Pullman herald. [volume], September 28, 1917, Image 1

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VOLUME XXIX
TWO SAFES CRACKED;
LITTLE MONEY TAKEN
Whitman Implement Company and
Stokes' Oarage Visited by Burg-
W I ____ I-"*' Sunday Night
Stokes' Garage and the office of
the Whitman Implement Co. were
burglarized last Saturday night or
Sunday morning, In both places the
game methods were used to crack the I
safes. The knob was knocked off 1
and the combination driven in fari
enough to release the tumblers. The'
burglars secured hardly enough
booty to pay for their trouble, get
ting $6.95 from the safe of the Whit
man Implement Co. and $21. from
the garage.
Entrance to the office of the Im
plement company was effected by,
cutting out a piece of glass from the
door and releasing the spring lock
■by reaching in through the hole in
the glass. The piece of glass re
moved was found hidden between the
sidewalk and the threshold of one of
the big doors through which the ma
chinery is brought in and taken out.
There were some finger prints on
the glass which was turned over to
the sheriff's office and may help in ;
the identification of the burglars.
The Garage was not locked and for j
the first time in several weeks, the
man who usually sleeps in the build
ing was sick and not on duty. •
? There is no clue to the identity of
the cracksmen except that Saturday
afternoon a young and an old man,
both strangers, were noticed hang
ing around the office and sales room j
of the Whitman Implement Co. When
asked if he wanted something by
Charlie Hill, the young man at firs!
replied he did not but later said he
guessed he would get some bolts, and
bought 10 cents worth.
DEALERS BUY GRAIN
ON COAST BASIS
One Per Cent Commission Charge*!
by Local Buyersßarley ami
Oats Change Hands
With only one exception all the
Pullman grain buyers are entirely
out of the wheat market so far as
local figures are concerned, buying
only on a Coast terminal basis,
charging one per cent for commis
sion and .-ix per cent Interest on
. money advanced on the crop until
final return:, ate made. One local
buyer, William Chambers, has pur
chased wheat en a local basis, bow
ever, paying cash to the farmer. lie
has taken 35,000 bushels of wheat
since a Coast terminal price was es
tablished, as well as approximately
1*5,000 sacks of barley. The wheat
.'rices averaged close to the $2 mark
f r No. I wheat of the higher grades
and close to $1.90 for red wheat.
Buyers who are taking wheat only
on a Coast terminal basis offer the
following quotations, all being on a
hasls of No. 1 wheat, sacked, at
Portland, Ore.:
Marquis wheat $2.09
Fortyfold wheat £ '2-07
Club wheat $2.05
Red Russian wheat $2.02
I The farmer who sells at these prices
must pay freight to Portland, which
amounts to 10% cents per bushel, as
■well as 2l _ cents warehouses charges
and the dealer's commission of one
Per cent, a total of approximately 14
rents which must be deducted from
the Coast prices. The buyers will
advance $1.50 per bushel on wheat
Purchased on this basis, charging the
farmer six per cent interest on the
money so paid until final settlement
is made.
All the local buyers are In the
market for barley and oats, which
do not come under government con
trol, and large quantities of these
cereals have been sold by the farm
ers. Local quotations on barley are
$2.50 per hundredweight, with local
°ats quoted at $2.4 0. As high as
'2.50 has been paid for seed oats
during the past few days. ■
Most of the Pullman farmers are
n&t clamoring for an immediate sale
of their 1917 cereals, showing an in
clination to wait until conditions ad-
Just themselves. I' ;
The Pullman Herald
evotedtothe beat interests of Pullman and the best farming community in the Northwest surrounding it.
LOOKING los; LAI.om.|; S
W. A. Featherston, labor agent for
"'*• Potlatch Lumber Co.. was In
Pullman Wednesday, looking for men
'" work in the woods and in the mill
at Potlatch. Idaho, The company
hopes to secure from each commun
ity a number of men who, as a rule,
are not employed during the winter
and offers to pay 3.1 cents per hour
for ■' 10-hour day. Applications for
places should he made to T. P. Jones,
Bovllle, Idaho.
