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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16
commissioner OF Light and Water
July l2-13-14-16-l7 1917.

SEALED PROPOSALS VIII be re-
ceived at the office of the Com
missioner of Public Works. City
hours of IL NJ. and 2 M. on the
18th day of July, 1917. for furnish
ing labor and material for con-
structing sanitary sewers on South
%" Street from South 18th Street
to the alley between South 51st
and 50th Streets, and In the alleys
between South 18th and 51st Streets.
from "E' Street to "D" Street. in
Local Improvement District No.
1887 according to plans and specifi-
cations on file in the office of the
Commissioner of Public Works.
Amount of bond required will be
the same as contract price.
Proposals must be made on print
ed form furnished by said Commits
sloner and accompanied by certified
check for five per cent of the amount
of proposal. made payable to the or
der of the Clerk of the Commissioner
of Public Works.
Work to be commenced within fl
DAYS after signing contract.
Work to be completed within GO
days after signing contract, but II
60 days after signing of contract
said contract shall become void az
per specifications.
The successful bidder shall agree
to accept at par. In payment of said
supplies and work. any and all ei
tue bonds issued In pursuance of Or
dinance No. 6571 and shall have no
claim whatever on account thereof
against the City of Tacoma except
solely upon such bonds and solely
from the special assessment made
and special fund by said Ordinances
created.
The Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any and all of the
CHAS. ID. ATKINS.
Commissioner of Public Works.
July ~. 10. IL. 1s. II. 1917.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16
CITY OPPOSES
ROSS PLANS

To head off petition of Frank
G. Ross for franchise to operate
private water system on the
tideflats, Mayor Fawcett appoint
ed Commissioner Gronen and
Petit Monday to confer with the
county commissioners and ask
them not to grant the franchise.
Tacoma Is spending 100000 to
extend water mains to the new
industries on the flats. The city
is unwilling to continue these ex.
penditures il 1t must compete with
a private company, because tho
revenue will be divided and the
city will not receive sufficient
money from its water to warrant
the investment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16
HEARST FAILS TO
HALT INJUNCTION

NEW YORK, July 16.--Efforts
of Hearsts International News
Service to obtain a postponement
having failed, 1t was announced
today that the federal Injunction
restraining the International News
Service from pirating Associated
Press news had been put into eff
feet by Judge Hand of the U. s.
district court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16

LOCAL Improvement District No
947.-Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of Ordinance No. 6144
OF the City of Tacoma, a roll has
been placed in E.- hands for the
collection of the End annual INSTALL
ment of the assessment levied for
grading to the established grade,
Thompson Avenue from South seth
Street to point 424.91 feet South
of South seth Street, with a road
way thirty-five $3.50 feet in width
and a parking space on each side
thereof It's feet In width and con-
structing the necessary wooden
curbs and cutters.
Said installment may be paid on
or before August End, 1917. but
II not paid on or before said date
added interest, penalty and costs
will attach.
JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
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Miss Armour has received from
her father. J. Ogden Armour, mil
lionaire packer of Chicago, a gift
of land valued at 100000, in re-
turn for $40 and natural love
and affection" This will assure
Miss Armour at least $4,000 a
year income.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16
LEGAL NOTICES

from and after signing of contract
and to be completed within sixty
600 days from and after signing of
contract.
The successful bidder shall agree
to accept at par in payment for the
furnishing of said labor. material
and tools and the constructing of
said Improvement, any and all of
the bonds issued in pursuance of
Ordinance No 6632 and shall have
no claim whatever on account there
of against the city of Tacoma ex
cept solely upon such bonds and
solely from the special assessment
made and the special fund by said
Ordinance created.
The Commit ssioner reserves the
right to reject any and all bids as
the interest of the City may appear.
HAMILTON F. GRONEN,
Commissioner of Light and Water.
til.
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JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
July 2. 3. 16. 1917.
ADVERTISER EMIT

