The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-09

Vol. 7
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
The unique forestry exhibit which
Is being assembled by the forestry
department of the University of
Washington, expressly for the Wash
ingtOn display at the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition. will be shown at
North Yakima this fall at the state
fair.
The number Of motor vehicle IL
censes issued during the month of
June represented an increase of Al
per cent over the number issued
during June. 1913. leading to an
estimate that the total number Of
motor licenses issued this year will
be about 10000 as against 24,148
last year.
During the first six months of
1914, total of 7.486 accidents
were reported to the Industrial in
surance commission q reduction of
almost 10 per cent from the number
reported during the first six months
of 1913. which was 8.252. That
even. a better prOpOrtiOnate show
ing may be made during the next
six months under the safety first"
campaign OF the Industrial insurance
commission.
Report of nursery stock shipped
from foreign countries into the
state of Washington. just issued
shows there were 8O8,1O2 imported
plants shipped from seven countries
in the last year. There were 426
cases of Infection discovered, the
most serious diseases encountered
being upon chestnut trees shipped
from Japan, over 1900 of which
were burned. The report is made
to the federal horticultural board,
for whom the state department of
agriculture acts in all such cases.
Over As, 900 cans of salmon were
condemned last week in Seattle by
the pure food division of the depart
ment of agriculture. The pack was
opened and tested by the state
chemist and found unfit for human
food. There were 975 cases for
which the Pacific Coast and Norway
Packing Company signed waiver,
AL cases they refused to waiver
and will have tested by another
chemist. 1O1 cases of the condemn
ed pack was "DO over" Salmon.
The state of WashintOn in time
will have yearly income of $4.-
1sO;25O, derived from it's permanent
school fund, for current cshOOl ex-
penses, is the estimate of the tax
commission and of the state land
tcard. Il
Time for filing initiative petitions
ended last week. The prohibition
bill and the eight hour bill admit
tedly have enough signatures to in
sure them places on the ballot. Pc
titions bearing about $4,000 sigma
lures each were filed for the seven
sisters" mea asures and until the final
count Is completed it will be i'm
possible to determine whether these
hills will have the 1885 certified
signatures required.
Amendments to the state horti-
cultural laws, designed to give the
state greater power in dealing win
seriCus epidemics such as the pres
ent fire blight situation. are Deins
nrepared at the direction OF L. ".
Morrison. in charge Of the horti-
cultural division Of the state de-
nartment of agriculture. for recon-
mendation to the next legislature.
One of the proposed amendments
would declare maintenance OF "a
disease infected orchard a puDiic
nuisance, giving state inspectors
full authority to disinfect- or ue-
stroy trees. at the expense OF 'he
owner il the latter failed to DO 80
after notice. The difficulty OF COM
neutng cleaning of orchards OF non.
resident owners has been one Oh
,ha greatest difficulties met thus lar
In the states anti-blight campaign.
A smaller percentage OF state
,,nuor licenses became delnqueh'
Iniv I this year than ever Deiore'
aua Il ia believed, to the prosecu-
t,ons Instituted against delinquents
last year by the state tax COM
,n,ss,"n and the disinclination oi
~ ,,nuor men to stay nrosecutioh
during the prohibition campaigh'
The state tax commission mas
oomnleted the draft of the proposeu
Institutional amendment which ihe
Uaxt legislature will be asked 10
smh,nit ae to the people, to allow a.
,"andment of. the states pressh.
admittedly archaic tax laws. Inc
hs;as feature of the proposed a.
mandment is Section 2. when pro
vides that taxes shall be oauai oa