COAL DROPS IN PRICK
Local fuel dealers this week lop
ped $1 per ton off the prices for coal
in pursuance with the government's
set prices for coal at the mines.
.Standard coals on the local market
were reduced to $<» per ton in the
bin. or $10 delivered.
UNIFORM EQUIPMENT
FOR COLLEGE CADETS
War Department Authorizes Distil.
button of Full Military Equip.
ment to State lege
Soldiers
Thirty thousand dollars will be
saved to the 600 cadets of the State
College this year through action of
the war department in granting free
uniforms and equipment, which was
made known to the college officials
Saturday afternoon by telegram. The
telegram was from Adjutant General
McCain, who stated that for the per
iod of Instruction this year commu
tation of uniform equipment will be
Immediately available for the State
College cadets.
The equipment to be assigned to
each cadet of the battalion Includes
one pair of woolen olive drab trous
ers, one olive drab cap, one woolen
olive drab coat, one pair canvas leg
gings, one cap and collar ornament
set, one pair russet! shoes, one serv
ice hat and cord, two pair service
trousers of olive drab cotton, two
flannel olive drab shirts. The
equipment, if purchased by each
cadet, as has been the custom in the
past, would cost over $50, and the
new order.; of the war department
are expected to result In the enrol
ment this fall at the college of some
students whose finances would not
otherwise have permitted.
BRYAN SELLS ALL
HIS PULLMAN LANDS
Carl Jones Takes Remaining 401
Acres for 946,100 —Entire Oil
Acres Bring 991,700
Dr. E. A. Bryan, commissioner of
education for the state of Idaho and
for 23 years president of the State
College of Washington, this week
ceased to be a Whitman county farm
land owner when a deal was closed
converting the title in his remaining
461 acres, just northeast of Pullman,
to Carl Jones, a farmer of the Almota
district. The tract is divided Into
two separate farms of 256 and 206
acres, each being improved with a set
of buildings. Dr. Bryan received
$100 per acre for the 461 acres, or
$46,100. The deal was closed by
the William Porter Real Estate
company.
At the time of his selection as
commissioner of education for the
state of Idaho, only a few months
ago, Dr. Bryan held 941 acres of
choice farm land, including the
Pussy Willow farm. He first dis
posed of a quarter section to J. R.
Ruply, pioneer owner of the tract,
who paid $95 per acre for the land
that he had sold many years before
to Dr. Bryan at about one-third that
sum. The second quarter section
was purchased by L. W. Dawson, a
neighboring farmer, who also paid
$95 per acre, and the same sum was
paid by Max Hinrichs for a third 160
acres of the productive farm. The
amount received by Dr. Bryan for
tho entire 941 acres was $91,700, or
practically 200 per cent profit on a
20-year investment, a. Ide from the
profits accruing from year to year
through rentals. _____________________
PULLMAN. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. 1917
Basic Wheat Price for Northwest
Government (.rants Justice it he
Contention ... llepresentativfs of
Grain Growers
The grain growers of the Pacific
Northwest will receive an advance of
from five to 10 cents a bushel for
their wheat, as a result of the ar
guments presented by their repre
sentatives to National Food Admin
istrator Hoover. The delegation of
representatives first placed their case
before President Wilson, who was so
impressed by the force of their argu
ments, that he arranged for them to
hold a conference with Mr. Hoover.
The result of that conference is told
In the following telegram:
Washington, Sept. 22.At a con
ference this morning with the dele
gation from the Pacific Northwest
wheat growers and the congressional
delegations from Washington, Ore
gon, and Idaho, Food Administrator
Hoover announced the establishment
Of a basic wheat price of $2.05 per
bushel, No. I northern, or equivalent,
at Seattle, Tacoma and Portland for
bulk wheat, with the usual premium
for sacked wheat.
This announcement was made by
Mr. Hoover after be . in conference
with Julius Barnes of the wheat cor
poration and M. H. Houser, wheat
representative for the Northwest, had
discussed for an hour the arguments
advanced by the Northwestern farm
ers during their conference with
Student Officers Elected for High School
The Enrollment of students Promises
to Be Larger Thau That of
last Year
Friday. September 21; was the im
portant date of the fall term for the
high school, that being the time set
for the election of officers for the
student assembly for the school year.
