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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-24

time tonight. ''Niobe" Ia a sta
tue come to life in an old mans
dream and Niobe insists on
throwing her arms around his
neck and kissing him by way of
expressing her gratitude for her
release from eternal life in mar
BILE.
OLGA PETROVA AT APOLLO.
Nine. Olga Petrova, the world g
greatest emotional actress, re-
turned to the Apollo yesterday
in a new play, "The Vampire. +"
This film is an entirely new sub
ject and is not to be confused
with Kipling's "A Fool There
Was" which is sometimes known
by the same name. In this film
Nine. Petrova excels all of her
former successes, that last of
which was THE Heart Of a
Painted Woman" which was
shown at the Apollo last May.
LIBERTY THEATER.
Lady Audley's Secret" to-
days bill at the Liberty, is the
VIM. Fox photo-dramatic success
in which Theda lBara scores such
"a tremendous personal triumph.
When presented on the legiti-
mate stage 1t was the marke
success of the season ON Broad
way and In London.
AT THE LYCEUM.
Today's bill at the Lyceum. 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-24

This Mysterious Scheme Before We Cut City, Light Rates

something over, but the movement is SO cleverly
concealed that as yet the individual behind the
scenes, who is pulling the strings, has remained
incognito. ~
Last winter, as the public well remembers,
certain Industrious young men in the city hall
walled long and loudly over their own assertions
that the power plant was a failure.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-24

They shouted from the housetops that Ia
coma couldn't take on any more big contracts,
without facing the danger of an electricity
famine this winter and the winters to come.
Then little later, the T. r. & p Co. offered
to act as an auxiliary for the city plant.
1t offered to stand ready to cut in its power
supply on city wires at any time the citY's plant
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-24

and Anderson: Last episode Of
"The Black Box" Broken
Hearts and Pledges" Lko COM
edy; first episode of "The Brok-
en- Coin." with Grace Cunard and
Francis Ford; 1.-THE Nightmare Of
a Movie Fam" Victor comedy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-24
THE NICE POINT

England has placed large orders for shells
with Switzerland Germany has done the same
thing. Neither country alleges violation of Swift
zerland's neutrality thereby. Germany has an
open door to Switzerland; so has England, which
makes all the difference in the world. Get the
point?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-24
LEGAL NOTICES.


of the City of Tacoma, a Roll has
been placed In my hands for the
collection of the 3rd annual In.
stallment of the assessment levied
for laying a sanitary sewer of eight
I'D inch pipe, together with all
necessary tees, wyes, risers, man.
holes and connections with present
sewers. on the following lines:
on the street lying east of Block
2. Donahue's First Addition. from
the south line of said addition to
North Grant Avenue, thence west.
erly to the alley In said addition
thence south along said alley 210
feet, thence west across Lot 4
Block l, Donahue's First Addition
to State Street; thence to a connec-
ton with the present sewer al
State Street from a point 219 feet
South of the south line of North
Sth Street to a connection with the
present sewer on North 8th and
State Streets.
Said installment may be paid on
or before September II, 1915, but II
not paid on or before said date
ADDED interest penalty and costs
CHAs. d. ATKINS,
City Treasurer.
Aug. II, a.. 81, 1915.
LOCAL Improvement District No
593.-Notice is hereby given that
In pursuance of Ordinance No. 5O62
of the City OF Tacoma, a roll has
been placed in my hands for the
collection of the 3rd annual INSTALL
ment of the assessment levied for
constructing six (6) inch cast iron
water mains, gates. tees, crosses
hydrants, specials and connections
with the present mains on South
seth Street from Asotin to Wilke-
son Street.
Said installment may be paid on
or before September 9th, 1915, but
IL not paid on or before said date
added interest. penalty and costs
will attach.
CTIAS. d. ATKINS
City Treasurer.
Aug. 10th, 18th, oath, 1916.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

