The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-03-05
WASHINGTON BRiEFLETS

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| latter part of March.
Friday, March IS. is given official
status as Salmon day by proclalns-
tion issued by Governor Lister.
The Wapato Fruitgrowers' associa-
ton has been formed al Wapato 10
fight fruit pests, the object being TO
keep the orchards in the section IL
the best of condition.
Civil service examinations will be
held at Spokane and Colfax April Is,
to fill vacancies in fourth-class post
masterships in various Washington
towns.
The Pacific Northwest Rose society
has been formed at Seattle, any grow
er being eligible to join on payment OF
81. A Reynolds OF Seattle was elect
ed president,
Mrs Stella Maries and two daught
ers, aged six years and four years,
were burned TO death al Hillyaro, near
Spokane. Two boys escaped by jump
ing from the second story.
The many lumber and tie mills on
the east and north forks OF Lewis
river are in receipt Of a large order
for ties to be used in railroad con
struction in faraway India.
Special editions of the University OF
Washington Daily student publica
tion, may be prohibited in the future,
as a result of the law school edition
which was issued recently
j. L. Mohundro, former state bank
examiner of Washington. died at Bel
lingham while enroute to Seattle. He
was stricken with cerebral hemor
rhage and never recovered his senses
after the attack.
Builders and contractors OF Spo-
kane have renewed their fight Tor an
open shop" which was begun about
two years ago The fight will be
waged with more energy than eveI
before, it is declared
Fungus growth is eating away the
massive fir pillars supporting the for
estry building erected al the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition al Seattle
and it is said the building will be
rendered useless in two or three years
An incandescent light installed in
the vault of the sheriff of Clark coun
ty % years ago is still in good con
dition. The light was put in when
the building was first wired, and is
one of the old style incandescents.
Herbert Kimbrough. head of the
music department OF the state college
at Pullman, is making plans for the
annual May music festival, which will
be held this year on May Z and 6.
feature of the festival will be several
choruses, each of 40 voices, from the
high schools of eastern Washington.
The income tax, which went into
effect March .. will compel about q
officers in. the post al Vancouver tt
make reports to the collector OF IN
ternal revenue The officers affected
will be a few of those who receive ao
ditionaI mounted pay. increased pay
by reason of long service.
A remarkable increase in the mum
ber OF malpractice suits filed against
physicians in the last two years. has
resulted in liability companies giving
serious consideration TO proposal te
abandon furnishing the medical pro
fession in this state with liability in
surance.
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vestigation of the strike OF 400 labor
ers at the Guggenheim smelter il
Ruston. an incorporated town adjoin
ing Tacoma. according TO advices re-
ceived at central labor union head
quarters The investigation will bs
made by T. ". Olson, state commits
sioner of labor, who Will go TO the
smelter The strike was begun last
December, when the men were noti
fled that they would be expected tc
work 10 hours instead of nine, with
out increase of wages.
County prosecutors are practically
a unit in favor of an adult probation
law. proposed in a bill submitted to
the last legislature, their annual re
ports TO Governor Lister indicate. Tn
der the proposed parole or probation
law a superior judge would be allowed
to place prisoners convicted of fel
onies on parole under the suspended
sentence plan, without the necessity
of their passing through the peniten
tiary or reformatory.
A community center meeting will be
held at Mansfield March 4 This cen
ter comprises five districts from which
Representatives are sent who compete
for prizes in oral and written spelling
oratory and cooking. County Agri
culturist Richardson and County Su.
perintendent of Schools Sellers will
be present. The winners at the cen
tiers throughout the county Will com
pete at the track meet" to be held
here in May