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JOHNSON GAINS SUPPORT FROM UNITED PARTY Practica!ly v Every Republican in State Helping Campaign to Elect Governor VV. R. Ellis Reports Harmonious Activity After Visiting Fifteen Counties Hiram Johnson, in his gubernatorial rampaSgn. has the support of prac tically every republican in the state Df California, according to the report brought back from the country dis tricts by W. R. Ell^s. who has been ar ranging for Johnson's tour in the Pac ramento valley and the "mother lode" mountain <i:strirts. All the districts whirh Ellis has visited have shown nr. usual energy and willingness in smoothing the way for the Johnson tour. Party leaders are working together in a spirit of harmony that is almost tinprecedented In the recent history of state campaigns. Ellis' tour ' on ar rangements brought him into contact with the county committees and party leaders 'in the counties of Siskiyou. Shasta. Tehama. Butte. Yuha. El Do rado. Amador. Calaveras. Tuolumne. Stanislaus. San .Toaqiiin, Merred, Ma dera and Fresno. On his return he was enthusiastic concerning the recep tion that had been accorded him and the promise of big meetings for, Joh nson at every town. EVrHTTSIXSM FOR JOHNSON EHis describes th*» spirit of the \country districts as follows: The republicans of California are more harmoniously united on our candidate for governor than upon any other gubernatorial candidate in the last 20 years. The senti ment Is prevalent that the will of the party, declared at the open polls in a decisive, and unmistak able manner, shall be respected. I did not expert to find my work so pleasant and • easy. The fact that I was able to cover 14 or 15 counties, froni Siskiyou to Fresno, arranging for 11 night mass meet ings and about 30 day meetings in less than 10 days, is evidence enough that the sledding was easy — that at every jump of the way .1 was striking hands with enthusias tic Johnson people. \u25a0 BIG CAMPAIGN RALLIES The reports from Dunsmuir, Red ding and Red Bluff are all to the effect .that the Johnson mass meet ings this week were all record breakers in the line of anmpaign rallies. It will be the same way right down the line. The moun tain counties are getting ready to put it all over the valley districts in demonstration of uncofralled en thusiasm when Johnson heaves in sight. Another thing tl>at is indicative of the spontaneous sincerity of this Johnson sentiment is the fact that in all the territory he is now can vassing the local county commit tees are. voluntarily taking care of the local expenses, ' such as hall rent, advertising, brass bands, fire works, bonfire?*, etc. • In former campaigns a different spirit, pre vailed. The state committee was - supposed to finance the state cam paign. _ CONFIDENCE OF AM. CLASSES But now. a new spirit possesses the interior districts.. They real ize that they have their say In the political game and that they are paying it with all the hilarity that the small boy displays when for the first tim« he gets out on the street with his new red wagon. Everywhere I went I found old time party leaders who had at the primaries conspicuously opposed Johnson, but who now are out in the open, frankly declaring- them selves loyal to his candidacy. It is a. great tribute to the splen did personality of our indomitable candidate that he should so com mand the confidence of all classes and elements of the party and so appeal to the soberer," second thought of the masses, of the party that they are even now prepared to go to the polls and vote to make his election unanimous. LEADER HARMONIZES PARTY Not a single republican paper in the state, that I know of. which opposed Johnson before the pri maries now withholds Its indorse ment of. his candidacy. I repeat, Johnson's leadership harmonizes the republican party more truly than the candidacy of any aspirant for governor in this state within the last 20 years. And, further, nowhere did I hear any talk about knifing any part of the ticket. My sober conservative estimate is that Johnson will be elected by a plurality of 100,000 and that he will carry with him the en tire ticket by an overwhelming margin. GRAIN HANDLERS TO GET 40 CENTS AN HOUR Exporters in Portland Say the Wage Is Not Too Much [Special Dispatch to The Call] PORTLAND, Sept. 23. — Declaring that 40 cents an hour is not too much pay for the services of a grain handler on docks in Portland under existing conditions, and refusing firmly to join in any movemerit*lo Involve himself in a general open shop fight, Theodore B. Wilcox, a prominent grain exporter