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NEWS OF THE
LABOR WORLD
O. M. BOYLE
A communication from President
Gompers of the American Federation of
Labor was read before tiie Laoor Coun
?SlFriday night. Teamsters* Union No.
SS having withdraw™ from it? interna
'-tiofl'al. is not yet, according to the law
quoted by President Gompers. entitled
to * seat in the central labor body of
SRfi Frr.ncisco. Oomper* <im>ted the law
tin: Uie ruhjpet and ppintffl " ut tliat
:/«itlur« to en f ©«\u25a0«•*> it would subject thr
ptfmder ie> a forfeiture of its charter.
ff«h*-i Ma.c*rtl:ur iyade a strung ad
dress favoring tiie filing of lite docu
tnent. Cieorge it. P.otiham bel|ev«d that
ih» only proper way was to obey the
mandate of the Arnrrkan Federation of
L*t>or. He said In' f>art:
; Tor .•»er».r«l rnr«t latt p»Bt tinion» h»Te v
•..:.-.»-! ceoUnnAucl? m >.•<•('. in this (i>nnrll. «1-
Ujoosh boldlnc thoec *»ct« in «!lre^t oppo»ltl<m
To thr U«r« of -t'tie eount-il «nd of the Amrriran
I><s»r»tsoß of I*bor. Our «tti»ntlcm Ua« bren
nftrUUf rill**! to tiie l*w of the Amerl'-au
IXlrraiion of l.:N:r. Ifw rontinue to dis
nber it .further, we- d«> tieve our •\u25a0barter es.n
\u25a0t*lH).- ThJ» cojjnel) ba« no t»t«*nt upon tbe
,)ij«ld«i* of • \u25a0\u25a0:.'!u--t ir v :\u25a0 central labor taXS? iv
.hl« flty. If *re <1» not .oonfomi to Jh* laws of
Hie Am«Ti<-«n r*<irratlr.n of. t*hor, from wrblch
" » h«I4 • rfaart<>r. . nntut- •\u25a0•: h#>r bodr to thia •\u25a0'.'.?
*rin h* oi)artor*<} and roottouf fhr- work of v
r*jjtT*i labor body. -. tt in •juj-.lf.i^i.r.t to eon
«j«npiale tbe low of « - union troiu the rnunell.
Itut it It better, tc lour a union -tiii-u to ••ndsncr
the council tt*elf. To disregard utterly tlie
4rtter from fr<>«l<leiit Gomper*. *• is tirjrd. I*
to <*ourt «>rloij« trouble aud a cours* no« rrcoui
«nen<W><J bj- either «»urtp*y «r law.
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Andrew Furuscth pprike along , the
lines -Laid down by Ma-oarthur.
- Michael Casey satd that the delegates
«jf hie union. Sf seated in the council,
must have the same rights and privi
leg*e as any other union. 'He said that
there hie elements at work to cement
\u25a0the . warring \u25a0 factions in the Interna
(.:\u25a0••...: Brotherhood of Teamsters.
. It was decided to file President Gora
pere" communication. "-.»• '\u25a0\u25a0.:-.'
A long statement •was read from
Oeorg-e Ilussell. ch&irmsin of the execu
tive committee of electrical Workers'
Union No. fi. reliearßing the trouble be
tween that organization and the liuiM
ing Trades Council. l.iiteriißtional Vice
President Sullivan took the floor end
went over all of the points in dispute.
lli# ptatement was anything but com
plfmentary to the actkrns of the Duild
ing Tr.de 5 Council. ,
In reply to the question whether the.
trades union curd follows the flag of
»ur country It is pertinent tb quote the'
•'ollowing from. President Roosevelt: ".I
v.-as surprised dUrtng the Spanish-
American war to find bow large a'iujm
ber of dead soldlors were Identified by
trades union cards which were found
in their pockets."
