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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-10-17
CRIMSON AND GRAY
VS.. WHITE AND GOLD
Big Annual Football Game Between
w. s. g. and U. of |. Will BE
Played at Moscow This
Afternoon

This afternoon Pullman will be a
deserted city, as nearly all the in
habitants are going on a pilgrimage
10 Moscow to see the annual football
game between w. S. G.. and the u.
of Idaho. The game will be called
promptly at 2:30 and contrary to
general expectations, will be played
on the old field at the fair grounds
instead of on the new field on the
the regular N. p. train at 11:45, and
special train on the same road VIII
leave Pullman at 12:45 o'clock, re-
turning at 5. Regular trains leave
on the O.-W. r. & N. at 10 a. III. and
l2:15 p. M, returning at 6 rs p. m.
The game promises to be one of
the closest and hardest fought of the
many historic contests between the
gridiron warriors OF the two institu-
tons. The teams seem evenly
matched, but w. S. C. stock has
taken a big boom since it has been
decided that w. B. Johnson, Idaho s
star end, who played such a sensa-
tional game last year, is not eligible
to play today.
There is no doubt that the w. S. c..
team is at least rs per cent stronger
than the one which was defeated by
Idaho last year by score of 10 to O..
With Johnson in the lineup, Idaho
8uold also be stronger, but without
him it is doubtful if the team is
much stronger than last season.
Records of the Is games in which
the w. S. G. and Idaho have met in
The past show that the two institu-
tons are neck and neck and for that
reason every player will be on his
toes this afternoon in the effort to
put his college in the lead. The
games and scores have been as fol-
lows.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-10-17
BAD WEATHER ALARMS

Pullman farmers are alarmed at
the continued bad weather, which
makes fall blowing and seeding an
impossibilty. Several farmers have
their last cutting of alfalfa in the
field and the shocks will have to
be torn down and the hay thorough
ly dried before it can be put in the
barns. Three weeks more of good
weather will be necessary for the
completion of fall farm work.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-10-17
KNIGHTS ENTERTAIN
AT "MULLIGAN" FEAST
Members of Popular Order Feed
Friends on "Mulligan Stew
Excellent Program Rendered

While the mammoth mulligan
master hand of Uncle Dick" Lam
ming, proved the principal attraction
at the open meeting of Evening Star
lodge No. 26, Knights of Pythias,
Monday evening, every part of the
varied program was big success and
the friends of the order were enter
tanned right royalty. A well rem
dered lecture on "Pythianism" by w.
A. Ferguson of Clarkson, was a feat
ure of the evenings program. The
lecture was illustrated with numer-
GUS lantern slides. Several selections
were rendered by Wilson's orchestra,
and C. l.. HiX sang solo, after
which a fast three-round boxing
match was pulled off, with "Chet"
Anderson and Jack Mineah, State
College boxers, as the principals.
Richie Stearn was arrested by
Marshal Baymiller, charged with pill
fering chickens for the big mulligan,
and was Immediately hailed before
Justice Swain. After considerable
testimony had been taken he was
found guilty and paid the penalty for
the offense at the hands of the audi
ence, Justice SWANS sentence being
that he be taken the rounds of the
big hall on the shoulders of several
men and the audience be given an
opportunity to apply their hands to
any part of his anatomy that was Wis
ible as strenuously as they chose.
The Convict" is reported to be TAX
ing his meals from a mantle shelf
as a result of the sentence.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-10-17

Schools under the auspices of the
new extension department of the
State College are being held this
week at Olympia, Tacoma and Aber-
deem. The schools are in charge of
~. A. Tormey, head of the extension
departm ent, who will be assisted by
President f. A. Bryan, Vice Presi-
dent o. L. Waller, Professors Sever
ance. Morris and Miss Craig. State
Commissioner of Agriculture j. H.
Perkins and Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction Josephine Preston.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-10-17
PULLMAN IMPROVED HIGHWAY
SCORED BY STATE INSPECTOR
{. K. Eye, Deputy Highway Commissioner
Says Contractor Should be Made to Pay
for Wet Sub-Grade BIunder

