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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1912
Page
3
Salem Oregon July 20 Escape of prisoners from the penitentiary under Governor West s honor system has risen to fifty one with 84 still at large. The article cites 24 honor prisoners and 27 others who escaped while serving as trustees or outside duties.
George B. Holden of Holden Shumate filed for the superior court judgeship as a Republican. A North Yakim resident for four years, he is 41 with a 1892 Saginaw bar admission and prior posts as Gault Ste. Marie city attorney and Chippewa County prosecuting attorney. He has not engaged in politics locally beyond voting. E. B. Marks also filed Saturday for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner in the second district and is known as a Holstein cattle breeder and dairy stock authority.
In Tecuseh Nebraska July 20 John Wilson owner of a traveling snake show released his reptiles to avoid debt attachment. The town hunted rattlesnakes and residents stayed indoors at night. A discharged employee Lee Dolan sought court action for the show’s outfits, but Wilson dispersed the animals including eight rattlesnakes six blue raters and a cobra de capelo. Some snakes were killed and the cobra remained at large prompting Wilson to flee the town amid citizen indignation.
Naval personnel in Newport Rhode Island say there is no effective protection against submarines under conditions cited by destroyers and reports from the onekland war zone. The statement notes the success of patrols in countering submarine threats and questions coastal defenses.
At Jackson on July 20 the Michigan progressive republicans voted to endorse an entire state and national ticket. Delegates chose Theodore M. Joslin for U S senator and Whitney Watkins for governor, while Osbornes supporters protested the endorsement. Petitions for Osborne circulated after the vote.
Zapatistas, said to number 500, placed a mine under a railroad track near Mexico City. The locomotive triggered the explosion and the attackers fired on the train, killing thirty passengers and wounding many. Federal troops and guards perished. an American conductor named Alberig was badly hurt. The rebels torched cars and the dead were loaded into express and baggage cars before setting the train on fire.
Salem Oregon July 20 By the introduction of goat meat at the penitentiary last May Frank Curtis superintendent of the penitentiary figures that he has effected considerable saving in meals Mutton he declared wage high in the market and in addition mediums taking contracts to supply the institution with mutton were smuggling in goat meat He found this neat as good as the mutton and when an opportunity presented itself last May to purchase 80 goats at a reasonable price he did so Goat meat since then has been served at the penitentiary two or three times a week until this last month when it was considerably reduced Some of the convicts at first demurred against eating it but he declares none of them passed it up when they finally sat down to the table The superintendent now has a number of convicts manufacturing mattresses for the eastern Oregon brand asylum He plans also in the near future to put a crew at work manufacturing bedsteads and furniture for this institution.
Railroad crews assemble cars for hay shipments in the Kittitas and Yakima valleys as harvest nears. Expected hay output nears 150000 tons, with last year at about 9000 carloads. Anticipated active season runs until snow flies. wheat movement and other crops add to freight forecasts.
Baltimore July 20 Cardinal Gibbons marks his seventy eighth birthday in good health and discusses Senator Bailey's fear of a French style revolution. He expresses strong confidence in the American people and notes revolutions occur in words not in blood, praising the founders and the Constitution's balance amid political rallies.
A European commission merchant requests immediate quotations from American exporters for dried apricots in 6000 boxes of 25 and 50 pounds, prunes in several lots, and evaporated apples in 120 and 240 pound casks. He asks for first class and fancy qualities and urges fast cable responses.
Treasury officials report paper currency is rapidly taking over as the main medium of circulation in the south, replacing silver coins. Coin shipments to the region have dropped while notes rise, following the end of government coin transport payments. Banks now pay for expressage, saving the treasury about 200000 dollars annually.
The Potlatch marks a triumphant Seattle close as the Potlatch tyee sails in a flame-wrapped canoe toward the north home for a year of rest. The Potlatch week ends amid glory and revelry.
