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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-11-27
LIBRARY NEEDS
ECONOMY Mayor

/ ing but great library machine"
has been built up.
In 1906 the library annual ex-
pense was $9,4S7. Last year the
salaries alone were $2O,675, and
the total cost $36,944.
Mayor Fawcett calls attention
to the fact that the budget for
his municipal department was
$42,420 before he became mayor,
and that he has cut 1t 10 $2S,829
this year, In the face of the fact
that the health department is one
of the most important In the city.
Library experts have adv coated
more expense in the Tacoma Ii
brary, the mayor says. He recalls
the attempt of federal experts to
obtain larger appropriation in
the health office. and their chag-
rim at his ability to reduce the
death rate in Tacoma TO one-half
the average of America, on a min
imum expense,
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Some good people and news
paper editors are shedding tears
over the cut in the library bud
get Eliminating South Tacoma
and Mckinley libraries is just IL
brary board grand stand - a
scheme of Keator and Kaiser to
get sympathy"
Beginning with this charge,
Mayor Fawcett Monday issued a
typewriter statement accusing
the library board of having failed
to pursue ordinary economy in
the operation of its system, and
declared that neither the South
Tacoma or Mckinley Hill branch
Libraries would have to be elimin-
ated IL the board would get
down to business
All the "frills that professional
librarians can think up to cost
money" have been introduced in
the Tacoma system, the mayor as
cused, with the result that moth
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SIGN NONPARTISAN
BILL, NO. e. HERE

Homer T. Bone. $40 Provident
building.
Drury the tailor. 1919 Pacific
ave.
s. b. Evenson. Gil South sheri-
dan.
Eugene Cool, 401e No. S4th st,
w. H. Boothroyd, Dockton.
c. J. Mcintyre, 1903 South
.arket.
W. e. Edwards. 52Os ! South
Yakima.
Harry Pinkerton. 5214 South
L street.
G. II. Bass, 1913 South 41st.
II. N. Kirshner, 1914 Edison
avenue.
G. d. Muckler. 1908 South
18th street.
J. A. Hoshor, 2409 South 10th.
M. Parsons, 949 South Market
L. o. Nelson, East Larchmont.
X. 0. Bishop, 2712 North
Steele.
Jennie M. TattersaIl. 5214
Cushman ave.
preu JOHNSON, ol6 south 35th.
James D. Smith, 1898 Thomp-
son ave.
Central police station.
Mrs. Roy d. Pinkerton, 624
North M st.
Arne Jones, 4717 North Mullen.
Rea Last, Central Labor Conn
Gil, 924h Broadway.
Labor Advocate, 9th and Pac.
Times office, 9th and Pacific.
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ELECTRIC STORM
DOES NO DAMAGE

Automatic lightning arrestef6
prevented serious damage to the
city's electric plant at 1880 Mon
day morning wbe2 a sesero storm
parsed over the city.
Fuses in the central electric sta
tion were blown out, but none Of
the electricity from the skies
found Its way into the wires.
The only damage reported was
the burning out of transformer
on Wilkeson street, which sup
piled current to the Atlas Foundry
Co. and Peterson Bros fuel sta
ton. rs
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mission Monday, saying that his
personal affairs would keep him
out OF the city most of the time.
Mayor Fawcett announced that he
had appointed George Gum,
former grocer, as a member.
Gum was formerly a member
Of the Pacific avenue grocery firm
of Monty & Gum, which disorgan-
lied several years ago.
Other members on the commiG-
sion are DR.. II. A. Rich, city health
commissioner; Miss Anna l.. Post,
supervisor Of domestic science In
the schools: and Mrs. Marguerite
| c.. McConihe.
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POLICE ARRESTS AND
CHARGES IN "a HOURS


Frank Eley, IL, e. B.
Sanderson, As, drunk.
Auto Nos. 1924, 49206
and 40227, blocking fire n.y.
drants.
Jack DeVaugh, speeding
with auto.
]. II. TAYLOR, 48, having
obscene pictures. ass
Jack Evans. so, Alvin Fin
ley, 2S, safe-keeping.
Marie Brown, 20. solicit
ing prostitution.
8. D. Brown, reckless driv-
ing.
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FEAR INVASION
OF I. w. w. HORDE
(United Press Leased Wire.l

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27.---
Threatened with an |. w. w. In
vasion, Southern California .coun-
ties are today arranging for extra
deputy sheriffs in every town, to
watch incoming trains and stop
any further demonstrations.
The % Industrial Workers ar
rested at Newhall yesterday aft
err they had commandeered .
train at Mojave and forced the
train crew to carry them, are
giving the authorities no little
concern today.
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PRESIDENT EARLING
COMING TO TACOMA

