The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS.
AdVentiStS Will Take Up and
Discuss the Sunday-CloS-
ing Matter.
A PORTUGUESE CELEBRATION.
Railroad Directors Who VIII Not
Pay License-School Bond
Election.

The Adventists who are now encamped
at Bushrod Park, North Oakland, have
taken issue with the Council for the Sup.
preston of the Saloon or the Sunday
closing matter, and have classed the latter
organization as religio-political affair in
which they do not believe.
Elder R. S. Owen, chairman of the com.
mittee on resolutions, presented the fol
lowing:
WHEREAS, Among the evils which aflict
society and the home none are greater than
those resulting from intemperance, especially
from the manufacture and sale of intoxica ting
liquors,
RESOLVED, That we as a conference assembled
express our position upon this important mat
ter in the following declarations:
We are a temperance people, not only in the
respect TO the use of alcoholic liquors, but as
regards tobacco and all other Intoxicating
narcotics and stimulants as well.
We. are strenuously opposed to the saloon
business, and the use as a beverage OF all alec
holic and malt liquors, believing them to be
condemned by such Scriptures the follow.
ing: Hab. n:15-16, PROV. xiii 1886, Isa.
Y:l1-12, Luke xxi "a, Eph. Wis.
90 That we cannot, as a church, intermeddle
WIN political questions, and hence do not con.
troll or even attempt to control the political
ethliations of any of our people, yet we believe
that the political principles of our people are
Tor the utter abolition OF the liquor traffic by
proper and just legislation.
That we ufge upon all our people the
Importance of the Scriptural Injunction
Whether, therefore, ye eat or We drink, OF
whatsoever We do, do all 10 the glory of God u
that each one to the extent of his individual
influence, by example, by precept and by the
distribution OF health and temperance litera
sure make prominent the benefits OF total alb
stlnence from all spirituous or malt liquors
tobacco in all its forms, or anything that will
defle or impair the God-given faculties o.
m Lhi ana oody; thar we urge them to do all IN
those who have fallen and help those who are
afflicted.
That we view, with just cause for alarm, the
attempt TO connect the importance question
with religio-political measures, such as the
sunday closing OF saloons now before the PEG
pie. We do not believe these measures to be-
IN the interests of true temperance, for 1t de
hands that the evil shall be suppressed only
one day in the week, because that day is a reli
gious day, and makes the saloon respectable by
allowing IL TO run the other six days
That We oppose all legislation, State or mum
cipal, which favors any religion or religious in,
stiEutioB Tor the following reasons: Because
such legislation is. not in accordance with the
principles OF true. religious liberty, which
secure TO every man his right to the free exer
else Of his religion and protection in such ex.
ercise so long as he does not invade the equal
rights of others; because such legislation is not
IN harmony with the teachings of Christ, who
said, Therefore, all things whatsoever We
would that men should do to you, do even Sc
10 them"
b 1t was voted that this resolution be dis
"cusSed next Sunday at 10 o'clock.
Fourth of July Celebration.
Oakland's Fourth of July committees
are hard at work. They have begun early
and are sparing no pains to make the day
a grand success from a pleasurable point
Of view.
The committee on programme has par
TALLY outlined the events of the day as
follows:
7A.M.-Salutes by whistles, bells, etc.
10 A. M.-7Monster parade, followed by lit
P. M.-outdoor sports at Oakland Trotting
Park.
2P. M.-Grand choral concert in a place yet
10 be chosen.
2P.N. to 5 P. M.-Outdoor band concert at
City Hall Park.
2P M-Children's games and sports in some
appropriate place yet to be chosen.
sUadown-Grand fireworks display at Lake
Merritt, with special artillery features.
Directors to Be Arrested.
Warrants have been sworn out for the
arrest of II. w. Meek, William Meek, A.
l. Stone, E. 3. Stone and William Landers,
the directors of the San Leandro and Hay
wards electric road. The directors refuse
10 pay the tax license on the cars of the
railroad. The matter was brought up
once before and the directors were ar
rested, but thev defeated the town in the
courts.
Originally the Town Trustees fixed the
license at s. per annum for each car. The
directors reported that in Oakland the cars
We're taxed on the basis OF Is hours a day,
but each car spent only ten minutes in
passing through San Leandro. All of this
time would only be equal to about nine
hours day. The directors, therefore,
offered to pay So a year, the tax on one
car, as compensation for the time that all
their cars would be in San Leandro.
The Town Trustees did not like the
action of the company, and so they hunted
up the State law on the matter.
They discovered that they could make
each individual car that passed through
their town pay tax of IS. There are
thirty cars on the road, which would make
a revenue of S240 a year. The directors
defeated the town before, and they are
using every effort to do SO again.
Portuguese Celebration.
Yesterday and the day before the Portu
guese held full sway in San Leandro. Il
was the time of their annual "Holy Ghost
day" celebration. Alameda County has
the largest Portuguese population of any
district in the United States, and thef1
headquarters seem to be in San Leandro
where they are particularly numerous.
They went through their usual form:
and ceremonies yesterday, but probably
the most interesting part of the spectacle
was their auction, by which they pay the
expenses of the feast, Everything thai
an be gotten hold of is auctioned, all the
Way from calf to rooster
1t resembles a grand donation party
Everybody brings something to sell, anC
they each have a little money with which
10 buy something to take away with them
The more well-to-do farmer will bring 6
fine, fat calf, while the humble housemaic
will supply nicely frosted cake. In thi:
way several hundred dollars is realized.
The grand feast in honor of the Holy
Ghost has been going on for two days anc
1t will be continued until tonight.
Druggists Not Guilty.
The jury in Judge Woods court yester
day decided that Druggists G. A. Herzer
w. ]. Bowman, P. H. Kelley, G. B. Flint
L. II. Huntington. W. t. Hyde, H. A
Trowbridge and ]. r. Garrett, arrested or
charge of selling liquor other than fol
medical purposes, were not guilty. The
jury reached this decision on account o.
the insufhciency of the evidence. Judge