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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19

Asked what he received for the de- struction of the papers he replied that that was a private business affair be- tween the newspaper and the corpora tion he represented. He did admit, however, that 20 cents per cubic yard was the regular charge.
 How lrany cubic yards did that wagon hold?"
 He answered that it held about eight, but qualified this by adding that it had only part of load-about half a ton.
 ''If the Ex; miner people wanted us to dispose of the papers in some other way" he said, i've could sell them readily at $6 per ton.''
 Circulation by the cubic yard.
 Circulation by the ton.
 And all sworn to.
 And the superfiuous papers not to be sold. An incinerated yellow daily tells no tales. It was recognition of this truth which impelled the capture of some of them before they had lost their power to give information.
 It was learned at the works that they had been burning Examiners there ever since they were open for business, this information merely confirming that which had already been found out from other sources.
 There $ now the possibility that the Examiner, caught in the act, will as- sert that the material burned was something else, but the claim will be idle. It Is true that there is waste paper in every blishing office, but it goes out in bulky bales very different from the neatly tied bundles which leave the Examiner office daily. It is true that there are a certain number of returns" but they do not reach to the thousands seven times week. and moreover the sworn statement of the Examiner sets forth explicitly the amount of returns"
 The evidence that the Examiner has deliberately deceived the public for the purpose of getting more of the public's money is incontrovertible. The duty of exposing Its rascality has been un- dertaken because one purpose of re- spectable journal is to protect the com munity. Much has been borne from yellow journalism. It has lied in large type greatly to the common annoyance. But the public has not suspected the true deeps to which this form of crime has fallen. It has sometimes wondered that it could claim an increasing cir culation. It did not dream that the cir culation was being acquired for the ex- pense of white paper and the burning of it at 20 cents a cubic yard.
 Experts are now trying to figure out how many Examiners are printed daily for the purpose of being sworn into the circulation and then carted to the fur mace. The task is one of difficulty. To estimate circulation by the cubic yard, or even by the ton is process in which few have had experience. However there is hope of definite result before long.
 One man who formerly drove the cir culation ash cart stated that he some times had to make two trips a day to get all the papers the Examiner desired put out of the way. Supposing the wagon can safely hold ton, here's two tons of circulation. No wonder the totals rise to the magnificent. If white
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when figures are being made up for the delusion of an absent proprietor and bait to the advertiser Therefore an exposure of the methods of the confi dence game has been undertaken in a dispassionate effort to protect the pub lie
 To digress pleasantly, may not the burning of Examiners at the crematory account in large measure for the nox- ious smell which has wrought grievous pain to the Mission nose? This sug- gestion is thrown in for what it is worth, and it may be worth something. The incineration of foulness is certain to produce fumes not of Araby the blest. That the Examiner is foul there is no question. That it is being regu- larly incinerated there will hereafter be no question. However, even if this phase of the subject be of scientific in terest it Is a side issue and must not
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19

and the fires of the reduction works fed. The foreman was asked for a bundle, but he was as firm as the driver had been in not giving it, ex- blaming that such an act would be against the rules of the company, but he suggested that the superintendent be seen about 1t. The superintendent was seen.
 The important position of superin tendent is held by F. E. Sharon. He listened to the request and refused point blank.
 We are paid for burning those pa- pers," he said, "and I would be betray- ing trust to give you any. If you were to offer me dollar apiece I would not let you have them. If the Exami- ner people wanted to sell the papers they could get a good price for them, but they want the papers burned so as to prevent their being scattered about the country"
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
E-E-n-H-R-m-a-REE- -a-M-E-R-H-M-E-H-

In boasting of its large circulation and periodically swearing to it the Ex- aminer neglects to specify that it sends daily thousands of copies to the garb- age crematory. These, being counted in the circulation, give it that swollen aspect in which the yellow tail of Fake dom. taking pride, wags itself joyously.
 There can be no fault found with the fact that the Examiner is treated as garbage. If the process were only sweeping and complete it would repre- sent an absolute virtue. But some copies are permitted to escape the puri- flying fire and such as do get carted away as trash are seriously reckoned
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
HOW MERCHANTS ARE SWINDLED.
WagOn-LOadS Of That Paper Printed, Only to Be Burned Almost as Soon as
 Off the Press.

