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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
TETON LANDS ARE
RESTORED TO ENTRY
Homestead Entries May be Made
After April 6, According to
Press Dispatch

Tieton lands. withdrawn from en-
try at the time of the reclamation
service entered upon the Tieton pro-
ject, are to be restored. according to
telegram from Washington to the
Spokesman Review. though no word
to that effect has reached the United
States land office here. The dispatch
is to the effect that announcement
has been made by the secretary OF
the interior that after April 6, 1911.
homestead entries may be made on
lands under the Tieton unit OF the
Yakima irrigation project for farm
units shown on the following town
ship plats: Thirteen north, range IT
east: 10 north. range Is east; IL
north range Is east; IA north. range
II east. Ia north, range IS east; Is
north range 16 east
Each entry must be accompanied
by water-right application, payment
of at least one installment, building.
maintenance and operation charges OF
not less than 5000 per acre. Subse-
ouent installm ents will be due on
April l of each year until fully paid.
All charges are payable at the land
office at North Yakima. The charge
for building work is $sS per acre ana
the number OF payments is not to ex-
coed 10.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
FESTIVAL
DATES ARE SELECTED
AND OTHER PLANS MADE

Yakima's blossom festival will be
the week of April Is to 90, the date
originally suggested oy the lady who
had that work entrusted to her. The
decision is based on dates covering
the past ten years and having refer
ence to peach and apple blossom sea-
son which data was furnished by A.
L. Richardson of Fruitvale. ]. T..
keppel has been selected as secre-
tary to have charge of the clerical
work of the festival. Ten thousand
colored post cards showing Yakima
apple trees in bloom are to be OBJ
tanned for distribution. These will be
given to school children and to others
to be sent to all parts of this and
neighboring states and provinces.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
RAIL WAY PARK HAS
COMMERCIAL VALUE
Feeling Expressed That City Prune
the Fruit Trees and Make of
Them an Advertisement

Three people spoke to the Herald
Tuesday about the park south of Yak
ina avenue and between Front street
and the Northern Pacific railway
tracks. One person said that there
Is no intention on the part OF the
railway people to cut 1t up. occupy
1t or use 1t for any other than park
purposes. This information seemed
to be official. The second person
asked why the railway people we're
not doing something to beautify the
park instead of neglecting 1t and the
third person read the riot act to a
reporter because of the failure of city
officials to properly use the park for
advertising purposes
Has Commercial Value
The park. while 1t Is the property
of the railway. Is according to all in
formation, cared for by the city, or
rather Is supposed to be so cared for.
This was the case with the North
Park also until the railway people
occupied it for the new station build
ing and the Independent Donald lines.
II cannot understand" said the
third person referred to, what the
city means by the way it neglects that
park Here is North Yakima spend
ing all the money it can raise to ad-
vertise tn valley as fruit section
but 1t won't fix up park, filled with
fruit trees, as an object lesson for
the hundreds of people who pass In
and out Of this city daily by rail. A
little bit of proper pruning. some
SD aging. water for the grass and
such other care as a lawn and an
orchard should receive would make
of that tract one of the best little ad-
vertisements possible; but there is
nothing doing.
Too Much for Officers
Every day the papers tell of the
desire of some club OF women or
some association of citizens for an
open park somewhere within the city
Here Is one at hand and so situated
as to have a commercial value. Now
what becomes OF it? Our city fathers
alas. lack the finer instincts in some
lespects. They are good enough fei-
.ows | suppose, but they have th"lr
limitations and development work
would appear to be just a little be-
yond them draw my conclu siona
entirely from the way they handle
that little park and is fri tees"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
APPEAL MADE
TO PATRIOTS
Mexican Minister Seeks to Unite
All Factions for Defense of
Motherland
HAVE MADEROS BEEN WON
OVER TO DIAZ STANDARD
Ambassador Limantour Declares
That If Americans Will Take
Care of Smuggling, His Gov
eminent Will Do the Rest

