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„ The latest thing in art jewelry is trans lucent enameL Women readersNvilT find much to interest theni in the article in The Sunday Call VOLUME CL— NO. ,75. President's Solution Is to Stop the Japanese Influx From Hawaii One Hundred and Fifty Persons Perish Collision Sinks Steamship JOY LINER IS RAMMED BY SCHOONER Crash Occurs While Pitiless Storm Is Raging Life Boats Wrecked After Leaving Vessel Half-Clad Men and Women Succumb to Exposure Captains of Craft Blame One Another BLOCK ISLAND, R. L, Feb. 12. — About 150 persons went to their death in Block Island Sound last night as the result of a collision of the three-masted schooner Harry Knowlton and the Joy Line steamship Larchmont, bound from Providence to New York- It is estimated that, including : the crew, there were nearly 200, per sons on board the steamship when she sailed from Provi dence. Of these only nine teen appear to have sur vived the disaster — ten members of the crew and .nine passengers. Forty- Teight bodies have been re- The Larchmont left her dock in Providence last night with a heavy cargo of freight and a passenger list estimated from 150 to 200. A strong northwest wind was blowing as the steam ship plowed her way down through the eastern passage of Narragansett Bay, but the full effect of the gale which was blow ing out In the sound was not felt until the Larchmont rounded Point Jnttith. Captain George McVey was prepar ing to retire after a turn around his ehlp, when he was startled by several blasts of the steamer's whistle. He rushed Into the pilot-house, where the pilot and quartermaster pointed out a three-masted schooner sailing eastward before a strong wind. VESSELS CRASH TOGETHER The schooner, - which proved to be the Harry Knowlton. coal laden, from South Amboy for Boston, had been bowling along on her course, when 6he seemed suddenly to luff up and head straight for the .steamer. Again sev eral blasts were sounded on the \ steamer's whistle, the pilot and quar termaster at the same moment,whlrllng their wheel hard to port in & mad en deavor to avert a collision. As the steamer was slowly veering around, the schooner came on with a speed that almost seemed to equal the gale that had been pushing her toward Boston. Before another warning could be sounded the schooner crashed into the port side of the Larchmont, and the impact of the big vessel was so ter rific that the big, clumsy bow of the sailing craft forced Its way more than half the breadth of the Larchmont. When the force of the Impact had been epent the schooner temporarily re mained fast In the steamer's side. hold- Ing in check for a moment the inrush- Ing water. The pounding sea soon sep arated the vessels; however, ana the water rushed into the gaping hole in the steamer with tremendous .velocity. ..A« the water struck' the boiler room g^sat clouds of steam arose^ and the passengers were first under, the lm \u25a0pression that a -fire had broken out' on board. Captain McVey could not communl- Continued on Page 3, . Column 3 The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE TEMPORARY ' 8« WEDNESDAY. : FEBRUARY IS, 1 907 WEATHER COXDITIOX S YESTEBSAY — Partly docdy;- mirimmn twa peratore. 04; miniTonm temperatnr*, SO. FORECAST FOB TODAY— Cltradj; lfcht e*at \u25a0orlnfl*. . ?*«• » EDITORIAL The PoUmaa Conipany, outlaw and tax shirker. " ./ r Pa*e,B Discipline for the street railway com panies. . Pago 6 The tremendous toss raised by the "gentle man nation" orer the segregation of a few stu d*nta serves, to direct «t tent ion to the numerous forms of discrimlaaUOß against American resi dents la Japan, ~ - Face 6 legislature: Assembly most swallow the Senate joint rales proposition to save Itself and the direct primary amendment. ' Page 1 Four-track bCI passes Assembly, amendment to make It less beneficial to Southern Pacific being beaten. - Page 3 Opening skirmish on