The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, May 13, 1914, Image 1
PART ONE
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ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1914.
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PART ONE
VOL. 1. NO. 1.
Weekljr, K?t?WUhe4 1860;Doily, Jan. 18, 1914.
ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PEF ANNUM.
?WITNESS GIVES !
j BECKER PLOT
Sweers Guarnen Wore to Kill
Gambler and Polie* lient.
Wee To Save Them
(By Associated Press)
New York, liar 12.-Counsel for
Charles Becker, on trial, charg sd with
the murder of Herman Rosenthal, to
day obtained an admission from Wil
liam Shapiro, driver of the gray mur
der car that testimony he gave on,
direct examination at today's cession
r>ar. not the same he gave at'tho trial
of the tour gunmen. Then Shapiro
testified, the records show, that While
driving tho four gunmen to the Me
tropole Hotel, hp heard "Dago Frank
say; "Everything la all right; Beck
er bas the cops fixed."
"Jack" Rose, star witness for the
state, at the first trial, took the stand
after Shapiro. He went fully into the
d?faite of tpe alleged conspiracy that
resulted In the death of Rosenthal. He
told how Becker bad urged him to
hav? the gambler "silenced" and the
manne tn which he got the gunmen,
to do "the job." He also told how he
had instilled a fear of a "frame up",
and an arrest into the minde of the
gunmen ty make them murder Roa- '
enthal, as fcc said. Becker demanded.
SHIP EXPLOSION
~-_
Acddent In Boiler Room of Old
Dominion Lmef Near Capo
Henry
v ., (By Associated Press.)
Nlnrfnlk u.U . ia ._ia.u-. ^.----.^ 1'
two white firemen and 'six negTo hre
tuen and coal Pattys, were kUled by
the explosion last night of a bollar in
tlie engine room of Ute Old Dominion !
S?ae steamship Jefferson. Three oth
ers; white nen, were seriously injnr- j
Bd. The explosion occurred while *he
Jefferson was Ave miles inside Cape
Henry. The Jefferson arrived here ,
surly today i and.placed the dead ead ,
Miller tait! J. ?^pez. '"The dead negroes11
Save not bee? identified. Tah serious
fy injured/ who 'fire' at. the'. Sarah
Leigh hospital, are Chief Engineer D', f
U:: TMrUocfc First Assistant Engineer j .
fl. 8. Smith, both of hfeW York, and I',
M..01B30, aa. Oller. J
After la????i?, iu? dead and injured, ;
bu Jefferson departed on her. way to j
Ve* York and should arrive there
arly, tomorrow. An Inspection of the i
wilora wjll be-made , at New York ;
o - ?e?crui?i?c ti?. CiUSC cf thc
?lon. . fperr- \1
Wm*^ XVSCH fiV,iiK(%
?hreTeport Crowd of UHK* Tea Qolck
Por the Sheriff j
(By Associated Bress) t
Shreveport, La., May 12.-Ed Hamil- i
on, a negro held da the /?barr? of aa- i
aulUng a white girl early ?May, waa i
aken from the parish Jail c. ..Hy af
ar noon and lynched. . ? <
For three hours a crowd of one *
housnnd men and boys stood in the
?itt outside the j^til. hammering the
loor with a heavy railroad iron. Steel
?wa were finally used and entrance ?
wi* gained by tho mob.
Sheriff J. P. Flournoy had tele
graphed thc governor for troops and
?rurrs/ aha beena aeht the tocal com
lany of the national guard to report to
tim fer service. Before the order?
ould be given to the mea and the
om puny ??iemb?t? tho negro had
?en tekea^from ,l%j> jail and killed. j
To Ceafer Aga|Qsi ftpiW 1
Tho Hagua, Netherlands, May 12,-A *
nird ??t?rnatiou?t' con?o?encr on the #
ipium question has been, called here [
Ai Mt Pisgah ??wck {
Mont thaa t^soft people "*th?red ' -
be Mt. Pisgah church in Brushy y
Sreek township for tte annual re?n
an yesterdayr Tfco Hon. John G. t
rilakscalea-of Spartanburg waa the >
peaker. He also .delivered the me- ?
?HHHflnnHBH
Win l?eiae. .
