The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1901, Page 6

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AMUSEMENTS. 4 Overa-ho “Mr. Barnes of New York. —**A Bachelor's Romance.” Nichts in a Barroom.' Idol's Eve.” eville. ag Harbor,” Monday next. he Conquerors.” corper Mason and Eddy stree! e Zoo and Theater—Vaudeville every Gra Californ: Central- - e heum—Va ties. afternoon and ng scher' s—Vaudeviile. ryville Racetrack—Races to-day. — > 10 SUBSCRIBERS LEAYING TOWK FOR THE SUMMER. Cai! subscribers contemplating a change of resideace during the summer months can have their paper forwarded by mail to their new dresses by motifying The Call Business Office. This paper will also be on sale at all summer resorts and is represented by a local agemnt im all towss en the coast. of the Chief Justice of the Supreme UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HE sala Court of SALARIES. T.‘ss,ociatc Justices get $10,000. Their position is the most important in the Govern- ment, and their work the hardest that is performed in any office in the country. Upon them rests the final responsibility of *he constitutional administration of the Government, and with them is the final deci- n that determines the extent to which every man’s the rights are protected or affected by the Federal con- By reason of our system of government y the most important but the al body that has ever existed in the world. By reason of our plan of written consti- stitution. they hardest worked judi stitute not tutions their work is ti:e most ~nded of the judicial mind. They have in keeping the vital principle of our government. They are its mordial germ. They are the fountain from which or is constantly renewed. If the rest of the Government were to vanish to-morrow, so far as its e and physical body is concerned, the rights of en and their coastitutional protection would ueither lapse nor weaken. In view of their labors and responsibilities their compensation is painfully out of proportion. with the salaries paid local pfficers in New York and other large cities the Supreme Court ces are treated mosi niggardly. In New York J C ( nberlain $15,000, the corporation $15.000. The Mayor gets $15,000, and his secretary $5000. The second assistant corporation counsel gets $c000. The city Suprenie Court Justices get $17,500, two surrogates get $15,000, and their clerk $8500. Put these salaries alongside the $10.000 paid to Supreme Court Justices by the United States, and it is difficult to find any tenable reason Yor the dif- ference in compensation. Lawyers are not often rich. While they make good | ices they are not good investors, for the reason that their profession absorbs them in attention to the busi- ness of their clients, and they have no time left for their own. The better lawyer a man is the less likely is he to be rich, because he has no time. <o his clients, and the resulting fees planted where they produce much. No rich man has ever sat on the bench of thé Su- preme Court. We believe that not one of the pres- ent Justices is able to cwn a home in Washington, and they nearly all, including the Chief Justice, eke It is given seldom get out their salaries by delivering lectures in the various | jaw colleges of the couatry. 1t is a condition not creditable to the country. The position requires ability of a high order and honor impeccable. No man without these gssentials has ever reached that bench or ever will. Yet every one who szits there now feels every day in the year the pinch of an inadequate salary. They must discharge certain social obligations, and the salary precludes the possibility of saving anything for their families. The family of Chief Justice Taney was left in absolute poverty, and the funeral expenses of Chicf Justice Waite exhausted the savings that he had been able to accumulate, so inadequate were they. Yet Roger'B. Taney hiad worthily succeeded John rshall at the head of that great court, and Waite, as leader of the American case before the Geneva conference, had won $13.000,000 from England for his ceuntrymen. It is time to cease a niggardly policy which keeps these Justices living on a pittance when compared with the labor and responsibility it requires, and quite time to seeto it that no more of them die in poverty and leave families to charity, as Taney did. Congress will have the approval of the country in doubling the compensation of the members of tha court. United States is $10,500, and ths | important ever de- | the City Comptroller gets $55,000 a year, the City | counsel | IS present tour :s the first extensive and pro- THE PRESIDENT’'S SPEECHES. H longed trial of President McKinley’s versatility as a speaker. It is noticeable that all of his speeches are models of good taste. Never losing dignity, he enters the at- mosphere of his audienece and pleases while he in- structs. More nearly than any other of our Presidents he resembles Lincoln in his command of those twin forces of oratory, humor and pathos, and each seems a shade more delicate than Lincoln’s. He is highly gifted with that imaginative faculty which supplies the grace and garniture of all speech. It would be diffi- cult for another, in as few words, to raise