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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
SOUTH DAKOTA
HAS FINE RUN
New Cruiser Undergoes STANDARDIZED
ton Tests, Pleasing Builders and
Trial Board-Endurance
Run Tomorrow
BY Associated Press.

SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 21.-With
almost ideal conditions of wind and
weather prevailing in Santa Barbara
channel the cruiser South Dakota this
morning left her anchorage shortly be-
fore Z O'Clock and proceeded to the
mile course west of the city, where
the Standardization trials are held
The South Dakota has fully realized
the eXpectators of her builders and
navals officers connected with govern
ment tests. The mean time OF her
five high speed runs over the measured
mile was 22.12S knots per hour, and
the highest run was at the rate of
22.75S knots.
The South Dakota will not do quite
as well as her sister ship, California
whose Standardization trials showed
an average of of 122.S5 revolutions, but
representatives of the builders and
members of the trial board are en-
thusiastic over the showing made by
the ship, and express no doubt of her
ability to go through a four-hour en-
durance run with engine turning at the
required speed.
The South Dakota will leave at Z
o'clock tomorrow morning for the en-
durance tests and it is expected that
she will come TO anchor again about
noon.
She Will run for four consecutive
hours with engine turning at the rate
of 123.07 revolutions per minute and
if she can keep up this speed for the
required time, the contract specifica-
tons will have been fulfilled provid-
ing that minor tests. such as steering
and anchor work, are satisfactory to
the board.
Il have not been connected with
many trial trips in this channel" said
Commander Coonts, record
Ell of the board today, but from what
can learn from the old-timers, no
vessel ever made the run under more
favorable conditions than the South
Dakota had today"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
GIRL MASoUERADES AS
BOY TO DO SHOPPING
BY Associated Press


CHICAGO, Dec. 2t-Dorothy East
man, 1S years old, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Eastman of Wood
lawn, who disappeared from her home
on Wednesday, was caught In state
street restaurant yesterday after mas
querading for thirty hours as a boy.
She was restored to her parents, but
gave no explanation as to where she
had been the night before, or the mo-
tive which led her to leave school with
her Christmas money and mysteriously
disappear.
Her capture was the result of her
third visit to the cafe. She was there
for dinner Wednesday, made up as a
boy. She was there for luncheon again
yesterday and when she called for the
third time for dinner detectives were
in waiting. Her father was notified
and took her home.
Mr.. Eastman and his wife believe
that 1t was a childish whim to finish
UP her Christmas shopping in hurry
that led to the masquerading. They
also believe that Dorothy spent
Wednesday night with some child who
lives in the vicinity Of her own home.
When she disappeared she Is sup
posed to have had about S12 given her
for Christmas purchases.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
GOVERNMENT MEASURES PASSED
Chamber Of Deputies Receive Bills
with Enthusiasm

