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VOLUME XXXI
OUTLINES PULLMAN'S
AFTER WAR DUTIES
j. X. Emerson Urges People to
Utilize Spirit, Engendered by
War to Good of Community
In a paper read before the cham
ber of commerce hist Tuesday, J. N.
Emerson, county food administrator,
outlined Pullman's duties in connec
tion with the great reconstruction
, program that must follow the war.
and urged that the spirit of thrift,
public service and sacrifice in a
good cause which was engendered
through the exigencies of the great
war be continued after the war and'
diverted to community Interests and
public good. The entire program
mapped out by Mr. Emerson was ap
proved by the chamber and a com
mittee including Mr. Emerson,, Will
lam Goodyear and L. E. Wenham was
appointed .to consider the sugges
tions and ascertain the manner in
which the different points may be
assigned to chamber committees ami
brought to maturity.
The paper, in lull, was as follows:
"What part are we to have in the
reconstruction after the war? Will
we learn to work for our town and
community as we have learned to
work for our nation?
"Will we teach our community
slackers their duties as we have our
slackers In the war work?
"Our community, the same as
every other community, must assume
its share of the responsibilities that
we owe to our boys who will come
back. They will want to slip hack
Into civil life. Industrial life, busi
ness life, and we have got to make a
place for them. li we do our duty
to these boys, our heroes, we will
have the openings ready for them,
•waiting for them to step Into immedi
ately on their return.
"We may feel that we have done
our full duty in buying bonds and
contributing to all the calls for
money for war work, and conscient
iously living Up to all the rules of
the food administration, but we have
a duty more far-reaching than any of
these that we have heretofore had
placed on our shoulders and I feel
sure that the people, of Pullman are
going to meet this great patriotic ob
ligation just as loyally as they have
every other thai has been assigned
for us. We now have to overstep all
boundaries of what the government
says we must do, and do more—we
must go the limit.
"To do this we will have to show-
People their duty, and it is their
patriotic duty to learn what essen
tials really mean. We have been
talking so long about non-essentials
th.it we must now talk about essen
tiaus. And*another word we have
been using must not be forgotten,
and thai is conservation. We must
now turn every ounce of energy and
every cent of money for the recon
struction in all lines that must be
made. in studying ways to conserve
•luring the war we have been made
to realize the great extravagance and
waste in the dally life of the .Amer
lean people, and some of the serv
ices wo demanded we have found
ere a detriment rather than a
blessing.
"In the same way that our boys
have ton hi for the future genera
tions, we now must live for the fu
ture generations and not demand
.'hat everything we do and every cent
of tax we pay must be for our own
Personal enjoyment.
> "We have learned to work* and
B,ve during the war as never before
■MA we must continue now to profit
IS 'is important lesson.
"There is a work for us all to do
, an(l we must find out what is to be
.done and then the professional man,
*'!>« farmer, the merchant and the
;«i)orer must do his share.
ft 'Just a few suggestions of what
"* 6 Pullman Chamber of Commerce
Lgjj look forward to as its work for
'be coming year, this work not to be
tost the work of the' Pullman Chum
r*r. of Commerce, for this body
Would he just the machinery, and
*Ver >- citizen should be willing to
furnish part of the power. First let
"* make plans For a grand celebra-
l °n win,, our boys get home; the
Section of a fitting memorial for
°* fallen heroes; a job for every
<*c of our home boys that comes
(Continued on last page)
The Pullman Herald
Devoted to the best interests of Pullman and the best farming community in the Northwest surrounding it.
_ * ."■"*•' nounwtsi surrounding it.
Ip.egixxeus classes
AT I'II,L.MAX SCHOOLS
('las for beginners will be start
ed at. both the Main and Edison
i schools at once, according to an
| nouncement made yesterday by
Superintendent. J. W. Graham, and
parents who have children whom
they were going to send at the be
ginning of the second semester are
requested to make arrangements for
their Immediate enrollment.
COM.MI.MTV
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
At the chamber of commerce
luncheon Tuesday Rev, W. A. Spald
ing gave notice thai the .Ministerial
Association is arranging for a com
munity Thanksgiving service to be
held in the .\i. E. church at 10:30
Thanksgiving morning, There will
he special music and several short,
addresses and the ministers are urg
lug all to participate In offering
thanks t]iis year for the victorious
ending of the war.
SOLDIERS CAVORT
WHEN BAN LIFTS
After Five Weeks of "Flu" Quar
antined si •Students Arc
Liven freedom of City
Sunday
The ijuarantine affecting the sol
diers .11 he State College S. A. l*. C.
■an lifted Sunday ami the young
men were given ihe freedom of the
city, unhampered by he red tape
necessary to secure a "pass," for the
first time in five week . The main
streets of the city suddenly became
alive with ihe khaki-clad soldier-
Btudents and the cigar and confec
tioner) atores and restau: did a
rushing business. The be! 'or of
the young men, after having been
confined to the campus for over a
month, was remarkably "good, and
bespoke the excellent personnel of
the training corps.
