F. Hopkinson Smith and Paul Bourget,
• J peers among the greatest of story tellers,
j each contributes a short story, alike only
in point of merit, to
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CIV.— NO. 41.
John W. Kern Named for Vice President
GARBAGE BIN
GIVES UP BODY
OF SLAIN BOY
Workman Sees Hand Sticking
Out From Refuse and Ex«
humes Corpse
Aged Father Seeking for Son
Arrives at Works and
Makes Identification
Crushed Skull and Scalp Cuts
Lead to Theory of Murder
Police Now Hold
With his right hand protruding
through a mass of garbage and the
remainder of his bedy doubled up in a
position which would indicate that he
had been killed and his body placed in
a barrel, the body of a 14 year old
boy, later identified as John Buchnoff,
was found by the employes of the
Sanitary reduction works yesterday
evening just as they were preparing
the contents of one cf the bins for in
cmcraton. Ten minutes later and the
body would have entered the furnace.
John Firpo was working at bin N"o. 6,
in which the body was found, when he
saw the hand sticking up from the mass
oi debris.
At first he thoueht that it was a part
of some wax figure that had been
thrown in some ash can, but he tele
phoned for Superintendent Dominic Be
iiaituiti, who ordered the men to dig
into th<=> mas? and. see if it was a body.
Throe shovelfuls disclosed the body of
IDELXTIFIES SOYS BODY
It was the detective? and coro
ner's deputies were questioning reduc
rvri wcrka ernployt^J t_Uat an ajred man
pushed his way into t'.ie crowd to get
a look at the dead boy. He gazed for
several seconds before he recognized
the features of bis own sonj and then
broke down, throwing himself upon
the body.
The aged man, with tears rolling
down Ills cheeks, was lifted from the
dead form and questioned. In broken
English he told the police'that his name
was Fred Buchnoff. and that the dead
boy was his son, John. He said that the
lad had been home to lunch, but did
not put in an appearance when his sup
jK-r was served, and that as Boon as the
family had finished their evening meal
r.e had started out to search for him.
Buchnoff lives at SSO De Haro street,
about 10 blocks from where the body
was found, and the police are mystified
as to why the father should search in
the neighborhood of the reduction
\u25a0works.
Captain of Detectives Kelly stated
last night that it was certainly a case
of murder, as there was no possible
way for the boy to fall into the bin
without being noticed by some of the
employes. Even had he fallen into the
bin it would not have caused his death,
as the bins are only 12 feet deep and
from noontime until the discovery of
the body there was more than eight
feet of debris waiting to be 6hot into
the furnace at night.
SAW XO BOYS THERE
Benamati, the superintendent, said
last.rJght that It was strictly against
the rules for boys to play around the
plant. A. Delmonte, whose duty at
the plant is to direct the drivers where
to dump their loads, taw no boys in
the vicinity of the bins.
At the morsrue it was found that the
hoy's skull had been fractured, and
there was a ,6eep cut behind the right
ear. According to appearances the
wound had been. caused by some sharp
Instrument. Several bruises were found
about his body, but none that would
have been liable to cause death.
Policeman Gus Mog-an took Benamati,
the superintendent, and Delmonte, the
bin tender, to the central station last
right and lot thorn tell their story to
Captain Kelly, who stated, last night
that all evidence pointed to a murder.
He was of the opinion that the boy had
been killed and his body carried to the
works In a parbage wagon in the ex
pectation that It would be cremated.
Fred Buchnoff, the father of the dead
boy, was allowed to proceed to his
home at 350 De Haro str^t.
Delmonte has beon ordered to ap
pear at Captain Kelly's office this
rooming: \u25a0with his books to Fhow what
drivers dumped their loads Into bin
No. « yesterday. The police think it
strange that the father, who had only
been searching for his son since the
supper hour, should go almost directly
to the reduction works and find the
body.
HACKETT WILL FIGHT
WIFE'S DIVORCE SUIT
Actor Would Prevent Mary
Mannering From Naming
the "Other Woman"
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW YORK. July 10.— James K.
