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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
LADIES PLAN COMFORT
FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN
Those in Charge of San Francisco
Nursery Working Successfully

on building Pro1ect.
The tireless efforts Of the ladies who
manage the San Francisco Nursery for
Homeless Children are meeting with the
success they merit, and a new building
viii soon be erected. Thefatest generous
donation has come from Herbert z. Law,
who has given 5000 toward the new build
ing to be added TO the $1,000 set aside for
this purpose from the proceeds of the re-
cent doll sales. The old building at
Twelfth. and Mission streets is quite in
adequate, being crowded with seventy
five homeless tots already, while other
little waits are turned away every week
for lack of room. the managers making
efforts to find them temporary homes
elsewhere.
The board of lady managers has en-
trely paid for a lot on Lake street, near
Fourteenth avenue, but has encountered
considerable delay in accommodating a
building fund, the institution is not
endowed and the proceeds of various sales
must be devoted chiefly TO running ex-
penses. The ceaseless toll of the ladies
is being rewarded however, and much
sympathy and cooperation is offered in
many new directions. Messrs. Meyer and
O'Brien, architects, have offered their
services in planning and superintending
the erection Of the new building without
any cost whatever.
1t is not known just when the ground
viii be broken for the new building
but not until the sum in the treasury
reaches $4,000, as the ladies realize the in
advisability Of carrying a large mort
gage.
The managers interested in the success
Of the enterprise are: Mrs. ]. Bertz
president; Mrs. James Elder, first vice
president; Miss S. +. Cowell, second vice
president; Mrs. William Thomas, third
vice president; Mrs. S. B. McLenegan,
treasurer; Mrs. w. E. Jackson, record
ing secretary; Mrs. ]. L. Gould, corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. o. B. Burns
Mrs. Albert Dernham, Mrs William
Frank, Mrs. William L. Gerstle, Mrs.
William Hollis, Mrs. W. S. Leake, Mrs.
H Z. Law, Mrs Guy Z. Manning. Mrs.
A. II. Martin, Mrs. H. L. Osborne, Miss
Maud O'Connor, Mrs. r. +. Preston, Miss
Adelaide Pollock, Mrs. George Sperry,
Mrs. ]. J. Spiel1er, Mrs. E. V. Wright and
Mrs. Theobald.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
AGREED ON ONE POINT.

This report is not the place for a general dis
cussion of the municipal ownership and opera
tion of public utilities nor does the duty as
signed to this committee call for extended
argument. on the broad subject probably
there would be found among the members OF
the committee as much difference OF opinion
s exists among thinking men who have con-
sidered this matter, but upon one point this
committee is agreed-that under existing con-
ditions the city of Oakland should own and
distribute the water supply to its citizens.
BY virtue of a provision in our State consti-
tuition, the duty of fixing rates for water sup
piled by the private corporation for use both
by the city and its inhabitants devolves upon
mediate financial interest of the private corpo-
ration that the rates should be fixed as high as
possible. On the other hand, it Is natural that
Councilmen should be subject TO some pressure
on the part of consumers to have rates fixed
on low scale. The provisions of the consti-
tuition 90 the basis data which shall
govern the Council in their action on water
rates are found in practice to be Of very un-
certain Interpretation, and they have been
made to cover almost any rates high or low
The conflicting interests of corporation and
consumer have been, and with the continuance
Of present constitutional provisions ever will
be. a prolific source of incompetency and cor
ruption I'm our municipal government. With
the public mind in constant state of agIta-
tion on this subject "a condition which is the
natural result OF present excessive water
rates.. we see developed strenuous effort on
the part of the corporation TO secure the cleo
tion of members of the legislative branch who
the other hand there is danger that candi-
dates will be nominated and supported by a
large element of voters solely the basis OF
their supposed or professed attitude toward
high character and integrity and their ca
uaCitv for dealing with Dubiic affairs
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
FAvoRS NILES BEDS.
And concluding the committee write

As a result of our Investigations your COM
mittee Is of the opinion that the city of Oak
land should take into its own hands the
supplying of its inhabitants with water and
the Sierras is that to be found in the Niles
gravel bed.
We therefore recommend the construction
of an adequate distributing system the LAYING
of pipe lines to Niles. the purchase from the
owners OF land on this gravel bed of the right
to develop and carry away water for our use
on Proceedings in the courts should be in
stituted in all where the owners refuse
to take fair compensation for their property
We do not believe it necessary to purchase
the water rights OF a large amount of lands
on these gravel beds. but experience Will be
to give the city all the water 1t needs
Your COMMITTEES, in anticipation of a prob
able rise in the asking prices of land from
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
Policeman Alvarez Resigns.

