anaheim-gazette 1906-10-25

California’s Feeble Minded And Its Home for Their Care and Training. Public attention in California was first effectively called to the need for making proper provision for the care and training for feeble minded children by Mrs. T. H. Bentley, wife of Rev. Robert Bentley of Berkeley, and Mrs. Julia M. Judah, wife of Henry R. Judah of San Francisco. These ladies called a meeting and that meeting appointed a committee. That is the way most good things start in this country and, although many meetings are called and many committees are appointed which do nothing creditable, it was not so in this case. These women were in earnest and were able to impart their enthusiasm to the meeting, and so something important came of it. Without enthusiasm nothing can come of any human enterprise. It is eminently proper, therefore, that California’s home for the care and training of feeble minded children should have its “Bentley” and its “Judah” halls. Speed the day when there shall be separate cottages, instead of mere wards, named after these two worthy women. The public meeting called as above stated, and held I believe at the Palace hotel in San Francisco, resulted in the formation of a benevolent association. The best cure for pessimism I can prescribe is a productive orchard and Limitless opportunities work are afforded by the at Eldridge. Perhaps a feeble minded commission better than they knew. The corner stone of the institution was laid Nov. 14 the institution was transferred permanent home the Thanksgiving, 1901. Many buildings have been the following schedule of active expenditures will make Boys’ wing... Girls’ wing... The Manse; kitchen-laundry Water supply-insufficient... Engine and boiler house... Residence for superintendent Reservoir for water... Electric plant... Lux cottage... Three cottages-combined... Lavoratories and baths... Fire protection system... Oil storage-pumping plant Steam heating plant... Original cost of “acres”... Dairyman’s cottage... Sewer and septic tank... Electrical fixtures... Extension to power house... Miscellaneous-under $1000. Total original cost.... The earthquake of April inflicted a good deal of in “Home.” Nearly all the thrown out and many of were so cracked that they taken down, either wholly, to the foundation are still in the making and very likely that they can befected and the institution The public meeting called as above stated, and held I believe at the Palace hotel in San Francisco, resulted in the formation of a benevolent association. The best cure for pessimism I can prescribe is a contemplation of the latest directory of associations formed for the purpose of making things better than they are. Every American town big enough to sustain a saloon sustains more benevolent associations than saloons. This association took practical form July 31, 1883, and it opened a home for feeble minded at White Sulphur Springs, near Vallejo, April 22, 1884. It was afterward removed to Fasking Park, Alameda county, where it remained until December 10, 1885, when the state bought 51 acres of land for it at Santa Clara. This home also proved inadequate and in 1889 the state legislature appropriated $200,000 for a site, buildings and furnishings. The board of trustees, with the cooperation of two special commissioners appointed for the purpose, selected what was known as the William McPherson hill ranch near Glen Ellen, in Sonoma county, for the permanent home of the institution. The selection was unfortunate if nothing worse. It was a "hill" ranch in more senses than one, for, although it embraced 1700 acres, there is scarcely one hundred acres of arable land in the tract, and it cannot be counted upon to furnish enough provender to feed enough cows to supply 500 children with all the milk they should have. The state made the mistake, repeated again and again, of buying acres instead of land. One hundred acres of good Sacramento or San Joaquin valley land would supply more produce, and consequently sustain more feeble minded children, than the entire 1700 acres at Eldridge. The earthquake of April inflicted a good deal of injury to "Home." Nearly all the thrown out and many of were so cracked that they taken down, either wholly, to the foundation are still in the making and very likely that they can befected and the institution to its pre-April condition end of the calendar year children have not suffered Commodious temporary shacks were put up and they have been enjoying a surging, with improved health crease of freedom, although has been distinctly hard attendants and officers. The session of the legislature dated $72,500 for the work tion, and that fund may patient for all claims upon it open to some doubt. They not especially well built floors were better anchored Agnew, and the construct the gables out and not it was no loss of life and lit inflicted to the inmates. Some bruises and scratches was all. At the end of the fiscal yearating June 30, 1906, there were watered in the California Hot Care and Training of Feet Children 327 males and 267 total of 594, and the popular constant tendency to increase the fiscal year above mention applicants were admitted, 2 charged and 25 died. On there had been admitted into 1305 children, of whom 154 since July 6, 1897, and 178 discharged. Prior to July there had died or been disch The first admission of which any existing