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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16

CONGRATULATED BY PREsIDENT-San
Diego, April 15.-The most brilliant wedding
ever held at Coronado solemnized last even
ing when Miss Jessie Merrick Kneedler and
Lieutenant Richard Cummins were united in mar
riage. Among the numerous congratuIatory tele-
grams was one from President and Mrs. Taft.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16
Threaten Smaller Loaf

MINNEAPOLIS, April 15.-The sus-
tanned bull market in wheat has re-
suited in the boosting of the flour
prices in Minneapolis until first patent
is now selling at from S6 to $500 a
barrel, or about 81 a barrel more than
prices long obtaining here. Some 1926
loaves can be made from a barrel of
flour. and bakers say that, counting
labor and other expenses. they can no
more than break even at the present
cost of flour. They are now consider
ing an agreement to reduce the weight
of the loaf from 16 to II ounces The
price OF the loaf, cents. will not be
changed
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16

PURE FOOD LAW vIoLATED-CompIaints
were sworn to yesterday by Inspector IL r..
Robbins of the state board of health charging
the Pacific syndicate company with violating the
pure food law by adnlterating, mislabeling and
misbranding tabasco ketchup and salad dressing
by adding benzoc acid, which was not stated on
the label
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16
Ruef's Sister Mentioned

The name of Abe Ruefs sister, Mrs.
Henrietta Sittenfeld, was brought into
the case yesterday by Heney. and IL is
to be shown during the trial, accord
ing to his statement, that she acted
as an unconscious agent in the pay
ment Of a portion of the trolley bribe
fund. James /. Gallagher did not
make the bribe offer to Supervisor
Rea. as he did to the other members
of the board, but told Ruef that Rea
had been talking and that he would
not deal with him Ruef said he would
attend to Rea himself. On May "a,
1906. Tirey L. Ford drew the first
$50 900 of the Doodle fund out OF the
mint and the same day Ruef secured
new safe deposit vault in which
portion of the money was stored
until the payments could be made to
the Individual supervisors.
June 1 Ruef went to Sacramento and
the prosecution expects to prove that
on that day he left with Mrs. Sitten-
field $500 in small bills, which she
gave a day or two later to Rea- Rea
took the money 10 the Office OF Rudolph
Spreckels and there paid it to Spreckels'
private secretary, Sanford, on a Fill
more street lease.
Heney sketched the entire trolley
bribery story from beginning to end,
making strong points TO offset several
of the pet contentious of the defense.
He declared that the "holdup claim
would be finally disposed OF through
proof that no opposition was made in
any quarter to the franchise asked for
after the fire, and through the medium
OF evidence showing that while Cal
houn personally and other high officers
OF the United Railroads were almost
constantly with the supervisors and
had every opportunity to discuss the
proposed franchise with them, no ar
guments were brought TO bear at any
time
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16

continued until adjournment time. 1t
was precipitated by O'Gara's first ques-
tion leading toward the actual bribery
ira nsacfinn
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16
Bailey Proposes Income Tax

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The senate
today agreed to a house resolution
asking that the tariff bill be returned
to that body so 1t might be amended to
place upon the free list the products
of. as we'll as crude and refined pc
troleum. The bill was returned to the
senate when this amendment had been
inserted
The presidents message for re-
vision of the Philippine tariff was re-
ferred to the committee on the Philip
pine islands
Bailey introduced an amendment
placing straight tax OF 3 per cent
on all incomes exceeding $4,000 a year.
1t exempts all incomes from federal,
state, county and municipal securities,
salaries-of all state officers and incomes
of corporations below $4,000. The for
mer law on this subject provided for
a tax of per cent on incomes of
81 200 and inward.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16
PRICE OF BREAD
MAY Be INCREASED
Patterns Wheat Corner in Chi
cago Causes Flour to
Soar Skyward
People Likely to Suffer for the
Desperate Battle of
Spectators
Continued from Page 1

cents. The first sale of wheat for de-
hvery In May of this year was made
here June % last ct SsAc. Whether it
went to Patten is not of public record,
put he was among the earlier purchas-
ers Since then the price has risen
nearly so cents. This. however. does
not serve to give. line on the sup
posed profits of Patten and his asso-
ciates. No estimate worth considering
can be made.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16
Flour Goes Up

ST. PAUL. April 15.-As a result Of
the corner in wheat, flour has advanced
In the last two weeks so cents per 100
pounds in ST. Paul and further substan-
tial advances in prices may be expected
Yesterday there was an advance of 10
cents per 100, SO that the ruling quota
tion today was 81 a barrel or $3.50 per
100. An early advance to $3.50 a
barrel or $3.75 per 100 is expected.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16
ERROR BY COURT SUGGESTED

