The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-06-15

u.bo will visit the Tacoma carnival
e. coma from. From hell? Certainly
not from anywhere in the United
states where education is free. and
where for at least 80 years all grade
schools taught that wine is harm,
fl, and that beer Is not food pro-
duct We will admit that there are
noonle who think It is not wrong to
drink wine or beer. We will admit
that many of them are very good peo-
ple-better men and women than
many who never taste intoxicants
But. If they are intelligent people
they do not claim that their drink
is food. If they are citizens who are
worth while they will not stay away
from your carnival because your sa-
Icons close at u O'Clock or because
treating is forbidden. Good citia-
ems even of the class that drink iu-
toxicants, do not consider intox-
icants necessary to a good time II
Tacoma wants to entertain a class Of
visitors who insist that saloons Shall
be open all night and that treating in
booze shall be allowed it should SO
announce in its invitations to the
ublic. that law abiding decent cit
liens may stay away from Tacoma
during it's carnival Of lawlessness.
l don't think the Progressive Dem
ocrat" represents large per cent of
the people of Tacoma. but 1t is well
to note the arguments OF the minor
ity once in a while.
Did you notice the crowds In Lyn-
den Saturday? Advertising did it
advertising and low prices. 1t Seems
to me that Saturdays crowds Were
pretty good proof that Tribune adver-
Using pays. The Farmers Mercantile
Company which advertised exclusively
in The Tribune did according to
Manager Jameson, third more bus
mess than 1t has ever before done
in one day. The Lynden Department
Store also reports record breaking
sales.
People were here buying goods from
Nooksack, Everson. Sumas and Fern
dale, and l saw one man from with
in q few miles Of Blaine. A travel
ing man from Bellingham who came
up ON the afternoon train told me
We had more people on the streets
and in the stores of Lynden than wer
on the streets and in the stores Of
Bellingham. l think he stretched that
but from all l can learn the Lynden
merchants did q much bigger days
business than similar stores in the
county seat. II
And, 1t paid people to come to Lyle
den. l saw a suit Of clothes chat /
priced a month ago and that were
valued at $18, sell for $11.50, and
understand, at SIS the suit was as
cheap or cheaper than you could buy
it in any other town. l saw so cent
sox sold at 20 cents. l saw dress
goods sell for half price.
Also, another thing l noticed, and
you probably have noticed the same
thing. Those stores not advertising
special sales were doing more bus.
mess than usual. Why? Because the
people were here in buying moot
and they didn't confine their bar
gaining to any one store. Saturday,
was probably the biggest trade day
Lynden ever had. l wouldn't wonder
II next Saturday will beat It.
There Is difference between
theory and practice. Most anyone
can tell you how to do anything yoa
suggest. 1t Is more, difficult to find
a man who can do your suggestions.
The Tribune this week printed
3S-page brief to the Supreme Court
containing Prosecuting Attorney Blk.
by's argument against the order OF tn
superior court sustaining the dem.
urrer to the first amended informal.
lon against w. c. Jones, who it will
be remembered was arrested for
giving away drink Of intoxicating
liquor, from bottle. on the streets Of
Ferndale. In the lower court the do.
PENDANT won out but Mr.. Bixby an.
pealed for the county and Judging
from the many decisions cited nv
him in the brief it seems that tbero
Is yet a strong probability that the
state will win its case.
Mr. Bixby bases his prosecution on
That section Of the local option stat.
ute which reads, 1T shall not be )aw.
ful to sell, give away or in anv mo-