anaheim-gazette 1906-03-22

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 SUBSCRIPTION - - 1.50 Per Year HENRY KUCHEL, EDITOR Six months.....$1.00 Three months.....50cts Payable invariably in advance. Transient advertising $1 per inch per month The GAZETTE is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. The L. P. Fisher Advertising Agency, 425 Montgomery St., San Francisco, is authorized to receive advertisements for this paper. Our paper is kept on file in that office. THE NAME "SANTA ANA;" CHANGE IT A number of Santa Ana citizens are suggesting the propriety of changing the name of that enterprising and progressive city. Their reasons for making the change have escaped us, but we read that it is because of the similarity of the name with the "Santa Ana winds" which blow occasionally in that part of the valley. Eastern home-seekers, it appears, confound the two, and some have refused to visit the bustling town for fear of encountering the winds of which they had heard before setting foot in California. We counsel our friends at Santa Ana not to be frightened at a shadow. If people demand a change of name upon this specious pretext, how soon will it be before another change is demanded, and 180 Texans were sued by 6000 Mexicans under Anna and ruthlessly slain. When the Texans could longer Davy Crockett and others were captured and taken Santa Anna. "Did I not tell you that oners were to be taken?" did the general of the capturing "To death with them." The cruel order was imminent carried out. At Goliad, fortnight after the Alamo Santa Anna's army, lace creased by reinforcements, 300 Texans and murdered cold blood. At the battle of San April 19th following, the under Sam Houston, met feated Santa Anna decisive him prisoner and destro army, which greatly outn the Texans. This gave her independence, and later admitted into the Un As the sinking of the M Havana harbor brought on with Spain, may we not f the Alamo and Goliad were together unforgotten in the quent war with Mexico? Whether the underlying for this contemplated change name be the winds which oally blow and do no whether it be because it be two, and some have refused to visit the bustling town for fear of encountering the winds of which they had heard before setting foot in California. We counsel our friends at Santa Ana not to be frightened at a shadow. If people demand a change of name upon this specious pretext, how soon will it be before another change is demanded, and for causes altogether unworthy of serious attention? It seems that some of the home-seekers now flocking into the county have acquired the notion that these winds originate at Santa Ana, whereas they probably blew over that territory hundreds of years before Mr. Spurgeon ever thought of starting a town at that point. These winds, it might be said in passing, derived the name, so far as denizens of this valley were concerned, from the fact that they blew down the Santa Ana river canyon from the east, and from the further fact that a considerable settlement known as Santa Ana was located some eight miles up the river. Settlers in the early days, seeing dust-clouds rising in the foothills to the east, said: "A Santa Ana wind is coming." But these winds have long since lost their virulence and the discomforts characterizing them twenty-five years ago. The wide expanse of the irrigated area and tree growth throughout the valley, the reclamation of vast stretches of the desert country, the utilization of the waters of the Colorado river for irrigation, the reforestation of our mountains, the existence of the Salton sea—all these have conspired to lessen the severity of these desert winds, and we doubt not in the coming time they will quite disappear. Yet these winds though disco desert country, the utilization of the waters of the Colorado river for irrigation, the reforestation of our mountains, the existence of the Salton sea—all these have conspired to lessen the severity of these desert winds, and we doubt not in the coming time they will quite disappear. Yet these winds, though disagreeable while they last, are great scavengers of atmospheric distempers. They sweep away such malaria as may exist in the comunity, and in many ways compensate for the inconveniences attending their visitation. Still, they are decreasing in severity, and, as the expanding area of settlement continues, they will probably in time disappear. So there would seem to be small need of Santa Ana changing its name on account of these winds. But we have often wondered why the enterprising pioneers who laid out the town chose the name of probably the most hated butcher the American people have ever had to deal with. We refer to General Santa Anna, the assassin of Americans at the Alamo and at Goliad. Those who have read the interesting history of the fight of the Texans for independence cannot fail to recall the bloody deeds of that monster. At the Alamo, Sunday morning, March 6, 1836, Col. Wm. B. Travis Texans were surrounded by Mexicans under Santa Clara and ruthlessly slaughtered. The Texans could fight no heavy Crockett and five other captured and taken before Anna. Not tell you that no prisure to be taken?" demanded general of the capturing officer. With them." Useless order was immediately about. At Goliad, scarce a man after the Alamo massacre, Anna's army, largely in enemy reinforcements, attacked men and murdered them in aid. Battle of San Jacinto, with following, the Texans, from Houston, met and defeated Anna decisively, taker prisoner and destroying his which greatly outnumbered men. This gave Texas independence, and she was sent into the Union. Sinking of the Maine in harbor brought on the war, may we not feel that so and Goliad were not all forgotten in the subsequent with Mexico? For the underlying motive contemplated change in its winds which occasioned and do no harm, or be because it bears the alongside that of John W. Mackey. The latter, through manipulations in company of his partner Jim Fair, rose to be one of the world's richest men. Mr. Darling's venture in mining yielded only moderate results. The history of the Comstock lode proves that the most accomplished "squeezers" and the most skillful manipulators were the men who got away with the works—Sharon, Fair, Mackey and the rest of them. Our friend seems fated to tread upon the very verge of millions without securing a good neckhold upon the treasures. Had he struck oil in the canyon forty years ago, he would have been a millionaire, and California