The San Francisco call., 1897-04-26
Noisy Wagons Tolerated,
but a Quiet Individual
Arrested.
THE Edwin Booth of the Pulpit
Has Not Ju5tlf d Ad-
vance Notices
Judge Rawson's Reason for Having
Confdence in the Future of
San Lealdro
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
gOS Broadway, April %.
An arrest that was made yesterday of a
colored man is. perha ps, the most fragrant
exam pie of the unequal manner in which
the ordinances of this city mete out in
justice.
aaron Moore, a tail individual of good
appearance, has lately been making
LYING b. a novel advertising scheme. He
was Or ssed in very neat bue suit, snd
had gentlemsnly bearing, such as no
citizen could possibly ind fault with.
Determined TO 90 something for the
support OF his family, he has been for
about two weeks earning few dollars
walking around the streets supporting an
advertising apparatus on his shoulders.
II wa rather original, and consisted of
nicely polished mahogany box, on the top
Of which posed rooster. By manipulat-
ing strings which hung down to his
shoulders, Moore could MAKE the rooster
pick up an advertising card in its oeak,
anu having done 50, would walk BLOCK
and then make the rooster change the
card.
There was nothing at all offensive about
the man, nobody com planned, and If any
thing, II was rather p easing TO the eye
lnartistlc advertising schemes. ester
day Moore was taken 10 jail for violating
an ordinance which !orolds any one to
carry any banner, device or EN- blem used
for advertising any trade or occupation.
Durlng the past month The citizens OF
Oakland have been disgusted with pro-
Cesslon OF band-wagons, beIi-wagOns and
drum wagons, over which huge trans
parencles atroclousIy cOlored have been
Quilt and which advertised all kinds OF
fake Sheriff sales. To such an extent has
this abOmInatlOn been practlced that the
Merchants Exchange, the Board OF Trade
ana CORES spondents in the newspapers
have asked that something be done to
aba,e the nuisance. The noise made by
their TepulsIve instruments and the Of
feEse to The eye by the canvas atrocities
are genuine nuisance, and yet, even
when drawn by three mules-each mule
bearing an advertising Dlanket-they are
not considered legal nuisance.
Moore vii. be prosecuted to- morrow for
what lie did, while the procession of
wagons still parades the streets with i'm
punity. 10 disln terested outsider it
would certainly seem that the driver OF
one OF these wagons should certainly be
as amenab-e TO the law as the poor coIored
man.
A few days ago an Alameda man caused
the arrest of Fresno real estate man on
charge OF fraudulently using the mails.
The Alameda man complained that cir
culars sent by the real estate dealer con-
tanned descriptions of land which were
not borne out by the facts, and conse-
Guently the dealer was alleged 10 be mis-
using Uncle Sans privileges.
Judging by this STANDARD the parties
who sent out the advance notices OF Rev.
DR.. Boyer OF Chicago are equally guilty
with the Fresno realty man. The Chicago
list u IN nd fy1It
dress suits when taking the part of the
lowly Nazarene has been in Oakland one
week a the Central Christian Church, bat
somehow or other his diamonds and cut
away have not drawn. AS a matter of
fact he Is somewhat inferior 10 and suffer.
by com parison with the stationary pastor
Rev. Edward Davis. Mr.. Davis has cre-
ated the school of pulpiteering in which
he is master, and he has educated his
congregation 10 expect something very
original each week. To his credit be 1t
said they have rarely been disappointed
When DR. Boyer was heraided 1t was
given ou; that he would place the erratic
preacher ct disadvantage and com pleteiy
oversh adow him. But he has not done it.
and il would appear that Mr.. Davis mas
carried his particular style OF preaching TO
the eI rene point which conservative
Odklanders can tolerate.
DR.. Boyer, the Edwin Booth of the pull
pit, IS undoubtedly learned and uses
words with good taste and fuency. But
unfortunately for him, there are scores OF
pastors in Oakland who are superior to
him in magnetism and power of allusion,
consequently the man from Chicago will
return with his diamonds and his
full dress suit, but the pockets of the latter
will not De stuffed with aduatory notices,
because so far the local press has paid no
attention 10 the mission DR.. Bower
lectures next week on What Must Be
Done TO Be Saved, According 10 Jesus
Christ ana Pagan Boz"
Judge Rawson OF Sen Leandro hasggood
reason for his belief IN the future OF that
town. san Leandro has a very pretty
plaza. which is right in the center of the
town, and is ornamented with a pretty
fountain and large flagstaff. which was
erected two weeks ago.
This plaza, now worth.for business pur-
poses seven or eight thousand dollars, and
probably twenty. was bought by the town
In 1881 for $500 81 know another fact
about that plaza" said Judge Rawson a
few days ago, some years before that
plaza was bought it was offered 10 the
Town as a gift by Mr. Leroy, who then
owned it. The Town Trustees refused it
on the ground that if the town accepted
the property it would have TO pay for
grading ore-half of the adjoining street,
and they thought the expense would be
greater than the value Of the land" Now
that the electric road has brought San
Leandro In communication every few
minutes with Oakland things move diff.
terently around that plaza"