anaheim-gazette 1921-12-22

MANY PERILS BESET FARMER IN DAILY ROUND OF WORK Careless Use of Unprotected Machinery Results in Numerous Mishaps That Could Be Avoided Farmer Brown was driving the doctor back to town, after he had set neighbor William Johnson's fractured leg and dressed three caved-in ribs. Johnson seemed to be in bad luck constantly, and the neighbors were circulating a subscription paper for him and arranging a "bee" to do us his unfinished work. Earlier in the season, a hold-back broke on a hill. The horse ran away, throwing Johnson to the ground and confining him to bed several days in a busy period. A little later one of his little boys stepped on a garden rake which had been left back down on the ground, and ran a tine through his foot. The child was taken to the doctor to have the wound dressed, but not until infection had set in, and he would always be a trifle lame. A hired man stepped through a loose beard of a barn loft, and farm and household work was delayed while he recovered. This latest misfortune was the worst of the season. Johnson had been shingling the barn, using the common prop scaffolding, made by placing wooden brackets against the side of the building and supporting them with 2 by 4 scantling, set at an angle of 45 degrees and anchored at the foot with stakes and stones. He had undertaken to carry a bunch of shingles to the roof. An uppe rung, previously broken from the ladder, had been replaced with a 2-inch shingle band, nailed on with 8-penny nails. The wood in the side of the ladder was dozy and the nails gave way under Johnson's weight. The jolt as he struck the next rung upset the ladder, and down tumbled. Johnson, ladder, scaffolding, and shingles, all in a heap on the ground. "Pretty tough on Johnson," observed Brown, when the little car struck a piece of road smooth enough for conversation. "They talk about farming being a safe and healthful pursuit; but I'll bet he didn't think so when that bunch of shingles pursued him and smashed his ribs." "Farming is healthful," said the old doctor, "providing people would take reasonable care of themselves. It ought to be as safe as any ordinary occupation; but the observations of the United States department of agriculture and the national safety council show that every year hundreds of people are malmed and many killed in farm accidents, a large part of which were preventable." "I suppose Johnson might have fastened that ladder rung more securely," suggested Brown. "And you might footing when you out on that log not have that arm." "Ouch!" said Johnson other tumble if of examining b spots and men man wouldn't ha rainy day had up the barn lot earthly excuse tools to be left that injured littl Brown said nothing of the rotting was doing duty and of a number implements in his premises. "Then there and vicious field the doctor, where the young and the township free to talk to cle. I don't know economists find economics that will shy anybody who haps they like but the horse runs in the end. And danger to inexact." "No bull abov be permitted in SEASON'S GREETINGS Adams-Bowers Lumber Co. wish to extend friends and patrons their Best Wishes for Christmas and a Happy New Year. Adams-Bowers Lumber "BETTER SERVICE" A. C. Bowers H. M. Adams Ford THE UNIVERSAL CAR The economical delivery service off The economical delivery service offered by the Ford Truck often makes possible for the merchant or manufacturer to reach out for business that might otherwise be closed to him. It enables him to expand—to do a profitable business in outlying districts, near by villages and suburbs. A motorized delivery of hauling service broadens the business field and becomes a payer of dividends and business builder for its owner. Start now to build your business with a Ford Truck. GEORGE DUNTON FORD AND FORDSON ANAHEIM SALES AND SERVICES PHONE 263 "And you might have watched your footing when you were chopping wood out on that log last winter. You might not have that big axe scar on your arm." "Ouch!" said Brown. Johnson wouldn't have had that other tumble if he had made a habit of examining his harness for weak spots and mending them; his hired man wouldn't have been laid up if one rainy day had been devoted to fixing up the barn loft; and there is no earthly excuse for tined or bladed tools to be left around like the rake that injured little Tommy." Brown said nothing. He was thinking of the rotten old harness which was doing duty on the milk wagon, and of a number of scythes and other implements insecurely hung around his premises. Then there are fractious horses and vicious field animals," continued the doctor, who had brought most of the young and middle-aged persons in the township into the world and felt free to talk to them like a Dutch uncle. "I don't know where some farmers find economy in keeping a horse that will shy at anything and kiek anybody who comes near him. Perhaps they like to feel their mastery, but the horse usually gets his innings in the end. And, of course, there is danger to inexperienced persons. No bull above two years old should be permitted in a pasture, even if horned, as all bulls should be. Even an ugly ram has been known to kill a man. Savage dogs ought not to be necessary on a farm. But you find them—and often they find you first. "Farm machinery, such as corn shredders, take a toll of limbs that would be prevented to a large degree if the most ordinary safety devices were installed and kept in working order. You, yourself, know of accidents which are caused by farm hands falling in front of mowers, reapers and other 'sulky' machinery. Often the fault is in bolts being neglected and letting the seat fall off going over a stone. Many a finger has been sacrificed to a feed cutter that got clogged; the man tried to free it without stopping it. In some states the boiler-inspection laws do not apply to steam thrashers. Every thrashing machine owner ought to have his boiler inspected once a year, whether there is a legal requirement or not. Many circular saws are operated on farms without any sort of safety device. "I could talk for another hour or so on farm accident breeders that might be eradicated. A country doctor's practice is full of them; but here we are at the house. Come in to dinner before you go back." "Much obliged," returned Brown, as he cramped his flivver around in the roadway. "I guess I'll hurry back to the far mand fix up a few things before the neighbors have to get up a 'bee' to tide me over a broken leg." ABORIGINAL POPULATION OF CALIFORNIA The only attempt to compute the aboriginal population of California is that of C. Hart Merriam in the American Anthropologist for 1905. His figure of 260,000 was obtained