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Show CAT CAUSES PANIC AT POSTOFFICE Washington, March 13 The curiosity curio-sity of a cat id the big postofflce department de-partment building, forced many nervous nerv-ous employes of that department la- borously to climb the s'alrs today and shudderingly shun the elevators The cat caused the fright by becominc en-t&ngled en-t&ngled in the elevator controlling apparatus late yesterday. The wild fliqht of the ear that followed was not s.topjcd until the electric current in the building had been cut off. When the car was brought to a standstill far up the shaft, and an In- ligation started, the caterwauling of the cause of the disturbance was beard The animal was discovered perched on the steel beam, whence evidently It hail sprung for safet its full weight resting against the controlling con-trolling device of the car. Only the :i utomat it control kept the ear i i oni heing dashed to pieces Th cat, when rescued, apparently a? iriqhtened aa anv of the occupants of the car It as unhurt |