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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
JUSTICE FINES WOMEN
FOR DOUBLE KILLING
Neiuhbors Who Quarreled Tell an
Amusing Story In East
en Court

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-The trouble
started when Mrs. Annie Finkelstein
of Ludlow street left her home to pur-
chase one-fourth of one chicken fol
the Shabbis meal. Mrs. eF1nkeisteln
has appeared in the newspapers be-
fore. Her husband several months
ago went into the cellar of a house
next door and tried to dig tunnel
under Ludlow street to jewelry store
on the corner of Grand and Ludlow
streets. He got caught in the tunnel
one night and was dead when the
bureau of highways dug him out.
But at all events Mrs. Finkelstein
started out to buy part of a chicken
and as she had always secured good
weight at the shop of Mrs. Rachel
Refder she went there. Her attempt
to get more than quarter of chick
en- was told before Magistrate ker-
nochan in Essex market police court
today
II went into Mrs. Reider's store,
said Mrs Finkelstein, land she showed
couple of quarters to me. They were
skinny and that woman wanted that
I should pay her % cents for skinny
chickens. l said to her / amt nc
greenhorn, and find couple Of quar-
ters for mineself. So 1 went over to
the barrel and picked them out. Then
someone gave me knock IN the back
"I wouldn't have cared, judge, only
that chicken didn't have his skin on
1 fell dead to the floor, and then this
woman began to kill me with hel
hands and feet. A lot of women in
there killed me-
How many times were you killed.
asked Magistrate Kernochan.
Fully a half dozen or six times
said she.
You've got as many lives as cat, "
said the magistrate. What have you
to say, Mrs. Reider, to this charge OF
| homicide?"
KILLED ME AND MY SON"
"Believe me, Judge, may 1 never taste
another geflter if that woman amt
lying" protested the chicken merchant.
| "I'll get fine business If it's for moth
ing that 1 hit my customers l amt
killed her; not at all. l amt done 1t.
| She killed me and my son.
"She came into my store and asked
| for two quarters of chicken.
chopped one up and gave them to her;
might get at the best hotel on Grand
street. 1 even threw in the wings
Then she said she wanted one-half of
a spring chicken, too. She went over
to my son without paying me. Then
she said she'd go across the street to
buy it, and went out of the store
without paying for the quarters.
hope l ain't born if she paid.
80, then when she came out of the
| other store, l looked in her bag and
found six quarters. So then she killed
me with the chicken, and her son came
and killed me with his hands and feet.
1 didn't hit her once"
Mrs. Reider," said Magistrate Ker-
nochan. II fine you 81 for killing Mrs
Finkelstein, and 1 fine Mrs. Finkelstein
81 for killing Mrs. Reider'
Both women paid
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29

country, and as far south as San Diego.
from which the people came in special
trains. The business houses and the
residences were handsomely decorated.
At the corner of Grand avenue and
Lime street, the business center of the
city, was a transparent banner, bear
ing the word Freedom" the letters
being in red, white and blue, while
under the banner waved a huge flag,
heralding the fact that Escondido was
at last free from public debt of any
kind. The grafton was by ]. N. Tur-
rentine. at that time the postmaster.
At the close of his speech the match
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
CURED HAMS

IT want to get a ham. but 1 understood
my neighbor to say she got one from you
and there was something the matter with
it," said the customer.
We'll there was something wrong with
the last lot OF hams we had, but these have
all been ured."--Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
THAT MIGHT HELP

