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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25
READING MAKETH \ FULL MAN

When the philosopher made this
ter defined idea concerning the art OF
reading than is covered by the gene9'
ally accepted understanding of the
term. For reading as it is practiced
by the multitudes win never make a
full man nor add materially to his
stock of wisdom.
In this age of public libraries and
penny newspapers there is probably
more reading done than at any time
since the dawn of civilizat ton but most
of it is a superficial kind which adds
very little to the sum total of the dis
semination of knowledge. The cur
rent newspaper, current magazine and
current literature is catering to the
light and trivial nothings that are en-
tertaining rather than instructive, and
should perchance. either of the above
classes of periodicals furnish some real
food for thought the average reader
passes it by with a Swimming process
that hits only the high places and gets
only a smattering disconnected view
Of the subject
If reading is to make a full man
ii must be something more than the
skim milk diet that is now being eff
fected by the great majority of peo-
pie. Because the modern newspaper
or magazine is forced to cater to all
classes of readers and seeks to have
something for each it does not follow
that each reader is 10 skim over the
whole menu, giving nibble here anu
a nibble there and ending with men
tai indigestion.
The mental diet should be selected
as well as the physical diet and only
that chosen that can be taken with a
relish. The real reader has lines of
interest and culture and uses the
printed page TO increase his interes,
and broaden his field of view. He
comes to his book with a zest and
lays it down with regret He comes
to it with an open mind willing to
accept another point of view but not
too prone to let the writer do all the
thinkinN To such a one reading
maketh a full man, and length of
Years adds to his pleasure and the
ripeness of his wisdom.
Meanwhile there is the problem of
the mental dyspeptic, and the unwary
youth who is plucking and eating un-
ripe fruit. Some one must compile d
first aid to the injured" for these if
we are not TO conclude that the max
ing of books is not as much of a mem
ace as il is of a blessing.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

The tax reformers who are planning
to do something progressive i'm the
Washington legislature next year had
better give some study to the opera
tons of the Curtin law which has just
report from the State Board of Equal
ization on the law is that the law
promises to be an assured success.
Under its provisions county and state
taxes are separated, and the estimate
is that the taxes for the next year will
show an increase of ten per cent and
will provide more funds for appro-
priation purposes with better equal
ization of tax burdens.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

When the democrats insist on in
augurating a tariff for revenue only,
the people let their memories bark
back to the Cleveland administration
where the democrat tried to put that
theory into practice and say. Never
again" At that time the democrats
tore such large holes in the tariff
wall that American industries went
into the receivers hands and the high
cost of living came tumbling down
but was still as much out of reach OF
the consumer as it was before. There
is a nice balance in the adjustment
between production and consumption
that democratic economists fail to APP
preciate, when they make an indis-
criminate attack upon the American
tariff policy.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25
THE SWEEP OF THE CHINESE
REVOLUTION

The Chinese revolution promises to
be one of the momentous movements
in the history of civilization. The
civilized world is just beginning to ap-
pleciate that mighty forces are at
work behind the rebellion that is now
fomenung the empire, and the
greatest surprise OF all is that the
movement is being directed in a large
measure by the Chinese in the Unit
ed States.
II is now reported that the plans
for the revolution were made in San
Francisco's Chinatown and that the
ssbels have been at work on them
for years. The war chest which is to
provide the sinews of war is replete
with 100000 and the organized
force of the rebel army is placed at
5000 men. The president of the
new republic proclaimed resides at
san Francisco and il is reported that
1000 Chinese will shortly leave this
country TO join the rebels.
That the oldest and most autocratie
government on the face of the globe
should decide TO jump from an empire
10 a republic is seemingly strange but
due, no doubt. TO the seed sown
through the education of Chinese
youth for generation or so in the
United States, Germany and England.
II is said that DR.. sun Yet Sen. VINO is
10 be the provisional president. has
been agitating for Chinese freedom
for awenty years and the present
movement is the elimination of his
efforts.
Young China has been planning for
two decades TO overthrow the empire
to sweep away its inertia and TO make
of the Flowery Kingdom the world
force its position and Importance iusti-
fed. For generation the best brains
of the empire has been educated in
Europe and America They have come
in touch with modern civilization and
have been impressed with its posi-
binties when applied TO their home
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

