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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
EXPLOSION CAUSES
TH|RTY-TW0 DEATHS
twenty Bodies Mangled and
Tangled Into a Mass of
Flesh and Bones

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, March IS
At least 80 men were killed and parts
Of their bodies strewn for blocks when
the big passenger locomotive in the
Southern Pacific shops blew up here
This morning.
The locomotive stood in square
Eormed by the cooper house, black
ninth shop and roundhouse, all of
Which were wrecked. Part of the
locomotive crashed into a house sew
tral blocks away and seriously injured
! woman.
Twenty Of the bodies have been
Identified, but what is believed to be
more than II is little more than a
tangled mass of fragments of human
lesh and bones that probably never
will be separated.
These fragments We're found
ammed into crevices about the
wrecked buildings, in the streets and
sntangled in the machinery of the
hops
The shops had been manned for
yeveral weeks by strik ebreakers i'm
ported when the shopmen of the Har-
hHnan lines went out 1t is believed
The explosion was caused by the care
hssness of some one of the killed, in
blowing cold water 10 flow into the
Aot boiler of the Locomotive. The loco
motive was nearly new and Of the
nogul type. Besides the 80 it is be-
heved are killed, SO persons were
injured.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
ORCHARD LANDS ARE
ASSESSED At S21S.62
Figures Prepared by County
Assessor McCurdy for County
Commissioner Olson

A vivid idea of the difference in the
value of the lands of Yakima county
may be had from careful inspection
of some figures on that subject pre-
pared by County Assessor p. F. Nc
Curdy for the use of County Commits
sioner Martin Olson. Following are
some of the figures that convey their
meaning to all Interested:
Within Yakima county there are
35.45617 acres of fruit land assessed
at an average of $21S.62 per acre;
42,12043 acres of dry wheat land,
assessed at $7.S3 per acre: 74,321
acres of irrigated hay land at $780,
per acre. Thus the foregoing 151,-
$3.50 acres assessed would average
$S9.S7 per acre.
From the above it would be evil
dent that the orchard lands of Yakima
county are to be reckoned with when
ii comes to paying taXes--also. when
the mney raised for taxes is spent to
assist those most vitality interested.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
Volunteer Workers Will Be in the
Field at Once Getting the
Finances Together
ONE BIG DAY IN CITY
PART OF THE PROGRAM
Suggestion Is Made That the
Horse Parade Be Revived as a
Feature of the Annual Flower
Festival Here

Contributions wifi he asked today
from citizens for the proposed bios
som festival Beginning this morning
a committee consisting of Il. IL. Bald
Mott of the Candy company and j. v
Payne. president of the Business
Mems association will start out after
funds Not much money will be
needed. The decision to hold the
blossom festival this year was arrived
at after conference with the members
of the Business Mems association, the
Commercial club and other organiZa-
tons. Those bodies took the ground
that the idea had been inaugurated
last year and announced and adver-
tised as an annual affair, therefore
it would be bad policy to drop 1t now,
though the idea is good Just because
funds appear to be scarce.
Will DO Best Possible
1t is thought better to take hold
this year and do the best that is pos
sible and the feeling is that the best
possible will be excellent. The plan
is to limit the festival to three days,
one day being a big roundup in Yak
ina for the benefit of the contributing
towns of the valley, and the other two
days to be sightseeing days through
the various sub-valleys of the Yakima.
In Yakima, on the one day here, 1t
will be planned to have a parade of
some sort banquet, possibly a ball
game and possibly dance, some
music and other attractions. 1t has
been suggested that in connection with
the blossom festival an effort be made
to revive the spring horse parade and
annually enlarge upon it until it be-
comes a spring livestock display here,
Continued on page eight
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
County Commissioners and State
Officials viii Work in
Harmony
THREE EXTRA MEN TO
BE. HIRED AT ONCE
Will Report to Both County and
State Officials and Bulletins Will
Be Issued Frequsntly for Bene-
fit of Orchardists

