anaheim-gazette 1914-12-24

CHRIST 20% discount on Toys; Brooms TRADE LOS ANGELES AND CHARTRES STREETS GRAHA ANAHEIM STORM WATER DISTRICT ELECTION MESSRS. FISCUS, NEBELUNG AND PANNIER ARE DECISIVELY CHOSEN AS TRUSTEES LARGE VOTE CAST AND UNUSUAL INTEREST TAKEN IN SELECTING MEN TO GUIDE trict. Many voters were outspoken in their opposition to the district, as it is formed, saying that the area taken in is too small. Should taxes be levied to fix the river as it should be, it would require a vast sum, thereby making the tax rate here enormous. There should have been two polling places provided, many people not being able to get to the polls, so large at times was the line in waiting. Many taxpayers went away disguised on not being able to vote. There should have been another polling place, at least. Some of the property owners on the East Side were told that unless the district was formed and the west WATER DISTRICT ELECTION MESSRS. FISCUS, NEBELUNG AND PANNIER ARE DECISIVELY CHOSEN AS TRUSTEES LARGE VOTE CAST AND UNUSUAL INTEREST TAKEN IN SELECTING MEN TO GUIDE AFFAIRS At the election on Friday for trustees of the Anaheim storm water district the following gentlemen were voted for, the tabulated list showing the number of votes cast for each. The first three are elected: Joseph Fiscus ... 465 Max Nebelung ... 448 Wm. Pannier ... 448 E. A. Day ... 186 S. Hayden ... 182 D. Gervais ... 190 J. F. Ahlborn ... 1 Peter Weber ... 1 F. C. Krause ... 1 A. W. Wood ... 1 L. Dahlmann ... 1 Mr. Wessler ... 1 F. A. Backs, Jr. ... 1 Mr. Fisher ... 1 Officers of the election were: J. B. Rea and Fred Backs, clerks; W. P. Webb and Fred Rimpau, inspectors; W. M. Wellman and J. B. Root, judges. The election was a spirited one, 651 votes being cast. There were two tickets in the field, the winning one containing the names of Messrs. Fiscus, Nebelung and Pannier. The other contained the names of Messrs Day, Hayden and Gervais. The list shows several scattering votes, a number of citizens receiving one vote each. The trustees elected are pledged to an economical administration of the affairs of the district, and as they are large taxpayers and very conservative, the management of the storm water district will be carried out on same lines. The heaviest burden of the proposed tax will fall on the city of Anaheim, and it is expected that the taxes to be levied will be measured by the benefits to be derived by the taxpayers of this city. North street in this city is the northern line of the NEW_BRICK BUILDING FOR SOUTH L. A. ST. L. E. Miller Will Erect a Large One-Story Structure for Garage Purposes The small brick building on the property of L. E. Miller on South Los Angeles street has been demolished and a brick building 40x100 feet will be erected upon the site. Work will be rushed and the building will be ready for occupancy in the shortest possible time. It will be used by Chas. Rockwell as a garage. Mr. Platz who owns the 30 foot frontage on the north has been offered a very good price for his lot, but he refuses to sell, the party making the offer intended putting up a new brick building on the site. ARE WE TO HAVE A FIVE-STORY BUILDING? J. F. Ahlborn Has Caused a Buzz of Inquiry to go the Rounds Concerning Same At the mass meeting of citizens on Monday night, J. F. Ahlborn asked Engineer Steward if a sufficient force of water from our city mains could be had to put water on the fifth floor of The Chrisam children o school house certainly a cred pecially to th scientious and showed in event is the first en children in on the new state appreciate the old conditions, curtain donated P. T. A. and t was finished Jacobs of the company Frida time for the close of the pro trIBUTED their to the children o box of deli aned by a rosa program which by a very large and children, most artistic m Song—Shine O Stocking Drill Eight little Piano Duett ..... Doris Farce—His Ro Vocal Solo Play—Christmas Act I—Sant Violin Solo Act II—Ja Duett (vocal) . . . Nettle A Act III—Chorus by Elec Act IV—Piano Duet ..... Miss Sl Accompanist MIRACLE It is a cont tourist to not the quality of here. We have potatoes, lettuce what not? T and asparagus ing cranberry and ice. The Eastern thinking of Ca affairs of the district, and as they are large taxpayers and very conservative, the management of the storm water district will be carried out on same lines. The heaviest burden of the proposed tax will fall on the city of Anaheim, and it is