BILE foot of his holdings will be re-
claimed and made productive as rap
idly as possible to make homes for
settlers who in time will insure the
well being of the mercantile and bus
mess activity OF the town itself Mr..
Harrison urged the owners of lands to
acquire dairy herds, poultry and bees
and proposed cooperation in the dis
posal of produce along the line Of the
Puyallup Berry Raisers organization.
Will Enlarge Pumping Plant
For water to develop his scheme,
Mr.. Harrison will enlarge the Benton
City pumping plant to capacity of
1900 gallons per minute and plans
selling water to adjoining ranchers.
Most of the land to be improved ad-
Joins the claims of E. S. Hudler and
II. H. Andrews to the west and the
Calhoun, Denny & Ewing orchard
tracts on the north. When the i'm
provement shall have been accom-
plished in few weeks, a solid block
Of two sections of land will have been
reclaimed here within twelve months,
with another section under the Kiona
Benton Highlands project to follow in
the spring.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

In deciding that the queue must go
the Chinese rebels have injected q
real reform issue into the revolution.
The decision that the dragon flag shall
give way to the red, white and blue is
another innovation that shows that
all historic presidents are to be swept
aside under the wave of revolution
that is to sweep the empire. A twen-
tieth century China will be new force
to be reckoned with. and the Chinese
round head will be a new factor
among the world powers.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25
Personal Mention

F. B. Reese LETT the city Monday
over the O.-W. r. G. n. railway for
Weiser, Idaho.
F. w. Newman left North Yakima
Monday by the O.-W. R. & N. for On
tario, Ore.
Mrs. G. C. Billings of Montana, niece
of D. NJ. Rand of this city. who is the
owner of Tieton land, has decided to
stablish her residence here and place
her land under cultivation.
Lewis Kreble left North Yakima
Filler, Idaho.
Charles F. Bailey of Granger was a
business visitor in North Yakima on
Monday.
H. B. Miller of the Indian service
at Fort Simcoe is a guest at the
Washington hotel.
G. c. Mitchell is moving the offices
of the Mitchell Investment company
a couple of doors west from the pres
ent location into a vacant room OF
the building occupied by the bank.
T. 5. Hsines of Rochester, Mimi,
is guest at the Washington hotel.
AiSHtAS came 10 -NOTlu h
ina Monday from Seattle. He is in
excellent health though he reports
his rheumatism is still giving him
trouble.
w. r. Anderson and bride have ar
rived from Batavia, Ill. where they
were married at the home of the par
ents of Mrs. Anderson.
James Williamson. secretary of one
OF the Masonic orders here, has pre-
scented three fine gavels to the local
lodge. These gavels are made from
wood brought from Egypt.
]. w. Levine, Herbert Bugs
Charles tSeadman and Mrs Gambor
the first three of this city and the last
named of Ellensburg. have purchased
the bungalows recently erected in the
Bonnie Brae section by f. C. Ten
ant
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs
J. H. Stout of Naehes died sunday
morning. ~ -
The Mckee Commercial club is to
meet Thursday evening at the Cath
olic hall at Mckee City.
Mrs. E. p. Barber. who is en- route
to California to spend the winter. ar
rived Monday from Milwaukee
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25
.oI-R GREATEST AND BEST CROP

