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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
ENGLAND TRYING TO
SEIZE STEAMER HERE
Legal Fight Over Effort to
Break Charter Given to
American Company.

TRENTON. y. J.. Sept. 1s.-The United
States Asphalt Refining Company,
through its attorneys. cambridge
Colby and Robert II. McCarter, has
filed a libel against the tank steamship
Georgian Prince. owned b. IN English
company. The steamship was chartered
by the asphalt company three years
ago for "A oeriod OF five years, Some
time ago the ship WAS turned over to
still another company 10y the owners.
Recently the Georgian Prince arrived
nj Carteret. y. J.. from Tampico, Mex
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TO DEPOSITS,
uunga rian society Fakes stand
Auainst Lonn to Allies.

PITTsRuRG. Sept. 1s.-Thc Nerhovay
Aid Association, said to be the largest
Hungarian organization in the United
states. after "A conference OF It's OH
Gals here to-day, instructed It's ga
lodges throughout the country to with
draw their funds from the banks partl-
c!patlng In the loan to the Allies
President Alexander Cover said 4:
This action does not apply solely to the
Anglo French loan. We will protest just
as vigorously against an Austrian or
German loan"
Supreme Treasurer ltanky said the
branches of The society have about
S75O,OOO deposited in banks In Penn
~sylvania. He added that the Hungarian
American Federation will take the same
stand against foreign loans,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
WEEK END GUESTS FIGHT FIRE
Help to save MADDEN Home when
II Is struck by Lightning.

Hampstead, y. Y, Sept. 1S.-Week
end guests became volunteer firemen
last night and helped TO save the country
home OF Mrs. J. L. Smith MADDEN when
it was struck by lightning n vas in
danger Of burning to the ground Mrs.
Hadden and her daughter. Miss Frances
Hadden. shared In the fire fighting.
The week end guests formed a bucket
brigade and c%aptained by Henry Savage
Page got the fire under control.
Members of the family. the guests and
the servants were drenched will water.
bu worked like veteran firemen.
Some OF the servants were slightly
stunned by the bolt of lightning. They
soon recovered, however, and assisted in
the work of saving the old Colonial
dwelling.
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EXCHANGE DOWN AGAIN.
Hum0rs Cause DecIine-Deuhand
sterling at 1.67 I'D.

Reports published In some of the
newspapers yesterday that there was "A
hitch in the international loan negolia-
lions, with the alleged statement by
John d., Rockefeller, Sr., that he ala
MOI intend to participate In the loan,
we're responsible for lower prices Tor
sterling exchange yesterday. Demand
sterling closed at 4.67%, with cables
a. <6sL. This compares with 4.7OIs
tor demand and Al for cables on Fri
nay' FRAMES were lower In sympathy
Win sterling, declining to 5.S3 Tor
Checks ana 5.s2 for cables. against OIL
and $50 respectively at the close OF the
market the day previous.
Marks were easier. declining to s3h
Eor sight drafts and Sass for cables
phey closed on Friday at s3h for drafts
nd Sak Tor cables. Austrian kronsu
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AMERICAN AMBULANCE
WINS HIGH ARMY HONOR
Section 2, Stationed at Pont-a- Mousson, Centre of Fierce
Fighting, Mentioned in Order Of Day-Com-
handing Officer Is Decorated.