ADV Ek1lSEM Elm L
SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived at the office of the Com
missioner of Light and Water at his
office, Room 403 City Hall, Tacoma,
Washington, between the hours of
IL o'clock noon and o'clock p. M.
Friday, July goth. 1917, for furnish
ing labor, material and tools and
constructing a six (6") inch cast
iron water main in l.. /. ID. No. 503I
in accordance with the plans and
specifications now on file In the
office of the Commissioner of Light
q Water.
Amount of bond required Will be
the same as contract price.
Proposals must be made on print
ed form furnished by said Commits
sioner of Light e. Water and must
be accompanied by certified
check for five 60 per cent of the
amount of the proposal made pay
able to the order of the Commits
soiner of Light & Water; work to
within ten t1o) days
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16
LEGAL NOTICES

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived at the office of the Com
missioner of Public Safety. city
Hall, Tacoma, Washington, between
the hours of 9 and IL A. NJ. on the
21st day of July, 1917.
For furnishing the city of Taco
ma with 3 motorcycles, latest mod
els, 3 speed, capable of maintaining
a speed of 20 miles per hour. Ma
chimes to be guaranteed for a period
of one year against defects in ma
terials and workmanship, and to
be fully electrically equipped. To
have full set of tools and other
standard equipment, also to be equip
ped with stewart speedometers, same
to be electric lighted. all in accord
ance with the specifications set
forth herein. and filed In the office
of the Commissioner of Public SAT-
ETY..
Amount of the bond required will
be 25 per cent of the contract price.
Proposals must be made on the
printed forms furnished by the
Commissioner of Public Safety, and
be accompanied by certified check
for per cent of the amount of
the proposal made payable to the
Clerk of the Commissioner of Pub
lie Safety.
Delivery to be +. O. b.. Tacoma,
Wash, at the Police Station, city
Hall, within 80 days after signing
the contract.
The Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
r. II. PETIT.
Commissioner of Public Safety
July IS, II, Is, 10, 20, 1917.
LOCAL Improvement District No.
943.-Notice Is hereby given that
In pursuance of Ordinance No. $3.50
Of the City of Tacoma. roll has
been placed in my hands for the col
lection of the End annual Install
ment of the assessment levied for
laying cement concrete sidewalks
five t5) feet in width on South 10th
Street from Sheridan Avenue to
Asotin street.
Said installment may be paid on
or before August 10th, 1917. but
If not paid on or before said date.
added interest, penalty and costs
will attach.
JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
July 16-23-30, 1917.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16

4 BARGAIN. $685. lots. 5-room
house. All kinds of fruit and
berries. Near school and church.
Beautiful location on Roosevelt
Heights. Owner going away Call
evenings. 220t East sherman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16
BUNGALOW

NEAR Bismarck car line, rooms,
modern, on corner 50X100', all i'm
provements In and assessments
paid; beautiful lawn. shrubbery,
fruit and berries; $3.50 cash. bal
ance monthly, per cent. Price
$1b75. Snap.
HAVELOCK C. BOYLE & co.
211 California Bldg. Main %
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16
WORK FOR YOURSELF

10 ACRES of good fertile land will
give you the opportunity. We Of
fer you 10 acres of just such land
right on the street car line. at
500 an acre, $50 cash, $40 a
month; near good school, store and
church.
e. i. GREGORY co.
1117 Pacific av.
Second Floor National Realty Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16
NIcCOLTIEY

FOR SALE BY OWNER-4-room
modern. completely furnished
house. II you want a bargain see
this. 121t Sth av. N. W.. Puyal-
lup. Phone Red 279.
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UNDERTAKINGS

WELL DIGGER. b. I. Birch. Park
land. Wash
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sA. ) DEPOSIT VAULTS
WELL DIGGER

FIDELITY TRUST cos SAFE DE.
poSIT VAULTS. Ground floor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16
HELP-FEMALE

M0OREFIELD Baths for rheuma-
tism and lagrippe. Lady attend
ant. 7th and Pacific. Main 1884.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-16

MEN and women, learn the barber
trade; big demand for BARRIERS.
Moler System of Barber Colleges,
1919 Pacific ave, Tacoma.
The evening world., 1917-07-20
WAR NURSE HELDUP
m BROOKLYN HOME,
BOUND AND ROBBED
N.. GI Alone Boo Rooms l'tr
lHh. Being Boo Amy ans
NHAtr u Ca,sk.iis.

