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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-29

IN IN ess at a luncheon yesterday at
N the Palace Hotel in honor of
Miss Helene Irwin. AS Mrs.
Hyde Smith was unable to appear the
party was chaperoned by Mrs Robert
Oxnard. The table was prettily deco
rated in violets and the guests were:
Miss Irwin, Mrs. Fred McNear, Miss
Margaret Hyde-Smith. Miss Julia Lang
horne. Miss Claire Nichols. MISS Lydia
Hopkins, Miss Katrina Page Brown,
Miss Louise Boyd. Miss Maizie Lang
horne and Miss Mary Keeney.
Miss Sara Drum was the hostess at
luncheon yesterday at the Palace Hotel
in honor of Mrs. John Taylor formerly
Miss Daisy Van Ness), who is being
feted by her many friends here. The
table was attractively decorated with
violets. Those present besides Mrs.
Taylor were Mrs. William Geer Hitch
der Baldwin. Mrs. Latham McMullin.
Miss Ethel Tompkins, Mrs. Fred Magee
and Mrs. Walter Magee.
Mrs. John P. Young entertained at
one of the pleasantest of the winters
bridge parties yesterday afternoon at
her home on California street. eight
tables of guests being present The
attractive rooms were prettily deco
rated for the occasion with quantities
OF scarlet and white carnations and
greens. The prizes were all handsome
pieces Of cut glass. Mrs. Young will
entertain another large bridge party
this afternoon. Those present yester--
day were: Mrs. Howard Homes, Mrs.
George Knight Mrs. i. Lowenberg,
Mrs Norman Rideout. Mrs. w S.
Thorne. Mrs. Clinton Jones, Mrs.
Charles ]. Stovel, Mrs. Ralph Hart,
Mrs. NJ. H. de Young. Mrs. A. H. Vail,
Mrs Charles Dougherty, Mrs. Harry
Morton, Mrs. Joseph Martin. Mrs. Irv-
ing F. Moulton, Mrs. Joseph H. Sisson,
Mrs. Thomas Dennigan, Mrs. w. f.
Dennison, Mrs. Thomas Morffew. Mrs.
Alexander Wilson, Mrs. Emma Stewart,
Mrs r. H Mann. Mrs. William Wood.
Mrs Martin Regensburger, Mrs
George Willcutt, Miss NJ Deane, Miss
Jennie Mcfarland, Mrs. S. Toby, Mrs.
Henry Payot, Mrs. Frank Jaynes, Mrs.
J. r. Hannify. Mrs. George Bates, Miss
TilHe Feldman, Miss Lizzie Field
man, Mrs. E. S. Simpson, Mrs. Frank
Rodolph. Mrs. Frank Kerrigan, Miss
Susie McNab. Mrs. James McNab, Mrs.
Joseph Masten, Mrs. Cutter. Mrs.. ]. J.
spieker and Mrs. c. E. Mcwilliams.
Mrs J. Leroy Nickel will be the host
ess at large bridge party this after
noon at her home at Laguna and Sac
ramento streets, at which she will en-
tertain & number of guests.
Miss Kate Herrin and Miss Alice
Herrin entertained at an informal din
ner at their home last night on Broad
way, after which they and their guests
attended the Monday Night Skating
Club. Those who dined with them
were Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Eastland.
Emerson Warield and Baldwin Wood.
Mrs. William Penn Humphreys was
the hostess at luncheon at the Palace
Hotel yesterday. at which she enter
tained several guests very delightfully."-.
Those present were Miss Airline John
son, Miss Margaret Stow, Miss Gladys
Meek. Miss Alice Sullivan. Miss How
ard, Mr.. Zeile and Carl Wolff
Mrs. William II. Howard, who recent
~ arrived here from Boston, and is
being welcomed back by her many
friends, is staying at the Palace Hotel
for the present Yesterday she had
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they came to make political propaganda and were fact agents

they make political propaganda and in fact agents
of the Japanese Government.
