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DEPOSED POLICE COMMISSIONERS' CASE DELAYED Writs of Review and Prohibition Are Granted to O'Grady and Spiro Investigation Is Set for Next Friday and Mayor Rolph Is Satisfied A. T.. O'Grady and I. H. Ppiro. police commissioners, under suspension pend ing an investigation by Mayor Rolph that was set for this afternoon on a charge of having violated a city ordi nance when they granted a liquor license to Frank Corr to operate a saloon at the corner of Market and Fifth streets, which is claimed to be within 150 feet of a school, have started proceedings that will bring their case before the courts next Friday. The law firm of Barrett, Lent A Hum phries, for O'Grady, and Attorney H. <"*hovnski. for Spiro, yesterday filed for the respective commissioners a petition for writ of review and a petition for writ of prohibition. directing the *".*-tions against the mayor. In the petitions for writs of review Spiro and O'Grady allege that the mayor has no jurisdiction in the case, and acted contrary to law in removing them on "pretended and unverified charges." The court is appealed to to have the transcript of all records and proceed ings in the case produced in court at the time set for hearing the writs. It is the prayer of the petitioners that the suspensions be vacated. ASK TO STAY INVESTIGATION Tn the writ of prohibition the court Is asked to stay the investigation sched uled for this afternoon and restrain the respondent from at. any other time in vestigating and proceeding with the charges made until after the court has acted "ii the matter. Upon the showing made by these petitions, Jud*-*e J. X. Seawefl issued alternative writs, as prayed for. and set the hearing for next Friday morn ing at 10 o'clock in department 1. Assistant City Attorney O'Brien, in talking of the filing of the petitions, said that his office was confident that the efforts of Spiro and O'Grady to get assistance from the courts would be defeated, in regard to the allega tion made in the papers filed hy the deposed commissioners that the dis tance, according to the measure ments made in keeping with the rule established by the police commission, was over 150 feet. O'Brien stated that it would be shown that even with this roundahout method of measuring the saloon would be within 150 feet of the! San Francisco business college. MAYOR ROLPH IS SATISFIED The only result of the action of O'Grady and Spiro. according to Mayor Rolph. was that the investigation into the charges filed by J. F. Bannlck. to have taken place this afternoon, will he postponed for a week or so. The mayor was satisfied that the court would uphold his contention that ha -'as within his rights in suspending th*« officials, awaiting a fnfl examina tion into the case. The question as to whether the busi nem college was a school was covered In an opinion written by City Attor ney Long, who decided that it was. Attorneys for O'Grady base their ropes upon the fact that the suspension occurred before any charges were proved, they holding that this is con trary to law and not within the power of the mayor. Further alleging that the charges made against O'Grady and Spiro were not included in the list for which a commissioner is liable to sus pension. OLD RULE IS CITED They also point out the fact that the imlssioners were following a rule in measuring, adopted hy a commission of two years ago. which says measure ments should be by street and walk lines and not air line, from the en trance of a school or church to the en trance of a saloon. The attorneys say that thia rule was established by the former commission pot) advices given by City Attorney T.ong, who said that It was up to the police commissioners to establish a rule •if measurement for such cases. O'Grady's and Spiro's attorneys in tend to make a fight to have the San Francisco business college taken out of the school class, as meant by the ordi nance that has caused the trouble. They stated yesterday afternoon that this instituion was no more a school as applied to the ordinance than the mani cure school next door or a barber col lege, should there be one, within 150 "-*' of a proposed saloon site. Tt la rumored in official circles that the promised charges against Fire Com missioners Donohoe and Dillon. Mc- Carthy appointees, may not be forth coming. Frequent visits have been paid hy the two commissioners to the mayor's office in the last few days, and - i understood that an effort is being made to check any application of the executive ax at the present time. The < barges, which were being prepared in the city attorney's office, have been ex pected and announced as due from day tn day. It was stated Wednesday that they - ■ ild he ready Thursday, and on Thursday their arrival was set down for Friday. Yesterday the report was current tiiat they would not be filed until Monday, at the same time Dillon and Donohoe again paid their respects to Mayor Rolph. BABY'S LIFE IS SAVED BY GEORGIA FIREMAN "Soap" Lockett Grabs Girl From Between Rails JEFFERSON. Ga,. May | o.