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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-22
CAR FAMINE TNOUIRT CLOSED.
Interstate Commission May Take More
widen at GuIG Ports In January.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Harlan and Lane to-day
concluded their inquiry into the car short
age and the delay in the movement Of
freight. A dozen witnesses we're examined
st the closing session. The commissioners
left for Washington later.
II is probable that testimony will be taken
AZ Galveston in January in regard 10 the
congestion Of traffic at GuR ports.
The remedy suggested by most of the
witnesses was a car clearing house with
every railroad in the country in II. 50 that a
freight car would be at home on any line
and available for use whenever unloaoed A.,
and an increase in the per diem charges TO
railroads for retlining foreign cars beyond
n specified time limit.
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100000 Fire In Kingston.

KINGSTON. n. Y, Dec. 21.-Fire at $50
O'Clock this morning destroyed the four
story building occupied by G. A. HART
h Co., in Wall street. this city, dry
goods merchants. The entire stock il a
total loss and will reach 500 600. There IL
about $25. 900 Insurance. The Hartt store
was the leading dry goods house in this
city.
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Edwin r. Sanford 10 Succeed James c.
McReynOlds.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Edwin T. Sanford
Of Knoxville, Tenn, has peer appointed
Assistant Attorney-General to succeed
James G. McReynolds. whose resignation
will take effect on January /. Mr.. san
ford Is a graduate Of the University Of
Tennessee in the class of 1899. He then
went 10 Harvard, where he graduated in
1895. He studied at the Harvard Law
School and graduated in 1899. He then
went abroad to continue his legal work
For the last several years h. has practioed
law in Knoxville.
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Sentenced for Life; Thanks Judge for
square Deal.

CYNTHIANA. Ky. Dec. 2I.-Curtis Jet
vas sentenced 10 life Imprisonment this
morning for the assassination of James
CockrelI in jackson five years ago. While
the judge was ~pronOuucing sentence he
was Interrupted by Jett, who told him he
was the only Judge h ever gave him a
sSIaTe deal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-22
UNITED
COMPANY

Largest Retail Cigar Dealers in the World
because we aim to serve the People best"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
CLUBMEN BANQUET
WILLIAM SPROULE
Members of Pacific Union
Give a Farewell Dinner to
Departing Railroad Man

William Sproule, retiring freight
traffic manager of the Southern Pacific
Company's lines, was given a farewell
dinner Thursday evening at the Pacific
Union Club, of which he is a member.
Fifty-three members of the club and a
, few invited guests partook of the
sumptuous repast.
The affair was presided over by
Edgar de Pue, president of the club.
who referred to the coming departure
of the honored guest of the evening
from the city to a new field of labor as
a social loss, but he voiced the members
of the organization in wishing Mr..
Sproule success in lIis new undertake
ings. Among the principal speakers at
the dinner were President de Pue, Pat
rick Calhoun. Horace G. Platt and
Frank Michael.
Mr. Sproule was the recipient yester-
day of a handsome loving cup. a gift of
the local representatives of Eastern
roads. The cup bears the inscription:
ITO William Sproule-For Auld Lang
Syne-A souvenir from the San Fran
cisco freight representatives of East
err railway lines"
On plate that accompanied the
presentation was the following greet
ing to the popular railroad official:
san Francisco. Cal. September 4,
1s06.-Mr. William Sproule: Dear
Friend-Recallins your unfailing cour-
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
PROMOTION WORK
AT ELLIS ISLAND

In order that he may get in closer
touch with conditions throughout the
East Rufus P. Jennings, chairman of
the California Promotion Committee,
leaves for New York tomorrow morn
ing and will also visit the principal
cities en- route. He will pay special
attention to the immigration condi-
tions, with the view of getting the
Eastern bureau of the committee in
close touch with the better class of i'm
migrants who are arriving every day
at Ellis Island from all parts of Europe.
Chairman Jennings feels that while
the publicity work of the committee
has been remarkably successful, there
is opportunity for considerable broad
ening along all lines and to this end
he will visit Washington, Philadelphia,
Chicago, Boston and many other cities
in order to study the conditions at each
place. He will also spend some time
with the Eastern bureau perfecting its
work and making it even more effec-
tive than it now is
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
RESUMESBUSINES SIS
IN NEW STORE.
Robert Wallace Reopens
With Complete Line
of Autumn Fashions
IN OLD DISTRICT

