The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 20, 1897, Page 30

30 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 1897. TAXPAYERS VIEW THE NEW RODFING Interested Citizens Visit the City Hall for In- spection. Mayor Phelan at Last Approves the Artific al Stone Over Corrugated Iron. Danzer of Fire Thoroughly Averte and Pienty of Light and V nti- lation Sscured. Many interested taxpayets are availing themselves of present opportunities for inspecting the new roof of the City Hall. So much hes been said against and in favor of the new plan of covering the mu- nicipal building that property-owners, who feel that after all they will have to foot the bills, are taking advantage of the chance to see the work while under way, so that they may judge of what the roof may be when it is completed. The contract is no small affair, as the extent of surface to be covered must be nearly three acres. Only a small part is completed, but all who have seen the re- sult of the plans when fully carried out have been entirely satisfied. At one time it seemed that Mayor Phelan would stand against Messrs, Creswell and Broderick, the other members of the Board of City Hall Commissioners, but an inspection of a finished cection of the roof comvinced him that a wise choice of material had been made. During the progress of the erection of the City Hall, extending over a period of some twenty-four years, it was found nec- essary to build the structure in sections, provided for periodically by legislative acts empowering the municipality o ap- vpropriate sufficient sums for the work. Owing to the uncertainty as to the char- acter of rcof-covering which would ulti- mately be adopted each section of the vuilding, when completed, was protected fiom the elements simply by a temporary roof of the rudest character, formed of or- dinary wooden supports, with sheets of corrugated iron on top. Section by section was thus finished, and while the entire structure stood com- Diete in every other respect the roo! was as above deser.bed. Tue present City Hall Commissioners havine convince: themselves that the mansard roof, as originally contemplated, was not the proper nor the practical cov- ering for the building, resolved finaily to place a roof which would be fireproof and enduring and appropriate in every re- sorct. Th'y were confronted by the faci that the City Hall, within which were situated so many court chumbers, County Clerk's offices and public and law librari s, with their precious contents, was covered by a thoroughiy dangerous and inflammable roof, consisting of hundreds of thousands of feet of lumber and a light metal top- ping, which stood in imminent dancer of destruciion by fire, and which would necessitate, if a fire occurred, the flooding of the building with water and the de- struction of its contents. Atter careful consideration of the many varied characters of roo!s suitabie for im- mense structures they re-olved finally to adopt a combinaton artificial stone and metal covering, supported by an extensive steel frame. The past experience of the City Hail Commis-icners has been that the metal To0f and gutters have been destroyed by people who, reaching the top of the struc- ture by stealth, have for their own profit appropriated large quantities of lead ana sheet copper, which acts were not at the time discovered and which injury was never known until the winter rains sud- denly came pouring down through the building. A siate covering which received thorough investigation was found not practicuble owing to the slight incline of the slopes, and because of the fact that such cavering would be subject to crack- ing by the walking of the workmen and otbers over ihe surface. The same ob- ivmfions were found applicable to the tile Toof. The asphalt and gravel covering was also given proper attention, and was much discossed, but having been found only suitable to a very flat surface, because oi the nature of materials that kind of roof was abandoned, The objectof the commission was to obtain for the building a rooi which would be imyerishable in case of fire, and woula provide excessive strength as against vibratory forces, such as wind or earthqnake, and also one. which would necessitaie the least repair, and, if in- jured, would be most easily remedied, ana one which would afford the facility of constant wa'king upon it by workmen or others, 'such as is necessarily demanded in every large building. _They therefore, after patient investiga- tion of the valve and capacity of the varied materials employed in buildins, found that of all the most lasting and mo3t desirable was artificial stone, par- ticularly when re-enforced by metal, They found that the exierience of tne past aiso pronounced artificial stone as almosc indestructible. The experience of architects and