There are many evidences at hand
sioners and the state officials are go
ing to cooperate in rigid inspec-
ton of fruit and orchards of this
part of the Yakima valley This was
made apparent Monday when Y. O..
Morrison, deputy horticultural in
spector under #. "A. Huntley, state
horticultural commissioner, appeared
before the board and outlined a plan
that seemed to meet with general ap-
prevail.
1t is the intention to at once put
three extra men at work to assist
Mr.. Morrison. They will not only re-
port to Commissioners Huntley, but
will also make frequent reports to the
county com missioners, with the end
in view that bulletins maye be issued
at frequent intervals for the benefit
of the horticulturists of this region
Part of the salary of these men will
be borne by the state and part by the
county.
Mr. Morrison stated that his work
of inspection had been seriously
handicapped by the lack of funds to
hire assistance. He said there We're
AZ licensed nurseries in the county.
and that the work of inspecting them
was big job in itself Added to
that the inspection of the thousands
of acres of orchards was enough to
keep a large force busy all the time
The Washington Nursery, at Top
pensh, the largest in the state. has
gone so far as to hire a man there
at an expense of 81 a day to see that
its output is properly inspected. The
result is that nothing goes out from
there that is not perfectly clean.
Scab and blight are both reported
in some sections of the county. and
it is coming the time of the year now
when those evils must be eradicated
Quick action is necessary
1t is intended that these assistants
to be hired will be able to give good
advice to orchardists, and that the
bulletins, when published in the
county press and circulated broad
cast will do much good.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
NORTHERN PACIFIC
SUED FOR $4,000
Big Damages Claimed for the Kill
ing of Frank Edward Myers,
Fireman

An action for $4,000 damages was
commenced I'm superior court Monday
by John Il. Fogarty administrator of
the estate of Frank Edward Myers,
versus the Northern Pacific Railroad
company. William NJ. Thompson, H..
j. Snively and Charles Del Bondeo, the
last named a prominent attorney OF
Taft, Calf, are attorneys for the
plaintiff.
According to the allegations Of the
complaint Frank Edward Myers, II
fireman on a passenger train of the
defendant company. was instantly
killed at Selah on April "a, 1910, to-
gether with Engineer Gordon. by the
carelessness and negligence of a fell
low servant. brakeman. who allowed
a switch To remain open, thus throw
ing the passenger train into an open
switch
The heirs of deceased are the widow
and child Mrs. Sarah r. Myers, and
Reva Myers, aged Z years.
The action is brought under an act
of congress of April %. 1908, which
does away with the common law re-
gardmg the inability of an employe
to collect damages for injury sus-
tanned by CareleSsness or negliglect OF
a follow servant. This law is what
is known as the employers liability
law, which has been so thoroughly
discussed, and which was recently de-
cidcd by the supreme court Of the
United States Notwithsta nding that
it is a federal law, the case Is properly
triabe In the state courts. and when
so brought cannot he transferred to
the federal court by a change OF
venue.
one of the allegations Of the COM
plant is that the fireman was killed
while in the performance of his duties
carrying on Interstate commerce.
Frank Edward Myers was aged %
years at the date Of the accident con-
sequently had long expectancy as
to his ability to earn money He was
at that time earning between 1900
and $500 per year aud was in line
for promotion to the position Of en-
gineer Of passenger run, hence it is
claimed that the amount Of damages
sued for Is not too high
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
Overtaken Near the Goal They
Sought by Several Posses and
Two Shot to Death
ONE INNOCENT VICTIM
KILLED IN THE FIGHT
After Running Battle for Three
Miles the End Came Suddenly,
the Victim Being the Young
Man Who Was Driving Them

