DO TOU KXOW THAT 3IAW.
OF DICKENS! CHARACTERS
ARE STILL. WITH- -US? lIEAD
"Crossing the Bay on the Nickel Ferry*
in The Sunday Call
VOLUME CVHI — NO. 113.
MARTIN'S HEAD
FALLS AND LID
CLOSES ON IT
Chief of Police Is Formally De»
posed arid Reform Era Is *
Inaugurated
Call's Announcement of the Re«
moval of Tenderloin Is
Corroborated .
District Attorney and Grand
Jury Put Dive Keepers
on Tenterhooks
CHIEF OF POLICE JOHN
MARTIX was deposed from his
place of power yesterday, and
with his going: the lid was flattened
down on San Francisco tijrhter than
ever, both his successor. Acting
Chief Eugene R. Wall, and the gTand
jury exerting their combined strength
to brin* it down. Furthermore, the
intention to keep it down was shown
by the corrohoration of the report
publi<hed exclusively in The Call on
Monday that the uptown tenderloin
is to be banished to the Barbary coast,
it having developed yesterday that
representatives p{ the city govern
ment have been gathering the opinions
of legitimate businessmen on the sub
ject, and this, with other data, will be
used as a strong enough lever to hoist
the night life out of the heart of the
business district.
Tenderloin Bombarded
The tenderloin was bombarded from
all sides. With the going of Martin
it lay helpless. Ko sooner did Wall
arsume the reins than he gave strict
orders for a quiet town after 1 a. m.
At the same time the grand jury
s>ubpenaed the proprietors of the lead
ing cafes and resorts, put them on the
prill regarding tlie mysterious, fund
raised for mythical legal services, and
generally aroused commotion and a
furore in their ranks. The climax and
hardest cut came \u25a0with the knowledge
that the uptown tenderloin •was
doomed.
And when the succession of thrills
had left tht-m nervous and limp Dis
trict Attorney Fickert came out with
the statement that he would try and
have Indictments returned against
some of the cafe proprietors who had
testified, charging them with perjury.
Night Life Uncertain
The tenderloin waits now in hopeless,
helpless agony, wondering as to the
nature of the next move. Before them
lies the prospect of having their re
sorts in the business section closed and
some of thefr members indicted and
brought to trial.
Martin started on his vacation yes
terday, and when he returns it will be
as a retired captain on half pay. His
resignation will have been accepted,
and the probabilities are that Sergeant
O'Meara will be permanently appointed
In his place.
While he rules. Wail keeps his
thumbs down. His first orders were to
the effect that harsh things should be
done to the transgressors of the ten
derloin. ...
"Tou will see to it,' he gave out an
order to his captains, 'that all Infarc
tions of the law are speedily stopped.
Arrest all .violators, suppress all
crimes and let nothing stand between
you and your duty."
Wall's tenure of office will be but for
a few weeks, until the permanent ap
point is made by the commissioners, but
In those few -weeks his intentions are
to take no chances.
' "I shall be in office only a week or
so," he saidi."but I am determined that
while I am chief the law will be
obeyed."
1 o'clock Closing
The tenderloin will close at 1 o'clock.
*The flood \u25a0of pickpockets, crooks,
• thieves and panderers which poured
Into San Francisco during the last few
months, will be turned into rocky
. channels. Only the houses, reputation
less anj shameless, hived in the down
town section will be allowed to remain
as they are. provided they travel slow
ly. Wall decided that the eradication
of this peculiar pest was too big a job
for a f «w weeks' rule and that it would
be more politic for hl3 successor to
tackle it. Knowing the danger lurk
ing in the pomp of power Wall shies
affrightedly from holding the place of
chief permanently. He has about 20
years or so remaining before he can
retire on a captain's" pension and he
recognizes that a man who can hold
the job for ko long a time Is something
abnormal. He considers himself mere
ly human.
O'Meara, who is slated to succeed
Wall, served his police apprenticeship
undtr the late Captain John Splllane
in the southern district in the days
when a policeman was expected to be a
cross between an armor clad and a
battering ram. He was clerk .under
Chief BJggy and Chief Cook and' is,
looked upon as being as efficient as
»any man on the force. * The probabili
ties are that his appointment as chief
will be made October 1.
Close investigation of the report
Continued on Pace 2, Column - 2
The San Francisco Call.
