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Ten Leading Sluggers.
Ten Leading Run-Getters.

Triple Plays.
Philadelphia. against Washington): Detroit,
> against Boston,.
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First base by errors-Park View. 2. Left on
bases-Park View. 3: Petworth. l. First base
balls-On Flynn, 1; of Garrett, 2. Struck
out-By Flynn. 4: by Garrett. T. Two-base hit
Gallagher. Stolen bases-Le Due. 2. Double
plays-Fiynn to Haas to Ohler; Terhinger to
Jones. Passed balls-Miller. 2. Umpire-Mr.
Baden. Time Of game-42 minutes.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES.
Pittsburg Cops One.

NEW YORK, September 1o.-Today' 5
game at the Polo Grounds lasted through
ten innings Pittsburg winning out by g
TO - scoring four times in the tenth.
Leifield pit ched splendidly when the locals
had men on bases and Donlin was unable
TO get a safety off him. The score:
=
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CLUB BATTING RECORDS.
Club,

was twice retired at the plate. once on
fly to Clement and once on an attempt to
steal home. The contest was stopped on
account of darkness. Scores:
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SUBURBAN LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

". L. Pet. W. L. Pet.
Brightwood.. 8 2 ia Petworth. 80. 3 81
Park View. 5 .625 Woodburn. -. .l25
Next game Tuesday-Petworth VS..
Brightwood, at Brightwood.
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Cardinals Take Two.

OdIUIudIS IdhG I WU.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, September 19.-Mc-
ClCSkey's tailanders humbled the local
club at Washington Park this afternoon,
taking both games of the double-header,
the first by a score of to 1, the second
by to 0. Catterson, a new player from
the Brockton team of the New England
League, played in the second contest and
to his error was due the Brooklyns' de-
feat Scores:
First game: r. II. L.
ST Iouis q O O @ 1-6 8 O
Brooklyn...... . 0 o o OIL
Second game: r. H. E.
St Louis. o o o o Ii 3 0
BROOKLYN o 0 o O o o 90 2
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Cubs Win and Tie.

Pittsbusg o o o o . o 50 II
New YORK. o q @ o q / / o 0 %
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
HORSES ARE KILLED
BY ELECTRICITY

OAKLAND, July ga vagrant cleo
trio current which is believed to have
escaped from an open conduit belonging
10 the Oakland gas heat and electric
company near the corner of First ave-
nue. and East Twelfth street, at the end
Of the Twelfth street dam. converted
the roadway into a veritable death
trap for nearly ar hour this evening
and two luckless horses whose drivers
unsuspectingly guided them across the
charged area were electrocuted. a num-
ber OF pedestrians were also badly
shocked, but none of them were fatally
injured.
The first horse which was killed was
driven by F. W. Gillette of 1406 East
Fourteenth street Gillette was going
10 his home in a single rig belonging to
Charles Lee, a real estate man, living
at the same address. Unaware that
there was danger ahead he drove
across the dam and up to the corner
of First avenue. AS he reached that
point his horse reared suddenly and
plunged about as If mad. Wheeling, the
agonized animal started across the
tracks and as it did so its hoof struck
one of the rails. Almost instantly it
dropped to the pavement and in few
seconds was dead. Gillette still un-
comprehending, leaped to the ground
and received a lively shock himself but
he quickly Jumped out of the live dis
trict. Then, realizing what was the
matter, he called UP the police and
asked for aid. The officials of the cleo
trio company We're notified and hurried
TO the scene, but before they reached
there delivery wagon was also driven
past the corner and the horse which
was drawing it also received a fatal
shock
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
MANSON TO GIVE
ALAMEDA ADDRESS

ALAMEDA, July 29.-Marsden Man
son. city engineer of San Francisco,
will deliver a public address on the
proposed Hetch Hetchy valley water
supply for the metropolis across the
bay in the city hall tomorrow even
ing. He will speak under the auspices
of the chamber of commerce at a meet
ing that has been arranged for by Sec
retary Ralph A. Russell of that or
ganiZation.
Representatives of the Peoples water
company recently told the city council
that the corporation was unable to
furnish all the water needed in Ala
media, because the company's system
was inadequate and the supply limited.
The directors of the chamber of COM
merce took the matter up and decided
that it would be wise to have the
Hetch Hetchy project explained in de-
tail, so that Alameda might be pre-
pared to take advantage of the project
should it be carried out and should
the need of water here grow more
acute.
Manson was invited to address the
people of this city on the plan by the
chamber of commerce. He has inves-
tigated the Hetch Hetchy valley water
supply, and believes that it is not only
a practical and economical project for
furnishing San Francisco with all the
water required, but that the plant can
be made to supply all of the bay cities.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
GIRL BRAVES WILDS
AS LONELY NIMROD

