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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-18

during the winter. according to their
present plans. Miss A1ysse Warner.
who was one of the debutantes of last
year. will be greatly missed from So
cia1 affairs this winter, as she is very
popular and as attractive as was her
sister, Mrs. Stuart Rawlings, which is
saying much.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ross Ormsby
will spend the winter In Belvedsre.
The wedding of Andrew Thorne and
Miss Eva Powell will take place on
Wednesday,. September 1s. at 1923 Pine
street. 1t will be very quiet AFFAIR,
only the members OF the two families
being present. Mr.. Thorne has taken
charming apartment on Clay street,
where he and his bride will reside after
brief honeymoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Lent have
returned from San Mateo, where they
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert 6. Hooker.
Miss Maud o'Connor, who has return
ed from Europe for a short stay. Is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H de Young.
Mr.. Augustus Newell left for New
York last Wednesday. en- route to Lon
don, where Mrs. Newell is at present.
Mrs, Walter T. Martin and Miss Jen-
ME Crocker leave next Thursday for
New York, where they will spend sew
eral weeks at the ST. Regis. Miss
Crocker expects to join Mps. Alexander
later and Will return to San Francisco
for the winter.
DR.. and Mrs. William r. Cluness Jr.
have returned to Los Angeles. after
spending several weeks with Mrs. ]. P.
Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Scott have re-
Gently been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
c. e. Ward of Monterey and Miss
Linda Cadwallader.
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According to the reports which have

The event of tomorrow will be the
wedding of Miss Evelyn Clifford. the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Cliff
ford, to Sylvanus Cobb Farnham of
Oakland, which will take place in the
evening at Trinity Church, Bishop
Nichols officiating, assisted by the Rev.
DR.. Clampett and the Rev. Burr Miller
Weeden. Several hundred guests will
be present at the ceremony and at the
reception which Is to follow In the
guild room. Miss Clifford will be at
tended by her sister, Miss Elsie Cliff
ford, as maid of honor, and Eugene
NJ Farnharm, the groom's brother, will
be the best man. The ushers wiz be
Robert McMullen, Paul McMullen, John
de Peyster Teller and William Colds
borough.
Mrs. William P. buckingham was the
hostess at a very delightful reception
on Sunday evening in honor of Miss
Edna Montgomery, whose marriage to
Lieutenant Edward sturges. U. S. A..
will be celebrated in October. The
hours of the affair were from S to
o'clock. and about 200 guests called,
among them many army and navy peo-
pie.
The house was most attractively dec
GRATED for the occasion with quantities
of lilies and asparagus ferns. Mrs.
Buckingham. who wore a handsome
gown of pale lavender, was assisted
in receiving by Miss Montgomery, the
attractive little guest of honor, who
wore a dainty gown of black point
d'esprit over shell pink silk and elab-
orately trimmed with the tiny pink
Cecile Bruner roses, of which she wore
also wreath in her hair. The others
in the receiving party were Mrs.
Charles Stewart formerly Miss Mont
gomery), Mrs. J. c. Morong. Mrs T. l.
James. Mrs. William Sexton, MISS Ger
trude Mills Miss Alice Poorman Miss
Ruth Sadler and Miss Helah James
Mr.. and Mrs, William Mintzer and
their family will leave on September
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The general increase for the past nine
months, however, was about 81 per
cent, Great Britain taking $4,000 and
Europe (continentaD $4,000 tons more
than the year previous. There are in
dications that governmental circles IN
Rio Janeiro are considerably exercised
over the sugar situation, the recent In
crease in shipments giving them en-
couragement, while the actual present
state OF the business indicates that
there must be some permanent adjust
ment of things IL large losses in what
ought to be a growing industry are to
be avoided.
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Brazil Must Depend on Europe as
Market for Its Sugar.

