anaheim-gazette 1917-02-15

PEACE OFFICERS OPPOSE PENDING BILLS SHERIFFS OF STATE UNANIMOUSLY DENOUNCE CERTAIN PROPOSED LAWS LEGISLATORS WANT TO PROHIBIT DISTRIBUTION OF FINGER PRINTS AND PHOTOS Back from the Fresno convention, Sheriff C. E. Jackson and Deputy Sheriff Charles Maxwell, identification operator, are both strongly in favor of a measure for the establishment of a state bureau of identification of criminals. They are equally pronounced in their declarations against two bills that have been introduced into the legislature, which if passed will beestroy the identification systems now in use. Nearly all of the sheriffs of the state were present at the convention, while about sixty representatives of county and city identification departments were on hand for the convention of identification operators. Under the plan for a state identification bureau, finger prints and photographs would be taken of prisoners in city and county jails, and would be sent direct to state headquarters. In that way quick reports upon any man's former police record could be secured. A bill for establishment of a state bureau was given the endorsement of both Local Notes Kurt Epstein visited friends at El Monte Sunday. A. E. Schumacher and wife and Jake Schumacher visited in Los Angeles on Sunday. Born, on Sunday, Feb. 11, to Mr. and Mrs. H. E. W. Barmes, a son. Al Kuirsch of Inglewood, was visiting friends here Saturday and Sunday. Cal Woods was in town Sunday afternoon visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Helmsen. Mrs. A. Hessel and Tony Hessel, Jr., of Los Angeles, are visiting with Mrs. Hessel's son, Joe Hessel, and family this week. Juan Martinez was convicted in Judge Howard's court Monday of stealing a bicycle from Frank Encinas, and was given a sentence of six months in the county jail. Encinas reported to the police that his wheel was stolen Saturday night. They immediately got on the trail and found Martinez hiding, and the wheel in his possession. He was lodged in jail overnight, and for the next six months will sleep in the county jail. Orange county is going to have an old fashioned bicycle road race over a course that twenty years ago was famous in Southern California. The event is to be pulled off on May 5 by the Bicycle Dealers' association of Orange county, in cooperation with J. Fuller Gates, Pacific Coast editor of the Motorcycle and Bicycle Magazine. The course will be what was known rebuilding operation will be cleared at cation can be laid for TELLS OF RARE NIA FARMER How California can delight the American such novel fruits of unfamiliar types mons, jujubes, Spikemquats, the rose (from which tapioce in a new bulletin the Imperial Valley tlers," written by "The university's ob manual is to give s cultural wonderland the desert the resu scientific investigation Valley experiment at Melolanw by the "its feet in the fire," the date par marvelously as an claimed desert of S from northern Afrika Gulf. It has been "bread dates" can cheaply that they if sold for a very while others, such let Noor, demand it their production sale as a confection as the choosest of o have never develop entific selection, serterest is being done growers in planting ing only the best plants, and thus st ment of new Cal dates which in time fame. The fact that fig about sixty representatives of county and city identification departments were on hand for the convention of identification operators. Under the plan for a state identification bureau, finger prints and photographs would be taken of prisoners in city and county jails, and would be sent direct to state headquarters. In that way quick reports upon any man's former police record could be secured. A bill for establishment of a state bureau was given the endorsement of both the Fresno conventions. Two bills that the officers find distinctly objectionable have been introduced into the legislature, and against each a resolution was passed. One bill proposes to prohibit officers from taking fingerprints or photographs of any person accused of crime. The other bill is equally as objectionable to the sheriffs and operators. It proposes to allow pictures and finger prints and Bertillon measurements to be taken, but would prohibit those reports being distributed. Jackson and Maxwell say that they can see little use of making measurements and photographs if they are to be pigeonholed and made no use of, so that the efficiency of the identification systems would be destroyed if the measure becomes law. The identification system in use now has been of a good deal of use to the officers in their work. Through it they have been able to identify a number of men arrested in this county for crime. EIGHTEEN SCHOOLS WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS Fullerton High School Debaters Will Contest for Higher Honors Eighteen high schools have been announced as winners at the end of the second round in the contest for the high school debating championship of California, being