Pullman herald. [volume], March 25, 1921, Image 1

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VOLUME XXXIII
j HART MISCONCEIVES
I LEGISLATURE'S INTENT
I gays President E. O. Holland in
'%}.': pealing with Governor's Veto of
Bill Providing Funds for
New Dairy Building
ft That Governor Hart has a miscon
ception of the intent of the recent
I legislature in appropriating $250,-
B 000 for the new dairy building is
B pointed out by President E. O. Hol
* land in the following article concern
j; ing the governor's veto of the bill
|,•which appeared in the forum column
P'of the Spokesman-Review:
W To the Editor of the Spokesman
££Review: I note in The Spokesman
| Review Governor Hart's statement,
1 following his veto of the $250,000
I appropriation by the legislature for
I; a "dairy building and equipment" at
1 the State College of Washington.
X There is, we all recognize, an insis-
H tent and proper demand on the part
H of the taxpayers for the exercise of
» all possible economy in the manage
rs ment of our state, and everyone will
approve of Governor Hart's desire to
h reduce taxes.
However, I wish to call attention
% to the fact that the governor is mis
taken in thinking that the board of
jt regents desires $250,000 for a dairy
• barn. At present the State College
| has a very poor dairy barn, which it
I will continue to use until the legis
, lature can give it enough money to
| erect a modern barn. The specific
| appropriation for "a dairy building
I and equipment" was for a totally dif-
H ferent purpose. It was Tor the erec
| tion of a fire-proof brick building to
i contain all kinds of creamery equip-
I ment, so that our students in dairy
: husbandry may receive instruction in
1 dairy manufacture —in the making of
H butter, cheese, ice cream, etc. This
H building when completed will con
j tain scientific laboratories for the
I study of many of the more serious
1 problems connected with dairy farm
4. It is also planned to install in this
(building several refrigeration rooms.
r to be used by the department of ani-
H mal husbandry, poultry husbandry
; and horticulture, in order that these
; departments may conduct experi
-1 mental studies in the preservation of
| meats and fruits. Every day our ex
> perts have questions put to them by
i stock and fruit men and it is our de-
V sire to be able to furnish the in-
I formation needed.
I -: In addition, we must have refriger
> ation for the care of meats and fruits
supplied for our dining rooms, which
Ej furnish meals to nearly 600 students
every day.
I Two dairy buildings of this char
i acter are to be found on the campus
H at the State College of lowa, though
II lowa can not be considered a dairy
I state.
3 If we cannot reecive enough money
I to complete the dairy building and
equip it properly at this time, we
I shall do the best we can under the
circumstances, but in the end such a
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PULLMAN'S FINANCES
1 MOD CONDITION
AU Funds Show Substantial Cash
Balance With Old Reliable
Water Fund Leading
. ' i
A'l of the municipal funds showed
substantial cash balances at the
cl »se of February, according to the
report of City Treasurer J. S. Clark,
. *«- the water fund, always a source
of revenue, leading the field of cur
rent funds with a balance on hand
of over $5500. The balances in the
vario_s funds were as follows:
Indebtedness fund $? 1,696.46
; ater f«nd 1... 5.504.80
Bond interest fund 4 27.60
Current expense fund ... 2,856.53
J-emetery fund .... 1,336.13
Bond redemption fund .. 14,497.53
nbl'c highway fund ... 564.00
■ General fund warrants outstand-
n * total $493.90, while warrants
"'standing against the current ex-
An fun<l aggregate $344.38.
of the current funds are on
cash basis and the financial condl
■ on of the municipality is better
j*" tor many years past.
'TH' H l"^ SIXTEEN PAGES
The Pullman Herald
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Devoted to the best interests of Pullman and the greatest farming community in the Northwest surrounding it.
