anaheim-gazette 1909-04-01

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION.....$1.50 Per Year Six Months.....$1.00 Three Months.....50 Cts The Gazette is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. LET THE PEOPLE RULE It is announced that the Sacramento Union, San Francisco Globe, Fresno Herald and other so-called Calkins syndicate newspapers are in the hands of a receiver, and are being held for the benefit of creditors. It may not be generally known, but these Calkins syndicate papers are subsidized by the Southern Pacific railroad to misinform the people relative to political and other subjects before them for consideration. Thus the Sacramento Union, once the greatest newspaper on the coast, harped against the direct primary bill and other wise legislation recently before the state law makers. The other Calkins papers re-echoed the Union's sentiments, the Sacramento paper being the bell-wether of the flock: These papers are opposed to continuing the graft prosecution in San Francisco, and in many other ways plainly show the collar-marks of the railroad about their infamous necks. They are guilty of an atrocious crime—poisoning the minds of the people. Now they are bankrupt. What is the lesson of it? Not even the coffers of a great railroad corporation could save these hulks from destruction. THE DEMONSTRATION TRAIN We suggest that everybody in Aheim and surrounding country will see the cars of the demonstration train when it arrives here, which will probably be within the next two weeks. In the evening a public meeting will be held at the opera-house, and we urge that everybody attend. Especial invitation is extended to people of Fullerton, Orangethorn Placentia, Buena Park, Los Alamitos Olive and other outlying towns to present. We regard the forthcoming visit of this train as the most important single occurrence in the history of horticulture in Orange county. We have devoted considerable space recently to the enterprise, and in another column of this issue will found a carefully prepared article bearing upon the subject. The scientists accompanying the train our friends, and they proffer knowledge of inestimable value without penny's cost. At Imperial, for instance, melon-growers were sorely set by the melon aphis, which threatened destruction of the crops. The scientists with the demonstrator train liberated several thousand larvae in the melon patches, and would come that the aphis is a thing of the past. The ladybirds have begun such an assault upon them that the ultimate extinction is but the matter of a short time. A splendid melon crop is assured, where a month and its very existence was threatened. This looks good to us. Knowless is power, and in no manner of human activity more so than in horticulture. These scientists are the men responsible for the introduction of the vedalia cardinalis, which exterminates white scale absolutely. of the Rock. These papers are opposed to continuing the graft prosecution in San Francisco, and in many other ways plainly show the collar-marks of the railroad about their infamous necks. They are guilty of an atrocious crime—poisoning the minds of the people. Now they are bankrupt. What is the lesson of it? Not even the coffers of a great railroad corporation could save these hulks from destruction upon the rocks of public disapprobation. Not all the gold of the Incas could stay the avenging hand of an outraged people. Saltpeter could not save them. The Sacramento Union, as we say, was in the days following the war, the most influential paper in the west. It fell under the influence of the "interests," and it passed out of existence—its present namesake being a revived imitation of the great journal whose thunderous tones for the right are well remembered in the state, but which are now stillled in the tomb. Signs are not lacking that the people have again repudiated it. The railroad cannot fool all the people all the time. The San Francisco Alta, following the discovery of gold in California, was another great paper of the pioneer days—close to the people, beloved by the miner, the farmer, the merchant, the mechanic. Under the editorial management of Frederick McCrellish, it became known throughout the west, and was California's first great metropolitan paper. But in the days, a quarter of a century ago, when the railroad was engaged in subsidizing newspapers, it fell under the spell of the Central Pacific machine. Like the giant monarch of the forest fallen among saplings, the Alta, attacked by corrosion and decay fell into disfavor, and after years of contemptible servitude, was compelled to suspend publication. It is doubtful if one man in a thousand in California today can tell you who Frederick McCrellish or what the Alta was. There are other great papers in California — papers which, having fought for the people's rights, have attained a commanding eminence in state and nation that are passing such an assault upon them that the ultimate extinction is but the matter of a short time. A splendid meld crop is assured, where a month and its very existence was threatened. This looks good to us. Knowlell is power, and in no manner of human activity more so than in horticulture. These scientists are the men responsible for the introduction of the vedalia cardinalis, which exterminated the white scale, absolutely the most dreaded pest ever finding lodgment in California. They are the men waging successful war against the white fly. They are propagating parasites for the red and purple scale. They are keeping out of the state the Mexican orange worm, and beetles and insects and bugs which prey upon our orchards and our crops. Without such men, California would not be the paradise of earth—and indeed it would be very far from it. Let us drink