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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-01
AMERICAN LEGION
TO BE ORGANIZED
Major General Leonard Wood Gives
Unofficial Sanction to Forma-
ton Of New Body,
ROOSEVELT STRONG FOR ACTION

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s,-Formal
announcement was made here to-
night OF the formation Of an organi-
cation of first reserves. to be known
as the American Legion. to be COM
posed of former army. navy and
militiamen, which will better insure
the nations preparedness in case Of
war. -sr Gtftf wa efi
CAPTAIN Gordon Johnston, aide de camp
TO Major General Leonard Wood, COM
manding the department. of the east,
made the announcement on behalf Of a
group Of army and navy men, who in an
unofficial capacity; are acting with
civilians in promoting the movement.
Captain Johnston said that II is planned
to establish within a short time a first
reserve, OF /. between 10000 and 100000
former and navy militiamen for instant
call in case Of emergency.
Wood Favors plan.
Major General Wood, has already, given
the plan his unofficial endorsement and
Former President Roosevelt has written
a letter approving the proposal. Numer-
Gus other public men have endorsed the
project and a statement by the promoters
says that former secretaries OF war and
OF the navy have indicated their willing
ness to act in an advisory capacity.
Asserting. that he and his four sons
will become members OF the legion,
Colonel Roosevelt, in a letter to the
organizers, says that in the event OF war
he intends TO ask congress for permission
TO raise a division OF cavalry,
Roosevelt 10 Join.
Mr.. Roosevelfs letter in part follows:
II and my four sons win gladly be-
come members / very earnestly hope
and pray that there viii be no war; but
the surest way to avoid war is to be
prepared for IL; and the only way to avert
disaster and disgrace in war is by prep
aration. both military and naval in ad-
vance.
I'm the event OF war 1 should ask per-
mission OF congress TO raise a division OF
cavalry. that is nine regiments. such as
the regiment commanded in Cuba, and
unquestionably the ranks OF these regi-
ments would largely be filled from the
men OF the legion and would In their
entirety be. filled by men such as those
in the legion; for in the event OF war
there will be no time to train the men
first called upon In such duties as shoot
.ing, riding and taking care Of themselves
In the open.
Danger Lurks Everywhere.
I'VE should as a nation have begun ID
prepare ourselves the minute the war
broke out seven months ago. II is abso-
luteIy impossible TO be sure. when there
is such tremendous war. that We shall
not be drawn into II agsinst our Will The
people Of this country are only beginning
70 realize the extent Of our military and
naval unpreparedness."
Colonel Roosevelt says he will gladly
serve as chairman OF the legion's board
OF honorary advisors and hopes that the
legion win accomplish its purpose In or
ganising first reserve
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-01
The Days War News

II -
GREAT ALLIED FLEET OF British
and French warshtps has de-
atroyed the forts at the entrance
60 the DardaneIIes. The first lines
OF mines guarding the strait have
been swept away, hsttleshiDu have
proceeded mp the narrow stretch
81 water and are now engaged In
bom harding the inner fcrtifica-
tions. Turks prepare 20 move cap
itaI into Asia
FORMER GERMAN STEAMER DA-
CHA, now under the American FLAG,
laden with cotton for Germany,
has been taken by a French cruiser
I'm the English channel and d.
vePted 20 French port.
NEUTRAL COUNTRIES advised by
Great nritain aud its allies that
they hold themselves at liberty 70
step all ahippinR 20 aud from Ger
many aud 90 and from the conn
tries allied with Germany. Thsn
action viii he publicly announced
next week and ~ ia explained that
Il is due 90 the German submarine
attacks.
RUSSIA, ACCORDING to PetrOErnd,
hiss recaptured the important town
OF PrSaynsE, 20 the north of WAR
saw, which n few days $50 "a was
thOuRht Germany wonId use NJ u
base for operations against the
Polish capital.
FRENcH MAKE PROGRESS In the
ncighhorhOOd of MeHnil-Lee Hur-
ius, In the Champagne district,
where about n third Of q miIe Of
GermaR trenches have fallen into
their hands.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-01
Northwestern Hank Changes Hand

BELLE FOURcHE. S. D.. Feb. 2S.-
tSpeclal.)-c, L. Millett of the Stock
Growers bank Of Fort Pierre and S. II.
Wood of the American Exchange bank OF
Pierre have purchased a controlling in
terest in the Northwestern State bank
and will operate IL from now on.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-01
Local Celestials Act with Others Of
Race from Vancouver to
Mexico in Trade.
War.
MEASURE IS RETAL1ATORY ONE
Big Six Company in San Francisco
Starts Move as Reprisal for
Toxic AggressiOns.
ACTIVITY IN THE DOMINION CITY
BULLETIN.