N'ss D...a D... tv,niY on. sssfs
..f arH.s r..H ta leave f1r frr,I s
.H T.ar.s vrs bound arf ROBBED .f
IAN t. Hy two masked r.r.
..r. .f E. ... u,IrF..r A,,.a. i.sy
T..r
I|.r f.'..r .r ..wH surgeon. ls "r
f.'y si I.r % r.f1u iu iriia .t
ll,r mother and 'Ho other f1ur o.i-
.--n srr I1 frs CH'HaI.s TH,r iiay
lITro home hrd been closed fot tho
summer. Dot Miss Dul came in a DAY
nr two aFo 20 bruE home two children
who had been visiting them She cH-
rHr',i 90 return tomorrow.
She was alone in The apartment
.astulFnt Tho house is two-family
ono. ani tho Gius have tho basement
and pah5r noor. when Miss Gili vas
awakened early to-day she found two
men with black masks standing over
her. each with o. revolver.
ono told her n she screamed she
would bo killed. The other produced
some muslin strips and bound her
hands bohInd her back. Her feet
were next tied and drawn up as near
10 her hands as possible, and hands
and foot bound together.
Every few seconds tho men warned
her 20 make no noise but did not at
tempt 70 gag her. one remained on
guard while the other ransacked the
house.
After the robbers had gone Miss
Giu rolled TO the side OF her bed and
dropped TO tho floor. on her knees
she reached desk telephone and
knocked Il 20 tho floor. She was
trusscd up so effectively she could
rot reach the phone with her hands,
| but kept shouting "Sond a police
man" into the transmitter. She had
no way OF knowing whether she had
| been heard.
Fifteen minutes later policemen ar
! rived from tho Fort Hamilton station
md walked In the front door. which
the robbers had left open.
The evening world., 1917-07-20
POSLkM ENDS
UNREST FROM
ITCHING SKIN

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dfIr .rI..Ur I,..I vH,n ons sn-
duUfH .H f..t|J tuI hopes
'a Hf lHr ff .r go Disappear
MID NINIli INI-T & Il.Ism is
usrd iu I.I
Ip I..m f.r rry T.r.I brock
irF.u"l ... t..r.. HN..rI rHu.
lTlrtI... Hr r.| H..... f.r r..IH ~.a.t,
h1r form .l ...., Im#.s. IHrH..
, rhru if.H, Ifr.. l'.HnF feet. to
drive luHf aI rruI'urb irouhiN
before Ary spread and become sen
Gus
sold srtryvhsrs T1r FRTT SAM.
III write tr Emergency Iunora.
toriea. .iH o West A5th ST. .Nsw YORK.
lar your ftIn to become irrshsr,
brighter. better lr Che daily use Il
Holam Soap, mcl.gated Wi,h Poslaln.
s-Ad,L.
The evening world., 1917-07-20
OBITUARY NOTES.

waldron williams. flfty-four, active
In aviation and automobile development,
is dead I'm Rye, N Y.
Mgr John O'Brien for many years
editor of the Sacred Heart Review, and
rector OF the sacred Heart Church In
East Cambridge, Mass, is dead In Bos-
ton.
y. Starr Sanford. remembered as n
Fifth Avenue photographer. Is dead IN
Katonah. n. Y.
the Actors Fund Home. West New
brighton. $. J., aged slXty-nine.
The evening world., 1917-07-20
HAVE YOU A
LIBERTY BOND7

u you purchase n lot from u.
We will accept II ~ payment an
account. or u you have subscribed
for q Liberty Bond on tho IN
staIment plan we will take over
your subscription aud fulfil your
contrnct with tho Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
UNDERTAKEN TESTIFIES
in KING MURDER CASE
Detected No Signs of Singed
Hair or Powder Burns About
Gunshot Wounds

