Evening journal., 1911-07-31
BROWN GETS
WARRANTS FOR
IL ARDENITES
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Il to the appearance Of an unwel-
come guest In ones home. Fred Stein
line, in speaking of this aspect Of the
case, said:
I'VE put up with Brown for two
years during which time many mem
bers would leave the meetings on ac-
count OF Browns manner of speaking,
and while Professor Scott Nearing had
said more about such subjects in lee
lures il was said in an unoifensive
manner Brown appeared 10 enjoy
shocking people and in fact he admit
ted IL. And at last We were forced 10
call upon the law
Judging from conversation with
some of the members and the trustees
Brown will be denied the floor of the
meeting on Thursday night of this
week when the meeting will be held
The club which is a distinct organi-
zation from the colony, is open to all
residents Of the colony. but in this IS
we'll as the other entertainments and
clubs, the members can prohibit any
one from attending by a majority vots,
This was done In the weekly dances
owing TO outsiders crowding out the
members at one time.
At present there are eighty-one cot
tages in the colony and more thaa
three hundred people, and it was
pointed cut by the trustees that in all
society there are always a few who
do the work, while a few who do not
assist will claim that few are ruling
/ the organization. In the meantime the
white flag Of Arden with its scarlet
letter "A" waves from the flag pole
and the simple life is lead there, while
the return of Frank Stephens, the
founder, is awaited with interest. He
will arrive home on Sunday next, It is
thought
Just what the next move in the
trouble will be is not known, but sew
eral of the colonists nave been seek
| ing the address of Joseph Fels, the
millionaire soap maker of Philadelphia.
who is in England. Mr.. Fels has as
sisted In the development of the col
ony and he holds the only mortgage,
that being on what is known as the
Sherwood tract which adioins the
original Arden on the south. This
mortgage amounts to $4,000 and when a
trustee was asked what action Mr.
Fes would take If he knew of the pres
ent trouble he replied "He would most
as it would be nothing to him."
One Mans View.
One Ardenite, who did not wish his
named used, today said.
There is not an Eden without a
serpent and the serpent there is that
Frank Stephens undertakes to be tin
Prince Charlie. He and his follow
ers set around and Justify sing ia
Goblin songs. Mr.. Stephens son Don
also thinks he is the it, and while his
father is a man of ability and shrewd-
+ ness his son has not the ability to
{ conduct things in his fathers absence.
Stephens and his minions get after all
who do not recognize their authority.
Brown is a very bright fellow. but
fool In some things as all humanity
is. but he is one of those fellows not
afraid of anything. He knows he has
been prosecuted. He has no, been a
faithful adherent of the Prince and a
; little too much for him. Frank
Stephens' mistake is in expecting Don
to carry on things In his absence. But
things in Arden are no worse in Arden
than in the State of Delaware, which
after ali is under benevolent protec-
torate."
While Brown was talking of his
troubles to visitors yesterday the
) music part of Arden was assembled in
! one Of the halls enjoying a concert.
One of the lines was Let your
, swords be unsheathed." Professor
Edmunds, of Philadelphia led the
! singing.
Trustee Price Explains.
Speaking of the colony's trouble.
Trustee William l.. Price said.
I'm the first place, Arden is not a
Socialist Utopia, but an application
OF the single tax so far as IL is possi-
bic under present laws and conditions.
Its doors are open to all, Socialists.
Anarchists or conservatives, on like
terms, and the very man who is now
doing his best, by his own statements,
: TO disrupt the place, was given a lease
/ in spite Of the protests of certain con-
servatives and against the wishes of
his defenders in that matter. The fact
Is that the man in question made him
self offensive and Objectionable by his
manner Of speaking in the meetings
OF the Arden Club, a private organiza-
ton and was forbidden the floor OF
such meetings as were held under the
auspices OF the CluD.
This action was taken by a vote OF
the members of the club at a regular
3 meeting Of the club. He ignored this
r ruling and attempted to speak in such
5 a meeting and was not allowed the
I floor, whereufOn he announced his in
, tention Of breaking up all such meet
; ings In the name of free speech. The
next meeting was so broken up and
= some Of the club members after a con.
/ sultation with the Executive Commit
I tee Of the club, had him arrested foI
{ breaking the peace. The action OF the
: club officers was absolutely demo.
cratic, as the meeting was not a town
meeting, but held under the auspices
OF the club on ground leased by tbs
club.
Z IF the question Of free speech were
. at issue no men would be called oil
sooner by this very disturber than the
I trustees OF Arden, as has been the
K case IN the past. The trustees Of Ar
den have nothing to do with any socia
,, or local laws made by the people o
Arden. Their function is to hold it'll
to the lands of Arden, to ascertain al
y nearly as possible the annual renta
value Of its lands, to see that sucl
rentals are collected according to tn
n contracts held by lease holders, to pa,
a out of these funds the taxes levied b,
the State on all property In Arden AM
to turn over the balance TO the peopi
Of Arden, to be spent for such genera