The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 20, 1900, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1900. ADVERTISEMENTS. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS must hear signature of e T e SEE GENUINE WRAPPER FOR HEADACHE. FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXIOR GENULNE wusT save NATURE, 273 | Purety Vegetable, Chnsicer e I BT U —— PRINTED ON RED SEB GENUINE WRAPPER IZZINESS. ILIOUSNESS. ONSTIPATION. PAPER” HOUSE AFTERNOON Augustin Daly's C ng Play, THE COUNi.Ss GUCKI TEE FRAWLEYS' VERY BEST PERFORMANCE To-morrow Night, First Time in San Francisco t Fu Farce ( From the ¥ “IN PARADIS NOTE—*IN PARADISE SPECIAL —Fare mme ra Il'::lflfi COLUMBIA % Beer TATINE 77‘ AY LOUIS JAMES, KATHRYN KIDDER, ‘ CHARLES B. HANFORD And s THE WIN Beg. MONDAY. 24 Week of the ‘}AMENEIDDER—HANFORD COMBINATION. The School for Scandal s next four | (THE PEOPL Evening. 15c, POPULAR PLAY HOUSE.) FPHONE SOUTH 770. MATINEE TO-DAY, SEATURDAY NIGHT LAST PERFORMANCE. THE RAYS' Howling Success, - A HOT OLD TIME! OUR PATRONS OF LAST NIGHT ARE STILL CHUC NG WITH JOY. POPULAR PRICE! 85¢, 50c and Matinee, 15c, s5c and Soe. TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON THE EVER POPULAR AT — GAY — CONEY — ISLAND. TIVOLI OPERA- HOUSE “HOOT MON, IT’S A BRAW LAUGH!” MATINEE TO-DAY at 2 Shar, EVERY EV NG AT & O'CLOCKI!! The Superb Comic Opera Success, THE IDOL'S EYE. Beats Now Selling for Next Week!! POPULAR PRIC) Telephot 25 and 60 Cénts. Bush 3. WO § Free Ticketsj bt i Orpheum! § AND NELLIE GRAND OPE RA-HOUSE. TO-DAY F THE Telephone M NEW COMIC I DON CAESAR OF IRUN. AEM BY CROWD- A ) NIGH LACE Saturday ce Em- ALCAZAR_THEATER MATINEE TO-DAY and SUNDAY. 1 ST TWO NIGHTS WINDERMERE'S FANY NEXT WeEK-— “LORD CHUMLEY.” CHUTES AND 100. TO-DAY....CHILDREN'S DAY! CONCESBSIONS Pl.gl BEFORE 2:20 P. M. SPECIAL—TO-NIGHT! THE BEST ROUNDS —OF THE— Sharkey-Jefiries Fight, Secretiy Taken by Edison at the Coney I~land Ringside. BALLOON ASCENSION SUNDAY, Phone for Seats—Park 23, SHERMAN, CLAY & CO. HALL | 23 SUTTER STREET. PRICES . Se. 35e, 50e 3-SONG RECITALS—3| By the Ilustrious Soprano, MLLE. ANTOINETTE (AT SHERMAN, R R | * LLI: .January 22| -January 25 .Janvary 21 PRIC] ATS NOW ON Y & CO.’S MUS! SALE OR WESTERN TURE ASSOCIATION. TANFORAN PARK. B s sk s o, Sl S o THIRD MEETING, Jan. 1-20, 150, Inclusive. m""fi.—'fi gy Mg By e LR perb grand stand, glass-enclosed, where o comfortably housed in bad weather they can unobstructed view of the races. | leave Third and Townsend streets at 4 11:30 a. m., and 12:15, 12:35, 12:] No smoking. Valen mmediate improvement and effect ::-glm-:‘r_fll..' Torter wron Kaving the 250 returning immediately after | EA § Rear cars reserved for Lenox and lvory Soap EAVE YOUR WRAPPERS AND GET_ FREE TICKETS TO THE ORPHEUM The Jolinson-Locke Mercantile Co., 204 FRONT STREET, BAN FRANCISCO, Wil Exchange for Lenox and Ivery Soap Wrappers ] FREE TICKETS TO THE ORPHEUM UNDER THE FOLLOWING CON- DITION It You Want & 2o Reserved Feat Send.....% Wrappers of LENOX SOAP Or........12 Wrappers of IVORY SOAP Or else send 15 Wrappers of LENOX SOAP and § Wrappers of IVORY SOAP 1t You Want a ] 50c Reserved Seaf t OX BOAP Eend.....50 Wrappers of LEN Or........24 Wrappers of 1VORY SOAP Or ‘else send 25 Wrappers of LENOX SOAPand 12Wrappers of IVORY SOAP At 25 Per Cent Reduction For 'h= N-xt 10 Days Only. T Remodeling and Repairing. AD. KOCOUR & CO., Fashionable Furriel‘S, Manutacturing Fur Dyers and Fur Dressers, 121 Post Street, Rooms 7 to 11 Telephone Black 3743. Palace and Grand Hotels For nearly a quarter of a century the leading hotels op the Pacific Coast. With added imd¥fovements and con- veniences they continue to be the head- quarters for tourists and travelers vis- iting San_Francisco. JOHN C. KIRKPATRICK, Manager. R e Y DE.ME.AMAN Norvous eases—Failing Mem. e ¥in ol or Joung. snd 6. & man . basic YA T takontin thmo. Trhett ' CURE and way statiops. Arrive at San Bruno at 12:4 5. m. Leave San Bruno at 4:00 and 44 b, m Rates Ean Francisco to Tanforan and re- turn, including admission to track, $1 %. MARTIN, President. ®. H. GREEN, Secretary and Manager. i COKE! whotemte ot S TN, o core OFFICE, §13 FOLSOM ST. CHAMPIONS FROM ST, LOUIS WERE POSSIBLY ANGRY Did Not Visit Chico Convention. ROOMS ENGAGED FOR FOUR SR s NO ONE APPEARED TO OCCUPY THE QUARTERS. SRR In the Party Were Van Landingham, Commissioner of the St. Louis Traffic Bureau, and Other Men of Prominence. Smo e ‘When the representatives of the Pacinc Coast Jobbers’ and Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation went to Chico to explain to the members of the Pacific Retall Hardware Dealers’ Association the merits of the contention made by the jobbers and man- ufacturers of the coast in the suit insti- tuted by the Middle West jobbers before the Interstate Commerce Commission, it was with the expectation that