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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28
CYRIL DAWSON MARRIED

From San Francisco papers the
news has reached Pullman of the
marriage of Lieut.. Cyril A. Winton
Dawson of the goth coast artillery,
now temporarily stationed at Ca
lexico on the Mexican border, to Miss
Clara Louise Hatteroth, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hatteroth of
SanFrancisco. 1t was originally in
tended to have a church wedding at
a later date, but the sudden mobiliza-
ton on the Mexican border changed
their plans and Miss Hatteroth ac-
com panied by her mother, met the
lieutenant at border town, where
the marriage was quietly solemnized.
According to present orders Lieut..
Dawson expects to leave for Manila
early in the fall and before taking
up his duties there will be granted
an extended leave of absence, when
the young couple will motor north
through California and visit the lieu
tenants parents in Pullman and
later extend their trip through Japan
and China, arriving at the Philip
pine station in November.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28
DIR. LANDRITH IN POLITICS

DR.. Ira d. Landrith of Nashville.
Tenn, who was nominated for the
vice presidency by the prohibitionist
convention at St Paul last week was
one OF the candidates for the presi-
dency OF Washington State College
following the resignation of Dr.. E.
A. Bryan from the presidency. Dr..
Landrith appeared at Pullman year
ago and spoke here. making a very
favorable impression. HIS lack of
experience with colleges of the type
Of the State College prevented his
selection. The prohibitionists named
}. Frank Hanley, former governor of
Indiana, as the candidates nominee
for president and Dr.. Landrith was
nominated for the vice presidency.
-PalOuser.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28
PULLMAN IS AFTER
COUNTY CLUB FAIR
Chamber of Commerce Will Make
Bid for Annual Contest Between
Hundreds of Boys and Girls
This Fall

In all probability the annual fair
and exhibit of the boys and girls in
terested in the various county clubs
will be held this fall in Pullman, the
matter now being in the hands of
the agricultural committee of the
chamber of commerce. These fairs
are held in each county in the state
where the boys and girls clubs are
maintained, and the winning ex-
hibits, together with eight of the
prize winning boys and girls, are
sent to the state fair at North Yak
ina for state competition. over 800
boys and girls are interested in club
work in Whitman county, according
to the statement of Bruce Lampson,
who has charge of the work, and it
is estimated that fully 400 exhibits
will be available for the county dis
play.
The total cost of the fair, includ-
ing prizes, will be in the neighbor-
hood of 5000, and there is little
doubt that the chamber will be sue
cessful in bringing the attraction to
Pullman.
Through the county school super
intendent $50 is given in each county
to assist in sending a team of eight
e-winning boys and girls to the
state fair at North Yakima, to be
held this year Septem Der Is TO %,
and the county exhibit will be held
just shortly before these dates The
team of young farmers and house
wives includes three winners from
the canning clubs, two in stock
judging, one in sewing one in cook
ing and one in manual training. In
asmuch as there are no sewing clubs
in operation in this county, one mem
Der of the team will be eliminated
so that but little over the available
$50 will be necessary for the travel
ing expense of the boys and girls,
who will be entertained in North
Yakima by the fair management.
Club work in Whitman county dur
ing the present season has been high
ly successful, and much interest has
been aroused in the various club or
CARNATIONS. Two hundred and
twenty of the boys and girls are en-
rolled in bird clubs, making a close
study of bird life, the balance OF the
500 being enrolled in profit paying
club work.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28
SITE CHOSEN FOR
KNIFE FACTORY
Work viii Start ON big building AS
Soon as Plans Can Re
Completed

Pullman knife factory will be
Pine and Paradise streets, across
from the Standard Lumber company
The money is ready for the
purchase of the property, which is
l00X10O feet, and the deal will be
closed as soon as the abstract of title
is completed.
Plans are now being prepared for
the building which will cover the
entire lot. II will be one story, but
the foundation will be made to
carry one or two additional stories
1t has not yet been decided whether
it will be "A frame or brick structure
Concrete foundations will be CON
structed for each of the numerous
pieces of heavy machinery and this
work will begin as soon as title is
secured to the property. Orders will
be placed at once for the machinery,
most of which will come from the
east
Enough stock has now been sub
scribed to assure the location of the
plant and the cash is being collect
ed. Unless there is some unexpect-
ed hitch in the program, the factory
will be in operation early in the
fall
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28
WILL DEMONSTRATE
NEW EXT|NGU|SHER
United States Rural Engineer VIII
BE in Pullman Next Friday,
August