The latest Of the old popular cater
ers TO the fashionable shopping custom
70 resume business in the burned dis
trict downtown is Robert Wallace, the
furrier. who resumed business in a
cOmmOdious and newly ntted store at
30 Ellis street. near Market, last week.
The Robert Wallace store was one of the
best known and most popular fur and
fashion stores in the city prior to the
fire and the scale on which the new
home has started OF promises 10 renew
for il the popularity Of its predecessor.
on the opening day the new store
was thronged with fashionable shop
pers, its convenient location drawing
crowds from the newer shopping dis
tricts on the edge Of the burned dis
trict. The store is large and attract
lively fitted and well lighted with nat
Ural light. il is but few steps from
Market street and in plain view from
that thorOughfare, making II a con-
and out-oT-town patrons.
The stock Of the new store is the
finest of its kind that has been brought
into the city since the hre, and con-
sists exclusively of the new fall lines
Of goods, the summer styles having
been eliminated entirely from the open
autumn creations from Europe and
the East. Robert Wallace's rea-
son for not reopening sooner was
that be deemed IL unwise TO order a
SNNA4A DCNN NC-A NCdcOA4cs dS NOAlu z
been necessary in the lines carried had
he attempted resumption of business
Immediately following the fire.
The manufacturers and importers
were at that time preparing for the fall
trade, and 10 have opened the new
store al that time would have placed
him under the necessity of filling his
shelves with whatever goods couId be
picked UP from the remnants Of the
spring trade, and of purchasing only
IN this country, with large proft to
the mid6leman.
The result of the wait has been that
the store is stocked with the latest
millinery creations, direct from Paris,
and the newest autumn styles in furs
and ready-tO-Wear garments, direct
from both American and foreign mar
kets. The stock is as complete as was
ever carried in the city, and includes
the most exquisite creations IN furs,
French and American millinery, ladies'
suits, coats, Jackets, waists and other
reaoy-tO- O-Wear garments.
Robert Wallace has shown his pluck
and confidence by reopening his bust
ness in the downtown part of the city
and expresses the utmost satisfaction
with the prospects and the belief that
his competitors will all follow him back
into the burned district within the
course Of a year.
The store has attracted large crowds
each business day since its opening.
which augurs well for the future of
the new store, and the best wishes of
Robert Wallace's friends and patrons
have been extended to him from every
side
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
Boy Killed by a Car Within
SIGHT Of Parents Home.
Bruno Bergman Is
Crushed Under
Wheels.

Bruno Bergman, three and a half
years of age. was killed instantly yes
terday morning by an eastbound cleo
trio car of the Twenty fourth street
line. The accident occurred at the
corner of Twenty-fourth and Noe
streets, almost within the shadow of
the boys home at 40l1 Twentyfourth
street.
Bruno was walking on the sidewalk
when his hat blew off. The little fell
low ran after his hat and as he crossed
the track a car with J. d. Bowdish,
motorman in charge. ran him down.
The boy was frightfuIly mangled by
the wheels of the car before Bowdish
could bring il to a halt.
Tender hands lifted the mangled re-
mains of little Bruno from the car
tracks and the morgue wagon was tel
ephoned for. The dead boys father,
A. Bergman, a retired sea captain, re-
quested, however, that the body be not
sent to the morgue. Bergman's re-
quest was granted in view of the fact
unavoidable accident Bergman waived
the autopsy and inquest and the boys
remains were sent to a Mission street
undertaking establishment.
Bowdish, the motorman, was taken
into custody by Policeman Stanton of
the seventeenth street Statlon- BOW
dish said that he was coming down
the street at his usual speed when the
boy ran in front of his car.s He put
on the brakes and reversed the cur
rent, but it was too late as the boy
was crushed before the car could be
stopped.
Captain Bergman does not hold the
motorman responsible for the death
of his son, as he deems it an accident
for which the motorman was in no
way to blame.
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PLANS ARE BEING MADE
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS
City Engineer woodward Issues a
Statement Showing That Many
More Bonds Must Be Sold.

