anaheim-gazette 1910-03-10

FALSE VIEWS OF THE CENSUS ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS, AND FEAR NO RAISE OF TAXES Information Given Enumerators Will Be Held In Confidence—No Harm Can Come to Anyone Who Answers Questions Fully—No Entanglements (Contributed to The Gazette.) Letters from the census supervisors to the United States Census Bureau show erroneous apprehension of a considerable element of the population that their answers to the enumerators' questions in the next census, beginning April 15, this year, will cause increased taxation, legal entanglements, or injurious consequences to their persons and property. In order to quiet such unfounded fears, which would, unless removed, materially affect the accuracy of the census, the bureau has prepared an official statement relative to the decennial census, its origin, purpose, and uses. This statement should furnish complete assurance to those concerned that information given the enumerators is held by the Census Bureau in the strictest confidence with reference to the identity of the informants, as required by the policy of the bureau and commanded by the law of the United States. The bureau earnestly hopes that clergymen, priests, physicians, schoolteachers, employers, and other public-spirited citizens who come in contact with large numbers of people, will cooperate with the bureau by telling persons who are believed to entertain erroneous opinions of the census the real facts and urging them to give full replies to the enumerators. The teachers are particularly requested children from one to five years, and from five years old to seventeen. Children between the ages of five and seventeen years are noted as "census" children. This census forms the basis for a portion of the apportionment of school funds, as $550 from state and county funds will be allotted to every district for every seventy census children or fraction of seventy not less than twenty. By law the calculation of one teacher is thus made to every seventy census children. There are now 3234 grammar school districts in California. HERE COMES THE ASSESSOR Increased Values Fixed by the State Board Wjll Be Maintained Assessor Scott on Monday began the work of assessing property in Orange county for the current year. Assessment will be made upon property in the hands of taxpayers on that day, although the actual work of assessing may not be made for months. The assessor has four months in which to complete his assessment, the books to be turned over to the board of supervisors as a board of equalization upon the first Monday in July. In that capacity the board sits for two weeks and during that period any aggrieved person may appear to state his case, and if he shows good ground the supervisors may reduce the assessed valuation figure placed by the assessor. The raise made by the state board of equalization last year will have to be maintained on real estate. Assessor Scott's field deputies are all old hands at the business. They serve four months and draw $130 a month from the county for their services. The deputies who are to do the field work are: E. A. Chaffee, Garden Grove; George A. Ruddock, Fullerton; John Kellenberger, Anaheim; Fred Struck, Orange; W. J. POLITICAL A word of Corroboree Some of J. C. Metzgar owes his candidacy nomination for Colony Metzgar has lived years, and has been real-estate business cellent qualification and his friends R. P. Mitchellerintendent, announces his publican nomination Public Administrion decision of the Winbigler has Orange county does never asked public office before plea that his co- and support of recognition for office, and business record of his fitness which he seeks the nomination strength to the office a winner selection. County Recount town on Thursday The bureau earnestly hopes that clergymen, priests, physicians, schoolteachers, employers, and other public-spirited citizens who come in contact with large numbers of people, will cooperate with the bureau by telling persons who are believed to entertain erroneous opinions of the census the real facts and urging them to give full replies to the enumerators. The teachers are particularly requested to speak of the census to the school children and ask them to tell their parents about it. The statement issued by the bureau explains that the Constitution requires a census of the population to be taken every ten years in order to reapportion state representation in the National House of Representatives. It is the means also to ascertain the increase in the population, agriculture, industries, and resources of the nation since the last census. It is emphatically declared, by the statement, that the information sought from the people of the United States is used solely for general statistical purposes. It will neither be published nor used in any other way to disclose facts regarding any individual or enterprise. The census, it goes on to say, is not, never has been, and can not be employed to obtain information that can be used in any way in the assessment of property for purposes of taxation or the collection of taxes, either national, state, or local; or for deportation proceedings, extradition measures, army or navy conscription, internal revenue investigations, compulsory school attendance, child-labor law prosecutions, quarantine