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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
URGES RENTING OF
VOTING MACHINES
Representative of IroquOis Club
Asks Action by the EIec-
ton Commissioners
Special Meeting Will Be Called
Before Question Is Finally
Decided by Board

Those favoring and those opposing
the use of voting machines at the No
vember election will be given an oppor-
tunity to express their views at a spe
cial meeting of the board of election
commissioners. At last nights meet
ing of the board il was tentatively de-
cided to use so machines owned by the
city, but the question of renting 120
machines was left undecided until after
the special meeting to be called later.
A lengthy resolution was sent to the
commissioners from the Iroquois club
favoring the use of voting machines
and the commissioners were requested
to give a hearing to a committee which
would represent the club. Charles Gill
dea was present at the meeting, repre-
senting the Iroquois club. He stated
that the city would save at least $4,000
by using its own machines and renting
120 others for $4,000.
Gildea also referred TO the time which
might be saved in counting the votes
by the machine method of balloting. He
stated that his club was in favor of the
voting machine, as was a majority of
the members of the good government
league. He asserted that the commits
sioners should adopt the machine meth
Cd of voting because it had been proved
the most honest of the counting sys-
TENS yet introduced ana guaranteed
protection of the voters rights. This.
he said should be considered first of
all, even before the saving in money to
the city.
Acting President Mcguire stated that
the commissioners would hold special
meeting as soon as a place of assem-
bIage could be secured and that those
interested would be notified.
The failure of the central committee
of the union labor party to make the
apportionments of the delegates from
San Francisco to the state convention
necessitated action on the part of the
election commissioners, the matter hav-
ing been referred to the board by the
secretary of state. The board decided
the matter last night and 112 delegates
was the number apportioned.
The contract for the printing of
blanks and notices for the coming pri-
mary was awarded to the Neal printing
company. There were three bids, the
Neal company's being the lowest by
nearly 500. The next regular meeting
will be held July 2s.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO HAVE FILTERS
Board of Health Will Select Best
and Install Them for
Children's Use

II the recommendations of the sani-
tation committee of the board of health
are carried out, filters soon will be in
stalled in the public schools of this city.
The committee recommended to the
board at yesterdays meeting that fill
ters be installed. but no action was
taken until tests of the several manu-
factures can be had. What is desired
by the board according to DR.. Man
ming, is filter that can be kept clean
with the least possible expense and
care.
A delegation from the draymen's as
ISOLATION, headed by George Renner
asked for an extension of time in re-
gard to the demolition of certain sta
bles that have been condemned. The
draymen are of the opinion that many
of these stables can be temporarily rat
proofed according to the recent agree
ment between the health board and sta
BILE owners. A temporary injunction.
restraining the board from tearing
down the structure occupied by DAILY
& Lowry, mantel and tile manufactur-
ers, In Page street near Ashbury, was
served upon the members during yes
terday's meeting. The hearing is set
for July "a.
The repairing of the smallpox hospi-
tai in De Haro street was ordered COM
menced. The board is in receipt of an
opinion from City Attorney Long to the
effect that the x l. o grease company
at Twentieth avenue South and H street
is in the prohibited district for tallow
works and that the board can order it's
removal should 1t so desire.
The following nurses were nominated
for positions at the city and county
hospital: Josie Graham, Edith Finn,
Katherine Shane, Miss Curier and C. B.
Bricca.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
NEWSBOYSSENDAID
TO JANSEN FAMILY
Spokesman Asks The Call to
Forward Money for Bread
and Butter
Mother of Tiny School Girl Who
Attempted Suicide Over
joyed by Assistance

