anaheim-gazette 1909-10-21

HITCHING POSTS NOT IN IT MERCHANTS GET GLASSY EYE FROM TRUSTEES So Far from Restoring Them, Council Reads Ordinance Ordering them Removed from Paved Area—Sewer Committee of Chamber of Commerce Gets the Frosty Mit A delegation of city merchants who want hitching posts replaced on paved streets appeared before the city council on Thursday evening and formally protested to the city's arbitrary act in removing them, and at the same time petitioned that they be restored, so that their patrons might have an opportunity of hitching their horses when they come to town to trade. J. S. Howard, president of the retail merchants' association, was principal spokesman, and other addresses in support of hitching posts were made by J. F. Ahlborn, Wm. Falkenstein, J. W. Wallop and L. E. Miller. The merchants' association presented the following communication as bearing upon the subject: Anaheim, Cal., Oct. 14, 1909. To the Honorable Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. Gentlemen:— for our city an adequate sewer system, respectfully ask your honorable board for information as to the present status of the proposed sewer system, and if it can be of service to you in securing same. Signed. J. Frederick Ahlborn, L. E. Miller. Committee. The communication met the same fate as its predecessor, being ordered to the file without action. The board evidently believes it has its hands full with the present extensive work of street paving on hand. The sewer question will probably come up later. Marshal Steadman reported the following collections for September: Water ... $721.90 Lights ... 1095.05 License ... 520.80 Total ... $2337.75 Delinquents collected: Water ... $94.95 Lights ... 137.15 License ... 8.75 Penalties ... 17.50 Total ... $258.35 Delinquents reported: Water ... $49.20 Lights ... 205.05 License ... 5.00 Total ... $259.25 Treasurer Boege reported $4332.50 tion, was principal spokesman, and other addresses in support of hitching posts were made by J. F. Ahlborn, Wm. Falkenstein, J. W. Wallop and L. E. Miller. The merchants' association presented the following communication as bearing upon the subject: Anaheim, Cal., Oct. 14, 1909. To the Honorable Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. Gentlemen:— Whereas, Your honorable board is about to pass an ordinance relative to hitching posts and hitching on the paved streets in the business district of our city, the Retail Merchants' Association of this city, at a regular meeting held on September 30, passed a resolution endorsing that portion of the proposed ordinance restricting the hitching of horses to a limit of one hour, as the members of the association feel that this is a wise measure; but in reference to the entire removal of the hitching posts, the members of the association feel that such action will be a serious and permanent injury to their business and the future prosperity of the city which they have been working for years to build up, and therefore, the undersigned, business men, taxpayers and residents of this city, respectfully urge and request that you cause the hitching posts to be replaced, or a proper substitute to be provided, and also that the signs forbidding hitching to the telephone and electric light poles be removed; for unless our patrons and visitors are provided with a convenient and safe way to hitch their horses much trade will be diverted to other towns, the prosperity of the city will suffer and we will lose business. The communication was signed by the following business men: Ahlborn & Raymond, Wm. Falkenstein, German-American Bank, Anaheim, Cal.) R. H. Morgan, B. Hartfield, J. W. Wallop, Wm. Cooper (for F. W. Fleischman), California Wine Co., Fred Conrad Jr., D. R. Brown, Beebe-Weisel Company, F. A. Yungbluth, George L. Dietrich, Heying Brothers, Jos. M. Backs Jr., A. E. Schumacher, Oswald Fulde, W. J. Burke, Schumacher & Schneider, W. E. Duckworth, R. Schellens, R. E. Heinrich, O. A. Mullinix, C. L. Becker, L. E. Miller, J. S. Howard, H. H. Gardner Co., E. N. Marston, F. J. Nemetz, H. M. Adams, Ferd A. Backs Treasurer Boege reported $4332.50 on hand. Recorder Howard reported six cases tried in his court during month; fines collected $11; fees, $18. Superintendent of streets made no report, being ill at home with asthma. Engineer Lewis reported on pole lines erected, water connection made and meters and lights installed. The finance committee approved of demands against the city amounting to $4257.72. The bond of Fairchild paving company in the amount of $10,000, for paving streets, was presented and filed. Three deeds were submitted by Mrs. Marie L. Olmstead, Mrs. L. Royer and the Anaheim Investment company, deeding to the city a strip of land 5.25 feet for the purpose of widening Walnut street. The same were accepted and ordered filed.The deeds have already been recorded. A petition was received from H. Kroeger, R. Spoerl, Oliver Hill, Herman Hussman, Mrs. C. Langenberger and others asking that an ordinance be passed defining a district within