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Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
.COY|NA TROLLEY
LINE IS OPEN
PACIFIC ELECTRIC OFFICIALS
MAKE TRIAL TRIP
Ninety Cent Round Trip Rate Fixed
by Company as starter-News
of and for Railroad
Readers

Today the new trolley line to Covina
will be formally opened to the public.
The first car is scheduled to leave Sixth
and Main streets at a. m. All real
estate men handling tracts along the
line will make the day gala one.
Pacific Electric railway officials made
the trip yesterday afternoon in a spe-
cial car and found all the preliminary
arrangements in good shape.
At the outset round trip rate of
80 cents has been made with single
trip tickets scheduled at 60 cents.
Departure time from Sixth and Main
streets daily is as follows 6, 7:2O, $40,
10, 1920 a. m. and 12:4O, 2, 1920, 4:40,
6, $3.50 and 1880 p. m.
$3.50 a. m, 1885, S:55, 1915 and 11:35 a.
m. and 1855, 2:15, 1886, 4:55, 6;15, Z and
$3.50 p. m.
Extra cars will be put on Sunday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
CREDITORS SUE
HOTEL COMPAN
Demands Aggregating Nearly $4,000
Filed Against Hotel Wentworth of
Pasadena-Other Creditors
Made Defendants

The trouble feared by the creditors
of the Wentworth Hotel company of
Pasadena eliminated in an action being
filed in the superior court yesterday
The suit is brought by the attorneys
for the California Portland Cement
company, Inglewood Manufacturing
company, William Hall and w. j.
aggregating $5931.6S against the hotel
company and seventy-eight of the
creditors as defendants.
In the several complaints filed as one
suit the plaintiffs allege that the nu-
merous defendants other than the hotel
company have, or believe they have,
liens prior to those of the plaintiffs,
and these supposed prior claims the
court is asked to set aside.
Foremost on the list is the California
Portland Cement company with claim
for $34O6, the balance due on 1900 bar
rels of cement furnished in the con-
struction of the building. Part of this
amount is owed for the sacks in which
the cement was delivered that have
not been returned. An item of $1.65
for recording the claim is also in
cluded.
For two French ranges and sundry
other kitchen utensils the Inglewood
Manufacturing company ask the sum
of $740.75, while William Hall presents
a bill for plastering and sand furnished
amounting to $559.46. The bill of
$1209.90 asked for by the Sloane COM
pany is the balance due for carpets and
wall paper.
The present suit grows out of the
inability of the various creditors to
agree as to which of the numerous
claims against the hotel company
should have precedence, and it was
stated yesterday that many more in
diyidual suits will follow.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
WIFE BEATER IS
SENT TO- PRISON
PLEADS GUILTY AFTER LONG
DELIBERATI0N
Bail Refused After He Admits That
He Assaulted Wfe-Woman
Is in a Serious Con-
dition

e. H. Phelan, who is alleged to have
brutally beaten his wife, Mrs. Mary
Phelan, was sent to jail by Justice Aus
tin yesterday after Phelan had en-
tered a plea of guilty to a charge of
battery. Phelan asked for bail, but 1t
was reused him and the bailiff was In
structed to put him in the tanks.
When Phelan was first arraigned he
pleaded not guilty to the charge and
his bail was fixed at $500. This bail was
the heaviest that has been set in bat
terry cases for some time. 1t indicated
that the Judge believed Phelan was a
man who ought to be kept in custody.
Phelan was sent down into the tanks
after his first appearance in court.
After an hours stay in the hot jail
he changed his mind about being not
guilty and requested to be taken TO
the court room again, so that he might
change his plea. But he did not bet
ter his condition by reappearing IN
court for he was unceremoniously
thrust back into the uncomfortable
Jail.
Wife Severely Hurt
On a cot in the matron's department
Mrs. Phelan lies in q serious condition.
Both her eyes are blackened, her en-
tire body is GOV cred with spots of col
ors ranging from a reddish black to
muddled blue, and the doctors say they
fear she is injured internally
According to the evidence, Mrs:
Phelan was beaten by her HUSBAND
FRIDAY afternoon in their house at 1858
East Fifty-second street. The first
notice the police had of trouble was
through a telephone call which told
them a drunken man was raising d
row" with his wife. Motorcyclemen
Hickock and Hickock rushed to the
house on their machines and found 1t
locked.
Considerable noise was heard inside
They broke the doors and found Phelan
choking his wife. The police sent
Phelan to the central station and OBJ
tanned an ambulance for Mrs. Phelan.
She was treated at the receiving nos
pital and is still in serious condl-
ton.
The police say that Phelan's treat
ment of his wife is the worst that has
come to their notice in long tlme'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
LEE GATES TELLS OF
FUTURE LOS ANGELES

