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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01
FINE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
GIVEN AT CHURCH BY SCHOOLS

A Joint Christmas program was
given this year by the Lynden Chris
tian School and the Ebenezer School
at the Christian Reformed Church.
The following was the program:
Invocation-Rev. E. Breen.
Psalm-School.
RecitatiOn-Lucas Brink.
Recitation, Merry Christmas Bells,
Johanna Wander Griend.
Acrostic-Second Grade.
Song. Cradle Hymn" Primary
Grades, Ebenezcr School.
Exercise. Jesus Is the Children's
King'-Three Girls.
Recitation. "The Story of Christ
mas" Hilda Kok.
Song, This Glad Christmas Day.
1st grade Ebenezer School.
Recitation, "Christmas," Geziena
Gelms.
Song. 1.-TWO Little Hands To Work
for Jesus" Lynden Primary Grade
Recitation. "Laong's Christmas
Mission" Delmar Wander Griend.
Song, "Er Ruischt Langs De Wolk'
en-
Dialog, "Bylde Boodschap," foul
boys.
Piano duet, Clara Rutgers, Tena
Bankers.
Exercise-The Song, the Star, thu
Story"-Four Girls.
| Song-Dorothy TIE Selle.
ecitation-Bessie Wiser.
Song, "Star of the East st'-Seventi
and Eighth Grades.
Recitation-Robert Zoet.
Brightest and Best
5th, and 9th grades.
Song, "Christmas Time Is Com
Again" Four Boys.
Song, "Stille Nacht," Ebeneze
School.
Recitation-Leonard Bode.
Vocal Duet Cobie De Boer an
Minnie Gunst.
Song-O Little Town of Bethle
: hem.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

now on. With the price received
from this one animal, Rupp intends
to buy foundation animals of accepted
type and good breeding and go into
the business of raising purebreds.
Countess of Sunnyside Dekol End
was purchased by c. A. Harrison OF
Seattle. She is the first COW he ever
owned. Happily he can afford to
start with the best.
Many of the best dairies date their
financial we'll being to the day a
system of bookkeeping and milk test
ing was Inaugurated. The value OF
accounting is not realized until tried
Study the herd with this point in
mind and if you have not tailed each
milking you will see the chance for
leaks. A year or even month OF
record keeping will convince one that
some cows are undesirable.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01
LYNDEN SERVICE MEN
TO FORM LEGION POST
Local Soldiers, Sailors And Marines
To Meet Next Week To Form Org
anizatiOn Of Veterans

Lynden soldiers, sailors and mar
ines will gather at the G. A. r. Hall
! Wednesday evening. Jan. z, at o.
clock to form Lynden Post of the
American Legion, the big organiz-
alton of the veterans of the Great
War.
Major w. D. Kirkpatrick, COM
mander of the Bellingham Post, is
the organization. and to address the
men, and other Bellingham Legion
officers will come with him. All Lyn-
den service men are urged to attend
the meeting.
1t is pointed out that the American
Legion is not secret organization,
and has no secret obligation of any
kind. Like the dairymen's associa-
ton, made up OF dairymen only, the
Legion is made up of service men
only, but is patterned along similar
nOn-secret lines.
AS taken from the Constitution, the
objects of the Legion are as follows:
ITO uphold and defend the Con
sittution of the United States of AM
erica; to maintain law and order; to
foster and perpetuate one hundred
per cent Americanism; to preserve
the memories and incidents of our
association in the Great War. to in
culcate sense of individual oblig-'
alton to the community, state and
nation; to combet the autocracy Of
both the classes and the masses; to.
make rigid fhe. mpstcf Of might; to-
,prompte yp16ee and good will on
earth, i 20 safeguard and transmit to
posterity. the principles of justice.
freedom and democracy; and to con-
secrate and sanctify our comradeship
by our devotion to mutual helpful
ness. 49,
"While requiring that every mem
ber4of the organization perform his
full duty as q citizen according to
the dictates of his own conscience,
and understanding, the organization
shall be absolutely non-partisan and
on-sectarian, and shall not be used
fos - disseminatioM OF partisan
principles or forathe promotion OF
the candidacy of any person seeking
public Office or preferment.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01
LYNDEN SCHOOL NEWS

