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Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-29

Scratch tabs, 10 cents per pound
about 3kx6 inches; at Imperial Val
ley Press office.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-29

Wanted-To buy alfalfa ready tC
cut fer hay. Ed Royce, Ell Centro.-
Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-07-29

Best equipped and most carefu
piano mover. Ed Royce Transfer. I
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23
Progressive Democrats
Controlled Convention.

The Democratic state convention
held in Seattle is reported as hav-
ing been one Of the most fiery. I'M
passioned and disOrderly state con-
ventiOps ever held by that party In
this state 1t was battle-rOyal be,
tween so-called reactionary members
Of the party and the so-called pro-
gressive followers of democracy.
The platform adopted urges a
Federal child labor law. FavOrs n
system of rural and farm credits,
and scores Wesley l.. Jones.
Favors laws denying public ser
vice corporations TIE right to issue
bonds and stocks until after the
same have been approved by proper
public authorities.
Would reduce the delinquent tax
certificate penalties and would elm
mate professional dealers In delin-
duent tax certificates.
Advocates amendment OF labor
laws of the State. Non-partisan
tickets in counties. Secret primary
ballot. Blue sky law. Constitutions
al amendment changing present tax
laws. Short ballot and fewer elec-
tons.
Endorsement Of State and National
administrations.
The platform as finally accepted
by the convention was a victory fol
the progressive elements of the
Democratic party.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23
Pensions Decreasing.

Between June 80, 1912, and June
80, 1918, the number of veterans OF
the war fell from 497.263 to 462.-
379. During the first ten months
of the present fiscal year q, 19O
diod. In cutting the appropriations
from $18O.OO0.OO0 for 1914 to $l69
100000 for the coming year. Con-
gress is only making allowance for
mortality.
From 1866 to 1913 the total
cost of the pension system was $4,-
586,966,346. and. including the ap-
propriations for the present and
coming year, in fifty years 1t Will
cost the government only little
short of $5,OOO.000.00O. How rap
idly disbursements have increased
is shown in a comparison by de-
cades. The year after the Civil
War ended, the payments were
and there were only
126.722 pensioners. In 1876 the
disbursements were $28.96i, ,2SS, for
232,137 pensioners; in 1886, $67,-
336,159, for 365,7SS pensioners; in
1896, $l42,212.OSO, for 97O,67S pen
sioners; in 1906, $142,523,557, for
t985,971 pensioners. The highest
number Of pensioners ever on The
rolls was 999, ,446. in 1902. but al
though the number fell below S0O,-
900 last year, the total pension ap-
propriations for the present fiscal
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

by preference. of high character and
principles, he will get the presi-
dency. II but temporarily. Unlike
Villa he is not a man of blood and
iron.
In an editorial Headed "The New
Fight in Mexico" the Seattle Sun
OF last Saturday says
Carranza, Villa. Zapata. Angeles,
Gonzles, Obregon.
A great opportunity. awaits these
six men in MexicO-a great oppor-
tunity and a great task. They have
fought a good fight and won. Now
they face the battles of peace.
Branded as lawless bandits. fight
ing for fighting's sake, they have
proved the contrary true and time
after time have met grave questions
of national policy in manner tru-
ly statesmanlike. They have shown
magnanimity In the face of tre-
mendous temptation while the fire
of rebellion burned in them. They
will have need of greater unselfish-
ness in meeting temptations OF
peace.
Theirs is the task of building bet
ter than ever has been builded in
Mexico, of building for the people
they have been fighting for.
And the civilized world will stand
off, as Is its way. lending as lit
tie aid as possible and sneeringly
doubling every effort they may
make. Theirs will be the experience
of George Washington. Thomas jeff
erson and other patriots OF America.
who almost despaired of overcoming
the pettiness of peace that follow
ed the high exaltatiOn of the A
merican revolution. They have
mean squabbling to face and they
may find 1t harder to face than bull
let's. They have to overcome the
insidiOus outside influences that
have made a mOckery of every rev.
olution heretofore carried on in the
name of the people.
And they have their own Inherent
selfishness to beat down. Man Is
born selfish. The Mexican rebel
leaders cannot be different from
other men. But great men over
come their selfishness.
Having done this-and here's the
irony from which they cannot es-
cape--the present generation is like
ly to fail Of appreciating them for
it. and only in history will there be
recognition of their greatness.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

