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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
SYCAMORE GROVE
IS BEAUTIFIEO
FIVE HUNDRED CELEBRATE
ARB0R DAY
Will A. Harris ls Chief Orator and
Scores Wealthy Citizens for
Not Purchasing More
Parks

More than 500 people assembled at
Sycamore park yesterday in obscrv-
ance of the annual Arbor day celebra-
tion. over 200 school children, with
sunny faces, took part in the eXer-
cises, planting trees or shrubs and
singing songs. The childish voices
were in marked contrast to the earnest
speeches that were made by their
elders.
Sycamore park is one of the newest
of the city parks, and is located in
the grove that has been for many years
a picnic ground. The tall and stately
trees have been left i'm all their grand
eur and other attractions added. Ad-
joining the arroyo SecO as 1t does 1t
is an ideal spot for a recreation ground.
Before 1 o'clock, the time set for the
starting of the procession, many peo-
pie had assembled at Central park,
but it was not until 1870 o'clock that
the procession started, headed by
squadron of police and a rass band.
A detachment of the national guard
headed by Captain A. j. Copp, jr,
also formed in line in the procession
Tallyhos and automobiles carried the
guests of honor and delegations from
the various clubs. The procession
moved up Broadway and through the
tunnel, where those walking took cars
for the park.
Mayors Brother Speaks
j. A. Haskett. president of the Arbor
Day association, lade brief prelim-
mary remarks, introducing the first
speaker Rev. e. A. Harper, pastor Of
the Knox Presbyterian church, who
represented Mayor Harper, his broth
er. The speaker expressed his delight
in the beauties of the surroundings,
advocated the extension of boulevards
and the protection of birus.
Ernest Braunton was the next
speaker, who said, in part:
Il am asked to say something of the
Arroyo Seco. 1t extends several miles
and contains more sycamore trees and
groves than in any other part of
Southern California. Although many
of the trees have been destroyed there
are enough remaining to mark it as
the most beautiful spot in this coun-
try. 1t is the earnest hope and desire
that we may acquire it as the prop
erty of the city. Much has been ac-
complished by different methods for
the requirement of parks by gifts and
otherwise. 1t is thought that the eX-
tension of the Arroyo could be pur-
chased for $150000 and the tract above
Devils Gate for a reasonable price.
Protect the Birds
"The birds should be protected.
There are eighty different species of
wild birds in the vicinity of Mineral
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
THROOP GIANTS
DEFEAT FACULTY
GIVE FORCE TO PEDAGOGUES,
BUT ARE VICToRS
Exoitlna Incidents Crop Out in Quick
Succession on the Throop Cam
pus in Freak Game Of
Baseball
pasadctu Agency
II North Raymond Avenue,
Ihunes. Sunset 1907, Home 2l2h

PASADENA, Feb. t5.-MiWh was
king at the carnival of sports on the
Throop Polytechnic institute campus
this afternoon when the faculty OF
the institution played n bout ut the
national game with tho first team
among the students. The faculty lost,
of course, but they were game losers.
The boys anticipated this. But they
were generous uld adopted plan thnt
gave their tutors at least three Of the
seven scores they run I'm for the tally.
They peddlcd force to the hungry
pedagogucs.
Now plain force, dry, Is different
from some other things that are served
"dry." 1t Is not so alluIing. so the
boys dressed their mascot UP In gor"
geous Dutch uniform, with green
baggy trousers and flaming yellow
waistcoat. The mascot peddled the
force.
The faculty were not to be outdone
They anticipated the pedagogues
would feel their oats (forCe) and there
might be trouble. They provided a
copper. logged out in "a fat police
mans uniform, with his somewhat
slim form padded out to the wonted
rotundness by pillows stuffed with
real feathers and pcering from he'll
met that almost hid his glasses. Pro-
fessor b. f.. Stacey made good cop
per.
An ambulance was there too-to car
ry away the victims of Professor Cop
per Stacey. But it did not avail when
the real accident of the day happened
and George Wold, one of the student
players, jumped on one of the rag-ball
bases in a run from first to second and
sprained his ankle. The Adams Tur-
ner & Stevens ambulance was sum-
moned instead and while his fellow
students surrounded the ambulance
and gave him three rousing cheers
that made him a resigned martyr,
young Void was borne away to his
home.
He will not play the rest of this sea-
son and that is a loss to the team
that will not be overbalanced in any
sense by tho thrilling victory over the
tutor aggregation.
The final score was IL to Z and fa-
vored the youngsters. They played
with their opponents or the score
would have been a graver one for the
professors to consider. The young
sters did not have the backing en-
joyed by their tutors, for the lassies
of Throop did not applaud half as en-
Enthusiastically as the female portion of
the faculty. They congregated in a
bunch, waved huge green pennants
and split the air with college yells
that showed class spirit undaunted
in the face of defeat.
The lineup of the two teams even
has It's funny features, for (Gay)lord
played short for the faculty, while
plain, ordinary Lord played the. same
position for the students. One was
dubbed Lord the Gay and the other
wore the affix "The Heavenly"
The lineup follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
NEGRO LAD PAYS DEARLY
FOR DISOBEDIENCE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. 15.-Because he
disobeyed the orders of his employers
Edward Weatherton is dead. He was
employed by the Sin-ons Brick COM
pany and this morning was given in
structions not to go near a certain
mule. She Had reputation for kick
ing. He disobeyed and the mule
kicked out with her hind feet The
blow fell on the rear Cf young Wealth
erton's skull and caved it in upon the
BRAIN Death followed instantly.
Weatherton was 10 years of age and
a negro. He was a member of one
of the most prominent of the fairly
wealthy negro families of this city.
Large crowds at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
ARMLtSS BUT NOT HARMLESS
Man Minus Arms Arrested and Fined
for Attempted Holdup in
Pittsbura
Special 10 Tho Herald.

