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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
CAT TRAP KILLS
YOUNG INVENTOR
Demonstration That Device
Can Not Hurt Human Beings
Ends in Tragedy

Especial Dispatch to The csl1
Los ANGELES. June 17.-Too much
electrical knowledge. as we'll as too
much electricity. is given by the
police as the cause of the death last
night of Harold Wittroclz Jr., a lad of
Il, who was killed instantly by a
live wire arrangement he, in company
with others. had rugged up for the
destruction of cats that were stealing
the chickens in the neighborhood OF
his home at 1402 Lemon street.
Several boys gathered about the
cat trap, as Harold, full of confidence
said he would show how safe the con-
trivance was to a humsa being.
"Here I wi said the boy, and
the rest of the sentence was checked
in his throat by an inarticulate cry
as his hand touched the copper wire
and he dropped dead.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
GHOST TRAIN SENT
OVER RAILS FAILS
To LAIN CRASH
Brakes Work, but Test Es-
tablishes Nothing Definite
as Cause of Fatal New
Haven Wreck
lspeeial pispatch 10 The caln

Special Dispatch to The Canl
STANFORD. Conn. Jdue IA
ghost train, the shadow of No. 5s's
second section, ran over the tracks
from New Haven to Stamford today,
duplicating the trip Of last Thursday,
when the big new Pacific type engine
No 1888 plunged headlong into the
rear OF the trains first section and
killed six persons. injuring 30 more.
The New Haven railroad resurrected
the wrecked train to provide test of
state commerce commission the Con-
neeticut public utilities commission and
Coroner Phelan
They put the wreck of the once fine
locomotive In the shops and worked
over it for four days, repairing the
DANA ge SO that it might be run again.
At 11:23 o'clock the dilapidated engine
pulled out OF the New Haven station
18th the same train which il had drawn
last Thursday.
It was at 1915 when the emergency
brakes were applied. exactly as Charles
J. Dougherty, the engineer had ap-
Piled them Thursday. and the trair
rolled slowly to standstiH 1900 feet
east of the scene of the wreck
The train. running at 81 miles an
hour, was brought to standstil in
ss seconds, and in a distance OF 2.200
feet. , but no attempt was made TO
apply the air brakes as Dougherty had
applied them. The regular service
brakes were applied first and then the
emergency was thrown on. but there
was nothing to indicate that the brakes
were applied at exactly the points
Doughefty applied them
The test was disappointing in that it
seemed to establish nothing definitely.
Tt showed that the air brakes were
working satisfactorily. but It showed
nothing of how they might have worked
last Thursday,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
PRINCESS PATS OWN
BOOK DOOMED BY QUEEN
Her Impressions of Canada and e. s.
said to Bare State Secrets, Con-
signed to Flames
special Cable 10 The calD

Especial Cable TO The CalD
LONDON. June 17.-The discovery
that Princess Patricia, daughter of the
duke of Connaugtat, former governor
general of Canada has written a book
dealing with her experience while. in
Canada and her impressions of visits
to the United States. is causing a
great deal of talk among the English
royal encourage, not only because no.
body ever suspected the young woman
of being an authoress, but especially
because of the fact that Queen Mary
has requested the duchess of Con-
naught to have the manuscript burned
State secrets are said to be revealed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
BOY OPENS THROTTLE;
WILD ENGINE KILLS
Roundhouse, ana. at 45 Mile Speed,
Crashes Into Train In Yards

BUFFALO, N Y. June IA small
boy went into the New York Central
railroad roundhouse here tonight and
climbed into the cab of an engine.
He pulled open the throttle and as
the engine started forward. he jumped.
The locomotive ran wild through the
yards at a speed of 45 miles an hour
and crashed head on into freight
train
The engines met with terrific force.
Engineer Fred Ludeke was killed out
right and Fireman William Froelich,
died from injuries short time later.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
READY TO DIE FOR
CAUSE"-MILITANTS
Court Is Constantly Inter
rupted by Threats of Self
Destruction - Ringleader,
Convicted of Malicious
Damage, Warmly "Roasts'
the Judge and the Whole
Government of England