current. After lodging an assortment
of glass and debris they gained the
bureau.
Matthews, a Pittsburg man, had left "A
minute or so before to buy some cakes
some distance down the street. on his
road back he passed the little group
talking in front of Smiths house. our
men. Mignon and Gustrai. both French.
were there. SO as Matthews passed some
one called out something in French he
did not understand. If he had stopped
to reply he would have been blown up
with the others. As 1t was he was about
ninety feet up the street when the first
shell hit. throwing him to his face.
Crawling to safety.
He was grovelling in the street when
the next one landed, striking in the
street six feet from Smiths house. Five
others followed almost instantly. strik-
ing houses slightly farther away. BY
this tim Matthews knew that a she'll
had hit at close range. But he kept on
SroNelling over the street, sometimes on
mis- stomach. sometimes rising to his
knees. as quantities of debris fell around
him, feeling convinced he was among
the dead or missing.
In the cellar under the bureau half a
dozen OF the men were gathered, giving
accounts OF their escapes. Then some
one came stumbling down the steps and
In sputtered a soldier red with blood.
When he got to the table where the
lamp was he fell dow ON a pile OF
boards. He was shot almost beyond
identity. A great hole was torn in his
cheek. his head was hit in several
places. n hole was torn in his chest.
and both arms hung limp. This
was "Blesse' No. ]. apparently. Sud
denly some one cried "Gustrai!" He was
then recognized as the orderly.
From the time the first shell fell to
the present ONE about eve minutes
had elapso Now as though by one inn
pul c they remembered that Mignon had
been with GLstrai. That he was badly
hurt or dead there could be nc doubt.
There was but one thing to do-to grab
a stretcher from the nearest car and
hurry to the corner in search.
There everything was a mass OF debris,
showing CHASTITY in white moonlight. In
addition. Smiths house was tumbled in.
Six or seven of the men of the party
were trying TO ~disengage what was left
of Mignon from some charged wires. be-
ing forced repeatedly to give up Mignon
was lying with his face to the moon.
His eyes were open and the character
istic little shipper showing his upper
teeth was still there. BY his side lay his
pipe. He was dead.
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Parallel Drawn with Allies.

"My absolute right and duty to call
my country men in the United States
out OF their respective employments to
the ranks as soon as Austria Hungary
! was in n state of war has not been and
cannot be questioned. The French and
Italian Ambassadors did and are doing
this without question from official quar-
tiers. What | PROPOSE to ask from the
citizens of my country is only another
form OF compliance with our military
law. The demand that they shall not
work for the enemy is less of an exac-
ton from them han that they return
home TO fight the enemy. Why then is
the former characterized as conspiracy
in my case while the letter is reCog-
nized as legitimate as applied to the
action OF the AlliesH
The tragic conflict between duty and
necessity to which my countrymen are
exposed throws a lurid light upon he
IMMORAL foundations OF this war in
dustry. which In its neel for the cheap
labor of these unskilled workmen refuses
to give the slightest heed TO their sacred
feelings OF patriotism and duty.
- am advised that there Is no sub
S~tantial difference between the law OF my
country which | have been asked to call
to the attention OF my countrymen here
and to which their obedience is exacted
and our own law on the same subject.
My information is that in the unfortu-
nate event OF a war between your coun-
try and "a foreign power (Which I venture
10 hope VIII never come TO p1ss) your
: citizens IN foreign lands who are engaged
In lending support 10 the enemy by aid
ing In its supply OF ammunition would
bc equally guilty as II they took up arms
against YOU Government and | make
bold to suggest tina your Ambassador
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Continued from First Page.

the former from returning TO their coun-
try to defend 1t against the enemy on
the field of battle. which would have
been their sworn duty IL 1t had been pos
sible. the least that could be expected
from them was that they should refrain
from actively contributing to the sue
cess of the enemy by manufacturing the
weappns for the slaughter of their
brethren who were shedding their blood
upon the sacred altar of their country.
~ was accordingly instructed to use
every proper means Of dissuading our
citizens from committing this crime OF
high treason against the country to
which they owed their allegiance In its
hour of greatest need. At the time OF
the publication of your message | had
as yet been able to take no step toward
the carrying out Of these instructions
and had of course no intention of doing
so in any way hat would violate the
laws or offend against the customs of
the country whose hospitality | have en-
joyed and whose friendship my country
deeply appreciates and is anxious to
retain.
81 respectfully insist that there is
nothing in the letter In question that
is capable Of being so construed when
read In the light Of the facts.
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NO LOAN TILL OCTOBER.
tr"n"h Finance Minister Discusses
Enjoys Reception Here.

P'.ls, sept. lS.-Minister OF Finance
Fh"' 10 an Interview published to-day
U The jDU1nnl says: THE British and
treH'l financial delegates speak in the
blghD.' terms OF their reception in
America and have high hopes of sue
O.
" Robot added that France would
mo- .-sI' q loan until October, as there
W 30 pressing need for money, The
treasury at present is sYampcd viii
~"r. nc said, the cashiers department
HAVING handled receipts ANA payments
Sill the war began amounting to
!Ga "np 600 600 francs 49,, soc, coo, 5000
o. compared with 3S, O0O, 100000 frames
Is fo", 600. 5000 in the average year Of
Pc
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Special CaJie Despatch 10 Tnr SUI.