SDo0I0T 20 IN0 H0r0Id.
PTTTSBURG, Feb. 15.--Before Mayor
Coleman Of McKeesport John O'Grady,
whose arms are Off above the elbows,
appeared to answer to charge Of at
tempted hoIdup. James Boyd, a Scott
Haven miner, was the prosecutor,
He alleged that O'Grady and Red
O'Donnell, q companion, held him up
at Twelfth avenue and Railroad street
and demanded his money He says
the men attempted TO drag him into
an alley, but he escaped and called the
police O'Grady was fined $40 and
costs. Officials at the workhouse have
refused to take him.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE
BECAUSE HER COOK QUITS

Special to The Herald
NEW YORK, Feb. ia cook who
had been in the employ of Mrs. Florence
Unger for many years left the, other
day, and after worrying over her loss,
Mrs. Unger committed suicide twenty
four hours later
The woman attached a tube to a
burner and inhaled illuminating gas
while her husband was absent search
ing for another servant.
She left letter to her husband ask
ing that he forgive her and ending,
"Good-by, 1 am tired and need rest"
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16

Have you heard that Frau Peehlein,
the dramatist, has had to so into an
asylum on account of her brain having
given way?"
"Hooray! Now, perhaps. We shall
have something really good from her
pen."-Meggendorfer Batter
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
COLLECTORS SEIZE 2500
POUNDS OF OLE0MARGARIN
- A.ssoclnlnd Irnss-


CHICAGO, Feb. 1j.--Thc plant Of the
Economy Butter company was raided
yesterday by eight deputy internal
revenue collectors, who seized 25OO
pounds Of oleomargarine said to be
colored in violation of the federal law.
Thorwald OXnevad, proprietor of the
plant, and two of his assistants, were
arrested. They gave bonds of $4,000 each
for their appearance for examination
on February 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16

Year club. Congress Of Mothers. Occl.
dental college, French Legion, A.
Blanchard, president; French hospital
Louis Sentous; French newspaper, A.
Mars, editor.
The officials took a trip through the
arroyo, as did many Of those attending
Tho eXcrcisos
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16

park. The Arroyo seco is our last
connecting link for the sycamores and
the wild birds that binds Our throbbing
nature.
THE sycamore is mentioned in the
Bible as a wonderful tree and 1t is
carried down to this day as a tree OF
much favor, and as for the sycamores
i'm the arroyo, 1t Is to be hoped that
the city will have acquired them before
the next Arbor day exercises
VIII a. Harris was the orator OF
the occasion He aid I'm part;
"A woman demanded that ! should
take part In these exercie 8, and when
man has been married as long as
] have he can appreciate the fact that
ne must obey.
The object sought to accomplish Is
n place of beauty where can be heard
the glad shouts OF the children. Look
at the massive hills and then at the
beauties of the Arroyo Seco with its
grand sycamore trees. Let us now
look at our city Of 100000 population
today and consider well upon It's pros
poets ana secure this beauty spot.
How | love the old oak trees where
played with my 0og in the old Ten
ncssee home.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
MERCURY 4PESTREE4 PEsTRT51F