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A conference is Irfing held In Pitts- ;
burr at which Edward Herble. vice!
president for the western district' of j
the Amalgamated filass Wurkers' Asso- \
\u25a0 •ietion. which includes Indiana. Kansas '
and lUlno'.s, is present. President A. L. j
Faulkner end other members of the:
executive board are also in attendance, i
:\u25a0'-\u25a0 \u25a0-.'.\u25a0. "•\u25a0-• • • \u25a0•
.A! the last meeting of. Coopers' Union i
No. €5. Jamrs B«>wlan. r.n official of iho ;
Japanese and Korean ilKclusiosi I^^aguc-. \u25a0
was present and made »n address urg- j
ing. the. . lori>l to cfflliate with the
league. ' The mattrr will be conFiderc.i
• t another meeting. A fine of $100 will]
l>e - imposed upon any member found)
patronizing -a Japanese restaurant-
George W. Hell, president of the La- j
bor Council and business agent of the j
*as Workers' Union, returned from j
Friday. . where he was in- i
in settling the difficulties j
listing among, the gas workers of the '
\u25a0epital rity. The union in Sacramento]
« a new orsranizfitlon. The natters In
The |
LACE DEPARTMENT.
Laces, Veilings and Neckwear. 1
JRilet, Cluny, Irish Point and Crochet B
; in Medallions, Allover, Galons, I
! JBarids, Edgings, Etc. I
| An Endless' Variety of Veilings; All Colors 1
Neckwear I
Hand=Embroidered French Jabots. I
Irish Crochet in Collars and I
Cuffs, Stocks, Etc. I
A Complete Stock of Embroideries in Nainsook, Cambric, m
Batiste and Madeira. I
Domestic Department
i Opening of New White Goods.
5000 yards Persian Lawn
32 inches wide. Sheer and Dainty. Value 40c ... .Special
5000 yards India Linon f cy d
32 inches wide. Fine Quality. Value 35c yard .... Special -— V^ J
1000 yards Sheer JUinen Lawn CAcydi
136 inches wide. Regular value 75c yard ............ Special V^.V^r
A MagnfficentLine of Dotted and Figured WhifeSwiss
s. J. I«•f »• U»»r» . VMIi I "LOO OCi \\\ L. \u25a0 \u25a0 . ;.*.',
depute have been settled and no fur
, ther trouble is anticipated.
• • •
At the last meeting of Butchers'
I Union No. 116. held in Labor Council
! Temple, eight candidates were obll
jpatej. There arc fourteen applications
. for membership on tiie secretary's table
! awaiting action. Trad* was reported
goorj, -not withstanding the hljfh price of
' O«s Workers' Union No. JS4O. with
: President Cleveland in the chair, met
i recently in Labor Council Temple. One
[cSLndidata was obligated and thirty ap
, plications were received. The wage
I schedule was adopted and forwarded to
I the American Federation of Labor for
i indorsement. A few Blight changes
from the old schedule were made. Th«
union has not had a raise in wages for
three and a half years. The scale will
be put into effect July 1. The entire
matter Is in the hands of the District
Council of Oas Workers. No trouble
is expected when the schedule goes into
effect;
• . • a
railway mail clerks throughout the
country will form a protective associa
tion or brotherhood similar in scope
and action to the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers or the Order of Rail
way Conductors. The movement has
been started by clerks in the Eighth
Division of the rial 1 way Mall Service.
H. G. Bhaug. chairman of the commit
tee of clerks which recently visited
Washington in the Interest of increased
salaries, says the movement is spread
ing all over the country. "We have
been fighting for a long time for what
we consider just compensation and
equitable hours." said Shaug. "but w«
have been unable to secure from the
department what we consider proper
recognition. In order to get this we
believe organization will aid us great
ly." Shaug has addressed letters to si!
clerks throughout the Eighth Division
and a meeting will be held in Ix>s An- '
geles shortly. He says the matter of j
increased salaries for clerks has been
temporarily compromised and that ib*
bill on appropriations which will bo
passed at the present session carries
an average increase of $100 per annum
for postal clerks. A bill providing for
a reclasslncatlon of th<* service und
seniority and an average increase of
$200 per annum has been prepared. "J
have great confidence that tne bill will
receive favorable consideration." said
Shaug. One chapter of the orgatiiza
tion was recently formed in this city.
' i
The helpers employed in the various .
trades on Mane Island have organized I
a union, to be known as the MechanicilJ
Helpers' Union of Mare Island. Forty- I
.six members have signed the charter,'
roll and applied for a charter. The new !
union, which will affiliate with tl><; Val- '
l»*jo Trades and Labor Council, has j
elected F. A. Koop president end 12. j
Oardner secretary.
