The morning call., 1895-02-25
CHARLES A. WETMORE
IS HEARD FROM.
He MAY SUE A. P. HAYNE OF
BERKELEY UNIVERSITY
FOR LIBEL.
THE WINE MAN INDIGNANT.
BOCUET's SALOON Is WRECKED BY
AN EARLY MORNING GAS
EXPLOSION.

z Charles A. Wetmore, the wine-grower, is
mad all over Al the reports purported to
have been made by A. ?. Hayne in
recent published interview. Mr.. Hayne is
assistant in charge of yiticuture at the
University, under the direction Of PROBES
sor Hilgard. and scored the Wine-grower
numerically in the interview.
Nj Wetmore yesterday said that these
remarks from Hayne deserved more than
a passing notice. He stated in unmistak-
able terms that the language OF Mr.. Hayne
meant nothing less than libel suit.
Mr. Wetmore finally consented to talk
about the matter, however. He said in
answer TO question:
yes have read the article in question. 1
always read The CALL because find its reports
OF news accurate, ana have no reason 70 sup
pose that Mr. Hayne has been Incorrectly re-
ported. l SHALL therefore. demand OF Governor
BUdd and AsSemblyman Phelps, both OF whom
are regents OF the university, thorough in
Nestigation OF this libelous attack upon
private citizen and the SANDERS uttered against
practical men ! intend TO go further and
place Nj. HAyne where he viii have a chance
10 justify himself, II ne cdi, IN court OF Jus
tiCe. il my LAWYERS advise me that there is any
remedy for the wrong done.
Mr.. Hayne specially attacks me. So far as he
attacks the Niticultur9l Commission, he will
no doubt hear from them. All l care to say
now for myself is that ( am not an officer of the
commission; that am not its mOuthpiece in
the matter OF its adjustment or continuance.
and that he has got the wrong end of his entire
grievance in every way. 1t is true that drew
up the biz providing for the termination of the
commission, but il was At the special request
Of Mr.. Phelps chairman of the Assembly Re
trenchmeut Committee who is a regent of the
university, incorporating all the provisions
that he recommended, and then submitted ii
10 the elected officers of the commission. Fur
theT than that l had nothing TO do with il.
The idea of the bin was first preached by Mr..
CTabb, the commissioner of the Napa District,
IN q letter to SenStor Gesiord. 1t was after
ward approved by Mt. West of the San Joaquin
District. and the secretary and executive officer
OF the commission l refused TO have ANYTHING
10 do with this subject as the representative OF
the board, and have conferred with no one in
the Legislature on IL excepting members OF the
board OF regents beyond a few brief remarks
made at an open meeting OF the Senate Agri-
cultural Committee at the request OF members
OF the commission who We're present.
GAS "a graduate of the University and
private citizen interested in yiticuiture. | did
endeayor TO induce President Kellogg at
Berkeley TO write letter, as the head of the
University that would satisfy the various
practical men OF the state engaged in vitlcul-
ture, horticulture and mining, that the Univer-
slty was not attempting to steal the results of
their labOrs nor to rob them of their influence
IN their own practical lines ! called his at
Tenuon specially 10 the fact that the viticul-
turai commission Differed and has been
III the past, by graduates OF the University who
expected something better than personal
assaults from SubOrdinateS of their alma mater.
What l have had 10 say to him further on the
subject OF the competence OF the professor in
charge OF agriculture, he has in writing, and it
i TO be hoped that he viii consider it worthy
Of honest investigation. President Kellogg
not IN any way meddling with the ques
ton OF commissions; yet l called his
attention TO the fact that at least two Of Pro-
lessor Hugdrd'S assistants were so doing and
that they were even then-this was before the
Senate Agricultural Committee-preparin
bills TO abolish the horticultural and Yiticul-
tural commissions and asking for appropria-
tons to do work that none OF the industries
affected wished TO be done. He then admitted
that such bills were being prepared at the
mittee.
president Kellogg declined to act as re-
questedl and, unless he reproves the busy ac-
tlvity OF the TWO most offensive agents, Mr..
Hayne and Mr.. Shinn, I must presume that
they speak. as they pretend TO do, in the name
OF the university. Every citizen grossly at
tackled by public officers should have a right
Tor a full investigation, such l shall de-
mand. certainly cOncede this right TO any
one IN the employ OF the State at Berkeley who
thinks he has any grievance at my hands and
hope that the Board of Regents will not shrink
from performing its full duty.
MI Haynes crazy assault to-day, however,
calls Tor further investigation by the Legisla-
ture which he has insulted. He talks a though
he were already in possession, by right OF
properties and duties imposed by law upon
several commissions. The facts are that the
Ways and Means Committee OF the Assembly
has reported unanimously against the abolish
ment OF the horticultural Commission and the
senate FINANCE Committee has reported fair
appropriation for its support. The Senate Agri-
cultural Committee has reported unanimously
IL favor OF continuing the Niticultural Com
mission and the Senate Finance Committee has
reported an appropriation. Mr. Hayne saws
this was 'Smuggled into the appropriation
bill by me. lie may answer to me for this libel
IN court. The senate may do as it pleases with
this reflection upon its committee work
As 10 the criticisms upon the wording of the
clause II the bill which was drawn TO suit Mr.
hal TEfak LrTf4
Berkeley TO the press suppress one important
clause, viz: that all disposition OF the property
OF the commission, II II should be abolished is
made SUBJECT 10 the approval OF the Governor,
who Is eX-Dhicio member of the Board OF
Regents.
''Itseems however, that we shall have A hard
nght TO abolish the commission, because there
Is not large appropriation for the use OF Mr..
hayne who aspires to govern the winemakers
OF OaiIorIla Mr.. Hayne now hourishes on
lne laJ salary OF 5000 per annum and finds
hlmsell-less than the compensation OF a good
laDoTng foreman. ! never saw the gentleman,
but would suggest that if he is coTnpetent To
manage the affairs of our industry he might
get better place pumping wine in some win
cry. As 10 Mr. Shinn. l cannot help thinking
that he ought to skinny on his own side and
devote nlmsef 10 persuading the Legislature
70 let him have the appropriation he asks for
forestry, which appropriation one OF the Sena-
tors recently remarked he thought the State
had got rid OF when it abolished the Forestry
Commission.
The interview week ago relating to this
SuD.t1t pNOtiSlltu III the GALL, was not with
me, but with my brother, The authorized ex-
ecUtye officer OF the commission. Mr. Havne
Is well informed that 1 am not such officer.'
Flying Glass and framework.
Sleepers in the neighborhood of the Ga
Undo Hotel were rudely awakened from
their Sunday morning nap at o'clock
yesterday morning by terrific explosion
and the clatter of falling glass. Some
thought there had been another Berkeley
powder explosion, others thought that
safe-crackers were at work, and still others
thought house had fallen down.
The cause was soon discovered There
had been a gas explosion and the whole
front of Joe Boquet's saloon in the Galindo
building had been blown into the street.
When Boquet went to the saloon at
O'Clock, as was his custom, he lighted a
gas jet behind the bar. Then he opened
the door leading into the cardroom in
front, and as he did so there was an out
rushing of gas and in an instant there was
a deafening explosion and Boquet was
thrown back from the door and some dis
lance back OF the bar. The explosion was
followed by falling glass. The front plate
glass in the show-window fell in the Street
and the glass windows Of the rear division
wall were blown backwards and ratified
down on the floor of tho saloon III -