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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04
TALKED TO THE ELECTRICALs.

A. l.. Rohrer. Electrical Superin-
tendent of the General Electrical
Company, of Schenectady, New York,
lectured before the senior and junior
electricals at the college last Tuesday
on the organization and works of the
company. He came West on a special
trip visiting the leading colleges and
interesting the students in electrical
work. The general Electrical Com
pany now has nearly one thousand col
lege graduates in their employ and
expects to increase the number con-
slderably within the next year. Mr..
Rohrer has been with the company
thirty three years. On his western
tour he visited the University of Cali
fornia, University of Washington.
University of Idaho, and the Wash
ington State College.
E. Cheney. and WI. Hubbard will
leave during the summer months for
Schnectady, whore they will enter the
adjusting department of the company s
works. In this department that all
the machines are tested before they
are shipped to the customers. The
testing department enables the young
men to become familiar with the out
put so that they may become available
either in the company's designing
offices or transferred to good positions
with other large electrical concerns.
E. D. Stewart and B. E. Smead have
accepted similar positions with the
Westinghouse Company, at Pittsburg.
Mr.. Rohrer said that his company was
willing to take any student Professor
Carpglter would recommend.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04
SUPERIOR COURT NOTES.

Portland & Seattle Ry. Co. VS.. un-
known heirs of Indian William-Order
establishing necessity for condemna-
tion and setting trial for the June jury
term.
Charles o. Erickson VS.. Serveina
V. Erickson-Pl Plaintiff ordered to show
cause on May 7th why he should not
pay $l00 suit money and $50 main
tenance money.
ALB. Baker & Co. VS.. VIII. Averill
Co. ct al. Order of deafult of defend
ant, T. M. Hart. Finding of fact and
decree of foreclosure of chattle mort
gage.
Charles f. Maynard VS.. The First
Bank of Cotton Defendant demurrer
overruled
I.B. Harris ssvs. Eugene Konsbreck
Plaintiffs demurrer sustained.
Habitural drunkenness of Bernard
Riley-After introduction of evidence,
judgment with held one week.
New Cases Filed Portland & Seattle
Ry. Co. VS.. Isaac H. Daggett-Actio
for right of way.
Andrew Nygard ct al. vs.. w. H.
Gatward ct al.-Action for damages.
J.H. Bousman VS.. George Turner ct
al--Action to foreclose real estate
mortgage.
Colfax Brewing Co. VS.. Arthur
Thompson-Action to foreclose chattel
mortgage.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04
NOTICE.

The board of directors of school dis
trict No. SO, Whitman county, Wash.
will receive sealed bids for delivery at
the public school building, in said dis
trict. for 3 or cars of coal. and 10
cords of dry red fir wood, cut 2 foot
lengths.
Bids to be submitted by I'm. May
%, 1907. Board reserves right to re-
ject any or all bids.
w. G. BEACH, Clerk.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04
Next Week the High Schools Of
the State Will Contest on
Rogers Field

The cups, banners. and medals for
the interscholastic have been in the
hands of the committee for some time,
and all are trophies we'll worth the
efforts of athletes ranking higher than
those of high schools. The Hon. r.
c. McCroskey cup, donated by State
Senator R. G. McCroskey, of Garfield.
is beautiful specimen of the jewel
er's art. This will be given to that
school making the largest number of
points in the athletic contest. When
won this cup remains the property of
the committee. to be competed for in
succeeding years. If it is won three
times by any school it will then be
awarded to that school as a permanent
trophy The cup is an unusually
handsome one and cost in the neigh
borhood of 500.
The second and slightly smaller cup.
donated by DR.. ]. L. Harris, of Pull
man, will be given to that Washington
high school, having no more than 200
pupils in attendance in 1867, which
wins the most points in the track and
field meet. This trophy, which re-
mains in permanent possession of the
successfuls school when won at the
coming meet, in size and workman
ship compares favorably with the
larger trophy and exceeds in cost and
beauty the cup offered last year.
The banners include the athletic
banner. which is given to that school
winning the McCroskev cup; the pub
ic speaking banner, awarded the win
Ser in the forensic coneest; place bans
ners, @tEich 40 TO the schools securing
place in the speaking contest Snd in
the track and field events. The ban7
ners. nearly twenty in number, are
furnished by the four collegiate class
es of the State College, practically all
Of them being made by the girls of
the different classes who are enthus-
iastic workers for the success of the
third annual meet.
The medals consist of gold, silver,
and bronze. made from a special de-
sign submitted by students. Engraved
on the back of each is the name of
the event for which it is offered and
the number of the prize, that is,
whether first, second, or third. First
and second place medals are of silver,
the first prize having bar. where the
anne of the winner may be engraved,
which distinguishes it from the second
Third prize in all events is the bronze
medal.
No feature of the Interscholastic
has in the past been more instructivn
and helpful to the high schools tha-
the public speaking contest. On ace
count of the number of entries and the
character of subjects submitted the
committee decided to divide this fea-
ture of the meet into two divisions,
one purely oratorical in character, and
the other dramatic. Contest ants are
permitted great latitude in selection
of subjects. No restrictions were
placed upon them in the matter of
choice except that the subject must be
of high grade literature and have the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04

