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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-06

The broccoli growers OF Riddle dis
trict will ship 80 carloads OF the sue
culent product Of the soil this sea-
son, the value OF the shipments add
ing most materially to the circulat-
ing medium in the Umpqua valley.
The new industry has been>a source
of much profit to the farmers Of
southern Oregon, this and the sugar
beet industry opening up avenues
that had been closed before, The
two, crops might be just the proper
ones for rotation on southern Ore
gon farms.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-06

armed with hunting rifles. was cap
tured. Their ammunition was lead
bullets. fitting the sporting rifles.
have visited two battle fields
shortly after the fighting, The Ron
manlan LOSSES In dead and wounded
were staggering. while some Ger
man regiments finished the battles
with only seventy to eighty killed.
In the same battle the Roumanians
lost from 500 TO 700 dead and
wounded per regiment, with an al.
most equal number OF prisoners.
The momentum which the Ger
man offensive already has gained
with the strong forces en- route can
not be halted by Roumanla.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-06
NATIONAL wOMAN's PARTY
ACCOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES

Washington, Dec. 6.---The National
Woman's party expended $50, ,O36.-
~ during the campaign. according
TO the statement filed with Clerk
Trimble Of the house today. Con-
tributions totalled s51,220, leaving
a balance Of a little more than
$1,000. OF the amount collected
s24.2s4 was in sums Of 500 or
more.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-06
FEIIx DIAZ READY To HEAD
A MEXICAN REVOLT

Washington. Dec. G,~ Felix Dlaz.
with 900 men, is on the Guatemalan-
Mexico border. ready for a new revo-
lutionary move. according to reports
to Secretary Lansing today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-06

Bay Prince Aibsvf sssy-
ssksrs tobacco 70 sold n
foppy red b0ss. Scr fidy red
Tins, I0ei handsou,s pound
and av.pound TN humi.
dors-and-thaf covhins fine
pound crystal. siass hsmi-
dor mifh sponge moisfsnss
top that keeps fhs tobacco
= ssch clever trim --aisDaysl
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-06
DON'T Be A ascLvse.

The lonely psopls Of tho world
are usually those who, instead Of
going out and winning love and
friendship, are simply standing
still and waiting for love and
friendship TO come TO them.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-06

Envelopes at the Courier.
A classified nd will give results.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-06

= Tonight and Thursday fair \
= East. occasional rain west por- I
= portion. colder tonight East \
= portion. South to West winds !
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
STOCK MARKET WAS
BROAD And ACTIVE
HiSh Grade Railways Assumed Leader
ship and Movement Excited
Much Comment.

NEW YORK. May is High grade
railway shares assumed leadership OF
Iodays broad aud active market. which
vas not without It's periods OF uuc.r-
, uespltc a prcpon4erancc Of SUBJ
gan t!tl GAINS at the close heading is
sues lea IN" movement from start to i'm
lSu- thc common and second Preferred
NHArts making new hirh records on I'M.
'Atfcme gains OF e ana ga points re
81 ctlNciy. 90 par and 5lts while the
atcly. ''N'''
dealings in Reading issues amounted
70 tuily 10000 shares. or about one
URN OF the day total operations Tin.
movement excited much gossip and sur
H.~e. out no explanation was Nouch-
saled In Official quarters
iIonouhcvd strength was displayed
uy othtr standard rails. espcciall "a
haulan Pacific. which advanced more
nun ) points. with 10 points FOR Le-
hish valley and other coal,rs. a. we'll
a. Ncw Aork Central. New Haven -
All and the southern Division
war shares and other iudustrlais and
equipments were ovcr-shadowsd hy the
prominence OF rails and were subject 10
further prout taking and short SELLING
on recurrent peace rumors
1hitcd states steel gave promise dur
ing the forenoon Of rtraiulug is old
me leadership. advancing point 20 ~
nui soon losing most OF its gain only
10 come forward again In th. fsvrrisd
ACTIVITY OF the close. Total sale .f
STOCKS amounted to 900. 0eU shares
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
FINANCIAL NOTES

