anaheim-gazette 1912-09-05

COLORADO RIVER AMERICAN NILE MOST DIVERSE STREAM IN UNITED STATES AND HAS BASIN OF 300,000 SQUARE MILES SWEEPS 2,000 MILES ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN CLIFFS TO GULF For some 2,000 miles the great Colorado River sweeps diagonally across the country from the high mountain plateau of Wyoming and Colorado to the farthest southwest corner of the United States. The basin drained by the Colorado and its tributaries is about 300,000 square miles in area, and much of it is of high industrial and scenic interest. The Colorado basin comprises two distinct portions. The lower third is but little above the level of the sea, though here and there in it ranges of mountains rise to elevations of 2,000 to 6,000 feet. This part of the valley is bounded on the north by a line of cliffs which present a bold and in many places vertical step of hundreds or thousands of feet to the table-land above. The upper two-thirds of the basin stands from 4,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level and is bordered on the east, west, and north by ranges of snow-clad mountains, which attain altitudes ranging from 8,000 to 14,000 feet. Through this plateau the Colorado and its tributaries have cut narrow gorges or canyons in which they flow at almost inaccessible depths. At points where lateral streams enter, the canyons are broken by narrow transverse valleys. The whole upper basin of the Colorado is traversed by a labyrinth of these canyons, many of which BULL MOOSE RECEIVES JOLT Michigan Primaries Deals Third Party Severe Solar Plexus Blow "It is more and more certain that the campaign is to be a straight out-and-out fight between the Republicans and the Democrats. The contest for the presidency lies only between Taft and Wilson. "The primary returns from Michigan, where the Republicans polled 25 times as many votes as the Bull Moose candidates, are deemed especially significant. The Republicans polled 146,596 votes, the third-termer 6,600, with four counties to hear from." This was the view voiced by David W. Mulvane, director of the Taft headquarters at Chicago this week after receiving visitors from a number of different States. Mr. Mulvane declared that all his callers had told of an appreciable change of sentiment everywhere in favor of President Taft and an equally noticable waning of enthusiasm for Roosevelt. "With the Roosevelt movement dying out and the issue narrowing down to American labor and American industries, as against the Democratic free trade policy, which means distress and destruction to business," said Mr. Mulvane, "we can make a clean-cut fight which will result in the triumphant re-election of President Taft." Among Mr. Mulvane's callers was T. P. Branch, speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, who came to procure literature for Indiana voters and to arrange for an extensive speaking campaign in that State. "It has been said that Indiana is a hotbed of Rooseveltism," said Mr. Branch. "The fact is that of the 92 Republican county chairmen in the State, only nine have resigned and their places were immediately filled by loyal Republicans, anxious and willing to work for President Taft. We have also made a canvass of more than 100 State Republican papers and we find only three or four still clinging to..." basin stands from 4,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level and is bordered on the east, west, and north by ranges of snow-clad mountains, which attain altitudes ranging from 8,000 to 14,000 feet. Through this plateau the Colorado and its tributaries have cut narrow gorges or canyons in which they flow at almost inaccessible depths. At points where lateral streams enter, the canyons are broken by narrow transverse valleys. The whole upper basin of the Colorado is traversed by a labyrinth of these canyons, many of which are dry during the greater portion of the year and carry water only during the melting of the snow and the brief periods of the autumnal and spring rains. In the lower portion the river strongly resembles the Nile, having annual floods which distribute silt over the adjoining lands and render them as fertile as those in the historic valley of North Africa. The Colorado and its tributaries are not only of value for irrigation, but, descending in steep channels, they present abundant opportunities for the development of water power. Power has been developed at a few points, but the resources of the Colorado basin are in this respect yet practically untouched. In a basin so liberally provided with natural resources it is a fundamental necessity, in planning for the utilization of the river, to ascertain the amount of water available in the main stream and its principal tributaries, so that future developments, as well as those now under construction, can be suitably designed in type and capacity. For a long period of years the United States Geological Survey has been making observations and measurements at many important points in the Colorado basin, and the latest published information on the subject is contained in Water-Supply Paper 289 of the Survey, by Engineers W. B. Freeman, E. C. La Rue, and H. D. Padgett, which is a progress report of river-flow measurements in this basin for the year 1910. Gaging stations were maintained at a large number of river points, covering Grand River and tributaries in Colorado; Green River and tributaries in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming; the San Juan basin in northwestern New Mexico; the Little Colorado River basin in Arizona; and finally the discharge near the mouth of the