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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
RAISED BY
JAPANESE FIRMS
IN TRUST
House Cleaning Companies
Merged to Charge More
for Services of Menials
THIRTY CONCERNS IN
ALLIANCE ON RATES

Inc japanese House Cleaning Com
pany is a numerous corporation. The
name appears more than thirty times in
the telephone directory, each with a
dlHerent address and telephone number.
Inc coincidence of names has led many
to believe that all the little brown
mousse cleaners are allied as a trust to
dictate prices. Two facts, out of the
range. of theory, are that the house
cleaning companies are more numerous
than before the fire and that their
charges have been advanced from the
old rate of 20 and 25 cents an hour to S5
and 40 cents for the same services
interviews among the Japanese yes
terday showed that the men were un-
willing to talk until they had learned
the purpose of the inquiries, and then
they were stubbornly reticent on every
thing bearing upon the subject of high
prices and the trust.
In a Japanese mission on Pine street,
however, an exception to the rule was
found. He was asked if he understood
what a trust was. in the American
sense. He replied: "Oh, yes, business
syndicate" When asked if he thought
that the local japanese house cleaners
were acting under a trust agreement,
he admitted that they understood one
another well enough to charge the same
fixed rates. The higher rates, he ex-
planned. were due to the increased cost
of living and the higher rents demand
ed, the Japanese now occupying quar-
ters between the Van Ness avenue and
Fillmore street business district. wnere
rentals are considerably greater than
they were in the old Oriental quarter.
He said the reason why nearly two
score of companies used the same name
was that this method saved CONFUSION
among Americans, it having peen 1ound
inadvisable to call the companies by
the peculiar foreign names of the men
themselves He asserted that four or
five Japanese in the house cleaning
business band together to save rents
and divide the jobs and the pronts- III
the demand for their services was IN
excess of their ability to perform the
labor. they turned the extra Work over
to some other allied company
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
ME ETCALF LIKELY To
SECURE THE NEW
JUDGESHIP
President Said to Regard
Appointment as One for
His Personal Selection
SEVERAL ASPIRAN-.-

4 Word comes from Washington. D. c.,
that the President is not inclined to
classify the additional Federal Judge
as belonging to the patronage at the
disposal Of the United States Senators
from that State. 1t is said that he
regards the appointment as a preroga-
tive OF the chief executive. holding that
the Office is national in character.
The talk in political camps of Cali
fornia is to the effect that W. c. Van
Fleet has the Endorsement OF the dele
cation in Congress from this State.
Associate Supreme Justice Max c. Sloss,
United States District Attorney Robert
7. Devlin and Collector Of Customs Fred
s. Stratton are spoken of as aspirants
for a life position on the Federal bench.
No surprise would be created if the
President should put aside all the sug-
gestions of the California delegation
and appoint TO the Office in question
Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary of the
4 Navy. The other day a well-known
Federal Office holder in San Francisco
remarked:
Metcalf committed political hara-
kiri in the japanese muddle TO please
President Roosevelt. and the President
may be constrained by a sense of
gratitude TO look after the future well
fare OF the Secretary.
Two years ago MetcaIf was one of
the most popular OF California's s public
men, but now there is no rush in Sacra-
mento Oakland or San Francisco to do
him reverence.
While Justice Sloss is regarded as a
5urist well equipped for service on the
} Federal bench his friends maintain that
he is not A candidate. His term of
Office as Associate Justice of the Cali
fornia Supreme Court will not expire
until four years hence. The prediction
Is freely made that he can be nomi-
mated and elected for a full term of
four years to succeed himself.
Fred 5. Stratton's term of office as
4 Collector Of the port OF San Francisco
will not expire until 1910. He was ap-
pointed on the recommendation Of Sen
ators Perkins and Bard TO succeed the
late Colonel John p Jackson, and
through the backing of Senators Flint
and Perkins was subsequently reap
pointed for the full term of four years.
His friends assert that he is not a can
didate for the judEeship-
United States District attorney Rob
ert T. Devlin and former Associate Jus
tice Van Fleet are said to be in a recep-
tive mood, but neither would be sur
prised TO hear that the President had
determined to appoint Metcalf.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
CUPID AND HYMEN
WORKING SVV|F TLY
IN THIS CITY
Matrimonial Bureaus Keep
Late Office Hours as a
Result of Nuptial Boom
SIGN OF PROSPERITY
ENJOYED BY PEOPLE