missioner of Public Works, City
Hall, City of Tacoma, between the
hours of IL M. and 2 p. M. on the
30th day of August, 1915. for fur
nishing labor and material for paw
ing the alley between ct" and az
South sth Street, with concrete
pavement, in Local Improvement
District No. 1922 according to plans
and specifications on file In the
office of the Commissioners of Pub
lie Works.
Amount of bond required win 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 Ave 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
80 days after signing of contract,
said contract shall become void as
per specifications.
The successful bidder shall agree
said supplies and work, amy nnd all
Of the bonds issued in pursuance of
Ordinance No. 618S 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 Ordf-
nance created.
The Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any and all of the
bids.
OWEN WOODS, sith
Commissioner of Public Works.
Aug. 23, "a. rs, 26, "a 1915. u
BOND cALL:-Notice Is hereby
given that theN following mum
bered Bonds of the following nun
bered Local Improvement Districts
OF the City of Tacoma, are called
for payment, and that interest on
same ceases Aug. "a, 1918.
Local Improvement District No.
4fG. Bonds to 20 inclusive. +
CHAS. ID. ATKINS. IA.
City Treasurer.
Aug "a, 1915. q
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT District No.
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AREvIEW OF THE WORLD

One-elghth OF the world is nappy-LIV1NO
MISERABLY POOR.
One-eighth of the world is very unhappy
MISERALLY POOR.
One-fourth Of the world is quite crazy
STRUGGLING TO GET RICH.
One-half of the world is absolutely crazy
FIGHTING.
This little problem in social and political
economy as it combines with arithmetic comes
mighty near to telling the exact truth.
The eighth that is genuinely happy because
it lives normally is the minority that will some
day save the rest of the world from itself For it
Is the wisest part of the worlds population and
it's sensible example will in time sink into the
hearts of those who at present cannot see so far
ahead.
The eighth that is miserably poor and thus
miserably unhappy is in that deplorable condi-
ton chiefly because it does not make the best OF
it's opportunity to vote right, to save its money,
to let booze alone to take care of it's health and
to kick overheard all kinds of overlords whether
Of title or money. ~x
The fourth that is only "quite crazy" but
still loony, as it's greed for money proves, is that
way because it isn't philosophical, or moral, or
really and truly Christian.
The half that is wholly crazy is proven
crazy by the fact that it obeys the will of kings
and fights at the word of kings, for kings-since
common people never benefit by war.
Think over it, if you please.
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LOCAL Improvement District No.
1105.-Notice is hereby given tffat
In pursuance of Ordinance No. 5067
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-24

Is there colored gentleman in the woodpile
down at the city hall this week9
Close scrutiny of the councils latest strenu-
GUS move to get new business for the city power
plant, by making huge cuts in rates to large
downtown customers, might indicate the pres
ence of. the proverbial dark-skinned gent.
It looks as if someone were trying to slip
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The Puget Sound Homesteaders
will hold card and dancing par
ty at Eagles hall, Tuesday even
ing at o'clock.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
FOGGY WEATHER MELTS ICE.
Expected Present Conditions Will
Soon Clear Potomac Tributaries.

Unless weather conditions operate
contrary to what they generally do,
Occoquan, Aqua and other tributar ries
of the Potomac which last week were
closed to navigation by ice will soon
be open. The present spell of foggy
and warm weather will have the effect
of rotting the ice and causing it to dis
appear. At last reports ice varying i'll
thickness of from two to four inches
covered most of the fresh water trib-
utaries of the river and effectually pre-
vented vessels from moving in or out
of them.
1t is asserted that foggy weather
like that of yesterday will cause thick
ice to disappear in forty-eight hours
and even less time, and this is what
the rivermen are expecting.
Yesterdays fog was the thickest and
heaviest of the season, and while it
interfered with the movement of the
steamers to some extent, they went
and came as usual. 1t is stated that
as soon as the ice is out of Deco
guam, the District tug Louise, which
is laid up here, will return to service
towing lighters between this port and
Occoquan.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
MEASURES TO PREVENT =
UNEMPLOYMENT O.. K.'o
Secretary Wilson's Plans Approved
by American Association for
Labor Legislation.

