Pullman herald. [volume], May 04, 1917, Image 1

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

Image provided by: Washington State Library; Olympia, WA

                
VOLUME XXIX
PULLMAN MOURNS
I DEATH OF MAYOR
John W. Mathews Passed Peacefully
Awuy at His lloinjo Tuesday
Evening After Brief
Illness
Alayor John W. Mathews passed
peacefully away at his home in this
city Tuesday evening, after an illness
of several' weeks.) He at first con
tracted a severe rase of grippe; Being
I man of powerful physique, who had
always enjoyed the best, of health, he
thought little of the attack and eon
tinued to go to his office and made
two or three trips to Colfax in the
interest of his clients. Instead of im
proving he grew steadily worse, un
til he was unable to leave his home.
A bad cough developed and he had
difficulty In breathing. On April 20
he was taken to Lewlston, Idaho, In
the hope thai the lower altitude
would prove beneficial. At first his
condition Improved a little, but the
Improvement did not continue and
he insisted on returning home. Hi
was brought hail'; Monday and
seemed to be feeling a little better.
until Tuesday evening, when he be
gan to sink rapidly and it was ap
parent that the end was near. lie
was unconscious for about half an
hour before death ''tided his suffer
ing. His wife, three children and
several devoted friends were at hi;
bedside when his spirit passed.
Deceased was born at Hunter!
Indiana, April 27, 1864. He secured
his education in the common schools
and at the Methodist College at Fori
Wayne, Ind.; at the Eastman Busi
ness College at Poughkei . X. V,
and at the University of Michigan,
from which institution he graduated
in the class of 1889, He arrived in
Pullman and opened a law office In
1692 and on November 30, 1894, was
united in marriage to Serena Wallls]
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wal
lis, pioneer residents of this com
munity, lie took an active part in
Public affair . as a prominent fig
ure in the old wet and dry fight
which for so many years disrupted
Pullman, and served as prosecuting
attorney of Whitman county from
15!,,; to 1898. He also served sev
eral terms as city attorney, In 191]
I" was employed by the county com
missioners of Perry county to act as
Prosecuting attorney to -lean up the
lawless conditions existing in that
county. Last December he wag elect
«d mayor of Pullman on a platform
Paging the improvement of the
, moral conditions of the city and a
continuation of its previous progres
sive program. Hhi was vigorously
drying out bis pledges when
stricken by his last illness
He was a man of strong person al
-ity and aggressive disposition and, as
a result, made many hitter enemies
. " nd equally loyal friends. A devot
ed husband and rather, he found his
greatest happiness in his home and
took much pride and pleasure in
| Vorki^ about and beautifying his
»*n and garden and in growing
flo^rH to give to his friends.
'Funeral services were held at the
'„' X church yesterday afternoon at
: 0° J c, «*. Rev. .1, w. Caughlan
o.at,ng. There was a very large
."tendance and 'be floral offerings
•we as numerous aH they were
°eaU"ftll. The members of the city
° UnC" and <"" city officials attend
in a body ami the services at the
I!.. 6.* 61,6 roml,lf,,ed by the local
o I l lot,Re for the Co»'« lodge;
4 *•>"•»' ib-eased was a member.
attotn 66 «elegati„„R of Masons and
The D 7„ W°re preßent "'""' Colfax.
\VI,„ al' bear were Professors
Emersl rr Ste° ■•••- J' N '
mil L ■ C! RPed and E ' >,a-
--• me remains were interred in
,' 2* °- F. cemetery.
dre Dccca «od leaves a wife .three chil-
Th «fci,1 r RißtPrs :""' ,wo brothers.
■of Children are: Homer, a member
lege- n "nlor class in the state Col
|«*SS!*S :"'" Charlott* Tli"
«ymn. ( u mi'y have deepest
T*** of the whole community.
.PARR PARTY TONIGHT
»Pj hßed Cr° 88 benefit card party
toa,,Ven tonlßht in the K'of P'
dub S r the a«splces of the Bridge
be p. 'ye "ndred and bridge will
fed*™, The ent,re Proceeds will
SSSr '" the R«d Cross work.
,ae *olfc is invited.
FgßHVfSggn '
The Pullman Herald
Devoted to the best interests of Pullman and the beat farming community in the Northwest surrounding it.
