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VOLUME XXXIII
CHAMBER SHOWS RIG
NET MEMBERSHIP GAIN
Membership of Chamber of Com
merce Increased to 310 During
Past Term—Secretary
• Reports
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That the past six months term of
the Pullman chamber of commerce
■was one of the most successful in;
the history of the booster organiza
tion, with much real good accom
plished, is indicated by the semi-an
nual report of Secretary E. \V.
Thorpe, which was approved by the
chamber at its Tuesday session. The !
report, which covers the period from
June 1, 1920, to December 1, 1920,
Is as follows:
The membership of the chamber
of commerce at this time is 310.
During the past six months we have
lost 14 members and have gained'
92 members, leaving a net gain of
78 members.
Our luncheons, not counting the
Big Feed, have brought $693.60 into
our treasury and we have paid out
for them $775.01, which leaves a
let loss of $81.51.
Telephone and telegraph has been
$28.17.
Stationery and stamps 44.65,
Salaries, i. c. secretary and por
ter. $360.00.
Membership in the Washington
State Chamber of Commerce and
dues, $19.96.
Note on Vocational club and in
terest, $100.15.
We gave the American Legion
$150.00 to assist them in giving a
Fourth of July picnic and it was a
very decided success.
Prof. 11. E. Phelps was sent as a
delegate to the meeting of the Wash
ington Good Roads association,
which was held at Everett.
We spent $50.00 in a futile at-.
tempt to get a new census rating.
The secretary was sent as a dele
gate to the meeting of the Washing
ton Association of Commercial Or
ganization Secretaries at Yakima.
D. H. Douglas was sent to Ellens
burg as a representative of the cham
ber to the meeting of the Washing
ton State Chamber of Commerce.
During October the Rig Six com
mittee and Col. Klemgard's aggrega
tion put on a most successful mem
bership drive, ending up with a fine
banquet where 300 members of the
chamber sat down to a bounteous
spread and later listened to an in
tensely interesting program.
During the past six months we
have assisted the college in housing
problems and have seen the comple
tion and occupation of the new Com
munity hall dormitory, which build
ing was sponsored by this organiza
tion.
We as an organization have been
active in all civic and community
tasks and problems and have passer]
through what perhaps has been the
most successful six months since our
chamber was started.
Our average daily attendance at
our Tuesday noon luncheons for the
last six months has been 07 20-27,
which is. I believe, a record for a
town and an organization of this size.
Respectfully submitted,
E. W. THORPE.
Secretary.
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REV. ERNEST F. OMAXN
Spokane
Financial agent, Washington Chil
dren's Home society, who will speak
at the Baptist church Sunday, De
cember 19, in the Interests of the
society. I
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The Pullman Herald
Devoted to the best interests of Pullman and the greatest farming community in the Northwest surrounding it.
ASK REVOLVING FUND
TO HELP MARKET WHEAT
That the profits created by the
United States Grain corporation from
its wheat transactions during the
period of its activity be put into a
permanent revolving fund with which
to handle future wheat crops of the
United States is the desire of the
farmers of Whitman county. At the
meeting of the. Whitman County j
Partners Union, held here Saturday, j
; a resolution embodying the above
principles was adopted, and other
farmer organizations will be asked j
; to lend their endorsement to jthe j
proposal.
C. G. France of Oakesdale was
elected president of the county union, J
with other officeres named as foi
; lows: *
Vice president—R. Meyers, Oakes-1
, dale.
I Secretary—A. C. Whistler, Gar
field.
Executive committee—J. E. Trim
ble. Farmington; A. D. O'Kelley, Col
, fax; A. M. Richardson, Pullman.
WILL SECURE FIRE EQUIPMENT
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The city council has plans well in
hand for the purchase of needed fire
equipment, according to a report
made to the chamber of commerce j
Tuesday, and also proposes to em-1
ploy a paid fire chief to be on the
job at all times and to have super-;
, vision of the fire-fighting equipment. j
I The American Legion and the chain
: bar of commerce will co-operate with
the city council in providing for Pull-J
| man the best fire-fighting equipment
j obtainable.
YEO BEATS ISAACS
! IN ONLY CITY RAGE
(Contest for < ounrilinaii-at-l,ai
I Adds Interest to Municipal Elec
i |
tion—Gentry Is Mayor
1
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The eleventh hour Dottles! tot 1'
I
| councilman-at-large which developed
| in the city election last Tuesday be
tween W. A. Yeo and C. A. Isaacs
, ■added interest to an otherwise de
', cideclly tame municipal election.
