The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-16
TAYLOR BOARD
IS OUST[D, But
REGAINS POWER
New Injunction Takes Authority
From Commissioners Named
by the Mayor
McCarthy'S AppOintees Must
Now Wage Legal Battle to
Win Office

lnissioners Payot. Bannerman and Mrs.
I>1ncsid. notified Of the courts decision.
had entered their private offices and
refused 20 leave The new appointees
presented their credentials. but were
refused admittance.
A short consultation was held by the
lsw appointees. Interrupted by several
telephone messages 10 the mayors Of
flee in the Mills building, and an appeal
f5r help was issued. A squad OF half a
dozen policemen was hurried 10 the
building and was reinforced by several
deputy sherins The demand Tor ad-
mission 10 the private offices was again
nsde and again refused.
There followed what Charles s
wheeler. attorney for the old board
members. last night termed "one Of the
greatest outrages ever perpetrated In
an American city under the guise OF
Official power" The three members Of
the old board were fOrcibly elected
from their rooms by the policemen. Mrs
Kincaid and a friend, Miss letters
sister in law Of former Mayor Taylor,
who is in no way connected with the
school department. had just returned
from * trip out Of the city and had
their suit cases with them In Mrs. Kin
caids Office.
SuitcaseS Examined
These two women, IN addition 10
being forced TO leave the building
were subjected 10 the added indignity
Of not being allowed TO go until they
lad opened their suit cases and sub
mitted the contents, consisting Of
toilet effects and articles Of the most
intimate wearing apparel TO the in
spectiOn and examination of the Of
fcers accompanying the new board ap-
pOintees.
with the old board members elected
from the building and with policemen
stationed at the dOOrways to prevent
their return. the new board met in the
assembly room Of the Offices. organized
and promptly declared N. G. Dodge, the
secretary. removed from office. A new
secretary was named and the board ad
j0urned, leaving instructions for po-
Iice guard TO watch the building ali
night and until after the regular meet
ing. which was to have been held this
afternoon.
Leon :. Clavburgh. a young man who
is a firm member Of the Alfred Lilien-
field company. clothiers. was the one
selected by Mayor Mccarthy TO succeed
Mrs. Kincaid TO the long term, which
was made chairman OF the supplies
committed the mayor explaining that
he was not satisfied with the manner
En- which this department had been
conducted and that he had chosen
Clayburgh especially Is a businessman
10 put the supply purchasing opera
lions on business basis.
Herman Succeeds PayOt
coed Henry PayOt. is secretary Of the
hlaclzsmiths' union. an officer OF the
district council of blacksmiths and en-
ployed as instructor OF forge work in
The mocha nical training department of
the Polytechnic high school In con-
nection with the reorganization of the
board he was made chairman of the
building and grounds committee.
Colonel James Z. Power was Mayor
1IcCarthYs appOintee TO succeed Pres
ident Thomas r. Bannerman. Power is
al the head Of the League Of the Cross
cadets aud q member Of the real estate
firm Of Power & Marisch, with offices in
The Phelan building. He formerly was
engaged in mining operations in Ne
vada. He was named as chairman Of
rhe schools committee, in direct charge
or the internal workings Of the schools.
In the reorganization by the new
board members, Richard l. Whelan,
who was the mayors appointee to the
board at the beginning of his term OF
Office. was made president TO succeed
Bannerman. Melvin Q. Dodge was
ousted as secretary and T. Philip
O'Brien was named in his place
O'Brien is deputy tax collector I'M
der civil service appointment, having
been city employe for many years.
He was a captain i'm the First CALI
fornia regiment in the Philippines and
was a member Of the first civil service
class under the charter
While the reorganization Of the bard
al the hands Of the new Mccarthy ap-
pointees was in progress the busted
members Of the old board were busy
LAYING plans in the Office Of Charles S.
Wheeler, who has appeared as their
attorney throughout the inJunctionpro-
ceedings.
Acting on the theory that Judge
Sturtevant's decision in dissolving the
former injunction was based on the
holding that il was premature, and
taking the forcible election Of the old
board members from their Offices as a
new ground of complaint, Wheeler
hastily prepared papers in a new suit
for Injunction.
Injunction Is Issued
The petitions for injunction, together
with afidavits of the old board men,
bers describing what had taken place
at the board Of education headquar-
tiers during the afternoon, We're pre-