Dong Ye, Omaha Chinese mer-
chant, was found badly beaten up
late last night by the police. He
\ would give no explanation OF how he
came to be in the mauled condition
he presented when picked up by the
officers. The police believe he was
attacked by fellow Chinese for re-
fusIng to join in the boycott against
Japanese goods and industries. An
investigation is being made.
Omaha Chinese have joined all the
celestials in the United States and
Canada in gigantic boycott Of Jap
anese industries and business houses
because Of Japan's aggressive policy
toward the Chinese republic.
Kept In Dark.
The local boycott. like the general one
had been kept absolutely secret outside
of Chinese circles though 1t has been In
effect for three days and Omaha Chinese
d. merchants have destroyed nearly all their
Japanese stocks of fancy goods.
The action OF the Omaha Chinese was
learned when inquiries were made fol-
lowing the receipt OF dispatches from San
Francisco telling of the general re-
taliatory measures OF the Chineses Of the
Pacific slope against the Japanese.
Sam Joe. proprietor of the Elite res
taurant. Fourteenth and Douglas streets,
said the boycott has been in effect for
three days, In that time nearly all the
stocks Of Japanese fancy goods OF local
Chinese men have been given to flames
and destroyed.
Given to Flames.
Thousands OF dollars worth Of such
merchandise, 1t is said. have been burned.
sam Joe, himself. IL is further reported.
gave all he had on hand Of Nipponese
kniclSnacks to the flames, causing him a
loss of $15e.
There are perhaps 125 or more Celestials
In Omaha. Several hundred Japanese live
here and in South Omaha.
Chinese Boycott Begun.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. zS,--A Chinese
boycott ON all Japanese industries and
business houses as a retaliation, It is said,
against the demands made on the Chinese
government by Japan has been started In
this city and word Of this action has been
sent broadcast throughout the region un-
der the jurisdiction Of the Chinese Six
companies, which includes all the states
. west of the Rocky mountains and as far
south as the Mexican border. according to
a statement maoo tonight by John L. Nc
Nab. counsel for the Six companies.
Investigate First.
McNab said the leading Chinese mer-
chants here had made a thorough investi.
cation of the legal aspects Of boycott
before deciding to institute one.
The boycott. he said. included every
thing japanese and Chinese merchants
asserted that Japanese goods, so far as
Chinese trade here was concerned al
ready were glut on the market
Circulars. advertisements in Chinese
newspapers and other methods Of public
ity will be used by the Six companies
Il is said, to give impetus to the move.
ment
Fresno, Cal. reported tonight that the
boycott would be begun there on Monday
Already. IL was said. Chinese were NOV.
Ing out OF japanese hotels and lodging
houses
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-01
BUl.LETfN.

LONDON Feb. 2s.- Twenty.
eisht warshlpF OF the allied fleet en-
tered the Dardanelles at noon satur-
day and bombarded the inner forts,
according to dispatch. from the
Athens correspondent OF the Ex-
change Telegraph company. The
message adds that a battleship bonn
barded a Turkish camp on the Gulf
Of saros.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-01

LONDON. Feb. 2s.--"There is
a panic in Constantinople. and many
inhabitants are leaving says the
Athens correspondent of the Weekly
Dispatch. Internal trouble lie i'm.
minent. The cabinet has decided to
transfer the seat of government to
Broussa, Asia Minor"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-01
The Weather

For Nebraska-C1oudy.
For Iowa-Fair.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-01
OF ALLIES
ENTERS STRAITS;
SULTAN PACKING
Panic Reigns in Constantinople as
Hostile Navies Approach and
Turks Prepare to Move
Capital.
NEW SEAT WILL BE IN ASIA
Twenty-Eight warships Of Britain
and France Ride Dardsnelles,
Shelling Inner Forts. i.

