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VOLUME XXVI COUNCIL WILL PAVE DESPITE PROTESTS ______ By lota »1 ma. lv «i_e City lathers override l»ruta*t» t_a.«a* Maiden I L—Be I'avinv Moved. That -%c proceed with the .:. • roi.•:;-.!.- eocießipiatod In ttes4* lutioa No. 2C9: that payment be t-..de by bond* that city engineer i ta 'ttstructed ti> prepare pi >.n. and •4*eU*c__«_* 'or the work «:..: de .. • r carte to the •.■::.:::"•■•■ on ■•'■■<!. and highways or epj rovel." This motion, made by t'ounc:!mcn J. i N. 8 on •ad supported by Council men Swein. pasai'd the city count U ct its meeting Tuesday evening with only one dissenting vote, that of' Councilmen Ire N. Nye. and th* pro tent of Interested Maiden Lane prop er! v owners availed them nothing. Tuesday evening act th* time eel by the council for bear a protests on the proposed Maiden Lane paving. In cluded in prelimincry Resolution No •It.*, aad 2w propeny owners, repre tenttng a. total frontcge in the dis trict of 2440 fee', had attached their i signatures to the protest which «a>! filed for consideration. Tbe petitiuD requesting the improvement Of th. district, which had previously lieen presented to '!.» council, end on tbe strength of which tbe city fafners e*ain took the Maiden l._i . pevinc i. '.»r advisement after it had one b«-«n voted down, represented origin ally 29*4 feet, but stare it«u Tiled two acmes, those of E. 0. GUI and .'lts. Myrtle Zimmermen, ha> ■ been •-irhdrewn. lecving a to»*l frontage rej resented in th» petition of 2751 feet, or a balance of 34 4 feci in favor of 'he Improvement. The property owners who signed «be protest against the improvement »trs G. F. Livingston. K. W. Mc- Ccnn. A 1' Bcnm. R. VV. Purr, tt. »:. V,"Sailer, yra. VV. tl. M. iia»6. Air*. 11. V. Batte. A. I). Wexler. S. V. Hunt. 11- \V. Gleze. Wm. Yoe. John Brooks X G. Gill. S G. Newell. I. M. X;.- \ W. I Pritrherd. W. H. Ta»i Albert K. Egge. Mrs. Myrtle Zimn utaa. ctd Mrs. H. C. Balrd. The protest was based on the as sertion that the expense of the Im provement, added to th. exceedingly high taxes, would prove confiscatory In aevera! Instance* that tlie new attest trades would reduce the value of abutting property, end that the sidewalk grades in n>an> Inlaw would be difficult end expensive. POSTAL RECEIPTS GAIN ONE-FIFTH I_,«t llssl Year Hess by Fat iw the History of Pullman Postofficr— Twenty Per « eat i.nin iw Receipt* The postal receipts always the surest lades to the prosperity end growth of c community anew Pull men to he the largest town in the ccunty by a aefe margin and th* showing cf the local post off will undoubtedly be borne oat by the next census when Pullman will be found read the list end the few dozen of Inhcbitcnts which Colfax waa given over •oilman in the teat cen sus will be more than overcome. The rs.etpta of the local poet office dar .!:.:• the fiscal year. April 1. 1913. to March 31. I*l4. amounted to IIV ta*, as cgclnst 114 .i1l tor the same period preceding, a gate cf $341*. or cppiaal-islil) M per cent, la the 12-moth period. The premier quarter in the history ot the local office was the lest qi-crter of the fiscal year. January February end March, end tbe report Just forwarded to the postal lap art trtnt showed receipts for the three months amounting is 1532 2. Ac against |3»»? for the same quarter of last year, a pate of HUE. er ca prortzßctely 33 per cenL The Increased business ef Curie Bata's tocal emporium has Beeessl ts -ad the addition ef another dark, end beginning with Jena 1 one more in will draw alary from the gee- RrUMRt, i i ■ ii ■■ i —.* i. EL Brown, the Colfax lawyer, ace a business risltor to Pullman Tn_E_a*. The Pullman Herald Devoted to the beat interests ol* Pullman and the best farming community in the Northwest •urrounding it II Ml' Bin. KM I KK_» Ti» city a m.im i ■ *«• tea. Firms submit Bids lot l.l«s-_-U Pwaia for Water System, bat «i_i) lite %re <«__rt_oeed Tuesday evening was the dele sat by the city council for opening M— for the furnishing arid Installation of the electric pumps Bet-assart to the Improvements end addition* to the' municipal wcter system, end seven firms submitted bids on the pumps, although two of the bids vara not maalisrsi because of the failure of the firms to accompany the bids with the required checks covering a pert of the