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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
ADVERTISEM ENT.


SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived at the office of the Com
missioner of Light and Water, City
Hall, Tacoma, Washington, between
the hours of IL o'clock NJ and 2
o'clock p. NJ, Friday. February the
and material and installing 22-
inch water main on South 18th
street, from Proctor to Tyler Street,
on Tyler Street from South 18th
Street to point east of Fletcher
Heights Standpipe, and from said
Standpipe, together with the neces-
sary gates, valves, tees, crosses, etc.
in accordance with the plans and
specifications on file in the office
of the Commissioner of Light and
Water
Amount of bond required will be
the same as contract price.
Proposals shall be made on the
blank form to be furnished by the
Commissioner of Light and Water
and shall be accompanied by GER
titled check for five per cent of the
BILE to the order of the Commission
err of Light and Water. Work shall
commence within ten t10) days aft
er signing of contract and shall be
completed within ninety days from
and after signing of contract. But
If said work be not completed with.
in said ninety days, contract shall
be void as per specifications.
Payment for the work Will be
made upon completion and accept
ance by the Commissioner of Light
and Water, by a warrant drawn up
on the Water Fund Of the City OF
Tacoma as provided In Ordinance
No. GALS.
The Commissioner OF Light and
Water reserves the right to reject
ANY and all bids as the interests OF
the city may appear.
Commissioner OF Light a water.
Feb. a-1o-12-1s-I4, 1877.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
CAPT. LINDSAY REDUCED

Night Captain of Detectives Charles Lindsay suspended
Commissioner
dueed to the rank of patrolman.
The shakeup
reached the commissioner had
been extremely undgnifed.
The specific charge
been drinking to He intoxicated duty Wednesday
night according to Commissioner Petit
Lindsay instructed before the commissioner
wednesday IL failed
He notified Thursday did not
report until afternoon.
After brief interview the night Petit announced
Lindsay
suspension.
His successor is not announced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
BIG STEAMERS
ARE MISSING
UNITED Press Leased wirc.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 3. = The
White Star liners Baltic and
Adriatic, the lergest ships which
have defied the German subma-
rine decree since the day-day per-
iod of grace ended and attmpted
to run the new blockade" of Eng
land, were subject of conflicting
reports In shipping circles today.
One report was that the Baltic,
which carried "A passengers.
among whom were two Americans,
had safely run the blockade and
reached Liverpool and that the
line officials we're Withholding
announcement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
'FATHERLAND'
.CHANGESNAME
UNITED Press Leased wire.)

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 8. The
Fatherland, known as one of the
country's foremost German publ
cations, will hereafter bear the
name of The New World, accord
ing to an announcement today by
its editor, George Sylvester Vier-
eek.
Quoting the words of Carl
Schurz, my country, right or
wrong-if right, to be kept right;
if wrong, to be set right" Viereck
explains that the step has been
contemplated for some time and is
now being taken to avoid any mis-
understanding.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
ASKS ORTING HOME
LAW BE CHANGED

The Matter F. Horner post,
No. As, passed a resolution Thurs
day night asking the legislature
to change the law at the soldiers
home, which requires all Spanish
war veterans to have been mar
ried before March ., 1905, to be
eligible to enter the Orting home
The veterans claim that many OF
them have been married since
then, thus putting hardship on
the veterans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
tun,ted Pres. LEASED wire,

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Feb. ..
Representative Galloway, Texas,
pacifist, today introduced a reso-
luton providing that congress or
the president" shall not declare
war against foreign government
without referendum vote Of the
people. as advocated by William
Jennings Bryan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
DISCUSS WOOD TRAINS

The streets of cities laid out for the traffic of the
present day. entirely inadequate for the traffic they
said Winsor claim agent of the T. r. Co., In discussing
collisions problems before Tacoma
Safety council which the
Thursday evening
Chief of Police Smith Commissioner Public Safety Pet
tit spoke traffic conditions The chief criticised the St Paul
Albert Boyle, of the company, defended them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
KILL ZEDNICK
MILITARY BILL
Especial to The Times. J

