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ROOSEVELT FAV0RS
EXCLUSION OF JAPS

3 washington. Feb. l2.-Late tonight .
= Il was stated that President Roose- \
= welt through Secretary Root. has =
! proposed TO Speaker Cannon and TO \
l. the chairrnen OF the senate and house \
> committees on immigration and other =
= Republican leaders in congress that y
! clause inserted in the immi- y
4 grafton bill now pending in con- 4
. rress which will bar Japanese coolie =
) labor from the United States. Mayor y
: Schmitzs delegation favors such n ;
\ provision. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-13
SALT LAKE ELKS HAVING THE TINE
Of THEIR LIVES At Los ANGELES

sands OF Cinnamon and tourists from all
over the world are enjoying the revcls.
The Elks that reached here are tired
lot. The trip over the kite-shaped track
to los Angeles via. San Bernardno. Red
lands and Riverside. i'm the heart OF the
orange belt had been almost too much
for the pilgrims They were literally
overwhelmed. vet II was only starter.
for tomorrow the CtahnS viii VISIT Gaia
lima island. the paradise OF the Pacific.
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ment on the ground that it dealt a blow
at American shipping interests.
MT. Foss remarked that the matter
was taken too seriously and that in
view Of che fact the navy could not
purchase coal enough carried in Ameri-
can bottoms it was thought wise to try
the experiment.
The amendment was defeated, "a
10 II
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THE DEATH RECORD.
Eormer Governor Hiqains.

clean. n. Y. Feb. 12.-Former Govern
or Frank W. Higgins died at $40 p. m
He remained unconscious to the last.
death coming in its most peaceful form
and free from pain.
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MANY SICK MINERS.

Latrobe. Pa Feb. 12.-Followiug close
IN upon a typhoid fever endemic at
Rradviue and Snyder Town. near here.
many miners are in and the closing %
the coal mines in the vicinity is threat
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HIS LAST EFFORT.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Senator Patterson
today introduced bill providing for the
ACQUISITION of railroads BY the gov
crnment The bill was ordered 70 lie ON
the table and II is expected the Colorado
senator will address the senate concern
ing it.
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DETAILS OF DISASTER.
Vessel Filled and Went Down Within
Ten Minutes.


Block Island, r. J.. Feb. 1.-THE
Larchmont left her dock in Providence
last night with a heavy cargo Of
freight and a passenger list estimated
from $50 TO 200. A strong northwest
wind was blowing as the steamer
plcwed her way down through the
eastern passage Of Nara gansett bay.
but the full effect Of the gale which
was blowing out in the sound was not
let until the Larchmont rounded Point
Judith.
Captain George McVey was prepar-
ing to retire after a turn around his
ship. when he was startled by several
blasts Of the steamers whistles He
rushed into the pilot house. where the
pilot and Quartermaster pointed out a
three-masted schooner sailing eastward
before strong wind.
Headed Straight for Steamer.
The schooner. which proved to be the
Harry knOwletOn, COal-Iaden from
South AmbOy for Boston, had been
bowling along or her course when she
seemed suddenly Ia huff up and head
straight for the steamer Again sew
eral blasts were sounded on the steam
ei's whistles. the pilot and the quarter
master at the same moment whirling
their wheel hard aport in a mad en-
d@aVOr TO avert a collision.
As the steamer was slowly veering
around the schooner came on with a
speed that almost seemed 20 equal the
gale that had been pushing her toward
Boston
Before another warning could bee
sounded. the schooner crashed into the
port side of the Larchmont. and the
impact of the big vessel was So ter
rifle that the big. clumsy bow OF tho
sailing craft forced its way through
more than half the breadth of the
Larchmont. When the force ofthe i'm
pact had been spent the schooner tenn
porarily remained fast in the steamers
side. holding in check for moment the
inrushing water. The pounding sea
soon separated the vessels. however.
anC the water rushed into the gaping
hole in the steamer with a tremendous
velocity
Passengers in Wild Panic.
AS the water struck the boiler room
great clouds OF steam arose. and the
passengers were first under the i'm
preston that a fire had broken out OIL
board.
Captain McVey could not commune
Gaze with his subordinate Officers be-
low deck, The signal apparatus being
wrecked.
Continued on Page 3.
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Harold S. Van Buren,.

