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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
PROMINENT WOMAN
KILLED BY TRAIN
Section of Fast Passenger
Whirls Mrs. Anna Jones to
Death at PalO Alto
Especial Dispatch to The Call

PALO ALTO, Dec. 27.-Caught by the
suction of rapidly passing train, Mrs.
Anna Jones, member of a southern
family of note and who for the last
ten years has been socially prominent
in San Francisco, was whirled across
the track and struck by the engine at
$50 o'clock this morning, meeting in
slant death. The sight was witnessed
by her daughter Mrs. Grace Hardeman.
widow of the late Captain Thomas
Hardeman, u. S. A. Mrs. Jones was SO
years of age.
Accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Jones was on her way to the station
to take train for San Francisco. The
south bound train, No. % the fast
coaster, was approaching at a. high rate
of speed as they We're crossing the
hesitated, but recovered herself in an
instant and succeeded in making her
way across, but not to Safety For.
scarce had she stepped across the rails
when the train bore down on her The
suction caught her skirts, whirling her
around, and as the engine dashed by it
struck the woman, hurling her Is feet
She struck on her head and was dead
when the spectators picked her up.
Mrs. Jones was native of Alabama,
but came to Palo Alto with her daugh-
ter when the 1atter's husband died in
~ Dt,fI ;c1o =
the wealthiest members of the COM
munity and her home at 455 Forest
avenue was the center of many social
activities. She has three sisters living
in Little Rock, Ark. and a grand
daughter. Miss Louise Hardeman, who
Is in Manila at present.
Coroner Kell of Santa Clara will hold
an inquest tomorrow and the funeral
will be held Wednesday.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
AGED COUPLE ARE
FOUND MURDERED
Minister and Wife Victims of
Brutal Crime, Motive of
Which Is Mystery
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

WASHINGTON, Ind, Dec. 27-Tht
Rev William Ritter and his aged wife
were both found murdered in their
home near EInora, this county, about
o'clock this afternoon.
The wife was found lying upon the
floor of the sitting room of their coun-
try home, her head toward the fire.
place and her hair disheveled Her feet
were bare and she had probably made
ready to retire when the crime was
committed.
There are no marks upon her body
to indicate how she came to her death
but many believe she was choked to
death
The body of the aged minister was
found in the cellar at the foot of the
stairway. He was lying in a heap as
If he had been thrown downstairs
Both bodies were stiff, and there is no
way of telling when the double crime
was committed.
They were last seen alive last Fri
day, when Milford Ketchum and his
wife, a young couple who made their
home with the Ritters and took care
of them, left the house to go to Burns
City to spend Christmas with Mrs,
Ketchum's parents.
ketchum and MS wife returned from
Burns City this afternoon and upon
entering the Ritter home were horri-
fed at finding Mrs. Ritter dead upon
the floor.
Without waiting 70 make any fur
ther investigation they aroused the
neighborhood and further search
upon the arrival of neighbors resulted
in finding Ritter's body at the bottom
of the cellar stairway.
The motive for the crime is mys-
terry.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
MAN GORED TO DEATH
BY ENRAGED BULL
Beast TrampIes Victim Until
Killed With Rifle

VANCOUVER, b. c.. Dee 27.-
Charles Munson. aged 5S, was gored
to death in North Vancouver yesterday
by bull, one of whose horns pierced
his heart.
The beast was being pastured in a
vacant lot across which Munson sought
to pass.
1t trampled its victims body and
when a dozen men tried to drive away
the enraged animal it charged upon
and chased them. Finally the bull was
killed with a rifle.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
Official Inquiry Ordered

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Acting un-
der the demands of labor unions, the
state department has called upon the
American embassy at Mexico City to
investigate sharply the incarceration
of Conductor James A. Cook, an Amer
ican, arrested and imprisoned for al
legged completely in the robbery of
freight trains on Mexican railroad.
Cook has been imprisoned for some
time without trail, and friends in this
country have besieged the White
House and the state department with
demands that he be given immediate
trial or be admitted to bail. In cases
of the kind the latter alternative is
never resorted to under Mexican law.
Peace Conference Planned
MANAGUA, Dec. 27.-President Mad
riz tonight received a telegram from
General Estrada expressing a desire
TO reach some understanding that
would lead to the re-establishment of
peace.
President Madriz, who was elated
over the friendly statement, said:
II will Immediately arrange a meet
ing of peace commissioners
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
YALE PROFESSOR IN
CRITICAL CONDITION
Falls Unconscious From Rup.
ture of Blood Vessel