Tin* following were duly elected:
President— Robert Douglas.
Vice president Hal Nash.
Secretary—Marie flasket.
! Executive council —Lucile Pinkley.
| Mabel Henry—elected at largo to
: serve with the president, vice presi
-1 dent and secretary.
Literary council — Nellie Campbell,
Marion Featherstone, Ha/el Balrd.
Music council Gardner Lange,
June Sanders, Joyce Steele.
Athletic council —George Dressier,
Lanche Crow, Charles Stine.
Yell master —Harry Llbby.
Faculty members of student coun
cils (appointed by principal):
Athletic — W. J. Green, R. B. Ken
nedy, Inez Armstrong.
Literary—Florence Davis, Edith
Pelton, W. A. Lacey.
Music —Mrs. Hulscher, Iva David
son, J. W. Graham.
A fine new piano has been pur
chased by the district for the high
school. The piano formerly in th«
high school has been placed in the
■ Main school, where it Is used by the
grammar department of the school,
The high school enrollment Tues
day evening, September 25, was 167,
two less than at the same period ol
the year last year. The present in
dications are that the high school
i , — —— . __.._. _*_^...____™~___ —
Equip Libraries for Soldier Boys
Pullman People Are Asked to Sub
scribe $18.". Toward the $1,000,
-000 Fund Us Be Raised
The movement to raise $1,000,
--000 to equip libraries in each can
tonment, is worthy of the support of
] all well wishers of the boys who
have responded to the call of their
country. At the request of tin- s.ov
ernment the American Library asso
ciation has undertaken the work of
raising the money, equipping the
i libraries and operating them.
There Is a committee for the state
and there is a committee In each city.
The local committee is composed of
Dr. Bruce McCully, Mrs. D. it Camp
bell. Mrs. C. Magoon, F. O. Brown
son, and Thomas Neill.
Th._ amount apportioned t:> each
. ommunftj to rai..e is a sum equal to
President Wilson on Thursday. Mr
Hoover and bis advisers came to tin'
conclusion that Hie* arguments nd
.anted by the wheat men were* un
answerable; that there was available
tonnage necessary to move their ex
port wheat, and that th.* Northwest
ern growers were placed at a disad
vantage under the original schedule,
Which granted them the ChlCagC
price less 80 cents freight.
The price fixed is determined bj
applying to the Northwest the same
proportional differential previously
applied to Minneapolis, Duluth, and
Other mid-west markets on the Chi
cago basic price. The wheal grow
ers and their congressional support
ers had expected to hold a protract
ed conference with Mr. Hoover this
morning, but when they arrived
found Mr. Hoover ready to announce
his conclusion.
lb* had gone fully into the argu
ments and was compelled to admit
the error of his previous stand when
both he and Mr. Barnes had declined
to grant the Northwest a better price
titan $1.9 0. lie bad consulted the
shipping board and bad been con
vinced that there is or soon will be
an abundance of American tonnage
to move the 11,000,000 bushels ot
export wheat, and he bad no answer
to make to the charge of discrimina
tion due to tin* 30-cenl differential.
The main argument before the
President and Mr. Hoover was made
by C. ti. MacKenzie of Colfax.
attendance will equal or surpass thai
of last year
The high school boys are trying to
find a suitable place for football
scrimmage. The chamber of com
merce has appointed as a committee
to assist the boys in finding a better
place tor their practice, E. W.
Thorpe. Lee Allen, and Dr. A. A.
Rounds.
MINT PAY MORE FOR
SI A VI. AND HAIRCUI
The high cost of living has finally
struck the local barbers, with th** re
sult that after October 1 the citizen!
Of Pullman must dig a little deepei
into their pockets every time thej
patronize one of the Pullman tonsor
ial parlors. After the first of the
month it will cost 20 cents to have
your whiskers amputated, a raise ol
five cents over present prices. Tin
neck shave, however, has been re
duced from 10 cents to five cents
making the* combined shave and net
shave 25 cents, as heretofore. Hair
cutting will be raised from 2_ cents
to 40 cents, with shampoos and mas
sages at their old prices.