deep of the knowledge of these great men, for they are great men; the greatest of their kind on earth. Let us meet with them and learn from them what they have to tell us. It will be to our lasting advantage, and it will be a pleasure for them to impart what ever knowledge we may be thirsting for. Let the crowd at the train and at the evening meeting be hummers! RECEIVE HIGHER SALARY Orange Township Officers Get Raise In Pay Justice of the Peace Pfieffer and Constable Miller, both of Orange township, are to receive $50 a month apiece instead of $25 per month. They will get back salary money dating from the middle of December. A writ of mandate has been issued by Superior Judge West ordering County Auditor Lester to draw warrants as prayed for in the petitions for a writ of mandate put in by Attorneys R. Y. Williams and W. M. Brown for the justice and constable. The point of law at issue was passed upon recently by Judge West in overruling demurrers in the two actions, and it was decided by cay fell into disfavor, and after years of contemptible servitude, was compelled to suspend publication. It is doubtful if one man in a thousand in California today can tell you who Frederick McCrellish or what the Alta was. There are other great papers in California — papers which, having fought for the people's rights, have attained a commanding eminence in state and nation—that are passing into the shadow of this malign influence. The result must be inevitable. People will not support a newspaper which attempts to deceive them. And they are becoming more and more critical every day. Representative Tawney of Minnesota, chairman of the house appropriations committee, was a blacksmith before he was called upon to represent his district in congress, and is of a mechanical turn of mind. Owing to this fact the United States government will save about $140,000 annually. Mr. Tawney is responsible for the invention and installation in the bureau of engraving and printing of an improved bank-note printing machine which by one operation will do the work heretofore performed by three machines and three operations. Harold F. Pellegrin, a member of the '05 graduating class of A.H.S., but now a student at Occidental college, Los Angeles, won first prize in a home oratorical contest held at the Hall of Letters on March 18. The title of the oration was "The Cry of the Children." A writ of mandate has been issued by Superior Judge West ordering County Auditor Lester to draw warrants as prayed for in the petitions for a writ of mandate put in by Attorneys R. Y. Williams and W. M. Brown for the justice and constable. The point of law at issue was passed upon recently by Judge West in overruling demurrers in the two actions, and it was decided by the county officials concerned not to carry the matter further. Under the county government act the salaries of the justices of the peace and constables are regulated by population. When Pfieffer and Miller began their terms of office they were in a class with townships of less than 5000 population, and their salaries were $25 per month. With the 1908 election, computing the population by multiplying the number of votes cast by five the population of the Orange township went above 5000. Ed Olmstead and George Langsdale were business visitors in Los Angeles yesterday. Born, yesterday, March 31, at 12:30 a.m., to the wife of Fritz Yungbluth, a daughter. Mother and child doing well. Papa Fritz passing around the cigars. Mrs. Etta V. Dyar of Rochester, Minnesota, was a guest the past week at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Beebe. E. E. Angell is moving into the Moffatt house on Chartres street, which he will conduct as a boarding and lodging house. INSTRATION TRAIN What everybody in Ana-bounding country visit the demonstration train here, which will pro-tect the next two weeks. A public meeting will opera-house, and again everybody attend. An ion is extended the Barton, Orangethorpe, Park, Los Alamitos, outlying towns to be The forthcoming visit is the most important one in the history of Orange county. We considerable space reenterprise, and in an issue this will be fully prepared article the subject. The scenting the train are they proffer knowlable value without a At Imperial, for inowers were sorely be-aphis, which threat- of the crops. The demonstration several thousand lady on patches, and wordaphis is a thing of ladybirds have begun upon them that their ion is but the matter A splendid melon where a month ago was threatened. To us. Knowlege no manner of human than in horticulture. Are the men re-introduction of the which exterminat- absolutely the SNOW DRIFT 20 FEET HIGH Tracy, Minn., Family Dig Tunnel 100 Feet Through Snow to Reach Front Door Mrs. W. P. Quarton is in receipt of advices from her old home in Tracy, Minn., together with three views of snow drifts in that city taken February 9th, which emphasize the pleasure of living in the land of sunshine and flowers. One view shows the opening of a tunnel 100 feet in length which was dug to admit of entrance to the front door of a family home. Snow is piled to a height of some thirty-five feet, covering the house completely. Two large trees rise to the top of the picture near the opening of the tunnel, with snow banks drifted up against their base. In the back yard are two smaller trees protruding from the drift plied about them to a depth of ten feet. Another view shows a number of people standing upon a snowdrift 20 feet high. One man is holding a child in his arms. In the foreground the wind has swept away a foot-path. A number of trees stand out in dark relief against the banks of the drift. The third is a view of a street in Tracy where Mrs. Quarton formerly resided. A sidewalk is cleared and pedestrians are