the city in which it will be unlawful to build or maintain a veterinary hospital. The communication was laid over until next meeting for investigation. John Fisher addressed the board in regard to the driveway leading into the City stables, which is unsatisfactory for the purposes indicated.The matter was referred to the superintendent of streets for examination and report. A petition was received from L. Nemetz asking authority to construct driveways into his property on East Center street.Granted,the work to be done under supervision of street superintendent. Application of H. Stolte, offering his services as street sweeper at $35 per month, was referred to superintendent of streets to report at the next meeting. Napoleon Hart combatted hte restoration of hitching posts. He said paving had cost him $3000, and he desired that this be protected by the city authorities. He could not understand why the removal of the hitching posts should cause any diminution of trade in town. Formerly the cry was against our muddy streets. Now we give them clean streets, and he was of the opinion pavements should be protected from being cut up by horses. Council was evidently not in sympathy with the merchants' ideas, for it had already read an ordinance regulating the hitching of animals to hitching posts within the paved area. The ordinance provides that no animals shall be tied to any telephone, telegraph or other poles in this area. Violation of the ordinance is made a misdemeanor. The communication was ordered filed. J. F. Ahlborn and L. E. Miller, representing the chamber of commerce, submitted the following communication in reference to sewers: The Honorable, the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. Gentlemen:— The undersigned committee, appointed jointly by the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants' Association, for the purpose of securing... ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1909 PAVED ROADS COME HIGHER A.J.A. MILLS CALLS ON LOS ANGELES HIGHWAY COMMISSION Is informed that Macadamized Roads Cost $8000 Per Mile in Level Country, Exclusive of Bridges—Favors County Election Before State Vote on Bonds for the Public Highways Editor Gazette.—In regard to the movement for good roads, some of the friends of the proposition have expressed themselves as thinking that it may be best to wait until a vote be taken on the proposed $18,000,000 state road bonds. It seems to me if this matter were looked at as it really exists there would be no one in favor of waiting. Several counties have already voted bonds for road improvements both in the north and the south ends of the state. It follows that there will practically be no votes for the state road bonds in these counties. Take Los Angeles county; should these state bonds carry, the people of Los Angeles county alone would have to pay about one-fourth of the whole state road bond issue, or about four and one-half million dollars. This too in the face of the fact that she is spending three and one-half million dollars on her thick and only 12 feet wide on long stretches of road between the outlying towns where the traffic is lighter and not so frequent. Taking the highest estimate with the best grade of road, the 140 miles would cost $1,112,000.Added to this the cost of the commission and office force with other incidentals, would make a million and a quarter dollars in round numbers. On the present assessed valuation this would require about two dollars per year per thousand if the bonds bear 5 per cent interest and run 40 years. It would be much easier to carry a bond for the full amount than it would be to cut out any of the main roads between the towns, to thereby lessen the bonds, and the results in the end would be very much more satisfactory. A. A. Mills. RUNAWAY AND SMASHUP Buggy Crated Up and Shipped to Los Angeles for Repairs J. B. Rea drove to Allan Knapp's orchard at Katella on Wednesday last, accompanied by T. S. Armstrong. He hitched his horse to a post in front of Mr. Knapp's residence. A moment after he and Mr. Armstrong had gone inside, the horse in some manner broke the post and becoming frightened ran away. It ran north on the county road and at Mr. Rea's form. BIG FEED AT BOND POWDER ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS HAVE A GREAT SPREAD Dr. Dobson's Committee Will Upon Meeting With Supervisors That Bond Election Not Be Called—Shooting Game Reservoir—Other Items of In At Odd Fellows' hall on Wednes evening next the associated charge of commerce of Orange county determine whether to pursue the bonding proposition further, or drop the subject from further consideration for the present. A feature the evening will be Dr. Dobson port upon his recent meeting with supervisors, in which he told point blank that they were in sundoor that bonds could not be called if they named their political men as highway commissioners. Dr. Dobson's incaution resulted his being sat upon by the board members of which declared that supervisors had not the power to point