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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02

81 am opposed to the levyins
of an additional one mill tax foI
the general fund, amounting to
an increase of $64, 900, and a per
capita increase of $4.4 a pupil
as proposed by the present board
believing that conditions do not
warrant such a large outlay of
money at this time.
IL am opposed to the proposed
plan of digging a hole under the
Stadium High at a cost of some
90 or rs thousand dollars, and
installing a gym in this under
ground cellar, thereby shutting
out both fresh air and light;
when we build a gymnasium, let
us have one with fresh air and
light in plenty.
Il believe in giving the schools
all of the support and mainte-
nance necessary for an efficient
school system, but | also favor a
strict economy for every dollor
spent. and ask that the taxpayers
and supporters of our schools be
given 100 cents value on every
dollar expended.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
ACLEAR COMPLEXION
Rudy Cheeks-Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have
Says DIR. Edwards, a Well-Known
Ohio Physician.

DR.. F. M. Edwards for II years
treated scores of women for liver
and bowel ailments. During these
years he gave to his patients a
prescription made Of a few we'll
known vegetable ingredients
mixed with olive oil, naming
them DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets,
you will know them by their
olive color.
These tablets are wonder
workers on the liver and bowels,
which cause normal action, car
rying off the waste and poison
Gus matter that ones system coll
lects.
If you have a pale face, sallow
look, dull eyes, pimples, coated
tongue, headaches, a listless, no.
good feeling, all out Of sorts, in
active bowels, you take one of
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets night
ly for a time and note the pleas
ing results.
Thousands of women as well as
men, take DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets now and then Just to keep
in the pink of condition.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets,
the successful substitute for Gallo
mel-10c and 25c per box. All
druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company.
Columbus. o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02

Chairman Pratt of the board of
directors of the Stone-Webster
corporation, parent concern OF
the Tacoma Railway & Power Co.,
is in executive session in Seattle
today with Manager Bean of the
T. r. & p, and other high Off
Gals of the Tacoma and Seattle
street railway systems.
That Pratt will come to Taco
ma Immediately to deal with the
city council on a new proposition
regarding the power franchise,
auxiliary power contract and
street car franchises, was the
opinion expressed by Commission
er Atkins today.
"Won," Says Mayor.
We've already won the fight"
said Mayor Fawcett today.
Il have an idea that this man
from Boston will call off the aux
Hilary power scheme, understand
ing, as he must, the antagonistic
attitude of the people of Tacoma.
1T looks to me as il Manager
Bean and the others interested in
this deal found that they were
getting into something deeper
than they expected, and they sent
an S. o. s. call to Boston for
someone to come and help them.
Wants Sixth Avenue Extended.
Fawcett explained that he
would insist on the Sixth avenue
car line extension, in exchange
for permitting the T. r. C p. to
use the Tacoma avenue fill.
There's an immense territory
out in the West End school sec
tion that is not tapped by cars,
said Fawcett. 1T has a great
many more residents than on Pa.
cific avenue. ] am asking for
an extension of the Sixth avenue
line to Stevens, and thence north
to 34th street. This would per.
NIT the company to operate a
trunk system In a great looI
through the most thickly settled
district in Tacoma"
How Pratt Feels.
In an interview given In Sc
attic last night. #. 8. Pratt, the
Stone-Webster head, is quoted al
saying:
Capital will not invest in the
northwest until capital fs assured
OF stability In legislation in thu
place of hurried enactment of un'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
Book Tells
of Tacoma

Prof. Munro's photography OF
Municipal Government" received
recently from the presses oil
Harvard university and now on
the shelves of the Tacoma library,
pays considerable tribute to Ia
coma and it's government.
Much of the information con-
corning the local systems of light
ing, sanitation, street railways
and administration we're obtained
from Librarian Kaiser's book on
Law, Legislation and Municipal
Reference Libraries"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
LEGAL NOTICES

