"ALLURING GIRL OF ' v
THE SUMMER TIME"
POINTERS V FOR HER A.\"D POINTERS
ABOUT HER. DOXT MISS THEM L\;
THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CVIIL— XO/42;
CAPPS RESIGNS
AS CHIEF OF
NAVAL BUREAU
Difference of Opinion Between
Admiral and Secretary
Causes Resignation
Meyer Allows Officer to Go
"For Best Interest of the
Naval Service"
Head of Construction Depart*
ment to Be Assigned to
Other Duties
WASHINGTON. July 11.—Wash
ington Lee Capps, captain In
the regular navy establish
ment, and rear admiral by virtue of the
• fact that for nearly seven years he lias
been head of the bureau of construe
' tion and repair, today tendered his
resignation as chief constructor to take
effect October 1. It has been accepted.
'Xeither Secretary Meyer nor Rear
Admiral Capps tonight would discuss
the admiral's sudden determination to
retire from the service. Capps, before
i congressional court last winter, bit
:erly opposed the plans of Meyer for a
reorganization of the navy department.
In a formal statement issued tonight
by the navy department, the situation,
growing; out of the difference of opin
.on between the secretary and the chief
of the bureau of construction and re
pair, was set forth as follows:
This action on the part of Chief '
Constructor Capps was prompted
by the fact that he does not find
himself, as stated in his applica
tion, in entire accord with certain
details of the reorganization policy
of the president and Mr. Meyer.
Under those circumstances Mr.
Meyer deemed it for the best in
terests of the naval service to rec
ommend that Mr. Capps* resignation
be accepted and that he » then be
transferred to other duties.
Capps, it is said, will be assigned
appropriate duty in accordance with his
rank and experience.
The chief constructor will have com
pleted, on October I, 30 years of service
in the navy fnd thus be entitled to re.
tirement with the rank of rear ad
miral. In the meantime he will prob r
ably be sent on a tour of inspection to
the west coast or to the Philippines to
complete the record of Inspection work
which he previously has done in that,
direction.
HEAT IS FATAL IN
EAST; COOL HERE
Twelve Die in New York During
; Day and .23 Deaths Are
Week's Toil
Whtl« (be fßtenme heat In cast,
crn cities we* KlajJncr scores of
persons ycMrrday. San Francts
rans were rnmfortable, for a
breexe tempered to dr Hoi nun cool
»«» by a liarh't nea fog swept the
dtj-. The local temperature was
60 decrees.
v. . NEW CORK, July 11.— The blanket
.'of steam in which the city has par
: ..boiled for the last week lifted for a
•;-.^ew hours this afternoon under the
i.'-f/p-re-ssure of faint breezes from the sea,
;.- -biit the flight drop in the thermometer
.\u25a0 .was not sufficient to affect the'con
tinuing- drain on lowered vitality and
/there were more deaths than yesterday
.;:-rr-.12 against 10 — and a longer string
'\u25a0' \u25a0'\u25a0 Of -.prostrations.
.••\u25a0..\u25a0 The maximum official temperature
-• xeas S9 today, against 82 yesterday.
jt&? thP we * >k endln » yesterday the
>!T^s*«h department today grave out a
.; .total of 23 deaths, against 7 for the '
corresponding week last year.
;:.; Four deaths from the heat were re
;\u25a0 ported by the Brooklyn hospitals to
.:; <3ay, bringing the death roll, as a result
.:.\of the torrid wave, up to 17 in the
• greater city for the last 36 hours.
\Six Prostrations Ensue
.;=. BOSTON. July 11.— Six prostrations
••"\u25a0 "from heat r.i Boston and vicinity early
/In the day were reported toy the police
f»nd hospitals. At 2 o'clock this after
. noon .the thermometer on top of the
..Federal building registered 92 degrees.
-The street Instruments showed a ter
n'". perature of 95 and 96.
.Breeze Brings Relief
.'-. PHILADELPHIA. July 11.— A breeze
tro mthe north brought" relief to the
.-.\u25a0 sufferers from the extreme heat here
•• tonight. Eight deaths were reported
• as due to the heat.
