anaheim-gazette 1912-08-01

MORE TAXES IN SIGHT FOR THE FAIR CALIFORNIA COUNTIES' BUILDING MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL LEVY SUPERVISORS WILL TAKE MATTERS UP AT SEPTEMBER SESSION San Francisco, July 28.—When the different county boards of supervisors meet in September, to fix the tax rate, they will determine the extent in which their counties will be able to participate in the California counties' building, which, so far as California is concerned, will be the chief feature of the Panama Pacific International Exposition. Those counties which levy the tax authorized by the last legislation will be in a position to take advantage of what will be the greatest advertising opportunity that has ever come to them, or probably ever will come to them,—to exploit their products and resources to the world. Last year 37 counties made a special levy for exposition purposes. This year practically every county in the state is expected to make the full levy, for it seems to be well understood by plans adopted by the counties to make the California counties' building and exhibits the most striking feature of the exposition, every county will need to take full advantage of legislative authorization and levy the full 6 cents WILL BUILD RACE TRACK Johnny Walls to Make Imperial Mecca of Sportdom Johnny Walls dropped into town this week from Imperial to spend a few days respite from desert torridity in the cooling fogs of the coast belt. Since his residence on the desert, Johnny has acquired the warm-weather microbe, and declares that a 126 in the shade at Imperial is not inferior to 70 degrees in Anaheim with a stiff sea breeze blowing. "The air is so dry and clear on the desert," he said. "I can stand on my back porch at 4 o'clock in the morning and hear a rooster crow a mile and a half away." One of Johnny's friends asked what on earth he was doing up at that time in the morning, and another expressed the thought that it was well for the rooster that he was so far away. Walls has disposed of his wholesale liquor house at Imperial and will expend $50,000 in constructing a mile and half mile race track, together with the finest training quarters, grandstand and club house to be found in the West. He will have auto and harness races, and looks for a great influx of immigration into the desert valley this winter. He is an enthusiastic booster for Imperial and at a recent meeting of the Boosters' Club, was elected president of the organization. "We have the largest irrigation system in the world," he said, "there are 500,000 acres of land under ditch, and this area will be increased to a million acres in a year or two. The canal will next year extend to Indio, a distance of more than a hundred miles from the Colorado river. When the first settlers entered the valley 10 years ago, they entertained an idea that today land Last year 37 counties made a special levy for exposition purposes. This year practically every county in the state is expected to make the full levy, for it seems to be well understood by plans adopted by the counties to make the California counties' building and exhibits the most striking feature of the exposition, every county will need to take full advantage of legislative authorization and levy the full 6 cents on the $100 tax every year from now until the exposition opens. The counties' building, which was agreed upon at the state convention of supervisors, in Bakersfield in May, and subsequently ratified by a meeting of supervisors and their county exposition commissioners, held in the St. Francis hotel, in San Francisco, on June 20th, provides that the California counties shall be the real hosts at the exposition, and that their hospitality shall take such shape as to advertise California more effectively than any state was ever before advertised. In order to carry out this, it is planned to erect a building of imposing architecture that will combine every essential for county exhibits, as well as receptions, banquets and other social functions, and to arrange so that no visitor can enter the social section of the building without passing through the exhibits of the different counties of the state. During the exposition period the counties will arrange for a constant succession of county days, on each of which some one county will play the part of host to the visitors attending the exposition, and the county that is host for the day will be given the use of the building for that purpose. By this arrangement there will not be a single day when California is not doing the entertaining. The fame of her hospitality will be spread throughout the world, and every visitor to the exposition will be given an inducement to view the matchless products and familiarize himself with the opportunities existing in every county in the state. In this most important affair the exposition is working in entire accord with the decision of the counties, and is prepared to furnish any information required regarding county participation. FIGHT FOR SUPERVISOR Goodwin and Schumacher, Two Republican Candidates Billy Goodwin, of Orangethrope precinct, this week filed his nomination He is an enthusiastic booster for imperial and at a recent meeting of the Boosters' Club, was elected president of the organization. "We have the largest