main stream at Yuma, Ariz. These records are not only of local value for building economic development, but they have an international significance in connection with the difficulties that have been encountered in the control of the Colorado near its mouth in Mexican territory. "It has been said that Indiana is a hotbed of Rooseveltism," said Mr. Branch. "The fact is that of the 92 Republican county chairmen in the State, only nine have resigned and their places were immediately filled by loyal Republicans, anxious and willing to work for President Taft. We have also made a canvass of more than 100 State Republican papers and we find only three or four still clinging to Roosevelt. From the claims made by the Bull Moosers, anyone would think that they had captured Indiana from one end to the other. They have not done anything of the kind. It is a part of their game to claim everything when they know that they have not a leg to stand upon." James N. Clarke of Hastings, Neb., was another who visited Taft headquarters. Mr. Clarke asserted that the farmers in his State are turning to Taft. "The solid and substantial element of Nebraska is for Taft," said Mr. Clarke. "I know of many Democrats who will vote for the president because they want a continuance of the present business conditions." F. W. Meyers, who has been traveling through Minnesota, reported that the Taft prospects in that State were becoming more favorable. "Republican conditions in Minnesota are much better than have been reported," said Mr. Meyers. "Senator Knute Nelson's stand for the president has had a marked effect in that State. He is a sturdy, level-headed Norwegian, with an immense personal following of people who believe in him implicitly. He is the real Republican leader in the State, not Senator Clapp, and the fact that he is for Persident Taft is a big asset for the Republican party." KISSED PRETTY GIRL—RIOT Mexican Mix-up at Yorba Linda in Which Revolvers and Razor Figure Carlos Cerda is not proof against temptation to kiss a good-looking senorita, but he demonstrated the other night at Yorba Linda that he is pretty nearly bullet-proof. Because he forcibly kissed Senorita Ruiz, the girl's god-father, Jesus Cruz, undertook to kill him. At close range Cruz fired four bullets at Cerda from a 38-caliber revolver. One of Cruz's bullets punctured the flesh of one breast, but bounced out. The second bullet took off a piece of skin and flesh from a little finger, but broke no bone. Four festivals have being bigger and better preceding it. At the station Escondido was five and six thousand feature of the entertainments of luscious Muscatel led, were dispensed, gave display of the products was also made and hundreds of people went automobile rides over otherwise the time was musical and literary concerts, baseball and with the pleasure re-union of the loyal country, filled with th Since last Grape Day Association and the Commerce have bought the property of the grand trict, recently abandoned the auspices of the two grounds are being made attractive for the people at all times; however, being reserved Day festival. It is here of Escondido and trust will welcome the friendly mer festivals, and her ones as well, with a pretention along lines of the other celebrations more free grapes, more mobile rides, a better system multitude, a great farm products, more if possible, more hospitable. Through the courteous papers Escondido has people of Southern its guests next Grape be disappointed if they accepted by many more the 1911 festival. UNFAIR TREATMENT Men at Recent Manage Receive The Bitter complaint is bers of the National are being treated unaffected They have not paid you for the recent man State does not intend promises, they say. The militiamen were would get $1.50 a day and 50 cents a day for government. An app made by the last Lega purpose, the men were utaries in Colorado; Green River and tributaries in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming; the San Juan basin in northwestern New Mexico; the Little Colorado River basin in Arizona; and finally the discharge near the mouth of the main stream at Yuma, Ariz. These records are not only of local value for guilding economic development, but they have an international significance in connection with the difficulties that have been encountered in the control of the Colorado near its mouth in Mexican territory. The control of the Colorado for the prevention of further outbreaks such as its recent diversion into the Salton Sea must involve thorough knowledge of the tributary flow, even in the high regions of its headwaters, in Colorado, and the ultimate steps taken to prevent disastrous inundation will in all probability involve the control of these upland tributaries. The size of Colorado River is indicated by its discharge at Yuma in the year 1910. The heaviest discharge was in May, 70,300 cubic feet a second; the smallest discharge was in October, 4,300 cubic feet a second. The average discharge for the year was 19,700 cubic feet a second. The total run-off for the year was 14,300,000 acre-feet, which would make a lake a million acres in extent and 14.3 feet in depth. A copy of the Colorado River report for 1910 may be obtained free on application to the Director of the Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. Copies of the corresponding report for 1909 and for 1908 are also available. CHINA FIRING—Apply to Margaret Walker, Pacific telephone 81J. ITALY AND HUNGARY ACREAGE The International Institute of Agriculture, Rome, Italy, reports the area planted to winter wheat in Italy as 11,737,000 acres; winter