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The sea coast echo., 1906-07-07
NATIONAL FOUNDATIONS.
PATRIOTISM IN TINE OF PEACE
NEEDED TO S0LVE OUR
NATIONAL PROBLEMS.

We Must Plant Forests. Organize
Better Schools. Make Homes For
Workers and Rear the Children
Close to Nature.-Menace of Great
Cities.
At the commencement exercises of
the Michigan Agricultural College on
June Goth, 1906, an address was de-
livered by George Fl. Maxwell, Dean
of the Homecrofters Gid of the Tails
man and Executive Chairman Of the
National Irrigation Association.
The keynote of the address of Mr..
Maxwell was the idea that we should
bring to the constructive work of
our social and commercial life in time
of peace, the same fervent patriot
ism and devotion to the public serv-
ice that would inspire the whole ma
tion if we were in the throes of a
bloody conflict with the people of
some other country.
In Illustration of this he re-
ferred to our forest resources.
The wasteful improyidence with
which we have swept the for
ests out of existence was contrasted
with the elaborate care with which
we have built Notifications and ma
yies and equipped our armies. And
yet, said Mr.. Maxwell, we have little
to fear from any foreign foe. But
we have much to fear from the
wreck and ruin that will inevitably
follow the destruction of our forests.
Destroy the forests and over i'm
mense areas flood and drouth will
DESTROY the farms
Destroy the forests and you will at
the same time destroy many of our
most important industries by the ex-
haustion Of our supply of wood or
timber
Destroy a city by bombardment or
fire and it can be rebuilt in a few
years more beautiful than ever.
Destroy a forest on the plains and
it may take more than a generation
to restore it.
Destroy a forest on the mountains,
where the soil is thin and poor, and
it may take centuries to restore the
forest if it can ever be done at all.
The destruction of the forest cover
leaves the mountain sides so exposed
to erosion that the rocks are washed
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EDUCATION
COOPERATION
OPPORTUNITY
HON MEGROFTS

We believe that the Patriotic Slogan
of the Whole People of this Nation
should be Every Child in Garden
Every Mother in a Homecroft-and In
dividual Industrial Independence for
Every Worker in a Home Of his Own
on the Land" and that until he owns
such Home, the concentrated purpose
and chief inspiration to labor I'D the life
of every wage worker should be his
determination to Get an Acre an1
Live ON it."
We believe that the Slums and
Tenements and Congested Centers Of
population in the Cities are savagely
deteriorating social, moral and polit-
ical influence, and that a great public
movement should be organized, and
the whole power of the nation and
the states exerted for the betterment
of all the conditions of Rural Life, and
to create and upbuild Centers OF So
cial and Civic Life in Country ana
Suburban Towns and Villages, where
Trade and Industry can be so nrmiy
anchored that they cannot be drawn
into the Commercial Maelstrom that
is now steadily sucking Industry and
Humanity into the Vortex OF the
Great Cities.
We believe that every Citizen in
this Country has an inherent and
Fundamental Right to an Education
which will train him to Earn a Liv-
| ing, and, if need be, to get his living
straight from Mother Earth: and that
he has the same right to the Opp0rtun-
| ity to have the Work to Do which Will
afford him that living, and to earn not
only a corr Portable livelihood, but
enough more to enable him to be a
Homecrofter and to have Home OF
his Own, with ground around II
sufficient to yield him and his famiiy
a Living from the Land as the reward
| for his own labor.
We believe that the Public Domain
| is the most precious heritage of the
people, and the surest safeguard the
| nation has against Social Unrest Dis
turbance or Upheaval, and that the
Cause of Humanity and the Preserva'
tion of Social Stability and of our Free
Institutions demand that the absorb
| ton of the public lands into specula-
tive private ownership, without settle
| ment, be forthwith stopped: and that
the nation should create opportunities
| for Homecrofters by building irriga.
| ton and drainage works to reclaim
land as fast as it is needed to give
every man who wants Home on the
Land a chance to get it.
We believe that, as a Nation, we
should be less absorbed with Making
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This book Is the first Of Series
that will Chronicle the Progress of the
HOMECROFT MOVEMENT
and inform all who wish to cooperate
with it how they may do so through
the formation of local HomecrofterS'
Circles, Clubs or Gilds to promote
Town and Village Betterment, stimu-
late home civic pride and loyalty to
home institutions, industries and trade,
improve methods and facilities of edu-
cation in the local public schools, and
create new opportunities "At Home"
that will go far to check the drift of
trade and population to the cities.
The first Gid of the Homecrofters
has been established at Watertown,
Massachusetts. The Gildhall, Shops
and Gardens are located at 143 Main
Street, where the Garden School is
now fully organized and over one
hundred children are at work in the
Gardens. The departments for train
ing in Homecraft and Village Indus
tries are being installed. The Weavers
are already at work at the looms.
1t is not designed to build here an
IuSJlluLlOils OltL W -
model which can be duplicated in any
town Or village in the country.
Copies of 1.-THE FIRST BOOK OF
TINE HCEECRCFTEE can be
obtained by sending twelve two
cent stamps with your name and
address carefully and plainly
written to The Homecrofters' Gild
Of the Talisman f43, Main ST.,
Watertown, Massachusetts,.
There is New Hope and Inspiration
for every Worker who wants a Home
of his own on the Land in the
CREED AND PLATFORM OF THE
HOMECROFTERS' which is as fol-
lows:
"Peace has her victories no less re-
noWned than war"
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1.-THE slums and tenements of the
great cities are social dynamite, GER
tain to explode sooner or later. The
only safeguard against such dangers
is to plant the multiplying millions of
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our fast increasing population in in
dividual homes on the land-home-
crofts, however small, owned by the
occupant, where every worker and his
family can enjoy individual industrial
independence" George Ii. Maxwell.
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BE A HOMECROFTER
Learn by Doing. Work Together.
Give every Man Chance.


Garden-EVery Homecrof, Lnd
Industrial Independence for Every Uorker
Home of Land
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We Must Plant Forests. Organize
Better Schools, Make Homes For
Workers and Rear the Children
Close to Nature.-Menace of Great
Cities.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
BOTH TURN AGAINST OFFICER;
COUPLE RESENT PEACEMAKER

batants withdrew their hands from the
various portions of one anothers an
atomy and Welch said:
do you mean to interfere with me
and my wife when we are having an
argument; well If you do just walt a
minute"
Yes, wait a minute" said the wo-
man.
Donovan waited and welch left the
room for a moment and returned with
q revolver. He secured the drop on
the officer and ordered him out.
When Donovan had left, Welch put
the revolver away and he and Mrs.
Welch again secured holds and started
the fight again.
Mrs. Welch was arrested on a charge
of disturbing the peace and was ar
raigned yesterday. She was placed
under 5000 bail, which she was unable
to furnish.
Welch was arrested on charge of
nourishing n revolver and yesterday
another charge of selling liquor without
license was filed by Deputy District
Attorney Mccormick against him.
Other charges may be filed against
both members of the family.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
WHERE is CONVERT PIERCE7
Daughter In New York State Makes
Inquiry for Aged Missing

The police have been asked to locate
Convert Pierce, aged 75, who disap-
peared from Buffalo, N. Y, thirty
eight years ago and came west to en-
gage In business, the nature of which
Is not known. Thirty-seven years ago
the missing man was seen in Cincin-
natl by friends of his relatives, but
since then nothing has been heard of
him.
The request for the assistance of the
local police comes from Mrs. e. M.
Knox of Binghamton, N. Y, who
says she is Pierce's daughter. She gives
no reason for her request, but it Ia
surmised that she has suddenly found
she and perhaps other children of the
missing man have learned that they
will become heirs to property of con-
siderable value If they can establish
their relation with Convert Pierce.
The letter, which Is addressed to
Chief of Police Auble, states that dur
ing the entire absence of the missing
man no news has ever been learned OF
his death. 1t is supposed he is still
alive and is in business in the west
where he said he was going when he
left Buffalo thirty-eight years ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
WANT BIDS FOR
THE AUTOMATIC
COUNCIL PREPARES FOR NEW
ALARM SYSTEM
When In Case Of Fire No One Is Near
to Give the Signal, Action Of
Heat Summons the
Department

The council yesterday ordered the
city clerk to advertise for bids for a
franchise for installing an auxiliary
fire alarm system to the one now in
use by the fire department
This was mere formality and was
occasloned by the application of the
Los Angeles Fire Alarm company for
a franchise to install the Gamewell sys-
tenn of auxiliary alarms. The city at
torney declared that franchise would
be necessary, and the advertising for
bids was advised.
The action of the council was taken
on the recommendation of the fire COM
mission, which declared that the new
system would materially lessen the fire
hazard. to such buildings as subscribed.
The plan Is to install fire alarm boxes
In public buildings, theaters and other
large institutions. These alarms are
operated by the pulling of a lever that
sounds a signal in the central station.
When there is no one present to pull
the lever the signal operates auto
matlcally by the action of the heat of
the fire and in this way a fire cannot
gain headway before the department
has been summoned.
Not only is the danger of fire iessened
but the board of underwriters has
agreed that where buildings are
equipped with this system the insur-
ance rates will be greatly lowered.
The difference in the rates now
charged and those to be allowed build
ings using the apparatus will more than
cover the cost Of installing the system
in q building.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
METHODISTS MINISTER'S
DISCUSS GOTHENBURG
DIR. CAMPBELL, THOUGH TARpY
Is EMPHATIC
One Side In Debate In Church Secs
No Advantages in Reducing the
Number of Saloons, While the
Other Side Does

A discussion Of the Gothenburg sys-
tenn took place at the meeting of the
Methodist ministers yesterday at the
First Methodist church.
Former Councilmen DR.. G. w. Camp
bell and w. C. Bowen were the leading
speakers in the affirmative and mega,
tive respectively. DR.. Campbell labored
under disadvantage by coming IN late
after Mr.. Bowen had spoken on the
negative. thinking that DR.. Campbell
would not arrive.
Mr.. Bowen opened the discussion by
stating that he could not see any bene-
fit to be derived from the reduction OF
the 200 saloons as conducted at pres
ent to seventy to be conducted by one
company. He advocated that the sys-
tenn would be all the more in the hands
of politics and railroad corporations, II
that were possible. He feared that
promises would not be carried out With
out ironclad signatures.
Rev. Mr.. Graft of Huntington Beach
was unqualifiedly in favor of the Goth
enburg system, advocating high license
and the restriction of the number of
saloons rather than the present num-
ber.
DIR. Campbell said that he expected
to be opposed by two-thirds of the
members of the association, but upheld
his argument by stating that the saloon
men ana lne MINISTER'S were Hshlin6
the Gothenburg system. He made the
point that out of 1000 voters In the
Ninth ward, 800 had signed the Gothen-
burg petition. He also stated that he
had worked hard for the recent no
saloon movement in favor of abolishlng
the saloons, and knowing the voice Of
the people in that conflict, he desired
to gracefully abide by the decision of
the majority, and now he thought that
the Gothenburg system was the best
method to pursue-the system to be
carried out here, but not as conducted
in foreign countries. where there were
loose restrictions.
Rev. G. A. Foster and Others spoke
radically against the system.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
DEMOCRATS TALK HARMONY
Chairman spelIacy Addresses a Num-
ber Of Local Party Leaders on the
Coming State Campaign

Hon Timothy Spellacy of Bakersfield,
chairman Of the state Democratic COM
mittee, met with a number of Los All
geles Democrats yesterday afternoon in
the chamber of commerce and for an
hour or more the assembled leaders
talked politics.
1t was harmony meeting pure and
simple, as all the allaged factions in
this city were represented. The sem
timent of the conferees was plainly
in favor of Mr.. Spellacy's "get to-
gether' policy. The chairman told
them plainly that the Democratic party
must quit fighting among its member
ship and go to making war only on the
enemy, or else it might as well go out
of business. His remarks were re-
ceived with frequent applause and
there were many evidences that his
coming had accomplished results.
Those present made speeches in sup
port of all that Mr.. Spellacy had urged,
and In a general survey of the coming
campaign indicated their hopefulncss
of success. Candidates and alleged
leaders were not mentioned and the
meeting had no other significance than
a serious and concerted effort to get
the Democratic party together for a
winning campaign.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
LAND JAIL FUGITIVE
IN TUCSON YARDS
ARIZONA SHERIFF. RECOGNIZES
HOWARD BY DEFORMlTY
Prisoner, for Whom the Los Angeles
Sheriff Has Started, Will Not Tell
Where His Companion in Escape,
Cyril Ellington, Is

Harry Howard, one of the prisoners
who escaped from the county Jail more
than week ago by digging through
the roof Of the building with a jail
spoon, was arrested at Tucson, Arlz.,
Sunday night by Sheriff Pachico.
The arrest was made from descrip-
ton circulated throughout the south
west by Sheriff White.
Sunday night man answering
Howard's description was seen loaflng
around the freight cars at the Tucson
station. Sheriff Pachico watched the
young man until he saw that the lads
hand was deformed I'm the exact man.
ner stated in the description, and then
he arrested him.
Howard admitted his identity but re-
fused to tell anything about his part
ner, Cyril Edlington, who made the
escape with him.
Sheriff White left last night for Tue
son and will return today with the
prisoner.
The escape from the county jail was
made early Sunday morning, January
21. Both Howard and Edlington were
under sentence for long terms in the
county Jail and the two managed to
formulate plan for escape.
While the other prisoners were at
breakfast the two men climbed to the
top of the tanks, worked a hole through
the ceiling plaster with big iron Jail
spoon and then tore out the iron Stats
in the roof.
Once on top the building they climbed
to the roof of an adjoining rooming
house and managed to make good their
escape.
A close watch is being kept for Ed
lington.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
LEv|ES FINE ON
DOCKS DRIVER
SIXTH WARDER SoUEALS IN
COUNCIL
Wants Motorcycles Which Caused
His Downfall Investigated by His
Own Comn1lttee--Sus-
poets Plot

dock" Houghton's pink locks famed
with Indignation yesterday morning.
He wanted the motorcycles which the
council recently authorized the police
department to purchase turned over to
the supply committee, Of which he is
chairman in order that the circum-
stances surrounding their purchase
might be investigated by him.
These machines have been in use for
several months, but Houghton claims
that Sunday was the first time he
ever saw the machines, and the man
ner In which they were brought to his
attention was the occasion of his an
ger yesterday. He. with a party in
cluding' Mayor e. r. Schmitz Of San
Francisco, was arrested by the motor
cycle police for speeding In automo-
biles.
''I believe my arrest was q bit of
spite work." Houghton said yesterday.
''There are only two motorcycle police
to patrol the entire city and how they
both happened to be In our path at
the time IL mystery to me unless
Mayor McAleer had them there for
The purpose of arresting u.s.
Wanted "Dock" Soaked
we were nOI BO1IlS lilOIe tudl ten
miles an hour The axle on my car
was bent and the high clutch was slip
ming. We were going partly on the
high and partly on the low clutch and
under the circumstances 1t would have
been physically impossible to have
driven faster than ten miles an hour.
"But all the same I want to investi-
gate those motorcycles" he told the
council. II understand that the police
department sent east for the machines
and paid $3.50 each for them, while
lust as good machines could be pur-
chased in this city for $3.50 each. AS
chairman of the supply committee l
believe have the right to look into all
of the city's purchases"
He received cold comfort from the
other members of the council, how
ever. Councilman Kern opposed any
investigation by the chairman of the
supply committee.
..it makes no difference what they
cost. / believe those two machines
have each been worth $1,000 to the city
since they were bought and If they
si.culd do, they will be worth that
much more"
That was all the satisfaction Hough-
ton received.
Houghton's chauffeur failed to appear
in the police court yesterday morning
10 answer to the charge of violating
the automobile speed ordinance. Judge
Rose and several of those about the
court room became worried and feared
that he had no intention of appearing.
There was some talk at one time of
issuing bench warrants for the arrest
of the chauffeur Later In the after
noon the chauffeur put in an appear
ance and pleaded guilty to the charge.
Judge Rose sentenced him to a fine
of SIS.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
EPWORTH LEAGUERS CONVENE
Begin Sessions on Washingtons Birth
day In WestIake Methodist
Church

The annual meeting of the Los An
geles district Epworth league will be
held February %, 2S and "a at the
Westake Methodist church. The speak
ers will include DR.. George B. Smythe
of San Francisco. Rev. Alfred Inwood,
Rev. Robert Fisher, Or. w. p. Fer
guson of Redlands, Miss Nellie San
born, Mrs. ]. ID. Burch. Mrs. Florence
Sherman and Mrs. ID. II. Trimble.
The officers of the district league are:
William Lusk first vice president; c..
A. Thinson, second vice president; Mrs.
Edith Tibbett. third vice president; 4;
Rev. George Foster, fourth vice presi-
dent; Miss Esther Limbke, secretary;
Walter Armacost, treasurer; Mrs. Cat
termole, Junior superintendent; Mrs
Florence Bisbee, intermediate superin-
tendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
CAS- INSPECTOR
TARR|ES AWHILE
C0UNCILMEN UNWILLING TO
TOUCH ORDINANCE
Public Utility Measure VIII BE Left
Severely Alone Since the Pre-
vIous DoetorIng--lsnores
Sixth Warder

