anaheim-gazette 1910-05-26

KEEP MEMORIAL DAY SACRED OUR DUTY DAY SET APART FOR PROPER CEREMONIES Holiday Festivities Appreciably Retarded—40,000 Bugs Go Forth to Battle Apricot Scale—The Business Man’s Vacation, What He Should Do, and What He Should Not Do Growing tendencies to make a holiday out of Memorial Day will be appreciably retarded if the stand taken by Adjutant General J. B. Lauck is given the response that it deserves. Gen. Lauck who saw real service in the civil war has issued a general order to the national guard reminding the military and naval forces of the state of the sacred duties that they will be called upon to perform on that day and stating that athletic sports or exercises inappropriate to the day will not be held or participated in by the national guard or naval militia, as such. The order calls for the displaying of the flag at half-mast on all armories on Memorial Day until 12 o'clock noon, then to be hoisted to the top of the staff to remain there until sunset. He says that the day is set apart for the observance of such forms and ceremonies as may be meet and proper in recalling to mind the patriotism and deeds of valor of those who have gone before. Parades will be in conjunction with local posts or camps of the Veterans of the Mexican War, Grand Army of State and the scenery of California and he who is brain fagged may turn for recreation to the great expanse of the seacoast or to the high mountains. Those who anticipate a camping trip to the mountains or many other points in the state suitable for the purpose should at least acquaint themselves with the sanitary principles which underlie camp sanitation. Vacations are a necessity; let us see that in taking our much needed rest we make no sacrifice of the most essential feature of all—good health." The May bulletin contains also valuable articles of timely interest by Prof. W. B. Herms and Dr. James H. Parkinson. JOKER IN STATE BONDS San Francisco County Exempted from Taxation Practically all the members of the board of directors of the California roadways association have joined in condemning Governor Gillett's $18,000,000 state highway bond project. The report of the secretary of the association vigorously denounces the entire scheme, exposes its manifest injustices and painstakingly enumerates fourteen specific faults that justify the rejection of the plan and the defeat of the bonds. Of particular interest to Orange county,saddled as it was by the board of equalization with a tremendous increase in its assessed valuation, is this paragraph from the secretary's report: "Perhaps it may not have occurred to the authors of this project that if the interest provision of the measure is enforceable, it is possible to tax every county of the state for fifty years' interest except the county of San Francisco." Earth Passed Through Halley's comet from the earth through space at a second on a jaunetta past Neptune, the net of the solar system passed through its afternoon last, entering at midnight now an object of pity in the western sky. In the south new stricken and flocked believing the world and even in California children remained do not hear of any heim remaining our account. Here are some historical coincidence comet: A. D. 1682.—Edw astronomer, identifies mets previously these different ones, and turns in seventy-five years. Measurement of tive), 9000 miles in of the tail, from 1000 miles, according distance from the speed, at its frer the sun, from second. Speed of space, 18 miles a sec. Orbit, a great echelon 000,000,000 miles i ter. More than one seventy-five years. The order calls for the displaying of the flag at half-mast on all armories on Memorial Day until 12 o'clock noon, then to be hoisted to the top of the staff to remain there until sunset. He says that the day is set apart for the observance of such forms and ceremonies as may be meet and proper in recalling to mind the patriotism and deeds of valor of those who have gone before. Parades will be in conjunction with local posts or camps of the Veterans of the Mexican War, Grand Army of the Republic, United Spanish War Veterans or other kindred patriotic organizations when possible. The camp of instruction for infantry officers of the national guard of California will be established at Monterey June 12 to June 19. It will be commanded by Lieut.-Col. R. L. Bullard, 8th Infantry, U.S.A. (Correspondence of the Gazette) Sacramento, May 24.