and flour manufacturer, practically settled the outcome of the difficulty between the grain handlers of Portland and the 'exporters. Wilcox was supported in his contention > by Ben Celling and C. E. Curry, the latter'a Portland exporter. The question was brought up at a .meeting of the trustees of the chamber of commerce and the chamber's river and harbor committee. Heads of the grain exporting houses present were: Peter Kerr of Kerr. Gifford & Co, Walter J. Burns of Ba If our, Guthrie & Co.: 0., E. Curry of the Northwestern warehouse company; Joseph W. Ga nong, vice president and general man ager of the Portland flouring: mills, and Wilcox. A resolution was adopted to the effect that the sense of the meeting was that the open shop principle should be ex tended to the grain trades. PLOT AGAINST EMPEROR OF JAPAN IS DENIED Police Say Anarchists Were Ar rested for Bomb Making * TOKYO. Sept. 23.— Official and posi tive denial was made today of the re cent statement of the Hochi Shfmbun that a conspiracy against -the life of the emperor had been discovered among tome of his own subjects and the plot ters arrested. The policy state that, a number of anarchists have been arrested on sus picion of having been engaged In the manufacture of bombs: - The leader of the alleged anarchists Is one Kotoku, who was formerly con nected with a Tokyo newspaper, and at one time lived in America, where it is believed he was associated with a political oreanization on the Pacific croaet. }"» «.v.-«ainc trialwith the ethers. CHICO CROWDS GIVE JOHNSON GREAT WELCOME Republican Candidate for Gov» eraor Evokes Outbursts of Enthusiasm by Speech Curry Sends Message Promising Support and Proposing Con= ference on Campaign By W. RUSSELL COLE [Special Dispatch to The Call] CHICO, Sept. 23. — Before 1,000 per sons gathered here tonight in the old armory hall. Hiram TV. Johnson set forth the principles- of the new repub licanism of California in the most stir ring address that has come from his lips since the campaign began. Chico gave him a great reception, 'and in re turn he gave those who crowded into the hall a .'straight from the shoulder speech. Time after time during the 45 min utes that he occupied the platform. Johnson was interrupted by storms' of handclapping and outbursts of enhusi asm.of the most spontaneous kind. Every seat in the hall was filled and standing room was at a premium. The meeting was presided over by M. L. .Mery, and in addition to Johnson's speech there were addresses by Alex Gordon and Judge A. G. Burnett, who are accompanying him on' his tour of thiS part of the state. * WELCOME AXD BAXQUBT The welcome to Chico began 12 miles out on the road this afternoon, just after Johnson's automobile had crossed into Butte county, when .two automo biles filled with Chico republicans met his car and escorted it into the city. I The chairman of the 'reception com mittee which greeted his was Florence J. O'Brien, the defeated republican can didate for the nomination of secretary of state. Others in. the party wer<» J. T. Bevans, H. W. Camper, former As semblyman W. J. Coster, Dr. J. "W. Har vey, Phil Erickson, . A. S. Jones, John Brisroe, State Senator A, >E. Boynton and Chairman George Mansfield of the county committee. Johnson was tha guest of honor at a banquet given by the local commit tee at the Hotel Diamond at 6 o'clock tonight. Just before S o'clock a band arrived at the hotel and Johnson was escorted to the hall. SUPPORT FROM CURRY Johnson was met on his arrival here in Chico, tonight by George W\ Fieks of Sacramento, a close personal friend of Charles' F. Curry and an attache of the latter's office, bearing a message to him from Curry assuring him active support and good will. Ficks was emphatic in the statement that the man who contended with John son for the primary nomination was prepared to do everything in his power to forward the interest of the repub lican ticket. Besides delivering this message ( of good will, Ficks' purpose In visiting Chico was to reiterate the invitation already extended by Curry to Johnson for the latter to meet him Sunday in Sacramento to discuss the affairs of the campaign. It Is expected that at the time Curry will offer to take any part in the fight which Johnson may deem desirable. PLEA FOR EXPOSITION BOXDS In his speech tonight Johnson made a strong appeal in behalf of the Pan ama-Pacific exposition state bond issue and his audience signified approval of the world's fair project by applauding heartily. Johnson said: I have one boon to ask of you in . the name of the city of San Fran cisco, and I ask this with