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MARTIN INVITED
TO TAKE LONG
RUNNING IMP
Chiefs Friends Urge Him Not to
Wait Until He Is Kicked
Overboard
Detective Captain Wall and Ser
geant O'Meara Mentioned
as Possible Successors
agency of your subordinates, from
tim« to time, which practice must in
stantly cease. I have in mind the
testimony of various cafes In the dis
trict centering at Eddy and Mason
streets to take every possible advan
tage of the police and of the law and
Thereby establish conditions which
make the wisdom of their further ex
istence in this community a matter of
jrrave doubt.'"
The mayor makes special objectfon
to the great number of professional
criminals in the city, such as pick
pockets, hotel' thieves, prowlers,
bunkomen, and adds:
"The foregoing lapses are account
able, in my estimation,- to a lack of
proper discipline In the police depart
ment."
Plainly upholding District Attorney
Fickert in the latter's demand for a
full observance of the law, the mayor
says:
•District Attorney Fickert, as the
chief law officer of this county, and
ir.yself as the responsible head of the'
city's government have worked dili
grently and with care, having in mind
the one .Idea of successfully stopping
persistent infractions of the law in
• San Francisco.
UtMAXDS REFORM
In conclusion. Mayor McCarthy says:
"I would request the areful consid
eration of your honorable board upon
the subjects above introduced and
.. -weald state that I positively insist upon
. steps being taken in your department
\u25a0which will successfully cure the con
ditions to which I have referred and
bring the department itself. to a stand
ard where its members will not try to
neglect or exceed their duties, a.nd
v/here those who have. reason to fear
the arm of the law will not presume
\u25a0 for an instant to., challenge the efflcien
' uy of your police service."
This communication was introduced
before /the police commissioners at fhe
dose of their session yesterday after
noon. Commissioner Henderson was in
the ohiir in the absence of President
QConnell. After an executive session,
Henderson announced that the mayors
?etter would form the subject of dis
cussion at a. special meeting to be held
at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
"From the tone of the mayor's let
ter." said Commissioner Sullivan after
the. meeting, "it is evidently time for
"Has the chief vrsignod?" he was.
"No." ropli-.?l Sullivan, "lif lias not
sent in his resignation, but it is up to
That seemed to be the prevailing
rcntimcr.t. It was up to Martin.
MAUTIX STANDS PAT
Even after the mayor's letter had
bren made public. Martin continued in
i.'.s /declaration that lie would not re
?i*tn. It Is thought, however, that this
5c the course he has practically decided
;:pou.
71 was not at the meeting of the
police commission," said Martin, "as I
had other business and ould not set
ihere. I do not intend to resign. Why
should I? I have done nothing to merit
censure from any one. I have done my
duty to the best of my ability. The
records will show that there has been
less crime since I took office than dur
ing the same months of the previous
year. In fact crime has diminished
more than one half.
•In the statement of District Attor
rey Fickert he has made two specific
charges. One was that the cafes were
allowed to continue music after 1
o'clock in the morning and the other
that minors were allowed to enter these
i-afes. V> T
"Now the police commission itself
rave* the orders permitting music and
dancing in the cafes after 1 o'clock 1
during the Admission day celebration.
The same orders were given last year
duringthe Portola festival. It has Jieen
a custom of long standing to make
these allowances during a carnival or
celebration. I had the orders of the
police commission and obeyed them.
There Is nothing to that charge.
ORDERS ENFORCED
**As to the minors In the cafes. I still
maintain that the district attorney was
In error in his statement. No minors
have been permitted in these places.
These have always been the orders and
they have been enforced.
"I do not believe this thing is very
serious. The same sort of a row Was
Ghas. Keilus &f Co.
EXCLUSIVE
High-Grade Clothiers
NO BRANCH STORES. NO. AGENTS
IF WE USED A "LABEL-LIKE"
THAT HAD FOR 3TEEIT XOTHIXG
BUT THE WELL ADVERTISED
LABEL, COULD TVE HONESTLY
SERVE OUR TRADE IVITH IT
BECAUSE WE CONTRACTED
TO BUY IT? SUCH THINGS
ARE CO3TSIO> IX THE* CLOTHING
BUSINESS. WE ARE FREE
LANCES IN TniS GA3TE.
