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NEWS OF THE
LABOR WORLD
EDITED BY
Kothlng 1 now developed yesterday In
the Electrical Workers" Union trouble.
The local has opened headquarters at
th« corner of Grove end Franklin
•street* for the accommodation of Its
members, it vras reported at head
quarters that Robert Martian d, presi
dent of the Coctractors' Association,
was eojourning: in Stockton.
"W« are not antagonizing: the Build
ing Trades Council or the building
trades.** eald a prominent member of
the executive committee, "but, on the
other hand, believe that the rank end
file are with us in our endeavor to
force the upholding of true principles
of unionism."
All tmlons affiliated with the Inter
national have been notified by wire
of the trouble In thl» city, and every
man Js requested to remPia away until
the difficulty is adjusted- It is said
that 80 per cent of the men employed
In the electrical business are members
of unions, and it Is Impossible for the
contractors to get help from any Quar
ter. Twenty-two men wero put back
to work Monday at the ?6 rate, and
yesterday up to noon three bad been
sent for at that wape.
Th« first meeting of Barbers' Union
No. 148 in the new year was held Mon
day at the Labor Council Temple. Sif?
Oppenheim presided. The minutes of
the three last meetings were read and
approved. Eight candidates were obli
gated, twenty-four members reinstated,
thirty-four admited on transfer cards
and eig-hteen applications for member
ship wore received. The net total gain
in membership, for the last month was
ninety-four. The retiring president,
Sip Oppenheim, w«s presented with a
handsome watch, the presentation
speech being mado l>y J. V. Ducoing.
President Oppenheim responded in ap
propriate words. The new officers
were installed. The local decided to
take a firm stand against downtown
unfair shops. Gutman & Abrpms' shop,
1657 Buchanan street, has been union
ized after a vigorous fight lasting- sev
eral months. The local also decided to
make an active campaign for the re
enactment of lhe barbers' State law.
Vie* President G. A. Smith was in the
chnlr at the last meeting of Carpenters'
Union No. 4SS, at €77 McAllister street-
Seven members were paid accident ben
efits And one member received a death
benefit on account of the death of his
wire. The committee on headquarters
was not able to make a final report,
but it is expected to do bo shortly.
Twenty candidates were initiated and
twenty-three members were admitted
on traveling cards.
Organiser Alexander Dijeau of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
has formed the milk wagon drivers
of Oakland into a union. The charter
of the new union has arrived and is
numbered 295, I. B. of T. One hundred
members signed the charter roll. A
new wage schedule, providing for $90
a month end nTne hours a day, •will be
voted upon. The wagons under the
proposed schedule will co out at 7 a. m.
end return to the barns not later than
£ p. m. The men are also to receive
four days o2T a month without any
redaction in salary. Dijeau has been
working for more than a month to ac
complish the formation of this union.
The union Is anxious to have him take
charge of the business of the local,
but his private affairs \u25a0will not permit
him to accept- Letters from Thomas
I* Hughes, general secretary-treasurer
of the International, recognize the good
work being done by Dijeau for the
parent body end a«k him to continue
organizing in other parts of the State.
Z. XT. Craig of San Pedro, who rep
resented the Central Labor body of
that city In the recent Stockton con
vention, is visiting in this city. He
thinks the convention accomplished
more than any of Its predecessors. He
Is particularly pleased with the per
sonnel of the executive council.
'"I consider that the ablest executive
hoard in the history of the federation
B There's nothing that will give such !
0 speedy relief and cure and tt -.. the • [
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has been elected," he said. In epeaklng
of the work of the federation. "Also
the convention took a determined stand
on a number of laws which are of the
utmost Importance to trades unionists.
The most necessary laws indorsed by
the convention are. In tny opinion, the
amendment of the child-labor law mak
ing it impossible to work children and
women more than eight hours a day
or late at night; the amendment to the
employers' liability law, making fore
men and superintendents vice princi
pals Instead of fellow-servants, as at
present; the exclusion of all Asiatics
from the United States and Its pos
sessions, and the establishment of sep
arate schools for those already here;
the exemption of dwelling from tax
ation to the amount of fIOOO, and last,
but not least, compelling persons bear-
Ing arms to be residents of the State
and county for at least one year and
to have the approval of at least twelve
reputable citizens and a majority of
the appointing board.