irrigation system in the world," he said, "there are 500,000 acres of land under ditch, and this area will be increased to a million acres in a year or two. The canal will next year extend to Indio, a distance of more than a hundred miles from the Colorado river. When the first settlers entered the valley 10 years ago, they entertained an idea that today land would be worth $50 an acre. I personally know of many tracts changing hands nowadays at from $200 to $250 per acre. We have just completed shipping 3,300 cars of cantaloupes. There are 9,000 acres of cotton which is the prettiest sight you ever saw. There are 75,000 head of cattle in alfalfa fields; 18,000 head were shipped in from Arizona and New Mexico during the drought of last spring. They were so poor many of them had to be assisted off the cars. To turn them into our alfalfa fields would mean they would have eaten themselves to death. They were given dry and green feed alternately and in a few weeks were as fat as seals. We raised 2,000,000 sacks of barley this year and are the eighth county in the state in dairying. I look for a great influx of immigration into Imperial county this year, and I think we have the greatest and most fertile valley on earth." STATE'S RECORD IN OIL Output For a Year May Exceed That of Russian Empire California will establish a world's record for oil production if the average of the first six months of this year is maintained until January 1, 1912. This means that the total output may exceed the record for petroleum production established by the Russian empire. Statistics gleaned from the different oil fields of the state and compiled by the California Oil World show the total production of oil this year in California may total 90,000,000 barrels, which is approximately 4,000,000 barrels more than the record production of the Russian fields. If the average price for the entire production of California petroleum were the same as that received by the agency members the approximate valuation of the 1912 output would be $27,000,000, but it is probable that this figure will be exceeded, as a large quantity of light gravity oil does not participate in the agency sales, and its Gold was discovered when the region was walled of prospectors that woke of the Tonopah that time several isles have been held, but this grade ore which causes of the present camp November, 1911. Soon there were more than camp prospecting ammunition, and by the close $15,000 five-day option on the "main strike" When Mr. Schrader trict two townsites developed, supplies and ing in, some ore was bred and considerable groan opened up, but developed confined to the "oxidine" main strike" shaft reached a depth of 22%ically all the material it—about 30 tons—was aged about $200 to tha tained some rich buns. The deposits are s which are found in ore veins and fissures in these veins are about 20 in width from 1 to 20 them are persistent and extent of 2,000 or more. The valuable ore mi ly horn silver, argent Four-fifths of the value and one-fifth in gold ore contains considerably which may be extracted in panning. The light gold indicates that it native silver. According to latest ed in April, the outlook is encouraging. The shaft had at that time ported depth of 85 feet tion of the ore favori and grade. Good ore found at several other early installation of a plated. A copy of this reporttained free on applica rector of the United States Survey, Washington, D.C. WHAT'S THIS? How Mr. Duggan of Said to Be Doing A sensation was spri journed meeting of th school board some even J. P. Kennedy of Long In this most important affair the exposition is working in entire accord with the decision of the counties, and is prepared to furnish any information required regarding county participation. FIGHT FOR SUPERVISOR Goodwin and Schumacher, Two Republican Candidates Billy Ggoodwin, of Orangethrope precinct, this week filed his nomination papers as candidate for the Republican nomination for supervisor. His advent insures a fight against Wm. Schumacher, of Buena Park, who since the withdrawal of George Welton, of Fullerton, has been the only Republican candidate in the running. Earlier in the campaign a dozen other Republican names had been suggested but each in turn faded away until it came Welton's turn. He at first declined to sidestep, but on being shown finally that Fullerton had all the officers that its vote entitled it to, he gracefully withdrew. Besides the Fullerton officials now serving the public, and Mr. Chapman's candidacy for the state senate, there are indications that Mr. Stewart is executing a ghost dance preparatory to leaving the reservation as a candidate for assessor. Goodwin and Schumacher will put up a stiff fight for the nomination. The only two Democratic candidates for the office are Brunworth and Simpson of this city, who are at it, hammer and tongs. Supervisor Linebarger is out of the race and if the fight waxes much warmer, says he will soon break for tall timber. "How is your wife getting on with her social settlement work?" "Great! She's had her picture in the paper twice this month." If the average price for the entire production of California petroleum were the same as that received by the agency members the approximate valuation of the 1912 output would be $27,000,000, but