year were $1SO,OOO,OOO. the largest
in the history of the country.
One feature of pension legislation
commonly overlooked Is the extent
to which pensions and increases Of
pensions have been allowed by
special acts of Congress. The Thir-
ty-ninth Congress. from 1865 to
1867. granted only 1873 pensions in
this way. The Fiftieth Congress.
from 1887 to 1889. granted 1015
by special acts. BY the time the
Sixty-first Congress went out OF Of
flee in 1911. it had granted 9649
pensions by special acts.
Up to June 80 last the total a.
mount paid by the government In
pensions was $4,294, 596.944 on ac-
count of the Civil War. as against
$40 100000 for the Revolution. $45,
$4,000 for the war of 1912, $47.-
$4,000 for the war with Mexico,
$42.185, 900 for the war with Spain
and the Philippine insurrection, and
only $28.641,OOO for the regular es-
tablishment since the foundation of
the Republic.
BY comparison. according to the
Commissioner of Pensions last re-
port, Germany last year paid only
x110,411 in pensions, France $16.-
1877, Great Britian $117,S43. Rus
sia $SS97 and Japan $7O06.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23
ELECTRIC RAILWAY
FRANCHISE WANTED.

The Blaine-Lynden Railway Com
pany, which purposes to build an
electric line from Blaine to Lynden
has applied to the town council for
a franchise to operate an electric
railway upon and through the
streets of Lynden for term of SO
years.
1t asks to be allowed to con-
duct, maintain and operate an in
terurban railway for general pass
enger, freight and traffic business
in and through the town and over
across the following streets: Com
mencing on Liberty street. at its
intersection with Eleventh street;
thence north-easterly along Liberty
street to and including the intersec-
lions. of Liberty, Main and First
streets; thence south along First
street to the city limits.
From Blaine across the tide flats
to the mouth of California creek,
thence in a south-easterly direction
to the center of section 81, town
ship 40, range l E., the road is to
run in a straight line east for 1O1a
miles to the corporate limits of
Lynden. 1t will run to. through or
near the farms of w. Il. Allen. s.
H. Horton, Evan Williams. Il. HOltz-
heimer, w. c. Fassett. the Bice es-
tate, Emil Kickhafer. A. J. Loomis,
VIM. Creasey, Fred Jeffers. Byron
Rutland. ]. F. Holman. o. p. Swan
son, b. G. Rogers, John A. Swanson,
H. P. Hanson. Esten Hokland. My
ron F. Thompson. Carl Nelson. John
A nSf hrinR I'M
quist, M. Voskamp, John Meyer.
Howard, T.. II. and G.. w. Scovilie.
Sam Palmer. w. Il. Follis, w. E.
Preston. John Bovendam. j. IL.
Swope. A. C. Palmer. Geo. A. Palm
er. Thos. j. Jeffers. Ray Smith.
John Wickers, A. l.. Tromp, the
Serrurier, Beckes & Stuart 40.
Robert Heaton's 40. Henry Assink.
Nearing town 1t is to run through
section 19 close to the old Lauck-
hart mill. from there to the end of
Edison street, and then through
block 23 to Liberty street.
The proposed road will open up
the country lying between Lynden
and Blaine and unquestiOnably prove
of benefit to Lynden. 1t is quite
likely that the Milwaukee railroad
is the real factor that will build
this road, and as that system Is one
OF the best transportation lines in
the United States. If 1t be in reality
the one to build this new road, will
give this section first-class interur-
ban railway transportation facilities.
The greatest benefit to be derived
will be the connection of Lynden by
rail with Vancouver, b. c., as un-
dOubtedly the proposed line will
connect at Blaine with the b. G.
Electric line to Vancouver.
Coming into town on Liberty
street, as it asks to be permitted to
do, and striking the present depot
grounds of the Milwaukee road,
would bear out this inference.
The council at its meeting on
Friday night laid the first reading
of the franchise over until future
meeting in order to allow the
councilmen to inspect the same more
fully and to make alterations and
amendments, which will to all APP
pearances be necessary before the
franchise is granted.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23
Cold Figures On Canada.