This meet will determine the cham
plonship of the Inland Empire. and
because of this unusual interest is
being taken in it. The referee, C. C.
Holzel is president of the P. N. A.
A., and is looked upon as one of the
best men in the northwest.
Kennedy is an expert starter and
will start the men off in proper shape.
The sporting editors of both Spokane
dailies are in attendance.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04

e. A. Kampen left today for
a business trip in Spokane and Stevens
counties.
Rev. w. G. M. Hays has gone to
Waitsburg, where he will preach the
baccalaureate sermon at Waitsburg
Academy tomorrow.
Rev. r. C. Sargent, pastor of the
local Christian church. will occupy
the pulpit of the U. P. church tomor-
row morning, and Prof. Charlton An
drews will preach at the Christian
church at the same hour.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04
Big List Of Entries in Both
Athletic and Public Speak
ing Contests.

Five years ago the Washington
State College began instituting town
and county public speaking and ath-
letic contests in order to create great
er interest along these lines among
the secondary schools. This was done
for the following worthy reasons: To
hold in the high schools students who
otherwise would drop out of school
work, and to cause more thorough
work on the part of high school stu
dents: to create enthusiasm in the va
rious high schools; to give those high
schools an opportunity of coming into
competition with each other; to arouse
interest and enthusiasm in the COM
munity; anda to center this interest and
enthusiasm in the high schools.
! After three years of experience
along these lines, during which time a
phenomenal success was had, the State
College found need for one general
meeting place for these various con-
testing schools more desirable than
the different individual meets that had
] been held before. Consequently,
through its interscholastic committee,
it organized what is known as the In
.ferscholastic Contests in public
sness,iipas2nd athletics, to be'held an
- y isatea Washington State ColA
nam ana DIS Ia ,a,,5 .,,ool-[ -. Mo-, 3
: : = pessSAsss BAL idea was t4 branch
outmore and Yake until finally every
accredited foaf-year high school in the
State participated in the contests.
Ilsss year for the first time westside
schools have been invited. They
include Seattle. Everett, Olympia,
Beliingham, Tacoma, Aberdeen, Ho-
quaim, Centralia, and Chehalis
The contests consist of public speak
ing, in which each school may send
one representative athletics, in which
each school may send as many athletes
as they desire. Any school may enter
one -or both of the contests. The Ele-
mentary School of the state college
will not compete but will act as special
host to the visiting teams.
The general regulations which de-
termine the fitness and eligibility of
students who expect to participate re-
quire that. each contestant be regularly
enrolled and registered in at least fif-
teen recitations of prepared work each
week. He must also have passing
grade in three studies, and he shall
have carried three studies during the
previous semester and shall not have
failed in more than one of these three.
Any athlete who has competed in ir-
terscholastic athletics more than foul
years is barred. No high school grad
uate, no one having competed for
money or under a false name, or witt
professional for a prize, is eligible.
Also, anyone having been a member
of an institution of learning higher
Z than secondary rank is not eligible.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04

u. G. Lawler, the local agent of
the Interior Warehouse company will
also have supervision over the Wawa-
wal tramway on Snake river. Mr..
Lawler has offices in the Flatiron
bt3ck, where he will be pleased to
meps all patrons Of the company, and
where a hearty welcopa - .e.xt%faAd
to all. sa
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-04
The Inter scholastic