.HE Brazilian sugar industry is
in an anomalous position If re-
ports received from Rio de Ja-
Metro truthfulIy reflect the state
of affairs IN the great South American
republic. Thus United States Consul
George e. Anderson. writing from Rio.
tells of the narrow escape which
Brazilian sugars had from being penal
lied by the Commission Permanente at
Brussels. The present course of the
sugar trade is shown by the fact that
the exports from Brazilian ports in the
first three months of 1906 amounted to
more than the total exports for any
one of the entire years of 1903, 1904
or 1905. The exports In tons for the
past five years have been as follows:
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JAPAN PLAYING AN UNFAIR GAME

HERE is little conflict Of testimony concerning attitude
OF Japan IN regard to American trade with Manchuria which
largely done through the port of San While the
japanese profess that the open door will be maintained in
Manchuria it asserted that they playing game
the effort shut American charges
made by commission of Americans Enghnen doing
business Shanghai who Manchura make study Of
trade conditions They found evidences of
the japanese keep the their exclude
al others by nconevab cunning system preferential
men They details concerning preferential treatment
in these words:
Through the Of cgwntao
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Necessarily -Dinglebats--The oeui,st
charged you IS for taking grain Of
sand out of your eye? That's prettv
steep, amt it?
Himpsley-I thought so, tin I looxaa
over his bill. 1t was for '.removfnx
foreign substance from the cornea. >
and. Of course. that costs more.-chi>
cago Tribune.
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The opinions of most people, re-
marked the moralizer. depend on the
point of view"
That's right" rejoined the denor-
alizer- They usually say one thing to
your race and another behind your
back. Chicago News.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-18

Townsend's Cal glace fruits and can
dies at Emporium Post and Van Mesa
and 1903 and 1920 Valencia street
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Mintzer and
their family will leave on September
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DR.. and Mrs. Alexander Warner and
Miss Alysse Warner. who have been at
their ranch near Blythedale since the
early spring, will remain in the country
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Scott have re-
Gently been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
c. z. Ward of Monterey and Miss
Linda Cadwal1ader.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-14
office OF the Water Department OF the
City of Los Angeles.

May II, 1905.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Water Commissioners OF
the City OF Los Angeles. at their office,
No. 440 S. Hill street, up till 40 p. m
of May 81, 1906. for 5000 feet. more or
riveted sheet steel water pipe to be
laid by the contractor in trench pre-
pared by the Water Department on
Baxter street from the site Of the pro-
posed pumping plant in the Ivanhoe
Canyon to Olympian avenue, thence
northerly on Olympian avenue to its in
tersection with Maroon avenue.
A certified check for FIVE per cent of
the amount bid, made. payable to Jno.
]. Fay. jr., President Of the Board. is to
accompany each bid.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids, in whole or in
part.
5-11-12-13-14 At Supt
Office of the Water Department of the
City of Los Angeles
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Water Commissioners OF
the City of Los Angeles. at their office.
No. 44O s. Hill street, up till 3:30 y. m.
water tank to be erected by the con-
tractor on the hill top at the head OF
Olympian avenue in the City of Los An
geles in accordance with specifications
on file in the office of the Board.
A certified check for five per cent OF
the amount bid, made payable to Jno-
J. Fay, jr., President Of the Board, Is TO
accompany each bid
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
WIN. MULHOLLAND,
5-11-12-1S-14 At Supt.
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NotIce--cTvn service r5nmn.fnn fsous

Nottct--ANNN service ENuuaNUM NIUmm
LOS ANGELES. Cal. May g. 1905.
In accordanoo with Section I, Rule
~. Civil Service Rules and Regulations
Of the city Of Los Angeles. notice 10
nfion heid on foE s,uIgSs~ gromotGSn len iStb % oss
Of May. 1905, beginning at O'Clock
q. m. at Turnvereln gymnasium,
1s45 South Tigueroa street, in the city
Of Los Angeles. Cal, for the purpose of
teSSsnlnf exc g,pplenentts, "a for sdlsslHn e
fcations as designated below;
Division 5. Grade /, Glass 3, Captain
Division s, GRADE 1, Glass IA. Lieu-
tenant Fire Department
Division s.. Grade 1, Glass 20. Ens
Division s. Grade /, Class 40. Driver
Fire Department.
Entrances for the above examinations
are limited as follows:.
Captain, to Lieutenant.
80 Lieutenant. to Engineer. Driver
uoseman.
Driver. to Hoseman
Also, on the same date ana at the
same place. will be held eompetitiye ex-
eligible lists in divisions and classifca-
tions designated below:
Division 5, Grade 1. Glass s. Hoseman
Also; on the same date. at Grand Ave-
nue. School:
: DlyIsSn InyisIg - eTSSs ns esss Is = qacs
- AShAhhecg 1ooAA "a kuB~
lie Works.
Division -, Grade - Class -,
stenographer and Clerk Board OF Pub
lie Works.
Said competitive examination viii in
clude tests of proficiency IN Reading,
Writing. Spelling. Arithmetic; hnowf-
edge OF the duties OF the sew
eral positions named. general and
specific experience tending to
At the applicant for such position;
physical health; muscular strength.
soundness and acuteness OF faculticss
personal habits; moral character and
ruch qualifications as will fairly attest
the capacity OF persons examined to
discharge the duties OF positions which
they seek Applicants must appear IN
Commission not less than. eight days
before the date fixed for the examina-
tion, and file. under oath, an application
in form prescribed by the Commission.
blanks for which will be furnished on
request.
BY order. Of the Board OF Civil Ser
JOHN R. HAYNES.
Chairman
W. A. sPALDING. Secretary.
5-6-19 14t
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PUBLIC ADVERTISING