the whole vision of inspiration as he did to the students of the University of Virginia, at Charlottesville, during the first stop of his train after leaving Washington. He lifted the scene above the commonplace, and by the bricfest phrase reminded the young men of a great past which has no significance for them except as a spur to their ambition and an incentive to the culti- vation of the qualities that will equip them for greater excellence than the generations from which they sprang. . -Another charming quality in the President’s talk is his broad-minded appreciation of manly and persistent effort, from good motives, though exerted against che public policies and principles for which he has al- ways stood. Realizing that this competitive effort has sharpened his own faculties, has been an important part of his, own training, and that strength comes of effort and fthere is no effort unless it is invited by re- ance, he puts resistance upon its proper pedestal and hails it as a friend @nd not as an enemy of the suc- cessful. How few of our public men have been ca- | pable of this wholesome and manly view of the great lst'uggle for supremacy which is the incident of all achievement! Even when standing on the battle-fields oi the Civil War, where he fought as a young soldier of the republic, there is not a shade of bitter memory or a note of boasting. With that gallantry which goes with the true soldierly <pirit he rather exalts the cour- age and achievements of the vanquished than of the victor, and touches it all so delicately and well that the men on each side of the great struggle are glad that they had each other to fight and to forgive when the tragedy had passed into history. Doubtless during his tour he will discuss, seriously, | great questions of naticnal policy, but he may be trusted to treat them not from a partisan standpoint | but in a spirit of the broadest statesmanship and per- | fect tolerance of adverse opinion. He is not that sort which seeks the line of least resistance, for he knows that in the conflict of cpinions the only merit of vi tory is in the overcoming spirit that establishes things in the midst of tempest and trial. Foundations that are laid where 2 place must be made by supreme | effort for every stone are the foundations that stand. | His experience has taught him all these truths, and his career has risen into that calm of philosophy where | quarrel and recrimination have no place. | During this tour aiosg with the pleasure felt by ‘the people in seeing and hearing the President wiil | go the education that is in his utterances, and he will give freely the fruit of these public experiences gained in the long service he has rendered to the people. The story of his life is ideal. Beginning under the hardy pioneer conditions of the West, winning his bread and helping the bousehold into which he was | born, he offered his life to his country and underwent the trials of the march znd risks of battle. For him war has frowned and thundered, and peace has smiled and bestowed her bounty. In public life he has tasted the extremes of fortune and has known the apparent withdrawal of public favor and confidence and their return, and the change from the hardest exile to the highest exaltation. It is the final test of his quality that he issues from ail.tiese buffetings and mutations reither a cynic nor a pessimist, but a philosopher, a statesman and an optin Therefore his contact with his countrymen o= this great tour will have only the healthiest influencs, and will be of value alike to s political-friends and his political opponents. That | the whole country will be bettered by it goes without saying. It is a great lesson for all men to see the President going through the nerve-stretching expe- rience of such a trip without uttering a questionable word, creating division among the people or losing for 2 single moment the mastery of himself. | Uncle Sam’s soldiers who are being discharged | from service in this city are earning the unenviable | reputation of being cheats who dishonor the bills con- | tracted in San Francisco. It might be well for the ‘military authorities to save their commands from a ! stigma placed upon them by a few troopers who have nct yet recovered from the looting habit. INVESTIGATION NEEDED. A men’s League in New York there were made concerning the distribution of free seed by the Government a series of charges that should be promptly investigated. The charges are to the effect that the seeds furnished to the Government on the | April contract do not accord with the specifications | in either quality or-quantity. The league declares: First—The specific varieties of seeds indicated in the printed specifications of the 27th of January, 1%0, have ! not been supplied, but very common and very cheap sorts substituted, this giving the contractor great ad- vantages. Second—No varieties whatever are named on the printed packets, only the words “A selected variety,” |'this giving the contractor great advantages. Third—The stipulated weights named in the specifica- tions of the 27th of January, 1900, have not been given, but reduced quantities—from 10 to 50 per cent less than the specifications, this