rye, 301,000 acres; winter barley, 605,000 acres; winter oats, 1,235,000 acres; for Hungary, spring wheat, 226,000 acres; spring barley, 2,442,000 acres; spring oats, 2,782,000 acres. Bitter complaint is bers of the National Law are being treated unaffected. They have not paid you for the recent maneuver State does not intend to promises, they say. The militiamen were would get $1.50 a day and 50 cents a day from government. An app made by the last Legion purpose, the men went their 50 cents a day by the field at Coyote, the maneuvers. Not only without their State pro now told that they will tle more than half whaMany of them are money and it is said lost their jobs on account from employment. They to have their promise half is doubly disagree dier boys. It is under will receive 85 cents a little more, instead they will get this as retains' reports are receivOut of the 55 compa five have sent in theirThe amount of short because the ap made on the basis of of attendance, estimate performance of the mi ago the maneuvers per cent of the memberThe same was true of lery practice. This ye tillery was 70 per centFurther, the Coast GRAPE DAY AT ESCONDIDO BIG EVENT SAN DIEGO TOWN TO HAVE JOY-OUS CELEBRATION ADMISSION DAY TONS OF LUSCIOUS MUSCATELS TO BE DISPENSED TO VISITORS, GRATIS The story of Grape Day, which is celebrated each year by the people of Escondido, September 9th, Admission Day, dates from August 1908, when the idea of holding the yearly festival in honor of the matchless Escondido Muscatel, or table grape, was conceived by a citizen of the favored inland city. When publicity was given to the project it immediately became popular, and Escondido, quick to see the advantages arising from such a celebration, decided to claim the date by holding a festival on September 9th of the following month. The first celebration was successful even beyond the expectation of its most enthusiastic supporters. Whatever misgivings had prevailed as to the wisdom of launching such an enterprise were swept away, and the decision was reached to make Grape Day, on September 9th, an annual affair. Four festivals have been held, each being bigger and better than the one preceding it. At the 1911 celebration Escondido was host to between five and six thousand people. As one feature of the entertainment, ten tons of luscious Muscatel grapes, ice cooled, were dispensed, gratis. A splendid display of the products of the country was also made and during the day dered by the War Department to get into the game for two seasons when it had not been counted upon at all in the estimates of expense. This has so largely increased the number of men who must share the wage fund that the amount available per man is almost cut in half. MANAGER WOODFORD RESIGNS California Fruit Growers Exchange Adopts Resolutions Praising His Past Service The following resolution was passed unanimously by the Board of Directors of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, at the regular meeting held August 28, 1912: The California Fruit Growers Exchange as a co-operative agency, through which six thousand citrus fruit growers market their fruit, has reached the first place among the producers' organizations of the world. It provides the facilities through which a business of $20,000,000.00 is handled annually without profit except to the grower. It looks after the large business problems affecting the distribution and sale of the fruit and more than any factor gives stability to the $200,000,000 invested in the groves and packing houses. No single factor has contributed more effectively to the standing of the exchange than the matserly grasp of the problems of distribution and marketing, the unswerving integrity and the devotion with which it has been served by the retiring manager, B. A. Woodford. For eight years Mr. Woodford has given his whole thought and energy to the marketing problems of the citrus fruit grower. Under his management the business of the exchange has grown from 41 to 61 percent of the total shipments from California. Every department of the marketing agency has been strengthened and new policies adopted, until the exchange, as a business organization, stands foremost among the institutions of California in giving the State prestige throughout the country. ILLITERACY IN COLONIAL TIMES MANY OF OUR EARLY SETTLERS COULD NOT READ NOR WRITE MASSACHUSETTS WAS AHEAD AND VIRGINIA BROUGHT UP THE REAR Illiteracy in this country in Colonial days is a subject discussed in an historical bulletin soon to be issued for free distribution by the United States Bureau of Education. The data was gathered by an examination of signatures to the extant legal and other documents of Colonial days, for the purpose of ascertaining the number of signers who had made their marks. While the data are not altogether conclusive they seem to indicate that Massachusetts occupied the most advanced educational position in the seventeenth century, while Virginia brings up the rear. The Dutch of New York and the Germans of Pennsylvania occupy middle positions. These are all the colonies for which data have been compiled in the Bureau of Education Bulletin. The monograph says, in part: "At Albany of 360 men's names examined, covering years from 1654 to 1675, 21 per cent made their marks. Of 231 men's signatures at Flatbush, covering a longer period, 19 per cent showing was not so good." Of the 154 signatures of Dutch women in New York which were available, an illiteracy of 60 per cent was indicated. Of 3,066 women signing deeds and depositions in Virginia, 75 per cent made their marks." away, and the decision