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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10
How Laborer Might Receive His Pay Under
Gray Brothers Wage Check System,
As Explained by Harry Gray

Suppose he quits work early in April He gets
time check for his wages of s. day. minus 90 cents
day for board.
No April wages become payable until May 49,
until which time he wait before receiving any
thing
On May 10 he gets negotiable bank check for
half the amount due him and draft for the other half
The draft Is not payable until July 10. The result
is that he is forced to wait over three months for
what he has earned.
Or
II he needs the money very badly he can go to
a collection agency when he gets his time check
His check amounts to but $1.10 per day, as 90
cents has been deducted for board.
The collection agency deducts commission of
20 per cent OF % cents, for advancing the money!
So the laborer gets SS cents day for his work,
and he does not have to wait
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10

Take an outing on the Ocean Shore
Railway and enjoy the beautiful
beaches and grand scenery Train serv-
ice to Tunitas Glen cas- miles from 81
Francisco) connects with stage for San
Gregorio, Pescadero and Pebble Beach,
For schedules see published time card
in this paper.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10

A prize of $4,000 has been offered
by King Leopold of Belgium for the
best paper presented describing The
Progress of Aerial Navigation and the
Best Means Of Encouraging It."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10
Regulations Favored

A number of other witnesses were
called to testify regarding complaints
of laborers. and several state, city and
labor officials expressed themselves as
strongly in favor of regulative laws.
Coroner Leland acquiesced in this and
suggested a recommendation that the
bar association be asked to take the
matter up.
The direct summing up Of evidence
was concluded with the testimony of
members of The Call staff who told
how the first confession was secured
from Cunningham, and with Police
Lieutenant Shea's statement concerning
the delivery of the murderer to him by
The Call.
The case was submitted to the jury
and a verdict returned as soon as it
could be drawn in proper form.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10

Ocean Shore Railway will take you
table page 10
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10
Because 1t Was Untrue

NO. / didn't because was con-
WINGED that what you told me was not
true was the answer.
Attorney Frank v. Bell took up the
cudeel a moment later and accused
Cray of refusing demands amounting
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-01-06
EVER SEEKING SHADOW LETTER.
Odd Hobby Of Man Who Scans thu
Advertised Mall List.

One man with an odd hobby isn't q
person who gets much mail and what
he has or expects to have he can keep
in mind very easily. Probably he never
had letter which went astray.
Yet every time he sees in the news
papers the list of advertised mail sent
out from time time by the general
post-office in New York he turns at
once to the initial letter under which
his name comes and runs carefully
through the list. He has never yet
found any letter that might be sup
posed to be for him and furthermore
hasn't found any that might be for any
Of his relatives.
He takes an odd pleasure in doing 1t.
however, sometimes with that eager
ness which impels a man to grub
through a packet Of old letters In
hopes that he may come upon some
rare variety of stamp. Really. II ever
he found his name in the list it prob
ably would kill his enjoyment Of the
hunt forever thereafter.-New York
Sun.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-01-06
Contingent Fund
Went Willingly to Crocodile.
"A -. 100, cold tbot tho AnCtr9

1t has Deen SAID ludL Llc AuoIl d1ion
blacks never commit suicide; that
self-destruction does not come within
their philosophy. The author OF Con.
LESSONS of a Beachcomber" mentions
a case of recent date which he thinks
might be regarded as in conflict with
that view: "A member of the Clump
Point tribe, painfully afflicted with a
vexatious skin disease, was fishing at
the mouth of a creek when his hook
fouled. To a companion he said he
would dive to get it clear. His friend
endeavored to dissuade him, remind
Ing him of the crocodile which they
had seen but short time before.
But the boy, worn with pain and
weary with never-ending irritation,
said if he was taken, No matter. Good
Job, me finished then He dived and
there was a commotion in the water
The boy appeared on the surface
making frantic appeals for help while
the crocodile worried him. He escaped
for a moment and his friend clutched
his hand and drew him to the bank
only to have him torn from hls
grasp"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-01-06
Collecting Old Glass.

The destinations Of old glass have
never rivaled those of old china, yet
the variety and beauty of even small
glass collection will surprise those
whose collecting thoughts have always
turned elsewhere, says House Beauti'
full.
but glass is so colorless." says the
devotee of blue Staffordshire. 1T looks
so insignificant when compared with
old blue" Quite true. But why COM
pare it with blue china? Placed near
the rich tones Of Clews or Wood 1t be-
comes quite vapid. But why group
glass and china together? The COM
bination is as incongruous as ivory
and eggshell porcelain. copper and
brass. The delicacy Of glass makes
china seem heavy, and the deep tones
of china cause glass to become lifeless.
Glass needs q cabinet to itself, where
It will develop a wealth OF color pos
sibilities.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-01-06
The Tender-Hearted Tar.

