Pullman herald. [volume], September 20, 1918, Image 1

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VOLUME XXX
UNIONTOWN-LEWISTON
ROAD TO BE FINISHED
Stated Highway Commissioner Allen
Mays Thn-e-MUe Gap Will Be
] Finished Neat Year if .No
Oilier Work Is Done
./The three-mile stretch of unim
proved road between Lewiston hill
i road and the Uniontown macadam
will be improved next year, thus com
pleting the highway, if it is the only
road work done in the state, accord
ing to State Highway Commissioner
James Allen, who, with Harold Doo
little, district engineer for the high
way department, was in l'ullman
Tuesday. The highway officials were
just returning from an inspection of
the unimproved gap, and state that
the reports that the government Will
not assist in financing the promised
improvement are erroneous.
Five thousand dollars still remains
from the last appropriation, accord
ing to Commissioner Allen, while the
county has appropriated, by resolu
tion, $2 0,000 toward the work, and a
like amount is promised by the fed
eral government. The three-mile
stretch will require a considerable
amount of concrete work, thus add
ing materially to the cost of the im
provement. Three concrete bridges.
30, 20 and is reel will be required,
as well as a 12-foot concrete culvert.
The cost of the improvement is esti
mated at 138,000, but, under pres
ent conditions, it would not be sur
prising if this figure proves too low.
An agitation looking toward the
eai ly completion of the road was re
cently stalled through the Pullman
chamber of commerce. Senator H. C.
.McCroskey of Garfield being the
prime mover. A committee was ap
pointed to investigate and the report
of this committee that no national
funds will be available for road work
caused the work of the committee to
lie abandoned and hope for the com
pletion of the road prior to the end
of the war was likewise abandoned.
The state highway department, ac
cording to Commissioner Allen, will
follow the policy of attempting no
new road work during the period of
the war. The present levies, how
ever, will be permitted to stand, and
the funds thus accumulated will
make possible a big road Improve
ment program when conditions again
become normal. The completion of
the Lewiston-Uniontown road, how
ever, is considered an essential, both
by the state and national depart
ments,, and will be accomplished as
early as possible. All road work at
tempted by a city, county or the state
must be approved by the state high
way department.
The completion of the Uniontown
road will provide a continuous im
proved highway to connect with the
magnificent Lewiston hill road, and
will make good the promise of good
roads advocates of the stato of Wash
ington to the people of Lewiston that
this state would do its part toward
the excellent improvement by provid
ing a hard surface road to the top of
tho lull The announcement of the
state highway commissioner will
'•ring keen satisfaction to the people
of eastern Washington and northern
Idaho.
M'llAl. OF JOHN YOUNG
Funeral services for John Young,
a Pioneer of the Pullman district,
who died Tuesday at Vancouver,
WaJh., from heart disease, were held
here yesterday afternoon from
Kimball's chapel, in charge of the
Rev. R. C. Sargent of the Christian
church. Mr. Young was 56 years of
"**-'' and li survived by his widow and
three children. The family left Pull
man 14 years ago. One brother,
Henry J. Young, resides west of Pull
man. Mrs. Young is a sister of,J. S.
and J. M. Klemgard of this city.
•MRS. PRICE IMPROVES
-Irs. A. R. Prlco, who wa*_ serious
l injured in the automobile accident
"J Rosalia last week that cost the life
0 Mr. Price and Mr; and Mrs. Hen
el. is reported to be improving rap
ay and expects to return from Ro
_*"-'• to Pullman within a month.
•*«• Price suffered a severely bruised
P. hut no bones were broken.
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evo c best interest, of Pullman and the best farming community in the Northwest surrounding it.
I "l LIBGRTY LOAN COMMIITEK '
D. F. Staiey, who will mange the
1 Fourth Liberty Loan campaign In the
| Pullman district, has named the fol- ■
I lowing committee to assist him: Lee
: Allen, .1. E. Barbee, .1. R. Brown, ,) !
1 W. Darland. licit Davis. J. N. Emer
son, F. C. Forrest, X. E. J. Gentry.
I Win. Goodyear, W. L. Greenawalt, J,
W. Haines. M. D. Henry, .1. S. Xl, m ,
gsrd, Andy Mael, T. C. Martin. A. It '■
Metz, Thos. Xeill. .1 X. Scott, J. .1
Staiey, Geo. 11. Watt, M; XV. Whitlow.
The committee met last Saturday j
and decided to appoint a sub-commit
tee to hear and equalize any com-1
plaints regarding the allotment of
bonds to individuals.
