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'£>f>e Pullman Herald
VOL GOODYEAR, Editor and Publisher KARL P. ALLEN, News Editor
Published every Friday at Pullman, Washington, and entered at
the Pullman post office as second class matter
91.60 .per yeais payable in advance: 75 cents for six months
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 7, 1919
AN IMPORTANT MEETING
The first meeting of the Wash
ington Federation of Farm Organi
sations will be held at Spokane No
vember 24 and 25. This is a very
important gathering, because it will
indicate whether or not the farmers
of this state are awake to the neces
sity of working together lor the com
mon good.
The plan of federation which -was
worked out at. the Yakima meeting
is a fair and practicable one and ade
quately meets the problem of uniting
all the farm organizations in sup
port of policies on which they are I
agreed. The need of such a move is
obvious. Acting as individuals or
through several different organiza- '
tlons, the farmers are in grave dan- !
ger of being crushed between the
hiill stones of organized capital and j
organized labor. Even in the pro-i
lection of the nation against radical
doctrines, no matter how patriotic I
they may be, the farmers can accom- I
plish litl«' unless they act as a unit,
through one great organization.
They may be united in sentiment
but, unless they have the means to
express that sentiment unitedly, they
can accomplish nothing worth while
and their individual or group pro
tests will be ignored.
Kicking about the profiteering by j
capital and the slowing up of pro- j
duction by labor and threats of re- j
taliation will avail little, but the
mere organigation of a great federa- j
tion, to include all the farm organi
zations will avail much, because it
•will demonstrate to the nation that!
a new and powerful factor is enter- j
ing the industrial war Without a
federation, the members of the dif
ferent farm organisations will have i
to play the ignoble role of mere spec
tators, while the tight between or- j
ganized capital and organized labor
is. being staged, and tie- spectators
are bound to be hurt, no matter who
wins, _ |
The nation has heard the rum- i
a
blings of discontent among the farm
ers and is waiting to see whether
they propose to enter the battle zone I
as individual stragglers, as separate j
divisions which can easily be !
crushed in detail, or as one well or
ganized army with the power to en
force its demands. For this reason j
nation-wide interest attaches to the {
meeting at Spokane, because) it is the
beginning of a major movement and I
will indicate whether the farmers'
are going to hang together or be j
hung separately, whether they ap- j
predate the gravity of the crisis
which confronts the country and are
going to play a man's part in it, or ■■
are going to assume the role of the
ostrich and bury their heads in the
Band to shut out the sight and
sound of danger.
Every farm organization in this I
state should not only be represented
at the Spokane meeting, but should
be represented by its strongest and
wisest men, for the action taken by
this convention will go a long way
toward stimulating or retarding the
nation-wide federation of farm or
ganizations.
WM. GOODYEAR."
FARMERS' WAGES
Farmer delegates to the national
conference now being held in Wash
ington have prepared a resolution in
which they say. the newspapers re
port, that farmers do not object to
the payment of wages to organized
labor on the basis of an eight-hour
day, but they believe that farmers
•are entitled to remuneration for the
»onger hours of their working days.
Surely nobody can deny the just
ice of the proposition that farmers
should receive remuneration in pro
portion to their hours of labor. In
deed, some farming not only re
quires skill but managerial ability as
well, the wages of farmers, accord
ing to the usual standards of re
wards, should be higher per hour
than Inmost lines cf industrial la
bor. But the difficulty of translat
ing Into action such a resolution as
the farmer members of the confer
ence have drawn is that farmers do
not receive their rewards in wages,
but In prices for their products.
'Farm management investigators
have given us the term labor in
come. Labor Income is what is left
of the gross income of a farming
business for a year after expenses
and interest on the investment in the
enterprise are taken out. It is what
the head of he business gets for ,is
■work and management, entirely
, "ide fro:. Interest on bis invest
ment. Any increase in the wages of
farmers would appear in the labor
Income account, Now what are the
possibilities of Increasing the aver
age labor income of American farm
ers?