"If these laws or oven a considerable
portion of them are passed, the State
Federation of Labor may well feel
proud of its seventh yearly attempt to
get legislative Justice."
Sacramento Is soon to have a hand
some and commodious labor temple.
The building is to be erected under
the auspices of the Sacramento Labor
Temple Association, the members of
which were chosen from the unions of
that J city. Tlie cornerstone will be
laid within a few weeks. In erecting
a labor temple Sacramento is follow
ing the example of San Francisco,
which has completed one temple and
has another in the course of construc
tion. Los Angeles is also building a
similar edifice.
.Street Carmen's Union No. 276 of
Stockton at its last meeting elected
the following officers: President,
George Dean; vice president, Joseph
Oreenfall; secretary, L. H. Barney;
treasurer, George Hanna; executive
committee — Frank Davidson, T. O.
Owens, George Hanna, Francis Sage,
Walter Jackson and Stephen Eld rid.
In Saginaw, Mich., there Is an ordin
ance which requires city printing to
bear the union label j>t the printers.
An unfair shop was recently awarded
the contract lor printing the annual
police reports. The Controller would
not pay the bill because the printing
did not bear the union label as Sagi
naw's laws prescribe. The City, Coun
cil also refused action. The question
will be taken to the courts for settle
ment. .
The differences existing between the
San Jose Hod Carriers' Union end the
men who claimed union rights and
privileges because they belonged to
the Dayton (Ohio) branch of the or
ganization have been amicably settled
by the board of arbitration which was
appointed to investigate the grievances
of both parties. Messrs. Carmichael,
Wilder and Warswlck were the mem
bers of the arbitration board, end de
cided unanimously In favor of the San
Jose branch, with the understanding
that the local union admit the Dayton
men to membership at one-half the
regular Initiation fee, namely, $15.
Each side has accepted the decision and
from now'on will work in unison and
harmony.
San Francisco has the distinction of
being the home 'of the. union labeL
The Cigarmakers' Union of this city
adopted 1n' 1874 a white label, which
was placed on ell cigars made by
union members. This was done to pro
tect customers from the cigars made
by the hordes of Chinese coolies which
were flocking to the country at that
time. In 18S5 the hatters adopted a
6imllar label, and shortly afterward
the Iron molders did likewise. After
that use of the label spread rapidly.
In IS9I the printers and the united
garment workers adopted it and now
In every State In the country the union
label stands for good goods made by
skilled workmen under wholesome con
ditions.
The regular weekly meeting of Print-
Ing Pressmen's Union No. 24 took place
Monday night In the Labor Council
Temple, D. Daggett presiding. Dele
gate Berry made his report on the
proceedings of the Stockton conven
tion and outlined in full the plans for
forming the State federation of print
ing trades. The circular letter on the
subject not having been received by
the local, however, the matter will not
come up until the next meeting.
At the last meeting of Carpenters'
Union No. 1640. President G. S. Brower
In the chair, twenty-four candidates
were initiated. The local appointed
a committee on entertainment to be
given in the near future. President
Brower was appointed delegate to the
Stockton convention of the State Build
ing Trades Council and will be absent
the rest of the week.
Retail Shoe Clerks' Association No.
410 met Monday night at 1422 Stelner
street with President William J. Hen
nessy in the chair. -Two candidates
were Initiated and four applications
for membership were received. The
attention of this local has been called
to the fact that several stores on the
northern part of Flllmore street have
made a custom of opening on Sunday
morning. Steps will be taken to in
duce the proprietors to observe union
regulations hereafter. The early clos
ing committee is engaged in procuring
Elgnatures for the closing: of stores in
the Mission.
The annual convention of the Wash
ington State Federation of Labor
closed a four days' session at Belling
h&m a few days ago. The ses
sion disposed of a number mpt im
portant subjects and ended after
having, outlined plans for the
coming: year that should mean much
to the trades unionists of Washington.
The convention went on record for a
direct primary law, and its representa
tives at the capital were instructed to
see that the law was not amended into
innocuousness. The following officers
were nominated: President, Frank W.
Cotterlll, Seattle: first vice president,
J. C. Campbell, Everett; second vice
president Thomas Ivey and F. M. Al
ley, Spokane; third vice president, T.
