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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-08
WAR BRINGS OyERALLS
VOGUE For WOMEN.

New York. Jan. 7.---overalls for
women! That is the latest trick of
Dame Fashion. The style is set by
the women munitions workers of Eu-
rope and now a great American com
pany which has specialized In over
ais FOR men only. announces 1t will
soon be turning out hundreds of thou
sands of this garment for the fair
sex.
The materials will be cambray, soft
cotton, khaki and bIck .sateen. In
stripes, checks. white and blue--very
dainty and attractive Many big firms
have started 10 clothe their women
workers here in thebifurcated garment
and tnA-women and girls say they
like them. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
GOING up!

These are today's advances in
market quotations which are gem
eral throughout the Pacific north
west
First comes a general advance
of 40 cents a barrel in the price
of flour, with patent at the I'M
heard-of figure of $1,000 a bar
rel in the wholesale market.
Candies went up from to &c
a pound. owing to the price of
sugar.
Matches today advanced from
25 to so cents case. Washing
soap and washing powders went
up 10 cents case.
Cattle, pigs, sheep, grains and
practically every other food prod
uct is lowering around the record
mark.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
ATTEMPT TO
BURN GARAGE
IS FAILURE

Police detectives are making q
rigid investigation OF an attempt
Monday night to burn a garage
at 1906 street. containing two
automobiles owned by A. Hanson.
a grocer. and Ellis Cozza, tailor.
The incendiarist poured guam
tity OF kerosene and lubricating
oil on rags. and placed them close
to an outside wall of the garage.
Then he set fire to the inflamma-
BILE bundle.
The oil and kerosene must have
burned for several minutes, as
the walls OF the garage were
charred, but the fire exhausted IT.
self before the woodwork began
to burn.
The automobiles inside were
worth $2.500. Neither Hanson or
Cozza could explain why anyone
would attempt to set fire to the
machines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
les WANT Adj Brings Resm1ts---D1st Phone Maim IL
MYSTERIOUS
FLYER SEEN
Urited Pres. Leased WIRE,

BOSTON, April IA mysteri-
Gus aeroplane was sighted over the
Boston & Maine railroad bridge
crossing the Piscataqua river by
Massachusetts, national guardsmen
shortly before midnight last night.
Captain w. l.. Howard. com
mandant of the Portsmouth navy
yard. sent a message to Captain
VIM. II. Rush, eommandant of the
Charleston navy yard, today and
the latter issued the following
statement on the report:
THE commandant thinks that
there is something in this aero
plane business and thinks IL must
have a base In the mountains to
the northward of Portsmouth"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
LEGAL NOTICES.

/
SEALED proposals will be received
| at the office of the Commissioner
of Public Works, City Hall, City OF
| Tacoma, between the hours OF ~ NJ
and . p. NJ. on the 18th day of
! April, 1917, for one power driven
truck, according TO specifications
on file IN the office of the said
Commissioner.
A bond will be required from the
successful bidder equal to twenty
five per cent or contract price.
Proposals must be made on print
ed form furnished by said Commits
SiOner and accompanied by ccrti-
fled check for five per cent OF the
amount of proposal, made payable
to the order of the clerk of the
Commissioner of Public Works, and
fOrfeitable to the city in case of
failure on the part of the successful
bidder to enter into contract to fur
nish said truck.
The Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any and all of the
bids, aud also sufficient time be-
fore awarding contract to make ex-
animation of the various TRUCKS,
Commissioner OF Public Works.
April 13-14-16-17-1S, 1871.
LOCAL Improvement District No.
S49.--Notice is hereby given tina {
in pursuance of Ordinance No. 6OS7
OF the City of Tacoma. roll has
been placed in my hands for the col
ton OF the 2nd annual Install
ment Of the assessment levied for
grading the alley between Sheridan
Avenue and 20" Street from South
10th street TO South 18th Street, to
the established grade. with a road
way sixteen D6D feet in width, and
la parking space on each side there
of two CD feet in width, construct
Ing eurbs and cutters Of plank, to-
gether with the necessary storm
Said installment may be paid on
or before May 10th, 1917, but
II not paid on or before said date.
added interest, penalty and costs
Will attach.
JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
April 1O-17,24, 1917.
LOCAL IMPRov EMENT DISTRICT
No. 5019.--Notice is hereby given
that In pursuance OF Ordinance No.
60SS Of the City of Tacoma, roll
has been placed in my hands for the
collection OF the end annual Install
ment of the assessment levied for
constructing twelve u2D inch
cast iron water main on Center
Street from the alley between Sher-
idan Avenue and 90 Street to
Wilkeson street, together with the
necessary wyes, tees, crosses, hyd-
rants. etc.
said installment may be paid on
or before May 10th, 1917, but
IL not paid on or before said date.
added interest, penalty and costs
will attach.
JAMES C. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
April l0-17-2i, 1917.
LOCAL Improvement District No.
5025.-Notice isShereby given that
In pursuance of Ordinance No. 60S9
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
constructing a six go inch wooden
water main on North cath Street
from Washington Street to Stevens
Street
Said installment may be paid on
or before May 10th, 1917. but
II not paid on or before said date
added interest penalty and costs
will attach.
JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
DOG STEALS
AUTO RIDE:
is ARRESTED