Joseph /. Alvarez, a policeman detailed
at the North End station, has resigned
and the secretary of the Police Commits
sion has the resignation in his possession
for presentation at the next meeting of
the Police Commissioners. Alvarez's res
ignation is due to his desire to go into
the hotel business. His superior officers
say his record as a policeman has been
exemplary and that his retirement from
the force is purely voluntary.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
HARRINGTON REYNOLDS
REVIVES FAVoRITE PLAY
New Leading Man at the Dewey
Theater Plans Ambitious Things
for the Future

OAKLAND, Jan. 1O-Harrington Rey-
nolds. the new leading man, whom Man
ager Edwin Chapman has. engaged for the
Dewey Theater, has put new life into
that favOrite playhouse. He has some
ambitious plans for the future He in
tends putting on all the latest stage sue
cesses. There is new painting and new
decorating and, in fact, everything but
the name Of the theater has been reno
waited.
Mr. Reynolds is going to begin his
regime Monday night with the staging of
'Rosedale," famous military play Miss
Catherine Carvel,s the new leading lady.
will make her first appearance
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
NEW WESTERN HOTEL.

F Edwards Oakland Bert Holly. Santa Rosa
c r Stacey, Alameda w MCGUIRE Hollister
Greenwood. Seattle Mrs Richardson. Cal
II S Turner, Seattle Miss Richardson. Cal
Clark Alameda Miss Forsyth. Hollister
II Davis, Seattle e Dwyer, WatsonvilIe
A Corner San Jose NJ Odall Watsonville
W II Hover, Cal John Donovan. Oakland
Otto Disque, Oakland T West, Berkeley
Mary Dsque, Oakland Miss l. West. Berkeley
Lizzie Disque, Oakland Miss Cavanagh. Berlx ly
ID Stevenson & w,MinnP Dennison. Haywards
Tame Brown, Butte John Nelson. Haywards
II Martin & ", w,SRosa W Braun PIT Richm'
G. b Serkovich, S Rosa NJ Shannon, Oroville
Ponte ZockortZ S Rosa John Golden, Oroville
e Stellenwertz. p Costa Fredericks. Shasta
Young City ~ Fremont Bakersfield
FL Kelton, Arkansas Louis Morris. Fresno
II b Smith & W. Wis Smith, Stockton
w Doran q w,S Jose Mrs Mcdonald & [, Cal
] Muroy, lngleside Miss l. Dean. Stockton
A r Knox. Santa Rosa Miss f Dean, Stockton
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
Dr ]. M. Dunn seriouslu Ill.

OAKLAND, Jan. l0-Dr. ]. NJ. Dunn,
The well-known dentist, is I'll from pneu-
monia az his home and in a serious condi-
uon. The disease first made itself mani
fest while he was on a visit to San Fran
CISCO, whence lie was Immediately re-
moved 10 Oakland for treatment. DR.. J.
J.. Dunn, his brother. and DR.. Frank /.
Adams are in attendance upon him.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
Woman wearies of Life.

Edna Earl, a comely looking woman d
years of age, residing at 715 Howard
street, made an attempt to commit sui
eide shortly after o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon by taking a dose of iodoform.
She was discovered by Officer Small and
taken to the Emergency Hospital. where
she soon recovered. Miss Earl explained
that she had been disappointed in a love
affair and wanted to die.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