FORWARD, ORDERS TO INVADERS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-01

Omaha Chinese have joined all the
celestials in the United States and
Canada in a gigantic boycott Of Jap
anese industries and business houses
because of Japan's aggressive policy
toward the Chinese republic.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-01
Everybody Reads

tne day's happenings sveSy day.
" foiks don't roaS your store
news evcry day, it's your fault.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
City Will Not Forget
Veteran Fire Laddie

M. n. Peckenham, Oldest vet
eran of the Tacoma fire depart
ment, will get relief at the hands
of the city council.
Peckenham, in his younger
days, was one of the most cour-
ageous and daring laddies in the
department. One night in De-
cember, 1891. while answering an
alarm on Pacific avenue, and
driving his horses like mad, the
hose wagon caught in a car track
and overturned, Packenham UNI.
derneath. He was extricated.
alive, but his right arm had to
be amputated at the shoulder. as
a result.
From that time until a month
ago, Peck" has acted as day
telephone operator for the fire
department. He is too old now
and too i'll to work longer. But
he has family of six dependent
upon him.
Peckenham has drawn $50 a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
PIERCE COUNTY
CLUBS To TALK
OF YEARS WORK

Commercial clubs of Pierce
county will celebrate Thursday
evening at the Commercial club
rooms the first year of their affi-
liation.
From Orting, Eatonville, Puyal-
lup, Alderton, Magnolia and
Vashon- Maury business men will
gather to discuss what has been
accomplished in the last year, and
to plan for new.
Program: Toastmaster = Csc.
H. Stone. Principal speakers
Governor Ernest Lister, Our
State; Senator Wesley l.. Jones,
"Our Nation; Congressman AL
bert Johnson, "Our District"y
Hon. w. H. Paulhamus, Our
County," Five Minute Talks
George d. Osborne, Puyallup,
"Our Affiliations; Ira H. Case,
Magnolia Beach," "The Vashon-
Maury People,; II. M. Brayton,
Alderton, THE Alderton Spirit;
w. ID. Lukens, Orting, THE Ort-
ing Way; G. G. Snow, Eaton-
Vile, 1.-The Eatonyille Schools"
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ribbon, a gaudy red vanity case
foul with mud.
These are the "gauds and trap
pings" of pleasure the lone watch
man glimpses in the dark corners
as he PAGES his ship.
Everywhere he faces the visage
of death-a Janus-faced visagc
that looks toward joy and sorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
NO ONE LIKES RAINIER.
WRITES SECRETARY LANE

cares very little about the name
of The Mountain. Then he defies
Tacoma to do her durndest.
Secretary of the Interior Lane
this week wrote a letter to Wall
announcing that nobody likes the
name of Mount Rainier" and
offering encouragement to the
proposed change of name.
The Washington State
Weekly admits that "Rainier
is cheap, commonplace, beefy
and vulgar. Takhoma Is in
finitely better. The imagin-
alive Siwash was more of
poet than the matter-of-fact
explorer"
Then II suggests that Editor
Wall, to act in good faith, replace
with Indian names titles of Puget
Sound, Mount Baker, Mount
Hood, and even Commencement
Bay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
ASSESSOR CUTS
VALUE OF CITY

Property in Tacoma is valued at
$61,S07,000 this year, sum
$1,007, 900 lower than last, ac-
cording to the figures of County
Assessor Cameron, given to the
city council today on which to
estimate their 1916 budget.
Real property in the city of
Tacoma last year was given as
SCI, 200 in the assessors an
nual valuations. A considerable
decrease in property values in
certain districts where prices have
for years been inflated, and a
general adjustment from the pre-
vious administration assessment
figures, cause the decrease.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
BIND GAG AND
ROB WOMAN so
YEARS OF ACE

PORTLAND, Oct. Airs. H.
NJ. White, age 60, was bound and
gagged by robbers early today
who ransacked her home. The
robbers secured about $25.
The woman was found by her
daughter, Mrs. Julius Pincus, who
became alarmed when she found
her door locked and went to
arouse her. Mrs. White suffer
ed from shock, but is not serious
! ly hurt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
Still the battle RACES!

Editor Sam Wall of What's
Doing has made another dashing
charge upon the rhetorically dig
nified trenches of the Allies
and gained ground.
The Allies -representing the
allied press of Seattle, and all
friendly contemporaries = are
beginning to weaken. Editor
Wallis army of Mastery Argu-
ments has swept the enemies off
their feet.
The Washington State Weekly.
for instance-sedate, conserya-
tive and of Seattle--is willing to
accept the name "Takhoma."
The Seattle Argus, whose edit
or has been wont to drop vitri-
Ollie pen bombs into Tacoma on
the slightest excuse, has with
drawn to his bomb proof trench
with the declaration that Seattle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
FIVE REFORNIATORY
INMATES STUDYING
JOURNALISM IN U. OF w.

