anaheim-gazette 1914-03-19

PHONE, SUNSET 54 J SEE OUR WINDOWS THIS WEEK FOR SPECIALS JUS Largest and Finest As Anaheim. S They Pay Garland Gas Ranges Six Large Rolls of Toile GRAHAM Trade at Headquarters---IT IS SAFE F. A. ORANGE COUNTY'S GREAT GROWTH Increase of Five Fold Shown Since Organization in 1889 The growth of Orange county since its formation in 1889 has been phenomenal. A comparison of figures shows that the value of taxable property in the county has increased five times the amount of the valuation of 1891, that year being the earliest of which records are available. In 1891 the value of county real estate was $6,142,565; the total of improvements, $1,526,465; of personal property, $1,125,460; of railroads, $557,162; total of all property, $10,452,355. In 1913 county real estate had an assessed valuation of $27,433,145; improvements, $7,319,945; personal property, $7,060,570; money, $73,575; operative property, $2,950,970; railroads, $3,347,388; total, $48,185,593. The greatest increase has been during the last three years, the gain having amounted to about $18,000,000 since 1910, at which time the total valuation of the county was placed at $30,597,532. County Assessor Sleeper estimates that the total of county property assessments for this year will exceed $53,000,000. In 1891 the tax rate was $1.35. In 1913 the rate was fixed at $1.45. The county has a total bond issue of $1.457,000. There are only four California counties with a larger bonded indebtedness. Los Angeles county, for instance, has an issue of $3,500,000. In the matter of population Orange county has kept pace with the increase in property values. Federal census figures show that the county's population in 1890 was 13,589; in 1900, 19,696; in 1910, 34,436. It is safe to estimate that the county population now runs considerably over 40,000. TAKE BIG CHANCES Autoists having no new licenses on their machines would be guilty of involuntary manslaughter and would be liable to a heavy penitentiary sentence if they ran down and killed any person. In addition to the heavy prison sentence it is also likely that a heavy fine would be imposed. "People generally do not realize the laundry building. This last work cost in the neighborhood of $10,000. The club house, which contains also the chapel, covers a surface of 80x26 feet. There is a semi-enclosed pavilion, 36 feet square, in the center of the club building. The outlying cottages have been arranged in two rows, in such a way as to admit of an ornamental pool between the banks of which will be sown to grass. Trees, shrubs and flowers are to be planted as soon as practical and it is hoped in two years' time to have grounds which will combine comfort and attractiveness. Chris McNeil has the contract for the main building, while the outlying cottages are being built by A. H. Anderson. The heating plant is being installed by Munger & Munger of Pasadena. RAPID PROGRESS MADE BY COUNTY Old Timer Tells of the Development He Has Witnessed "When I came to this section in 1873 the land that was good for sheep grazing was considered the most valuable," said C. E. Parker, president and manager of the Orange County Title Company. "In 1877 the terminus of the Southern Pacific, the only railroad here, was at Anaheim. Some corn, barley and potatoes were raised, and these products, together with the wool, were shipped or hauled by wagon to Anaheim Landing and there put on barges and taken out to the ship. "The first roller mill for the manufacture of corn meal and live stock foods was erected in Santa Ana in 1887 on the site where the Register building now stands. The products of the mill were mostly shipped to Los Angeles and San Diego. "It was in that year that we had our first electric lights in Santa Ana. My brother, another party and I erected a plant, expecting that the town would buy lights, the trustees having promised to. There was so much op- COUNTY WIDE MORE Additional Purchase Completion Orange county state highway be road may be built as soon as possible. The board of day afternoon pro thorizing the pu B. Talbert and O directed by the r purchase with the bonds to be paid. The purchase of the supervisors port of Chairman viewed Commission state commission Tuesday. Darlin written statement state commission delivered, to the received for the ed only in Orda with the money ed clear through line. Talbert stated mission would not agreement to keep 5 per cent or less that the state law pieces of road w as 7 per cent. The purchase put through as quick immediate effort up the rights o Ana and the San The state has the field work tween Santa Ana and it ought not until the road is AMERICA'S If extra proof of course is notica is acting we granting her ow tween her own through her own be found in ther for November, I 1 to 34. The leaish jurisprudence troposis of the that "the United action on the pr material articles o TAKE BIG CHANCES Autoists having no new licenses on their machines would be guilty of involuntary manslaughter and would be liable to a heavy penitentiary sentence if they ran down and killed any person. In addition to the heavy prison sentence it is also likely that a heavy fine would be imposed. "People generally do not realize the mistake they are making," says a prominent attorney. "If an accident happens and a man is killed, the motorist under the new law, can be held for manslaughter and would in all probability be convicted despite his motives. It