A thoroughbred brindle bull
dog, apparently trained to ride on
the running board of an automo-
bile, jumped on the car of w. ].
Sweet, 1928 North NJ street. Mon
day evening, and rode all the way
home with Sweet before he was
seen.
The animal was turned over to
the police, technically charged
with stealing rides on automo-
biles. and is held by Humane Of
fieer Van yoris. waiting for the
owner to claim him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
Poor Farmer
Asks For Seed

j. W. Gillian, farmer of
Roy, today appealed to the coun-
ty commissioners for six tons of
seed oats, claiming that he has
no resources or means to buy the
seed.
Gillian has Is acres of land,
and leases so acres. He has the
ground plowed with tractor and
ready for the seed, and asks the
county's aid in buying seed for
him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
POLICE THANK
AUTO DRIVERS

Police Capt. ]. G. Cornish issued
a public thanks Tuesday to auto
owners and drivers for their will
ing compliance to police rules
keeping downtown streets free of
machines during Monday nights
patriotic parade.
The motorists gave us SPLEEN
did cooperation, and the police
appreciate it" said the captain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
USE CANADA
GRAIN ASSEED
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April
17.-Grain men welcomed Can
ada's action in placing wheat on
the free list today. This will help
to relieve the seed shortage, which
threatens maximum production.
agricultural experts declared. A
large amount of wheat in Canada
is suitable for seeding purposes.
c. p. Bull of the University farm.
said today. This will be available
Immediately.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
Bell Approves

Official approval of Pierce
county's plan to get temporary
possession of 10000 acres OF land
for maneuver grounds. was re-
ceived In Tacoma Tuesday morn
ing from Maj. Gen. Bell.
Gen. Bell announced in the let
ter that Capt. Parks will be here
next week to take active charge
of the engineering work ON tho
army post site
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
Burglars Work
On Commerce St.

Using a steel bar as a Jimmy"
a bold thief Monday night forced
heavy paddock from the Com
merce street doors of the WASH
ington Tool e. Hardware Co., 92S
Pacific avenue. After removing
the outer lock, however, the bur-
glar found that still another lock,
on the inside OF the door, blocked
further progress. He gave up
the job.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
Falls rs Feet;
Jaw Is Broken

Falling 25 feet from tele-
phone pole at 56th and Junett
streets Tuesday morning. II. B.
Smith. 701h st. Helens avenue.
a telephone lineman, suffered
broken jaw and other severe in
juries. He was unconscious near
ly an hour. DR.. p. B. Swearingen
attended Smith and late sent him
to hospital. He will recover.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
REAL ESTATE

2h ACRES on old guyallup line;
good 3-room house and outbulld-
ings. $3.50. 319 California Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
Ian IL

ST. PAUL & TACOMA LUMBER
co. offers direct to public. on
terms absolutely to suit, the
choicest of shot clay. cedar nd
alder bottom land, on best of
county roads and paved high
ways to Tacoma, near schools.
stores and railway stations, on
cream, mall and auto bus routes.
at S25 to $35 per acre. Literature
on request.
JESSE O. THOMAS, JR.
800 Tacoma Bldg. Main 1918
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17
POULTRY

zoo Brown, Buff and White Leghorn
chicks at l5c and zoe each: eggs
for Matching from 81 to SIS per set
ting; 2 second hand ineubators for
sale cheap. Fred A.. johnson, SIS
So. 35th. Phone Main S93O-R.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-17

