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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
AN ENTIRE WEEK OF JOY.

One fare round trip on the B.
& N. and excursion rates on all
other railroads entering Sumas have
been arranged for July Bird and Atm
when a special program Of races,
boxing, airship flights, etc. have
been arranged to close the big earn
ival which opens in Sumas June ~.
A special train will be run on the
B. 4 N. July 3rd and 4th leaving
Sumas for Bellingham at midnight.
Sumas is preparing to entertain
a monster crowd all during carnival
week. YOrks band of Belling-
ham and a special carnival band
will furnish music while Seattle
orchestra has been engaged for
dance music at the big pavilion In
Sumas which Is the largest dance
pavilion in the Northwest. The
races, sports, tug of war. and. of
course, the airship flights will be
free to all.
Hon. Ole Hanson and Hon. Lin
Hadley will be taken on their first
aerOplane flights If they accept the
invitation that will be extended
them by H. X. Munter. the youth
full aviator. Both men will speak
in Sumas on July 3rd and will be
invited to ride in the Curtis biplane
which makes three flights on the
third and fourth sailing over the
International boundary.
Over one hundred entries have
been received to the baby show
and this is expected to be one OF
the big features of the celebration
' this year at Sumas.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
THE EVENT OF THE SEASON

Preparations for the Grand Sum-
mer Nights Festival on the Wa
pies and Serrurier lawns are now
complete. 1t is going to be the
event of the season." There will
be amusement galore, the commit
tees having provided for one con-
tinual round of pleasure. The
grounds are to be beautifully light
ed and decorated with Chinese
lanterns.
The prices of admission are 25
cents for adults. 10 cents for chill
dren over and under 10. and no
charges to be made for the kid
dies" under 6.
Red fire and other attractive H.
Nominations will be in evidence dur
ing the evening. and the grounds
will have the appearance of a gay
festival. In addition to the mu-
steal program various other enter
tanning features have been arrang-
ed for both young and old.
The musical program follows:
March--'ArbitratO :. Band.
2 Violin Solo--"Humoresaue"
:. :. :. Mrs G. B. Sampley.
3 Vocal SOlO-"Queen of the Earth
:. :. :. :. :. Mrs. D. Mulder.
Piano Duet-Waltz "Finale"
Mrs. P. A. Wright and Mrs. Mark
Hammond.
S Male Massa's in de
Cold. Cold Ground"
Messrs. Helder. Schroeder. Wood.
Schuyleman and Hammond.
6 Violin and Piano Duet Selec-
tiOn from "Wm. Tell"
:. Mrs. Heun and Mr.. X. Heun.
Z Overture--'Spirit Of Liberty.
8 Vocal solo-"if l Were Rose"
:. :. Agnes Edison.
9 Mandolin and Guitar Duet =
Dance HOngroise."
Mines. l.. c. and p. A. Wright.
10 Male Quintette-"Over The Ban
Mister"
Messrs. Helder. Schroeder. Wood.
Schuyleman and Hammond.
IL Violin and Piano Duet-Selected,
Mrs. Heun and Mr.. X. Heun.
l2 IntermezzO-"Silve Bells,
= :. -. .bahu'
Extras by the Band:
RED Rose Rag" Percy Wenrich.
Our Favorite" March. Atkinson.
I'm My Harem," Two Step. Irving
Berlin.
Shamrock" Waltz, Nat Osborne.
In case of rain the festival will
be postponed and held at future
date.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
WASHINGTON BRlEfLErS

