anaheim-gazette 1910-05-19

CITY CLERK SUBMITS HIS ANNUAL REPORT PAVING BONDS TO RUN ONLY FIFTEEN YEARS Murphy Oil Co. Given Contract for 5000 Barrels of Oil—Robert Cogburn Re-appointed Paving Inspector—Supt. Simpson Granted Permission to Flush the Gutters—Lights Wanted on Lemon Street—Monthly Reports of City Officials, Etc. Ordinance No. 226, calling a special election on June 20 for the purpose of filling the vacancy on the board of trustees was passed at the regular session of the board Thursday evening, and the following election officials were appointed: Inspector, Fred C. Rimpau; Judge, Max M. Boege; Clerk, Fred Backs, Jr.; Ballot Clerk, Hans Welsel. A delegation of South Lemon St. residents, headed by Judge Frank Shanley, appeared before the board and demanded the installation of a number of street lights on that thoroughfare. The judge agreed to pay all the expenses of installing the lights and repay himself with light and water service if the trustees would order the work done. The board finally promised to put up the lights out of the first money received from taxes, and the delegation retired satisfied. Bids for the delivery during the $27.50; license, $5.50; light, $26.45; penalties, $5.10; total, $74.55. Delinquents Reported:—For Water, $64.80; license, $2.50; light, $41.45; total, $108.55. City Clerk Merritt submitted his annual report for the year ending on May 1, 1910, as follows: Receipts:—Balance in treasury May 1, 1909, $6000.91. Collected by Marshal—For license, $6504; water, $7979.20; light and power, $11,706.35; installing, $2466.00; penalties, $117.10; crude oil, $708.74; street sweepings, $26.75; Collected by Tax Collector—$16,254.22. Collected by Assessor—$489.49. By Supt. of Streets—$552.82. By Clerk for sundries—$991.82. By Clerk for building permits — $127.35. By Recorder for fines—$693. Total—$54,617.75. Expenditures:—Water works plant, $9846.48; electric light plant, $13,901.82; city teams, $2066.02; public streets, $12,193.43; street sprinkling, $790; expense, $1401.53; salary, $1,688.00; legal services, $589.90; public library, $1120.06; interest and redemption, $6115; F. C. Smythe, $16.80; fire department, $318; total, $50,027.04; balance in treasury, $4590.71; total, $54,617.75. The aggregate amount of building permits granted during the year was $127,350. The estimated cost of the street paving was $46,820.58, of which amount the city paid $8812.48 for intersections and city hall and library frontage. The water works show a surplus in the treasury of $906.91; and the electric light plant's balance is $2477.08. The average cost of the... Shanley, appeared before the board and demanded the installation of a number of street lights on that thoroughfare. The judge agreed to pay all the expenses of installing the lights and repay himself with light and water service if the trustees would order the work done. The board finally promised to put up the lights out of the first money received from taxes, and the delegation retired satisfied. Bids for the delivery during the coming year of 5000 barrels of crude oil were submitted, as follows: Union Oil Co., on board cars at Norwalk, $1.00 per barrel; delivered at Anaheim, $1.09. Murphy Oil Co., on board cars at Los Nietos, 84c. per barrel. Standard Oil Co., on board cars at Los Angeles $1 per barrel; delivered at Anaheim, $1.10. The bid of the Murphy Oil Co. being the lowest, was accepted. This is the company which furnished the city with its oil during the past year. Building permits were granted as follows: Amella Brandenberg, frame dwelling on Hedwig street, cost $1000. Home Investment Co., frame dwelling on Palm street, cost $1400. E. L. Olmstead, frame office building on Vine street, cost $400. Herman Stern asked permission to install a street light at the corner of Alberta and Hermine streets, and P. Syre petitioned for a watering trough at Cypress and Los Angeles streets. Both requests were granted. The board wrestled for some time over the election of a street paving inspector, some of the members wanting the job given to an Anaheim man, but Robert Cogburn, of Santa Ana, who was previously employed in this capacity, was re-engaged. Superintendent of Streets Simpson reported that the accumulation of dirt in the gutters was such that they could only be cleaned with water,and recommended that the paved streets be flushed. He was granted permission to flush them with the fire apparatus once a week. The vote cast at the recent bond election was canvassed and found to be as heretofore published—198 for and 56 against the bonds. The proposition to issue forty year bonds appeared to be very unpopular, and the board finally agreed that fifteen years, payable $500 per year, was the proper limit. A resolution asking the postoffice department to establish a free delivery system in Anaheim was passed. City Clerk Merritt was instructed to demption, $6115; F. C. Smythe, $16-80; fire department, $318; total, $50,-027.04; balance in treasury, $4590.71; total, $54,617.75. The aggregate amount of building permits granted during the year was $127,350. The estimated cost of the street paving was $46,820.58, of which amount the city paid $8812.48 for intersections and city hall and library frontage. The