Miss Laurel Bridgham is teaching
the third grade in place of Mrs
Campbell, who resigned last week.
The over-crowded condition of the
third, fourth and fifth grades made
it necessary to employ an extra teach.
er. Miss Bergstrom of Bellingham
will teach the overflow from the 3rd
and 4th, while Miss Lowry will teach
the 4th5th mixed grade.
Logan Sheriff has re-entered the
eighth grade.
The sixth grade has moved to the
vacant room in the high school to
make room for the extra grade.
The following have had perfect at
tendance for December, regardless
of the severe weather:
Sth Grade Myrl Brown, Agnes
Gale, Ann Kampen, Gladys Den Adel,
Dorothy Harkness. Earlma Rusco,
Myrtle Sheriff, Mary Waldemar. Nor
ma Weeks, Evelyn Wiley, Rose Rus
co, Teddy Dean, Stafford Fale, Cor
don Serrurier. Clarence White, Peter
Holman.
9TH Grade-Justine Cusin, Mildred
Fountain, Vesta Hilsinger. Izetta Liv-
ingston, Edna Saltzgaber. Irene
Schuyler, Johanna Segel. Helen Steir-
len. Charles Ashton. Walter LIE
Compte, Teddy Palmer. Martin Wald-
emar, Glare Johnson, Charlie Berg
man.
9Th Grade-Verna Alexander, Mar
garet Shagren, Teddy Harkness, Rol-
and Shagren, Lewis White, Evelyn
Ecker, Beatrice Johnson, Ivan JaM-
ieson, Herbert Talmage,. Dali Good
low. = q
5th Grade-MargaretEe Compte,
Alenet BussardsHelen Ranton, Lillian
H)iAiA, Emma Van os, Henrietta
Vanasr- Yacht. Le6na Gale, ElAe
falmer. Aadie Hatley, Roberta
Waples : GeraldiHe Schroeder, Elmo
P6tt, Jesse Wynne, jain Mcleod,
E4edell< <Axlund& Harold Jcifts, Dav-
5&sSheriff. Haroldf Raethke, Homer
JacE1pn, Homer tieodlow.
: 4th Grade-Bessie Hitchcock. lone
shumway. Sophie Van Os, Flora Belle
Sheriff. Margaretha Dewey, Merle
Livingston, Floyd Anderson, Everett
Bannick. Arthur De Bruyn, Russell
Cries, Wilbur Kirkpatrick, Hugh Nc
Daniels, Glen Talmadge, George
Weeks, Leslie Arbuckle.
3rd Grade-Gladys Hatley, Fern
Livingston, Luther Palmer. Raymond
Haan, Grace Kampen, Gordon Gale,
Carl Schuyler, Ben Bergman.
End Grade
Johanna Bannick, Clara Bauman,
Katherine Mounter, Annie Won Euw,
Alton Palmer, Ralph Holman. Ida
De Boer, Leota Gahan, Elsie SwOpe,
Earl Jensen. Wesley Ranton.
1st Grade Pearl Bussard, Vice
Sheriff.. Albert Segal.
The losing side in the seventh
grade spelling contest served fruit
salad, cake, punch and popcorn balls
to the winning side on the afternoon
of Dec. 10.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01
POULTRY VETERINARIAN TELLS
ABOUT DISEASES OF BIRDS

DR.. Johnson, poultry veterinarian
from the Western Washington Exper-
iment Station at Puyallup. lectured
to Lynden poultrymen on the dis
eases of Chickens" Tuesday night at
the high school. His talk was illus
trated with stereoptican views of
both healthy and diseased birds, and
various exhibits of diseased birds
were shown.
A large gathering of Lynden's
poultrymen heard the lecture.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

Mrs. e. A. Livingstone and daugh-
ter Izetta entertained at a fivc-course
dinner Christmas night for Miss Neil
son of Bollingham and Mr.. and Mrs.
C. l.. Craighead, of LyndelI. The
house and table were tastefully dec
Grated in Yuletide manner with hOl-
ly and Oregon oak. Sever al musical
numbers were given by Miss Nelson
very talented pianist.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01
LYNDEN'S INCOME TAX
FOR 1919 is NOW DUE
Citizens Must File Report And Make
Payment To Federal Government
For Past Year