President A. ]. EarIlng OF the
Milwaukee railway, with A. M.
Ingersoll of Tacoma, who has
been comforting with him in Seat
tie, we're expected to pass through
Tacoma Monday afternoon on their
way to the Grays Harbor country.
Mr.. Earring probably will be in
Tacoma the latter part of this
week.
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NEAR $5OO,OOO,OOO MARK

y NUu'te" TTSEsa. HV"stW ""e'J
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.--Gold
importations for the year climbed
nearly to the half-billion mark to-
day when J. P. Morgan & Co. de-
posted $7,600,000 gold from
Canada at the assay office.
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200 AUTOS BURN UP

Omitted Press Leased Wirco
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 27.-Two hun
bred automobiles were destroyed
in 100000 fire which swept
warehouse No. 3 of the Cedar
Street Warehouse Co. today.
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ELLIS TO BE CHIEF?

Justice o. G. Ellis of Tacoma
probably will be elected chief jus
tice when the supreme court con-
venes In January, 1t is said by
lawyers here.
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lily lTedSl
Nov. 13-20-27, 1915.

LOCAL Improvement District No.
S57 = Notice is hereby given
that in pursuance of Ordinance No.
1918 of the City of Tacoma, a roll
mas been placed in my hands for
the collection of the 2nd annual in
stallment of the assessment levied
for grading to the established
grade, South 29th Street from East
M Street to a point $50 feet west
of the west line of East ct" Street.
with a roadway forty (40) feet in
width, and a sidewalk and parking
space on each side thereof twenty
(20) feet in width. Conservative
curbs, cutters and crosswalks Of
plank and laying down on said
sidewalk spaces, cement concrete
sidewalks five {5) feet in width,
together with the necessary storm
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BOND CAI1L;-Notioe il hereby
H1yon that the following numbered
Bonds o. the follqxing numbered
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Home Wanted Cheap

A CLIENT is looking for compare
lively new house, having about 8
rooms and all modern conven--
fences, and about V acre OF
ground, situated near a car line
In the West or South End. Soil
must be first class and would pre-
fer young fruit trees. Can pay
cash IL necessary, but place must
be cheap.
Havelock G. Boyle & Co.
I'll California Bldg. Main 20.
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DIR. L. II. SCHROEDER : SKIN
AND GENITO- URINARY DIS
EASES. FRENCH BLDG. 1856
PACIFIC. MAIN 1875.
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DIR. LA CASA - Surgeon, X-Ray.
diseases of women, genito -urin-
airy. Realty Bldg.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived at the office OF the Com
m MI ion r o. light ,s ana ws.sr, Room
cember 18th. 1915, between the hours
Of IL M. and 2 r. NJ. for the con-
struotion Of SEVEN EMPLOYEE
COTTAGES at La Grande, wn., ac-
cording to plans and specifications
on file In the office OF said Commits
sioner.
The amount OF bond required shall
be equal to the contract price.
Proposals must be made on print
ed form Furnished BY the Commfs-
|companied by certified check for
eompanied " certified check for
So of the amount Of proposal. made
payable to the Commissioner Of
Light and Water.
The Commissioners reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
II. r. oRONEN.
Commissioner OF light a water.
Nov. zi~2s- 1880. Dec. 1, 1916.
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LEGAL NOTICES

water drainage.
Said installment may be paid on
or before December 18th, 1916, but
II not paid on or before said date,
added interest. penalty and costs
Will attach.
JAMES C. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
Nov. 13-2O-27, 1916.
LOCAL improvement, District No.
4013.-Notiee Is hereby given that
In pursuance of Ordinance No. 6262
OF the City of Tacoma a roll has
been placed In my hands for the
collection of the End annual Install
ment of the assessment levied for
grading to the established grade,
South 20" Street from Sixth Ave-
nut to South 18th Street with "a
roadway thirty (a0) feet In width,
and laying down on said roadway
a pavement Of asphalt on a concrete
base, with concrete curb and gut
ter together with the necessary
storm water drainage; also in
constructing on South 18th Street
from 20" Street to Sheridan Ave-
nue., the necessary storm water
drainage.
Said installmsnt may be paid on
or before December 18th, 1916, but
II not paid on or before said date
added Interest. penalty and costs
viii attach.
JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
Nov. 13-20-27, 1916.
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BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
PHYSICIANS

DIR. WARREN BROWN - Diseases
of women and genito-urinary and
skin diseases. 1903 Commerce ST
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LOCAL Improvement District No
300. - Notice is hereby given
~ pursuance OF Ordinance No.
$3.50 Of the City of Tacoma. a roll
has been placed In my hands for
the collection of the LIST annual in
stallment of the assessment levied
Tor laying cement concrete side
walks five (5) feet in width on
south 21st Street from TX" Street
to Ainsworth Avenue.
SAID fnstalIment may be paid on
or before December 18th, 1915, but
IL not paid on or before said date,
added interest. penalty and costs
will attach.
JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
Nov, 13-20-27 1915
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LEGAL NOTICES.