Supporters of both Yeo and Isaacs
did considerable campaigning Tues
day, with the result that the vote
was considerably larger than was ex
; pected. Mr. Yeo won the election by
a total vote of 202, Mr. Isaacs secur
ing 58 votes. All of the other candi
dates were elected without opposi
tion, a total of 29 7 votes being cast
in the four city precincts. The vote
was as follows:
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2. 2. 2. « 2.
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for Mayor
(two years)
N. E. J. Gentry.. Bl 83 82 23—269
<'-ouncilmun-at-large
(two years)
. W. A. Yeo 82 81 29 10—202
C A. Isaacs.... 8 6 33 11 — 58
Councilman
Ist Ward
U. G. Lawler ... 82 — 82
. i Councilman
2nd Ward
|F. V. Roth 76 . . ..— 76
Council man
:srd Ward
IA. A. Rounds 78 19 —"97
City Clerk
M. F. Gannon...9o 84 83 24—281
City Treasurer
J. S. Clark ... .9 86 82 23—285
City Attorney
!D- C. Dow .....86 75 81 21— 263
The usual number of compliment
| ary votes were cast for persons who
j were not candidates. For mayor
j scattering votes 'were cast for C. R.
j Dutton. 11. V. Carpenter, William
I Swain, Lee Allen, Art Thompson and
C. A. Isaacs. Otho West received
1 four votes for First ward councilman
and Ed Spencer two.
Charles Henry and James Einert
each received votes for councilman
at-large and Oscar Amos was hon
ored by a vote for Second ward coun
cilman. M. S. Jamar received sev
eral votes for city attorney and Mrs.
1 Serena F. Mathews was the choice of
two voters for city clerk. City Treas-
I urer J. S. Clark was the only candi
date who received the unanimous
vote of those who participated in the
I election.
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1920
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
As already announced, on January 1 the subscription price
of The Herald will be advanced to $2.00 per year, payable
strictly in advance.
Up to that date renewals and new subscriptions will be ac
cepted at the present rate of $1.50 per year.
On January 1 the name of e»very subscriber not paid in ad
vance will be dropped from the mailing list. A number of
subscribers who are now a month or two in arrears are being
carried on the list on the supposition thai they have simply
overlooked the matter and intend to renew, but their names
will also be taken from the mailing list on January l. Notice?
have been mailed to all such subscribers but. if you think that
your subscription has about expired, and do not wish to miss
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or sending in your renewal at once.
THE PULLMAN HERALD.
ROUNDS TO HEAD
LOCAL CHAMBER
Elected President of Chamber of
Chamber of Commerce by Trus-
George Gannon Vice
President
Dr. A. A. Rounds was elected
president of the chamber of com
merce for the ensuing term at the.
organization meeting of the new
board of trustees held Tuesday.
George H. Gannon was elected vice
president and E. W. Thorpe was re
elected secretary and treasurer.
Standing committee chairmen were
named from the membership of the
trustee board as follows:
J. S. Klemgard —Roads and parks.
E. C. Johnson—Agriculture.
" Charles Henry Publicity.
George T. McMahon—Entertain
ment.
Dr. A. A. Rounds —New industries.
Dr. L. G. Kimzey City improve
ment and sanitation.
George li. Gannon Legislative.
Clyde .Myers Membership.
C. C. Todd— Civic affairs.
A new committee was added to the
list of standing committees, to be
In charge of matters pertaining to
community betterment- and advance
ment which are promoted by the
chamber. This committee includes
Prof. C. A. Isaacs, Robert Xeill, Rev.
C X. Curtis, Prof. Charles Henry, J.
S. Klemgard and Dr. A. A. Rounds.
The chairmen of all the other com
mittees will name their own commit
teemen.
MAY EXTEND THE ' !
MUNICIPAL LIMITS
New Water Rates to Users Outside
. City Limits Protested—Coun
cil Would Extend Limits
The protest filed against the new
City water rates for users who live
outside the city limits yet who are
supplied with city water may result
in the extending of the municipal
limits to Include Sanger's addition
and parts of McGee flats. The pro
test was presented to the city coun
cil at its meeting Tuesday evening by
J. E. Lindsay, who represented the
persons forced to pay higher rates
under the new ordinance. A full
discussion of the feasibility of ex
tending the corporate limits to in
clude parts of Hi.- districts affected
by the increased rates followed. The
matter was finally referred to the
committee on streets and highways.'
Under the law it is necessary for
one-fifth of the voters at the last
previous city election to petition the
council for an extension of the city
limits. after which the question is
submitted to a vote of the people in
side the limits and those residing in
the territory which ft is proposed to
annex. Separate elections are held
on the same day, and both must re
sult favorably before the extension
can be legally ratified by the city ad
ministration.
The new rate Increases the monthly
charge for water used by non-resi
dents of the city to $3 minimum,
with a charge of 30 cents per thou
sand gallons for additional water
consumption...
