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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

A happy occasion was the celebra-
ton of the 49th anniversary of the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. w. b.
Stephenson, held Tuesday evening at
the Stephenson home on East Main
street. All of the relatives of the
pioneer couple residing in this vi
cinity were present, between 25 and
80 sitting down to the big anniyer-
sary supper Those present includ-
ed the children, grandchildren and
near friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Steph-
enson. The pioneer couple came to
Whitman county in 1879, locating on
a homestead near Staley, southeast
of Pullman. They have hundreds OF
friends throughout the county who
wish them many more years Of happy
welded life.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
DEFICIENCY MEASURE
GETS HOUSE APPROVAL
Bill Must Pass Senate to Become
EffesctiVe-Board Makes
Recommendations

The emergency appropriation for
state institutions was passed by the
house on Monday. Included in it
were $20S,232.9 for the State Col
lege, and $25O,172 for the Uniyers-
ity. Cheney Normal received $44,-
900. The senate must approve it
before it becomes effective Inter
csting figures concerning the rival
schools were presented in the report
of the joint board of higher curricu-
la, of which Senator Edwin T. Conan
of Spokane is chairman.
According to an article in the Lit
erary Digest, of October 80, 1920,
Washington State College Is shown
to have had the ninth highest per-
centage of growth of any state edu-
cational institution in the United
States, the University of Washington
standing fourth.
The report shows that the yearly
cost per major student for the Uni
an average attendance of 3O25, was
$235.98, and for the State College,
With 1923 attendance, was $361.50.
In 1919-192O there was large re-
duction in the cost per major stu
dent, due to the greatly increased en-
lcllment, the University with 50S6
students costing S162.S0 per student,
and the State College, with 1912 stu
dents, costing s21135 per student.
Another important recommends
ton of the board of higher curricula
was that no proposals for the intro
Guction of new professional or APP
Piled science lines be considered.
President E. o. Holland, Senator
u. T. Conan, Regent w. NJ. Pease.
and Regent A. d. Dunn represent the
State College of Washington on the
state board of higher currlcula.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
W. G. BIRD DIVORCES
ENGLISH BRIDE

Wilbur G. Bird secured a divorce
from his wife, Elsie Bird, in the
superior court Thursday afternoon.
MIR. Bird testified that he met his
wife in Oxford, England, at the time
he was a soldier in the United States
army. The English bride threat
ened him with butcher knife on
several occasions and continually
called him bloody Yank" was the
substance of the testimony given at
the divorce trial. The parties lived
at Pullman, where Mr.. Bird is en-
gagged in business. After strenu-
short married life, the bride left
home and the divorce action was
started.
Judge r. L, McCroskey granted a
decree after hearing the testimony.
The English bride made no effort to
contest the divorce action, and she
was freed from her bloody Yank"
by the courts decree.-Colfax Com
moner.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
PULLMAN WILL HAVE
RIFLE UNIT, ARMORY
State Will Lease Building for ArmoPy
Purposes and Guarantee 10 Per
Cent Investment

Pullman will soon have 50-man
an adequate armory for the use of
the company if plans which are now
rapidly taking shape do not miscar-
ry. Captain Horn of the National
Guard was in the city the first of
the week and arranged with George
H. Cannon to proceed at once with
the recruiting work. He brought
word that the state is willing to
take a five-years lease on an armory,
and will guarantee 10 per cent on
the investment, paying up to $500
per month rental on the building
Under these liberal terms it is be-
lieved that little trouble will be en-
countered in organizing a stock COM
pany to construct the building, which
will be made available for basket
other gatherings as we'll as for
armory purposes. The rifle company
would drill but one night each week
making the building available for
other purposes six nights. A. r. Nc
Claskey will undertake the organiza-
ton Of the stock company, and has
already secured pledges of support
from many quarters.
Mr. Cannon will start his recruit
ing work at once and anticipates lit
tie trouble in signing up the so men
Necessary to the unit. The federal
government will furnish rifles, uni
ferns and all other equipment for
the company and will also provide
a caretaker for the property, the man
to live in the building and take care
OF the premises The enlisted men
VIII be paid at the rate of 81 for
each drill and the drills will be
credited on the State College r. o.
T, c. records, cutting down the num-
Der Of drills required of the men
should they later enter college. This
provision is expected to influence a
number of high school men.
Colfax has recently completed the
organization of 50-man machine
gun unit and plans are already under
way for the erection of a $4,000
armory at that place under the same
terms as are offered Pullman.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
WOULD ARB|TRATE
PHONE CONTROVERSY
Public Service Commission Asked to
Investigate Farmer Complaints
Joint Committees Took
Action Saturday