LONDON, June 17.-six OF the most
prominent leaders of the militant suf
ragettes' organization and one OF
their male supporters today were found
guilty at the Central criminal court OF
conspiracy to commit malicious dam
age to property The trial has lasted
several days
The women were officials of the
womens Social and Political union,
while the man was Edwin Clayton an
analytical chemist
The jury handed in recommends
tion for mercy in the cases of Miss
Lake. Miss Lennox and Miss Barrett.
The sentences imposed on the .mili-
tant suffragettes were:
Miss Annie Kenney. Is months; Mrs.
Beatrice Saunders. Is months; Miss
Harriet Korr, u months; Miss Rachel
Barrett, nine months Miss Agnes Lake
and Miss Laura Lennox, six moiths
each, and Edwin Clayton, q months.
HARD LABOR FOR ALL
! ALI the prisoners were committed to-
the Tiird division. which entails hard
| labor.
! Each defendant was ordered to pay
seventh of the costs of the prosecu-
tion and was bound over to keep the
| peace for a year after the period OF
| imprisonment
With the exception of Mrs. Saunders
| all the women loudly proclaimed their
intention of going on hunger strike
| Prior to passing sentence the Judge
said that doubtless the prisoners SIM
| cerely believed that by their lawless
conduct they were forwarding a good
cause
"TREAsON AGAINST ALMIGHTY,
Some of you must be religious" he
continued. IF you are not atheists you
must believe in a moral governor OF the
universe commend to you the state
ment Of modern writer-a woman, I
! believe-who eharacterizes the belief
that the end justihes the means as.
| treason against the almighty.
! Whatever the motives of the prls
| oners Judge Phillimore said he must
| treat them as persons who had done
| very serious injury to public peace. and
must be restrained from doing further
| mischief and made TO some extent n
example to others. After passing SEN
| tence, he said:
| "One of the counsel has suggested
| that the time for leniency has passed.
and l do not think that you will meet
with quite the same treatment as have
| the others. / am bound to add that IL
| the home secretary consults me, as he
| often consults judge, ] shall take
upon r7yseIf the responsibility OF say
| ing to aim that the ringleaders among
/ you at any rate, should not be let out
| OF prison under any circums stances"
THREATS AGAINST SELVES
| Then we shall die together" ex-
claimed Miss Kenney
The Judge ''Tf you, in the words OF
our great poet. violate the great canon
| the everlasting has fixed against self
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
COLORADO COW GIVES
BIRTH TO FIVE CALVES
Grade of Durham and Hereford.
Father HoIstein
Especial Dispatch TO The Cal) I.

Especial Dispatch TO The CalI)
MEEKER. Colo. June ia COW
owned by E. o. Lloyd OF Powell Park,
a few miles west of Meeker, gave birth
yesterday to five calves. This is de-
clared to be the first instance Of the
kind ever known.
The mother of the little animals was
a grade of Durham and Hereford
while the sire was a full blooded Hol-
stein.
Their combined weight at birth was
124 pounds, averaging nearly p pounds
each.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
MONTANA GIRL is HoNOREI
Belle FlfgeIman First Young Woman
In 10 Years Selected for Class Orator

MADISON, Wis, June 17.-For the
first time in ten years young woman
was chosen to represent the outgoing g
class as commencement orator at the
University of Wisconsin, which today
sent forth its sixtieth class. She is
Belle Fligelman of Helena. Montana. In
man presented a plea for q better IN
terpretation of the word freedom
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
PENITENTIARY FOR MAJOR
Man Who Tried to shoot Nephew Gets
Nine to Fourteen Years

HARRISBURG. Pa. June f7.-Maior
William Hastings, who attempted to
shoot his nephew. Ross A. Hickok
former Yale athlete. and several police
men here last month, today was SEN
fenced to from nine to fourteen years
In tho eastern Pennsylvania peniten-
tiary. Major Hastings is II years old
and Is brother OF a former governor
of Pennsylvania.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
EXCEEDED SPEED LIMIT
Captain of the Harvard Arrested on
This Charge

LOS ANGELES, June 17.-captain
Richard Jepson of the Pacific Naviga-
ton company's steamer Harvard was
arrested today on charges of having
violated an ordinance providing for a
speed limit of four miles an hour for
vessels plying in the inner harbor of
San Pedro. A warrant charging Cap
tain p E. Bartlett of the Steamer Yale
with a similar offense was issued to-
DAY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
CHOLERA TAKES HUNDREDS
Dread Disease Makes Alarming Pro
gress Among BuIgars

ing alarming progress among the Bull
garian troops stationed at various
points in Macedonia. Hundreds OF cases
are reported at military hospitals, and
many of them result fatally. The civil
population OF the district Is much af-
fected.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
NOTED PRELATE IMPROVES
Archbishop Riordan May BE Able TO
Leave Hospital In Week
,necial Dispatch to The Call

tSpeclaI DlspatcH 70 The UaIIJ
CHICAGO, June 17.-Archbishop
Riordan of San Francisco, who was
taken Ill and removed to Mercy hos
pital, is reported much improved this
evening. 1t is expected that he will
be able to leave the hospital within
week
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
REMBRANDT FOR slo5, zoo
old Masters Bring Some High Prices
at Paris Sale

