The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-11-29
THFRE'LL BE NOTURK'
FOR STATES GUESTS
Thanksgiving Fixin's Eliminated
From Menu AT Washington Instit-
utiOns; Other State News

utiOns: Other State News
There will be no turkeys, oranges.
bananas or other luxuries for the
Thanksgiving dinners at state insti-
buttons this year, according to the an
nouncement made by Chairman w. H..
Cochran of the state board control.
If state institution has raised enough
turkeys to serve the inmates they can
have them, otherwise they go without.
But they will probably all have chick
en-, cranberries and pie. This same
policy is to govern at Christmas and
New Years. also according to the letter
of instruction sent to the heads OF the
different institutions. The institu
lions are also observing the "meatless"
and "wheatless" days as are private
citizens.
Government officials have fixed the
price on all spruce logs at s35 for No.
! logs; $40 for No. logs and 81 for
No. 8 logs, the price fixing being
step towards speeding up the output
of the camps in the Grays Harbor dis
trict. The prices fixed are TO remain
in effect throughout the period of the
war. The price fixed for No ! logs
is So per 1000 less than the present
market price. while the price fixed OF.
No. 2 logs is 50 above the present mar.
ket price, the prevailing prices having
been $40 for No. l logs; SIS for No.
2 logs and s11 for No. logs. Captain
J. G. Weatherwax has been appointed
inspector and will have supervision OF
all spruce on the harbor. Grades
have also been fixed by the govern
ment.
Drastic action" will be taken by
the national food administration
against manufacturing confectioners
who have failed to heed the admins
tration's instructions regarding con-
servation of sugar, according to a
telegram received from Washington
at the office of Charles Hebbberd, the
state food administrator. Complaints
have been received from manufactur-
ing confectioners who have patriotic
cent that other manufacturers who
either misunderstood our instructions
or are willfully disregarding theH
are operating their plants to full ca
pacity, even to night work." says the
telegram. The state food admins
traitor is asked to make immediate
investigation of such plants in this
state and warn them against continu.
alton of the practice.
The forest service has prepared Tor
loan to schools, libraries and other
educational institutions maps of the
natural forest regions of North Amer
lea and the national forests.
That the proposed increase IN graz
ing fees on the national forests will
rot take effect the coming season is
the information furnished by District
Forester George H. Cecil, Portland, Or.
A sbipmer- of 100000 Alaska sock
eye salmon eggs has been received at
the federal hatchery at Quinault and
are now in the Matching troughs there.
They viii be freed in the spring into
Lake Quinault.
Preparations to handle large ship
meats of vegetable Gil from the orient
have been made by the milwaukee,
"ailroad which has started work al
Tacoma on four tanks to be built al
cost of $4,000.
Seattle consumers viii be protected
by a trained inspector against sub
stitutions in delivery of coal, accord
ing to an announcement by the state
fuel administration, of which David
Whitcomb is the head.
Crashing through the railing of a
sharp turn in the Carr street viaduct
at Old Tacoma, an automobile driven
by Paul l. Lebow fell 40 feet, killing
Lebow and injuring three lieutenants
from Camp Lewis who were passen-
gers in the car.
One of the biggest land deals in
Walla Walla county this year was
closed when J. J, Mangan, a prominent
grain farmer. purchased 1850 acres of
wheat lands near Climax from Charles
Richmond at a price of 100000 or
about $50 per acre.
Two hundred meat cutters employed
pv the Carstens Packing company and