Elmer Johnson, a United States
rural engineer, who has been sent
out by the department of agriculture
to demonstrate a new device for eX-
tinguishing fires in threshing ma
chimes, will be in Pullman next Fri
day. August 1, and will give a dem
Onstration during the afternoon at
some point in the business part OF
town. \ large attendance of thresh-
or men and farmers is expected.
Mr.. Johnson has been giving demon
strations at numerous points in this
state, which have aroused much in
terest and enthusiasm.
When at Walla Walla now sep
arator was rugged and was filled with
straw. Smut powder was put into
the machine and the whole was lg-
nited by lighting rags soaked Ill saso-
! line. Almost Immediately flames
were coming out from all parts
! OF the nldCnlnG' HC SA'iiS "iS'i1'
was then turned on and in less than
la minute the fire was eXtingulshed.
Farmers who witnessed the demon
stration expressed their intention to
eouip their separators with the eA-
tinguishers. The cost Of installation
| is placed at less than $50.
The device itself is not 50 much
for the prevention of smut eXplo-
sions as for the automatic eXtlh-
gushing of the fires which lol-
low. and which are responsible Tor
the most serious losses. The eXtln-
euisher itself is rather simple, put
for efficiency it bears the stamp OF
apnroyal of the government experts
A 4O-gallon tank of water is fast
ened to the threshing machine ana
nines are run to all parts OF the sep
arator. When a fire starts 1t melts
fuses a bottle of acid is tipped over
and tho gas forces the water out at
high pressure. 1t is claimed by the
Government engineers that the at
toobment will extingush separator
fire almost instantly. The nozzle Is
natanted by the government and any
one may use 1t.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28
QUIET WEDDING

Miss Starla Schroeder and b. A.
Bradley were united in marriage at
the home of the bride in this city at
900 O'Clock Tuesday morning, the
Rev. Harley Jackson officiating The
groom. who is mining with his
father at Daville. in the Republic
district, drove to Pullman in an
automobile with his parents and
sister. Immediately after the cere-
mony the party started on the re-
turn trip to Danville. where the
happy couple will reside.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28
1axpayersLeagueEsuesBuNetin

1T IS advisable at this time To
make distinct statement OF the re
lations that exist between the Tax
payers association and the railroads
that are contributing to the support
OF the organization. Already there
have been implications that the or
gani2ation exists mainly for the beue-
fit OF the railways, and there is like
ly to be more of such talk as the
work of the organization progresses,
from those who for any reason are
unfriendly to the purposes of the
Taxpayers association.
The purpose of the Taxpayers as
sociation, and its sole reason for eX-
istence, is to promote efficiency and
economy in the disbursements of
public moneys. This does not mean
that taxes are to be lowered by cut
ting out some of the convenienCes
and advantages which the people of
this county have been enjoying. The
taxpayers of Whitman county want
to continue to build good roads; they
expect to keep on improving their
school facilities; the county's affairs
must be administered by competent
officers and employees. Lower taxes
must come entirely from a better use
of the money expended.
The Taxpayers association has
undertaken the task of putting Whit
man county in the position of a care
full, frugal, prosperous man who
spends his money for the necessities
and comforts and enioymeuts of life
with prudent regard to his income,
and who sets full value for every
dollar he spends. An efficient and
thrifty man clothes himself ana his
family we'll lives in comfort, and has
al, the necessities and mary of the
luXuries of life, while q careless and
wasteful man, with the same in
come as the other, will have a diff
cult time making ends meet. The
difference between two such men is
merely a matter of efficiency in
money matters
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28

W. a. Moss is making extensive i'm r.
provements in the house on Linden
avenue which he recently purchased.
He has raised the building and is
constructing a basement and an add
tional story underneath it. When
completed the structure will have rs
rooms. 1t has been leased by Mrs.
Culver, who will run it as a board
ing house.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28
Full Value From Taxes