:o hornee of? 450 eut* f -
ero living
and Paet*l
waa b=ilifc
THOUSANDS OP SHINING UNl?.'
FORMS ADMIRED BY |
AT-LANTIANS
SEATTLE FOR 1915
Contest Lies Between That CityJ
and Saxa Francisco-First Busi
ness Session Held Today
(Uy AssoclaUsc Press)
Atlanta, May 12.-Two parades.,
viewed by serried thousands, already
held here today by the mystic shrine
lo, connection with the annual meet
ingcf the imperial council. '
Resplendent VaUerais.
Resplendent in ; oriental costur ?s
and headed by the bands of. the ve
rteil* temples, the shrincr patrols
followed by the members of the dif
ferent temples in formal drena tonight
marched in the annual night pageant
of the order, lt waa estimated that
more than ten thousand shriners par
ticipated In the event. The march
began at 7:30 o'clock and did not con
clude until near midnight.
The moraine: narada. officially,
terb?d an escort to the imperial pc
'^??**'*-*1"?^an'-n'ramntlw. tit R-?ft n'i\\ru>il J
and was not consluded until noon. Thef
day was nearly perfect. Up to th*,
very timeef starting, excursion t rains
had poured visitors loto the city until
the throng!was est?mate? At th? great
est Allanta ever oa?. i i
Velor Scheme ls Fine,
The shrine patrols were resplen
dent ns ever in their oriental cdt
Humes. The color scheme ?ot the pa
rade seemed to have been carefully
studied out and the spectacle waa one
of ever changing hues and shades. Tlie
represen tat Ires of ar the states and
cities, were showered with appl&i'^a
and cheering, the famous glO.OOO.o'od
combined band or the California teat
plea coming in- for w: large share of
the enthusiastic demonstration whlcttl
continued from, one end of the lino of
?i for 19U Meei,
imperial council held ita first
mcettaa today. Ko business, however,,
wa? twshshcted. Tomorrow lt ia ex- j
peeled that the place for. the 1S15]
meeting and thb selection of an 1 ro
er guard, the only office to,
be elected, will he determined. .. San |
Jg?; Seattle are asking for
! y every one or the 75 tent
hes was represented tonight in the
mted 6iffift?tt maneuvers atong the
Inc of march "fhile tbe ?honsasis
ipeotators cheered the sjs?tscle.
in' addition to the meeting ot the
mperl?l council tomorrow, the va
.ious pariel* will hold formal drills
ind tittifte* bands wilt mass and play
latloaal hits. ?
aUPH?ESS SOCIAL
EVIL THEY SAY
any Speakers Coincide With
South Caroline plan At
nn.. May 12,--Misa i
"mer of Kew York, as chair- /
nan of the committee on Social hy- \
nana, tom the National Conference 1
>n charities and corrections tonight I
hat suppression was the only aoju
ion <? the social evil that regulation
ittfi prOVen a failure wB?reever at- ?
Rabbi Henry 3erhowits of i
t iladelphla, ataither speaker, tonight I
ieciarbo: ??ucaiion the moat important i
"ombatting the evil. I
[^^B?I3esh& Breckenridge o? Z>;x$?K- *
andi J. B. Reynold, of New <
K^HH?fopoke tonight on the gen- 1
?vntwsnw?r segregaron rails to ac- ?
of the contention that t
rpoee. Miss Miner re- i
' cities that responded c
.ohe have adopted a ?
.lon and of thu num- {
attempts ai regulation
saki bsa suppression 1
of regulation. . t
t?M^ chea***/' M*??? 1 ?
-ponc^ ofnemis apotre h1
?OOOOPOtt
iVS, HUERTA^ ti
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Presa.)
Way. 12.
M General
the establish.
?1 gov?
rm Mexico tn
both tibe Hworta
liona would be represent?
?plated m a
, three South
mediators now
jK^7????r^ttt?on o?
the entire Mexican prob
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^^t-J^^^S BILL
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fyefljfe? That Candidateo For the
Senate Be Vo*ad For at House
Meawbers Jr?8ctk>ns
(Sy Assoejefed Presa.)
