Pullman herald. [volume], December 27, 1912, Image 3

About Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989

Image provided by: Washington State Library; Olympia, WA

                
HE Importance of Taking
Receipts for All Payments
Did you ever receive a request for payment
of an account that you had already paid?
The best of business firms may make mis
takes, and many sometimes fail to give you
proper credit for payments.
If you pay all bills by check and keep your
canceled vouchers you have a perfect system of
record, and no misunderstanding will arise
over the settlement of your accounts.
Let "THE HOME OF THE PALOUSE
DOLLAR" do your book-keeping.
Deposit the proceeds of your sales, and use
the checking system. Try it.
i^inniuunninHium^
First National Bank
"Home of the Palouse Dollar"
g__g Pullman Herald
ee^mmmi^nmmmammmtsaaman...,. ._-_-m-_-_-_--»_-llc._-«---~.. ■- , „, f ,„_,—., , , _ _ _ .___
WM. GOODYEAR, Leasee. KARL P. ALLEN. Editor
W— -mmw—i 'r i etrnm ■—■-*•■ -—-—■"■ •- ——' ■ m ac—ca ■— _______________________ ■ _.___ „.___,. _—___
*j| Published every Friday at Pullman, Washington, and entered at the Pullman
Km po-toffice as second-class mail matter.
$1.00 per Year if paid in advance; if not paid in advance 50 cents additional.
Pullman, Wash., Friday, December 27, 1912
UNAPPRECIATED FRIENDS
Birds are perhaps the most unap
preciated friends of the human race.
People seldom stop to think of the
pleasure and useful service which the
birds contribute to the common good,
but seldom fall to notice when the
feathered visitors help themselves to
a few cherries or a little grain. They
do not stop to think of what the
birds give in return for the Little
they steal. Birds are the policemen
supplied by nature to guard the pro
ducts of the orchard and farm
against the depredations of Injurious
pests. They are just as essential as;
are the policemen employed to pro
tect life and property and curl) crim
inal activities in the larger cities.
And yet the slaughter of birds has
been tolerated to such an extent that
unless prompt action is taken there
is danger that some of the most use
ful species will become extinct. Men
who have made a study of this sub
ject appreciate the necessity for
prompt action, and several bills for
the protection of insect-destroying
birds have been prepared and will
come up for action at the present
session of congress. Of these meas
ures Dr. W. T. Hornaday, the famous
naturalist, thinks the McLean bill is
the best. In a recent letter he says:
"Unless the people of America
wish to shut their eyes to their own
interests and pay out millions of dol
lars annually in the form of in
creased cost of living, they should
arouse from their lethargy and put
up to congress such a demand for the
passage of the McLean bill that it
will be enacted into law at the pres
ent session of congress. It is Senate
Bill No. 6497, and on the senate cal
endar It is No. 606. We can not af
ford to wait until 1914 or 1915, and
congress has full power to act this
winter.
"How many people in the North
know that the negroes and poor
whites of the South annually
slaughter millions of valuable insect
eating birds for food? Around
Avery Island, La., during the robin
season (in January, when the berries
are ripe), Mr. E. A. Mcllhenny says
that during 10 days or two weeks, at
least 10,000 robins are each day
slaughtered for the pot. 'Every ne
gro man and boy who can raise a
gun is after them!"
"There are seven states in which
the robin Is regularly and legally be
ing killed as game! They are Lou
isiana, Mississippi, Maryland, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and
Florida.
"There are five states that ex
pressly permit the killing of black
birds as 'game': Louisiana, South
Carolina, Tennessee, District of Co
lumbia, Pennsylvania.
"Cranes are, killed and eaten in
Colorado, Nevada, Nebraska, North
Dakota and Oklahoma. •; \X '
"In 26 states, doves are regularly
killed as game—much to the loss of
the farmers
"The bobwhite quail is a great de
j stroyer of the seeds of noxious weeds.
In our fauna he has no equal, and
yet, this fact is ignored. Through
out the North and most of the South
that species is mercilessly shot, and
as a result is fast becoming extinct
in New York state it will soon be as
extinct as the mastodon—unless
given a 10-year close season at once.
Its value as a plentiful game bird is
gone,
"The only way in which all these
valuable migratory birds can In
saved to us is through the strong
arm of the national government, and
a federal law for the protection of all
migratory birls! Protection of game
birds alone will not answer. Too
many other birds are being killed for
food, especially in the South.
"Senator McLean's bill is the best
one of the three now before con
gress. Call upon him in person, or
write to your senators or representa
tive, and ask them to vote tor and
work for that bill until it becomes a
law."
THE FARMER'S PART
As the year hastens to a close, as
the farmer winds up the operations
of 1 2 months, reviewing its toils, its
cares, its uncertainties and its re
sults, there comes too often a feel
ing of disappointment.