City Of Tacoma, are called for pay
ment. and that interest on same
ceases Nov. &c. 1916:
Local Impre vement District No
S72, Bond 8 only.
JAMES c. DRAKE, =
City Treasurer.
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DIR. KIRKWOOD--National Realty
Bldg. Main 1853. Res. Mad. 101 J-3
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ABSTRACTS OF TITLE

COMMONWEALTH TITLE TRUST
CO. The Competent. Tel, Main 10l.
109 So. 10th st.
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DIR. b. ELIZABETH DRAKE, Phys
ician and Surgeon. 1016 Fidelity
Bldg. Main 234; Proctor GAS, Mad
ison III RI.
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AMBULANCES

TACOMA TITLE CO.-Ground floor
Fidelity Bldg. Main 2194.
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DIR. C. t. CASE
! Diseases of Women.
1910 So. 18th Main 693
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WILL sell complete, s horse power
steam boiler, horse power en-
Price $3.50. J. J. Cruson, Shelton
Wash.
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DIR. PETERSEN DANA, 220 Berlin
Bldg. Scandinavian Am. Bank.
Office, Main 1878; res, Main S77.
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For SALE
MISCELLANEOUS

FOR SALE = One 2O0-egg "Old
Trusty" incubator and prooder,
$3.50, or will trade for farm pro-
duce. 1884 So. Il.
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DIR. JONEZ-SURGEON
Diseases Of women. Fidelity Bldg
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| ONE h. p. Morris & Fairbanks en-
gine and pump-jack. $40, T.
Hastings, Dookton, Wash.
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CARPET CLEANING

II. l.. HOUCK-Carpet beating, re-
fitting and laying, feather reno
waiting and upholsterlng. 2Sl2 9th
av Main 1875.
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SELL so Todd ship yard, rs Pacific
Alaska Navigation Co. ]. Il. Nc
Farland, 314 Equitable Bldg.
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sTRAYEp OR sToLN1t--cAeetp
s .s,.s !. stallion -. weight 900 ~.
% sssis. EsSsals, Sses.w ssed Il
,. .. ! Madison Isl R-s.
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GET our prices on the rebuilt heat
ers, just as good as new, for lit
tie money. Tao. Av. Fur. Ex-
change. Main 1897.
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REAL ESTATE

FOR bargains see Bertelson z
Co., 200 Bank of Calf. Bldg.
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RARE old books at Ye Olde Book
Shop, 901h Pacific.
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SEPTIC tanks, country water sup
plies. Coffee Plumbing Co., 1912
A st. Main 670.
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SALMON We have them. Let
| for you. Northland Fish Co. Main 1873
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-21
39,188,O00 new COINS
LARGEST COINAGE IN PENNIES
AT DENVER MINT.
With Money Value Of $1,e43,e6o All
Former Records Surpassed Dur
ing Past Year.
western Newspaper Union News Service

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-The Denver mint sur
passed all of its former annual coin
age records in the fiscal year which
ended June 80. The total number OF
all pieces coined was 39.18S.OOO and
the total money value. $1.643.960.
or the different kinds of specie
there were $4,000 silver half dollars
coined. having money value of 1885,
900. The coinage of quarters was
nearly twice as heavy, 100000 pieces
being made with value of $750,5O0.
There were 3,5SS.O0O nickels made,
valued at $179.400. Almost nine
tenths of the record in the coinage
of pieces was in the mintage of PEN
niles, the total number coined being
S1.SO6.O0O, and having value of $31S..
O6O.
The annual coinage OF the Phila-
delphla mint was 155.1O1,312 pieces,
valued at $42,3S4.876. OF this total,
46.O32.9s2 pieces. or $27.642.sS7, were
for foreign account, the bulk of which
went to Cuba and other Central and
South American countries.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-21
HIS TRIBUTE ALL TOO LATE
Son Should Have Acknowledged Moth.
ers Goodness While She Could
Appreciate Il.