and potash deceptive and the blood poison
minerals will the external symptoms up
system for while but the trouble will and the loathsome
symptoms mouth falling
and ulcers ETC. will be accompanied by
treatment The continued these will
the health and weaken the such that the original
often incurable Mercury
and potash eat out the delicate lining OF the stomach and bowels
the gastric
Rheumatism salvation and where they large quantities
necrosis decay OF the bones S. the remedy that
Contagious Blood Poison surely safely This
entirely roots herbs bak destroys powerful
purifying
enrhng and Strengthening removes
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
Appeals to Rich Men

Appeals to Rich Men
"Lct us look things squarely in the
face. We are lacking I'm art museums
and the like and we do not seem to have
rich men who will loosen themselves up
for such purposes There are men In
this city who could well carry out this
project before us today and yet be
rich. But if you approach these men
with a subscription paper calling for
funds from which they cannot see i'm
mediate ana large returns those papers
would be promptly turned down If
for these rich men subscriptions should
be started for monuments for them
selves with the prospect of large in
terest on their investment while alive
they might be liberal in their subscrip-
tions. But when it comes to the park
and such propositions they greatly de-
part from any sense of liberality.
I'VE are a boastful people, and it is
we'll to admit the truth of the assertion.
We have a right however, to be proud
Of our country and climate, but we
have Dragged so much about them that
we seem to think that we made them.
Los Angeles is a fitting place for
large commercial interests, manufac-
turing industries, art, science, literd-
ture and music where extreme wealth
and poverty are not tolerated. It's re
nown is not based upon greed, but upor
precepts of the Master, and it is tn,
desire of my life that it be my abiding
place and that of my posterity."
Trees Are Planted
DR.. w. A. Lamb came forward at
tired in a white linen suit brought from
Honolulu and called for John Morley
superintendent of parks, and others tC
give directions in tree planting. He
announced the clubs and organization:
which passed before the stand and tC
their tree planting exercises. The
separate groups presented lively scene!
as they each had special formulas o.
their own.
The following clubs and organizations
were represented in the procession
Ruskin Art, Wednesday and Friday
Morning and the Ebell clubs, Orphans
home, Stanton post G. A. r.; Bartlett
Logan w. r. c., Stanton w. r. G.
Sunset club, Kenesaw post, w. r. c.
Uncle Sam, w. r. c.; Robert E. LIE,
chapter, d. of c., Mrs. H. F. Church
Los Angeles d. of c., Mrs. Robertson
Wade Hampton chapter, Mrs. Hutchia
son; Civic association, Mrs. Rodman
Los Angeles Humane society, Mrs. viii
liams; Suffrage club, Child Study Cir
Gle, Galpin Shakespeare club, Marl
borough school, Highland Park Ebel
club, Girls Collegiate school, Hundre
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16

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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16

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Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20

The new Office for C. F. Warrington,
near his basket works, has been complet-
ed and occupied by him this week.
While walking along the railroad, Sal
lie Bailey stumbled and fell and drove
knife she was carrying in her hand, IN
flicting a wound which physician had
to sew up.
Clifton Coats, our constable, arrested
two young men from Wilmington, on the
charge of stealing, and took them to
Dover Jail this week.
Rev. G, + DRYDEN and family have re-
turned from the jamestown Exposition.
John Scott has had his home reprinted;
| it looks much better.
lydia Lynch has gone to Laurel, where
she will teach in public school. and she
will be missed here; as she was one OF the
very best we had. Our school board let
her 90 simply because they would not
nv a fair salary, or the equal to what
/ tue Laurel Schools offered her.
Our public schools will open next Mon
/ day with the following corps OF teachers,
viz: Prot. f. j. Hardesty Miss Kate
| Houseman and May Owens.
John Wiley, of Delmar, has been visiting
his parents here.
Mrs. S. F. Cole, of Denton, visited her
| friends here last week.
Cora Clifton and friend we're guests OF
| her parents this week.
Blanch Layfeld gave social last Sat
urday to a large number of friends, which
was greatly enjoyed.
Earl Wiley has gone to Dickinson Col
lege to take the business course.
Sallie Tatman is a guest of l. J. Long.
Jacob Owens has sold his farm to Peter
Baker, end will move to this town.
Miss Elsie Wiley i to teach at Ca Il lie
School this fall; she is another OF our
school graduates.
Frank Knowles and Emory Wiley have
gone t. Delaware College for 3 course OF
study in engineering.
Kate johnson and brother have return
ed home from the Catskill Mountains,
where they were visiting when her father,
DR.. H. Clay johnson. died.
G.. B Porter has opened an oyster saloon
and has, or will pay the S25 license nee
cary to conduct the business.
Annie Day and family are guests OF l.
J. Long.
A. Nj. Jones is offering two properties
for sale here; one for 500, the other for
81, 800.
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20
FREDERICK.

