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FINE EXAMPLE OF PATIENT COURAGE ''-•-.■■■ \ One of the Most Wonderful Women of the Age to Lecture Here Next Monday Helen Keller has overcome so many obstacles in her career, and has accomplished so many wonderful achievements, that her at last having learned to speak seems hut a natural crowning of her years of labor. This has been her greatest task, however, and has been only the result of years of unparalleled patience and effort. It is said by distinguished aural sur geons to bo the greatest individual achievement in the whole history of education. Being able to give voice to the thoughts of her active brain, Helen Keller brings a message that is full of a sunshine which she in her blind ness sees more fully than do those who have sight. It is a message ad dressed to those who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, for no one can hear Helen Keller's optimism and cheerfulness without oeing thankful for what are deemed to be ordinary faculties of life. The name of Helen Keller can never be separated from that of Mrs. Macy (Anno M. Sullivan) the teach er and companion of 26 years, who opened the gates for her to the out side world. One hardly knows whom to admire the more, the scholar or the teacher. As they have never been saparated these many years, so are they not separated on the lec ture platform. Mrs. Macy will speak first, telling of how she came to teach Helen Kel ler, how she first was able to com municate with the child's mind through a natural craving for a doll; then how other words and ideas came one by one, and how finally, one day, the whole system of finger spelling dawned on Helen Keller, and the barrier to the outside world was passed. It was still difficult going, but Miss Keller's indoininitable will and Mrs. Macy's patience mastered all. The desire to speak was the hardest of all to gratify, for every vocal movement had to be learned and Im itated by Miss Keller. Only after 20 years la she able to make herself heard and understood by large au diences. But she can speak now and she uses her new power to spread cheer and happiness. When Mrs. Macy explains all of these preliminary stages, an expla nation that is of the profoundest in terest, Helen Keller Is Introduced, and. by her teacher's side, she deliv ers her message. At Its close she answers the questions of her audi ence, transmitted to her by her teacher. This Is the most Interest ing part of the lecture, for it reveals best the acuteness and quickness of her mind. This remarkable double lecture will be delivered in the college audi torium next Monday evening, April 12. Reserved seats on sale at Watt's Pharmacy at 50 cents. W. C. T. U. MEETING AT COLFAX mmmmmmmmmm Several Pullman ladies attended the W. C. T. U. county institute held this week at Colfax. The meetings were held in the Baptist church and several state officers were present, including Mrs. Mertie D. Johnson of North Yakima, corresponding secre tary, and Mrs. Anglers of Spokane, state institute worker. Wednesday a county union was organized, with the following officers: President--Mrs. Alice Felch, Col fax. Vice President—Mrs. Jinnett Jolly, Farmington. Corresponding Secretary — Mrs. Maude Cartllch, Colfax. Recording Secretary—Mrs. Minnie D. Ageton, Pullman. Treasurer—Mrs. Agnes Gates, En dicott. The programs of the convention were attended by nearly 200 ladies. MAIDEN LANE WALL IN DISPUTE ■ m The retaining wall which Is being constructed on Maiden Lane was the cause of a mild contention' in the city council Tuesday evening, when several of the councilmen claimed that the streets and highways com mittee acted without authority when they proceeded with the construction of the wall, which was not Included in the original specifications nor in the contract with the paving com pany. The matter was amicably set tled, however, and it Is probable that no objection will be raised against the continuation of the work. The cost of the wall is variously estimat ed at from $400 to $1200. Demonstration Saturday afternoon In the grocery department. Be sure and come In. Phone 89. »Pr 9 ■ C. R.| SANDERS CO. GILL ASKS DAMAGES i:. G. Gill has petitioned the city council for damages In the amount of $76, alleged to be due him as a result of the laying of a sewer pipe across his College hill property last fall while Mr. Gill was absent from Pullman. In his complaint Mr. Gill states that tbe blasts necessary to the excavation work damaged a brick cellar on his property extensively, and that when the city was asked to repair tho damages the work wad done in a careless manner. The re quest for damages was referred to the committee on streets and high ways. Sll IIKIIAKI 818 ACCEPTED Throe bids for a street flusher were presented to the city council Tuesday evening, and were turned over to the purchasing committee, consisting of Councilmen Wagner, Nye and Kruegel, for consideration. The committee recommended the ac ceptance of the bid of T. C. Martin, who offered to provide a Studebaker flusher for $1025. Other bidders were B. F. Campbell, who offered a Hodsen-Feenaughty flusher for $1000, and the St. Louis Street Flushing Machinery company, whoso bid was $990. The highest bid was considered the best because of sev eral attachments which were in cluded. LOCAL BREVITIES The city council Tuesday evening granted licenses for pool and bill'ard tables to E. W. Thorpe and the City Club. M. D. Henry, formerly of Pull man. is here this week from Cor vallls, Ore., looking after property interests. Mr. A. C. Martin, A. G. P. A. of the 0.