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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
TWELVE 16-iNCH RIFLES
MAY BE ON NEXT U. S. SHIPS
Members Of General Board Said TO
Favor Radically IncrensInE Size OF
New wnr Vesscls,

WASHINGTON. October l4.-Navv
officials anticipate that American bat
ueships authorized next year will be
built to carry main batteries of twelve
siNteen-inch rifles, as against the eight
siNteen-incM guns to be put OH the
ships for which bids will he opened on
October 20. Members OF the general
board, which is now considering the
characteristics for the next battle craft
TO be designed, are said to be i'm favor
OF radically increasing tho size of the
new battleships, in order that the SO
per cent In gun power may be attained.
TO carry twelve siXteen-inch rifles, 1t
has been roughly estimated that the
ships would require n displacement OF
probably $4,000 tons. as against the
$4,000 tonnage of the four ships to be
laid down next year. The first or the
larger ships will not be laid down, In
all probability, before 1918
The general board favored four
36.000-ton vessels carrying ten sixteen-
inch guns each. for the coming year.
The decision OF the department to make
them 32.00O-ton ships with eight guns
each. 1t Is said. came of the desire 10
hasten construction by reproducing
ships of the California and Tennessee
type. now building ut the Mare Island
and New York Navy-Yards. with only
such notifications as were necessary
to arm them with SiXtcen-inch instead
of fourtcen-inch rifles.
Humors have reached the Navy De-
partmcnt that Great Britain Is build
ing one or more battleshiDs which will
have Il iO.0Uo-ton displacement. 1t is
believed that if this is true. the vessels
are to carry eiShtccn-inch main bat
tcIies. probably mounting ten guns
each of that size. Unless such ships
have been built abroad since the war
began. there is nothing to equal these
ships.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
COURSE IN PARLIAMENTARY
LAW FOR CLUB WOMEN

Parliamentary Inv Will bo taught In
the auditorium Of the Young womens
Christian Association Building In Il Sc
ries OF six lessons In as many days. be-
ginning October %. by Mrs. John T..
Lewis. of Buffalo, -. y. who comes to
this city under, tho auspices OF the
Richmond, Nurses Club. Different sec
tons Will meet three times daily, Il;
1880 o'clock In the morning. at $3.50
o'clock In the afternoon and at S:J5
o'clock In the evening. Men will he
admitted to the evening Glasses
Mrs Lewis has taught parliamentary
law for nineteen years In Buffalo. and
for fifteen years 'she has been instruc-
tor In the subject at the summer
schools at Lake Chautauqua
Women's organizations may secure
the admission OF nil their members TO
the course by the payment of a regis
tration fee. Further information con-
corning the course Will he furnished by
Miss Ann V. bennett. president of the
Richmond Nurses Club.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
MISUNDERSTANDING.

Especial to The Times Disputch.l
IERE1MER, " y. October 1.-THE
home Of Mrs. Hattie Flemming. at
Wcl!sbridGc. y. y. was tho scene OF
:: pretty marriage ON October IL. when
her oldest daughter. Miss Cutharine
blanche, WAS married 10 Rev Frank
SpurGecn HARDWOOD. the pastor OF the
baptist church ut that place. Miss
FlemIning is q graduate of the Una
dilla High school Training Glass. a
graduate Of the Oneonta state Normal
school, and at present is Il teacher
in the graded schools Of OteEo y. Y.
Mr.. HARDWOOD is a Nirginian by birth.
graduate of Richmond College, In
the class OF 1918, and is now a mem
Der or the senior class Of Colgate. lie
is also the president OF his class
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
CENTRAL Y. M. C. A. PLACES
COTS FOR FAIR VISITORS
Main Building liz Crowded-Mnny Visit
AsnOcintion Tent at Fair Grounds.
IncrenSc In Mcmbershlp.

