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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-11-15
LINDEN WINTER

The dandelion, that golden blossom
of the mild spring days, is sweeten-
ing Lynden meadows these balmy
November afternoons. D. Wander
Griend brought bouquet Of them to
The Tribune office yesterday which
he plucked in his pasture.
In Lynden gardens, the rose and
the lily are still blooming!
And in Boston yesterday, the temp
erature was 80, in Minneapolis 81,
in Chicago 3S, in New York SO, and
in Buffalo %!
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-11-15

Candy eating, says a Hoover edict,
is unpatriotic. If SO, there are a
number of all-day-sucker fiends und-
er ten years around Lynden who are
in danger of being arrested as Germ
an spies.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-11-15

Some Eastern conservationist adj
vises every family to keep a rabbit.
This is not such an easy job; many
men around Lynden have tried with
out success to raise a little hare.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-11-15

The State Council of Defense ad-
yises men to use cheaper tobacco.
Is it possible that there is cheaper
brand than the Limburger used IN
our fair city?
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-11-15
THE ELECTION

LINDEN will have the problem be-
fore it of electing three councilmen
and a mayor on December 4. The
city needs candidates of the caliber
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-11-15

The new loaves of bread prescrib-
ed by the government will have a
crease in the middle, and it will be
darned hard to distinguish them from
Fedora hats in the dark.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-11-15

Why not clip the above on the dot
ted line, and send it on to shiver-
ing enemy in the East? Don't SEND II
to a friend; it will make him feel
bad!
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-11-15
A LITTLE SUNSHINE
Narrow Escape.

Out of breath, With the Precipitation
running down his cheeks and pulling
like a grampus. Sandy reached his
abode. He had run as he had never
done before.
Mac, his 'auld freen," was astonished
at Sandy's condition. whats wrang.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-11-15

Old newspapers at. The Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27
THIS WAR OF SCIENCE
SHIP VS.. SUBMARINE

What can be done to make the
merchant ship proof against thes sub
marine? The offhand reply would be
to strengthen the hull wall Of the ship
so that it should be proof from tor
pedo attack. Yet this simply aggra-
Yates the danger. The torpedoes will
go through any steel wall that can be
placed on such ships. The greater the
weight of metal protection, the more
that metal is broken up into bits, the
more it tears to pieces the fabric of
the vessel.
Technical thought today would
make a light hull wall for the vulner-
able portion of the ship. 1t would
have rows of water tight compart-
m ents. 1t would arrange the cargo
with due proportions of freight hav-
ing capacity for absorbing heat and
explosive gases. In case of explosion,
il the gases were liberated into COM
partments filled with freight like po-
tatoes, it is said the cargo would alb
serb much of this destructive force.
Vents would be provided so that much
of the explosive gas would be iberat-
ed harmless into the outside air.
A ship built low in the water, with
a smokestack only a few feet high,
the draft kept strong by force, would
escape submarine observation except
at short distance. Use of fuel oil and
anthracite coal would save the smoke
! that reveals a vessels presence. The
SIDES of the ship should be camou-
flaged with imitation Of sea color.
Skilful marksmen and effective guns
mounted on the deck can make things
quite uncomfortable for the U-boat
1t is the tendency of ship builders
to consider after-war needs They do
not like to load themselves up with
ships not economically arranged for
modern commerce in peace times
1t will be a short-sighted policy to
let such consideration move US much
We need every ship we can possibly
build to keep our army in France well
supplied. 1t will be poor policy not
to build ships with a. large measure
of Independent self protection, 80 thai
1 they will have some degree of secur.
ity even If not conveyed by destroy.
kers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27
UNIVERSITY CLUB
CANS COCKTAIL

Members Of the University club
have banfshed John Barleycorn from
the club during the period OF the war,
I adopting n resolution last night by a
\ unanimous vote to suspend the ser
vice OF any alcoholic drinks. 1t is the
Hnrnt club of the city to take such ac-
iom. The Black Rock Shore and
Country club has never served alco-
olio drin1ks> University club mem
)ers say that very little liquor was
Ased IN the club. and the Punishment
an not make any very great differ
bee to the club receipts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27
BRAZIL DECLARES
WAR ON GERMANY
President Braz Announces Declaration After Al
most Unanimous Vote in Congress Orders
Gunboat Seized Destroyers Will Take the
Eber at Bahia Rio Janiero Acclams Decisive
Steps.

