The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24
WEATHER CONDITIONS
EDITORIAL
NEWS TO-DAY

EDITORIAL
Partisan press filed with voluminous fore
boding over danger of war between United States
ana Japan Page s
Southern Pacific merits high praise for its
efforts to control the Colorado. Page
Waste of money in good roads movement due
TO politics. Page 8
Presidents recommendations in favor of in
heritance tax curious mixture Of morals and
finance. Page
CITY
/ Mayor schmitz at meeting Of japanese Korean
Exclusion League. declares Judge Dunno to be
'bottled-up. prejudced and biased" He claims
the court takes .'orders from members of ciu-
zens' Alliance" The meeting denounced Roose-
relt and Metcalf Page l
! Fred Cleaves, formerly bookkeeper for Bowen
Seed Company, said to be short $1,000 in his
accounts Page
Supervisor ". ". sanderson will soon come to
San Francisco 10 go before Grand Jury. Page
Bellboy arrested for attempted burglary turns
out to be sou Of wealthy real estate
dealer Page s
Fugi, a hanger-on at japanese teahouse,
slain by professional assassin Page IA
Heavy arrivals OF Christmas turkeys cause
sharp break in prices. Page Il
Polytechnic High School graduates enjoy
dance at Affiliated Colleges building. Page 9
New ST. Ignatius Church. at corner of Hayes
and Shrader streets. dedicated. Page 5
Two nurses at City and County Hospital con-
tinue war against wearing white stockings and
shoes. Page IA
Dorothy McGovrin. aged six. run down and
manned by fenderless street car. Page IA
Teachers of local public schools will receive
vacation pay for December. Page Il
General Lauek. adjutant general. tells of leg
islative neglect of the National Guard. Page
Spirit of Christmas seizes the city and citizens
turn attention TO the poor. Page
James d. Phelan. in reply to schmitzs threat
of rope. says Mayor would better look out for
his own neck. Page II
SUBURBAN
spite holidays. Page
Special Christmas services in churches of Oak
land and vicinity. Page
Berkeley Trustees abandon present attempt to
frame new charter Page
Missionary institutes to be held at Berkeley
and San Jose Page
Promoters Of cIarenont Hotel. Oakland. to
spend million dollars on structure. Page
Deadly fumes generated in stove nearly end
the lives Of two men. Page
omori sesmograph at Berkeley records dis
tant earthquake Page
COAST
Miner Hicks tells how companions battIed for
life three hours in dustladened air. Page l
List of twenty-five passengers injured in wreck
at Harney, Ney. Page
Italian laborer in Calaveras mine beaten to
death with club by Frenchman. Page
Death of John T. Doyle at Menlo Park after
short illness. Page 2
Tunnel of abandoned mine. which contains
pay dirt, discovered near Alum Rock Page
DOMESTIC
Archbishop Irelands sermon on Church and
State in France" Page
General strike of Southern Pacific hremen
paralyzes freight service. Page
President Roosevelt urges people Of country to
aid starving millions of China Page 2
SPORTS
Vallejo skaters defeat the Auditorium team in
second match at roller polo. Page 6
Albion Rovers and the Hornets play draw
game at Freeman's Park. Page 6
Race King and Cheyenne divided honors in the
class stake at Ingleside Coursing Park. Page
Tennis events scheduled were not completed
yesterday owing to condition of courts. Page
Eastern friends of Terry McGovern are ar
ranging benefit to take place in Madison
square Garden. New York Page
Rhyolite. Nevada. boxing promoter claims to |
have matched Jefries and Squires the Aus
tralian. Page
Pick Of the classy horses in training at Emery
vile viii start in Christmas handicap Page
Tri-cornered regatta to be held next spring
between crews from the universities of Wash
ington. California and Stanford the Sausalito
course Page 6
Local automobilists spend Sabbath touring the
park and Preside. Page
WASHINGTON
Manual training becomes feature Of educa-
ton among the Indians. Page 8
Remarkable growth Of trade between the
United States and Porto Rico. Page 9
Minerals produced in United States during
1905 valued at more than billion and
half. Page 10
MARINE
New steamship President win soon leave the
East for Pacific waters Page 10
Cruiser South Dakota given a noisy greeting
on her return from successful trial trip. Page lo
MINING
California mines that have been closed viii be