anaheim-gazette 1911-11-09

TO STOP FLOOD DAMAGE Work Along Santa Ana River in the Vicinity of Riverside The work of harnessing the Santa Ana river in the vicinity of Riverside, to prevent the annual ravages of farm lands and thoroughfares, will be completed during the present week. The purpose has been to govern the eccentricities of the turbulent stream from the point where it eaves the Crestmore railway bridge to the big West Riverside bridge. It is the territory between these two structures that has been menaced by the winter floods for many years, to say nothing of the damage that has been suffered, and without check much valuable property was doomed, and communication between that city and the country west of the river destined to be cut off every winter at the high water period. Some effective work was done last season, when several brush dams were built at strategic points. It was remarkable how these held. When the big flood came, however, the stress was too great, the abnormal volume of water sweeping everything before it. This year funds were provided for a much more effective barrier against the flood, and the Mercereau bridge and construction company are engaged in driving the last few piles in a line of 450 or more of them, running at a sharp angle to the stream and connecting up with the fill at the westerly end of the West Riverside bridge. This barrier is 2700 feet long, and in connection with another line of piles extending westerly for a distance of 1400 feet from the Crestmore bridge is expected to stand proof up in a corral at Northam, from Thursday noon to Saturday morning without food or water. The complaint was sworn to by G. A. Whidden, secretary of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals on information given by a man named Cribbs, agent for the Standard Oil company, who saw the cattle in the corral and reported the case. Michelle is a member of the S. & M. ranch company, and with Dr. Shurtleff of Orange owns a number of cattle. Among these were some cows with calves that were driven to the Northam station on September 21st. The cows were enclosed in a corral or stockyard and the calves taken and shipped to Los Angeles. The cows naturally missed their calves and made considerable uproar and the complaining witness evidently believed they were suffering for want of food and water. The defense called James McFadden, I. M. Von Schriltz, Stephen Bros. William Yost and others, all of whom testified that what was done with the cows was the proper treatment, as had they been turned loose immediately after their calves were taken from them, they would have stamped and wandered all over the country. Witnesses for the state were weak in their testimony, as none of them seemed to know very much about the affair only what the complaining witness said. At conclusion of the testimony, Justice Cox instructed the jury to acquit and the verdict of acquittal was rendered without leaving the jury box. RUDDOCK ON THE JOB Rounds Up Gang of Walnut Thieves, Jails Them It is believed that great have to be made to reach there, if it is found at the attempt is being made best proof yet that the determined to give La Vera thorough trial with the sum that has been set a development in the high field. If the company gets this case there will be a vast map of proven territory valley, and for this reasoning of the well will be much interest. The company's other one on the Ylarte lease be spudded in the valley fingwell well, the hole ranch, and the company are all making good rotaries, and the first ed are rapidly approach of 3000 feet and show These wells will be rush letion as soon as possible thought that the Stands a strike in La Habra on the next sixty days. The Anchor Petroleum is still drilling in its way the Worsham ranch in canyon. If a good well is the Anchor people it will development in the field is supposed to be down 400 and 2500 feet with ing, and at present good being made, although it given an unusual amount in the drilling. The company only re-ed drilling after a fish lasted almost six weeks will be rushed with as possible to make up fo- a much more effective barrier against the flood, and the Mercereau bridge and construction company are engaged in driving the last few piles in a line of 450 or more of them, running at a sharp angle to the stream and connecting up with the fill at the westerly end of the West River-side bridge. This barrier is 2700 feet long, and in connection with another line of piles extending westerly for a distance of 1400 feet from the Crestmore bridge, is expected to stand proof against any floods that may seek to get into wrong channels and work havoc with highways and property. The piles are of cedar, averaging fourteen inches in diameter. They are driven to a depth of twenty-five feet in the river sands, the four feet remaining above the surface being strung with barbed wire. The strands are spaced two and one-half inches apart. UDring flood conditions the river carries down a large amount of debris, and this will help to make a permanent dam or bank of the pile barriers and the checking of the waters and the resultant currents will scour out a channel which should become the river's permanent bed. The primary purpose of the first line of piling, which extends westerly from the Crestmore bridge along the north side of the river, is to check the river's tendency to flow too far westward, as was the case last year, when considerable property was destroyed and the road west of the big wagon bridge lay under several feet of