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\ r pages 10 TWO PARTS PRICE: 40 CENTS B cffl£? rot xxxvt. NI, Mil Kit «78 ROBBER STEALS $3700 IN CASH FROM RAILWAY STRONG BOX OF LOS ANGELES PACIFIC LOOTED DARINGTHEFT DISCOVERED MON. DAY; SILVER UNTOUCHED Combination Unbroken and Yale Lock Not Damaged—Unknown Em ploye Suspected by Detectives 4 ROBBERY with features almost A Identical with the recent theft Identical with the recent th«W ■*-*:. of $30,000 from the Los Angeles postofflce, was reported to the police yesterday morning by officials of the Lob Angelese-Paclfic Railway company, who stated that a strong box on. the second floor of the building-, 431 South Hill street, had been opened Sunday night and $3700 In gold and currency stolen. The case presents many puzzling features. After a thorough Investl tion, the detectives assigned to the. mystery are Inclined to the opinion that in was an Inside Job, or else committed by a person familiar with the doings in thu cashier's ciiTlee. The only clew upon Which the de tectives could work wns a few finger marks on the woodwork of the door leading Into the room where the cash box is kept. Tho money la not placed In ■ safe, but a regular strong box, which has a combination the same as r safe, and the money was taken without the combination being bro ken. There were no signs of breaking and tho entrance to the room in which the money was kept Was gained by the use of a key, which fitted the Yale lock. Discovered by Cashier When Cashier George H. Clark opened the strong box yesterday morn ing It was discovered that the con tents of the aafo hud been tampered with. The Fourth of July traffic hud been unusually heavy, and when Cashier Clark closed tho office Tuesday night It Is said he placed In the strong box $3700 In gold and currency and several in silver. All that was left Tuesday morning was the silver. Whether the thief did not care to take chances with carrying the silver about, or whether he was frightened away before he could complete his work. Is a matter the detectives are Baked to solve. Much secrecy vv;is manifested by the officials of the rullway company in , speaking of the robbery. They refused to «tate Just how much money had been stolen, and other than to state that a robbery had been committed ware silent. The facts, however, w. rv reported to the Los 'Angeles de tectives. Door Opened by Key It Is known that tho Tale lock on the door entering Into the room where the strong box was kept was opened by a key and not by force; also that the combina tion on the strong box WM worked without force and by some one familiar with thu combination, or olse by a person who succeeded In working it by chance. Yesterday morn ing when the robbery was discovered the strong Imx was found closed as usual and the combination was Intact, but left in such a way that the lid of the box could be easily lifted. It Ik said that but three person! were supposed to know the combina tion. These are the cashier, assistant cashier and the auditor, and that four persons were supposed to have keys to the room—the three mentioned and the janitor. Several of the employes are under Surveillance. The only possibility of the theft being committed by an out- Bid party, according to the police theory, is that someone might have watched the cashier when he placed the money away, and then succeeded In havhlg a key made to fit the door and, hy chance, solved the combination. Officers Are Reticent (Jc-orge li. Busbcc, auditor and sec retary of the Los Angeles-Paciflc Rail way company, would not discuss the case In detail last night, and refused to talk further when aHked who had keys In their possession that would afford them entrance to the room j Where the money was kept. Mr. Bugbee said: "There was a rob bery, but we do not know how much money Is missing. I don't think it is J3700. I am inclined to believe that it Is less, but wo will not know for a certainty until tomorrow morning. I have no suspicions or clews that I cart to discuss." It. P. Sherman, general manager of the company, COUld not be located last night, and It was stated that he was not In Los Angeles. Ceorgc H. Clark, t'le cashier, could not be located and the clerks at tho Hill street station declared that they were under orders not to discuss the case Tho detectives are sure that it will take but littlo time to clear up the mystery, as every employe Is being closely watched and as the denom inations of the stolen money are known. It is believed that any attempt to paM it will result In an immediate arrest. Brandenburg Taken to St. Louis ht. LOUIS, July s.