BY Associated Press
PARIS, Dec. 21.-The governments $
new religious measures We're received
with enthusiasm in the chamber OF
deputies tonight and the bill was rap
idly voted with the overwhelming ma
jority of 431 against 66.
Supporters of the cabinet consider
that this. legislation will greatly
strengten the ministry for the continu-
ance of the struggle with the Naucan.
The discussion was short and con-
fined to Monsieurs Lassies, Ralberti
Ridbot, Piou and Parres, who repre-"
sented various political groups. Pre-
mier Clemeneeau did not participate.
The attitude taken by Minister on
Education BRAND made great impress
sion, especially his statement that the
government never intended to close the
church or interfere with the individual
conscience, as this would permit the
clergy to assume the attitude of being
prosecuted,
The cabinet, the minister explained,
had decided to retain the formality of
making declaration to hold meetings,
because it was resolved not to capitu-
late to the Vatican, which was acting
contrary to French laws.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
WAS REPUD|ATED
BY SLAIN SENATOR
Arthur Brown, In Will, Says He Never
Married, or Intended to Marry,
Mrs. Bradley, Who
Shot Him
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SALT LAKE, Dec. 21.-Had the late
ex-senator Arthur Brown foreseen his
death at the hands of Mrs. Bradley he
could have devised no more ingenious
retaliation than the post-mortem re-
venge contained in his will.
The document, which was written Au-
gust 26, 1906, four months before Mr..
Brown was shot down at the Raleigh
in Washington, was filed today for pro-
bate.
II do not devise, or give or bequeath
anything to any of the children or Mrs.
Anna M. Bradley" is the instruction
of the will.
"I do not think either of any children
born to Mrs. Anna M. Bradley is or are
mine, but whether such child or chill
dren is, or is not, 1 expressly provide
that neither or any of them shall re-
ceive anything of my estate.
"I have never married Anna M. Brad
ley and never intend to. IF she should
pretend that any such relation ever eX-
listed between us to justify such infer
ence | direct my executor to contest
any claims of any kind she may pre-
sent, and 1 direct that she receive
nothing from my estate"
The testator bequeaths all his prop
erty, valued at about $4,000, to his two
children by his first and second wife,
Alice Brown and Max Brown.
The children so specifically disin-
herited are Arthur aged z, and Mark,
aged years. The attorneys engaged
by Mrs. Bradley's relatives in Salt
Lake decline to discuss the will at this
time, but there is scarcely question
that a contest will be instituted, as
much for the purpose of establishing
their paternity as to secure monetary
consideration.
This is the more likely as Mrs. Brad
ley is, or was a few months ago. in
possession of letters signed with
Browns name, in which the relation
ship with one or both of the children
Is acknowledged.
In one of the letters. written after
the birth of the first child, occurs the
quotation:
"Your blood with mine commingled
vet shall mount the throne of kings"
The contents Of the will have caused
sensation in Salt Lake and given
rise to severe criticism of the dead
LAWYER. The document was filed by
Max Brown, who is named as execu-
| tor
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
FAMINE IN CHINA IS EVEN
WORSE THAN REPORTED
BY Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Dec, 21.-Reports
having been received here from con-
suls and other officials that the con-
dition of the famine sufferers in China
is worse than at first supposed the
matter. at the instance of American
National Red Cross, was brought to
the attention of the cabinet today.
1t Is probable that an appeal will be
issued for supplies and steps taken to
assign one or more army transports
to the work of transporting them.
In order to send a government vessel
il will be necessary, however, to secure
the consent of congress and to this
END Secretary Taft will consult with
members of the military committees OF
the house and senate.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
MAKES ATTEMPT
ON LIFE OF JUDGE
Jurist Has Narrow Escape from Death
at the Hands of Supposed
Maniac-Grappes with
AssaiIant
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21-A desperate
effort was made to assassinate Judge
Charles S. Cutting of the probate
court by Frank H. Ellerbrock of this
city.
The would-be assassin is believed to
be insane.
Judge Cutting escaped injury by a
hairsbreadth and overpowered his
assailant after a fierce fight.
AS the Judge entered the Criminal
Courts buildings on his way to his
chambers, Ellerbrock, who was stand
ing in the hallway stepped forward
and when but two feet distant drew
revolver and fired at the judge.
Judge Cutting turned and struck his
assailant heavy blow in the face,
almost knocking him down.
Before Ellerbrock could recover
Judge Cutting grabbed him by the
throat and threw him backwards over
steam radiator, where he held him.
Two deputy sheriffs fastened to the
assistance of the judge and wrested
the revolver from Ellerbrock's hand.
Ellerbrock has been laboring under
the hallucination that the probate
court deprived him of his rights to a
share in the estate of his deceased Sis
ter. He had repeatedly appealed to
Judge Cutting to reopen the case.
Judge Cutting declined In absence Of
proof that the 'estate had been im-
properly closed.
The police believe Ellerbrock is in
sane.
The grand jury promptly returned an
Indictment charging Ellerbrock with
assault with a deadly weapon and at
tempt to kill.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
STRIKERS TIE UP MANY
TELEPHONES IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Telephone serv-
Ice I'm the downtown district was seri-
ously crippled yesterday owing to the
fight between the Chicago Telephone
company and its striking electrical
workers.
The most serious trouble occurred
when the company sent non-union eiec-
trlcians to the New York Life Insur-
ance building. Union men met the
non-union repair men at the door and
Induced them not to put In order 410
telephones in the building, every one Of
which had been put out of service by
the fire of Tuesday night.
Nearly all of these telephones are
still out of order. 81 Little or no work
was done by the repair crews.
When these men wearing stars upon
theid breasts as special policemen en-
deavored to do the work Of repair men
they were met with threats Of vio-
lence.
At Marshall Fields new addition
these men were not permitted to do
the electrical work on the telephone
wires because of the threats of other
members of other building trades un-
Ions to walk out.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
JURY FINDS BODY
THAT OF WOMAN
States There Is No Possibility of Sub
stitutlon or Deeeption-Doctor
Is Coming to Los
Angeles
BY Associated Press.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 21-The COR
oners jury in the case of Nicolai Deroy-
Ian today returned the following ver-
dict: I'VE, the jury, find that the per-
son residing here since the 4th of
November, 1906, as a male under the
name of Nicolai Deraylan was as a
matter of fact female and the body
inspected at the morgue here by this
jury was the same person and that
death was due to pulmonary tubercu-
losis'
The body was photographed and
probably will be buried here, though
it is not yet definitely decided.
DR.. Rowe, Deraylan's physician,
leaves for Los Angeles tomorrow night
to return here in few days
He says he is positively certain that
the corpse is that of Deraylan.
No substitute, he says, could have
directed the business correspondence
with the Russian consulate and Amer
lean bureau that went through the
hands of the doctor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22