"Our population is growing very quick
ly," said the doctor at the boarding house
breakfast table. There should be way
OF thinning II out"
why not encourage more young men to
become physicians?" suggested the fat
Observation-Disclosures Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29
HE KNEW

teacher was trying to find out what a class
OF small children remembered about animals.
Lets see," said She what has bristly
hair, likes dirt, and is fond OF getting IN the
mud" Seeing a look OF intelligence spread over
the countenance OF one boy she said can
YOU tell Tommie?" ''Yes'm." he replied,
'thats me."-Suburban Life.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29

not assume the burden of paying for
them and the interest. For a consid-
Grafton of $22S,000 the owner of the
obligations agreed to relinquish them.
This amount was raised within six
months by an assessment equal to 43
per cent of the appraised value of the
property represented, at which time
the bonds were turned over.
The celebration at the Lime street
school grounds, six years ago, Sep
tember 9. was for the burning of the
bonds. and it was a red letter day in
the history of Escondido. Crowds
were in the city from the neighboring
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29

IT'S as easy to secure q bargain in q used
automobile through want advertising. as Il
nsed to be--snd still is-to secure hcrps
and carriage
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-29

You can buy H. perhaps at many places, but
there's ono BEST place 70 buy it-and that
place advertises.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-23
ORMOND-ON-THE-HALIFAx

/ ORMOND is FIVE miles north Of
Daytona, located on the western
bank Of the Halifax River. The To-
cation of the town permits of good
drainage and perfect sanitation; the
elevation is superb and ideal for
winter homes. A wide bridge con-
meets Crmond with Ormond Beach.
Many fine residences are main
tanned on either side of the river.
most Of them embellished with sub
tropical fora and shrubbery, besides
thrifty Orange and other citrus fruit
trees.
The town is very cosmopolitan
has an excellent graded school. sew
eral churches, a fine public library
uF-to-date places Of business and
Comfortable and convenient hotels
ri boarding houses.
G-1cnG has many OF the Florida
att'~ -tions-fnc fruit, good fishing,
excellent autOmObilinS, safe boating,
salubrIOus climate and pleasant
walks and drives.
/ At Ormond Beach is located the
large Hotel Ormond, and its lesser
sister, Breton Inn. The former &C.
cupies a position overlooking the
Halifax River, while the latter has as
its outlook the magnificent beach and
the broad Atlantic.
II
particularly attractive, and the ar
bors, shady and inviting spots and
romantic hooks are crowded with
rustic seats which are mute invita-
tions TO enter into the enjoyment
thereof.
Besides the broad, smooth ocean
beach there are many drives for car
rage or automobile-loned drives and
short drives; drives through groves
of golden oranges; drives through
dense tropical forests to Spanish
ruins; drives to the ancient Cause
way built by the slaves Of planters
OF long ago, and drives to the planta-
tons of hospitable settlers, whose
places are replete with the interest
OF Southern fruits and flowers.
One of these interesting Planta-
tions is Number Nine, located on the
peninsula, FIVE miles north of the
Hotel Ormond. Here you see a fine
orange grove together with great va
rieties Of other sub-tropical fruits
and flowers.
Five miles further on you come to
Moundsrove, one Of the finest orange
groves in this section of Florida
Mounderove IS on the headwaters of
the Halifax River and is amid pretty
surroundings. The place is reached
by a good road IpassinS Number
Niuel and is 4 drive all tourists may
enjoy.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-23
PICTURESQUE PORT ORANGE

PORT ORANGE is a pretty little
village situated FIVE miles south Of
Daytona on the DaYtona-New Smyrna
hard-surface road, the scenic highway
of the East Coast. The town is To-
Gated on the Halifax River, over
which spans a bridge from the town
to the peninsula opposite.
The town is we'll laid out and has
many pretty homes owned and occu-
pied by residents and winter tourists.
II has several churches, one Of the
best graded schools in VOlusia
county, two general stores, a real
estate agency and two or three hotels.
A large nbmbCr OF tourists and
winter residents make Port Orange
winter headquarters, one OF the seT-
eraI attractions being the excellent
fishing. Port Orange is in the orange
belt and a number of very fine citrus
groves are nearby, where oranges,
tanacrines aud grapefruit hang in
profusion. Some Of the best trucking
land in the State is to be found
thereabout and excellent crops are
raised.
West of Port Orange a short dis
lance are the remains Of the old
Dunlawton sugar mill, a spot that IS
visited every year by hundreds OF
tourists. At one time all the coun-
trv west OF Port Orange, surrounding
the old mill, ras a vast sugar-cane
and indigo plantation. The mill vas
operated extensively in those days
but has been IN disuse for thirty or
forty years.
/ A pretty automobile or carriage
drive from DavtOna IS via the ocean
beach to the approach OF the Port
Orange bridge, across the bridge and
then passing through Port Orange &c
the ruins OF the celebrated old sugar
mill returning to Daytona b. the
road on the mainland This drIv,
affords a very pleasing variety o.
. scenery.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-23
PROGRESSIVE NEW SMYRNA
NEW SMYRNA is situated fifteen


