anaheim-gazette 1909-04-29

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. Has the Largest Circulation RECIPROCAL DEMURRAGE If we recall, there existed a considerable to-do in the last campaign over the failure of the legislature of 1907 to pass a reciprocal demurrage bill. Indeed, if memory is not at fault, Senator Estudillo's name came near to be changed, without legislative enactment, to Dennis by his famous ducking of a vote upon that bill. While he was also charged with changing his vote upon a railroad bill, at command of Jere Burke, from right to wrong, yet that lamentable fact was all but forgotten in the campaign of last year, and interest in his case centered about his ducking of this more important bill. Perhaps Estudillo is sorry now he did it, for an otherwise beautiful reform candidate for governor next year was spoiled when Mr. Burke brushed the bloom from his damask cheek. But we didn't start in to talk about Miguel—tempting as the subject always is. It's reciprocal demurrage this time. What a howl there was, a year ago, when the full infamy of the legislature dawned upon us, that it had failed to pass a reciprocal-demurrage bill! And today, how many of the PARKER SWAY THREATEN There are mutterings abroad threaten the continued political premacy of Walter F. Parker dissatisfaction appears to have nated from among certain who in the past have been the most ardent supporters of regular republican party. is no doubt that the conduct of political affairs through and up time Arthur C. Harper resign head of the city government enated scores of good republicans have been in the habit of swearing the party program, hook, line sinkers, without taking the risk to learn just how party practices caucuses and conventions are regulated. This class is about co-operation in the recent municipal antness, a bunco game was added, which effort pretty nearly a success. It is insisted in the letter that but for the organizers there would have been straight republican nominee for or who would have defeated Alexander with ease. It is done with considerable emphasis by insurgents that the organization not care so much for the process it did for the mayoralty and because of similar conditions years ago, Dr. Lindley was ed. As a matter of fact, the opinion as such has not been altortunate in the several conflicts have kept the community less stifred up in recent elections. In the charter elective specific amendments that were edited by what has come to be known the Push, as distinguished from Pull, easily won out before th What a howl there was, a year ago, when the full infamy of the legislature dawned upon us, that it had failed to pass a reciprocal-demurrage bill! And today, how many of the budding politicians of the land know whether the legislature recently adjourned passed such a bill or not? True, everybody knew such a bill would be introduced: But no one seemed to follow it up. Perhaps it was because the legislature was the cleanest that had assembled in California in a generation, and no one felt in doubt as to its final passage. Yet a reciprocal-demurrage bill was passed, and was last week signed by the governor. It will go into effect in sixty days. The purpose of the law is to correct such conditions as have arisen several times in the orange business when the shippers could not get cars to send out perishable fruit that they had in their packing houses. It provides that where the railroad fails to furnish cars upon written demand within twenty-four hours it must pay a fine of $5 a day to the person who ordered it. If the shipper orders a car and fails to fill it within twenty-four hours he must pay a fine of $6 a day, the extra dollar being for the rent of the car. The aim of the shipper is not to extort money from the railroads for failure to furnish cars, but to compel them to furnish cars when applied for. Honor to the legislature which passed the bill, and to Gov. Gillett who signed it. It has been discovered that the Wright railroad law which was enacted by the last legislature does not exempt exhibits from the payment of freight to and from the state fair, although it has been the custom of the Southern Pacific company for many years to encourage such shows of products by transporting them without cost. If some loophole cannot As a matter of fact, the occasion as such has not been altered fortunate in the several conflicts have kept the community less stifred up in recent elections. In the charter election specific amendments that were ed by what has come to be known the Push, as distinguished from Pull, easily won out before three. Next followed the Harper with its court proceedings, and proposed consolidation contest the legislature, in all of which sues the Pull came out of the much worse for wear. W. Parker was due home this week the east, where he went the following Mayor Harper’s resignation and fence-mending will be one thing to which he will pay attention.—Graphic. Perjury piling upon perjury vealed in the testimony of J. lagher, San Francisco’s boodle pervisor, as developed in the trial. In order to shield himself imprisonment for his past this worthy unfolds a tale of which is astounding. And yet remembered, this man was three ago a candidate of the San Francisco republican machine for supreme office of the state of California appealing a case in court arch boodler and perjurer! Two Japanese cruisers, the Aso Soya, arrived at San Pedro on day and will remain on the course several weeks on a practice. The cruisers departed yesterday San Francisco, and will later Seattle to attend the opening exposition. The cruisers are captured from the Russians in the recent war. The Aso was cruiser Bayan, sunk at Port and the Soya was the Variag, ed at Chemulpo at the outbreak hostilities. The vessels were a delegation of leading citizens Los Angeles and San Pedro tended a warm welcome. Tmiral commanding the squadron a number of officers were based by the Los Angeles chamber It has been discovered that the Wright railroad law which was enacted by the last legislature does not exempt exhibits from the payment of freight to and from the state fair, although it has been the custom of the Southern Pacific company for many years to encourage such shows of products by transporting them without cost. If some loophole cannot be found by which the law may be evaded, it is likely to have a depressing effect on the state fair in Sacramento in August. Appeal will be made to the state railroad commissioners and the attorney general in the hope that through them some interpretation of the law may be hit upon that will exempt exhibits in which there is no profit from the freight rates collected for the regular commodities of commerce. The jury in the damage suit of Schulte vs. Smith, asking the superior court to settle their troubles over the establishment and maintenance of a cement ditch at Orangethorpe, that was alleged to have caused flood waters to back up over lands owned by plaintiff, rendered a verdict for the plaintiff, giving him damages in the sum of fifty dollars. Five hundred dollars was asked for. The ditch was declared a public and private nuisance and was ordered removed. Admiral Robley D. Evans and wife passed through Anaheim on Tuesday morning over the Santa Fe on his way to San Diego. Welcome to our city, Bob! For particulars see our Posters and Window Always Reliable WILLIAM and Windows. Look for the GREEN TICKETS all over the store. Come Early—it will Pay You. WILLIAM FALKENSTEIN, ANAHEIM, CA over the store. Flags for the children. GIM, CAL. 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