Engineers Calculations
Shown to Be En-
tirely Correct
Miner viii Probably Be Carried Out
Today, Little the Worse for
His Incarceration for
Weeks

Special to The Herald
BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 21.-As stated
in yesterdays Herald the entOmbed
miner Hicks was reached by his COM
rades before daylight this morning.
The rescuers handed TO him solid food
and 81 basin of water and cOnversed
freely with him.
But later IL was found necessary to
postpone his actual removal because of
unexpected obstacles which, unless judi
ciousIy managed, might endanger the
life of Hicks and the lives of his res-
cuers.
BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 21.-The re-
lief party which has been plugging
into the heart of the mountain for near
ly two weeks is at last at the end of
it's vigil
So many false reports have come out
and so many sincerely prompted have
been nullifed by the unlocked for OBJ
staces the credulous public is talking
| of promised rescue not lightly. but
there seems little doubt that the last
span is now being crossed. The drift
is sinking beside Hicks and the rails
are being cut preparatory to dragging
him out in the morning.
Although the statement that Hicks
will be rescued tomorrow" has become
commonplace, it is nevertheless apt.
The work brought to view q great
number of crevices which lead direct
ly to the side of Hicks between the
wheels of the ore car.
Not only is conversation possible
through these cracks, but it was found
that small articles could be lowered
by means of a string through the hole
to the captive miner.
A lighted candle was dropped to
Hicks and he was by reflection fromo
its glare able to survey the scenes of
his earthly enclosure.
He reported that the sudden intro
duction of light did not at all injure
his eyes and that indeed he would be
willing to sacrifice one just to get sight
of the precious rays of the day.
The crevices discover the fact that
the company's engineers have been
absolutely correct in their calcula-
tions.
The candle was dropped on a string
eighteen inches long and struck plumb
at the side of the ore car, proving
exactly where Engineer Hall and his
assistants planned to arrive.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
Vatican makes appeal.