Again when China held its army last fall the tor
officers mill
tary asked FOUR but this the
Japanese vigorously objected the denied Rus
this refusal increased by the discovery
that many Japanese soldiers had taken part the dis
gued The declared that these Japanese
army officers acting spies.
Japan have reckon with coalition between China and
quite clear that the Japanese
spelling for fight with somebody and with difficulty held in
check by their Government chiefly for financial Now
China will be military factor be reckoned with in the
years surprised the
training shown by the Chinese
baaons The peace footing strength of the army when fully
organized will be 10000 and footing there will be in
years 100000 with the colors 1t international
that close neighbo likely be enemies than
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JAPANESE ARE NOT POPULAR

THE Japanese make pleasant neghbors and the Chi
discovering this fact for themselves Cocy and
tricky" adjecives that the contemporary
Japanese frame OF mind. The Japs behaving in
they had conquered the Chinese well
slams consequence they getting themselves thoroughly
Of Japanese merchants poured Manchuria
Immediately and their tricky peculiarly
Chinese, with whom honesty business
The japanese natural spies and the Chinese fully
this Quite recently army Of Buddhist priests
Japan China, osensby proselyte the Chinese The
Picking ordered them Of the country believing
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The Smart Set

there as her guests at luncheon Mrs.
t. c. Van Ness and Mrs. J. o. Lincoln.
Mrs. Roy McCabe was the hostess at
charming luncheon at the Palace
Hotel on Saturday last at which she
entertained a number of guests, many
of whom were from Oakland The
table was prettily decorated in pale
pink carnations Those present WERE:
Mrs. Rosenfeld. Mrs. Bishop. Mrs.
Wickham Havens, Mrs. Gaskill, Miss
Eva Nicholson, Mrs. Koser, Miss
Knowles, Miss Allen, Miss Chabot, Miss
Ruth Knowles, Miss Edith McCabe,
Mrs. Waldron and Miss Chrissie Taft.
Mrs James c. Jordan and Mrs. Rich
ard Derby have sent out cards for a
luncheon on Thursday, February Z, at
which they will entertain twenty
guests. Afterward they will enter
tain at tournament bridge, for which
number of guests have been asked.
On Thursday, February 81, the finals
of the tournament will be held. These
affairs will take place at the home of
Mrs. Jordan, who has the Willis Davis
house. at Scott street and Pacific ave-
nue., for the winter, and who will do
considerable entertaining there.
Mrs. W. r. P Clark was the hostess
at luncheon recently at the City of
Paris Tea Gardens in honor of Mrs.
William Romaine.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Refine Wein and Daniel Marx. They
will receive their friends on Sunday,
February 3, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs l. L. Rosenthal. 1854 Pacific
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Parsons Ta-
tum formerly Miss Miriam Thomson),
whose wedding was celebrated in
urday for their honeymoon trip to
Honolulu. and expect to be absent
about month.
News comes from Santa Barbara of
the christening there last week at the
old mission of the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Bishop of this city. who
are at present staying at the Bishop
ranch at Goleta- After the ceremony
an elaborate luncheon was given to the
christening party by Orestes Orena at
the Casa de Brabo.
Miss Susan Ertz and Miss Blossom
Ertz, who have been living at Bush
nell Place, Berkeley, since the fire, will
leave In day or two for New York,
where they will spend three or four
months as the guests of friends and
relatives.
Mrs. James Mckee Spalding dormer-
ly- Miss George Lacy, who arrived
early in the fall from her home in
the Hawaiian Islands and has been
spending several months In Los An
geles, has gone to Santa Barbara and
is there the guest of her mother, Mrs
7. j. p Lacy. at the latter's home on
Sola street.
