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Any dinner table is made more at
tractive by handsome candle shades. Any
woman can make shades of new and
prttty designs by the use of patterns
which will be found in
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CI.— NO. 49.
City of Kingston Sinking Into Sea
Assemblyman Johnson Stands Forth Again as Friend of Grafters
BILL AIMED AT
DUNNE TO BE
PRESSED
Shifty Legislator Emerges
From Behind Cloak to the
Aid of Sohmitz and Ruef
CHANGES FRONT ON
THE VENUE MEASURE
Members From Interior Are
Not Deceived and "Will
Fight Nefarious Scheme
CALL HEADQIABTERS.
1007 EIGHTH STREET.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 17.—
That Grove L. Johnson, chairman
of the Assembly committee on ju
diciary, has changed his mind
about allowing his change of
venue bill, which he admits might
enable Schmitz and Rucf to re
move their trials from Judge
Dunne's court, to sleep without
action or mourners in the
archives of his committee does
not mean that the bill is to be
passed without a fight.
Johnson assured The Call yes
terday, that, while he thought 4he
enactment of the bill, which he
introduced for an undisclosed
country lawyer, would not affect
the Schmitz-Ruef cases or any
other jury trials, yet rather than
lake any chances of making possible
a trick or. the part of the San Fran
cisco graft defenders he would per
mit the bill to lapse into innocuous
desuetude. The Assemblyman called
attention to th«> fact that his son In
one of the prosecuting couneel, and
that he could, of course, not be ex
pected -to father anything that might
embarrass his son's efforts in court.
At an executive session, of the judi
ciary committee today Johnson told the
same story without the sleeping accom
paniment. The connection of his son
with the graft prosecution was today
cited as the best evidence of his faith
in the merits of the measure. The atti
tude of the elder Johnson toward the
younger man has long been of such a
character that those who are familiar
with the formers methods are quite
willing to believe that he hailed the
opportunity to embarrass his son's posi
tion with scarcely concealed delight.
COUXTRV LAWYERS AROISEO
Twenty of the twenty-one members
of the judiciary committee were present
and several of them took occasion to
record themselves as accounted for so
far as this particular Johnson bill is
concerned. The country lawyers will
fight the measure for more than the
single reason that it might help Fluef
and Schmitz embarrass .the progress of
their prosecution. These lawyers do
not wish to be compelled to travel one
hundTcd or more miles to find a court
dimply because an opponent files an af
fidavit of prejudice, as he may under
th« proposed measure, in a justice
court.
But if the Schmitz-Ruef cases were
rot involved and members of the Legis
lature did not ferl that, regardless of
tli* vehement pro legations of the Im
mediate champions of the measure,
there was a San Francisco graft finger
In the pie nomewhere, the measure
would probably pass. yesterday the
further consideration of the bill in
copimlttp* was put over two days. A
poll of the member* of the committee
Indicates that it may be defeated there,
but If It is not the minority members
of the committee will fight its passage
from the floor.
Assemblyman Cutt*>n is one of the
eommltteemen who is out for a row
if the 'bill is taken out of committee
over the protest of himself and Its op
ponents. - m
CAHTOOXS WORRY HIM
Johnson, by the way, is not in favor
of the enactment of all legislation »o
far proposed. He has very decided
view* on the questions of Insurance
and cartoons. The repeal of the car
toon law as proposed by Johnson Is to
meet with/ the*most determined oppo
sition from the Sacramento statesman.
Personally, lie prefers to kill the news
paper man who cartoons him unpleas-
Continued OB Pise 3. Column 3.
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 8«
FRIDAY. JANUART 16,-1907
WEATHER COXDITIO.\S
VESTERDAT— Weather cloudj; P'njthurt
winds; miiimum trmperarnrp. 46; minimum
temperature, SS; precipitation. .12. \u25a0 •
FORECAST FOR TODAT— Cloudy; probably
heavy frost 1» the BiornlBs; light northwest
wiai. P«*« 11
J EDITORIAL'
Muzzles sbould be pat on tbe legislative !
woltps at Secranjento. Par* I
Grand juries might well mown tbenu>elTet
with a aearcbhig rxatnlrctk-n of road expen<H
tcrr*. Pay* I
Pirruresque uitraal report ftled by the official
arrihe of the State Board of Charities and Cor
m-fjrms. Pag;* S
Investlrition of harbor condition* raty remit
In ttmrir action by the Legislature. Par* I
EARTHQUAKE
City of Klnfiaton 1« sinking into the *ea.