HI \ii:\\< i: vi fad of
i:\pi;i:imi:m station'
With the retirement on Tuesday
of Dr. Ira I'- Cardiff as director of
the state experiment station. Prof.
( Ceo. Severance, head of the depart
ment of agriculture, was made acting
director of the station. Definite
word has not yet been received from
W. .1. Spillmau of the U. S. Depart
ment, of Agriculture, * ho was offered
the position when the regents dis
pensed with the services of Dr. Car
diff, but it appears quite probable
that tie former W. S. ('. faculty
member will accept the offer. Prof.
Severance is in close touch with the
work of be station and is in a posi
tion to continue the work In addition
to that of hi- own department to
good advantage until a successor to
Dr. Cardiff qualifies.
COM MM PUBLIC
The annual Columbian public, con
sisting of a play and pageant, will
be given this evening in the college
auditorium. All citizens of Pullman
and the surrounding country are
cordially invited to attend, no ad
mission charge being made. A one
act comedy. "Joint Owners in Spain."
will be given by Cicely Permain, Lora
Maxwell, Florence Reese, and Ellen
Keyes. The pageant will be a repro
duction of Russian life and customs
CLOSING EXERCISES
OF PULLMAN HIGH
Will He Held at t'ollegfe Auditorium
On Wednesday livening', .May -•{.
ut sum o'clock
The sermon to lhe class of 1917
of thi Pullman high school will be
preached Sunday evening," May 20] at
8:00 p. in. by Rev. .1. W. Caughlan,
pastor of the M. E. church, The ex
ercises will be held in the M. E.
church. Special husic will be ren
dered by the choir, and Miss ha
Davidson and diss Elizabeth Rich
ardson of the high school faculty will
each sing a solo.
'I he regular commencement exer
cises will be held at the college au
ditorium Wednesday evening, May
23, at 8:00 o'clock. The speaker
will be announced later, owing to an
unavoidable conflict in dates which
caused the speaker who bad been
secured to decline the invitation to
address the class at this time.
Special music will be rendered by
the various high school musical or
ganizations. The following are can
didates for graduation:
Elizabeth Boone, Estella Dodson,
Grace Krous, Faye Livingstone,
Thelma Moss Clifford Archer, Ste
ven Densmore, Robert Cox, Clarence
Nash, Mildred Christopher, Grace
Hayes. Florence Laney, Anna Low
ery, Anna Mac Nelson, Ralph Bryan,
Ralph Gillespie. Adolph Kampen,
Walter Thonney, Mary Dawson, Altai
Hill. Ruth Leuty, Ruth McCarthy,
Wave Woodard, Garland Burgess",
Clowe Jacques, William .Miller,
Harry George.
One or two others may make the
required number of credits and be
added to the above number. Robert
Cox has already enlisted In the navy
for active service and is in Cali
fornia In training.
Monday', May 14, has been set
aside as ('bos Day. At 8:00 p. m.
on that date the Seniors will give an
open program, with the usual proph
esies", will, history, etc. The high
school orchestra will provide music
during the evening. The valedictory
will be delivered by Miss Mary Daw
sou and the salutatory by Miss Wave
odard.
A general carnival is being
planned for the near future that the
school may finish the year with
money In the treasury. Watch for
the date
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE
Tin- Christian Science society of
Pullman announces a free lecture on
Christian Science by Biles Knapp. C.
S. p.. member of the board of lectur
ship of the mother church, the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston.
Mass. The lecture will be given in
Masonic hall, Tuesday evening. May
8, at 8:00 o'clock. The public is in
vited to be present.