. UNIVERSITY OF WASH
, INGTON, Oct. Alive in
. mates of the reformatory at
: Monroe are taking CORE
. spondence courses in journ-
. alism.
. These members of the
. University of Another
. Chance make use of their
> instruction in newspaper
. writing in the publication Of
/. THE index" the reforma-
> tory periodical. The aver
. age age is 20.
, One student who complet-
. ed the work has been dis
, missed from the reforma
> tory. and is succeeding in
, newspaper work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
Quake Shakes
Whole Coast

CARSON CITY, Oct. 4.-The
state capitol here was shaken,
the federal building badly dam
aged, and many residences top
pied by severe earthquake, the
center of which was near here
and which extended all over the
coast and mountain region.
All along the Southern Pacific
railway, water-tanks were knock.
ed from their high supports
There were no fatalities.
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month for years, as phone cper-
ator. Today he was put on 4 pen,
sion, but it only gives him $40
month. And $40 won't feed
many mouths. The law won't
allow him larger pension.
The council today made plans
to re-appoint the old fire veteran
as a substitute telephone operator
at $40 a month. He will act
merely as relief man. But he
will get $50 month, and the
council feels that Tacoma owes
him at least this much.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
Pumpkins? No
They're SpudS

Friends of August Olson of
Puyallup, who won first prize at
the fair for potatoes, say the
field from which the winning tu-
bers came established a record
for production, at least for these
parts.
Olson planted 80 pounds of
Early Rose seed. From the
seven rows he took an even two
tons of potatoes, and these aver
aged, Olsen says, two pounds and
a half to the spud.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
ROOM ROBBED

Miss Dimple Merrill, 4OI ST.
Helens avenue, reported to tine
police today that she was robbed
one night last week, when she
slept in a room at the New Taco
ma hotel, lower Broadway. She
said that thieves entered the room
and stole her purse, with 81, and
a gold watch fob.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
BLAMES GREECE, SERBIA

LONDON, Oct. 4.-The obstin-
ate refusal of Serbia and Greece
to recognize Bulgaria's rights in
Macedonia forced the mobiliza-
ton that brought Bulgaria to the
brink of war, Bulgarian Premier
Radoslavoff declared in tele-
gram to the United Press today.
He insisted in the statement
that mobilization was not agrees
siVe in its caracter.
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DEAD; FALLS
FROM WINDOW

CHICAGO, Oct. "A police
man stumbling over the body of a
man near a hotel here, discovered
Stewart r. Carothers, the origina-
tor of the Charlie Chaplin
comic strip. He had fallen to his
death from a window. His room
mates could not tell how the
tragedy occurred
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
EaSuand Is
Now Dock
Ghost Ship

CHICAGO, Oct. ITO walk
each night among thousand
phantoms!
To sleep each night on "phan-
tom ship!"
To keep nightly watch on ship
that was a charnal house to hun
dreds of human beings
That's the job the United States
district court has assigned to Capt.
M. l.. Edwards, sea-rover for 20
years, man of tested courage,
when it made him custodian of
the Eastland.
But Capt. Edwards new COM
mand" is no longer named the
death ship" Since folks around
the Halstead street shipyards
where the Eastland is now an
chored have been telling of lights
that move about the upper deck
and since a belated stroller on the
Halsted street bridge has been
telling of hearing steps of
dancers and sounds of violins,
the ill-starred pleasure boat has
been renamed the ''ghost ship"
If, however, Capt. Edwards has
any personal interest in ghosts he
is too good a seaman to admit
such a weakness. A jovial laugh
was his answer to the question:
rs it true the Eastland is called
the phantom ship'?'
Gl,i,. fnh q N n
ship doesn't make the ghost stor-
les true he laughed. After 20
years of seafaring sailor ism t
inclined to believe in anything
that doesn't live on this earth.
Then, someone must guard the
Eastland, and when a seaman's
given a vessel he doesn't ask any
questions about it. He just takes
it."
So, fearless seaman that
he Is, Capt. Edwards has set
tied down on the Eastiand.
Without living companion
and with only the flare of his
searchlight to break the
gloom of the sodden, slime
despatched vessel he spends
each night on the "ghost
ship"
It's well the Waterman of the
"phantom ship" doesn't believe in
ghostly visitants. If he did he'd
surely eonjure visions of light
hearted, happy girls in holiday
dress and holiday mood every
time his lantern filings its rays, as
it always does, on the little heap
of shoes in an upper cabin.
A shining patent dancing
slipper, high-heeled and dain-
ty. tells its story of a panic
stricken girl who had lost
her shoe in the crush that
preceded the fatal lurch of
the vessel. for the slipper is
unsettled by CRIME or water.
White slippers. blue slip
pers. bronze slippers. at least
a dozen of them, mud-stained
and battered, are in this pile
of slippers that kept time
only to the dance of death
the day of the Eastland ca
tastrophy.
On each deck the watchmar
finds the same ghostly reminder
of JOY turned to terror-heaps o.
Shiny clothing. a picture hat will
plume once white, glued to The
floor with river CRIME; a baby''
floppy sun hat, a fan, a knot o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
OLYMPIAN ROBBED;
BANDITS ESCAPE

ST. PAUL, Oct. 1.-Two mask
ed men entered the Olympian. the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul's
fast Chicago bound train. late last
night near Glencoe, Mimi, robbed
the passengers of $3.50, and es-
capped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
HOLDS BULGAR RESERVES

BERLIN, Oct. France or
dered that no Bulgarian reserves
be allowed to leave the country,
according to dispatch received
today from Vienna.
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o o o T. q o o o o q @ q q o D 0
= DEATHS q

@ g @ q o @ q @ o o o o o o q
Orville Espy, age Sd, yester-
day at his home in Sumner; fun
eraf tomorrow IN Sumner under
direction of Buckley-King.
Gaffimono Gamberto, age 10;
yesterday at a local hospital: fun
eral announcements later from g.
y. Mellinger's.
Kenneth Mckay. age 8: today
at 3012 No. 22nd; funeral an
nouncements later from Buckley
Kings.
Mrs. Ida Herbert, age 81; to-
day at 513 E. 30th; c. G. Nell
niger in charge.
Adrian c. Story, age ~; TO-
day at 1914 So. o ST.; announ ee.
ments later from c. C. Melting
er's.
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o @ @ . o @ . o @ o @ o q o
FUNERALS q

Mrs. Ida Reiman; Wednesday
at 2:30 from George. Piper's.
DIR. w. H. Olson: tomorrow at
2 p. m. from Plymouth Congre-
gational; G. o. Lynn in charge.
DR.. <. o. Sutton; today at / 30
from Buckley-King's; intern cnt
in Tacoma cemetery
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>>.~~~~~~~~~~~~~>~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~>>~>~sr~~~e~
BOND CALL-Notice Is hereby
given that the following numbered
Bonds of the following numbered
Local Improvement Districts OF the
City of Tacoma, are called for pay
ment, and that interest on same
same ceases Oct. 2, 1915.
Local Improvement District No.
412, Bonds 462 to 491 inclusive.
CHAS. d. ATKINS,
City Treasurer.
Oct. 4, 1915.
BOND CALL:-Notice Is hereby
given that the following num-
bered Bonds of the following NUM-
bered Local Improvement Districts
of the City of Tacoma. are called
for payment, and that interest on
same ceases Oct. 4. 1915.
Local Improvement District No.
447, Bonds 66 to 81 inclusive.
Local Improvement District No.
$40, Bonds 212 to 23S inclusive.
Local improvement District No.
724, Bonds 46 to 81 inclusive.
Local Improvement District No.
500, Bonds 13 to IA inclusive.
CHAS. d. ATKINS.
City Treasurer.
Oct. 4, 1915. .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-10-04
FLASHES

SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-More
than 1000 workers in machine
shops of General Electric struck
today for eight-hour day.
SALONIKA Two powerful
Russian squadrons appeared off
the Bulgarian Black sea port OF
Varna, according to dispatches.
The Russians will land troops
there If 1t is decided to invade
Bulgaria.
SALEM-Rex Turner, Salem
attorney, and Cleve Simpkins OF
Hopewell, state university stu
dent, are under arrest here today
charged with manipulating state
fair tickets.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Presi-
dent Wilson wired for tickets for
second game of worlds series.
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On each deck the Waterman
finds the same ghostly reminder
of JOY turned to terror-heaps OF
Shiny clothing, a picture hat with
a plume once white. glued to the
floor with river CRIME a baby's
floppy sun hat, a fan, a knot OF
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9 8 @ o 9 @ o o o 9 o . . = =
The Holly chieftain., 1915-10-22
Figures Show Big Expansion.

Denver.-Figures showing business
growth and the expansion of Denver
have been prepared for the Real Es-
tate Exchange by C. R. Stedman. AL
falfa for the year 1910 was valued at
S12,OO0,000, and this years crop at
$2O,000,000. A considerable advance
in wheat is also estimated as we'll as
an increased business in live stock.
The statement shows there were A.
600 more pieces of baggage handled
at the Union Station this summer than
last summer. Postoffice stamp sales
are shown to have increased and
growth is indicated by the fact that
in 1910 there were 10000 water taps
in use, and today there are 45,0OO In
1910 there were less than 10000 tele-
phones in Denver and today there are
more than 10000 in use. The gas com.
pany had $4,000 gas and electric con-
nections in the city in 1910, and to-
day has 10000.