Reasons for the return of many
American farmers who migrated to
Canada, attracted by the big wheat
crops possible there, are found in n
report of commission appointed by
the province of Saskatchewan. The
cost of growing wheat in that prov
ince the last year was found to be
fifty-five cents bushel, or sixty
two cents f. o. b. at country points.
This leaves a mighty slim margin,
according to the Department of Ag-
riculture, for farmers to gain
profit.
The long, rigorous winters have
also proven too much for Americans
in many instances, and numbers are
asking for certificates which will
permit the return to the United
States of their household effects.
The cost of. producing wheat In
saskatchewan, the Canadian Provin-
cial Commission found. has increas-
ed over 2 per cent since 1909. and
the price has decreased since that
time from eighty-One and half
cents bushel to sixty-six and one
eighth cents in 1913, leaving the
farmers profit of only four and
one-eighth cents a bushel.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

Your thoughts are servants of
your will. You are master in your
own house, and you can entertain
whatever guests you please. Man
molds himself by his thoughts as a
sculptor molds clay. Think sue
cess and you'll be successful. If
you only think it hard enough and
steadily enough and long enough.
See that the eggs which are the
vultures of worry are never laid.
Expect fortune, think about it,
work for it. and 1t will come to you.
Keep plate constantly set at your
table for happiness and she'll be
your guest at every meal-System.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

If the Populist of 1890 is still
living and interested. he can point
with pride to the fact that nearly
everything for which he clamOred In
his celebrated platform of that year
the one everyone derided and
called crazy-has achieved enact
ment in either the nation or a
large group Of the states. This was
brought out repeatedly by Professor
Frederick Jackson Turner, the au-
thOrity on the history Of the West,
in the closing lectures of his course
in the University Of Washington
summer session.
"The Populists in 1890 demand
ed the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at ratio Of 16 to l." said
Professor Turner. ANY necessity
there might have been for that was
obviated by the discovery of gold
in Alaska, the development of the
South African mines. and the work
ing out of chemical processes to ox-
tract gold from ores heretofore too
low in grade. With that necessity,
IL there was any. went the Popu-
list cOrOllary that there should be
an increase in the circulating me-
deium from $21.41 per capita to
$50. The medium has increased TO
$34 without legislation. But both
those attempts were directed to
easing up of the currency. and we
have just got law which is direct
ed to the same end.
"The Populists demanded a
postal savings bank. graduated in
come tax. free ballot and a fair
count, direct primaries. and the
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23
.erided "Pop" Sees His
Platform Adopted.

initiative and referendum. all of
which we have nationally or by
states, at least in the western
states. They demanded govern
ment ownership and operation Of
railroads. telegraphs and telephones.
and we have cabinet heads talking
of that policy now. Bryan in 1886
and Roosevelt in 1912 were the
heirs to the POpulist attitude and
proposals.
Professor Turner said that the
decade 1890-19O0 was the time of
the great seizures in land and
timber and mineral resources. His
tory since then has recorded the
development Of the prizes captured
In those days. Hard times have
passed from the country 10 me
uIty, and the farmer who was dis
satisfied in 1890 is cOntented now.
Ut. turner paid tribute to the cap
tains of development and exploita-
tiOn in the West. particularly Stan-
ford, Huntington and Scott. He said
that the historian Of the future Will
not be concerned to know who was
president of the United States in
,neir day, but who and what the
builders of the Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific were.
"The middle west and the chill
dren OF the middle west have car
ried on the fight for democracy,
said DR.. Turner. Bacon. Shay,
Jackson and successive frontier lead
ers illustrated in their democracy
the struggle between capital and
the poor individual.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23
HJERTA QUITS.