racetrack bill is won by exponents of track gambling. Page 8 CITY Jadge Titcomb, one. of, party of Tisitisg Ta comass, speaks strongly sgalnst Japanese In flux. Page 12 Supervisors grant library trustees authority to build temporary reading-room structure in Van Kess avenue. * Page 13 Lev! Strauss Company will erect two big buildings at th* corner of Battery and Pine streets. . \u0084'.; Page. IB Mrs. Josephine Cunningham- Wnlttell ..and millionaire husband are reported to have become reconciled. ' Page 14 Bearing President J. B, Howell of Beal Estate Board. toasts city officials for taking no steps to restore municipal buildings. Page 7 Siemsen and Dabner will not be hanged on date set by Judge Cook, as bills of exceptions filed for them will act as stay. Page 9 Bobert Hancock, the wealthy society . man, accused In court of failing to support child and divorced wife. Page. 7 Gigantic spots on the stu may be seen with j the naked eye. :- Page 6 Sailors on whaler Herman testify to - tortures inflicted on.. them by captain while vessel was on cruise. ' Page IS George Boss, carried to sea on Sunday by ebb tide, drifts for forty -eight hours In open boat without food or. water. " Page 14 ' Movement to set aside day for the general cleaning up of city meet* with support. from all ; clashes. : ' V. > ; :,\- '--^Page.SJ j . After a courtship . beset with * many > obstacles end 'after * a "long^wait $ at^the ', church * for the ; ' brjde.i to^ appearT J J*. EarlyT; Craig ] weds 1 Mrs." ' Babla;^tbe ; sweetheart *of his^ yonth-T.^i P**«j 14 /'All public schools " hold , exercises lv honor of Lincoln day and pupils bear . addresses \u25a0by G. 'A. B.*menl / -^ ; \u25a0 . Page'l4^ SUBtjUBAX-''' :. y^ \u25a0\u25a0•' ' *•' " ..'_ \u25a0"- "'-'J-j. j ~ . Oakland : relief committee turns . over trust ! fond of $25,000 to Associated Charities. Page 4 : Burglars blow open safe In postofflce at Mills ; College -after binding and gagging ' the night j watchman. ' Page 4 ' Berkeley High School pupils given a lecture on flirting. -s*. Pags 4 Supposed sister of alleged thug on trial is dis covered to be his sweetheart. Page 4 COAST Burglar In Los Angeles escapes from house after exchanging shots with citizen. Page 13 Senator Greenwell leaves Bakersfleld late' at night after charges made by Young. Page 5 DO3IESTIC One hundred and fifty persons perish as result of the ramming of a Joy Line steamship by. a schooner daring a terrific gale : off the . Bhode Island coast. j Page 1 Bitter clash between Jerome and Delmas marks progress of trial of Thaw. Page 1 Former Governor- of New York, Frank jW. Hlggins, dies at his home in Clear. Page ' 8 Sudden cold wave in New York causes many deaths. v Page 1 Shortage of $150,000 found in accounts of missing treasurer of bank in New Britain, Conn. v Pa * 6 l WASHIXGTOX President Boosevelt's solution of Japanese question Is to have Congress prohibit ' immigra tion of Japanese' from Hawaii, which, it is be lieved, will be acceptable to San Franciscoans. as it virtually would mean exclusion. Page 1 FOREIGN King Edward's speech to . Parliament \u25a0 aids Irish home rale, . thanks Americans for relief work at Kingston and points to coming solution of differences ' between House of Commons and House Of Lords. j Page 1 SPORTS Cloudlight wins the Tradition handicap at Emeryville. Page 8 RKal automobile agents post forfeits for a race from Los Angeles to San Francisco for $3000 a side.' Page 8 Boxers Gans and Brltt post forfeits and give Manager Blley of Toncpah ten days In which to do likewise. • - Page 8 SOCIAL Members of \u25a0 the- Burllngame Club . celebrate Mardi Gras with - a bal masque at their club bouse. Pags.6 LABOR Coast pressmen up in arms at the unwarranted agreement signed with i the United Typothetae by the International Union. Page 7 MIXING Owners of 250 leases at Goldfleld are devel oping their properties by sinking shafts Page .7 3IARIXE , y Volcano :-. of Fuepa, near San Jose de"'Guate mala, shows signs of activity and causes unrest among population. pjP<ff*lß THE CALL'S BRANCH OFFICES Subscriptions and Advertise-: men ts will \u25a0_ be received in San Francisco at following offices: 1651 FILLMORE \ STREET"/ Open -until; 10 o'clock; every • nibht> ' \u25a0 818 TAN Jf ESS { AVG TfTTB' ' Parent's Stationery - Store. SIXTEENTH AND ". MARIvET IfiTs'. ' . Jackson's ; Branch. 