Mrs Charles G. Lathrop gave a
luncheon on Saturday last at her home,
Alva Vista, Stanford University. in
honor or Miss Olga Meyer of Menlo
Park, who has announced her engage
ment, and Miss Barbara Reid of Berke-
ley. niece of Mrs. Lathrop. Those
present were: Miss Alice Meyer. Miss
Barbara Reid, Miss Olga Meyer. Miss
Elsie Branner, Miss Frances Coon, Miss
Alberta Whisman, Miss Minna Stillman,
Miss Ruth Maddox. Miss Hazel Mad
dox, Miss Elizabeth Russell and Miss
Ida Wickson.
The wedding of Miss Johanne c.
Hanlon and John Huff was celebrated
yesterday afternoon at o'clock at
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St. Brigid's Church. In the presence of
a number of their most intimate
friends. The bride, who wore a hand
some going away gown of gray cloth,
was given away by her brother, Charles
F. Hanlon, and was attended by Mrs
F. w. Bishop as matron of honor. The
grooms brother, Claude HUFF was the
best man. After the ceremony the bri-
dal party and few of their more inti-
mate friends went across the bay in
automobiles. where, after dinner, Mr.
and Mrs. Huff took the train for the
East. They will travel there for q
time, going possibly to Europe before
their return to California A pretty
innovation which was introduced was
the showering of the bride and groom
with quantities of violets, instead of
the proverbial old shoes and rice. when
they left the church to enter their au-
tomobile.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert ]. Hancock gave
dinner to party of friends at the
Palace Grill on Saturday evening last,
the occasion being the anniversary of
their marriage. The table was hand
somely decorated with roses. The
guests were entertained by L. D. Ken
ney with several beautiful tenor solos
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Hancock, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A
Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gray, Mrs
G. A. Schultz. Miss Helen Gray, Miss
Genevieve Schultz, L. d. Kenney, w. G.
Pierce, Harold Law and Leo B. West
colt.
The death of Mrs. Charles Sharrocks
on Sunday of this week was partieu-
larly sad, as she had been so happy
over the birth Of little daughter few
days before. 1t was the first baby,
though the Sharfocks had been married
some years Mrs. Sharrocks was
Agnes Flint the younger of the two
Flint sisters, of whom Anna married
Edward<Landis. Their father. Brils-
ford P. Flint, passed away a short
time ago, and Mrs. Flint and Mrs.
Landis were in Los Angeles at the time
of Mrs. Sharrocks' death. The Flints
lived at the corner of Hyde and Sac
ramento streets for many years, and
lost their home in the IRE.
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TUESDAY EDITORIAL PAGE JANUARY %. 100
Suggestions for Distribution
of Relief Fund Surplus

sympathy the refugees and ingenious schemes foT dp
M 100000 surplus which the Relief and Red cross
wv of The Call still responding 10 W
by this for possible solutions OF the q"uo
All who contestng Tor the prize
500 offered by The the plan which the Reh
CORPORATION would thought the question and ne
which follow full OF the results OF philanthropy
nd kiudin
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Gossip Of the DoingS
of Railroad Men

He was young and he was ambitious
TO shine in the world of letters. His
superior had acquired much fame as an
orator and also as a litterateur, and
the youth was desirous of following
in his footsteps. The railroad to which
the ambitious young man gave his time
afforded him the opportunity OF dis
playing his genius He was commits
stoned by his superior to prepare for
publication in a magazine edited by
railroad employees paper on the re-
generation Of San Francisco.
The aspiring ntterateur went at the
work with ardor. He covered page
after page of foolscap with adjectives
illustrative of the bravery Of the popu-
lace He closed the article with these
memorable words:
Never did the herculean labors OF
San Franciscos noble citizens daunt
their spirits or crush the chivalry that
is in every man born under our azure,
sunlighted skies.
THAT is a pretty windup." said the
boss. who is inclined to be critical.
but I don't see the use of that word
'hercuiean-
"oh, that's all right" replied the
author. that's smile"
"A Sim1leI well, hercules held I'D
the world, didn't he? And we amt
holding up anything, eh?'
