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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1909
Page
4
Senator Cummins reply frames the fight as over party definition and membership. He insists the insurgents challenge aims to curb power of Aldrich Payne and Cannon, with the core issue whether the party serves special interests or the people.
Francis J. Heney was appointed by Attorney General Wicker sham to lead Oregon land fraud prosecutions. The San Francisco prosecutor refused pay for three years of work and resigned his attorney general post to prosecute graft. The move is seen as poetic justice amid a new Washington administration.
The California Fig Syrup Co advertises its Syrup of Pigs and Elixir of Senna as produced from pure plant principles and the only genuine formula. It warns buyers to insist on the full name printed on the front of the package to avoid imitations and ensure beneficial effects.
The bulletin notes California and Colorado show high death rates due to invalids while South Dakota remains lowest. It also highlights a rise in deaths by own action from 1907 to 1908, with registration improvements explaining part of the increase and a shifting cultural view on suicide.
The essay notes that in cities the phrase Whats new replaces old greetings and signals a social shift toward novelty. It compares modern Americans to Athenians, emphasizing curiosity about present happenings over traditional inquiries into health and family.
H M Walthew and George J Tetheran of Hanford filed with the county auditor a claim for 50000 cubic feet of Columbia river water. They report a strong season and continuous service despite brief plant checks while preparing for added capacity and a higher canal to serve lands above the ditch.
Chicago voters defeated the Anti Corner amendment to the rules of the board of trade by 409 to 359. The rule would let a commodity committee fix value on final delivery during a sneeze or corner and require settlements. It also provided for expulsion of any member found to engage in unjust dealing or cornering.
The article quotes Baron Pierre de Coubertin describing Germany’s “joy of wealth” after 1870, with Germans embracing spending on luxury from theatres to cars. It contrasts American pursuit of power with French security, and warns wealth may erode public morality and political vigor as German tastes for ostentation grow.
Indignation spread among the hundred or more survivors of the St. Croix as a mass meeting formed at the offices in Los Angeles on November 22. The gathering addressed grievances and demanded action regarding the incident and its aftermath.
The Toppenish Commercial Club urged extending the Kittitas high line canal through the Selah Moxee and Sunnyside valleys. Resolutions urged senators and congressmen in Washington to support the project and attract eastern congressmen to view its national value. The bond issue plan for further reclamation work also won club approval. The reclamation committee meets next in North Yakima, likely Saturday.
Washington officials approve the North Coast railroad right of way from Granger toward Fort Simcoe into the Indian reservation. The plan extends west about 20 miles to Coburn ranch near White Swan, site of Chief White Swan’s former home. Earlier, the Toppenish and Fort Simcoe roadway received approval for a 17 mile westward stretch from Toppenish.
Mrs. A. P. Suterius of Selah becomes Yakima county's first female license holder this season. Most licenses go to visitors or those seeking hunting rights. one or two Yakima county women get them annually. Her husband also holds a license. Other Monday licenses went to G. G. Hoofnagle N. Tasker John Liewe Alden Redfern Loren Koons Peter Paulson Bert Pehl Theo Howard and Julius Chenam. In New York the circuit court of appeals granted Morse's counsel motion for a new trial in the battle over his 15 year bank law conviction.
The article outlines a proposed blue fox hunting operation near Sitka Alaska with traps and pens to capture prime pelts for sale to a Minneapolis fur house at 60 per pelt. Harry Pryde began a fox ranch on Hound Island leasing the land for 100 yearly, stocking 20 pairs in 1905 and expanding to 1200 to 1600 animals, still wild but fed near the beach at night.
Mrs. V A Mowat known as the raisin woman spent Monday in the city to dispose of the remaining raisin crop from her Fresno California vineyard. She is described as a business woman who built an independent enterprise from the ground up.
Mrs. Mowat notes the raisin combine forced prices below production costs, prompting independent growers backed by local capitalists to organize and sue for restraint of trade. Independent actions have steadied and raised the market, with only about five tons left to sell and expectations the crop will clear by May though quality and quantity fall short of last year.
Yakima residents return from Spokane praising Wenatchee as far ahead in general exhibit quality. Spitzenbergs and Winesaps are valued differently, with Hood River favored for a carload prize. Yakima is bitter over results and threats of disruption are whispered.
Mrs Terrence O Grady formerly Miss Gertrude Arnoldy married the so called human ostrich in St. Louis. She says she fell for him after seeing him eat tacks and that she will learn to cook for a man who eats tacks and glass.
International Mortgage and Loan Company offers loans on first mortgages with abundant funds. Contact Apel Doorn in Holland or reach H Brontsma R F D No 1, city, for details.
The Seattle based fox farm on a small Alaskan island aims to kill all but 300 pairs after initial success. The project, started as an experiment, plans the first culling this fall to maintain breeding stock and fur quality.
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