In 10 years just previous to the
war, although prices for farm pro
ducts were gradually rising, farm
management surveys in many states
did not show any material increase
in the average labor income of farm
ing. Instead Of going into labor in
come, the price increases raised
the price of land. The average labor
income remained around $425 to
$450. It was interest Income that
was increased. Within the past few
months we all have seen that war
prices for farm products are being
reflected in higher rents and higher
prices for land, which, of course, will
forestall any considerable increase
in labor income.
The fact that increased returns in
farming tend to be soaked up In
land values makes difficult of execu
tion any plan to establish farmers'
wages on a parity with or in com
parison to wages In various groups
of organized labor. — Nebraska
Union Farmer.
Abraham Lincoln gave lome sound
advice to a gathering of wage earn
ers in 1864 when he said: "Prop
erty is the fruit of labor; property is
desirable; is a positive good to the
world. That, some should be rich
shows that others may become rich,
and hence it is just encouragement
to industry and enterprise. Let not
him who is houseless pull down the
house of another, but let him work
diligently and build one for himself,
thus by example assuring that hie
own shall be safe from violence
when built."
If Clark V. Savidge enters the
race for governor he is going to be
a hard man to beat in the republican
primaries and at the polls, lie has
a .lean record as a good citizen and"
efficient public officer, is a first
class mixer, is very popular with all
who know him, and has a well
earned reputation for Integrity and
sound judgment. If he shies his bat
Into the ring, it is a good bet that he
will be nominated and elected.
""Unless more rooms are listed for
the accommodation of visitors to
Pullman on Homecoming day, No
vember 15, a good many of the visit
ors wi.ll have to make their homes
ii. the streets. The rooming situa
tion is already acute and a large
crowd is coming to see the big foot
ball game. All available rooms
should be listed at once with the sec
retary of the Y. M. C. A.
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In fitting up the handsomest
banking room in the Palouse coun
try the officers of the Pullman State
bank have not only rendered a serv
ice to its patrons, but to the city of
Pullman. Improvements of this kind
add* the reputation of a town and
prove the confidence of its residents
in Its future.
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It takes real money to build
houses In Pullman just now, but it
means a loss, not only of real money,
but of population to Pullman, and
the loss of students to the State Col
lege, if houses are not built.
NOTICE of HEARING FINAL UK
PORT AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION
In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, in and for the
I County of Whitman.
| In the Matter of the Estate of An
drew Baxter, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that .lose
phine Baxter, executrix of the estate
jof Andrew Baxter, deceased, has
I tiled In the office of the clerk of said
j court her final report as such execu
; trix together with petition for distri
| bution of said estate, asking the
j court to settle said report, distribute
j the property to the heirs or persons
I entitled to the same, and discharge
I said executrix; and that Friday, the
i -.tii day of December. 1919. at 10:00
j o'clock a. m., at the court room of
our said superior court, iv the city
of Colfax, in said Whitman county,
, has been duly appointed by said
superior court for the hearing and
settlement of said final report and
petition for distribution, at which
time and place any person interested
in said estate may appear and file
! objections thereto and contest the
I same
Witness, the Hon. H. L. McCroa-
I key, judge of said superior court,
' and the seal of Rid court affixed
'this t'.th day of November, 1919.
M. c. TRUE.
! (seal) Clerk of Said Court.
Nov 7 Dec 5
11-iieiss CALLS
. SSFICEWEEK
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Memtefshjp Rather Than Mon
ey ts Asked to Complete
War Relief.