could be shown that the defendant was driving an unlicensed car; that his car was not numbered in the state department and that he had violated one of the statutes of California and the best legal talent in the country couldn't save him." BUILDINGS NEARING COMPLETION The buildings on the county farm at the end of West Chapman street are rapidly nearing completion. The club house, cottages and chapel are practically ready to be turned over for occupancy. There remains about two months' work to be done on the main building. All construction when completed will have been done at an outlay to the county of about $75,000. The main, or hospital building, is built of reinforced concrete throughout and is entirely fire-proof, that needed for the doors and windows being the only wood used. Mr. Frederick H. Eley, the architect, planned the location of the cottages surrounding the main building, in such a manner that should it become necessary at any time to add wings to the hospital this may be done without altering the arrangement of any building now on the ground. There are eight cottages in all, five of which, including a barn and the superintendent's cottage, have been in use for some time. Work was begun on these about 14 months ago and cost when completed about $6,200. Three additional cottages, including also the club house and chapel building, were begun last October as was also the "The first roller mill for the manufacture of corn meal and live stock foods was erected in Santa Ana in 1887 on the site where the Register building now stands. The products of the mill were mostly shipped to Los Angeles and San Diego. "It was in that year that we had our first electric lights in Santa Ana. My brother, another party and I erected a plant, expecting that the town would buy lights, the trustees having promised to. There was so much opposition to such an extravagant innovation as street lights, however, that we received no income from that source. "In 1888 some of the citizens here, by each giving a bonus of $20.00 and agreeing to pay $5.00 for each instrument, induced a Los Angeles company to extend the wires to Santa Ana and give us telephone service. "What a wonderful change has been wrought in Santa Ana and this whole county since those days—only about 26 years ago! Santa Ana is now a beautiful city of some 12,000 inhabitants; we have many prosperous and fast growing towns; the valley is studded with orchards and farms and pretty homes and we have five immense sugar factories; we have bare land worth as high as $1,000 an acre, and it is cheap at that for those who know how to utilize it to the best advantage. In short, we have a county richer in the products of its soil than any other territory of equal area on this continent, and probably in the world. We have the statistics to corroborate our claims. And yet, comparatively speaking, the land of Orange county has only been scratched. The next few years will see a greater development of our natural resources than there has been in all the past." As an illustration of the volume of money that is loaned in this county for land purchases and improvements it might be stated that $3,000,000 passed through the escrow department of the Orange County Title Company in 1913. "This company has never had to foreclose a mortgage on any loan it has," said Mr. Parker, "and there have been but very few ever foreclosed in the county. This certainly speaks well for the financial responsibility of our people." ANAHEIM GAZETTE 54 J GRAHAM'S PH ALS JUST ARRIVED Theuest Assortment of Wall Paper im. See our Automatic Refrig They Pay for Themselves. Water Cooler Attachment. See the New Garland Gas Rang s of Toilet Paper, 25c. We Save You Money WAHAM FURNITURE COMP Corner Los Angeles and Chartres Sts. F. A. Backs' Old Stand (Established over a Quarter of a Century, Ago) COUNTY WILL BUY MORE STATE BONDS Additional Purchase of $200,000 For Completion of State Highway Orange county will buy $200,000 state highway bonds so that the state road may be built through this county as soon as possible. The board of supervisors on Tuesday afternoon passed a resolution authorizing the purchase. Chairman T. B. Talbert and C. S. Crookshank were directed by the resolution to make the purchase with the county's money, the bonds to be paid for at par. The purchase was decided upon by the supervisors upon receiving the report of Chairman Talbert, who interviewed Commissioner Darlington of the state commission in Los Angeles Tuesday. Darlington stated that a written statement will be made by the state commission before the bonds are delivered, to the effect that the money received for the bonds will be expended only in Orange county, and that with the money the road will be finished clear through to the south county line. Talbert stated that the state commission would not enter into any agreement to keep all grades down to 5 per cent or less. Darlington stated that the state has built a number of pieces of road with the grade as high as 7 per cent. The purchase of the bonds will be put through as quickly as possible, and immediate efforts will be made to clear up the rights of way between Santa Ana and the San Diego line. The state has done a large part of the field work on the state road between Santa Ana and the south line, and it ought not be over a few weeks until the road is ready for bids. AMERICA'S PANAMA RIGHTS If extra proof were needed—which, of course, is not the