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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07
PjSTOFFICE EXPECTS BIG
RUSH OF CHRISTMAS MAIL

That the Lynden postoffice bust
hess during the Christmas season
will share with other parts of the
United States in the biggest in
;rease yet ON record, is confident y
expected, and the local postoffice
is getting ready for the Christmas
rush.
The following sugges' ions about
Christmas package mailing were IS
sued this afternoon by Postmaster
D. l.. Beckes for the benefit of the
Lynden patrons:
Mail your Christmas packa ges
early Begin now. Others are do
ing it. The Lynden office Las be-
teceivrg them since Monday o.
tnis week. The Postoffice Depart
lent at Washington has sent oIt
lotices that it contemplates the
greatest holiday business in its
history and for the employees to u e.
pare for it. Patrons are permitted
@ write on or paste wafer seas on
he package with DO not open un-
ii Christmas or Open on Christmas
Day or any other similar insciip-
lions.
"See especially that parce,s are
plainly and correctly addressed and
that they are properly wrapped. Ii
s estimated by postal experts that
80 per cent of the delays in de iv-
sry and damage are traceable TO the
package being poorly or incorrect y
addressed or Improperly wrapped.
During the Holiday season par
els should be IN Postoffice at
least an hour before the departure
OF the mails"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07
Physical Training of Children Necessary to
Their Mental Development
By WILLIAM c. WILCOX President Of the Board Of Education
New York City

THERE opinion the Importance OF more
thorough and systematic physical training for schoolboy
training few star athletic performers who are IN
least need promoting throughout the entire school system the
development SOUND VIGOROUS BODIES, WlTHOUT WHICH
INTELLECTUAL ATTAINMENTS ARE OF LITTLE VALUE
boy scouts not physical
devpme but mental development and character development which
are only preliminary preparation for mill
tary occasion should but also and
efficient citizenship in time of
EUROPE EXPERIENCE EXPERT OPINION CLEAR
" INDICATE THAT THE BIG PROBLEM
TRAINING IN MILITARY TACTICS OR
eu; GETTING MEN INTO FIT PHYSICAL CONDITION.
program upon which pacfs and milar cooperate
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

Friday afternoon at the High
School gymnasium an interesting
Basketball game was played be-
tween the Lynden boys who were
home from the University, and this
years high school team. The T..
team was composed of Gale Edison,
Cecil Jameson, Stanley Marks, Cor
belius Wander Nicer and Clifton
Worthen. and they were victorious
Al to %. Four of these men played
or the Lynden team which won the
tournament last year.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07
Savings Contest Makes
Close Race In Schools

A neck-and-neck race in saw
ing pennies between two classes in
the Lynden Schools last month
came to a close Monday. when TIE
fourth grade of Miss Edith Harris
was officially declared a winner
over the third grade of Miss Chris
sine Johnson. Before vacation, the
two groups were but three cents
apart, but vacation opportunities en-
abled the older boys and girls to
win out, $14.49 to $947.
The class by winning has the
1onor of holding the beautiful pic
cure Defiance" in its possession for
one month.
The following are the lucky ones
with bank accounts in the two win
ming rooms:
FOURTH GRADE
Leota White, Leona White, Vera
Hodges, Marguerite Smith, Lester
Cole, Kenneth Gardner, Mildred
Fountain, Francis Wood, Sylvia
Mcdonald, Teddy Palmer, Rolanf
Shagren, Walter lie Compile. Wa
ler Elder, Dale Henry, May Lund-
sren, Florence Bradley, Sy.yia
Klocke.
THIRD GRADE
Boyd Ramsey. Roger Beckes, Ma
bel Swope, Freda Klocke, Mi dred
Beulah Serrurier, Alberta
Le Compte, Margaret Shagren, En-
ma Van Os.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

Two mails a day by auto stage
from Bellingham, is the program
for Lynden beginning Dec. 16. a.
cording to an announcement made
his week. Harry NJ. Mock has been
awarded the contract by the govern
ment 10 carry the mails, and the
McInnis and Mock Stage Line Will
attend to the transportation 10 and
from Bellingham each day.
Mocks bid was $670 a year for
the service. Several offers were re-
ceived by the government.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07
Lynden To Get 7Wo Mails By Auto

