The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-07-05
BOARDS READY TO
MAKE EXEMPTIONS
Receive Instructions From Governor
And Prepare For Task of Passing
On Men For Army; Other News

Complete instructions to local ex-
emption boards received from the pro-
vost marshals office were mailed from
Olympia to all the boards. Each set
of instructions includes form of not
ification of appointment direct from
the president, oath of office, blanks
of listing those whose registration
cards are in possession of the local
board and full report forms of all
proceedings.
That allotted Indian lands are net
public lands and that water rights in
an Indian rese1 walton cannot be acquir
ed by appropriation, are claims in
suit filed in the Yakima superior court
for Injunction against diversion of
water from a creek near White Swan
for irrigation purposes. The question,
which has never been adjudicated, af-
fects all appropriation water rights in
the reservation.
Orders for more than 100000 feet
of Douglas fir lumber for immediate
shipment to Des Moines, Ia, where it
will be used in the construction of the
army cantonment at that place, were
received in Tacoma by George S.
Long and j. T. Gregory, representing
the emergency fir lumber committee
of the West Coast Lumbermen's asso-
citation Mr.. Long and Mr.. Gregory
at once set to work distributing the
orders to the mills in the Pacific
northwest.
Washington's liquor permit system
has gone into the discard following
the decision of United States Attorney
Clay Allen, who ruled that the Reed
amendment to the postal appropria-
ton bill applies here. 1t prohibits Ii
quor shipments into states where the
manufacture or sale of liquor is pro.
hibited. Because liquor cannot be
manufactured il Washington, the
bone dry measure applies, Allen ruled,
thus defeating the state law which
provided permit system of liquor
consumption.
w. p. Bartlett, superintendent and
manager of the Tulare Mining com
pany of California, which is owned by
the Crown willamette Paper company,
has been in Colville inspecting the
dolomte holdings, consisting of $50
acres, several miles east of Colville.
About 25 men are at work prepare
tory to the installation of one unit fol
the preparation of this dolomite, to be
used in paper making by the Crown
willamette company. The dolomite
takes the place of magnesite, which
has been used by the company fol
many years, the dolomite being much
cheaper than magnesite. The COM
pany's holdings here contain sufficient
deposits to last it century.
Indictments on five counts alleging
principally seditious conspiracy against
the constituted authority of the United
States, were returned by the federal
grand jury at Seattle against Hulet
NJ. Wells, ex-president of the Seattle
IEntTdl lydDOI 1OuHSii, anu ot inv
time a candidate for mayor of Seattle,
and three associates. Included in the
conspiracy charge are Samuel Sadler,
former head of the Seattle longshore-
mems union, and socialist national
committeeman for the state of Wash
ington; Aaron Fisherman, secretary OF
the county socialist committee, and
former national committeeman; and
Robert Il. Rice, laundry-wagon
driver.
A new shingIe mill is to be erected
near Copalis.
Cherry picking in the Wenatchee
valley began this week.
The Pasco Union Stock Yards COM
pany opened for business June 25
The president has renominated Ed
ward A. Fitzhenry surveyor-general OF
Washington.
1t is expected that the Oakville CO
operative cheese factory will be ready
to do business about July IS
Elensburgs new $4,000 federal
building and postoffice was formally
opened for business Monday.
William Oscar Matzger, one of Day.
tons earliest pioneers. dropped dead
from heart trouble at Dayton.
Fire at White Salmon destroyed
seven buildings before it was control
led, the damage aggregating over $15,.
600.
The grand lodge of the Sons and
Daughters of Norway of the Pacific
northwest held it's convention in Ia
coma.
The annual state convention of post
office clerks, carriers and assistant
postmasters was held at Centralia on
July 4.
Cultivated acreage on the Yakima
Indian reservation now is 57,507 acres,
which is 1854 acres greater than that
last year.
Work has begun on the construction
of the Northern Pacific branch from