NEW YORK, March 14.-Before
Senior De LaBarra departed for
Washington today he gave out proofs
Of an article to appear in the Inde-
pendent tomorrow on "The Situation
in Mexico" urging all countrymen
regardless of "all divisions of party,
all differences between man" to recall
the sacred interests of our country"
and "to work together for progress.
true democracy and the best develop
ment of the motherland."
The ambassador penned this APP
peal only last night. After the first
shock of surprise in the United States
and Of alarm and distrust in Mexico
caused by the dispatch Of 10000
American troops to the frontier, there
followed some remarkable statements
and interviews. Underneath this cur
rent ran a deeper tide of sympathy
between countrymen who might be
at odds but were still countrymen.
1t Means War
Intervention means war; said
Senior Limantour, minister of finance
in so many words. And DR.. Fran
cisco Vasquez Gomez, head Of the
insurgent junta said: 1.-THE moment
there is intervention there will
cease to be an insurrection. Both
sides will make common cause against
a common enemy" In short it be-
came plain that the two streams of
tendency were flowing to a junction.
On one side there apparently was a
disposition on the part of insurgents
= to open negotiations with represent
tatives Of the Mexican administration
here. On the other there is a growing
understanding between the Mexican
government and the United States.
Stop Smuggling
Virtually Limantour is willing to
have it understood that II the United
States will take care Of smuggling,
his government will take care Of the
insurrectos. He holds out the latch
string to insurgents with the promise
Of reform and calls Washington to
account in the share Americans have
taken in financing and leading the
revolution. Secretary Of War Dick
inson denies he has been in commu-
nication with the Maderos and says
his presence in New York has moth
ing to do with the Mexican situation.
The general impression is that the
Maderos have been won over by the
Mexican government and they them
selves fear the success Of the insur-
rectos All they want they say is an
honest administration of the consti-
tuition.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
YAKIMA DAY
LOOMS LARGE
North Coast Officials Spend Tues
day in Working up Eager Sent
iment in the Lower Valley
FORMAL OPENING OF THE
NEW HARTMAN RAILWAY
Bands, Speeches, Trolley Ride,
Banquet, Baseball Will Be
Among the Attractions Offered
to the Visitors

North Yakima is to have q splen-
did time the day of the formal OPEN
ing of the North Coast railway.
March 90. There will be two excur-
sions here that day, one from tho
Yakima valley and one from Walla
Walla The valley people will arrive
at IL o'clock and the second party
at 1890 o'clock. There is every rea-
son to believe that there will be an
immense crowd of people here at the
time The affair has been extensive
ly advertised throughout this valley.
r. Burns. district freight and passen-
ger agent of the new railway, A. g.
Kamm the superintendent of the
Yakima division and c. e. Woods.
right of way agent. spent the entire
day Tuesday in the lower valley en-
couraging patronage for the day.
They started at Kennewlck at 8
o'clock in the morning and made
stops at Benton City. Grandview.
Sunnyside, Granger. Zillah and Dom
aid. In all of these places they dis
tributed posters calling attention to
the excursion and urged all they met
to boost for yakima Day"
Luncheon for Visitors
The first visitors. those from the
lower valley. are to be taken imme-
diately on their arrival, to the Chris
tan church, where luncheon will be
served. Similarly the Walla Walla
people will be taken to the CONNER
cial club, where they too will be
served luncheon and where. per-
haps there may be few brief
speeches. In the early afternoon all
the visitors are to be the guests Of
the transportation company on a troll
ley ride over the city and adjacent
territory. This trip will start about :
o'clock. There will probably be speech
making before the trip begins. Gov
about Is minutes OF formal speech
ernor Hay is expected to be here and
to address the people of this valley at
that time.
Formal Banquet
There Is to be, in the evening. .
formal banquet at the Commercial
hotel for the officials of the North
Coast railway and a number of In
vited guests including Northern Pa
cifc officials from Tacoma and
number of city business people. There
will be speeches at that time by r.
E. Strahorn, Mr.. Mutt, Judge Rud-
kin, Judge Preble, I. B. Englehart.
Fl. M. Gilbert. w. A. Bell and others
including Hartman and Northern
Pacific representatives from Port
land. 1t is expected that there will
he about 200 guests at the banquet.
All Indications point to a big day.
Bands and Baseball
A band Is to be brought here by
the Walla Walla excursionists. Sec
ond band has been engaged by the
officials OF the city who have charge
of the preparations for the day and
IT Is possible that there will be
third band from the lower valley.
There Is to be a baseball club from
Walla Walla also and a game will be
played here with the local men at the
ball park at Sumach park
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
BOW|NKL :>lAN
CASE T0If'JURY
After Judges Charge and Ad.
dresses by Counsel, Testimony
Having Been Finished
SELF DEFENSE AND
ACCIDENTAL. SHOOTING
Bowinkleman, Defendant, on
Stand, Tells of His Encounter
With John Meeboer, and Why
He Thought His Life in Danger

