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Published every Friday nt Pullman, Washington, and entered at
the Pullman post office as second class matter
$2.00 per year, payable strictly in advance
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1921
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The people of Pullman and vi
cinity are patriotic and grateful and
have long been expressing their de
sire to honor the memories of the
men from this locality, who laid
down their lives in the recent war.
by the erection of a suitable me
morial. What more appropriate me
morial could be erected than a fine
building in which the comrades of
these departed heroes will be pro
vided with adequate and permanent
headquarters?
The people of Pullman and vi
cinity are progressive and ready to
support any project which will pro
mote the welfare of the community ,
and make it a belter place in which j
to reside. What would add more to
the pleasure and convenience of the i
residents of the city and adjacent ,
country than a well arranged com- I
munity building, containing a large j
hall which could be used lor a gym- j
nasium, ball room and auditorium, j
an attractive lobby where business
men and farmers could meet their
friends: a comfortable rest room and
lavatory where the wives and chil
dren of the farmers or of auto tour
ists could make themselves at home,
and committee rooms suitable for the
meetings of small groups?
Such a memorial community build
ing is no longer a possibility but a j
probability, and the developments of j
the next few weeks promise to make
it a certainty. Plans for financing
the project have been carefully
worked out, much preliminary work
has been accomplished, and every-'
thing has been arranged for launch- j
ing the campaign to raise the neces- 1
sary funds. The money required can
be raised without working a hard
ship on anyone and everybody who
invests is sure to receive big divi- 1
dends in satisfaction and pleasure.
Each member of the community will
share in the benefits and each one
should do his or her bit toward put
ting over the project.
The Objective to be reached has
been fixed, the plan of action has
been determined, the zero hour has
been set, the leaders have taken their
assigned posts. Let's go.
WM. GOODYEAR.
PAYING THE PIPER
Germany started a war tor world
dominion and, having been defeated,
is now trying to evade paying the
penalty. Her leaders plead that the
reparation demanded by the allies is
out of reason and can not possibly
be met.
The reparation fixed is heavy, but
when compared to the vast expense
incurred and the damage sustained
by France, it seems comparatively I
light. In discussing this phase of
the matter the New York Times per
tinently says-.
"There are various ways of arriv
ing at an approximate figure. One
of them is to compare the burdens
and resources of France with those
of Germany. Nobody could object to
the general thesis that it is just for |
Germany to carry as heavy a finan- j
cial load, in consequence of the war,
as France is compelled to shoulder.
Glance, then, at the French public
debt in 1913 and in 1920. Follow
ing the compilation of O. P. Austin
of the National City bank it was $6,
--34 6,000,000 seven years ago; today
it is $46,025,000,000. This is exclu- i
sive of the recent public loan. it I
includes the $5,300,000,000 owed by-
France to England and the United
States. Here, then, is clear proof that i
the war cost France fully $40,000,
--SOO,OOO, Yet Germany is crying out
that it is impossible and wicked to
require of her a war Indemnity of a
present value of less than $20,000,
--SOO,OOO.
"Germany, to be sure, has a great
ly increased public debt of her own.
It is now reckoned at more than $50,
- But this is almost
wholly an internal debt. And Ger
many agreed to that provision of the
Treaty of Versailles which made the
war indemnity due from her 'a
charge upon all her revenues prior
to that for the service or discharge
of any domestic loan.' The latter is
her own affair, to be adjusted with
her own citizens.
"Furthermore, it may be confi
dently argued that, even if Germany
were to arrange for paying off her
internal debt, her resources are am
ple to bear the additional burden of
a war indemnity of $20,000,000,000.
From the Germany of today, pleading
the poor debtor's act, we may appeal
to the Germany of 1913, making a
boast of her national wealth. ln
that year Karl Helfferich, afterward
minister of finance, published a vol
ume entitled 'Deutschlends Yolks
Wohlstand.' It was an Impressive
survey of the enormous Increase in
German capital, industry, and gen
era! financial strength. Ills general
conclusion was that Germany was
equal In wealth to the 'most powerful
of her competitors. In particular
was the proud comparison made by
Germans with the resources of
France. One of the latest official
estimates made before the war placed
the total wealth of Germany at a fig
ure nearly twice that of France.
"Germany, of course, lost territory
and resources as a result of the war.
But making allowances for that, her
ability to sustain a public debt must
still be greater than that of France.
Germany has no ruined factories to
rebuild; no deliberately destroyed
coal mines to put in working order
again; no working population seek
ing their old lion.-" and finding
nothing but debris.
"But with all notions of enslaving
or perpetually impoverishing Ger
many ruled out. it is preposterous to
piet.'iid that she can not pay in In
demnity at least one-half as much as
the war has cost France.'
