The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-01

FORECAST FOR TODA1-talrs cloudy at
night; brisk northeast wind. Page II
EDITORIAL
Five years in office appear TO have made
Mayor schmitz moral Idiot. Page s
Japan can be accommodated if it wishes TO
fight about trthes. Page
Movement against billboard nuisance is as
suming national scope. Page
CRAFT SCANDAL
Abe Ruef and Chief Dinsn indicted for con-
1 spiracy TO commit an act injurious to public
morals In granting protection to house Of i'll
repute. Page /
Governor Pardee grants pardon to wymau and
stenens, who VIII aid the graft investigators P.
Woman declares that Eddie Graney admitted
( to her that graft went to Ruef in Belvedere
case. Page /
CITY
/ northeast wind. blowing sixty-four miles an
hour. sweeps city, leveiing walls. threatening
shipping and breaking the velocity record Of
gales from that direction Page Is
Grand Jury indicts DR.. T. p. Brennan on
charge OF embezuling sS7.524 beloa&ng to octo-
genarian priest, Father P. ]. Grey. Page Is
Supervisors utilities committee hears argu-
nents in favor of proposed salt water auxiliary
! system. Page 10
>d4NdlO0 army CoIpS prSfdIluS 70 give DdhAet
Christmas dinners TO deserving poor. Page 10
City Chemist Gibbs finds that samples Of hair
tonic contain poison. Page Q
Edward cuneo. aged Il, killed by falling Of
brick from Palace Hotel, and contractors place
responsibility on President Dnfey Of Works
Board. Senator Newlands and other Sharon
heirs owning hotel property may be indicted for
manslaughter. Page /
American Consul General at Yokohama 10 ad-
Z ~ %
question. Page 1e
Secretary Metcalf complains against Captain
Wright Of the Solano for closing Pullman vesti-
buIes. Page IL
SUBURBAN
Girls Of the cnoc Tara sorority burned while
lighting fire in their clubhouse during Thanks
giving night entertainment. Page
Sons Of wealthy Berkeley cspitslift in bitter
dens petition 70 have guardian 4ppolnted for
aged parent. Page 4
Young man supposed TO be r. @. Morse
taking poison. Page
Charles TempIeton orocker and Jennie Adeline
Crocker purchase for sIo7, 900 the third interest
Of the Mary Burton Harrison estate In the San
Mateo properties. Page 4
Oakland Council takes action that insures open
belt line in Oakland. Page
COAST
Dr. Lyman. Nevada mining promoter, charged
with fraud by Chicago investor. Page S
Regents of University OF California fle petit
tion for partial distribution of 81, 900 900 estate
Of late n. Theo Kearney. Page
DOMESTIC
Uncle Sans navy is to be organized into two
fleets, ships Of the battle line being assigned to
the Atlantic and cruisers and gunboats to the
Pacific. Page I2-
national banks OF California have aggregate re-
sources Of almost s77.OOOooo Page
Three of Cornelius P. Shea's intimate asso-
cistes turn against him and will give States
evidence in trial growing out Of teamsters'
strike in Chicago. Page
Proposition 70 introduce into Oklahoma consti-
tuition planks providing for railway regulation
and Jim Crow cars. PAGE
FOREIGN
Great suffering prevails among famine stricken
people Of Yolga region owing to crooked work ia
buying wheat for distribution. Page
SPORTS
Emeryrille bookmakers get drubbing for third
day in succession. Page
Racing at Ascot Park is well patronized by
the betting public Page
Boxer Al NeilI stays ten rounds with Joe
Thomas. while Mcconnell lasts one round Page
SOCIETY
Miss Ada Holmes, prominent clubwoman, be-
comes wife Of Charles F. Fraser. welkknown
business Of Berkeley. Page
MINING
President Ruggles of the mining stocks board.
fsvors the establishment Of clearing house TO
facilitate transactions. More than $4,000, 600
Of Uneomplefed business is IN hands of the
brokers. who adjourned yesterday to Monday in
order to square accounts. Page Is
LABOR
Heated discussion in Labor Council at
tempt to seat Alex Dijeau delegate from
Stablemen's Union. owing TO his having been
PEELED from MIX Wagon Drivers Union. Page
MARINE
America -Maru sails for orient with large list
OF messengers Page IL
United States Supervising Inspector Berming
ham viii retry the Mongolia case next Tuesday
afternoon. Page is