case—that America is acting well within her rights in granting her own vessels, plying between her own ports, free passage through her own canal, that proof can be found in the London Law Review for November, 1912, volume 38, pages 1 to 34. The leading authority on British jurisprudence, published in the metropolis of the British empire, declares that "the United States can support its action on the precise words of the material articles of the treaty," and that BUICK GARAGE 515 E. Center St. ALL repair work guaranteed. You pay for what you get and no more---what you get in supplies and service are O. K. Call and See HEINEY UNCLE SAM, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Senator Works would have our government call upon all the republic to the south of us to join with our own republic, intervene and establish a stable government in Mexico. Doubtless this proposition has already been discussed and considered by President Wilson, and his close advisers. But the more it is considered the more difficult it seems. No help could be expected from Central America. Those states might send cannot govern themselves." Our idea is that it we better to announce that our purpose is to restore and maintain order, then establish military governments in each state, all the civil officers being Mexicans, then call elections and see that they are fair, elections for states and nation; then ask the national government to acknowledge the debt to us and to provide for paying 3 per cent, per annum interest upon it and 1 per cent for a sinking fund, until it is paid. Then bind the whole crowd over to keep the peace and then come away—until a new rebellion is started. AMERICA'S PANAMA RIGHTS If extra proof were needed—which, of course, is not the case—that America is acting well within her rights in granting her own vessels, plying between her own ports, free passage through her own canal, that proof can be found in the London Law Review for November, 1912, volume 38, pages 1 to 34. The leading authority on British jurisprudence, published in the metropolis of the British empire, declares that "the United States can support its action on the precise words of the material articles of the treaty," and that the supreme court of the United States is a competent and impartial tribunal for settling all disputes. In the face of this legal British verdict the talk of "violating treaties" and "upholding our national honor" becomes the veriest pifle and balderdash; and the contention of Sir Edward Grey and the British government is seen at once to be a colossal and brazen piece of bluffing, intended to hinder the building up of a representative American mercantile marine. Since we know that Woodrow Wilson is not a knave, we can only conclude that he is foolish to be caught in such a transparent game of blind man's buff. Also the American people will be risking its well-won reputation for sound common-sense if we allow our servant, Dr. Wilson, to sacrifice for the advantage of a foreign power our inalienable privileges. Esau was a strong man till he gave away his birthright and so allowed the weakling, Jacob, to usurp his position. Uncle Sam cannot afford to play Esau to Woodrow Wilson's Jacob, nor to trade his own property rights for a Mexican mess of potage. Of course, we don't have to go to Great Britain for a decision as to what we shall do, or shall not do, in running or managing our own canal. Yet it should open the blind eyes of President Wilson to the nature of the game for which he is falling, when the free toll provision for American shipping is upheld by the best British legal authority. Another amazing feature brought out by the London Law Review is that British lawyers apparently have more confidence in our supreme court than has our own President. Else why does not he submit the dispute to that supreme court and let both nations abide by the issue? SURGEON Senator Works would have our government call upon all the republic to the south of us to join with our own republic, intervene and establish a stable government in Mexico. Doubtless this proposition has already been discussed and considered by President Wilson, and his close advisers. But the more it is considered the more difficult it seems. No help could be expected from Central America. Those states might send a few so-called soldiers, but they would need watching more than the Mexicans themselves. The confederacy of Columbia would probably send an insulting replay to the invitation. A periodical revolution has just been called to a halt in Peru. Bolivia is an interior state, has but few soldiers and would not dare send any away. The only three states that could help, are Brazil, Argentine and Chile. Brazil has just squelched a little rebellion of her own. Argentine and Chile, we suspect would decline to join on the score that they are not especially interested. Neither would spare any considerable number of soldiers. Chile especially would prefer sending her soldiers to take in Peru and Bolivia, for that is her ultimate purpose and has been for years, just so soon as she can frame a plausible excuse. All the help they all could be would be as an assurance that no conquest nor partition was intended. Then once there, how could they be gotten out and sent home? It would be easier for our government to depend upon itself. Its proclamation would in effect be to Mexico and the world: "We are sending down a hospital corps to