r~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r~~~-sr~~~~~-~>
the cost of the Improvement ~
Local Improvement District No. sSs
in the City of Tacoma, in pursu
ance of Ordinance No. 6216, of the
City of Tacoma, passed September
29th, 1915; providing for the dis-
position of the moneys collected
upon said assessment; and declaring
an emergency.
WHEREAS, due notice has been
given that objections to the as
sessment and assessment roll above
mentioned would be heard and con-
sidered by the Council at the Coun-
ell Chamber in tho City Hall In the
City of Tacoma on the LIST day OF
December, 1915, at the hour of ten
o'clock A. NJ, at which time said
Council would meet to hear appeals
sons claiming to be aggrieved by
said assessment; and
WHEREAS, the time for filing
objections or taking an appeal has
passed and no objections to said
assessment or assessment roll have
been made or filei, and no appeal
taken therefrom; NOW, THERE
FORE,
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF TACOMA:
Section /. That the assessment
and assessment roll certified to the
Council by the Commissioner OF
Public Works on the LIST day of No
vember, 1915, for the cost of the
Improvement of Tyler Street from
North 33rd Street to North 34th
Street, and the 1orth side of North
33rd Street from Tyler Street to
Mason Avenue, constituting Local
Improvement District No. 9eS in the
City of Tacoma, In pursuance of
Ordinance No. 6216 of the City. Of
Tacoma, passed September 29th.
1915, and the levy and charge of
the cost of said Improvement as
shown upon said assessment roll
and thereby apportioned upon the
adjoining, contiguous and proN-
mate lots and parcels OF land spe-
cially benefited, in accordance with
the laws of the State of Washing
ton and Ordinance No. 1911 of the
City of Tacoma, PASSED June IL,
1911, are hereby approved and con-
firmed in all respects and the CITY
Treasurer is hereby directed to coll
lect said assessment, which may be
paid without interest, penalty or
cost within thirty days after due
notice shall have teen given to the
owners of the property within said
assessment district by publication.
in the manner provided by law; and
IL said assessment be not paid
Wlllln sdlu Unity udyS IIoii SuS
date of the first publication of said
notice, the same shall bear <ntef-
est thereafter at The rate of six per
cent per annum.
Section 2. The moneys collected
upon said assessment. approved ana
confirmed by this ordinance. are
hereby ordered to be placed In
Local Improvement Fund, District
No. 95S, the special fund created by
said Ordinance No. 6216; and all
warrants drawn and bonds issued
for the payment of said improve
ment shall be issued on and pay
able only out of said improvement
fund.
Section 8. An emergency exists
and this ordinance shall e>effeet
Immediately after publication.
Passed Dec. l, 1915.
A. V. FAWCETT,
Mayor.
Attest: W. ID. NICKEUS,
City Clerk.
Dec 9 1915
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
HEINRICH COMES OUT
WITH BIFF AT RILEY

Editor The Times:
Mr.. Riley has been agitating
himself about athletic work in
our schools. He seems peeved
that exercise for the head should
be more freely urged upon the
student than exercise for the
back. Why waste so much argu-
ment? / have been digging into
this subject and find in the grade
schools a physical director, a doc
tor, dentist, and a nurse.
This bunch has the youngsters
paced and cantered from baby
class to high school, with moth
ing overlooked. When the
youngsters reach high school they
can drop physical culture if they
want to, and most of them do.
Athletics in our high schools
is purely elective. Mr.. Hend-
lays board has used up so much
money building a combustible
high school that there won't be
another surplus with which to
better athletics for several years
to come. In the meantime, since
the boys must exercise, why can't
they revive their cadet corps,
boost it and drill.
Athletics has it's place, vet to
my mind the most essential need
to fit boys to be real men, is a
training in the simpler lessons of
military discipline while yet
young. 1t teaches them disci-
pline and at the same time self
respect. 1t improves their bear
ing; it impresses upon them the
obligations of duty, and the obli-
cation that is upon them to do
their best in whatever honorable
occupation it becomes their duty
to fill. 1t dissipates foolish ideas
and fits their minds, their hands
and eyes for a life work. And IL
adds practically nothing to the
tax levy at that. Respectfully,
OSCAR HEINRICH.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
Man Held Up In
Own Basement

Entering the home of c. l..
Van Amburgh, 3209 North z4th,
by sliding down a coal chute, a
burglar last night found himself
in a basement within a few feet
of Hugh Van Amburgh, age o..
who was splitting wood. The
young man had not heard him
enter.
Throw up your hands," COM
manded the burglar.
Then, while the young man s
fingers pointed towards the cell
ing, the would-be thief fired
three random shots over Van AM
burgh's head. Before the smoke
had cleared away, he had dartcd
through a side door and disap-
peared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
ROB STORE

SEATTLE, Dec. 2.-Diamonds,
gold and silver spoons, valued ut
$4,000, were stolen today from r.
b. West jewe1ry store while
scores of people were passing the
store.
Two men with guns held up II
F. Andrews, clerk, and after TAX
ing everything valuable, dragged
him to the rear of the store where
they bound him hand and foot
making their escape.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
Hendley
Shown Up
By Report

