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VOLUME XXIX
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
STARTS NEXT WEEK
preliminary Patriotic Rally Will He
Held on Main Street Tomorrow
Afternoon, October 13, at
»:00 o'clock
l'l Tentative plans for securing the
,$137,700 subscriptions to the second
issue of Liberty Bonds allotted to
Pullman, were formulated at meet
ings of business men Wednesday
morning and evening. F. J. Wilmer
of Rosalia, who has been appointed
to manage the campaign in Whitman
county, was present with E. E. Flood
of the Exchange National bank of
Spokane, Peter McGregor, director of
the Spokane branch of the Federal
Reserve bank, and Theodore Gentsch
of Spokane, who is handling the
speaking campaign tor the drive.
? F. C. Forrest, who has been ap
pointed to head the local campaign,
presided at both meetings and plans
for arousing the people of the city
and country to the necessity of liber
ally supporting this loan were dis
cussed. Mr. Wilmer stated that the
bonds had been apportioned to the
various sections of the country on
the basis of about two per cent of
the wealth of the people. The gov
ernment Is asking its citizens to loan
it two per cent of their property at
four per cent interest to carry on the
war. Every section of the country
and every citizen must do its fair
.hare in order to make the bond is
sue a success, If people refuse to
loan their money, the government
will he forced to conscript it by taxes.
E. E. Flood, I Jeter McGregor and
Mr. Gentsch made short addresses on
the best methods of conducting a
successful campaign.
? It' was decided to hold a prelim
inary patriotic mass meeting on Main
street tomorrow afternoon, October
13, at 3:00 o'clock. Robert Insinger
or some other Spokane speaker will
be present to explain the necessity
and advantages of subscribing for
these Liberty Bonds. A squad of col
lege cadets will probably parade.
Farmers and townspeople are urged
to turn out in full force at this meet
ing, as the subject to be discussed
ia of vital Importance to every cit
izen. Following the meeting a num
ber of farmers will be asked to help
formulate plans for conducting the
bond selling campaign in the country
districts. -
The following committee has beeu
named to have general charge of the
drive: F. C. Forrest, W. C. Kruegel.
J. N. Scott, J. S. Klemgard. F. O.
Brownson, W. L. Greenawalt, M. D.
Henry, D. F. Staley, T. C. Martin, J.
N. Emerson. This committee will
select 20 more business men to as
sist in the work, as well as a number
of farmers. Teams of two or three
men each will be selected to make a
thorough canvass of the city and
tributary country and to impress up
on every resident the Importance of
his helping to make this war loan an
Impressive success. The drive will
start next week and continue until
the full amount of the bonds alloted
to Pullman and vicinity have been
subscribed.
WOULD CONSCRIPT LOAFERS
In an address before the chamber
. cf commerce Tuesday E. F. Benson,
state commissioner of agriculture, '
Proposed a national Taw providing j
for the conscription of every ab;
h'-died male citizen of tV. United!
Pistes between the ages of IS and
p'<) who is out of work thro J success
ive days and their use by the gov-!
ernment in work where the; would
be of the greatest good. "There
should be only two classes of Amer
ican citizens," said Mr. Benson, "the j
workers and those who are physically
unable to work." Commissioner Ben
| B°n outlined before the chamber the
Plans for enlisting the assistance of
the school children of the state in se
curing reliable economic data for the
national food administration, a full
account of which is given in another
column. j
A , large delegation of Pullman
People will visit the county fair at
Colfax this afternoon, the automobile
excursion being under the auspices of
the chamber of commerce. The com
mittee in charge of the excursion In
cludes Lee Allen, Dr. L. G. Kimzey,
*nd R.C.Holt.
The Pullman Herald
Devotedto the beet intereif of Pullman and tbe best farramg community in the Northwest furroumlm« it.
YOUNG PIANIST TO PLAY
AT COLLEGE AUDITORIUM
i Miss Mary Catherine Glen of Spo
kane will give a piano rectal in the
college auditorium next Tuesday
, morning at the assembly period
! (10:30 to 11:20). No admission fee
; will be charged and the public is in
vited to attend.