Red Cross Chapters, branches and
auxiliaries in the Northwestern Div
ision, comprising Alaska, Idaho, Ore
gon and Washington, will participate
In the THIRD RED CROSS ROLL
CALL November 2 to November 11, |
Armistice Day. The American Red
Cro«s, the greatest relief organization
in recorded history, the "mobilized
heart-action of the American people,"
will engage In no more "drives" for
huge sums for war relief, but will
continue its annual roll-call, which la
simply the occasion on which tlie
American people express their lief
in the ideals and work of the Red
('He- by enrolling as members. "AH
you t.i ■• I is a heart and a dollar."
For live sons, say the leaders of.
the Red Cross, this THIRD RED
CROSS ROLL CALL should enroll j
ever) loyal and public spirited Amir;
can citizen among the millions of mem
hers of the organization that served
our boys at home and overseas, saved
the morale of France and Italy in our.
early days in the war, relieved the
millions of refugees, fed the starving
bab of Europe, saved whole nations
from extermination, stood as next i
friend to those families in America
whose dear ones were in the service,
threw Its tremendous resources into
the fight against influenza, dealt with
great national disasters of flood ami
fire, and now carries on to do its part
to serve America and to make the
war worth having been won.
These five reasons are:
1. The War Task of the Red Cross Is
Not Yet Fully Performed.
To men still in service, and to their
families at home, to discharged sol
diers not yet fully adjusted to the
routine of civilian life, to 30,000 boys
suffering or convalescing in Military {
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or Naval hospitals, the American peo
ple still give cheer, comfort and serv
ice through their Red Cross.
In certain portions of the Old World
the American Red Cross still feeds !
and clothes the undernourished and
ragged babies, cares for the aged and j
the infirm, and assists the people of !
these disease-ridden, famine-stricken, '
war-ravaged countries to organize
their own resources. Since the sign
ing of the Armistice, this work has
steadily declined, but it is not by any
means fully completed.
2. The Red Cross Is the Disaster Re- i
lief Agent of the American People. !
The speed and efficiency with which
the Red Cross met emergency needs
at Corpus Christi illustrated the value j
of nationwide Red Cross organization.
In case of disaster, whether it be for- !
est fire in the Northwest or a great ;
Mississippi Valley flood, the first ef- !
fective relief will hereafter come from
nearby communities, working through
their Red Cross Chapters.
3. In Case of Epidemic Local Red
Cross Organization Is Indispens
able.
During the influenza epidemic. Red
Cross action and co-operation saved
three thousand lives, because the Red
Cross was fully organized in every
community in the United States.
Against a possible recurrence of in
fluenza this winter and against a dan
ger of epidemic in the future, con- :
tinned universal membership in the
Red Cross is essential.
4. Red Cross Peace Program Calls
For Universal Support and Co
operation.
The American Red Cross is still an !
emergency organization. it must be.
realized that there is such a thing as i
a continuing disaster: 300,000 babies :
under one year of age die every year
because of ignorance; thousands of j
mothers die unnecessarily in child
birth; it is still possible for an epi- !
domic like the influenza to take a toll |
within a compass of a few weeks five j
times greater than the losses of our
nation in a year and a half of war;
hundreds of thousands of people in '
the prime of life die in the United j
States every year from wholly pre
ventable diseases. This is nothing I
short of a disaster which is a continu- ;
ing one and will be permanent unless
th. people co-operate with one an
other to use the knowledge and wealth
already in existence to bring the na
tion into a better day. The Red Cross
through its millions of members com
prising every clement in every com
munity, many of them themselves vie-
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Tims of th? foes : ■:' cut *'" "* human
life and rob It .< [ta sweetness, can
serve nation and community as can no
other agency In supplementing, rein
forcing, »nd supporting well-directed
efforts for the conservation of the
most precious things in the world,
human life and happiness.
5. America Has Set the Pace In a
World Red Qross Movement.
The League of Red Cross Societies
of all nations has been formed through
the inspiration of the Red Cross
achievement of the United States.