In the afternoon the hilarity of
the young men took an athletic turn
and it was decided 0:1 the moment to
settle the mooted question of the
baseball championship of the corps,
companies E and D, both claimants
of the honor, rounded up nine play
ers each and the contest was on.
After five Innings of play the score
stood 17 to -1 in favor of E Com
pany. The game was featured by
hard bitting and errors, many of the
latter due to the extremely cold
weather for the sport.
Willi the "flu" ban lifted, the at
tention of the men has again turned
to the S. A. T. C. minstrel • show,
Which had been scheduled to take
place a lew days after the quaran
tine put" a quietus on assemblies.
There is much mi.istrel talent in the
organization and a show of the fii'st
water is promised. The date is set
for Saturday evening of this week.
"Where do we go from here" is
the question of the hour among the
Boldier-st since the armistice
was signed, and until it is definitely
answered there will be more or less
impatience among the men. While
there is a feeling in the S. A. T. C.
that the vocational branch will be
mustered out soon, there .',O as yet
no official basis for such belief. The
big majority of the men appear eager
to complete the training, while some
express a desire to "beat It" at the
first, opportunity.
smati: AM> HIDE
"Pull Men," the S. A. T. C. news
paper, has had printed a quantity of
signs for the use of automobile own
ers who are willing to cvry soldiers
on their automobile trips when there
is room for them. The signs read
! "Salute and ride as far as we go,"
j and may be placed on the wind
shield or hung from the side of the
car. Any lonesome soldier will thus
be placed in a position to accept,
with a salute, the offer of the auto
raobillst Tor a ride, whether it, be
long or short. The same plan has
been in vogue In the cities for some
time and has met with popular favor
wherever adopted. A number of the
Signs have been left at The Herald
t office. Call and get one and help
i make the boys happy and contented.
PULLMAN. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1918
I GOVERNOR DISCREDITS
I SANBORN CHARGES
E While I am not yet prepared to issue a formal statement :
| regarding the results of our investigation of the manner in !
| which the recent influenza emergency at the State College was |
E handled, I feel safe in saying that the charges made by Mr. j
E R. S. Sanborn were not at all justified by the facts. From the ;
, | evidence of parents who were in Pullman during the epidemic i
| and the testimony of a large number of local people who were j
E in close touch with the situation lam convinced that, consider- \
j E ing the suddenness and gravity of the emergency, it was met j
; = and handled in a very satisfactory manner.
E "I feel that the college authorities and the people of Pullman !
E are entitled to high commendation for their generous and un- j
; | tiring efforts in caring for the sick boys and looking after the j
; | comfort and welfare of their sorrowing and anxious relatives. :
|= The civilian relief branch of the Red Cross rendered a very I
= great service in meeting these visitors, giving them information j
E and providing automobiles to take them to the hospitals where :
= their dear ones were being treated. :
E "There seems to be a rapid clearing up of the influenza epi- \
| demic in Pullman, as well as all over the country, which is a \
E cause for sincere thanksgiving when we remember that the j
| = fatalities resulting from the disease in the United States have :
E exceeded the number of men we have lost in the actual fighting :
E during the war. i
E "After I have had time fo carefully digest the evidence sub- :
Emitted, I will issue a more extended and formal statement of :
E my conclusions regarding the matter which we have been :
= investigating. ;
| "ERNEST LISTER, Governor.
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SANBORN CHARGES GRUMBLE
BEFORE REGENTS' INVESTIGATION
Score of Witnesses Testify Before
Governor That Charges of Dere
liction in Influenza Epidemic
Are Groundless
That the charges of R. S. Sanborn
of Spokane of dereliction on the part
of college officials during the recent
influenza epidemic are not based on
fact was proved by testimony of a
score in' witnesses called before Gov
ernor Ernest Lister and the five
members of the board of regents of
the State College sitting as an in
vestigational tribunal Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. Mr.
Sanborn, after refusing the request
of the board of regents to attend the
session .of the board and make his
charges direct, came to Pullman
Wednesday noon upon telegraphinc
request of Governor Lister and laid
before the tribunal his charges as
outlined recently in a signed state
ment in the Spokesman-Review.
Over 20 witnesses, persons who
were in direct touch with the situa
tion throughout the entire period of
the epidemic, and whose integrity is
not 10 be questioned, .testified that
the situation was handled in an ad
mirable way, and the charges of the
Spokane man soon crumbled and fell
before the contrary evidence of these
witnesses.
The sessions were held behind
closed doors, but it is the intention
of the board of regents to sum up
the testimony and make available for
publication a full statement of the
findings.
