anaheim-gazette 1912-09-26

VALUE OF BIRDS TO CALIFORNIA FARMERS AS DESTROYERS OF RODENTS THEY ARE OF ASSISTANCE TO THE HORTICULTURIST BARN OWL OF ESPECIAL VALUE IN WARFARE ON RATS, GOPHERS AND MICE In his warfare against rodent pests, in orchard, garden and field, the birds of prey are of special value to the farmer, in the fact that they labor both day and night. While the hawks hunt by day, the work of the owls is carried on chiefly at night, so the work on the one supplements that of the other. The one outlawed member of the owl family is the great horned owl. The economic standing of this bird seems to depend largely on locality. In regions where rodents are plentiful it feeds chiefly on them, but when this kind of food is not available it then attacks birds as well as making frequent inroads on domestic fowl. It has been suggested that, "if farmers would shut up their chickens at night, instead of allowing them to roost in trees and other exposed places, the principal damage done by this bird would be prevented." While the great horned owl is of doubtful utility, the barn owl, or monkey-faced owl as it is commonly called, stands out pre-eminently as a friend of the farmer. While pigeons are sometimes driven from coops by these birds, they are seldom destroyed. The barn owl is especially useful during the nesting season, 16 mice, check being removed, the small animals increased accordingly, and the destruction of crops which followed, clearly demonstrated the important work which had been done by hawks and owls. In this connection Dr. A. K. Fisher has said: "The sooner farmers, ranchers, horticulturists and nurserymen learn that the great majority of birds of prey are their friends, and deserve protection, the sooner will depredations by noxious rodents and insects diminish." CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME COM. PLANS WIDE QUARANTINE Department of Agriculture Will Keep Out Fruit Fly and Other Pests Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has been conducting an investigation of the Mediterranean fruit fly, preliminary to proposed sweeping quarantine proclamations against this agricultural nuisance, under a new law. He has also had under consideration, hearings having already been given on the white pine blister rust. The Department of Agriculture experts say there is imminent danger of the introduction into this country of the pine rust, a fungous disease ravaging pine trees in practically all of Europe, which would cause enormous damage to American coniferous forests. The potato wart rampant in nearby islands and in Europe also is threatening this country, and the Mediterranean fly, already enjoying life in Hawaii, Australia and elsewhere, has alarmed Pacific coast fruit growers. After the little courtesy of hearings the Secretary of Agriculture proposes to declare a quarantine against Hawaii in the case of the Mediterranean fly; against Great Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy as to the importation of four species of pines liable to introduce the rust, and against Newfoundland, St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands, Germany. allowing them to roost in trees and other exposed places, the principal damage done by this bird would be prevented." While the great horned owl is of doubtful utility, the barn owl, or monkey-faced owl as it is commonly called, stands out pre-eminently as a friend of the farmer. While pigeons are sometimes driven from coops by these birds, they are seldom destroyed. The barn owl is especially useful during the nesting season, 16 mice, three gophers, a ground squirrel and a good sized rat being fed to one nestful of birds in about half an hour. In fact young barn owls will sometimes eat their own weight in food during the night. As the young birds usually number from five to ten, and remain in the nest for about seven weeks, the harmful rodents destroyed during that period alone would be enormous. In California the barn owl feeds largely on gophers and mice. It is said to be "the best gopher catcher a man can have on his place," and one farmer has gone so far as to say that he would gladly pay ten dollars for every one of them he could get to nest on his place. Boxes placed in barns or sheds will sometimes attract these birds, by furnishing them with nesting sites. Two other common owls, the burrowing and screech owls, feed extensively on insects. The food of the screech owl consists largely of insects, as many as 50 grasshoppers having been found in the stomach of one of these birds, while crickets, beetles and cutworms are also eaten. These birds are also diligent mousers. According to Dr. A. K. Fisher, "At nightfall they begin their rounds, inspecting the vicinity of farm houses, barns and corncribs, making trips through the orchards and nurseries, gliding silently across the meadows, or encircling the stacks of grain in search of mice and insects. Thousands upon thousands of mice of different kinds thus fall victims to their industry. Their economic relations, therefore, are of the greatest importance, particularly on account of the abundance of the species in many farming districts." The little burrowing owl, unlike most owls, works mostly during the day. It is the