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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-04-03
WILL ASK BIDS

At a special meeting q tho city
council Wednesday the city clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids for
water pipe, fittings pumps, etc. foy
the extensions and improvements to
the water system. Tho meeains vas
called for this purpose alone and no
other business was transacted. The
people of Pullman voted to iaauc
bonds not exceeding $4,000 for the
purpose OF improving the water sgs-
tenn and increasing its scope, aad tne
work will be done as soon as the
necessary rmalities can be COM
piled with.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-04-03
MEETING POSTPONED

The regular annual meeting Of the
board of regents Of Washington State
College, which was scheduled for los.
Wednesday was postponed until
Monday because of the inability Of
Regent d. S. Troy Of Chimacum.
president of the board, to reach Pull
nan in time The annual budget cf
the different departments of the col
lege will be discussed at the meeting
Monday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-04-03

Mrs. Chris Mcdonald arrived IN
Pullman last Saturday evening from
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, and Will
spend several weeks visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Sanford
Coad. 1t is Mrs. McDonald's first
visit to the West. and she is very
favorably impressed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-04-03
HEALTHY INCREASE IN
TAX ASSESSMENTS
poonle of Whitman County Must
This Year Pay $27t ,69S.54 More
Tax Than in 1913

The 1918 tax levies for all pur-
noses In Whitman county will raise
u1O7,48S.3S, to be paid in 1914, as
against a total tax for all purposes
amounting to $835,519.84 paid in
1918 on the 1912 assessments. &C
cording to the annual report on the
finances of Whitman county which
has Just been compiled by County
Auditor s. M. McCroskey. The re-
Fort enumerates the assessments,
valuations and total taxations for
state, county, road, school and city
purposes In detail and segregates
them as follows:
Summary of tax as shown by 1913
tax rolls, payable in 1914:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-04-03
Total taxes paid
in 1913 ........$853,51 9.84

In 1913 $853,519.84
The assessed valuation Of personal
property in Whitman county in
creased from $5,102,912 in 1912 to
s6,S5S,614 in 1913, a gain of $685.
bO2. During the same 12-month
period the assessed valuation of real
estate and improvements, including
farm and city property, increased
only $124,868, the 1913 valuation
being placed by the assessors at $24,-
42S,990 as against $24,3O4,122 in
1912. OF the personal property list
ed last year, $1,290,47O, or nearly
one-fourth, was exempt from taxa
ton. The railroad property was as
sessed in 1913 at $12,S31,443, or
nearly 100000 less than in the pre-
ceding year. The grand total in
whitman county, including real es-
tate' personal property, and railroad
and telegraph property, as assessed
IN 1913 was $41,306,670, exclusive
oi the over one million dollar per-
sonal property assessment which
was exempted. In 1912 the assessed
valuation on which taxes were col
lected amounted to $41,414,349,, a
Increase In assessed valuation of
@lO7'679 despite the healthy in
crease In real and personal property
assessments.
Inc total county and state levy in
1913 was Is mills, which, on a tax
aOie valuation of $41,3O6, $40, makes
a total of $619,599.88, which has
Oeen or will be collected this year,
"niie in 1912 the levy was only II
mills, which, on the taxable valua-
uon OF $41,414,349, raised a total of
A55,557.S3.
III 1912 the deputy assessors
FOUND S5O,S46 acres of improved
iarm land In the county, valued at
SSto'41S's35, while in 1913 a total of
oI'0of acres, valued at $18,48O,-
900 was assessed. The number of
a0res OF unimproved farm lands in
creased from 2S8,162, valued at ST.
-fo'o46 In 1912 to BOOSTS acres
'aiued at $1,153,790 in 1913. I'M
pteVements on farm lands we're listed
~ Sl'2S8,955 n1912 and at s1,253,-
900 IN 1913. Town lots were as
:eSsed at $1,325,665 in 1912 and at
N'"44'43O in 1918, while the i'm
pfoVements on town lots increased
ro n @z'l26,510 in 1912 to $2,196,-
900 in 1913.
IN the personal property list auto
mobiles show the most healthy in
1ease In the one-year period, 1874 be-
Jug listed In 1912 at a total assessed
,aiuation of $63,490, while S53 were
.ound by the deputy assessors last
''ar valued at $144,425 for assess
.s' purposes. That live stock in
= S county is on the increase is
1Aown by the figures given by
uui'or McCroskey, 1877 work
Uses being listed in 1918 as against
'OoI the previous year. Mich
s ~ increased from 1855 in 1912 to
40 IN 1913 and hogs from 1891
= 1@'Sl7. Sheep and goats, how
'f' are on the decline. the 1912
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-04-03
MRS. ORA j. HAzEN
Answers FINAL CALL