The new mail schedule commenc-
ing Dec. 18th, will be as follows:
Mail arrives at a. IN. and p.
T. daily except Sunday.
Mail leaves 1t 10 a. III. and p.
Ia. daily except SUNDAY.
TIE rural carriers will wait for
the morning mail, leaving the of
flee at a. m
The postoffice under the new
SC hedule will be open on Sunday
from $50 to 9:30 on'y.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

There is an auto in Whatcom
County for every twenty-third citi-
zen, according to statistics publish
ed this week by the secretary of
state The total machines In the
County are 2,695, divided among q
regulation of 62,904. One out of
every nine persons in Garfield and
Lincoln counties own cars, while the
State average is one for every
tweuty-two persons
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

Fire Sunday evening about 6
o'clock did considerable damage to
he empty house on west Front ST.,
belonging to John Leming. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The
Lynden Fire Department did splen-
did work at the blaze, succeeding
in getting three streams on the fire
within twenty minutes after the
alarm was sounded.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07
LYNDEN TWELVE YEARS BACK
From the Pilot, Dec. 8, 1904.

tied for mayor with S5 votes each
1T the election Tuesday. The anti
saloon movement proved victorious,
md the liquor houses must c'ose
heir doors when their licenses ex-
.'ire in April. Councilmen elected
we're Carr Bailey, N. Bame, ID. l..
Steffe. and Marion Biehler. d. J.
Ivlstra was named treasurer.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

James Trapman and family wi
move tomorrow for Terrebonne, Ore-
gon, where they expect to be Iocat-
ed for the next six months. MI.
rrapinan, who is associated WIZ
Will Galbraith, is busy completins
l. flume to irrigate large area of
and in that district.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

r. e. Hawley has begun the con-
truction of a new fraternal hall on
Third Street about two blocks north
Front. The structure will be one
tory high, and fitted up in good
style.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

]. Werner Hoppe appeared In
.ynden FRIDAY night as the second
lumber of the High School lyceum
;ourse, and delighted large audi
lnce with his Interpretation of "The
rortune Hunter
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

At the regular meeting OF Hir-
nony Rebekah lodge Saturday even
ing Mrs. Earl Marr, Mrs. Ada Bruce
md Ross Davis We're admitted te
membership. AT the conclusion OF
tue iniliatory ceremonies fine
lunch was served.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

Mrs. l.. Zweegman celebrated on
Thursday her birthday. A number
y relatives and friends called to
congratulate her.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

B. p. Shoemaker came Up from
The Soldiers Home last week to VS.
1t in Lynden.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

Elsie Worthen received the high
g. average at the Sunnyside school
/ is month, with Anna De Boer sec
nd and Lizzie Schuyleman third.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07
Honor Lynden Girlat WS.C.

Miss Minnie Worthen OF Lynden
has the honor of being assistant ed
itor of the Evergreen" the state
college of Washington newspaper
which is gotten out by the STU
dents. Miss Worthen has sfown
distinct talent in the Journalistic
line. and will graduate from the
English department in June. Miss
Worthen is identified with numer-
ous student activities and belongs 10
a number of clubs and organizations
on the campus. She has been elect
cd to membership in the Gamma
Tau. the senior women's honor So
ciety. Election is made from the
second semester junior women who
lave completed at least ninety hours
of collegiate work with no more
than fifteen hours of "C' grade,
and no I'D" grades, and who nave
won distinction in four lines OF col
Iege activity, such as organization
music, dramatics, oratory, DEBATE
and athletics.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

Charles Constant received SER
icus cut on his left hand from
cross cut saw this week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fisher spent
d portion of the Thanksgiving va
cation in Seattle.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

Holdisg that improvement ass ~ss-
nents made against property on the
Northwest diagonal road, known IS
he -four corners are void, Judge
Hardin last week ruled against the
county in the case started by Axe
Lindstrom and others against j. B.
commissioners. The decision was
based upon the fact that the prop
erty in question does not adjoin the
highway and was not assessed prop
,rly. The case was appealed to the
supreme court, and if the local
,ourt is upheld, the entire North
vest road district will have to be re-
assessed.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