PULLMAN. WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, MAY 4. 1917
Nessly Urges Early Enlistment
"Pullman Hasn't Started to Do Its
Share," Says Recruiting Officer
—150,000 Officers to He
Chosen From Volunteers
The following article, concerning
the conditions which mark the mil
itary condition at the present lime
and the advantages offered by the
volunteer system which will not be
present under the conscription plan,
which is sure to come, was written
by William V. Nessly of this city,
who was recently commissioned as
special recruiting officer, with head*
quarters at Spokane:
Now th it he draft bill lias been
passed by congress and is certain to
be signed by the President, it be
hooves every young man eligible to
conscription to consider full) his own
immediate future. It is no longer a
question of whether or not he is go
ing to do military duty; the ques
tion is whether he is going to serve
as a common soldier in the arm of
the set Ice that he is assigned to
when the draft bill goes into effect,
some two weeks hence, or will enter
the service now, choose his own
branch of the service and get Into
line for advancement, 'the govern
ment has settled the former ques
tion: every man must settle the sec
iaid for himself.
it is regrettable that there is such
a complete lack of correct knowledge
of military life among civilians. it
it the greatest drawback the service
must overcome, for if young men re
alized the possibilities for a success
ful career In the army the recruiting
set vice WOUld be swamped with ap
plicants. The United States army has
always been very small. At the
present time it is being enlarged, al
most over night, to several times its
former size, and the great need is for
men to perfect the organization and
to carry into effect the government's
ulans.
The war department has spent.
Council Recinds Action oo Bid
Order to Accept Kid of W. A. Moss
for Sewer Construction Reclnded
Because Of Discovered
11 regularities
After voting at its previous meet
ing to accept the bid of W. A. Moss
for the construction of the new sewer
outflow the city council Tuesday
evening reconsidered the matter, re
clnded the order to enter into con
tract with Mr. Moss for the work and
ordered a new call for bids for the
Improvement, The action was the
result of the discovery of Irregulari
ties in the bid of the Pullman man,
including errors in tabulations of
figures and failure to have the check
submitted with the bid to show good
faith properly certified. In the bid
which was accepted by the council
two weeks ago the total figures pre
sented by Mr. Moss for the work
Vote Bituminous Macadam for College Park
Council Grants Petition of Property
Owners for Paving of Several
Streets
That Pullman's paving program
will not be disturbed this year by
war conditions is indicated by the
adoption of a preliminary resolution
by the city council Tuesday evening
to pave several streets in College
Park addition. The resolution was
the result of a petition by College
Park property owners to improve the
streets of the addition with bitum
inous macadam. The district in
cludes College avenue (formerly
Main avenue) from Nevada street at
■ the city limits west to the county
road; Columbia avenue from Nevada
street to Tacoma street; Idaho street
(formerly C % street) from College
avenue to Columbia avenue, and
Spokane street from College avenue
to Columbia avenue.
The petition to the council was
signed by the owners of 41 lots In
the addition, representing a frontage
on the streets to be improved of 2520
feet, while the entire district Includes
and is spending, thousands upon
thousands of dollars to enlist too
army and navy up to full war
Strength, It is a terrible spectacle
when a recruiting officer must spent*
his.time pleading with the young
men of America to enter their coun
try's service. The people demanded
war, and we have war. They met in
patriotic gatherings throughout the
nation and pledged their every re
source to the government. Now the
government is asking that some of
those pledges he kept: and it is up
to the people to pay.
Throughout the United states
there appears to be a belief that
there are no definite war plans, that
the government is running along
blindly with no destination. The
people who hold such a belief do
their administrative anil executive
Officers a grave injustice. Would it
be policy for the government to pub
lish broadcast its plans for conduct
ing the war. It is not our place to
question at such a time as this. Our
humble duty is outlined for us. It
is to serve in any capacity. We can
not choose our work when the coun
try is threatened by the most- con
temptible militaristic propaganda
the world lias ever seen.
The war has lasted three years.
We don't want it to last three more
years. England, Franco and Russia,
our allies, though! the war couldn't
last more than six months and they
dilly-dalleyed along until they had
lost every trained soldier they had.
and then faced the arduous task of
building up new armies from un
trained men. They have paid the
price for procastlnationi America
lias their experience to profit by. We
want the war to end very soon, but
the only thing that will accomplish
that purpose is an immediate, re
sponsive, spontaneous response to
our country's call.
No one is too good to serve in time
Of war, Indeed, the best man is he
who does serve. Thousands of the
(Continued on page five)
were $3260.45. "An error In one
item, however, showed a discrep
ancy of $153.75, the bid per cubic
yard for earth excavation being 60c
per yard, or "$461.25," while the
total for this item should have read
$•»!.">. Increasing the total bid to
$3414.20.