In other respects he said his amend
ment still challenges that decision of
the supreme court. He was satisfied
his amendment was not in contraven-
ton of the constitution. He believed
majority of the court erred in that
decision.
Bailey added that his amendment
would raise from s60.0O0,0 900 to $50 o00,-
600 revenue annually and he hoped
there would be a provision in the bill
to reduce the customs revenue an
aeua1 oo,,nf
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16
TroIIey Company's Scheme

We VIII prove to you." asserted
Heney. that as early as June, 1905
the suffer street system, then owned by
the United Railroads. had become so
dilapidated that il was dangerous to
ride upon the cars OF that line We
viii show that it was the deliberate
purpose Of the United Railroads TO al
low il TO become so dilapidated that the
people Of san Francisco would grant
anything the company might ask in
order TO obtain relief. We will show
that as early as 1905 the company
asked for an overhead trolley franchise
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16
FORMER ENACTMENT FOLLOWED

Bailey said his income tax amend
ment was the same as the law which
had formerly been enacted with minor
exceptions. He had in this amend
ment raised the exemption from in
comes of $4,000 TO incomes of $4,000
and had raised the rate of tax from
to per cent, which he said would
result in greater revenue than would
the per cent tax on $4,000 incomes.
II have also" said Bailey. responded
to the unanimous decision of the SUI
preme court of the United States that
congress has no power to levy an in
come tax on state, county and munich
pal securities, and I have specifically
exempted incomes derived from that
source"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16

and that at this time such proposition
was vigorously opposed by the Sutter
street property owners.
These property owners wanted the
underground electric system, which was
the most modern and slightly system
for a city, and made protests and OBJ
jections against the granting OF an
overhead trolley franchise. Among
these property owners was Rudolph
Spreckels. who owned property at Sut-
ter and Powell streets; James d. Phe-
Ian, who also owned Suffer street prop
erty; Frank J. Sullivan, whose wife had
valuable realty holdings in that street.
and other men of prominence in San
Francisco. And we expect TO prove
to you that the sole reason that they
opposed the United Railroads was that
system. because it was more modern
and efficient. because it would enhance
the value of their property, and be-
cause IL would not make the street
unsightly with poles and wires.
Supervisors Opposed Plan
we will also prove that the matter
came UP before the board of supervis-
ors preceding the Gallagher board and
that in December, 1905, Patrick Calhoun
appeared personally before the board
announced the desire anu
Of his company to get the overhead
trolley system, not only for Sutter
street, but for the entire San Francisco
system where IL could be used. The
board went on record as opposed to it
and told Calhoun that the people would
never consent to such a demand. The
boodling board of supervisors teok Of
fee in January. 1906. and in March of
that year Calhoun again announced, in
effect, that he would never rest or stop
until his company did secure the over
head trolley for its entire system.
AT that time, as we will prove to
you. Spreckels- Phelan and others op-
posed the overhead trolley plan again
for the same reason mentioned before.
and finally announced that if Calhoun
persisted they would organize a cor
poration to install an underground
electric system-not on the same
streets with the United Railroads, but
on streets unoccupied by that company.
We Will prove to you that these gem
tlemen had no other purpose than TO
force the United Railroads to abandon
it's overhead trolley plan and install
the underground system. This was all
abandoned after the fire, for the matter
could no longer be kept a live issue"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16
Bakers to Raise Price

KANSAS CITY, April 15.-A smaller
loaf of bread, or a dime for the present
size is likely here, according to the
declaration of the Consumers bread
company, including practically all the
bakers of Kansas City.
B. Howard Smith, president of the
company, said the wholesale price of
standard flour had advanced 40 cents
per 100 pounds in 80 days. When the
bread organization was formed, the loaf
was cut from 201s to Is ounces.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-16
Styles Wheat Gamble Crime

10y iSo w meat 0dIElOEG NEiInG
CINCINNATI. April 15.-Simon Hubig.
president of the national association of
master bakers, today sent letter to
every Ohio congressman, asking legis-
lation to prevent the cornering of
wheat. The letter says:
The executive committee of the ma
tional association OF master bakers re-
spectfully calls your attention to the
nefarious practice in wheat gambling in
Chicago. We believe this should be
stopped at once and prohibited in the
future. Flour being of absolute ne
.cessity to keep body and soul to-
gether, we deem it a crime against the.
rights of the people to permit wheat
gambling. We respectfully but firmly
demand of you AS our representatives
to further and protect our rights in the
future against speculation. manipula-
ton or gambling in wheat"
Seven Cents a Loaf
NEW YORK. April 15-With -four
up 40 cents a barrel in the local mar
ket and the prospects good for fur
ther rise, New York is facing the pos
sibility of paying cents loaf for
bread. Six cents a loaf is now charged
by some bakers, while hundreds of
others declare they can not continue
selling at 5 cents much longer, with
bread flour of the better grades cost
ing from 81 to S7.20 a barrel, against
$3.50 to $3.50 a few days ago.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-23
TEACHERS !. i.
4. !. INCREASED I (
FOR NEGRO SCHOOLS AT THE
i SOUTH BY JEANS FUND :.
-. 9 ~, TRUSTEES, - a
Teachers to be sent Throughout the
South to Instruct Teachers I'm Rural
Communities. e ~, 49,. ..i