1-Vatican makes appeal.
Pho citizenship for Porto Ricans.
3-"Buy, buy, buy" Is peoples chorus.
ASKS pastors to score council.
5--Desire to Join the greater city.
6-Editorial.
7-City news.
8-Sports.
s-southern California news.
ION arkets.
classified advertisements.
news.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
LOCAL

Municipal league asks ministers to de
nounce ordinance increasing number of
saloons.
Board of public works orders that First
street be paved.
Milton X. Young says vote at Soldiers
Home Is illegal
Woman is dragged several blocks by
street car.
Holiday crowds break all previous rec
ords.
Wilmington anxious to get into greater
Los Angeles band wagon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
REAL DAUGHTER OF
REVOLUTION DIES
Rv Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Rachel
Brockfield Day, an actual daughter of
the revolution, died in Newark yes
terday at the age of SO.
She was a daughter of Captain Job
Brookfield, who served throughout the
revolutionary war. Mrs. Day married
Steven Day and two sons were born
to them. Both enlisted in the civil
war and were killed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
PERKINS APPEARS
BEFORE GRAND JURY
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-George w.
Perkins. a member of the firm of j..
p. Morgan & Co. and formerly vice
president of the New York Life Insur-
ance company, was before the grand
jury today again IN eonnection with
the investigation being made by that
body into the affairs OF the New York
Life.
Mr. Perkins was before the jury yes
terday for two and a half hours.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

For Southern California;: Cloudy
Saturday; light northwest wind.
Maximum temperature in Los AM
eeles yesterday, 81 degrees; mini
mum, SO degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
FIND UNIDENTIFIED MAN
DEAD ON CITY STREET
BY Associa ted Press.

OAKLAND, Dec. Alan unidentified
man, who was found dead on Webster
street last night with a bullet hole in
his breast, has not yet been identified.
A revolver was picked up nearby.
The police think that murder may
have been committed and are making
a thorough investigation. The man
was well dressed and was about 35
years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
WOULD PROTECT SMALL
FISH AGAINST SEEMING

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 21.-san Diego
citizens have organized TO see If legis-
le tive action cannot be secured to pro-
tect the small fsh of the bay from
seining and a committee has been APP
pointed to prepare bill and see that
It is presented and supported at Sacra-
mento.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
GIANTESS
DIVORCED
Says Husband Was
Cruel
Wrested Revolver from
Ranch Hand
Although Six Feet Tall and Very
Powerful, She Was Unable to
Cope with Fire

Three revolvers of heavy caliber
we're on exhibition yesterday ~ de-
partment seven of the superior court
when, before Judge James, Mrs. Ida
B. Wilcott of Indiana avenue asked
for a divorce from William Corwin
Wilcott cruelty and intemperance be-
ing the grounds upon which the petit
ton was based.
Mrs. Wilcott is six feet tall and
when she told stories Of having taken
the revolvers away from hired men on
the ranch, after her husband had
threatened her with them. the court
readily believed her.
1--WE were married in South Dakota
on December 8, $780," testified the wo-
man.
Ten years ago we moved to Cali
fornia and since that time we have
been having trouble. We have five
children and before them my husband
has continually abused me and called
me hard names.
For the last three years he has not
drawn a sober breath and has made
life miserable for all of us.
Last summer we were putting
about nine hundred acres of the La
guna ranch under cultivation when our
chief trouble began. One evening my
husband came home from another
ranch and was very cross and intoxi-
Gated. He demanded fried eggs after
had set out his supper and 1 told him
that he ought to be satisfied with what
he had since [ and the children and
the seven ranch hands had not had
half as good.
Draws Revolver
''With that he began to call me all
the bad names he could think of and
then he drew a revolver and said he
was going to fix me. l grabbed up
| the baby and fed from the house and
| the children ran after me. A few min
| utes later the ranch hands went to the
house to take the gun away from my
husband, but he had thrown it under
the dairy house and one of the men
went and got it and tried to unload It,.
L told him to give me the gun, but
when he found he could not unload 1t
he wanted to hand it back to my hus-
band. l decided that he would kill me
If he got the gun, so | jumped at the
ranch hand and took the gun away
from him after we had had squabble.
Another time when my husband
nearly stepped on the baby and I re-
monstrated with him, he drew another
revolver and when / went for help he
gave it to my son and I later got it.
"After that he bought another re-
volver and one night he accused me
of being untrue, and he said he was
going to kill me. He went out and
stood outside the door and fired the
revolver, shooting at the trees. 1 es-
capped while the men took the weapon
from him. Then I took the three re-
volvers and the children and left him
and 1 won't go back to live with
him"
One of the ranch hands took the wit
ness stand and testified that the hus-
band had great reputation as a fire
eater" and that he was always boast
ing about theree men whom he said he
had killed. The ranch hand gave evil
dence that in his opinion he had never
seen Wilcott when he was sober, and
the decree was granted the woman.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22