583 ' V HAIisHT STREET Christian's Branch 1096 VALENCIA' STREET / Rothschild's Branch. \u25a0> • 1581 ; CHURCH : STREET . . George Prewltt's Branch.^ : S2OO FILLMORE rSTREBT ".. ' ; ;" .Woodward's; \u25a0 Branch. ' SAN ; FRANCISCO; .WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY- 13, 1907. TOKIO SAID TO HAVE AGREED TO PLAN School Board Will Yield, It Is Thought, to What yirtually Is Exclusion CONGRESS READY TO . PASS AMENDMENT Raising of Bars Against Transmigration Will End the Question Temporarily Ira E. Bennett WASHINGTON, Feb 12.— The President and Secretary Root are believed to have hit upon a temporary solution of the Japanese question that will be ac ceptable to all parties concerned, including the San Francisco school authorities; Secretary Root was very busy today on the preliminaries necessary to bring about the consummation of the plan. AH of his moves were made with the strictest secrecy. The plan, as nearly as can be as certained, contemplates the pass-; ing of the - pending immigration bill .with-, an ' amendment Asiatic Immigrants from icomlngr, toYthe United-- States <i rora * its' insular Islons.';? '.\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0 -.} '\u25a0"\u25a0'\u25a0 /y: ' '. \u25a0.-.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'"•'•"- :- : V-.';.; y '\u25a0< • This! will T stop" the influx, of -Japanese .into j the . United- States -from " Hawaii; Secretary Root . ; has been, in communir* cation with ., the. Japanese Embaesador,' Viscount Aoki, and, also .with Embas sador "Wright at Tokio. , It is report ed that the. Japanese Government has replied through" both of these diplo mats that it has.no objection to legis lation which will be applied equally to all Asiatics, provided that the United States . will first obtain a withdrawal of the resolution segregating Japanese school children in San Francisco. With the consent of thY Japanese Government thus , secured, \u25a0 Secretary Root" visited the Capitol today, and had conferences with Speaker Cannon and certain members of the conference having in charge the immigration bill. Meanwhile the President sent for other members of the committee and laid before them his plan: for adjusting the, Japanese difficulty. COXFEREXCE TODAY Sufficient progress was made to cause the- President to send word, to Mayor Schmitz and \ the San Francisco School Board that he would like to see them at 2:45 o'clock tomorrow aft ernoon. The Calif ornians were not ad vised of the exact nature of the pro posed legislation, being told merely that an amendment was being prepared which would be entirely satisfactory to them. It is expected that the Pres ident' will: be: able j by tomorrow after noon to 'assure the Calif ornians that the ; proposed amendment" will \be en acted,, whereupon they will be asked to rescind the resolution Japanese school children. I Mayor Schmitz said tonight that : he did' not know exactly what the solution of < the situation would be, but ; that he. was satisfied that the conference tomorrow would be final." It is sup posed that the partial 'exclusion :of Japanese as thus outlined will ibe fol lowed by looking to a treaty/ for, the complete exclusion of Japanese from the .United States -and its Insular possessions. '.