The state public service commits
sion will be invited to arbitrate the
differences which have arisen be-
tween the Inland Telephone com
pany and the farmers of the Ewarts-
Vile district in regard to the serv-
ice rendered the farmers by the com
pany. A four-hour conference of the
committee representing the farmers
and another representing the cham
Der of commerce, with officials of
the telephone company, was held Sat
urday. The service, which is alleged
to be deplorably inadequate by the
farmers, was discussed at length, at
ter which it was agreed to ask the
public service commission to take a
hand in the matter. w. c.. Kruegel,
Il member of the chamber of com
merce committee, was authorized to
ask the commission to select a quail
fed man and send him to Pullman
Immediately to make a full survey
OF the situation and submit recon-
mendations.
The expert will be asked to inyes-
tigate the city office of the telephone
company, which the farmers allege
is responsible for the poor service.
and the farmer lines which connect
with the local system at the city linz
its. which. in the opinion of Manager
]. c. Ruth of the telephone company.
are responsible for the inadequate
service to the farmer phonees. Man
ager Ruth agreed to stand half the
expense of the survey and the cham
Der will pay the other half.
The action of the joint committee
meets with general favor and it is
believed that the investigation and
recommendations by the expert will
result in an early and amicable set
Element of the difficulties.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
WESLEY FOUNDATION
FOR STATE COLLEGE
Simpson NJ. r.. Church Takes Steps
to Secure $3.50, 900 for Buildings
and Religious Education

At the meeting of the official
board of the Simpson NJ. f. church,
held Monday evening. January "a, a
campaign was launched for a for
ward movement which will be made
the feature of a meeting of the en-
tire congregation at an early date,
and which will also be presented to
the Columbia river conference in the
fall.
The initial move in this campaign
is based on the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted at
this meeting.
Resolved, that steps be taken for
the organization of a Wesley Foun-
dation for the State College of Wash
ington, and that plan be formulat-
ed for the necessary financial sup
port to make such foundation opera
tive. This to provide for building
program of $250,000, a sum suffi-
Client to meet the demands for proper
religious education, satisfactory So
cal life, suitable dorlnitory space
and an adequate auditorium, as well
as a hospital and deaconess training
school
1t was also moved that the pres
cnt committee on college affairs be
retained for the purpose Of working
out the details necessary to put this
program into effect.
Rev. j, G. Law was authorized to
attend meeting called at Urbana,
H., the first week in February for
the purpose of assembling all Meth
odist ministers officiating in college
communities in the United States.
The object of this conference is to
centralize the best thought in the
country to discuss the most effective
and satisfactory means of dealing
with the demands for proper social
and spiritual life for college stu
dents attending publicity maintained
educational Institutions.
The program as outlined VIII nee
essarily extend over period of years
and will be put into operation after
the endorsement of the plan by the
conference at its annual fall meet
ing.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
ASK EARLY COMPLETION
OF EASTERN DIVISION
Meeting at Garfield Adopts ResoIu-
tiOns Asking Legislature to Make
Appropriation for Road, Pull
man to Garfield

