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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-30

way. The road is rough and very steep
There are creeks to cross and rocky
places to rumble over. The men will
study the action of the car on this
long grade and be prepared to get
everything there Is in the engine out
of it onsthe day of the race.
Latham also expects to spend much
time in the Soledad canyon. Here the
road twists and turns, and much de-
pends upon the man at the wheel
Willows overhang the road, and in
addition to the streams there are
stretches of deep sand. Mr.. Shelter
announces that this car will be for sale
at the regular stock price after the
race.
An atmosphere of quiet excitement
prevails around the White garage,
caused by information received from
San Francisco that the racing car has
at last arrived from the east. Re-
garding the race f. C. Fenner said:
"The car which we propose to put
in the Baldy race this year was or
dered sometime ago from Cleveland.
Considerable time was consumed in
telegraphing backward and forward, be-
tween here and Cleveland, due to the
fact that our people in Cleveland
wished to send me one of Waiter
Whites famous hill climbing cars for
this race. I did not agree with them
in regard 20 the kind of a car they
thought most suitable for this particu-
lar run. They finally came over to my
way of thinking and shipped what /
wanted. The car is regular stock
1909 runabout, stripped and equipped
with skeleton sets for racing.
Captain Ryus will drive my racer
from San Francisco down to Los An
geles. He left there on Friday, the
2Sth and will arrive here Thursday,
the 4th No fast time will be made,
as we wish to take care of the car.
"Captain Ryus will drive the race.
The tryouts will be made with my old
runabout, Black Bess. H. G. Guild of
San Francisco will be the mechanician
| do not expect to put the racer over
the course more than once before the
race.
"I have heard it noised around that
my contestants have remarked that the
reason we have been so quiet is be-
cause we really did not know when we
were going to get a car good enough
to race them, and that, in fact, we did
not know what we were going to do.
T think every automobilist in this city
knows that when the White car goes
after a record or a race they generally
come home with the bacon. nave
seen Mr.. Shelters car. 1t is a nice lit
tie wagon, and I hope it will do well.
1t certainly makes noise enough Tor
both of us, and anybody who cannot
see it can certainly hear 1t. l do not
underestimate the anxiety of my con-
testant to win this race, and 1t would
be a big thing for him if he could win
it. 1 have won it twice because my
car could withstand the strain and the
abuse that an automobile gets in going
over that course at high rate OF
speed.
''I have kept quiet because l have
had nothing to say. Talk will never
win that race, anyway; but all the
friends and owners of White Steamers
oan rest assured that will be on
hand on the morning of the race with q
car that will clean up anything on the
Pacific coast over that course.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-30
COAST TOUR FOR
SPRING OF 1909
SAN FRRNCISCANS HAVE POST
PONED RUN
LOCAL DEALERS MAY JOIN WITH
THE NoRTHERNERs
Lack of Interest Causes Abandoning
of 1ooo-MiIe Tour Which Was
Planned for First Week
In September
BY FREDERIC PABsT

The talked of endurance run from
San Francisco to Los Angeles and re-
turn has been postponed. once more,
and the dealers of San Francisco now
state that the contest will probably be
pulled off next spring.
The run was originally scheduled for
the first week next month, and the
dealers of Los Angeles were asked to
combine with the northern motorists
in pulling off the affair. No official
postponement has been announced. but
no arrangements for a run have been
made ana the prevailing talk in the
north is that the event will be run off
in the spring.
For some reason events of this kind
have aroused but little interest in San
Francisco. In the twenty-four hours
"around the bay" test but fifteen cars
competed, and it was hailed as great
affair. During the early summer an
economy contest was held from San
Francisco to Del Monte, and three cars
competed. Recently another run was
held over the same course, and this
time but six cars started. In view of
such lack of interest an attempt to
hold a thousand-mile touring contest
would be foolish.
If the run had been held as originally
planned it would have been very much
{. road race. The cars were to have
been sent down the coast in two days,
going from San Francisco to San Luis
Obispo the first day, and from there
to Los Angeles for the second day.
run.
The local dealers have discussed the
run and will probably favor such con-
test for the spring. If the local asso-
citation takes it up it would be wise
to begin work soon and make the thing
a certainty. The Tourist tour has shown
that such a tour is practical.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-30
oEElcE BOY SPEEDS

