anaheim-gazette 1912-10-17

GOOD TIME FOR COLUMBIAN KNIGHTS MEMBERS OF LOCAL LODGE HOLD OBSERVANCE OF COLUMBUS DAY ELOQUENT ADDRESS BY FATHER DUBBEL ON TRIUMPH OF DISCOVERER An entertainment in observance of Columbus Day was given by the local lodge, Knights of Columbus, at the lodge hall Thursday evening. One hundred and fifty invitations were sent out to friends and members of the lodge and a crowd numbering upwards of 100 was in attendance. The affair was in the nature of an entertainment given by the members of the lodge to their ladies and friends. The clubrooms and hall were decorated in the lodge colors, red, white and blue, and presented an attractive scene to the assembled guests. Decorations were carried out with a large quantity of flowers and upwards of six hundred lodge pennants, which lined the walls and stretched from side to side of the hall. The program began with a short duration of cards. Then refreshments were served and were much enjoyed. The program of the evening then followed. C. F. Grim was not present and the address of welcome which he was scheduled to give, was delivered in fine style by C. O. Servatius. The Knights of Columbus quartette was down on the program for several numbers but the tenor, F. Donahue, was nursing a The night is spent in discussing the plans of the navigator. Father Perez is convinced and the past morning sets out to plead with Isabella, the Queen. So successful was the good priest that he returns and informs Columbus that King Ferdipand and Queen Isabella will graciously receive him at the court. Picture to yourselves the thrill of emotion that must have vibrated every muscle of that noble frame when these titlings of joy were imparted to Christopher. The same Isabella the Catholic befriends him, when the Royal Chancellor of the Exchequer declares that the war with the Moors has completely exhausted the treasury. Then let the jewels be pawned, so that Spain may not loose the glory of discovery, the new route to India. August the 3rd, 1492, marks a commotion in the Harbor of Palos. The Santa Maria, the Nina and the Plinta, are ready for sail. Never had a truer captain stood on the bridge, when this commodore of the ocean gave the sign to arise the anchor and sail. The morning had seen him on his knees, from the hands of good Father Perez he has received the communion, a true Christopher, a Christ bearer, destined to be instrumental in bringing the knowledge of the cross to the people of a new continent. He has at the shrine of Mary asked God's blessing on the undertaking. Joy animates him, but how different is the general feeling among the crew, how heart-rending the farewells, how moist the eyes watching the disappearing land. The Canary Islands are passed. Westward is the command. The voyage has its thrills, the storms, the variation of the magnetic needle, the discontent among the men are the crucible for the commander. October 12, 1492, the cry "Land!" Could we but imagine what this meant for Columbus. With the standard of Spain in his hands, solemnly he takes possession of the island, and christens it with the tear of joy, "San Salvador." In the joy of discovery he forget not his God. His life was true to the principle, "All for the greater glory of God." The return to Spain, the honors given him, the adulations of the people, the favors of the King, did not change him. He had learned well the lesson of the wise man, "Vanitas vanitatum et omnia est vanitas." "Vanity of vanities and all is vanity, and affliction of spirit." The facts of the subsequent voyages are known to you, especially... The program began with a short duration of cards. Then refreshments were served and were much enjoyed. The program of the evening followed. C. F. Grim was not present and the address of welcome which he was scheduled to give, was delivered in fine style by C. O. Servatius. The Knights of Columbus quartette was down on the program for several numbers but the tenor, F. Donahue, was nursing a bad cold and on that account the quartette was unable to carry out its part of the program. The quartette is composed of F. Donahue, F. Maurer, O. Bender, C. O. Servatius, and with this array of talent, should be able to give a creditable performance when the members are not bothered with colds. A reading entitled "The Face on the Bar-room Floor," was given and was much enjoyed. A violin duo, "Happy Thoughts," rendered by C. O. Servatius and E. Chamberlain, elicited much applause. Rev. F. J. Dubbel then delivered an address, "The Triumph of Columbus," in masterful style which showed a great deal of work in preparation. A piano solo by E. Frazier and a reading, "Our