—Forty thousand bugs have been sent forth in the last three days by the state insectary to battle against the apricot scale. The army of parasites which will war for the extermination of the apricot scale have been sent out in three detachments to several sections of the state. Shipments of 10,000 bugs per diem will be made during the season, or as fast as demanded. The official title of the parasite is "Comys fucas." It is shipped to orchardists who have prune, peach and apricot trees. State Horticultural Commissioner Jeffreys says that the parasites are being sent to new places where the scale seems to have made considerable advance. In a year or so the scale will be exterminated, then the parasite will die and then the trees will have a clean board of health. A large sized cracker box of parasites for the eradication of black scale has just been received under parcels post from Cape Town, South Africa, sent to Commissioner Jeffreys by Prof. Lounsbury, the British government entomologist of the land of Bwana Tumbo. The printed proceedings of the thirty-sixth fruit growers' convention held under the auspices of the state commission of horticulture at Watsonville, last December, is now ready for distribution, and may be had on application to the state office at Sacramento. Commercial consideration of the almond, citrus culture, the berry industry, fig culture, co-operation insect pests, are among the topics to which space is given. "The Business Man's Vacation — What he should and should not do," Of particular interest to Orange county,saddled as it was by the board of equalization with a tremendous increase in its assessed valuation, is this paragraph from the secretary's report: "Perhaps it may not have occurred to the authors of this project that if the interest provision of the measure is enforceable, it is possible to tax every county of the state for fifty years' interest, except the county of San Francisco, from which by the terms of the act itself, the authorities are stopped from constructing roadways. Other counties of the state may be called upon in the fifty years to pay over $20,000,000 interest on these bonds, besides their share of the $18,000,000 principal. But the city and county of San Francisco—the richest municipality of the state and the center of the automobile trade—through the extreme cunning of the act's construction, is exempt from any interest burden on the bonds, while every other city in the state sustains such a proportion of the interest burden as the county in which such city is situated shares in the proposed benefits or mileage." This is but one specimen evil of the evils with which Gillett's scheme abounds. He exhibited gross unfairness when he refused to permit the measure to be amended as suggested by friends of Southern California,who were desirous of correcting manifest injustices it contained, and used his executive power to force it through the legislature. The crudely drawn and inequitable proposal should be overwhelmingly defeated when it is submitted for popular judgment at the general election. WOULD HAVE HIS JOKE Sent Up a Balloon With Dynamite, Makes Comet Scare Roselle, N. J., May 19.—Midnight comet watchers here were thrown in to a state of terror as the result of a practical joke played by H. C.Boehn a young chemist. Knowing that many persons were or the lookout for strange phenomena accompanying the passage through the tail of the comet, Boehn, with the aid of a small balloon,a quantity of sodium,a time fuse and a stick of dynamite, contrived an apparatus which rose into the air to a height of 4000 feet,and then exploded with a terrific roar. Knowing that many persons were on large vacant field south of town,and rejection of the plan and the defeat of the bonds. Ray Desmond, former clan of Long Beach meter-reader for California Edison company was returned to his strong arm of the law she has him,the wife of the means that Desmond left his wife ago. She got empire stage of the Unique Beach. On receiving Desmond saying she him again,Mrs. Desmond complaint charging my wife desertion. thirty-sixth fruit growers' convention held under the auspices of the state commission of horticulture at Watsonville, last December, is now ready for distribution, and may be had on application to the state office at Sacramento. Commercial consideration of the almond, citrus culture, the berry industry, fig culture, co-operation insect pests, are among the topics to which space is given. "The Business Man's Vacation — What he should and should not do," is the title of a timely article written for the May bulletin of the state board of health by Dr. Raymond Russ, the San Francisco surgeon, and acting secretary. Dr. Russ calls attention to the remark of the average business man "haven't taken a vacation in 10 years," and says that there has never been a time when the need of a thorough rest and change of scene or occupation is so much appreciated as at the present. "The whirl of business, the constant rush and struggle of