Pari of this is due to somewhat ex
travagant anticipations. In the
spring a man energies abound, his
hopes are bright, his confidence is
great, and he overestimates the prob
able results of the year's operations.
Nevertheless, the farmer has a
right to rewards which he has not
yet secured. It can not be that for
a longer time the rewards of labor
on the farm shall fall beneath the
line that draws men to the farm
with the promise of adequate returns
for the labor expended.
We hear much about the drift to
the cities. The reason is plain, that
in the city men secure, or think they
secure, greater comfort, pleasure,
satisfaction in life, greater oppor
tunities for advancement, greater
chances for their children than they
can secure on the farm.
Much of this anticipation of re
wards in the city is misleading, and
much of it Is exaggerated, and the
disappointments are Been there as
well as among the farmers them
selves.
Nevertheless, the fact is that life
in town does offer Inducements th.it
are drawing people away from the
farm, and at the bottom the Induce
ment Is that for like labor the . Ity
holds larger rewards.
But every man is not fitted for
city life, as every man is not fitted
for farm life. The man who farms
because he loves his labor is the man
upon whom the future of farming
rests. This is the man that mutt
change the conditions of these labors,
must make labor Itself more pro
ductive; then, by the adoption of bet
ter business methods, secure a larger
share of what the consumer pays for
farm products. When this is done,
the drift cityward win be cheeked,
and men will begin moving back to
the farm.
There are, In farm life, many ad
vantages, many pleasures, many de
lights, which can not be secured from
a like Income In the great cities.
Farmers are apt to look too much on
the bright side of city life, because
they know little of Its shadows, Us
sorrows, its follies, its falsehoods and
disappointments; because they know
little of the privations from which
men suffer in an effort to secure
a competence In the factories, shops,
stores, politics, banks and railroad
service. The farmer has. unasked,
many things the city man seeks for
In vain.
"Give fools their gold and knaves
their power;
Let fortune's bubbles rise and tall,
Who sows a field, or trains a flower.
Or plants a tree, is more than all."
If one can put this spirit of the
Quaker poet into his dally toil. It will
have a new value and breed a new
spirit of content.
There Is still another feature to
be considered—that of service. Pew
men like to go through the world
leaving the world no better than
when they entered It, having done
no good deed, having helped no dis
couraged brother, having soothed Hie
sorrows of no woman or child. The
farmer has a right, therefore, to con
sider his labor as one of service to
mankind: that though the rewards
directed to him are not all he hoped
for. still there is satisfaction In the
belief that in raising these crops for
food and clothing, he Is serving man
kind.
"For he who blesses must is blest;
And God and man shall own his
worth
Who toils to leave as his bequest
An added beauty to the earth.
"And, soon or late, to all that sow,
The time of harvest shall be given;
The flower shall bloom, the fruit
shall grow,
If not on earth, at least in heaven "
This is the faith which brings re
wards, unseen and unmeasured in
the markets; rewards for all good
works, for all work done with a
strong hand and a sound heart. —
Home and Farm.
WOULD SAVE MONEY
A few weeks ago The Herald sun
s' sic that the election laws of this
state be changed so as to provide for
the appointment of a board of
judges and clerks In each precinct to
count the ballots as fast as they wore
cast on election day. so that the
result could be announced a few
minutes after the polls are closed.
This suggestion has been quite fa
vorably received by the press of the
state.
The need of some such plan Is
emphasized by the large number of
new precincts which are being cre
ated all over the state, In nearly all
the cities and towns it has been
found necessary to nearly double the
present number of precincts because
the work of counting the ballots
after the polls had closed required
so much time that the endurance of
the board of judges, inspectors and
clerks was taxed to the limit. Every
new precinct requires an additional
election board, which adds to the
expense of the election. Now, if
separate hoards, composed of two
judges and two clerks, were appoint
ed to begin the counting as soon as
25 ballots had been cast, the tally
could be accurately kept and prompt
ly announced and it would not be
necessary for the election officers to
work continuously two full days and
one night, or even longer. This plan
would also permit a reduction In the
present number of precincts, because
more votes could be handled, and
thereby reduce the cost of elections.
The arguments in favor of the
plan can lie summarized as follows:
It would insure a more accurate
count than is possible under the
present system, which requires the
tally to be made by clerks who have
been working continuously for from
1 2 to 36 hours.
It would permit the results to be
announced within a short time after
the polls had closed.
It would permit a reduction In the
number Of precincts by increasing
the number of votes which could be
handled In each precinct.
While it would Increase the num
ber of election officials, they could
all finish their work In one day, and
would not have to be paid for two or
three days' work, as often happens
under the present system.