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mittee.
The first contest will be held on
Thursday evening, May g. and the
other Friday evening, May 10; both
being held in the college gymnasium
IN order to accommodate the immense
crowds which will attend. Twenty
seven schools will participate in this
contest. The subjects as sent in have
been about equally divided along the
lines of oratory and dramatic recital.
The participants in the public speak
ing contest are as follows:
Helen SCHNEIDER, Aberdeen--"The
Swan Song"
Lillian Dizney, Garfield" "Gordon's s
Reprieve."
Jennie Campbell, Davenport. 1.-THE
Death Bed of Benedict Arnold. "
Hattie M. Neergaard, Oakesda le-
"The Chariot Race
Alice Fertig, Charleston - 'The
Black Horse and His Rider -
Hazel Conner, Olympia = "Con-
ner. -
Lillian Harrison, Klickitat Acad-
emy-"Jean ValJean."
George Cole, Pomeroy-"The Boy
Orator of Zepta City, -
Robert Deny, Everett -"The Trial
of Abner Borrows.
Ortis Harris, Ritzville-"T Tradin'
Joe"
Birch Hamilton, Prosser - "The
Rider of The Black Horse"
Jesse C. Bowles, Seattle. "Speech
Against British Aggression. "
Alfred Euster, Lewiston-" Regulus
to the Carthagenians. -
Chester Maxey, Ellensburg -"The
Effect of the Death of Lincoln. "
Lynda Mueller, Rosalia-" Eulogy
on Lincoln.
Louis Brislawn, Sprague-"R Regulus
to the Carthagenians. +"
Ira Collier, Wenatchee -"T Toussaint
L'Overture. "
Alva Kilt, Spokane Patrick
Henry Before the Virgiuian Assem-
! Bly,"
-Alua L-Stranssl,- North si,, ina -
The Appeal to Arms. -
Ward Kennedy, WaitsbuTg Academy
The American Flag"
Owing to the fact that several con-
testants selected the same subject it
became necessary for them to make
another choice which has not yet
reached the committee. These schools
are Sprague, Colfax. Walla Walla,
Waitsburg high school, and Dayton.
The records of the last two inter
scholastic contests. which have been
held under the auspices of the Wash
ington State College show very credit
able work Oh the part of high school
athletes. The 1905 and 1906 reco ds
are as follows:
100 yd. dash-I9o5, won by
Fem; 10 3-5 sec. 1906, won by
Fem, 10 Is sec.
22o yd. dash-I9o5, Fem, "a
Sec; 1906, Fem, "a As.
44o yd. dash-Ioo5, Kemble, Sc
2-5 sec. 1906, Solberg, Sc 2-5.
Half mile run-19o5, Huxtable,
2:II 3-5; 1906, N. Lake, 2:G5.
Mile run-I9o5, Huxtable, asa;
1896, Waldron, 4:54 IS.
Half mile relay-Ioo5, Barrows,
Osborne, Galbraith, Brewer, 1:3o
As; 1906, Storer, Smith, Thomp-
son, Fem; 1893.
High jump-I9o5, Brown, S #.
3 in.; 1906, Hood, 5 #. 4 in.
Broad jump-I9o5, Williams; I8
#. 10 in; 1906, Godfrey, IS #. 8 in.
100 yd. hurdles-I9o5, Willis;
IS 2-5 sec,; 1906, Solberg, 19 sec.
22o yd. hurdles-I9o5, Crocker,
28 Is Sec; 1906, f. Lockwood, 20
3-5 sec.
II lb. hammer throw-Ioo5,
Corbett, Io8 #. 7 in; 1906, Laird,
IIo #. 3 in.
Discus throw-I9o5, Semper, 90
#. S in; 1906, Skidmore, o7.I ft.
II lb. shot put-Ioo5, Smails, 38
#. 7 in; 1906, Lewis, 80 #. 10 in.
Pole vault-I9o5, Blevins, 9 #. 2
in; 1906, Blevins, 9 #. 6 in.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