At meeting of the county com
missioners of Whitman county and
the road committees of the chambers
OF commerce of the towns along the
route of the Eastern division of the
Inland Empire highway, with the
Garfield chamber of commerce, held
Monday at Garfield, one member
from each group was selected TO
draft resolutions looking toward the
early completion of this highway,
from Garfield to Pullman.
The committee prepared the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unan-
imously approved:
Be 1t Resolved by the representa-
tiyes of the chambers of commerce
OF Pullman, Palouse, Garfield, Cakes
dale and Rosalia, and the commits
scioners of Whitman county, in ses-
sion at Garfield, Wash:
First, that we urge the speedy per-
manent location of the Eastern
branch of the Inland Empire high
way from Garfield to Pullman, so the
right of way may be secured for the
entire distance. and thus be ready
for contracts to be advertised for
and let as soon as appropriations are
available.
Second, that our senators and rep
resentatives at Olympia be, and are
hereby requested to use every effort
to secure the appropriation of $13S,-
coo recommended by the Eastern
Washington Highway association at
its conference held in Spokane on
December II. 1920, for grading the
highway from Garfield to Pullman.
Third, that a copy of these resolu-
tions be mailed to our senators and
representatives to the state highway
commissioner and to the engineer in
charge of Eastern division of the In
land Empire highway.
Fourth, that the bodies here rep
resented are ready to render any as
sistance in their power to aid in car
rying out these resolutions.
w. F. Morrison, Palouse cham
Der of commerce.
w c. Mccoy, Oakesdale cham
Der of commerce.
P. NJ. Price, for county commits
sioners.
E. w. Wagner, Rosalia chamber
of commerce.
R. C. McCroskey Sr., Garfield
chamber of commerce
Geo. H. Watt, Pullman chamber
of commerce.
Committee on Resolutions.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
SHOWS BIG INCREASE
Nearly SeNenty-Five More Pupils in
Local Schools This Year Than
Last--Superintende Henry
Makes Report

An unusual increase in the enroll
ment of the local schools is noted
in the monthly report of Superin-
tendent Charles Henry which shows
that nearly Is more pupils arc en-
rolled this year than last The re-
port, which is appended, was pre-
pared for the month ending Janu-
airy I, and does not include the first
year students who enrolled at the
opening of the second semester last
Monday. On the first day Of en-
rollment "a of the first -graders were
registered, II of them at the Main
school and 10 at the Edison school
on College hill, TO take care of the
new pupils under the present over
crowded condition in all the schools
made necessary several changes in
room and seating arrangements. Five
children in the Edison school who
were promoted to the 4A grade were
transferred to the Main building, as
well as seven "a children who live
in the Main building district but
were sent to the Edison school to
relieve the congestion in the Main
building at the beginning of the
year, Slight relief was afforded the
Main building through the promo
ton of class to the high school.
A new row OF seats was added in the
high school building, increasing the
seating capacity to 227. and all of
the seats are now taken.
Extracts from the report. which
show the attendance figures and
other school facts of interest to the
people of the community, are given
below:
Report of Schools of District No. 50,
Whitman County
Statistical report for school month
ending January 7, 1921
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
MOTHERS CLUB ELECTS

DR.. w. A. Spalding gave an in
teresting discussion on the subject
- Happy Sundays in the Home" al
the meeting of the Pullman Mothers
club Monday. The election of offic-
ers resulted as follows
President-NIrs. George Severance
Vice president-Mrs F. L. Pickett
Recording secretary--Mrs. Kar
Allen.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. l.
+. Christian
Treasurer--Mrs. A r. McClaskey
Librarian-Mrs. f. c. Colpitts
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28

namoa meeting Saturday which
autha., the committee and gave them
dations :, 70 prepare the recommen-
taxatio, intended to avert increased
the non. was not representative ~
not the 90. county, and whether or
be endo. ae.,on of the committee will
ers !. by the mass of the farm.
five farm a''er OF conjecture. Thirty
which u..i, attended the meeting.
vice I n,. while presided over BY the
The Farmo ent OF Pullman Local of
r mers Union, was not in reality
continued on page seven,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
GOSPEL SERVICES AT BANNER

The Rev. John OVAL, pastor of the
Temple NJ. E. church, Spokane, will
arrive in Pullman next Saturday, the
goth, and will go to Banner, where
he will conduct Gospel services in
the Union church, next Sunday, the
Both. Preparations are being made
for a great day. All ere welcome.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28

your we respectfully ask
stead honorable body to retrench in
II a &C. OF to increase appropriations
Of ~ e'y possible way at this session
u the legislature. ''0"
- 5, kLEMGARD. Chairman
GEORGE McCRosKEY.
FRANK NJ. sLAGLE
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
GRADUATION RECITAL

