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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
POLYGAMY IS DEAD,
SAYS MORMON CHIEF
Joseph F. Smith, President of
Church, Ayers Plural Mar
riages Have Ceased

Joseph T. Smith, president of the
Mormon church and director of the
Union Pacific railroad, accompanied by
one of his four wives, three children
and a number of officers of Jesus Christ
Church Of Latter Day Saints, arrived in
this city at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The party, besides President Smith
and his immediate family, consists of
John S. Smith, his brother and patri-
arch of the church; Bishop c. w. Nib
ley, presiding bishop of the church, and
wife; George Stoddard, president to the
counselor to the union stake, his wife
and son, Joseph z. Robinson, president
of the California missions, with head
quarters at Los Angeles, Elders George
Albert Smith and wife and John r.
Winder and wife
This is the annual visit of President
Smith to the coast, although he has not
been in San Francisco since the fire.
He is engaged in looking after mission
development work and will go as far
south as Los Angeles. Last night he
spoke to a large congregation at the
Mormon headquarters at Golden Gate
avenue and Laguna street. His re-
marks were of a general nature, eX-
orting the members of the church to
greater activity in spreading the doc
trine of the Latter Day Saints.
President Smith makes his home in
was brought over from Oakland and
taken to the yards at Third and Town
send streets
In discussing his visit to the coast
he said:
Il came to the coast to visit the va
rious missions the church has estab-
lished in California. / will speak in
the various towns where our interests
are, my official visit ending at Los An
geles. / intend leaving here tomor-
row morning for the south. l will stop
first at Palo Alto, where intend visit
ing Stanford university.
Relative to polygamy. I have moth
ing to say. 1t is known that the church
erased this feature IS years ago, and If
the outside world will not continue to
harp on the subject it will be a for
gotten issue in generation. There are
no more plural marriages in Utah.
Those of US who had married more
than one wife when such was the law
of the church and state continue to
provide for them and their children"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
SIX DOCKS SWEPT
BY FIRE AT BOSTON
Loss Is Estimated at Million
and Two Persons Probably
Perish

BOSTON, July Six big docks were
swept away and the grain elevator of
the Boston and Albany railroad was
completely destroyed in a water front
fire which broke out early this after
noon on pier 1 Of the Grand Junction
terminal, in which two persons are be-
lieve TO have lost their lives. Not un-
til almost the whole Boston fire de-
partment. reinforced by engines from
Chelsea, had concentrated to fight the
blaze was it finally brought under con-
troll.
Ex-FIre Commissioner Wells said
that the loss would be not less than
$L0o0,000, and probably more than
that"
From pier ! Of the Grand Junction
terminal Of the Boston and Albany
railroad. commonly known as the Gu
nard dock. a fierce wind swept the
flames rapidly along five other docks
10 the grain elevator Of the railroad
company. where 10000 bushels Of wheat
were stored. Shipping in the harbor
was threatened. but the Leyland line
steamer DeYonian, the schooner o. II.
Brown, the railroad bark Belmont and
several freight steamers were tOWed 10
safety, some with their rigging ablaze.
Daniel Sullivan, watchman for the
Cunard line. and Miss Sadie Arnold.
clerk, are missing and are believed to
have perished. The hremen succeeded
in saving the dock OF the Boston, Re-
we're Beach and Lynn railroad.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
SUNSET RATIFIES TICKET
Republican Club of Thirty-ninth
Approves City Officials

