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VOLUME XXXI
IVAN I. PRICE GAVE
HIS LIFE IN FRANCE
Pullman Man Killed in Action No
(vcnibei- A While Fighting With
.Murines—Was Remarkable
Athlete
•.Ivan L. Price, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C." A. Price, residents of Pullman,
but now sojourning at Long Beach,
Cal., gave his life on the battle fields
of France on November 3, while
fighting with the United States ma
rines, according to information re
ceived in Pullman Wednesday.
■
Price graduated from the Pullman
high school with the class of 1915,
after developing into one of the
greatest all-around athletes ever con
nected with the school. In his sen
ior year ut high school he led the
basket ball and foot ball teams to
the county championships, and wat
a high po'it winner in all the track
meets in which Pullman high school
participated during his student days.
lii the fall of 1915 he entered the
State College and that season played
on the freshman basket 1,11 team,
as well ns participating in some of
the non-conference varsity games,
being ineligible for the conference
contests because of the newly adopt
ed freshman rule.
During the 1916-17 season, as a
member of the State College varsity
quintet, he reached the zenith of his
remarkable basket hall career, and
was a potent factor in the winning
of both the Northwest and Pacific
Coast conference titles for his col
lege. He played the right forward
position during the entire season,
which was marked by the hardest
schedule ever attempted by the col
lege. At the close of the season he
was the unanimous choice of the
basket ball experts for the right for
ward position on the all-star teams
for both conferences.
While basket ball was his forte,
and a more consistent player was
never produced at the college, he
was also a track and football man of
considerable ability.
The young man enlisted in the ma
rines in the fall of 1917, having
been in the service a year, almost to
a day, when he made the supreme
sacrifice.
lie was a member of the Sigma Al
pha Epsllon fraternity and was high
ly popular with the entire student
body. Of the care-free, friendly
type, he was the class of man who
would ungrudgingly give his last
penny to his friend and take .chances
on his own comfort, and as a result
of his unselfish disposition and his
spirit of wholeheortedness his circle
of friends included the entire com
munity.
V The sad news of the young man's
death was contained in a letter re
ceived by Athletic Director .1. F.
Bohler from Price's brother, Ray,
written from Long Beach.
Mils. i. L. SCHIERMYER
DIES AFTER OPERATION
Mrs. F. L. Schiermyer passed away
Sunday morning at the Northwest
sanitarium, where she had undergone
a serious surgical operation.
Deceased, whose maiden name was
Anna Belle Willie, was born at Hoops
ton, 111., in 1884. and came to Pull
man with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. .1. Willie, about 16 years ago. On
December 27, 1916, she was united
to marriage to F. L,. Schiermyer.
The Rev. G. W. Laidlaw conducted
a Private funeral service Tuesday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock In Kim
ball's chapel, at which only the be
reaved husband and relatives were
Present, and also officiated at a short
service.'at the grave In the South
Side cemetery.
Mrs. Schiermyer was a woman of
Wet disposition, devoted to her fam
"y. but the. friends who knew her
best esteemed her highly and attest-
M their grief and sympathy by
beautiful floral offerings. She leaves
4 husband, father and mother and
°n brother, E. J. Willie, to mourn
ber loss. a A '*.
GEORGE LIBBY MARRIED
I George P. Libby hied himself ' to
Spokane this week r.nd brought back
** his bride Edith Wesenberg. a resi
dent or that city. The couple will
tttlde In Pullman.
GEO. ARMSTRONG
KILLED IN ACTION
George Armstrong, formerly em
ployed as a garage mechanic and lat
er a. a motion picture machine op
erator in Pullman, was killed in
Prance during the closing days of
the war, according to information re
ceived in Pullman today. Before
coming to Pullman Mr. Armstrong
resided near Albion, and rat a mem
ber of the Albion Knights of Pythias
lodge. His mother resides at Sweet
water, Idaho.
GENEROUS DONATIONS
During the recent influenza epi
demic the local Red Cross sent 39
dozen glasses of jelly and 87 quarts
of plum and apple butter and fruit to
tempi the appetites of the sick and
convalescent members of the S. A. T.
