anaheim-gazette 1911-08-03

NEW MAP OF CALIFORNIA Surveys Give Detailed Descriptions of All Sections Steady progress is being made in the construction of the great topographic map of California by the United States geological survey and the State. This huge map will be when completed a work of which both the federal government and California may well be proud. It will be made up of a large number of sheets of uniform size, each representing a rectangular area called a quadrangle. Already 170 quadrangles have been surveyed, most of them in great detail, and an atlas sheet for each has been engraved and printed by the survey. These quadrangles include areas ranging from the vast flat-reaches of the Sacramento valley to the glacier-laden peaks of the High Sierra. Perhaps the most comprehensive, and detailed topographic mapping in the world has been that of the broad Sacramento valley, comprising an area of more than 3,000,000 acres. This has already been completely surveyed by the topographers of the United States geological survey in cooperation with the state of California, the survey and the state each paying half the cost. This mapping has been done on a scale of 2 inches to 1 mile with a 5 foot contour interval, each map showing an area 7 1-2 minutes square. The survey covers all land possible of irrigation between Red Bluff on the north and Suisun Bay and Stockton on the south. Surveys of the same class are now being pushed southward under a similar cooperative agreement between the state and the geological survey. The present field season's plans include the mapping of the area near Stockton and farther south in the San Joaquin valley. The maps other the errors committed by the trial court resulted in a miscarriage o justice, they must have the power to review the facts of the particular case. The American Bar Association has endorsed a proposed Congressional enactment governing procedure in federal courts, which is practically the same as our proposed Constitutional amendment, except that it would apply to civil as well as criminal cases. One of the branches of congress has already acted favorably upon such a bill. As was pointed out by Judge Curtis H. Lindley of San Francisco, in a recent address, the adjective branch of our law has not kept pace with the development of substantive law. The trial of a criminal is so hedged about with technicalities that it has grown almost impossible to convict one whose wealth is sufficient to enable him to employ counsel skilled in the technique of criminal law. Thus there has grown up two systems of law—one for the poor, the other for the rich. The pauper prisoner is subjected to the iniquities of the Third Degree, to secure from him incriminating evidence, while the wealthy one is surrounded by a corps of defenders, whose skill is in barricading their client behind technicalities is usually commensurate with the fees secured. At the present time a trial judge is virtually nothing more than a referee. He exists merely for the purpose of seeing that contending counsel play the game according to technical rules, and like any contest of skill, victory comes to the advocate who is the best player. The duty of the trial judge is to proceed with the cause; he has no time to investigate numerous points of detail, and naturally, during the course of a long trial he falls into some small error of procedure. When the Appellate Court at its leisure, and with the tice has been done common sense be established restored. Criminals know most fruitful soils the clutches off, would hesitate crime. The incurs thus be checked. Similar legislation been adopted in sin and Oklahoma. The proposed enactment was unanimous in adopting by the new toward improving criminal procedure. Senate CLAIMS CURTIS Santa Barbara WEST Stephen Rutherford known Goleta a have demonstrated and exceedingly cure for the wrist ease that has thern California upon which the agriculture has for several years. Mr. Rutherford spirit that is a gives his secret ing the Santa Basilish good new samples of nutscessfully treated bits at the roombara chamber othe Press office. val, each map showing an area 7 1-2 minutes square. The survey covers all land possible of irrigation between Red Bluff on the north and Suisun Bay and Stockton on the south. Surveys of the same class are now being pushed southward under a similar cooperative agreement between the state and the geological survey. The present field season's plans include the mapping of the area near Stockton and farther south in the San Joaquin valley. The maps will be on the same scale and contour interval as those of the Sacramento and the topographers expect to survey this season twelve 7 1-2 minute quadrangles and later to continue the work down to the hill country south of Bakersfield. When this work is completed it will afford for the great twin valley empire of California an exact geographic basis for engineering development of any class—irrigation, drainage, road or bridge construction—in fact, any work requiring accurate determination of levels. The possibilities lying in the reclamation of this extensive California valley are sufficiently stupendous to awaken the interest of the most ambitious engineer. The Sacramento river drains a vast mountain region, and carries water sufficient to irrigate an estimated area of 12 or 13 million acres—not only all of its own immensely fertile valley but likewise the agriculturally almost inexhaustible lands of the San Joaquin valley. The harnessing of Sacramento river is doubtless one of the great engineering problems of the country and millions of dollars have already been spent in largely futile attempts to control this rampant monster in the time of flood, but there is no lack of engineers who believe the task a feasible one and point to the ample opportunities for storing in reservoirs in the mountains the enormous excess of water, most of which under present conditions not only flows uselessly to the sea but every few years carries destruction in its wake to the extent of millions of dollars. This year's field work of the geological survey will include the completion of the survey of the nine following quadrangles in various parts of California, or so much of them as the funds available