-.. ' The maximum temperature today
\u25a0was 81.
•Two More Victims
•. CHICAGO. July 11.— Two more deaths
Swere added today, to the list of heat
fatalities here. Edward H. Hovey. pres-~
- Ident of a furnace company, was strictf
.en Sunday and died today, and George
.•SchelL a laborer, also died from heat
prostration.
Hot Wave in Seattle
" SEATTLE. July 11.— The temperature
at 3 o'clock this afternoon was 83 arid
rising, with a likelihood of going higher
than the maximum of S6. The record
for the office is 86.
MISS SEARS TO WED
WON BY SPORTSMAN
J Afiss Eleanor Sears,, who .is said , to :be A engaged. to Cleveland; millionaire. \
MILLIONAIRE IS
REPORTED FIANCE
Athletic Girl Said to Be .Engaged
tor Paul •Rainey, the "Great
American Spender".
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Special Dispatch to The Call] V
BOSTON', Mass., 'July 11.— It . is. re
ported .here < that Eleanor Sears, the
\u25a0widely known society girl' and'athlete
of Boston, who" not long ago attempted
to walk from : Burllngame,' Cal.," to Del
Monte, is engaged to Paul J. .Rainey,
the. noted Cleveland^millionaire sports
man.. Rainey recently sailed: for the
arctic : regions on the; ship Boethic with
Harry? Whitney, ; Captain' Bartlett. and
others for a hunting and exploring trip.'
Rainey is known as the "great Ame
rican spender", from the prodigal way. he
distributes the ; .ineome" of his fortune,
which is said to total ?30,000,000i" He is
•said to have an *inc6me;' o f
yearly and J to. have spent $1,000,000 last
year. ; ?^; \u25a0;* ' .. ; ,\ \u25a0- ; : ; : , * "\u25a0 » \u25a0
Miss ' Sears .is ( known as a '.daring
horsewoman, swimmer, walker and ten
nis champion, . and; expert'aiitoist, , with
a penchant'for speeding. : ' She once tried
to play pony, 'polo" in 'trousers, riding
astride, but this was too ;much' for -the
male players. \u25a0 Jler engagement[to"Rai
ney is said to have'been made the day,
he sailedfor the Arctic. .
BREAKS COI^VERSATiaN :
BY ATTEMPTING 'SUICIDE
Friend Cut in" Struggle With
Despondent Man" '
. VALLEJO, July 11.— "I'll -.end -my
troubles," said Abraham Gorh'am'. to- bis
friend ; Fred -Bensen 'while - the' two were
conversing here' toni ghC ; \u25a0;\u25a0 "7 i rj}' :
Then Gorliam pulled'a knife frohijhls
pockety and~ cut . a'gash; six inches long
in his neck. \ The blade narrowly, missed
the, windpipe. t . . ' : V v---"-?
Ben6en" struggled with his; friend- and
was cut when he attempted? 'tbl t'ak'e ;the
knife: away from .the despondent man.
. : Physician's '-att«h"dihs^Gorh~ara^say« He'
has a;chance;'for.'recovery..;^TheTcause .
of his^act*is*not-*l£Down,-^ ; ,° ,: ; ]
The San Francisco Call.
YOUTH KILLED IN
FALL FROM TREE
Leonard L. : Usher, -Son Napa
Businessman; Meets Death
in Yosemite Valley
YOSEMITE, " July ;. 11.— Leonard L.
Lisher of Napa fell 75^ feet, fronya tree
in Yosemite-valley itoday, and: received
injuries .which;": caused'; llls' death"; two
hours. later,'*' in" the "UhitedJ! States :army
hospital. ' .' : 'j/j ; .'^ . : -.,-.
" \^sher/;,whose^fat.her*isjat-the^head
of a furniture company 'in , Napa,, was
camping in . the,_ valley, .with ; another
young man -from; the same place, named
Carter. As "the result'; of jan Vargrument
between, them as •,t6_which.*couid climb
highest,' ' young. LJsher r ascended .to a'
height.'of at least- 75 ,feet^ when' he lost
his hold. and. dropped to the ,- ground.