While hog cholera will likely always
be a problem requiring attention. 1t 10
not increasing in this state. according
to DR.. Carl COzier of Bellingham, Sec
rotary of the state veterinarian assO-
citation, which concluded its sessions
at Walla Walla. Great care is being
taken to prevent the disease and con-
troll 1t, he stated. postmortem ex-
animation was made over hog at
flicted with cholera.
Blown 200 feet into thick tangle
of brush by delayed blast OF dyna-
mite, while his wife stood nearby and
screamed Historically. John Baush-
man, who was clearing land near
Three Tree Point, Just outside of Seat
tie, was instantly killed. A fellow
workman. David Toilette, who was but
a few feet behind Baughman when
the blast went off, sustained q frac.
tured arm and lost an eye. He has
internal injuries and may die.
The Whitman county commission
cTb nave dttdChCo az uhuCuoA SOANs
ton to their annual appropriation for
the benefit of the Whitman county
Fair Association. The commissioners
annually appropriate $500 from the
county funds for the fair but this
year the appropriation was made ON
the condition that there will be no
takers or carnivals permitted In con-
junction with the fair, either on the
fair grounds or in the streets of Col
fax.
kilograms have been sent every
member of the Washington congress
sional delegation by Governor Lister.
urging the reinstatement In the sun.
dry civil bill, now before congress. Of
the 100000 item for continuing the
survey of government lands in this
state. A large part of the unsurveyed
lands in question are Northern Pacific
land grant lands. which cannot be put
on the tax rolls because Of their un-
surveyed status. Continuation of the
survey programme also is necessary,
the governor points out, In order that
other public lands may be opened to
settlement.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
TN ~ O. Initiative
h0 (aVan S1SfAFS Measure
4 IN 0~V 49, e~AOS ~ = - No. 8
To Put Unreliable and Dishonest Employment Agencies GU,
of Business. Affirmative Argument by E. B. Ault.
Negative Argument by Frank M. Dallam.

arrive they are put to work under
conditions that ruin their clothes
the first day. They must then pur-
chase complete outfit of clothes
at the company store, which is
charged against them.
The bunkhouses are filthy and a
mass of vermin. The toilets are ex-
posed and in close proximity 20 the
bunkhouses.
The food is coarse and poorly
prepared.
The conditions are as horrible rs
It is possible to picture. The men
stay only one. two or three days.
and when they are paid off they re-
ceive barely enough to pay their
fare back to Seattle, there to be-
gin again the weary round.
Now. these conditions are not isO-
lated, they are typical. though per-
haps greater in extent than usual.
The logging camps, railroad con-
structiOn camps, canneries. etc. all
follow the same practice, but the
numbers involved are not SO great
In each case. though tremendous in
the aggregate. 1t is safe to say
that the entire army of itinerant
workers in the great state of Wash
ington is compelled to submit to at
least one such hOldup In the course
of each season.
1t Is idle to talk of regulation"
The city of Seattle provides possibly
as many and drastic safeguards as
may be over these offices, and the
entire time of one man ia exhaust
ed In adjusting disputes concerning
false representations. etc. yet the
great evils shown above are not
even touched.
In opposing the measure the pres
ident of the Builders Exchange Of
Spokane says the benefits would
accrue almost entirely to the sea-
sOnal itinerant worker who has lit
tie interest and less property inter-
est in this state
The answer to that Isl Protect
these seasonal and itinerant work.
ers from the leeches and robbers
who are now exploiting them. and
they will be enabled to perhaps ac-
quire property interest in this
state-certainly not otherwise. And
the fact that they are seasonal work
ers and their helplessness because
Of that fact, should be sufficient ar
gument for the citizens of the state
taking measures to protect those who
cannot protect themselves.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25

such land Is all that a person re-
quires to bring a handsome income
and profit in return for his labor.
AS asserted in The Tribune two
years ago, our lands are capable of
producing the best berries in the
Pacific Northwest. not excepting the
Puyallup or VashOn Island berry
districts. Land In the PuyalluD val
ley set out to raspberries is held
at $1,000 an acre and II worth that
in the Puyallup valley why not in
the NoOksack valley.
And with the great developments
that have been started here in ber-
ry and vegetable growing, with an
up-tO-date cannery to furnish a
market, and with our great dairy
ing interests nothing can prevent
Lynden from becoming the richest
community In the Pacific Northwest
The cannery has been shipping
out the last Of the fruit growers as
ISOLATION cherries and black caps
All went to the Seattle market. l,
was found that instead Of canning
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
MEXICAN MEDIAT0RS
PROPOSE new PLAN
Separate Conferences Between
Americans and Constitu.
tionalists Suggested.