regulations, or in any way to affect the life, liberty, or property of any person. It points out that replies to the enumerators are and must be held by the Census Bureau in strict and absolute confidence. All the bureau officials, supervisors, supervisors' clerks, enumerators, and interpreters, before entering upon their duties, are obliged to take a solemn oath not to disclose any information they may obtain, except to the Census Bureau, and a violation of the United States law in regard to this oath means a $1000 fine or imprisonment for two years, or both, in the discretion of the court. The taking of the school census will begin on the 15th day of April by census marshals appointed by the boards of school trustees, on or before April 1. The census must be taken by the enumerators placed by the assessor. The raise made by the state board of equalization last year will have to be maintained on real estate. Assessor Scott's field deputies are all old hands at the business. They serve four months and draw $130 a month from the county for their services. The deputies who are to do the field work are. E. A. Chaffee, Garden Grove; George A. Ruddock, Fullerton; John Kellenberger, Anaheim; Fred Struck, Orange; W. J. Kelly, Tustin; R. C. Burkett and W. R. Newman, Santa Ana. Persons who own personal property, but no real estate will bear in mind that their tax is due when assessed and must be paid on demand to the assessor or his deputy. The assessor has received from the auditor the poll tax and personal property books. The auditor has charged the assessor up with $14,000, representing 7000 state poll tax receipts at $2 each. On August 1 he makes settlement for cash received and is given credit for returned uncollected receipts to balance the account, and has issued to him a new lot of receipts calling for $3 for each tax because of the added delinquency penalty. Another settlement is made in January, 1911, on the delinquent list and the unpaid poll tax receipts which hereafter have a face value of $4 each, are turned over to the tax collector to be realized on at delinquent tax sale of property in June, 1911. TIGER WAKES UP Democrats Out for Office and Will Make Campaign Lively Orange county democrats are announcing themselves as candidates for office, and probably a complete county ticket will be placed in the field. The unerrified count upon landing a number of their candidates, believing that in the factional quarrels among the republicans they will walk into the courthouse in a body. In this they are likely to be disappointed, as the word has gone out along the line that the dove of peace is hovering above the camp of the dominant party, and that hair-pulling will be replaced by Harmony. At a meeting of the democratic county central committee held at Santa Ana the following new members of the committee were named: Santa Ana No. 1, J. A. Turner; No. 3, Wm. McKinney; No. 4, Fred Rohrs; No. 5, M. A. Menges; No. 7, W. I. Durham; No. 8 H.C. Head; MILLIONS Senate Votes Reservoir Washington, eral discussion ed the bill auid of $30,000,000 indebtedness for irrigation project. The bill is inough money tand it is contates will be retrom from the sale ofthe improvement. Senator Claire speech in oppoion involved rather itself. He prewould come w appropriation o dollars would on the reclamaed into a gen- liged to take a solemn oath not to disclose any information they may obtain, except to the Census Bureau, and a violation of the United States law in regard to this oath means a $1000 fine or imprisonment for two years, or both, in the discretion of the court. The taking of the school census will begin on the 15th day of April by census marshals appointed by the boards of school trustees, on or before April 1. The census must be taken as it is on the fifteenth day of April. The complete report must be handed to the county superintendent on or before the 10th day of May. The law provides that census marshals must visit every home and ask questions called for on the official census blank, duly noting the answers. The law now provides that after enumerating the children in the family, the person giving in the census to the marshal must sign a certificate, stating that the items and data given are correct. Anyone who falls thus to sign the certificate is held under the new law to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be punished by a fine not exceeding $100. Under the direction of the state office census report blanks are now being printed at the state printing office to the number of 30,000 and 400,000 of what are known as field notes are also being printed for use by the census marshals. These blanks will be ready for distribution in a few days, together with all other blanks necessary for school elections, etc. The census blanks have been entirely revised, and will be issued in a far more convenient and workable form than before. All old blanks will be useless. The census marshals will list all In this they are likely to be disappointed, as the word has gone out along the line that the dove of peace is hovering above the camp of the dominant party, and that hair-pulling will be replaced by Harmony. At a meeting of the democratic county central committee held at Santa Ana the following new members of the committee were named: Santa Ana No. 1, J. A. Turner; No. 