giving the contractor great ad- vantages. Fourth—Because of other irregularities which can be | named, giving the contractor extraordinary advantages for enormous profits. By reason of the variations from the terms of the comtract it is claimed the contractor could sublet his | bargain with the Goverament for one-half the sum | he is to receive, and the taker even at that figure | could makeé money out of it. Among the details 1 given to support the charge that the packages which | kave been issued are below weight are these: “Pack- | ages of cucumber seed were to run 80 to the pound. Those weighed run 104 to the pound. Onion seed, which should run 96 to the pound, takes 106; peas, which should run 160 to the bushel, run 304, and sweet | corn packages take 290 to the bushel where they | should take only 60. Packages marked with the | names of high-priced tobacco seeds contain only cheap vegetable seeds, while none:shows contents | such as were called for by the printed list upon them.” If the charges be true the Department of Agricul- yure has to confront a grave scandal, and an investi- l(gzl.icm is imperative. The members of the league | are business men of high standing. It is known that most of t} em are opposed to-the free distribution of seed by the Government, but ‘that does not affect the nature of their charges. Such specific allegations of fraud, coming from such T source and accompanied by details showing how the frauds are perpetrated, carnot be ignored. H T a recent meeting of the Wholesale Seeds- : st chould lead to the disclosure of so much in the way of fraud in connection with the free seed distribution as to léad the Goverament to abandon the practice altogether. As designed by the early statesmen of the republic the custom of seed distribution was a good one. Its original object whs to introduce into the United States the best varietis of seeds of every ind that can be cultivated here. [t was not the inten- tion to furnish any one with seed|that he could go to the nearest store and buy, but to|send out rare seeds obtained from foreign lands. The¢ free seed distribu- tion of to-day is very cifferent from that early plan. It is now hardly anythirg more than a means of bun- combe campaigning. The Congressman, for the par- pose of keeping the favor of his constituents, scatters throughout his district seeds and speeches, the one abeut as good as the other, and there is no earnest cffort made to put even such seed as is distributed intc the hands of those who could and would make the best use of it. £ | There is no more reason for a distribution of free sced in our time than for a distribution of free pruning-knives or free gardening tools. Modern com- merce is so thoroughly organized and is so inces- santly active that anything in the way of rare or use- ful seed discovered or produced in any part of the world is placed in all parts of the United States by the trade long before the Government could do it, so that now we do not need even a distribution on the original plan. A scandal that will lead to a thorough consideration of the whole subject would therefore do no great’harm to the country. Even if no down- right frauds can be traced to any one connected with the Department of Agriculture, enough can doubtless be proven by the Seedsmen’s League to show good rcasons why the whole.syétem should be abo]is’hedf Professors of the Usiversity of California are sounding a warning against the employment of “po- litical professors” in the instiution. Recent dev: opments in collegiate affairs at Berkeley, taken in ccnjunction with the warning, indicate‘that the Re- gents are looking for a new faculty. i R has fallen tell of jubilant farmers and orchard- ists. - Indeed the people of the towns and cities are about as glad us the cultivators of the fields. Good crops in the country mean.good business for merchants and manufacturers, and accordingly the re- joicing in the rural districts is fully Asharet’vby the uzban people. % SO Rain at this season raay n.ot'fully make up for the diyness of the early spring, but none the less it is doing an immense amount of ‘good. It supplies the needed moisture to crops of all kinds, and even those orchardists who have had the misfortune to lose their truit by the frosts can still note with satisfaction that the rains will benefit the trees, will make lighter and casier the work of cultivation, and thus effect a con- siderable saving in the orchard expenses. To those who have fruit, the rains are worth an incalculable amount. Tha.moisture comes at the right time to promote the growth of the fruit and to de- velop it so that the crop will be of large size and fuscious juiciness. Of this rain it may be said lit- erally “there’s millions in it.” Tt has not only saved money for all who have any kind of cultivation to do at this season, but it will add to the revenues that are to come in from every kind of fruit and grain that is grown in the State. A minor but by no means unimportant result of the rain at this time is the freshness which it will give to the landscape in time fc- the President’s visit. Our distinguished visitors will see California at its best. The whole land will blossom like a garden, and