The nomination of William H. Taft
and James S. Sherman as the repub-
lican candidates for president and vice
president. respectively. was ratified by
the Sunset republican club of the thir-
ty-ninth district last night at Forest
ers' hall IN 1 street.
Daniel Ryan and John Partridge were
scheduled to speak to the gathering,
but other engagements prevented.
Julius Frankel acted as chairman in
the absence of President Rutherford,
who has moved from the district. His
resignation was accepted by the club
last night. w. II. Mitchell was elected
to the office.
A few remarks were made by w. w.
Allen, in which he recommended that
such men as Mayor Taylor and the
present board of supervisors be kept in
office. The report of the executive
committee recommended that the club
support the republican party and nomi-
nees according to the platform adopted
in Chicago
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
G|LLFTT ORDERS
WHITTIER INQUIRY
State Board of Charities to
Make Investigation of Charges
Against Greeley
Allegations of Misconduct, In
competency and Negligence
to Be Thoroughly Sifted
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SACRAMENTO, July S.-Governor
James N. Gillett today requested the
state board of charities and correc-
tions to make a full investigation Of
the charges of negligence, improper
conduct and incompetency preferred by
Director Desmond of the state reform
school at Whittier against President
Greeley of that institution. The in
Vestiga tion is expected to bring out
some startling developments.
The governor today sent the follow
ing order to the state board of chari-
ties and corrections:
Charges have been preferred against
tees of Whittier by Trustee Desmond.
The charges are: First, that said j. p.
Greeley has permitted the discipline
of the school to fall far below the
therein.
Second, that said J. P. Crowley has
permitted improper associations to eX-
ist between one of the women officers
and some of the boy inmates of the
school, without taking proper measures
either to stop such associations or to
discharge the husband of such woman
officer, whom l also charge with equal
improper associations, the Superintend-
ent refusing to discharge said officer
until first ordered to do so by me, said
superintendent
make a report thereof to the trustees,
thereby demoralizing the boys referred
to and causing the giving of scandal to
a great number of boys in the school.
An investigation of the charges was
held at Whittier on June 13, %, "a
and 29.
This investigation was never COM
pleted, for the reason that Trustee
Newlin on June % refused to partici-
pate further therein because one of the
trustees had taken him aside and by
the use of threats and intimidation
endeavored to force him to vote for
the dismissal of the said superintendent
when Mr.. Newlin was of the opinion
that the testimony taken did not war
rant such action.
1t was then agreed by the trustees
that the matter of further investigat-
ing the charges be left to the governor
and the board of charities.
1 am of the opinion that a full and
thorough examination should be made
of the administration of the Whittier
school and that if it appears there
from that any one connected there
with, as an officer or teacher, from
the superintendent down, is not a fit
or proper person to fill the position
held by him that his removal there
from should be recommended.
This school has been injured very
much by what has transpired lately,
and If the reports published are true
the parties responsible therefor should
be removed from the school Immediate
ly, and If they are not true, then that
fact should be made public.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
PLATFORM PLANKS
ARE NOT COMPLETE
Subcommittee on Injunction
Fails to Finish Its Task
on Time
Labor Representatives Make
Loud Protests Against One
Omission

DENVER, July S.-After reaching an
agreement on a plank on the question
OF Injunction and announcing the fact,
the subcommittee Of the committee on
platform having that subject in charge
tenight failed 10 supply the full COM
mlttee with the document, and thus
caused suspension of the entire pro-
ceeoing on that question. Not only did
the subcommittee fail TO present its
report, but up TO 1920 o'clock neither
Williams nor Sullivan Of the subcom-
mittee had put in an appearance at the
committee meeting.
During the evening there was much
discussion by labor leaders Of the in
Junction plank, and while II was as
serted that the officers Of the fedora
tiOn Of labor were satisfied with the
plank, other official representatives OF
labor made loud protests against the
omission Of the provision demanding
notice in advance in injunction pro-
Ceedings.
At the hour il was announced that
the full subcommittee had passed upon
ali but three or four subjects TO be
dealt with, and members Of the sub
committee expressed full commence
that the subcommittees would be able
TO present a complete report when the
full committee meets at O'Clock To-
morrow.
Az lL-8D the SQDED44l4A4lANCC eAAJNN-- a.
until $50 A. III. tomorrow.
Alto o'clock tonight the full commit
tee met with the subcommittee, but as
the latter was unprepared TO report, ao-
5ourned until a. m. tomorrow.
The subcommittee also adopted the
following:
The protection and growth Of national forests,
the protection OF timber on f0resJed areas OF the
public domain outside the timber reserves; the
eucoursC cement Of reforestation throughout the
country; the immediate elimination Of agricul-
tural lands from the forest reservations; the con-
troll Of the timber reserves by laws insurlng
equal rights TO ali in place Of the bureaucratic
rules and regulations that have led to sys-
ten OF faYoritism and terrorism obnoxious 70
American institutions. the annulment Of all
rules that attempt TO interfere with the police
regulations OF the states; greater encouragement
70 settle the public domain by home seekers.
and a system Of selling timber from the national
forests which viii not put the public at the
mercy Of the lumber trust.
The Pettigrew tariff plank was
adopted by the full subcommittee prac-
ticaIly as recommended by the subsidi-
ary committee which drafted it.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
SWINBURNE TO SUCCEED
DAYTON IN COMMAND
Latter HauIs Down Flag in Pa
cific Fleet This Month and
Pefires i'm October

