The San Francisco call., 1909-12-24
EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL
No fixed investigation will do. Page
New burden for the white man. Page 4
california's politicians syndicate. Page 4
Street railway political methods Page
Contrast of preaching and practice Page 4
Dickinson earns some cheap glory. Page
CITY
Mccarthy will take platform in favor of Geary
street bond issue. Page 3
Investigation shows flake" concrete piers sup
port Broadway wharf. Page I
Railway and postofdce clerks are buried in
rush Of mail. Page 2
Harbor commissioners viii ask Spring Valley
to pay for hydrant privilege. Page IA
Daring thieves ply their trade in holiday
crowds on streetcars. Page 3
Reconstruction committee of California safe
deposit and trust company get delay. Page IA
Pretty Mission girl selected to reign over big
New Years carnival Page IA
Supreme court upholds the eight hour mine
and mill law Page
Illegal landing Of Chinese leads to suspension
Of customs inspectors. Page
Merchants join in Christmas fun on floor of
the e1change. Page ii
Panama exposition boosters button day proves
biggest kind Of success. Page z
SUBURBAN
Mrs. Elizabeth Newman. magazine writer.
charged with eashing worthless checks. Page 3
st. Marks choir Of Berkeley viii make
tour OF song Page
Yuletide singers in Oakland to serenade
friends in early morning Page 6
Msrtha W. Dukes. young pianlste, to give
concert in Oakland aaE-
MIX production theme Of university profes-
sor's bulletin. nxe
Oakland youth admitted to practice of law on
his twenty first birthday. Page
Young elopers are jailed and youth faces
serious charge as result Page
Aged beggar in Oakland court claims age of
102 years Page a
Oakland commuters compelled to use local
trains en- route to city. Page
Amended Franklin street franchise TO be
passed by council Page 9
Husband accuses wife of playing hide and
seek with doctor and asks for divorce. Page
Man leaps overheard and rescues stevedore
from drowning. ..are
Richard de Laneie, Indian lighter aud poll
tician' passes away. PEsc :
Mrs. wi1Iism H J. Matthews sues estate Of
late husbands mother. Page :
COAST
Millionaire Bradbury win have no turkey in
San quentin. Page
EASTERN
Youngstown, o., officials and contractors jailed
Tor grating. Page
New California train to run from Chicago over
Rock Island and Southern Pacific. Page
Explosion of gas kills eight men in Illinois
coal mine. Page
Bogus champagne at the Brokaw dinners tes-
unes New York millionaire rage
Thirteen million dollars the profits of the Big
Four in cotton market. Page 1
Girl of years arrested for shopllfting in st.
Louis. Page
Dixie wins popularity contest of American
national airs Page
switchmen and railroads fail to agree at open
ing conference. Page 2
Bsttleship Utah, greatest lighting machine
anoat, is launched. Page IA
Kansas City negro proves hero at FIRE which
destroys Office building. Page \
Illinois court strikes blow at foreign corpora
uons ignoring law. Page
FOREIGN
zelaya viii leave Nicaragua today on Mexican
gunboat. Page 4
United States rushes aid to suffering soldiers
at Bluehelds. Page
Joy reigns in Brussels as King Albert as
cends Leopold's throne Page
Codiheation Of canon law discussed by pope
and cardinals. Page
SPORTS
Aero Club Of America draws line at money
making schemes. Pages
Melvin Sheppard and W. ]. Hayes suspended
by Philadelphia club. Page s
Joe Cans says that the big battle will surely
be fought here. Page
Danny Lynch, old time feather weight, wants
to return to the ring. Page .
orrie overall out to win so games for Cubs
and bonus for 0rrie. Page 3
National league constitution may bar proposed
16s day schedule. Page
Santa Clara high team leaves for Redlsnds for