-The army ambulance was Immediately
rushed ; to ; the ;scene, ;'• but f Llsher A was
;injiired .'/. internally"; and •'expired: soon
after reaching" the'hospUal. •': • * '.- \- .; '
Two Hurt jn^StageJWreck ;
; YOSEMITE.v JuIy Ul^— Only, two', per
sons were 'injured of sthe; 11 -passengers
.who .. occupied,? the > f our.. "horse *^ ata.ee
coach- that /toppled Vover.r, a % 100 .foot
;cliff> intoV the VMerced * river 'yesterday/
They are:. .:\u25a0, ; \u25a0 : \ \: ';:i'.- ;:.:.•-:. \u25a0/,\u25a0\u25a0, ..\u25a0"•
f Mrs. '.John ; "UlmVof \u25a0 Cincinnati,-* 0 .
'slight | scalp : wound- 'and > minor", bruises.
; J.- A} \u25a0 Weeks '; of . 0.,'
suffering- from- severe.' nervous shock. •\u25a0'
Oakland, O Cal.*^ Both >ot;i the v injured
tourists; are r ; at: the -hotel; in 'yEV> Portal
wl th - a physician- in \ attendance^ ~ :r •' -
' It' was ; reported? from* El /Portal: this
afternoon- that the *• two-, -.women' were
more;-;-. seriously rinjured '"'thani* was
thought*at. : flrst. ; ; - '£{:?'-':\u25a0. *'V- .".'-"'*..
FAMILY ILLAS-RESULT V :
; OF ICE CREAM -PEAST
•Ptomaine poison (Attacks /Five
'[Special Dispatch to ThelCall]- \ ' L .
X,>ißßlDiA"N^fJulyl ? ill^"ame'sY^ith
"andffour; members
• from;-: eating ice-cream r.-last. "night.
&*9Tp e '°- aged ; 8 ;'; an d ; Elsje, fa K «d * 4 . 1 are
. in .^ aj'critfcal condition 'from « ptomaine
poJsoning;:: r ThV»famiry-'wa^'eelebfatihg
the?second'; ; weddirigr>!ahhlversaryVbf 'a
S^^eMncispo^^^
FAIR DIVORCEE
TAKES ANOTHER
MARITAL LEAP
Former WifeVof Frank J. Gould
/Becomes Bride of Sugar
Magnate's Nephew
Marriage Nullifies Pact Made
Over Custody of the Two
, Gould Children
Condition That Neither Remarry
Has Been, Violated by
Both Parties
NEW YORK,; July 11.— Mrs. Helen
Kelly Gould and .'\ Ralph Hill
Thomas, Hephew of Washington
Thomas, president of. the*' American
sugar ; refining: company, were married;
today :in Mrs. Gould's apartments in
Park avenue by the. Rev. Dr. Webster
of the Brick .Presbyterian -'"church.-
Joseph Thomas, • brother of the bride
groom,- acted' as best jj man, and the
bride -was : given away by her: mother,
Mrs. Edmund. Kejly. • . '
The .wedding; party was confined to
the immediate . friends of the couple.
According- to the present phiris, Air. and
Mrs. .Thomas^ will-, sail for Europe to
morrow. : '
Detectives Watch House
The presence, of A . the two Frank J.
Gould. children, little Helen Margaret
and; Dorothy,/ at arid '\u25a0 the
fact'that nine detectives, who admitted
that _they were in the. ; pay of Frank
Gould, watched the house gave rise to a
report that ; Gould ; had issued instruc
tions not to let the children accompany
the newly wedded-couple abroad.