"No," said Charley, in a fine rage at
being criticised. Hercules didn't hold
up the world. He held up the French
restaurants"
Il think" said his boss, slowly, as
he viewed the features of the fiippant
youth that you would better go back
to clipping the news out of the papers.
believe that is an excellent prepara-
ton for literary work"
" H Bancroft has appointed E. w
Newcomb signal engineer and head OF
the signal department for the Oregon
Short Line, the Southern Pacific lines
east of Sparks and the Union Pacific
lines west of Green River
II. NJ. Hun, who was one of the
freight contracting agents on the
Traders Dispatch, has entered the SER
vice OF the United Railroads He win
look after the shipments OF the new
street cars.
The Santa Fe is rushing men and
material to the Franklin tunnel and a
report received yesterday from Chief
Engineer Storey, who is personally
experimenting the repair work, was
to the effect that the work was pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
The many friends of w h Murray
In this city are delighted to hear that
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T. T. Landes, 9OIB Laguna street.
Appoint q new committee OF relief to
consist of Judge Graham. Rev. ID. o.
Crowley, Francis ]. Heney, Rabbi NietO,
Judge Treadwell, Rev. William Raders
Mayor Schmitz, s. NJ. Shortridge and
Judge Beatty to investigate the claims
OF the refugees and divide the money
on hand among all the worthy.
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e. j. Frisk, 1OS4A ShOtwelI street
Use the relief fund within the limits
Aof the city only; exr,end 1t in cleaning
streets and parks and building homes
for the worthy or establish them In
business.
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A Refugee, 1871 Nineteenth avenue
If there is no need for the money keep
it as a reserve fund for future disaster
emergencies, or give it now to those
who request aid.
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III. VI. Hart, $40 Tennessee street
Use part of the sum for building houses
for the needy and distribute the bal
ance pro rata among those who lost
in the fire.
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1918 Mission street-Do away with
the red tape; get some people to handle
the funds who are not so smart nor
so hard to approach as the present
board, and give every one VINO can
prove his worth enough TO put MIN
where he was at the time Of the fire.
n. n. Sugarman. 40 DubOce avenue
Use $1,000, 900 for the relief of those
in immediate need; apply the remain
ing 100000 to "tree loan fund, TO
be for the benefit of heads OF families
who wish TO build homes. the loans
made to be repaid in instaliments.
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Albert Walters, Newmarket the
question of the refugees becoming
self-supporting adjust itself as did the
problem of the employment OF dis
charged soldiers after the Civil War.
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George Bronson, Observation-Disclosures
the $4,000 900 among all the sufferers
by the fire, building decent homes Tor
them.
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Mrs. Emily NJ. Isham, South Park
Establish homes for the homeless and
rebuild the schoolhouses which were
destroyed
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Mrs. A. l.. L1Iard, LObOs Square
Reserve s1.0O0.00O for the use OF the
aged and crippled and divide the re-
natnder among the heads OF families
in the refugee camps.
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Mrs. Hams, San RamOn-Spend part
of the $4,OO0.0OO to furnish fuel to the
suffering refugees.
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John HuschIer, CIty1rurn the RsS
naming relief funds over TO the City
and County Hospital and the Aims
house.
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Speaks a Word for
United Railroads

Editor Of The CaIl-Sfr: About q
year ago. I remember, Professor h
Morse Stephens remarked in a lecture
that public opinion is fk Of the
This believe to be a fact I also
believe that the press can bring about
a great deal OF good in voicing pub
lie opinion. This, however, must be
done with sense and good Judgment
and not in a hystericaI manner, az
Is being done at the present time
relative to the United Railroads
There is a certain class OF peopls
whose feelings need to Be reprsssed-
Any agitation carried to the extreme
is likely to tncite unruly conduct and
rowdyism.
Whatever our grievances may be.
we have no right to infiict our fesl-
ings on the conductors and motormen.
have seen Intelligent. rehned-lool<-
and insults because they insisted on
collecting fares Every man and
woman ought to bear in mind that it
is counted against a conductor when
he does not make a showing for his
trip.
