anaheim-gazette 1921-06-02

IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO Items of Local Interest Culled from the Files of Former Issues of This Paper 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK Perhaps no greater criterion for judging the growth of Anaheim and vicinity can be found than the following school statistics: In May, 1869, the whole number of scholars enrolled in the public schools was 21; average daily attendance 20. The area embraced in the school district extended from Los Coyotes creek on the north to the San Joaquin rancho on the south, and from the coast on the west to the mountains on the east—a tract of country half as large as the state of Rhode Island. The school was kept in the old adobe building belonging to the water company. There was not a desk, chair, table or blackboard worthy of the name in the room. In May, 1871, the whole number enrolled was 103, average daily attendance 92. The school buildings consist of two large frame buildings, 24x40 each, furnished with desks and school furniture of the latest style. Two teachers are now employed, and the school is divided into two departments—a primary and a grammar department. Within the last two years two new districts have been struck off from the Anaheim district; and the district now embraces but litter more than the town and its environs. If our town has made such progress in two years of drought, such as the country has never known before, what must be its growth in the good years coming. The soldiers' graves in the cemetery were decorated on Saturday (Memorial Day) by Malvern Hill post of Fullerton, which drove over in carriages preceded by the Fullerton brass band, in the afternoon, and to the strains of martial music, the crowd fell in and took up the march to the cemetery. A large crowd had gathered at the city of the dead, and graves were decorated with evergreens and flowers. The stars and stripes hung from half masts at many points in town, and the day was observed in time honored fashion. The ranks of the old soldiers are fast thinning out, and each year marks the place of an absent one. It is a beautiful custom, this decorating the graves of the departed heroes, and it is an inspiring spectacle to see the old soldiers follow the flag to the last resting places of their departed comrades to strew them with flowers in commemoration of the battlefield that blinds them into bonds indissoluble. Business was generally suspended, and all hands seemed to partake of the general spirit of Memorial Day. A chapter of the Order of Eastern Star was organized at Odd Fellows' hall on Thursday evening last by Mrs. Carrie L. Pearlile, of Pasadena, worthy grand matron of the O. E. S. of the state of California. Officers were installed as follows: W. M. McFadden, FARM BUREAU President Howeization, Visitation What is being Farm Bureau membership of 1; value towardment of the co by J. W. Howeional organization. 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Died, at Los Angeles, on Sunday, May 29, Miss Lucy Bibb Armstrong, aged 15 years. Married, in Anaheim, on Sunday, May 21, at 6 p.m., by Rev. Father Birmingham, Senor Don Diego Sessens to Senorita Manuela Waes. Col. Strong informs us that the growing cotton on his plantation is looking up, or in other words indicating perfect growth and the entire success of his experiment. A party of excursionists went through from Los Angeles to San Diego some days ago, taking with them a baseball team. The game with San Diego resulted in a victory for the southern city, the score being 48 to 35. At the meeting of the city trustees Saturday night it was resolved to revoke the right of way of the Anaheim Railroad company through the city. The ground alleged for the action was that the city did not own the streets, but that they belonged to the water company. On motion the salary of the city clerk was reduced from $12 per month to $8 per month. The vinyardists of Anaheim contemplate organizing a private wine company in order to make large and direct transactions. The New York Wine and Fruit Reporter contains the following about our wines: "After all has been said, it must be clear to the unprejudiced that the future of the California wines will be a great one, and that the young giant will, before long, with few exceptions, not only compete with, but at a later day will outvie the best foreign wines. For the especial use of the invalid the California wine even now beginning to displace the European of the same grade, as physicians place more confidence in the purity and genuineness of the native product than in the foreign wines, which ration of the battlefield that binds them into bonds indissoluble. Business was generally suspended, and all hands seemed to partake of the general spirit of Memorial Day. A chapter of the Order of Eastern Star was organized at Odd Follows' hall on Thursday evening last by Mrs. Carrie L. Pearlile, of Pasadena, worthy grand matron of the O. E. S. of the state of California. Officers were installed as follows: W. M. McFadden, worthy grand; Mrs. Clara Baker, worthy matron; Mrs. W. M. McFadden, associate matron; Joseph Helmsen, secretary; W. T. Brown, treasurer; Miss Fannle Higgins, conductress; Miss Alma Owen, associate conductress; Mrs. W. T. Brown, Ada; Miss Ella Gardner, Ruth; Mrs. B. L. Bourland, Esther; Mrs. Foster, Electia; Mrs. Dr. Perdomo, warden; E. Barr, sentinel. Many visitors were present from Los Angeles, Whittier, Norwalk, Santa Ana and Orange. Ice cream and cake were served after adjournment, and later those present dispersed to their homes. There will be eleven graduates from the city schools at the close of the term on the 18th. Schools will be out for the summer term on the 12th, but the ninth grade will continue in school until the 18th. The graduates are Theresa Fay, Ella and Alice Warner, Ava Evans, Julia Abbey, Minnie Champlin, Allan Melrose, Stephen Rimpau, Waldo Brown, Will Hack and Archer Fay. The program for commencement exercises has not yet been completed, but the custom of holding exercises in the opera house will probably be adhered to. All of the graduates will probably attend the Santa Ana high school. One of the most enjoyable social gatherings of the season was the progressive euchre party given by Misses Jessie and Winifred Melrose at the palatial residence of their parents on Friday