the highway commission, would be nothing doing in the ing matter. Since that memorable meeting forts to patch up a truce between associated chambers of commerce improvements both in the north and the south ends of the state. It follows that there will practically be no votes for the state road bonds in these counties. Take Los Angeles county; should these state bonds carry, the people of Los Angeles county alone would have to pay about one-fourth of the whole state road bond issue, or about four and one-half million dollars. This too in the face of the fact that she is spending three and one-half million dollars on her own roads. The same is true of San Diego, except in different amounts. The state road bonds stand no chance whatever of carrying. We may as well proceed, as have other counties, and pay no attention to the state proposition. Other questions have been brought up to me personally by friends of the proposition, which simmered down are about as follows: Is it possible to construct enough mileage to connect every town of 200 inhabitants of the county by direct lines of roads with all other such towns and also with the necessary outside county connections? To do this would require in the neighborhood of 140 miles of the paved highway. This 140 miles would connect up all the towns of the county with paved roads to the beaches of Bay City, Huntington Beach and Newport. It would also give connections with the three Los Angeles paved roads at La Habra, Cypress and the Anaheim road to Long Beach; also connect with the coast road at the San Diego county line, and the Santa Ana canyon road at the Riverside county line. Two years ago Engineer Finley basing estimates on some Macadam work put down in Santa Ana, estimated that "The cost of road would probably be between $5000 and $6000 per mile on an average." Some few weeks ago the writer called at the Los Angeles highway commission's headquarters, and had a talk with the head engineer, Mr. Loder, and also with Mr. Gillespie, the contractor who is putting in the first section of the work there. Mr. Gillespie owns property at Artesia, near the county line, and is acquainted with the conditions here. It was his opinion that for an average of $7000 per mile suitable roads of crushed boulders or rock from Corona, whichever would be the cheaper, could be constructed The $7000 to include grading and culverts, but not new bridges. Mr. Loder, the engineer advocates Buggy Crated Up and Shipped to Los Angeles for Repairs J. B. Rea drove to Allan Knapp's orchard at Katella on Wednesday last, accompanied by T. S. Armstrong. He hitched his horse to a post in front of Mr. Knapp's residence. A moment after he and Mr. Armstrong had gone inside, the horse in some manner broke the post and becoming frightened ran away. It ran north on the county road, and at Mr. Rea's former walnut grove one of the wheels collided with a large walnut tree. The wheel was smashed and the vehicle wrecked. The horse was immediately followed, and at the Garrison place, a half mile away, was recovered. It had recovered from its excitement, and realizing it had done all the damage it could in one day, waited patiently for its owner to come up and take it home. The harness was torn to shreds. The horse was brought home, and the buggy, which cost $250, was taken to a machine shop for repairs. BURIAL OF MRS. LANDELL Laid to Rest by Side of Deceased Husband The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Landell, who died Oct. 12 at the home of her mother, Mrs. Margaret Hughes, in St. James's park, Los Angeles, was held at noon on Thursday. The body was brought here from Los Angeles on the 11.44 a.m. Santa Fe train. The remains were accompanied by Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Shoemaker, sisters of Mrs. Landell, Walter S. Moore, a brother, John M. Landell and wife of Capistrano and Frank Landell of Newhall, sons of deceased, and Mrs. Hargreaves of Fallbrook, her only daughter. Rev. A. G. L. True conducted burial services at the home in St. James's park, and accompanied the funeral cortege here. Friends gathered at the depot bearing many beautiful floral offerings. The funeral proceeded to the cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest beside those of the late Judge J. W. Landell, who died several years ago. Mrs. Landell was held in high esteem by all who knew her, and her death is cause for regret on all sides. She formerly resided at Centralia, where the family was known far odor that bonds could not be broken if they named their political men as highway commissioners. Dr. Dobson's incaution results in his being sat upon by the board members of which declared that supervisors had not the power to point the highway commission, would be nothing doing in the dealing matter. Since that memorable meeting forts to patch up a truce between associated chambers of commerce, the supervisors have been made Wednesday's meeting will reveal how much success has crowded the efforts of the peacemakers. Rumors current this week are effect the bonding question may dropped until a more propitious moment. One thing is certain, and that the associated members will have elaborate feast to set down to, there will be a feast of reason flow of soul such as has been witnessed in this county. A humbo boosters are said to be coming from different portions of the county, local people are urged to be pre- HUNTERS AT RESERVOIR Water Board Changes Days Game May Be Banned Anahelm, Oct. 16. 