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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
PROSSERITE BURIED
LINCOLN'S ASSASSIN
Sergeant of Guard Which Inferred
Booth Dies in the Yakima
Valley

r. II. Carlow died at his home in
Prosser Friday afterno IN about four
o'clock. aged IS years. Mr.. Carlow
had been failing all winter. and the
end was not unexpected
Mr.. Carlow in his younger years
figured prominently In one Of the
greatest tragedies of American his
tory At the time Of the assassina-
ton of Abraham Lincoln he was sta
toned in the city OF Washington, and
was one of the men detailed to take
Edwin Booth to identify the body of
his brother John Wilkes Booth while
it was held on a gunboat on the Po-
tomac river He was also the SER
geant of the guard detailed to bury
Booth under the tagging in the
basement of the old federal peniten-
tiary.
From time to time stories have
been circulated TO the effect that
Booth escaped his Just deserts and
that another man was buried in his
stead About year ago the Rcpub-
lean Bulletin printed Mr.. Garlow's
story in which he made the statement
thai he was present when the body
Of Booth was fully Identified by his
brother. and that the man buried was
Booth beyond the shadow OF a
doubt.-Prosser Bulletin.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
LAND DRAWING WILL
Be MADE WEDNESDAY
Names of Fortunate Winners of
Teton Homesteads Will Be
Determined by Chance

Drawing for Tieton homesteads WI.
begin Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock in tie United States land office
in the Miller building. lust who WIFI
do the mechanical work of drawings
has not been determi ed II Is pro-
bable that some young girl will be
selected for the duty as that course
is considered the one which VIII give
most satisfaction. There have been
filed, it will be remembered, approxi-
mately 225 applications for land and
there are some 4G tracts to be home
steaded SO there will need to be, It
would appear. at least forty six
drawings 1t may be that some VI the
tracts have not been filed on and il
may be also that for some OF the
others, because % rregularity in the
papers, second drawing will be nc
&c sary This is a matter which will
determine itself so far as the public
Is concerned whoa the work of draw
ing begins Wednesday morning
Messrs. Saint and Steinman Of The
land office, register and receiver, re-
spectiVelN. said last evening that there
Was nothing new that they thought af
in connection with the drawing that
could be made public property TheN
had HO Information to give out other
than what has already been published
the next chapter being the drawing.
Wednesday morning, beginning at .
y clock. as already announced.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
Complete History of the Diocese
of Seattle Has Been Issued by
William Metz

Some slight reference one way and
another is made to Yakima in the
frst complete history of the Catholic
diocese of Seattle. which has pust been
issued and which is from the<pen of
William j. Metz, LII. D., OF Union
town. Wash. The diocese comprises
the entire state OF Washington and
was created July "a, 1S4s. by Pope
Plus TX as the see OF Walla Walla
-he .i.ie has been changed several
un,ee since. Herewith is one historical
reference 10 North Yakima and has to
d with the old Ahtanum mission
with reference to which many, ques-
lions have been asked. The author
gays:
THE first priest ordained Cor the
Walla Walla diocese was Father
chirouse. o. NJ. l. He was stationed
at st. Roses mission, which was es-
tablished in 1S47 among the Yakimas.
On account of the Indian wars this
mission with st Joseph's Was -aban-
aoned. but WAS revived III 1866 by
Father ST. Onge and Rev. j 3. Boulet.
The register of the Oblate fathers for
Puget sound contains no less than
SS11 baptisms from january, 1s4s, TO
August, 1863.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
Press and Public W.AGkl thu
Fullest Access to All Re1 81, s
in Contest Cases
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS
OPEN CHICAGO QUARTERS
Roosevelt Leaders Claim That the
Colonel Is Making Inroads Into
Southern Delegations Which
Were Pledged to President Taft

