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Vol. 5
ARMISTICE TO STOP
WAR OPERATIONS
Armies in Turkey at Standstill
While Peace Negotiations
Are Conducted.
London.—The terms of the armis
tlca which will be signed iv a few
days, according to reports from Con
stantinople, provide that the armiet
shall remain in their present position
and cease entrenching, reinforcing 01
bringing up ammunition. Adrianopl.
and Scutari shall not be evacuated
but their garrisons shall receive ra
tions daily sufficient for one d..y.
Bulgaria is willing that Adrianop!
shall remain Turkish, providing Tui
key will pay an indemnity of 1240,©00,
000.
It is expected the armistice will es
tend for about a fortnight if necessar.
and cover the whole field of opera
tion*. The difficulty with respect t,
the beleaguered garrisons of Adrian
ople and Scutari is being surmount c.
by permitting them to receive da:!;
rations during the armistice.
The plenipotentiaries appear tc ha\<
been concerned so far solely in ar
ranging armistice, but the peace con
ference is expected to begin imnu
diately, probably at SoCa.
As Bulgaria already has show:
greater forbearance than has beei
looked for in waiving her demand t»
the surrender of Adrianople, while a'
the same time Turkey cannot hope t
obtain better conditions by COT tins
Ing the struggle, a strong feeling i.
entertained that the la6t shot in tht
war will have been fired when th
armistice is signed.
Pardee Says Charges Groundless
Sacramento, Cal. —That there b
nothing in the charges against Leah
R. Glavis, secretary of the Californil
Conservation commission, accuse
of favoring the timber barons am
whose salary was held up, is the vei
diet of former Governor George C
Pardee, chairman of the commission
-"The convertSß'on Is satisfied witt
Mr. Glavis' actions," said Pardee
"There is nothing to the charges, and
there never was."
O'NEIL JURY DISAGREES
Mistrial Results in Case Involving
Prominent Idaho Men
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.—The jury in
the case of the state of Idaho against
Barney F. O'Neil, charged with mak
Ing a false report of the condition ol
the State Bank of Commerce, now In
the hands of a receiver, failed to agree
on a verdict and were discharged. The
case has been on trial for three weeks
and came here on change of venue
from Wallace.
The jury at first stood 7 to i for
conviction and finally reached 10 to
2, but could not get further.
O'Neil was president of the bank.
He has been state senator, chairman
of the republican state central com
mittee and was a candidate for gover
nor two years ago, but was beaten by
James H. Brady, then governor, by a
amall majority.
Veteran* Want Home Rule
Los Angeles—Declaring that the
present system of appointing officers
fostered a condition of • snobbery," old
veterans sheltered in the National
Home at Sawtelle proposed to the
senate investigating committee s sys
tem of election. The veterans want
to elect their own officers, from gov
ernor of the home down to barracks
osptains.
WOMEN ATTACK CHANCELLOR
British Suffrsgette Horsewhips Minis
ter, Mlstsking Him for Chsncellor
Aberdeen. Scotland.— Mistaking th
Rev Forbes Jackson for Chancellor
of the Exchequer David Lloyd-George,
a suffragette administered a severe
horsewhipping across the clergyman's
face, here. She was arrested
Four other suffragettes were arrest-
Mi in connection with Lloyd-George's
land tax meeting, including a girl who
threw a stone through the window of
M, automobile in which the chancel
lor was supposed to be. Another wo
man was arrested with a dummy
bomb in her possession.
First Cssh Deficit Since 190S
New York..—For the first time since
January 4, 1»08. tbe bank statement
Saturday showed an actual deficit ln
the cash reserve of the associated in
.titutlons of 15.067.W0. It was declar
ed that this deficit was due entirely
to the demand for money to mors the
bumper cross of th. pre*«t yosx and
will soon be mads up
(Donsnltiialum of lbr ParifU Pilot ani Ihr Crjn&rn Sun
MRS. HELEN J. SCOTT
Mr*. Helen J. Scott, of Tacoma, the
flrat woman elector In the United
States, who will vote for Roosevelt
SUFFRAGE IS PROCLAIMED
Mrs. Duniway Closes 41-Year Fight
By Signing With Governor
Portland. —Below the name of Gov
ernor West upon tbe proclamation that
makes equal suffrage effective in Ore
gon, the counter-signature of Mrs.
Duniway, written by her, was her final
word in a campaign that has been
carried on by her indomitably for
more than 41 years.