OMAHA March 1S.-Two of the
convicts, John Dowd and John Taylor,
who escaped last Thursday from the
state penitentiary at Lincoln, and
their murd ferrous attempt to secure lib
erty, are dead as the result of an ex-
citing battle between the bandits and
officers this afternoon. and Charles
Morley, the third member of the trio
which escaped from the state prison
after killing three officials of that
institution, saved his life by surren-
0ering after a running battle over
two and a half miles of country.
The three convicts We're within
hhriking distance of the goal which
they hoped would secure their safety
when the final desperate struggle for
liberty occurred. They We're within
10 miles of the Omaha limits, where
they expected protection from friends,
when they were overtaken by the
posses
Officers We're Warned
Warned that the convicts were
heading this way, several posses from
this city and other nearby places
started out to locate them. Three
miles out of Springfield the posses
learned that the convicts had forced
James Blunt and wife, parents of the
dead man, to give them breakfast
and furnisha team and wagon with
which they hoped to escape to AL
bright a suburb OF Omaha.
They were overtaken eight miles
from here with Chief of Police Briggs
hfld has deputy. John Trouton, opened
fire From that time until Morely
over three miles of rough road. The
eonvicts were armed with shotguns
md revolvers.
Driver an Innocent Victim
Finally there was halt when
Eoung Blunt toppled back into the
wagon, victim of a bullet Chief
Briggs jumped from the wagon and,
with deliberate aim, fired at the men.
In the meantime other members of
t11e posses came up and joind in the
TIRE Dowd was the next to fall. 1t
was first reported that he had COM
limited suicide, but Briggs believes he
was struck by a bullet from the posse.
Next Taylor fell and then Morley, the
third convict, threw up his hands.
In the battle Briggs and Trouton
peceived several slight flesh wounds.
Norely was taken back to the peni-
kentiary this afternoon.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
Another Big Wooden Mill

There is strong probability that
Wenatchee may become the location
of one of the largest manufacturing
institutions in the Pacific northwest
within the next few months. If plans
made by the promoters Of this indus
try are carried to completion, this city
will be known as the center of the
wooden cloth trade of the Pacific coast.
# is the intention of the capita lists
who have investigated the conditions
surrounding the problem to put a
quarter of a million dollars into the
plant, including building and equip
ment and this will be doubled in case
the undertaking meets with the sue
cess that is anucipated.-We
World.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
LOYAL IRISH MEN
HONOR ST. PATRICK
Banquet at Marquette Hall and the
Oratory That Followed
Fitting Celebration

Marquette hall was the scene at last
ering as ever assembled to honor ST.
Patrick rE-tN r'Y
The hall was decorated with the
flags of both nations, while five large
tables loaded with good things greet
ed the ladies ana gentlemen met TO
honor the patron saint
J. H. Lynch introduce the toast
master of the evening, r. B. b. Hill
as the farmer Irishnan" from
Tampico. which place received more
encomiums at the hands of the toast
master than Rome ever dreamed of
In it's palmiest days.
The farmer lrishman" proved TO
be all that was predicted by his com
plimentary introduction, and after
some very conclusive remarks to the
effect that st. Patrick was a Scotchman
and an Irish love song by Mrs. L. 5.
Dunbar, which received q hearty en-
core, the first speaker of the evening,
James Leslie spoke upon 1.-THE Irish
in North Yakima" which he informed
his hearers could not be done in the
limited time of ten minutes for the
activities of the Irish in this enter
prising city We're we'll known to all
and the reason we have such enter
Prise is owing as much to its Irish
citizens as to any other one cause, the
speaker not neglecting to pay his re-
spects to "Hennesy and Casey
Rev. S. ]. Arsenalts reading of the
story of priest in the province of
Quebec, entitled 1.-THE Cure of Calu-
met" in the French dialect, touched
the hearts of all present, as did also
the piano solo which followed, "The
Last Rose of Summer" by Miss NJ. X.
Dougherty followed by it's encore
Come Back to Erin Rev. s. J..
Kennedy through his address on "The
Irish Leaders in Many Lands" cheered
and inspired all who were Irish and
made all other present wish they
could trace their lineage to that noble
race which had figured so prominently
in the history of the world.
Part the Women Played
The part which the noble women
shared in the inspiration to the men
of their race was duly given credit
by the POSTMASTER, which was added
to by the vocal solo Kathleen May
CONTINUED on page eight
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
Governor Hunt in His Message
Urges Speedy Submission of
Judicial Recall
REFORMS WERE DENIED
BY PRESIDENTS ACTION
First Message of Arizona's Gov
ernor Shows That He Is Rad
ically Progressive and Desires to
Have Reform. Speedily Enacted