V. Copeland, Tacoma; fourth vice presi
dent. W. li Cutting, Walla Walla;
Phil Taylor and W. Frank Moyer,
Bellingham. During the coming year
the federation will aid the woodsmen
and sawmill workers of the Stale to
organize.
President John Mitchell of the
United Mine Workers^has received a
gold medal from the International Ex
position of Social Economy which re
cently met at Lelge, Belgium, for -his
book "Organized Labor." Accompany
ing the medal is a diploma stating, the
appreciation with which Mitchell's
THE,SAN~ : FRANCISCO/C^^
WILL BATTLE FOR
TENEMENT LAW
California Cliib Resolves
to Make Effort to Im
prove Conditions' Here
STATE AID . SOUGHT
The California Club, a woman's club
'.'that does things," has resolved to
lead the fight before tbe Legislature
for the enactment of a law regulating
the. construction of tenements- in the
cities of the State that will prevent a
duplication of existing be
fore the firs., Profiting r by the fight
that has recently -been won ' In New
York and basing their •• Ideas on the
lessons taught by the terrible . con
ditions that existed in Manhattan be
fore the fight was won, the women of
the California Club are well, equipped
for the contest that is before them.
The club listened yesterday to a lec
ture by Miss L. Eaves on conditions
existing in New Tork and San Fran
cisco and was astonished to learn that
in San Francisco since the fire tene
ments had been erected that would
not have been tolerated in New York
even In Its blackest day. These tene
ments are not only fire traps. Miss
Eaves pointed out, but are -culture
places for germs that '-.will Mn time
threaten the health. of the community.
The lecture was eiven in 'Calvary
Church and was illustrated' with
stereoptican views. Miss Eaves first
explained illustrations 'of sanitary
conditions found in New York before
the new law wes enacted and showed
conclusively that they were unspeak
able. That human beings could fall
so low as to exist in the filth the 11*
lustrations depicted was almost beyond
understanding, and it was with relief
that the spectators viewed the illus
trations of the modern tenements con
structed under the new law, which re
quires that the first aim of the archi
tect should be to supply light and air
in plenty and to absolutely insure
sanitary conditions.
Concluding with San Francisco, Miss
Eaves produced pictures taken by her
self showing how rapacious landlords
of San Francisco had even outdone
New York at Its worst. One building
was pictured which Miss Eaves said
was worse than anything she had seen
in the East. Entrance to the rooms on
the various floors could be gained only
by means of the porches in front,
which raise one after the other for
elgnt stories. The entire building Is
of wood, and the lecturer pointed out
that if flre ever started below every
one of the hundreds of . families now
housed In the tenement must perish.
The rooms are dark and unsanitary,
she said, and it will prove the home
of pestilence unless the authorities
take a hand, condemn It and order It
deetroyed.
"The question I have asked myself,"
though." said Miss Eaves, "is whether
a good law of this kind could be en
forced here. If we do not have honest
machinery to carry the laws Into effect
every new law simply widens the field
for graft. Under the conditions now
existing in » San Francisco the efficient
enforcement of such a law would be
doubtfuL" i
In line with Miss \u25a0 Eaves' view, an
effort will be made to have the State
take up the enforcement of the law If
one Is passed. This would place the
inspections of tenements under course
of construction within the hands of
the State administration and in all
probability would Insure its enforce
ment to tbe letter, especially as the
California Club would always be on
the alert.
WANTS TO PURCHASE TWO
LOTS FOR ENGINE-HOUSES
Chief Engineer Shanshnessy Asks Sn
pmlsora to Blake Special Appro
priation for Fire Protection
Chief Engineer Shaughnessy of the
Fire -Department was in consultation
yesterday with Chairman Gallagher of
the Supervisors' finance committee with
a view to urging a special appropria
tion for the purchase of two lots for
flre engine houses in districts where
they are needed. The lots desired are
on Geary street, between Pierce and
Scott, and on Green street, between
Leavenworth and Hyde. The price de
manded is $6000 each, and Gallagher
assured Shaughnessy that the appro
priation would be made in the Interest
of better flre protection, if any funds
were available for the purpose.
White Star Lanndry Company
Have resumed buslness.Tel.Market 2047"
work was received by the exposition,
and paying tribute to its value to so
cial economists.