TALK IN INTERESTS
IF CHILDREN'S HOMES
Representatives of Washington Chil
dren's Home Society Will Occupy
Local Pulpits Sunday, Dec. 10
I
Sunday, December 19, will be
Children's Homes day In Pullman
and the pulpits of five of the local |
churches will be occupied by repre- j
sentatives of the Washington Chil
dren's Home society. The speakers!
will explain the purposes of the so-!
ciety and outline the excellent work
of past years in an effort to interest!
the people of this community more
Intensely in the society, with n, view I
to securing greater moral and finan
cial support.
The Rev. Ernest F. Omann, of j
Spokane, financial superintendent of j
the organization, was in Pullman
this week on his way to Clai'kstOllj
to take in charge three orphans. Eel
stated that a new home for boys be-1
tween the ages of seven and 15 years
has just been opened in Tacoma, At
the present time there are m chil
i roll In the home at Seattle, 30 at '
1 aCOffl* and '.'7 at Spokane.
Dr. George A. ibeafe, state super-!
intendent of the society, will speaK
at the United Presbyterian church
December 19, and the Rev. Ernest P.
Omann, financial agent, will speak at!
tile Baptist church. The pulpit at
the Christian church will be filled
by Rev. James 11. Martin, of the
"Yakima district, and that of Hie Fed
erated church by the.Rev. C. S. Re
sile, of the Seattle district.
COMMISSION GRANTS I
| RAILROAD CROSSING
m n m "' „
I nolle Service Commission Grants
Permission to Cross 0.-W. R. *
ft. Tracks to City Park
The state public service commis- i
sion has granted the city of Pullman
.'mission to cross the 0.-W. R. &
N. tracks to make possible an en-i
trance to the city park. While the 1
original petition of the city, for the
right to cross both the 0.-W. R. &'.\
X. and Northern Pacific tracks was I
denied, the commission established
another crossing, farther west than
the one proposed by the city, which
makes it necessary to cross but the
one track.
Under the agreement reached at
the time of the public bearing In
Pullman the Northern Pacific com
pan* w:ii pay one-half the cost of
the fill necessary to make the cross-'
ing, while the other half of the cost :
oi the fill and the expense of the;
construction of the road will be
borne equally by the city and the O. i
W. R. & N. company.
While the crowing at the place up
proved by the city council will not!
be possible under the findings of the!
state commission, the crossing grant
ed will fill the bill very nicely and
will place the city in a position to
proceed with the Improvement of the
city park, which holds great possi
bilities for development.
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Dr. Fred D. Johnston is in Spo
kane this week taking post graduate
work in block anesthia and extrac
tion. He will be back' on the job
next Monday.
HATHAWAY in HEAD
LOCAL PYTHIAN LODGE
H. L. Hathaway, local manager of
the Standard Oil company, will head
the local Pythian lodge as chancellori
commander during the six-month
term commencing January I, he hav
ing been elected to that office at the
meeting Monday night! other of
ficers named by Evening star lodge
are as follows:
Vice chancellor —A. <;. Sutton
Prelate —Frank Lower]
iter of the work — Ira G. Allen.
X of R. & S. and M. of F.~ Alvin
Swisher.
Master of the exchequer — George
Gannon.
Master at arms Frank Fulkerth.
Inner guard—Thomas Lukins.
Outer guard — Dale Kimball.
Trustee, for three years Thomas
Neill.
Nine candidates were initiated In
the rank of Esquire at Monday
night's Session
ENTERTAINER AT HIGH SCHOOL
J
Jerome Schuffer, the famous en
tertainer, appeared at the high
school Tuesday of this week. In the
afternoon a program was given for
the younger school children and In
the evening the entertainment, was
j tor the older people of the commun
| ity The entertainer was greeted by
capacity crowds both afternoon and
I evening. The proceeds will be de
| voted to the purchase of a motion pic-
I ture machine for the school.
I PASS EXCELLENT TESTS
TO OBTAIN CITIZENSHIP
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Pullman's Four Applicants for Citi
zenship Hail No Difficulty in Se
i curing Papers
Pullman's four candidates for citi-
| zenship papers in the superior courtl
jat Colfax last week all passed highly
j creditable examinations and each
was given favorable mention by the
| Colfax Gazette in its story on the
| tests, as a result of which 10 foreign
In.m residents were made full
| fledged citizens of the United State ,
j Anent the Pullman applicants the
j Gazette said:
Otto C. Gebert, professor of for
eign languages at the State College
in Pullman, Is a native of Germany.