WASHINGTON. July S.-Rear Ad-
miral James H. Dayton, commander in
chief of the Pacific fleet, according to
orders issued by the navy department,
will be relieved from duty on the 31st
inst. and ordered home to await re-
tirement on the 25th of October, Rear
Admiral William T. Swinburne, COM
manding the second squadron, succeed
ing him In chief command.
Admiral Swinburne will transfer his
flag from the cruiser Charleston to the
cruiser West Virginia Admiral Day
ton has been in command of the Pacific
fleet since February, 1906: He took the
cruiser squadron from New York to
the Philippines and thence to the Cali
fornia coast where the fleet now is.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
PosroFFIcE PROMOTIONS

WASHINGTON, July S.-The postof-
fee department today announced the
following promotions of clerks and
carriers IN California postoffices:
Eureka-One clerk from 5000 to $500
one from $500 to 5000 and one from
$500 to $1,000. one from $1,000 to Sl,l00i
f0nr carriers from $500 to 81, 900.
Long Beach-Two clerks from 5000 to
$500 SIX from $500 to $500, and five
Carriers from $500 TO $1,000.
san Jose-Two clerks from $500 To
$500 four from $500 TO $500. six from
$500 to 81 600. four from $1,000 to
Sf.IOO. one from s1.I0O to $1,000; three
- rriers from 5000 10 $500, one from
$500 TO 5000 and IL from $500 to 81. 900
santa Cruz-Two clerks from $500 to
$500, two from $500 ia $500. one from
5000 to $1,000 and hv4 carriers from
$500 20 $1,000
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE
TO HOLD CONVENTION
Melvin q. PaIIiser, Leading
Hearst Man, Says Delegates
Will Meet in Chicago

NEW YORK. July 8.-Melvin G. Pal
User. one Of the leading Hearst men
here. today said that, reports and
rumors to the contrary notwithstand-
ing the national convention of the
independence league party will meet
in Chicago July u and will name an
entirely independent national ticket
"a committee has been appointed to
make arrangements for a special train
to take delegates from this state and
New England to Chicago" Mr.. Palliser
said. The train will probably start
on the 26th. There viii be about l 900
delegates at the convention"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
PRISON ENDS BRILLIANT
CAREER OF ARMY MAN
Captain ID. r. Keller Is Sem
tenced to Serve Two Years
for Felony
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

CHICAGO. July Swimming a bril-
liant career in the army a little over
a year ago. today sentenced to two
years at hard labor in the penitentiary
at Fort Leavenworth-suc is the story
OF Captain Daniel +. Keller. resigned,
of the TWenty-seventh United States
Infantry, the final page of which was
written by Judge Lands today.
Keller was convicted Of taking blank
checks from the Quartermaster at Fort
sheridan on April Z, 1907. These later
were forged and realized upon for sew
eral thousand dollars in Reno, New, and
other western points.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
CAPTURE JAP WITH
F0RTIFICATION PLANS
Arrested Crossing the Rio
Grande River Disguised as a
Chinese
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