For several months the unions affil
iated with the Iron Trades Councol
have been laying their plans with the
object of securing an eight-hour day
Instead of the njne-hour shift which
exists under present conditions. The
matter has not progressed far enough
to Justify a formal demand upon the
employers, but the preliminary steps
are being taken quietly, and as was
forecasted in The Call some weeks ago,
this action will soon be taken. The
men do not anticipate a strike or
trouble of any kind, There seems to
be every likelihood' that an amicable
agreement with the employers will be
reached, as tbe men are not disposed
to take any hasty action, and are por
oeeding along safe and conservative
lines.
Brewery Workmen's Union No. 7 is
prosecuting a vigorous but vain search
for Its secretary and business agent,
Anton Siewierski, who disappeared re
cently. , . . * -
"We cannot find any trace of
Siewierski,". said Acting \u25a0 Secretary
Ponitz yesterday. "He had been very
melancholy for a long time and we
fear the worse We know of no other
reason for his disappearance. A com
mittee Is working on his boks, but
nothing wrong has been
The whole thing is a mystery to us."
A special meeting of the' union will
be held next Sunday,- when 'the report
of the committee which has been
working on the books will be read.
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QUAKE CLAUSE IS
OF NO AVAIL
Federal Judge Rules That
; Insurance ]: Company Can
not PleadKFailure of Water
XOT CAUSE OF -FIRE
Ualted States District Judge Wfattian
held In. a decision rendered yesterday
that the failure «I the Mater supply,
caused . by.* the .breaking of the water
malaus from - f anr 'inuie >, whatever; . did
not relieve an Insurance company from
the duty of puyloic losaes urUlue from
tbe lire of April -18,' last year, nottvlth
standlnv the existence: or un earth
quake clause In the policy.
The case was that of. Thomas I. Ber
grln against the; Commercial 'Union In
surance' Association, Limited, of xion
don, to recover $6500 on a lire policy
on his building 'at 211 and 213 Cali
fornia street. \The company had' re
fused to' pay tKe loss on the ground
that the earthquake clause in the
policy exempted It. Thomas C. Van
Ness, counsellor the company, proceed
ed to ' questioa-'v witnesses, as to the
breaking of water mams by the tem
blor, and Garret -W. McEnerney object
ed on the ground that the water supply
was not relevant to the facts of the
case;- that, It was. an absence of pre
vention, and not a cause of the fire.
Judge AVhltson, In his decision, said: .
Th« laxtiruake ' orer which : the contrOTcrsy
arises is as follows: "Does Insure Thomas I.
Bergls against all. direct loss or damage by fire
except caused directly or indirectly by lnrasion,
earthquake," eic Counsel contends on behalf
of the defendant that the meaning of tbe pol
icy is the same as though the words, "direct
loss or damage by fire," followed by the word
"except," and inserting them, it would read as
follows: "Against all direct loss or damage by
•fire, except direct loss or damage by fire caused
directly or Indirectly by lnraslon, earthquake,"
etc. \u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0-: -;.'..\u25a0 .
XOT A CAUSE OP FIRE
In other words, the argument is that for tbe
loss or damage by fire, , resulting directly or
Indirectly from an earthquake, there Is no lia
bility If it can be shown that the earthquake
broke tbe water mains, because if they bad not
been broken the firemen would bare been able
to extinguish the fire, which, not being extin
guished, was communicated from another build
ing which did take fire by reason of tbe earth
quake, and that fire eventually reached I and
destroyed the plaintiff's building. -
If the word "fire" should be Inserted after
"except" the clause would read: "Against all
direct loss or damage by fire except fire caused
directly or indirectly by invasion, earthquake,"
etc. To my mind that more clearly expresses
what was probably Intended by the language
nsed. ,
I cannot direst myself of the view that the
words "direct loss or damage by fire" were in
tended to relate to the direct or indirect origin
of the fire, and not to the disarrangement of the
agencies employed to prevent the spread of fires.
Taking a comprehensive view of the insurance
business as usually carried on, we are Justified
In recalling the fact that the breaking of
water mains, failure of ' water supply and the
like do not constitute defenses against- loss by
fir* unless excepted. in terms. This is, I be
lieve, a rule without exception. The probability
of such occurrence may and often does affect
the rates, but the happening of them does not
relieve from liability under contracts of this
character. . - - .