San Francisco Lodge No. 286. Brother- j
hood of Hallway Carmen of America? j
met last Tuesday evening and trans- 1
acted' considerable ' routine business. I
Four candidates were ob!i?ratt»d and two j
members w«-re a'dmitied upon traveling]
\u25a0 .itrth. Delegate* t-ri il-,e convention to!
;••• :»rld in Chicago srUJ ho ol • :t ?J a.. th«:
next meeting of the lodge, Tuesday I
evening, March IJ.
• • •
Thomas M. Dooley. recently elected
general secretary of the United Asso
ciation of Plumbers, reports that only
two strikes of that craft are in progress
i:i the country — In Taroma and Mobile.
[>ooley has been a member of the United j
Association since 1&94. }Ie acted aa ]
business agent of the Building Trades
•m* SAN FRAyCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, \u25a0 MARCH 3,: 1907.
in Cincinnati and was general organizer
for tlie, association two yeart before
he was elevated to the position he now
holda.
• * •
' The meeting: in Indianapolis last
week, at which President Oompers was
present, was called iff accordance with
a resolution i adopted at the Minneapolis
convention of the American. Federation
of .Labor. Among the others present
were: F. M. Ryan, president, vid J..J.
McXamara. secrets ry-treasure"r of: the
International Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, Indianapolis;
William W. Clark, secretary-treasurer
of the International. Slate and Tile
Roofers' Union, St. Louis: J. T.'-KInV
setla, organiser of the International
Auroriatlon of Steam and Hot Wat<jr
\u25a0 Fitters and Helpers, St. Louis: H. P.
j Smith, second vice president of tha In,
i ternational Hodcarriers* and Building
Laborers' Union.- Hammond. Ind.:
Charles Hank, president of the Inter
national Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta
Workers' Alliance." Chicago: J. *C.
Skemp. secretary-treasurer of the
Brotherhood of Palfiters and Decora
tors and Paperhangers of America, La
j fayette. Ind:: P. McCarthy, secretary
i treasurer of the Quarry Workers' In
ternational.'Union of North America',
Barre. Vu; \T. O'Sulllvan. general presi
! dent of tlie Amalgamated Sheet Metal
I Workers' International Alliance. Pltts
j burg. Pa.; Thomas Neale. treasurer of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners. Indianspolis. During the
flret day"* fessloti William D. Ituber,
i general presidfnt of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joinerf.
; was present, as was .Tames Kirby. pres
ident of tne Structural Building Trades
Alliance. Hnber and Kirby are sched
uled to apeak at several mass-meetings
in the South
• • . • • \u25a0,
A national convention of the Elevator
Constructors* Union is being held in
Kansas City. A resolution has been in
troduced to abolish the yearly conven
tion and substitute the referendum vote
as a method of transacting business.
This mode of reaching the membership
seems to be growing in trades union
circles.
• * . *
In order to secure higher-efficiency in
trades union ranks It, is suggested that
trades schools be conducted by organ
ized labor. In certain quarters it is
often said that the labor movement ob
structs the pathway of the American
boy to the means of earning a liveli
hood. The opposition which Is princi
pally raised against these schools by
trades unionists is based upon the
ground, first, that the knowledge so
gained is of a superficial and largely
theoretical character; and, second, that
the competition , from, this source in
evitably would place In the labor mar
ket men who would be a detriment to
the calling owing to the meager knowl
edge thus gained. Puter William's, a
leading trades unionist of St. Augus
tine, Fla., thinks he has found a solu
tion of the" problem from a union
standpoint. He proposes the inaugura?
tion by local Unions of any craft whose
numerical strength may warrant it. of
a mechanical school for the education
not only of the apprentice.' but of mem
bers who have graduated in so-caltcd
trade schools, but who are deficient in
their calling and a drag on the real
mechanic. He says: "In my opinion
the establishment of such an institu
tion ia every organized city and town
throughout the country would not only
be a step in the right direction, but a
great leap toward improving the me
chanical efficiency of the rank and file.
An institution of this kind could. I be
lieve, bo made self-supporting by the
patrons of the school, employing com
petent mechanics of the vicinity as in
structors. They could hold evening
exercises,- say once or twice a week.
