anaheim-gazette 1912-07-04

NEW THREE YEAR HOMESTEAD LAW CONGRESS GIVES BOOST TO DRY FARMING IN THE WESTERN STATES PRESIDENT TAFT SIGNS BORAH-TAYLOR THREE-YEAR HOME-STEAD BILL The Borah-Taylor Three-Year Homestead bill has at last been passed by the United States Congress, and on June 5 President Taft affixed his signature. This ends a fight of several years in a victory for the homesteader and the agriculturists who have been striving to obtain a fair land law that will enable the greater settlement of the great West and, in a measure, restrict the immigration to other countries where homestead laws appealed more to the settler. For three years past the International Dry-Farming Congress has carried on an active campaign to obtain more lenient and broader homestead laws in the United States, and Hon. Frank W. Mondell, when president of this organization, worked assiduously to secure the passage of a three-year amendment to the homestead laws. Through Mr. Mondell's continuous efforts and the circularizing of members of the United States Congress by the International Dry-Farming Congress, coupled with the earnest support of Senator Borah, Congressman Taylor and other progressive agricultural members of the Federal Congress, the victory has been won, and it is certainly a notable one. Because of the great interest in this bill among the dry-farmers, it is here published in full, as approved by the President: Senate Bill 3367 It being enacted by the Senate and station of the three years mentioned in section 2291, it is proved, after due notice to the settler, to the satisfaction of the register of the land office that the person having filed such affidavit has failed to establish residence within six months after the date of entry, or abandoned the land for more than six months at any time, then and in that event the land so entered shall revert to the government. "Provided, that the three years' period of residence fixed shall date from the time of establishing actual residence upon the land; and "Provided further, that where there may be climatic reasons, sickness or other unavoidable cause, the Commissioner of the General Land Office may, in his discretion, allow the settler 12 months from the date of filing in which to commence his residence on said land, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe." Approved by the President June 5, 1912. CONTRACTS LET FOR HIGHWAY A dispatch from Sacramento says contracts aggregating $295,000 for four strips of roadway to be built under the $18,000,000 state highway bond issue in Madera, San Mateo, Mendocino and Yuba counties, thirty bids for which were opened Monday, were let by the State Highway Commission. The lowest bidder in each case received the award. Work must be commenced in fifteen days, under the terms of the contracts. The total distance of the four strips is thirty-seven miles. MAY RIVAL BURBANK George S. Smith Raises Potatoes on Vines of the Plant Says the Santa Ana Evening Blade: George S. Smith, who just a few years ago didn't think he knew enough about farming or fruit growing to be worth mentioning, has a decidedly better opinion of himself now, and in fact he is said to be thinking seriously of setting himself up as a rival of Luther Burbank, the famous plant wizard. And just as a sample of Mr. Smith's accomplishments it may be mentioned that half a dozen years ago he purchased a plat of ground up along the Santa Ana river, near Olive, to be Through Mr. Mondell's continuous efforts and the circularizing of members of the United States Congress by the International Dry-Farming Congress, coupled with the earnest support of Senator Borah, Congressman Taylor and other progressive agricultural members of the Federal Congress, the victory has been won, and it is certainly a notable one. Because of the great interest in this bill among the dry-farmers, it is here published in full, as approved by the President: Senate Bill 3367 It being enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that Section 2291 and Section 2297 of the Revised Statutes of the United States be amended to read as follows: "Sec. 2291. No certificate, however, shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expiration of three years from the date of such entry; and if at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry, or if he be dead his widow, or in case of her death his heirs or devisee, or in case of a widow making such entry her heirs or devisee, in case of her death, proves by himself and by two credible witnesses that he, she, or they have a habitable house upon the land and have actually resided upon and cultivated the same for the term of three years succeeding the time of filing the affidavit, and makes aidavit that no part of such land has been alienated, except as provided in Section 228, and that he, she, or they will bear true allegiance to the Government of the United States, then in such case he, she, or they, if at that time citizens of the United States, shall be entitled to a patent, as in other cases provided by law. "Provided, that upon filing in the local land office notice of the beginning of such absence, the entryman shall be entitled to a continuous leave of absence from the land for a period not exceeding five months in each year after establishing residence, and upon the termination of such absence the entryman shall file a notice of such termination in the local land office, but in case of commutation the 14 months' actual residence as now required by law must be shown, and the person commuting must be at the time a citizen of the United