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LIBRARY, The Lenden Tribune Consolidation of The Barifir Bilot and The Conden Sum Vol. IX LYNDEN, WASHINGTON, MARCH 22, 1917 No. 40 COUNTRY BANKS GAIN $75,000 -IN DEPOSITS Make Substantial Advance Since official Call of November; Lynden And Ferndale Lead Banks of the rural districts of Whatcom County gained $75,000 in deposits since November, according to the official statements published last week. Ferndale, Sumas, Custer and Lynden show substantial advances in deposits, ranging from a gain for Lynden of $45,507.70 and for Ferndale of $22.851.75, to increases of $7,200 for Custer and $4.823 for Sumas. The following is a list of the deposits in the county banks on March 5: Custer, Everson, 977.14; Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden, Sumas, $160,551.06.

High prices paid for dairy products and potatoes and other farm goods, together with the mild winter which required but a small outlay for feed, brought about the increased prosperity. Pr.ces for dairy and poultry products have been unusually good this winter. The legislature at its session just closed passed a bill that guarantees the deposits in the state banks by the formation of a banking guarantee fund. The organization will maintain a fund in charge of state officials which will be sufficient to make up to depositors any loss resulting from the closing of a bank that belongs to the association, or in other words. the resources of the state banks, running into the hundreds of millions, are used to stand back of, and protect the depositors in any individual bank.

The absolute safety thus afforded depositors, it is believed, will mean a sustantial increase in the deposit of the State Banks of Whatcom County, as they are thereby enabled to offer their depositors a guarantee that the national banks cannot give. Money that is buried, and hidden in teacups, and other unsafe places by the nervous, will be put back into circulation when the proective measure goes into effect in a few months. EVERSON Mr. and Mrs. English and family of Bellingham spent Sunday at the Breckenridge home.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rickendyfer spent Sundy in Bellingham. Mrs. George W.

Lott and daughter Bernice, spent several days last week William Warner home. The Misses Christie Simpson, Adeline Ingersoll and Frances Willard who are attending the Normal, spent the spring vacation at home. Mrs. William Warren spent the week-end at the De Neui home in Lynden. Miss Edna Dale of Hopewell was a Monday dinner guest at the H.

Iverson home. Miss Mabel Iverson was a Sunday dinner guest at the J. Ohlund home. Rev. and Mrs.

John Reid were guests at the Tom Parrott home at Van Buren Wednesday evening. Miss Ollie Enger is visiting friends in Bellingham. Miss Marie Enger departed Friday for Marietta, where she will stay an indefinite time. Mr. and Mrs.

D. Dobler are visiting friends in Seatle. Mrs. Ed Kale spent the week-end at the James Fenton home in Blaine. The Misses Beatta and Emma Vinger spent several days last week in Seattle.

Mrs. William Hunt of Nooksack is visiting at the Presbyterian manse. A surprise party was given at the Clarke Brook's home Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Euna Nehmen, the occasion being her birthday anniversary. EVIL OF HASTE. In our hurry to have things done we do not succeed we blow up.

The curse of this age is rush. It makes children old before their time: it wrecks meu in the prime of their manhood: It shortens lives and titis the insane asylums, and on women It bears hardest of all. "Do it "Step live ly! "Hustle!" are the orders of the bour. and in these phrases lies the greatest weakness of the age. Children today have DO time for mud pies: they must be precocious little men and WOmen, must lead the life of adults.

Their school work is a rush that leaves them little education. The modern woman puts tremendous nervous energy into everything she does. and this rush scheme of existence is hardest on ber. No great thing is ever done in a burry, and yet we are proud of being strenuous. -Rer.

A. E. Keigwin, New York. THE BARN WHERE THE ROOF SLOPES DOWN. Op from the meadow ut set of sun.

The lush grass kissing their hoofs of brown. Slowly the cattle come, one by one, Into the barn where the root slopes down. Each to ber stall with an eager reach For swinging stanchion; then calm content. While switching tails and a moolug speech Keep time and rbythm to the milk's descent. Silently into their places creep The friendly stars ere the task is a o'er: And onture sinks to her nightly sleep, While closed and locked is the stable door.