LINDEN people today face the duty
of filing income tax statements for
1919, and making the necessary pay
ments to the government.
Heavy penalties are imposed for
those who fail to file returns be-
tween January l and March Is. The
tax may be paid in full at the time
of filing the return, or If 1t is de-
sired to make the payments in four
instalments, the first must be paid
by March Is. the second by June Is,
the third by September Is, and the
fourth by December Is. The period
for which the income tax is assessed
is the calendar year 1919.
The ordinary taxpayer will not be
obliged to pay quite as much as last
year, although the rate still is far
greater than pre-war rates.
The exemptions of $1,000 for sim
gle persons and $4,000 for married
persons and heads of families remain
the same as for 1918. The normal
rate for 1919 is per cent on the
first $4,000 of net income above the
exemptions and per cent. on the
remaining net income. Last year the
normal rates were and IL per cent.
Besides the exemption of $1,000
for single persons and $4,000 for
married. there is an additional ex-
emption of 5000 for each dependent
under Is years of age.
Every person whose income equal
ed or exceeded $1,000 for single per-
sons, or $4,000 for those who are
married, must file a return regard
less of whether the income is large
enough to require the payment of the
tax.
Forms for making returns will be
available at offices of collectors of
internal revenue and deputy collec-
tors, postoffices and banks. What is
known as form 1040A is for use or
those with incomes of $4,000 or less
while form f04.0 is for those with
larger incomes.
Taxpayers must report under gross
income salaries, including bonuses,
interest received on notes, bank de-
posits, dividends or stocks. profits
from the sale of property, profits
from stock market transactions, in
come from fiduciaries, partnership
profits and royalties from mines, Oil
wells, patents, copyrights and fran
chises.
Items which are not taxable and
need not be included in the return
are property received by gift or in
heritance. proceeds of life insurance
policies. returns on premiums on HE
insurance, endowment or annuity
contracts, amounts received through
accident or health insurance or under
workmen's compensation acts, inter
est on obligations of any state or any
city. town, county or village, interest
on liberty bonds to the par value OF
$4,000. interest on securities issued
under the federal farm loan act ana
amounts received during the war by
nersons in the active military or ma
val forces up to $3,500 in addition
to personal exemption.
Deductions from gross earnings III
determining net income include all
business expenses in the conduct OF
business. trade or profession. rea-
sonable. allowance is MADE LOT aepre-
citation of business property. Cohtri-
buttons or gifts to charitable, re-
,ip;ous or educational societies may
he deducted to an amount not ex-
ceeding / S per cent. of the taxpayer
income.
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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CLOSE
HERE ON NEW YEARS DAY

The boys and girls of the Lynden
Public Schools will no. attend the
institutions on New Years Day, the
school board has decided. School
will be held as usual on Friday.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

The following were entcrtoined at
the George Frick home Christmas
Day: Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Treischel of
Everson, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Frick
and family and Mr.. J. l.. Better of
NOoksack.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

Mrs. Arie Schouten returned to
Lynden Friday with her two-year-
old baby boy, who has been at ST.
Luke's hospital. An operation has
been performed and he is considera-
bly, better.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

Lynden Elks will attend a lecture
an Ellison White man, on "The Max
ing of a Man" Lynden members are
urged to attend.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w .Trcmain en-
tertained Christmas for Mr. and Mrs
r. E. Mutchler and family, Mr. and
Mrs j. w Tremain and sen of Bel
lingham, Mr.. and Mrs. Elzie Tire
main and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Lund and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Beernink
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

Mr.. John Hoekstra has returned
from Rochester, Mimi, where he had
an operation performed Oh his face.
He was suffering from facial neural
gia. and is considerably improved
now.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01
FIRE AT LYNDEN GARAGE
PUT OUT IN RECORD TIME

A fire alarm was sounded Monday
afternoon, when a blaze broke out
in the Lynden Motor Company gar
age.
The blaze was out before, the de-
partment had gathered, FoNr little
fire extinguishers did the wofk.y
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01
FALLING SNAG CRUSHEH ROOF~
OF sTEGEHaRouLTRY hpgsE ( 3

Last week the rcof' or EN sts-
gink's new chicken coop north of
the depot was crushed and badly
damaged by a falling snag. No chick
ems were killed. Stegink left the
poultry house but five minutes be-
fore the accident occurred.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs, Robert Smith Ct AZ
acortes spent Christmas at the home
of Mr.. Smiths parents, Mr.. and Mrs
C. X. Smith.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

Eastern Star To Install Officers
The Lynden Eastern Star Chapter
of Officers Friday evening. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

A very enjoyable evening was
spent at the G. Rutgers home last
Friday night, when guests number
ing twenty-five, rendered them de-
lightful surprise in honor of Miss
Carolyn's birthday. Music and games
were the diversion of the evening.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01
Cuts Throat On Nail

Sunday evening Carl Wander Yacht
six year old son of A. A. Wander
Yacht, cut his throat badly when he
encountered nail in a post.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

The Sewing Club met with Miss
Hazel Lowery Tuesday night. The
evening was spent in fancywork, and
refresh were served
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Lund spent
Christmas at the home of Mrs. Lund's
brother, Joe Kneuhman and family
at Sumas.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