BOND CALL: - Notice is hereby
given that the following numbered
Bonds OF the following numbered
Local Improvement Districts OF the
City of Tacoma, are called for pay
ment. and that interest on same
ceases April II, 1917:
Local Improvement District No
sos, Bonds 32 to IS inclusive.
JAMES G. DRAKE.
April II. 1917.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-20
COMPETITION now
IN RAILROAD LINE

rs 90 !" !.
4 Users of plantation and industrial
railway in Hawaii are going to have
the benefit Of Increased competition
with the coming info the Territory Of
the Mayor Car Corporation Of New
York represented by o. B. Gage who
spent years here as local manager for
the Gregg Company, Limited, Of Hack
ensack, New Jersey.
Mr.. Gage accompanied by his wife
returned TO Honolulu on the Maui AMI
win immediately open an Office for his
firm and will as soon as possible pnt
In stock of railroad equipment and
material. He win resume within the
next month his frequent interisland
trips and visits to the plantations.
AIR, Gage has spent the past year in
New, York and when reaching there
was most happy TO find that The Ad-
vertiser could be obtained at New
York news stands and that everybody
was trying TO sing Hawaiian music.
While some Of the New York brand of
Hawaiian music would better be sup.
pressed for the credit of Hawaii vet il
is resulting in q better knowledge of
the Islands among the provincials of
the east than ever before. Mr.. Gage
says that at last they have quit re.
ferring to the Islands as the Sandwich
Islands and are at least trying TO pro
nounce Hawaii
81 was glad to see too, said Mr..
Gage "that all eastern publications
are deyoting much space 70 Hawaii and
-. A A A A.
guard for instance which is gaining u
national reputation since militarism
is so much discussed. The statement
Il frequently made that II other States
were organized to tie extent Hawai- il
the national guard would furnish an
army Of 100000 men.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-20
MAIS0N OFFICERS
MNA||YAL RESERVE
Manoa Is First Vessel Of Line 10
Report Enrolment
Of Men

Arriving from the Coast yesterday,
the Matson liner Manoa, now the small.
est vessel of the schedule fleet Of this
company, reported that her salon OH.
GERS had been enrolled in the naval fe.
serve. Captain Arthur L. Houle he-
comes 4 lieutenant commander IN the
reserve rs does Chief Officer Albert
Wilson and other commissions are az
pected to be issued.
The vessel itself is said not TO have
been entered in the naval reserve fleet
but there Il no reliable statement upon
the nnvy's policy In regard to such en-.
rolmeni to be had. II has been al.
fhoIithtirely stated that the grade Of
lieutenant commander in the navy r.
serve is to be given only 20 those iner.
chant officers in command Of a frsf
class ship and the fact that Captain
Sople has been 30 rated may indicate
that the navy contemplates the enrol.
ment Of the Manoa.
There were few passengers on board
the vessel, tNenty.foar In all, Including
Mrs. Juliet Magooh. wife OF the man.
aqer Of the Consolidated Amusement
Company. and her children, and Mrs. R.
B. Booth, wife Of the treasurer Of Fred
u. Waldron; Ltd.
The Manoa was doeked at Pier 90.
Pier 10 being filled with freight dix
charged from the Maui last week. The
Manos has over 500 tons Of cargo for
the Islands and left seyenty.ave cars
OF Hawaiian freight at San Francisco.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-20
HATCH WANTS NEW STREET
CUT TO FORT De RUSsY

At last nights meeting Of the hoard
of supervisors Supervisor r. M. Hutch.
presented the following resolution,
which was unanimously carried.
( "That in view Of the project now
under consideration by the Governor
of the Territory, for the reclamation
OF the Waikiki swamp-lands, the city
planning commission be requested. TO
Investigates the feasibility and public
advantage of laying out a highway
running from King Street near South
Street TO some street near Fort de Rus
sy, said highway TO cross Kalakaua
Avenue. at the junction Of John Ena
Road or az some point nearer TO Fort
de Russy, one Of the objects Of said
new highway to be the relief of Kala,
kaua Avenue from heavy teanling and
The supplNing Of shorter and moro
direct route TO Waikiki.a'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-20
CITIZENSHIP GIVEN
TOPORIO RICANS NOW