Dr. C. S. Kalb of Spokane, whom
Mr Sanborn brought to Pullman
with him when he came down to see
his sick son. failed to accept the in
vitation to attend the meeting, as
did also Mrs. A. P. Johnson of Gar
field, who supported Mr. Sanborn's
Charges of dereliction. Mrs. John- 1
BOH is a sister of Mrs. Ira D. Cardiff,
wife of the former director of the
experiment station, who was removed
from his position by the regents.
During the investigation the gov
ernor and regent? visited the build
ings used as hospitals during the epi
demic and Stevens hall, the girls' j
dormitory, which, according to Mr.-
Sanborn, should have been made.
available for use for hospital pur- !
poses, being four stories high, with
the kitchen In the basement, and no
elevator, its accommodation facil
ities, also, are claimed to be Insuffi
cient for such demands as would
have been made upon it, estimates
by physicians and nurses placing the
maximum number of patients who
could have been cared for at 0. ■
The testimony of the witnesses
proved that everything possible was
done for the welfare of the young
men who fell Victims to the disease,
that the college authorities, the
physicians and nurses labored un
ceasingly, and that the people of
Pullman responded nobly to the call
for assistance.
Colonel W. T. May, commandant
of the S. A. T. C, declined an Invita
tion to appear, stating that he had
nothing further to say than what he
had stated at a meeting in Spokane,
lie declared that it the charges were
filed with the War Department, that
department would make investiga
tions and would call on military of
ficials for statements.
Dr. W. B. Palamountain of Colfax,
told of conditions as he found them
and of his approval of measures
takes.
Sister Rosalie and Sister Ernestine
of St. Ignatius hospital, at Colfax,
who served throughout the epidemic
here, described their work and were
unable to suggest what further might
have been done to alleviate condi
tions. Sister Rosalie was in charge
of the S. I*. E. fraternity house,
where Mr. .Sanborn's sen was a
patient.
.Among ether Pullman 'citizens who
described conditions during the epi
demic, were Dr. L. G. Kimzey, Dr.
J. L. Gilleland, XV. I. Greenawalt, J.
, W. Graham, the Rev. G. W. Laidlaw,
1 Mrs. R. .1. Pfeiffer, volunteer nurse;
| William Goodyear, Dr. R. A. Archer,
i the Rev. Mr. Curtis, A. H. Raker, J.
X. Emerson, Mrs. King, county nurse,
: and the Rev. J. W. Caughlan.
Tin- clinical record in th« case of
Roger Sanborn was submitted *" the
regents, It form a complete record
from g: no a. m. October 28, until j
10:1 ,i. m November 3, when ho
' died. Rased on this record by the
I nurses, the regents were inclined to J
; question statements by Mr. Sanborn
regarding the care given his son.
* . - * -
i:i:i'i*\Ts MAKE
IACI LTV CHANGES
ii Miss Inez Armstrong, last year
lj sad of the department of home eco-
IJnomics of the Pullman high school.
: was Tuesday evening appointed state
j home economics specialist for the ex
: tension service by the board of re
gents. Miss Maude Wilson was ap
i pointed city home demonstration
j agent for the city of Seattle. ('. A.
I Cole was reappointed county agri-
I cultural agent for Pierce county.
! The resignation of George Wehr-
I wein, farm markets specialist, was
accepted by the board. B. a
! Wright was appointed county club
leader for Benton county.
The following appointments, pre- c
viously made, were confirmed by he!
regents:
Charles D, Games, assistant
; count) agent, Lincoln county; .1. M.
Lewis, agent for Columbia, Garfield
J and Asotin counties; Catherine T.
- Bryden, homo demonstration agent
! for King county; K. lone Gay, assist -
i ant district leader for Thurston and
Lewis count ies.
REV. R. C. SARGENT
TOR ARMY 1" WORK
Pastor of Christian Church Left
Wednesday for the Coast, Where
lie Will Await Call
I The Rev, It. c. Sargent, for the
past IS months pastor of the Pull
man Christian church, has been ac
cepted for army Y. M. C. A. work
and has resigned the pastorate of
the local church. Mr. and Mrs. Sar
gent left Wednesday for Coast
points, by automobile, where, they
will visit until Mr. Sargent is called
Into service. Mrs. Sargent will re
main on the west side.
A farewell reception in honor of
the departing couple was held Mon
day evening at the homo of Mr. and
Mis. A. it. Mcl/, the reception hay-
Ing been hastily arranged after the
lifting of the "flu" quarantine on
assemblies. fitly friends were pres
ent to bid them God-speed. On be
half of those present Mr. Met/ pre
sented Mr and Mrs. Sargent with a
war savings card with six stamps at
tached, a token of the high esteem in
tached, a token of appreciation of
their faithful services. Music, con
versation and light refreshments
constituted the evening's entertain
ment:
Roth Mr. and Mrs. Sargent are
held in the highest esteem by the
citizens of Pullman, and their de
parture is keenly regretted by all.