it is probable that this figure will be exceeded, as a large quantity of light gravity oil does not participate in the agency sales, and its valuation is far greater than that of the fuel oil. In fact, it is now reported that the Standard is bidding $1.10 a barrel for fuel oil above 50 gravity, and some of the lower grades command a better price than 30 cents a barrel. It is reported that the net production of the California oil fields during the first six months' of 1912 is approximately 41,216,702 barrels. This shows a daily average of 226,355.51 barrels. If this average is maintained throughout the year the total net output will be 82,886,115 barrels. By adding to this total the consumption of fuel oil in the field, which is estimated at more than 5,000,000 barrels, the total gross production will be near the 90,000,000 mark. During the last six months of 1910 the oil output in the state was 40,025,-720 barrels. Compared with the aggregate output for the first six months this year the figures show an average daily gain of 8,824.13 barrels. Lady—I ventured to call on you for your opinion, professor. Do you think it would do my son good to study the piano? Famous Planist—Does he show any taste for it? Lady—Not the least. But his hair has been falling out so much lately, and everything else we have tried has done no good at all. NEVADA DISTRICT IS ATTRACTING MANY GOLD DISCOVERIES AT ANTELOPE CAUSES ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CAMP MANY MEN IN CAMP PROSPECTING AND MAKING THEIR LOCATIONS As a result of a field examination made last January by F. C. Schrader, in Nye County Nev., the United States Geological Survey has just issued, as Bulletin 530-J, a short report on the Antelope district in that state. The district, which takes its name from an important group of springs, is about 30 miles east of Goldfield, in the southern part of the Cactus Mountains, one of the desert ranges, between 6,000 and 7,000 feet in elevation. It is connected with Goldfield by good wagon, automobile and stage lines. Gold was discovered here in 1903, when the region was visited by a wave of prospectors that followed in the wake of the Tonopah "boom." Since that time several isolated prospects have been held, but the strike of high-grade ore which caused the formation of the present camp was made in November, 1911. Soon after that date there were more than 150 men in the camp prospecting and making locations, and by the close of the year, a $15,000 five-day option had been taken BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS F. A. Backs Sells Furniture Store to J. F. Johnson of Santa Ana J. F. Johnson, of Santa Ana, last week made final arrangements for the purchase of the furniture business conducted for over 40 years by F. A. Backs at his store on North Los Angeles street. Mr. Backs some months ago decided to retire from business and inaugurated a closing-out sale and offered the entire business for sale. Several prospective buyers have looked over the property but none went so far as to show the color of their money until Mr. Johnson appeared. That gentleman had enough faith in the future growth and prosperity of Anaheim to invest his money here and grow up with the town. Mr. Johnson has been engaged in the furniture business for a number of years, having large establishments in Iowa. He came to California a year ago and bought a ranch near Santa Ana, expecting to retire from the mercantile business. He changed his mind, however, and when he learned that the Backs' store was for sale, came and investigated the proposition with the result that he bought the business. He will take possession of the store probably in September when extensive changes in the building will have been made. He will remove his family to this city at that time. The entire 90-foot frontage will be remodeled and large plate glass windows take the place of the present front of the building. Extensive interior improvements will be made, including the tearing down of the present wall separating the furniture store from Backs and Terry's undertaking parlors. This will make the interior into one large room having a floor space which will make this store more attractive. ALASKAN QUAKE OF HISTORIC INTEREST AMONG TEN OF GREATEST TEMBLORS EVERY KNOWN TO HISTORY ACCOMPANIED BY ENORMOUS AVALANCHES EARTH AND ROCK SLIDES The United States Geological Survey has just published an account of one of the ten greatest earthquakes of historic times—that in the Yakutat Bay region of Alaska. Although there is no especial relation between earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the recently reported earthquake at Fairbanks as well as the activity among Alaskan volcanoes gives perhaps added interest to this account of a natural phenomenon of another class. The Yakutat Bay earthquake occurred on September 3, 1899, and was followed during the next three weeks by many less violent shocks. The area of greatest intensity lay along the flanks of the St. Elias Range, in a region of high mountains and super glaciers, and the movement was accompanied by enormous avalanches and rock slides. This is a vivid demonstration that the growth of mountains is still in progress. At some places in the region the land subsided and forests were submerged. At most places