3, Wm. McKinney; No. 4, Fred Rohrs; No. 5, M. A. Menges; No. 7, W. L. Duggan; No. 9, H. C. Head; Laguna Beach, Oscar Warling; Los Alamitos, James Heaston; La Habra, Thos. L. Jackson; Olinda, Wm. Johnson; Orangethorpe, B. F. Porter; Orange No. 2, Edward Evans; Yorba, G. P. Peralta; Placentia, Wm. McFadden; Newport Beach, George T. Peabody. On April 12 and 13 a state conference of democrats will be held in Los Angeles to make plans for the coming campaign and discuss other matters of interest to the party. Orange county is entitled to ten representatives at this conference and the committee named the following: J. D. Moore, Orange; W. L. G. Haskins, Tustin; James Sleeper, El Toro; D. W. McDannald, Garden Grove; W. T. Newland, Huntington Beach; George B. Miller, Buena Park; Edgar Johnson, Fullerton; J. J. Schneider, Anaheim; H. C. Head and L. M. Hopper, Santa Ana. Proud Autumn Father—Bless me, its really marvelous about that baby of mine. You'll hardly credit it, but every time it looks up into my face it smiles—positively smiles. The Fed-up Friend—Well, I suppose even a baby has some glimmering sense of humor. Senator Clay speech in opposition involved rather itself. He pre- would come with appropriation of dollars would on the reclamation into a general expenditure sidered as useful reduce the vastness. "These inventions invariably save," he asserted. Mr. Clay then Aldrich's state running the good deeds sit at Clay's side now and he our Messrs. Bailey pressed the order lands should be several states ion on the ree Little boy, a former is that yonder with furs? Yes, said Well, do animal it is ther der that your furs with which proudly? Yes. How many people asked or Oh, I should about two-thirds reply. ANAHEIM GAZETTE POLITICAL POINTERS A word of Corroborative Detail About Some of the Candidates J. C. Metzgar of Santa Ana announces his candidacy for the republican nomination for county treasurer. Mr. Metzgar has lived at Santa Ana ten years, and has been engaged in the real-estate business. He possesses excellent qualifications for the office, and his friends say he is a winner. R. P. Mitchell, county school superintendent, announces his candidacy for renomination to the office which he has efficiently filled since his appointment by the supervisors to fill the unexpired term of his predecessor Mr. Mitchell has conducted the duties of his office in able manner, and his friends consider that he is entitled to nomination for a full term. The schools of Orange county are inferior to none in a state which boasts of its educational institutions, and to the county superintendent is credit due for their high grade and excellence. Republicans will make no mistake in nominating him. Theo. A. Winbigler of Santa Ana announces his candidacy for the republican nomination for Coroner and Public Administrator, subject to the decision of the August primaries. Mr. Winbigler has been a resident of Orange county during 35 years, and has never asked for a nomination for public office before. He makes the plea that his consistent party service and support of the ticket entitles him to recognition at this, his initial try for office, and points to an excellent business record as a recommendation of his fitness to hold the position which he seeks. If he should land the nomination he will doubtless add strength to the ticket and land in office a winner at the November election. County Recorder Peters was in town on Thursday obtaining signa- PLAYGROUNDS FOR CHILDREN Municipalities Should Consider It Their Duty to Supply Them The movement for the establishment of public playgrounds in this and other cities, for the promotion of which legislation is now pending at Albany, had its origin in the realization of a pressing need which has arisen out of the inevitable conditions of urban life, and which becomes more pressing as a city increases in size. It goes without saying that children need playgrounds, not alone for their pleasure, though that is by no means a negligible consideration, but also and still more for their health of body and mind. In rural communities there are, of course, plenty of spaces available for the purpose, and in cities of moderate size there are generally some lots or blocks which have not yet been built upon and which lie open as commons; or it is easy for children to get into the outskirts where there are open fields. In a large city, however, these facilities for healthful sport vanish. There are no open lots. To get into the country daily, or except on infrequent occasions, is impossible because of distance and cost. There is not even a 30 by 30 foot yard at the back of the house to play in, for the average house is a many familied tenement covering practically the whole area of the lot. There are parks, but they are too far away from many to be convenient or even possible for frequent use, and in any case they are parks and not the playgrounds which are required. The net result is, therefore, that children are either entirely deprived of privileges and facilities for play, which is deplorable and disastrous, or are compelled to seek them in the streets, which is in any case unsatisfactory and in most cases dangerous to the children and LITTLE JAPANESE GIRLS They Dance Like Fairies to Please an Old Woman's Spirit "The other night we had a singular festival," wrote Lafcadio