States. "Provided, that when the person making entry dies before the offer of final proof, those succeeding to the entry must show that the entryman had complied with the laws in all respects to the date of his death, and that they have since compiled with the law in all respects as would have been required of the entryman had he lived, excepting that they are relieved from any requirement of residence upon the land. "Provided further, that the entryman shall, in order to comply with the requirements of cultivation herein provided for, cultivate not less than one-sixteenth of the area of his entry, beginning with the second year of the entry, and not less than one-seighth, beginning with the third year of the entry, and until final proof, except Says the Santa Ana Evening Blade: George S. Smith, who just a few years ago didn't think he knew enough about farming or fruit growing to be worth mentioning, has a decidedly better opinion of himself now, and in fact he is said to be thinking seriously of setting himself up as a rival of Luther Burbank, the famous plant wizard. And just as a sample of Mr. Smith's accomplishments it may be mentioned that half a dozen years ago he purchased a plat of ground up along the Santa Ana river, near Olive, to be used as a horned toad farm, and incidentally planted out a lot of orange trees to serve as a shade for the little reptiles, but first thing he knew he was raising scads of choice navel oranges and he turned the horned toads loose and took up orange growing with the result that a tenderfoot came along twelve months ago, ran Mr. Smith down and took the ranch away from him, leaving in lieu the paltry sum of $35,000 or some amount. Mr. Smith wasn't discouraged, however, for he purchased another piece of land and this year planted a portion of it to potatoes, sending to Illinois for the seed, and the way that crop has turned out is simply a caution. Mr. Smith was showing his friends some of the returns and they are wonderful. The seed potato looks like the ordinary "spud," but the wonder is in the manner of bearing. For besides the yield at the root under ground, the stalk itself is literally loaded with the tubers clear to the topmost leaf. Mr. Smith modestly admits it may be his method of cultivation that makes the difference between this variety and the ordinarv snud, but he next year will make further tests by training the vines around poles and confidently expects the crop will only be limited by the length of the sticks. FOR POULTRY FANCIERS California Cultivator Gives Pointers to Poultry Raisers Corn, barley and buckwheat are very fattening grains, the latter having a tendency to whiten the flesh. Sweet potatoes are sugary, and as such are fattening, but give a yellow tinge to the flesh. Scientists tell us that a ton of wheat contains 41 pounds of nitrogen; barley, 32 pounds; oats, 38 pounds; corn, 32 pounds; peas, 70 pounds; beans, 81 pounds; hay, 31 pounds; clover, 39 pounds; milk, 10 pounds; potatoes, 6 pounds. The French feed considerable buckwheat to their turkeys, believing that this grain imparts to the flesh a delicious nutty flavor much liked by their epicures. In cases where cock birds have lost their voice, which can be noticed when they attempt to crow, a teaspoonful of glycerine on which has been sprinkled a little chloride of potash, given daily, will be found effective. For more obstinate cases follow with a half teaspoonful of cod liver oil once a day. Young turkets are of a delicate nature until they are fully feathered and "Provided further, that the entryman shall, in order to comply with the requirements of cultivation herein provided for, cultivate not less than one-sixteenth of the area of his entry, beginning with the second year of the entry, and not less than one-eighth, beginning with the third year of the entry, and until final proof, except that in the case of entries under section six of the enlarged homestead laws double the area of cultivation herein provided shall be required, but the Secretary of the Interior may, upon a satisfactory showing, under rules and regulations prescribed by him, reduce the required area of cultivation. "Provided, that the above provision as to cultivation shall not apply to entries under the act of April 28th, 1904, commonly known as the Kinkaid Act, or entries under the act of June 17th, 1902, commonly known as the Reclamation Act, and that the provisions of this section relative to the homestead period shall apply to all unperfected entries as well as entries hereafter made upon which residence is required. "Provided, that the Secretary of the Interior shall within 60 days after the passage of this act, send a copy of the same to each homestead entryman of record who may be affected thereby, by ordinary mail, to his last known address, and any such entryman may, by giving notice within 120 days after the passage of this act, by registered letter to the register and receiver of the local land office, elect to make proof upon his entry under the law under which the same was made without regard to the provisions of this act." "Section 2297. If at any time after the filing of the affidavit, as required in section 2290 and before the expira- The French feed considerable buck-wheat to their turkeys, believing that this grain imparts to the flesh a delicious, nutty flavor much liked by their epicures. In cases where cock birds have lost their voice, which can be noticed when they attempt to crow, a teaspoonful of glycerine on which has been sprinkled a little chloride of potash, given daily, will be found effective. For more obstinate