they would | meet a St. Louis delegation at Chico | which was prepared to attempt to per- suade the retailers that the retailers | would find the Middle' West people better friends than the jobbers of the coast. | There was no doubt that the St. Louis | delegation of four members intended to | be at the Chico conference. Rooms kad | been engaged for four at the Chico Hotel ;I-y Mr. nn, a commercial traveler rep- | | resenting the Simmons Hardware Com- ¥ of St. Louis. The Middle West party consisted of men very prominent |in business and traffic affairs, and the | idea_was to make a strong showing for | the Middle West. To the surprise of the California _representatives of the coast jobbers and manufacturers, the St. Louls people did not appear. There was no in- | terruption to the proceedings on that ac- | count. On Thursday afternoon the entire matter of the differentials and the exist- ing rate situation s discussed. The re- sult was the unanimous adoption of res lutions in favor of upholding the jobbers and manufacturers of the coast in the at- titude they have taken in regard to differ- entials. - ‘Where the“St. Louis delegation was is still a puzzle. The party consisted of A. J. Van Landingham, the commissioner of the St. Louis Traffic Bureau; F. N. John- son, traffic manager of the Hardware Company, and O. S. Norvell nd Mr. Flynn of the same concern. The ast named stopped at Marysville and the thers are sald to have passed through Chico without stopping and to have goae on as far as Redding. The reason as- signed for their non-appearance was that they were not invited to be present, al- though they had expected to get an invi- tation. The California delegation was ready to argue the matter with them on all points. One of the delegation confessed to disap- pointment that they did not come. The lutions that were adopted showed that the retailers understood the situation w that they had common any terest with the jobbers and manufac- of the coast. coast delegation present Wwas stronger than was reported. President Waketield Baker headed the list. The others were: Traffic Manager Lovelar d, L. W. R. Wheeler,- A, C. Rulofson, A. Scott, F L. N. Curtiss, A. A. Watkin v of the John Deere | Implem amy, Mr. Lindsay of the Oliver Pl : and Thomas P. Smith from s city; also from Sacra- mento—Messrs. Shaw and Batcher, part- ners in the oncern of Shaw & Batcher; | T R. Enright of Holbrook, Merrili & Sietson, Mr. Szge of Baker & Hamiiton, Mr. Lightner f Waterhouse & Lester, Mr. Linn of W, Fuller & Co. and Mr. Martin of Stanto Co. There were tlso present about all the commercial travel- ers representing the houses named who travel in the Sacramento Valley. The delegates to the retailers’ convention fully represented the ail hardware trade of » Interior and also the mountain towns north of Tehacha; Dl President Baker said on his return that the attitude of the convention showed clearly that the contention of the jobbers nd manufacturers cofild not be far Mr. Loveland expressed satisf: Wrong. tion with the outcome of the delibera- tions. Mr. Wheeler said that the effect would be good, for the retailers had all phases of the matter under consideration presented to them, and so declded with full understanding. The efforts of the Middle West jobbers to incite disagree- ment on the coast had apparently falied. FORESTS MUST BE SAVED. | President Jordan Lectures Before the Camera Club. Jordan made an impassioned and practi- cal plea for the preservation of the for- ests of the Sierras. The lecture, under the auspices of the California Camera Club, was largely a comparison between the Alps of: Switzerland and the Call- fornfa Sierras, and during his remarks the speaker sald: “It is more the duty of the State to preserve her forests than to foster com- merce.. The forests, once gone, can never be replaced; commeérce will come natur- ally. It should be the duty of the State to hold forever the Greaf Basin forest | ana the Calaveras Grove, which are per- the two noblest forests in the During an intermission Professor Jor- | aan was informed that a lumber firm had just concluded the purchase of the Calaveras Grove giants and he an- nounced it as the worst piece of news | he had heard In years —_———————— In the Divorce Court. Gertrude I. Gear has been granted a divorce from George D. Gear on the | ground of desertion. Suits for divorce | have been filed by Tillie A. Schwartz | against Frederick J. Schwartz for fail- ure to provide; Annie C. Pastel against Fred A. T. Pastel for cruelty, and Jennie Conn against Marian Conn for desertion. —_—————— Public Work Petitions. A petition was received yesterday by the Board of Public Works from the | North End Improvement Club asking that the San Francisco Gas and Electric Com- pany be compelled to take down its wires Before an audience that packed every inch of floor and gallery