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of Chantilly lace In narrow diamond-shap-
ed medallions. A large rosette of lawn in
set with similar lace motifs conceals the
fastening of the stiff turnover collar. White
pique stocks in this tailored neclkwear
show ends worked with d-embroidery or
strapped with tucked pique in lavender,
blue or pink, and set off by tiny pearl but
tons.
And now about all the beautiful fiimy
stocks of which there is such endless
variety. Instead of the frillings of Valen-
ciennes lace so much used last year, me-
dallions of this sheer lace are inset in
linen and lawn with tiny edgings of Cluny
or Alencon finishing the edges. Motifs OF
heavy cream lace are also inset in white
handkerchief linen
These delicate medallions are most eff
fective when forming the center OF some
flower or spray design worked in French
embroidery Very lovely Is fine lawn
stock showing medallion OF rose Valen-
ciennes directly at the middle of the col
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THE TAILORED MAID
HER STYLISH STOCKS IN LINEN
AND LAWN.
Flowers and Tendrils Done IN
French Embroid-
cry.
Written for The Star.

Written for The Star.
Smart neckwear has become so important
to the well-dressed woman that not only
does her top drawer hold goodiy supply
of fresh stocks for each day in the week
but she is constantly on the lookout TO ma
some novel and distinctive dressing Tor het
throat AS a consequence neckwear couh-
tiers in the best shops are filed to over
flowing with ingeniously wrought coliaFs
and ties From these the deft-hngered glfl
can obtain no end of welcome IDEAS pS
which to build stocks for herself or most
acceptable gifts for her girl friends at the
disappointing Chrstmastide.
Colored neckwear is no longer worn Win
ont linen or lawn turnovers. These fresh
o,ean trimmings are fastened on invariably
now with buttons and buttonholes, ana lhe
civ, who is finishing any dainty little collars
will do well to make tiny buttonholes al
rho center and ends of inturning folds.
Raadymade stocks with accordion pleated
or butterfly bows all have small size glove
h,,,fors ON the inside for attaching either
stiff linen or deIicately embroidered muslin
turnovers.
Extremely smart and equally convenient
aro the silk stocks with a long tab end
Dapper linen turnovers protect them about
tbe neck. while a shaped tab of smaller
size is fastened over the silk tab by minia-
tura sflk-coyered buttons. The latter match
the hlue or red or green silk employed IN
the stock, or the dominant color in the gay
bued plaids mentioned above.
All sorts of colored silk or ribbon bows
form the trimming for plain white collar
hands and are held in place by narrow
linen straps that button over and are al
most hidden within the full silk loops.
Embroidered Linen Collars
With the girl who affects tailored neck
wear. embroidered linen collars fastened
by pert bows are in great favor Close
French embroidery in fieur-de-lis or disc
patterns ornament these. One of the lat
est English importations shows instead of
the usual hemstitched edge an application
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Americanizing Mexican Laborers.