Any one who has had any experience
at all with the average office boy VIII
appreciate the difficulties under which
the Warner Instrument company of Be
lott, Wis, have been laboring until
Warner autometer. 1t is a matter OF
record at the Beloit office now that
since the instrument was placed on this
cart the. office boy makes record runs
to the postoffice.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-30

Charles A. Persons. one OF the best
known makers of bicycle and motorcy-
Gle saddles, was in the city last week
visiting the John I. Bill company. Mr..
Persons is the inventor of the saddle
which bears his name. He is seeing
the western trade.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-30
EolJR-MILE BOAT LIMIT

Four miles an hour was the speed
limit which the craft taking part in the
cruise of the American Power Boat
association from New York to the
Thousand Islands ran UP against last
week. Consequently they were delayed
about day. The obnoxious ordinance
was effective on the Erie canal and
came as surprise party to the
cruisers. -Four miles an hour Is pretty
slow, even on the water. About mule
pace, we suppose.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-30
WORK is STARTED ON
NEW ELMoRE GARAGE

Work was started last week on the
new Elmore garage and salesroom at
742-746 South Olive street. Manager
D. B. Rose of the local company an
nounces that the new place will be S0x
167 feet and will be as perfect home
for motor cars as it is possible to build.
There will be a salesroom, garage, re-
pair shop and offices.
The 1909 Gilmore models are expected
to begin arriving September Is. There
will be no change in the prices of Ell
mores this season.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-30
JOHN 7. BILL PRESIDENT OF
NEW SAUCER TRACK COMPANY

The newly organized Washington
Square Amusement company expects to
have the new saucer bicycle and mo-
torcycle track working at Washington
and Grand avenue this fall. The COM
pany has received it's charter from the
state and at meeting to perfect the
Organization John T. Bill was chosen
president. The track is being promoted
by James Gun, who had considerable
experience at Salt Lake. Races viii be
held at night.
The Washington times., 1908-11-08
Pardee's Accusation.

During the next few days 4 49,
quenuy visited Tie prisoners IN ai
tempt 10 md out il they had as-..
plices. Sutton would not tatz
and Paruee was inclined 10 b. .--
turn. 1he most / could get O4t 0t
him was that ne was not alone i-i ia
swindle.
II you viii inquire at the ..--ts
House. he said Il think you wi
others concerned in this matter.
This remark was presumably g.. ei-
fort 20 implicate the President zeEa-
tary. Ar. BabcOck. whose name n
been forged 90 the circulars. 1 com
WINGED hIm there was no use o. rs
ing to besmirch Babc0ck, and finally
he said:
ASK Lackey what he knows about
IL"
/ knew OF no such person, an @=ae1
where he could be- found
If you viii inquire about him Al
the " hite House, replied Parde.
think ,-ou can get track Of him
dig inquire. ard found there -
such a man there, a clerk. Le ay
was brought before the Distucf Al-
torney and Questioned, but ha 20
difficulty ia establishing hls iuEot
Pardee remained BOO jau
months. succeeded iu having IBIS
reduced 70 $3.50. gave &c and u-
an insane asylum iu CaGHeeJcl
fore he could be brought te trial
ton also furnished bail after 81
been reduced 10 5000. and the u-
heard of him J read thar be- had
a man BE- Washington: what exc
ally became OF him do NOS know.
cept that me was never tried Tor ".5
pa tlc-pauoa Ir the Barney slg-ld
That these two army officers
should have descended To- such me a
Of gaining money is one Of me = e.
veIs that frequently confront Il 90
whose business IL is 10 ferret rEL
criminals. Both were men OF int .'i-
gence and education. both came 4 sra
good families. and while they perh .H-
obtained q few thousand dollars "y
using the name of the President "
the United States I'm swind ~
schenae IL vas piuIuly poor euIuI
sation for the WTecIdng of their litez
Pardee, IN particular, had, up 60 lie
time OF his crime. what appeared 20
be more than an ordinarily bright
future. He had been the secretary NJ
Indian Agent Ross. whose headguar-
tiers were at Port Townsend, Wash.
and sutton had also been conne0 20
with the same Office.
Yet, perhaps. the strangest feature
OF the whole matter is that so many
postmasters were deceived by what
should have appeared at first glance
20 be a clumsy fraud. Grants Sor-h
Carolina cousin was the only one u
the thousands TO whom the circulars
were sent who had enough cIeverness
or enough courage To lay the matter
before the authorities and declare, "a
know Ulysses would never sanction
anything like that"
The Washington times., 1908-11-08
He Was Burning Eaeh Envelope Slowly and separateg.