Tacoma labor leaders interest
ed in electing Walter l.. Johnson
to the school board feel the re-
port issued yesterday, recon-
mending changes in the city
schools for increased fire protec-
ton, bears out their contention
that Rev. Hendley has been Ia
boring under false ideas.
They point to a recent state
ment made by him to the effect
that 1t was impossible to make
any OF the Tacoma schools safe
from the hazards. They believe
the fire COMMISSIONS report
shows the fallacy of such state
ment.
Thomas Bishoff. secretary of
the labor committee, said today
that Johnson realizes 1t is impos-
sible to make a school building
absolutely fireproof, but insists
that many improvements can be
made. He asks that every pro-
lection that modern knowledge
and workmanship can afford De
supplied.
Justice to the children in clean
ing buildings of rubbish is anoth-
err phase which Johnson thinks
the present board fell down on.
He believes tie future citizens OF
Tacoma should be given every
possible protection SO that inves-
LEGATIONS such as the one just
completed should not be neces-
sary.
Returns of the election will he
posted at the Union Label display
Saturday night in the Tacoma
theater building.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
RILEY OUTLINES HIS
IDEAS AS CANDIDATE

Frank G. Riley, Tacoma attor-
ney who is a candidate for school
director. today outlined his posi-
ton as follows:
II advocate:
"The employment Of local
teachers whenever their qualifica-
lions equal those of teachers APP
plying from outside.
That more attention should
be given to the undeveloped and
puny pupil in the physical train
ing classes, and in order to do
this, the weaker children should
be separated from the stronger
for their athletic training.
THAT the deliberations of the
school board should be open to
the public and not conducted as
. closed corporation.
THAT the tax payers be given
q fair and adequate return upon
every dollar obtained by taxation
for the maintenance of our
schools.
THAT more liberal arrange
ments be made encouraging the
use of our stadium.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
ITS CUT IN
ON !. R. & P.

OLYMPIA, Dec. 2.-The Taco
ma Railway q Power Co. did
$126,994 less business during the
year ending June 80, 1915, than
it did the year previous. accord
ing to reports submitted to the
public service commission. Jit-
ney competition is believed to
have been direct cause.
During the year, operating
revenue from street cars was
$9,212,965, as compared with
$9,339,959 for the year previous.
Operating expense increased from
$709,549 to $725, us.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
BOYCOTT THE
INTERURBAN

SEATTLE, Dec. 2.-The Seat
tle-Tacoma interurban was off,
cially boycotted for the term OF
one year at huge mass meeting
of Duwamish valley citizens at
the, Foster school house, Tuesday
night.
BY a rising vote the citizens
practically ANONYMOUSLY agreed
to forget" the interurban and to
patronize the citizens "Cent-a-
Mile" bus line exclusively.
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LEGAL NOTICES.


ORDINANCE NO. G262-AN ORDI-
NANCE appropriating $685. ~
from the several funds of the city
of Tacoma, to pay oblig atoms au-
dited and adjusted by the City Con-
troller, and declaring an emergency
WHER EAS, the City Controller
by his report to this Council OF De-
cember LIST, 1915, reported claims
against the City of Tacoma, in the
sum of s6.366,7S as having been
audited and adjusted by him, NOW
i be IT ORDAINED ORD BY THE CIT
OF TACOMA:
Section /. That claims against
the City of Tacoma, in the sum OF
S8,368.7S audited and adjusted by
the City Controller November 30th
1915, be allowed and paid.
Section 2. That to pay said
claims there be anG is hereby APP
propriated from 'he several funIi
OF the City of Tacoma, the follow
Ing sums, to-wit
Front the General Fund. ...$ S59.h
From the Dock Dept. Fund. 1921
From the Light Fund $50. 1858. 40
From the Water Fund -. 535,53
Total ..,....... ..$6,3o6.
Section 8. An emergency exists
and this ordinance shall take effec:
irnin G diately after publication.
Passed Dec. |, 1915.
A. V. FAWCETT,
Mayor.
Attest: w. d. NICKEUS,
City Clerk.
Dec Q 1915
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02