Lee Gates addressed the City club
yesterday on "The Future of Los An
geles."
The speaker delivered typical boost
er's talk, his eloquence bringing re-
sounding applause.
He told of the great harbor at San
Pedro, where in a few years the ships
of the world will ride at anchor.
The completion of the Panama canal
and the entry of the Gould roads will
bind Los Angeles and the commercial
marts even more closely, he said.
Commercially and geographically
Los Angeles is in the center of the
worlds trade" said he, land with the
cheap oil nearby and the power to be
generated through the Owens river
aqueduct we have our Industrial future
assured"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
MAY ENJ0IN WORK
ON 0UTFALL SEWER

Parties who wish to delay the con-
struction of the outfall sewer have, it
is said. approached Judge John S.
Chapman and A. b. McCutcheon with
view to restraining the city from
using funds for further construction
out of other departments of revenue.
Eighty per cent of the boring has
been done and pay roll expenses
amount to 100000 monthly
If work were to be stopped now the
loss would be great, both from9backing
up of water and because every day lost
will delay work into the rainy season.
when serious overfows of the old sewer
will follow.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
CASINO WILL Be
QUICKLY REBUILT
Fire Does Not Daunt Enterprising
Men Who Are Back of Seaside
Resort-PIans Under
Way

Redondo will soon have new Casino
to take the place of the one destroyed
by fire Friday. Already architects have
been interviewed and workmen engaged
so that the construction may start as
soon as possible.
The new building will occupy a site
twenty-five feet south of the one where
the other building was erected in order
10 provide greater safety in case a
fire should start in an adjacent build
ing.
With the exception of $4,000 worth of
fixtures, which are a total loos, it is
found the building was fully insured,
and consequently there will be no diff
ficulty about starting the work at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
ADD MILLIONS
TO ASSESSMENTS
,MalIard's Deputies Dig UP Untaxed
Franchises of Oil and Banking
Corporations on Which
City Will Collect

Some Los Angeles corporations Will
encounter surprises next week when the
new assessments are made public.
Millions of dollars that heretofore
have escaped taxation will be added to
the rolls, say clerks and deputies In
Assessor Walter Mallard's office.
The Farmers and Merchants National
bank will have to pay $4,000 on It's
franchise alone, though it has hereto
fore escaped, it is said.
Several of the big oil companies will
be mulcted-the Union for $46,000 the
western Union for $17,400, the Central
for $500 and others in proportion.
These few instances alone will add
$85, $40, and there are hundreds of others,
including the Western Union and Pos
tai Telegraph companies
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
TESTIFY IN THIRD RAIL CASE
Superior Court Hears Hill Street Test
Litiuation

Judge Hutton is still hearing testi-
mony in regard to the contention of
the Los Angeles-Pacific officials that
the city has no right to restrain it from
laying third rail on Hill street.
The Los Angeles Interurban, which
uses the tracks Jointly with the other
company, is not yet ready to change to
standard gauge.
City Attorney Hewitt contends that
before laying third ran new fran
chise should be asked for, as it will OBJ
ligate the company under the Brough-
ton act after five years to pay per
cent of the proportionate gross receipts
into the city treasury.
The recent legislature complicated
matters by passing contradictory legis-
lation.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
CITY MAY REFUSE TO
PAY SURETY PREMIUMS