utmost •confidence in the belief that you and the people of the whole state of California tie a unit with use of San Francisco in the desire to. make this exposition the greatest that ever has been held in the world. It is not through selfish motive that we ask your co-operation, but because we know that this .fair will be of benefit to the people of every section of the state. Without*', hesitation, therefore. I ask thar you grant this boon, to the city of San Francisco. .. Johnson declared, as he has at every meeting, that the dominant issue is the issue of the people against the interests. FIGHT AGAIXST IIEKRI.V He said that the fight is to wipe out of the government of the state, just as it was wiped out of the republican party at the primary election iv Au gust .the malign influence of William F. Herrin and the Southern Pacific. He-* continued: However honest our opponents may be in their declarations that they would bring about the same \u25a0 ends for which we are striving — and I will not question the sin cerity or honesty of their motives — it is nevertheless true that it is to the insurgent, progressive move ment within the republican party that the state must look for the carrying out of these reforms. A defeat of the republican party this fall would be in no wise a victory for the democratic party but a victory for the reactionaries, - for the standpatters, for the "in-, terests" and for William F. Herrin and the Southern Pacific. However honest our opponents may be and however pure person ally in their views and intentions, the fact remains that every one of these influences I have mentioned are against us and aligned with AGAIXST ASIATIC LABOR Johnson talked of the national sig nificance of the present fight fn Cali fornia and then discussed at some length a few of the principal planks in the republican state platform.. His declaration in favor of the • exclusion of Asiatic labor won a hearty round of applause. .. : He also touched .upon such matters of reform as the shorter ballot, the de mand for a pure Australian ballot, simplification of the direct primary law, the passage of a new and adequate' employers' liability law. direct legis lation and direct vote for United States senator. ~- \u25a0'": "'.>{*/ SQUARE DEAL FOR PEOPLE In concluding with a repetition of his assertion . that the great dominant issue still to be faced was the expul sion of Herrin and ' the Southern (Pa cific from the government, Johnson ex claimed: ' i I grow a bit suspicious when I \ hear a man talking too much about a square deal on every side and dilating.on what is due to the in terests. I stand for a square deal and every; honest, man stands for a -•\u25a0 square 'deal;* but- what*, we have to' look out for, is a square deaf for;' the people. \u25a0\u25a0— \u25a0 *» The interests and the great mon- ied corporations are strong enough and powerful enough to get their own' square deal. They , will see. .: ' to that; but it takes somebody : - with determination and- energy to ; see that the : great unorganized mass of the people get the same square deal. \u25a0•\u25a0/ '. "' \ . ' .Our^object is to seethat the gov ernment controls- "the .interests - rather than that: the Interests con trol the government,;. EARLY TRIP'I.V AUTOS ' " Not only the city of Chico.' j but -/all through Tehama county, .where the THE; SAN ;; FRANCISCO} CALt;^ SATURDAY- SEPTEMBER 24; 1910. Nobleman of Austria Rips Japan's Reputation to Bite Baron and Baroness R. : Dobblhoff and I the djg that caused all their troubles ,in Japan. greater portion of today's trip was made, Johnson was givefi splendid ova tions. He made .two day speeches, the first at Tehama and the . second ; at Corning. '<-' - ' Leaving Red Bluff at 11 o'clock John son and. hls r party, consisting of two automobile loads and .including Alex ander Gordon, nominee for railroad commissioner from the first district, and Judge A. G: Burnett, candidate for re election to the appellate court of \u25a0 the third district, made the' run to Tehama in time for a noon meeting. The town consists of a few. small stores vand houses, but about 75 men gathered about the corner where the speaking was held. In preparation for Johnson's visit, a platform had been erected on a big hay truck, and was decorated with bunting and banners. HEART TO HEART TALK > The impromptu stage on wheels had been drawn up to. the sidewalk before one of the principal stores and there, in the deep shade of a couple of mag nificent black walnut trees, the repub lican leader delivered his message to the voters who clustered about'him. It was more of