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New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
SING SING. CURRICULUM
GETS REAL WIRELESS
Inmates, Tap-Tap Experts, Ex-
pected to Soon Master Science.

Wireless telegrsphy has been intro
duced by Warden George ". kirchwey
at Sing Sing prison as a part of the
curriculum OF the prison schools. Most
Of the inmates are proficient in prison
wireless" the term applied TO the un-
derground system of relaying news to
and from the prison. and are expected
90 quickly master the new system.
Henry Leeb, a graduate Of the Mas
sachusetts Institute Of Technology. was
the first lecturer on the subject. II is
planned to train the operators thor
oughly in the use OF the wireless 80
they can take job on land or sea when
released.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
SEEKS NOTES ON KANT;
FINDS GIRLS FINERY
Princeton Professor Victim OF
Mix.Up in Grips.
D, rsl,U,ph % IN. rrlruae ]

Baltimore. Feb. l5.-There Wa. 4 mix
up in music and philosophy last even
ing when Dr. ]. Duncan Spaeth. o.
Princeton University. after talking in
a railroad telephone booth az Union
Station here 20 friends in Frederick
City explaining that he had missed hi.
usual train from Baltimore to that
place, settled down in his seat in a
later train and opened what ne thought
was his travelling bag, with view 20
looking owe. notes on his lecture on
Kant's philosophy Of duty.
lie found ycll Of music. . pair o.
pink slippers and other articles OF
feminine apparel. While IN the tele 4
phone booth the professors grip was
picked up By Baltimore girl By mis-
take for her own. and the doctor sot
hers. He leetursd at Hood College IN
Frederick. but without his notes.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
VOTES UTILITIES INQUIRY
Senate Wants Congress to Consider
Government Ownership.

Washington, Feb. 15-By vote OF
80 TO %, the Senate to-day went on
record as fsvoring Congressional in
ouirv into the advisability of govern
ment ownership Of public utilities. as
against government regulation and
control
Il adopted such an amendment pro-
posed by Senator Borah TO Senator
Newland's resolution 10 direct special
inouiry into the adequacy OF railroad
legislation and the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-16

joseph Nemerov. counsel for the lnde-
pendent Dress and Waist Manuiact-
urers' Association, said he nigh. be
forced 20 institute conspiracy action
pgsinst the union heads.
An attack in which bricks were used,
made by about forty girls or strike
from factories IN the reighborhood Of
Narst end White streets, Williamsburg,
resulted in the injury Of Jacob ilir5ch.
o. 295 De kslb Avenue; John Left. Of
34S Ellcry Street, who was in an auto
mobile taking number OF persons 70
work, and Louis Farrell, Of 4S0 Kos
ciusko Street, Five girls were arrested.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-16

Fred deriCk
p almer is
just back from
Europe with the
story of what
the world may ex-
pect when fighting
ceaSeS-a story gath
cred at first hand in the
trenches, in drawing
rooms, on quarter-decks
"a story which he tells in
"WHEN PEACE COMES
in this weeks issue of
Collieslri;SS
rHE NATIONAL wEEKLY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-05
Home Ties
London Opinion.

A sedate banker was sitting in his
Office one morning when his ten-year-
old hopeful drifted in. bearing with
him an expression Of unutterable
gloom.
Anything gone wrong. boyY" IN
terrogated the financier. why. at
your age you ought to be cheerful all
the time"
II know It, father; know H." re-
sponded the youngster. I'm doin'
the best I can; but. honest. had a
terrible time up at the house with
your wife this morning"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-05
They're wise
Dress - fAs~.s A@v.

"The true secret OF success" said
the captain OF finance, lis work"
Il know that replied the young
man who was just making his start
in life, but II isn't so easy TO work
people now as II was when you Laid
the foundation OF your fortune"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-05

E@6 ] S,<4r and 0ermanto~a Automoolls
49, "a 1nslv sa enosl5, r. Lincoln Driss; newly
X LAVA shre'3h1is h"31s Zach .tfictly private; beau-
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-05
Father Approves

Father Approves
"Husbandp
what is itP"
'1 am sure that young fellow in the
parlor is holding daughters hand"
Il call that a wise maneuver. She
can't possibly play the piano as long
as he keeps that up" - Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-05

