anaheim-gazette 1914-02-05

SPEAKER HEWITT REGISTERS AS REPUBLICAN MOST POWERFUL MAN IN LAST LEGISLATURE COMES OUT FOR OLD PARTY HIS RECORD AS A PROGRESSIVE AND CONSISTENT REPUBLICAN STANDS WITHOUT BLEMISH A. H. Hewitt, speaker of the Assembly in the Legislature of 1911, the first under the Johnson administration, and for years one of the foremost figures in the fight for clean government in California, has registered as a member of the Republican Progressive League and has declared his determination to enter the fight to establish progressive control of the Republican party in this state. Hewitt and Rudolph Spreckels, who is also backing the struggle for progressive principles within the Republican party, were in conference Saturday evening. At the conclusion of the conference, Hewitt signed a membership card in the Republican Progressive League of California and promised his support and co-operation in the movement to preserve the party and keep it under progressive leadership. "In my opinion," said Hewitt, "the best interests of the state demand that an immediate effort be made to place the Republican party under progressive control. The Progressive party cannot endure. There is an urgent necessity for those who believe in progressive principles to align themselves for a struggle for those principles within the Republican party." Hewitt was the most powerful man in the Assembly during the Legislature of 1911. Upon him rested the burden of guiding deliberations that resulted in ancient history. That picturesque vehicle that traveled on rails and did noble service in transporting passengers between Orange and Santa Ana. Horses and mules were the motive power. There was also a line to Tustin from Santa Ana and another line to El Modena from Orange. On the El Modena line, a mule drew the car to El Modena. The mule could then be loaded on the car, and the return trip was made on the grade. After the days of the horse-drawn cars, the Tolle brothers rigged up a steam motor car, and for years that car carried passengers between the two towns. After the P. E. took the line over a change was made to a gasoline motor car. A. W. Tolle, who ha sbeen with the line since away back at the beginning, was motorman under the P. E. He has traveled several times around the world. At least, he has gone enough miles on the dummy to make the globe-trotting trips, if the mileage had been strung out in the proper direction. The dummy has not been making its gasoline trips recently. When South Glassell street was paved at Orange, the end of the tracks was at La Veta avenue, a half mile from the center of Orange. The automobiles started competition, and charging the same fare, 10 cents, as the P. E., soon had practically all of the business. But the dummy kept going, as it has through all these years, regardless of weather, panics and foreign wars—except sometimes when it was on the blink. Within a short time the P. E. will be running electric cars to Orange and in view of that fact the P. E. decided to lay the dummy away. Sunday evening, it made its last trip. Motorman Tolle was at the wheel, and Conductor Hunter took up the fare. Note the use of the singular, for there was but one fare to be taken. Frank S. Trickey was the only passenger on the last trip from the bridge on North Main street to Orange. On the return trip there was not one passenger. The dummy chugged its way. RECORD CRITICAL THIS YEAR A. R. PECK, PRESIDENT OF THE HEIM SUGAR COMPANY DICTS PROSPEROUS EXPECTS OUTPUT TO EXCEED THAT YEAR DESPITE THE In such excellent conditions recent rains rendered R. Peck, president of Sugar Company, basing the reports that his office received from the large Southern California company will record the largest per acre the state has seen. Mr. Peck stated that recent revision of the tax is not expected that age will be planted there last, but despite that, that the total output of equal, if not exceed, the reduction of acreage, was caused by the force mills in cutting the prince 75 cents per ton. There are nine large in California, of which Mr. Peck stated that he report that the two in Sacramento Valley S and the Alameda Sugar decided not to run them because of the sugar mills however, said Mr. Peck their full capacity. To the Los Alamitos, Oxheim, Santa Ana Co-ern California and t Companies. his support and co-operation in the movement to preserve the party and keep it under progressive leadership. "In my opinion," said Hewitt, "the best interests of the state demand that an immediate effort be made to place the Republican party under progressive control. The Progressive party cannot endure. There is an urgent necessity for those who believe in progressive principles to align themselves for a struggle for those principles within the Republican party." Hewitt was the most powerful man in the Assembly during the Legislature of 1911. Upon him rested the burden of guiding deliberations that resulted in the passage of the great reform measures enacted into law during that