The graduation recital of Miss
Mabel Stone, pianist of Spokane,
will be given in the college audi
forum this friday evening at
SIS. Miss Stone will play difficult
numbers from Beethoven, Tschai-
kowsky, Chopin, Critics and Schu-
mann. The general public is invit-
ed to attend the recital
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
FARMERS SAY TAXES
MUST Be REDUCED
recommendation to Legislature
Propose Drastic Cuts in Pro-
posed Agricultural Appro-
priations

Over three millions of dollars in
state appropriations, intended to be
Of especial benefit to the farmers of
rho state. will be Topped off the APP
nropriations calendar of the state leg
is,ature if that body looks with favor
mon the petition of farmers of Whit
man county who assembled in Pull
man last Saturday to discuss the tax
ouestion. The committee named by
the convention to prepare recon-
mendations for submission to the
legislature completed it's report
Monday, recommending deep inroads
in the list of agricultural appropria-
tions as a means of lessening the tax
burden of the farmers of the state.
A vigorous protest against any in
crease in taxation was registered by
the farmers at their meeting Satur-
day afternoon. The meeting went
unanimously on record as favorable
to the cutting of all appropriations
by the state legislature to the lowest
possible point and holding the total
appropriations to a level with those
of two years ago or lower, with no
new appropriations. Unanimous OBJ
position was also registered against
the new school code as proposed by
the code commission, on the ground
that it is not democratic in that it
would grant authority to levy tax
without the voice of the people, the
farmers claiming that the code would
result in increased school taxes.
The petition to be submitted to
the legislature, as prepared by the
committee Monday, is as follows:
TIC the Legislature of the State of
Washington, in session at Olym-
pia Wash.
Honorable Body: We, farmers of
Whitman county Washington, as
sembled in mass meeting at Pull
man, Wash, Saturday, January %.
1921, urgently ask your attention TO
this our appeal
Whereas, few years ago our
taxes were about so cents per acre
while today they are $3.50 to s1.75
per acre.
Whereas, the demands for in
creased appropriations to be made by
this legislature are exhorbitant, un-
? reasonable and unwarranted under
present conditions,
whereas, the great increase in
taxes the past two years has imposed
neavy and discouraging burdens upon
Inc wheat growers of the state and
mas been of no direct benefit to them.
Therefore, as means of partially
iesSenlng the burden we ask the leg
stature to repeal the laws that re-
qcLred the expenditures met by the
loilo"lng appropriations made in
i'l9 which We're represented to be
.0r the special benefit of farmers and
LOT which increased appropriations
are now being asked:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-01-28
Report of Fourth Month One Year
Ago, for Comparison
Total Enrolment
The above report shows that the
attendance for the current year is
well above that of last year.
New Teachers to Contract

Mrs. Hopkins, who was elected 10
take the position vacated by Miss
Shields, resigned after two days sery-
ice. have secured Miss Constance
Brown of Colorado Springs, Colo, for
this position. Miss Brown has had
several years experience and comes
to US recommended we'll Her work
has been in the lower grades, but she
is qualified to teach as high as the
fifth (the one TO which she has been
appointed She has had successful
experience as a principal. She ar
rived yesterday and will begin work
Monday, I recommend that she be
elected at a salary Of S145 per
month for five and one-half months.
Miss Elsie Durr teacher of the
fourth grade in the Edison school.
has resigned TO enter college at the
beginning of the second semester. |
wish TO recommend that Miss Mabel
Stone be elected to fill this vacancy,
her contract to begin on February /.
Her salary would be fixed at $500
for the remainder of the year. This
is at the rate of $3.50 month for the
last five months of the year This
is $50 less than Miss Durr's
contract called for. Miss Stone is
well prepared for teaching. She Is
IA graduate OF the Lewis and CLARK
high school of Spokane. In addition
Continued on page seyen)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05

rail executives and shareholde-s dis
appointing. but II IL a long step for
ward in readjustment and will have
wild espread educational value. -
viii set a precedent for wage re-
duchons elsewhere. az the same
time by its moderation confining
them within reasonable limits.
The Interstate Commerce COM
mission. Il Is understood, has made
considerable progress IN modifying
and readjusting important freight
rates OF a sort % stimulate traffic,
General reduction must await fur
Their reimbursement OF cost 70 re-
venge on the carriers.
The past fortnight has brought
announcement OF further dividend
omissions. among them omission Of
Pierce-Arrow and American Ch!cle
preferred dividends. -
The price trend Is irregular, but
commodities are increasingly ooe-
dent 10 actual conditions OF supply
and dividend and less governed by
artificial influence. Declines IN
certain lines simultaneous with ad-
vances in other lines are expected
Some prices are quite stable.
Unemployment has increased In
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
COTTON.