water. Within 200 or 300 feet of the western terminus of this piling, a channel has been cut through the dense wood growth for a distance of 2200 feet, running southwesterly and directly in the direction of the bridge below. The piling is designed to deflect the waters into this channel, which is 100 feet wide at the mouth, and which is now carrying what water is running in the river. It is expected that through the action of the water the channel will be cut from 100 to 200 feet wide. It is designed to accommodate ultimately the entire stream. What water gets through the wired piling it is not thought will do any damage. The fall from the terminus of the artificial channel to the bridge is very heavy, and should insure the success of the plans for this part of the protection program. Another water course, 800 feet in length, has been cut some distance below the channel described above. It course is to straighten out the stream at another bend, a result which will in their testimony, as none of them seemed to know very much about the affair only what the complaining witness said. At conclusion of the testimony, Justice Cox instructed the jury to acquit and the verdict of acquittal was rendered without leaving the jury box. RUDDOCK ON THE JOB Rounds Up Gang of Walnut Thieves, Jails Their Sheriff Ruddock has been out day and night lately gathering evidence against the six men he has in jail suspected by him of being an organized gang of walnut thieves. While the six men were in jail, Ruddock was in Los Angeles. As a result of his investigations there he found fifteen sacks of walnuts that were stolen from A. I. Stewart of Fullerton. The walnuts have been identified as the ones stolen. The shipment was made to Joseph Ferman, one of the half-dozen accused men. The discovery of the fifteen sacks stolen from Stewart adds another item to the list of incidents that the vigorous work that the sheriff has done in this case. The men were arrested on a charge of having stolen nineteen sacks of walnuts from Henry Federer of Fullerton. Two of the six men are Mexicans, and the others are Italians. A special effort is being made to get Charles Levine out of jail. Two of his relatives or friends came down from Los Angeles on Monday and employed Clyde Bishop to defend Levine. A bond approved by a Los Angeles justice was sent, but Justice Cox of Santa Ana refused to accept any bond made in Los Angeles. He holds that the bondsmen must appear in his court when the case is a felony charge. Levine is charged with grand larceny. Sheriff Ruddock has found that some of the accused men were in trouble at Whittier last year suspected of stealing walnuts. Further developments in the case are expected. RANCHERS WILL CONTROL WATERS Los Angeles and San Bernardino county ranchers have started a project to control the storm waters of San Antonio creek, which overflows and does great damage each year. A delegation of San Bernardino county ranchers from the west end of that county have called on District Attorney Goodcell for advice as modulate ultimately the entire stream. What water gets through the wired piling it is not thought will do any damage. The fall from the terminus of the artificial channel to the bridge is very heavy, and should insure the success of the plans for this part of the protection program. Another water course, 800 feet in length, has been cut some distance below the channel described above. It course is to straighten out the stream at another bend, a result which will be attained by the action of the water itself. To encourage the river in following its new and proper course the precaution has been taken to have the wood growth, the tangle of underbrush, roots and treelets, cut out the entire distance to the bridge. The clearing varies from 200 to 300 feet in width, and it will be surprising if the stream misbehaves itself at this point the coming season. Whatever portion of the flood waters gets into the channel on the west, where the damage was wrought last season and seasons previously, will be confronted by a second barrier that would seem to be an absolute protection to the approach to the West Riverside bridge from the west. The river will be watched with considerable interest this season, as it is expected that the safeguards provided against periods of flood will demonstrate their efficacy in a striking manner. NO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS Northam Man Accused of Crime Gets Speedy Acquittal A charge of cruelty to animals preferred against P. B. Michel, a Northam rancher, was speedily dismissed in the Santa Ana township court early in the week. Michel was charged with leaving a number of cows shut RANCHERS WILL CONTROL WATERS Los Angeles and San Bernardino county ranchers have started a project to control the storm waters of San Antonio creek, which overflows and does great damage each year. A delegation of San Bernardino county ranchers from the west end of that county have called on District Attorney Goodcell for advice as to proper steps to organize a stormwater protection district. The ranchers on both sides of the creek, which flows almost on the county line, will hold a joint meeting and agree on the exterior boundary lines of the district. Los Angeles ranchers will pay their share of the cost for the work done on the Los Angeles side of the line, and San Bernardino ranchers will take care of work on the other side. When the exterior boundaries are completed they will be turned over to the district attorney that he may draw the petition. It is