'.'.':\u25a0 ?" ner . e \u25a0 was a great scurry of the de
tectives "shortly , after the wedding
.when the :two .children,-. Helen Margaret
and! Dorothy , : the housed They were
taken ;\u25a0 to ,the^ summer ; home of Miss
Helen Mills Gould at. Irvington on the
Hudson, : to» whose custody, "it . is said,
they have been entrusted by agreement
of the parents. The" fact that the chil
dren .were transferred from ; one "auto
mobi4e •/to s another "during 5 the '• " trip
caused ' cbnsiderable^excitemeriti ' but
they" wereTsaf e r at Mis^ I Gould's resli
dence tonight. . :\u25a0>,?' :
With a String
'Under the i 'divorce decree granted !tne
former Mrs. Gould; she was given cus
tody of .the children -for. the, greater
part of •: the time on condition that she
should not remarry. Neither < parent/
however, "waslto -take them' more than
100 miles ( from -New York without the
other's consent. •• ; --'.'\ ". \u25ba •
* In * event of the- mother's marriage
again, .Frank-.Gbuld was -to" have his
children^;the -major part' of the time.
He, too, recently married,^however, and
is now in Europe and a new agreement
wiir have to be drawn up. * ;
.- Thomas* present toithe bride was re
cently reported to be a plat" of ground
valued at $50,000, adjoining Mrs. Goulds
bungalow -at Sands point,. I*. 1., together
with a handsome diamond bracelet.:
CHAUTAUQUA HAS
EMINENT SPEAKERS
Bishop Hughes Heads List ;oi
Lecturers at Summer Ses=
siorf in the Yosemite
[Special Dispatch to The Call] "f
: YOSEMITB",- July 11.— Amid the beau
tiful .waterfalls; and towering hills- of
Yosemite valley, the'Yoserhite'Chautau
qua forum Js. holding a 10 day meeting',
one of -the most' successful and. largely
attended in the history -of the organ
ization. '\u25a0 T >v ' .
.Bishop". Edwin Hugrhes^ \u25a0 Dr. E. R.
Dille, ,H.J. McCoy- and. Judge Frank tH.
Shorty have- all; contributed to, making:
this session of the ! Chautauquans* lec
ture features a success. >
VMisg'jMorrell of Stockton has aided
largely, in "the: success? of the 'musical
program '\u25a0 by) her '.violin ; numbers.
Professor; Smith 'of Stanford | is also
delivering fa i series ; of : special 1 ' lectures
on ; the formation Vof-.i the
SI erras. , ' ; Such -lofty : peaks as j Cloud's
rest,': Eagle's ;> peak, : Glacier . point-"and
Sentinel ' dome are his favorite ,-rps
.trums."':'- V .-• \u25a0-. .v':-^- :-',\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 : ;' -',"\u25a0'.;
MONITOR^CHEYENNE IS
UNDER COMMISSION
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New 6 i I Burn er Ready . to Leave
V \u25a0\u25a0':'-\u25a0'\u25a0 '-'\u25a0'.'\u25a0 r ~: Mare Island ''.'\u25a0" -
July-1L— The : oil-
. burning .~ Cheyenne ; was/co m-[
missioned', at ;thefMare Island navy7 yard
today.' ViLJeutehanty Charles i ; ,T. :\u25a0; Owens",
who; i« .-.'temporarily^ detached | from the
crulser^West'.yirginia^ is in command of
the :i new*, boat.; ' He'lis ".under \u25a0 orders- to
salltf of] Seattle Ton? July^23.':i ;
i;.TherelHhe;? monitor Jwtll -be turned
over ; to .the : naVal>reserve of the ; state
of VWashlngtonVu Owens v and ' the -skel
eton 'crew ; will;' then' 5 return to * Mare
Island. ' ' /- /- - \u25a0 .\u25a0.'^' -^ "*,
;- '"It jis^expected . that:: a .delegation j, of
the ffj-WashingtonS? >} aval .\reserve ;3,wi1l
com e'Vtoj Mare t Island|to >) makei the ?trlp
up(thejfcqast^lnithe¥new;boatv"'
CONViCT]EDs OF ; MuiUJEa-^A ' >erdict -of mur
|ig der.^ In ;\u25a0> th« t second 9 degree „ wa» i returned ; by *• a
/.Jury in Jodjce; Lawlor's: court- at" 9 .o'clock s.iast
.' nlpht ?in r the :] case '\u25a0'\u25a0 of \u25a0;• Charles ; p/i- Hnddleson,'
i 1i 1 itvho - : stabbed A and" ' f atalljr : wounded '- Charles V L
" \u25a0 Coburn.l a "- fellow ,! home t painter,- with a cblael.'
