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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
MUSICAL kENSINGTON

In honor of Mrs. L. E. Moore,
Kensington was held recently at the
home of Miss Leila Moore Vocal
and instrumental music was enjoyed
at various intervals during the late
afternoon. Among the selections rem
dered Miss Alma Darrough of Rose
City, Col, sang some beautiful and
very interesting numbers. The fol-
lowing guests were present: Mrs. E.
N. Clark, Mrs. Chas. Hunt, Mrs. Beu-
lab W. Moore, Mrs. Marie Thompson,
Misses Alma Darrough, Abbi9 OAR
rough, Virginia Weaver, Ann Nys-
from, Mary Bats, Marie Melvin,
Elizabeth Weeks, Myrtle Ricketts,,
Lethe Fisher, May Ellen Plaskett,
Marie Plaskett Nellie Gaines, Zoe
zimmerman, Florence Hunting,
Grace Cain and Vera Jaques.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
LUCKY ESCAPE

r. A. Emerson and family re-
turned Monday from the Bitter
Root valley Montana, where they
visited relatives. They made the
trip in his automobile and had a
larkable escape while coming
through the Fourth of July canyon.
The bank on one side of the narrow
road caved and the automobile
tipped over, pinning the whole party
underneath, but all escaped serious
injury. They managed to crawl
out and, with the assistance of a
crew of lumber jacks who were
working nearby righted the car and
got it back on the road. The top
and windshield were smashed, but
otherwise it was little damaged and
they were able to continue their
journey.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
HEAVY YIELDS ARE
REPORTED DAILY
Several Reports of Better Than Sixty
Bushels to the Acre In Fall Wheat
r. W. Gwinn Has Record
Acre

Nearly half of the grain In the vi
cihity of Pullman is in the sack, and
many grain men who have studied
the situation declare that the Pull
man farmers are garnerlng one of the
best, If not the best, wheat crop In the
history of Whitman county. Yields
of 60 bushels and even better of fall
wheat are reported by the farmers
who have harvested their crops, and
5O-bushel yields are somewhat COM
mon. The reports indicate that the
early-season prediction of grain men
that fall wheat In the vicinity of Pull
man will average 40 bushels to the
acre were correct, although spring
wheat will probably average consid-
erably under normal.
The farmers are showing q marked
reluctance to sell on declining mar
ket, with the result that local grain
men are decidedly inactive.
The record wheat yield of the sea-
son is claimed by r. w. Gwinn, who
is farming the big c. w. Young farm
five miles south of Pullman. On a
small piece of bottom land, slightly
over an acre, which last year pro-
duced potatoes, Mr.. Gwinn secured a
yield of / sacks of college hybrid No.
lab, weighing lao pounds to the sack
and grading No. /. The acre yield of
the tract would exceed 80 bushels
Mr.. Gwinn has $50 acres of college
hybrid which he Is threshing with
combined harvesters, and estimates
the yield on the entire acreage at
80 bushels per acre.
o. c. Matsen, who is farming one
of the II. w. Price farms, reports
yield of Go bushels to the acre on
100 acres of red Russian. Samples
of the wheat were submitted to grain
men and graded No. /. being totally
free from smut.
V. Meeks threshed 1866 sacks of
red Russian wheat from 1870 acres, a
yield considerably above SO bushels
to the acre.
w. M. Walker reports a yield of
better than so bushels of the same
variety.
M. w. Whitlow's hybrid wheat Is
going As bushels to the acre, ma
chine measure, which Is equivalent
to so bushels by warehouse measure
Oscar Kincaid got % sacks of red
Russian to the acre on lao acres
after leaving several shocks for hay,
a yield of close to so bushels.
It. Thoney reports so bushels to
the acre of red Russian and hybrid,
and Jane Christopher secured 46
bushels of red Russian to the acre.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
Besides Mrs. Nye.

