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I DIES IN CALIFORNIA
■i W T. WHITE, OF PULL
[man, stricken ON TRA^
I D IES IN HOSPITAL. V*
in- '\V L. White, of Pullman,!
■ed 'suddenly at Oakland, Cali-
Irnia Wednesday. No purlieu-J
dffjs of bis death are obtainable/
I' White was en route to San
Iwo, California, to join /bis
.EKArchie and Charles. The
Kwram announcing his .leal I,
las sent to the Pullman State
lank^and this leads to the belief
f ■hat he was stricken on the train
find was unconscious when taken
|o Fabiola hospital, where he
E_SpLfHad he been conscious it
Tims certain that he would have
liven the names and addresses of
lis : relatives.
|,Dr. White left here about two
"^.(eks ago, accompanied by bis
Ivife^and went to Spokane, from
Hvhich point Mrs. White went to
ilegina, Canada, to visit her
firother, and Dr. White started
for California. He left Spokani
■Tuesday of last week and went to
ife. and went to Spokane, from
■hieh point Mrs. White went to
egina, Canada, to visit her
rother. and Pr. White started
,r California. He left Spokani
ursilay of last week and went to
Kalem, Oregon, where he visited
Iliis parents. It is supposed he was
lon route from there to San Diego
■when stricken, and was taken off
■the train at Oakland and hurried
■to the hospital, where death over
■ took him.
g Dr. White was well and favor
ably known in and near Pullman.
Bile bail practiced medicine here
■ for 18 years, lie leaves a wife, one
■ daughter, Grade, aged 12; two
■ brothers, .Archie anil Charles, and
■ his parents, who live in Salem.
1 Oregon.
a The funeral arrangements have
not yet been announced, but it is
thought he will be buried at Pull
nan.
Mrs. White is entitled to the
sympathy of her many friends.
She has been doubly bereaved.
for it is only a month sine*' her
father died as suddenly and un
expectedly as her husband. The
news of Dr. White's death came
anil great shock to hundreds of
Ji- rids who had known and re
jected him.
BURNS CLUB
First Annual General Meeting.
. Held in the Artesian Hotel
Parlors, Monday, January
24, 1910.
President W. I). Foster in the
chair. •
The secretary reported that all
undertakings by the club through
out the year bad been carried to
8 successful issue, both socially
and financially.
Treasurer Weythman also re
ported that all indebtedness
against the society had been paid,
and thai a good cash balance was
still on hand to the credit of the
club.
j The Burns club feels very grate
mi indeed to Mr. Dawson of .the
Palace hotel for his kindness dur
ing the past year, in opening the
Parlors for their meetings on dif
ferent occasions.
Further, to the press of the city
jj Pullman, namely The Herald,
News and Tribune, do we heartily
thank for their unlimited support,
since the organization of the so
ciety.
To the people of Pullman, and
members of the W. S. C. we would
extend our high appreciation and
wanks for their loyal support, in
wiping to make the first Burns
celebration of January 25, 1909,
a bounding success.
The officers elected for the on-
Mnn^.ar are M follows:
W D. Foster, re-appointed
President
Robert Burns, vice president.
«rs. Bonis, secretary. .
tre ■ W. Wevthman, re-appointed
treasurer
A standing vote of thanks was
iecorded A. M. Longwell for his
unßrnig efforts toward the sue
"J ol the Bums club through
... . c y(>ar- in th capacity Of
secretary. ■• ■ .
sn-i.i Fri.(,l ay ' February 4 th a club
() '1 -1 will be give, in honor of
'"tin.,,, secretary .at the home
»' and Mrs. J. M. Palmerton:
The Pullman Herald
Devoted to the best interest, of Pullman and the best farming community in the Northwest surrounding it.
HAVE FOU SEEN THE COMET?
Beautiful Phenomena Visible in
the Evenings After the Sun
Has Disappeared.
