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VOLUME CIIL— NO. 80.
JUDGE BUCK
NAMED TO ACT
FOR HEBBARD
Incapacity of the Latter Prompts
Governor Gillett to Take
Action
San Mateo Jurist to Occupy
Place on Bench in San
Francisco
Will Preside While Regular Of
ficial Remains in Private
Sanatorium
The upper picture is of Judge
J. C B. Hebbard, who has been
declared incapacitated, and the
lower portrait is of Judge G.
IL Buck of San Mateo, who has
been assigned to the former's
court.
Summary "action' was ' taken yester>
day to v put an end to ' the disgrace
which the'^bench of San 1 "Francisco
has suffered by the frequent de
bauches 'of Judge J. . C. . 8. . H ebbard
when Governor Gillett assigned
Judge George H. Buck of San Mateo
to act pending Hebbard's incapacity.
Hebbard has of late been in a de
plorable condition, and . ? his *• friends
have placed him for the 'time being
in a private sanatorium. Cases have
accumulated in his department and
the progress of the court work in
the city has been seriously impeded.
The attention of Presiding Judge
George A- Sturtevant was called to
th« matter, and he at once wired Gov
ernor Gillett. The etate executive re
sponded at once by eelectlng Judge
Buck to take charge of Hebbard'g
court.
Hebbard has not been removed, for
under the constitution a superior Judge
can be ousted only by vote of the
legislature. It lies within the power
of the governor, however, to select one
judge to act in place of another In case
of Illness or Incapacity. The Incapacity
of Hebbard has been called officially to
Gillett's attention, and he took action
after he convinced himself that he had
the power to do so.
Hebbard's occasional attacks of alco
holism have been public knowledge" for
several years, but it was ' not
until recently that they became
so frequent a«^ to interfere . seri
ously "with the work of his court.
It was during the graft prosecutions
of last year, when Hebbard granted
a special writ to Abe Ruef, that pub
lic Indignation arose to a high pitch.
At that time . urgent demands were
made on the governor to call a special
session lor the purpose of removing
Hebbard from the bench. The bar as
sociation conducted a special investi
gation and Jts report stated that Heb
bard had repeatedly* been Intoxicated
while on duty. After this the Judge in
dulged mofei freely than ever.
Finally the point was reached where
the mind of the jurist became affected.'
He has absented himself from hIV desk
for weeks. When' the/Judges. made up
the" last grand jury, list no names were
submitted by Hebbard and official ' no
Con tinned on Page 2, 3iiddlc Col nxnn 2
The San Francisco Call.
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rln to rule you, get on the
register before April IS.:
Old registration has alt
expired— ryou must register
again before April IS or you
can't vote at the May
primaries..
Registration closes A pril
IS.
Last day on which reg-
istered voter can move to
another precinct and not
lose his primary; vote,
April 6.
Registrar's office in the
old city hall open from 9
a. m. to 5 p. m.
Register NOW, Republicans
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KJEARNY S9
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 190S
WEATHER CONDITIONS
VESTERDAT— PartIy cloudy; west wind;
maximum temperature, 37; minimum, 44.
; FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair; frcsU north
j W ina. P «g« 10
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EDITORIAL i;
Japanese masorrs ioproTe. \ V*K*i 6
HarrJm«B oat of hi« cl*w. P«Re ©
- Still the dark and bloody, ground. Page 6
Varitrn* critic* of the Barj-. Page 6
GRAFT
All day armament on Immunity contract briogs
prfllmlnaries in Ruet'u case nearly to a
clos«. P««« 3
CITY
Easagemeot of Mitt EUita Metcalfe and
William Falley is broken and conduct unbecom
ing engaged man ia alleged by bride's rel
atlTcs. Pa*e 1
Mr*. Delia- Mabony will sue farmer boodling
SnpcrTiwr Michael Ceffpy for <1,700 fhe Mid
wn leDt him to keep family alive. Paffe 1
Jndse Hebbard declared incapacitated for
performing his duties and Judge Buck of San
Mateo Is assigned to his court. Page 1
Antlmachlne republicans to present aolld front
t<> iaachine as reanlt of coming union of all
tions opposed to bo«»e». -"..'\u25a0 j. , " Patg« 2
Sketches' submitted. ib fleet poster contest to*
'pW.to use, but committee wIU pay the tvln
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Grand Jury Jlada J.'.Daliell-BrowTJ lnsplrtuaK
Inrlns | adTertlsing matter Usued by California
sate deposit and trust company. . " P*«:e 8
Policeman ehot by footpad- taken to hospital,
where, physicians cay he has fighting chance' of.
