anaheim-gazette 1913-04-03

MEADOW LARK'S ECONOMIC VALUE INVESTIGATION OF BIRD AND ITS RELATION TO DESTRUCTION OF INSECT PESTS ITS GOOD TO FARMERS OVER-BALANCES INJURY DONE GROWING GRAIN CROPS Lest certain birds noted for their occasional depredations be unwittingly destroyed before their real value to the agriculturalist was found out, and in order to prevent a recurrence of such an economic loss as is exemplified in the extinction of the passenger pigeon, the California State Fish and Game Commission, in co-operation with the University of California, decided to carry on a thorough, scientific investigation into the relation of certain birds about which complaint has been made. In so doing, they have hoped to present unprejudiced evidence as to the value of the birds concerned, thus making an adequate basis for legislation. For a number of years grain growers have complained of damage to the sprouting grain caused by western meadowlarks. These birds have been accused, and rightly so, of digging down beside the sprout and pulling off the kernel of grain. Ranchers have maintained that in some cases whole fields of grain have had to be reseeded because of the great loss occasioned by the birds. An unsuccessful attempt to take protection away from the meadowlark tral valleys where in some places the birds may be seen congregated in flocks of 50 or more. Censuses have shown that western meadowlarks are most often found in uncultivated, grassy fields. The western meadowlark appears to be one of the few birds which is profiting by the increased cultivation of land. Alfalfa furnishes particularly good food and cover for the bird and grain fields are often chosen for a home. With the furnishing of still more good food and cover, combined with the destruction of some of its enemies, the western meadowlark may be expected to still further increase in numbers. In California the meadowlark is a resident bird, spending the whole year in the same general locality. There may be an occasional migration to or from higher altitudes with a shortage of food supply, but this is unusual. Field investigation has shown that western meadowlarks do a considerable amount of damage in grain fields in some parts of the State. The most serious damage is done while the grain is sprouting. It is indeed astonishing the skillful way in which the bird follows the drillrow, bores down beside the sprout, and pulls out the kernel. Of times the kernel is simply crushed in the bill and the hull and sprout dropped beside the hole. For this reason examination of stomach-contents does not always show the total damage done. It is interesting to note, also, that this is not a new habit recently asquired. Dr. Elliott Coues called attention to this habit in 1874. Oats appear to be preferred, for losses are greater in these fields, even when other grain is available. However, the destruction most nearly parallels availability. The damage is often considerable, especially where the birds are numerous and the area of the field small. In the fields inspected, damage was greatest in sandy soil, for For a number of years grain growers have complained of damage to the sprouting grain caused by western meadowlarks. These birds have been accused, and rightly so, of digging down beside the sprout and pulling off the kernel of grain. Ranchers have maintained that in some cases whole fields of grain have had to be reseeded because of the great loss occasioned by the birds. An unsuccessful attempt to take protection away from the meadowlark has been made in the last two legislatures. The failure of the first bill to pass led the adherents of the measure to modify the second bill so as to take protection from the bird only in those counties where it was known to cause considerable damage. For these reasons the investigation by the California State Fish and Game Commission into the relation of birds to agricultural and other interests of the State has been directed primarily toward a determination of the economic value of the western meadowlark. The real value of a bird can only be determined after a certain study of both direct and indirect benefits conferred by it and the injuries which it causes, as well as its entire life history. Consequently in this investigation a number of methods have been used. Field investigation has been relied on to furnish evidence as to the kind and the extent of the injuries to crops, and to the life history of the bird and of the relation of birds to insect outbreaks. Experimentation has been relied upon to furnish evidence as to the quantity of food required, and as to the time of digestion. Evidence as to the food habits has been largely furnished by laboratory examination of the contents of the stomachs of birds collected for that purpose. Birds in sufficient numbers to furnish reliable data, collected every two weeks during a year, and from over 20 different localities in the State, have been made available through the cooperation of the deputies of the commission. Each bird has been tagged with data as to date, time of day, locality, kind of field or orchard, and collector. They have then been preserved in formalin. On the arrival of shipments at the laboratory the stomach (gizzard) has been removed, and data as to the species and sex of the different birds added. The tag bearing complete data has then been wrapped with the stomach in a small cloth, and preserved in formalin until microscopically examined. In order that the work of 1911 might be verified, collections were continued in several places during 1912. This lector. They have then been preserved in formalin. On the arrival of shipments at the laboratory the stomach (gizzard) has been removed, and data as to the species and sex of the different birds added. The tag bearing complete data has then been wrapped with the stomach in a small cloth, and preserved in formalin until microscopically examined. In order that the work of 1911 might be verified, collections were continued in several places during 1912. This has afforded a comparison of the food in two succeeding years and has acted as a check on the results obtained. Slightly over 1,900 stomachs of western meadowlarks have been available for examination. The contents of each stomach has been microscopically examined, and the number, kind, and percentage-volume of each article of diet has been recorded. The stomach contents have been preserved in every case, so that a verification of the work is at all times possible. The meadowlark is not a true lark, but belongs to the same family to which the blackbird and oriole belong. Since the meadowlark of the eastern United States differs from that found in the western States in both coloration and song, the bird of the west is termed the western meadowlark. The western meadowlark is a common bird from Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, etc., west to the Pacific coast, also ranging north into Canada and south into Mexico. The meadowlark is well known because of its size, bright plumage and cheerful song. It is a conspicuous bird of treeless areas and a frequenter of the meadow and pasture. In California it is found from sea level to altitudes of 7,000 feet in the mountains. It is most abundant in the great cen- HOME-LIKE CHURCH NOTES Bible school enrollment still grows. Good attendance Lord's day morning. Come and help us make it continue to grow by being there at 9:45 next Sunday morning. Preaching and communion at 11 A.M. Last week we gave the first of a series on Love. Subject was: "The Love of God." Next Sunday the theme will be: "Love to God." 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MOORE, Minister and Evangelist, BUENA PARK NOTES Ladies' Mutual Aid Holds Enjoyable Meeting—Entertainment Good (Buena Park Correspondence) The Ladies' Mutual Aid Society held its regular meeting in Masonic hall on Thursday afternoon with quite a throng of members and several visitors in attendance. This being the first meeting since the annual election, the time was chiefly occupied in the appointment of standing committees for the year and the discussion of plans for work. Concluding this adjourned for refreshments and the usual social time. Mrs. Nettie Robeson's entertainment given on Monday evening, March 24th, was a grand success in every way. All the participants covering themselves with glory and netting quite a handsome sum. Sorry not to be able to particularize, but the writer was detained at home by a severe cold. The O. E. S. social entertainment was quite fairly successful, considering the fact that an epidemic of mumps is prevalent among the young people in the community, and that the mistake was made of having same on the evening of Good Friday. At the last meeting of Buena Park Chapter O. E. S., Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Feagan were initiated into its membership. A turkey supper was planned for this occasion, and the chapter was agreeably surprised to welcome about 40 visiting members from Fullerton and Anaheim who dropped in for the evening, thinking that the grand officers would be present. In this they were disappointed, but everybody seemed to enjoy the occasion nevertheless. Miss Lila Rogers, of Pittsburg, Pa., who has been spending the winter with sinia, everywhere, wherever a motor has ever throbbed the American Ford is known. During the month of January this year, the export shipments from the factory at Detroit would be a revelation even to those who make some attempt to keep up with the records of the company's expansion. Here is a typical day's shipment: Aden, Arabia; Bangkok, Siam, Batavia, Java; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cdad, Boliver; Columbia, Isles of Pines; Colon, Panama; LaGuaira, Venz.; Maracaibo, Venz.; Marangao, Brazil; Montevideo, Uruguay; Port Au Prince, S. D.; Pt. Ca-bello; Polotas, Brazil; Tampico, Mexico; San Juan, P. R.; Sau Paulo, Brazil; Santa Clara, Cuba; Scerabaya, Br.; Tientsin, China; Valparaiso, Chili; Yokahoma, Japan. This gives a faint idea of where the more than 75,000 cars the company manufactured last year went to outside of the United States and where some of the 200,000 that it is building this year are going. As an example of what quantities go in shipments of this kind it is interesting to know that to Sau Paulo, Brazil, there were shipped some thirty cars during the month of January.—Adv. WHERE BIG RED APPLES GROW Yucaipa Valley Big returns are being made from Yucaipa Apple Lands. 3,000 acres of young trees are now flourishing here and hundreds of acres more will be planted at once. One of the largest consignments of nursery stock ever shipped (60,000 trees) was delivered in the Yucaipa Valley for this season's planting. No heavy winds, sufficient frost, ideal climatic conditions. AMPLE water at low rates, rich, deep soil, soft and easily worked, and the same for twenty feet down, are only a few of the many features which make Yucaipa Valley Apple Lands the best from all standpoints of any in California. $285 AN ACRE Apples pay bigger returns than any other crops—water, soil, and climate in a combination hard to find in California, are essential and we have them all. FORD AUTOMOBILES IN EVERY COUNTRY Have Invaded Every Land Where There Is a Road—England Branch Will Make 10,000 Cars This Year Detroit, April 1. One can go entirely around the world and see an American car in every country he visits. One American manufacturer, the Ford Motor Company, which builds one-third of America's cars, has invaded nearly every country where there is a road. Strange as it may seem the American built Ford is present in greater numbers than any other car not barring domestic products in almost any country one can name. This is strikingly brought home to American tourists in foreign countries. No matter to what remote recess of the earth they go they are given a warm thrill of patriotism by seeing the familiar name of Ford on a doughy little motor car. In England the branch factory at Manchester builds more cars than the next two largest English motor car builders combined. This year the Manchester factory will turn out 10,000 cars. One of the largest motor car selling agencies in Paris is that of the Ford Peagan were initiated into its membership. A turkey supper was planned for this occasion, and the chapter was agreeably surprised to welcome about 40 visiting members from Fullerton and Anaheim who dropped in for the evening, thinking that the grand officers would be present. In this they were disappointed, but everybody seemed to enjoy the occasion nevertheless. Miss Lila Rogers, of Pittsburg, Pa., who has been spending the winter with her friends, the J. K. Wymards, returned to her home on Thursday last. A. E. Thurman, who has been ill from an attack of la grippe, has gone to Pomona for a change. The March meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was a most interesting one. The lady members furnished a fine musical program for the occasion, and much interest is being displayed. Mrs. Geo. Warren's friends from Flint, Mich., who have been visiting here for the past month, have gone to San Diego. Mrs. Burkey is slowly recovering from the effects of her fall from a step-ladder about six months ago. AMPLE water at low rates, rich, deep soil, soft and easily worked, and the same for twenty feet down, are only a few of the many features which make Yucaipa Valley Apple Lands the best from all standpoints of any in California. $285 AN ACRE Apples pay bigger returns than any other crops—water, soil, and climate in a combination hard to find in California, are essential and we have them all. AN UNLIMITED MARKET Los Angeles alone consumes seven times the apples raised in all California and pays highest prices. The Salt Lake Railroad alone shipped 300 cars into Los Angeles in one month. You can make big money at Yucaipa—investigate today. FREE BOOKLET Send now for our free booklet—call, phone, or write and ask any questions or request any information you desire. Redlands & Yucaipa Land Company Elliott-Bushard Realty Co. SALES AGENTS ANAHEIM, CAL. If you drink because of a craving for stimulants---if you've reached the stage where nothing will satisfy excepting rough, strong, high-proof whiskey---you won't like Cyrus Noble. Pure, old, bottled at drinking strength. NOTICE Of Sale of Stock for Delinquent Assessment, NOTICE Of Sale of Stock for Delinquent Assessment, AMERICAN ORR CONCRETE POLE COMPANY. Location of principal place of business, Anaheim, Orange County, State of California. Notice is hereby given that there is delinquent upon the following described stock of the corporation, on account of assessment levied on the 17th day of February, 1913, the several amounts set opposite the names of the respective shareholders, as follows: Number of Certificate. Number of Shares. Amount Due. Ahlborn, J F. 25 90 $18.00 Ahlborn & Raymond 76 5 1.00 Ahlborn & Raymond 78 15 3.00 Evans, L A. 19 150 30.00 Evans, L A. 115 5 1.00 Eygabroad, Chas. 52 5 1.00 Eygabroad, Chas. 53 10 2.00 Goble, L. not issued 9 1.80 Hoag, Thos. L. 8 50 10.00 Hoag, Thos. L. not issued 16½ 3.30 Holbrook, V A. 24 100 20.00 Jackson, C N. not issued 1383½ 276.70 Johnston, H A. 18 200 40.00 Johnston, H A. 98 5 1.00 Johnston, H A. 99 10 2.00 Lewis, A L. 15 100 20.00 McAulay, Robt B. 60 20 4.00 McAulay, Robt B. 61 10 2.00 McAulay, Robt B. 92 5 1.00 McAulay, Robt B. 93 10 2.00 McClure, A H. not issued 60 12.00 Norris, C. A. or Mrs. C. A. 11 275 55.00 Norris, C. A. or Mrs. C. A. 35 25 5.00 Norris, C. A. or Mrs. C. A. 86 10 2.00 Norris, C. A. or Mrs. C. A. 87 20 4.00 Orr, W J W. not issued 5008½ 1,001.70 Pressel, F. 16 20 4.00 Renner, A. not issued 3 .60 Schindler, H. 83 140 28.00 Schumacher, Jacob not issued 9 1.80 Simpson, D C. not issued 112½ 22.50 Sweet, J W. 21 100 20.00 Swope, C L. not issued 15 3.00 Wagner, Joe. 105 10 2.00 Wagner, Joe. 106 20 4.00 And in accordance with law and an order of the Board of Directors, made on the 17th day of February, 1913, so many shares of each parcel of such stock as may be necessary will be sold at public auction at the office of the Secretary of said corporation, at No. 229 North Lemon street, City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, on the 14th day of April, 1913, at the hour of 10 o'clock A.M., of that day, to pay the delinquent assessment thereon, together with costs of advertising and expenses of sale. GEO.W.TERRYSecretary. Office No.229 N.Lemon St.,AnaheimCalifornia.(3-27-3) Thursday, April 8 LET ME PROVE TO YOU THAT I CAN CURE YOU Dr. Edwin Wm. Raymond For the past 20 years I have confined my practice to all chronic, special, nervous, blood and skin diseases of men and women. During that time I have restored to health many of the worst cases imaginable of Rheumatism, Partial Paralysis, Liver, Stomach and Bladder trouble, Varicocele, Prostatitis, Gallstones, Appendicitis, Men's Weakness, Female trouble, Discharges, Partial Deafness, Asthma, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Eczema, Skin Diseases, Nervousness, Neuralgia, Piles, Fistulas, Blood Poison and Worms. I have hundreds of testimonials on file to prove that I am able to CURE when other methods and medicines have failed. If you are sick, if you have been doctoring a long time and getting no better, if you have spent out many hundreds of hard earned dollars in doctor's bills, if you are discouraged and have given up hope, LET ME PROVE TO YOU THAT I CAN CURE YOU. Many cases yield to my method of treatment in one week's time. No matter how stubborn For the past 20 years I have confined my practice to all chronic, special, nervous, blood and skin diseases of men and women. During that time I have restored to health many of the worst cases imaginable of Rheumatism, Partial Paralysis, Liver, Stomach and Bladder trouble, Varicoccele, Prostatitis, Gallstones, Appendicitis, Men's Weakness, Female trouble, Discharges, Partial Deafness, Asthma, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Eczema, Skin Diseases, Nervousness, Neuralgia, Piles, Fistulas, Blood Poison and Worms. I have hundreds of testimonials on file to prove that I am able to CURE when other methods and medicines have failed. If you are sick, if you have been doctoring a long time and getting no better, if you have spent out many hundreds of hard earned dollars in doctor's bills, if you are discouraged and have given up hope, LET ME PROVE TO YOU THAT I CAN CURE YOU. Many cases yield to my method of treatment in one week's time. No matter how stubborn your case is, I believe that I can prove in one week's time that I can cure you. This Man Lay Bed-Ridden for Nine Long Months Suffered with a Strange Ailment that Doctors Could Not Diagnose In the little town of Catlettsburg, Ky., David Hall, whose photograph appears to the left, lay bed-ridden for nine, terrible months. His body appeared to be dead, that is, he seemed deprived of the power of motion, yet his mind was clear, active and alive. He could converse intelligently with friends and relatives. He suffered terrible pain almost constantly. His body was covered with bed sores and so thin that he seemed but a shadow. Doctors came from far and near to consult regarding this strange case. Specialists of spinal trouble were appealed to. Men who had given a life time to the study of the nervous system and to the successful treatment of all ailments arising therefrom were called in to give their opinion. One and all of these great specialists were baffled and were forced to confess that no case in their vast experience could give them a hint as to what might be the trouble with Mr. Hall. Each and every one gave as his opinion that Mr. Hall could not possible live many days longer. The appetite that had sustained him for so many months was rapidly leaving him. Finally, there came a day when his stomach, eaten by strong medicines, rebelled at the very thought of food and Mr. Hall's physicians advised him that the end was near. Truth, they say, is stranger than fiction. It is not always the expepected that happens. Just at this darkest hour when all hope was abandoned, there was printed in the daily papers of Memphis, Tenn., the account of Mrs. J. E. Holland who was made to walk two years after her back had been broken in a cyclone and she had been a helpless cripple in a wheel chair—her case having been given up as hopeless by a number of prominent doctors. THE MAN WHO PERFORMED THIS SEEMING MIRACLE WAS DR. EDWIN RAYMOND OF TELEVIDA FAME. David Hall's only wish was that he might be carried to Memphis on a stretcher to see this wonderful German doctor. A few days later in DAVID HALL Truth, they say, is stranger than fiction. It is not always the expected that happens. Just at this darkest hour when all hope was abandoned, there was printed in the daily papers of Memphis, Tenn., the account of Mrs. J. E. Holland who was made to walk two years after her back had been broken in a cyclone and she had been a helpless cripple in a wheel chair—her case having been given up as hopeless by a number of prominent doctors. THE MAN WHO PERFORMED THIS SEEMING MIRACLE WAS DR. EDWIN RAYMOND OF TELEVIDA FAME. David Hall’s only wish was that he might be carried to Memphis on a stretcher to see this wonderful German doctor. A few days later in Memphis, a man, more dead than alive, was brought into Dr. Raymond’s office. This man was David Hall. The doctor did not care to accept the case for he realized the seriousness of the man’s condition, but the hope that Mrs. Holland’s case had kindled in the heart of David Hall would not be denied and he was put under treatment. It is almost beyond belief—yet true in every respect—that David Hall rapidly improved in health and strength and that he was able to return to his home town two weeks later, feeling stronger and better than he had for nearly two years. When asked how it was done, Dr. Raymond modestly disclaimed any superior knowledge and frankly admitted that he did not know exactly what alled Mr. Hall. “Nor did I waste much time in trying to find out,” said the doctor. “I simply treated him in a common sense manner. First I established a healthy circulation of the blood, then toned up the stomach so the patient could digest plain, nutritious food, then toned up the entire system and my efforts were rewarded with Mr. Hall’s rapid return to health.” What He Has Done for Others He Can and Will Do for You Dr. Raymond’s practice has grown so large in Anaheim that he has decided to make regular monthly visits to the Iowa House here. Next Monday is the day selected for his third visit. He invites any sick or ailing person to call and see him at the Iowa House, consult with him free of charge and let him advise you as to what you must do to become strong and well again. Sick people cannot afford to miss this opportunity of getting an expert’s opinion. It will be another month before he calls again and much can happen in a month. You might just as well start now upon the road to health. If your case is in the curable class—Dr. Raymond can cure you. If your case is incurable, he will frankly tell you so and reject the case. Whatever you do, DON’T FAIL to see him MONDAY at the IOWA HOUSE. Office hours: 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. CONSULTATION FREE.