City Engineer Woodward issued his
regular monthly statement yesterday
relative to the status of the sewers
and street paving under the bond
issue. In addition to work already
under way plans are being prepared for
sewers in Fourteenth street from How
ard to Harrison; Mission street from
Sixth to Eighth; Seventh street from
Howard to Branpan; Fifth street from
Market to Channel, and Eighteenth
street from Church to Division, which
viii cost $350,000 The total bonds sold
aggregat $724,S00, and the total sum
paid or set aside for sewers is S904.-
0S7.2S, an excess of $179,2S7.2S over
bonds sold. The bonds sold for paving
amount to $606,407, and the total bonds
sold aggregate 1857, 900, making an ex-
cess of S39,407 over bonds sold Wood
ward has already recommended the sale
OF additional bonds.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
CAR cRUsHEs GIRLS LEG.
Eva Tina, Aged. Two, Struck by
Electric Vehicle.

Eva Tiffa. aged two years, while
playing oil Precita avenue yesterday
morning got in the way of car No.
US. under the charge of Motorman
Paul Rosa, and as a result one of her
legs had to be ampurated. The child,
who resides with her parents at 27S
Precita avenue, had strolled away from
the watchful eye of her mother and
made a playground IN the vicinity of
the car track
Eva was not seen in time for the
motormen to avoid striking her and
II was remarkable that the babe was
not killed outright.
After the accident the child was TAX
en- TO the emergency hospital, where
one of her legs was amputated be-
tween the ankle and knee.
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tcsy and kindliness and the pleasant
association of many years, and wishing
you abundant prosperity in the days
to come. please accept the loving cup
with the esteem and good wishes of.
sincerely yours, c.. l.. Garfield, Fred
Stocker, C. w. Colby. W. H Davenport.
H w. Adams, Peter Harvey. r. r.
Ritchie, NJ NJ. Stern, J. A. Gill. G. w.
Colby. w. D. Sanborn, G. ]. Bradley.
L. r. Robinson. c. K. Junkins. F. o.
Hatch. C. Clifford. w. j. Shotwell. w.
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ATTORNEY MICHAEL's FEE.

An award of $4,000 for attorney fees
was yesterday made by board of ar
bitration in an action brought by At
torney M. F. Michael against the Tono-
pah Water Company. Michael de-
Tended the company in a long litigation
regarding water rents, but the size
of his bill was objected to by the COM
pany. The, matter was left to COM
mittee consisting of B. P. Schwinn,
John c. Kinspalinck and William S.
Tevis, which made the award yester-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
ASK FOR BUILDING PERMITS.

Applications for permits to erect
buildings were filed yesterday with the
Board of Public Works by r. Orsen for
a three-story brick structure at the
northwest corner of Eddy and Glasgow
streets to cost $14,600, and by J. S.
Quigley for two-story frame building
at the southeast corner of Church and
Reservoir streets at cost of $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

This evening the Rev. B. F. Sargent
who for number of years has made
& special study Of early California his
tory, will speak in Olivet Congrega-
tional Church on The Hand of God in
Early California History"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
nureIARs Aepr.

o'Brien and Joseph Price arrested yester-
day morning BY Policeman W. l. Purcell at the
corner Of Pierce and Eddy streets. on a charge
OF burglary They were identified By w n
Meyer two men he had seen Coming ont AZ
his grocery store with s22 worth OF Drovtsions'
The men were booked at the 0'FarDeu-st street sta
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