Rio Janeiro, Oct. 27-President Bray
sanctioned yesterday the proclamation
of a state Of war with Germany fol-
lowing an almost unanimous vote Of
Congress- in favor of a declaration that
war existed.
The vote. in the Chamber of Depu-
ties on the declaration was 14s to J..
In the Senate there was no dissenting
vote.
The trtbunes of the Chamber Of
Deputies were filled to their capacity.
After q debate on the opportuneness
of proclaiming martial law, the Pres
ident of the. Diplomatic Commission
spoke in favor of a law worded as
follows:
"A state of war between Brazil and
Germany 10 hereby acknowledged and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27
Orators Heels" Are
Mentioned In Suit

a. bin In equity has been filed in
the United States court by the Bridge
port Heel Plate Company Of Whining
ton. Del, against the Lndstrom Die
Tool & Guage Works. Incorporated,
of Bridgeport. The complainant
charges unfair competition by the de-
PENDANT In the manufacture of heel
p1atez- One paragraph of the bill re-
cites: ~As a result of the superiority
Of your orators improved heel plates
and it's extensive business in its sales
they shave become widely known
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27
Draw Tenders Tie
UP Business Men

The Congress- street bridge tenders
are Republican appodntees. East
Bridgeport people are acquainted
with their conduct Their work
causes scores of persons to criticise
it daily.
A characteristic plan of these petty
politicians Is to shut off traffic while
q tug blowing a signal for passage is
half way up or down the river. This
occurred at o'clock this morning,
when a Brooklawn car on the bridge
approach was halted before the tug
with the Edward Dew. Tompkins
barge in tow was in sight. AS a, ra-
suit more than q score of persons
were delayed from reaching their
places of business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

proclaimed. The President, of the re-
public is authorized to adopt the meas
ures enunciated in his message of Oct
Is and to take all steps tending to
insure national defense and public
security"
The virtually. unanimous vote foI
war was received with general ac-
clamation.
According to the newspapers, tor
pedo-boat destroyers have received or
ders TO proceed to Bahia and take
possession of the German gunboat
Eber. which has been lying there TO,
some time. e.A<
The Eber is "a vessel Of s4s tons
She is 2os feet long and has a. com,
pIement OF 125 men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

Some of the baseball nuts paid big
money to acquire the balls that fig
ured in the runs during the recent
worlds series. Maybe they are still
sitting on them, expecting them to
hatch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27
Talk OF Sports

AL Jolson. comedian and stockhoId-
er in the ST. Louis Cardinals, plans to
put on a new comedy sketch which
will be called tim Cured" The
moral of the piece will be the folly
of betting on the Giants. Jolson
plunged heavily on the first two
games in Chicago and on the Giants
to take the series. Besides that he
called off a weeks engagement to see
the big games, at loss to himself of
about a. thousand dollars a. day.
President Ebbets Of the Brooklyn
club, who gave $500 to the fund
raised by Brooklyn players for mem
bers of the team who should be draft
ed into the army, has announced
in addition that Brooklyn players
who are in the army next year will
receive half pay from the club during
the playing season and that if any
player is incapacitated by injuries
while in the army so that he can not
return to baseball he will be pension
ed by the club. Now let us see how
many Brooklyn players will enlist.
Some of the baseball nuts paid big
money to acquire the balls that fig
ul GU LII Tie IunS l1l0 I0C0Ut
worlds series. Maybe they are still
sitting on them, expecting them to
| hatch.
Jim Coffey, the Roscommon Giant!
| may be all right in the heavyweight
| class, but he certainly looked like 80
| cents when he stacked up against the
young lady who brought suit against
him for breach of promise in the New
York courts the other day. Jim went
down and out for the count, and it
| was a contest in which the loser
| not alone got nothing but had to
| pay besides. The purse in this case
was $4,000 and evidently the young
lady got in some hefty punches, be-
cause Jim decided to quit, and, it is
said, is willing to be let off If she'll
just take $4,000 and forget it.
Some clergymen in New Jersey are
not particularly popular with golfers
in that state justsat the present time
The dominies recently kicked SO hare
that a golf contest in which Travers
Dyer, Kirkby and White were to ap
pear, and which was to be held on Z
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

throughout the United States, and
have become recognized and identified
by the trade and by the public as
the manufacture and production of
your orator"
The complainant asks that the de-
PENDANT be enjoined from the manu-.
facture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