last night in | Metropolitan Temp Professor D. S. in the downtown section known as “Un- derground District No. 1, as the time limit_for so doh‘\% will soon expire. The board decided to investigate the matter. The residents of Bush street petitioned that the sum of $40,000 be expended in re- airing that thoroughfare. Commissioner f‘anlflfl was delegated to Investigate and "’Fon to the board. he board decided that after February 2 its meetings will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a. m. HEALTH BOARD ACTS. Overlooks Patronage and Settles Down to Business. The subject of patronage did not enter into the deliberations of the Heaith Board at its regular meeting last night, and as a consequence a number o. citizens who are anxious to serve the municipality in improving its sanitary conditions were visibly disappointed: Much to the disgust of the office seekers the board settled down to the consideration of several mat- ters directly affecting the health interests of the city. A communication was read from the United States quartermaster’s department regarding the shipment of bodies of dead soldiers from Manila. A transport which will arrive on January 25 has on board 350 bodies and some of the soldiers died from contagious or infectious diseases. On motion of Dr. McCariL.y the health officer was authorized to confer with the chief surgeon of the Department of Cali- fornla for the purpose of taking such means as wiu be necessary to avold any possible spread of contagion. It was the sense of the board that unless the bodies had been buried for at least one year they would be refused landing. - Dr. 1. Katsuki, who is -about to leave for the Hawailan Islands, was appointed epecial correspondent of the board. The position is an honorary one and Dr. Kat- suki will keep the board informed as to the health conditions of the islands. On the report of Assistant Sanitary In- spector Fitzgibbon that the building at 1 rove street was in a frightfully un- sanitary condition and absolutely danger- ous to life the building was ordered con- demned forthwith and will bé destroyed | after due notice has been given to the owners and tenants. The chief sanitary inspector was in- structed to Investigate the rookeries at M street and Fourth avenue, which are ocgupied by Chinese and are in an un- | sanitary condition. Health Officer O'Brien was directed to | Investigate the report of Charles Alpers regarding condemned food ordered sent to the fertilizing works and also his rec- ommendation that a market inspector be stationed at Second street wharf to in- spect meats as they are brought into the city on the railroad. Martin Regensburger, secretary of the Training School for Nurses, informed the board that the course had been increased from two to three years in order to in- crease the efficiency of the graduates. SALARIES OF FIREMEN INVOLVED IN DOUBT MORE EMPLOYED THIS MONTH THAN CHARTER ALLOWS. Mayor, Auditor and Fire Commis- sioners Will Hold a Conference to Settle the Difficulty. Chiet Sullivan of the Fire Department waited vesterday on Auditor Wells in re- gard to paying the demands of firemen for the month of January. It appears that the department is now employing 160 men more than the charter allows, and about $1200 in salaries is involved in the matter, the payment of which will be ex- tremely doubtful unless some means can be found to remedy the difficulty. Upon Chief Sullivan asking the Auditor whether the demands of the firemen for this month would be audited Mr. Wells replied that only the number provided by the charter, which is 150 less than the number heretofore employed, could be assed. Chief Sullivan stated that it had een found impracticable to reduce the force of firemen at such short notice, as it would tend to demoralize the organiza- tion and cripple the efficiency of the Fire | Department. Auditor Wells was convinced of the force of the Chief's remarks and thought that the matter might be arranged on the | Bround of expediency. He suggested that conference be held between the Mayor, Fire Commissioners and himself and a satisfactory settlement might be arrived | at. The Auditor stated that if he were | backed by the Mayor and the commis- | sion he would pass the demands of all the | firemen now employed for this month | only. | SWITZERLAND WILL RECEIVE OUR FRUITS All Restrictions Hitherto Imposed on the Dried Product Have Been Removed. Epectal Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. Copyrighted, 1900, by James Gordon Bennett. BERNE, Jan. 19.—The Swiss Govern- ment has withdrawn all restrictions hith- erto imposed on the importation of Amer- | fcan dried fruits. A WILL USE STONE. ‘Sennte Authorizes Change at the Mare Island Dock. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—The Senate to-day passed the bill authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to change the ma- terial to be used in the construction of the drydocks at the navy yard at League Island and Mare Island, Cal, from tim- ber to concrete and stone. Civil Service and Women. The Civil Service Commission yesterday recelved the advance coples of the little pamphlet containing a synopsis of the charter provisions governing the appoint- ment, promotion and removal in the pub- lic service of this city and county. Ten thousand copies of the pamphlet have been ordered and will soon be ready for distribution. An_important provision in regard to sex reads as follows: “'Sex shall be disregarded except when some statute, the rules of the Commis- Sioners or the appointing power specifies This provision is of Interest to a number of women who have signified their intens tion of taking the examinations. Srrith S S e Suffragists to Meet To-Night. An adjourned meeting of the new suf- trage club will be held at the residence | of Mrs. Clara Foltz, 771 Haight street, | to-night at 8 o'clock sharp, to choose a | name and adopt a constitution and by- | ‘w:i All suffragists are cordially in- vited. | | @*0404040404040404040404040404040+ @+0+04040 4040404040 4040404 040404040+04040404 04040 o 404040 404040404 040404040 404040+ 0+0¢0+0+0+0+0+0+0+0 +@ Strictly Reliab'e. Dr. Talcott & Co. Practice Confined to Men Only. Varicocele cured in one week at office, or four weeks' home treatment. Stricture cured by painless electricity. Discharges cured by the irrigation method. All forms of weakness a spe- cialty. Correspondence Invited. 997 Market Street, Cormer Sixth. 040404040 +040+0404 0404040404040+ 04 .-H—H—H—I—H-OOO00000000000006000900000000000000OO-l—l—i-l—l;l—H'l'. = TRADE OF SAN FRANCISCO AND COAST + @ ittt O O00000000000000000000000000000CO 00 OO O iimiviivivini MAKERS OF NS BEPORTED 10 B UNDER OPTIDN Sixty Days the Limit For a Deal. TINPLATE TRUST LOOMS UP MRS A NORTONS MAKE A DICKER OF | HUGE SIZE. L Stout Denials Are Made in This City, but There Are Parties in Inter- est Here Who Claim to Have Information. New and even more Interesting rumors than had previously been given publicity concerning the fruit canneries of the State were In circulation yesterday and lent spice to the situation. In the first place, it was said that the mysterious party who was reported in The Call yesterday, morning as interested in the establishment of a new can manufacturing plant in this | city or vicinity would probably be on the scene within the next week. He is an| Eastern man and has good business con- nections. The next statement that went | the rounds was somewhat sensational, | but it was credited in various places, not- | withstanding some vigorous deniais. This was in substance that three can manufac- turing companies doing business in the | State have given options for sixty days | upon their plants, these being the Paclfic | Sheet Metal Works, the Union Can Com- pany and the Great Western Can Com- pany. The first two are in this city and the other is in San Jose. | The rumor extended to particulars and | included names. It was alleged by a rep- | utable merchant, who is connected with | the canning industry, that the parties | who had taken options on the can making | plants were the Nortons of Chicago, a | very large concern, and that they were | acting in connection with the tin plate | trust and had secured options upon 70 per cent of all the can making plants in the United States. This story was em- phatically denied at both of the local can | manufactories, but that did not necessari- | l¥‘ prove that it was untrue entirely, while | lslP;e might have been some errors in the ory. Another story was that the local can | makers have pooled their interests and | have combined on prices. This was also denied and also insisted upon. The par- | ticular fact of {nterest to the public is that the price of cans has been advanced to the extent of about $4 per thousand. | The local can makers say that the reason | is the advance in the price of tin plate. Some of the canners smiled at this ex- planation and would not accept any view of the phenomenon_except that & come bination had been effected. The ldea was also entertained by some canners outside | of the combine that they have been | charged a higher price for cans than the canning companies in the combination. | All this tends to add interest to the | movemens of the mysterious agent who may represent outside capitalists who are eager to invest money in a new can mak- ing plant. The story current is that this agent has been delayed in making an | appearance by sickness In his family. | Several concerns are keeping a sharp | lookout for him whenever he may arrive. The wonderment increasés concerning the cannery that Frank S. Johnson has | purchased and all sorts of conjectures are | ased upon ihe secrecy that is maintained | i in regard to that matter. All the canners are interested in the = rumors flying about and eagerly ask questions concern- ing what is going on, but nearly all say | they are entirely In the darg concerning | the facts. | If the story about the combination of the great majority of the can manufactur- | ll:xg‘{:an:: of the country shall prove to | e true the deal will moun | millicns of dollars. s G | HIGH SCHOOLS | GIRLS DANCED Members of the Delta Iota Chi Have a Delightful Time at the Palace. Pretty young girls attired In handsome gowns and stalwart young college men tripped the light fantastic in the mapie room of the Palace Hotel last evening. | The function was the annual cotillon of | the Delta Tota Chi, a well-known frater- nity, composed of young ladies who grad- uated and are now attending the local | high school. Invitations were Issued to 250 society people, and nearly half that number attended. The ballroom present- ed a brilliant spectacle with its myriad lights and vari-colored gowns amid the wide expanse of shirt hosoms and sombr dress suits of the sterner sex. Palms and cut flowers were used in profusion to adi charm to the scene. Light refreshments were served throughout the evening, There was not a lull in the dancing and many prety figures were gone through Many of the fair members of the ex- clusive_organization came fyom Los An- geles, San Diego, Fresno, San Jose and other distant points to atfend the annual dance of their fraternity. The patron- esses were Mrs. J. Joseph Spicker, Mra. Emile Quarre, Mrs. Frank W. Marvin, Mrs, Alfred C. Rulofson, Mrs. Milton A Wheaton and Mrs. William L. Plerce. —_——— “COMMIS VOYAGEURS” TO MASQUERADE TO-NIGHT The commnfittee having in charge the masquerade ball to be given this evening in Mechanics’ Pavilion by the ‘‘Commis Voyageurs” reported last night that everything was in readiness for the big event. An excellent band has been en- gaged to discourse music throughout the evening and early hours; the floor of the immense structure has been properly waxed for dancing; every decoration is in its place and every attendant has been in- structed as to his or her dutles. A feature of the ball will be the ballet. One hundred shapely young women have been engaged for this important feature and the entire corps has been drilled by a master. The commercial travelers will be out In force and style. Nearly 100, dressed in evening attire, will act as'a re- ception committee. Judging by the num- ber of $ tickets disposed of there is every likelihood of a large attendance. The floor committee has been instructed not to allow any one on the floor who is not Eropefly costumed. Handsome prizes have een offered for beautiful and original costumes. ————e e Cloakmakers Have Trouble. A lock-out with big threats of a strike between union and non-union cloakmak- ers was the subject discussed at the meet- ing of the Labor Council last evening and the matter was referred to the executive committee for adjustment. Labor Com- missioner F. Meyer sent a reply to the letter of Secretary Rosenberg with re- gard to the seating of ladies employed in stores. He regretted that the funds at his disposal do not permit him to police the emtire State in the interest of female help in stores, but he said he was glad to have the assistance of the Labor Coun- ofl, and he would co-operate in anything to better the present situation of working women. —_———————— Stolen Films of a Big Fight. The moving pictures of the Sharkey- Jeffries fight taken secretly by a number of Edison's operators at the Coney Island ringside, will be shown for the first time at the Chutes to-night, after the regular rmance. They are said to give a realistic idea of how the battle between the two big men was fought. THE PLACE AND VALUE OF WOMEN'S WORK. Copyright, 1900, by Seymour Eaton. HOME SCIENCE AND HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. Contributors to this course: Mrs. Helen ( Kate Gannett Wells, Mrs. Loutse E. Hogan, “ampbell, Mrs. Margargt E. Sangster. Mrs Miss Anne Barrows, Mrs. Mary Roberts Smith, Miss Emily G. Balch, Miss Lucy Wheeiock and others: XV. WOMEN WORKERS IN THE HOME. As a factor In social economy woman's work has long now had definite place and value. In_this enlightened age, and es pecially in this favored land, soclety has reached the point where it willingly ac- cepts and applauds woman for what, at any time, she may show herself capable of being and doing that is noble and com- manding. Much of the normal work of the home has been taken out of the home by mod- ern sclentific improvements, so that women of to-day have less to do in that realm than in our grandmothers’ day Moreover, though, naturally, woman is the homemaker, the homekeeper, and man the home-supporter, the home-pro- tector, often to-day a woman must as- sume part of a man's work of protection. This is a misfortune, not an opportunity. An effective avenue for homeworkers has been opened through the women's exchanges, which are now found in nearly | all our large cities, and virtually all grow- ing out of philanthropic motives. These exchanges have already had an appreci- able effect on economic ‘conditions, and must in the future Y]lay a still more im- portant part. They have a double end in View, to diréct into remunerative chan- nels the work of women suddenly reduced to penury, with the secondary aim of en- couraging the principle of self-help in the minds of girls and women who in the future will be helpfill and not helpless when misfortune comes. In carrying out its objects the exchange receives, under specified conditions, articles of the three general classes of domestic work, needlework and art work. Under the domestic department are in- cluded all kinds of food prepared at home by the consignors and sold through the exchange—articles of many varieties, every form of bread, pastry, cake, COOK- jes, cold meats, sal soups, desserts, preserves, jellles, jams, pickles, sauces and delicacies for the sick. In the de- partment of needlework nearly 100 differ- ent_ articles are enumerated by different exchanges, and the number is practically without limit, since it includes every form of plain and fancy sewing. The art de- partment is for the specific encourage- ment of decorative art, and its possibili- ties as _well as actual achievements are reat. These three departments are found n all the exchanges, but each adds its own especial line of work, according to the locality and the consequent needs of the community. A few receive scientific and literary work, others arrange for cleaning and mending lace, recovering furniture, writing and copying, the preparation of Junches for travelers and picnic parties, while a few take orders for shopping. The exchanges have pointed out to women a means of support that can be carried on within their own homes, and which at the same time is perfectly compatible with other work necessarily performed there. These women are learning that soclety is | coming more to respect the woman who supports herself by making good bread, cakes and preserves than the woman who teaches N‘Enol indifferently, gives poor elocutionary performances or becomes a mere mechanical contrivance in a shop or factory. They are finding that the stamp of approval i3 ultimately set on the way work is done rather than on the occupa- tion itself. Thus it is that hundreds of women from Maine to Texas and Califor- nia are obtaining for themselves and oth- ers partial or entire support. Not only are such articles—as bread, preserved fruit, salad rts and an in- numerable number of special domestic compounds, in addition to the products of the needle and decorative art work—found in the large cities, but in country villages many women are engaged in such work and often find a ready sale in_the home market. In one village of only 500 inhabi- tants one young woman makes and sells daily thirty loaves of bread. One woman in another country town earns a good liv- ing by sending chicken salad to be sold in New York City. Another has cleared $100 cach season by making preserves and jel- lies on private orders. A fourth has built up a large business, employing_four or five assistants, in making cake. These in- stances, which might be multiplied, are taken from the class of domestic work alone. As many more might be cited from the departments of needlework and deco- rative art work. Surely it is better for the individual and better for society that women should turn to useful account their various talents rather than attempt to enter the overcrowded occupations and do work for which they have neither tal- ent nor inclination. No discussion of women home-workers is complete without an inclusion of the household servant question. Seventy-five years ago a woman who was obliged to earn her own living went naturally into domestic service, hardly asking herself whether there was any other available yment. The same woman to-day choose from a hundred vocations. Domestic service pays better than most other employments in which women are engaged, vet wherever the workshop comes into competition with domestic ser- vice the kitchen is deserted. What supe- rior attractions has the workshop to of- fer? First, regular hours. some the day. the factory employee looks forward to an_evening all her own Jaw prohibits Sunday labor in factory and workshop, but this law does not reach the Kkitchen. A second potent attraction to the | workshop is companionship. Woman more than man is a social being. The factory operative or shopgirl, moreover. lives at | home or among her friends. The house servant may be better housed and better fed. but she is not free. Here lies the se- cret of the universal prejudice against domestic service. In the competition be- tween workshop