At the last meeting of the directors OF
the First National Bank, DR.. William F.
Hoey was elected as Vice President to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of the
late John w. Hall.
The public schools opened on Monday
morning with the following teachers in
charge, Prof. NJ. L. Hydorn, Howard
Moore, Miss Mary Lord and Miss Butler.
J. S. Reynolds canneryis nowrunniHg
overtime and the tomatoes are being
rushed in, in large quantities. The to-
matoes are fine. Large numbers of gal
lon cans are being packed by hand this
season. A new boiler has been installed
which is a great improvement over last
season.
Capt. r. R. Postles left on Monday
morning on his first trip with his new
naptha boat "The Lillian" with a load
of wheat for Phila. He will bring load
of phosphate here on return trip.
Mrs. Daisy McMichael has been visit
ing Milford relatives the past week.
Mrs. Ruth Virden and sons. Messrs.
Alexander and Samuel Virden, attended
the wedding of her niece, Miss Blanche
Brown to James Hall Anderson in Dover
Tuesday.
Mrs. Collision and Mrs. Smith, of Har-
rington, spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary
Thomas.
Mrs. Hudson and Mrs. Robbins, Of
Baltimore, are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. DR.. Whiteley, Mrs. Rim Supple
and Ms. Maria Darby are sOiourning at
Rehoboth.
Mrs Sallie Hudson and children, Pau
line and Cecil, have returned from trip
to Virginia, where they visited many
places of historical interest.
Miss Bessie Emerson lost her pet dog
on Monday. 1t is supposed the dog got
a dose of poison on the streets.
Mrs. Thomas Conner has returned from
a three week visit to Atlantic City, Long
Point and Ocean City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Krebs and brother,
Frank, who have been visiting relatives,
have returned to Philadelphia.
Miss Clara Oldfeld is visiting Miss
Elizabeth Lank.
Isaac Harrington, of Dover, and Mr..
Slaughter, of near Smyrna, were Frederick
visitors this week.
John Carrow, wife and daughters,
Mary and Agnes, of Dover, visited j. d.
| Carrow on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hirsch, DR.. and
Mrs P. T. Carlisle and family, Of Milford,
spent Sunday with p. T. Carlisle.
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20
COIOred Labor and the Farm.

The more one reads of remarks OF
President Jason, of the State Col
lege for Colored Students, at Dover,
the more one is convened of his
sound sense and good judgement.
With more colored men OF the
stamp of President Jason, there
would be little complaint of race
troubles and few predictions of dire
full calamities.
At the conference of cOlored peo-
pie to consider farm labor, held at
Dover the other day, DR.. Jason
made one of the best addresses that
we have heard of regarding a mat
ter of vital Importance to the farm
ing communities. He appealed to
the men of his race to work upon
the farms, and pointed out how the
lack of help is seriously gripping
the farmers, who are endeavoring
to import foreign labor to do labor
that negroes have done in the past,
and which they should do at pres
ent. Many colored people, it is
true, leave farms because they can
get higher wages in other kinds of
employment and, therefore, they
are rightly looking out for them
selves. But the wages they receive
in labor other than that on the farm,
are so high that many of che negroes
do not work steadily. Should they
work steadily these colored people,
by practicing thrift and economy,
would soon get a creditable start in
the world and occupy good places,
such as President Jason and other
leader of his race are constantly
urging. One of the troubles in the
farm labor situation is due to the
idle class of colored people-and
there are many idle whites, for that
matter-who refuse to work at all
and may be seen around any of the
rural towns and settlements. As
President Jason says, there are men
enough with ample qualifications,
for all the industrial needs of the
State. He also shows that farming
offers a field that should be pecu-
liarly attractive to the negroes, and
the more industrious and honest OF
them could easily become farmers
for themselves or tenant farmers.
President Jason cites that the high
er priced peaches sold at Cheswold
this season were grown by color
ed farmer.
President Jason and his co-work-
ers proposed to find out the cause
of the lack of farm labor when
seemingly there should be a suhi-
cient supply of it, and if they can
remedy condition. we feel sure they
will have the warmest commenda-
tons from those engaged in agri-
culture. Evening Journal.
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20

