The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-03-06

ed Saturday, March /. Governor Hart
signed senate bill 1879, fixing the auto
license, and up until the very signing
of the bill the auto dealers of this
state tried to defeat the measure Gov.
ernor Hart received scores of tele.
grams urging him not to sign the bill.
The emergency clause is attached and
the new license tax, on a factory
weight basis. went into effect Satur.
day.
Would Give Preference to State.
BY senate bill 1873, passed by the
senate. no public official shall pur.
chase for public use commodities pro-
duced outside the state II similar
goods produced within the state can
be procured at no greater price. The
bill carries . misdemeanor penalty.
Quarantine protection Of agricultur-
al crops. fruit or forest trees by the
commissioner Of agriculture is pro-
vided in bill passed by the house.
Increases to $1,000 a year for su-
preme judges and $4,000 for superior
court judges was passed and sent to
the acting governor. 1t allows $1,000
q year above present salaries
Gull Apples Sale Permitted.
The house. after q fight between
Wenatchee and Yakima apple growers
passed the Gellatly bill to permit the
sale In this state of Gull apples in
boxes especially marked as to the low
grade. The debate between Repre-
sentative Sawyer Of Yakima and Rep
resentative Gellatly of Wenatchee
hung upon the technicalities of apple
grading. until Gellatly's contention
that thousands of good eating apples
were destroyed annually in this state
to maintain the high grade for eastern
markets, aroused q discussion on the
high cost Of living. and the bill passed
by So to SO.
BY this bill apples cullsd from the
fancy grade and not over per cent
infected with moth or scab may be
sold in the state markets. Yakima
growers c0ntended that they had built
up q magnificent business in high
grade apples that would be ruined II
dealers were given the opportunity to
dodge inspection on outgoing fruit and
substitute culls for fancy grade in the
eastern markets.
Senate Passes Industrial Home Bill.
The senate passed senate bill Sc.
creating the women's industrial homo
and clinic. carrying an appropriation
of $315,0O0. Senator Crawford, Of
Skamania and Klickitst, cast the only
negative vote.
The bill carries q proviso that no
part Of the appropriation shall be ap-
piled to the purchase Of site for the
home, the idea being advanced that
the people Of the place in which the
home is located will purchase the site
and donate It to the state.
This bill has had the support of the
women's organizations OF the state.
It provides . place for the inearcera-
ton Of delinquent women and the
treatment Of women afflicted with So
called social diseases. Provision Ii
also made for the care Of dependent
children whose mothers are inmates
of the institution. The cottage plan
will be adopted in the home, with hos
pital and clinic facilities.
House for Repeal Of Tax Rebates.
BY a vote Of 81 to Is the house
passed house bill 166 and II this meas
ure passes the senate-as now seems
probable-the 3 per cent rebate OF
taxes will be abolished and the dates
for tax collections will be April Is and
November 10. No other measure has
been down and out so many times as
this bill, but when Mark Reed of Ma
son county was won over to its sup
port the bill took on new life and
after days Of nursing and amending
has been passed virtually as asked for
by the county treasurers Of the state.
Bassett, chairman of the committee
that drew the bill, in the closing
speech declared that Q check up on
the cost of the per cent rebate to
the counties Of this state in 1917
showed q loss Of $4,000.
soldiers and Sailors Benefit.
Free admission of soldiers and sail
ors to the state university 10 provided
In an amendment to house bill l04.
concurred In by both houses.
Having earlier In the sessio2 over.
come . veto Of syndicalism bill, the
senate passed An even more rigid regu-
lation In senate bill ISL, introduced
BY the judiciary committee. Under
this bill, which is aimed directly at
l. W. W. pDpbaganda. practice or ad'
vocacy OF sabotage against any lire
of industry Is made felony, agrieul-
ture and stock raising being among the
productive industries specifically
named. An emergency clause will car
~ the act into immediate execution II
II passes the house and is approved,
of which there IL apparently little