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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
GAMBLERS CONFESS
DUPLICATING BECKER
Murderer of Rosenthal Is Said to
Be Lieut.. Charles Becker of
Police Department

NEW YORK. July 29.-After a
late night session of the grand jury
in which BALD Jack" Rose, Bridge
Weber," and Harry WALTON are al
legged to have made confessions di-
rectly duplicating Police Lieutenant
Charles Becker in the murder of
Rosenthal the gambler, Becker was
indicted for murder in the first de-
gree, placed under arrest and hurried
before midnight session of the
court of general sessions. After en-
tering a plea of not guilty, the po-
lice official was taken to the Tombs
Informcrs Fear Death
The gamblers whose statements
are said to have caused the indict-
ment of Becker pleaded with officials
not to be taken back to the Tombs
tonight, declaring they would be
killed If they returned to their cells.
Agents of the police department"
they asserted, would make away with
them in retaliation of their testimony
If they returned to prison.
So real was their fear that they
were allowed to sleep In the criminal
court building under guard. Eight
detectives asserted that Rose told the
grand jury of being forced to arrange
for the killing of Rosenthal under
threats of being 'jobbed'' by the po-
lice and sent to prison on manufac-
tured evidence.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
TWO FIRE CALLS
MADE MONDAY NIGHT
Fire Department Started With Hen
House and Quickly Go to
Clothing Store

The fire department had two calls
Monday night, each within short
time of the other. A chicken coop
out near Johnson's corner claimed
their attention first and before they
could get back to town the members
of the fire department had a call that
sent them TO No. 81 South First
street, where Leroue and Lefrenicr
have a clothing and mems furnishing
goods store.
1t is supposed that somebody left
an electric or gas heating iron burn
ing when the store was locked up. BY
$3.50 o'clock flames burst out of the
rear portion of the building, but the
fire department was quickly on the
scene and literally flooded the build
ing. putting out the fire, which gave
off great quantities of smoke giving
the impression that the entire block
was ON fire smoke and water dam
aged the clothing stock to the extend
of several hundred dollars. Tile
stock OF Harry l.. Ansart, next door,
was somewhat damaged BY smoke.
Damage to the building was slight.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
BUNNELL FUNERAL YESTERDAY
Man Who Suffered Electric Burn.
| Will Be Buried by Brother

]. F. Bunnell of Portland came to
Yakima to visit his brother. He got
off the train at Yakima City, where
his brother J.. O. Bunnell, who was
employed on the ranch of Z John
Druse, had suffered injury that later
resulted in death. Not finding a
place to stay there over night, the
visitor came to North Yakima and
went to hotel. He did not know OF
his brothers accident until that eve
ming when he learned of ii by read
ing the newspaper account Not be-
lieving that he could see the injured
man that night hefwent to bed and
the next morning visited the hospital
to find that the suffering man had
died. hf
The funeral of J. Q. BunneIl was
held yesterday afternoon in the chapel
of Inman & Rose So the man who
come to visit will stay to bury the
brother whom he had come to see.
The deceased was bachelor.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
BARROW TAKES STAND
N his own Defense
Denies He Ever Had Anything to
s Do With Franklin or With
Bribery Of Jurors

LOS ANGELES, July 29.--Clarence
barrow took the stand in his own be-
half today toward the close of the
session of his trial. barrow told of
his connection with organized labor
as attorney, detailing the numerous
cases in which he has been interested.
Regarding the Mcnamara case he
declared he was reluctant in accept
ing it and related the pressure
brought to bear on him by the labor
leaders which finally induced him to
take it. He spoke of his dealings
with Mrs. McManigal and George
Benin, uncle of McManigal. He said
he asked Benin to find out from Me-
ManigaF whether the stories printed
In the newspapers purporting to
come from him were true and said
to tell McManigal If they were not he
would defend him also. Darrow said
he never had a conversation with
Benin with reference to getting Nc
Manigal to change his testimony.
Getting down to the present. case,
barrow in response to question, de-
clared he never had any converse
ton with Franklin concerning the
bribery of jurors and did not give him
q check for that purpose He said
he gave Franklin a check for $1,000
on October 4 and another on October
Is for the expenses OF his office.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
SCHEDULE FOR,
FRUIT SPECIAL
Northern Pacific Arranges to Start
Its Service East Beginning
Monday Next
NINETY-NINE HOUR RUN
FROM PASCO TO ST. PAUL
Superintendent Moline of Refrig-
Grafton Service Says There Is
No Cause for Worry Regarding
Icing Facilities