The preparations need not be elaborate
nor expensive. A few products of the
student placed on exhibition/ in the hall
would be an encouragement to him,
and'at the same time create an interest
in the undertaking among other mem
bers. The indiscriminate admission of
member* to a union, some fnr from
first-class mechanics, is indeed a prob
lem that requires close attention and
should not ho neglected. Yet it Is not a
subterfuge. It is a fact that as matters
stand today we are obliged to take a
great many of this class into the union
in order to protect ourselves against
the contractor."
• • •
President Charles Fleischman was
in the ohajr at the last meeting, of
Cooks' Union. No. 44, at J834 Ellis
street. Seven candidates were initiated
an 4 several applications arc pending.
The union iodorsed the Moycr-Hay
wood-Pettlbone resolutions of the State
Federation of L>abor, and appointed
Delegates Drake and Rowe to attend
a mass meeting to be hc!d this aafterr r
noon in Walton's Hal).
Hc^vv^ a Stert(Ograt)her Became
Oiieago's Beauty
Coaitlnued from Pace 21, Col am 8.7
a minute did the pair of plotters
think their sister, a working girl,
would stand- any; show:, of winning in
a .contest where the "competition "nec
essarily would be centered among girls
of the; wealthier -and leisure •" classes,
who had more time to cultivate their
beauty, and what Blanche and -Helen
looked upon as even more} formidable
than that, the power and influence
which they, thought -would- be neces
sary to win a prize.
"Delia always was such ~-a demure
little- 1 " -goody-goody," \u25a0 said Blanche,
"that Helen and I thought it would be
the greatest joke ever to have her
wake up some fine morning to find
her own picture in the great beauty
contest.
"The picture had stood on the
mantel in our. dining-room several
months.' l suppose, and as there were
only a few other .pictures there We
knew that Delia would miss it the
first thing' after we took it away. Her
place af the table wa*/such that she
faced the mantel, and you may be sure
it became quite a problem with Helen
and me to devise some waj* to get
that, picture out of the house without
her knowing it. Finally we decided
200 Miles an Hour With
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and Manufacturer of This Time. Carnegie, Rockefeller, Frick, Corey, Belmont, Pullman and Hundreds of
Others Made Their (ireat^Wealth by Early Investments in Manufacturing Enterprises. This Is Your
Opportunity to Do the Same Thing, but You Must; Act NOW. v
E^HP|tjH||iWBPBWBHBBBHiBW^ffIM 'i ran a machine shop and brass foundry in Minneapolis, and did much of the. manufacturing? and
I^^^^P^^aMWnSiiMaHaa^i^a^^B^^^^^^^i^^l equipping of the Electrical Street Railways of St. Paul and that city. I was ao successful in this
that I was requested to chancre every dynamo they had In use. I saw the trouble of the street rail-
BpyP&asaHHMflH I found I could set more power, greater speed, more safety and comfort by running: cars with
jfe^ay^y^Pßatai^l-lSalwW^^S^^j^M^HK^r^^^^i electro-magnets direct than by the roundabout, mixed up system now used by electric railways.
mechanics at one time. All of n:y inventions have made great successes and enormous sums of
" * invented tlie first >*"|tch and turnout that prevented the trolley wheel on trolley cars from con-
|||||J||!&||S|m 'For fourteen years I have studied how to make cars run faster, cheaper, safer than ever before.
\u25a0WffHMsJT^^SaM^^SP^BialE^WP^^mß^''^^^— ?l Tt wUI remodel the whole railroad business. There is not a railroad in this country but that will
P-f-y^f^'^^§^^*gE^^% i^^^S-.'^!^yn^^BaS^^S?M sooner or later be compelled to adopt my system, because it is faster, safer and more economical In
il \u25a0 '^^^^^j^^^P^^^^KK^^MmS^^jKSßHi^^SKßlM cause steam has run its limit! Steam cannot run a train 100 miles an hour and keep it up. The trolley
rp.j^*2£pt«y-aMßffi^gl^ and present third-rail systems cannot be depended upon for lone distances. Their motors are likely
|^|^^^^j^^^gjg^^^>|^^^^^^^^^|Bi^S^^MH^^ to burn out any minute. With my system' I can run a train any distance in any kind, of weather.
•^^^P^^^M^E^^^^^^m^i wheel broke or a rail broke the ears would stay exactly In position on the track. "They could not ri"
tgsWjyMfca)l«SllM»W»J!£i^i^ otherwise. They could not jump th«« track at ar.y speed. It would be impossible to run my cars of?
i tllc end of a track into a river where a bridge is open. My car woulu stop itself even if the' leverman
Charles T. Yerkes offered me $100,000 if I would throw my invention on the scrap pile and' forget
la«^MS^B^BHMa»»»p^n*apti^*^^fl^^-wini-iriT¥ijii in \u25a0 Wall street capitalists have made five different attempts to gain control over the Leffler Elec-
PAI'LW. 1 LEFFLER trie System, and Wall street generally knows a good thing when It sees it. I could not afford to
Inventor of the Leffler. Klectro-Macnetic KnlMvaT ami let these blßmoneyed interests set control. I preferred to ko to the smaller Investors, to the people
Ksj-Vtrm' InVentoV^ of machine to ZkfllS who want to make good . .safe and .ran .investment!. I have therefore bound myself to this com-
Wlre. Inventor^ of many Improvement- to ll.irvestiuc pany. and to every stockholder, that I will personally see to It that every man and woman who;
Macblnei. Gcnrrnl Mnnnerr and Consulting KnpJncer makes an investment In this company will get a Square deal. This is a square deal from start to
of Lettler Hiectric System. . finish. HCWj
This^ Stock Advances to $4.80 Per Share at Midnight March 9th
To prove that you will get a square deal;
I bare had the following contract printed on
ihe back of every certificate: .-
AH or any . *ilinr<*ai of the capital
•lock o( .the 'Leffler 'Electric Syntem
ivlll be redeemed by It nt par or
face .value up to and Including, the
10th day ot May," A. I>. 19'J3, upon
vtrltten- notice"': properly \u25a0 Riven * to
nald (.'ninpnny at It« executive . ofllce
In Chicago, Illinois, In a manner. and
form an provided by Its liy-larrs,
nnd ' adopted by n . majority .of the
ntofkliolrierii of . thin Compnny, .no
that all ntock ko offered for redemp-
tion, nllhtn nny elrrn period., may
nhnre equally and proportionately.
However, the. stock of thlst Com-
pany I* only redeemable from fnnds
received, or to be 'received, am royal-
ties from : railroad r companies! lining:
the patents '. of this Company under
license, and after proper notice, as
hforesald,; which ' may he received
from • stockholders direct, \u25a0or from
•uch "of . said railroad; companies ax
have received said stock In payment
for, 'transportation, "or otherwise,
rnoviouD, however, do' stock.
shall be redeemed : until ; after May
1O(b. 1000. except 1 at the option of
this Company.
THIS CONTRACT. MEANS
that -out of tbe royalties paid by; railroad com-
panies using, my lystem .this company . will pay
yon full face value for, every share of stock you
It means that if you boncht 100 shares at the
present price you would be nMeto get at least
\u2666 1. 000 *by . turnlnc your; certificate of- stock •In
to us. , to .be paid . from \u25a0 royalty .' money •In ourj
troainry. 'I dnn't think you will ever want. to
sell. beVsnse of the enormous dividends' we 'will
pay. Jmt if. you slionld be compelled to, sell,
your cert lCcate would ; then -be, worth its full
face value. - \u25a0 '. . ' "\u25a0 \u25a0 ; . "
.This makes It absolutely Impossible for any
stockholder ; to be frozen out of the compnny.
NO Lim KING ". SCIIEM E IN THIS
, We have -" no sideshow companies or branch
orjanlzatlons for; the 'purpose . of; fooling! people,
and will have none. ! All: business Is to be done ;
or 'contracts : performed "\u25a0 by." "\u25a0 with -.-.' and ,fpr.
the LrfCer Electric , System.- This \ company.- will
' not contract with any construction company hav-
ing offleere connected with -thi* company. This
means \ that ' we '. will s not ; allow,: the company , Of •
fleers to. let contracts .to themselves • under the
trnise of'a construction company, ~,or acompany
of any ' otber i kind. ; to ' defraud the stockholders.'