The efforts of the Taxpayers as
ISOLATION are directed towards max
ing Whitman county a community
where the benefits of good govern
ment and modern public improve
ments are enjoyed without the bur
den of excessive taxation. 1t is not
therefore a question of reducing
taxes by doing without the things
that a prosperous community should
enjoy. but a question of getting full
value for every dollar spent, confin-
ing our public expenditures within
the bounds of prudence and not say
ing at one place only to waste at M
other"
The bulletin then goes into detail
regarding the starting of the move
ment and the possibility of the sug-
gestion coming from the railroads
The association desires to assure
the people OF Whitman county that
it does not contemplate a reduction
Of taxes at the expense of good roads
or good schools. Such a program
would suit the railroads, who are
merely interested in less taxes, but
the association is composed of men
who are devoting their time in an
effort to make Whitman county a
better place in which to live. In
case of a conflict between the inter-
ests of the railroads and the good of
Whitman county, these men are un-
hampered and propose to remain un-
hampered to do what the best inter
ests of the people of Whitman county
dictate"
Copies of the bulletin can be Sc
cured from f. A. Thompson, secre-
tary of the association, whose office
is in the Hamilton block in Colfax.
| Copies will be mailed to those re-
questing them, in addition to the
great mum Der sent to persons whose
names are available. The August
bulletin will deal with the activities
of the road and finance committees,
which have already been appointed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28
WHEAT PRICES CLIMB

In sympathy with the Chicago mar
kets, grain prices have climbed stead
lily during the past few days and sew
eral consequential sales have been
made. The local markets have been
featured by the heavy sales of oats,
which now bring s1.10 the hundred
weight. although several wheat sales
are reported Yesterdays quotations
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28

Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ, Buck, who
have been visiting Mrs. Buck 5 sis
ter, Mrs. w. c. Kruegel, leave today
for Seattle and will later spend sew
eral weeks with relatives in Oregon.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28
Committees

Special committees have been
proposed, each to have particular
part of the above work assigned TO it.
committee on schools and educa-
ton. committee on roads, finan-
cial committee, which in addition to
caring for the finances of the or
oanization. will look after current eX-
nense business, and legislative COM
mittee to further efforts to secure
such remedial legislation as the in
vestigations of the association might
suggest as necessary or advisable.
Municipal expenditures, being
entirely local, do not fall within the
SCOPE of a general committee. Re-
suits will be attempted through the
secretary working in conjunction
with the members of the executive
committee for each particular mu-
nicinality. assisted If practicable by
local committees.
"The secretary is the vital feature
of the working plan of the assocla-
ton. and so far the principal efforts
Of the organization have been in the
nranaratory measures taken to Sc
cure the secretary and get him in
stalled"
In regard to the connection be-
tween the league and the railroads
the bulletin says:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28

Fred e. Helwig of Maiden VINO Is
soaking the republican nomination
for county prosecuting attorney was
circulating among Pullman voters d
connie of days this week. He IS a
ouiet. unasuming type of man. put
gives the impression of possessing
noise and stability. His friends say
tbat ha is an excellent lawyer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-28
OhIetis al the Organization En-
planned and Plans and Scope of
Work Outlined

