anaheim-gazette 1910-05-05

CALIFORNIA RAILROADS PAY $2,000,000 TAXES MODERN ADVERTISING TO REDUCE NUMBER OF FOR-EST FIRES Houses Burnt Down Can Be Rebuilt, but Not so with the Forests—Medical Society Ejects New Officers—California Public Health League to Draft Recommendation for Desirable Legislation Sacramento, May 3.—The new officers of the Medical Society of California, elected at the close of its fortieth session are as follows: Dr. John C. King, Manning, president; Dr. A. B. Groase, San Francisco, first vice president; Dr. J. H. Barbat, San Francisco, second vice president; Dr. Philip M. Jones, San Francisco, secretary and editor of the California medical journal; Dr. George H. Kress, councilor for the second district; Dr. C. G. Kenyon, San Francisco, councilor for sixth district; Dr. J. H. Parkinson, Sacramento, councilor for eighth district; Dr. F. M. Pottenger, Los Angeles, councilor at large; Dr. J. L. Milton, Oakland, delegate to the American medical association. Nearly a million dollars in taxes were paid last week by the railroads of the state, which constitutes the second installment of taxes for the year 1909-1910. Taxes become delinquent the last Monday in April. The total amount of taxes paid the state by the railroads for both installations, according to amounts recorded by State Treasurer William R. Williams, is $1,995,457.40. Of this state board of health, will attend the convention of federal and state health authorities to be held in Washington, D.C. Governor Gillett has honored a requisition issued by Gov. Hughes of New York for Leo Bittman, accused of forging a check for $80 on the Corn Exchange bank of New York city. The price of the revised edition of the state introductory geography has been fixed at 53 cents by the state board of education; postage 11 cents; price to pupils or by mail, 64 cents. The following committee have been appointed by the board of directors of the California public health league to draft recommendations for desirable legislation: Miss Elizabeth Ashe of San Francisco; Dr. R. A. Archibald, Oakland; C. M. Goethe, Sacramento; Dr. N. K. Foster, Oakland; Dr. F. C. Mattison, Pasadena; Dr. C. C. Browning, Monrovia; C. W. Raitt, Los Angeles; A. Bonnheim, Sacramento; Dr. W. F., Snow. A law against the sale of cigarettes, regulation of dairies, also of tenement houses, and a hospital for inebriates are matters which will first be considered by this committee which will meet in the fall. Captain E. L. Hawk of Sacramento and Senator J. B. Curtin of Sonora have been appointed by Governor Gillett on the committee to select a site for the proposed California trades and training school. They will represent the two houses of the last legislature which appropriated $125,000 for the purchase of a site and expenses incident to drawing plans and specifications for the school. The money for the building will have to be appropriated by the next legislature. The other members of the committee are the governor, the attorney-general and the secretary of state. The appointment of Hawk and Curtin now gives the two sections of Nearly a million dollars in taxes were paid last week by the railroads of the state, which constitutes the second installment of taxes for the year 1909-1910. Taxes become delinquent the last Monday in April. The total amount of taxes paid the state by the railroads for both installations, according to amounts recorded by State Treasurer William R. Williams, is $1,995,457.40. Of this amount $1,678,770.56 was paid by the Southern Pacific and its various lines. The railroads and the amounts paid by each are as follows: Pacific Coast railroad, $6982.88. Boca & Lotalton, $5185.02. Pajaro Valley railroad, $2975.76. Northern Electric railroad, $13,359. Nevada Co. narrow gauge, $4103.40. Sierra railroad company, $14,208.28. Western Pacific, $3452.76. San Juan Pacific Co., $420.60. S. P. lines—Central Pacific, $453.698.64, South Pacific Coast Ry, $20.211.26, Southern Pacific $916,781.26, Nevada & Cal., narrow gauge, $4.413.96, Nevada & Cal., (Mojave extension) $2608.40, Northwestern Pacific $81,057.04. Nevada, California & Oregon $11,194.90. Sierra Valley Ry., $2829.54. Lake Tahoe Ry., $1741.66. Yosemite Valley Ry Co., $9161.54. Tonopah & Tidewater, $11,428.98. Salt Lake Railroad, $45,227.76. Santa Fe, $381,291.54. Vallejo, Benicia & Napa Valley $3127.26. Total—$1,995,457.40. In his campaign to reduce the number of forest fires G. H. Homans, the new state forester, has adopted breezy, modern methods of advertising the fact that campfires and cigar stubs are dangerous things to leave unattended in the big forests. Instead of reprinting the time-honored cloth sign entitled, "Fire Warning," which everyone sees, and having read a dozen times, reads no more, Mr. Homans has had printed 2500 new cloth signs which ought to attract the attention of the most indifferent passerby. Here is the warning, typographically reproduced: Would you set fire to any man's house? If you saw his house burning would you pass by without doing anything? Do you realize that timber is quite as valuable to the owner and much more to the community and to you? He can build a new house but not a new forest. California loses 100,000,000 feet of timber for the proposed California trades and training school. They will represent the two houses of the last legislature which appropriated $125,000 for the purchase of a site and expenses incident to drawing plans and specifications for the school. The money for the building will have to be appropriated by the next legislature. The other members of the committee are the governor, the attorney-general and the secretary of state. The appointment of Hawk and Curtin now gives the two sections of the state which have been fighting for the school a