Hackett, the matinee ldoL is racing
back to New York from Europe, to
make a determined fight against " his
wife's divorce suit, and, if possible, to
retain the custody of their single child
and. ut the same time, protect the name
of the woman mentioned as corespond
ent.
He will reach the harbor tomorrow,
and as soon as he arrives an effort
will be made to serve him with the
cotr.pTaint in the suit. His wife, Mary
Manncring, must file her complaint,
and. unless Hackett can prevent It, the
"other woman's" name may thus be
come public
Whether or not he will be willing to
get the child at the cost of revealing
the name of the woman mentioned as
corespondent will be seen from his
> actions of the next few days.
The San Francisco Call.
Have You Registered This Year?
-- ..\u25a0-.• - .- . . .
IX order, to take part In the
August primary and tlie No-
vember election you must have
registered since the beginning;
of this year. Lam year's registra-
tion no longer counts.
To vote at the August primaries
you must register by July 22. Go
to the registrar's office now, be-
fore the rush begins. If you post-
pone this duty you may lose your
xole In the primaries. Remem-
ber that It Is Just as Important
to vote at a primary as at a gen-
eral election.
When you register for the pri-
mary be sure you state your party
affiliation. If you don't do this
you tv 1 11 not be entitled to vote at
the primary.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELF.PnOXE KEAttXY S«
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1908
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY — Clear; west wind; maximum
temperature. G2; minimum, 4S.
FORECAST FOB TODAY— Fair, with Ilgbl
fog la doming; ligtt west wind. Page 15 j
EDITORIAL
Mr. Bryan and his convention. Page C
Kevenge oa Judge Dunne. l'age 6
Herrin on the run. Page 6
GRAFT
Farcical methods of Lawyer Newburgh annoy
Judge Cafiaaiss during the examination f>f Abe
I Ruef in PurVside bribery case. Pace 10
POLITICS
J. W. Kern of Indianapolis nominated for
vice president by democratic national conven
tion. Page 1
Bryan will gain little additional support by
the nomination of John 'W. Kern of Indiana for \u25a0
the rice presidency ; Sherman much the stronger |
j man for second place. Page 1
Good Government league will consider plan
Thursday of putting a complete ticket In
field. Pace 3
Alameda county voters are Indignant ot<t ruth
less gerrymander by machine. Page 4
Convention nominates Kern for vice presidency
I In obedience to orders from Bryan. Pagre 2
i Jcdge Donnelly of Xew York supreme bencn
j believes Hearst's Independence league will nor
n Inate Bryan. Page 3
Kern refuses to be turned aFlde from story
cf "Sore Eyed Bill" by preliminary whoops of
j friends. Page 2
Bryan in speech to neighbors says he will noi '
! seek second term If elected. Page St
llt*rrin gathers 5n 19 of the 33 members of
: the republican county committee and prepares to
! dejKxse Chairman Dam. Page 3
| CITY
Garbage bin pires up the body of slain boy,
crushed Fkull and scalp wounds leading to the
ory of murder. Page 1 1
Police detain wife of streetcar conductor for
shooting husband. Page 5
Pilots marvel at way battleships respond to
orders freai sirens in dense fog bank out-
Elde heads. * Page 7
Frank L. MorrllL lawyer and minister, says
drink caused him to forge checks and is put on
probation by Judge Cook after promising to N>
temperate. Page 16
Mayor Taylor In a vigorous argument leads
J fifcht of city against Spring Valley water com
pany In United States court. Page 3
E. P. Sehwerin makes low rate to La Boca I
to aid merchants who seek canal zone
contracts. Page 16
Many new build infra to be erected and mer
chants continue movement to downtown lo
cations. p aK c 8
Famous contest over the will of Jacob Z.
