The San Francisco call., 1896-09-12

tartan Church has given rise to many ru-
mors explanatory of his action. Mr.. Payne
stated to-day that he left the church for
personal reasons.
1t is thought that he desires to give his
time to literary work, and that in the dis
charge OF his duties as pastor he was kept
within too close bounds. The pastor is
known to be man of very liberal views,
and 1T is said that some of his philosophi-
cal teachings are beyond the bounds even
of Unitarianism.
Mr.. Payne exerts powerful influence
In his flock, and his resignation has given
rise to deep regret. His sermons were pro-
foundIy philosophical, each one being in
the nature of lecture rather than SER
mon, and he bad many hearers outside of
the membership OF the Unitarian society
1t is said that there is some dissatisfac-
tion with Mr.. Payne among the more
socially inclined Unitarians on account of
his being little disposed to take part in tea
parties, etc., and to spend time in visiting.
Athletes Sign a Pledge.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 1.-THE
crack athletes at the State University
have placed themselves under a set of rules
for governing their work of training and
their entering in field-day contests. This
afternoon thirty-eight of them signed
their names to an ironbound agreement
with their captain, the athletic executive
committee Of the university and the anna
teur association. The principal articles of
the pledge which they signed are as fol-
lows:
We, the undersigned, members of the Uni
versity of California, agree-first, to abide by
all rules that shall be made by the executive
committee of the Athletic Association of the
University of California: second, to abide
by all rules that shall be made by the
track captain and manager; third, to refrain
from entering into any athletic contest what
wi nj oir1ife ho
the track captain; fourth, to enter only such
con tests where the University of California is
a competitor as shall be designated by the
track captain; fifth, to attend the regular
training OF the track team far as possible,
and not TO do any other training but the regu-
lar work, unless by special advice of the cap
tain; sixth, that failure to comply with the
above agreement shall be considered suffice MT
to cause dismissal from the track team.
Following are the men who signed the
pledge: Theo. L. Barnes, w. M. Dickie,
@. r. Broughton, R. B. Lloyd, ]. B. Nc
Nab, Burt E. Hooper, E. w: Oliver, E. G.
w. A. Starr, P. E. Hicks, A. R. BurreIl,
H. M. Noack, II. w. Dickey, Melville
Dozier, III. e. Humphrey, L. S. O'Toole.
P. Doeman, o. Z. Carver, A. II. Allen, Saul
Epstein, John j. Luchsinger, Carl Parker,
w. G. Haswell, Ray W. Simonds, f. w.
Aitken,, David Goodale, Fred S. Dorety,
Albert Shuey, Il. l.. Young, W. E. Daw-
son, Fred e. Magee, o. U. Bugbee, N. E.
Gregory, w. P. Drum and e. j. McCleave.
Work on the track in preparation for the
spring contests will begin at once.
Track Manager Selected.
BERKELEY, CAL. Sept. 1.-THE big
gest vote ever cast by students OF the
State University was that of to-day, when
polls were open from o'clock to 5 for
the election Of track manager for the
coming year.
AS the man selected is likely to have
charge of an Eastern tour of athletics.
much Importance was attached to the
election and hot campaign for votes has
been in progress for some days.
S. Wood '98 received a ma jority of the
votes cast, the total number being S37.
The new manager is a member Of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and halls
from San Francisco.
Two other candidates were in the field.
They are G. r. Morse, a postgraduate.
and Bernard Miller '97, the present base
ball manager.
Won't Be Popocrat.
BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. lis. H.
Dikemen, who has for some years been
prominently identified with the Peoples
party of Berkeley, has come out for Nc
Kinley. Mr.. Dikemen gives as his reason
that the Populists have become absorbed
in Democracy.
.tHad I desired to become a Democrat" >"
said Mr.. Dikeman to-day, "I could have
done so without being absorbed into the
ranks of the Democratic party without
CHOICE
University Day Declined.
BERKELEY, CAL. Sept. 1.-THE COM