Paciast Henry Ford said In an inter
view in Detroit:
"This war. with the widows 1t will
make, reminds me Of sad story.
"A girl. beautiful and gay. married
q struggling man. and In due course
four boys were born to them. Then
the husband died.
'The wife turned to with will. She
educated her boys. She sent them to
preparatory school and college.
"When they graduated. up-to-date,
stylish chaps, their mother was 4
worn-out old-fashioned, elderly. dis
spirited woman. The boys kept up q
home for her, but there was little In
common between them, and In few
years she took sick and died.
ION her deathbed the oldest boy. q
promising lawyer now. said to her:
"'You have been a good mother to
u.s.
"She flushed with pleasure. and she
answered in very low voice:
"'You never said SO before, John
"a few minutes later she was dead"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-21
Taft slated AS Peace Envoy.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to promt
nent administration officials here
Wilson expects to ask former Prest
dent Taft to serve as chairman Of tho
American commission which will be
appointed to cooperate with a Mexi
can commission for the settlement OF
the Presidents dispute with Gen. Car.
rama. Before leaving Washington
Saturday, according to these officials
the President also dyetermined to ask
Judge Victor ]. Dowling Of New Yorh
to serve on the commission with Mr.
Taft.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-21
Hen Hatehes woodpeeker.

1t Is unusual for a hen to hatch out
q woodpecker. but an instance is re-
ported by Ira Cordrey, farmer liv-
ing near here.
The hen had been missing for some
time. When found she was mothering
IL baby chicks and one tiny wood
pecker. which appeared perfectly hap
py to let the hen scratch worms for
1t. and the hen is paying just as much
attention to the little woodpecker az
1t is to her brood of chicks.
The woodpecker's appearance is e1-
planned on the supposition that a
woodpecker laid the egg in the hens
nest while the hen was of looking for
food.-Federalsburg (Md.) Dispatch
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-21
TAKE ENTIRE DELvILLE WOOD
Berlin Admits British Have Taken
Third Line Trenches on Somme.

Berlin Aomlto BRUSH rave dkoh
Third Line Trenches on somms.
London-"Further important sue
cesses" on the German second line
have been gained by the British, ac-
cording to the official communication.
The British captured the whole of Del
Vile wood and repulsed a strong
counter attack.
The British forces have held all the
ground gained in Fridays advance
and taken two or three more small
sectors OF trenches in the German sec
ond line.
The Belgian communication says the
Germans attempted an attack against
their advanced posts in the neighbor.
hood of oudstyvekenskerke. They
were completely repulsed.
Russian troops have captured the
town of Baiburt in Turkish Armenia
by assault. This information was
given in an official statement Issued
by the Russian War Department. Bal.
burt is sixty-five miles northwest oi
Erzerum and about sixty miles south
Of the Black Sea port of Trebizond.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-21

to me at times. Lydia u. Ptnkham'
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills re-
stored me to health and I want to thank
you for the good they have done me. !
have had quite . bit Of trouble and
worry but It does not Affect my youth
fui looks. nv friends say why do you
look 20 young and wellf' lowe II al
to the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies. +"
Mrs. RoBT. SToP1EL, Moore Avenue,
Washington Park, Illinois.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousnsss,
backachs or the blues could SEE the let
tsrs written by women made wsllbyLy.
dia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Ifyou have any symptom about which
You would Ike to know write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free Of
charge,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-21
WAUKEGAN JURY
ACQUITS 0RPET
BOY ACCUSED AS MARION LAM.
BERT's SLAYER FREED ON
THIRD BALLOT.
JURY OUT five HOURS
LAWYER DECLARES BOY WILL
TAKE LONG REST AND THEN
SETTLE DOWN.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Waukegan, 1l.-Will Orpet is free.
1t took the Lake county jury Of farm
srs and railroad men just five hours
to acQuit the former University of
Wisconsin student of the murder of
Marion Lambert in Helms woods last
February. There were three ballots.
The first two stood IL to l for ac-
quittal. Edward ]. Book Of Highland
Park holding out for prison SEN
tence. On the third ballot Book
Yielded.
After moment Will stepped for
ward and shook hands with the Judge
and as many of the jurymen as he
could reach. Then he turned to try
to get out of the courtroom. His
mother came along, and Mrs. Taylor,
and the three walked quickly to
waiting automobiles which whirled
them away toward the Orpet homo in
Lake Forest.
For the first time during the trial
tears sprang to Orpet's- eyes as Judge
Donnelly read the verdict. He bit
his lip. though, and controlled him
self heroically. He never looked SO
much like a small boy and It seemed
as II He had awakened gently from
some horrible dream. Mrs. Orpet. the
boys mother, sobbed quietly. Mrs.
Edwin Taylor, his Madison landlady,
who sat at his left through the last
week of the trial, bit her lip and
managed to keep her composure.
Yolk -
thor, nor Frank Lambert, the father
Of the dead girl, was in the court
room when the verdict was returned.
Both had been there in the afternoon,
but had disappeared and could not be
found in time to hear the verdict.
orpet. according to Wilkerson. is
going into the country for long rest.
The boy himself would not talk.
wilkerson told of the boys plans.
"win is going away" he said. 81
don't know where, but somewhere in
the country, and he is going to take
long rest. Then he is going to pre-
pare himself to take up his studies
again and get himself ready for q ca-
reer of usefulness"
Mrs. Orpet did not lose her self
possession for a second. She received
the verdict as II It were a mere mat
ter of routine. She noted that pho
tographer was trying to snap a pic
ture OF her son and herself and
warned him, meanwhile shielding her
own face with a newspaper.
James H. Wilkerson, chief counsel
for the defense, was unable to keep
back the tears and they trickled from
his eyes while he, with his associates,
Ralph F. Potter and Leslie p. Hanna.
were receiving congratulations.
Wen go home now, William" said
Mrs. Orpet, and they made their way
down the back stairs and to the jail.
Orpet's few belongings which he
had in his cell were already packed.
He had recovered his self-posses-
sion by this time and thanked Sheriff
Griffin for making his four months
stay in Jail as comfortable as pos
sible.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-21
L.rk.pur Boy, IA, XIII. Brother