Ny family Is suffering any amount
of Inconvenience and discomfort in
going to and returning from our
daily work. but we do not feel 5usti-
fed in condemning the railroad. The
company Is In no way responsible for
Ghe mysterious movement Of nature
that brought about the awful condi-
tions. Any man or body OF men who
lost no time IN taxing hold to
straighten out affairs after the dis
aster deserves credit and some COM
mendatioR Consideration ought to be
shown for any unintsntional mistakes.
San Francisco was in luck that such
large corporation had interests here.
with wealth to enable IL to cone with
the situation. Otherwise we would
be singing a different song
little more patience. faith and en-
oouragement and less growing ana
fault finding will, am sure. have the
desired effect. beg to remain, yours
sincerely. p AZ
San Francisco. Jan ~, 1897.
he has been appointed assistant xen-
eral passenger agent OF the Union Pa
cifc Few men IN the railroad busi-
ness are so favorably known as Mur-
ray and there il probably no railroad
man who has so large an acouainca-
ship with theatrical men.
J. H wallace. assistant chief en-
gineer OF the Southern Pacific, left
yesterday for the southern part OF the
State on an inspection trip.
Word was received from the hos
pital YESTERDAY that r. X Ryan was on
the fair road to recovery
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z. Hahn, 615 Nafoma street-Settls
all outstanding demands and use the
balance for repairing the city streets
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A. B. W., 1888 montgomery avenue
Spend 81 600 600 in repaving the streets
of the burned district, $2.000,00O for the
rebuilding of schools, 100000 for the
restoration of parks and s5O0,OO0 for
free hospital for the poor and needy.
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the money among the following causes
To free child labor. for maternity
homes, for orphanaSes, City and 'Eouh-
ty Hospital. schools and street I'M
proyements.
Bert LacIxey, 7ss Folsom street-Ex-
pend the s4.00O.0 900 in improving streets
building a fireproof hospital and mems
fireproof Iodging-houses. home Tor
the aged and by other means improve
the health and morals OF the com
munity.
Beatrice LakIn, San RafaeI-Use the
money to give those who lost in tina
IRE chance to start life anew
j. w. NJ, vaIIeJo-I don't think it Of
any use to offer suggestions
A widovv-Build a hospital for the
poor, a home for the sick and disabled
model flats to be rented at a small
charge and divide the remainder AMONG
the widows and orphans.
Mrs. A. l.. LnIard, LObOs Square
Reserve 100000 for the use Of the
aged and crippled and divide the re-
mainder among the heads. Of families
in the refugee camps
John HuschIer, CIty1rurn the PsS
naming relief funds over TO the City
and County Hospital and the Aims
house.
Mrs. Emily NJ. Isham, south Park-f
Establish homes for the homeless and
rebuild the schoolhouses which were
destroyed
T. II. Landes, 80I5 Laguna street.
Appoint q new committee OF relief to
consist of Judge Graham. Rev. d. o.
Crowley, Francis ]. Heney, Rabbi NietO'
Judge Treadwell. Rev. William RAIDER,
Mayor Schmitz, s. NJ. ShOrtridge and
Judge Beatty TO investigate the claims
OF the refugees and divide the money
on hand among all the worthy
e. Hahn, SIS Natoma street-settIs
all outstanding demands and use the
balance for repairing the city streets
F. A. Staples. Oh Church street
Mr.. Staples, with touch OF irony. sug
gests that the money be given to the
United Railroads or to Ruef and
Schmitz. On serious consideration he
believes in using the funds for the es-
tablishment OF homes for the refugees.
/ Mrs. Herman waIdraR. San MateO-
Let the money be divided among the
sufferers by the fre according to their
needs.
J. Albert WeyI, 14251k Laguna street
Il think II the money was given to the
San Francisco Call that paper could
! devise the best means OF distributing
/ it among the needy.