MAJ tin Eerkes has a sore head He
bumped it into post Sunday night
and split his forehead open.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

Mrs. Lewis Reed and children of
Lawrence visited at the J. X. Rine-
hart home last week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

Miss Alice Cole of Seattle, visited
her sister, Mrs. X. l.. Averill, during
Christmas week
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Rinehart Wis
tied in Burlington and Everett last
week
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

George Wetzel is suffering with
an abscess on his neck.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-01-01

c. B. Bay and Ensign John Bay
spent Christmas in Lynden.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
JAP SQUADRON RESCUES CREW
 WRECKED SHIP

TOXIC, Aug. Il (by Associated Press).-The ninth Japanese squadron of destroyers rescued 23 passengers and five members of the crew from the wreck of Russian ship, Commo- dore Behring, according to a navy of- flee communiQue The other members of the Russian crew, which had num- bered 31, are thought to have safely landed before the squadron reached the ship and to be guarding the ships cargo. The Russian ship was stranded off the southern extremity of Kam- chatka. while bound from Vladivostok to Petro.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
CENTRALIABE
 MEM0RALIZED
 BY VETERANS

CENTRALLY, Aug. Il (by Associat ed Press) .-"Centralia will mean to the American Legion what Bunker. hill, Gettsyburg and Chateau Thierry mean to the American nation" de clared Franklin Deliver, national com mander on a pilgrimage to the graves of the soldiers who were killed in Centralia on Armistice Day. At those places the spirit of America met the enemy and triumphed; Here the spirit of the American Legion likewise me; the enemy and triumphed." Colnman der Dolier laid wreaths of flowers on the graves.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
4. E. F. WILL CEASE
 TO EXIST AUGUST 3l

WASHINGTON, Aug. il (by Asso- ciated Press).-The American ex- peditionary forces pass into history on August thirty first when headquar- ters of the only remaining unit ceases to exist with the transfer of records to the custody of the war department.
 It is announced that General Persh- ing the next day will open head quarters as general of the army.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
ASK INCREASE INTERNATIONAL
 POSTAL RATES

PARIS, Aug. II (by Associated Press). Doubling of most ot the inter national postal rates will be proposed by French delegates to the mterna- +iona1 Postal Union which will meet in Madrid October 1. France recently increased domestic first class letter hostage from 15 to 25 centimes, so that it now costs as much to send letter across the street in Paris as to send it around the world. The French commission also adopted recommen- dation that postal surtax be imposed when necessary to meet the loss in ex- chages.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
BERCDOLLSAYS
 NOT GUILTY FDESERTION

NEW YORK, Aug. Il (by Associated Press) s).-ErWin Rudolph Bergdoll pleaded not guilty of evading the draft and desertion from the army before a court martial here today. Bergdoll asserted that he did not want to enter the army as he might be in a position where he would have to shoot relatives"
 Bergdoll is brother of a Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, who has been 8 fugitive from justice for some time and is rated as a millionaire.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11

EQUIPMENTFOR  ALASKA COAL

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. II (by Associated Press) ).-Secretary of the Navy Daniels has approved the pur- T. chase of expensive additional equip navy coal lands in Alaska.
 Buildings under construction in the chickaloon field to house miners to be rushed to completion, employment of a geologist and twenty miners to aug . ment the force already there has also been authorized
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
SHOTS ARE FIRED
 AT STRIKEBREAKERS

DENVER, Col, Aug. II (by Associat- ed Press) Twenty men were ar raigned in the police court yesterday charged with disturbances during the street car riots. Twelve of them were heavily fined. Troops continue to be held at strategic points.
 Two shots were fired from 8 win dow at car manned by strike-break- CTS but no one was hurt.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
WHISKEY AND RUM CACHED
 IN COCOANUTS

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. II (by Associated Press) There is hardly ship coming here from America whose crew do not purchase a quan- tity of rum and whiskey. AS much as $6O is being paid for case of the beverage, an increase of 100 per cent. Evidence has been disclosed that the whiskey and other spirits are being smuggled into the United States in bags of cocoanuts.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
WOODEN SHIPS TO BE
 CONCENTRATED ON RIVER

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. il (by Associated Press) ).-Admiral Benson, of the United States Shipping Board announced that the government owned wooden ships scattered along the coats of the Atlantic would be concentrated in the James river, thus saving two hundred thousand dollars department expense.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
BOARD BILL OF NEW
 YORK RATS BIG ITEM

NEW YORK, Aug. ii (by Associat ed Press).-D V. G. Heister of the Rockefeller foundation has estimated that there are three million, five hun dred thousand rats in New York, cost ing the city about thirty-five million dollars a year board bill.''
 It is claimed the rats have done an enormous amount of damage.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
SUGAR BEETS WILL PRODUCE
 RECORD CROP

