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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18
WATCHING THE COST OF
LIVING.

The Democratic party has under
taken to prove that the price of foot
can be reduced by lowering tariff
duties and treating tariff protection
not only as a public injury. but as a
policy that violates the constitution
As the party that takes this stand j,
IN full executive and legislative con
trol. and Is az work on the task il has
courted, II must now proceed To make
good, or run against a failure. which
viii not be its first. observes the St.
Louis Globe-pemocrat. Il must show
az the start that it Is capable of a
sufficient degree of harmony to carry
through a tariff programme. Next
must come the lowering of prices
promised. and without evil results
that would more than eounterbalance
the advantages, whatever they might
be. Consumers are looking on and
are IN constant touch with the cost
of living. They viii know exactly
what happens in this respect.
Supposing that the Democratic
party will pass the tariff law its lead
erS have framed. will IL bring full
fillment of what Is pledged 10 the
people without any serious disturb
ance Of industry, wages and oppor-
tunities for employment? Will gem
eral prosperity continue. and con-
SumerS rejoice in a lowered cost Of
what they eat and wear. with no i'm
pairment Of their means to pay!
Will placing an article on the free
.iSt surely reduce correspondinsly its
priee % the consumer These are
questions about to be answered by
practical events. Throughout the
world the cost of living Is high. A.
arif revision I'm the United States
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

People who voted for the eight.
hour bill as applied to all public
works and which was finally made
into a bran new law by the recent
legislature, will now have an oppor-
tunity to observe its workings and
they should not complain when the
taxpayers are called upon to foot the
extra expense. AT the council meet
ing on Monday night, when the bids
for the improvement of Fairview av-
enue were opened. the estimates of
one contractor showed that he would
be willing to do the hauling for prac-
tically 20 cents less per yard before
the law went into effect. than after
ward, that while he was willing to
deliver the rock from the erusher for
y cents per yard as conditions now
exist. he must receive 80 cents per
yard after the eight-hour law be-
comes effective. There are many peo-
who complain about the hours of
work and the inefficient wages of the
Iaboring man, and are very anxious
to shorten the hours and increase the
pay. so long as the burden falls upon
the employer, but here is an instance
where the public must foot the bill
The extension of this law to include
all public work directly affects the
taxpayers and contracts in the fu-
ture must all be made at additional
cost in order to make allowance for
the extra labor required. The OBJ
server isn't objecting to the arrange
nent-but we merely want to call at
entiOn to the practical working of a
aw that is brought home to all of us
20 forcibly. Protesting against hours
md wages are all right when it af-
'ects the other fellow, but when it
'trikes our pocket book, well, that s
mother matter.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18
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A little story of an advertisement
"A which was not intended as an
advertisement at all Is worth
the space. 1t Is intended to convey
the information that people from
afar as well as near. read advertise
mentS. The newspaper is the clear
ing house for all information. News
paper men have a chance To realize
these truths far better than people
in other lines of business. Scarcely
a day passes without an inquiry from
strangers aS 10 houses for rent. ro0mS
for rent. farms for sale. and miScel-
laneous wants and information are
continually sought. But that Is not
the story. Landlord CorSeu. al the
Hotel Scott. recently wanted 10 in
form the public that he was deSirouS
of leasing some furnished roomS and
also had a home and barn for rent.
An appeal to the classified columns
of The Observer met with a haStv
response In both instances. But even
that does not tell the story. The
Dallas commercial club. On answer %
inquiries concerning Dallas. Polk
county. or Oregon. often send The
Observer for a time 20 eastern peo-
pie who contemplate a visit To this
country. A lady al Aberdeen. Wash
-ngton. who had been receiving the
paper contemplated visiting Dallas
IN search Of an investment.
and her thoughts turned % the mat
Ter Of hotel accommodations. The
luly name she could find was that of
he New Scott. Thus a little want
id- intended for another purpose. /
'eaehed the eve of one who became
customer This l. an everyday In
.ideut with the advertising man.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18
TANGLED WITH PICTURES
Taxpaying Republican" Of Ballston
Has Another SpaSm.