engi- neers shows that with age, unlike other materiais, artificial stone increases in strength and durability, and that the ex- pense of repairs to the City Hall roof, which in the past Las beea enormous, will be in the future, thro gh this system of roof, reduced t0a minimum. In fact, it will be almost nothing, as the roof is prac- ticaily a mouolith with an iron basis, The metal being embedded in the arti- ficial stone produces a roof so strong that upon it may be placed extraordinary weights, and any number of people walk. ing or romping upon its surface wiil not erack it or injure it in any way. A commendable feature of this roof is that the ordinary metal gutters, which in many builaings, 1o a more or less extent, stop up from the accumulation of debris snd dust in their contracied spaces and overflow, or are torn and distorted by ex- pansion and contraction, and injured by Jersons walking in or on them, have been abandoned. Great inclined slopes at the base of tke roof are formed of artificial stone of the same character, and a contia- uation of the roof delivers the water with greatest dispatch to the down piper, or in case of stoppage of the down pipes the water passes out in overflow pipes above ihe main cornice line. A great deck platiorm ‘rom 6 feet to 10 feet in wid.h is formed above the ridge of the roof, perforated with large glass lenses s:milar to those found in the sidewalks of the City, illuminating thoroughly the en- tire attic, and affording the means of ad- mitting light through proposed light wells from the attic to the various ballway floors of the building, which are now desti- tute of natura! light. The great steel framework, which sup- ports the artificial stone roof, consists of trusses, purlines and columns weighing 550 tons, 1s of the best modern tynpe, airy, substantial and so braced as to form the most rigid construction in conformity with the great buildinz beneath. Ample space is provided beneath this structure of steel for storage-rooms of the finest character, well lighted, and through tlie system of louvre ventilators around the deck line, extending over the sections | of the building, will afford pure air and an evenfitem perature. Much discussion has arisen relativa to the roof of the City Hall because of the departure of the Commissioners from the beaten track in rejecting the old types for the new. The artificial stone and concrete and metal combination construction, which to the ordinary person may seem an experiment, is by no means so. i This system of construction is taking the place of all other fire-proof materiais in building throughout the world for floors, for roofs and for roadbeds. A valuable addition to the construction of the roof is the running up of substan- tial frewalls every 100 feet. By this means it will not be possible for a fire to spread, even if one should accidentally break cut in one of these compariments. The Fire Department would be able to confine it to one section, and the damage would *therefore be slight, comparatively speaking. POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES. Young Ladies and Gentlemen Who Dis- tinguished Themselves. The following is a list of the graduates of the Polytechnic High School: Turee-year diplomas—Marie Barat Bernsteir, Bessie Brady, Alice Geo:ge Castagnetto, Ree Friedberg Greeubsum, Anita’ Ga low:y, Bessie Hann gan, Ma'y L Kilbourn, Blaliche Le Jeune, Rosella McKeon, Lottie Miller, Ancic Weil. Three-year ceilificates—Margaret Corkery, Jenny T. Kelly, John A. Mashall, Benjamin H. Pope, Henry S. Rountree, Charles Hoyt Sberman, Herbert Kuight Sturges, Brendan Townsend. Two-year diplomes—Louise M. Corinne L_Bailey, Loretto C. Barr, Mar Bourke, William Brandt, Caroline M. Bad raco, Mandelay Boyd, Louis J. Cloai, Joh? rnyn, Amy Clark, Maud Lillian Clark, Harry A. Cahalan, Aivin H. Cobieigh, Mamie E. Coi- fey, Mae F.'Corbeit, Jusnita M. Casullar, Wil- Liam J. Conneli, Mary Frances Doyle, Lucy L. Dunne, Rachael Dunn, Gertrude M. Dogget, Fritz L. Dettman, Margaret Dickinson, Jeanné E. Dotia, Ernest buden, Carrie Ehrlich, Carc- line M. Eiben, Adoiph kreudenberg, Barnard J. Hirsch, Elsie V. Hnmmond, Bessic Hender- n, Margaret E. jackson, Mary Krogh, Lewis M. Kalisky, James W. Keyston, Louis Levy, Charles D Lowe, Gertrude J. Leary, Lizzie MeCaho, Daniel Murphy, Marion B. McAulay, Gerirade k. Norton, Ros Newfieid, John b, y, Leah Jasamajou, Lawrene: olan, Hugo Newfield, Dorothea’ Olinsky Catherine C. Peterson, Alice E. Power, Georg: Autonetie M. Paneils, Alexander C. Pe- Peterson, Isu J. Rustemeyer, chloss, Julia F. grue, May B. SUNGYSIDERS AT WORK, Want Their Distr ct to Recive Its Share of Improve- ments. Petition for More E cctric L'ghts end | to Have Streets Cut Through at Once. Property-owners at Sunnyside believe they have not been receiving a