The San Francisco call., 1898-01-05

he said, representing that he came from the Bulletin, and asked that he might be allowed to write the firm up. As we are not heavy advertisers, 1 re- fused. He then told me that it would be a free write-up. and if we were sat isfied we could donate few dollars so as to lessen the papers expenses.
 'I told him to go ahead and that we would give him 8. A few days later I received from the Bulletin the proof of an article of about 300 words in which a great deal of space had been devoted to me personally, and not caring for so much glory I drew my pencil through nearly all the copy. leaving few paragraphs, which l re- turned to the paper Within a week Spencer called. I was very busy, but he seemed to be in a great hurry, and I went to him. Handing me a paper he said, Of course I deserve some pay for my trouble, and the only way I can get it Is to show my employers that I was instrumental in getting the write-up. Won't you please sign this paper, so that I can use it as a voucher? Not having time to read it I signed the paper and he was off. thought nothing more about the mat ter until I received bill for 1t at a dollar per line. To say I was sur prised is putting 1t mildly. I was as- tonished and declined to pay more than the s5 I had agreed to give as a donation. I will pay nothing more." George L. Payne, president of Payne's Bolt Works, in speaking of the Bulletins methods of attempting to extort money from the merchants of the city to pay for the expense of | getting out their holiday edition, said:
 "The solicitor of the Bulletin came to us about four weeks ago to advertise l iv ha nf haf r1a I looked over the list of the merchants | of the city who had already signed for articles, and not being adverse to ad-
 vertising in this manner. I readily
 agreed to subscribe.
 "The solicitor represented that I was
 to be allowed forty lines for the de- T scription of my establishment, together | with an editorial and cut of the build ing. The whole was to cost but S5. The
 article was written by the Bulletin
 people and submitted to me for con- l sideration As 1t was as I thought
 entirely too flattering to my establish
 ment, I handed 1t over to my book
 keeper to cut down.
 When the process of cutting out this
 objectionable praise was completed the
 entire article consisted of but eleven
 lines These eleven lines, together with
 cut of the bolt works on Howard
 street. were published, and I thought
 no more of the matter until the col
 lector presented himself with a bill against me for s11.
 ''I asked him for an explanation as ] to why I should pay s11, as I had agreed to pay his solicitor but s5, was told that such articles in the Bul. letin were taxed at the rate of $1 c line and he saw no reason why I should } not pay it.
 "I remonstrated. and to smooth tn, matter down and collect the $11 he sait 2 I had no particular kick coming as had received a published cut of m, building, which was worth at least SIS j if not more.
 ) ''I refused to pay him the $11, and h. J threatened to sue me for the money 2 I told him to go ahead and do so, as S wouldn't pay the extra $6 under an, S consideration"
 s When asked whether he meant to al S low the Bulletin people to institute sui 9 against him for the money or pay ;