Officials Of the American Association
for Labor Legislation have expressed
their approval Of that part of the an
nual report Of Secretary Wilson of the
Department of Labor dealing with
measures for preventing unemploy.
ment
III only the American public does
not allow itself to be lulled into /
sense of false security, the fact that
there Is less general unemployment
this winter gives the country the op-
portunity 1t needs to apply the lessons
OF last winter" declared John b. An
drews. secretary of the association.
The cessation of hostilities in Europe
must be followed by great dislocation
of industry here. Unless We prepare
now TO prevent 1t, disastrous wave o
Unemployment will again sweep oyC4
the country and find us compelled t."
meet the situation with bread lines al 4
soup kitchens instead of fundamen,.
remedies.
I'm the study of last winters une,
pioyment which we have recently cor
pleted nearly all OF the $50 orga niz.,
tions and people working in their COZ
munitles to relieve unemploymei {
recorded their dissatisfaction with tn"
superficial and temporary measurc 3
they had been obliged to take OWNS
to the uprepared condition of the corr.
munity.
The suggestions made by the Sec
tary of Labor for co-ordinating the 20
partments of the Interior. of Agric -
ture and of Labor. with the object a'
adjusting reserves of labor will Great
great deal of useful public discua-
sion and interest. But that does NO
relieve the states and cities of
sponsibility for the running of fir. =.
class public employment bureaus. Tie
| successful operation of any nationa |
scheme of organizing the labor ma rke {
| requires that every state and every
| city should develop a chain of co..
operating employment bureaus Without
| such organization we have no means
of knowing the facts about the condi-
| tions of the labor market. We must
know the number and kinds of work.
ers wanted and the distribution of sea-
sonal trades before We can work eff
| fectiVely for the permanent prevention
| Of unemployment" -
Evening star., 1915-12-18
ARMY NAVY.
Army Orders.

Each of the following-named officers
of the Quartermaster Corps is relieved
from duty in the Philippine Islands
and will proceed to the United States:
Capt. Fred E. Buchanan, Capt. John A.
Berry and Lieut.. Col. Thomas H
Slavens.
Private Stewart A. Blackman. Bat
terry F. Sd Field Artillery, Fort Myer
Va, will be discharged for the con-
venience Of the government.
Second Lieut.. George e. A. Reinburg
7th Cavalry. is announced as on duty
that requires him to participate regu-
larly and frequently in aerial flights
from December s, 1918.
Sergeant of Ordnance John S. Lewis
is placed on the retired list at Sandy
Hook proving ground. n. j., and will
repair to his home.
Capt. Charles H. Errington, 18th In
fantry, detailed in the Quartermaster
Corps, will report in the Philippine de-
partment for duty.
Capt John T. Aydelotte. Medical
Corps, is relieved from duty at the Let
terman General Hospital, the Preside
of San Francisco, Cal. and will pro-
ceed to Alcatraz, Cal. for duty.
Leave of absence for ono month IL
granted Lieut.. Col James B. McIndoe
Corps Of Engineers.
Capt. William P. Banta, Medical
Corps, will report at the general hos
pital. Hot Springs, Ark. for duty.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS.
Driving Of Piling at Anacostia Rail-
way Bridge Completed.

Portch & Jones have completed the
work of driving piling along the Ana
costa river in the vicinity of the Penn
syfvania Avenue bridge. The piling will
be used in tying a bulkhead to keep it
from coming out from the weight Of
the material that will be pumped be-
hind 1t In the work of deepening the
Anacostia channel. A land driver was
used in the work, and this has been
loaded on a lighter and with a floating
driver was brought to the Portch &
Jones wharf, foot of 9Th street south
west.
The work Of rebuilding the pier of the
Mutual Ice Company, used as landing
place at Alexandria by the Maryland.
Delaware and Virginia line and the
Potomac and Chesapeake Steamboat
Company, Is about completed. In addi-
tion to renewing heavy timbers in the
pier and redecking it. number Of
new mooring and fender piles were
placed in position. The work was done
by the Clarke & Winston Company of this
city. Clarke & Winston also have OUT
ATS at work at Baltimore driving piles
for the foundation of the new immi-
grafton station and at Portsmouth, Va
driving piles for the foundation Of a
new marine barracks.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
GEORGE W. HEM CONVICTED.
Adjudged Guilty of Misconduct
With 17-Year-Old Girl.

After four hours of deliberation,
jury in Criminal Division 2, before
Justice Siddons. returned verdict OF
guilty late yesterday afternoon against
George w. Helm, married mar
charged with improper relations with
Carrie F. Wenger, seventeen years old
high school student. Mrs. Helm, who
had been with her husband throughout
the trial, was not present when the
verdict was rendered.
Attorney NJ. E. O'Brien. for the de-
fense, gave notice of his intention to
ask for new trial, and the accused
was released on the same bond, pend
ing the determination by Justice Sid
dons of the request for another trial
Assistant United States Attorneys
Hawken and Arth represented the gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
Prompt Confirmation of Postmaster
Reading by the Senate Is
Expected.
Special Correspondence. Of The Star.