—-"Soap" Lo< ken, fireman on the Georgia Mid land railroad, plunged head first from the pilot beam of a moving train near hero yesterday and saved the life of a white baby girl. The child, who is the 2l 2 year old daughter of John Pot ter of this place, was seen on the rail road track by Engineer Adair. Lock ett. comprehending that the engine could not be stopped in time, dashed along the running board, dived from the beam and rolled off the track with the child in his arms. IMPROPER CHARACTERS TO BE LISTED BY POLICE CHICAGO, May 10.—Registration of Improper character* in man*.- cities will be undertaken hy the federal govern ment as part of a r-ountry wide crusade against, the "white slave" trade, ac cording to Stanley W. Finch, chief of the bureau of investigation of justice, who arrived in Chicago today. The government plans to keep a register of all inmates of disorderly resorts In all cities of more tl;an 40.000 population snd by co-operation with the police keep a close record of the movement of this class from one city to another. Pathfinders of the Iron-Ribbed Horse Gather at Banquet Board Some oj Southern Pacific veterans, the men who can sing, as the}} appeared to The Call's artist yesterday. DANCING DIVIDES M. E. CONVENTION Bishops Favor Elimination of Prohibition and Receive Preachers' Reproof MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., May 10.—Par agraph 20fi of the Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal church remains un decided, and whether dancing, card playing and kindred amusements are to be left only to the "conscience" of the members of the church is still a I hone of contention In the committee. For three hours this afternoon mem- I bers of the committee battled over the question, favoring, the proposal of the subcommittee to strike out that por tion of Discipline. Immediately after the presentation of the majority report the minority on the subcommittee presented a report oppos ing the adoption of the resolution, and it was this measure That was hefore the entire committee when a motion for adjournment until Monday was adopted.' Dr. Leander W. Munhall of Philadel phia administered a reproof to the bishops of the church when he said. in opposing the striking out of the sec tions, that the bishops' duties were such that they could not give full con sideration to the spiritual affairs of the church and "their judgment In this case Is not of the best." The bishops in their report urged the repeal of the section, but in so doing said that they did not mean that the church should favor such amusements. It is said that the present law is a dead letter and that it would be better to leave the amusement question to the conscience of the members, as stated by John Wesley. At the night session, which was given over to the report of the board of education of the church, addresses were made by Charles W. Fairbanks, former vice president of the I'nited States, and Bishop W. F. Anderson. Fairbanks dealt with the effect of the work of the church on the nation and paid special attention to Christian col leges as an aid to proper government. He said that the Christian colloges and the state schools did not conflict, but that each had its place. BALL ENDS FESTIVITIES OF SHRINERS' CONCLAVE Los Angeles Suspends Business to Entertain Visitors LOS ANGELES. May 10.—The fes tivities in connection with the thirty eighth annual conclave of Shriners. which began last Saturday, closed to night with a grand ball given at the Shriners' coliseum. A large number of the visiting delegations will leave for their homes tomorrow, many pi them planning to make the return trip by way of San Francisco and other coast cities. A magnificent floral parade, which surpassed anything of like nature ever i given in southern California, was held this morning. Business was suspended in the downtown district for the greater part of the day. Mayor Alex ander having declared a holiday. The conclave was said to have been the most successful and largest e\*er held. The -conclave will be held at Dallas. Tex., next year, beginning May 13. BAXTER BECOMES HEAD OF ALASKA SYNDICATE J. H. Young Out and S. W. Eccles Gets an Office SEATTLE. May 10. —At a meeting to day of the stock holders of the various companies controlled by the Alaska syndicate, better known as the Morgan- Guggenheim syndicate, Joseph H. Young resigned the offices he held in all the companies and the