A few days ago Professor 0. l..
Waller wrote a letter to Seate High
way Commissioner Roberts in which
he called attention to the unsatis-
factory condition of the new perman-
ent highway which was constructed
this summer south of Pullman. In
reply Mr.. Roberts stated that the
road in question had been inspected
by one of his deputies and that it
would not be accepted in its present
condition, nor would any other per-
manent highway which did not cor
form to the specifications. He en-
closed the following report, made by
his deputy, c. r. Eye:
Permanent Highway No. /,
Whitman county, which is the one
referred to in Mr.. Walters letter,
has been a hard proposition from
the start. My first visit TO this con-
siderable grading had been done at
that time and a small amount of rock
had been placed on the road. The
contractor was just opening his
quarry in the vicinity of station 81.
| The road was still very soft then, in
fact the motor truck was stalled at
the time of my visit in mud hole in
the subgrade near the bunkers. The
months of May and June were very
work in July that the contractor
| had placed much of the rock on
muddy sub-grade, even hauling and
| placing in the rain. Mr.. Whitlow
stated to me in July that he had
given positive orders to the super
| intendent not to place any rock on
wet sub-grade, but did not confirm
his orders in writing. At the same
time the superintendent insisted to
me that he had never received any
such orders. In either case the CON
| tractor, the Spokane Asphalt Ma
cadam Paving Co., should have
known that a macadam road built
under such circumstances would
never be a success.
When the rains stopped the con-
tractor tried to roll the rock, but did
! not seem to be able to get it to set
| up properly, except at one place be-
tween the quarry and town, where
there was an excellent foundation
originally. Here the macadam
looked very good at the time of my
| last visit, about August %. When
or the road in July, the contractor
wished to try the experiment Of
using a clay binder to make the road
set up under the roller, and as they
were certainly not securing the
proper results using the clean rock
and screenings, | suggested that they
try using some clay, especially as the
contractor stated that the one sec
ton which had rolled down properly,
where they had the good foundation,
had some clay mixed with the rock.
1t was apparent to me in July, how
ever, that the sub-grade was still too
soft to hold up the roller and MAJ
cadam, and while discussing the mat
ter with Mr.. Whitlow and Mr.. Gavin
in Pullman after visiting the road,
pointed out this fact and suggested
that as the contractor had evidently
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-10-17

taken the chance of placing the rock
before the sub-grade was ury, he
should be willing to make the mis-
take good.
Il visited the road again in Au-
gust, as stated before. and found
that the contractor had covered a
large section of the road with clay
from two to three inches deep. The
surface was rutting badly even then
and was very dusty and the casual
traveller would never have imagined
that he was passing over a road sup
posed to be surfaced with water
bound macadam. They had also dis
covered some good sized springs
under the road and the work of car
ing for the flow from these springs
by placing large blind drains was
then in progress.
Il am convinced that the failure
OF the surface to hold up is due to
the soft sub-grade, with possibly a
minor reason is not having the voids
OF the coarse base rock properly
filled with fines. With the amount
OF rock and clay that has been placed
on the road the large ruts to which
Mr.. Waller refers would never have
developed, if there were any hard
foundation underneath. The road
lies along the foot of a north and
easterly slope, intercepting much Of
the ground water of the hill on its
way to the small creek east and north
of the road. The location would
probably be better on the opposite
side of the creek, where there is a
south slope with more rock outcrop-
ping, but it is too late to change the
location now.
The steps to be taken to improve
the situation at this time, as they
occur to me, are to make a thorough
study of the possibilities of drainage,
to see what can be done to lower the
ground water. 1t may be that a
series of pits in the upper ditch, dug
with a post-hole auger will reveal
the extent of the ground water.
Then, if a line of drain tile placed at
the proper depth in a gravel filled
trench with ample grades and out
L. - hp OH
be placed by all means. This may
not be the proper solution of the
problem, it simply occurs to me at
this time. The situation does not re-
luire the advice of any macadam eX-
perts, but the application Of some
study and common sense. After the
drainage is taken care of the matter
o. the road surface will be simple.
For the present the ruts, if large and
troublesome, may be filled with
crushed rock and the road taken cara
of with a log drag. The contractor
should be made to pay for the
damage he has caused by placing the
rock on a wet sub-grade, as a sub
grade can not be expected to dry out
after a thick layer of crushed rock
and clay has been placed over it.
This is a typical drainage prob
lem which may occur at any point in
the eastern Palouse country. This
must be evident to anyone familiar
with the rich loan and clay soil and
| the rolling topography. The expert
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-10-17