—Broughton Bran denburg arrived here from New York late this afternoon In charge of a detec tive to stand trial on an Indictment charging him with fraudulently entic ing away James S. Cabiinne 111. WOMAN ELECTROCUTED WHILE TURNING ON THE INCANDESCENT LIGHTS ,'.'.' HII.I.SBORO, Ore., July 5. — Mrs. Kd v.uril Benson, wife of a local confection er, while turning on the electric lights, wiih electrocuted here last night. <'• Mm. i Benson' In , turning on tbe lights grasped , the \ brass 'of an ,' electric ' lamp while standing on a wet floor. • A short 'rlmilt »as | formed lln ] some | manner. '.'. On receiving the nluu-k Mrs. Benson railed nut to her husband, "I am dying," anil sank to tin floor.' Mr. Benson rushed "jo her,' hut she whs beyond aid. '"n ". '....■ * . LOS ANGELES HERALD WOMAN WHO OBSERVES FIFTY THIRD YEAR AS LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER "\T EWPORT, July s.—Miss Ida I,ewis, \ keeper of the Uttle Rock llght -^- ' house and know far and wide as the Grace Darling of America, cele brated the fifty-third anniversary of her stewardship at the lighthouse re cently Her father, Ciipt. Hosea Lewis. kepi 'the I.lttle Rock llK'i' when she was a child, but he became enfeebled while she was yet a girl, and she as mimed his duties. BOY CARRIED BY FOOT INTO AIR BALLOON LIFTS YOUTH HEAD DOWNWARD 500 FEET Child's Life^Saved by Aeronaut—Both Borne Out Over Ocean Eight Hun dred Yards —Rescued by Launch (By Associated Press.) SANTA CRUZ, July s.—Twenty thou sand persons gathered on the beach to day to celebrate the Fourth of July and witnessed a thrilling spectacle not on the program, when Jesse Wyman, a 10-year-old boy, was caught in the ropes (Continued on rage Two* THE NEWS SUMMARY FORECAST For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair Tuesday; light northwest wind. Maxi. mum temperature yesterday, 75 de. grees; minimum, 61 degrees. / ——— —~— LOCAL Lot AngelM-PacMo strong box robbed of $3700 In cash. Fifteen persons Injured by fireworks In Los Angeles, none fatally. Father of policeman commits suicide by inhaling gas. Cement contractor run down by auto; chauffeur caught after a three mile chase. Auto driver seriously Injured In practice run over Santa Monica course. Subscription started for erection of $80,000 memorial hall for Grand Army or the Re public. Thirty-eight tourist cars which left Lot Angeles for Mexico safely cross border. . Reported to police that $791 is stolen by pickpockets and sneak thieves. Man in hospital as result of rooming house light over beer. Local Elks to participate In Elks' day ceremonies at Seattle fair. Prohibition sprinter refuses to run In the octogenarian foot race. Los Angeles gaily decorated for Elks' re union. ■ Hollywood citizen makes plea for abolition of "third degree." Man charged in Los Angeles with wife abandonment captured In Idaho. COAST Town of Sanger, near Fresno, swept by flames. ,> Woman Is electrocuted while trying to turn on electric lights In her home In H illsboro, Ore. ' Officers are elected at convention of the American ' SufTrafe association held at Se attle. Wealthy woman who recently arrived at Seattle and is held as an alien, says she Is native of lowa. Sailors of Stockton drag ocean for body of seaman who was drowned, fail to find corpse but find body of elderly man not reported missing. Student of San Francisco while swimming in Sacramento river la drowned. Boy carried Into air liy balloon rope 800 feet; life saved by aeronaut. , , . KASTERN Justice at Evanston, 111., would Inflict life Imprisonment on reckless chauffeurs. Italian clgarmaker of New. York assassi nated while climbing Into bed. Woman's leg lorn off at knee by shotgun discharged at her In Jersey City. ■ Prominent Insurance man Is victim of cannon cracker explosion at Seymour, Ind., and dies a few hours later. i;,iv, Gllchrlst at celebration of Fourth by Tammany In New York discusses national LmuMi Parent who had failed to declare on duti able good! warns daughter on Incoming steamer by wireless to tell truth to customs officials. - Denver deluged by heavy rains which have caused great damage to railroad and other property. Mother at New York pleads for return of child which was given to foster parents while she was In asylum. - Octegenerian of New York decides to pass his remaining years in the Holy Land. Woman In New York teaches studies to aftlcted children on hospital roof. Trial of fifty-six night riders at Union City, Term , Is postponed until September. Educators in convention at Denver show needs for training of youth and what com mon people should be taught. . President Taft is welcomed at Norwich, Conn., where he is given great welcome by citizen* when he addresses at 250 th anni versary of founding of city. Senate passes busiest day of season July Fourth and tariff bill administrative fea tures are discussed. Balloonist mistakes noise of celebration as signal and cutting loose too near earth is killed. • • ,'i First day lof celebration of discovery of Lake Champlaln begins at Port Henry, N. Y. FOREIGN : Ship's steward til with smallpox on. Pa cific Mall liner In quarantine ok Yokohama. Leaders of strike of Japanese laborers at Honolulu arrested on ■ charge of kidnaping Asiatic* who wish to work. ; ' ■ .