BOYD MAYNARD MAKItIKI.
A telegram was received Sunday
from Charley Maynard of Colton, an
nouncing the marriage of his son
Boyd, and Miss Helen B. Layton ol
Wallace, Idaho. Boyd is now a lieu
tenant of marines, stationed a'
Quantico, Va., and expects to b<
ordered into active service in tin
near future. The bride, who was .
student at the State College last
year, went to Quantico with th«
groom's father.
five |er cent ;; the population so
that Puiiman'a proportion is $185.
It is proposed that the entire million
shall bo raited during the week end
tog September 26, but as the organi
zation of this state and especially of
Pullman was not completed until
Wednesday, it leaves the time for
solicitation very short; however, the
commitete proposes that the money
be raised next Saturday and have or
ganized to canvass the town on that
day.
The libraries which will be fur
nished with this fund will not en
croach upon the work of the Y. M.
C. A. but are intended to supplement
its work. Ten thousand dollars of
the fund will be expended in Camp
Lewis, so that our own boys will re
ceive the benefit of every dollar
that Is subscribed to the fund in the
Pacific states.
ItEGISTI-ltJ.l) RAMI.
The First National bank last Sun
day received five registered Shrop
shire rams which they purchased at
the Yakima state fair. The* rams
were at once resold to W. EC, Law
son, Mcl Parley, Christopher Bros..
Carson Taylor, Jr., and E. I. Move.
The hank secured these rams as a
part of its campaign for better and
more sheep ill the Vicinity of Pull
man.
THORPE HONORED BY ELKS
E. W. Thorpe has received notice
from Fred Harper of Lynchburg,
Va., grand exalted ruler of the ...
P. O. E. of the United States, of hi.
appointment as district deputy grand
exalted ruler for the state of Idaho.
This is a high honor and carries with
it the responsibility of visiting every
lodge of Elks in the state of Idaho.
DR. LESLIE CLOU6H
BOHLER'S ASSISTANT
j Corrective Physical Work to lie liu
portent Feature of Depart incut's
Activities 'Oils War
Dr. Leslie* Clough, for two years
physical director at the Multnomah
Athletic club, Portland, yesterday ac
cepted tin* position of assistant to
Athletic Director J. P. Bohler. Dr.
Clough will pay especial attention to
physical training for the entire stu
dent body, emphasizing special train
in-, and corrective work for those stu
dents who are physically deficient, in
an effort to build up tin* men who
can not at the present time pas, the
strict military physical examinations.
The use of the college's athletic fa
cilities by all the* students is the aim
of Dr. Clough. and the trained ath
lete will receive no more attention
than the man who has never before
seen an athletic field.
Dr. ('lough is a graduate- of the
University of Maryland, receiving his
degree In 1903. He was track coach
and physical trainer at Baylor Uni
versity. Waco, Texas, from 1910 to
1913, and the following two years
was assistant to Coach Ralph Glaze
at the* University of Southern Cali
fornia, where* he coached track and
trained the baseball, foot ha 11 and
basket ball men. During lit 1 ."> and
.916 he was physical director at the
Multnomah Athletic club.
BIG ENROLLMENT
FOR STATE COLLEGE
Three Hundred Credentials Ahead)
■Submitted by Prospective Fresh
men Many Apply for Ad
vanced Standing
All indications point to an excel
. lent enrollment at the State College
i this year, despite the great inroads
i made in the ranks of the advanced
students by the draft and enlistments
, Three hundred high school gradu
i ates have already submitted creden
tials of high school credits to Prof
C. A. Isaacs, faculty secretary, ant
they are still coming in at the rate
of .'ii per day. When it is considered
that only a little over one-half of the
first-year Students submit credentials
in advance of actual enrollment, it
appears certain that this year's
Freshman class at the State College
will equal in numbers, if not actual
ly exceed, the record first-year class
of last year.
