The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 19, 1895, Page 12

2 1 THEV SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1895. WjERE OFF T0 BOSTON. California Commandery Nine- ty-Five Strong Begins the Pilgrimage. WELL - STOCKED COMMISSARY. Chicago, Niagara Falls and Other Points of Interest Visited En Route. In full regal uniform, with banners un- furled to catch the early morning breeze, and dccompanied by music that thrilled while'it pleased, California Commandery Na.-- 1, Knights Templar, ninety-five strong, marched down Market street to the ferry yesterday morning at 7 o’clock, where the boat Oakland lay waiting to éorivey them the first three miles of the 8500 that were before them. 3 It is & long pilgrimage, this trip to - Bostén by way of Niagara Falls, but these hundred Templars, unhampered by care, will find .it less tiresome than such soturneys usually are. There will be short stops at Denver, Chicago. Niagara Falls anc -other places of interest but of less note, all of which will tend in a measure tolighten the burden of so many miles more. 3 2 At. the OQakland mole the California Conimandery found an elegant train of i ars awaiting them, four Pullman one dining-car, one ComMissary rage Ca and promptly at £ the first of the three l'.x‘ifornia delegations started on its pilgrimage to theé triennial conclave, which convenes at Boston August 27. The committees in charge are as follow ive committee— Execut nan assistants, Sir Johr Ewing. Quartermaster- nton Kreig; assistants, Sir John-Tonnigsler, Sir James A. Christie. A ‘more perfectly equipped train never left the Ozkland mole than the one bear- jtig California Commandary, No. 1, Knights Templar, and it was a handsome train, too. All the coaches, from the rexr Pullman to_the commissary car immedi- ately behind the engine, were a}\\nrf»pn- ately decorated with flags and Knights The commissary de- partment had been particularly well cared for; no one knowing better than Sir Knight Richardson just how these things should | be done. f{efreshmems, both dry and Yiquid, are on hand in bountiful quantities, making it unnecessary for the Knights to seek either food or drink outside of their car.- There have been a thousand and one details to look after, involving an immense amount of time and labor, and it can be said to the credit of those in charge that they performed their work well. One of the prettiest features connected with the trip of California Commandery is a neat -little descriptive pamphlet which will be presented to every traveler on the train, with neatly illustrated pages de- voted to the main points en route from here to Boston. A week from yesterday the Knights are due in Boston, and from the number of stopping places and reception points the Hub will be in sight before they know it. There will be a_sort of love feast when Denver is reached, the Knights Templar of that city. turning out in force to meet them. Across the plains of Nebraska and Iowa.and into Illinois the; 1 speed, not once resting until the Windy City reached. . Here they stay less than an hour;. and then away to Niagara Falls, where a stop of some hours is scheduled. Surrounded by all the comforts of home, there is no reason to doubt but that Cali- fornia Commandery No. 1 will have a pleasant pilgrimage. Golden Gate Commandery No. 16 will leave this afternoon at 6:30 and Oakland Commandery at 8 o’clock respectively for the far East. Golden Gate Commandery will leave San Francisco with 110 swords. This commandery is making the most elaborate preparations for an enjoyable time, as well as_to make an imfil‘es ive shiowing for San Francisco and California. All the officers have been busy for months, and Zarubbabel IV has been educated for every day of the six weeks of his exist- ence to expect the very largest time tbat he may hope to enjoy if he shall live to see 1000 vears. The commandery will be very well officered for this trip. They will be escorted from their asylum to the train by a band and a body of Sir knights who have been so circumstanced as to be unable to make the pilgrimage. Following are the names of those who will make the pilgrim- age: George D. Clark, E. C. of G. G., No. 16, K. T. Madison T. Owens, E. C. of Cceur de Lion, No. 9, K. T.; Paul Rader, Generalissimo of C. de L. 0 9; George Sinsaubaugh, Captain General of . No. 9; Christian Hellwig, Senior C. €. No. 16; Charles P. Overton, Junior Warden of 0. 