bread getting, the tremendous competition to which workers in every line are subjected draw strongly on our nervous energy," says Dr. Russ, "and leave us when summer is at hand exhausted from months of effort." "The capacity for enjoyment is lost through disuse just as much as any function of the body. Fish in the Mammoth Cave cannot see, therefore they have no eyes. The man who loves nature, who takes every opportunity to come close to her heart, who forgets the worries and cares of the office in the delights which are her's to give possesses an asset which cannot be measured by monetary standards. It means health and happiness to him, rejuvenation of the body and the mind and a broader and more comprehensive viewpoint, elevated above the petty standards of every day commercial life. "No other state possesses the clim- Knowing that many persons were on large vacant field south of town, and worked to perfection. The explosion of the dynamite was heard for miles. The explosion ignited the sodium, which fell to the earth in a great shower of flame. Pandemonium reign ed and it was many hours before the fears of some of the watchers had been allayed. REFUSED TO MAKE DEED Mrs. Hattie Mitchell Gets Into Another Lawsuit Fred Rimpau, as trustee for Chas. Otto Rust, has brought suit in the superior court against Mrs. N. H. Mitchell of Hollywood seeking a decree directing the specific performance of a contract given by Mrs. Mitchell for the sale of land at Anaheim. The complaint states that on April 23 Mrs. Mitchell gave Rimpau Brothers a contract to sell lot 6, in Langenberger tract, in this city. Later, Mrs. Mitchell signed a contract to deliver a deed to the property to Mr. Rust through Fred Rimpau, as trustee, when Rust put up $1250 in the First National bank of Anaheim. Mr. Rust put up the money, and it is alleged that Mrs. Mitchell then repudiated the contract. Something special every day on our line of buggies. Look them over before you buy elsewhere. Wm. F.Lutz Co., Santa Ana. 3-17tf COMET COMES; IS GOING Earth Passed Through Its Tail without a Jar Halley's comet is now receding from the earth, and is speeding through space at a speed of 40 miles a second on a jaunt 500 million miles past Neptune, the most distant planet of the solar system. The earth passed through its tail on Wednesday afternoon last, entering at 4.30 and emerging at midnight. The comet is now an object of particular brilliancy in the western sky. In the south negroes were panic-stricken and flocked to their churches believing the world was at its ending, and even in California thousands of children remained out of school. We do not hear of any children in Anaheim remaining out of school on that account. Here are some facts, figures and historical coincidences concerning the comet: A. D. 1682.—Edward Halley, British astronomer, identified it with two comets previously thought to have been different ones, and predicted its return in seventy-five to seventy-nine years. Measurement of the head (not positive), 9000 miles in diameter; length of the tail, from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 miles, according to the comet's distance from the sun. Speed, at its fastest when nearer the sun, from 25 to 40 miles a second. Speed of the earth through space, 18 miles a second. Orbit, a great eclipse, measuring 3.000,000,000 miles in its long diameter. More than one-half its period of seventy-five years is consumed out- DEATH OF A LITTLE GIRL Injured Her Knee at Thermal, And Died as a Result of Abscesses Alice Robinson, the twelve-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Robinson of Thermal, died at the residence of Mr. Lensing in this city Wednesday morning last at 5.30 o'clock. Five weeks ago, while at the family home at Thermal, she bruised her knee one evening while retiring for the night. The wound would not heal, and abscesses formed. She was brought to this city for treatment and while everything was done to restore her to her usual health, she grew worse and passed away as stated. Her parents were with her at the end. The funeral occurred on Thursday morning, interment being made in the Anaheim cemetery. Mr. Robinson is a prosperous rancher of Thermal, where he grows cantelopes and alfalfa. He irrigates from an artesian well. His cante-loupe crop will soon be ready for the market, and he hopes to realize well from them. He and his wife returned to their home on Thursday noon. In the death of their bright little daughter, who formerly resided with the family here, they have the sincere condolence of their many friends in Anaheim. EVANGELIZE THE WORLD Methodist, Presbyterian and Christian Church Members Unite In Cause An event of far greater significance than the appearing