every- body will be in a fitting mood to join in the festi- vals that the President’s tour will occasion at every place where he stops. California has suffered much from the frosts of the spring, but the rains will go far toward making up the loss. We are a much richer people than we would have been had the showers been slight and restricted stead of being profuse and widespread. Once more therefore’ we have occasion to be thankiul for the fit- ness of our weather to the needs of industry. In the East the spring has been marked by excessive storms that have given rise to floods, which in many instances have proven destructive not only to farm crops but to bridges and factories. They have had to suffer while we have had clear benefits from the rain. Cali- fo'nia is all right. THE BOUNTIFUL RAINS. EPORTS from all parts of the State where rain The failure of agricuiture in aine has led the farmers of that State to try breeding Angora goats on a large scale, and one enthusiast insists that ‘a profit can be made by the sale of goat's milk in opposition to the dairy combine; so by and by we may hear of the utility of the goat in the butter busi- ness. M Great Britain, where the people for good and sufficient reasons have had their attention turned to dangers ahead. With their coal supply diminishing in-quantity and increasing in the cost of production, their trade menaced by rivalry(of vigor- cus nations like the United States and Germany, and their taxes increasing, it Is not strange they should begin to take note of other conditions in an effort to forecast where the next blow will fall. y One of the forecasts of coming trouble is based vpon the diminishing supply of timber in the world. An experienced forester has informed the British pub- lic there is no doubt whatever of an approaching tim- ber famine. In reviewing his statement the West- minster Gazette says: “If it was not for the foreign supplies we receive, a timber famine would have over- taken this country long ago, because our home-grown supply has not been able to meet a tithe of the de- mand for long enough, and that only of inferior kinds of timber. If the forcign supply of fir alone was to fall off sensibly now, the whole building trade of the country would come to a partial standstill, and our A TIMBER FAMINE. OST of the warnings of the time come from wagon companies would be next to idle. The great. consumers of what used to be called ship-tiniber are now railway-carriage and wagon builders, who alone absorb miost of the best hard woods to an extent ex- ceeding anything known when ships were built of timber.” b ¢ . The modern world is' indeed rapidly consuming timber. The lumberman is no longer the sole de- stroyer. . An enormous quantity of wood is now used every year in the production of charcoal and of pulp for making paper, and’the demand for wood for such purposes increases rapidly. - Evidently the common- wealth that permits its forests to be wasted by careless lumbering or swept away by fires is sadly ncgf_e’ctfl:l of its wealth. We are now so prosperous and have so much wood in sight we can hardly perceive ahead "any danger of a coming timber famine; it is therefore ‘worth our while to pay attention to the warning that. comes from Great B,:in}ni California can no more reasonably boast of having forests to burn thzfl‘mofiey, There would be na loss ta the country if the charges | to burn. y ol S CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1901 PAPERS ON CURRENT TOPICS. The entrance of woman into the outside labor market is destined to produce great changes in her home and social life of well as in her economic status., Most of the professions and trades which under- lie the home and which in the past were entirely in the hands of women are, under the present industrial conditions, con- ducted by firms and great corporations. By this spectalization of function and centralization of capital women have been forced out of the home and have reluct- antly, in most cases; accepted the inevit- able and become competitors for work in the opén labor market. . Even fifty years ago the number of wo- men employed in- stores and factories was comparatively small and practically few occupations wereopen to them; to-day they are found in nearly all the trades and in most of the professions. Each year ‘| sees an increase in the number of employ- ments in' which-women are engaged and ‘a_proportionate increase in'the number lof women- seeking employment, Nor is ithis condition® 6f affairs confined to the /| threc putely é¢ommercial countries, Ameri- ‘ca, England and.FErance; in'a recent re- ‘port issued by that department of the Ger- man “empire which corresponds to the 'United ‘States department of labor, statis- Ities were given showing that over 5,500,000 'women are wage earners in Germany. In \France the number i even larger. —Any person who is skeptical as to the number of women who. are wage, earners outside ‘of ‘theif homes has but to read the ve- iports of the State Bureaus of Labor and ‘the State Public Employment Offices; they show that every vear a larger number of women apply for situations. Growing Uniformity in Social Needs. Uniformity of occupation and