An increased number of applica
tions for advanced standing, coming
from normal school graduates and
Students who have- had one or more
years work at other schools. Indicates
that many students whose educatior
has been Interrupted have decided t<
complete their courses to better en
able them to "do their bit" for theii
country in its great crisis.
.Many 'if the first-year students
who have signified their intention ol
being on hand next Monday are from
tho western part of the state, while
others an. from other states and
some from foreign countries. Enroll
m'ent In all departments of work wit
n part of tie* state-, wblU
i from ol tetei *s4
foreign countrtea. Enroll
1 departments of work wil
start next Monday October 1.
NUMBER 49
BUSINESS MEN 0. K.
! TUBERCULOSIS NURSE
■
Chamber of Commerce Votes En
dorsement to Item In County
lludgct Calling for $1800 tor
Visiting Nurse
If the desires of the members of
the Pullman chamber of commerce
can bo taken as a reliable Index to
the desires of the entire people of the
community, Pullman is overwhelm
ingly in favor of the naming of a
visiting tuberculosis nurse for Whit
man county. With only one dissent
ing vote the chamber at its session
Tuesday voted its endorsement of
the item in the county commission
ers' budget of estimated expenses for
next year calling for the expenditure
of $1800 for salary and expenses of
a visiting nurse. The endorsement
of the chamber was requested by
Mrs. William Porter and Mrs. Alfred
Windus, both members of the ex
ecutive committee of the Whitman
County Anti-Tuberculosis society,
who urged the need of such a nurse
In this county and mentioned the
great good that has been accom
plished by visiting nurses in other
communities.
Several members of the chamber
of commerce spoke in favor of the
employment of the nurse, while none
voiced a contrary opinion during the
discussion that preceded the vote.
A tuberculosis survey of the county
last year resulted in the finding of
over fit) eases of tho white plague,
many of which would be benefited
through the work of the county
nurse. One of the greatest advant
ages, according to the ladles who
presented the matter be-fore* the
chamber, would be tin- promotion of
better sanitation in tubercular
hollies. thus reducing the spread of
tilt; disease to a minimum.
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NEW SCHEDULE FOR
STORE DELIVERIES
Number of Deliveries Will Be De
creased and Size of Orders Must
Be Increased After This
Month
i , '
Complying with the request of the
National Hoard of Defense, and in
keeping with the delivery system be
ing adopted in all the cities of the
Northwest, the Merchants Delivery
System of Pullman has adopted _
new schedule of deliveries which
will go in force October I. The ob
ject is to eliminate the high cost ot
making frequent deliveries, and of
delivering small orders. It takes a.
much time to deliver a five-cent pur
chase as it does to deliver a dollar
purchase and, outside of the con
venience, two deliveries a day can
meet all requirements as well as halt
a dozen. By eliminating part of the
cost of delivering goods, the mer
chants will be able to keep down
prices correspondingly and give their
patrons the benefit.
The new schedule of deliveries will
be as follows:
'Military hill—8:00 a.m.; 1:30 p.m.
Methodist hill —8:00 a.m.; 1:30 p.m.
Sunnyside hill—8:00 a.m.; 1:30 p.m.
College hill—9:3o a.m.; 3:30 p.m.
Outlying districts and college farm
Two deliveries per week: Tues
day and Friday, at 9:30 a. m.
No meat order will be delivered
amounting to less than 85 cents.
No order of groceries or merchan
dise will be delivered amounting to
less than $1.
Do -not wait until Saturday to
place your large order, when the
wagons are all loaded to capacity
limit.
No empty boxes, barrels, or pack
ing cases will be delivered by the
, Merchants' delivery.
The following merchants have ap
proved the schedule: C. R. Sanders
Co., Emerson Mercantile Co., Adams
Grocery, Economy Grocery, Greena
walt-Folger Co.. Farmers Meat Mar
ket, College Market. City Market.
A. IT. Meyer, who is to fill the
position of instructor in pipe organ,
piano, and musical theory at the
State College, arrived yesterday from
Boston, Mass. IBs family will join
him later.
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