greatest destroyer of insects among the owls, feeding almost entirely on them at certain seasons, while at other times small mammals are eaten. Aside from the harm done to crops by certain small animals, their habit of girdling trees has also ruined many a valuable orchard. In an orchard in Maryland 2,000 apple trees were thus allowed to roost in trees and other exposed places, the principal damage done by this bird would be prevented." After the little courtesy of hearings the Secretary of Agriculture proposes to declare a quarantine against Hawaii in the case of the Mediterranean fly; against Great Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy as to the importation of four species of pines liable to introduce the rust, and against Newfoundland, St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Great Britain, including England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, as to importations of potatoes that might bring the potato wart disease. FRUIT GROWERS MAKE MONEY Westsiders Reap Profits by Shipments to Los Angeles Stanton, Sept. 25.—During the past several months a great quantity of fruit and vegetables has been shipped over the Pacific Electric railway from Stanton to Los Angeles, and probably the largest shippers have been Trapp Brothers, who have a fruit and vegetable ranch two miles and a half north of Stanton and just outside the corporate limits of the city. The Trapp farm has aptly demonstrated the possibilities of the soil of this locality under careful and intelligent cultivation. The Trapp Brothers have about 70 acres planted to fruit trees and during the past two years they have realized about $14,000 from the fruit and vegetable products of 40 acres. Apricots, peaches, plums, apples and quinces comprise the variety that makes up the sum total of the Trapp orchards, and when we consider that the trees are only four years old the returns are certainly very satisfactory. During the past several weeks the Trapp Brothers have been very busy shipping their crop of fine quinces, for which they receive approximately one dollar per box in Los Angeles. George A. Trapp stated that it was a sheer waste of raw material to allow land in the vicinity of Stanton to remain idle. He says that it will all respond magically to intense cultivation and most of it is splendid orchard land. The Trapp Brothers make a specialty of the McClure cling peach, said to be especially large in size, of excellent flavor and very much in demand for canning. The trees also bear young and prolifically. Mr. Trapp has a large stock of young budded trees of this variety of peach which he will put on the market this winter and which The little burrowing owl, unlike most owls, works mostly during the day. It is the greatest destroyer of insects among the owls, feeding almost entirely on them at certain seasons, while at other times small mammals are eaten. Aside from the harm done to crops by certain small animals, their habit of girdling trees has also ruined many valuable orchard. In an orchard in Maryland 2,000 apple trees were thus ruined by rabbits within two months. In referring to this Prof. Beal says, "It is very significant that the nursery was near farm buildings where the wild enemies of the rabbits did not dare to come, while a newly set orchard at a distant part of the farm and close by woods and thickets was hardly touched." A better knowledge of the exact relation of bird life to the farmer would often help to save thousands of dollars. Not long since a plague of meadow mice in Humboldt county, Nevada, caused the loss of 15,000 acres of alfalfa, as well as hundreds of dollars, before the farmers of that region finally got control of the pests. As another case in point the writer would refer to the famous "scalp act" passed by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1885, which provided for a bounty on certain birds and animals believed to be injurious. In less than two years the state expended nearly $100,000, a large part of which went to kill hawks and owls. In other words the state had actually paid for the destruction of birds of inestimable value to the farmer. The money thus expended represented but a small part of the actual loss to the state, for their natural SERPENTS IN PARADISE Myriads of Snakes in Eden Rediscovered by German Scientist in Southern Babylonia Berlin, Sept. 16.—Dr. Ludwig Furst, formerly a professor of Berlin University, has returned from Southern Bablyonia, where he spent five years endeavoring to secure traces of a prehistoric empire which he claims flourished there for many centuries before the foundation of the Babylon mentioned in the Scriptures. Prof. Furst says he was more successful than he had hoped to be, discovering not merely ample evidence of the lost empire, but what he declares to be proof positive of the historical accuracy of the earthly paradise. He is preparing a lengthy description of this new found "Garden of Eden," glimpses of whose beauty he has given in an interview. Curiously enough, the lovely wild flowers and gorgeous foliage, through which a beautiful stream trickled over a bed of golden sand, are the haunts of myriads of hissing serpents of a spiteful and dangerous sort. ANAHEIM GAZETTE DIRECTORS