fair share of the improvements made by the Ciiy, and they Lave united to take vigorous action for improving their neighborhood. The Sunnysite District Improvement Club is taking steps to have Sunnyside better lighted with electric lights and to have the streets cut through and better communication made with the adjoining localities. The ciub hasa membership at present of over eighty names«. Kollowing are the officers: President, Euzene Dasse; vice- president, Charles Miller; secretary, Jo- seph Mazeau; treasurer, William Imgar- | ten. Within 1wo weeks delegates will be invited from the different clubs in the vicinity to bo.d a general m eting and petition the San Francisco and Mateo Klectric Railway Company to es- tablish a ten-minute car service between Thirtieth street and Ocean View. At a recent meeting a committee con- sisting of Eugene Dasse, John Bar- rett and John Hicks was appoined to visit Adolph Sutro with a request to have Bunnyside avenue cut_through his prop- erty to the Ocean road. Steps were also teken to have the Supervisors order Congo street cut through from Circular avenue across the Southern Pacific track to the San Jose road. At present the only means of ingress to and egrees from the Sunnyside district is by Circular avenue. Stephen Bassett, as a committee of one, busy circulating a petition to the Super- visors to locate eiectric lights at the fol- lowing plac's in the district: Sunnyside avenue between Baden and Congo streets, Bunnyside avenue between Congo and Detroit streets, and Suunys.de avenue be- tween Detroit ana Edna streets. ——— Contest of Strei’s Will, John H. Strei has filed a contest to the validity of the supposed and pretended lost will and testament of his late father, G. L. W. Strei. The estate 15 said to be worth $30,000, and the tesiator's daughter, Lisetta E. Fritz, and Johu H. Strel were cut off with small allowances. The contest is bised on alleged undue influence on the pari of persons un- known 10 the contestant. SRar g Zanganel!l Wanis to Cater. Vincer.zo Zanganelli has sued Madame Louls Long and Edward Fluisch to have determined their right to prevert him from engaging in the restaurant business in this City. He says they threaien to sue him if he attempts to open 8 boarding-house in the neighborhood of iheir place, 239 O'Farrell sirect, aud he asks them 10 show by wiat authorily they offer this menace to his r-ghts as a citizen. NEW TO-DAY. R The things that people see are in- side of them and not outside. No two people see the same thing exactly alike. One woman may look out at a beau- tifal landscape and sec all the beauty and restfulness and dness that there 1sinit. Anotherone will look out at the same scene and see nothing. One will find enjoyment in a brilliant company, in music, in dancing, in an exquisitely prepared dinner. Another will enjoy these things balf as much —an- other not at all. The things that people see are inside them. What one sees and what one enjoys depends apon the bodily Nndition—d‘c’pendn upon the capacity for enjoyment —depends upon the health and the vitality. The sick man has pain or dis- eomfort so impressed upon him that he has no time to think of much else. A weak man has all he can do to struggle for mere existence. He has no strength to use in rocuring pleasure. His performances are imited by his strength. He can do only a few things so he can enjoy only a few things. The man who is periimy well and vigorous enjpx'i life to the full. “The bed- rizg:n invalid enjoys it not at all. The man who is half sick and half well gets out of life about half what he ought to. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery makes ople well. It doesn't do it in a miracu- e way. There isn’t anything unnatural about it—it is the most natural thing in the world. It simply puts the digestive organs, the stomach, the liver, the bowels, in per. fect order and thereby makes the blood ure and rich. It doesn’t have to do any- ing else. Nature does all the rest. All diseases live and thrive on impure blood. Keep a stream of pure, rich, red blood flow- into a diseased spot, and the disease 1 not stay. A man lives on rich, pure blood, and disease dies on it. That's the difference. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery makes pute, rich blood — makes men and women strong and he-llhg; brings good appetite, good digestion and builds up solid, bealthy flesh. Address with 21 cents in one-cent stamps, to gover cost of mailing oxby, World's Dispensary Medical Association, 0, N.V...and get a free sopy of the People’s Medicak Adviser—1io08 pages. San | HALE BROS. 84333 EL 8 & 1 | | X3 ELET LT LT ERR ! HALE BROS. 1 2 EVER, THE: FIT, WEAR AND SATISFACTION. MARKET-STREET EN IRANCE. HALE BROS. 1 SEAM SLIPS ON OME, T NONE BUT SALE XPERIENCED EYES COULD TELL THEM COUNTERS AT END OF HALE BROS ! ©00000000000000000000000 000000000000 000000000000 000000000000 000000000000 000000 000000000000 000000 000000 0000000 TWO GREAT BUYING OPPORTUNITIES 4 OVER 1200 CORSETS PURCHASED AT A SACRIFICE. £ DAMAGES ARE SO SLIG NCNE SOLD TO DEALERS. GREASE SPOTS ON OTHERS. HOW- PERFECT IN AISLE RIGHT OF 328 £ 1S, coutil covere !, well boned, long waist, AIRS LADIES’ 50c DRAB COR- | 370 PAIRS BLACK, DRAB o extia ong waist, were made 10 seil at 75¢ ¢nl WHITE. | 556 PAIRS BLACK SATEEN COVERED ! CORSETS. horn bored, rxtra long walst, 5 HALE BROS i | i l I |Across the Ocean. CLOAK DEP’T { OUTING| LADIES'WRAP- eams all| PERS—Same as pie- bound and larped, ai|<ure, pat siéeves, Jajt e linen, fly front,|skirt, perfect fit, well mixed effects, ail madé. 1Thisisa'regu- sizes. This sult hever lac 75¢ Wrapper. s0.d for less than £5.Sizes 34 to 44, This Stylish, perfectfit and sale begins at 8 a. a fine for vacaiion. Very and lasts until sll are svecial, same as cut. |sold. $2.49 EACH. ' 49©c Hach. LADIES' TAN MELTON CLOTH JACKETS — lined, _fly The most 00000000000 F e i1k front, velvet collur. populer jacket in the depart- .00 2909 To006d T T Each Some more of our great $3 95 Wool Out- {0 ing Suits have arrived. o SERGE SKTRTS—Black or navy, thoroughly lined and bound, hangs well, fits well, 100ks well and wears well. Signal :ale... $350 DO ch THE ART DEPT. (In the Rear of Store). PE TABLE ches square, 3- fringe, assorted coiors. 1C Eaen. ! - 123 | FELT LAMBREQUINS — For ‘mantels, 13 Inches wide, pliqu- d ‘and embroidered. nal Sa‘e Price.. ; DENIM CUSHIO; inches squars Plain stampe A Tinced, _15e E Tinted and appiiqued.25¢ Each JAPANE: COVE | inen | ABOUT | iCORSETS. | I m,l-r_:n,m»o ‘ [ | people are’ em- making ngland | France. it is e | tmated over 60, | | V00.000 corsets 5 hooks ~ale price— #1, boned with horu bune. S le price— | hooks, silk- lgbrwd-fl'—d. u$ g&l. Sale price 29c PAIR. 39c PAIR. 49c PAIR. pay | ANNUAL TRADE SALE OF TABRLE LINGNS. Our Celifornia Stores are the heaviest buyers of Linens west of the Rocki ‘We buy Linens from the manufacturer in Europe, pay | cash, freight and tariff, but NO JOBBER'S PROFITS. As aconseque ce we are in a position to sell Linens at retail for the same pric:s wholesale jobbers asl ther merchants. Our combination import o:der arrived last week. Result the inauguration of our Annual Trade e ers ask of PO ~ e | Sale of Linens. Prices speak volumes. Consid:r quality in comparison | | BLEACHED TAR DAMASK—Not & threal of cotten in the lot, BLEACHED LINEN NAPKINS—Direct imporiation means_saving | firm, close weave, even threads of purest ‘inen. The kind that weurs and | yon the jobber's profit and more on every item you buy of us. Napkius d the Horn Puys 10 buy. _Elegant patterns in new designs Drought Across the uceun by Hale's. Three-quarter or Dinner siz oo ——— inches wide 3 400 Yard | Xo 1 %1..5 Dozen Lo No. 4 %2.00 Dozen o inches wide cireeenB0C Yaid | o 2. s Y Dozen Lot No. 5.........8 Dozen BLACK DRESS inches wide. ; 1856 Yara f % 8175 Doxm Lot No. 8 S50 voren 4 = = PURE LINE JRBE R ASH—Bleached, ev. rv GOODS UNBLEACHED TABLE DAMASK Soon bleaches ont. Muon su. | AL PURE LINEN ABSORBENT CRASH._Bleached, ov 1/ e perior grades than you ususlly ge. for the money. Fine for ordinary wear: | iheas 1Lk SKira heavy, a fine toweling o el —_— | 56 inch prfatinsiine et 't o Ry | s a & % B £ BLARE e ol i 9B 6J ineh (Purs Line 35¢ Yard | ALL LINEN HUCK TOWKLS—_Colored border aud fringed, a SR L I TS — = 'Kood 1 18236 Liches Thiyls our 1214c towei on . skirs ai d suits Signal Sale Yard | Theselinens are VALUES you cannot duplicate In this city. Bl tor Signal Ssle Syt o 2{ BLACK FIGURED MOHAIR-16 E(C| rurgEY-R e g g bac SN e 3 1 2 ED TAELE LINEN—Here's agood one, The width C | BLEACHED TURKISH TOWEL: oft tinished, 40 dozen to go ‘ ° picces aud all dierent, £ esh :"Rfl 18 enough said--55' iach. On sale for e tasc weekt of Sigant 2 on Sale M.uday, Z1xd3 nciies beavy. absor eat and closely WL Signal Sale. .. e o : Fata | | woveo. Our 1550 Sowel ap sete S e e ! Efowel: = = | efo BLACK WOOL AND MOmaIR == s s = = = i OV ELTY - Fancy figured and 75¢ TWENTY SPECIALS TIHAT SIZZLE AND SMART. floral designs, 4 inches wide, J |- - i < e —— ~ — —— e i e & N e Tere's astarter! A Ii.t 5 455 ya ds of Fancy Gros | | it il ety Yard | sproN shirlwiod t B000 yards in FANCY ae ondres sbk e - SPECIAL MIDSUMMER SALE | PIER N, CLOTH _Taised w lthe ptle, blue or brown shades, pretty des; and| £ | o e e | over 20 yands 1o oas us| 47| price Ficayars onsaie. | Yord | oa e with cacae and 1t 1s 10 _ lomer o] Yo | RISK | Whisk Brooms gooil (0 astar vaive. Yard | = = - ones 100 & susppy lictle )| f:056 mien ot Coffto Jor | BROOMS |varguin from the bazaar...