1' Waahingtoi;, I nder a ?pee.
tat rute the hu;i?:i to?lny passed the
s?nate bili providing temporary ma
chtner ?o rttie con?uct ot 'popular j
elections of .?*?.-! -.-i .-.luisa ?m???ri.i
There was pr.. no opposition J
The bill prov ide* ?of the election of
vonators nt ?n railed for
members of the h?4*e next preceding
the expiration of alienate'term! The
urnaaAiirn . J2>y<r.... ..>^- g? .
representatives ''alj|f?k^e: or of stat*
Officials would ?H^B?*>at'' B,**t'ons.
state lawh prQ^^^HHkr<<ri't!(U'<
The bill ts d?aHHbrOperate until
be passed, i?' 'ates already
have provided a^wKla.v. t,
Mitti. A
%\ ?^up?mn& Ft?LL DEA?
ll-? ^DBKSO?'?
PTOMAINE >6?SOf?
Stn^raswj T?kmt a Meal Made From
Cabbage Wa? Responsible Foi
uouctlesB due io eating cabbage for
dinner Monday, W. Andrew King fell
dead In a business building on Main
J?r^t|W?terday morning at .io o'clock.
Mr.. King was house manager of the
Anderdon Kl ks Howe and well known
Sn all parts of the county.
On Monday Mr. Klug went'to Ebe
neser cemetery In thia county, several
mites from the city for the purpose],
of placing a monument at his wife's li
graYe. Mrs. King having died a year*
?ge. He waa accompanied on thia
tviy by Joe Edwards, a negro in the
amploy of the Whit* Marble Com
.1^ 'the*1 iook. J:
sf Mr. King's motfcer-7n-my? ?actTate
very heartily of the collards for din
ier ??nd shortly after they b?ga&*0?
Invo >*ck they became ill, the negro
'.uttering intensely Mr. King later
?rew iii himself and when they reach
ed the ciiy they both complained of
*?Hng. very ?tek. Mr. King comtnued
Il ?ll night long nod was still suffer
ag yfaierday aborning.
At 9:40 o'clock he entered tee Dime
saving* Bank te make a deposit and
?hile there grew ill, complained of
X"ft? dlz?y and waa assisted to ?
HBBft Wilton, the cashier of
?V%RT "fowtpg no better Mr. King
? -;~t be wanted a dellar and he
va* helped info the oiSce ot John W.
-dnlev by Mr. Watson and ti physician
Cfit, for "hut in' a few m??ut?? >?--?
'?MMHSM before the arrival
>t a payar?an he waa dead- The ex
MlBH^aM by the doctor ia de
1 hie tjegth from natural causes,
cope is that Mr. King
yesterday, rol
owlng Afr. JKfag'a death, that the Ed -
hs wery til at his home,
^HjmMlae painoafng and
amataar or not be wtn
about ts years of
all o?er Anderson
ed a cafe here for
i!
PROPOSES TO CARRY CON
TEST TO U. S. SUPREME
COURT J
SPEECHES ARE HOT
If University at Nashville Is Lost
In Ead, Methodists, South,
WU! Establish Rival
(By Associated Press)
Oklahoma tMty. May 12.-R?solu
lions authorizing the board of educe*{
Jtlen .to continue the content for cod
trot of Vanderbilt University in the'
fcorurts of Tennessee and to more tbe
HtlgOtlou lo the United States court?
lit\necessnry with power to cease to
cooperate in the management of Van
derbilt if final decision ls. adverse and
to consider proposals for the estab
lishment of another theological school
t?t..?ome point east of the Mississippi
river*' were presented by Ref. Dr.
Janies Cn inion Of Virginia and James
R. Pepper, of Memphis.
Pr. Cannon ls an advocate of church
pw**-'*."hip -~? oo?iru? and led the
the -trusties selected for Randolpu
of the Virginia, conference to .confirm
.*V'? ?, % .Tfi^iz. th? rbxhis
on CSntlego. Afr. Pepper ls one of
Tour a.inority trustees of Vander
t University and a recognized lead
of thc laymen of.the church,
rh* resoliiticss -c:^ forwarded it.
tho committee considering the Vanr
de rbi lt alttiation without reading.
The FropoKul*. .