cases follow with a half teaspoonful of cod liver oil, once a day. Young turkeys are of a delicate nature until they are fully feathered and have thrown out the red on their heads, which usually occurs at about three months of age. After that they are hardy, and may be allowed unlimited range at all times. WANTS HER MAIDEN NAME Petition for permission to resume her family name has been filed in the Superior Court by Alice Alden Wallace, of Orange, who wants her present name changed to Alice Alden Bibber. The reasons given are that petitioner's maiden name was Alice Alden Labber, and that she acquired her present name by reason of her marriage to one Robert E. Wallace, and that said marriage has been dissolved by final decree of divorce. W. M. Brown is attorney for the petitioner. SAIZ OFF FOR PRISON Sarco Saiz, twice convicted of the murder of Jose Machado two years ago, was taken to the penitentiary at San Quentin last week. An attempt was made at the last minute to reopen the case in the Superior Court, setting forth that Saiz had stated an important point had been overlooked that would warrant a motion for a new trial, but Judge West said the case was concluded and it was beyond his power to reopen it. CHINA FIRING—Apply to Margaret Walker, Pacific telephone 81J. ARIZONA PICKS A SITE FOR ITS BUILDING WILL SPEND QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS FOR SHOW AT SAN DIEGO MUCH WORK BEING DONE AT SOUTHERN CITY PREPARING FOR SHOW Arizona, through her commission to the San Diego exposition, has selected her site and if the recommendations of the commission are carried out, will expend $250,000 on her exhibit. The commission visited the site of the exposition, and, examining the plans and grounds, selected two and a half acres on the most prominent part of the section allotted to states. This site is to be covered with lawns and trees and in the center will be the Arizona building, a structure that is to cost at least $75,000. Arizona has always been liberal in her participation at expositions, but on this occasion argues that no other state is in position to derive as much benefit from the San Diego exposition as is Arizona, owing to her contiguous situation, her resources and her opportunities. The exposition is to appeal to those interested in reclamation, conservation, forestation and the attraction of immigration. These four things coupled with mining industry, Arizona is giving the greatest attention. For this reason the commission holds that she must make an extra effort and that her section in San Diego must be the most extensive of any state in the Union, she being a large part of the Southwest, a part of the territory of San Diego and the state having the greatest undeveloped opportunities. Work on the section devoted to the Southern counties of California is pro pressing satisfactorily. Plowing and ACROSS COUNTRY FOR PURSE Three Men Riding From Denver to San Diego for $2,000.00 In an effort to win a purse of $2,000, offered by the Denver Post to the first man leaving Denver on a motorcycle, penniless, and reaching San Diego with $100, three men left that city four weeks ago last Monday. They were Harry Hart, H. A. Brown and E. C. Moore. Friday of last week Hart arrived in Anaheim on his way to the southern terminus of the trip claiming he had accumulated the $100 and was headed for the final lap of the journey where he will make claim for the $2,000 purse. He says his companions are still in Arizona making their way towards the final goal, selling trinkets en route in an effort to raise the $100 necessary when they land in San Diego. Hart says he made the run from Denver to Trinidad the first day out and it was there he made a raise of sufficient funds to carry him through the journey and have a balance of $100 left when he reached the end of the run. From Anaheim Hart went to Santa Ana where he visited a few hours with James Turner, who is an uncle. SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS Business Transacted at Last Meeting of County Board Santa Ana, Cal., June 25, 1912. The board met pursuant to adjournment. Present, Supervisors T. B. Talbert, chairman; H. E. Smith, Fred W. Struck, Jasper Leck and W. B. Williams, clerk. Absent, Supervisor D. S. Linebarger. All of the bids for the building and constructing of the West Fifth street bridge were rejected and the matter of readvertising was laid over until July 3, 1912, at 10 A.M. The county recorder was permitted to purchase a table for his office. Bids were received for building an addition to the Detention Home, as follows: Ramsey & Mitchell bid, $1,175.00. R. C. McMillan bid, $1,100.00. The bid of R. C. McMillan was accepted. Bids were received for furnishing the county of Orange with 33,000 feet of Oregon pine lumber, as follows: Griffith Lumber Co. bid, $825.00. Ainsworth Lumber & Milling Co. bid, $825.00. NAME THEIR TICKET Debs and Seidel Nominated to Head Socialist Ticket At a big picnic near Chicago the national campaign of the Socialist party was launched with speeches by their candidates, Debs and Seidel. The keynote of the Debs address was that in this campaign there are in reality but two parties, those of the workers and the capitalists, and only one issue, the private or public owner- ship of the means of existence. He pointed out that while Roosevelt and Taft republicans were quarrelling about the offices and Harmon and Bryan democrats were calling one another hard names, all were agreed in their opposition to socialism and their support of the wage slavery of the working class. "The reform policies of the capitalist