MRS. GOULD A BRIDE
MARRIES SUGAR HEIR
Mrs. Ralph Hill Thomasryoho Toas Mrs. Helen Kelly \ Could.
BOARD PUTS LID ON
SALOON LICENSES
No New Permits Will Be Granted
for Some Time, Announces
• Police Commission
There .will. be no new saloon licenses
issued' in "San -Francisco for some time
to r come, according- to • ari'edJct- issued
by the polic.ercommissionerB?at; their,
session ; 1 as t } nigh L -? The aiih ouncemen t
was made at the opening ' of the \ meet
ing, , and several •' applications} .which
would- have been filed "were" withdrawri.
v "We will consider" no new applica
tions for- saloon licenses.: after 'this
evening's /session'," said President
O'Conriell. • "Applications for changes
in -ownership - and '.- for' permission to
move to other locations will be con
sidered, ; but tlie clerks : will \u25a0 be given
instructions to receive: no new applica
tions." v . \u25a0 ,
-O'Connell explained itlxe^ action of the
board later, saying that there were al
ready a. sufficient number of saloons,
as is indicated by tbV large. number of
saloonmen who: have; failed to secure
renewals of their permits or who have
failed in business. Until- the bpard is
convinced that "there is absolute need
for more saloons the order will remain
in -effect. The new rule ; practically
went into effect during <the meeting
of the board when. several applications
for permission to' file new. applications,
in- cases where: a"^ license had 'already
been*- denied? were :refused.
'< For about the tenth time the resi
dents in the vicinity, of Cortland avenue
and Gates streetVappeared 'k the
commission- to \ protest against the
granting of: a saloon license., in -that
locality. The applicant was .Prank
Prieur.v- The .' application was taken
under advisement. \u25a0 Rowley & Keller,
Cortland 'and Bennington' avenues, .who
had f-filed a ,' similar-," application,' :\u25a0, also
were" told , to return^next- Monday ' even
ing. PerrnissionVwas granted to.Eman
uel-': Silya ,toj' remove :" his ; saloon^ from
1229°CortIand , avenue] to .809.; in the
same street.; \ - : •. " r
The application of M. \u25a0 Piaola, Taylor
and Lombard streets,' to open^a saloon,
was L- denied. - Nine .• applications fTtor
purchases of saloons •; were I; granted.
Bernard. J. Clancy-was reinstated as "a
member, of; the department.
OAKLAND MAY HAVE >
' BOARD) OF CENSORS
Ordinance to; Effect This Intro
'',;.-.' dticed in Council : '
[SpeciallDUpatch'toiThe Call] •"•,.'
-OAKLAND,* JuIy,; I*I.— An
provldin g\ for theVcreation \ of a > board
of censors : of .moving (pictures was* in
troduced in the .city 'council touight by
Councilman Cobbledick.', 'It- was -' rer.
f erred to^ the ordinance and. jtfdiciary
committee, v •• : %. . \;\- : \u25a0 :\u25a0 ! N
\u0084The council canvassed (the , "returns of
the', charter ", freeholders'. i election, and
ordered certificates of - election \ issued:
The board: will meet;'.> Wednesday
evening at(the : city'*hallno i organlze. :
(jIRL TAKES MASTERS OF
V ARTS"DEGREE{AT 17
Probably > Youngest Person Ever
;;fS6rH6ribre<ifin United iStatesi^
ANN, ARBOR, Mich;, ; July. 1 1.— It was
announced, here ,tpday. ; that the young;-,
est 'person- ever 'to* .\u25a0take;-- a- master" of
arts;, 'degree from vthe J University '-. of
Michigan' and \u25a0 possibly V f rom •' any \u25a0 "uni- .
