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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-09
SCHEDULE ELECTION FOR
THIRD and LAST time

A third attempt to elect a library
board will be made Monday even
ing, Mar. 13, in the library rooms.
Two previous meetings were pos,-
pcned on account of bad weather,
and the old board has been holding
over.
All patrons of the library are IN
titled to a vote, and it is hoped
that large attendance will be
present Monday evening.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-09

The death of Laura, the young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
H. O'Brien occurred at the home
Of her parents March 1st. She was
ten wears, three months and one
day old. Her death was the re-
suit of a complication of diseases.
She was OF a very amiable dis
position and was one of the few,
who could count everyone her
friend. Internent was made Ia
Lynden cemetery Mr.. Van!ew Ct
Bellingham officiated. Those left
to mourn her loss are her father
mother, a brother, sister and q
host of friends.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-09
MADE A RECORD RUN.
And at That He Only Made His Team.
mates Furious.


Two small college teams played .
football game In New York state. The
winning team ran up something like
l08 points to the others nothing. yet
the most sensational run OF the game
wns made by a member Of the defeated
team.
Toward the end OF the game the ball
was fumbled by one Of the backs on
the winning team The ball rolled out
toward an opposing player. who hmme-
dIately swooped down upon It. gather.
ed II under his arm and ded down the
field like the wind.
At this a howl went up from the
spectators that might be heard tor
miles. That shout giaddened the heart
of the runner. for he realized that he
was at last doing what he had always
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-09
SAFETY FOR BUYERS

Tribune readers take absolutely chances when buying
from the stores that The Tribune Advertisers
will sell exactly what they offer in the columns of this
guarantee In of misrepresentation,
The Tribune will pay your money back promptly if the
chant does not Truth all through editorial and
advertislng.. is The Tribune standard
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-09

The Washington trading stamp
law was upheld this week by the
United States Supreme Court. The
law imposes a license OF $4,000
annually on any firm or corpora
ton which issues stamps. coupons.
certificates, or tickets redeemab-e
III merchandise free of charge or
for less than the retail price.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-09

Tribune readais who subscribed
for the Farm ing Business in Nov
and Dec 1914, and who are now
receiving letters from the com.
pe ny, are csk,' to communicate at
once with The Tribune.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-09

Born, Mar. 8, to Mr.. and Mrs. l.
L. Barton, q SOL.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-15
TO- STEVEN

TO- STEVEN.-Even if you are
running a Public Forum and do print
the letters of almost any person who
happens to sign his name and ad-
dress, l think there ought to be a
limit. 1 refer especially to some of
Allen Stevens letters. They are
simply outrageous; they are so
coarse. No girl, am sure, reads
them without blushing.
know don't. If you want us to
read your Public Forum and con-
tribute also, print letters that are de-
cent enough for us to read. Why, in
one section of your paper, you have
an article by Mabel Normand, say
ing that too much trashy "stUff" is
being written today for us young
girls and boys to read; and then, in
The Forum, appears Stevens letter.
Some of his contributions are
good, but you ought, to make a dis
tinction between intelligent letters
and indecent ones. If an idiot should
write to your Public Forum with
idiotic ideas, would you print his let
ter simply because you run free
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-15
ENCOURAGING MILITARIsM.

!
The voice of fraud Preparedness has
long failed and could not reach the
people. Still there are some always
inVenting new fraud schemes by
which to entrap the people into pre-
paredness. It is true the parades
have been attended by great crowds,
but all without any satisfactory re-
suit. And, as far as it is known, very
few enlisted, which clearly shows
what the people think about it.
There are some who have the idea
that large fleet of warships. and a
great army would keep the foe away
from our shores and we will remain
in peace. But this is too one-sided.
Why not look up some real facts?
Across the continent is raging a
worldwide war, in which eleven ma
lions have now been fighting for al
most two years. What was the cause
of all this? Was it the unprepared-
ness of those nations.
Was not England's fleet big enough
to keep any foe away from her
shores? Or was Russia's immense
army of 100000 men not large
enough to keep away any foe from
her borders? The European nations
were too dependable on their great
fleets and large armies to keep them
out Of war, and it has proven the re-
verse. And now we are facing the
very same problems which have been
solved by the warning nations, but
still there are some who feel Unsat-
isfied and are making large appro-
priations for more ships and a great
er army (of course, the people are
going to pay for it).
In New York a law has been al
ready enforced which forces every
school boy to- go through some mill
tary tactics. (This law has been
passed without the peoples consent.)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-15

