The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 10, 1904, Page 38

THE -SAN FRA ADVERTISEMENTS. WHY BEGRAY 4 DAYS ENOUGH Mrs. o3 color 3 < Nettie Har- Py rison’s 4 - day Hair Restorer. N lye, but BEAUTY CULTIVATED Wrinkies, Freckles, Pimples, Elackheads, Blotches and Sal'owness REMOVED Mrs. Nettie Harrison's LOLA MONTEZ CREME Ths Skin Food and Tissue Builder. g comple former Prevents DERMATOLOGIST, 140 GEABY T, 'Sajquflancisco. SUGGESTY AY A T A TRAG 0F THE SEA Letter Received in Philadel- phia Intimates That a Sail- Was Play or From That City a Vietim of Foul a PHILADELPHIA tragedy of th Pa ewe i the letter victim, not The le ritten by Michael Lex, who s th Patton on the which r t that trip the sea and wz the owned.” w £ on the mar ted w gin of the s scrawled, evidently n Lex's har the sentence He did n thrown The a al 1.—Dear in your lost a None of mpt to save t look back to see if It life 11d not make it ton He i street. We boys and it is place American should go ‘ape Horn. Nobody spoke a word for thirty-two days except the first and second mates. It was r at we lost Tom. I can't write more, for when I think « I wrote this so Tor h object of this announcement i to show that FREE TEIAL botties of MARY T. GOLDMAN'S GRAY HAIR RESTORER back the original eolor of gray and e agd gy ity ond natural. It has ne 't and is there- tare Notn dye. 5o certain are the o sest any be demon- name res. Lo w1l us the original color of your bair, also send sample of hajr. Address MARY T. GOLDMAN, 327-240 Geldmen Blig., St. Paul, Minn. Large Bottie 51, Prepaid. We have agents inevery city. CISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1904. 'GREEN SWARD OF PHELAN HOME PRESENTS AN ANIMATED PICTURE Under the greenwood tree Who s to lle with me, come . come hither.” sang the merry maidens who parti- ted in the garden fete on the green- ard of the Phelan home yesterday noon. That their notes swelled |loud on the soft spring air and lured from k, and—darg 1 say it?—the know ye, the Burlingame same hour—was am- ¢ the fine sprinkling of n good, dear, me folk, whom womankind lost and yet won't tell them so, and whose ducats are =o necessary to make a show *“go”—even a garden party— that is, when it's for a charity, when it's the dollars rather than the gowns an cessories that count. here in empyrean spheres, the fashioned—part sun, part haze, all beauty, a symphony in pink and gray—and it fell upon the grass that rivals close the soft swards of Erin. A white tent rose from the emerald ficor, wherein clever monologues were Eleanor Haber; songs, . by Mr. Borghese, Mrs. Russo, while the Miss Gracler and her day w ldren, chi dear brother, gave some fascinating dances. And the t Now, here was a dis- t revelation—tea that one could wallow without a silent imprecation upon the brewer—and to the honor of BY SALLY SHARP. Miss W. Dean be the fact proclaimed. Miss Dean further distinguished her- self by appearing in a pretty frock of pink lawn. Such a bewildering kaleidoscope of colors those maidens wore. There were Miss Butler, Miss Burnett and Miss Sheridan, demure and cool in white; Miss Gorman in the tones of a { pale pink rose; Miss Collier in blue, | like the flowers she gave to menfolk. | So, too, was Miss Ethel Hager in | blue—blue chiffon, and a close rival she | would make to Greenbaum should the :lever maiden compete with him as im- presario. The Misses de Young presided with their usual charm over the ice cream | and soda booth, Miss Helen wearing a fetching frock of white lawn, while her pretty debutante sister was dain- tily gowned in pale blue. Ducats must have come in plenty, if the crush meant anything. Miss Phe- lan, charmingly gowned.dn black chif- fon, did a land-office business in her refreshment booth. And who was { there who, during the hours of the reception, didn’t o'erdo the regulations | of union service in the amount of work | turned out? But the cause—ah! there | lies the incentive. And happy to-day | are the maids and matrons who stood ‘lbeir watches so faithtfully. Miss Jessie Burns was hostess at a I very prefty supper on Monday evening | | at her home, where she entertained the | young people who comprised Dr. J.