The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-30

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Of war munitions valued 81 ef.eeo. 900,
the largest ever taken from the sound,
the steamer Hcnolulan sailed frsm Ia
coma Sunday night.
Leading army, navy and militia Of
ficsrs and civilians from the states OF
Warrington, Oregon, Idaho. Montana
and Wyoming. ~ well ~ members Of
congress, were heard at the North
west Conference Of Preparsdness. In
Spokane, Monday and Tuesday.
new reclamation plan providing
for gravity diversion in the nsishbor-
hood of Prosser, with . siphon across
the Yakima river was outlined BY Ar
thur P. Davis. director and chief en-
gineer of the federal reclamation serv-
ice in letter to Senator Poindexter.
@. w. Gilbrsath, inspector tlarge.
after an investigation OF the fruit trees
throughout Garfield county. declared
that most Of the trees were 30 infect
cd with blight and scale that In q
short time they would be useless even
~ shade trees, not considering the
bearing of fruit.
According to . formal ruling given
to Homer L. Post. prosecuting attor-
ney of Asotin county. by Attorney
General w. v. Tanner . druggist can
not fill prescriptions for intoxicating
liquors issued by physicians who are
not licensed to practice medicine un-
der the laws OF the state.
The car shortage which for 90 days
has hampered commerce In the west
10 virtually over a. far a. the Pacific
northwest il concerned. according to
announcements made by Seattle rail-
road officials. The lines now have
sufficient cars to handle traffic for an
indefinite period. they said.
Cattle losses on the south half Of
the Colville reservation this winter
through billiards will reach 100000.
is tho statement Of an Okanogan stock
man. He places the number Of cattle
lost at 1000. valued at $50 head. He
said the cattle did not die from star
walton. but from the cold and bliszard.
Holding that the issues involved are
political and that the court has no Jur-
isdiction, Judge D. F. Wright OF the
Thurston county superior court dis
missed the suits brought at Olympia
to have the proposed initiative first
aid and fish bills held UP on the
ground that the preambles contain ar
guments.
Little Of the enormous fruit tonnage
anticipated this fall In tho Wenatchee
district has been signed up to selling
agencies or shippers. The growers
are awaiting the final returns Of tho
organizations that handled the 1915
crop to obtain q basis Of comparison
of the efficiency of the different mar
keting systems used.
Delegates to the Northwest Mining
convention at Spokane adopted . res
olution asking for q revision Of the
federal mining laws by = cOngression-
al committee. The resolution asserts
that the present laws we're framed 80
years ago. The convention went on
record in favor Of having . federal
mine experiment station established
at Spokane.
Depositors Of the defunct CONNER
cial Bank of Vancouver. which failed
for nearly 100000 December 10. 1910.
held q meeting and adopted resolu-
lions Directing to the petition of M.
B. Kies. receiver. to the superior court
asking permission to advertise for sale
to the highest bidder the assets Of the
institution. Only 20 per cent has been
paid to the depositors.
With prices ranging about 70 per
cent above those Of year ago,
steady market and . good demand In
the United States despite the fact that
the foreign business IL at . standstill.
Tacoma lumbermen express satisfac-
ton with present conditions and fore
see further improvement. Practically
all Tacoma mills are running. with the
exception of the Tacoma Mill com.
pany's plant. and some are running
night shifts.
Definite steps were taken at meet
ing held at Spokane for the organise
ton of boys and girls agricultural
clubs In every county In Washington.
The active management OF the asso-
citation in each county will be In the
hands Of board composed Of the
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton. the director Of agricultural ex-
tension work, and three individuals
selected from the citizens Of the coun-
ty participating in the work.
J. 8. Waugh. an Aberdeen business
man, and County Commissioner Locke
claim to have located what appears to
be paying quantities Of manganese ore
In the Quiniault country, north Of
Aberdeen. They have been stalking
out claims and getting samples for
some time. Recently the price OF this
commodity has been soaring. 30 that
the ore can be mined profitably. Sam
pies Of the ore have been sent to the
Tacoma shelters. The ore bed Is said
to extend, SO far as investigated, a
distance OF seven miles.
Surrounded by the heads OF 20 col
leges and universities of the east and
west, all wearing the robes and in
sigma of their academic honors. Err