-W. R. & N. Co., and W. D. Wells, agent for the San Francisco- Portland S. S. Co., visited between trains in Pullman Saturday. S. A. Heist, Studebaker Automo bile traveling salesman, and Mr. Sullivan, Studebaker commercial car salesman, were in Pullman this week. As a preliminary move toward the installation of additional street lights in various parts of the city the lights committee of the council was instructed to confer with the Wash ington Water Power company in ref erence to the cost of more lights. Prof. M. A. Yothers and family left Monday for Puyallup, where he will remain until July experimenting for a remedy for the cabbage root maggot. Prof. H. V. Carpenter, Prof, and Mrs. 1). E. Foster and the Senior stu dents in the departments of mechan ical and electrical engineering of the college went to Spokane last Sunday where the students made a tour of inspection of the plants of the Wash ington Water Power Co. and other industrial establishments of that city. Mrs. F. J. Osterman entertained a few friends Wednesday afternoon at a very pleasant "bridge" party. O. L. Waller returned Wednesday from a trip to Southern Idaho and will leave next week to inspect the irrigation projects in the Yakima dis tricts. H. E. Miller, representing the Mil ler Brothers Post & Lumber Co. of Seattle, was in Pullman Wednesday. His firm is working up quite an ex tensive business in supplying posts and lumber to Farmers Union locals and their methods and prices seem t* give general satisfaction. The hearing on the assessment roll in Improvement District No. 20 was again postponed at the last meet ing of the city dads. F. A. Maseck, one of the propri etors of the Roderick Tailoring com pany, and Miss Katherine Thompson were married at Colfax last Sunday and will reside In Pullman. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Junge went to Moscow last Sunday to eat Easter dinner at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claus Junge. The Folger Realty company last week sold to Berne Druffel of Colton 193 acres of choice farm land three miles west of Colton. The property was owned by the, Day & Hansen Se curity company of Spokane, and brought $70 per acre, the entire amount. $13,500, being paid in cash. Regents Coman, Rltz and McCros key were present at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday evening and each favored the organi sation with a few timely remarks. CITY PUMP FAILS I.V TEST Extensive tests recently made by City Engineer Edwards on the new city pump', purchased from the Fair banks-Morse company, indicate that the pump failed by a considerable margin to perform the work guaran teed by the company. The pump was purchased on a guarantee of 63 per cent maximum efficiency, but the maximum efficiency developed in the tests showed only 57.5 per cent, the pump was purchased on a con tract at a price of $2142.73, and Engineer Edwards recommends the acceptance of the machine if ar rangements can be made with the company for the deduction from the contract price of $112.50, which rep resents the deficiency indicated by the tests. TDK HOG MARKET The avorage farm price for hogs at present is from $6.20 to $6.60, over a large part of the corn belt. Average corn prices are around 68 cents a bushel. Over the southern half of the corn belt, corn is quite commonly 70 to 75 cents a bushel in localities where hogs are bringing around $6.50 per hundredweight. The average farmer can count on 10 pounds of park from a bushel of corn, fed to hogs over 150 pounds in weight. A first class feeder, by using using tankage or oil meal, can do better; but many farmers do not do as well. It is safe to say, there fore, that the average man is not making money when feeding 70-cent corn to $0.50 hogs. This condition means a heavy run of hogs at the great central markets. In fact, there have been marketed at the great cen tral markets more hogs this winter than at any time in recent years, with the exception of 1912 and 1908. Volume of market receipts during the last month would indicate a proper hog price of around $6.50 on the farm. When the packers are re proached with putting hog prices so low, they say, "We don't control hog prices. Price is determined