seen, while the center of the street seems a succession of miniature Old Baldys. The drift is twenty feet high, and all but obliterates the view of two-story houses across the street. Shrouded in white, the scene is one at once picturesque and beautiful. At Tracy the thermometer falls to 45 below at the least provocation, and people in California who have never upon them that their own is but the matter in is but the matter A splendid melon where a month ago he was threatened. to us. Knowlege no manner of human than in horticulture. us are the men reintroduction of the which exterminatable, absolutely the it ever finding lodgia. They are the successful war against they are propagating the red and purple keeping out of the or orange worm,'and its and bugs which hards and our crops in, California would use of earth—indeed, far from it. leep of the knowleat men, for they the greatest of their Let us meet with from them what they It will be to our and it will be a to impart whatwe may be thirsting the train and at being be hummers! HER SALARY Officers Get Raise Pay Peace Pfieffer and both of Orange receive $50 a month $25 per month. rick salary money, middle of December. he has been issued large West ordering master to draw warrior in the petitions date put in by Atwilliams and W. M. rice and constable. now at issue was only by Judge West burrers in the two decided by the early resided. A sidewalk is cleared and pedestrians are seen, while the center of the street seems a successsion of miniature Old Baldys. The drift is twenty feet high, and all but obliterates the view of two-story houses across the street. Shrouded in white, the scene is one at once picturesque and beautiful. At Tracy the thermometer falls to 45 below at the least provocation, and people in California who have never seen snow fail to realize what that degree of cold really means. The scenes possess a novelty of interest rarely witnessed in photographs, and furnish an excellent reason for the present colonist rush to California. BURNER UPSIDE DOWN Manager Bellus of the gas company is proving that he and his associates are the real thing when it comes to gas. Extensive alterations and improvements are being made at the plant, with a view to bettering the service. A new gas holder will be erected shortly, which will give the company a greatly improved system. Already consumers note the better service, which is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. The other day Mr. Bellus was called into a home where the good wife had entered complaint about the quality of the gas. The burner never worked right since the day it was installed, she said. The new manager looked at it and smiled. "That's a first-class burner," he said. "The only trouble with it is that it is upside down." The burner was righted, the gas burned perfectly, and the housewife was happy. TO CHECK CROP LOSS Farmers Battle for the Insect Eating Birds New York, Mar. 21.—Opposed solely by a designing band of feather dealers, the farming forces of this entire country are fighting a desperate battle for a law which will fully protect the wild birds that they know TO CHECK CROP LOSS Farmers Battle for the Insect Eating Birds New York, Mar. 21.—Opposed solely by a designing band of feather dealers, the farming forces of this entire country are fighting a desperate battle for a law which will fully protect the wild birds that they know can alone save their crops from insect pests. Headed by the National Association of Audubon societies and the New York state grange with a membership of 83,000 working farmers, every agricultural interest in the Empire state is lined up to demand such measures to prevent the butchery of the insect-eating and non-game birds as have begun to benefit the farm lands of Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Louisiana, South Carolina, and West Virginia. Unless the professional traders in scalps of these slaughtered songsters are now made to respect the economic value of their prey, it is declared, the orchardists and agriculturists of the whole country will soon suffer by the increase of every form of insect plague. Declaring that the valuable bird resources of the whole American people are at stake on the principle of this battle of the New York farmers against the commercial feather hunters, Gifford Pinchot, head of the national conservation commission has come out in strong support of the proposed legislation. Half of the daily food of the crow blackbird alone is made up of the insect pests that destroy the crops It has been proven by experts' examination of 2250 stomachs of the wild birds, the results of which are being submitted to the legislators Dr. T. S. Palmer of the government department of agriculture. With others of the non-game species that is proposed to protect here, the birds have been shown to be the only effective check to the plague Brown Tall and Gypsy moths. The annual meeting of the ladies' old society was held Thursday afternoon at the Presbyterian church and officers elected as follows: Mrs. L. Armstrong, president; Mrs. M. Miller, vice president; Mrs. L. Hayden, second vice president; Mr. Marian Johnston, secretary; Mrs. E. Ma Duckworth, treasurer. ce Fresh Vegetables and Fresh Oysters ST DICKEL'S Try Dickel's Best Flour. not satisfactory, I will refund the money. RING MILLINERY have now on display a complete line of Dress Hats in reading Colors and Shapes; also the latest in the large DROOP SAILORS us a call and be pleased. L SISTERS FASHIONABLE MILLINERY Anaheim, Cal. BEebe-Weisel :: Beebe-Weisel MAKE A VACATION FROM WASH DAY CARES The New Marvel Water-Power Washing Machine takes because it does the work. There is no backache from washing—the water does that. 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