The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
Declines to Discuss
Policy Of Others
on the Board

When Mayor Schmitz returns from
Washington he viii again have TO re-
wise the unhappy score of his inhar-
monious political family.
Commissioner g. II. Umbsen's ex-
peoted resignation from the Police
Board was forwarded yesterday, and,
barring the possible pernicious activity
OF acting Mayor Gallagher. the city's
indicted executive will play again the
interlude that made the Poheim- Grady
movement sensation in political mu-
sic. In palmer words, the Mayor will
have 10 All a vacancy on the Police
= Board. an organization torn by stress
and politics before and after the fire
and also before and after the beginning
Of Heney's investigation involving the
administration. including the Police
Department, in charges of corruption
That Umbsen lacked the support of
his fellow Commissioners in moves for
the good of the city was shown at the
time he prepared a resolution for the
summary removal of Chief Dinan, now
classed with the Mayor as defendant
under indictment
CREswEIL AND LEAHY
At that time rumor had it that Umb-
sen was promised the support of Com
missioner creswell but the plausible
attorney changed his mind Ii is pre-
-
mission has bee in his bonnet" or
some other idea dependent upon his
cautious course as Commissioner. 1t
is possible that he made bargain with
Leahy, and Leahy. as a representative
OF the Kreiing estate, is TO be figured
with, considering that the new police
. headquarters on Eddy street occupies
the site OF the old Tiyoli, of Kreling
lame. And a large rental attaches to
the site.
AS to all these things Commissioner
Umbsen iE particularly silent. Tho
! news OF his resignation was not an
: ncunced az last nights meeting Of the
Police Board and his fellow Commis-
sioners discletmed knowledge of IL. His
letter 10 the Mayor was as formal, as
concise and as business-like as the man
himself. 1t follows:
Hon. z. z. Sehmitz. Mayor of San Fran
cisco:
Dear Sir-I herewith tender my res
4Gnation as a member of the Police
Commission OF the city and county of
San Francisco. Very truly yours,
@. H. UMBSEN.
uMBsEN GIVES HIS REASON
The resignation has no strings at
tached TO it. Umbsen. when ap-
preached for an explanation last night,
had little to offer MY only reason y
business makes It no longer possible
for me 60 give my time and attention
10 the AFFAIRS OF the Police Commits
sion, 50 I sent in my resignation"
Umbsen is to be commended for not
unburdening his mind IN further de-
tail. His reasons are sufficient from
! his point Of view, and the public can
not be critical It Is known that the
real estate business in San Francisco
! has grown TO tremendous proportions
since the April disaster and IL is known
/ that Umbsen's is one OF the very busy
firms now dealing in lots, blocks and
( subdivisions. In more personal way
the ex-Commissioner is justified in
dropping extraneous affairs. He has
had q recent bereavement I'm his family
and will leave next Saturday for a trip
70 the Southern and Eastern States,
accompanied by Mrs. Umbsen.
Umbsen was appointed a Commits
sioner of the Police Board on July 80
last ooincident with the appointment
of Lawyer Harry creswell to the same
board.
SALOONS OPEN ALL NIGHT
The Board of Police Commissioners
received and read last evening the or
dfnance passed recently by the Board
OF Supervisors providing for the law
4 fui operation OF saloon business all
night IL was the judgment of the
Commissioners that as the Supervisors
constitute the lawmaking body, there
0gea no action nseessaZx on the part