WASHINGTON, Aug. Il iby Asso- ciated Press) Sugar production from sugar beets this year is forecast at 2,OO7 100000 pounds by the department of agriculture basing it's estimate on the condition of the crop July 1. It will be a record crop. Last year l, 1,45D00,000 pounds were produced from sugar beets and the average production for the five years, 1914-18, was 1,577 100000 pounds.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
LIGHTNING STRUCK
 AS MINISTER ASKED
 WERE THEY READY

LAPORTE, Ind, Aug. II (by Associated Press).-"I tighten ing should strike the tent, how many would be ready for it?" said the Rev. John Timber, ad- dressing a congregation in a big tent in this city. A moment later a bolt of Tightening struck the ten and killed two ministers, severely burned Rev. Timber, and knocked down scores of the worshippers.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
AMERICAN MOTORBOAT
 WINS FIRST TROPHY RACE

CONES, Eng, Aug. II {by Associat- ed Press) ).-The American motorboat Miss America, owned by G. A. Wood, of Detroit, won the first race for the Harmsworth trophy off the Isle ofSMeight
 CONES, Eng, Aug. II (by Associat- ed Press) Miss America won the second final race for the Harmswortn motorboat trophy here today.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
JAP PAPER CHARGES
 AMERICAN DISL0YALTY

TOXIC, Aug. II (by Associated Press) "A Japanese newspaper here considered a military organ charges that Americans foster "disloyalty among the Japanese and American missionaries in Korea, using the cloak of Christianity to instill an antt-Jap- anese sentiment there"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
DERAILED PASSENGER
 TRAIN PROVES FATAL

ROSTERS, Iowa, Aug. II (by Asso- ciated Press) s).-Two trainmen were killed and two probably fatally in- iured when Northwestern passenger train was derailed last evening.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
CHILDREN DIE FROM
 EATING GROUND BERRIES

PASCO, Wash, Aug. Il (by Asso- ciated Press) Two children are dead and a third in serious condition from eating aground cherries" the fruit of a weed here today.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
BRUSH FIRES MENACE
 TOWN OF EXTENSION

VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. Il (by Associated Press). It is. reported that brush fires are menacing the town of Extension, on Vancouver Island, and that it is sweeping swiftly towards Nanimo Fifty fighters have been sent from here to the scene of the fire.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
EKLIJND DOWNS EDWARDS
 IN WRESTLING MATCH

SHERIDAN, Wyo., Aug. Il (by As sociated Press) ).-Clarence Eklund, the worlds ight-heavy-weight wrestling champion, defeated Billy Edwards, of Nebraska City, two falls out of three here on Monday night.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
FISH QUOTATIONS

SEATTLE, Aug. Il (by Associated Press) Prices at noon, August 10th on Haiibut, 1872 cents; Chickens 6 cents; Sable fish, cents; rel and ling cod, s cents.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
COUNTESS IS SHOCKED
 BY BOLT LIGHTNING

RACQUETT LAKE, N. Y, Aug. Il (by Associated Press) ).-Countess Las sezic Szchenyi formerly Gladys Van derbilt was severely shocked by bolt of lightning which struck tree few feet from where she was standing. It is reported as not serious.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
FIRES ARE RAGING
 IN NATIONAL FOREST

MISSOULA, Mont, Aug. Il (by As sociated Press). Three serious forest fires are raging unchecked in the Flathead national forest Two others have completely surrounded the fire fighters.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
GREAT BRITAIN USES
 OUR COTTON EXPORT

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. Il (by Associated Press) Great Britain took nearly half of 15,4OS bales of cotton exported from the United States for the fiscal year of 1920, the department of commerce announces today.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
RATIFICATION MEASURE
 HAS BEEN INTRODUCED

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. il (by As sociated Press).-A joint resolution providing for ratification of the suf~ frage amendment was introduced in both houses of the legislature yester- day and will be discussed today.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
PROHIB CANDIDATES
 BE NOTIFIED TOMORROW

GERMANTOWN, Ohio, Aug. II (by Associated Press) ).-Dr Aaron $. Wat kins and D. Leigh Colvin, the prohibi- tion candidates will be notified of their nomination tonight.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
AIR PATROL DISCOVERS
 SERIOUS FOREST FIRES

EUGENE, Ore, Aug Il (by Asso- ciated Press Thirty forest fires are raging on the coast ranges, some con- sidered serious have been discovered by the air patrol