Arrangements have been made FOR
Northern Pacific special fruit tain
service out of North Yakima begin
ming August 5, which will be Monday
next. Special fruit trains of % cars
or more will be run to Fargo aud
points east. These trains will leave
Pasco at o'clock a. m and will ar
rive at st. Paul at IL o'clock a. nj.
of the fourth day, which gives a 80
hour service from the starting point
This is practically the same service
that has prevailed the past two years
over the Northern Pacific and has
been eminently satisfactory to the
growers.
Night Cleanup Here
So far as North Yakima is con-
cerned the fruit houses here along the
tracks will be cleaned up about 8
o'clock p. m, the cars going through
to Pasco to be prepared there for the
outgoing train, icing to be attended
to etc. Cars between Ellensburg and
Pasco, in other words will be picked
up the night before and carried
through to be made up in trains out
the next morning.
Inc icing IrODiem
Asked as to the icing situation, r.
Il. Moline of the Northern Pacific re-
frigerator car service said that so far
as his road Is concerned there is no
question as to the provision made.
The Northern Pacific. he says. has Ice
arrangements made sufficient for ic-
ing cars enough to carry all the fruit
of the Yakima valley. 1t is the esti-
mate that SIS per cent of the fruit will
go under refrigeration and therefore
he thinks there is no need to worry
on that score.
The fruit trains will run east on a
regular schedule and schedules have
been arranged for the various lines OF
the Northern Pacific In the fruit pro-
ducing sections of this and neighbour
ing states, the fruit concentrating at
Spokane and going east from there In
one huge train daily.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
AMERICANS
DRIVEN e.:
Women and Children Are Fleeing
for Safety Across the Border
and Men Are Disarmed
NaRoZCO SEXES ARMS
TO AID REVOLUTION
Rebel Leader Acknowledges He
Gave Order Disarming Nor
mon Dnsidents and Justifies
Action Because Of Dire Need

VA Ell PASO, July 29.--Nearly 900
American women and children. hun
gray and worn out with fatigue and
fear. arrived today on another special
train. The refugees are from the NOR
mon colonists in Casas Grandes dis
trict The train returned for more and
still more are expected to arrive. An
other train Is due tomorrow.
According to conservative figures
given by the Mormon dignitaries more
than $500 in Mexico consider them
selves in danger. Only the women are
being removed. The men are remain
ing. disarmed and helpless.
Rebels Were Drinking
Enrique E. Bowman, a merchant
speaking before a meeting of Ell Paso
business men, declared the rebels had
begun to drink heavily and threaten
the Americans, saying all who re-
NAMED would be killed. Bowman re-
lated other incidents of indignities en-
dured by Americans.
Orozco Gave the Order
JuAREZ, July 20, - Orozcp adj
mitted today he was responsible for
the order disarming the Mormon in
Mexico and asserted the United States
was to blame. He takes the ground
that he must have arms and ammu-
milton in some manner and taking
those Of the Americans is doing nc
harm for he naively remarked il
Madero brushes the revolution, as
Madero claims he will. there will be
no need for Americans to be armed
In Mexico. He says II the United
Gtates will recognize his belligerency
and permit him to import cartridges
and arms. he will agree to protect al
foreigners. e
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
VISITS OLD FRIENDS
AT WALlA WAlLA PEN
Bowinkleman, a Trusty and q
Model Prisoner, Is Running a
Chicken and Duck Ranch

o. X. Schumann, who recently re-
turned from a well-earned vacation,
tells of stopping at Walla Wa'la.
where he visited the penitentiary to
ask after the welfare of some of his
friends whom he had sent over for a
sojourn there to regain their health
and former standing in the world.
While there John r. Llewellyn. one
OF the penitentiary guards. showed
him around the big institution. where
SO many Yakima county delegates are
cared for.
Bowinklernan Trusty
The deputy prosecuting attorney
saw many familiar faces and among
them was that of Henry Bowinkle-
man, who was sentenced to from five
to twenty years for manslaughter, for
killing Meboer In 1910. Bowinkleman
was more than pleased to see Schu-
mann and showed him his chickens
and ducks. which he keeps for the
benefit of the institution outside the
walls. He has quite poultry ranch
and Is busy from morning till night
caring for his incubators. his chicks
and ducklings as we'll as the eggs and
other products. He Is in splendid
health. The authorities give Boz
winkleman splendid reputation,
stating that he is a model prisoner
and has not broken one of the rules
since his Incarceration.
"Wappy'' Assistant
The work has so increased that
Bowinklemsn will be given an assist
ant and II was stated that his assist
ant would be no other that "Wappy,"
or Wappenstein, the former chief OF
police OF Seattle, who was sent to tho
state institution some time ago on
charges of infraction of the law
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
JAPAN EMPER0RJOEAD
4 fsON sDCCEEDSi'H|M
All That Science Could Do Could
Not Prolong Life of Japan's
Greatest Ruler

