The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-12-23
Northeast News

men. headed by Mayor-elect Rovig, will
be here January for a handbaai ,O Oap
Mayor-elect Rovig of Yakima has chai-
lenged Mayor-elect Ben f.. HIN LOT d
game at the time, and the challenge mas
been accepted.
SEATTLE: Steps to provide work Tor
Seattles unemployed have peen taken py
the board of public works. the contract
for a large street Improvement project
that will employ a large force OF WORK,
men being awarded and departmental
vey and report what additional construc-
ton work can be undertaken at this Time.
OLYMPIA: The supreme court mas
heard arguments on the validity OF tne
aoidiers' bonus measure submitted by
the extra session of the legislature IN
March, 1920. as referendum measure
and adopted by Syro she peSp part Of the
law of the state by Gov. Hart NOV. ~
The court took decision under ADVISE
ment.
SEATTLE: A state law requiring the
registration of every firearm, in SINH
lar manner to the registration or auto
guns without permits, from the proper
authorities will be advocated by Chief
of Police W. H; Soaring. roao.,, power
enine for location entry and settlement
Of federal power reserve lands along the
Goquile and Rogue 9g RlTess IN was for
warded to Secretary OF Interior fayhe
for approval. ,...,,
Secretary Merrill of the commissioR
said the lands along the Coquille ana
Rogue Rivers in oregon were ldeal ZOE
farming and acting under the powers OF
the federal water power act the COM
mission had decided to open them to set
Element
SPOKANE: Wages of swampers ana
logging camps have been cut 80 cents 10
81 day. The going wage is now ~.
OLYMPIA: Earl A. Fry Of Seattle
was reelected chairman OF the w, Wasf'n ne
closing session of the Sem1-annuai con-
vention here. The new legislative com
mittee appointed is; D; d: A 0 s.,n Ia.
D. w. Kimball, Vancouver; John Barnes,
Yakima; Fred G. Anderson, Olympia.
VICTORIA. B. c.: Word was received
here that the stranded steamship Prince
Rupert was floated at Swanson Bay this
morning.
SEATTLE: The University of Wash
ington and the University of British Co
iumbia will debate on January FL on the
question, Resolved, That an Anglo-Jap-
aneSe Alliance Is h HltIdCc " luO Autui
of British-American relations" accord
ing to Karl Leib, debate coach at wash
ington.
BLYN, Clallam County: Bert Burg, a
logger of this place, died in the hospita!
at Sequim recently of burns received
when he attempted to light the fire with
ploded and set fire to his clothing.
SPOKANE: Judicial cognizance was
taken of the absence of four bottles from
among exhibits in liquor case in SUI
perior court when the jury returned to
court after having deliberated for TWEEN
ty-three hours without being able to
reach a verdict None of the jurors was
able to explain the absence of the bot
ties, although some told Judge oswald
that they had sampled the contents.
WALLA WALLA: Extension OF the
corporate limits of the city to include
the congested districts now beyond the
present lines and reimbursement and
equalization of the tax valuations are
two propositions outlined by Mayor
elect Ben f. Hill to the members of the
Commercial Club for the development OF
Walla Walla.