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THE GRAND JURY AND THE BANK COMMISSION
-.TTIHE grand jury will do well to press the inquiry into the acts
I of the state bank commissioners, present and past. That some
J^ of these are guilty of. grave offenses does not admit of doubt.
\u25a0:^\y.* The most elementary knowledge of banking methods would
\ have -brought Dalzell Brown and his associates up a round
• turn years ago. Such action would have forestalled and in large
degree prevented the widespread misery that has -attended the
..failure., of the California safe deposit, and trust company. It is
already matter of proof that this bank has been insolvent for years
•'and cquld.have continued in operation only by the connivance or
complaisance of bank commissioners. The state > official -having
such giijlty knowledge is a worse offender in point: of morals than
.any of the men who ran the bank. ; \u0084
;.<: It is stated that on the occasion of the last examination' of the
insolvent bank's books the managers had two or three .days notice
:;ih advance of the visit and were in that way. given an opportunity
to falsify- the entries in a? manner to- make an apparent showing of
solvency. If this charge is true, such notice could onlyhave come
. -ifom some official connected with the bank commission, and the
-facts constitute a gross betrayal of a public trust, designed for pro
jection of the savings of the people. In the way of offenses against
property rights it \vould be difficult to imagine a more grave act.
Xhe crooked administration of bank, supervision by the state is
a very.natural result of the vicious system that has made the bank
commission a sort of asylum ", for hack politicians, of whom John
.Ci-'liynch serves to illustrate the type. On this subject we? quote
from the Fresno Republican : -
a-VS. '>.' e Go\T:rnor Gilktt is still talking vigorously about the need of a new
\u25a0ranking law and a better equipped bank commission. •.- Nearly all the governor
, is good, except one thing. He says he purposely did not 'appoint bank
.l 9. l 9 commission on the ground that vigorous and intellectual biisi
"nei'smen arc better. Of course, the sort of men he has appointed have been
\u0084" c mostly hack politicians, known henchmen of the railroad machine and chosen
c fpr no other purpose than to reward *jjein for political service to that machine.
They are not even'appointed to buiui up a Gillett machine or to reward them
f6r personal services to the governor. It is a matter of railroad control,- pure
v and .'simple. And any man who seriously contends that this method; of
appointing professional politicians to an expert job is the way to get good
; service is. simply obstinately blind to the facts.
0 • Governor Gillett is no worse than his predecessors. Pardee's
-appointments were every bit as bad, but we hope he would not
.talked hypocritical nonsense about it like the'incunYbent.
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PRESSING THE LIMIT ON OVERHEAD WIRES
•- 7 rriHE public service corporations: will have themselves to blame
j I if, on submission to a vote of referendum, the people of San
X \u25a0 - FraHcisco shall adopt a radical ordinance directing electric
., '\u25a0'-> \ j wires to.be j)ut underground. There has been and there is
'.%a disposition to practice more than a little forbearance with the
° light and power companies in this regard and, indeed, in all mat
„ ters affecting public service. That disposition was dtie, of course,
.°to;thc sense that all industrial enterprises in this neighborhood had
oo:.o o : . suffered heavy losses in, the fire. Much was forgiven in view of
t /.flhe-'odffficulties of the situation.
t7--vt 7 - -v , of that forbearing disposition still remains, but it is
v;rapidly being worn out under gross imposition. The United Rail
it>a4s is the worsf offender. This corporation procured by bribery
: >6i tfi.e supervisors a permit for overhead trolley wires. That permit
; .is, of course, invalid and tainted by fraud. No steps have been
• to set it aside, .because people did not want to drive the cor
4 fporatibn into a .corner and, perhaps, tie up transportation. Butit
'--was hoped that the permit would be used with discretion, and a
\u25a0.decent regard for the rights of the public. For instance, if an under-
Vg/ound. conduit system had been installed on Market street," that
\u25a0'i would have been counted a not unreasonable concession to decency
»|: and public rights. What are the facts? Lower Market street is almost
roofed with wires. The United Railroads has four distinct sets,
'••all carrying heavy current. How many other sets 'of wires are
; maintained on this, the leading thoroughfare, by public service cor
kporations we do.not know exactly, but the total is sufficient to be
ja cause of grave danger and much disfigurement. This is' taking
an unfair ad\*antage of a long suffering people.