A beautiful comet is seen in the
_ieaven_ each evening just after
the sun disappears. The comet is
between the sun and Venus, the
evening star, and has a tail many
degrees in length and pointed up
ward. The strange visitor is trav
eling toward the sun at a rapid
pace and is not visible for a great
length of time. The cornel is Been
from many points on the Pacific
coast and is believed to be a new
comet and not Mr. Halley _ "just
ly celebrated comet, of the vint
ige of 1835; This is the first comet
many of our younger people have
•vi .■ seen, and to them it is a rare
light.
This is believed to be the third
cornet discovered since the first of
the year and is the first thai is
visible to he naked eye. From Ihe
•arly start the comet crop has ta
ken there seems a strong likeli
hood that there will be a record
yield of these visitors this year.
Ilalley's comet, which is said to
appear every 75 years. now bear
ing the earth at a rate which
.wild make a streak of lightning
look like an O. 11. & X. passenger
rain on the Moscow branch. It
will be visible to the naked eye in
.May. Many persons are fearful
that some of these comets may
■strike the earth and that all politi
cal fights would end before the
people have an opportunity to
thoroughly appreciate President
Lift 's "downward revised tariff.
>r the price of meal gets down
L,o where newspaper men and other
ooor people can afford to eat ii
\ll of those who suffer from such
fears are advised to read Long-
Vl low's poem, published when Mr,
Ilalley's cornel was first discover
.d, 75 years ago, and when the
superstitious grew frantic with
fear of a collision between the
•omet and the earth. Longfellow's
poem is here given to relieve the
minds of the fearful:
The Comet, he is on his way. and
singing as he (lies.
The whizzing planets shrink be
fore this specter of the
skies.
Ah well may regal orbs burn blue
and Satelites turn pale.
Ten million cubic miles of bead—
ten billion leagues if tail.
On, on. through darkness and
through light,
He flashes and be flames.
He turns not to the left nor right,
He asks them not their names.
One spurn from his demoniac heel.
Away, away they fly,
Where darkness might be bottled
up
And sold for Tyrian dye.
And what would happen to the
earth?
And how would look the sea?
If in the bearded devil path.
Our world should chance to be.'
Full hot and high the sea would
boil.
Full red the forest gleam,
Me thought me saw it all one
night,
In a dyspeptic dream.
I saw the scalding pitch roll down
the crackling, sweating
pines,
And streaks of smoke, light water
spouts, burst from the rum
bling mines.
I asked the firemen why they made
such noise about the town.
They answered not, but all the
while, the breaks went up
and down.
I saw nine geese upon the wing
toward the frozen pole
And every mother's gosling fell.
crisped to a crackling coal.
I saw the faithful, patient ox.
browse on the bright green
grass.
And streaks of, flame burst from
bis mouth, he was consumed,
alas.
I saw huge fishes boiled to rags,
bob through the bubbling
brine.
And thoughts of supper crossed
my soul. I had been rash at
mine.
Stranger, if through thy reeling
brain, such midnight visions
sweep, .
Spare, oh spare, thy evening meal,
and sweet will be thy sleep.
PULLMAN. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JAN. 28. 19J0.
FINAL RESULTS OF THE
v BOYS' CORN CONTEST
Dorsey Hart, of Prescott, Wins Grand
Prize With 122 Bushels Per Acre.
At last the great boy's corn
-rowing contest has been fully set
tled and the prizes awarded. Pull
man leads Whitman county in
yield and lest quality of corn.
John ( lark of this place was the
fortunate boy who had the great
est yield and the ten best ears and
he won $45 in rash as a reward for
bis efforts. Walla Walla takes the
iwepstakes prize as announced last
week. After much correspondence
and the securing of affidavits.
Prof. R. W. Thatcher lias at last
decided who are the rightful win
ners of the prizes and they have
teen awarded. The following state
ment issued by Prof. Thatcher
gives the full facts in regard to
the contest:
Final Results of Boys' Corn Grow
ing Contest.
Early in December, the results
'I' Ibe reports of the Boys' Corn
Growing Contest, organized in
connection with the O. R. & X.