a heart to heart talk than a speech, *and at its conclusion Johnson stepped down from the . platform and shook hands with nearly every man in the gathering. From Tehama a quick trip was made to Corning, where the party had luncheon before going to the meeting scheduled for 2:30 o'clock. While the opera house was filling Johnson held a reception on the sunny plaza before the hotel and met scores. of republicans who came to wish him well. Many of them had never seen him before, for this was one of the places which he failed to reach on his former tour dur ing the primary campaign. CROWDS COME FROM FIELDS The meeting at Corning was, in many respects one of the most remarkable that Johnson has held since the be ginning of his present tour. The city, which boasts of. not more than 250 voters, packed Its opera house with an audience that numbered well over 400. From miles around, through the rich agricultural district surrounding Corn ing, men left the orchards, the vine yards and the fields and drove Into town for the meeting. It was an audience, too, that was at tentive to every word, that was fairly brimming over with enthusiasm at the end. and that gave Johnson rousing cheers when he left the platform. A. L. Randall, chairman of. the re ception committee, presided at the Corning meeting and on the stage with him were C. C. Chittenden. W. H. Rey nolds and G. A. Hoag, other members of the committee which arranged the welcome. . «» DEMOCRATS PROMISE VOTES -The early afternoon was made a hol iday throughout the town, many stores and offices were closed, and the school children left their class rooms and were taken in a body to the , opera house. Johnson spoke for nearly an hour, setting forth in the most fervent man ner the . principal issues of the. cam paign and pointing out the dual nature of the contest arising from the national significance attaching to the California situation this year. . At the end of the meeting many old time democrats assured him that they would this year vote the republican ticket and some of them told him that it. would be for the first time in their lives. • \u25a0 : The party left Corning at 4 o'clock for the 30 mile ride to Chico, meeting the delegation' from the latter' .city about* half way to the destination' and being escorted into the city about 5:30 o'clock. '..-', Cowell Starts Campaign [Special Dispatch to The Call] : FRESNO, Sept. 23. — A. L. Cowell of Stockton, who was selected by the democrats about a week ago' to oppose Needham for congress from the . sixth district, opened his campaign in Fresno tonight. The democrats of. this county also opened their campaign, here to night. In the course -of his address Cowell attacked the record: of Need-: ham as a supporter of Cannonand also disputed his -sincerity, in denouncing Cannon after the primaries. . Exclusion Favored [Special Disccich. to -The Call] ST. HELENA. Sept. 23.— 1. G. Zuiri walt. democratic 1 , candidate for- con gress, addressed a large audience here today. . He attacked the trusts and high tariff. He advocated Chinese, Japanese and Hindu exclusion "laws and spoke in favor of the Panama-Pacific exposition. Tupper Malone,- democratic candidate for state treasurer, also spoke. • 'V. CHOLERA ISSRREADING FAST IN ETERNAL CITY Eleven. New , Cases and Two V /\u25a0^.Deaths in Day ; " ' >ROME:.lSept.:23.^-Duririg: the last 24 hours there -have : been 11 new- cases of cholera and two' deaths. ' 88,716 " f Deaths Jn Russia ;; > ; - :ST. PETERSBURG.; : Sept. 23.— fh~e figures > show v that during the present cholera'epidemic'there have been, 191, 076^cases, with 88,716 Jdeaths' through out the country. ' ".*. - " V ;"* ' ; - ;\u25a0\u25a0":\u25a0'" >V.Ih v the week -ending 'September 17 there- was .a ; total; of 4,412. cases; and 2.071 v dea'ths. \u25a0; In -the last six days there have b^een'3ol; new. ca»es-and:B3 deaths in this>city. r lri 'the week previous there/ were 339 .cases and . 136 deaths. ;'. Naples Situation -Grave ..NAPLES; Sept. 23.-^The,cholera;situ ation'.here" is; grave.- :_ There have -been 50 leases and; 3o \deaths.? i-I The local'."a'u ;thoritiesjwin:noradmit as'yet thatUhe epidemic ; is chollfaJ :>. •/; BELL SPEAKS AT SANTA BARBARA Candidate Says Orientals Should Not Be Allowed to Own Land in State v [Special Dispatch to The Call] SANTA BARBARA," Sept. 23.— Through the oil fields and. the fertile fields of beans and sgar, beets and' the orchards of ' Santa Barbara county Theodore A. Bell and Timothy Spellacy. democratic candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, journeyed from one end of the county to the other to day, and tonight .held a meeting in the old opera house in this city. The candidates were taken from Santa' Maria tq^Lompoc in automobiles by H. Jessee, John Robbins, -Joe Mc- Donnell, Ed Bedichek. Dr. W. F. Lucas and Dr. H.» G.