A 1A 1 steady policy of encroachment on public; rights' breeds resent
•?f merit. that sooner or later will make itself felt at the expense off the"
-responsible agencies^ Such resentment sometimes takes on the
\u25a0'aspect of blind fury. The railroads all over the country have'
'^experienced something of/ that during the last, yean in the shape
>of punitive legislation.*. It is: an- unfortunate frame of mind for all
-parties, but the corporations have themselves tofblarne.
; It pays in the long run to be fair and just and considerate of
otHcr. people's rights. The rule applies quite as forcibly to corpbra
:ti6ns as to individuals". A corporation that plays the hog is quite
likely tor find the way to the sausage . mill of bankruptcy.
NO , department of applied science , is more active at the present
moment than that which is concerned with navigation of the
air. No neighborhood is so poor or so ;sterile of inventive
faculty that it is not buildingairships in variety. , In . Alanieda
; / county last Sunday one of these' ingenious people was busy on a
dirigible balloon, and from every part of the civilized worjd.we
.jhear like tidings. It is reported that Secretary Taft: will 'ask con
egress for $^X), 000 to be expended byt the signal service corps in
•> -,An ingenious Belgian enthusiast exploits a sanguinary, dream
AMONG THE AIRSHIPS
EDITORIAL PAGE
of the awful things that he is persuaded are sure to happen when
a German fleet 1 of the Zeppelin airships, cocked and primed with
dynamite and ready to drop things, j invades Great .Britain. v-% lie
gloats over the >fact— supposed fact— that the boasted insular posi
tion of England is nullified by this invention. The silver streak
of sea no longer 'gives protection nor. holds the white cliffs that
front the channel inviolable by the foot of the* invader. This Bel
gian persqn revels in dreams; of blood and devastated homes as ;if
he hoped for a good time coming.* "Less: warlike minds will pray
that his vision; is at; least premature.
The English government is quite as busy building airships as
the Germans'and the French. It is evident that some of the fight
ing in the next war will be done hi the, air. As fighting; machines
of narrow, effective radius, the airship in its present \u25a0development
may prove dangerous, but: as' transports 'for an , invading /army; they
are impossible, because they ; are -quite- imperfectly .^ dirigible, and (a
German fleet headed' for the British isles would/ be -just as likely
to bring up- at the north pole ordrbp into the middle of the Atlantic!
The Belgian dream of invasion is for. the prcsent^pure. nonsense.
Another and distinct class of. inventors is. busy with the aero
plane. /The main/problem is stability. :,A kite" is an aeroplane, in
which '"the stability, is maintained by- the string. -,. .-Torgive \u25a0 an {idea
of the ambitious/schemes -in. this/ line we observe' thaU;Mr. - George
L. Davidson of Denver is experimenting on a flying', machine .to
be operated by two ten s horsepower steam engines. In Europe com
petitive tests* of -aeroplanes arc. in preparation, with llarge money
prizes offered, but, after all , the inventors do -not seenf, to/get much
nearer to the goal, and for this humanity the world over may be
thankful. Given -a thoroughly, practicable airship 'civilization would
be at the mercv/ of, its destructive elements. - . \u25a0
Frenzied iinance bankers should? be
careful when making! their.' peculations
to hold out enough hard cash for bail
money.
Judging from the sea serpent stories
that -come from Stockton. the ; Sun
day closing movement did not have
thel desired effect.
"Wti<+c there's smoke there's al
ways "fire." . Could this be reversed
into "-Where there's so much fiery de
nial" from club" women there must be
some smoke ?"^^SBJH|
The , Salvation Army # has .-^; saved
thousand^ of-' people from /suicide.
Considering what sort of people arc
addicted * to '.this', habit, it is ; debatable
whether or not^ the results justify - the
efforts. x •
Yucatan Planters Enriched by Fiber Industry
THtS state of Yucatan," republic Jof
Mexico, is the home of the: sisal
fiber, which is-grown. in no other
\u25a0 portion of the and. is
a/miicti sought for /material -in--, the:
wo rid: for: cordage 'or rope making. The
plant- (Agav« J sisalensls) Is of wild
foreparent: indigenous to the peninsula.