A seaman in our navy, fresh from
the long battleship cruise, entered a
bank in San Diego, hailing the teller
boisterously as follows:
Hello, matey! How's business?
Business isn't any too BRISK" re-
piled the teller, indulgently, "but may.
be it'll pick up. What can l do for
you?"
The jacky produced check for
$50, payable to bearer.
"How will you have it," asked the
teller
The genial seaman hesitated mo-
ment, and then replied:
"Matey, seem that business amt so
good. l won't be hard on you. Gimme
ten dollars now, an I'll take the rest
at ten a month" Magazine.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-01-06
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
Fate Of Unhappy Man Who Aroused
Ire Of Young Mother.

The baby in arms was screaming
Justify and the man in the gray suit
could not hide his irritability.
"What on earth, madam" he splut'
tered, do you mean by bringing such
a bowling brat into public vehicles"
ut isn't brat" retorted the moth
er, with natural indignation, "And, it
I'm any judge, 1t doesn't howl half as
much as you did at it's age, going by
the looks Of you"
The man in gray wriggled uneasily
under the general scrutiny.
"Baby, see the ugly MANI" pursued
the Infatuated female, pointing at him.
"see the monkey-ponkey, gorilla man,
what might take first prize at a
beauty show for the horriblest face?
Baby, hush, or the ugly monkey man
will"
But the sentence remained unf1n-
ished, for the man in the gray suit
had bolted.
The True Artist.
A good-natured Washingtonian while
waiting on a corner for his street car
recently was attracted by the bright
face of young Italian who was grind
Ing his piano near by.
1T must be rather difficult to turn
that crank as steadily as you do and
keep such good time," observed the
Washingtonian as he dropped nickel
in the hat.
mot soa deeflcult." said the Italian,
showing his white teeth in q smile
"You see, l no gotta da monk. To
turna da crank dees way stead keepa
da tim. But lorna da cranka an
watcha da monk sam tim, ali! that
TAXA da arteest. do true arteest Eel
eos d. monk, signor. that demands d
ouius!"-Harper's Weekly.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-01-06
A Means Of Identification.

A woman entered a police station
In Holland and asked the officer in
charge to have the canals dragged.
my husband has been threatening,
for some time, to drown himself" she
explained, land he's been missing now
for two days"
Anything peculiar about him by
which he can be recognized?" asked
the officer, preparing to fill out de-
scription blank.
For several moments the woman
seemed to be searching her memory.
Suddenly her face frightened.
"Why, yes, sir. He's deaf.
body's Magazine.
ENEp cEEklNH CAAn0W LETTER,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-01-06
Diplomatic Relations.

"Jest had visit from my diplomatic
relations" said Farmer Fodderfield.
"Your diplomatic relations?"
Eyes, my brothers folks from the
city. They're so diplomatic that they
only visit us when apples, peaches,
melons, grapes and sweet taters ID
ripe."
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-01-06
Candid RetrospectIon,

49," said the young woman. "you
advise me to keep a daryl"
by all MEANS" answered Miss Cay
onne. ITS good discipline, and yet
soothing to self-esteem. There's moth
ing like a diary to convince you that
you aren't near ~ silly this year q
you were last"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-20

brunswick wooden box companv was
also started and began business in the
Red MII" which had formerly been
run by the Dcnnisous. The latter was
burned out about two wears ago and is
now located in Richmond. The Rruns-
wick paper box company ran for a
number OF wears and then failed The
Baxter paper box companv was or
ganized and purchased the business
and nov the reputation of Rrunswic<
as n box making town il again com
ing tn the front. The Baxter naner
box company is now one Of the largest
"'ttStil'S III t"NH' II occupied the
,..,1 ~, $500, 43' ,,'p
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Glia,lt ,., ,.l.,' - "
- " - Ni''> -
i'ut the l'eiihIA&H" m" not forgotten
brunswick. In 1905 the DeunisOns;
had a call for a certain lind OF y trade
ho,, .,a ho;,,, ,,,o,,3, -. 49,, ,,,,,.
! ''
.. 't'H NaSsdcil"Set'S factory sent
'""N w. 'iiahoier. one ol 'helf most
Soi" p''eht super'i.ehoehts pack TO
n'S nol'it town 70 nave charge OF the
, ,n,,.S..'. ofe OF 'l"oe BOXES NJ,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-20