| Niverson Force's bowling party. The | guests bowled from 8 until 11 o’clock, after which they proceeded to Miss Burns’ home. The table decorations were jonquils, and everything was per- | fectly arranged for the comfort and | pleasure of the guests. ; Those in the party were Miss Jean | Pedlar, Miss Florence Rochat, Miss Ada Clarke, Miss Ellen Page, Miss | Florence Boyd, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Rls-] ley; Dr. J. Niverson Force, Dr. Rob- | ert Burns, Frank Southack, Marshall | Dill, H. F. Stoll, Dr. Homer Craig and | Dr. H. M. Simmons. . | P An informal bowling party on Fri- day evening comprised the following: | Mr. and Mrs. Irving F. Moulton, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Caswell, Mr. and | Mrs. Z. S. Cather, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Regensberger, Dr. and Mrs. A. Hazle- | hurst, Mr. and Mrs. F. J, Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Smith, Dr. and Mrs. Pierce, | Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Luce and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Masterson. Supper was served af- ter the game and the guests departed at a late hour. . . | Mr. A. G. Stoll was host at a little | bowling party on Thursday evening,| where he pleasantly entertained a few | friends. COMPARISONS OF CLIMATE, SHOVEL SNOW IN THE EAST et Atlantic States Suffering From Cold While Califor- nia Basks in the Sunshine LR P B While Californians were seeking shady nooks to court the gentle Pa- ' cific breezes yesterday afternoon their fellow countrymen whose misfortune it is to dwell on the eastern half of he continent were shoveling paths in the snow and carrying hods of coal. Beyond the Mississippi there were cold rains, snowstorms and blizzards. In the Golden State th people were | enjoying one of those days whose Lowell sung. Out here the ers bloom and the birds are sing- ing in the trees. Back there the fren- zied storm sylphs shriek their ulula- tions down the chimneys. The thought such differences should make us rest more contentedly than ever on our couches of rose petals. Professor McAdie of the Weather eau took down dusty old tomes from the top shelves yesterday in the hope of chronicling a record for a hot day in April. The statistics, however, owed that Apri} 14, 1888, and April 1887, were hotter. The temper- : vesterday mounted to 83 de- grees. On the other days mentioned the temperature rose to 88 degrees. Nevertheless, it was pretty warm. Our daughters donned their shirt- wa ind our sons went down to the hat stores and had panamas charged to us. The mahogany rung with coins and the soda fountains returned their The fat man's collar wiited and the slim man was too warm to laugh about it It was all due, according to McAdie, existence of a great area of high The disagreeable weather i East was due to an area of low pr It not warm a few hundred feet in the air. In the stra- tum of atmosphere that enveloped California the radiations from land ind water were confined and it was hot in consequence. ate the tem ists to essure. re was ature was about eight abo e normal. McAdie thought that a west was on the way yesterday. When that arrives the weather will be cooler. The west wind may come to-morrow, or perhaps not until Tuesday, but it will certainly come in the end. Meanwhile the storms will rage back there bevond the Mississippi. tify her, I am sun bring the ships us poor fellows.” The Edward Sewell, a four-masted bark, under command of Captain Rich- left Philadelphia November The captains don't ard Quick, with coal for San Francisco. She | shipped an entire new crew in this city, among them being Themas Patton, who had been a sailor for five years, and five other Philadelphia youths who had never before been to sea. They were Michzel Lex, Joseph Bigley, Simpson, Harry de Vitt and John Du- rensky. All were under 21 years of age and were to get $10 a month. An uncle of Thomas Patton resides at 1605 Lombard street. He was dum- founded when told of his nephew's death. He had been expecting a let- ter from him every day. Patton's mother and three married sisters re- | side here. Their grief 'was intense | when they learned that he had been | drowned, and they are inclined to dis- | believe the statement that he fell ac- ‘| cidentally from'the vessel. | “Why, Tom could climb like a | monkey,” said Mrs. Mary Howard, one | of his sisters. “I don’t believe he fell | through any fault of his own.” Simpson and Duransky, who have written to their parents from San Francisco, do not mention Patton's name. They say that a man was drowned off Cape Horn, without dwell- ing on the incident. ‘They were unac- quainted with Patton before salling, however, which explains, in a measure, their indifference. No word has yet been received here from Captain Quick in regard to the fatality. Captain Quick bears &n excellent reputation umong the sailors and shipping agents a.ng the Delaware River fiont. —— - TROMSOE, Norway, April 0.