" Nv committee on water supply has
~ made a report, extensive and
complete, in which it recommends
that Oakland acquire a municipal water
works; that the system be developed by
series Of wells in the Niles gravel beds,
with a pumping plant pipe line and dis
tributing pipes to cost $, 900. 900 Options
on land in the Niles district have been Sc
cured. Accompanying the committees
report are sub-reports from Engineers
Rudolph Herring of New York and w. H.
Sanders Of Pomona, both eminent in their
field on the possibilities of the Niles
source of supply, from City Engineer f.
c. Turner on the cost of a water supply
system, and from Engineer NJ. X. Miller
on the cost of piping the city and on well
supply IN Oakland.
Flat ground is taken that the city of
Oakland can go into the Alameda and
Calaveras creeks in Niles Canyon, where
the great impounding dams of the Spring
Valley Water Works are located, and
compel that corporation to yield water for
Oakland. This, in view of the fact that
the watershed of these creeks is the
source of the gravel beds supply, becomes
an. important element in the discussio
by the committee.
The report is addressed to the citizens
of Oakland and is signed by the five mem
hers of the committee, r. II. Chamber
lain, chairman; John L. Howard, Warren
Olney, Sol Kahn and James z. Taylor.
L is made public through the executive
committee Of citizens, who raised the
$1,000 fund used in prosecuting the elab-
crate investigations.
he Cufspt 10 committee
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 1O.-At meeting of
the board Of trustees OF the Preston School at
lone in this city to-day z. H. Archer chair
man OF the Republican County Committee N
Yolo, was elected 70 the position of secretary
made vacant by the resignation OF r. +. Pres
ton An informal discussion was held by the
board relative TO various legislative matters
pertaining 10 the institution
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
OAKLAND CITIZENS WATER SUP
PLY COMMITTEE, WHICH REC
OMMENDS MUNICIPAL PLANT.

which water may be taken, has already Sc
ttons will be assigned the city as soon
as proceedings are instituted for securing water
from those gravel beds. These options have
peen secured upon the advice of engineers
that the lands covered by them the most
suitable for water development.
we believe the accompanying estimate OF
city Engineer f. c. Turner being 81, ISL 900
for everything except water rights and neces-
sary real estate outside the city for pumping
plants. etc. is a liberal estimate: that it is
ample for the construction of modern and
efnc1ent plant and that he has made allow
ance for present high prices of materials and
labor
COST OF NEW SYSTEM.
We cannot make close estimate of the
cost of acquiring necessary water rights and
real estate for pumping plants. but we do
not believe it will exceed $500OOO
1t Is our opinion that the total cost Of the
kept within the of So, 500, 00O
Finally your committee desires to say that
the most important requisite for securing an
adequate supply of water at reasonable cost
is the election the legislative body of our
| city of representative men of character ability
and f1rmness. The money for water must be
raised by the issue of bonds and our people
will never vote for q bond issue until they
know and have confidence in the who
must handle the large sums necessary to make
the enterprise a success. There must be ne
gotations with able corporation managers
A weak Council, however honest, cannot com
pete equal terms with such Our
representatives must know when and how to
negotiate and when and how to fight. Our
city Is in a difficult position and we cannot
get out of ii unless elect our best citizens
to office II elect an honest and
capable Council all other civic good things
The report was filed this afternoon with
City Clerk R. W. Church by James K
Moff1tt, vice president of the citizens ex-
| cCutiVe committee.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
Ebell to Hear Washinqton

OAKLAND, Jan. 10.-The Ebell Society
VIII hear Booker T. Washington next
wednesday morning, at II o'clock. when
members viii be admitted on their mem
bCrship tickets.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
LEAD TO CORRUPTION.

Experience has shown that these condi-
tions are sure to lead to inefficiency and cor
ruption in government. The motive and
the opportunity for bribery are then present,
and IL has been well said that no safeguard OF
the law prevent corruption when both
parties willing.
No officer of a city government who is un-
der obligation TO public utility corporation
LOT his is anahie 90 OF ior any
tween the interests of a city and its citizens
on the one part and those of such corporation
on the other.
Although the law was framed to prevent op-
preston, yet in its construction and execution
II has proved a failure 1t has been fruitful
only of constant conflict between the Interests
involved; of costly litigation; of corruption in
municipal politics; of suspicion in the pubic
mind regarding the integrity of officials; of
complaints as to the quality of water and of
the inadequacy of service. and, more than all,
it has failed of Its very purpose to bring about
such reasonable rates as are satisfactory to the
great body of water consumers
The evils which the people Of Oakland suffer
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
Late counci1man BONG ESTATE.

OAKLAND, Jan. 10.-The estate OF the
late Councilman Charles A Bon has been
appraised at sS7 169. 1t consists OF stock
in the Mont Rouge Wine Company and
personal properN, all Of which is left to
his widow.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11

AKLAND, Jan. 1o-After months
Of investigat the citizens
committee on water supply has
made a report, extensive and
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
For a Bad Back.

