anaheim-gazette 1908-12-24

THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE DIRECT LEGISLATION LEAGUE MAKES ADDRESS TO VOTERS Organized for Purpose of Ending Corrupt Political Rule, by Placing Instruments of Direct Legislation in Hands of People—Laws Advocated The following address to voters, which is issued by the Direct Legislation league of California, will be found pertinent and timely upon the eve of the assembling of the legislature. The league is organized for the purpose of ending corrupt political rule, and seeks, by placing in the hands of the people those instruments of direct legislation which make representative government truly representative, the enactment of measures having for their purpose the best interests of the common wealth. We commend the address to the careful perusal of our readers: December 12, 1908. Through its publicity committee the direct legislation league of California asks your co-operation in securing: 1. The Initiative, which is the power to propose by petition amendments to the state constitution and bills for laws, so that in fact as well as in theory it shall be true in this state that "All political power is inherent in the people," and that "Government is instituted for the protection, security, and benefit of the people, and they have the right to alter or reform the same whenever the public good may require it." legislators had forgotten all about the political code, particularly the section which reads: "Electors, presidential, shall receive the same and mileage as is allowed member of the assembly." The governor's office had overlooked the existence of the provision. And the people, assuming that both the legislature and the governor had given the amendment through study before passing it up, them gave the amendment their proval. And that approval means that taxpayers must pungle up $10,000, diting the loss to experience. But $10,000 is rather a stiff price for "experience." Especially when experience in the form of financial loss is of such frequent occurrence as it has been in the last two three years. If the people cannot trust legislature to draw up such simple amendments as the increasing of aries, what assurance can they have on the more complex and more important measures, such, for instance as the amendment to separate state and local taxes? In the light of recent experience the people can have no assurance that any amendment submitted to the legislature is free from joke and dangerous clauses. LIVESTOCK CONVENTION To Meet In Annual Session at Los Angeles Next Month The following call for the annual meeting of the American Livestock Association has been issued, and copy mailed for publication in t power to propose by petition amendments to the state constitution and bills for laws, so that in fact as well as in theory it shall be true in this state that "All political power is inherent in the people," and that "Government is instituted for the protection, security, and benefit of the people, and they have the right to alter or reform the same whenever the public good may require it," as is asserted in Section 2 of Article I of the constitution of California. 2. The Referendum, by which the legislature may refer any bill or public question to the people and by which the people may have opportunity to veto unwise or vicious legislation. 3. A Direct Primary law, in order that the people may select their candidates, including their United States senators, directly, and without the dictation or interference of corporations or professional politicians. These things are not innovations in America. They have been tried, and have been found to be correct in practice as well as in theory. They place political power where it belongs, in the hands of the people, and thus enable the people to protect themselves by Majority Rule at the ballot-box. The direct legislation league of California is non-partisan, as may be seen by reading its list of officers. It is neither for nor against any party. It has no candidates for public office. It asks your co-operation if you can give that. It invites your opposition if you cannot co-operate with it; but, if you oppose it and the principles for which it stands, be frank enough to give your reasons for opposition, remembering that "error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it." The direct legislation league of California does not believe that any man who has been chosen by the people as a state senator or a representative in the legislature has a right to show by his vote that he distrusts or fears the people, nor has he a right to deny the people opportunity to express their will, at the and dangerous clauses. LIVESTOCK CONVENTION To Meet In Annual Session at Los Angeles Next Month The following call for the annual meeting of the American Livestock Association has been issued, and copy mailed for publication in the Gazette for information of Orange county stockmen: In accordance with the action taken at the annual meeting held in Denver last January, call is hereby made for the twelfth annual convention of the American national livestock association, to be held in Los Angeles, Cal., January 26, 27, 28, '01. Never before in the history of the live stock industry has the need for concerted action been more imperative. Many questions of great interest to stockmen will be considered by the next congress and the legislative bodies of the different states, and is vitally important that all concerned in the prosperity of the industry should now forcibly express their views through this national organization. Some revision of the traffiff will doubtedly be attempted by the new congress and already certain manufacturing interests are clamoring for reduction in the duties on hides, wool and livestock. In all previous tariffs legislation, the manufacturing interests, by reason of intelligent organization and persistent effort, have been able to secure many favors which they were not justly entitled As a consequence, our meat food products are barred from many Continental European countries. In past years this association has favored such ciprocal trade agreements as would permit the admission of our meat products to those countries, and now is the time while the tariff is under consideration to secure such favorable legislation. This association at its last convention recommended, by an almost unanimous vote, a bill providing for federal control of the grazing on unappropriated public lands in the semi-arid states and territories. The direct legislation league of California does not believe that any man who has been chosen by the people as a state senator or a representative in the legislature has a right to show by his vote that he distrusts or fears the people, nor has he a right to deny the people opportunity to express their will, at the ballot-box, on public measures. The wholesale corruption of public officials in San Francisco is traceable directly to the lack of those things for which the direct legislation league of California stands. The people must control or be controlled. If political power shall not be in their hands, in whose hands shall it be? Are you with us or against us? It is time for every news paper and every man in California to take a stand on one side or the other. Please give your reasons for cooperation or opposition to the purposes of the Direct Legislation league of California, and send a marked copy of your paper to the undersigned. Yours very truly, W. G. Eggleston, chairman publicity committee, 2135 Virginia St., Berkeley, Cal. THE PEOPLE PAY THE BILLS From Sacramento comes the announcement that in voting to increase the pay of members of the legislature the people have unintentionally voted the sum of $10,000 to the presidential electors. It appears that in drawing up the amendment to increase their pay the forgotten all about code, particularly that reads: "Electors, pre-receive the same pay is allowed members by." Is office had likewise existence of the code of the people, assuming legislature and the government thoroughe passing it up to amendment their approval means that the pungle up $10,000, crete to experience. rather a stiff price." Especially when the form of financial frequent occurrence in the last two or le cannot trust the draw up such simple the increasing of salience can they have complex and more immeasurable, such, for instance, ent to separate state? of recent experience have no assurance ment submitted by this free from jokers clauses. K CONVENTION Annual Session at Lod Next Month call for the annual American Livestock been issued, and a publication in the JOHNSON HAS COLLAR MARK OPPOSES BILL PROVIDING FOR NON-PARTISAN JUDICIARY Effort to Free Courts from Partisan Political Influence Distasteful to Machine Puppet of the North—Chief Justice Beatty Approves It San Francisco, Dec. 15, '08. Editor Gazette.—In a letter to you of date the 4th inst. I asked your criticism of a plan to free our courts from partisan political influence by altering the printing of the ballot so that the judicial candidates should be grouped in a separate column without party designation, and the "straight" party vote should be confined to legislative and executive offices. The plan, as it has now taken form, does not contemplate affecting the method of nomination, but merely the grouping of the names on the ballot, whether they are nominated by direct primary, by petition or by party convention. In the last few days the plan as above outlined has been approved by the Commonwealth club, and in over a hundred letters from business men, lawyers and many judges both federal and state, including Judge Gilbert, the presiding judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, and Judge Beatty, Chief Justice of the State of California. In all the correspondence which the general newspaper notice of the proposed legislation has occasioned, there has been but one writer who has said he was opposed to it—Mr. Grove L. Johnson, GEOLOGISTS IN ARIZONA Report of Government Officials cently Engaged in Territory Arizona is divided into three general geographical provinces, known the Plateau, the Mountain, and Desert regions. The first provinces well known through the writings Powell, Gilbert, Dutton, Walcott others as the Colorado Plateau western limit is very definitely defined in western Arizona by the Wash Cliffs. The Desert region, by one of low-lying plains with or less isolated mountain groups copies the southwestern part of territory. Between the Plateau the Desert regions is the belt constitutes the Mountain region is this middle province which includes the greater part of them described in a report by Will Lee, published by the United Geological Survey as Bulletin 359. The investigations described in bulletin were undertaken for the purpose of determining the water sources of the country and their tent to which they might be delivered. The geographic features therefore examined with special attention to irrigable lands and the abilities of getting water to them the geologic formations with reference to their bearing on the occurrence underground water. Conditions found so favorable for water development in this region that the economic results of the work may be considered to have at best a negative value. The region proved how to be one of great geologic intrusion and although the observations made during rapid reconnaissance call for the annual American Livestock Conference, and a publication in the information of Orange County with the action taking place at January call is hereby held by theelfth annual conveni- american national live event to be held in Los Angeles on January 26, 27, 28, '09. In the history of the conference has the need for more impera-tions of great interest will be considered progress and the legisl- different states, and it want that all concern- nity of the industry widely express their national organiza- tion of the traiff will un-emptied by the next already certain manu-仕s are clamoring for duties on hides, wool in all previous tariff manufacturing inter- of intelligent organi- sistent effort, have secure many favors to not justly entitled. We our meat food pro- from many Continen- entries. In past years has favored such re-greements as would mission of our meat in