Financial News says: The reaction In
the general list seems TO have gone lar
enough. The raid on the war group
made a natural recession appear more
extensive than close examination lnIi-
Gates NC feel that conservative pur-
bases Of standard rails may De CONT
Hently made Reading * an outstand-
inE confirmation OF reports OF al<umu-
lstton Of the best rails. White there
may be more drives al purely war
stocks. We think % well To consider that
most Of the peace gossip cUanat~S from
German market sources. Tho statement
hN prominent New England bank re-
ported cunsplcuousiy h- "a Wednesday
morning. that the automobile trad. D..
now facing an economic check by reason
or htgn steel prices and aupruachin-
limit ct rubber production. b. -uWtcis nd
eNila nation uf motor stock lisruidaffou
more or which may occur.
journal Of Commerce There are aI-
diu1nal sales or securities on foreign
Commercial. some believe that peace
rumor~ are circulated To- check British
recruiting.
Wall street Journal: II De- difficult 20
lions can b. brought about until some
decisive military success is gained or
bestrmauN is uruac'd los starvation
= financial america. The most itnpnr-
iant feature or the stock market IL a
sumption OF the accumulation %
Reading.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE

NEW YORK. May 1S-Butter. nrm:
creamery extras (92 score) ale: cream
cry thigher scorinE) 81 y ne 32c: nrsts 30
% t"i-c. seconds 2Sm2 9isc.
l---S-Firm. fresh gathered eNtra -
= = az -oc. regular packed. nr-ts EOS. ~
~ iac. seconds q % p fsc. nearby hem
merry whites. tine 10 fancy 2JH u 26c.
nearby h'uucry browns 24ie n 25c.
Cheese steady. state. held 1qI. IN.
~ 'ec; fresh specials TX aI7izc. do
average fancy 17W17Lc: Wisconsin
twins held 49, V1gc
l-iN" poultry-F7rm: broilers 3Om34c.
FOWLS zoe. turkeys $4,000. dressed
steady. chickens lNU 32c. fowls lTi. ~
22c. turkeys 29N3Sc.
Flour easy
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
MAJ0RSVILLE
Farm Notes.

MAJORSNILLE W. Va. Nfav Il
The wheat outlook ia this section be-
not good.
Practically all the oats are soUn.
The fields that Were blamed ION I.,..
ago look well
only one farmer OJamc~ Har-at OF
our ntighhorNool reports the utlre ..t.I
OF corn planted. The greater mani 81
ne corn viii De planted by the end of
N"~i OF the Potatoes are loo the
ground and the gardens are Do, ing c4Itf-
waited. \ favored Few are ENJOYING l.f..
grown onions, Ddlshc- and l-If ucc
with market slow
4 httIe hai.d hay being sold at $50
The outlool, for a fruit crop i- very
Not much live stock being sold. anil
Kew sprlns lambs are b.i.E raised
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
WEEKS EXPORTS HERE
VALUED AT S57,207,41S
Munitions sent Abroad rotalled SIS.
6So.7Sl-rmports Also
rncreas ed.

SEW YORK. MAY 1S-The weekly
compilation Of the foreign trade depart
mcnt or the National CITY Bank shows
exports valued at Sj1.3NT.tla from New
York Tor the week ended MsN Is A.
against s2f07i.21S In the corresponding
Hcck in 1915 and S1tf55.5Ce In 1914.
England took s-31e3.039. as against
s3N@5.tI ~ I'm tho spending week II
l3lS; France, SN.9g9.fNU. Italy. S6.aNN. o.
$40. Greece. se.210.411. Spain. S1.uur. -
l55: Argentina. Sio3911N. and Cuba
Si.747.Oss
shells. explosives and firearms 20 tho
amount OF Sl8.5s0.7sl were exported dur
inE tho week. other large items were.
Automobile. commercial. Sl.Osq.4SG.
copper, S3.J12.345. drugs and chemical -
Sl.l9l.ba1. brass manufactures SgO-- o.
GOO. and iron and steel S2.SS5.a5a
Imports into the port or New York for
IN" week ended May g. 1916 were $40 q
olisSi. as against slS.Ns7.OG3 for tho
corresponding week OF 1915
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
WHEELING BANKING CLEAR!NGS FOR THE WEEK
S2,512,565, A PERCENTAGE INCREASE Of 40