TOXIC, July r-7Mutsuhito. for "A
years emperor of Japan, died at 12.4S
this morning and Yoshihito Haru-No-
Miya, his son, reigns in his stead.
Mutsihito who is the 121st emperor
of Japan, had been unconscious many
hours priorto his death. At his bid
side when the end came were the en-
press, crown prince and the most
prominent Officials of the household
and the government.
Everything known to science was
done to prolong the life of the SOW
erignsbut the outcome was inevitable
from the start on July q. His death
was due to Brights disease, compile
icated with diabetes and an intestinal
affection.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
UNCLE SAM WINNER
IN BALLOON CONTEST
Captain Honeywell Landed in Vir-
ginia and Might Have Stayed
in the Air Longer

MANASSAS, Va, July 29.--"Uncle
Sam proved a winner again today
when the balloon piloted by Captain
H. E. Honeywell of st. Louis landed
here early in the day, having defeated
which three balloons would take part
in the international contest at Stuff
CART, Germany, Honeywell covered
the distance of 925 miles He said had
he not feared that he might have
been driven out over the ocean he
could have remained in the air sew.
eral hours. more.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
RECLAMATION
REPORTED ON
Over $4,000 Acres Were Under
Irrigation Below Sunnyside
Canal During June
STORAGE RESERVOIRS FULL
TO THE LIMIT OF SAFETY
Fill at kachess Was Reported to
Be Twenty-Three Feet Above
the Original River Bed at the
End of June

During June an acreage of approx
imately $4,000 actually received wa
ter under the Sunnysde canal. ac-
cording to the report of reclamation
officials The amount of water d.
80 second feet Construction work
consisted of necessary minor extern
sions of the distribution system 70
cover lands for which water right ap-
plication had been made.
Dumping Reservoir Full
Under the Tieton the only construc-
ton was the building of wagon
road to the Tieton canyon. Dumping
lake reservoir was reported full by the
Goth of the month and a small crew
was engaged there in pulling logs
from the lake and in piling and
burning them.
) AT Lakes Keechelus and Gle Elum
the maintenance of the crib dams
was continued and also the cutting
of timber by contract.
Under the Okanogan project water
was delivered to 100 acres. on
June the two reservoirs on the pro-
ject contained 10000 acre feet, the
highest point of the season and 1,450
acre feet In excess of the previous
high water mark.
Lake Kachcss Storage
or the storage work at Lake Ka-
chess the report at the close of June
was as follows:
Operations with the orange-peel
dredge, excavating in the lake. out
let channel, We're impeded by sdeep
water, but approximately 1000 cubic
yards of the material were excavated
Mortar paving of the slopes Of the
outlet channel below the dam was
completed. Early in the month con-
creting of the gate tower was begun
and good progress was made, the
completed portion having been carried
up 55 feet. or to within feet of the
top of the dam. The construction of
the embankment was continued with
good progress. The fiji is now at ele-
walton 1880, which is 23 feet above
the original river-bed. tualf
Lake at Maximum Level
Enough rock is being obtained from
the material dumped from the trestle
TO build the layers of small rock on
both slopes, and riprap on the up
stream slope. The timber trestle was
completed during the latter part OF
the month. early In the month. as
soon as the floor of the channel be-
low the dam was completed, the
sluice gates were opened as the max
imum safe level of the lake had been
reached, but due to the amount OF
rain which fell during the month, the
level of the lake was lowered only
one foot.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
J.L. DRuSE BURIED BY
PHILIPPINE VETERANS
Former Comrades of Company e,
Act as Escort and Bearers
at Funeral Monday