Touched by the pitiful plight of the
tiny schoolgirl who wooed death. by
drinking a bottle of ink Monday when
she found that her mothers credit at
the grocery was no longer good, kind
hearted persons yesterday started a
fund for the relief of the child and her
mother The first contribution was a
hoard of nickels and dimes tied in a
tobacco sacksand brought to The Call
Office by dozen newsboys, who crowd
ed about the editors desk, all trying at
once to express their sympathy.
We know how 1t is to be broke"
said the spokesman of the party. I'VE
know it amt much-its only $1.50-
but it's all we've got, and it'll buy bread
and butter, anyway. We hope you'll
take 1t to her right away. Mr.. Editor;
friend. No, we won't tell you our
names, or let you take our pictures-we
amt done nuthin' much an we don't
want any credit for it, anyway"
ADDS ANOTHER DOLLAR
Later in the day L Lewis of s31 Page
street dropped in to contribute to the
aid of the hungry ones
Here's a dollar" he said. ct thought
perhaps you might wish to start a
fund for that poor woman and her lit
Tie girl You can use my name or not
as you choose. Here's the dollar"
When the money was taken to the
family little Louise and her tired mother
We're overjoyed. With the young hero
Inc clinging to her skirts, her mother
talked.
Louise is a good girl" she said.
She's sensitive, though, and guess
she just couldn't stand it when she
couldn't get the bread and meat ]
sent her for. She looked like death
when / found her on the sidewalk, and
her little hands were cold as ice. When
told her it wouldn't help me any. her
acting that way, she only said:
Well. mamma, dear, 1 know bet
ter now"
BROTHER A NEWSBOY
The Jansens live in Kansas street
IN a refuge shack, for which they pay
80 month. Louise's Is year old brother
is newsboy and works mornings and
evenings for 81 a month. Mrs. Jansen
takes in washing and sewing and has
two curly headed, dark eyed childrtn
just old enough to demand her con-
slant care and attention.
Tt was shock to. me to know of
Louise's acting that way" concluded
Mrs. Jansen, but I've got them all to-
gether yet, and that's enough for me-"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
MRS. HARTRIDGE'S DEATH
Wife of Thaw's Former Attor-
ney Succumbs Under Pc
cuIiar Circumstances

PITTSBURG, July 15.-Following an
illness of 10 days in the Homeopathic
hospital. this city, Mrs Clifford w.
Hartridge, wife of the New York at
torney who defended Harry K. Thaw,
died Monday from cerebro spinal
meningitis. That same evening the
body was shipped to Canton, N. Y, the
home of her parents. The superintend-
ent OF the institution says she was
brought there under another name.
Only after death was her identity made
known to the superintendent. She was
visited almost daily by her mother and
brother, who were with her when, she
died.
Dr. z. T. Miller, who attended Mrs.
Hartridge, refuses to talk about the
case.
While much secrecy surrounds the
illness of Mrs. Hartridge, her death
clears up the mystery of her disap-
pearance from New York during the
latter part of the Thaw trial Her
relatives refused to discuss her dis
appearance and friends said at the time
that her married life was happy The
first publicity of her disappearance fol-
lowed a report to the New York police
on October 5. 1t was at that time that
Mrs. Hartridge developed a nervouS
1ffection.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
SMOOT TELLS WHY
H[ LEFT PULPIT
Former Pastor of Second Uni
tartan Church Says He Quit
to Become Lecturer
Explains That Socialism Did
Not Lead Up to His
Resignation

LOS GATOS, July 14.-Editor Call
Dear Sir: In Mondays Call there is a
brief notice of my address delivered
Sunday night at Equality hall. in San
Francisco The opening paragraph
reads thus: Rev. C. Calvert Smoot,
who resigned recently as pastor of the
Second Unitarian church to take up
socialism" etc.
Several statements of this kind have
appeared in your paper in the last few
weeks. do not know from what source
you have got your information, but,
from whatever source, you have been
misinformed. VIII you do me the favor
to publish this signed statement, and
thus, as far as possible, correct the
wrong impression?
am a socialist, and so far as / can
see, shall remain one. / have spoken
on socialism quite a number of times
in the past and expect to speak on So
cialism in the future, whenever there is
occasion and opportunity, but I did not
resign as minister of the Second Unita-
rian church ito take up socialism"
Many months before / resigned 1 called
meeting of the church and told the
members that 1 must be absolutely free
in all my utterances, sociological and
economic, as well as theological. or else
must resign.
date had introduced the socialist phi
losophyInto my addresses whenever oc-
casfon made such a treatment of my
theme natural. AT the meeting of the
church mentioned, the matter as / pre-
sented 1t was discussed and I was told
that there were no restrictions what
ever upon my utterances. And when I
preached my last sermon in the Second
Unitarian church I said nothing more
than had said many times in that pull
pit. resigned my pastorate of the Sec
ond Unitarian church for the same rea-
son that the congregation has now sold
It's property in the Mission. viz because
the constituency of the church has so
largely moved to other places of resi-
dence that 1t was impossible to sustain
the church in that part of the city 1t
would have been possible to move to a
new location, but I was unwilling to
assume the burdens of leadership in
this undertaking.
In resigning I was glad to be re-
leased from many of the pastoral du-
ties, which I found burdensome and
distasteful, and 1 welcomed the oppor-
tunity for fuller study along definite
lines. In considering my future work
decided upon the lecture platform,
and more than two months before the
conclusion of my pastorate 1 prepared
and distributed the inclosed circular
You will see by it that my lectures are
upon subjects of general interest and
not upon any one theme. In this list 1
have not included a single lecture upon
socialism. / leave that to the choice of
those who invite me to lecture
Thanking You in advance for the
courtesy of this correction, I am, very
respectfully. c. CALVERT SMOOT.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
PHILIPPINE FREE
TRADE DISCUSSED
Merchants Entertain City's Dis
tinguished Guests at
Elaborate Luncheon
Desire Cooperation of CONNER
ciaI Activities Between Is
lands and Coast Cities

Free trade with the Philippines was
the topic of discussion at luncheon
given by the chamber OF commerce
and the merchants exchange yesterday
at the Fairmont hotel to Thomas j.
OBrien. ambassador TO Japan, and Jose
Luiz de Luzuriaga and w Cameron
Forbes, Philippine commissioners. Luz
uriaga has large sugar interests in the
islands. He was not on the program
as a speaker. 'as he does not speak
English. He became so enthused, how
ever. over the remarks of the guests
that he asked for permission 10 ad-
dress the party, just as II was ao-
journing. The guests resumed their
seats and Luzuriaga addressed them in
his native tongue.
His remarks were translated by w.
Cameron Forbes. paragraph for para
graph. His speech was in general an
advocacy of free trade with the Phil
ippines. putting them on the same COM
mercial basis as the Hawaiian islands.
Taft. he remarked, was in favor Of this
policy
The speakers for the merchants ex-
change and the chamber of commerce
were noncommittal as to whether they
would support such a measure. They
dealt in generalities, that the right
would prevail and what was most
needed was harmonious cooperation Of
commercial activities between the
planters OF the islands and the mer-
chants OF the PaciSc coast In this
strain spoke Charles S. Laumeister
president Of the merchants exchange
Charles II. Bentley of the chamber OF
commerce, T. Cary Friedlander and Fred
Stratton.
Ambassador O'Brien made a short
address, saying that he believed that
the japanese government was doing all
in its power 70 preserve friendly rela-
tions with the United States and that
the problems which were international
IN scope were receiving every attention
that could be asked.
Among those present were Mayor
Taylor, Harry Brown, ]. B. Whitney,
Fred Stratton, Jose Luiz de Luzuriaga,
" Cameron Forbes, Ambassador
O'Brien, Charles S. Laumeister, Oliver
Dibble, Henry c. Dibble. Willis Polk,
Fred Sharon, Everett n. Bee, ]. B.
Leviason, James Rolph. McNear Seward,
Captain Robert Dollar, c. c. Moore,
Captain William Matson, James X.
MOhhtt, w f. Barnes, c. NJ Elliott,
Thomas Addison, James Tyson, Henry
J. Morton, Frank S. Johnson, W. Il
Gerstle, T. Cary Friendlander, Charles
Bentley and James K. Lynch
In the morning Ambassador OBrien
was the guest Of Collector of the Port
T. ". Stratton on an excursion about
the bay. In the afternoon Chozo Koike,
the Japanese consul general, called on
O'Brien.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
Army Orders
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GALL

WASHINGTON. July 15.-Army or
ders: Colonel George L. Anderson,
coast artillery corps, is detailed as
acting inspector general and will re-
port to the commanding general, de-
partment of California, for duty.
Company c, First infantry, will be
relieved from duty at Vancouver bar
racks September Is and will proceed
to the Presidio of Monterey for duty at
the school of musketry
Captain William Scott, quartermas-
ter, having reported his arrival at San
Francisco, will proceed to Fort Dupont.
Del, and relieve Captain Joseph Il
Knowlton, quartermaster.
First Lieutenant Philip ]. LAUDER.
Second infantry, having arrived in San
Francisco, will proceed to Fort Thomas.
KY, and join his regiment.
Contract Surgeon MI, Thomas Low, now
couver barracks and report to the COM
manding general. department of the
Columbia, for duty.
First Lieutenant Stephen O'Fuoua
Third infantry, is detailed for duty to
be held at Ascadero ranch. California.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16

more street shouting defiance to the
police through huge megaphoTfe.
Conciliatory tactics were at first
adopted by the police when they or
dered the men to move on. but the So
cialists refused to bulge. Four Of
ficerS then charged the crowd with
drawn clubs The speaker. George
Williams. was first arrested. and after
him William McDermOtt. organizer,
and Harry Nash. Thomas Allen and
Louis Hermann. The men were charged
with disturbing the peace.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
LODGE OF SORROW" HELD
BY ELKS IN CONVENTION
Impressive Services Conducted
in COmmemoration of De-
ceased Members

