The San Francisco call., 1896-06-04
The Berkeley Printer Was Paid
in Burning Words Instead
of Coin.
SERVICES IN THE FIELDS.
Rev. Mr.. Payne, Unitarian, Defends
the Woods Against Churches.
Brazilian GypSies.

BERKELEY, CAL, June 3.-Charles l..
Andrews, Berkeley printer, hit upon a
scheme for tiding over hard times, but
Andrews is out some weeks work and has
called down upon his head the wrath of
scores OF country newspapers.
Andrews proposed to supply the various
State school districts of California with
posler copies of those parts of the
statutory law enforcing the educational
rights of children, which it is required
shall be posted for three weeks during the
month of June.
The ingenious printer severed his con-
nection with a local daily newspaper sew
eral weeks ago. AS he did not receive
from his late employers the moneys due
him as a salary, the journal in question
was made partner in the school district
poster scheme to the extent of being
allowed to print the posters and furnish
Andrews with Office headquarters.
The posters we're printed and sent out,
with letter requesting that school boards
that desired to use them send 81 80 TO
Charles L. Andrews OF Berkeley.
Mr.. Andrews is now awaiting returns,
but so far the principal result of his enter
prising effort TO get S. per thousand for
circulars is lot of angry editorials in
rural newspapers which resent the Berke-
Ieyan's intrusion in their fields.
Up to the present time the scheme has
been operated with Indifferent success.
Clerks who understand their duties have
promptly returned the stationery or cast
it into the waste basket.
Another result is that Andrews has
taken his back salary in trade with his e1-
employers.
DR.. Payne Is Wrathy.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 3.-The open
air or picnic" plan OF holding religious
services, as discussed by the Unitarian So
ciety of Berkeley last Sunday, will not be
carried out. at least for the present. The
church will hold no regular religious SER
vices during the college vacation, but
meetings will be held every Sunday at the
homes of the members.
Rev. DR.. Payne, the pastor, says that the
meetings are not 10 be regular services of
the Unitarian church and that body as
body is not responsible for them.
IF for example" said he to-day, 1--WE
choose to meet in the open air, and find
ourselves comfortable in so doing, we un-
derstand that the fields and the woods are
in the divine domain, dedicated long be-
fore our church buildings were or Stiles
Hall"
The mention of Stiles Hall, in which
the Unitarians have recently held their
services. is considered as a long-distance
stroke at the orthodox ministers of Berke-
ley, who, DR.. Payne says, have been con-
tinually harping on the question of the
Unitarians using the students public hall
as a meeting place. "If we should decide
to take our lunch baskets with u.s." con-
tinue6 DR.. Payne. "we might remember
that upon two occasions after religious
services in the open air Jesus fed the
multitudes.
"As for the use of Stiles Hall it is not
at all essential to the existence of our
church in Berkeley that we should meet in
it. We have not the least desire to enjoy
any privileges which might not be freely
accorded on suitable occasions to any
church or religious assembly. We stand
squarely tor an equality of right and privi-
lege in all things, and upon this broad
ground will join hands with others who
want to see fair play and general equality.
"But it does seem to me rather small
business for some of the Berkeley minis
ters to watch so ZealousIv over every
movement to find chances to check or to
criticize u.s."
High School Players.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 3.-The senior
class at the Berkeley High School will
present Mrs. Burton Harrison's comedy,
1.-TWO Strings to Her Bow" in Shattuck
Hall, on June 8, as part of their class day
performances. The students are busily
engaged rehearsing their parts under the
direction of Miss Fannie Mclean, teacher
of English at the High School.
Following will be the cast of characters: !:
NJ. Dumesniel, Mr.. Hughes; Nine. Dumesniel,
Miss May Howell; Cecile, daughter of Dunes
mel, Miss Stella West; Condray, godfather of
Cecile, Richard Hazeltine; De Leceval, suitor
of Cecile, Mark White; Baptiste, servant, Carl
Parker.
Brazilian Gypsies.
BERKELEY, CAL, June "a band of
Brazilian gypsies, numbering in all about
fifty persons, pitched their tents yesterday
on the plain near the old powder works on
the West Berkeley shore. The crowd of
unusual visitors attracted many people
from the surrounding neighborhood to-
day, who went to have their futures re-
vealed by the wilhered crone of the band.
Last evening one of the young girls in
the party was severely injured, having
been kicked in the head by horse, sus-
tanning concussion of the brain. She was
attended by local physician and is i'm
proving.
A Seed Growers Visit.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 3.-W. Alter
Burpee, the Philadelphia seed-grower, has
been visiting the State University for the
past few Gays as the guest of Director
Shinn of the department of forestry.
This is the first visit of Mr.. Burpee to
California, and he says that he is so favor
ably impressed with the State that there
is probability of his locating a seed farm
here.
lie Conte Memorial.
BERKELEY, CAL, June 3.-Treasurer
Graham of the senior class at the State
University filed his report to-day as to the
condition OF the treasury of the class of
'g6 The cash balance of $50 IS will be
turned over to DR.. Ritter to be added to
the lie Conte memorial fund.
Following is the statement as presented