Ufe. ; . PageT
« Edward Barren estate company accuses Wood
ruff company of fraud. and files suit for ?300,v.v
damages." ' Page 10
Katlve Daughters to be. only women allowed
to march In the parade of welcome to".~ the
fleet. Page 2
Dr. Blue, chief of federal health service, -ires
more men for rat brigade. Pane IS
Foreign creditors of Gabriel Hines fall to
prevent the delivery of goods by collector of
port to tbe bankrupt establishment. Page IK
saloon robbed by darieg pair of white
ma'jk bandits., '; . .^ . .. Page 3
Jury unable to agree on" guilt, or ioDoeecce of
Hyde and Smith, who are accused of laqd swin
dling. ' ' Page 10
TOlmore street merchants to discharge .em
ployes whose homes are reported unsanitary by
health board. ... . - Page 13
SUBURBAN
Prohibitionist professor is chosen to clamp on
Hd.at Stanford nnivereity, where students prof
fer support in antidrinklng crusade. Page 1
. "Alameda BuperTlsorti seized with economy
•pasm when they- realize, district attorney Is
watching their every more. Page 4
Oakland v policeman shoots and captures night
highwayman a» thus prepares to pull revol
rer. \u25a0- -\u25a0' - .... Page 4
%. Conncilman C. P. Magagnos is called as wit
ness by prosecution to tell of alleged poker
game u> which be is said to have "taken a
hand." Page 5
Purify primaries as a step in overthrowing the.
machine is Fsxdee's* advice to Oakland Men*
league. ' * V' . Pajce 4
Police of Oaklaud find - letters . linking .: Mrs.
Martin to dynamite ; plots. . Pag* 2
Bey." E. E. Baker roused to anger by Dargie
cartoons calls them filthy creations of "yellow"
preca harpies. Page 4
COAST
Chester Bowell organize* Lincoln-Roosevelt
lea rue in Ventura and. say* Sao \u25a0 Francisco' will
next year' send '"lt* first decent delegation in'
legislature. " . Pag« 2
Six foot ledge ;«t .st'<>Oore starts wild stam
pede to Rawhide . camp,' where it was dis
covered by poor -prospector. ' : ' - Page 6
Banker Rickey given . preliminary . hearing on
charge' of embezziement. - • Page if
EASTERN ' :
Hearst repudiate* . agreement .to abide by
decision of Gompers ' in dispute with Boston
labor union. ' \u25a0 Page X
Senate confirms the nomination •of Lieutenant
Colonel Witherspoon * . to be "\u25a0 brigadier gen
eral. : Page 3
Legislative, . Judicial . and executive appropri
ation bill carrying $32,336,873 ia passed. by the
bouse. . Page 3
FOREIGN ' !
Russia suffers from ! war scare and believes
hostilities with Turkey are due to break out at
early date. . Page 10
SJPORTS
. Two ' heavily backed •; favorites, ' two \u25a0 third
choices and .two long shots are the winners ' at
Emeryville. ." : Page 0
\u25a0 Coiverslty of California students to tight ulti
matum of \u25a0 Pacific athletic association requiring
all amateurs to register. . Page 8
G. H. Kerne -predicts. -that Hildreth's colt
Code is In condition to win both of the coast
derby s. \ \u25a0, : Page ft
Jack Welch .is selr«ted : to referee , the battle
between Abe' A Well 'and Eddie Kelly. - Page 8
\u25a0" Danny Long T add*7 two .. more \u25a0 pitcher* to ' th«
Seals* staff for tbr coming season. * Page 8
Magazine, driven to ; the. last jounce,' wins the
feature race, at the Arcadia track; Page 0
LABOR
* Eight hoar day fight woo, > printer* ' plan ., to
levy tax on '\u25a0> wembens trz ' old age i pension
fnnd.;^g^H Page 7
MINING; ;
; r Leaders : among mining - stocks . in tbe various
dlstrictn, with the exception of - Daisy,
jinprice.; Page 16
! marine :\> ,;.;\u25a0. .-,;;«\u25a0
' i Standard oil t (ship. Daylight, passes . wrfeckage.
at ,'«*.'; that . inayitcll' of ! disaster \u25a0' to; »oni>?sail
iag' ve»B«L^7 .'l^^:^;.'^?;''" 1 ?