From Leslies Weekly
The man who gets the most out of a
Mexican is the one who let's him work with
his own tools in his own way. a striking
instance is the experience of American plow
manufacturers. Mexicans, as you know
for centuries have plowed their ground
with vertical stick pulled by an OK or
mule. American plows were imported into
Mexico and some of the natives used
them; but invariably they held only one
handle of the plow. ignoring the other al
together, just for centuries they had
held the single upright piece of their own
crude farm implement. Instruction and ex-
PLANTATION were In vain. The American
manufacturer could not bring the native
to the American way; he had to adapt
himself to the Mexican taste and Gus
tom, and now the plows which are
shipped into Mexico from the United
States are largely made with a sin
gle handle. The question has arisen,
therefore, particularly In the northern part
of our neighbor republic. whether 1t is not
wiser TO employ skilled workmen. where
they can be had, and pay the American
scale of wages, than to engage Mexican la
borers, even though the scale of wages of
the latter Is much lower.
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strip of land thirty feet wide the current
Is supplied to the city of Buffalo.
Then there came another tapping Of the
upper river. third concern obtained a
charter for a canal leading off large vol
ume of water to the edge of the bluffs
alongside the falls, whence three covered
troughs or penstocks drop 1t 210 feet
straight down into fourteen turbine wheels
supplying the power of 5000 horses. Two
additional concerns have more recently
been at work on the Canadian shore in
stalling plants of 0.G0O-horse-power each,
and up to date TO less than ten companies
have authority to bleed Niagara on one
side or the other.
The power of 1.;s39. 500 horses are these
ten companies privileged to take away, the
total effective horsepower of the falls be-
ing only 100000. To such immensity has
the original grant of 10000 horsepower
grown, then, that the tapping rights rep
resent now one-fifth of Niagaras natural
power. In other words, the falls are to be
reduced to four-hfths of thsir original
majesty.
This will destroy the American falls.
Such is the opinion that competent en-
gineers communicated to the President,
who became duly hot under the collar in
consequence. He promised the civic aSSo-
citation that if the state of New York VIII
not preserve Niagara inVolate he viii use
all of his legitimate power to have the ma
tional government step in and rescue her
from her pl ght. Meanwhile the law points
have been looked into and it would appear
that the taking OF water from our side OF
the Niagara river is Illegal without the per-
mit of the federal government, and that no
such permit has ever been granted by Uncle
Sam 1t is the opinion of some Of our
army engineers that the water of Niagara
comes under the law, within the 3ur Sdic-
ton of the navigation of the great lakes,
and therefore under the federal control of
the United States and Canada. It IS fur
thel possible that a treaty for the preserva-
ton of Niagara will be made with Canada
and that the two countries Will agree to
control her waters.
Would Turn Falls Off Half the Time.
Suggestions for Niagara's preservation
are coming in thick and fast The most
remarkable comes from a man who would
dam the river few miles above the falls,
the food gates to be closed half of the
time. If opened nine hours during the day
ami three hours in the evening twice the
regular flow could then be turned on, he
estimates Half of this or a horsepower
equal to the present total power of the
falls could then be taken for power pur-
poses without injuring the beauty of the
great cataract.
But, as in all affairs of mice and men,
power quite above human persuasion or
control NAV step in and not only completely
efface Niagara's supreme beauty, but make
utterly useless all of these power plants
upon which millions have been spent, over
which hundreds of engineers have toiled.
Niagara Will Dry Up.
Niagara is going to dry up and the waters
of the great lakes will break through the
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Inside the big stone building on the cor
ncr was being held a mammoth fair given
under the auspices Of four ladies' aid socie-
ties. Outside closely grouped near the big
doors, were half a dozen gG-carts and baby
carriages which, together with their youth
full occupants, were the special care of
boy and a girl hired hy the management 70
make Il convenient for passing young moth
ers to leave their babies and come under
the aIlurements Of painted pin cushions ana
tarletan-dresscd dolls.
An air of cheerful serenity pervaded thus
impromptu nursery when Miss Charlotte
Manners turned the corner, trundling her
sisters six-months-old baby, peacefully
sleeping under its blue lace-draped para
sol There was not a whine nor a whmper
from the assembled babies The boy was
dangling a string Of brignt-cOiored beads
before a pair Of serious brown eyes ana
the girl was patting the back of carriage
with a rhythmic hand. 1t was directly IN
front OF the great doors that Miss Manners
met the tall, manly looking young fellow
with the smoOth-shavcn face.
"Charlottc"'
Dick
The two stopped and grasred cordial
hands.
IF this isn't luck" cried the man. And
i thought you miles away!"
Il was yesterday morning" smiled Miss
Manners. I'm at my sisters. She ISM
strong bit, you know. and came TO town
to see her Of for the shore. II m not mere
she will oversee things herself and it's too
much for her
"And you leave"
Tomorrow at noon
Then it's only a glimpse. after all,
grumbled the man: but have You now,
anyhow, and I'm going TO make the most
OF 1t. Come was just going to drop in at
this pctticoated heaven of fair. My young
cousin is dispensing frozen pudding and
pink lemonade here this afternoon and l
promised faithfully Id come in and pat
ronize. I've been plying myself all the way
down; but now-now-you will come, won't
YOU?
Miss Manners frowncd.
'But-the baby" she demurrcd.
You can leave him right here, ma am in
terposed a shrill. CHEEKY voice. That's just
what we're here for-to tend EN-"
"Here?-with YOU" murmured Miss Man
ners, her gaze bent doubtfully on the girl
before hcr.
Yes'um: me and Bob
Miss Manners hesitated. Her eyes swept
the girl, the boy and the contented, smiling
babies and her tongue crept to the roof OF
her mouth and to her dry lips. Ice cream
would taste good and
Why, of course. She began hesitatingly,
"if It's all right
Certainly, It's all right" urged the man.
eagerly. laying determined hands on Inc
carriage and wheeling il 10 the group by
tie door. There, come; we won't be gone
ten minutes
Not ;wo Of the ton minutes had passed
when there came the claug of the fire en-
CINE bells and the rush of reckless feet
around the corner: and ii was the most
reckless feet Of them all that hit the &c
cart and sent a small girl spraWiing on tie
sidewalk. The man behind. in attempting
TO make a Quick swerve. came in contact
with a second obstruction and overturned
q SECOND carriage, which brought down two
more I'm it's fall. 50 far-rcachiug were the
mans wildly flung hand and arms
Such wCcping ard Waiiing as there
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Ducal Palace Paintings.
rom the London Chronicle.