< Honolulu witnesses largest Fourth jof July parade since United States assumed control of Haw»ll^^a^ft^WPaPW3sß*t<sy'WW««l*i» Band of Moro outlaw* Is exterminated by United States troops and constabulary. - ■ -LlMm>'ltJMlLH-H-t3SIMm_UIiJI J'H.Uft HJ.-AI'MMBMMMBBBBBBbI TUESDAY MORNING, JULY <>, 1909. GOV. GILCHRIST SCORES POLICY OF REPUBLICANS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF FLORIDA TALKS ON NATIONAL ISSUES DECLARES PROTECTIVE TARIFF IS TAX ON KNOWLEDGE Compares Race Controversy In South | with Conditions Existing In Pa. cific Coast States Because - of Asiatics (By Associated Tress.) AT EW YORK. July s.—Governor Al- IV bert.W. Gllchrlst of Florida was •*-' one of the speakers at the Fourth of July celebration of Tammany Hall today. After paying a high tribute to the organization, its accomplishments and services. Governor Gil Christ turned to national issues, declaring that "great as the possibilities are for the future growth and development of this coun try, yet its greatness would be but as a 'whited Mpucher— indeed out ward, but within full of dead men's bones,' if the policy of the present rul ing power In this nation Is to con tinue." Governor Gilchrlst referred to the tariff question, and pointed out what he declared to be fallacies and abusurdlties of the Republican platform promises and assertions. . When the high protective tariff was first established it was, he said, for the benefit of infant industries. "After forty-eight years, and after they have become able to compete suc cessfully with the world, do you still consider them Infants?" he asked. Tax on Spread of Knowledge "Then they said that the foreigner paid the tariff. Do you suppose that the American Newspaper Publishers' association believes that when they un animously resolved 'that it is the sense of this meeting that the duty on print- Ing paper, wood pulp and other ma terial entering into the manufacture of printing paper be ■ Immediately re pealed?' The Democratic party very properly styled this $6 a ton not a tax on the foreigners, but 'a tax on the spread of knowledge.' Thanks to the protest of the press and the Democratic party,. It is now proposed to revise, downward, this particular tax. "In the last campaign did you not hear of notices being posted In the shops that they would run at half time if the Democratic party succeeded' They would throw the financial and in dustrial Interests of the country to the four winds if a party succeeded to power which would pass laws so that 'evils of privileges and favoritism* would nqt assert themselves In securing 24 to 100 per cent more than they should receive in the annual distribution of the wealth of the country? They prac tically threaten the country with ruin If their 'privileges' were cut down. Same Old Tactics Used "It is the same old tactics which were used when Tammany was success ful in lighting for the election of An drew Jackson." Governor Gilchrlst condemned cen tralization of wealth by "legalized rob bery," declaring "It is bound to result in the elimination of the middle classes and the draining of the wealth of the masses Into the hands of the benefic iaries of the legalized combinations." "Will the people assert their rights after twelve or fifteen years more of Republican rule in the so-called Interest of the laboring man?" he asked. ■ "Will they be stronger when 6000 will own one-fifth of the property of the United States, but 3000 men shall have owned 75 or 80 per cent of the wealth of the country? "New England ancestors of the Re publican party largely were responsible for slavery and Its inception. The Re publican party in Its platform now talks about having 'freed the slaves.' They never did any such thing. Their freedom grew out of a war incident to secession, the seeds of which they had themselves sown. . ' Enfranchised Negroes "Instead of the Republicans claiming they freed the slaves their statement would have been more accurate had they claimed in open defiance of th 9 constitution they enfranchised the ne groes." Governor Gilchrist said he was op posed 'to the agitation of the uncon stltutlonallty of the