The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 4, 1895, Page 14

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, HURSDA GREAT SINGLE-TAX FIGHT. .AH Efforts to Be Concentrated " .on Capturing One Small State. “ON TO DELAWARE!” THE CRY. Propagandists Expect to Convert Voters Into Electing a Reform Leglislature. “0On-to Delaware!” is now the ery of the single:taxers of this City and of all other cities in the United States. The tiny State of Delaware, not so broad as many a county of California, nor so populous as many -a city of New England, has been | singled out by the thousands of single-tax believers in this éountry as their coming battle ground. 1t is hot because Delaware is the smallest of the States. populdtion is the -smallest—which 1t is not—that she, of. all others, has been | singled out as the most deserving of all the multitudeé of blessings—as the single- taxers themselves put it—that must follow theestablisliment of a commonwealth upon the principle of not taxing industries. But it isn't-a rnatter of merit at all, the mit, The people of Delaware are no more deserving than those of another State, per- ngs are to be gle-taxers win their battle. | > some hope of win- we have singled out H. F. Dessau, President Single-Tax Society. [From a photograph.] that State,” said James S. Reynolds, the newly elected treasurer of the Jocal league. +Wesee a chance for victory in Delaware. We beiieve we can capture the Delaware Legislature. ‘How a 1 it? By pulling political wires and build- ing political fences? Not by as largea ma- to have of the popular e on election day. “We are going to convert the people of Delaware. We are going to make them see what a plain, common-sense, business proposition this single-tax idea is. When we have converted enough of them they will do the rest. - Our fight is propaganda. ‘We have a logical, simple, business-like scheme to offer the people of Delaware. ‘We have. already a pretty strong contin- gent of converts in that State and a single- tax bill was seriously considerea by its last Tegislature. We propose now to unite all our forces on the one State. Do you know what that means? It will be no small movement, I can.assure you. We can send thousands of dollars, thousands of brilliant and tons of good litera- ture.into Delaw: “We-know ex; we know precisely how to go about the getting of it. Our campaign does not Tnean the sccuring of offices. It means single-tax legislation, That is our aim and curonly aim. Single-tax legislation will tell its own tale, its own arguments and furhish a living mple of the truth of the singié tax. y what we want, and “We want the extermination of taxes| and the apprapriation of the ground rent for the public revenues. Whatever party stands nearest this principle will have our ‘support, in Delaware or_anywhere else. The success of the plan of cities giving in- ducements to manufacturing plants is proof . enough of the beneficial effects of the single-tax. idea. When a city gives a bonus to induce 2 manufacturing plant to opérate within its limits—as even now it is proposed that San Francisco shall do— that ity is adopting a part of the pro- gramme proposed by the single-taxers. “Now we are fied that whenevera city or a State can be induced to adopt our whole programme, that is to make all in- dustries iree and unshackied, instead of H. M. Welcome, Secretary Single-Tax 5 Society. [From a photograph.] only the: one or two to which the special _bonuses are given, every adjoining city and State will be compelled to adopt the * same whole programme of unshackled in- dustries in sheer self-protection. “And so the single ‘tax, once firmly larited in even so small a State as that of elaware, will soon spread from State to -State until the last, very last, State shall have learned bow very foolish it is to tax and fine industries—the very industries that they want and for the getting of _which they often offer big cash prizes or other inducements. Adjust the laws so . thatitis.not an offense punishable with .a yearly fine to engage in manufacturing -or ‘any honest human industry and you will have no idle men on_the streets, We propose to prove that in Delaware.” The National single-tax move in Dela- ware was discussed pretty thoroughly at .thé annual meeting of the San Francisco society held in the Mills building Monday evening, and the fact that there was known to be a great fight on and that the follow- - ing year would