BERKELEY. July 29.-With a big
black bear as a trophy of her prowess
as a nimrod Miss Lulu Levasier,
teacher in the Mckinley school, who
recently went into the wilds of lower
Oregon unaccompanied, except by a
dog; TO hunt and fish,. returned to this
city yesterday and will resume her
work in the local department next Mon
day, when the schools open for the
fall term.
Miss Levasier. who is one of the
most popular teachers in the school
department, reported that she had a
splendid time in spite of the fact that
she penetrated the forest and mountain
wilderness without any human COM
panion. She spent three weeks in
Shasta county and in the Cascades of
Oregon with only a dog and a rife for
protection.
The bear which the plucky young
teacher succeeded in shooting after a
hard chase is testimony TO her skill
with the rifle. She also shot smaller
game. The fishing was fine and sew
eral large salmon were taken on her
line.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
DAUGHTER INSANE,
MOTHER DECLARES

OAKLAND, July 29.-Miss Ida May
Stirling, 2S years old and attractive,
is being detained at the receiving hos
pital pending an examination as to her
sanity, which will be made tomorrow
morning before Superior Judge w. H.
Waste. The young woman was ar
rested today on complaint of her
mother, Mrs. Anna r. Breed of 2303
Dwight way, Berkeley, who alleged
that her daughter had threatened to Kill
herself and imagined that she was be-
ing prosecuted by her relatives.
Miss Stirling, who had been working
as a real estate agent in Berkeley, was
recently injured in a runaway. She
was in a highly nervous and hysterical
condition today and declared that she
was being prosecuted by her mother
and "railroaded" to an asylum. She
was bitter in denouncing her relatives
and friends and said that she would
institute a suit for damages because
of her arrest and would make her
mother, her sister and a neighbor de-
PENDANTS.
Miss Stirling asserted that her father
had left an estate of $4,000 when he
died in trust for his children and that
her mother had dissipated the fortune.
She said that because she was de-
termined to know what became of
the fortune her mother took excep-
ton to her attitude and had her taken
into custody on a charge of insanity.
Miss Stirling said that her family was
originally from Memphis, Tenn, and
that later they lived in Los Angeles
and then took UP their residence in
Berkeley.
Concerning her daughter Mrs. Breed
said: "Idas mind became affected
during an illness that she had year
ago. Her mental trouble was increased
by runaway accident in which she
was injured a few weeks ago. My
daughters mind has been impaired
from the time she was i'll, and in her
delusion she has made unfounded
charges against almost everybody she
knows. There is nothing true in the
statement she makes that her fathers
estate was left in trust for the chill
dren. The entire estate was left
to me-"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
TELLS INQUISITORS
OF PRINTING GRAFT
FruitvaIe Publisher Shows
Grand Jury How County
Funds Were Squandered
Dargie Was Paid S9,OS3 for
Work That Gould Have Been
Done for S1,7Sz

. OAKLAND. July 29.-That District
Attorney Brown and the grand jury
have. retained their close interest IN
the legal aspects Of the county print
ing scandal was evidenced again to-
day when c. Leidecker, Fruitvale
printer was called as a witness. Lei
decker threw the ring members OF
the board Of supervisors into conster-
nation a month ago by publicly offer
ing TO do all county printing at a
figure 20 per cent lower than the pres
ent contract He offered a bond of
s. 900 and was willing to increase ii.
subsequently Leidecker studied the
printing Of the county delinquent tax
list and announced that the county
was paying sl63 IA for every pub
lished description of property on which
taxes had not been paid for four in
sertions. On redeeming property by
paying back taxes a charge of so
cents for advertising was made. Lei
decker called the attention Of the grand
jury TO the fact that the county pays
sI.l3 IA more for having the descrip-
lions published than the state rates
charge the tax payer for the same SER
vice for redemption.
He said that both rates should be
the same and that so cents for a de-
scription inserted four times was a
AalE price ana WOULD allow Ile pun
Usher a legitimate margin. Leidecker
Informed the grand jury today that he
would gladly publish the delinquent
tax lists at that figure
His figures showed that the board
of. supervisors. who fixed the delin-
Quent rates. paid 10 W. +. Dargie of
the Tribune the sum of S6,3O1 in eN-
cess Of what should have been paid
had they had the interests of the coun-
~ at heart The bill was S9.0S3. and
at 50 cents a description the bill would
have been s2.7S2.
When Leidecker made his offer TO
handle the county printing at a 90
per cent cut in the fixed schedule he
drew a heavy FIRE of condemnation
from Chairman John Mitchell. He was
told that be ought TO have known bet
ter than 10 do such a thing. that the
rates were fixed by the board after a
'snost disinterested expert" had made
recommendation and that it was fool
ish TO offer TO DO in June what the
board would not arrange for until six
weeks later. His bond was returned to
him and he was, in effect advised TO
forget il and go about his business.
IL was this action which directed the
grand Jury's attention TO the subject.
Last week member OF the grand
5ury instructed Mitchell to take no
steps about printing contracts this
year without the advice of the grand
jury.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
LARKSPUR SCHOOL IN
UNSANITARY CONDITION
Trustees Consider Levying Spe-
ciaI Tax TO Renovate En-
tire Building