durcd for the Immediate preservation Of
the public peace. health and safety and
the City Clerk shall certify 20 Ifa Dar+
sage by tWo-thirds vote or the Council.
and cause II to be published once n day
for ten days IN the Los Angeles Herald,
and thereupon and thereafter ~ shall
take effect and be IN force.
hereby s--srtstf sft,4t th,s ~ho4- s...s.l.-s
of members OF tho City Council Of the
City Of Los Angeles r. nine, and that the
foregoing Ordinance was passed BY n
two-thrds vote Of said Council ~ ffa
meeting Of April IS. 1905. By the fol-
lowing vote, to wit.
Ayes--Mosers. Blanchard Ford.
Harmon. Heaiy. Hitler Smith and
Summerland (7).
Noes--None.
H. J. LErsANDU.
City Clerk
Approved this 2sd day Of April, 1905.
OWEN McALEHR
6-f-l6 f2t Matnf
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-14
LEGAL NOTICES
DeIinquent Assessment Notice

There is delinquent upon the foIIoW-
ing described stock on account Of as
sessment No. 13, levied on the 20th day
of February, 1906. the several amounts
set opposite the names OF the respective
share holders as follows.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08

OF all disasters at sea everything else
pales into inslgnifcance before that Of a
ship a1re. Fires at sea have claimed
many thousands of victims and have also
been the occasion for the display of the
greatest heroism and intrepidity on the
part of those who risked and gave their
lives for others. BY the wrecking Of the
Independence Off Lower California In 1853
and afterwards taking afire 40 people
were burnt to death. The flames spread
with terrible rapidity, famed by the high
wind. The blaze very soon became I'M
comfortable. A few of the crew ari p
sengers managed to reach land in an
open boat, but so frightful were their
sufrerings from hunger and thirst that
death would have been welcome. Some
lost their reason, while others died and
only very small number were ulti-
mateiy rescued. A terrible death roll re-
suited from the complete destruction by
fire OF the emigrant ship Cospatrick. The
flames were discovered at midnight on
November IS. 1874, when she was on her
way to Auckland. New Zealand. Out of
are souls on board only six were saved.
The survivors described the scenes on
deck as being terrible. They were miles
from land and all hope was abandoned
from the first, but the captain and the
~-~H showed great courage and GOODNESS.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08

There Is a romance. too. In the burning of
the ship Eden, November s, 1873 She was
bound for Valparaiso with a cargo Of gun
powder of $50 tons. She was set on fire
by her mad captain, who ultimately per-
ished. Part of the crew were saved by
taking to the boats and were rescued after
many hardships by a passing vessel. The
Eden blew up. An air OF mystery and
horror surrounds the fate of the great
ship Queensland, which carried $50 people
and cargo OF impure patent gunpowder.
1t Is supposed that she blew up, as pieces
OF charred timber bearing part OF her
name were found near Finistere in Au-
gust, 1876. Not a soul has returned to
tell the awful tale OF the Inflated vessel.
One of the most terrible fires at sea in
recent years was the burning of the
Shanghai in 1890, belonging to the China
Navigation Company. The great fire start
ed very suddenly and soon became un-
manageable as she was passing near
Ching Kiang. There was n mad panic on
board and many of the passengers and
crew persisted either In the flames or In
the sea. Nearly 800 lives were lost.
In May four years later another petro-
leum ship. the Flown, caught fire be-
tween Confession and Yarmouth. She was
soon enveloped In flames and only a
dense cloud Of black smoke indicated her
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08