solely by supply and demand. There are lots of hogs at present in the country, and of course we can buy cheap." By such reasoning, the packers seek to deceive themselves and the farmers. As a matter of fact, no one knows just how many hogs are in the country. More hogs are coming to market than usual, but this means only that low hog prices and high corn always bring about such a situa tion. In January and February of 1912, there was heavy marketing of six-cent hogs and 65 and 75-cent corn. As a result, hogs were scarce late in 1912, and in 1913, and the packers had to pay 7 to 8 cents a pound. Corn was 10 to 25 cents a bushel lower than the year before, but hogs were from one to two cents higher a pound. The packers can not seem to real ize that it is these things which dis courage the farmer. One year the packer disgusts the farmer by paying $4.30 a hundred for hogs fed on 60 --cent corn, while two years later he will pay $10 for hogs fed on 50-cent corn. The packer thrusts the burden of speculation on the farmer. He is never hurt, even when he has to pay $10 a hundred; he simply sets up the price of meat. The net result is bad, and it Is time the packers were get ting over their little pin-headed ways. What we need is a fairly uniform price for hogs year in and year out. This price should be about 50 cents * hundred above the price of corn, multiplied by 10. . In the long run the packer pays the farmer Just about this price, and the man who stays by hogs year after year makes fair profits. But there are many farmers who do not have the capital neces sary to enable them to stay In hogs year after year, and it is these fel lows who generally market 70-cent corn in 6-cent hogs, while when hogs are high they have none. It is time the packers saw the necessity of allowing a fair margin of profit at all times on hogs. At pres ent they are storing up vast quanti ties of cheap hog products as a result of their low-priced campaign and high corn. Next fall, or the follow ing fall, hogs will In all probability, go up, and the farmers who had the nerve to stick by hogs will benefit. The packers have the opportunity of rendering a big service to the farmers. It would be their gain and the farmers' gain if the violent fluctuations were taken out of the hog market. Why shouldn't the pack ers pay $7.50 to $8 a hundred now, and mildly encourage the hog busi ness? Of course such a course would reduce the probability of 9-cent hogs next fall and the following fall, but no farmer has a right to kick when he Is making a fair profit.—Wallaces' Farmer. Brand new this week at Hunger ford's. a pr9 Any one desiring girls to do work please call Y. W. C. A., Inland 2304, between 1:30 and 3 p. m., any day excepting Saturday. apr9-16 RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION MEETS Constitution and By-Laws Will Be Adopted at Meeting Next Tuesday Committees Named Committee appointments were an nounced by President F. C. Forrest at a meeting of the directors of the Retail Merchants association held last Tuesday evening. At this meet ing a draft of a constitution and by laws was recommended and a meet ing was called for next Tuesday even ing, immediately after the adjourn ment of the Chamber of Commerce, to take action on the proposed meas ures. Other important matters, in cluding the definition of a policy in regard to market days, will be con sidered, and a full attendance of all members is desired. The object of the association is to promote closer co-operation between the merchants in advancing the interests of the town. The committees named by President Forrest were as follows: Trade Relations—C. R. Sanders, D. D. Kimball, R. A. Hungerford, R. E. Doty and W. M. Ellsworth. Arbitrationß. C. Holt, F. O. Brownson and L. E. Wenham. Finance and Auditing—E. O. Cath cart, H. Folger and O. West. EntertainmentE. Maguire, Lee Allen, H. D. MacVean, A. E. Olsen and J. J, Vanßruggen. Trade Extension—Bruce Lampson, J. N. Emerson, Herman Junge, V. W. Clarkson and W. L. Greenawalt. Legislation—B. F. Campbell, Will iam Goodyear, George H. Watt, W. O. Straight and R. C. Hamilton. VIC LEAGUE The Civic League met Monday af ternoon, and listened to two very in teresting talks filled with helpful suggestions. The one by Dr. D. R. Campbell upon "Rational School In spection," the other by Professor Me lander upon "The House Fly." Tho mayor has appointed next Thursday, April 15, for the Clean up Day, and it is hoped everyone will co-operate In making Pullman the cleanest, most healthful and most at tractive city of the Inland Empire. Next Friday, April 16, the City Beautiful Committee of the Civic League, In co-operation with mem bers of the Chamber of Commerce, will clean the river banks in the downtown district. Let every citizen take pride and care in keeping this part of the city clean and attractive. The horticultural department of the State College has generously