/
| Children are our greatest and best
crop. Without proper conservation
of their welfare there will never be
anything worth conserving" is a sem
timent expressed by Ben B. Lindsey,
the famous judge of Denver's famous
juvenile court in an address in which
he was seeking to further the great
child welfare movement, now the most
prominent of many of our public well
fare reforms.
Citizens of North Yakima who were
fortunate enough to be present at the
second of series of public welfare
meetings which are in progress at the
Congregational church in this city
learned the history and progress of
this movmeat especially in that phase
of it that has to do with the reclama-
| ton of the delinquent child. They
| learned that the great state of Wash
| ngton had taken decisive steps in
| joining the progressive movement that
| is looking toward the welfare of the
child in its Inauguration of a system
of juvenile courts.
| 1t is shown in the history of the
child welfare movement that the
whole point of view concerning the
attitude of society toward the child
has been revolutionized, as was hap
PLY expressed. it is now The state
for Johnny Jones" and not The state
against Johnny Jones" The state is
now planning to step in as a moral
guardian to the child to supply what is
needed to the end that Johnny Jones
useful and efficient citizen of the COM
monwealth.
| 1t is a great problem, this ounce Of
prevention" which is to be better than
"a pound of cure" and the solution of
the problem is engaging some OF the
best minds of the age. For the last
six years group of far-seeing citizens
have been trying TO induce congress to
pass a bill providing for the estab-
lishment of a children's bureau in the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
They have not been successful but they
are not discouraged and will be be-
fore the next session of congress once
more to urge that the proposed leg
islation for the benefit of the nations
little ones be enforced.
1t was in connection with the chill
dren's bureau bill that Judge Lind
sey said: The government spends an
nually millions of dollars in the De-
partment of Agriculture, where we
have a bureau of animal industry. If
We had a somewhat analogous bureau
dealing with the welfare of the Child
life of the nation it would be doing
more for children than We are doing
for cattle and hogs
This would be giving national scope
10 movement that is now state wide
in its application but which is appeal
ing 10 the people everywhere as one
of the great movements of the day
1t has for its general aim the raising
Of the standard of citizenship which
can best be accomplished by assuring
all children moral as well as a men,
tai education and protecting them
/ against industrial exploitation and
conditions of work that subject them
to improper influences.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25
The sensation sprung in the Ste]

The sensation sprung in the Steph-
enson investigation indicates that the
senators have struck a lead which
will determine where a great part of
the jack pot fund went in the cleo
ton of Stephenson as United States
senator from Wisconsin. This case
is developing along the same lines as
the Lorimer investigation in that the
money was used to influence demo-
cratic votes. In this instance they
are alleged to have paid them for
being absent and not voting thus en-
aiding the Stephenson forces to put
him over" The Jack pot is said
to have contained 100000, and the
committee is now on the lead.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

The action of Mayor Splawn in clos
ing summary a poolroom which was
guilty of gross infractions of the law
will be commended by all good citi-
gems. 1t is an indication that there is
10 be no temporizing on the part of
the administration Mayor Splawn
has announced that he means tina,
the laws shall be enforced and the
other members OF the commission are
properly supporting him in his initia-
tory movements. Such administration
as this will have a salutsry effect.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

YOU ever saw. The convention had
voted in favor of their road and that
was all they were after. They did
not care what else might happen. Why
not smile and say nothing? They
also killed the Columbia highway ex-
tending from Vancouver, WASH, along
the Columbia river to Kennewick.
Yakima Rancher's Views
In closing the discussion John p.
Hartman, who though a lawyer re-
siding in Seattle ALSO has q big
ranch at Naches in the Yakima val
ley and attends the convention with
credentials from Wapato grange, very
cleverly and eloquently parted the
arguments of c. B. Kegley and other
opponents of the motion. He told Of
having championed a statute to tax
all autos one dollar per year horse
power for maintenance Of roada Hs
was defeated but would continue to
attend the conventions and fight for
what he believed was right, though
abiding by the will of the majority
no matter what the decision might be-
Hartman asked how many would
Hill had not mortgaged the future
and issued bonds with which to build
the Great Northern railway.
Cities Pay Three Fourths Cost
His "clincher" was an analysis Of
the source of taxation revenue in this
state. He claimed that Seattle pays
25 per cent, Tacoma and Spokane an
other rs per cent and the smaller cit
les and towns third rs per cent,
making a total of three fourths OF
the states revenue coming from the
cities exclusive of what the rail-
roads pay. Hence the farmers of the
state will pay less than one-fourth of
the cost of building these roads and
they will use the roads a hundred
times more than the city man.
The speech was mastery and left
no doubt as to where the right Law
AS Hartman sat down applause could
not be controlled by Presid emit Thorn
son and it was a full minute before
order could be restored and the vote
taken. The amendment carried by
an overwhelming majority. The as
ISOLATION had gone on record in favor
OF comprehensive system Of roads
and IN favor of bonding the state for
any amount required to construct
these roads with all possible dispatch
If the convention a year hence does
not undo the work.
Officers of the association were
elected as follows:
President, S. A. Perkins, Tacoma;
First Vice President, John P. Hart
man, Seattle; Second Vice President,
w. I, Clark. Wenatchee; Third Vice
PRESIDENT, l.. L. Bush, Pacific coun-
w Fourth Vice President, W. F.
Marble, Yakima county; Fifth Vice
PRESIDENT D. B. Hill. Klickitat county;
secretary, to be appointed by the pres
ident; treasurer. w. L. Steinweg, Yak
ina county.
Executive Committee
Frank W. Gilbert of Spokane, chair
man; F. A. McGuinn, okanogan;
frank Torrance, King; NJ. e. Oleson,
YAKIMA; c. B. Kegley, Whitman; L. L.
Iltus, Grant; NJ. E. Stocker, Douglas;
T. Z. Burlingame, Whitman; NJ ].
Corrigan, King; James McNeeley,
Fierce; H. c. Martin, Pierce; T. II.
HEIDI Pierce; H. w. Pettijohn, Adams;
George Cilburn, Spokane: ]: I. Thay-
err Lincoln; ]. N Bowerman! King;
H. ). Cofrin, San Juan.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