SAN RAFAEL. July 2e.-The school
building at Larkspur is in an unsani-
tsry condition. according TO the school
trustees OF the district, and they are
considering the scheme of imposing a
special tax of $4,000 to renovate the
entire building.
Owing TO the rapid growth of the
school population at Larkspur the trus-
tees have been compelled TO use every
cent OF the regular school apportion-
ment in supplying additional school
furniture and arranging for the pay
nent Of several new teachers.
Already five classes are crowded into
four school rooms, and as the present
site makes IL impossible TO enlarge the
building il is probable that a bond
election viii shortly be called to pro-
vide for new building.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
PLAN STADIUM FOR
STATION OF KENTFIELD
Officers of New Association
Elected and Entertainment
20 Raise Funds Discussed

SAN ANSELMO, July "a sta
dium on the lines Of the one in Golden
Gate park. san Francisco. viii be built
AZ kentfeld in the near future, unless
the plans Of the recently organized
Marin stadium association miscarry
AIRS. a +. Kent and her son, the
Hon. William Kent. well known phil
enthropists. have promised TO donate
20 acres Of land near Kentfeld sta
tion 10 the people OF Marin county.
The Marin stadium association was
formed last night, George E. Bennett
being elected temporary chairman. In
an address he stated that the move
ment was for the benefit Of the whole
county.
An entertainment will be given at
kentfeld August for the purpose OF
raising money. A meeting viii be held
in the courthouse at San Rafael to-
morrow TO perfect plans. A call has
also been issued for volunteer work
men 10 assemble at kentfield Satur-
DAY and Sunday for the purpose of
building a stage and seats for the en-
tertainment TO be held.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
BREAKS WIFF'S JAW
AND IS ARRESTED
Mrs. Corinne COakley Charges
Husband With Cruelty and
Failure TO Provide
Says Man Wants Separation to
Enable Him to Remarry
First Love

OAKLAND, July 29.-Tearfully de-
claring that her husband had broken
her jaw with a blow from his fist
because she refused to agree to le-
gal separation in order that he might
remarry a former wife and that he had
afterward refused to support her, Mrs.
Corinne ]. Coakley of 1868 Park street
today caused the arrest of Daniel j.
Coakley, steward of fire engine COM
pany No. 1, on charge of failure to
provide. Coakley was released this
afternoon on bonds of 500.
Mrs. Coakley said that she lived hap
PLY with her husband until the birth
of her child about year ago. Then
his demeanor changed and she said
that he forced her into a long sue
cession Of quarrels. frequently strik-
ing her and subjecting her to insults.
After a time she discovered that it was
his desire to compel her to secure a
divorce. so that he could enter into a
marriage with his first wife, from
whom he had been divorced. She first
learned of his intention, she said, from
the mother of her husbands former
love, who pleaded with her to give
him up so that he might remarry her
daughter, and promised that the young
mother and her child would be pro-
vfded for. This Mrs. Coakley refused
quarrel with Coakley that she said the
blow was struck which fractured her
jaw.
1t was only few weeks after the
birth of her child that the alleged as
sault occurred, and Immediately after
ward Coakley is said to have deserted
his wife and child. Mrs. Coakley said
that she does not know where he has
been living since then, but she charged
that he has contributed nothing to her
support.
When Coakley was arrested this
morning he denied that he was the
father Of the child and declared that
he was a victim of persecution.
Mrs. Coakley declared that when she
threatened her husband with arrest un-
less he helped to provide for the child
he told her that he was a politician.
with a pull at the city hall, and that
the police would not dare to take him
into custody. She has retained At
torney Lin Church to assist in the
prosecution of Coakley.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
SECESSIONISTS ASK
ACTION ON PETITION
Trustees Declare Charter Must
Be Voted Upon Without
interference
Writ of Mandamns Threatened
TO Compel Board 10 Act on
Formal Request