DALLAS, Tex, July l5.--Today's
session Of the Elks' grand lodge was
devoted to the Lodge of Sorrow" the
impressive service of the order in COM
rnemoration Of the deceased members
various prominent Elks paying tribute
10 those who had died during the past
year. Judge Henry B. Melvin. Of Oak
land was among the speakers.
Following the Lodge of Sorrow"
Percy Clay OF Denver read report on
the question Of destruction of the elk,
which was brought up in the Philadel-
phia lodge meeting. No final action was
taken
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
DECIDES TO CALL GOOD
ROADS CONVENTION
Napa Chamber of Commerce
Will Hold Big Meeting
i'm September
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NAPA, July 15.-At meeting of the
Napa chamber of commerce today the
members decided to call a county con-
vention on good roads in this city in
September. The matter of calling a
special county election to vote on
100000 or more of bonds for the con-
struction of macadamized roads will
be considered at length by the repre-
sentatives Of Napa, st. Helena and
Calistoga chambers of commerce and
Berryessa valley and the board of su-
pervfsors of Napa- The chamber also
expressed itself In favor of making a
creditable county exhibit at the com
ing state fair at Sacramento. A report
was presented showing that the tom
mage of freight carried on the Mana
river increased largely in 1907. The
committee also reported that the city
council of Napa will be petitioned in a
few days to call a special election to
vote on enlarging the limits of this
city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16

NANTUCKET. Mass. July 15.-The
memory OF Maria Mitchell, Nantucket's
famous daughter who during her life
time attained world wide fame as an
astronomer. was honored today by the
dedication and formal opening here of
an astronomical observatory and
library building.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
AMBASSADOR LEAVES IoNDoN

LONDON, July 15.-Count Komura.
the japanese ambassador to the court
of st. James, will leave London July 81
to take up the post of foreign minis
ter in the new Katsura cabinet. The
count will go to Tokyo by way OF
America
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
CALIFoRNIANs IN PARIS

San Francisco-Albert Sutro, julius
Himmelstone, Mrs. L. Curtes.
Los Angeles-Dr ana Mrs s J. Dar-
rier, r. H Hutchinson, G. w. Judson
and wife. II. c. Mcneil, Mrs A. b. War
neck, II. L Wiennian.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
CARPENTER NOT INSANE

SAN JOSE, July 15.-Examined to-
day. before Judge Hyland. as to his
sanity, Joseph Dufe, the carpenter en-
ployed at Lick observatory, who a few
days ago took possession of the big
telescope, keeping all visitors away,
though eccentric. He was released
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16

Los ANGELES, July 15.-Fleeing TO
Los Angeles on an electric car. Jacob
Weller, who had fatally shot Joseph
cepted and arrested at Compton this
afternoon. He was Immediately ar
raigned on a charge OF murder.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
SAKIMA TRIBE OF RED
MEN HOLD JINKS
Members and Guests Enjoy
Splendid Program by
Clever Men

Sakima tribe No. 21o of the Improved
Order of Red Men held a smoker and
jinks in Phelps hall last night. Many
members of Calumet tribe and a. num-
ber of invited guests were present.
There was lengthy program Of
stunts" which included a discourse on
the Value of Hot Air by Charles M
TroppmAnn. and impersonations of emil
nent actors by Ed w Burrows. Amnng
those who were in attendance were.
E a. Moker D. NJ Ross
]. j. Lemer II. Charmak
George West Harry Tresselt
Louis Levy J. F. German
LOUIS Biedman Samuel franklin
X. J.. Haggett George Perry
!; j: MeDougall Henry Pringel
4. d. kelso Ray Brouilet
NJ. Dunignn Walter Daniel
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
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ELECTED SCHOUL FHINCIpAL.-PsIo Alto
July 15.-James Mcintosh. a Stanford rrad
uate and former teacher in the Palo Alto
Stockton and Fowler high schools. has heen
elected principal Of the high school at Monte
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
EASTERN TOURISTS To
VISIT THIS CITY
One Hundred Members of Corr
teIyou Club of Brooklyn
Will Be Shown Sights

Another big party of eastern tourists
viii visit San Francisco Friday morn
ing. when the Cortelyou club of Brook
lyn. nearly 100 strong. will reach the
city after travelling through Redlands,
Riverside, Los Angeles. Santa Barbara,
Paso RObles, Del Monte Santa Cruz
and san Jose in a sightseeing trip
through California. The party will be
shown the sights about the bay by
the California Promotion committee
which has arranged a trip on the
steamer Monticello, by courtesy of
Hatch Brothers.
AT Winehaven. Contra Costa county.
the visitors will be guests of the San
Francisco retail grocers' association at
a luncheon. They will return to the
city at 8 o'clock in the afternoon, leav-
ing soon after on a special train for
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