Miss Glen has been studying in
Boston and New York for a number
of years and is said to be an excellent
pianist. Her Spokane recital last
week attracted much notice.
CHAMBER TO DINT-.
BANKERS-FARMERS
The bankers and farmers of the
state who participate in the annual
banker-farmer excursion to the State
College on November 9 and 10 will
be guests of the chamber of com
merce the first evening of their stay
in Pullman at a dinner to be served
at the college. Other details of the
program and entertainment for the
visitors are in charge of a committee
headed by Prof. C. A. Isaacs.
REAL WAR TRAINING
FOR COLLEGE CABETS
Hero of Somme Drive Coming to W.
Hi C. to Teach Cadets War Meth
ods Used, on European Front.
With three years of military train
ing on the battlefeilds of Europe to
his credit, bearing as lasting remind
ers of the drive of Somme a bullet
wound through his chest and a shell
wound on his face, and wearing the
military cross, tho coveted insignia
of bravery, Major P. P. Acland, of
Toronto, Canada, will come to Wash
ington State College \to train the
members of the cadet battalion in
military tactics as employed on the
European fronts. The training of
the over 500 cadets in methods of
European warfare becomes possible
through action of the board of re
gents yesterday in approving the re
commendation of General W. Gwat
kln, head of the Canadian depart
ment of military and defense, that
Major Acland be brought to Pullman
for that purpose. The new military
instructor will bear the title of assist
ant commandant, serving with Col
onel Willis P. May. this week detailed
as commandant by Adjutant General
McCain.
This action by the regents is in line
with their policy of providing the
best possible military training for the
cadets at this time, giving them the
opportunity of qualifying for officer
ships in the national array, equipped
In every way for the tasks presented
by the new methods of warfare.
Major Acland, who is but 27 years
of age, is a graduate and honor man
of the University of Toronto, receiv
ing his degree in 1913. The year
following his graduation he went as
subaltern with the Canadian contin
gent for special training in France.
Later he was advanced to lieutenant
and later to a captaincy, in which ca
pacity he was In charge of the intel
ligence office of the battalion, a po
sition of trust and responsibility.
Going forward in the drive of
Somme he was shot through the chest
and received a shell wound in the
face. He was cited in {the day's
dispatches for bravery and was
awarded the military cross. He was
returned to Canada because of his
wounds.
Major Acland, together with Col
onel May, will arrive in about a week
to begin active work with the local
cadets. Stress will be laid upon mil
itary work of both an offensive and
defensive nature, as now employed on
the European front.
EVERGREEN IS OFT
No. 1 of volume 24 of the Ever
green, the State College student pub
lication, made its appearance on the
campus yesterday. The journal Is
ably edited by Hill Williams, '16,
with Miss Ina P. Craig as assistant
editor. H. If. Skidmore is business
manager. A tryout for places on the
staff will be conducted, beginning
next week. The paper is of eight
pages, five columns in size, and will
Issue each Wednesday throughout
the school year.
PULLMAN. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2. If 7
Schools lo Gather Economic Data
Exact Acreage of Idle Land in State
to He Ascertained by Pupil*—
Superintendents Meet Here
j The assistance of the school chil
| dren of the state of Washington In
! making possible a correct answer, to
some of the economic questions pro
pounded by the national food admin
( istration was promised Tuesday by
; the county school superintendents in
session at the State College in re
sponse to a request from State Agri
cultural Commissioner E. F. Benson,
I who addressed the school heads.
i The request that, the state commis
sioner of agriculture furnish the food
I administration reliable data concern-
I ing the location of every acre of un-
I lined agricultural land in tho state
| of Washington, proved a puzzler to
! Commissioner Benson until he con
ceived the idea of enlisting the as
sistance of the school children of the
state in the matter, and he came to
Pullman to present his plan before
I the 3? county superintendents, re
ceiving the hearty support of each of
the school head! and the endorse
! ment of the* convention.
A complete census of the Idle agri
-1 cultural lands in each county this
! year will be taken by the school chil
dren of that county, assisted by the
county agricultural agents, commer
cial organizations, national defense
leagues, and other organizations.