CHICAGO, June 3.-President Taft
has written to Chairman New of the
republican committee on arrange
ments for the national convention,
suggesting that the meetings of the
national committee at which contests
are heard be open to the press and
public The same wish has been ex-
pressed by Roosevelt and Chairman
New expressed an opinion tonight tn at
Indications pointed to such an ar
rangement when the committee takes
up the contests Friday.
Open Taft Headquarters
Taft headquarters were opened to-
day by Joseph B. Heating of Indiana,
but up to late hour tonight only two
eastern representatives of the presi-
dent had reached Chicago. Heating
urged Director Mckinley today to
hurry to Chicago and he is expected
to reach here tomorrow.
Roosevelt and Taft headquarters
have been established in the same
hotel Alexander H. Revell, head OF
the Illinois headquarters, who re-
turned this morning from oyster Bay,
gave out a statement tonight outlining
what he said was Roosevelt's attitude
toward the convention organization.
sRoosevelt First Ballot"
eve are assured absolutely that
there will be clear majority for
Colonel Roosevelt on the first ballot
said Revell. 1.-The only proposition
In sight is to develop strength
throughout the convention prelim-
inaries so 1t will ultimately be con-
centrated in the nomination of Roose-
Welt"
Alabama Will Switch
Edward w. Sims, who is in charge
y the Roosevelt headquarters in Chi
mgo until the arrival of Senator
Dixon, madA public telegram from
oscar r. Hundley, Roosevelt leader IN
fla bama Hundley said two delegates
Pom the Third Alabama district, in
xructed for Taft, had given out q
written statement that they would
Mpport Roosevelt because they be-
Ieved 90 per cent of their constituency
favored his nomination.
Rosewater Fight Soon Settled
Victor Rosewater, acting chairman
of the republican national committee
is expected tomorrow. The fight to be
made by r. E. Howell, recently elect
ed national committeeman from Ne
braska, to take Rosewater's seat
when the committee organizes next
Thursday is not expected to occupy
that body long. M
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
John S. Baker of Yakima City Is
Caught in Northern Pacific
Wreck at Kiona
SEVERAL HUNDRED SHEEP
SLAUGHTERED IN CARS
Freights Come Together Near The
Station and Thousands of Dol
lars Worth of Property Is
Destroyed Instantly

Property worth thousands of dol
lars was destroyed and one man was
seriously, and perhaps fatally, injured
in a head-on collision of two North
ern Pacific freight trains at Kiona
Saturday night. The injured man,
John s. Baker, has been living at
Yakima City and was on his way 70
Idaho to settle there. He. was travel
ing with carload of settlers effects.
1t was necessary as result of ,ne
accident to amputate portion of one
of his legs, the other is injured, two
of his fingers are cut off and he is
badly shaken and bruised otherwise.
Many Sheep Are Killed
Four or five hundred head of sheep
which were being shipped from Pas
co to Parker by Cort Meyer to be
grazed there We're killed, two ear
loads of bananas. one for the Pacific
Fruit & Produce company and one for
the Yakima Grocery Company, were
wrecked, as also was a carload of beer
from Yakima for Spokane. Two car
loads Of potatoes were badly scatter
ed and in the Baker ear, horses, caws,
chickens and everything else was de-
molished. Baker escaped With his
life because he was at the open door
of the car when the collision came
and was thrown out of the door.
When he came to after his fall he
was lying beside one of his horses
which was dead sA
Much Rolling Stock Spoiled
Thousands of dollars worth of roll
ing stock was rendered useless and
two of the great freight locomotives
of the railroad telescoped each other
as If the workmen had built them
that way. Apart from the potatoes
there is practically no salvage from
the wreck. Mr.. Meyer turned his
sheep interests over to the railroad, as
did the companies interested in, hs
bananas turn over their interests. The
beer flowed gently away of its own
accord.
Just how the accident occurred is
not explained. 1t seems, however
looked. The east bound freight wa>
almost at standstill at the Kiona
station and the west bound was NOV
ing with considerable speed when thu
trains came together, There are three
tracks there so it was possible without
much difficulty to clear up the wrecl,
sufficiently to permit trains to pass.
Mrs. Baker Returns siN
Mrs, Baker, who had gone cas-;
Saturday morning to be prepared fol
the arrival of her husband with the
household goods returned on No :
Sunday, Which was, the earliest pos
sible chance after she heard of the
wreck, and is with him at the Top
penish hospital. Both people are
well known here. as they have been
residents of Yakima City for long
time.
1t is reported by those who were
near the scene of the wreck that the
destruction was complete, even the
carcases of the sheep being mutilata I'D
beyond recognition so far as shape
was concerned while not a hundred
pounds of the two carloads of ba-
nanas escaped
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
WILEY CITY PLANT
IS CITY ADA1TOIR
Designated by the Commission
After Filing Scale of Prices
and Filing Bond