Sacramento Will
Glamp Down the
Lid on Gambling
{Special Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 20.— The
city trustees haves ordered the
lid placed on gambling in the
city of Sacramento. An order
directing Mayor Beard and the *
chief of police to stop the whole
sale gambling in progress" ha*
been issued by the trustees fol
lowing the report of Trustee
Catlett, who had visited the va
rious places where gambling was
going' on and found It flourish
ing.
A proposition ; to extend the
saloon limits in Sacramento city .
by adding about 10 more full
blocks to the present area has
been advanced in the form of an
ordinance by City Trustee Ben
Catlett.
Catlett says saloons keep up
the rents for business locations
in the small, district in which !
they now are.
Rev. Irving Bristol claims the
move is toward having an open
town.
HINDU HISSED AT
CALIFORNIA CLUB
Report on Brown Slave Traffic
in India Arouses Fair
Briton's Ire
International complications were
threatened at the California club meet- (
ing yesterday afternoon." Hisses there
were, and explanations offered and de
ferred and insistence of the courtesies
due and a great many other things, in
cluding the possibilities of numerous
fainting "spells."
Taraknath Dass. a Hindu student at
the University of California, was intro
duced by Mrs. TV. S. Leake, chairman of
the day. to deliver an address on the
Hindu philosophies.
When he finally diverted himself
from his philosophies he began to read
statistics of the chocolate brown
equivalent of the white slave' trade in
India and gave his - hearers to under
stand that the British government was
exacting as to qualifications and as to
the supply equaling the demand.
As the statistics became jnore pro
nounced and the British government
more deeply Involved, hisses were heard
from the. center of the house. These
emanated from Mrs. Jean Sinclair, cor
responding secretary of the club, a
member of the prison visiting commit
tee and an enthusiast in the wprk of
stamping out the white slave traffic —
but a Briton by birth, and an ardent
subject of King George.
Taraknath looked undisturbed, but
began to back off ..he stage.
Mrs. James C Crawford, vice presi
dent, rose and said that she would like
to make an explanation.
Miss Eleanore Joseph, thinking thxt
Mrs. Crawford's explanation might fur
ther reprove the frankness of the
speaker, rose also and said, with em
phasis, that she must insist that the
gentleman be, allowed to complete his
sentence. Mrs. Crawford tried to_ calm
Miss Joseph, but the latter was strong
in her demands.
Finally Mrs. Crawford was permitted
to say that the statistician was a stu
dent and that it was natural. thatl he
should describe conditions in his na
tive land as they appeared to him.
Taraknath was rescued from the ob
scurity of the dressing room, where he
had fled during, the discussion. ; and
asked for the peroration of his com
pound fractured I sentence. He tact
fully said he ,had forgotten what he
was about to say, but that he would
like, to thank the ladles for their sym
pathy for his 500.000,000 friends in the
orient. - .
And then some one i moved i for an
adjournment.-
NONAGENARIAN PIONEER
TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY
Five Generations to Gather
Around Bank President
{Special Dispatch ia The Call]
SANTA ROSA, Sept. 20. — Thomas
Hopper, one of . the pioneers of Cali
fornia, will celebrate his ninetieth
birthday anniversary here Friday as
the guest of Mr. arid Mrs. Wesley
Hopper, when five generations will be
gathered/ around the festive board.
Hopper retired a few years ago from
active business life, being the presi
dent of the Santa Rosa bank and active
in many other ways. He retains his
health and mental abilities and. "can be
seen dally driving about town.
Hopper is the father of six children,
the grandfather of 16, the great grand
father of 14 and the great-great-grand
father of one, HUle Wesley Phillips. '\u25a0\u25a0
PARALYSIS PROMPTS
ORCHARDISTS SUICIDE
Henry W. Coates Ends His Life
With Shot Gun
SAN JOSE, Sept. 20. — Henry. ..W."