Mothers club holds
interesting MEETING
An interesting and instructive
meeting of the Pullman Mothers'
club was held Monday afternoon in
Science hall, with 4 0 mothers in at
tendance. .A feature of the meet
ing was an intensely interesting and
educational discussion of the Mesa
Verda national park in Colorado by
Miss Orllla E. Miner. The discus
sion was illustrated by lantern slides,
of historical interest being the slides
showing the, ruins of the Cliff Dwell
ers settlement. The park contains
77 square miles and Miss Miner
showed a remarkable familiarity
with its points of interest. Mrs.
Solon Shedd discussed the proposed
departmentalization of the Mothers'
club and its affiliation with the
state federation.
HIMOLEY TALKS ON
! INDUSTRIAL SITUATION
Deals With' Problems Which Con
front Three Great Groups, Farm
er, Labor and Mercantile
Former Mayor W. J. Hindley of;
Spokane was a guest at the chamber i
of commerce luncheon Tuesday and
gave an interesting talk on the
present industrial situation. He
dealt with the problems with which
the three great groups, farmer, la
bor and mercantile, are confronted
during the period of reconstruction,
and stated that never in the history
of the world was there a time when
organizations like the chamber ot
commerce had more to do in their
respective communities. The peo
ple, he pointed out, are in a mood
for "togetherism," and it Is within
the province of such organizations
to bring them togethr in the in
terests of the common good.
The fifteen recognized agricultur
al products, he stated, have suffered
a value shrinkage since last July of
five billion dollars, and 4 2 per cent
of the people must stand this shrink
age. There are three and one-half
million more men now out of work
than at the close of February of
last year. Responsible, in a great
measure, for this condition, he said,
was the insistent demand of all the
people of all classes at the close of
the war that, an immediate and
drastic counter reduction be made
on merchandise. This reduction was
reflected In every other Industry,
despite the fact that the farmer
group and the labor group stoutly
maintained that their interests
would remain inviolate.
"We need faith more than fi
nance," said Mr. Hindley in discuss
ing the possibilities for bringing
about an Improvement in the indus
trial conditions. He pointed out that
ours is the only country on earth
with unimpaired international cred
it, with undiminished manpower as
a result of the great war and the
pestilences, and our task is a small
one as compared with the other na
tions of the world.
The special session of congress,
called for April 11, holds possibili
' ties for an early readjustment of the
| industrial affairs of the country, he
| said, through the laying of plans for
j the stabilizing of industry and the
arranging for a new meeting of the
allied nations to again discuss the
commercial situation and adopt
remedial measures.
Mr. Hindley is a forceful, earnest
speaker, and he held the closest at
j tention of his audience.
PULLMAN MEN TO
REPRESENT IMVKRSITIKS
Two of the largest universities in
the United States will be represent
ed by State College men at the in
auguration of Dr. A. H. Upham as
president of the University of Idaho
next week. President E. O. Holland
has been appointed to represent Co
lumbia University and Dr. F. F. Nal
der to represent the University of
California, by the presidents of the
respective institutions.
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K. OF P. SOCIAL SESSION
The local K. of P. lodge will give
another social session for the mem
bers and their friends next Monday
evening, March 28. Cards, dancing
and musical numbers will feature
the program. Tickets will sell at
,51.00 per couple.
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1921
MEMORIAL BUILDING
AN ASSURED SUCCESS
One Hundred and Eight Voluntary
Subscriptions hy Pullman Citi
zens Organizations Plan
Benefits
At the end of the first week of re
ceiving subscriptions to the Com
munity Memorial association, the
committee reports 103 voluntary sub
scriptions. Due to the unsettled
weather the past week there was no
active solicitation, every one of the |
103 subscriptions received either,
coming by mail or having been left
at the two banks.
The solicitation of subscriptions to
Pullman's memorial will start with
in the next week, at which time the
city and country will be districted
and every family in the community
will be visited by some member of j
the chamber of commerce general |
committee. The committee In charge
urges more voluntary subscriptions,
and hopes to prepare an honor roll
of the voluntary subscribers to this
memorial building.
Several organizations of the city
are planning benefits to further swell
the fund. The W. O. W. started the
ball rolling with a St. Patrick's bene- |
fit dance which netted the fund $60.