Left guard-Groniger (192).
Left tackle-Phillips OS2).
Left end-DeWald (164.
Quarter-Purdy (154).
Right half-Brown G7S).
FuIlback-Knudson $50.
Left half-Lockhart (155).
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-10-17

ence should be valuable one to
Whitman county road builders.
Respectfully submitted,
c. r. EGE,"
Principal Asst. Engineer"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-10-17
NEW CITY WE'LL

The new city we'll is now down
100 feet and despite the fact that
the second and strongest flow of
water has not yet been reached. the
well is running about 300 gallons
which is more than double
the flow of the present we'll.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
The Stories of
3FamOuS. Novels
By Albert Payson Terhme


No. 44-THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP by Charles Dickens.
ELL TRENT
Of London She and the old had And
with idea Of winning fortune Nell grandfather
At to a
dwarf named Qup He could oup
children the
the country There fell
The howmen had idea
rich friends
guarded
managed
Two
Joined avelns
gladly them food and shelter for light
do
his for gambling stealing
robbed the child old
aime wandernss
village
unforunates lived without fear
who Nell Kit had
cause Kits a charge
and
secure release
the
darkng he
for Nell and her
learning of his a-
plight. sought to alleviate it.
The Help That Was Too
frontof his
was
thing its
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
THE POWERS, AND TWO WARS.

Just few months ago the Christian principali
ties of the Balkans set out to make war of Chris
tianiy, civilization and humanity against the Turk
The Turk had held Europe at arms length for cen
turies; the tiny principates willing to end hi
accursed rule.
The powers did all they could to prevent tina
righteous war.
Now those same little states are engaged in &
war of supreme folly and wickedness; excuseless
inhuman scramble for the spos, in which they are
destroying themselves and nflictng unbelievable
suffering on the unfortunate people for whose res
cue from the Turk the first war was undertaken.
And the powers in this case are agreed that there
shall be no interference They demand only that the
conflict shall be localized
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Learn One Thing
Every D ay
15.-COAL.

15.-COAL.
n ILLIONS of years ago the earth
Nn was covered with luxuriant
IVY growth of trees. bushes, and
ferns of wondrous height and
strength. At last that growth died and
its dead leaves and branches were
gradually buried under the earth. In
centuries of time this buried. dead foil
age began to change 1t changed first
into fibrous. stringy substance; then
It slowly became almost as hard as
stone.
The spongy stuff was peat. 1t Is
used for fuel in great quantities both
in Scotland and ireland. Peat Is found
where dead growth lies just on the sur
face of the earth. instead of beneath
it, There are great bogs OF It in Ire
land. The harder substance was coal
Many times. II you look closely, you'll
be able to see the impression of the
veins of a leaf or a stem on the sur
face Of a piece of coal II is the most
practical fuel known and it Is getting
more expensive year by year.
When the Romans were in England
they used coal But some of the Eng
lish kings, who came after, forbade the
use of il because the gentry objected
to the unpleasant smoke" Wood was
the fashionable fuel. Even Queen Eliza
beth thought that the BURNING Of coal
was unhealthful.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
AT LAST, A TRANSFER DECISION!

Not handed down by the United States Supreme
Court; but brought in sight as the assured end of
litigation that can hardly have any other end.
The wisdom of the Public Utilities Commission
law is shown in the circumstance that transfers
to be exchanged between the street COM
panies and the Metropolitan Coach Company
pending the litigation. Until there was law,
vigorous enough and serious enough in its pen
alties to command respect, it was never pos
sibe force this transfer question an issue The
new law gave the commission power to make an Or
der, and made every days disobedence a new Of
fense with new increment of penalties. That was
not to be treated with mere contempt. The COM
panies began by obeyng the order, and then started
their lawsuit to get it set aside-if possible.
The service corporations have discovered some
of the teeth in the new measure. They should be
shown more of them as rapidly as possible.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
NEW YORK'S NEW FIRE RECORD.