"There," she said, as she laid down
the pen and the Governor bent over
her shoulder to place the blotter upon
the signature; "it's a fact at last."
The proclamation was written by
Mrs. Duniway herself at Governor
West's suggestion and. with the ex
ception of his signature and the at
testing signature of Secretary of State
Olcott, every line upon the parchment
was made by her pen. Before sign
ing the document Governor West had
her fill out the blanks for numbers
and datelines, so the proclamation
might uniformly be representative ol
her work.
Hodges Certified as Kansas Governor
Topeka, Kan.—The Kansas board ot
canvassers issued to George H. Hodg
es, democrat, a certificate of election
as governor. The action follows the
refusal of the state supreme court to
grant Arthur Capper, republican can
didate, a rehearing ln the Waubunsee
county contest.
WILSON POSTPONES
HIS INAUGURATION
Hamilton. Bermuda. — President
elect Wilson announced that though
he would agree to being sworn in as
president on March 4, as provided by
the constitution as the beginning of
a presidential term, the main inaugur
al ceremonies would be postponed un
til Thursday, April 24, because of the
notoriously bad weather that prevails
in Washington during early March.
As his reason for making tbe pro
posed change. Governor Wilson gave
tbe health of those participating to
the inaugural ceremonies. He said
that ln nearly every instance the
weather had been inclement on the
occasion of the induction of presidents
into office.
By his announcement of postpone
ment of the Inaugural ceremony, Gov
ernor Wilson has changed a custom
that has been traditional since the
second induction of Washington. The
first president, on his first election,
took the oath is New York, on April
SO. but the second time he took up his
duties in Washington, on March 4,
and every president since that time
has followed the custom.
Governor Hay has granted a full
pardon to H. M. Boone, ex-state sena
tor from Washington county, and
president of the defunct Palouse State
bank. Boone has been an inmate of
the state penitentiary sines last
March, having bean convicted of em
besxlement in connection with the
failure of tbe bank. Tbe governor
has also pardoned Henry Gable, sen
tenced from Tacoma in 1807 to 20
years far robbery.
LYNDEN. WASHINGTON, THURSDAY "DECEMBER S, 1912
LAST SESSION OF
62ND CONGRESS
Will be Devoted Largely to Ap
propriation Bills. With Little
Constructive Legislation.
Washington.—The final session of
the sixty-second congress began at
noon Monday. Following custom,
both bouses adjourned soon after con
vening out of respect to those mem
bers who have died during the recess.
The president's message, r hich was
devoted largely to a discussion of our
foreign relations, was received Tues
day.
The session will expire by limitation
March 4th and Tt is predicted that the
work will be confined almost entirely
to the passage of appropriation bills
and other business of a routine char
acter.
It is apparent to experienced mem
bers that such big questions as the
tariff, the trusts and the currency
problem will go over to tbe next con
gress.
Appropriations Will Be Large
There are more than a dozen big
appropriation bills to engage the at
tention of The session. In this short
time more than $1,000,000,000 must
be appropriated, for this country is
now regarded as a billion dollar insti
tution.
Two of the annual budgets probably
will be ready in a few days, the legis
lative, executive and judicial appro
priation bill and the District of Co
lumbia bill. These, possibly, will be
passed by the house and sent over to
the senate before the Christmas ad
journment. The naval, military, post
office, Indian, fortifications, diplomat
ic, pensions and minor budgets must
be passed in January and February.
"Money Trust" Inquiry Resumed
It is anticipated that the house com
mittee on banking and currency will
continue its investigation of the "mon
ey trust" and may make a tentative
draft of bills to amend the currency
laws. It is not expected, howexer.
that any effort will be made to enact
these into laws during the short ses
sion, and tbe committee, in effect,
will mark time until the change of ad
ministration.
The judiciary committee of the
house will be largely concerned with
the impeachment proceedings against
Judge Robert W. Archbald. of th<
commerce court, which are now pena
ing before the senate and which wil
be taken up early in December. Thit
will prohibit the immediate considers
tion by the house judiciary committee
of the trust question which is promin
ent, now, in the minds of democrats
Amendments to the Sherman law
probably will await the convening of
the new congress, although sporadic
hearings may he held by the judiciary
committee during the lulis in the
Archbald impeachment trial.
Archbald Trial Will Engage Seiate
The Archbald trial will probably en
gage the attention of the senate for
several weeks and this, together with
the annual appropriation bills, will
. fully occupy the time and attention cf
the upper chamber until March 4.