preacher THAI while she would bee glad
&" rent the room to him she could not
afford C accept less than the regular
rental Of SO. which she feared he
would mo- re willing 10 give. since IL
was not his intention 10 make much
u~e of the. premises. Bot he quickly
,..nt back with letter Enclosing 2
Chuck for the first months rent and
asking that "a key be sent him. 50 that
IS He should visit the Capital al night
Niih CuIv an hour between trains he
could go 10 his room and get his mail
without disturbing the family The
key WIS sent
a little later in the afternoon I took
advantage Of an opportunity 10 slip
The Washington times., 1908-11-08

~ toT John Peter IN February. 1873. r-yr
II that month his half interest IN tas
great WaidTCn estate was sold out -
the sheriff undev an execution d q
judglnL Mt for s182IS
HIS brother, IN some way held o. E
few years longer. but disaster 4nallY
caught up with him also. On Eovens-
Der u, 1873, the sheriff Of the county
again appeared before his door. and,
standing on the porch OF the old MAJOR
house, sold the remaining half Of tie
great properly under An execution OF
judgment Tor less than 500 From
that time the Wsldron Iands have been
the possession OF strangers.
A few weeks ego an old man esuls
here from North Carolina and sought
out q prominent real estate lawyer.
He edded another chapter 10 this
story BY telling him how John PstsF
had gune south after his financial
downfall and hal left his descendants
the tradition Of vast lands on Man
haitian Island that belonged 20 ham
and n them. The tradition grew With
the years. AMI al last the represents
tive was sent to investigate It. The
lawyers researches brought 20 light
the history OF tie stupendeuB so4 tune
that the old mems ancestors had let
slip tia ough their fingers TO satisfy
paltry debt. and the OH SuutleTner,
on being told that his family lee, nd
was valueiess went away sorroWful.
The Washington times., 1908-11-08

seriously impaired. II at all. He had
eight children. One OF them, Peter.
sold his share in the estate to
stranger, but. through a maternal
uncle, bect ne the inheritor. or secured
possession IN some way. of the tract
between Ninety-fourth and III streets.
Broadway to East river. He died in
1772, and his son Peter became the
owner OF the Waldron tract Now
this Peter 6ied In 1906 leaving all his
property jointly TO his four children.
The ownership finally was narrowed
down TO John Peter WaldrOn and
Grove Bend Waldron. who each own
ed One-half Of the vast estate.
There is httic or no surface evil
dence Of debts or difficulties IN a
financial way for two generations, but
the hereditary faint seems to 1--we
been at work. II not openly. In most
effective manner nevertheless, for the
final catastrophe was not Tar away.
What the money went for can be sur
missed Harlem after the revolution
mad passed and the United states had
become at independent nation was no
longer distant end difficult Of access
from New York What is now tho
second largest city in the world had A
population Of 1900 IN those days-a
big place for the beginning OF the
niusteenth century, and ore doubtless
Offering quite as many chances to
spend money IN proportion to its size
as the New York OF today. Doubtless
the two Waldron bcys Hspt the town
road well worn ana were we'll spoken
Of By the publicanS At any rsfe - =
rrSt BLOW fell completely and crushing
The Washington times., 1908-11-08

the Waldrons seem 10 have had bigger
families than fortunes. Despite the
fact that thi. patriarch was the larg-
est Isndhoider in Harlem Village, It
turned out, when they came % strike
trial balance of his estate. that he
was heavily m DEBT Now. debt runs
as a hereditary failing ali through
this brief history. The Grabbed chTOn-
iclers who set down the metes ana
bounds In the old deeds give no hint
OF what caused IT,
The Waldron children finally agreed
among themselves that If Samuel the
fourth son, would assume his fathers
debts ara take care Of his mother so
long a. she lived. he could have the
entire estate. This he did. The in
herired tendency TO get into debt seems
to have Jumped over Samuel, as such
heredihes viii skip an individual or a
Eeleration now and then, for he pros
pered nightly He not only cleared
or the mortgages on the estate. but
ne bought more land, the boundaries
10 the north not being given, but
cIearI- north Of nth street This
Samuel died in 1870 leaving a dozen or
fourteen children (as usuaD and
splendid estate, apparently free and
clear. Fate and mutual agreement
among his brothers and sisters made
William WaIdron the owner OF his
grandfather estate. The ancient
records are stil vague in their talk
or itE northern boundaries
william died toward the end OF 1867.
apparently leaving his properly not
The Washington times., 1908-11-08