resignation was ac cepted, to take effect May 15. The stock holders elected Silas TV. Eccles of New York president of the Alaska Steamship company and Robert W. Baxter of Chicago vice president. Baxter was elected president of the Northern Commercial company, the Northwestern Steamship company and the North Coast Lighterage company and vice president of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway company. Baxter thus becomes the active head of the Alaska syndicate In succession to Young, who has accepted the presidency of the lines of the Great Northern Rail* way system in Oregon, with headquar ters In Portland. FALSE P&ETEKSES ALLEGED—A warrant for the arrest of R. A. Boucher on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses was is sued renter-lay by Police .Tndge Oeasy on the complaint of J. I, Bell. i«~l Market street. The amount involved is $350. I THK SAN "KKAN CISCO CALL, BSATUKDAY, MAY 11, 1912. ■ ———————-—_—--y—i —— — i i _—»_—_■ ——■ & P. Pensioners Pa Ilu to Hymn Of Toil Ended Through toil built moua+ain gates We corae. O ulster states. With hymn* of praise; Where white Sierras rise. Where green plains face the skies. We grasp the victor's prise To crown our days! So, to the air of "America," 300 for- j mer employes of the Southern Pacific j Railway company now pensioned by the corporation sang yesterday at the Pal- j j ace hotel, where they gathered In an i nual seasion around the banquet board.; Every man of them was a grizzled | veteran, and many had their wives w4th j them, to exchange tales of rough con- j structlon camps in which they lived; when the old Central Pacific was being pushed westward across the continent. A. H. Mac Donald was the presiding j officer of the banquet. He was in the j office of the assistant treasurer of the j Central Pacific the greater part of his j j time with the railroad. Mac Donald i spoke on behalf of the former employes '' and E. O. McCormlck, vice president in i charge of traffic of the Southern Paciflc, ■ spoke for the railroad company. A j number of letters were read from those i unable to attend and reminiscences I were given by C. B. Turrlll. W. C. j Campbell sang a solo, and a duet was j sung by Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Mussey. Those present were: INVITED OCEBTS William Sproule. i R. A. I>>naM!-OB E. E. Calvin H. H. Pratt W. F. Herrin 1.. M. Clement H. J. Small I A. Brown A. D. McDonald 3. 11. Strobi-ldge | H. V. Piatt A. O. Pa-men J. M. Dhtls <\. Brown ! Dr. F. K. Alnswortb J. 11. StrnbHdge IE. O. McCormlck i 8. T. 6*g« I C. S. Fee ; P. J. Maatnl— C. H. Redlngtnn SOTTHERN PACIFIC PENSIONERS i C. W. Adams |D. H. Macdonald :H. S. Allen and wife IE, T. Manny I 11. 3. Anderson J. Mansfield A. W. Avery 1.1. C. Mansiir 'John Bannon C. Mavle ! William Barber , D. McCarthy i R. P. Barnett and J. UcCartay daughter ,3. Medaln J. N. BarHtow IS. McClure j R. W. Baxter and jl. MeCvlloch daughter* F. MeGrcehan i William Beeraft R. McPlierw»n and jJ. D. Bennett and wife daughter I R. K. Berry E. A. Melcher F. J. Bldwell W. Mlllen and daughter Mrs. .1. K. Bird-tall E. Mi!!* H. S. Blackwell W. Morris A. Blake E. Morton A. I>. Bowsher and P. Mulbern daughter W. B. Murphr B. P. Brady M. V. Murray and wife Mies L. S. Brewer i N. D. Mussey and wife Henry Bruce and -laugh- J. E. Hyatt ter |C. A. Newton A. Buchanan '3. Kfe&oUa J. Byer* ,1. K. Morris J. Callahan and dangb- T. (VConnell ter C. H. O'Harnett W. C. Campbell and P. O'ltourke and niece wife R. R. Owen and wife G. W. Carroll and wife P. Parrell William Caswell and A. P. Partridge and wife wife W. H. Chambers C. <"J. Pearl, wife and E. W. Chapio I daughter J. B. Chappel |J. T. Porter S. R. Chappel and wlfe!F. A. Prentice 1,. S. Clark and daugh-jT. A. Pud an ter J. H. Ransom T. W. Clark W. D. Read A. B. Cole M. Redmond W. A. Collamore T. Rickets and wife W. (». Cox, wife andjC. Rlehra and daughter daughter T. Riley M. H. Coyne J. A. Rohr W. M. Cronan W. T. Rowlands and F. W. Crossett daughter J. Crowsman J. C. Rowley M. Culien J. Rudech J. R. Dorsey ]T. Rndecb .1. Eagle |W. 11. Russell 11. Elwood and wife 111. Sample William Erwin and wife C. H. Sehnnor .1. Farrell A. H. Seekats I». R. Kifield and wlfelF. Sellander W. H. Fiske 3. P. Sharpateia M. Fitzgerald A. L. Shaw A. H. Flood ami wife John Sheeren H. Flynn J. Silra T. Forbes W. Sliver*rood 3. E. Fonlds William Sippv E. Fouratt A. S— ith T. W. Fowler C. H. Smith and wife R. 1.. Fulton F. I* Southack A. Y. Gale, wife and I. Spadonl daughter 1.. Spofford aud grand 3. C. Garvan and wife daughter M. E. Gate* I. Stewart A. A. Gilbert and wife E. C. Strachauer aod M. C. Gllmore wife T. H. Goodman P. Sullivan C. B. Gould JA. Talt C. U. (Jreeniaw and T. Tewey and wife daughters A. Thompson and J. A. Halt