anaheim-gazette 1908-08-13

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 SUBSCRIPTION - $1.50 Per Year HENRY KUCHEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Six months...$1.00 Three months...50cts Payable invariably in advance. The Gazette is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. MAKE PRIMARIES MANDATORY A meeting of republicans of Orange county was held at Santa Ana last evening to take steps to include the county in the provisions of the primary law. We have not the results of the meeting as we write, but most heartily commend the stand taken by republicans throughout the county for a primary law. Petitions will probably shortly be in circulation, and should be signed by all voters, irrespective of party, asking the supervisors to call an election to formally vote upon the question whether or not to apply the provisions of the primary law to this county. This vote will probably be taken at the general election November 3d, and if carried by a majority of electors voting in its favor, it becomes the law of the county. Thereafter there will be no rapes of the party such as the gang of Congressman Neely. Ten years ago this month headed gentleman of repute, attired in clerical up and down the leading Santa Ana, deep in court of what must have been to him to be a lost Outside partisans of Californi and Arthur Pillsbury about them in the street their candidacy for bald-headed man put on walked to the front of hotel and stood upon the In his mouth he held extinct cigar, its light wipe remained alone and while the politicians bub of political discuss the sidewalk half a b Daniels seemed an easy being from the south, north divided itself be aspirants for the honour Newport Beach converge hours later, after several ballots had been taken, vey arose from among delegates and said: "I have looked the situation fully over, and find three candidates beforevention, Mr. Needham is one who does not ride oern Pacific pass." The bald-headed gentl was none other than upon the question whether or not to apply the provisions of the primary law to this county. This vote will probably be taken at the general election November 3d, and if carried by a majority of electors voting in its favor, it becomes the law of the county. Thereafter there will be no rapes of the party such as the gang of railroad push men perpetrated upon the party by denying them the right to vote at a primary on Tuesday. McMullan and Angle and Morrison and the Sad-Eyed Kid may rape the party once, as they did in disfranchising republicans on Tuesday. They may do this by gumshoe methods and skulldugery. If they do it a second time, it will be the fault of the party. Let all good people sign these petitions when presented to them, and let them support the measure on election day. A constitutional amendment providing for a state primary law, making its provisions mandatory in every county; will be submitted to voters at the general election in November. Even if this should be carried, and there seems to be no doubt that it will meet with approval of voters, a legislative enactment framing it into law must ensue before it can become operative. This may carry it over two years, unless the machine be dethroned from power in the legislature, and it may be longer. The safest course to pursue is to call upon the Orange county supervisors to call for a vote upon including this county under provisions of the present law, to be taken in November. Voters may also cast their ballot for the state primary amendment. Vote for both of these provisions. course to pursue is to call upon the Orange county supervisors to call for a vote upon including this county under provisions of the present law, to be taken in November. Voters may also cast their ballot for the state primary amendment. Vote for both of these provisions. Occasionally we notice a reference to a proposed new county to be formed out of Los Angeles and Orange counties, with Long Beach as the county seat and embracing Bay City and a strip of this county's coast line. As the law provides that no new county shall be formed out of another which after division will be left with less than 1200 square miles, and inasmuch as the territorial area of Orange county is only 780 square miles, it is difficult to understand how the new-county men propose to go about taking away from us this territory. True, the law may be amended to fit the case, and the scheme might bear watching. We must have a better reason for slicing this county than the avaricious schemes of Los Angeles real-estate boomers. Kincald Bros. expect to open the new grocery in the Strodthoff block near the postoffice some time next week. They will conduct a first-class store in every respect, filled with a well-selected stock of groceries. CONGRESSMAN NEEDHAM years ago this month a bald-gentleman of rotund physique attired in clerical garb, paced down the leading hotel at Ana, deep in contemplation that must have appeared him to be a lost campaign. The partisans of Capt. Daniels Arthur Pillsbury gathered them in the street and urged candidacy for congress. The headed man put on his hat, led to the front door of the land stood upon the threshold. His mouth he held an all but cigar, its light vanished, asained alone and unnoticed, the politicians in a hub of political discussion filled slewalk half a block away. It seemed an easy winner, from the south, while the divided itself between two parts for the honor. At the Port Beach convention