Niagara Falls, Ont.-The mediators
proposed new course Of action which
will not only prolong the proceedings,
but eventually may work out solu-
ton of the Mexican problem.
The plan contemplates separate con-
ferences between the Americans and
representative of the constitutional
lists. Justice Lamar and Frederick w.
Lehman would continue their deal
ings with the Huerta delegates
through the mediation board. In this
way all elements in the Mexican situa.
ton would be drawn together and
there would be no necessity for the
declaration of an armistice until some
agreement was reached and approved
by the rebels.
The plan was said to be a result of
the visit of Minister Naon. of Argen-
tina. to Washington. where President
Wilson 10 understood to have empha-
sized the written statement of Justice
Lamar that any agreement reached by
the mediation board which was not
approved by the cOnstitutionalists
would be - paper agreement" and
would not accomplish the sole pur-
pose Of the United States, the pacifi-
cation Of Mexico.
1t was reported here that the Wash
ington government already had ex-
tended an invitation to General Car
rama to send his representatives to
Niagara Falls, N. r.. to confer with
the American delegates.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
FOURTH OF JULY PICNIC.

On July 4 the annual picnic OF
the Holland people will be held in
the park near the depot. One de-
parture from former years will be
that there will be only forenoon
program and the afternoon will be
given to mutual conversation ana
games.
AS formerly all fire works are
strictly forbidden on the grounds,
and to this is added the thing OF
general nuisance last year. "c0nfet-
IT," The committee having The ar
rangements in charge hopes to make
the day pleasant and agreeable to
those who desire an orderly picnic
and will station marshall to pro-
hibit offenders from marring the
pleasure of the day. The public Is
welcome. The young people Will
carry out program in the evening.
There will be various concessions
on the grounds. such as lunch
stands, refreshment counters. etc. SO
that persons not wishing to carry
their eatables may be supplied on
the grounds.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
The proposed law reads:

The proposed law reads:
AN ACT to prohibit the collection
of fees for the securing OF eni-
plOyment or furnishing infOrma-
ton leading thereto and fixing q
penalty for violation thereof.
Be 1t enacted by the People of the
State of Washington:
Section 1, The welfare OF the
State Of Washington depends on the
welfare of its workers and demands
that they be protected from c0ndi-
tions that result in their being liable
to imposition and extOrtiOn.
The State of Washington there
fore exercising herein it's police and
sovereign power declares that the
system Of collecting fees from the
workers for furnishing them with
employment, or with information
leading thereto, results frequently
in their becoming the victims of INT
position and extOrtiOn and Ia there
fore detrimental to the welfare or
the state.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful
for any employment agent, his rep
resentative, or any other person 10
demand OF receive either directly or
indirectly from any person seeking
employment. or from any person on
his or her behalf. any remuneration
or fee whatsoever for furnishing
him or her with employment or with
information leading thereto,
Section 3. For each and every
violation of any of the provisions OF
this Act the penalty shall be a fine
Of not more than one hundred dol
lars and imprisonment for not more
than thirty days.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
By E. B. AULT

One would think it unnecessary
to prepare q brief for the PROPOSE
ton having for its purposes the aD-
clifton of the pay employment a
gencies, known as Initiative Meas
ure No. s, and grouped with other
progressive measures under the title
Of 1.-THE Seven Sisters" but The
StOp-I have taken 1t
upon themselves to oppose ii and
so, perfOrce, we must elaborate the
reasons for its being.
The knowledge of the abuses Of
the pay employment office must be
SO general, especially to those COM
PEELED to patronize them. that but
one or two illustrations will be civ
EN- of their wOrkings-sufficient,
however, to convince the most hard
cred business man" of The neces-
si,y for their abolition.
A large lumber and single mill
In Cosmopolis. this state. controls
pract tcally all the activities Of the
city. It maintains a crew of several
hundred men and is one of The
heaviest patrons of the Seattle en-
p1oyment offices. Its system Is sim
pie and effective in dealing with its
workers. 1t gets the maximum Of
deficiency" with a minimum Of
wages. This mill has standing
order with certain employment Of
fees In Seattle to send all the men
possible.
Each train that arrives in Co.'S
mOpOlis carries its complement OF
prospective workers in the mill,
sometimes three or four, sometimes
| 20. These are men who have paid
dollar or more for Their jobs. They
are herded into the company bunk
house, fed at the company hotel.
clothed In company clothes sold ut
the company stOre--f6r which they
are "trusted at the end of
the month they find they have COM
! ing due not more than dollar or
/ two and quit in disgust. II they do
not quit, they are fired for "inef-
! ficiency," and SO constant string
/ of men is coming from and going 10
COsmopOlis.
Ii the pay employment offices
were abolished the working condi-
lions Of this mill would be imprOv-
ed. wages would be raised, and in
order to make its operation efficient
an att/mpt would be made to hold
at thiir work as many men as pos
sible, instead of attempting 10 get
rid Of as many as possible.
| A certain railroad company is
building tunnel not thousand
miles from Seattle, and requires
the services of Il large number OF
men, These men are furnished by
poy employment agencies. mostly To-
Gated in Seattle. The men pay
fee and in some instances their rail-
road fare to the work. When they
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS Of INTEREST
important Happenings Of tho
Week From Towns In Our
State.
Unearth Smuggling Ring.