16; Courtland S. Benedict, Standard_Bearer of G. G. C. No. 16; . Sumner, P. G. C., Adjutan E. C., Surgeon of Ccenr de Lion, No. . Bunker, Quartermaster of G. G. e de Kay Townsend, C No. 16; Charles L. Field, P. E. C., Paymaster of G. No.16; Williem Ed- _wards, P. E.C., Conmendant of Golden Gate Drill Corps; William Smith, Assistant Quarter- master of G. G. C. No. 16; Robert H. Mowbray, ‘Assistant Quartermaster of G. G. C. No. 16. Sir Knights—James Bruce, Alonzo Hallett, Henry,_O. Sterns. Alexander McKay, Thomas M. McLachlan, Charles S. True, William D. Sanborn, Theodore Frolich, George L. Darling, William’ C. Ralston, Michael Ryan, Frank W. Street, 0.;_David E. Knight, Thomas H. Hender, Gscar Robinson, Alonzo Colby, William R. Knights, George W. Strohl, William B. Rock- Alyin L. Bryan, James 'McNeill, P. E. C.; Lindley, P. nzer, James eworthy, Dani K. Lindley .; W. L. Clark, John W. Cimpbell, Frank H. Ames, peulding, Gaylor Rouse, Edward B, es Pease, William F, Smith, James D, Maxwell, Frank J. French, P. E. C.; Robert Ash, James H. Hatch, P. E. C.; Thomas Kirk- patrick. George D. Cufininghaiiy Jumes Clatk, herman Washburn, Aaron R. Klock, Charles | *; J, Lohman, Harry J. Lask. The wives and daughters of many of the Knights will accompany them. ABRAHAM LINCOLK. A Statue of the President That Is Likely to Fall to the Ground. In 1866 P. Mezzara, at that timea well- known sculptor of this City, designed and had cast a statue of Abraham Lincoln, the martyred President, with the understand- ing that it should be placed in front of the = Linceln Grammar School building on Fifth : street. The offer was accepted by tbe au- *.rthorities, a suitable base was erected in . tront.of the school and the statue was placed : uponit. For more than aquarter of acentury this figure of the emancipator of 4,000,000 | could not spare the money of slaves, with a scroll marked ‘‘Emanci- pation proclamation” held in the right hand, has stood there, but recently the surbase on which it rests has parted and the statue has toppled against the building. If the cast of the President is not soon placed on a firm base it will drop to the ground, and the gift of Mr. Mezzara will be a thing of the past “NOODLE GIRLS” AGAIN. Numerous Complaints Being Received by the Police From Ladies Who Have Been Swindled. Four or five months ago the police re- ceived numerous complaints from ladies who had been swindled by two girls sell- ing “noodles,” and some of them had missed jewelry and other articles after the girls had left. Detective Anthony was detailed on the case and arrested two sisters, Olga and Victoria Beck, who lived with their parents on Golden Gate avenue, and charged them with grand larceny. The girls had an in- nocent way with them which led the Soci- ety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- dren and spme ladies to take an interest in their case. They were held to answer be- fore the Superior Court by Judge Conlan, but a writ of habeas corpus was applied for and Judge Slack released them {rom cus- tody. They were subsequently tried be- fore a jury for petty larceny and were ac- quitted. B Complaints are flowing in acain about the “noodle girls,” who are trying on_the same game. From the description given of them they are believed to be the Beck sisters. The complaints come from ladies West Berkeley, Oakland and this City. Mrs. Grau, 35 Eleventh street, is one of the complainants. The two girls called upon her and told her that Captain Adams of the Salvation Army had told them to leave a box of noodles with her and a mem- ber of the army would call for it. There was $1 35 to pay. Mrs. Grau told them she They then asked her for 10 cents for car fare, which she gave them. On Saturday Mrs. Grau and tective Anthony went to the house on Golden Gate avenue, where the girls lived, but the family had moved. Every effort will be made by the police to find them. 10 BE FULLY PREPARED Plans of the Civic Federation as Mr. Gaden Outlines Them. s in Eleven Incorporators to Be Chosen by a General Meeting on Thursday. ‘When the Civic Federation reorganizes and incorporates, with Messrs. L J. Tru- man, Stewart Menzies and Dr. E. R. Dille at its head, it proposes, so says George T. Gaden, to outline a plan of vigorous action. It is going into the courts and will enter politics, Mr. Gaden predicts. A meeting of the executive committee is to be held Tuesday, and then a call will be issued for a general meeting of the federa- tion in the assembly-hall of the Mills building on Thursday. The names of the eleven gentlemen who are to be the incor- porators will be finally agreed upon at the general meeting. “The whole programme of what we in- tend to do will be presented at this general meeting,” said Mr. Gaden yesteraay, *‘and nothing will be omitted. “What do we propose todo? Well, we intend to get after the ‘Solid Eight' and see if some of those gentlemen can be landed in the penitentiary. We intend to look into this bituminous rock ‘cinch’ and the Van Ness avenue steals. “This bituminous rock ‘cinch’ is an out- rage upon the