session. The fate of the administration measures, the keeping of campaign promises, depended in large measure on the personnel of the committees to which the administration bills were submitted. Hewitt, as the appointing officer in the Assembly, through his careful scrutiny of the record of every member he appointed to committee kept the Assembly in tune with the Governor's office. Hewitt will attend the conference at Stockton on February 7, when a preliminary organization of the Republican progressives will be effected. SUPERVISORS GRANT PRIVILEGES Clerk Instructed to Advertise For Bids For Riverside Road Santa Ana, Cal., Jan. 27, 1914. The board met pursuant to adjournment. All members and the clerk present. On recommendation of the Horticultural Commissioner, fumigating license were ordered issued to John A. King and Walter J. McClurg. The District Attorney was directed to commence action on the bond of Herbert Dyer, who forfeited his ball. Deeds were accepted for right of way for Santa Ana canyon road. A resolution was adopted for the contract for space in the California display building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. An ordinance was adopted granting A. S. Bradford a franchise for a pipe line for conveying water along certain streets at Placentia. The application of Southern California Gas Company to excavate in the La Habra road district under franchise No. 101, was granted. The demand of Sam Browne's Secret Service was allowed for $447.75, the vote on the motion for allowance was as follows: Leek, no; Smith, yes; Schumacher, no; Struck, yes; Talbert, yes. The application of M. Nisson for permit to lay a pipe line along Fair weather, panics and foreign wars—except sometimes when it was on the blink. Within a short time the P. E. will be running electric cars to Orange and in view of that fact the P. E. decided to lay the dummy away. Sunday evening, it made its last trip. Motorman Tolle was at the wheel, and Conductor Hunter took up the fare. Note the use of the singular, for there was but one fare to be taken. Frank S. Trickey was the only passenger on the last trip from the bridge on North Main street to Orange. On the return trip there was not one passenger. The dummy chugged its way homeward at a high rate of speed, fully 15 miles an hour. The death of the dummy means that the course of passenger service between Santa Ana and Orange will be changed. The dummy ran out North Main to La Veta, and there went east. The electric line turns off to the east a short distance north of the bridge. Conductor Hunter will probably take a run in Los Angeles and Motorman Tolle in Long Beach, continuing in the employ of the P. E. SCHOOL BOARD CALLS A BOND ELECTION Orange Will Vote on a $50,000 Proposition For New Building The Orange grammar school board, in session at the Glassell street school Thursday, voted to call a bond election in the amount of $50,000 for the construction of an intermediate high school for the use of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the district. The date of the election was set for Saturday, February 28. It is planned to set the new building on the Glassell school site, moving the old building back to Lemon street. The new building will face on Glassell street. It is believed that this plan will meet with general approval over the district, and that in consequence there will be but little opposition to the bond issue. The need for additional school facilities is shown by the fact that at the present time the schools are so crowded that about 40 first grade pupils are now housed in a small building on East Maple avenue. The normal growth of the schools is in the vicinity of 125 per year and with this increase next year to face, provision must be made for more school room. The Glassell street building is not to be retired from service, but will be continued in use. County Superintendent Mitchell met with the school board and Principal Smith. FLOOD DAMAGE A MILLION DOLLARS Santa Barbara the Heaviest Sufferer From Storm Damage An ordinance was adopted granting A. S. Bradford a franchise for a pipe line for conveying water along certain streets at Placentia. The application of Southern California Gas Company to excavate in the La Habra road district under franchise No. 101, was granted. The demand of Sam Browne's Secret Service was allowed for $447.75, the vote on the motion for allowance was as follows: Leek, no; Smith, yes; Schumacher, no; Struck, yes; Talbert, yes. The application of M. Nisson for permit to lay a pipe line along Fairhaven avenue from the Hyde gate easterly for 200 feet, was granted. Ordinance No. 106, an ordinance to prohibit gambling, was adopted. Ordinance No. 107, an ordinance for the police regulation of public pool and billiard rooms, was adopted. The clerk was directed to advertise for bids for the improvement of section 5, Riverside road, bids to be opened February 10, 1914, at 2 P.M. The demands of Withers & Crites on the highway fund were allowed as read. The board adjourned to February 3, 1914, at 10 A.M. W. B. WILLIAMS, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. CRAVATH REFUSES BIG MONEY C. C. Cravath, better known as "Gavy," the slugger fielder of the Philadelphia Nationals, announced that he turned down a $16,000 offer for a two-year contract with the Baltimore Federals. He will remain in organized ball and will play with the Phillies for another year. He will draw down $5,-200 for the next season, with a bonus of $500 if he hits .325. Cravath is spending the winter at Laguna Beach, where he owns a number of cottages. He is going to coach the Santa Ana high school team in batting, while "Toots" Schultz, pitcher for Detroit Americans, who is also stopping at Laguna, will coach the pitchers of the team. Harrison Kuebler has been cited to appear in the Superior Court on February 6 to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court in failing to pay $40 a month to his wife, as ordered by the court. FLOOD DAMAGE A MILLION DOLLARS Santa Barbara the Heaviest Sufferer From Storm Damage It is estimated from a careful inventory that the damage incurred in the counties south of the Teachapi by the recent storm will exceed one million dollars. From reports gathered it appears Santa Barbara is the heaviest individual sufferer of any section in the state. The loss there is estimated to be $300,000, the damage being done to streets, bridges and buildings. Twenty houses were swept away in Montecito and the Mission creek districts. Ventura county is reported to have suffered $200,000 loss on roads and other damage. The crops are generally safe. Orange county sustained little actual damage. The Santa Ana river strained its banks, but little damage occurred. Anaheim reports no damage, and crops are safe. Fullerton is the center of railroad activity. All lines used the Santa Fe branch to Colton. The peat lands were partially flooded. Riverside county suffered little, although several bridges have been washed out. Only nominal damage was done in San Bernardino city, except the flooding of a few houses. Considerable road damage was done throughout the county. A quarter of a million dollars will cover the damage in Los Angeles county. The railroads in the city and the county highways sustained the greatest losses. Henry Flynn, the San Fernando meat man, bought 100 head of steers from John Cuddebeck. These cattle were fed on beet pulp at the Anaheim sugar factory and are first-class beef. One car was shipped Thursday to San Fernando. RECORD CROP OF SUGAR BEETS THIS YEAR A. R. PECK, PRESIDENT OF ANAHEIM SUGAR COMPANY, PREDICTS PROSPEROUS YEAR EXPECTS OUTPUT OF FACTORY TO EXCEED THAT OF LAST YEAR DESPIITE THE TARIFF In such excellent condition have the recent rains rendered the soil that A. R. Peck, president of the Anaheim Sugar Company, basing his opinion of the reports that his concern has received from the large growers in Southern California, predicts that 1914 will record the largest beet sugar crop per acre the state has ever known. Mr. Peck stated that because of the recent revision of the tariff on sugar it is not expected that as large an acreage will be planted this year as was last, but despite that, he is confident that the total output of beet sugar will equal, if not exceed, that of 1913. The reduction of acreage, stated Mr. Peck, was caused by the forced action of the mills in cutting the price on raw beets 75 cents per ton. There are nine large beet sugar mills in California, of which seven are located in the southern part of the state. Mr. Peck stated that he had received a report that the two in the north, the Sacramento Valley Sugar Company, and the Alameda Sugar Company, had decided not to run their mills this year because of the sugar reduction. The seven in Southern California, however, said Mr. Peck, will run to their full capacity. These seven are the Los Alamitos, Oxnard, Chino, Anaheim, Santa Ana Co-operative, Southern California and the Holly Sugar Companies. Orangethorpe section; 3.24 miles; W. A. Dontanville. Runs west 3 miles from Spadra road; thence ¼ mile north. Fully completed and accepted. Tustin-Orange section; 3.70 miles; Geo. S. Benson & Sons. Starts at Orange city limits on Chapman avenue; runs east to gravel road; thence south by way of Prospect avenue to First and D streets, Tustin. Base completed; surfaced 2 miles. Section 2, Riverside; 2.57 miles; Withers & Crites. Orange city limits north to Olive. Base laid on 1.8 miles. Newport Beach, section 2; 4.35 miles; Geo. S. Benson & Sons. Starts city limits, Newport Beach; thence along the Southern Pacific tracks to the road east of Fairview; thence north along the Berry ranch to the drainage ditch at Paulerino. Grading work in progress. Section 1, Anaheim, Olive, Olinda, and Chapman avenue, Fullerton; 9.33 miles; Withers & Crites. Grading in progress; will start laying base in a few days. Section 1, Riverside; .31 mile; Conners Construction Company. This is a small section running from Main street east on Chapman