probably be the most tell- . ing oue iu the history of the movementin for she isn't—nor that her | we going to capture | | population in & minority. this country doubtless had its effect on the selection of the society’s officers for the year. H.F. Dessau was elected firem- dent, F. W. Lynch vice-president, H. M. Welcome secretary, James 8. Reynolds treasurer and an executive committee composed of C. Barbour, James H. Barry, Joseph Leggett, Arthur McEwen, 8.1, Moffett, H. L. Please and C. C. Terrill. Most of these are young men, enthusias- tic in the movement. They are also, mostly, men of marked ability, and they will lead a vigorous policy in the coming campaign, “On to Delaware.”” This so- ciety will furnish funds, literature, speak- ers and enthusiasm for the fight, and if every city in the Union will be able to con- tribute as much of all of these as will San Francisco the victory in Delaware is a fore- gone conclusion, and the majority at the election is likely to be so large that some of the victory mav slop over a bit into Pennsylvania and Maryland. However, Maryland is a hard nut for the single taxers to crack. They have discov- ered this by experience. Indeed, it wasa Maryland man, the very one who inaugur- ated the Hyattsville (Md.) single-tax fight about four years ago, who first proposed the concentration upon Delaware. His name is Jackson H. Ralston. He was a Sacramento boy, was born and schooled there. But in after years he found himself a practicing attorney in the District of Columbia with a little home in the village of Hyattsville, eleven miles outside_of Washington. Now it occured to Mr. Ralston, who wasa devout single- taxer, that it would be a clever stroke of work to make Hyattsville a single-tax town. He had made his converts, and these succeeded 1n electing three members of the Town Board of five Trustees. Then the three framed a single-tax law, simply dropping the taxes on improvements and industries and taxing the land values. A couple of land speculators—those who held valuable land idle while the improvements single-tax people are candid enough to ad- | of other people increase its selling price— objected to the land tax and carried the matter to the Supreme Court. Then Hyautsville gained a National fame, but upon a constitutional technicality the Su- preme Court of Maryland overruled the efforts of Mr. Ralston and his friends. It appears now that there are no such constitutional provisions existing in Dela- ware, and the best lawyersin the party have declared their belief that there is not a line in the Delaware constitution that could possibly be construed as restricting the Legislature in any manner in the mat- ter of choosing this or that method of tax- ation. The campaign will begin at once and wili last for about fifteen months. The election does not take place until 1896, and the fact of the matter is that single-taxers, | though they would like to reap victory in Delaware and will work hard to that end, will be satisfied with their labors if they but make a hot fight and attract attention to their principles. In arecent letter to the Single-tax Courier, Mr. Ralston, in moving the attack on Delaware, thus sums up the advantages offered by that State: “One advantage Delaware possesses for practical work is smallness of population. ‘Within a limited area are gathered 160,000 people—less than the average population of a Congressional distric Chree-eighths of this number, or about 60,000 persons, are to be found within the limits of one city— Wilmington. The State contains other smaller cities, leaving the purely rural These condi- tions render a possible canvass of the State not an expensive undertaking. “‘Another favorable feature consists of the character of the population. The manufactures are largely of such nature as to call for the service of mechanics of in- telligence—men to whom the single-tax should peculiarly appeal. The colored population of Delaware is considerable, and, speaking from personal experience, I venture to say that the African race is peculiarly amenable to the single-tax doc- trine. / “A third reason why the State of Dela- ware offers an excellent field is, that a cer- tain amount of education has aiready been carried on within her borders, notably in New Castle. and a tavorable impression created in many quarters. The State thus possesses a nucleus from which growth will naturally proceed.” THO STEAMSHIPS ARRIE A Fatal Delay That Sent