The I fiber " industry of \u25a0 \Yucataiii -was
known to th e. Spaniards 150 years ago, :
when" the .:Bisal was /used in maniifac-:
tiiring, rope ;for the Spanish navy. Its
commercial 7 use,, however,*/ was .for a
long'tlme: lost sight of, but was! re
entered 'upon *in 1850 by the' Span lards, i
who \u25a0 were \u25a0dr 1 ven'f rom "; th c : a rable - : 1 ands
into: the .'/rocky;* and unproductive *re|'
gions J by/;the'i lndians; .To J the -Indus-
N try/as -carried' on ? dur!riK\the""pastv?so
years '.: niayfi.be :; attributed ,'the rise -of
: Yuca tan ': from; one 7 of ; the poo rest to' one
of the frichesttstatesjin^lexicn. ;
\u0084Thc^s.isal;plantrcl6sely/resembles;the
1 century \ plant -as? known \ in' the United
' States: -,and^> grows in"i regions where
other cultivation* is -impossible^ takiriif
|. ready-roo t ;,in fthe': stoniest^ locaHtiesr
Planting is .made from "hijo v' orJfiuck-
Vre, I ; and the* plantsf come :to maturity
In 'five years. ; Replanting; Is- necessary
not oftener, than' fc orice;in'iri;or 20 t .yeijVM,
and ithe l henequen may grow ' from r 25
t0. '30 .years./ s Maturity, isv determined
by. the posltion\of, the i leaf, omthe, stock?
which latHhes end rof»the ; :fifthf.year; will
haye^deenn^d^frornia'; perpendicular^ to
a fright /angular, position.' ";«Wh«n\ the
leaf \u25a0:. is /thus~ placed :'_\u25a0!. the: j fiber /fhaV
'\u25a0 reached; its ; maximum- tensile Js trength,":
and the "wise -planter' will', harvest iy a
product. \u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0 -\u25a0-'\u25a0; \u25a0[ fpSpBBSKBBJPHjjgff
\u25a0 The/averageVsite, -'.-oth the
henequenVplantatloh' is -about t SOO = acreaf
andJapproximately::ioo,oooiacresTare>at
present {under?; thi3 l crop V ; i n; ? - Yucatan,*
employment is \u25a0 furnished .to' prob-"
ably? 90,000 £ persons.*; /The jSj Instrument/
fused « forj harvesting 1 ] Is^ a) hooked^ knife^
U'lthiwhlch\the|leaves!are; r cut?clbse|to
the t stock I: and / th«~S lateral *, thornt- ref,
movedf ;*The^ leaves^ are/ then'Jtled' in
bundles andTsen/j by f portable^ rail ways
from various parts 'of the plantation
:A "Bone in His Teeth"
NOTE AND COMMENT
.--..^btung., again.". I.muttered1 '. muttered President
Zclaya, when lie; -heard'; that i theMos
quitof/Indians: Avefe on the warpath.
; Los Angcles'undef takers having put
a_bair 6iy Sunday funerals; people .will
kindly* time their departures accqrd
'"Sb"- ' f ' .\u25a0/.'. "."\u25a0 " /: ; ' '\u25a0'$\u25a0/:
. The emperor of Japan wants' to pref
serve the: peace./ Go ahead, syourina^
jesty— and after you get it well pre
served put s it \o~n -your highest shelf.
. The Seattle . Times . congratulates
itself' that ? the fleet is oii the way. to
Piiget sound. If it meets -all -the
Japanese ) boats .that .the; inflamed
imagination of .: the : sees in' its
path,: there - won't be " esough : left for
a wclcomeby the time it gets to the
sound.'' BHHHH^BB^^^S^^
to the -mill or central, where . the pro
cess of • cleansing-; is- accomplished.'. The
cleansing j machine - Is Z a' disk \_ of '\u25a0\u25a0 huge
proportion.^:/ furnished //with/ knives;
which "v, revolves ; arou nd , a .plan o'; t ablo."