IT'S THE BEST TOWN OS THE
.MAP
ißy John C. Wright)
It's not in distant Asia, in Egypt or
Japan,
It's not in France nor Russia nor on
the Isle of Man ;
It's not in Greece nor Italy, nor far
away as Norne —
It's in this country where you live—
the town you .all your home.
Be always glad to praise it up, no
matter where you are;
Be ready to defend its name and
spread it near and far;
And when you hear some knocker
knock, respond at every rap;
"The town where 1 am living is the
best one on the map."
If any town in which you dwell is
backward, dull or slow,
Why don't you try the boosting plan
and help to make it grow?
It's little use to villi to kick and
run it down—-
Such antics never built a shack, nor
ever made a town.
If you would have your burg become
a busy growing mart,
Just put your shoulder to the wheel
and help it get a start;
And let this little motto be enshrined
beneath your cap:
"The town where I am living is the
best one on the map."
\ THE FORUM j
/ Under this head will be pub- J
'l lished communications upon ?
!> any subject of general interest \
i[ to the community. The artl- 5
jl cles should be brief —not over <
,' 500 words, unless dealing with S
', matters of great Importance — )
.1 must be free from personal!- i
|[ ties, and must be signed by the $
', writer. The Herald is not re- )
( > sponsible for any opinions S
( which may be advanced by con- 5
Ji trlbutors to this department <
I 1 and reserves the right to de- J
|, tannine whether or not contri- )
ji butions are suitable for publi- \
i[ cation. i
THK SCHOOL CODE
The school code commission re
grets very much that the school code
bill failed of passage In the senate
by one VOte, but it does not believe
that its work has been a failure.
On the contrary, it believes that the
controversy over the revision of the
school code has quickened the pub
lic interest in the common school
system of the state and will result
in a careful study and analysis ot
the findings of the commission.
Once the details of the commission's
plan are thoroughly understood and
the weaknesses and inefficiency of
the present system are thrown into
clear relief there can be no question
regarding its acceptance. If the pub
lic school system of Washington is
to be saved from bankruptcy and
ruin, a complete reorganization must
be effected. The present defeat I.
but temporary. The opportunity foi
reorganization is crowded a few
months Into the future.
The commission approached its
task with a sincere desire to discover
the defects of the present system anil
to present to the legislature an ef
fective remedy, It discovered ma
chinery of administration in opera
tion that was evolved to function
under conditions that long since havt
ceased to exist. It discovered also
a plan of tax." tion, inherited from
territorial days, that admits of gross
! inequalities not alone from the
i standpoint of taxpayers, but from
the standpoint of the boys and girls
who, by the provision of the organic
law of the state, are guaranteed
j equal educational opportunities. For
| more than a generation the people
j of this state have sidestepped a sol
i emu obligation and have imposed
i Upon the small districts the duty of
providing adequate educational fa
cilities. The burden has been too
1 great, and many school districts to
! day are insolvent.
Several relief bills for individual
school districts are now pending in
the legislature. They are the Strong
. st possible argument in favor of the
adoption of the code. Even though
they are passed, the relief will be
only temporary. No provision is be
' ing made to prevent a recurrence of
the evil. Hundreds of other school
districts are in the same condition,
and succeeding legislatures will be
flooded with similar relief bills if
an obsolete, useless system does not
give way to a businesslike plan of
administration. The only effective
means of wiping out an epidemic Is
through the adoption of adequate
I measures of prevention,
Inequalities exist not only be
tween counties, but between districts
within the counties. Many districts
are paying ten times as much for
pcor schools as others are paying
for good schools. Such conditions
are Intolerable six hundred and
forty-four school districts in th.
-late are today financially embar
rassed, while 279 are virtually bank
rupt, levying up to and over 20 mills.
And this condition obtains with the
20-10 plan of taxation in full opera
tion. A greater assumption of the
burden of taxation on the part of
the state Is Inevitable.
These many instances of financial
distress, with the responsibility of
administration so widely scattered,
I have resulted in inequality of op
portunity, uncertainty of tenure and
; little or no supervision, Poor dis
j tricts are forced to employ untrained
| teachers, and the results are any
i thing but desirable. Rural school
; administration In Washington is no
I farther advanced today than it was
30 years ago.
From its inception the school code
commission has met opposition from
the sources which should have been
most friendly. Nevertheless, it has
completed its task in the spirit of
fairness to the people of the state,
i It believes that it has located the de-
I ft cts of the present school system,
and in it* published report the com
mission offers a workable plan that
will insure equitable taxation, fair
distribution, efficient administration
and equal educational opportunities.
Such a plan, it believes, is the very
essence of representative democracy
and the foundation upon which all
American institutions are built. If
eventually enacted into law it will
constitute the "Magna Charta" of
the boys and girls of Washington.
The principles worked 0111 by the
commission are so fundamentally
necessary to educational fair deal-
I ing, and so fundamentally correct in
i administrative policy that the whole
matter will probably be brought to
the people through an initiative
measure in 1922.