TELEPHONE SYSTEM SOLI)
A. T. West, president of the Mos
cow, Idaho, and Davenport telephone
companies and who controls a long
distance line from Moscow to Spring
Valley, has acquired a controlling in
terest in the inland Co-operative Co.
of Pullman. .1. C. Ruth will act as
secretary and manager of the local
system.
SAYS FARMERS SHOULD
BE GIVEN DEFERMENT
County Pood Administrator Emerson
Urges Necessity of leaving Young
Farmers on the Farm
Basing his contention upon the as
sertion that the agricultural interests
of eastern Washington, and particu
larly Whitman county, will suffer
Immeasurable harm through the
present policy of exemption boards
in placing In Class A young fanners
without dependents, County Pood
Administrator J. .V. Emerson, in a
talk before the chamber of commerce
Tuesday urged that concerted steps
toward relieving the situation for fu
ture drafts be taken at once. Ad
ministrator Emerson asked the ap
pointment of a committee to make a
full Investigation and place Its find
ings before the proper officials, and
President. Neill named Mr. Emerson,
Dr. B. O. Holland and G. H. Watt as
a committee to undertake the investi
gation.
Administrator Emerson called at
tention to the fact that through the
reclassification of the registered men
who had previously been given defer
ment on agricultural grounds, an
overwhelming majority, or over 90
per cent of the last two contingents
sent from Whitman county were
young farmers. Some of these, he
said, were forced to leave their crops
In the shock, and in some cases even
uncut, trusting to others to harvest
their grain. He pointed to the condi
tion as a regrettable one, but at
tached no blame to the exemption
boards, who. he said, were merely
following the instructions laid down
for them. "We must have farmers
on the farms." said Administrator
Emerson, "and every effort should
be made to relieve the situation, if
our agricultural Interests are to be
protected."
Through the recent reclassification
approximately 300 young farmers
were elevated to Class A In Whitman
county alone, and the places of many
of these, according to Administrator
Emerson, can no more be filled by
available Inexperienced help than
could the position of an expert In any
line be filled by a layman, without
resultant loss in output and disor
ganization.
On the other hand. Administrator
Emerson urged that It is a patriotic
duty to see that no young man Is ex
empted on agricultural grounds who
is not entitled to that exemption.
"Such a man." he said, "should be
pulled out of his pleasure automobile
and sent to the front."
FIRE DESTROYS BARN AND HAY
Fire, caused probably by spantane
ous combustion of hay. destroyed a
large bam on the property of Mrs.
Lida Dew, in the southwest outskirts
of Pullman late Wednesday after
t>oon. Several tons of hay and a
quantity of grain were also destroyed.
The property Is Just outside the fire
Hmltfl end the strenuous efforts of a
hastily organized bucket brigade
were required to keep the flames
from spreading to nearby structures.
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1918
Program for Child's Welfare Days
Xexi Monday and Tuesday nave '-ecu fixed as Child's Wel
fare Days in Pullman ami the following program will be ren
dered in the .Jackson block':
Monday Afternoon, September 23
2:3o—' Feeding of Children'| Dr. M. .1. Beistel
-:!•' "Outdoor Games" Miss Grace Douglass Leonard
3:00— of Temporary Teeth'/ Dr. A. A. Rounds
3"Ethical Training" Key. -I. \V. Uaualilau
*i :3U— "Toys Thai Teach" '
3:4s—''lnfectious Diseases" hi-, l. G. Kim-_ey
Tuesday Afternoon, September 24
2:30— "Bathing" D,.. GUleland
2:4o—'.'Fundamental Traits of Childhood';; A. A. Cleveland
3.-00—Milk, the Protective Food" Miss Kdna Walker
' "Talk" D,. A . i; Hudson
3:3o—"Story Telling" Mix K. O. Kreager
3:45— "General Care of Children" Dr. *.*, A. Archer
4:00 "Reading I'm- Children" Miss Virginia.' Slagle
There will lie exhibits of educational toys, good books, pic
tures, dietaries for children of differenl ages, posters and
charts. The Jackson block will be open from 10:00 a, in. to
12:00 in. and from 2:15 p. m. lo 5:66 p. in.
-Music will be provided at each session ami sample copies of
kindergarten song books will be on display.
Mothers are urged to lake their babies to be weighed, meas
ured and examined. Many have slight physical defects I hal
can he remedied with little treatment. Some have apparent lv
slight defects that without tmitraenl may develop fatally or to
such a degree as to handicap them all their lives. The place
of examination will be in the old Variety store room, across the
street from the lion Ton. The room will be well equipped for
the comfort of mothers and babies. The lime will be the same
as that for the exhibition and programs, from 10:00 to 12:00
in the. morning and from 00 to 5:00 in*the afternoon, Monday
and Tuesday, September *-''' and 24.