Now, if tbe loss or dsmage must result from
a fire it would be a remote consequence to say
that it resulted from an earthquake; since, but
for tbe earthquake, - the fire might have been
extinguished. Direct loss or damage by fire
might mean destruction of the property by fire,
directly or Indirectly caused by an earthquake.
That is the impression that one gets in reading
the policy. *- • •\u0084\u25a0
t^USE IS OBSCURE
Ordinarily we do not look for ellipses In in
surance policies. An ellipsis is suggested tiere
to be supplied by reading in antecedent words.
Whether it was so made intentionally and the
clause left in obscurity for ulterior purposes, or
accidentally by inaccuracy of statement, neither
of which we have any right to . assume, the
fact remains that the most . Important clause
in the whole policy -Is left - sufficiently obscure
to render it in marked contrast with other
clauses which limit liability \u25a0by the use of apt
and appropriate words. -v'» . ' : : '."'\u25a0 -
Whatever \u25a0is \u25a0 the * proper : construction "• of the
contract, therefore, if the defendant has - not
made it ' specific ' and ' reasonably \u25a0 clear , that it
Intended ' to : rely upon , the destruction of ' agen
cies provided for protection against fire j or fail
ure of , water supply caused by earthquake, it
cannot avail Itself, under ' the well-established
rule, of that exception. ' • - •- \u25a0•\u25a0
The construction to be given Section 2623 of
the Olril Code, as applied to this case, . In -my
Judgment is that it relates to the happening of
the fir* and not to matters which were inci
dental to the peril, by means of which the loss
would have been prevented by the , extinguish
ment of the fir*. Considering the probable his
tory of this section, it is fair to assume that it
was only Intended to enact into statute law a
rule of tbe courts, and by reference to tbe rule
we find that it does not sustain the contention
here, and in transplanting it to . this State its
construction in New York came with it.
The ruling will be that all testimony, offered
for the purpos* of establishing that tbe fire
might have been extinguished if there, had been
as available water supply, will be excluded.
The remainder of tho session of the
court was occupied witli the examina
tion of electricians L and firemen as to
"short-circuiting" and the scarcity of
water caused by the breaking of the
water mains. The trial will be re
sumed at 10 a. m. today.
APPLY FOR PERMITS TO V
ERECT TWO lIUIIjDIXGS
Mrs. J. TV. Hall and J. Martenstelsi
Will Expend Respectively $35,000
and 122,600 od Structures. : -
J. Martensteln applied to the Board
of Public Works yesterday for a j per
mit to erect a building on the south
west corner of Battery and Pacific
streets at an estimated cost of $22,000.
Mrs. J.W. Hall applied for a permit
to put up a structure on the southwest
corner of Fourth - and Tehama streets,
upon which she will expend (35,000.
SIDEWALKS MUST BE BUILT
The Board of Public Works continues
to notify . property owners to build side
walks in the burned district where they
have not already been laid. The no
tices are being observed In many cases,
but come recalcitrant property owners
still, refuse to put down sidewalks for
the convenience of pedestrians. A list
of those who refuse will be kept in" the
bureau of buildings, and permits for the
erection of \u25a0 new buildings will be
nied until the sidewalks are laid.
HEALTH BOARD TO. REORGANIZE
'* The Board of Health ; will: meet to^
morrow 'and , effect reorganization "-' by
re-electing: Dr. J. -W...Ward as presi
dent for the ensuing year. The cre
dentials of Dr.' J. Simon, who was. re
appointed a I member of the board for
four years,V will also be accepted. ,Dr.