E-E- -z z@ B E-H H z The secret Of the Examiners alleged crcula- ton has been uncovered. From one to two tons of the papers struck off by the Examiners |. presses at 4 o'clock in the morning burned 1 Tn the garbage crematOry before noon of the same day at a cost to the paper of 20 cents per cubic yard. Evidence of these facts is given herewith for the purpose of revealing to the pub- ] lie the esfamelesS-and costly -subterfu9es which
 this yellow sheet is forced to adopt in it's attempt r to deceive the public and bunLo the business por- H tion of the community.
 Oath is regularly made to the Examiners cir H culation. 1t is guilty not alone of Swindin9 by h methods everywhere condemned dishonest, H but becomes direct voIator of a law enacted
 several years ago at it's solicit ation. It r claims to reach thousands more than ever see it, E and on this claim bases it's value advertis- ing medium and boasts of it's influence. The fact u has been brought to light that many Examiners ! are printed only to be burned; that they ! leave the pressroom until they dumped into r an ash cart and taken to the garbage r tory; that they printed solely to swell ''cir- P culation,'' and that they burned the day E they printed. The Examiner management z does not even dare dispose of it's surplus papers ] by weight, but insists that they be utterly de- r Stroyed and that everybody concerned in the B operation maintain the ,Strictest secrecy.
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be permitted to detract from the main point. The main point is that a large part of the circulation of the Examiner circulates through the medium of an ash wagon.
 It is not to be supposed that the driver of the wagon was communica- tive.
 He frankly stated that he dare not be communicative. He did not loosen up as does the Prince of Wales when ap- preached by a Special commissioner. l" He was far more reticent than the Queen Regent when she was requested by the same special commissioner to lay bare her inmost thoughts so he
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
How the Articulation Of the Examiner Goes Up in
 CrematOry Smoke.

array of bundles, wrapped in heavy pa.
 per, compact; to the practiced eye l plainly containing newspapers folded 1T the shape they are turned out by the press. Yet this was not positive evi- dence. Supposing the Examiner were to claim that the bundles were of waste paper the natural accumulation of a
 printing office. that they were made ur
 of exchanges and of returned copies
 The moral certainty that the Examiner
 had been engaged in a wanton case of
 swindling was not enough. It was de-
 sired to make the conviction beyond
 cavil. Therefore the contents of bun
 dle had to be seen.
 Vain efforts were made to purchase a
 bundle. The driver had his orders
 neither to sell nor to open a package. It had been aScertained from a gentle
 man who shall be nameless that the
 bundles contained Examiners, fresh yellow Examiners. He had seen a bundle opened as 1t was on its way to the furnace and been surprised to ob- serve that the papers it held were of the date of the day the bundle fell un- der his eye. In other words, papers turned off the press one morning are in ashes by noon of the same day. The investigators desired to know if this was the ordinary rule. At this point there seemed only one course. It was violent seizure and quick escape. There are no apologies to be offered for this; the end justified the means. It was far different from the Examiner style of stealing a paper from the press-room of a contemporary for the purpose of taking the news from its columns.
 So one of the reporters rose to the dignity of special commissioner and borrowed from one bundle about fifty copies of the Examiner The use of the term borrower Is deliberate, for the papers may be had back for the ask ing. No newspaper man would take fifty Examiners with any serious idea of keeping them.
 Yesterday was May 1S 1898. It was the noon hour when the papers were secured. They all bore date of May IS, 1898. For fear some question might arise about this The Call thoughtfully had the papers photographed. The pie ture is presented herewith. together with others which have a bearing on the situation.
 While the driver manifested proper signs of displeasure at the disappear ance of a small part of his load. and audibly expressed regret, he took what was left and went on his way. He was followed to the crematory, and an ar tist got a useful snapshot or two at the wagon still piled high with Elk amfner circulation. A reporter saw the dumped into the immense receivers just over the furnaces. There was no nlistaking the bright hues distinguishing the first page of the sheet. There had been some other debris in the bottom of the wagon, but though all emptied in one mass, through it all gleamed the tell-tale colors, showing every paper to be the same date.
 Then the reporter paid 8 visit to the long passage-way beneath the re- ceivers, where nine men were raking the dunpings into the yawning holes leading to the furnace. Examiners went in by dozens, scores, hundreds So rapidly did they disappear that no estimate of their number could be made. Thus is circulation acquired,
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
HERE IS TIE WAY EXAMINER CIRCULATION BECOMES GENERAL.
From a Photograph Take n Specially The CallI

composed of three divisions. No. is pre- sided over by Thomas Eagan; No. by Henry Spear, and No. 8 by Timothy Sul- livan. New divisions will be organized. The members of the league are strenu- ously opposed to the new charter and propose making a strong fight against it. meeting.
 The Marble Cutters and Polishers' Union is indignant al a statement in the Examiner to the effect that 1t had deter mined to vote as a body for the charter.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19

charging firearms within the city limits. Shewbridge, with other jovial compan- ions, was in a saloon at the corner of Seventeenth and Mission streets, when for some reason not yet ascertained he discharged his gun. The report was heard at the station, and Officers Crackburn and Connolly were sent out by Acting Lieutenant Heggerty to ascertain the cause. They returned with Shewbridge and locked him up. The pistol was warm when found in his pocket.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
Columbia Concert Hall

Will reopen at 215 Montgomery avenue this evening. under the management of Irwin Baruch. Thoroughly refltted as a first-class family resort. The attractions will consist of a ladies orchestra, How ard and Burdock (direct from the Or pheum), the great Elwood, Alice Comp ton Qamous soprano), the eyer-popular M. Fedalma and others.
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paper holds out and the crematory con- tinue in operation it may be expected that the Examiner will shortly claim to have reached the 100000 mark. In- quiry develops the capacity of the crematory to be equal to the consump- tion of this many, and at 20 cents a cubic yard there would be money in it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
Labor Against the Charter.