airs, Ora j. Hazon, wife OF F. A,
.a4. a' ha.-ed away at the family
aoao IN this city Tuesday morning,
~e-,A be,a@ caused by erysipelas,
8e.' "'-.a she had suffered several
.#s5. hta Hazon was ono of the
a.o51 esteemed of the Pullman ma
.. and leaves hundreds Of friends
.' join tine uercaycd family In
"''H-A5 acr death. Funeral sory-
.0a5 were sc2lGctod from the Mctho-
utas c@Uf1h Wednesday morning at
Il D e'otA' being conducted by tho
..e,. James Aa'lley and Intern at
.s# 4" the j. q. D. +. cemetery. The
..t.o"i's OBITUARY remarks made by
ne he(' Marley at the funeral serv-
"e5 uep'et the life history OF Mrs.
@@@on;
Ora Jenuett Cunningham was
.olA al "ada"orth, Medina county,
ONO ADiil .. lNoI. and died at her
name III Pullman, Wash, March 81.
1914 at the age Of 81 years, II
a5oajha and ~ days.
On the iall OF 1869 she moved to
Jasper county Missouri with her
widowed mother and her brothers,
!. Z. and W. }. Cunningham. She
a
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-04-03
Total taxes to be paid
In 1914 81, |

Summary of tax as shown by 1912
tax rolls, payable In 1913:
Purpose Valuation Tax
State tax .$41,414,349 $249,306.10
School -. 41,414,349 180,792.O2
County =. 41.414,349 206,251.73
Co. road. 35,995,93O 1O7,987.75
City -. :. 5,418,419 91,182.24
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
Jap-EngIish Fleet Now
Said to be Chasing Vic
torious Germans.
Is SILENCE IN LONDON
TWenty-Six of Kaiser's Guns
Taken and 800 Made Pris-
oners at Using Tau q.

London, Nov. 4.-London was silent
today regarding the naval engagement
off the Chilean coast Sunday. Accord
ing to the German reports the Brit
ish cruiser Monmouth was sunk, the
cruiser Good Hope put to flight, ap-
parently damaged, and the Glasgow
driven to neutral port. German
ships, it was said, were undamaged,
| and the loss of life not great. If two
British cruisers went down it is pos
sible 1,500 men were lost.
1t was reported that the Japanese
British fleet operating in the islands
of the Pacific is rushing south to at
tack the victorious Germans.
Wireless communication between
the German defenders at Tsung Tau
and Peking has been Interrupted. At
last accounts the Germans were max
ing desperate resistance.
There is no change on the extreme
north battle line in Belgium and
France, according to a French report.
The allies claim progress between
Dixmude and Lys. The Germans are
preparing a new movement to cut the
allies line near Ypres.
ing on the east Prussian frontier, the
Germans taking the defensive. The
Austrians are clinging to their posi-
tions on the River San.
A cabinet crisis in Constantinople
over Turkeys attitude toward war is
reported.
Insurgents in the Union of South
Africa are reported to number 10000.
German Guns Destroyed.
Toxic, Nov "A report from Using
Kau says Japanese forces before
Tsing-Tau have destroyed 26 German
guns and captured 500 prisoners. JAP
anese artillery is now attacking Ger
man trenches and wire entanglements
before them.
Washington, Nov 4. - Minister
Fletcher at Santiago, Chile, today re-
ported the German naval victory off
Caronel, Chile, and the arrival of three
German warships at Valparaiso. The
damaged Good Hope and the Glasgow
and Otranto are reported to have es-
capped.
Paris, Nov. A news dispatch says
the Turkish ambassador to France has
asked for and received his passports
at Bordeaux.
London, Nov At is reported Turk
ish authorities have begun seizing
shipping lying off Constantinople.
Germans Retiring.
London, Nov. Am Amsterdam dis
patch says "the sound of cannon is
distinctly heard at Client and there is
every indication the Germans are re-
firing on the whole front from Bruges
to Thielt''
Paris, Nov. 4. The British feet
fired 20 shells into Turkish forts of
the Dardanel1es.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04

