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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-09-02

The Lynden Christian School and
the Ebenezer School will open for
the fall term. Monday, Sept. 6.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at
the NJ. E. Church. Sept. 9.
Misses Jennie Elder of Garner,
Iowa, and Helen Hoag of Mason
City, Iowa, who have been visiting
at Walter Elders went to Anacortes
Friday.
E. E. Wolf left Monday for
South Dakota on business.
Clarence Barnhart, formerly OF
LyIden, is visiting here this week
The library will be open every
day except Sunday and Monday.
The hours are to 8 p. m; Satur-
days. 2 to 5 D. H.; and to 8 p. m.
Beginning Tuesday, the steel
work on the new Guide Meridian
bridge will be put into place.
Mrs. Mabel Leo and two daugh-
ters who have been visiting her
mother, Mrs. C. F. Worthen, re-
turned to their home in Portland,
Ore, today.
Mrs. Ethel Sackett is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bussard.
She is accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Wilma.
Miss Katherine Montague and
Miss Gertrude Graham of Belling-
ham have been spending a few
days with Mrs. c. l.. Favor at Riv-
er View Villa.
DR.. S. S. Howe, Oculist and Aur-
list. At DIR. Mounter's office Tues
days. Glasses accurately fitted.
Considerable discussion has been
aroused in LINDEN over the follow
ing report of splendid results OBJ
tanned by a German system of milk
ing s times day:
I'm tests made in Germany with
the Hegelund method of milking,
it is claimed that one COW gave
polnds of milk daily three weeks
after calving when MIXED three
times a day, and on the same ration
when MIXED eight times a day 90
ounds. After three weeks she
was restored to the three times per
day milking and continued to give
the higher amount of milk. An
other COW gave from 10 to II
pounds of milk per day on three
times milking and 29 pounds when
MIXED seven times per day, which
returned to three times milking"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-09-02

a graduate of the Normal School
and Mr.. Jenkins of the University
of Nebraska. Mr.. and Mrs. jenkins
will be at home at friends after
Sept. Is at Goldendale, where Mr..
jenkins will be head of the science
department at the Goldendale High
School
A son was born Sunday to Mr..
and Mrs. p. H. Rensvold.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. De Long left
this week for their new home in
Tacoma, where Mr.. De Long will s.
tablish an exclusive shoe store.
During their stay in Lynden they
made host of friends who regret
to see them leave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Den Abel
of Pella, Iowa, visited their rela-
tives, the Notaboom, Den Abel and
Bauman families last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Jameson
and Miss Mary Jameson returned
Saturday from a visit to Vancouver.
Misses Edna and Madge MacKin-
non will leave Lynden next week to
take up their residence in Belling-
ham, where Miss Edna will attend
the Normal School and Miss Madge
business college.
Two of Adolph Klocke's horses
died suddenly last week.
Those attending the W. c. T. y.
meeting at Mrs. Bocman's last
week enjoyed Jolly ride out and
back in the Booman hay rack. At
ter the regular meeting Mrs. Boo
man served delicious refreshments
and an offering for the White
Shield Ho.ce was taken. The fol-
lowing were elected officers for ire
coming year: President, Mrs. Geo.
Gustin; vice president, Mrs. w. II.
Elder; recording secretary, Mrs. Lii
Ian Sprague; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Robt. Heaton; treasurer
Mrs. C. E. Hitchcock.
Misses Anna and Lulu Wright re-
turned Friday from Wisconsin.
where they spent the vacation
months. They left Sunday for Su-
mas to take up their duties rs
teachers in the Sumas schools.
They were accompanied West by
their father, C. A. Wright, of Fall
River, Wis, who will visit his sons.
P. A. and l.. c. Wright for Two
weeks.
Light traffic. including the auto
stages, will be permitted to travel
over the new Guide Meridian pave
ment to Bellingham September Is.
Steel is now being put into place
on the new bridge, which will be
finished October 1. Work on the
Guide pavement was started on
June 5, and a record has been made
in its early completion. Two shifts
of men have been employed stead
lily and the pavement has been laid
at the rate of nearly 400 feet per
day. The improvement consists ct
two-course concrete sixteen feet
wide. In places where it crosses
low, filled-in stretches it has been
reinforced with wire. Throughout
the road has a very neat and sub
stant,al appearance, which is due
partly to the wide shoulders. When
completed the Guide will rank as
one of the finest highways on the
Pacific coast and including the
fine gravel that has been laid from
Laurel there will be available n
boulevard from Bellingham to Lyn-
den. The cost of the pavement por-
ton was approximately $68.00O.
Mrs. Walter X. Pixley and son,
Raymond, returned Sunday from
two weeks visit among friends in
Anacortes and Bellingham.
Mrs. David Larson and daughter
Gertrude, of Blaine, returned home
Tuesday after afew days visit III
LINDEN with Mrs. Larson's sister,
Mrs. VIM. Van Well.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-09-02
OF EXPENSES AND
RECEIPTS