H. Assink was here from North
Yakima this week on business and
llso to visit relatives and friends.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

The local chapter of Sigma Tau,
.,e national engineering fraternity,
Nov. 16 initiated its new memoe ;,
Mr.. Chester H, Worthen was one 0i
the initiates.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

Harvey Smith hurt his wrist
while playing at school yesterday.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07
County News

More than eight car loads of
'erndale canned milk will next week
DC shipped to the Mexican border
for the use of the soldier boys there.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

Dairymen of Whatcom county are
giving final consideration to the
Horn Rapids cooperative alfalfa
''aising project at mass meeting
oday at the Bellingham Chamber
,f Commerce rooms. The meeting
vas called yesterday by interested
persons, j. p. Smith, of Ferndale,
making the announcement.
1t is said that it is possible to de-
iver alfalfa raised in the eastern
part Of the state in Bellingham for
rom $3.50 to 50 ton and that
his cost Is about half the average
.,rice here during the last ten years.
The land which the county farm
,rs are interested in is located in
he Yakima valley and in the Horn
Rapids federal irrigated district. 1t
originally was intended for orchard
and, but it was found that the soil
vas not adaptable to horticulture,
)ut well suited to the raising of a.
ialfa, it Is claimed.
Farmers in Snohomish county
purchased 635 acres and placed /,
n charge of managers. Stock was
ssued, one share each acre, and
leld in closed corporation. A
farmer, for example, who holds fouI
ihares of stock is entitled to foul
six hundred and thirty-fifths of the
:rop of the entire tract each season
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

TIE Klatawa Club met with Miss
Daisy Bailey Wednesday evening.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

Featuring an ali-star cast 'he
Mask and Dagger club presented
pinero's farce, Dandy Dick, IN
the college auditorium. on Nov. 10.
Mr. Howard Worthen OF Lynden
MAYED the part of Noah Topping,
Constable Of st. Marvells with good
credit.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

The county is recovering from q
grippe epidemic.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

A Bellingham woman is being
luarantined on suspicion that 1e
aas leprosy.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07
CHORAL CLUB Will Give
fine FARCE and CONCERT

A lively farce starring Wider
Jones, George Hall and Miss Bessie
Biehler, and musical program Of
exceptional merit, will be given at
the concert of the Lynden Choral
Club next Thursday evening, Dec
IA, at Jamieson's Opera House.
Tickets are now on sale, and may
be obtained from Club members.
The following is the program:
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-12-07

CHORUS.
(al Inyictus 80. Huhn
(b) Barcarolle Sp'ke,
(c) Loves Horn Doth Blow
Bullard
(d) Indian Mountain Song, Cadmaf
tel Harold Harfager -. Parker
Five Minute Intermission
PART IL.
"Bills" a farce in one act by
John M. Francis. The cast follows:
Mr.. Jones 80. -. -. Mr.. Hal
Mr.. Davis Mr.. Jones
Mrs. Davis Miss Bessie Biehle,
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01

The Albuquerque Journal still
continues its preachment that
the trainmen are the highestpaid
class of workers in the world,
simply because the men draw a
fairly decent pay check on pay
day. Why don't the Journal
man take a day off and figure
out how much per hour the diff
ferent trainmen earn in the
freight service. and then compare
the figures with the wages per
hour received by carpenters,
brick masons and hod carriers.
An investigation along this line
will disclose the fact that no
class of trained workers receive
less than trainmen, and at the
same time their hazard risk is
greater, and they work under
greater hardships and inconve-
nience than any other class.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01
The senatorial fight in TeXa

The senatorial fight in Texas
between Senator Culberson and
Ex-Gov. Colquitt, which closed
with the primary election last
Saturday night, was a signal
triumph for prohibition when the
returns indicated that Culberson
had received the primary nomi-
nation by $4,000 majority. Cul-
berson stood as the sponsor for
the prohibition amendment, and
his opponent was the represen-
tative of the liquor interests.
Texas may be overwhelmingly
democratic, but her people are
awakening to the fact that the
open saloon is not a contributing
factor to the general prosperity
of the state. The prohibition
amendment will be voted upon
at the general election this fall.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01