Nice. France. Feb. 12.-Harold s. Van
Eurne of New York. the American con-
sui here, died last night.
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Alfred Waiter.

New York. Feb 12.-PresiJent Alfred
Walter of the Seaboard Air Line died AT
his home in this city today.
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not recovered.
Different Stories Told.
The cause Of the accident has not been
satisfactorily explained. 10 occurred just
off Watch Hin about II o'clock last
night wren the three-masted schooner
Harry KnOwletOn. bound from South AM
boy FOR Boston with cargo of coal
crashed into the steamers port side amid
ships Captain George McNCy OF the
LarchmOnt declares that the knOWletOn
suddenly swerved from her course. luffed
up into the wind and crashed into his
vessel.
Captain Haley Of The Knowleton as
serts that the steamer did not give his
vessel sufficient sea room.
The steamer. with huge hole torn
IN her side, was so seriously damaged
that no attempt was made 20 run for
shore, and she sank 10 the bottom IN
less than half an hour The knOwleton.
after she had backed away from tho
wreck, began TO fill rapidly. but her crew
manned the pumps and kept her afloat
untii sic reached a point off Quonochop-
tauS, where they put out in the life
boat ard rowed ashore There were no
fatalities on the schooner.
Passengers Had Retired.
majority of those aboard the Larch-
mont had retired for the night. and when
the collision occurred there We're few
with the exception Of the crew. prepared
for the weather which prevailed. They
hurried from the warm staterooms to the
deck OF the steamer and into a zero at
mOSpherC-
chilled to the bone. many rushed head
long below to secure more clothing whiI,,
Others barefooted. bareheaded and clad
only IN nightgOwns. stood ION the deck
fearing that to so below would mean GER
tain death.
1t now appears certain that the loss OF
life was heaviest among those who had
retired for the night. Despite the efforts
which We're made 10 leave no one on
board, II would appear TO be impossible
that OF the 200 souls on board none were
left behind. Those who had no oppor-
tunty 10 clothe themselves succumbed
long before they reached shore and even
thoSe VINO were fortunate enough to be-
fully dressed endured suffering of a most
serious nature
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Dcs MoInes Ia, Feb. 12-Iowas 2-cent
fare measure passed the house today by
a vote of JOG to nothing.
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Different Stories Told.

idence. was locked in safe and was
not recovered.
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LEGISLATURES PASS
TW0-CENT FARE BILLS

Jefferson City. Mo, Feb. l2.-The SEN
ate today unanimously passed a bill pro-
viding for a 2-cent railroad fare. The
bin is almost identical with one pre-
yiously passed by the house.
Charleston w. Va. Feb. i2.-The house
today passed the senate 2-cent fare bill
after striking from IL the provision ex-
empting lines fifty miles in length or
less.
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During the tilt Mr.. Delmas asked the
district attorney how he learned of the
character of the operation upon Miss
Nesbit without violation of a conf
dence. Mr. Jerome said he had been
told Of il by Miss Nesbit's mother
Mrs Holman, OF Pittsburg. 1t thus
became known for the first time that
the district attorney is in possession of
a long statement by Mrs. Holman.
Real Expert on the Stand.
DR.. Evans was questioned all dav
occupying nearly two hours of the aft.
ern0on session in a peruSal OF the Iet
ters written by Harry. Thaw at the
time of his estrangement with Miss
Nesbit.
DR.. Evans was by far the most sat
isfactory expert witness to the defense
10 far produced. He detailed to the
jury his observations and examinations
or Harry Thaw during his eight visits
10 the prisoner in the Tombs and de-
clared 1t to be his opinion that Thaw
was suffering from "a brain storm or
an explosive or fulminat ting condition
or mental unsOundness'' at the time
he shot and killed White
Dr. Evans gave many and elaborate
reasons for his opinion, and during his
examination Mr. Delmas deftly
brought out the fact that. whereas
rhaw was suffering from storm ana
stress" when the alienist first visited
him in August last, his condition had
shown steady and gradual improve
ment until on Oct s. when Thaw was
more composed and deliberate"
Symptoms of Insanity.
DR.. Evans declared that the mental
explosion which induced Thaw to kill
Stanford White had left it's traces on
the defendant when he first visited
him. He said Thaw exhibited symptoms
OF paranoa and adolescent insanity.
The first was indicated by his exaita-
ton, his exaggerated ego"-the idea
OF his supreme Importance. The afio-.
lescent insanity was due. TO heredity.
and is characteristic to the deyeiop-
ment period of life-from 10 20 40 years.
Thaw's mind. DIR. Evans said. had
slipped its mOorings and was like a
ship without rudder. Ordeals of
stress had added their work to the
psychopathic tairt which came from
heredity. Dr. Evans said that after his
/ first three visits to Thaw following
the tragedy he was convinced that the
man was Of unsound mind AS the re-
4 suit OF his last visits he found that
While still suffering from a somewhat
! exaggerated opinion OF self Importance
he was much improved. The improve
ment WIGS progressive.
Thaw Now Normal.
This testimony was brought out in
I line with tire contention Of the defense
that. while Thaw was insane prior to
and at the time and Immediately sub
sequent TO the homicide. he has inn
proved to q sound condition of men,
rality following the removal OF the
cause OF the stress.
DIR. Evans may be ross-examined to-
morrow, although District Attorney Je-
rome had not indicated his course 1t
may be that Mr.. Delmas will recall
Mrs. Thaw to continue her story, now
that expert witnesses have testified as
to Thaw's insanity prior to the trag-
ecy. The defense has other alienists.
however. who may be called to testify
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The advertiser who buys space
In mediums of fake circulation like
the hen who matches the duckling
learns the difference too Late
Rusty Mixes Diary.
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EVelyn's Mother Told Him.