—It is _re- < portedhere that Wiiliam Zeigler of New York hes chartered the Arctic steamer Wil- llem Frithjof as a provision ship for the Zeigler Arctic stcamship America £ Throughout the | round the Horn—it |s‘ Stephen | APRIL STORY - IN NORTHWEST Blizzard Piles Snow in High Drifts and Puts an End to All Railroad Traffic Cur S HELENA, Mont., April 8.—An April | blizzard, bringing with it from two to two and a half feet of snow and sleet, has practically isolated Western Min- ! nesota and a large section of North Dakota. The storm, which raged with great fury from Thursday evening un- | til late yesterday afternoon, not only | completely blockaded the railroads | with huge drifts, but so prostrated the telegraph service that it probably will | be two weeks before it is restored. The section of country around Fargo, N. D., is shut out from communication. | Before the single wire working west | failed last night it was learned that { thirty inches of snow had fallen at | Fargo, and that not only the main lines of the raflroads but .all the branches were tied up tightly. From | Mapleton, Minn., to Staples, Minn,, a ;d.‘s(ance of about 110 miles, it was es- | timated that from 300 to 400 telegraph | poles had been blown down or under- | mined by water. Snow plows are out | in all directions. Much of the Great Northern's track- age in Eastern Montana is under a | foot of water and there is danger of | washouts at many places. The Mis~ | souri and Milk rivers are both out of | their banks and steadily rising. For | many miles on either side of the tracks | from Willis to Westward there is deep {water. The Northern Pacific is badly demoralized. | GRAND FORKS, N. D, April 9.— | The storm seems to be over. Snow fell | without interruption for thirty-six A warm day will turn all the | snow to water, as there is no frost |in it. Basements here are being va- { cated; also the houses on lowlands. | MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 9.—Cen- | tral Wisconsin to-day experienced a se- | vere blizzard, interfering with trafic ! in some cases. At Osceola six inches of has fallen and the roads are hours. | snow | drifted full. - - | The breath of life that in- | duces refreshing sleep can be | | had in the cool outside rooms | advertised to-day. | Read the ROOMS TO LET columns—then investigate. | CHINESE ARE DRIVEN | FROM UNSANITARY HOUSE | Iiealth Department Officials Compel | Hundreds of Mongolians to Vacate Their Premises in Chinatown. Under direction of Health Officer D. F. Ragan the Chinatown wrecking | crew cleaned out the premises at 618 to 626 Jackson street yesterday morn- ing. The place is known as the “Grand Hotel,” and adjoins the fa- moeus “Palace Hotel.” More than 400 Chinese were made homeless in order that the sanitary condition of China- town might be improved. Foreman John Butler of the wreck- ing crew, acting on instructions from Deputy Health Officer Louis Levy, placed two notices on the entrance of the building at 6 o’clock last Friday night. The inmates were warned that they must take their belongings and themselves to other pastures. The notices were in Chinese and English and the Mongolians, who were living in the big structure like sardines, made preparations to leave. From 6 o'clock Friday night until 5 o'clock Saturday morning the place presented an animated scene. day, and scores of Chinese with their belongings on their backs departed from the place. Promptly at 10 o'clock yesterday morning the wrecking crew, in charge of Butler and Dr. W. C. Hassler, chief inspecting physician, began to remove rubbish and garbage from the struc- ture. This was thrown on the street from windows and doors. In the house were four opium joints and at least 100 families, including 300 laborers bound for the fisheries in Alaska. It was rumored yesterday that Chit namen that had been thrown out would attempt to set fire to the build- ing. Two firemen from the depart- ment and two police officers were sta- tioned to guard the premises. It was moving | FARMERS BACK NEW CONPANY Give Substantial Aid to| the Big Enterprise That | Is to Fight the Trusts Special Dispatch to The Call, SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, April 9.