bid price. The let bid* which were eccompecied by checks vara turned over to the city engineer and the puTeheeing committee of the council, who will tabulate the esti-j ■■tat end reseat them to tbe coun cil for flnel ection at a specie! meet- > ing celled for next Honda. evening. Tbe bids which will be considered are those of the Charles C Morae compeny of Seattle, end the inited lion Works. Feirbccks-Morse com pany end the I i. on Iron Works, all of Spokene. The bid» which were not accompanied ty checks end will not he considered were those of the [ Spokcne Engineering <-ompeuy end jthe lie Level compeny. PIONEER GRANGERS RELATE HISTORY Seven «carter Member* ml I «srt» ville Orange, Organized Forty - Three V ear* Ago. <>aewta of Present Granger.. A moat interesting end enjoyable rrtcting of Ewcrtsrille i,iti,.> wee ■•:■'. Mondey evening when seven of tbe few surviving members of tbat old Pioneer Grenge. No. 15. which eras organized on November 12. 1871. were guests of the .range- for the evening, lt wes 4 2 ..r* ago that No. IS we* organized in the log cable : Lome of James Ewart on Union Fist c few miles below Ewartsville. Those pioneers present wens Cap- ItClB an.; Mrs. Jemes Ewcrt end Mr end Mrs W. J. Hamilton of Colfax. Mr. and Mrs J. B. Holt of Puilmcn. , end Mrs. Spaulding of Almota. A short progrem. es follows, »w given: UN solo. Mrs. 11. W. Hodges: vocal duet, the Misses Leila , end Bee Haines; recitation Mrs. F. I A Hodges: piano solo Mies Nellie i Kemerrer. vocal solo Mies Faaaie Stern: reading Miss Melceea LaFol lette; recitation. Mildred Turk: pieno solo. Belle Hi ins One hundred end seventy-fire O ■MS end friends were present who listened eag* rr> to the bits of bl**OT •listed by aecrh of the pio | neer rangers as they were called ' upon by the worthy lecturer, 3. T. Lc Follette. concerning the first set tling of this Pelouse country, and of the orgenizctioa of that early Grange ci d of the others which were organ | ixed later Worthy Stele Mast. C. V. -.egiev wes presented and gave seme interesting Carta concerning those early <.rangers Refreshments were served at mid night, end the meeting ad J earned each person feeling highly honored by the presence of those pioneers who blazed the trail for our pros- ; perous Grangers of todcy. Him. >.HiiH pi:i:mh-vis The hag show premiums ere going | to be better end more of them this | y*_r then ever before, already come 1 of the better oamm have bean present ed to the hat show committee, not ably one from the 0.-W. ft A N. Co.. ! which is giving this year a two-harss crrn cultivator to the ass who j show a the heel grand r hemp ion sow end Utter of pigs, any breed This prise is well worth 130 end It he- j ■bee—a the exhibitors to get busy and lv the wiener Ml M4SMI 41 KIIIUCO.V BET* BCXtUY The Wee Harley Jcrksoe at tie CLristian church will deliver the ca ned memorial address to the mem bers of the Q. A R. aad W. R. C. next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The members ef the two seders w_J neat at Use Masonic hall at 10 o'clock . and *Q1 march la a body te th* Christian church. PULLMAN. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY. MAY 22. 1914 MANY FEATURES PUNNED FOR ANNUAL VETERANS ENCAMPMENT June Four. Five and Six Will be Gala Days for Veterans of Two Wars—-Free Clam Bake Free Carnival, Free Motion Pictures The eighteenth annuel encamp- I ment of the Veterans' -mm IKMof I Whitman end l^eteh counties, which will be held la Pullman. Thursdcy. Friday end Seturdey. June «. & end C. will be the most successful In the history of the association If the pres ent plan* and activities of MM Sons of Veterans, who have tiarce of the encampment, can be taken as a cri terion. The committee in a bare* of »ha meet ere -»cetving the heart I - c-t co operation ' tbe business men. the m . It. C. end tbe local veterans ei'd nothing is Wing left undone which might edd to the pleasure or comfort of the "Hoys of '€1." Arrangements btve this week been made for ■; . ■ ,_i railroad rates of one end one-third fare*, on the cer tificate plan, from all palate in 1 Uastern Washington and Idaho, cad the expense to the visiting veterens • 111 be reduced t>> c minimum. One of the big lectures which Is plenned for tie re.- da n .-.