fifteenth amend ment to the fedoral constitution being started by any southern legislature or state. "It can safely he affirmed," said h<\ "that sooner or later, when the Asiatics become voters in California and else where on the Pacific coast, or when the colored contingents of Springfield, 111., and of Springfield, Ohio, or of Pitts burg, or of other cities and states, be come too aggrassive and that when the g. o. p. can no longer use the brother In black, that this question will be settled right by the supreme court of the United States." Taking up President Taft's plea for greater division of political sentiment and affiliation in the south, Governor Gilchrist said: Discusses Race Question "Instead of discussing the race ques tion as It exists In the south I'will in vite your attention to it as it now exists in neutral territory— the far western states. >. . . ■..-,.■ "Suppose this element. Chinese ami Japanese, would, as the negroes in the south, vote practically as a unit. Don't you suppose that the white people of California would combine so as to pre serve their very civilization? . "Suppose this condition existed throughout the entire Pacific coast and the states bordering thereon —don't you suppose that Mr. Taft would have his hands full, in showing these, people that 'there shall bo more than one political creed to be subscribed to and sup ported." Don't you suppose you would hear of the 'solid Pacific?" "I know of no greater injury which could befall the southern states than for the white people to divide and thereby leave the result to the arbitra ment of the negro. "I believe in the 'patriotic dealrf* of Mr. Taft, whore such 'desire' tan be properly asserted. I want it to becomo an important plank In the next natlonnl Republican platform. Patriotism .should beiriii at home. 1 want the Republican party to patriotically break the solidity of the 'solid Now England states and of solid Pennsylvania.' " SENATE LABORS ARDUOUSLY WITH TARIFF MEASURE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF BILL DISCUSSED FOURTH OF JULY BUSIEST DAY OF PRESENT SESSION Rayner Makes Fight Against Customs Features, but Amendment Is Accepted Without , :P''- '°" WASHINGTON, July —By unani mous consent today Senator Bailey with drew Ills amendment to the tariff bill providing for a graduated income tax, imylng he knew It would be voted down, and be did not wish that fart to lie cited In the United Stain* mipreme court at liny time. Senator (<a!llnicer gave notice lie would offer amendments tomorrow for :in Increase of the tnx on malt nor. \V,y Auoclated rrr.->o WASHINGTON, D. C, July s.—The Fourth of July was the senate's busy day. From lv o'clock this morning until 5 o'clock in the afternoon the .senators labored. The day was devoted in the main to the consideration of the administra tive provisions Of the tariff bill and to the Brown resolution providing for the submission Of an income tax con stitutional amendment to the state legislatures. Senator Rayner made a vigorous figlu against the customs court feature of the administrative amendment. He declared the court would be uncon stitutional because, while it dealt with questions at common law, no provision was made tor trial by jury, which he said every litigant at common law has a right to demand. Thu customs court provision occu pied the attention of the senate for about three hours and ultimately was accepted without division. The proposed court is to consist of five members and is intended to super sede the United States circuit courts In customs matters. .Not since the tariff bill has come I into the senate has SO much been ac- j complished within one day. Indeed, When the sitting came to an end, lit- 1 tie remained to be done. The principal j Item still to be considered was the tobacco tax, the figures on which had not been completed by the committee | when the senate adjourned. Drawback Feature Considered Attention was given to the drawback feature of the bill, relative to which the finance committee made no recom mendation In addition to striking out the house provision. In the Benate, however, several amendments were made, some of which were permitted, at Senator McCum ber's Instance, to satisfy the grain producers of the northwest. A number of other minor amendments] were' made and all the administrative features were disposed of. Early in the clay the Income tax resolution of Senator Brown of Ne braska was adopted. The resolution | submits to the state legislatures an amendment to the constitution, pro viding "Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without ap portionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or