19 Regular meeting of the board directors of the A.U.W. Co. was with all members present. The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. On motion of Director Bradford cooled by Director Hale, the President and Secretary were instructed pay to the Tri-counties Reforestation Association the sum of $100 for furtherance of its work. Moved by Director Hale, secondly by Director Porter, that the action secretary in purchasing on behalf of the company two and a fraction acres of land adjoining the Y dam be and the same is hereby proved and the contract covering said purchase is hereby accepted. A communication from F. T. Haskins asking that a gate be made to dewater from the Cajon ditch to land on the Yorba Linda tract referred to the ditch committee instructions to arrange a meeting the ground with Haag and representatives of the Janxs Investment company, and report at a future meeting. On motion duly made, seconded Mrs. Mitchell had agreed to give the city a deed for 1 foot and 8 inches of land on Los Angeles street providing the city will pay for the paving of same. The lady's building sets back that far from the street line. The board agreed to the proposal. Clerk Merritt was instructed to advertise for paving street intersections and frontage in front of library on Los Angeles street. The full board was present, viz., Rust, Stock, Kroeger, Gates and Fiscus. Friends gathered at the depot bearing many beautiful floral offerings. The funeral proceeded to the cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest beside those of the late Judge J. W. Landell, who died several years ago. Mrs. Landell was held in high esteem by all who knew her, and her death is cause for regret on all sides. She formerly resided at Centralia, where the family was known far and wide for the hospitality of Chateau Landell. After the death of her husband she moved to Los Angeles and took up her residence with her mother. She was in her sixty-second year and had been ill for a year or more. LESTER AND JOPLIN Former's Salary Warrant Held Up by Latter When the board of supervisors met on Tuesday Auditor Lester reported that a salary warrant issued in his favor for $207.50, to pay for extra help in his office, had been refused payment by Treasurer Joplin. The board referred the matter to District Attorney Davis, with a request for an opinion upon the question when a legally authorized warrant issued by the supervisors and signed by the auditor can be refused payment by the treasurer. Supervisor Angle was authorized to purchase stoves for the county hospital. Miguel Yorba was appointed constable for San Juan Capistrano township to succeed O. B. Cook, whose resignation had been accepted. Zerman Bros. were awarded a contract for supplying six thousand gallons of distillate for use at the county courthouse, the price being 5 1-2 cents a gallon. A communication from F. T. Haskins asking that a gate be made to deny water from the Cajon ditch to land on the Yorba Linda tract referred to the ditch committee instructions to arrange a meeting the ground with Mr. Haag and representatives of the Janss Investment company, and report at a future meeting. On motion duly made, seconded carried it was ordered that the council licensed hunters with permits from the Anaheim Union Water Co. be permitted to hunt on Yorba reservoir be changed to Wednesday and Sundays. A complaint of overcharge for ter was referred to the zanjero correction. Applications on file for the transfer of stock were granted. On motion the meeting adjourned to Saturday, 23d inst., at 2 p.m. P. H. Krick, Secretary RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENESS Whereas, Death has again visited our council and removed our esteemed brother Delos Morton a chaplain member of Anaheim Council No. F.A.A., therefore, be it Resolved, That we have lost a member who was ever faithful to the principles of our order, and community a cheerful, upright man. Resolved, That we tender heartfelt sympathy to the widow family. And that the charter of lodge be draped in mourning for period of thirty days. Resolved, That a copy of these solutions be spread upon our minute sent the widow and be printed in our local papers. D. Fulwider, E. Grimshaw, M. Mickle, Committee AZETTE BER 21, 1909 NUMBER 1 NEED AT BOND POWOW INITIATED CHAMBERS WILL LIVE A GREAT SPREAD Dobson's Committee Will Report Meeting With Supervisors—Mors That Bond Election Will Be Called—Shooting Game at Arvoir—Other Items of Interest Old Fellows' hall on Wednesday next the associated chambers commerce of Orange county will give