•:. a, is a ■_■■ moth clem bahe end if lt Is found possible to secure tbe ■ ante from the roast in suffirleut quantity the bcke aill be held, probnbly on tbe second da) <•! the encampment. The RcuKcher-Frenrb Amusement compeny. consisting of six tent above a. Ferris wheel end a merry go-round, baa (>♦•« «ranted a con cession end will be in Pullman the entire week of June l-€. The com pan) «i!l pa) It pat cent of its gross receipts to tbe fiuence committee to assist In defrarm* the expense* of tbe encampment end ell old soldiers will be admitted to a.i of the attrartioot free of rharc*- The rernivcl will be Council Transacts Much Business Many Mallet- Ittfepcmec] erf by « it) | lat her*- et Weekly Meeting— ' alitor-.- *Mree4 Residents Ask Paving ——— ! Tuesday evening's session of the city council was one of the best for ] I many Booths and various and sundry | matter* some of considerable im portance, others of lesser conse j quence, occupied the at tee t ion of the city father* Among the more tm teal business tree-acted wee the I decision to pave Maiden Laae despite protects which is related in another cclumn. «»*» A Wenham. successors "> V.. L. Roderick in the Roderick Tai loring company, asked permission to' Luild an extension to the building: occupied by the concern end the met- j lei •a- referred o the fire end water committee with full power to acL The Washington Water Pernor! company was granted permission to erect a two-story brick structure on j their properly on Mem street, de scribed us lot 4 of block 1 4 of the or- : Igiscl city of Pullman. The building - will b ITgftl feet and the lower fleer a ill he uaed as en office end store ! ream by the company, while the up i per floor will be devoted to the use | of the local manager. Property owners maid teg on Cali fornia street as ted a petition asking that that street be improved by paving, bat ertion wee deferred I until more names could be secured to the pethition. The ordinance providing far a sewer oa Military hill was reed first, second end third times end pensed. N_ objections being mode against the II reposed alarm i»»« on College hill the ordinance providing for the sewer was passed end the city derk was authorized to advertise- for bids fer tha improvements provided by both the erdlaaaaem The request ad the Seas ef Vet erans, through M D. Henry, that the | round] waive the license fee for the Rcuscter-Frearh Amusement com pany, which will ro_dart a street car nival here during the old soldiers* enceraprntat. June 4. & cad C and which will glee 10 per cent at Ma held on Paradise street. W. IJ. Albright, manager of the Pullman theater has made arrange meats to secure the motion picturea depicting Iks battle ol Gettysburg, I end has displayed _*_ patriotism by announcing that all old soldier* will he edmltted to tbe theeter free of mama The picturea ait- in an reels end era highly recommended by those who heve -.. i. them. They will be • own during the last two days of the encampment. Friday end Sat urday. The program (otutuitlew has cl lewd) made arrangements for several good numbers, and the Pullman bena has offered its services for each evening during the encampment. Professor W. B. Strong, dlix tor of the college band glee club, and or chestra, (.j promised ever) assist- ar.ee possible in making the pro grams ettrcctive. Uerttcl music am be furnished by tbe fife end dram, ■ <>tl- from Ileno Post. No. 47. of SpotDOHL The business men of Pullman hate donated nearly »:©« to defrey tbe expenses of the encsrapmect, end vara almost unanimous In their promise to add to their donations. if found Menu). It is probable how ever, thct eve:, the anion I • donated will not all be required and in this ease the cmount offered by each business man will be reduced in pro laortton to th# tsmmwm Posters advertislng the ems aient will be scut to f er) town In I Whitman end I _tm counties, and naaiy visitors will be in Pullman for the occasion. truss receipt* lo the Sous of Veterans to a_«i*i in defray Ing the expenses of the encampment, was referred to the streets and highways committee, and the committee at once granted tbe re quest The city clerk wes instructed to ea vertise lor bids for the paving of West Main street end the busine** streets, which »*► recently author ized by ordinance These bids will be oj-ened at tbe meeting of the council June Id The tree ordinance end the swine ordlnence. both of a hid, ere printed elsewhere In this neper, were passed. I'KIMIKs 111 Mill* Htttlvlll*. Tbe local printers gave the barbers their • usual drubbing last Sunday afternoon to the tune of 19-9, end if numerous runs, hits end errors meke a successful game of haaehall the teas who witnessed the contest had no reason to complain. The barbers waste < .'