BY placing cots i'll the sccond-roor
reading room, the boys lobby and the
auditorium balcony, the Central Young
Mems Christian Association WAS able
to provide sleeping quarters for IL to-
tai of more than l25 men In addition
to its usual capacity during fair week.
much larger number of visitors to
the fair were served b. the association
at the tent on the grounds, conducted
by IL. G. johnson. the boys work sec
rotary. Selling only stamps. the man
'agemcnt of the tent gave information
to numerous strangers i'll Richmond.
supplied them with chairs and station
cry. checked their packages free and
provided tables upon whish they could
spread the contents of their lunch
baskets.
Tho central association faces the COM
ing winter with unusually bright pros
poets. according tn Membership Secre-
tary -. l.. buchanan. The membership
at present is 90 per cent larger than
at this time last year. and Is the larg-
est at this season since the first year
in the new building.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
WANT GOVERNOR TO SPEAK
Stuart IN Demand ns Campaign Orator
In Maryland. New Jersey md
New York.

Governor Stuart was notified yestcr-
day by Homer :. Cummings. chairman
of the speakers bureau of the National
Democratic Committee that requests
have come TO headquarters for him to
make speeches in the States of Mary
land, New Jcrseya.and New York in
the presidential campaign. Secretary
Forward wired the message to Cieve-
land. Russell County. where the Gov
ernur and Representative Montague
We're speakers at a big campaign rally.
held in the interest of Senator Trinkle's
candidacy for Congress from the Ninth
District.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
BENEFIT CONCERT
'"ior"d Male and l'cmnIc Qmnr;.t. =,
Si"g for Memorial Hospital
Fund.

nu"r the auspices OF the Colorcd
NuN'iiary of TIL" Memorial HosnitoI
mere VIII be given at the City Audi
'oriu'h Mohhay might at $40 O'Clock. a
SihslhS contcs, between the colored
MAI" and female quartcts of Richmond
thc proceeds III this cntcrta iumcnt
VIII =" towards tho fund for the pa
'Iil"n Tor "oi"rcd people of the new
Memorial Hospital
MIS- norman Y. Randolph is chair
ma or TINS entertainments and her
ass stants are Zemoria J. Wood. Jomc.
Frazier and Father Hannieun.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
are DESTROYS of learning the game"
"They sho' be-" said tho old ma

are DESTROYS of learning the game"
They sho' be-" said the old man
eagerly.
In that case" returned the stranger.
Il Will do my best To cIucda;c the
principles of II. but one thing should
bc clearly understood before ceinninI,
rho game must be for k.cns. as lads
cypress IL in playing marbles. There
II" reai &rst In playing for chips
h,,vn ,c,n:, ,,. 10
49, .r,,,,,,, t"iue. ntti m
,b,, thc,, Co.,, ~. w.
inn for ch;ns e'"''' ~ ''"'
..>I,ih, .h.,. 49,
,i,', ncy,, ,..ar,,. W, we ~
:, ,tn,. 49, -, Nv ~" "e..e.
rl,yoj :, ~. ,a,i .,
r,n -. ~ ,,, '. -,
rc..Lon ,h,n..; ,.,5
,bcy.a he ,viilir. ,n my, 49, i,,,,,,,,
mr. -. ,,., e.. w ~
Instruction Ns''
"P'''!"" 'nat .heE were Wiling.
'"", N.'i'lS MI epper' the entire
p". ~ Nth' nv" ,he pack room. Ihat
- = '''' !'i'''h W""i" talk 10 himself II
ht,e ""S no one else present To listen
'''''
ON. don't know he said. II
reckon IL that van en- ,,cnl ON. ry,r,ia
Ike he does language. Jim T'laisdeu II
have his hands full 70 to hea; him >"
MI Elaisdcll. however. seemed not
To ne troubled 10y ANY misrivincS. He
REGARDED the stranger closely. but
c"''MlF' even when the latter. having
'r",'F piicu UP the chips he bought.
P'"""c"" from ms pocket slip OF
!"r"t Inscribed with many figures and
i"'' II bcS'"c ms pile.
NH. WINTER BUrTOM SEEMS
CONSIDERABLY pERrtnuID
Mr. w;nt,rhot. ,
NOR, or los. ,,,r,,,,,i S'''"
..yo. ~, dor., v,,,,, -,
"""' 20 '""c no dNan-
,,ldrc.e;n, - H".''' ne s!'".
- ljl;c il va ,,l,,.;,,.;, To-, -. ~ III"
.kc.,, ,Lo -, '" 10 10
vi., ,.,. 80 90 49,, Oh PAPER
.n, ,.,. "iS IL ii'oic
h,,.;,, "traSioniti not
m,,rh, -. !" '"oh az an NO d
o'EhI I7 20 take the same ChauSt.'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
he net resul, was quite severe loss

the net result was quite a severe loss
to the stranger.
He looked first at the remains OF his
wad and then ut his watch Then he
SAID thouShtfully:
I'll have to go. l have neither time
nor money at command just now to
continue this game. though l would
very much like tn do so. II may DO
that there is more than l thought In
that matter of the deal | shall in
res,tEatc II further. but IL will not be
in Arkansas city"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
Train Ills Auto Truck.