miles south of Daytona and is an
ideal spot reached from Dzytona by
! hard surface road winding through
one OF the most picturesque parts of
Florida.
4 With its ancient ruins dating back
to a time when the history of man
runneth not, interlaced with wires Of
the modern telegraph and telephone,
its miles OF shell streets as hard and
smooth as floor and over-arched by
hosry forest giants that grew n state
II grandeur during the. lapse OF by
gone centuries, New Smyrna IS traly
= place Of romance and rest.
All nature here is very inviting TO
the tourist and pleasure-seeker. Here
too is to be found the best fishing and
hunting in the State Of Florida.
The people are thrifty, the bust
ness men enterprising, and all unite
in extending the welcome hand Of
hospitality TO strangers. There are
Eve church edihces for white people
and an equal number for the colored
population; the town has an excellent
high school, a splendid public lib
rzry, and up-to-date business houses.
There are any number of pretty
homes for the permanent population
which numbers close to 1000, and
some very fine winter residences.
There are good hotels and boarding
houses where You can find accomo-
dations to meet your requirements.
Adjoining New Smyrna is as fine a
section Of vegetable land as can be
found anywhere. This land has
been divided into small farms which
can be bought at reasonable pr. ces
Some of the finest celery grown in
the State is raised on this land. All
other vegetables grow in abundance,
and here, too, as the home Of the fam
Gus Indian River oranges.
New Smyrna has no bonded in
debtedneSs and the tax levy is low
A point that no tourist should fail
to visit is the ruins Of the Old Span
ish Mission which stand somber and
alone about one and a quarter miles
southwest Of New Smz-na. A good
road leads to the place and the trip
can be easily made by an automobile.
Silent, in the great pine fats by the
margin of the forest, is this place OF
pilgrimage for the pious; this rem
dezvous for the picnicker. The ruins
are extensive, and while there is no
authentic history of their origin, it
is presumed that the Mission was
built by the Franeiscans in the days
when the once powerful Kingdom Of
Spain first planted its flag upon what
is now American soil. 1t was built
of coquina, the roof being of the
same material, cut into thin slabs
and covered with cement plaster.
Extensive gardens surrounded IT,
which were enclosed by a stone
wall, portions Of which still remain.
Visitors usually come in parties
merry and CURIOUS but the spell OF
the place soon falls upon them and
they separate to sit alone, silent and
meditative, under the arches or be
SIDE the ancient we'll
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-23
DELAND, THE ATHENS OF FLORIDA
DELAND, the county seat of
VoIusia County.