. ■ leased at every mace of the game, end even the much touted flinger. Joe Hew was hit to every corner of the lot. Joe's surplus _* otrdupois proved taw great s head! ccp «ad he cave way to Donne la the fifth Inning, bat the merry crack of the printers' hate conticoed uecbet ed Chilton pitched a good game mr be tynawtlrharp end Mrt erl) be i .ad the hat. performed ta bg league style. Previous to the printer-barber con flict the Pullman Roosters were heeded the short end of c 12-2 score b. as aggregation of college players WILL MXXVI I'IVVI The ladies of the W. R. C. will serve a dinner for the old coldsee In Masonic tell Retarget et noon, end following the dinner the veterans aul liiten to ea address by J. V. Stewart of Spokcee, commander of the 0. A R. for the department of Washington end * lacks who oa thet day will pay hta annuel official visit to the port Tie Sons of Veterans who ere mem bers ed tarn committees which have ta ! rherge the omuuements for the en campment to be held here June 4, S end < em be special guests at the si. villain a i:i;«. Will. Ulll.vk turn h Roy end Fred lloaerd. who re cently appeared a. lbs Pullman the ater la a ahcrpshooting stum. sere attested at Pataoar VVedneadey after ' kooa on a state a errant cfaerging ibeut with beating a board bill ol |lfc at the Alton total here Tho broth er* earo brought to Pullman oa the evening train end tahea before Jaa i. » Henry, where they entered pleas of guilty and ware lined |>« end oat» each Neither of the sharp-j sboolers could produce the neces- I sary cash end the) were taken to Col , ics late Wedneadey evening by | Sheriff Cole to maws oat the Urns • n the county rock pile The costs it. the case amounted to 17 ;<• for each of the men. abut mean* that they will be the guests of the county lor lw day* The pair left Pullman VV edassda) noou without squaring their account at the hotel aad were arrested on Information from Mar aha I Butler soon after the train leeched Palouae. The young ladiea of the Joye club Journeyed by carry-ell to hi coun try hail of ii Aifaerton Wednesday a-v. unit: where • very enjoyable evening was spent. a bounteous feed" wes one of the principal at tractions. RELAY LOSES MEET to pieman high Arthur Hear) High MM Winner la! « ..eat) Meet Which Is Won by • ..He* «a the Kate} With a two-point lead over Calf •1.. nearest rival, in the county high school track meet held last Scturdey et lloaallc .the rein race »a* re- HUired to decide tb« meet, but the i strain on the local athletes proved i too great end t'olfa^ won the final' rec« end the meet, the offittal score :•».!.» Coif ex. &©; Pullman. 17; Koaalia 17; QarfMi 7. Pullman •as represented b) only six athletes, lltnry. Moss. Squire. Price, F Glov er end McCarthy, end each men aa* required to take part In so man. events that when the relay was leveeU tbat when the rate) was celled none of them could rue their I beet rare* To Pullman, however,! gees the honor of producing the beat J individual athlete that distinction j being won by Arthur Henry* who took three firsts, three seconds end two thirds, adding 24 points f» his | school's total The Panama thsasm took first la the broad jump at Itl feet I inches: first in the high hur dles in 19 seconds, and first is the' low hurdles in H seconds, ell good performances for high school men. He took second la the ion. and tied for second and third pieces la tte high jump and the discus. His thirds ; were is the shot and javelin Price took second la both tte kick ' and tew hurdles; Mom took second j iv the pole vault end tied for second end third la the high jump; Mc- Carthy took second ta tte veils ' end the ft SO; P. Glover took first te • (the discus ct 10& feet 4 Inrhe* wad Squires took third in the half mile. i . Puilmcn placed in ell bet three of | the events on the program The shea-teg of the local athletes ! Is c source of meek gratification to local supporters tad the ere reeelr itr many rata let tees upon