If you have money to loan on first
mortgage on Pullman property see
D. R. Putman & Son. Dc27Jan3
For farm and grain insurance see
Geo. N. Henry, office City Hall, Pull
man, Wash , Phone I*l.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. D. R. CAMPBELL
Physician and Surgeon
Office in Flatiron Building
Office phone 82
Residence phone 6
DR. L. G. KIMZEY
Successor to Dr. Ed Maguire
Office at White'! Drug Store
Phone 126
Residence 1200 Maiden Lane
Phone 18SL
* '- I
DR. E. T. PATEE
Physician end Surgeon
Phone 100
Sucessor to
Dr. C. H. Ruaaell Pullman
DR. M. J. BEISTEL
(Successor to Or. Else)
Physician and Surgeon
Office: First National Bank Bldg.
Both Phones
Eyes examined; glasses properly
fitted.
Pullman Washington
M. 8. JAMAR
Attorney at Low
Office In Flatiron Building
DR. A. K. SHAW
Dentist
Office: First National Bank Build.
ing, Pi<(lmnn.
Hours: 8 to 19 a. in., 1 to 5 p. m.
DR. A. A. ROUNDS
Dentist
Office in First Nat'l Bank Bldg.
Phone 63
F. E. Sanger D. C. Dow
SANGER A DOW
Lawyers
Rooms 7-9. First Natl Bank Bldg. :
3. 3. L. HKLDIUNU, M. I>. C. B. A. i
Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist
Residence 202 Ash.
Office Star Livery.
Box stalls for sick animals.
'^_______ xv- H STUAIJII
Vi*___S__^ Optical Specialist
%£f HI Main St., Pullman :
In his offico daily except on the :
third, fourth and fifth days of each :
month. Correct ■■hisses guaranteed. |:
T. ALLISON BALL
Eye Specialist
Phone 240.1 «03 High St.
Mary Packingham, R. N.
Jessie Miller, R. N.
The
Pullman Hospital
Pullman, Wash.
1506 Star Route Street, Phone 68
$1100.00 a^, $1100.00
F a a /\*tF%*S?^ F ° B
PULLMAN, WN. jKMgfyi^ PULLMAN, WN.
THIRTY HORSEPOWER REMY MAGNETO
FIVE PASSENGER WARNER SPEEDOMETER
TOURING CAR MOHAIR TOP AND BOOT
110-INCH WHEEL BASE CLEAR VISION
TIMKEN BEARINGS WIND SHIELD
CENTER CONTROL PRESTO-LITE TANK
THREE-POINT SUSPENSION NICKEL TRIMMINGS
We are going to show you why the 1913 Overland ii the best
Automobile value on the market. Each week, through this adver
tisement, we will point out some of the high priced features of this
low priced car.
The Main Street Garage Co.
T The Right Way
V't.VfV.*??^ (o start the New Year Is to make
1 - *^&^v|i£^ y^Vy'/'' "ft* your resolution! and then suit your
If f*lloo9 ••"* your words. There aro
"fi'J'S'i* •J,^'-''^f/'*VtHn-^''^ many good Hours made and :old,
!• 'Lj''VfS'V/ !f!v"MJ\ , x lfff '"" wine ''"' better than others.
I yL ._.,., Jj__ nnU a,nonK th" better there l-»
, v' Ig" wa "ll"v on lu'st",h? Pullman Mill's
-^t^^B^^-^ra Hour. pin your faith to tkal and
$4 I ! fL^ ' I you'll never mi wrong with your
""* baking.
I lie Pullman "dills installed some of the latest improved ma
chinery of late, ami me now turning but, a flour that can not Ik»
beaten. Try thin new flour; if not satisfactory, return it; it costs
you nothing to try. And be sure to save the coupon which Is
placed ill the top of the sack —ten of these will entitle you to M
42-plcce dinner set of high grade porcelain, or a seven-piece set
of highly decorated china. Tin* Pullman Flour Is sold i»y all
grocers in Pullman, and at the mill.
Our Chap Peed is cleaned over a Sieve Scouring Machine ami
Smut Impurities mv removed.
Get pour ('hopping done at the Pullman Mill.
It costs you nothing to have your (.rain (leaned of Smut
and other bad impurities ami have it Steam [tolled or Chopped.
Thanking all of our many customers for their liberal patronage
of the past, ami inviting one and ill to give us a chance to prove
that We do Good Work and give lieiioiahle treatment, guarantee
ing our work ami good* to he lirst class, ami wishing all the com
pliiiients of the season, we are
i ■
Respectfully yours.
The Pullman Mill Co.
ii 1111 •■■ ii in ii i tut ii 11 ii 11 in iiill in i 111111111111 ii 111 ii i ii ii mi iiiiiiiii
Fur $ 1.00 to
Gloves $3.50
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii
Men's Gaitors
Moose-Hide Moccasins
Felt Slippers
Lined Gloves and Mittens
Hockey Caps
11111111111111111111111111111iii111111111111m m 111ii1111111111111111iiiiiii11
V. W. CLARKSON
CLOTHIER