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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
LAND OWNERS ENRAGED
At $4,000 ASSESSMENT
Declare Valuation of Strip Held
for Fifth Street Exten-
sion Outrage

One hundred and sixty-one thousand
dollars is the amount of money a board
of appraisers has assessed the owners
of strip of property sixty feet wide
extending from SentouS street to Geor-
gia street, to be opened soon as a con-
tinuation of Twelfth street, and the
owners are seeking a way by which a
reduction to about one-half this amount
can be secured.
The appraisement was made January
1. Thirty days were allowed the prop
erty owners to protest before the city
council. They neglected the oppor-
tunity.
A meeting attended by Charles Muir
ray, Robert Field and others has been
held and every possible effort is being
made to find q flaw in the proceedings
so that the assessment can be defeated.
''In comparison with the value OF
other property in this locality, the ap-
praisement of the sixty feet set aside
for the continuation of the new street
is, as near as I can tell, about twice
what 1t actually should be-" says f. f.
Truscott, who has been assessed for
part of the Improvement.
'"The personal assessment falling on
the owner of an ordinary size lot,
which we thought would amount to
about 5000, will run as high as $500 or
$500. There are $4,000 feet of property
which will have to stand this assess
ment, which makes the rate foot more
than S12. The worst of 1t is that this
money must be paid in thirty days
time from the expiration of similar
period following the apportionment by
the street superintendent office of the
property owners individual assess
ments."
The appraising board OF this property
was B. F. Yarnell, Percy Clark and H.
f. Bridges.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
WIRELESS TELEPHONE To
SUPPLANT OLD METHODS
Or. Lee de Forest Points Out Pos
SibiIities of His New
Invention

"If the voice starts out clear it con-
tinues clear, and although 1t may be-
come fainter as the distance is in
creased the articulation is not affect
ed" said Lee de Forest, Phi. D., chief
engineer of the North American Wire
less corporation and inventor of the
sparkless wireless system, last night
at~the Y. M. C. A. in his lecture on
wireless Transmission of Intelli-
gence.'
The lecture attracted large audi
ence to hear the wonders of the new
invention explained by Mr.. De Forest,
who explained the invention and told
of the scope of the work that could be
accomplished. He said:
Radio, or wireless telephony, has
one advantage over the wire for long
distance work. The voice suffers no
distortion as the distance is increased.
Over long wires 1t Is sometimes diff
cult to understand some voices, al
though they may be loud enough. In
the wireless telephone there Is no such
distortion. The wireless telephone will
eventually supplant to a large degree
the wire telephone.
'The question is often asked, what
part do obstacles play in the transmits
sion of these electrical waves; what
about this or that mountain range; how
do the waves go over, around or through
them, and why do they follow the cur
vature of the earth? These questions
are today in part answered If a
mountain were absolutely dry through
out, If it contained no mineral matter,
the electrical wave would go through
the mountain. But no mountain of
that kind exists. Every mountain
range is full of minerals, and over such
obstacles the waves glide. They travel
over the top, or around the sides, con-
verge again and travel on, more or less
diminished in intensity, but in other
ways as though the obstacle did not
exist. These waves pass through the
ether, not the air, and consequently
they pass through solid walls and bar
riers where there is no air. They will
pass equally well through a vacuous
space, so that it will be well nigh i'm
possible to insulate a conductor from
them. This, in general ways, is very
valuable feature, enabling almost uni
versal communication"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
FIND NO REASON FOR
WOMAN'S MASQUERADE
Inquest Over Female Who Posed
as Man for Twenty-Five
Years UnproduCtive
Especial to The Herald)

