The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY SO.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
CITY.
NEWS TO-DAY.

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CITY.
Members of the Board of Supervisors are said
to have confessed boodling in connection with
the United Railroads trolley deal, involving Ruef
and other officials in serious plight. Heney and
Burns have OF other evidence of graft.
Acting Mayor Gallagher and Ruef are contem-
plating the removal Of District Attorney Lang
don Pages 1-2
Girl offers her body as shield to protect her
lover from revolEers Of police and he cowardly
shoots her down Page 8
DR.. Charles G. Kuhlman charges that State
Red Cross officials deserted the organization
after the fire. allowing the relief committee to
usurp authority Page 10
E. P Modry a well known liquor man, is
sued for divorce on the ground Of cruelty. ?. 10
Welching insurance company, it is claimed,
win obstruct collection of local claims by de-
clining to defend suits. Page Is
Marble skating ring to be opened at Fillmore
and Page streets next month. Pags
Suggestion made at banquet given by Nor
wegian Club TO Amundsen that Gjoa open Pan
anna canal Page II
George Brown is identified by railroad man as
one of the two thugs who held him up last
evening Page 8
Southern Pacific Railway to double its present
train service between San Francisco and New
Orleans Page
Fire on Ellis street causes more than $4,000
damage and threatens uptown retail dis
trict. Page
Woman ally of highwaymen leads soldier to
dark street, where he is held up. Page 16
Mayor of Vallejo promises Navy Department
that number of drinking places viii be re-
dueed. Page 1e
Edward MeIzer ends life with csrbo1ic acid
rather than submit 10 arrest Page
SUBURBAN.
Senator Simpson of Alameda, says he offered
her money to drop the case. Page
Oakland Police Commissioners order that
crooks must work in the chain gang goes into
effect Page
Woman reports disappearance Of husband and
daughter TO Oakland police. Page 8
Mrs. Walter Hobart barely escapes being hit
By stray bullet. Page l
Pslo Alto Trustees give special privileges to
street railroad and ignore property owners pro
test Page Is
Burglars and petty thieves continue their aef
tirfty IN Oakland Page
COAST.
Court decides railroad officials must answer
summons to appear before Grand Jury and give
evidence in rebate case Pegs
Los Angeles bankers win anticipates claims
Of pretended heirs. Page
Ex xRaiiroad Commissioner E. B. Edison dies
at his home in Gazelle. Page Z
Three men try to hold up owl car on San
Jose-ssnts Clara line. Page 8
Two whaIer captains are indicted and new
Federal Grand jury win probe northern sea
scandals. Page Z
DOMESTIC.
Secretary Metealf to head Navy Department,
become Secretary Of the Treasury, George Won
L. Meyer to be Postmaster General Bonaparte
Attorney General and Shaw and Moody to re-
tire. Page l
RevoIutionists deported from Arizona quickly
executed by the Mexican authorities. Page !
Anna Held reports 10 Cleveland police that
she was robbed train Of jewels worth
SI5e, ,00o.- Page 8
Committee asks court to enjoin New York
Life directors from use of policy holders money
70 boom administration ticket. Page
FOREIGN.
Women sufragists raid British Parliament
and battle savaeeIy with police in effort TO
enter House of Comomns. Page
MARINE.
Captain KHtgaard corroborates Captain Porter
as to incidents prior to the stranding of the
Mongolia. Page II
city Of Panama is compelled by weather to
kdnap comandante of La Libertad, in Sal
Fador. Page IL
SPORTS.
Oakland beats Portland in game full of good
baseball Page 6
cherubs and Seals play a 2 to game in the
City Of Angels. Page 6
Siwashes take game with the aid of Hcag.
Fresno's curve server Page
Berkeley sends to Stanford names Of eligibles
for California Rugby varsity team. Page.6
Jamaica stewards suspend Jockey Radtke for
his ride on Tommy waddell. Page 6
Dell Heath rank outsider, wins the steeple
chase at Latonia. Page
Vancouver team Of Rugby players to meet
the Berkeley gridiron heroes today. Page
SOCIETY.
Miss Gladys McClung and Midshipman Nelson
h Goss are married at Lyon-street Sweden
borgisn Church. fage
POLITICAL.
James n. Gillett enthusiastically received at
Santa Cruz Page 10
Republican leaders interested to know how
Ruef will cast the push vote for Gov
ernor. Page ~
Alton B. Parker says that Murphy committed
crime 70 nominate Hearst rage
Union Labor party at ratification meeting de-
nounces Langdon and fails to applaud mention
Of Schmitz. Page 10