| Each > sale (over 10.000 yards): | BRGONS . : 1 acly CALICO ‘iwas & al we | Gents' Summer-welght, 1 Vought the wiele lot; loe | | Wook mixed "+ nderwear; INDIGO you to-moirow; ind!go’ UNDER- we suatched ‘em p in & Brue, in neat ngures afi o, 53 dasen . the tots Ll stripes. Only %5 yurdsto| WEAR silk-bound; sizes 34 to 10 ()C 7 ) e & customer | {in shir.s and 32 10 48 in, O« ° v ¥ s - |drawers. Very special G 't | 1500 yards at +xacily 1086 pais n ail: & very i o half price; these identical LADIES' |heavy black cotion stoc. | — ki | corLrar @ iald 0 ihm e e o v | vopu.ur dress skir HOSE Coutle soles ai.d .0es: your| 1 1C i ived. B um mxanmLrRy raxss gqo| CHECKS |leRih e 57 Jouiiesoisaid oo sl 91| A mew lot just arrived. Buy Qi wide, same as cai No. 1 2 et “As theiiiress Gooda} u"lrwm....;.:.;“;wm maicf now for vacation. UILES—Same s o 80° YT T BOYS’ n acrinn G, seuin ( | = ol i el sl ST ety ROSE bovs, double knees; sizes| 1D° | MUSLIN VIOLETS, 2 dozen for.. L8a | I heavy, extra strong, same C o Dinsiad il | g 61010, Special Fair | MUSLIN VIOLET~, 3 dozen for. i 8%e as cut No. 2. 1) RIBBON new bows tied free off ©QC 815¢ | dd b | " |churge auring this n:»‘ 23 40 jars of fine Derby | MUSLIY AND VELVET VIOLETS | The «ntire lot at . Yord | pOR- |Por.ieres. 814 yards by 50 : ozen for. A e 250 | ABOUT LINENS. - e MIEKE inches: 8 x00d colors in 33 | ROSE MONTURLS (3 roses aud 1 bud) 35¢ 3 cady to use: the Dea SALE Telly designs: 40 pair| DS | [ | o adiElENEE | PILLOW |muke o theworid,' vers ety s bl e Par | — = . beavy musiin; 2-inco hem R — the threads are | ¢ 4o - g ey E | _“T.jtop S atloners’; 24 DT : ol i CASES dry { oned; tora by hand L 2ol 10 S A even, the weave Hd Vs o WRITING [shee:s of paper and 24 en. | fne and cloxe, the b el Velop s Ih & uox. Signa ) 4 4| S\ . colorshould’ 1 ST et ; pertectly white, | E - =i | - o - The Dolan luase 7o combl nation sale | e o hEE B aatns [ | Great quanti ies | oe Conmais of a bix TOILET |let Soap lugily yerfumed,| ] 5c | ENAMEL SHIRT wa st SETS, the | Eomerimes ® uat | VraSH tod Swiss © rgandes: iot SO0AP alsace | "Box| Saleprice:. | 0 mare an’} 1w ia s miscoraneots i —— | ferior tavric sa- | GOODS of iinen fl—r'wm:‘;nn!l\)': o SHELL SIDE COMBS, fancy top, per 10 ab e and 10 give it stripes); over 2000 yaris| mC T T R T R e i | &t o gioss n the lot. On sale withou| | | e NEe and hardiness reerve at Yard | FANCY SILK BELTING, p'aid eff.cts, reC Shar disappears | = — |72 "nches wide: the 82c fiue on swe 4O A st 4 this week at - ot canven Yard Washing. . The | WASH |PRi. ihe laics for sash | . Thr.ads saust have oo ses Fbetore o (INCORPORATED] il e e £ awir-'ise round- | GOODS purchase it's new: 3 C OSTRIC. FE A 0AS—Elegant .5 | hessand ‘be tree | fitnes wice. - ar naws| 149/937-945 Market Street, 5. all silk ribbon ends. O saicat B4 Py 03 By Eail. | tr.m fuza tor..... foee %8 o Yard SAN rRANCISCO. §3, #8375 and .. eenee vase: Eaca % : NS F 8 S B e e T e g e g S S e R p e p R PR LR ZEF 03 Last Gall for the Whist Gongress | at Put-in Bay. ‘ The long cherished wish of the founder of the American Whist League will soon be | | realized. The wnist world will soon gather at nome on aa island, the most beautiful on the great chain of lekes. Between July 5 and | 10 the si.ent game will be enthroned sbove the surrounding waters of Lake Erie, where its devotees may render homage free from the cares of the outer world. { Tne picturesque surroundings, the refresh- | ing lzke breezes and the life-giving air shouid cause the battles of intellect at Put-in Bay to be especially bril.iant. The contests will be couducted in comfort. There will be less trials of physical endurance at the seventn congress. and more of an outing of social, congental spirits, of which the different clubs are com- posed. New acquaintances will be forme 0id friendships will be renewed. The ex- change of reminiscences, the exploration of the island, the tests of skill, the yachiing regatta and novel features already prepared for the coming congress will make the event one loug o be remember.d. Hotel Victory, the home of the congress this year, is a magnificent structure. Itissituated | in the southeastern part of the island | and faces the lake eighty feet below. The grounds are spacious and slope to the beauti- ful beach. The rooms are large and airy and the cuisine is strictly first class. One thousand | guests can be cared for in comfort, and the | | managemeut promises to give visiting whist- ers the very best ol attention. | During the week of tue congress, the Inter- Lake Yachting Association, made up of clubs along the laskes, will hold its annual regatia off Put-in Bay. The races will be started each morning, one or 1wo of which will probably be held within view of the hotel. Un the even- ing of Monday, July 5, the dey before the con- gress formally opens, they will hold a bail in | the suditorium of the hotel, to which the whisters who care to participate