The Women of Woodcraft are plan
ning a cafeteria supper in the near
future, the Knights of Pythias have
offered to put on an open air carni
val as soon as the weather is suit- j
able, and the American Legion is!
planning to turn over the proceeds
from the Fourth of July concessions
to the memorial fund. From the
spirit shown thus far, and from the
subscriptions received, the commit
tee feels assured of success, even
though some of our citizens say that
"it can not be done."
Plans for perfecting the organiza
tion of the Community Memorial as
sociation, the name of the associa- j
tion which will handle the building,
are to be completed as soon as the
subscription list has reached 200 full
memberships. At that"time articles;
of incorporation will be taken, and
a board of trustees elected to work
out in detail a set of by-laws to gov
ern all phases of the work and opera
tion of the memorial building.
WHEAT IS WANTED 1
FOR STARVING CHINESE
i
Two Carloads to Be Shipped From j
Seattle April »—Dr. Spalding
County Chairman
The Whitman county committee
in charge of the Chinese famine re
lief drive has just received notice!
from the Seattle office asking tor
two carloads of wheat to be shipped
from Seattle on April 9. Full de
tails concerning loading and ship
ment have not yet been received, In
the meantime subscriptions of wheat, I
sacked, will be gladly received and
notification will be made later as to
when shipment may be made.
Subscription cards may be had
from Dr. Spalding, chairman of the
county committee, or these cards
may be found at the Herald office
and at the First National and Pull- !
man State banks.
Two carloads seems a small |
amount when millions of people are ,
involved but when we realize that
three cents will feed one person a
day and that $6 will carry one man
oi woman over till a crop can be
raised and harvested, we can see the
value of two carloads.
The time is short, for shipment j
must' be nyide April 9 or some other
boat provided. Drop a postal card
to Dr. Spalding, 305 Ash street, to
day saying how many sacks you
will donate, giving your name and
address, so that notification of the |
time of delivery can be given.
County Committee.
WILL PLAT AT THE DAVENPORT
Prof. G. Herbst will go to Spo- j
kane on April 2, where he will play j
at the Davenport hotel, for the ben
efit of the ladies of the Anti-Tuber
culosis League, which Is giving a
concert that evening to raise a fund
with which to purchase a piano for
the Edgecliff Sanitarium.
NEW TAX SYSTEM MEANS I
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
t
Representative Frank F. Sanger IBs- I
cusses Legislative Matters He
fore Pullman Business Men
I
"A change in the state constitu
tion, making possible a reclassifica-1
tion of property, will be necessary
before a taxation system, satisfactory I
and adequate, can be effected," said j
Representative Frank K. Sanger in I
a discussion of the work of the re
cent legislature before the chamber
of commerce Tuesday. Representa
tive Sanger gave a full resume of the
last session, stressing those measures
designed to reduce taxes. "Under
present conditions," he said, "there
is no such thing as reducing taxes
because the people are Insistent in
their demands for more roads, bet
ter schools and everything they can
think of. As long as this demand
exists the response of the legislature
will be in accordance and no tax re
duction of consequence can be ex-j
pected."
Representative Sanger voiced his
approval of the new civil code, stat
ing his belief that it is the most busi
ness like and economical way of con
ducting the state's affairs. He also
touched on the defeated school code,
slating that the code, in his estima
tion, had many excellent provisions.
"A still better code will be present
ed two years hence, however," he
j predicted, "and the time is not far
distant when such a code will be in
' force in the state of Washington."
,
PLEASE yon: STOMACH,
HELP MEMORIAL KIND
The ladies of Evergreen Circle No.
11 Neighbors of Woodcraft, are go
ing to boost the community building •
fund by serving a cafeteria dinner
: in the old Masonic hall, now the Na
i tional Guard hall, Friday, April 1,
j 1921, beginning at 5:45 p. m. Please
■ your ladies and yourself by treating
' them to a real dinner and at the
; same time help one of the most
| worth while movements ever started
! in Pullman.