WE BUY MERIT, NOT LABELS.
THIS I S WELL EXPLAINED
* IN * OUR NEW FALL, GOODS.
PRICES, TWE N T V UP.
Jewelers Building
1 50 Post
San I^neisea
Mayor Scores Police Laxity
Wants the Laws Enforced
Mayor McCarthys letter scoring' the police department for. laxity in
the tenderloin and the Darbary coast and charging that bunkomen, pictf
oockets are unusually active was sent, to the police commissioners yester
day afternoon. The mayor demands an immediate; tightening of the
oolice lines throughout the city and declares the department 'has .not ear
ned out the union labor party's pledges. The letter, inJuU, follows:
Sept. 15, 1910.
To the Members of the Honor
able Board of Police Commission
ers, 64 Eddy street, San Fran
cisco — Gentlemen: It becomes my
duty at his time to again invite
the attention of your honorable
board to the conditions existing
in the department over which
you have control, and to other
conditions throughout the city
which are consequent^ upon the s
evident laxity on the part of
your subordinates. On the 25th
day of April, 1910, I addressed a
communication to your honorable !
board in which I called atten
tion to the pledges made to the
people by the union labor party
prior to the election held in No
vember,last. It. was my determi
nation at that time to correct
irregularities that were found in
the police department when the
union labor nominees took office
in January last, and I desire at-.'
this time, with renewed and in
creased emphasis, to call these
matters to mind, in order that -
the police department shall be..
brought to the highest possible '
standard of efficiencq and so that
the taxpaylng public may receive
a maximum of benefit through
the faithful vindication of prom
ises made by the union labor
party.
Since last addressing you on ,
the vital subject of the efficiency
of the police department, I have,
as a result of carevul and con
tinued personal investigation,
been impe&sed with the fact that
the department is not organized
or operated on the proper and
practical basis which alone can
insure the highest degree, of
efficiency from each and every
subordinate. The party that I
represent in office is especially
pledged to the doctrine of "equal
rights to all and special prigi
leges to none." but it is, never
theless 1 , obvious that special
privileges have been extended
through the agency of your sub
ordinates, from time to time,
which practice must ! instantly
cease. I have in mind the ten
dency of various cafes in the dis-'
trict centering at Eddy and
Mason streets to take every pos
feible advantage of the police and
of the law. and thereby to estab
lish conditions which make the
wisdom of their further existence
in this community a matter of
grave doubt. .
I am by no mean.6 satisfied, as
mayor, with the recent apparent
activities of professional crim
inals such as pickpockets, hotel
thieves, prowlers, buncomen, etc.,
who have come,to this city in the
ordinary course of events, and
who should have been- eliminated
from this community with a
promptness and expediency that
\u25a0'would suggest the highest em- '
ciency on the part of your detec
tive bureau. I have been in the
past, and am now, absolutely de
termined that criminals, large or
small, in whatever branch of
their unlawful craft they may
engage, shall not exist within the
city and county of San Francisco
so long as I am mayor, and I am
satisfied that, with a proper man
agement of your department,
these lawbreakers can be.effectu
ally banished from our gates.
I do not advance the untenable
thought that all crimes and law
breaking in. this city or in any
other great city can be absolute
ly anticipated or prevented. I do,
however, assert with complete,
earnestness that the same can,
with proper management, be
minimized so that the community
shall' feel that it is receiving a
maximum of protection from all
violators of the law.
The foregoing lapses are ac
countable, in my estimation, to a
lack of proper discipline' in the
police department. If any officer,
patrolman or employe in your de
partment feels "that he is not
properly rewarded by the com
pensation griven him under the
charter it is his plain duty to
kicked up over Chinatown a while
back. There was nothing to it at that
time and I do not think there will be
much to this."
It would appear that the time haiP
been well selected to make Martin see
the folly of resistance to the -official
will. The chief's friend on the com
mission, O'Connell, is away. Commis
sioner Spiro is favorable to the chief,
but on a vote he^vould-in all probabil
ity find himself a minority. Sullivan is
known to be hostile to Martin. The
deciding vote would be cast by Hender
son. It is generally understood that
Henderson has no tight with- Martin.
On the other hand, he is very close to
Flannery and the mayor. On. a show
down it is believed that Henderson, if
urged by the mayor, would cast his
vote against Martin.
HINDERED ADMINISTRATION " ':
The opposition to Martin contehds
that he has been a drawback to
administration, that he has drawn
sharp criticisms almost from the day
he entered the front office. It is urged
upon him that out of a sense of loyalty
to McCarthy he ought to resign. <
Friends of the chief, while persuading
him that his own best interests lie in
his resignation, declare that he has
been the victim of a cabal that claims
executive influence. It is. charged "that
Flannery and Jerome Bassity have been
particularly hostile.
Martin, it is asserted, was one of Mc-
Carthy's most earnest supporters at'the
last election. He raised a campaign
fund of handsome proportions, calling
Into play his strong influences? with
some of the wealthiest businessmen V-6f
the city. " . \u25a0-?... '"\u25a0: .: -*[\u25a0:
"With Martin's retirement gossip, has
it that Captain Eugene: Wall and Ser
geant J. J. O'Meara would be rriost
likely aspirants for the place. .Wall is
captain of detectives. He served with
Martin in the central station and stands \
high -with the administration. O'Meai-a
was clerk to Chief Cook and is thor
ough familiar with the -affairs an-1
duties of the big; office. Should Wall
be content to remain as captain ; ~of
detectives it is .likely that O'Meafa
would be a strong, contender for the s
Chief's uniform. ; . : *
,The elimination of Martin .would
manifest ; itself . first through *an appli
cation for* restoration to the pension
list. Martin "could then retire and
draw a monthly, pension of $100;' _
PORTERVILLE TAXES
TRAVELING DOCTORS
Medicine Men to Pay $50 a Day
and Salesmen $25
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
PORTERVILLE, Sept. : 15.—"Wander
ing money getters will ; hereafter, sbe
obliged, to: leave a, portion Jotf. their
earnings with the ; city treasury if ; they
choose to operate in Porterville. *
By unanimous; vote of the city council
a new - license ; has • been
adopted. Street fakers and agents- for
books, portraits and all •similar':sales
men will hereafter^ pay' into ; the % city,
treasury- 525 a ; day for thelr.,.licenses.
Doctors who travel from I place ; to 'place
will" have toTpay ?sso '" a '>; day/; '•>.: -:V- ; -c - r v. :
A new schedule: /was^adopted' for
business . houses: in« general, .the rate of
their \u25a0 licenses frangingrV from £ $2 f-.t'o s $30
a^ quarter, according I to , the f amount . of
monthly, sales.' \ ;"-f; "-f; \ ' ; ,~i '.V-V- ;"''
the-sa^:^^gisg6, c
make' his grievance known, and
in the event of his failing to pur
sue this course it is your duty
to bring such officer, , patrolman
or employe to book. ' \u25a0 *' ,'
Under date of April 25, in the -
letter sent to you and above re
ferred to, -I declared as; follows: .
"Your honorable board will please
be notified that during the last ,
campaign I stated - repeatedly,
from the public rostrum- that
every resident of San Francisco, :
whether he be rich or poor and
no matter from what country he
comes, shall receive uniformly
the same fair and honest treat- ?.
ment, and he shall be entitled to
everything under the law with- -
out- being .compelled to pay tri
bute for the' same. Every person
working for the city -receives .a
salary or compensation in some
manner .or * other 'in accordance
with law and :as, agree upon., If
such salary or compensation be
. not sufficient then it i£ th duty
of those who disagree with the
law and are not satisfied with the
or compensation. to: say so i
and not to try to enrich them
selves by levying tribute and dis
gracing our city." ( \u0084,
In another paragraph you will
recall I made. the following state
ment to your; honorable board:
"Every 1 resident, of this ;city is
entitled to -do what any. .other
resident' may do within the law,
and any member of the police de
partment or any other person
found giving or in any manner
assisting to give 'protection' in
return for money, or any other
consideration, should be punished
in accordance with law. . This ad- .
ministration stands for an honest, M
progressive, businesslike city gov
ernment along legitimate and lib- »
eral lines." \u25a0
"While having complete confi
dence in the intention of your .