-•' ; \u25a0'". \u0084 Apparently the President did not have any definite understanding with Japan when, he sent -for: Mayor' Schmitz and the : School Board, and : he has been ; em barrassed; by the unyielding attitude of 'the Calif ornians. The .immigration - bill has been in ! conference since the last session of i Congress, ; and until 'yesterday' the ! prospect was ' that it would fail. The j Senate; inserted-;; an amendment provid ing for/an educational Uest* of immi grants,.-.which was strongly ;. opposed Iby the House. The' House In turn pro vided for ;a * commission to >. investigate Immigration matters, and ;* this aid not suit ; the : Senate' conferees. [ AGREEMENT IS REACHED j After ;' Secretary;;; Roofs',; talk ;with Speaker Cannon, Senator Lodge and others,; « it \u25a0-. was reported that; a tacit agreement had been reached to two propositions . only.'jone providing for 'an immigration commission': and the other Secretary. Root's amendment. The con fefl^oji]£hV}£mmigratlon -bill are Sen atorgj[Dllll^h^^L^gl^jidjMc"c7eary' Continued on Page 4, Column 1 TACTICAL ERROR LIKELY TO BE RECTIFIED House Must f Swallow Sen ate Joint Riiles to Save Face and Primary Measure SIMPLE ; TASK; FOR CONFERENCE BODY Some Slight Change to Ap proach Han lof Cutten Would Tide f Oyer Trouble George A. Van Smith CALL HEADQUARTERS, 1007,1 EIGHTH STREET. SACRAMENTO. Feb. 12.— Floundering in ; the* pjtjdug by its own experts, the Assembly, must swallow the Senate joint rules proposition to extricate itself and 'save- the direct pri mary constitutional, amendment. Most of the men who . assisted *in their own grave-digging, recoj^nizing .tfieir tac tical error, are game 'and will rectify ill It is really, not a very' bitter dose the Assembly must swallow,' \u25a0 and, fortu nately, the lesson learned; by a number of young legislators ".will *be ample to serve as a guide f ori a • number of ses sions should their be retained by appreciative constituencies. ', /As a matter of . fact^the :bugabbo in the." Joint rules is* a straw-; creature,* erected by the versatile! Grove. L". John-, 9on.yC Johpson is" notjonly l yersatile,but •he;'_ia^j)roMfla-'^^Js^b^i*i«e^tiirnb«Ved' ;^y^the^|More.^Th^"r^linay.ibe : s_onae^h«> wishes to " pass.' '% In ; any^event' hefftiakes a i fine,'; strong.- play "tq^that"' effect; "and when: the SenateiOfjfe'red'thVjoint^rules'" e'mployed'byVthe last- Legislature; John- r son had-a littler improvement to sug gesti The? Sacramento' sage' : wanted - : 'a rule . compeilingl, the: Senate committee, to report \u25a0 out - all Assembly; bills within five.' days; after \ the receipt. The Sen-* ate has' its collective eye on some of Johnson's measures and declines to en ter into. any such ; agreement. APPRECIATE SITUATION Until the real . reformers In ; the As sembly fell-' over 'their.; own feet.yester day Johnson was enabled to prevent the adoption of Jolnt^ rules. Now these same ; men realize that If they do not adopt Joint rules the primary amend ment will fall, and ,on flieir .shoulders will fall" the responsibility. - A major ity of them are really in favor of 'di rect'primary legislation. They thought they raw a fine opportunity to bring the Senate to Its knees and at the same time exhibit a > bit of real Independ ent statesmanship. So far as the Sen ate is concerned it could^ not have ac complished more had it'by its leaders planned \u25a0 ; : the I coup .the Assemblymen sprung on. themselves. - . ,' The Assemblymen who participated in the ; blunder; appreciate the situation, and while many of them- think there is a lurking demon concealed ' somewhere in the horrid depths of those joint rules, they, do not { intend; to* imperil ".the ultimate adoption of a direct primary amendment.*""' They • cannot afford to go back to; their constituencies without passing such an mendment, andean agreement.of joint rules will results BELS HAW'S MEASURE The conference; committee appointed under" the ; joint rules will ; have, e lf it chooses, a simple task. Some •'slight change ; to fit approximately" to Uhe plari^". 