will be cordi- | aily invited. | | | The yachtsmen fn their uniforms and the decorations of the room will give quite a nau- tical aspect to the eveni. A number of the yacht-owners are memters of the whist clubs and expect to keep open house aboard their boats durlug the congress. A concession has been made by the railway | companies of this country and Canads under which, by paying a siugle full fare irom any point to Toledo, a ticket may be obiainea, to- gether with a certificate, which, after being | presented at the information bureau at tne congress and being countersigned there, will enable the original buyer to secure return trausportation at the Toledo ticket office over tue same route by payment of one-third of a single fare, making one aud one-third fare for | theround journey. The trip from Toledo to | the islands is made by boat, which leaves the | landing at the fooi of Madison sireeteach | moruing at 9:30 o'clock. The fare for mem- bers of the league will be 75 cents for the round trip. Tickets may be purchased on the | steawers. Circulars giving details about pro- curing ratiroad transportation have been sent 10 the secretaries of the verious whist clubs. Quarters at Hotel Victory may be reserved by communicating with L. G. Parker of the in- formation bureau, at room 8, L. 8. & M.S. general office building, Toledo. It wouid be well for all who expect to attend 10 notify him | s early as possible, giving date of arrival and details about kind of room, rate, ete. About | fifty rocms have already been engaged, quite s | number of members having indicated their | intention of taking their families. The information will greatly aid the com- mittee on arrangements and hotel manage- ment in perfecting plans for the welfare of all, From the present outlook the congress is to be quite largely attended and it is greatly de- sired that all be located satisfactorily. Mrs. T. H. Andrews of Philadelphis, Mrs. Clarence Brown of Toledo and Mrs. Susan Bid- die of Detroit have vers kindly sssented to ihe request that they act asa committee to look after the wellare of the iadies who will be in witendance. Their comfort is therefore | assured.—Toledo Blade. Hon. George L. Bunn. Every one of our readers that ever, heard of this wonderful expert whisi-player will reaa with delight the fo'lowing editorial in the June number of Whist: A NOTABLE ADDITION TO OUR STAFP. We congratulate ourselves and our readers upon having arranged with George L. Bunn, the well-known wnist expert, to take charge of our “Whist Catechism” department. As & player he ranis with the finest in the country, and his powers of masterly analysis have | earned him & well-deserved and weil-estab- lished reputation. No department of this | journal more fully combines the features of present futerest and permanent value than the “Whist Catechism,” and itcould not possi- biy be in more capable care. Mr. Bunn's ac- knowiedged ability is now at the service of our readers, through these columus, and they could not have & sounder authority to which to refer ¢s adviser, or as referee in disputed points of play. Sample copies of this journal will always be sent free by addressing & letter to the whist editor of THE CALL. Whist Editors Not Up to Date. We notice in some of the Eastern exchanges the whist editors use the old antiquated way of locating the players of a whist deal by using he letters A, 1, Y, Z. Cert.inly none but the writers of these articies, and it is doubtful if they, can tell anything about the positions they occupy at a whist table, or how the play SR s HOTEL VICTORIA AT PUT-IN BAY, Where the Seventh Whist Congress Will Be Held. geam in front of them. The up-to-date whist | writers use the potnts of the compass, South, West, North, East. Another thing they dou’t seem to-understand that the cards are gener- ally mentioned in the regular order of spades, hearts, clubs and diamouds. Jt is none of our affair how others conduct their whist de- parument, but we like 1o see editors Who pre- tend to write whist articies up-to-date and not be the laughingstock of the whistcom- munity. Mrs. M. S. denks in the Inter Ocean. We are always pleased to say something nice about a bright, brilliant woman whister. Mrs. M. S. Jenks is one of them, and a whist teacher and writer of more than average ability. Herreputation as such extends as far West as the Pacific. Tracesof her good work we often run across. Mrs. Jenks was one of if not the first to advocate the introduction of whist in our private schoolsas a scientific mental training. In a recent articie she says: A student asks if the advice In last Sunday issue of the Inier Ocean means that whist can be lesrned without first mastering ihe rules. This s exactly what is meant. The game was invented hefore the rules were formed: why should notthe most perfect understunding of it come (hro. gh a study of l:s phllosophy rather than stiempting to memorize a number of Tules with ittle o no ides of their real meaning? As & premise, take the long-suit theory, and with & few principles and gulding rules master this one phase of the game. After his has been accumplished the many rules, with their lutricate excep:ions, will come | Boes without they nave a guide, pilot, or dia- | | contents [uch 13 piayed every 1uesday nighiin comparatively easy, azd it Is my con-| vict.on, afier many years of whist teach- fog. thet students who adopt this method of Dursult will not only outrun the rule-plouders but Wil mase really brilliant piayers. 