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Dr. William
Graham Sumner, professor of social
and political science at Yale university.
fell unconscious at the Murray Hill
hotel today as the result of a rupture
of a small blood vessel in the brain.
Tonight his condition is serious, al
though his ultimate recovery is ex-
pected.
address the joint conventions of the
American historical and economical
associations. He is 50 years old.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
STATION AGENT DEAD AND
CHANGE STOPS COLLISION
Freight Arrives Ahead of Its
Schedule, Averting Accident

GoLDFIELD. New, Dec. 27.-M. E.
Sheehan, station agent at Cuprite. on
the line of the Tonopah and Tidewater
railroad. was found dead from heart
disease today in his Office when a
southbound freight train arrived ahead
of time.
The freight was scheduled to meet a
passenger train at Cuprite and only
the early arrival prevented collision.
The passenger train was behind Its
schedule and running to make up time.
The engineer was depending on the
operator to flag him if there were any
orders
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
MAN IN ILLINOIS
ATTACKED BY WOLVES
Animals Attempt to Leap Into
Sleigh

CHICAGO. Dec. PA pack of eight
timber wolves attacked Henry Lund
and his horses today when he was
driving near MONTGOMERY III. The
wolves attempted to leap into the
sleigh.
I.und fought desperately with a
heavy whip. and his horses. bleeding
and exhausted, managed to reach a
clearing. where the wolves were
frightened off.
similar experience has not been
reported in this section in many years.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
PRESIDENTS NIECE TO
MARRY SEATTLE MAN
Miss L. w. Taft to Become
Mrs. Ct. II. SnOwden

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-George Hogg
Snowden of Seattle obtained a license
today to marry Miss Louise Witherbee
Taft, daughter of Henry w Taft,
brother of the president. The wedding
will take place at the Taft home here
December 80.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
LARYNGITIS ATTACKS
FAMOUS PRIMA DONNA
Nine. Luisa Tetrazzini Taker
III in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.-Mme. Luise
Tetrazzini. Italian prima donna. is i'll
appearance tonight in Lucia di Lam
mermooT'' has been postponed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE KEARNY So
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2S
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TODAY

EsiE siEhDAH-Northwest wind: clear; maxi
mum temperature. IS; minimum. As.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; light north
wind. Page Is
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
UNITED STATES
IRRITATFD BY
DIAz ATTITUDE
MeddIing in Nicaraguan Affairs
Brings Action by the State
Department
Case of American Imprisoned in
Mexico to Be Officially
Investigated
TSbeoiol Dispafch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2z.-Irritated by
the meddling of President Diaz of Mex
leo I'm Nfcaraguan affairs, the state de-
partment is taking UP the case of an
American languishing In a Mexican
prison.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
ZeIaya at SaIina Cruz

SALINA CRUZ, Mexico, Dec. 27.-
Declaring that the attitude of Secre-
tary Knox toward him could not fail to
be dfsapproved by all fair minded peo-
pie, and that he believed the secre-
tary's judgment was warped by false
reports from the American vice con-
sui at Managua, former President Jose
Santos ZeIaya eAdeavored, in an inter
view today, to justify his treatment of
the Americans, Cannon and Groce, as
an act that any one in his position
would have committed. Zelaya de-
barked from the Mexican gunboat
General Guerrero this afternoon and
left tonight for Mexico City in pri-
vate car attached to the regular pas
senger train due in that city Wednes-
day morning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
American Is Mistreated

