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The Pullman Herald
VOLUME XXIX
POLLMAN RED CROSS j
CREDIT TO COMMUNITY
Over *MM> Pieces Completed During j
p*.t Eight Weeks—Big Navy
Hospital Unit Well Under j
Way
I
Pullman's citizens were brought to
, full realization of the tremendous!
amount of work that is being ac
complished by the Pullman auxiliary
of the Spokane chapter of the
American Red Cross society Tuesday;
when the members of the chamber of |
commerce visited the Red Cross
headquarters In a body and inspected j
the vast piles of work done during
the past eight weeks. The Pullman
ladies have undertaken the task of
furnishing a complete 250-bed navy
hospital unit, thousands of pieces for
which have already been completed
and are ready for shipment. The
material used to complete the unit,
will cost between $4000 and $.".000,!
while the great amount of work re-'
quired of the ladies can not be over- j
'estimated. S
The work of the local Red Cross
was explained to the members of the,
chamber by Mrs. E. W. Thorpe, chair-1
man of the local auxiliary, who urged j
the necessity of every woman of Pull
man and vicinity doing her part to
ward completing the big task. Those J
women who find it inconvenient to j
visit the headquarters to sew or knit I
may take certain of the articles home i
.with them to complete. ;
' During the eight weeks that the j
Pullman ladies have been working
on the 250-bed unit a total of 8375
pieces have been completed, as foi- 1
lows:
? Bath towels, 20 dozen; bath robes,l
20; pajama suits, 130; night shirts,
40; shoulder wraps, 10 dozen; pillow |
cases, 1000; face towels, SO dozen,
dish towels, 30 dozen; sheets, 75;
bed socks, 60; operating leggings, 1
dozen; hot water bag covers, 4
dozen: helmets. '__ dozen; operat
ing caps. 2\'_ dozen; tray clothes 81
dozen; napkins. 8 dozen; knitted 1
socks, 20 pairs; knitted mops, 3:1
slippers, 20 pairs; handkerchiefs, 40 j
dozen; gauze compresses, Hx'.i in.. 40 '
dozen; gauze compresses, 4x4 in., 76 :
dczen: gauze sponges, 4x4 in.. 175
dczen; gauze sponges, 2x2 In., . '■'>'
dozen; gauze lolls. 4 in. by :, yds.,
12 dozen; gau/.e rolls, 4 in. by 1 y !..
5 dozen; gauze* drains, 2 in. by 2
yds., 6 dozen; gauze drains, l in. by
2 yds.. 6 dozen; gauze bandages, 4
in. by 10 yds.. 11 dozen; gauze band
ages, 3 in. by 10 yds.. 20 dozen;
EU-ze bandage*, 2 in. by 10 yds., 11
dczen; gauze laparotomy pads, 12-.IJ
in.. 3 dozen; •. i i/.c laparotomy pads,
6x6 in., 5 dozen; gauze laparotomy
pads. 4x16 In., •_ dozen; muslin
slings. 5 dozen; muslin head band
ages, 5 dozen. '
';. The completion of the big navy
unit will mark Pullman and commun
ity as the homo of the most patriotic
and enterprising" set of ladies in the
pacifi c Northwest, and will result in
a large amount of highly valuable
adv-.i-tising fop this community.
As a direct result cf the visit of the j
Pullman Lusln*ss men to th * Red!
Cross headquarter!. $18 was volnn-'
*arily donated toward the cost of
'umber for y. 40 packing ceoi. re
quired to transport the navy unit to
♦-lie Red Cross base. The Moose,
I,;dge has volunteered to .'i-Ttlih!
labor to make the boxes, thus reduc
tog the cost of the cases to the '* cal
Red Cross to a minimum. Tlie busi-
n v*. men ail tinned surprise ;*.'. Iho
v ast amount of work being done an I i
tho efficiency iv.th which th. enl-r ;
Wise is managed, every minute de
tail of the work, and there are many |
W them, being -.a re fully looked after
V the chairman -.nd other officers <■. j
the local .oelety. An Interest in th» j
w '&rk was ?reated r.mong the bu m M
men that Is bound to result in lasting
Sood for the society and its great
work. i
*■ feature of the Red Cross activ-,
[_*m this month will be a lecture,
War the middle of the month, by Dr.