PARIS. Sept. 1s.-Section . of the
American Ambulance, stationed at Pont-
a-Mousson and engaged in removing the
wounded In the Bois-le- Pretre forest and
vicinity, is mentioned in the divisional
order of the day.
The Val Cross vas awarded to the
section and the commanding officer, Ed
ward Salisbury, a Chicagoan, who re-
ceived separate mention, was decorated
individually. The ceremony was per-
formed on September II by the di-
visional chief surgeon. who congratu-
lated the section on the excellent work
done and bestowed the customary "acco.
lads' on Mr.. Salisbury.
The base hospital occupied by the
section is said to he the nearest To tn,
enemy trenches of any I'm France. The
German artillery ~bombarded the hospi.
tai all OF one night last August, killing
a French orderly and wounding another
so severely that he died.
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"Our only means of Geographic COM
munication is by open wireless mes
sages which are subject to such rigid
censorship that Thy way of illustration)
my telegram to our Minister for For
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advanced to 1910. against a previous
close at l5.35. Italian lire weakened.
dropping to 6,23 as compared with 6l'
on Friday,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-23
City Treasurer.
Sept. 16-2s-30, 1915.

ORDINANCE NO. s206.-AN ORDI-
NANCE to provide for the recon-
struction of the City's electric pow
er line In Commerce Street between
South Seventh Street and jefferson
Avenue: to appropriate the sum of
Two Thousand Dollars. or SO much
thereof as may be necessary there
for: and to declare an emergency,
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF TACOMA:
Section 1. That the Commission
err of Light and Water be author
lied and directed to reconstruct the
City's electric power line in Com
merce Street between South Seventh
Street and Jefferson Avenue, by the
erection of new poles and the re-
moval of the wires and fixtures
thereto, with the removal of the
old poles from the street.
Section 2. The reconstruction OF
said power line shall be by the
method of day labor and said Com
missioner shall keep an accurate
time book and labor account of ali
the labor employed thereon, and an
accurate expense account OF all ma
terfals purchased for or used In
cost of said work may be known
and the sum hereby appropriated
not be exceeded.
Section q. Upon the certified pay
rolls Of the Commissioner OF Light
and Water the proper officers shall
draw and pay warrants to employees
upon said work for their wages,
and upon like Qualification as Il
the delivery of materials purchased
In open market or upon contract, a.
the case msy be, the said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-23
Sept. 9-1s-2s. 1915.

LOCAL Improvement District No.
323.-Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of Ordinance No. sIl1
of the City of Tacoma, a roll has
been placed in my hands for the
collection of the Sth annual INSTALL
ment of the assessment levied for
improving South 3rd. South 4th and
South 5th Streets, from the present
pavement of * Street to their in
tersections with Division Avenue.
North 3rd, North 4th and North 5th
Streets, from the present pavement
on North 'K' Street to their inter-
sections with Division Avenue;
Division Avenue from TX" Street to
Ainsworth Avenue, and North Aims
worth Avenue from Division Ave-
nue. to Steele Street,
said improvement consisted in
grading said portions of said streets
to the established grade, with a
roadway thirty 1907 feet in width,
except on Division Avenue, where
1t shall be fifty (50) feet in width.
and in laying down on said road
ways a permanent pavement of as
phalt with brick cutters on a con-
crete base. Said Improvement also
consisted in constructing concrete
steel bound curbs and concrete
curbs, and all necessary storm wa
ter drainage, and in extending all
sidewalks to curbs, taking up and
relaying same where necessary. AL
SO altering any present pavement to
make same conform to lines of new
Improvement. Provided that those
intersections already paved, and
that part to be paved by the Pacific
Traction Company under its fran
chise, was not included in this i'm
provement.
Said installment may be paid on
or before October 23rd, 1915, but IL
not paid on or before said date.
added interest, penalty and costs
will attach.
CHAS. d. ATKINS,
City Treasurer.
Sent 22-an Oct Z 1alk
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-23
LEGAL NoTICFS.