Deer MiStur Editur dideut expeek
You tu put my lettur in yure paper
but doant care muteh eawSe IL will
set foakS tawkiu and i will cum I'm
contaek with publik Sentimunt awl-
tho ide like IA hav yure opinvun on
my SubjeckS-maybee yure mad at
me eawSe / dident pay fer yure pa
per fer fue yeerS back.
well YOU sea doant get tn touwn
very often and when / du get thare
ime awful bizzy awl the time and fer
gIt. SumetimeS ferset when ime in
touwu awhile. the way it happened
Is this the uther day a Ettul gurl
frum over IN the reiPrairey deestriek
cum over tu my houwse and wuuted
me tu sknbe fer the observer fer a
yeer and that made me think abaout
yure staytmunt whut ide got. she
sed If ide take the peper fer a yeer
{ wood help thane httul sehuIe On
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

A new rule, says the Oregon Agri-
cultural College Press bulletin, pro-
yides that no man may take a girl
canoeing at Corvallis until said man
has passed an examination in swim
ming and handling a canoe. The
rule is made by the 0. A. c. Canoe
club of the college city and Will 90
into effect soon. There are no other
requirements from the gallant ones,
but Mr. Carnegie has many medals
yet unsought and marriage licenses
are cheap, so heroes may be plentiful
around the college canoeing places
this summer.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

Disappointment dire and dreadful
now sits upon the countenances of
many Democratic aspirants for post
masterships throughout the country,
following the announcement from
Postmaster General Burleson that his
office will be "run on business prin.
ciples and not on politics" and that
"no Republican postmaster Who has
made good will be removed simply
because he is a Republican. " While
this pronouncement comes like a chill
breath from an iceberg and strikes
terror to the hearts of thousands of
aspirants it means never
theless that competency has its re-
ward and that the good of the ser
vice will be the first thought of the
new head of the department. 1t re-
mains to be seen. however, just how
closely this policy will be followed.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

will not revolutionize world-prices,
nor radically change world-causes.
nor bring a worldwide upheaval in
the laws of supply and demand. The
people of this country can only wait
now for results. They will know ex-
actly what these are when measured
by the promises.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

A department of plumbing has
been added to the curriculum of the
Los Angeles high school and it is
stated that a large class of girls has
already been enrolled. This is a
move in the right direction. When
women plumbers become proficient
and numerous. the cold man" may
remain in bed on cold mornings while
the plumber gets up and fixes a froz-
en- water pipe in the kitchen. Some
class to that.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

There is no occasion for any of the
over-zealous moraliSts of McMinnville
to worry about it, That city won t
be selected for another try-out be-
tween a Dallas athletic organization
and a formidable rival. Wen spend
our dollars in a more congenial at
moSphere
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18
Editorials of the
People.

Signed communications will be
printed under this head from respon-
sible parties but their publication
does not necessarily imply that they
express the sentiments Of the editor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

For school the Jobson boy was late
Because he had mislaid his slate.
Remarked his father, wise old soul,
go down and find some in the coal. ."
Denver Republican.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18
o V0F-l T7t'.T TTI- IV vItOTINUI1 n
ballston oregon april 16 1913
noSkrin
sined
pOSkIip 2

ime glad the taxpayers wun aout in
yure sitty lexshun up thare with my
old friend vanOrzdal a heddin the
tickut. CESS hees cum back. abaout
the Onley thing us taxpayers is get
tin thees days is gud schules which
ime glad yure standyardizin and a
chanct tu pay taxis tu Civ You sitty
fellers gud streats.
Sinad
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

get a pictyure and sheed get 20 sents
tu boot sed lorddy CURL i haint
pade my skripshun fer yeers and
shode hur yure staytmunt and she
| figgered it aout that sheei get 80
sents fer hur part and the schule
wood get bigger pictyure then she
expeckted. well figgered say that
little gull Good fgger sum well i
tiggered ide help um aout after she
shode me houw yude get yure muney
and ide get a gud paper and sheed
get 80 sents and the schule wood get
nice pictyure
she sed if thay got a gud pictyure
superintendent seamore wood like
um bettur and wood make um
standyard schule. well dOant care
whether he duz er not ide ruther my
childrun wood hav a gud pictyure
starein at um frum the wawls of the
schule hOuwse than tn hav um lukin
at the bair wawls eS at sum pattunt
mediSin pictyures. a schule houwse
withauot gud pictyures amt very
pleZent fer the childrun entytime.
aint that wright
i like the paper cawse it Gums 2
times a weak and the moose aint
aintshunt history when we get it and
/ like tu reed abaout the cort and the
things you rite on the inside of the
paper when yure mad and my wife
she likes tn reed abaOut the difrunt
parts of the country correspondents,
that's whut she cawls um.
this lettur aint fer publikashun-
thank you.
taxpaying republican
ballston oregon april 16 1913
poskip
sence that littul gurl frum redPrai-
rey got me pade up with yure paper
my ittul gurl whoo COWS tn ballston
made me skribe fer anuther yeer and
my neese frum airlee rote fer me tn
skribe fer her anuther yeer and my
netfew frum coli rote tn and thay
made me du it fer when j sent um
bit a peece fer thare part thay cum
lite back and sed whut thay wunted |
yuz pictyures fer thare Schules. ime
glad ii aint got no moar neffews or
leeses. wunt you kindly serprized at
hat boy frum eoali-aint that WHARF
fawge nifty lives.
sined
1OskTip 2 4
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

