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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-06

LOCAL Improvement District No.
264.-Notice is hereby given that
In pursuance OF Ordinance No. 2747
OF the City of Tacoma. a roll has
been placed in my hands for the
collection of the 9Th annual in
stallment of til. assessment levied
for the Improvement of 'D' Street
present pavement on st. Helens
Ave. to jefferson Street and that
part of the intersection of st.
Helens Avenue and South 9Th
street, not paved, except that part
TO be paved by the Tacoma Rail-
way a. Power Company uader its
franchise. Said Improvement con-
sists in grading said ID" Street
and Intersection of st. Helens Ave-
nue. and south 9th Street. to the es-
tabltsDed grade, with a roadway
fifty feet In width. and in LAYING
down on said streets a permanent
pavement II Asphalt, Bituminous
Rock or Brick, with cutters on a
concrete base. except on street In
tersecti0ns. where the pavement
shall consist Of Sandstone Blocks
with brick cutters on a concrete
base. said Improvement shall al
so consist In constructing concrete
and granite curbs. and the neces-
sary storm water drainage. also ex.
tending all walks to the curb, TAX.
Ing up and relaying the same wher
necessary.
Said installment may be paid or
or before Oct. 29th, 1915, but II moi
paid on or before said date added
interest. penalty and costs will at
CHAS. ID. ATKINS.
City Treasurer.
Sent % Oct Ala taft
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-06
WAR KILLS HOPE
OF NEGRO COLONY

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-The dis
ruption by the war of negro
colonization scheme on the west
African coast, was told yesterday
when the steamer Norseman ar
rived in New York.
Charles Sam, African chief,
started with 40 negroes from
Galveston and Norfolk for Africa
where the colony expected to live
in luxury. Their vessel, the Ii
IBERIA, was chased by German subs
and at last seized by the British
authorities and the colonists sent
to Liverpool.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-06

SEALED PROPOSALS VIII be re-
ceived at the office of the Com
missioner of Public Works, City
Hall, City of Tacoma, between the
hours of IL M. and p. M. on the
18th day of October. 1915, for fur
nishing labor and material for
grading the alley between Grant
and Ridgewood Avenues from South
18th Street to South 14th Street,
In Local Improvement District No.
$50 according to plans and specifi-
cations on file In the office of the
Commissioner of Public Works.
Amount of bond required Will be
the same as contract price.
Proposals must be made on print
ed form furnished by said Commits
sioner and accompanied by certified
check for five per cent. OF the
amount of proposal, made payable
to the order of the Clerk of the
Commissioner of Public Works.
Work to be commenced within 10
days after signing contract.
Work to be completed within 80
days after signing contract. but il
said work be not completed within
so days after signing of contract,
said contract shall become void as
per specifications.
The successful bidder shall agree
to accept, at par, in payment OF
said supplies and work, any and all
Of the bonds issued In pursuance OF
Ordinance No. 6211, and shall have
no claim whatever on account
thereof against the City of Tacoma
except solely upon such bonds and
solely from the special assessment
made and special fund by said Ordi-
nance created.
The Commissioner reserves the
right TO reject any and all of the
bids.
OWEN WOODS.
Commissioner of Public Works.
Oct. 5-6-7-S-9, 1915.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-06
HERSHEY MAN TO
GIVE FREE TALK

Tonight at O'clock at the Y.
M. G. A., moving pictures will be
shown Illustrating the manufac-
turing methods in the Hershey
Chocolate factory, and also the
community work done In the
town of Hershey. Pa, owned by
the company. Clubs for the men
and the women, and parks and
play grounds for the children are
provided.
w. ]. Phillips, factory repre-
sentative, will lecture. Ladies
welcome. No admission.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-06
MIAMI, FLORIDA,
HAS SKYSCRAPER

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. 6.-Society
winter resorters will be surprised
when they get back this season
to find that Miami has erected
its first skyscraper-the 10-story
Tatum building. Construction
began today.
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Occasionally she is boy" and
thinks it's great.
Ollie plays leads, more often
than not, and she is usually cast
with the other child players who
work in the popular Juvenile
company OF the Reliance-Ma1estic
players,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-06
STEILACOOM ROAD
COMPLETE JUNE