CoateSf- brother -of Leonard Coates, the'
prominent horticulturist, killed himself
with a shotgun «at .his ordchard.farm
-near, Morgan-Hill at an earlyjhouivthis
morning. He was partially -paralysed
from an accident; of. three* months ago
and despondency \u25a0 prompted the, act/ He
was a'native of England, aged i sß 'years,*
and he leaves a widow and three;chiK
dreri. " ''.-\u25a0"\u25a0'\u25a0'
SANFRAim^
CARS COLLIDE
AT DANGEROUS
JUNCTION POINT
Northbound Peninsula Coach
Struck by Southern Pacific
Freight Train >
Women Thrown Into Panic as
Trolley Is Lifted Off the;
Ground and Overturned
{Special Dispatch to The Call]
PALO -ALTO. Sept. 30.— Filled with
a number . of ; Stanford university
women students,, north bound from
San Jose to ' this" place at 9:03 this
morning, a Peninsula interurban elec
tric car. in charge of Motorman S. P.
Johnson and Conductor. J. Marram, was
crashed, into by a Southern Pacific
freight train, which backed across the
crossing at the foot of University ave
nue just as : the car was clearing the
tracks.' While the collision ripped the
electric car into splinters and turned it
on its side,' owing to the fact that the
car was moving slowly none of the
passengers was Injured, though all
were tumbled about inside and some
were considerably bruised. • \u25a0
.At the time of the accident Conduc
tor Marciim was standing at thecross
ing. giving Johnson the signal to
cross behind the . standing freight
train.. The, car- moved across the tracks,
but when directly behind ; the train the
freight deliberately backed into the
rear platform, lifting the car com
pletely off the ground. . ' '
Bystanders immediately shouted to
the railroad switching; crew- and the
movement of the train stopped. Imme
diate attention was given to the panic
stricken passengers, who were strewn
about the side and bottom of the car
amid the broken glasa and splintered
woodwork. It was at first thought that
some of" the women passengers were
seriously hurt,' but after' recovering
from the shock all were able to leave
the wreckage and scene of the collision.
The point where the' accident ' oc
curred is considered highly dangerous.
In the time .the interurban system has
been In operation a number "of acci
dents ,of .^the- sa-nje nature have^been
naiTowliVaverjLe^t.v Owing . to thie prox
imity of buildings to the crossing it Is
almost impossible for the engineer of
a freight train to see the tracks. The
conductor of the freight was standing
on the ground some _ distance bac!4
fro mthe, crossing j when he gave his
signal to the crew.
RUSSIA TO WAIVE THE
..; CLAIM TO A. RULLOW
Will Not Take Music Teacher
From Boston
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 20. — The
foreign office today decided to waive
the claim of .extradition in the case of
Andrew 'Rullow, the music teacher,
who was arrested In Boston, August
13. charged with, participation in. the
theft of government notes which were
being carried in a wagon from the
imperial subtxiasury at /Tiflis to the
postoffice. ' •
The Russian consul at Boston has
been instructed to : bring a civil suit
for the -recovery of 14 notes. for . s2so
each, which are said to be in the pos
session of Rullow, or' to" have been
negotiated by him.
The bulk of the 200 notes stolen are
said to be In America.
FAMOUS GERMAN ACTOR
SUCCUMBS AT VIENNA
Josef Kainz Dies' After a Dis
tinguished Career
VIENNA^ Sept. 20.— Josef Kainz, the
German dramatic actor, died today. He
was bom; in 1858" and made 'his first
appearance on the ( stage when he • was
16 years of age.
• He had -toured the larger' cities" of
America. \
Josef .Kainz was; a' son? of a. railway
official and married 'Margarette "Nan
sen. Since 1899 he bad -been a member
of the Imperial'" theater; in Vienna and
plays \ that made his \ name popular
through Germany and Austria, include
"Romeo and V Juliet," "Hamlet" and
"The Jewess of Toledo." \u25a0--\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0 •,
150 PERSONS ARE HURT
IN RAILROAD WRECK
Smashup Injures Many, but No
Lives Are -Lost
LISBON,. Sept. 20.— One 'hundred an'J
fifty persons^ were injured 'today in a
railroad train wreck, near Oporto.' ftThe
greater number of these are but'slight
ly hurt. . None was killed.
Eleven Killed .
. Sept. -20.— Eleven /persons
were killed: and ; 2s^injured; by a colli
sion between express trains' today near
Ttottehamm.Si'-Fourjof the Injured"died.
Prince ' vonV Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst,
governor.; of; Trieste,"; was ton one' of ' the
trains, .but escaped 1 ; without 'injury.-; :
ALLEGED SPY HELD FOR
gv SKETCHING DEFENSES
Lieutenant Helm --.Is,
\u25a0/,.>. Bail-in England \Y *
; \ LONDON,; Sept. 20:^-sjieutenant Helm;
the alleged German spy.^was; remanded;
today .on k th e » misdemeanor, - charge<- f !bf
t'unlawfully;sketching -the fortifications
of I Portsmouth ! harbor." 7 . ; The 5 felony.
