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PULLER CONSIDERATION FOR WATER FRONT LEGIS
LATION fr
HE most important matter affecting the interests of San Fran
cisco pending before the Legislature is the improvement of the
water front. Senator. Wolfe's bill for a bond issue of $2,000,000
has been reported favorably and seems likely to pass, although
not without amendment. It is objected that the bill is vague in
specifications and leaves too- much discretion to the harbor board in
the way of spending the money. Further, no mention is made or
money provided for an elevated belt railroad, which is one of the
most pressing needs of the situation. That matter appears to have
been neglected altogether in the committee meetings that have con
sidered the bill, and it is left wholly to the discretion of the Harbor
Commissioners whether anything of the kind shall be undertaken. It
seemsthat it might be better to postpone action on the bill/and send
it back to committee for further consideration.
Another matter of the utmost importance in this regard not cov
ered by the Wolfe bill is the improvement of the Islais Creek basin.
That project when completed will add six miles of dockage to the
present frontage, which is about nine miles, and the basin will be
completely protected from the strong gales that sometimes sweep the
harbor and endanger shipping. If this harbor has any fault, it is that
the front has been laid out on convex lines. It provides no shelter
ing bays or docks, and this defect will be absent in the Islais Creek
basin. We understand that Senator Welch is preparing to introduce
a bill to condemn the land required for the basin at an estimated cost
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It seems obvious that the matter of harbor improvement should
be considered as a whole, and not piecemeal. A consolidation of all
bills relating to the San Francisco water front might easily be
effected, and then the proposed legislation could go back to commit
tee for consultation with the interests chiefly affected.
THE PERNICIOUS RAINMAKER
THE farmers of the west side of the San Joaquin Valley are
under suspicion. In a rash moment they employed Hatfield,
the more or less celebrated rainmaker, to bombard the skies
and bring them prosperity. He brought them more r than they
bargained for, and they are beginning to think that Hatfield has
overdone the "pluvial dispensation." Therefore they are in grave
doubt whether to ask him to haul off his "dope" to some dryer arid
warmer clime or let him fulfill the contract to the bitter and wetter
end, even if they must go farming in a boat.
These doubts were matters of grave deliberation at a recent
'meeting held at Crows Landing. There certain- graceless scoffers
gathered who impugned the wisdom of the committee that hired
Hatfield. They were free to say in the first place that in their idea
Hatfield was a fraud and should be ignominiously expelled from a
self-respecting community. On the other hand, they were persuaded
that if the rainmaker's weather medicine was the real stuff, then he
was overdosing a suffering climate and. he ought to be expelled
anyway.
Farmer Elfers, a member of the committee that raised the
money to hire Hatfield, came boldly to the defense of the rainmaker
impaled on the horns of the dilemma presented by the scoffeijs, who,
as Elfers remarked incidentally, had not put up any of their good
money to promote prosperity and heavy wet This moral support
so much encouraged the official rainmaker that he swore he would
keep right on subduing the elements to his damp, unpleasant purpose
In the meantime the west siders are rapidly becoming am
phibious, and the rest of the State is' praying that Hatfield shall
cease his pernicious activity. Professor McAdie thinks that Hatfield
is against the rules.
The episode supplies a very curious commentary on the so
called science of meteorology and the measure of its value in the
popular understanding.
AN IMPRESSIVE ENTERPRISE
WILLIAM J. OLIVER of Knoxville, \Tenn., who seems likely
to get the Panama canal contract, on his bid of 6.75 per
cent of cost, is a type of the successful American who, while
still young, has worked himself up from the bottom to, -a
commanding- position'in the" industrial world. Mr. Oliver is 39^years
of age and began life in a humble; way, being employed in varying
capacities on railroad work ranging from commissary clerks to fore
man on construction. His energy and executive ability ; Jferyv soon
made him a contractor on his own account. After twenty years of
practical life he is today the foremost contractor in '\ the! Southland
has on hand work that will cost in the .aggregate some $32|000,000.