We asked the young lady across the
way IL she didn't consider personality
the most valuable possession In the
world and she said she believed her
father thought pretty well Of real estate
in a growing neighborhood.
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Oct. 7.--Rt, Rev Robert codmsn Epis-
'Vp Oct pa sSaniel ai MI Moaser. n0pa psbIisher of
the st. Louis Globe Democrat w III 5sts 2
Oct 1l-Henri Fabre, French entonnoIs
ogist. 40 o 3}i 3 ,.l "a ft5 }3s S, sssl
Oct 1s.--sir Lionel Garden. BritIsh Dip
lomat in London. y "a a 81 Il j IS IL s!ssis,
Oct 26.-Paul Hervieu. French dramatic
author. u s96 SSS
Oct so.--sir Charles tTupper.; Canadian
statesman, at 'Bexley Heath, England.
Oct. si.--Blanche Walsh. actress. aF
Nov. 1.--E. w. Pre.orius publishes OF
st. Louis Times, committed suicide.
Staats Zeitung. at New York 8, H (
Lewis Waller. noted actor. in London.
Nov. 8.--P. A. b. Widener. Philadelphfa
flnancier. Z 3t a &
Nov. s.-E. g. Willard. noted actor. in
London. &l tr n /. ,t &
Nov. 14.-Booker T. washington. noted
negro educator. at Tuskegee. Ala 81
Nov. 18.--Former Senator Julius c. Bur.
rows at Kalamazoo. Mich. {.5 gs,
Deo 4.--August Pitou. actor and play
wright. at Hohesound. Fla %aSfa
Dec. 6.--Gen. Jesus Rab! hero of Cuban
Edward Smith. president Americas !
Shipbuilding company, at Buffalo. &
Dec. 9.-Stephen Phillips, English poet
Of army engineer corps in Hawaii, COM 4
mitted suicide. a gtH
Abraham Gruber. prominent New York
politician.
Cockrell at Washington g
Earl Of Glasgow at Fairline, Scotland
Dec. 15.-Viscount Alverstone. former
lord chief justice Of Great Britain.
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INDUSTRIAL

March 8.-Chicago building contractors
locked out 900 union fathers.
April l5.-Great building strike declared
In Chicago.
April so.--Tederal board of arbitration
awarded slight wage increase to engine-
men Of 98 western railroads
Bridge and structural iron workers OF
Chicago struck.
June 1S.-Great street car strike in Chi
cago.
June 16.-,Chcago street car strike end
ed by arbitration agreement. 3A
June 25.-Shut down Of Chicagos build
ing construction industry ordered because
Of strike.
July l0.-Chicagos building trade strike
and lockout settled.
July lG.-Employees Of Chicago surface
lines won big victory in arbitration award.
July 2O.-Strilse and rioting at Bayonne
plant Of Standard OIL Co.
July H-Standard OH strike at Bayonne.
N. j.. ended.
Sept. 27.-Twenty-flve thousand Chicago
garment makers called out on strike
Dec. 3.-Fifty-four Chicago labor leaders
indicted for conspiracy. extortion and ma
liclous mischief.
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DOMESTIC

Jan. 1.--san Diego exposition opened
Jan. H.--Alabama Legislature passed bill
making the state dry after Juno 30.
Jan. 2.--Presdent Wilson inaugurated
first transcontinental telephone system
by speaking directly to President Moore
Of the Panama-Pacific exposition in San
Francisco
Feb 2O.-Panama-Pacifc fair opened at
San Francisco.
March 6.-North Dakota legislature
passed measure abolishng capital pun.
ishment.
March 11.--Rear Admirals Fletcher
Howard and Cowles appointed admirals
under new law.
March 12-Harry X. Thaw found not
guilty Of conspiracy
April 3.-Census bureau announced nom
ulation passed 600 mark.
April 19.-Barnes. Roosevelt libel caae
opened at Syracuse, NJ Y.
u. s.. Supreme court refused final an
peal of Leo M. Frank, convicted OF mur-
der Of Mary Phagan at Atlanta, Ga.
May 22.-Roosevelt given verdict in
Barnes libel suit
June H.-Governor Slaton Of Georgia
committed Leo Franks sentence to life
Imprisonment and martial law was pro
claimed around governors home to pro-
tect him. .'f'l.''
July 2.--Bomb explosion wrecked re-.
ception room on east side OF capitol in
Washington. n"
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FINANCIAL