The finance committee of the city
council is refusing to pay the premiums
charged on the bonds of two city Off
cials until the city attorney rules that
the city is legally bound to pay. The
attorney recommended to the council
last Monday that the premiums be
paid, but the finance committee be-
lieves that the obligation is only a
moral one, and that legally the city
is free to refuse payment.
The bonds were drawn by the Met
ropolitan Surety company, and a pre-
MUM of $3.50 was charged City Treas
urer C. H. Hance and 5000 Tax Col
lector e. e. Johnson. All other Officials
paid the bond premiums out of their
salaries.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
MAKES ATTACK ON OFFICER
WHILE UNDER ARREST

A man who gave his name as w. E.
Wood was arrested on First street last
night by Patrolman Green on a charge
of drunkenness. At the station house
he refused to be searched and made
an attack on Officer Hurt. 1t took
three men to subdue him.
Detectives Chapman and Boyd state
that Wood answers the description of
Ed Blackwell, we'll known character
who some months ago ran amuck in
Stansfield's grading camp with Win
chester rifle and kept two score of men
at bay several hours
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
VICTIM OF OPIATES
CHARGED WITH THEFT

Albert King was arrested last night
on East First street by Police Sergeant
Mcdowell and booked at the central
police station IN a charge of petit
larceny.
Sergeant Mcdowell was standing near
a second hand store at 1856 East First
up a dress suit case and walk off with
it. King claimed to have bought the
bag earlier in the day, but the pro-
prietor of the store denied this. King
is victim of the drug habit and when
searched at the station had bag of
yen shee hidden in his shoe.
If you don't shop Saturday nights the
clerks will get proper rest.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
LITTLE GIRL FALLS
INTO HOT ASPHALT T

Beckie Rosenbaum was run down by
"a messenger boy on wheel yesterday
afternoon at the intersection of First
and Spring streets and hurled into
quantity of hot asphalt which was
being prepared for the street repairing
work.
Her right cheek was burned and the
hot sticky semi-fuid stuff was spread
over her body and clothing. She was
treated at the receiving hospital. The
boy was not taken into custody.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

what we need" said Farmer Korn-
kob, as he looked up from the Weekly
Screech, lis a good hard rain. The
crops need it mighty bad
'trhey certainly do. Hiram" repl1ed
his wife. II reckon we'd better try, to
have the church give a picnic, hadn
We?''-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
SECRETARY WILLIAM TAFT
WILL ATTEND BANQUET

Secretary of War William II. Taft
has accepted the invitation of the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce to be it's
guest at the annual banquet in Sep
tember.
Secretary 5of Commerce and Labor
James r. Garfield may accompany
Judge Taft west.
1t is possible that the big affair will
be held in the Auditorium at Venice.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
From zenith and Vermont

A. N. Davidson has asked the city
council for a franchise to operate
trolley line from Tenth and Vermont
avenue to Gramercy place.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
Chinese Arrested

Chew Lung, well dressed Chinese,
was arrested on Alameda street last night
or a warrant from Oxnard charging him
legged to have attacked and beaten a Chi
nese girl OF the name of Sui Sim and to
have stolen $3.50 from her and made his
escape to this city. Patrolman Mcintosh,
who has been looking for the Chinaman
for several days, made the arrest.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

If You don't shop Saturday nights the
clerks will get proper rest
Smyrna times., 1907-09-25
OISOROERLY NEGROES GIVE
OFFICERS SOME TROUBLE
CROWD OF ROWDlES TAKE THE TOWN SAT-
UROAY NIGHT But RIOT WAS AVERTRD.
Policemen Turner, Cummlns and Pryor Make
Three Arrests With Some Difficulty
Trouble Started Over One Arrest.