"charged -? against ' Helm twas not v'sub-
Btantiated.j'jßail; was refused". 'Helm
was" arraigned ; In * the "•• Fareham Ypojlce
court }i; September ;i5,-n«the;^principal
"charge /being £that;he; had a
; felony 1 in-sketching the -Portsmouth' de
fenses ; for. the. purpose ; of "communicat
ing the: same r to another/state. ;' \u0084
Stanford Girls Face Death in Gar Crash
Trolley Overturned When Struck by Train
j Photograph of wrecked Peninsula interurban electric car in which Stanford women students narrowly escaped death. \
GILLETT WILL NOT
CALL EXTRA SESSION
Declares Positively; He Will
Take No Action Toward
• Special: Meeting r
{Special^ Dispatch. to}The . Call]'. .. ,_,, .
EUREKA,- SeptVjO.— Governor James
N. Glllett announced positively \to . a
repVesentatl ye ofiTJie j Call tonight, thai
he would . not calif another special .ses
sion of the statejegislature for. the'rjur
pose of reifned'ying' th&' alleged defect^ra.
the proposed constitutional amendment
on taxation. , ; -
The governor, r tired; but. happy after
spending his fiftieth birthday, fishing on
Eel river, spent the night in^a hotel in
Fqrtuna,'. where he was" seen -by The
Call 'representative.*.
"Tou may state positively for : me
that I will riot' call another 1 special ses
sion of ' the- legislature at> "this time,"
said Gillett '.". "I the sollci-.
tude of the Me'rcTiarits' association, but
can not, accede- to the proposition to
saddle another burden on "th"c people of
thietstate. \u25a0.-•\u25a0«„ ";" i-? " ; *\u25a0'/* '
"In* the "first plac%, I doubt /that the
absence of ..the words, \u25a0 'year lending,'
will invalidate the proposed fd amend
ment. I believe" it will stand good.
"In the second; place, "the: people have
had i a prior, opportunity to« vote \ upori
the . : new • taxation scheme, i Two r years
ago they/turriedit down. ' Now, .with \u25a0•
out. prejudlce^to the taxation -plan/I do
not feel thejoccasion is'sufflciejitly, seri
ous_ to warrant me in calling 'the^legis
lature together again. iThls.is'flnal." ..
GRAND-JURORS HEAR^ :
coWession ;qF.?cgriyiE
John P^loiSuHivan Admits Vthe
forgery^ of /\u25a0' Ch'eclc.*>^ / ;
John P./O'Sullivan, an inmate /of ithe
s"oldlers', home, ; for iwhose "crlraefpaniel
Sheean,.: ari'£aged , civil , war. i t ye*terari, (
spent severai^months in-jail,« was /be
fore the''f^srargrarid/jufy/Vesi^rday.'
His .-' confession . was .. preserited*|and '\. a
fornial vindici^ient. is expected.^ ?V ; ,
Sheean i h^s/ been | released ilrom^, cus
tody/ 7 '- He^wa's] charged with " forging i a
govern men*t*chVck " for' $36 - 'and^was"
identified,* : .'asirthe.,man: ; who, hadi^pre
sented-and'*iridorsed the -check.^ O'Sul-'
llvan ; later?" Gfime/to '- the resc'ue?of.i : hia
comrade^aridVmade full rconfessibn*{.of
the * cri rh c* r?: y -^ " • \u25a0 ; ; '*"\u25a0 'V; j'" \u25a0
.United 4 .States : Judg'eq.'de
Haven* graritVd 'the jurors permission to
adjourn. * untll^Tuesday. - /T;/ T ;- VF^ \'s :^~
aerial; Leagues pcan %
bi<j£aviation circuit;
Will.GiveExhibitions in France;
* England /and Belgium; V <-
' BOULOGNE ' SUR MER, , France',tSept. :
20.— The\-;international • conference \u25a0;•' of
French, 'English . and \ Belgian ;r national
aerial I leagues - has, decided to • organize
a. grandiaviation circuit in theprinci
pal%,cltlesV,of.",the. three countries . in
August;'l9llr' '• \u25a0 - :\u25a0::', ; ,
Prizes will; be awarded amounting to
$60, 000, or 'more.; fv \ '\u25a0:\u25a0' ; * ' - ; ;
\u25a0V:-"A1 feature 7 of 4 the . scheme ; will^ bel the.