used to tricks of this kind, and the
only result was that they allowed the
enemy's infantry to approach quite
close before they swept them down
with magazine fire.
Apart from the 400 dead found
near our lines in the center, our pa
trolls afterward discovered 800 dead
further out in front of our left.
Sing as They Go to Death.
"On our left the 23rd was a bad day
for the Germans. Advancing in our
turn we drove them from some of the
trenches out of which they had turn
ed us the previous evening and cap
tured $50 prisoners and released some
of our own men whom they had taken.
As the Germans retreated our guns
did great execution. They afterward
made five desperate assaults on our
trenches, advancing in mass and sing
ing Die Wacht am Rhine
Each assault was easily beaten
back, out troops waiting until the en-
emy came within close range before
they opened fire with rifles and Max
inns, causing terrible havoc in the
solid masses.
1--WE made over 900 prisoners and
picked up 1900 dead, killed Oct a3
alone.
''The spectacle of these devoted
men chanting a national song as they
marched to certain death was inspir-
ing. 1t was at the same time pitia-
BILE"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
JEALOUSY BEHIND
POISON LETTERS
Elizabeth, New Jersey, Woman,
Trapped, Confesses Writ
ing Scurrilous Notes.

Elizabeth, N. j., Nov. 4.-Psycholo
gists are presented with an interesting
problem in explaining the case of the
poison pen" letters, the authorship OF
which has just been made public. Mrs
Nelson L. Pollard, by her own confes
sion the author of the poison pen'
letters which have stirred the town
for more than year, has declined to
give her reasons for having written
them.
Nearly every one in the town receiv-
ed one or more of the scurrilous notes,
which were always unsigned. The fact
that one woman, Mrs. Pollard's next
door neighbor, did not receive any of
the missives resulted in the apprehen-
sion of Mrs. Pollard and her subse-
quent confession.
DR.. Charles F. Jones, whose wife
was not recipient of any of the let
ters, but who himself received seven
or eight, which he characterized as the
most filthy he had ever laid eyes on"
declares that insane social jealousy"
promoted Mrs. Pollard to send the let
ters.
When Mrs. Pollard was acquitted
last spring of sending the poison
pen" letters, many persons connected
with the case left the courtroom still
believing she was the letter writer.
AS soon as the trial was over there
was a new flow of anonymous letters.
Letters were received by men and wo-
men high in Elizabeth. They were
unlike the letters-typewritten or pen
ned-which formed the basis of the
charge against Mrs. Pollard. The new
letters were written with a pencil
This poisoned pencil" never wrote in
script, but always printed the words
Postoffice Inspector Francis A But
Ter and a private detective set a trap
for Mrs. Pollard and had a postman
leave letters addressed to DR.. Jones
at her house as though by mistake
These letters were returned to the
postoffice after several days When
the postofffce authorities opened them
they found poisoned pencil" notes in
stead of the letters which the en-
velopes had contained.
Then Prosecutor Alfred Stein, who
had received one of the scurrilous let
ters, asked Mrs. Pollard to come to his
office. After an examination that last
ed six hours Mrs. Pollard broke down
and admitted she wrote all the pen
ciled letters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
CHAUFFEUR SAVES GOLD
FROM GERMAN ENEMIES

Paris Nov. 4-Before the Bank of
France left Paris for Bordeaux several
of the provincial branches were given
substantial supplies of the sinews of
war.
4 powerful motor car. heavily laden
with gold and securities. was rushing
along, with all lights out, on the
road to A, when a tire burst.
The chauffeur was busy repairing
the damage when a patrol of 10 uhlans
and a captain came up and surround
ed him and his companion.
Pointing revolver at the chauffeur.
the captain got up beside him and or
dered him to take the road for M.
Half an hour later they came to cross
roads.
which" asked the chauffeur.
The captain hesitated. took out his
map and looked at il. Just then an old
peasant came up and the German Off
Ger, his eternal revolver in his hand,
commanded MIN to tell him where they
were or he would blow his head on.
While the peasant. trembling. was
pointing out the direction of NJ, the
chauffeur. lifting the seat, seized his
revolver, and, quick as lightning, blew
the officers brains out.
Then. sending the car headlong
among the uhlans, he scattered them
in all directions. while their shots went
wide. The daring chauffeur eventually
arrived at A with his precious cargo
intact.
Letters from the front show that the
Partisan soldiers have given very
good account of themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
SEE A DEADLOCK
OF STATE HOUSE
Democrats, However, Will Con-
troll in the Senate, Re-
turns So Far Show.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. democrats will
control the next Illinois senate, while
the house will probably be deadlocked,
with the republicans having the ad-
vantage, according to latest returns.
The democrats scored heavily in Cook
county, while the republicans made
large gains downstate. Medill McCor-
mick, progressive, and Madsen and
Mason, socialists, were elected to the
lower house. Among the democrats
elected were many on the black list of
reform organizations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
FLAGG is FOUND GUILTY
OF MISUSlNG THE MAILS