The prospects are that the majority
of the committees of the house and
: senate will mark time during the
months of December. January and
February and that no important legit
lative matters —other than the sunpl}
bills —will be seriously considered
The final session of the sixty-seconc
congress, in all probability, will con
sider its task well performed aftei
having appropriated more than $1,000,-
--: 000, MX) and will leave to a democratic
I president and a new congress the
great problem of handling the tariff,
and trusts and the currency question.
National Capital Brevities
The state department has ore'red
an investigation of the recent report
that the Toyo Risen Kaisha steamship
company is obtaining options on land.'
at Honolulu and plans to erect a plant
of 100,000 tons capacity.
Appropriations of nearly $200,000.-
--000 for pensions to veterans of Ameri
can wars will be necessary at the
short session of congress. The unusual
sum. exceeding all appropriations of
former years, is necessary to make
up a deficit of nearly $20,000,000, re
sulting from the increase* of pensions
under the Sherwood law of last sum
mer.
Complete returns on the congress
ional election show conclusively that
the recognised minority party in tin
sixty-third congress will have to bl
the republican party. The return:
show that among the minority mem
bers of the house, 12S were electee
as republicans and only IS as "pro
gressives ' The senate will have four
""progressives" only.
IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS
The home talent entertainment
given Tuesday and Wednesday c
i venings at at the Electric Theatre
! for the benefit of the public read
: ing room was a pronounced success
bo".h from the dramatic and finan-
I cisl stand points. On Tuesday e
vening for half an hour before the
j ticket office opened a long line of
i people were waiting for admission
' and the pretty little play house wis
quickly filled when the doors open
ed. Soon the "•Standing Room
: Only" sign was displayed, every seat
having been sold and ex;ra chairs
being placed in the aisles. and
! many were obliged to stand through
I out tbe entire performance. Two
hundred and ninety-one tickets Were
! eeeived at the door.
After the overture by the splen
did orchestra the curtain raised at
the mins:rels sang "Darktown is
Out Tonight." and the expectant au
j diene was greeted by the brilliant
| scene of gaily garbed and artistical
appearicg performers. The ladies
I gorgeous in scarlet blouses and
bandanas and white skirts, and the
1 gentlemen in more or less vivid and
'■ unique costumes, and flashing
j jewels
With Mr. Edson as interlocutor
the end-aien George Hall. Walter
Hemingway, Harry Smallfield and
Walter Somers entertained the au
dience with mirth provoking jokes
and sparkling wit. An excellent
| reading by Juley Ann Rainbow, and
: solos by different members of tbe
: company were well received and
heartily applauded, Chloe Buxtrum
and Walter Jellyfish being compel
led to respond to encores .
Part two of the program consist
ed of a selection by the orchestra,
followed by a well rendered piano
duet by Mrs. Harold Kinpp and
Miss Frances Knapp; a violin solo,
exquisitely played by Miss Ireland;
a comical character solo by Mr.
Smallfield: a mandolin solo by Mrs.
P. A. Wright in her inimitable style,
while the comedy sketch, "Who,
Me?" by Mrs. D. Mulder and Mr.
Walter Somers was the pleasing and
laughable finale of the first even
ing's entertainment
The moving pictures which were
secured by Mr. Smallfield especial
ly for these entertainments and
which preceded the minstrel pro
gram, were particularly line being
pronounced by many to be the best
moving pictures they had ever seen
anywhere.
Again on Wednesday evening an
eager crowd awaited the opening of
the box office, and every seat in
the theatre was quicks taken, late
comers being ohliged to be content
with standing room.
As on the previous evening, photo
play pictures were shown as the first
feature of the entertainment. Per
fect from a mechanical standpoint,
and unexcelled in beauty and senti
ment may be said particularly of
the tender and wholesome Bcenes de
picted in '"The Church Across the
Way" shown in Lyndtn for the
first time.
Prom the splendid overture by
the orchestra, followed by the open
ing chorus, through end-men's com
ical and laughter provoking jests,
through solos and .readings, to the
grand finale by the entire circle,
not a dull moment was experienced
by the audience. Every number wat
enthusiastically received and heart
ily applauded.
Part two of the program consist
ed of a selection by the orchestra*
a very well executed piano duet bj
Misses Ku; h Handy and Frances
Knapp; a recitation by Mr. Saving?
which was so well received that two
encores were required by the ap
plauding audience: a beautiful vio
lin solo by Mrs. Sampley; a char
acter sketch by Mr. Somers in which
he showed exceptional talent and
ability to please, and in which he
received several encores and a
guitar solo by Mrs. P. A. Wright
which was enthusiastically encored.