P A. Goider, of the State College
acuity, who has just returned from j
Russia. Re will deal with conditions
in the new republic at the present!
mm and the conditions which led up |
t0 the revolution that resulted ln the i
overthrow of the czar. Dr. Goider j
w&s in Russia during all this time
*nc_ his message will be the first]
st-hand recital of the real facts
evote to the best interests of Pullman and tbe best farming community in the Northwest surrounding it.
that has been brought to Pullman
A small admission fee will be
barged, the proceeds to go to the
Red Cross. The lecture should at
tract wide attention and will un
doubtedly bring many persons from
nearby towns.
IWIVKKSITV CLUB
The University club held its first
meeting of the college year in its new
Home at 17 17 A street Tuesday even
ing. The annual election of officers
resulted as follows: president, Wm.
.midyear: vice president, Prof. E. 0.
Schafer; secretary, F. <;. Tucker;
treasurer, Prof. E. C. Colpitis; ser
seant-at-arms, Prof. l. V. Edwards;
n ember of executive committee for
three-year term, Prof. W. T. Shaw;
member of executive committee for
two-year term. Prof. S. F. Sears.
Seven new* members were admitted
inei the house committee reported
that there is room for but two more
permanent roomers. The club is
starting the new year with very
favorable prospects and the members
are much pleased with their new
home.
HOBSON WILL SPEAK
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
Noted Temperance Advocate Will
Deliver Lecture on "America in
War" at College Auditorium
Next Tuesday evening, October 9,
Pullman people will have the oppor
tunity of hearing a man who has won
a national reputation as a prohibi
tion orator. Congressman Richard
P. Hobson of Alabama is the man
and he will deliver an address at the
college auditorium on "America in
War." Mr. Hobson is lecturing
under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon
league and the lecture will be free
to the public.
The name of Hobson has become a
household word throughout the
American nation. ' His dare-devil
heroism at Santiago in the Spanish-
American war, when, with a few like
minded comrades, he sank tin* Mer
rimac under fire of both the Spanish
fort and fleet, first brought him to
the attention of the American people.
With no less patriotic self-abandon
he has served his county as congress
man from Alabama, his native state.
From bis first entrance upon the
halls of congress, he has bravely and
persistently pressed the question of
prohibition upon the attention of
congress and also the entire country.
Hobson is an orator of extraordinary
ability and has frequently addressed
congress upon the urgent importance
of prohibiting the liquor traffic
nation-wide. Upon the same theme
he has spoken from almost every
noted Chautauqua platform in Amer
ica, and his published temperance
addresses have been scattered over
the nation by the ton.
No man has made a more exhaust
ive scientific study of alcohol and the
appalling effects of the drink habit
on the human race, as traced through
the pages of history, than has Rich
mond Pearson Hobson.
His masterly address, "The Great
Destroyer." and "Destroying the
Great Destroyer," have been deliv
ered in every quarter of the United
States, and in printed form have been
scattered from coast to coast. They
are among the most terrific arraign
ments of the curse of strong drink
over delivered on the American
platform. '
The theme upon which Captain
Hobson is now speaking is "America
in War." This address is attracting
even a wider attention than the form
er ones.
LESLIE JAMES DEAD
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Leslie A. James, 24-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. ti. James of Pull
man, died last Friday night at Cut
bank. Mont., where he had been for
several months doing farm work.
Death was caused by bronchial pneu
monia and was sudden. The father
left immediately upon receipt of the
news for Cutbank and accompanied
the body to Palouse. where funeral
services were held. The young roan
was Included in the last draft call
of the Whitman county exemption
board and expected to appear in Col
fax next week for examination for
military service.
PULLMAN. WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1917
City Tax Levy Fixed at 24 1-2 Mills
City Council Eliminates Item Culling
for siooo Cemetery Fund and
Increases Estimated Receipts
As a result of the activities of a
committee from the chamber of com
merce the city council Tuesday night
lopped approximately $1400 from Its
budget of expenses tor the year 19 1 8,
levying a municipal tax of 24 V. mills.
as against a 26-mill levy as proposed
In Its preliminary budget. As a pro
posed substitute for tin* budget pre
pared by the council, which called
for a total of $26,81 to be raised
by taxation on a munclpal assessed
valuation of $1,040,000, the chamber
of commerce committee offered a
budget which totaled only $20,004 to
be raised by taxation, or a proposed
reduction in the tax levy to a fraction
under 20 mills.