water works show a surplus in the treasury of $906.91; and the electric light plant's balance is $2477.08. The average cost of the city teams per day was $2.66 a team for 365 days. During the year 20,-739 lineal feet of cement curbing and 54,367 square feet of cement sidewalk was constructed under private contract. IS SKELLY A MURDERER? Held on Charge of Burning His Wife With Gasoline With arms and head swathed in bandages covering burns he received last Friday week while struggling with his wife, Mrs. Ethel F. Skelly, when she rushed from her home at Westminster, a mass of flames,Frank F. Skelly was arrested on Thursday afternoon, May 12, pending investigation of the death of the woman. The arrest followed sensational testimony given by the dead woman's mother, Mrs. T. J. Lewis of 646 Birch street, Santa Ana, at the coroner's inquest Thursday morning in which she said that her daughter, while dying, told her that her husband, Frank Skelly, had thrown gasoline over her last Friday morning and then set fire to it. The dying woman is alleged to have said that her husband committed the deed after threatening to kill her the night before. Mrs. Lewis declared that her daughter told her all this a short time after she had received her burns but had pledged her to secrecy. The mother said she had also guarded her secret even from her own husband up to the moment that she took the witness stand at the inquest, but that she could keep it no longer. She repeated what she alleged were the words of her dying daughter charging Skelly with being directly responsible for her death. Mrs. Lewis, however, was not the first to bring the allegations of murder to the attention of the authorities. She declared her daughter begged her to keep it secret for the sake of the children. But rumors circulating among the neighbors brought about the inquiry which resulted in demption, $6115; F. C. Smythe, $16-80; fire department, $318; total, $50,-027.04; balance in treasury, $4590.71; total, $54,617.75. The geologist pretended to geologicure of a region certain ores or not be found, but search for commens posits may be less willing to spend patient exploration of the most important geologist's work of the region exponent results may acter and origin to the probable those that lie at Pioneer work on a new field is as prospector. The pose as a pioneer for bonanzas; her formation that must use and in tly takes the larger studies their sign reports groups way so that evance work he lay thorough scientific he explores. For ses an old, aban economic value m vice; it may sh which valuable or it may show thie lions and mode of cate the kind of probably contain cicular nature. On work may develop have no immediate but that may short time perhaps economic import. An example of may be seen in local Survey's expl Most of the gold done in that reg fined to work in course of their rough region there gists have not one geology of large streams or loc uable placers are to be found but fix the place of o gold. Many of thie gold was der remain untouched have been exhaust placer deposits a must necessarily sources of the gol The vote cast at the recent bond election was canvassed and found to be as heretofore published—198 for and 56 against the bonds. The proposition to issue forty year bonds appeared to be very unpopular, and the board finally agreed that fifteen years, payable $500 per year, was the proper limit. A resolution asking the postoffice department to establish a free delivery system in Anaheim was passed. City Clerk Merrit* was instructed to order 2 carloads of oil to be used on South Los Angeles street. A strip of ground for the purpose of widening a section of Walnut stree was presented to the city by Mrs. Sarah Fay, and accepted by the board. The public improvements committee reported that the laundry was digging another cesspool for the purpose of handling its waste water, and if that proved insufficient woul buy a vacant lot, put it in alfalfa, and run the water onto it. The reports of the various city officials were submitted, as follows: Treasurer's Report:—Balance on hand, April 13, $2289.01; amount collected, $2753.68; total fund, $5042.69; paid by warrants, $2509.55; balance on hand, $2533.14. The total amount of the various funds on hand at date of report, were: General fund, $2533.14; library-fund, $780.39; improvements, first district, $795.00; second district, $131.25; third district, $367.50; fourth district, $2,-310.00; total, $6914.19. Library Report:—Balance on hand, April 13, $837.55; paid by warrants, $57.85; balance on hand, $780.30. Recorder's Report:—No. of cases in court, 2; fines collected, $10; recorder's fees, $6; balance paid to treasurer, $4. Marshal's Report:—Collected for water, $651.35; for license, $532.05; for light, $1119.20; total, $2302.60. Delinquents Collected:—For water, she took the witness stand at the inquiry but that she could keep it no longer. She repeated what she alleged were the words of her dying daughter charging Skelly with being directly responsible for her death. Mrs. Lewis, however, was not the first to bring the allegations of murder to the attention of the authorities. She declared her daughter begged her to keep it secret for the sake of