the intention to complete the work before the winter floods come. LA HABRA OIL NOTES Standard Soon to Have Fifth Well Spudded The Standard Oil company, operating in La Habra valley, expects soon to increase its string of drilling wells from four to five. The last well is on the Williams property. The rig is now up, the boilers are installed and many other preparations have been made for drilling. The well will be spudded in soon. The site of this new well is practically in the center of La Habra valley and also has the lowest elevation. AGAINST OCEAN T Santa Ana Merchant Prefer Line Through The directors of the Manufacturers' Association Ana this week went on the building of an oil along the Orange coast the portion of the fur highway bonds due. It is believed there tion by certain interest the state highway can build the state highway the beach, instead of recommended by the commerce and the commission—from Wilmaheim, Santa Ana ross the San Joaquin Capistrano to the Orange. The matter was brittention of the directory discussed, with resolution was passed route mentioned about was addressed to way commission. The question of re use of the state fund ing of the state high Orange county ocean structuring the interior ny derived from thy bonds has been different sessions of chambers of commer ty, but never met w of that body. GARDEN C Annual election of casion for a jollificatio f of the Y.M.C.A. The held at their building tended by practically bership of the local of any well spudded in by the Standard in its campaign in the valley. It is believed that great depth will have to be made to reach the oil sand there, if it is found at all. That the attempt is being made is the best proof yet that the Standard has determined to give La Habra valley a thorough trial with the enormous sum that has been set aside for the development in the high gravity oil field. If the company gets the oil in this case there will be a vast change in the map of proven territory of the valley, and for this reason the drilling of the well will be watched with much interest. The company's other drilling wells, one on the Yiarte lease, the first to be spudded in the valley; the Leffingwell well, the hole on the Toler ranch, and the company's Coyote well are all making good progress with rotaries, and the first two mentioned are rapidly approaching a depth of 3000 feet and showing up fine. These wells will be rushed to completion as soon as possible, and it is thought that the Standard will make a strike in La Habra valley within the next sixty days. The Anchor Petroleum oil company is still drilling in its well No. 1 on the Worsham ranch in the Savage canyon. If a good well is secured by the Anchor people it will mean more development in the field. This well is supposed to be down between 2,400 and 2500 feet with six-inch casing, and at present good progress is being made, although this hole has given an unusual amount of trouble in the drilling. The company only recently resumed drilling after a fishing job that lasted almost six weeks, but things will be rushed with as much speed as possible to make up for lost time. It numbers fifty. There were suitable refreshments and in the games which followed the business session, a tryout was given to the apparatus recently purchased, which includes fencing foils, a punching bag and new basket ball. Prof. S. R. Fitts gave the boys a good address on the subject of athletics and expressed a hearty interest in their organization. There were also appropriate talks by Dr. F. D. Ashleigh, J. T. McElree and P. M. German. Following are the officers elected for the coming year: P. M. German president, Frank Winters vice president, George Oertly secretary and Ray Beardsley treasurer. Disorderly conduct has been a rather frequent occurrence here of late and it would seem to be time that something were done toward preventing such disturbances as took place on Saturday night. Garden Grove has until quite recently, enjoyed a fine reputation in this respect, but it is getting to be a regular occurrence for a drunken quarrel or some display of rowdyism to take place about once a week. For an unprovoked assault upon Clyde Files, a member of the band whose home is at Santa Ana and who was at the station waiting for a car after the concert Saturday evening, a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Robert Jewett. That gentleman, whose more familiar title is "Shorty," took an early start Sunday morning for other parts and has failed to leave any address for guidance of the officers in serving the warrant. Jerome Fulsom, deputy sheriff, holds the document which authorizes the arrest of the fugitive, but has been unable to locate him up to the present time. There has been talk of swearing out complaints against others who The necessity for greater housing capacity in all the schools is urged by the board as a reason for voting the bonds. The assembly hall of the high school has only 355 desks, yet there are over 400 pupils in the school with an additional 100 in the commercial departments. PLANT, MAKE OR CARRY? Jno. J. Byrne Makes Analysis of Various Human Activities Facts are stubbon things. Here are a few which have been marshaled by a Santa Fe official who knows his facts and how to present them: Out of every thousand dollars invested, the farmer makes a net profit each year of $98, the manufacturer $151, and the railway owner $44. These are the average figures throughout the United States, based on government statistics. The capital invested in agriculture is greater