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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05
DaIIam Defends the Governor.

Frank Dallam, former secretary
to Governor Hay, in his OrOville
Gazette last week said under the
heading Merits Praise, Not Cell
sure"
The report comes from Olympia
that Il number of labor leaders are
planning to induce the State Fed
Grafton of Labor to protest against
Governor Lister employing couple
of honor convicts in the executive
mansion in the capacity OF SER
wants.
1t is altogether improbable ;hat
the State Federation of Labor will
take such action. On the con-
trary, it. would be more in keeping
with the better spirit of the prgan-
izatiOn to praise the governor for
his course in giving employment 10
the two convicts. 1t is inc0ncelv-
able that any man, or any body nj
men, who have at heart the adj
vancement of human welfare, could
find reason for criticising the gov
ernor because he has given two
cOnvicts such an opportunity 10
make good and win back the con-
fidence of their fellOwmen.
The question of any possible
competition with free labor by res
son of giving domestic employment
to two convicts sinks into absurd
insignificance beside the real and
substantial benefit tn the men
themselves in being placed on their
honor and in being trusted with
responsibility by the executive. The
governor is not only trying out
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

these men in practical way. but
he is giving them a genuine incent-
i've to make good and regain their
standing in society. In benefiting
them be is benefiting society. He
is helping to prove that The re-
formative way is far better than
the old system of retribution in
treating criminals.
These TWO convicts were laDorers
before they We're committed 10 n"
peniteniiary. One Was II member
of q union. If they We're eonfin-
ed within prison walls until The
expiration of their terms. given
nei, her trust nor responsibility, and
then turned back into the current
of life, without preparation or
means to provide for ihemselve>
until they could find their footing
AS so many thousands are turned
back every year throughout ,he
country, the multiplying .empta-
lions that swarm on very hand
would find them easy victims. They
would be apt. most likely. L" retutn
To the paths of crime that led them
into their. original plight. This is
what happens in TOO many cases
|
and this is one of the causes of
the ever increasing number If GRIM
inul records.
AS it is, the governor is givin
these two men in his employ IN
opportunity to strengthen he good
that is in them; is preparing Them
for their freedom when restored
and will send them forth into the
competitive walks of life with the
wages that they have earned as 4
defense against pressing need I'M
til they can re-establish themselves
as free men.
Only the most pettifogging soph-
istry of the narrowest fanatic can be
cause for censuring the action of
Governor Lister in giving Two con-
yicts chantS for right living and
it is safe to predict that the State
Federation of Labor will frown up-
on any attempt to commit it to sach
"A ridiculously unreasoning course.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05
Government Should Own Them.

Postmaster General BurlesOn or
last Saturday. sent congress the rec
concentrations of the departmental
committee appointed by him 10 in
vestigate the practicability If gov
eminent ownership of telephone and
telegraph lines.
The report declares that the only
way to afford to the people COM
plete and modern postal facilities
that the constitution makes it the
duty of the government to provide il
by carrying out the following sug-
gestions:
First.-That Congress de-
clare government monopoly
over all telegraph, telephone and
radio communication and such
other means for transmission of
intelligence as may hereafter de-
velop.'
Second.-That Congress ac-
quire by purchase at its ap-
praised valae the commercial
telephone net work, except farm
ers lines
Third.-That Congress auth
oriZe the Post master General To
| issue in his discretion and I'M
der such regulation us he may
| prescribe, revOcable licenses for
the operation by private com
| panies and corporations of tele-
| graph service, and such parts of
- telephone service as may not
| be acquired by the government
The report says the United State
is alone among the leading nations
OF the world which has left 10 pr
vate enterprise t>e ownership ant
1 operation of telegraph and telephone
facilities. and that practicall! all =
economists, who have treated on th'
su bject, are agreed that telegraph
1 and telephone facilities should D.
; controlled by the government.
| According to the best hvaila BIZ
data the capitalization of long dis
lance and toll phone lines represen,
approximately $500, 100000 and til
capitalization of the entire CONNER
cial net work of wires is approx
niately 900. The cost t
The government. the report says
would be less than the appraised
value. since it would be undesira BIZ
for the government to purchase III
| real estate holdings of the variou
/ companies.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