filming the operation, were withdrawn
bV Mr. Dolr,1aS
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An advertisement writer should
he like a widOw-he should know
enough not to know too much
Rusty Mikes Diary
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NEARLY TWO HUNDRED
PRECIOUS LIVES LOST
Steamer Larchmont Struck by Schooner
and Sinks In Block Island
Sound.
Half Naked Passengers Soon SuCCmb to the Cold and Sink
Beneath Icy Waves.

Block Island. r. l.. Feb. 12.-About 80
persons went TO their death in Block
Island sound last night as a result of a
collision of the three-masted schooner
Harry Knowieton and the JOY line steam
er Larchmont, bound from Providence 20
New York. 1t is estimated that includ-
ing the crew. there were nearly 200 per-
sons ON board the steamer when she
sailed from Providence OF these only
nineteen appear TO have survived the dis
aster. ten members Of the crew and nine
Forty-cight bodies have been
recovered. Following is a partial list OF
the victims:
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Bodies Identified.
: Many Arc Missino.

The steamship officials estimate that
about 100 passengers and crew of fifty
We're on board the steamer when she left
Providence last night. FOrty-eight bodies
reached these shores today and nineteen
were alive when taken from the life
boats. There are still 13S persons to be
accounted fer. The only positive evil
oence OF the steamers victims is lying
at the bottom of Block Island sound The
list OF passengers and crew. handed TO the
purser just before the steamer left Prov
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-01
CITY LANO FOR
A SONG

Judging from prices paid for
property adjoining Hatch St, which
street the council proposes to va.
cate and sell to the McGoldrick
Co. for $1,000, it would seem that
the sum accepted by the council
committee is unreasonably low.
The street is several hundred feet
long and 60 feet wide, and would
make four or five lots so by $50
feet. If the council received from
the McGoldrick people anything
like the same prices paid for other
property adjoining, the street would
bring about $4,000. 1t is stated that
the w. W. P. Co. wanted to buy the
holdings of the McGoldrick Co. at
that point on the river and that
the lumber company asked 100000
for the ground. 1t is explained
that the high price asked by the
McGoldrick people was due to the
fact that their water rights would
be affected by the sale. The Nc
Goldrick Co started a suit to quiet
title some time ago, and in this way
have thrown a cloud on the title OF
the street. Under the circum-
stances there is little likelihood OF
competitive bidding Off the prop
Crty
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has made: For bail 1874, on which
all but were quashed and these
3 motions did him no good because
the bail was set as such figures that
he could not meet it; to quash in
dictments, 235; to eXpunge from the
records certain evidence, rs, and a
host of others.
Until his case is definitely settled
the bar association can take no &C.
ton to disbar him, and he is still
a lawyer in good standing-a legal
battler, the like of whom the courts
of this country never saw before.
In his 20-year practice in San
Francisco prior to mis- trouble Col
Inns never lost a case of a techni-
cal nature.
He is known today as the King of
Technicalities among the legal fra
ternity.
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ADAMS SCORES
POINT