would not have waited a generation for its wonderful material growth. Perhaps had he have struck oil, the population of the state had been millions, and what great changes might have resulted throughout the entire southern country! But fate decreed that the treasure house of petroleum should lay untouched until the present day. Mr. Darling met numerous old-time friends during his brief stay. His wife departed this life four years ago in San Francisco. He has a son and daughter in that city, where he resides, in comfortable circumstances. We are glad to again shake the hand of this old friend of the family, and we can wish him nothing worse than that his lines may be never cast in places less pleasant than characterized his brief stay here in his old home. HARRY G. SPIELMAN has been prevailed upon by his many friends to become a candidate for city marshal, and is now before the voters of the community soliciting their suffrage. Mr. Spielman is a son of a soldier, is a member of Company E., N. G. C., and is an upright and honorable young man. He is the sole support of a widowed mother, has a good education and is in every way fitted for the office to which he aspires. The incumbent of the office has had it fourteen years, which should, we submit, be a genteel sufficiency for any one who does not want it all. A vote for Spielman will be a vote for a worthy young man, whose habits of industry and sobriety have made him hosts of friends throughout this community. His father was for many years a resident of this place, and was highly esteemed on all sides to the day of his death, a few years ago. Let the people pass around the honors and emoluments of office, and not vest them forever in one man. If Mr. Spielman should be elected city marshal he pledges himself to rid the community of the nest of petty hold-up artists now infesting the city, and to raid the blind-pig emporium now operating in this peaceful and law-abiding REO ALWAYS WINS Reo cars not only show the winning speed and power which keep them at the head of their class in every racing and climbing contest they enter; but REO ALWAYS WINS Reo cars not only show the winning speed and power which keep them at the head of their class in every racing and climbing contest they enter; but their remarkable convenience and practicality exactly meet common-sense requirements and make speed and power worth while. Those were Reo cars that captured five out of seven prizes in the National six day economy test. It was a Reo that broke the middle-weight speed record, on the Syracuse race-track—a Reo that lowered its class record 23 minutes in the "Climb to the Clouds" up Mount Washington, and a Reo that won three cups in one day on Paddock Hill, Cincinnati—beating all twenty competitors; eight of them having nearly double its rating and price. In the recent Economy Test in New York city, the Reo Runabout carrying 4 passengers easily defeated all cars listing up to $1500 00, for ECONOMY OF OPERATION. Carrying four passengers 682 miles at a total cost per passenger of less than ¼ cent per mile, which includes toll, ferryage, repairs and incidentals of this kind. This Model also took the MacMurty Medal for Least Ignition trouble in competition with all cars entered. The Reo having no trouble whatever. It was a Reo that won both five-mile events at Agricultural park, Los Angeles, March 2, winning every mile in both races, defeating one two-cylinder and three four-cylinder cars. It was a Reo that on the same date broke the one-mile coast record for middleweight cars. Come and see us at our new garage, South Los Angeles street, Anaheim, Cal. O. M. SKINNER & SON, Agents for the Reo Motor Car Co. Always Reliable DON'T MISS Our First Annual WHITE SALE For particulars and prices see our big circular. IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY NOW ASHER & FALKENSTEIN "Where Quality Counts" HILL SISTERS ARE SHOWING DESIGNS OF tern, Street and Children's Hats! Novelties and Staples in Millinery Call and See Our PRICES! E. Center St. ANAHEIM CAL. ARE SHOWING DESIGNS OF tern, Street and Children's Hats ! Novelties and Staples in Millinery Call and See Our PRICES! E. Center St. ANAHEIM CAL. H. A. Dickel —FOR THE— Lenten Season Recommends his well selected stock of Canned and Salt Fish, Salt ackerel, Salt Salmon, Salt Salnbellies, White Fish, Codfish and Canned Fish of every detiption. Agent for Detroit Jewel and Garland Gas Stoves 29 Years in Business Remember me for the most complete line of Stationery, Confectionery and everything new or late. Give me your subscriptions for all kinds of newspapers and magazines Remember me for the most complete line of Stationery, Confectionery and everything new or late. Give me your subscriptions for all kinds of newspapers and magazines Jos. Helmsen Will Start an Account. We are prepared to carry your account in one, two or three different ways. First. A non-interest bearing account against which you may write your check. Second. You may open a savings account upon which we will pay 4 per cent. interest; interest in this account is reckoned twice yearly, and is added to the principal, thus compounding. Third. We issue an interest-bearing Certificate of Deposit for such time and such rate of interest as may be agreed upon. If at a distance, or not convenient to come to the bank, send your deposit by mail, we will care for it the same as were you at our counter. AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK ANAHEIM, CAL. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Anley, John Hartung, H. A. JohnF. H. Houck, C. Federman, Frank Rust, B. Dauser, A. Nagel, Geo. L. Hale. OFFICERS Frank Shanley, President H. A. Johnston, Vice-President F. H. Houck, Second Vice President John Hartung, Cashier Why should these be suffered to continue—by hold-ups and this blind-man pledges himself to out, and he gets our vote personally call upon the and solicit their support. Certificate of health given by R. Ward, director of the biotic laboratory to the aid of the polytechnic at Obispo is important and almost unique. Upon his visit last week Dr. Ward submitted the milch cows to the tuberculin test and found them free from tuberculosis. Of the many herds which he has tested in California this is only the second herd to which he has been able to give a clean bill of health. Milk is a universal article of diet with the students residing at the school and the knowledge that no disease lurks therein is a source of pride and comfort to the school and its patrons.