PARIS. June 17.-some high prices
were brought by old masters at the.
sale today of the collection OF Marc
zell de Nemes OF Budapest REM
brandts portrait OF his father was sold
for s1032 zoo and Frans Halls Portrait
OF a Gentleman brought $4,000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
HEAT CUTS STEEL WORK
Torridity, killing Two In Joliet, Forces
Mill to shorten Shifts

JOLIET, ILL.,, June 1.-Two persons
are dead, several prostrated. and the
big plant of the Illinois Steel company
was forced to work short hours as O.
result Of the intense heat today.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
PEORIA WINS IN CONTEST
Illinois City Continued as Headquarters
for FIremen and Engluemen

WASHINGTON. June 11.-Peoria, Ill,
will be continued as the temporary
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
This decision at today's session of the
annual convention of the brotherhood
ended a lively contest over the selec-
tion of permanent headquarters
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18

TIER FILES
STRIPPED FOR
Ev|DE Of
LOBBY TRAIL

When Beet Sugar Repre-
sentative Hurries to Wire
Senator Clark's Nephew
to Protect Himself, Sena-
tors Hastily Read Mass of
discriminating Letters and
kilograms Into Records
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
HOME FOR WILSON ON FAIR SITE
Jersey Plat Dedicated Summer Capital

Of Miss Ethel
ph Judge Robert T. Hldspeh
delegation Beop Judge HudpeH placing
tandad pHhhe star ndsh
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
AGU|NAL DOS SON
VISITING JAPAN ON
POLITICAL ERRAND
Former Philippine Rebel Ex-
pected to Speak in Con-
gress Here for Inde-
pendence
STILL LOYAL TO
AMERICAN RULE
Manila Understands Bryan
Approves Trip and Has
Promised Hearing
Especial Cable TO The caln

tcpcCidt tdD4c 10 NE lAllt
MANILA, June 17.-Emilio Aguinaldo,
former dictator and president of the
short lived Filipino republic. will prob
ably speak in congress for Philippine
| independence when the Jones bill comes
UP for discussion. Friends of AguinaIdo
in the United States, have urged him
to go to Washington, promising him
a hearing.
The understanding here is that Sec
retary Bryan, who knows Aguinaldo
personally, having met him on several
occasions when he was in the Philip
pines a few years ago, approves of the
proposed trip. On his way to and from
the american capital Aguinaldo will
likely speak in several other cities.
A son of Aguinaldo is now in Japan.
1t is understood that he is on a politi-
in chief of the Filipino rebel arrry.
Aguinaldo has many friends among the
statesmen of all parties in Japan.
Although nothing is definitely known
here as to what young Aguinaldo in
| tends doing in Tokyo, it is generally
believed that he bears a letter from his
| father to the emperor asking Japan to
| guarantee the neutrality Of the Phil
| ippines in case the United states is
willing to grant the Filipinos indepen-
dence.
PRAISES GENERAL FORBES
There Is report that Governor Gen
eraI William Cameron Forbes has been
informed personally by Agutnaido OF
the steps he is taking in his CAM
paign Forbes and Aguinaldo are on
intimate terms, despite the fact that
the republican insular executive is op
posed to immediate independence.
Aguinaldo recently, IN Baguio. the sum-
mer capital in the, hills of Benguet,
north Luzon, extolled Forbes as the
best governor the islands have ever
| had.
| After his capture. by Funston Agui-
naldo retired to his farm near Cavite
viejo, a small settlement across the bay
| from Manila.
| He stunned publicity for years and
| became known as the SPHINX OF
Kawit" Recently he re-entered poll
| ties and is now contesting the leader
ship of Sergio Osmen, the most pow
erfuI Filipino nationalist in the islands,
and Manuel Quezon, the resident COM
missioner in Washington.
/ Aguina1do has developed conserva-
| tive views, and many of the former
most active figures in the rebellion
are rallying to his side In addition to
| strong following of Manila Filipino
| business men of wealth and standing
The younger men. and especially those
who have been educated in the United
| States, are opposed to him, for the
| most part largely because they have
ambitions of their own to win the pres
idency il independence becomes fact.
LOYAL TO AMERICAN RULE
Aguinaldo, while advocating Filipino
independence, applauds the work done
| by the American army and the civil
government In the Philippines Ne has
proved his loyalty to the insular gov
ernment on many occasions. and his
! integrity iS r,uaiy stioned
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
347 COLUMNS GAIN