Hearn in a letter published in the Atlantic. "A teacher of dancing—an old woman of our neighborhood—died last year, and on the anniversary of her death her ihai were placed on a platform erected for the occasion next door and offerings set before it. "Then the little girls she had taught from 4 years up were brought to dance before the ihai to please her spirit. The dainty little fairy darlings. I went behind the scenes and saw all the dressing. "The children were all faultless till the dance was over—but then, being tired, they would cry a little, and their mothers would carry them home looking like wonderful dolls in their tiny gorgeous Kagura dresses. Surely a Japanese baby girl is the sweetest thing in all the world." "Beyond the other side of the garden I hear and see something much less pleasing—the training of a little geisha. The child is very young, but she is obliged to sing nearly seven hours every day. I can tell what time it is by the tone of weariness in her voice. "Sometimes she breaks down and cries to be let alone in vain. They do not beat her, but she must sing. Some day she will avenge herself on the world for this—and serve it right." MILLIONAIRE WAS SURPRISED Draws a Breach-of-Promise Suit from Girl He Had Befriended New York, Mar. 7.—Five years ago when Emma Hoffman was 16 Samuel Kraut, a millionaire importer, heard her sing. Struck by the beauty of her voice, he offered her a chance to study music at his expense. She ac- MILLIONS FOR IRRIGATION Senate Votes Money to Complete Reservoir Projects in West Washington, March 7.—After a general discussion the senate today passed the bill authorizing the issuance of $30,000,000 worth of certificates of indebtedness for the completion of irrigation projects already under way. The bill is intended to supply enough money to finish these works, and it is contemplated the certificates will be retired by money derived from the sale of lands redeemed by the improvements. Senator Clay of Georgia made a speech in opposition to the principle involved rather than against the bill itself. He predicted that the time would come when a direct annual appropriation of fifty or sixty million dollars would be necessary to carry on the reclamation work. He entered into a general discussion of government covering primarily the area of the lot. There are parks, but they are too far away from many to be convenient or even possible for frequent use, and in any case they are parks and not the playgrounds which are required. The net result is, therefore, that children are either entirely deprived of privileges and facilities for play, which is deplorable and disastrous, or are compelled to seek them in the streets, which is in any case unsatisfactory and in most cases dangerous to the children and inconvenient and offensive to the general public. The inexorable logic of conditions demands, therefore, the establishment of public playgrounds to meet a legitimate and imperative need which can be met in no other way. It is, of course, sound public policy, for the state or the municipality to meet such needs on an adequate scale. It is one of the essential functions of government to do that. Thus individual householders cannot provide themselves with drainage systems and water supplies, and therefore the city provides them for all in common. It is one of the penalties which individuals must pay for the advantage and privileges of city life, that they must forego some of the non-essential privileges of rural life, or those which it is impossible to reproduce in the city. It is similarly one of the prices which the city, as a whole, must pay for the privilege of being a city, that it shall furnish to its inhabitants the necessary things which its very conditions and status as a city forbid them to furnish individually for themselves.—New York Tribune. HIGHWAY COMMISSION Supervisors Appoint Members, And Bond Election Will Be Called The good roads petitions prepared by the associated chambers of commerce of Orange county were filed on Wednesday last and immediately afterward the board of supervisors appointed M. M. Crookshank of Santa Ana, C. C. Chapman of Fullerton, and W. H. Burnham of Orange as the highway commission. The commission was given power to act under the provisions of the state law. Plans will be laid for a system of permanent roads over the county, and eventually an election for bonds will be called upon the report of these commissioners. The good roads petitions have been held back for several weeks, the associated chambers refusing to file them without first getting an assurance that the commission would be elected. Some day she will average herself on the world for this—and serve it right." MILLIONAIRE WAS SURPRISED Draws a Breach-of-Promise Suit from Girl He Had Befriended New York, Mar. 7.—Five years ago when Emma Hoffman was 16 Samuel Kraut, a millionaire importer, heard her sing. Struck by the beauty of her voice, he offered her a chance to study music at his expense. She accepted, and for five years was the pupil of the best masters in Europe. In January Miss Hoffman returned to America. Kraut met her at the pier and introduced her to his wife, whom he married last summer. Miss Hoffman asked him to attend her debut in Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Kraut went and were charmed. It appeared that the $14,000 Kraut spent on Miss Hoffman's voice had not been wasted. After the recital Miss Hoffman came up to Kraut and his wife and handed her benefactor a paper. It notified him of a $100,000 suit she had brought against him, alleging breach of promise. The suit will soon be tried in the United States court. Kraut says he never promised to marry the girl, and he doesn't think it pays to be a benefactor. IMPORTANT DECISION Willows, Mar. 7.