SIN FRAN^
MISS METCALFE
BREAKS FETTERS
CUPID WELDED
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William Falley's Conduct Given
as Cause for Ending En=
f gagement •
Promise to Wed Rescinded Al-
most at Steps of Altar by
Popular Belle
Wedding Scheduled for Early
Spring Called Off and So*
ciety Wonders
On the ground that his conduct
was not, in her opinion, just what
was to be expected from a man
about to be married, Miss Eldith
Metcalfe, daughter of Captain John
Metcalfe and one of the most promi
nent society belles in San Francisco,
yesterday severed her- engagement
to . William Falley, a - young and well
known real estate man of Mill Valley.
The rupture came on the eve of the
wedding, the young couple having
made arrangements to be married this
spring; and owing to the unusual
prominence of • the two families so
ciety is deprived of one of Its popular
events this season. The specific details
of the acts which'led to the disagree
ment and which made mock of erosial
inclinations were not forthcoming.
Neither Miss Metcalre nor Tier family
would enter into any prolonged con
versation as to what Falley did or did
not do: but it was emphatically pointed
out that there was something in his
conduct which • could not be' counte
nanced. ,
ADMITS BROKEX ENGAGEMENT
"Is it tru<»- that you have, broken off,
your engagement with .William Fal
ley.r*. Jliss Metcalfe was asked. : -,
. "I am sorry/, to. admit it, but. it* lt) a
fact." was the reply^'^'" > '^*">r' '" .";.'•'
"Have you any objections' to giving
the reasons of .this." disagreement!"'';, i .
"I object to discussing Mr. Falley or
his acts," said Miss Metcalfe. "I have
broken off the engagement for good
reasons.":
The reasons for Miss Metcalfe's step
were given by George North, her half
brother and a. member of the Metcalfe.
household. . . \u25a0 '- ; . '•;\u25a0 : • - •
HIS ACTS ALLEGED CXVHK~J. * ;
"Miss Metcalfe's 'reasons," - said he.
"were qulte'satisfactory to the members
of her , family. She did not j consider
Mr. Falley's actions quite what was to
be expected from a man, about to : bie
married, and, because of " them, she
.broke off the engagement." • ;
The engagement -of Falley. and; Miss
Metcalfe was announced last September.'
and of late Falley has been negotiating
for a home In . Mill Valley. Not the
slightest inkling of any i trouble be
tween the two was thought of/ the
match-being generally, regarded as one
of the most successful bits; of Cupid's
recent handiwork.' ' \u25a0; . ' \u25a0 '
Miss Metcalfe lives with. her. parents
at their handsome home, 1 . 23, Presidio
avenue; and being an ; unusually ( pretty
and .vivacious girl has been immensely,
popular at the Shorb White, dances and
at the skating rink. lives' with
his "mother in Mill Valley, and: is as
popular jri his sot. as his former fiancee
is in hers. <\u25a0 .i v /; . ':_\u25a0 .Al ", *;
MRS; THAW DINES WXH i
BANKRUPT FINANCIER
Beautiful Evelyn Nesbit Creates
Sensation by Public Ap
pearance in Cafe ; > ,
StECIAL • DISPATCH tTO THE . CALL
NEW YORK," Feb. 17.— E. R. Thomas,
the bankrupt ; financier Owho furnished
twfdence^ against C. W. ; Morse, as^
tonished diners in the Cafe Boulevard
tonight. when he escorted; Evelyn Thaw
there and . dined . with > her. ! , '
The couple sat at.: a small .' table : in
the • restaurant. : both of them being
desirous .evidently or avoiding notice.