AS the result of the herring held
in Seattle last week on the estab-
liShment of n regional bank or
banks on the Pacific Coast under
the provisions of the new currency
law it became apparent to those
present that there is likely to be-
only one such bank in ,he western
section of the country and that will
probab lv be at San Francisco. II
WIS evident that the National Banks
of Washington could not subscribe
the required amount of stock, and
the government will not depend on
ficiency.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05
Would Leslie Be a Butcher!

1t is to be hoped that the reports
that state fish commissioner Dal-
win has authorized the numbering
of several elk for the purpose OF
sending the mounts TO the san
Francisco exhibition are unfoundea
These reports were made week
ago and have not yet met with q
denial.
These elk We're brought to tflS
state for the purpose OF propaea
ton and not to be butchered for =
needless purpose. The state gains
nothing by it. Such action is not
a part of his official duties. 1t i
uncalled for, and can meet WIN
only the strongest condemnation
from all citizens of the state.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

In closing its editorial in trib-
ute to the late Senator Shelby NJ.
Cullom, who for half century was
a public servant of unquestiOnable
integrity, the Chicago Inter Ocean
saws: "The deceased entered pub
lie life in period when practices
now most severely condemned were
regarded as part OF the game. and
kept his hands clean. His integri-
~ was as unpretentious as 1t was
real. He Just didn't seem TO see
the profitable opportunities" that
Others grasped. He never acquired
wealth. Somehow he was always too
busy with the public business 70
notice his chances. Perhaps the
most appropriate inscription on ms
monument would be something like
this: To Riches he Preferred Hon
or, and his Country's Welfare.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

1t is charged, and it has not been
denied, that state fish commissions
Darwin is guilty of killing lot OF
fine trout which were being reared
at state expense and at a time when
they were about to spawn Tor the
exquisitely noble purpose or pro-
viding some of the fish commission
er's friends and some state Officials
with Christmas breakfasts. And
this. breach of official integrity,
wrongful destruction and appropris
ton of public property WAS COM
mitted at a time when the What
com County grand jury was in ses-
sion.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

Only fifteen Kansas men and
women went insane last year be-
cause of the habitual use of alcohol
ic liquors as q contributing cause to
the breaking down of the mind.
In New York hospitals 31.4 per
cent of the insane patients were
sent to asylums as the direct re-
suit of the habitual use of liquor
and in Massachusetts the figures
showed 30.6 per cent. IN 1911 the
Kansas percentage was So, and in
1909 il WAS 81 per cent.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05
Spokane Mayors Prediction.

THE state of Washington will be
voted dry at the November election
bv a majority of at least 20.O0(
votes
This is the prediction of Mayor
Hindley following his return IRON
Tacoma. where he conferred with tn
mayors of IL other WashiA gtoI
towns. Even if the three largest
cities of the state. Tacoma, Seattle
and Spokane. should give majorit.
of 5000 against prohibition. | AN
led to believe after this visit TO The
coast the local option forces will car
ry the state by at least 10000. say.
the Power City executive.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

The first number of Doing
Things" new weekly publication
nv H H. MattesOn of Bellinghsm
has made its appearance. 1t is
devoted to the schools, the nome
the farm and in fact everything 1or
the betterment of mankind. l.
contains 80 columns of good ahd
wholesome reading matter and All
in all reflects wiz credit upon lis
publisher. Success to II.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05
If Not, Why Not?
Have You registered?