It was due to a suggestion made by Oliver that (the Government
decided to build the canal by contract,; and it is- his belief thatTthe
negroes of the. South will; supply the most effective; kind of \ labor
for the work. It is not his purpose to import Jamaican or Chinese
;labor for the canal. Some figures will give an idea of the magnitude
of the work to be done : ' \u25a0 ' •
The canal is to be 1000 feet ; wide at deep water in the Caribbean \ Sea;
and to certain points within the isthmus/ where itiwill be made:soo feet wide
At the deep cut known as the CulebracutHt wiU- be 200 feet wide.' >Thi
'depth is to be forty-five feet at: mean low. tide, the : ehtireTdistetnce across 'the
isthmus. The summit, level, . being about i eighty-five: feet f above V the v sea
level, will be reached by three-Jocks, which are all to be duplicated and the
canal is to be fed by 'two lakes formed by dams: in which the": floods «"of f the
Chagres and other fivers;; will be. received.- The at • Gatun vwill be
135 feet- above sea- 1eve1,?7700 [feet Hong, ; 2625; feetHhick; at; thel bottom 'and
1 00 feet at ; the top. \ The ' lakes Twill ' have' an; area *of t about \ 110 \ square miles.
The data', will be made partly; with, thc^excavationi from the 'canal and -'partita
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with other material. Another dam on the Pacific side across the Rio Grande
will form Sosa Lake, with an area of about eight square miles.
The total excavation requires about 131,638,000 cubic yards of earth,
the construction will require about 2,998,192 cubic yards of concrete masonry,
15,700 cubic yards of cut stone, and 85,910,000 pounds ousted.
The canal is altogether the largest undertaking ever attempted
in the history of the world. But it is not in magnitude alone that
the work is impressive. The engineering problems' are of unpre
cedented .difficulty. The Culebra cut, for' instance, has been the
despair of engineers for. thirty years:
IF the Legislature proposes to do anything in- relation to -the
adulteration of food, it is hoped that the- national' law 7 on; the sub
ject wiji'be followed. There is every reason in^fayor of -regula
tion of this sort, but its value may be defeated by the introduction
of needless and annoying complications. ,
A pure food la^ is of the highest value to the producers of a
great agricultural and horticultural region like California: The ser
vice that it does for consumers is obvious, but its chief industrial
value lies in. the official certificate of purity "supplied by/ the labels.
But if the Legislature should insist on State requirements calling
for special brands or labels, that would put a needless burden on the
producers and might seriously hamper industry.
The national pure food law is the result of careful consultation
with experts. It has only recently gone into operation and is, of
coufse, on trial. It is too soon to decide whether it will require
amendment, but • it is only fair to give the law; a fair and reasonable
opportunity to demonstrate its usefulness. The value of this .test
will be enhanced so far as California is concerned the Legis
lature extend the provisions -of the national law to local industry
and commerce. '• \ .
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National Press Comment
on Current Events
Widespread , interest ;. in , and approval
of the proposal .to > create*, a ; new . State,
out of portions of ; Washington, Idaho
and Oregon indicate that the; project
has. taken substantial, root and- has. a
reasonable prospect r of -'bearing 1 : fruit.
Following the- creation and -expression
of public sentiment come the meth
od of procedure; to! carry; out^ the plan.
.*.-; • *p In forming the \u25a0 proposed new
§tate ,of Lincoln^— or whatever .' name
may be chosen— -it. wlir be necessary for
the consent - r of . ;^ the '-\u25a0<_ Legislatures, of
Idaho, : Washington' and to be
given ; before Congress. can;.take formal
action admitting^ the f new,* State. ; This
means that a lot of work will 'have to
be done -by : those . who are \u25a0 promoting
the change, and that a "community of
sentiment" must , becreated in the three
Leguslatures lto secure their united ac
tion.' \u0084 The .' scheme ' presents '; complica
tions that can.iof I course,: be [overcome,
though it may . take some time . to work
It ; out to ; a : successful consummation.—;
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
.It is clear that; federal ; legislation
against the trusts and'against*discrim
ination by. railroads and" other i common
carriers is : to be" supplemented - by. many
State | attacks upon trade in jus tice. Leg
islatures ; will ; vie \u25a0 with Congress ' In 5 giv
ing effect'to the sentiment of the coun
try.: f.wlll*: rival '\u25a0?•' President
Roosevelt lnUhe" vigor if mot In .the; ef
fect of their ' appeals for, adequate* laws
and in their; efforts : to] make the fullest
possible use of existing statutes. ~'U Even
the v strongest and most ably i defended
monopolies Jmust A yield I in;" the % end , to
such pressure. l / .There; ls ; no* chance of a
winning flght against the power, of tho
laws : and ithefcourts \ when iithe spur; of
public * sentiment! is as t keen'; and active
as It is now.^-Cleveland Leader. ;
\u25a0:':} Mr.v Harriman ".'-.very, properly, never
votes 'in - the ; Union' Pacific .-; directory,
when; the question ' comes •.uplof buying
for .• the .company 'i stocks /of t other % rail
roads "of «_whlch i he\" Is 'I &\ large /owner/
Yet \ It ; appears ' from 1 the : same ' records
that 'the -f other y. directors >\u25a0 perform ;-\u25a0 no
particular '^ office 1 save !; to | approve -/.the
schemes : and wishes t of ; Harrimatj, " The
conclusion is,tof roourse,'" that \ Harriman
buys i stocks i from 'l hlms elf |at i his '"own
price i ] for l the Union - Pacific^'. But ;*note
the "f great '% propriety^ observed * In : the
performance.— Springfield Republican.
