The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-06-01

@'Oi IN SentIhi washington BANKERS
League. group one, OF the Washington
state Bankers association, was held
at Chelan and was attended by repre-
sentatives of all banks in Douglas,
Grant, okanogan and Chelan counties.
From $25 to $50 day is being made
by the Quiniault Indian fisherman of
Taholah as the result of the fish-buy-
Ing war now being waged there be-
tween rival companies. The buyers
are paying As cents each for Quiniaults
at Taholah, as against 20 cents last
year.
party of 20, University of Wash
ington students in civil engineering
will arrive at Wenatchee shortly after
commencement to spend six weeks OF
their vacation in surveying the pro-
posed road between Wenatchee and
Ellensburg, on the west bank of the
Columbia river.
The election in the pumping plant
district to decide the question of form
ing district which will open up 1000
acres adjoining Grandview, resulted in
an unanimous vote for the district
There were 4s possible votes in the
Yakima valley and 46 voted The other
two voters were i'll.
Superior Judge Frater at Seattle has
accepted the bid of John C. Higgins,
representing Peabody, Houghteling &
Co., of Chicago. and other eastern
bondholders. of $1,200,000 for the Sc
attic. Renton & Southern railroad, a
streetcar line IL miles long extending
from Seattle to Renton, suburb. The
road has been in the hands OF re-
ceiver several years.
Never before in the history of straw
berry growing at Kennewick has such
cool weather prevailed over such a
long period and to such late date.
Because of the unfavorable weather
during the last three weeks the ton
mage has been reduced, the season set
back and pickers have become unsat
isfied, all of which has cost the straw
berry growers about 100000 in re-
duced receipts.
Issuance of liquor prescriptions in
q manner contrary to the statewide
prohibition law, does not constitute
crime involving moral turpitude," ac-
cording to an opinion given to DR..
Royal A Cove of Tacoma, president
of the state board of medical examin-
ers, by John NJ Wilson. assistant at
torney general. Therefore the state
board has no authority to revoke the
license of physicians convicted of vio-
lating the law in this manner.
Four understanding vessels to be
propelled by motor power will be built
at Vancouver. it ia announced by the
Motorboat Construction company,
which was incorporated at Olympia
last week The cost of the four yes
sells will be s64S.000. Construction will
begin Immediately. Two will be built
for an Oregon lumber company and
two for an eastern concern. The ca
pacity of the Oregon-owned motor
boats will be 1.750,000 feet of lumber
each, while the others will be able to
carry 100000 feet each.
Official figures from the custom
house records show that the foreign
trade of the district of Washington for
the first four months of the present
calendar year was $21S, 000,O 900, placing
this district in fourth place, the dis
tricts with larger foreign trade being
New York. Massachusetts, and New Or
leans Foreign exports and imports in
April were nearly $40,000,000, or 40
per cent larger than any previous
month. May shows even larger trade
and the Washington customs district
is expected to go into third place on
June /.
Clarke county's prune crop is the
only fruit yield of the state that came
trium phently through the unusually
severe weather of last winter and this
spring, according to the official or
chard report made by 7. o. Morrison,
assistant state commissioner of agri-
culture in charge of the division of
horticulture Despite considerable
damage caused by limbs breaking un-
der the strain of the silver thaw,
Clarke county this season will produce
1000. 900 pounds of dried prunes, as
against last years output of 100000
pounds.
An association for the promotion OF
the construction OF rail connection be-
tween the Yakima valley and the city
of portland WAS organized at Golden
dale by delegates representing Port
land, Goldendaie. Toppenish. North
Yakima, White Swan. Mabton, Harrah
and every other section of the highly
productive Yakima valley. An execu-
tive committee was selected with pow
err to represent the association in all
matters, to gather material on which
4 proper presentation Of the question
can be made to railroad authorities
and to raise funds for carrying on the
campaign.
william Matthaei, of Tacoma, was
elected. president of the Pacific North
west Master Bakers association, in
session at Tacoma. North Yakima will
he the next meeting place. The new
vice presidents are Albert Jones, of
Tacoma; David Alderman. Spokane;
Henry Matthaei, Tacoma; William