Union Labor League will hold a mass meeting at Scottish Hall next Saturday evening at o'clock for the purpose of passing resolutions against the proposed new charter The league at present is
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
THE BUNDLE RESCUED FROM THE FURNACE SHOWING THE DATE
 

James Mccarthy said on behalf of the been formally discussed, but that from personal observation he believed that the members unanimously distrusted the in- Strument.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19

rated" the map in the Sunday edition of the San Francisco Examiner on August % 1S97 and sold copies of the same to the great damage of the business of the com nlainant
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
Shewbridge Had a Pistol.

Peter Shewbridge, a blacksmith, was locked up in the Seventeenth street sta
 ton last night, charged with carrying concealed weapon and also with dis
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
YELLOW IN ITS BUSINESS METHODS, TOOL
AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION.

This $ op of statuk whb mainly roAgh the efforts o I Me Exsnr1eY becane q Aa1v. Section 538 of the Penal Code of Cali forna:
 MISREPRESENTATION OF NEWSPA- PER CIRCULATION MlSDEMEANOR. Every proprietor or publisher of any news paper or periodical who shall WillfuIsy and knowingly nisrepresent the circulation of such newspaper or periodical, for the pur- pose of securing advertising or other pat ronage, shall be deemed guilty of misde- meanOr.
 Or Ais barcaar phase of be mailer tee absas aece for comment 4up ask weer He brObyietor publisher o Ne Examiner s not criminal bp te terms o hi ut and tie question 4 gLance at e accon banyg exhbs migk haUe effect IF aidig t0 correct conclusion
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
THE EXAMINER ABOUT TO BEGIN ACHIEVING ITS DAILY CIRCULATION

From Photograph Taken Specially for The Call
The record-union., 1898-02-14
STILL ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT.
REV. MR.. DRAKE'S FATE STILL
UNDECIDED.
The Question is, Was There IRE.
spectacle Minority" Voting
Against His Retention.

Whether Rev Leslie r. Drake, pastor
of the new Christian Church at Six
teenth and L streets, will hand in his
resignation without further ado and
seek other fields in which to PROFOUND
his ideas depends upon what he consid-
ers a respectable minority vote, or prob
ably upon what ne believes they will call
a res0ectable minority vote.
1t will be remembered that several
weeks ago Rev Mr. Drake was exclud-
ed from his pulpit. The exclusion Of the
pastor created. a wordy war, and re-
suited in charges and specifications be-
ing filed, the specifications and allega-
tons in which set Mr.. Drake up as being
nearly everything that a minister should
not be.
AS a result of the charges an Arbitra-
ton Committee, consisting of three
ministers, sat in conclave and listened
to the evidence on both sides. and after
due deliberation they handed in re-
port to the church, which was published
In the 'RecordU Union" giving the Rev.
Mr.. Drake the best end of the argu-
ment
When the report was read however,
one of the members of the congregation,
a Mr.. Forsman, called halt He said
that one of the most serious of the
charges-obtaining money under false
pretenses-had received no notice from
the arbitrators, though three witnesses
had given positive testimony relative to
the correctness of the charge.
AS a result, the charge and its specifi-
cations We're rereferred to the commit
tee, and its report was read in the
church last evening by Rev. John Hay
of Woodland, who occupied the pulpit.
After reading the committees report.
Rev. Mr.. Hay said the typewriter page
containing the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenseS had from
some cause not known been left out of
the original charges. He further eX-
planned that the time had come when
the members of the congregation should
decide for themselves by ballot whether
or not Mr.. Drake should continue as
pastor.
Rev Mr. Hay said that after the vote
had been taken. If there was a substan-
tial vote against him, the pastor would
resign, but that in case there was any
doubt about the matter the Arbitration
Committee had reserved the right to de-
termine whether a respectable minority
vote had been polled.
He said he believed it was understood
that votes of absent members might be
cast by proxy, but a member of the con-
gregation raised an objection, and it
was decided to keep the polls open until
next Wednesday night, in order that all
the members might record themselves
on the question.
After explaining that each member
should write his or her name on the bal
lot, and under it the word Yes" if
they wished to retain the pastor, and
mo" if they desired him to resign, Mr..
Hay appointed Judges. Tellers and
Clerks, and the ballot was taken.
The counting of the vote was as slow
as it used to be at general elections
when has-scratch-can was the
rule, and it was nearly 10 O'Clock when
The record-union., 1898-02-14