j enumeration." Senator Aldrich hopes that the tariff Mil to-morrow will go from the com- i mittee of the whole to the senate. In j the senate proper it will receive brief attention, and will then go to confer ence. On motion of Mr. Bacon, compensa tion of members of the customs court were reduced from $10,000 to $7,000; that of assistant attorney general from $10,000 to $6,000; deputy assist ant attorney general from $7,500 to $7,000; one attorney from $6,000 to $5,000, and three attorneys from $5,000 to $4,000 per annum. Cuban Treaty to Remain Intact Additional amendments to the tariff bill, which were accepted, provide that nothing in the measure shall interfere with the Cuban commercial treaty and prescribe the methods by which the president shall proceed In executing the discriminating features of the measure. This is simply a re-enact ment of the countervailing duties of the existing law. Another amendment adopted allows all American-owned logs on the Maine and Minnesota borders to be sawed In mills on the Canadian side without in terfering with their free entry into tills country. On motion of Senator McCumber, an amendment exempting wheat, wheat flour and flax-seed from the drawbacks provision of the bill, and an amend ment by Senator Overman allowing a drawback on cotton ties when used on cotton that is exported were j adopted. Senator Aldrich explained there would be laid before the senat" a feu committee amendments providing for a tax on vessels and a tobacco tax, in cluding leaf tobacco. Senator Culberson declared the Standard Oil company continues to re ceive drawbacks on cans It exports, amounting to $1,000,000 « year, and said he would offer an amendment to cor rect that condition. Income Tax in Senate The senate resumed consideration of the tariff bill, but after Mr. Aldrich hud presented the finance committee's amendment to the administrative, feat ures of the bill the resolution providing for a constitutional amendment re garding an income tax was laid before the senate with the understanding it would occupy the attention of that body until 10 o'clock, the time set for taking the vote on it. When Senator Brown's constitutional amendment was called up Mr. Brlstow presented an amendment requiring the election of senators by a vote of the people. Mr. Aldrich followed immedi ately with the statement that when the voting status should be reached he would move to lay the amendment vii the table on the double ground that It was In violation of the unanimous agreement and was not germane to the original proposition. Stone Chides Senators Chicling the majority of the gennto with an act of piracy If It should ap propriate the plank of the Democratic (Continued un lu*o r»o» Scene at City Again Laid in Waste by Earthquakes ,«M—■■ ■!■ ■■Ill— !■■■ !■ ■IIMIII^T ""^"^ X ■ LOS ANGELES FOURTH OF JULY VICTIMS Harriet Clipfelt—Burned at picnic at Colegrove. Philip Reese, who rescued her from death, also severely burned. Reese was taken to a Los Angeles hospital. A. I. Skinner, 45 years old, 2643 Dayton avenue—Struck in eyes by skyrocket, while passenger on street car. Badly burned and cut about face and may lose sight of both eyes. William Winchester, 20 years old, 1454 East Sixth street- Face burned in powder explosion. George S. Zymanski, 7 years old, 3264 Arroyo Seco avenue— Injured in cannon explosion. Lawrence De Forest, 12 years old, 611 North Belmont street — Hands and arm lacerated in bomb explosion. Joseph O'Connor, 14 years old, 637 Kohler street—Left hand lacerated in bomb explosion. Byron Clayton, 14 years old, 328 Clayton street—Thigh lacer ated by explosion of loaded brass shell. Frank Lehman, 14 years old, 3206 Manitou street—Left hand lacerated by explosion of shell. Daniel W. Green, 4409 Gordon avenue—Right hand lacerated and eye injured by explosion of firecrackers. Martin Forrest, 13 years old, 925 Lyon street—Gas pipe cannon exploded; deep laceration right knee. Jacob Glassner, 11 years old. 628 Banning street—Roman can dle exploded in hand: badly lacerated and burned. Arthur Kennedy, 416 Boyd street—Pin wheel exploded; lip and chin split open, face powder burned. George Garfield, 30 years old, Third and Flower streets—Can non cracker exploded; badly powder burned about face and eyes. Eugene Howard, 12 years old, 101 North Bunker Hill street — Cannon cracker exploded; badly powder burned about face, left eye and right hand. ACCIDENT LIST IS SHORTENED REPORTS OF 15 INJURIES TOTAL AT MIDNIGHT No Fatalities Reported in City Is Re. suit of Saner Fourth De manded by Public Opinion The accident list in Los Angeles for Independence day had totaled fifteen accidents at 12:15 o'clock this