Mrs. Robert Irwin on Board the Colima. The Manzanillo Port Captain Re- ported That the Colima Was Not Seaworthy. The Oceanic steamship Alameda, (‘ap-! tain H. C. Morse, arrived yesterday twen- ty-three days from Sydney .and six days from Honolulu with forty-four cabin pas- sengers and sixty-six steerage passengers. Among the former was Graham Balfour of Apia, a cousin of Robert Louis Steven- son. He comes up on business and will not return to Samoa for several months. Mrs, Winslow, wife of Fleet Surgeon Wins- low of the flagship Philadelphia. and her two children came up from Honolulu. The Pacific Mail steamship Acapulco, Captain Searles, arrived yesterday twenty- four days from Panama. Among her cabin passengers was Robert Irwin, whose wife was lost in the ill-fated Colima. It was Mrs. Irwin’s intention to take passage on the steamer Colon, but an unfortunate de- cision at the last moment sent her aboard of the vessel that foundered with such a wholcsale waste of precious lives. Mr. Irwin, to make sure that his wife would hurry south on the Colon, that sailed the 18th of April, telegraphed to her April 5 from Tapachuld, State of Chiapes, Mexico, to be sure and start on that date, and to further hurry her away attempted a little deception by stating that he was sick. Mrs. Irwin received the telegram 'Agril 17, it having been mislaid some- Wi ere. The “'sick’’ report frightened her, and instead of hurrying aboard the Colon she used the precious day of grace ques- tioning her husband by wire regarding his health. She took the next boat, the Colima, and her desperate fight for life amid the floating lumber was the last of the unfortunate lady. ‘When the steamer disappeared she man- aged to get in the boat with Professor ‘Whiting, Miss Phelps and Mr. Suther- land. frail craft upset several times, but Mrs. Irwin nobly fought her way through the dashing wreckage and man- aged to get back in or on the boat. Suther- land says she was the “pluckiest little woman’’ he ever saw, and made a desper- ate fight for life before she was finally swallowed up by the awfal sea that heaved over and around them. Mrs. Irwin was taking down a large stock of jewelry for her husband, all of which was lost with her, and Irwin has returned to San Francisco to see whether lthe company will indemnify him for his oss. Mr. Irwin says that his wife was a splen- | $30,000, and they will did swimmer and able to remain on the surface of the water a long time, and that she was provided with a life preserver. He learned that she succeeded in getting ashore and died some distance inland from cxposure and privation. Persons now in Mexico, who were with her on_tne steamer, and people who knew herin Mex- ico, informed him positively that her body was found and buried on shore. Irwin states that just before the Colima left Manzanillo on her fatal trip the cap- tain of the port telegraphed the Secretary of War in the City of Mexico that the Pa- cific Mail steamship Colima was unsea- worthy by reason of the bad condition of her cargo, and that she appeared to be topheavy. The official was agprehensive of some disaster, and wired the Mexican capital for authority to retain the vessel. He gave Captain Taylor a copy of the tele- gram, which only hurried” that com- mander to sea. No answer came to the dispatch and the Colima went out to founder in the wild storm. Mr. Irwin is emphatic in his statement that these facts are true, and copies of the official telegram have been seen. MANY WAR ~ BUILDINGS. Extensive Improvements Un- der Way at Present at the Presidio. TO COST A HALF MILLION. Thirty-Flve Brick Structures Go- ing Up—A Forest by the Sea. New Sewerage. There is an adage among military men that when Uncle Sam wants to do a thing there’s nothing mean about him and he does it well. The scheme for the perma- nent improvement of the Presidio bears out the saying forcibly, for upon the work the sum of half a million dollars is being spent. No less than thirty-five new brick and stone structures are to be erected. Seven magnificent double barracks will house fourteen companies of infantry ; over twenty durable brick houses will be erected for the officers’ quarters. Even the horses will fare well. But Uncle Sam has thoughts beyond buildings and barracks. New roads for comfort and strategy are under way. A sewerage system is to be designed and con- structed that will be simply perfect. The (y, JULY 4, 1553 East with a reputation for the energy of