record was Dec 1885. There are also a nummates away on leave of absence the normal number in attending the vicinity of 520. That for ber was 514. Including tand attendants the entire po the institution was a few 600. The pay roll includes enough provender to feed enough cows to supply 500 children with all the milk they should have. The state made the mistake, repeated again and again, of buying acres instead of land. One hundred acres of good Sacramento or San Joaquin valley land would supply more produce, and consequently sustain more feeble minded children, than the entire 1700 acres at Eldridge. When it comes to buying land the State of California is a perpetual tenderfoot and frequently a sucker. There is, however, a utility to be found in the beauty of the situation. Let us therefore be comforted. Backed up against one range of mountains and facing a range of lofty, swelling, farm-covered hills, the landscape is inviting as to pleasantly impress even a mind that is feeble, while it is a constant comfort for the corps of care-takers, who need all the solace that a fine prospect can afford. The location should be regarded as permanent, and the state should make the most of it and not be looking for another. Besides, every such institution needs a limitless amount of rough work for its male charges to perform, and the conversion of these 1700 acres into land will supply this need until the end of time. By terracing hills and burying stones many a pretty garden can be made, and this is the sort of work that the feeble minded can do best and that is best for them to do. At a similar institution in New Jersey the girls take almost sole care of Prior to July there had died or been discharged. The first admission of which any existing record was December 1885. There are also a number of mates away on leave of absence; the normal number in attendance the vicinity of 520. That for her was 514. Including the and attendants the entire power of the institution was a few 600. The pay roll includes for 95, owing to the exigencies and condition. During the 57th fiscal year, california Home expended $622,349 for general support of the county and $48,692 23 for salaries, $111,640.67. To this should be $8485 received from paying but which is usually expended provements not provided for appropriations made by the local government. However, this is not all burden to the state treasury; the counties in the state is no pay $10 per month toward the of feeble minded children whose are not able to pay for this source, the state receives to its treasury during the year June 30, 1906, the sum of $622,349 nearly as much as the support that, as a general proposition furnishes the land and building them in repair and pays them while the counties and the mates board and clothe them. This arrangement may be far all around, but there is no loss son why counties should pay the maintenance of feeble minded at Eldridge and not be able to pay toward the support persons confined in state hospital just happened so. I counted 139 registered names. structive orchard and berry field. Less opportunities for such are afforded by the 1700 acres bridge. Perhaps after all, the minded commissioners bought than they knew. Corner stone of the present station was laid Nov. 19, 1890, and institution was transferred to its present home the day before giving, 1901. Since then buildings have been built, as following schedule of construc-benditures will make plain: - Building: $118,578 92 - Building: 85,779 25 - House; kitchen-laundry: 125,207 54 - Supply-insufficient: 18,426 19 - Land boiler house: 5,228 99 - Ice for superintend’t air for water: 4,998 29 - Plant: 6,405 82 - Vintage: 5,768 28 - Cottages-combined: 12,500 00 - Stories and baths: 4,498 63 - Protection system: 4,999 66 - Storage-pumping plant: 2,590 00 - Heating plant: 100,000 00 - Cost of "acres": 53,978 60 - Man’s cottage: 1,120 70 - And septic tank: 1,999 27 - Real fixtures: 4,000 00 - On to power house: 1,917 76 - Uneous–under $1000: 3,585 25 Total original cost: $575,765 94 Earthquake of April 18, 1906, had a good deal of injury to the gables were out and many of the walls cracked that they had to be down, either partially or to the foundations. Repairs in the making and it is not likely that they can all be per- and the institution returned waiting list for whom room can not be made in the institution, but this list does not represent one-fourth of the number desired to be admitted. Discouraging prospects have deterred others from applying. There is an urgent need for making the institution bigger. There are few burdens more grievous to be borne by an ordinary family than the care and training of a feeble minded child. An Oregon boot attached to the ankle of the mother would handicap her scarcely more. To relieve such a mother and family of such a burden is the very highest and most beneficent form of public charity. An appropriation of $17,500 was made by the last legislature for epileptic girls, as the “Manse” is for epileptic boys, but it will be a year before this can be built. This will enlarge the capacity by about sixty. If the coming legislation shall provide for the erection of the administration building (to complete the main structure as originally planned), accommodations will be found for sixty more. There is some room for feeble minded girls of high grade, but the applications are all for low