GALVESTON, Tex, July S.-A Japa-
nese disguised as a Chinaman was
captured this morning with five China
men trying 10 enter this country from
Mexico by crossing the Rio Grande
river twelve miles above Del Rio.
The Jap carried papers, presumably
plans Of fortiications in this country,
as well as plans Of military posts. He
denied that the papers represent mill
tary plans, but refused to say what
they were.
Later he said the fortiication plans
were a joke. Later the Chimamen
claimed they fell in with him as they
started to cross the river any they do
not know him. The Jap says he repre-
sents a cotton firm Of Tokyo.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
SCHOONER STRIKES SNAG
IN RIVER AND SINKS
Napa Drawbridge Is Blocked by
Wreck and Electric Car
Traffic Suspended
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SHEGlAL O1oFAICd ~ 1HE GALL
NAPA, July S.-The schooner Robert
Henry, vessel plying between Napa
and San Francisco, sank this morning
in the Napa river while attempting to
pass through the Third street draw
bridge.
The vessel was heavily laden with
sand and the tide had become so low
when the schooner was permitted to
pass through the bridge that she struck
a snag and damaged her hull. The
bridge could not be closed all day
and electric cars could not pass over
the river on the way to Vallejo.
Loss on the vessel and cargo will
be about $4,000 and to the electric
road several thousand dollars.
Mrs. c. Olsen of San Francisco owned
the schooner
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
LEAPS INTO OCEAN
ON WAY TO PRISON
Mexican Convicted of Horse
Stealing Jumps From Steam
er Santa Rosa
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SANTA BARBARA, July S.-Prefer-
ring death in the ocean to a term of
Imprisonment in San Quentin, an un-
known Mexican. convicted of horse
stealing and sentenced to several years,
made a dramatic attempt to leap from
the deck of the steamer Santa Rosa be-
tween San Pedro and Redondo this
morning. The suicidal design was frus-
trated after a tremendous fight in
which the passengers participated and
ended only when the sheriff in charge
of the prisoner rammed a revolver
against the latters body and threat
ened to change his mode of destruction
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
WILL MANAGE NEW CAR SHOPS

OMAHA, Neb., July 8.-W. r. McKeen
has resigned as superintendent of mo-
tive power and machinery for the
Union Pacific railroad company to as
sumo management for E. Fl. Hartman
of the McKeen motor car shops, which
will be established in Omaha with a
capital of $1,000 900. B. +. Fuller who
has been assistant to NICK cen, succeeds
him as superintendent of the motive
power and machinery at the Union Pa
cifc shops The change becomes eff
fectiVe July 20.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
DEBS is SKEPTICAL OF
BOURBON LABOR PLANK
Socialist Candidate Says Bryan
Will Be Nominated, but
Taft Will Be Elected
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. July S.-Eu-
gene V. Debs, socialist candidate for
president, who spent several hours in
Little Rock today, said:
THE democratic convention will
doubtless give labor a Chinese puzzle
for q labor plank, but the working
people have starved too long to be
satisfied with the husks. They demand
something real and tangible.
Bryan will be nominated, and Taft
will be elected, not because Bryan is
considered unsafe by the capitalists,
but because the capitalists do not care
70 longer associate themselves with the
dying middle class"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
LYNCH FINDS SOME
SNAGS IN HIS PATH
Herrin Mans Effort to Capture
County Committee for His
Boss Unayailing
Corporation Seeks to Send Men
Wearing Collar to Next
Legislature