The state license inspector is get
ting busy for some prosecutions
against short weight dealers in Ia
coma, where it is alleged that there
are numerous violations of the state
law from short weighing by dealers
of food stuffs. Short weight is one of
the factors in the increased cost of
living and some very fragrant instan-
ces have been uncovered in some of
the eastern states by the inspectors.
In the west, Idaho has been inaugur-
ating vigorous campaign. and hiss
scored some several victories in the
prosecution Of butter dealers for sell
ing pound packages that were short
weighted. The check has been placed
on other dealers effectively and the
law is working out to the benefit OF
the ultimate consumer
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

MANY workmen in the state of
Washington are interested now in
knowing what the state has provided
as first aid to the injured under the
operation of the new compensation
law. And the most wonderful thing
Of all is the announcement that the
injured man can get his money with
out a lawsuit. 1t is small wonder that
the plan seems very revolutionary.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25
State Convention of Experts and
Enthusiasts Favors Connection
of Yakima and Tacoma
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
MEETS HEARTY APPROVAL
Representation From This County
Cuts Considerable Figure at the
Conference-Names of New
Officials

WENATCHEE, Oct. 23.-Pierce
and Yakima Counties slipped one over
on the Good Roads convention yes
terday. They wanted one more road
added to the system of 1900 miles as
it has been agreed upon up to this
time. They did not in reality object
to the rest of the program but they
were here to see that North Yakima
and Tacoma should be connected by
q direct route over the mountains
through Mt. Rainier National Park.
AS the first step towards accom-
plishing their end they secured the
craftsmanship of the highway COM
mittee for S. A. Perkins of the Ia
coma Ledger. County Commissioner
Olson of Yakima and S. NJ. Mckee of
Selah, were added, giving these two
counties a majority of the committee
which had the power of reporting to
the convention in favor of what roads
should be built and where and when
and how.
Question of Politics
They permitted the word to go out
yesterday morning that this commit
tee intended to recommend only two
roads, the Pacific highway from
Blaine to Vancouver. Wash, and the
Mt. Rainier route from Tacoma
through the National Park and Yak
ina Valley to Walla Walla and up to
Spokane.
The rumor created a furore. It
was said that the committee intend
cd 70 x1-ifh hp1 70
last thing in the convention so as to
push through the adoption of this
program after large number of
delegates had gone home. Chelan and
Kittitas delegates were frothy. King
county delegation held a caucus at
noon and voted unanimously in favor
of standing by Chelan county to
save state road No. T." NJ. J. Corri-
gan was appointed to notify Pierce
and Yakima delegation that King
county would oppose any program
which contemplated killing state road
No. I, but would not oppose the Ma
tional Park route if that should be
added to the program. 1t was then
agreed to compel the highway COM
mittee to report at three o'clock yes
terday afternoon whether it wanted TO
or not.
Committee Reports
The committee was prepared to
report. Perkins said all five mem
bers unanimously favored the build
ing of only two roads at first. The
Pscic and Yakima highways and that
these be paid for by direct taxation.
No speeches were made by any Of
the committee violently urging the
adoption of this report, but the re-
port itself was sufficient to let loose
the tongues OF a score OF orators. Too
quick for them, however, was NJ. ].
Corrigan OF Seattle, who moved that
the report be amended to include
state road No. from Aberdeen 10
Spokane via Olympia, Seattle, sno-
qualmie Pass, Ellensburg. Wsnatchee
and thence by the most practical
route to Spokane.
Yakima Folk Smile
This amendment carried with
scarcely any debate or opposition. The
enemies OF Yakima and Pierce were
amazed at the ease with which they
won. The delegates of Yakima and
Pierce just smiled They were syi
IDENTITY happy, the happiest sanqaishes
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