;The . thick,', ;pulpy.* leaves r of. ; tlTiiheVie
<inen' are inserted between the /'table
and -the diskr and the'lattcr. revolving
rapldly.^rehioves'. the 1 - pulp,: leaving 1 - the
ni>er, r/hlch Is tlion placed on a clean;
level surface'/ and exposed t<v the
bleaching- '< rays of - the sun. The' dry
ing 1 ; process' is,! quickly V. accomplished,
during- whl<:h:th« fiber. will change frotii
a bright green' to^ a whit Is h;3*ellowjcoK
or.' It is jthen : pncked and- pressed 'by
machinery^;' in to; compact rquadrangular
bales^weighingj from : 4ooltp. 6oo pounds
each.: If ith'ej | si sai; is packed^ before ?be£
: ing* thoroughly "dried, ; if becomes oxi
dized,, turning; aya v black: or trusty/- red
color.'- This; naturally (affects i the selK
ing: "qualities of-the.fiber.valthoughVtho
tensile strength Is not lessenedithere
by- /• .: \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 ;?:\u25a0\u25a0; , . f// ' " \u25a0
-vThe'; h«»nequen .Industry :-* isi. in; the
hands? of -native planters and v iß' con-^
stantly^ growing-. ;\u25a0.': Practically; no'Araer-'
ican capital is/, invested. The - -total
amount 4 of sisal T fiber 'exported-ifrom
.Yucatan during" l 9o6 was about 600,000
bales.'iof ': which; the- United -States ; pur
chased the.bulk.— Consular ; Report;/' '\u25a0
\u2666---— ;\u25a0' '•'"• :^"'"''.".' ', "'""'.• " ;"V"- "'\u25a0'—a
\u25a0Amencah Gars Needed |
? ;In -consequence of the recent;-mur
ders, robberies - and other outrages': on
trains, ; in 'India, i'viae (Eastern
State rail way, --has 'ordered electric a larnv
bells ,to 'be - insta.ied'' in ]* the JJcarsp^f.
their; : 'ltne; .so/that- passengers Jirriay,
communicate ; v wi th ..the ; guards Won"; the
tra ih>?" It *> appear* that?, the 1 only
effectualijand i practical Eremedy *is
substitutionrbfJcars^b'uilt^n^^ltheTAmer-"
lcanyplan^with*operi\ends'andLvestibule
"connection^fori the ij; side t door « arrange?
ments" : -;usedsln -Indial ii* The'JEnglish'
pajssenger.f cars,/; of/ carriages '; as/ they
are ."called,^ which Topen "a t~ the J»lde,^ are
not ]»uitable 'tor? India. ;' /'*/-"' /'- -\
— NEW YORK WORLD.
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By The Call's Jester
\E\V YEAR'S MORMXG
Young • Srhithkins gazed with puzzled
".;.-; "air . ' ;
;/ \u25a0 Ilpon his cash in hand—
i A half, ar quarter and two dimes
/ Were v all he could command. "
ToungrSmithklns pressed his throbbing
\ /head,
-And tried his level best
To do some mental adding and
\u25a0\u25a0Account? for all the rest.
Faint visions filtered through his brain
„ Of -scrip all colored blue,
Of. silver, dollars large and round, "
'•"And coin of golden hue.
And mingled with it dimly cam©
/ A /tangled, : twisted, mixed
Phantasmagoria within which . j
No sequence; could be fixed.
Acocktail.dimly floated through
; A picture that contained ' ' I
Gin'fizzes and a wealth of- beer— •
And highballs fairly rained. ]
Then recollections came of stuff
That bubbled in the glass!
Of -horns that 3hrieked and girls that :
; :'j smiled-^- *
Expensive smiles, alas!
O Joy, more Joy— O head that hurts~
O cash 'that once he had—
O noise that thrills— O furry tongue — - i
O bank roll to the bad!
Young Smithklns sighed and swore 1
' that he
; f.TVould.pnthe wagon get.
"I like our New Year way," he said- —
'\u25a0'. "But- O, the way. is. wet." ';/;/.
— W. J. W. '.,'.
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Splendid Edition of the Call
(T/ Italia.)
'- Tlie San Francisco Call has .pub
lished -its ;new' year- edition;, a ; splendid
publication, which" is a faithful and ; true
reflection of the; admirable. enterprising
spirit and- indomitable confidence. which
characterize, the population of tour iclty,"
notwlthstaridlngrthej series of calamities
experienced An: the lagt , two years;.; In
fact, The Call, \u25a0 Infsaid publishes
a sqr^es of ;brilliant' articles by f clever
writers, ' relating, the colossal: work
accomplished r; by' .San Franciscans
during "the year just > 'elapsed;
work,-;;- which not-- even" the. polit
ical'scandals'and financial. crisis could
check. /; The' Call -devotes , beautiful
pages and;; rich^ illustrations - and jim
portantidataf'and >flgures : to -:tlie ' de^
.velopmentof the^rebuilding of this'cltyf
and iprlvate/Industries;^ The 1 edition of
, the ;"magnus" con temporary, is a spleri^
didfspecimen:of; journalistic- enterprise;
and a noble, manifestation Tof
civic - spirit,"?aimed '• to >llf t . in; the minds
of Ithe v public lat large ; arid r who
live ' far . from ; the : city -sympathy, "es
teem" and" respect lor. Sain Francisco.
