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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1912
Page
5
In Juarez on May 11 General Pascual Orozco with about 7000 men faced a federal army and held the balance of power as the provisional presidency collapsed with Emilio Vasquez Gomez abdicating after a brief four week tenure. Wealthy interests behind the unrest appear to back Orozco.
Emilio Vasquez Gomez slips to El Paso after fleeing Juarez and refuses to comment. Jose Cordova arrives in Chihuahua to hear Orozco's response to Gomez's provisional government proposal. Rival financiers once allied with Diaz reportedly back different factions in the Orozco movement. A battle near Escalon remains unclear with federals claiming the upper hand. An unrelated health testimonial extols Foley Kidney Pills with local drugstore availability.
The anti child labor measure clears the lower house and goes to the governor. The governor signs for eight hour limits in mines and reduction works and bans employment of children under 14 during school hours and under 16 in hazardous underground work or at night.
If you cough all night you get no Test, nor does anyone else in the house. Keep with reach a bottle of Ballard's Horehound Syrup. It is then easy to stop the tickling which causes the cough whenever it appears. Price 25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by D. H. Fry and Co. W. Camp, corner 3rd and Yakima Aves.
Emerson quotes a reflection on manners linking improper conduct to subtle failings in discernment, suggesting propriety mirrors refined perception.
Ex state Senator Frank J. Gardner faces two indictments over an alleged plot to despoil a Brookyn millionaire Samuel E. Haslet’s $1,000,000 estate. He is accused of inducing the drafting of a fraudulent will and of attempted grand larceny while jailed for contempt for alimony payments.
Memorial from Washington filed by the Brotherhood of North American Indians claims the U S government failed to enforce treaties and pay for lands taken. Klickitat Yakima Velville Bannock Chippewa Navajo tribes detail grievances including lost halting salmon fishing and missed school funding, urging redress and proper payment.
A narrator recounts efforts to retrieve government funds meant for Indians, detailing letters to Senator Jones, delays in the Indian department, and a census agent Webster who vanished. Payments began last June to about one third of eligible Indians, with amounts ranging from 10 to 500 dollars.
Northern Pacific vice president Thomas Cooper visited North Yakima to review the proposed steam railway into the Cowiche valley with George Donald and Yakima executives. The group toured the route, studied potential tonnage, and planned future checks on the reservation extensions toward White Swan and Zillah.
Northern Pacific lands in Chelan, Kittitas, Yakima and nearby counties largely escape taxation as federal surveys lag due to limited appropriations. Kingsbury reports one survey party started with plans for more, but progress may take years.
Mrs Bertha B Johnson owner of the Samuels hotel in Wallace and Wallace Ida is robbed of diamond set pieces and other articles valued over 350 dollars. Police capture William Bailey a pressman suspect and bar him along with an accomplice as the search continues for missing items and remaining pieces.
Skeletal remains found in mounds at Lake Delaven and Lake Lawnfarm suggest a hitherto unknown people inhabited Southern Wisconsin ages ago. Maurice Morrisey and Charles F E Brown will lead further study on skulls with small heads and ape-like features buried under baked clay and charcoal.
In San Francisco on May 11 lightweight champion Ad Wolgast barely escapes a loss with a newspaper draw against Willie Ritchie in a four round bout. Ritchie showed stage fright yet pressed the action in three rounds while Wolgast endured facial cuts and possible aftereffects from a recent appendicitis operation.
In a brief exchange Mrs Knicker-What praises Juliet’s restraint in a scene resembling suburban life. Mrs Subboube notes the contrast between Juliet’s terse stance and the surrounding setting, as described in Harper’s Bar.
On Craig's Hill a contractor and his son uncovered perfectly preserved skeletons buried 20 feet underground. Professor Munson examined the skulls and bones, estimating a height near six feet with early human features. More bones and possible artifacts are expected as debris is cleared.
Wim L. Cook of the Bee Hive Drug Store in Neihart Montana praises the Belt Canon route as the most picturesque in the state and recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, with North Yakima Drug Store listed as a seller.
A brief assertion cites Harriet Martineau praising women-like men who prove themselves capable, suggesting merit determines access to opportunities.
A drainage district case involving 476 defendants and 4017 acres, with costs estimated at 70 000 to 80 000, was settled after a five hour jury deliberation. Judge Grady praised the jury for speed and fairness, noting some damages and assessments were adjusted by the jury or in attorney conferences.
A sarcastic exchange reveals a writer claiming a long journey to poetry. The friend asks if they gave up, and the scribbler retorts that by then they already had a reputation.
John Henry Jones of Scranton testified before the house judiciary committee that Archbald endorsed a $500 note to aid Jones in promoting a Venezuelan timber lands option. Jones said Archbald had no stake in the option and later gave $250 of the commission as a gift, denying any improper interest.
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