Wheeling banking clearlnrs FOR the
week ending Thursday as reported Co
Brtd-treets last NIGHT by Manager Alex
Mitchell or ia. Clearing House ASsocia-
tinn. footed S2.512.5ss 50. compared with
Ai-tss.tIf.sf Tor the same week last
percent.
Thursdays clcarinrs amounted TO
Sste 1851. compared with S..s .GTs -.
tn lncreH~" OF Sl"".alH-sS. or 5>.5 per-
cent.
For IN. month TO date the total has
reached Session -. compared with So
3'9 fs0l3. an increase of S1.31b.4tl. uN.
or ga uDr-Csrf MS follow
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
FINANCIAL
LEESVILLE


rTT-ETLI.E D. STAY Is.F 4 ST.
mon vla bore. from lleiinIre. Monday
D.. b. Loren. OF St.uptnNiIIr. was IN
hfrs clara Rose was in HowerstoWn.
Monday
30 Ndair wac 49, from Ncw rhradei-
TH.H. over Sunday.
d. S. srr1rer has spent tho past week
1fa G O. Moore has returned from
VIM leach AMI family. or canton.
visited Do Leach. SUNDAY.
were a|" relatives hero. over sunday.
d. AT Ir... Del home from Ncw 1taFers-
town. vhrr. Do raa lr,n The guest or
Air auI Mrs frank Forbes
ThnmrH Hanna or New philadelphia
Do was once a. resident Of this place.
visited friends hero. sunday
nfra. Greedy Ice was calling on Row
rrst.ar friends "a couple o. days the
l.Uf V"rN
H.sroe cox hos been in Canton Tor a
.''rf tmr. whore Do has employment
ur 90 a Giles was recent visitor
vim reIn'ltce near Mineral city and IN
other points near by
Nfrr' Alvin Dawson .of shorodaviiie.
was Che recent ruref uf friends and reia-
T lf Love was o. recent visitor 80
fnr home oft hIa cousin. Ur George Love.
nI- md Nfrs o. % Rirrsth have moved
fn Canton. whore Mr b. hrr position.
Nr anil Mrs WIU Kennedy. ~ N.V
GUM Hnr. .uI. uHr" ... U. relatives
here. early in The week
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
SHIP STEEL ORDERS O.
REACH $4,000 TONS
Materials VIII BE Used or Construction
OF Eighteen TO Twenty Ocean
Going Boats.

NEW YORK. May 1S-rho most in
tcresting development iu the steel trade
yesterday was the announcement Of the
piacing Of contracts for 90. 0O0 tons 90
marine plates and shapes ly shiplntld-
- - on thc Atlantic coast with the United
N'"'.- steel Corporation. II h under
Nt"pi mat the steel viii % used in the
,'nsi rG'tt"n OF a. TO - ocean going
boats aud deliveries ~ IN. steel ,,.Iil h.,
iEui" over the Second half Of 1917 OH
- Important inquiries for plates and
Shapes ar" stll in tho market.
%
There were rumors Yesterday Of addi-
li'hal large contracts for fcrro-manga-
nee placed hy the steel companies in
This country with English ul.nufa,t.r-
grs through local agents m JeVctons
however. that ths-a teports refer TO com
lr''l% s-sr"-s ins about 20 o0o tons
s'Ah.iid q. Tor shipment during the HrSt
quarter Of 1917 There n-. stt1 .ff.r-
mss "t English msng,n.sc for ship
n'nf over the last uunrtor Of this ,.ar
90 5000. Will. small lots Of snnt ar
held az SOC 10 Sf5e. Domestic f.rro-
''l.il .Hh'H',. however. is still selling at
"sN'd '> foreign interests.
some lars. inquiries FOR st,.u, and
Gus coal "r' In the market for sNpOrt n.
Frrn''. Italy and T.. I-ium. NrInrItur
=" ,Nh"ri'rr. Tho Inquiries clover several
Hl'..lnh ."r- huI - most of tho foreign
E"N .rnin'nis ask for d. > r. prices. small
90 -dMHN ie being fr.t,I. iu CLOSING com
.thc,e. ono cargo OF steam coal pa. r.
..n.. h' n sold for ~bium.n. o., View
I'NhdI1no. and o.. boat is now Ialdfne
NHnnr %. inquiries NOV. su Ole. ul,rf.-t
i- said o." o.. one for about Ilrf r mil
..'n toms i"r export to tho N.diierta-
sale of foundry iron to domestic
'''' "'' o. ~" 'truuraEinE fu blast fur-
mace interests. In DO. last f.v, day. b.-
IM.'n 10000 and Oh. 600 toms. bry. b..r
~"id f"r g. livery over 'ra f4~f brlf ,t
N.'r fnd tho hrs' hs'f OF i'l7. hul
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
MORE PEACE TALK
CAUSES WHEAT DROP
surnises THAT Definite Moves for Peace
Had Been Taken Caused Quo
tations TO Break.