riers, and came in the nick of time to put the
tiger to fight with their torches The sick
man was brought in and successfully nursed
back to health. but it was narrow escape
for both officers.
Tropical travel owes its chief terrors to
the multitude of wild animals ever on the
alert to take human life, but there are other
dangers only less dreadful. One of the re-
cent African explorers relates the following
incident. His hammock had been slung be-
tween two trees, the bush cleared away for
short distance around, and the traveller was
taking some much-needed rest. II must have
slept for three hours" said the explorer,
"when | suddenly awoke, as one sometimes
does, in possession of every sense. felt there
was danger around, and although could see
only a glimmer of light, made out what |
thought was leopard approaching the ham
mock. | had only revolver at hand-not a
good weapon against leopard, but better
than nothing. To take sight was impossible
SC fired, trusting TO luck. There was a ter,
ribIe yell, and knew that my assailant was
human being, not a leopard. The camp
was by this time aroused and short search
revealed one of the carriers with his leg erin
pied. He had been crawling on all-fours to
make a robbery. Most explorers would have
hanged the rascal; but left him at the next
village, and never saw him again. But this
little incident. put stop to all future robbery
in my troop"
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE TWO

ing until late that afternoon. when all had
been completed.
Ihen Itewas that, returning to his room'
lhaddeus discovered an emblem on his MIR
or that assured him that his emissaries had
been successful and that his fellow-plotters
were ready to act. Somebody had entered
the room in his absence, and with piece OF
soap had scrawled the letters 20. K" across
the glass. If seen by the prying eye of guard
it would have been taken for the mischievous
prank of some familiar of McPherson's, but
to Thad it was a complete code OF signals
and volume of information.
lie had the plan of their escape all worked
out. Lofty had suggested it to him, and he
believed that it would prove feasible if exc
cuted with sufficient nerve and DASH He
could do nothing now but wait As evening
drew On he cast many an anxious look to-
ward the west, studying the horizon for in
dications of what the weather was to be over
night On this. more than on any other one
thing, just at this juneture, depended the sue
cess of the conspiracy.
I'D give all my allowance for the next
Six months to come il we could have another
night like the one when Lofty dug his way
out ut OF the guard-house,' he told himself
Inc sun went down in a blaze of crimson
glory. Not cloud was visible, except one
long, attenuated streak of shadow, which,
high up above the declining luminary, stretch
ed for countless miles along the western sky.
But the wind held steady from the west, and
this fact led Ihad to build high hopes on
that single visible stretch of cloud. He was
familiar enough with the meteorological phen-
omena of that latitude to know that if the
wind held good from its present quarter, be-
fore ten o'clock that night, the narrow stretch
of cloud now visible would unroll like scroll
and cover the. whole frmanent. Under its
protecting shadow the escape could be effect
ed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

a beautiful night, the moon lighting up the
road and few open patches of jungle, from
crash of some animal going through the under
brush. The officer tried 10 persuade himself
that most OF these cries were imaginary, but,
on coming to turn in the road, he was hori-
fed to see great tiger walking parallel to
him. In his haste he had left his gun in the
palanquin, SO he. could only shout and throw
stone at the beast. 1t vanished. and the
next turn there it was again, keeping pace
with him, and evidently only waiting a chance
to attack him. This state Of affairs was main
tanned for fully mile, and again the man
shouted and the tiger disappeared. For an.
-ather hundred yards the man walked, and
then he saw the tiger again, this time crouch
ing on the road. ready for spring. He tried
to shout and run. but he could do neither,
and brave 1nen as he was, he tainted When
he came to his senses. there were white men
bending over him. The garrison at the vii
lage had heard of the desertion of the car
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
Apprehen-c,en lent Their, -lTrenSth.
and they n,Ade Tho beet
iAidy .kirc the 1Ases.

challenged. reaching the brow of the slope
which conducted down to the shore.
After going over the hilltop, MCPHERSON
stood up and struck out in diagonal direc-
ton for the boat-house. In another minute
they were all gathered, painting and breathless,
in the shadow of the low building.
"Did you see anything of the guard on this
pcst?" queried Mcpherson, in a whisper.
Nobody had, nor had the guard seen any
thing of them ,,or they would have heard his
challenge ere this.
"Then he must be over beyond the wharf
somewhere" said McPherson. ."This is our
chance. Come onl''
He led the way round to the front Of the
bcat-hou and entered. The first boat that
came to hand was the eight-oared barge,
which was the very one they wanted.
While the other boys stripped off their
jackets and threw them, with their caps and
shoes, into the bottom of the boat, Brophy
threw the doors wide opep Then they all
laid hands upon the gunwales of the barge
and carried it bodily down to the waters edge
1t was launched, with barely sound.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