C. All of this jelly and fruit was
contributed by residents of Pullman
and vicinity.
SOLDIERS CELEBRATE
WHEN M.D. ARRIVES
Alter Wailing Two Weeks lor the
Physicians lo Conduct Mustering
Out Examinations, Joy at
Arrival Is Unbounded
Regardless of the faci that the
army and navy mustering out physi
cians chose the Sabbath as the day
of their long delayed advent to the
city of Pullman, the expression of joy
er. the part of soldier-students who
had been chafing at the delay and
growing more and more restless with
each succeeding day of their non
arrival took on the form of a real
celebration Sunday evening. After
their hopes had risen with several
previous tips thai the M. D.'s were
due many of the soldiers had become
somewhat skeptical, but nevertheless
several hundred of them met the
evening train Sunday in the hope
that the latest report might really
prove true.
As the physicians stepped off the
train and the soldiers became con
vinced that they were real, live men,
come to deliver them from the yoke
of the military unit so that they
might go their separate ways rejoic
ing the proverbial pandemonium
broke loose, and the entire commun
ity knew, from the commotion, that
the hopes of the men had at last been
realized.
All of the work incidental to mus
tering out the 1200 men had been
completed long before the belated
M. D's arrival, with nothing remain
ing to be done but to conduct the
physical examinations to see that no
soldier returned to his home less
physically fit than when he reported
in October. Monday morning this
phase of the work started with a rush
and soon the work had beeu system
atized so perfectly that 10 happy men
were handed their final discharge pa
paper every 10 minutes. By Tuesday
the entire naval unit had been de
mobilized and a big start made among
the S. A. T. C. men. The work is still
progressing and the entire unit will
have been demobilized by December
21, the date set by the War Depart
ment, despite the fact that the exam
ining physicians were two weeks late.
The big majority of the men are
being found physically fit, although
a few are being held up for physical
reasons, some because they have not
yet fully recovered from the effects
of the "flu." A few of these men
will be sent to other camps so that
physical defects may be corrected.
A SMALL BLAZE
Fire was discovered Monday after
noon in the house on College hill oc
cupied by T. .1. Day and owned by
F T. Barnard. The fire department
responded promptly and by good
judgment and efficient work extin
guished the flames without seriously
damaging the house or contents. The
fire is supposed to have started from
an overheated range. No one was at
home at the time, Mrs. O'Day and
her sister having gone up to the col
lege. The loss has been adjusted
satisfactorily ami Mr. Barnard feels
that the fire department is entitled to
much credit for extinguishing lhe
blaze with a garden hose, Instead of
deluging the house and contents with
the big fire hose.
PULLMAN. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20.1915
CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL
WELL UNDER WAY
Despite the Handicap of Influenza
Quarantine, the Pullman Branch
of the Red Croat Is Securing
Many Members
While the influenza quarantine
knocked the plans of Mrs. Ewing,
chairman of the Pullman Dranch of
the Red Cross, into a cocked hat', the
Christmas Roll Call campaign is pro
gressing satisfactorily. Arrange
ments had been made to open 11
membership enrollment booths, to be
in charge of college and high school
girls, but compliance with the quar
antine regulations would not permit
the carrying out of this plan. As a
substitute, live recruiting booths are
being maintained down town, one in
each of the banks, one in
the Emerson Mercantile company's
Store, one in the Greeirawalt-Folger
company's store and one at Red
Cross headquarters. Members of the
organization are on duty all day at
these booths enrolling members and
giving out buttons. A booth is also
maintained in the college library un
der the direction of Miss Craig.
Up to Wednesday evening 568
members had been enrolled in Pull
man and two of the six auxiliaries re
ported 151 responses to the roll call.
This total was largely increased yes
terday. There are so many cases of
influenza at Colton and Uniontown
oiat very little work can be done by
cither of these auxiliaries at present.
Tomorrow will be Red Cross regis
tration day and all who have not al
ready Joined are urged to go to one
of the recruiting Looms and enlist
in the Red Cross army, just as the
young men registered for military
duty at the appointed time and place.