Out from the darkness a cricket's song Shrills on the air or a baru rat glides Stealthily. nimbly the door along, Where cattle slumber and silence bides. At morn when the wood thrush greets his mate With song of rapture from throat of brown. The cattle will stumble with eager gait Out from the barn where the roof slopes down. -Helen M.

Richardson in Farm Journal. BELLINGHAM QUARTET WILL SING IN LYNDEN ON SUNDAY The Y. C. A. quartet of Bellingham, an organization with a fine reputation, will sing at the Methodist Chuch in Lynden in connection with the services Sunday evening The quartet has made a specialty of sacred numbers, and these will be included in their program Sunday.

FERNDALE Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Gorsuch and Mr.and Mrs.

Edward Gorsuch will entertain The Recreation Club at the home of the former tomorrow evening. Progressive 500 will be played. Mrs. Paul Hood has as her week end guest Miss Rowena Timmerman of Greenwood. After several days visit with relatives here, Mr.

and Mrs. Dick Olsen have returned to their home in Bellingham. Mrs. Royston of Denver Colorado is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Ed.

Garlick. Mr. H. has as his guest Mr. H.

Hersheyof Lancaster, Penn. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Nelson and children have moved to Acme where they will make their home. Mr.

Noll Mackarness left last week for Kennewick, Wash. where she will join her husband. Mr. C. P.

Schell of Tacoma is visiting his family here. Mrs. Fred Thedens and daughter Jeanette of Friday Harbor are visitnig relatives here. Mr. and Mrs.

Ray Cloud have had as their guest Miss Charlotte Cloud of Everson. Dr. anl Mrs. C. W.

Hamshaw have as their guest Mr. Clarence Hamshaw of White Horse, B. C. Fire Monday evening totally destroyed the Mensor and the Myers homes. Mr.

Pat Conneroy has gone to Montana where he will spend several weeks. Mr. John Mickleson and family have moved to Silvana. Misses Mariie Strickland, Clara Nielson, Doris Manning, Vivian Wynne, Ella Peterson, Ruth Cederburg, Ellen Johnson, Merle and Luella Onstine, and Mr. Clyde Campbell who are attending Normal are spending their spring vacation at their homes here.

Funeral services for David W. Shields of Moose Jaw, formerly of Ferndale, who was killed in a railroad wreck, were held here Friday afternoon. H. B. Legoe, who has been attending the Seattle Engineering College opened an auto repair shop here.

Mr. M. L. Newkirk and Mrs. Jane Lloyd of Blaine were quietly married Thursday.

They will make their home here. A. H. Sass was able to be out again Tuesday for the first time since his operation. Better, Way.

Steepe-1 never borrow an umbrella. Coope It's a good rule. Steepe I make it an absolute rule to buy my umbrellas. By the way, would you mind lending me the price of Telegraph. OLD SALT TO SPIN YARNS IN LYNDEN Captain Eli, Ancient Mariner, Will Tell Of Experiences Whaling And Sailing Deep Captain Eli, an old salt who sailed the Pacific thirty years ago, will spin yarns for the Lynden people Friday afternoon at the high school auditorium.

Captain Eli will appear under the auspices of the Lynden Public library, for whose benefit the performance is given. The captain is known as a nautical humorist, and tells in a most amusing manner his experiences as a whaler. "Capturing a Leviathan" is the subject of his lecture, in which he narrates incidents concerning the giant monsters of the ocean and their capture. The captain's lecture has received the endorsement of prominent educators and ministers everywhere, and he comes highly recommended to the Library oard. The lecture will begin at 2:00 o'clock sharp.

Admission will be 10 MRS. CHARLOTTE HEUN PASSES: AWAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Charlotte Heun, formerly of Lynden, passed away Saturday at her home in Belingham, following an ilIness of several months. Funeral services were held Monday in Bellingham. Mrs.

Heun was 48 years old. She is survived by one daughter, Alberta Heun, a graduate of the Lynden High School, and one son, Kenneth Heun, and her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Fergusson. Mrs. Heun was a violinist of marvelous skill, and won a splendid reputation in musical circles.