The figures submitted by Mr. Moss
and the other bidders were examined
by a committee from the council pre
vious to the acceptance of the Moss
bid, and the offer was accepted upon
the recommendation of ibis commit
tee, the Irregularities hot being dis
covered until later.
While on its rectnding campaign
the council also retracted its action
of the previous meeting of instruct
ing the city clerk to notify Military
bill property owners whose sewer as
sessments are delinquent that the
property may be foreclosed to satisfy
the delinquent assessments.
a frontage of 4 814.3 feet. The
frontage on the college campus is ap
proximately 1414 feet, and assurance
has been given that the college will
not protest against the Improvement
although the petition was not for
mally endorsed by the institution.
The petitioners are J. L. Ashlock,
Frank O. Kreager, 0. L. Waller. Her
bert Kirnbroiigb, College Park Im
provement Co.. J. W. Kalkus, M. S.
Stockwell. R B. Kennedy, E. A.
Bryan, M. K. Akers. and Gottfried
Herbst.
BONDS BELL AT FIVE PER CENT
William P. Harper & Son of Se
attle will take the $4000 bond issue
authorized by the citizens of Pullman
at the recent special election, for the
purpose of sewer improvements on a
basis of five per cent Interest, at the
same time paying the city a premium
of $94.40. Four bids for the pur
chase of the bonds were received by
the council, three of the offers being
for s>/4 per cent and none of the
other premium offers being as high
as that of the Seattle bidders.
DO Vol' WANT TO
HSCAI.'F DRAFT 1111,1/.'
Are you of military age and liable
to conscription under the bill now
pending? Do you want to escape the
Stigma of draft? Then volunteer
your services to your country now,
and get the honor that comes to vol
unteers and the feeling of satisfac
tion that accompanies volunteer
service. Recruiting Officer William
V. Nessly will he in Pullman today,
will spend Saturday in Colfax, then
return here for a day or two more
If you want to escape the draft bill.
through volunteer service, you are
requested by him to leave your name
at tin' postofftce or either of the
newspaper offices,
CITY HALAHIKB KAISHD
Taking cognizance of the fearful
handicap of a slim pocketbook in a
battle with the, high cost of living,
the city council Tuesday evening
voted a substantial increase in sal
ary to several of the city employes,
The street cleaner hereafter will re
ceive $2.50 per day for his services,
an increase of BO cents per diem
Street workers were raised from
$2.7."> to $:! per day and the city
teamster was given a boost of $2."
per month, the new figure being
$12f> lor man and team.
ERICKIE FOUND LOYAL
TO UNITED STATES
Investigation by Council Clears
Street Employe of Charge of
German Sympathy —Remarks
Were Misinterpreted
L. K. Prickle, recently discharged
from the street service by Street
Commissioner Hooper because of al
leged expression of sympathy for
Germany, was completely exonerated
by the city council Tuesday evening
when that body adopted the report of
a special cQuhcilmanic committee
named to investigate the case The
committee Investigated the matter
fully, the result being that when the
true tacts were ascertained it was
found that Mr. Prickle had made no
statement that could be justly con
strued as Indicative of sympathy for
Germany, or disloyalty to the United
States. The result of the investiga
tion proved the. truth of the state
ment of the case made by Mr. Prickle
himself before the city council, when
be claimed that his only remark was
to admonish a bystander who was In
dulging in a tirade against the Ger
man people to "roast the kaiser and
is staff, not the entire German
people."
The meaning and intent of the re
mark was misconstrued by hearers,
who reported to the street controls
■loner that Mr. Frickie bad expressed
open sympathy for the country of his
birth, with the result that the street
worker was summarily discharged.
He took the matter up with the city
council and demanded that cause be
shown for his discharge. The re
sult of the investigation is highly
gratifying to the many friends of
Mr. Frickie, who were prone to be
lieve that he is disloyal to the United
States, and rejoice that his Ameri
canism lias been proven.
JANITOR FORCE OUSTED
I
Internal difficulties among the
janitors of the high school and Main
school buildings led this week to the
discharge of the entire force by the
board of directors. R. K. Campbell
was head janitor and employed
Messrs. Mackie and Victor as assist
ants. A. .1. Dressier will succeed
Mr. Campbell as head janitor and
will name bis own assistants.