Answers to Queries :
?.g\AL.WAYS .. COLD-rSubscriber, vAla
meda;. Ca I. 1 '.The ' individual -who \ always
complained i thathe:wa«! v cold,was Harry
Gill, ;af character -in;' "Goody s Blake and
ItarryXGill,*': by ..WAdsworth.^l79B. ' JGill
forba de ; old ' Goody! Blake ;to"c»rry: home
a ':\u25a0 few i sticks - which ;, she "j had ? picked: up
from 'his; landjto 'light-a vwee^blt^flre
to warm herself. 'Old Goody Blake
cursed »hlm for ",:hls meanness,] helwoiild
never.! from that moment ceasejfrom
shi vering* with. ; cold; and \u25a0< sure -enough
from "that hour, abed; or^up,, sumrt».r
or iC wirite"f."*|i.t",home, or abroad," ; his teeth
.wentjychatter,"; chatter; chatter. still.V
Clothing was" pf ;no r use, fir*s > of ' no
avail. " for ;, spite -of 'all \u25a0\u25a0; he muttered:
."Poor,; Harry Gill; is very scold."
\u25a0 "; Note— This ':•\u25a0• is ; the -: answer/ the cor
respondent i/r wanted— not .what -was
printed -December 24.; • .
& RELIGIONS— -H.; J. \u25a0 W., City. Go .to
the free i library %on Sixteenth .street
hea|^Market; and? there. youAwill|flnd! in
ahy/cyclbpedia'-ahd* all Uhej Information
that youldeslreaboutth/; Methodist -and
the v:P, resbyteria.nl churches,-; nioreT fully
th'ani this "'department,; in the * limited
space." at? its .command,' could ; give." :
CABLE 'ROAD-f-.W.8.,, City. The
first 5 cable 3 road -in San . Francisco was
the one „ on; Clay.| streets f r*m vKearny
west/ /The :" buildl n g ,; of •' the -road '.was
commenced| in i June,-' J 873.**, and f the ' firs t
carl passed": oyerr the \ road ;at 4 o'clock
onfthtimominK-of 'August' ltfollowinjc.'
THE INSIDER
Tells of a San Francisco -attorney's discom--*
fiture at being cailed upon to say grace at
table because his Hostess suspected him of
, .;->. . „ n TTORNEY GRANT CARPENTER
ATraw lhatjrle l\ accep ted an invitation to a Christmas
> Was ReHgiOUS -F\ dinner in Oakland, the hostesj being
a lady with two grown daughters. When the guest? had assembled at^ tHe
table and were unfolding their napkins the hostess surprised Carpenter with
an. unexpected request that he say grace. There was a painful silence of a
few moments, while the attorney did diligent thinking in x an effort to recall
some long forgotten prayer of his childhood days. The only one that ca,rne
to him was that" beginning, "Now I lay me down to sleep." However, his
lawyers wit came to his rescue and he was enabled to mumble, something
thatsounded like a pious invocation. • , »
After the dinner Carpenter asked one of the daughters of the hostess
whether it was customary in that household for guests to lead in prayer
-~ "Oh, no," she replied. "Mamma is an atheist; but she was afraid you
might be religious." BBS
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ArtiKt P/i/»o-»«rt'c Before Hai *S Patigian. achieved a meastlre of
-\u25a0 : 'rr ?£'- "-r successes a sculptor he was.in turn sign
Une Time Failure pa - mtctr newspaper artist and creator of
water color effects. There were times when the young artist was compelled
to turn his hand to anything to keep the wolf from the door. During one
of these periods of adversity a friend procured for him 3 position "as illtis
trator,of advertisements with a large business house in this city. Visiting
a member of the firm a few days later the friend asked if Patigian's work
"No; we have decided to release him," said the businessman.^ **He*s
"You surprise me," said the young artist's patron. "In what.wa£ is
he remiss?"
