The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 12, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1895. COOLIES ON A STRIKE Trouble With the Japan- ese in the Hop Fields at Pleasanton. QUIT WORK IN A BODY. They Became Suspicious of Their One-Sided Cinch Contract. WITNESS SATO GETS MIXED. Pecullar Testimony at the Commis- sioner’s Investigation of the Contract System. Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald and Im- migration Commissioner Stradley are somewhat amused at the fruit their in- vestigation of cooly labor is bearing. It has been the cause of a general strike of got most of your men from 270 Brannan street—Maryama’s place? “I don’t know anything about the Bran- nan-street place, except that I sometimes stay there.”” Other witnesses testified that Sato ob- { tained most of his help through the { Brannan-street lodging-house. Continuing, Sato said that he started on his first contract with twelve men, but there were others in that locality. The first contract was to attend to twenty acres of bests, and he was to receive $1 50 a ton. The crop yielaed 340 tons of beets. There was four months’ work on that job, and he paid his men §1 10. 5 According to these figures Sato and his men must have lost $810, and the men | lived in tents and boarded themselves. ‘‘How much money did you make on this contract? d the memorandum of fig- ures to the interpreter to explain them to Sato and ask him to tell where he got the $800 to pay the loss, when at most he only earned $69 the year before. Sato was completely upset by the figures he had presented to the Commissioners. | In fact he broke down and acknowledged { that he had gone beyond his depth and was unable to give any explanation of his testimony. His next contract was made in April or May for the cultivation of eighty acres of beets. It was with Graham, and as he only got ten tons to the acre, and worked sixty men for two months and thirty men for three months and twelve days, he lost money on the contract. These men made 67 cents a day. According to these figures he lost §366 Again Sato was confront- ed with the fizures he had given, and he gave a very flimsy story of forty-éight of his men running away without their A GANG OF JAPANESE COOLIES UNDER THE CHARGE OF SATO IN HOPFIELDS OF THE PLEASANTON HOP COMPANY. the Japanese laborers in the hopfields at Pleasanton, Alameda Count; It came about in this way. On the opening of the investigation at Pl nton last week the Commi. ined a copy of the labor contract entered into between Sato and Downing and the Pleasanton Hop represented by Mr. Lilienthal. By this agreement Sato has to furnish 100 the hopfields. The docu- ment contained a clause by which the foreman of the farm could cancel the con- tract at his pleasure, and the laborers and Sato would then forfeit their legal rights to collect what was due them for their labor. In other words, they had agreed to forfeit their rights under the mechanics’ lien law. This was published at the time in the CALL, and it was not long before the article was translated to tne Jap laborers, who for the first time real 1 that the contract was a decidedly one-sided agree- ment, and_they became apprehensive that they would be taken advantage of. This caused them to become suspicious and restless, and when. on Saturday, Mr. Downing for some reason not known failed to pay them for work done they dec that the cinch contract was beginning operate. On Monday morning they re- | fused to resume their work, and at the last accounts they were still outon a strike. Even if they receive their pay now the gang, numbering about sevent, vill as likely as not pack up their. ard rt out for the orchards and_ vin rd: there are but few coolies in this City the places of the strikers will have to be filled with white men. The investigators yesterday placed N. fato, the Japanese labor contractor, on the witness-stand after trying for a week to ob- tain his testimony. While the Commis- siouers are satisfied that he did not tell the truth in many particulars, and especially concerning the hiring of cooly laborers, they believe that he, too, has been im- osed upon and that there are men who e money by imposing upon his ignorance. i Sato is a shrewd little Jap in some ways, but he is better at handling coolies than he is at making bargains. When ques- tioned Sato testified that he was 33 years of age and came to this country in June, 1893, from Kobe, Japan. He was a farmer before he came here, that is, he wasa laborer on a farm for ten years. As he worked for his