General Victoriano Huerta has
finally resigned from the provision
al presidency of the Mexican re-
public, and his resignation was ac-
cepted by the senate and chamber
Of deputies by vote of 121 to II.
Francisco Carbajal was then ap-
pointed president and took the
oath of office at the joint session
of deputies and senators.
General Huerta and General
Banquet left the capital boarding
train on the Mexican railway a
few miles beyond Mexico City.
Before his departure Huerta went
to the national palace to pay his
respects to President Carbajal. HUI
erta's popularity apparently increas-
ed greatly after his resignation. as
Mexicans now look upon him as a
good loser.
Huerta left Mexico last Monday
and is on his way to Kingston. ia
maica, with his wife and daughters
he boarded the German cruiser
Dresden.
General Carranza has informed
the United States government that
he was ready to declare suspension
of hostilities against the government
of Provisional President Carbajal,
pending negotiations with his repre-
sentatives for the transfer of author
ity at Mexico City to the constitu-
tionalists.
The new provisional president
who will keep reins until Carranza
enters Mexico City. Carbajal4 was
minister of foreign affairs in HUI
erta's cabinet. He does not want
to be president, he says. but he does
want peace, and he seeks a general
amnesty from Carranza for those
who helped Huerta
General CarranZa Is Huerta's Nem-
esis. MaderO depOsed and murder
ed, Carranza, then governor of Goa
hula, at once revOlted against the
usurper. He declared himself head
of Constitutional party, and to
his standard the patriots of Mexico
flOcked. Organizing an aEmy under
circumstances of incredible difficult
ty he began terrific campaign
which made him master of Northern
Mexico. OF pure Spanish descent.
ranchman by occupation, fifty-four
years of age, a student and scholar
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

Out of total of 147S prisoners
confined in the Eastern Pennsylvan-
la penitentiary. 1908 have signed
petition which will be submitted to
the next legislature asking state
wide prohibition. The petition is
probably the strongest sociological
al Igument ever made against the
LIQUOR traffic. Without word or
even a suggestion from the warden
the prisoners signed their names
and in many instances volunteered
to go before the legislative COM
mittee and tell how drink had
wrecke' their lives. The vote was
taken on Independence day, and Is
now made public. On each petition
was an appeal to make Independence
day memorable by signing the peti-
tion.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

81 find the salmon canneries of
the Puget Sound district unusually
clean and sanitary" saaid DR.. H. T.
Graves, acting commissioner of the
state department of agriculture. 1.-THE
cannery men of this district deserve
great credit for the manner In
which they are operating their
plants" he continued. DR.. Graves
inspected plants from Cape Flattery
to Bellingham while he was repre-
senting the food and drugs branch
of the department of agriculture, and
he reports finding no violations of
the law.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

Spea king of vacation for farm
women, one of the crop correspond
ents of the SpOkesman-Review
writes: 1.-The farmers can undOubt-
edly spare their wives for few
days trip to the mountains OF to
visit friends or relatives. but would
mt the garden grow up to weeds?'
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

it's own electrical power, generating
current from a plant where mill
waste is to be utilized as fuel. Each
shingle machine is to be directly
connected with an individual motor
which eliminates troublesome over
head gear. betting and shafting. and
an improved blower system will
keep down cedar dust.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

"What is the pressing need of the
party today?" asks the
New York Republican. Votes" re-
plies the Tacoma Tribune.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

Life is full of dangerous crossings
and conscience is the flagman.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

The acceptance of a free pass
over the line of a railroad valves
the right to collect damages for
injuries received. So held the SUI
preme court in refusing to Augusta
Hageman of Tacoma the right of ac-
ton against the Puget Sound E.
lectric company for Injuries receiv-
ed on a Seattle-TacOma interurban.
She was an employe and was riding
on pass.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