Jan. IS 16-President Wilson ordered fed
eral inquiry into high price OF wheat.
March 9.-Goulds lost control OF Mis-
souri Pachc-Iron Mountain system.
March 13 Dayton Cash Register case
Lower court reversed and remanded for
new trial by u. s. circuit court Of ap-
reals at Cincinnati.
March 16.-Trado commission organized
at Washington, Joseph r. Davies, Wis
consin. chairman.
March 16.-Charles c. McChord elected
chairman interstate commerce commits
sion vice james 8. Harlan.
April 3.-1nternational Mercantile Ma
rine company put in recever's hands
April 9-J. B. Grcenhut company New
YORK department store. failed for $l2,-
0O0. 1000.
April 21.-Receivers appointed for Rock
Island railroad company
May 15.-1nterstate commerce commits
sion decided railroads owning and opcr-
ating steamship lines on great lakes must
give them up.
May H-Pan American financial confer.
ence opened In Washington
Aug. 11.--Interstate commerce commits.
sion denied most Of requests Of western
roads for increased freight rates.
Aug. 12.-Interstate commerce commits
sion ordered big reductions in freight
rates on anthracite COAL
Aug. l7-Interstate commerce commits
sion found Moore-Reid syndicate guilty OF
plundertng Rock Island road and thrhw.
ing 1T into receivership for its own pur-
pose.
Aug. 24.-Eastman Kodak company de
ciared a monopoly in restraint OF trad,
by federal court at Buffalo, N. Y.
| Oct. 1.-U. 8. court at Philadelphia or
dered moving picture trust to dissolve.
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as. and confirmed trade commission ap-
pointees except George Rublee.
Robert W. Woolley nominated as d.
rector OF mint
March 4.-sixty-third 4 congress ad-
journed.
March 15 Samuel l.. Rogers OF North
Carolina succeeded william j. Harris as
director OF census B
April Civilian Hale Thompson, Re.
publican, elected mayor Of Chicago.
Mayor Roberts Of Terre Haute, Ind.
and rs others found guilty Of conspiracy
In election.
June 8.-Secretary OF State Bryan, dis
approving the note to Germany, resigned.
Juno N.-Supreme court annulled
grandfather clause aimed at negro suf-
frage.
juno 22.-one hundred twenty-eight In
dianapolis city officials and politicians. in
Guiding Thomas Taggart indicted for cleo
ton fraud conspiracy.
June 23.--Robert Lansing made secretary
Of state.
Aug. 28-Frank l.. Polk made counselor
OF u. s.. state department.
Sept. H.-south Carolina adopted state
wide prohibition.
Oct. 1s.-Woman suffrage defeated in
New Jersey.
NOV. 2.-Suffrage defeated IN New York
massachusetts, and Pennsyly, nie: Repub-
licans carried Massachusetts, electing s.
w. Mccall governor: new constitution re-
oected by New York: prohibition defeated
IN Ohio; A. O. Stanley. Dem. elected
governor of Kentucky. and e. c. Harring-
ton. Dem. Of Maryland.
Dec. 8.-Sixty-fourth congress assem-
bled; Clark reelected speaker Of house.
Dec. 7.-Democratic national committee
selected st. Louis for convention Of June
IA, 1916
Republicans won generally in Massa-
chusetts town elections.
Dec. n.-Reubcan national convention
set for June in Chicago.
Dec. T.-Henry p. Fletcher nominated
ambassador to Mexico.
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POLITICAL

Jan. 2.-Senatee passed immigrant
with literacy test.
Jan. 6.-President Wilson declin
sixth time to support federal CO.
tional amendment for woman suffr
Jan. 12.-House OF representatiy.
vote Of 204 to 174 rejected Mondeli
luton proposing enfranchisement Of
en-.
Eighty Tcrre Haute men pleaded
to indictments charging conspirac,
corrupt the election OF November &
Jan. 28.-President Wilson vetoed
immigration bill because Of the litt.
test clause.
Feb. 5.-~House passed naval appron
ton bill with provision for two bat
ships.
Feb. 22.-President Wilson nominated
members Of Interstate trade commiss
Joseph E. Dacies of Wisconsin. Edw,
N. Hurley Of Illinois, William j. Ua,
OF Georgia. William II. Parry OF Wa
inston, and George Rublee of New Har
shire.
Feb. 23.--senate passed army ann
prIation bill OF sl03,0o0.O00 and house
propriated s6.0o0,00O for Notifications.
March 3.--Senate passed general
cheney appropriation bill carrying $50
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DISASTERS