how- Gold was discovered here in 1903, when the region was visited by a wave of prospectors that followed in the wake of the Tonopah "boom." Since that time several isolated prospects have been held, but the strike of high-grade ore which caused the formation of the present camp was made in November, 1911. Soon after that date there were more than 150 men in the camp prospecting and making locations, and by the close of the year, a $15,000 five-day option had been taken on the "main strike" claim. When Mr. Schrader visited the district two townsites were being developed, supplies and machinery coming in, some ore was being hauled out, and considerable ground had opened up, but development was still confined to the "oxidized" zone. The "main strike" shaft at that time had reached a depth of 23 feet and practically all the material excavated from it—about 30 tons—was ore that averaged about $200 to the ton, and contained some rich bunches. The deposits are silver and gold, which are found in or associated with veins and fissures in the rhyolite. The veins are about 20 in number, ranging in width from 1 to 20 feet. Some of them are persistent and have a known extent of 2,000 or more feet. The valuable ore minerals are chiefly horn silver, argentite, and gold. Four-fifths of the value is in silver and one-fifth in gold. Some of the ore contains considerable "free" gold, which may be extracted mechanically in panning. The light color of this gold indicates that it is alloyed with native silver. According to latest accounts, received in April, the outlook for the camp is encouraging. The "main strike" shaft had at that time attained a reported depth of 85 feet, with continuation of the ore favorable in amount and grade. Good ore has also been found at several other places, and the early installation of a mill is contemplated. A copy of this report may be obtained free on application to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. WHAT'S THIS? GRAFT? How Mr. Duggan of Santa Ana Is Said to Be Doing Business A sensation was sprung at an adjourned meeting of the Santa Ana school board some evenings ago when J. P. Kennedy of Long Beach openly changes in the building will have been made. He will remove his family to this city at that time. The entire 90-foot frontage will be remodeled and large plate glass windows take the place of the present front of the building. Extensive interior improvements will be made, including the tearing down of the present wall separating the furniture store from Backs and Terry's undertaking parlors. This will make the interior into one large room having a floor space which will make this store one of the largest in the county. Other improvements in the interior and on the Chartres-street frontage will make the store one of the most modern and up-to-date to be seen in the city. Ferdinand Backs has conducted his furniture store since 1871 and has, by his honest and square-dealing methods, won the respect of the entire community. Having amassed a competency he now retires from active business and will take a well-deserved rest, leaving younger men to continue the work which he has conducted so well. BIGGS GOES UP FOR LIFE Murderer of F. A. Montee Taken to San Quentin Penitentiary George Biggs, convicted of the murder of F. A. Montee, east of this city in April last, has been taken to San Quentin to serve life imprisonment. The charge of murder against him for killing Mrs. Montee has been stricken from the calendar at the suggestion of District Attorney West. Biggs was first tried for the killing of F. A. Montee, and the jury brought in a verdict of murder in the first degree, fixing the penalty at life imprisonment. The question then arose as to whether or not he should be tried for the killing of Mrs. Montee, who was struck down by Biggs immediately after Biggs had killed her husband. When court convened on Friday, Attorney Harding was present with Biggs. Time for an appeal in the first case having gone by, the district attorney concluded to allow the wheels of justice to rest. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION Positions of Clerk and Carrier at Post-office to Be Filled An examination for clerk and carrier will be held at the Library in this city on August 14, 1912. Age limit, 18 to 45 years, on the date of the examination. Married women will not be admitted. The Yakutat Bay earthquake occurred on September 3, 1899, and was followed during the next three weeks by many less violent shocks. The area of greatest intensity lay along the flanks of the St. Elias Range, in a region of high mountains and superb glaciers, and the movement was accompanied by enormous avalanches and rock slides. This is a vivid demonstration that the growth of mountains is still in progress. At some places in the region the land subsided and forests were submerged. At most places, however, the land rose, and many points which before had lain below sea level were elevated above it. Barnacles which had lived in sea water were found 47 feet above sea level. The study of the effects of this earth movement was undertaken by the late Ralph S. Tarr, of Cornell University, and Lawrence Martin, of the University of Wisconsin, and their report of the work has just been published as Professional Paper 69 of the United States