chance for representation. It is expected that the committee will soon settle the matter. Governor Gillett has appointed Attorney J. A. Plummer of Stockton as superior judge of San Joaquin county, vice Judge William B. Nutter, resigned. The story of how an appraiser who was rebuked by State Controller Nye for giving in a low valuation on an estate, got even with the controller and his inheritance deputy, R. Waring, is going the rounds of capitol gossip. After the "talk" with the state office, the appraiser returned home and sent in the estate papers. On the expense account appeared two items, viz., "Conference with Mr. Nye and Mr. Waring." It seems therefrom that the lecture which the appraiser received was worth something to him after all. APPLES AND PEARS Horticultural Commissioner Writes Concerning Insect Pests Roy K. Bishop, horticultural commissioner of Orange county, has favored us with the following communication regarding means of eradicating apple and pear pests: Santa Ana, April 27, 1910. Inasmuch as there is a considerable number of apple and pear trees in Orange county and as the trees bear good crops of fruit of fine quality it seems that it is advisable to take care of the fruit and thus supply in part at least home consumption. Orange county ships in large quantities of apples every year. The prices for such fruit is such as to make apple growing for home trade very profitable. We have two insect pests on the apple and pear to contend with, namely, the Codlin moth and Woolly aphis. There is also some fungus diseases but these must be treated in the winter time so that it is too late for this year. However, it is just now used by the United agriculture that the practical method marked tents. This experiment measurement and developed thods of measure posed. In the institution, bulletin Mr. Morse used of height and done by the His table only in which these Subsequent wrote plan, but gave in which they ed. The first su method of obtention in 1894, in bulld idea of first content and then over the top the bottom wborate table wting the dosagements. This was used by the 1902 in fumigation in the Mantee ida where there was read from tent giving ther middle of thification of thine in 1904, in bulld where the act on the tent thence of calcul bulletin a rapi measurement w sented and a d by the volume from such meculation. No by the station ion of any off was not until by the United agriculture ther practical fply the metho marked tents. The interest oused it will be more fully than thie available new cloth signs which ought to attract the attention of the most indifferent passerby. Here is the warning, typographically reproduced: Would you set fire to any man's house? If you saw his house burning would you pass by without doing anything? Do you realize that timber is quite as valuable to the owner and much more to the community and to you? He can build a new house but not a new forest. California loses 100,000,000 feet of timber every year, destroyed by fire. On every thousand feet burned the owner may lose $3, but the community loses $8 in wages. Timber means pay checks to support all industries, but burned timber pays no wages. Care with small fires is the best way to prevent large ones. Therefore, Don't toss away burning matches or tobacco. Don't make a campfire in leaves, rotten wood, or against logs where it may spread or you can't be sure it is out. Never leave a campfire until it is out. Don't burn brush, grass or slashings without first getting a permit from a firewarden. Don't operate an engine using fuel, other than oil, without having it equipped with a spark arrester. If you find a fire put it out if you can; if you can't notify a firewarden or other public officer or the landowner. Remember that little fires become big ones, if left alone. Most of these rules are law and violation of them is punishable. Help enforce them. This notice is posted for your good and that of the community. Its injury or removal is punishable. For full information concerning forest laws, address the State Forester, Sacramento. Dr. W. F. Snow, secretary of the Orange county ships in large quantities of apples every year. The prices for such fruit is such as to make apple growing for home trade very profitable. We have two insect pests on the apple and pear to contend with, namely, the Codlin moth and Woolly aphis. There is also some fungus diseases but these must be treated in the winter time so that it is too late for this year. However, it is just now (as the blossoms drop) the proper time to spray for the Codlin moth. This should be done in our climate with arsenate of lead and at least three sprayings should be made one month apart. The object should be to be sure and wet all of the fruit with the spray. The spray should be made two pounds of arsenate to fifty gallons of water. Stir up with a gallon of water before adding to the large quantity than keep stirred while spraying. In work with the Woolly aphis the best remedy for this time of year is to wet the cottony masses with kerosene, using a small brush, or the spraying of the whole tree where it is very bad with a solution of sulphate of nicotine. Where one has but a few trees, very satisfactory work may be done with a hand sprayer otherwise it is advisable to get one of the power sprayers. Roy K. Bishop, Horticultural Commissioner. Studebaker wagons are built to last a lifetime; axles extra heavy, best black hickory, butt cuts, spokes second growth white oak; tires riveted; clipped gear, heavily ironed throughout. Wm. F. Lutz Co., Santa Ana. 3-17tf THE ART OF FUMIGATION Science has Nothing to Offer The Practical Fumigator The art of fumigation has gone so far in advance of the science of fumigation that many fumigators have at times felt that