WALLACE, Idaho, March l.
The prosecution in the Adams case
is today endeavoring to recall Mrs
Archie Phillips in an effort to re.
open the case and show that Tyler
was murdered Aug. Z instead of
Aug. 10, as stated in the complaint.
Mrs. Phillips previously testified
that Tyler ate supper at the
Phillips home Aug. 6. The defense
has made strong proof that Adams
was not in the district Aug. 10. The
prosecution effort in this respect
is being holly contested by the de-
Tense.
In his testimony yesterday
Adams said that the confession Nc
Parland secured from him was
drawn out and that the copies
made were not what he told the de.
tective when put in the sweat box
at the penitentiary.
He persisted in his denial Of hav-
ing had anything to do with the
killing of Tyler.
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SPANKED BY
ABE LINCOLN

PALO ALTO, Cal, March L.
Were you ever spanked by a presi-
dent of the United States?
If so, would you be proud of it?
And had you been spanked by
Abraham Lincoln would you care to
confess that you were that old?
M. H. Dorgan, chief plumber OF
Stanford university, is happy in the
fact that he knew Lincoln, is not
ashamed of his age and confesses
that he is proud of having left the
weight of the honorable Hoosier' S
hand.
In 1859, when Dorgan was 10
years of age, he kept news stand
in the old fremont hotel, Chicago,
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states prison, where the convicting
court declared he must pay the pen
atty of four years sentence.
They have had him to the gates
of the institution three times, and
once actually within its portals, but
he has not as yet started to put in
his serviude.
And Collins declares that he new
err will.
His processes are most wonder
full, and all of his motions, while
not denying or admitting guilt on
his part, are based on legal tech
nicalities.
Since being convicted for perjury
courts in the land His case occu-
pies the attention of county, state,
national and international courts.
When the finale comes the "Col-
Inns case" will go down in legal his
tory as the most voluminous in the
history of English Jurisprudence.
The case is now in the last stage.
The U. S. supreme court has it
under consideration, and its decis.
ion is expected within the next 80
days.
Years ago Collins married Char
lotte Newman, and with the couple
for years lived Charlotte's sister,
Agnes. The latter died. Collins
left his old home, won the love of
a handsome, wealthy woman named
Clarice McCurdy and married her
He was indicted for bigamy.
While the jury was being drawn
he skipped out to British Columbia
The charge of bigamy is not extra
ditable, and so Collins thought him
self safe.
Prior to the bigamy charge, how
ever, Charlotte Newman Collins
brought a suit for maintenance for
herself and her two children.
In his answer Collins declared
that she was never his wife.
This fact was brought before the
grand jury and an indictment on a
charge of perjury was brought, and
on it Collins was brought back.
In the trial the jury disagreed.
But on the witness stand in that
trial Collins swore to the fact that
he had never married Charlotte
Collins.
He was indicted on perjury
charge the second time and on It's
| trial convicted.
Then his fight started.
| Here are a few of the motions he
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ATTORNEY Determined
TO BATTLE CONVICTION

SAN FRANCISCO, March L.
Geo. d. Collins, alleged bigamist,
convicted perjurer, brilliant lawyer
and the most wonderful technical
strategist the courts of this country
ever saw, stands today with one
foot in the penitentiary, the most
remarkable prisoner the state Of
California ever saw.
For over year Collins has
fought, after being convicted on a
charge of perjury, to keep out of
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.H0LD-UP HUNS
At HIS WORK

j. F. Donnelly, proprietor Of a
blacksmith shop at 1927 First av.,
was held up about II o'clock last
night in front of his home at GA
Spofford av. A lone highwayman
confronted him in dark place.
Presenting a revolver, he told DON
nelly to put his hands up. Then
the outlaw cheerfully hummed
while relieving his victims pockets
of a handful of small change.
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EARLY BIRD GOT
WATCH AND COIN