-Bagby. Nearly every citizen of Orcutt was met by the candi dates during a brief stop in the oil town. "\u25a0•\u25a0...".. . * '. s An enthusiastic meeting-was held in Lompos at 1 o'clock in front of the Arthur hotel. The boys' band furnished the music and O. Hoover, a -prominent democrat of the community, presided. After speeches by Bell and ' Spellacy three cheers were given "by the 150 per sons, present for the democratic can didate.." ESCORTED TO HOTEL / ' Dr. H. C. Dimock and W.H. Schuyler then took. the party. in automobiles and motored, to Surf,, where they entrained for Santa Barbara. Dr.,G. C. Binbride, chairman of the county central .com mittee; K. W. M. Ardis and County \u25a0Re corder Mark Bradley met the party/ at the station and escorted them to the Potter hotel-. \u25a0 \u25a0 . - . .«. . • The old I opera house was , comfort ably filled when the meeting tonight' was called to order by . Doctor Bain bridg-e. . B/F. Thomas was chairman of the meeting. .. ;,-. . . / .After Spellacy had told the audieric€ that •he believ.ed he would be of gr^at assistance to ' Bell at Sacramento in. the event -of .their election, Bell was pre sented' and went extensively Into .the various issues of the campaign. He was loudly applauded^ here, as well as in : Lompoc, when he* announced him self as opposed to Asiatic. immigration. "I promise you that if elected gover nor \ shall use all the; power* of that office to check the ., invasion of our state by the yellow and brown . labor from Asia." said Bell. ,"I shall not only use- the influence' of California to have enacted a federal law. that -will extend the provisions of the Chinese exclusion act to c6ver Japan'eseT Ko reans, '-i Hindus and other undesirable orientals, but I will; recommend the Legislature the enactment of the state law that absolutely prohibits any Jap anese, Chinese, Hindu V and > Koreans from owning or leasing an acre of California soil. The state of California has "this" power, and" if lam governor. I shall > do" my ; best ' to see -that it is emphasized; ,^ ' :' • ;•-' V ' WHITE MAN'S LAXD - '.'I want- the land' of California "re served for. our children and. for. white immigrants.- I want California for the white- man," and I , want the people ; of. California to help me in this, fight for. the white man. I want the: soil of California for "those .who are. eligible to become citizens of the United^ States, who * will .fight -v for its 'flag? if , the. ne cesity arises, !who will help to, build; up the country and who will not . extract every possible.dollar. from the. "soil and send, it all. to- some foreign. land." - . .Bell and party, will visit IVentura and Oxnard; tomorrow .morning- and:" then proceed, to Los Angeles, .where, the big meeting of; southern'.Californla will.be held 'tomorrow night. ;.• Democratic Itinerary / .:- With . the< assistance of tha> 'demo cratic, 'district > leaders' mv the southern part i of* the^. state, : the {state:' central democratic committee has arranged the itinerary of;the Bell-Spellacy^campaign from* Riverside north to.. Vallejo.v and the' two-candidates were 'notified -last night by wire of the'return course^ar ranged"for them. ; The; itinerary, is fas follows:';/ -v-;' ,J.":, J .": \;: ,:';>- Lea-re Riverside 8:20 " a. m. . Thursday;' Sep teml»er'29.nan-ire at Colton;8:3B; meeting . here at 10 o'clock U <;- ..-.* '-\u25a0', . * . .-7 '\u25a0. \u0084* . . ; .-•te«T<» ! Colton 12:01 p. m.. Golden State^lim ited.! arrlre ; Imperial Junctioa 4:12 p. m:, leave, at 4:3o.>arrivinK.-at Imperial 's:4o p. m.; Thur sday. Speak -here • eventa}* of > SentenHxT; 29. -.-; C tLeavc .Imperial, 8' a. i: mar Friday, : September 30. ,' arrive,*: at; Redlands '.Junction l.; 20; p.'-;ni,'; take- auto liere.' for ; such trips as county central committee; has* proTided.-. speaking in RedUnds at nlght.\,V-*- ,-i- V:.i '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0 . \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0•'•\u25a0. .'.s •\u25a0 \u25a0 ;-. \u0084-\u25a0 -. Saturday. .October 1. all day.ln;anto at such points *as \u25a0 may ibe arranged by loeah committees, spoaking : in San • Bernardino in' erening," Octo ber -1-. \u25a0\u25a0•''' ' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 '-'• \u25a0"•"-• --;.'"V:vt/. :\u25a0;--\u25a0;.•- .:\u25a0\u25a0- -~,; \u25a0 I^ave San Bernardino Sunday. 