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i Everybody: is i talking \ about ', prosper
ity.:^ Nobody *is £• talking;: about i;duty
Everybody] is-cqngratulating fevery [one'
else ! on \no t being pdor;l Nobody, is I talk
ing to ;'; any; one | else about ! belnr righti:
Tilimah—The Senatorial ' Brothers-- For^ker
PURE FOOD LEGISLATION >FOR CALIFORNIA
There seems to be a ";; universal chorus
in praise of wealth:' /There is*not ' even
a little whisper,- on, behalf conduct
or virtue. The twentieth century form
of. paganism is monetary. '-The "first
century preachment of 'charity,' duty,
love of humanity and fear of ; God has
been put on the retired ' list.. .: Riches
are lauded and "righteousness.; is' ig
nored. Not what a ; man believes, not
what he does, but what:;he "makes"
counts now.— Brooklyn Eagle.
The English - holders of Confederate
bonds who want this 1 Government to
permit the . ex-Confederate}: States 'to
make,' a payment v on" the bonds
should read what ! our 'cohstitutioh I says
on^ this point/v It^would 'v* haye ,;:'\u25a0: been
money in our; English cousins' pockets
if their schools in 1861 had .been teach
ing,: American v constitutional, history.-—
Pittsburg Press. , V : ."^ \u25a0.
Governor Hughes : does not j Intend to
follow the example of .Governor; Odell
and others who£haveT : got
lature to obey; them';by -threatening dif
ferent; members \wltu' their ; displeasured
Mr.v Hughes; Intends' to \u25a0 put } his suggest
tlons squarely; up/to the itwb 1 houses and
leave ; them in'i absolute ; liberty; to], in
dorse them. ; ' But woelunto those T mem-.
bers from close districts; who neglect. to
adopt :all the; important; matters: sug
gested in the Hughes message.—Brook
lyn .Times. x • . -
It was ; not luntil -typhoid/ fever had
been v epidemic ? in " Scrantoh ~ f or| nearly
a': month I that 'any- real iwas; made
to, ascertains the sburce'of. the; infection;
and i evenl then ? the work » was j done, > not
>y the 5 local ; authoMtles, but % by. '< the
State I Board; of ;V, >
There ; have ln^ Scran ton n since
the ilstlof December .close". to; 1000; cases
of i the] f ever| and % the \ number^ of doat hs
already }: approaches ?[ seventy-nve,^ with
no I present^ improvement| in $ the -, situa
tion. The > money! loss s has, 5}5 } of > course^
been* enormous, li This j is ? price :to
pay f or Awhat ? it ; Is *no exaggeration "to
call j criminal* negligence (on -..the 1 part 'of
the V municipality Z as % a.f. whole f and 'on
the % part - of s all j; the! Inhabitants f even
ordinarily, well! informed: as itbjsanitary
matters.: ,?/'.*j*,- Belated ?activlty|such! as
that lof I Scran ton |ho w^j cannot ' .win % for
giveness i ' f or ; >v r gross -carelessness >: of
human -life.— New l YbrkcTlmes> - :
None but the : Emperor ; of China need
worship, Confuclus| now.iftOnl December
31 Confucius was promoted, and we are
informed frpm Peking; that he had been
raised , th«t«ame :T»nk *s heaven
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-^WASHINGTON POST.
Gossip of the Doings
of Railroad Men
Dr. Ainsworth, chief surgeon of the
Southern Pacific, left last night for
Chicago and New York. His trip-East
is for the purpose of consulting' with
the .hospital architect of the Harriman
lines about the new hospital to be built
at the^_panhandle. The preliminary
plans are, being; drawn In Chicago, 'but
the. detail/work will be done here. Dr.