Mabel 1.. Hammond,
Guardian Neighbor, j
J. M. KLEMGARD TALKS
; ON TAX MATTERS
i
County Assessor Talks to Big Audi
ence Saturday Afternoon
i ________
The deep interest which the peo
ple are taking in the question of
taxation was indicated by the large
| crowd of farmers and business men
which gathered in the chamber of
commerce room last Saturday to hear
.1. M. Klemgard, county assessor,
! discuss: "Taxes, Where They Come
j From and Where They Go." In or
; der to explain his points more clearly
the speaker had prepared large
charts, showing the present assessed
valuation and rate* of taxation in
every school and road district in the
county and how the taxes had in
creased during the past few years.
After clearly explaining the sys
tem of fixing the assessed valuation
of farm lands, the speaker discussed
the taxes paid by railroads and oth
er public service corporations and
the reasons for the inequalities in
the rate of levy in different school
districts. He then explained how
the tax money is divided between
state and county funds, and the work
of the state board of equalization.
The keen interest of the audience
was manifested by numerous ques
tions propounded.
Representative F. E. Sanger fol
lowed Mr. Klemgard and briefly ex
plained the work of the recent ses
sion of the legislature. He said that
there is no hope of taxes being re
duced as long as the people of every I
county and neighborhood are clamor
ing for appropriations for better
roads and more improvements, as j
the legislature is simply a composite
reflection of the sentiment existing i
in all sections of the state.
Herbert Wexler was in Pullman
the first of the week from his farm j
In the Pasco district.
senborer ADDRESSES
MEN'S BROTHERHOOD
George Schroder, principal of the
grade schools of Pullman, spoke at
the meeting of the Men's Brother
hood, Federated Churches, held last
Sunday.
This address was tho closing one
of a series which has been given un
der the auspices of the Men's Broth
erhood on the subject, What can
the community do for tho Pullman
boys and girls." Mr. Schroder gave
his views on this question from a
teacher's sctandpoint.
Next Sunday a live topic will be
presented at this meeting, which is
held in the Federated church at 10
o'clock. "industrial Espionage," as
described by the report of the com
mittee from Harvard. working
through the Cabot foundation, is the
subject. The report appeared in the
last few Issues of the Now Republic.
WHITMAN COUNTY
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
i
Pullman Schools Will Be Closed Next
Week to Permit Teachers to At
tend Institute at Colfax
The school bell will have a rest
next week while the teachers are at
tending the annual Whitman County
Institute at Colfax. Tho institute
will be held at the new community
building and attendance of all the
public school teachers of the county
is compulsory. The institute will
open Monday morning, continuing
through Wednesday. At its close
many of the teachers will go to Spo
kane to attend the meeting of the
Inland Empire Teachers' association.
For the county institute Superin
tendent Shlnkle has secured as in
structors some of the best qualified
men and women available.
"We expect about 400 teachers to
attend the institute this year," said
Mr. Shinkle. "The enrollment will
lie nt the high school and this work
will be in charge of Mrs. S. P.' Shin
kle and Prof. A. If. Horrall. All
teachers will be required to register
in order that no questions can be
raised in regard to their attendance."
Prof. W. 11. Burton, assistant pro
fessor of education at the State Col
lege, will deliver an address at 10:30
Monday morning on "The Teacher's
Share in the Events of the Day."
After this address the institute
will be organized in different sec
tions. There Is to be a high school
section, a grammar school section,
a primary grade section and a mu
sical section.
Instructors will address the teach
ers of the different sections on work
in which they are particularly in
terested. The sectional work is to
start at 11:15 Monday morning.
Monday evening there will be a
lecture at the auditorium by Prof.
G. Leslie Farnham on "The Servant
in the House."
Dr. C. A. Prosser of Minneapolis
Minn., will deliver two addresses
Tuesday. Dr. Prosser is one of the
leading educators of the middle west
and In the morning will lecture on
"The Rights of Childhood." His
second lecture in the afternoon will
be, "The Relation of General Educa
tion to Vocational Training."
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock the
annual high school and grade school
declamatory contests will be held
The institute will close on Wednes
day afternoon with a lecture by Prof.