Aside from this information the.
school children will be asked to se
cure reliable information of the ap
proximate cost of putting each in
dividual waste tract under cultiva
tion and the type of crop best adapt
ed. Included in the acreage of "idle"
lands of 1917 as listed by the school
children will be that summer fal
lowed land which, In the words of
Commissioner Benson, "should prop
erly have been growing peas, beans,
or some other rotation crop instead
of lying idle."
Another economic task assigned to
the schools by the state agricultural
head will be the tabulation of the
acreage and amount of hay and pota
toes raised in each county this year.
As an example of the variance in the
figures of the government and those
of the state agricultural commission-
I er's office, Mr. Benson cited the, po
tato crop of 1916. The government
; credited the state with 300,000 tons
j of tubers, while the office of agri
cultural commissioner was able to
get definite figures on but 64,000
tons.
Through the assistance of the
school children ho hopes to get fig
ures that will prove very nearly cor-
LECTURE BY GOLDER
TO HELP RED CROSS
Eye Witness of Russian Revolution
Will Teß of the Overthrow of
the' Czar
This evening, Friday, October 12,
at the college auditorium, Dr. F. A.
Goider will deliver a lecture, illus
trated by lantern slides, on the
"Russian Revolution." The entire
proceeds of the lecture will go to the
Red Cross and the price of admission
will be 50 cents.
Dr. Goider has recently returned
from Russia and was In Petrograd
when the revolution broke out which
resulted in the overthrow of the czar
and the establishment of a republic.
He had exceptional opportunities to
observe the exciting events of the
revolution and to study the plans of
the leaders of the infant republic.
Being a trained observer he has col
lected a vast amount of valuable In
formation regarding conditions in
Russia, and the present attitude of
its people to.yard the war. This in
formation regarding the status of
this powerful ally of our government
is of deep interest to every resident
of the community. This Is the first
public statement of his thrilling ex
periences which Dr. Goider has given j
since his return and he consented to
give the lecture solely because of his
i interest in Red Cross work and his
desire to aid the local organization.
I There will doubtless be a large at-
I tendance. . ,
roct not only on the acroa.ro of idle
land but the acreage and amount of
potatoes and hay raised this year.
Th,* superintendents expressed the
belief that this worn on the part of
the students, which will probably be
assigned to the eighth graders, will
prove of great benefit to the students
themselves from an educational
standpoint as well as to the state and
national government.
Commissioner Benson announced
that other problems of a like nature
will be assigned to the school chil
dren as fast as the previous ones are
solved.
The service of the county superin
tendents in connection with the state
food conservation campaign was dis
cussed by Miss Agnes Craig, head of
the college of home economics at the
State College and in charge of the
food conservation work from a home
economics standpoint in this state.
Miss Craig outlined the work she has
already done in this capacity and ex
plained to the school heads how they
can assist in taking the gospel of food
conservation into every household in
the state. Miss Craig has divided the
state into eight separate divisions,
with local committees working
through these districts. She has en
listed the assistance of the state
women's clubs and the home econom
ics specialists of the extension serv
ice of the State College.
At noon Tuesday the visitors were
guests at a real "Hoover" dinner,
served by the young ladies of the col
lege of home economics, the menu,
sans meat and bread, included fruit
punch, cheese croquettes, potatoes,
cauliflower, lettuce and tomato
salad, and Ices.
Prof. F. O. Kreager, head of the
department of elementary science of
the State College, urged the neces
sity of training along other than
purely educational lines in the public
schools, discussing the place of the
industries in the educational system.
The work of the State College ex
tension service, in co-operation with
the school superintendents, was out
lined by Prof. W. S. Thornber, direct
or of the extension service.