OLYMPIA, Feb. 9.--The house,
by vote of 81 to A, today killed
the Zednick bill for compulsory
military training in high schools
of the state of Washington.
Zednick moved for reconsidera-
ton of the bill. The vote today
came as a surprise as all attempts
to amend the bill yesterday met
with a decisive def t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
Y ARE SAFE

MONTREAL, Feb. 9.-Out OF
seventy-eight adequately armed
vessels which passed through the
submarine zone up to Wednesday
night, German marine were able
to sink only six, according to
William Hodge, minister of labor
in the British cabinet, special
cable to the Montreal Star today
declared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
SHIP DEMANDS
PROTECTION

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Officials
of the Scandinavian-American line
today declared the steamship
Frederik VIII, one which Count
Won Bernstorff expects to sail for
Germany, will not be released for
sailing until guarantees of her
safety have been received in Cop
enhagen from the American,
French, British and German gov
ernments.
I'VE will take absolutely no
chances with our ships on the high
seas" 1t was stated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
NAME STEVENS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 0.
Raymond B. Stevens of Ian
dorff, N. H., former member of
congress, was today nominated by
President Wilson to be a member
of the United States shipping
board, taking the place OF Ber-
nard Baker of Baltimore, who re-
signed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
CROWLEY OFF
TO M'NEILS

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. SC.
c. Crowley, convicted Of neutral
ity violation in the Franz Bopp
conspiracy case, surrendered to
United States Marshal Holahan to-
day and began serving his two
year term Immediately. He will
be taken to McNeil's island prison
this afternoon.
Before giving himself up Crow
ley issued statement denying ru-
mors that there had been a break
in friendly relations between him
self and former German Consul
Bopp or that Bopp had deserted
the associates convicted with him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09

WASHINGTON, d. c, Feb. Q.
Nineteen years ago Senior Polo
DeBernabe, Spanish ambassador
to the United States, was given his
passports and automatically in
vited to leave the United States.
Today Senior Polo DeBernabe rep
resents the United States at Ber-
lin.
Through the international twist
occasioned by the break of rela-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
DEATHS

Mrs. Jennie Hart Ryan, age "a,
wife of Michael G.. Ryan, died FRI
day morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. T. F. Hall, 3117
North 18th street. Her husband,
son, a daughter, and brother
survive her. Body at Mellinger's.
William Arthur Dixon. the g.
week-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Dixon, 1713 South ID street,
died Friday morning a. the fam
" home. Body at Melllnger's.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
FEAR TONG WARS
EFFECTS LOCALLY

Captain of Detectives John
Strickland issued an order Friday
for all plain clothes men to watch
for suspicious looking Chinese.
Fear of spread of the tong var
in Portland is the cause of the or
der.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
WAR CERTAIN, SAYS
NEW YORK WORLD

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The
American people might as we'll
make up their minds that war
with Germany is inevitable. the
New York World, usually consid-
cred administration newspaper,
declared in an editorial today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
|r's YOUR LIVER!
YOU'RE BILIOUS,
AEADAcHY, SICK!
Don't stay constipated
with breath bad, stom-
ach sour or a cold.
Enjoy life! Liven your
liver and bowels to-
night and feel fine.

Tonight sure! Remove the liver
and bowel poison which is keep
ing your head dizzy, your tongue
coated, breath offensive and
stomach sour. Don't stay bilious,
sick, headachy, constipated and
full of cold. Why don't you get a
box of Cascarets from the drug
store now? Eat one or two to-
night and enjoy the incest, gen.
tlest liver and bowel cleansing
you ever experienced. You will
wake up feeling fit and fine. Cas-
carets never grippe or bother you
all the next day like calomel, salts
and pills. They act gently but
thoroughly. Mothers should give
cross, sick, bilious or feverish
children a whole Cascaret any
time. They are harmless and
children love them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
LEGAL NOTICES