"Say, pa, tell me who bit the apple ?"
ASK your mother, Willie. She
knows. It's some old tradition that
occurred on her side of the family
Detroit Free Press.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

Such base ball results as that to
l, II inning game in Portland on
Tuesday, is the sort of dope that
creates the base ball bugs.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

a +. a 4 M-Jenningz Lodge. No.
;, meets second and fourth FRIDAYS
OF each month, In Masonic hall On
Main street Visiting brethren vel
come.
Z. A. HAMILTON. W.N
WALTER s MUIR. Secretary.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

"Why didn't you speak to Mr.. Rag.
shaw when he bowed? Hes all right
even if he hasn't much style He's a
diamond in the rough"
"a diamond in the rough ought to
be cut."-Chicago News.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-04-18

Cheer up Mabel, the fruit bios
SONS are Gaming.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-02-21

The Northwest Livestock Associa-
ton has 34S mem bers, of which
Idaho has PA. Washington 100
Montana ., and Oregon IS. There
are 43 life members. % of whom
are from Washington, II from Idaho.
from Montana and / from Oregon
The membership is represented from
40 towns in Washington, 40 in
Idaho, 6 in Montana, and 8 in Ore
gon, Lewiston contributes the most
members, namely so; Nez Perez is
next with 81; Grangeyille third with
"a Spokane fourth with IS. and
Pullman fifth with IL. Spokane
leads in life members with 10: Lew
iston second with 3; and Rosalia
third with three. Wisdom. Mont.
Genesee, Idaho, and Cottonwood.
Idaho, each have two. The North
west Livestock association has four
states, with "a towns or districts,
represented in the association.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-02-21
GOOD ROADS MEETING
WILL Be HELD MARCH |.
Chamber of Commerce Invites Farm
ers to Join in Discussion of This
Most Important Subject

The Pullman Chamber of Com
merce has selected Saturday, March
LIST, as the date for its annual Good
Roads meeting and invites all the
farmers from the surrounding coun-
try to join in making plans for road
improvements. The meeting will
probably be held in the Masonic hall,
where lunch of sandwiches, dough-
nuts and coffee will be served for
is cents.
Professor l.. V. Edwards of the
college Is preparing a bulletin deal
ing with the construction and care
of roads, which he will endeavor to
have ready for distribution at that
time, and several speakers qualified
to give advice on road matters will
be present. The idea is to discuss
the problem from a practical rather
than a theoretical standpoint and
for that reason 1t is particularly de-
sired that the farmers be present
to express their views and make sug-
gestions. Further details of the
meeting will be given in the next is-
sue OF this paper.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-02-21
Several Elevators Planned

The meeting of farmers called for
last Wednesday to discuss the plan
of building an elevator here to han
die grain in bulk was so we'll attend
ed that 1t was necessary to adjourn
from the office of Ira Nye to the X.
of P. hall. More than 100 farmers
were present and the sentiment was
overwhelmingly in favor of making
arrangements to handle grain In
bulk. The suggestion that elevators
be erected, not only here, but also
at Armstrong, Whelan and KitZ-
miller aroused much enthusiasm.
Louis Delivuk of Quincy arrived late
in the afternoon and promised to
prepare plans and specifications and
either send or bring them to meet
ing which is to be held next Wednes-
day, February 26. The meeting will
begin at 10 a. m. in the X. of P. hall
and there is little doubt that plans
will be formulated at that time for
the organization of company or
companies to construct elevators at
the points mentioned above. Mr..
Delivuk left here for Cotton to con-
fer with the farmers there. He has
had much experience, both in build
ing and running elevators, and his
advice is therefore valuable.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-02-21
Death of a Veteran

Charles f. Russell, a well known
citizen, who was found dead in his
bed at his home on High street, the
latter part of last week, was born In
Ohio In 1874, and served during the
civil war in Company f, Third Min
nesota Infantry. He was married to
Lora Robinson, and to the union
three children were born, all of whom
survive him. They are: Mrs. ]. H.
Worral of Park Rapids, Mimi; Mrs.
Elizabeth Potter of Spokane, and
Marvin A. Russell of Spokane.
Mr.. Russell was a member of the
G. A. R. and the members of that
organization attended the funeral,
which was held from the undertaking
parlors of d. D. Kim ball on Tuesday
morning, Rev. Robt. Brumblay con-
Quoting the services.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-02-21
A FINE OPENING
FOR BRICK YARD
There WIN BE Big Demand for
Bricks In Pullman for Several
Years