James Macarthur, logger living
at the New York hotel, got just a
little too sociable last night and
during his wanderings made the &C
quaintance of an utter stranger
They both had money and saw the
town for several hours. Then both
went to bed. This morning Nc
Arthur found his partner had left
early, and that wasn't all When
Macarthur searched himself $65 ana
a watch had also left early.
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Bits O. News

A marriage license was this
morning granted to Elmer r.
Duvall and Helen OHara, Of Spo.
kane.
A chicken pie dinner was given
this noon at the Masonic temple
by the women of the Vincent
Methodist church.
Mrs. Louisa Peck has sold a lot
and two story frame building a:
the north end of Monroe st. bridge
to Samuel R. Stern for $4,000.
A car was chartered for Occur
d'Alene last night by the drill team
of the Spokane Castle of Royal
Highlanders, to attend dance
given by the Occur d'Alene lodge.
The case of Harry Johnson, who
was given the statutory time to
plead about a week ago on a charge
of burglary, was continued in Judge
Suckers court this morning till
March 5.
w. f. Samuels. who was convict
ed some time ago Of having stolen
S35 from Tom Trogen on Nov. 8,
was this morning arraigned before
Judge Huneke and sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary.
Mclean and Fowles. who have
been for several months operating
the Little Brick" lunch counter,
have leased the Grand Hotel res
taurant and will open that place in
about 10 days with horseshoe
counter and improved service.
Before 6 o'clock tonight 1905
voters will have signed the regis
tration books. The registration
started early this morning and
deputies in Clerk Elem ming's
Office were kept buster than ever
before since the books opened.
The contract for the building of
the Mantle park boulevard has
been let by the park commission to
Henry l.. Lillienthal for $12.375.
The boulevard begins at Grant st.
and Seventeenth av, runs west to
Division st, south to eighteenth
av., and thence to Mantle park, hav-
ing a length of about 20 blocks.
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FRISCO BOARD SEXES
WATER SYSTEM

SAN FRANCISCO, March l.
The property and franchises Of the
Spring Valley Water Co., worth
$40,000,000, has been declared for
feited to the city by the board Of
supervisors, and legal action will
be instituted to take over the prop
erty. The seizure was ordered on
a showing that the company is
still collecting charges rs per cent
higher than the rates fixed by the
supervisors in 1906.
The company is fighting these
rates and long litigation is expect
ed as a result of the boards drastic
action.
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also necessary for extreme grace in
the gliding walk.
Sitting gracefully in far more diff
ficult than walking gracefully. One
who constantly changes her posi-
ton while sitting loses that dignity
of repose which is another name
for grace.
Again, rigid, upright position on
the edge Of the chair is mighty I'M
desirable. You should occupy the
whole seat of an ordinary chair,
and lean upon its back or arm as
far as you may without detracting
from an easy, refined position. And
If you fidget with your hands or any
article you may be holding, you
won't get a diploma from the teach
er OF grace culture.
In these grace schools much at
tention Is given the voice. For
ones manner Of speaking must
also be graceful. A sweet, we'll
modulated. expressive voice marks
the lady and charms the listener,
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PROVES HIS INNOCENCE

Elmer Garfield, the man who was
arrested on suspicion of being
"Blackie," murderer of Officer Per-
sonius Of Valley City, n. D.. last
August, was released by North Da-
kota authorities a few days after
Sheriff Winkler reached there with
the prisoner.
Garfield was arrested here by
Patrolman Marshall on his re-
semblance to photographs and de-
scriptions Of "Blackie." Garfield
always maintained he held a trump
card. When he arrived in Valley
City he told the officers that he was
in Whitefsh, Mont. at the time of
the murder. Garfield was photo.
graphed and this and his descrip-
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SNATCHED WATCH
OUT OF HIS HAND

Frank Lindren, of 1912 Post St,
was robbed of his watch last night
by a man who, he says, sprints to
beat the worlds record, Lindren
was passing through the alley near
Howard ST, and pulled out his
watch to ascertain the time. A
passerby snatched the watch anc.
before Lindren recovered from his
surprise, disappeared. Lindren has
tened to the police and reported
Several cases of this kind have
been reported Of late and the po-
lice are of the opinion the same
man has committed all the crimes.