y
BY virtue Of an act of congress; re-
Gently passed, Porto Ricans in Hawaii
must be nataraliked, and only those
who are residents Of Porto Rico are
eligible for United States citizenshlp
Without having to 20 through the regn,
lar formalities of naturalization.
Section ave Of the act in question
reads as follows:
THAT an eitisens Of Porto Rico, as
deiined By section seven of the Act Of
April l2, 1900, Temporarily to provide
revenuea and cfSil eoyernment- faf
Porto Rieps and for other purposes,
and all natives Of Porto Rico who were
Semporarily absent from that island on
april ii, 1899, and have since returned
aud are permanently residing In TINT
Island, and are not citizcns Of any for.
eign country, are hereby declared, ana
Ahall be deemed and held to be, citi-
ems Of the United States; provided,
hat any person hereinbefore described
may retain his present political status
" making declaration, under oath,
Il his decision to do so within SIX
months Of the taking effect Of this act
,efore the district court IN the district
a which he resides, the declaration 10
e in form as follows:
"sI, \. y, being
July sworn, hereby declare my inteh-
ion not to become q citizen Of the
United States as provided in the act
4 congress comforting United States
itizenship upon citizens Of Porto Rico
md certain natives permanently resid-
ing in said island
ttIn the case Of any such person who
my be absent from the island during
mid six months the term of this pro
iso may be availed of by Transmitting
I declaration, under oath, in the form
ierein provided within six months Of
he taking effect Of this act to the exc.
sutiye secretary Of Porto Rico: and
provided further, that amy person who
born in Porto Rico Of an alien pa
rent and is permanently residing in
hat island may, II Of full age, within
nix months Of the taking effect OF this
.ct, or II minor, upon reaching his
majority or within one year thereafter,
make a sworn declaration Of allegiance
0 the United States before the United
states district court for Porto Rico,
citing forth therein al the facts con.
ected with his or her birth and resi-.
'ence in Porto Rico and accompanying
lue proof thereof. and from and nfte,
the making of such declaration shat
e considered TO be citizen Of the
fnited States y
Judge Vaughan, speaking of the new
a. ivaStarday aaid. ~ titt
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-20
GERMAN SAILORS
PLACED IN JAIL
Taken From Schooner Gamble;
Rumor Busy With Crews
Of Other Ships

Acting under Instructions from
Washington, United States Marshal
smiddy yesterday put under arrest axe
Germans in the crew Of the schooner
Gamble, which was just about to leave
for the Coast The men are H. Some,
", Langmann, B. Rykter, H. wilkens
and Paul Wolf. They were originally
members Of the crews Of German refn-
gee ships in Chile ports, and were
shipped there by Captain Lund Of the
Gamble. smiddy cabIed for ihsifuc-
tions several days ago regarding them.
and got them yesterday. The men are
IN jail, lacking any other place Of con.
hnemenf.
If the current fumor on the water
front il correct the Germans In the
crews Of all the vessels calling here
are 20 be removed. The statement was
originally made by an Official Of the
seamen = union bot except that pres
sure - being brought to bear to make
this an accomplished fact there h moth.
ing Official 10 the statement.
Purser John Ford Of the Hin liner
Great Northern, in looking over the
roll Of the vessel when Il was last ~
port and marking off the German names.
exclaimed that II looked more Ike the
roster Of Hamburg American liner
than an American vessel. The liner
Mani is also said 20 have number
Of unnaturalized Germans in her crew
and some other vessels are mentioned.
Considerable adverse comment has
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-20
SUPERVISORS ASK FOR
JUDICIARY BUILDING
City Fathers Want TO Use II AS
City Hal