Seattle.-Lew Wing. one of the
most prominent members Of the Chi
nese colony in Seattle: A. D. Nc
knight, Charles Lyts and Nelson Nc
Pherson were arrested on secret In.
dictments returned by the federal
grand jury now in session here, chsrg.
ing them with conspiracy to smuggle
aliens into the United States In VIOLA
ton of the immigration laws. Wing
was released on $4,000 bail. but the
other three men were unable to give
bond and were locked up in the coun.
ty Jail. 1t is expected that other ar
rests in connection with the alleged
conspiracy. which is said to have sx.
tended to several other cities on the
Pacific coast will be made soon.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25

the strawberries it would be more
profitable to put them up in barrels
for syrup. This eliminated their
handling at the cannery and they
were barrelled on the berry fields
and then transported to cold stor-
age plants. The cannery has a con-
tract for supplying 800 barrels of
strawberries put up in this manner.
The first raspberries to come 10
the cannery this season were from
George Tricks field early last
week. Many raspberries are being
received this week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
CANNERY RUNNING
AT FULL CAPACITY

The Lynden Cannery Is running
IN it's full capacity. supplying a mar
ket for all the berries that are rails
ed in this section. Growers are gen.
orally pleased with this years re-
sults and could hardly ask for bet
ter conditions, unless 1t be that the
prices paid for their product might
be higher.
II the cannery has successful
season. and all indications point
that way, and II the berry growers
get good prices. further LANDS SUIT
able for berries will be made pro-
ductive. Such lands now held at
from 5000 to more an acre will raj
In price very materially. Good ber-
nv growing lands can be made worth
$1,000 an acre and five acres OF
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25

Now il the high tide of the year,
And whatever Of life hath ebbed
away
Comes flooding back with ripply
cheer,
Into every bare inlet and creek
and bay;
Now the heart is so full that
drop overfills it;
We are happy now because God
wills it;
No matter how barren the past
may have been,
IT'S enough for us now that the
leaves are green.
Lowell.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
First 1914 Wheat 10 Cut.

Connell.-Otto Bald. living seven
miles west of Connell. has started to
cut the first wheat Of the 1914 crop.
Grain Is ripening rapidly and harvest
will be on in full blast within the next
10 days. Threshers expect to start
Immediately after the Fourth. The
crop In all probability will be the best
ever harvested in Franklin county.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
Warns Residents Of Creek Water.

Walla Walla.-Signs have been tack.
ed on trees along Mill creek. below
the city. warning people not to use
water from the creek. as 1t Is contain
mated by sewage which enters below
the city. County Health Officer r. w.
Smith made a trip along the creek
and found 100 idle men camped by
the stream. using water from 1t for
cooking and drinking The officials
fear a typhoid epidemic. which would
mean heavy expense to the communi-
ty
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25

According to the Tacoma Tribune,
one OF the very best daily news
papers published in this state, the
standpat Republicans are rejoicing
greatly over the report that ply
stefan has advised Colonel Roose-
welt that he must not take the stump
in the campaign this fall. Still, 1t
IL not expected that Colonel Roose-
welt will cancel many OF his speak
ing dates.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
General chao Not Executed.

Torreon. Coahuila.-Rumor that
General Angeles had been proclaimed
provisional president by General Villa
and General Chao had been executed
was denied by General Villa. As soon
as the representatives reached his
headquarters General Villa said that
he had heard nothing Of General An
eeles' dismissal from Carranza's cab
met, as reported at Saltillo.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
Orchard Blight Fought.

Sunnyside.-HerOic measures are
being adopted in the treatment Of
blight-infested orchards. One Of the
worst examples was the pear orchard
of w. Funk, for which he paid about
$500 an acre two or three years ago.
Every tree was taken out by the roots.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
WAGE REDUCTION ADVISED
Shinpts Manufacturers Plan to Meet
Foreion Composition.

Foreign Competition.
Seattle, Wash.-A meeting Of shin
gle manufacturers of the state for the
purpose Of recommending ways and
means to compete with British COlum-
bia manufacturers, held here. resulted
in the decision that the best way to
meet the situation was to reduce the
wage schedule. A report embodying
this view was presented.
It Is generally understood that
new schedule of wages among the
single manufacturers of the state
will BIZ put into effect on July l. The
committee appointed at the meeting
did not make such a recommendation.
but put the question to the individual
manufacturer to act as he thinks best.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
Man Shoots Woman and Self.

Seattle.--Mrs. Ernest Poole. %
years old. who conducted an apart
ment house in upper First avenue.
was shot and instantly killed by
Charles w. Abraham. aged 26. who
then shot and probably fatally wound.
ed himself
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25

You cant help enjoying Gordon
Craig" the serial story which be-
gins In The Tribune, July 3.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25
BUTTE MINERS FORM
INDEPENDENT UNION

Butte, Mont.-Seceders from the
Western Federation Of Miners have
launched an Independent miners un-
Ion, rejecting peace overtures Of Pres
ident Meyer and associates and elect
ing a. temporary president M. Nc
Donald.
There is little hope Of compromising
the two factions and with the issues
sharply drawn an open breach 10 ex-
pected. Federation officials threaten
to import miners to fulfill the con-
tracts with the operating mining com.
panies. q
A mass meeting was attended by
5000 miners. The report OF the exec
uttve committee. in whose hands had
been left the drafting of the insurg-
ents' policy. was adopted without
change.
No official recognition was taken Of
the Western Federation. President
Meyer had no representatives present
to. cfsar e5shlpromise and his apparent
advances in asking for the resignation
of all local miners union officials did
not win even consideration from the
insurgents.
Unofficially it was declared that the
seceders' reasons for not accepting
advances from the federation officials
was determined opposition to the ma
tional as we'll as local officers and .
atrous desire not to be affiliated with
any national organization.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-06-25

The Miners Union hall was
blown IN Tuesday night with dyna-
mite by a mob Of insurgent miners
and their sympathizers during a
nitched battle between eighty dep
,,,v sheriffs in the hall. armed with
sawed-cff stotguns. and insurgent
,~,nars stationed on the tops Of ad-
foining buildings. Several killed.
Milford chronicle., 1914-12-04
AN IRRIGATED TRUCK FARM.

mountains, an opportunity was given
me TO put into practice certain ideas
had acquired during a somewhat ex-
fensive tour Of the western irrigated
regions. As day after day passed that
summer without even a cloud TO dim
the scOrching rays of the sun, and /
saw my own truck garden as well as
the gardens Of my neighbors turning
yellow and withering in the heat,
determined to work out a plan by
which I could irrigate the whole gar
den-a task that would have been i'm
possible Of accomplishment with such
appliances as garden hose and force
pump.
The whole garden had a slight slope
TO the west. and a very slight ridge
crossing the middle Of the tract gave
slight slopes north and south. At the
east side of the tract. just where this
little ridge ended. a depression was
made about two feet deep and six feet
in diameter Being on unused ground.
between the garden and a field, the
bottom Of the basin was practically
on a level with the bottoms Of the
rows in the garden. An opening in
the side Of the basin allowed water to
hOw into a main ditch that ran down
along the top OF the ridge referred TO.
and laterals running from this ridge.
with other smaller bitches branching
OF from the laterals. carried the water
to every part Of the garden
When the basin and the bitches were
Feady-and their construction did not
necessitate injuring the garden stun
IN the least-a 300 foot length OF hose. !
ending at the basin. was coupled to !
the pump Of the windmill by means /
Of a reducing coupler Fortunately /
during the entire dry spell there was /
hardly a day when there was not 1
plenty OF wind to keep the motor .
whirling merrily. and the water soon .
filed the basin When the gate was
opened the water ran down the main
ditch. was admitted to the laterals.
and twenty-fOur hours Of almost
steHdy pumping suficed TO irrigate the
entire garden. Repeated twice a week
during the dry weather the irrigation
worked wonders with the garden. and
while none Of my neighbors realized
enough from their truck gardens to
pay for labor. fertilizer and seed. no
body ever saw a finer or more pro
ductive garden than mine