Ainsworth says he does not know.: how
long_ he -will be , in ; the ? East, . nor: is he
able "; to > tell \ when actual work will be
commenced uponUhe building. . ,~
The followingNis "a copy" of "a letter
received; yesterday by an agent of one
of the f Eastern lines, which is illustra
tive of the feelings entertained by ship
pers of .railroads. ;;. ." . .. ;\u25a0; \u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0.'-\u25a0
"We would be glad, indeed, .to give
you some business, either into Texas or
California,'-; but:, unfortunately, are not
able to ship potatoes in airships or flat
cars.'and we admire the nerveTof your
lines in sollclting'buslness without any
equipment in which to load and to ship.
If you can \ give us cars at Princeton,
Isanti, " North - Branch, Barhani, Ogilby.
Graston, Pease, Cambridge or Moro, all
in Minnesota; we'will be .glad Indeed
to give you/your proportion of^ the po
tato business."i -
R. H. Ingram, superintendent of the
southern division of the Southern Pa
cific, with a party of railroad officials,
is making an annual Inspection of - the
lines, under his care. The party con
sists l of : J. H. Wallace, assistant chief
engineer ;, Allah' d'Heur,, resident engi
neer ; y W.,. 'A. -*: McGovern." division super
intendent at Tucson ;jH. V. Platt, divi
sion superintendent in' Los Angeles, and
David'Burkhalter." division superintend
ent at 'Bakersfleld.. The ofl\clals were
at Fresno\ye*s"twrday. ." N
T. M. Schumacher,- traffic manager of
tha El Paso : Southwestern, is on his
way to this city.' He; is ; traveling over
the /.coast 'line 'in his private car. ,
C. B. Seger, ; auditor of the Southern
Pacific, went to Los Angeles on! Friday
night. •
:'. J. ,C. Stubbs. Judge Lovett and
Freight Traffic Manager H. A. Jones:of
the Southern : Pacific will. leave^this city
today :to.attend the f meet!ng of the In
terstate; Commerce in Los
Angeles' on -Monday. '" \u25a0
W. B. Blanton has resigned from the
service ,^the ; Sierra* Valley - Railway.
No lone* has-been 1 , appointed. 'as yet -to
succeed him jab superintendent. <-
Personal Mention
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. Mrs.; A.: E.' ; Cheney of Reno is at the
Majoetic Annex. : \ ;
J.D. Wilson, of Chilllcoth'e, Ohio, Is
at the ••Jefferson.'/;.; \u25a0. ' ; ;.\u25a0\u25a0-;"
. R. . A. " Me Williams of , Los Angeles is
at. the St.- Francis. r.
J. Warner 'Phillips •of Silver City,
Nev.,; is at the ' Majestic. **
C.;C/ McCrayl of French Gulch is reg
istered at the I Jefferson. !" \* •'
:.~'A J. v Jarmuth, r a" mining contractor of
Denver," Is ; at the ! SL VFrancis. '
; George; H..; Emerson \u25a0, and : Mrs. Emer
son of Hoquiam are at' thes^Palace.
' M. A. Wray and Mrs.' Wray, from Li t
tle;Falls/;N. yT.r areatjthe'Jefferson.
' - G/ H.] Andrews "and' Mrs./ Andrews of
Detroit ; are"; guests at the " Dorchester. • •;'\u25a0\u25a0
•\u25a0-\u25a0'; George j P. * Thiele*n^ 'a merchant^ of
Honolulu, < is registered at the St. Fran-
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. ,; yr. Godfrey, a merchant : of .-''Vancou
ver,"? and ; Mra-'> Godfrey are at the * Jef
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5 - .George L. .Fleitz; a lumberman of De
troit,"-.'and \u25a0 John " B.\ Padberg are ' at ' the
St^Franci&V y -' - : : v >r
and , earth, .which are worshiped by the
Emperor • alone.? .•;."-• HI We of itho
; Wesfern 4 world s , place * heaven \ and (earth
in. the same rank— though they are not
worshiped \u25a0;* by \" the "£ same \ individuals.