PHOENIN, Ariz., March 1S.-The
first message of Gov. George W. p.
Hunt was read to Arizona first state
legislature today. 1t was voluminous,
containing approximately 5000 words
almost as lengthy as the constitu-
ton framed by the convention over
which the governor presided a little
over a year ago.
AS it's first legislative act the gov
ernor urged the enactment, for sub
mission to the people at the next reg
ular election of an amendment to the
constitution providing for the recall
of judicial officers.
Will Insist on Recall
The message called attention to the
fact that Arizona had voted favorably
on two occasions to adopt the recall
of judges, and continued:
Their wishes were set at naught
by a presidents unwillingness to yield
a prejudice, but they We're secure in
the knowledge that with statehood
once attained, and with the initiative
at their command they would have il
in their hands to restore to the con-
stitution the power SO rudely taken
away
Torrance with a mandate of the con-
stitution, also was also urged and the
Legislature adjured to pass "a resolu-
ton prohibiting all secret lobbying
during the present session.
Also Equal Suffrage
Although non-committal on the en-
reimbursement of women. the message
recomm ended the submission to the
people of an equal suffrage amend
ment to the constitution.
CONTINUED on page eighty
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
Outlaws Are Surrounded

GREEN CASTLE. y. c.. March
1s.-A long-distance telephone
message from Mount Airy. n. G.,
late tonight announced that a mes
senger had arrived there asking
that every available man be sent
to Squirrels Spur, 70 miles from
Mount Airy just outside the Vir-
ginia border where II was believed
Sidna- Allen ANA several of his
gang were surrounded By Il posse
OF 40 men
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
TO HONOR MAINE HEROES
President Has Asked Congress to Adj
jOuIn to Attend Funeral

WASHINGTON. March 1s-Taft
has sent letter to congress asking
the house and senate to adjourn Sat
urday to attend in a body the memo
rial services to be held here over the
dead of the battleship Maine. The
president said he desired the cere-
monies to be of as nat ional char
acter as possible
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
Promoted to North Yakimu

Mr.. b. J.. Ward, who has been man
ager of the st. Paul & Tacoma Lum-
Der company at Kennewick for the
past two years. has been promoted 10
local manager OF the North Yakima
yard Nj Ward arrived in the city
today and 81 IN assume his new duties
at once
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
No Arrests Were Made

NEW YORK, March 1S.-No arrests
Eere made today in the effort to clear
Id the mysterious attempt 10 assassi-
late Judge Otto A Rosalsky of the
yourt Of general sessions, with a bomb
saturday night Judge Rosalsky was
m the bench today.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
Legislators Are Arrested

ALBUQUERQUE, y. NJ, March
1S.-.Four members of The New
Mexico legislature were arrested
tonight at Santa Zee, charged with
accepting brides to vote for certain
candidates for United states sen
ator, the first vote on which Is To
be taken by the legislature tomor-
roW. Brides OF $500 each are said
to have been palG them.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
BUSINESS MEN WILL
VISIT EACH OTHER
Have Decided Upon Thursday as
Time When They Will Learn
the Industries of City