Co. Demonstration Train, which
ad been received up to that time,
were published through the news
papers of the slate immediately
following the publication id' the
first awards of prizes for this eon
test. letters were received from sev
eral of the committees who had
measured and weighed the contest
ants' corn, showing that their re
ports had been incorrectly under
stood. The misunderstanding arose
from the following facts: When
the seed was distributed to the
boys they were instructed to plant
one-fourth of an acre of ground,
i but some of the boys planted their
corn thicker than was intended
and did not have quite enough
seed to plant a full quarter of an
acre. On this account. the boys
were all instructed (hat if they
so desired they might have their
committee measure off exactly
one-eighth of an acre, of such di
mensions (til by 90 feet) so as to
leave a margin on each side of two
outer rows, and harvest and weigh
the corn from this acre tract. The
committee reports were examined
at the Experiment Station, and the
yield per acre calculated mi the
basis of one-fourth acre of ground
unless the report showed that the
option of measuring and weighing
the corn from one-eighth acre had
been followed, and the prizes
awarded accordingly.
Immediately after the publica
tion of these awards several com
mittees wrote or telephoned to
Prof. Thatcher, the director of the
Experiment Station. that the
weight of corn which they bad re
ported was taken from the one
eighth acre of ground and that the
yield was. therefore, twice as large
as computed by the Experiment
Station men. Some of the yields
thus claimed seemed almost in
credible and the committees were
asked to send in an affidavit to
substantiate the claims. Such affi
davits have now been received in
all cases where the yields obtained
amount to more than 100 bushels
per acre, computed on the basis
of 70 pounds of dry corn as a
bushel.
The following is a copy of the
affidavit of the committee for the
winner of the sweepstake prize:
State of Washington.
County of Walla Walla, ss.
Before me personally appeared
D. Callahan and If. N. Kingsley
and depose and say that on the
11th day of November, 1909, they
measured and weighed corn grown
by Dorsey Hart in the Boys' Corn
Crowing Contest and that they
measured the land on which the
corn was grown and that from a
tract of land 01x90 feet the corn
weighed 1,073 pounds.
(Signed) D. CALLAHAN'.
....11. X. KINGSLEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 15th day of January. 1910.
F. J. FLEISCHER, ,
Notary Public in and for the Coun
ty of Walla Walla, State of
Washington,, residing at Pros
cott.
All the eases in which it seems
that there could possibly have
been any error in computing the
yields have now been settled by
correspondence and affidavits.
The following final awards of the
prizes for best yields are an
nounced :
Sweepstakes, $100, Dorse} Hart,
Prescott, Walla Walla county, 122
bushels per acre.
Whitman County
First prize, $40, .John Clark,
Pullman. 109 bushels.
Second prize. $30, Warren Love.
Garfield, 93 bushels.
Third prize, $20, Glenn Strick
ler, Colfax, !'■'> bushels.
Fourth prize, $10, Richard May
nard. Colfax, M bushels.
Garfield County
First prize, $40, Ralph Fisher,
Pomeroy, 67 bushels.
Second prize, $30, Delwin Wil
liams, Pomeroy, 65 bushels.
Third prize, $20, Emilc Elouk,
Pomeroy, 42 bushels.
Fourth prize. $10, .William
young, Ping, ->7 bushels.
Columbia County
First prize. $40, Frank Thomp
.on, Dayton, 107 bushels.
Second prize. $30, Robert Bur
ris, Dayton, 88 bushels.
Third prize. $20, Merwin Van
nice, Dayton, 76 bushels.
Fourth prize, $10, Ralph War
wick. Dayton. 67 bushels.
Walla Walla County
First prize, $-10, Guy McGraw,
Prescott, 60 bushels.
Second prize, $30, Clifford
Baird, Walla Walla. 59 bushels.
Third prize. $20, Giles Calahan,
Waitsburg, 43 bushels.
Fourth prize. $10, Albert Stim
mcl, Waitsburg, 37 bushels.
