The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-01-03
STATE ASKS PROBE
OF HIGH SHOE PRICES
Plenty OF Hides In Washington with
No Buyers; Other News From All
Parts OF Northwest


production in the United States by the
Chicago packing house combine has
been made to the federal trade com
mission at the instance of r. f. Ben
son. commissioner of the state depart
ment of agriculture. Mr.. Benson
charges that while the price or shoe
and harness leather has become almost
prohibitive, Washington, Oregon and
other western storage houses are pack
ed with hides for which there are no
buyers.
The action of the Western Pine Man
ufacturers' association December T.
voting to put into effect the eight-hour
day in the lumber camps and mills or
eastern Washington and Oregon, north
ern Idaho and western Montana, has
been rescinded by the association. The
basic eight-hour day, however, becamt
effective Tuesday in the lumber plants
of 20 companies in eastern Washington
and northern Idaho. These include
practically all the plants in the dis
trict except two. which are owned by
Montana concerns.
Federal agents and deputy sheriff
cooperating in two raids at Seattl'
uncovered evidence of the existence G.
a bootlegging ring doing business on {.
scale almost approaching that of the
Billingsleys. Twenty-one hundred
quarts of whisky, which, at bootleggei
prices, say the authorities, is valued
at nearly $4,000, were seized, whil'
Rolly M. Faulkner, believed by the
authorities to be the head of the rim.
was arrested The seizure represents
in nearly year.
From the state of Washington a.
appeal is to be taken to the suprem'
court of the United States to determine
whether the absence of permit on
the package of liquor otherwise legal
in every respect justifies its seizure by
state authorities. The case is that OF
the state against the Great Northern
railroad, a shipment of liquor consisn-
ed to Collins Brothers of Bellingham
having been seized. 1t was lawful in
every way except for the absence Of
the permit. The railroad contends that
under the Webb-Kenyon act the ship
ment was lawful, but the Washington
state supreme court held it to be in
violation of the state prohibition law
James S. Klemgard of Pullman has
been appointed by w. Bouck of Sedro-
Woolley, overseer and acting master
of the state grange, as member OF
the grange committee to look after the
interests of the northwest farmers In
the matter of price fixing for the 1918
wheat crop. ]. c. Lawrence of Spo-
kane is named as a second member Of
the committee to represent the grange
of Washington and northern Idaho
while Acting Master Bouck will serve
as the third member. The duty of the
committee will be to ask the president
to appoint from the nor Invest one
VI tIlC Pi iS'' lihihto
and to see that no 'thwest farmers get
a square deal
The central span of the Northern
Pacific bridge and the central span Of
the Milwaukee bridge over the Yakima
liver at Ellensburg were destroyed by
floods last week. Northern Pacific
bridges over the Teanaway and Naches
rivers were also washed out. The Yak
ina river was at the highest stage ever
recorded at Ellensburg and was two
and half miles wide at that point.
Secretary of State Howell has aban-
doned attempts to enforce the use of
certain lenses in automobile headlights
under the light section of the automo-
bile law passed by the last legislature.
In two instances superior CoGH.S Lave
ruled against the state departments
rejection of certain types of lens and
the secretary is convinced the law is
imnracticahle.
The first detachment of military log.
gers who are to get out spruce for the
government have arrived at Aberdeen
from Vancouver barracks. There were
30 men, and they were sent to log.
ging company soon after their arrival.
It is stated that employment could be
given to 1000 of these men, as there
is scarcity of help in the lumber
camps.
Disbarment proceedings have been
filed with the state board of law ex-
aminers by the attorney general
against Mayor Hiram C. Gill of Seattle,
and his former law partners, Heber b.
Hoyt, Hermon S. Frye and James e..
Raley. This move was tie outgrowth
of the recent futile effort to secure the
impeachment of Mayor Gill by the city
council.
That a great deal of livestock is be.
ing slaughtered in the eastern part OF
Washington on account of the abnor-
mally high prices of feed of all kinds,
is declared by o. S. Fletcher, of Spo-
kane, assistant county agriculturist.
Mr.. Fletcher SAYS farmers are trying
in most caSeS IN carry their stock until