School District No. 800, Whatcom
County.
Notice is hereby given that the
board of directors of School Dis
trict No. 500. Whatcom County,
State of Washington, estimate that
such school district will need dur
ing the school year beginning July
LIST, 1915, the amount shown by
the itemized statement printed be
low. This estimate is subject to
revision and the board of school IL
rectors of the above named district
will meet at 1880 o'clock P. NJ,
Monday, October 4th, 1915, at H.
E. Stuart's office in Lynden, for The
purpose of giving any taxpayer an
opportunity of being heard in ia
vor or against any proposed tax
levies" A more detailed statement
of the purpose for which the pro-
posed tax levy is to be expended S
now on file in the office If tie
clelk of the district and is open 10
inspection.
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES
General Fund
1. Expense of general
control looo.oV
2. Expense of instruc-
ton -. - Iuo'pV
3. Expense of operation
of school plant ...... 100000
4. Expense of mainten-
ance of school plant $4,000
5. Expense of auxiliary
agencies looo'oo
6. Payment of outstanding
warrants and warrant in
terest 49,. -. :. $4,000
Outlays (from taxation)
Equipment of old buildings
and grounds 80. -. 10000
Total s21.346.O0
ESTIMATE OF RECEIPTS
State current school
fund 49,. $500. $S,l54.O43
County school fund -. 7.767.2l3
Total $15,921.26
Amount to be raised by dis
trlct tax $o'f-f.f1
Dated August 81, 1915.
GRAYCE MOUNTER,
Clerk of School District No,
309, WEatcom County.
1t is the duty of the county COM
missioners TO make sufficient levies
for bond interest and bond redemp-
ton fund, in addition 10 the above
estimates.
Amount to be raised for
Bond Interest Sl,46o.oo
9-2-2t-0
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-09-02

SHOCK ABSORBER SELLS CAR
The w. c. Shock Absorber han
died by w. A. Bauman sod Ford
car this week. j. E. and d. Friend
liked the easy way ]. E. Campbells
car rode with the shock alb ORDER
and purchased the machine.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-09-02
DRAIN TILE

Upon application we will be glad
TO furnish you a booklet free, CIV
ing general Information regards
draining farm lands. We FURNISH
Shale drain tile In 8. and inch
sizes. A personal visit to our plant
and correspondence respectfully So
licited.
COAST CLAY CO.,
South Bellingham. Wash.
3-l1-tf-0
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-09-02
Good School Shoes

Our school shoes are all solid thrc
guaranteed to wear satisfactorily. "
Big misses gun metal shoes, w to E
Misses gun metal shoes, I1R to 2
Girls gun metal shoes, 812 to | !
ChiIdren's gun metal shoes, to
Boys school shoes, w to
Youths school Shoes l3l2 to z
Little gents school shoes, 8lA to l3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
GOUlDS OUT Of
MISSOURI PACIFIC
WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO FUR
THEIR PROVIDE FOR MA.
TURING INTEREST.

New York. Jan. 20.--with three
committees representing the holders
of Missouri Pacific bonds and stocks
mot In executive ssssion this after
noon to take steps toward ths mar.
cial rehabilitation of the once power
full Gould railroad property. Finley
y. Sheppard. director Of tho COM
pany and husband Of the former Miss
Helen Gould. admitted that the Gould
family owns but 6.155 shares out Of
$50. 900 and 10 practically on the point
of retiring from the railroad bust
ness.
The family has been divided AZ to
policy In the last two years. II liz
now known, the Sheppards alone be-
Ing anxious to retain and build up
tho property which in 1904 was
quoted on the street At the high va :
ter mark OF 125 IL. At ono time to-
day the price was Is Is Mrs. Shep-
pard Is the only member OF the family
who has steadily held to her stock.
and today owns Ais shares. The
Gould family saved the Missouri Pa
chic from being thrown into the court
last Juno when ut the eleventh hour
it met the interest on $4,000, 900
worth Of three-year notes which had
saAtsssed. No AtseAADt VIII b made
~ tho Gfonide = uAaot 49, neees
- InnA. 4 - te1oy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
ANOTHER BRITISH
STEAMER ON FIRE
GRAIN-LADEN, SHE is BROUGHT
TO NEWPORT NEWS FOR
REPAIRS.