Confucius we do not admit to their high
estate. C; For£ the'iworshipexs dearth
hayel thai sayy^,They|own I the I automo
biles. ,the opera boxes and the bank ac
counts, and i heaven {and \u25a0 Confucius have
toTdo| about { aslthey; desire, i? As ] an 1 aot
of if special '1$ frace^ heaven % has 8 been
bracketed iwith learth^j Confucius '. ls ; not
regarded " as quite bo good aa lnvesU
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FEBRUARY 4, 190 ft
Clu b Women Prepare
for Events of Note
Mary Ashe Miller
ALTHOUGH the eyes of clubwomen
will be turned principally
toward the annual Stdte conven
- .tion at Bakersfleld this week,
there are to be a- number of events
among the organizations In this city
within the next several days. At the
California Club tomorrow afternoon a
debate will take place, in charge of Mrs.
Arthur W. Cornwall, who was formerly
quite prominent in. the club, but who
has taken Jbut little part in the work
since her return from abroad. The de
bate will be upon the following:, "Re
solved, That the shopping district of
San Francisco should be returned to
Kearny street and its vicinity, vice Van
Ness- avenue." On the affirmative side
will be Mrs. B. M. Brosius, Mrs. M. A.
Taylor, and; Mrs. Orlo Eastwood, while
on. the negative side the speakers are
to be Mrs. Alfred; Black, Mrs. Rodney
Kendrick and Mrs.E. L. Baldwin. The
summing up * will be by United State 3
District Attorney - Robert T. Devlin.
This promises to be* an interesting con-"
test," : especially as the speakers are
clever;women, well fitted to argue on
this or any other subject* even less dear
to the feminine heart and of less vital
Importance. There will be a business
meetingjbefore the debate.
On Tuesday afternoon, -February 19,
the department of education, of which
Mrs. John D. Sibley is chairman, will
have the programme in charge. Dr.
David Starr Jordan will speak on "The
Human Harvest." and there will be mu
sic. Mrs. John R. Gwynn, violinist, and
Miss Camille Frank, soprano, will take
part, i With Miss Mollie Pratt at the
piano.
Tuesday, a week later, will be social
day. and Mrs. Thomas Nunan and Louis
Albert Larsen will sing. Miss Grace
Johnson acting as accompanist. Rev.
C. Calvert Smoot of the Second Unita
rian Church will deliver an address otx
"The Past, Present and Future of
"War."
The French section, which meets on
the first and third xhursdays, will have
the pleasure of listening to a lecture on
Thursday of this week by Professor
Dupouy.
The matter of the rebuilding of the
California Clubhouse is still under, dis
cussion, and it would seem from pres
ent indications that it probably will be
postponed for a time. The insurance
money, received on the clubhouse on
Clay street, which was burned, has been
devoted to the payment of a portion of
the Indebtedness on the building", and
the architect has strongly, advised
against making any further plans for
tho erection of another building until
later In the year, when the cost of
bunding. materials and the difficulty of
securing them will be lessened.-
The Outdoor Art League department
of the California Club will meet today
and the • principal matter for consid
eration .will be the flght for the preser
vation ol Telegraph "Hill, which the
league, under the leadership of its able
chairman, Mrs. Lovell White, is mak
ing. A delegation "from , the league
went before the Supervisors last week,
but the ; matter .was laid over until to
morrow, .when Mrs." White and her fel
low-workers I will again appear i and see
what . mayJt be" done to and
beautify this ; picturesque portion of the
city. To \u25a0 the .of 'the members
of the Outdoor ; Art ',League there was
a re-enactment , recently "f." f . of the ordi
nance placing; ; the care of -the little
Islands planted with ornamental shrub
bery and grass on the two blocks of
Dolores street, between Fifteenth and
Seventeenth,. ln the charge of the Park
Commissioners. The league will now
proceed with the re-planting and re
habilitation of these islands, there be
ing a considerable sum in their treasury
for that purpose.
• • •
The Spinners will meet o» Tuesday
of next week at the home of Mrs. Alice
Prescott Smith in this -city and their
annual business meeting will then take
place, with* the -election of officers. If
Mrs. Mark . Gerstle," who has acted as
president for the past year, can be
prevailed upon to accept, the office
again, her re-election i 3 an assured
thing, as all praise her administration
• * . • * *
The Mills Club has sent out cards
announcing an "at home" for the mem
bers and- their friends on Tuesday,
February 'l2, from 3 to 6 o'clock p. m.
at the Centenary Methodist Church, 1757
Bush street. ... -
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An event of today will be the lunch
eon! of the Charming Auxiliary In cele
bration of .-the twentieth anniversary
of their organization, which affair will
take place in the assembly rooms of
the First Unitarian Church. At one
table will be . seated the officers and as
many past presidents as possible to get
together for the occasion. Notable
among these past presidents and one
who will be absent to the regret of
her many, friends is Mrs. C. E. Grunsky,
who is now living , in Washington, D. C.