was reached to make Grape Day, on September 9th, an annual affair. Four festivals have been held, each being bigger and better than the one preceding it. At the 1911 celebration Escondido was host to between five and six thousand people. As one feature of the entertainment, ten tons of luscious Muscatel grapes, ice cooled, were dispensed, gratis. A splendid display of the products of the country was also made and during the day hundreds of people were taken for free automobile rides over the valley. Otherwise the time was taken up with musical and literary exercises, band concerts, baseball and other sports, and with the pleasures incident to a re-union of the loyal people of the country, filled with the boosting spirit. Since last Grape Day, the Grape Day Association and the Chamber of Commerce have bought the pretty park property of the grammar school district, recently abandoned, and under the auspices of the two organizations, the grounds are being beautified and made attractive for the use of all the people at all times, September 9th, however, being reserved for the Grape Day festival. It is here that the people of Escondido and tributary country will welcome the friends made at former festivals, and hundreds of new ones as well, with a program of entertainment along lines similar to those of the other celebrations, but with more free grapes, more free automobile rides, a better system of feeding the multitude, a greater display of farm products, more amusements and, if possible, more hospitality. Through the courtesy of the newspapers Escondido has invited all the people of Southern California to be its guests next Grape Day and will be disappointed if the invitation is not accepted by many more people than at the 1911 festival. UNFAIR TREATMENT FOR GUARD Men at Recent Maneuvers Unable to Receive Their Pay Bitter complaint is made by members of the National Guard that they are being treated unafirily by the State. They have not paid yet their per diem for the recent maneuvers and the State does not intend to make good its promises, they say. The militiamen were told that they would get $1.50 a day from the State, and 50 cents a day from the Federal government. An appropriation was made by the last Legislature for that purpose, the men were promptly paid away, and the decision was reached to make Grape Day, on September 9th, an annual affair. Four festivals have been held, each being bigger and better than the one preceding it. At the 1911 celebration Escondido was host to between five and six thousand people. As one feature of the entertainment, ten tons of luscious Muscatel grapes, ice cooled, were dispensed, gratis. A splendid display of the products of the country was also made and during the day hundreds of people were taken for free automobile rides over the valley. Otherwise the time was taken up with musical and literary exercises, band concerts, baseball and other sports, and with the pleasures incident to a re-union of the loyal people of the country, filled with the boosting spirit. Since last Grape Day, the Grape Day Association and the Chamber of Commerce have bought the pretty park property of the grammar school district, recently abandoned, and under the auspices of the two organizations, the grounds are being beautified and made attractive for the use of all the people at all times, September 9th, however, being reserved for the Grape Day festival. It is here that the people of Escondido and tributary country will welcome the friends made at former festivals, and hundreds of new ones as well, with a program of entertainment along lines similar to those of the other celebrations, but with more free grapes, more free automobile rides, a better system of feeding the multitude, a greater display of farm products, more amusements and, if possible, more hospitality. Through the courtesy of the newspapers Escondido has invited all the people of Southern California to be its guests next Grape Day and will be disappointed if the invitation is not accepted by many more people than at the 1911 festival. IOWA SUMMER PICNIC All over Southern California are former residents of the State of Iowa, who want to know of the annual summer outing to be held at Bixby Park, Long Beach, Saturday, September 14, 1912. This will be an all-day picnic and reception to the visiting Iowa soldiers who are here for the Grand Encampment. Bring ample lunches and ask visitors to dine with you. This is important. Free coffee and lemonade to all who wear the Iowa badges. In buying tickets on the electric lines get round trip to Alamitos Bay (Long Beach) and if you are not on a special for Bixby Park get a transfer before you get into Long Beach to take you to the park. Get off at Bixby Park, not at Alamitos Bay. In the evening there will be a great campfire on the sands near the pier with music by the band and fireworks. Stay for evening if you can. Further information may be obtained of the secretary, C. H. Parsons, third floor, Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles. William had just returned from college, resplendent in loud-checked trousers, silk hoslery, a fancy waistcoat, a monograph says, in part: "At Albany of 360 men's names examined, covering years from 1654 to 1675, 21 per cent made their marks. Of 231 men's signatures at Flatbush, covering a longer period, 19 per cent showing was not so good." Of the 154 signatures of Dutch women in New York which were available, an illiteracy of 60 per cent was indicated. Of 3,066 women signing deeds and depositions in Virginia, 75 per cent made their marks. "By way of comparison with these results