- EVERY,', SHARE !) ON THE SQUARE
•c, r < Not a . dollar's , worth of , tbe stock will : be sold -
wblch \u25a0 does ' not represent' exactly the same I foot- j
in* or standing that every other share or dollar
represents."' >.• ' ••*-'.' '\u25a0'\u25a0.- ••\u25a0"\u25a0 - .'-.' ' '- '\u25a0"\u25a0'-
> Th« stock Is FCLLT I'AID and NOX-ASSESS-
ABLK. ' x * ,
WHAT EXPERT ENGINEERS SAVt
;\u25a0- Three. of the most ;'e"xpert enclneers have care-,
fully examined , my. 1 system, ; and i ridden •on* my
car.' and they hare written reportson; what 1 they '
saw and . found.'4'.Tbfjif enclnee r» , are John ; Erlc«V
'son; clty'cnjlneer of Chicago; :• Karl L."Lehmann,".
consultlnu engineer. of Chlcagd,; and' K.'.W. Cap- \u25a0
pelcn, \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 former - city "\u25a0 ' engineer of Minneapolis/
Minn. .."\u25a0 ..' V \u25a0 ' \u25a0'.'..\u25a0 .\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'•'.\u25a0"••
OFFICE OPEN
EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK
UNTIL 9 0-CL6cK
to test her, and scf one t evening' \ve
took the picture ./off the mantel pur
posely to see if she \u25a0 \vould',"notice the
change. At supper that evening we
both/ kept our eye on Delia, and
Helen.' the little goose,. giggled- until
T';V thought ,0 sure*- 1 slie C would
something. -Nothing happened though,
aijd the next ( afternoon we - decided to
take the picture' down. Helen in
sisted "on i going vvith" me and : on our
way, to ; the; ; elevated station we were
overtaken by Marian'' Searnah; a friend
of ours and of Delia's^ We did not
Hkeito tell her where we were going,
andjwe tried, to shake her, but Marian
refused to.be dropped. \u25a0
"That; night Marian came over to
our, house arid no sooner "was she gut
of her wraps than she began a gig
gling contest ( with Helen.' I never
will forget how those girls giggled,
and although'l frowned at them time
and again... it was.no use. They just
wouldn't stop. ' Finally ; . Delia ; grew
auspicious antl ' wanted to know what
on earth was thc^ matter. - Then, she
looked all around the room and then,
at her back to sec ii Helen or I. had
pinned ?omc awful placard to her
dress, as we often had done' before.
Finally Marian could contain herself
no longer. ' \u25a0
Tliey declare tbe system successful, simple
and practical, and point out many other features
wherein, the. Leffler system Is .an imfnenee
improvement orer any other system now In ex-
istence. Otber unprejudiced and scientific experts
liave jtronouneed the system wonderfully" simple
and simply wonderful. The reports will be sent
to any oac upon request. - •
M IV AUTOMATIC SIGNAL SEHVICE
It 'absolutely prerfnta collisions. Ererywhere
a cm r mores It scuds clsnala ahead and li«*lilnd.
It is not affected by: xtorms or any weather
condition. My; signal system , does .not require
either hand or mind of man to operate It. No
wires "or \u25a0 poles . are exposed where stormb can
lilotv them , down or Interfere with them. If
through ; some- accident ..' any signal :is broken,
or ' otherwise \u25a0 put out of > commission, another
slsnal Immediately twkes'its place. Erery train
dispatcher and operator on the road can ko to
sleep, and my 'signals will work perfectly, md:
safely. Even the, trainmen hare nothing to do
with them. Tbere Is no forsettlng. . Erery
signal • works : nutomatlcally/: When trains come
together too clonely. head on or from the ' rear,
an ; electric, bell rings rigorously in the lerer-
man's ca6. ' - \u25a0 \.' '
CARS UNDER ABSOLUTE CONTROL
It Is all controlled l>r one lerer. The lerer-
m«n startu, stw*.* and reverses- with the same,
lever. Know. Ice. sleet, rain. . grease, dirt and
*uch.-.' substance* do not- affect, the power or:
fontrolof. the car or train.' .