from The London UhronicIe.
The autumn visitor to Vence-escaping
the mosquito season or not as the case may
be-will perhaps see the great Tintoretto OF
the Ducal Palace-the "Paradiso'-replaced
upon the wall It had covered for three CEN
turtles and a half. with length of seventy
four feet of Incompatible painting Mean
while. the great canvas had left revealed
the existence of beautiful Gothic tracery.
bricked up to make a good wall for the PIC
ture Nothing so proves how painting and
architecture We're at odds In the great ages
as this and other ll-treatment of this cen
trail Gothic building" If the two arts had
really been contemporaries IL one had NOT
fallen as the other arose perhaps the great
ages had been too great. AS ii Is, the
tracery of the Ducal Palace windows has
been torn out for light for the paintings.
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lar band encrcled by fine shooting tendriis
worked closely in mercerized cotton. Two
short bows spread out below the medallion
and have the upper edge of each loop In
set with lace Falling from this, spatula-
shaped ends broaden into fans of accordion
plested lawn and are likewise inset with
medallons.
Dainty beyond Wcros are the seoIhs "a
silk bobbinet overlaid with Louis embroid-
cry In delicate pastel colorlngs. The bob
binet is lined with chiffon, while on the OUT
side line of tiny pink and blue roses sur
rounds the upper and lower edge of the
neckband as well as the circular or cape
collar that is fastened around it. Sprays
of green foliage branch out from the flower
edgings, and IN many cases hold down sheer
medallions or motifs cut. from Valenciennes
lace. An accordion pleating of liberty silk
in white or eseam to match the color OF the
bobbinet extsnds below tbs cape in similar
outline.
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rifice to her beauty? What is beauty COM
pared with the almighty dollar?
The power of seven millions of horses
one-third of all of the steeds in the United
States tOday-was going to sheer waste,
daily. The power of the entire 200, 900 tons
of coal mined every twenty-four hours
throughout the world was here being
wasted in a roar and bit of landscape
for the sentimental to shipper over. In
other words, Niagara, in harness. could be
made to do the daily work of King Goals
entire array of engines and dynamos. Nj
agara overhowed from four lakes so linked
as to form one great reservoir of 10000
square miles. Guided by cliffs into a mar
row channel it was compelled to make a
leap of 165 feet into the lower river. This
SOLD wall of water, twenty feet thrsIgh
was the great source of all this coveted
power. volume of 273.OO0 cubic feet
crashed down every second.
The canal was dug, and by 1855 a syndi-
cate was connecting its DRAWINGS into the
power of some 10e00 horses. The same
year Thomas diversified, an engineer, was
called upon for a plan to preserve the
beauty of the falls. and 81 the same time
turn the enormous power to practical ad-
vantage. Another year more and the New
York legislature had adopted his pan, for
which a special charter was given
The river above the falls was tapped the
water being precipitated into a deep pit
containing the Watet-wheels. Leaving the
wheels the current was carried to the river
below through tunnel a mile and half
long. The charter gave the right to take
away sufficient water to develop 100000
horse power. Later the same company OBJ
tanned from the Canadian government
similar concession TO draw water from the
Canadian side of the falls. Here the upper
river was tapped for 100000 additional
horse power, making $4,000 in all
Lowering the Falls.
It was estimated at the time that this
great withdrawal of water would lower the
falls several inches at the edge. The sur
face canal leading off part of the current
from the upper river was dug go feet wide
at the mouth and was extended inland 800
feet. The pit into which this water was
to be dashed at the site of the power house
was dug 17S feet deep, or thirteen feet
deeper than the natural abyss under the
falls. The tunnel draining off the waste
water TO a point 1000 feet down the river
was made so wide that the current escaped
at the rate of only twenty miles an hour.
At the bottom OF the pit the water now
PUSHES through a large drum containing,
one above the other. two great water
wheels, with yanes or blades arranged
spokewise. The torrent laundering through
these turbines revOVes q shaft extending
upward through the pit and furnishing
power for great dynamos above. This plant
lights and otherwise supplies with cleo
tricity four cities with a combined pOpuia-
ton of half million souls. 1t operates
800 miles of street car track and fifty fac
tories Through great cables strung upon
poles thirty-five to s.XtY-tiVe feet high and
over a continuously patTolled
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The Losing Side.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
McJigger-"Say, what is the reverse side
of a coin, anyway
Thingumbob--..It depends. If you call
heads, for instance. the reverse side is
tails of course
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would Turn Falls Of Half the Time
Niagara Will Dry Up.