NEW POULTRY ASSOCIATION BEGINS TO SHIP OUT EGGS Shipping of eggs through the new Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association began this week, and the organization is now under way. The Lynden collecting agency is being managed by William A. Bauman, with headquarters in the Miller building at Third and Front St. One hundred and thirty-one cases of eggs were handled in Whatcom County on the first day the association did business. Mr and Mrs.

Ray Hawley will make their home at Castor, Alberta, after the first of the month. Mrs Hawley left Sumas Wednesday for their new home accompanied by her father, and Mr. Hawley will join her April 1. He will engage in wheat farming at Castor. Mrs.

E. Baxter entertained the R. N. A. Club Thursday afternoon at her home.

She was assisted by Mrs. L. Krause. St. Patrick's day decorations and colors were prettily used.

Mrs. J. C. Beach was the first prize winner at cards and Mrs. Hines the consolation.

Mrs. W. Baldwin will entertain the club on Thursday, Mar. 39 The Klatawas served a seven o'- clock banquet at the home of Miss Bessie Biehler Wednesday evening. The following members from out-oftown were guests: Miss Helen Smith, Miss Lida Stone, and Mrs Archie Walsh.

Mrs. J. K. Rinehart returned Sunday evening from a visit with friends and relatives in Seattle and Tacoma. The Eastern Star chapter were hostesses Thursday evening at a delightful St.

Patrick's day party. Following an evening at five hundred, a luncheon was served which had many Irish features in decorations. EVERY SECTION ASKS FOR CONCRETE ROADS Petitions Shower In On ers From All Points For Permanent Highways Practically every section of the County has joined thus far in the scramble to get a hard-surface road out of the twenty-one mile appropriation that will probably be made this year. The new Donahue road law permitting the issuing of bonds to pay for the improvements appeals to the property owners, and a shower of petitions to the commissioners is the result. Of principal interest to the Lynlen district is the filing of the petition for the Glendale road, reaching from Custer to the Guide Meridian, one of the first appeals to be filed.

Workers are now busy gathering signatures to a petition for the Blaine-Lynden Sumas road. A hard paved road from Bellingham to Wickersham is one of the projects that may possibly prove a winner in the grab for the funds. Acme and Baker townships will vote on Saturday to bond the townships for $88,000 to pay half the cost under the permanent highway law of a road from Deming to Wickersham. the county paying other half out of the permanent highway fund it receives from the state. It is considered likely that the townships will vote favorably on the project.

A petition was presented to the commissioners to pave the Northeast Diagonal to Deming to connect with the other road, a distance of ten miles, with a Lawrence branch east one mile. A petition has been filed for the paving of the Smith road from the Hannegan to the Guide, a distance of two miles. The early petitions covered these roads: The Blaine-Ferndale highway, beginning at the city limits of the town of Ferndale and extending to the Pleasant Valley schoolhouse, a list.nce of seven miles; the CusterGlendale road, commencing at Custer and extending for nine miles to the intersection of the road with the Guide Meridian; and the Geneva road which begins at the easterly line of the city limits of Bellingham and runs to a point where No. 131 intersects with the west boundary of section 36, township 38, a distance of three miles. GLENDALE James Owen is visiting at the home of Mrs.

Young. and Faith Bostwick, Jasper Hendricks, Milton and Harturg Westcalled at the Nels Henderson home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Li. Culp has as her guest her brother, Mr.

Hawley of New York. Mrs. R. Hendricks spent Sunday afternoon at the 0. C.

Holmes home. Miss Leta McLeod of Bellingham spent the weekend at home. Miss Antoinette Jess and Mr. Harild Rodolph motored to Lynden Sunday were they were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Henderson. Glendale school is working hard for the basketball tournament of the group 2 schools in Ferndale next Saturday. The Mises Edith Jess and Helen Wilson of Bellingham spent their vacations at their home. The Wilson and Rathbone families auto to Everson Sunday. Robert Follis visited at the F.