grade girls and boys and these wards are seriously over crowded. To one unaccustomed to these children—children from seventy years old down to seven, yet children none the less, nothing could be more repulsive, but there are persons with so much of grace in their hearts that they can not only tolerate but learn to love these anspeakably unfortunate, yet incomparably happy human beings. That love is returned with all the lavishness that a dog will manifest for its master and after much the same fashion. I have seen benighted, twisted human monstrosities lay hold of the hand of Dr. Dawson, pat it, press it to the cheek and look up into his eyes with unutterable devotion, and all because he has ever been kind. The law of love is the earthquake of April 18, 1906, and a good deal of injury to the walls Nearly all the gables were out and many of the walls cracked that they had to be down, either partially or into the foundations. Repairs in the making and it is not likely that they can all be perand the institution returned pre-April condition before the calendar year. But the have not suffered meantime. dious temporary wooden were put up and the children enjoying a summer outimproved health and an infreedom, although the work on distinctly harder for the ants and officers. The special of the legislature appropri2,500 for the work of restorathat fund may prove suffic- claims upon it; but it is some doubt. The walls were especially well built, but the were better anchored than at and the construction forced les out and not in, so there loss of life and little injury to the inmates. There were puises and scratches, but that end of the fiscal year termine 30, 1906, there were registthe California Home for the Training of Feeble Minded 327 males and 267 females, a 94, and the population has a tendency to increase. During a year above mentioned 85 new were admitted, 20 were disand 25 died. On Sept. 19, had been admitted into the Home dren, of whom 154 had died by 6, 1897, and 178 had been ed. Prior to July 6, 1897, died or been discharged 373. A admission of which there is ing record was December 10, here are also a number of inlay on leave of absence so that total number in attendance is incity of 520. That for Septem514. Including the officers students the entire population of tution was a few more than only tolerate but learn to love these anspeakably unfortunate, yet incomparably happy human beings. That love is returned with all the lavishness that a dog will manifest for its master and after much the same fashion. I have seen benighted, twisted human monstrosities lay hold of the hand of Dr. Dawson, pat it, press it to the cheek and look up into his eyes with unutterable devotion, and all because he has ever been kind. The law of love is the disciplinary system of the “Home” and the attendant who can make himself amenable to that law must give up place to some one who can. There is little by way of criticism that I shall have to offer upon this institution. It is in good hands and good care is being taken of the inmates, as good physical care as anywhere, but not as much is being done along educational and industrial lines as in some other institutions I have seen, preeminently those at Waverly, Mass., and at Vinelaud, New Jersey. If Dr. Dawson were to visit these institutions he would return with a new enthusiasm for a higher sort of work than he has so far attempted. The requirement to be exacted of state and institution is to make the most of these creatures that the material in them will allow. That end is not quite reached at Eldridge, although a great and good work is being done. The supreme needs at Eldridge are for auxiliary institutions, one for feeble minded women of child-bearing age that the source of much feeble-mindedness, criminality and pauperism may be cut off. The other is for an epileptic colony for those who are not distinctly feeble minded nor yet insane. There are acres enough at Eldridge for both of these institutions, although the state may be a little shy on land. The one management can handle all three institutions as one, without multiplying boards of trustees and executive officers. In the name of a charity at once of the highest character and the most prudent and profitable, I commend the establishment at Eldridge of these auxiliary “Homes.” ARTHUR J. PILLSBURY. Sad-Eyed Oakland Editor Los Angeles county has over 86,000 voters registered, a gain of nearly 20, 000 over the registration of 1904. This report has caused a long and doleful did not center exclusive. Greek theater, nor M. Wheeler's new Tuxedo oply beautiful as they are just about the usual stycriticism affecting Sounia. "Registering retireand tourists" is good. editor doesn't know vecerning us, evidently. south and see how ther sweeping by the north business, wealth and all stitutes a happy common south, young man, and look like. Property Value State Controller Colgaus with his annual报 values in the counties, embracing an interest statement of figures give values, value of impropsame, personal property, solvent credits, railroadata. From his report's lowing figures giving ther all property in the cente: Counties. Alameda...3d class. Alpine...57t. Amador...35t. Butte...23d. Calaveras...33d. Colusa...42d. Contra Costa...19t. Del Norte...55t. El Dorado...40t. Fresno...7t. Glenn...27t. Humboldt...11t. Inyo...53d. Kern...26t. Kings...37t. Lake...45t. Lassen...51s. Los