whether to pursue the road proposition further, or to be subject from further consid- for the present. A feature of meeting will be Dr. Dobson's re- on his recent meeting with the mors, in which he told them thank that they were in such ill that bonds could not be carried named their political hench- highway commissioners. Dobson's incaution resulted in dog sat upon by the board, two days of which declared that if the mors had not the power to ap- the highway commission, there were nothing doing in the bond- latter. That memorable meeting ef- patch up a truce between the needed chambers of commerce and HARTFIELD'S DAY OF GLORY New Son Arrives and Jakey Has a Birthday Barney Hartfield celebrated two discovery days last week. The first occured on Tuesday, when along with other citizens he joined to commemorate Columbus' discovery of America, and the second, which overshadowed the other in importance so far as the Hartfield family was concerned, arrived on the following day. The first item of importance was the fact that Jakey reached his second birthday. Some weeks before Jakey drained a bottle of gasoline, and was all in when his parents discovered him in semi-conscious condition. He was resuscitated and was soon well enough to go with his big sister Lilly and purchase a bag of candy. The next item of importance on Wednesday was the arrival of a little brother to Jakey, which puts him out of the running at the Hartfield household. The baby is it. The third event of the day was the arrival of a certificate from the state board of opthalometry attesting the fact that the old man had successfully passed his exams, and was licensed to practice as an optician. Hartfield stood at the head of his class, and is wondering how it all happened. LOCAL NOTES OF INTEREST MAN BEATEN AND ROBBED BY MEXICANS Prof. Fruh Shows Heels to a Man Who Tried to Stop Him Late at Night—Rough-Looking Man Warns Postmaster Duckworth of Projected Postoffice Robbery—Fajled to Show As Carl Pressel and Herman Schindler were crossing Lemon street on Thursday night about 11 o'clock,their attention was attracted to the groans of a man in rear of the signboard on the Deutsch tract across the way.The man fell helplessly to the ground as they ran over to assist him. He was found to be covered with blood, his face bearing a number of ugly bruises and cuts. Frank Gates and Godfrey Stock soon passed along and went to their assistance. A physician was telephoned for and the man removed to the city jail, where his injuries were dressed. The following day he was sent to the county hospital at Santa Ana. The man is familiarly known as Dutch George, and his age is given as 60 years. That he was held up and robbed admits of no doubt. He BOARD CHANGES DAYS WHEN GAME MAY BE BAGGED Anaheim, Oct. 16, 1909. Our meeting of the board of di- of the A.U.W. Co. was held in members present. Minutes of the preceding meet- read and approved. Action of Director Bradford, se- by Director Hale, the Presi- Secretary were instructed to the Tri-counties Reforestation on the sum of $100 for the price of its work. By Director Hale, seconded Actor Porter, that the action of tary in purchasing on behalf company two and a fraction land adjoining the Yorba and the same is hereby ap- and the contract covering the chase is hereby accepted. Communication from F. T. Haag that a gate be made to deliver from the Cajon ditch to his the Yorba Linda tract was to the ditch committee with ons to arrange a meeting on and with Mr. Haag and the atives of the Janss Invest- company, and report at a fu-ting. Action duly made, seconded and Wednesday was the arrival of a little brother to Jakey, which puts him out of the running at the Hartfield household. The baby is it. The third event of the day was the arrival of a certificate from the state board of opthalometry attesting the fact that the old man had successfully passed his exams, and was licensed to practice as an optician. Hartfield stood at the head of his class, and is wondering how it all happened. LEMON-RATE INCREASE Injunction Will Be Sued for by the Growers The proposed increase in the lemon rate from $1 to $1.15 per hundred pounds, which the Citrus Protective League is ready to contest, is of material interest to all citrus fruit growers. If the injunction to be asked for is granted, restraining the railroads from putting into effect the increased rate, lemon shippers cannot get the benefit of the $1 rate pending the suit, unless they are members of the League and assent to the resolutions prepared by that organization. It is said over 80 per cent of the citrus fruit growers are now represented in the proposed contest, but that a few shippers seem willing to let those now in foot the bills while they get the benefit of the League's action when the case is determined one or two years hence, at the expense of the unprotected fruit growers during the pending of the suit. BONDS WILL BE SOLD Secretary Krick Has $25,000 of Securities to Dispose of Secretary Krick has a wad of bonds aggregating $25,000 