morning, Because the Fourth, until nightfall last evening, had been observed in a patriotic manner, Instead of an idiotic one, owing to the public agitation for a sane Independence day in the Angel city, even this* list of accident! was much shorter than that of a year ago. Perhaps the most serious accident occurred at Colegrove, when Harriet Clipfelt, a young girl, was almost. burned to death ami tin- man who rescued! her, Philip Reese, was also so severely burned that both had to be brought to a Los A nr< ■ I>■ s hospital. The accident occurred when tha little girl ignited her dress in striking a match on the heel of her shoe :it i picnic held in Colegrove. The girl wan severely burned about the arms and sides, and Reese, who rushed to her recue, was severely burned on thd arms and left hand. Set Fire 1 to Dress The child amused herself shooting small firecrackers, and just previous to the accident she had wandered [ alone to a point some distance from the main body of merrymakers. While trying to strike a match on th» heal of her shoe, as she had seen several of the young men do, the match set tire to her dress. After endeavoring to extinguish the (lames, the girl cried for help. She had wandered so far from the rest of the, crowd that her cries at first were not heard. The child run screaming toward the place where the merry makers were- gathered, her flimsy summer dress a mass of flames. Philip Reese was the first to hear the girl's agonised shrieks. Hurrying to her aid, Reese at first attempted to smother the flames, but finding that impossible, tore the blazing clothing (Continued on Page Fire) OTMPT 1? f^t \T> f 1?(J • HAIIiY, !pi SUNDAY, »• SilN'^l-illi V^tJllJCjO. ON TRAINS. 5 CENTS HARBOR ALLIES MUST BE QUICK ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER AT WILMINGTON Citizens on Inner Harbor Alert to Pre. vent Colonization to Defeat Efforts of the Consoli. datlonlsts Opportunity for registering In time for the Wilmington consolidation elec- tlon Is limited to three days, as undor the law the books must close twenty five full days before the election Ih held. Ton days more are open tor transfer ring-. A close watch is boms kept on Wil mington people for possible efforts at colonisation for the purpose of defeat ing consolidation. In view of the over- whelming sentiment in Wilmington Cavoiing union with Los Angeles, this is hardly regarded as possible, but the Wilmington consolidation committee does not intend to be caught napping in any event. A surprisingly good vote against consolidation might be regarded in San Pedro as an argument against the election in that city, and Wilming ton proposes to make a showing that will strengthen the consolidation vote August 12 at the San Pedro election. "When Los Angeles realizes what can I be done In the Inner harbor the people. of that city will be better satisfied than ever with securing consolidation," said N. F. Ereen, a leading member of the Wilmington board of trustees. "We can do more with $l,OO0,0()O in Wilming ton bay than can be effected with throe times that amount on an outer harbor. The people of Wilmington are well sat isfied with the outlook, and we are sura th,it Los Angeles will be when the harbor la developed." Saturday's issue of thu Wilmiimtmi Journal contained the first publication of the resolution calling the consolida tion election in that city. It was ni uiored at Wilmington last week that City Clerk Hayes had delayed turning the resolution over to the paper, as he is opposed to consolidation, but this is denied by the editor of the Journal, (Continued on l'mjo Two) 5-^ CENTS PATRIOTISM IS KING AT FOURTH IN LOS ANGELES ROWDYISM AND NOISE ABSENT FROM CITY STREETS THOUSANDS ATTEND EXERCISES AT PUBLIC BEAUTY SPOTS Other Thousands Pass Their HcWday on Mountain Tops, in Canyo or at Beaches on the Pacific WITH -its beautifully decorated streets almost deserted for shady park, deep canyon, or the cooler atmosphere of thy I seashore, Los Angeles' observe ance yesterday o£ the great n;i tional holiday was marked by i. spirit of quietude, strongly mixed with the feeling of patriotism that be longs to the day of all days in the n >- tional history. Accidents were fe\v, fires, or rather blazes, so infroi that they are hardly worthy of no.c. Altogether, the cry for a sane "Fourth," not only in Los Angeles, but apparently throughout the country, hsa had its effect and the accident ami death rolls this year will, it is confi dently believed, show a smaller list of victims than any year of record for fully a quarter of a century past. The noisy demonstration of cannon and bomb-like contrivance inaugurat ing at midnight the