'Ihere is some- thlng 10 hold the attention when every player 1s | intent u.on some fixed purpose, especially if this 1andabie purpose is to bring in a long suit. Ever: muve s observed in theugnifal shience. Suits are located, valuabie Lnference as to position of trump strength is eagerly looke! for, the value of the finesse Is weighea. (h- weak points are foriified | aud the strong oves put to good use. A few foun- dation rules are certainly hecessary 1o this method of study, a geueral know edge of leads for establishing long suits or o second-pand mansge- | ment to help or :e:ard, whichever it may be. | The cla m 18 that with ¢very faculty of the mind on the alert 10 bring about a esired resuit the m-thods necessay for his accomplishment will be s ugges:ed at every step. Whist in the Schools of New York. T. E. Otis of East Orange, N. J., a director in | the American Whist Congress, aud oue of the most able whist writers in this country, says in one of his wnist articles in the Newark Evening News: ‘The programme of a “charity” whist in Newark consist: of caids. prizes and a bell, which 1s the moving 10rce of & ro m full of women engaged in a parody. Without the prizes which are awarded 10 those who can play their cards the mos: quickly, It 1s & question if this metnod of entertainme: would receive so much support. The only requi W sites necessary to be a prize-winner In this gawe | I8 1o be mble 10 rapidly place tbe cards upon the | tabie. It is purely an athbletic priormance w.th- cut the requirement of meotal effort. Mostof the women who indulge in this performance wou'd absoluteiy refuse to purchase a lottery ticket, yet the only difference between the two is the name. This criticism is for the purjose of showing the participants that whist Is not played upou these | occasions. The motiv- of the orizinators of these | entertainments 18 praiseworthy, and if the women | who support them do so for sweet cLarl y's sake | only they will not be averse Lo ind Iging iu the play of that form of whist which is dignified and intellectual, as it should te. If mouey can only be secured for charitable objects by meeting to play cards wi b an auxi.ary in. entive of prizes to the winners it would be more compaiible with the natural loteliectual condition of the wen aud women of this country to jlay & form of whist | from which the elemeut of luck Is e.iminatea or to play progressi euchre, in which very little thought 18 necessary. In some of the schools of New York City the study of scientific whist has been introduced for the purpose of mind-iraining. and it is a3 valuable in this respect as algebra and other mathematical studies. Knowing this, does it Lot seem absurd to make a paredy of the game, rs do all those wno meet 1o play “piogressive whist?’ it would seem ridiculous 10 hear of & poriy of women and men meetinz 10 play jro.ressive alzebra. each one placing upon paper the letters and numerals as quickly us the hand can act. 1t wouid be very far removed fiom an Intelligent performance, and yet YOu meariv appro.ch this line of actlon in your Progressive whist games. Organize compass whist {could dream of. | may be ol ed at each tuble, a the Trist Tuplicate Whist Cluo— receive the help and eocouragement of the men | Who und:rstand what good whis: means. Whist at Harvard University. We have frequently been asked for a sched- ule for & three-table game. The Harvard Col lege system is an excellent one, as given by John T. Mitchell. In Mitchell's new book on “Dup.icate Whist” you will find a schedule for amost every whist game that & person Tue sbove System is as follows: The three-tab'e game devised by the Hurvard Whist Club Is probsbly the best method for play- ing three pairs against three pairs. gressive game in which the hands remain on the table ard the players of one side move in one direction while the opposing side take (he othi r direction. In star:ing ali the players of one side take the north and south seats, while the oppos tug side take the east and west. Afier playin : an agrecd number of haads the players change to the opposite seats ai the ncx: table, one side OINg to the