D. P. Ragan will be reappolnted Health
Officer, a position he has filled for three
years past. ;
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Q IfetJilM elzes are 5% to 6ft only. Our regular wit h embroidery; worth $1. With m.^SSt A> V\
n IW3W&] $1.25 gloves. With coupon, pair I>e coupon 6»c *£^JEP«^VI 9 \f/4
H Jt-VM MUi None sold without this coupon. :Not Xone sold without this coupon, t/^^^lfj^p^
13 r\K\*l VliM more than 2 pair to a customer. Iso mail xot more than 3to a customer. No j ( _Js*±llJ&/J*
H tltii \§M\ orders. Good for Wednesday, January ma il orders. Good for Wednesday, \J'i]L^*S?v yi\
B «MJ " fcHS 16, only. January 16, onry. JltfT^K^V//
H Bf» \|p\ \u0084_ >:;> PRAGERS. "«, PRAGERS. i¥C m *Q&CrJ*
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n Wi high, with 7 \Awrafoifl *'*\u25a0- \u25a0""\u25a0^-'^ keletfe Wrapper; In t\s?§
| W 'fSn^feaie.?:. $1.50 HAND BAG 88c black, navy and red; ' - jftEl -
M S the most ' . Upon presentation of this coupon just the thing for HwV*\
U <gBfe» surprisingly we will sell you this handsome hiisid- the busy housewife: «sjs\
N VIZJ natural baar, vrlth eoln purse included; tney * * • .MEMoi "
fl Vt thing you are mode of a good quality of leath- regular $l. a o value. ,/#Kjl*&. »
H- \_jte ever saw: er; have strong lock and handle; With coupon 85e Vf(£sifcSyKj>
i they fill in bare nooks and cor- worth from 51.25 to $1.50. With r~^=U*
H ners very appropriately; worth coupon, each ................ ..RBc None sold without this coupon.
H $150 With coupon .......83c None sold without this coupon. Not more than Ito a customer. No
ii None sold without this coupon. Not more than 2to a customer. No m all orders. Good for Wednesday.
I Not more than 2to a customer. No mail orders. Good for Wednesday. January 16. only.
H mail orders. Good for Wednesday", January 16. onIV - - PRAGERS
II January 16, only. \u25a0 '" ; i-/v/-- PRAGKRS. »~».«»»»»j.
14 PRAOEnS. I '
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M -vS^^ - $1.00 quilted Comforter; double 2Sc BACK COMBS lOc
H handsomely decorated, with dozen sold to each custo- . ' «„,\u2666>.#— P <?- » • - y a L a
1 the desig/ln blue, 'wuh £& at ou? coupon price of No ne sold without this 'WUr?coSrfon e«h C "io^
C °^ne' sofd wlthojrthiS tozen ............. M coupon . Not more than ! Non^sojd' ' 3t&nt Vthta
I coiiDon Not more than 1 None, sold without this to a customer. No mail or- coupon. Not more than 3
Ito a customer. No mail coupon. No mall orders, ders. Good for Wednesday, to a customer. No mall
I orders Good for Wednes- Good for Wednesday, Jan- January 16, only. orders. Good for. W ednea-
r day. January 16,, only. vary !«.. only. PRAGERS. " "SllgmiS
i PRAGERS. \u25a0 PRAOERS. » FKACERS.
1^ \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0••.\u25a0 . COUPON • . .
I fffl fR 75c WINES 43c SMOKING JACKETS 1/2 PRICE
B '•\u25a0\u25a0'(111 - *" r ifli Upon presentation of this coupon • Upon presentation of this coupon we will' sell you
k! HIS HIl 'W' 6 'W' lll send you a half-gallon \u25a0 your selection of any of our Smokinfr Jackets, made
il fil NH bottle of Port, Sherry, Angelica or in Velour, Coverts or German Cheviots, at just haJf
[J Biffl H|b \u25a0 Muscatel Wines. These are the price. 4 - :' «»^ g
§- JIL Jill , best and purest i wines that the $3.50 Jackets .$1.75 ftf
j /3/€i»\ /filtiV Italian-Swiss Colony's ine^ M.OO Jackets 52.00 \£L
M iUfcla i' fa "nil produce; put up in full half-gallon $5.00 Jackets $2.30 sdhfr*^
H J3OB JHgBIB bottles, and without doubt the $s 00 j ac kk e ts .._ 53.00 .^Qt>^A\
I j^RTj«Hcww,fa te &i^.^sa^r r w?S', f^-ggj.r?:: --^ JfrgkV
I iJ^'NE) &im ? O N^Void : :wUhouV*^lVVo'upom^ Non" sold without this coupon. Not & ' ftf
| fte&4 fprd^cr] vXoillh^vSftJtolo™™?- more than Ito a customer. ,No mail \ S^AJ
1 &WT TBTB^ tomen No mail orders. Good orders Good for Wednesday. Jan- 1' r d2§&r
ft ll'JMl! '\u25a0¥mP for Wednesday, January 15, only. vary 16, only cVll^^S?