uncle he got only his board and clothing. For three years he received only $30 a year. He came direct to San Francisco, and had a iittle over $28 when he landed. Sato said he eould neither read nor write. “When you send _to Japan for laborers,”” Deputy Dam asked, “‘who writes your let- ters for you?” “I never causcd such letters to be sent,” the Japanese answered. He stated that as soon as he arrived in San Francisco he was sent to Pleasanton. “Who sent you to Pleasanton?” Dam asked. “Motohero, the boaraing-house keeper on Stevenson street, where I stopped, sent me, as I did not know where to go. At that time there was a bureau of informa- tion on Powell street, and the man who kept it told Motohero to send me to Pleas- anton.” When asked as to his knowledge of the Japanese employment bureaus in this City Sato said that as he could not read nor write he had Yamamoto, his bookkeeper in Pleasanton, send to San Francisco for all the help wanted. He did not know where his scribe sends the letters. Beeing that he was getting into deep water Sato began to deny that any letters had been sent either to San Francisco, Victoria or Japan for help on his authority. Further on Sato said that when he was first an- gaged by Lilienthal in Pleasanton he was paid $110 a day by Sugawara, the infor- mation and employment bureau man on Powell street. Sugawara appeared to have a contract with Lilienthai so that he collected all the money for the Japanese help there and paid the men. Out of the $110 he paid 20 cents a_day for his board and lodging. According to his accounts of the various sums of money he received for his labor he made $69 30 for his first year's work. In 1894 Soto said that he and Graham of the sugar beet company made a coniract for Jap help to work the beet fields. Seventy- five men worked under this contract. The majority were from San Francisco and the others from Sacramento. He was unable to tell how these laborers went to Pleasonton. He thinks that they simply drifted into the place searching for work, and he hired them. Deputy Dam—1s it not a fact that you money Making an allowance for the forty-eigcht runaway men, his loss was about $2000. Dam—Where did you get the money to | lose, as you lost the year before and had | nothing to start with? | Sato—I owe the storekeepers in Pleas- anton, Mr. Ahre Mr. Kolb, about | $720. 'The store s said they would trust me until next yea They know they will get their money when this season’s hop and beet crops are harvested. ‘While Sato seemed satistied with his answer, the Commissioners failed to grasp | the idea. The next contract was made last Febru- | ary. He agreed with Downing and Lilien- | thal to work the hop and beet field Downing stands good for all the bills con- | tracted at the stores in town. | Stenographer Williamson looked over | of Ahrendt’s testimon; i santon, and found that AF stated that Sato did not owe any his store. On being confronted with th fact, Sato changed his statement and said | that it was Downing and not himself who owed Ahrendt and Kolb the $720. All the men except threc went away at Christmas time. There are now 119 men at Pleasanton who came from Chico, Sac- | mento and Oregon, Sato stated that i February of this year | t to work, and the work will not be done un- | til Angust 1. | The fields will be worked on shares. A | copy of the contract was read to Sato show- | ing that he had signed away his right to | collect by law, under the mechanics’ lien | act, the money due him for the season’s | work. He was much annoyed at that and greatly incensed that his bookkeeper, ‘Yamamoto, had said that Sato was a hard | drinker and unreliable. He threatened to things about him. it was shown that the laborers make only 54 cents a day for their work after paying their board, which amounts to 20 cents. Sato denied that the men pay him 10cents a day to hold their job, ora like sum to Downing for the same purpose. WDid A. G. Platt ever ask you to get help from Japan?”’ Dam asked. “He never did.” “Did you ever propose to Mr. Platt to go into a partnership with him and import men from Japan for the Pleasanton yards and other places?” “No, I never did.” Mr. Platt’s testimony, taken last Friday, was read to Sato. It was as follows: Q.—Did you have any conversation with Sato relative to importing Japanese last year? A.—Yes. Himseliand Downing were farm- ing, or rather share-renting, and he told me that he was going to use t for the haryest- ing or etion of beets; that he made a contract with them. I think he paid them $1 25 & ton—no, $1 50 a ton. He put Sato to oversee the ranch and said that he had made & contract. Q—Do you know if Sato in furnishing the contracts weited for the steamer to come in? A—Idow’t know. I understood he would come to the City to get them. Q.