The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-15
LATEST OAKLAND News
Jacob SamueIs of the Cheria
Kadusha Society Is
Missing.
F0oTPADs EXCITE CITIZENS
George Campbell of Alameda Ter
ribly Injured by
Train.

Jacob Samuels, Postmaster of Station D.
at Twenty-third avenue, East Oakland.
appears to have gone wrong. The police
are looking for him, armed with a warrant
charging him with misappropriating the
sum Of 81 while acting as secretary of the
Chevra kadusha, a Jewish benevolent
lodge.
This is an innocent-looking charge on its
lace, but it covers what the officers of the
lodge aver is total shortage of nearly
$500 of the funds that passed through
Samuels' hands while acting as secretary.
Ape Davis, president of the lodge, is the
complaining witness. Accompanied by
Louis Asher, secretary, and s. Ringoldsky,
treasurer, he appeared before Prosecuting
Attorney Melvin yesterday afternoon and
produced the books of the society that are
SAID to prove the shortage. Davis ex-
planned:
iected as dues. Samuels put the amounts down
in the ledger, but forgot-as he explains ito
enter them in the cashbook. Not long ago the
lodge gave him $13 to have incorporation
papers made out. Well, the money went like
the rest, and no steps were taken toward incor-
porauon. When we called him before the
committee few weeks ago he said, with a
good deal of contrttion, that he would never
touch a card again as long as he lived.
He has had the same kind of trouble in the
Odd Fellows and Foresters. He was once Sec
rotary of Court Pacific of the latter order. He
promised to try to pay back the money and we
gave him all possible chance. He has failed to
refund dollar, and last night when we called
upon him at his home we found he had gone
and that no one could tell US where. Then we
thought it time to take this course.
Though the populations are considerable
in the aggregate, no single shortage is for
a large enough amount TO constitute
oh
dollar, being the most recent shortage, was
chosen upon which to base the charge.
ILquiry at 976 East Twenty-fourth street,
where Samuels resides, developed the fact
that he had not been at home Tor three
days, and his family denied any knowledge
OF his wherea bouts.
His daughter was in attendance at the
little notion-store at 1137 East Fourteenth
street, which the absent secretary con-
Quoted as an adjunct to the branch post
Office.
health" she said, when asked II her fatner
could be found. and l don't know when
he will be back
The Bicycle Tax.
Asa rule Oakland bicycle men are of the
same opinion as the San Francisco wheel
men on the subject OF taxing bicycles.
They are willing to pay small yearly
license. provided the revenue thus derived
shall be spent in improving the street
payements and roads. Several OF the clubs
have considered the matter in their coun-
ellis and have decided not to oppose mod
crate license.
1t is the opinion Of many, however, that
such license would be illegal and could
not stand the test in the courts. ''They
tried if in Chicago and failed" saws r. J.
Bower, who is q leading wheelman in this
civ. The Supreme Court Of Illinois de-
Cided that il was in the nature OF double
tax and therefore illegal. However, all
the wheelmen I have talked with are per-
fectly willing to pay a small tax If they can
get some good out of it in the way OF bet
ter pavements. Ny own opinion is that
nothing short of State tax would operate
successfully on bicycles. The difficulty Is
IN collecting tax on wheels. How about
visiting wheelmen from across the bayf L
am satisfied the thing is not only illegal,
but impracticable, and will never pass the
Council.
How about the proposed ordinance
resembling the ordinance against lamps
and riding on pavements2 think that
ordinance IS about right. The lamp IS
needed. as much for the safety Of the
rider as the pedestrian, but there ought to
be some limits placed on policeman's
lack of intelligence who arrests the rider
while it is still daylight for not carrying
lamp. OF course, the lamp ordinance
works a hardship in many ways, and there
ought to be some latitude allowed IN favor
OF the rider, for instance, who Is belated,
having started out early in the day with
the intention of getting home before dark.
have known several riders who came up
from San Jose expecting to arrive here be-
fore dark, and were arrested just as they
entered the City. Now that is not right,
and something ought to be done to pre-
vent 1t.
h IL, h. IL
ton is not live issue on the Alameda
side of the bay should spend an hour or
two among the wheelmen or Oakland.
Talk a few minutes with Fred Whitney,
the attorney, who is also q member of the
Reliance Club, for instance. He has
studied the license question, and knows
the sentiment of the wheelmen about 1t.
At a recent meeting of his club it was
decided not to oppose small license fee,
say of 81 a year. But in return for this
tax the wheelmen will demand better
streets and roads.
my own opinion is, saws Mr.. Whitney,
''that such tax would not only be uncon-
stitutional, but impossible of collection.
However, the wheelmen of this city have
decided not to oppose small tax. l was
talking to Mr.. Manuel, president OF the
Council and the framer OF the resolution
now pending, about the matter, and he
expressed the opinion that dollar tax
would amount to so little in the aggregate
that the wheelmen would not derive mucn
benefit from it in the matter of improved
streets. He thought the present ordl-
nance-that is, the one now pending
would be defeated.
You see, not only bicycle men but tne
owners Of vehicles and carriages generally
are interested in this question, Tor IL a OF,
cycle is to be licensed carriages ana all
pleasure vehicles must also pay special
tax. That is the plan, as understand IT,
Some Of the Councilmen take the view
which is correct, l think-that tax on
bicycles would tend to discourage visiting
wheelmen, and, of course, we cant AFFORD
be collected? The policeman finds wheel
man without a tag on his bike soo, 4 am
from San Francisco. says the wheelmani
or from San Jose, or any other place. How
are you going to prove it? " What nav Is tho to
license and claiming that L reside IN
another city2 You might have all such
riders taken to- the City Hall and make axe
them prove their residence, but you can
soe bo1v foolish that would be. Wheelmen