The only straight shingle plant
in the world driven exclusively .!
electricity is nearing complexion u.
Everett. and it Is attracting muGn
interest. The company VIII MAKE
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23
STATE NEWS
AND COMMENT

For the moment. at least, Skagit
County farmers have come into their
own. The two big cOndensers at
Mount Vernon are SO keen for milk
that they are bidding against each
other. The man with the COW is be-
Ing teased and cajoled and other
wise pampered in efforts to get
him to favor one or the other.
Galbraith Bros. & Co., OF Seattle
who at North Yakima the other day
contracted for 5000 tons of alfal-
ia and 1900 tons of timothy hay
gave as their opinion that 50 should
be the minimum price for No. / al
falfa, provided the crop is not rush.
ed to market too quickly. He says
there are more cows on the Coast
to be fed than ever before. but that
horses are fewer. Some of the hay
he purchased will go to Hawaii. and
part of 1t may go through the ca
nal to the Atlantic seaboard.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

w. E. Schricker, the La Conner
banker who was convicted on a
charge of accepting money for de-
pOsit in his bank in La Conner
when he knew the institution was
lnsolvent, and given a sentence of
from one to five years at Walla
Walla, is now out on parole.
Schricker served 18 months in the
penitentiary. During the time that
be was in the Walla Walla institu-
ton he was a trusty and worked In
the store and warehouses. He Is
the third of the sO-called bankers
colony to be released. Mr.. Schrick-
ar is about Sc years of age. Schrick-
er's bank in La Conner was closed
April 16. 1912. and the man him
self was prosecuted and convicted
in November of the same year. At
tie time the bank closed its doors
there was something like $225.OOO
on deposit, most of the creditors
being residents of La Conner and
the surrounding country. The de-
pOsitors have received about z
per cent of this amount.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

Plans for the control and ulti-
mate determination Of tuberculosis
In the State of Washington will be
outlined at the annual meeting OF
the Washington Association for the
Prevention and Relief of Tuberculo-
sis to be held In the Commercial
Club rooms at Tacoma, July 2Sth
and 29th Speakers prominent in
the work in Oregon and British
Columbia, as well as Washington
will be present and present various
phases Of the problem. An aggres-
sive. comprehensive campaign for
the coming year will undoubtedly
result
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

Jacob Konturri, recently acquitt-
ed of murder at Seattle. by reason
of insanity, went udner the khiie
the other day in an operation ue-
signed to restore his reason. me
snccess or failure OF the operaiol'
will not be known for two weeks.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

After eluding officers for more
than IA years during which time an
active search was conducted for
him and q. reward was offered for
his arrest, Samuel r. Clemens. form
erly prominent farmer in Whitman
county, approached Colfax police
man, and gave himself up. Clemens.
who is now 60 years Of age. told
the policeman that he had been suf-
fering mental agony because OF his
crime and had been unable to live
an honest life. In 1900 Clemens,
who was prosperous farmer. shot
and killed George Boland. young
man and whom he suspected Of hav-
ing taken his daughter to a dance
In opposition to his wishes.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

Income tax dodgers must be CIV
en- q severe lesson, such as a GER
tain expatriated New York politician
received at the hands of the British
tax gatherers when he neglected to
give exact details regarding his
wealth. Thousands OF persons IL
able for the income tax seem to
have held back waiting to see what
will happen. 1t would be waste OF
time for the treasury officials to
try to get all of them in one drag
of the net. II the internal revenue
officers get after one big man and
make horrible example of him the
rest will be only too ready and
willing to live up to the strict letter
of the law. This is the time when
the treasury officials should shoot
at shining mark.-New York Com
mercial.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-23

Judge f. B. Preble of the Yakima
County Superior Court will be n
candidate on the Democratic ticket
for the state supreme bench.