And now Chicago has turned the very
same way to be swamped by the tide
Of fraud preparedness. Military clubs
are being organized in some of the
public high schools and appeals are
made to the students to help make it
a success.
What reason can be given for such
acts? Is it to awaken the patriotism
Of the American youth, or bring us
back to the stone age? We are
spending time, money and energy for
the cause Of education, and now
there are some patriots" who are
proposing to have it swallowed by
barbaric miIitarism. Instead of hav-
ing the students use up their spare
time in a way which has a promising
future for them, they are urged to
join military clubs, which are of no
use to them, but mean more profits
for the big corporations.
What we need is more and better
education for all, which is the only
aversion and best safeguard against
war calamities. R. Mason.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-15

Combine the inefficiency of most
high school principals and the trade
education movement for the poor
and middle class and you have Mr..
Shops recommendation.
Let US hear from The Day Book
readers.-R. 7. w.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11
Owen Johnson Looks In at the Republican and Progressive National Con-
=. ventions and Finds Striking Contrasts in the Habits of the Fol-
lowers of Elephant and Moose at a Great Crisis

a conference was Made, the invitation
accepted ana the committee appointed
with . shout Of genuine relief. the frst
genuine emotion shown in two days
session. but not an instant's discussion
resulted. not . speech from tho floor
or. for that matter. from the manipu-
latins forces o the platform. Tho
crisis which every one had been WATT
Ing for. hoping for against hopA wa
met and dealt with in routine ousi-
nesslike despatch and was over in five
minutes.
PREVIOUSLY another Indecent had
shown the temper Of me day. Gross
Of Wisconsin had rSouseded Lodge TO
present . minority rSDort, . curious
clashins nota. strangely out Of place
with Its cold radicalism which had
aroused the impatssnce Of the conven-
ton. A. the conclusion 0f the svp0rt
Gross attempted TO address the con-
vsntion in support OF his resolution.
Instantly oojec,os sprang up all
over the hail. No one wanted to hear
him; IN fact every one seemed indis-
nant that he shou1d be permitted 10
express opinion hpseiis to the evident
intention Of he assembly. Wiser
counsels prevailed ana 0roas va given
his opportunity but the sisninoAncs Of
the protest W. moi lost on the specta-
tors and NJ contrast with democratic
independence Of discussion IN the An
ditorium.
The Evolutionary. . slight youthful
figure. bcytsh In face. boy1sh in his
good humor and boyish in his obstinate
courage. faced his hostile audience and
forced Its attention. Al you looked
out over the rows Of delegates. they
seemed strangely middle aSed and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

uncertainty in the air. The first days.
the speeches Of the temporary chair
man and the succeeding orations have
been like memorial services over the
body OF a great leader. Everything
else Is evasion. Nothing specific IL
urged or condemned.
The delegates feel this. They feel
the suspense. They realize that moth
ing has yet been decided. The stransest
thing d the Hughes movement. II
has no headQuarterA None OF the
little corporals genuinely want. him.
except for the purposes Of their own
little party nghts. and yet every dele
cato IL saying Are We going to es
forced to vote for HIM in the end1"
Sometimes the CONVENTION under the
perfectly futile avalanche OF time con-
Stunning oratory seems like a patient
being ether1zed for . capital operation.
The only human notes have been
the dramatic return Of ngures OF the
past, Chauncey NJ. Depew and Uncle
Joe Cannon. who have aroused a GER
tain amount Of good humored enjoy
ment. a strange contrast to the pre-
vailing note Of the Progressive gath
ering. which - alive Win the note
Of the future
No contrast he's been moro striking
than the fuY and acrimony Of the
debate on the resolution to confer with
the Republican convention, . debate
which tore the convention I pieces
for a whole AFTERNOON and almost
ended In q stampede for the instant
nomination Of Roosevelt. and the calm
clockwork acceptance Of this invitation
n.y. the controlled ana passive delem-
ton at the Coliseum. The announce
ment Of the Progressive request for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