Ihe matrimonial market is booming
on the local exchanges. Love Consoli-
dated has been soaring far above par
and Cupid Preferred has touched the
very high places during the past two
weeks The unprecedented prosperity
due to the abundance of good "jobs" in
the burned district las affected all
aHectionate stocks and, in consequence,
the matrimonial bureaus are keeping
late office hours and reaping a golden
harvest in taking care of increased
busiSess
Hundreds of marriage licenses have
been issued here and in the other cities
on the bay during the past few weeks
ana scores of matrimonial advertise
ments appear daily in the newspapers.
one instance serves to show the ten
deney to matrimony which has come
over san Francisco along with the re-
construction activity. The following
notice appeared:
GENTLEMAN. American 2, v,sbs. e. ...
Address b. B. KIRKLAND, 24O Valley st,
San Francisco, Cal.
Kirkland and Harry Williams are
partners in an employment Office in
Eighth street. Until two weeks ago
Williams was what the world commits
eratingly terms IAN old bachelor" but
the matrimonial fever came over him
and much to his partners surprise he
married fair daughter of Petaluma
and established his happy household at
$40 Mission street. Kirkland twitted
Williams about his desertion of the
bachelors brigade, but the latter only
laughed, saying: Never mind; I'll get
even with you
A rev days later his prophecy came
true. He had inserted the notice that
b. b. Kirkland wanted a wife, and
when the hero of the advertisement was
interviewed as he was lodging out of
the front door of his home yesterday,
he seemed to be agitated.
Practical joke" he said nervously
Williams said he'd get even and I sup
pose I've got to take it. Get married?
No. Been around the world a good deal
and don't believe much in that sort
of thing
Now Kirkland SHES at every young
woman he sees passing his front door.
II the fair one hesitates in her gait
or glances at the windows of the house
he quakes inwardly and makes himself
as scarce as possible.
"Pitznetz iss goot, va" said little
German woman yesterday who con-
ducts a matrimonial bureau in Geary
street Fourteen tays at Chritsmatz
time it vas poor. but now We got lots off
goot mems undt laties vat wishes to get
marrit yet. We got four couples engacht
dis week undt got chentlemens from
laporers up to society mems NIT money
vat wishes Wives
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
DEATH OF CHINESE
SOCIAL LEADER

The most elaborate Chinese funeral
services here since the fire were those
held yesterday over the remains of Yee
Yeah, wife of Wong Look, prominent
Chinese merchant before the fire and
who now lives in a refugee cottage in
Portsmouth Square. Yee Yeah was a
leader in Chinese society Her friends
subscribed s120 for the American band
which led the cortege.
Owing to the social standing of Yee
Yeah. her body will not be Inferred In
American soil for a period before be-
ing shipped to the Orient, as is the Gus
tom among the Chinese, but will at once
be forwarded to her native country.
Yee Yeah was 3S years of age and
had been suffering with a cancer for
about year. She is survived by her
husband and two daughters. one 6 and
the other-14 years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
CUTICURA CURES IN TWO
WEEKS AT COST OF 75c.

ct feel it my duty to parents Of other
poor suffering babies to tell you what
Cuticura has done for my little daughter.
She broke out all over her body with &
huInor, and we used everything recon-
mended, but without results. called in
three doctors, they all claimed they could
help her, but she continued to grow
worse. Her body was q mass Of sores.
and her little face was being eaten
away. Her ears looked as If they
would drop of. Neighbors advised me
to get Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and
before / had used half of the cake Of
Soap and box Of Ointment the sores had
all healed, and my little ones face and
body were as clear as newborn babes.
/ would not be without it again II it
cost five dollars, instead Of seventy-five
cents, which is all it cost US to cure
our baby, after spending many dollars
on doctors and medicines without any
benefit whatever. Mrs. George j.
Steese. 7ol Coburn St., Akron, Ohio.
Aug. 80, 1905"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
SAYS RINK MEN ASSAULTED HIM

w. E. Collins, an officer of the HUI
name Society, reported to the police
that he was maltreated at Dreamland
Rink last night because he could not
skate to the satisfaction of one of the
uniformed attendants, j. Wisenburger.
Collins said that he had been skating
for an hour when Weisenburger seized
him by the shoulder and ordered him
off the floor Collins fell and one OF
his skates came off. He struck Weisen-
burger and was, he says, at once as
saulted by two other uniformed men,
one of whom struck him over the eye
and the other kicked him in the ribs
Collins declared that he would swear
out warrants today for the arrest OF
the three men.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11