Geological Survey, with a preface by G. K. Gilbert. In addition to making an exhaustive study of the movements of the land which took place in the Yakutat Bay region and of the effects of the earthquake upon the many glaciers of the region, the writers amassed a great fund of information in regard to the intensity of the quake throughout the whole area within which it was sensible and recorded the testimony of many witnesses. The shock was felt at distances of 670 and 1,200 miles in opposite directions from Yakutat Bay, and the area of the region over which the tremblings were felt is more than 1,500,000 square miles. This gives the Yakutat Bay earthquake a place among the very greatest earthquakes of historic times. The other great shocks, without exception, resulted in heavy loss of life, the number of persons killed reaching in one of them the enormous total of over 60,000. The Yakutat Bay shock was fortunately free from fatalities, not because it was less severe than the others, but on account of the sparsely settled character of the region in which it occurred. This report—"The earthquakes at Yakutat Bay, Alaska, in September, 1899"—is illustrated with halftone views showing the effects of the earthquake, maps, and seismograms of the shock as recorded at places as far distant as Batavia, Java; Cape Town, South Africa; and Catania, Italy. A copy of the report may be obtained free on application to the Director of the Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. Pat made a bet with Mike that he WHAT'S THIS? GRAFT? How Mr. Duggan of Santa Ana Is Said to Be Doing Business A sensation was sprung at an adjourned meeting of the Santa Ana school board some evenings ago when J. P. Kennedy of Long Beach openly accused President Duggan of the Board of Education of using his official position to compel an architect to buy life insurance from Mr. Duggan's agency. Some two or three months ago Mr. Kennedy came to Santa Ana, in company with A. Burnside Sturges, an architect. Through the recommendations of Kennedy, Sturges was awarded the plans for the Polytechnic high school. Kennedy then asked for his commission on the deal, and Sturges told him it cost so much to land the job that he could not afford to pay Kennedy a dividend. He afterward told Kennedy that he had to take out a $5,000 life insurance policy in Duggan's company, at a premium cost of $209, or he would not have received the contract. Kennedy told Harry G. Dean of the board, and Dean in turn told the circumstances to Superintendent Cranston. Cranston wanted to go to Los Angeles immediately and confer with Struges, but Dean pursuaded him not to do so. Then Dean put a detective on the trail of Sturges, and the detective, disguised as an insurance agent, sought out Sturges, and Sturges told the detective that he did not need any more insurance, as he had just been forced to take out a policy in order to get a certain job. The report of the detective was read at the meeting, and the matter will be further investigated. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION Positions of Clerk and Carrier at Post-office to Be Filled An examination for clerk and carrier will be held at the Library in this city on August 14, 1912. Age limit, 18 to 45 years, on the date of the examination. Married women will not be admitted to the examination. This prohibition, however, does not apply to women who are divorced or those who are separated from their husbands and support themselves, but they are eligible for appointment only as clerk. Applicants must be physically sound, and male applicants must be not less than 5 feet 4 inches in height without boots or shoes, and weigh not less than 125 pounds without overcoat or hat. For application blanks and for full information relative to the examination, qualifications, duties, salaries, vacations, promotions, etc., address immediately, MISS ALICE V. ROBISON, Secretary, Board of Civil Service Examiners, Postoffice, Anaheim, Cal. The feeling of many men with regard to public office is much the same as that which a certain distinguished Frenchman had toward the Academy—that group of forty who are called "the Immortals." He was asked one day why he did not propose his candidacy for the Academy. "Ah," said he, "if I applied and were admitted, some one might ask, 'Why is he in it?' and I should much rather hear it asked, 'Why isn't he in it?'" "Oh, ma'am, ma'am. I've swallowed a safety pin." So that's where my safety pins go, is it?" 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Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that "THE ANAHEIM The most helpful books are those that in our early years serve as lights to pilot us into the wide harbor of the world's wisest and most inspiring literature.—James Wallingford. No. 10228 TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY Washington, D. C., July 17, 1912. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that "THE ANAHEIM NATIONAL BANK," in the City of Anaheim, in the County of Orange, and State of California, has complied with all the provisions of the statutes of the United States, required to be compiled with before an association shall be authorized to commence the business of Banking; Now, therefore, I, Lawrence O. 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