Besides Mrs. Nye, her only
daughter and eldest child, deceased
leaves five sons: r. C. Sergeant
pastor of Christian church at Ia
coma; Dr.. Clark K. Sargent, who is
practicing at Isabel, S. D.; Lester f.
Sargent, superintendent of schools
at Missoula, Mont; V. o. Sargent of
Colfax, and Frank B. Sargent, a law
yer at New Bedford, Mass. She also
leaves one sister, Mrs. Edwin Nye,
of Venair, Cal. and brother, Byron
l.. Taylor, of lola, Wis.
Funeral services will be held Sun
day afternoon at the Christian
church. Deceased S sister and all
of her sons except the one in Massa-
chusetts, will be present. The re-
mains will be taken to Seymour,
Wis, and inferred by the side of her
husband.
Mrs. Sargent had a large circle of
friends in Pullman, who mourn her
loss and deeply sympathize with her
children in their sudden bereave-
ment.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
NEW PRINCIPAL
FOR HIGH SCHOOL

Luther Case, last year principal
OF schools at Arlee, Mont, has been
secured as principal OF the Pullman
high school for the coming year Mr.
Case was highly recommended and
his application had been under con-
sideration by the board for some
time, but the final decision was
made on the advice of e. l.. Brock
ner. who made such a marked sue
cess as principal of the local school
last year. Mr.. Breckner had met Mr..
Case at the summer school of the
University of Montana at Missoula,
and formed a high opinion of his
ability and character.
Mr.. Case Is a native OF Ohio and
was educated In the schools of that
state and Kentucky. He received
his degree of bachelor of science at
Berea College, Kentucky, and has
been engaged in teaching with uni
form success ever since. He Will
teach history in the high school.
The election of a principal fills the
last vacancy in the teaching corps of
the Pullman schools and Superin~
tendent Graham is looking forward
to a year of successful work.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
BAD CHECK ARTIST
ST|NGS MERCHANTS
Smooth Stranger Is Alleged to Have
Forged Elmer Little's Signature
to Two Checks

A couple of weeks ago a stranger
OF slender build and medium height
stepped into Lee Aliens hardware
store and asked Mr.. Bean if he knew
Elmer little. Receiving a negative
reply he remarked that he was 60
ing to work for Little and wanted to
find out if he was a square kind of
man who paid his help. Bean called
up Dug Henry by telephone and the
latter vouched for Little's integrity.
The stranger thanked Bean for
his trouble and walked out.
Tuesday afternoon he appeared in
the store again and presented a
check for $3.50, drawn on the First
National bank of Pullman in favor
of S. A. Kelly and signed with the
name of Elmer Little. He asked to
have the check cashed and Bean re-
ferred him to Lee Allen, who, know
ing of the strangers previous visit
to the store and inquiries regarding
Mr.. Little, let him have the money.
The same afternoon the same
stranger visited Hungerford's groc-
cry store, where he cashed a similar
check for $40. When the checks
reached the bank the signatures of
Mr.. Little's name and Mr.. kelly's
name were pronounced forgeries.
1t is alleged that the stranger had
been working for Mr.. Little, under
the name of J. R. Montgomery, and
was paid off by check which he
cashed. s. A. Kelly is working FIR
Little, which probably suggested the
use of his name. The alleged forger
is described as wearing a dark 7u't
and dark colored soft felt hat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
MANY CHANGES
AT THE COLLEGE

The pletion of the easements
and first floors of the two new build
ings at the w. s. C. will result in a
general moving around OF several de-
partments. The stenographers and
mailing clerks of the experiment sta
ton. who have been occupying a
room on the first floor of the Ad-
ministration building will now be
given a large room in the basement
Of that building contiguous to the
office of the director of the station.
This room will be fitted up with
cabinets for the storing OF bulletins
Auditor Kruegel, who has been oc-
cupying cramped quarters, VIII move
his office into the room left vacant
by the stenographers and mallins
clerks, and will be provided with a
vault and safe.
The postoffice sub-station VIII De
located in the room in the basement
Of the Auditorium building formerly
occupied by the Y. NJ. c. A.
Many other changes will be made
as the rooms in the new buildings
become available for use.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
SUDDEN DEATH OF
MRS. e. NJ. SARGENT
mother of Mrs. Ira N. Nye
"sSeo Away Wednesday Even
mg-Funeral Next Sunday