In connection with the establish
ment of a new university tho ri hoi ir
Gonn would specifically timtruct that
"the. new charter of any institution
so established shall guarantee the
rlj-ht of the general conference. or
seme other government body ?ot the
church to determine "thc method of
th? selection of tho trustees." An
other, section authorises the board of
?ducation to surrender the charter
granted by the. stale of- Tennessee in \
180,5. -se?ejrtr aleharter' in S?m?-eths?
state, "and, if necessary for tho pro
tection of the Interests of tho ihurch
to Incorporate the general conference
In nome other state than TenneSBO?,
Tho board of education would al no
be Instructed ti' the resolution* are
approved to confirm no person ss
trustee of Vanderbilt University un
less such person as trustee endeavor
to carry out the. purposes of the
cbarth tn the establishment of tho
unlvorrlty and the purposes of the
pc nc rai coo irre ri ce lu making con- j
tract with the board In 1898; that in
ike event the board of education de
stines to confirm any person who baa
fill, a vacancy and the board ot trust
bern elected by the board of trust to
declines to accept, such rejection as
Final and should re-elect the rejected
perito u and Insist that he be permit
ted to enter snit in the courts of the
ITnltedStntes or of Tennessee as may
?cuni wiBfe to . tho hoard
GaR?FF?TH WINS;
COLUMBIA MAYOR
Comest Just canoed at foils Wa*
Exciting mn? Resulted rn Ona
Sight
?pcciui io i?e Intelligencer.
Columbia, May 12.-L. A. Griffith,
d. D., was tonight elected^ mayor of
.'ol umbln over F. S. Earle. The vote j
Hood CrtffUh 1.41G; Karie 1,224. Dr.
ir. Griffith' *.s a aurgeon and a son of
'apl. D'. J. Uriffith superintendent of
t.?. >j?i? pssi?sn?i?iry.
"c. M, Anbill and K, M. Dupre were
heeled to the two vac?nclee*;W??|f j
ounctl. Only 27 votes separate bu
t?e and R. J. Hlalock, candidate tor
e-election. D. H. Sloan tba other
wv?u?i?? fur council ran tar bellina.
Ar. Asbllt baa serrcd on connell bo
ora and so has Mr, DuPre, 'wno 1s a
alive of Due .Weet and nae many
fiends tn Anderson.
In the first primary, one week ago,
iriffith received OAK vote? and K?rle
37. The third candidat*. W. H.
(ibbes, received 817. It ls understood
bat Mayor Gibbes supported Mr.
'.arie, who for tba third time obooasd
lr. Gibbes, each having ?wea elected
ace over the other.
The c?mpdisn waa very wann' to*
ard the close. Dr.' OrHBtb ?ecueed
lr. Karl?? of promtsilug certain city
oatt Jone to certain^persons and also
ccused the dispensary people of sup
Otting Mr. Karie. 'As a result of
ita there was a fisticuff on the
!r<=ct5 Saturday between Dr. Griffith
Dd Dr, D. C. Stanley, rformer - police
n?RR and ? t?-?ppi>ri?-r of Mr. Karie.
T. Griffith endeavored to avoid the
.ouble and only slapped. Dr. Stanley
awn wnen toreec to resent aa intuit.
At the moment ? pistol was die
?argeti by ' sonia ayatander and., T.
. Roach, an Karie supporter, wag ,tr.r
M?ted on the charge. Ke ls a . die*
smeary official. Dr. ?t unley tra?
?ed in the polk* court ?a4 Dr.. Orif
ih waa srqnlfltsjn^"%ut?iR$*tfy?\Yii?f
aa seat up to tho hlghor court.
COLUMBIA PAPERS
GO TO COURTS
SUte Sue? Ti|? mccord For Al
leged Libelous Story About
Circulation 4
-.-. ..
Special to Hie Intelligencer.
Columbia. May 12.-The Stats Com
pany ut Columbia today hied suit for
damages lu the stint of $r?o.ou against
the Record Publishing Co.. of Colum
bia. The plaintiff allege? that tho
defendant published a statement cast
tig aspersions on its circulation
.?latina and thereby Injured it with its
advertisers and subscribers. The com
plaint was served today ou the Rec?
ord Publishing Company.