expected that the taxes to be levied will be measured by the benefits to be derived by the taxpayers of this city. North street in this city is the northern line of the district, the Ball road the south line, and the Garden Grove road the west line. One of the arguments used against the district as it is now formed is that it is too small, territorially. To do any good with the turbulent Santa Ana river, it is said, at least $100,000 will have to be expended in dredging and building dykes. This would raise the taxes here very materially. People generally are agreed that improvements in the river are necessary, but want to see more taxable property within the boundaries of the storm water district. Before the boundaries of the district had been finally established numerous jogs in the lines were created, where property owners, protesting against being included in the district, were excluded. These property owners have deposited a certain amount of money in bank, in escrow, on an approximate assessment of $10,000, to be used in paying their pro rata of the forthcoming taxes. Trustee elect Joseph Fiscus is firmly of the opinion that the exclusion of certain property owners from the district, and accepting their prorata of proposed taxes, vitally affects the legality of the district. It is argued that it paves the way for injunction suits against any proceedings of the trustees. Mr. Nebelung informs us that the trustees will be very conservative and all improvements will be carried out to the best interests of the entire dis- FIVE-STORY BUILDING? J. F. Ahlborn Has Caused a Buzz of Inquiry to go the Rounds Concerning Same At the mass meeting of citizens on Monday night, J. F. Ahlborn asked Engineer Steward if a sufficient force of water from our city mains could be had to put water on the fifth floor of a building in this city, to provide that commodity for such a structure. Mr. Steward, said no, but that nowadays pumps are installed in modern buildings to cover just such an emergency and thereby supply the water as needed. Then again tanks are built on the roofs of skyscrapers to impound the water. These inquiries caused the assemblage to sit up and take notice and everybody is wondering what the enterprising Captain has up his sleeve. Are we going to have such a skyscraper? Details are not divulged and citizens are in the expectant mood awaiting the outcome of these mysterious inquiries. Mr. Ahlborn is an enthusiastic booster of Anaheim and it is just possible that he has some good news in the building line to be given to the people as a New Year's present. William Ferrand and Warren Clever of Fullerton were in town a day or two ago renewing acquaintances. The city police on Monday received the following description from Sheriff McSwain, of Fresno, of Thomas F. Frazer, charged with burglary: Age 24 to 26, height 6 feet, weight 160 pounds, complexion sandy, thin face, smooth shaven. When last seen was wearing brown suit and black soft hat. He is a good talker and a booze fighter. Occupation, chauffeur and automobile supply agent. ANAHEIM GAZETTE STMAS GREET Brooms, 19c; 6'Large Rolls Toilet Paper, 25£ TRADE AT HEADQUARTERS—IT'S SAFE BRAHAM FURNITURE COMPANY THE BIG STORE ON THE CORNER CHRISTMAS TREAT AT LAORA SCHOOL Appreciative Entertainment Given by The Pupils Friday Evening The Chrisamas exercises given by the children of Loara school at the school house last Friday evening was certainly a credit to the school and especially to the teachers whose conscientious and systematic training showed in every number given. This is the first entertainment given by the children in their new auditorium Howard's Studio "Where Quality Counts" We wish to thank the public for the generous patronage extended us in the past year, and trust that we have merited a continuance of the same. The Chrisamas exercises given by the children of Loara school at the school house last Friday evening was certainly a credit to the school and especially to the teachers whose conscientious and systematic training showed in every number given. This is the first entertainment given by the children in their new auditorium on the new stage, and they seemed to appreciate the improvement over the old conditions, especially the new drop curtain donated to the school by the P. T. A. and the trustees and which was finished and installed by Mr. Jacobs of the Edwin H. Fingg Scenic company Friday morning barely in time for the