lefu and the other to the right, and whe: thev have played that ser of hands one round has been completed, e ch side huving piaved all the hands the same iumber of times. If this process Is gone through three times each pair on euchside will hiv- met cvery psir on the other side the same numb r of :imes The fol ow- ing disgram will i lusira e movement of the teams, with two b_ards to ea; Tab; Vs vs. It thereis not time for game can be stopp.d just as wiil twenty-our. Or if that be 100 m: 1 6 5 2 u 5 i 5 3 1 6 1 e -six hands the at the end of one board only d that w.il pay with eighteen handi. Whistlets, A very interesting mateh took place Wednes- day evening last in the rooms of the Trist Dupiicate Whist Clubbetween the crack teams of San Francisco Club (George E. Bates cap- tain, Moreton, Dr. W. L. Lovegrove and Meyer) and the Californla (Captain H. C. Rich- ards, Professor C. H. Howard, D. R. Wilson and H. P. Tyson). The letter did not show up and our whaist editor, at the eleventh hour, acted as substitute, causing a defeat of the team by & margin of three tricks. The matcn was one of the most interesting that has taken the schedu e Lhrong Itisajro- | to the bad condition of sewers at tue cor ner of Folsom street and Precita and Tieat avenues. A petition was ordered drawn for the grading of Wolf street. bout $100 was collected for attorney’s fees in the suit of the People vs. the South- n Pacific Railroad for the extensfon of cars irom Twenty-sixth street to Precita | avenue. A committee was appointed to urge the Finance Committee of the Board of Super- visors to appropriate $3000 for the grading and lcaming of Bernal Heights in Precita Valley. Quite a discussion arose as to whether | Peterson’s and Poech’s tanneries, located on Harrison and Army streets, should be removed, but the question was finally voted down. A petition was ordered drawn for the gruding of Folsom street, from Ripley to Crescent avenue. This will make an out- iet to Holly Park e | Ina recentiy desizned door lock tha kev fits in:o the end of the doorknob, and | there iz no other kevhole. SEW TO-DAY F gk kA Ak ARk KA % ‘ THc CREDIT HOUSE” ¥ | Roman elegance, American sim- plicity—ancient art and modern | ¥ utility—parlor comfort for little | ® money. This Roman chair is in natural oak, mahogany and the ar- tistic green oak ; upholstered in neat designs. | Dining Table, G-foot extension, @ 420 with braced iegs. ity — A cottage bedroom set of seven | 1and she will visit C: place in many a day. A return match is plec s, everything 8 9:75 AP \EIEaa T Derhaps as good as you waat. LI Amatch for the Rideout trophy took piace | last evening in the rooms of tue Petaluma | I Meisl Beds real comfort, ciean: Whist Club, at Petalumn, between their club | pull loose, white enamel, ®4:%0 and a team from the Trist Duplicate Whist | brass trimmings, all si . 9 | Club of this City, captained by Professor C. H. | Hdoward. The balance of the team is com. | X Our 4-Room Outfit solves tho posed of Jouathan Curtis, John G. Satton and | quaccl sl ouLE o @500 J. Hall Lewis. The match was not finished Plete outh Custs BUb. ........ © § 9— when this article went to press. | Miss Kate Wheelock. known 3 : P ation ahout the | ¥ 3 Houses Furnished Complete. world as the Whist Queen, sailed for Europe yesterday on the Furnessis. Many of the lady whisters of the Trist Duplicate and San Fran- cisco Whist clubs united in sending her a tele. gram wishing ner a pleasant voyage and ssfe return. During Miss Wheelock's visit in Eng- vendish, Sir William Pole and Major-General Drayson FOR PRECITA VALNY. Progressive Residents Awake to the Needs of the Neighborhood. At the meeting of the Precita Valley Improvement Club on Friday J. B. Viz- zard, acting as chairman in the absence of S. A. Byrnes, and Jj. E. O'Brien as secre- tary, a committee was appointed to urge | the petition now before the Board of Supervisors for the grading of Alabama street from Ripley to Cortland avenue. The secretary was instructed to call the attention of the Superintendent of Sireets City or Country. M. FRIEDMAN & CO. (7 immense floors), 233-235-237 POST ST., 130-132-134 MORTON ST., (Near Stockion), OPEN EVENINGS. * RN NN NN AL XA R A DN @ CAN BE DRUNKARDS sivev: he craviag :or drink is a dis-as’, a marvelous core for which has be-n discovered ‘called “Anti- | Jug.” Which . ases the fnebria.e (0% a1 tasie for 5100g drin< without knowing why, s it can be given secretiy in tea, coftce. soup and the like. It “Anu-Jag’’ is not kept by yonr druzgist send one doliar to the sienova Chemicul Co.. 86 Broad- wav, New York, aud 1t will be sent postpaid, in plalh wrapper, with full directions how 10 give secretly, Luformation giadly glvem AR AR AR AR Ak Ak Ak Ak Ak Ak ARk Ak AN IO AKX NN NN N N NN A A RO H NN YO XN N AR AN F AR AR KRR NN AR A A A ¥ . '.:. &)