New York, Nov. 4.-Jared Flagg, ac-
cused of making fraudulent use of the
mails in promoting stock speculation
sales, was found guilty by a jury in
the United States district court here.
There were seven counts in the in
dictment and Flagg was convicted on
six. He was acquitted on the sew
enth.
He was the first to be tried of sew
eral defendants, including Daniel n.
Morgan, former treasurer of the Unit
ed States.
United States Judge Rudkin re-
newed Flagg's bail of S25.000 and he
will appear in court on Friday, when "a
hearing will be held on a motion for
q new trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
AvENER REELECTED BY 80O SULLIVAN HAS LEAD OVER SHERMAN
Election Summary

Massachusetts - Governor Walsh
democrat. reelected by 10000. Repub
licans regained control of the state of
hcers except governor and have a ma
jority legislature.
Ohio-Willis. republican. eIected
governor, and Harding, republican
senator. State elected 10 republican
and II democrats to congress.
a-Congressman Hammond
democrat, elected governor over Lee
progressive Congressional delegation
dominated by republicans.
South Dakota-Governor Byrne. re.
publican. reelected. Burke. republi
can, elected senator.
North Dakota-Senator Grenna. re.
publican, reelected. Governor Hanna
republican, reelected. Entire republi.
can state ticket successful.
Oklahoma Williams, democrat
leading by 1000 for governor. Senator
Gore, democrat. reelected. With one
exception the democrats elected a full
delegation to congress.
Missouri-Senator Stone. democrat.
reelected Democratic state ticket
successful Eleven democrats and
two republicans elected to congress.
Fifteen proposed constitutional amend
ments failed.
nsylvania-Senator Penrose. re-
publican, reelected by huge plurality.
Brumbaugh, republican. elected gov
ernor. The republicans elected four
congressman at large. Republican
state candidates successful
New Jersey-Congressio delega-
tion stands eight republicans and four
democrats, gain of six for the repub-
licans.
Rhode Island-Beeckman, republi-
can. and the entire republican state
ticket is elected. The state voted TO
license the sale of liquor.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brandege, re-
publican, reelected. Holcomb, repub-
lican, elected governor. The legisla-
ture is republican.
Wisconsin-Phillip.r republican, elect
ed governor. Governor McGovern. re-
publican, elected senator. Republican
state ticket successful. All present
but one reelected. Pro-
posed constitutional amendments de-
feated.
Nermont-Dillingham republican,
reelected senator. Republicans retain
ed control of congressional delega-
tfons, state offices and legislature.
Gates. republican, elected governor
Kentucky-Beckham and Camden,
democrats, elected to the senate. Nine
democrats and two republicans elect
ed to congress
Kansas-Capper, republican was
elected governor. Murdoch, progress
i've. claims election to the senate The
republicans claim the state ticket.
Murdock was i'll at his home today.
New York.-Meyer London, social
ist, was elected to congress in the
Twelfth district. the first time in the
of New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
rahlS BARRICAOES AND
WAITS FOR GERMANS

-. ans NOV. 4.-In spite OF the news
'ne allies are holding the Ger.
So - Paris is getting ready for a
,sa 'Iers are being thrown up along
nan roads leading 10 the city.
80 barriers consist Of barbed wire,
80 Up paving stones. logs Of trees,
- carts, and sand bags.
~ ,1ches are being dug and in the
go. s or roads where It is thought a
k,y charge might be attempted
ers known as "chevaux de -frise''
ss being built.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
CANUcKS WITH SPADES
"SHOW" EUROPE'S TROOPS

London, Nov. 4.-The Canadian
troops which are arriving in England
are armed as no other modern troops
are armed, for each soldier carries a
spade on his back. These spades can
be used for trench digging or for de-
fensive armor
Each implement is spade, shield
and rifle rest combined. There is an
oval hole in the middle of the spade.
and through this the soldier pokes his
rifle in the same way as the archers
in the olden days used the inches in
the castle walls.
The spade weighs four pounds and
it is practically bullet proof.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
BRITON IN PRAISE
OF GERMAN VALOR
Eyewitness Shows How Kaiser S
Men Go Singing to Death in
Front of Ma chine Guns.
AWFUL SLAUGHTER TOLD
English Colonel Relates That Enemies
Return to Charge Five Times,
but Are RepuIsed.