chicago May Is - Surrnise- that
definite moves for peace had begun were
accompanied IA the wheat market today
nN sharp breaks in quotations The
close was heavy. 90 20 37a case net
lower with July al Silica. and Sep
L"mb'r at Sll3 -. Corn lost n 20
= lc. and oats q, 20 ! ks Provisions
finished unchanged 20 zoe higher
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19

TOLEDO. O.. May IS-wheat. cash
and May 11et July 1l9ss sept 100.
Glover seed. prime cash $3.50: October
SS.N2. December IS so.
Alsike. prime cash and August $40.
Timothy, prime cash S3.70. september
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
Sax-Patterson Co.
,,-T,---I--, > !. EsttH'u NOs
WHEELING; W Va. May Is. 10.
LOCAL STOCKS


WHEELING. ". Va. May is. I6.
DAILY Quotanou List Of lue lNac,ltnR
stock Exchange:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19

Mrs. Hattie y. Chandler. OF Ftna
\. H., aged So has pieced five bod
".s25 pieces. another 21Gi and ono
2.ffs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET


WHEELING. W Va. May Is. 'rr
Market reported by 4. ~ Nasfon 4
Co. mem bcrs New York stock Excbsnrs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19

Wheat No. . red. nominal: No. 5 rcd
Sl.ll ft liz. No. hard. Sl.1Ais rl.1shs .
No. hard. Si.ofis H1.lc
torn--No. . yellow. 16Tf1sAc. No. 4
yellow. 12iec
oats---No. white. asa i5c; standard.
g. p. u o. &c.
Pork-s23. OOu24Oo
Iard-Sle q5
Eibs-S1e.45fn1295
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19

WHEELING. W Va. May IS. &c.
Tho active Pittsburgh stocks corrected
cntly ~ \. r.. Mnsicu a. co. bankers
AID brokers. National Bank OF West
Virginia building
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19

t)-Transfer books close NAV g0 -
!er cent cash dividend. payable June
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19

Totals c.c>t9ii.el 5 5.sos4soIs $50
Inc. s i3554ff.uN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19

N''i caves choice ....-. 10 60 u II ~
Veal calves, good ........ leo 90 70, ~ -s
Light, heavy and common 90 o nu
frtsh COWS. NO demand
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
PITTSBURGH STOCKS

Total shares 1880.
Bonds Sig.f.uuu.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19

Atlantic Coast Lime. .....r..r r.,...r..-
.'ili-auuHal dividend .r -r. ..- .,rr .f.
.'rnon stock rtyabI. .uls Do -'u.. -...-
ord June DO.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19

Western Maryland second week. MAY
b.. ere1." -'.st7 from jury IsJ Increase
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19
WHEELING LIVE STOCK


choice. 1S5 and up $50 1910
Good to choice. 15O 10 I45. an4i1U
fAir TO good. 100 20 100. - % 10
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-21
Why Constipation Injuries.