and kitchen the work- shop will surely triumph un_ess the house- keeper can offer girls the same or equiv- alent inducements. There is a graver side to the study of women workers in the home than has | vet been touched upon. An English wri- However weari- | ter calls the home workers “the worst paid of our women.” That is in Some re- spects true of our women. What is | known as the “‘sweating system’ {s main- { Iy carried on in the so-called umprotect= | ea_trades—that is. trades wherein no law enforces proy itary arrangements or limits the hours of labor. Under this heading come dressmaking and tailoring, work an musiin underwes umbrelia making, fur upholstering, sewing and many other isolated industries, Tnese trades are carried on either entirely at home or | partly at home and pa in small fac- torfes. The more the horrors of the sweating system are ventilated the mors urgent seems some remedy. The charges usually made against those who labor under the sweating system are lack of cleanliness in_ how and person, intem- perance, thriftlessness and immorality. It would be very strange if these charges | were not true in the main. Some prac- tical remedy is needed, and until the physical cravings of these half-starved ‘ge(\ple are satisfied there can be no real ope of effecting any vital improvement | in their morals. What these workers need is better food and plenty of it, regu- lar wages, shorter hours of labor, mora amusements and recreations—in short, mo! humane treatment. Wherever the rewards of Industry are greatest competition is flefcest. In large cities no woman's place or stipend is safs or fixed, each individual being “but an- other atom flattened by livelier, proto- lasm.” New York City is h 4 cent n the vicinities of Pen Ohio wages for work on clo derwear come perilously T point. In Quaker villages and Bohemian and Polish colonies partly maintained homeworkers make a dozen garments for the price due needy seamstresses for one. Me: shirts at 49 and 37 cents a dozen men’'s drawers at 27 cents a dozen, thread, machine rent and expressage de- ducted, these rates ofttimes become the highest wages that can be obtained by self-supporting labor excluded from fac- tories because of invalid or infant de- pendsests. At the South, new occupa ticms, any occupations, indeed, for Wo- men are a boon. Nowhere else in the world do so many well-bred women, bankrupt and bereft of male providers, labor at manual callings as at the South, pursuing without loss of caste vocations which elsewhere Involve social ostracism. The home labor supply being uniimited, cotton, coal and iron being cheap. and the cost of living being lessened by a mild climate, industries grow apace. In Chi- cago and the Northwest natives with difficulty hold the best places against the ivanta _and higher class immigrants who are the backbone of the Northwest's wonderful development. While wages are bett than in the East, living is dearer. Nu bers of virtuous bread-winners, however, contribute regularly to the family sup- port, work under just and liberal employ- ment, while living in good homes. But the same class that suffers in the East suffers more in the Western cities from the sharper, unworn wheels of the new industrial juggernaut. Chicago has mu- nicipal regulations enforced by Inspectors of both sexes. Yet here, as in New York, are to be found conditions characteristic of life in all large cities—tenement and sweatshop abominations, high rents and importunate rivalry Still another side of our subject must be touched upon—namely, that of the pin- money workers. Eyerywhere manufactur. ers and merchants advertise for women workers who “live at home, to learn the business”—a device, as students of econ- omics claim. to fill the firm’'s coffers by inveigling_artisans and small shopkeep- ers into giving their daughters board that the daughters may engage for wages which will barely clothe them. An inves- tigation made in Massachusetts recently of seamstresses working in their own homes on cotton underwear shows that, under the present State law requiring a license for such workers, which is given only to those whose homes are clean, the amount of work so distributed has greatly reduced. The wages. however, T main pitifully small, and the pin-mon-y worker aids in lowering wages by her willingness to accept a pittance. Many cases are found where women working at home are paying the rent as their share of work. As a general rule it is very at ficult for a woman to support herself en- tirely by home work. It is a wide subject—that workers in the home. Like many another problem confronting us in the clc days of this century, the surest means the best ends have not yet beén reac Here, there and everywhere women obliged to work at home because of in- valid or children dependents are seeking and not finding sufficient employment. Women's