/ -- NOlaS1a (Ounly,
BIS situated . miles southwest OF
J, Daytona and is reached from the lat
ter city by an excellent hard-surface
road recently constructed.
AT DeLand is located the John B.
Stetson University, one of the lead
ing educational institutions of the
South. Because of the interest in
matters educational DeLand is known
as The Athens of Florida"
Stetson University has a faculty OF
so professors and instructors. There
are over $500, 600 in buildings and
equipment; nearly 100000 endow-
ment; Carnegie Library alone rep
resentins an investment in building,
endowment and books, of more than
$4,000. The library is the United
States Government depository for the
State of Florida, and contains over
is, 900 volumes. Science Hall, one
of the newest of 16 buildings, with
its furnishings, represents an outlay
of $50, 1000. Elizabeth Hall is one of
the most beautiful college buildings
in the South.
The city has a population of about
$500, with a thickly settled country
adjacent. DeLand proper is, FIVE
miles east of the ST. Johns River,son
the high rolling. pine land of the
great Orange Ridge" of Florida.
The predominating products arc
oranges and grapefruit, the estimated
crop from this vicinity being over
SOC, 900 boxes this year.. Grapes.
peaches, pears, Japan persimmons,
plums, pecans, guavas, strawberries
and other fruits ara grown in plenty.
In the waYof public Improvements
are many miles of fine she'll roads, an
excellent high school, electric lights,
system of waterworks that is owned
and operated by the city, supplying
the purest water at little cost.
Nine houses Of worship testify that
DeLand is a church-gOing cOmmu-
nifty. Baptists, EpiscOPahans, Meth
odists (Northern and Southern, Pres
byterians, Christians and Catholics,
besides colored Baptists and Metho-
dists, are represented
The graded school offers a ten
years course, and the building which
il occupies is newly furnished
throughout, and is one of the most
commodious and best equipped pub
lie schools in the State
The trip from Daytona to DeLand
is made by automobile IN a little
over an hour, and there are many
pretty drives in the vicinity of the
county site. A good road leads to
DeLeon Springs, FIVE miles, a historic
spot, where $4,000 gallons of water
bubble from the earth every minute.
From DeLand automobiles 60 south
to Osteen, IS miles, on shell and
mari roads; theSt Johns IS crossed by
ferry near Osteen and cars can then
continue TO Sanford and Orlando by
hard road. There is a shell road
from DeLand to Orange City, FIVE
miles, and a good road from DeLand
to Lake Helen, a like distance.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-23
HAWKS PARK

A pretty village located along the
ridge above the Indian River two
and one-half miles south OF New
SMYRNA and connected with fine she'll
roads. There is the appearance OF
nswneSS, comfort and seclusion about
the place which stamps it as the abode
Of people who come here to enjoy
the blessings Of outdoor life away
from places where crowds are apt 10
gather.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-23
BOND SANDSTONE BRICK CO.
AdEu!dCIuFrrs
Light Granite, Buff, Red and
Drab Brick
Manufacturers

Large Capacity Iu~urr~ Prompt snip
mrut~. Writ. for Booklet and Prices.
LAKE HELEN. FLA.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-23
CORONADO

Is situated on the peninsula opposite
New Smyrna and is connected by a
good road and bridge over the deep
current Of Indian River. Here you
can put aside your conventional
earb, breathe IN large and deep the
salty tonic of the sea and enjoy your
self to your hearts content with rod
and reel IN row or sail boat or IN the
ocean surf a short half-mile away.
The great varieties OF fish inhaOltinS
the river and lagoon pass through the
channel from the sea beneath the
bridge. From verandaS, upper bal
comics and windows you behold the
MAGNIFICENT river, the distant lagOOns
and islands, the forest-covered pen
insula and the vast reaches OF the
Atlantic Ocean.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-23
ORANGE CITY

The principal attraction around
Orange City is the many handsome
golden orange groves. The town is
supplied with water said to be the
purest IN the world, another attrac-
ton to visitors. It is at Orange City
that passengers over the Florida East
Coast r.. transfer to carriages and
drive 10 Deland. The town is sur
rounded by land peculiarly adapted
70 the cultivation Of citrus fruits.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-23
LAKE HELEN

Surrounded by several pretty lakes
and guarded by lofty pine trees IS
Lake Helen, a winter resort Of no
little importance. Camp Cassada8a,
a spiritualistic camp-groand is stu
ated near Lake Helen and at this
place several hundred people make
winter headquarters. A large lumber
mill and the largest brick plant IN
the South are located at Lake Helen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-07

farm youth for better farm manage
ment We have inherited our system
of education that looked TO the farm
for the best material 10 reinforce the
professions and the industries. Edu-
cation has therefore. prepared young
people for everything but farm life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-07
WHY so WEAK?
kidney Troubles May Be Sapping Your
Life Away. FL Paso People Have
Learned This Fact.