11. MYRON SMITH LEAVES
H. Myron Smith, manager of the
Students store since its organise
tion, left yesterday for Indiana,
where he lias accepted a position
with tin office supply company. Mr.
Smith proved an able and efficient
manager an 1 an excellent citizen and
his departure is regretted by stu
dents and townspeople alike.
C. B. Sprague and family left last
Sunday for Port Orchard, where they
will make their home. He will at
once assume his duties as county
agriculturist of Kitsap county.
NUMBBL2*
MORE PULLMAN BOYS
ENLIST FOR SERVICE
Recruiting Officer Takes Ouartet to
Spokane for Final Examination—
All Pass High Physical
Tests
PULLMAN'S LATKST 11FCHUITS
OLIVER E. I.INDSFV, Pullman, age
17, student in elementary science
department, W. S. C, aviation
section of signal corps.
MAURICE MIIAFFX. Spokane, age
'JO, student in elementary science
department, W. S. C, aviation
section of signal corps.
FRED .1. BLAIR, Kahlotus. age 23,
student W. S. ('., aviation section
of signal corps.
EUGENE K. HENRY, Pullman, ago
--, warehouseman, com! artil
lery.
Four more of Pullman's young
men responded to the call to the
colors last Sunday and accompanied
Recruiting Officer William V. Nessly
to Spokane. Three Of the four re
cruits expressed a preference for the
aviation section of the signal corps.
and all an- especially adapted for
that kind of work. The fourth elect
ed to serve in the coast artillery.
The four men are now at Fort
George Wright, near Spokane, where
they will await orders to proceed to
one of the training camps for con
ditioning. Roy Simpkins, another
Pullman boy, enlisted at Spokane
yesterday.
A number of other men Inter
viewed Mr, Nessly during bis stay in
Pullman, many of them expressing
an intention of enlisting as soon as
they can shape their private afairs
so as to permit them to leave Pull
man. Mr. Nessly will return to Pull
man today for a stay of two days or
more, and will make a special effort
to enlist high school students and
young men of high school age and
keen intelligence, who he says are
just the men Uncle Sam wants to
train for the responsible army posi
tions which are now open.
I>. A. R. CHAPTER ORGANIZER
i.
The Bliss Hart Spalding chapter
of the National Society of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution was
organized in Pullman on Saturday,
April '28. The meeting was called
by Organizing Regent Katherine
Kendall Poison. The following are
the 14 charter members: Mrs. Pol
son, Mrs. O. 1.. Waller, Mrs. Sewell,
Mrs. Monroe, Mrs. F. M. Slagle. Mrs.
Jim. Caughtlnj Mrs. F. I). Heald, Mrs.
J. A. Kdgeconib, Mrs. H. M. Styles.
Mrs. R, C. Holt. Mrs. V. W. Clarkson,
Mrs. If. M. Bkidmore, Mrs. Win. His
lop, and Miss Hill. Mrs. Poison chose
as her officers Mrs. Waller, vice re
gent; Mrs. Stiles, recording secre
tary; Mrs. Monroe, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Holt, treasurer; Mrs.
Heald. registrar; Mrs. Sewell, his
torian, and Mrs. Slagle, chaplain.
PUBLIC SCHOOL MAY FESTIVAL
On Friday, May 11, the public
schools will hold a patriotic May fes
tival, Hie Edison school on their own
grounds at 2:00 p. m. and the Main,
scbooj on their grounds at 10:00
a. m. Preceding the exercises at the
Main school there will be a patriotic
parade of all the grade pupils of the
Main school, headed by the high
school band. All the patrons of the
schools and the public In general are
Included In the Invitation to these ex
ercises. There will be a porgrara
made up of folk dances, singing and
various physical training exercises.
Plan to give one hour of your time
and come to these exercises.
WILL INVESTIGATE COSTS
In order to make a full investiga
tion of the costs of materials that
are required for paving operations
in comparison with the costs in form
er years, the city council has con
tinued the hearing on the High street
paving district until its next meeting.
Several Interested property owners
objected to the paving on the ground
that the material costs are at the
present time abnormally high. If
this is found to be the case it Is prob
able that the paving of the district .*
may be deferred.