1t will be a sad day for. the
democratic party in Arizona if
the politicians succeed in defeat
ing Gov. Hunt for denomination
for governor. If hired politicians
are in control of the party, which
fact will be clearly apparent if
Mr.. Hunt is defeated, what in
centive is there for the rank and
file to stay with a party thus
controlled? The professional
politician makes his living at the
game, and he is always for sale
to the highest bidder without
any regard for principles, and il
such as these by the use Of
Doodle and the promise of pel1
can corrupt enough of the elec.
torate to accomplish their ends,
the party begins tottering to its
fall.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01

We desire to call the parti-
cular attention of our Win
slow readers to that part OF
the proceedings of the supervi-
sors published elsewhere in this
issue, relating to the instructions
given the county engineer re-
garding the construction of the
Winslow bridge and the one
across the Cottonwood wash
north of Holbrook. On the Win.
slow bridge the board makes the
order that wood or steel joist
may be substituted or used as his
judgment dictates; but the board
will take no chance on the engi-
neer's judgment on the Cotton
wood bridge, for there the in
structions are very explicit that
steel piling must be substituted
for wood piling.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01

Our friend Breen of the Coco
nino Sun is hating between
opinions as to whether he favors
private ownership or government
ownership of public utilities.
He recites that the Santa Fe
Accommodations at the alleged
depot are so contracted that if
more than half a dozen people
want to leave town the same day
part of them have to stand out
side while the others go into the
ticket office to buy a ticket, and
the receipts at Flagstaff are suf-
ficient every year to build half a
dozen first-class depots with
every decent modern accommoda-
ton. Meditating on this condi-
tion Breen thinks government
ownership would be more prefer
rable-maybe. Then he thinks
of the switch shanty the govern
ment has equipped for a postof-
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01

| hereby announce myself a
candidate for reelection to the
Office of sheriff of Navajo county,
Arizona. subject to the decision
of the republican primary cleo
tion to be held September IL,
1916. r. L. NEWMAN, Sheriff.
l hereby announce my candi-
dacy for reelection to the office
of County Recorder of Navajo
County, subject to the action Of
the democratic primary, Septem-
Der IL, 1916. DEE M. Moss.
| hereby announce my candi-
dacy for re- election to the Office
of County Treasurer of Navajo
County, subject to the action Of
the democratic primary, Sept.
IL, 1916. ]. w. RICHARDS.
hereby announce my candi-
dacy for nomination to the office
of County Superintendent Of
Schools of Navajo county, Ariz-
ona, subject to the decision of
the democratic primaries Sept
ember IL, 1916.
JOSEPH PETERSON.
hereby announce myself a
candidate for the office of sheriff
of Nsvajo county, Arizona, sub
ject to the decision of the demo-
cratic primary election Septem-
Der IL, 1916. Jos. F. WOODS.
hereby announce my candi-
dacy for the office of county at
torney for Navajo county, sub
ject to the decision of the demo-
cratic primaries to be held Sep
tember IL, 1916.
G. C. BAzELL.
| hereby announce my candi-
dacy for the position of Justice
of the Peace for the township of
Winslow subject to the decision
of the republican primaries to be
held September 18th.
w. F. BREWER.
| hereby announce my candi-
dacy for the office of county at
torney for Navajo county subject
to the decision Of the democratic
primaries Sept. 18th.
1HORWALD LARSON.
| announce my candidacy for
the office of county attorney for
Navajo county subject to the de-
cision of the republican primary
to be held Sept. 18th. |
E. P. CONWELL. |
| hereby announce myself as a
candidate for constable subject
to the decision of the democratic
primary Sept. 18th.
CHAS. F. Moss.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01

flee in his city, where a patron
has to crowd in to get to his box
for mail, and has to use a flash
light to locate his box; and when
he wants 70 buy a stamp or
money order has to take day
off from business and stand in
line for his turn at the window.
Then he takes a more cheerful
view of private ownership.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01