daught-»rs M. Halloran . C. Thompson T. J. Hannigan and 3. Trethe—av wife H. Tron-bloy J. narrizan Philip Fren H. Hartmann Stephen I'ren William Hebard A. J. Velmtlva 3. E. Henderson A. H. Walker W. Henry A. Walsh J. Hewitt T. Warn-by and wife John Higgins H. A. Wasfeii J. P. Hosmer P. S. Wataon E. F. Ingles J. Weber F. Jahnboltz and wife J. 3. Welch William Jenkins and H. H. Wells and wife wife 3. H. Whlted P. B. Jensen C. E. Wlekatrooi and A. 11. Juds daughter A. Kafaer and wife A. H. Wilbur J. K-hoe and wife J. L. WlHcutt B. Kelly R. B. Wilson R. B. Kent T. J. Wilson and wife T. S. Knight 1,. S. Woolsev Thomas Knigbtly R. Yates William Lanagan H. B. Young J. A. I*e H. 1.. Stevenson and C. J. LeNolr wife S. Levy and wife T. E. Carrlck and B. Llghtner, wife and daughter daughter T. F. Crosby and wife J. H. I.itle H. A. Hammond C. A. l.orlng and wife W. Cooper A. H. Mac Donald and S. CUmo wife ■ • ' !— WAaWUro AO_m»X LOTT__Y-The Detmer Woolen company has warned the police that promoters were canvassing the Richmond Dis trict for a bogus lottery, selling chances on suits, representing that the Detmer people were employing them. The latter repudiate the can 1 vassers. PEOPLE IN PANIC DURING RAINSTORM Streets of New Orleans Flooded as Never Before in His tory of City NEW ORLEANS. May 10.—-New Or leans tonight withstood the severest rainstorm in her history. All the lower half of Louisiana was affected and thousands of persons, who live behind the already terribly strained levees that hold back the Mississippi flood waters, were panic stricken. The wind ranged from 27 miles an hour at New Orleans to 40 miles at Baton Rouge, and at many points along the river It swept the waves of the swollen stream over the levees. At New Orleans five and a half Inches of rain fell from noon until 10 p. m. tonight and about four Inches between 7 and 9 o'clock. The Mississippi river rose eight inches in two hours. At 10 o'clock the river gauge at the head of ('anal street registered 21.9 feet, or one-tenth of a foot higher than the maximum stage predicted by the weather bureau. Thlrty-flve thousand sand bags were dispatched from New Orleans to Baton Rouge on a special train tonight The situation was declared most critical there, with prospects of saving the front levee almost hopeless. At New Orleans the water poured over the sand bag topping at the foot of Esplanade street. Guards were placed along the entire river front. The streets of New Orleans were flooded as never In the city's history. In the upper part of the city the water was six to seven Inches deep on the sidewalks. In the downtown business section Canal street and all the inter secting streets were flooded over the sidewalks and the water entered the stores in a number of streets. STREET WORK CHARTER AMENDMENT FRAMED Would Pay Assessment on In- stallment Plan A eharer amendment designed to sim plify the method of street improvement work has been framed hy Ordinance Expert H. A. Mason, a member of the advisory committee on charter amend ments created by. the mayor. The pro posed amendment refers to improve ments which are financed by assess ment levied on adjoining property which is benefited and provides for bonds to cover the cost of the initial work. The bonds will be sold in amounts and at intervals designated by the supervisors and the proceeds placed In a fund to be known as the public work revolving fund, out of which assess ment work will be paid. Property owners who can not afford to pay their entire Improvement as sessment will be permitted to pay In installments and will be charged a reas onable rate of interest sufficient to pre vent loss to the city by the transaction. PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH HIS CABINET [Special Dispatch to The Call] WASHINGTON, May 10—The presi dent discussed a number of subjects with members of the cabinet at today's meeting, the last to be held until week after next, owing to the presi dent's expected absence In Ohio. "The four delegates at large from my state will be for the president and will be Instructed for him," said Senator Sanders of Tennessee at the executive offlce today. "I hear much talk about southern delegates Instructed for Taft going over to Roosevelt. I do not place much faith in any of this. The south ern delegates In the coming conven tion, with possibly a few exceptions, are clean, high minded men and will follow their Instructions, whether for Taft or for Roosevelt. The day of cor ralling southern delegates and influ encing them with money is past." Senator Warren discussed the Wyo ming political situation with the presi dent. Senator Townsend and Senator Bradley said at the White House today that they would not speak in Ohio next week. They predicted a Taft victory in Ohio. Among the callers were: Associate Justice Pitney. Senators Guggenheim, Warren, Catron. Fall, Lea and Oullom and Representatives Butler, Reilly, Mc- Oulre. THson, Randell and Anthony. The president, accompanied by Secre tary Hllles, left Washington tonight for Princeton. N. J., to participate in the Inauguration of Doctor Hibben as president of Princeton university. CANDIDATE? ONLY ONE, BELIEVEST. R. Colonel Expresses Confidence in Letter to St. Paul Chair man of Committee NEW YORK, May 10.