—Do you know if he got them off the steamers when they came in? A fon have no knowledge of any men coming over at a particular time to fill & contract? A.—Sato wanted to take hold of the work of the ranch. IHe wanted me to go in with bim and get the men from Japan, that he was mak- ing only $4 or $5 a day. Q.—That was Sato? A—That was Sato. That was in the early part of 1893. Q.—Did he ask you for any stated sum of money to be advanced ? A.—Noj; it was a very brief conversation. He said to me, *Mr. Platt, I propose that we get plenty Japanese from Japan; but they got no money_ there, and we make plenty.” I told him I did not want anything of that business. Q.—The proposition made you was not only for the cultivation of your ranch, but for geri- eral purposes? A.—Yes, t0 bring them here, and he was go- ing to take contracts. .—Did he tell you about the profit in it? A.—He only told me about the prices of labor in Japan, and said that an advance would have to be made for the passage. We would have a mortgage on them. Q.—The idea was that you should take hold of the financial end and he the labor? A—Wi d not get to that. He simply said that we could make a lot of money. ge said, “I go to Japan.” I said, “Sato, I'am not into that business."” Sato denied that he ever had such a con- versation with Mr. Platt and he boldly as- serted that Mr. Platt was stretching the truth. He denied ever having asked any- one for mcme{l for the purpose of import- ing coolies. The Commissioners told him that they believed Mr. Platt and Mr. Kolb Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U.S. Gov’t Report - WD ABSOLUTELY PURE RoYal Bakin 'j Powder - break Yamamoto’s head for saying such | By figuring out the terms of the contract | told the truth and that he was lying. Seeing that the witness was becomin sullen the line of inquiry was changed, an in response to a question Sato asserted that he never came to San Francisco for men, which was a contradiction of the testimony of a dozen witnesses, who asserted that Sato sends to San Francisoo for cooly la- borers, Sato was sadly tied up when asked how he could comply with the terms of his con- tract to furnish 100 laborers and yet never send out of Pleasanton for help. He said he did not know how the men knew that he wanted men. All he knew was that the menk simply came in and he put them to work. Commissioner Fitzgerald asked : “Would you have sent to Japan if vou had not een able to get enough men?” “No, I have no money to do so. I would like to see the men who said I sent to Japan for laborers. If Yamamoto said s0 he lies. Others tell lies about me, too. T'll see some of those liars and I'll settle with them.” Sato says he is a Christian and goes to chnreh, but he is out for war with those who have been talking about him. He said that on Monday morning all the Japs in the hopyards went out on a strike because Downing refused to pay them their wages. He believes that Down- ing received the money from the Pleasan- | ton Hop Company and is holding out. He said all the Japs are becoming dissatisfied with the way the white men are beating them and are now anxious to leaye Pleas- anton and go to the orchards. He believes that the men will not go back to work in the hopfields. If he were not in debt there he, too, would go to the fruit orchards. He told of another strike of a small or- der. He went into a partnership witha Mr. Meek and Graham to pick eight or nine acres of peas near Haywards, and the crew of nine men wentout on a strike be- cause they were losing money, as they could earn only 60 cents a day. Sato was on the witness-stand four hours, and he is now convinced from what he learned of the testimony of others that he is being swindled. He left the Labor Bu- reau vowing to get even with the men who are telling stories of him to his discredit and those who he believes are swindlin; him. The investigation will be resume to-day. A5 IF THEY COULD Stk Interesting Exercises of the Blind Children at Their School. Remarkable Progress Made by the Afflicted Puplls of the Institution. Can the blind see, and is it possible for the deaf and dumb to hear and speak ? The question would almost seem to be answered in the affirmative at one of the annual exhibitions of the Institution for the Deafand Dumb and Blind at Berkeley. An opportunity for judging