When a healthy man or woman be-
gins to run down without apparent
cause becomes weak languid, depressed
suffers backache, headache, dizzy
spells and urinary disorders, look to
the kidneys for the cause Of ii all
Keep the kidneys well and they will
keep YOU Wen Doans Kidney Pills
cure sick kidneys and keep them well.
Here is FL Paso, testimony to prove It.
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FL Paso. Texas, says: Il have used
Doan's Kidney Pills off and on for
many years and have been given ample
proof of their merit. In February.
1907, I publicly recommended Doan's
Kidney~Ptls and at the present time 1
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said in their favor. I began to sut-
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years ago and during changeable
weather or when 1 took cold. my condi-
ton was always worse. I had an acute
pain in my right side and any sudden
movement caused sharp twinges to
dart through my body. Often L was
confined to my bed for a week at a
time 1 finally began using Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured at Kelly & Pol
lard's drug store and they brought me
prompt relief AS they have always
benefited me when I have used them
since then 1 naturally hold a high opin-
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For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's an
take ne otbA--
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-07

people have been surrendered freely to
special interests.
.'AIl of ,-.is waste and robbery Of the
peoples wealth must be stopped. No
ancient and provincial Interpretation
of states rights must prevent the en-
fOrcement of the peoples rights No
special plea for hasty local development
must hinder healthy general develop
ment No temporary state politics
compelled by the wealthy few must i'm
pair permanent national craftsmanship
for the general good Of all
Had we kept the natural resources
of all the people and made private in
terests pay the people q just return
for exploiting those resources. the ma
tons income thus derived would now
pay most of the nations expenses;
those resources would have been wise
Iy- used and not exhausted; and our
whole growth would have been ra-
tiOna1 and sound instead of unbalanced
and defective.
Nation Must Act.
1.-The nation must keep and adIninis-
ter for all the people those natural re-
sources belonging to all the people.
Every state should aid and not hinder
the nation is doing this great duty.
Some of New York's swollen fortunes
have been expanded by corrupt coun-
ellis selling for song 10 private own
ers water fronts and other real estate
of great present value and almost in
inestimable future value. Had New
York kept the property which be-
1onged to the city the city's wealth
would be greater; the dangerously
great private fortunes would not be so
vast The gigantic income Of the heirs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-07

itv TO the farmer and an increase in
the volume of farm products to be car
ried and also an increase in their ton
mage of agricultural machinery and
implements and OF all kinds of mer-
chandise which a prosperous farmer
will buy"
Beveridge speaks.
Senator Albert J. Beveridge, of In
diana, before the congress today, said;
The United States IS. The American
people are a nation-not 46 nations In
war we fight under one flag for our
common safety; in peace let us strive
under on flag for our common well
fare
The affairs that concern the people
exclusively within a state are the prob
lem and business of that state Affairs
that generally concern the people OF
the natio1<ar the problem and bust
the problems Of its own people, every
state must remember that 10 people
are part Of the American people OF
states. as of men, it is written, No
state liveth to itself alone
Just as the idea Of provincialism
has worked other evils, so it has
worked the waste of our natural re-
sources. The provincial idea was that
the natural wealth belonging to all the
American people should be handed over
for nothinggtO special interests. This
was done under the plea of encourag-
ing individual enterprise and Fastening
of local development
And so forests which once belonged
ITO all the people have been ruthlessiy
felIed and upon their ruins have risen
the empires OF our lumber kings.
Priceless deposits of coal, iron ore and
copper which once belonged TO all the