some later, after several ineffectual candidates before this conspiracy, Mr. Needham is the only one does not ride on a South Pacific pass." Rald-headed gentleman, who one other than James C. TUESDAY'S PRIMARIES If it shall turn out that Tuesday's primaries have been won by the railroad, the result will but be to spur on the clean men of the party to still greater effort in the future to rid the party of its domination. As we write, returns are incomplete, with both sides hopeful of victory. Probably with the many appointed delegates, Herrin will again control the state convention, but even this seems to be enveloped in doubt. We have seen how the 14 delegates in Orange county have been absolutely stolen from under the very noses of the republicans of the county. In Riverside and San Bernardino counties the same tactics were pursued, the three counties yielding 40 votes to the railroad. Supposing the clean men of the party had arbitrarily appointed as many delegates, denying the machine the right to exercise its elective franchise, what a howl would have gone up from Israel! We must have a new primary law. It is folly to continue fighting the railroad with odds so tremendously in its favor. Whatever the final outcome of Tuesday's primaries, of one thing the machine may rest assured. This fight will go on. Orange county will never again be stolen, of that the machine may be sure. We looked the situation careever, and find that of the candidates before this condition, Mr. Needham is the only doe not ride on a Southsquare pass." Oswald-headed gentleman, who one other than James C. Lam, altogether unknown of the Tehachapi, was nomilor congress from this dison the ensuing ballot. Orget its knife into Riverside's deep, and was the means of the Rubidoux crowd to come feeling deep resentward this county. Riverled up a majority of 1200 Lam, and four years therehen Needham winged his onto another district, the banker succeeded in going out his career" by winne nomination, after a hot dog-drawn-out battle, which the entering wedge of his doing. Needham opened his campaign city amid great enthusiasm. Fish flag captured by an boy in the Cuban blockexhibited side by side with ry and created great expears later Needham again Anaheim, having been reced at the Coronado conHe was in the midst of free delivery propaganda, congressman was kept stepping on the toes of for and against the new delivery of rural mail. thing held against Needthat time was that he did true upon the establishpostoffices and the re-estabof those which had been We must have a new primary law. It is folly to continue fighting the railroad with odds so tremendously in its favor. Whatever the final outcome of Tuesday's primaries, of one thing the machine may rest assured. This fight will go on. Orange county will never again be stolen, of that the machine may be sure. Precisely similar conditions prevail in the other counties where voters were denied the right of franchise. The fight will go on. NEW LINOTYPE MACHINE A new 1908 model Linotype machine arrived from San Francisco yesterday, consigned to this office, and is now being set up in our composing room. The machine left the factory at Brooklyn, N. Y., July 6th, and was the last machine completed by the Merganthaler Linotype company previous to the departure of a carload of machines consigned to that company's coast headquarters in San Francisco. When the machine was ordered it had not yet been completed. The Linotype is one of the most wonderful pieces of mechanism ever devised, as it sets type with almost human intelligence. The machine now being installed in this office will do the work of six men, it being the latest model and the speediest machine of its kind on the coast. It will enable us to make many improvements which have been under consideration for some time past. Fires Threaten Calaveras Trees Forest fires which have been raging in Stanislaus county for some time are threatening the Calaveras big trees, and the famous hotel located in that wooded wonder is in great danger of Fires Threaten Calaveras Trees Forest fires which have been raging in Stanislaus county for some time are threatening the Calaveras big trees, and the famous hotel located in that wooded wonder is in great danger of total destruction. Hundreds of men are engaged in fighting the rapidly devastating flames, and so imminent has become the danger that the women and children have been removed to a place of safety. Late reports are to the effect that the Utica mine flume, located near Angels Camp, met with partial loss. The fire is raging fiercely across the Tuolumne civer north of Groveland, and has already burned over hundreds of acres of the finest timber lands in the west. The early dry season has made the ground as dry as powder and the fire is making rapid strides. The flames have already jumped several small streams and the rangers are battling hard with the blaze. The Union Construction Company, which has a flume 6 feet high, 9 feet across and about 16 miles long, containing several million feet of lumber, as yet has not been endangered, and the probabilities are that the property of the company is safe against the rapidly approaching fire. In some quarters however, grave fears are entertained lest that property be destroyed, in the event of which great loss would result to Angels Camp, as that section depends upon the flume for its water. In the path of the fire many sheep and cattle have been incinerated and much loss