For the first time since the fire ser
vices were held yesterday in the First
Congregational Church at Mason and
Post streets. The members of the
church met in the lecture room in the
basement of the building, as the main
auditorium has not been completed.
The attendance was large and Rev.
George c. Adams, the pastor. expressed
pleasure over the interest shown in the
return to the old quarters
The edifce was erected in 1872 The
membership before April 1S numbered
7z5, but the fire distributed them and
they are scattered as follows: Three
hundred and f1fty-three members are
still in San Francisco, lis in Alameda
county, 30 in Marin County and 176
in distant places. The residence of 6S
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11

, is unknown. From the time of the
fire until yesterday the church held its
services in Plymouth Congregational
Church..
Communion services were held yes
terday and ten members were received.
The text was Isaiah Wis, Here Am l,
Send Me- The sermon was on the
needs of the people and their religious
duties.
B. S. Hays. member of the church,
is directing the repair work on the
edifice. The labor is being done by men
hired directly by the church. A pipe
organ costing $4,000 is being shipped
from the East for the church and will
be here in time to be installed in the
auditorium before it is completed,
which will be in about two months.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
Home Life at Del Monte

While the city is overcrowded take your fam
lily to Hotel Del Monte, by the sea, near Mon
terey, and enjoy every comfort There is plenty
of room there and plenty to do for recreation and
health. Parlor leaves San Francisco a. m
and p. daily, direct to hotel. Special re-
duced round-trfp rates. Remember, you can cas-.
lily transact business in San Francisco and live
at Del Monte. For details inquire Information
Bureau, Southern Pacific, or of G. w. Kelley 779
Market street. phone Temporary 2751.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
DECIDE UPON PLACE FOR
ST. PATRICK CELEBRATION
Ball on March 16 and Exercises on Day
Following to be in Grau-
mans Hall

The executive committee of the st.
Patrick's Day convention met yester-
day at knights of the Red Branch Hall
on Mission street and decided to Sc
cure Grauman's Auditorium at Page
and Fillmore streets for the grand ball
to be held on the evening of March
16 and the literary exercises to be held
sunday afternoon, March II. After the
committee meeting the convention was
called to order, but adjourned out OF
respect to the memory of It's deceased
second vice chairman, Michael C. Cor
ham
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
PASSENGER on SIBERIA
DENIED PERMIT To LAND
o. r. SchfclI. n Banking Clerk. Is Held
On Vessel Because He Came
Under Contract

o. F. Schick, q cabin passenger from
the Orient on the Siberia, was refused
permission TO land here yesterday for
the reason that he said he had come
here under contract. Schick said that
he had worked in the Russian Bank in
Shanghai. but that he had been prom
ised a position in New York, and that
II he could get a job here he might
stay in this city. He was accordingly
held up, and his case will be taken up
again today.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
NJ. c. GoRHAM FUNERAL TODAY

funeral today of Michael C. Gorham.
county treasurer of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians. who passed away on
Friday. The obsequies will be held at
his late residence, 81 Sanchez street at
1890 o'clock, the cortege going first
to Mission Dolores Church for requiem
high mass. Interment will be in Holy
Cross Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
MAN INJURED BY ENGINE

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10.-William
Taylor of Huntingdon. Pa, was struck
by the engine of a train near Gold Run
in the mountains today and may die.
The theory that he was either deaf or
dumb. or contemplated suicide is
borne out Sby the fact that he paid no
attention to the warning whistle.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
MACHINIsTs WIN sTRIkE