Gradually the thing you've looked
forward to with eagerness ceases to
Interest. All that Is enclosed by the
flag decked walls. these puppets on the
speakers stand, these rows on rows OF
shining baldish heads. like stuffed ig-
TRES at a county fair waiting to be
knocked down. somehow are too obvi-
ous. too we'll rehearsed. too obedient,
you wonder how the miracle Of Re-
publican stability Ia TO be evolved from
this meaningless performance; then all
at once you realize that what alone Is
vital IL what lies outside the fear Of
the anger Of the great multitudes. that
In the final analysis will somehow
force its will upon this mob Of petty
conventions and small ambitions.
For this Is the outstanding fact Of
this cropping. laundering convention.
II does not dare to do what II wants
to do. II hates Roosevelt and II fears
Hughes. 1t Is trying to blind itself TO
tho fact that after the nomination
there Ia An election. II would like to
shut rs eyes to the two dominating
figures that haunt II. TO forget them
and scorn them both. to content itself
With the selection Of q piabis dema-
gogue or . hGurehead Of its own
choosing. but slowly and surely outer
forces are forcing II rcbeliously to
acknowledge that to win II must sur
render TO the compelling need Of both
leaders.
I expected. n not real enthusiasm.
at least . professional stimulation Of
enthusiasm from a we'll trained chorus.
Nothing has been more striking than
this inability to now the delegations
to any real outburst Of feeling. There
seems to Be nothing but doubt and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11
By OWEN JOHNSON.

"HOCSANDS of rooters, good
natured, fanatic. hyster!cal or
impassioned. out for a holiday
or ahame with the convictions
Of crusaders: noise. stump speeches,
drunken eloquence. latest information.
whispered tips. delegates inwardly
dased. tagged with imposing badges
ana assuming for public performance
the strutting gravity Of masters Of
destinies: hotels s%hrieking with peri
odic demonstrations. the colos.a. spec
tacle Of the convention in session
staging the political farce Of repre-.
sentative assembly. avalanche. OF
words-and at the bottom the futllity
Of Il all.
Nothing that you see has any value.
nothing that you hear has any more
significance han a March gale has
power to move a skyscraper. For all
that u visible, audible. tangible, the
Republican convention OF 1916 might
be . national county fair. 1t IS one
OF the grea. necessary men when
a tense. nerve strung people blows of.
throws It's hat in the air and relaxes
IN childish capers.
Color 10 here. types Of South and
West. vivid contrasts. rail birds and
ex%cursionists, FalstaY from the village
four orners. orators Of the winter
stoves. local humorists prepared TO
meet all corners, inventors OF strange
and terrifying noises, marching clubs,
high pitched quartets. hawkers Of
campaign badges. groups Of negro del
sgates. reminders OF Hawaii and Porto
Rico: Hoosiers. iumhertacks, cowboys
ana down East Yankees: the whole
national procession on a holiday.
Color. hu1nor. pathos. lHe-but OF a
serious Significance nothing.
The game Is not played IN the open
The crowds know this. the stump ora
tor, the debaters caught about by the
crowd know II. FIR there give and take
u Always good humored and tho VIC
tory sought 10 . laugh. They know
shas eli their words, their songs their
frantic s~hr1eking. Is a. % much empty
cir.
The delegates who more wisely and
snlemnly debate with frenzy alone are
not deceived by the fury OF their "
eloQuence. No one really cares what
they whisper or proclaim. They do not
count any more than the delegations
Of loyal and thirsty rooters in the To-
cal headquarters.
This 10 the thing that puzzles YOU.
Here 10 the greatest manifestation of
. democratic people uniting TO write
the history Of the next four years:
something 10 to be done, something is
being done. but where and how? In
the convention hall itself the same
elaborate farce is being STAGED.
Orators who have been carefully
picked make exactly the speeches that
have bAen determined upon before
hand: safe men who will venture moth
Ing, who will never say anything hut
what may he construed In exactly two
sOposats ways.
occasionaIly for the high iishts taai
bvsry dramatic spectacle requires. {
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

trusted Lieutenant. a worry trusted one.
is brought " by the same manipu-
lating hand to make a pretence Of dar-
ing excursions INTO aggressive gen
crali,ics which have n trlcked-up sound
Of progress and audacity. Gradually
YOU begin 70 see the strings and to
pass restlessiy past tho high sounding
fgureheads in search OF the force
which really counts until you and the
answer in NC man. the stage manager
Of this elaborate spectacle. ex-senator
Murray Crane.
II 10 a range convention. this
cathcrGG OF Republican clans. The
Old Guard has been true 10 It's de.
nance. Some have died. hut the resi-
have not surrendered.
But the marsha,s Of the empire, the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