Mexico, with medical supplies, trained nurses and policemen to try to cure the sick man that seems to be having a tough case of mental delirium-tremens down under those old mountains. It is a tough job and we would be glad to get out of it. It is tough because it will cost a host of brave lives and no end of money, and when it is all over we get nothing, not even gratitude. No more than we are receiving now from the Cubans, and the thing that hurts most, is the knowledge that the people there have proved by a century of trial that they are unfit to be free because they Our idea is that it we better to announce that our purpose is to restore and maintain order, then establish military governments in each state, all the civil officers being Mexicans, then call elections and see that they are fair, elections for states and nation; then ask the national government to acknowledge the debt to us and to provide for paying 3 per cent, per annum interest upon it and 1 per cent for a sinking fund, until it is paid. Then bind the whole crowd over to keep the peace and then come away—until a new rebellion is started. SANTA ANA POSTOFFICE The Santa Ana postoffice has passed the requirement for a first-class office and will undoubtedly enter the premier class on July 1, next. The rating of the offices is established from the stamp sales for the year ending March 31 of each year, the amount necessary for a first-class office being $40,000. The sales for the Santa Ana office for the year ending February 28 were $40,-347.94, and for the year ending March 31 this will undoubtedly be increased several hundred dollars, as every month for the past year has shown a strong gain. The receipts for the year ending February 28, 1913, were $36,597.79, showing an increase of nearly $4,000 for the year, very evenly distributed throughout the entire twelve months. The new rating will be of considerable importance in many ways, chief of which is of course the fact that it will place Santa Ana in the genuine city list. The clerks and carriers will be entitled to reach a salary of $1,200 per annum, instead of $1,400, which is the maximum at second-class offices; the postmaster's salary will be increased $100 per annum and the office will naturally receive a higher consideration from the department. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company has been ordered by a decision of the State Railroad Commission to refund to the shippers of 357 cars of oranges an over-charge of from 1 to 3 cents per hundred pounds. The oranges were shipped from Los Angeles to Oakland and San Francisco during 1911 and 1912. The complaint was made by commission houses of San Francisco and Oakland. Thursday, March 19 PHONE, HOME 1071 SEE OUR WINDOWS THIS WEEK FOR SPECIALS WED! Paper Ever Shown In Refrigerators. Attachment. Gas Range We Are Now Offering. Money on Granite Ware. COMPANY ANTURY, AGO) ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA At Fairyland Theatre Three Acts, 8 Continuous Reels George KLEINE Presents QUO VADIS The World's Masterpiece In PHOTO-DRAMA THRILLING—INSPIRING "Masterly; Highly Realistic." —N.Y. Times. "A marvel in photographs." —N.Y. Press. Saturday, March 21st, Special School Children’s Matinee at 3:30 Saturday Night at 7 and 9 Saturday, March 21st, Special School Children’s Matinee at 3:30 Saturday Night at 7 and 9 Admission - - 15c and 25c Quo Vadis had a continuous run at the Mason Theatre, Los Angeles, of four weeks, drawing immense crowds at each performance. COUNTRY BOYS’ CREED In every school house in Prince Edward county, Va., a placard containing a creed for the American country boy and dedicated to the Boys’ Corn Club of Virginia has been posted. It reads: “I believe that the country which God made is more beautiful than the city which man made; that life out of doors and in touch with the earth is the natural life of man. I believe that work with nature is more inspiring than work with the most intricate machinery. I believe that the dignity of labor depends not on what you do, but how you do it; that opportunity comes to a boy on the farm as often as to a boy in the city; that life is larger and freer and happier on the farm than in the town; that my success depends not upon my location, but upon myself; not upon my dreams, but upon what I actually do; not upon luck, but upon pluck. I believe in working when you work and in playing when you play, and in giving and demanding a square deal in every act of life.” POWERFUL DOPE H. Boyart, a man of French descent, was arrested by Officer Lacy at Santa Ana Sunday night. When the attention of the officer was called to the man, the latter had climbed to the top of a high tree, and was brought to earth with difficulty. He seemed to be either drunk or crazy, and Lacy promptly assisted him to jail. When taken before Judge Wilson he exhibited a recipe, saying he had been sick, and had taken the concoction called for by this recipe to cure him. That instead of curing him it had gone to his head, with the result that he did not know what he had done. The recipe called for the following ingredients: rum, ½ pint; ether, 35 grams; salts trig., 30 grams; cocaine, 15 grains; distilled water, quant. suff. He said he had this concoction put up by a druggist, had then drunk it, and woke up in jail. Judge Wilson told him he thought he had been punished enough, and let him go, on promise that he would never take another dose of this particular medicine.