Arersjty^in; ; the; Unitedlistat.es is i Miss
Dorotrfea* Jones Tof • : Harrisburg,\Pas> She
was.lji years "old -wheti iVsne passed^ her
esaiaiiiation; here^recehtiyV^ •;
GUNBOAT RAMMED
IN MOCK BATTLE
Flagship of Submarine Flotilla
Beached to Prevent Sink
ing After Accident
PROVINCETOWN, , Mass., July -ll.—
The gunboat _Castine, . flagship O f the
submarihe*'flotnia,*Cwhlch < was rammed
by the- submarine' BonltaTdurlng. the
maneuvers- totfay,-. : w'S2' : beached to pre
vent her. sinking. No one 'on board
was injured. \u25a0 \u25a0 .
Two of the plates of "the Castine
were ; loosened. r Her dynatno and- parts
of her' boiler ;compartments- are flooded,
but the bulkheads are "said to be hold
ing, firm. ; . .
The accident occurred during a mimic
attack on the Castlne by the sub
marines, '\u25a0\u25a0 the >Bonlta apparently mis
judging: the 'distance] and striking the
gunboat .with considerable force.
'The. men on both boats felt the im
pact, and some were momentarily
stunned, but no one was injured. The
Bonita escaped with, the slight denting
of a portion of her armor and the loss
of a small section of "her railing.
As soon as; it .was 'Seen how badly the
Castine was damaged it. wa3 decided to
beach her near North Truro. She will
be thoroughly examined tomorrow and
preparations will ' be ' made for repair
ing, the damage. . ,
LAWYER ACCUSED
BY FORMER CLIENT
W. S.; Flynn ; startled the United
States district court yesterday, when
he accused A. P. Wheelan. whom he
had : retained to; defend. him, of pocket
ing.^lOO^he' had advanced to .the law
yer for .the. purpose -of securing him a
bail bond. ...The, prisoner told* the judge
that -Wheelan: had failed to appear In
court ,.* after- receiving the money.
FlyriiTs aged -father, produced a receipt
from tWheelan for; J100.
5 As .Wheelan- was not In court ths
judge, lssued, a citation for him to ap
pear. Wednesday . and - explain.
1: Flynn was -arrested-, recently haying
;, unstamped; smoking: opium in his pos
session. V-At *his; preliminary examina
tion 7 before, former -United States Com
missioner E. H. Heacock, he entered a
plea Attorney Wheelan of not :
guilty.. 'Heichanged* the plea to guilty
yesterday and 'will, 4 be sentenced tomor*
:row.'...': ... • \u25a0 + •\u25a0 " : ; ; . ; - • . .. \u0084
I iTIIHe Hall < pleaded ; guilty; yesterday
before 'Judge /William ;C. Van Fleet In
the -United % -States .district . court "to
soiuggrlihgT; opium.-; She.vas fined $250.
4 Charles ,E.:»Youngr-pleadea grullty to
having^unstaraped^ smoklnar opium In
his \ possession; «' He;.wlll be sentenced
tomorro w"' at '; 1 0 .o'clock. ' >
\u0084 S. : ChlhanC a', waiter , on the steam
ship r China, pleaded guilty to tmue
gling opiuhvi He'will be sentenced to
morrow morning.
4,500,00b"4CE CREAM
CONES ARE SEIZED
Alleged to Boric Acid;
Injurious to Health ;
> NEW JTORK, 11.— More than
.4'?. P.?' 000 ;J c e ''cream cones were seized
today \u25a0 by^ United) States Marsiial Hen
kel. r It'iis [aliened ;that r the cones con
taiiri i 'boric." acid- and are injurious to
health;- *:^~;V- V \u25a0.:' ~' \u25a0
v; The>seizure is -the second within a
f ew,^ days fandUwas, made 'on the pier of
the :Southern '^Pacific cdmpany.