This League has no executive power
whatever over the Red Cross of any
nation, but will extend into every na
tion the benefits of a national, volun
tary Red Cross society on the Ameri
can model, to deal with problems of
health and child welfare and to cope
with the relief problems that are bo
pressing over so great a part of the
earth's surface. Through these organ
izations many nations will meet their
own problems which would otherwise
be appealing to America for relief and
assistance. The United States, whose
people have shown the world how thus
to rise out of despair into hope, must
keep the Red Cross banner floating
high. The success or failure of this
great world movement of practical,
idealism will depend largely upon the
manner in which the American people
answer the THIRD RED CROSS
ROLL CALL.
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The Red Cross button is the most
widely worn button in the world.
Thirty million men and women and
children in the United States now
wear this emblem of countless good
deeds accomplished. For the third
year in America comes universal op
portunity to wear it.
There are many instances of how
this button, bearing upon a white
background a tiny cross, has been
worn and treasured. One morning in
1 distant northwest county, a man
whose ruddy, optimistic countenance
was clothed with ruddy beard, asked
the Red Cross chairman if he had an
other button like the one he wore.
The chairman gave him his own. "I
liave twelve children," explained the
man. "I gave my button to the
twelfth, a new arrival, this morning.
When 1 have anything good the. whole
family must come in on it." ,
The Red Cross — universal
mother to the distressed children
of men.
Service done our fellowmen is
the most beautiful thing in the
world. JOIN.
Your Roll Call Button is your
distinguished service cross.
All you need Is a dollar! You
have a heart.
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RED CROSS GIRLS FEED
THOUSANDS OF DOUGHBOYS
Since the armistice, twenty-five
canteens, operated by Red Cross Chap
ters in Idaho, Oregon, and Washing
ton have dispensed 23,379 gallons of
coffee, and 224,236 dozen sandwiches,
to soldiers, sailors, and marines en
route. The hospitality of these can
teens was accepted nine hundred thou
sand times, often by men who would
have gone hungry but for the Red
Cross service thus rendered. Figures
show that these men, through the
courtesy of the Red Cross, drank 8,
--497 gallons of iced drinks; used 6,663
bars of soap, and 37,713 paper towels;
ate 57,491 chocolate bars, 16,629
pounds of candy, 14,754 dozen cookies,
74,913 dozen doughnuts, 9,488 dozen
hot rolls; wrote 436,400 post cards
furnished and stamped by the Red
Cross; and to their own discomfort
during a certain period, wore 12,250
influenza masks. All this, to say
nothing of 22,956 full meals.
During this time 1847 sick men were
aided by the canteen, seventy-nine of
them being removed from trains as
too sick to travel, and receiving imme
diate hospital attention.
Canteen work is nearly over, but the
Red Cross still has vitally important
work to do. Every membership in the
Third Red Cross Roll Call will be a
vote of confidence in the American
Red Cross.
"It's a Long Way to Tipperary," but
the Red Cross is there.
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western Division alone—comprising
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon an.! Washing
ton—there are 750,868 Red Cross mem
hers. Alaska has, 18,662; ' I.hho, 103 -
055; Oregon, 243,614; Washington.
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IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
College Auditorium, Friday, Nov. 7, 8:30
Admission 55 cents
A. L. James will buy all the cattle and hogs
in the Palouse Countryalso a full
carload of poultry
A. L. JAMES
Pullman, Wash. Telephone 1832
Have 2000 shares Walla Walla Oil
Gas & Pipeline stock for sale at a
sacrifice. Make me an offer. Fred
May, 114 North Howard St., Spokane.
nov7-14
FOR SALE by owner —Five room
house and good barn, $1200 cash,
503 Pearl St., Dr. A. N. Jacquemin.
Boise, Ida. nov7
WANTED — To purchase a house
or trade land for College hill prop
erty. Might purchase single lot.
Phone 1113. no v7
FOR SALE—CIay tile for land
drainage." Geo. Hcrboth, Uniontown.
octl7decl4 .
FOR SALE—Stack of timothy hay.
Inquire at this office.
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