They have two sons in the U. S.
service, 'en.- serving in franco and
the mill now on ids way to
Siberia.
A successor to the Rev. Mr. Sar
gent has not yet been selected by the
church hoard, but for the time being
li. W. Cordell of the State College,
services will he conducted by Prof.
Sunday school services will be held
as usual.
INJURED MAN
TAKEN TO PORTLAND
Charles It. Miller, who was severe
ly injured November 5, when some
horses he was leading stampeded
and threw him to tin- pavement, was
taken to Portland last, week by Dr.
i. i.. Gilleland for attention by spe
cialists." Mr. Miller has not fully
regained consciousness since the ac
cident, lie speaks Inn can not con
verse intelligently. His condition
was studied carefully by the experts
and X-ray photographs of the skull
were made.
Dr. cilleiaii i returned home Mon
day and on Wednesday received
word thai an operation had been per
formed, although it was too early at
that time to say whether or not it
had entirely relieved the conditio!!.
A blood clot is thought to have been
responsible for the trouble.
K. of P. MEMORIAL
"Memorial services for Joseph
Chrlstman, who was recently killed
; in action in France, will be conduct
ed by Evening Star Lodge, No. 26,
; Knights of Pythian-, of which Mr.
Christman was a member, Monday
evening, December 2. Arrangements
for the memorial are in the hands of
* committee.
NOTABLE ADDRESS .
BY GOVERNOR LISTER
Point!* Out Wonderful Oppuruutitiea
tot Making Uf o Worth .Living
iii (be State of Washington
The feature of the chamber of
Commerce luncheon Tuesday was a
tercet ami eloquent address by
Governor Ernest Lister on the
"After the War Program." He said,
in part:
"We ,ue now entering upon the
"oil, of restoration ami upbuilding.
The work or destruction is ended, for
the waging of a successful war sim
ply means the successful carrying
out "i a program of destruction of
life and property. In the program
of upbuilding this nation the states
must do their part and in the up
building of this Male each commun
ity must do its part and lhe work
will really start at each family fire
side.
"No other state in the Union pre-
sents equal opportunities ami such a
favorable combination iii elements to
make life worth living as the slate of
Washington. Lei me Illustrate our
climatic advantages by one 'incident
which was recently brought to my at
tention: When the great shipyard at
Hog island was being constructed,
speed was absolutely essential, but
the weather conditions were such
last winter that a hole had to he
blasted out in the frozen ground for
every pile which was driven, Last
summer, when the first ship was
launched from the same yard, the
heal was so intense that over 200
persons ill the crowd succumbed.
Can you imagine such unfavorable
climatic conditions at the Puget
Sound ship yards, The Increased ef
ficiency of labor under these favor
able climatic conditions would more
than pa) the freight, Charges on steel
from the east to bo used in the con
struction of ships, and when it comes
li. the building of wooden ships no
section of the country has so many
natural advantages as our own state,
For these reasons, In my Judgment,
ship building will remain a perma
nent Industry In Washington.
As a result of the war Russia Is
going to develop rapidly and . the
geographical location of this state
gives us great, advantages In captur
ing the business and supplying the
needs of that vast country, provided
we make the necessary effort. We
also have great opportunities for de
veloping business with China and
Japan and we are the natural supply
point for the rapidly developing
needs of Alaska.
•'Those of us who have lived here
for many years may think that tho
limit of our agricultural develop
ment lias been reached, but farmers
from less favored sections see many
opportunities In our farm lands
which we have overlooked. We still
have vast areas of undeveloped
lands which are susceptible of de
velopment. Lands In the Yakima
valley which a few years ago were
worthless, last year produced crops
which sold for over $30,000,000.
There is a body of over 2,500,000
acres of land lying in Adams, Frank
lin, (Irani and Walla Walla counties,
now practically .worthless, which
could all be Irrigated from the Pend
Oreille river, at a cost of not to ex
ceed $100 per acre. Before the war
the sum of $250,000,000 seemed
staggering, but now we are used to
dealing in big figures. This great
project could he developed for what
it was costing the government to
carry on the war for Just 10 days.
If the national government can be
Induced to Irrigate this land, the
stale could well afford to bond itself
for a sufficient sum to buy all this
vast trie and after It has been de
veloped •<> sell it en easy terms at
actual cost to persons who desire to
engage li farming. The denial i
would undoubtedly exceed the snppiy
because IrrlgaMon is the very best
Insurance against crop failures, j
. "It is estimated' that there are In
this state water powers capable of
developing over 5,000,000 horse
power. This power should be har
nessed and utilized in the production
of elect licit to furnish cheap light
and power on every- farm in • the
state. , ,/i
"In my Judgment the program of
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