• ivTiie con es_ were be! ri g, snipped to Gal
yfjStqn ;by; the -Consolidated waf er. com
pany;;oi:this: city;". -
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'YESTERD'A V -~ MmdmumT temperature,
sO;Wmum.*s2. J I C >'. j
PKICE FIVE CENTS.
SEER TAFT
SEES LOEB
GOVERNOR
President Tells Collector of Port
That He Can't Dodge the
v -Nomination
CUSTOMS OFFICIAL
:'!;?\u25a0 DOESN'T WANT TO RUN
Hughes to Meet Roosevelt at
Sagamore Hill for Political
Conference
DIRECT NOMINATION . "\
LAW TO BE DISCUSSED
BEVERLY, Mass., July 11—Wil
liam Loeb Jr., collector of the
port of New York, frankly told
President TTatf t today that he would
rather remain at his post in the cus
toms service than to run for governor
of New York this fall.
The president, as frankly told Loeb
that the republican nomination seemed
to be coming his vay and that it
would take more than a, fishing trip
to the Rocky mountains to stop it.
The former secretary to President
Roosevelt left Beverly hills for New
York this afternoon, leaving the im
pression here that if it became abso
lutely necessary, for him to take the
republican nomination he would do so
and make a whirlwind campaign.
Lunch Together
The mention of the New York sit.
uation was incidental to talk on gen
eral politics between the president and
Loeb. They were together this morn
ing before the president went to the
Myopia links for a game of golf with
Henry C. Frick, who lives, near here;
and they lunched -together at John
Hayes Hammond's, cottage.. in Glou
cester. After the -luncheon the talk
continued. Taf t wa3 anxious to hear
something of the situation as viewed
by some one outside of the immediate
administration circles.
• Taft is not interfering- in the New
York situation In any way. He and
Loeb are close friends, and whenever
Loeb's name has been mentioned to the
president In connection with N the New
York 'governorship he always has en
thusiastically approved the suggestion.
Loeb has known this for some time. He
has known that, as far as he could
legitimately do so, the president would
bring all his influence to his support in
anything -he might undertake. Loeb
has counted so confidently on this sup
port that he was rather inclined to re
sent the inference in some quarters that
it was necessary for him to come to
Taft to ask for his indorsement.
The collector discussed New York
politics with -the president and made
no attempt to conceal the more serious
aspects of the situation from the . re
publican point of view. - He expressed
the belief, however, that the republi
cans would get together and that tha
split in their party would be offset by
divisions in the democratic ranks.
Support for Loeb v
It was when they had reached this
stage of th* conversation that the pres
ident asked Loeb if it would not be the
wisest thing for him to take up the
fight as the republican candidate for
governor. Taft believes Loeb probably
would attract support from more ele
ments of the party than would any
other man.'
Aside from the New York situation,
the tariff came in for a share of con
sideration at today's ponference. Both
the president and Loeb believe that the
tariff commission and the big appropri
ation for its work have wonderfully
strengthened the hands of the repub
licans and offer a common ground on
which the factions ,of the party can
meet
/There is a strong impression in Bev
erly * that Loeb will see Governor
Hughes tomorrow before the latteY goes
to Oyster Bay. It will be for the gover
nor, Roosevelt and the other New York
leaders to say whether Loeb Is .to have
the nomination thrust upon him. -. »\u25a0
Supreme Court Vacancy
\u25a0 BEVERLY,' July 11.— President Taft
today announced again that he would
not give serious consideration to fill
ing vacancies In the United States su
preme court until the fall. As to call
ing: an extra session of the senate. tn
October to confirm appointees to the
supreme court, and thus to facilitate
the^rehearins of the Standard oil and
tobacco and corporation tax cases, the
president has not definitely made tip his
mind.
Taft will not officially announce the
new chief justice of the tribunal until.
he is «ready to send In his nomination
to the senate. In case Governor Hughes
is, elected to the chief justiceship, as
now seems likely, it will be necessary
to? make a new nomination for asso
ciate justice.
: The president hag offered to Presi
dent^ Arthur Hadley of Tale the chair
manship of the comml^lon authorized
by congress to invasUsat* tba subject