1t was evident at Yesterdays meet
ing of the city council that it's spirit
had been chastened and It had con-
cluded to adopt meek and humiliated
attitude toward the public utility or
dinance. After having hastily ordered
the ordinance repealed and as hastily
recalled the repeal from the mayors
office the council had no desire to
touch the subject with ten-foot pole.
Dock" Houghton, who was respon-
sible for the repeal of the public utility
ordinance at the meeting of the city
council a week ago. made another at
tempt yesterday to have the ordinance
SO amended as to abolish the clause
providing for the gas inspector, but his
efforts availed nothing. The sentiment
of the council was succinctly expressed
by Councilman Smith, who said:
I'VE have had all of that gas or
dinance that we want for n while. I
guess we will just let things stand as
they are"
But we are providing a sinecure for
a man who does nothing to earn his
salary" objected dyspeptic dock"
"The abolishment of his position was
what we were trying for last week
when we made the mistake. We can
do 1t now. 1t went with a bang at the
last meeting"
"Yes, and it came back with bang.'
answered Councilman Smith. Better
leave 1t alone"
The Sixth warder waited long for
second to his motion and as none came
he asked Councilman Harmon if he
would not second 1t.
"No, SIR" emphatically answered
Councilman Harmon. 'T believe the
position of gas inspector is a necessary
one. Let me ask you a question. How
are we going to know that the gas
companies are not violating the pro-
visions of the utility ordinance without
a gas Inspector"
"Pll refer you to Champ Vance of
the gas company for your answer"
said the"dock."
"Oh, you are doing business with
him, are your" queried Harmon, and
the sly dig brought out roar of
laughter from the council and specta-
tors.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
HALF OF WATTS STATION AT
COMING TRIAL
Alleged Blind Pig In Little Suburb Is
Scene Of Exciting Incidents In
Family Troubles CT Two
DwelIers

Because of the widespread interest
taken in the disagreements and mis-
fortunes of Henry u. WEIGH and his
family of Watts station, more than half
of the population of the little city will
be present In Justice Young's township
court next week when Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Welch appear to answer a num-
ber of criminal charges filed against
them by Deputy District Attorney Paul
Mccormick.
Members OF the welch family have
furnished all the excitement of the
little city for the past few months,
and the residents are rather loath to
part with them on that account.
1t is said by residents Of Watts that
Mrs Annie Welch, while not a special
ly prominent member of society, man.
ages to keep the entire social circle
moving when she straps on q revolver
and goes cunning" for trouble.
The chief event of Importance in the
Welch family occurred several months
ago, shortly after their arrival at
Watts. At that time Welch was ar
rested on charge Of conducting a
blind pig and was fined 5000 on the
charge. The same thing happened sew
eral weeks later and then Mrs. Welch
took a hand in the game of affording
amusements by getting divorce.
Jealousy Nerves Her
Then the real trouble began. Mrs.
Welch accused her husband of being
enamored of some other woman and
took occasion to punch his face. After
that, according to rumors from Watts
the face-punching act became a rather
usual performance with the couple.
But the most serious trouble occurred
Friday night. Welch has been operat-
ing what was ostensibly a pool room,
but what is alleged by the district at
torney's detectives to be blind pig.
Friday night Mrs. Welch visited the
place for the daily "scrap" and her
husband met her more than half way.
Mrs Welch is alleged to have fired
several shots at hubby" and because
of her spouses skill at lodging bullets
he was not injured, but the flying lead
crashed through the window glass Of
passing electric car of the Long
Beach line.
Deputy Sheriff Donovan was called
In to investigate the shooting. He went
to Welch's pool room and found a big
crowd there. A ring had been formed
and Welch and his wife had locked
f1gurative horns and were wooling each
other numerically.
They Attack officer
Here, you're under arrest for dis
turbing the peace. Stop that fighting
and clear out" shouted the officer.
IQxy if,,r no
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
ARRAIGN TRUSTEE LOSEE
Is Under Five Thousand Dollars Ball
and VIII Be Tried Next Week,
as VIII Mayor Emo

j. B. Losee, trustee of Long Beach,
who is charged with having accepted
bribe, was arraigned before Judge
1rask in department one Of the super
ior court yesterday and his pleading
set down for next week.
Losee is under $4,000 bail.
The preliminary examination of May
or Emo, who is under similar charges
will take place in the lower court al
the same time Losee Is being tried ir
the higher court
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-30
HUSBAND PACKS HIS TRUNK
Now Doctor Is Minus a Wife, Who
Gets a Decree OF
Divorce

vorce yesterday by Judge Smith after
the desertion of her husband, Dr. e..
b. Graham, at present living near Gu
camonga.
The plaintiff said that her husband
demanded that she should turn over
to him the deed TO their home ON West
Seventh street for the purpose of rails
ing money ON the property and upon
her refusal he packed his trunk and
left her in November, 1904.