Folks," by J. D. Lavin next followed, and a vocal solo, "The Choir Inyinsible," by C. O. Servatius ended the musical program. The entire program was rendered in masterful style and reflects credit upon the entertainment committee who had it in charge. Members of the committee were L. B. Weber, Leo J. Sheridan and C. O. Servatius. Following the rendition of the program, a social time and dance concluded the evening's entertainment and all present voted the occasion one of the most pleasant affairs in the history of the lodge. Rev. Dubbel's address was as follows: With exultant spirits and joyful hearts we are assembled here tonight to place our tribute of love and respect, the ever green laurel of veneration of work well done, upon the brow of one of God's noblemen—the Immortal Christopher Columbus. Colossal figures have appeared in this world. Great were the achievements of an Alexander, noble the constitutions of a Caesar, glorious the victories of a Napoleon, but what name can we place alongside of a Columbus? Who has helped more than he to shape the destinies of nations? Who has served more the spirit of liberty to flourish among men? Who has opened more fully the regions of aggrandizements? History's scroll contains illustrations names. Men who have dazzled the world by their brilliancy; meteors who lusted upon the horizon. They have appeared upon the stage of fame—they have acted their part—but like the meteor which flashed through the hall. The return to Spain, the honors given him, the adulations of the people, the favors of the King, did not change him. He had learned well the lesson of the wise man, "Vanitas vanitatum et omnia est vanitas." "Vanity of vanities and all is vanity, and affliction of spirit." The facts of the subsequent voyages are known to you, especially the infamy heaped upon him when haden down with felon's chains, he appears before the King whom he had served so well. O, the mutability of earthly fortunes. O, the fickleness of popularity, today in wealth, tomorrow a beggar; today the dictator in power, tomorrow the crushed worm. Great Commodore of the ocean, whom kings loved to know, died at Valladolid, Spain, poor. In glory, in vicissitudes, there stands strong in the life of Columbus a virtue. And as we admired the great work achieved, let us draw from his life some practical conclusions, for "Lives of great men, all remind us We can make our lives sublime; And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time." There is a virtue little respected today. In fact, its opposite is the dominant trait, found in the life run of many. The vice is well known, it swells in the heart of the rich, it grumbles in the heart of the lowly. Pride, the sin of the angels, pride, the sin of our first parents, pride, of wealth, pride of the intellect. Pride, which begets a feeling of self-sufficiency, pride, which causes the finite to deny the infinite. The life of Columbus shows the opposite virtue, true Christian humility. Faithfully had he followed his Master. There were years of suffering, years of preparation, years when men looked upon him with distrust. In all these trials never did he murmur, but looked to God for the blessing of success. And when the day of triumph arrived, did it change him? No! He had learned the lesson, "Not to us, not to us, O Lord, but to Thy Name the Glory." There is where his soul drew the strength to bear up with the reverses that later fell on him. Another great virtue of Columbus was his zeal for God's honor. A loyal son of the church. His interests were his interests. To bring the light of faith to distant India, to aid to recover the land of Palestine, were as he himself declares; motives urging him on to the work of discovery. Let the example, then, of this noble Knight, be for us an inspiration, uplifting our minds, to correctly understand wherein true greatness exists. Reaching out in the fields where God has placed us, with the end to leave this world a little better than we found it. GETS $3000 DAMAGES Settlement by stipulation was entered on Thursday in the case of Audrey Waidler, a minor, against the Southern California Edison Company. Twelve maintained Cathedral Great were the achievements of an Alexander, noble the constitutions of a Caesar, glorious the victories of a Napoleon, but what name can we place alongside of a Columbus. Who has helped more than he to shape the destinies of nations? Who has served more the spirit of liberty to flourish among men? Who has opened more fully the regions of aggrandizements? History's scroll contains illustrious names. Men who have dazzled the world by their brilliancy; meteors who lustred the horizon. They have appeared upon the stage of fame—they have acted their part—but like the meteor which flashed through the heavens, they have fallen, only to be buried in darkness and oblivion. Not so with Columbus. His career is like the refulgent sun, a glory ever new, re-animating the dormant, re-vigorating the tepid, a stimulus to the progressive. Among the great, he is greater, among the heroes more heroic, among the brave the staunchest. An intellect, gigantic, a will, indomitable, a physique which marked him at once a natural-born leader among men. And grant God, that in the constellation of the stars of His saints, his name may soon be added as one of the first magnitude. You are all familiar with the story of his life, his birth in Genoa, his early training, his espousal of a sea-faring career. The thought of the Indies, the world a sphere, and beyond the Atlantic the direct and short route to the shores of India. His plans, his calculations, were looked upon as vain phantoms—the vagaries of a distracted mind. History shows him rich in hope, but poor in pocket. He appears before one court and then another, he pleads before the savants of the universities, but disappointment are everywhere in store for him. January, 1492, sees him and his son Diego, journeying on foot from Granada, where the court, had been in session, towards Cordova, intending to go to France for aid. They passed the monastery of La Rabida. Columbus sought hospitality. Fra Perez, the superior, recognized no ordinary man has appeared at the gate. GETS $3,000 DAMAGES Settlement by stipulation was entered on Thursday in the case of Audrey Waidler, a minor against the Southern California Edison Company, by the payment to the plaintiff of $2,000 without costs. The girl sued through her father and guardian, Geo H. Waidler, asking $20,000 damages. On the morning of October 19, 1911, a wire belonging to the defendant fell across a county road near Brookshurst. The girl came by on her way to school, and seeing the wire lying across the road attempted to pick it up and throw it out of the way of horses. As a result she was severely burned, and it was alleged in the complaint that permanent injuries resulted to her hand. The plaintiff was represented by Melrose & Ames and Williams & Rutan, and the defendant by Morton Holzer & Morton and H. H. Trowbridge of Los Angeles. SUES ON ASSIGNED CLAIM Suit has been filed by the International Agricultural Company against W. W. Seymour to collect the sum of $1,218.02, being the balance of a claim of $1,315.71 assigned over to plaintiff by the Buffalo Fertilizer Company for three carloads of fertilizer furnished defendant, on which the sum of $97.67 has been paid. Keech & Davis are attorneys for plaintiff. MOTHER COLONY MARVEL OF THE SOUTHLAND KEYSTONE AND FOUNDATION OF PROSPERITY NOW SWEEPING OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL REVIEW OF FOUNDING OF SETTLEMENT MORE THAN HALF CENTURY AGO Anaheim, the Mother Colony, is next after the Mormon settlement of San Bernardino, the oldest successful colony experiment in California. The scheme of purchasing with their combined capital a large tract of land, dividing it into small farms and planting it with vines for wine-making, was originated by a number of Germans residing in San Francisco. Early in 1857 they began an examination of different localities for their proposed colony site, and in September of the same year the Los Angeles Vineyard Company was formed, composed of fifty share-holders, principally Germans. Each share was rated at $750. A tract of land on the Santa Ana River, about twenty-five miles southeast from the City of Los Angeles, and consisting of 1,200 acres, which was laid off in lots of twenty acres each, with streets made throughout the grounds, so that each lot would open on a good highway, was purchased from Don Pacifico Ontiverra, with certain privileges from Don Bernardino Yorba, from whose residence this tract was situated about five miles. On January 15, 1858, the stockholders of the Los Angeles Vineyard Company held a meeting at Leutgen's hotel open for business. Statements from but two of these banks are available to show the growth in deposits within the five years just closed. The First National, with deposits computed to June 30 of each year, furnishes the following tables: 1903 ... $281,216.65 1909 ... 410,894.52 1910 ... 468,486.47 1914 ... 500,207.74 1917 ... 620,932.13 Another bank—the German American—opened for business January 8, 1906, with deposits the first day of $1,099.63. Six months later, at the close of the fiscal year on June 30, the deposits had grown to $41,718.48. On the same date in 1907 the figures were $91,340.63; on June 30, 1908, they were $138,425.07; on June 30, 1909, further increase to $173,094.19 was shown; on October 12, 1910, the deposits totalled $280,196.50, and on August 2, 1912, this sum had increased to $326,300.87. Post office receipts for the past five years have been as follows: 1908 ... $7,775.54 1909 ... 8,774.64 1910 ... 9,809.38 1911 ... 11,467.38 1912* ... 13,346.92 * For year ending April 1, 1912. Building permits to the value of $70,500 were issued during 1907; to the value of $94,350 in 1908; $127,350 in 1909; $162,600 in 1910, and $292,150 in 1911, the latter not including the new sugar factory which alone cost $850,000 and would bring the total to above $1,000,000. Anaheim is situated in the center of the orange and walnut growing district of Orange county. To the northeast are the famous Placentia orange orchards; on the southeast are extensive truck farms and berry fields; great walnut groves to the southwest and dairy and beet fields to the west; farther southwest the famous celery fields of the peatlands; to the north the spouting oil wells, fast becoming one of the best producing fields in the VALUE OF A SMILE The thing that goes the farthest is Toward making life worth while That costs the least and does the best is just a pleasant smile. The smile that bubbles from a heart That loves its fellow men Will drive away the clouds of grief and coax the sun again. The full of worth and goodness, to With genial kindness blent—His worth a million dollars And it doesn't cost a cent. GUILTY COUPLE SENTENCE Husband Gets One Year in Pride Wife 14 Years Suspended Sentence Pleading guilty at Santa Ana day morning to forgery, R. S. Ford sentenced to a year in San Quentin and his wife, Susannah Ford, was allowed to go on probation with a year sentence to San Quentin against her. The couple arrived in Santa Ana about six weeks ago, and sent worthless checks were passed by them. One for $25 was accepted at Reim's store another for $25 by Hotgers, and one for $20 by J. T. Son. The name forged was that of young woman's father. Two charges were brought against the couple, and their cases had set down for trial in the superior court when the couple decided to guilty. IMPERIAL COUNTY FAIR Announcement has been received the Imperial County Fair to be held El Centro on November 5 to 9 since The fair list of premium includes about $1,500 in cash prizes Imperial county farm products; $1,000 for dairy exhibits; $2,500 harness and running races; Purse for automobile races, free for It is expected that several Annal people will take in the fair. SCHNEIDER BROTHER The honors given to the people, did not change well the lesson of vanity of vanity and affliction of the subsequent vow, especially on him when chains, he ap-whom he had mutability of the fickleness of health, tomorrowinator in power, worm. Great whom kings Valladolid, vainnesses, the life of Co-we admired, let us draw technical conclusions. On January 15, 1858, the stockholders of the Los Angeles Vineyard Company held a meeting at Leutgen's hotel on Montgomery street, San Francisco, and named their vineyard in the Santa Ana Valley "Anaheim." The name is a combination of the German word Heim (home) and the Spanish form of the proper name Ana—a home by the (Santa) Ana River. The acreage planted to vineyard was at that time the largest in the world, and before long the fame of the new colony became world-wide and many articles were published in the periodicals of the United States and Europe, describing in words of praise and wonder the transforming of cactus patches and desert land into garden spots of great beauty and prolific production. The success of this colony was the keystone and foundation of the present prosperity and development of Southern California, and Anaheim justly deserves the name it is proud to bear—that of the Mother Colony. Anaheim today is a thriving city of beautiful homes, handsome public buildings and prosperous business houses. Its main thoroughfares are paved with asphalt and there are many miles of cement sidewalks. The population of Anaheim has trebled within the past seven years, estimates based upon school census, directories and water users crediting it with a little over 5,000 inhabitants. The city has its own water system, municipally owned, which ranks among the best in the state, and which at all times maintains a powerful pressure for fire protection. The electric light plant, likewise, is owned by the city, and is considered second to none of any city of like class. A splendid city hall building, centrally located and housing on the second floor the offices of the various city officials, while the ground floor is given over to the use of the Anaheim volunteer fire company, has but recently been completed. A public library, erected at a cost of $12,000, situated in the midst of spaces grounds, is one of the show places of the city. Twelve religious denominations maintain churches in Anaheim—the Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist. Anaheim is situated in the center of the orange and walnut growing district of Orange county. To the northeast are the famous Placentia orange orchards; on the southeast are extensive truck farms and berry fields; great walnut groves to the southwest and dairy and beet fields to the west; farther southwest the famous celery fields of the peatlands; to the north the spouting oil wells, fast becoming one of the best producing fields in the United States. With all this territory tributary to Anaheim, the rapid growth of the Mother Colony is explained and its future assured.—Los Angeles Examiner. SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET TODAY Convention Will Assemble at Santa Ana This Afternoon A convention of school trustees of Orange county will be held in Odd Fellows' hall at Santa Ana today. The sessions of the convention will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning, and the convention will close about 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the same day, October 17. County Superintendent of Schools R. P. Mitchell has prepared an excellent program, one that will be of practical benefit to the various trustees in the management of their schools. Dr. J. F. Millspaugh, president of the State Normal school of Los Angeles, and Mark Keppel, superintendent of the Los Angeles county schools, will deliver addresses. These men are among the leading educators of the state. Discussions of timely and interesting topics will be led by men and women of this county. The county superintendent has arranged to have a banquet, free to the trustees, to be served in the banquet room of Odd Fellows' hall at noon on Thursday. Each school district of the county is expected to send at least one delegate to the convention. More may attend if they will. Mitchell states that his information leads him to expect a good attendance from all over the county. A splendid city hall building, centrally located and housing on the second floor the offices of the various city officials, while the ground floor is given over to the use of the Anaheim volunteer fire company, has but recently been completed. A public library, erected at a cost of $12,000, situated in the midst of spacious grounds, is one of the show places of the city. Twelve religious denominations maintain churches in Anaheim—the Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Christian, Episcopal, Christian Science, German Lutheran, German Baptist, German Evangelical, German Methodist and Mennonites. There is no city in California of the size of Anaheim that offers better educational advantages to its young people than does the Mother Colony. There are more than 750 pupils enrolled in the public schools and 175 in the high school. The rapid growth of the community made it necessary some time back to erect new and larger quarters for the high school students, which was done at an outlay of nearly $150,000. A group of seven buildings, standing on grounds containing ten acres and situated almost in the heart of the city—this is the Anaheim high school. The buildings are superb examples of beauty of architecture and commodious arrangement. Statistics illustrate better than words the present flourishing condition of the little city. Banking facilities are ever a barometer of the financial condition of a community. Five years ago one bank took care of the financial affairs of Anaheim. Today the city has four strong institutions and a fifth is just about to... VALUE OF A SMILE that goes the farthest, and making life worth while, its the least and does the most a pleasant smile. that bubbles from a heart moves its fellow men leave away the clouds of gloom, bax the sun again. of worth and goodness, too, genial kindness blent— with a million dollars doesn't cost a cent. COUPLE SENTENCED Gets One Year in Prison, 4 Years Suspended Sentence guilty at Santa Ana Monning to forgery, R. S. Ford was led to a year in San Quentin, wife, Susannah Ford, was algo on probation with a 14tence to San Quentin standing mer. couple arrived in Santa Ana x weeks ago, and several checks were passed by them. $25 was accepted at Reinhaus store, another for $25 by the and one for $20 by J. T. 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