—With ten millions of people directly and in- directly interested in agricultural pur- suits, the Co-operative Farm Ma- | chinery and Implement Company of | North America has been organized | with a capital stock of $5,000,000. | Backed by the National Grange, which | takes $1,500,000 of the stock, the possi- | bilities of this tremendous enterprise | are almost limitless. | | William N. Whiteley, former “Reap- | er King,” with S. H. Ellis and R. L. | Holman, National Grangers, are at the | head of the company. Work on the new : shops will be started by June 1, and | within a year several thousand men | will be employed. | Since the announcement of the for- | mation of the company letters have | been received by Whiteley from mnnu-f facturing companies in ten States of | the Union. They want to become affil- | iated with his company, which is | backed by the grangers, in the fight | against the trusts. These letters have come without solicitation and show that the manfacturers recognize the importance of having farmers directly interested in such an enterprise, which | is for their mutual benefit. Whiteley says that the manufactur- | ers feel that it is too expensive to con- tinue the fight for trade against each | other. By coming under one company, | like this, backed by the farmers, much of the expense incurred in maintain- | ing separate enterprises will be aboi- ished and this will result in enabling | the farmers to purchase their imple- | ments for less money and at the same | time get a higher grade of machinery. | _—_—m———— ADVERTISEMENT! Miss Rose Hennessy, well known as a poetess and elocu- tionist, of Lexington, Ky., tells how she was cured of uterine inflammation and ovaritis by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege- table Compound. “ DEAR MRs. PixaAM : —For I enjoyed the best of health and thought that Iwould alwaysdo so. I attended parties and receptions thinly clad, and would be suddenly chilled, but I did l.:fi thilx:lk 1‘)( hthe re'snltz.h. I uughl:.i l: cold eighteen mont wl . and this ux&n i menstruating, nflam- mation of the womb an | ovaries, Isuffered excruciating pains and lmsetfingm My attention ‘was to your Vegetal Com-= T 6 Bor ‘o smcmthe S soa Wit 1t would do for me, Within one month I felt much better, and at the close of the second I was entirely well. . | s i & i 'y use themselves as well satisfied wx‘ffi; results as I was.” — Miss Rose Nora g:x}'lur. 410 8. Broadway, Lexing- B 585000 forfait f orlyinal of above lot- SUPERFLUOUS HAIR And all other facial blemishes are removed by DR. and Mrs. A. W. TRAVERSE, Donohos building, 1170 " eor. 3 g R mlnrtn mmm'mhr’mm scar; permanency hours 1to 4 o.m. [y NEWMAN & LEVINSON. O Germnoin Sfimen Kearny and Sutter Sts, A Most Exceptional Sale Monday of Changeable Taffeta Silks Regular $1.00 Quality at 50c Yard | This is without a doubt the most important sale that this department has yet announced — 6000 yards of Handsome Taffeta Silks are involved, comprising over 30 different colorings in the most exquisite two-toned effects. Shirt Waist Suits, Drop Skirts, Petticoats, Children’s Dresses, etc. a-handsomer lot of goods and we urge you to come early, as they are regular $1.00 SOC BHIR 100 o0 it die s vy ns 55 VR G nithes sy an ot Vand shayy e n i dey b5 8 4o sobd Hsbeovss First Ploor Kearny St.) They are the kind of silks most wanted just now for Summer We have never offered $2.00 J. B. Corsets at $1.00 Pair « Third Floor Kearny St. We offer to-morrow several hundred pairs of the Celebrated J. B. Corsets at exactly half price. The J. B. is the Corset universally indorsed and recommended by dressmakers as the one which will insure the most perfect fit to a garment. with low busts, dip and short hips. This sale’includes several models, in straight front They are made of best quality French batiste, sateen and coutille in white, gray, black, pink and blue, also some in pretty figured sateen— sizes 