Washington, D.. c., Dec. 16.-Pres-
ldent Taft presided Wednesday after-
noon at the annual meeting of the
executive board Of the Jeanes' Fund
of 81, 100000 for the betterment: OF
the small Negro rural schools in the
south, which was held in the Cabinet
room at the White House. -
IS Andrew Carnegie, Booker r. Wash
ington, George F. Peabody Walter
w. Page, DR.. J. H. billiard, OF New
Orleans and Bishop Grant, Of Kan.
sas> were among those who attended
and spoke. :,
Ut was decided to continue work
under the fund upon the plan adopted
last week, that of e.. sending teachers
through the south who in reality
teach the teachers Of the rural
schools there in the newer methods
OF education. The number Of these
teachers, was increased from 40 to
Il 81, this having been made possible
by an unexpected balance from last
year from interest earned on the
original endowment. The need of
additional funds with which to carry
on the work was emphasized by an
appeal from 100 Negro principals
and teachers In the south
The Jeanes' Fund teachers are d.
Vided into three classes-extension
teachers, supervising teachers and
organizing teachers, They divide
their work among LOO schools in
ten of the southern states
The, board adjourned to meet, at
the White House the second Thurs
day Of next December. 81
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-23
! ELECTED !! J. =. :. :. -. .
- t,- 49,, a.: j -. - = :
DO NOT SEEM TO FAVOR n HE
CANDIDACY OF BROWN FOR
BISHOP.
Editor OF the Church's only Organ is
the Foremost Candidate, but his
Election is not Assured.
(Horace D. Slatter.)


Auburn, Ala, Dec. .17:-Special-
"uth the close Of the Alabama canfer-
ence here, the strategic work of Sc
lectlng delegates who will count con-
slderably In the determination OF
men for Office in the forthcoming gen
eral conference in@the Colored Meth
odlst Episcopal church will have been
completed. Just for the sake of ar
gument upon which to predict any
reasonable prediction, as to the re-
suits, let us all look at the personnel.
or rather the leanings of the Alabama
delegation. AS before stated, by rea-
son OF his being editor of the Chris
tlan 1sdex for. eight years, DR.. r, r.
broWn has. decided advantage over
all other candidates or aspirants for
the epascopacy, and in many respects
is the foremost candidate.
Now, by being the foremost candi-
date, 1t Is not understood that he is
the man most likely to be elected,
OUT ds the man most in the public
eye and most discussed. This dis
cussion, OF course, may tend as much
TO bis defeat as to his success. ODE
PEND upon 1t, he has kept himself we'll
before the public, and every article
written to Jackson praising him has
somehow or other found it's way into
the columns Of the Index.
Understand that Brown lives in
Alabama. He calls himself Alabama 8
son, though 1T Ia hardly to be suppos-
Cd that Alabama has much pride in
such a son. Many natural mother
would be tempted to disown such a
perverted and mentally deformed
son as r. T. Brown. In the North
Alabama Conference, pride of this
son, perhaps bave him eight out of the
eighteen, delegates. He was made
chairman Of the clerical delegation,
however, carrying six of them and
only two laymen. In the Alabama
conference, just held here at this
place, not one man, either clerical or
layJnan, can be counted for Or.
Brown.
In the North Alabama conference
he has r. T. Brown, F. A. Bailey. G..
q. Garner, r. e. Leshe, v. l.. Bailey,
F. Nj: J. jenkins, clery; and John
JENKINS and G. J. Bailey, laymen.
Those In the North Alabama confer
ence opposed to DR.. Brown are Revs.
@. +. WEIGH, v. Washing ton, r. +.
Langford, and OF the laymen, r. c..
Ray, NJ. 9. Core, Morris It. Bailey,
Brown and Littlejohn.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-23
The Census and
the Negro