The American Cotton association
and the National Ginners' association
estimates the acreage planted 10 cot
ton this year as 81 per cent less than
last year-the smallest acreage IN p
years. suggesting a Yield OF perhaps
1900. 900 bales. The domestic goods
trade Is holding its gains fairly well
and increased activity Is reported
from Japan and other foreign coun-
tries. Easier money and proposed
credit measures favor buying When
the British coal strike Is settled, the
market vii! gain fresh impetus
Among bear arguments the large
stocks and world depression figure
conspicuOusly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
Trend of the Markets
StoCkS-Grdfn-LiVeStock-COtton

depression In this country-both de-
pressing factors. Winter wheat
losses are not serious. but the market
was due 20 a reaction from its slump
In April. Grain loadings very natur-
ally increased with the rise in prices.
Receipts Of corn and oats NAV re-
main large for several weeks 10
come. The necessity OF settlement on
Nay contracts sent the May delivery
skyrocketing for an extreme gain Of
17Hc on the last day Of the month
by all odds the most sensational
jump IL the year. although not es-
pecially significant That wheat
prices can 20 on rising indefinitely il
hardly possible In view Of business
conditions During the past several
weeks wheat has assumed I'm some
degree its rightful place in the scale
OF prices. Reactions may occur.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05

g1sh with underlying weakness. and
live mutton. after having made sub
stantlai gains, IS getting on sum
mer basis. The marine strike has re-
stricted buying for export account
curtails the consump-
ton OF meat. May hog receipts have
fallen much below those Of last year
and the June run Is not expected 70
depress prices seriously. Qualified
stock cattle are in demand. The Wis
ible supply OF heavy cattle is ade-
quate for all requirements. stocks
OF meat held in cold storage are not
burdensome.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05

No one seems especially anxious
10 invest IN many stocks hitherto re-
-sarded as standard in the face OF
fresh dividend Suspensions with more
In prospect Perhaps the most sig
nifcant trait Of the present market
IL is Eeadiness on various occasions
when the news was mainly unfavor-
able. In recent sessions the trading
has been ~ such a character as %
recall mid-summer dulIness. Fresh
buying has been reduced 90 such a
comparatively small scale. remarks
one leading brokerage house. that it
does not require any great amount Of
selling % bring about reactions. and
this sort % market r. likelv % con-
unue until it has been determined
whether recovery In trade isl % be Of
healthy growth from now on. or IS 90
be delayed indefinitely, The market
- waiting for concrete evidence Of
Improvement in business.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
To Arrest Alleged OlUHers
OF 10 NickIe Slot Devices

Warrants have been sworn out in
the circuit court for the arrest Of
Charles FOuchs for keeping OF gam
ing devices by Sheriff l. b. Duck.
Fouchs. g. IS alleged. owned the u
slot machines seized by the sheriff
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
WOOL

The tone Of the wool market has
improved as a result OF the emery
ency tariff. although large supplies
hold prices under restraint. Ma
t,r'I advance in prices is not ex-
pected during the summer. The wool
,u goods industry reports increasing
ACTIVITY. as shown by government
statistics. Growers In Utah and Ne
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05

during the pass week az WYATT.
Riddles lake and Fluckeyrown. "A
John Doe warrant has also been
sworn out against the owners o. TIRE
machines taken in che raid a. Eagle
Point resort near Oscoola on the S.
Joseph river.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05

The approach Of hot weather is
never tonic 90 the livestock mar
kets. which have failed 20 mirror
even family the extreme advance in
wheat. Cattle are subject 10 sinking
spells. the hog market is rather slug
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05

some directions. owing 20 further
curtailment OF Industrial operations.
Certain losses in domestic manufac-
ture are seasonal Some reports
from wholesale and jobbing trade
note rather marked du,lress. Re
tai buying is conservative.