Steilacoom council has granted
the franchise to the Tacoma Rail-
way & Power company for the ex-
tension Of the asylum line. The
new line connecting Steilacoom
with Tacofa is expected to be
completed June !, 1916.
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a hundred lines and then came
the deluge of sure enough tears.
"That'll do, Ollie" called her
mother, as great drops splattered
down on her clean dress.
"Oh, but l want the lady to see
EN-" half cried, half laughed the
little midget.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-06

SEALED PROPOSALS VIII be re.
ceived at the office OF the Com.
missioner Of Public Works. CIT,
Hall, city OF Tacoma. between thu
hours of IL M. and p. NJ on thu
18th day of October. 1916. for fur
nishing labor and material for con-
etructing cement concrete side
walks on Tyler Street from NORTH
33rd Street to North 3ith street
and on the north side of North 33rd
Street from Tyler Street to Mason
Avenue. In Local Improvement Dis
trict No. 95S according to plans and
specifications ON file In the office
Of the Commissioner of Public
Works
Amount OF bond required will be
the same as contract price.
Proposals must be made on print
ed form furnished by said Commits
sioner and accompanied by certified
check for five per cent OF the
amount OF proposal, made payable
10 the order OF the Clerk of the
Commissioner of Public Works.
Work TO be commenced within 5
days after signing contract.
Work to be completed within 10
days after signing contract. but IL
said work be not completed within
10 days after signing of contract.
said contract shall become void as
per specifications.
The successful bidder shall agree
TO accept, at par. In payment of said
supplies and work, any and all of
the bonds issued In pursuance OF
Ordinance No. 6216. and shall have
no claim whatever on account there
of against the City of Tacoma ex--
cept solely upon such bonds arc
solely from the special assessment
made and special fund by said Ordi-
nance created.
The Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any and all of the
bids.
OWEN WOODS,
~ !. . q a.
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Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1919

the interrupted wedding cere-
mony in which Little Mary re-
fuses to marry the count. 1t is a
real Pickford scene and worth as
much as many entire pictures.
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ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT
SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived by the Commissioner OF
Light and Water at his office,
ington. between the hours of IL
O'clock Noon and o'clock p. NJ,
Tuesday. October IL, 1915. for fur
nishing labor, material and tools,
and constructing a Water Main in
l.. i. ID. $3.50 In accordance with
the plans and specifications on file
In the office of the Commissioner of
Light and Water.
Amount of bond required will be
the same as the contract price.
Proposals must be made on the
printed form to be furnished by the
Commissioner of Light and Water
and must be accompanied by a GER
titled check for five per cent of the
amount of the proposal, made pay
able to the order of the Commits
sioner of Light and Water; work
to commence within ten days from
and after the signing of contract
end to be completed within Forty
t4O) days from and after signing
contract.
The successful bidder shall agree
70 accept, at par, In payment of the
furnishing of said labor, material
and tools and the constructing of
said Improvement, any and all of
the bonds issued I'm pursuance of
Ordinance No. G212 and shall have
no claim whatever on account
thereof against the City of Tacoma
except solely upon such bonds and
solely from the special assessment
made and the special fund by said
ordinance created.
The Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any and all bids as
the interests of the City may APP
pear.
JAMES c. DRAKE,
Commissioner of light and Water
Oct. 4-5-6-7-S. 1915.
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Sept. 20. Oct. els. 1si treasure
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Oct. s-1s-2o. 1915.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07