=. WIS Il. M. Sargent died suddenly
- inc home of her daughter. Mrs.
10 N. Nye, Wednesday evening.
ds seu 10 years, four m onths and six
sass' Since the death of her hus-
S Ssad about IL years ago deceased
hsu spent her time visiting at the
rs.. eS OF her daughter and five sons.
hra', May she left here to visit a
n er IN Wisconsin and returned
n. uiinan about two weeks ago.
eon. nealth seemed good, but she
sIaal piained of not being able to
.,S ep' Wednesday she suffered con-
sh seraOle pain in her arms and
Sv ' VI and was given a treatment
h.. " Holt, which seemed to relieve
evs,,. one was lying on a bed in the
an sung resting and talking, when
,s'... suddenly exclaimed, 81 am
M. Mrs. Nye lifted her up.
Oeath followed almost instantly.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27

times the amount raised in 1910, or
S11f,STS.7S, denoting an enormous
increase in state highway taxes. In
view of this large amount of money
expended In the county for state
roads, 1t would seem that the amount
or money raised In the county for
the construction of county roads
would gradually decrease, but this Is
not true to a very great extent, as is
shown by the following figures:
During the year 1910, when there
was an expenditure for state high
ways of only s33.936.0S, there was
expended the sum of $167,747.77 for
county roads. During the year 1914,
when three times as much money
was expended by the county for state
roads as was the case In 1910, the
amount of money expended for
county roads was 1854, 049.41, only
about $4,000 less than was expend-
ed four years previous. The total
amount of money expended for
county roads during the five years
up to and including 1914, Is $685.
39S.b2, and the total county and
state road tax for the five years Is
$1,197919.64. The total county
school tax for the year 1910 was
$293,571,28. while the amount ex-
pended for the schools In 1914,
was $372,844.39. During the years
1911-2-S, there was expended for
county school purposes on an aver
age of nearly $4,000 more than was
expended last year, which would in
dictate that the county is not growing
appreciably and general taxes should
therefore not increase to the extent
that has been the case in the county
for the past five years.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
Refuse to Lower the Bank Assessments

have sufficient earning power to
justify an increase. E. E. Flood of
the Bank of Rosalia, and owner of
considerable land in the county, de-
clared to the board that last year
his land holdings had netted him q
return of eight per cent and his bank
stock but six per cent, yet that the
bank stock was assessed higher than
the real property. In answer, the
commissioners stated that the assess
ment could not be determined by the
earning power of the property.
During the discussion Assessor NJ.
c. True stated that the real property
throughout the county had been as
sessed at rate of 40 per cent and
less of its actual value, and he and
Treasurer H. H. Wheeler maintained
that the same rate should stand for
the assessment of the bank stock.
The matter was brought to head by
the introduction by Commissi oner
NJ. w. Whitlow, himself president of
the First National bank of Pullman,
OF list of banks and rate of as
sessment which amounted practically
to SO per cent of the capital and sur
plus. On the vote the three COM
missioners lined up for the raise and
the treasurer and assessor voted to
leave the rate at 40 per cent.
1t is thought extremely probable
that the bankers will carry the case
into the courts to lower the rate. It
is maintained that the lower rate was
sanctioned by the state tax COM
mission and that the courts have al
ready held that the rate should
equal that used in the assessment of
real property. NJ. A. Sherman of the
Bank of Endicott expressed his de-
termination Saturday to see the case
carried into court and a number of
other bankers share his intention
The Palouser.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27

The bankers of Whitman county
lost the first step in their endeavor
to secure q lower rate of assessment
for taxation purposes Saturday, when
the board of equalization of the
county voted, three to two, to raise
the rate from 40 per cent of the cap
ital, surplus and undivided profits
the figures used by the county as
SCISSOR in preparing the rolls-to
amounts which approximate so per
cent. The three members of the
board of county commissioners,
Whitlow, Manchester and Thompson,
voted together on the affirmative of
the question, and Assessor M. c..
True and Treasurer H. H. Wheeler,
the other members of the equaliza-
ton board, cast their votes against 1t.
The banking interests of the
county we're we'll represented at the
board meeting Saturday, they hav-
ing been summoned to appear and
show cause why the rate adopted
by the county assessor should not be
raised. Sixteen county banks were
represented by officials or attorneys,
most of whom took part In the dis
cussion of the question. When the
board convened the session was
moved to the court room, in order to
provide sufficient room for all those
interested.
The discussion waxed warm In
short time and many arguments were
put forth by either side. 1t was
claimed by the bankers and their at
torneys that the state law ordering
valuation OF SO per cent OF the
capital stock and surplus was not OBJ
served In other counties of the state
and that other property was valued
at a much lower rate. 1t was fur
Their claimed that while a few banks
of the county could survive higher
assessor emit rate. the majority did not
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
Want Lower Taxes in Whitman

J. NJ. Reid, l.. G. Staley, J. n. Scott,
w. l.. Greenawalt and H. Folger
went to Colfax Wednesday to assist in
the organization of a county tax
payers league. They report that about
40 representatives from several towns
were present and perfected a temper
airy organization with F. J. Wilmer Of
Rosalia as chairman and S. NJ. Nc
Croskey of Colfax as secretary. The
chairman was authorized to call an
other meeting about the goth of next
month, when a permanent organlza-
ton will be perfected and blans of
work outlined.
The meeting Wednesday was the
result of the efforts of John T. Sew
eryns of Prosser, leader of the
Benton County Taxpayers League,
who has been instrumental in organ
izing similar leagues in Adams,
Franklin and Columbia counties. All
these county leagues are affiliated
with State Taxpayers League. The
object of the organization is to re-
duce state and county taxes by elm
mating extravagant appropriations
and keeping close tab on the ex-
penditure of public funds.
To show the need of a taxpayers
league Mr., Severyns has compiled
comparative statement showing the
amount of taxes levied for all pur-
poses in Whitman county for the
years 1910 to 1914, inclusive. The
figures show that during the years
1910 to 1914, inclusive, tho amount
of state highway tax raised in Whit
man county was S371,526.O2. The
state highway tax in 1910 was $685.
936.08, while the amount raised for
this purpose in 1914 was over three
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
NEW COACH IS
EXPECTED DAILY
Coach William III. Dietz at San Fran
cisco and Expected Here Soon
Twelve Old First Squaders
VIII Report at Training
Camp

William II. DietZ of Carlisle. W.
S. C.'s new football and baseball
coach, is expected In Pullman daily,
his contract becoming effective Sep
ing stated that he will probably be
here several days previous to that
date to get line on athletic matters
at the local school and in the North
west conference. Athletic Director
Boiler received word from Dietz
that he is now in San Francisco TAX
ing in the exposition, but Mr.. BOIL
er has been unable to reach Dietz
with a telegram to ascertain the ex-
act date on which he will arrive, to
enable Mr.. Boiler to make arrange
ments for get-together meeting of
football fans and alumni of the col
lege in Spokane.
Director Boiler, always conserva-
tive, is somewhat optimistic concern
ing football prospects, although he
is laying no claims to a conference
championship team this early in the
game. He states that between 80
and 40 men will be on hand at. the
Liberty Lake training camp, which
opens September 6, and that Of this
number at least IL will be members
OF last years first squad, with sew
eral second stringers of last year
and a goodly number of Freshmen
recruits.
Coach Dietz will use his own
training methods at the early sea-
son camp, being given an absolutely
free reign. He will be assisted by
Athletic Director Boiler and Assist
ant Coaches Tommy" Tyrer and
Eddie" Kienholz.
All the old men with whom
Director Boiler has come In touch
state their anxiety to meet the new
coach and train under his methods
anu chCu bIhISb Iuht no "iil NC Oh
hand September ready to give the
best he has to Coach Dietz.
OF the ~ old varsity men who
will be on hand, goodly number
are juggling bundles In the harvest
fields, and all state that they will
be In excellent physical condition
when they report. Captain Ace
Clark is working on his parents
farm, north of Pullman, and Ben
ton Bangs is working in Pullman.
Carl Dietz and Basil Doane are help
ing Pullman farmers garner their
record crops and Hack" Apple
quist is juggling wheat sacks in a
local warehouse. doc" Heg is
working on his fathers farm at
Port Ludlow and Art Durham Is en-
ployed in the Occur d'Alene forest
reserve. Ray LOOMS is driving an
undertaking wagon at Seattle, and
Sllas Sites, Ray Finney and AL
Langdon are harvesting. the two
former near Waitsburg and the lat
ter near Palouse.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
INFORMAL RECEPTION

Soon after the arrival of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. E. Moore In Pullman an in
formal reception was given them at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. V.
Moore. Music and readings were en-
joyed during the evening. The most
intimate relatives and friends were
guests, who Joined in wishing the
young couple just entering upon
their married life long career OF
happiness and prosperity.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
SEPARATOR FIRES
MAR WEEKS HARVEST
Three Separators Destroyed Since
Monday-Jake Ailor, g. Il. krous
and Il. l.. Snyder Suffer
Losses

The weeks harvesting operations
we're marred by three separator
fires. the machine in each case being
totally or almost totally destroyed.
The Jake Ailor separator, which
was operating on the II. c. Sodorff
Mace, near Johnson, is total loss as
result of fire Monday and several
sacks of wheat, oats and barley were
damaged. The machine was work
ing in wheat, after threshing 500
sacks of barley and oats in the same
setting, and the explosion, which pre-
coded the fire, was very slight, the
machine bursting into flames almost
without warning. Except for the fact
that the wind was in favor of the
crew the entire setting of nearly 1000
sacks might have been destroyed.
Tuesday evening the c. T. Krous
Machine, operating on the Mrs. Tay-
M farm, rented by Floyd Bush, was
hnost totally destroyed, and 144
shocks of wheat were burned The
setting contained 400 sacks of wheat.
which were saved. Both the machine
and grain were fully insured. 1t was
the third fire of the season for Mr..
Krous, the two former ones being
extinguished by keeping the machine
running at full speed, the burning
straw being elected from the sep
arator. In this case, however, the
flames spread so rapidly that the
drive belt was burned in two, stop
ping the separator.
The E. e. Snyder separator was
almost totally destroyed Wednesday
evening. The outfit was just finish
ing setting of 700 sacks, and was
cleaning up prior to moving. The
threshed wheat was damaged slight
~, the damage being estimated at
woo, fully insured. No insurance
was carried on the separator. Mr..
Snyder at once ordered a new ma
chine, and will resume operations as
soon as 1t arrives. The outfit was
working on the Jesse Gray farm,
seven miles southwest of Pullman.
/ PREVIOUS to starting the seasons
run Mr.. Snyder is alleged to have re-
ceNed an anonymous letter which
stated that he would not finish the
season. but many persons claim that
there was no indication of incendiar-
Ism IN the fire which destroyed his
separator. Mr.. Snyder last year suf-
iereo TWO explosions, and in connec-
uon with the second two harvest
hands, Alex Payne and Ben Thorn
we're arrested, but were later released
AFTER being bound over to the super.
Tor court.
II is noticeable fact that none oil
me nres thus far this year are pre-.
Veueo by heavy explosions, the ma.
'Hine IN nearly every case bursting
M'o flames without warning. The
s'ea'er part of the explosions, also
nave occurred in wheat which con.
a'Heu not an unusual amount oil
u'' There is a growing sentiment
4'a' The majority of the fires are
"''eo Dy static electricity, generated
" Tue iast moving parts of the sep
~a'or' which ignites the dust ant
u' particles after they have become
mixed with air.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
ENTERTAINs AT KENsINGToN

Miss Ruth Renfro was Tuesday
evening the hostess to number OF
her young lady friends at delight
full Kensington party on the Renfro
lawn on West Mckenzie street. Con-
versation occupied the greater part
OF the evening, and watermelons and
lemonade proved very appropriate
refreshments. Those present were
Ruth Renfro, Mae Lochlin, Mamie
Johnson, Beth Bolsinger, Maud
Seneca, Viola Dargan, Zoe thinner
man and Mrs. r. P. TURNKEY.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
TO SUCCEED SINNERS

G. c. Robinson, a graduate of
Harvard University, has been ten
dered the position of assistant pro-
fessor Of education at the college,
vice Professor c. L. SINNERS, who
recently resigned and went to the
Agricultural College of New Hamp-
shire, where he will be head of the
department of education.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27

Miss Juanita Strong left Sunday
for Lakeview, Idaho, to visit at the
summer home of e. A. Bryan.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-27
GRAIN PRICES DECLINE

Very little grain has changed
hands during the past week, the
cause of the inactivity being the de-
cllning grain quotations, which have
slumped steadily aim ost daily. Yes
terday's quotations were as follows:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-10
WEST GUILFORD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Coleman are still
under the doctors care
Mrs. Walter Davis returned to her home
sunday from Brattleboro, after being i'll
there two weeks
Baptist church, Rev. William Robinson
pastor. Morning worship at II. Subject
q continuation of the series on the life of
Joseph.
School in district No. 1 began Monday
with Miss Julia johnson of Springfield
lNt) as teacher. She boards at Ernest
Thomas's
. Arthur Lynde went to the Farren hos
pltal in Montague last week Thursday to
see his father, Mowry Lynde, who had his
leg amputated there that day
I Daniel Willard of Greenfield, a former
resident of Thomas hill, Halifax, brother
of Mrs Hosea Fisher, is confined to his
bed with broken leg Mr.. Willard works
lat the Weldon hotel in Greenfield as gar
dener and care taker. He was helping I'M
load hay, when the ladder he was standing
upon broke and his leg was caught.