>>~>~~->-~~>~~~~~~~~ ~s>>-~~>>~s~~rs~~s>~se
sum so charged at SIX per cent per
annum; and each year after the is
suance of the bonds hereinafter
provided for one of such Install
ments. together with the interest
due thereon, and ON all installments
thereafter to become due, shall be
collected in the manner provided by
law and the Charter and ordinances
of the City of Tacoma for the col
lection of assessments for local i'm
provements.
Section 1. A special fund is here
by created to be called Local I'm
provement Fund District No. $50,
which shall consist in the aggre-
gate of the several amounts as
sessed. levied and collected upon
the several lots and parcels of land
In said local Improvement district
for the purpose of defraying the
cost and expense of said improve
ment. Out of said fund shall be
paid the bonds. interest thereon.
and the entire cost of said improve
ment. and no part of said fund
shall become the property of the
City of Tacoma, but shall be treat
ed as a special trust fund for the
purpose herein indicated.
Section s, The Commissioner of
Public Works is hereby ordered to
proceed with said Improvement by
letting a contract for the construc-
ton of the same, after inviting bids
therefor In the manner provided by
the City Charter, and make out and
certify to the Council an assessment
roll, charging the cost and expense
or said improvement against said
lots, tracts and parcels of land in
the manner provided by law.
In calling for bids the Commits
sioner of Public Works shall state
that the contractor doing the work
snail agree to accept at par the
bonds issued In pursuance of this
ordinance In payment of the same.
and shall have no claim whatever
on account thereof against the City
OF Tacoma except solely upon said
bonds. the special assessment made
and the fund hereby created.
Section 6. Under the provisions
of Chapter IS of the Laws of the
State of Washington of 1911, and
ffve-year annual insta'lment local
Improvement bonds against said
district amounting in the aggregate
TO a sum equal to the amount of
said assessment remaining unpaid
at the time of their issuance. but
not In excess Of the cost and ex-
pense of said Improvement, which
bonds shall bear interest at the rate
or six per cent per annum from the
date of their Issuance, shall be num-
bered consecutively and be in de-
nominations of $4,000 each, except
the first numbered bond, which
may be for less sum If neces-
Sary.
Said bonds shall be issued and
dated not less than thirty days
after the expiration of the time
when said assessment may be paid
without interest, penalty or cost,
as fixed by the City Treasurer's no.
tice of the assessment roll being in
his hands for collection.
Section z. An emergency exists
and this ordinance shall take effect
Immediately after publication.
Passed Sept. %, 1916.
A. v. FAWCETT
Mayor.
Attest: w. d. NICKEUS,
City Clerk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-23
Sept. 2s-24-25-27-2s, isi5.

IN THE MATTER OF THE AS
SESSMENT AND ASSESSMENT
ROLL FOR THE COST AND Ex-
IN MO FOCAL iMP MP 5WEsIN TM BIS
TRIcT NO. s17 IN THE CITY OF
TO WHOM 1T MAY CoNCERN:
Notice is hereby given that there
was filed in my office on the 22nd
day of September, 1915, the assess
ment roll for the payment of the
cost and expense of the above des-
ignated local improvement, being
the assessment roll for Local I'M
provement District No. 917; show
ing the amount assessed against
each lot and parcel of land in said
local improvement district for the
payment OF the cost and expense of
said Improvement, in pursuance of
Ordinance No. 6128 of the City of
Tacoma, entitled:
An ordinance providing for the
regarding of McCarver, Starr, and
North 2sth Streets; and for the I'm
provement of Tacoma Avenue,
North 26th, North 9th, North 28th,
North 29th. North 30th. Starr, Nc
Carver and Carr Streets; creating
Local Improvement District No.
917; providing for a special fund
for the payment of the cost of said
amp w thhNht oio any aaAha6No ~
cruing by reason thereof by special
assessment upon property within
said district benefited thereby;
providing for the issuance of local
Improvement bonds; and declaring
an emergency, passed June End,
1915. and that said assessment roll
Is open for inspection by all per-
sons interested therein.
And notice il further given that
the Council of said City has fixed
Wednesday, the 13th day OF Octo-
Der, 1915, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. as the
date for hearing upon said roll be-
fore IL, and that all persons who
may desire to object TO said assess
ment roll are required to make their
objections In writing and file the
same with me at or prior to s:30
A. M, on the date above mentioned,
at my office In the City Hall; and
that on said date or at such time
as the hearing may be continued
| to, the Council will sit ms q board
| Of equalization for the purpose OF
ccnsidering said assessment roll.
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Sept. s-1s-2s. 1915.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF APPLI-
CATION FOR A FRANCHISE
To WHOM III "