thus: In 1834 there were 30,000 converted Indians at the missions. The addition of unconverted Indians within ABORIGINAL POPULATION OF CALIFORNIA The only attempt to compute the aboriginal population of California is that of C. Hart Merriam in the American Anthropologist for 1905. His figure of 260,000 was obtained thus: In 1834 there were 30,000 converted Indians at the missions. The addition of unconverted Indians within the mission area would make 40,000. The population at the missions had suffered a decline; correct therefore to 50,000 for aboriginal times. The missionized area embraced one-fifth of the habitable area of the state. The total would be 250,000; to which add 10,000 in the mountains and deserts. This computation appears to err on the side of the area tapped by the mission, which should be estimated at one-third rather than one-fifth of the total, reducing the result to 150,000 or 160,000. Calculations gradually made during the past twenty years suggest a still lower figure, 133,000. This is the aggregate of the closest possible estimate which can be made for individual tribes and groups. For instance a close survey of the Yurok shows them inhabiting between 60 and 55 settlements at the time of discovery. The houses averaged 6 per settlement, the inmates 7.5 per house. The total of approximately 2500 for the Yurok, together with less complete data on number of settlements among neighboring tribes and valuations of their territory as to food supply, allows figures to be set for the entire district can then be used as a check on estimates made independently from local sources for other districts, due regard being given to variety of geographical conditions. In this way the total is arrived at. The best early data are those from Spanish sources, which sometimes include approximate counts. Early American figures are usually impressionistic and exaggerated. A check is furnished by the large Yokuts group. Here Moraga in 1806 computed 3760 souls in thirteen tribes, an average of 290. The inclusion of absentees might bring the figure to 350. Nearly 50 of such tribes are known among the Yokuts, with a small part of their area unaccounted for. The total population of the stock thus was about 18,000. Its area embraced about one-ninth of modern California a century and a half. The factor most favorable to heavy decrease has been immediacy of contact with Caucasians and Caucasian civilization. Other factors have intervened to make the result somewhat irregular; but these are too dependent on local circumstances to make their analysis possible here. VETERANS' RELIEF Lack of information on the part of ex-service men and their dependents, regarding the benefits accruing to them under soldier relief legislation, are the principal causes of the criticism of veterans relief, as conducted by the government, according to Col. Charles R. Forbes. "Some persons have condemned government aid on the basis of a few isolated cases which have never come to the attention of the veterans' bureau," said Col. Forbes. "The clean-up campaign unearthed thousands of cases throughout the country showing that service men were unaware of the benefits to which this legislation entitled them. The clean-up squads have handled 69,125 cases, and of that number only 4236 remain pending at the central office. The remainder have service offerften makes it not or manufacture business that needs to him. It to do a profitby districts, near service broadens offer of dividends and a start now to build up American figures are usually impressionistic and exaggerated. A check is furnished by the large Yokuts group. Here Moraga in 1806 computed 3760 souls in thirteen tribes, an average of 290. The inclusion of absentees might bring the figure to 350. Nearly 50 of such tribes are known among the Yokuts, with a small part of their area unaccounted for. The total population of the stock thus was about 18,000. Its area embraced about one-ninth of modern California and seems about average in food supplying capacity. Multiplying 18,000 by 9 gives 162,000. A deduction of one-fifth for the larger blocks of high mountain and desert areas brings the total to about 130,000; a reasonable verification. Of course no figure can be more than an approximation; but it seems at least highly probable that the native population fell between 120,000 and 150,000. Even this total, the lowest ever arrived at, yields the unusual density of nearly one inhabitant per square mile for aboriginal California. Mooney's estimate is about 1,505,000 for the continent of north of the Mexican boundary: 846,000 within the limits of the United States exclusive of Alaska. The latter figure, however, seems to contain Merriam's 260,000 for California. Reduced to conform to the new estimate of 133,000, the population of the United States would not much have exceeded 700,000, or one inhabitant per four square miles. In other words, more than a sixth of the Indians of this country were settled in California. A similarly heavy concentration seems to have held good for the Pacific coast of the continent as far north as Alaska. The decrease of Indians in California has reached fully 85 per cent in "Some persons have condemned government aid on the basis of a few isolated cases which have never come to the attention of the veterans' bureau," said Col. Forbes. "The cleanup campaign unearthed thousands of cases throughout the country showing that service men were unaware of the benefits to which this legislation entitled them. The clean-up squads have handled 69,125 cases, and of that number only 4236 remain pending at the central office. The remainder have been adjudicated and notices of settlement have been forwarded to the claimants. The total number 69,125 cases includes those forwarded to the regional offices, since decentralization went into effect. A total of 196,000 ex-service men have been interviewed individually, and thousands of others have been addressed collectively in American Legion posts, Red Cross chapters, and in the meetings of other veteran organizations." As a typical example, Col. Forbes calls attention to a case in Newark, N.J., where the wife of a victim of shell-shock had been soliciting aid from various charitable institutions. She had two young children to support. Although entitled to compensation, this man and his wife had never filed a claim. The veterans' bureau without this application was powerless to act on his case. "We had another case," said Col. Forbes, "who through the misunderstanding of the meaning of the relief legislation had failed to file a claim, although suffering from a major disability, and unable to work. 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