Have you registered?
If not. don't fail to do so ut once
1t is imperative to have com
plete registration at the earliest
practicable moment SO that COM
plete list of the registered vote Of
the state may be filed with the sec
rotary of state before August 3rd
if initiative measures are TO be sub
mitted to the people. Therefore an
early registration is necessary ST
that the secretary of state can pre-
pare statements of initiative meas
ures. with arguments for and a.
gainst the proposed laws.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

The state executive committee e
the Progressive party of West VIZ
GINA met last Saturday and voted
unanimously against amalgamatit I
with the republican party. And
that is just what every state Or
ganization of the new party OF me
people is or has been doing when
they meet to counsel on forthcom-
ing campaigns.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

A Missouri man has been commit
ted to an insane asylum because he
persisted in continually running ;"r
some office. If that course We're -
dOpted in Washington it would rt
quire q big increase in the number
Of asylums. Bellingham could fiji
quite large asylum easily.-Friday
HarbOr Journal
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

1888. If the government owned
the railways it would have to pay
interest of 3 per cent on that sum
of s4l9.O75.291. The railroads
under private ownership for the
year 1911-the last on which fig
ures are available paid out in
interest and dividends and into the
surplus account >$S33,7 "a, 57l. There
fore. if the government owned the
railroads it would save the diff
ference or more than 400 million
dollars each year.
1T is commonly recognized that
the government can borrow money
at smaller rate of interest than
private companies the Thorne re-
port said, by way of cinching the
argument. 1T has been ascertain
ed by careful figures that this diff
ference is slightly more than p
per cent.
given by many senators who oppose
government ownership, was that
with government ownership. the eff
ficiency of the railroads would de-
crease so much this apparent saw
ing would be wiped out. To COM
bat that was the report OF Frank
lin X. Lane, Secretary of the In
terror, telling of the government
ownership of railways in other ma
tions. In this statement the
Ca binet member does not attempt
to take sides on the government
ownership question, but merely
sets forth the conditions as they
exist.
According to this report. there
are 174,O57 miles of government
owned and operated railways in
the world, as compared to 422 ,OSO
of privately owned and operated.
More than half of the latter mile
age is in the United States. 1t is
shown that every first class power
and many second rate powers are
committed to government owner
ship except the United States and
England, while practically all the
English colonies have adopted gov
eminent ownership.
Some of the large mileages of
government owned roads are given
as follows: Austria. 1904; Ger
many, 34,427; Russia. 2S.4O0: Au
stralia. 16,O79; Italy, S,275: India,
sos. That. in short. was the
case made for government owner
ship. The Senate decided The I'M
tied States should make a start in
Alaska and try it out.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

The injection of the liunor oues-
ton or state wide prohibition INTO
the campaign this year is quite like
ly tn place many candidates on
record that could not be otherwise
forced to take n stand on the lia-
nor question under any considers
ton. In fact. 40-yoKe of oxen
could not pull an opinion out of
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05
Not a just Claim against County

There has been filed with the
county commissioners claim by
F. +. Wyman, amounting to Sis
for services rendered the count!
attorney during last November and
December. The claim bears the IN,
dorsement of the county attorney
who, it is reported. claims that
Wyman worked for him in gather
ing evidence in certain cases that
came before the grand jury.
OF course MIR. Wyman should be
paid for his services. Every man
is worthy of his hire, but The
county should not pay him. The
county employs sheriff who mas
three deputies whose duties cover
Just such work as Wyman was en.
gagged in, aud it was the prosecu-
tors business to ask the sheriff's
office to aid him in gathering evi
dence.
The grand jury recommended tn
dismissal of one of the sheriff'f
deputies, holding that the work
could be done by two, and yet the
taxpayers are asked to pay for an
extra man. The people have elect
ed county prosecutor and =
sheriff to conduct their county af
fairs, and if these two officials can
not work in harmony the one who
is responsible for the inharmony
should be asked to step down and
out. If both are to blame. then botf
should get out.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

Senator Jones and Congressman
Humphrey, convinced thu men IRE
not going npon logged-off land I'M
Ill il is cleared and ready fnr eul-
tivation. have introduced bin in
congress which will solve the prob
lem so far as the national forest
Reserves are Reconsideration
Washingtonian.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

Frank used to complain when he
WAS private secretary tn Hay hat
he was nor in the confidence of his
chief and this statement would see1t
to Substantiate the assertion
State Capitol Record.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05
National Politics not Local Issues

