Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-07
HAPPY DAY FOR BIG
CHUTES LABOR FETE
Games Are Finished on Schedule
Time In Spite of Throngs
That Crowded the
Park
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pond on three sides, and roars of
laughter went up from the multitude
at the frantic efforts of the racers to
keep their tubs from upsetting while
padding furiously toward the goal.
Still more uproariously funny were the
struggles of those who were plunged
from their queer craft into the water
to get back into them again. Miller
won the race, Shaw was second. One
contestant was disqualified.
The program Of sports closed with a
tug of war between five members of
the Electrical Workers union, cap
tained by C. L. Templeton. and five
employees of the Examiner, captained
by H. M. Scott, for the only cash prize
of the daS $50, of which $50 went to
the losers.
Newspaper Men Win
The Examiner team strained hard on
the rope for the first two minutes Of
the contest, while their opponents held
grimly, the aggressive team gaining
six inches in that time; then, with an
old trick of the game, they relaxed for
a fraction of q second and then, while
the electrical workers were getting q
good grip preparatory to turning the
tables, the EXAMINER team, with one
mighty pull, gained the additional nine
inches which ended the contest. The
tug of war lasted just four minutes.
All the contestants in every event
were members of unions or their wives
and children, and no one was entered
without the card of his craft being
shown.
Receipts from all sources at the
Chutes park celebration go to the La
Dor temple fund and will constitute a
considerable addition thereto.
Aside from members of labor unions
and their families, together with many
sympathizers with the aims and pur-
poses of the unions, a number of can
didates for Office We're very much In
evidence at Chutes park yesterday.
Two candidates for mayor were
there. w. c. Mushet shook hands for
a couple of hours, and seemed to be
enjoying it. though his campaign smile
looked rather tired before the close of
the afternoon.
Smith In Evidence
George A. Smith displayed a willing
ness to buy beer. A man with a mis-
chievous grin, on making this dlscov-
cry, rounded up a considerable number
of union men who also are known-to
almost everybody except George A.
Smith-to belong to a political organ
ization whose national and state con-
one with the political Affiliations Of Mr..
Smith, and the "f1rst candidate in the
field" bought beer and cigars for them
all.
Candidates for councilman at large
hovered here and there, wearing Labor
temple buttons, making as many ac-
quaintances as possible.
George Smith fell into misfortune
also, as we'll as into error. A Main
street politician who had found his
way into the labor union picnic and
made himself conspicuous by falling
somewhat under the influence of the
amber beverage attached himself to
Candidate Smith, who welcomed him
at first, but afterward tried to shake
him. The man followed uncertainty
through the crowd bawling:
"I'm for George A. Smith! I'm for
George A. Smith"
The first candidate" fed.
The evening entertainment consisted
of fireworks, and dancing in the pavil-
lon, and a good crowd remained for the
completion of the quarter-century cele-
bration Of the inception of Labor day.