Angeles...2d. Madera...44. Marin...29. Mariposa...49. Mendocino...14. Merced...39. Sad-Eyed Oakland Editor Los Angeles county has over 86,000 voters registered, a gain of nearly 20,000 over the registration of 1904. This report has caused a long and doleful howl to be raised by the Oakland Herald, which says: "This is absurd. Such registration would indicate a population for Los Angeles county approximating 400,000—a manifest excess even if the sanitioriums are included, all the retired millionaires and all the tourists. These were included, of course, and the bulk of the genuine names on the Los Angeles register were unquestionably gathered in the hotels by registry clerks specially detailed for this purpose. Voters from every state in the union are probably registered in Los Angeles as bona fide electors of that county—no transient was allowed to escape. Further proof of the fraudulent character of the Los Angeles registration is in the circumstance that it greatly exceeds the honest registration of Alameda county, where only sixty per cent of the citizens entitled to vote were registered." The trouble with this unhappy Oakland paper is that it has no idea about what is happening down here in Southern California. The sad-eyed editor ought to take a week off and circulate about in this section a few days. Even in Riverside, says the Press, we could show him a few things in the way of growth that would cause his eyes to stick out. And here in Orange county we can show him that everything in California No More Cold Rooms If you only knew how much comfort can be derived from a PERFECTION Oil Heater—how simple and economical its operation, you would not be without it another day. You can quickly make warm and cozy any cold room or hallway—no matter in what part of the house. You can heat water, and do many other things with the PERFECTION Oil Heater (Equipped with Smokeless Device) Turn the wick as high or low as you can—there's no danger. Carry heater from room to room. All parts easily cleaned. Gives intense heat without smoke or smell because equipped with smokeless device. Made in two finishes—nickel and japan. Brass oil fount beautifully embossed. Holds 4 quarts of oil and burns 9 hours. Every heater warranted. 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Property Valuations State Controller Colgan has favored with his annual report of property in the counties of California, racing an interesting tabulated ment of figures giving real estate value of improvements upon personal property, money and credit credits, railroads and other From his report we take the folfigures giving the total value of property in the counties of the Classification Grand Total Value of All Property. Meda 3d class $123,194,155 Lee 57th 488,314 Mor 35th 5,246,159 23d 17,264,551 eras 33d 6,396,945 a 42d 12,265,412 Costa 19th 23,757,451 Norte 55th 3,273,445 Orado 40th 5,085,384 Io 7th 40,478,827 27th 10,699,157 Wooldt 11th 25,432,460 53d 2,886,182 26th 26,866,207 37th 8,789,271 45th 3,534,645 51st 5,566,914 Angeles 2d 305,302,995 ra 44th 7,598,854 o 29th 14,842,205 osa 49th 2,121,845 ocino 14th 12,652,028 ed 39th 15,795,518 SUMMONS Action brought in the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, to dissolve the bonds of matrimony now existing between plaintiff and defendant, and to obtain a decree of divorce. William Sitzman, plaintiff, vs. Anna Sitzman, defendant. The people of the State of California send greeting to Anna Sitzman, defendant. You are hereby directed to appear, and answer the Complaint in an action entitled as above, brought against you in the Superior Court of the county of Orange, State of California, within ten days after the service on you of this summons—if served within this county; or within thirty days if served elsewhere. And you are hereby notified that unless you appear and answer as 'above required,' the said plaintiff will take judgment for any money or damages demanded in the complaint, as arising upon contract, or he will apply to the Court for any other relief demanded in the complaint. Given under my hand and the seal of the Superior Court of the county of Orange, State of California, this 10th day of August, A. D. 1906. [Seal] C. D. LESTER. Clerk. F. C. Spencer. Attorney for Plaintiff. Anaheim, Cal. Anaheim Bakery PETER SYRE, Prop. Fresh Bread Cakes and Pies Confectionery. Etc. Wedding Cakes a Specialty. LOS ANGELES and CYPRESS ST. NOTICE TO—TAXPAYERS! Notice is hereby given that the city taxes on all personal property secured by real property, and on all real property in the City of Anaheim, will be due and payable on the first Monday in October, 1906, and will be delinquent on the last Monday in November, next thereafter, at 6 o'clock p.m. Unless said taxes are paid prior to the last Monday in November, at 6 o'clock p.m., five per cent. will be added to the amount thereof. TAXPAYERS! Notice is hereby given that the city taxes on all personal property secured by real property, and on all real property in the City of Anaheim, will be due and payable on the first Monday in October, 1906, and will be delinquent on the last Monday in November, next thereafter, at 6 o'clock p.m. Unless said taxes are paid prior to the last Monday in November, 1906, at 6 o'clock p.m., five per cent. will be added to the amount thereof. 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