The discussion on the budget was
spirited and clashes between the
councllmen and committee members
were frequent. The council approved
the recommendation that the item
calling for $1000 to start a fund to
ward the purchase of the South Side
; cemetery be dropped, and increased
; the total of estimated receipts for the
1 year something over $400, fixing the
levy definitely at 24»/ mills, or 1 ._
mills greater than the levy of last
year. This levy will probably raise
slightly under the sum total of esti
mated expenditures as included in
the budget as approved, and slight
adjustments will have to be made to
meet the deficiency.
The chamber of commerce commit
tee proposed that the item of $600
for the salary of the street commis
sioner be eliminated and that that of
j ficial be included with the city en
: gineer in the $1800 salary appor
• tioned to that officer, but this change
: was refused by the council. A pro
posed'reduction of $265 in the $4000
estimate for street lights and $400
less for street and sidewalk material
j also failed to meet with the approval
■ of the city fathers.
The chamber of commerce commit
• tee proposed to reduce the estimate
for park labor from $300 to $200, of
'sewer labor from $1000 to $500,
_____ - !
Slaters lo Meet Fast Army Team
Coach Dietz Will Send His Men
Against Camp Lewis Officers'
Team In First (.nine October
IH —Team Looks tie oil
Tie- Washington State College
football team will clash with the of
ficers' team of Camp Lewis In the
Tacofba stadium Saturday, October
13, in their initial public appearance
of the season. Coach Dietz does not
underestimate the strength of the ag
gregation of army officers, most of
whom have had big college experi
ence, and did not favor the schedul
ing of the game so early In the sea
son, but finally acquiesced and an
nounces that he will take 25 men. if
that many are available, on the trip
in the' Coast.
"We will take no chances of in
juries against the seasoned army
men." said Coach Dietz, "but will
send substitutes Into the fray as fast
as our regulars show signs of fatigue
or injury The result of the
Marine-California game proves that
the army and navy teams are made
up of a bunch of former stars, pow
erful and seasoned, and we are* meet
ing the Camp Lewis eleven for the
excellent practice it will afford rath
er -than through the expectancy of
victory."
More than ordinary local Interest
will be attached to the game through
the presence in the army lineup of
two former State College stars.
"Jumbo" Hunter and "Tommy"
Tyrer. Wee Coyle and Everett May,
also former shining lights in North
west conference football, will also
play against the collegians, as well
as several Middle West stars.
The Camp Lewis team Is coached
by Lieutenant Wier. a West Point
man of several years coaching ex
perience. ;
"The prospects for a winning team
at the State College look brighter
every day." said Coach Dietz in sum
registration of voters from $100 to i
$10, and miscellaneous expenses from
$1500 to $400, which. with the
$1000 for a cemetery fund recom
mended to be dropped entirely,
would have reduced the total esti
mated current expense from $19,680
to $15,635. The $1000 item for a
cemetery fund, however, was the
only Rem dropped or reduced by the
council in the current expense list,
leaving the estimated current ex
penses for 1918 at $18,680.
The figures for estimated receipts
presented by the chamber of com
merce totaled $3631, as against esti
mated receipts of $870 included In
the councilmanic budget. The prin
cipal difference was in the item in
the chamber budget of $2000 from I
the profits of the water system, with
which the council proposed to estab
lish a sinking fund to take care of
the city's general indebtedness from
year to year. The council refused to
take cognisance of this suggestion, j
however, increasing the estimated re-I
ceipts from all sources only slightly
over $400, including the telephone
franchise t;i_. of $800, which had
been omitted from the councilmanlc
budget but included in the chambel
of commerce figures.
The recapitulation of the budget j
as approved by the council is as .
follows:
Total current expenses $ 15,680
Total receipts 1,270
Total to be raised for cur
rent expenses $17,410
Bond interest fund 2,000 |
Indebtedness fund 6,000 '
,|
Total to be raised by taxa
tion $26,410
The totals of the chamber of com
merce budget were:
Total current expenses ....$15,631
Total receipts 3,631
Total to be raised for cur
rent expenses $ 1 2,004
Bond Interest 2,000 '
Indebtedness fund 6,000 j
Total to be raised by
taxation $20,004
ining up the local football situation.
