The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-05-17


+ tional park, purely federal territory,
+ over which the state last year coded
Jurisdiction. There was virtually no
sentiment in support Of change 10
Mount Tacoma.
Logan Billingsley, confessed head OF
a gigantic liquor selling ring opera
ting on Puget sound, who escaped
i from the immigration detention sta
ti0n on the morning of April %, sur
rendered himself to United States Dis
trict Attorney Clay Allen at Seattle
Judge Neterer approved. the bond
which Logan Billingsley and his coun-
sci presented in court and Billingsley
who had been in the custody of a
United States marshal, was set free.
II is expected that his appeal will be
argued before the circuit court of ap-
peals in September.
1t is held by Attorney General Tan
ner, in a formal opinion to State Fire
Warden Pape. that the 1917 law re-
curing timber land owners" TO pro
vide for the protection of their forests
from fire applies to the owners Of the
timber where the timber is owned
separately from the land. He says the
law was clearly intended for the pro-
lection of the timber and that the
timber owners are the ones who bene-
fit and that consequently the cost of
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against the owner of such timber and
should be SO extended on the tax rolls"
A company of home guards has been
organized at Mansfield.
Actual work on the north jetty at
the entrance of the Columbia river
has ended.
Contracts for over $4,000 worth OF
public improvements are to be let
at Aberdeen this week.
Kittitas county is to rebuild all the
difficult portions of the famous old
Colockum road between Ellensburg and
Wenatchee.
The engine on a Northern Pacific
IIdlH DltN UP at tAt SbdAASA VI AANA-
needy and instantly killed Frank
Thompson, of Tacoma. engineer.
The international longshoremen's
coast convention was held in Tacoma
last week. Portland was chosen as
the next meeting place of the union.
All male students of Washington
State college have begun military
drills The faculty shortened the
classes so that the men can drill two
hours each morning.
The First Presbyterian church of
Seattle, which has a membership of
$500 is taking steps to organize
home guard regiment of its men who
are exempt from conscription.
Rev. Dr.. Walter Quincy Scott, presi-
dent emeritus of Ohio State Uniyer-
sity and prominent in religious work
in New York City for many years,
died at his home at Ellensburg.
Every vehicle that travels the
streets and highways after dark will
soon be compelled to display lights.
The new law, passed by the recent
legislature, makes this requirement.
On May Is Secretary of State Howell
opened a class to last two weeks at
Seattle for the benefit of the state
scale inspectors, the eight field men,
the deputy and the inspector being
present.
Army orders from Washington, D.
c., direct Colonel Samuel E. Allen,
coast artillery corps. TO proceed TO
northern Pacific coast artillery dis
trict. He will relieve Colonel John
Hayden.
1t is understood that the Industrial
Workers will not make an effort to
hold street meetings in Everett, on the
advice of Judge Ronald and labor
union leaders who have supported the
Industrial Workers during the contest
just ended.
Official reports of the United States
customs department have been made
for nine months of the fiscal year,
which ends June 30 1t shows that
the foreign imports and exports OF
Puget Sound for the period totaled
$3.50. S57.S27
The annual spring log drive of the
Lewis River Boom & Logging com
pany on the north fork of Lewis river,
after being delayed early in the sea
son by unusually low water, has been
progressing very satisfactorily for the
last two weeks.
The Clarke County Dairy associa-
ton, which was organized March 3,
1917. is growing rapidly in numbers
and interest. testing association
has been formed there being more
than 1000 cows owned by the members
of the association.
The public service commission has
entered an order permitting the Great
Northern railroad to move the depot
nm its Wenatchee-Oroyille branch from