AddIe Brooks, SOnOma, Cats II
would suggest that any man or
woman showing a deed to land in the
burned district OF San Francisco and
had no other way Of rebuilding be fur
nished with an order on a contractor
for the purpose; that the Relief Cor
poration pay a certain sum toward re-
building homes in this way, and put all
the money in some bank in the COM
munity. By the time the money was all
paid out there would be interest enough
to build other and more substantial
homes"
H. n. Outsen, 565 DubOce avenues
IT would suggest to lay aside the
81 900, 900 surplus for repairing public
works, streets, schoolhouses. Libraries
and other public institutions. When
spent In this way ii would give each in
dividual a share. =" 1t would take
some Of the burden from each tax
payer and the money would go into
the hands Of the laboring classes"
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F. A. Staples, Oh Church street
Mr.. Staples. with touch OF irony. sug-
gests that the money be given to the
United Railroads or to Ruef and
SchmitZ On serious consideration he
believes in using the funds for the es-
tablishment OF homes for the refugees.
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Mrs. Herman WaIdraR, San MateO-
Let the money be divided among the
sufferers by the fire according to their
needs.
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George b., watsOnviHe-The money
belongs to the refugees; it should be
given outright to them instead OF
loaned. Why not buy fuel7
Mrs. f. VI. B.. HeaIdsburg-Use
50. 0O0. 900 for the building of homes to
be sold on installments. apply $1,000, 600
TO the erection Of a honey" boarding
house for wage earning girls and
women and use the remainder to assist
the aged and helpless.
A. G. NJ. 1884 sutter street.-the
S4.OO0.O00 should be used in building
homes for the needy. restoring the pub
FIic parks. cleaning and repairing the
streets rebuilding the schools and con-
structing and maintaining a hospital
J. K. B., San FranciscO-Make a thor
ough but not too searching investiga-
ton of those making claims and ex-
pend the money by relieving the dis
tress of these persons.
j. B. Brite, LivermOre-P1ace so per
cent of the fund in investments for the
purpose of relieving subsequent need.
return % per cent to the Red Cross
Society and apply 25 per cent to re-
lieving existing distress.
Harry LItz. 34211z Mission street
Let the Relief Corporation deal out
carefully to the homeless poor until the
remaining few millions have fulfilled
the mission of their donors.
w. Fl. Byea. 1s Sadie street. Santa
Crus-Use s., 10000 for building homes
and SO, 0Oo, 900 for establishing factories
where refugees may work.
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]. II wallace. assistant chief en-
gineer OF the Southern Pacific, left
yesterday for the southern part OF the
State on an inspection trip.
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The wedding of Miss Johanne c.
Hanlon and John Huff was celebrated
yesterday afternoon at o'clock at
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he has been appointed assistant gem
eral passenger agent OF the Union Pa
cific. Few men In the railroad busi-
ness are so favorably known as Mur-
ray and there is probably no railroad
man who has so large an acQuaince-
ship with theatrical men
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A wIdOw-Bui1d a hospital for the
poor, a home for the sick and disabled,
model flats to be rented at a small
charge and divide the remainder amonR
the widows and orphans.
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h NJ. Hun, who was one of the
freight contracting agents on the
Traders Dispatch, has entered the SER
vice OF the United Railroads He win
look after the shipments OF the new
street cars.
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Mrs William H. Howard. who recent
" arrived here from Boston, and is
being welcomed back by her many
friends, is staying at the Palace Hotel
for the present. Yesterday she had
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Word was received from the hos
pital YESTERDAY that r. X. Ryan was on
the fair road to recovery.
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J. Albert WeyI, 14251z Laguna street
II think II the money was given to the
San Francisco Call that paper could
devise the best means OF distributing
it among the needy.
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W H. Bancroft has appointed E. W.
Newcomb signal engineer and head OF
the signal department for the Oregon
Short Line. the Southern Pacific lines
east Of Sparks and the Union Pacific
lines west Of Green River.