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
Newport News, Va, Jan. 20--With
her forepeak full OF water. As the re-
suit of flooding following the dis
covery OF fire while at sea. the
British steamer Newstead reached
port here today. Tho steamer saileo
from Baltimore Sunday with a cargo
of grain for Bordeaux. Yesterday az
tsrnoon v lille a short distance out
81 IL he Virginia capes a furious IRE
was found raging in the porepeak.
The hold was Immediately foode0
and the vessel headed with all speed
for this port. When she arrived here
the fire was entirely out. A survey
Ia being held to determine the amour.
of damage. The cargo. It ID said, is
unchanged. The fire originated In
quantity OF tar, but Its cause is
mystery. The Newstead 10 the second
steamer to catch Are In a mysterious
way shortly after leaving Baltimore
recently The other was the steamer
Rembrandt. carrying cargo Of
horses, and which was thought to
have been set afire by explosives con-
ceAled In feed on the ship. The
Newstead, II fs said. 10 carrying =
cargo OF grain ee be used In eeeaia9
the horses OF the allied armies II
x1aace and Hel91unDa S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
HEAVY FALL Of
SNOW IS CAUSING
MUCH SUFFERING
One Italian Town of 300 Pop
ulation Has But 700 Left
Alive, Every House Is De-
stroyed

Rome, Jan. 2o.--A heavy fall of
snow which beAsn at Avezzano yes
terday afternoon MAS greatly increas-
ed the suffering OF the survivors. fol-
lowing as It did several days Of clear
weather.
The flimsy wooden aheds in which
thousands of people hive been shell
tered are little protection against the
downfall and none At all against the
bitter cold which accompanies 1t.
The relief work at AvexxAno at
ie&st. lis now 30 we'll organized. how
ever. the refugees will be cared for.
1t has been decided to remove the
more feeble OF those who escaped to
Rome and other cities to provide for
them there until normal conditions
have been restored In the stricken
districts
Living people are still being taken
from the ruins. and + has been sur
prising that many who seemed likely
10 have succumbed first have held out
the longest Women and children
have been kept alive under the most
terrible hardships. whereas men who
were stronger. died long before the
rescuers reached them. 1t is now
known that the town to suffer most
was 0ioja de Marsi Only 700 per-
sons survived out of population Of
400. Not single building Is stand
ing In Gioja above the first floor.
Five hundred soldiers reached
there on Sunday, preventing footing
and other excuses. The ordinary life
Of some of the stricken towns Is be-
Ginning again. At Celano a restaurant
has begun business and stores and
shops are opening their doors. Thou
sands are still FRUSTRATED by terror
however. and are unable to care for
themselves at all.
Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page,
who spent two days in the earth
quake area. said today that he had
found conditions deplorable. The
great need now. he thinks. Ii for q
sufylcient supply OF food.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
VICE Commission
WILL MEET TO-DAY
WILL PROBABLY FORMULATE
REPORT TO MAYOR AINsLIE !.
AT THIS MEETING.

The vice commission will hold its
monthly meeting today and will re-
ceive the report Of the committee
which has been making personal in.
vestiEation of the segregated district
for several months past.
The belief was expressed last night
by a member OF the commission that,
from the report of the investigating
committee. the commission would to-
day proceed to formulate its report
to Mayor Ainslie.
While no forecast may be made
based on the authority of any mem
Der OF the commission, 1t Is generally
believed that the report, which will
be formulated at today's meeting. win
recommend the abolishing OF the seq
regated district. inhabitants OF the
district being given a reasonable time
to tacate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
SURFACE. PULLS GUN
ON HOTEL BELL BOY

