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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-19

estimate OF the amount Of the cost
and expense of said improvement
which should be borne by each lot
tract or parcel of land or other
property
6. That the cost and expense Of
said Improvement shall be borne by
and assessed against the property
liable therefor. as provided by law.
Z. Be il further resolved, that
the city clerk shall cause this reso-
luton to be published for two con-
secutive issues of the Pullman Her.
aid, the official newspaper of the
city of Pullman. the first publica-
ton to be at least fifteen days before
the 9Th day of April, 1920.
Passed March 2, 1920.
w. c. KREUGEL,
Attest: Mayor Pro. Tenn.
MATILDA f. CANNON,
City Clerk.
Approved as to form:
D. C. DOW,
mchl PIC
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-19
BY p. Milton Smith

Thirteen years ago, or about that
time | saw prunes selling for less
han a two-cent base, right here in
Maintain View l saw hundreds of
TONS of fine prunes rotting on the
ground under the trees because the
nriee offered would not pay the
grower to pick them and prepare
them for the market.
About that same time there was a
For Sale" sign sticking up some
where on almost every ranch in this
section. The growers were dis
Outraged and heartsick, and they
wanted to sell out and leave the
country and go somewhere where
the name of 'prunes" would not be
A nightmare to them as it had be-
come here.
At that time one could buy al
most any orchard in all this section
around here for less Tin many cases
much less) than five hundred dol
lars per acre, and there were very
few buyers, Everybody wanted to
sell; nobody wanted to buy.
In those days there was no grow
ers' organization of any kind. The
independent picker was supreme.
He had different price for every
purchase-the lowest possible to get
the crop On the slightest pretext,
or none at all, he refused to accept
the fruit upon delivery unless the
growers would accept a still greater
reduction in price.
firm OF this sort of packers had
the Old Mountain View packing
house along about that time on a
lease They bought up prunes
wherever they could get them cheap
enough, and packed them out of here
under the name of Santa Clara
county Prunes." They did more to
damage the name of Santa Clara
county fruit and to spoil the market
LOT it than all causes combined had
ever been able to do to benefit it.
fney were INSCRIPTIONS and unfair
IN their dealings with the growers,
and never hesitated to take advant-
age of them whenever opportunity
offered.
Little wonder that the growers
were discouraged and wanted to sell
'neir lands and leave the country!
such conditions as these prevailed
uefe until about the beginning of
we great war In 1914. In the mean
''ine the wise heads among the grow
els mad been desperately trying to
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means success and prosperity for the
growers, and through them, for al
most every other agrarian and sub
urban industry and enterprise; the
disruption of that organization
means failure and hard times for
all of US.
Which way are you going to go,
Mr.. Grower?
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erect some means of saving the
remnants of the fruit industry in
this valley, and in the state genara,-
~ organization" was the cry
heard on every hand. I'VE must
organize, or the industry will ner-
ish, they said. Many plans were
put forth and suggestions came from
every quarter.
inc world went mad in 1914.
Transatlantic shipping became prac-
tlcally impossible and the European
markets, greatest consumers of our
truit, were closed to us. Then the
packers had the growers at their
mercy as never before. They could
tell the growers that it was impossi-
Die TO snip to Europe and conse-
quentiy only small percentage of
the crops would be consumed in the
United States; hence the price would
be whatever the packer felt like paw
ing, or nothing at all. 1t meant
flack ruin for the fruit growers of
California unless some other way
out was discovered, and discovered
mighty soon.
A way out was discovered. II
was the old, and only practical way
Organization.
The California Prune and Apricot
Growers, Inc, was organized. BY
almost superhuman efforts, by work
ing nights and days, Sundays and
holidays, the little handful OF earnest
men who had set about to perfect
this organization, managed to secure
almost IS per cent of the prune and
apricot acreage in the state into the
organization. With this acreage
they felt they could go into the mar
kets and demand a reasonable price
for the prunes and apricots. And
they did The first year of the or
ganization, the Independent packers
the same old orchard robbers
merely waited sneeringly, SAYING
the organization was not STRONG
enough to influence, much less con-
troll, the markets. They said they
could afford to rest one year while
the fool growers" were batting
their brains out against stone wall.
But the fool growers" through
their own organization, began to
show that they were not batting
their heads against anything harder
than six, seven and even an eight
cent base price for prunes, with april
cots and peaches coming right along
behind at prices not known before
for years. Then the Independents
began to get uneasy. Then they be-
gan to send out their hired men to
offer the growers bigger prices than
the organization was offering, thus
| hoping to disrupt the association
This worked in a good many cases
but the organization still lived. Then
came the wonder year 1918, with
such prices as the widest dreamer
among the growers never had seen
in his most alluring vision. Then
the packers were frantic. They had
not broken the organization, and
they had been forced to make good
on short sales at ruinous prices
This couldn't be allowed to continue!
And all of this going on at time
when the seas were closed to trans
portation, the markets of the old
world sealed tight, and only the
home market to depend upon!
But this is all history, more Oh
less ancient. l am reciting it here
and now for the purpose of recalling
to the minds of the old-timers, and
for the information of the newcom-
ers here, the conditions that pre-
vailed here in those days not so lone
ago, and l want to ask them-old-
timer and newcomer alike-if they
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THE PRICES ON PRUNEs

something Every Decide for Himself
What Is His Duty Interests for the Future
for many industry became the leading
0tancn Obliged TO
SCH e fruit at prices dictated combination of packers ana
cuao Every spectators hand to buy the
ues at dculousy low and notorious fact that they
more than made by the growers
here is the showing gross
received by the the prices paid by consumers at
leading San which fairly represent the reta
trade everywhere:
ces on Prunes Apricot Association was
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FOR SALE-Ten acres of land,
close in, on easy terms. Inquire of
Mrs. Mary l.. Reyes. 1902 Thatuna
St, Pullman, Wash. feb20tf
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FOR SALE-A one and one-half
horsepower Fairbank ks Morse gaso-
line engine. Baker Motor Co.
mch5tf
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Ever try Sunkist canned goodsH
0. Adams Grocery handles them.
Fhone SO. mch5tf
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The Washington herald., 1920-04-14
By DOROTHY DIX
Copyright, 1890.
Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.
Excellent Advice

domestic tyrant. who is the mean
rants.
er and father are afraid of her, IL
they assume a deprecating air in
her presence, and If they say that
Sally won't let us do this, and Sally
won't let us do that, and Sally
wants us to move into another
house. and Sally has made US take
all the rocking chairs out Of the
parlor. and Sally won't let father
smoke a pipe Eny more. Also, do
not let 1t escape you how the little
brother and sister act when Sally
is around, whether they scurry
away at he coming. or cling to her
skirt.
You may be very sure that any
girl who has got her family terror
lied will have a husband whose
hand shakes as he puts the key In
his door. You may be very certain
that any girl who can put il over
her parents, and her little brothers
and sisters, will have a husband so
henpecked that he will say our
pants"
But IL a girl doesn't try to run
the house. and is just the light and
joy of IL, il mother wants Sally al
ways at her right hand and father
hugs her up to him as he talks,
and the little brothers and sisters
adore her, grab her of. son, and
rush with her to the minister, for
she will make a wife who will be
pal, friend and companion, and not
one who must be obeyed.
Then observe how a girl dresses.
II she is arrayed like Solomon in
all his glory while the balance of
the family go shabby: IL she is
dressed beyond her means, and her
father looks bent, and worn, and
anxious, pass her up. SON She is
selfish and greedy. and she will
work you to death. even as she
does her father. for a wisp Of
chiffon.
Take note of how a girl acts
when you go to see her. II she is
never willing to stay at home of an
evening. II she always drags you
around to some place of amuse-
ment. II she lays a heavy hand on
your pocketbook, beware. She is
pleasure mad She has no resources
within herself. She considers moth
ing but her own amusement, and
she Will make the sort of a wife
who Is never happy unless she is
gadding about somewhere and who
considers that the chief good of a
husband is to buy his wife fine
clothes and take her out to show
them off.
But when You find a girl who
loves to camp under her own pink
shaded lamp, who dresses modestly
and likes modest pleasures, and
| who can keep you entertained by
talking intelligently and sympa-
thetically on any subject in which
you are interested, seek no farther.
She will make the kind Of a wife
with whom you can spend the next
forty or fifty years in peace and
comfort by your own fireside.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-14
Daily Horoscope

Friendly stars attend this day.
which should be very fortunate.
The Sun. Mercury and Mars are all
in benefic aspect.
Again the great luminary gives
encouragement to all who have am
bitions great or small. II is an
auspicious role under which to seek
appointments 'or position.
All personal efforts toward high
attainment are well directed while
the stars are posted as they are
today.
Political candidates should i'm
prove the hours from dawn to sun
set, since the public mind is sup
posed to be open to suggestion. I
Persons who have influence or
power are held TO be inclined to
give aid and support to those who
request it when the Sun smiles on
the Earth.
Mercury imparts confidence TO all
who write, while this sway pre-
walls and the rule should be most
propitious for publicity.
There is sign read as fore
shadowing much building. especial
ly construction in which steel is
employed.
Marriages will be numerous in
the next few weeks and this should
be a happy wedding day.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-14
What S in a Name?
GARICE.
BY Mildred Marshall.

While Clarice has its origin in
the same root as Clare or Clara, its
evolution progressed in a far diff
ferent manner. The Latin adjective
clarus, meaning bright or famous,
is, of course, responsible for both
names, but where Clare followed
the English and French, Clarice is
the product of Italy.
The old Latin feminine of words
ending in or" to signify the doer,
was ix;" in modern Italian this
becomes 'ice." Clarice. therefore.
was the feminine name so evolved
and meant to make famous" 1t
proved popular throughout Italy, its
famous bearer probably being the
wife of Lorenzo de Medici.
Though France already had a
Claire. she adopted Clarice. giving
q soft 'ss' sound to &C" This ex-
plains the Clarissa which sprang up
in England and was given extraor-
dinary vogue by Richardson in his
novel. where he made Clarissa his
heroine. The popularity of this
book in France brought forth Clar-
isse. 1t is not the first instance of
when one language adopts the
change made upon one of its own
words by another tongue.
Clarinda and Clairmond are two
other fanciful interpretations of the
original Clarice.
The diamond is Clarice's tails
ID tu
pressed in the old rhyme:
THE evil eye shall have no power to
harm
Her that shall wear the diamond
as a charm.
No monarch shall attempt to thwart
her will,
And cen the gods her wishes shall
fulfill"
Friday is Clarice's lucky day. and
/ her lucky plumber.
frr.v~x~h< Ia1o ~ wh.s,~r svudieafa Ina 4
The Washington herald., 1920-04-14
Changing the Nightgown

This may seem like a very sim.
pie matter and yet it is difhcult
for the amateur nurse to accomp-
lish without disturbing the invalid.
The easiest way for all concerned
is to first remove the soiled garment
by drawing it up in one handful at
the back of the neck, raise the pa
TENTS head and pull the gown over.
Remove the right arm from the
sleeve and insert 1t in the sleeve
of the fresh gown. Follow the same
procedure for the left arm. Then
slip it over the head. After this is
accomplished, IL she is not too ill,
let the patient raise her hips
slightly by resting her weight on
her feet so the nurse can smooth
the gown down under her back
II your patient is entirely help
less you will have to split her gown
down the back, as they do in hos
pitfalls. so the patient need make
no effort to assist in her toilet.
With a weak and helpless patient
do not attempt to have her raise
her arms to place them in the
sleeves. Put one of your own hands
in the sleeve at the wrist, pushing
ii to the armhole, and then, taking
the patients hand. gently pull her
arm through the sleeve.
This should be done in the morn
ing before the doctor makes his
visit, following the bath and the
changing of the bed. II you are
taking the place of a trained nurse
1t is very important that you I'M
derstand changing a patients bed
and clothfnp for you NAV accan,,
ate the disease by unskilful hand
ling of these details.
Copyright. 1920, by The NC Syndicate.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-14
XCI-Some Time P.s.e..

Residence in the new house made
little change in Doris life. Being
chatelaine of a handsome home was
only an honorary title, she soon
learned. Darlington had arranged
every detail according to his liking,
and he kept firm hand at the helm
e-en when the new housekeeping
venture was launched.
Doris kept a duplicate of Marga-
rets budget with faithfulness and
without interest. Darlington looked
IL over twice each week and invari-
ably had some correction and COM
plant, which Doris dutifully noted.
but without comment. Darlington
saw to most OF the purchasing. and
1t was from him and not Doris that
the corps of servants took their or
ders.
The arrangements left Doris a
great deal OF freedom. Lucia was
no care whatever, the stiffly-starch-
ed autocrat of the nursery taking
complete charge of every detail of
the child's existence. A half hour
spent upon the budget in the morn
ing directly after breakfast, was al
most the sum total OF Doris house.
hold duties There was so much
time upon her hands and so little for
which to spend it. Darlington had
never given her an allowance and
he kept close check upon her ac-
counts in the shops.
She was practically penniless and
unable to face the dues and obliga-
tions of a life of club and fads. Sew
eral times she had padded the
budget and succeeded in wrestling a
few dollars to spend on frivolous
things.
Under the existing arrangement,
Doris became gutter and more de-
tached. Her air of WEAKNESS was
no longer a pose nor a passing e.
perience, but an ingrown charac-
teristic. The heavy shadows around
her eyes, which never danced with
merriment. as in the old days, gave
her an expression of extreme hau-
tour. That, coupled with her de-
tached air and her partial with
The Washington herald., 1920-04-14
By Mildred K. Barlow
Copyright, 1920,
(McClure syndicate.)
Remodeling a Wife

dnawal from the social circle in
which she could not afford to main
tain her position, gave her a repu-
tation for exclusiveness. which. by
ironical turn, advanced her farther
in the world to which she had as
pired as a bride than any amount
OF effort had done in those early
days of ambition.
To Darlington she was a dutiful
wife, painstakingly polite. rarely in
curing his anger. But the old fame
of alteration had died and he felt
the chill of the cold grey ash of her
indifference.
I'VE must have a son, Doris" he
told her. Il want a boy to carry on
the work I have established"
They were sitting before the fire
in the library. Doris did not reply
and, looking up, Darlington caught
trace of the slow shudder that
shook her. He frowned.
What is 1t, Doris? Don't you
love me any more? You act so
strangely toward me nowadays. Do
you realize that you never run to
meet me when / come home as you
used to do? You never sit on the
arm of my chair and run your fin-
gers through my hair. don't be-
neve you would even kiss me IL I
didn't demand it,"
A little smile crept around the
corners of Doris mouth, but her
gaze did not leave the fire.
Those things are childish. They
an nothing. Why keep to the
,tlpty form?"
'Indeed?" Darlington raised his
expressive brows. do think
you are quite competent to judge
the significance of certain customs
which the world irterprets as marks
of affection?"
II am competent in nothing, Stew
art" Doris replied without rancor.
I'm all our married life the only
thing I have been able to keep as
my own is my personal opinion
which amounts to nothing"
Darlington checked the quick
words that rose to his lips. He
looked at his wife curiously as she
sat opposite him in the freight. In
her graceful poise and before the
enigma of her quiet eyes, he found
no trace of the Doris who had wept
so heartbrokenly at his slightest
criticism. Gradually, he was begin
ming to feel a trace Of awe for this
wife whose mental processes he
could not fathom.
Their second child was born ,he
following summer. 1t was another
girl.
Doris accepted the news quietly,
but a bitter little smile twisted her
lips.
II never wanted to bring a girl
into the world" she said strangely
why not, dear?" asked Caring
ton, thinking to assuage her disap-
pointment with tenderness.
Because the world is too unfair
to women" she replied.
You talk like a tragedienne,"
laughed Darlington, bending to kiss
her white forehead. Never mind,
dearest. the next has got to be a
boy"
The Washington herald., 1920-04-14
Facts Fiction Fancies and Latest Fashions Of Interest the Wonen
Helene Manned Life ',ssy 20! :':::|s ssss"s

LxIx.-A weman,s Frenzied Fsee.
There Is nothing particularly
courageous In my composition.
wish that could say otherwise
with truth. But ] can't
When the bullet whizzed across
my shoulders, ripping my trench
heroic scream. thought that was
mortaily wounded. A trickie of
something warm and sticky did not
tend to reassure me-
Instead Of pulling UP the car and
attending to me. Mr.. Travis Lloyd
did curious thing. He touched the
accelerator and We darted forward
with a rush.
lin hurti" gasped-
But even then he didn't stop. !
think he was afraid that II he did
SO both Of US would be murdered!
Indeed, IT must have been a would
be assassin who fired the shot At US.
pull yotrself together! I'll at
tend to You In half a minute" he
cried hoarsely. II only want to get
away from the internal ncighbor-
hoodw
He switched the headlights on.
And in their dazzling glow I could
see that great drops Of Precipitation
stood out upon his forehead.
heard him mutter to himself:
Internal carelessness"'
Thereafter was too occupied with
my own condition to pay any heed
to my companion.
But, curiously enough, I didn't
feel as though I were dying. .
The only sensation OF pain that ]
had was a slight burning feeling
just between the shoulder blades.
And then we pulled up sharply In
front of little cottage close to the
roadside Mr.. Lloyd helped me out
"One Of my gamekeepers lives
here. Wen go inside. Here. lean
on me- And try to walk" His So
licitude was quite touching. The
man looked immensely worried.
II don't think I'm much hurt, -
gasped. Tears were rather near
the surface Ny nerves had sus-
tained a shock
With Mr.. Lloyd's arm about me,
we reached the front-door OF the
cottage He knocked peremptorily.
A gray-haired nan in corduroys
opened the door. and a cheerful
light streamed out. In a word or
two Mr.. Lloyd explained the situa-
tion. noticed that a curious. sig
nificant look passed before master
and servant
Come in Come in," cried the
latter. fiinging a plying glance in
my direction II hope the lady isn't
badly hurt?"
We entered a little kitchen. The
The Washington herald., 1920-04-14

gamekeeper's wife ran to nv as-
sistanceL In q twinkling she had nv
trench-eoat on. and was unhookinr
my dress across the shouldera
It's but a scratch" she crfed
NO. nothing serious, sir SHE
turned to Travis Lloyd. The young
lady has been lucky"
Evidently. she was experienced
In the ways of poachers and their
KIND Her husband had been shot
at more than once
But this couldn't be the work Of
any sneaking poacher." she added.
staring FIRST at. her husband. then
at the other man. who could IL
have been? And what could the
motive be? Was 1t the young lady
who was aimed at? The police
should be sent out, that they
should!-
She led me of into an inner
room. and presently returned with
basin of cold water, and some
sticking plaster.
There, dearie. TIL make you feel
more comfortable You must have
had q nasty shock. Just let me
fx you up"
hands, hurting me as little as DOS
sible- She was a kindly soul.
When we returned to the kitchen
/, the gamekeeper and Mr.. Lloyd were
talking together in low tones. I
caught the words:
"Culpable negligence"
And then / heard the gamekeeper
say. respectfully:
Begging your pardon. sir. but
Is it safe to be seen hereabouts
with the young lady? That was
the cause of all the trouble, IL you
ask me"
He stopped speaking the moment
he saw me enter. and looking a
| shade embarrassed.
Mr.. Lloyd turned to me- He made
an obvious effort to be cheerful
Feeling better, Miss Helene? Yes,
that's right 1t was a nasty busi-I
ness. We were lucky to escape SO
lightly"
stared at him. His voice did not
sound natural What was he hid
ifng from me? And why did he make
no effort to catch the would-be
murderer?
What are you going to do about
It? You can't let a thing like that
go on"
My dear young lady. Just leave
the matter in my hands" said
Travis Lloyd The first thing is to
get you safely home, and of to bed"
1 drew back.
Butt don't fancy getting into
the car again and being shot at a
second time" demonstrated. I
flung an anxious glance at the win
dow of the kitchen. Suppose a sec
ond bullet should come whizzing
through, with a better aim than had
the previous one? The thought was
not attractive.
Let her rest a bit. I'll make her
a cup of tea" The gamekeeper's
wife hustled about me-
And gradually ] felt calmer. bet
ter able TO face the ride back TO An
struther Lodge. Fifteen minutes
slipped away. The clock struck half
past ten.
I was about to rise and suggest
departure. when my eyes felt drawnA
as though hypnotized. toward thJ
window, the lower half of which
was partially unshaded. And then
cold chill struck my heart.
For, pressed against the lower
pane, was a pale. dreadful face-a
woman's face-distorted as in
frenzy of passion. and with glaring
eyes fixed full upon me,
Tomorrow-The Dark Figure in the
Rain.