a study was made of the signatures to deeds, etc., executed in Suffolk county (Boston), Mass., for two periods in the seventeenth century a generation apart," says the bulletin. "Two volumes of the published deeds were used, the first covering the period in 1653-1656, the other, 1686-1697." In both the former and the latter period, the percentage of men who made their marks remained constant at 11 per cent while the proportion of illiteracy among the women decreased made their marks. Of the German male immigrants above 16 years of age who came to Pennsylvania in the first half of the eighteenth century, 11,823 names have been counted with the result of 26 per cent who made their marks. "The significant result appeared from our study of illiteracy, namely that the male Dutch inhabitants of Flatbush made continuous improvement in this respect, the percentage of illiteracy decreasing gradually from 40 per cent in 1675 to about 6 per cent in 1738." A most painstaking count of the seventeenth century Virginians indicates that of 2,165 male adults who signed jury lists, 46 per cent made their marks; and of 12,445 male adults who signed deeds and depositions, 40 per cent made their marks. "In case of the Dutch women fewer names were collected and from 58 per cent to 38 per cent. These data are exceedingly interesting and in a measure do indicate the educational conditions of the colonies," said James C. Boykin, editor of The United States Bureau of Education, recently. "Thus, the figures from Virginia and Massachusetts possess undoubted significance. As a rule, persons who sign deeds are of the more prosperous class; therefore if 40 per cent of these documents are signed with a cross, as we find in Colonial Virginia, we may be sure that the proportion of illiteracy in the entire population was far greater." "It must be borne in mind that these Bitter complaint is made by members of the National Guard that they are being treated unaffirly by the State. They have not paid yet their per diem for the recent maneuvers and the State does not intend to make good its promises, they say. The militiamen were told that they would get $1.50 a day from the State, and 50 cents a day from the Federal government. An appropriation was made by the last Legislature for that purpose, the men were promptly paid their 50 cents a day by Uncle Sam on the field at Coyote, the last day of the maneuvers. Not only are they still without their State pay, but they are now told that they will get only a little more than half what they expected. Many of them are in need of the money and it is said that not a few lost their jobs on account of absence from employment. To wait now, and to have their promised reward cut in half is doubly disagreeable to the soldier boys. It is understood that they will receive 85 cents a day, possibly a little more, instead of the $1.50, and they will get this as soon as the captains' reports are received. Out of the 55 companies only four or five have sent in their rolls. The amount of payment will be short because the appropriation was made on the basis of a low percentage of attendance, estimated on the past performance of the militia. Two years ago the maneuvers brought only 52 per cent of the members into the field. The same was true of the Coast Artillery practice. This year, the Coast Artillery was 70 per cent in attendance. Further, the Coast Artillery was or- William had just returned from college, resplendent in loud-checked trousers, silk hosiery, a fancy waistcoat, a necktie that spoke for itself. He entered the library, where his father was reading. The old gentleman looked up and surveyed his son. The longer he looked the more disgusted he became. "Son," he finally blurted out, "you look like a silly fool!" Later the old major who lived next door came in, and greeted the boy heartily. "William," he said, with undisguised admiration, "you look exactly like your father did twenty-five years ago, when he came back from school." "Yes," said William, with a smile. "So father was just telling me." "It's useless to urge me to marry you. When I say no I mean no." "Always?" "Invariably." "And can nothing ever break your determination when once you make up your mind?" "Absolutely nothing." "Well, I would not care to marry a girl like that, anyhow." Salesman—Shirt, sir? Will you have a nelige or a stiff bosom? Customer—Neglige, I guess. The doctor said I must avoid starchy things. "It must be borne in mind that these data by no means offer a final or adequate measure of educational conditions either as between the colonies or as between the past and present. Nevertheless the figures gathered are suggestive and will probably stimulate further investigation along the same line." The bulletin of the Bureau of Education, which deals with Colonial illiteracy, is an historical monograph entitled "The Dutch Schools of New Netherland and Colonial New York." The writer, Dr. William Heard Kilpatrick, assistant professor of the History of Education in Teachers College, Columbia University, makes the illiteracy comparison incidentally to his main theme, for the sake of showing the educational status of the American Dutch for the period covered in his monograph. The bulletin will be sent free upon request to the United States Commissioner of Education, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. "Don't you always feel sorry for the under man?" "Sure, if they can't get the car from off him." The New Perfection Oil Cook-stove Suits Everybody It suits the most exacting French chef. It suits the housewife. 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