conducted by the University of California Extension division. Those are the high schools in Oroville, Santa Cruz, Benicia, Napa, Selma, Tulare, Sacramento, Gridley, Hollywood, Corona and Fullerton, the Orestimba hgt at Newman, the Lowell and the Califorina Polytechnic in San Francisco, the Kern County union at Bakersfield, the Imperial Valley Union in Imperial, the Citrus Union in Azusa, and the Antelope Valley Union in Lancaster. Orange county is going to have an old fashioned bicycle road race over a course that twenty years ago was famous in Southern California. The event is to be pulled off on May 5 by the Bicycle Dealers' association of Orange county, in cooperation with J. Fuller Gates, Pacific Coast editor of the Motorcycle and Bicycle Magazine. The course will be what was known as the kite shaped track, with corners at Santa Ana, Tustin, McPherson and Orange. Permission to use the roads has been secured from the supervisors. State Senator Egbert J. Gates of Pasadena, was arrested at Santa Ana by Officer Cook Monday for speeding. He was traveling at the rate of more than forty miles an hour. When arrested he was very indignant, declaring that, being a senator, he was immune from arrest while the legislature was in session. Furthermore, he said, he was the author of the present speed law. His protests fell on deaf ears. Cook took his name and advised him to tell it to Judge Heathman. Gates declared he would not appear in person, but Joe Burke would settle the matter for him. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Holcomb and sons, Johny and Jimmie, Miss Dora Zeyn, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Krause, Miss Lucille and Howard Krause, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dwyer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McLauchlin, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lewis and Miss Lila Foss motored up to Forest Home Saturday afternoon, returning Sunday evening. They spent the time playing in the snow which was thirty inches deep. Fred Marsh believes there is a future ahead for little Olive. He has established a branch grocery store in the building formerly occupied by the Olive Mercantile company. Fred will give his customers good service, and we hope the venture will prove profitable. On last Thursday afternoon Mrs. Harold Douglas and Mrs. J. J. Omelia entertained a few intimate friends at luncheon at the home of Mrs. Douglas on South Philadelphia street. The dining room was beautifully decorated, yellow predominating, each guest receivedas favors dainty yellow daffodil baskets filled with candy. After lunchon the guests spent the afternoon in their production sale as a confectionary as the choosiest of all have never developed entific selection, seaterest is being done growers in planting only the best plants, and thus stement of new California dates which in this fame. The fact that figs desert as early as M grapes in June, means own vine and fig tree full of meaningley. The developmentton another newcomer has been highlybeen hampered bymany types of the that resultingbeen a difficulty.ticularly recommendlong staple cotton,premium of from pound over shortifornia cotton comover cotton growncause of the greatestfibre. Six thousand caseswere shipped fromley during May andwatermelons ripenthe most successfulvalley, ripens earlylowed by a crop ofthe sorghus thriveof the desert summers. Besides telling vegetables,and fleard gives much vionplanning a rota to maintain the fertilityprevent the growthcontrolling of desigresslippers, plantworm, or the "fast sometimes not onvines,but even sopigs—and on the ing soil borings frstthat the farmer mais giving the soil arashi his crops need,and—not too much w irrigation is not harmful. AN UNJUST California, being conducted by the University of California Extension division. Those are the high schools in Oroville, Santa Cruz, Benicia, Napa, Selma, Tulare, Sacramento, Gridley, Hollywood, Corona and Fullerton, the Orestimba hgt at Newman, the Lowell and the California Polytechnic in San Francisco, the Kern County union at Bakersfield, the Imperial Valley Union in Imperial, the Citrus Union in Azusa, and the Antelope Valley Union in Lancaster. Three schools made perfect scores by winning all their debates by unanimous decisions. These were the Oroville and Hollywood highs and the the Kern county union at Bakersfield. These eighteen schools will now compete in two contests for the championship of the four divisions of the state league. Eventually four schools will send teams to Berkeley for a deat the university toward the end of April for the high school championship of California. The questions for debate, as arranged by A. Howard Hankey, secretary of the bureau of public discussion, will include the proposal of a single six year term for the president of the United States, with non-eligibility for reelection; the establishment of a national system of labor exchanges; cooperation with the Latin-American republics in enforcing the Monroe Doctrine; the city manager plan of government as appropriate for cities with a population exceeding 30,000; and a one-chamber system for the legislature. The advisability of such a change in the nature of the legislature will be the question for discussion in the final debate for the tsate championship. FOR SALE, Wonder Powder, the only true spraying powder. Try It. Fred Marsh. Sunset 329; Homes 2184 FOR SALE—A-1 Oat hay. Address Alfred Hansen, Hansen station. Phone, Anaheim Home 1792. 