LONDON, July 6.-The inquest held
at Enfield on the aged woman who,
for at least twenty-five years, had
been known in the neighborhood as
Mr.. Harry Lloyd" revealed nothing
as to her real identity, or the reason
why she chose to adopt the outward
appearance Of a man.
Miss Elizabeth Lloyd, the young lady
who had always supposed herself to
be Harry Lloyd's" daughter, gave
evidence that, as far back as she could
remember, twenty-three years, de-
ceased dressed in male attire.
juror said he knew deceased in
1877 and 1873 as manager of a COM
mon lodging house in Eaton place,
Ponders End. Harry Lloyd" was then
dressed as man.
The coroner read from copy of a
death certificate, and asked If the wit
ness mother was stated to be 29 years
old at the time of her death in July,
1890, and remarked that she would be
49 now. The witness said that was so.
"Did the deceased ever speak about
your mother?"
HE hold me my mothers name was
Condoit, or a name something like
that. He said my mother and her
brother were Londoners born, were left
orphans, and were brought up in Hol-
born, and that while they lived there
her brother went away, and she went
to her maiden aunt"
Did he tell you what became of the
brother?"
HE told me he never knew, and he
thought he went to the colonies"
did he ever say anything to you
about the circumstances of the mar
riage with your mother?"
He never gave me any circum-
stances. 1 asked, and he always said
another time"
81 suppose we may take it now that
your mother was sister of the de-
ceased?'
"WeI, 1 privately don't think So"
what do you thlnk?'
Sometimes l think she was one OF
the maiden aunts, because so far as L
know she weA as a man before"
Before the death of your mother?'
mo, before my birth. She had
told me many of her connec-
tions with politics and things like
that, which led me to believe that she
was a man"
The coroner: "I see he was ac-
quainted in some way with Charles
Bradlaugh?"
''Yes; he had a very intimate knowl-
edge of him."
'What was his relationship to him."
arrange meetings."
Miss Lloyd said deceased told her
that she was born in France and that
her father was some kind of an officer
in the French army. She also stated
that her grandmother lived in Brus-
sells, and that in her youth she used
to go and stay with her.
Mr.. Matthews, clerk of the local
burial board, produced copy of the
death certificate Of eliza Lloyd, who
was described as the wife of Harry
Lloyd, a news agent of Alphard, Pom
der's End, who died July 15, $780,
The coroner could only suggest that
the disguise was adopted out of love
for the girl, who had been known as
Miss Lloyd, and in order to protect
her. There was nothing to discredit
the dead woman, he said in the evil
dence forthcoming.
The jury found verdict in accord
ance with the doctors evidence which
was that death was due to pleurisy.
They expressed their sympathy with
Miss Lloyd.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
BUYS COBIAN PALACE
Will Be Turned Over for Use of
the Interior Department

MEXICO CITY, July 6.-The Mexi-
can government has just authorized the
statement that for the sum of $300,0
it has purchased the handsome Cobian
palace, in Bucareli street, and that it
will be used for the department of the
interior.
Thus another strikingly beautiful
structure has been added to the gov
ernment owned group of public build
ings that are so much admired by all
visitors to this capital.
1t is probable that the Cobian palace,
which occupies an excellent location in
the historic Bucareli street, will be
considerably renovated.
The Cobian place was recommended
to the United States government as a
suitable one for the American en-
bassy but congress killed the bill pro-
viding for the purchase of foreign en-
bassy homes.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
|. A.-P. DENIES STIRRING UP
FEELING AGAINST COUNCIL
Attorney NeWIin Says Company
Is Abiding by Ordinance

Officials of the Los Angeles-Pacitlc
company yesterday denied the state
ments made in the city council Tues
day by Councilman Miles Gregory to
the effect that the company is at
tempting to run it's cars at @ low rate
OF speed in order to arouse feeling
against the city administration.
Attorney Gurney Newlin said yester-
day:
There has been no attempt on the
part of this company to stir up feeling
against the council. When the ordi-
nance went into effect we posted it on
the bulletin boards and issued an order
stating that the company would live
up to the ordinance.
Under the terms of the ordinance
it is absolutely impossible for cars to
average more than fifteen miles per
hour, including stops, for when the
maximum speed must be kept inside
the twenty mile limit and stops are
recorded the speed of the cars must be
pulled down considerably.
There is no chance to pick up time
by fast running between stops. The
men are simply keeping on the safe
side, as they know that they will haYe
to pay their own fines if arrested.
1--WE made no attempt to block the
measure when it came up in council
and simply asked Lissner to try the
ordinance out.
1.-THE law is the law and we are op-
Grating on Sunset boulevard for our
Hollywood traffic. On private right of
way it is an entirely different matter
If we are to keep inside the ordinance
an average of fifteen miles is all we
can expect to make. when stops are
considered,'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
CONDUCTOR PAYS FINE
FOR ABUSING POLICEMAN