and the length of the field season will permit. FAVOR THIS AMENDMENT Senator Boynton Shos Why Voters Should Support S.C.A. No 26 He exists merely for the purpose of seeing that contending counsel play the game according to technical rules, and like any contest of skill, victory comes to the advocate who is the best player. The duty of the trial judge is to proceed with the cause; he has no time to investigate numerous points of detail, and naturally, during the course of a long trial he falls into some small error of procedure. When the Appellate Court at its leisure, and with the aid of partisan counsel, ferrets out the error, the case is reversed. Under the present conditions lawyers try their cases not so much on their actual merits, as to force technical errors into the record. The reversal of the just conviction of a guilty man upon purely technical points is the prime cause of want of confidence in our courts. This want of confidence often results in mob violence on the part of a long-suffering and outraged public. When a peculiarly atrocious crime has been committed the people have more faith in their own ability to cope with the situation than in leaving it to the courts, to either reverse a conviction on appeal, or delay execution so long that punishment is no longer a deterrent. In the English Colonies not one criminal in the last seventy-five years has been snatched from the hands of the law. We have long since passed the day when it was possible to convict an innocent man; the problem which confronts us today is whether we can convict a guilty one. The absurd lengths to which courts have gone in the reversal of cases for immaterial errors is shown by the recital of a few examples. In Missouri a case was reversed and the prisoner escaped conviction because the indictment alleged the deceased "instantly died," instead of charging according to hte ancient formula that he "did then and there die." In a Texas case the elimination of the letter "r" from the word "first" saved a murderer from the gallows, when his guilt was absolutely determined. In our own state a conviction for murder was set aside because the indictment failed to state that the man killed was a human being. Under the present system the expense of trying criminals is largely in excess of what it should be. This results from the frequent appeals and reversals of the decisions of the trial courts, and because of the great length of the record, due to the unnecessary and superfluous rulings upon which the agriculture has for several years Mr. Rutherford spirit that is a gives his secret ing the Santa Barbara samples of nutscessfully treated bits at the room bara chamber othe Press office. There are them very cheap in that vicinity One is the weak bonate of soda, portion of a teacupful of a solution of salt portion; and thereof all in that counter. Any one of these spray, after they an orchard, will die disease and death of the nut. The inspection or nounced cured. Secretary F. E. nut growers asses many years an extended great interest discovery, and was unreserved endo-the belief that advancement in what has been added to these double-sized es upon the Secior, and since thie in February, 1904 have been designect to entry in Every month ad thus designated, been added to thie FAVOR THIS AMENDMENT Senator Boynton Shos Why Voters Should Support S.C.A . No 26 Editor Gazette.—The following statement in favor of the adoption of Ssnate Constitutional Amendment No. Twenty-six will be of interest to our readers: The object of this amendment is to enable our courts of last resort to sustain verdicts in criminal cases unless there has been a miscarriage of justice, or, putting it in another way, its purpose is to render it unnecessary for the higher courts to grant the defendant in a criminal case a new trial for unimportant errors. It is designed to meet the ground of common complaint that criminals escape justice through technicalities. It will be noticed that the amendment provides that no new trial shall be granted in a criminal case unless on an examination of the entire case (including the evidence), the error has Resulted in a miscarriage of justice. The necessity for this amendment lies in the fact that the constitution of California gives the Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court jurisdiction, in criminal cases on appeal, on questions of law only. The reviewing power does not extend to questions of fact. In order to enable the higher courts to determine whe- ANAHEIM GAZETTE tice has been done by the verdict, a common sense basis of appeal would be established and public confidence restored. Criminals knowing that one of the most fruitful sources of escape from the clutches of the law has been cut off, would hesitate before committing crime. The increase of crime would thus be checked. The number of appeals would be greatly reduced, the expense of trying cases would be greatly lessened, and culprits would be punished swiftly and with certainty. Similar legislation has already been adopted in New York, Wisconsin and Oklahoma. The proposed constitutional amendment was unanimously adopted by the California legislature. If it is adopted by the people it will go far toward improving our system of criminal procedure. A. E. Boynton, Senator Sixth District. CLAIMS CURE FOR BLIGHT Santa Barbara Walnut Grower Makes Discovery Stephen Rutherford, one of the best known Goleta ranchers, claims to have demonstrated a very effective and exceedingly cheap and simple cure for the walnut blight, the disease that has threatened one of Southern California's greatest crops, and upon which the federal department of agriculture has had experts working for several years, without success. Mr. Rutherford, with the public spirit that is a pleasure to witness, gives his secret to the world, requesting the Santa Barbara Press to publish the good news. He also took in samples of nuts that had been successfully treated, leaving these exhibits at the rooms of the Santa Barbara chamber of commerce and at the Press office. The Best Cuts of MEAT Can be had here any time. We don't reserve them for a favored few and compel the others to take what is left. First come is first served in this market. We believe in giving everybody a square deal. Also in selling the very best meat we can get hold of at the prices possible. Try us with an order. CITY MARKET F. W. FLEISCHMANN, Prop. Odd Fellow's Bldg., Center street Phone: Pacific 201 Anaheim Bakery Peter Syre, prop. Fresh Bread Cakes and Pies Confectionery, Etc. Wedding Cakes a Specialty Los Angeles and Express Sts. 2 GENUINE ALFALFA SNAPS 1st: 1,000 acres within 1 mile of Corona. 