exchanges are giving substan- tial ald; labor unions, college settlements and consumers’ leagues are studying to meet the needs of workers: both men and women training schools for servants are bringing household service into better re- pute; Legislatures are investigating the evils'of the sweating system and the mis- cries of the ‘submerged tenth.” much remains to be done. Trade housekeeping schools should be estab- lished to make dependent women self-s: porting, while, a step further back, man- ual training should be introduced in p lic schools to develop faculty and ere of women power. Domestic service should be diz: nified and made more attractive by ahro gating the false distinction bet women and cook: cooking and hous or profession. Again the w should interest themselves to know | real condition of the toflers of their and should use their social position influence public sentiment in behaif of re- forms or to e remedial legislation. It is through such measures, by such influ- ence, that “Slow and sure comes up the goiden year.” flifib&.w- Wellesley College. en of leisurs the | PETITIONS IN INSOLVENCY. James A. Maguire, Popular Club Man, and Others Ask for Relief From Debt. James A. Maguire, manufacturers’ agent and contractor for builders’ supplies 206 Kearny street, filed a petition in :;n‘l:??np(cy Vesterday in the United States court. The petition shows ninety-five cred itors and liabilities amounting to $23,485 02. His assets are $6437. Mr. Maguire was formerly a member of the Burlingame and Olympic clubs anl held a high position in the bachelor social life of this city. About six months ago he married. Among the friends who assisted him in his_time of financial stringency is Fletcher F. Ryer, who holds unsecured notes of Maguire in the sum of ,10.55. Others who advanced money to Maguire from time to time are G. Smith, 31457 80, and George D, Edward, $1623. William J. Field, contractor and car- penter of this city, also filed a petition of insolvency. His liabilities are $3672 %, with sets. "William A. Kemp, ex-School Director and plaster decorator at 19 Turk stroet, filed a petition in which he states liabili- tles at ?‘um 30 and $1500 assets. His debts are on promissory notes and supplies re- celved Rom trades people. —_—————— San Francisco Merchants Declare they et the finest lunchea at Zin- kand's. The food and service are unequaled. * —e—————— Red Men’s Masquerade. The Independent Order of Red Men, will give its annual masquerade ball in San Francisco Turn Hall, on Turk street, this evening. The committee of arrangements will introduce a number of brilliant ilin- minations during the grand march and while the maskers are on the floor. ——e————————— Teamsters’ Officers Installed. The Teamsters' Union has elected and installed the following officers: President, T. Hoouan; vice greddem R. Dutton treasurer, J. French; financlal secretar: D. Fitzpatrick; recording secretary, W. WHEELER LECTURES. University President Addresses a Large Gathering in Temple Emanu-EL President Benjamin Ide Wheeler lec- tured last night before a large and fash- fonable gathering in Temple Emanu-El on Sutter street, the theme of his discourse being “The Book of Amos.” President Wheeler prefaced his address by the statement that the great majority of read- ers of the present time, especially ers of religious literature. misintérpreted what they read. This was because they reau without at the same time making a study of the history of the periods treated by the writers. The book of Amos. he said. contained many passages of rare beauty and was acknowledged by scholars to be a volumae of excellent literary finish. Amos, he said, preached at the time when Greece was donln% the shores of the Mediterranean with her colonies and long before the foundation of Constantinople. He was a poor herdman and made no pretense of being a prophet, believing simply that he had been commissioned by God to deliver a message to the people. Israel at that time was at the height of its prosperity and the nobles dwelt in luxury and ease, yet Amos appeared before them and fear- essly preached the doctrine of equality of man, in which he thoroughly believed. Ho was the first of the preachers to come from the people, coming a generation be- fore Hosea, Isaiah and Micah, and re- garded by many as the most eloquent and forceful of them all. [ — Civil War Veterans. At a meeting of the Veterans' Civil War Assoclation last night, over which Martin Murray presided, a resolution was adopt- ed requesting President McKinley to issua an order to heads of departments to promptly reinstate veterans who, witflout cauge, have been discharged from their positions. The secretary was instructed to send a copy of the resolution to the President. This action was taken be-auss the association had received Information of many removals of veterans without cause.