Not few people took with grain of salt the
announcement by the fire commissioner of New
York last year of the existence of an arson trust re-
sponsibe for very large percentage of the fire
loss. We do not know even now that he proved his
But his allegations at least led much greater
care by the insurance companies in issuing policies
more careful scrutiny of claims for indemnify, and
the placing of fire insurance brokers and adusters
under the State insurance department. Also he sup
plemented his arson report with campaign of edu-
cation in the ordinary details of fire prevention
The result has been remarkable. The sum total
of losses during given period does not of course,
give an accurate of fire prevalency because
one large conhagration would disturb the basis of
comparison. Nevertheless New York may well be
pleased at shrinkage in the losses for the first six
months of this year, as compared with the same
period of 1912, from S5,So0,OoO to $500, ,oOO-a
decrease of 38 per cent.
1t is the decrease in the number of fires, rather
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
SKINNING THE PUBLIC.

There was almost no ice crop south of Maine las,
year. and short there. The coast cities are al
most entirely dependent artificial ice this season
Last year it was sold commonly at 81, in COM
petition with natural ice. This year the price has
gone up in New York until in some cases necessous
buyers said to have been forced to pay $40 and
Sl2.
Not because it costs more to make artificial ice
this year than last.
Not because there is any possible justification
for robbing the people.
Merely because people must have ce and, there
fore, CAN BE ROBBED.
That is the process of sknning the public
making millions out of imposition on its sufferings
and necessities brings business into disreputc
1t is what makes demand for Government control of
all manner of businesses. 1t is what makes social
lists and communists and |. w W.s and sabotage and
riots and anarchy.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
THE PRESIDENTS HARD LUCK.

President Wilson finds thirteen mascot, instead
Of hoodoo, and can make big profits out of seeing
the new moon over his left shoulder. He walks un-
der ladder with CHEEKY confidence that nothing
worse will happen to him than that somebody will
drop roll of available assets right into his pocket
He could plant potatoes in the light of the moon and
raise full crop.
But when he goes away to New Hampshire to
escape the excessive heat of Washington and in
fact escapes the finest midsummer week of the en-
tire season, he proves that not even President can
have luck on his side all the time.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
His Pathetic Tale.

TIME tramp looked shrewdly at Miss
Wary. and she returned his gaze
i with equal shrewdness, but her
expression did not soften in the
least
You see. it's like this. ma'am. Six
months ago l had little home of my
own. but I made an unfortunate mar
riage. My wife's temper was such that
1t kept me in hot water all the time. -
H M. said Miss Wary, dryly. its a
pity there couldn't have been a little
soap with IL. Only six months ago. did
you ssyT'-Lipptncotts Masasins,
The Washington times., 1913-07-09

than the total loss that tells the full story Of the
successful campaign. 1t runs anywhere from l57 to
6OS per month. New York finishes her half year
with grand total of $50 fewer fires than she had
up to July year ago, which means that one fire in
every five has been prevented.
The decrease within what had been described
the larson zone while notable in itself, constl-
tuted but small fraction of the total The results in
general be laid, the Illustration of GRIM
inal operations, but TO more rigorous nsstence by
the insurance companies on the observance of COM
monpace precautions and perhaps little better un-
derstanding the part of the public to what pre-
cautions to observe. And Just for that reason the
success of the campaign is the more remarkable. We
have had so many, based on patiudinous appeals to
common alone, that have been barren of re-
suits.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Why Baseball Editors Court Death.

do you know all the players?"
Whats the matter with the team
this year?"
What does johnson look like of tn,
field?"
How early do you get out to tn.
park?'
Where do you stop in Detroit? I've
a cousin there-I wish you'd look him
up"
Hello! Sporting department? What
time does today's game start?"
'1'd think you'd get tired Of It, but
I suppose there's always something in
teresting happening"
William ]. Neale, leader of the New
man opposition. should meet Mrs.
George and others Of the anti-suft
movement. They have something in
communicating the case for the
other side.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
MAIL BAG
From The Times Readers
As 10 Drunkenness.
To the Editor of THE TINES:

AS u DIuuhCuuCSSs
To the Editor of THE TINES:
When is a man drunk
Is IL when a man Is seen coming
along the street in a zigZag manner.
first to one side then the other, get
ting his legs crossed, humping into ev-
erything and everyone as he passes,
begging pardon In an incoherent man
ner. anchorins at the nearest corner
to lamp post, with his arms around.
swinging to and fro like a ship In a
storm? / would say that man Is under
the influence of liquor. intoxicated, in
ebriated. or may be sick. but that
does not answer the query. when Is
man drunk
Is II when a police officer arrests
a man on the street for being drunk
and disorderly? He is taken to the
station house. the charges are preferred
against him. and next day at police
court he pleads guilty to the charge
of disorderly conduct and Is fined but
denies being drunk, and his lawyer
jumps up and asks for proof When
is man drunk? The law does not
define the word drunk. neither does it
say in many words or any words, when
a man Is drunk.
Is 1t when man is under the in
fiucnce Of the god of Bacchus, or in
of booze, and many other terms too
numerous for me to mention.
How often have you heard this?
You're drunk" I'm not" We'll,
you've been drinking Il know |
have, but l am not drunk" Sc, YOU
see, some will say man is drunk
when he isn't drunk. and when he isn't
drunk he Is.
When is a man drunk?
w p RYAN
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

Unveiling of Braddock Monument.
Rockville
Moonlight barge party. membership
committee, Beard of Trade
Meetings, evening:
Masoric-Harmcny Lodge. No. II;
school of instruction, Royal Arch;
monthly meeting, board of trustees.
ST. Johns Mite Association: Naomi
Chapter. No. 3. and Brookland, No.
IL, Order of the Eastern Star.
Red Men-Seltese Tribe, No. l6, 304
B street southeast: White Eagle
Council. No. 4. Degree of POcahontas.
Fifth and G. streets, and Idaho
Council, No. l. Northeast Temple.
Knights of Pythias-Mt- Vernon
Lodge, No. 5, Hermione. No. IL,
Union, No. %, and Columbia. No.
20: Friendship Temple. No. .. Pyth-
ian Sisters
Odd Fellows-Eastern No. I, Harmony,
No 9. Federal City, No. %. and
Friendship. No. L.; Columbian En-
campment, No. /.
National Union-Postoffice Depart
ment Council. Flynn's Hall: Interior
Council, Pythian Temple.
Concert by Soldiers Home Band. band
stand, i-5:e0 p. m.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
QUEST FOR COLLEGE PRESIDENTS.

1t is not easy for layman to why unver-
sity or college president of the right type should
be harder to find than the executive head of great
business establishment. There has been general
lack of understanding of the difficulty in selecting
new presidents of the great educational institutions
An educator quoted by the New York Evening
Post presents one view of the trouble He says
that after investigating conditions at ffty-one in
stitutions of higher education, the presidents of no
fewer than thirty-four appear to be unsatisfac-
tory" He explains that he means they seem un-
satisfactory to majority of the faculty. students
and alumni Of their respective Institutions
Whether this test be taken as the proper one or
not it furnishes food for reflection. The combna-
ton of learning skill tact and social grace which
college presidency demands is plainly not easy to
find But, if the standard is so hard to reach, the
question arises: Is it proper standard? Perhaps,
in trying to get man who will measure up to some
special test, as we'll who possesses efficiency
university and college trustees are attempting too
much
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Hurrying Home.

rEARS ago. when there were only
" wooden sidewalks in the city OF
Winnipeg Canada. holes were
bored in the pIanks TO let the
water run through.
In the morning twilight a poll 'eman
found man with the tip of his wooden
leg in one Of these holes and hurriedly
walking around II.
''Wnat are ye doing here?' asked the
policeman.
''G'way. offsher." said the man Got
to get home before the old lady wakes
up!"-EveyybedXA
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Good Stories
Courtesy.

~ ENG unable to find seat on the
L overcrowded train. a large wom-
u an went into the smoking car
and sat down by the door.
The man next to her absorbed in his
newspaper, kept on smoking.
II was foolish enough TO suppose, -
said she. glowering at him. that some
of the men in here at least were gen.
tlemen."
pardon me, madam" he answered
poIitely, offering her cigar.-The
Housekeeper.
The Washington times., 1913-07-09
Measured.

- ETH WOODBURY. was a tight
fisted. hard-hearted old farmer.
His brother William dying. the
neighbors said from lack of prop
er treatment. Seth hitched up and drove
into town TO have a notice about his
death inserted in the weekly newspaper.
There amt no charges, be there
he asked anXiously.
oh. yes indeed" answered the edi-
tor. '.our price is s. an inch.'
"Cracky.' muttered the old man,
an Bill six foot two"