his execution and for his ability. It is expected the Presidio will oughly modernized and rebuilt year at the least or eighteen months at the furthest. MRS. WATERSY’ ESTATE, A Will Executed During Incompetency | Filed for Probate by the Resid- uary Legatees. The will of Mrs. Elizabeth Waters, dis- posing of an estate valued at $80,000, was filed for probate yesterday. The executors are the sister and brother of the testatrix, and they are also the residuary legatees. The case of Mrs. Waters has been before the courts for some time on a petition for the guardianship of her person and estate on the ground that she was incompetent. The petition for guardianship was made on May 17, 1893, by Mrs. Susan Hines, the sister, and W, A. Beatty, the attorney. They alleged that Mrs. Waters was unable to manage her property by reason of her advanced age and the weakness of her in- tellect; that she could not transactany business, nor did she realize the value of money. That she could not and did not care for health, nor her comfort, and that her estate was liable to be ruined unless proper and competent people were put in charge of it. The application was allowed, but Mrs. Hines soon after applied fofand procured the removal of Beatty on the ground that the fundsof the estate had been misap- lied. Hezekiah Dow, Mrs. Waters’ Erother, was then put in Mr. Beatty's { place. It was not long after this change when the Union Trust Company applied for the guardianship of the old lady, upon the suggestion of tge neighbors in the vi- cinity of where she lived, the claim being be thor- within a ONE OF THE NEW BARRACK BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED AT THE PRESIDIO. Presidio will furnish water, gas and, in the future, even fuel for the soldiers. On the heights and along the valley boundaries of the coast, battalions of trees—great American pines will be planted to break the force of the ocean gales. This work has already commenced, and, in fact, three of the barracks, the water plant, sev- eral new roads and other leading details of the scheme of the War Department have already been completed or are well under way. A description of one of the double bar- racks that has just been finished will ap: ply to the other six remaining to be com- pleted. The front elevation herewith gives an | idea of the size of the structures. It con- tains two stories, with a_basement and at- tic. The frontage is about 144 feet, the depth 120 feet and the minimum height fifty feet. It stands upon a stone founda- tion—the stone being obtained from the Government quarries at Angel Island. The entire celfar and area floors are cov- ered with concrete. The walls are built of well-burned brick, and the facings are of pressed brick. The trimmings on all the five walls above the roofs are terra cotta. The basement contains twelve storeroom: On the first floor there are two soldiers dormitories, each 46x50 feet; two mess halls, each 33x30 feet; two kitchens, each 4 feet; two rooms for commissioned officers, and two company offices. S The second floor has two large dormi- tories, each 46x40 feet, and two smaller ones about 40 feet square each. Here are located barber-shops, tailor-shops and reading-rooms for the men. In the attic there are seven rooms, which for the pres- en* will be nsed as storerooms. Each building will accommodate two companies, ot about 120 men. Three of the seven double barracks are under way. Authorization to commence the others will be given soon. They are all to be located several hundred feet north of the old barracks’ buildings. At present there are thirteen wooden buildings used for officers’ quarters. Some of them were only recently built and will be allowed to stand awhile Jonger, but the others have to go. In_their place will be built twenty brick and stone buildings, at an aggregate cost of over $100,000, and they will be located on the sites of the present quarters. : The building plans of the improvement scheme also include the construction of at least six substantial stables. Two of the new stables will be for the Light Cavalry horses, two for squadron horses and two for the draft animals. The cost of these l’“"di"fii will aggregate located a short distatice east of the present stables, where the sites are now being graded prior to | laying foundations. Finally there will be several supply-stores and outhouses, cost- ing, perhaps, from §7000 to $10,000. The sanitation will keep pace with the high