]. D. Messick, conductor in the en-
ploy of the Los Angeles Railway COM
pany, paid fine of $40 in Police Judge
Roses court yesterday for using abus-
i've language toward an officer.
Messick, together with several other
men, was blockading the sidewalk at
First and Spring streets, when they
were told to move on by Patrolman
Gilpin. The officer did not hurry them,
but told them to move on. Messick
then applied opprobrious epithets to the
officer just as Patrolman Hackett hap
pened to come along and arrested Mes
sick
In court yesterday Messick testified
that he only called him a dirty scoun-
drel" Two other street car employees
were called as witnesses and became
badly confused when questioned.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
ORDERED TO JAIL FOR
DISTURBING THE PEACE

In default of SIS each Miss Nina
Thompson and Alvin Shattuck are in
the city Jail for fifteen days They
were sentenced by Police Judge Rose
on charges of disturbing the peace.
The couple were arrested Tuesday
night in house at $40 East Twenty
third street. Several persons in the
neighborhood testified that the couple
made such a racket they thought
phoned the police.
Miss Thompson testified that she was
sleeping on the back porch when Shat
tuck and a number of other men came
home about IL o'clock and started to
hold a prize fight in the parlor She
ran from the house scantily dressed,
she said.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
COURT is CALLED ON TO
DECIDE AGE OF HORSE

Dispute over the age of a horse re-
suited in w. j. link being dismissed
on a charge of cruelty to animals be-
fore Police Judge Rose yesterday.
link, who is a teamster, was ar
rested by officer Stewart of the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals for driving ian old and di-
lapidated horse" In court yesterday
the question of the horses age arose
between link and Stewart On failing
to reach a decision they appealed to
Judge Rose. Unable to ascertain the
horses age, Judge Rose gave link a
suspended sentence of fifteen days.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
ENTHUSIASTIC NEGRO is
FINED FOR DISTURBING CE

Frank Grayson, negro, who be-
came so enthusiastic over the fight
returns Monday afternoon that he
tried to explain the Johnson tactics
to C. Cline, faced Police Judge Rose
yesterday on charge of disturbing
the peace. He was given a suspended
sentence of thirty days. as 1t was dis
covered he was a married man and
had a family to support.
w. o. Shaw, another negro, who put
the witnesses through no end of cross
examination, was fined $50 for disturb
ing the peace. He became so en-
thusiastic Monday evening that he at
tempted to thrash Tom Perry.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
WAITER IS HELD FOR
ASSAULT WITH KNIFE

A. p. williams, the waiter who
created q disturbance in a restaurant
In East Fifth street last Monday night,
brandishing a butcher knife and seri-
ously wounding one of the diners by
stabbing him in the calf or the leg,
had his preliminary hearing before
Police Judge Chambers yesterday on a
charge of assault with a deadly
weapon. He was held to answer to the
superior court under cash bail of $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
w. C. T. U. WORKERS WILL
CHOOSE NEW SECRETARY

A meeting Of the Wodlawn Woman's
Christian Temperance union will be
held tomorrow afternoon at the resi-
dence of the president, Mrs. Charles A.
Gale, 3737 Adair street. The meeting
will be devoted to discussion of the
work of the various departments and
an election of a recording secretary
Mrs. Helen Stadler, the present secre-
tary, will leave soon to make her home
in Brawley, Imperial county, Some OF
the speakers and their themes are as
follows: Mrs. A. L. johnson, work Of
the Sunday school department: Mrs A.
Sandoz, work among miners; Mrs r.
G. French, work among Indians; Mrs.
F. w. Kennedy literature.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
MISS FoY TO SPEAK

"a Drill Ground for Women in Poll
tics" is the subject of an address which
Miss Mary Foy will deliver at a meet
ing of the Votes for Women club to-
night In room 95 Bryson building. The
club will be addressed also by Miss
Rose Ellerbe. The club. which has now
outgrown it's present quarters, with a
membership of fifty, recently voted to
afiliate with the State Suffrage asso-
citation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
GRANTS PERMISSION FOR INTAKE

The Southern California Edison COM
pany has been granted permission by
the war department to build an intake
in the Long Beach harbor Tor the big
nlant which the company expects to
build west of the Salt Lake drawbridge
Water will be taken from near the
mouth and discharged into the ocean
at the south.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
IMPROVEMENT ASSN. TO MEET

The regular monthly meeting of the
Federated Improvement association
will be held in the assembly hall of the
chamber of commerce this evening at
3 O'Clock. Semi-annual election of off,
GERS and other important business will
be transacted.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
RusINEssLIKE

That Cincinnati conductor who mar
ried a schoolgirl the other day evident
ly knew how to collect the fair.-Cin-
ainnati Times-Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
verdugO Canyon Land Go.