entertainment. At the close of the program the P. T. A. distributed their usual Christmas treat to the children of the school a generous box of delicious candies accompanied by a rosy cheeked apple. The program which follows was enjoyed by a very large audience of parents and children, and was costumed in a most artistic manner. Song—Shine Out, oh Blessed Star... School Stocking Drill Eight little girls, 1st—2nd grades Piano Duett Doris Eolls and Irene Scott. Farce—His Royal Nibs, Upper Grades Boys Vocal Solo Nettle Abbott Play—Christmas is Coming Act I—Santa Claus' Work Shop Violin Solo ...Clarence Chamberlain Act II—Jack Frost at Work Duett (vocal) Nettle Abbot and Jennie Evans Act III—A Fire-side Scene Chorus by Eleven Girls. Act IV—Santa Claus' Visit Piano Duet ... Miss Sidnam and Rose Beaver Accompanist ... Miss Sidnam MIRACLES OF THE SOIL It is a continuous surprise to the tourist to note the abundance and the quality of ordinary farm products here. We have them all—the beans, potatoes, lettuce, onions, okra and what not? The list includes celery and asparagus and everything except cranberries, which require bogs and ice. The Easterner is so accustomed to thinking of California as the home of its orchards of every variety of fruits and nuts, its green meadows and its mountains of grazing, until the whole imposing array seems beyond estimation. It is perhaps no exaggeration to say that its total production for each year, aside from its gold mining and the citrus fruits, for which it is famed throughout the world, amount to close to a half a billion dollars, and that it contributes more than any other state in the Union to the pleasure, comfort and necessities of all other states in the Union and perhaps to all other countries in the world. The Easterner must not think that because he sees a cluster of purple grapes of a bunch of golden oranges upon a railroad folder that this wonder state's activities are limited to the production of a few romantic, delightful and profitable fruits. The soil of California is inexhaustible, the rainfalls here are lifegiving and the sunshine is potent and pregnant and all but perpétal. THE COUNTY AGENT AND PROFITABLE AGRICULTURE The county agent is a part of a great agricultural movement. This movement has for its ultimate purpose the building up of a country life that shall be wholesome, attractive, cultured, efficient, and profitable. There are many sections of our countryside charged through the Panaman for crude oil will be $0.0673 per barrel. The charge is made on the basis of $1.20 per hundred cubic feet, making the shipping per ton (2240 pounds) rate proportionate to cubic feet occupancy of that commodity. Crude oil is rated at 56 cubic feet per shipping ton. This is 1.79 tons on the hundred cubic feet basis; and the rate of $0.0672 or $0.0673 follows. The tax of $1.20 per hundred cubic feet is based chiefly on the theoretical saving effected in the distance cargo is carried, taking into consideration the reduced time between ports and the per diem of operation. Wednesday a committee of the grand jury in company with Sheriff-elect C. E. Jackson made a journey to Los Angeles for the purpose of investigating the system used there of working prisoners upon the county roads. It was learned that eight gangs are out at present, and that some good work has been done. Out of eighty men taken from the jail for work on the roads, thirty were sentenced for non-support of their families. These men are paid $1.50 a day, the money going to their families. It is known that the board of supervisors of this county has in mind a plan to send a gang of prisoners to Trabuco can- It is a continuous surprise to the tourist to note the abundance and the quality of ordinary farm products here. We have them all—the beans, potatoes, lettuce, onions, okra and what not? The list includes celery and asparagus and everything except cranberries, which require bogs and ice. The Easterner is so accustomed to thinking of California as the home of the orange and the olive, the lemon and the guava, the grapefruit and the loquat, the almond and the English walnut, plums that are the size of peaches, and pears that are the alchemy of sunlight, that he does not realize the agricultural miracles of each season in the common commodities of universal farming. He does not understand the vast wealth of our barley fields, our sugar beet farms, our alfalfa ranches and our broad acres of