of fered to furnish plants and shrubs for improvement of the school grounds, and the school board has agreed to water and care for the plants. Through the Civic League some boys from the schools have been secured to assist in the planting next Satur day, April 10. Only a small begin ning can be made at the present time but it is hoped to continue this work until our school grounds are quite as attractive and pleasant as it is possible to make them. MASONS VISIT COI/TON LODGE A caravan of automobiles Wednes day evening carried a number of local Masons to Colton, where they met with Mystic Tye lodge, No. 103. A substantial chicken dinner was spread by the Colton Masons and , the visitors report a most enjoyable evening. The third degree work was conferred upon two candidates. Those making the trip were G. R. Lovejoy, F. E. Sanger, G. H. Watt, A. E. Shaw, Wm. Swain, D. D. Kim ball, C. R. Dutton, J. J. Vanßruggen, M. S. Jamar, Dr. D. R. Campbell, Dr. C. H. Russell, O. E. Draper and Chas. Bolsinger. YOUNG MAN DIES Percy Wright, aged 22 years, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry Peck, Wednesday, April 7, at 6:30 p. m., death being caused by turbercu losts. Deceased was born at Ken drick, Idaho, In 1893. Funeral serv ices will be conducted by the Rev. Harley Jackson today (April 9) at 2 p. m. from Kimball's undertaking parlors. The body will be interred at the South Side cemetery. MEETING AT ALBION A meeting, the object of which is to form a cemetery association, will be held in the town hall, at Albion, Wednesday, April 14. All those In terested in this movement are urged to attend. AUTOMOBILE ANNOUNCEMENT We wish to advise the good people of Pullman and vicinity that we are resident dealers in STUDEBAKER CARS, which we will be pleased to demonstrate to you. Bacheller Auto Co., at Parr & Stokes Garage. apr9 FOR BOYS AND GIRLS Washington, D. C. —Mothers and teachers who wish to keep the young people cheerfully busy in useful tasks about the home or farm may be interested in a project of the United States Department of Agri culture for organizing farm and home handicraft clubs. Some of the arts and crafts in which the depart ment'^ specialist In charge of club work for the northern and western states hopes to interest his boys and girls are as follows: 1. Rope tying and splicing. 2. Making seed testers (box, blotter, and rag-doll testers). 3. Making a hen coop and brooder. 4. Fruit tree grafting and tree surgery. 5. Making a fly trap. 6. Making wood box for kitchen Or sitting room. 7. Making a bird house and wat ering trough. 8. Making a hot bed' or coid frame. 9. Making a step ladder or handy ladder for farm and home. 11. Sharpening saw, pair of scis sors. 12. Making a medicine cabinet. 13. Making and laying a cement walk or floor. * 4. Making a book case or library file. » 15. First aid to farm imple ments: (a) repair Whipple tree, (b) pair of shares, (c) fork handle, (d) repair gate. 16. Drawing plan of 80-acre farmstead. 17. Forging: 2 kinds, practical, related to farm work. 18. Welding: 2 kinds, practical, related to farm work. 19. Horseshoe making. 20. First aid to household furni ture: (a) chair, (b) table, (c) pic ture frame, (d) door, lock or hinge. 21. Pressing and cleaning a suit of clothes. 22. Papering a room. 23. Painting, staining or treating floor. 27. Making a kitchen shelf or kitchen work chair for mother. 28. Get out a set of plans and specifications for model farm home. 29. Show how to give first aid to school furniture and equipment, such as the repair of a seat, window, fence, broken gate, blackboard, steps, and sidewalk. 30. Show how to repair the cover or broken back of a book. 31. Art metal work for house hold. 32. Modeling In clay and plaster. 33. Leather work; repair of leather goods or art work. 34. Fabric dying and printing. 35. Pottery for use in the home. 36. Basketry for use in gathering and marketing vegetables and fruit. 37. Making a milk stool. 38. Home-made fruit juice and cider mill. 39. Hall hat and coat rack. These are mere suggestions which have been sent out to different states and district leaders in the northern and western states. It is hoped this list will enable them to encourage lines of work that have an economic value in the farm and home manage ment of any community. The new clubs, It Is expected, will be merely the agricultural clubs al ready organized among the young people and the new lines of indus trial work will be taken up at times and seasons when corn, pigs, chick ens, and vegetables do not need the special attention of the boys and girls. Under the new plan each club member will probably select about 10 of the suggested tasks and do each of them during convenient moments. The results of the work of all the members of one club will be exhibit ed at the end of the year's time in a place where the rest of the commun ity may see what has been attempted and