1-25-tf On last Thursday afternoon Mrs. Harold Douglas and Mrs. J. J. Omelia entertained a few intimate friends at luncheon at the home of Mrs. Douglas on South Philadelphia street. The dining room was beautifully decorated, yellow predominating, each guest receivedas favors dainty yellow daffodil baskets filled with candy. After lunchon the guests spent the afternoon in fancy work, music and conversation. The honored guests were Mrs. Cox of Michigan, grandmother of Mrs. Douglas and Mrs. Geo. Redman of Hollywood, mother of Mrs. Omelia, other guests were Mesdames J. O. Reed, E. Bell, G. F. Baker, Ritchie, C. E. Douglas, F. E. Flory, and C. E. Chamberlain. COSTLY FIRE A mystery blaze, seemingly starting near the roof, destroyed barn No. 1 of the San Joaquin Fruit company on the fruit ranch below Tustin at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, with a loss estimated at $5000. The barn, 40 by 60 feet in size, and hay contents were completely consumed, but contrary to early reports, no live stock was burned. Insurance was carried on both the building and contents. The fire was discovered at 2:30, and it was at once seen that the barn could not be saved, so employees of the ranch bent their efforts toward saving adjoining buildings, and although nearby buildings caught fire several times in several places, these fires were put out in their inclipency, and little damage was done to the other buildings. With the ashes of the destroyed barn still warm, officials of the fruit company gathered at the ranch and formulated plans for at once starting we hope the venture will prove profitable. Our single Tax firm sisters have organized League of California from now this leag up to the people tha ment to the state and after January al property, except public service con exempt from taxation levied. On and afte all improvements oempt from taxation levied, but the valu value of such franc so exempt." Undere there can be no inc taxes—the milliona from both taxes. Hey in the stocks anations in other sta will go tax free unde They will be called toward the expense the counties in whose own land of the millionaires thus invested—willthe bills of cities he land owner, big and rich, will pack burdens. Why shand skimp and ecoss possess themselves land on which those is to be made to be burden while the no land and lives taxes at all? Any Anaheim Gazette rebuilding operations, and the ruins will be cleared at once so the foundation can be laid for the new building. TELLS OF RARE FRUITS CALIFORNIA FARMERS CAN GROW How California can now adorn and delight the American family table with such novel fruits of the earth as dates of unfamiliar types, Japanese persimmons, Jujubes, Spanish mulberries, kumquats, the roselle, and the cassaya (from which tapioca is made), is told in a new bulletin on "Agriculture in the Imperial Vallew; a Manual for Settlers," written by Walter E. Packard. The university's object in issuing this manual is to give settlers in the agricultural wonderland won back from the desert the results of five years of scientific investigation at the Imperial Valley experiment farm, established at Melolanw by the university in 1912. "Its feet in the water, its head in the fire," the date palm has flourished marvelously as an immigrant to the reclaimed desert of Southern California, from northern Africa and the Persian Gulf. It has been shown that dry or "bread dates" can be produced so cheaply that they would be profitable if sold for a very few cents a pound, while others, such as the famous Deglet Noor, demand such care and skill in their production that they command sale as a confection, at prices as high as the choicest of candies. The Arabs have never developed the date by scientific selection, so work of great interest is being done by California date growers in planting seedlings, retaining only the best of the resulting plants, and thus starting the development of new California varieties of dates which in time will win world fame. The fact that figs will ripen on the makes one class of its people bear the community's burdens is treating that class unjustly. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS The California state civil service commission announces the following examinations for the months of March and April: March 3—Stenographer and Typist This examination is open to all American citizens residing in California who are between the ages of 18 and 50 on the date of the examination. Successful candidates will be eligible for positions in the various offices of the state service at salaries ranging from $50 to $125 a month. Applications must be filed on or before February 24, 1917. March 3—Geological Draftsman—Candidates for this examination must be graduates of recognized engineering colleges or have had at least three years' varied experience as draftsmans, with high school education. The duties of the position include the compilation and drawing of topographical, geographical and geological maps, and geological cross sections from field notes and other data. The salary range is from $100 to $125 a month. Successful candidates will be eligible for appointment to a position with the state mining bureau and to any other vacancies of a similar character that may occur in the state service. Applications must be filed on or before February 24, 1917. March 3—Determinative Mineralogist—Candidates for this examination must be graduates of mining departments of recognized universities or colleges, and must have a thorough knowledge of the formation and location of the economic rocks and minerals of California. The position for Spraying Citrus Trees In spraying citrus trees always use the Lime Sulphur Solution and be sure and dilute this solution as directed. Colton Lime is the best lime for all spraying purposes, it is made under the rotary kiln process wherein each piece of lime is thoroughly burnt. Colton Lime is made uniform and runs 95% pure. When properly slacked and the solutions correctly prepared there is no clogging of spraying hose. For Red Spider—apply spring or early summer. Dilute one gallon of the Lime Sulphur Solution in 30 gallons of water. For Scale—spray with one gallon of Lime Sulphur Solution in 40 gallons of water and one pound of good washing powder diluted in five gallons of water. Colton Lime comes put up in air tight iron barrels, and will keep indefinitely without slacking. Its the cheapest Lime to use. AN UNJUST PROPOSITION Our single Tax friends brothers and The Arabs have never developed the date by scientific selection, so work of great interest is being done by California date growers in planting seedlings, retaining only the best of the resulting plants, and thus starting the development of new California varieties of dates which in time will win world fame. The fact that figs will ripen on the desert as early as May, and early table grapes in June, means that every man's own vine and fig tree, will be a proverb full of meaning in the Imperial valley. The development of the desert cotton, another newcomer in California, has been highly successful, but has been hampered by the fact that too many types of the race have come, and that the resulting hybridization has been a difficulty. The university particularly recommends the Durango long staple cotton, which commands a premium of from two to six cents a pound over short staple cotton. California cotton commands a premium over cotton grown in the South because of the greater whiteness of the fibre. Six thousand cars of cantaloupes were shipped from the Imperial Valley during May and June, 1915, and watermelons ripen by June. Barley, the most successful grain crop of the valley, ripens early enough to be followed by a crop of corn or milo maize, the sorghums thriving during the heat of the desert summer. Besides telling how to raise fruits, vegetables, and field crops, Mr. Packard gives much valuable information on planning a rotation system, so as to maintain the fertility of the soil and prevent the growth of weeds, on the controlling of desert pests, such as grasshoppers, plant lice, the alfalfa worm, or the "farmer ant," which sometimes not only kills alfalfa or vines, but even so some claim—young pigs—and on the importance of making soil borings from time to time so that the farmer may know whether he is giving the soil as much irrigation as his crops need, and—equally important—not too much water, for too much irrigation is not onl wasteful but harmful. March 3—Determinative Mineralogist—Candidates for this examination must be graduates of mining departments of recognized universities or colleges, and must have a thorough knowledge of the formation and location of the economic rocks and minerals of California. The position for which the examination is to be given is with the state mining bureau. The salary range is from $100 to $175 a month. Applications must be filed on or before February 24, 1917. Graduate Nurse and Surgical nurse—Candidates for these examinations must be registered nurses in the state of California who have had at least two years of graduate experience and who are not less than 21 years of age. In addition, candidates as surgical nurse must have had at least one year of graduate experience in surgical nursing. No written test will be given. Candidates will be rated upon their experience and upon an oral interview to be conducted by a special board of examiners designated for the purpose by the civil service