The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-07-28
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

AAASo RopeIt Emmett MacSnerry, q
Seattle gambler, was exonerated by a
coroner's jury and will not be prose.
cuted
Congressman Miles Poindexter, in
surgent candidate for United States
senator. opened his campaign in King
county Saturday evening at Seattle.
Definite announcement of the route
that the Chicago. Milwaukee & Puget
Sound railway will choose for its
feeder line into the Yakima valley is
expected about August 3.
Claiming that blasting operations
OF Cooke 4 Sons. contractors building
laterals OF the Tieton irrigation sys-
tenn. are damaging his wheat crop
and land, S. D. Linse secured a re.
straining order stopping work through
his property.
The supreme court affirmed the de-
cision of the Spokane court in favor
of the plaintiff in the suit of Andrew
Hackett against G. w. Scott and Har-
ry Mathewson involving title to the
Carbon Hill Coal and Coke company.
Indications are that, under the new
census and new apportionment. Wash
ington will get two and maybe three
more representatives in congress, to
be elected two years from next No
vember. namely for the sixty-third
congress.
Harold Hopkins. convict sent up
from kitsap county for burglary, es
capped from the convict camp at the
state rock crusher at Meskill. Lewis
county, but was recaptured two days
after.
The state liabilities conference met
In Tacoma to consider needed leg
islation for the prompt adjustment OF
liabilities for personal injuries to en,.
ployes. Governor Hay presided.
The publicity department of the
Walla Walla Commercial club will
establish a free employment bureau
for the benefit of people in other
cities and states who wish to come to
Walla Walla to live.
Twenty carload exhibits of apples
are already promised for the national
apple show to be held in Spokane this
fall. Last year there were but 10 full
carload exhibits, of which Rogue
River. Oregon, orchardists furnished
the best.
The production of Burke's Uncle
Toms Cabin" in North Yakima was
temporarily delayed by the arrest for
shoplifting of Mrs. Clara Maroney, the
Little Eva OF the show. She was
attempting to stow away jewelry in
. shopping bag, but when she plead
ed guilty the owner Of the store re.
fused to prosecute.
w. H. Allen and c. Lewis Wilson,
Of Chehalis. have about perfected the
preliminaries for the organization of
. company that will shortly be incor-
porated for the purpose of building an
electric line from Chehalis to Randle,
in Eastern Lewis county. A line also
will be projected to the Grays Har-
Dor country. The project, it is said.
will be backed by New York capital
lists with 100000. Surveys have
been made, and tentative right Sc.
cured.
A movement has been started by
the Spokane Grocers association,
which is gaining impetus throughout
the state, to have a law enacted at
the next session of the legislature to
provide that any mans salary can be
garnisheed for debts for necessities
Of life, whether they be public en-
ployes or private citizens. The pres
ent law exempts all public employees,
and considerable trouble has been ex-
perienced in collecting bad debts by
grocers. druggists, physicians and
others.
Proceeding on the theory that laws
on the statute books are intended to
be obeyed by county officials. mem
bers OF the bureau Of inspection and
supervision of public Offices are stir
ring up trouble in every county in
which their inspectors work. Mem
bers of the bureau announced that
when ofi1cials ignore suggestions that
laws be complied with, appeal will be
made to the encouragement who has
promised to act.
Subscriptions to the fund for u
memorial to the late John H. Nc
Graw. governor of the state and presi-
dent of the Seattle chamber of COM
merce. aggregate $4,000. As soon as
all the subscriptions have been &C
knowledged the chamber Of commerce
committee having the matter In
charge will discuss suggestions for q
design. and refer the most appropri-
ate suggestion to a meeting OF the
suhscrihers for decision