of Halley's comet was the gathering of forty men in the Presbyterian Sunday school room last Wednesday evening for the purpose of stimulating a live- DRY FARMING TRIUMPHS Thick Blanket of Dust Keeps Earth Moist Beneath "The Palouse country is a panorama of rolling hills, checkered with sagebrush and great wheat fields. Close to those wastes of curious,grayish tint," says a writer in the National Magazine, "are rich fields covered with the thickest stand of wheat I ever saw. "The soil seems to have performed a miracle in producing this lavish wealth, but those standing crops are an indisputable proof of the triumph of dry farming. The fields are harvested only every second year and always plowed very deeply, the soil being thoroughly pulverized in the odd years. "A thick blanket of dust covers the earth—good fairy in disguise, for that dust blanket protects the ground and preserves the moisture of the winter snows. Although very little rains fall during the growing season, this stored-up moisture is sufficient nourishment for the production of a magnificent crop; the soil appears to have a volcanic ash that needs only seed and moisture to bear abundantly. "In raising wheat here loss is occasioned from the action of windstorms, which blows off the dust blanket and exposes the seed, so every effort is made to keep the blanket on. Instead of sowing two bushels of seed to the acre, as in the east, one bushel is here sufficient. The grain is cut by headers and combination harvesters and threshers, which also sack it right in the field." "There may be some waste from over-ripe grain, but this method saves..." Measurement of the head (not positive), 9000 miles in diameter; length of the tail, from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 miles, according to the comet's distance from the sun. Speed, at its fastest when nearer the sun, from 25 to 40 miles a second. Speed of the earth through space, 18 miles a second. Orbit, a great eclipse, measuring 3,000,000,000 miles in its long diameter. More than one-half its period of seventy-five years is consumed outside the orbit of Neptune, because the speed of the comet decreases vastly the farther it gets away from the sun. A. D. 837.—Louis I, Emperor of France and Germany, panic-stricken by its appearance. The emperor, to placate the deity, founded many convents and built several churches. A. D. 1066.—Appeared during the Norman invasion of England. Was regarded by the Saxons as a disastrous sign, and as the signal of victory by the Normans. A. D. 1456.—Appeared at the time of the Turkish invasion of Europe. It was at this appearance that Pope Calixtus III ordered prayers said in the churches for the downfall of the Turks. A. D. 66.—Appeared during the war which ended in the destruction of Jerusalem. A. D. 373.—Accompanied the invasion of Italy by the Huns. A. D. 451.—Attila's invasion of Gaul and Italy. A. D. 330.—Saxon invaders founded a kingdom in England. A. D. 1607.—The English colonized America. A. D. 1759.—French power in Canada overthrown by the fall of Quebec. THIS HUSBAND RAN AWAY Officer Brought Him Back, and Wife Relents Ray Desmond, formerly city electrician of Long Beach, more recently a meter-reADER for the Southern California Edison company of Santa Ana, was returned to his wife by the strong arm of the law, and now that she has him, the wife wants to be rid of the means that caused his return. Desmond left his wife about ten days ago. She got employment on the stage of the Unique theater at Long Beach. On receiving a letter from Desmond saying she would never see him again, Mrs. Desmond swore to a complaint charging him with a felony wife desertion. EVANGELIZE THE WORLD Methodist, Presbyterian and Christian Church Members Unite In Cause An event of far greater significance than the appearing of Halley's comet was the gathering of forty men in the Presbyterian Sunday school room last Wednesday evening for the purpose of stimulating a live-lier missionary spirit among the men, and of swinging them into line with the great Laymen's Forward Missionary Movement. Never before has there been in Anaheim such a meeting of men. Besides the Presbyterians, representatives were there from the Methodist and Christian churches, for missions is a common cause. An excellent supper was provided by the ladies of the Presbyterian church, and after every man had been well filled the subject for consideration was launched as the men sat around the beautifully decorated tables. Several of the men freely expressed their views as to the value and necessity of missionary activity. The chief speaker of the evening was A. M. McDermott of Los Angeles, a business man who is filled with missionary zeal and enthusiasm. He spoke