It appears that'on the Nth, of last
October the Evening Record] displayed
prominently an advertisement claim
ing "The Record Guarantees Adver
tisers 75 por cent, more local paid ctr.
cu lat lon .than ls given by any. other
newspaper." The record offered to
give f1.000 to any charity td be named
by the mayor of the city if this state
ment was not correct. The State re
cently published some circulation tig*
bros which The Record vigorously as
sailed, and on its iront page ??riutud
a1 statement charging misrepresenta
tion os the part of The State. Out of
thia grew the libel suit.
SUFtiS SMASHED
DUKE'S PICTURE
Wellington Painting Marred By
Militant Who b Later
Arrested ?
?9
fRv A*MK>oi5ted
Loudon. May l-'.--A militant suffra
gette, armed with a hatchet, today se
riously damaged a valuable pot ra lt ol'
the Duke or Wellington lu the Royal
Academy. An attendant seized her
and took leer to the polir? station
whore she said her name was teary
Ansell. 8he was committed for trial.
The prisoner ao'jt to tho Womens
Social and Political Cmon a message
ansertluK that her deed wai a protest
against the'pr?sent unjust poaitkm of j.
women for which militancy wa? "
Until* l/?Ri>dtttlTc Program.
""Washington, .May 12.-?-'House demo
crats In caucus; tonight voted to lirait
the legislative , program, for the re
maInder of the ?cesi?n to anti truoi
measures, and appropriation blli/i.
Rural cr?dita wl?j go over until neri
Wlntvc'. '
Cotton Warehouse Bants.
S?emph!?, Tenn., May. ?2.-Mre to
day destroyed ,tna ;n*r.vw?*v ?'?? ibo
Southern Cotton Oil Company. Cffi-,
ci?V- t?* ?h* eo?pgay -fer?iaS? tc esti
mate the loss. The building waa well
stocked .with seed and hulls.
Tl 'MIK ?HON AT CAPITAL
H?aater Returns after Lear
Absence and limes*.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 12.~8enator Cul
men of Texas, who has been ab
sent from Washington for. several,
uiorithu suffering from nervous pros
tration, today returned to (he eily.
Ho did not appear at bia office, bow
vor, ui?i? waa not present when the
tenate reconvened,
,Bi??vi*Tir *s. v. i."
He rilli Net be in Al?sala to Answer
.Contempt Charges.
Atlanta, May 12,-Detective William
I. Hums will not be here tomorrow to
tnswer to the charges > of contempt
odge? sgainst him In the superior
:nurt.
He In asking for delay on account of
tines? In his family, acordlog . to a
elegrars rccs'vod this morning from
\nw 'fork, hui Bays ne wilt certainly
>e on hand later to "answer these out
'ageotts charl?is."
in tba event a proper shoeing ls
?ade by Detective Burns' attorneys
omorrow showing that then, was just
ground Tor the detective's failure to
ie on hand, lt ls expected that the
loaring will be postponed to a later
lay thia week.
Camels and "HW? tige."
Atlante.-May i2.->-There are cern?is,
eal live one*.' donkeys, goats, mon
eye and. all manner Of animals hero
s Shrine mascots, bat the most no
Iced one flt all: hs "Al Cbymla." a msg
Iflcenl bull dog, mascot of the Worn
bia. Temple. The r?p? which the
OW'ls. led by is a piece or t he original
swser. of th? Hobert K I-<!<\ fastest
teamor on thc old time MlsutUslnn!.
Mix Quits Norfolk Heatbera.
Norfolk. May.-t2H-<?harl
rmsldsnt. of t?* Norfolk Southern
?llway, today tendered his resigns
on effective Friday. The reason *giv.
a is need of rest. He has been head
r tho Norfolk Southern nineo N'ovem
tr ISIS, before which time he vas
?ce president ox the Se*W?ra Air
lae.
Retir* Na*ar Chiefs.
Tokio. May 13.-Admiral Const
amanoto and Admiral Baron Salto
?day were placed on the rjMM
st. -No reason for tk??r retirement
IS been assigned.