r. r. Surface, of Christiansburs. va.
created quite q little excitement IN
Murphys Hotel about 3 o'clock this
morning when he called beliboy 10
his room and. suddenly pulling pis-
toll, ordered him around the room, and
walking around excitedly behind him,
accused the boy of robbing him or
money. The boy was absent from the
lobby for such a long time that the
night clerk went in search of him. He
found the boy sitting on the edge OF
Surfaces bed with Surface standing
over him with n pistol and telling him
that he had been robbed of a sum OF
money. The clerk fastened from the
room back to the lobby and summoned
the police.
Sergeant Shepherd arrived on the
scene in very few minutes. and upon
being told what had happened he went
Immediately to Surfaces room. He
knocked on the door and asked to be
admitted Surface told him to walk
in, but as he walked In he was con-
frontsd by the man with a drawn pis-
toll. Not fully realizing the situation,
but aware Of tho fact that speedy &C
ton was necessary. Sergeant Shepherd
grabbed the gun from the mans hand.
He was locked up ut the First Police
Station. charged with being drunk add
disorderly in Hotel Murphy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
DACIA COMPLETES
HER CARGO OF COTTON

Galveston, Texas, Jan. 7o.--At s
o'clock this afternoon the steamship
Daeia completed her cargo OF 1000
bales of cotton and the matter Of her
sailing 10 sQuareiy up to the ship
perE. who have not announced her des-
unation nor the sailing hour. The
custom house closed without her TAX
ing out clearance papers. but definite
wsrd from the shippers 10 expected by
morning. 1t 10 reported that tho Daoia
will 80 to Bremen or Rotterdam via
Norfolk, IN which event tho British
cruiser waiting in the gulf will be
disappointed. she will hug the three
mile limit up the coast
A ssiEure on the other side, however,
10 considered preterahls 10 ono in
nearer waters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
FILE PAPERS SOON
TO RECOVER WILL

The papers In the suit OF the State
OF Virginia versus J. r. Morgan for
the recovery OF the Will OF Martha
Washington will be fied in a few
days in the Supreme Court of the
United States.
John 8. Barbour has been selected
by the Supervisors Of Fairfax County
to assist Attorney General Pollard
In the prosecution of the case
Tho will. which was stolen from
the records OF the court OF Fairfax
County during the War Between the
States. II now among the papers In
the library of Mr.. Moran. Efforts
were made year ego. on resolution
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Thornton, 70 recover the viii without
recourse to the courts, but these ef-
forts having failed. suit was ordered
to bo brought The papers have been
prepared and legal steps are now to
be taken.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
YOUNG WOMAN
PROVES NEMESIS
Of TWO GUNNER
Alexandra County Murderers
Brought to Book in New
York by Good Detective
Work

Through the efforts OF Miss Alios
Morton, young woman. OF Alsx.
andrsa County, two noted wunnea
tho murderers of Isaac WaIdron ~
Michael Cofrinaa. who were killed
sunday. January ;. near Alexandra
have been located in New York. and
arc being held for the virrinia
authorities.
Yesterday Governor Stuart isvued
a reputation upon Governor chsris.
9. Whitman for J. Dumond. aNaa
Michael yolido. and Share DaBonc
charged with the dual murder.
These two men were arrested
through the efforts OF Common
wealth Attorney Crandall Mackey.
assisted by young woman OF the
county. and the New York police.
who took an active interest In the
matter. MISC Morton had seen two
men In the neighborhood OF the Cof-
finas home on the night OF the murder
and when the men were traced to
New York by means OF letter
written her by the men and OF q hat
one OF them left behind. she accom-
panied the Commemorative Attorney
to that city The dealer who sold
the hat was interviewed and through
him the purchaser Identified. BY
splendid detective work the mon,
who are known to the New York
police. were located In q Sixth Avenue
house. The young woman watched
the house With The ofI1cers and when
they emerged Immediately Identified
them as the men she knew ana whom
she had seen In the vicinity Of the
Coninas home on the night OF ~
murder They were arrested and are
being held for Sheriff A. H.. BarAoe.
OF Alexandria County. who has gone
for them with reputation paperA
The motive Of the murder y not
known. but 1t Ii believed that Il WAn
the result OF . feud started eoanM
years ago in New York. Dumon6 -
DeBono ere membsrs Of one ~ 4nA
numerous New York xamG e
Apaca1es. and for that roaGc1 1otQT,
York police gave meee thAm ~ Z IA
Item ~ the4s oFR~a1 - = e
waa reqaoeteA ~ ~ ~ = 6S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
CANDIDATES ARE
WONDERING WHO
Won GOLD PRIZES
Names May Be Made Public
On Last Night of Campaign
But Possibly Sooner