A crowd of drunken and disorderly ly
negroes came near causing a riot in
Smyrna Saturday night and it was all
our officers could do to quiet the dis
turbance. This was not accomplished
until three arrests were made. The
trouble started about ten o'clock some
where in the vicinity of Edward G..
Walls store. Thomas Wrench, one of
our well-known farmers, was about to
get off in his team when a crowd of
negroes brushed against and pushed
dence so incensed Wrench that he re.
sented by speaking his mind in no un
certain tones. Harry Potter, one of
the negro bucks came back and showed
fight and it is alleged cursed Wrench
and drew pistol on him. It looked
like battle royal when Officers Turner
and Cummins arrived. Potter with
some difficulty was taken to the Lock
up. He was arraigned before Alder
man Grow and fined with costs So. %.
The arrest of Potter seemed to disturb
his colleagues who gathered about in
considerable numbers. Some picked
up stones and brick bats and one boy
at least was struck in the face with a
bat which made a severe abrasion un.
der his eye. Herman Robinson, col
ored, was eeen picking up stones and
in an effort to arrest him Policeman
Pryor discovered that he was carrying
concealed weapon. He was arraigned
before Magistrate Anthony and held
for court for carrying concealed anC
deadly weapons. James Barkley an
other negro who tried to interfere in
the arrest of Robinson was landed il
the Lookup by Policeman Turner
where he was fined with costs by AL
derman Grow, 5000. After these ar
rest were made the situation cleared III
little but it was not until midnigh
that the crowd which had been "paint
ing the town red" dispersed. Richart
E. Smith, cclored, was arrested an,
arraigned before Alderman Grow Mon
day for disorderly conduct at tn
Chester House on Friday evening. III
was fined with costs $500.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-25
ACCIDENT LEADS TO A PRETTY ROMANCE.
Miss Florence Jackson Daughter of Mrs. Job
II. Jackson of Wilmington to Wed Fred Hill.

Miss Florence Jackson Daughter Of Mrs. Job
H. Jackson of Wilmington to Wed Fred Hill.
AS a elimination to an accident in
the mountains of New York last year
when Miss Florence Mather Jackson,
of Wilmington, fell down a precipice,
was badly hurt and was brought up
the mountain side by Frederick Ham
ilton Hill, cards have been issued to
marriage of the couple and the affair
is the reigning topic in exclusive
Wilmington drawing rooms. Miss
Jackson is the daughter of Mrs. Job
Fl. jackson, an heiress and one of the
most popular young women in the
city. Both Miss Jackson and Mr..
Hill were injured by the accident,
Seated in Summer house along the
side of cliff one night the timbers
gave way, hurling the young man and
woman far down the hillside. Cards
have been issued to breakfast to be
given at the Jackson home on October
10, the day set for the wedding.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-25
ANOTHER SECTION COMMERCE STREET
Work Of Macadamlziug From Market TO Pour
Corners Now Being Rolled and Made Ready.

Street Supervisor Benjamin w.
Turner and his force of workmen who
have been working on the section of
Commerce Street between Market and
tho -Four Corners" has about COM
pleted the job. The stone which was
placed on last week is now being rolled.
Today the fine stone is being put on
and rolled and the street will be turned
over to the public this week. As soon
as another installment of stone arrives
it is understood that work will be taken
up where the new macadarn begins at
Delaware Street and continue block by
block to the Depot. This is as far as
the Street Committee hopes to get this
year. Early next Spring Commerce
Street will be completed and then Main
Street will be macadamized.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-25
CHESwOLD GRANGE TO ENTERTAIN.
Will Be Addressed Thursday October 18th By
a Corps Of WelI-KnOwn instructors