2nd: 750 acres within 1 mile of Elsinore. 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The other is a solution of salt, in the same proportion; and the third and cheapest of all in that coast section is seawater. Any one of these applied as a spray, after the blight has attacked an orchard, will stop the growth of the disease and permit the maturity of the nut. The nuts submitted for the inspection of growers were pronounced cured. Secretary F. E. Kellogg of the walnut growers association, and for many years an extensive grower, expressed great interest in the Rutherford discovery, and while he did not make unreserved endorsement, he voiced the belief that there had been great advancement in the fight against what has been a mysterious affliction of the walnuts. 320-ACRE HOMESTEADS Nearly 200,000,000 Acres Now Available for Entry under the Enlarged-Homestead Law The enlarged-homesdtea law permits the entry by one person of 320 acres of government land in the arid states which is not, in the understanding of the government, susceptible of irrigation. As under the original 160-acre homestead law, this land can be acquired by the settler from Uncle Sam free of cost, on compliance with the regulations requiring a residence and cultivation. The determination of what lands are subject to these double-sized homesteads devolves upon the Secretary of the Interior, and since the passage of the act in February, 1909, 190,254,495 acres have been designated by him as subject to entry in units of 320 acres. Every month additional lands are thus designated, 90,242 acres having been added to the total in June. same effect on animals which eat them. The purple, woolly, or Texas loco, is the most poisonous of the two chief kinds. The flowers are purple and the leaves covered with woolly fiber, hence the names. The leaves are long and oval and the branches of the plant lie close to the ground. The other is the white loco, which stands erect and has a white flower. The loco weeds are members of the pea family and have seed pods. The purple loco has a main stem at the ground, the white has a number of shoots, all close together, but coming from the roots and not from one stem. The white loco is sometimes called the "rattle-weed," from the rattling sound of the dry seed pods. Other weeds which bear the name of loco also are called rattleweeds. The purple loco is eaten only by horses usually; the white loco is eaten by horses, cattle and sheep. Horses rarely make a first trial of purple loco except when food is scarce, yet when they begin a habit quickly forms, and often goes so far as to result in death. Horses, cattle and sheep often take to white loco readily, especially if other food is in the least hard to get. Animals inaccustomed to range feeding, such as imported stock, take most readily to this plant and are most likely to be injured by it. As white loco is much more widely distributed, its effects are greater and more serious, although it is less poisonous than the purple loco. Horses show most marked effects in their actions after the weed begins to work. First the animal will grow dull, then seems unable to control its muscles. A horse may leap at a little rut as if a ditch had to be passed over or may step very high to pass over a small obstruction. Persons passing may cause sudden shinging, or the horse may rear and fall backward when no serious cause for fright is at hand. In cattle all the signs are less marked, but locoed cattle and steers are hard to handle, and even dangerous to drive, often turning and running at the cowboy instead of away from him. Another sign is a violently shaking head FIGHTING THE LOCO WEED Government Issues Bulletin on Plant that Has Peculiar Effect Every one who knows anything of cattle raising has heard of the loco weed and of the strange actions of horses and cattle affected by this curious plant, yet few really know what the weed is like and what are its actual effects. Still fewer, perhaps, understand how to treat an animal that has formed a habit of eating the plant. The subject is covered in one of the recent bulletins of the department of agriculture. The name comes from the Spanish and means "crazy," having been applied in the west to the disease first and then to the weed, which was found to be the cause of it. Animals which are affected by it, and especially horses, act in an entirely unreasonable manner, are given to fits and starts and are crazy in a way. The plant is found over the western portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska; in the eastern parts of Wyoming, Colorado and Arizona, and over all of New Mexico. There are two main forms known as the loco weed and also a number of other weeds which have much the attention of our readers with the regulations requiring a residence and cultivation. The determination of what lands are subject to these double-sized homesteads devolves upon the Secretary of the Interior, and since the passage of the act in February, 1909, 190,254,495 acres have been designated by him as subject to entry in units of 320 acres. Every month additional lands are thus designated, 90,242 acres having been added to the total in June. What the poison in loco weeds is has no t even determined. Barium in some of its compounds is thought to be responsible, but it seems to be a gas or volatile substance, and escapes before any accurate analysis can be made. This is one of the reasons for the mystery which popularly is connected with the disease. In treating locoed animals proper feeding is the first step and most important. As the nervous system of the animal is largely affected to nics must be given. The course of treatment is tedious and expensive, so that it is advisable to treat only valuable stock. For horses, arsenic in Fowler's solution is best. 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