evening. Miss Olga Zeus and Gilbert Landell were awarded the first prizes, and Miss Stella Lewis and Gus Langenberger, boobles. Punch and ice and other refreshments were served, and at a late hour the young folks dispersed. George Hagar, the big chief medicine man of Polhemusville reservation, was in town one day last week, and when he heard of the strange going-on at the recent Democratic county convention, felt very much like been said, it must be clear to the unprejudiced that the future of the California wines will be a great one, and that the young giant will, before long, with few exceptions, not only compete with, but at a later day will outvie the best foreign wines. For the especial use of the invalid the California wine is even now beginning to displace the European of the same grade, as physicians place more confidence in the purity and genulineness of the native product than in the foreign wines, which are generally much more expensive, and rarely unadulterated. Prof. Dean has opened a new barber shop at the corner of Cenfer and Los Angeles streets. The Republicans of Anaheim, in caucus assembled, refused to endorse Major Max Strobel for assemblyman on the grounds that he was a Democrat. Speaking on a motion, Mr. J. J. Weglein said: "From my knowledge of the population of this county, I am satisfied that two-thirds of the total votes north of the San Gabriel river. It is said that leading men of Los Angeles, and two of the delegates now in the field for the nomination, are willing to draw a line with us and agree to a division, if we can show them the population, the territory and other resources. I have no objection to Strobel being a candidate for the Democratic party, but it appears strange to me that a Republican caucus should undertake to ratify the proceedings of a Democratic meeting, or without waiting the action of a Republican convention, accept a candidate the Democrats put forward. We should wait and see if our party does not put up a man." The question was then called on the motion to adjourn and without action on the resolutions, the meeting adjourned as proposed. George Hagar, the big chief medicine man of the Polhemusville reservation, was in town one day last week, and when he heard of the strange going-on at the recent Democratic county convention, felt very much like emitting a warwhoop, going upon the warpath and looking for scalps. He pronounces the actions of the convention a ridiculous lot of boys' play, calculated to bring the party into contempt. Mr. Hagar was elected a delegate to the convention, but was not notified of it in time to attend. Robert Haral Sparks, the thirteen-year-old son of William Sparks, living a quarter of a mile south of Cypress school district, about eight miles west of Anaheim, was accidentally shot and killed at the family residence at half past 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning. He was about to get into a buckboard into which he had already helped his sister, who is some years older than himself, and who was going after another young lady. He had his shot gun along to shoot rabbits, and intended riding as far as the other lady's house. As he was about to step into the vehicle the horse started, and the gun, which he held in his right hand, struck the spokes of the wheel, and was discharged. The charge struck him in the right side above the liver and ranged upward. He fell to the ground and expired a few minutes after. The directors of the sugar factory held their usual bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday. The report prevailed on the streets after the meeting that the debts of the corporation amounted to about $5000. FARM BUREAUS OF THE NATION AID 1,700,000 President Howard, of National Organization, Visits Berkeley on Tour of Inspection What is being done by the American Farm Bureau Federation, with a membership of 1,700,000 farmers, and its value toward the agricultural development of the country were told recently by J. W. Howard, president of the national organization. He said: "The headquarters of the American Farm Bureau are in Chicago. This organization represents an affiliation of 48 farm bureau states. The membership of the national organization covers at present just about 1,700,000 farmers. The organization is but little more than a year old and the membership rolls are increasing daily by the thousands. Organization and membership campaigns are at present going on in fourteen of the affiliated states. President Howard is an Iowa farmer very much familiar with national affairs as they relate to agriculture. It has been necessary in his executive capacity to meet with many of the large influences that have to do with national development, and to the present he has carried his organization well to the front. The American Farm Bureau represents the largest organized group of farmers in the United States. Fortunately this organization has developed a program of work of a conservative character and free from many of the radical tendencies which have sprung up during the present peril of reconstruction. The fundamental principles of the farm bureau rest upon the true Americanism and a fundamental and abiding faith in American institutions. The organization appreciates that agriculture is the basic land were organized only about 18 months ago. Each boy or girl who becomes a club member is required to grow a certain crop, or raise certain animals, according to instructions given by the Guam agricultural experiment station in cooperation with the department of education. Six lines of work are taken up, the production of corn, beans, taro, copra, pigs and poultry, and because of the warm climate each year is digged into two seasons to correspond with the periods of crop production. According to a report received by the United States department of agriculture the enrollment of 747 boys and girls in club work on the island during last season represents an increase of 202 members over that of the previous season. Of this number 662, or 89.9 per cent of the enrollment, completed their work and made reports. These 662 boys and girls grew 863.5 bushels of corn, 9,357 pounds of beans, and 18,763 pounds of taro. They cared for 740 cocoanut trees and made 3594 pounds of copra. In the pig and poultry clubs they raised 204 pigs and 3916 chickens. The total value of these products was $8,296.07, which taken with the $3,512.03 produced during the previous season, makes a total of $111,809.70 for the year. The club members made 430 exhibits at the district fairs last season. The club work is not only benefiting the boys and girls, who take it us with enthusiasm, but it is having a marked effect in inducing the adults, who are ordinarily slow, to adopt new ideas, to improve their primitive practices. THE RIGHT AND WRONG OF COMBINATION It is frequently assumed that the right to combine for the purpose of great co-operative selling organizations of central California came into existence for the purpose which they have since abundantly accomplished, of doing away with certain acknowledged evils that were hampering industries and depriving society of the enormous wealth of production which now accrues to it. The California Associated Raisin company and the California Peach and Fig Growers find the justification for their existence, not in the benefits conferred thereby on their growers membership, though that is very great, but upon the fact that they operate by a system of marketing that confers clearly demonstrated benefits upon society, abolishes certain flagrant evils so far as the raisin and peach and fig businesses are concerned, and thereby, to that extent, makes the world a better place for the habitation of decent people. Now it does not by any manner of means follow that co-operative buying companies would be socially beneficial and therefore commendable. Combinations to buy are combinations to fight in a sense in which combinations to sell are not. The selling combination, while interested in securing a living price for its goods, is also interested in the prosperity of its customers. It does not force its price up to the killing point. Or if by error it ever does so, it quickly realizes its mistake, and reverses its policy. Not so with the buying combination. It is ruthless. It sweats labor. It crowds down and beats down prices, regardless of human welfare or business or social interests. It fights against and frequently defeats the building up of industries. We had buying combines among the packers in the raisin industry, prior to the establishment of the association and those combines all but... Bureau represents the largest organized group of farmers in the United States. Fortunately this organization has developed a program of work of a conservative character and free from many of the radical tendencies which have sprung up during the present peril of reconstruction. The fundamental principles of the farm bureau rest upon the true Americanism and a fundamental and abiding faith in American institutions. The organization appreciates that agriculture is the basic source for successful national development and the energies of the organization are devoted to the welfare of agriculture in both its productive and economic relationships, in order that the industry as a whole may continue to be representative and function for national progress. The American Farm Bureau Federation maintains eight bureaus or departments which deal with national affairs in which the farmer is interested. These bureaus articulate into the various state and give service directly through the state federation. The California Farm Bureau Federation represents an affiliation of thirty-seven county Farm Bureau in California. It covers 85 per cent of the agricultural area of the state, with a membership which promises this year to reach about 50,000 farmers. The membership in 1920 was something more than 25,000. BOY AND GIRL CLUBS IN GAUM MAKE GOOD RECORD The following news item from the Kern County Farmers' Weekly will be of especial interest to members of the boys' and girls' clubs of Orange county. The production of nearly $12,000 worth of food products in one year is the very creditable record of the 747 members of the Boys' and Girls' Agricultural clubs on the little island of Guam during the last 12 months. The record is all the more remarkable when it is known that clubs on the island last season. The club work is not only benefiting the boys and girls, who take it with enthusiasm, but it is having a marked effect in inducing the adults, who are ordinarily slow, to adopt new ideas, to improve their primitive practices. THE RIGHT AND WRONG OF COMBINATION It is frequently assumed that the right to combine for the purpose of selling co-operatively, carries with it as a necessary corollary the right to combine for the purpose of buying cooperatively. This is by no means correct, and the error involved in the assumption should be understood in order that economic discussion may be clarified. There is no such thing as an unqualified right to combine. No lesser number of people than the entire membership of society have a right to combine for any purpose not sanctioned by society as a whole. The privilege of combining for all sorts of purposes may be, and quite generally is, accorded to societies, organizations, fraternities, churches, chambers of commerce and stock companies. But for the purpose of such combinations must harmonize and coalesce with the general good of society or the combination should, and will be prohibited. The first prerequisite, therefore, in the establishment of a combination of part of the people is knowledge that such combination shall not injuriously affect either the members of society who do not belong to the combination, or society as a whole. Should the organization be intended to aid in the abolition of some known and recognized evil, the correction of some wrong, or the performance of some useful and beneficial service to humanity, it would thereby establish its claim to existence as an institution useful to society in general or at least not injurious to anyone. READY FOR BUSINESS The Farm Bureau Elevator Corporation is now ready for business at the elevator on Oakland Estuary, according to announcement of W. H. Hellman, secretary of the state federation. The elevator is ready to store, clean and condition grain and within a few days will be equipped to load on deep-water vessels. First call is for a limited amount of grain in order to limber up the machinery and get everything in effective working condition. Where the grain is shipped in sacks instead of in bulk, the sacks well be returned. 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