John l.. Druse, of Yakima City, who
was killed Saturday by electricity
while working in his hay field, was
buried Monday with military honors
by the Spanish War Veterans of North
Yakima. Mr.. Druse was a member
of Company e of North Yakima of
the National Guard of Washington
and served with his company in the
Philippines. taking part In the cam
paigns and in the battles in which
the company, as part of the First
Washington, was engaged.
Private and Public Services
The funeral services of Mr.. DruSe
were held at the First Methodist
church, where Rev w. Fl. Selleck con-
Quoted the service. Previously there
had been a private service at the
home and the friends were gathered
at the church. where an address wns
delivered by Mr. SelIeck. AT the grave
the Spanish War Veterans conducted
the service. The ritual was followed
and then a military salute fired and
TAPS" sounded. Before the casket
was lowered to the grave the large
flag which had encased it was re-
moved and a small silk flag was
placed on the casket in its stead and
was buried with it.
Comrades as an Escort.
Six members of the organization,
all of them former members of Com
pany +, acted as an escort and as
bearers. They were Captain Marshall
Scudder and Jessrs j. Howard
Wright. IT, w. Leach, Herman Leeper.
Charles Niles and f. IL. Millcan.
Many beautiful flowers on the easket
testified to the sincerity of friends in
their mourning for the death OF Mr,
Druse.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
The M abers Of the North Yalki-
ma Y. M. c. A. Make the Top
of Mount Tacoma Safely
CLIMB WAS MADE BY
MOONLIGHT SUNDAY
Nearly Every Member Of Party
Carried Camera and a Fine Lot
Of Mountain Views Are Prom
ised Waiting Friends
Especial to the Herald)

NATIONAL PARK INN. LONG
MIRES SPRINGS. MOUNT Ia
COMA. Wash. July 29.-The Yakima
Y. NJ c. A. party made a successful
ascent Of Mt. Tacoma and returned
at o'clock this afternoon. All got
back safely and had a fine trip This
information was received by courier
from Paradise valley, on the south
side Of Mount Tacoma. from which
point all such parties make theiS
start.
The party consisted of Harry A.
Cook. the athletic director of the
North Yakima Y. M. G. A.. ]. How
ard Green. Douglas Corpron. Rolfe
Whitnall. Wallie Reed. Noel Thomp-
son. Curtis Gilbert, Ben Schmidt. c.
d. Eckstein. G. N. Angel. g. B. Ar
mold and Ted Hackett. the last named
master Of the pack train.
Paradise Valley
The party reached Paradise valley
early Saturday after ride over the
mountains. and went into camp at the
Camp Of the Clouds, at an elevation
Of nearly 1000 feet. There was snow
on every hand. as well as myriads OF
flowers. The tents were pitched
among gnarled trees that for count
less winters had borne immense bur-
dens Of snow. and in sight of the
great crest that lay irrvitingly to the
north. The Paradise river. having as
Its source the glacier of the same
name. flowed not far away. its icy
waters refreshing man and beast.
The Climb
+ 1t was quite climb up onto the
snow fields above the Camp Of thf
Clouds. The little party, just right
TO: numbers. and containing nc
weaklings or women to hinder the
march, made their preparations for j
climb in the moonlight. when the
suns reflected rays would not burn
and blind the climbers. An expert
enced guide, one of three on the
mountain, hadae man fill hi:
shoes with the heaviest of logger's
calks. Thus equipped and with AL
pine stocks, 4canteenss and some light
lunch. the party started at 1925
O'CLOCK Sunday night. The long march
over the snow fields leading to Camy
Muir dimily displayed the wonders
of this wonderful region. the moon.
light being brilliant enough for this
party to easily pick their way along
and to see for miles in every direc.
ton. Occasional glimpses could be
had of the peaks to the south, Mount
Adams and st. Helens, while the
Great Mountain itself lay in front. q
CONTINUED on page three)
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
M|S-MAlED COUPLES I
GRANTED DIVORCES
In All But One Case the Wife Was
the Aggrieved Person and She
Was Given Everything