character of the other improvements. A perfect sewerage and drainage system with ocean outlets will be constructed ata cost of possibly $30,000—these figures be- ing subject to material decrease or increase as the plans finally adopted affect the cost. The erection of the new buildings and the tearing down of the old ones will ma- terially affect the ground plan of the post. An immense ravine fronting the new barracks site is now being filied in. The cost will go up into the thousands. When the rayine is filled and the old barracks re- moved, the parade ground will be double its present size. Then, in the list of expensive improve- ments is the tree purchasing and planting. When this has been accomplished the Pre- sidio will look thereafter like a forest, with broad roads cut through and open spaces for buildings and for the accom- plishment of military evolutions. Alceady a contract is about to be let for 66,000 pine It is required that the trees be , healthful, two-year-old pines, raised from seed planted in 1893-94.”" This army of pines will be received at the Presidio in the months of January, February and March of next year, and will be planted in single file along the outer boundaries of :x“el Presidio and along the neighboring ills. Following is a tabulated statement of the principal improvements contemplated. Estimated Improvement. Cost. Seven double barracks, at a cost of $40,000 each. Twenty brick officers, 100.000 Six brick and stone stabies ,000 20,000 15,000 To these splendid figures, for a full comprehension of the magnitude of the work should be added the cost of the great harbor defense guns to supersede the old guns now in use. Three of these new guns have already been delivered at Fort and Lime Points.” Others are expected. The entire building work is being done under the immediate supervision of Colo- nel Amos Kendall, the deputy quarter- made that she was not being properl treated. The application was not gmntec{ Mrs. Waters was, therefore, until her | death, on June 30, 1895, under the guar- | dianship of her brother and her sister. They now, acting as executors under a | will executed during her incompetency, present the will for probate. The will is dated May 13, 1895, and be- | yond specific bequests to the amount of | $20,000, left to friends in the East, she leaves her property to be equally divided between Susan H. Hines, her sister, and Hezekiah Dow, her brother, who are nom- inated executors without bonds. The will is signed with the mark of the testatrix, and the witnesses are Harriet A. Lewis of Oakland and Alice Carey of San Francisco. PROGRESS AT ICHMOND. Some More Buildings Going Up Despite the Sum- mer Season. A Committee of Interested Resi- dents to Push Street Mat- ters Through. The summer season has had some slight effect upon the building improvements in the Richmond District, but not a few new buildings are projected, and the finishing touches are being put on many already up. Contractor T. M. Lachlan has puta few more men at work on the construction of the carhouse of the Sutro Street Railway Company at Clement and Thirty-third streets. He has the timbers up for the first story. C. M. Stoltz is having a $2000 residence built on Tenth avenue, near California street, and J. S. Green one on Second ave- nue, near Clement street. Mr. Levy’s new house on Fourth avenue and Mrs. Froh- man’s on Second avenue are now receiving their last coats of paint. Joseph Peers is about to put up a two- story building on Point Lobosavenue,about opposite the new French Hospital. It will consist of a store and flats. He isalso con- templating the erection of several small cottages. A permanent committee, consisting of Messrs. J. C. Maloney, C. E. Corbly, J. H. Bond, N. McComas, John Meinert and Charles H. Hubbs, has been chosen by the Richmond District Improvement Associa- tion to push the various improvements urged by the club. These gentlemen are to visit the diiferent committees of the Board of Supervisors and use their best en- deavors to bring about a_realization of as much as possible of what is projected. Among the most important improve- ments now being advocated by the club are the proposed opening of Clay and Washington streets from First to Seventh avenues, and the regrading of Twenty- fourth avenue from the Presidio reserva- tion to the Golden Gate Park. The property-owners on Baker and Fell streets, in the immediate vicinity of the panhandle entrance to Golden Gate