The plant of the Wiley City Stock
& Land company, formerly known IS
the Wiley City Meat company. was
designated by the city commission a
municipal abattoir at Mondays meet
ing. The ordinance specifies that the
company has complied with the regu-
lations OF the city health department
and with the requirements of the
ordinance.
The scale of prices submitted for
Strengthening we're 81 per head fJr
cattle so cents for hogs. 20 cents for
calves more than 3 years old. and IS
cents for calves aud lambs. The com.
pany Is 10 file a bond With the city for
sa tisfactory maintenance Of its pllut
and compliance with the provisions 81
the ordinance.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
IDAHO DEMOCRATS
STILL IN A TAMGLE
Convention Agrees to Support
Champ Clark But Fails to En-
dorse Dubois for Committee

COUER D'ALENE, idaho, June 3D.
Idaho will send q delegation of eight
to the democratic national convention
instructed for> Champ Clark. After
ratifying this proposal, included in the
report of the committee on resolu-
tons. and making temporary organ.
lzation permanent. the convention re-
cessed until tomorrow in final effort
to bring harmony between the warning
Dubois and anti-Dubois factions, both
of which made some concessions TO-
day.
These consisted in accepting Frank
L. Moore, anti-Dubois, for temporary
and permanent chairman and instruct
ing for Clark, which was sought by
the Dubois people When the conven.
ton adjourned, however, both partle:
declared they had not altered theil
position on the main issues, which are
placing Dubois on the national delega,
ton and the election of Dubois or ar
anti-Dubois national committeeman
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
ASK CITY TO WATT
UNTIL MAINS ARE LAID
Property Owners of First Street
Petition Commissioners and
Meet Again Thursday

At a meeting last night of so prop
erty owners of North First street ii
was voted to petition the city COM
mission not to pave the street until
the new water mains have been laid.
A committee of three, l.. II. Roberts,
j. G. Hillyer and Frank Donovan was
chosen to present the petition to the
commissioners and to report back to
another meeting to be held on Thurs
day night at the same place. the
farmers room at the court house.
The meeting last night was called to
order by j. c. Hillyer ANA j. l.. Ward
was made chairman and Hillyer secre-
tary. General discussion of the paw
ing proposition was had, W l.. Lemon.
j. T. Braden. =. G Reed and others
making remarks, and a number Of in
teresting facts in concession With
paving were brought out
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
SALMON MEN
IN SESSION
Senator Frank Allen of Yakima
Learns About Important
State industry
MEETS WITH CANADIANS
TO SOLVE HARD PROBLEM
Expects to Participate in Investi-
CATION to Determine the
Columbia and Yakima River
Fishing Possibilities

When is a salmon not a salmon?
When it is sockeye, or a humpba *
or any other kind of salmon Also
it may be said that it comes nearest
to being a salmon when 1t is ste a.
head trout Senator Frank Allen of
Yakima has been learning about SAL
mon and the salmon fishing industry
and in his learning he has encoun-
tered many surprises. He has been
sitting at Seattle as one of the mem
bers of Washington fish commission
in Joint session with the British Cal
umbia comm ssion and they have becn
taking the evidense of the purse sein-
ers and the gill meters and the trap
alderman and the cannery men and
others Interested in the business. The
witnesses have been hard headed ana
shrcwd Scotchmen, Scandinavians.
Britshers, Americans, Indians and
others and Senator Allen comes to
the conclusion that in the aggregate
they are mighty long on intellect, and
such evidence as he and the other
ommissioners obtained was wor Sed
for one Of the sessions lasting day
arl a night.
What Canadians Want
The Canadians want better enforce
ment of the laws of the state of Wash
ington. They contend that they con
troll the situation and that IL forced
to ii they can destroy the salmon
business by annihilating the fish. The
Sockeye which is the best of all he
salmon for canning purposes is n nd
tive of the Fraser river. 1t has nc
breeding ground in the United States
but is forced to pass through Ameri-
can waters to reach its spawning
ground. The Canadians have hatch
cries capable of propogating, annually,
4o,000,000 or these lish They con-
tend that because of the laXity of the
American Law which gave no day OF
protection from the fishermen few fish
are reaching the spawning grounds
and that the Canadian industry
has failed. They ask for cooperation
in protection. Humpback salmon and
any old kind of fish Is getting to be
Il eannery proposition because of the
great slaughter of the sockoye and
the inability Of the Canadians to get
enough to opagate.
What Commission Means
The question for the commission Is
to determine some method under
which the fish will have a chance to
reach the spawning grounds but
which will also give the fisherman
sufficient to meet the demand. furnish
a supply for the canneries and permit
or enough TO ne uSeu III pfOpaBa tlOn.
% how to cut off the slaughter OF
the small fish is another question.
Incidental to its work the commits
sion of this S to is to study the sal
mon possibilities of the Colum bia
river and its tributaries, including the
Yakima. IT'S a whopper of ques-
ton" says Senator Allen. and / am
free to confess that | never had an
idea Of its magnitude or what ground
had to be covered. / met the surprise
of my life"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
BARROW GIVES PLAN
FOR HIS DE NSE
IN BRIBERY CASE
Mcnamara Brothers Had Agreed to
Plead Guilty. Making Bribery
Unnecessary