detective Gordon l.. Smith brou.h;
seymour stern back TO Richmond yes
'.'oaE from Newark, y. j.. upon &
charge of grand larceny. Near i.nurc,
station; Detective Smith said the train
ran INTO - large automobile truck and
demolished III" machine. The driver
was not hurt, but the automobile was
torn 10 pieces. He said that the en-
CINE on the train was also badly dam
aged. and that another locomotive had
to tie substituted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
DASSt.I'T APPEARS
GREATLY IMPRESSED

Mir. HaSSctt seemed greatly i'm
pressed by this
IL reckon mchhc done been plov!n'
this Yer game MI wrong m to now
Inc said after a time 81 alays reck-
"n"d what Thorn p'ccntaEcS was mo- =
less liable 70 10 lac upshot 'lonr o one
man havtn' mo luck n another. Mcbbc
MAY amt 50
'i' spoke ~ one desiring instrlc-
Non. and the stranger gave ii Ia him.
is true. ne SAID, that there is
"uch e lh!ns a" luck IN poker game.
~ i"C' IS !A'nch'apin. since II mill
800 rEtinSt me really scchtlhr as
n"'' OF IN" laStImc. IL is inevitable.
,!'moNer' Ict"'"'hE !" me immutable
ho,"o,i, ''i,1 my, 'ne average OF
.' '"a WI pr ne sa'"e 'h i Sc
, ,,H rnnn's' pr"N'"ec ,heN arc pro-
~. ,o 1",.,.''m,a,, '.urM V'f'gr ~. h"'
for. ,Ic ni,,or mmo ;,',...,ii,.i, ,,,'..
In. ln,, ',.'' 800 '"''oM s
irur,nh T., III. ir,,,, 49,, 49,, ~
relies mon juck '''' Nv
e, sbn.Iv ann .rIon,oa 49,.
50 ia rnses,t no,i,aiv ..i 49,.
ter now. mo- sncc;aI ms INV ,mc; Nv,
al'ays : good ms some
This question Of lucl j. ,cr.,ip,r
i,,I2xi!ng.'' said the s,r,upc, ,hnunnt
fully. hut am inclined To ,hinl, th,,
1t is governed Ivy the same law mat
obtains in tho matter of Tie distril,u-
ton 81 cards In o,L.r vorIs ~.
wiunin;. hands will Cail ,n ono man
as often as to another in ne long run
There is often "a seeming contradiction
of this prinriple 70 he observed in Tho
r.tnporarv advar,or. roiucd nv ,hn
individual who is favored for rho mo
nlcnt hv AN cytrao,dir,r, ,rr re ~,
cards, but luck alwav!, changes snonor
or later. and since ali hnnnrnirr. ,rc
rncessarily s,,hi,c. ;, ~ .<..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15

nobbcd OF Valuable Watch.
II. IL. Cameron. of the Hotel Rich.
mond. complained to the police yester.
day that he had been robbed OF /.
watch valued at s2G5. He said that {,
pickpocket had relieved him OF tn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
nraIcntc Church in mopcwcll.