holding^of .'.'short meetings :' at s.varlous
places t'hroughiiWhiclv those \taklng part
inUhe'circuitwlll pass. . - -,
AMERICAN AND MEXICAN
NATIONAL AIRS MINGLE
\u25a0 % „ {SpccialrDupatch toiThe Call}^i
f BL^f PASO;'_ ; Tex.^ Se*pt.' 20^-The f na
tional | hymn '.of /. Mexico ; and'f ''The} Star \u25a0
Spangled* Banner" -.were played at the
concert of " the t Mexican jfand f American*
military;.* bands' \u25a0•\tjsday^ln ; v .El>;Paso,''-theH
only ipl&ce i w^®FSi a >3olnt • international.^
celebration^ was^held^yrAmericans fandi
Mexicans 'in ; honor; of {the Mexican Yen- ."
tennial.v;To,'play thel Mexican national
hymnT without''- the' permission - of -the;
CITY'S POPULATION
TO BE GIVEN SOON
Washington Census Figures
Will Be Compiled in the Near
Future for San Francisco
[Special Dispatch to The. Call]
WASHINGTON, \u25a0 Sep.. 20.— 1t was an
nounced :at the census bureau today
that the: San Francisco. census .will be
given within a.week' : 'orrio:'a'ays>' While
it.jis. impossible at "the^presenttime- to
giye^an^ inkling^ even v "of what'the.;fed
eral "enumeration^ of : "v San . FVaricisco"
showed, as the various returns are in
ftie. hands of different divisions of the
census officers, it is thought that San
Francisco will -show at least as large
a population as Cleveland. .
It Is impossible to verify. this, how
ever, ; until :the figures are. given out.
as" not even the director is aware of the
San Francisco figures as yet. It will
be necessary. for. all the data compiled
by the various divisions to be.brought
before..him before the final returns can
be decided.
"It was intended that the San Fran
cisco census should be cut out long ago,
:but delays in, different divisions pre
\u25a0ventedthis," said Director of the Cen
sus Durand today. s '; "However, within a
•week or lOday's at the outside,'<the flg
iures will be. available." ; .
JERE-LILLIS DISPOSES
OF HIS STOCK IN BANK
Cudahy's Victim Returns to
Kansas City . - ' i. .
j \u25a0 KANSAS CITY, \u25a0 Sept. 1 ; 20.— Jere . S.
iLlllis," victim, "of a. knife attacW-by John
jP/r, Cudahy, today disposed of all' but
two. of r hisV shares in- the "Western.Ex
change'bank here. \u25a0 Lillis,- who. returned
here yesterday, .was" formerly president
of ithe^institutiori. ; He" will remain , the
nominal head of -the bank- until January.
-jlJvwhen -.\u25a0 he w?, officers will -be elected, but
Judge W.T.Johnson ; will be in charge:
The Lillis "family will{ still own an in
terest in the bank, however. ,;
MEMBER OF TARIFF ;
V BOARD IS AT BERLIN
J. B. Reynolds; to Receive Re
. Sports of; German Inquiries
/'; BERLIN, r. Sept.-* 2O.'^-James 8.. Rey
nolds, > a"membe,r-6f Jthe'American tariff
.board,', arrived here .today | for a^ meet
ing -with the ..'American consuls . in ' the
textile districts;-; lncluding T.-Sti" : . John'
Gaffriey, general; at Dresden, and
Frank S. Hannah,'; consul at Kiel.il He
Iwilljv^receive ?f rom . these , and 'discuss
• with 'them- the .reports*, of -their special
lon the i operations of Uhe* new
"\u25a0American r tariff ,. law.; in ! Germany.
FIFTEENTH CHILD AN
TAUNT'WHENONE DAY OLD
Heirs -of P. Peterson- Sr. Arrive
; * , \u25a0 Rather: Rapidly
{Special Dispatch to The Call]
: PETALUMA, ; Sept 20.— The family, of
P. Peterson Sr.,\ a wealthy Chilenoval-*
ley^," farmer, l.was * enriched B Monday* by
thet^arrlvali of /they fifteenth^ child;!; a
idaughter? ;i,ToJay .a'sonj was- born Vto
the^.wlfeJofwP.' Peterson ; : Jr.,/; It -isithe
nephew of 'a'one'day old aunt. v >wJ"i|!