The bowels are the natural sewerage
system of the body. When they be-
come ~obstructed by constipation a part
of the poisonous matter which they
carry off is absorbed into the system,
making you feel dull and stupid, and in
terfering with digestion and assimila-
ton of food. This condition is quickly
relieved by Chamberlain's Tablets. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-21
Air of Soil AnaIyzed,

The air of the soil-extracted down
to a depth of six inches by means of
a special kind of pump-has been
found by e. J.. Russell and A. Apple
yard, English experimenters, to con-
tain more carbon dioxide and less oxy-
gen than atmospheric air. It also
shows greater fluctuations in compost.
ton. due chiefly to the varying rate In
the changes from life process, and ap-
parently quite unconnected with baro-
metric pressure, winds, or any wealth
er conditions.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-21
Promised Not to Repeat,

There are more good stories t. the
square inch in Doctor Macnamara's
book on "Schoolroom Humor'' than in
any other book of it's kind, says an ex.
change. One section is devoted to
unconsciously humorous letters from
fathers and mothers excusing their
boys nonattendance at school. Per
haps the best of all is the following
from a mother to the teacher: please
sur, jennie was KEEP home today. I
have had twins. 1t sha'n't occur
again.-Yours truely-"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-21
AFTER GRIPPE
Vinol Restored MI. Martins STRENGTH

Wapakoneta, Ohio.-"I am q farmer
by occupation, and the grippe left me
with q bad cough and in q nervous, weak.
rundown condition, and / could not
seem to get anything to do me n good
until I took Vinol which built me- up.
and my cough and nervousness are eli
gone, and l can truly say Vinol is all
that is claimed for it "-JAMEs MARTIN.
'Vinol is q constitutional remedy for
all weak, nervous and rundown condi-
tons of men, women and children, and
for chronic coughs, colds and bronchitis.
S. L. Raines, Druggist, Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-21
Accident.

THAT there least boy Of mine, Bear
cat, takes after his maw's mother"
stated Mr.. Gap Johnson Of Rumpus
Ridge. ITS a lucky thing that he
wasn't born q two-headed boy. or he'd
shore battle himself to death."-Kan-
q City Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-21
Beaver Dam Many Years Old.

Naturalists have determined that a
beaver dam on Eighth lake, in the
Fulton chain, Hamilton, N. Y, is at
least $50 years old. There are 1875
distinguishable rings of annual con
struction and a great thickness that
has already decayed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-21
First and Second Wives.

The second wife is usually happier
than the first because by that time
. man has got all his bachelor the
cries about "how to rule a woman"
and how to make over q wife" out Of
his syste1o.-Exchange. !.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-24
SOME GOOD BUYS
planning MILL AND WOOD

PLANNING MILL AND WOOD
WORKING PLANT
Located in Tacoma, fully equip
ped, appraised last month at $500
000 VIII sell for $4,000 or sell
half interest to competent man who
can put in $4,000 to be used as
working capital.
50-ROOM HOTEL
Located on prominent down.
town corner; steam heat, running
$3.50 a room: furniture practically
new; cost $4,000. Only requires
$500 cash to handle this.
800 CASH
VIII buy 20-room rooming house.
and the balance of $500 can be paid
in monthly payments, or will take
some furniture out and sell for
$500.
RESTAURANTS
Two good ones, both established
10 to Is years, fully equipped.
Prices $3.50 and $4,000.
TO LEASE
Lower floor of Warburton Bldg,
cor. 18th and Commerce SITS. 40x
so; ideal location for market or
most any kind of business.
STORES FOR RENT
20 different stores on Pacific av.,
Commerce St, Broadway, Market
ST.. Ninth, Eleventh, Thirteenth,
9Th av. and all other parts of the
city.
KAY-GOODKINDC co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-24
FOR SALE-BOOKS


WONDERFUL stories OF romance
and adventure, are comprised In
the list of Books to be published
In The Times ONE BOOK SIZE
NOVEL COMPLETE EVERY
WEEK. The Times is going to
give Its readers more for their
money than any newspaper in Ia
coma ever has given them before.
A standard s1.5o book published
EVERY WEEK, beginning on Mon
day and ending on saturday. No
long waits for the next INSTALL
menti No expensive visits to the
bookstorei Not even n trip to the
public library! just telephone cali
to the circulation department of
The Times, Maian II, and the pa
per will be delivered to your door
for use a month. Begin with us
Monday on this new venture Read
the first of our books. rum ng
next week--."The Red Emerald BY
John Reed Scott.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-24