of the im- provements made in the methods of in- structing these young unfortunates was furnished by the anniversary exercises at the institution yesterday. The immense assembly hall of the main building was crowded. Friends of the in- mates and those interested in the institu- tion began arriving from San Francisco, Oakland and the surrounding towns at | noon, and when the hour for the opening of the exercises arrived there were many who could not get into the hall. Every seat was taken, including chairs | placed in the aisles, and no standing room | was left. So those who were unable to gain admission to the hall did not find | time hang heavily on their hands. The exercises began at 2 o'clock and lasted until 5, but the ti was all too short for the heads of the various depart- ments to demonstrate the wonderful prog- ress made in the education of the un- fortunate pupils of the institution. | The graduating class numbered eleven, and was comp: sed of the following young anc 2 d that in B : T | men women: August Barkhausen bejendl o Down oHalS fur- | Winfield Scott. Runde, Blizabeth D, Cole, e LTS L0 e ateaenilals BoP | Rose M. Craddock, Catherine M. Fallon, Jores tor §15 an acre. . Bixty men were pat | Catherine M. Foley, Lydia A. Hatch, Christine B. Labarraque, Rose J. Mucha, Fannie Phelps, Matilda D. Rowe. The honorably dismissed were Mary Jane Adair and Maggie Theresa Silva. The prozramme was rendered in the following order: Bridal chorus from ‘‘Lohengrin” (Wagner); Lord’s Prayer, orally by Miss Rosa Mucha, deaf from ‘birth; organ solo, “Marche An- glaise” (Clark), Miss Christine Labarraque; “America,” rendered in signs, Miss Bessie Cole; essay, “The Coming Woman,” Miss Cath- erine Foley; piano solo, “Air de Ballet” (Cham- | inade), Miss' Lily Smith; “Friends at Outs,” Misses Lydia Hatch and Fannie Phelps; essay, “The Other Side,” Miss Matilda Rowe; sopran solo, “Thou Art’ Near” (Holden), Miss Foley; | presentation of diplomas; piano tet, * Village Scene” (Kolling), Susan Winters and Pearl Clark, George Richville and_ William Brook organ solo, “Theme and Variation” (Lorrac Master Thomae Morrison; literary exercises by the deaf; recitation and aria from the “Hugue- nots,” “Lieti Signor,” Miss Labarra chool methods «nd apparatus used by the blind; iano dr Hungarian ban (Brahms), Masters Mo rrison and Berkhausen; lip-reading and articulation; organ solo, “Communion in ¥ (Grison), Miss Lily Smith; recitation in sigus, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” Mi Rase Craddock; chorus, “Columbia” (Off bach); the Lord’s Prayes in signs by Miss Louise Gould. As may be readily understood, the mu- sical numbers were rendered by the blind pupils, while the work of the deaf mutes was confined to the literary. As a whole the exercises were highlyinteresting and instructive. but a few of the exhibitions deserve a special mention. The reading of the blind from raised letters was truly remarkable. One young lady read several passages from a_book, the pages being picked out indiscriminately, nearly as rapidly as one would read who pos- sessed sight. The reading was not only rapid, but properly inflected and given with expression. She read from the line system—that is, the raised letters are the same as those in ordinary print. The oint system is also used and the pupils ecome as expert in one as in the other. In the latter system the raised points each represent aletter or small word, de- pending on their position on the line. The rapidity of the reading is indicative not only of the thoroughness of the instruc- tion, but of the sensitiveness in touch. As the reader presses his or her fingers over the raised letters or points the words are pronounced, the hand, like the eye of those who can see, bringing two or three words in advance of the utterance. The finger- tips become so sensitive at times that they get sore, and the pupils have to desist from their practice for days at a time. Another remarkable exhibition on the B:xrt of the blind was the musical exercise. ne young man sat at the Brail machine and took notes from dictation, working both hands and feet, and when the exer- cise was finished the zinc plate taken from the machine contained the musical notes. The zinc was then handed to a young lady who was blind and she played off the com- position on the piano. She played first with the right hand, feelin§ the notes on the plate with her left, and after repeat- ing the same performance with her left hand played the bass and treble together. The recitation of “The Charge of the Light