They : were recognized,\ however, * and
soon every. one in, the. place knew they
wereithere; - ' ->-'.. v *' 4 - : ''. / .V.>;J.' :^-*^-;
For two hours Thomas had ' to Jeayo
the wife of Harry Thaw; -while he
went into a side" -^ room , and , looked
through a pile of . documents which ;a'
man who. . It was • said • was \u25a0• one of^hls
lawyers?-, had bfoughf'him.. : , While
Thomas discussed his affairs with'; the
lawyers Evelyn Thaw sat .alone 'ait*! the
table," visibly ; embarrassed. :' ' : :
TAFX AT NEW^-HAVEN
Chief 'Guest, "and . Speaker at tin-
coin : Day ' Banquet
.NEW; HAVEN/
retary: : c wiilia'm*.H. ,Taft. was;;thojf chief
guest "and" speaker at the; Lincoln r day,
banquet -of the Young. Men's t republi
cart: club ; tonight.' \ No hall ;In "the city
was ample enough to hold, the ; persons
who. weeks : ago; applied '1 torp tickets;
The. table tonighti-was niled, ' while
several hundred fpersons '* sat*' in • the •
galleries, -. * j«'l
CLARK CHOSEN
TO CLAMP ON
STANFORD LID
Man AVho Made Mayfieid Dry to
' Repeat i^rformance at :
University
Prohibitionist Now Heads the
Committee^ on Control of
Student Body
Campaign Is Started by Exami*
nation of Man Who Ref
fuses to Talk
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb.
17.— Professor Arthur B. Clark, who
forced Mayfieid; ."dry" and was
elected mayor of that town on the
prohibition I ticket, is . slated to repeat
the performance at . Stanford univer
sity.. At a special meeting of the ad
visory board of the . Stanford faculty
held this afternoon President David
Starr Jordan presented s the personnel
of the new, committee on student con
trol, and it was passed without ob
jection. .
Professor Clark, together with Dr.
R. E. Swain of; the chemistry depart
ment; Professor Arthur M. Cathcart
of ,the ; law department. Professor
George, C. : Price of- the -zoology de
partment and Professor . Albert C.
Whltaker will shape the destinies of
control as outlined by,, the trustees of
the university at their, recent meeting.
: .This committee has been given full
power by President Jordan .to, carry out
the;, new. law laid down _by. the trus
tees and it is, generally believed that
such' will be' th<s course followed. This
impression was "'strengthened: when it
became known that the n^. commit
tee had put one of *\u25a0 the \u25a0 students
through an examination ; yesterday' in
an attempt to 'niak^/hinvdivulge. the
names of pome of /t'jc students who,
it "was. ; thought.. ''haO'» been 'Intoxicated.
\ STL'DEXT-^IS* SILENT *'-\u0084'. '„, . : \u25a0-'•'•",;"
; I TJic ] student , ref used.to ; give any I in
formation ( and the j matter, was d rbpped,
I but.it. was consldered;asufficlenti indl-.
| cation of the policy the' new corrimit
' tee. -intended." to', pursue. '/Professor
Clark will, not, however,-, 'discuss ; the
question^ nor •will >his' associates Ton the.
committee^' .President; Jordan -takes th«
stand < that- the 'subject' has. .been well
reviewed and •• all : has ''been said that
is necessary arid* ; . the'! committee will be
able, to speak for ; itself. \u0084.\u25a0\u25a0 . -i. ;.
\ The general : belief among: the \u25a0 stu.
dents Is . that the faculty " has a highly,
exaggerated Idea as to .the. extent, of
drinking; among: the «.' undergraduates
and that ; th«y will .discover ' this to be
the' fact .when a rigid investigation, is
begun.;- '\u25a0\u25a0'.':'., \u25a0\u25a0'. .-. .• . .'-,! ; .-,'. "!"\
HAVE STUDENTS' COXFIDBNCE
\u25a0 The new members of -the -committee
have ' the' confidence : of the stu'dentsj for
the greater part. 1 r^The chairman 'is^well.
known"- to * be l a v strong% prohibitionist
and has been before the students', atv
tention.-- bn / numerous occasions -bV
cause: of:, his "connection , with
in" Mayfieid. ;. Dr!.. Swain is one sof 'j. the
best* known professors of \u25a0 the chemis
try department^ and *\u25a0^has the reputa-_
tion :for i popularity - - among underV
graduates. Professors Cathcart,- Price
and Whltaker - are known 1 , widely by
reputation.., . -; :5': 5 ' ~' f \u25a0•\u25a0''. ,/ :
\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0Th' 4 new' committee ."not ; only has
the unanimous .sanction of, the faculty
as represented; by' the advisory \u25a0com
mittee, but backing-rof the civic league
as" well:"3 Dr. R. JL.^ -Wilbur, ' president
of /this organization,; believes that^the
enforcing .'.'of '.the.' trustees- ruling, by
the , committee \u25a0 along strong, but broad
minded lines s will result in the allevia
tjbn ,ol : any existing) trouble. • . c . ;
CIVIC LEAGUE KEEPsItAB "
•;7.~ •-,:'''---• i '\u25a0?\u25a0\u25a0-'. '\u25a0\u25a0<: '•*.\u25a0':>'' ( hi->T- ;\u25a0• : \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•'.