"he best ten ears of corn grown
on competing tracts, and selected
by the boys, and sent in to the Ex
periment Station were judged by
ii committee at the time of the re
cent " Wheat Convention" and the
prizes awarded as follows:
Whitman County
First prize. $5, John Clark, Pull
man.
Second prize. $3, Aubrey White.
St. John.
Third prize. $2, Marvin West.
St, John.
Garfield County
First prize, $5, William Young,
Ping.
Second prize, $3, Ralph Fisher.
Pomeroy.
Third prize. $2, Entile Honk.
Pomeroy.
Columbia County
First prize. $5, Charles Heady.
Dayton.
Second prize, $3, Ellis Heady.
Dayton.
Third prize. $2, Otis Ray burn,
Waitsburg.
Walla Walla County
First prize. $5, Guy McGraw.
Prescott.
Second prize, $3, Giles Calahan,
Waitsburg.
Third prize, $2, no entry.
The ears of corn entered in the
ten-ear contest were all of sound.
well-matured corn, but showed a
great lack of knowledge on the
part of the boys of what consti
tutes a good type of ear to select
for seed purposes. The Experiment
Station authorities are planning
for a series of instruction in meth
ods of seed-car selection in order
to improve the type of corn now
grown in the state.
The results of this contest have
been so successful thai further
contests along similar lines, but
with other crops on larger acre
ages, will probably be inaugu
rated for the coming season.
W. S. C. MARKSMEN WIN
State College of Washington
Leads All Other Colleges in
Target Shooting
The W. S. ('. rifle team has just
completed its shoot against the
team representing the University
of lowa and the scores have been
telegraphed to Lieut. S. P.. .Jones
at Washington, I). C. Each team
will shoot once a week for nine
weeks and the final result will
then be given out at Washington.
The lowa team is probably tin
•est compel in ihe inter col
legiate tournament and is coached
by Lieut. M. ('. Mumma. one of
the best pistol and rifle shots in
the United States army. Consid
erable interest is being taken at
W. S. C. because Lieut. Mumma
mil Capt, 11. I_. Mitchell, com
mandant at the State College,
were classmates at West Point.
Last week's scores gave W. S. C.
the lead with the lowa team only
two points behind. The shoot held
yesterday will probably deter
mine the second and third places,
The results of last week's shoot
follows: W. S. '„ 1751 ; Univer
sity of lowa. 1749 Columbia Uni
versity, 1728; University of Ida
ho, 1720; George Washington
University, 1725; Cornell Univer
sity. 1702; U. S. College of Vet
erinary Surgeons, 1568; Univer
sity of Nevada, 111!); I (elawan
University, 1 .61.
There was but one change in
yesterday's team from the one
that made the winning score last
week. T. 11. Elliott replaced i.
W. Sewell, first alterna. .
A. d. Morgan, range officer, has
a large squad of men practicing
daily over the target range at
Washington State College and is
anxious to find some new marks
men to take the place of a few
of the more erratic members of
the team. Many improvements
have been made in the indoor
gallery and tungsten lights have
replaced the Edison lights for
merly used.
The contests are fired on the
home range by each team and the
results are telegraphed to Wash
ington, where they are judged.
Ten men compose cadi team and
each man fires 20 shots, 11l stand
infi and ten prone. Two shots are
always allowed at the beginning
for fouling and for sighting. The
distance is 50 feet and the possi
ble score for each man is 200.
The targets are furnished by the
National - Rifle • Association of
America.
During the three years that
Captain Mitchell, commandant.
has been in charge at W. S. C. re
markable progress has been made
in rifle shooting. The students
have constructed an indoor
range by bearing tin; expense and
raising the money themselves,
and have also doubled the capa
city of the outdoor range. From
a small squad of about a dozen
men who were interested in rifle
shooting, a rifle club has been or
ganized and there is now almost
200 students practicing outdoor
and indoor shooting. During
that time the State College, only
by means of the pluck and perse
verance of the few members of
the rifle club, has won the United
States intercollegiate indoor
championship and the Pacific
coast intercollegiate champion
ship for outdoor shooting It is
safe to say that no other college
in the United States has made
such an enviable record in such
a short time.