science had nothing of value to offer the practical fumigator. As in every other practical art, a point is finally reached—in this case, has long been reached—where further progress is impossible without resorting to more accurate methods. Foremost of all the problems of fumigation is the securing of accuracy in scheduling an orchard, because both efficiency and economy depend more on this factor than upon any other. While there may be reason for difference of opinion as to the amount it is proper to use at different times it is proper to use at different times for trees of different size, there is no difference of opinion possible in regard to the contention that trees alike in all respects should have equal dose. We have records of the work of about forty fumigators and not one was found who did not vary in his judgment in trees of identical size to the extent of at least fifty per cent. Fumigators very generally recognize the desirability of measuring instead of guessing the size of trees and would no doubt have long ago adopted the practice had there been an acceptable method available, and orchardists, had they fully realized the waste resulting from the present practice and the possibility of more uniform killing of the scale that it is possible to secure, would have insisted upon having the trees measured with as much care as is given to her measurement to give the height. Since the circumference is over three times as long as the diameter it is to a corresponding degree more accurate. The use of a pole is the most practical accurate method of direct measurement for either height or diameter. 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The New Perfection Oil Cook-Stove is wonderful for year-round use, but especially in summer. Its heat operates upward to pan, pot, or kettle, but not beyond or around. It is useless for heating a room. It has a Cabinet Top with shelf for keeping plates and food hot. It has long turquoise-blue enamel chimneys. The nickel finish, with the bright blue of the chimneys, makes the stove ornamental and attractive. Made with 1, 2 and 3 burners; the 2 and 3-burner stoves can be had with or without Cabinet. Every dealer everywhere; if not at yours, write for Descriptive Circular to the nearest agency of the Standard Oil Company (Incorporated). Fumigators very generally recognize the desirability of measuring instead of guessing the size of trees and would no doubt have long ago adopted the practice had there been an acceptable method available, and orchardists, had they fully realized the waste resulting from the present practice and the possibility of more uniform killing of the scale that it is possible to secure, would have insisted upon having the trees measured with as much care as is given to weighing the cyanide. This experiment station urged the measurement of tents from the first and developed all the practical methods of measurement thus far proposed. In the first work on fumigation, bulletin No. 71, printed in 1887, Mr. Morse used direct measurement of height and diameter. This was done by the use of poles or tapes. His table only gives dosage for tents in which these dimensions are equal. Subsequent writers adopted the same plan, but gave the dosage for trees in which the two dimensions differed. The first suggested change in the method of obtaining dimensions was in 1894, in bulletin No. 122, where the idea of first covering the tree with a tent and then measuring the distance over the top and that around near the bottom was suggested and an elaborate table was presented for obtaining the dosage from these measurements. This method was practically used by the writer in the field in 1902 in fumigating for the white fly in the Mantee River section in Florida, where the distance over the tent was read from marks placed on the tent giving the distance down from the middle of the top in feet. A modification of this plan was illustrated in 1904, in bulletin No. 152 (fig. 1), where the actual dosage was marked on the tent to avoid the inconvenience of calculation. In this same bulletin a rapid method of taking the measurement with lines was also presented and a diagram furnished where by the volume could be read at once from such measurements without calculation. No special effort was made by the station to secure the adoption of any of these methods, and it was not until the work was taken up by the United States department of agriculture that finally a portion of the practical fumigators began to apply the method of measurement by marked tents. The interest having thus been aroused it will be opportune to discuss more fully than has as yet been done, the available methods of measure- er measurement to give the height. Since the circumference is over three times as long as the diameter it is to a corresponding degree more accurate. The use of a pole is the most practical accurate method of direct measurement for either height or diameter. To obtain the diameter the pole is thrust through the tree from one side until it hits the trunk, giving a semi-diameter, or until he end just corresponds with the eige of the foliage when by walking around the tree the amount projecting will enable us to determine the diameter. To obtain the height the poe must be stood upright next to the trunk. The best way is to use two short poles, only one of which need be graduated, and either may be elevated until it reaches the top of the tree. The tape is not practical except after the tent is on he tree, and only for circumference and distance over. To obtain the circumference requires a trip around the tree. The distance over is probably best secured by graduating the tent, making it in effect a tape. If a loose tape is used one end may be thrown over the tent or