honorable — board to discharge
your duties faithfully and em
seiently, I nevertheless deem it to
be my duty, as the chief execu
tive of this city, to point out any
lapses on the part of your subor
dinates which might tend to de
moralize the police department
itself, or. to diminish the standard
of efficiency in its service to the
people. I have, through the pub
lic press, on more than one oc
casion since last addressing your
honorable board, associating,my
self in the matter as I have/with
District Attorney Fickert,* en
deavored t o draw to the attention
of the people generally the fact',
that the law- shall be obeyed. I
have requested the press,; and '
through such means every other
possible agency which might be
in possession of facts or informa
tion that "would tend to assist the
authorities in a proper conduct of
the police affairs of thfs city, to
furnish whatever accurate .. in
formation of wrongdoing they,
may obtain. District Attorney
Fickert, as .-the chief law officer
of this county, and myself as the
responsible head of this city's
( government, have worked dili
gently and with care, having in
mind the one idea of- successfully
stppping persistent infractions of
the law in- San Francisco. The
full and successful co-operation
of your honorable board in this
connection is plainly-essential.
In conclusion, I would request
the careful consideration of your
honorable board upon the sub
jects above introduced/and would
state'that I positively insistupon
steps being taken in your depart
ment which will successfully cure
the conditions to which I' have
referred and bring the depart
nient itself to a standard where
its members will not try-to neg
lect or exceed their duties, and
where those who have reason to
fear the arm of the law will hot
presume for an instant to chal
lenge the efficiency of your police
service. .- .
I have the honor to remain
yours very sincerely, \u25a0 - \u25a0\u25a0 -
\u25a0 • p. h. McCarthy, "
Mayor of jthe City and County of
ban Francisco.
S. P. WILL ABSORB
STATE WHARF TOLL
Through the efforts of the traffic bu
reau of the Merchants* exchange, orig
inally, instituted by the Manufacturers'
and Jobbers' association, the Southern
Pacific has lifted an Important* tax on
the commerce of San Francisco. As
published in The Call Wednesday,, the
Southern Pacific oh September 14 began
to absorb the state toll on all interstate
commerce passing over the state
wharves along the San Francisco water
front which was being transported by
the railroad. \u25a0 V i?
Yesterday it was announced by . the
manager of the traffic bureau,' William
R. Wheeler, that on October '22 v; the
Southern, Pacific would arrange to ab
sorb state toll on all interstate/traffic.'
FIGHT LO.\GOXE \ ' "
.\u25a0 For more than four, years the ship
pers of this "city, have been fighting in
the ' courts and . before s- the interstate
commerce commission to: have this toll
absorbed^by. the railroads.; .The ..first
victory was .the ."establishment of : -the
illegality of the charge exacted ; by the
transportation companies, .on freight
moving up ; the coast and coming -into
San Francisco without passing over the
state wharves. .:.'•-\u2666. : -
:'\u25a0 'The interstate commerce .'commission'
ruled s in • favor ;of C. the j sippers : in this
instance.'and since^ that time s the i South
ern i Pacific! has JabsorbedHhe^ state toll
on allr transcontinental; traffic originat-'
Ingeast'ofElPasoand-Ogden that was
brought ; into San Francisco via "the
coast lines. J > • /-• v \u25a0;
Last. May th e \u25a0 matter of the : absorp
tion ; of the state toll ' upon : the ."comple
tion of ; . the Dumbarton cutoff -and the
bringing into thiS:Cityj;pf/;frelght!jvia
the' cutoff, .was: taken ; between "the
bureau ; and the' Southern i Pacific: If was
announced ,by the; Southern Pad fic^ that
the toll, 5 ; cents r.per p. ton| •on >'. freight
passing- over :the fcutoff would not be
charged, but;that incases where freigfit
had ito jbe^hauled ?,across% the bay- and
passed t- over f ithe • wharves,"; the -railroad
would undoubtedly.;; collect'^it if \u25a0 itt were
assessed ,to [ th"c : ' railroad/;; '.The - traffic
bureau^; then ''requested ; that ;' the 'South
ern absorb? all : state* tolls- upon
the completion \ of i the;, Dumbarton/cut
off,Vcallingjattentionttovthe;fa2t:?that
the charge .-; was \u25a0 y incidental .. toS trans
portation,.; as , are the ;' Missouri river
bridge* tolls, which - are absorbed •by the
railroads. . - " " \u25a0 "\u25a0 .