The ; part .the civic league has . had
in; the • affair .'; has been simply., to'; keep
tab on* the" outbursts of the : students.'
It;,is: believed -'that .in this capacity
the organization!. will: aid, the new com
mittee. The; first meeting -of -the -"new
committee will' probably : J- be '-'heiilVto^
morrow^ arid > it-is iantlcjpatedVat^this
time . the ; students-;- will ?'- receiver an
inkling as Jto ' how. the new system '^of
cbntfol\will bY carried' out! ."; : ',^ "" .
v Editor : Harold Fitch,.lnj the columns
of the : Daily % Palo/Al to^ expresses fthe
opinion, of ', the^ majority V of f the Vu'nder
graduates that . the \ faculty lias ; an • ex
aggerated • idea -of s the -actual, state of
affairs. •. The editorial 'In; part
• "In . " regard \u25a0 to_ the \ resolution <: that has
been.! adopted " by., the "academic,' council
announcing, the policy/of the new 'com?
mlttee,^ there ; is^: reason; for i some com-'
ment.* -Although there 'may be; cause.
in.certalrifcasea i ;for?stfingent rules^in
regard i"; to^-drinking^^C u P?.p|^h? ! ;Vampu6,
I t^jwoui d "appear. 5 that many" in em her s'^of
,the i f acuity'j have f taken' a/* position . that
is mot-'eptirely 'logical.- 1 ' f
', EXAGGERATED I , ;-.-;.' -,
f j/i "The l in frequent* an d exception al peases
\u25a0^a^tbwn'^^l^r^M^t^p^Vfoi^p^
thisVattitude
Zhiti has ' made if • that ; there ; is
a^sltuation much more serious and dis-'
'graceful 1 than \u25a0.\u25a0actually, exists. '
; ; , ,tft algoj'affords^opportunitles \u25a0 for the
|cV^C««tliine€lJ«tt Page 3,-ColumMji
\: Mrs. Delia ; .CK r Mahony, who claims, $1700 from former*
boodling Supervisor Michael? Coffey, and the man _ she will
'seek to prove an -ingrate in her suit to;be filed, today. ; ," ,
Hearst Breaks Word to
Boston Labor Union
Repudiates Agreement Made 'to
'\u25a0; A bide by Decision of Gonu
pers in Dispute
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SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
BOSTON, Feb. 17.— Tlio chasm -'be
tween Hearst's Boston paper ; and \u25a0 the
central labor, union; of Boston Is widen
ing. * The trouble started a few weeks
ago _ when; the . newsboys' union " boy
cotted the" Hearst publication on ac
count, of a raise in the wholesale, price
to the newsies. * The boys were backed
In their struggle by the. central -labor
union, which 1 papsed a ' resolution \u25a0in
dorsing the action, taken by the news
boys';.union.;,;!Vy'.,. ;.';_£' > '..'•V; '. .... ~ r .
.'Two : weeka^ago'- representatives \ of
Hearst's/newspaper, the Boston central
labor, union and '• the newsboys" union
had a conference in, ."Washington, with
President' Gonipersrof - the . /American
federation ?of labor!. • At the , conclusion
of .this- conference. President/ Gornpers
wired; the- central ; • labor * union that
Hearst's 'representatives had agreed
that if the Boston central labor' union
would . rescind its. action .'"'jth; regard
to, the paper and its contest with the
boys, the publisher would refer;the dis
puteto Gompers for arbitration.
. : President" Gompers advised -that this
be * done, " and - it \u25a0 was yes
terday, that this action was taken : on
the f following day. -Hearst' repudiated
the proposition.- ,-.'\u2666„;'\u25a0 .; /* *.'/.-\u25a0>'
; Hearst said he would' not agree to';the
arrangement!. Accordingly^ the previous
action \of the " centralT labor .union waa_
afflrmVd. by, a vote' of 20S to* ,10! and
Hearsfs: [ publication : ' was" .'severely
criticised. %; . ... . . .