of the origin of the Laymen's missionary movement and some of the things it has already accomplished. He outlined the policy of the movement and showed how every man could and should have a part in the work. The great object to be attained is the evangelization of the world in this generation. All evangelical denominations are united in this movement, and each church is urged to increase its offerings to the work and assume its share of responsibility. After Mr. McDermott finished speaking a general discussion was precipitated, in which several spoke with great earnestness. If any were skeptical about the missionary cause when they came to the meeting they certainly learned what others think of the cause and what they propose to do. This meeting will mean much to the missionary and spiritual life of the churches represented and will stimulate a greater interest in this world-wide movement for the presentation of the gospel of Jesus Christ to all unevangelized peoples. ASKS FOR LETTERS Attorney H. G. Ames has petitioned for letters of administration in Anaheim. "In raising wheat here loss is occasioned from the action of windstorms, which blows off the dust blanket and exposes the seed, so every effort is made to keep the blanket on. Instead of sowing two bushels of seed to the acre, as in the east, one bushel is here sufficient. The grain is cut by headers and combination harvesters and threshers, which also sack it right in the field. "There may be some waste from over-ripe grain, but this method saves the cost of stacking and shocking, and in some cases reseeds the ground, resulting in a crop of young wheat very valuable for forage. This wheat grass has the same effect as clover in fertilizing, and the green fields add to the attractiveness of the landscape, standing side by side with the fields of yellow wheat and black dust of summer fallowed tracts, with a touch of sagebrush now and then for contrast. "When the sturdy German farmers from California first experimented in this country they incurred a great deal of ridicule. Now those very methods are producing thirty to forty bushels an acre, while the maximum cost of cultivation an acre is $5. Such facts indicate why the western farmers are able to winter in California or other favorite American pleasure resorts, run automobiles, or even tour Europe and winter on the Riviera." ENERGY FROM FOOD Department of Agriculture Has Series of Novel Experiments To determine whether roast beef produces more energy in the human body than cabbage, whether baked beans in this respect surpass potatoes and so on through a long list of food, the department of agriculture at Washington is conducting a series of novel experiments. The instrumentality being employed is a machine called a calorimeter,and a human being, who submits to the "torture" of being fed and sitting in a glass cage while the food energy is recorded. Around the inside the calorimeter, which is a glass, air-tight compartment, about the size of a small steamer stateroom, runs a system of pipes filled with cold water. The temperature of the water is carefully noted, the heat generated by the body in the process of assimilating the food causing the water to become warmer. Only one kind of food is given to the subject at a time. One meter-reader for the Southern California Edison company of Santa Ana, was returned to his wife by the strong arm of the law, and now that she has him, the wife wants to be rid of the means that caused his return. Desmond left his wife about ten days ago. She got employment on the stage of the Unique theater at Long Beach. On receiving a letter from Desmond saying she would never see him again, Mrs. Desmond swore to a complaint charging him with a felony, wife desertion. Desmond was arrested in San Francisco, and he was brought back to Santa Ana in charge of Constable Jackson. Justice Smithwick fixed the preliminary hearing for Monday and his bond at $500. E. Severance and F. S. Trickey went on Desmond's bond. As the justice was making out the bond Desmond suddenly keeled over in a faint, and the magistrate and constable poured water on him to revive him. Next morning, arm in arm, Desmond and his wife appeared at the justice's court, asking that the charge against Desmond be dismissed. Desmond said he would sign an agreement and give a bond to support his wife. Deputy District Attorney Finley replied: "Mrs. Desmond, this court is not in the business of hunting up lost husbands and then turning them loose. You have started this and we are going to finish it. However, if the superior court accepts your agreement, the prosecution will probably be satisfied." We not only make a specialty of bicycle repairing but put rubber tires on vehicles