commission. Salaries range from $50 to $70 a month with maintenance. Applications must be filed on or before March 24, 1917. March 24—Inspector, Quarantine Division, Commission of Horticulture—Candidates for this examination must have a general knowledge of plants so as to distinguish the commoner varieties by their appearance, have a working knowledge of insect pests and plant diseases and their connection with known hosts, and be familiar with the state horticultural laws, quarantine regulations and restrictions. The duties include the inspection of all plant products imported into the state. The salary range is from $100 to $125 per month. Applications must be filed on or before March 17, 1917. March 31—Chemist, Food and Drug Laboratory, State Board of Health—Candidates must be graduates of universities or colleges of recognized standing, provided they have satisfactorily completed courses in organic chemistry, quantitative chemical analysis and organic chemistry. The duties include the analysis of foods and food products, tests for preservatives and adulterants, and bacteriological examination of foods and food products. The salary is $2100 per annum. Colton Lime comes put up in air tight iron barrels, and will keep indefinitely without slacking. Its cheapest Lime to use. SWIMING POOLS SHOULD BE KEPT SANITARY State Board Issues a Warning on the Matter Public swimming pools should be kept in the most sanitary condition, in order tait they may not be sources of disease infection. The California state board of health is interested in the relation of such places to the spread of communicable disease and desires that all public swimming pools and bath houses be placed under the board's supervision. Not only should the water in these pools be of unquestioned purity, but the bathing apparel and towels should be cleaned, dried and stored in a sanitary manner. Life saving apparatus should be provided and measures to insure the safety of bathers should be adopted. The personal cleanliness of bathers should also be required. During the past summer, several cases of communicable disease, undoubtedly contracted in public swimming pools, came to the attention of the board. The need of the sanitation of such places is apparent and it is proposed that all public swimming pools be required to operate under a permit from the board. A bill, in which adequate provision for the safety of the bathing public is made, is now before the legislature. Under the proposed measure, every necessary AN UNJUST PROPOSITION Our single Tax friends, brothers and sisters have organized the "Equity Tax League of California." Two years from now this league proposes to put up to the people the following amendment to the state constitution: "On and after January 1, 1919, all personal property, except the franchises of public service corporations, shall be exempt from taxation thereafter to be levied. On and after January 1, 1920, all improvements on land shall be exempt from taxation thereafter to be levied, but the value of land and the value of such franchises shall not be so exempt." Under this amendment there can be no income or inheritance taxes—the millionaires will be exempt from both taxes. Investing their money in the stocks and bonds of corporations in other states, our millionaires will go tax free under this amendment. They will be called on to pay nothing toward the expenses of the cities and the counties in which they live. Only those who own land—and only a few of the millionaires have their money thus invested—will be "soaked" to pay the bills of cities and counties. But the land owner, big and little and poor and rich, will pack all these taxation burdens. Why should people worry and skimp and economize in order to possess themselves of homes if the land on which those homes are made is to be made to bear a heavy taxation burden, while the rich man who owns no land and lives at a hotel pays no taxes at all? Any community which March 31—Chemist, Food and Drug Laboratory, State Board of Health—Candidates must be graduates of universities or colleges of recognized standing, provided they have satisfactorily completed courses in organic chemistry, quantitative chemical analysis and organic chemistry. The duties include the analysis of foods and food products, tests for preservatives and adulterants, and bacteriological examination of foods and food products. The salary is $2100 per annum. Applications must be filed on or before March 24, 1917. March 31—Food and Drug Inspector, State Board of Health—Candidates must have a thorough knowledge of the California laws regulating to foods and drugs, must know the standards for the preservatives of and substitutes for foods and drugs, and should have had experience in the inspection of foods and drugs. The salary range is from $100 to $125 a month. Applications must be filed on or before March 24, 1917. Attendants, State Institutions—Applications will be receiver on or before April 1, 1917, for