The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-01-09
929 WASHINGTON MEN
DIED FOR COUNTRY
Lynden Boys On List That Made Sup.
RENE Sacrifice During War; 9th.
er State News

Washington state men to the num-
Der OF 9a9 made the supreme sacrifice
in the world war, and the total may
be higher when final figures are in,
according to official and unofficial es-
Inmates. The deaths are divided as
follows: Killed in action 1872, died
Of wounds. 145; died OF disease. 1927;
died from other causes, Ga APPROX
nately $4,000 Washington men volun-
teered fer service il SOM one of the
allied or American armies OF were
drafted in the American military naval
service. Washington men wounded or
missing in action number upward of
1900.
The federal employment office
Yakima during the last year obtained
positions for 1851 men and women
according TO the annual report OF W.
+. Calvert. who is in charge. In 1917
jobs We're found for 1889 persons.
At recent meeting of county and
city officials, decision was made in
the matter of repairing the long tres
tie on the Olympic highway at the east
entrance to Aberdeen. The trestle
will be rebuilt Jointly by the county
and city at an expense estimated at
10000.
Possession of intoxicating liquor.
other than alcohol, by any person 9th
er than a regularly ordained clergy
man, priest or rabbi engaged in min
istering to a religious congregation, is
unlawful under Washington's bone
dry" law. Attorney General w. V. Tan
ner has ruled
Sixteen hundred and sixtyfve
young men from nearly every walk
of life. enough to furnish full crews
for thirty-three big overocean steam
ships. were accepted for instruction
at the merchant marine training sta
ton in West Seattle during the six
months ended December 81
Olympia's biennial ball and recep-
ton to the legislature this year may
be cancelled on account OF influenza.
A canvass Of state officials made by
Attorney General w. V. Tanner result
ed in a general declaration in favor OF
emitting the customary festivities in
honor of visiting lawmakers.
Two car crews were stoned. half a
dozen car windows broken, traffic
blocked and a near riot was started on
the Tacoma municipal car line by
workmen from the Todd shipyard. The
men we're angry because there were
trance to handle all the men going off
shift.
Believed by shippers to presage a
general reduction in shipping rates
for cargo trade from the Pacific coast,
was the announcement by J. D. Low
man of a cut of SIS ton on freight
from the coast to Japan. Mr.. Lowman
is the assistant director of operations
for the Washington district of the
shipping board
Widespread interest is manifested
at Yakima in plans for legislation this
winter creating county library sys-
tens. A tentative plan worked out
by library worker for a Yakima
county library system at an annual
cost of $4,000 will be used as the
basis fo- legislation which the Yakima
delegation will support.
A convention of representatives of
Presbyterian churches in Washington,
Montana and Idaho will be held at
Spokane January is and 19, to discuss
the plan of those states in the New
Era" movement of the Presbyterian
church The plan calls for the raising
of $4,000, 900 this year in the United
States, to be used for church work
acre and in Europe.
A convention of the irrigation and
road interests of Okancgan county
will be held at Tonasket January 10.
Delegates are expected from every
commercial club in the community. 1t
s proposed to organize movement
20 present the advantages the Okan-
oSan country OIIeTs 10 returned eOl-
diers. State officials are to be pres
ent and legislative and congressional
aid for developing the Okanogan re-
sources will be sought.
Tacoma leads all United States
ports in tea imports for the first half
of the fiscal year. New York is sec
ond and San Francisco third. During
the first six months Of the fiscal year
Chief Examiner L. G. Fenton reports
that 3s.442,607 pounds have been re-
ceived, against 3s,1j 1890 for the same
period last year, mixing a gain of 81
326,716 pounds Nj. Fenton estimates
the business for the entire year will
amount to than so loco, 900 pounds.
The Yakima plant of the UtahIdaho
Sugar company has just closed its
1918 season with . production of ST.
500 sacks Of sugar. valued at $s62, 500.
In addition to the sugar output the
factory produced $4,000 worth of beet
pulp. Fifty cars OF sugar already have
been shipped. The run this year con-
sumed $4,000 tons Of beets, for which