-- > i-. \u25a0"• * :r . .S-. ,;.\u25a0 ..-. .•\u25a0- \u25a0\u25a0.-\u25a0;.-- \u25a0»\u25a0 . . \u25a0- »-\u25a0 - -rcv-.r
federal government \u25a0 j is ; a ..penal • offense.
JriVMexicoY--;.* ForTithls -.reason . It was
necessary 'for:, the commanding colonel
ofithe' Juarez 'garrison, where* the Mex
ican band was , located,? to telegraph to
Mexico; City -^ for special V permission.
This; was] granted , by .wire' and '-the
tlonal ; hymn 1 o( the Mexican I republic
was • played sfor J the : first: time in Ameri
ca byia'MexicanTmlTitarylband. ;
BELL HOPS REAP A
PRINCELY HARVEST
Chinese Member of Nobility
Leaves $150 in Tips for
Hotel Employes
Guarded by detectives and federal
secret service men his excellency.
Princ Tsai " tHsun, uncle of the • em
peror of China and lord high admiral
of .the Chinese navy,' left San" Fran
cisco for his trip. across the continent
yesterday.: ,Rft^nd";*t» f 'fntourage being
; the .guests^ol. "Charles . M. -.Schwab, who
provided -a 'handsomely 'appointed spe
cial train .for, them, and who will ac
company. them-east..»
Prior, to leaving the St. Francis ho
tel the prince gaye^ $150 to Assistant
Manager. AlvahlWilson for the latter to
distributeamong those who waited on
him. Inasmuch as the prince and his
party merely remained at the hotel
overnight," the tips establishes a rec
ord. It Is estimated that almost $1,000
was paid by the royal party for the
night's accommodation.
Though the health of the royal vis
itor was .none of the best, Dr. Lewis
W. AUen, who attended him, pro
nounced him fit to travel, but to guard
against any possible relapse Doctor Al
:len, at the request of the prince, joined
the party arid will. remain with it un
•til, it .reaches Chicago.
j Until the Oakland mole 'was reached
the prince \ was ljn] charge 'of Admiral
Thomas .S. Phelps ,of ttbe United States
navy and was ' then turned .over to the
safe keeping 6f;Charles M. Schwab. Ac
companying' the party": also are -J. A.
McGregor,- president, of 'the/Union iron
works; K.Owyang, 1 Chinese .vice con
sul in/ San Francisco,' and 'Harry. Mof
fltt" arid Stephen Connell, "government
secret service men. ' ' ,
j Schwab's special will /take right of
way over all trains, and -on account of
the 111 health of the prince as few stops
as possible will be^ made. -The Journey
will be broken first at 'Niagara falls.
Thence the party will^go to Philadel
phia, New » York and "other eastern
cities, and . finally to Washington.
. A mysterious part of .the visit of
the prince to President Taft' ls in seven
packing cases containing gifts to the
nation's chief executive. , What those
gifts are none know,' the purpose be
ing to give Taft a surprise.
The royal party .will be back in San
Francisco within 18 days and the prince
will ; return immediately to China on
the ChiyoMaru, the date of sailing of
which has been delayed, two days for
the accommodation of the party. There
are 200 pieces in the party's baggage,
and this does not include^the numerous
cups and 'presents which ' were pre
sented to the prince while in San Fran
cisco, . the intention being to collect
them' when' he returns.
Prince -Xjoes Th rough Reno '
;\ RENO. Sept. 20.— The special bearing
Prince Tsai: Hsun; passed through Reno
at B:3o' tonight without stopping. The
prince was seen seated in the observa
tion- car in conversation with Charles
M. Schwab. -V _ . \u25a0 , ,-
PETALUMA CHURCHES
ARE SHOWING ACTIVITY
Number of Structures. Planned;
Others Being Improved
{Special Dispatch . to The Call]
\u0084; PETALUMA; Sept. 20.— There is an
unusual vactiyity * among 'the churches
of , Petaluma'and 'three new 'Structures
are .to 'be "erected. Today the' German
Lutheran^denomiriation : organized for
the" purpose* of incorporating 'with the
end in view, of a flnechurch
buildington i property • they ~haye • pur
chased Mnt Fifth street." - ,'
- /The; Baptist denomination has began
the 'demolition of the old wooden, church
ibuilding'in' Kentucky street to' be re
placed".by; a', 1 $18,000 brick -structure. *
~ The '^Christian "A has
adopted .plans for] a fine ;|15,000 church
building j- to. replace the old building in
.Western' avenu^ \ : , ; 'v.