G. Leslie Farnham.
The list of instructors as an
nounced by the county superintend
ent is as follows:
Dr. C. A. Prosser, president Hun
woody Institute, Minneapolis, Minn.
Dr. Alfred A. Cleveland, dean col
lege of education, Washington State
College.
Dr. Cliff W. Stone, professor of
education, Washington StateXJollege.
Prof. W. H. Burton, assistant pro
fessor of education, Washington
State College.
Dr. Curtis E. Merriman, dean of
education, State Normal school,
Cheney.
Prof. G. Leslie Farnham, head of
department of oral expression, State
Normal School, ''honey.
Miss Josephine Fitzgerald, exten
sion department, State Normal
School, Cheney.
Mrs. Grace B. Hulscher, depart
ment of public school music, State
Normal School, Cheney.
J. F. Hargraves, Glnn _ Co., Spo
kane. ..,
MORE GAME BIRDS
OBJECT OF NEW CLUB
Comprehensive Program for Game
Bird and Pish Propagation Out
lined at Meeting of Came,
Protective Assn.
With a view to Increasing ma
terially wild game life in Whitman
county a comprehensive program for
lie propagation of game birds and
game fish in the Pullman commun
ity was launched Tuesday night at
an enthusiastic meeting of the re
cently organized Pullman Game Pro
tective association. The program
provides not only for planting and
protecting game birds and game fish
but under the provisions of the by
laws, adopted at the meeting, evory
member of the association pledges
himself to report every case of game
law violation which comes to his at
tention and to make an effort to se
cure evidence sufficient to convict.
With both these agencies employed
by the association it Is believed that
within a few years tho eastern part
of Whitman county can be made a
game paradise that will compare
with the game conditions of the
early days of the county, when
prairie chickens, now almost extinct,
were present in thousands in every
part of the county.
That the Hungarian partridge and
the Chinese pheasant are the game
girds most naturally adapted to the
climatic conditions of the county is
the belief of the local association,
and the efforts of the organization
will be toward the propagation of
these species. The former have al
ready multiplied to the point where
an open season Is expected this year,
and the local organization will, se
' cure a large quantity of China
pheasant eggs for hatching and lib
: eration, as well as a quantity of the
1 young birds, hatched at the state
game farm, for "planting." These
young birds will be placed where the
1 natural conditions are most suitable
and the farmers of the vicinity In
which they are planted will be asked
to "post" their farms until such time
us the birds have gained a substan
tial headway.
A committee was named at Tues
day night's meeting to secure data
on the brown or "German"' trout
species, which, it is claimed. Is the
only trout adapted to the warm
streams of Whitman county. In
case the investigation proves the
brown trout to be desirable for the
Whitman county waters a quantity
of fertilized eggs will be purchased
in the east and hatched in this state.
Past experience has proved that the
planting of cut throat, silver and
other common species of trout In the
local streams is useless.
Tuesday night's meeting was at
tended by County Came Warden H.
W. Terhune of St. John, County
Came Commissioners Wltte of»Oakes
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BARBER TO COACH
college baseball
Former Coast League Pitcher Se
cured to Coach State College
Baseball Squad
Frank L. Barber, of Portland,
Ore., well known to Northwest base
ball fans as pitcher and utility man
on the Seattle team of the Pacific
Coast league, will coach the State
College diamond men this season.
Telegraphic acceptance of the posi
tion was received by Athletic Direc
tor J. F. Bohler Tuesday and the
Portland man is expected to arrive
in Pullman not later than Friday to
take up his duties. Barber has had
wide experience on 'the diamond,
both as player and coach-manager.
For two years he was a member of
the Milwaukee team in the Ameri
can Association; three years with
the Seattle and San Francisco teams .
in the Coast league; two years with
the Montreal team In the Eastern
league, and two years with, the Sioux
City team. For two years he served
as manager and coach of the Hutch
inson team. Kansas, in the .Western
league, and for a like period of time
as manager and coach of the Bartle
son, Okla., team . ' ''Wm
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