Davis is revived by two aged claimants, who
allege fraud and conspiracy. Page 16
SUBURBAN
News of the marriage of MelTin Holmes
to Mrs. Mac Fhelp* surprises Berkeley
friends. Page 5
Wife compromises claim for 16 years' alimony
for $1,400, although $5,000 is due. Page 4
Four year old Cella Mcßrcrty sets fire to
clothing with matches. Is rescued by aunt, but
dies at receiving hospital. Page 4
Heading of Wilkins murder case deranges
boy's cilcd. but Judge refuses to send him to
anylum. Page 4
COAST
Women's Christian temperance union adopts
resolutions condemning the subsidised news
papers cf the state that defend the higher
<U's- Page 1
B*a Joaquia county building trade* council
makes public names of and scores two Stockton
delegates at republican convention who voted
for Harrison Gray Otis for delegate at
large. Paj?e 5
Former newspaper publisher is arrested at
Lns Angeles on a charge of arson at
I»di. Page 4
FOREIGN
Late of oil In state of Vcra Crnz, Mexico, l»
on fire and loss win be T«y great. Page 4
Five more die in Persian conflict, Cossacks
and irregular troops meeting In battle. Page 4
After three days' fighting. Honduran rebels
capture fortified town of Choluteca. Page 4
SPORTS
New York grand Jury indicts 22 book maker*
for violation of anti-gambling law. Page 9
Six favorites beaten at Seattle. Page 9
Oakland awakens from Its slumbers and man
ages to take a game from Los Aagele*
tesn. . pag c 10
Chicago and Washington battle for 16 Innings,
when darkness ends the game. Page 10
May Sutton will play exhibition tennis game
with Hazel Hotctkiss at San Bafael this
afternoon. Page 9
Brighton attendance continues excellent; Wal
ter Miller wins oa Golconda. ' Page 10
I California mare. Sweet Marie, brats Major
| Delm&r In Readvllle free for all. Page 10
Supervisors may pass an ordinance barring
women from prize fights in future. Page 9
SUniey Ketchel will meet Uugo Kelly here in
a 20 round fight this month. Page 9
LABOR
Treasurer of carpenters* district council ' is
short <3.(TX> In accounts, according to report
of auditors. Page 7
MARINE
British collier Strathlyon finds Atlantic ocean
paciac, but in the real Pacific Is met by howling
B»le«. Page 15
SOCIAL
Lieutenant James E. Abbott. U. S. A., will
go to Washington and there marry Miss Caroline
Elizabeth Smith. Pace 0
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1908.
WOMEN SEEK TO
CRUSH PRESS
OF HIGHER UPS
W. C. T. U. Adopts Resolutions
in Condemnation of Subsi=
dized Newspapers
Members Pledge Themselves to
Bar Grafters' Journals
From Their Homes
—
Educational Council Scores
Editors for Sale of -News'
Space to Bribers
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
MONTEREY, July 10—Condemn
ing in strong terms the newspapers
through the state that had interfered
with the graft prosecution in San
Francisco, the educational assembly of
the Women's Christian temperance
union of California came to a close
today at Pacific Grove after adopting
stirring resolutions against the subsi
dized press.
The delegates, in the resolutions,
expressed themselves as unalterably
opposed to the papers that had sold
their news and editorial columns for
the purpose of hindering and malign
ing the efforts of the graft prosecution.'
"With great enthusiasm the delegates
resolved to use their influence to the
utmost against these newspapers, say
ing that they -would refuse to subscribe
for them, and "would take steps to boy
cott them and bar them from their
homes.
Before the session closed the winners
in the Woman's Christian Temperance
union oratorical contests for the dia
mond medals, whl<:h Jiad K:,en one of
the most interesting features of the
assembly, were made known.
A diamond medal was awarded to
Mrs. Carml Gorle of Oakland, who was
declared the winner of the contest.
Other contestants were Ray Gurnea of
Selma, Miss Isola Kennedy of Morgan
Hill, Miss Rachael Fisher of Healds
burg. Miss Viola Shepherd of San Jose
and Miss Ethel Taylor or Selma. All
the contestants had previously won
gold or silver medals in other contests
in different parts of the state.