BERKELEY. July 29.-"The Obliga-
tion that. the trustees have in placing
the charter before the people of this
city stands in the way OF action on the
secession petition" declared Mayor
Ferrier today when asked about the
executive session Of the board last
night. when for five hours the truss
fees wrestled with the secession prob
lem between closed doors. There is
considerable talk on the part of the
secessionists of obtaining a writ OF
mandamus to compel the town board
to act on the petition instead Of de-
laying in committee.
Serious complications beset the town.
declared Mayor Ferrier. I'VE owe GER
tain obligations to the people in that
the charter must be voted upon. The
program outlined by the secessiOnist5
would change considerably the COM
pIexion OF things as affecting the boun-
daries of the town as prescribed in the
new charter.
The new charter was prepared by a
board of free holders. who were elected
by the entire body of the people, of this
city, and they gave the trust to the
board and we must call for a charter
election. The charter must be dis
posed of before the petition can ba
taken up"
Back of the secession petition delay
there is a controversy between the city
attorneys Office and the town board,
The board has declared that the peti.
tion cannot be acted upon because the
names have not been verified. This is
denied by the town attorney. who said
that the entire matter was in the hands
of the board. as all the names had been
verified and action was possible for the
board
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
BODY OF MURDERED
MAN UNIDENTIFIED
Harry F. Cornish Suspected of
Being Victim, Puts in AP-
DearanCe

NEW YORK. July 29.-AIthough a
body of murdered man which was
found IN Gravesend bay last Sunday was
believed TO be that of Harry F. Cornish.
one of the central figures in the MOli-
neuX poisoning case of a few years
ago. the identincatiOn was subsequently
disprOved. Mr.. Cornish. who could not
be found at first, on seeing the pub
lished identification. called up the
newspapers and asked that the report
of his death be corrected The mistaken
identification was made BY Detective
Crane. who formerly was employed in
the murder trial and said he knew Mr..
Cornish well enough to be positive that
he was the man whose body lay in the
mOrgue.
The condition of the body left no
doubt the man had been murdered.
Three of his teeth had been knocked
out by blow and there was a great
cash in the back OF the head as Il
caused by a hatchet.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
ACTRESS WfDDED TO
|. SAN FRANCISCO Man
Miss Loretta G. Wright Becomes
Bride of Robert D. Hender=
son in San Rafael
Glen Shaver SmOOths Way Tor
Secret Ceremony, but Reg
ister Tells Tale

SAN RAFAEL, July 29.-Robert ID:
Henderson, buyer for Getz Brothers OF
San Francisco. and Miss Loretta o.
Wright, a pretty, young eastern actress
who has been touring the coast, came
over to San Rafael today, procured a
marriage license and were married Dy
Justice Magee. The whole affair was
conducted in secret. but friend OF
Mr.. Henderson saw him hurrytng INTO
the Office of the county clerk and soon
the gladstone news spread
With the assistance of Glen Shaver
a prominent young man about town.
the elopers planned the marriage with
consummate skill Sunday was the date
of the first attempt, but as no marriage
license could be procured the anxious
lovers put the matter off until today
Shaver made the necessary arrange
ments and telegraphed the couple 10
appear at the courthouse just before
. o'clock. At the appointed time they
arrived in a big automobile Ihey
lost no time in having the matrimonial
knot tied and soon afterWard the only
clew. to their presence in the city was a
blot of dust made by speeding auto
mobile as it flew out of the town.
Shaver reluctantly admitted that the
couple were elopers and that he had
had a hand in the business. He and
Henderson fought side by side during
the Spanish-American war both be-
ing members of the famous Elghtn
regiment. and they are close friends.
According to Shaver. Henderson met
Miss Wright in San Jose, and 1t was
case of love at first sight Fear OF not
gaining parental consent, however, de-
cided them to elOpe.
Miss Wright's father. John Wright,
Is a theatrical man in the east and II
is understood that ne had no objection
to the marriage except for the youth
of the bride, she being only is years
of age.
Mrs. Henderson is a beautiful and
accomplished young woman OF the bru-
nette type. After the ceremony the
bride signed as her occupation in the
marriage register, Housewife For
I'm married now" she explained, look
ing sweetly at the bridegroom
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BANQUETS PROFESSOR
Gives Farewell Dinner to DIR. c.
A. Duniway, Who Will
Leave for Montana