parties," he said, "were all shrewdly devised to buttress capitalism, while those of the socialist party were intended to lead to the overthrow of capitalism." Debs demanded social justice for every man, woman and child in the land. He referred to the exposure of horrors in the textile industry and to the "civilized savages of San Diego." He pointed out that while the cost of living has gone up 21 per cent in five years, according to census figures, the average wages had increased but 9 per cent. Mahlon H. Barnes, the socialist campaign manager, announced that he proposed to have 800 organized distributers give to the people 37,000,000 pieces of socialist literature during the campaign. Other plans of the campaign include a national meeting day for all branches of the party, a one-day's wage fund, into which every worker will be asked to give or collect the equivalent of his day's earnings, the sending of women in automobiles through the suffrage states, the use of moving pictures and the formation of the national labor syndicate for the furnishing of matter to the press. WOOL YIELD IS BIG A dispatch from Los Angeles says six million pounds of wool is the yield of Arizona sheep this year, according to figures obtained by the Santa Fe railroad, which has handled practical- A SCHOOL ON WHEELS Farmers Heard Lectures on Experts in Various Branches of Husbandry More than 102,000 California farmers attended the lectures of the University of California professors and visited the Southern Pacific agricultural demonstration train during the 1911-1912 season, just ended. The precise number of auditors at these lectures was 102,624, according to a careful census taken at each stop of the train. This is an increase of 24,400, or 31 per cent over the attendance last year. Close to 5,000 miles were covered by the train during the 1911-1912 season; more than twice the distance covered in 1908. There was a noted increase in attendance at practically every place visited. In only a few instances did the attendance show a decrease, and in all cases it was caused by inclement weather. This was the fourth year of the agricultural and horticultural demonstration train and greater attention was given to actual instruction work. The cars were arranged so that persons interested in any one of the many subjects exhibited could visit that car in particular, listen to the lecture of the specialist in charge of the car, and ask as many questions about the subject as they saw fit. Discussion was invited and through such disputation many important and interesting facts were made clear to all producers. Every one interested in horticulture, viticulture, agriculture, stock-raising, or in any industry that has to do with the soil, who listened to the lectures has pronounced... THE "POOR FARMER." With the work of the Country Life Commission, appointed some years ago by President Roosevelt, and of the thousand and one organizations which have sprung into being with the idea of stemming the tide away from the farm and encouraging farmers, there has been a world of gratuitous advice and a little suggestion of a charitable love for the "poor farmer." Sometimes this is expressed in such a way as to be absolutely maddening to the self-respecting man who tills the soil. Farmers are not looking for charitable consideration on the part of any such organizations; the most he wants is a fair chance—which he has often not had. Large commercial interests have usurped rights which were not theirs until they considered them personal property, and when forced to yield some of them as a simple matter of justice, do so in a way which gives an impression of a charity bestowed. We believe the farmer should in every way encourage the movement to make farm life more attractive, especially to the younger generation, which will greatly benefit if it can be induced to follow the most attractive calling in the world. To that end the help of all organizations should be given.—California Cultivator. CANADIAN COMMERCE Canadian trade with foreign countries increased during 1911 over 1910 some $85,958,981. Of the $524,850,792 total imports into Canada in 1911, the United States furnished $341,192,612, and of the total exports, $803,763,328, the United States took $115,203,454; so that the balance of trade was largely in favor of this country even without the aid of reciprocity. Canada imported from the United States live animals valued at $2,632,971, and sent us in return animals worth $1,033,534. She took breadstuffs worth $11,058,318 and sent back to us similar articles worth $1,720,876. We took fish and fish products from Canada worth $5,151,711, and sent back nothing of that character. We sold to Canada coal and coke worth $40,973,385, cocoa and chocolate worth $754,153, cotton and manufactures of cotton $15,098,093, flax, hemp and manufactures of $411,548, hides and skins $2,357,737, taking from Canada hides and skins worth $4,851,130, provisions $5,095,544, tobacco $3,968,308, vegetables $2,059625, and so on including oils, wood, wool, and other things of interest to the agriculturist. We took also from Canada hay worth $4,018,-695, milk and cream worth $859,330 which was a falling off of about 50 per cent, news print paper $1,968,320, potatoes $6,494, provisions $296,811, spirits, wines and whisky $765,104. One of the most interesting items in the schedule of imports and exports is that of settlers' effects imported into Canada amounting to $9.647,855, and the same articles exported from Canada into the United States of $1.668,405. 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