Jan. 13-Thrty-eigh thousand persons
| killed, $4,000 injured and many towns de-
stroyed by earthquake in central Italy
Feb. 10.-Manua islands in American
Samoa devastated by hurricane.
March 2.-Exploson OF gas followed by
IRE. In Laland mines OF New River g.
Pocahontas Coal Co. OF Hinton, w. Va.
entombed about 170 men.
March 26.-American submarine F-4
wrecked near Honolulu. 81 men lost.
April 4.-Great storm on Atlantic coast.
rs lives lost in wrecks
April 13.-Coal mine accident in japan
fatal to 236
April So-Fire destroyed moro than half
OF Colon. Panama: loss s3.5O00OO.
May 22.-One hundred sixty-four persops
killed and scores injured in railway wreck
In England.
June Earthquakes in Imperial VAL
ley, California. killed a number of per
sons and seriously damaged many towns.
July A.-Steamer Eastland upset In
Chicago river. 812 persons losing their
lives.
July 2s.-Typhoon at Shanghai killed 500
and loss was s5.000,O00.
Aug. 3.-Erie. Pa, inundated by cloud
burst. q lives lost and vast property
damage.
Aug. 16.-Hurricane swept lower part ~
Texas. go dead and $1SOo0.OOo property
loss.
Sept. 27-Exploslon Of car of gasoline
wrecked Ardmore, OKLA. killing co.
Sept. 29.-Destructive gulf storm h,t
New Orleans and vicinity 300 or more
lives lost.
Oct. 28.-Twenty-one children burned to
death IN parochial school in Peabody.
Mass.
Nov. 2-steamer Santa Clara lost near
Astoria, Ore: fifteen lost
Nov. 1o.-Gun plant of Bethlehem Steel
company burned loss s3,OOO,OOO
Nov. n.-Nillion dollar fire in war mate.
rial plant of Roebling Sons company
Trenton, N. J.
Nov. 29-Fire destroyed nue.
lon, Catalina island
Explosion at Du Pont Powdf
plant at Wilmington, Del, kiile
Dec. 9-Hopewell Va, Du l.
der town. burned.
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: July s,--J. p. Morgan shot twice by.
Frank Holt, who placed bomb In capitol

July 3--J. p. Morgan shot twice by
Frank Holt, who placed bomb In capitol
at Washington.
July 5.-Twenty-nine killed and Lilo In
'ured In Independence day celebrations.
July 6.-Frank Holt, who shot J. p.
Morgan. committed suicide In CELL
Worlds Christian Endeavor convention
opened I'm Chicago.
July 10.-Robbers held up l.. &. N. train
IN ALBANIA and got nearly 100000.
July 12.-Thomas A. Edison made head
or board OF civilian inventors to advise
| navy department. ,I45g-
July Hilary *. Thaw declared sane
by jury. .
Aug. 7.-Joe Cooper and Morris Keller
killed In auto race at Des Moines
Slide In Culebra cut blocked Panama
canal.
Aug. 10.-Business mons army training
camp at Plattsbnrg, N. Y. opened.
Aug. 16.-Leo Frank taken from Geor-
gia prison farm by mob and hanged
Aug. 29-Powder mills in Delaware and
massachusetts nysteriously blown up.
sept. @--Citizens' training camp at Fort
Sheridan, Illinois, opened
sept; H.-G: A. r. national encampment
opened In Washington.
Sept. S0.-Wireless phone message sent
from Washington to Hawaii
Oct. 1.-Six midshpmen dismissed and
others punished at Annapolis for haaing.
capt g. r. Monfort. Cincinnati. elected
commander In chief Of G. A. r.
Oct. 4.-Mayor Thompson Of Chicago or
dered Sunday liquor selling stopped.
Oct. 6.-President Wilson announced his
engagement to Mrs. Norman Gait Of
Washington.
Dec. T. : Panama-Pacihc exposition
closed.
Dec. 6.-Bishop Mundelein Of Brooklyn
appointed archbishop of Chicago.
Norman Gait.
Dec. 2S:-American Civic association r:et
In Washington.
Convention Of American Association for
Labor Legislatlon opened In WASHINGTON
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FOREIGN