huge mandibles, gave such tug at it that
the next instant both bird and monkey. came
headlong down; but while the former let go
his hold and flew up, the latter fell with a
sounding thump on the road, and there lay.
The marauder's neck was broken. The male
bird sat on guard outside the nest for about
an hour, or until the monkeys, having ex-
hausted their stock of abuse, dispersed.
II, be without guide in an East Indian
Jungle is much more dangerous than being
lost on an American prairie, on account Of
the wild animals with which the jungle
swarms. One day two young English officers
left Bungalore in palanquins borne by carriers,
OF cholera being prevalent ON the route, but
the travellers thought nothing of it until the
second day out. when one of the officers was
taken i'll, upon which the carriers promptly
officer, finding his companion growing deliri-
Gus, close4sthe palanquin, and set off to walk
to the nearest village for assistance. 1t was
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

Brophy clinching his teeth to stihe another
groan, which he was on the point of emit
ting, in spite of McPherson's warning.
The sentry marched straight toward them,
until he reached the front corner of the build
any sign that he expected anything, shifted
his rife to cleft shoulder and faced to the
left, pursuing his beat along the front of the
barracks. They watched until he again
faced to the left and marched out Of sight
before they stirred. Then Mcpherson half arose,
and, still bent nearly to the ground started on
a run across the parade ground.
In order to bring the barracks between
them and the sentry, they had to pass before
the guard-house, but at a distance which,
cry in the darkness
The door of the guardhouse was open, and
they could see the officer of the guard and
the members of the relief moving about the
lighted interior. but they passed the spot un-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

through the distant pine trees was the only
other sound.
As the sentry was heard to round the cor
ner of the barrack, MCPHERSON rose up on
hands and knees. and, creeping to the edge
of the veranda. looked over.
The way was clear. He waited, however.
till he was sure the guard must have reached
the farther end of the building. Then he
swung off, holding on to the low railing long
enough to swing clear, and dropped. He
struck the ground in crouching posture.
Without Strengthening up, he ran swiftly two
or three rods out upon the campus, and again
cast himself fat.
He had barely touched the ground, when
Anxious Dove dropped down beside him, at
a little distance. After DOVE, came Brophy,
was short and stout and clumsy. He had
hurt his ankle in the fall, and he emitted a
groan, that caused the leader to voice warn
ing "'sh!"
Just as the last of the conspirators dropped
down upon the greensward, the sentry came
out from behind the barracks and walked in
their direction. Everybody held his breath,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

Here were the quarters Of the cadet off
GERS, but here also was two-storied veranda,
which extended along the whole front of the
barracks.
The barracks faced toward the west, and
Mcpherson had planned the escape from that
direction, because that side of the building
was obscured in deep shadow
He opened the window that gave egress to
the second floor of the veranda, and crawled
out. Lying fiat on his face on the floor, he
worked his way forward and to the left to
give room for those who were to follow him.
They came out in similar fashion, and closely
initiated his maneuvers. The last one raised
up long enough to close the window behind
him, and then laid himself down with the
others.
Below them, but hidden by the overhang Of
the veranda they could hear the measured
tread of the sentry passing on his beat around
the building. The sohghing of the west wind
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

eiSnt cddeCS were crowded Into Cne
room. waiting for the moment when they
should begin their attempt to leave the build
ing and run the double line of sentries with
out
Remember, fellows. said Mcpherson, in
guarded tone, as, with his hand on the knob
of the door, he stood ready to lead the way
Remember, that the plan of the campaign
is to use strategy first of all. After we are
outside of the room, / DONE want to speak
an unnecessary word. You know what you
are to do. Keep as close together as possible
and head for the boathouse. I'll try to- be
the first to reach there. If am the last,
wait for me in the shadow of the building.
In case anybody is challenged, rise up, every
last man Of you, and make a concerted rush
for the woods. IF anybody gets in your way,
knock him over. But our best chance lies In
the direction of the bay. They don't guard
the water front as closely as they do the other
parts of the grounds, and we ought to be able
to get good start in that direction before we
are discovered"
He cautiously opened the door few inches,
peered forth, and then with whispered word
of command led the way out.
They were all in their stocking feet, with
shoes secured to the front of their jackets
by the lacings. Noiselessly they marched
down the corridor in single file toward the
ficnt of the building.