the children. But rumors circulating among the neighbors brought about the inquiry which resulted in the arrest of Skelly. Neighbors who testified asserted that they saw Mrs. Skelly rush into the yard of her home, with her clothing ablaze and crying, "Why did you do it, Frank?" You have murdered me. Why didn't you use a pistol instead of gasoline?" Skelly, put on the witness stand before the coroner's jury, swore that he heard his wife scream on Friday morning as he was coming from his bedroom, and met her coming from the pantry, all on fire. He seized her and tried to smother the flames with one hand and with the other tried to reach water in a near-by pail to throw over her. She broke from him and ran screaming into the yard,and where he followed her, after going to the well and filling a bucket there. With a quilt, thrown to him by some one, he smothered the flames. After helping to carry her in the house and as he was standing by her bed, she said to him: "Frank, why did you do it?" He told her that he had not done it. He believed she thought he was trying to throw gasoline on her when he was attempting to throw water from the pail over her burning clothing. Skelly's preliminary examination will be held this morning before Justice Smithwick at Santa Ana. He has retained Melrose & Ames of this city and Williams & Rutan of Santa Ana as counsel. It must be acknowledged that geology of large streams or low-lying placers are not necessarily sources of the gold ingot has indeed allaska and, in spite access to the interior doubt that it can fitably. On the other hand geologic work in immediate practical work is of prime importance many of the geologists to the probable location have been frequent mining. The determination of the rocks and nature of a region may indicate valuable ore bodies in the ordinary prospect first consider favor of this form of geology seen in a government Bisbee district of district the explorers confirmed gists' prediction would be found in modern prospectors the value of geology him to plan his life, to avoid wasting favorable localities work where he ha WORK OF GEOLOGIST VALUE TO PROSPECTORS RICH MINERAL DEPOSITS FOUND AS RESULT OF IT Scope and Purpose of Operations now in Progress—Discoveries of Mines in Alaska and Elsewhere Notable Achievement — Discoveries Made By Geologists—Annual Government Report on the Mineral Deposits (Contributed to The Gazette.) The question is often asked by those who have made only superficial observations of geologic work on mineral or ore deposits: "Why does the prospector discover a greater number of valuable mineral deposits than the mineral geologists?" The answer might be "Because there are more prospectors than geologists," but a better answer is that the geologist usually devotes his attention not to the discovery of individual deposits but to the determination of broad structural features and of the general relation of these features to the occurrence of the ores or minerals. The geologist attempts to interpret the geologic history and structure of a region and to suggest where certain ores or minerals may or may not be found, but the details of the search for commercially valuable deposits may be left for the man who is willing to spend time and labor in patient exploration at one spot. One of the most important results of the of success. Many a prospector who plods behind his laden burros over the desert carries a well-worn geologist's map in his pocket. Much modern prospecting, moreover is carried on by machinery and involves the expenditure of large sums with no certainty of return. It is in directing prospecting of this essentially modern character that the mining geologist has applied his knowledge with greatest success, for few such enterprises are now undertaken without his advice. It may be said, however, that chance will always remain a large factor in the search for some minerals and for some kinds of ore and this factor will always insure work for the prospector as well as for the geologist. In his search the prospector naturally enough collects specimens of any odd-looking or uncommon mineral that he may be able to find and submits them to the geologist or mineralogist for examination. The geological survey receives every year hundreds of such specimens from many widely separated localities, and some of these minerals, considered in connection with the general locality from which they were obtained, are of great suggestive value to the geologist. The miner, too, in his daily operations not only strikes new mineral deposits but discloses geologic facts and relations that were before unknown, and these the geologist gratefully notes and interprets. The geologist is not equipped with diamond drill or steam shovel; he has no tool except a light hammer, and in many regions he can observe only the natural exposures of the rocks; but the oper- RED SPIDER DOING DAMAGE Santa Ana Newspaper Reporter Sees Him Through Microscope County Horticultural Commissioner Bishop says the red spider is doing much damage to the orange groves of the county, and he proposes to take immediate steps to abate the pest. The spider referred to is the variety that ravages the fruit and foliage of orange trees, and is