PHELAN'S CHAUFFEUR !
\u25a0>;, v!S FIN ED IFOR
Ex- Mayor. SaysiVidlatidn "of Law
Was -Due 'to 'Machine Being
; V VOut'of Order*
OAKLAND,^ Feb. " 17.— X: C. Wilson
chauffeur for/ former Jlayor James; D.'
Ph'elan of San '' Francisco, ..appeared In'
the police court this -morning and paid
a fine of $10; for* violation of the' speed
law last Saturday, afternoon, when
Phelan,- accompanied . by.;a male rela
tive \ whose .name 'the -\u25a0 police .' failed : to
obtain^ were .on theiriway ; to a- recep
tion '; Berkeley. : Tl)e "was
stopped :« at .Thirty-fourth - street h and
San "Pabio:, avenue ibylPolicemen J.F.
Flynn,' Keefe^and'Dufton/ . .' - " -Jf
:c:: c : The Vx-mayor! was . informed that .the
police "•; timers"^ found'jh'e : was in .viola--'
tlon'Jof ; ;theV speed law \u25a0; and:. that i the
requisite' tail : was>sso. ; An offer 'wai
rhade'ito " communicate > with* : a l> ;poli*c«>
Judge; and Vecura': the •release of _Phe-"
lah's \u25a0drlver-Qn'' hlsi own, recognizance
but 'Phelan ; refused to allow ithis,-;say
i'nW^th'atVtr^he^was'.ln ;ylolation of the
law fc i he \woiild • submit to theY penalty.
The yparty^.then' produced'- sso,^ and " in
faisingj the 'full . amount •.Phelan;wa?
compelled^to/cc-ntribute new ."'St.',Gau^
dens Ts2Q*and\l 10; •plejo'es. ."which : he rre;
questedtthV policei-to., hold; apart , for
himVso^ -that"' he^ might^'exchange; other
equivalent^coins \ for the _twd souvenirs \
This ,-was "'agreed to, and" today. \whei»'.
v WUson V appeared '\u25a0 In court," heTwas !Ve
tur^duthe'isouvenlr coins,. of /^Phelan's
asMieVll las 4 $10 \in the 'old style .{coins;
the^s4d"Defng7tl^-balancefof-the < i ban
money^ after - "the ' "fine 4had ' been \u25a0 *de-:
ducted; 'V.-;":.'-^j_j^'^,'.li-;i: "S'j :',,!* "'?',-( - s
?;;' Phelan^af ter • the /reception in ; Berke
ley.'j called, at/ the». police-station •= and
told - the ! . offlcers Uhat -he "was : traveling
at : so" great : a' 1 rate of speed i because*; his;
-' automobile* f, was "^out . of v ' order.'^j and -- to'
: have slackened :>^ speed:! would "'have,
stopped the , engines " al toge ther ; ; ': Phe
\u25a0lanjdid notj appear In .the jiollce court,'
jt^UW^^y llßoSsTsi^^i auff c v r ,'• whoso
:'•".'-
•'"Gasey" is talking again. The, inimitable
character \u25a0\u25a0 who airs his opinions at ' uiter
-vals^discusseS; the. proposed beautification
pf^wlcet^street ; next Sunday in
Call
Fisk Reappoin ted and
Given Clean Bill
Complete: Exoneration Is Con*
y'^iained in Inspector's Report
; / and Senate Acts
STECLU. DISPATCH TO THE CALL
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.— The senate
today, on "motion of the California, sen
ators, .confirmed the nomination of Ar
thur *G. Fisk , to . be \u25a0 postmaster" at San
Francisco. This action was taken im
mediately after the receipt by the post
office department of a report from Joe
Johnson, • inspector* in charge . at San
Francisco,. completely » exonerating
Postmaster Fisk of the charges brought
against him. : .- . .