Ruefs attempt to delay trial are over
ruled by court
Eastern Washington fuel famine viii
soon be relieved.
San Francisco school board stands by
LeffingWelfs statement
Miner Hicks will probably be taken out
today Rescuers are delayed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22

BY Associated Press
ROME, Dec. 2I.--A note signed by the
papal secretary of state, MOnsignOr
Merry Del Val, protesting against the
search of the papal nuncinture mt Paris,
the expulsion of MOnsignor Montagnini
and the seizure of the secret cipher en-
abIing the French government to take
cogniznnce of the pnpal correspondence
Rnd the alleged violations of the right
of the popc to correspond with CathO-
lies all over the world. was presented
to the diplomatic representatives, ac-
credited to the vatican today together
with "a circular setting forth the motives
of the holy see i'm the action IL has
taken regarding the application OF the
law of 1905, providing for the separa-
tion of church and state.
ROME Dec. 21.-The note sent by
the vatican to all the papal representa-
tives abroad protesting against the
course of the French government, after
asserting that the rights of religion
have been outraged by the French gov
ernment's action in preventing the
head of the church from communlcat-
Ing with the French hierarchy ana py
= the expulsion of Monsignor Montag-
mini. secretary of the papal nunciature
of Paris, says:
THE representatives of the holy see
abroad have also received circular
in which are set forth the motives for
the action of the vatican regarding the
application of the state and church
sena ra tion law of 1905. These motives
are so grave that it is evidently i'm
possible to accuse the holy see of in
transiegence or of unjust hostility to
the French government In condemnlns
the cultural associations, which disre-
garded the essential rights which the
church derived from her constitution,
such as maintaining an ecclesiastical
hierarchy and board by her divine
founder as the basis of the organtza-
ton of the church.
"In fact the law conferred on the cul-
tural associations rights which not only
belong exclusively to the ecclesiastical
authorities in the place of worship ana
in possessing and administering eccles-
iastical property, but the same associa-
tions were rendered independent of the
hierarchy and instead were placed
under the jurisdiction of the lay
authorities.
''The pontiff could not approve of
such associations without being lax in
his duty as the head of the church and
without trampling upon freedom of do
mestic principles of the church.
The same can be said of M. Bry-
ands circular. The holy see could not
admit the unjust and intolerable con-
ditions which the circular imposed up
on the clergy in the exercise of their
duties.
"All this evidently shows that the
holy see merely did it's duty strictly in
giving instructions on the subject to
the French clergy.
IF the French government was AM,
hu 90 sentiments. II cOulU
create for the church in France situa-
ton which at least would not injure
the essential rights of the holy see
which might even without admitting
the principle of separation of church
and state, tolerate such situation in
order to avoid worse evils, as it did III
the case of other countries"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
EASTERN

Negro lynched by mob OF students at
Annapolis, Md
Lawyer Patrick breads state prison.
Congress will not grant citizenship TO
Porto Ricans this season.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
Issues Note to Papal
Representatives
Abroad
States Reasons for Resis-
ta@ce to the French
Government
Circular Asserts That Rights Of Re-
laion Have Been Outraged by Pre-
vention of Papal Communica-
ton with French Church
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TOURS. France, Dec. 21.-
The archbishop of Tours today
publicly excommunicated a COM
missary Of police for ordering the
doors of the seminary here to be
broken into.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-22
FOREIGN
COAST

Vatican issues note to papal representa-
tives abroad.