Several divorces were granted Mon
day in the superior court by Judge
Preble, who broke away from his va
cation on the ranch long enough to
return to town to hear the cases and
a number of motions and other mat
tiers Of court routine. The order of
the court in a number of other cases
were placed on record in the office OF
the clerk and these became public Cor
the first time. @ 49,
81 @h Buggs in Court
Viola Bugg was given divorce
from Herbert Bugg, who was CLERK
in the Northern Pacific freight office
Ill treatment was the ground on which
Judge Preble granted this action, and
gave the mother the custody of her
baby boy. Mary Mccormick was
granted the custody of her baby girl
and separation from David c. Nc
Cormick, who was charged with
abandonment. Allen g. Wilson were
the attorneys for the plaintiffs in
both cases
Neglect and Cruelty
Neglect and cruel and inhuman
treatment on the part of her hus
band, Paul E. Gradall, were the
grounds on which Judge Preble re-
leased Annie Kusshi Gradell from the
marital bonds. The case was heard
May 81. and the order of the court
was signed July IS. Another wife
given liberty by Judge Preble was
Mrs. ETA j. Armsberry from Lea
Armsberry. One husband sued foI
separation and got It, His name was
Giovan ma Blua and his wife's name
was Baptistsa.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
CARELESS DRIVING
II CAUSES ACCIDENT
Big Touring Car With Party of
Five Turns Completely Over
Mile and Half From Town

A big 60-horse power Everett ma
chine was wrecked on the road south
OF town Monday evening about 1880
O'Clock while going at a high rate of
speed, according to the statement of
two different witnesses, and 1t was
a miracle that nobody was killed. for
the great touring car turned COM
pleted over with its passengers UNI
derneath.
AS far as can be learned BILL En-
right, the chauffeur who drove the
machine for the Washington Stables,
was the only one injured, and he
only slightly, though one of the three
women occupants tainted and had to
be brought to consciousness with
copious applications of ditch water
The occupants of the car rae said to
have been employees of the Calumet
restaurant who were out for a pleas
ure ride. aE
Narrow Escape s-f
Two different parties saw the upset
One man, who was driving his horse
toward town. said he had a narrow
escape from being run into, the ma
chine running at the rate of from Sc
to so miles an hour and zig-zaggine
from side to side as If the machinery
was out of order Word was left by
the chauffeur that the steering gear
were deranged and that caused the
trouble.
The driver of a car owned in an
other barn who was returning to the
city saw the accident. He said he
expected to see everybody killed, fol
the car was running at a great rate
of speed and turned completed in the
air. The occupants of the wrecked
car were brought back to the city in
his car.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
MONTANA TEDDY|TES
FORM ORGANIZATION
Sixteen Delegates Chosen for Chi
cago and Dixon Chosen to
Lead Party in State

HLENA, July 29.-The progressive
party of Montana organized at mass
convention here today. Sixteen dele
gates, headed by Senator Dixon, cam
paign manager for Roosevelt, were
named to attend the Chicago conven-
ton.
In addition Dixon was named as
the states national committeeman
and he was endorsed for reelection
tosthe senate. The platform ignores
the tariff, but declares for woman
suffrage. The progressive movement;
is endorsed and the delegates pledged
to work for the nomination of Roose-
welt sTt
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
DEBATING CANAL TOLLS
Senators Divided on. Question Of Legal
Rights

WASHINGTON. July 2s.--The right
Of Great Britain to participate in un-
dertaking the control of the Panama
canal was denied today in the senate
by two advocates of a measure giving
American coastwise shippers prefer
snce in tolls. Senators Bradley of
Kentucky and Massey Of Nevada con-
tended not only that the United States
had the right to regulate It's own at
fairs but the purchase OF the canal
zone would remove 1t from interha-
tional control Senator McCumber of
North Dakota took opposite view and
believed such action would violate the
saixlt OF the treaty
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
Emil Ticket in utah

PROVO. Utah, July 27.--Progres-
sive republicans today determined to
put into the field q complete state
ticket for every offle- from governor
TO eonstabe ieiant delegates were
chosen 10 represent the state at the
convention in Chicago August 5
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
LAUNCH ACCIDENT FATALITY

Two Drowned and Others Saved
Through Heroism of 4. A. Lucas
TACOMA, July 29.--According to a
Ledger special from south Bend, I.
A. Lucas, of Lake county, California,
and ]. w. Kennels of Albany ore
gon, were drowned today in a launch
accident in Bear River Straits. The
heroism of +. A. Lucas. who ran sew
eral miles to secure rnwhoNt in
which he could return to the scene az
the accident just as the rising lido
was about To sweep them away saVeI
the lives OF his Wife. her sister and
the latter's two small children
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31

WASHINGTON, July 29s-The al
legged sugar frandat Philadelphia are
of the treasurer and attorney general
for the past Year have been settled
by the payment of nearly quarter
of million dollars to the govern
ment by the refining companies in
volved.