VICTORY; FOR SHIPPERS " >'--i
I . The i announcement iot yesterday' that
state-tolls o»alljintefßtate^ traffic. would
be ;-; absorbed f oni and ?, after.; October i 22,
prbclaimsV a distinct victory for the
shippers. ,;It: ; means that all> freight
comingr;into^Sanr- Francisco- 'over - the
lines k : ot | the i Southern S \u25a0 Pacific^ both'i' in
terstate' and intrastate.lwlli; comelto the
shipper .;.• free 'Tof ; toll- charges^ " It' in
cludes I all^eastern.i freight; and n freight
from"? prVgonfsouth^ off' Pprtland^The"
Santa .Fe^ has -absorbed the 5 stale toll
for. : seyeral years. v :' v - r^. v. :*- ; "
STUWCfIOKIES
i! 00 UNHEEDED
Immigration Watchman Who
\u25a0Had Keen Nose for Messages
i Inside Transferred <
Inspector Who Knows Crooked
Chinese Given Commission
to New York
Continued -on Page 3, Column I
to break up -the game of. coaching "im
migrants, has been removed from Angel
Island and Put to work along the water
front watchfng' the gangways of' Pa
cific Mail liners and other vessels on
which. Chinese crews are employed. Al
together.it was an exciting day on An
gel island. -'#
Dr. ' Gardner Makes Denja^
North could not be seen at his home
last night arid' Doctor Gardner said that
he'-, could not discuss, the matter with
out violating a "government regulation.
"I may" say this much, however," he
said, "if any charges have been made
accusing me of wrong doing tliey are
without foundation."
Five minutes after a copy of the
charges had been handed to Gardner,
everybody on Angel island knew it,
but beyond the fact that North had to
go back four years for the basis of his
complaint, nobody would discuss the
matter." -• . _-j
The removal of Lorenzen and Graham
is another story.
When : North ' was *on his way home
from Washington a few months ago it"
was 'announced;in Chinatown that four
inspectors '.whose knowledge and .in
tegrity had practically stopped the use
of fraudulent' papers by Chinese immi
grants, would shortly be removed . far
enough from Angel island to prevent
any interference on thftlr part with the
. landing of Chinese.
Grease to Oil Hinges
It was also announced that' there
jwould "be other changes and the Chi
!nes"e* were advised to let their friends
In China know that the exclusion gate
;Was no longer a barrier to the i thrifty,
celestial who was willing to pay for
the necessary grease to oil the hinges.
Two months after; this announce
ment was ' made in - Chinatown the 't our
inspectors were given transfers ' to . re
mote stations on j the. north and south
frontiers. The reason given officially,
for their removal was that Chinese im
migration had fallen to such a low ebb
that 4t, was no longer necessary r ; to
maintain a large force to handle the
work. . •. ' '!.\ . '.. , \ s :
Hardly, "were the four inspectors
safely out of the way when the Siberia
arrived' with a record of Chi
nese coolies, most of them new cases.
Those who claimto know say that most
of these Chinese came across the Pa
cific in response to the advice received
from their countrymen in San
cisco, the same celestials who had the
news of the' four inspectors' removal
two months before it was' officially an
nounced. '' v :'.\/.-...,: '.\/.-..., " ; ; : ':~y' "i"
Many Coolies Coming >
' Now 'comes" news that the Manchuria,
which is '\u25a0\u25a0. due; Monday, has an : even
larger number of Chinese coolies
aboard. •;, In the steerage are :350
Asiatics, and most of these are sons of
Confucius. *• j .
Almost ; simultaneously;; Inspector
Lorenzen and Watchman Graham have
been removed from Angel . island.
Lorenzen is said .to -have influence be
hind him which would; make it difficult
even for, Sahib Hart North to give him
a: transfer to Blame" r or some other
frontier post. In his case the -matter
was managed diplomatically." He was
detailed to take a French' woman, who
"- been ordered deported, ;;tb ( New
York. He was given; permission to' take
his 'wife along with Him and was ad
vised, that there was no need for him
to rush -back. By .way of preventing
any undue haste he was given 'permis
sion to be away for a month. This as a
mark of the commissioner's apprecia
tion of his sterling worth.