The first OF series of monthly
bulletins TO be issued by the Tax
payers Association of Whitman
County is being distributed by Sec
rotary L, A. Thompson 1t says, in
part:
The Whitman County Taxpayers
association owes its existence to a
prevalent belief that the taxpayers
do not get their moneys worth for
the taxes they pay
1t is the purpose of the associa-
ton, by Investigations, to establish
the fact whether or not the common
opinion that taxes are too high for
the benefits received, is correct, and
If correct, to show where the waste
occurs, to put the finger on the spot,
and to attempt to stop the leaks, if
such exist, as far as possible under
the existing laws, and if the laws are
found wanting, to recommend the
changes. and try to get them enact
ed by the legislature
1T is probable that there is some
waste in the present system of
county government, because old sys-
tens and practices have been fol-
lowed from year to year, which
should be superseded by more mod
ern methods of doing business, and
it will probably be established that
the people are demanding much more
in public service these days, and re-
Quiring these improvements, must
expect to pay for them, and may as
we'll pay for them cheerfully, and
stop grumbling.
1T is not the conception of those
who are concerned in the present
management of the association, that
it should be used for muck -raking,
or playing politics. The taxpayers
are not concerned in the taxes they
have paid; that is gone and can not
be recovered. They are not interest
ed in suggestions, but want facts,
and they certainly do not want the
association to mix in county politics.
1T is not believed necessary to
adopt a suspicious attitude toward
everything and everybody, but they
do desire to be shown.
1T does not desire to antagonize
the incumbents of the county offices,
and it hopes to have the fullest CO.
operation of all county officials, and
il may be stated that so far, it has
been assisted most agreeably by all
county officials wherever their as
sistance has been required.
THE association expects to do its
work mainly through its secretary
supervised by its officials, and spe-
cial committees, and assisted by the
executive committee, consisting OF 30
members. representing every town
and trade center in the county.
IAN examination of the auditor S
report for 1915 will show leyies for
schools and education OF $479,1 48.-
81. for roads $232,115.51, for mu-
inequalities $lO4,190.32, and for
county expenses $98,194.S0, These
levies represent the major part OF the
taxes paid in the county, and in the
consideration of them lies the chief
work of the association.
The Spectator., 1916-01-28
OLD BILL GOT THE BIRDS
Truthful Person Comes to the Front With Story of Really Remark
 able Shooting.

Speaking of good shots,' said Truthful, the best shot I ever saw was Bill Slivers, who used to hunt out here in the early days. Bill learned the gunmakers trade when he was young and I want to say that he was some mechanic when it came to that.
 He invented a gun which he made himself that beat any of these here modern guns for long distance and ac- curacy. He might have made for tune out of 1t if he had put it on the market, but Bill just naturally didn't care for money and just made one gun and quit at that
 One day there was a flock of pigeons flying across the country. In those early days there was a terrible lot of wild pigeons. There ain't any more of them now, but people who are able to recollect back 40 years remem- Der when there were millions and mil lions of them This flock was flying so high that they weren't visible to the naked eye, but Bill used long-distance field glasses when he shot with that gun. The fellers in the camp said they would like to have mess of birds and Bill said he would just go out and shoot dozen or so.
 As l said, this flock was flying so high that the birds weren't visible to the naked eye and when Bill said he would shoot a dozen or so the cook gave a derisive laugh and said, You doggoned fool there ain't no pigeons within a thousand miles of here
 Bill didn't say nothing in reply just took his gun and field glasses and began shootin' in the air. The cook looked at him a minute and then said to the other fellers, 'Ol Bill has sure been fillin' up on loco weed and gone plumb crazy. Just look at the old fool out there shootin' holes in the air
 Bill paid no attention to the re- marks of the cook-went right along shootin' until he had fired I2 shots l then he came in and put up his gun in the corner of the shack. That was just about seven o'clock in the morn l ing. At a quarter past eleven the i birds began to fall. There was 12 of 'em and every one of 'em shot through | the head. They was so high when they was hit that 1t took 'em just four hours l to hit the earth.
 All the cook said when he picked up the birds was, or Bill wasn't so l durned crazy after all. Farmers i Mail and Breeze.
The Spectator., 1916-01-28
Laws "Reasonable Doubt"

Ordinarily everybody knows what reasonable doubt" means. and what the law means when it says that the prisoner cannot be convicted if the jury has a reasonable doubt of his innocence But when the judge gives a dozen instructions on reasonable doubt, it Is clear that nobody could understand what is meant.
 St. Augustine. when questioned about a doctrine of the church, said:
 If you ask me. I don't know; but if you don't ask me, l know very we'll"
 The result is. in any important case, that the confused jury goes out to find a verdict. taking with them an arm full of instructions. Melville Davisson Post writes in Saturday Evening Post Half of these instructions will tell them that if they believe certain things, they must find the prisoner guilty and the other half will tell them that if they believe other things they must acquit the prisoner. and some times the instructions will be so drawn that. upon the statement of the same beliefs one instruction tells them to acquit the prisoner and the other tells them to convict him. So they do not know what to do, and probably toss up penny on the verdict.
The Spectator., 1916-01-28
CANAL COMPANY TO PUT IN DITCH TO FURNISH RICE
 GROWERS WITH WATER.
HOME CAPITAL IS WANTED
Mir. Mountz Stated He Had Several Opportunities to Finance Project With Outside CapitaI-Thnks
 Local Capital Will Be Used.
Stuttgart.