One of the choicest and most
entertaining numbers of this part of
the program was a sketch present
ed with much skill and ability by
Mr. and Mrs. Smallfield. By special
request. Mrs. Norman's solo. Moon
light Bay" given the preceding e
xening was repeated, as was the
comedy sketch. "Who, Me?" by Mrs
Mulder and Mr. Somers. which p-ov
ed Euch a popular feature ot Tues
day evening's program.
Two hundred and fifty-nine p-iid
admissions on Wednesday evening
tirought the total number of tickets
sold up to five hundred and fifty,
making gross receipts to the a
moußt of 1187.60
The total expense included only
items of rent, make-up materials and
sheet music, which amounted to
$;!5.G0, so that a balance of 1101.SO
remains to be turned over to the
library fund.
The handsome sum netted for
the Lynden public reading room
was made possible only by the
hearty co-operation of those w-ho
aided in the entertainment and the
liberal patronage by the public, and
the committee holds in grateful ap
preciation all who helped to make
the undertaking a success; to the
members of the company, and lead
er and members of the orchestra,
all of whom gave so generously of
ime and effort; to participants in
the olio, and to all who in any
manner contributed to the success
of the affair, and to the general pub
lie for its patronage, hearty thanks
are extended.
Horticultural Inspector O. E.
Flint came over to take in the min
strels. Wednesday night.
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Happenings of tbe
'•'eek From Towns in Our,
State.
Judges to Plead Vancouver Cause
Vancouver. —t'nited States Senator
Jones, of Washington, has appointed
Judge Mac Master, of the superior
court; Judge-elect Robciue Harlow
Back, of the superior court of Clark
county, and Dr. N. J. Taylor, of Van
couver, to appear for the Port of Van
couver before the board of engineers
for rivers and harbors, at Washington.
D. C.
They have accepted the appointment
and they will appear before the board
December T and 8, and present data
and reasons why an appropriation
should be made for the proposed sur
vey to dredge the channel of the Co
lumbia river below this city.
War On Commissions Started
Tacoma—Abolition of the state tax
commission may be a republican
measure at the coming session of the
legislature. Bills to put it and three
other commissions "out of business"
have been drawn by James H. Davis,
representative from the thirty-seventh
district, and he said that they will
be placed before the lower house.
Davis and other republican legislators
with whom he has conferred have not
yet given out the identity of other
commissions which may be the target
for attack.
AID FOR ALASKA IS URGED
American Mining Congress Recom
mends Roads be Built
Spokane.—After outlining its posi
tion regarding legislation affecting tbe
mining industry, the American Mining
congress adjourned Among the meas
ures that received the indorsement of
the congress were a workman's com
pensation act and a thorough revis
ion of the mining laws.
The congress determined to com
mend to President-elect Woodrow Wil
son the appointment of a man from
the "public land" states of the west
as secretary of the interior, and will
ask congress for appropriations to per
mit investigation of cheap methods of
ore reduction by the bureau of mines
and compiling and publishing of min
ing statistics by the census bureau.
Alaska conditions were given much
attention by the congress, resolutions
being adopted favoring laws that
would take the final determination of
Alaska land claims out of tbe hands
of the department of the interior and
place them in the hands of the federal
courts. The congress also recom
mended that at least two railroads be
built, either by the government or
with government aid, and that rail
road building by private enterprise be
given government encouragement.
A measure giving claimants to pub
lie lands the right to appeal to the
courts from the ruling of the depart
ment of the interior in cases where
the government itself is an interested
party or when final ruling has been
delayed by the Interior department
was given approval.
Fox Must Serve Hit Term
Olympia.—The state supreme court
affirmed the conviction of Jay Fox.
editor of tbe Agitator, a paper publish
ed at the Home Colony, an anarchist
community ln Pierce county, for incit
ing disrespect for the law and urging
the breaking of laws by printing an
article entitled "The Nude and the
Prudes'* Fox was convicted in the
lower court and sentenced to two
months in Jail, and the supreme court
says he must serwe his term.
BONUS FOR BOATS REFUSED
Upper Columbia and Snake River Line
Desired Without Subsidy
Kennewick. —Cities in the southern
part of this state that have received
tbe benefit of boat service on the Co
lumbia river from Portland to Upper
Columbia and Snake river points have
refused to give a bonus to the boat
company for the operation of steam
ers during the year 1818.