lima beans. Whole counties specialize these several staples, and some of them are responsible for a tremendous portion of the world's supply of many important products of a common variety, says the Los Angeles Times. California sends whole trainloads of beans to Boston, supplies itself with potatoes and cherries and, to a large extent, with apples. Its cherries, of course, belong more to the northern portion of the state, and are one of the wonders of the world for their size and their sweetness. Its grapes the East understands and properly appreciates for their raisins and their wine. California is too big to encompass at a glance, and its appraisement of production must include hours of contemplation. Each locality contains its own surprise and demands its special consideration. It has its dairy enterprises and its poultry farms, its stock ranches and its cantaloupe fields, its turkey and its ostrich farms, its berry and its sugar beet ranches, THE COUNTY AGENT AND PROFITABLE AGRICULTURE The county agent is a part of a great agricultural movement. This movement has for its ultimate purpose the building up of a country life that shall be wholesome, attractive, cultured, efficient, and profitable. There are many sections of our country today that have one or more of these conditions, but the sections where all are found in happy unison are comparatively few. The desire of those who are thinking on rural problems is that rural communities everywhere shall be wholesome, attractive, and cultured, and that each individual shall receive a fair reward for the labor done and the capital invested. The county agent has one dominant part in this program. While he may take other parts, his primary function is to help make agriculture efficient and profitable. In proportion as agriculture is made profitable will the community become attractive, cultured, and a place wholesome and desirable to live in. Just what is meant by a profitable agriculture? Simply this: There shall be a reasonable return for the farmer's labor and managerial ability. A farmer, like any other man in any other business, is entitled to just what he carms and no more; but what he carms should be sufficient to give him and his family some of the more essential conveniences of modern life, time for study, some recreation, and opportunity for education for his children. With some money in his pocket the farmer will support the church, place conveniences in his house, magazines and literature on the sitting-room table, and send his children to the best schools with very little outside prompting. THURSDAY, DEC. 24 EETINGS Paper, 25c; Heating Stoves at cost T'S SAFE COMPANY LOS ANGELES AND CHARTRES STREETS udio A Merry Christmas AND A Happy New Year A Happy New Year California Wine Co. 128 W. Center Street SWOPE BROS. Proprietors OVERCOMING TIRE TROUBLE Tire trouble has always been one of the autoist's chief worries, and advice given by R. A. Bradley of the Colorado Experimental Station gets at the bottom of the subject in an illustrative manner. He says that in order to get a car down as cheap as possible the manufacturer sometimes puts on as small a tire as will carry the car, when if a purchaser would insist on a tire one-half inch larger, he would get almost twice the mileage and have infinitely less tire trouble. Most blowouts are caused by undersized tires or insufficient air in them. A tire will not blow out nearly so quickly with the right pressure as it will if allowed to mash down on the sides and break the fabric. You will find, if you keep a tire pumped to the required pressure it seldom blows out, but will wear out instead, without giving much trouble. I have heard some say "I only ran it flat about half a mile." It may injure a tire so it will be ruined by running it a much shorter distance than half a mile. The best thing to do is to stop when it goes flat and fix it, or take it off and run in on the rim if you must go a short distance. A great many people are getting to understand the advantage of over-size tires and some agents are equipping their cars with them. Another thing is to see that front and rear tires are the same size, otherwise you will have to carry two cases and two tubes to have an extra case and tube for both front and back wheels. LASTING GIFTS Trade with Witman THE LEADING JEWELER and Save Money Be sure and look for the name Witman on your Xmas package, because "If It's From Witman's It’s Good"