AT the meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday evening, j. N.
Emerson called attention to the
splendid opening for the establish
ment of a brick yard in Pullman.
During the coming season the wings
of two large buildings will be erect
ed at the college and these, with the
new high school building and the
new Presbyterian church, will call
for a very large supply of brick.
There Is an ample supply here of the
very best quality of clay, as is proved
by the fact that the brick In many
of the college buildings were manu-
featured on the campus with highly
satisfactory results.
Under these conditions 1t seems
foolish to have to send away for
brick. The nearest point at which
there is large brick yard is Free
man and the freight rate from there
Is $40 per thousand brick. This
money should be kept at home and
the work Of making the brick given
to local people. A good plant, capa-
BILE of turning out first class brick,
will be required and the installation
of such plant would be justified by
the fact that the demand for brick
will not be confined to this one year.
Under the plan adopted by the col
lege regents the construction of new
buildings will go on continuously
from year to year as the funds de-
rived from the proceeds of the mill
tax will permit and this will each
season supply a market for the pro-
duct of brick yard, to say nothing
of the requirements for the con-
struction of new business houses and
residences.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-02-21

charges he has to make against the
management OF the college, the
board, after mature elaboration, de-
termined to have all charges present
ed publicly according to the notice
calling for such charges, as any other
course would exclude reporters and
the general public"
DR.. Ira d. Cardiff was elected act
ing head of the department of bot
any, vice DR.. H. B. Humphrey, re-
signed.
Authority was given to the presi-
dent to procure an instructor in
plant pathology to take the classes
taught by DR.. Humphrey. Candi-
dates for the vacancy in the mining
department caused by the death Of
Professor R. E. Sampson were con-
sidered and action deferred.
An offer submitted by d. F.
Staley to sell the north end Of the
Windus orchard, about four acres,
at $3.50 per acre was rejected.
Two delegates to the meeting of
the Federated Scientific Societies to
be held in San Francisco in April
were authorized.
Willard e. Mitchell of the class
of 1912 was given the degree of b.
A. in mining engineering.
Professor Thatcher asked to be re-
lieyed from his duties in connection
with the extension work on April l.,
and the request was granted.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-02-21
Protection Against Fakirs

The Chamber of Commerce has
taken steps to protect the citizens
of Pullman against fake" charity
solicitors. The plan is to have the
Social Welfare committee look into
the merits of each case, and IL the
committee deems the case worthy
to give the solicitor card of en-
dorsement. The Committee on
Social Welfare desires the hearty
cooperation Of the people In its eff
forts. Commercial organizations in
other cities throughout the state are
active along the same lines, and the
cities wherein are situated institu-
tions that are largely dependent up
on public charity have written to the
secretary of our chamber asking Us
not to endorse any person or insti-
tuition that does not have the per-
sonal endorsement Of the CONNER
cial Club of the city in which the
institution Is situated.
Please note that the endorsement
cards have a time limit, and that
they must be signed by at least two
members of the committee. People
are free to contribute or not, as they
see fit, even in cases where endorse
ment is given.
G. H. HARRISON,
(Chairman)
C. A. BINGAMAN,
C. r. SANDERS,
Cnrnnitfea ON Social Welfare.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-02-21
COLLEGE REGENTS
WERE IN SESSION
#. M. Slagle Declines to Accept
Opportunity to File Charges
With the Board

The board of regents of the w.
s. c. were in session here all day
Wednesday and yesterday morning.
Regents McCroskey, MeGregor,
Cunningham and the secretary were
present and Regents Troy and John
son absent.
The McAllister lot, part of lot /,
block z, Reaney's addition, was pur-
chased for $500.
The following letter from F. M.
Slagle was read:
Pullman, Wash,
Feb. 10, 1918.
Honorable R. C. McCroskey,
President of the Board of Re-
gents of the State College of
Washington.
My Dear Mr.. McCroskey:
Since my conference with you on
the first day of February of this
year regarding college affairs, ther
have transpired conditions which
lead me to believe that for the best
interests Of all, 1t will be unwise for
me to present any charges at the
meeting of your board today. Some
of the items l have tabulated are
based upon confidential and unso-
licited information. Such informal
ton, to be effective, must be sub
stantiated by the men who made it..
And l, in my unofficial position,
could not possibly comply with the
conditions made in the call for the
meeting, as published in the news
papers.
Thanking you for your courtesies
and favors, remain,
Sincerely yours,
FRANK NJ. SLAGLE.
The following statement offered
by Regent McCroskey was adopted
Application having come from F.
NJ. slagle through the president of
the board for permission to bring be-
fore the board privately what