Nurcber of dead now estimated at far into the
thousands. Pares 1-2
LEGISLATURE
Assemblyman Johnson romrr cut in open again
In advocacy of change of reoap bill, aimed
undoubtedly tv help Schmitz and Buef. Page 1
AMembtxxnan Johnson offers resolution for par
cels post In wlii'-h he taicea slap at express
romps r.'.i-s. - .Par* S
Assemblyman Beckett offers resolution for
joint committee to Investigate San Francisco
coal shortage. Pare S
.Direct primary measure is presented to upper
boufte by Senator Wright, and Behshaw a*nd Sar*
age also Introduce reform measures. Par* 3
CITY
Ruef calls bis gangsters to testify against
Grand Jury and the bearing on the motion to
set aside indictments is concluded. Par* 5
Henry 3. Crocker offers $s<X>o as pert of fund
to send commiKsiou abroad to study other ports
and Fubmil plan* for local harbor improre
mentn. Par* 11
Fred A. Clegg. trholeeale druggist, secures
fiiTorce from wife who deserted blia to go on
the frtage. . j Fare 9
GOTrrncr Gillett <Jet*rmlnrs not to reappolnt
Mackenzie to Harbor Board. ; P«x*-Jl
Milton Jacobs, a 17-year-old lad. wlns'plastlitg
at ttje \u25a0 --, Trr* 8
-nirtn pßtev«n \u25a0'TBirfy.irx fours'* Is~the
dream of Major H. B. Hersey, rnited States
TVeatber Bureau inspector, tfbo is rlsltlng Kan
Francisco. Par* 16 \u25a0
Fornuel refusal to admit Japanrne pupil .to
regular school followed by two suite, one iv the
Bt«te Supreme Court and the other In the.'
United States Circuit .Court, by which tie
Government plans to force San Francisco to
allow Japanese to attend such municipal schools
as they desire. Par* 16
SUBURB AX
B. 2. Smith, former husband of Margaret
Cameron, magazine writer, weds daughter vt
rich raining can of Oakland. Par* 4
President Wbeeler of unlTerslty spends small
bours of morning marooned In ' ferry build
ing. Page 4
"Battling" Kelson's brother, Charlen, leads
morement fit oniTerßlty to form medical fra
ternity. Pag* 4
Father feeds little sons on horseflesh, but
Contra Costa's District Attorney nays there is
no law under which to prosecute him. P&r* 4
Santa Fe passenger train runs into care-ln in
center cf Franklin tunnel. Pa;* 9
Former Governor Pardee and Mrs. Pardee are
guects of honor at largely attended reception in
Oakland. Par* 4
COAST
Ftorm ties up train Id south. Pare 1
Southbound ©wl train on Great Xertliern'-ltaH
way jumps track at switch and collides with !
\u25a0•writing engine; one killed, several Injured. P. 1 '
Rival railroads at Marysrille settle Cght over
rivrr crossing. Page 12
Southern * Pacific Company declares Kanta.