suddenly the greater part of the forward
section of the vessel literally shot into
the sea. Then came an awful sheet of
roaring fame. Fed by the naphtha the
flames spread with appalling rapidity.
but a gallant effort was made to battle
with the raging fire. All on board did
their utmost, but their efforts were futile.
By dawn the next day the heat was so
frightful that to remain on deck was
impossible. The gallant crew erected
platform 30 feet out beyond the stem
with high wooden shields to protect them
from the heat Here they crowded to-
gether for three hours, when they were
mercifuily sighted by a Danish steamer
the Gallia. The crew was literally abIaze
when they leaped into the sea and clam
bered into the boats sent by the GalIia.
No lives were lost, but the Marpesia blew
up almost directly after the last man
had leaped overheard
Some three years ago the North Ger
man Lloyd liner Barbarossa left Hoboken,
America. with hundreds of lives aboard
and heavy freight in her hold. She
had scarcely gone a mile or so when
FIRE was discovered forward. The captain
Immediately headed the vessel towards
the harbor, and she arrived with dense
volumes Of smoke bursting from her sides.
The Biengfell, which caught fire OF Mar
gate on October 18th, 1893, was a fine
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whereabouts. Tugs were dtspat ched from
Yarmouth, but only in time to rescue a
small portion Of her crew. She was burnt
to her water line. The terrible calamity
that overlook the st. Pierre at Martinique
by the awful eruption of Mount Pelee on
May S, 1902. has no parallel In history.
The steamer Roddam, manned by the gal
liant Captain Freeman, was the only YES
sci that escaped the shower of hot ashes
and molten fire. AT s O'Clock In the
morning Of May s the Roddam lay of
st. Pierre, and, without any warning, the
top of Mount Pelee literally blew Off.
great dense black column of smoke arose
TO gigantic height and plunged every
thing into darkness. Then the liquid fire
and burning dust rained on to the decks
of the Roddam and a burning mass
thrown up by the volcano struck the ves-
sci broadside on, almost capsizing her.
great wall Of quivering flame spread over
everything. Captain Freeman ran TO the
bridge and ordered the boat to go full
steam ahead. The intense heat was al
most unbearable many Of the crew had
their feet burnt and blistered under them.
The Iron portions Of The vessel were red
hot. So terrific was the downpour Of
burning matter that no one could walk
her decks and live, and her steering geer
was clogged with the scaldfng ash. The
dense darkness added to the confusion
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08

and terror. Seventeen Of the Roddam's
crew were burnt to death and Captain
Freeman suffered agonies also, but he
managed to bring his vessel out and on
May II reached port.
For this magnificent pluck and heroism
he was justly rewarded by Sir Donald
Currie eventually offering him the cap
taincy or one Of the Castle liners. Few
vessels afre have claimed more victims
than the General Slocum, which was al
most completely destroyed on the East
River, New York, on June Is, 1904. 1t
Is one of the most, II not the most ap-
palling fires ever known to have ragged on
a vessel. The fire originated in the stor-
age-room on the forward starboard side,
in which were stored oil and other infiam-
mable materials. The steamer carried
1900 excursionists, mostly women and
children. At 8 in the afternoon flames
were seen forward, and they spread with
awful rapidly. Mad panic seized the
passengers. Some ran about in the
flames and threw themselves In the water.
The lifeboats were burned before the crew
could reach them. Many deeds Of bravery
were performed. One man stood on the
paddle box and threw % children into q
net; they were all saved, whilst he lost
his life. Many Of the crew we're burnt
or drowned in attempting rescues. Near.
~ q thousand lives were lost In all.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08

A few years ago the captain of the Brit
ish tramp steamer Hector when far out at
sea saw a great blaze of light. Imme-
diately the Hector altered her course
and made for the great red glow which
began to appear in the sky, and, after
forging full steam ahead, they sighted
the Loodiana. The sight was truly an
awful one. The unhappy vessel was blaz-
ing from stem to stern. When a man and
woman were discovered on the burning
deck of the Inflated vessel all on the
Hector were filled with horror. The
Loodiana was carrying petroleum, and
she was all but a sheet Of qufvering
flames. The captain of the Hector with
a few other gallant fellows endeavored
to rescue the man and woman. bnt un-
fortunately the frightful heat prevented
their getting sufficiently near. Suddenly
there was a great hiss, and with a roar
the Loodiana had blown up. And so the
curtain fell on a terrible tragedy.
An I'll fate befell the naphtha laden YES
sci Marpesia on Christmas Day a few
years ago, when she was bound from
New York to Cette. All on board were
preparing to keep up the festive season
when, as the boatswain was piping all
hands on deck, on Christmas morning, a
sort Of qtiver ran through the ship. This
was followed by a quick dull roar, and
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three-masted iron barque, and had left
New York a few weeks previously with a
large cargo Of naphtha on board. She
was sailing calmly of the Downs and
making for the Thames, and refused the
services of tug to tow her to her desti-
nation. On board her was a crew Of
p, the captain and his wife and chill
dren and a Dover pilot. As the tug
was standing or, when the Blengfell was
about seven miles of Margate, without
the slightest warning the whole after
portion of the vessel blew Off.
The man at the wheel, the captain, the
pilot, the captains wife and child and
the two mates were blown UP with 1t.
Such was the terrific force OF the ex-
pIosion that II hurled the debris hundreds
of feet into the air. and 1t fell in show
ers onto the deck OF the tug, which lay
some three hundred yards away. The
captain of the tug determind to put along
side the Biengfell, but By the time shs
reached her she was a mass of fame.
The unhappy survivors were able to jump
from the burning decks on to the tug
as she passed. The burning BiengfeiI
was left to her fate. Wrapped IN smoke
and fame she was carried by the tide
until she struck on the Tongue sandbank.
about FIVE miles from Margate, where
after burning for hours, she was enguifed
by the waves.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08

by a subsidized line of steamers from
Manila, whose freight rates were under
government control. There is now no
regular service. A few small sailing
vessels ply between Guam and japan at
uncertain intervals and charge exorbitant
freight rates. Now and again a casual
American schooner drops anchor In the
port. Government transports call on the
way out to Manila, but they are not per
mitted to carry merchandise. The lack
Of adequate communication with the
outer world Is one of the chief causes
that operate to make the cost of living
three or four times as great as 1t used
to be under the old administration.
There Is 40 market for any surplus
produce that the Guamese might raise
Thus they are confined to a hand o-mouth
existence, producing sufficient for domes-
tic needs year by year, generally enjoying
abundance and accepting the Inevitable
periods of scarcity with philosophy born
Of experience. There Is very little money
In circulation, for, although the Japanese
and American itinerant traders sell their
wares for cash, which is carried away,
they pay for copra, the only export of the
island in goods. In the year 1904 the
imports Appropriated $50, 900 in value and
consisted principally of lumber, cotton
fabrics, -four. rice, sugar, kerosene and
candles, while less than $4,000 worth of
copra was shipped out.
large proportion Of the imported mer-
chandise ought to be produced by the
islanders, and with better facilities prob
ably would be. They have country
capable of maintaining an agricultural
population of 1oO, oOo-that is. 10 times as
NJ -
$4,000 was paid for foreign lumber.
Guam contains forests amply sufficient to
supply all the needs Of the island for
many years, but, lacking roads, the
natives cannot avail themselves Of this
otherwise available resource. The paucity
OF means Of inland transportation Is one
Of the greatest drawbacks to the develop
ment of Guam. There are only a few
miles OF highway anywhere available for
carts. Aside from these, traffic Is forced
to depend upon trails, which are often
impossible except by carabao. To our
Ideas the requirements Of the island in
this respect will appear trivial. They
would not seem very difficult of attain
ment to the average village of the United
States. Something like $3.50 would
give Guam such roads as her governors
only hope for In dreams, but the beggarly
revenue Is not, indeed, sufficient for the
ordinary expense of government and
leaves nothing for much needed public
improvements. Each year finds the ad-
ministration scheming to avoid a deficit.
1t is only by the most devious economies
that ends are made to meet. The mayor
OF Agana Is also warden Of the prison
and chief Of the insular constabulary,
body Of Is men who act as Jallers and
furnish the entire police force of Guam.
In many cases the government has been
forced to ask gratuitous service from
minor employees and in some important
movements has been entirely dependent
upon volunteer aid.
When we took over the island from
Spain the public buildings were dilapi-
dated and unfurnished: there was no hos
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-08

There Is no longer any doubt that BIRDS
are addicted to the dance. The bower
bird and the prairie fowl are adopts In
the art, while the American grouse La q
veritable master of ceremonies. 1t Ia the
custom of these birds to prepare their
ballroom by beating down the grass with
their wings and to dance something sus-
piciously like the lancers. By twos and
fours they advance bowling their heads
and dropping their wings when they re-
cede and then advance again and turn on
their toes swelling their feathers and
clucking gently.