—The Roose velt committee today gave out the fol lowing copy of a letter from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to I. A. Caswell of St. Paul, Minn.: "New York, May 10, 1912. "Hon. I. A. Cas-cApll. chairman of the Roosevelt committee and clerk of the supreme court, St. Paul. Minn.: I wish It had been possible for me to go again to Minnesota, but unfortunately It is physically Impossible. "Nine states have now held presiden tial primaries, or their equivalent — North Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Oregon, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Mary land. These states, the only ones in which there has been a free chance for the expression of the popular will, are to be represented by 266 delegates in the Chicago convention. CARRIES ONLY TWO STATES "Forty of these delegates are in structed for President Taft and 216 are against him. He has carried but two of the nine states —New Hamp shire and Massachusetts —while in Massachusetts the Roosevelt delegates at large were elected by over twice the majority which Mr. Taft oMalned on preferential vote. "In all the nine states together about three out of every four repub licans who voted at the primaries were against Taft. If primaries could be held in all the states there would un doubtedly be no substantial variation from these fgures, and Mr. Taft could by no possibility have 200 votes In the Chicago convention. "Mr. Taft's chance of renomlnatlon lies solely In securing at Chicago dele gates who will misrepresent the will of the people. He can get these delegates, not In the primary states, but in the convention states, where delegates are chosen under the old system, and even In these states he can only get them where the state Is ruled by a boss. "After a prolonged experience of me as president, practically all of the big bosses in the republican party 'dislike me so heartily that they opposed Mr. Taft's nomination because I favored It. They were afraid that Mr. Taft would give them the Same kind of trouble that I had given them. "After three and one-half years' ex perience of Taft since he has been elected, these same men have turned around and heartily favor his renom lnatlon. They were opposed to me four years ago and they are opposed to me now. They were opposed to Taft four years ago when they had not tried him as president, and they heartily support him now. These men Include, for Instance, Gal linger In New Hampshire, Aldrlch In Rhode Island, Penrose in Pennsylvania, Keating in Indiana, Lorlmer In Illinois, Guggenheim and Evans in Colorado, Calhoun and the Southern Pacific rail way crowd In California, and the Amal gamated Copper company crowd in Montana, and In your own state they Include Smith and Tawney. The fight Is a nation wide fight of the plain people against the bosses. ONLY ONE CANDIDATE "There Is Just one candidate whom I propose to nominate against the bosses, and that is myself. Every vote for every other candidate from now on Is in reality a vote for Taft. The fight Is against the bosses in Minnesota, as it Is everywhere else. A vote for Taft is a vote for the bosses; it Is a vote for _or lmer, for Penrose, for Guggenheim, for Galllnger and for all the rest of them: and It Is a vote for these men whether it is cast hi Minnesota, or in Massachu setts, or in Ohio, or New Jersey, or Cali fornia. "I became a candidate only when I became convinced that no other pro gressive candidate could by any possi bility be nominated against Taft. The contest has gone so far as to make It now evident that I certainly can be nominated against Taft and that either I shall be nominated or else a reaction ary will be nominated. "It is also evident that not only every progressive republican, but every man who believes in decency and honesty In politics, who Is against boss rule and for the genuine rule of the people, and Is for the elimination of special privi lege and for efficient endeavor to secure social and Industrial justice, can achieve his purposes only by supporting my candidacy. "My personal interest Is of no con cern one way or the other, but It hap pens that at this time I typify and embody the great cause, which can only be furthered by supporting me. Almost