their Bear-victory. WHIT USUI TNIM H-441 tlhiX Pullman people are beginning to i wonder what tea happened to the j proposed peetesYlc* sub-station which was recently authorised to he eatab I iished by Postal Inspector Fallea ) welder. Before the office one be ee tabllshed It aill he necessary to in clude that strip of the college campus joe which the library building is te rxted In the municipal limits, and before aa election for this purpose tea he called a petition, signed by 'the residents of that strip of Iced mmM be presented to the city eoun dl. So for cs can be aecertai&ed nothing hoe been dees toward «n --rinding the red tape susses te | the esteblUhment of the sub station, which Is badly needed. Verne Foster, general delivery otesh In the postoffice. is oateyteg ! ate annuel vacation and C. P. a jCarthy Is handing out the letters i during bis ahesaee. ' HaMMMg ♦afvUaralba NUMBER * WILL ARBITRATE SCHOOL LIABILITY Demands — *"•■ ■■*• ma tuia re fur I ÜBghter'. lajarte* te * hool ■ srtdiai WM ■* -ikunin by OSSmmmtm Thoc Hays, ebo presented te tea school board at District So. il , clelm far |I1I».7« far Icjartss sus- ami by his daugttcr. Crete Maya, on December 11, ltij «jj PC j*, „_£. ing on a. balcony of the high acted gy ■____«■ gate wcy. fees agree* to en art it rat tea of Ua class,, cad Mm matter will be decided next week by c committee eo-i posed of J. N. Em rtson. George tleCroskcy, T. U. Magic - 8. Jamat end J. M field, it was rage— that Che ■■!__ be left in the heads ef Ike i saillu ■ amlitee of the Patia.es Taxpayers eseocictioa. bat on ercocnt of Rat cosnection altk the school beard c member end county re _mission. 11. F. Campbell end M. W. WMUew asked to be replaced cad Mr Emer son end Mr Jamar wars substituted. Several claims were presetted to the board es c result of the accident, which plunged several young ladles to tha floor below end resulted ta more or '.ess ser.ius injuries IU some of them, bat ell hare bean sealed with the exception ef ike Hays delta end that of Mr. Courtney, e_fc* to (or a smell am evict Mass Mays ana probably the meet seriously Injured of the young ladles having attest on her heed end lee Far several days after tbe cccidcat she bled free ly from the noes and mouth cad it see feared thct she was internally injured. MUX run TMNT nam CRAB CREEK A party of lcack WeHeas. consist ing of Chris NefTssywr «' H. Wee am J. L. Ms*ski i end Thos Hays, left yesterday th Mr. Maftatger s aa tomobile for Crab creek, near Her riagton. where they will test their prowess in landing the sportive break trout The will spaed several days » hippiag tha waters of Crab eras* ______________ Lieutenant C. R. Bennett, com mandant of cadets at the Washing ten State Collage tee bees assigned to his present position for another year this welcome information has tag been received by Pros-teat Bryan from tbe army headquarters Wad ace day 0. A. Mill RETURN FOR FOUNDING VV ill Participate ta Feaadatlea !'.» tsrrlsce of Jaasca Wileaa Bell The committee in charge of the foundation exercises of James Wilson Hall tee received a latter from D. A. Brodie 9». clgnlfylnc his Intention of coming bock ____> _■_____*________._ OI OSBMff IKI afm v^^.^^^^^^^"^" aad taking pert la the foundation « erdses of the new agricultural build ing. Hr. Bradm. who M first aaamt cnt in the Culled States Barms of Flora Management nli* _eada.a_rt er* at Washington, D. C- Is tie Rn* I redacts I* agriculture arte earns I received a decree from Wachtsgtca Bute College. It Is ed latere* » j sou that the total list of graduates •in Mr. Brodie's cams contalaed hat II ■■in while uus year there are 11 graduates la alllsaß— alone, and lhat the comber cf bechetorsj end masters' degrees to bs conferred this year cumbers 1»7, while the total cumber ©f degrees tat 1114. In cluding the decrees te *•*•■•*** to the crodoolee of the eckoels at muir. pharmacy, and veterinary «*" mm. Is 111. ILL KB***** Wmm LA* An order establishing a nee _ro» --tng district ind-dloc sR at w**'" county, was adopted by the heard or rouaty eeMMßßMldten _* their »*•** leg »a Celfc* Monday. Tte order elu t^eome effective June U. after it has U. n published fe u eonseortJvt vmm la the offldal eonnty newipci*?. **■ I after the* date rwidestt agtam county who allow Bra stack te ws at I large __■ he prosecuted under the