M. Thompson home Sunday. Prof. Hoppe of the Bellingham at the Glendale School Saturday Normal will read the "Fortune Huntevening, Mar. 31.

The play is a most amusing one. An admission charge of ten and twenty cents will be made. Mrs. Lynn Colby and Mrs. Janey Palmer will entertain the P.

N. G. Club Friday rnoon at the Colby home. Universal Military Training Would Promote Our Peaceful Pursuits By Dr. LYMAN ABBOTT, Editor and Author universal military training would interfere with the pacific pursuits of the American people, that objection might conceivably justify our resorting to the militia of the state, which is organized for a totally different purpose.

But, in fact, universal military training properly organized WOULD PROMOTE THE PACIFIC PURSUITS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. It would develop a habit of prompt obedience to law. It would develop the team spirit, the habit of co-operation for a common purpose. It would break down class barriers and put the employer and the employed, rich and poor, on the same level engaged in the same underfaking. It would thus greatly promote the democratic spirit.

It would promote a spirit of real patriotism- -a patriotism which recornizes the truth that the people owe something to the government as as the government something to the people; a patriotism that would press itself, not in hearing orations and waving flags and firing fireackers, but in real practical and denying service. A FREE REPUBLIC THE PEOPLE GOVERN THEMSELVES AND THEMSELVES. THEY OUGHT ALSO TO BE PREPARED 10 DEFEND THEMSELVES. Standing in his place in the convention during the fateful spring of 1793. Robespierre propounced- this detinition ot lib erty, which is almost the best of its kind: "Liberty is the power which of right belongs to every man to -use all his facuities as be may choose.

Its rule is jus tice; its limits are the rights of others: principles are drawo from nature itself: its protector is the 1a Whatever judg went way he passed upon Robes pierre's condnet. certainty bis thought ou -this fundamental question of liberty WAS clear and sound. But during the years that have passed we have moved far away from this view of what is important in life. There has grown up, not alone in America, but throughout the world, an ishingly widespread belief in the value of regulation and restriction not only as a substitute for liberty, but directly in opposition to it That against which the leaders of the race revolted a century and more ago is now pressed upon us in anotber form as a desirable end at which to aim. Not liberty, but regulation and restriction are the watchwords of today, and they are made so in what is sincerely believed to be the greater public interest -President Nicholas Murrag Butler of Columbia University.

LIBERTY DEFINED. LYNDEN MAN MISSING FROM CANADIAN RANKS AT FRONT Mrs. 1 R. E. Hawley received word last week that her brother, Ben Long, a member of a Canadian regiment fighting in France, had not answered roll call since March 1.

Mr. Long is a former resident of Lynden, and has many friends here. OPENS NEW JEWELRY AND REPAIR ESTABLISHMENT Paul Henderson, an expert watch repairer and jeweler, has opened a jewelry store and repair establishment in Lynden The building formerly occupied by Helder Brothers adjoining the postoffice has been remodelled for him, and an attractive front display window installed. Mr. Henderson has been a resident of the Lynden district for years Mrs.

Will Parrott and Mrs. Frank Knapp were hostesses to the Kensington Club members and their husbands at dinner Friday evening at the Knapp residence. Green candles in Irish potato candlesticks, green carnations, and a multitude of shamrock decorations gave the affair a St. Patrick's day flavor. Five hundred was played during the evening.

The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs and their families enjoyed a fine oyster supper Saturday evening at the I. 0. 0. F. hall.

FRIENDSHIPS. Some folks say the world is heartless. He who says so either prates commonplaces (the most likely and charitable suggestion) or is heartless himself or is most singular and unfortunate in having made no friends. Many such a reasonable mortal cannot bave. our nature, I think.

not sufficing for that sort of polygaIny. How many persons would you have to deplore your death. or whose death would you wish to deplore? Could our hearts let in such a barem of dear friendships the mere changes and recurrences of grief and mourning would be intolerable and tax our lives beyond their value. -Thackeray. SAID OF COUNTRIES.