everywhere I have been able to appear personally In this campaign and fight the bosses we have beaten them, and I ask that Minnesota stand beside Ore gon and Illinois. Pennsylvania and Ne braska, Maine, Kansas and Maryland in this fight." Johnson at San Jose SAN JOSE, May 10,—Governor Hiram Johnson spoke to an overflowing house in the Garden theater this evening. He declared that the fight between Taft and Roosevelt is the same as that in this state two years ago, when the machine was broken up—a fight be tween the privileged class and the peo ple as a whole. He outlined Roosevelt's work as "the great and only progres sive" and charged that La Follette called him In 1910 "the greatest living American." TONG FEUD THEORY DROPPED BY POLICE [Special Dispatch to The Call] SAN JOSE, May 10.—The theory that Dr. Lee Wet, who was mysteriously shot in his office at 224 East Santa Clara street yesterday, was a victim of a tong feud was dropped by the police today and every effort is now being made to locate the doctor's miss ing partner, Lee Jim. Little headway Is being made be cause of the evasiveness of orientals here, who are believed to be attempt ing to establish an alibi for the ab sentee. According to their story, Jim left on the 11:10 train for San Fran cisco the day before the killing. The trainmen do not remember having; seen him. Miss Jennie Watson of Healdshurg was brought Into the juvenile court today and confessed that she had been intimate with Lee Jim, the missing man. As a result, probation officers are making an effort to locate him. The police are working on the theory that l<ee Jim knew that Miss Watson's case would come Into th« juvenile court today and that he had planned to leave the city to escape prosecu tion. BURGLAR! ROB H~R*E* While tbe uurnea at St. Mary a hospital. 2200 Hayes street, went about their work yesterday, burglar*- went throutth their r«wm>» and stole coin and ralne-l at $200. The losers were Mtw F. M. Carlson. Miss M. O. Thotupcon and K. C. Pendergast. FIREMAN'S STORY STIRS WHITE STAR Attorney for Steamship Line Requests That Cross Exam ination Be Postponed LONDON. May 10.—The testimony given at the board of trade's Titanic Inquiry by Charles Hendrlckson, one of the firemen of the Titanic, who said the lifeboat he was on had not returned to the scene of the disaster because Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff-Gordon objected that it would be dangerous, was con sidered so Important by the "White Star company that Its attorney, at the open ing of the inquiry today, requested that the cross examination of the witness be postponed. The attorney desired time to consult with the surviving officers of the Titanic who are on their way to England on the Adriatic. The request was granted. Insurance totaling approximately $6,875,000 was discharged today by Lloyds' underwriters and marine insur ance companies as a result of the Titanic disaster. The insurance on the hull amounted to $3,690,000. this risk being held by the insurance concerns, while the re mainder was held by the White Star line. The costliest item in the cargo was a consignment of rubber worth $1,200,000.% About $1,500,000 covers the loss of personal effects belonging to passengers, shipment bonds also being included in the latter sum. Adriatic at Queenstown QUEENSTOWN. May 10.—White Star agents today absolutely refused to al low any newspaper men to board the tender to meet the Adriatic on which J. Bruce Ismay was a passenger. This was In compliance with a wireless mes sage from the ship. When the tender returned Sir John Nutting of Dublin was among the pas sengers who disembarked. He stated that Ismay had practically recovered from the shock he had sustained. He took a walk on the lower deck on several days, during which Nutting had a conversation with him. Ismay did not appear to be suffering from any mental or physical strain as stated in the American newspapers. For the first three days, however, Ismay did not leave his stateroom. Among other Titanic survivors aboard the Adriatic were Mrs. Dean with two little children, one only eight weeks old. The mother had a pitiful tale to tell of her suffering. There were 'IS of the Titanic's crew on board and four officers who did not speak to the passengers during the voyage. A collection made on behalf of Mrs. Dean realized $250. FEDERAL TROOPS TRIM REBELS IN PARAGUAY ASUNCION, Paraguay, May 10. A force of government troops today de feated a large revolutionary army un der the command of the former pres ident of the republic, Colonel Alvino Jara, in the neighborhood of the Ti bieuary. The government troops were commanded by the minister of war and started from here April 5 to meet the rebels who were advancing from Villa Encarnaclon, abont 170 miles to the southeast of the capital. DAVID CLARK MlSSlNG—Petalnma, May 10.