the tape may be put n position by the use of a light fisipole. In this case the distance over is first taken by going half way around the tent and the line then lowired by the use of the pole and the circumference determined after going the remainder of the way around. This and the use of marked tents are undoubtedly the most rapid of all direct measurements and the latter the most practical method for field work where extreme accuracy is required. As will be explained below, judgment must be used in measuring trees or the results may be very far from accurate. Optical methods—The different size of trees is so evident to the eye that it is not strange that fumigators have been convinced that their judgment was sufficiently accurate to replace the slow and difficult methods heretofore available for measuring the trees. All optical methods of measurements, like surveying, are based upon the comparison of similar triangles, and depend upon the fact that the sides of similar triangles are exactly proportional to each other. BABY CHICKS 1500 each Monday at Fullerton Hatchery; 2000 eggs from thorough-bred, select stock wanted each Saturday. Sunset 1082. L. E. Blackford, Fullerton. PLUMBING Plumbing Materials WATER PIPE All Plumbing Repairs We Contract to Furnish all the Materials and Do the Work, or Furnish the Materials only Get Our Prices JAMES W. HELLMAN Hardware, Stoves, Etc. 157-161 N. Spring St. from such measurements without calculation. No special effort was made by the station to secure the adoption of any of these methods, and it was not until the work was taken up by the United States department of agriculture that finally a portion of the practical fumigators began to apply the method of measurement by marked tents. The interest having thus been arduous it will be opportune to discuss more fully than has as yet been done, the available methods of measurements and calculation and to describe certain recent improvements in the processes. If the tent or tree is calculated as a regular figure the area or volume may be calculated from (1) the height and diameter, (2) the circumference and height, (3) the distance over and height, (4) the distance over and the diameter, or (5) the "circumference and the distance over," that is, from any combination of these four dimensions except circumference and diameter, since the former is only 3.1416 times the latter and gives no clue to the other dimensions. The distance over, however, consists of half the circumference plus twice the height minus the diameter and will therefore give either height or diameter if the other is known. All of these dimensions may be determined optically from the ground except the circumference, and all of them can be measured directly. Direct measurements.—These may be made in three ways: by pacing, by the use of a pole, or by a tape. Pacing is the least accurate, but decidedly better than the practice of guessing. It is available only for diameter and circumference and therefore must be supplemented by another have been convinced that their judgment was sufficiently accurate to replace the slow and difficult methods heretofore available for measuring the trees. All optical methods of measurements, like surveying, are based upon the comparison of similar triangles, and depend upon the fact that the sides of similar triangles are exactly proportional to each other. A LAKE IN THE DESERT Dikes Being Constructed to Protect Railroad Tracks The strange increase of Silver Lake on the desert, is puzzling engineers connected with Tonopah-Tidewater railroad, and is giving them a hard fight to save the railroad tracks from inundation. The lake is where El Mojave makes its reappearance, after flowing beneath the desert from a point near Daggett, where it suddenly drops into the sands. Engineers are inclined to the belief that the volume of water now welling up in the center of the lake comes from a source not connected with the El Mojave. The engineers have erected dikes for a long distance to protect the tracks from the rapidly rising water. The railroad is installing a powerful pumping plant, by means of which it is hoped to throw the water over a low range of hills onto the desert beyond, and in this way keep the water level sufficiently low to save the road bed from damage. All these undertakings are based upon the hope that the waters will soon cease rising and normal conditions return. But should it develop that an underground river has found its way to the lake's surface is contributing to the lake's volume, there seems no BERRIES AND Fresh Vegetables EVERY DAY Just Received a fresh line of Cheese, and imported Italian Macaronies and Noodles At Dickel's Sole Agent for New Home Washing Machine. Best Washer on Earth. Nagel’s Hardware 136 E. 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For tickets one way via Shasta Route and Portland fares will be $24.50 higher from Los Angeles and $25.50 higher from Riverside, Colton and San Bernardino. DATES OF SALE To Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, New York and Boston, and to all points named above, on May 11, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 27, June 2, 3, 4, 24, 25, 26, 30, July 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 25, 26, 27, August 1, 2, 3, 4, September 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14—1910. GOING AND RETURN LIMITS Going transit limit of all tickets will be fifteen days to final Easter destination and return limit three months after date of sale, but not exceeding Oct. 31, 1910. EXCEPTION—On tickets to Atlantic Coast points, sold in May and June in connection with tickets to Europe, return limit will be four months, but not exceeding Oct. 31, 1910. 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