A drill in parliamentary usage was
led by Mrs. Helen M. Stoddard. Mrs.
Mary E. Reichenbach gave her views
as to how. to increase county organiza
tions. The phenomenal tidal wave of
prohibition that has lately swept over
the land was commented on by Mrs. A.
B. Hinman.
Mrs. O. J. Ward in an address on
alcoholism and tuberculosis attributed
the ravages of the white plague to ex
cessive use of liquor. Mrs. Mary Smith
introduced the subject of "Medical Tem
perance." Others who contributed to
the afternoon program were Mrs. Mary
Bowen, Mrs. S. R. Bailey and the Misses
Marie Saunders, Edna Rogers and
Helen Marcus. After the meeting a
reception to "white ribbon" recruits
was given under direction of Miss N.
S. Shepha and Mrs. H. M. Cartwright.
AUTOMOBILES TO FOLLOW
NEW GIANT AIRSHIP
Army Officers to Report Inci
dents and Progress of
Flight >f
BERLIX, July 10. — Arrangements are
being completed for Count Zeppelin's
24 hour flight in his new giant airship
to take place July 14. There are to be
22 relays of automobiles carrying army
officers who will follow the Dread
nought of the airship along the roads
from Friederlchshaven to Mayence. The
occupants of the motor cars will com
municate by telegraph with headquar
ters on the lake of Constaxice, report
ing incidents and the progress of the
flight. Each motor car will carry a
large white flag in the day in order to
be recognized by men in the airship,
while by night they will make their
presence known by means of a search
light. Should the airship require as
sistance Count Zeppelin will fly a red
flag during the day or. show a red
searchlight at night. All the military
posts and police stations along the
route as well as the Rhine river police
have been ordered to hold themselves
in readiness, night and day, to give
assistance.
EXPELS ASTRONOMERS \
FROM LICK OBSERVATORY
Maniac Takes Possession of the
Building, but Is Overpow
ered by Deputies
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
SAN JOSE, July 10.— A maniac was
captured at the Lick* observatory on
Mount Hamilton this afternoon after
driving the astronomers out of the
building where the big telescope is lo
cated. A number of girl students of the
San Jose normal were on the mountain
at the time and they, were unable to en
ter the building.
H. E. Smith, a Stanford student ran
seven miles to Smith creek and 'tele
phoned for assistance to San Jose.' \
Two deputy sheriffs went to the
scene in an automobile and overpowered
the maniac after a struggle. He proved
to be Joseph Duff, a carpenter who has
been working on tho mountain for two
months. \u0084 ,... - -:
BISHOP POTTER GAINS SLIGHTLY
COOPERSTOWN. July 10.— There was
little change In the condition of Bishop
Potter tonight. He recovered slightly
from;the weakness that caused alarm
this morning and spent a comfortable
day, but the improvement was not so
great as to allay the fears of his family
and physician,*
IndianapGlis Lawyer Is Nominated as
Running Mate for Nebraska Commoner
John Worth Kern, democratic nominee lor vice president. He was born in Howard county,
Indiana, December 20, 1849, and has lived in Indiana all his life. .Active in politics from his early man
hood he has been regarded for several years past as one of the leading democrats of his commonwealth.
Twice he headed the state ticket as candidate for governor, in 1900 and, 1904, being unsuccessful in'
each campaign. In 1905 he received a complimentary vote of his party for United States senator. His
home is in Indianapolis, where he is a lawyer. He held the office of city attorney from 1897 to 1901.
Previously he had been state supreme court reporter, from.rßßs to 1889, and state senator from 1892
to 1893. He is an alumnus of the University of Michigan, class of 1879.
President and Others Withdraw
Denver Convention Chooses John Worth IQern by
Acclamation Without Jiny Form Ballot
; DENVER, July 10.— The democratic national convention concluded its labors late this after
noon by the .nomination of John Worth Kern of Indiana for vice president, completing the ticket on
which William J. Bryan was made the nominee for president during the early hours of this morning.
The nomination of Kern was made by. acclamation amid the resounding cheers of delegates and
spectators. No ballot was necessary, as the, trend of sentiment had set irresistibly toward the
Indiana candidate. .'-
The convention, after adjourning at daylight with the nomination of Mr. Bryan, resumed its
session at 1 p. m. with a powerful "undercurrent; already in motion toward the nomination of Kern
for second place. On the call of states Indiana presented the name of Kern; Colorado, through ex-
Governor Thomas, placed in nomination Charles A. Towne of New York; Connecticut presented
Archibald McNeil, and George Clarke Howell.
The names of Judge George Gray of Delaware and of John Mitchell of Illinois were not pre
sented owing to the positive requests of these men not to have their names go before the convention.
TOWNE WITHDRAWS NAME
Towne was the first candidate to recognize the, decisive nature of the Kern movement, and in a
ringing speech he withdrew his name from consideration -and pledged his support to the ticket of
Bryan and Kern. - 1 ..^ . . .
Withdrawals quickly followed from the.
supporters; of Howell of ' Georgia and
McNeil of Connecticut, leaving the In
diana candidate alone In the field. . The
withdrawal of the Connecticut candi
date was accompanied by, a motion that
the nomination of Kern be made by ac
clamation. The .motion, was carried
with a deafening shout, and the great
assemblage " broke . into clamorous dem
onstration on the accomplishment of its
work and: the completion, of ; the .dem
ocratic national ticket. :.';. j
When-: Chairman Clayton rapped for
order he^was too hoarse to makejhim
self heard, , and ? spoke , through; . a
reading -clerk ', to .. introduce f ßev.
Father /Martin" J. r Corbett } Westfield,
N.'.Y.; who delivered the invocation. - :
Clayton's hoarseness soon -became , so
serioua ' that he -handed i the gavel "'\u25a0 to
Representative Ollie Jame* of Ken
tucky.-^s^S3|^4i^raßß*(^j«B
\ Governor Vardaman of Mississippi was
recognized to move that the convention
i.proceed-.to' the : nomination' of -a -vice
presidential candidate. '\u25a0 The motion
[.was-* carried'; with applausq, and -It was
decided. on'; motion 'of Senator . Stone
:of %;l Missouri . that .' all nominating
speeches be | limited : to ; 10 minutes each
and \ that :\u25a0 seconding speeches to i five
minutes 'each. - -
, Acting; Chairman '[ James directed the
call of %tates to proceed"and "Alabama"
was ' called. .. • / '„ '
- '[ "Alabama . .; yields to Indiana," . .re
plied the chairman ;of the delegation
of" that; "state, and. the 1 followers ;.. 'of
John W. Kern cheered lustily. Thomaa
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A San^l E^anc^*T:o^ gpn Ha^Jkvon Europe
with he s t\VioJfn^ Some declarje£-<lier/ the
greatest lrH^^^o^Bstf^Tfictßrmantic
narrative of hers3CLL3j m 1<- **^
The Sunday Call
R. Marshall, democratic candidate for
governor, was sent to the platform to
offer Kern's name as the first on the
list.
'Indiana's delegation cheered Kern for
several minutes. They were joined
however, by only a few delegates from
Florida.
' When Colorado was reached on the
roll ex-Governor Charles S. Thomas of
that state took • the platform to place
in nomination Charles A. Towne of New
York. The mention of Towne's name
was received with . applause, but only
one; New York delegate showed sign*
of approval.
Connecticut was next to place Its
candidate in nomination,- sending J. J.