Has Just issued tho Most Beautiful and Ar
dstio Illustrated Booklet ever published -
Los Angeles. Call Or send for snsN
mo. A. PIRTLE
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07

ARROWHEAD HOT SPRINGS
John Hansen, the famed Battle Creek
masseur, in charge.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28

Reports show that the government
lost seventeen million dollars last
year on postal business. II Uncl'
Sam figured the cost of carrying hi'
own mail and the cost of carrying
all the franked mail his postal buti
ness would show a large profit. Ca'
rying his own mail alone is worth
forty.th million dollars and If h.
charged himself with that alone hi'
business could show a profit Of about
twenty.six million dollnrs a year
Why should Congressman, who ar
paid for their services, be allowed Is
send out free tons of matter, mor'
thun % per cent of whick is nevei
read. and is of no benefit to the peo
pie.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28

There are million children in the
United States, perhaps there may be
some here, who get little or no help
In their studies or in moral train
ing at home. If these children are to
be improved they must receive the
aid in the school room. They labor
under great disadvantage and the
teacher must appreciate this fact,
and allow for the serious handicap
in extending to them extra patience
and especial care. They must be ir-
spired to study Ia lhe school room,
and their moral and mental training
must depend largely on the enccur-
aeement they obtain from their
teachers. This is a responsibility
which all teachers must assume and
ON the faithfulness with which it is
met may depend largely whether the
child is fitted for u successful life.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
PAUPACK

Mrs. Eunice Atherton is visiting
relatives and friends in Hawley.
There were no services at the
church Sunday as the water was 50
high it was impossible for the min
lister to cross the river.
The Republican caucus will be held
at B. F. Killams office Thursday
evening. The Democratic caucus
will be held the same time at Tafton.
R. F. Killam spent part of the
past week at Honesdale and Scrau-
ton.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Ed.
Killan last Thursday. Two weeks
from that date it is to meet at the
home of Mrs. }. G. Killam.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
Improvements

PurpArt No 1. Good dwelling house,
large barn with COW house attached. wag-
on house and other outbuildings, good
orchard and other fruit, Water piped to
barn and never failing well ON the prem
ises. About twenty five acres cleared bal
ance woodland.
PuIpArt No2. All improved and in a
high state of cultivation. Both the above
are on main road from Milford to Ding
mans Ferry and have fine river frontage.
Purpart No 8. All well timbered with
oak, pine and hemlook. Lies within one
fourth of mile of river road above men
toned. All three puaparts about miles
from Milford.
Terms of sale, one half cash on day OF
purchase and the balance in two equal
payments, the first in six months and the
second in one year from confirmation OF
sale, the deferred payments to be secured
by judgm ent bond and mortgage with
interest at the rate Of six percent.
]. H. VAN ETTEN,
Administrator d. b. n.
Milford, Pa, January 8, 1910.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
$IOO Reward. 500

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
60 learn that thei 6 is at least one dreaded
disease that science oas been able to cure In
all Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is tine only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease. requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood sud Mucous surfaces Of thu
system, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease,and giviag the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In doing Its work
The proprietOrs have SO much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One HUI
dred Dollars for any disease that it fails to
cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & co, Tol. o
Sold ty all druggists, 70 cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
suhscribe for the Press.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
COURT OF APPEALS

The County Commissioners will hold
Court Of Appeals at their office in the
Court House, Milford, Pa, on the fol-
lowing dates between the hours of 9
A. M. and 4 p. M:
March 3rd
For Blooming Grove, Greene and
Palmyra Townships.
March 4th
For Lackawaxen, Milford, Porter,
Shohola and Westfall Townships.
March 9th
For Matamoras and Milford Bor-
oughs.
March 10th
For Delaware, Dingman, and Leh-
man Townships
THEO. H. BAKER,
Commissioners Clerk
Office,
Milford, Pa. Jan IA, 1910.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
Hlsh-Pressure Gas.