1 suggested by Assemblyman , Cut ten would 'undoubtedly be' satisfactory to the Senate. An attempt,- however; to go the whole distance \u25a0 proposed by the Humboldt man would ; be,; simply a repetition > of ff v what Senator,; Caminettl failed 'to do when the amendment was before :the Senate. . . Should the conference committee fail toi agHPee the .will beT asked to pass the r am'endment introduced by' Sen ator Belshaw/.TheHeld-Wright amend ment was 'given 'preference : over this measure in the Senate committea on elections, but \u25a0' yesterday, '.fearing ":. the Held-Wrlght "amendment/ would: die a weight - # of 1 expert '; leTglslative ; enbeayor ln s ithV^Aßsembly>i Belshaw^ asked ;Vhe Senate -committee ; to resurrect his prop osition; ; This morning £ the reported : it .. out ' without irecommenda tion.- ' -'. -\u25a0\u25a0^"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:;, ; ' ~.-y : i---, : " r \ : j~:~-- \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 BILL TO BREAK -TRUSTS Sanf ord of TJkiah . Presents ' Such Meas \:':< to = Corporation! lieKlßlature f r,;; - SACRAMENTO,' Feb. V l2.— Sanf ord', of Ukiah introduced a trust buster, meas ure .in the . Senate ? today, ;-,wtilch'.< iaVa'n adaptation -of the ..familiar Ohio law. The' biU* prohibits, any corporation in business sintCallfornia^orlanyjpersonlor persons £f rom^combinih gi to j pool •? inter estsTandfrestraih'competition.l^^- ' -\u25a0' ""ilthas provislons^hich^prohibitcom Continaed ~on Page 8," ColamnTi? ENGLAND'S KING TO GIVE AID TO ERIN Edward Talks of Measures to Benefit Ireland -at Opening of Parliament j WORDS OF PRAISE r -; : : FOR THE YANKEES Monarch Refers" to Great Aid Rendered at King ston by American Tars LONDON*, Feb. 12 The second ses sion .of the Second Parliament of the present reign, vrhich promises to be full of Interest and importance as a conse quence of a projected liberal attack upon the House of Lords . and the In troduction, of an installment of home Continued on Page 5. Column 2 Bitter Clash Between Counsel Enlivens Trial of Thaw NEW YORK, Feb. 42.— A bitter clash'between ;D. \u25a0 M/ Delmas and District Attorney Jerome today . roused jury, and 'spectators at the trial of Harry K. Thaw, to anticipations of exciting days aheadl Jerome hotly accused Delmas of trying to instill into the minds of -tHe, jury^the implied suggestion that the! operation' performed on Evelyn Nesbit in 1903, before Thaw took her to Europe, was of "a cfimihal nature," -when, as "a" matter, olr fact,'- he said, "it was for appendicitis." . Delmas/ called the attention of Justice/ Fitzgerald to^this, saying that the District Attorney was slating -facts not in evidence, and that a "very serious exception must be : taken* to his remarks." \u25a0 "SendS the} jury ) out< ; of, the room . lf«J you want to," ii exclaimed Mr. Jerome, "but I "am 'going Ho get thisTTflng straight lam not going to have: these false * impressions fostered before "this jury."'- '"'(',' • c-^ 7 -' JEROME WROUGHT UP Mr.' Jerome . \ seemed thoroughly wrought up. Mr. .Delmas did not for ah '< Instant lose his demeanor, but he gave emphasis and j force to his a words to • his \ hearers. -*. Jerome said he 'would^.withdrarw'.- the \u25a0objection ; to the term' "capital operation" 'if Mr. Delmas "wouid give '\u25a0 him the ] word -of counsel that .they "did? not V know, the ; nature ot the v operation. - Mr. Delmas 5 gave .{his word"that;he ; did "not know of -its na ture. •.';.-."\u25a0"\u25a0 '';- f :*: * .'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0'; H;/.. . , \. ' \u0084 ' : VBu't you? may, consult with counsel,*;, suggested ,;MrN i Jerome. Y;-J- . \u25a0, ;'.•\u25a0; "I $do /not care \u25a0 to) 'do that," \u25a0 replied Mr. i Delmas. -- "It \u25a0 is ; not essential." r "Ah!" \u25a0 cried ;the . District Attorney ; In a "' ioudi^v;oice,^"then% you do want "to makeithis 'insinuation?"; \u25a0 /\! District ' Attorney strangely for -- \u25a0 '-.I. ••\u25a0/•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. \u25a0-.