people. It means that the Southern Pacific is to get all the benefit at the expense of the property-owners. It means that no_bituminous rock is to be accepted unless it is hauled over the South- ern Pacific road. It means that the prop- erty-owners are not only to pay the freigfit upon bitumen, but its exorbitant rates upon common earth charged for as bitu- men. That is what the action of the Board of Supervisors amounts to, when it says that bituminous rock is to be shipped to this City in its crude state from the mines. “The Jordan Company have been cook- ing their bitumen at their mine at San Luis Obispo, and shipping the refined roduct in sacks by water to this City. But that does not serve the interests of the Southern Pacific. Hence the action of the unpopular majority of the Board of Super- visors. ADMISSION DAY EVENTS, The Programme as Arranged by the Sacramento Joint Committee. ACTIVITY AT THE CAPITAL Preparations Belng Rapldly Pushed for the Grandest Celebration Ever Held. Both San Francisco and Sacramento have joint committees of their respective parlors of the order of the Native Sons of the Golden West, whose duty it is to per- fect arrangements for the proper celebra- tion of Admission day at Sacramento on the 9th of September. The eventful day J. M. Henderson Jr., Eecretary of the Joint Committee of Sacramento. (From a photograph.] is now less than a month away, and in both cities preparations are being pushed with the utmost vigor. Ever since the meeting of the Grand Parlor when Bacramento was selected as the place for holding the celebration, the local jeint committee bent its energies to securing low transportation rates, not only from this City, but from all portions of the State, and as a result the local companies have made an open rate of one and a third fare to Sacramento and return, except in the case of San Francisco parlors, who have secured special rates. Every parlor of this City will be repre- sented, and it is estimated that nearly 5000 Native Sons will leave for Sacramento from San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley and San Rafael. From all indications the celebration promises to be by far the most notasle in the history of the order. Grand President Frank H. Dunn, in order to excite the fullest interest in the occasion, has issued addresses to all subordinate parlors, in which he says: For the first time in eleven years our breth- ren in the northern part of our State will be given an opportunity to show their fidelity to the cause, and, if their energy and enthusiasm at this time is nn&mdlcnuon of their purgose, it will be one of the largest and most enthusi- astic celebrations given under the auspices of the Order. I desire especially to call the atten- tion of the members of the order in these sec- tions that have hitherto entertained the fra- ternity, and call upon them to lend their su Fon and assistance by attending and march- ng with us on that day. t should be remembered that, aside from the pleasure and enjoyment that will be afforded 21l who attend, we owe a duty to our order and “As to the Van Ness avenue paving con- tracts, doesn’t the law require that bids should be advertised for? But are they? No. The Mayor will not recognize any such specifications as will bar out legit- imate competition, and so the work is now given out illegally to McDonald of the Gity Street Improvement Company. “This man McDonald is virtually Su- perintendent of Streets. He spends about five hours out of twenty-four in Superin- tendent Ashworth’s house. There is one thing about those jobs and thatis I believe the property-owners could get out of pay- ing for them if they wanted to take ad- vantage of the law. “A certain Senator whom I fought so hard in the last Legislature is the man who is engineering the bituminous-rock deal through for the Southern Pacific. “We are going to make a fight, too, for the Board of Election Commissioners, and the federation has retained Attorney Henry N. Clement for that purpose. **Quite a lot of good men are becoming interested in this movement, and I believe that we will have between $20,000 and $30,000 at our command inside of a month or two. “The reason we have not done much lately is because a great many of our mem- bers, and those we greatly rely upon, have been out of the City during the summer vacation. And, besides, our attorneys have been engaged looking up carefully the law and noting every point which will help to make our fight successful. We do not propose to go about this thing rashly; we have made up our minds to bhe thoroughly prepared beforenand whenever we make a move.” ————————— Trolleys for Smelt. Powell-street wharf had an unusally large crowd of fishermen yesterday notwithstanding the wind