Ell PASO. Texas, Feb 10.-The strike
OF machinists in the shops of the Mexi-
can National at Nueva Laredo, Mexico,
which had been on for several months.
as well as the strike of cotton mill
workers at Queretaro. has been settled.
In the former case all the demands of
the workmen Were granted except rec
ognition of the union. In the latter the
strikers surrendered Internationally.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11

vancement; ENCoURAGEMENT-C Century Die
tionary.
The California Promotion Committee has Tor
its object the PROMOTING OF California as a
whole.
1t has nothing to sell.
Its energies are devoted to fostering all things
that have the ADVANCEMENT OF California a.
their object
1t gives reliable information on every subject
connected with the industries OF California.
1t gives ENCOURAGEMENT TO the establish
ment OF industries and invites desirable Inn
migration.
1t Is not an employment agency, although IL
gives information regarding labor conditions
1t presents the opportunities and needs IN all
fields Of business and professional activity.
The Committee Is supported BY popular sub
scription and makes charge for any service
rendered.
Affiliated with the Committee are one hundred
and sixty commercial organizations OF the State,
with a membership Of over thirty thousand.
Meetings held seE-+annually in different
parts of California. where matters Of State in
terest discussed.
Headquarters OF the Committee maintained
in San Francisco in California Building, Union
Square
CORRESPONDENTS INVITED.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
ALUMNI OF SACRED HEART
COLLEGE WILL MEET TONIGHT
Members of the Organization VIII Hear
Addresses and Make Plans
for Banquet

The Alumni Association of Sacred
Heart College will meet this evening in
the school at Fell and Fillmore streets.
The organization was formed shortly
after the April disaster. Attempts will
be made to locate all past graduates OF
the institution and include their names
on the roll Brother Lewis. president
OF the college; r. p. Troy, DR.. J. P
Mccarthy and J. Derham will make ad-
dresses.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11

The new packing-ho regulations
viii also prevent macerated hog snout
from masquerading as toothsome pot
ted chicken
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
BREAK RECORD TO SAVE WEE LIFE

What is it to coin a word? Schil-
ling's Best coined moneyback.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
Specials i'm Liquor Department


CreExtra " " Znandel 19O;
Spanish SherryTopaz"
California Stock" :ga2O
Golden Resling Will
Rock and Rye-German Whisky at.
Scotch WhiskyD
Creme de CacaO-ChouaoM
Commentator POrt-25
Mampe kumme-(Bie
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
Household Specials

Hair
Christy Cake or Bread kneCuts uniformly
Game Steak Carving
Bath Seat-Polshed
Japanese Straw Table MatsRound
Ename meIed Lin Sauee Pans Regularly 50
90
entirely
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
BABY'S FACE IN
TERRIBLE STATE

Awful Humor Was Eating Away Face
and Ears-BOdy Mass Of Sores
Three Doctors Tried to Help
Little Sufferer But She Grew
WOrse-After Spending Many
Dollars On Doctors and Medicine
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
THE CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE
(Orxnnized 1aa2l

PROMOTION: The act OF promoting. al
vancement; ENCOURAGEMENT Century Die (
ti0nary.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-11
COLA nav LUNCH House

Reopen for business All Pine ST., west
Montgomery st.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
TO KEEP TAB
ON DIVORCES
COUNTY CLERK COMPELLED IN
FUTURE TO MAKE YEARLY RE.
PORT ON MARITAL BREAKS.

In conformity with new law enact
ed by the last general assembly Coun-
ty Clerk Phillips and his force are
compiling data on divorces granted In
Wapello county during the last year
and preparing to report all cases OF
connubial smash-ups to the state de-
partment of vital statistics.
TO that end a divorce record has
been adde to the bulk Of other county
records and in this book there are
spaces to show the color, age and
nativity of all entering the divorce
courts, the date Of the marriage, the
number of previous marriages, the
cause OF divorce and any interesting
notes arising from domestic trouble,
Thus the state will have a complete
record Of every divorce granted in the
state. The law requires that report
be made on all cases from July 1, 1906
to July /, 1907 and for an annual re,
port on the first of every July. As
no record has been kept in the past
aside from that given In the chanceTy
records it is necessary to deiye
through all the cases tried in the last
year to secure the data on past di.
yorces Any divorce granted prior tc
July 1,1908 will not be recorded.
The record of marriages viii also be
reported to the state department.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23

rem are still on the sick list but have
been making some improvement
The two schools, Nos. and 8, in
Polk township. are making good pro
gress after six weeks Of the spring
term has passed Both of these are
in this neighborhood and are presided
over by the Misses jeanette Lindsay
and Grace Harlan.
Sheriff William jackson with his
father Andrew Jackson of Ottumwa
was in this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. Rosa Shuttlefield led the En-.
deavor service Sunday evening.
An Y. P. S. of c.. E. has, been or
ganized att Sherman chapel with
about 80 members and the society
starts out with fine prospects.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Chisman are
visiting at the Charles Harlan home.
The Misses Lulu and Grace Harlan
and Fannie Jones attended Sunday
school at hristiansburg Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23