The case of Henry Bowinkleman,
the Mckee rancher. who is on trial for
the shooting of John Meeboer, will go
to the jury today, after the charge by
the judge and addresses by counsel
About o'clock Tuesday the defense
rested. and after the examination of
number of witnesses in rebuttal by
the prosecution, court adjourned I'M
til $3.50 this morning. The testimony
of some of these witnesses in rebuff
tai was not admissible, Judge Preble
50 deciding on objection of counsel
for the defense In order to review
and pass on this questionable testi-
mony, the jury was sent from the
room number of times, while Judge
Preble listened to the evidence ami
the arguments of counsel.
BOwinkleman Tcstifies.
In the testimony of Henry Bo-
winkleman the defendant, who was
on the stand a considerable portion of
the time yesterday, the theory of the
defense that the shooting was purely
an accident was brought out. Wit
ness told of meeting in the office ot
DR.. Cornell. in North Yakima, and
telling him in the presence OF his
friend Dickson of seeing the strap 10
the pistol holster on John Meeboers
body. On cross examination by Pros
ecuting Attorney Ward, witne IS said
he thought that Meebocr had gun
from the fact that he saw the strap.
Asked if he cooked his rl''le when he
took it from the wagon, Bowinklemah
said he did not; he held it with his
thumb on the hammer and his finger
on the trigger.
did you shoot on purpose. or was
it an accident?" the witness was ask
ed.
'sIt was an accident: I did not in
tend to shoot" responded the witness
Mr.. Ward showed the witness a
rifle. which he said was identically
the same as the one no had on the
day of the shooting; and the prose-
cutting attorney said he wished 10 IN
troduce the gun as evidence, hut on
the objection of counsel for the de-
fense It was ruled out. The witness
was asked in regard to distances al
the spring and some other uetai's
which he said he did not remember
as he was eXClteu peSoooS -
shooting.
The Personal Encounter
Witness was asked how long 1t was
after he went to the wagon that inc
gun he secured was dicharged' ana
the answer was four, five or six sec
ends The further testimony or the
witness was that he did not w"lk
away from the wagon after securing
the gun: that the gun wen. Off wheh
Meeboer grabbed the barrel ana pun
cd If toward him. At this point tne
witness took the gun and graphlcai's
nortrayed the scene, showing now ne
held the weapon with his thumb on
the hammer and his finger on the
trigger, Matthews with his right manu-
on the rifle barrel and his left on the
shoulder of Bowinkleman and Nee
hoer with his left hand grasping the
end of the barrel toward him ana 'he
right raised towards the opening Vi
his coat
When the witness declared that ne
did not intend to shoot In sell ue'
fense. but that the gun went OH py
CONTINUED on page eighty
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
HORSE STOLEN FROM
TOPPENISH STREET
IN EARLY EVENING