only one of the various red spiders that infect fruit orchards. At its natural size the pest is not formidable looking, but magnified to 385 diameters, or about ten thousand times its natural size, as seen through a powerful magnifying glass in the office of the horticultural commissioner, it resembles some monster of antediluvian times, with a snout, according to a Santa Ana newspaper reporter who saw it, like that of a rhinoceros and body armed with bristling spikes and set upon eight armor clad legs that carry the creature at incredible speed. Mr. Bishop said that red scale is present upon camphor trees throughout the city, and he proposes to put a man at work spraying to rid them of the pest. UNITED STATES LEADS In the rapid development of the world's manufacturing industries, the United States is leading her three principal competitors—Great Britain, France and Germany. This is evidenced, according to the calculations of the bureau of statistics, by the immense increase in importations of raw materials, and the growth of exports of finished products. Trade in that direction now com- but to the determination of broad structural features and of the general relation of these features to the occurrence of the ores or minerals. The geologist attempts to interpret the geologic history and structure of a region and to suggest where certain ores or minerals may or may not be found, but the details of the search for commercially valuable deposits may be left for the man who is willing to spend time and labor in patient exploration at one spot. One of the most important results of the geologist's work is the geologic map of the region examined. Other important results may relate to the character and origin of the deposits and to the probable relative value of those that lie at different depths. Pioneer work on mineral deposits in a new field is as a rule done by the prospector. The geologist does not pose as a pioneer; he is not looking for bonanzas; he is in search of information that may be of wide general use and in the search he merely takes the larger ascertainable facts studies their significance, and in his reports groupes them in an orderly way, so that even in his reconnaissance work he lays the foundation for thorough scientific study of the region he explores. For some of his purposes an old, abandoned mine without economic value may be of great service; it may show the manner in which valuable ores occur typically; it may show their mineral associations and mode of origin; it may indicate the kind of country that will probably contain deposits of a particular nature. On the other hand, his work may develop facts that seem to have no immediate practical application but that may in time—in a very short time perhaps—become of great economic importance. An example of work of this class may be seen in some of the Geological Survey's explorations in Alaska. Most of the gold mining thus far done in that region has been confined to work in the placers. In the course of their explorations in this rough region the government geologists have not only determined the geology of large areas and examined the streams or localities in which valuable placers are found or are likely to be found but have endeavored to fix the place of origin of the placer gold. Many of the rocks from which the gold was derived will doubtless remain untouched until the placers have been exhausted, but when the placer deposits are gone the miner must necessarily turn to the original sources of the gold. Some lode miners spraying to rid them of the pest. UNITED STATES LEADS In the rapid development of the world's manufacturing industries, the United States is leading her three principal competitors—Great Britain, France and Germany. This is evidenced, according to the calculations of the bureau of statistics, by the immense increase in importations of raw materials, and the growth of exports of finished products. Trade in that direction now comprises more than 78 per cent of all foreign commerce of the United States, and during the nine months ended in March, aggregated more than a billion dollars. During that time more than half a billion dollars worth of raw materials were taken in to be finished into manufactured products and consumed at home, or shipped abroad. In the same time the United States furnished the three other great manufacturing nations of the world, the United Kingdom, Germany and France, with nearly half a billion dollars worth of raw materials from its mines and fields. Let the S. P. Agent Tell You About the various routes, trains, etc., and the attractive reduced fare excursions to many Eastern points. If you contemplate an Eastern trip—either one way or round trip—it will be to your advantage to talk it over with a Southern Pacific agent. With the four routes over which it is possible for a trip to be made, and the superior service via all of them, you surely will find some one of them just one for your trip. You may prefer to go via San Francisco and Ogden, passing over the high Sierras and Great Salt Lake; or north through Portland over the scenic Shasta Route. Another way is via El Paso and the Rock Island Line—and still another through New Orleans over the Sunset