A meeting of the various commer
cial bodies was held in this city at
which the request of the Open River
Transportation company for a $10,000
bonus was considered. The following
organizations were represented:
Pendleton Commercial Association,
Pasco Chamber of Commerce, Rich
land Commercial Clnb, Umatilla Com
mercial Club, L-ewiston Commercial
Club and Kennewick Commercial Club
as well as officers and members of
of the board of directors of the Co
lumbia and Snake River Waterways'
Association from Dewiston, Walla
Walla, Kennewick, Pasco and Umatil
la..
The sentiments of the meeting, how
ever, were strongly in favor of the
continuous operation of tbe open-river
boats under such arrangements as
would make friends and get the busi
ness. . .
London Police Raffled
London.—Despite the close watch
which had been inaugurated by the
police, suffragettes again destroyed
the contents of various mall boxes
by pouring chemicals into them. Tbey
even invaded the general postoffices,
where acids were placed in several
boxes.
THE MILWAUKEE'S
EXHIBIT CAR.
The writer had the pleasure at
Seattle last Sunday morning in go
ing through the "Milwaukee" ex
hibit car before it started on its
journey through the east. It is an
educational display of fruits, vege
tables, grains and grasses grown In
the Great Northwest seldom seen,
and will be the means of bringing
many settlers to this part of the
country.
The car itself is one of the finest
specimens of railroad rolling stock
workmanship on the coast and every
available bit of space is devoted to
display purposes. It is the first
agricultural exhibit car ever dis
mayed to the public in Washington
and gives the people an opportun
ity to see the wonderful agricultur
al products of their own particular
section of the United Stages After
it has been displayed at some of the
larger cities in the Northwest it
will be taken east to show * hat cai
be done agriculturally in Washing
ton.
Polite attendants, well versed in
tbe agricultural resources of the
state will he on hand to supply in
formation and receive suggestions
and comments.
The displays shown are a credit
to any country. Their arrange
ment speaks in highest terms for
the immigration department of the
system of which Mr. J. H. Ginet is
the western head official with of
fices at Seattle. Great care and
uiuch time was taken in the ar
rangement. The displays made in
mis beautiful car will open the eyes
of the people in the Eastern States
many of whom have but a slight
conception of the great resources
and possibilities of our section.
As stated in this newspaper, at
the time the B. B. & B. C. railroad
was acquired by the great Milwauke
system, it "was the best thing that
-ver happened to Lynden and the
Nooksack Valley" and the near fu
ture will prove the assertion to have
been rightly made
THECITY ELECTION.
Only a very light vote was oast
for the election of three councilmen
lfst Tuesday. Less than 100 cit
izens attended the polls There was
only one ticket in the field and that
was composed of Messrs George
Bostwick. George Eruns and S. A.
Baxter. These gentlemen. it is
needless to say. were all elected
At the city election held in Bell
ingham on Tuesday, the following
councilmen were elected: C. H.
Shepardson. Socialist ; Walter L
Massey, Socialist and J. C. Van
Liew, republican.
At Blame, William Willißon. cand
idate for mayor on the Municipal
ticket, was elected over F. R Tharp
running on the Citizen's ticket by
I majority of thirty-four votes. The
councilmen elected are Andrew Dan
lelson, L D. Wilmot, David Pender
gast and J. A. Neher. Evelyn Pruu
er. was re-elected city clerk; J. Ar
nold, treasurer and G. Mont fort, at
torney.
At Ferndale. Col. T. W. Lowe
was re-elected mayor, and the fol
lowing four councilmen were chos
en: Dougal Baile, Edward Swanson
E. F. Prouty and George Hamilton.
Burlington elected a Socialist
mayor.
FRUIT GROWERS' MEETING.
A meeting of the members of the
Whatcom County Fruitgrowers' As
sociation and of all horticulturists
in the county who are not members
of the association at present, will
he held at the rooms of the Cham
ber of Commerce, in Bellingham,
next Monday, December i* Ac
cording to the announcement of
District Horticultural Inspector C
E. Flint this will be one of the
most important meetings of fruit
growers that has ever been held
here, and he urges that all raisers
who can conveniently do so. be in
attendance.
Mr. Harold Adams of Bellinghan
will speak at the Sunshine school
houßf on next Sunday afternoon at
3:20. Miss Welch of Bellingham
will render some vocal selections
Mr. Adams will also speak at the
Baptist Church in Lynden ou next
Sunday morning.
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