REBELS AND FEDERALS OF
MEXICAN ARMY IN
t CONTEST
MAYO SENT REPORT
Cl??h Between Huerta Army end
Zapata Outlaws Aleo Ia Re
ported--Vera Crux Quiet
oo o 0,0 o o 0
;'J.V?;''
Washington. May 12.-Bom
bardaient of Tampico by Const!
tuilonalist artillery still ?as in- o
progress at 9:30 o'clock tonight o
according to a relayed walesa
report to the navy department
from Hear Admiral Badger,
German and Hutch . cruisers,
which had been In the river
withdrew during the day. -
0 o o o 0 0 o -o
(By Associated Press)
WashisgUm, ??sy 12.--Ta?ipic? bea
in under heavy fire ali day. Ad
Ural Mayo, commending the Atuart
buttlo ships lying ofr that port re
fried that artillery nie h?d L
progress since s o'clock thin
aether the federals or contain
were gs I nhl g warnet nttit
The Hrltifth. nw ,
ivlly interested^at Tampico
tho day ordered another war
Torco.th? Hrltfoh squadron.
Tito Cnttsler Brecon received ??tii
ng forders for Tampico. The
les a craw of nearly 40a m.
bei light draft would permit
run up. the Panuco river to Iftmpico
und if necessary land mop to pvole?t
the British, oil wells.
A small ?<iu*d of marine? tania the
Ht.ll.wl *.?.~r r i? Shore
Heiland reprcseni^ttyca^
from th? Pac; -,
iioil that desultt
st MsKstlau between
JO'S constitutionalists :
sa-rlson. ,,....?
The fedora! garrison at i??n Bhv*, a
?ort 1U.*I miles farther eolith h::
rat vd the town, it was rep.
.arrisen moved; lt was declared In the
llrectlon bf Mexico i iiy. t!<
riven that truena was drawing avail'
ible troops to assfst hint in maintain,
sg h'sisri; i.i Ute cap??ii. A?npujct
vas the scene, of lighting ' .
cdersl garrison and .roving band 01
fap?t?sta sdhercr.ts. The als rm Waua.
.d by Zapata In the dbstrt?
Rttgand bia ferocious threats Maah*>?i
nhabiants of the captai. Continued <.
thats tn tH?.ab?c;'?
ory news from Mexico City.
t J K KATA NY COI
M?ar PeoppMI
Vor mi
tar? ?
Berlin, May 12.-The farmer's Lo?
;ue, whose annual convention m Ber
le Just closed, dec la- thc CA
,?T;S ?roiu rurai ais?i \iy, h*S
rade it impossible for the landowners
0) 'bid enough native farm laborers.
*b$r have to depend on tho hordes .of
(ossians, Poles and other foreigners
..ho invade Germany ng and V$?$
6 Ul ito to tin ir hniji.i- \y. .;,
iklnx out or the'country aa.vt^^ot '
Keir six month?' work.; ?...<.
HS?jScently become graver la view of
lie announced intention of ..the Rus
tan government to forbid ?ta subjects
fom comlng'aerosB the border. This
?eu!'1. ?scan that t?.? ?rorman ramera
'cu?d have ?o nn?K ??seWnere for no '
?aa than 400,000 laborer's, at a time
hen army lacrear'? ^are about to
?kc a further h:?r of "? ?M?*
odled men * way froh:
The same Condition make for the
rift ot the cities tu Germany that ?\re
baerved elsewhere. Thea* *r?_- prf
larlly the superior edbe&tloaal ead
>cial advantages. Another great fae?
HBfj&fe |s the luw wager prevailing in
irai districts. An odie's! report shows
urie 300 co vcr o mental districts, cor*
?ponding roaghf.ly to".the Antor?a?
rwpahip,' In which the prevailing
ageJor> laborer* 21 year* of ago aa?
p s AH ceata dally -or let A. *||?
Panama, May 12.-l&ar4fgrt''?<hfp t?
the Paj^^^^^^^WH^J
' ?Jc vernor Goethals the channel,
rough Cucaracha wi I ?a c?rtip??ted
?out Thursday aod op?rations will
rnttsyl/an^a, ot Ute Pac^ft^??dl tina,
id^hWrat^rtrfke bn>?g^t ^?|d the^
ute today ot Lillian Leafed
nt suffragette aentwno?d :^:?ay 8 to
years imprisonment for setting Ora
Whet Plaid House. Deneestwr*