President Wilson's demand on
Congress to pass bill empower
ing the President with authority
to draft trainmen. in cases OF
strikes, to man trains for military
purposes in case of need, is the
latest manifestation of childish
craftsmanship, and demonstrates
how little he knows of the real
character and loyalty of railroad
employees. No matter how bitter
a strike was in progress, in case
of the country being imperiled
with invasion or war, every man
would forget the strike for the
time and be demanding assign
ment for duty to aid the country.
They would not be waiting to be
drafted. The only railroad men
that would have to be drafted
would be the fellows lounging
around in upholstered chairs in
the directors room in Wall street
playing a stock-jobbing game
with the railroads for their per-
sonal profit, without any regard
for the rights either of the peo-
pie or the country.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01

Good supply of cedar wood.
stove length, to be had at the
City Fuel and Transfer Co.
Why not patronize the Win
slow Laundry? We have the mos
up-to-date plant in the state, anC
it is a credit to any city. We
are doing high grade work. We
are home people; we employ
fourteen people, and the money
paid to them is spent right here
in town. All. we ask is a tria
bundle.
F. D. HOWE, Lessee.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01

Perhaps delegation OF Win
slow citizens waiting on the su-
pervisors might have the effect
of changing their minds on their
present plans of confscating 500
600 of the money that should
rightfully and honestly be in
vested in the Winslow bridge.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Political announcements of the
candidates for state, county and
precinct offices before the pri-
mary. will be published as adver-
tisements under this heading,
but the appearance of the names
of candidates in no wise carries
with it any endorsement Of the
Winslow Mail as favorable to
their candidacy.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-01
j. II. CHAPMAN, Editor.
Friday, September /, 1916.
Our Winslow Bridge.

Ouf w lnSIOW DIlukcs
Before the board of supervisors
complete the expenditure of the
$63, 600 voted by the taxpayers
for the construction of nine
bridges, we will miss our guess
if more or less scandal does not
attach to the deal.
Even now rumors are af1oat
that considerable money has
changed hands from contractors
to persons who are alleged to have
'infooence", and the awarding
of the contracts by the board
at least lack that open fairness
the taxpayers have the right to
expect from their representa-
tives. Six bridges are awarded
to one firm for a lump sum of
$36, 1863, or $4,000 in excess of the
available bond issue voted for
their construction. Can the
board give any logical business
reason for awarding these six
bridges in lump contract,
especially when the people voted
a specific amount to be expended
in the construction of each one?
The people voted to spend the
following amounts for these sew
eral bridges:
Joe City bridge ge....................$15 $15,6OO
cottonwood Creek. 1900
La Roux Fork, west of Holbrook 2.400
north of Hobrook. 1890
Cottonwood wash near Snowflake, $500
Cottonwood wash north of Hobrook $500
WlNSLOW BRIDGE. .............. 28.60O
The amount available for the
first six bridges is $31, 400, and a
separate contract for a certain
specified amount should have
been made for each bridge, and
then the people would have some
idea if the work was honestly
executed. Putting the bridges
in one general contract and
awarding it to one firm smacks
loudly of a job, with an element
of graft in it for some interested
persons, especially in view of the
fact that the contract price is
$4,000 in excess of the money
voted.
And then the Winslow bridge
is awarded to another firm at the
contract price of $23, 800, when
the bond issue was for $28, 900.
Why is it necessary to always
give Winslow the worst of it in
every matter that comes before
the board? In addition to the
$28, 600 voted, the u. S. govern
ment, at the earnest solicitation
of the local commercial club,
passed an appropriation for
S15, 900 to assist in putting in a
strictly first-class bridge, to with
stand the food waters of the
Little Colorado, making a total
of $43, 600 that was available for
this work. And what do we
get? A cheaply and skimply
planned bridge to cost $23, 300
that will go out with the first
high water after it is built.
Practically all the time and ener-
gy given by our citizens to have
the government assist with the
$l5, 600 appropriation has been
wasted, and the result of those
efforts have been confscated by
the supervisors, together with
$4,000 of the original bond issue.
The building of a $3.50 bridge
across the Little Colorado at this
point is crime against the city
and its people, and the diversion
of the 500, 900 from the purpose
voted by the people to the general
fund of the county, to be squan.
dered by the supervisors, is worse
than a crime. 1t is rank treason
to the community that pays near
ly one-half the taxes in Navajo
county, and is unfortunate in not