Candidates are wondering no doubt
a. to who the winners of the gold
prizes were.
The virginian reserves the right to
either make known the winners or
have the Judges announce them on
the Last night OF the campaign. The
general sentiment 10 that candidates
desire the winners known and per-
haps In a few days The Virginian
will Announce the successful win
ners of tsae SIS and $26 In gold.
Candidates should be optimistic
and overcome all the discouraging
obstacles thrown In their way. The
optimist Is never rebufYed ON account
of the -.eather or rumors OF what
other candidates are doing. Winners
will put in every spare moment secur-
ing subscriptions, because they know
the winners vote will run up In the
millions
Winners will not waste their time
fretting about the other fellow, nor
will they allow any little matter to
disturb them.
But two weeks of the great bonus
period remain. Do not put on" The
very day or even the very hour you
fail to work for the Overland auto-
mobile will be the one during which
the subs ,r,ption might have been se-
ctsfeA swing yeu the victory X
* s ~. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
LEADERS PREPARING
FOR EXTRA SESSION

Washington. Jan. 2o.-It became
known today that the Democratic
leaders of the House intend to hold
a caucus within the next fortnight to
perfect plans for the organization Of
the House in the event that Congress
Is called In special session in the
spring. Fear 10 expressed by House
leaders that a special session may DO
necessary. AT the coming caucus
Champ Clark will be renomtnated for
Speaker. and II Is understood the ON
GERS of the House win be retained.
Indications are that Representative
Kitchen, Of North Carolina, will be
named chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee, thus succeeded to
the floor leadership now held by Rep
resentative Underwood. Of Alabama.
Republican leaders declare that IL
Congress Is called in special session
early in the year an adjournment will
not be reached until some time in
the fall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
French Situation Virtually I'm
changed. With Several U,,-
important Attacks
Hungary May
Quit Austria
ltaly's Intervention at This
Time. 1t Is Declared, Would
Mean Breakup Of Austro-
Hungarian Empire

London. Jan. 1o.--The Russian
General STAFF reports generally sue
cessful operations by its troops in Po-
land. Bukow1na and Galicia. Ger
man assaults were repulsed on the
Polish front. The Russian conquest
OF Bukowina progresses rapidly. Tho
forces in Western
Gaiicia have been beaten hack. The
Russian offensive toward Posen and
southern East Prussia il gaining mo-
mertum
The French War once reports that
the Germans have been attacking at
many points. but have failed to gain
ground. On two occasions the Ger
man troops reached the allied
trenches. but were repulsed by coun.
ter attacks. The allies, the report
says. have progressed in their opera
tons to cut OF st. MihieI and have
also won some trenches in Flanders.
Most OF the fighting has been with ar
tnlery and the operations have been
relatively unimportant for the last
two days.
The German war ofice states that
q trench was taken from the French
near Arras. that 500 yards have been
gained In the Argonne and that the
Germans have advanced IN Alon0e.
From the North Sea TO tho IUs noth-
ing but artillery exchanges have taken
plaza y As regards the eastern thea3aF
Of war. the German general stan 49,
the situation Is unchanged.
From Fiume. Austria, comes : dis
patch that Emperor Francis Joseph u
aware OF the powerful j1l1luenoe ~
work 20 bring about = SGceuuaOn 0f
helpless to avert the stroke.
Italy's Intervention, says the dr.
patch. will mean the abdication az thu
aged Emperor and insures the DOWN,
fall OF Austria.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-21
QUICK ACTION ON
BOOK MATTER LIKELY
SENATE EDUCATION CoMAuTTEE
WILL PROBABLY REPORT
GUM RESOLUTION TO-DAY.

The Senate Committee on Public
Institutions and Education will meet
at 10 o'clock this morning to con-
slider the Gum resolution providing
for q legislative Investigation into the
alleged discriminatory prices Of text
books said to cause Virginia patrons
pay higher rates for school books
than are paid for the same books In
other States The Gum resolution
was originally introduced In the
House, where 1t passed without op-
position, and was later amended 10
provide fer report to tho present
extra session instead of the next
regular session. as at frst provided.
At the same time the State Board
Of Education will begin the meeting
at which the bids for the award OF
textbooks for a period OF years was
to have heen made. However, this
award will NOT be made and DE
board viii not consider the textbook
matter ut this meeting. permitting
time for the legislative Investigation
provided for by the Gum resolu-
ton. 1t 10 thought that the resolu.
tion will be reported out promptly
and passed by thu senate and that the,
facts III the5 alloged dlscxjminat3on
viii - opickly eecarea