18 to 30—Corsets that sell regularly at $2.00 per pair. To-morrow’s price only. $1.00 A Great Veiling Purchase 35¢c and 50c Veilings, ¢Monday at 20c¢ First Floor Kearuy St. ( We secured from one of the leading manufacturers of Europe an immense quantity of fine Veilings at half price and less, and the gain shall be yours. The assortment is most diversified and includes Chenille Dotted Veilings, Chiffon Veilings, Black and White Combination Veilings, new effects in Border Veilings, Pla variety of patterns. to soc. All new and up to the moment in style. All on sale Monday atone price, per yard.......cocoeviuenennns in Tuxedo Vi ings in black, brown, navy, etc.—in a wide Values from 35¢ per yard 20c Handsome Ribbons, Exquisite Dresden, French Plaids, Dot effects, in all the popular color combinations—3% to inches wide—suitable for Millinery, Belt, Sash and | eck Ribbons—real values 4oc and soc—Sale price N 25¢ Yard (Main Aisle Kearny St.) 1500 yards of Silk Novelty Ribbons are in this offering. 26c Yard These prett}/ best grade o soles. $1.00 a pair, but we Stripes and Polka Ladies’ Crocheted Slippers (Third Floor Kearny St.) Crochet Slippers are made by hand of the 8-fold Germantown wool Colors brown, gray and pink. I, with Peerless 'fhey are worth have only sizes 4, 5 and 7 left and to close out the stock, we make the price, for Monday 65c a Pair Ladies’ Wash Belts in Great Variety « We never had so many to show All the popular styles to be you—and prices are most mode White Pique Belts, made with latest double tab ; effect in front, gilt or nickel buckles, each...... White Wash Belts, in pretty basket weave with Fine value at Persian colored edges. worn with summer suits are here. rate : 30¢ 65c | Belts of fine White Oxfords and Cheviots, in the new girdle “long waist” effect, each... | | [ Linen Crash Beits, in tan or gray, neatly bound | with fancy fagotting, exceilent style at, each... ¥irst Floor Sutter St. $1.00 Curtains and Draperies for Summer Homes ( Second Floor Sutter Street If the house needs brightening with pretty Curtains or Draperies, you won’t find it difficult to select from the large and choice variety that we now show. for Monday. We submit four very attractive values Madras Cottage Curtains, in ecru ground with pretty | Cretonnes, 36 inches wide, in new floral designs, par- colored cross stripes—42 inches wide and 3 yards fong; real value $2.00 palr, a' Snowflake Curtains in tan ground old rose stripes, worth regularly pair. Our special price.... t.. $1.50 | with blue, green or Frooyh “.251 designs. ticularly adapted for bed dra special at, per yard.. vy and curtains; 17¢ Art Tickings—prettier than ever—36 inches wide in white ground with green, delft, yellow or pink flower Fine value at, per yard.. Y. | Shopping by Mail Made Easy with our New Spring Catalogue. Write for a Copy, we mail it FREE. EVENTS IN SOCIETY OAKLAND, April 9.—One of the most unique affairs of the week was the luncheon given yesterday by Miss Sara Shiels, the little daughter of “Mr. and Myrs. William Lynham Shiels, at the latter’'s home on Jackson street. The decorations were in the palest shades of pink, yellow and green. Pink carnations formed the center piece, and circling around it were eleven spun- glass swans in little green baskets, one tor each guest. At each place stood a tiny ‘“‘darky” doll, dressed as a cook, and holding the name card. The table was lighted with pink candles, coversd with pale yellow shades. From beginning to end the dainty meal was a source of wonder and pleas- ure to the little peonle. The menu was everything their hearts could desire, the candies and even the icecream carrying out the delicate color scheme of pink, yellow and green. - During the progress of the luncheon the guests were entertained with French toys that revealed delightful surprises—musical bonbons, tiny imi- tation cakes filled with prizes and fire- works that neither smoked nor burned, but which showered upon the table the most beautiful shooting stars of every color. Last, but not least, each little | maiden received as a luncheon favor an exquisite Dresden china doll. At the conclusion of this never-to-be forgotten meal the merry party de- voted the remainder of the afternocn to various games and dancing. Little Miss Shiel's guests were Misses . Ethel Davis, Vera von der