examination at Attendant (male and female) at any of the following institutions: Agnews state hospital, Agnew. Mendocino hospital, Talmage. Napa hospital, Napa. Norwalk hospital, Norwalk. Sonoma state home, Eldridge. Southern Calif. hospital, Patton. Stockton hospital, Stockton. Veterans' home, Yountville. No written tests will be required for these examinations. In order to qualify for any institution, it will be necessary to appear at that institution for examination. After all the applications have been received, candidates will be notified when and where to appear for examination. The age limits for these examinations are 21 to 50 for men and 19 to 45 for women. The above examinations are open to NEW GRAND THEATRE BEAUTIFUL SAFE AND SANITARY PLAYHOUSE PERFECT THE PRIDE OF ANAHEIM THE HOME OF "ALWAYS GOOD" SHOWS. Friday & Saturday, Feb. 16-17 SATURDAY MATINEE 2:30 The Popular Screen Star MARY MacLAREN In LOIS WEBER'S Latest Success "The MYSTERIOUS MRS. M" An Extra Fine 5 Act BLUEBIRD And Two New Reels of the Beautiful "PATRIA" With MRS. VERNON CASTLE Two Shows at Night—7:15 and 8:45 SUNDAY, FEB. 18 ONE NIGHT ONLY MATINEE AND NIGHT A VITIGRAPH Blue Ribbon Feature PEGGY HYLAND With MRS. VERNON CASTLE Two Shows at Night—7:15 and 8:45 SUNDAY, FEB. 18 ONE NIGHT ONLY MATINEE AND NIGHT A VITIGRAPH Blue Ribbon Feature PEGGY HYLAND The Famous English Beauty, and ANTONIO MORENO In a Magnificent ALL STAR Production "HER RIGHT TO LIVE" A Wonderful Photoplay with a Great Theme Monday & Tuesday, Feb. 19-20 WILLIAM COURTENAY And LUCILLE LEE STEWART In a Sensational VITAGRAPH Feature, "The NINETY and NINE" Directed by Ralph W. Ince Showing the Greatest Forest Fire Scene Ever Produced on the Screen NOTE NEW PRICES For All the Above Attractions All Seats, 10c Children, 5 Cents With the same high Standard of Stars and Good Pictures as Always Shown at The NEW GRAND WE ARE GROWING BIGGER Last November, the nation cast 3,593,546 more votes for president than were cast in 1912. Mr. Wilson received 2,819,197 more votes last November than he did in 1912; and Mr. Hughes received 576,116 more votes navy yard, on board the old monitor Amphitrite. The net, which will belowered across the channels entering the harbor and kept in position after nightfall when submarines cannot be detected by special methods of observation, will be similar to those which have been WE ARE GROWING BIGGER Last November, the nation cast 3,593,546 more votes for president than were cast in 1912. Mr. Wilson received 2,819,197 more votes last November than he did in 1912; and Mr. Hughes received 576,116 more votes than both Taft and Roosevelt together did four years ago. The 1916 Wilson vote was 2,613,371 larger than the Bryan vote of 1906; and Hughes got 923,988 more votes than Roosevelt did in 1904. Pennsylvania used to be the banner republican state. Last November, Illinois assumed that honor. It gave Hughes a plurality of 202,235, while Pennsylvania gave him a plurality of only 181,950. Texas, giving Wilson a plurality of 220,960, was the banner democratic state. The Texas plurality for Wilson equaled the sum of the Hughes pluralities in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. Wilson carried New Hampshire by 57 votes, and Hughes carried Minnesota by 392. Hughes carried only the following seventeen states: Oregon, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware. Wilson captured the remaining 21 states, but his popular majority was only 568,822. STEEL NET FOR HARBOR PROTECTION One of the measures now being taken to protect New York harbor from submarine attacks in case of war is the construction of a heavy wire net which is being made in the Brooklyn navy yard on board the old monitor Amphitrite. The net, which will belowered across the channels entering the harbor and kept in position after nightfall when submarines cannot be detected by special methods of observation, will be similar to those which have been used in English harbors to keep submarines from preying on ships riding at anchor. More than two miles of netting will be used. It will be stretched between Sandy Hook and Rockaway Point, crossing the three channel—the Swash the Old Main ship channel and the Ambrose channel. OUR RESOURCES The United States and her possessions have a population of 113,000,000 against 161,000,000 for the central powers. American national wealth is $230,-000,000,000 against $133,750,000,000 for the central powers and $331,250,000,-000, for the entente. This includes all the countries arrayed against the central powers, and their colonial possessions. Our national stock of gold is $2,900,-000,000 against $1,321,000,000 for the central powers and $4,095,000,000 for the allies. Our iron production is 39,000,000 tons against 15,700,000 for the central powers and 19,000,000 for the entente allies. Our copper production is 960,000 metric tons a year against 40,000 for the central powers and 225,000 for the entente. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim.