Pullman herald. [volume], February 20, 1920, Image 1

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! VOLUME XXXII.
SHOULD VOTE BONDS
FOR ROM NORTH
Councilman W. C. Kruegel Takes j
Stand for City Improvement
Suggest" Bond Issue for Park \
5 Purposes )
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With the approach of the special
election early in March called for j
die purpose of approving bonds for
the construction of a good road as
» connecting link between the Grand
Street bridge and the city limits,
many citizens naturally like to know ;
the necessity for this improvement '
and the. condition of the city fi
nances.
The older residents remember the
condition of the road leading to, Mo
scow, between the cement bridge and I
the N. P- crossing, before it was :
paved. it is the desire of the coun- ;
cil to improve the road leading to j
the north and put it in as good shape j
as that leading to Moscow. The
county is co-operating to the extent I
that they will take care of the road ;
at the city limits and complete it to ;
the rocl: quarry just north of town. |
This will make nearly a straight
road, entirely west of the X. P.
track, and eliminates two dangerous
railroad crossings.
When one realizes that this road |
will be the entrance into Pullman [
of the east branch of the Paiouse
highway, the imperative need of this
improvement is at once seen. With
this improvement made it. is also felt ]
that Pullman can ask with better j
grace, when state funds are avail- j
able, for construction on this high
way from Pullman north as well as
from Oakesdale south.
The finances of the city are in '
splendid shape; to all intents and
purposes we are on a cash basis, j
There still remains outstanding some
of the old debt of years ago, but this '
will be entirely paid by the end of
this year.
Our bonding limit is about $56,
--000 against which we have net bonds j
outstanding of $21,000 Itemized as
follows:
-st water bonds (due in
1932.1 $11,000
2nd water bonds (due in
1*8*) 20,000
Sewer bonds (due in 1936). 4,000
Total bonds outstanding. . . .$35,000
Less amount actually on
hand in Bond Redemp
tion Fund $14,000
Net amount due on bonds. . $21,000
Since our bonding limit is $55,
--000 and the net amount outstanding
to. $21,000. there remains $34,000
legally available.
Now as to the method of financing
these issues. There is enough on
hand in the sinking fund at present
to cancel the first issue of bonds due
in 1932 and apply $3000 on the sec
ond issue, leaving a balance in both
issues of $21,000.
Our present levy for old indebt
edness is six mills and the old debt
will be paid off at the end of the
Present year. This levy nets the city j
roughly $6000 per year and it can
'easily be seen that if this levy were
to be continued for four years after
1920 the entire bonded indebtedness i
01 the city would be cancelled, and
if the $15,000 additional bonds are
ratified that in six years with the
Present city levy there would be
«°ney enough in the sinking fund to
"nd all bond issues. In other words
without increasing the present rate
or taxation all bond issues can be
funded in 1926, six years before the
"rst issue comes due.
> Pullman can never lie anything
. *" a residence city and our aim
would be to make it the best one
« the Northwest. To do this every
jSJ improvement within our finan
" limitations should be fostered
«d encouraged.
Not only should th bond levy of
,•'.OOO for the road north be passed.
1 at the general election in Novem
r « bond issue of $20,000 should
our Paßßed for the- Improvement of
tion C'ty ParkS' We have the loca
te ».' al' We need now is the money
E ° T fl*a?d outfit them.
that " there is any one thing
_ o we can do which will benefit
Park Pe° ple than to beautify our
flow* WUh graM and shrubs and
ers- One part should -be set off
The Pullman Herald
Devotee) to the best interests of Pullman and the greatest farming community in the Northwest surrounding it
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entirely for a children's play ground
and another part for auto tourists. !
Our parks property planted aud I
cared for with their location so close
to the Paiouse highway and N. P. |
and 0.-W. R. _ N. railroads, would
be a tremendous asset to the city.
WM. C. KRUEGEL,
Chairman Finance Committee,
City Council,
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MRS. WILLIAM SWAIN
PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY !
Mrs. Penelope Swain, wife of ex-1
Mayor William Swain, died at her!
home here yesterday afternoon after
suffering from a complication of ail- ;
ments for over a year. Mrs. Swain j*
had resided in Pullman many years [
and was widely known in this com- '
munity. Deceased is survived only ,
by her husband, a pioneer Pullman ;
architect. While funeral arrange- !
ments had not been completed when '
The Herald went to press it is prob- I
able that, private services will "be I.
held at the residence Sunday, and \
that the body will be shipped to I,
Lewiston, Idaho, for burial. A full;'
j obituary will be published next i,
1 week.
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CITY GOES AFTER j:
AUTO LAW VIOLATORS;:
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.slue and Municipal Laws Will Be
Rigidly Enforced Must Have '
New License by March First
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The way of the automobile law
transgressor will be hard this year
iso far as Pullman is concerned, a |
campaign tor the arrest and convic
tion of all automobile drivers who
take the laws lightly having already
been inaugurated by the city of
: ficials. The increasing number of
power driven vehicles has made ill
I imperative that every driver exercise I
the utmost caution to avoid accidents ■
and the city will insist that every
law having to do with automobile '
I traffic bo. observed during the pres
ent season, The secretary of state
hay authorized the city police de
partment to arrest all drivers who !
appear after March 1 without the j
new license plate attached to their j
cars and Chief of Police Sargent
states that no exceptions will be j
made In this case. The license plates i
are now available, through applica- ;.
tion to the county auditor, and there- i
will be no excuse for violations of ]
the license plate provisions of the i,
law. The speed laws, the statutes j,
concerning head and tail lights and j,
the city traffic laws will also be rig- j >
idly enforced by the city and stiff '
fines will be assessed against all who i ,
are found guilty of violations of the j
provisions.
The chief of police calls attention
to the fact that the new license ,
plates, while they must be attached .
to the cars on March 1, are not legal
until that date, and that all drivers ;
who have the new plates attached
now are guilty of law violation and
subject to arrest.
During the past two weeks Chief
I of Police Sargent has made four ar
rests for violations of the automo- i
bile laws, as follows:
D. H. Ewes, speeding, plea of
i guilty, fined $15 and costs.
C. R. Bailor, improper license
plates, plea of guilty, fined $15 and
costs.
H. Davis, plea of guilty, fined $15 ■
and costs.
Carl Gerding, cutting corners, plea
of guilty, fined $15 and costs. |
WILL PROVIDE ATHLETIC FIELD !
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I The tract of land west of the 0.-W. j
R. & N. station, formerly used by the
Standard Lumber company as a fuel j
and lumber yard, will be purchased |
by the chamber of commerce to pro
vide an athletic field for the high ;
school. At Its session Tuesday the
chamber of commerce adopted the
report of the special committee
named to investigate the feasibility
of the tract for athletic field pur
poses. The report carried with it a t
recommendation that the tract be j
purchased, the price set being $800. j
An Investigation of the possibilities
of the tract for a football gridiron j
proved the lots to te p. trifle too
small for a regulation gridiron, but J
fully adequate for practice purposes.
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 20, 1920
PULLMAN'S OLD INDEBTEDNESS '
10 BE WIPED OUT THIS YEAR
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Old General Fund Indebtedness Will
be Liquidated by July After Run
ning 27 —State Officers
Boost City Finances
In July of this year Pullman will
celebrate the wiping out of the old
general fund indebtedness, a finan
cial obligation incurred during the
troublesome times of 1893 which has
hung over the city like a nightmare
during all those 21 years. Only
$3000 remains to be paid on the old
indebtedness, of which $061.50 is
principal and the balance interest,
and this sum will be available.
through taxes, by the middle of the
year. The wiping out of this old
debt will put the city of Pullman on
a cash basis, the only other indebt
edness outstanding being $35,000 in
bonds, with over 10 years yet to run,
and over $14,000 now on band to ap
ply on this Indebtedness. By con
tinuing the present six-mill levy tor
indebtedness liquidation for another*
four years the entire present bonded
and current debt of the city will be
wiped out, a condition that has never
before prevailed In the history of the
city.
Six years ago the city set about in
earnest to clear up the old general
debt, which had been reduced but
little during the 21 years it had then
run, and during those six years $36,
--000 has been paid on the debt, of
which $2 was for interest to every
$1 paid on principal. The old war
rants have come from every part of
the United States as they were cnlt*.-" 1
from time to time by the clt*> 'Treas
urer, while many have been lost or
ENGINEERING COMPANY
TAKES NEW QUARTERS
Will Remove to Bottling Works
Building April I — lre Plant to be
Continued in Present Boom
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• The Pullman Engineering com
pany has secured a lease on the
building owned by the Star Bottling
& Manufacturing company, at Para
dise and Alder streets, and will oc
cupy the building the first of April.
The ice plant in the rear of the build
ing will be continued, with Grover
Gentry as manager. A deal is now
pending for the sale of the bottling
works, and in case the sale is closed
that part of the business will be con- ,
tinued in new quarters and under
the new ownership. If the bottling
works is not sold the business will
be discontinued. C. N. Gaddis, who
occupies that part of the building
formerly occupied by the Tribune of
fice, will remove his fruit and pro
duce business to a new location.
The building will be, completely j
remodeled for use by the engineer- j
ing company, with a large archway
cut in the wall between the two large
rooms, and will provide excellent
quarters for the big business of the '
concern.
The building to be vacated by the
engineering company will be used by
its new owner, T. C. Martin, as a
part of his new garage, the entire
establishment to occupy a floor
space 100 by 200 feet.
G. F. Livingston is down from his
stock farm on Toroda creek in Oka
nogan county, looking after business
interests.
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AMERICAN LEGION
Maynard-Price Post will observe American Legion Sunday. February
22, in the following manner:
1. Every member attend HIS church at the morning service.
2. American Legion Vesper services at .'1:30 p. m. in college auditorium.
The Legion will attend this service in a body —assemble at rear ot
auditorium at 3:15 p. m.
i 2. Thos. B. Feeney, one of the original fraraers of our constitution, will
speak at the Open Forum, Grand Theatre, at 7:30; subject, "Amer
icanism . • -
Uniforms will not be wornbut every member must take part to
j make this day a real success. «ij»
DR. A.T. LUKINS, Commander. ,
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destroyed by their holders, who had
given up all hope of ever realizing
on the antiquated papers.
Included in the warrants to be !
called this year are some for labor
on the city hall, constructed in 1893
by Thatcher & Larson, and payable!
to that concern. i
City Treasurer Clark announced
that in April he will make a call for
all the remaining outstanding war- j
rants, the interest to stop at that I
time. It is believed that many of
the warrants will never be presented
for payment, but sufficient funds
will be kept on hand to pay them as j
they are presented. The warrants j
will outlaw six years after the of- j
ficial call.
During the year 1919, according to
the annual report of th, city offic
ials. $2067.42 in the old warrants
were paid, the Interest paid on these
amounting to $4126.10, or practical
ally (wice the principal.
Oldtime I'ullmanites are already '
tail-in. a bl _ celebration to mark the !
close of the 27-yeai old account
against the city.
• That the city of Pullman, from a
financial standpoint, is taking her
place in the front rank of cities of
the state of Washington is indicated
by a letter received this week by City
Clerk .Matilda F. Gannon from State
Auditor C. W. Clausen, who said:
"We are in receipt of your annual
report covering the financial trans
actions of the city of Pullman for the i
year 1919 and desire to congratulate
you on the reduction of your indebt
edness during the year. There are
few cities in the state of Washington
that can boast of being in any better
condition than Pullman.
flu Jug takes leave I
SCHOOLS AGAIN OPEN
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Situation Is Clearing Rapidly with
Little Danger of a Further
Spread of the Disease
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After having been closed for two
weeks on account of the influenza j
epidemic the local schools opened
Monday morning with practically a
full attendance. The influenza sit
uation is rapidly clearing and it is I
thought that practically all danger
of a further spread of the epidemic
is past. Only a few new cases of ,
influenza have been reported for |
several days and in most cases these
, were persons in homes where the I
disease has been manifest for some j
time.
A review of the epidemic this year j
shows the disease to have been prey- j
alent in a much milder form than
last year, with a greatly decreased
percentage of fatalities, and at least
two of the deaths due in large meas- !
ure to contributory ailments. Those
persons who suffered from the dis
ease last year proved more immune
this year than those who escaped \
the epidemic last year.
I All of the patients in the Fed- '
crated church hospital were released
this week, and a few days more will
see the release of the last two j
patients in the Episcopal church.
A baby girl was born Monday at |
Lewiston, Idaho, to Mrs. P. C.
Games, formerly Miss Blanche
Henry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
D. Henry of Chambers. Mrs. Henry
left Tuesday for Lewiston to see her j
new granddaughter. \
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! COUNCIL REDUCES
; WATER RATES '
A substantial reduction in water
rates for the citizens of Pullman he- J
comes effective at once, under the j
terms of an ordinance passed Tues
day night by the city council. Under
i the new ordinance the minimum i
i monthly rate remains the same, at
$1.00, but 4000 gallons will be al
lowed for the minimum instead of .
3000 as previously and the rate on,
subsequent 1000 gallons is reduced
from 20 cents to 10 cents. It is be- i
lieved that the big reduction in wa- (
ter rates will result In better kept ,
lawns and parking strips and will |<
| also make the city water more avail- !,
[able for garden irrigation purposes. .
able for garden Irrigation purposes.,.
ARMENIAN DRIVE
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The week of March 1 to 6 has',
The week of March 1 to 6 has (
| been designated as "Armenian week" k
I for Pullman and during that week ,
I the committee from the local K. of ! ,
P. lodge will raise the $1300 Pull- I ,
I man quota for far east relief. Judge i
JThos. Neill and 1). C. Dow have been
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1 named a committee by the lodge to ,
i have charge of the drive. '
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CHRISTIAN BROS. BUY
i BUILDING ON GRAND
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pied by Martin's Garage—Will
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Extend Business in New
Quarters )
Christian Bros., local harness and
leather goods dealers, this week
purchased from Mrs. Gritman of Pa
louse, the building on Grand street
now occupied by .Martin's garage
and will remove to the new quarters
this spring. The price was $9000.
The building to be vacated by Chris
tian Bros., on Grand street, is one
[of the oldest structure- In the city,
land in pioneer days was occupied by
; .1. B. Sanborn, now a county com
; missioner, and 1. W. Shearer, as a
harness shop. The building is over
30 years old and has always housed
a harness business. Christian Bros,
plan a general extension of their
i stock in the new quarters, which
will give a floor space of 40x120
I feet. They will make a specialty of i
(automobile top work.
PA LOUSE LADY DIES
AT SANITARIUM
The sixth death in this city dur
ing the influenza epidemic occurred
Sunday night at the Northwest San
itarium when Mrs. Dora A. Spuler,
aged 57 years, and mother of An
thony Spuler of the State College
faculty, succumbed to pneumonia
I following influenza. Mrs. Spuler
| came to Pullman from Paiouse only
' a few days previous to her death
and was ill when she arrived here.
Pneumonia developed Sunday, death
' following within a few hours. The
body was shipped to Paiouse Tues
, day and services were held there it
j the grave. Deceased was a widow ]
and is survived by several sons and!
| daughters.
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM
AT HIGH SCHOOL '
A short patriotic program will be
I given at the high school auditorium
'on Monday, February 2*l. This will
be a program to commemorate the
birth of two of our greatest states
men -Washington and Lincoln. Mem
bers of the local post of the G. A. R.
• of th'» W. R. C. and of the American
; Legion will be guests of the high
school on this occasion. .