Denver-Edward Starr. a 14-year.
old Larkspur boy, was hunting mag
pies on his fathers ranch at Lark.
spur with rifle. Edward is good
shot. and when he espied magpie in
bush nearly 100 yards away he took
careful aim, with the full expectation
of bagging his game. He pulled the
trigger and heard scream. He ran
to the spot and found he had shot
through the stomach of his 5-year-old
brother Harry. who was concealed be-
hind the bush. The boy died at st.
Luke's hospital In this city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-21
FOREIGN

The potato harvest in Germany will
be delayed "a fortnight, according to
Berlin newspapers.
The royal chateau at Tatoi, Greece,
occupied as the summer residence
of King Constantine. was destroyed
by fire. -
The Mexican Northwestern rail
road again has been opened for the
shipment OF supplies to American
troops in Mexico.
The latest statistics of, the labor
department show that while women
outnumbered men in France before
the war by 756.6s2 lin a total pop
ulation of 39.6O2,258), the war will
probably decrease the number of men
at least 100000 giving the women
majority of 1,750,0OO.
London newspapers, while express,
ing admiration editorially for the feat
of the German submarine Deutsch'
land, insist that it cannot have the
slightest military Importance, nor can
it be regarded as demonstration of
the ineffectiveness of the British
blockade.
The development Of two million
horse power of electric energy below
the Niagara Falls without disturbing
the Horseshoe and American falls,
and the expenditure of $100.000,0O0 in
the work, are proposed in a scheme
that has been submitted to the Do.
minion government at Ottawa for ap,
proval.
The engagement is announced Of
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, widow oil
the late British statesman, and the
Rev. William Hartley Carnegie, rec
tor of st. Margaret and canon OF
Westminster. Mrs. Chamberlain was
Miss Mary Endicott. daughter of the
late William Endicott, secretary OF
war in Clevelands cabinet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-21
wellington Pays 100000 Dividend.

Breckenridge. - The Wellington
Mines Company paid dividend OF
100000 July l.; similar dividend OF
100000 was paid by the company
March 10. 1916. The company's finan
cial statement, which accompanied
the dividend checks to the stockhold
ers, shows that between Dec. /, 1915,
and May 81, 1916. the company re-.
ceived from the sales of zinc ore
$507, 7,559.3S and from the sales of lead
ore s20,723.73, or a total of $685..
2S3.11 for ore sold during that period.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-21
rhlevs. Blow p. O. Safes.

Denver-The blowing of safe in
the postoffice at Minturn. Colo. du-
plicate of a job at Craig. has con-
WINGED postoffice inspectors in Den
yer that band of expert cracksmen
are at work in the state and that
postoffice strong-boxes are their spe-
cialty. Approximately 5000 have been
obtained by the safe-crackers in the
postoffice robberies. The blowing of
the safe at Craig netted them 5000
in cash, while that at Minturn added
$50 in cash. and stamps valued at
$210, to their store of booty.