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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
ARE HARD At WORK
Enrollment Has Reached Nearly 200
Glass Officers Elected--Chorus
and GIee Club Organized

The third week of school finds
conditions very we'll adjusted and
the work moving along smoothly in
all classes. The total enrolment has
reached 1874. The Sophomore Eng
lish and Geometry classes are quite
popular, each class having 81 men,
bers enrolled. The American his
tory and English history classes are
also quite large. A girls chorus
has been organized, under the lead
ership of Mrs. Hulscher, with an en-
rollment of 46. The boys glee club
began practice this week with an
enrolment of 16.
New equipment has been added in
the manual training department in
the form of Il circular saw, which
will be of great advantage.
A class in agriculture has been or
ganized by DR.. d. w. Hamilton, pro-
fessor of agricultural education, and
IS being taught by w. c. Stanton.
Latest reports show Mr.. Gaiser to
be doing splendidly, although his re-
ocvery has been delayed somewhat
by an attack Of pleurisy.
All four classes have elected their
Officers for the semester
The freshman officers are: presi-
don't Harlan McCroskey; vice PRESS
dent, Mildred Roberts; secretary
treasurer, Jean Fulmer
Sophomores - President Gladis
Mckenzie; vice president. Daniel
Seemann; secretary, Grace Greena-
walt, treasurer, Charlotte Pierce
Juniors-President, Rachel Beach !;
vice president, Elmer Roberts; sec
retary-treasuror, Grace Shirk.
Seniors President Orwin Wig
gins; vice president, Lanche Grow
secretary-treasurer Esther Reese.
The second story of the main
building has been remodeled so as to
take up departmental work in the
seventh and eighth grades The ac-
commodations include one large
room. which is used as an assembly
room, and three smaller rooms,
VII ich are used as recitation rooms.
There are 100 students enrolled in
tho two grades at the present time.
The Mothers club Of the city will
entertain the teachers of the grade
schools and high school Friday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Geo. Sew
erance, 1903 Star Route street.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
TRAVELLING PARTY
RUNS AGAINST LAW
Two Men Arrested Charged With
Stealing Grain Sacks at Moscow
Taken to CoIfax to Await
Extradition Papers

Charged with pilfering a number
of sacks, two strangers were arrest
ed here last week following their at
tempt to dispose of number of new
and second hand wheat sacks to local
produce men. The party, including
the two men and a woman, had been
camped in the automobile park for
some time and the local police hao
been notified by police officials at
Moscow to be on the lookout for per-
sons attempting to dispose of sacks,
a quantity having recently been
stolen in the Idaho town. AS soon
as the arrests were made the sheriff
at Moscow was notified and came to
Pullman, but the men refused to go
back across the line without extradi-
ton papers and were taken to Col
fax to await the unwinding Of the
necessary red tape.
A search of tie premises in the
park occupied by the party revealed
quantity of grain sacks, two sets
of harness, two tents, a quantity OF
ham and bacon. canned fruit and a
saddle. Some Of the articles had
been hidden in the brush in the VI
cinity of the camp.
The party Travelled in an Overland
automobile, bearing license number
34.62S. and had also three horses
and hack. They claimed to be
horse traders when approached by
the local police.
The woman in the party 1t is
claimed, is the wife of one OF the
men and a former Thornton girl,
where she was held in high esteem
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
SPLENDID ATTRACTIONS
BOOKED FOR COLLEGE

The State College has engaged for
this year the finest line of musical
attractions ever heard in Pullman in
any one season. The large enroll
ment at the college and the general
prosperity of the community justify
the committee in arranging for these
expensive attractions. They are as
follows:
November 22-Albert Spalding,
foremost American violinist.
February l9-Sophie Braslau, ia
nous contralto from the Metropoli-
tan opera. New York.
March 29-Alfred Cortot, first
pianist Of France.
April 2S-Flonzaley Quartet in
tcrnationally recognized as the fin
est string quartet of the present
time.
The price of admission to these
concerts has not yet been fixed bu'
will be as low as possible, consistent
with the cost OF the attractions.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
MERRITTS, FROM VENEZUELA,
VISIT PULLMAN RELATIVES