I A short patriotic program will be
! given by the pupils and an address
j will be delivered by Judge Thomas
Neill. .
The program will begin at 3:15.
All patrons are invited to be present.
Next week will be observed
throughout the schools as a week of
song.
COMMUNITY FORI'MI
The address next Sunday evening
will be by Attorney Thomas A. Fee
ney of Lewiston, (Idaho, Mr. Feeney
Is brought here by the American Le
gion to deliver the Washington birth
day address, and the meeting will be
under the auspices of the. Legion.
I The high school glee club will sing.
NUMBER 18
SEWAGE PROBLEM IS
AMICABLY SETTLED
Colfax Sends Delegation to Pullman
to Talk Question of Sewage Die- ..
posal To Clean Tank Twice
Yearly
The question of Pullman's aeptie
tank. to which objection had been
raised by citizens residing along the
South Paiouse as far as Colfax, was
amicably settled Friday evening at
a conference held here between in
terested parties from Colfax and
Pullman. The meeting resulted in
the adoption of a policy by this city
of cleaning the septic tank twice
each year, instead of only once in
several years, as has been the cus
tom in the past, it is believed that
under this plan the accumulation of
large masses of sediment will be
averted and that under the semi
yearly cleanings the pollution of the
South Paiouse as a result of this
work will be reduced to a minimum.
The Colfax delegation which con
(erred with Pullman people on the
matter Friday evening included
Mayor (.'odd, City Attorney Horton,
Prosecuting Attorney Weldon, Presi
dent Bigelow of the commercial club.
County Health Officer Skaife and
City Health Officer Benson. Full-*
man was represented at the confer
ence by Acting Mayor W. C. Kruegel
and Councilman Rounds and Duthie.
the three composing the sanitation
committee of the council, as well as
by B. 11. Douglas, president of the
chamber of commerce, and Professor
-M. K. Snyder as sanitary engineer
ing expert.
Professor Snyder pointed out to
the conferees that the septic tank is
adequate to serve Pullman's needs
for several years to come provided
better means of keeping it clean and
sanitary are adopted. lie suggested
thai a thorough cleaning once a year,
with the installation of machinery
to take care of the sediment, would
very likely solve the problem, but
the councilmen present went him one
better and agreed to clean the tank
twice each year, during the high
water in spring and again in the
fall. All those present agreed that
this plan would result in a full and
satisfactory solution of the problem.
The protest against the septic
tank arose from the fact that at the
time the tank was last cleaned a
thick skum had been permitted to
form over the surface and that was
released in such large chunks that
it was four days before the pollution
resulting had cleared. This condi
tion aroused the Ire of numerous
residents along the river and In Al
bion and Colfax, the visit of the Col
fax delegation resulting.
The meeting Friday evening was
harmonious in every respect and
was but another indication of the
growing feeling of good will between
the citizens of the two principal
towns of the county.
CLUB OFFICERS NAMED
The Fortnightly club held an ex
ecutive day committee meeting Mon
day, when officers were elected as
follows:
President —Mrs. J. F. Bohler.
Vice president and treasurer —Mrs.
F. F. Nalder.
Secretary—Mrs. Carl Hoover.
Mrs. .1. F. Bohler was elected dele
gate to the meeting of the state fed
eration, with Mrs. Ellen Bakke as
alternate.
TALKS ON AMERICANISM
'Ideals of Americanism Gained
at the Battlefront" was the subject
of an interesting address delivered
before the open forum last Sunday
evening by Pat Costello ot Seattle,
one of 10 survivors from an entire
company after a severe battle in
the Argonne forest. Mr Costello
apposed the policy of President Wil
son in a number of instances and
stated that President Wilson hail
violated the faith of the soldiers in
not living up to the promises made
before they went overseas. Previous
to the address tho audience joined
in the singing or a number of songs.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts left
last Saturday for Conrad. Montana,
where he has purchased a 320-acro
ranch. ;.