Next Monday, the closing d-y of the
drive, teams of men will solicit every
home in the city which does not dis
play a Red Cross service flag in the
windows, as evidence that the occu
pants have already answered the roll
call.
At the- close of the membership
drive last year the Pullmen branch
pud Its auxiliaries reported almost
2000 members and despite the Influ
enza handicap the Red Cross workers
Mmv (Eljrtatmafi
There is every reason why Christmas this year should
be a merry and happy one.
Peace has returned to the earth and the work of killing
men and destroying property la ended -forever, we have
ground to hope.
Most of our boys will soon he coming home, Instead
of going away to face the hardships of camp life and the
dangers of the firing line.
We have a wonderful opportunity out of our plenty
to minister to the needs and bind up the wounds of the
suffering nations of Europe and by so doing to make the
United States the most loved country in tho world.
By consecrating ourselves to this great work of mercy,
we can enter fully into the Christmas spirit, which is best
defined in the words: "It is more blessed to give than to
receive."
The gladdest words of tongue or pen
Are "Peace on earth, good will to men
And so we hope, and so we sing
.May this next Yuletide season bring
The Merriest Christmas ever known
To these abroad and all ai home.
hope to not only equal but surpass
that record.
There are just three days left in
which to demonstrate that you hay •
a heart, and a dollar. Hurry!
Hurry! Hurry! so thai when the roll
call ends every man and woman In
Pullman and vicinity will have an
swered, "Present, or accounted for."
NO WORD ON POWER RATES
Up to last night no word had been
received by the city of Pullman as
to the findings of the state public
service commission on the hearing
recently held in Pullman on the pro
posed increase in power rates by the
Washington Water Power company.
Wednesday of this week was Hie
date set by the company for the new
rates to become effective, and the
commission had promised to have its
port completed by that time.
LITTLE BOY DROWNED
IK COLLEGE LAKE
Eiglit-Vciii'-Old Son of Charles (Jab
bey Broke Through Thin Ice—
Little Sister Saved
The eight-year-old son of Chaa.
Gabbey, who is employed at tht col
lege dairy barn, was drowned yester
day morning in the lake on the col-
lege campus. From the meagre re
ports available ■*' appear:; that he,
with a younger raster and several
ether children,"were playing on the
ice and hi and his Bister broke
through. A3 soon as help arrived
the hoy was taken to the home Of
Prof. Heald and every effort made to
restore him, but without avail. The
little girl broke through the ice, but
extricated herself, according to one
story. She was quite ill for a short
time from having swallowed water.
but soon recovered.
Another version is that Iht boy
was drawing bis sister on a sled when
he broken through and t'tu-.t the girl
did no. fall in the water at all, but
was found sitting on Hie sled and
pointing at the hole In the ice
through which her brother had dis
appeared.
ERROR AFFECTS
MILITARY STATUS
Clerical Slip Causes Twenty-two
State College 8. A. T. C. Men to
Be Declared Not Legally
Inducted
Twenty-two members of the col
legiate section of the State College
S. A. T. C, will receive no pay for
their military services since they re
ported iii Pullman October 1 unless
the War Department can take steps
to make possible the correction of a
clerical error thai occurred some
where between the Whitman county
draft board and the War Department
at Washington, 1). C. .lust where the
error occurred is not definitely
known, but by some slip the induc
tion of the -'.' men affected was not
technically correct and the slip was
discovered too late for correction un
less the War Department will accede
to ihe request of the military and
Stato College authorities and make
possible their Induction now. J
Every effort is being made by
both the military and college au
thorities to clear the .situation and
the matter has been taken up with
Senator Miles D. Poindexter by wire.
Senator Poindexter Is urged to use
his influence with the War Depart
ment so that the men may be raised
to a full military status, and receive
lay from the time they reported in
Pullman.
i he papeis In connection with the
case have been sent to Washington
and it It thought probable here that
the Induction may be re-opened by
the War Department to make pos-
Bible the correction of the error.