river and from Ninety-fourth TO nth
streets. There was much pleasant pas
tlre lands rich titled ground and even
a -Tesh water lake and scream ia lbs
boz udaries. 1t was an old printer that
founded the WaluiIn fanny m smeri-
ca, Baron Resolved Waldron was his
name, and he came from Amsterdam
in Holland - the New Amsterdam ia
America in 1854. ard became the first
of that name 10 hold land in the New
World. lie bought property on Broad
way. near Wall street, and lived and
worked there until 1854. when the city
became English ia ownership and New
York fla name, He was not a baron,
by the way-that was just one of his
given names IT was the coming OF
the English that drove him 10 Harlem.
EIe had to take the oath of allegiance
20 The new sovereign, but did IL luke
wsrmly, and shortly afterward quietly
stepped of the earth by moving mp
20 house he had built on some wild
laud' he had secured. bounded on the
south bv what Is now Eighty-third
street, on the north by a vague and
shsdoWy limit and running from the
Broadway or now 10 the East river.
Governor Peter stuyvesant had grant
ed him this property. ana mis- title TO
il was confirmed by the English gov
ernors. Nichols ia 1896, and sir Thomas
Dongau, Ten years later
It was Well across the border into
tho next century when Baron Re
solved WaIdron die1, st The age OF
ninety-six, leaving twelve living chill
dren. All the way along this history
The Washington times., 1908-11-08
HUMANISMS

one cannot quarrel II the other VII
not.
The keener the critic the more at.
ting the criticism.
II YOU have anything TO do do iti
don't loaf on the Job.
1t is only the mistakes Cf other 100
pie that are funny.
Great success seldom comes Eu ne
man who takes no chances.
Stand IN front of mirror when "E-
ing al your worst enemy
Many q man chief fault IS l.s .llt
ure 10 see his shortcomings.
4 man thinks his is the simple lie
when he has no kick coming.
If q man has the right brand OF 70
formation he never boasts of his past.
The Washington times., 1908-11-08

~ ECAUSE John Peter Waldron
x could not pay $l32.1s. and his
/ brother, Grove. equally hard
pressed, let go unsais1ed a
Judgment OF less than 500. there
slipped from the grasp OF these Two
careless stewards OF their vast inner
itance. nearly "A hundred years ago
and from the possession OF the Wall
dron family forever-sever aI. square
miles Of land on Manhattan island
thar today are worth hundreds of mill
lions of dollars, says the New York
Press.
IT was the Did WaIdron farm that
went for this song The $500 that the
sheriff of the village uf Harlem levied
for would scarce pay Sor a three min
ute chanson by an artistic OF the opera
nowadays: 1t would but little more
than furnish tires for touring car:
a modest dinner party of d few thirsty
friends would cost that much any
evening at Il broadway restaurant.
But the story, dug out piecemeaI from
the ancient records-so dry in their
verbiage as TO make one cough as one
read them through-is one of the most
remarkable OF the many wonderful
tales of Manhattan real estate. II also
has. cropping out here and there, an
othcE strikngly curious feature. incl
dents that indicate that the tendency
to get head over heels IN debt Is quite
as hereditary as cultivated taste
for liquor or good liviag
The old Waldron farm in Harlem
this land that was lost--Iay between
what Is nov Broadway and the East
The Washington times., 1908-11-08