responsi- bility has necessarily operated to bring about a_ growing u!l“ox‘mlli’l of soclal | needs and habits. Coeducation has empha- sized this tendency,. and to-day sgirls share not alone the studles of their broth- ers, but many of the games. In the pro- gressive universities and colleges for wo- men the curriculum is modeled as nearly as possible on that of the men’s universi- ties and colleges and more and more the social life of the students is formed on that of the men. In some coeducational institutions, like Cornell University and the University of Michigan, women even live in chapter houses, with a chaperon at the head of the house. In every social center the bachelor girl now a recognized factor and she en- absolute social liberty. In several of large cities clubs fof women have been .nized, modeled on the men’s social ciub. London has several of these clubs; in this country the Acorn Club of Phila- delphia is one example, and the Mayflow- er of Boston is another. Neither of these clubs is literary or makes any pretense to be educational; they frankly exist for the comfort and convenience of their mem- bers. A cafe is attached to each of them; men are, of course, not admitted to mem- ! bgrship and no liquor is sold on the prem- iges; any member by paying for a bed- room is at liberty to remain during a night or longer, acording ta the rules of the club, and this privilege is frequently clatmed by professional women. In fact, a young woman who often has profession- al’ engagements in Philadelphia told. me that her membership in the Acorn Club made it possible for her to fulflll evening engagements under the most comfgrtable and economical conditions. The Woman's Athletic Club of Chi- cago was established for the com- fort, physical well being and social life of its members and has no other aim. In the near future every large city in the country will haye one or more such clubs for the use of women. Difficulties in Securing Comfort. Women of means and leisure find it easy to provide themselves with all these comforts, but professional and business women who desire to secure comfort and quiet in the business districts, where in most cases. their occupation takes them., are obliged to make special efforts in or- der to do so. The money question is a most serious consideration, for business women in most cases have small incomes, and, according to all reports, they have dependents as often as do men. As the wages of women are low at best, it is difficult for them to make both ends meet and have even a little to spare for their own comfort, and yiet no class of the community stands as much in need of quiet and comfort dur- ing their noon and leisure hours as do professional and business women. An effort is being made to meet the de- mand for comfortable quarters in the business districts where women who are employed there can secure a good meal at a reasonable rate, rest and some social pleasures. The Professional Women's League In New York is a club of this character; it has rooms at 1509 Broadway | and has a_membership of about 100. The Business Women's Club of St. Louis is an organization of the same sort. While the latter club is not carried on for finan- clal gain, it ma{‘ by its charter, hold real estate, erect buildings and engage in busi- ness to further its aims. This club has rcoms on Sixth street, between Locust, and St. Charles; it has a membersmg of 184 and is said to be in a very flourishing condition. It maintains a library, a read- ing room and a_ gymnasium and is en- deavoring to establish an employment bu- reau for women and girls. Extepsion Among Business Women. The National Assoclation of Business ‘Women was the outcome of the National Association of Women Stenographers. The headquarters are in Chicago, and this association has undertaken club exten- sion; the first local council was organized in. Denver: New York and Detroit have organized councils during the last year, and Indianapolis and St. Louis are dis- cussing the feasibility of organizing simi- lar associations. 3 The Business Women's Club has rooms in the Atwocd building, Chicago: they consist of an artistic iibrary, a Dutch din- ing room, toilet rooms, kitchen, offices and other apartments. The object of this club is to promote social life among the mem- bers; lunches and dinners are served each day and receptions, lectures, dancing clasges and a gymnasium are provided for in the rooms. The club also has inaugu- rated certain educational work. It aims to discourage women who are incapable of pursuing business professions from un- dertaking them, hoping that uneducated young women may be turned into other channels of occupation, thus preventing the lowering of the salaries of competent women. The initiation fee of the club is §2 and the annual dues $4. Special assess- ments may not exceed §1 a vear. 5 The New York Council of the Business ‘Wemen's ‘Club has rooms downtown and a restaurant in connection with the club. The president writes that the rooms are comfortable and attractive and that they serve an excellent luncheon at a reason- able price. The New York branch also has a circulating library, which is free to the members. e Denver Council has been greatly assisted by the Denver ‘Woman's gluh‘ the club and the council | working t« fe(her to secure new members and to render the club a social center for leisure and business women. Plans of the New Century Club. The New Century Club-at Utica, N. Y., DA e pien of e Se of busi omen in the fol ng manner: 'l'ga New Century Clnt ow‘z’.