"Forty men are now turning out, al- I
though half of them are first year 1
men and ineligible for conference j
competition. All the old men are In
good shape physically and should!
stand the hard practice necessary to
gel them properly seasoned for the j
big Oregon game in good shape. We
have lots of baekfield material, ex
cept for the quarterback position, of |
a light but fast calibre. Several
places in tlie' line must be plugged
up with last year's second stringers.":
The practice so far has been pure
ly of a preliminary nature, including'
leap frog, running, falling on the
ball, charging and tackling. Coach
Dietz expects to line his men up for j
the first time for actual scrimmage i
Saturday, when In* will give them I
1 their first play, adding to the reper
toire from day to day.
Six members of last year's first
team responded to the first call of
Coach William 11. Diet/, for football I
candidates this week. Last year's
letter men who have returned in- j
elude Captain Clarence Zimmerman,
who is almost certain to land an end !
j position; Silas Btltes, guard; Walter
| Herreid, tackle; Roy Hanley, end and
half; Basil Doane, fullback, and;
Hamilton, guard. "Digger" Boone,
last year's substitute baekfield man,;
is also out in"a suit, as is Glen Glov
er, a substitute back field man of]
two years ago who showed promise, j
Kienholz, who last year showed signs:
of developing into a first rate punter
and kicker. Is the only candidate fori
quarterback who has put in an ap
pearance.
Lyon, understudy to Center Lang-?
don last year, is back on the job
Coach Dietz points to Lyon as one
of the most promising men of last
year's substitutes and he will un- '
doubtedly be found at the pivotal |
position when the first game is
played. Sorenson and Price of last
year's varsity basket ball squad, also '
reported to Coach Dietz this week. I
! lI.ST "COM.MIMIV SIM.'!
NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
There will be a "Community Sing '
it the College Auditorium next Bun
lay afternoon. October 7, at 4:00
.'clock, Immediately following Presi
lent E. O. Holland's address to the
Christian Associations, The public
is invited to both the* address ami the
dug.
The college has purchased 800
booklets, containing old familiar
songs, hymns, and patriotic airs,
which win be used for this occasion,
and for other 'Community Sings"
which will he* given from time to
time throughout the college year.
Mrs. Grace Parker llulseher will con
duct the singing next Sunday.
The county superintendents of
Washington who will be here have
requested that this sing be given as
a feature of their convention.
The "Community Sing" idea has
spread all over the United States and
is proving exceptionally popular.
There should be a large attendance
of Pullman people to hear President
Holland's address, and to participate
In the "Sing."
PRESENT GOLD WATCH
TO REUG. ROBINSON
Parishioners show Tlioir Esteem tor
Retiring Rector at Farewell Re
ception at Palace Hotel
Rev. .1. (i. Robinson, retiring rec
tor of St. .lames' Episcopal church,
was tendered a farewell reception by
his parishioners last Friday evening
at the Palace hotel. There was a
largo attendance and the occasion
proved a very pleasant one, despite
the tinge of sadness occasioned by
the parting. The feature of tin* even
ing was the presentation to Mr. Rob
inson of a beautiful Hamilton, open
faced, 21-jewel gold watch. On the
OUtside case was beautifully en
graved an old English R and on the
inside of the cover the inscription
"Rev. J. G. Robinson In grateful re
membrance of service, 1 9 10-1917, St.
.lames. Pullman. Wash."
The presentation address was
made by M. J. Chapman, who said, in
part:
"The glory of life is to love not to
be loved; to give not to get; to serve
not to be served; to lie the, strong
hand In the dark to one In need: to
be a strength to a human soul in the
crisis of weakness; this is to know
the glory of life, and this, Mr, Rob
inson, is what we, the parishioners
of St. .lames' mission, are agreed is
the portion thai you have found In
the seven years of service amongst
us. Wo wish you God-speed In the
wider field Of work that you are go
ing to assist in cultivating, and I
assure you that you carry with you
the very best we have to offer out of
hearts made glad by what you have
done for them. As a small outward
expression of our high esteem and
of the regard we have for you, I
have the pleasure of handing you
this watch. May it prove as faithful
a times-piece as you have proved' a
minister ed friend."