and as our mails are so large and 60
TO clerks 20 DE arranged and briefed
before We see them. YOU VIII have
an letters on the subject addressed 10
him. Call upon our friends and allow
no one TO contribute more than SO
and. 70 prevent publicity and trouble.
direct the remittance 70 be made By
"a single SO note. Registered letters,
drafts OF express would necessarily
lead 10 publicity AIT Secretary, you
viii make an alphabetical list Of every
contributor. 20 which We can here
after refer.
Have you any idea who these fell
lows are2' 1 queIted. as ] folded up
the circular.
Not the slightest" replied AIR Ban
field. An 1 know is that the circulars
ere accompanied by q return envelope,
bearing the printed address. Rev. J.
Hale Barney, Executive Secretary,
&C, 42i Sixth street northwest. Wash
ington, D. g"
The frs thing I did was 10 So to the
address where the Rev Mr.. Barney
was supposed 20 live and rent a room.
I found the house 20 he T. three-story
The landlady. a bright. Intelligent wo-
man, had two very pretty grown
daughters. She asked me all ablut
myself, why I was IN Washington and
whom I could give as a reference. /
told her I was in the Capital to take
the civil service examination for a po-
sition IN the Treasury Department. I
gave Her. as reference. the pOstmas-
ter. a brother, by the way. Of Sen
ator Edmunds Upon these represen-
tations she rented me the front room
on the second door.
Then I went 20 the p0stofhec.
revealed 10 the postmaster the ma
ture Of my business. and asked him
to summer the carriers who delivered
mail to the address given 10y Barney.
He readily complied. and two carriers
appeared. the name Of one OF whom.
remember. was Hyatt 7 asked each
Of the carriers what he knew. If any
thing, about Barney Neither Of them
had ever seen him. Each had deIiy-
cred good deal of mail al his aG-
dress, but he was always out when
they came.
The Washington times., 1908-11-08
The Plot Thickens.

Half an hour later Pardee returned.
In q little while ! heard the folding
doors that separated his room from
Barney's sOSIly sliding And ! heard.
or thought 7 heard. and I guess did.
the trunk lock click as key was
turned In 81. Then 1 heard the sliding
doors close again.
In a few minutes 7 heard Sutton tip
toeing down from his third-story
room. opened nay door softly as
soon as he had nearly descended 70
the bottom OF the stairs leading from
the first floor and saw him enter Par
dee's room. In -wo or three minutes
sutton returned 10 his "wa room. snd
Pardee went out
! let him get half e DioCk down the
street and then started after him.
signalsd 10 the detectives outside that
I was going 10 arrest him. but not 70
make themselves known unless Il
Should be necessary TO do so.
This done. 7 overlook Colonel Pardee,
latd my hand on his shoulder and told
airl he was under arrest
lie asked what for. and told him
fo- swindl.aE. He retained his COM
PJsure throughout, asking only that
he be permitted. before being taken to
the police station, TO return to bis
room for a moment. This request
refused. 7 locked him up, and he was
held for trial on $4,000 bail
Then / returned 10 the rOoming
house. and went directly 10 Suttou's
room. Entering without knocking,
found him kneeling before an open
CRATE in which there was no IRE, and
applying matches to envelopes ad-
dressed 10 Barney. IN which remit
tances had been received. He was
burning each envelope slowly and sep
arately, in order not 10 make 100 much
smoke. and several were on the floor
IN front of him unburned. ! immedi-
The Washington times., 1908-11-08
.IJ T

This is the fTst Of series Of deectDe whieh
Mil be printed in The Sunday Times. The author is A. L
DummoHi Of Nev York. formerly Chief Of the United States
Secret Seyvce
1r Drummoud has Lped good detective stories than
the bcst Wre Of fiction For twenty-five years
Poycd by the National Most Of he held
Toping coasission Smugge couHtefeters of the
KuK1 Khan Spdlers robbers mudeers pitsd their Gun
against chase as short and
again led through half of the great cities of Europe Some
times the exciting bodered on hariggsr esoa
Pades; quiet caln-a matter Of brains
In the thisepen years that been aeectpe he has
handled he probably thousand Drummond
nil relate the best to readers The Sunday Times
Remember these stories are TRUE They wiH show exactly
hon detecte work historical cases hare
been earth.
The Washington times., 1908-11-08

also took ZAP "a position III my room
where I could see, and stayed there
from S o'clock az night until o'clock
the next morning. But not a soul
entered OF left the house aIleT 10
o'clock at night.
Then 7 went TO the Government
Printing ONCE and had some envelopes
pri.Jsd exactly like The envelopes
addressed 90 Barney that he sent To
post0asters IN which 10 return Ineir
contributions. put soTCe marked
money ip one OF these envelopes and
mailed fl from Alexandra. sa~ this
letter when IL came through the WASH
inCton postofice. ar5 saw II deliv-
cred I'u the next day when / lifted