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 Feb. 8, 1917:
Local Improvement District No.
925, Bonds ) to s inclusive.
Local Improvement District No.
5502, Bonds AZ to II inclusive.
JAMES C. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
Ambassador Whom u. S. Fired
Represents Us In Germany

lions between the u. S. and Ger
many, DeBernabe now is handling
the dedicate maneuverings of the
American embassy at the kaiser's
capital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
Government to
Guard Bridges

VUnIteu Press Leuseu WFe'J
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Arrange-
ments were completed today by
Chicago federal authorities and
the railroads of the Middle West
for guarding of all important rail-
road bridges. Secret service OPP
eratives and railway police will
cooperate in the work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09

Beautiful New Models of the
Paige line of Automobiles and all
about them on page 5. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
WOMAN ASKS $50, 900

Especial To The Times.)
SEATTLE, Feb. 9Mattie Rieger miner who
recently won $500 verdict in seduction suit against Robert
Abrams business appeared
again today this time $4,000 breach promise suit against
Abrams
Mrs Reger alleges complaint that Abrams has property
in the city worth $4,000.
On claims Abrams forced her to drink some
intoxicating liquor and BETRAYED her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
GIG HARBOR MAY
FORM CLUB, TOO

The residents of Gig Harbor
have been asked to meet next
Tuesday night to organize a Com
mercial club Ira II. Case of vash-
on will be the chief speaker. The
meeting is to be in the Bay View
hall at 1880.
Beautiful New Models of the
Paige line of Automobiles and all
about them on page 5. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
TRADE COURSE OFFERED

our-monhs will be given Tacoma
beginning Monday Feb H. announced Friday by the
Washington Glasses will be
W. B.. Henderson
experienced
selling will
McCune secretary of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-09
HIT ATCIGARETTES



1.-Two antigarette laws passed by
today Onethe Sweeney bill
smoking selling of cigarettes in Oregon
they shall not be sold to minors
said be as tfebd the
o cigarettes into this state.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
Western Women Pass
Up Table Etiquette

Kokomo, Ind.-A movement which
it is hoped here will become nation
wide, to break down some of the
rules of table etiquette in the inter-
est of food conservation, has been
started by the women of Kokomo,
who are interested in helping Herbert
Hoover, National Food Administra-
tor, reduce the size of the garbage
pail. The plan has the Endorsement
of Mrs. John T.. Moore, president of
the Indiana Federation of Womens s
Clubs, and Mrs. Casper Butler, presi-
dent of the Kokomo Franchise
League and prominent in club cir
cles. 1t is hoped to obtain the in
dorsement of hundreds of society
women throughout the United States.
Il most heartily favor a return to
the old-fashioned ways of serving in
these war times" said Mrs. Moore,
as a great saving of food. 1 be-
lieve we should conserve in every
way possible, even to the stirring of
the sugar in our cups to save an
additional spoonful. Let us return
to the simple meals and the old eco
nomical ways of serving them"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
Tried to Smuggle Pepper;
Is Betrayed by a Sneeze

Basel.-Though the Swiss border
authorities have sharpened their
surveillance OF all frontiers so as to
put a stop to the petty smuggling
that has been going on, principally
into Germany, it has been impos-
sible to eradicate it entirely.
"A recent arrest for smuggling.
whereby a dishonest official was
caught in the act, shows the anus
ing features that accompany the
work of ferreting out the smugglers.
Cantonal Constable May, charged
with watching the smugglers, was
about to leave on his bicycle for a
tour of part of the German-Swiss
border, when he began to sneeze.
His superior officer examined Mays
knapsack and found in it n quantity
OF pepper which the constable was
about to smuggle into Germany on
his tour of inspection. In his pock-
cts was quantity of German
| money earned" according to his
| admission, by similar previous oper-
ations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
GERMANS RUSH AIRPLANEs

