New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Ne-r San Francisco Mayor Re-
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c., FRANCISCO. Jan. 2e-Mayor Mccarthy
e. sowing a storm from which. it IS pre-
- he viii reap a political whirlwind
=, demanding the designations of members
= su important municipal commissions.
- charter declares that these commits
s,e-e shall retain Office until removed
...,- -suse." The obvious intent is that II
.o,-,,eteut men be found who desire TO
.sir their posts as commissioners beyond
.be re Of one administration they shall
=. permitted 70 serve.
.rsxor Mccarthy was a member of the
~,-,r7iSsiou which drafted the present
.r.r1er. and presumably is familiar with its
-,-o,.iSions Yet the only cause which he
assigns for tIle wholesale removal Of com
s.sio7ers appointed by Mayor Taylor is
rat the, are not Of his political party.
because % this difference Of party Mayor
wlcart'lv derlares he cannot work IN har-
r,onv with them
Several members Of the Board OF Health
have decided 70 contest their removal in
-he courts and there is a prospect Of
z-s-~ -ratty legal fight Although Mayor
Mccarthy may remove all the commits
.sore-s whom he dislikes and appoint HIS
cu-u supporters To the vacancies, Il is
6cuhtful whether he will have complete
control of the Board Of Supervisors.
Several supervisors Of the Union Labor
party have become restive under his lead
e-ship and show signs Of revolt.
one of the new Mayors first moves was
70 offer = resolution TO repeal the ordinance
forhiddinE smoking in streetcars. The
Mayor declares that # is a hardship on
works aginen. after the days work is ended.
not n allow them 10 smoke on the
wsv home He declares that smoking
rouI0artnlents may be maintained on the
cars The present ordinance was passed
because the smoke of strong pipes passed
sasilv from one part Of the car 10 another.
To The great discomfort Of women.
~ Louis Paulhan's four days Of avia-
,scn here three were spoiled by rain and
cold winds However, on three days he
made short flights, which greatly pleased
tHa large crowds. The very day Paulhan
ie5- me city the sun came out, and since
then TIE weather has been like summer
r. was hard luck that the short aviation
season should have fallen in with the hard
.outheast storm. A great popular interest
in fvinC machines was shown by the
crowds that went dow1, 10 Tanforan race
track. even on the days when rain fell and
a strong wind blew.
A long step was taken this week toward
in shape A committee OF five on perma-
ner- organization and administration was
appointed The committee includes Leon
sloss. chairman. and NJ. H. De Young.
a " Foster. r. B. Hale and r J. Taus-
sig. 4 temporary committee was appoint
e on auditing and finance.
Conventions VIII soon be held at Yreka.
Ca. and st Medford. Ore. 10 decide on
the proposed new State Of Sislziyou, to De
formed out os CALIFORNIA; seven northern
counties and Oregon's FIVE southern coun-
ties The projectors OF the new state be-
Ieve they can carry the movement to sue
cess. despite the fact that Southern Cali
fc-nia for several years has vainly agi-
tated separation from the northern part OF
the state.
The City Council Of Los Angeles has
served notice on the Southern Pacific Com
pa1y that II must erect q station, 70 cost
not less than $4,000 or the site OF its
arcade station viii be forfeited. -Four
years ago the tract adjoining the present
arcade station was granted to the company
or a pledge that q fine new station would
be built and e park maintained around II.
william r McWood won the Olympic
been ii progress for two weeks, with
George Bond second and P ". ResIeure
third McWood viii soon be pitted against
The best swimmers OF the southern counties
tor the championship Of the state.
one Of the largest rentals since the big
FIRE Is that OF the cafe under the Monad-
mock Building. in Market street, near Sd
street. for 10000 for ten years The cafe
has 1000 square feet Of floor space and
VIII be beautifully fitted up. The situation
!s che Of the best in the city.
Testimony offered in court this week
Showed that al the leaders Of the graft
prosecution were aware OF the departure
% Big jim" Gallagher leading witness
q the case Of Patrick Calhoun and others.
Gallagher vas permitted to leave the state,
and is now in Europe, beyond the juris-
ciction Of the court II is probable that
ne prosecution OF the graft cases Will have
. Be dropped because Of the absence Of
this material witness, who distributed
among the supervisors the bribe money
gwen 70 him b. Boss Abe Ruef.
The cornerstone Of the new Protestant
Episcopal Cathedral on the summit OF Mob
Hi vas laid this week by Bishop Nichols.
n the presence OF three bishops Of other
cloceses n The state and Bishop Partridge,
q Kloto. Japan. The cathedral will be
built On the site Of the old Crocker man
son, u Gala street. between Taylor and
Jones streets. The site was given by the
heirs os Charles Crocker. as the Old family
horne was destroyed in the big fire. II
commands q magnificent view OF the city
ara the bay.
4 large colony OF Mennonites viii soon
1e settled in Butte Creek Valley, Siskiyou
County On the line Of the Weed & Kla-
msth Falls Railroad. Near by is already
ss'auIshed Z large settlement of DunkarGs.
TIE cHEETAH AND THE CHILD.
L would create q longing in the breast OF
od AIglo-Indians 10 be back in India II
tney knew Cs the havoc tigers and leopards
are playing IN some parts OF Bengal and
Ne United Provinces.