Stuttgart - large irrigation ditch, for the pur- pose of irrigating rice fields in the Grand Prairie section of Arkansas, is now an assured improvement It will mean thousands of dollars to the rice farmers.
 The proposed ditch, which has been contemplated for some time, will be started within the next few months, and while it is not thought possible for it to be completed in time for the 1916 crop. portion of the prairie may be watered this season.
 l.. J. Mountz of Mesa, Ark, who has been working on this plan for some time, stated that he has now succeed, ed in securing the permission of the War Department for pumping the Wa ter out of White river.
 The capacity of the ditch will be sufficient to water 25,000 acres of rice land or million and a half gallons per minute. and the ditches will be so arranged that the water will be turn ed on the various rice fields and will be sold to the farmers at a much cheaper price than they can put in wells and machinery and furnish Wa ter for themselves.
 This will enable the man of limited means to raise rice al a minimum cost and will add many acres to the rice cultivation that would otherwise re- main uncultivated.
 MT. Mountz stated that he had sev- eral opportunities 10 finance the pro ject with outside capital, but thought that local capital only would be used in the completion of the work, and that the arrangements would be such that the small farmer could arrange 70 produce and market his crop and pay for the irrigation after the crop was marketed, either in cash, or a portion of the crop as he might desire
The Spectator., 1916-01-28
Passed Up Hot Coffee.

It was bitterly cold. The woman standing in her warm kitchen. where the thermometer registered 75. and looking out at the man putting load of coal into her cellar, shivered. She noticed how red his face had grown from the incessant skipping of the wind: she saw he wore no overcoat that his throat was not bundled about as 1t should be. that his gloves were poor, cheap affairs. Pity for the man filled her heart and when he had fin ished shoveling in the last of the coal she opened the door and spoke to him
 You must be very cold. Don't yGu want to step inside by the kitchen fire and get warm, and let me get you something hot? will give you cup of steaming hot coffee"
 Lady" replied the coal man, If you have any good whisky I'll come in for a swaller or two. but I don't care nothin' about coffee-coffee s no good for feller when he's as cold as l am
 And the kind-hearted lady had to let him go away, suffering.
The Spectator., 1916-01-28

At a meeting of the School Board plans were made for caring for the pu' pils who were thrown out of class rooms by fire. It is planned to care for them in the lecture rooms of the Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian churches. Carpenters will begin work on extra class rooms to the high school building The domestic science and music courses will be discon- tinued for few days. The rooms will be used for the pupils. Plans will be drawn immediately for new school building to replaced the burned one. Equipment has been ordered. Coal in the basement of the building is still burning. and the work of clearing the grounds is handicapped by this. John Bogle and Ollie Todd were painfully injured, when, in ex- amining a concrete wall, the wall fell. throwing them into the basement. Todd received a broken rIJ and internal 1n- juries, while Bogle sustained severe bruises and cuts It is the belief of part of the board that the fire was of incendiary origin, but others think it was due to a defective heating sys- tem. A large quantity of decorations, plants and tables were destroyed by the fire
The Spectator., 1916-01-28
His Farm Is 1ramps' Haven,

Henry Heft. a Sood-natured farmer of near Adamstown, gave lodging to 595 tramps during the past year. Ev- cry hobo calling at his country place is given comfortable place to sleep, and meals. In return the guests al ways do chores about the farm. In all his experience. Heft has never had any trouble with those whom he sheL tered His record shows the January guests numbered 34 February, 3s; March, S3; April, S3; May. GA: June, Il; July, 37; August, 70; September, 32; October, IS; November, 3S; and December, 33.-Reading (Pa.) Dis patch Philadelphia Record.