NOTICE OF HEARING OF APPLI-
CATION FOR A FRANCHISE
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That the Board of County Commits
sioners of Pierce County, Washing
ton, has fixed Saturday the End day
of October. A. ID. 1915, for the hear
Ing upon the application of THE
CITY OF PUYALLuP, a municipal
corporation of the third class, in
Pierce County. Washington, for a
franchise for the terms of twenty
five t25) years, to lay down, put
In place and maintain In and along
the main County Road, between the
corporate limits of the town of
Sumner. in said County and State,
and the corporate limits of the City
of Puyallup, in said County and
state, known as the Boatman-Mc-
Cumber Road, the Kincaid- Gillian
Road, and over and across the
County Bridge across the Puyallup
River at the southern terminus of
said road, and over and across the
River where said road enters the
Town of Sumner, suitable water
mains of the diameter of not to ex-
coed sixteen G6) inches.
Said hearing will be had on said
day at the hour of eleven o'clock
A. M. or as soon thereafter as the
same can be heard at the office of
the County Commissioners in the
Court House in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Washington.
This Notice is given pursuant to
an Order of the Board of County
commissioners entered on the End
THos N. NORRIS,
County Auditor.
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sept. 1s-2s-so. 1915.

LOCAL Improvement District No.
se7.--Nofice Is hereby given
that In pursuance OF Ordinance No.
6105 OF the City of Tacoma. roll
has been placed In my hands for
The collection Of the sth annual In
pfallment Of the assessment levied
Tor Improving South 18th Street
ana South 18th Street from the
nfrserf parement on &C. Street to
7h6 present Pavement on Tacoma
Avenue. and South 18th Street from
The present pavement on lefferEon
Street to the epst curb line % Ia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-23
Sept. 2s-so. Oct. ]. Isis' asuref.

LOCAL Improvement District No.
b51.--Notice is hereby given that
In pursuance OF Ordinance No. 1928
or the City of Tacoma q roll has
been placed In my hands for the
CORRECTION OF the 9Th annual INSTALL
ment OF the assessment levied for
the laying of a six inch (s'') wood
en- water main, together with the
necessary gates, tees, crosses, hyd-
rants. specials and connections with
present mains.
On Union Aver--- sxers South sstb
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-23

IN THE MATTER OF THE AS
SESSMENT AND ASSESSMENT
ROLL FOR THE COST AND EN-
PENSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION
OF SANITARY SEWERS IN LOCAL
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.
1924 IN THE CITY OF TACOMA.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that there
was filed in my office on the 22nd
sessment roll for the payment of
the cost and expense of the above
designated local Improvement,
being the assessment roll for Local
Improvement District No. 1924 show
ing the amount assessed against
each lot and parcel of land in said
local Improvement district for the
payment of the cost and expense of
said Improvement, in pursuance of
Ordinance No. 6076 of the City of
Tacoma, entitled: IAN ordinance
providing for the construction of
sanitary sewers of eight inch pipe,
together with all necessary tees,
wyes, risers, manholes and eonnec-
tions to present sewer; creating
Local Improvement District No.
1924; providing for a special fund
for the payment of said improve
ment by special assessment upon
property within said district bene-
fitted thereby; providing for the is
suance of local improvement bonds;
and declaring an emergency,
passed March oath. 1915, and that
said assessment roll is open for in
spection by all persons interested
therein.
And notice is further given that
the Council of said City has fixed
Wednesday, the 18th day of October
1915, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, as the
date for hearing upon said roll be-
fore 1t, and that all persons who
may desire to object to said assess
ment roll are required to make
their objections in writing and file
the same with me at or prior to
$3.50 A. NJ, on the date above men,
toned, at my office in the City
Hall; and that on said date or at
such time as the hearing may be
continued to, the Council will sit
as a board of equalization for the
purpose of considering said ASSESS
ment roll, and will consider all OBJ
jections made thereto, or any part
thereof, and will correct, revise,
raise, lower, change or modify said
aside said roll and order said
assessment to be made de nOvo as
to 1t shall appear just and equita-
BILE, and then proceed to confirm
the same by Ordinance.
Dated at City Hall, September
". 1915.
w. d. NICKEUS,
City Clerk.