-»\u25a0» ml. I luliillil Julll i i IfcJWufl gets j, h is * character j and i position ;_wh en , he- charges me withan' attempt The Shah is dead; long Hve the Shah t An interesting illustrated article on Per sia's late; ruler and her new one in The Sunday Call THE first serloas clash between D. M. Delmas and District Attorney Jerome enlivened the progress of the Thair trial yesterday. Jerome accused Delmas of endeayorins to create a false Impression re carding the operation performed on Evelyn Neablt Thaw and this Delmaa characterized as misconduct. ceive," retorted Mr. Delmas with'mor« feeling \u25a0in ; his .voice \u25a0, than at any time during the trial. ;. "He* must -upon de liberation' see the injustice of his Im plied discourtesy." "I. see injustice plainly," retorted Mr. Jerome, "but not^in ; my remarks." .Justice Fitzgerald did npt .rule out any of the District "Attorney's remarks before the Jury, and ; Mr. Delmas took "care : to ;have every" exception' he made '.'seriously noted." . Mr. : Jerome won : his 'point, and the words "serious if ,_ not capital," as de fining "the operation, : were withdrawn ,by } Mr. Delmas. .:. •> During the. tilt Mr. Delmas asked the District -Attorney how he 1 learned; of -the character *'of. the operation* upon ; Miss 'Nesolt'. without I "violation of a con ' fldence. V, Mr. ; Jerome • said he ; had been I told of it iby.Miss^Nesbifs mother. Mrs. S'Holman 'of ; Pittsburgh j lUthus : became ! • known* f of J the • flrstj. tlme^ that the * Dls j'trlct'Attorney: is lri'possessioh'bf a long statement by I Mrs. '"; Holman; . \u25a0 > Rumor; has insisted " that the opera Continued 'on * Page --' 2, Column 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS. SKETCHES OF- THE - SO^ OF STANFOBO WHITE. THE FIRST WITNESS; CALLED IX THE THAW TRIAL. WITJW.SS WHO TES TIFIED THAT HE HEARD WHITE THREAT EN TO KILL THAW AND THE CALIF ORNLi ATTORNEY WHO IS DEFENDING THAW. COLD BRNIGS DEATH IN NEW YORK SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL , NEW YORK. Feb. 12.— Three per sons were frozen to death, several were found frozen and revived with diffi culty, ;and' many, thousand suffered In tensely \u25a0 from '" a wave of . zero weather - which swept Into and out of New York todayl „ - - . , - .The 'most pitiful of the cases of ex posure _was,^that" of a woman who was found 'in the 'doorway.- of a saloon at Fourteenth; street and Sixth avenue. She^had crept. Into such shelter as tha doorway afforded -and- was so huddled up -ln^ her ragged garments when Po liceman Keech of the West Thirty seventh-street; station .discovered her that he thought at first it was a bundle of- old clothes. She died later at Bellevue. Neither . of - the men who were dead when found, had been Identified to night. \u25a0. BANK'S TREASURER SHORT $150.000 NEW BRITAIN. * Conn.. Feb. 13. — A . high official of the Savings Bank of New- Britain said today that tnere was a big shortage In the accounts of William "Walker, the jmisslng treasurer of the bank, and that the bank's own officers up \ to noon had discovered a shortage of $150,000. Tho examination of the bank will be continued and the officers say that doubtless the shortage will be found to be. much largsr. The disappearance of Walker occurred shortly after the bank examiner visited the bank last Thursday. At that time Walker said he felt 111 and would b« at' the bank later. He has not been seen -since. ' BELIEVE AGED MAX TVAS KILLED BY YEGGME.\ FOR HIS 31O.VEY Body of Victim Is Found Under B rid its \u25a0 Xear Xeedlen and All Valuable* Are Misstate SAX -BERNARD IXO, Feb. 13.— Th« body of P. V. Springer was found by. a train -crew under a bridge two miles east of Needles yesterday. The deceased was an aged man and "started to walk from Ithe town to Beal, where hia son was in charge of a bridge gang. Alt the valuables were taken from the body. It Is believed he was murdared by. yegginen. -