Correspondence
ROCKVILLE, Md. December 1s.-The
patrons of the Rockville post office
seem much pleased over the appoint
ment of Joseph Reading. which has
Just been announced. as postmaster to
succeed Winfred E. Berry, resigned.
Mr. Reading was recommended for the
place by Representative David ]. Lewis
several weeks ago. but the appointment
was delayed. because Senator Blair Lee
urged the appointment of another man.
The annual salary is $1,000. Mr.. Read
ines prompt confirmation by the Sem
ate Is looked for. Ever since Mr.;
Berry's resignation, the office has been
in charge of the assistant postmaster,
Wilbur S. Day.
Mrs Maude Glascott Wilson of Wash
ineton has Instituted suit in the circuit
court here for a limited divorce from
Claiborne A. Wilson of Rockville and
Washington, on the ground of cruelty.
She also asks to be awarded alimony
and counsel fees.
were married in September, 1889. and,
excepting several periods Of separation.
lived together In Washington, New
Jersey and this county until about a
her bill that the defendant receives
$4,000 q year as Washington manager
Of typewriter company. and that he
has other sources of income.
The plaintiff is represented by D. W.
Baker and Harry A. Grant Of Wash
ington and Thomas L Dawson OF Rock
VILE.
By forcing the front door. thieves
gained entrance to the store Of Porter
Ward, at Hunting Hill, this county,
last night and stole large quantity
of goods of various kinds Deputv
Sheriff George w. Mullican Is making
an Investigation.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
GUILTY OF DUAL MURDER, -
First-Degree Verdict Returned
Against Arthur Jones, Alias Johnson

Guilty of a dual murder in the first
degree was the verdict rendered late
yesterday afternoon by jury fn
Criminal Division / before Chief Jus
tice Coyington in the case of Arthur
Jones, otherwise known as Arthur
johnson, colored. The prisoner ap-
peared undisturbed by the verdict and
when remanded to await sentence
walked calmly beside the bailiff from
the courtroom. The penalty for MUIR
der in the first degree is death by
hanging.
The evidence showed that Jones went
to the home of Sandy Hamilton in
Green's court, between 26th and 2Tth,
/ and streets, May l, last, and
caused a quarrel because Mary Hamil
ton. the wife of Sandy. would not
leave her husband. Jones took pis-
tol from his pocket and began firing.
Hamilton and his wife were both kill
ed. The prisoner claimed self-defense,
but the jury disregarded the plea.
Assistant United States Attorneys Ar
cher and Leahy conducted the prose-
cution. Attorneys ]. A. Purcell and
Charles F. Diggs appeared for the
prisoner.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Farragut Post Elects Officers.

At the annual election of Farragut
Post, No. 10, Department of Potomac,
g. A. R., Monday night. the following
officers were chosen: Commander. P. j.
Cooksey: senior vice commander. Will
liam H. Wilson; junior vice commander.
]. o. Estabrook: surgeon. James Wood
chaplain, George R. Cook; quartermas-
ter, Andrew F. Dinsmore; officer of the
day. W. F. Brenizer; officer of the
guard, Isaac Norris; delegate to Sol
diers' Temporary Home. J. o. Esta-
brook, and member of department re.
| lief committee. ]. o. Estabrook. Dele.
gates are William H Wilson and d. H
Yount; alternates, Thomas H. Roland
and Joseph A. Garrison.
The post, by unanimous vote. adopt
ed a resolution presenting for the con-
encampment for department com
mander for 1916 the name of the junior
department commander, Stanton Weaver
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Paderewski's Recital.

Ignace Paderewski, the eminent plan
list, played at the New National Theater
yesterday afternoon.
The program opened with Schubert s
Fantasia, op. IS, allegro con fuoco,
adagio, presto and allegro, and includ-
ed two numbers of F. Couperin. la
Bandoline" and lie Carlton de
Cythere": 'Le Coucou." by c. Daquin
schumann's Etudes Symphoniques, a
group Of three Chopin numbers, Moo
turne in b major. op. 80: Etudes Nos.
10: and IL ss anS sha pGlSnnise Ha. II 4
groise as the nnal number. Several ad-
ditional numbers were played In re-
sponse to demands for an encore. and
every selection seemed to have the vol
ume and enthusiasm OF applause II
merited. The pianist's well known and
indisputable mastery OF his art could
not have found warmer recognition.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
MEAT INDUSTRY ATTAINS
TO ENORMOUS VOLUME
More Than $4,000, 900 Animals
Slaughtered Last Year Under
Federal Inspection.