W. J. SUTTON,
Chairman.
LET US WORK TOGETHER FOR
nil! COMMUNITY INTERESTS
I believe that I can illustrate
through power mechanism that it is
the very small parts of machinery
which co-ordinate and make effi
cient the larger or more ponderous
parts of machinery, the community
or even civilization and that our
banks are, !.f prop, sustained, the
, medium for success.
'\ Take a steam engine with its pon
| derous parts, which would not be
I questioned as to power, yet it is a
I small part which governs its speed,
SO that it will keep a steady motion,
; regardless of the rise of fall of steam
' pressure.
If a boiler is filled and kept full
| it can be of no service, but the great
i est service and power can be ren
| dered when the water is kept just
, within the danger point and the wa
ter supply is in order and sufficient,
or an explosion is liable to occur.
A gas engine is very similar but
! gas requires a small part called a
i carburetor to mix the required gas
! and air so that when heated it will
j instantly explode and give power to
: the engine and the hotter the ex
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plodlng chamber, up to the danger
point of over heating, the greater
the efficiency of the gas used and
power of the imagine. There is this
dissimilarity between two engines,
there will be no explosion, as with
steam, if your gas should run out
regardless of the heated engine, but
your car stops short just the same.
A watch requires a balance wheel
and so it goes clear down the line,
Of human endeavor. Something is
required that will give stability and
power.
Under present conditions business
could not expand or be carried on
should each one having money se
crete it and keep it out of the banks,
so others needing it could not get
it to finace production, manufactur
ing and mercantile undertakings.
A full bank is like a full boiler.
it has no power and is rendering no
service to the community more than
the private individual who secretes
his money, but the bank that is loan
ing to just within the danger point,
to legitimate business, is rendering
full service and should be backed and
upheld by every depositor.
I feel that our banks are safe and
sound and are rendering full service
to the community and that the de
positors and all others should use
economy and judgment in expendi
tures and payments of their obliga
tions, mi that money will be avail
able for production and business
when needed.
I suggest that we pay our taxes
only as the law requires, even for
going the three per cent rebate, and
leave our money for the use of our
community instead of storing it in
other depositories until such time as
is is needed by our state, county and
district departments, from which this
community receives no remuneration
or service.
By each doing their small part the
whole community will benefit by thi.s
co-operation. I desire to add that
I have no stock in either bank.
J. M. REID.
CALL FOR BIDS ON WATER PIPE
Sealed bids will be received and
considered by the City Council of the
City of Pullman, Wash., at 7:30
p. m; March 15, 1921, for
700 feel of 6-inch Universal iron
water pipe.
900 feel of 4-inch Universal iron
water pipe.
1 6-inch gate valve.
2 4-inch gate valves.
4-inch Ts.
6-inch Ts. ;
1 6x4 reducer.
A certified check for five per cent
of the bid must accompany the pro
posal.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
MATILDA F. GANNON,
mch4-ll City Clerk.
INSURE WITH McCLASKEY
You need fear no criticism of your
frock from unexpected callers If
you take advantage of our show
ing of the new Mina Taylors for
Spring.
Come See The New Mina Taylors
The new v t lMlii Taylors for spring are here, and we know you'll
like them!
X-'i ■.•nly became iheyre bo pretty, but because they haw the JiVL "S^s_
quality that will appeal to you. fT <£f u. IB ;fr
It's only natural ti. t | you should desire pretty colors and good iTrT 1111 l IPII I
st.\i. ,11 your was' hocks lor home and afternoon wear. And 111/ Hill 1 I
-Mma IV.Nlor dress, s will give you just this—together with nisi- I V-™ JilH^{T~r
tenais that will wear well and give service. P-lf til IlXTlA'f
They're moderate in price—bul we're not talking "price" 1 111 lolciyivJL
alone on Minn Taylors. What we do assure you is the good T,_a. m_.„ «*%.„...
looks, the comforl and the steady service that make one of- ::; i3
these garments a real "thrift buy." W as h DreSSeS and
You'll bo happy in a Mina Taylor—and it will be a pleasure rx A
to us to help you choose just the one -you'll like! IJreSS ApronS
GREENAWALT-FOLGER CO.
At Midnight
Tonight
i
onight
62 Buildings Will Burn
Is your property fully
insured?
D. C. DOWNEN
Insurance Specialist
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POLISH YOUR OWN
SILVERWARE and JEWELRY
Received shipment of Shino Polishing
Cloths. Finest thing ever invented for
polishing jewelry, silverwear, _, _^
etc. Only 5^C
BALL JEWELRY STORE
Fifteen Days Clearance Sale
OF MEN'S AND BOYS'
SHOES
If you are in need of shoes this spring you will find
some fine bargains here
THE ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP
W. W. STODDARD
Friday, March v. l9Bj