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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. .\u25a0. - - • ' • --*-* 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." •\u25a0".\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 '-- "\u25a0 '•'.' -- • ..'- ; - I 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 Absolute Safety and Comfort The Greatest Opportunity Ever '.Offeree! : tb Get in on the Ground Floor With the Most Successful Inventor 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. \u25a0 •"-* i 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 25