COT tRTHOCSE,. Concord, y. c., Nov. 2S.
The state plunged deep into the evidence
against Castor u. Means, on trial for the
murder of Mrs. Maude A. King. when court
opened today. According to North Carolina
practice the State makes no opening
statement of its case
The first task of the state was to es-
tahlish the fact that Mrs. King was MUIR
dered, when she met her death by gunshot
at the Blackwells Spring in the back coun-
try on August 30.
The first witnesses called were l.. \.
Weddington. undertaken. and Captain w
= Bingham, one of the fated party which
went target shooting with Mrs King,
Weddington's testimony was concerning
the condition Mrs, Kings body was In when
ne received 1t to prepare for burial The
state In its examination of Weddington
lalu the basis for its first circumstantial
evidence that Mps. King was killed We'd
dington, upon questioning. testified that
there was no singcIng Of hair or powder
marks about the gunshot wound from which
Mrs King died This was the nrSt stcn b,
the state In its mass of entangllng evidence
To prove that under the circumstance Nre
hlng could not have killed herself The
state viii later Introduce evidence To show
that Il Mrs, King had fired the shot which
killed her there would have been novdor
marks and singcd hair WeddinCton v,s
also closely examined as to the orders no
was given by Gastnn r. Means as to thc
preparing of Mrs Kings body. The State
attempted TO show that Means evinced haste
In the disposal of Mrs Kings body
Captain w s Bingham is the sole MON.
her Of the fated party who has been called
to appear for the state. The state and
defense prepared to keep him ON the stand
for long and deep CrosS-cXamnatiOn Sing.
ham offered testimony that he went witt
| the defendant, Mrs King and Alton Mean,
| to Blackwells Springs to shoot at targets
| He told Of wandering away from the part,
"to shoot n rabbit" Then as he turned I,
join the party he met Alton Means and IN
| a moment they heard shot and Castor
Means called Come here quick, Alton
| Naude has shot herself The state hope.
! to bring out condemning evidence from Cap
| tain Bingham on cross examination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28

Wv. .ne more important testimony regarding
ne cohuitlon OF the mind of the defendant
enu,ne Ie with the query: "If you knew such
cNiuehce had been introduced and II such
we're the acts of the defendant would you
nolu that she was of sound mind when the
act was committed?"
Is a foregone conclusion the answer
will be mo"
fEpothyreoss was the mental disease
from winch Mrs. Blanca de Saulles was
s,uiierlng when she killed her husband.
ihat TINS will he the basis of defense was
SHOWN this afternoon when the battle of
d.'ehiSts began. Hypothyreosis is atrophy
OF the thyroid glands and the defense will
attempt to show that this condition resulted
IRON fracture of the skull suffered by the
ueiendent in her childhood
Justice Manning announced that he would
adjourn court at the end Of today's session
until Friday morning.
br. >. ;. Wight testified the fracture
resulted in mental irresponsiblity. He said
ne was called to attend Mrs De Saulles
soon after the shooting and found her con-
dition as follows:
Her tongue was swollen: the skin was
cold and dry: the back II her hands were
swollen and her finger nails were brittle.
temperature and pulse were below normal
MRS, DE SaulleS." continued Doctor
wight, also suffered from hallucinations.
oh the day that | was called she asked
me IL her husband had taken her baby away
from hcr She appeared dumbfounded when
tod her that her husband was dead"
Should the plan of the court be realized,
the case VIII be ready for Jury consideration
prooapIN by saturday night, and. in all
events, not later than next Monday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
BOOZE RUNNERS TAKEN |
BY WASHINGTON POLICE
Sixty-one Persons Arrested on
Charge of Smuggling Liquor
Into Capital
WASHINGTON, Nov. ?s.