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy W. Merritt OF
Maracaibo. Venezuela, arrived in
Pullman Monday and will visit at
the home CT Mrs Merritt's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Folger Mr.
Merritt left Pullman at the close of
his college career seven years ago
and went TO Maracaibo as geologist
for the Dutch Shell Oil company, to
assist in the development of new oil
fields. Later lie was made assistant
manager of the Maracaibo office and
will return to Venezuela at the con-
clusion of his four months vacation
to accept the position of manager of
that office. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
rift are well known in Pullman and
ares being greeted by their meny
friends. Mr.. Merritt took an active
part in student activities while in
college and served most efficiently
as editor of the college paper.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
HANNA DONATES $50
TO CITY EXCHEQUER

The city eXchequer was increased
to the extent of $50 through the in
ciination of Melvin Hanna to "step
on her" Saturday night. Hanna was
arrested for automobile speeding in
the evening by Chief of Police BOYD
and released On his own recognize
ance, to appear for trial. In the
small hours of Sunday morning he
again satisfied his longing for un-
lawful speed and was taken in tow
by Leon Petsch the local speed cop.
He appeared before Justice Henry
Monday to answer to both charges
and was assessed fines of $40 and
$50 and costs for the two offenses.
respectively, the total aggregating
$50. Only few weeks ago Hanna
was arrested by the county speed
cop and fined $3.50 and costs. One
OF the provisions of the penalty
meted out by Justice Henry this
week was that the young man be for
hidden the use of the automobile in
the future.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
TUBERCULOSIS EXHIBIT
AND CLINIC OCT. 4
travelling Clinic of Washington Tu-
berculosis Association Dated for
Chamber of Commerce
Rooms

The travelling clinic and exhibit of
Tho Washington tuberculosis Associa-
tion will reach Pullman, Saturday,
october 4th. and be held during the
day at the chamber of commerce
rooms. The clinic, which left Seat
tie on July /, has now toured the
counties of Gray's Harbor, Pacific,
Lewis, Pierce, King, Kittitas, Yaki-
ma Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla
and Columbia 1t will be held in six
whitman county towns, Endicott,
Colfax, Pullman, Palouse, Garfield,
and Tekoa, before going to Spokane
county.
The days program will be chest
and tuberculosis clinic from 2 to $50
under the direction Of DR.. Raymond
/. Cary, specialist in charge, assisted
BY Mrs. May Cameron King, county
tuberculosis nurse, in infant welfare
demonstration and talk by Miss Edith
Il. Farrar, r. N, to which all moth
ers and interested women are invit-
ed: a pictorial poster exhibit on dis
play from 2 to o'clock, and a pub
lie health meeting at o'clock in the
evening,
The physicians of the city are in
vited to cooperate with DR.. Cary in
the clinic, and to bring patients for
consultation. Applicants will be ex-
ahmed in the order of their appear
ance, the examination being limited
to diagnosis only. All services of
the clinic are free and the public is
cordially invited to part cipate in any
part of the days program.
sA Arrangements are being made by
the Pullman members OF the Anti
tuberculosis League of Whitman
county for securing the attendance
OF as many people during the day as
possible. The poster exhibit, in
charge of Miss Hilda J. Solibakke, is
OF especial interest to children OF
grade school ages. Miss Solibakke
Is in charge of the modern health
crusade work of the association.
The evening meeting will be de-
voted to a discussion of tuberculosis
IN relation to public health. it's treat
ment and prevention; it will be il
iustrated by moving pictures and sci
entific slides.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
FRENCH MAIDEN
ARRIVES AT COLLEGE
Mile. Lucctte Chaussat EnrOIIs as
Junior in SchOcI of Arts and
Sciences

Mademoiselle Lucette Chaussat of
Toulouse, France, arrived in Pullman
Thursday morning. Her travelling
companion. who will also be here, is
in New York at present, recovering
form an illness contracted on her
Journey.
Mademoiselle Chaussat holds a de-
gree in science and languages from
the University of Toulouse. She is
enrolled at Washington State as a
junior in the school of arts and sci
ences.
Washington State has the distinc-
ton of being one of the few Ameri-
can colleges to number young
French women among Its students.
The young ladies are here This year
due largely TO the interest of the
Women's League and the residents
of Stevens Hall.
Mile, chaussat enters w. s. c.
under the auspices of the Association
of American Colleges. and is one OF
the first of a series of students to
be sent here to famialiarize them
selves with our ideas and customs.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
FIVE GAMES BOOKED
FOR PULLMAN HIGH

The high school football team,
under the direction OF Coach Eustis,
is rapidly getting in trim for the
fall schedule. All dates for October,
with the exception of October 3, are
filled and one November game has
been booked. All the games except
one will have to be played away from
home. because of the fact that there
is no field here of adequate size.
The schedule, as arranged. is as fol-
lows:
Oct. 10--Walla Walla. at Walla
Walla.
Oct Colfax, at Colfax.
Oct 25-Lewiston, at Lewiston.
Oct. 31-Clarkston, at Pullman.
Nov Moscow. at Moscow
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
PULLMAN CHAMBER
TO FEED SOLDIERS
neturned Soldiers VIII be Guests of
rooster Club Friday Evening"
Will Organize Association

ruilman's returned soldiers, sail
o's and marines will be entertained
y Inc chamber of commerce at din
asf this (Friday) evening, Septem-
Osr 70, in the chamber rooms in the
Wy hall. The dinner will be served
o'clock, and will be followed by
BUSINESS meeting of the service
'n' the perfecting of an organiza-
Aoh' with the election of permanent
icers being one of the items of
BUSINESS slated for consideration.
- the Pullman service men are in
su 70 attend the dinner and take
ss'' In the business session. George
= cannon, temporary chairman of
0 local service men, has charge of
NC arrangements for the meeting,
aa Is assisted by Ernest E. Henry
aa Cleo e. KILLER.
is probable that the men will
vide to organize as part of the
american Legion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
PETITIONS DENIED

The petitions of A. B. Baker and
'" II. Miller for the vacation of a
strip on the east side CT Kamiaken
street abutting their properties, for
tne purpose of making improvements
70 their buildings, was denied by the
CITY council in session Tuesday even
ing. The council also failed to grant
me request of M. J. Chapman for
remission to install bill board
near the Alton hotel.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
WOMAN WINS HONORS IN
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE

The honor of being the first COM
mitteeman in Whitman county 10
secnre the full quota for that par
ticular community in the Salvation
Army drive being conducted TINS
week goes to Mrs. Mary Spaulding OF
Almota precinct, who reported TO
County Chairman Frank e. Sanger
Monday noon that she had gone over
the top at Almota. Since that time
several reports OF quotas exceeded
have come TO the office of the county
chairman, but Mrs. spauleing was
the first of them all
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
MUST IMPROVE SIDEWALK

The Seattle Brewing & Mailing
Co., owners of the white brick build
ing at Main and Alder streets, must
repair the sidewalk in front OF the
building at once, the city council
Tuesday evening having instructed
City Attorney d. c. Dow to aoquaint
the owners of the building with the
condition of the walk and demand
immediate attention to the matter.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
COLFAX MEN BOOST
YELLOWSTONE TRAIL
Neat Road Map Folders Show All
Improved Highways in Whitman
County and Give Interesting
Information Tor Tourists

Colfax members of the Yellow
stone Trail association have just re-
Gently issued valuable road map,
showing the route of the trail
through Whitman county as well as
all the improved roads in the
county. The folder also contains
timely information concerning Whit
man county for the benefit of the
tourists and will prove valuable
advertising medium for the county
Copies of the folder may be obtained
by addressing l.. l.. Bruning, Col
fax trail master, at 215 Mill street
Culfax.
Concerning Whitman county, the
folder has the following informa-
tiCn:
Fourth county in tle United
States in value of agricultural pro-
ducts, according to the latest official
figures available, being exceeded
only by Los Angeles county, CALI
fornia Lancaster county, Pennsyl-
yania; and Mclean county, Illinois
Ranks first per capita in value of ag-
ricultural products.
Population, $4,000. Sixteen in
corporated cities and towns in the
county, Colfax, with 5000 people, be-
ing the county seat.
County contains PAP SOU re
miles, or 1,146,847 acres, 80 per cent
o. which is tillable.
Gross income from farms in 1918
conservatively estimated as follows:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26

Has 1900 miles of public roads,
about 100 OF which are surfaced
with gravel or crushed rock.
Over 400 automobiles licensed in
the county, one for every eight peo-
pie.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
DISABLED VETERANS
ORGANIZE CLUB
Federal Vocational Students Secure
House, Which WI BE Run ON
Fraternity Plan

A veterans vocational club was
organized Monday evening, the men,
bers being the 35 disabled soldiers.
sailors and marines who are taking
advantage of the educational train
ing at the State College through the
federal vocational board. p. Nc
Bride was elected president of the
club, w. II. Burns, vice president and
r j. Hague secretary and treasurer
The publicity committee includes o.
r.. Johnson, l.. J. Clemens, j. Mack,
and G, B. Rigg. w. r. Burns was
elected house steward.
! The principal object of the club
is to give mutual help and encourage
ment to members and 20 make the
stay of the ex-soldiers in Pullman as
! pleasant and as profitable as posi-
BILE. The club has rented a house
on Maiden Lane, near the entrance
to the college campus, which will ac-
commodate 2 men, while meals will
NC dNallaDle 10 as many more as Q6-
sire, The federal vocational board
has assigned 1875 disabled men to
the State College and the charter
members of the club will get in touch
with the later arrivals as soon as they
reach the city and assist them in get
ting located.
To provide funds for furnishing
the new quarters the club plans to
stage a number Of entertainments
and dances. At the first meeting
night over 500 was subscribed to
purchase supplies, fuel, etc, to get
the organizatior started.
At its meeting Tuesday the Pull
man chamber of commerce voted to
purchase a large American flag to
! fly from a flagpole to be erected in
front of their residence by the dis
abled service men and the business
men went on record es DESTROYS of as
sisting the soldier heroes in any way
possible.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26
PULLMAN PEOPLE
TO CALIFORNIA

A number of Pullman families are
making plans for trip to California
in the near future, all of them to go
by automobile. Among these are
the families of r. A. Brown, DR.. E.
Mcguire. C. o. Kellogg, H. WI
Hodges. r. A. Emerson and r. G.
Lyle.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26

c. f Anderson was called to Che
halls last Saturday by the critical
illness of his sister. AT last reports
her condition was somewhat I'm
proved and he was expected home
yesterday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-26

), nave You subscribed to the Saliva
aon Army fund.-
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-21
GIVES HUSBAND HARD JOLT
Bloody Evidence Is ketchup, but Roy
Will Probably Stay Home Eve
nings for Awhile.

st. Louis.-Roy Colley Of this city
returned home from work and found
his wife, Clara, stretched out on the
floor with her neck and throat covered
with what appeared to be blood. Col
ley screamed, woke his wife's sister,
Miss Mary Collins, who was In the
next room. Both dashed to the street,
but the sister peat Colley to the police
station. Colley arrived just as the sis
ter was voicing her belief that Colley
had killed his wife. COlley told the
police some burglar must have muir
dered her.
Reserves were rushed to the house
and were welcomed by Mrs. Colley,
who in the meantime washed away
the ketchup which had been the evil
dence of the 'crime" and calmly ex-
planned that she trusted she had
taught Roy a lesson" and that he
would stay at home evenings in the
future.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-21
Splendid Service Rendered unoIe Sam
by These Youthful Heroea
ITALY SCOUTS PLANT TREES.

Tho roy scouts OF Italy have been
entrusted with the nationwide prop
uganda for ref0restatlon, and results
Of the boys efforts are expected to
count as one OF the most effective sery-
Ices ever rendered 10 a state by this
organization, which has attained fully
as great proportions and prominence
In Italy as It has In the United States.
The boy scouts of Italy, beginning
at once, will not only give their own
help In the actual work OF reforssta'
tion but will inculcate II NJ n OF the
cardinal principles OF their organiza.
tlon.
Italy Sill is receiving hundreds OF
thousands OF tons OF coal less than her
minimum needs, and as a consequences
she Is obliged to continue obliteratlon
of her forests.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-21

London.-Some of the wonders
achieved in aerial navigation and 9th
or wonders contemplated were spoken
of by Mai. Gen. Sir f. H.. Sykes, chief
of the mir STAFF. in an address before
the chamber Of commerce.
1t was asserted by General Sykes
that in four month"; between July ana
October, 90 trips were made across the
English channel. The mileage tra
vers, d was S,0S5 and l,S43 passengers
were carried, although flying was pos
sible ONLY on II days.
As for the future, the government
was looking forward to n weekly mail
service to India. for which 20 machines
would be required and the charge Tor
sending mail a few shillings an ounce.
Another route contemplated was from
Cape Colony TO Cairo, for which air
planes and flying boats would be used
Suggesting that airships might be
adopted for long DISTANCE flights, Gen.
eral Sykes said a German Zeppelin
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-21
SCOUTS AIDED AT EXPLOSION.

The value of organized boyhood in
nm emergency was fully demonstrated
In the cities of New Jersey to which
refugees fled from South Amboy,
where the explosion of u great she'll
loading plant occurred.
No call was issued for the boys, but
they responded Of their own v~olition
and worked as hard as they could, do
Ing everything and anything asked.
Some of the scouts rode with tho
drivers OF co%nveyances which were
bringing the people from Amboy. They
helped the refugees Into the cars, car
rying bibles, bundles and family pets,
and making things comfortable on the
ride. Others acted as messengers In
the ormories, carried cots and blan-
kets, swept floors, waited on the cam
teen workers, passed out refresh
ments, entertained the children by
playing games with them, and, In fact,
boys could be seen ut all times busy
MS bees. doing everything that was
helpful.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-21
SOME KICK TO THIS MIXTURE
Hospital Patients Adulterste Alcohol
With Formaldehyde, Then Pro
coed to Wreck Hospital.

San Francisco.-As real fire wa
Ter" nothing exceeds alcohol adul-
.erated with fOrmaldehyde.
This was demonstrated here ny
trace Wilson and George Clark. two
vaarauts under treatment at the iso
lntion hospital.
The two awOke several days ago
with an awful thirst, and no other bev-
erage. except water, being available
at the moment, they proceeded when
he nurse was not looking to imbibe
freely OF alcohol. a bottle u which
was standing nearby. Then they de
cided TO adulterate the alcohol with
fo~rmaIdehyde. The effect was very
similar TO that Of casting a match into
$ barrel Of gasoline. Before the ex-
ploslons were entirely over the furni-
ture In the room was nearly all
grecked, while two policemen, who
had been sent to quiet them. had been
locked up in a closet. The two women
we're then locked In a cell and charged
with dlstur'trR the peace.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-21

Washington.-That marines were ac-
tive In the world wal up to the mo
ment that the armistice went into eff
feet Is evidenced In a DIVISION order
signed by Major General John A. lie
jeune, u. S. marine corps, ccminafd-
ing the Second division In France, q
copy OF which has just been received
in Washington.
According 4 the order the Devil
Dogs last net In the universal drama
was a final and definite conquest OF
the Mouse river, where line after line
Of marines crossed on bridges hastily
thrown across the streaIn by the Sec
ond engineers.
The Fifth and Sixth regiments Of
marines, which received their bnp-
tlsm Of fire at Chateau-Thlerry, head
ed the Second American division IN
der General LeJsGne. On November 10
they had reached the Neuse, where
the Germans had thrown up strong
intrenchmeDts on the east bank.
Bridging the river was a hazardous
feat, but II was accomplished by the
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-21
&DOY6
SCOUTS
Conducted by National Council Of the
Bow Scouts OF AmericaO
GERMAN MISUSE OF SCOUTS
1HUUCttU uN NWtlUHHI OUUTiNU UI Z
Boy Scouts OF America.)

How German terrorism has extended
even to the perversion of the objects
of their w boy scout organization Is
told by Thomas NJ, Johnson, a STAFF
correspondent of the Evening Sun of
New York, with the American First
army In France. He says:
'The fear Of German boy scouts, as
much as anything else, intimidates
the German people ut home, according
TO prisoners captured In the last few
days.
Several prisoners, including prus-
slams, explain this seemingly strange
statement by saying that German boy
scouts In the cities, lads Of fifteen and
sixteen years of age, have been drilled
and equipped with machine guns and
placed under orders By the military au-
thorltles and the p~ollce-drilled as
thoroughly and strictly rs German sol
dlers themselves and taught the goose
step.
"German civilians, weakened by lack
of food and knowing the murderous
power of machine guns, are In W of
these youngsters, who are beginning to
give themselves the airs OF Prussian
officers. If this is true, 1t > a val
uahle sldellght on militarism."