The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-08-16
MAY USE WASHINGTON
FIR ON AEROPLANES
Government VIII Test Local Wood
As Substitute For Spruce in Fly
ers; Other State News

/ in construction of aeroplanes will bt
I tested in government laboratories, ac
cording to Howard B. Oakleaf, il
charge of numbering research, United
States forest service, with headguar
I tiers in Portland. Western forests have
billions of feet of spruce timber, bat
it is feared the mills will not be able
to produce sufficient seasoned timber
to meet the heavy demands in America
and Europe for aeroplane lumber. Ac
cording to Mr.. Oakleaf, only 10 pc,
cent of the spruce output is suitable
for aeroplane construction on account
of knots and grain.
Washington clergymen of the de
nominations which use fermented wine
at communion are having difficulty in
replenishing their supplies, according
to statements made at Spokane. Cath
Ole priests meeting with Bishop Aug
ustin F. Scheinner, of the Spokane
diocese, appointed a committee TO con
fer with authorities with view tt
overcoming the difficulty. Stringen
Washington dry laws are blamed 70
the trouble Although they provided
for a supply of wines for sacramento
use. druggists and police authorize:
are reluctant to allow its sale because
of misinterpre.ation of the law. it is
said.
BY a five to three decision the 81
preme court has upheld theThursto-
county superior court and directed /
NJ Howell, as secretary Of state to
count as part of the referendum pet
ton on the bone dry bill, filed June
the $50 additional names rendered
June 6. The court finds that Will.
there is nothing in the constitution no.
names that it would be contrary tc
the spirit of the constitution to hold
that the names should net be counted
AS a result of this decision there is
no question but there will be suffi
cient names to invoke the referendum
on the bone dry law of the 1917 lee
islature.
Hans Cron, a Seattle lumberman
George F. Schloetenberg, known to his
friends as Count Sehloetenberg. and
Ernest Leybold. formerly of Vancouv-
err, B. c., were arrested at Seattle b.
federal officials. The three, with Alvo
Won Alvensleben, the Seattle financier
arrested in Portland, are suspected of
heading an organization whose pur-
Sose has been to obtain American
military secrets and to promote Ger
man opagania. The four Germans
are alleged to have conducted their
operations from a rendezvous at Long
lake, three miles from the Puget Sound
ravy-yard at Bremerton. They are
believed by officials to have been in
close communication with the German
governm ent and German espionage
leaders throughout the United States.
Thousands of dollars are being ex-
pended in the Klickitat valley by farm.
ers getting ready to handle grain in
bulk. Some of the larger farmers are
installing farm elevator plants with
bins having capacity up to 5000
bushels with lifts operated by gaso
line engine.
In reply to the protest of E. F. Ben.
son, state agriculture commissioner in
regard to the boycott on young lambs,
Herbert Hoover, national food director,
replies that anything in the nature
of an organized boycott against the
use of young lamb is hysterical and did
not originate from this office
The Encouragement has notified
Senator Poindexter that representa-
tives of his office in consultation with
state authorities had agreed that the
handling of the labor situation in the
state of Washington should be left &c
the state government The war depart
ment has decided to leave en- duty
those national guardsmen who are
doing police duty until the new state
militia can be organized and equipped
to take over this task.
A unique plan for the protection Of
the grain crop in the Kliekitat vale!
against incendiary fires has been ar
ranged by the Klickitat Council Of
Defense A telephone line will be rur
+ to the top of the highest of the Twill
Duties. two miles east of Goldendale
commanding view of the entire
Klickitat valley wheat belt, and {
guard will be stationed on the SUNNI
of the butte every night for the mex
thirty days, to keep lookout for fire
A final conference between tn,
Washington state council of defense
repres 1ntatives of the lumber opera
tors. the striking shingleweavers ant
timber-workers and the neutral com
mittee representing the general pub
lie in an effort to settle the labor dit
ferences and reopen the mills, was