Niagara is going to dry up and the waters
of the great lakes will break through the
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-27
FLAMES CAUSE
A WILD PANIC
Fire Breaks Out in a Sixth
Street Building and the
Lodgers Flee for Lives
RUSH OUT HALF CLAD
Department Gives Valiant
Battle and Succeeds in
Subduing Coaflagration

Fire broke out in the rear of the Law
renee Cafe, 147 Sixth street, shortly after
o'clock yesterday morning. and before
the department succeeded in subduing
the flames a wild panic was created in
the neighborhood. People rushed from
thei rooms half clad ID fled to places
of safety. The flames spread rapidly,
and but for the timely arrival of the en-
gines the entire block might have been
swept away.
The flames were first discovered shoot
Ing from the roof of the place by Mrs. X.
Weitz, 469B Minna street. She told po-
liceman of the fire and an alarm was
turned in. BY that time the sleepy oc-
cupants of the various lodging-houses
and tenements of the district began to
learn of the danger and they rushed in
wild disorder to the street.
The thoroughfare was blocked for hun
dreds of feet by the time the engines
were on the scene Panic-stricken men
and women half clad and still sleepy.
street calling for the firemen to aid them
in saving their effects in the various
houses. The police had much trouble in
keeping the crowd In order, so great was
the excitement.
The actual damage by the flames was
confined to the Lawrence Cafe and the
liquor store of Chanquet Brothers, 141
Sixth street. The walls of the Piedmont
lodging-house, adjoining, were badly
scorched and the place was damaged by
smoke and water, as were several small
flats on Minna street owned by the
Lange Investment Company. The entire
damage is about $1,000, partially covered
by insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-27

Among the petty misdemeanants who
stood in line before Police Judge Con-
Ian was Billy" Montgomery, confirmed
opium slave. accused Of vagrancy. and
he assuredly would have been given
the five (dollars) or twentyfour
(hours)" allotted to all other members
OF the group if he had not insanely
tried to escape. So instead of spend
ing one day in Jail he will remain there
six months.
The bailiffs were busily engaged at
the cage when Mr.. Montgomery made
his break for freedom, and he was IN
the corridor before his absence was no
ticed. Then there was rush to the
door and blowing of whistles, every
policeman and Chinese in the packed
lobbies contributing to the shrill con-
cert. Prisoner escaped" where did
he go?" Which way?" Here he isv'
were some of the cries that mingled
with the earpiercing alarm, while men.
individually and in bunches. ran hither
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-27
JUDGE TROUT ORDERS A
SHAM CITIZEN INTO COURT