Los ANGELES, June 3.-That
Clarence Darrow will make his prin-
cipal defense on the assertion that the
Mcnamara brothers had agreed to
plead guilty before the conclusion of
negotiations for alleged jury bribing
was made evident today.
special session of the county
grand jury for the purpose Of further
investigation of the alleged corruption
of jurors by TIL Mcnamara defense
was the only other important develop
ment today in the trial of barrow.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
DECIDE TO FIGHT ROOT
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Roosevelt Decides to Make Fight
ID on the Conarritsec Selection
Forcing the Issue

OYSTER BAY, June S.-Upon the
selection of the temporary chairman
of the republican national committee
Colonel Roosevelt. He decided To-
night to oppose with all his strength
the seating of Senator Root and is
sued a call to his supporters to stand
by him The colonels decision to
make square issue of the seating Of
Root was reached after consultation
with his advisers. AT Sycamore Hill
today were Senators Nixon, Clifford
Pinchot, George w, Perkins and
others.
May Go to Chicago
After the colonel completed his
statement he brought up the question
of whether he is to go to the Chicago
convention. He said he believed low
he would not go. 81 may reach diff
ferent decision if any strong-arm tao
ties are attempted he added.
In a statement Roosevelt says that
while Root has rendered distinguished
work in the past in this contest, he
has lined himself up against the men
who represent progressive principles
and in behalf of the reactionaries
HE is put forward by the bosses and
representatives of the special privi-
leges."
Duty Il Imperative
Roosevelt says what has recently
come to his knowledge makes it inn
perative for all progressive fepuoli
cans to oppose, as temporary chair
man any man put forward by the sup
porters of President Taft. Roosevelt
substantiating his statement quoted a
telegram which he says was sent to
many delegates. asking support for
Root, and which Roosevelt says that
Barnes simply wants Root to be Sc
lected "as "a sign of reputation Of
those principles for which ! stand"
Roosevelt also Declares that Taft s
nomination can only be brought about
by nullifyinj tho will of the people
and by fraud.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
Mrs. Alethe B. Wilson and o. A.
Fechter Resign After Sterling
Charges Collision
FIGHTER RESENTS DIRECT
INSULT TO MRS. WILSON
Discussion Arises Over Plan to
Make Symser Efficiency Expert,
to Save Erection by District Of
New Schools

Mrs. Alethe b. Wilson ard O. \.
Fechter have resigned from the board
of directors of School District No. =
following meeting last night a.
which City superintendent w ID. Ster-
Ing accused Mr. Fechter and Mrs.
Wilson of collision to wreck his adj
ministration, and Mr.. Fechter pointed
ly replied u what he termed a direct
insult to himself and to Mrs. Wilson.
The handing in of Mr.. Fechter's
written resignation. and the with
drawal of the two members from the
meeting, was preceded by a vote.
forced by Mr.. Fechter on the matter
which was under discussion, namely,
the employment of Professor Selden
F. Smyser as an efficiency expert by
the district, with an increase of salary
from $500 to $1,000 year. Other
members of the board were unwilling
to bring the matter to test, but Mr..
Fechter insisted and the vote stood,
Fechter and Wilson for the proposed
motion, and Knerr, McAulay and Watt
against it,
Immediately following the reading
of the vote by the secretary Mr..
Fechter wrote out hts resigna ton ;.nd
handed 1t over. Mrs Wilson an
ID
resignation and present ~ today Mr.
Fechter and Mrs. Wilson then left the
,naetinr
u.s
-, ."'o'""'o =" Ii""
3 Ihe plan under consideration was
one py when II was proposed to save
the district tne expense or building n
new high school, and at least adding
10 otper pulldlngs. II not building new
ones, CAS-
II was proposed to increase the
salary or Professor Sryser and to
make MN efhciency expert for tho das-
trlct. Mr. Smyser has plan by which
ne says ne could. with proper di-
vision OF class and study periods and
full utilization of all space, make the
present buildings Of the district suf-
llclent FOR It's needs Tor Several wears
10 come Unless something of this
sort is done IL is recognized that adj
onions VIII nave to he built at once.
When the matter was proposed and
discussed at a previous meeting all Of
me members expressed themselves as
favorable to such a plan, and ID WIS
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
JONES CLAIMS PARDON
ON GROUND THAT JURY
STACKED AGAINST HIM
President Pardons Man Convicted on
Old Hcney Indictments