countries, and now the tariff is under secure such favor- ion at its last con- denced, by an almost a bill providing for of the grazing on the public lands in the and territories of lawyers and many judges both federal and state, including Judge Gilbert, the presiding judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, and Judge Beatty, Chief Justice of the State of California. In all the correspondence which the general newspaper notice of the proposed legislation has occasioned, there has been but one writer who has said he was opposed to it—Mr. Grove L. Johnson, assemblyman from Sacramento. Mr. Johnson has written a letter in which he frankly says, "I believe that a judge should be responsible to a political party just the same as a coroner." To anyone not knowing his long and unquestioned devotion to the highest ideals of public service, his freedom from all cheap cynicism and his unfaltering faith in the moral worth of the common people, it might appear that what Grove L. Johnson really meant to say was that "a judge should be responsible to a political party boss, just the same as a coroner." Those knowing Mr. Johnson feel certain that he did not mean to say this. However, Mr. Johnson's attitude on any legislative question affecting the purity of the bench is so significant that I am forwarding an exact copy of his letter, trusting you will give it the consideration it deserves. Would it not be a matter of public interest in your senatorial and assembly districts to determine, by putting the question directly through the columns of your paper, whether your representatives share his belief? Yours very truly, William Denman. Sacramento, Dec. 9, 1908. William Denman, Esq.—My dear Sir: Your letter of date December 4, 1908, addressed to the president of the Bar association of Sacramento has been handed to me, inasmuch as I occupy that position. I read your letter with interest. Prior to its receipt I had read in the papers some mention and discussion of your proposed amendment to the law. As you know I am a member elect of the incoming assembly. If your measure is presented to the legislature, I will give it careful con- bilities of getting water to them; the geologic formations with refer- ence to their bearing on the occurrence underground water. Conditions found so favorable for water de- ment in this region that the eco- results of the work may be co- ered to have at best a nega- value. The region proved, how- to be one of great geologic intre- and although the observations made during rapid reconnais- trips carried through two field sons, many significant features being on important geologic prob- were noted. Lack of time and general desert character of thе gion made it impossible to follow many lines of investigation wi promised results of great scien- interest, and the data presented necessarily somewhat fragmented but so little is known of either geography or the geology of thе gion that the information, confer- ly incomplete, will, it is beli- be of value to many persons. report calls attention to the most districts of the region and point certain possibilities of development the mineral resources. The report is illustrated on plates and text figures. It includes some brief notes on the igneous rocks of western Arizona, prepared Albert Johannsen. Copies of thе port may be obtained free of cost by applying to the Director owe United States Geological Survey Washington, D. C. GOLD AND SILVER The total production of gold silver in the United States in according to figures published by United States Geological Survey the result of conference and ad-ment between that bureau and Bureau of the Mint, was valued $127,735,400. The total production of gold fo- year was 4,374,827 fine ounces, ued at $90,435,700—a decrease compared with the production in 190,506 fine ounces, worth $3100. The production of silver in amounted to 56,514,700 fine ou at its last connued, by an almost a bill providing for of the grazing on the public lands in the and territories of the. The necessity for supervision of the protecting the ranching at all times the readers, is daily beparent, and the inness of a promiscuous is continually maketo such policy. ation of the forest government will alconsideration, and anchot, forester and national conservawill be present and vention. new years this assoprosecuting a suit state commerce comcourts, relative to its on cattle from the western markets and to ages, and on Nov. 17, of a federal court, are compelled to put induced rates prescristate commerce comdictory furnishes a tit for the correction reasonable livestock in the west and indifice can be secured and persistent efforts. Prior to its receipt I had read in the papers some mention and discasion of your proposed amendment to the law. As you know I am a member elect of the incoming assembly. If your measure is presented to the legislature, I will give it careful consideration. At present I am opposed to it. I am one of those who believe that the existence of our country depends upon having political parties. I believe a judge should be responsible to a political party, just the same as a coroner. It is idle to say that because a man is elected judge he thereby abandons his political opinions. I would rather have, speaking individually, an out and out partisan on the bench than a flabby spineless political mugwump. The selection of judges at speci-ial elections was tried in this state and found to be a failure. I recognize the desire on your part to improve the judicial system, but think that you have started in the wrong way. I will call the attention of the Sacramento Bar association to this matter. Very truly yours, Grove L. Johnson. George Bauer jr. has brought suit against his father, claiming that $1,-933.21 is due him for labor performed. The father is plaintiff in an action brought against the son several months ago. The affairs of father and son will be aired in court. The total production of gold foil year was 4,374,827 fine ounces, ued at $90,435,700—a decrease, compared with the production in 190,506 fine ounces, worth $3100. The production of silver in amounted to 56,514,700 fine