PALO ALTO. July 29.-Dr. and Mrs.
c. A. Duniway of Stanford university
were the guests of honor at a banquet
last evening at the Hotel Vendome in
San Jose, given by the members of the
Santa Clara County Historical assoeia-
ton. The banquet was in the nature
of a farewell to DR.. Duniway, who has
served as president of the society since
its foundation by Mrs. Bertha Mar
guerite Rice.
John L. Richards acted as toast
master. The Press and It's Relation
TO Local History" was given by +. K.
Johnston. Judge Thomas spoke on
"Reminiscences.
DIR. Duniway will leave shortly for
Montana to become president of the
state university. He paid a glowing
tribute TO the work of Mrs. Rice.
founder of the society and also to its
secretary, Miss Agnes E. Howe.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
GREAT ACTIVITY
SHOWN IN STATE

The bulletin of progress for July OF
the California Promotion committee
will contain resume of the vast
amount of development work now un-
der way throughout the state. The
bulletin will review the reports of the
county assessors. showing an increase
of several million dollars in taxable
property. Bond elections in many mu-
inequalities have reflected a general de-
sire for civic improvements.
Railroad activity is exhibited in the
approach of the Western Pacific to its
coast terminus, in the application OF
the Southern Pacific for a franchise 10
convert its Alameda system into an
electric one and the incorporation of
a new company to open up the rich
lands OF Modoc County. The pro-
jected line in Modoc county is to be a
branch of the Hartman system and
will connect Alturas with the main
line.
The promotion committees report
will also deal with the improvements
which the federal government has in
augurated about the bay. New work
is being done at the forts and reser-
vations and the immigration station
on Angel island is being hurried to
completion.
During July a number of national
and international conventions have
been secured for San Francisco and
Los Angeles. These will bring thousands
of visitors to the state. and il is pre-
dicted that. as in the past. many OF
them will remain permanently on the
coast.
The crop outlook continues favor
able. In all lines large harvests are
anticipated. with the exception of the
prune and the raisin crops. The for
mer will be short and the latter was
injured to some extent by warm
weather.
The following report covering the
time from June % to July IS, is in
cluded in the bulletin:
San Francisco building permits. 81. 324 033; san
Francisco building permits since the fire. $40
1l9. 992: Los Angeles building permits. Sl.32i.-
1863: Oakland building permits. SJO1. %, San
Francisco real estate sales go. value 81 100 00O
San Francisco customs receipts S4JS. %: san
Francisco bank clearings. Sl60,996. TS4 Il; Los
Angeles bank clearings S42. ia. 627: Oakland
bank clearings. So. 63S. 10: Sacramento bank
cIearings So BOG. .S4S.66: stockton bank clearings
s.. .0Tj. All. T3; Fresno bank clearings. 81. S96,
5SS.34 San Jose bank clearings. 81. IS2 90. 81
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
CALIFORNIA PATENTS ISSUED

WASHINGTON, July 29.-California
patents We're issued today as follows:
L. w. Brown. Bakersfield. apparatus for
oil wells; r. S. Browne. Alameda, cyan
ide tank; E. d. Castle. Stockton. swage
j. Chaboty, San Francisco, game ap-
paratus: II. Christensen, Byron. gang
disk harrow; c. E. Grant, AIlendale,
paint and rust removing machine; T. o.
Gravel, San Francisco. stone cutting
machines; G.. M. Hendson. Los Angeles.
machine for opening trenches in paved
streets; +. w. Horton, lone, stove oil
burner; T. Kinnel, Los Angeles. COM
bination waist and skirt supporter; /.
%. Lofstsom, Selby, retaining comb; G..
F. Mccormick. Los Angeles. stilt: l..
Parenti. Isleton, clasp: f. o. Slanker.
Pomona. tire protector holder; A A.
Taylor. Stockton, water gate: ]. Wal
lace. Burnett. door stop and holder: c.
Weeks, Mountain View, combined trap
Observatory, Illuminating lighting ap-
Dliance-