CablegramS telling OF the speed
ing up of Germany's motor works in
an attempt to produce enough air.
planes to hold out against the great
air offensive expected from the
Anglo Franco forces on
the western front are confirmed by
items found in Berlin papers recent
ly reaching London.
The Daimler Company, of Canstatt-
Stuttgart, has just voted to increase
its capital from $6,0O0,000 to $S,-
100000. The importance the gov
ernment attaches to the company's s
plans is shown by the facilities grant
ed by the Imperial Bank for flota-
ton of the new shares. A circular
issued by the company says:
I'VE have entered the war with
large reserve for extension pur-
poses, but this has been used up
to meet the large demands the mill
tary made upon us. We an no long
er speak of expanding our works
but must consider multiplying them
and building entirely new factories.'
An additional purpose, it is said
is Ito strengthen our resources fol
the duties which industry will have
! to perform after the war"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
Canadian Challenges
Russian Bully

Petrograd, Dec. 12.-Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press.)-
Klondike methods as exemplified by
Lieutenant-C Colonel John w. Boyle,
of the Canadian militia, who was
sent by the American Committee in
London to aid in restoring the Rus
sian transportation system, recently
disposed of q presumptuous eXpon-
ent of freedom who. questioned
Boyle's right to investigate prob
lens confronting the Russian army.
Lieutenant-Colonel Boyle has been
engaged for four months in improv-
ing the transport conditions along
sthe Russian and Rumanian fronts.
At certain point in the Russian
front the chairman of a soldiers
commission, to whom Boyle was re-
ferred for necessary information,
met him in an uncivil mood, and i'm
pertinently answered one question
with another calculated to rouse the
Canadians temper.
Were you sent here because you
were the best man they could find on
the French 'front.'" queried the nag
ging committeeman.
Possibly So" was the reply
Now, answer me this: Are you
the best man in our committee?"
"I am"
what is your rank?"
81 am a soldier"
TT is unbecoming in me to start
an argument with a soldier" said
Boyle, who saw that he must either
subdue his antagonist or fail in his
quest. But this is what l propose
to you: / take off my uniform"
proceeding in the meantime to lay
aside his cap, harness" and uni
form coat, "and. meet you man to
man. Now you name any job that
you think you can do better than I
can, from lifting or jumping to fight
ing. and 1 will take you on
The interpreter, young officer, in
terpreted the words.
Tell this chap" continued Boyle,
that if he fails to best me in what
ever he chooses, he must go away
from here and not interfere in my
affairs, or l shall give him the best
beating he has had since he was a
child"
The bully held brief conference
with his fellows and went away. He
may have had an inkling that Boyle
was once the heavyweight cham
pion of the Canadian Northwest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
ROX HOLDS LITTLE GIRL

Omaha, Nep.-Just before an cleo
drical storm the 2-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Peter Lund, who was play
ing in front of the house, found a
water stop box with the lid off. The
little lass put her foot into the open
ing and was unable to eXtricate 1t.
Then the storm broke, and while the
rain fell in torrents her mother and
her sister tried to release her. FL
nally the police were called, who
dug away the earth around the stop
box and broke the pipe off below
where the foot was imprisoned.
Then they broke the iron from the
little girls leg. The little girl stood
the whole ordeal without a whimper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
They Hunted 'Possum,
but Caught a Hermit

Chicago.-While in quest of pos
sums in the wooded vicinity of Zion
Church. about seven miles from De-
catur, John Dodson and Gus Taylor,
Wednesday night, discovered the
form of a man lying upon the
ground. Investigation revealed that
the man was alive and compara-
lively normal. Though he spoke
with a foreign accent that was al
most unintelligible, he told with pen
ell and paper that he frequently dis
ported in the shadows of the woods.
His sole request was for the un-
sought visitors to vacate his do
main.
A further council eliminated with
the decision of the pair to report the
discovery to Sheriff j. +. MeCurdy.
! The Sheriff, in turn, escorted the
hermit to the county Jail, where he
was held pending an investigation.
He was unable to give his name.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
Girl Is Ready to Kiss
10000 Men as Recruit,

New York.-Agreeable stimulant
lured twenty-five ardent young men
"over the top in the Navy yester-
day. Miss Marie Antoinette' Elliott.
of 304 West Seventieth street, kissed
each recruit at the midday meeting
of the Minute Men of America, at
217 Broadway. And she announced
herself ready to continue kissing re-
cruits until the Navy has all the men
it needs. The Navy needs 10000.
Miss Elliott also undertook to be d
sister to her recruits, promising I'd
keep them supplied with tobacco
and books.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
Divorce Suit Decided
By Spectators Vote