of Fundamental Importance to
the national agricultural interests,
seems now tobe a matter Of time
only.
If all the coal that is now cooked
in the United States were treated
in modern by-product ovens and
the ammonia thereby saved, the
nitrogen tonnage would be about
that now consumed in the fertih-
ger trade of the country. While
the transition from the old "bee-
hive" to the modern furnace meth
cd is steadily progressing, the
greater dependence for nitrogen
carriers yet remains,in cottonseed
meal, slaughterhouse by-products,
fish scrap, and some other less i'm
portant materials. The growing
and inSistent demand for more
heterogeneous feeds to support the
meat production demanded by the
dietary customs of the American
people is gradually but steadily
withdrawing these organic" car
riers from the command of the
fertilizer manufacturers, while
the demand for nitrogen carriers
is steadily increasing. The neces-
sity for artificial methods of fixa-
ton of atmospheric nitrogen in
the United States is not immedi-
ately present but is approaching
rapidly. 1t would be premature
to announce the result of the de-
partment'S investigation as yet,
but the types of material which
are of commercial promise for A
merican conditions have been
pretty well worked out and sub
stantlal progress has been made in
the investigation of the fundamen-
tai technical fators which must
control the production of these
particular types. At the same
time investigation is being made
of other possible sources of nitro.
gen, Following up previous in
vestigation of the possibilities in
the fish scrap industry of the At
lantic coast, already developed, a
study has been made of the posi-
bilities on the Poetic coast, in
Guiding Alaska. The waste fish
and fish refuse approximate aunu-
ally 100000 tons and can be
made to. yield about 10000 tons of
scrap (fertilizer) and 100000
gallons of oil, worth, perhaps, ST.
100000. A study is also now un-
der way of the possibilities under
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07

luncheon was served interspersed
with toasts to the old president,
Mrs. Richard, the new president,
Mrs. Rankin, the absent members,
the guests and so the cups ran ov-
er, as it were, with good cheer and
merriment, and everyone who had
been fortunate enough to be a
guest on this happy occasion, felt
indebted to the genial hostess for
a most charming afternoon.
Mrs. Richard was assisted by
Mesdames j. N. Skies, j. M.
Weeks, L. NJ. Written, S. J. Hew-
lit, Miss Bertha Pepper and Miss
Nellie Holderby.
The guests were Mrs. B. II.
Mobley, Mrs. Wallace Mobley,
Mrs. j. r. Elliott, Mrs. Reynolds,
Mrs. McWilliams and Miss Blan-
che Blake Of Tallahassee.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Robinson, January IF. B.
HEWITT, Secretary.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07
Sheriff's Monthly Report

Sheriff Dishong submitted his
report to the board of county CON-
missiOners at their meeting this
week, showing criminal business
transacted through his office dur
ing the month of December as fol
lows:
Gambling, Is cases; profanity,
10; assault and battery, 8; selling
liquor, 4; drunkenness, 3; beating
way on train, 2; unlawful assemb-
ly, 2; petit larceny, 2; obstructing
public road, l.; violating Sunday
law, l; concealed weapons, / VIC
latlng labor contract, Total
so.
Preliminary hearing, bound ov-
err to circuit court, l. Plead guilty,
81 Found guilty by trial, II.
Found not guilty by trial, l.
Total so.
50 prisoners in Jail during
month; 7 prisoners in Jail to-day !;
~ convictS on county roads.
Fines and costs collected during
December $935.93; fine and cost
bonds on hand $11SO.2O.-Total
$2,116.13.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07
Mrs. Rankin Entertains

Mrs. Mary X. Rankin entertain
ed quite a number of her friends
with a six course luncheon on New
Years day at "The Palms." her
lovely home in Solana. She is
always gracious hostess and to
be hidden to her house for a feast
and social time is thing most
devoutly to be wished by her
many admiring friends and &C
quaintances, and this time was an
especially enjoyable occasion.
The house had an air of Christ
mas with its festoons of green and
red, while the dining table was
beautiful in its decorations of
holly and berries and red roses
and laden with good things to
eat.
AT half past four the guests be-
gan to disperse, all declaring they
had enjoyed the occasion the
chest ever. "A GUEST.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07
Club Meeting

Mrs. Corbett entertained the
Music and Expression Club on
Friday, January LIST.
The program consisted of a vo-
cal solo by Henrietta Harrington,
piano solo by Lillian Corbett, read
ing by Florence Robinson, vocal
solo by Mrs. II. G. Goldstein.
After being served with refresh
ments the Club adjourned to meet
at the home of Mrs. Corbett on
Friday January 18th, at 3 80. The
program for January 18th is as
follows:
Piano solo, Mrs. Bair; vocal So
10, Grace Laubach; reading, Eliza
beth Woodson; piano solo, Alice
Goulding; vocal solo, Bessie Sand
ling; recitation Sallie Jones; pi-
ano solo, Miss Harrell; vocal solo,
Ruth McWilliams; recitation, Miss
Beal; piano solo, Thelma White
Mrs. w. III. Quednau, Secretary.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07
NEW BOARD ORGANIZED
county Commissioners Elect
Chairman and Get Down TO
Business