Continued on Ptuce 2. Middle Colnma 4
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SHERMAN
SUPERIOR
TO KERN
Nomination of Indianan for the
Second Place Will Not
Aid Nebraskan •
Bryan's Running Mate Is oi
Smaller Caliber Than Re
publican Nominee
Hoosier State iMay Be the Only
Beneficiary of Denver
- Selection
Democracy's Mistake in Not
Choosing Man Who Would
Secure Votes in East
Raymond
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI#
DENVER, July 10.— Coupling the
name of John W. Kern of Indiana
with that of William Jennings Bryan
of Nebraska is good enough politics
in its way, but it does not go far
enough. That is to say, the vice presi
dential nomination here ir. Denver cart
hardly be considered to have more
than local significance. It is not like
ly to help Bryan secure the presiden
cy, although it will contribute a
doubtful, state and possibly affect the
election of a governor and one United
States senator. Kern's nomination t3
second place on the ticket with Bryan
was achieved a3 the distinct result of
an early morning conference with tha
leaders, who unquestionably had the
sanction of Bryan himself before they
played the winning card. The con
vention was extremely harmonious on
second place, because the Indiana nan
represented about all there was left to
choose from, the really strong vice
presidential candidates who would have
added national weight to the ticket
having all deftly sidestepped the nom
ination.
POLITICIAN" AXD LAWYER,
John W. Kern of Indiana is not at all
a bad sort as politicians go. He is a
politician in spite of the fact that he
is a pretty good lawyer. He repre
sents fairly well the old line democracy
of the Hoosier state, and has definite
strength of his own at home. It can
scarcely be expected, or believed, that
he will add anything to the ticket In
New York or New Jersey, to say noth
ing of Illinois or Minnesota. At the out
set the idea was to select an eastern
man who would represent the gold
democratic element and would in his
own person bring about some chance of
carrying the great pivotal states of
New York and New Jersey, -without
which Bryan cannot hope for the re
motest chance of election next No
vember.
Unfortunately for the commoner and
fortunately for the republicans, this
originalplan could not be carried out.
There were two really strong men in
the east — W. L. Douglas of Massachu
setts, the famous shoeman, and Georga
Gray of Delaware, the distinguished
federal judge — either one of whom
would have been a political quantity
east of the Alleghenies and well worth
reckoning with. Each removed himself
from the field by positively declining to>
be treated as a candidate, and as there
was no one that had the ghost of a
chance of uniting the New York dele
gates, the nomination Inevitably went
west, and with it. in my Judgment,
went the last hope of William Jen
nings Bryan becoming president of the
United States.
XO3II.VATIOX A COMPROMISE
In a way the nomination of Kern is
as much a compromise as that of Sher
man at Chicago, lie represented orig
inally the element which was not friend
ly to Bryan, or which, at least. wa3
doubtful about the wisdom of selecting
the Nebraskan a 'third time to lead a
hopeless race for tHe great prize. In
1894. when Bryan split up the democ
racy. Kern went back to Indiana from,
the Chicago convention in a perplexed
frame of mind. He came i>t a conserva
tive element in the Indiana democracy,
and the socialistic crowd which was in
control at Chicago had shocked all his
ideas of public policy. For a time it
seemed likely that he would ally him
self with the antl-Br>an democracy la
the state. Up to the time of the In
dianapolis convention, -when Palmer and
Buckner were nominated as figureheads
for the gold democratic movement.
Kern was undeniably on the fence. He
climbed down gradually, however, and
during the campaign became an active
and forcible advocate of Dryan's elec
tion. Even his views on the silver
question seemed to have been modified.
and (before the end of the campaign,
most people had anparently lost sight
of the fact that Kern came very - near
drifting into the anti-Bryan movement,
which resulted in the election of Me-
Klnley by such a triumphant majority.
PERSISTENTLY PCT FORWARD
Since that time John.W. Kern has
been put forward with more or less
regularity as the standard bearer of tha
Indiana democracy. Four years ago ha
was mentioned persistently as a vice
presidential possibility, but, if I remem
ber it rightly, his name was not pre
sented to the convention. Since tha
advent of Bryan. Kern has been twicw
democratic candidate for governor of
Indiana, and, of course, haa been twlca