Professor Graham Taylor, of
Chicago, in addressing a gathering
of lumbermen the other day, hill
the nail squarely on the head when
he said: Keep national politics
out of community problems II you
would build up community. Try tc
answer local questions in narty
terms and then We see what fools
We are. Is there high-tariff way
ont of cleaning streets? Is there
gold-standard method of emp'!
ing garbage CAM
OF course not, and national Pc
litical questions have nothing 70
do with the administration of the
people's affairs in county court
house or a town hail. The OLD
slogan of My party right or wrong
has been replaced by the better
plan of endeavoring to elect mon
est and capable persons for pub.
lie office and public trust.
And this is the principle that
this newspaper proposes to adhere
to in this falls campaign. 1t VIII
under no consideration support
man or woman for public office IN
less satisfied that he or she is ful.
" competent and trustworthy. and
i, will oppose the reelection OF ah!
official now holding office who has
not made good. 1t will not make ,he
least difference to The Tribune un.
der what party banner the cahdi
date may march. This newspaper
will support only men and women
whom it believes to be honest. ca
pable and sincere.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

William Lorimer is planning to
enter the Senatorial contest in H.
inois for a vindieation. He will
probably be too busy in his own
state to come out and stump
Washington for Senator Jones. in
return for what Senator Jones did
for him in the Lorimer trial in The
Sepate-Tacoma Tribune.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05
Private Ownership Costs Public
400 Million a Year.

The private ownership of A.
merican railways is costing the
public more than 400 million dol
lars annually-a sum of money
more than the entire customs rev.
enue or tariff, which has been the
bone of contention of American pol
itics for century.
Aside from England and Ameri-
ca. every first class power on
earth stands committed to govern
ment ownership of railways. In
brief, that WAS the case for gov
eminent ownership of railways ad-
vanced in debates in Congress over
the question of whether the govern
ment should build a railway in A.
laska. The debate has brought
out the fullest and most compre-
hensive discussion of the subject
Congress has known. For ex-
ample, how the government would
save 400 million dollars each year
If it owned the railroads.
Here is the way. those figures
were reached by advocates of gov
ernment ownership. They were
presented by Senator Kenyon Of
Iowa. being prepared for him by
Clifford ThOrne. railroad commiss-
Toner of Iowa. who has made an
exhaustive study of the subject.
Senator Kenyon said in advancing
the figures he did not know whet-
her it would be wise for the Nation
to embark on complete government
ownership at this time. but he adj
ded that he did favor the appoint
ment of commission to investigate
thoroughly the subject and report
to Congress.
But the figures-the market val
ne of the railways Of the United
States iC cnmnufQd ar QRQ
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

Frank Dallam, in his Oroville
Gazette. denies that Governor Hay
promised to pardon Wappenstein
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05
: CONTEMPORARY COMMENT

While the news will be SHOCK
to standpatters, it must be record
ed that a plant of the steel corpora
ton employing five thousand mer
has resumed work after having beer
shut down for several months
Walla Walla Bulletin.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

President Wilson's wise aud
fearless policy has disarmed pruc-
tically all political criticism. There
is u strong tendency on the part ii
men of every party to come to ,he
support of the president in lis
endeavorS to remove the uneasine>s
of the times and to re-establish dp-
heavals and labor troubles We have
come through We are in y frame
of mind to consider our country's
welfare first and to discard parti
sanship as an outworn .xpedient -
Mount Vernon Argus
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

them ON the question if here Wore
as many rs half dozen bystanders
to hear the sound thereof. but in
the approaching campaign the str;.d-
der or fence-rider will Aave no
place. He must be either ior ar
against the saloon if he is 4 can-
didate for any office within ,hs
gift of the people-and ,hat VII
make some backbone too, where
only a griStle now eXists.-Ellehs-
burg Dawn.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-02-05

But the figures-the market val
ne of the railways OF the United
States is computed at $13,969.173,-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
REAL ESTATE NEWS AND
NOTES OF BUILDING
Another Dull Week Comes to the
FiOnt---Itumors OF big
Sales.
SOME THINGS REConDED
ltumors OF Zig Deal That Did Not
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Doing in
the Suburbs-NOtes In City and
Country Districts.