Sabra, Montana, Oct. 19th.-A great
many men in this neighborhood used
to complain of pains in the back, but
now scarcely one can be found who
has any such trouble.
Mr.. Gottlieb Mn is largely respon-
sible for the Improvement for 1t was
he, who first of all found the remedy
for this Backache. He has recon-
mended 1t to all his friends and neigh.
bors, and in every case it has had
wonderful success.
Mr.. Mill says
For many years had been trou-
bled with my Kidneys and pains in
the small of my back. tried many
n. edicines but did not derive any bene-
fit until last fall, when | bought q
dozen boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
After using them a few days | began
to improve, my back quit aching and
| felt better and stronger all around.
81 will keep them in the house right
along for in my opinion they are the
best medicine in the market to-day,
and II my back should bother me
again, will use nothing else"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
SPOILED CHILDREN

Usually Make slckly Men and Women
The spoiled child" usually makes
a weak, sickly man or woman be-
cause such a youngster has its own
way about diet and eats and drinks
things that are unified for any stom-
ach and sickness results.
81 was always a delicate, spoiled
child and my parents used to let me
drink coffee because | would cry for
it," says Georgia young woman
when l entered school my nervous
ness increased and my parents
thought it was due to my going to
school. so they took me out again.
But | did not get any better and my
headaches got worse and weakened
me so that | was unfit for any duty.
| Sometimes | would go a whole day
without any other nourishment than
a cup of coffee.
LAST spring | had a bad attack OF
the Grippe and when | recovered
found that coffee nauseated me 80
| could not drink it and even few
swallows would cause a terrible burn
ing in my stomach. 1t was at this
time that a friend who had been much
benefited by the use of Postum sug
gested that | try this food drink.
found it simply delicious and have
used it ever since and the results
speak for themselves. have gained
~ pounds and my nerves are al
steadV as any ones.
! 81 consider myself well and stronl
and make it a point now to take
cup of Postum with cracker or TIVE
as soon as | come home from schoo
in the afternoon. Postum with crack
ers or biscuit makes my luncheon
It certainly saved my life for
know coffee would have killed me 4
time had 1 continued drinking 1t.
81 have a young girl friend, a ster
ographer, who declares nothin
strengthens and refreshes her Xix
Postum and she has little oil stoy
in her Office and makes a cup OF POI
tum at noontime. have Recommend
ed this wonderful beverage to man
of my friends who know what 1t ha
done for me-" Name given by Pc
tum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in each package for a copy
| the famous little book THE Road
Wellyille."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
The Worlds ReIiuions.

Herr zeller, head OF the Bureau OF
international Statistics at Stuttgart.
has published an interesting table of
the religions of the world. He places
the aggregate number of human be.
ings on the earths surface at 1874
$4,000, OF whom only about one-third.
or 534, 100000 profess any form OF
Christianity. The adherents of Con-
fucious number SOO,OO0.oOO, of Brah-
ma 1890, 900 and of Buddha 121,0o0,-
900. The number of Jews in the world
IS given at 10.S6o000
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
Town Children in the Country.

From London come amusing reports
of the impressions of poor children
taken to the country for holidays by
philanthropic associations. One little
girl, who was spending few days in
the country, wrote home that It was
pretty and green and cool, but "the
flowers amt as nice as the ones on
the hats in Commercial road" The
most picturesque comments are those
that touch on the workings of nature,
like that of little girl who explained
the phenomenon of the wind blowing
all the time by pointing forehngei
along a neighboring ridge and saying
Don't you see the windmills? That
what makes tho wind.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
English Architecture.

It is a curious fact that the most
artistic modern houses In England are
those of the very wealthy and the
very poor. The rich are building their
own; the poor. in few favored places.
are having theirs built for them, and
in their different ways they are the
nearest approach we have to model
homes. Between these extremes comes
the great wilful and inartistic middle
class, for whom there is being pro-
vided on all hands architecture which
would be laughable were it not so sad.
London letter.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07


Mrs. Kate T. Woolsey, writing on
"woman's Inferior Position in a Re
public" compares womans status in
the United States with her status In
Russia For example, in America mil
lions of wives have no individual con
troll over their property. In Russia
on the other hand for about two cen
turtles, every wife has been the legal
mistress of her own fortune Where
nine thousand wives are deserted by
husbands in America, FIVE hundred
such assertions occur in Russia No
little girls can be employed in Russian
factories; thousands are so employed
in this country Finally, more women
work in the fields in the United States
than in Russia.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
Aair of All shadea.