EGG CONTEST

The hens in the sixth laying contest
at Storrs, are now on the last lap.
after one more week, the final scores
and relative standing of eachfpen will
be settled. Meanwhile, however,
things continue to happen. In the
fifty-first week, Applecock Farms
Barred Rocks from Fitzwilliam, N.
H., moved up into first place, thus
supplanting the New York pen of
'Leghorns that have been leading for
virtually the whole year. In the Wy
andotte class, a. Connecticut pen was
displaced by Jay H. Ernisse's pen
from Webster, N. Y. In the R. I.
Red group, pen from st. Adams,
VT, eased up enough to let Jacob
E. Jansen's birds from North Haven,
During the week, there were seven
rens,4 including White Rocks, Rhode
Island Reds and Leghorns that did
not lay any eggs at all, as compared
with an average yield of a little over
A eggs for each of the three best
pens Such discrepancies in produce
ton among the several pens at once
ed, even up to the last week.
All three of the leading pens for
the week were White Wyandottes.
Obed G. Knights birds from Bridge
ton. R. T., got first place with a yield
of 48 eggs. This was the only pen in
the entire contest in which the whole
ten birds were laying. Tom Barron's
pen from Catforth, Eng, won second
with production of g eggs and Jay
FL. Ernisse's birds from Webster, N.
Y. were third with a yield of AZ eggs.
Laurel Hill Farms Rhode Island
Reds, Nos. 412 and 41S were the only
two birds in the entire contest that
made perfect individual scores for the
week.
The three best pens in each Of the
principal varieties are as follows:
Barred Plymouth Rocks
Applecock Farm,
Fitzwilliam, N. H. 2095
Merritt M. Clark,
Brookfield Center, Conn. 1864
Michigan Agricultural College,
East Lansing. Michigan 1918
White Wyandottes
Obed G. knight,
Bridgeton, R. I. 1915
Grant Buler & Son,
Trooper, Pa. 1895
Jay IL. Ernisse,
Webster, N. Y. 1876
Rhode Island Reds
Allan's Hard to Beat Reds
Newport, r. l. 1855
Pequot Poultry Farm Z
Southport, Conn. -1s1E
Jacob E. Jansen,
North Haven, Conn. 17S;
/ White Leghorns
A. P. Robinson.
Calverton. N. z. EOS
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

Sunday COR the benefit of the Red
Cross, was postponed It would seem
that anything done for the benefit of
the Red Cross ought to be permitted,
and the better the day the better the
deed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

Secretary McAdoo vetoed plans OF
the Washington, Liberty Loan com.
mittee t. designate today as McAdoo
day for patriotic Liberty Loan rally
in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

Windsweep Farm,
Redding Ridge, Conn. 2007
J. o. LeEevre,
New Paltz, N. Y. 1856
Miscellaneous
Cloyes & Sullivan, Duff Wyan-
dottes) Hartford. Conn. 1908
Holliston Hill p. Farm (White
Rocks) Holliston Hill. Mass. 1880
Obed c. Knight, (White Orping-
tons) Brtdgeton, r. I. 1719
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-19

school teachers The others Teiat 10
court procedure.
Senator n K. Dhty introduced
three Of the bilis originating IN the
Senate, each OF which mas 10 doswith
the abolish,rezt Of capital punish
ment in West Virginia. life sentence
is proposed as the uaumun penalty
for first degree MURDER, criminal as
sault and treason.
The production tax bills, taxing pipe
lines, pumping stations, and coal, oil
and gas, will be given public hearings
by the House and Senate committees,
but thus far no date has been set for
these hearings.
Bills proposing changes In the work.
mems compensation law as recon-
mended by Gov. Hatfield in his mes
sage have been presented. providing
r3r increases In compensation and
giving, the commissioner wider lati-
tude in handling certain kinds of
partially and permanently injured
cases.
Bills providing for double boards Of
election officials and for mine rescue
car for the Department of Mines are
expected to pass both houses.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-19
VIII Have Entrance of Their
Own on First Street
Side.
SEPARATE QUARTERS TOO
Woman Secretary Will Be
Secured to Take
Charge.