and the fog. The unprecedented run of smelt lately has caused standing room on the pier to be at & premium. The latest in fishing is the troliey system, now being used quite extensively by Jocal anglers. A heavy weight is fastened at the end of a long line and carried about 100 feet out into the bay by a boat and then dropped overboard. For this service the fee is ten cents. The line is then drawn taut and fastened to the wharf. A smaller line, to which is attached twelve or fifteen hooks and which is carried down bya weight, runs up and down the longer line on small wheels. This is the “trolley.” ———— In the manufacture of watch - glasse® balls are usually blown to a size of about two feet in diameter, and at the exhibition of 1889 there was shown a ball of consider- ably over a yard in diameter, arrived at by a system in which compressed air is em- ployed. No less than 3000 watch-glasses were obtained from this bubble. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report Roval ‘William M. Henderson, Grand Marshal of the N. 8. G. W., Who Will Have Charge of the Grand Parade at Sac- ramento. to those who made it l;:)s!lble for us to enjoy a day set apart for the uses of our fraternity, giving us an opportunity to show our loyalty o an institution whose great purpose is to glorify those conditions under which we exist. To the parlors who cannot, by reason of lo- cation or distance, attend the general celebra- tion, let me suggest that the duty to the order is plain. Local celebrations and appropriate exercises, setting forth the meaning and pur- poses of the day,should be held under their charge and diréction, to the end that every community in every Fll’l of our State be in- finenced by the occasion, and our loyalty to sla%‘ and country demonstrated and strength- ened. In this connection I desire to call your atten- tion to the faet that San Diego Parlor No. 108 is making preparations for a grand celebri- tion at San Diego on Admission day, 1 need not enlarge upon the great benefit that will accrue to the order by the proper observance of the day set apart by our fraternity, as it must be patent to all our members; and I trust,therefore, that no member or friend of the order in that section will lose this opBor!\lnity of joining with the members of San Diego Parlor, and assisting in making the day notable in the historyof such events in Southern California. This appeal is made in the hope that every parior in Southern California will make some effort to_be represented on that occasion; and I would advise that immediately on the receipt of this ecircular you corre- spond with the proper committee in San Diego and inform yourselves as to the arrangements that are being made for the re. ception and entertainment of visiting breth- Ten and their friends, and upon receiving such information send out notices to your members and keep them informed. Use every means to awaken enthusiasm and arouse interest in ‘what promises to be the most successful cele- bration held under the auspices of the order in that locality. At present the center of activity is at Sacramento, where affairs are in the hands of the following committees: Auditing—P. B. Johnson, F. H.Conn, H. K. Johnson. Transportation—J. T. Skelton, P. B. Johnson, H. 0. Tubbs. Headquarters—J, M. Henderson, T. G. Eilers, G. C. Schermann. Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE Reception—A. C. Kaufman, J. T. Skelton, H. K. Johnson. Decorations—C. N. Post, C. T.Barton, A.S. Cohn, G. C. Schermann, F. Lafterty, T. G. Eilers, F. D. Ryan. Music—H. K. Johnson, A. 8. ®ohn, F. T. Lafferty. Entertainment—F. D. Ryan, C. N. Post, A. C. Kanfman. ; Municipal concessions—F. H. Comn, T. G. Eilers, F. D. Ryan. Invitation—R. E. Greer, T. G. Eilers, J. T. Skelton. Printing—H. O. Tuffs, J. M. Henderson, G. C. Schermann. Press—P. B. Johnson, J. M. Henderson, C. T. Barton. Three days—from Sunday, September 8, to Tuesday, September 10, inclusive—wil be devoted' to the celebration, Monday of | course being set apart jor the most inter- esting features. The following will be the oraer of events: Saturday evening, September 7—San Fran- cisco and interior parlors will be met at the trains by the local parlors and escorted to their respective headquarters, which will incident- ally involve a parade through the principal | streets. | Sunday, September 8—Grand concert and en- tertainment at Sutters Fort in the afternoon. | Two concerts in the evening, one at the plaza and one at Capitol Park. Monday, September 9—Grand parade, to start from Tenth and K streets at 11 A. M. and march through the principal streets headed by Marshal Henderson and the joint committee having the celebration in charge. In the afternoon a regatta on the river between crews from San Francisco, Oak- land, Alameda, Stockton and Sacramento, the Taces to begin at 4:30. In the evening a grand parade and electrical display, at the conclusion of which the formal Admission day exercises will take place at Capitol Park. Duringthe day and evening there will also be entertain- ments at the headquarters of the various par- lors, nearly all of “?wm will keep open house. esday, September 10.