The Haight Street Improvement Club
yesterday petitioned the Board of Su-
pervisors TO order the opening of Ma
sonic avenue from Hayes street 10 Full
ton. The petition says that all COM
munication with the northern side of
tfe city is disarranged and pedestrians
have no direct roadway whereby they
may cross over, being compelled TO
travel out Of their way to their great
inconvenience
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

H. Snedaker. T. W. Thompson. w. O.
Johnson. A. 8. Hore. E. NJ Pomeroy. A.
p Stewart. E. H Forester.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

Redfern, Warner and R. & G. Corsets; full
stock; corsets hIted; at 907 Ellis ST., near Van
Ness ave. Dora Cantrowith and George Hendy. .
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
Werner Bros


Expert wstchmakers and jewellers, 21O6
Fillmore. bet California & Sacramento. .
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

Not the Cheapest Printers in Town, but
good service at reasonable rates. Ny
sell Rollins Co., % Clay near ferry. .
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
Sheriffs Office september ). 1906

SheriffS Office September 5. 1906.
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
MR.. GEORGE MAYERLE-Dear Sir: The
last pair of eyeglasses you made for me were
broken last week therefore herewith desire
to order another pair. wish also to state that !
am more than satisfied with the Glasses you
Please duplicate those Just destroyed. they
gave great satisfaction. Very respectfully,
SIG SIMON.
Chief Bookkeeper, sheriff's Office, San Francisco.
Cal.
GEORGE MAYERLE'S optical SKILL knowl-
edge and many years Of practical experience are
amned free Mayerlcs Eyewater, Soc; by
mail, Soc. Mayerle's Antiseptic Eyeglass Wip-
ers. to be used when glasses blur, tire or
strain the eye, for 25c Address all communi-
cations to GEORGE MAYERLE, 11l5 Golden
Gate avenue. Phone West 56S9.
CUT THIS OUT
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

DRUNO BERGMAN, aged three and half years.
was killed instantly by electric at Twenty
fourth and Noe Streets yesterday close to his home The
motorrnan was arrested but the dead chds father says
he was blameless.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
EARLY CALIFORNIA BIsToRy.

B.F. ston. dentist. Haight & Masonic av..
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FRENCH LINE

COmpagnIe Gener81e 3ransatIAntIQue Direct Line to HAVRE-PARlS, France Sailing every THURSDAY, 10 a, m. From pier 42, North River
 New York.
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sides, however, were desterted and some of the smaller villages nearer the cone were destroyed. There the awful scenes reported by Pliny were repeated. An internal dallness reigned, lighted An internal dakness reigned, lighted up by the monstrous streams of burn- ing lava, pouring down from the cen tral cone and from vast crevices in it's sides. From time to time new craters would burst forth exploding with a tre- mendous roar and threatening to sweep all before them.
 Tn the doomed upper villages the rain of cinders became a doWnpour of vol canic sand, mixed with larger pumic stones and considerable masses of mol ten material. At the larger town of Ottaiano and in the outlying region of San Giuseppe which are situated on the northeastern slope of the moun- tain. within the line of the railroad running round it, the people fled through the awful hail of projectiles, protecting themselves with tables and chairs held above their heads. The
  government had sent trains to the sta- ton to take them away; but the re- noval was necessarily slow owing to the constant blocking of the line by the masses of falling material, which in places filled the tracks to the depth of a yadr. The distressing scenes of the Last Days of Pompeii" were repeated, With husbands, wives and children call ing through the darkness for one an- other. Most were carried to places of safely; but of those who had fled for protection to the church to pray for heavenly aid, hundred and fifty or more were buried beneath it's roof when it fell crushed by the weight of the material falling upon it. A large umber died in their own houses un- able or unwilling to leave their home and face the terrible fire of sissiles out side. This village of San Giuseppe and the larger town near it are like a part ly excavated Pompeil, the pumice and sand reaching nearly to the tops of the lower houses, and many of which were crushed by the additional weight uopn their level roofs.
 The whole region round this part of the mountain was shrouded for days in dense clouds and cinder and the smil- ing vineyards lie buried yard or two deep beneath the material material vomited forth by the awful nenacing from on William P. Andrews, in The Century
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PETIT
 COAT