Brigade” was highly interesting. Miss Craddock went through the recita- tion with gesture and finger language, while Dr. Vfiilkmson read from a book, in order that the audience could better un- derstand the meaning of her expressive gestures. She almost talked. A The singing and calisthenic exercises of the younger pupils were of the same order and everything passed off in a manner highly creditsgle to the institution and its instructors. Maiwatchin, on the bordersof Russia and China, is the only city in the world peopled by men only. The Chinese women are not only forbidden to live in this terri- m, but even to pass the great wall of kan and enter into Mongolia. All the MEYER IS IN A DILEMMA The Paulsell Lone Juror Is Charged With Contempt and Perjury. DECLARED TO BE A “BOOSTER. Yet He Had Sworn That He Knew Nothing About Gambling Places. Julius Meyer, the lone juror in the case | of the people against Paulsell, charged with robbing Carroll’s gambling resort of nearly $5000, is in a difficult position. There are two serious charges pending over him—contempt and perjury—and should he succeed in escaping one he will still stand in danger of the other. His dilemma was the result of contempt proceedings in Judge Edward A. Belcher’s court yesterday. He had been cited to show cause why he should not be punished for having refused to acquiese in the ver- dict of his eleven co-jurors of “guilty” on the ground that he was prjudiced against the court, as per an affidavit of his brother jurors. The respondent was represented by Attorneys Guiifoyle and Haskell, while Assistant District Attorney Peixotto ap- peared for the County. After Peixotto had stated that the pro- ceedings were in consequence of charges brought by Meyer’s fellow-jurors, and after the respondent’s attorneys had failed to obtain a continuance or to have a formal demurrer sustained, Judge Belcher stated that there was no question as to the law in the matter. The punishment of contemp t was a right inherent in the court should the facts be shown as alleged. This would be decided on testimony. Assistant District Attorney Peixotto then redd his affidavit declaring that Mey- erhad refused to vote ‘guilty” in the Paulsell case because he had been repri- manded in the Worthington case. He in- troduced the court records showing this reprimand, and also Meyer’s response to questions touching his qualifications to serve asa juror, and particularly called attention to the question “Do you know the gambling place of Ross, Carroll & Web- ber?” Meyer had then answered *No, sir, 1 have nothing to do with such places.” This answer formed the ground of subse- quent charges of perjury. . John Hinkle, foreman of the jury in the Pauisell case, testified that after several ballots Meyer had stood out against his co- jurors on the ground that he was preju- diced against the court, having been re rimanded by the court in a former trial. He identified the charge to that effect signed by himself and brother jurors and filed with the court. Meyer had after- ward alleged a “reasonable doubt” on the question of Paulsell having established an alibi. The jurors had not threatened, in- sulted or attempted to force Meyer to vote for conviction, although he might have said to the court after the jury bad been called from the jury-room that unless a deputy sheriff were sent to accompany them Meyer might be_thrown out of the window. It was said in a semi-jocular way. The jury did not want to be locked up over night on a simple matter. E. W. Skelton, another juror, corrobo- rated his predecessor. Attorney Guilfoyle attempted to show that .\Ie?'er had said: “Here's a pretty how d’ye do! Here am I insulted by the jury, and I was insulted by the court in a former case, and I ought to be prejudiced against the court, and I will not change my vote if I am kept out three months,’”” but” the witness could not recol- lect this version. The written admitted as part of the res gest® consti- tule:ll Meyer’s attitude as far as he remem- bered. Then the Assistant District Attorney created a sensation by placing some gam- blers on the stand. The first was Richard J. Creighton, known as ‘“‘Dick” Creighton, who attained fame in connection with the Morrow bribery c Dick Creighton testified that he had known Meyeras an habitue of gambling places. ~ He received from $1 to $2 a night for filling up a gap in the play, and was professionally known as a “booster.” “What is that?” asked the court. “A ‘booster’ is a man put in to play and help things along,” replied the witness, “Then I understand that the respondent Meyer was a habitual—ah—booster in gam- bling games?"’ queried the court. ot in gambling games,” responded reighton, “in poker.” “Isn’t that a gambling game?” inno- cently asked the court. “Noj poker is a game of skill,” replied the witness, promptly, and the court looked dazed for a moment. August Schrader of the Thalia “club- room’ testified that he knew Meyer as having been a frequenter of the place. He knew his son, Barney but could not say whether he conducted a similar game. W. H. Weiler, connected with other Mar treet ‘‘clubrooms,” knew Mever and son Barucy, who conducted a poker game. He Lad seen Meyer playing poker on the previous evening at the Thalia. Then Assistant District Attorney Peix- otto sprung his surprise. He said in the opening statement of his argument that, while he felt that the contempt charge had been proved, there was a still more serious charge to be preferred against Meyer. Thi was perjury. Meyer had gone out of hi way to state in his response to a query as to "his qualifications as a juror that he knew noching about gambling places. This was his statement under oath. Now the testimony had proved that he was a pro- fessionai” gambler. The case which he was called to try was essentially a gam- bling case, and his answer had obviously misled the court and its officers. Had his gambling connection been known he would assuredly have been challenged by one side or the'other. Such a false state- ment, in the face of uncontradicted testi- mony, constituted perjury, and he would ask the court to Eold the respondent for that crime. Mr. Peixotto then addressed himself to argument on the question of coatempt. He showed that the court was not only justi- fied in censuring the jury in the Worthing- ton trial in not having brought in a verdict according to the construction of the law and the evidence, but that it was its plain duty to do so. He argued that the declara- tion of Meyer, as vouched for by his fel- low jurors; to'the effect that he was pre- judiced against the court, constituted ab- solute contempt. Whether Meyer had saved himself gy subsequently alleging a reasonable doubt, would be matter for the court to decide. Attorney Guilfoyle argued that the court could not ‘take official cognizance of any- thing that passed in the jury-room except under exceptional circumstances. The statement | question was what constitutes contempt, and he maintained that it was defined so as to germit his opening statement, by the late ifornia Enpremo Court Justice Sharpstein. Finally Judge Belcher took the contempt, charge under advisement and said that in view of the appearance of probable cause in the perjury charge he ordered Julius Meyer into_the custody of the Sheriff to appear on Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, to show cause why he should not be pun- ished for perjury. ~ Bail was set at $2008 THE MACINTOSH ROBBERY. Charles Ross Is Held, but His Brother Walter Is Discharged. The preliminary examination of Walter Ross and Charles Ross, charged with the robbery of John 8. Macintosh in hissaloon on Leavenworth and McAllister streets, was concluded before Judge Joachimsen Chinese of this border city are exclusively | yesterday. traders, Four men were implicated in the rob- bery, and two of them are being held for trial in Oakiand for committing the rob- bery in Garrett & Taggart's drugstore there. The evidence against Charles Ross was chiefly in the finding of two diamonds in his pockets which were stolen from Mac- Intosh, along with $70 in cash. He was held to answer before the Superior Court in $5000 bonds. The only evidence against Walter Ross was a partial identification by MacIntosh. As against that several witnesses from Oakland testified that he was not in San Francisco on the night of the robbery, and the Judge at once dismissed the charge against him. VALLEY ROAD AFFAIRS. The Stockton People Will Confer With Attorney Preston About Rights of Way. There was no meeting of the Valley road directors yesterday, as Director Robert ‘Watt had to be in Sacramento, and other members of the board were unavoidably absent. Soa quorum could not be gath- ered. Meanwhile the affairs of the company are going along nicely. The first batch of rails are coming up the coast and will be here this month. Locomotives, rolling stock, ties, etc., will all be in readiness just as soon as the rails reach Stockton, and then construction will be started without delay. In all probability, the month of July will see this work begun. Chief Engineer Storey ana Attorney Preston