In addition to the social features of the
luncheon the ; annual election of . officers
.will take place, and will be followed
immediately by , their installation. : Fol
lowing is the ticket which has been
prepared and to which there is no op
position: President. Mrs." E. S. Simpson:
first vice president. Mrs. A. E. Bucking
In the Joke World |
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:i He (with his arm around her waist) —
All • this seems ' so . familiar tome, dar
ling—the quiet", night, the whispered
word, -the "tender look. I , wonder if it
is ; ay memory of some previous exists
ence? ' V . .-./' ffliUWfffli ßSJ
, She^-No, "William; \u25a0 It is . more likely, a
: memory of some previous sweetheart.—
The Referee^v^A;^*^
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"He, was talked about a great deal
at one time— mixed up in politics, you
know."
"Yes?" /
-"- "Yes, '„' but - he's c out . now."
• "Indeed? , Break Jail or pardoned?** .
—Philadelphia * Press.
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Maud— l've just, received .an offer of
marriage /.which • fcame- . by. - post this -
morning-. He : said : his love for me was
.very great, but "that* bis . ' lncome f was
small. AaWjß^jgßjßjtayWg
• - Marle^— What a pity. "Who was *it •
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, Maud-^-I ' ; really didn't ' notice ; that .
was enough." '.^nMßn
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. .'."What do you expect to do when ''
the ; day_' of Judgment comes?" Inquired
the 'earnest , young preach er. ;- V' : •
iasl a * patroness, .' of \u25a0 course," « an- $
swered " haughty Mr s. de S ty 1 c- — Louis- '\u25a0'
villa CourUr : JournaL \u0084
- v!What do you most enjoy aboot auto
mobllinßr ...
; / '•The' sense -of I relief,"; answered , Mr."« .
Cumrox, "when I;•I ;• set t to .the end of a
trip - and \u25a0 find I that , nobody has been
hurt."— Washington Star. 5 ," . :
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; Well-Meaning Friend— Why have you
never! reformed ?^'^SBriPstt^ ' -
Si Mr.' Highball-— Never, reformed ?_? _ Why; ;
I * reform- - everjj '. morniog,— Now, ~York; '
jTtaeaj . --\u25a0 \u25a0- -r— -s .__. ......:
-ham; second vice president, zirs. .Brad
ford Leavitt; recording secretary. Mrs.
• »ndrew SweeTtser: corresponding secre
tary. Mrs- William" E. Leland; business
secretary. Mrs. E. L. Peltret; treasurer.
Mrs.. Edwin Stadtmuller. These^ofScJals
constitute the board of directors.
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One of the flourishing clubs of the
interior of the State is the "Woman's
Improvement Club, of Modesto, which
was 'organized last April, and which
now has a membership of ninety-eight.
The members have been active from th«
beginning and have accomplished much
for their little city. Among their not
able achievements was securing,twenty
acres for a park, ten acres having been
donated by James Euslen and the "JJ"';*
by -. Messrs. Wi3ecarver and B^'pPT'
Half of the park Is within the city
limits and the entire property Is valued
at $10,000. The services of John Mc-
Laren, superintendent of San Francisco
public parka, have been secured to lay
out the park for them. Four hundred
sycamores and French elms have been
secured for street trees also by this in
defatigable* organization. Arbor day
will be observed, on which occasion
business will be suspended and every,
one will go out and plant trees.
The club has succeeded In getting a
number of signatures on a petition to
have three of the principal blocks
paved; the streets surrounding the>
parks are being oiled and graded and
the matter of beautifying the school
grounds has been taken up. Last sum
mer the club gave a June fiesta, whicli
was so successful that $1700 was
cleared, and the club now has about
$300 In its treasury. The club has a'
membership in the State Federation and'
will be represented at the Bakersfleldi
convention this week by Mrs. E. C*
Dozler, president of the club, and Mrs.'
C. M. Clary. Great Interest Is taken in
the club by the citizens of Modesto, who?
do much to aid the able work of thi»'
body.
• • •
A meeting of the Laurel Halt Cluik
will take place on Wednesday afternoon
at Calvary Church, which will open
with the" transaction of such business
as may come up. After this the follow..