ORDINANCE NO. 626I-An ordi-
dance providing for the i'm
provement of Willleson Street from
South 30th Street to the Flume
Line right of way; creating Local
Improvement District No. 962; pro-
viding for a special fund FOR the
payment of the cost of said inn
provement by special assessment
upon property within said district
benefited thereby; providing for the
Issuance of local Improvement
BON and declaring an emergency.
WHEREAS, an initial resolution
adopted by the Council of the City
of Tacoma November 3rd, 1915, de-
claring the intention of said Coun-
Gil to make the Improvement here
matter described end fixing Mon
day, November 22nd, 1915, as the
time for hearing objections to the
making of said Improvement, was
duly published as provided by law;
and
WHEREAS, prior to the 22nd day
of November, 1915. the Commission
err of Public Works of said City
submitted to said Council the esti-
the sum of s637S0; and a statement
of the propoftionate amount there
of which should be borne by the
property within the proposed as
sessment district. ir the sum of
$637.S0: and a statement of the ag-
gregate assessed value of the real
estate, exclusive of improvements,
within said district according to
the valuation last placed upon it
for the purposes' o. general taxa
ton, in the sum of s2,305.00; and a
diagram or print showing thereon
the lots, tracts or parcels of land
and other properly which will be
specially benefited by said improve
ment and the estimated amount of
the cost and expense of the i'm
provement to be borne by each lot,
tract or parcel of land within said
district and
WHEREAS. on sGid 22nd day of
November. 1915, no objections to the
making of said Improvement were
made or presented to the Counc l;
NOW, THEREFORE,.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
| OF TACOMA:
Section 1. That Wilkeson Street
from South seth street TO the Flume
Line right of way, be improved by
grading to the established grade
with a roadway thirty feet in width
and a sidewalk and parking space
on each side thereof fifteen feet IN
width, constructing curbs, cutters
and crosswaiks of plank. and lay
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02

Holding Down Mems Jobs.
women run great punching and d
20, is shown operating a big stee
whirls close to her head.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec 2.--All
over this land women are stepping
in and doing more and more Of
mans work!
In iron mills, foundries and
machine shops as we'll as office
and factories. g
Girls now operate iron and
steel moulding machines instead
of office typewriters. e
They work at the forge as web
as in the feather factory.
They help turn out engines
and boilers as well as paper
boxes.
Every morning when the g
o'clock whistle blows in this
city 800 women start big ma
chimes a-going In two big
fOundries operated by the
Cleveland Hardware Co.
SIDE by side with men In greasy
overalls they. toll eight hours a
day operating huge punching,
drilling and trimming presses.
Hands that ordinarily would be
busy washing dishes or caring for
baby, enclosed in grease smeared
leather gloves and guide great
masses OF clashing metal and
whirling wheels.
Women wanted - good
pay.
That's the sort of signs you see
all around that part of Cleveland!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
JUDGE THREATENS
RECKLESS YOUTH
WITH JAIL TERM

Determined to put stop to the
careless driving of youngsters in
Tacoma, Police Judge Evans yea
terday afternoon sentenced Geo.
Sides. age Is, 242O Sixth avenue,
to spend five days in Jail and pay
a $40 fine.
The jail sentence was suspend
ed, with the order by Judge Evans
that Sides should be thrown In
Jail for the full term Of the sen.
tence IL he should ever be arrest
Cd again for an infraction Of the
traffic laws.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
GAIN in
BUSINESS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 2
Continued gains in general
business conditions throughout
the United States are reported in
the federal reserve boards month.
ly bulletin.
The Pacific coast conditions
are not as prosperous as those OF
the Atlantic seaboard, due to the
failure of the export boom to
reach the western coast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
Riot TO Greet
New Members

Members of the Y. M. G. a.
will hold a membership riot
Tuesday, Dec. Z, at p. m. in
honor of the new members. Eats,
music, vaudeville and good fell
lowship will be doled out in great
quantities, says the committee IN
charge, which includes G. M.
Coye, II. C. Ford, George Evans,
George Raknes and r. Roude-
bush.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02

In two CIeveis.nd fOundries 300
rilling machines. Katha Rodskina,
] press while it's 48-inch fly wheel
/ When the day starts these
women throw the belts of the ma
chimes on the shafts, then when
the wheels begin to turn they feed
the metal into the iron jaws that
with steady crunch-crunch, turn
out spring locks, bonnet locks and
drill holes In steel parts for auto
tmobiles.
In a shower of sparks from a
lmachine back of her, Katha Rod
Iskina, 20 works all day at big
Ipress where 4S-inch wheel
|whirls.
| She stamps the pedal that
brings down the steel tooth to cut
her forging in two.
Quickly then, she brushes the
steel dust aside and puts another
forging on the block. So on
moving always with quick, hurry
ing hands-for eight hours every
day.
Its the excitement of the
work that makes 1t fascinating"
says Katha. 1T gets into ones
veins. That's what brings all
these women here" and she point
ed down the long line of machines
in the spark-filled room, each
with it's woman attendant.
Katha works by the piece and
earns from $1.20 to SO a day. The
pay of all the women is between
60 cents and SO.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
Great Britain
Loses 51O,23O