Jan. l.-Revoiutionists in Paraguay
seized President Sherer
Feb. n.-Father Vladimir Ledochowslsi
a Russian Pole. was elected general Of
the Society of Jesus
Feb. 23.-President Davilmar OF Haiti
fled the country.
March 23.-China acknowledged Japa-
nese control over Southern Manchurio
April 2S.-Japan sent uitimatum to
China.
Danish diet granted suffrage to women
May 8.-China yielded to Japan's de-
mands
May 27.-Manuel de Arriaga. president
Of Portugal. resigned
June 5-Danish parliament adopted new
constitution giving franchise to women
July 27-Revolutionists in Haiti killed
President Guilaume and proclaimed DR..
Rossalvo Bobro president
July 2S.-United States marines and blue
Jackets landed at Port Au Prince, Haiti.
and took charge.
Aug. 12.-Vesuvius, Etna and Strombol,
In eruption.
Gen. Dartinguenave elected president of
Haiti by nntiona! assembly.
Sept. n.-Word received from Vilhjal-
mar Stefansson, arctic explorer, who had
peen missing for year and q half
Oct. 25.-Porter Charlton convicted at
Como. Italy, OF wife murder and given
light sentence.
Nov. 1o.-Emperor Yoshihito formally
| mounted the throne Of Japan.
Pee. S.-Epidemic of typhus In Mexico
Dec. 5-chinesc rebels seized cruise,
Chao-Ho at Shanghai and fought two
Dec. ,6.-Pope held consistory and ap
pointed seven cardinals.
Revolt at Shanghai suppressed.
Dec. 11..Yan Shi-Kai accepted tn
| throne Of China
Belgian munitions plant at Havre blew
up: thousand killed and hurt.
Dec. 16.-Camtlle de Coppet elected pres
ident Of Swiss republic.
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MEXICO

Jan. 5.--Carranza forces under Obregon
stormed and captured Puebla and took
Gen. Angeles prisoner.
Jan. 27.--Provisiona President Cara
and his government fled from Mexico City
to Cuernavaca.
Jan. 28.-Carranza forces under General
Obregon occupied Mexico City
Feb. I.-Carranza expelled Jose Caro-.
Spanish minister, from Mexico.
March s.-seven battleships ordered
from Guantanamo to Vera Cruz.
March 12.-Carranza evacuated Mexico
City and Inpata entered. John B. Nc
Manus, American. killed by Zapatistas
| while American flag fioated over his
| house.
April 12.-villa forces defeated near
,Jarita. losing 500 killed
| Victoriano Huerta landed at New York.
| June 6.-Cnrranza armies led by Obre-
gon defeated Villa and took Leon after
battle lasting five days.
June H.-Victoriano Huerta arrested In
New Mexico on charge Of melting am
other Mexican revolution.
Aug. 5.-Diplomats from Latin America
| In Washington conferred on Mexico situa-
tion.
|. Aug. 8.--Six Mexican bandits killed ana
three Americans wounded in battle ne
Norias ranch. north Of Brownsville Tex.
Aug. 16.-Armod Mexicans crossed Rio
Grande near Mercedes. Tex, and attacked
outpost OF American cavalrymen kilIinT
Corporal Wilman.
Aug. 1s-Villa accepted Pan-Amerloa
proposition for peace conference.
Aug. 3d. Gen. Pascual Orozco ,o.,
Huerta leader, killed while Je.AjH JA raid
in Texas. ''., I Yes
Sept. II Eighteen na4s,r 4sr 70 %s's
fights between a haoc,
rama soldi, "s/hS
Oct 9.-y
"s.aed Gasa Vii <.
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NEUROLOGY