avenue, Orange, to the city limits of Orange. This will connect with the state highway, and the contracting firm is the one which has the state work in hand. Garden Grove; section 1, Anaheim, Stanton and Cyberss; 7.25 miles; Hart, Chamberlain & Dusey. Just breaking ground. Work is in progress on the concrete bridge on the Talbert road, the Los Angeles Bridge & Construction Company having the contract. The work in progress on the roads suffered little or no damage by the heavy rains of the past few days. About the only damage was the washing out of some of the false work on the bridge across the river on the Talbert road. PARCELS POST IS INCREASING BUSINESS Postmaster of Los Angeles Says It There are nine large beet sugar mills in California, of which seven are located in the southern part of the state. Mr. Peck stated that he had received a report that the two in the north, the Sacramento Valley Sugar Company, and the Alameda Sugar Company, had decided not to run their mills this year because of the sugar reduction. The seven in Southern California, however, said Mr. Peck, will run to their full capacity. These seven are the Los Alamitos, Oxnard, Chino, Anaheim, Santa Ana Co-operative, Southern California and the Holly Sugar Companies. Mr. Peck stated that the reports of the mills for the year 1913 showed that an average of ten to eleven tons of beets were raised on each acre planted. The crop this year per acre, he said, would exceed that by fully 15 per cent. The sugar companies of the southern part of the state, said Mr. Peck, are already beginning preparations to handle the beet crop. The American Beet Sugar Company's mill at Oxnard, he said, which for some years past, statistics show, has produced more beet sugar than any other mill in the world, is preparing to run full blast. The Spreckels mill at Spreckels, which has the largest capacity of any mill in the world, Mr. Peck also said, was making preparations to handle its crop. Growers all over the southern part of the state, said Mr. Peck, had reported excellent soil conditions. The recent rains, he said, had been as gold to them. The soil has been loosened and enriched to such an extent, he said, though the price per ton has been cut, the growers are confident of a prosperous year. FORTY-SEVEN MILES UNDER CONTRACT Nearly Half of the County Roads Let to Builders Forty-six miles of improved county highways provided for under the county bond issue of $1,270,000 are under contract, of which the concrete base is completed on 17.07 miles and the base and surface completed on 10.50 miles. Only one contract has been finished and that is the Orangethorpe road, the distance being 3.24 miles, and the contractor W. A. Dontanville. The work has been accepted by the highway commission. Contracts so far let have been at a cost, per mile, much below the estimate of such work by the commission, when it submitted figures for a basis for the amount of funds to be called for in the bond election. Eighteen-foot roads have been constructed at a cost of about $9,000 per mile and 20-foot roads at an average cost of about $10,000 per mile. The county has been fortunate in that the contracts so far offered have been at a time when operations in road building have been light and contractors and their equipment have been more or less idle. It is predicted, however, that future contracts will be at prices from 10 to 15 percent of the previous year's value. PARCELS POST IS INCREASING BUSINESS Postmaster of Los Angeles Says It Will Handle All Small Packages The surplus derived from the parcels post will be expended in perfecting and extending the system until the service is as perfect as can be attainable, according to a statement made by Postmaster Harrison of Los Angeles. As a mutual benefit to the farmer and the city dweller, Harrison can see no limit to the possibilities of the service. The postmaster states that within a short time practically all of the small parcel business will be handled through the mails and that the new weight limit of 50 pounds includes more than 95 per cent of the parcels handled by business houses. Speaking of the growth of the service and the conveniences offered, Harrison said: "That the parcel post has become an indispensable and practical adjunct to the business activities of every community and every branch of commercial enterprise cannot be successfully questioned. "It would be difficult to call to mind a mercantile establishment which could not use the parcel post system to advantage and profit. "If business concerns are benefited by the parcel post, the patrons of those concerns are even more greatly benefited because the parcel post assures the prompt and safe transmission of practically every commodity handled in the daily life of the community. "The limit of weight now permitted within the first and second zones is 50 pounds and within that limit of weight will be included more than 95 per cent of the parcels which are handled by various business houses. The average weight of