j/The exoneration was 'fully expected
by. the postmaster general and the Cali
fornia senators., and they lost no time
in making Fisk secure in his office. As
Fisk has. been In office # all the time.. he
had ho difficulty in drawinghis salary
pending confirmation, and it was only
a question of time, according to the
program , outlined zby First Assistant
Postmaster^ General . Hitchcock and the
senator. when Fisk would win. out.-- - i
• Hayes -and Kahn, - who • had opposed
Flsk,'abandoned "their flght against him
some weeks.', ago. . The . rumor ; is cur
rent that Fisk intends to resign soon
and '\u25a0 make \u25a0a ] fight against Hayes " for
election to congress from the fifth
congressional district, f •-,-. l'[
; Fisk wanted confirmation, so as to
keep. his record'clean, but. according to
his friends , here he aspires to- greater
things than the San Francisco - post
office. The . fight against Hayes - for
congresses said' to. have been inspired
by\ Perkins, who wants r.Hayes •to \u25a0be
come involved ' in a contest for' his seat
in". the house ; and thus be^dlvefted from
making.a. fight for Perkins* place' in the
senate.- \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.;\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ? . ;•; • ' '.!.'
CIUCUS3IAN DIES
• . : NEW YORK, Fe^. i 17.-fWilltara ' Sells,
aged' : 4s,' s<yn',ot^ohe]ot the three:broth
ers, who \u25a0'organized, the famous Sells
Brothers -circus* combination^ ; died of
gastritis ;today.;* He: had'^been -ill.'.for
several weeks,*. but -.was^ believed , to be
on the Yoad to '. recovery. ; Early today
he' had ' a -\u25a0 sudden change ' for the* worse.
William 'Sells was ; an" adopted son of
Alien Sellsl". He,, was. r known as; the
premier, bareback ; ridjir ,, of ? the '•\u25a0 world
and was himßelf ;a "circus • proprietor.: '
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CALL LOAN
TO COFFEY
Base Ingratitude Alleged on Part
of Boodle Supervisor by
Mrs. Mahony
Money Furnished Politician for
Rent, Funeral and Other
Expenses Unpaid
Woman Who Kept Wolf From
His Family's Door Asks
Return of $1,700
Pathetic Appeals for Help, She
Says, Led Her to Aid Man
She Terms Ingrate
A suit will be filed today
by Mrs. Delia G. Mahony,
widow of the late Senator
Jeremiah H. Mahony, against
Michael Coffey, a former
boodle supervisor, in which
there will be brought to light
a story of ingratitude of the
worst kind, together with" an
illustration of the manner in
which wires are pulled in the
political under world. Ac
cording to Mrs. Mahony 's
statements regarding the
proceedings, -the secret epi
sode, and incidents m, the political
life of various politicians will be
made. public and some interesting
facts revealed regarding their tac
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tics. "
. ; The action is to recover. $1,700
from Coffey, which Mrs. Mahony
declares she lent him . on various;
occasions. She said she made re
peated efforts to recover the
amount without . success, until,
finding Coffey utterly unrespons
ive to her requests; she was
forced to. put the matter- into the
hands of her attorney, A. H. Ricfc-
ASKS TITHE OP. BOODLE
t "My claim against Coffey is for^soraw
thing "like $1,700." said she, "and ~I
think he can afford to repay me.
as the newspapers say he got at least
$17,000 as hla share _of the boodle white
he was a member_of the board of su
pervisors." said Mrs. ilahony in, speak
ing of the suit.
", "If Coffey knew the meaning of tho
word gratitude he » would never have
waited for me to sue him. for I let him
have this money 'to support himself : land
his family when they ware in need o£
help, and -when -no other person on,
earth would aid them. \u25a0 But he shows
no disposition to 'meet .ni3 obligation,
and so - I » have asked my attorney; A.
Hv * RickettV, to sue* him.
! "Mjr acquaintance with Coffey began
when '>^ J^n^or^t^e- awemb^at -the
.time -my husband was elected to ;,tho
senate. ; After, that he was .known 'a*
one of Senator Mahonyfs men.; Thiflrat
money I let him. have lwm r to..pay't^a
rent of his house, -to - save hi 3 family
from being turned out on the street.
He told .me thY sheriff was at his 'door,
ready to put them onthe sidewalk, and
I let him 1 have $35 to keep a roof above
them.' He*neyer.'paid-'that. and I never
asked for it. but I do think he ought to
return thVottier sums that I have given
him from time to time.
FAIIEDJO PAYBILL < .
' "Af teiyny husband's death Coffey was
out" of 2 work for- two ' jreirs. and w.->en
his mother tn^law, Mrs. Dcvi n, died he
came to m* with ; a tale of woe. aad I