New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
on THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
Bar association Takes Up Criticisms
Of California Courts.
IBg Telegraph - The Tribune. J

san Francisco. March 21.-The San Francisco Bar
Association has taken up the question of harsh
criticism Of the State Supreme and Appellate
courts for reversing the conviction of ex-Ifayo-
Scfnit1. ara proposes to punish superior Court
Judges and others who have attributed rnarcenary
moti-es for the decisions. The anger OF certain
graft prosecutors over tho reversal Of treir
vfctou of Scb1ntz Led them TO ;nsiuuatc that the
relationship of Judges to prominent
der indictment prompted the court decisions. The
fact is that faulty indictment drawn which.
while it charged extortion. did not specify that
Schnitz Mayer and TtUei = political boss with
complete control Of HE political commission and
could revoke the license Of the French
keepers. Under the California law there can be
eXtortion unless there is official IN p sitiou
10 make extortiou possible.
The crime according to the Indictment either
bacl<nlaii conspiracy. The error in the irdict-
by lawyers for Schmitz, but he refused to enter
tain their motion.
The campaign against infected rats and the filth
on which they thrive and breed being carried on
with great Nigor- over slCG@" has been raised ty
the merchants 10 pay for thorough cleaning II
the city and stringent rules have been adopted
the removal of garbage and maintenance of cItan
back yards. The produce district. which
me-ly one of the dirtest quarters cf the city. IS
OF the cIeanest because az tie lators OF 4
committee Of commission men There is no III
crease in bubonic plague and it looks though
the sanitary measures taken would prevent -he
spread of the disease. when weather
comes.
s r. Mosby. formerly leader o. the Unemployed
League. issued a manifesto early this week that
he would lead a Coxey army to the State Capitol
and demand work OF Governor Gctt He also
made arrangements for the unemployed i'm other
cities 10 meet his army. and thus form imposing,
demonstration. When the time for the meet
ing in Oakland only six tramps assembled. and
Mosby, in disgust called off the demonstration
The labor unions report d marked decrease in
the number OF unemployed mechanics and a large
increase in building in San Francisco. 1t is easier
get loans for building than it two months
ago, and the cost of all building materials is near
" at d normal basis
The dismissal OF twelve students from Leland
Stanford Junior University because they took part
in parade and demonstration against rules gov
erning drinking the college campus has stirred
up great revolt. over five hundred students who
were In the parade declare that the selection of 4
dozen of the offenders to bear the burden OF guilt
is unjust, and the result may be the wholesale
withdrawal OF many who sympathize with the vic
tins. Lack Of tact and Judgment is alleged on the
part of the professors forming the student affairs
committee Drunkenness at the university which
S not general it is said could have been stamped
by proper warning to the offenders without
adopting the regulations. President Jordan. by ap-
proving the OF the student affairs committee
has drawn upon himself the censure OF the STU
dents.
The trouble at Stanford, it is ALLEGED Is that
few of the professors keep in close touch with the
students.
DR.. Woodson Allen. leader OF the Anti-yaccfna-
ton League. of Berkeley. purposes to test in the
courts the right of the University Of California
TO exclude his son because he instructed the boy
not to remove bandages his TO prove that
he had been recently vaccnated. The boy showed
physicians certificate that he had been vaccinat-
ed. but the medical examiner OF the students re-
fused TO accept it as proof.
The wreck OF the Coast line steamer Pomona is
attributed the alleged folly the ship captains
in hugging dangerous shores in order to make
better time The Pomona between this city
and Eureka. Captain Swanson 10 avoid a heavy
head wind, is said TO have kept the vessel too far
inshore when south of Point Arena. and the vessel
struck a hidden reef that out from Port
Ross When the vessel backed off the reef
she was headed for shore, water was pouring in
but she struck on reef again and stuck fast The
and were safely landed but ex-
press. MAIL baggage and freight will be a total
loss.
lMnIAN EiRl TEL EcRARLECS