The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-12
TO ORGANIZE MORE
MILITIA COMPANIES
Governor Authorizes Additional Re-
cruiting of Men Is to As For New
Companies; Other State News

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General Thomas to proceed with the
organization of 16 companies of militia
for state guard duty after the troops
are mustered into federal service
This action is taken to keep in check
activities of the l. w. w. in eastern
Washington. Under the new military
code, service is compulsory and men
between the ages of Is and As are
eligible.
Loggers and millmen of the upper
Yakima valley, on the east slope OF
the Cascade mountains, have been on
strike several weeks for higher wages,
and the Industrial Workers of the
World are alleged to be responsible
sor the strike. No destruction Of pro
perty has been reported.
At the request of Secretary of the
Navy Daniels President Wilson by
executive order has transferred from
the commerce to the navy department
& tract of government land at Ediz-
hook spit, near Port Angeles harbor
The site is to be used as a submarine
and aviation base for the naval forces
it is understood.
Plans to have all amusement conces-
sions at the American Lake canton
ment and all concessions not covered
by the legitimate field of the army
post canteen placed under the super
vision of the Red Cross, with the
profits of the s1,OOO,00O monthly post
payroll assured to go into the Rel
Cross funds. are taking form.
A resolution adopted b. federal
grand jury at Seattle. which investigat-
ed violations of TIE anti-draft law and
returned numerous indictments, was
OF cities in western Washington. The
resolution holds the Industrial Work
ers of the World responsible for most
of the alleged violations of the con
scription act.
Rail lumber shipments from Grays
Har5or in June totaled 400 cars.
carrying approximately 49, 100000 fees
of lumber This is more than three
times the normal shipment by rail fol-
June and exceeds the combined ship
ments for March, April and May. =
plentiful supply of cars still exists and
heavy shipments throughout tn 5
month are expected.
Pakers from all parts CT southwest
Washington gathered in Tacoma to
discuss plans for reducing waste dur
by the state council of national de-
Tense. The principal matter was the
proposal to eliminate the return OF
stale bread to the bakeries and thus
cut down the consumption OF flour
throughout the state.
Holding that the Milwaukee road is
justified in refusing to publish joint
rates with the Northern Pacific from
its subsidiary Tacoma & Eastern rail
road to eastern points on lumber prod
ucts, the interstate commerce commits
sion has dismissed the complaint filed
for the West Coast Lumber Manufac-
turers' association by Teal G McCul-
louch. counsel for the association.
Clarke county farmers are now busy
harvesting one of the largest hay crops
in the history of the county.
Opal Harmeston, aged 10. was in
stantly killed at Oroville, by Frank
Musselman, rejected sutton.
The twentieth annual encampment
of the Veterans association of Whit
man and Latah counties was held at
Pullman.
Work is being rushed on the Pacific
highway between Forest and Toledo,
where a 31z-mile stretch is being
graveled by the state.
Julius Zitel, Spokane architect,
has been named to draw the plans for
new buildings to be erected at the
state school for girls at Grand Mound.
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Jersey state school for the deaf, has
been chosen as superintendent of the
Washington state school at Vancouv-
er.
Three hundred thousand trout fry
are dead because someone pulled the
plug from the dam at the Cold Creek
hatchery, two miles north of Vancou-
yer.
The Todd shipyards will have
1000 men at work IN Tacoma by Sep
TENDER l, 500 of whom will be skilled
workmen brought out from the east, il
is said.
During the first six months of this
year the North Yakima police depart
ment made a third more arrests for
drunkenness than in the same period
of 1916
Snoqualmie pass is now open
throughout its course for travel
across the Cascades to Ellensburg, &C
cording to J. P. Holden. manager OF
Summit Inn.
A home guard for service in Walla