Pullman herald. [volume], July 31, 1914, Image 3

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WM. GOODYEAR, Lessee. KARL P. ALLEN, Editor.
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Pullman, Wash., Friday, July 31, 1914
A DANGEROUS PLAN
The proposed plan of consolidat
ing the boards of regents of the
State College of Washington and the
State University and placing the
management of both institutions in
the hands of one board is fraught
with grave danger. It is not in har
mony with the views of the legis
lators who provided for the founding
of the college. The journal of the
legislative session of 1891 clearly
shows the belief of a majority of the
members that the State College and
University should be entirely dis
tinct.
When the house committee on thee
Agricultural College and School of
Science reported out and recom
mended the passage of the Adams
bill entitled "An act to provide for- 4
the location and maintenance of the
Agricultural College, Experiment
Station and School of Science of the
State of Washington and declaring
in emergency,'• It was accompanied
'by a minority report signed by M.
M. Godman of Dayton, now a mem
ber of the Public Service Commis
sion. One section of his report made
tbe selection of a location and site
lor the college subject to the ap
proval of the board of regents of the
State University. Representative
Snively of North Yakima promptly
moved that this section be stricken
out and his motion carried.
Under the plan mapped out by the
men who passed the laws providing
or the founding of the institutions
of higher learning in this common
wealth, the State University, the
State College and each of the three
normal schools is managed by a sep
arate board of regents, the members
of which are appointed by the gov
ernor, subject to confirmation by the
state senate.
These regents receive no compen
sation for their services except their
Wtual expenses incurred in attending
16 occasional regular or special
meetings of the boards, and the sac-
Waction derived from the efficient
*DJ faithful discharge of their duties.
8 kind of compensation does not
Weal to any but broad-minded and
Patriotic men. who do the work be-
EUBe they love it and because they
t re deeply Interested in the educa
-onal development of the state.
■It Is obvious that the management
two great institutions located
nundreda of miles apart would re
-1 re more time and attention than
c average man of affairs could af
rd to donate to the state without
celving a salary. The moment a
*W ,8 attached the cupidity of
'all politicians would be aroused
notfhe regencieH would be sought,
tm thft honor- but for the cash
;iteration, and the men Peking
JJJJj would not hesitate to drag
•tics Into their administration and
th 6l ° make part,zan machines of
■ dan educational institutions. This
Ser Is recognized and pointed out
Henry 8" Pritchett in the eighth
roegle report which expresses a
doubt if the single board can ever
he removed from political influence,
which influence, it declares, "will, so
long as it exists, prevent any perma
nent or wholesome growth in edu
cational institutions."
The bulk of the population and
voting strength of this state lies
west of the Cascade mountains, The
people of the West Side are naturally
more deeply Interested In the l nl
veisity, which is located close to
them than in the State College,
located hundreds of miles away, The
West. Side would always be likely to
have a majority em the board of re
gents and that would mean the
dangerous probability that they
would build up the- University at
the expense of the state. College.
There does not appear to he: a
single valid argument In defense of
'the plan. It can not he' advocated,
either, on the ground of economy or
of Increased efficiency. The high
class of men now serving as regents
iii: he' two boards and the-* success
-el development of the Institutions
under their charge afford a convinc
ing demonstration of the' wisdom of
the present system, and of the fore
sight of the- legislators who pre
scribed it.
WM. GOODYEAR.
KNOW WHEREOF THEY SPEAK
A pitiful plea for state-wide prohi
bition is contained In a petition ad
dressed to the legislature of Penn
sylvania and signed by 1008 of the
1478 prisoners in the Eastern Peni
tentiary at Philadelphia. The peti
tion reads as follows:
"To the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania. In General As
sembly met:
"Your petitioners, representing
the major portion of the inmates of
the Eastern State Penitentiary of
Pennsylvania, respectfully aver:
"That they believe fully 70 per
cent of crime within the state is
directly attributable to the excessive
use of intoxicating liquors; and
"That many of them have a per
sonal knowledge of its debasing In- j
fluence as exemplified in their own
lives: and
"That, believing If the sale of in
toxicating liquors was prohibited by
the enactment or laws by your hon
orable body, the effect would lis to
reduce crime at least 50 per cent, if
not more, they therefore
"Respectfully pray that you will
favorably consider the Introduction
of any measure having for Its object
the curtailment of the sale of Intoxi
cating liquors, and use the great
power with which you are clothed
to secure the passage of an act to
prohibit the sale of such intoxicating
liquor anywhere within the bounds
of the commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania.
"We further pray that you will
give due consideration to this peti
tion, coming to you as a voluntary
deed of a body of earnest men and
women, acting entirely on its own In
itiative, without suggestion from
others."
These convicts know whereof they
speak from bitter experience. Many
of them are living examples of the
fruits of the liquor traffic. They
know what the saloons have done for
them, for their families and their
companions. They are not drawing
their conclusions from theories, but
from hard facts. The petition was
started by the convict editor of the
prison paper, a victim of drink,
which he denounces as a "wife's woe
and a child's sorrow." The convicts
who circulated the petition were In
structed to present it quietly and
without argument They followed
these instructions, but some of the
convicts who favor boose .vent ahead
of them and used persuasion and
'■'.en threats to keep their fellow
prisoners from signing. When the
idea was first suggested the prison
officials predicted that It would be
Impossible to secure over 500 signa
tures and they were greatly sur
prised at the result.