WASHINGTON, June 3.-WiIlard
N. Jones, it is understood. claimed his
right to the pardon which was granted
today by President Taft on the
grounds that the prosecution secured
an advance list of the names con-
sidered for jury duty and Investigated
every mans opinion in the land fraud
cases, in connection with the one of
which Jones was convicted before the
names were placed in the jury box.
Jones was one of those convicted an
der the so-called "Heney" indictments
in 1906.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-05
MUNICIPAL STORE ron spokaNE
Commissioner Coatcs Wants an Nppro-
priation 10 Reduce Cost OF Living

SPOKANE, june 3.-Comniissioii,.r
of Public Works Coates announced ~
day thar he would ask the city COM
mission to appropriate from 100000
10 100000 To establish a muniripaI
store for the purpose of furnishing
food aud clothing % the people at cost
prices in an attic inwor the cost
of living
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-25
DEATH OF j. G. LANGHOltNE

Baltimore, Md, July 25-J. T..
Langhorne, of Salem, Va, cousin OF
the famous Langhorne beauties, one
now Mrs. William Waldorf Astor and
the other Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson
died at 5 O'Clock this morning at
the Union Protestant 1nfirmary MI.
Langhorne had come here to consult
with DR.. Julius Friedenwald concern
ing severe stomach trouble, ana
while stopping at the Stafford fotei
became so i'll that he was removed 10
the hospital The body will be shipped
ped to Salem today. The Langhorne
family is one OF the Oldest families
in Virginia and dates back to The
revolution. The five daughters OF T.
L. Langhorne og AlDemar!s county,
q first cousin Of J. G.. Langhorne, were
classed among the most beautiful
of American women, and inspired the
artist Gibson to create the Gibson
girls"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-25
HAPGOOD'S DENIAL. =

New York, July 25.-Formal denia
that he had dropped Roosevelt" as
asserted in headline in the New
York Times, was issued today by Nor,
man Hapgood, editor of Golfers
Weekly, just back from abroad. He
said:
"Our paper is delighted that one OF
the great parties has won a victory
over the machine of the money In
fluences and nominated their best man
for the presidency. The mistake OF
the Times was in supposing that sup
port of Gov. Wilson must mean with
drawal from support of Cd.Ro ose'
welt.
eve look for much benefit from the
third party movement. Suppose Viii,
son is elected and finds the reaction
ary forces in his party too strong fol
him, there will be terrible fight anc
many Democrats will go to the new
party in 1916 and Wilson himself may
be the nominee.
at is extremely important that the
rev party should conduct its cam
paign on broad constructive lines
without allowing itself to make per-
sonal attacks on Gov. Wilson, and thai
it next week shall ielect Democrat
as the vice-presidential nominee, thus
making it easier for the ordinary
mind to grasp the fact that it is not II
tended as a boiling Republican party
but as an absolutely new party of free
dom and progress"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-25
POTOMAC ON RAMPAGE
Serious Damage Reported in the Up
per River

Heavy rains along the Potomac
river and tributaries above Cumber-
land and a coludburst in the New
Creek Valley, above Keyser, w. Va,
have caused much damage, and from
Md, the report comes that
the river is rushing on to Cumber-
land with a volume 10 feet higher
than the usual level of the water at
that place, and is still rising. The
people along the river front in Cum
berland and at Ridgely, have all
been notified and unless the water
looses some Of it's force on the way
to Cumberland, serious trouble is
feared within the next few hours. At
both Keiser and Piedmont, W. Va,
the water was higher than ever
known before, but the flood is now
Normal conditions prevail in the
river at Alexandria.