The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-04-25

dairymen, but the association cannot
be formed until 500 cows are assured.
All auto owners must now have their
new tags. Owing to the trouble over
the plates, many of which proved de-
feetive, the law has not been strictly
enforced to date, but any car owner
who can not show his new yellow and
black number plates or that he has
applied for the same is due to be ar
rested.
Olympia's fire department has gone
on strike. The chief asked for an in
crease from 500 to $50 monthly, the
assistant chief asked $125 and the
force demanded six firemen at 500
each, where four formerly served at
$50. All the men walked out but the
chief, who remained until he could
be relieved.
Road building costing about 100000
and extending over seven and a half
miles is to be completed this summer
in the Lake Quinault district, on the
Olympic highway, according to an
nouncement made by R. l.. Fromme,
supervisor of the Olympic forest. The
work will be done with federal forest
road aid and state and county funds.
Spring wheat will show 10 per
cent increase in acreage in this state,
State Grain Inspector Sweeney Of
Seattle, reports. The natural shortage
of labor has been overcome in part by
the use of tractors and the state will
attempt to produce a recOrd-breaking
crop. Frost has done some damage to
fruit crops, but Inspector Sweeney
does not believe the grain yield viii
suffer
A worlds speed record in steel snip
construction was broken at Seattle, it
was claimed, when the freighter West
Lianga was launched at the Skinner
G. Eddy corporations shipyard for the
United States shipping board So work
ing days after her keel was laid down.
The West Lianga was the 18th steel
steamer launched for the government
by Seattle yards this year The 10
total 129400 deadweight tons. The
Lianga is of $500 tons.
Secretary of State Howell has just
received copies for presentation to the
next Washington legislature of the
loyalty law" passed in the state OF
Texas 1t is a most drastic act aimed
at German propaganda in this country
and gives the authority to the arrest
ing officer to make the arrest without
warrant 1t puts ban on all dis
loyal talk and bars persons from hav-
ing in their possession the flags,
colors, ensigns or standards of the
nations with which this country is
at war.
Increased wages for employees of
all railroads are about to be announc-
ed from Washington, it is understood
in railroad circles. The wage increases
are to affect all employees not included
in the four large brotherhoods and
will benefit office boys, clerks, steno-
graphers, agents, section men, freight
handlers and other unorganized work
ers, many of whom have not had a
wage increase for ten years. The un-
official information is to the effect that
all employees receiving less than 1925
a month will be affected.
According to the report of p. J.
Sweeney, chief state grain inspector,
the farm tractor has solved the prob
lem in this state of labor scarcity for
spring seeding. The latter work is
reported as completed in the grain
sections and to have shown an in
crease of 10 per cent over last springs
seeding, despite the fact that an alb
normal amount of spring seeding was
required at that time on account OF
frost damage to winter wheat. Sween-
ey says that little complaint of labor
shortage is heard in the wheat coun
try since the growers have begun to
use tractors extensively.
Official orders providing that work
ers in war lumber, shipbuilding and
munitions industries may enjoy a
years leave of absence from home
steads have been received at hepdquar-
tiers of the spruce production division
Of the United States signal corps. To
take advantage of the leave it is nee
essary that the worker make applica-
ton through the general land office
in the district where his claim is
located. 1t is explained also that the
time taken off by the homesteader
is not to count upon the three-year
residence requirement. The new pro
vision merely grants him protection
against contest during his absence.
Professor J. w. Hotson. superintend-
ent of moss dressings for the north
west division of the Red Cross, has
received a wire from Washington, d.
C.. asking for 100000 sphagnum pack
cts by July /. Professor Hotson has
relayed the appeal to Ilwaco and has
asked the people of this region for
their active cooperation in the en-
deavor to meet the demand. Harry
James Smith, formerly director OF
sphagnum dressings for the United
States, reported that the moss grow
ing on the North Beach peninsula was
The best he had seen for surgical
dressings and that it could be secured
in larger quantities there than in any
other locality in North America, with
the possible exception of Alaska. In
order to secure the 100000 packets it
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