Bankers-Farmers Meet Nov. 8-9
Dates Set for Third Annual Conven
tion— Prominent Speakers Al
ready Secured for Program
The third annual banker-farmer
convention, under the auspices of the
State Hankers association, will be
held at. the State College on Friday
and Saturday, November _ and 9, ac
cording to announcement, made by
Prof. C. A. Isaacs, chairman of the
faculty committee in charge of the
event, A committee from the cham
ber of commerce will co-operate with
the college committee and bankers
| in making arrangements for the con
vention. Two speakers of national
i Importance have already accepted
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"Five Million Men in Fiance!" •
If the Americans at Cantigny, at Chateau Thierry, along the
Marne and around Soissons, has proved a whirlwind which yon
Hindenburg could not withstand this year, what will be the German
terror when "Forward to Victory*' ring, out next year to armies
that hide the plains. ,
The rich blood of sacrifice already strengthens the soil ot
American resolution from which will spring the flower of triumph.
The sacrifice abroad must be met by sacrifice at home. No
effort we at home can make will approach the price paid willingly
by those who do not return from the battle for Democracy.
Register the measure of your support by your oversubscrip
-"«„ «f your ouota of the Fourth Liberty Loan.
places on the two-day programs,
these being Prof. T. N. Carver, head
of the depart nient of agricultural ec
onomics of Harvard University, and
Dr. 11. .1. Waters, editor of the week
ly Kansas City Star and formerly the
president of Kansas Agricultural
College. While these men will be
the leading speakers, a large num
ber of other speakers, experts in
their lines, will be given places on
1 he programs.
LiriLt; (.11;i. mis
• Bessie D., the two-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. ami Mrs. F. J. Kinder, re
siding north of Pullman, died on
Wednesday morning from litis.
funeral services were held yesterday
from Kimball's chapel.
1"T1,1.*.1A.\ MEN WON
In 'he stock Judging contest at the
l Interstate Pair held in Spokane Be_i
I tern ber 2 to 7. .1. 11 Gooding of the
veterinary science department and
j Cecil Sly of the animal husbandry
department 01 the State College tied
for first place, scoring 86 per cent
each. The first and second prizes
1 were equally divided between them.
; Homer Collins of tho agricultural de
partment won third place and other
( W. S. C. students also did some good
Judging. The college herd made a
line showing, winning two grand
champion ribbons, two champions, 16
first prizes, seven seconds and two
' third*.
HAUL) S« ALIMCI*
David S. Troy is Buffering from a
badly scalded leg. Tuesday morning
he was taking a double boiler off the
electric range when part of the scald
ing water was spilled on the front of
his left leg. pealing off tb,. skin from
the knee to the ankle. While the
burn is very painful he is getting
along as well as could be expected.
LIEUTENANT ROBERTS
INSPECTION OFFICER
Popular Detachment Officer (liven
I'osiliDii „| l;es|M.llsilii|ity as !{•■
ward of Merit —Reports -it
Missoula
First Lieutenant John Dudley Rob
crts, adjutant and court officer ol
the Slat;' College training detach
ment and In command of A company,
has been elevated to the rank of in
Bpectlon officer and left Sunday for
Missoula, .Mont., where be will under-
take bis first work Lieutenant Rob
erts is assigned to inspection work
for the various students' army train-
ing corps now in operation and to be
established at. all the principal educa
tional Institutions and ii is expected
that the work will bring him to Pull
man frequently. The honor accorded
to Lieutenant Roberts is a signal one
Inasmuch as it is very seldom that an
officer of lower rank than captain is
assigned to inspection work, and
conies to the officer as a reward of
merit. Lieutenant Roberts is a form
er student of the State College. His
departure from the State College de
tachment is keenly regretted by every
man of the detachment and the peo
! pie of Pullman. It is said that only
the youth of Lieutenant Roberts de
fers his advancement to the rank of
captain.
The training detachment will here
after be known aw Section A of the
Student army training corps, the col-
lege section to be designated as See-
| tion 11. Colonel Willis T. May will
I be iii command of both sections, and
: it is expected that the joint strength
of the two sections will approximate
2000 men. /
PILLMAX GIIYI. MAKRIKD
Miss Josephine Reedy, niece of Mr.
and Mrs. F C. Densow, Tuesday even
ing became the bride of Zenas Arm
| strong of Colfax, the ceremony being
performed at the Densow home by
[the Rev. J. XV. Caughlan of the
| Methodist church in the presence of a
few relatives and friends of the
young people. Mr. and Mrs. Arm
i strong will reside in Portland until
spring, when they will remove to
Wyoming, where the groom will have
, charge of one of his father's farms.