ORDINANCE NO. 6323.-AN ORDI-
NANCE to authorize tho Commits
sioner of Light and Water to con-
struct a dwelling house at Head
works Of The Green River Gravity
Water System; and to appropriate
the sum of 100000, or so much
thereof as may be necessary there
for.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF TACOMA;
Section l. That the Commission
er OF Light and Water be authorize
ed to construct a dwelling house
for the use of employees at Head
works of the Green River Gravity
Water system, according to plans
and specifications therefor on file
In his office. at an expense of not
exceeding 1890.
Section 2. Said house may be
constructed by the method OF day
labor, and said Commissioner IL
authorized to procure the materials
therefor In the manner provided by
the Charter for making purchases
of supplies.
Section 2. That the sum of One
Thousand Two Hundred Dollars Is
hereby appropriated out OF the
Water Fund for the construction Of
said house.
Section 1. That said Commission
or shall keep an accurate time
book and labor account of All labor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-24
LEGAL NOTICES

publish this resolution as a notice
in two daily newspapers. published
and of general circulation In said
City for thirty days Immediately
after the adoption of this resolu-
ton; and
4. That on Wednesday, March s,
1916, or on such other day as the
matter may be adjourned to, the
amendment.
Feb, 3. 1916.
Adopted on roll call
Yeas 3. Nays 2, Mills, Woods. Alb
sent 0.
A. v. FAwETT.
Mayor.
Attest: w. ID. NICKEUS,
City Clerk.
Feb. 10 to March Is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-24
Feb. 10 to March 15.

RESOLUTION NO 655S
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ia
i. That the Council deems 1T
necessary and expedient that the
the amendment of Section 1S4 of
Article XIV relating to Civil Serv-
ice.
2. That It is the intention of the
Council of the City of Tacoma to
offer to the qualified electors Of
said City, at the general election
to be held Tuesday, April 4th, 1916.
the following amendment to the
City Charter. to-wit: Amend Sec
tion 1874 of Article XIV thereof so
that the same shall read as fol-
lows
Sec. 1874 Whenever any employe
of the City of Tacoma under civil
service, shall have been discharged,
the head of the department In
which he was employed shall, up
on the request of such employe,
furnish to him a statement in writ
ing setting forth the reasons for
his discharge, and IL such employee
shall. within five days after his
discharge, make a written request
partment he shall be given a pub
lie hearing upon the sufficiency of
such reasons before a Joint Advis-
DRY Board. Said Board shall be
composed of the President of the
Civil Service Board, who shall be
the chairman thereof, two members
selected by the head of said de-
partment, and two members who
shall be selected by the City Con-
troller from the employees of some
other department of the City than
that in which the person discharg-
ed was employed. Said hearing
shall be held within five days aft
such time and place as the Chair
man OF said Board shall direct. Up
on said hearing IL said board shall
find or determine that said en-
ploye was discharged without Just
cause he shall be Immediately re-
instated in the position formerly
held by him in the City's service,
but he shall not be entitled to
wages or salary from the City from
the time of his discharge up to the
time Of his reinstatement. The
decision of said board shall be final
and shall be in writing, signed by
at least a majority of the members
Of said board. one copy OF which
shall be delivered to the head of
said department and one copy to
the City Controller.
3. That the Clerk be directed to
publish this resolution as a notice
In two daily newspapers, published
and of general circulation In said
City, for thirty DAYS Immediately
after the adoption or this resolu-
ton; and
l.. That on Wednesday, March
8, 1915. or on such other day as the
matter may be then adjourned to
the Council will again vote upon
said amendment
Feb. 3, 1915.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas 3. Nays 2. Mills, Woods. Alb
sent 0.
A. v. FAwCETT.
Mayor.
Attest: w. d. NICKEUS,
City Clerk.
Feb. 10 to March Is, 1915.