IN order TO provide good wholesome
Influences for the young women of the
city and to also increase the efficiency
Of the local Y. NJ. C. A. and thereby
widen the scope Of the work of the or.
sanitation, at a meeting Of the board
Of directors of the Y. NJ. c. A. held re.
Gently II was decided to throw open a
portion Of the building to be used by
the young women of the city and work
win at once be begun on the repairs
and improvements necessary to pro.
vide adequate room and equipment for
this new department OF the local or.
ganization.
Committees will be appV.".... with.
IN the next few days to look after the
matter and IL is thought by June 1 the
building will be ready for the rccep.
ton OF young women. 4s-.
The department will be known as
The Young iWomen's department of the
Young Mems Christian Association. a
secretary for the new organization will
be provided by the directors of the
Y. NJ. g. A.
The building on First street and
Fairmont avenue is considered to be
entirely adequate at this time to take
care Of both the young mems and the
Young women's associations and should
the time come when the building \,
have been outgrown, then a separate
building will be provided for the
young women.
Contemplated changes in the build
ing In order to accommodate the new
department will be as follows: The
entrance for the young women will be
from First street and the First street
half of the main floor will be used by
The young women, the other portion to
be separated by partitions. From the
womeIfs lobby door will be cut to
the gymnasium for use when women
ire exercising.
On the second floor, club rooms and
committee rooms will be arranged.
The gymnasium will be open to both
sexes and different hours will be CIV
en- to the young men and the young wo-
men. The basement will be refitted in
order to give the same privileges to
both pexes. The young mems and the
Young women's departments will Big
entirely separate.
The billiard tables, etc, on the first
floor win be moved to the second floor
The place vacated by the billiard ia
bles WILDE utilized for reading room.
With the addition of this department
the directors of the Y. NJ. C. A. feel
that they are filling a long felt want
IN this city and that 1t is not only car
ing for the young men but is now
reaching out in an effort to care for
the young women as well.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-19
PROPOSES TAX FOR
GAS P|PED away
Also for Operating Com
pressors And Pumping
Stations in State.
cBy Associated Press,

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan. 49,
Originating in the Senate. measure
proposing tax on the transportation
OF natural gas US we'll as an addition
ul tax Oh inc person, firm OF corpor-
atom operating compressor ,r ;Grlp
iLe stalIrnS lay which the pr Il6tt -
transported for use either within or
outside of the state, is one around
which most interest at the capital is
centering.
Senator S. L. Cobun, of the four
teenth district, whose constituency is
outside the gas producing belt. is the
patron, and his bill has the support
of number of members of the Senate
particularly those who live outside the
regions where gas is produced. Be.
cause of the division of sentiment on
the subject involved this measure is
the one to which the public generally
is looking for a test of strength
among the various community inter-
ests represented in the legislature.
The tax proposed in this bill is to
be levied on any person or concern
transporting natural gas 10 cen UNI
ers either within or outside the state
whether to be used in making pro
ducts derived from gas or otherwise.
The tax provided is one fifteenth of
one cent for each 1000 cubic feet for
each 25 miles or fraction thereof it
Is transported within the state.
A further tax Of one fifteenth of
one cent OH each 1000 cubic feet, is
to be assessed against any person or
concern operating a compressor or
pumping station for the purpose of
transportation gas through pipe lines.
Tho bill proposes to clothe the
state tax commissioner with power
and make 1t his duty to issue and put
into force all necessary and needful
rules and regulations for ascertain
ing and assessing the taxed imposed
in this connection. This official is to
also be empowered, il the measure
becomes a law, to require the person
or concern taxed to install the met
ers and other devices necessary in
measuring the flow of gas in the pipe
lines or through any stations or plan
1t is provided to collect the taxs emf
annually, beginning with July /, 1917,
and every person or concern subject
to the tax will be required to make
a written report within thirty days
after the end of each half year period
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-19