WASHlNtiloN, NOV -
on the eve of the assembling of Congress
the local authorities put into effect today
drastic measures to keep whisky out of
Washington. Sixty-one WashinEtonians,
including three women, were arraigned in
court today on a charge of violating the
law which prohibits the Interstate ship
ment of liquors in unlabeled packages All
were taken in raids made by police and
agents of the Department OF Justice on
trains on the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis electric railway while they were
en- route with their packages from Balti-
more to this city Most of them when
arraigned in court gave bail for future
appearanCe 1t Is expected that as "a result
of these arrests test case will he made to
decide whether alcoholic beverages can be
brought into the District OF Columbia or
whether the bone dry provision of the
existing law applies here
That some labor elements will make a
concerted effort to put the nation on Il beer
and light wine basis is reported here, It's
efforts win bc started at the coming ses-
sion of Congress.
Meantime the President under his power
conferred by the food law. has dccrocd that
beer shall contain no moro than 3 per cent
alcohol and that only - per cent of the
usual grain shall be employed This, how
ever, will make the same volume of drink
as before
The beer and light vine fight Is con-
| sidcrcd a means Of shuntng aside the
| Clamor for national prohibition.
| The white ribbons" however, are al
! ready marching here for opening Of CON
! ErcsS next Monday. Miss Anna Gordon
| national president of the W e. T. L., Other
| national officers, state leaders and prohjbi
| tou workers will arrive here Friday on
| special train from Chicago, The natlona
convention of the WOmanS Christian TEN
| per luCe Union will begin Sunday. II vii
| he the largest in the organizations histor!
| to impress Congress.
! The prohibitiOnists' attack will be con
| tered on the House. the Senate havinj
| voted to submit the dry" amendment to- tn
| States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
"WALLY" OWEN DEAD
General Breakdown Ends Career of
Prominent Newspaper Photographer

Cornelius J. owen, one of Philadelphia $
best known newspaper photographers died
at Q O'Clock this morning at his home. 1913
Wyoming avenue. lie had heen In poor
health for more than year, but left his work
on the EvENING LEDGER staff two months
ago suffering with a general breakdown in
health.
During his Photographic career he had
conducted studio of his own, worked ON
the Evening Telegraph and the Inquirer,
coming to the EVENING LEDGER staff three
years ago, In his newspaper experience
he had photographed hundreds Of the dGni'
taries of the country and covered some
Of the most important assignments in this
city and surrounding territory
Mr.. owen was known to newspaper mon
as "Wally." few ever heard his first name
His widow and one daughter survive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
SIX SAILORS DROWNED
WHEN LAUNCH UPSETS
Nine Others From Crew of Dutch YES
sci Are Rescued by
Tugboat

Overturning of their gasoline launch
carly today threw fifteen members Of the
crew of a Dutch vessel into the haTbor, six
of them drowning. The others were res
cued by the tugboat Uncle Sam
The men We're returning to their ship
from shore. The accident happened abreast
of ThompsonS Sea Girt House, about five
miles from Baltimore The bodies of the
drowned men were recovered and taken to
the city morgue
the accident. one report says the launch
sprung a leak. Another report said the
engine stalled the boat beg IN to roll
and that while attempts were made to
keep it righted, it turned over. The police
believe there were too many passengers in
the launch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
FIFTY GERMAN U-BOATS
SUNK DURING NOVEMBER
That Number Has Been An
nounced, and There Are Still
Some Days to Go
NEW YORK NOV %

NV lVTNN, NOV. II.
"Thirty-one submarines were sunk be-
tween November and November l5." 7. B
Hohler. counselor to- the British Ambassa-
dor, announced last night in the course OF
an address at the Hero Land bazaar in the
Grand Central Palace.
With weeks score stiil unrecorded pub
licy, and with three more days still to go.
Mr.. Hohler's announcement brought the
number of t-boatS known TO have been
sunk this month up to an even fifty
Lloyd George announced in the House
of Commons on November 10 that on the
preceding Saturday November II, five OF
these pests of the sea" had been destroyed
Ambassador Jusserand stated at Hero Lanl
on Monday night that In the last four days
six German submarines had been sunk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
Navy Asks for 25s Firemen Here

The navy is short OF fremen. Two
hundred and flfty-eight are requested from
the Philadelphia district by December Is,