The*; Methodist; Episcopal:denomina
tion"ls remodeling its ; buildlng,'addlng
about' $s*ooo*!n' improvements:
_*.;Sunday \ mornirigSt." John's Episcopal
'unveiled.'a 'memorial -window"; donated
by. St,* Agnes; guild, in memory of ' George
.Thejdenominatioh* has
adopted * plans" for a , n«w {guild < halL -
yTSfERDAY-^MJjpdmum temper ataxt* .68;
t^mnynum temperature, 54.
E&RECAST FOR TODAY-— Fair; some
what warmer; light north winds.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
"OLD GUARD"
VICTORY IS
CLAIMED
Barnes Declares Yesterday's
Primaries Give Sherman a .
Clear Majority of 55
ROOSEVELT'S LIEUTENANT
TERMS CLAIM ABSURD
Sherman Defeated in His Home
District and Ward by f
Progressives
EARLY VOTE INDICATES
TAWNEY IS BEATEN
Yesterday's Political
Developments in East
"OLD GUARD" leaders de
clare primaries assure Roose
velt's defeat*
ROOSEVELT emphatically de
nies he sought Taft's aid in
state fight
TAWNEY defeated- by in
surgents is indication of early
returns.
* * *
NEW JERSEY C. O. P. nomi
nee for governor turns on
standpatters.
* * *
BRYAN bolts Nebraska demo
;-; era tic Candida te for governor.
ALBANY, X. V., Sept. 20— A
clear majority of 55 votes for
the selection of Vice President
Sherman as temporary chairman of
the New York state republican con
vention over Colonel Roosevelt was
claimed tonight by William Barnes
Jr. as a result of the upstate primaries
today.
Barnes, who has been leading the
; fight of the "old guard," declared that
the real contest at Saratoga would be
in the committee on resolutions. This
committee will the question
of direct nomination.
Barnes gave out this statement:
"Mr. Roosevelt was defeated in the
state committee by a vote of 20 to 15,
and then Mr. Sherman was unanimous
ly chosen' as the temporary presiding
officer by the state committee. To
question that determination on the floor
of the convention is equivalent to bolt
ing a nomination.
"This is known as 'political -welch
ing,* and had Mr. Roosevelt defeated
Mr. Sherman In the state committee
that would have been the end of that
controversy. Mr. Roosevelt has not
acted as Mr. Sherman would have done
In questioning th*» unanimous action
of the committee. They are equal*
before the party. Mr. Roosevelt has no
superior rights as a man to any other •
Sherman Loses at Home
NEW YORK, Sept- 20.'— Vice Presi
dent James S. Sherman, candidate of
the old guard for temporary chairman
of the republican state convention. wa3
defeated in his own assembly district,
the second of Oneida. county, and in his
own ward In the city of'Utlca at the
primaries today.
According to reports received at re
publican state headquarters, the old
guard forces carried the first and third
assembly districts of Oneida county and
will have the support of 14 democrats,
while the progressives will control
nine.
As the result of primaries held today
In Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany,
Troy and in other cities and counties
up state, Timothy L. Woodruff, chair
man of the republican state committee. '
tonight predicted Sherman's election as
temporary chairman of the state con
vention by a substantial majority..
Claim Declared Absurd
Lloyd. C. Griscom, president of the
New York county republican commit
tee, leader of the progressives,' to
night declared that Barnes' claim that
Sherman would have a majority of 53
in' the convention was absurd and ex
pressed confidence that Colonel Roose
velt, would be named. Griscom said:
"The action of the republican voter*
of Sherman's own district in repudiat-
Ing-him.at the polls will have a pro
found * effect on the party throughout
the. state of New York. President Taft's
letter to« me of August 20 fully ex
posed the misuse of his name and the
deceit by which Sherman's election by
the state committee on August 18 was
accomplished. The voters of his own
home have shown their disapproval and
voiced in a practical way the general
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