than in manufactures and railways combined, while the number of persons engaged in the three great occupations are 58 farmers, 36 manufacturers and 6 railway men in every 100. For obvious reasons it is impossible to figure on the average yearly wages paid to farm workers, but the average paid to factory workers is $539 and to railway men $607, so that it is an entirely safe statement that those who work for the railways in the United States are the best paid workers in the world. A comparison of the charges for carrying freight in the United States with similar charges in some other countries of the world shows as follows: Average charged for carrying one ton of freight one mile: In England in 1908, 2.31 cents. In Germany in 1908, 1.20 cents. In France in 1908, 1.21 cents. the Anchor people it will mean more development in the field. This well is supposed to be down between 2,400 and 2500 feet with six-inch casing, and at present good progress is being made, although this hole has given an unusual amount of trouble in the drilling. The company only recently resumed drilling after a fishing job that lasted almost six weeks, but things will be rushed with as much speed as possible to make up for lost time. It is thought that the six-inch casing will be landed in this hole at a depth of about 2600 feet, and the company will then go on down with four-and-one-half-inch pipe in the hole. The Anchor Petroleum company it is believed may have to go unusually deep to strike oil on its property, but the evident intention is to get oil regardless of depth, cost or trouble. The circulator, the first to be used in the Whittier field, which was installed on the Anchor lease some time ago, did not give the success that was expected from the showings made in the Maricopa and other northern fields, and it is no longer being used by the Anchor company CHAMPION HARDLUCK MAN Tacoma (Wash.), Nov. 5. — John Deadman, an Everett veterinary, who was today sued by his wife, a niece of his former wife, for separation and alimony, has, according to his friends, the hard-luck record in the northwest. His parents and his wife died in quick succession. His brother died; then to fill his bitter cup his little girl drank carbolic acid and she too died. Another child rubbed corrosive in her eyes and almost lost her sight, and three weeks ago she was killed by a street car. While hunting, Deadman was taken for a deer by a companion and lost an eye as a result. Again on another trip he was mistaken for a deer and severely wounded, necessitating the amputation of a leg at the thigh. AGAINST OCEAN BOULEVARD Santa Ana Merchants Association Prefer Line Through Anaheim The directors of the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association of Santa Ana this week went on record against the building of an ocean boulevard along the Orange county coast with the portion of the funds of the state highway bonds due Orange county. It is believed there is concerted action by certain interests to induce rest of Robert Jewett. That gentleman, whose more familiar title is "Shorty," took an early start Sunday morning for other parts and has failed to leave any address for guidance of the officers in serving the warrant. Jerome Fulsom, deputy sheriff, holds the document which authorizes the arrest of the fugitive, but has been unable to locate him up to the present time. There has been talk of swearing out complaints against others who are perhaps equally responsible with Jewett for recent disturbances, but up to Thursday morning no such action had been taken. Such conduct is not only a nuisance to peaceable citizens, but gives to the town a bad name which, in fact, is not deserved. GIVEN NINETY DAYS Manuel Mogart, the Mexican arrested at Los Alamitos, on a charge of abusing his wife and family, was sentenced to serve ninety days in the county jail. Mogart's wife appeared as a witness against him and told of his habitual abuse of herself and children. When Mogart was sentenced to jail the woman walked up to Constable Squires and shook hands with the officer and warmly thanked him for being the means as she understood it of ridding her of the household tyrant, for a time at least. CORONA VOTES BONDS Corona last week voted bonds in the amount of $149,000 for improvements. The propositions submitted and the amounts carried were as follows: $98,500 for permanent streets and roads. $25,000 for the erection of a city hall. $13,500 for the purchase of a site for a city park. $6500 for extending Sixth street to Magnolia avenue directly. $6000 for the purchase of an auto chemical engine for fire purposes. A man travelling on a through express left his chair in the crowded dining-car just after he had ordered his luncheon. He went to get something he had forgotten in the Pullman. When he returned, in spite of the fact that he had left a magazine on the chair in the diner, he found a handsomely dressed woman in his place. He protested with all the politeness he could muster, but the woman turned on him with a pair of flashing eyes. "Sir," she remarked haughtily, "do you know that I am one of the directors' wives?" "My dear madam," he responded, "if it is an entirely safe statement that those who work for the railways in the United States are the best paid workers in the world. A comparison of the charges for carrying freight in the United States with similar charges in some other countries of the world shows as follows: Average charged for carrying one ton of freight one mile: In England in 1908, 2.31 cents. In Germany in 1908, 