{ its clubhouse and the rooms are always open and car club days two sessions are held, one from 2 to 5 o’clock and the other .from 6 te 9 o’clock; the same programme is given at both sessions. Supper is served employed during the day number of the club members take their su women. This pl but Utica is com; admi; bt Tti paratively @ small eity it would do as well in are not at the club for the beneflt of u::l‘" members | in; | dinner is also served it n aarge elty 13 open, ey “In New York City exists the College|mer \PREPARED BY EXPERTS AND SPECIALISTS FOR THE SAN Francisco CALL What American Women’s Clubs Have Done _ to Advance the Social Life and Beautify the Homes of Working Girls. By Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin, EX-PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS. S R L, -COPYRIGHT, 1%L XI.—CLUBS FOR BUSINESS WOMEN. ‘Woman’s Club. It was organized in 1806 and has a membership of over 200. The ob- jects of the club are to loan money with- out interest to students or undergradu- ates of theleading women'’s colleges or to women students of coeducational colleges; also_to establish foreign scholarships for the benefit of women who have taken hon- ors in American colleges. There are many’ clubs and associations formed by professional women, as phy- siclans, artists, lawyers and trained nurses, whose efforts are directed toward bettering the conditions of their own pro- {euslnns and increasing the financial re- urns. Social Life for Working Girls. Many of the large women’s clubs and associations of the country, especially such as own their own bulldings, become the center of much social life. The In- dustrial and Educational Union of Boston owns a large building, where receptions, musicales and evening entertainments of all- sorts of "constant occurrence. This union also gives its rooms for the use of the Boston Association of -Working Girls’ Societles, the Junior Workers’ Club and the Union for Industrial Progress. This latter association has between 200 and 300 members. Its aim is to ercourage work- ing women to study the principles of eco- romics and to promote a spirit of socia- bility and a hearty desire for each other's best good; also to encourage orgapization among working womem, belleving that such organization tends to elevate the character and improve the condition of the worker. Lectures on some economic or social subject are given Sunday after- noons during the winter. The National League of Women Work- ers’ has branches in all the large cities of the United States and the membership of the clubs is confined to working girls. The most flourishing branch of the association is that in New York, which supports the Alliance Employment Bureau. This same organization supports five holiday houses for the benefit of its members. Last sum- mer 389 guests were at the holiday homes. One problem with which the association has to struggle is the crowd coming to the homes in August, while during June, July and September there are many empty spaces. The members of the Ally Club of St. }ouis are largely self-supporting women. ts headquarters are at 1731 North Twelfth street, and the ¢lub stands for co-opera- tlon as a solution of the labor problem. The object of the club is to build a co- operative boarding-house for its members, and it has received some encouragement in this effort. A Successful Vacation Club. The Aloha Club of Chicago, all of the members of which are self-supporting women, has buvilt a charming holiday home on the east shore of Lake Michigan within a short boat ride of Chicago. A stock company was formed and shares were sold to the club members at $2 50 each. The land was donated and the home was built; the members have deco- rated it themseives and the effect is ex- tremely pleasant. A good boarding-house mear the club furnishes meals at $3 a week. The clubhouse is so near Chicago that it is perfectly convenient for (ge members to leave on Saturday afternoon and spend Sunday at the club, returning in time for work on -Monday morning. A chaperon lives at the home from the be- ginning to the end of the season. When the home is not occupied by the members the courtesy of the club is extended to those working women who can come re- commended by a member. This associa- tion affords the most practical and inde- pendent solution of that vexed question to the business woman, where to spend the vacation. Most of the other hollday houses are largely philanthropic in char- actér and, while they meet the needs of girtf¥ working vn very low wages, to the independent business woman it is unpleas- arft toaccept their hospitality. There seems no reason why this movement inaugu- rated by the Aloha Club should not spread over the country and thus a long-felt need be supplied. ‘The Jane Club of Chicago, affiliated with Hull house, occupies a structure built ex- pressly for the purpose. Because