Professor Gebert was one of the
brightest applicants for citizenship
who has been before the court in
this county and in addition to an
swering the usual questions about
the form of government of the Unit
ed State he was called on to answer
. numerous 'ne,;; H,bou| his atti
tude during he receni war and of
his feeling toward Germany and the
i ipect of his ever making that
| country his home again 1 lis wit
nesses were also quizzed about .Mr.
, Gebert's character and war record.
Every question put to Mr. Gebert and
hi witnesses was answered unhesi
[ tatingly and satisfactorily. Moth
Piofessor Gebert and his wife ap
| pi a red eager to take the oath of al
legiance to their country. Mr. Geb
ert left Germany in 1914 after the
! army began to mobilize, but before
! hostilities were declared. Mr. Geb
: crt registered in the draft, in this
■ country, but being classed as an
' enemy alien he could not serve in
the army. However, he did much
j valuable work for the United States
i in the Liberty Loan drives and other
1 war work through his ability to
speak foreign languages and his
knowledge of German customs.
Miss Margaretn Meinhardt, an in
; structor in German al the State Col
. It .-.- for several years, is also a na
; tive of Germany. She easily passed
I the examination and her witnesses.
who were prominent college people i
| gave her good recommendations, j
j She told the court that she did not:
j Intend to ever make her homo in
"■' rfany again altho-jph she ha i rel-'
stives living there and none In this'
country.
Re-.- Charles N Curtis pastor .if
th Federated churches at Pullman,
in a native of Canada He had no
difficulty la passing the test and he
and Mrs. '"ertis took the oath.
Frank Forman, a Bohemian tailor
at Cullman, was admitted. His wife
Is deceased and ht has two children, :
aged eight and four years. He told
the court that he speaks English In
his home.
WILL TEST VALIDITY
OF BONUS MEASURE
Supreme Court Will PaM on Soldier's
Compensation Art Before Ilonds
Aro Offered
A test suit to determine the valid
ity of the soldiers' compensation
measure, recently ratified by popular
■.in- of the people, will be instituted
by the office of the state auditor in
the supreme court as soon as the of
ficial canvass of the votes Is com
pleted. This Information is con
tained in a letter to Henry A. Wise,
state adjutant of the American Le
gion, Spokane, from the state audi
tor. Copies of the letter have been
transmitted to each American Legion
post. Maynard-Prico post will keep
in touch with the status of the bonus
measure and will be in a position to
give the latest Information to it»
members at all times.
The letter from the state auditor,
which answers many Questions often
asked by returned soldiers, is as fol
lows:
Olympla, Wash.
November 8, 1920.
Henry A. Wise, State Adjutant.
American Legion, Department of
Washington, Spokane, Wash.
Dear Sir:
Since the passage of Referendum
Measure No. 2 by the people at the
election of November 2, there
has been considerable discussion
throughout the state as to the steps
which are being taken by the various
state officers to carry into immediate
effect the provisions of this act.
The act provides for the issuance
of some 1,000,000 worth of bonds.
Various legal objections have been
suggested as to the power of the peo
ple to authorize this indebtedness.
While it is my own personal view
that the act Is valid, and i have been
so advised by the attorney general,
nevertheless, In order lo market these
bonds, it will be necessary to obtain
a, decision of the supreme court of
this state upon this question.
The act becomes effective upon the
proclamation of the gtJVellll'i'. -This
proclamation can not be made UAtjl
the returns have been canvassed by*
the secretary of state. As soon as
thai canvass' iB had and the procla
mation made, stilt will be Immedi
ately Instituted in the supreme court
to test the legality of the act. it the
decision of the supreme Court is fa
vorable to the validity of the act, the
stale board of finance will proceed to
issue ami sell the bonds. Immedi
ately thereafter every possible step
will be taken to facilitate the early
payment of compensation to veterans
i:i the manner prescribed by the act.
in the meantime all possible prelim
inary action will be taken and ar
rangements made.
This communication Is addressed
to you for the reason it is thought
that you might deem it desirable to
transmit this information to the vari
ous posts of the American Legion
throughout lb" .-'.ii.- of Washington.
Yours very truly,
C. W. CLAUSEN,
Stat.- Auditor.
U\ILIAi;\ ELECTS
The Women's Auxiliary of the
American Legion held a meeting last
Thursday evening, when id,, follow
ing officers were .ted:
President —Mrs. M. D. Henry.
Vice president -Mrs. Clyde .Meyers.
Secretary—Mrs. Fisher.
Corresponding secretary Mrs. M.
D. Henry.
Treasurer-—Mrs. Ernest Hayes.
Executive committee -Mesdames
Jinnett. Morris, Yelle and Emert.
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REV. C. S. REVELLE
Seattle
Head of the Seattle district, Wash
ington Children's Home society, who
v.ill speak at the Federated church
Sunday, December 19, in the inter
ests of the society. , ,*'.
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