CHEswoLD, September, 25:-The
following program has been arran-
ged by Pomona Grange, Cheswold,
to be held Thursday, October nth,
next: Opening the Grange in Fifth
Degree, Reading Minutes, Address of
Welcome, E. A. Evans, Cheswold: !:
Response, J. Frank Rice, FELTON,;
Appointment of Committees and An
nouncements, Reports of officers, Re-
ports from Subordinate Oranges, Un-
finished Business, New Business and
Election of Officers, Recess for Lunch,
Sanitary Farming, DIR. Mel. I. Cook,
Newark (Plant Pathologist0 Address,
DIR. A. Neale, Newark Necturer OF
State Grange;) The Literary Program
in the Subordinate Grange, Miss
Florence Slaymaker; Our Country
Roads, E. w. Jenkins, Dover; Ad
dress, Hon. Hervey Walker, Master OF
State Grange, Marshallton; Report on
Telephone Lines, Reports of Commit.
tees. Fixing place of next meeting
! Closing.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-25
SKULL CRUSHED IN BY THE
VICIOUS KICK Of A HORSE
WILLIAM TICE AN ORPHAN BOY RESIDING
WITH THOS. FARRELL, HAS CLOSE CALL
While Playing With a Farm Hand He Fell
Beneath Horses Feet and Was Kicked So
Badly lie Was Sent to Hospital.

William Tice an orphan boy living
at the home of Thomas FARRELL near
RothwelPs Landing had a close call
from death Sunday afternoon by being
kicked by horse. The little boy who
was but thirteen years of age was ta-
ken from a home by family near Wy
oming. Recently by some arrange
ment satisfactory to the home and the
Wyoming parties, the boy came 10
Smyrna and has been living on the
farm of Thomas FARRELL. Sunday af-
ternoon he was playing with one of the
farm hands at the stable door. The
little fellow was fond of play and not
thinking of danger, the farm hand
tossed him over his head. Unfortu-
nately Tice landed beneath the feet of
a horse in a nearby stall. The horse
took fright and began to kick, the re
suit being that Tice received kick in
the forehead which mashed in his
skull. In an unconscious state he was
brought to Smyrna. DR.. J. W. Cliff
ton was consulted who later had the
boy sent to the Delaware Hospital IL
Wilmington. DR.. A. Lee Clifton, ot
the University of Pennsylvania Hos
pital, who was down spending Sunday
with his father, accompanied the pa
tient as far as Wilmington. An op-
GRAFTON was performed and latest re
ports is that the boy is getting along
as we'll as can be expected and will
recover. 1t was a close call and ont
which filled the family of Thomas Jar
rell with anxious concern.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-25
HORACE q. RETTEw GETS z YEARS Q MOS
Sentenced by Chief Justice Lore in County
Court for EmbezzllHg $4,000 County Funds.

Sentenced by Chief Justice Lore in County
Court for EmbezzllHg $4,000 County Funds.
Horace G.. Rettew, former County
Treasurer and Receiver of County.
Taxes for Wilmington hundred, who
was indicted at the May term of New
Castle county court by the grand jury
on the charge of embezzling $40, 900 of
the county's money, pleaded guilty in
the Court of General Sessions Monday
morning, after which he was sentenced
by the court to two years and six
months in the workhouse. This term
will expire ON March 22d, 1910, but
there is of course, a chance of several
months being taken off for good be-
havior. After the indictment was re-
turned Rettew pleaded not guilty and
furnished $4,000 bail for his appear
ance at the present term of court. He
was represented by David ]. Reinhardt,
who has been his counsel ever since.
Although he was indicted for en-
bezzling $40, 900, it is understood that
the total amount which he owes the
county is $2S, 900. The shortage first
became known publicly when the Levy
Court had his bond entered up in the
Office of Prothonotary Speakman.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-25
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL BUDGET.
Class of 1887 Scsltsred-Teachers Association
Meet and Organize for the Year by Elect.
ing Principal Burdette President.