More than 5s.o0O.oo0 animals were
slaughtered under federal inspection
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1915, according to the annual report of
the bureau of animal industry Of the
Department of Agriculture, made public
today. Over 7.5oo,0oo,ooo pounds Of
meat and meat food products were pre-
pared under federal inspection, the re-
port shows.
The danger from pork in products
that are customarily eaten without
cooking has been minimized by the
discovery of a new method of destroy
ing trichinae, declares the report. This
consists in storing the meat at tenn
perature no higher than degrees
Fahrenheit for period of twenty days.
This is sufficient to destroy the trichina
parasites and renders unnecessary the
expensive and unsatisfactory micro
scopic inspection which is still used In
some countries.
In addition to stamping out the foot
and mouth disease, much was done In
the south toward the elimination OF
the cattle tick, and in the west the
eradication of abies of sheep and cat
tie has been brought nearer to COM
pletion.
Progress has been made also in the
treatment of anthrax, Experiments
have proved the effectiveness of stimuli
taneous injections of an immunizins
serum and spore vaccine. An out
break among hogs in Maryland was
checked by this means.
The report calls attention to the
value of the boys and girls pig clubs
and poultry clubs. The pig clubs now
have 5000 members and the poultry
clubs nearly 1000.
Improvement in the quality of market
milk is noticeable as a result OF the
efforts of the department and various
other agencies. Furthermore, by means
of COW -testing associations, the milk!
yield of many dairy herds Is being in
creased and the cost reduced.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
THREE OYSTER BOATS ARRIVE.
Partly Relieve Threatened Short
age for the Christmas Market,

The arrival of three oyster boats
from the lower Potomac with over q
thousand bushels of Potomac stock
aboard in a measure has relieved the
threatened shortage in the oyser sup
ply. Other oyster-laden craft are ex
pected in port here within the next
forty-eight hours, and in the coming
week it is figured that a plentiful sup
ply will be here for the Christmas mar
ket. So heavy is the demand for oys-
ters by the uptown dealers that two of
the arriving vessels that did not open
matches until yesterday morning were
sold out before noon and were able
to leave for the Potomac beds after
oysters for the Christmas market Re-
ports from down river state that the
Baltimore runboats are bidding high
for the oysters now being caught in
the river. and that the boats that run
to this market are having a difficult
time to- get their loads.
Evening star., 1915-12-18

against the report, two other republi-
cans. Senators CIapp and Kenyon, join.
ing the democrats with reservation OF
the right to offer amendments in the
Senate.
The committee made several changes
in the bill in line with War Depart
ment recommendations. The preamble
declaring the purpose of the United
States to grant independence when
the people of the Philippine Islands
shall have shown themselves to be
fitted therefore," now reads when 'it
will be to the permanent interest OF
the people of the Philippine Islands"
The provision against polygamy was
changed so as to prohibit contracting g
marriages.
An effort to pass the bill through both
houses probably will be made soon aft
er the holidays.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Community Peace Meeting.

Plans are complete for community
peace meeting, to be held Monday even
ing at 8 o'clock at the Wilson Normal
School, 18th and Harvard streets north
west, under the auspices of the Parents
League of the Third Division. Dr..
John Mez of the American Peace So
ciety is to speak on The Children and
the War" The musical program is to
include a piano duet by Rush Little and
Vera Elliott of Mckinley Manual
Training school and numbers by the
community chorus. directed by DR.. H.
E. Cogswell.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Asks 81 600 of Storage Company.

Sherburne G. Hopkins today filed suit
to recover $1,000 damages from the
Fidelity Storage Company for alleged
unlawful conversion of an electric
coupe. valued by him at $1,000. He ad-
mits that the defendant had a claim for
renairs amounting to $26s.71 on which
pavments had been made by him. With
ont notice, he alleges. the company
converted the machine to Its own use.
ATTORNEYS Peyton Gordon and D. W.
Baker represent the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
For Xmas Tree at Orphans Home.

A musical and tea was given Thurs
day afternoon by the Gaiement branch
of the Sunshine Society in the white
parlors at the New Ebbitt House
Among those participating were: Mrs.
Lefevre, Mrs. Fletcher. Miss Metcalf.
Miss Thompson, Miss Parsons and Ri
cardo Zappone. Proceeds are to be used
for Christmas tree party to be given
children of the orphan home in George
town,