The Call during the first seventeen
days in June printed 1O3,326
MORE LINES of advertising than
il did in the same time last year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18
! G0LD FOR MONEY

~ rhe Unlted.@States Mint in San
- ff'fautiscossrecspsed in May 1851
FINE OUNCES Of foreign coin.
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Continued ON Page 2. Column
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Loyal TO AMERICAN RULE

Aguinaldo, while advocating Filipino
independence, applaads the work done
by the American army and the civil
government In the Philippines. He has
proved his loyalty to the insular gov
ernment on many occasions. and his
integrity is unquestioned
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-18

Highest Temperature Yesterday, 66. Lowest Monday
Night 50. For details Of the Weather See Page Is.
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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26
At the Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN

Wednesday evening the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Sunday school held
fitting exercises, the church being
appropriately decorated for the occa-
sion. The following program was
rendered prior to the distribution of
gifts from a we'll laden tree
Voluntary.
Joy to the Worldly choir and
congregation
Christmas Scripture Lesson--M Miss
Lutie Gracy.
Prayer-N. A. higgins.
Recitation in Two Parts -Florrie
Sloan ana Mildred Morse.
Recitation Clifford Wilson.
0, Little Town of Bethlehem.
Choir.
Rocitation-Helen Morse
Recitation Anabel Mckay.
puet--Babe Of Bethlehem Marion
Coleman and Frances higgins.
Recitation-John Sloan.
The Origin of Gift-Wilmer Wig
gins.
Distribution Of Gifts.
Praise God from Whom All Bless
ings Flow.
nediction-Mrs. II. B. Morse.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26

ing greatly enjoyed by the consresa
tion and number of non-Cathoiio
visitors The soloists were Miss Ber-
+ha Riewer and Mr.. Louis Fletcher,
both Of whom have exceptionally nne
voices, which were heard to great
advantage in rendering the eAquisi'e
sacred music of the following pro-
gram:
Kyrie-From Missa Pro Pace
Gloria-Carpenter.
Credo--L -LaHache.
Sanctus -LaHache. ~
Agnus Dei-Farmer.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26
CHRISTMAS A HAPPY
OCCASION IN LAKELAND
Continued from Page l.

of Bethlehem, Phillips Brooks, L. H !.
Redner.
Gloria in Excelsis-Key of F., F.
Adam.
Recessional Hymn-It Came Upon
the Midnight Clear, Carol, r. S. Will
lis.
Morning Service
Professional Hymn-Christians.
Awake, Salute the Happy Morn, J.
Byron, H. R. Fuller.
Venite-Anon.
Gloria Patri-Anon.
TIE Deum Laudamus, in c., Chas. e.
Stephens.
Jubilate Dec, in D., r. Woodward
Introit Hymn-Angels from the
Realms Of Glory, j. Montgomery, H.
Smart.
Gloria Tibi, Key Of F., F. Adam
Hymn-Hark! What Mean Those
Holy Voices, ]. Cawood, G. ]. Geer
Offertory, Authenticate! the
Herald Angels Sing, E. Wheaton
Read.
Presentation sentence.
Sanctus, Key Of F., F. Adam.
Agnus Del, Key of F., F. Adam.
Gloria in Escelsus, Key of F., F..
Adam.
Nunc Dimittis, ]. Turtle.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26
At the Catholic Church

One of the most beautiful and i'm
pressive religious services ever wit,
messed in Lakeland was the hirh
mass, which was celebrated for the
first time in this city at the Catholic
church Yesterday Father Wallace.
of Tampa, oniciated, and he preached
an eloquent sermon, appropriate to
the Christmas season. The music
could not have been eXccllcd in any
of the cOuntry's great cathedrals. The
program prepared by Mrs. Fletcher
and rendered under her direction be-
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26
Christmas Service at Grace Lutheran
Church.