"Here, I'll show, you," replfcd the businessman, and he produced a
number of drawings in the Stanlaws style. "You see, he never finishes any
of his pictures — draws the main outlines and leaves the details to the
imagination. Why, even when he's drawing a house he's too lazy to use a
footrule!" ; •
%m^^ A *\u2666* Before he reached his year 3* of affluence
Merges Appettte . phiHp Bolgcr> the insuranc^ br ßker, tW a 9 ,at
With Invocation O ne time a range fider in Trinity county.
Bolger tells a story of a rancher of \hat district who was noted both for
his piety and for his voracious appetite. This man was never late at meat
time and always led the charge into the dining room. Once in his chair
at. the head of the table it mattered little to him wliether or not the others
were seated. Bowing his head in pidus invocaion he would rattle off some
thing like this:
"We thank '.thee for .what has been'put before.us. Sharpen our apatites
to thy spiritual food, as well as. to the material things of life, for the Lord's
sake. Pass the meat." . \u2666 *
; ; ;
CARDS will be" out today for the
large musicale to be given by
Richard Tobln on Sunday after
noon next. The affair promises to
be one of the. most brilliant assemblies
of the season. It will take place in
Mr. Tobin's San Mateo home, which
! faces the San Mateo polo, field, and is
I 'Repa.ra.ted- from the .green only/by
: Italian terraces. On these. f.crraces tea
will be served after the music. . The
program will. consist entirely, of num
| bers-from Mlnetti's orchestra, which
| will render, several of the least
known V. of Beethoven's composi
tions, as well as selections of a lighter
nature.' \u25a0--^ti&&SKBSBBBi
Mr. Tobin's l!st of guests includes
the members of. tho most exclusive,
social set,, who /will come from Bur
llngame and' this city, as well as from
San Mateo. Motor parties are planned
for the trip -down, and the event has
led to many. dinner and luncheon plans
among the guests.
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The probable return of the William
Crockers,- who have been absent for so
long, lias filled the~ v social world with
hospitable plans, and their home coming
\u25a0will be made the signal for general re
joicing. . Mrs. ; Crocker has alwa ys been
a leader in society here, nad was much
missed 1 , when she went away. The
Crocker country place is at Bakers
field,-but it is probable that, if they re
! turn,, their winters will be spent in.
I San Francisco.
. /Hiss Marian Miller, the daughter of
i Mrs..C. O. G. Miller, will be hostess
at an Informal tea on Wednesday, Jan
. nary 15, In honor, of Miss Dolly Mac-
Gavin. Miss MacGavin is one of the
most popular, of the' year's debutantes
and this affair Ms one of, several given
her :this season. - Miss Miller will not
; make . her formal bow to society for
another;year, and is appearing only at
informal affairs :this year. She will be
ra«3isto(lr a«3isto(l in receiving her guests on this
occasion by Miss MacGavin. and three
; or'four/othergirls of the younger set.
About 60 will be bidden in all.
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Mrs. Henry Clarence Breeden will be
hostess at a bridge party this afternoon
; giyeniin honor of her sister. Mrs. Wal
ton": Hedges.* who is a* visitor here at
present. Eight tables have been, .ar
ranged-for this afternoon, and another
'eight. 'will "be played tomorrow after- •
noon. -Together, the two parties make
' one*of (the largest card events of the
: «ea«on,f and both will be followed by
Informal 'teas, to which- a few-friends
who"; do • not 'play have • been . asked. Mrs.-
Breedeh's pruests •will be the society
' rriatronJP who ' -'.meet so often in each
others* homes for afternoons of the
popular game. /^pfflWP|W
Mrs. Philip Van Home Lansdale and
Miss Bertha Sidney Smith were at home
on/tVednesday afternoon and greeted
a\ great \ many friends . during . th« late
afternoon' hours;
.;/ Mrs. Henry; Ware Lyon.who is here
for a short .visit on her way to Boston
from Honolulu,: ; was y the- guest of
f rilnds ; at f the, Mare • island navy; yard
last f week ;and "was much 'entertained
Conditions in
'''- .-.Th^ California eokmittea wirsd th« felloirinr to its, eastern bureaa ia K»w*
Calif oraia, temperatures for the last 24 hours:
* Saairraaeisco .............. ..^.......[Minimum 47......Maxiaam j_B« V
§aa D1ej0.J... ....... ...r. Mlaimnm 50 Maximum \«4
Bank elf arias* for th» \u25a0*\u25a0•«» eadiaj Taratday aooa. Jaauaiy 2, 1308:
. Baa Traaoisco .1. 584,021,157.54 1907 ......$44,873,284.23. D« e . 41%
1906 44, 349,303. 27.. D«c. 41%
Los Aajelea ....; 8.421.150.00 1807 .. 11, 124,157.00.. Dec. 43%
Oakland .;.;..... 1,159,813.95 1907 3.966,333.29. .Doc. 70%
Saa J> »* t»V???y?T^ W7.gai.lo . 1907 234.279.05. .lao. 28^,
• Stockton .......... 323,327.75 1907 . . .'. . . K0 clsariac hctu*.
