The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-02-20

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of the "a.
If this bill is ever enacted into
law it will place farm hands as
we'll as all persons employed In the
cities or towns, on boats. railroad
trains and in every class OF busi-
ness, under an eight hour day
limit. 1t will also apply to domes-
tics in the private homes.
The fact that Grange Master c.
B. Kegley has been unusually ac-
tive during the present session and
threats that retaliatory measures
would be adopted towards him is
thought TO have caused the intro
duction of the bill. The grangers
and the farmers of the state will
be hit harder than the ordinary
employers of labor because it will
mean additional help on the farms
at all times of the year. An eight
hour a day will affect the ranch
ers more than any other business
or industry.
The author of the bill comes
from the labor temple district in
Seattle and has been closely ident-
flied with many of the labor bills
introduced.
Although the special sub-comit-
tee appointed from the house and
senate road and bridge committees
for the express purpose OF taking
funds to be derived by taxation in
road levy and apportion 1t to the
various roads of the state has not
met or prepared for it's work as
yet. the COW counties have started
their campaign for road expendi-
lures by preparing a table to show
just what percentage OF the total
state tax each county raises.
The percentage is based on the
levy of 1911. which gave $752,OOO.
The list is headed by King. Spo-
kane and Pierce counties. King
pays 81 and 7-10ths of the entire
levy; Spokane II per cent, while
Pierce pyas IL and Cloths.
Snohomish county ranks fourth
with 5 and 1-1Oth per cent, while
Whitman comes fifth with per
cent.
Walla Walla follows Yakima. the
former with 4 and 7-10th per cent
and the latter with flat 4 per cent
This table will be used by the
smaller counties to show why their
demands should be met, and at the
same time it will furnish basis
for argument with the larger coun-
ties, notably King, as to the reas-
ona ableness of its demands.
The percentage table also shows
the Eastern Washington claims. and
the fight will be waged to keep in
81 nf
the money which is raised there
by taxation. This means that the
money raised in the southwest will
be kept there, or with adjoining
counties, while the money raised in
Eastern Washington will stay there.
About as drastic a change as has
yet been proposed is contained in
House Bill 379. by roads and bridge
committee, passed by the house, and
changing the present highway law
raising the tax levy from one and
one-half mills to two and one-half.
And this in face of the fact that the
house also voted recently to raise
the public highway levy from one
half to one and one-half mills. 1t
is altogether likely that both these
measures will encounter a stumbling
block when they reach Governor
Lister, because the latter has urg-
ed an economical administration and
how he can accomplish it with such
levies is more than his friends and
the average layman can teT4.~e~=r
The senate gave favorable consid-
IN Cnl1inc' hill NIL nYiZni q
counties to cage for persons suf-
ing aid therefor.
The senate passed the Teachers
Retirement bill. which carried with
it the referendum clause. intrOduc-
ed at the last moment by Carlyon
of Thurston, by which the people
must vote upon it in 1914. The
outcome of the matter seems TO
be very acceptable to the friends
OF the bill. who are willing to
take their chances with the people
casting a fvorable vote upon the
measure when it is referred to them
two years hence.
The organization of secret socie-
ties OF every nature or kind in the
public or high schools of the state
is strictly prohibited in Senate bill
225. by French, and passed by the
senate this week. 1t was contend
ed by the friends of this measure
that societies of this kind are be-
coming worry to instructors and
officials in schools as well as det-
rimental to the welfare OF the pub
lie school system.
Governor Lister used the axe fol
the first time Friday when he We
toed the Cheney Normal appropri-
alton bill. carrying 100000 with
it. The governor gives as his rea.
son his stand for economy. 1t is
believed that If the legislature car.
ries out the program arranged by
the roads and bridges committees
of both houses to greatly increase
the levies. the governor will also
veto these measures on the plea oi
economy.
The mutual savings bank bill
which passed the senate last week
has raised a storm of opposition a.