Route. Through sleepers from Los Angeles to Eastern points are run via all these different routes (except Portland) and each has its own attractive features. Steam ship tickets to all parts geology of large areas and examined the streams or localities in which valuable placers are found or are likely to be found but have endeavored to fix the place of origin of the placer gold. Many of the rocks from which the gold was derived will doubtless remain untouched until the placers have been exhausted, but when the placer deposits are gone the miner must necessarily turn to the original sources of the gold. Some lode mining has indeed already begun in Alaska and, in spite of the difficulty of access to the interior, there is no doubt that it can be carried on profitably. On the other hand, much of the geologic work in Alaska has been of immediate practical value. The map work is of prime importance, and many of the geologists' judgments as to the probable location of rich placers have been borne out by subsequent mining. The determination of the character of the rocks and of the geologic structure of a region may afford a means of indicating places or zones in which valuable ore bodies occur—places that the ordinary prospector would not at first consider favorably. An example of this form of geologic inference is seen in a government report on the Bisbee district of Arizona. In this district the explorations of the prospector confirmed at once the geologists' prediction that valuable ore would be found in a certain locality. It must be acknowledged that the prospector of early days—the man of pick, shovel and pan—had little help from the geologist, and that much prospecting in out-of-the-way corners of the earth must still be done in advance of geologic study. Yet the modern prospector fully appreciates the value of geologic work as enabling him to plan his search intelligently, to avoid wasting his efforts in unfavorable localities, and to begin his work where he has the best chance the other hand, some men whose ability is recognized the country over remain on the staff of the geological survey, attracted by the opportunity for scientific work and content with the reward of conscientious public service. The geological survey publishes every year a bulletin containing short papers and preliminary reports on mineral deposits that were examined by government geologists during the preceding year. The volume containing reports on work done in 1909 is now in press as bulletin 430. This bulletin will be published in June, but separate parts or chapters on certain deposits will be ready in May. These parts will be numbered bulletin 430-A to bulletin 430-J and will include reports on both metallic and non-metallic products. The first of these parts to be printed will be 430-B, which will be ready for distribution about the middle of May. This pamphlet will be made up of three reports on copper by L. C. Graton, H. S. Gale, and G. W. Stose, who discuss, respectively, copper deposits in Shasta county, California, in Bear Lake county, Idaho, and on South Mountain, Pennsylvania. INDIAN CLAIMS Judgment has been entered in Washington, D. C., in two Indian predation claims put in by P. T. Adams of Tustin, and M. V. Adams of Orange, for damage by Indians in Texas in the early seventies. Judgment in one of the claims was for $2460, it being a partnership claim of P. T. Adams and M. V. Adams, and in the other judgment was for $774, it being a claim of P. T. Adams. M. V. Adams died at Orange since the claims were put in, and his share will go to his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Adams of Orange. The claims were for horses and cattle stolen by Indians. The claims have been in against the government for many years. Salt Lake; or north through Portland over the scenic Shasta Route. Another way is via El Paso and the Rock Island Line—and still another through New Orleans over the Sunset Route. Through sleepers from Los Angeles to Eastern points are run via all these different routes (except Portland) and each has its own attractive features. Steam ship tickets to all parts of the world. J. M. PICKERING, Agent Anaheim, Cal. Phones: Home 1724; Pacific 1231 Going East VIA Southern Pacific If you live off the line of this road, a letter of inquiry—with full particulars of what you wish to know—will be promptly answered by letter or a personal call, if addressed to Southern Pacific Ticket Agent, at 600 S. Spring St., Los Angeles. ANDREW GILLISON Carpenter and Builder Los Alamitos, kepairs. Neatly and Cheaply Done. Beet Beds Bulit. GRIFFITH LUMBER CO. AGENTS FOR ORIENTAL PLASTER COLTON PORTLAND CEMENT LUMBER BRICKS ALL KINDS OF MILL WORK So. Los Angeles st., Anaheim, near 8.P. depot Henry M. Adams, Mgr. THURSDAY, MAY 19 THE First National Bank Capital Stock, $50,000.00 BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN HARTUNG, President. FRANK SHANLEY, A. S. BRADFORD, 1st VICE PRES'T 2d VICE PRES'T EDGAR J. HARTUNG, Cashier. O. STORM and O. BEEBE, Ass't Cashiers. INTEREST PAID on TIME DEPOSITS Peter Stoffel HEADQUARTERS FOR FRESH VEGETABLES Kansas Hard-wheat Flour Consignments of Staple and Fancy Groceries Received Daily. 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