Clara to be terminal shipping point as result
of increased traffic from town. Page 5
Imperial Valley water rompaniea form alli
ance tn protect rights of farmera under desert
land law. . Par* 6
Los Angeles City Council committee Wins
Inquiry into poor gas service rendered to riti
eens by oornpury. Page 6
DOMESTIC
Insular Government demands duty on oil Im
ported by Government, but which Standard Oil
Company / afterward sold to merchants. Par* 10
Thousand delegates attend j* National Wool
growers' Association convention in Salt Lake
City. Par* 12
President Roosevelt urges bnildlng of vessels
of the Dresdmmgbt claps. Paje 1
Leading lady of Castle Square Company
figures as corespondent In divorce suit. Pate 6
Thonsands of persons along the Ohio River
are rendered homeless by flood. Pag* 1
WAfciUXGTO.V
Panama canal lock and dam. site not shifted
from Catura. * Pag* 10
Foraker resolution upset by Introduction of
amendment by Blackburn defining power of Presi
dent in Brownitvfile incident. Far* 10
President Roowrrlt will prepare special mes
sage to Congrewi c*king for Increased power for
Interstate Commerce Conmisrlon. Pag* 10
FOREZGV
latest dlopatcbes report thousand* killed In
Jamaica. . Fag* I
Cardinal CouJlle says Pope desires to' compel
France to make a " new convention. _ Fag* 10
SPORTS
Several San Franciscans who went to Vallejo
Tuesday right to attend the Snailbam-Callahan
fight are accused of having looted a cigar
stand In that city. Par* 7
Sl« favwltea are ' bowled over at \u25a0 Emery
ville. . Pa#;e «
Jwkey Mcßrlde narrowly escapes being killed
Is tbe first race of day at Emeryville. .Par* «
Gritfis's Creston wins the baby race at Ascot
Park track. - Par* 6
Advices from Sacramento cause alarm In the
ranks of twring promotera. Pa«e 7
LABOR \u2666 !-•
Union pressmen of eesrt show great dissatis
faction over the International's agreement con
ceding a nine-hour <Uj tor two years. Par* 8
MARIAE^
Ftearosblp"' Ventura will rail for Australia to
day wftb many passengers and big assortment
of freight. Par* 11
MIXING
Seventeen new Southern Nevada mining com
panies, with \u25a0 tot si capitalization , of, $18,500,000,
list their stocks on the local exchanged Par* 15
SOCIAL '»
Engagement of Miss Helen Sinclair and Bruce
Cornwall ts announced. Par* 6
Miss -Martha Culhoun honored by her parents
with beautiful 'social function on occasion v cf
bet debut.' - - Par* 10
SAN " FRANCISCa " FRIDAY?~ JANUARY 18, :'"'\9o7.: '"'\907.
STORM TIES UP
ALL TRAINS
IN SOUTH
Tracks in All ; Directions
From Los Angeles Are
a Dangerous Condition
RAINS ARE_ STILL
FLOODING COUNTRY
People of Santa* -Barbara
Enjoy • Sport - of : Snow
balling "Among -the Roses
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CAIX "" . *
LOS A2VGELES Jan. 17.— Xot a train
left Loi Anprlra for the Xorib or East
ronlßht and only one arrived. Xone
trill be sent oat until those In charge
of the road receive reports that It Is
•afe for the heavy trains to travel over
tbe track*, which . have been noftened
by hcav?* rains. The danger I* mani
fest to every person who known any
thing at all about railroadluß. *' '.'
It na» not any particular Trasbout
or landslide vrhlch' caused the. annul
ment of the trains ..tbls .evening;, nl
thoujth there were ' a number of both
Trashouts' and landslides, but" It was
admitted at the Southern Pacific head
quarters^ that /reports bad;, been a re
ceived ' that tbe " tracks.' northward ' on
both- the Coast and •Valley division h
T»ere nnsafe, that. there was danger of
•preadlnaT; tracks : and <hnt water had
oveYflowed the rlsht-of-vray, in many
place*. ** * " "\ -.\u25a0.'\u25a0'. -~ !->\u25a0
In the face of such reports the South-
em Paciflc officials did not dare to take
chances of causing a seribus - wreck i^or
several of them. '.With -;the surface of
the ground not yet 'dried* after the tre
mendous rains of last week, all, Sout
hern California was -given another
drenching: today in a downpour of rain
far more general in its .extent and ;in
most places heavier in -proportion -;to
the time It lasted, than "even! the.last
storm. Hardly a to wnship ''escaped^a'nd
the rain was : very, evenly .--distribnted
over the. entire southern section of the
State. - ' -. ' . -\u25a0.. ' : -v;*> \u25a0!- \u25a0. \u25a0-
That there was not- serious damage
at various places was due only-" to
the fact that" the former deluge had
done about- all" the' damage possible,'
and this storm.- coming before roads
could be repafr**d, : couldTnot more than'
Increase the depth o« 'the ; ruts' and
the extent of the washouts on ' both
rail and - wagon roads..
In the great Orang«- Valley, between
here and Kan ' Bernardino, the rail
roads did not suffer greatly, arid trains
will; be running tomorrow; at irregular
intervals.
The. coast division of the Southern
Pacific suffered most. \u0084 Ventura-"" and
Santa Barbara are cut off from' rail roafl
communication •with the outside •. world"
tonight, and even wire communication
wlth'thls city isuncertaln. ln;Santa
Barbarathere was a severe; snowstorm,"
the first' in fifty years, and people re
siding, in the vicinity -of the old mis
sion enjoyed a thersport of snowballing;
In order -to ,add to itne novelty: they,
placed ;flow<*r. bloFsoms In "their snow"
balls, ; something which' perhaps "'could
Victims of the Earthquake
Number Thousands
QT. AUGIJSTINE, Fla., Jan \u25a0 17.--Wirelesy messages receivea at
\u25a0^ the station on Anastasia lsland to-day by Chief Electrician Elkins
say that is sinking gradually; that man^ltoles and cracks
one hundred; feet deep were form by the eartKqitoke, and that
grave fears are felt: that; the entire city will slip "into the. bay.
FAST TRAIN HITS
OPEN SWITCH
v 'BELLINGHAM. \u25a0 Washi. Jan. 17.— The
southbouna . Great^Northern Owl train
'due*4)ere*at^2:3o this -morning ran. into
an open -switch in : the west end of the
city^ and crashed -into the ; 'rngine '.which
was ready* to 'draw_ the train froni here
to : Seattle.. '\u25a0..F'rank : ;W"atts, -a;,wiper, of
Belilngham,- who^was on' the standing
engine, \u25a0fwas^ killed -and /W'iiliam Scott
oC ppattle.' ehgino'er of the Owl, was
seriously, if^not fa tally,", in j ured. *.'-
*;\Many:6f UhfS'P.assensrers on the Owl
Vefe : slightly lnjur<»d.'butali were able
Vo' f * continue to ' Seattle when a new
train was ; made up.J Both .engines and
"tend pt s were* Vompl lete*I e te* wrec ks> '". A com
bination 7 baggage 'and: mail ; car on 'the
Owl was \u25a0•'telescoped" and partially
buVried.vbut. the mail sacks were not
damaged. H|^^@ . -
j-J-iTheiblamefor ' the accident 'seems- to
attachrtoa'^oundhouseswitchman. who
is /responsible for. leaving the swiFch"
open.*;y *\u25a0-'.\u25a0 ---"-..,• '\u25a0" *\u25a0 " : '' '<
not he 'done anywhere \u25a0\u25a0*. else . in. the
world. / ' '\u25a0 -^ L^MBtßßanHHßß^jjWj^g^l
- - The, rainfall-Jn-this. clty-for js'everal
hours'' was 3 tremendous.;i The y v total'' for
the season ".was 12.1 0; inches at : 5 fo'clock
this"* afternoon."-: "At smidnight>the? total
had:rcachedilS.4l.VXThe T .indicatlohs(*a.r*eJ
; that' the'storm ;has v only|begun l and|^ttiat
raln^willfcohtinue^for.aiday^or/more. ;
SCKNES. IN* THK CITT'OP* KINGSTOX BE
FOR&: IT.S DFA'ASTATIOX " BY- TEMBLOR
:AND KIRE. .. - . ."— \u25a0\u25a0--.':
THOUSANDS SUFFER
ALONG THE OHIO
CINCINNATI; 0.',: Jan. ; 17.—Thouaands
of persons along the Ohio; River- are
homeless on account of ; the v prevailing
high" water.; ". Indications,-; point"' to ;'r[ a
stage' of ' at" least^ . fifty.- five i feet i' for ithe
river.- im this city, 'making itt the great
est".flood , : since^February,VlBB4.-, ,The
city. -'\u25a0 author! ties ri today/, began"* to i, care
for the. flood ivlctims.'^Schoolibulldings
and : churches have ; been*6pene.d (as item-;
porary^ h 6 m c s for .;' t he: h ora el ess.": i'Ab b v t
\u25a02000 persons on a hlll;known'as ; Turkey
Ridge ? have' beensisolated>by.vthel flood.
,which| cutUhemj off >from j the jmalnland. 1
Tn Xe\vport,7 ; Ky.v-the~iflood jar.ea. febvprs
eight';:blocks.*;- and' _[2oo*\ families.", have
beprii' compelled ito^vacato;itheir.[homes.'
S^ThoitraOlc^srenef a liy* in \u25a0the i river, disf,
tricts^ has \u25a0' been, suspended." ;V ; c .- V* . . I s .
The unique story of the Melanope, a
ship of ; strange romance and death,
which is well known in this port, will be
published in full, Avith some interesting
illustrations, in
The Sunday Call
Several WHitePer
sons Reported
jvilled
: ; -KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan.
17.— Thousands of persons
werekilled in the earthquake
and the dead are being taken
from the debris by hundreds.