Light refreshments were served
and all present joined in extending
best wishes to the guest of honor, for
prosperity and happiness in his new
field of work.
NEW RECTOR COMING
Rev. Gilbert W. Laid low of Chi
cago will arrive in Pullman about
November l to become rector of St.
.lame.,- Episcopal church. Until he
arrives the parish will be In charge
of Rev. Mr, Henderson; formerly con
nected with the Houston school for
boys at Spokane.
KRANTZ GOES TO WYOMING
E. B. Krantz has resigned his posi
tion as Instructor in animal hus
bandry at the State College to accept
the position of extension specialist in
beef and swine at the University of
Wyoming. Mr. Krantz is a young
man of marked ability and has dene
such good work here that his resig
nation caused general regret among
his associates, but the offer from the
Wyoming institution was such an at
tractive on.*, both in point of salary
and field of work, that they recog
nize that Mr. Krantz could not af
ford to refuse it.
NUMBER 50
TUBERCULOSIS NURSE
FOR WHITMAN COUNTY
County Commissioners Make Pro
vision for Employment of Nurse
in Interests of County'!.
Health
Whitman county will have a tuber*
culosis nurse. The county commis
■loners, in session this week, adopt
ed a budget of expenses for 1918 in
cluding the item of $1800 for salary
and expenses of a nurse who will
give her full time in the Interests of
the health of the people of the
county, specializing in tuberculosis
cases, promoting sanitation and tak
ing such other measures as will re
duce the spread of the disease to a
minimum. The Whitman county
Anti-Tuberculosis league, which or
ganization was instrumental in bring
ing about the action on the part of
the county commissioners, will co
operate with the nurse In every way
possible. The appropriation for sal
ary ami expenses becomes available
tin* first of the year, when the nurse
will start an active campaign against
tuberculosis.
Other action of the commissioners
In connection with the proposed
county budget, as enumerated by The
Palouser, was as follows:
Acting upon the advice of the pros
ecuting attorney, the board cut out
the item from the proposed budget
of $1500 for the county fair, the at
torney ruling that, under the law,
the appropriation would be illegal
unless the county should take full
charge of the fair and run the same
without charging general admission
at the gate. Under this arrange
ment, the $1500 asked for by the fair
association would be a detriment, in
stead of a help. The members of the
board expressed themselves as being
willing and anxious to assist in the
matter, If the law would permit.
Other Items of importance which
were shaved from the proposed bud
get were $1500 for special legal ad
vice and the item of miscellaneous
expense, placed in lb.- budget at
$5000, was trimmed to $660.
in mills, tin* total state and county
levy for 1017 will be 16.2 as against
13.5 for 1916. In I '.'1 6 the- current
expense levy was 2.1233 mills, which
raised $04,260.06. For 1917, the
levy for this purpose is one-quarter
of a mill higher, which will raise
$109,066.50. This is considered a
very nominal Increase when consid
ered in the light of the Increased sal
aries which are provided for, and the
higher cos! of materials and supplies.
The item of $135,000 in the pro
posed budget for the county road anil
bridge fund was trimmed to $127,
--560 as against $35,000 last year.
Nominal reductions were made in th ■
i.-vies tor several of the various road
districts.
The salaries of practically all
deputies and clerks in the various
county offices were boosted an aver
age of about 10 per cent, which
meets with tie- approval of all fair
minded people.
On Monday afternoon several
members of the Whitman County Tax
league appeared before the board,
armed with petitions, protesting
against the higher levy for county
road ami bridge purposes. These
men maintained that, inasmuch as
the cost, of materials, labor and sup
plies had increased to such an ex
tent over normal times that this Is
a poor time to contemplate such an
enormous Increase In expenditures.
The board maintained that they were
providing only for repairs and im
provements that are absolutely neces
sary and defined to forego the ex-^
penditure of road moneys provided
for in their original estimate and
plans.
LOSES TWO FINGERS
Clarence Batty, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Batty of Wawawai, Fri
day morning lost the first two fin
gers of his right hand through the
accidental discharge of a .32 calibre
rifle. The young man had taken the
gun to shoot coyotes and on his re
turn to the house it was discharged
a some unknown manner while he
had his hand over the end of the
barrel. The fingers were badly muti
lated and the digits were amputated
as soon as ho could be brought to
Pullman.