Teachers of Smyrna and vicinity met
in Smyrna School building Saturday
afternoon and reorganized for the COM
ing year by electing J. P. Burdette
president, Prof Norris of Clayton,
vice president, Miss Anna B. Beckett,
Secretary and Treasurer. Prof. Car
roll was pres ent and offered valuable
suggestions as to the work. It was
decided to continue the study of w. S.
History with J. P. Burdette as teacher
and to study English with Mr.. E. L.
Pontz leader and to have some other
subject for each meeting to be determ-
ined monthly. The meeting to be held
the 2nd Saturday of each month.
The class of ''O7' has scattered about,
two have gone to Delaware College,
one to Lehigh and two have gone to
New York. The Smyrna High School
has probably furnished more students
to the new Freshmsn Glass of 1908 of
Delaware College than any town south
of Wilmington. Six former high
school boys have matriculated there:
Davis Bell, 'O6, John Postles, 'O7,
Horace Spruance, '07, Roy Tucker, 'O8,
William Kirby, 'O3 and Harry Garri-
son, '03. The High School has a
good many new scholars from different
towns. There are two girls from
Hartly, two girls and one boy from
Kenton and one boy from Clayton.
The Friday afternoon Society rend.
cred the following program Essay, Rails
ton McCausland; Defamation, Clar
ence Malcom; Reading, Mary johnson
Essay, George Mattiford; Declama
tiOn, Harry Grieves; Reading, Walter
Ransom; Essay, Leslie Hirons; Decla
nation, George Williams; Reading
Octaria Bartlett; Essay, Frances Price
Paper, Mabel Robinson. The debate
which followed was: Resolved, "Tha
the tariff should be revised by the mex
congress-" The debaters were: affirm
ative, Lola Dick, Minnie Rothwell
Clifton Deakyne; Negative, William
Ford, Margaret Walls, Rich Holland
The judges were Mr.. J. Derricksol
Cummins, Mr., Townsend Jefferso
and Miss Anna Talbot, decided the de
bate in favor of the affirmative. Afte
the Society was over our pianist c
"06" Miss Julia HUM being preser
we had some singing. The Societ
was honored by the presence of Mis-
. Anna Talbot and Miss Julia Hum {
"O6", Miss Elizabeth Price and Nj
Irving Brinton of ''O7'', also Nj
Townsend Jefferson and Mr.. Derrick
son Cummins and many others. Mis-
Lola Dick, Correspondent.
Smyrna times., 1907-09-25
OLOPOLKs HOME TO sz OPENED AT DOVER
Formal Opening viii Take Place October lst
at Which Special Program Will Be Rendered


"The Palmer Home" for old Folks
will be fol mally opened on October 1st,
at 2 o'clock p. m. An appropriate pro-
gram has been prepared and the public
throughout the State are invited to be
present, when they will have the op-
portunity to inspect the home. Octo-
Der 1st will be donation day, when
every generous minded person is re-
quested to send contributions, such as
furniture, money, groceries, table and
bed linen, blankets, spreads, and pro-
visions of all kinds, in fact, anything
that can be used in such an institution
just starting it's great and good work.
Those having worked to secure this
elegant and much needed institution
deserve a great deal of credit, and
should receive the hearty support OF
every one in the State, as it is the only
place south of Wilmington for our
worthy poor. We therefore ask every
one who can, to remember the Palmer
Home on October 1st. All contribu
tions sent direct to Old Folks Home
Smyrna times., 1907-09-25
FOUR TOWNS DARK FOLLOWING A FIRE.

LaureI's Electric Light Plant Which Supplies
SeafOrd, BrldgeviIIe and DeImar Burned.
The Laurel electric plant was burned
to the ground Sunday morning. Con-
sequently, in addition to Laurel, the
towns of Seaford, Bridgeville and Del
mar are in darkness. There were NO
services in any of the principal churches
Sunday night. A spark from the
switchboard ignited one of six barrels
of oil, which exploded and the plant
was a mass of ruins before the fire
companies arrived. For a time it
looked as though the Bacon Lumber
Mills, the largest in the State, and the
southern part of Laurel would be de-
stroyed, but by heroic work this was
prevented.