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-A telegram
to the state department says a son OF
an American citizen living In Granada
recently was beaten and arrested there
under orders of the new officials in
stalled by Madriz, Zelssya's successor.
1t is believed the officials acted un-
der the authority of the Msdriz gov
ernment. The boy was not registered
as an American at the United States
consulate, but this will not prevent the
consulate officials from taking cogni-
zance of the matter.
The state department as yet has is
sued no orders with respect to it.
The telegram also says troops from
Leon are being sent eastward, presum-
ably to intercept Estrada on his march
on Managua.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
SENATOR FLINT
CAN NOT STAND
THE ENTIRE COST
Statesman Thinks That the Re-
publican Party Should Help
in Meeting the Expense
Walter Parker of Los Angeles
in Washington Laying Plans
for Senatorial Campaign
By IRA E. BENNETT
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Walter Par
southern California, is in Washington
to see Senator Flint and to lay plans
for the next senatorial and state cam
paign. An announcement is expected
from Flint in a day or two stating
whether or not he is to be a candidate
for reelection. The prospects are that
he will run again.
Question of Finance
In a nutshell, Senator Flints action
will be determined by the action of the
republican organization in advancing or
Withholding campaign funds. Senator
Flint is willing to stand his share of a
general assessment upon candidates for
campaign expenses, but he is not will
ing and says he Is unable to finance the
entire cost of such a contest as would
be required to land him in the senator
ship.
Campaign expenses under the new
primary law will be heavy if an organ
ized fight should be made for the sena
torship Senator Flint thinks the re-
publican organization should bear the
brunt of this fight against any opposi-
tion that may develop.
Organization Candidates
According to gossip in the California
delegation the organization candidates
for senator and governor will be Flint
and Gillett or Flint and Curry, in the
event that GilIett should be induced
to remain out of the fight to insure
organization success at the primaries.
Former Senator Thomas r. Bard and
former Mayor W. r. Davis of Oakland
are regarded as their probable rivals,
although several candidates for the
senatorship have sprung up at Los An
geles. Members of the delegation differ
in their opinion. as to the result if
Flint and Gillett should come out with
the open support of the republican ma
chine
LincoIn-RooseveIt L League
One of the shrewdest members of the
delegation said tonight:
IF the Lincoln-R Roosevelt league puts
up a strong, aggressive orator against
Flint, he will give the senator terrific
fight. Flint would be on the defensive
from the jump and it is very hard for
candidate when he has to spend his
time explaining things
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28

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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28

Bctpecn shops the circus foIk have
done their amazing fcots in the open ar
before the camera of The Sunday Call.
See remarkable photos next Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-28
Bandit and Companion Escape
After Attempt to Secure
Treatment
Yeggman Shot in Running Duel
With Officers Is in Critical
Condition
Posses Securing San Jose and
Vicinity; Nearby Towns
Are Warned

w TTTH dramatic suddenness the
NI scene OF the hunt for the Ala
w media county bandits who at
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26

Fo1ey's Honey and Tar cures coughs
quickly, strengthens the lungs and ex-
pels colds. Get the genuine in yell
low package, Sold by all druggists.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26
ON GRAIN
FROM ST. LOUIS
ROAD ANNOUNCES
"sRIDGE ARBITRARY" WILL
BE ABOLISHED.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 1S.-A change
N grain rates from st. Louis to the
-astern seaboard, announced today by
the andalia railroad, abolishes, to all
practical purposes, the bridge aroi-
trary," hitherto collected for the trans
fer of freight across the Mississippi
River In a new tariff sheet, effective
December 20, the Vandalia manage
ment offers the same proportional rate
from st. Louis as from East st. LOUIS
ILL.,. across the river.
II is predicted here that other roads,
Including the Baltimore and ONO
Southwestern and the Cleveland, Gin
cinnati. Chicago and st. Louis rail-
WAYS will follow the lead OF the van
dalia. Officials of the latter road as
sert that competing lines have been
giving the rates in question for some
time but today's announcement Is
the first formal action regarding theih'
The new rates are likely to nave a
considerable effect upon the ST. LOUIS
gateway as a grain market.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26
DON'T FAIL TO
GET IN ON THIS
HERALD WILL ISSUE BIG CHRIST
MAS NUMBER-SNAP FOR
ADVERTISERS.

Advertisers will take notice. And
especially will those take notice after
the Christmas number of The Daily
Herald is issued and their advertise
ment is absent from its columns. 1t
will be too late then to regret it, 1t
will al be over until the next Christ
mas Number. Don't let this happen
to vou We will make a special effort
not to allow it to occur. We want to
make this number the largest and
most artistic we have ever issued.
Many special features will be added
to the paper to make it all the more
readable, and besides it will come just
at the time Christmas shoppers are
locking for the place to buy the things
they want and the place they can get
the best selections, Advertise your
wares. Let the people know you are
in the field for their business.
Something like 5000 copies will be
issued with a handsome colored cover
sheet, especially adapted to the 4ule
Tide season. Don't let the ad man
get by YOU Call him in.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26
MUST HAVE
HUGE TAX LIST
ADDITION OF OVER $4o,oo0,ooo
MADE NECESSARY BY SOCIAL
ISTIC SCHEMES.

PARIS, Nov. 1S.-F'rance, like Eng
land and Germany, is having her
budgetary crisis. More than 100000
geo additional taxation opposition to
the budget has developed but the Cab
met remains firm, contending that
pending schemes for Workmen's pen
sions ad other popular measures in
yolve a new expenditure, and has de-
cided to stake it's existence and de-
maud a vote Of confidence next week.
NJ. Juarez, leader of the Socialists
in the Chamber of Deputies, in a
characteristic speech today laid the
whole responsibility for the present
European budget crisis upon the
crushing "reace ornaments which
are being maintained owing to rivalry
between Great Britain and Germany.
he urged the necessity of an Anglo
FiaIco-GerLan entente which would
permit Of REDUCTION in military ex'
nenditure in favor Of social reforms.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26
ASK DAMAGES
In HEAVY SUM
FOR LATE ode
YOUNG, KILLED AT PULASKI,
SUES FOR $4,000.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov 20-A re-
ply was filed yesterday in the United
States circuit court for the middle
district of Tennessee by E. E. Eslick,
attorney for the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Company, in the case of A..
S. Young, administrator for Ode
Young, who was run over and killed
by a train at Pulaski, Tenn, on Au-
gust 5. 1909. The original suit came
u,l at the October term of the circuit
court in Giles county, but the case
was not completed The plaintiff is
suing the railroad company for $1O-
600.
According to a. transcript of the orig
inal bill. the plaintiff states that Ode
Young was driving along in Pulaski,
and that he could not see the track
because there were so many box cars
on the siding, and furthermore, that
the was not warned of the approach
of the train bv either bell or whistle
1t is on these grounds that the suit
was filed.
The answer to the bill states that
Young was not careful and that he
took no precautions in crossing the
track. and for that reason they pray
that a Judgment for defendant be re-
turned
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26
KING OF HOBOES
FIRST INMATE OF
NEW CITY BASTILE
GRUB COLEMAN REGISTERS AT
THE POLICE STATION As
INITIAL GUEST.
AT OUTS fIH OLD NAN TOLL
For The Last Twenty Years He
Has Trotted The Globe And Has
Always Collected the Living the
World Owes Him,

To Grub Coleman, probably TenAes-
sees most noted member Of the Weary
Willie Clans, was reserved the priv
ilege Of initiating Collmbias new city
lookup. Grub blew INTO town Thursday
morning for the house warming, and
after passing the hat for a brief in
PERMISSION, was rounded up by OFF,
Ger Lancaster and escorted TO the
county bastile. His stay there was
brief. As soon as stove could be
installed, and his room made cmfort-
able, Grub was shown to his apart
ments at the police station.
According to local officers Grub has
a record that entities him to the hobo
belt, buckle and all 1t is said that he
has been making Columbia for twenty
years, during which time he has never
fallen so low as to do honest work.
Toll and Grub are sworn enemies, and
rather than to swallow his pride and
patch up truce with it, he submits to
such indignities as the outraged police
infiict.
Grub probably has been on more
free excursions than any living Ten
nessean. Such is the hospitality of
the public that he is usually passed
on from one town TO the next, railroad
being gladly furnished
by those left behind. The various
have an aversion to fur
nishing Grub free lodging, and as
consequence there is never any rush
to lock him up. 1t is only when he
becomes a nuisance that he is run in.
1t is recorded that on one of his pill
grimages to Columbia Grub was forced
to the stern necessity of sitting down
in a spittoon to get himself arrested.
Such is the reputation of Grub that
one race horse has been named for
him-a thoroughbred.
The new city lookup cost several
hundred dollars, and has a capacity
for eight prisoners. The cells are
constructed of steel, with concrete
floor The last touches were added
today, a stove installed, and Grub
welcomed as the first occupant.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26
SCHOOL SPIRIT
IN EVIDENCE
CADETS MADE TO UNHITCH MULE
AND DRAW THE CART
THEMSELVES.