Los Angeles, GAIA divorce "by
reclamation" is what the decree
granted Mrs. Elizabeth Seeley, 20
years old, might well be called, since
spectators at the trial voted aye
when the proposition was put to
them by Superior Judge Jackson
After the testimony was in, the
Judge turned to the crowd in the
courtroom, many of whom were
witnesses.
You have heard the evidence
said the Judge. Should she get 4
divorce?"
Sure" said all, as he asked each
individually.
She got it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
Hand Written Copy
of Bible Made by
Canadian Salesman

Hugh Russell, of Notre Dame de
Grace, is the proud, but reverent pos
SCISSOR OF what is surely one of the
most wonderful and unique books In
the world, according to the Montreal
Star. 1t is a copy of. the Bible writ
ten entirely in his own hand and as
now bound, strange to say, not larg-
er in size than the old style family
Bible. 1t is beautifully written, too,
bearing evidence in every word of an
infinite patience and reverence. re-
calling the work of a medieval monk.
1t is certainly wonderful piece of
calligraphy throughout.
Mr.. Russell is very modest about
his achievement. NO, l am not a
minister" he said. II am only an
ordinary commercial traveller "a
knight of the road-but L was
brought UP by godly parents, both
| of them living still in Montreal, and
l have love for the Book of Books.
I People should turn to the Bible
to-day, and maybe my work may
help a bit in that direction. Yes,
it is sadly neglected book and
some step should be taken to have
] more attention paid to the Book of
Books, in which this great conflict
is assuredly foretold"
Mr.. Russell, who is n Presbyte-
rian Scotsman, began his work In
| 1894 and finished it on st. Andrews
Day, November 80, 1916.
The work was done in odd mo-
ments of leisure, although more than
half of it was done since the present
war began.
1t is written in what Mr.. Russell
himself calls "a peculiar handwrit.
ing, almost half printing" 1t is per,
fectly legible, and, says MIR. Russell
without making any boast, l woulC
be willing, if l had money, to offel
500 for every error or omission an!
one could find in it," There are al
together 1887 pages, the New Testa
ment taking up All of these. Their,
are double columns on each page
1t was written in sections of twenty
four pages each.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
OLD GRAY GOOSE DEAD

st. Louis, Mo.-A goose 35 years
old died few days ago at the home
of its owner, Valentine Pfaff, at Fos-
terburg. ILL.,, eight miles north of
Alton, Ill. Pfaff said he knew the
age of the goose because it was
hatched and raised on his place. 1t
was picked every year, furnishing
enough feathers for several pillows,
and laid eggs up to short time ago.
The old fowl was known to persons
living in the vicinity of Fosterburg
as Mother Goose"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
ENGLAND COMPLETES s SHIPS

London.-It was announced in the
House of Commons that the total
number of standard ships built, COM
pleted and put into service up to Oc-
tober 25 was eight The tonnage
was approximately $500 gross each.
The number of standard ships ex-
pected to be completed between Oc-
tober 25 and December 81 was
eighteen, of which sixteen would be
approximately 5000 gross tons each,
one of 5000 tons gross and one of
2 900 tons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
DIVINE LAW AS DEFENSE
Religious Leader Makes Novel Plea
to Charge of Illegal Hunting

to Charge of Illegal Hunting
Atlantic City, n. J.-When Elder
w. Robinson, leader of religious
sect, was arraigned before a justice
of the peace at Absecon to-day on a
charge of cunning out of season, he
set up the law of God as q defense.
Robinson said that he followed the
dictates of his teachings, that the
killing of the animals of the forest
was a necessity. He told the justice
that the law OF God took priority
over any law that man had written.
When Game Warden Otis Small
testified that the defendant had
killed a rabbit out of season Robin
son was fined 500. The dead rab~
bit was produced in evidence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13

The Bible is he in in
field
strength
great and bnderes of the Bible House New York City
sent all the world spreading the light both
perfectng -edge
be the truth