Assisted BY several priests from
nichn"n6 arid other ncar-by cities.
Bishop Il. J. O'comneu will ,:ctiic,,,. ~.
new Catholic church i'm IIopcwcu To-
DAY. Key. Father Masri will celc-
"ratc mass. y number of Richmond
people are expected TO attend the SER
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
Fish Department.

i9h nv pui tiltSut
Fresh Caught RadGnck. III 5c
Fresh taugh, Trout, III Sc
Fish shcnl.., very little
bone: taste. Ike SturH-
con, lb ... .12l.r
Fresh Yellow Perch, Ii. 81. .1Oc
Fresh Pan Rock, 10 .1Hc
Fresh i'uiiing itnc!., III zoe
Fresh Salmon Trout, III .i3l..
Fresh salmon, III. ..... zoe
Fresh i'loundcr,, lib. Toe
Fresh Mackcrcl, Id Ice
First of The season Pccomic
Bay Scallop", at Toe
oysters, 1T. 2Dc and 30C
Fresh Picked Crab Meat. lib zoe
Flake. soc Lump. .3Jc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
valuable timcplece at Eighth anu
Broad Streets.
EIrem.n'. Aid Hoard 10 Mcc,

The board OF directors OF the Fire.
mems Mutual Aid Association will hold
It's quarterly meeting tomorrow nfter-
noon at o'clock at Room 40S. at the
CITY Hall. The resignation of Joseph
|" Levy as II mcmbef of the board will
be received. and histsucccssor elected
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
OLD Man RECOVER.
f.nI

The old man :ccygcred FIRST. nu, the
effort he had made 10 grasp the others
meaning ma" resulted only Do "a iHis-
apprehension OF The cpuc.udlup syIIa-
bie.
tn amt nobody rouud NAME -.
cyarter," ne said, hut III Keep j, "a,
hin If that's tho way yu aiI f.cI,
abont IL" And he put tno money In
h,s cash drawer.
mad reverted 10 the other proposition.
y wouldn't mind sitting in for a
while" he said. III there be any who
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-09-21
&eritppfmna, Ser 1trbeber pieler
&rdnfhetteu.

Son Sen 8ablreiden @%ronfbeiten,
pelde sic Meni6beit befallen, baben
biele ibren nriprung in Der Ser
Itopfung. &altet Cure @ingetpet6e
regelmaBig, un6 file fonnen perbin'
bert meroen @enn Elm 2ntr notb-
men6ig it, nebmt @bamberlatn's
|5ablette. sic bringen 1idt nl1r sic
@ingetpet6e in Gong, fon6ern berbei=
fern SEN Mppetit nn6 itdrfen 6ie Ser
6uung. gu ta11fen in &enrD'S Got
ner Drug Store. = Mn8.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-09-21
New Process
Steam Laundry
Dent Sbr @4mas bon Cure BAder

Dent SIR G4tpaS bon Gure x6tt1er
8enn 70, barn tptro e. iid g,i9 ba
ner, nt9t auBer Ndt 3u laFen, bab Tot,
guer @i9entbum bebanoeln, al3 mare e.
ba8 un{ertge. Sir buben bic boHftdn,
tigfte Bni9anftalt IN Norbtpeffen nrl
he fern erf1tz &Iofe Nrbeit. Btr g.
5ra1ihen tetne @A%en1tfdle:1: tuir beroerher
paber Cure @o4er nt@f. Senu Slf
lsine Nrbett unb bette 8e1ai1Iu1t
tnout, bann oenft an lt1S. l1nfere Fret,
{e 1inb ntebrtg , nlS fouftno, u10 ua
beSorgen Cure Santilientudf9e bhlige1
aiS Sbr es 1elbft tbmn t6u11t. ert1Adts1
xnb hber3eugt Gud. &tr 5aben Ngenf
ten in ben umliegenoen Stdoten.
9. s. Meper 9ampfuafdaHtalt,
Gtgertbtaner.
s. Noe. g. ct. @Iouf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-06
GRONEN
CHANGES
SYSTEM

In order to give the city water
department a better chance to
break even" and to place the
water and light divisions on a
firmer business basis, Commits
sioner Gronen Wednesday intro
duced an ordinance calling for
radical changes in the financial
system of his department.
Gronen proposes that the light
and water department be paid by
the general fund for the actual
cost of all service rendered by
these divisions to the city.
He asks that water service to
the fire department be paid from
the general fund at the rate of
100000 a year. At present this
service is paid by the public
safety department, at a rate of
$2S,000 a year.
OF the 100000 payment, $685.
600 comprises interest on water
bonds which the general fund is
already paying, and $4,000 is
the actual cost of furnishing the
water.
Gronen asks the privilege Of
paying 8 per cent gross earnings
taxes from both departments,
which would amount to $4,000
annually, 100000 from light and
$4,000 from water.
BY this arrangement, taxation
will be no greater GrOnon argues
while the water department,
which is in decrepit financial
condition, will receive $4,000
additional revenue a year and
will be able eventually to pay off
its tremendous bonded debt.
The council approved the plan
unanimously. Passage of the or
dinance will be asked by Gronen
ills month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-06

erty to the government at
nominal price.
Stephen Appleby, originator and
chief promoter of the army post
idea, gave out statement We'd
nesday showing just what proper
ton of the expense of the army
post would be born by the taxpay-
ers of Pierce county.
Taxes Only $fO,9s2.
Interest on the bonds. II they
are sold at ~ per cent. would be
SS5, 900 year. This total, APP
proximately 500, 900 a year, would
he borne by the entire county.
The tax levy to raise this sum
would be approximately IL mills.
which would mean that person
owning property of $1,000 as
sessed valuation, or $4,000 actual
valuation, would pay an addi-
tional $1.10 year. On 500 as
sessed valuation the levy would
amount to 10 cents.
Hands Over Check.
Proof that the bond election
would not cost the people OF
Pierce county penny was given
Tuesday afternoon, when J. T..
Lyle, selected to handle the matter
for the county turned over to the
commissioners a certified check
for $4,000.
This sum will covef the entire
expense of the special election
Jan. G. when the county will vote
on the $2,000,000 bond issue for
providing 10000 acres OF land
for a military post.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-06
Big Thing for
State, Seattle
Papers Agree
Especial to The Times.)

SEATTLE, Dec. 6.-All three
Seattle newspapers are giving a
great deal of friendly attention
to the proposed Pierce county
army post
Editorially The Times says of
the 100000 asked, at is a
large sum of money. Also, 1t is
a great opportunity"
Further on it adds, There is
no question that other commune
ties in the state generally feel that
the Western Washington county
has come face to face with the
greatest opportunity in its his
tory"
The Star applauds the idea, and
expresses the conviction that
Pierce county certainly will vote
the bonds.
The P.-I. lays stress on the
military importance to the Sound
country of such a military estab-
lishment near Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-06
COUNCIL
TO SEEK
EMBARGO

Taking up the high cost of liv-
ing officially Wednesday morning,
the Tacoma city council authoriz-
ed Mayor Fawcett to prepare a
memorial to congress, asking an
embargo on wheat.
The memorial will be written
Immediately, and besides sending
one to both houses of congress, a
copy will be dispatched to Presi-
dent Wilson.
The council took up its fight
against the high cost of living
after Clerk Nickeus had read a
letter from Albin e. Plarre, chair
man of the United Bakers Of
Greater New York and vicinity.
The letter explained in detail
the diminishing supply OF wheat
In the United States, and told Of
the alarming bread situation"
"We ask that your honorable
body do all in its power to keep
American wheat for the American
people," concluded the letter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-06
REWARD FOR
CAPTURE OF
AUTO DRIVER

After running down innumer-
able clues for six days without, OBJ
tanning any definite information
as to the identity of the driver OF
a death car" which ran over and
killed Mrs. Sarah S. Bean Last
Wednesday night, the Tacoma po-
lice are preparing to offer a re-
ward for information that may
lead to an arrest.
1t Is the first time in 10 years
that the Tacoma police have offer
ed a reward for the capture of a
criminal.
Police Chief Harry M. Smith
made arrangements Wednesday to
ask the city council and the coun-
ty commissioners for the reward
money. Any sum from 500 to
$1,000 which can be obtained, will
be offered.
The death car struck Mrs. Bean
as she was waiting for a street car
at 18th and X streets. Police de-
tectives believe, from information
they have obtained, that the driver
was intoxicated.
Although six persons saw the
automobile, none of them was able
to tell the name painted on the
side of the car, and none obtained
the license number. Every auto
in Tacoma answering the descrip-
ton of the death car has been
check ed by the notice.
The police promised Wednesday
that the name of any person CIV
ing information regarding the
identity of the driver will be kept
secret, If the informant wishes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-06
MAYOR finds Who'll +
COUNTY united FOR
ARMY POST PROJECT

Tacoma, Pierce county, and the
entire state of Washington, are
enthusiastic over the idea of a
federal army post at American
lake.
Mayor Fawcett declared We'd
nesday that he had never, in all
his experience, found such unani-
nous approval OF a proposition.
I'm receiving letters from all
over the state, approving the
plan" announced the mayor, as
he fingered a great pile OF mail
on his desk at the city hall.
Tacoma Solid for 1t.
Tacoma is especially patriotic
In its prompt response to the
army post plan. Persons through
out the state realize the great
benefits that everyone will derive
from the establishment of a great
army division here. And the
county, | believe, will be equally
unanimous"
Among the letters received by
Mayor Fawcett Wednesday were
the following:
Church Takes Action.
"To the Hon. A. G. Fawcett,
Mayor, Chairman Army Post
committee
Dear Sir: / am instructed to
inform you that at meeting held
this evening of the rector and
vestry Of the Church of the Holy
Communion a resolution to the
effect that We collectively and in
dividually put forth every effort
in cooperating with your COM
mittee and all others named by
you to the end that the bond cleo
ton called for Jan. 6, 1917. may
be made practically unanimous
was enthusiastically endorsed.
Our personnel is as follows:
Rector, Rev. Robt. ii. McGinnis
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-06
MISS
ABBOTT
CALLS
By Mabel Abbott

What are Tacoma people THINK
ing about?
Interests in the South End CEN
tered about economic questions.
f. J. DeIisa, in his little shoe
repair shop at 56th and South
Yakima, was thinking that the
people don't seem inclined to have
their old shoes repaired any more
when shoes are expensive than
when they are cheap.
I'm busy all the time, anyway"
said he, but not any more busy
now than a year ago.. Maybe one
reason is that 1t costs more for
half soling shoes now than it did,
because leather is higher. And l
think maybe most people when
shoes get dear, just buy a poorer
grade and throw them away. They
wear out quicker, of course; but
people don't seem to think of
that"
I'm real interested in chick
ems" observed Mrs. o. B. Larsen,
5437 South Yakima. 1--WE Just
got some, and I'm trying to make
them lay.
at does pay to keep them II you
only have a few. You can feed
them partly on table scraps, and
then you have fresh eggs: and
even a few fresh eggs, at so cents
a dozen, are worth while.
81 was raised on a farm, where
we always had chickens and stock
to take an interest in. and like
farm life better than the city"
Mrs. Catherine Bellamore.
South Yakima, is interested in the
approaching prosperity.
Il hope we're going to have the
good times people are talking
about" she said. 'If we do. |
think I'll sell my house and go
back to my old home in Duluth.
I'm homesick."
81 haven't got time to be inter
ested in anything but Christmas
presents" declared Mrs. r..
.O'Brien, 5421 South Yakima. "Fve
got three grandchildren to make
for. I started early this year,
though-two months ago."
Her husband, Mr.. O'Brien, said
his principal interest just now is
to find out why work in the plas-
terer's trade is so scarce and poor
ly paid.
For one thing" he asserted,
they're figuring the work too
low. That's partly because nom
union workers are cutting prices,
and partly because the contract
ors have got some sort of per-
centage basis that I don't under
stand.
Anyway, prices are getting 30
low that a man has to slight a job
In order to make a living out of 1t
and he's lucky IL he can get the
job in the first place"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-06
Issaquah Man
Kills His Wife,
Child and Self

SEATTLE, Dec. "a double
murder and suicide was discover
ed this morning at Issaquah, a
mining town near Seattle, when a
little girl, delivering milk, called
at the home Of Frank Dergan, 40,
a coal miner.
Dergan, some time during the
night shot and killed his wife and
her two-yaer-old boy and himself.
The tragedy followed Mrs. Der
gan's threats to bring q divorce
suit, according to neighbors. The
couple had been married only six
months. Mrs. Dergan, formerly
Elizabeth Lehman, recently arriv-
ed from Germany with her boy
In destitute circumstances she
quickl yaccepted Defgan's offer
of marriage, the neighbors say,
only to discover he was a hard
drinker.
A few days a go he beat her so,
that running out of the house she
tainted on the street. The divorce
threat eliminated in the triple
tragedy, 1t is said.