showing the volume Of gas passing
through its lines and the length OF
such lines within the state; also the
volume of gas passing through each
compressor or pumping sation.
It is provided i'll this bill that one
half of the taxes collected from these
sources be placed to the credit of the
state road fund, and the other half
to credit Of the general school fund.
1t also is provided that the tax is n
debt to the state and may be collected
by action OF assumpist or other judi.
cial proceeding, which remedy shall
be in addition to all other existing
remedies of collection.
This proposed tax shall be called
special privilege license tax and shall
be in addition to all other license or
privilege taxes now imposed or pre-.
scribed by law as condition for the
transaction of business in this state.
A fine of from $500 to $4,000 or i'm.
prisonment for not more than one year
or both, at the discretion of the court
are provided for violation OF the act
After some amendments to the text
OF his bill to amend the prohibitory
laws of the state have been made,
Senator Carl G. Coalter, OF the sew
enth District, is ready to present this
measure which he claims will help to
do away with bootlegging in West Vir
sinia by providing a means of legally
permitting persons to carry into the
state a small quantity OF intoxicants.
Senator ''oalter declares that he has
changed ais bill so that those who
throughly understand it will not find
grounds for opposition such as point
ed out recently by the anttsaloon
opponents in West Virginia.
This bill proposes that county
clerks become deputy commits toner's
of prohibition and in that capacity
collect n fee for granting permits to
legal voters of the state to carry into
the state, or have shipped to their
address from licensed states. small
quantities Of intoxicants.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-19
Ohio County Man Would
Have Commission In
vestigate Plans.
SPECIAL DEBT MESSAGE
1t Will Be Read When Both
Houses are in Session
Monday.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 10
A special message from Gov. Hatfield
to the Legislature on the subject of
Virginia debt, which was submitted
yesterday, will lie dormant at least un.
til next Monday. The message was
presented TO the Senate by Chris Hot
gel, assistant secretary to the govern
or, but when this messenger reached
the House of Delegates adjournment
had been taken there. The reading of
tue message in the Senate was formal
ly dispensed with ana the state printer
had been given the copy, when Senate
Clerk Harris said he did not believe
1t was right to scoop the Lower
House, and recalled the message,
sending it back to the governor.
AS the Senate, in respect to Senator
NJ. v. Cooley, whose father died here
today. adjourned until Monday, it
will be impossible for the debt mes
sage to come to light before that
time
The House added 20 new bills, max.
ing the House total to date 1854, while
the Senate added 81 running the total
of that branch up to 106. Tho Kump
resolutions providing for an amend
ment to the Constitution for an an-
nual budget and a commission to be
appointed by the incoming governor
to visit the various departments and
institutions, was on notion of the
patron of the resolution, sent to the
Judiciary committee.
Variety was characterized of the
measures offered in the House. A
joint resolution presented by Dele.
gate Weiss, of Ohio county, proposes
the appointment OF three members
of the House and two oil the Senate
to consider the removal OF the state
capital to Clarksburg from Charles
ton.
A number of resolutions and peti.
lions, asking for amendment to
strengthen the prohibitory laws, were
presented by request by Delegates
Nassau, Smith, Clay and Taylor, Of
Fayette, and Sweeney. Conner,
Wayne, Ferguson and smith.
Delegate Weir offered a concur.
rent resolution, which was referred
to the committee on taxation and
lluunCe, providing IOT Inc appoint
ment of an efficiency commission Of
five members, no more than three Of
whom may belong to one political
party. The functions of the commits.
sion would be to investigate the
states finances.
On motion the Senate joint reso-
Luton asking for the appointment Of
an efficiency commission to make in.
vestigahen OF the states finances
preparatory to iraugurating budget
system for the state. was referred to
the Judiciary committee
The committee on Privileges and
Elections of tile Senate made its first
report yesterday, showing that the ere.
dentials, of all the members were
correct and that no contest had been
filed.
Bills which had been referred to
both the judiciary and Educational
committGHs were reported cut with
the reconme: dat on thai they pass.
These lnclhdol the measure proviG'
ing for peus sons for supMannuated
!