Park, are complaining, says the Banner, that the Mgrket—str_eet company has left wires and rails standing for several months on part of the abandoned Metro%olitan electric- road and also neglected the roadway be- tween the tracks. The district is thereby disfigured and a serious obstruction has been formed. The franchise has been for- feited by lapse of time, and the Market- street Railroad people say they do not in- tend to use the poles, wires or rails and that ‘“‘maybe” they will be removed soon. The property-owners are thinking of ap- pealing to the Supervisors, The kindergarten opened by Miss Jean- nette Lichtenstern in Gallagher Bros.’ building on Third avenue, near Clement street, has met with encouraging success. Over fifty children have been enrolled. Quite a number of Richmond people are camping out. C. R. Hawthorn and family are in the mountains near La Junta, Thomas G. Parker has a tent for his family at Larkspur, and Mrs. Ryan, with her daughter Miss Belle Ryan, are enjoying a vacation at Ktna Springs, Napa County. Miss Millie \an?! and her aunt, Miss Nettie Schwartz, have returned from Ukiah. Ernest Mehrtens has returned from a rustication at Harbin Springs, Lake County. e e Knights of St. Patrick. P. F. McCormick of the Hibernia Bank was in receipt of many congratulations from his friends yesterday, For the past two years he Las been secretary of the Knights of St. Patrick and retired a few days ago. At a special miet- ing of the orttnlnt{on he was presented with & magnificent gold watch, which bore the in- seription: “‘Presented to P.F. McCormick by the K. of 1895.” The presentation was made by President Jeremiah Deasy in a few ‘well-chosen words. ———— Onehunga. in New Zealand, had a woman Mayor last year. She wi; out the master-general in charge, a courteous, 1l competent officer who came here from thed sinking fund, but was not re-elected. ng debs of the town and added to the. CHURCH FOR ALL CLASSES, A Site Near Golden Gate Park Purchased for the Howard Sanctuary. PLANS FOR THE STRUCTURE. Architects Are Now Busy on De- signs for a Handsome Structure. A deed for » new building site at the southeast corner of Oak and Baker streets has been filed by the trustees of the Howard Presbyterian Church. Thedimen- sions of the lot are 125 by 100 feet and the cost §18,500. It is expected that in the autumn work on a fine structure, half stone and with stone front, at a cost of not less than $30,000, will be begun. It is in- tended that the audience-room and Sunday- school shall communicate, and, when thrown together, will afford a seating capacity of 1000. Architects are engaged upon plans, which will be submitted soon. The building is contingent upon the sale of the lot upon which the Howard Church now stands, but the trustees are satisfied that the sale will be made. It isin the hands of R. J. Mercer & Son, who hold the lot, which has a front of 115 feet on Mis- sion street, at $800 per front foot. No price has been placed uvon the old build- ing, but it was jocularly proposed by one of the friends of the church that the City purchase it for barracks for the Salvation Army. It 'is probable that whatever its use it will not he occupied by any Presbyterian agency, as within a radius of a few blocks are to be found five other institutions of that denomination—the Pacific Presby- terian Union Sunday-school, Mizpah Church, Calvary Presbyterian Church, the Gospel Mission, in charge of J. G. Chown, and the Christian Union Mission, under the auspices of the First Church. Rev. F. R. Farrand, the pastor of Howard Presbyterian Church and who will hoid the pastorate of the prospective one, is a comparative stranger in the City. He is 36 years old and a native of Kentucky. He graduated from Center College of that State in 1878, studied law for a short time, but, to use his own language, ‘‘concluded that he could be more useful to_ his fellow- man in the ministry,” and with that in view took a three years' course at the Western Theolugic«f Seminary at Alle- gheny, where he graduated in 1883. He held "pastorates at Clinton and Kirkville, Mo., and left the Southside Church at Pittsburg to accept a call to this City in November. His six years’ labors in that ch]urch were attended by remarkable re- sults. There was an average yearly addition of 100 persons to the membership, and the progress of the church in other lines was also Fhenomennh He favors ‘‘preaching the old-fashioned gospel as opposed to