cynicary incomprehensive Of this
reckless enthusiasm Of youth. impa-
tent to b rid Of the spectre Of tho
thing which was introduced upon their
settied convictions. For this 10 the
the Republican convention
IL settling upon the minds Of those who
watch in wonder: q body without
youth. without youths Ideals and Joy
Of combat. A great middle aged COM
placency sitting in fatuous belief that
the world lies within the walls Of the
Coliseum. thinking only in terms of
itself. seeing neither the writing on
the wail nor listening to the voices
without
Yet . curious thfng-in these same
self-Atished masses which met In ex-
altation Of party regularity there is
beginning to creep . feeling of un-
ease. Not all fail to perceive the
writing on the wall. There are some
who perceive the approaching rocks
Of reckoning ahead and are beginning
to agitate against tho policy Of drift,
and gradually this apprehension IL
spreading TO the mass, which 10 be-
coming vaguely conscious OF m
thing Intangible and threatening loom
Ing 0ver their heads. Tho movement
toward Hugfes Is not Of enthusiasm:
Il 10 N Of fear. Of . realization Of
Differentiation, Of h~elpessness be-
fore the blunders Of little leaders.
Meanwhile they Gt and wait the out
come Of the great poksr game which
IL being played in . quiet room far
removed from the shouting and the
parade. For that Ia what 1t has come
to. Each party is trying to size up the
cards the other holds. Each party IL
putting on . bold front, bluning n the
good old American poker way. SEEK
Ing an inklins Of what the other will
DO on tho last showdown. Do the
Republicans want the Progressives 10
NIL on tho Hughes candidacy ana
then make possible . DARK horse which
WIN unite both factions a. they must
b united3 Aro the P~rogressives ready
10 take the Justice IN preferences to q
compromise on . weaker figure II they
ars convinced they can't have T. r.?
Which u really sparring for time?
Ths PFosressfves to add t o the con-
fugSoa and inAecision in Republican
Hn1D md force hnal recognition. or
the regulars determined on a waiting
policy which will convince Roosevelt
mat his own nomination n Impossible
bot that his ascendency Is necessary?
Everywhere in their ranks you hear
sids curious complaining note: We
must have Roosevelt TO elect our can
dSdaeA but moi to head tho ticket.
~ one delegate said with much
fankns0: IAN the Republicans want
y for Tcddy TO be unselhsh. gtve up
hi own candidacy. tell us whom he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

Hannas. the Piatts and the Quays. hav
gone. II 10 an old guard in command
Of corporah. Every one feels this lack
Of leaders. this Reorganization. this
confusion Of minds. The delegates are
un,nstructed. but handcuffed. 40 care
fully picked TO avoid the dangerous
excuses Of enthusiasm that they are
incapable Of snthusiasm at all. They
are o an impressive lot In some
sections: they seem to have been
swept together out Of political free
lunches. very safe men, who will not
think too much.
They know the role that they have
been chosen 70 play. only the lines are
still lacking. and they wait impatient
and perplexed for the cues that are
being determined upon
Above. back Of the speakers. Senator
Murray Crane looks over the assembly
with . watohful eye, directing every
thing. estimating each result at
tempted. sensing the need Of new
effects. whispering. always whispering.
in the ear Of the presiding ofnoer, IN
the ear Of the chairman Of the COM
mittes on resolutions. darling out &C.
casionally for . brief conference and
back again 70 the centre Of the web. .
king spider alive to every rom
bling thread Of the complex web.
With receptive ri to catch every
rumor and lips. whose movements are
never seen behind the screen Of his
dropping gray mustache: alert, In
st%antanteoua. and yet marked with
thoughtfui. restless furro~s a. though
he realized tho responsibility which
ne alone will have TO bear. prophet N
wrecker, A. II may turn out. Of the
great Republican party.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

Owen Johnson had never seen a national convention. So he went
to Chicago last week and in the accompanying article written for
THE SUN he records his impressions of what he saw there. The
suthor of The Varmint" and "Stover at Yale" is not . politician.
but he is . man Of imagination and insight and he presents . vivid
picture Of the Republican and Progressive conventions As for ths
opnions he expresses. they are of course his own and not sscss-
sariiy THE SUMS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-09
WASH.-JEff. PRACTICE
HAS SOME SETbACkS
Two Men Sustain Leg Injuries In
Scrimmage Work Put On BY
Coach Metxger.