went to Stockton last night. They are to confer with the Stockton Commer- cial Association, which is ready to present the company with rights of way and other valuable concessions. ; One corps of engineers is engaged on surveys of the Tuolumne River, with a view to finding the most desirable crossing on the proposed route. ~Another survey- ing party has returned from the Kings River after running one line from Fresno to that point. They are now back again and making a second preliminary survey, either of which wiil be chosen. The party at Hanford has finished its work through the smaller holdings that extend about six or eight miles to the south, ana after strik- ing aline into the open country, or exten- sive holdings, have been called back to make another survey. 10 ASSST LOCAL T, Success Attends the New Movement of the Art Association. It WIIl Bring the Patrons and the Artists Into Closer Com= munion. The movement which was inaugurated by the San Francisco Art Association at the spring exhibition 1o bring the patrons of art and the artists into closer commun- ion with each other has proved to be a suc- cess, and hereafter the Society of Local Art Patrons will be one of the predominat- ing featuresof the association’s exhibitions. Secretary Martin and other members of the association are of the opinion that the movement represents a step in the encour- agement of local art, which is of more im- portance than any that has yet been taken in this City. “It is something,” said Secretary Martin vesterday, “which has been needed in this City for years. We have artists in our local circle who are peers in their profes- sion—the equal of any in the country—yet DRY GOODS. e LADIES UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT! 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This new movement will, beyond doubt, be of incalculable benefit to Our first effort was not a financial suce s to profit, but we were more than pleased with results, because there was no loss. In all there was §1515 subscribed and half an hour be- fore the drawing the last tickets were sold, which represented the exact amount of subscription: “Our intention is now to carry the plan out each year, and we hope to make a big of it. It will be a mutunal benefit fair all through. Our local artists will ind an appreciative home market, and will thereby be encouraged to better efforts, and those lovers of art who have the means to gratify their tastes will seek our local studios for gems of good work instead of going abroad.” The society thus organized is founded upon the plan of the “Societe des Amis des Arts” in Paris, which 18 organized to enable its members to acquire good pic- tures and at the same time to_encourage art. The society here is organized under the auspices of the directors of the Art Association. Members who subscribe $5 and non-members who subscribe $10 shall for each subscription be entitled to a draw- ing to be made on the closing night of each exhibition. 1f, for instance, $1000 shall have been subscribed, the committee provided for in the rules will select pictures for that amount from the exhibition for that year, and they will be distributed to the mem-: bers by lot. Although the subscriptions mentioned are the minimum figures, all members of the society may increase their chances by the payment of $5 for each ad- ditional chance. The committee on selec- tion will be appointed by the board of directors of the ociation. It will con- sist of three subscribing members and two artists. One of the most promising features of the first drawing was the fact that alarge num- ber of the subscribers were non-members of the association, which shows that inter- est has been aroused among the patrons of art, who are not, in the strict sense of the word, directly connected with its encour- agement. This is looked upon by members of the association as a good sign, which augurs well for the future of the move- ment. BARBERS TO FPIUNIC. Their Programme Will Include Shaving and Hair-Cutting Contests. The Barbers’ Association at its meeting last night decided that it would hold its picnic on July 14 at Harbor View Park, to last from noon until midnight. f Its programme of amusements will in- clude some unique features that will prove cause for a great deal of merriment, among them shaving and hair-cutting contests. In the evening there will be fireworks. . The committee'haying the arrangements in hand consists of P. H. Hammon, H. R. Wolfe, I. L. Isaacs, I. Less and F. M. Hederman. The committee on Sunday closing