Some people will argue that this
petition does not signify anything
and should be disregarded, it seems
to me that 11 signifies a great deal
and deserves careful consideration,
I! tomes from criminals who know
the dose connection between saloons
atld crime, it la a statement of i on
r" i us not deducted from statistics
"nil iiiservatlon, but from tin actitl
rxp-r-ir fece of those' who have formed
Urn drink habit and are pay i,g the
I r.'.a;;.,-. It corroborate: 'li; c oncl>t
vit.n which has been force i upon all
unbiased thinkers, Hardly a day
passes 'Lai the press dlspi'.'iWi do
'-' lonialn the- details 3f several
crimes committed by per vm under
the influence of liquor. It may be
a murder perpetrated by a man
frenzied with booze; it may he' a
hold-up committed by some one
rendered desperate because he had
spent all his money in the saloon
and still befuddled with drink; it
may be a case of issuing worthless
checks by one too drunk to know
what he was doing. The crimes and
details vary, but the cause and result
are the same' Liquor is the cause and
a case of issuing worthless checks by
some one too drunk to know what he
was doing. The crimes and details
vary, but the cause and result are
the same. Liquor is the cause and
prison the result. Of course the men
who drink see much as to lose control
of themselves are weak, but it is the
duty of society to help the weak, not
to place temptation in their way, and
the saloons are a temptation.
The petition of these convicts that
temptation be removed is a power
ful as well as a pitiful plea, because
it comes from those who know
whereof they speak and la written
with the pen of remorse dipped in
the bloody sweat of retribution.
WM. GOODYEAR.
THE PRICE OP WHEAT
All indications point to a good
price for the crop of wheat now be
ing harvested In the Pacific North
west. While it is certain that the
United States has produced an un
usually large crop, ii seems equally
certain thai the foreign crop will
show a sufficient shortage to fully
absorb the surplus produced in this
country. This would mean a normal
price for the grain.
But the war between Austria and
Servia, into which several great
powers may be drawn, is a factor
which is certain to increase the de
mand for wheat, to what extent de
pends upon the magnitude and dura
tion of the conflict.
["here is still another factor which
should increase the price on this
coast. Ships are now offering to
carry wheat from Pacific ports via
the Panama canal to Liverpool and
other European markets for $2.50
per ton less than the old rate. This
means a saving of nearly eight cents
a bushel in freight charges, which
should go to the producers. It near
ly equalizes the freight rate to Eu
rope on grain produced east and
west of the Rocky mountains and
should put the price paid at Port
land, Seattle and Tacoma almost on
a parity with Chicago prices. It is
probably true that most of the
charters secured to date by Pacific
coast exporters are at the old rate
around the Horn, but some of this
year's crop and most of the future
crops will probably be routed via the
Panama canal, and it is up to the
farmers to see that the saving in
transportation is not absorbed by
some one else. While the grain
buyer* have not recognized the cost
of production In fixing prices, they
have recognized the cost of transpor
tation. The producers are entitled
to this saving of eight cents per
bushel in freight rates and should
organize to demand it and enforce
I their demand.
WM. GOODYEAR.
Harvest hats- hand-made palm
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money. At the Variety Store. Jly3l
Duthle paya the highest market
price for poultry, veal and hides.
NOTICE OF I!KMtINC ON ASSESS
MENT ROLL OF DISTRICT
No. 15
Notice id hereby given that the as
sessment roll for Local Improvement
District No. 15, under Ordinance No.
246, for the Improvement of the iol-
Idwlng described streets, beginning
at the north' rail of the Spokane-
Palouse or Northern Pacific Rail
way, thensce north on Kamlacken
street to the north boundary line of
Spaulding street.
Beginning at the east boundary
line of Kamlacken street, thence
easterly on Whitman street to the
west boundary line of Star Route
street. Beginning on the east
boundary line of Kamlacken street,
thence easterly on Spaulding street
to the west boundary line of Star
Route street, ley filling, grading,
curbing and parking said streets and
paving the' same, is now on file at
the' office of the city clerk.
Said roll has boon set down for
hearing at the regular meeting of
the council to bo held in the
council chamber in the« city hall
In tile- City of Pullman, Wash
ington, at 8 o'clock p. m. on
the 18th day of August, 1914, and
all persons who may desire to ob
ject to said assessment aro notified
to make such objection in writing
and file the- same with the city clerk
at or prior to the date fixed for such
hearing.
At the time and place fixed and at
such other times as the hearing may
be continued to, the council will sit
as a board of equalisation for the
purpose of considering such roll, and
at such hearing, or bearings, will
consider such objections made there
to, or any part thereof, and will cor
rect, revise, raise, lower, change or
modify such roll, or any part there
of, or set aside such roll and order
that such assessment be made de
novo, as to such body shall appear to
be just and equitable, and then pro
ceed to confirm the same by ordin
ance.
MATILDA K. GANNON,
City Clerk.
July 24-31
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double affliction of hot weather and
bowel disorders, the remedy needed
Is McGEE'S BABY ELIXER. It re
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the stomach and checks looseness of
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