THE; BUSINESS WILL BE IMMENSE
becansi? before long : we will lie putting my
»ystem ;on all ,-. tbe standard.-* street and , Inter- '
nrban. railways. -Just think what an Immense
business: that will, n«v There- are; thousands of -
men employed making standard locomotives : nnd
equipments.; All : of these and tbousands more
wlll.be cniployed-'by : the Leffler system. '\u25a0'\u25a0''.:.
INVESTIGATE US CAREFULLY
Come and'^ee' this most remarkable Invention
it the twentieth centcry. \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 , -'-vi;.: / :
TUIs is snch an opportunity • as does . not \u25a0 com*
to any one once In a hundred years, to get -In*
on • the ground \u25a0\u25a0 floor of a > proposition -. bound . to
make millions. \u25a0;- It -is >the" next.-' jrreat ; forward
step ' In the > railroad i world. :; It,- mean* ; the nltl- -
nate, changing of every present steam and street
\u25a0flllroad over to the . Leffler system. .. not ' only
>oefliise It . can - run . ustcr. but - tt ' saves; snoot -
ialf In operating ;e3t|>enses and tbousands of ;
.lve«.'". \u25a0\u25a0>..-\u25a0 '- ; . \u25a0-\u25a0.--\u25a0- , • \u25a0
-It \u25a0- means • faster " and cheaper travel ; , and
;reater profits, to the railroad " managers _ and
itookholdei's.- : •\u25a0 •"; - . • • \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0• . *.-.-/.
M, cannot i descrll>e .the system - fullr ihere.'-I
lave done " this In ; n \u25a0 lntoklet r. which I will send v
roa freer for. the ask Inc. •. If you. can : take: but \u25a0:
en , Khareo, ; £ot the booklet : and . learn fully all '
This Leffler Electric Train Will Rne 80 to 200 MUen \u25a0\u25a0 Hoar nod TCltkoat the Possibility of Jumping tbe Track— •
The Undersigned is Our Fiscal Agent for the West. Address All Inquiries and Orders tc
IH. JOHNSTON Fiscal Agent
"#" # Rdorh 4,f 1720 GEARY STREET; San Francisco, Cal.
"'Delia,' she asked, 'arc )-ou beauti
ful?' ,
: '-But even that didn't explain the
situation to Delia. -Then there was
more giggling. Presently Marian
broke. out again.
, ''VDella,' she piped, 'I know some
thing.' ",:
VBy.that time, however. Delia had
eatight the 1 significance of the first re
mark, and instinctively her eyes
iought the mantel. Instantly she
missed the picture, and then she
looked at me.
"'Blanche Carson,' she said, in a
voice that fairly trembled, 'did you —
did—'
"Then the tears gathered in - her
eyes. • It took us several minutes to
reconcile hereto ,the situation, and
even then "she" theattned to 'go right
straight down' to that old newspaper
office 'and tell \ them straight to their
face that they just can't have my pic
ture/so there.* By and, by. though,
we brought back her smiles and made
her think we wtre not trying to make
a fool of her, and then we went after
Marian, hot and heavy, for giving us
away. She would say only that 'she
knew Helen would -tell any way. and
that she thought she might as well
be around when the fun came off."
POIXTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT
THIS SYSTEM FOR STREET
RAILWAYS
. • There are no overhead wires, no third
rail, no slot In the street, no underground
trolley, no obstructions tn tbe street.
• Can be ' ran faster, Mfer. - easier - and
more comfortably than any other system
known. .' ; . . .
It Is cheaper to operate, tree* a half le*«
. fuel at power house. Is cleaner, surer and
; quicker In operation than any other.
- - Cannot be stopped I by sleet or snow-
storms, rain. 'Ice. greaie. dirt or any other
' ilmttir obstruction* on the trtek. ".
: ; It cannot produce eleetrolynln on water
pipes or condqlts in the streets, which is
now such a heavy expense to cities under
the trolley.
It cannot ' Interfere, wltb any other elec-
tric wires, requires less enrrent 'than other
system*. . and develops greater power.
It Is all controlled by one lever, and Is
always nnder the- most atmolate control.
anywhere,* and nnder all condition*.
• >• It : I* ;' noiseless," .since there : are no Kear-
Inc*. motorn or other machinery to grind,
squeak or rattle.- '
: -There are' no . "bom-outs'' of njotors,"
because there ar»» no motors to burn on t.