Brunswick, Me-, Nov. 19.-(Special)
--Sixty-five years ago this fall the
first jewelers. boxes We're manufac-
tured in the United States. The build
ing in which those boxes were made is
still standing and curiously enough is
still closely connected with the box
making industry The building is the
old Dennison homestead on Everett
street, Brunswick now occupied by
Miss Lizzie Huxley. In that house,
on cobbler's bench, Col. Andrew Dem
nison, a Well-knoWn Brunswick cob
bier, set to work with straight edge
and a shoe knife and made the first
boxes for the jewelry trade. They
found instant favor and within short
time Col. Dennison found it necessary
to go outside the family for help and
few years later the business was an
established fact and the Dennison
Manufacturing Company had started
the manufacture of boxes in d suitable
factory.
Up to the year 1874 when a jeweler
wished to pack his finer goods he had
a paper box made. The work was
slow and it was impossible to secure
the boxes without considerable delay,
and furthermore when the boxes at
last arrived they were seldom what
the jeweler wanted. In 1874 Aaron l..
Dennison, Boston 3eweler, conceived
the idea that il fine grade of jewelry
boxes could be manufactured that they
would find a ready market He saw
that the time was ripe, to start the in
dustry. The jewelers. M Boston and
elsewhere were clamoring for boxes in
which to pack their finer wares and
they We're having all kinds of trouble
in securing what they wanted and
then it was a. very inferior article,
nothing like the jewelers. boxes of to-
day.
In the fall of 1914 Aaron Dennison
came to Brunswick to visit his father,
Col. Andrew Dennison, the cobbler.
Under his arm when he left Boston
he had a bundle of assorted colored
papers and cardboard, which he had
purchased at a cost Of $3.50. The
trip was made by stage and packet
steamer, except for some fifteen miles,
which Mr. Dcnnison had to cover on
foot When he finally arrived at his
fathers house he brought up the sub
1ect OF box making and Col. Andrew
Dennison, who was jack OF all trades,
got busy on plans suggested by his
son.
AT that time the only method known
FOR manufacturing packing boxes was
TO score the pasteboard half through
with sharp pointed knife and then
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-20

with Mrs. NJ. d. Swift, daughter OF
Col. Dennison as manager
From that date until 1894 Bruns-
wick was the center of the box max
ing industry Of New England. The
Dennison factories were known far
and wide and Brunswick grew rapidly.
At first the Dennisons had two fac
les, one in Poland block and the
other in Day block, but later the en-
tire business was located in the Dun
lap block. In 1879 more than 100
hands We're employed. on Christmas
night of that year when 10 hands
We're employed, the factory caught fire
and the plant was entirely destroyed
The factory was quickly rebuilt and
when it opened there We're 175 hands
on the rolls. A mill was built for the
manufacture of jewelers. and alb
sorbant cotton, and the Red Mill" was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-20

cut it With pair of common shears.
iCol. Dennison for tools had his cob
bler's bench. straight edge and a shoe
knife. With these tools he cut and
shaped the cardboard and two of his
daughters put the parts together and
covered them with the colored papers
which had been brought home by their
brother. When the entire stock
cardboard and paper had been made up
the lot was packed and sent to Boston
Aaron Dennison took these home
made boxes to the principal wholesale
and retail jewelry houses in Boston
ana they found instant favor. The
cheap, soiled and broken boxes, which
the jewelers. had been importing. were
thrown into the refuse barrel and Mr..
Dennlson was showered with orders
Tor the new boxes.
Mhen Col Dennison received these
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-20

l.. w. Dennison took Tho Boston
a.scnc% fer his fathers boxes and later
became the founder of the Dcnnson
Manufacturing Company.
For about eight years Col. Dennison
and his daughters, with a few hired
help continued the work at the Den
nison homestead on Everett street.
Finally the increase in business forced
a change and the Weemau block ON the
corner of Maine and Mill streets was
secured In 1856 the work was re
moved to Newton, Mass and for four
years box making in Brunswick Jagged.
In 1860 the work was resumed here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-20