In many European cities extensive
use is being made OF high-pressure
gas-lamps for street-lighting, and to
some extent the lamps are displacing
electricity. They are furnished with
inverted mantle burners. and in Ear-
lin the gas is supplied through Man
nesheim steel pipe. In some of the
systems the air is compressed, and n
one case pure oxygen is supplied 20
the consumers. In London a type oi
lamp called "self-intensifying" is en-
ployed. the air being compressed ~
utilizing the heat Of the products Of
combustion to operate a heat engine.
In Vienna arc-lights are used to H.
Illuminate a park above the trees, and
gaslamps are employed below. In CON
nection with these lamps, various au,
tomatie lighting and extinguishing de-
vices are in use, and much taste Is
displayed IN the forms and arrange.
ment OF their supports.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
Real Estate Transfers

Moses Poppel to Yetta Turbon,
lots in hyde Park, Porter $1,000.
G. f Smith to S. d. Spruks, so
acres Lackawaxen s4OO.
Mary Bosler to William S. Bosler,
8 acres Dingman tsp.
NJ g C5dy to Katie G. Cunning,
iOl acres Westfall S775.
William Sawyer TO Wilbur W.
'a~yer, land in Weslf,ll tsp.
William Sliekman to EiWard
Kunze, lot in Hyde Park Porter.
b. E. Freed TO Edward Kunza, loi
in Hyde Park Porter.
Mary Sawyer to John Sawyer, 2
acres Westfall tsp.
Charles P. Gervish agt to Floyd Z
Mott, lot in Wynooskl Green.
p n. Bournique Exr to E. S.
Wolfe, lots 675, 977, 7O4. 2 acres
Hartford Street, Milford $1,000
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
HEALTH BUILDER.

A medicine that will cleanse the bowels
ana put them in condition to do their
proper work unaided will do more than
anything else to preserve health and
strength. Such a medicine is the tonic
laxative herb tea, Lanes Family Medicine.
Get 25c package to-day at any druggists
or dealers. No matter what you have
tried before, try this famousherb tea.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
CHARTER NOTICE

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIYRN THAT AN
Application will be made to the Govern
or OF the State Of Pennsylvania, On Mon
day, February 9TH, 1910. by Leroy E Kipp,
Albert L. Cuddeback, NJ " Lhssley, A.
r. Hammers, Nm. p. Poggenburg, George
l. Cutler and Charles H. Mo gan under
the Act of Assembly of the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania. entitled An
Act to provide for the Incorporation and
Regulation OF certain Corporations
approved April 20, 1874 aud the supple
msnts thereto, for the charter of an intend
ed corporation TO be called Baoba Realty
Co., the character and object OF which is
purchase and sale OF real estate AMI OF
holding improving, leasing aad seiling
real estate, aud for those purposes TO have
and possess and eujOy all the rights, ben
efits and privileges Of the said Act OF AS
sembly and its supplements
JOHN A KIPP
Dec. %, 1919 Solicitor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
DON'T COUGH, BUT LIVE LONG.

II every cough were cured before it got
a strong hold, human life would be lenth-
eDed by many years. If every coughing
sufferer knew that Kemp's Balsam would
stop the cough in few minutes, he would
be glad to escape the serious consequences.
II any medicine will cure a cough Kemp's
Balsam will do it. At druggists and
dealers 25c.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
LICENSE TRANSFER

Notice is hereby given that application
will be made TO the Judges Of the Conrt Of
Quarter Sessions OF Pike County on Janu
airy 8, 1910 for tie transfer OF the retail H.
quor license OF Floyd e. Beyans for Hotel
in Westfall Township to Roderiok C
Mackenzie.
John G. Weslbrook Jr.,
December q, 1909. Clerk,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-01-28
LIMIT OF EFFICIENCY.
An UnanswerabIe Argument In Favtg
Of Short Sermons.

OF snort sermons.
The Yale tradition spoken of beloT
must be of nineteenth century origin.
for the Connecticut divines Of the
days when Yale was founded would
hardly have got to their secondly"
in the time allowed.
President Hadley, a writer in the
AsAemiah says, is as witty as he is
learned. The Sunday services at Yale
are conducted by prominent Clergy
men of many denominations and from
many cities. When these visiting
preachers occasionally ask President
Hadley how long they shall speak lie
invariably replies:
There is no limit, sir, upon the
time you may preach; but there is a
Yale tradition that the most souls are
saved during the FIRST twenty mia
utes."