sen- sationalism, the divinity of Christ as opposed to Unitarianism, and hell as op- posed to Universalism.” ‘1 have found,” continued the young preacher, ““that the church where Christand him crucified is reached is the church that lives. Those aving sensationalism as a basis draw for a time, but soon go to pieces.” Referring to_the new church he said: “The change is made because, while the members are scattered pretty generally over the City the majority live in the locality chosen. There will T shiocianon for the founding of an institutional church in that vicinity, although if we were to remain here I shouid consider this a good field for such a church. We propose above ail things to make this a church for every- body, a place where rich and poor will meet. Iam strongly opposed to the prev- alent class distinctions in churches.”” The Bark Theobald Discharging a Cargo From the Far-Away North. The bark Theobald hauled into Howard- street wharf on Tuesday morning and is now engaged discharging Alaskan coal from Cooks Inlet. The vessel sailed for Alaskan waters in the latter part of last October and spent the winter in the land of the midnight sun. “There was no sun up there at midnight while we were there,” said Captain Swan of the Theobald yesterday. *Itwas pretty dark and the days were very short. When we left here many predicted that we wouid not reach our destination, owing to the roughness of the winter. The winter was by no means bad and there was not a time that the sea was not open for ships to o or come. We moved all our goods ashore and put up huts. The men built a road 4000 feet long and ran a tunnel in 260 feet in length, I think we have on board about 600 tons of coal. ‘“Instead of Alaska being a wild place in winter we found it no worse than I have seen it on this coast, except that it got considerably colder. Kachickmac Bay was where we were quartered. It is in sixty degrees north latitude and the mercury was generally down to eighteen degrees be- low zero." TEDERAL GRAND JURY. It Found Four Indictments Before Go- ing Out of Existence. The United States Grand Jury disbanded yesterday afternoon. Before doing so, votes of thanks to United States District Attorney Foote, Marshal Baldwin, Fore- man of the Jury A. Phelps and Secretary Charles Fonda were passed. When the jurors presented their final report, Judge i{uwley complimented them upon the faithful manner in which they had per- formed their duties. The last act of the Grand Jury .was to find four indictments. Three of them were given out and the fourth was placed on the secret file. It is said to be aimed at Barney Maguire, the mainstay of the greengoods’ ganF, who pleaded guilty two weeks ago. The others were against 8. S. Simon, ac- cused of selling unstamped cigars, and Ah Jung and Ah Chung, arrested for running an illicit opium factory at Irvington. Soldiers to Celebrate. The members of Light Battery A of the | National Guard have commenced elaborate preparations for a very notable anniversary celebration in their armory out on Pacific avenue. The affair will be held about the middle of this month. The Light Battery was organized away back in 1849 and is one of the oldest organizations in the California service. 0C000000! 900 Always FIRST Gail Borden ¢ Eagle Brand CONDENSED TI1ILK For 35 years the leading brand. It is the ® Best and dhe most cconomical THIS WEEK ONLY! 500 CAPES, 200 SILK WAISTS, AT HALF-PRICE. ARMAND CAILLEAU, 46-48 GEARY STREET, ICorner Grant Avenue. S ey AMERICAN WEEK © AT HALE'S. Hurrah, hurrah for America new, With her cottons and silks, and woolen goods too! Mills now all busy, our goods made here, t seems queer! And we'll bid goodby to the foreign stuff; Of outside labor we've had quite enough. To goods ot stamped with the red, white and ue, Adieu! And shout Hurrah for the woman new With her necktie and shirt and bloomers t00: American goods have come, while she holds sway, To stay. The store is closed to-day—the greatest day on the American calendar. By every means in our power let us keep alive the memories and traditions of .hllg fourth, THE ANNIVERSARY OF OUR PARTIAL INDEPENDENCE. For we are not yet wholly independent, nor will we be until we produce and manuiacture in America all that we require to live upon, giving employment to mills now idie and to our American artisans instead of employing the labor of foreign countries. Todemonstrate the superiority of Amer= ican made fabrics over foreign goods