United States Secret Service Agent
r. H. Taylor fired the first gun yester-
day in the campaign against the natur-
alization frauds by swearing to COM
plaint before Judge Trout at / p.
m. charging that Svefd Eliasson had
procured his naturalization PAPERS by
fraud Judge Trout thereupon made
an order directing Eliasson to appear
in court at 10 o'clock this morning to
show cause why his naturalization
should not be declared void. The order
was served upon Eliasson early yester-
day afternoon at his residence, 1915
Mission street, but no arrest was made.
EHasson had made statement to
Agent Taylor that he had been resi-
dent of the United States only three
years when he applied for and received
his final papers. That was on June IL
of this year. and a few days later he
applied to United States Local Inspee-
tors BoIles and Bulger for license as
mate.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-27
Faker Lieutenant Caught by Cronin.

United States Secret Service Agent
George w. Hazen was notified yester-
day Of the arrest in Arrowhead, San
Bernardino County, by United States
Secret Service Agent John F. Cronin
of B. F. Fallon Briggs, alias Albert F.
Briggs, alias B. Leroy Falconer, on a
charge of falsely personating a United
States officer. Briggs is confidence
man, for whom the secret service peo-
pie had been searching for long time
He claimed to be a retired lieutenant
of the United States army and wore
conspicuously on his breast badges of
the Sons of Veterans and of the Ameri-
can Detective Association.
He formerly stopped at the Argyle
and the EdgemeTe hotels in this city
and beat the proprietors out of board
bills. At the Argyle he passed worth
less check in payment of a board bill
and a bill for borrowed money amount
ing to s76 So On May "a of this year
he told Los Angeles newspaper of
an alleged duel which he said he had
fought with another man about a
woman. Several years ago he served a
term of six months. Imprisonment in the
San Diego County Jail on conviction of
embezzlement.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-27
ARMY CHIEFS PAY RESPECTS
TO OUR GERMAN VISITOR
Generals Sumner and Funston Call ON
Captain Behncke, COmmander
80 (sr,rSs~r Eolk&

OF Cruiser Fake.
The chiefs of the Army Division and
Department stationed here paid their
respects to Captain Behheke of the
German cruiser Fake yesterday. In
the party were General S. s. Sumner
and his aids, Captain E. p. Jervey Jr.
and Lieutenant j. A. Higgins, Colonel S.
P. Jocelyn, chief of staff; General Fred
erick Funston and his aid. Lieutenant
Burton J. Mitchell. They were hos
pitably entertained on the German war
ship in a formal manner. AS they left
the vessel the customary salute OF
thirteen guns was. fired in their honor.
The transport Logan, sailing on Fri
day for Manila, will take the first
squadron of the Seventh Cavalry. head
quarters and band; the second squadron
of the Eighth Cavalry and Companies
A and B of the engineer corps. Lieu
tenant Charles f. Craig will go on the
Logan as transport surgeon. and when
relieved from duty on that vessel will
he assigned to duty in the Philippines.
The Logan will await in Manila the
arrival of Secretary Taft and party and
will convey the party to the different
posts that the Secretary is desirious of
visiting.
The first squadron of the Seventh
Cavalry, in command of Captain E. p.
Brewer, arrived this. morning and is
at the Presidio.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-27

his release on bail When the case is
called I'm Police Judge Conlan's court
this morning an attorney will be pres
ent on behalf OF Watterson. and II the
case Is not disposed OF an effort will be
made to get the Judge to reduce the
cash ball OF $500 to a more reasonable
sum in view of the nature of the Of
fense- He Is accused OF striking John
Leuch, waiter in a restaurant on
Turk street, near Taylor. on the head
with club on the morning OF June 1s,
but he says he acted in self-defense.
Watterson is employed in an ONCE In
the Hayward building. and although he
Is in receipt Of regular remfttances
from home he Is at present out of funds
and was unable to obtain the services
OF an attorney when the case was first
called in court.