Ropp, Doris Hadley, Dorothy Capwell, Flosie Dun- can, Mildred Wells, Helen Acker, Eliz- abeth Bening of San Francisco, Al- bertine Detrick and Margaret Moseley. P B Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hubbard en- tertained about seventy guests this evening at cards, the chosen game be- ing five hundred. Their pretty Linda Vista home was fragrant with spring blossoms. Mrs. Hubbard was assisted in recelving her guests by Mrs. Will B. Hubbard, Mrs. Louise Allender, Mrs. Harrison Clay, Miss Julia Leigh and Mrs. C. Miror Goodall. s Miss Edna Barry and Miss Mabel Donaldson, two young brflles-elect, were honored guests at a five hundred party given by Miss Elsie Everson this evening. She was assisted by Miss Mollle Mathes, Miss Lita Schlessinger, Miss May Coogan, Miss Lucretia Burnham, Miss Ethel Crellin, Miss Ethel Sims, Miss Edith Beck, Miss Gertrude Davidson, Miss Myrtle Sims, Miss Carolyn Palmanteer, Miss Jean Downey, Miss Claire Chabot, Miss Alice Treanor, Miss Jane Bargy, Miss Letitia Barry, Miss Mary Wilson, Miss Harriet Emma Knight and Miss Mar- ion Everson. ¢ . Mrs. R. A. Wellman and her daugh- ters, Mrs. G. F. Beardsley and Miss Ray Wellman, will entertain on the 20th at their beautiful home in Fruit- vale. Miss Alice Daniew and Thomas P. Ashcom were married last Tuesda:; evening at.the home of the bride’s pa- - — “QUEEN OF s QUELPARTE,” | | The novel everybody is talk- ing about, everybody wants, because it is not only histori- cally true, but thrillingly ab- sorbing. l $1 50 BOOK FOR 20 CENTS. l Second installment in the ‘ NEXT SUNDAY'S CALL. ] +* = rents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Daniels. Miss Frankie Daniels and Karl Auerbach at- tended the happy couple, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Miles B. Fisher of Oak Chapel. The family and a few intimate friends only were pres- ent. ! . The dgnce the “Spinsters’ Club” is planning promises to be a merry affair. The club includes a dozen of the most charming members of the younger set, who have been enjoying weekly “sew- decided to close the season with a dance to which their men friends, as well as other guests, will be invited. Miss Sevilla Hayden’s home on Madi- son street is to be the scene of action and Wednesday evening, April 13, is the date selected. Miss Hayden will be assisted in receiving by Miss Katherine Kutz, Miss Helen Dornin, Miss Ger- trude Russell and Miss Mabel Cooley. ing bees” through the winter and have | Ties Are Irksome. OAKLAND, April 9.—Suit for di- vorce was begun to-day by Alice M. Cosseron against Armand M. Cosseron on the ground of cruelty. She al- leges he struck her with his hat and otherwise humiliated her. She also states that he prefers the company of other women to that of his wife. She asks to be allowed to resume her maiden name of Wills. A divorce was granted Clara Hume- phrey this morning by Judge Ogden from Johnson Humphrey on the ground of extreme cruelty. Lulu M. Cogley has brought an action for divorce against James F. Cogley on the ground of desertion. They were married in 1892, but for the last vear he has refused to live with her. —_——— Sneakthief Is Captured. Anthony Ziaka was caught in the act of rifling the room of T. Sullivan, 33 Fifth street, yesterday and locked up in the Southern station on a charge of burglary. Twenty skeleton keys were found on his person. He was jout on parole from the juvenile de- partment of the Superior Court. —_—— The New Yorkers. The San Francisco Society of New Yorkers will hold its quarterly meet- ing in the Occidental Hotel next ‘Wednesday. After the business meet- ing there will be a smoker and a pro- gramme of entertainment. ) Da th a 25¢. Bottle. This Lady Started wi MiSS SARAH MacOOMB, 5036 Forrestville Ave.,Chicago, SHE IS WILLING h e ek 1 In threa sizes, 25 cents, 50 cents and $1.00 per botsle. NOW at all druggists ADVERTISEMENTS. nderine REW THIS HAIR o5 And we can PROVE 1. LA 1If you want yeur hair to grow THICK and LONG 3 L 1s the reme? A’Elntfilub!"obtumtnm ‘We have a standing to wager $§1,000 that it Is the only the Amp‘. growth 1% in. per month for twenty consecutive 0 SWEAR TO IT. we reproduce the following letter: are now runntng show You may Terand T And the averags FREE &ifinomininnmnninis sonmbrans: For sale and guaranteed by REDINGTON &. CO., Wholesale Agents