INFORMATION COOKIES •
; With Graham, who has no friends in
high places,., there was no . need for
diplomacy and in' Chinatown it is now
understood ; that cookies stuffed-, with
information that might be useful, to a
Chinese who claims to .'have Uived* in
San" Francisco when a .boy will
nowber delivered to; the consignee with
out: being^rlfled. V - \u25a0 i* s l. '
This "coaching is absolutely necessary
to r enable the Immigrant vwitti;; fake
papers to answer the questions -put to
him by the board that passes on ; his
right to land. -Graham
many, of these messages,' .hidden in
cookies, oranges and:, otherTodds' and
ends that detained,, immigrants are
alowed to receive from their, friends ;in
Chinatown. r / V
:" Graham's activity Vin;. this respect -is
said to .be responsible for^his removal
from .the: island, ; and -Doctor 'Gardner
made himself a nuisanceby translating
\u25a0ill - :; -^^ : - ' '.^TYn--: h We could not give you men and young
l|| .^* 0~0 ~~ m - \u25a0([ I B men such a wonderful assortment of fine
ai "T^i 1 H ipvercoats from which' to make your
\u25a0I v' 1 --.?"-'?' '-.•'.'•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 choice if we confined ourselves to any
II , v j one or -two manufacturers. .> >
1 It is because we get the cream of
j " ii^>^^ the productions many makers
. that we are able, to please so
large a clientele and nave the greatest clothing business ;m ban r rancisco.
Suit^ fo A%3 to tt3
% Our liberal system of Charge Accounts is another attractive
feature. Open an accou^
times arid in amounts most convenient! for you.
* BROWN BROS. & eo."-
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/ 664*670 Market St. -\u25a0 Open :Saiurddy Evenings v ; . Opp. Palace Hotel
Taft Recognizes Insurgents
Primaries Cause of Charge
BEVERLY; Mass., Sept. 1 5 .—N0 difference between' so called*
and ''regulars '- will be recognized by President Tafi here
after;.but all party leaders' will be treated alike as republicans in the mat
ter of federal support. The president's views to this effect are given m
a letter from Secretary Norton to a republican leader of lowa, whose name
is not disclosed. Secretary Norton's letter follows:
\u25a0-. Beverly, Sept. 15. 1910.
. Your; letters of* the" 9th are at
hand and I have delayed. replying
until after the primary elections.**
"The . president i directs - me to ex
press to? you and your, friend his
•deep appreciation ;of the work
r which- you - have s ,dohe and -. the
\u25a0powerful-: assistance which -you
... have extended. to the'administra
tion! from .the^beginning— an as
sistance" that "has > contributed
much to the legislative and other
successes; which have - been se-
Vpured.
The president recognizes that
,-your efforts . have" been wholly,
disinterested; that . you .v have
fought sturdily and i generously
for what you believed to be his
interest- and the welfare and suc
cess of the party."
.While -.republican legislation
pending in congress was opposed
by certain republicans, the presi
dent felt it to be hisduty to the
party and to the country to with
• hold federal patronage from cer
. tain' senators-; and
--Vwhoj seemed ..to be in opposition to
-,the administration's efforts to
.'.carry- out the: premises of the
.party platform. That >-" attitude.
I however, ended with the primary
/elections and nominating conven
, tions ,which • have . now : been held,
,"and- in which" the voters had an
to declare 'them
selves.
v; r . The people have spoken as the
party faces the fall elections; the
question 'must be ; settled by re
publicans of every shade of opln
ion,':'.whether., the differences of
thfe: last session shall be perpet
uated or shall be'forgotten.
the mesages into English that even the
sahib himself had to recognize as evi
dence of the bogus nature of the immi
erant'i claims. -
-AMERICA FOR CHINESE
The removal of Grahajn makes this
coaching a simple matter; particularly
as the contractor who, feeds the de
tained immigrants is Fong Wing, a Ce
lestial merchant: who formerly, -as a
Chinese' attorney, made a specialty of
landing Chinese. . . .
The contract for feeding the immi
grants was awarded to Fong by North.