Sacramento 643,073.20 .1907 ...... STo clsarta? hona*. -
ToUl elearin»a ff or the week < la six California cities, 83 4, 366, 183. 34.
Work is belai pushed oa tie Los AnjaJ 9* aqueduct and th» Eli2»b»th Uk» taaael
portion^ of .tai"*nadertakia».ia complete* . The' work is b«ia» done at a aubstaatlal reduction
ea the estimates orifinallj furnished by the engineer*. .
The steel work and walls are completed on the Hanria estate hoildinj. la 1 California
L \u25a0*'••* ! near iDrumm^ San rraadsVo. ** This is a seven story e'fflce strnctnre 67:8*137 S fJt
and wiU cost 1200,000. The facia» U of cream pressed brick.
Smart Set
during her.Tfslt to her old home. : On
New Year's 'eve a large card party .was
Kiven by Lieutenant and Mrs. Graham,
In Mrs. Lyon's honor, which was at
tended by nearly all the ladtea and
officers at the navy yard.
/ •. *
Debutantes are eagerly awaiting the
luncheon planned for Wednesday next,
\u25a0which Mi«s Louise Boyd will yive in
her own home. Her gruest of honor will
be Miss Louisiana Foster of San Rafael,
who spends »: great* deal j>f h^r time in
San Francisco and is one of the tnost
popular of the younger set.
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One of the Claremont's largest din
ners on New Tear's eve waa that gtfven
by Miss Jennie Stone, whose guests
were 20 In number.^ They motpred over
to the clubhouse (late in the afternoon
and remained for the dance with which
the, evening ended. r
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carrlgan were
hosts at a informal reception on Xew
Year's day. given in the. home of Mrs.
Carrigan's : mother. Mrs. James XV.
Sperry. in Clay street. A" score of
friends called during the late after
noon hours, and eggnog and fruit cake
took the place of the customary tea
and bread and butter. Mrs. Sperry will
move next week to the new "horn* ,she
has been building in the Jordan ,»tf»ct.
where. Mr. and Mrs. Carrlgan /will'
her guests for some months.
• • • • .
One hundred of society's younger set
will gather at the Fairmont hotel to
night for the dance to be given by the
Delta chapter of the Delta Phi fraternity.
The young hosts give at least one for
mal dance every winter and- have
spared no pains to make tonight's
affair, perfect in every detail. Splendid
music has been engaged am! although
guests and hosts have not yet finished
their schooldays the dance will be as
formal as are_the*more mature
A receiving party of six matrons^ — Mrs.
Henry St. Goar.Mrs. Aaron Schlosts. Mrs.
Harold Maundrell. Mrs. Wendell Ham
mon, Mrs. Carrie Hechtmann and Mrs.
Edward Cutter— will meet the guests.
A supper "will be served at midnight,
after which there will be dancing for
another hour.
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I Warehouses Needed I
* : : _ — __. it.
F, I* Rockwood. former vlc« consul
Keneral at Bogota, writes to the bu
reau of manufactures from Panama,
calling: attention to the Importance of
bonded "warehouses at Panama |n which
to store sroods" for th© trade on tho
Paclflc coast of South America. "~ If a
sa}S that such warehouse? 1 would en
able American manufacturers to--keep
on hand at that point jroods to oho^r
prospective customer* and to fill orders
with on cable notice from the - home
office, thus "saving- more than a half of
the tlmw required to ship Articles from
the Interior manufacturing .points of
the United States to Pactfle 'South
American trade \u25a0 points. It would, also
a ttract the through travelers to ' Eu
rope, Who would see what was offered
them before zolnsr farther: and It
would brinx the American manufac
turer nearer his customers - and with
more satisfaction to them.