—Native Sons’ day at the races at Agricultural Park, for which "oc- casion & special speed programme has been ar- ranged by the directors of the State Fair. In the evening a grand illuminated concertat the pavilion for the especial benefit of the Na- tive Sons. The Secramento joint committee com- prises the following-named gentlemen: Thomas Fox, chairman; A. 8. Cohn, vice- Fresident: James M. Henderson, secretary; F. 1. Conn, treasurer; Frank D. Ryan, P. B. Johnson, H. K. Johnson, R. E. Greer, A. Kaut- man, C. T. Barton, C. N. Post, T. J. Skelton, T. C. Eilers, George Sherman, F. Lafferty, H. O. Tubbs, The efficient officers of the local joint committee are: J. P. Dockery, chairman; E. L. Head, vice-chairman; J. B. Keenan, treasurer; T. C. Conmy, secretary. With commendable foresight the Sacra- mento committee of accommodation has made ample arrangements for rooms for all who may desire lodgings. It has con- tracted for some 2000 rooms, guaranteeing to pay for them whether occufied or not. The rooms have been personally inspected and are located in lodging-houses and pri- | vate dwellings, all of which are centrally located. Stanford Parlor No. 76 of San Francisco will be represented at Sacramento by seveniy-five members, and has_already commenced to put Turner Hall in shape for its headquarters. The ladies of California Parlor of Sacra- mento will participate in the parade and will remain in line the entire distance. Ursula Parlor No. 1, Native Daughters, of Jackson, will also take part in the pro- cession. | Alameda Parlor will send eighty repre- | sentatives and Excelsior Parlor of Jackson | forty. The latter will be accompanied by a band of sixteen pieces. | Chico’s Native Sons and Daughters will be at the capital in full force, and will also | bring a band with them. Several Sacramento citizens have already begun to prepare their decorations, and the work of beautifying the buildings of the city, particularly those along the proposed route of the procession,will now go forward rapidly. At a meeting of the Sacramento joint committee, held Wednesday, the decora- tive features to be provided by the order were decided upon and are as follows: Two grand arches will be erected, one at Seventh and J streets and the other on K | street, between Fourth and Fifth. There will also be a number of pretty medallions, 12x14 feet, on J and streets and at various street intersections. The committee also decided to stand one-half the expense of having the outside companies of the Second Infantry present, in order to have a fine military display, providing the carnival committee will stand the other balf. All of the large parlors will entertain during their stay in Sacramento, and have secured headquarters as follows: Mission Parlor No. 38—Senate Chamber. Sacramento County parlors — Assembly Chamber. Marysville No. 6—Secretary of State’s recep- tion parlor. Osaklana No. 50—Supreme Court chamber. Placer County parlors—State Printer’s office | in Capitol. Lincoln 72—Grangers’ Hall, Tenth and K. Pacific No. 10—Pythian Castle, Ninth and I, main floor. Alcalde No.154—Red Men’s Hall, Tenth, J d and K. pSlaniord No. 76—Turners’ Hall, K, Ninth and ‘enth. Golden Gate No. 28—Pythian Castle, Ninth and I, upper floor. California_No. 1, Woodland No.30 and Se- uoia No. 160—Foresters’ Hall, I, Seventh and ighth. HSTn Francisco No. 49—Basement of Pioneer all. El Dorado No.52—Smith’s Hall, Seventh, K and L. Pdielgmnn! No. 120—Pioneer Hall, Seventh, J and K. South San Frencisco No.152—0dd Fellows’ building, Ninth, J and K. Mystic Turks of National Parlor—Dennery residence, Seventh and N streets. Quartz Parlor No. 58—Jacobs Hall, J, Tenth and Eleventh. Amador County Parlor—Pommer’s Hall, Ninth, I and J. | Stockton No. 7—Hale’s building, northwest corner Ninth and K. Vallejo Parlor No. 77—Chickering Hall, J, Eighth and Ninth. e THE BUILDING INSPECTED. Members Inspect the New Home on Mason Street. About twenty members of the board of directors of the Hall Association of the Native Sons of the Golden West yesteraay inspected the new building now in course of erection on Mason street. They found building matters progressing favorably. The work will be completed and the buila- ing dedicated some time during the month of November next, when the Native Sons will have a fine new home. The cost of the structure