Ing pleasant programme will be ren-*
dered: Song. "Good-by," by Miss Idon*
Netterville; reading, Mrs. Newton J.
Tharp: talk. "Some Phases of the C3LJ
lege Education of Women," Mrs. AWEh]
phus Graupner; song, "Calm as tW
Xlght," Miss Xettervllle; reading, "Th*
Victim," Mrs. Newton Tharp. ' .„
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The Daughters of California Pio
neers, of which Mrs. Ernest Leigh is
the president, has sent out the calendar
for February, which will open with a
business meeting this afternoon at 3
o'clock. _ On Monday, February IS, a so
cial meeting will be held, at which the
programme will be in charge of Mr?.
William A. Deane, and at which each
member is allowed one guest card. A
week later the directors' meeting will
take place at 3:30 p. m. ~
Rlncon Literary and Social Club is
an interesting club which ha 3 accom
plished much in Rincon Valley, furf >ur
miles east of Santa Rosa. It wa» or
ganized in 1901 with Mrs. Herbert XV.
Austin as president, and under her aM<»
management the .club is" £tiit , enjoy in j
pleasant and profitable meetings twlci
a month. Programmes of music, both
vocal "and instrumental, and of literary
productions are given. Although this
club was organized, and Is officered by
women, men may become members and
take part in the programmes. .
• • •
At the January meeting of the San
Mateo Woman's Club the following
officers /were elected: President, Mrs.
J. H. Doane; vice president. Mrs. C. E.
Green* recording secretary. Mrs. C. M.
Morse; corresponding secretary, Mrs."
Jonn Johns; treasurer, Mrs.. C. J. Rob
inson. Miss Lucile Eaves of this city
will address the club at the next regu
lar meeting on Wednesday on "Social
Training in the Public Schools." -.If «
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The first of the series of Invitational
parties to be given by the whist sec
tion of the California Club will take
place on Friday afternoon next at the
home of Mrs. Nathan Frank, 3214 Jack-,
son street. Mrs. Charles C. KlnseyJ
chairman of the section, and Mrs. Jlo-<
Cartneywill assist the hostess In re-i
celving the members and their guests.!
Under the supervision of Miss Semple,
the following young ladles will take
charge of the tally cards:- Miss Gene
vleve Peel. Miss Virginia Frank, Miss 1
Sadie Fritz. Miss Abbie Edwards. Miss
Elizabeth Edwards. Miss Ethel Brown,
Miss Florence Bravennan, Miss Estelle
Whitman, Miss Carlotta*" .Tersl, Miss
Bessie Chrichton. Miss Reynolds &nd :
Mrs. Frederick Butte.
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*The Contemporary Club entertained
a large number of Its members as
cards Monday. January 23, at the resl- .
dence of Mrs. G. Mayhew, 1833 "B*ultoa !
street. Five hundred was the order*
of the afternoon. Handsome prize* 4
were awarded to winners. Dainty re*
freshments concluded tha enjo/abla
event.
Women's ~~clnbs ta all parts of t&«
State are Invited to communicate m«w<
of their organization* to til* depart*
ment of The Call. .
Answers to Queries
. THE PALACE—A- T. R.. City. Th»
Palace Hotel on New Montgomery
street was opened October 2. 18*3. its
frontage was 273 feet on Market street
by ; 350 feet on New Montgomery, and
it covered an area of 90,000 square feat.
In Its construction there were used 3iW
"f-OOObrlckJ 32.000 barrels o/lemenf
24.000 barrels of lime. 3500 barrels of
plaster of parls and 3300 tons of Iron.
\u2666 EfV Jll :house was opened it con
tained 99» rooms, 775.. 0f which were
for guests. The aggregate length of the
corridors was two miles and a half. It
contained twenty-^ight miles of water
and twenty miles, of gas pipes. The
cost of land and building at the time
or the opening was nearly J5.000.000.
W«S AT ISLANI>--Subscrlber. city.
William Heath Davis in a book on
early California gives the following ac
count of how:yerba Buena Island in
the bay of San Francisco came to be
named. Goat .Island, by which It is
popularly^ known at this time: "In
1842 or 1843 two men named Spear and
rt^llT' To h^ Came here on the Thad
deus in 1823. obtained five or six goats
placed them on Terba Buena Island,
rhey found sustenance ."there, multl-
SPEED— H. p c*'-^Li.
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