has been encountered by cattlemen. Fruit Jars Fruit Cans Jelly Glasses at DICKEL'S carry the Atlas Jar, Economy Jam, Mason Jar and the latest and best of all, the Knowlton Vacuum Fruit Jar Columbia Graphaphones $25, $30, $45 and $100 Give me your order for Graphaphones, Disc or Cylindrical Records Sunset Phone Main 1081 Jos. Helmsen's Reduction Sale at— HILL SISTERS Great reduction on all Millinery. Also 10 per cent discount on ribbons. Call and see our prices. :: :: :: :: East Center Street Anaheim, Cal. Swald Fulde atchmaker and Jeweler Graduated Optician Variety Store, Chinaware Glassware, Fancy Goods Connection with complete stock of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry E. Center Street. Anaheim Sale---No. 1 Alfalfa Hay! IN THE FIELD I take orders over Home 'phone 64, Teague ranch, and deliver if d. Also baled alfalfa. For fur-articulars call on or address 1 D. LEVREAU. The right of the city of Santa Ana over the Santa Ana Valley irrigation to change its open ditches to ground pipe lines is to be tested in courts. The city and the com- have been unable to agree on this and after repeated conferences counter propositions, which have unavailing, the city has brought enjoin the water company from giving water in an open ditch torons on Washington avenue be-Ross and Baker streets and on MONEY can be borrowed on more favorable terms from the SAVINGS, LOAN and BUILDING ASSOCIATION OF ANAHEIM than from any similar institution in the State A Home Institution... conducted by home men If you want to borrow money at a low rate to pay off your present mortgage, or to build a home or to improve your present one, address or call on Fred A. Backs, Jr Secretary Anaheim From a fourteen-acre tract at Huntington Beach, Louis Borchard has averaged this season twenty-two and one-half tons of sugar beets to the acre. For the last few days his crop has tested on an average 20 per cent., or $6 a ton. More than 400 tons of beets were shipped from the local dump one day this week and the shipment for the week averaged fully 400 tons a day. They are remarkably large and the quality is excellent. Taking this and the Wintersburg dump together, the average shipments to the factory have been 500 tons a day. The new electric road has been graded through the La Habra valley to the west side of the Berry ranch, about two miles east of La Habra store and only a few miles from the over the Santa Ana Valley irrigation to change its open ditches to ground pipe lines is to be tested in courts. The city and the company have been unable to agree on this and after repeated conferences counter propositions, which have not unavailing, the city has brought an enjoin the water company from bringing water in an open ditch to crons on Washington avenue between Ross and Baker streets and on seventh between Bush and French. It was filed by City Attorney Man this week. The city alleges the ditches are not only unsightly, that they are a menace to public property. The water company claims right to the use of the streets for storing its water in open ditches. Company has offered to do the work provided the city would stand the expense, but the city council not consider that it is under any obligation. Assessor Freeman of Santa Ana completed his assessment of that. The rolls give the following figures: Real estate, $3,150; improvements, $1,258,750; per-property, $574,250; solvent credited, $955; total, $5,422,890. This is lease of $100,000 over last year's rent, and $100,000 more will be when the state sends in the rail-assessment. Old Fulde and daughters, Misses and Agnes, were in Los Angeles at the week on a business and travel trip. And Mrs. Tommy Dietrich are at holding, where Mr. Dietrich has erected a cottage. They will re-enroll an outing of several weeks. Mix's Drug Store—Hours, 7 a.m daily. Sundays—9 a.m to 12 p.m one day this week and the shipment for the week averaged fully 400 tons a day. They are remarkably large and the quality is excellent. Taking this and the Wintersburg dump together, the average shipments to the factory have been 500 tons a day. The new electric road has been graded through the La Habra valley to the west side of the Berry ranch, about two miles east of La Habra store and only a few miles from the Brea canyon and Olinda oil wells. The road is being double tracked. The thirty acre tract in La Habra which was purchased from Launer & Mills by Los Angeles parties a few days ago is said to have been bought for H. E. Huntington. News has been received of the sudden death of George A. Brunswicker, aged 45 years, of heat stroke in Arizona, where he was connected with a meat market. He was formerly engaged in the butchering business in this city. His family now resides at Norwalk. Mr. Brunswicker carried $5000 life insurance. The board of supervisors of Orange county has been notified by District Attorney Fredericks of Los Angeles that the committee having in charge the fight being made against the claimants of a patent to the process of oiling roads, has turned the entire matter over to him. Fredericks says that there is some talk by the patent claimants of offering a stipulation to the cities and counties represented by him whereby they will be freed from royalty requirements provided they drop the fight. Fredericks gives notice that he will present the stipulation, should it come in definite form, to the Orange county board before he acts upon it. Orange county contributed $150 to the fund raised to fight the claimants.