North Yakima is the leading city
in the state in the increase of postal
receipts for the last year and the sec
ond city in rank in the Pacific North
west, Boise, idaho, being the first.
There is no truer index to the BUSH
ness activity of any city than a COM
paratiye study of the postal receipts
at that place. A report on the Yak
ina postonice made by the examiner
receipts for the past year has been
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

Palouse City Boomerang: 1t seems
to us that North Yakima is so situated
that it is the natural center Of our
territory, and therefore the proper
place for the location Of the state
capital. From every inhabitable part
of our territory are natural routes for
railroads and wagon roads leading to
the pioneer city of the great Yakima
valley. North Yakima will be the fu-
ture capital of Washington.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25
FIRST JAPANESE COED TAsKs
LATHE Miss Osawa from the Far Eas,
Finds Girls "Just Lovely"

Little Miss Masu Osawa has the
honor OF being the first japanese 200
ed" TO be enrolled as a student In tho
University Of Washington. With all
her dainty manner peculiar to the
maidens OF the land OF the rising sun.
MISS osawa has many traits that are
alstihctly Americon. college life is
Iust lovely" she told a reporter. ~rhe
siris' every one, try to make me fee!
SO much at home"
miss Osawa has entered the College
OF Arts and Sciences. She plsns upop
'hs completion Of a four-year course
snd teach in one OF the univ.r-,t,ss
go, enc is said to be already a pro
49,. MUSICIAN and she intends 10
'S'e much attention 60 that art.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

Among the guests of the Hotel
Yakima this week were Major c. M.
Barton, correspondent for the Ore
gonian; J. F. Carrere, Spokane
journalist; DR.. Alfred NJ. Marion, a
leading democrat from Walla Walla;
Sam Moyses. a Seattle journalist: T.
Henderson Boyd and S. w. Wall of
the Tacoma Ledger; E. B. Piper of
the Seattle P.-I
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

III pc: cent. Spokane is the next
ranking city in the state with an in
crease of 81 per cent. The compari-
son is made in the report in fifteen
cities in the Pacific Northwest, and
the citizens of North Yakima should
be very much gratified over the show
ing made.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Item. Taken From the Herald File: Which ~
Will Be Recalled by Many of the Old Timers

Spokane Review:--From a piece OF
land containing twenty acres recently
sold near Yakima for $s5 per acre,
the new owner has already cut enough
alfalfa to pay for his farm. It would
be hard to And a more productive
state than this, and the Yakima VAL
ley is among the finest Of ats fertile
sections,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

Chapel & Cox Fire:-Early in the
morning of Tuesday, Oct. goth the
large warehouse of Chappell 6 Cox,
on the west side of the track, caught
fire, and although the building is still
standing, it is almost complete
wreck.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

1t is very much of a paradox to see
that the woman who seeks so siren
uously the freedom of the ballot should
bear so meekly the thralldom of the
hobble skirt.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

The motorless aeroplane which the
Wright's are trying out can be used
els and will permit the aviator to save
his neck if he can keep his head.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs Fred r. Reed returned
from the east on Tuesday, where they
have been for the past three months.
Mr.. Reed is firmer than ever in his
opinion that Yakima has a splendid
future and he proposes to settle down
and open an office soon.