Business men of North Yakima
propose to get out Thursday after
noon and ascertain just how big this
city is, how many and varied are the
places where labor is employed and
where manufa curing or distribution
is carried on, and generally acquaint
themselves with the substantial fea-
lures of their town. Messrs Cline,
Bell Lucas, Heath, Carlyle, Dean and
Schroeder are the members of the
committee which have the plans under
consideration They propose n gath
ering at IL o'clock, noon, at the Yak
ina hotel and an assembly at the
dinner table for an hour and a half
Afterwards string of automobiles
will be in waiting and by that means
Of conveyance as many places will be
visited as possible. 1t will be five
o'clock, at least, before the work Of
the day has been finished.
Two days will be given to the in
spection of the business places in the
oity. On Thursday 80 places south
Of Yakima avenue will be visited and
at some later date not yet determined
the business men will visit the estab-
liShm entS north Of the avenue. Sec
rotary Rider of the Business Mems
association would like the names Of
all those who can furnish automobiles
for the trip Thursday and also the
names OF the business men who Will
take the trip Those who can furnish
achines and those desiring to make
the trip should leave their names with
the secretary
Has Done Much in Year
The Business Mems association has
accomplished a great deal in the past
year, though much of what it has
been working on is valuable material
which cannot be placed on display,
being of kind which has a direct
financial value to the mbers, but
is not especially artistic. II plans
other work, one feature Of which is
connected with the trip proposed for
Thursday Underneath this lies the
idea of having every member thor
oughly conVersant with his own town.
it's industries and its needs. It is de-
sired. also, that the mem bers get some
insight each into the character of the
work of the other and his desires
and ambitions aud learn what each
other member is doing for the adj
VAncement of the community
we all propose. says President
j. V. Payne TO nud out just how
big and thriving burg this Yakima
OF ours is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-26

Wanted-Evcryone TO know that the
services Of the visiting nurse employed
b. the Visiting Nurses Association are
to be had at what patients are able
and willing to pay OF without pay. BY
thos6 In straitened circumstances.
Telephone Anna Collins. SEQ red: resi-.
dence. 1141s North Center: or to Ga.
perintendent of nurse, 1890 yellow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-26
EIs,era News Briefs,


Special to 11mes-RepubNcan
Eldiora, April 2e.-Mrs. g. L. Fraxier,
OF this city. recently received from her
son. G. B. Frazier OF Portland Orc, a
unique birthday present in the form Of
a Chinook dictionary, containing every
word used by the tribe, translated into
English, with the meaning given by
the Pacific northwest tribe. The vo-
cabulary OF these peculiar people u.s.,
however, limited, there being about 800
words in the book. Only a few copies
Of this edition were printed and Mrs.
Frazier values very highly her pres
ent
According to Manager F. r. Murphy,
Of the local mutual telephone company.
EldOra has the second largest number
Of telephones in use, proportional to
the leader being town in Kansas. The
Eldora company IS serving 900 pa trons
of which $40 are in Eldora, the hall
ance being on rural lines running into
the offices here.
Rev. Charles Elmer Tower, who FOR
several years has been pastor OF the
Congregational church in Mason City.
and who is an Eldora boy. has been
made secretary Of mission work in four
southern states with headquarters IN
Oklahoma City. Mr.. Tower was born
in Eldora, educated in her schools and
its citizens are proud OF his success.
Rev. Mr.. Tower Is graduate Of Grin
nell College.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-26
GIadbrook News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Gladbrook. April 26.-Gladbrook now
boasts Of commercial club. This club
was permanently organized last Mon
day evening. It's officers for the pres
ent year are G. r. Wrage. president;
U. s. Hulse. secretary, and I. L. Big
low. vice president. Martin Nee. Claus
Dresser and G. NJ. Stauffer are the
directors. The aim Of the club Is to
promote the general welfare OF the
town.
]. F. Lundt, Of Lincoln township, had
q narrow escape from a serious acct
dent Monday evening. BY turning too
abruptly with his new automobile he
ran against an embankment. All Of
the occupants were thrown out Of the
seats. but fortunately none received
serious injuries. ~
W. b. King. OF Waterloo, and T. P.
Rehdee, Of Berlin. were here Monday
attending the meeting Of the company
that owns ranch at Dickinson. N. D.
Work has begun to erect modern
brick residence for George Conant.
Gethman Brick Company have the con-
tract.