Christmas Service at Grace Lutheran
Church.
In spote of threatening CLOUDS d
large crowd gathered at Grace Lutn-
eran church at 7 o'clock "Wednesday
70 celebrate in song and story the
birth of the Savior. The singing
was excellent. Such hymns as "Sil-
ent Night, Holy Night 20, Little
Town of Bethlehem were sung
with enthusiasm by the entire con-
gregation. Luther's Christmas
child,s hymn, Away in Manger'
was sweetly sung by four little girls
While Miss Maude hltield sang ~,
HOLY Night" to the delight of every
one. Miss Lillian Kaufman gave
splendid violin sole, Evening Star,
which was enjoyed by all.
The tree was beautifully decora:ed
cnd loaded with ii'tg--a delight to
the eyes of children and adults as
we'll
A liberal offc.;ng was taken for
Sol
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26

1t gives us that pleasant feeling
even on the day after Christmas
when the world seems more or less
hollow to come across such a para
graph as the following in the es
teemed Punta Gorda Herald:
Every time we read the Lake
land Telegram, which is every time
it gets into our hands, we are tempt
ed to express a very laudatory opin-
ion of it..
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26

One good things about Christmas
is that we are not expected to 40
any moralizing after the event. AS
we'll expect the small boy to en-
thuse over the glories of the circus
the morning after as he views the
litter and vacancy of the circus lot
from which the city of tents had fled
in the night
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26

We are opposed to lynching, OF
course, in civilized land, but If a
mob had caught the scoundrel who
yelled fire at Christmas tree cele-
bration in Calumet, Mich, Wednes-
day night when the hall was crowd
ed with women and children and
scores Of people were crushed to
death in the panic that followed, we
should have no word of condemna-
tion for anything that mob had done
unless it had turned the fellow
loose.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26

President Wilson is doing the thor
ouchly sensible thing to take three
weeks of holiday and seclusion fol-
lowing the tremendous strain of the
past nine months He needs the rest
and he has richly earned it, and he
escapes the torture of shaking hands
with thousands of people at the New
Years function in the White House
which all presidents have dreaded,
but all have yielded to except Mr..
Wilson.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26

The reporters OF the enterprising
Miami papers had sharpened their
pencils and otherwise fixed them
selves to give Secretary Bryan a
chance for a noble interview on the
state of the nation and kindred top
les when he got to Miami Monday
on a Christmas vacation. and here is
what they got:
please do not ask me to say any
thing. Mrs. Bryan and l have come
TO Miami for a complete rest. to get
away from interviewers and politi-
clans for few days. and there really
is not anything l care to say on any
subject. We may remain over next
Sunday, but that do not know as
yet. Yes, we certainly are glad to
be here"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26

The Ocala Banner rcproduces re-
cont article from the Telegram in
which we suggested that in the mat
ter of dealing with begsars no hard
and fast rule should be laid down by
the law. hut the officers should be
given ample discretion to deal with
each individual case as it seemed to
deserve. Quoting what we said, the
Banner adds the following, which 1t
seems to us is peculiarly appropriate
just now when the gentle and low
ing sirit of Christ should dominate
the world:
"The above is reproduced in our
columns with great deal of pleas
ure. We are commanded to have
compassion on the poor and unfor-
tunatc, and should not harden our
hearts against them. let us always
remember that the Master "had not
where to lay his head" yet the world
was blessed by his passing through
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26

The Bartow Courier-lnIormant
very trulhtully remarks of the ap-
proaching birthday celebration in
this citv when I.akeland will be thir-
ty years old that the Lakeland spir-
it may be depended upon to make the
celebration one long to be remcm-
bered in this section. : And we
trust that Barlow will send over a
large delegation to help us enjoy the
great day.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26
AT Other Churches

ChriStmas eNcr,is, were held at
Pr shyterian and Nh;;stiun churches,
but proelams could not be obtained
IT, .": ...t'" to ,acl
prominent part in each Of these
churches and all were made happy
by the liberal distribution of gifts
thcro'rom \ full account Of these
exercises will appear in tomorrow S
paper.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-26

Cole Blease paroled a notorious
safe cracker the other day as a
Christmas gift, and now the fellow is
in hook again for burglary. So much
for letting sentiment crowd out COM
mon sense where the latter alone
should govern.