LONDON, Dec. Great Brit
aims contribution to the war to
date, wounded and missing men,
is 510,230, according to data giy-
en- to the house OF commons.
Premier Asquith gave the fol-
lowing written estimates of the
losses: Western front, 379,95S;
near east, LOG, $40; other land
zones, I1,50z; on the sea, H.
100.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02

ORDINANCE NO. 6266.-AN ORDI-
NANCE creating the November
Salary Fund, appropriating and
transferring to said fund, from the
several funds of the City of Taco
ma, the sum of $65,S1S.78 to pay the
salaries and compensations of Off
GERS and employees of said City for
the month of November, 1915, in
GLIDING compensation of employees
discharged during said month, and
declaring an emergency.
WHEREAS, the Controller of
the City of Tacoma, has submitted
claims for salaries and compensa-
ton of officers and employees of the
City of Tacoma, for the month of
November. 1915, In the sum Of
SOS. S1S.76. NOW. THEREFORE,,
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF TACOMA:
Section l. That there be and Is
hereby created In the treasury Of
the City of Tacoma, a fund to be
from which fund shall be paid the
salaries and compensation of Of
ficers and employees of said City OF
Tacoma, for the month of Nov EN-
Der, 1915. including the compensa-
ton of employees discharged during
said month.
Section 2. That there be and is
| llCitpy ~
red to said November Salary Fund,
from the several FUNDS of the City
of Tacoma, the sum of $65,S18.76,
to-wit:
From the General Fund s39,14s.71
From the Light Fund. 14,6S6.4O
From the Water Fund.-. 9,114.30
From the Library Fund E. 1,979.95
From the Dock Dept. Fund $3.50
Total ~ .SG5.S1S. 10
Section 8. That the proper Off
GERS be authorized to draw war
rants on said funds for the amount
of $65,S1S.76.
Section 4. An emergency exists
and this ordinance shall take ef-
feet Immediately after publication.
Passed Dec. 2, 1915.
A. V. FAWCETT,
Mayor.
Attest: w. d. NICKEUS,
City Clerk.
Dec, 2. 1915.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
WET PIES
TABOO TOO

DENVER, Dec. 2.-Mince pies
and other foods containing cec-
tain amount of alcohol are taboo
in Colorado after Jan. when the
new prohibition law oges into eff
feet, according TO an opinion writ
ten today by Attorney General
Earrar.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02
ITALY WON'T SIGN
SEPARATE PEACE

ROME, Dec. 2.-Italy has adj
hered to the agreement that no
separate peace shall be signed by
the entente powers. France, Eng
land and Russia signed the agree
nent at ondon Sept. s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-02

ORDINANCE NO. 6263-An ordi-
finance providing for the con-
domination, under the right of emf
nent domain, by the City of Ia
coma, of a strip or parcel of land
for the purpose Of opening an al
ley between Tacoma Avenue and Q
Street from South saith Street to
the payment therefor by an asses
ment against the property bene-
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF TACOMA:
Section /. That the City Attor-
ney be and is hereby authorized and
directed to institute and prosecute
to a determination in the Superior
Court of the State of Washington
name of the City Of Tacoma for the
condemnation of a strip of land
sixteen feet in width between Ia
coma Avenue and &c" Street from
South S4th Street to South seth
Street, said strip OF land being more
particularly described as follows:
The west eight go feet of Block
A.. and the east eight go feet OF
Block 3, Lavender and Hollis Add
to Fern Hill.
Section 2. Payment in whole for
said strip of land so to be con-
demned shall be by assessment
against the property benefited
thereby as provided by law.
Section 3. Nothing in this ordi-
nance shall be construed as a waiv-
err on-the part of the City of Ia
coma of Its right 70 decline to take
any pay for said land in the man.
ner above set forth, should II Sc
elect, after the amount of damage
has been determined in said action
Passed Dec. 1, 1915.
A. v. FAWCETT.
Mayor.
Attest: w. d. NICKEus,
City Clerk