity of the samples
which were displayed can be grown
in the lower valley without smudg.
ing and come safely through a season
which has been as unfavorable as
this one, Hover bids fair to shake
off her grave clothes and take he1
place in the limelight as one OF the
most prosperous little communities
in the state. The residents OF oul
little sister town are enthusiastic
over the prospects of the bigges
fruit crop ever known there.
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