It is Impossible for man or beast to
fet a shock from an electric enrrent.
the wonders of the simplest.' meet perfect sys-
tem ever devised.' It will set yon to wondering .
that some one did not think of this marvelous
i Idea:. before. ' \u25a0 \u25a0 . \u25a0 . .
'When I send y«o the booklet I will also
send' you the reports of some of the ablest -
electrical, engineer! In this country, who hays
carefully e*s mined tbe system. Tfcey fully '
Indorse It.
We refflve almost dally reqnext*
; from ' rrsponnlhle partlea tor . entlmatea
'for putt laic la nr nyatem oa «rw roads
aboiit to. be cotmtmcted. . >
Call,' write sr trleeraph at sace.
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SECURE YOURSELF ; A LIFE INCOME
\u25a0'•"now'
.- For every 10 abares, $47 cash.
For i every 1 00 nbnrea. * $-470 raah.
V Any ot ber lombtr .'•*." \u25a0barren, ap to \u25a0
S.OOO shnrc*. nt-«be mm« rate.
> After • Saturday nl c ht. ' March 9. tbe
price iof - thl* - stock will . be, 10 share*
94V l? 0 « "Siren f4SO.
Will & Finch
Cutlery, Barber Furniture
and Supplies, Sporting
Goods, Etc.
Razor and Shear Grinding
Our Specialty
Repairing of All Kinds
1686 Market Street
Corner Halgbt and Gough Sts.
SAX FRAXCISCO
TO IMPROVE MARKET STREET
Two hundred progressive citizens,
residents and property owpers In Mar
ket, street, have formed an improve
ment club, and have begun an active
campaign for the betterment of the.
thoroughfare. At -a meeting recently
In Pl*rr«»'s Hall at Market anij Foiirr':
teenth streets many new members
joined the club, ami several import*
ant committees were appointed. Ther*
will be another meeting of the club
at Plerce's Hall tomorrow evening..
POIXTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT
THE LEFFLER SYSTEM TAK-
IXG THE PI^ACE OF PRES-
EXT STE.IM RAILWAYS.
It does away entirely with locomotives.
( heavy motor cars, electric engines and all
•fh*r similar heavy and expensive ma-
chines.
A speed of 80 to 200 miles an hour can
be reirnlarly reached and maintained for
any distance.
" Kens \u25a0 . winter and summer alike. Not
affected by Ice. snow, grease, dirt, sleet.
rain or any other weather condition.
Les« than one-quarter of the fuel ia needed.
Trains can be started and stopped
quicker than by any other system and with-
out discomfort to passengers.
Power houses can be placed 200 miles
apart.
No brakes are required. The stopping is
done by reversing tbe current.
There Is no Battening of the wheel* and
consequent jogging of the cars. Vv'heels
do - not crlnri . on . the rails to start trains.
he«ce no boles or depressions are made.
It -Is easier on the roadbed and cars, and
practically no repairs will be needed.
OUR EASY MOXTIILV PAYMEAT
: PLA.V ,: \u0084
For every 10 \u25a0hare*. 912 essh and
• monthly payments $tf each. Total,
.For every* 100 nharea. 9120.00 ennb
and 6 monthly payments 960.00 each.
Total, 9480.
Any other number of shares, an to
5,000, at the same rate.
' Par. value .of all shares. 910 per share.
Not more than 5.000 •harra to any one person.
All remittances mint be made in either post-
office money order, registered letter, express
money order or draft «i New York or Chlcajro.
-If you ' let this opportunity get by without
taking all tbe stock yon can possibly buy. you
will soon be In the position of the man wbo re-
fused t« hnr Bell Telephone stock wben It could,
be -had for small money and later saw it sell
fnr thirty times what be could bare bongbt it
for. \u25a0 >.V»MJMWBwtewfBW
• Call and see me and let tne explain anythia;
yon do not understand.
I am at ta* office every day from 9 a. m. to
Op. ns.
If you can't call, trrtte for booklet and
en«lneer»* reports to our
FISCAL AGEVT.
Ail order* mailed np : to midnight. March. 9tb,
will bt accepted ,~ at present price. \u25a0
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