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I SAVE PRAGERS CASH STAMPS '\u25a0v-_ ___
HOTEL COMPANIES REORGANIZED
Two hotel companies filed articles of
incorporation yesterday in the office of
the County Clerk. with the intention. of
erecting, buildings and resuming busi
ness in the near future. The Granada
Hotel Company incorporates with $500.
000 capital stock, of which $800; is
subscribed. Its directors are S. Aron-
Bon, Edward Metzger and B.;M..'Lev
inger. .The Golden; West Hotel is In
corporated for $100,000, with. $250 Bub
scribed. The '\u25a0 Incorporators are -Fred
erick P. Plagemann, Walter Plagemann,
Henry Pl agemann, Minnie Plagemann
and Franklin P. BulL .
; Selling agents for Congress playing
cards, over 2 S different artistic backs ;
score cards for \u25a0 600, whist, duplicate
whist and- bridge whist. Le Count,
Clark & Ormond. 220 Market st. - and
B California -st. '" \u25a0 \u25a0 * '
Fifty of These $55.00 Desks
JAt 39 Dollars and 75 Cents Each
WHOL.ES ALB RETAIL,
A COMPLETE LINE OF ; ; :
Office and Home Furniture
and Floor Coverings, etc.
ELLIS STREET, JBet. Polk and Van Ness
CONFISCATION CAUSES SUIT
The confiscation of a team of horses
and a harness belonging to J. S. Godeau
for relief work on April IS while the
fire was raging in the city has led to
a suit brought by Godeau for $500. The
defendants named in the action, i which
was filed yesterday in the Superior
Court, are L. R. Cofed, J. L. Koster, the'
city and county of San Francisco- and
the San Francisco Relief and Red Cross
Fund, incorporated. Godeau values the
two horses at $350 and the harness at
$150. '
CORONER'S OFFICE MOVES
The Coroner's 'office and the Morgue
were removed yesterday fromMowry's
Hall to their new quarters at 663 Fell
street.; The. building is a great im
provement over the old makeshift quar
ters. The telephone number of the
Morgue is now Market 2313. > .
Largest Assortment
Lowest Prices
THE. CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE
(Orsaalzed 1903)
PROMOTIOX: Tb« act of piomotlnr, ad-
Tancement; ENCOURAGEMENT.— C««tury Dic-
t!oaar7.
Tbe California Promotion Ommittpp has tor
Its object tbe PROMOTING ot California as a
whole.
. It has nothing to sell.
Its energies are derotexl to fostering all thin;*
that hare the ADVANCEMENT of California as
th«ir object. t«HM|HMBP<>M
It tires reliable Information on e^ery subject
eon&ected with the Uidns tries of California.
It *tres ENCOCBAGEMENT to the establish-
ment of new industries and inrltes desirable fenV
mIgratIoa.~«BMHMMM9HM|MMi
It la not an employment agency, although it
Klres information regarding labor conditions.-
It presents tbe opportunities and needs in all
fields of business and professional aetirlty.
Tbe Committee is snpported by popular snh-
eerlption and makes ne charge for any serrice
rendered.' 1 • \u25a09F"
i Affiliated with tbe Committee are one hnn<lrs-i
»nd sixty commercial orranlzatioos of to« State,
wltb a membership of orer thirty thousand. .
Meeting* are held seml-annually in different
parts of California, where matters of State Inter*
est are discussed.
Headquarters of the Committee are maintained
in San Francisco in California Building. Union
Bqa * r ?' CORRESPONDENCE JNVITEP.
Id. a. curtin
• 323 MONADNOCK BLDQ.
Telephone Tempy. 2533.
Collects Accounts Everywhere.
References: Banks and Merchants.
Business Directory of
San Francisco Firms
'< MARYUAXD CASUALTY CO. Of :' : Baltl-
more — H. B. WINDSOR & CO.. gen'l
[ agt^. Mutual Say. Bk. bldg. Temp. 2394
MONTAGUE, .TV. W., A. CO., stoves, re-
frlgrerators, housefurnishing goods,
Turk and Polk »ts.
REID BROS., architects, 2325 Gougb
y st. TeL West 6001.
O. P. WILLEY A CO.-— Carriages, busl-
| , ness wagons, etc. 19 Fell st.
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