A full discussion of the new state
school laws concerning teachers' cer
tificates, in which many of the 39
county school superintendents of the
state took part, was the outstanding
feature of Monday's session of the
county school superintendents' con
vention. The discussion was opened
by an address by Mrs. A. D. Dickin
son, deputy state superintendent of
schools, who dealt with the different
grades of certificates granted to the
(Continued on last page)
GRANGE LECTURER
TO VISIT PULLMAN
Will Si>erak at State College Saturday.
at Ewartsville Monday, Tuesday
at Fallons, Wednesday at
Seats
L. L. Snow, state lecturer for the
Grange, will tour the Inland Empire
this month, speaking before the vari
ous local Granges on subjects of farm
and economic Interest. The speaking
tour will open today at Daisy, where
He will address the Grangers at 8:00
p. in. Saturday. October 13, he will
speak to the members of the College
Grange at the State College and Mon
day evening at Ewartsville Grange,
west of Pullman. On the evening of
October 16 ho will appear at Fallons
Grange, north of Pullman and the
next afternoon at Seats, southwest
of here. Other speaking dates ar
ranged for the state lecturer are as
follows:
Pine Grove, October 18; Whelan.
October 19; Wilcox, October 20;
Starr. October 22: Clinton, October
23; Kenova, October 24; Kamacha,
October 25; Thornton, October 26;
Garfield, October 27: Eden Valley,
October 29; Palouse, October 30;
Cash Creek, October 31, and Tekoa,
November 1.
All of the meetings will commence.
at 8:00 p. m. except Seats, Garfield
and Eden Valley, which are sched
uled for 2:00 p. m.
WIFE OF ARMY OFFICER
VISITS SISTER HERE
I Mrs. H. G. Winans, wife of Lieu
tenant Roswell Winans, now with the
1 American expeditionary forces In
France, arrived Monday from New
York and la visiting at the home of
her sister, Mrs. J. L. Ashlock. Mrs.
Winans expects to take special work
I at the State College during the dura
! tion of the war.
RIO PRICE FOR BARLEY
William Chambers this week pur
chased from R. W. Gwinn, 5246 sacks
of barley, writing a check for $12,
--829.47 In payment. This is thought
to be the largest sum ever paid here
for barley, and represents only a part
of tho Gwinn crop of that cereal. The
samo buyer took 1615 sacks of mar
quis wheat from A. L. Haynes, pay
ing $7,022.20.
(Ira Emert, son of Mr. and Mrs.
.las. Emert, has enlisted In the light
artillery and left Sunday night. He
Is on the way to the training camp
in North Carolina.
HOBSON TALKS OF WAR
FROM FINANCIAL VIEW
Espouses Cause of liberty Bonds
Before Members of Chamber of
Commerce America Must
Dominate Close of War,
He Says
One of the most interesting and
educational addresses ever delivered
before the chamber of commerce was
that of last Tuesday by Congressman
Richard P. Hobson of Alabama, who
dealt with the war from a financial
standpoint, laying stress upon the
Liberty Loan Issues and the import
ance of every citizen doing his full
share* toward solving the financial
problems resulting from tne national
crisis.
The floating of a new Liberty Bond
issue by the government approxi
mately every 90 days was forecasted
by Congressman Hobson, who out
lined the vast amount of money re
quired to carry on America's part of
the war and stated that among the
most desirable conditions to arise
from America's participation In the
great, struggle will be the spirit of
patriotism and the love for country
fostered and strengthened through
the use of the wealth of Cue people
in assisting their country.
The taxes resulting from the war
will bo tho most far-reaching ever
Instituted in America, according to
Congressman Hobson, but the people
must be prepared to meet them and
tho nation must bo able to dip down
into the monetary resources of her
people without protest.
In dealing with national conditions
at the time of America's entrance in
to the war. Congressman Hobson said
that human conditions were under
going a revolution in which the de
stroying principle was being elimin
ated, clearing the way for a period
of constructive development hereto
fore unknown. "America," he said,
"has attained her manhood and must
help in tho great battle for human
liberty. America is the only nation
in a position to shape the war for
the benefit of the entire human race.
The other nations are becoming
weary. This means that America can
and must absolutely dominate the
closing of the war and the great re
construction period that must fol
low."
Congressman Hobson urged that
every citizen subscribe to the sec
ond Liberty Loan to as great an ex
tent as he can and then prepare to
subscribe more as subsequent loans
are floated. "The demands seem
great," he said, "but it. is only be
cause we are not accustomed to the
floating of government loans. The
opening of the pocketbooks of the
nation will have a beneficial influ- ,
ence, not alone upon the people of
the United States, but upon the peo
ple of the entire world.".