of its suecessful career this club has become celebrated all over the country. A Girls’ Mutual Benefit Club. As an evidence of what can be accom- plished by a small number of young girls in a neighborhood center, the Girls' Mu- tual Benefit Club of Chicago is a most inspiring example __ This club owns its own clubhouse on Fulton street and has nearly paid the cost of the lot and the house, which was about $7400, the mem- bers having ralsed by initiation fees and dues about one-half the amount, the other half being donated by their friends. The clubhouse is a commodious building, with a large auditorium, a library, dining-room and kitchen. The average membership is about 125, all working girls; the initiation fee is 25 cents and the weekly dues are 5 cents. Any girl over 18 years of age, rec- ommended by a member, is eligible for membership. One hundred and fifty girls have heen graduated from the cooking classes, membership in which is not con- fined to members of the club. Classes in dressmaking, embroidery, millinery and physical culture are carried on during the winter months. On Thursday evenings a neighborhood lecture is given on some practical subject and on Sunday after- noons a free concert, also open to the neighborhood. During the last year the members have organized a social settle- ment with five resident workers; the work of the settlement covers three kindergar- tens, mcthers’ meetings, classes in basket weaving, drawing, chorus singing, physi- cal culture and a military drill. The Mu- tual Benefit Club donates to the settle- ment the use of its building with heat and light, and its many friends suppiy money to carry on the work. Work of ths, Factory Club. A new feature in club life is the f: club and the number is lncreuln:c}‘g‘;y- idly. This movement has arisen from the growing conviction that an employer owes to his employes not only compliance with the factory laws and a punctual payment of their .wages but also some measure of comfort and pleasant conditions in which to carry on the work of their daily life; this especially is the case when it becomes a cuestion of the employment of women. It is now estimated that over 1,500,000 women and girls are working in factories in this country; some of them under deplorable conditions and most of them subjected to severe mental and physical strain. It is to mit, conditions that the mnvement'l:::wt:e:: the factory club has been inaugurated. Beyond doubt the clubs of the National h Register Comw are the best , . especially the " Women’s Club, has become a model for many otMers. This club has a membership of ly 300, and it is entirely self-governed. ‘It meets twice a month at 12:3) o'clock, half an hour being on their own time and the other half hour on the com- pany’s time. The Looking Forward Club of the John Wanamaker Company is a vex{eéfl-f!e club® and the Club of ler & Co. of Dayton. Ohio, and the Alert Club of the Gem Shirt Company, also of Dayton. are modeled on the Cash Register Company club. Some of the fac- K clubs are also lunch clubs. Chicago claims the credit of having inaugurated this movement. estern Electric Company employs about 900 girls and has a club membership of over 300; i R ‘when the ¢ y built a large addition to its factory, it presented .the club with an entire floor, thus making two immense ‘rooms; the comi y also furnished tha light and heat, fitted up the kitchen-and gave much 1‘% the for the din- e ncon and a supper in the £ members who work ovan.henv:;nm ‘The prices are mfor tllle e ow for e Durh'h the winter classes s Nl Tae ers. { financial ‘members | and the club has a modest sum invested for benefit associations. Good Results Follow Club Life. All over the couniry are springing ui many forms of social co-operation a the clubs mentioned here are only a few of the more prominent examples. Among them no charitable organization has been mentioned; all the clubs described_are self-supporting and self-governing. It is true that the factory clubs are more or less dependent for their success on the good will of the employers. but where the experiment has been tried in any fac- tory the good results have been so guick- ly apparent that most employers find it not only a good investment as regards the morale of the women but also a_good mvesn;mlnt. The tfaln“!g'aa;ls:l ‘association help women in al N ;'r‘:i 2 change of occupation and broaden- ing of view react most favorably on the working capacity of the club members. PERSONAL MENTION. W. H. Anderson of Los Angeles is at the Palace. A. Brown, Lick. th;, F. Brown, an oil man of Hollister, is at the Lick. : S. Frankenheimer and wife of Stockton are at the Palace. 