1.20 cents. In France in 1908, 1.21 cents. In the United States, 0.75 cents. These three foreign countries are given because their official statistics are available, but the favorable comparison of freight charges continues through all the countries of the world. When you come to make a deduction from these figures the complaint is made that our railways are over capitalized, that no such amount of money is invested in their properties, as is shown in their capitalization and here is what we find: Average capitalization of railways per mile of line: In England $274,000, France $139,-390, Germany $109,788, Italy $124,000, Canada $66,000, United States $59,000. But they say there is a great deal of water in the stocks notwithstanding the showing that the capital per mile is lower than anywhere in the world, and to demonstrate this several of our states have made a so-called valuation of the railways. Some of these estimates of value show that the average capital exceeds the estimated value, but those which are made the most thoroughly and fairly show that the average capital per mile is less than the value. In Washington, for example, the value is given as $64,000 per mile and the capital $53,000 per mile, but no comparison of this character when bounded by state lines can be accurate or very valuable, because the capital is the average capital per mile. In case of the Santa Fe, for example, a mile of railway across a prairie in Kansas will not cost as much as a mile in Colorado or Arizona or California, where great natural difficulties must be met at increased cost, but the capital per mile is averaged at the same figure in the prairie as in the mountains. Here is the conclusion: Our railways pay higher wages and charge lower rates than any in the world; they pay a smaller profit to their owners than the farms or the factories and they perform public service and increase the value of every farm AGAINST OCEAN BOULEVARD Santa Ana Merchants Association Prefer Line Through Anaheim The directors of the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association of Santa Ana this week went on record against the building of an ocean boulevard along the Orange county coast with the portion of the funds of the state highway bonds due Orange county. It is believed there is concerted action by certain interests to induce the state highway commission to build the state highway system along the beach, instead of along the route recommended by the chamber of commerce and the county highway commission—from Whittier through Anaheim, Santa Ana, and south across the San Joaquin ranch, through Capistrano to the Orange county line. The matter was brought to the attention of the directors and was fully discussed, with the result that a resolution was passed endorsing the route mentioned above. The resolution was addressed to the state highway commission. The question of recommending the use of the state funds in the building of the state highway along the Orange county ocean front and constructing the interior roads with money derived from the proposed county bonds has been discussed at different sessions of the associated chambers of commerce of this county, but never met with endorsement of that body. GARDEN GROVE Annual election of officers was occasion for a jollification by members of the Y.M.C.A. The meeting was held at their building, and was attended by practically the entire membership of the local association, which dining-car just after he had ordered his luncheon. He went to get something he had forgotten in the Pullman. When he returned, in spite of the fact that he had left a magazine on the chair in the diner, he found a handsomely dressed woman in his place. He protested with all the politeness he could muster, but the woman turned on him with a pair of flashing eyes. "Sir," she remarked haughtily, "do you know that I am one of the directors' wives?" "My dear madam," he responded, "if you were the director's only wife I should still ask for my chair." At a society dinner in Washington Mrs. S——was placed next to an attache of a South American legation. She had great difficulty in talking to him, for he understood very little English. Much to her delight, however, the conversation became general. Mrs. B——, she heard one of them say, looks so much better in her morning suits than she does in evening dress. What was her surprise when the attache turned to her and said: I like her better in her night dress. She could not then and there explain the peculiarities of the English language. BONDS FOR HIGH SCHOOL The board of education of Santa Ana this week announced that it will call an election for December 14 when to vote on $200,000 bonds for a new high school and $25,000 for a new grammar school. This announcement has caused a great stir among the women. The plan is to turn the present high school over to the use of the seventh, eighth and ninth grades, and build a new high school, incorporating as a principal feature a polytechnic department. LIQUOR ELECTION The board of supervisors has set the 25th inst. as the date for the election to be held in the fifth supervisor district to determine whether or not that district shall have saloons. At present the district is dry. Let me kiss those tears away, he begged tenderly. She fell into his arms and he was busy for the next few minutes. And yet the tears flowed on. Can nothing stop them? he asked breathlessly. No, she murmured, it is hay fever, you know. But go on with the treatment. 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