Jan. 2.-Karl Goldmark. famous com
| poser, in Vienna.
Jan. 5-Mme. Jeanne Gerville- Reac che
opera star. at New York.
Jan. O.-Marshall p. Wilder. author
and humorist, at st. Paul.
| Feb. 4.-Mrs. M. lG. Braddon, English
| novelist.
Feb. 5.-Edward Tilden. Chicago packer.
| Feb. lZ-James Creelman, war CORE
spondent, In Berlin.
Fanny Crosby, famous blind hymn writ.
| er, in Bridgeport. Conn.
Feb. 16.-Gmil Charles Waldteufel
French composer. at Paris.
FEB. 1S.-Frank James. once notorious
bandit, at Excelsior Springs. Mo.
March 12.-Mrs. John D. Rockefeller
Sr., Mt Pocantico Hills, N. Y
Count Sergius Julovich Witte, In Petro-
grad.
March H.-Aviator Lincoln Beachey
dropped 5000 feet to death at San Fran
cisco.
March l5-Walter Crane. artist, ,ac-
turer. writer, in London, aged see.
Capt Henry King, editor
be-Democrat.
March 20.-Charles Frc
liclst and historian, In W
March A.-Morgan Roi
at Atlantic City
March 81.-Raron Natha,
child. in LoDdon
April 6.-|tyman B. GI
manager. 1T Chicago
Curtis. Guild Jr, for
MASSACHUSETTS,, at Bostc
i. April 7.-N. Hopkinso
artist and author, in
April 13.--William
Kansas City Star. at
April 16.-Former u
Nelson w. Aldrich
April 1S-Baron
managing director
company. committe
May 2.-EX Congr
tlef1eld OF Maine'h
Lune 29.-O'Dono,
triot, In New York
july O. Gen. Porfri
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PROGRESS OF THE GREAT WAR
Sinking OF LusItanIa and the Teutonlo
Z, Drives Through Poland and Ser.
bia, tho Outstanding Features
-Pron,Inent Persons Who
Passed Away.
COMPLIED az Z. W. PlckARp.
EUROPEAN WAR

Jan. l.-British battleship Formidable
b sunk by German submarine in the Eng
glHh channel, with 679 OF crew..
Jan. b.-Russians annihilated Ninth
nurkish army corps and routed First and
.sTenth corps In the Caucasus
% Russians forced Uzsok pass in the
syCarpathians.
~ Jan. 10.-I.ille evacuated by Germans
&and occupied by British.
E9 Jan. H-Russians stormed southern
eyania.
Jan: 1s.-six German zeppelins raided
gtne NORFOLK coast dropping bo9bs in
q Yarmouth. sandringham. King s. Lynn,
SS9mer. Sherringhnm and Beeston, caus.
D, pgAheavy damage and some loss Of life
aaSyan. fisherman armored cruiser Blue
a peE sunk and two battle cruisers Grip
!, ted& by Vice Admiral Beatty's squadron
sUEsrnnning fight In North sea.
3an. 26.-Austro- Hungarian forces occu-
edSkielce, Russian Poland.
en;Yem. N.-Austrians drove Russians from
Esok pass in Carpathans.
~" Feb. 1.-French torpedo boa. sunk Off
sh, tepport.
p FED. 2-Anglo- French feet DESTROYED
Mr9forts In tho Dardanelles.
FEB. i.-Germany declared waters
ol l1uhd British Isles q war zone.
ostFeb. 6.-Russians crossed River Rawka.
gsWe'ra'lns a'aw German 9Tl2t west se of War
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-21
LEGAL NOTICES

SEALED PROPOSALS. will be re.
ceiyed at the office OF the Com
n, ssioner OF Public Works. City
Hall. City of Tacoma. between the
25th day OF August, 1916. for fur
nishing labor and material for con-
structing cement concrete side
walks on South 59th Street from
Park Avenue to ID" street, In Loo
cal Improvement District No. 800 ae
cording to plans ana specifications
on file In the office of the Commits
sioner of Public Works.
Amount OF bond required Will be
the same as contract price.
Proposals must be made on print
ed form furnished by said Commits
sioner and accompanied by certified
check for fve per cent of the
amount Of proposal, made payable
to the order of the Clerk Of the
Commissioner of Pnbllc Works.
Work to be commenced within
days after signing contract.
Work to be completed within 20
days after signing contract. but II
said work be not completed within
20 days after signing of contract
said contract shall become void as
per specification
The successful bidder shall agree
to accept, at par. In payment OF said
supplies and work. any ana all OF
the bonds issued In pursuance OF
Ordinance No. 642i and shalt have
no claim whatever on account there
of against the City OF Tacoma ex-
eept solely upon such bonds and
solely from the special assessment
made and special fund by said Ordi-
nance created.
The Commissioner reserves the
right TO reject any and all or the
bids.
II. L. GRONEN,
Commissioner of Public Works.
Aug 19-2l-22-2S-2i. 1915.