parcels of freight handled throughout the country is not above that limit and in the small parcel business, which for so many years was the source of greatest revenue to the express companies, the average was under 20 pounds. "As the people become more and more familiar with the possibilities of the parcel post system, they will take advantage of it in constantly increasing numbers and it would be safe to predict that within a short time practically all of the small parcel business will be handled through the mails." "It has never been the policy of the government to make of the postal system a source of revenue and that policy has not changed with the introduction of the parcels post system. If that system brings in a revenue—and the present indications are that it will do so—the surplus will be applied to extensions of the service and improvements in methods until the parcel post..." cost, per mile, much below the estimate of such work by the commission, when it submitted figures for a basis for the amount of funds to be called for in the bond election. Eighteen-foot roads have been constructed at a cost of about $9,000 per mile and 20-foot roads at an average cost of about $10,000 per mile. The county has been fortunate in that the contracts so far offered have been at a time when operations in road building have been light and contractors and their equipment have been more or less idle. It is predicted, however, that future contracts will be at prices from 10 to 15 per cent in advance of those that have been let. Los Angeles is preparing to spend a million dollars in improved roads, Riverside has voted good roads bonds and San Bernardino will soon vote on a bond issue, the election coming some time next month. With this work in prospect, it is expected that bldders will not be as numerous as they have been and competition will not be so keen. Good quality work has been the rule on those sections that have been completed, and the highway commission is satisfied that it is getting big value. Under the mileage of good roads called for by the commission in its estimate, 96.3 will be of permanent character and 11.50 of graded road. The latter is in the Santa Ana canyon, extending from Olive to the Riverside county line. Some portions of the mileage in the canyon will be given better attention than others, more permanent work being done in bad stretches than in the better. Section 5 of the Riverside road is now being advertised, the section starting at the county line and running to Gypsum creek, 2.44 miles. Sections upon which work is in progress or has been completed, are as follows: Section 1, Huntington Beach; 5.07 miles; C. E. Chamberlain, contractor. Starts at Fifth street; south to First; thence west 3 miles to Huntington Beach and Bay City road. The concrete base has been laid full length and 3.25 miles have been surfaced. Section 2, Huntington Beach; 4.34 miles; Rogers Bros. Starts at end of section 1 and runs to city limits of Huntington Beach. Base laid on 3.25 miles and surface on 2 miles. more familiar with the possibilities of the parcel post system, they will take advantage of it in constantly increasing numbers and it would be safe to predict that within a short time practically all of the small parcel business will be handled through the mails. "It has never been the policy of the government to make of the postal system a source of revenue and that policy has not changed with the introduction of the parcels post system. If that system brings in a revenue—and the present indications are that it will do so—the surplus will be applied to extensions of the service and improvements in methods until the parcel post system will ultimately become as nearly perfect as human ingenuity can devise." VEGETABLE CROP WILL BE A BUMPER The vegetable crop of Southern California this season promises to break all records, in the opinion of freight traffic officials, with a production of 3,400 carloads for shipment to markets. The famous local celery, with its rich flavor and admirable quality of standing shipment nicely, will reach a total of 1,900 carloads, according to an estimate made by freight agents. There will be about 1,500 carloads of mixed vegetables, including all the familiar kinds of garden truck. Shipments of these products began in November and will continue until May. The eastern cities will receive a large share of this produce in refrigerator cars, rushed through on express schedules. POOLROOMS REGULATED The Board of Supervisors has passed two new ordinances regulating poolrooms and billiard halls in Orange county outside incorporated towns. By one ordinance poolrooms must close at 11 o'clock at night, instead of at midnight, as under the old law. By another, it is made a misdemeanor to bet on any game played with cards, balls, cues or any representative of value. It becomes a misdemeanor for any poolhall proprietor to allow any person under 21 years of age to be in his place. 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