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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1912
Page
4
A discussion on Dr. Sisson's claim that 52 percent of U S public school children leave before sixth grade. The piece urges stronger compulsory laws and community cooperation to expand education beyond classrooms through home church playgrounds and local amusements. It notes public support for Dr Wiley in a dispute over educational administration and calls for departmental reform to improve public welfare.
The piece argues for prioritizing local purchases to strengthen the community economy. It cites Germany’s ten commandments of buying at home and Lincoln’s tariff idea, urging citizens to support local businesses, create jobs, and keep wealth within the area while opposing overseas spending and vice dens.
President Perkins of the State Good Roads Association backs a county centered expansion plan where county seats anchor road improvements radiating outward to form trunk lines. The scheme mirrors the National Good Roads plan tied to a federal seven trunk line bill, with state and national funding shares. A drafted bill will be offered to the legislature, aiming to place Washington among leaders in systematic highway development.
Dr Harvey W Wiley has resigned as chief chemist of the pure food bureau citing interference by department associates. An investigation found no fault, exonerating him and earning presidential commendation despite insinuations from his detractors.
A moral critique denounces saloon and redlight districts amid talk of reform as campaigns prepare for upcoming state conventions and primaries. Officials note that industrial payrolls reflect the saloon influence while voters await decisive political trends in New York and beyond.
A Tacoma suggested scheme urges making and exhibiting moving films of Yakima Valley orchards hop yards and industries. The idea mirrors earlier Northwest efforts in the Upper Snake River Valley which promoted irrigation farming and produce by showing fields roads and factories to attract eastern homeseekers.
North Dakota weighs a crucial ballot test between Roosevelt and La Follette as public sentiment shifts from La Follette’s progressive base to Roosevelt. Managers claim momentum while La Follette leaders insist on results at the polls today.
The House backed free sugar with Republican support but split the Democratic ranks as Louisiana and Colorado lawmakers opposed the measure citing harm to home industry. They also resist coupling the income tax bill, arguing it funds revenue lost by sugar free. The split signals discontent with Underwood tariff policy and hints that Senate veto or presidential opposition will limit reform.
The nation weighs Virginia's response to the Hillsville massacre where outlaws overran the court to avenge a guilty verdict. The piece links the event to demands for strong action and cites House Leader Underwood promoting the income tax as a remedy for national ills.
With two thirds of March passed, cold nights delayed fruit buds and held back advancement. No sign of a rapid spring. blossoms are expected to arrive without frost, and the coming crop could be the valley’s greatest ever.
The piece surveys political talk on cost of living with Mayor Harrison and President Taft imagery, calling for weed removal and vacant lot clearance in Chicago. It parodies public discourse, jokes about political hats, and suggests municipal action against nuisance plants while tying in broader reform themes.
The piece argues that Roosevelts 1904 commitment not to seek a second term was about substance not form. It contrasts 1904 conditions with 1912, noting Tafts use of power to seek another term and claiming Roosevelts call to lead the peoples cause remains valid despite his earlier pledge. The Los Angeles Express commentary frames this as a test of principle versus political ambition.
A teacher accompanying Fritz and his class during an excursion reports a jolly day but the return trip ended with the teacher falling into a brook. Fritz recalls the incident.
A concise exchange notes that when money is said to be easy it reflects abundant supply versus demand. A wife expresses astonishment at such a notion. Read as a brief social commentary from the Philadelphia Press.
Mrs Maud H Tamblin of Olympia campaigns in North Yakima for the Republican nomination for land commissioner. The widow of 11 years has served 10 years in the office and six as secretary, arguing her hands on experience and public service justify election over opponents who cite her gender. She works to meet women voters and will return to Spokane, then North Yakima, with plans to engage club women.
In Kittitas county orchardists call for a strict fruit inspector to combat pests as wormles apples spread and sales of spraying gear rise. Wenatchee fruit man J H Fetters urges a countywide petition to appoint a resident inspector who will enforce annual spraying and disposal of unfit trees to protect the valley's fruit districts.
Milwaukee contractors move to build from Beverly to Hanford with grading awarded for Hanford to White Bluffs. J L Pittman of the Oregon Washington RR & Navigation Co visited Hanford assessing Milwaukee terminal plans while Milwaukee crews survey townsite lines. Kennewick Northern revival signals Great Northern interest in linking Kennewick to Wenatchee trunk line.
Lake Superior is described as the largest freshwater body with a rock bottom and minimal seasonal temperature change. It notes tides discovered in 1860 with modest daily rise and moon-peak tides. The excerpt includes a poem about a child pleading for someone to stay with her.
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