With the swearing in of the new
members and the election of a
chairman, the new board Of coun-
ty commissioners of DeSOtO cOun-
ty organized on Tuesday, L. w,
Whitehurst Of Wauchula, was
made chairman. Mr.. WhitehurSt
served on the board four years
ago, and while now a new member,
he is nevertheless familiar with
the duties of the Office. d. l..
Skipper, also a newly elected
member of the board, has had
experience that eminently fits
him for position on the board
w. NJ. Written of this city enters
upon his duties with practical
experience in public matters that
eminently fits him for the place.
With w. G. Welles and Jno. Ha-
gan, who hold over from the old
board, the gentlemen mentioned
will cooperate and lend their best
efforts to looking after the coun-
TVS affairs. They got down to
business Immediately after organi-
zing, and their transactions will be
given in the minutes of the meet
ing to appear later.
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Mabel Lorena Wilkins

Mabel Lorena Wilkins, the six
year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. w. Wilkins passed away
January 4, 1914, about II o o'clock
p. m. Although she had been af-
flicted all her life, she was serious
ly sick only a few days. Every
thing that loving hands could do
was done, but to no avail.
The child had been with her
mother and grandmother at Cleve-
land, all the time.
The remains were inferred in
the Cleveland cemetery Friday af-
ternoon, January 5.
She leaves a father, mother and
one brother, Harvey T. Wilkins,
besides host of relatives and
friends to mourn her DEATH A
FRIEND.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07
America conditions of utilizing

America conditions of utilizing
garbage and other city wastes.
Although improvements are be-
ing made the wastage of phos-
phate rock at the mines is still dis
concertingly large. In Florida,
where the most actively worked
fields are situated, Investigations
of the Bureau of Soils have shown
that practically 2 pounds of phos-
phoruS goes to waste for every
pound produced in merchantable
rock. Studies are now being
made looking to the recovery or
prevention of some of this wastage
by mechanical methods, while sew
eral chemical methods have been
carefully investigated. One of
the latter is a modification of the
well-known sulphuric-acid extrac-
ton, but by steps" Extraction
by electrolysis has been shown to
be economically impracticable,
but use of the electric current to
produce temperatures necessary
for volatilization methods appears
very promising, and at least two
such methods are now being sub
Jected to factory trials by outside
commercial organizations.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07
Fertilizer Resources of
The United States

In discussing the fertilizer re-
sources of the United States, the
Bureau of soils, in its annual re-
port says in part:
While the extraction of potash
from such natural silicates as the
feldspars is quite feasible physic-
ally, it is not practicable econo-
mically, unless some other salable
product is produced in the same
operation. An investigation into
the use of feldspar in the fixation
of atmospheric nitrogen showed
promise of a practical method of
producing ammonia simultaneous
ly with potash from feldspar,
The most promising American
source of potash, however, is the
annual crop Of giant KEEPS on the
Pacific coast. Working maps
have now been made Of nearly all
the commercially available kelp
beds from the Cedros Island to
the Shumagins, off the Alaskan
coast. The area of these beds ag-
gregate nearly 400 square miles,
capable of yielding annually, eth
er as dried kelp or as pure potas-
ium chloride, over six times the
present consumption of Soluable
potash salts in the United Statse,
or something more than the
worlds present total production.
The development of a great A
merican industry, based on the
conservation and utilization of
this important national resource,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07
Fortnightly Tea