The banking power of the United
States, according to Congressman
Hobeon, is $18,000,000,000, a sum
greater than the combined banking
power of all the other nations of the
world. England is second to the
United States, with banking re
sources of $5,000,000,000. He point-;
(Continued on last page)
Nutans.
BOARD OF REGENTS
TRANSACTS BUSINESS
Many Appointment* and Resign*.
lions Acted on by the Board
The State College regents met
Tuesday and disposed of a great
amount of routine business, as well
as making numerous appointments.
ratifying others that had been made
by President Holland, and accepting
several resignations. Present at the
sessions wero Regents Pease, McCros
key and Ritz.
Seven State College graduates were .
named special home demonstration
agents in home economics for
the extension service. There were
the Misses Grace Coulter, Inez Ati
qulst, Delia Delvin, Lottie E. Jellum,
Almina White, Myrtle M. Boone, Olga
Grizzle. Each of the young ladles
will bo in charge of one of the dis
tricts of the state created by the ex
tension service for the purpose of
facilitating the special home econom
ics war emergency work. All will be
responsible to the home economics
division of the extension service, of
which Miss Margaret Sutherland la
the head.
President Holland reported to tha
regents that Lieut. R. W. Ashbrook,
acting commandant of cadets, has
been re-assigned to the active list
and read a telegram received today
from the War Department stating
that Col. Willis P. May is detailed as
commandant and will arrive soon to
relieve Lieut. Ashbrook.
The appointment of Dr. L. O. How
ird of Salt Lake City, Utah, as dean
,f the school of mines, was ratified
_y the board. Dr. Howard succeeds
Prof. F. A. Thomson, now at the
University of Idaho.
P. H. Dirstlne, acting head of the
lepartment of pharmacy since the
•eslgnatlon of A. F. Maxwell, was
made head of the department.
Dr. T. D. Eliot of the department
if economic science and history was
granted a leave of absence to accept
•mployment with the government
luring tho period of the war. Dr.
..Hot will be under tho direction of
he surgeon general of the United
States army.
George S. Wehrweln, formerly a
graduate student at the University of
Wisconsin, was employed as assistant
narket specialist to work In connec
tion with the county agents on farm
narket problems.
The appointments for the exten
don service were made as follows:
O. V. Patton, formerly Walla
vValla county agent, to be assistant
.ounty agent leader; Bernard E.
Smead, W. S. C. graduate, to be pig
_luh specialist; W. K. Whltaker.
poultry club agent; Maizie Wilson,
listrlct club leader; Josephine E.
Arnqulst, assistant club leader; H. H.
Boone, W. S. C. graduate, elected to
succeed O. V. Patton as Walla Walla
.ounty agent; Roy Larsen, W, S. C.
graduate, named Mason county
igent, A. B. Nystrom, W. S. C, dairy
lepartment, made Lewis couuty
igent; .1. N. Price, at present field
medalist in dairying at W. S. C,
succeeds L. W. Fluharty as Yakima
.ounty agent; H. E. Lattlng succeeds
\. .si. Richardson as Douglas county
igent, Mr. Richardson resigning to
•usage in farming near Pullman.
Miss Ivy Lewellen of Pullman was
elected secretary to President Hol
land, succeeding J. L. Ashlock, who
becomes publicity secretary for the
institution.
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LIBERAL All) FOR RED CROSS
The auction sale at J. K. Smaw
ley's Wednesday proved a bonanza
for the local Red Cross organization.
Mr. and Mrs. Smawley provided the
usual free lunch but gave the Red
Cross ladies the privilege of serving
it at 25 cents a plate. The lunch
brought in $76 and the Red Cross
high chair was auctioned off for $45.
The contest was lively, hut this time
the Pullman business men redeemed
themselves and outbid the farmers.
In addition to the money paid for the
chair donations amounting to $37
were thrown into a wash tub placed
on the auctioneer's stand. The chair
was put up again yesterday at the
Seitz-Cochran sale and bid in by the
farmers at $56. Donations amount
ing to $32.85 were also made.