The San Francisco call., 1909-08-18
EDITORIAL

Direct primary law proves political and
mechanical efficiency Pages
The prophets and the income tax. Pages
Is Hin planning line to San Francisco7Pe
Comparative space given to crime news. re
Mr. Ballingsr and his apOIogists. Pagee
POLITICAL
william Crocker is nominated FOR mayor By
republicans and Charles NJ. Fickert is nominee
for district attorney PageA
Registrar pleased with working Of new prt
mary law. Pages
How the electors cast their ballots at the
primary. Page 8
CITY
Coast artillery engaged in annual small arms
practice at Rodeo rife range Page 5
Geneyieve -parIOr. n D. c. W. viii entertain
at dance Saturday night. Page .
Pacific aero club challenges Oakland Organiza-
tion to g balloon race page 5
Peace reigps in Calvary church. presbytery
having indorsed acticn OF congregation in pen
siOning DR.. Hemphill. Page rs
Two hudred and fifty soldiers fight IRE that
sweeps over Angel island. T'age Is
Man goes to sleep on doorstep and is
robbed. Page
II was stuns" says wife who seess
divorce. Page 4
wife's head beaten with plowshare and bones
Of hand broken by husband Page .
Pretty girls in PortoIa voting contest show
Old politicians new .-dodges.' Pages
Local factories gaining world wide recosnl-
tion. Paxe4
Court lifts heavy burden Of Chinese.
annulling naturalization papers obtained By
fraud. Page
Pathetic story of Mrs Laura ,ruedou.
aid. Page II
Acapulco in grip of quake for four
days. page IL
SUBURBAN
Two girls who escaped from Oakland deten.
ton home captured at stockton. Page y
Second marriage ceremony to please parents
OF bridegroom Page 3
Work Of clergy to be discussed at Christian
EndeavOr conference. PAGE D
Prisoners escape from the Oakland chain
gang Pages
Wife deserter win be tried on felony
charge. Page
College editors preparing first issue OF student
magazine. Page
Man goes insane from the effects CT
beating. Page =
Bodies Of powder gang recovered after many
hours work. Page
Girl dreams of fathers arrest and parent
surrenders to police Page
Torch and Shield society elects as members
five women students Of university. Page q
Fletter estate willing to reduce price asked
for postofnce site IN Alameda. Pages
Woman is accused of attempting to bribs
witnesses Page
COAST
Officers blown by exercise In second day Of
Roosevelt riding test FOR endurance. Pase0
Fish pirates raid Puget sound salmon tran,
and steal $4,000 worth OF fish. Pneef
Grand President Sex. Y. NJ T., announces his
desire to secure reelection Page5
Effort win be made to have San. Rafael cana
improved. Pages
Presentation Of colors to cruiser californis
may take place at sausalito. Page
Chinese in Los Angeles dying because deprived
Of opium. pages
Hop fields scene of labor riots when workers
allege unfair treatment. PaxeI
Santa Fe engineer killed when locomotive is
ditched. Pages
GOIdheId sheriff prevents lynchinx Of SLAYER
Of wife Of mining man after the latter's
suicide. PAGE :
Governor of washington wants lobby evil e1-
terminated PAGES s
EASTERN
Cartoonist Davenport's wife sues FOR separa-
tion Paxpf
Invaders score in war game and threats1.,o
capture Boston Paseg
Telegraph eompanis. raise rate. on code
message. Pages
FOREIGN
=. MssatIsa s Ian harO0r to be Improved at cost Of
E. H. Hartman is evidently very sick
man. page
Foreign cOusuls warn Cretsns not to interfere
when Greek dag is hauled down. Page1
SPORTS
Charles comiskey Of Chicago White sox pur-
chases RoIlie Zeider. Seals third base
man Pnxeg
Dick Hy1and puts in the finishing touches for
his fight with Johnny Frayne Pu<e 10
Percy Cove jumps on the scales for fans. and
tips the beam at 115 pounds. Page1O
Coast league scores-PortIand 8. san Fran
cisco 5 Sacramento Q. Vernon 4, Los Angeles
A. Oakland g. Page 10
The Harvester wins Queen City stake OF s.. 900
for 2:O9 trotters at Fort Erie. PaEe1I
Fastest horses in state in stalls at Wood
land ready for race meeting that win begin
today. Pn~err
California horses continue winning perform
auces on eastern tracks. Hsaee4I
President sullivan ana Vice President Brown
of American athletic union and crack
teams arrive from the north and are given
Daheuet. Page no
Jack Johnson. after night Of fetes IN salt
Lake. IS refused lodgings In an the ho-
teis- Page 10
Bsrdonia wins the Riverside handicap at open
ing OF Is day meet In Reno. Pa~e11
Final arrangements made for big auto road
race over Oakland course during Portola
week. Pasta
MARINE
Liner Nippon Maru sails for the orient with
81, 100000 in gold for Japan. PAGE
SOCIAL
Dances given at George Pope home in BurIin-
game and at Army and Navy club. Pa~ea