ounces with a commercial value of $37,700. As compared with the producin 1906 this is a decrease in quaof 3,200 fine ounces and in val- $956,700. Now we are told the amendincreasing salaries of state offiis is carried by two votes. A weekter the election the returns incd its defeat by a decisive major but after a month's calculation state officials at Sacramento, are directly interested in the prodisease is carried—and by two w. Some days ago it was reported ate amendment No. 1, separalocal from state taxation, had carbut this was evidently too warproposition for the state statistto abide by, and it was left w the voters left it, dead beyond of resurrection. That is an enened manner of voting upon cotutional amendments—to wait weeks and then be informed by iested officials their salaries been raised. Splendid business lot with sroom close in at Newport to exch for Anaheim property, value $rents for $30 per month. H. Voss GISTS IN ARIZONA Government Officials Re-engaged in Territory It is divided into three genetical provinces, known as the Mountain, and the Plateau. The first province is through the writings of Hart, Dutton, Walcott, and Colorado Plateau. Its value is very definitely marked in Arizona by the Grand Desert region, mainly lying plains with more mountain groups, oceanswestern part of the between the Plateau and regions is the belt that the Mountain region. It holds province which in greater part of the area is a report by Willis T. and by the United States Survey as Bulletin 352. Negations described in this undertaken for the purmining the water re-use country and the extent they might be develop-ographic features were omitted with special referable lands and the possibly water to them, and formations with reference on the occurrence of water. Conditions were desirable for water development that the economic work may be consid- at best a negative region proved, however, great geologic interest, the observations were rapid reconnaissance. ENORMOUS VALUE OF CROPS The report of Mr. Wilson, the Nestor of the cabinet and the Secretary of Agriculture, is before Congress and is a summary of staggering figures. The value of the combined crops for 1909 is estimated at eight billions of dollars. What do these figures mean? The Secretary has doubtless been careful in his addition and the farmers scattered throughout the length and breadth of the land, if they make an economical and judicious use of this remarkable bounty of nature, may possibly profit to the extent of eight billions and it is perhaps fortunate that the wealth remains at the source of production and is not in the Treasury of the United States, in Washington. But it is diverting to imagine what a lot of things this eight billions might buy. The Secretary diverts himself by the observation that it is enough to cancel the interest bearing debt of the United States and to pay for the Panama Canal and fifty biggest battleships. Christmas Gifts! As usual, you can find a good assortment at Hatzfeld's Drug Store Near Post Office, Anaheim, Cal. As usual, you can find a good assortment at Hatzfeld's Drug Store Near Post Office, Anaheim, Cal. N. URBANUS 203 Cypress St., cor. Hermine ANAHEIM, CAL Tinting, Painting and Decorating of all descriptions. Up to date Paper Hanging, Frescoing, Sign Writing, Hardwood Finishing. BACK AGAIN FROM EURGPE! By the solicitation of many friends and patients Dr. H. EHRLICH THE EMINENT Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon From Berlin, Germany, will make his next visit to Anaheim, Monday, Jan. 18th Commercial Hotel, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. One Day Only, And return once a month. Do you want that Catarrh cured? Do you want that Deafness cured? Do you want to see with those Weak, Watery, Dim Eyes? If so, go and consult Dr. Ehrlich this trip. It costs you nothing to get his opinion. Hundreds of patients have been treated by him lately and are pleased. His wonderful cures are bringing the deaf and blind from all sections for relief, and they go home and tell others, and the crowd increases each month. A hundred cases of Deafness and Noises have tried his new cure for that disease, and they say it is the grandest discovery to suffering humanity. Hundreds of people suffering with weak eyes have thrown away their glasses and are able to see again. Cataracts and Films on the eye of many years standing removed without the knife; over 1,500 have had their eyesight restored by this new method in the last year. Write to your friends and go early. Consultation Free. Dr. H. EHRLICH. CATARRH in any form of the HEAD, THROAT, STOMACH, BOWELS and DEAFNESS POSITIVELY CURED by a New Treatment and New Methods Discovered by myself. It is the most Wonderfull Discovery of this age on Lung, Nose and Ear Diseases. Diseases of the Eyes, in any part; Lids, Granulated, the most stubborn cases hopelessly given up by other Doctors. I cure positively with my new method, Iris, Cornea, Lens and Optic Nerve cured speedily without pain, knife or injurious caustics, and patients go home with impunity. Weak Watery Eyes, Drooping Eyelids, Wild Hairs, Astigmatism, Near sightedness, and all Eye Strains cured. Glasses fitted when all others fall. Polyp—Tumors of of the Nose, enlarged Tonsils, Granulated Sore Throat, Loss of Voice, All Diseases of the Lungs, Nose and Throat cured quickly and permanently. Noises in the Ears Stopped. Discharging Ears cured in every case. Come and see me. I can tell you in five minutes whether curable or not. Catarrh and its Symptoms, like Headache, Nervousness, Eye troubles, Ear, Lung, Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Womb Troubles, I can cure. Treatment gives immediate relief. Remember, if you have any diseases of the EYES, EARS, NOSE and THROAT Read what the people have to say. If that does not satisfy you, come and see me, and I will refer you to over 5,000 cured by me. Among them are doctors, lawyers, bankers, business men and workingmen; and if you can find any one of these that say they ever had or saw used the treatment I used, I will treat you free. If you are coming, come early, as my rooms are always crowded.