re- ported that the law was being enforced. It was found impossible to accept the in- vitation of the Fourth of July committee to parade, for the reason that” most of the members would have to work a half day to accommodate their customers. NEW INCORPORATIONS. Companies to Loan Money, Publish Books and Sell Ranches. The Columbia Loan and Collateral Office has been incorporated, with Julius Van Viiet, Louis Van Vliet, A. Wunsch, S. Peckerman and B. Peckerman as directors and a capital stock of $25,000. The Rebecca Publishing Company has been incorporated to publish Le Releve- ment, a bi-monthly review in French, and other printed matter. The capital stock is $5000 and the directors are: E. J. Dupuy, Paul D. Brun, Matthew H. Gay, Leon i E%y and Felix Dumet. he_California Wrench Company has been incorporated, with the following directors: W. A. Boole, John D. McKee, W. L. Murphy, W. A. Boole Jr. and A. J. Mayer. The capital stock 1s $200,000. COIN'FORMAY SALARIES City Employes Can Have Their Money by Paying a Small Discount. Justice Groezinger Obtains His Sal~- ary Demand—The Auditor Talks. There was joy in every department of the City Hall yesterday when it became known that the May salary demands had been audited and would be ready for de- livery to-day. And the joy was increased -when it became known that brokers who had been in the habit of shaving warrants at the rate of 3 per cent per month would not have an opportunity to reap a harvest as they had expected. The announcement was made that warrants could be sold at 1} per cent, and that would be the only charge made until they were cashed. “Yes,” said Auditor Broderick, “for some time past I have been trying to find some way to obtain money for the City em- ployes at the least possible cost to them, and to-day I am informed that the Bank of California will take all the warrants, charging but 124 per cent discount. The bank will wait until there is money in the CHILDRE CHILDREN'S MISSES treasury to meet all these demands, even | if it is more than a month. But they will | take the warrants from the heads of de- | partments in bulk, as they do not want a procession in front of the bank waiting to draw money in small sums. This after- noon I will notify the different depart- | ments, and I feel confident that there will | not be any trouble in regard to the money. As soon as the Assessor makes his returns at the end of the month there will be money collected from personal taxes, and by the 10th of next month that will be ap- portioned to the several funds.” The Audilor also stated that the con- tractors need not fear about their money, and that they would not lose anything under the existing contract. Justice Groezinger, who, a few days since, mandamused Auditor Broderick to | compel him to audit his demand, was somewhat surprised f’esterday to have his warrant for May salary handed to him, bearing the Auditor’s signature and the date of June 10. “Yes,” said the Justice yesterday after- noon, “‘I have got my warrant, and it was | intimated from the Auditor’s oflice that | the proceedings in Judge Belcher’s court | be dismissed and that I pay the costs; but that I do not propose to do. The case will | come up to-morrow and Mr. Broderick will | have the pleasure of paying the costs of the suit. "It was a matter of principle with me, and that is why I acted as I did.” Speaking of this matter Auditor Brod- erick said: “The Justice who brought suit against me has his warrant and probably has the money in his pocket now. 1 won- der how he will like the idea of having to pay the costs? You may understand, but the majority of people do not, that there are two funds out of which salaries are paid; one is the general fund and the other 1s the special fee fund. Out of this last- named fund the Justice receives his salary and so does the Auditor. Now, if at the | end of the month I had asked the Mayor to audit my salary demand, for he has to do that, and had drawn my money there would have been such a howl that it would not have been safe for me to go through this building. When I found that we were in a pinch I" changed my usual custom, and instead of signing the demands five days before the eng of the month, I com- menced after the close of the month. It seems to me that the Justice who sued me should have had a little patience and a little forbearance when he knew the condi- mod: BEFORE Starting on your camping tour we would suggest to you to call on us and see what we have to offer in the line of Footwear. 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