American women have been slow in appreciating petticoat values, and even now the petticoat Is not, with them, the supremely important toilet detail that 1t is to the Parisian; but there has within the last few years been tre- mendous change in the American at titude toward the peticoat. Where one woman wore silk petticoats ten years ago, a hundred wear tkem now In- |creasing extravaganza, doubtless; but the most economical French woman has her dainty petticoat.
 When she economizes it is in her frock. The simplest of frocks may have smartness, says she, if it is well worn, but 1t cannot be well worn un- less the petticoat beneath 1t is right long ago and soft, silken lingerie folds, as dainty and as noiseless as possible, have switched beneath modish frocks; but since the Empire ideas have been brought out by Parisian dressmakers, the prettiest has in many instances lost even what little self assertion was left to it.
 For dress occasions the limp petti- coat is liked, made in sheerest soft muslin, batiste or nainsook, frilled and flounced elaborately, but without stiff fenlng, and billowing softly found the feet. If the dressy petticoat is of silk | it, too, should be of soft fluffy char acter ,and the quality of the new silks make the effect altogether possible.
 For short walking shirts, which de- mand distinct flare at bottom, silk pet ticoats cut to provide this flare are in order; but often the cut of the outer skirt, wether the model is plated in soft maerial or gored in firmer stuff affords the desired flare and little is left to the petticoat.
 Tn any event it is imperative that the upper part of the modish petticoat should be fitted snugly and with great lcare, so that the outer skirt may take on clinging, graceful lines, even wher very full. No French woman would think of buying a ready made petit coat and wearing it just as she finds it
 If she does not have her petticoa made especially for her, she Yat leas
 has it altered to fit her well. The cum
 bersome draw string in the back---' Iconcession of the manufacturers t phenomenal variety in the curves o
 the feminine figure-must be don
 away with at once and a snug-fittini
 waistband or binding, firm without be ling clumsy, must take it's place. Tn
 skirt must be carefully gored and fitte
 smoothly over hipes and abdomen. Jus
 what is to be done iwth the back full
 ness depends upon the figure of tn
 wearer.
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ployer moment or two overtime. The girl who Is always doleful and down on her luck.
 The girl who spends her nights at parties and arrives at the office in the morning weary and out of hunor. The girl who expects to carry on & filtration or two coincidently with her work.
 The girl who tells every one she does not have to work, but is only doing it to make extra pocket money. The girl who talks over her employ CTS business outside of the office. The girl who looks upon work as drudgery and has a drudge against fate for forcing her to do 1t. The girl who fails to remain woman ly and affects mannish qualities. The girl who spends her money uopn clothes instead of good health bringing food.
 The girl who is never on time. The girl who depends upon favorit- ism to advance her instead of good, honest endeavor.
 The girl who constantly soldiers and plays sick,
 The girl who is indifferent and list less and cannot even assume an inter. est in her occupation.
 The girl who lacks courage and self respect
 The girl who cannot be honest with herself and expects a greater money
 
 compensation than the work would be worth if done by some one else. The girl who tells you all the won- derful things she can do, but never gets rght down to doing anything at all.
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THE GIRL WHO WON'T SUCCEED.
 The girl who takes up work as a temporary occupation with her mind on the state matrimony.
 The girl who expects to begin at the top instead of slowly climbing there
 The girl who makes excuses for her. self when a boys pride would come to his aid and help him to overcome the difficulty which she tries to evade,
 The girl who airs her grievances to others until she makes a nuisance of herself
 The girl who thinks she is entitled to privileges not granted to her brother.
 The girl who is not thorough and conscientious about her work
 The girl who keeps her eye on the clock fearful that she may give her en-