7. W. Sheehan of Sacramento is staying at the ‘Occidental. Ex-Assemblyman C. B. Jilson of Horn- brook is at the Grand. Jules Cail, a merchant of Newman, is registered at the Lick. A. Hannon, a mining man from Lodl, is registered at the Palace. G. W. Beecher, a mining man of King- man, Ariz., is at the Grand. Captain Henry Glass of the United tes navy is at the Palace. Ex-Mayor C. A. Storke of Santa Bar- bara is staying at the Grand. W. H. Routledge, a mining man of Olita, is stopping at the Lick. H. D. Chandler, a merchant of Vaca- ville, registered at the Lick yesterday. R. V. Blakeslee, a merchant of Healds-' burg. who intends spending a few days in the city, is at the Palace. J. F. Knapp, special commissioner of the South Carolina Interstate and West In- dian Exposition, is at the Palace. W. F. Kennedy, a merchant of Los An- geles, accompanied Ly his wife, arrived yesterday and registered at the Palace. R. W. Fowler, an extensive agricultural implement Manufacturer ¢f England, re- turned from Honolulu yesterday and Is at the California. ————— CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, April 30.—The following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—C. M. Armisteady it Herald Square; W. Ellery, at Astor: J. J. Gqttlob and wife, at Holland; J. Hy- man and wife, at Savoy; E. J. Lawton, W H. McDonald, at Herald Square; T. C. Finley, at Bartholdi; Miss Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln, at Albemarle; L. Schenck, at Imperial; Mrs. R. C. Swaze, at Park Av- enue; W. F. Klein, at St. Denis; J. F. Murray, at Navarre; J. W. Nelson, at Herald Square. From Los Angeles—H. D. Barlin, W. P. Nott, at Herald Square; B. L. Harding, at Imperial. From San Diego—U. Fifth Avenue. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. TO CORRESPONDENTF —Answers to querfes sent to this department are sent in as soem as obtained and they appear in print in the order are turned in, as space will permit. are easily asked, but answers are a vineyardist of Milton, is at S 8. Grant Jr., at correspondents do not see the answer two or three days after the; send in the query they should not feel disappointed. TAPE WORM—C. R., Golden Gate, Cal. The proper way to remove a tape worm is to employ a reputable physician. WAR—J. Z., City. There are some who hold that treachery and forgery may be considered strategical In war, on -the ground that “all is fair in love ana war.” FIVE-FRANC PIECE-J. W. C., Lar- kin, Cal. The piece described in the letter of inquiry is a 5-franc piece of the reign of Louis Philippe. The price that dealers ask for such a coin is from $1 75 to $2 50, acording to state of preservation. MME. MELEA-H. A. W, Oakland, Cal. Nellle Armstrong (nee Mitchell), known in the lyric world as Mme. Melba, was born in_Melbourne, Australia. Her father was Scotch and her mother of Spanish descent. In- 1362 she married Chgrles, youngest son of Sir Andrew Armistrong, The published blographies of Mme. Melba do not give the occupation of her father. BUILDING IN CASINO-J. C., City. The following rule from Hoyle shows that players: in casino ca.mt’ot build from the table: “A player canhot build from the table. For instance, if a seven and two are upon the table and the player puts an ace on the seven, calling eight, his opponent cannot employ the two upon the table to build it up to“ten.” Apply this rule to tMg facts of the case given in the letter o uiry and you will see that B had no right to take the five from the table to increase his opponent’s build. CORONADO TENT CITY, Coronado Beach, Tal., will be the popular summer resort this season. It became famous last year for com- fort, entertainment and health. Its splendid cafe was a wonder, the fishing unexcelied. A CHANCE TO SMILE. “Who is this man Marshall lhe’x"r. king =0 much Tuss about, ¥ “Chief Justice of the United States.” ‘Go way! Fuller is Chief Justice.” Marshal isn’t Chief Justice. now. He' ead.” “When did he dle? I aidn’t see any- thing about it in the papers.” “Qh, it was a good while ago, I' guess. I don’t know just when.” “Funny what fellows they pick out to make a fuss about, isn't 2" And_then they began talking about something else.—Chicago Post. ‘“What are you staring at, Nellle?" “Oh, please, ma'am, with your hair like that and your diamonds, you do look so like Lady Plantaganet Gingham that I was own mald to! Are you any relation, ma’am?’ “No—at least, no near relation. But you can have that flnk silk shirt- waist of mine, Nellie.”"—Life. “You must push matters a _little, James,” saild a ¢hemist to his new boy; “by calling & customer's attention to this article and that article, you often effect a sale.” “Yes, sir,” re ded the new ‘”Y and then he hastened to wait upor an elderly person who wanted a stamp. “Anything else, mum?” inquired the ambitious boy, politely; “hair dye, cosmetic, face pow- der, rheumatic drops, belladonna, mole destroyer—- The elderly lady deals over the way now. -Tid-Bits. ————— Chofce candles, Townsend's, Palace Hotel* —————— Cal. glace fruit 50c per Ib at Townsend's.* Townsend's Cfilfl‘?;!h glace fruits, 50c a ownsend’s Calt BOEI% i Maviet. Palace Hotal baabass Special information supplied daily to D oing Bireas (Allen'op m0 Sos gomery street. Telephone Main 1042. —_——— ’ like the hing worries some women lbl:gtm“mmm —————————— ml-gta.r-h!m Beginning May 1 Stoddard & Son will run a dally stage line from Merced to Yosemite Falls, connecting with the California lmited. Leav- ing San Francisco at 9 a. m. to-day at Yosemite Falls to-morrow -!hmo-mu-: The rate is §28 50 from San Francisco for the round trip, carrying you by way of Merced big trees. . A vigorous growth and the original color iven to the hair by Parker’s Hair Balsam. Hindercorns, the best cure for corns. 15 ota.