Fong employs Chinese help and thus
the ; Chinese exclusion act which was
passed for. the protection of American
labor,, in its operation furnishes labor
for, Celestial cooks ; and "waiters' and
profit for a Chinese merchant.
This is the situation up to date. The
four inspectors who could spot crooked
credentials almost by intuition are now
holding down 'watchmen's jobs; Dr.
Gardner, who has helped aJminist'er
the exclusion act since its birth, is un
der-charges; Lorenzen, whose experi
ence .would be invaluable in handling
the big crowd of immigrants coming
on the iManchuria; is on; an overland
train playing policeman to an unde
sirable alien, and - :*: * Graham, whose
watchfulness prevented irregular com
munication between the Chinese held
on Angel island and those outside in
terested in getting them landed, is
yawning his head off on the Pacific
Mail wharf. Secretary Nagel is headed
the other way and the Sahib Hart
North North is the Idol of the hour in
Chinatown.L: ' ;;.' J.^-M
DEVILS SLIDE SCENE
• OF MYSTIC INITIATION
Forty/ Shriner Novitiates. Sam
ple Rocky Chute r
SALT LAKE CITY,- Sept. 15. — One of
the oddest; ceremonies in the 'his
tory of secret societies was held today
at Devils Slide, a- rocky formation
in "Weber River canyon, about 50 miles
east^ of this city. \u25a0 Here in the heart
of the .Wasatch. mountains,; under
frowning* cliffs. Elkalah. temple of this
city 'of the order of the Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine, initiated 40 novitiates by
adopting "for the purpose the natural
rocky slide which extends from the
rlver'.up the mountain almost perpen
dicularly a. distance of 600 feet. The
ceYemonial' ' was attended *by .F. 'A.
Hlnes, imperial .potentate'' of the. order,
and a number of visiting nobles from
various states. A special train from
this city carried -400 members ' of the
order. It is the i intention'; to have the
ceremony made an annual feature.
RAIL>VAYMEN "STRIKE,";
BUT CONTINUE WORKING
FollowvJExacV Letter X of ; : Rules
and Confusion Results
"VIENNA, Sept.* 15.— A campaign of
"passive resistance," -the Austrian
equivalent : of a strike, > went^ into effect
throughout:; the Southern railroad; sys
tem at last midnight in of
a wage ..disputetrbetween the I employes
and the owners.;" The imen ', did not quit
work,- but on the contrary^ followed ! im r
pllcitly the f exact "letter of; the. musty
rules and; regulations' of the antiquated
charters; of , the -lines;;, with .the?; result
that traffic was so delayedlby afternoon
that^the system,was almost, tied up.
The. president '• recognlares the
danger that in certain cases ex
pressions of feeling were so in
tense as : to make it difficult in
some" instances for ; factions to
come together and. work for the
party,-but as he stated in his let
ter to the republican . congres
sional 'eOmmittee. he» believes .it
can be done and should be done.
The president is confident that
you \u25a0 will yourselves meet ' your
local and state situation in this
spirit, and that you will write to
jour friends, and ask them to do
likewise; i' .-'.«.-.-»
The president feels that the
value of -federal patronage has
been greatly exaggerated and the
refusal to grant it has probably
been more useful to the men af
fected than the appointments
would have been. L-
In the preliminary skirmishes
In certain^ states like Wisconsin
and lowa and elsewhere he was
willing, in the interest of what
the leaders believed would lead
to party success, to make certain
discriminations, but the president
has concluded that it is his duty
now to treat all republican con*
gressmen and senators \u25a0 alike,
without any -distinction.
He will follow the usual rule
in republican congressional dis
tricts and states and- follow the
recommendations made by repub
lican congressmen and senators
of whatever shade of political
opinion, only requiring that the
'men recommended shall be good
men, the most competent and the
best fitted for the particular of
fice. Sincerely yours,
CHARLES D. NORTON.
Secretary to the President.
NEW S. P. OFFICE
TO OPEN TUESDAY
Model Modern Ticket Branch in
Lower Market Street Is
Finest in West
' With the opening of the new South
ern, Pacific ticket office in the Palace
hotel, at Market and New Montgomery
streets, next "Tuesday. San Francisco
will be able to boast of the finest ticket
office in all the west, if not in the whole,
country. The company has spared no
expense in either furnishings or equip
ment, and has introduced many fea
.tures that mark an innovation in car
ing for the interests of the traveling
public*- .