— David Clark has been missing from here since December « last year and In that time nothing has bene heard or seen of him. The boy has not been in his right mind. He left here for Salinas to t*ke a position on a ranch. GRAND OPENING a_H_H_H_H_B_H_l__H_H_H_^_B - B - _ - 88 - BH Off LONG'S Ice Cream and Candy Department At LONG'S MARKET Entrance 945 Market Street opp. Mason UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CREAMERY Will Open Today at Noon Come and see the latest Sanitary Soda Fountain in San Francisco, made all of marble and German silver All Our Ice Cream is Made From the Creamery Department Celebrated Cream Our Candies are made from nothing but the best and purest materials that can be obtained and made by expert candy makers. We guarantee our candy and ice cream to comply with all national and state pure food laws. ICE CREAM BRICKS __^__B__^__M__B__M__|_|__M__M__B__B__j__M__^_M__J"_ l ' IJl"*f_~r_ TO TAKE HOME-ANY FLAVOR_ AND WILL LAST FOR TWO HOURS We will make a specialty of Buttermilk Chocolate Creams at 65c per lb. It is the best and most health ful candy that can be eaten. Try a cup of our HOT CHOCOLATE and COF FEE, made and served with our CELEBRATED CREAM. ■ ICE CREAM L_l/NVi 3 AND CANDY ■___________________ DEPARTMENT 945 MARKET STREET GOVERNOR REMOVES WARDEN RAY BAKER Originator of Prison Honor Sys« tern Loses Office in Bitter Nevada Squabble [Special Disbalch to The Call] RENO, Nev., May 10. — Ray who Instituted the honor system In the Nevada state penitentiary, turned over his stewardship to George W. Cowing today, ending one of the bitterest per sonal fights ever waged in the state. Baker was appointed warden of the prison by the votes of Governor Oddie and Attorney General Cleveland Baker, a brother. He was removed hy the votes of the governor and Secretary of State Brodigan. When Baker took charge of the prison the men were herded inside the prison walls, only four men being employed at the prison farm. The lock step was In vogue and the cell house of the prison was insanitary and practically un ventilated. Immediately upon assuming charge Baker instituted reforms. He put life term prisoners at work on their honor on the county roads and placed desperate criminals at work on tlie prison farm without guards. The honor system has worked admirably, although there have been a few escapes. BAKER'S RESIGNATION DEMANDED Suddenly out of a clear sky Governor Oddie demanded Bakers resignation Baker replied that he knew of no rea son why he should resign, as he had fulfilled his position faithfully. A month later Governor Oddie brought charges of extravagance a gainst 8. --ker, but the charges were proved to be groundless. Secretary of Stat,* Brodigan, also a member of the prison board, said that he would vote for the removal of Baker, although the governor's charges were not sus tained. He nominated George Cowing. a democrat, and Governor Oddie, a re publican, seconded the nomination. All the convicts engaged in road building and at the prison farm were ordered to be returned to the prison under heavy guard. Warden Baker re fused to comply with the demand for armed guards. He said that he had the word of the convicts that they would not attempt to escape. He went down to the camp single handed and brought them back to the penitentiary without a man offering a word of protest. Thece were 50 men in the road gang and for eight months they have been building roads between Reno and Carson with out the presence of an armed guard. HONOR SYSTEM DROPPED The honor system successfully in augurated hy Warden Baker has been done away with entirely. The road work has stopped. The prison farm is unattended. George Cowing, the new warden, took charge of the prison to day. It Is not believed that the lock step will be revived, but the continua tion of the most successful honor sys tem in the country is hanging in the balance. The new warden has had no experi ence In prison work. He was assistant to the secretary of state and has held minor political positions. Baker became prominent when it was reported that he was engaged to Mrs. Smith Hollis McKim. now Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt. Following her divorce in Reno, Mrs. McKim left for the orient.. Baker was the last to throw kisses to her from the wharf in San Francisco. Then same the news of the broken en gagement and the betrothal to Alfred Vanderbilt. ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT— A<-tinc Polt.-e. Jn-lg*" Bernard Flood renter-lay issued :i war rant f<"»r the arrest of R. B. Miles on a charge of embezzling $18. A. F. Branrlvr.ld. 788 Mis sion ' street, ("wore to the complaint. 11