Much credit is given to Captain
H. E. Mitchell for the record of
the W. S. ('. team and as he will
retire from the army and from
bis position as commandant on
March 1. every effort is being
made to again put W. S. (*. at the
top of the list of the colleges in
the United States and to give her
the national outdoor as well as
indoor championship.
Guild Will Give Dinner.
5 The Ladies' Guild of St. dames
Episcopal church will give a full
course dinner at the Artesian ho
tel on Saturday evening, January
29. from sto 8:30. The price will
be 35 cents. Every one invited.
The money is needed for the bene
fit of the church
(artesian)/
NUMBER 17
F.S. BARNARD. SR.
DIES SUDDENLY
REGENT OF STATE COLLEGE
FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM
AT SEATTLE.
Pullman people were shocked
Tuesday to learn thai Frank J.
Barnard, Si\, treasurer of the
board of regents of Washington
State Cojlege.had been found dead
in his room in a Seattle hotel. lie
bad evidently been dead many
hours when found, and it is be
lieved thai heart failure caused
his demise. Word was sent to
Prank J, Barnard, dr.. bis sou.
who is registrar of Washington
State College, and Mr. Laniard
and his sister left Tuesday even
ing for Seattle.
Mr. Barnard, senior, was about
50 ears old and a prominent citi
zen of Seattle lie was a widower,
his wife having died several years
ago, since which time he has lived
at a hotel. He leaves a sou and
daughter, both residents of Pull
man.and a host of friends through
out the state.
College was closed Wednesday
out of respect to Mr. Barnard,
and memorial services were held
this morning at chapel. Rev. -I. S.
Budlong, of Colfax, delivered the
memorial address in the chapel in
the new library and auditorium
building, which was filled with
students and citizens of Pullman.
DISPUTE OVER GRAIN
Farmers Union Warehouse Com
pany and E. A. Stovall Agree
to Arbitration
A sensational story published
in a Spokane newspaper under a
Moscow date tells of I lie troubles
of the Pullman Union Warehouse
Company and lv A. Stovall, a
well known Farmer, who former
ly operated the C. W. Young
ranch near town . Mr. Stovall
had stored his crop with the Pull
man Union Warehouse Company,
of which be was a heavy stock
holder, and director. He sold .'l2B
sacks of wheat to the firm of Price
& Klemgard and it was loaded in
to cars. It is claimed thai an error
was made and that two receipts
were isued for this wheat.. Mr.
Stovall was in Pullman Wednes
day and with bis attorney, .1. W.
Mathews, met the directors of the
warehouse company and it was
agreed to submit the matter to ar
bitration. XV. 1). Henry and I', (i.
Lawler were chosen to select a
third man and the three will ar
bitrate the claims of the contes
tants. The story published from
Moscow is here given. .
Moscow. Idaho, dan. 26 The
Pulman Union Warehouse com
pany filed suit here yesterday in
the district court against Iv A.
Stoval, in which Mr. Stoval is
charged with intent to "cheat"
wrong and defraud the Union
Warehouse Company out of 328
sacks of wheat valued at $808."
The complaint alleges that Mr.
Stovall delivered certain wheal
to the company and was given
a receipt; that he afterward sold
the amount of wheat the receipt
ailed for to Klemgard & Price.
grain buyers, but in the deal fail
ed to deliver the receipt, but, it is
alleged, induced the warehouse
company to deliver the grain to
Klemgard & Price without the re
ceipt.
Thereafter Mr. Stovall is charg
ed with having transferred,
assigned and delivered the same
receipt to other persons. During
November the receipt was pre
sented to the bookkeeper, who
honored it, having no knowledge
of the previous deal, on which
the wheal called for bad been de
livered.
The complain charges Mr. Sto
vall premediated intent to de
fraud the company. Mr. Stovall
farms on a large scale on rented
lands.
At Christian Church.
Sermon themes at the Christian
church next Sunday:
■Morning, "The Second Tempta
tion." Evening. "Overcoming
Evil With Good."