crowned with gloves on their hands, but
We're hurried with them.
When the tomb of King John was
opened in 1897, it was found that his
hands We're gloved: and the remains of
Edward |. We're discovered in the same
condition. The glove had long been a
symbol of investiture, and possibly the
kings We're thus buried with some grim
idea of investing them with the rights
of .he graVe-their regal rights having
passed to their successors. At the cor
onation of French kings. the royal
gloves " ere blessed by the Bishop who
oflciated. In some parts of Christen-
dom Bishops themselves were indicted
to .heir dioceses by receiving a glove,
investing them with temporal as Well
as spiritual rights. The glove became
so associated with Episcopal authority
that at different times the wearing Of
gloves was absolutely prohibited to the
lower clergy. While one council issued
this edict another declared that monks
should only presume TO wear gloves of
common sheepskin. Episcopal gloves
were often richly adorned, as we may
gather from the fact that Bishop Re-
calfus, dying in the year 80, bequeath-
ed IA pair of gloves in his will. For the
word glove it would appear that We are
indebted to the Icelandic glof. AS u
Gift of gloves was a mark of the high
est homer, token of investiture,
comforting of trust, so the deprival of u
persons gloves was a sign of the deep
est degradation. We read of the Earl
of Carlisle condemned to die as trail
tor in the reign of Edward H.. that his
spurs were cut off with a Ratchet, and
his gloves and shoes We're taken off.
In yet another sense to lose the glove
of a lady at tourney was deep dis
grace knights wore their ladies' dam
" gloves as the most precious of i'll
sigma, and lie who lowered his lady's
honor need little look for aer smiles.
The practice of giving gloves to the
Judge at maiden assize probably had its
origin III the fact that judge was not
supposed to wear gloves while on the
bench. TO present him with PAIR
might signify that he was now free TO
do as he chCse.-London Standard.
The record-union., 1898-02-14
SCORES MADE WITH PISTOLS.
RESULTS OF TROOP BIS TOURN-
AMENT.
Nearly Two Hundred Rounds Were
Shot,. Zeigler Wins the
First Prize.

The pistol-shooting tournament held
by Troop B at the Twelfth-street range
yesterday was a very pleasant and sue
cessful affair. The weather was as soft
and balmy as that of April, and the
number Of competitors was greater than
the members of the company expected.
There were ISL scores shot during the
day.
The distance was fifty yards, and the
army regulation pistol and loads were
used. The sharpest rivalry during the
shoot was between Captain Cook and
Deputy Sheriff Frisbie Smith for the
lowest possible score. The pair really
tied for it, but Mr. Cook won under the
rule concerning the value of the last
shot of the score.
The first bull -eye in the morning
was made BIZ c. Moon: first in the af-
ternoon, F'risbie Smith. Smith also
made the last afternoon bull's-eye.
Each contestant was allowed three
shots, the highest possible score there
for being SO. or II to each shot.
Following is list of those who won
prizes. The prizes Will be distributed
at the Armory this evening, the man
with the highest score taking his choice,
and so on down the list:
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Gloves and Their Symbolism.

The prevalence of the glove is a fea-
ture Of modern rather than of ancient
civilization. Museums, writing in the
first century, says: 1T is shameful
that persons in perfect health should
clothe their hands and feet with soft
and hairy coverings" Ii was unooubt-
eddy he spirit of luxurious fashion thar
gradually advanced the glove 10 its
present position; for every thousand
gloves now worn as a protection from
cold. many thousands are worn simply
as an adornment OF the person.
The symbolism of gloves grew up
slowly under medieval fostering. The
traces of this symbolism that still re-
main may be seen in the White gloves
worn at weddings. the white gloves
given at a maiden assize, the black
sloy as of funeral ceremonial. With the
clergy the glove became symbol OF
their Office. its purity and incorrupu-
hinty: with feudalism it became sy-
nonymous with knightly honor. The
last resting place of old customs is gen
eralIy 10 be found III popular phraseo!o-
sv-3s when we speak OF throwing
down the gauntlet Even now, ar the
coronation of British sovereigns. the
glove is thrown down in Westminster
Hall ~ the armed champion of mai
astv. and it is remembered that at the
crowring of George Ii. an unknown
Jacobite came forward and raised the
glove on behalf of the exiled Stuarts.
1t was a plucky though foolish action.
In the days of the Plantagenets it APP
pears that the kings were not only