at the same prices, and to give an object les= son in real patriotism, we are devoting an entire week to the display of American goods only. Come and see the most hande somely decorated store on the Coast. American Silks. They cannot be equaled in quality, pats tern and finish by any foreign Silks at the same prices. Magnificent displays at silk counters, on center tables and in east show-window. Hereare six items from the Black Silk counter BLACK GROS GRALN, extraheavy, 7750 pure dye, 20 inches wide, supe- Yard .00 Dot equaled by any foreign p 31 —_— duction at the price Yard Tior to the $1 imported article. ... BLACK RHADAME SILK 21$1.25 rd BLACK FAILLE SILK, 23 inches, all silk and beautiful bright finis) inches wide, very superior qual: ity, and a special value a BLAC SATIN DUCHESS, unus- @1 .50 ually heavy, very lustrous finish - and every yard guaranteed....... Yard BLACK SATIN LUXOR, 21 inche: Tvide, & cuperbly made and fin-@]. 75 ished dress sik that we can = highly recommend.,... . Yard BLACK BROCADED SILK, 22 inches wide, a beautiful brocaded ETOS grain, in the large scroil de- signs which have been designed v .00 for tall wear; we have them twoed L —— nionths ahead of the season...... Yard American Ribbons. The Ribbon Department is a_very spes clal feature in this store. The stock is large enough to stock an ordinary store in itself and is for the most part of American manufacture. Advantage of trading at our Ribbon counters is an actual saving of 25 per cent. Just to show you, see these prices : SILK BABY RIBBON. 10-yard bolts. in ‘a1l color assortment and black: three qualities c, 12%5¢ and 15¢ Bolt HEAVY B QUALITY ALLSILK RIBBONS, Satin, Gros-Grain, Moire, Satin-edge and Cashmere, all color and black. 2 15 2 3 9 22 e Bc 7c 8c 10c1234c 15¢ 162/5¢ 20¢ 26¢ SATIN GROS-GRAIN RIBBON, all silk, butnot 5o heavy a qual all colors and black.. T 958 American Sewing Silk. We carry exclusively Beldlni Bros.” Silks, made by Carlson, Currier & Co. at Petaluma. One of the features of the store display this American week is a model of the warship Oregon made of 2630 spools of this silk. Italone is worth a visit to the store to see. American Blankets. And more than that—California and Ore~ gon Blankets—strictly all-wool blankets. ‘We have cheaper grades, but thescare all ‘wool, American wool. WHITE BLANKETS— 51bs., all wool. 6680 inches."...$5.00 pair 6 '« Ugdxsa o« TG00 « 7 « 76x8% “ kS « G690 “ 9« o« 78390 « “ 90 “ I et GRAY BLANKETS— 5 1bs., all wool, 60x76 inches. pair 5% “ 60x78 o “ 6 68x80 “ 7 % BEx84 “ 8 & T2x84 “ M5 T 76x80 - American Curtains, We don't have to go to England for S gham Curtains. In Wilkes- barre and Columbia, Pa., and in oth- er Eastern cities are produced two- thirds of the Nottinghams used in the United States. merican made Nottingham Lace Curtains cost. 8 yards by 40 inches 65¢ Pair rds by 46 inches. . 814 vards by 60 Inches. . 314 yards by 60 inches Pair American made Portieres, Table- Covers, Scrims, Curtainettes, Tapes= tries, etc., etc., in this department. American Wash Fabrics . Of course we have to keep in stock fall lines of imported wash, fabrics, but we can honestly say that for del> jeacy of coloring and loveliness of putterns mone of the old country eauties approach, for the price, the . new American wash fabric, Jaconet Duchess. We have JACONET DUCH: AMERICAN DUC AMERTCAN DRESS GINGHAMS, 10¢ AMIRICAN CORDED GINGHAMS 25¢ POLKA SORRENTO, a new member of the Sateen family in. great de- mand... .. .05, 250 BEAUTIFUL CHALLIES at. ‘121h0 And dozens of other enticing fabrics in this distinctively American department. : American Hosiery. Warranted fast dye and of very superior pearing qualities. BOYS' FAST-BLACK HOSE, wide, heavy rib. very heavy. made dou- ble wherever they can be made 80, cast-iron wearing qualities (almost) ... LADIES' FAST-BLACK HOSE, fine, plain, double beels, toes and soles: ladies tell us it is the best- wearing stocking we ever sold at the price.. ... shiei dl LADIES' TAN HOSE—Compare the - different shades of color with Ger- 25° 25° Pair man goods and see if America 33?"0 can't produce fine hosiery, pro) erly dyed. . st Pair Men’s Furnishings. UNDERWEAR— 5 MERINO SHIRTS ANsD DRAWERS. “’°E,’é;‘" RTS AND DRAW- oh assesa .75 - ALL-WOOL SH AR PrAWERdacn 2 1.00 to $2.50 Each SOX— MERINO, American made. COTTON. American l‘: P F e L ‘WOOL, American made. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS, : ; Pair to 50c Pair - R3¢ to 50¢ Pair -