pass a judgment on its value. • Any mother or teacher who would care to interest her children in any of the arts and crafts outlined above may write for further details to the Office in Charge of Club Work for the Northern and Western States, United States Department of Agricul ture, Washington, D. C. W. S. C. GIRLS GUESTS OF HONOR AT COLFAX LUNCHEON Last Saturday afternoon at the home of Miss Dorothy Chamberlln in Colfax, the Misses Ella Alexander, Mary Ward, and Jean King were guests of honor at a most delightful Easter luncheon. About 30 young ladles of Colfax were present, among them the following W. S. C. people: Mrs. Clarence Cooil (nee Zoo Bean), Margaret Brislawn, and Anne Rat liff. MRS. BURKE WILL NOT APPEAR AT W. S. C. Owing to severe sickness Mrs. Thomas Burke will not be able to appear on April 9. There is a pos sibility that she will appear next fall. Our scrim at 16c is a 25c value. See for yourself at The Variety Store. GEORGE L CLOTHIER RESIGNS POSIT 1 . Head of State College Forestry p. partinent Will Be Succeeded by Frank G. Miller, Yale ; 5 Graduate ■■'■■■_s_( Professor George L. Clothier f^ several years head of the departs _1 ! of forestry at the State College __§ dered his resignation to the board _?J regents in session here Wedta , and Professor Frank Q. Miller graduate of the Yale school of for' estry, was elected to succeed hta_ Professor Clothier has given _<* excellent services to the college and his resignation is deeply regretted. He plans to return to Kansas ami devote his entire time to his large farm in that state. Especially vahi. able have been his services in cruls} ing the college's vast timber hold ings, which he has had in charge tor four summers. Last summer _, j cruise, in which he was assisted » in former years by a party of col-' lege students, brought the total acre-! age cruised to 54.000 acres, or near ly half of the entire holdings of the college. The cruise has opened the eyes of the people to the true worts of the timber lands with which the college is endowed, some of which were sold prior to the cruise by Mate officials despite the protests of the college authorities at a fraction of their true worth. Professor Frank G. Miller, who will succeed Professor Clothier, Ist graduate of the Yale school of for estry, and was for a long time head of the forestry department at th» University of Washington, laU spending two years as head of tit; University of Washington foreertoy department. . fe«i GRAIN PRICES LOW Grain quotations are feracticall* the same as those of last week, with no sales. Yesterday's quotations! vera: ■ tig Red Russian wheat $1.00 Club and fortyfold 1.05 Oats, per cwt 1.36 Barley, per cwt 1.00 — SECURING IMPORTANT DATA ; .„.,» Dr. Eckerson to Do Research _| Wheat Plant—ls on Leave From Chicago Dr. Sophia Eckerson, of the Uni versity of Chicago, one of the moat noted cytologlsts and micro-chemist* In the country, arrived In Pullman last week to spend six or seven months with the Experiment Station at work on the wheat plant and ker nels during the season of growth. She will finish the botanical work on a set of experiments which have been in progress for somo years past, and which are expected to cast much light on the growth of the wheat plant. Many important facts have already been discovered, and it is ex pected that more will be. The chemical work for these experiment! has already been completed by George Olson, station chemist. The- Experiment Station Is to be con- 1 gratulated on the securing of so em inent an authority to conduct this Important research. '-'■kk The German raider, Prlnz Eltel Frledrich, which is in a Virginia port taking on supplies, is being closely watched by warships of the allied powers. The time limit has almost expired but it is yet unknown whether the ship will allow Itself to be interned for the war or make » dash for liberty through the hostile ships. Germany has warned England.' through the United States that re-, prisal will be made if the crews of captured submarines are not given I the treatment of ordinary prisoners of war. This threat In caused by the report that the crews of captured submarines caught sinking British or i neutral merchantment would be held . for possible trial for murder. Sir;, Edward Gray answered Germany'! 1 note by saying that the men were be- Ing given humane treatment, but,: that they could not be considered ■* regular prisoners of war. A street riot ocurred between th»; U. S. soldiers and the native police; In Panama Friday. One soldier w«i killed and three were Injured. The trouble grew out of an argument be tween a soldier, who is alleged to j have been drinking, and a native policeman. r Six hundred Russian reservists frfy Vancouver, B. C, for Vladivostok re cently. . A large number of their; friends assembled on the wharf to. bid them farewell. As the vessel left the port they sang "Rule, Brit-;; tania,"