at the following prices: 7-8 in. solid rubber tires at $4.50 per wheel; 1 1-8 in. Cushion tires at $6 per wheel; 1 1-4in. Cushion tires at $7.50-per wheel. Wickersheim Implement Co., Fullerton. This meeting will mean much to the missionary and spiritual life of the churches represented and will stimulate a greater interest in this world-wide movement for the presentation of the gospel of Jesus Christ to all unevangelized peoples. ASKS FOR LETTERS Attorney H. G. Ames has petitioned for letters of administration on the estate of Ethel Skelly, who died on May 8th as the result of burns Mr. Ames applies on the request of F. F. Skelly, husband of the deceased, charged with the murder of Mrs. Skelly. The heirs named in the petition for letters are Frank F. Skelly and two children, Edna Ruth, aged 6, and Frank Jefferson, aged 5, who are now living at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lewis, of Santa Ana. According to the petition, the estate consists of a lot on F street in block F, Fruit's addition to Santa Ana East, valued at $800, carrying a mortgage of $400, $25 in cash and $75 worth of personal property. SANTA ANA Mrs. G. E. Shriver received last week by express a package containing fifteen eggs, for which she paid the neat sum of $30, exclusive of the shipping charges. The eggs came from the Kellerstrass farm near Kansas City, and are from the pen of Crystal White Orpingtons of which the famous $10,000 hen "Peggy" is a distinguished member. This one hen is said to have earned her owner that amount in prizes and in the sales of chicks hatched from her eggs. Five of her pullets were sold to Madame Paderewski for $750, so the story goes. HER DISCOVERY Old Mother Hooker went to the fireless cooker To get her French poodle a chop; But, to her despair, the chop wasn't there For the cook had just fed it to the cop. ANDREW GILLISON Carpenter and Builder Los Alamitos, Repairs Neatly and Cheaply Done. Beet Beds Built. GRIFFITH LUMBER CO. AGENTS FOR ORIENTAL PLASTER COLTON PORTLAND CEMENT LUMBER BRICKS ALL KINDS OF MILL WORK So. Los Angeles st., Anaheim, near S.P. depot Henry M. Adams, Mgr. THURSDAY, MAY 26 THE First National Bank Capital Stock, $50,000.00 OFFICERS 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. DIRECTORS JOHN HARTUNG FRANK SHANLEY A. S. BRADFORD SAMUEL KRÄEMER EDGAR HARTUNG INTEREST PAID on TIME DEPOSITS Peter Stoffel HEADQUARTERS FOR FRESH VEGETABLES Kansas Hard-wheat Flour Consignments of Staple and Fancy Groceries Received Daily. Phones Pacific 237 Home 1103 PETER STOFFEL, Prop. HEADQUARTERS FOR FRESH VEGETABLES Kansas Hard-wheat Flour Consignments of Staple and Fancy Groceries Received Daily. Phones Pacific 237 Home 1103 PETER STOFFEL, Prop. Electric Power Is The Cheap Power Because: Cost of installation is less; labor for operating is saved; less floor space is required; friction and wear and tear are reduced to a minimum; repair bills are obviated; injury to building by vibration is eliminated; there is no loss in the shafting and pulleys; no energy lost in getting started; always ready; always reliable; service is always perfect. Southern California Edison Co. Palace Market Schumacher & Schneider Proprietors DEALEES IN Choice Fresh and Salted Meats Exclusive Agents for Clover Glen Creamery Butter Telephone Main 51 Meats Delivered to all parts of city H. H. Gardner Co. HEADQUARTERS FOR Ice, Hay, Grain, Coal, Wood, Oil and Gasoline, Poultry Supplies, Stock Foods & Tonics, Yorkshire Hero Peas, Onion Sets and Cabbage Seed. A TRIAL ORDER WILL CONVINCE YOU. C. B. HALLEY, - MANAGER, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. PHONES. HOME 1542. MAIN 91. A TRIAL ORDER WILL CONVINCE YOU. C. B. HALLEY, - MANAGER, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. PHONES. HOME 1542. MAIN 91. California Wine Co. F. Conrad & Son, Props. Center Street Anaheim Wholesale Wine and Liquor Merchants Best Brands of Bottled Beer. Delivery Made Everywhere HENSHAW, BULKLEY & CO. 262-64 So. Los Angeles St. Los Angeles IRRIGATION PLANTS INSTALLED COMPLETE MACHINERY of all kinds, including road making machinery, levelers, scrapers, hardpan ploughs, etc. Full stock always on hand. GASOLINE ENGINES CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS LUMBER, CEMENT, BRICK ARDEN PLASTER MILL WORK Beveled Well Curbing C.GANAHL LUMBER COMPANY CHAS. F. CRIM. Manager Barred Rock eggs for sale. From selected stock. $1 to $1.50 per setting. Apply to Joe Wagner, Black 248, Fullerton. 1-20-tf O. LAGMAN, BUILDER. Graduated as Architect in 1885 Will Furnish Plans, Specifications and Estimates Free of Cost Will Build Mod. 5-R'm House, $1,000 " " " 7-R'm " 1,400 If you have a lot I will Build a House On Monthly Payments Pacific 1111 406 E. Center St