the action of the teachers in Plymouth
county and the situation in Crawford
county where many schools have been
vacant because teachers refuse to
work unless the wages are raised
Nous one in this state. All indications
aree that the trouble will get worse
rather than better. 1t is anticipated
that the teachers are not SO organised
as to conduct any systematic strike
but 1t is admitted among all educators
that the teachers acting independently
are insisting on higher wages and
that unless higher wages are paid
schools will continue to go teacherless
because the teachers can get more re
munerative wages in other employ
ments. County superintendent Mrs
Jennie Ruegle of Polk county recently
went oil a tour through the depart
ment stores of Des Moines where
girls are reputed to be notoriously I'm.
derpaid but she was unable to get a
single one to agree to take school
when they learned what the wages
are. With farm hands drawing $50 a
month and getting their board and
washing and the keeping of a horse
and school teachers drawing $35 and
$40 and having to pay their own board
and other expenses after spending con
siderable money to At themselves fol
the position of teaching, educators ad
NIT that the situation is not very en-
couraging. High school girls jus,
graduating are usually counted on as
being willing and anxious to take
most any wages for the first term Just
to "get started" but the crop of high
school girls. all educators of Iowa say
will this year be far short of meeting
the demand of filling the country
schools. It is therefore not anticipat
ed that the situation will be any bet
ter by fall.
Ora Williams.
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EntertaIns Pupils of Lucas School.

Ludas:T-J. w. Miller entertained
the high room at his home Saturday
evening. The class Of 1907 and the
commercial course were the guest of
honor. Enjoyable games were play
ed. Lucy Thomas was awarded the
prize for drawing and Mary ]. Daniels
the prize for finding the most small
animals.
Refreshments we're served after
which the guest departed. A most
enjoyable time was had by all.
Mrs. Jane Owens received word
Saturday that her son David who
was i'll with consumption had died
at the institution at Greenwood. The
remains were brought home for burial
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lowell of Nor.
woodville came Saturday to visit with
Mrs. Lowell parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Lane. /.
Mrs. John P. Thomas entertained
a crowd Of young girls and boys at
her home in honor of her son Reese
eleventh birthday. Games were play
ed and after refreshments the child.
rem departed for home wishing many
more happy birthdays.
John Flows of Charlton spent Sun
day with his cousin George Flows of
Lucas.
Misses Irene Musgrove and Bessie
Brows and Fred Wilkinson and George
Crow spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Catherine Cackler of Lacona.
/ A large crowd attended the bac.
calaurete sermon at the Methodist
IL. ~~I~ I.-~ MIL "
was well delivered by Rev. M. Mick
ard.
The infant son of Mrs. Ola Davis
died Friday. The funeral was held a,
the home Monday afternoon.
Miss Richards came Saturday to
visit a few days with Mrs. j. D
Beaman.
Mrs. NJ Jones who has been VISITING
in Chicago the past two months re
turned home Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
IOWA PASTOR UNDER CLOUD.
Evidence Lacking to Hold Him to
Criminal Charge But He Is Given
Long Vacation.

Cedar Rapids, May 22.-Rev. s. D.
Bartle, the brilliant pastor of the
Methodist church at Mechanicsville, is
under a cloud, and it is intimated that
he may be either compelled to leave
the ministry or else will be given a
charge in some other part of the coun-
try. According to word that comes
from the little town it has been gen
orally known and freely admitted that
goodly number of the members Of
his flock were not at all pleased with
his actions as q private individual.
Last week matters We're brought to
a focus when DR.. j. q. Van Ness, the
presiding elder OF this district, visited
Mechanicsville to mold quarterly con
ference. But no quarterly conference
was held; s at least the sacrament of
the Lords supper was not administer
ed Instead Dr. Van Ness spent his
time in the town Investigating the r1l-
mors. The presiding elder decided
that the evidence was not sufficient
to warrant charge Of criminal con-
duct, and Of not sufficient conse-
quences to warrant any official action
on his part
Following this decision, however, the
members Of his congregation decided
to ask their pastor to take a three
months vacation, by the end of which
time 1t is stated the annual confer
ence will have been held and change
made. Rev. Bartle Is quoted as say
ing that while his actions may have
been indiscreet. he has done nothing
wrong and that ne will not take the
vacation.