Governor Charles Deneen faces uncertainty over appointing a U S senator to replace William Lorimer. It was expected he would resign and the lieutenant governor would name Deneen as senator, but a legal question arises whether Lorimer's election was ever valid and if the seat was legally filled.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles of Washington elected officers today in Seattle headed by President Geo Hausch of Columbia and Vice President Harry R Knowles of Everett. Others named include Chaplain Charles S Baker Ellensburg Secretary Frank Down Seattle Treasurer S A Hoax Hoquiam and Trustees J W Martin John Grone Otto Blenard. Lincoln Davis of Tacoma becomes past state president and Knowles Havens Mullin named as Grand Aerie representatives to Cleveland next August. The next state convention will be held at Reymond.
Mrs. Mabel Smith of Somers Westchester marries a third Smith within eleven years keeping her surname. Her first husband Philip Smith of Buffalo was killed eight years ago and she divorced Robert Smith of Newark five years ago. Her third husband Walter Smith of St. Louis was wed in Somers. She was born Mabel Hamilton of Albany.
Jack White of Chicago defeated Owen Moran of England in the ninth round at Vernon Arena when Moran was disqualified by Referee Eyton for elbowing. Moran had fought aggressively until the foul and disputed the infraction.
An assembled quotation set recalls temperance perseverance and humility. It cites Lincoln Beecher Zechariah Ruskin and Lewis urging restraint, reflection and spiritual insight before action. The tone resembles a weekly devotional urging forgiveness growth and steadfast moral progress.
Salem Oregon July 20 With W H Schenck of Homedale Idaho filing to appropriate waters of Sucker Creek Malheur county to irrigate 1448 acres Idaho the first move to retaliate against Idaho court rulings that Idaho issued permits to irrigate Oregon lands are invalid State Engineer Lewis may revoke Idaho permits and will not grant Schenck’s application unless Idaho authorities guarantee reciprocity on water rights until legislatures act
J G Gawler, once with the North Yakima reclamation service, urges printed proof to persuade New Mexico skeptics that irrigation can transform volcanic barrens into productive land. He describes the Yakima valley, the 6 million dollar dam project, and a harsh desert camp near El Paso with hot weather and future hopes of returning to the northern country.
Victor O Choa an early Mexican revolutionist against Diaz was arrested by American federal authorities for neutrality law violations. He allegedly helped bring 140000 rounds of ammunition and rifles to Mexican rebels and failed to post a 39000 bond. His brother Eduardo O Chea and two other Mexicans were also detained in the case.
Portland July 20. A permanent branch of the Northwestern Fruit Exchange opened in London on July 1 to provide up-to-date market information and develop European trade while warning Northwest growers of pitfalls in foreign dealings. The London office is at 17 21 Tavistock Street, across from Covent Garden Market.
Seattle July 20 The house judiciary sub committee probing Judge Cornelius H Hanford examined links between Hanford Irrigation and Power Company and the Northern Pacific railway over a Benton county land purchase. The case follows a 1908 King county tax suit halted sale, then an option granted, leading to a circuit court reversal of Hanford s tax cost assessment against the county.
N. J. Gorham of Woodville Georgia, cashier of the Bank of Woodville, reports an acute kidney attack relieved by Foley's Kidney Pills. He says they provided more benefit than any other kidney medicine he has used and urges trying them. North Yakima Drug Store endorses the product.
A Preneh company plans exploitation of a Venezuelan lake whose waters are highly saline and rich in nutrients, making them valued locally as a fertilizer source despite concerns over environmental impact and sustainability.
After a two month dispute the senate committee agreed on a parcels post provision in the post office appropriation bill. Bourne and Bristow endorsed an eight zone plan with rates up to 12 cents per pound, local delivery charged at 5 cents first pound and 1 cent each additional pound, and a maximum package weight of 11 pounds. The bill totals about 262 million dollars, roughly four million more than the house bill.
New York buyers Steinhardt and Kelly along with Messrs Kimball criticize North Yakima packing, urging reliance on Hood River and Wenatchee methods. They praise proper grading and sizing while calling out inconsistent, loose packing in Yakima and urging improvements in fill and firmness for better export quality.
To economize fuel the Japanese government has chosen a German style locomotive for its railways, featuring cylinders fifteen inches in diameter.
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