AS might be expected. the real estate
business has been dull for the past
week, that is to say. far as IL per-
tanned to actual city business. There
has been some hustling in the suburbs.
or i'm that territory which is yet son-
sidered the suburbs, but which viii he
within the city limits as soon a. the
annexation .propayauder goes into eff
feet in November. 80 that territory
there was good deal doing all the
week. and | am told that something
like 100000 worth Of property in those
limits changed hands. but no particu-
lars are obthinablc. IL may be that
the court records Will reveal something,
ere long.
In the city proper business was as
dull as the closed exchange markets
and the war in Europe had RICH; To
suggest. Nevertheless, there was some
trading and dealing on the small order
and the records show that somethim.
oven 500. 900 worth OF property changed
hands. In all OF this dealing there was
not sale that ran up 10 over 10000
and very few that got over the $500"
mark.
There were many ruInor. about :,
mig s2Voeo0 deal. and. perhaps. deal
Is Oh. but il has not yet been con
summated The man OF news got on TO
the proposed deal. and ia confidence
learned some OF the facts. but the deal
~ far from contamination. AMI may
never inatertalizc. AT present II ~
certainly in the embryo state.
The court records show that for the
past week deeds In the three courts
recorded foot UP little less than $3.50
600. and some Of these represent. deals
that were made several weeks ago and
have probably been reported ia these
columns.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27

~ the direction OF the Virginia Trust
company. curator Of the estate OF NJ J.
LAWYER, deceased, We will sell ut public
auction.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
~HE VALENIlAE- AUCTION ~
N PHONE MADISON 1906
ele EAST BROAD FL
Maxwell
Automobile
AT AUCTION
TRUSTEES SALE
I;N Inmck ". Lord X 90.

In execution of u decree of the Dis
the Eastern District Of Virginia. en-
tered on the 18Th day of June, 1911.
i'm tho cause OF George Il. White.
Trustee, Bankrupt. vs.. cardoHa &
Hubbard. Incorporated. and others, |
will Sell At public auction. at the
premises. to the highest Responsible
bidder. on
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER -. 1914.
At + T. NJ,
the Following described rca, estate.
That certain LOT or parcel OF land.
situate, lying and being In the city Of
Richmond, State OF Virginia. cum
menciue at Il point on the east side
OF Twentieth Street. distant one hum
dred and nfty G5o) feet south Of L
street. theme" running southwardly
along the east line of Twentieth street
and fronting thereon eighty-e igh,
tSS) feet; thence back eastwardI1 be-
tween parallel lines one hundred and
twtntysix Gac) feet. more or less. TO
am alley III the rear.
TERMS One-third Of purchase
money cash. The balance in equal
instruments, payable ut six. twelve
and eighteen months after date Pur-
chaser to execute negotiable notes for
deferred payments, payable 70 trustee.
OF sale until paid. or all cash. at option
of purchaser. Title OF the property
to he retained until purchase money
and interest ~ paid in full
GEORGE. y. WHITE.
Trustee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27

MONDAY. SEPTEMBER IS. 1914.
AT o'clock l. NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
JAS w. LORD s co.
Auctioneers.
AUCTION SALE
ANOTHER BIG SALE or
West Manchester Building
Lots Near Forest Hill

$40 down. SO month; no taxes. one
lot given free,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1914.
At $50,
on The premises between Midlothian
Pike and Forest IIili ear line. commence
ing near the school.
For further particulars see Jas. w.
ord ~ Co. Auctionccrs, mo East Main
street. Phone Raudolph 1891.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
AUCTION sALEs--isuture Days.
ny &. l.. Il n. l.. DENOON,
Real Estate Auctiouecrs
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE

THE VERY DESIRABLE BRICK HOME
40 ,07 EAST CLAY STREET