There is plenty of school spirit in
Columbia Those who are skeptical
in this regard are urged to call G. M.
A. or the High School and ask for the
participants in Fridays set-to. If
they can get an answer at all, it prob
ably will be in the affirmative.
And the demonstration all came
about through the advertising of the
football game. AS four lusty cadets,
armed with a horn and drum were
vending their way about town Friday
advertising the football scrap they
happened to stray upon the High
School grounds. 1t is not known
whether they said school butter" in
an audible tone of voice, or looked too
military. or what. At any rate the
High school boys showed them good
time The mule was unhitched from
the advertising cart, which the Cadets
were then compelled to draw by hand.
Some of the smaller boys began to
fling stones, evidently finding that sod
made no impression, and as a conse-
quence one or two heads were broken.
Both sides drew blood, it is stated.
However the affair passed off good
naturally. and when the teachers in
vestigated everybody said it was just
a lark and no one got angry about it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26
CUT In WAGES
AT COTTON MILLS
REDUCTION OF PER CENT WILL
AFFECT 10000 OPERATIVES IN
FALL RIVER FACTORIES.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Nov. 19.-The
$1,000 operatives in the fourscore cot
ton mills of Fall River will face re-
duction of nearly 9 per cent in their
wages on Dec 10 unless the manufac-
turers decide to waive their right TO
make cut, which they will have
under The so-called sliding scale agree.
ment which has been in effect for sew
eral years.
The existing situation is due to the
great cost of cotton during the past six
monhs and he failure of the finished
product to produce correspondingly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26
OWNER TAXED
FOR DOGS DEED
j. M. ADHESION SECURES JUDO
MENT FOR VALUE OF SHEEP :.
KILLED.

]. M. Addison was given a judg-
ment against John Bradshaw for $4,000
in the Circuit Court Saturday, the
Judgment being by default the defen-
dant failing to appear. Mr.. Brad
shaw's dogs killed six sheep belonging
to Mr.. Adkisson, and the latter secured
a judgement for the value of the sheep
in the magistrates court The case
was then appealed to the circuit Court.
C. T. Cheek also obtained judg-
ment by default in the Circuit Court
against Ben Caldwell for unlawful de-
tainer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26

10 20 around lef end. Wiley made a
flying tackle and while failing to nail
his man threw him on his feet and
into the air. falling on the BAN, which
knocked the breath out OF him, the
ball rebOunding several feet away. B.
Craighesd falling on H. TOlley at
tempted a quarter back run through
center, but was downed almost be-
fore he got started Again the ball
was secured by S. NJ. A. on a punt and
with their repeated bucks they got
the ball TO C. NJ. AS 40-yard line
when Fullback Henry was given the
ball. and circled right end for a
touchdown, but failed 10 kick goal,
Score IL to 6.
The Cadets tried manfully to get
another touchdown before the end of
The game and got the ball within
twenty yards OF the enemys goal and
missed a splendid opportunity at a
drop kick for goal. After this they
had no show at tieing the score. The
latter part of the half was devoted
principally to booting the ball by both
teams as they had become so tired
that it was almost impossible to do
any running or bucking At punting
Craiehead had the Sewanee man beat
en- a block.
Sewanee was repeatedly penaliZed
during the game for holding and for
@ side and hurdling.