Herrin's man, Johnnie" Lynch, is
running up against some obstacles in
his campaign to capture the republican
county committee for the crooked po-
litical purposes of the Southern Pacific.
Herrin's workers have Influenced some
of the members by gross misrepre-
sentation, but exposure of the rail-
roads scheme, which is merely to use
the committee for the purpose of send
ing corporation controlled assembly,
men and senators to Sacramento, has
imperiled the plot. The IS P" brand
on the forehead is >Iot as pleasant a
thing to wear as it used to be.
WANTS "REGULARc LABEL
The delivery of the county committee
into the hands of Herrin, which would
mean the ousting of Chairman F. H.
Dam, and an attempt to direct its influ-
ence against the Lincoln Roosevelt
league, would after all have no very
important consequences. The apportion-
ment of delegates and filing of the party
petition with the registrar have al
ready been accomplished. No vital
matter remains to be acted upon. The
machine, however, believes in the
charm of the word regular" and it
wants the committee for|that purpose.
The league men are not greatly con-
cerned, as they believe that the public
can be made thoroughly acquainted
with the situation.
The hollow pretense of the railroad
ers is that they wish to organize for
campaign in behalf of Taft. They
now pretend a great enthusiasm for the
candidate The following county COM
mitteemen, who are now aiding Herrin
and John c. Lynch in their plot, were
hostile to the Endorsement that was
given Taft early in the campaign, vot-
ing for a postponement of the resolu-
tion submitted to that end:
Tim Sullivan John ID. DAILY
Charles III. Forbes Oscar Greenbaum
Hamilton Bauer John Il. Pidwen
Ed Kelly III. l.. WorthingtOn
Dominic Bebnn Rudolph Gercke
Mamie Strauss f. c. Cartwright
Ed Buckley
THIRTEEN YOkEMATES
These 13 were evidently taking orders"
then, just as they are doing now, some
7 few of them being misled by misrepre-
sentation just as they are now. The
foregoing list is significant, and would
give rise to misgivings as to the well
fare of the Taft candidacy in San Fran
cisco were not the Lincoln Roosevelt
league thoroughly organized to make
vigorous campaign in behalf of the ma
tional standard bearer.
The anti-railroad members of the
committee will not attend the meeting
that the machine will hold tomorrow
night and will ignore it completely.
They feel that the Lincoln Roosevelt
league is thoroughly equipped for the
campaign as it is and cannot be blocked
in any way by the county committee
at the present stage. AS to the COM
mitteemen who have played false to
the people, the league men say there
must be an accounting before the peo-
pie for their pledge on which the men,
bers were chosen year ago, in which
they declared themselves as opposed
to the control of the republican party
by the Southern Pacific railroad cor
poration influences or any self-seeking
boss"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
RUSSIAN MINISTER is
DINED BY JAP EMPEROR
First Ambassador to Nippon
From Cars Domain Ar
riVeS in Tokyo

TOXIC, July s.-Russia's first am
bassador to Japan, NJ. Malersky Male
ritch, arrived here this morning to re-
Iieve Minister Bakhmetieff from duty
at the legation. NJ Bakhmetieff and
his wife were today granted an audi
ence with the emperor and afterward
entertained at tifin by the emperor
and empress.
The destination of the Bakhmetieffs
on leaving Japan is as yet unknown.
They are both very popular here.
Madame Bakhmetieff is an American.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
CHINESE TO BE pEPoRTEp

Ell PASO, Tex, July 6.-Ninety-one
Chinese were today taken from here
to san Francisco for deportation to
China because they were unlawfully
IN the United States. This is the iarg-
est number ever deported from the
Texas border at one time. Almost as
many more are in this vicinity await
irg deportation.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
PLAN FOR NOTIFICATION

CINCINNATI. July S.-Details of the
program for the celebration of noti-
fcation day will be settled upon
Thursday at Hot Springs, Va, where
a conference will be held with Judge
Taft by the members on the confer
ence committee of the citizens COM
mittee of Cincinnati, including John
R. Malloy, representing Senator Will
liam W. Warner chairman of the noti-
fication committee. The notification will
take place July %.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
AunAssApoR COMING HOME

HONOLULU. July s.-Thomas ].
O'Brien, American ambassador to
Japan and Philippine Commissioners
Forbes and j. r. Auzuriaga arrived
here today aboard the steamer Korea
bound for San Francisco, which will
arrive there July 13.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
MILITARY PRISONERS EsCAPE

NEW YORK, July S.-Three military
prisoners serving one and a half to two
and a half years for desertion escaped
from the prison at Fort Hamilton at IL
o'clock last night by saving Off some OF
the barss
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
NEW CABINET NOT NAMED

TOKYO. July S.-The cabinet sit
uation has undergone a change and it
is possible that the announcement of
the new cabinet Will not be made for
10 day:( Prince Ito has delayed his
departure from Korea for Tokyo.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09
Removal

DR.. Redmond Payne, Eye. Ear Nose,
Throat: Dr. Clyde Payne, Dentist, have
removed to LAG Grant avenue corner
Post street. San Francisco. Hours IL
to 4. Phone Kearny sc.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09

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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-09

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