10 No people should be more Interests
ed In the success Of the U. s. Census
to ,'be taken on April l5, 1910 than
the. colored people. What Is wanted
IL the truth about the>condttion and
progress Of the Negro people. Nine
persons In ten in speaking. and writ
ing about Negroes draw. on their Inn
aBtnations or their prejudtcea: -.
,.5@The 1900 census Is probably the
pest source OF information In the
world concerning tho Negro race In
the United States. Let ua SEQ to 1t
hat the next census gives us more
knowledge and more accurate informa.
ton than ever before. .&s.i>
How Is this to be dopaS Uncle
s&tn spends millions oH2ollars and
years of labor on the work. It is ND
to the colored people to SEQ that ev.
cry man, woman and child is count.
cd; that every dollars worth of prom.
erty Is recorded, no more and no less,
that every child that Ia In or out
OF school shall be enumerated.
chNlS odil 10 IuS IcAEuST -LTylU2 70
find out how his children ia getting
along. 1t you do not report accurate
~, you cannot expect the teacher to
praise you for your merits or correct
YOU when you are not doing as well
as 1t Is possible for you to do.
Director Durand Of the Census Blu
reau requests the active cooperation
OF the colored ministers, teachers
Journalists and other leaders Of the
race in the important work of in.
structing the colored people in the
methods Of the enumeration to be
taken beginning April L.. 19I0.rt. d.
In response to requests Of oolored
people and their friends that special
consideration be given to the census
of the Negro people, the Director
has secured the services OF DR.. Thorn
as Jesse Jones of Hampton Institute
Virginia, for this work. ~. ~. {
DR.. Jones has for a number of
years been studying SoWtfrSxn prob
CONTINUED on PAGE SKepty.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-23
LEADER l! 4 0El. I. !. !.
!. |! !! u + IN
FOR THE FIFTH T4s1I RI 1srsv.
; WnLlAhfS,O ONE OF RFiin OLD :
nsT IN HIS OONFRaaasNCE.3 p
Has DONE Much to Uplift the Coiorxs,,
Methodist + Episcopal ! Church u
Which he ia a Strong RScsor.
). (.IIorace D. slatter..1,ls.

Sardtsi Miss, December a1& tSp
eial. - Some men work for YEARS. q,
Tor lifetime. without. s fioafliSf
,ttrumpets and without tantfag thd
own horn; but the results pf thd
labors, 80 benedcial to the Son1nuu
ty and so 'fraught, width GOOD to-
whole peoples. that attentions II ~.
rected to them without any hpparent
EFFORT. %s> @.ts &: ...>>> ~;
-, Such appears to- BE the easee Of the
Rev. F, II, Wtlliams, one OF the old
est men Ia north MissfssinM Confer
-ence. OF the !Colored Methotist Enis-
copal Church, and without a doubt q
strong and forcetul factor for. good
IN the state of M1ssippl. Above all.
Rev. Williams impresses: one az 4 con.
scientious, upright christian gentle
man, and It ID a peculiar tribute to
his, worth that he has been q leader
OF his conference, the, greatest sen
timent maker during tho rs years he
has been in active miittstry; More
than halfIthe time he has served Al
a presiding elder, and In all the Varied
activities Of his church work, and iii
: n.a W. u 'ltaIs riaoe upon NAM as
s,ant' ,.aa,. 0'oe'' ne mas Deen IN the
- :, 90. ;tE
~ would be safe to say that he has
noe an enemy IN, the two cpnferehces
"a luis state' and great pleasure has
. !, T.. 'orousat 70 bear upon him by
nte ltleiqs throughout the whole: con-
necuon TO stand for the hishopric at
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-23
JAMAICA NEGRO.
Wins Oratoricai HOnors at KaIanla.
700 College.

Kalamazoo, Mich, December 18.->
3. J. Williamson, a negro, whose
home Is in Jamaica, and who ID O
student at Kalamazoo College, was
one Of the two winners in the contest
for representatives. to take part in the
state oratorical contest. The other
student chosen is Miss Emily Carter,
white girl. Williamson is g. bright
young man, who has won honore In
other college contests.
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a few days: ago. III
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CONTINUED ON PACE SZvES,

The delegation elected at the Ala
bama conference, all Of whom are
firmly against DIR. Brown are @. w
Stewart, s. ]. Elliot, E. Ware, w. &
Roe, G. w. McGregor, J.. A. Jefferson
J. D. Dowdell, J. NJ. Spain, VI. M
Mason, 7. P. Ashford, T. J. Hawking
J. D. billiard, VI. r. Coleman, S. II
Wilson, P. Patrick, D. C. Lyles, A. J
Rudolph, G. w. Chandler, J. A. Harr,
II. Jones.
To the tune OF 80 to 8, these meI
all oppose DIR. Browns election. IT.
the light of good politics, his bont
state being 80 overwhelmingly agains
him, what chance does he seem tt
have? ~