will be about $80,000. At the present time the roof is being put on and plastering will commence this week. The electrical fixtures will also be | put in during the present week. Califor- | nia materials have been used throughout. There are five stories. On the first floor, after the basement, which will be finished for a banquet hall, will be the main hall, 64x97 feet, with cloak, elevator, waiting rooms, etc. The second and third floors will be for rent for offices. The grand secretary’s office, reading- room and three lodgerooms will find a piace on the fourth floor, while the fifth story will be entirely taken up with four spacious lodgerooms. THE APOSTACY EXPLAINED. Elder Willard Scowcrofts Refers to Christ’s Plan of Redemption. Elder Willard Scowerofts addressed a congregation in Calanthe Hall, 909 Market street, last evening. He said in substance: To give a rational explanation of the apos- tacy it will be necessary to explain the prin- mK les Christ taught that we may understand what the world has departed from. Faith comes by hearing and is the gxinciple of action in all intelligent beings. In the primitive times, after hearing the word of God, many inquired, “What shall we do to be saved?’ The answer came, “‘Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” This promise was also made unto “‘all who were afar off.” The promise being universal comprehends all be- levers. There were signs, gifts and blessings romised which invariably followed those who elieved in Christ and did the will of the Father. The ordinance of baptism was performed by those holding authority from God and was em- blematically represenied as a “birth” or a “burial,” and “if planted in the likeness of his death, we shall also be in the likeness. of his resurrection.” Ibelieve the first case of sprink- ling recorded was that of Novatus in the early | In the THE SINGLE-TAX SOCIETY. Address by Joseph Leggett on Where We Are and Whither Tending. THE CAUSES OF PAUPERISM. Drawing a Parallel Between the Times of Henry VIII and the Present. A meeting of the Single-tax Society of this City was held last evening in one of the halls of the Ancient Order of For- esters’ building at 102 O’Farrell street. President Dessau was in the chair and in- troduced J. M. Reynolds, who made a brief address on the single-tax movement in this City. Joseph Leggett was the next speaker. His address was on *“Where We Are and ‘Whither We Are Tending.” In the outset the speaker paid a high tribute to the worth of the late Professor James Edwin Thorold Rogers, the s¢holar and writer in the interest of mankind. He quoted from numerous works of the writer and said : Of all the facts ascertained by Professor Rogers through his indefatigable investiga- tions the one that most surprised the world and most alarmed the privileged class of Eng- land was the fact that during the three cen- turies preceding the middle of the sixteenth century, the condition of the masses of the English people, that is of the laboring and producing classes, was more comfortable and prosperous than 'it has ever since been. We moderns are inclined to regard skeptically the accounts of ancient golden ages, but he has clearly shown that prior to the reign of Henry VIII there was a veritable golden age for Eng- lish labor. During the last half of the reign of Henry VIII an ominous change in the condition of the English masses began. Vagrants and beggars swarmed through the land and the most harsh and cruel statutes were en- acted for their punishment and suppression, twenty-second year of the reign of Henry VIII an act was passed providing that any person being whole and mighty in body and able to labor, found begging or bein vagrant, might be arrested by a constable, an. a justice might, in_his discretion, cause every such idle person to be taken to the nearest | town and “there tied to the end of a cart, neked, and to be beaten with whips throughout the town “till his body be bloody by reason of such whipping.” And this whipping was to be Tepeated as often as he made default. In the twenty-seventh of Henry ViII an act was passed providing that if the vagrant persisted in his course aiter being whipped, he should have the upper part of the gristle of his right ear clean cutoft; andif hestill persisted he was to be tried and executed as a felon. The speaker then spoke at length on the condition of the laborer at variousstages, and then said: American labor has its golden age, too. Men still living remember well the time when the *‘tramp” had no existence in this country, and “industrial armies” were never dreamed of; ‘when the possibilities of millions of men be- ing permanently unemployed in this country seemed inconceivable; when the means of life were more abundant than they had ever before been in any other age or country, and when the standard of living was higher than was ever enjoyed by the workers of the world at any time or place. Within the pres- ent generation we have had the tramps and vagrants and industrial armies, and the in- numerable hosts of the unemployed swarm upon us as they swarmed upon the people of England in the reigns of Henry VI!