One of the most delightful So
cial affairs during the holidays
was the Fortnightly Club Tea,
held Saturday, January End, at
the home of Mrs. Celia Richard.
The decorations were artistically
arranged clusters of grapefruit,
oranges and leaves, carrying out
the color scheme of green and
gold, the club colors, and present
ing a festive appearance appropri-
ate to the season. Responses to
roll call were Christmas quota
tions.
Miss Nellie Holderby gave an
interesting reading on cold Eng
lish Christmas. followed by a
beautiful Christmas story told by
one hostess, Mrs. Richard in her
our hostess, Mrs. Richard in her
sweet sympathetic authentic man.
ner, which enhanced the interest
of the theme and completed the
program.
The ladies and their guests were
invited into the dining room to a
beautifully laid table, the center
piece of which was a mound of
grapefruit. Little heart-shaped
place cards bearing cupids and
New Years resolutions were at
tractive decorations to the pretty
table. A delicious three course
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07

commodations unfit for the use c
the children of Florida parents
One is the pollution of til
earth surrounding the schools
with the infection of the ground
with the germs of the hookworm
disease, rendering largely fulfil
the efforts to rid the state of this
affection. The cycle through
which this disease is carried in
wolves exactly the conditions Gre
ated in this way.
Another result is the moral eff
feet on the pupils. This is obvi-
Gus without argument or COM
ment.
The authorities in charge of
Florida school system, from
their inspections of the schools,
particularly of the schools
where the accommodations al
ready provided are poor, have re-
ported the DETACHMENT of walls
with vile and suggestive writings
and marks. They have reported
other conditions of like character
destructive of good morals and
purity. The remedy9
If it is not apparent immediate
ly to the most obtuse-properly
constructed closets, properly To-
Gated with reference to school
buildings, properly screened and
regularly inspected. No school
district is so poor that it cannot
provide them.
The duty of the teacher does
not end with maintaining proper
discipline in the school room nor
with hearing recitations and as
signing lessons. 1t includes an
oversight of the physical condi-
ton of every pupil. Every
child should be watched as to per-
sonal cleanliness-clean faces, and
hands and finger nails should be
insisted on. 1t includes con-
slant supervision of the school
room and closets to see that they
are always clean and well ventilat-
ed and that the youthful magma
ton is not fired by suggestive de-
Placement of walls and surround
ings. 1t includes the creation of
a moral atmosphere in the school
room and in every direction where
the teachers influence may be |
felt.
For the schools of to-day-the
school that is really accomplishing
results-is not merely a place
where text. books are the only |
tools, a place where children are
sent to "be taken care of" during
certain hours of the day. 1t is
the place where clean living is
taught as much by example as by |
precept, where is found an inspir-
alton for the best things of life,
and the teacher should be the
source of that inspiration.
But such results are impossible |
where the commonest necessities
of life are lacking and where the
surroundings, if not inspiring are
not even decent.-State Board Of |
Health.
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FLORIDA'S RURAL SCHOOLS

From an authoritative source it
is learned that one-half of the rur-
al schools of Florida are not pro-
vided with toilet accommodations
for teachers or pupils.
It's a dissagreeable subject to
discuss-this of the proper sani-
tation and the results to thous-
ands of helpless children-but the
blame should be put where it be-
longs, the remedy brought about,
if possible, and the serious results
of neglect brought before the peo-
pie and the responsible authori-
titles.
The necessity for proper accom-
modations was created by an all
wise Providence. It's up to man
to meet it, and the authorities who
fail to perform their duty should
be placed by others intelligent e.
nough to recognize such duties.
That's plain talk, but it s the truth
The teachers are not responsible.
Their duty ends with the employ
ment and the intelligent use of
the equipment provided, and with
the proper oversight of the mental,
moral and physical condition of
their charge.
What are some of the results of
this wide spread lack of proper
toilet accommodations, or of ac-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07

Children take BALLARD'S HORE-
HOUND SYRUP willingly because it
tastes nice There isn't better rene
dy anywhere for children's coughs,
and bronchitis. It's a good
medicine and easy to take. Price Csc,
soc and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by The
Seminole Pharmacy.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-07

Heartburn is a symptom of indigestion.
Take a dose of HERBINE in such cases.
The pain disappears instantly. The
Bowels operate speedily and you feel fine,
vigorous and cheerful. Price soc. Sold
by The Seminole Pharmacy.
paid Advertisement"
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the Stockholders of the Punta
Gorda Bank will be held at the office OF
the Bank, in Punta Gorda, Fla, on
Tuesday, January 18th, 1915, for the pur-
pose of electing Directors for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of any
such business as may be legally brought
before such meeting.
A F. DEWEY. Cashier.
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