. .Mr. Armstrong Is a son of E. .1. Arm-
strong, an early pioneer of Colfax
I and now a resident of Spokane. The
bride has resided in Pullman for sev
eral years and for the past 13 years
li a: made her home with her uncle
i and aunt.
RED CROSS ELECTION
Nominations for the four offices
of the Pullman branch of the Red I
Cross including chairman, vice chair
man, secretary and treasurer, will be
made by ballot next. Tuesday. The
polls will be open nt the chamber of
commerce rooms from 12:00 until
0:00 o'clock^ The two ladies receiv
ing the largest number of votes for
the different offices will be declared
the nominees and their names will
appear on 'he ballots for the election
which lb set for Tuesday, October 8.
. ■■■.
NUMBER 48
COLLEGE TO HAVE
I SPACIOUS DRILL HALL
;
ItegenU- Vote to Construct ilia Build
ing for l so of .Soldier-Student-*—
Instructors Assigned u> Army
Work
A spacious drill hall, 15ux_00 feet,
will be constructed on the college
campuß at once at a cost of $6000 for
the accommodation of the hundreds
of voluntarily inducted soldiers who
will become members of the studeuts'
army training corps at the Slate Col
lege. This decision was reached by
ilie members of the board of regents
Thursday evening. Regent R. C. Mc-
Croskey and President E. 0. Holland
were authorised to find the most
available location [or the new struc
ture, and President Holland states
that the building will he constructed
either on the rear of the college
campus or on ibe college farm. The
matter of housing the student
soldiers was left in the hands ot
President Holland, who has not yet
completed his plans.
The regents engaged a number of
specialists to give instruction along
various lines to the soldiers of the
raining detachment and members of
the S. A. T. C. Prof. A. C. Abel was
selected as superintendent of the au
tomobile division of the detachment
work and will have charge of the
work in automobile construction.
Prof, it. L. Steele will be in charge of
the work in radio telegraphy, while
Harry Nash vVas named to have
charge of the carburetor laboratory
work of the auto mechanics, truck
drivers and motorcycle men. .1. W.
Beyer will assist, in the electrical en
gineering work, while Clarence John
son will instruct In auto mechanics.
It. .1. Davis will be in charge of the
work in blacksmlthing and F. J.
Wilde will Instruct In carpentry and
general mechanics. J. E, Wetherall
is engaged to lake charge of tho
sheet metal work, while Prof. J. P.
Pair bank will be returned from ('amp
Lewis to take charge of the work in
auto mechanics. Henry Ney will al
so be returned from Camp Lewis and
will be assigned to mechanics work,
as will H. .1. Dana, now at Camp
Lewis Bernhard Bens is made In
structor in radio, as is also B. F.
Bod well.
George and Walter I lord of Rock
ford will have charge of the 30 sur
veyors who will bo trained at the
college, while Prof. C. L. Hix was
named as Instructor for the 20 topo
graphical draftsmen. Prof. F. N.
Bryant will have charge of the 20
topographical computers, and Prof.
G. K. Thornton and Erl B. Parker
will train the 80 general draftsmen.
The regents elected Prof. H. A.
Noyes of Purdue University assistant
chemist of the experiment station.
Prof. Noyes received his training at
Massachusetts Agricultural College
and was selected by the regents after
a search covering almost a year.
The resignation of Mi_s Carey D.
Miller, Instructor in home economics,
was accepted. Mrs. Myrtle Turnley
of Rosalia was elected stenographer
for the college of agriculture.
HELPS MAUL WOMAN; PINED $00
Charged with assault and battery
on Mrs. Myrtle B. Young, Frank
Harter, who lives just northwest of
Pullman, was found guilty and as
sessed a fine of $99 and costs, ac
cording to information from Colfax
ytf-terday afternoon. The trial was
held before Justice George Laßuo of
Colfax Mrs. Harter, for whom a
separate warrant was issued at the
request of Mrs. Young, was tried
later in the afternoon, but the re
sult of her trial had not been
learned here at the time The I"ar
a!d was printed. Mrs. Young alleges
that the dispute between the Harters
and herself arose from a difference
of opinion as to whom the rent on a
residence Mrs. Young was renting
should be paid. She alleges that Mr.
Harter held her while Mrs. Harter
applied her fists, blacking her eye
and bruising her face considerably.
Mrs. Young Is held In the highest es
teem by all who know her, and the
result of the trial only bears out tbe
belief of her friends that she was
made the victim of an unwarranted
attack.