Riding into Toppenish Monday
evening. Karl Sinclair left his saddle
horse in front of a cigar store while
he entered to buy some tobacco. In
less than five minutes the horse was
gone. stolen slick and clean without
leaving trace. The animal was a
sorrel mare Weighing about 1900
pounds. rangy and high lifed. branded
A. p. on right shoulder. Mr.. Sinclair
was on his way from Mabton to his
Naches valley ranch with bunch
of cattle when his horse was taken
The sheriff's office is working on
tho case.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN
At ONCE VOTED FOR
lnsurrectos Vote Fourth Time to
Make a Start-Battle
Possible Soon

MEXICALI, Mexico, March H.
For the fourth time within a fort
night, the insurrecto army today
voted for an immediate aggressive
campaign. At the same time it. was
learned that the federal force, which
at Ensenada on the gunboat
Guerrer, started March 10 on the
road to Mexicau.
When the result of the vote of the
men was known, Berthold and Leyva
declared the march would be started
tonight. If they do and report that
the federals are on the way north a
battle will probably be fought near
Pocachos pass, 25 miles south Of here.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
PLAGUE CONTINUES
TERRIBLE RAVAGES
THROUGHOUT CHINA

WASHINGTON. d. c., March IL
The plague continues its ravages In
China according to mail advtces from
consular officers. 1t is estimated that
10000 have succumbed in the Har-
hin district and Its suburb Fuchiatin:
6O14 including so Europeans died I'D
to February II.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
AMERICANS RELEASE
ASKED OF MEXICO
State Department Make Demands,
Believing They Were Captured
on American Soil

WASHINGTON, d. c., March IA
The investigation having convinced
the American government that Ed
win l.. Plat of Pittsburg, and Law
renee Converse of Los Angeles. held
as prisoners at Jarez, Mexico. had
been captured on American soil. the
state department today asked the
Mexican government to release them.
The request was delivered to the
Mexican embassy at Washington. The
case has been under investigation
several weeks. 1t remains for the
Mexican government to prove that
the scene of entire procedure was
within the jurisdiction of Mexico or
else set the men at liberty.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
Ban on Trouserettes

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, March IA
Any women who appear in public
wearing a harem skirt will be ar
rested according to the provisions
of bill introduced in the house of
representative by Representative
Murphy today. Hobble skirts meas
uring less than one and one-half
hit.ted.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
REORCANIZE ARMY
ALONG BROAD LINES
IS LATEST PROPOSAL

WASHINGTON. d. c., March IL
The reorganization of the army along
broad lines is under consideration by
the war department. The central idea
of the plan contemplated is the as
sembling of several brigades of
troops in various parts of the coun-
try and giving as many general Of
fcers as possible actual field COM
mands. The scheme has not been fully
worked out and before it can be put
into operation it must receive the
approval of the president
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
Found Guilty of Bookkeeping

In the United States District court,
Judge Rudkin. the jury in the case
of Frank Krause and Carl Schwartz,
charged with introducing liquor on
an Indian reservation, returned
verdict of guilty Tuesday. The pris-
oners will be sentenced Thursday. In
the case of the Indian, Jacob Ah-lo-
wish Escum, on the same charge, the
jury is considering the testimony Ia
ken yesterday and will report today.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15

Our mail carrier. Fred Dye, hav-
ing been on the sick list for the past
few days, Postmaster Lemon deliv-
cred our mail himself on Thursday.
His auto got stuck In the mud In one
place, which emphasizes the oft-re-
peated complaint that we need some
work done on our road.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
Flowers for Burglar.

COLUMBUS. o.. March 1.-THE
only flowers at the funeral of BUR
glar Jim" Anderson today were sent
by the w. c. T. U. The dead bur-
glar. who spent most Of his life be-
hind prison bars. was never known to
drink or swear.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
Superintendent Poor Farm Wanted

Superintendent Poor Farm Wanted
The county commissioners, at
their next meeting. March 20. will
decide on a successor to Superinten-
dent Frank D. Jones, who has re-
signed his position to take effect
April 1. Applications for the posi-
ton will be considered by the COM
missioners.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
Russell Gets Easy Decision

KANSAS CITY. Mo. March IA
Unk. Russell secured well-earned
decision over Young Otto. of New
York. in ten round bout here to-
night
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
REQUESTED TO HOLD
BABY A MINUTE; NOW
HAS IT FOR KEEPS.