London, Nov. 4.-That the Germans
have not lost their morale in the face
of what they are enduring is generous
ly attested in today's account from
the British headquarters at the front
penned by Colonel E. D. Swinton, au-
thor of all the eyewitness" descrip-
tions of operations in which the Brit
ish forces have participated.
at seems" he writes, that success
will favor the side which possesses
the most endurance or can bring up
and fling fresh forces into the fray"
The British have suffered heavily,
he admits, which means that recruit
ing in England must go on unabated
if the gaps in the British ranks are to
be filled.
OF the Germans Colonel Swinton
says that despite enormous losses
they have so far been able to fill the
gaps in their ranks and return to the
charge"
British Use Jap Tactics.
Colonel Swinton's story opens with
an account of the transfer of the Brit
ish troops from positions along the
Aisne, where their trenches were less
than 100 yards from the German
trenches, to points along the north
and south lines toward the sea, where
they joined hands with reinforce
ments and made a solid, continuous
battle line. The evacuation of the
trenches along the Aisne was carried
out at night, after the method employ
ed by General Oku in the battle of
Mukden, the Germans not being able
to discover the departure of the Brit
ish troops or the arrival of the French
troops to take their places in the
trenches.
After the fall of Antwerp, the col
onel continues, German forces in
front of the new British positions were
heavily REINFORCED with men and big
guns.
AnnihiIate a Battalion.
ION the north of the Lys," says the
colonel, "a fierce contest took place
near La CHER, a village which was
captured in the morning by the en-
emy and then retaken by us. The
Germans casualties were extremely
heavy. They came on with the great
est bravery in swarms, only to be
swept away by our fire. One battal-
ion of their One Hundred and Fourth
Regiment was practically wiped out.
400 dead being picked up by us in our
lines alone.
incidentally, by our counter attack
we took 13O prisoners and released
40 of our men who had been captured.
Ascribes Trick to Foes.
"On our left our troops advanced
against the German Twenty-sixth Re
serve Corps near Paaschendaele and
were met by a determined counter Of
fensive. which was driven back with
great losses.
AT night the Germans renewed
their efforts unsuccessfully in this
quarter At one point they tried a
ruse which no longer is new. AS they
came up in a solid line. two deep. they
shouted out:
Don't fire; we are the Coldstream
Guards
Our men, however, are getting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till 2 p. M. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Fair tonight and Thursday; slightly
cooler tonight.
Temperature at a. m, At; highest
yesterday, 70; lowest last night, At.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. M, II miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. m, "A; at
a. m, 81.
Stage of water 81, a fall of / in last
"a hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04

FOR PROHIBITION
Oregon, Colorado, Arizona in
Column - Ohio, California
and Washington Says No.

Chicago. H.. Nov .4-Oregon. Ari-
zona and Colorado voted for statewide
prohibition by a close margin, say the
anti-liquor people. II is claimed a ma
jority of the Illinois legislators are in
the dry column.
Ohio, California and Washington
voted Overwhelmingly against prohibi
ton.
Woman suffrage won in Montana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
DISEASE SPREADS
over STOCK PENS
Twelve Hundred Cattle in Chi
cago Yards Have Been
Ordered Destroyed.

Chicago. Nov. 4-Closing of the
stock yards is again being seriously
considered by the state and federal
authorities. 1t is reported the toot
and mouth disease has spread further
in the cattle pens and thai l,2OO cattle
were ordered killed Immediately and
the carcasses destroyed. 1t Is freely
predicted the yards will be quarah-
tined completely by night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
AvIATORS AT HONOLULU
STOPPED BY OFFICIAL S

Honolulu, T. H.. Nov. 1.-Two jap
anese aviators, billed to make public
flights here, were stopped by the po-
lice Tuesday from making further as
tensions after they came down from
their first fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
KILLED BY UPSET AUTO

Galesburg, Ill. Nov. 4.-Mrs. Mar
garet Taft was killed and her son and
daughter, Oliver and Maude TAFT, and
grandson. Albert, were injured near
Prairie City when the automobile
which Oliver was driving upset while
going down a hill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04

Nine. Patti, who for many years
was the worlds most famous prima
donna, recently visited the Patti ward
in the army hospital at Swansea, Eng
land. In this ward were wounded Bel
gian soldiers, to whom she gave words
of cheer Nine. Patti recently sang
Home, Sweet Home" in London at a
concert in aid of the Belgian fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-04
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars: Mercury. Jupiter.
Mars. Venus. Morning star: Saturn.
The variable star Algol of constella-
ton Perseus. reaches minimum luster;
seen northeast in the evening.