which he will sell to those who have the wherewithal to exchange for them. The bonds are of the series of $300,000 last year voted by the water company, and $190,000 have been already disposed of. The money went to refund the company's indebtedness at a lower rate of interest, and to call in short-time notes. Of the total issue, $75,000 will be held in reserve until 1915. Offers for the bonds will be received by Mr. Krick at the water office any time this week. They bear 6 per cent interest and run for varying Frank Gates and Godfrey Stock soon passed along and went to their assistance. A physician was telephoned for and the man removed to the city jail, where his injuries were dressed. The following day he was sent to the county hospital at Santa Ana. The man is familiarly known as Dutch George, and his age is given as 60 years. That he was held up and robbed admits of no doubt. He is said to have had $18 on his person earlier in the evening; and a short time before the assault was seen to change a $10 bill at a bar. A bicycle stood against the curb where the man was found, the tracks indicating they were freshly made. No one seemed to be in sight and it was taken and left at a poolroom. The next day a Mexican called for it and took it away. No arrests. ATTEMPTED HOLDUP Prof. Fruh Chased by a Man in Early Morning Hours As Prof. Fruh was returning to his home on South Los Angeles street about 1:30 o'clock on Saturday morning, after playing in an orchestra at a ban in Odd Fellows' hall, he was accosted by a man who came up behind him in the darkness near the Southern Pacific depot, saying: "Wait a minute." Fruh did not notice which way the man came from and was not accosted until he reached the railroad tracks. The man started after him, and Fruh sprinted to the city power house, a half block away. The man ran after him, but was unable to overtake him. Fruh informed Engineer Schneider, who was on duty at the time, of the occurrence. The man made off behind the power-house. Fruh obtained a lantern and continued on his way home, which he reached without further molestation. WARNED OF ROBBERY Postmaster Duckworth Told by Rough Character Job Was on Foot Postmaster Duckworth was called to the general delivery window at the postoffice as the office was about to close some evenings ago by a rough-looking customer who informed him two desperate characters were in town to rob the postoffice that night. The postmaster took but little stock MRS. WILSON SEEKS DIVORCE Santa Ana Lady Makes Charges Against Husband Suit for separate maintenance has been begun in the superior court by Mrs. Frances Wilson against H. C. Wilson. The complaint alleges that Wilson on Oct. 10 deserted the plaintiff and refused to contribute to her support, that the plaintiff and defendant were married in Wisconsin on July 20, 1896, that they have a community interest in the partnership business of the Santa Ana Produce Co., and in a lot on Main street back of the Commercial bank of Santa Ana, that Wilson's share of the profits of the produce business is $200 a month. The wife asks the court to issue a restraining order to keep Wilson from disposing of the real estate or business interests during the pendency of the action, that she be given $50 to cover incidental expenses of the suit, $150 for attorney's fees, and $75 per month separate maintenance, and that the order for maintenance be made a permanent order. WARNED OF ROBBERY Postmaster Duckworth Told by Rough Character Job Was on Foot Postmaster Duckworth was called to the general delivery window at the postoffice as the office was about to close some evenings ago by a rough-looking customer who informed him two desperate characters were in town to rob the postoffice that night. The postmaster took but little stock in the story, and had little fear of a visit of burglars, for he keeps no cash in the office over night. He remained around the office until a late hour with a gun, and if the attempt to rob the office had been tried, there probably would have been a job for the coroner. A light was left burning in the office all night, and the next morning the premises were found to be intact. The office was robbed last spring, the burglars narrowly missing a large sum of money in the safe. They were evidently frightened away by young people returning home from a ball in the early hours of the morning. OFF FOR A PASEAR John Hartung leaves today for Port Townsend, Wash., on a visit to a sister, Mrs. Rothschild, whom he has not seen in 27 years. He sails on the President, going by way of Redondo this afternoon. It is 48 years since Mr. Hartung first came to Anaheim, and he has not been out of the state since that time. He attended a picnic at Anaheim Landing the day after his arrival, and feasted his new-made friends on sweet crackers which he brought all the way from San Francisco for the occasion. He will be absent a month, and if any seismic disturbances occur they may be attributed to his red-painting operations across the northern border. So long, John.