—Judge Finch, in the Superior Court of this county, has handed down a decision of great importance to all foreign corporations engaging in irrigation enterprises in California. He decided that the Sacramento valley irrigation company has legal right to condemn land for right of way across the lands of other persons, in order to irrigate lands beyond The action in which this decision was rendered was that brought some time ago by the irrigation company against Logan Cecil for a right of way for a lateral ditch to carry water to the Packer tract near Princeton. Cecil asserted that, as plaintiff was a foreign corporation, it had no right under the laws of California to seek to condemn lands for such purposes. The lawsuit was interesting on account of the points involved. Each party to the contest cited numerous authorities, but the courts hold that under the act of the legislature in 1885, foreign corporations have the right claimed by plaintiff. That the Surf gun club expects to carry up an appeal from the decision Senator Clay of Georgia made a speech in opposition to the principle involved rather than against the bill itself. He predicted that the time would come when a direct annual appropriation of fifty or sixty million dollars would be necessary to carry on the reclamation work. He entered into a general discussion of government expenditures, saying he considered as useless all efforts made to reduce the vast sum. "These investigations by commissions invariably cost more than they save," he asserted. Mr. Clay then referred to Senator Aldrich's statement that if he were running the government he could reduce expenditures $300,000,000. "If," interjected Mr. Bailey, who sat at Clay's side. "He is running it now and he ought to accomplish it." Messrs. Bailey and Heyburn expressed the opinion that the public lands should be turned over to the several states. There was no division on the reclamation bill vote. Little boy, asks the well-meaning reformer, is that your mamma over yonder with the beautiful set of furs? Yes, sir, answers the bright lad. Well, do you know what poor animal it is that had to suffer in order that your mamma might have the furs with which she adorns herself so proudly? Yes, sir—my papa. How many people work in your office? asked one city man of another. Oh, I should say, at a rough guess, about two-thirds of them, was the reply. W. H. Burnham of Orange as the highway commission. The commission was given power to act under the provisions of the state law. Plans will be laid for a system of permanent roads over the county, and eventually an election for bonds will be called upon the report of these commissioners. The good roads petitions have been held back for several weeks, the associated chambers refusing to file them without first getting an assurance that the commission would be selected entirely free from politics. A short time ago a statement was filed by the associated chambers committee to the effect that the men named would be acceptable. An agreement was reached with the supervisors and the appointments followed. M. M. Crookshank is president of the First National bank of Santa Ana, C. C. Chapman is an orange grower and capitalist. W. H. Burnham lives on an orange ranch. He is interested in many business enterprises over Southern California. The commission will employ an engineer who will map out roads to be paved, and upon his report the amount of bonds to be voted upon will be determined. It will probably be several months before the engineer's report will be ready to be acted upon. After waiting for several weeks without hearing from her story, the amateur author wrote the magazine editor, requesting an early decision, saying that she had "other irons in the fire." Promptly came the editor's response: "Dear Madam: I have read your story, and, after giving it careful consideration, I should advise you to put it with the other irons." That the Surf gun club expects to carry up an appeal from the decision of the superior court enjoining it from operating its artificial docks, is indicated by a motion for a new trial of the case of R. E. Smith against the Surf land and water company. The jury gave the plaintiff $1250 damages for harm done to crops on lands adjoining the gun club and the judge issued the restraining order. The motion for a new trial will be made on numerous grounds—misconduct of the jury, new evidence, insufficient evidence to warrant the verdict, excessive damages, or the orders of the court and the abuse of the discretion of the court during the trial. Mark Twain tells of a nasty dig he once gave in his Virginia City news paper to a man named Ferguson: Ferguson, at Christmas time, invited me to see the presents he had given his wife. They were magnificent gifts. The man expected of course a write-up.Well, he wasn't disappointed. 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