The application! for Induction
were first sent to the home boards
of the applicants, later to the Whit
man county board and thence to
Washington, D. C. Somewhere In
the relay the slip occurred, and un
less It is corrected the men will be
deprived of their pay while in Pull
man, about 10 weeks, and the col
lege will be unable to collect the pro
rata of the 22 men on its contract for
feeding and housing the soldier
students.
Mantle clocks-Ball Jewelry Store
COMMITTEES NAMED I
i FOR MANY PROJECTS
Chamber of Commerce Proposes to
Mart Work on lis Reconstruction
Program ut. Once and tv Press
It Vigorously
Despite the influenza ban, which
has caused the discontinuance of
the weekly chamber of com
merce meetings and luncheon*, pre
liminary work on Pullman's big re
construction program it going for
ward and President E. K. Wegner
lias named special committees to han
dle separate phases of the proposed
betterments, with Instructions to
get busy,"
To make arrangements lor the
erection of a suitable monument for
Pullman's fallen heroes, a committee
including William Goodyear, F. c.
Forrest, ,1. W. Caughlan and G. 11.
Wait has been named.
F. C. Denaow, W. p. llauser, '/,. E.
Scott and A. K. .McClaskey are as
signed to the work incidental to find
ing a position lor every returned tail
dier and sailor.
The chamber proposes, in its im
provement program, to boost the
small farm plan, with an ultimate
view of "a family to every 820
acres." To handle this pari of tho
program a committee has been
named comprising George Severance,
.1. S. Klemgard, J. N. Emerson, A. 11.
Met/., i,. q, Kimzey, Asher liobson,
M. Farley, .1. I). Carson, M. Angstll
and Dr. 1., C. Thayer,
The better roads committee In
cludes 0. L. Waller, I). F. Staley, A.
It. liaker, T. C. Martin and Dr. E. A.
Archer.
The program includes a new and
modern hotel, and .1. N. Emerson, 11.
Kimbrough, P. 0. Forrest, F. V.
Roth and H. it. Douglas have been
appointed by President Wegner to
look after this project.
The committee to plan for belter
parks includes Lee Allen, W. • 1,.
Qreenawalt, W. S. Thornber and W.
T. McDermitt,
To provide lor a municipal ceme
tery and Its upkeep, the committee
named comprises W. M. Ellsworth,
J.»N. Scott, W. A. Spalding, L, ED,
Wenham and Thos. Neill.
Pullman propose* to stage a big
celebration in honor of the returned
soldiers and sailors, anil the commit
tee 10 have charge of tht demonstra
tion includes EC W. Thorpe, Karl Al
len, .1. L. Ash loi E. N. Hinchliff
and Qeorge M. Henry.
Each of Hie committees has been
asked by President Wegner to hold
a meeting and outline a plan of ac
tion as early as possible, so that the
work of all may be in full swing
when the sessions of the chamber
are resumed. Several other phases
of tho Improvement program adopt
ed by the chamber have been as
signed to standing committees.
HARRY OMAN BUYS TIRK SHOP
Harry F. Oman, for nearly nine
years head salesman at the Hamil
ton hardware store, has purchased the
business and equipment of the Pull
man Tire Shop from George and
Harry Walters. Mr. Oman will re
main with the Hamilton Hardware
-
company until February 1, when he
will assume active charge of bis new
business. Harry Walters retains the
welding and iron work part of the
business. Qeorge Walters retiring.
Mr. Oman will equip the shop to
handle all kinds of tiro work, includ
ing vulcanizing and tube repairing,
and ill carry a full line- of ibe besl
makes of tires.
W. 8. V. BASKET BALL
Basket ball practice is on in full
blast at the State Collage, with a
Squad of 50 likely candidates out ill
suits. While experienced material
ip .< a premium, Mclvor and Dahl
qulst, former State College basket
tossers, arc included in the squad,
and around these veterans Coach
Bohler hopes to mould a team that
will put Washington State College In
the front rank in this sport. Rocky,
another W. S. C. player, It a mem-,
her of the naval training unit at
Washington University, but expects
to be mustered out in time to report
here at the opening of the second
quarter.
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