})And his immediate successors. On the statute books of every state in the Union are now to be found 1aws passed for the punishment and suppres- sion of vagrants, tramps and beggers as harsh and cruel for our time as were those of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth for their times. The speaker devoted some time to the reign of Henry the Eighth and the man- ner in which he had iands confiscated to the Crown, and different methods of deal- ing with the lands of the country and the oppressions the owners had to bear, and how they were driven to pauperism. He then said: A few years after Henry VIII began to sell the confiscated lands of the chureh, England swarmed with vagrants and sturdy beggars, and Green tells us that “England for the first time saw a distinct eriminal class in the organ- ized gangs of robbers which began to infest the roads, and were always ready to gather round the standard of revolt. The gallows did their work in vain. If I have succeeded, asI believe Ihave, in proving that the efficient cause of these evils ‘was and is the exclusion of men from the land, is it not clear that the only effective remedy or preventive must be to restore them again to that essential element from which they have been excluded ? I have said that I have been unable to find any modern writer who has assigned any ade- quate or sufficient cause for the origin and rowth of English pauperism. Professor Rogers has assigned four causes, and they are as valid, I think, as any I _have come across elsewhere. They are: 1. Deluge of base money. 2. Confisufing of the guild lands and the loss of the Benefit Society’s funds. 3. Rise in rprice!. 4. The enactment of the Statute of 5 Eliz., chapter 4, known as the Statute of Laborers of that year. Now, in conclusion, let me ask you to con- sider the question: Where weate and whither we are tending ? If I am correct in the infer- ence I draw from the facts I have presented in the foregoing we are entering upon the descent to an abyss of misery and degradation, poverty and pauperism in many respects more dire than that down which the Englisn people passed after the middle of the sixteenth cen- tury. A descent into conditions that will be the more intolerable by reason of the memories of our past prosperity and happiness, and of the superior intelligence and greater refine- ment of the masses of our people. And the worst of it is that this downward movement is the necessary result of the operation of natural laws—that is, of the law that impels the land- lord to take all he can get as a condition pre- cedent to his permitting labor to have access to hisland and of the law that compels laborers to bid against each other in their efforts to gain access to the landlord’s land, without which they must perish. And is this awful fate inevitable? Must we and our posterity drink to the dregs the bitter cup of misery that has been held to the lips of the English peopie for the last three anda half centuries? Must poorhouses rise in every township of this broad republic as they have risen in every parish of England? Must our children and children’s children be driven in- to exile from the land of their birth as mil- lions upon millions of the people of England, Ireland and Scotland have been during the past three centuries? Shall the plowers forever plow the backs of a class condemned to ‘toil in this once free and happy land? The Single Taxers say these things must not, shall not be. They are setting the ax to the root of the deadly tree which produces these evil fruits. and their brave and sturdy blows are beginning to tell. With & hope that inspires to high endeavor, and a faith that falters not, they are pressing forward in ever increasing numbers to the goal where equal opportunity shall be secured 1o all, where all men shall be not nominally, but really free. And the Truth shall ever come uppermost And Justice shall be done. Before the meeting adjourned the fol- lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, The San Francisco CALL, under the present management, is steadily pursuing the policy of giving impartial reports of all public movements and has habitually pub- ished good reports of single-tax meetings and lectures, therefore Resolved, That we heartily thank THE CALL and Mr. C. M. 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