orders from his son he at once saw
that the business ha 4 future and that
the method Of cutting cardboard by
hand would be To g.! 1W. Father and
son studied the 81 int long and
earnestly and the r.. vas the in
vention Of the Denni.cn paper box
machine to cut and sec: the card
board. Although more tam half a
century has passed the machine is still
in use the march of progress having
found few flaws which could be i'm
proved upon.
By that time Aaron Dennison had
become interested in the manufacture
of watches, and turned his interest in
the box business over to his younger
brother. +. w. Dennison, while he was
organizing the infant company, which
is now the American Waltham Watch
Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-20

opened for the manufacture of wooden
boxes. In 1880 when $50 hands We're
employed in the various branches of
box making in Brunswick, the indus
try reached it, climax here. After
that date the Dennisons gradually re-
moved the departments from Bruins
wick to RoXbury and in 1894 the last
of the plant was removed Many
Brunswick families moved to Massa
chusetts ard for number of years
the town felt the loss of the industry
greatly.
y box making town is very much
like shoe town \ factory can shut
down. but another starts in its place.
And SO With the box making industry
in Brunswick. In 1900 the Brunswick
paper box company was organized and
opened the abandoned factory If the
Dennsons in Dunlap block. The
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
RECEIVES NO REPLY
FROM DR.. BULKLEY
Woodward Says-He Would
Have Given Permission for
Examination of Leper.

NO reply has been received by Health
oIticer Woodward to the letter to DR.
l.. Duncan Bulkley, OF New York. ask
ing Tor an explanation of the latter's
examination of John Early, the leper
without sanction of the Health Depart
ment
While Dr. Woodward would not make
public the letter. he said today that he
expressed surprise that $50 eminent a.
practitioner would engage in the
methods employed by DR.. BuIklev.
especially as there was no necessity
for IT,
had Dr. Bulkley applied to the
Health Department he would have been
given consent TO examine Early" said
Woodward 81 cannot understand whv
g. man Of established reputation shouId
SO violate professional etiquette. hone
TO receive from him some explanation .
The Health Department is awaiting
Dr- Bulkley's Official report as TO
Early S condition While convinced thai
the man IS suffering from Ieprosy. DR.
woodward said that he would b.. glad
10 learn from cofnpetent authority that
ne Is free from the disease. in which
instance ne would no longer be a charge
OF the District
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
FOURTH Of JULY
PLANS DISCUSSED
Joint Committee Meets With
Commissioner Macfarland
at District Building.

Preliminary arrangements tor the
citizens celebration OF the Fourth of
July were discussed this morning at
the conference between Commissioners
Maofarland and Representatives of the
Joint committee OF the Board of Trade
and Chamber OF Commerce..
The celebration probably will take the
form of a public mesting followed by
a display of fireworks at night. Com
missioner Macfarland said that the Com
missioners have adopted a police regu-
Iztion prohibiting the sale and delivery
OF fireworks within the built-up por-
ton OF the District except on the occa-
sion of a citizei,s' celebration, and that
this action was taken in order TO have
a sane Fourth in the National Capital
such as has been provided for IN other
cities
The members OF the committee are:
Chamber Of Commerce, cuno II. Ru-
dolpb. Charles ]. Bell. and James F.
oyster; Board of Trade. W. w. Cox
George II. Hsrries, and Thomas c.
Moves.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
BUSINESS CONDITIONS ARE
MENnING FAST.

Business is steadily recovering from
the depression which followed the
panic of nineteen months ago. Nearly
every branch of industry is expand
ing, bank clearings, railroad earnilgs,
the investment markets and building
operations rejecting returning conf
dence. Local bank exchanges are shout
35 per cent greater than they were a
year ago, and now approximate sbe
level established before overextension
of credit brought on the semi-sta ma-
tion in trade.
Earnings of some of the more i'm
portant railroads of the country have
reached record breaking proportions,
and generally receipts of these eorpo-
rations are well above those of year
ago and compare favorably with 1907,
the banner year in the history of rail
roads. Building operations are going
ahead at satisfactory rate and con
sumption of structural steel is in
larger volume than for several years.
In this branch of industry only the
demand for steel rails lags, and even
here there are signs of slow revival.
This week the Chicago, Milwaukee,
and st, Paul placed an order for 10000
tons, and other roads are said to be
in the market for large amounts of
material. The number of idle freight
cars, which a year ago spproXimated
400. 900, is now less than 100000, and
every day witnesses a further reduc-
ton.
There are now no dark spots upon
the financial horizon, the decision of
the Supreme Court of the United States
recognizing the right of railroads to
own stocks in coal companies and haul
products of such concerns without vio-
lating the Hepburn law having re-
moved the last factor which disturbed
the situation. Tariff agitation still
hangs ovei the commercial world, but
this question probably viii soon be
settled, and then it is confidently ex-
pected that business viii make even
greater progress than it is making now.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
SENATE IN SESSION
EARLY IN MORNING
DAYS Work From Now On Will
Open at 10 O'Clock
Today's Business.