IN the experience of nearly every
town in Delaware with the sale OF
liquor, it has been plain that the
license fees for hotels has been 50
small that the privilege has not
been appreciated by the men in that
business ; as the many speakeasy s
testify. Right in Milford for many
years they fourished unchallenged
by the hotel keepers, and the prac-
tice had become so bold, that not
only the white people practiced this
as a business, but several colored
individuals engaged in it. All of
these were known to the hotel men,
and some of them even sold the liq-
nor to the negro dealers to sell on
SUNDAYS. To a large extent this
business is still in practice, as the
frequent drunken people seen on the
streets on Sunday testify. In the
city of Wilmington this week a
man was fined one hundred dollars
for selling liquor illegally, and at
the various resorts this business is
practiced with but little attempt at
concealment. 1t is impossible to
get those who buy from the speak
easy to testify against them, so
convictions are the exception rather
than the rule. Ifthe liquor dealers
would inaugurate a crusade against
the law breakers, it would show an
appreciation Of their privilege to
conduct a saloon but a license
of a thousand dollars is probably
the only method to make them APP
preciate their responsibilities.
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20

WITH the issue Of last week, the
Chronicle printed and sent into the
homes of people in the lower part
of Delaware, ALSO copies, and this
week the demand will require that
1900 copies be printed. This we
believe is by far the largest circula-
ton of any paper on the Delaware
and Maryland peninsula. This IS
particularly gratifying to the pub
Usher, and it is also valuable to the
advertiser, who reaches four thous-
and homes ofthe best farmers and
| fruit growers in this great fruit and
truck growing district. For two
years the Chronicle has had a cir
culation of more than 5000 copies
weekly, and the steady growth OF
the paper proves clearly that the
people appreciate local paper that
gives the local news in such way
that it is believable and free from
sensationalism. At the first OF Oct
ober we shall be compelled to adj
vance the rates of advertising to
meet the values of such space, and
eur patrons will appreciate the
necessity for this. The cost Of
paper, labor and everything which
enters into the manufacture OF a
newspaper, has advanced, and the
cost of printing local paper IN
Delaware is fully twenty per cent
more than two years ago. But aside
from this, the wider circulation Of
the Chronicle increases the value Of
its columns as an advertising med
ium. A dollar spent for publicity
which brings one dollar and twenty
! five cents, is money well invested
but, when it only brings back the
same amount, or less, then 1t Is
wasted, so it is necessary to write
advertisements truthfully as well a:
attractively-then change them fire.
quently, and the people will do the
/ rest ; if you have the goods to de
liver,
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20
GREENWOOD.

This place is overrun with tomatoes,
and the canneries have more than hey
know what to do with. At the close of
last week, Draper's cannery had 5000
baskets on hand. The price fell to 5
cents Der basket, and many farmers
hauled fine tomatoes home and spread
them on their land for fertilizer.
Calvin Wharton, a little boy, was bad
" burned at Diapers cannery last sat
urday, but he is more comfortable now.
Laura Swain has returned home alter
an extended visit to her parents, David
Porter and wife. Lizzie Ricards has also
been one of their visitors for last week
The youngest child OF Mr.: and Mrs.
Charles Tatman from near Milford, was
buried at St. Johnstown church yard last
Friday.
Milford chronicle., 1907-09-20

IT would seem that everybody
thoroughly understood the facts in
regard to the method of the aP-
preaching election, to ascertain the
desire of the people of Delaware, as
to the sale of liquor. Yet we fire.
quently run across those who be-
lieve that the total vote of the State
will decide the result but this is
not so. If the people of Whining
ton vote in favor of liquor, and the
people of the balance OF that county
vote against liquor, then the city
will have licensed saloons, and the
rural part of New Castle will have
no liquor sold legally. The State
is divided into four districts by the
constitution viz First district,
Wilmington Second district, Rur'
al New Castle County. Third dis
trict, Kent county. Fourth district
Sussex County. If one, or either
of them vote in favor of nO-licensei
that particular district will be dry.
The total vote of the State is not a
factor in any one district.