WALLA WALLA, March IL
u Mrs. James White, of Waits
n burg will probably adopt a child
y she secured in novel way
y while coming home from Port
y land. A young woman in the
= same seat with her was carry
= ing a baby, which she left with
= Mrs. White "for q moment"
y She did not come back, and
. Mrs. White found that she had
= stepped from the train. She
= took the child to her home.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
Is Your Baby Worth $40?

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. March H.
Because of his statement that the
economic value of the average baby
Is less than $40, Professor Thomas
Nixon Carver. head of the economi:
department of Harvard. Is Gin bad"
today with mothers and women So
biologists here.
The California state board of
health had fixed the value of a baby
less than one year old at $4,000.
at would be losing Investment"
said Prof. Carver. Ito buy baby for
$40"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
Attacked in Cafe.

PARIS, March 14.-William Lee.
a Missouri millionaire, was shot In
the hip early today in fight In the
fashionable Cafe de Paris.
Lee was with a woman. member
OF an American vaudeville team. A
man named Morris. who was dining
nearby with d Miss Leonard, said
som ething to Lees companion. The
Missourian drew a revolver and fired
twice. The second bullet entered his
own hip. when Morris forced Lees
hand downward in a struggle for
possession of the weapon.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15
No Dissension Among Revolutionists

NO DissenslOn Among RevOlutiOnists
WASHINGTON, D. c., March IA
That there is dissension in the coun-
ellis of the representatives of the
Mexican revolution in this country is
denied emphatically today in a, tela-
gram from Gustave Madero. Of New
York, brother Of the leader. He de-
clares his relations with Dr. Gomez
were never better.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-03-15

Rev. E. A. King has gone to 500
kane to attend the Christian Endeav-
or rally there
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-18
The Diplomatic Way

Compromise refused in the
that those the community who favor
grading and the abandon
highway traction will be the loudest
rights the matter in mandamus
The indignity compromise"
points silver platter
there be consdea
displayed
This doubt will be agreeable
it. The board OF coun
" other of settlement having been
exhau
We venture to say majority
suit pushed
county
it were question a
laid three
ines over
fed would have had the
track down spiked
But the county will havet o
thah
chine SUCK their tongues IN ne eneeAS "nen any o ~ ~
citizens?
s will for.
The next thing
being the highest order
will ssang the board of county as
of the road will be the privilege
perhaps
left thing undone
They notas yet H, l. E.
traction wants What else
hat more does ny expect them want?
yhavea already historic compromise"
that they had with the county
the road based
of commissioners been calm and
maintained a O masteru inacion
pcdty before us-the siesta invites
commissioners do to
Indianapolis of eff
chicken dinner the officials
The
their private The chickens
might be the diplomatic ay out
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-18

to sell at the time and the price de-
sired by the city, the latter could not
acquire the plant before the end of
twenty-five years. In your article Of
the 18th. Mr.. Campheld. IL correctly
quoted, says When the city pays for
the common stock (s6a5. oo0), the pre-
ferred stock is cancelled and must be
sold by the stockholders to the city
at par This is at the expiration of
twenty-five years
I'VE wish to correct a statement of
Mr. Campbell, that under our propo-
sition the city could not acquire the
plant unless our stockholders were
willing to sell their stock. We quote
from our proposal Said city shall
have the right at any time to pur-
chase the plant and system OF said
water works, upon giving at least six
months notice in writing of its inten.
ton so to do Under this clause the
plant can be bought at any time re-
CARELESS of the wishes of the stock
by having a valuation made of the
plant. the city paying to the company
the amount of said valuation, less any
stock it (the city, may own. and by
assuming the bonded indebtedness
Thus it will be seen that the city has
the same right of purchase under our
proposition as it now possesses under
the existing contract. The stockhold-
ers have no voice in the matter.
Richmond City Waterworks
by Howard A. Dill"