Samuel Kraemer...President Max Nebelung...Vice Pres't Geo. W. Terry...Secretary F. A. Backs, Jr...Ass't Sec'y Dr. J. L. Beebe Chas Otto Rust Wm. J. W. Orr...Superintendent First National Bank...Treasurer Buy Stock Now in American Orr Concrete (INCORPORATED) OF ANAHEIM, CALIFO Which has been placed on the market for general public in one of the greatest needs of the Electrical World for many a day. at 105 East Center Street, of Evans & Cul SAMUEL KRAEMER CEO W. TERRY Secreta TAX RATE LOWER THAN LAST YEAR ONE-FIVE INSIDE, ONE FORTY-FIVE OUTSIDE INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES SCHOOL TAXES HIGHER IN DISTRICTS WHICH ARE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS The supervisors this week fixed the new county tax rate as well as the tax rates for the various school drainage and lighting districts, the Newbert Protection district and for three cities, Fullerton, Huntington Beach and Stanton, which have their assessment, computation of taxes and tax collection attended to through the county offices. The new county tax rate is $1.05 inside and $1.45 outside incorporated municipalities. This rate is 5 cents lower than last year. The school rates were fixed according to the requests of the various school boards, who desired to raise money for special purposes. The Santa Ana school rate was advanced from 98 cents to $1.45. Talbert Drainage district had the greatest reduction. Its rate dropped from $2.20 to $1. Newport Drainage district rate was lowered 50 cents, while Delhi was raised 10 cents. The Newbert Protection district remains the same, $1.40. The Tustin Lighting district rate dropped from 50 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to 30 cents, and the Special school district tax rates are: Alamitos, 10 cents; Anaheim, $1.60; Bay City, 10 cents; Bolsa, .29; Buena Park, 23; Centralia, .10; Commonwealth, .25; Cypress, .10; Delhi, .30; Diamond, .25; El Modena, .78; El Toro, .20; Fairview, .25; Fountain Valley, .57; Fullerton, .85; Garden Grove, .35; Harper, .60; Huntington Beach, .81; Laguna, .10; La Habra, .75; Laurel, .10; Loaro, $1.25; Lowell, .10; Newport, .10; Villa Park, .52; Newhope, .10; Newport, .10; Newport Beach, .40; Ocean View, $1.47; Olinda, .68; Olive, .52; Orange, .75; Orangethorpe, .63; Peralta, .32; Placentia, $1.30; Randolph, .70; San Joaquin, .10; San Juan, .24; Santa Ana, $1.45; Savanna, .10; Serra, .10; Springdale, .63; Trabuco, .10; Tustin, .20; Westminster, .10; Yorba, .18; Yorba Linda, .80. County Tax Collector Lamb filed with the supervisors a statement of the amount due him for collecting taxes for the three cities whose assessment and tax collection is attended to by the county instead of by city officers. Lamb's claims are: Against Fullerton city, $275; Huntington Beach, $125; Stanton, $50. The annual report of the auditor showing the number of sheep and lambs in the county was filed with the board. The report shows: L. F. Moulton having 4200 sheep and 2000 lambs; Juan Gless, 30 sheep; B. Arreoues, 550 sheep; Eyraud Bros., 3700 sheep; A. Toussau, 1300 sheep and 300 lambs. MANY FLEE FROM ENGLAND Thousands of Emigrants Depart For Australia to Seek New Homes London, Sept. 17.—The depopulation of rural England has become an acute topic in the columns of the London press this week because of the announcement that Australia plans to transport 30,000 emigrants to settle on HIDDEN DANGERS Nature Gives Timely Warnings That No Anaheim Citizen Can Afford to Ignore DANGER SIGNAL NO. 1 comes from the kidney secretions. They will warn you when the kidneys are sick. Well kidneys excrete a clear, amber fluid. Sick kidneys send out a thin, pale and foamy, or a thick, red, ill-smelling urine, full of sediment and irregular passage. DANGER SIGNAL NO. 2 comes from the back. Back pains, dull and heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you of sick kidneys and warn you of the approach of dropsy, gravel and Bright's disease. Doan's Kidney Pills help sick kidneys. Here's Anaheim proof. Mrs. Robert Wilson, 114 W. 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MANY FLEE FROM ENGLAND Thousands of Emigrants Depart For Australia to Seek New Homes London, Sept. 17.—The depopulation of rural England has become an acute topic in the columns of the London press this week because of the announcement that Australia plans to transport 30,000 emigrants to settle on commonwealth lands in the next four months. One ship sailed from Aberdeen on August 20 with 700 of these emigrants on board and another took on 1200 passengers at Tilbury on August 22. The White Star line is providing additional ships and the Peninsular and Oriental and other steamship companies are doing likewise. Even new ships are being built to accommodate the rush. The authorities of the Australian commonwealth are paying the fares of the emigrants and the steamship companies are reducing the fares. There is a note of real alarm in the papers which foresee disaster to the agricultural interests of England, if the drain to Australia and Canada keeps on a year or two longer. There are bitter reproaches that men are not encouraged to settle on British soil, of which there is an incalculable acreage running to waste at the present moment. "I understand your boy has the makings of a champion pugillist." "I really believe he has. He positively won't fight with anybody he isn't sure he can whip." NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. Notice is hereby given, that the annual meeting of stockholders of the Los Angeles Midway Oil Company will be held at the office of the company in the second story of the Nagel building on East Center street, in the City of Anaheim, Orange county, California, on the 2d day of October, 1912, at 10 o'clock A.M., for the election of five directors for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business as may come before them. By order of the Board of Directors. L. E. WRIGHT, Sec. Sale of Street Sweepings. Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned, Clerk of the City of Anaheim, at his office at the City Hall, East Center Street, Anaheim, up to Thursday, September 26, 1912, at 8 o'clock P.M., for the street sweepings to be hauled away within every two days after the sweeper has gathered it together in several locations. The successful bidder will be required to enter into a contract or agreement to faithfully remove the sweepings within the time specified. By order of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. EDWARD B. MERRITT. Clerk of the City of Anaheim. Now in the Concrete Pole Co. CALIFORNIA market for the first time to the latest necessities and enterprises a day. Information can be had ins & Culp and Geo. W. Wright. RAEMER, President secretary Notice of Public Work. Notice is hereby given that on the 12th day of September, A. D. 1912, the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, duly passed and adopted Resolution of Intention No. 99, to order the following street work to be done, to-wit: That Third South street in the said City of Anaheim, as the same is shown and delineated on a map of "Adelheid Subdivision," which said map is recorded in Book 6 of Miscellaneous Maps, at page 39 thereof, Records of the County of Orange, State of California, between the westerly line of Helena street and the easterly line of Palm street be closed; reserving unto the said City of Anaheim a right-of-way over, along and across said Third South street for the purpose of building, constructing, operating and maintaining one or more pole line for the conduct of electric wires or electric energy thereon, and one or more pipe lines for the conduct of water, gas or sewage therein. The lands necessary and convenient to be taken for said purpose are described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the southwest corner of lot one (1), Adelheid Subdivision, as shown on a map recorded in book 6, page 39 of Miscellaneous Maps, records of Orange County, California; thence north 74 degrees 31½ minutes east along the southerly line of lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11, 332.58 feet to the westerly line of Helena street; thence south 15 degrees 22½ minutes east along said westerly line 50 feet to the northeast corner of lot 12; thence south 74 degrees 31½ minutes west along the northerly lines of lots 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2, 332.58 feet to the easterly line of Palm street; thence north 15 degrees 21½ minutes west along said easterly line 50 feet to the place of beginning. And said Board of Trustees did in and by said Resolution of Intention No. 99, determine and declare that said proposed work and improvement is of more than local or ordinary benefit, and will effect and benefit the lands and district herein-after described, and which said district is hereby declared to be the district effected and benefited by the said work and improvement, and that therefore the entire damages, costs and expense of said work and improvement shall be, and are hereby made chargeable against, and shall be assessed upon said lands and district, which said district is within the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, and the exterior boundaries of the lands effected and benefited by said work and improvement are particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of lot one (1), Adelheid Subdivision, as shown on a map recorded in book 6, page 39 of Miscellaneous Maps, records of Orange County, California; thence north 74 degrees 32½ minutes east along the southerly line of Chestnut street $332.52 feet to the westerly line of Helena street; thence south 15 degrees 22½ minutes east along said westerly line $30.68 feet to the northerly line of Broadway street; thence south 74 degrees 30 minutes west along said northerly line $332.64 feet to the easterly line of Palm street; thence north 15 degrees 21½ minutes west along easterly line $330.86 feet to the place =few Lucky Days left Santa Fe Back East Excursion tickets will be on Sale— August 14-15-16-22-23-24-29-30-31 September 4-5-6-7-8-11-12. for instance ROUND TRIP Boston.....$110.50 Chicago.....72.50 Council Bluffs.....60.00 Denver.....55.00 Houston.....$60.00 Kansas City.....60.00 Memphis.....70.00 New Orleans.....70.00 New York.....$108.50 Omaha.....60.00 St. Louis.....70.00 St. Paul.....73.50 To many other points not named above Stop over at Grand Canyon— Yosemite Valley— Indian Pueblos— J. 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