Give me but one bour of Scotland; let me see it ere I die. -Aytoun. The Americans equally detest the pageantry of a king and the supercilious hypocrisy of a The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the highroad that leads him to England. -Samuel Johnson. Britain is a world by itself, and we will nothing pay for wearing our own In the four quarters of the globe who reads an American book or goes to an play or looks at AD American picture or statue? Sydney Smith.

OFFER CONTRACTS FOR LYNDEN RASPBERRIES Cannery Needs More Acreage And Will Pay High Prices On Long Contract To Get It Berries of all kinds, cherries, and beans are the products that will be packed this year at the Lynden cannery by Mr. H. A. Baker, according to an announcement made today by A. W.

McCoy, who is representing Mr. Baker in opening up the cannery. But thirty-five additional acres in raspberries will be contracted for at this time. Mr. Baker is offering the growers four cents a pound and is willing to contract with them for a period of four to six years, if they desire.

The assurance of a market that far in advance induced all the large growers to make contracts with Mr. Baker this week, as well as several other farmers, who were attracted to the field by the high prices in prospect. It is expected that at the present rate, the limit of the additional thirty-five acres will be reached within a few days. Loganberries, Blackberries, Raspberries and strawberries will be accepted by Mr. Baker.

"Now that Mr. Baker has bought the cannery, and is going to run to full capacity, it will be necessary that he obtains a few more acres of raspberries," said Mr. McCoy today. "I can still sign up about thirty-five more acres in- raspberries, and will be glad to have the farmers call and talk the matter over with me. "We will contract for 1918-19-29 and 1921, or longer at the price of four cents and four and one-quarter cents a pound.

Mr. Baker will furnish crates, and will pay cash each week. "Anyone putting in new acreage of raspberries, can put in beans this year, and in this way not lose any time with the ground. "Mr. Baker is also contracting for cherries, and will take the black cherries, as well as the Royal Annes.

I will be glad to give information about prices. CALL FOR BIDS TO REMODEL TELEPHONE co. BUILDING Bids were called for this week for the remodelling of the building of the Farmers Mutual Telephone Co. on Fifth Street. A second story will be added, and other improvements made.

Bids will be opened April 7 at a meeting of the directors. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES The freshman class will entertain the juniors Friday, Mar. 30. Mr. Walter Fisher will entertain the basketball boys, Coach Rockey, and Mr.

P. A. Wright at a chicken dinner at his home Thursday evening. The Teachers Club will meet at the residence of Mr. P.

A. Wright March 26. Miss Ashby, Miss Ahlberg, and Miss Harris are in charge of the program. Alma Ecker substituted Monday for Miss Obermueller, who was ill. But ten more weeks of school remain.

The Girls Glee Club will give a musical party at the high school Friday. A musical scheme, consisting of living pictures and games will be carried out. Such dignitaries as Paderewski, Schumann-Heink, Caruso. Kubelik, as well as "Annie "Old Black Joe." and other favorites. Ten cents admission will be charged to help defray the expenses of the May festival.

Miss Bessie Biehler gave a fine reading of "Polly of the Circus," in the assembly last Welnesday afternoon. Mrs. W. F. Fisher and Miss Elsie Sweet entertained in honor of the Lynden High School debaters and their coach, Mr.

Fisher, Saturday night at the Fisher home. The evening was spent in games and guessing contests, prizes being won by Carroll Worthen and Charles Kamm. At the close of the evening a dainty chafing dish supper was served. Much merriment was caused when the cake was cut and Miss Mary Lewis drew the ring, Miss Viola Gosch the bean, and Miss Ethel Lemming the penny. Those present were: Misses Viola Gosch, Mabel Parish, Mary Lewis, Ethel Lemming, and Messrs.

Charles Kamm, Edward Kamm, Elmer Swensen, Carrol Worthen. Miss Helen Smith of Belingham was a visitor in Lynden over the week end. Miss Smith is planning to attend the state university in the fall. The Lynden degree team of the Pythian Sisters travelled to Sumas Wednesday night to put on the degree work for the Sumas lodge. E.

E. Wolf and family will leave for South Dakota Wednesday, after a short visit in Sumas..