advent of tUo holiday was marked by its absence, and the ear-splitting sound of the cannon cracker was so infrequent arnl far between that its occurrence Was worth more than passing notice. Fire works during the day ran to tho smaller and less harmful sort, afford ing as much amusement and a small' element of danger than the more fo. - midable kind, while In the evening t! ■•* public displays were under the super vision of men trained to do the •work, and a more careful handling of dan | gerous materials was observable at private homes. Patriotism at Parks The features of the celebration of Independence Day In Los Angeles ,t?era the exercises in several of the city's attractive parks, where the old-fash ioned but ever-beautiful Idea of ■ pa triotic love of country was carried out In the programs. The exercises be gan at 10 o'clock In Central and EJast lake parks, and in Sycamore and Hol lenbeck parks four hours later. Thou sands of citizens and visitors were present at these places, each noil' ground vleing with the other in its efforts to attract. Principal among the pleasun grounds sought was Sycamore grove, where the exercises commenced at i o'clock under the auspices of tlm Grand Army of the Republic. Eastlake park, always attractive be cause of Its flowers, sunshine am! shade, was made doubly attract! \e I with decorations of the national color > and became the objective point for a I gathering that filled every nook and corner of the grounds and.taxed" tho I street railway facilities to their ut most. Owing to Its location In the heart of the city, an immense crowd gathered at Central park at 10 o'clock to listen to and participate in the exercise programmed for that place, and Mt Hollenbeck park sports, contests end a baby beauty show were furnished In addition to the patriotic program. Absorbed Meaning of Day / At each of these places a strong ■ realization of what the day Implies ami a renewed love 'for native or adopted land were brought to every American heart as the great gatherings listened to the reading of the Declaration <--f Independence, the stirring addresses of men whose names are enrolled uport the record of a nation's wars, or joined with patriotic enthusiasm In the sing ing of national songs. One hundred and twenty-five thou sand would, perhaps, be a low satin to place on the number of persona journeying to the various beach towns during the day. From early mom m until late afternoon street cars and railroad trains were congested vttli humanity seeking the delights of b.;th ing, fishing, water excursions and re lief from daily work and its conse quent cares. Other thousands— they wpm —sought the beauties of mom and cairyon, Elysian park, Mount Lowe, Mount Wilson, Laurel canji>r.. Eagle Rock canyon and other natural beauty spots, each receiving their quota, of holiday seekers. Numerous Picnics Given Besides the public celebrations at Eastlake, Central, Hollenbeck parka and Sycamore grove numerous picnics at which patriotic exercises were held were given by various fraternal tiucl labor organizations, one of the princi pal among these being the annual pic nic of the Los Angeles Building Traces council at Chutes park. The progr*nj was made up of speech-making, mue!6 and sports, the entertainment enrlint; last night with a grand fireworks tils play. Fred C. Wheeler presided ana Stanley B. Wilson was the orator oi the day. Welshmen at Sycamore The Independence day picnic of th* Welsh residents of Southern California was held at Sycamore park during ins afternoon, the program being filled with patriotic songs and speeches, tho keynote of which was the part played by Welshmen in the early days of the nation's history. A splendid program of sports was also carried out. Tim principal address was given by Major Hi B. Powell, and Dr. D. Lloyd Jen kins, Lewis Davis, Rev, Jewett Davis and Daniel Jones gave short talks. Echo park witnessed the gathering for their annual outing Of the young people's societies of the Swedish Lu theran church and the Swedish taber nacle. The address was made by Rev. August Gustafson and speechesl were made by members of the different so cieties, The program of speeches ami ' singing was followed by athletic sports and a basket picnic. Public celebrations for the benefit of the children were not forgotten, the two playgrounds of the city and the Municipal Recreation center, being set apart for their exclusive use and en joyment by the city playground com mission. As there were no fireworks, the day closed without any accident* being reported. Addresses, .singing, games and sports made up the enter tainment features. Attorney Grove L. (Continued on l'aco £i«ut)