Washington. Pa, November s.
Metzger abandoned scrimmage for the
Washington and Jefferson team yes
terday and on top of this action an
nounced that there would be no more
regular practice games before the Pitt
clash Saturday, The workout, how
ever. was about SIS hard as a scrim-
mage would have been. Metzger
characterized 1t as ''punting scrim-
mage" the varsity lineup against the
scrub as in a game. and working
down the field under kicks. The
same tactics were pursued in kick
offs, the team being coached to go
down the field under the kicks and
also In forming interference for the
catcher.
The york was hard. as the second
eleven endeavored to keep back the
varsity and real tackling was done
The drill had its drawback, as two
men were injured. Center Guy and
Substitute Quarterback LAily both be-
ing laid out. 1t la not though, they
are badly injured but 1t cannot be
determined just how badly before TO-
morrow. Leg injuries were sustained
by both and they will not be required
TO do any mere work before Satur-
day Shields will take Guys place
in practice with Wickerham substi-
tuting for Stobbs In place Of I.ally
Nuss Is not rounding to as we'll as
had been expected and he may not
be able to start the game Saturday.
In case his condition prevents par
t!cipauon either Fain or Gurley will
be started in the hackfieid.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-09
DAVIDSON PREPARES
FOR BIGGEST GAME
Coach Fetxer Is Grooming His
Charges for Encounter
With Carolina.

Davidson, Nov 8.--with the really
big game of the season only a few
days off. Coach Fetzer yesterday be-
gan his final work Of preparation.
The Carolina set-to in Winston Sat-
urday looms up on Davidsons sched-
ule as the big game. and although
some teams are played earlier in the
season OF equal or superior calibre,
Davidson regards the Carolina game
as her one big game. OF course. Vir-
ginia has a pretty formidable gang,
and Georgia Tech is a somewhat
classy aggregation, but these two fade
into the shade as insignificant along
side OF the State University. AL
though they have been losing with
painful regularity. Davidson always
begins after each defeat to plot and
plan for the next contest, and to lay
direfui plans Of revenge. This year Is
no reception. and Davidson spirits are
again high, and hope of giving the
Blue and White a run for their mon
ey is very much alive. Carolina has
an exceptionally good eleven this year.
one of the best In years. according
to the dope. Davidson, likewise. has
one OF the best aggregations she has
sent out since the famous 1909 bunch,
and on this fact she bases her hopes
Of a close score. Last year. after a
short fight. Davidson succumbed to
the Tarheel attack to the extent Of
~ to 7. This year, with the team in
great shape, she is expecting to re-
deem herself.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-09
Y. M. /. SEEMS TO HAVE
THE EDGE ON CLEMSON
Record Of Virginia Military Institute Gridron This Season
hBsttsr Than That Of South Caronians Between Whom
Keen Rivalry Is Maintained Game Is Prom
ised at Broad Street Park Saturday

While they smart under the defeat
administered to them by Catholic Uni
versity last Saturday. members of ".
M l. squad are putting, in some solid
Hicks In preparation for the game at
broad-StSset Park hero with Clemson
saturday: On paper v. M. 1. appears
70 have the better chance for victory
and on the fern OF the men who will
go into the conflict v. N. 1. seems to
have the edge.
That the contest will be a close one
is indicated by past performances. the
Two schools, similar In nature main
tanning keen rivalry on the gridiron.
Clemson has had hard season. AZ
Ter opening with q 7 to 8 victory over
furman, Clemson lost three consecu-
tive games. to come back with a VIC
tory last week over South Carolina.
The team 10 going stronger now and
is confident OF giving tho virginians
as hot a struseis as in the last two
encounters.
In 1914 Clemson was tho victor over
V. M. !. by the count Of ~ to IS. A
year ago the Virginia cadets won by
an equally narrow margin. the score
being 6 to :.
Scores counted for and against the
two teams In this years games. and
the scores OF other Southern elevens.
giving opportunity for comparison.
follow: