anaheim-gazette 1913-08-07

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION...$1.50 Per Year Six Months...$1.00 Three Months...50 Cts. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. REDUCING MONOPOLY CHARGES The State Railroad Commission of California has ordered reductions in the express rates of Wells Fargo & Company amounting to a cut of $750,-000 from present annual revenues. Every rate of the company in this state is abolished by the order, which is effective October 1st, and over 3,000,-000 new rates, devised by the commission on a ten-mile zone basis, are ordered effective at that time. In its ruling, the commission requires that the Wells Fargo Company shall operate for a period of six months under the scale of rates fixed by the commission, which is approximately 15 per cent under the present rates. If the company feels at the end of the period that the commission's rates are not justified it may then submit a statement of its earnings. The Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered a sweeping reduction on express rates throughout the country, ranging from 10 to 60 per cent, effective October 15. A statement issued declares that for two years the rate will be experimental, after which unless the companies can prove that they will lose too much the rates will become permanent. TWO MILLIONS FOR BUILDINGS ON HAND SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION MANAGERS AMPLY PROVIDED WITH FUNDS BY CITIZENS THE BUILDINGS AND OTHER EXPENSES EXPECTED TO TOTAL TEN MILLION DOLLARS Another great accomplishment towards the opening of the gates of the San Diego exposition at the appointed time, January 1, 1915, has just been made in the passage, during the last month, of additional issue of municipal bonds to the amount of nearly a million dollars, all of which is available for exposition uses. At the present time the exposition management finds itself with more than two millions of dollars cash on hand with which to build its exposition, now nearly one-half completed. San Diego's great faith in the immense project she is carrying out is shown in contributions through bond issues and cash subscriptions to the stock of the exposition to the amount of three and one-half millions of dollars, up to the present time. President D. C. Collier, of the San Diego exposition, makes the positive statement today that the buildings will IN AND ABOUT During the remodeling our store will business. Erickson Mrs. Mosseman, here for a visit of her daughter, Mrs. A. Clara and Adele Moore Canadian Rockies to friends. They will next month. 1914 prices on For with August 1st: $575.00, 5-passenger these new prices you be sold before the Your order today delivery. WICKERMENT CO., Fullerton Mrs. Dr. Ryder and Boyd of Los Angeles family of F. L. Ran day. During the drive his family and port and Balboa where were spent on the superintendent Rite the water company in Canyon on Tuesday thousand inches of the main canal of the Company. This streed by a flow of 800 company's three pumps Anaheim sports tions for the opening son on August 15. Pez, Pete Wisser, Jo expect to be on them have a buck spotted strikes the hour. Votiful in Anaheim af The Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered a sweeping reduction on express rates throughout the country, ranging from 10 to 60 per cent, effective October 15. A statement issued declares that for two years the rate will be experimental, after which unless the companies can prove that they will lose too much the rates will become permanent. When the proposal was first made to reduce rates, all the companies concerned vigorously opposed such action. In June, 1912, the proposed rates were suspended pending an investigation. They were Monday ordered into effect following the companies admissions that the rates which they originally claimed would cut revenues 30 per cent would in reality make but 15 per cent difference. The order is expected to force close competition between the companies and the parcels post. In many instances the new express rates are lower than the postal. Rates on small packages for distances from 200 to 3,000 miles are nearly all below the postal. The new order reduces rates on all articles of food and drink to 75 per cent of first-class rates. The commission's statement concludes with the declaration that the companies annually give away $2,000,000 worth of business through franking privileges. In an address before the Oregon State Bankers' Association a few days ago E. G. Crawford, a prominent banker of Portland, said that he had gathered a few rates made at the present time by the American-Hawaiian Steamship operative from Portland to New York. The freight handled by this line is handled three times and pays a rail rate across the Isthmus of Tehauntepec in addition and still enables shippers to save from 30 to 50 per cent on freight transported via the company's freighters. According to the figures compiled by Crawford, dried fruits cost the shipper from Portland to New York $1.10 a hundred by rail and 63 cents by the ocean routes and corresponding decrease in freight rates also is given in wool, shingles, hops, barley and in fact every commercial commodity. Crawford maintains that if the shipper by way of the ocean routes is favored this much now, the margin will be infinitely greater where shipments are made through the canal when ships will be able to make faster schedules through the shortened steaming routes between itself with more than two millions of dollars cash on hand with which to build its exposition, now nearly one-half completed. San Diego's great faith in the immense project she is carrying out is shown in contributions through bond issues and cash subscriptions to the stock of the exposition to the amount of three and one-half millions of dollars, up to the present time. President D. C. Collier, of the San Diego exposition, makes the positive statement today that the buildings will be completed by the middle of 1914, and that all of the parkings, roadway and general ground work will be done by November of next year. All foreign countries, states and counties of the United States, and all exhibitors who are to provide buildings of their own, are compelled to have their structures up and ready for occupancy by August, 1914, leaving ample time for the installation of all exhibits and exposition features by the time the exposition gates will open on January 1, 1915. It is anticipated now that in its entirety the San Diego exposition will involve an expenditure of ten millions of dollars. Added to the three and one-half millions already in hand, and less than one-third of which has been expended to date, the participation of foreign countries and the states and counties of the United States, together with that of corporations and private concerns who will have buildings of their own for exhibit purposes, will be a total of not less than six and one-half millions, thus bringing the grand total to ten millions. The "Isthmus" at the exposition is to be an isthmus in all the word implies. One of the first ideas of the men who planned the San Diego exposition was to have the concession district conform in general contour and appearance to the Panama Canal zone and to fill this section with concessions that will lend the required local color to make it indeed an "isthmus." For that reason many concessions that do not fit into this general scheme have been rejected. Others that will enhance the isthmus idea have been accepted and in two or three instances concessionaires have been encouraged to change their original plans to conform to the desire of the directors to make as nearly as possible a reproduction of the canal zone. That is why this district was named "The Isthums" over two years ago when the first ground plan of the San Diego exposition was published. The idea has caught the fancy of every concessionaire and exposition man in the country, so that even itself with more than two millions of dollars cash on hand with which to build its exposition, now nearly one-half completed. San Diego's great faith in the immense project she is carrying out is shown in contributions through bond issues and cash subscriptions to the stock of the exposition to the amount of three and one-half millions of dollars, up to the present time. President D. C. Collier, of the San Diego exposition, makes the positive statement today that the buildings will be completed by the middle of 1914, and that all of the parkings, roadway and general ground work will be done by November of next year. All foreign countries, states and counties of the United States, and all exhibitors who are to provide buildings of their own, are compelled to have their structures up and ready for occupancy by August, 1914, leaving ample time for the installation of all exhibits and exposition features by the time the exposition gates will open on January 1, 1915. It is anticipated now that in its entirety the San Diego exposition will involve an expenditure of ten millions of dollars. Added to the three and one-half millions already in hand, and less than one-third of which has been expended to date, the participation of foreign countries and the states and counties of the United States, together with that of corporations and private concerns who will have buildings of their own for exhibit purposes, will be a total of not less than six and one-half millions, thus bringing the grand total to ten millions. The "Isthmus" at the exposition is to be an isthmus in all the word implies. One of the first ideas of the men who planned the San Diego exposition was to have the concession district conform in general contour and appearance to the Panama Canal zone and to fill this section with concessions that will lend the required local color to make it indeed an "isthmus." BRITAINS NAVAL BASE Much Interest at the Capital Over the New Bermuda Station Keen interest has been aroused in official circles here by a report reaching the State Department that Great Britain is contemplating establishing a great naval base in the Bermuda Islands. It is stated authoritatively that the British government has made inquiry concerning the plans of the United States for the protection of the Panama Canal routes, and it has been suggested that this indicates an intention to safeguard British shipping through the isthmus, as is done in the Mediterranean. Officials realize that the problem raised is a tremendous one, involving, as it may, the very life of the Monroe Doctrine, and marking, perhaps, a complete revolution in foreign naval policy in the western hemisphere. While Great Britain thus is asserting herself, officials here remember how long Germany has looked with wistful eyes at the Danish West India Island of St. Thomas, which occupies a strong strategic position in relation to the Panama Canal. City Carrier Frank Montenyohl is taking a 15-days' vacation and expects to divide his time between Anaheim and the summer resorts. Today he and Peter Syre will make an assault on the fish at one of the beaches. During our Twenty-fifth Anniversary Sale, we place on sale seven lots of ladies' shoes, as follows: Lot 1. $2 and $3 Ladies' Shoes in low cuts and high tops, at $1.00. Lot 2. $3 and $4 Ladies' Shoes, low cuts and high tops, patent leathers, tans, and calf, $1.65. Lot 3. Ladies' high cut and Oxfordes, values as high as $4, broken lines, $2.48. Lot 4. Children's high shoes and Oxfordes, many broken lines, values as high as $1.50, special, 49c. Lot 5. Children's and Misses' all leather Oxfordes and high cuts, values $2.50, at 98c. Don't miss this sale, from Thursday, August 7th, to Saturday, August 23rd. STERN & GOODMAN MERCANTILE COMPANY, Fullerton, Cal. INA AND ABOUT THE CITY During the remodeling of the building our store will still be open for business. Erickson & Nowotny. Mrs. Mosseman, of Los Angeles, is here for a visit of several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Lewis. Misses Clara and Adele Mosseman are in the Canadian Rockies touring with a party of friends. They will be absent until next month. 1914 prices on Ford cars beginning with August 1st: Torpedo roadsters, $575.00, 5-passenger cars, $625.00. At these new prices our entire stock will be sold before the end of this week. Your order today will insure prompt delivery. WICKERSHEIM IMPLEMENT CO., Fullerton. Mrs. Dr. Ryder and Mrs. William Boyd of Los Angeles were visiting the family of F. L. Ramharter over Sunday. During the day Mr. Ramharter drove his family and visitors to Newport and Balboa where a few hours were spent on the sands. Superintendent Ralph McFadden of the water company went to Bed Rock Canyon on Tuesday and reports one thousand inches of water coming into the main canal of the Anaheim Union Company. This stream is supplemented by a flow of 800 inches from the company's three pumping plants. Anaheim sports are making preparations for the opening of the deer season on August 15. Frank Fox, Mike Lopez, Pete Wisser, John Bush and others expect to be on the ground and each have a buck spotted when the clock strikes the hour. Venison will be plentiful in Anaheim after the 15th. LOBBYING NOT ALL DISHONORABLE Gazette Correspondent Talks of Efforts of Growers to Save Sugar Editor Gazette: That there are two kinds of lobbying is very clearly set forth in the following from the "National Farmer" of July 24th: "When President Wilson became alarmed at the persistent efforts of the friends of American industry to save the sugar and wool commodities from destruction through ill-timed legislation, and complained of 'insidious lobbying,' he failed to land as he expected. It developed that the Importers and Refiners' Trust had won over the president and that he really was the boss lobbyist. The results thus far attained have gone far in clarifying popular opinion about lobbying. "It had been widely supposed that every form of lobbying is illegitimate. It has become generally realized and acknowledged that there is honest as well as dishonorable lobbying. It is seen that any interest or organization affected by proposed legislation has the right and is under obligation of good citizenship and intelligent statesmanship to inform Congress as to what it believes to be the facts and to state its views of the expected effects. The trouble with the president is that he is so thoroughly committed to the interests of the importers and refiners that he refuses to give American producers even a hearing." A. WELLINGTON. Los Alamitos, Cal., Aug. 4, 1913. The report of the Fine Arts Commission, which is charged with the preparation of plans for beautifying the Panama Canal, has been completed and probably will be transmitted to Congress through President Wilson about August 1. The plans embody landscape effects to make artistic approaches to the canal, as well as the locks, and the country through which the great waterway has been cut. COUNTY AUDITOR'S REPORT County Auditor Lester's annual report submitted to the supervisors of this county shows disbursements as follows: Superior court, $8,007.17; justice court, $6,650.25; juvenile court, $1,-474.41; grand jury, $2,006.40; supervisors, $10,808.79; court house and grounds, $5,532.74; county jail, $26,-677.76; indigents outside of hospital, $30,975.76; county hospital, $5,964.55; detention home, $5,086.85; horticultural commissioner, $2,527.35; highway improvement, $14,295.58; county park, $1,645.00; county farm, $35,428.91; bridges, $48,112.73; advertising to induce immigration, $5,030.18; elections, $18,154.81. In addition there was paid out for road work: second supervisorial district, $15,192.83; third supervisorial district, $13,260.08; fourth supervisorial district, $5,969.15; fifth supervisorial district, $21,978.68. Total receipts, including sale of bonds for highways, bridges and schools, for the year 1913, $2,023,189.60. Total disbursements 1913, $1,359,978.44. Balance on hand July 1, 1913, $1,001,149.11. Wanted Salesmen Anaheim sports are making preparations for the opening of the deer season on August 15. Frank Fox, Mike Lopez, Pete Wisser, John Bush and others expect to be on the ground and each have a buck spotted when the clock strikes the hour. Venison will be plentiful in Anaheim after the 15th. Stephen Sommer tumbled a distance of 25 feet from the tower of a windmill on C.C. Covert's ranch west of town last Saturday and sustained serious injuries. A sprained ankle and a broken nose were the most serious. Dr. Janss dressed his wounds and he was afterward sent to the sanitarium. The Helpers' Guild of St. Michael's church will give a garden party with a short program Friday evening, August 15, at the home of Mrs. Storm, 707 West Broadway. The proceeds in aid of the altar fund. Ice cream and cake served; silver collection taken. Everybody invited to come and bring their friends and spend a pleasant evening under the trees. Death came to Mrs. Mary Baker, aged 80 years, after less than a year's residence in Anaheim last Friday. Mrs. Baker was living at the home of her son-in-law, A. McKibben, at West Anaheim, and her death was due to old age. The remains were sent to her old home in Pennsylvania for interment. The assessed valuation of San Bernardino county for 1913 is $37,423,330, a decrease of $1,220,915 over the total valuation of last year according to figures just completed by County Assessor Meserve. Large cuts in the valuation were made in the Redlands and Colton districts. In order to keep the tax rate down to the figure of last year, $1.306, the supervisors will have to practice much economy. The lecture of Prof. Bingham Wilson on Luther Burbank and the spineless cactus, at the High School Auditorium, mention of which is made on the second page, will be free, as it is the desire of the lecturer to have all persons interested attend if possible. In addition to the lecture Mr. Condit, of the Ridpath Lyceum Bureau, known as the "Whistling Soloist," will be present and render two of his famous solos. Dr. L.C. Bailey and family and Lou Ledger were in town on Sunday afternoon from Los Angeles in the former's automobile, visiting friends and relatives. On a recent visit here Dr. Bailey's automobile was disabled at La Habra, as he was returning to Los Angeles in the evening, and it became necessary for the occupants to walk a mile or more to the electric car line affected by proposed legislation has the right and is under obligation of good citizenship and intelligent statesmanship to inform Congress as to what it believes to be the facts and to state its views of the expected effects. The trouble with the president is that he is so thoroughly committed to the interests of the importers and refiners that he refuses to give American producers even a hearing." A. WELLINGTON. Los Alamitos, Cal., Aug. 4, 1913. CHURCH NOTICES CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY Christian Science services Sunday morning at 11; Sunday school at 9:45; Wednesday evening testimonial meeting at 7:45. Reading room open from 3 to 5 P.M. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and from 7 to 9 P.M. on Tuesday and Thursday. Church corner of Chartres and Hedvig streets. UNION SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY The Presbyterian and Methodist church will hold union services next Sunday. The morning service in the Methodist church and the evening service in the Presbyterian church. The Methodist pastor will conduct the services. Evangelistic services postponed one week. On account of the serious illness of Evangelist Brown's father, the evangelist has gone east and the evangelistic services will not begin until August 17th. BROWN AND CURRY COMING Rev. John E. Brown, who endeared himself in the hearts of the thinking people of Anaheim last year is to return and begin another series of meetings Sunday, August 10, at 11 A.M. The services are to be held in a large tent which will be pitched at the corner of Lemon and Broadway. These men need no introduction to the Anaheim people or surrounding towns. They will be in our midst about three weeks at the least. We consider ourselves very fortunate in securing these evangelists to assist in elevating the morals of this community to a standard which every progressive citizen desires to see it attain. Come and show your interest in this grand work of reformation by your attendance. Great sermons; great song service and great uplift for all. Come. C.R.MOORE, Minister and Evangelist. EPISCOPAL CHURCH St. Michael's Episcopal church, corner Adele and Emily streets, Rev.David Todd Gillmor, rector, Sunday, Wanted Salesmen The LAKEVIEW IRRIGATED FARMS, which is about to be placed upon the market, is the famous old Nuevo Rancho, in the Lakeview-Perris Valleys. I want one high grade farm land salesman to work in this territory, representing this property. Many of the farmers in your community appreciate the value of good, cheap land in this Perris-Lakeview section, and this property only needs to be called to their attention, for you to be able to interest a great many. When you appreciate that good agricultural land, in the valley of Southern California, about 3½ hours' ride from Los Angeles, can be had for $200.00 an acre, with a good water right, you will realize how unusually attractive this is and how it will particularly appeal to farmers in Southern California, who know of the wonderful advance in values good farm lands have made in the past few years. Understand, this is not land to be sold to the stranger, using the attractive "bait" of "$10.00 a month." This land is for farmers who know good land and can afford to pay for it, and in offering it at $200.00 an acre, (on terms of one-quarter cash; balance in one, two and three years), we would have been unable to establish this price, if we had resorted to the very low terms on which so many of the properties are offered. When you realize that the State of Iowa is seventeen times larger than the Valley of Southern California, and that the state of Iowa is only one of the forty-eight states in the United States, and that every state is sending its delegates to Los Angeles, it is a simple matter to arrive at the future value of good farm land in the valley of Southern California. The farmers in your community, who can sell out today for $500.00 and $600.00 an acre can go onto our land and repeat the same thing in a very few years. Understand, I want good, substantial honest farm land salesmen, who have a record for fair dealings, and can present my property in such a manner that I will not have to apologize for any of their statements. If you are in this class and think that you are able The Store With a Conscience Have You Ever Patronized Us? IF NOT, --- WHY NOT? Full line of WINES, LIQUORS AND BOTTLED BEERS Free City Delivery—PHONE US—Home 182 Sunset 198 Fisher Wine Co. N. Los Angeles St. - ANAHEIM, CAL. Thursday, August 7 Some People Wear Glasses because they think it makes them look better, but most people wear them because they have to. In any event, unless they fit the eyes perfectly the eye sight is bound to suffer. Fitting glasses to eyes is my specialty and hundreds of satisfied customers will recommend me. --ASK THEM If your eyes give you any trouble come in and have them examined any time to suit you. MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE THEO. ROBERTS Doctor of Optometry 113 E. Center St. :: ANAHEIM, CAL. AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG CLOCK BALLOT WILL BE LARGER THAN EVER When the State election in California is held in 1914 the ballot to be used will be a wonder, so far as size is concerned. It will be fully as large as an ordinary bedspread and will contain at least 37 propositions for submission to the people in addition to all the names of the State and county candidates for office. Twenty-three proposed constitutional amendments, seven referendum proposals, three and possibly more initiative measures and three proposals for a greater state fair and a third proposing a $1,000,000 bond issue for a state building in San Francisco’s civic center will go before the people for ratification. Any initiative law proposed may be added to the ballot between now and November, 1914, if the required number of signatures, 19,400, are secured to a petition. All petitions must be filed 90 days before the date of election to get on the ballot. Albert Pickering, of Montana, who is spending the summer with Mrs. Pick- When the State election in California is held in 1914 the ballot to be used will be a wonder, so far as size is concerned. It will be fully as large as an ordinary bedspread and will contain at least 37 propositions for submission to the people in addition to all the names of the State and county candidates for office. Twenty-three proposed constitutional amendments, seven referendum proposals, three and possibly more initiative measures and three proposals for bonds make up the ballot menu that seems assured. It is announced from the Secretary of State's office that practically all the referendum and initiative petitions that are being circulated will have a sufficient number of signatures to place them on the ballot. This announcement was the result of reports from various county clerks received at the office. The laws against which referendum petitions are said to have been successfully circulated are: "Redlight abatement," "Workingmen's compensation," "fishing license," "non-sale of game," "blue sky," "water commission," "2 to 6 A.M. saloon closing." The Socialists' report on the number of signatures secured to the initiative petition in favor of the "universal eight-hour" law indicates that measure will find a place on the ballot. Other initiative petitions which will get space on the ballot will be the "anti-capital punishment" law and the proposed act repealing the poll tax. Under an opinion rendered by the Attorney-General's office the signatures secured to these two petitions prior to the last election make them eligible for the ballot. Three propositions proposing bond issues, one for the "greater capitol extension" project at Sacramento, projecting the issuance of $300,000 in bonds; another providing for $750,000 proposing a $1,000,000 bond issue for a state building in San Francisco's civic center will go before the people for ratification. Any initiative law proposed may be added to the ballot between now and November, 1914, if the required number of signatures, 19,400, are secured to a petition. All petitions must be filed 90 days before the date of election to get on the ballot. Albert Pickering, of Montana, who is spending the summer with Mrs. Pickering at Long Beach, was in town this week the guest of his old-time friend, Bud Sackett. Mr. Pickering is making his first visit to California, and is so well impressed with what he has seen that he contemplates pulling up stakes in the northwest state and moving here to locate permanently. He was shown about this section by Mr. Sackett and declares that of all places seen by him in the state Anaheim and vicinity are far and away ahead of all the other places. We call your attention to our price circulars which we have mailed to every registered voter in the county. This is the only way we can reach them by mail. If you do not receive one of these circulars, ask us for it and we will mail it to you at once. Our prices all over the house are quoted below actual value and cost. STERN & GOODMAN MERCANTILE COMPANY, Fullerton, Cal. Assemblyman Weisel, Attorney Callor, L. A. Evans and C. E. Chamberlain attended a meeting of Progressives in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening held in honor of the first anniversary of the establishment of that party. The meeting was addressed by Governor Johnson and other speakers. C. W. Harvey, M. D. Albert Osborne, M. D. DRS. HARVEY & OSBORNE have moved their offices to the second floor of the Dickel building, corner Lemon and Center streets. HERE'S THE LATEST!! "Which is more expensive—keeping an auto or an airship?" "Oh, an airship—the upkeep is much higher." If you are having cold feet on any of your building plans that you talked about in the Spring, come in and see the boss and swap a few of your troubles for some of his'n. He can match you on anything in the trouble line, but his long suit is to convert troubles into bubbles and blow them off your map. If you are ever tempted to fall for any mail order stuff or wreckage goods, just get our figures first. We are ready to meet any figures you can get, quality and terms being equal. 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