Hoping te hurry along the considera-
ton OF the tariff bill. the Senate leaders
have secured an agreement TO have the
sessions begin at 10 o'clock from now
on. The first Of the IL O'Clock meetings
was this morning. A quorum was not
present when the session opened but one
soon assembled.
Senator Sutherland OF Utah, spoke at
length in opposition TO the income tax
He engaged in a number OF colloquies
with Senators Cumminss Owen, Bailey,
Hepburn and others
He held the Federal taxation OF in
comes was sn encrcachment on State
rights and that an income tax ought not
TO be adopted except in times Of emer-
genCy.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
MISS DURAND Is HONOR
GUEST OF MRS. THOMAS
WALSH AT LUNCHEON.

Miss Margaret Johnson, Miss David.
son. Miss Hastings. and Miss White.
The fun choir OF St Paul's Church VIII
give the program on Thursday after
noon. Thursday evening Mrs James
booth.
AT White House.
The President and Mrs. Taft piIT
nave a company dining with them at
the white House tonight.
=
senator and Mrs. George Sutherland
and Miss Edith Sutherland viii close
inesr Sast apartment St at the Highlands the
last OF june or early In July and win
50 ~ Diue hli' Ne. for the summer.
Mrs. j. Van vechten OIcott. VINO has
been spending a few days in New SYoris ~
returned to Washington this afternoon
Return to Capital.
Mrs. Amanda Campbeu ans s4;s.
Campbell have returned to Washineton
from a visit to their old home. ..I,eba-
non," Bryan5own, Nd, where thev vvera
guests OF Captain and Mrs. ". T.
Mcpherson.
Foster left Washington this morning
several weeks.
Mrs John w Foster has issued cards
for tea on Thursday from TO
O'Clock.
General J. P. Farley, U. s. A, retired.
and Mrs. Farley. who have been at Fort
Monroe for some tire. are now spending
a Few weeks III Washington, guests at
The Cairo They viii leave Washington
about the first OF June for Fort 6reble
K. l., for the summer.
Paymsster John D. Robnett, L. S. y.
who has been on duty in San Juan.
is spending a few days in Washington
with his family before reporting for
duty on the Z. S. S. Olympia. Mrs.
Robnett and their children will remain
in Washington, where they have taken
apartments in the Portsmouth.
General and Mrs. Grimes have given
up their residence at 1893 Nineteenth
street and have gone TO Lockport N
Y for the summer
Maj and Mrs. Henry Todd. L s. A..
q Nlaetsenth street, are entertaining
3!I ms. Todd's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Joins Husband.
Mrs. E. H. Cook, wife of Captain
COOK, I. ) A. who has been the guest
OF Mrs Magruder, left Washington re-
Gently for san Francisco, Cal. TO join
Captain Cook
Mrs. Murdociz and the Misses Muir
dock, mother and sister of Lieut.. james
F. MurdOcks L. s n, who have snent
the winter in Washington. have zone
20 SOrtsnlouth. Va. to attend the wed
9lnS or Lieutenant Murdock and miss
Rebecca Nash. on Weduesdsv R1a~ ~
MIS- Murdook and her dau1hterS viii
spend the summer months Ia Canada
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
AN INDIAN STATUE FOR NEW
YORK'S HARBOR.

The proposition by Rodman Wsns-
maker that a colossal statue of an
American Indian be placed at the en-
trance to New York harbor in such a
manner that it and Bartholdi's God
dess of Liberty may make gateway
is attracting wide attention from art
lists and idealists.
The project appeals in more than one
aspect. II would memorable in last
ing bronze a decimated aud cruelty
abused people. 1t would show that
posterity regrets the injustices that
were worked by the founders of Amer
lea.
The statue suggested by Mr.. Wsna-
maker would be imposing. It would
tell the immigrant and the visitor q
tragic story. 1t would be picturesque
detail in one of the most beautiful
harbors of the world.