The whole town is in ruins.
The earthquake came as a
sudden oscillation, not from
any particular direction, but
up and down.
Thousands of persons
were on the streets of Kings
ton at the time, and great
numbers \u25a0 of : them : were
crushed. Many \u25a0 Americans
in Kingston were killed and
have been buried.
LONDON, Jan. 17.— 1t is
now known that the death
list : - ; from; the Kingston
earthquake will certainljrex
ceed 500, and may even reach
1 000, and that Jarge numbers
have been incapacitated by
their ; injuries. The city, is a
Heap of ruins.
The royal family hastened
to set the country an ex
ample of generous assistance
to the afflicted city. The
King I and the Queen have
eacli contributed >$5000 to
the iorH Mayor's fund. The
Prince* and Princess of
Wai lies . : have - contributed
$25OO^achV an'djttie big com--
Ipanies '.interested . in the
Continued on l'age , 2, . Coluran 1 • '
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MAKES PLEA FOR
GREAT WAR
VESSELS
4
President Roosevelt Says
Country Must Build Them
or Recede From Position
WOULD CONSTRUCT
FEWER SMALL SHIPS
Concentrated Power of the
Big Craft Is Greater in
Proportion, He Declares
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.— A letter
written by the President in advocacy
of the plan for two battleships of the
Dreadnought class became public to
day. It is dated January 11 and is
addressed to Chairman Foss of the
House committee on naval affairs.
The letter says in part:
"I feel so strongly that there should
be two first-class battleships of the
maximum size and speed and with
their primary battery of twelve-inch
1 guns added to the navy this session
that I desire to lay the matter before
your committee through" this letter.
These two big ships should include
the one provided for last year and the
one provided for this year. It must
be remembered that I am not asking
for. any increase in the .navy, because,
unless we 'can provide, at the rate of
a battleship per year, our navy will
go backward. Moreover, I am ad
vising that our money be spent eco
nomically. It has been a waste of
time and money to provide such ships
as the single-turret 'monitors; and
while the cruisers, especially the great
armored cruisers, serve some useful
purposes, it would nevertheless have
been infinitely better to have spent
: the money which was actually spent
on them in the construction of first
class battleships. Our great armored
cruisers are practically as expensive
to build and maintain as battleships,
and yet, taking the battleship all
around for the purposes for which a
; navy is . really needed, its superiority
to the armored cruiser is enormous.
"I thoroughly beliove in developing
; and building an adequate number of
; submarines: I believe in building tor
pedo boat destroyers: there must be a
few fast scouts, and of course various
auxiliary vessels of different kinds.
But the strength of the navy rests
primarily on its battleships, and in
: build ins these battleships it Is Im
peratively necessary, from the stand
point alike of efficiency and economy,
that they should be the "very test of
their kind.
"In my judgment we are not excused
if we build any battleships inferior to
those now being built by other nations.
I should be glad if a limitation could
be agreed upon as to the size of bat
tleships hereafter to be built. I hava
found, however." that it will undoubted
ly be impracticably to reach any such
agreement in the -near future. In the
first-class navies generally- these biff
battleships have already been built or
are now building. We cannot afford to
fall behind, and we shall fall behind
if .we fail to build a first-class battle
ship ourselves. Unless we Intend to;
go on building-up "the'fleet we should
\u25a0 abandon every effort to keep the po
sition which we now hold. Our justi
fication for upholding the Monroe doc
; trine and for digging the Panama
; canal must rest primarily on our will
ingness to build and maintain a first
class fighting fleet. Be it remembered,
moreover, that such a fleet Is by far the
most potent "guarantee of peace which
this nation has or can have.
"Now that a high degree of skill haa
been developed tn naval marksman
ship, especially with heavy guns, fu
ture battle- range will be so great
(three or four miles) that small guns
(six inch, etc.) will be practically In
effective, especially against large ves
sels having all of their guns and gun
crews In twelve-inch turrets, behind
heavy armor.
"Therefore, the effective power of a
battleship may now be measured by the
number of heavy guns she can fire on
either broadside. For the ordinary bat
tleship the most effective broadside
fire consists of four twelve-lneh guns.
It follows as a matter of course that a
large ship having a broadside fire of
ten twelve-inch gunk -could promptly
destroy a battleship ' of the usual typa
having four twelve-inch guns, and with
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