New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Police Commissioners Dismissal
MAJ Lead to Exposures.
Dismissal

San Francisco Jan. 27.-The removal of Police
Commissioner Hutton by Mayor Schmitz may
lead to exposures of municipal frauds that will
greatly aid the grand Jury and the Merchants
Association in their present campaign Of re-
form. The removal of Hutton, it is declared,
was the result of the Commissioners attack on
certain French restaurants and on notorious inn
moral dives. Ruef. a supporter Of the Schmitz
administration was retained counsel for the
restaurants and publicly made the fight for
them in the courts, but Hutton carried his point
and deprived several of their liquor licenses.
, Hutton was also active in exposing the meth
Cd of raising an alleged corruption fund IN
Chinatown to protect gamblers. but he was
blocked by the police and those interested IN
drawing big revenues from violation of law.
In fact, Hutton refused to stand in with the
'graftcrs," and the result is that they brought
charges Of immortality against him. Mayor
SchmitZ declares that after investigating these
charges and finding them true other course
open to him except to remove Hutton.
As Hutton knows many secrets, his testimony
to the grand jury will be invaluable Hutton
was a Republican until Schmitz ran for Mayor
on Labor Union platform. Then he espoused
SchmitZ's cause. and did such valuable cam
pagn work that Schmitz appointed him Police
Commissioner. Hutton is said to nave given
to the grand jury the names OF the men VINO
handled the Chinatown gambling corruption
fund of $4,000 a month as well of men who
figured in other corrupt deals. He is smarting
under the disgrace OF his removal. and is not
likely to spare any OF the gang that brought
Kangiro Xxi. a young Japanese ranchman who
has been in California for several years. recent
ly decided that ii was not we'll TO live alone So
he sent his picture home to his people, and they
arranged a marriage for him with fifteen-year-
old Otsuma, of Hiroshima Ken, famous for its
beautiful women According to the Japanese
custom, certain ceremonies were performed over
the pictures OF Kangiro and Otsuma. Then the
bride took the two photographs as her marriage
license and sailed from Japan for San Francisco
to Join her husband. But here the law forbfds
the marriage of a afteen-year-old girl without
the consent of her parents or guardian. So Miss
NJ. ]. Lake. OF the Japanese Mission home,
agreed to adopt the girl and then have the mar
riage at the mission
Influential Japanese here are trying to have
stop put to the practice OF photograph weddings,
as IL has led to much trouble, several ancient
and wrinked japanese having sent home pict-
ures Of handsome young Japs in order TO induce
girls to marry them. On arrival here the girls
6rotested against the trick, but in most cases
thew finally decided to accept the man rather
than return TO their people
Bentamin F. Mckinley an uncle OF President
Mckinley, has been removed from his position
as assistant postmaster and has accepted
subordinate position. Mckinley has served for
twenty-three years in the postofice here. seven
years OF which he spent at the assistants desk.
william F. Getchell old sailor, out of a
4ob who has been cruising around the bay for
driftwood and other fiotsam of the sea. picked up
this week fifty pound chunk OF ambergris.
valued at about $4,000. There was dispute
among the local chemists in regard to the value
OF the fnd. Getchell sent a sample to New
York and will not dispose OF his treasure until
the returns are received.
Berkeley's new Carnegie Public Library was
opened this week. It is seventy-four feet square
and cost $4,000 One OF the features is a base
ment for the Juvenile department. with room
for ten thousand books. 1t will be made attrac-
tive 70 rthe young folk with pictures ana stat
uary.
The committee OF the State Senate and Assem-
bly, on Revenue and Taxation has decided on
the collection OF an indirect tax from the follow
ing sources: Corporations. wholesale and retail
liquor dealers. inheritances, proprietary medi-
cires and instruments OF record. The tax on
corporations which will range from $40 10 500.
according 10 their capitalization, will produce
100000 q year. and the other measures pro-
posed will bring the amount I'D 10 S6.OOV.OOu