That the supervisors have their eye
on the Judiciary building for q new
city hall was evidenced by a resolul
ton presented at last nights meeting
Of the board and uhanimously carried
although it was the consensus Of .opin
ion Of members Of the board that tn.
resolution was somewhat premature.
The resolution requests the present
legislature to set aside the judiciary
building as a city hall at such time Al
the proposed Territorial ofiice building
shall have been completed.
The acquisition Of the JudicihrS
building for the purpose stated in the
resolution, would mean that rem
amounting TO very considerabl,
amount would be done away with.
The new city hall would, become
provided the request TO the legislator,
be granted, portion Of the civic cen.
ter which is coming into existence with
the preparatory work on the federal
building, at present under way.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-20
Level Of January Flood Reached
BY Glowing Lava Last
Monday Morning
SURFACE NOW IS LESS THAN
F0RTY-FlvE FEET BELOW RIM
Heat Tests Made BY Scientists
At Station Show Some
Remarkable Results

n. I.
Word has been received from the
Volcano Of Kiiauea that the lava lake
an Halemaumau commenced 70 rise
very rapidly on Monday morning and
has already attained height level
with the 1917 bench, which, in January
last, was only some forty.flve feet be.
low the rim Of thepit.
With the sinking Of the lava lake
iufing the month Of February. there
wns a subsldence Of the greater part
'of This bench, which gradually fell TO
q level Of about seventy feet below
the east rest-house The Indications
therefore, arr, that the lake his risen
something like thirty feet IN less than
,wenty four hours, and is now proIDnb-
" overflowing the entire bench.
This sudden rise has caused consid.
rrt1e eseitement in the district, a.
the lake has been practically sfannnnf
during the week immediately preceding.
and has displayed only the very slight
est tendency towards rising The cen.
trnl bench sectors, however. Continued
. RISE, and new islets and iAfhmnecs
4 raised lake bottom tended 70 sub
iRide the lake into three smaller ones.
forth, southwest and southeast.
The experiments of the previous
yeek were steadily continued and fur
her examinations made Of the remark.
BILE thermal gradient alluded to Ia the
mn report. This week, however the
,ristol electric therm6.couplc was used.
be instrument being arranged at the
AXE margin and tho asbesfos-c covered
$ires being led through hnlf.inch iron
lipe into the lake. Trouble, through
Durnt out insulation was experienced.
nd the temperature measurement made
only tentative, but II Indicated
empernt1ire Of seven hundred degrees
centiefade ats depth OF one foot only
Glow the thick surface crust, and over
nine hundred degrees Centigradc at
a depth Of three feet. This suggests
that the cooling effect Of large, crust
d surface areas "a only elective for
Few inches down, md that below this
there Il gradual rise Of Temperature.
That the surface crusts on sinking
lerOme eenters Of qualification Of lava
a. shown IA one Of these experiments.
A thin shell Of solidihed lava cover.
ing five feet Of the end Of the pipe
was thrust Tor ten minutes into the
AXE. On withdrawing II the lava had
tripled in thickness, proving that par.
nmclsns ~ s',sS; s. WI, Aee - 2 sure
Az interess;n~r ,'heno,,,.,,ou ~.
served snch q hmm ~ ''G a., ~ w.
vitbd,rw, e,.,, az Nv r., y, ,asr, "nsn
rose n tenn n ~ 49, ese,,t a;s.
grees Centiors,ie M i 49,. 10y ", ".
dnr "a ~ ..,5a,.,' 'n,s Ds'ns pIvyap'y
macs and a. heat ~ D e,,,s.' 70 % tne
JT6a h.., es sne =, w s.alli1st lon.
are shown 70 have \ tar v y, ss9 ss.',
Tho stir lava rrdsr,g su .a'.y - lorSe
the eenter. ~ ~ ~ NV snsn to~tfus
10 force m ~ ~ =, " vs,'e. ~o. .,'
great erao mas. AZ ,e $4,000, -',u Nc
weiohtinr Il M, " .ssRons9 - tn,s
INT Towards az ',,.ss .1".ns ino'e"'sa
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-20

As already told in The Advertiser,
hese remnants viii sell for 100000
md from the proceeds Of the sale the
sovernment can buy the land between
he Judiciary building and Kawaiahao
hnrch now held by the Anterior
estate. l1 fr'
The added point is that the Presis
lent Of the United States has ratified
IA exchange Of lands necessary be-
ween the federal government, and the
Territory. A cable last night from
Washington carried the information.
The Governor told how he had ufg-
"a action on the last legislature favor.
Ing the Irwin site for a federal build
ng. He could not forbear 10 add that,
Though several gentlemen were equal.
" insistent, one finally turned the
trick for the Irwin site. -
A flickering smile on Senator shin
giles lips indicated surmisp that the
Governor, from excess Of modesty
might Be foreheafdng 70 use the per
sonal pronoun.
That was all. The house immediate
" returned 10 routine business.