.Instead of the usual wall counters
there is one center circular counter
with wide spaces the whole distance
around to acommodate ticket buyers.
The room, which has 3,500 square feet
of floor space, and is lighted both in
Market and New Montgomery streets
with large plate glass windows, is fin
ished in Circassian walnut.
The most novel feature of the office
is the immense map. of the United
States, painted in colors upon the west
ern wall of the room, work on which
has. cost over $4,000. The map. unlike
a garat' many, railroad maps, is geo- 1
graphically correct, and is six and a
half miles to the inch. Patrons will be
able to learn in detail of the route they
have chosen to <heir destination. <.
The wall ticket cases, which have
been a familiar feature of railroad of
fices for so, many ; years, are conspic
uous by their absence. . In this office
the passenger will tell his wants to
the clerk behind the counter,' who will
write a memorandum upon a .slip of
paper, drop it in a pneumatic tube and
a few minutes later the same, pneu
matic tube will, supply a ticket over
the desired route and with the proper
number of coupons. to the passenger's
destination. The tickets no longer re
semble the tail of a kite, but are now
much smaller and "constructed on the
accordeon plan.
All the motions of the ticket making
and all the ticket: stock are hidden
away, in the basement, to which the
pneumatic tube leads.
. The walls are ; beautifully decorated
with Immense photographs of Califor
nia scenery designed to advertise the
state's attractions to strangers. Con
trary to the usual custom there will be
no signs upon * the windows, leaving
unobscured the view to the ticket office
from the street. The opening to the
office is at the angle point of the two
streets and is of sufficient size to care
for the large business anticipated.
The office will be in charge of , Fred
S. Shoup, heretofore traveling passen
ger agent, and who has been promoted
to the position of v ticket agent In
charge. The .' other ."members* of 'the
force are well known in railroad'clr
cles and'afe as follows:" John T. Smith
Jr.,. j: cashier;* Charles Olds. William
Schmidt,' Robert .L. Shepherd. John
Mitchell and7TVillla'm Hasshagen. .
PRDGRESSiVES ARE
TO GET PATRONAGE
President Directs Secretary to
Explain That New Policy
All Republicans in Congress to
Be Treated Alike Without
Any Distinction
Continued From Page 1
of republican clubs in New York Oc
tober 1 the president ma^y have some
thing to say of his own progressive
ness.* This does not mean radicalism
or rampant Insurgency, it is pointed
out. but a recognition of the real pro
gressive movement. Meantime the Nor
ton letter is to be allowed to speak tor
itself withaut further explanation.
COJYIMISSIQN REVOKES V
SALOONMAN'S LICENSE
Cocaine Selling Charge Occasion -
for the Action
At the meeting of the police commis
sion yesterday afternoon the license of
A. Milani. saloon keeper of 532 Jackson
street, -was revoked because it was
proved that he sold cocaine to soldiers.
Policeman .Adelphius Atwater of the
Potrero district was dismissed from the
force for failing to report for duty.
He left the city August 31. leaving
numerous creditors to mourn (his de
parture.
DETECTIVES RETUUN WITH PHISONXS—
New York. Sept. 13.—Two New Tort detec
tives who arrived today rrom England on the
«team«c Adriatic brought l^on H. Marcher.
acctwd of abs.tractins $4,900 from the sara
of th* Morse iron works. .1."
I Standard Q Alkaline I
iNafnral ji Water fL
I Vater >*f|jf^ Dyspepsia 1
1 Medicinal and H
| Owned by and bottled nadir the direct tj
N control of the Frtnch Covern.-r.en* * |j
i -V; We ek|
I BT GUARANTEE -^i"j
H Kvery -garment caarantecd •to | .
H Kive perfect wear and t
B satisfaction k
| California Credit Clothing Co. I
&i 50 STOCKTON* STREET P
g UPSTAIRS NB.\R M.IRKET S
9 Open Saturday Evenings j^
m i;rs v t'e s
That's going some.
SEE PA G E T
W'li BESS, Notary Public
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