No ,ane has visited riu In the past
without being astonished at the fear
full and wonderful styles OF hcirdress-
ing. They are geometrical, monu-
mental. pyramidal and trapezoidal. An
additional factor in this production OF
the grotesque is that the hair varies
in color as lime varies in bleaching
power, or as the juice of the mangrove
In coiorlng matter Between black
and white the colors run through the
blue-blacx and all the shades OF red
and yellow. Often half the hair is red
and the other half white, giving a kind
of piebald effect.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
Min chlnesa Rlde Women's eIcycIes

The first bicycle dealers who tried
to sell wheels to the Chinese were sur
prlsed to ind that there was a big and
ready demand for womens wheels,
but practically none for mems
wheels. Yet none of the bicycle drum.
mers could report having seen many
women, if any, riding the machines.
The mystery was explained finally
when 1t was learned that the Chinese
man preferred the women's wheels be-
cause the skirts that form part of
their costumes made it difficult to
straddle the diamond frame of the
mems wheels.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
100000 salvatlonists.

What is described as a mammoth
international congress of Salvation.
lists" will be held next summer at the
Royal Agricultural Hall, London. Ar.
rangements are already being made
for the attendance OF 100000 Saliva
tionists from all parts of the world.
An Atlantic liner is to be chartered to
take 500 Salvationists from America.
The congress will take the place of the
ordinary triennial congress and exhi.
bltion OF the Salvation Army.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
How 10 Save Gas eIIls.

A North Broad street man who has
a passion for reading the out of town
newspapers, and also for answering
many of the advertisements he finds
In them, tells this on himself: The
other day he answered an advertise,
ment in one of the New York papers
stating that for 81 method for say,
ing gas bills would be sent. In two
days he received a printed slip by
mail, which read; Paste them In q
scrap book. Philadelphia Ledger.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
tuberculosis Statistics.

An analysis of the cases of consump-
ton in Marburg, Germany, showed
that four-fifths of those affected be.
long to the poorest fifth of the popula.
ton. 1t was further found that "a
per cent of all of the cases occurred
in 2.6 per cent of the entire 1,50s
dwellings in the city, while 59.2 per
cent OF all the cases among the poor
occurred in 1876 per cent of the houses
occupied by them.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
LET THIS COUPON BE YOUR MESSENGER OF DELIVERANCk
FROM KIDNEY, BLADDER, AND URINARY TROUBLES

IT'S the people who
ubt and beco m @
cured while they doubt
who praise Doan's pills
the highest.
Aching backs are eased.
Hip, back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs
vanish.
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment, high
colored, pain in passing,
dribbling, frequency, bed
wetting. Doan's Kidney
Pills remove calculi and
gravel, Relieve heart pal
pitation, sleeplessness,
headache, nervousness,
dizziness.
TAyLoRvILLE, MISS. p" II
tried everything for a weak
back and got no relief until
| used Doan's Pills"
j. N. LEWIS.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
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We offer ona Hundred Dollars Reward for any caso
OF Catarrh that cannot no curcu 10y Halfa ca tarh
Cure Ed. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo. O.
We tho und rsigned have known FL. cheney for
the last years and believe him perfectly honorable
I'm all lusino8l trunsdctona and imam tally able to
carry out any obligations made hy their arm,
WEST a TRUAX. whole ale Druggists, Toledo, O..
WALDtNc. KtNNAN d MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
Eists, Toledo, q.
Hairs Catnrrh Cure "a taken Internally, acting
directly upcn tho blood and mgcous surfaces OF the
system Testimonials sent free. Price 15c per
bottle. Sold hy ull Druggists
mars Family Pills are the best.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-11-07
baptlsts IN Reasia.

Tho recent cdlct Ct ,he car grant
ing religious liberation in the empire,
will probably make the condition OF
Baptists more tolorable than it has
been. There are 1913 Baptist churches
in Russia, With 22,244 members, and
last year 1884 were added by baptism