1 morning .for Lbs Angelef. ' :\ '\u25a0' , -r*t---tVI-,< -v--«;--'-i . ,'<-^" <::'\u25a0\u25a0— •\u25a0: J- Leave : I>os Anjteles . S:2O Sunday * night " on i No?' 7^Soi!thorn:'Psciflc ' train. ;> arrivinc "' «t-" Bakers field 7:10 1 a.'- m. ;' Jtonday. > . Take : auto^for Kern river :oil;fleWs, . with IrspeechratiOiliCenter1 r speech rati Oil i Center :i at noon; ' visitlnc such : other ; : points ; as r committee may designate ; speak In , evening lat | BakersfteldJ' \u25a0 Leave Bakeraflfld at 7 a.'.m...Tuesday,'Octo ber 4, arrive Ft esno 10 o'clock ; • speak at Fresno ennnty-fair in afteri*>oti: take auto after FpeecU for Visalia, speaking at S:3O p. m. Tuesday, October "4: ... \u25a0 Leave Vlsalia by auto via Goshen Junction. Travor, Kinfrsburs; sppak at Selma .at 10 o'clock. Fowlflr. at noon. Continue via Fresno and Herndon; speak at Mader6 at 3 o'clock: continue via Berenda. Win ton,-. Athlone. „ speaking at Merced in evening, Wednesday. October 5. . . Leave .-Merced by auto October 6. speaking .at Turlock at 10 o'clock an»l Modesto at noon. | Leave Modesto by Southern Pacific train at ,2:52 p. m.. arriving at Port Costa 6:12 p. tn. From Benicla to Vallejo by auto, speaking there in evening. • . Every body Says: "UNCIVILIZED" DECLARES BARON Artist -Forced to Make Public ' Apology to Trainboy , in Japan Lap Dog and Vigorous Language Stir Up AH Sorts of Trouble in Nippon ? Baron R. Dobblhoff of Austria does riot consider Japan a civilized land. "He said that the little brown men have no manners, that they stole their, art from China, and that even their scenery is ' ori . the blink. The baron arrived here yesterday on the Chiyo Maru with a wierd tale of persecution, in the re lating of which, he left Japan -without an institution worth while o;a shred of reputation. The baron is on Ms honeymoon, which made It all the worse. His trouble began when a little brown trainboy made a grimace, which the baron re sented as 'an insult ! to his bride. The baron is an artist. He has a studio in Paris. He was in Washington in 1907 painting a * portrait of former President Roosevelt for the Peace pal ace at The Hague. Being an artist, he is sensitive. .During the Roosevelt sittings he absorbed some of the colo nel's impetuosity, and when, the Jap anese boy offended, the baron "hit the lineyhard," or. to use the baron's own language, "I took the boy by the collar of" his coat and threw him out of the STRONG LANGHAfiE The conductor .of the train showed up in a few minutes and demanded an explanation. According to one story, the baron used, some pretty strong language.; According to 7 the baron he merely demanded . the name of the president of the road so that he could write to him and ask Jor an apology for the tralnboy's insult. The conductor, however, spied the Chinese palace dog on the lap of the baroness, and ordered it into the bag gage car. There was more, strong language from Phe baron. According to the baron's fellow pas sengers a Japanese nobleman, who was on the overheard some of the baron's remarks, which Included a few cruel things about Japan. T^e noble man took the matter up with the state department, which took it up with the Austrian embassy, and the.- embassy Absolutely Pure The only baking pov/der mads from Royal Crape Cream of Tartar Ho Alum, iio lime Phosphate compelled the baron to make public apology to the Japanese trainboy and the conductor. APOLOGY OR J.VIIi The baron admitted making the apol ogy, but said that it was forced from him by a series of persecutions that would have been impossible in a civilized country. He was finally informed that he could either apologize or go to jail for a year. Being on ht3 honeymoon, the baron apologized. But he is going to have his rev«nse. He Is going back to Paris, where ho will write a book advising tourists to stay away from Japan, telling them that they can not place any faith In Lafcadio Hearn's alluring descriptions or any reliance on the Japanese brand of civilization. GRAND JURORS ABSOLVE STREET SUPERINTENDENT City Attorney's Charges Are Declared Groundless [Specie/ Dispatch to The Call] SANTA CRUZ. Sept. 23. — Street Su perintendent C. E. Greenfield was ex onerated by the grand Jury today of the charge that he was sruilty of ir regularities In the management of the' street department. In summing up the evidence the grand jurors said that the charges were groundless, although pre ferred by City Attorney Osborne. At first Greenfield wanted the city coun cil to investigate the matter. I — . ... | MINU T E S ; Remarkably fast going — and smooth | USE CALL WANT -ADS. j « : '\u25a0 ; — *. 3