anaheim-gazette 1926-07-15

PAGE FOUR SOUTHERN STATES WELCOME SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION OF A GREAT FOOD FRUIT Banana Crop Would Free Planters From Boll Weevel’s Grip To Grow Bananas In South Automobile Pay for Car Mixing Gasoline Booze Is A California motorists more than a hundred to the state for the careless, the Division has announced. Requests for repeat plates, operation certificates sum, it was explained it costs a dollar plate, but the division of 20,000 duplicate those missing are Golden State’s riding fillyers that mutilated in traffic a large number—vision has issued this year. A red motoris, until the made. Up to July 1, the driver had either cards or bad forged tacked them away ones. It cost 50 perplicate. The greatest number duplicates comes registration and formia motorists. Marsh, simply with these certificates is caring for them. Marsh emphasizes portance of keeping of ownership in out that this certain title to the motoris the same relative deed does to a plece. The division requests for duplicate pink certificates each of 50 cents each pleces. After seven years of intensive search and experimentation, Dr. T. J. Harris has discovered banana seeds and is now introducing their cultivation in the South. He plans to make this great food fruit a profitable crop in Georgia, Mississippi, Texas and later in South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. Picture shows Dr. Harris in his southern gardens. (Written especially for The Gazette) By A. A. HOOPINGARNER That old familiar strain, "Way down south in the land of cotton," some day will give way to "Way down south in the land of bananas," if the dreams of Dr. T. J. Harris come true. Dr. Harris, discoverer of the banana seed, declares the day will come when bananas will be the chief crop of the southern tier of these United States. Already he has introduced the banana seeds into Florida. There he cultivates the slippery skinned fruit on Melbourne Farms, the experiment station which he is conducting. Now he plans to plant his seeds in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. Later he will invade South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. "One acre of bananas yields a greater food supply than twenty acres of wheat," says Dr. Harris. "All I need is a temperate zone in which there is freedom from frost six months in the year." "I'm not bringing these seeds to life to accomplish something freakish, but to grow this food plant or fruit." Dr. Harris is certain that great banana plantations can replace the cotton fields of the South. Cotton crops are being eaten up by the boll weevil and other pests. "No, we wouldn't have too many bananas," says Dr. Harris. "The banana crops would go into the making of banana flour, which is as good as wheat flour." The banana plant gave up producing seeds ages ago and multiplies itself vegetatively, according to Dr. Harris. "It was necessary, therefore, if seed production were to be induced," he commented, "to subject the plants to conditions conducive to reproduction as opposed to the usual tropical conditions which, of course, favor vegetation, the bananas being one of these fruits which develops whether pollinated or not, and the more vigorously the plant grows, the larger will be the bunch of fruit. This is contrary to what transpires in fruit orchards in the temperate zone." "The pistillate or female flowers are at the base of the bunch, which, when it assumes the usual inverted position, places the staminate or pollen bearing flowers below; these are found under the braits of the tassel-like appendages. Then again, the male flowers are not open until the female flowers of the same bunch are over and dead (one of Nature's devices to bring about cross-pollination). But, since the pollen grains are not wind borne, but are sticky and remain attached to the anthers, there is no doubt that in prehistoric times, some insect or nectar sipping bird performed the function of transferring the pollen from one bunch." vigorously the plant grows, the larger will be the bunch of fruit. This is contrary to what transpires in fruit orchards in the temperate zone. "The pistillate or female flowers are at the base of the bunch, which, when it assumes the usual inverted position, places the staminate or pollen bearing flowers below; these are found under the braits of the tassel-like appendages. Then again, the male flowers are not open until the female flowers of the same bunch are over and dead (one of Nature's devices to bring about cross-pollination). But, since the pollen grains are not wind borne, but are sticky and remain attached to the anthers, there is no doubt that in prehistoric times, some insect or nectar sipping bird performed the function of transferring the pollen from one bunch of fruit to another; this agency either became extinct or the plant failed to produce the attractive nectar." Dr. Harris successfully crossed the red banana with the commercial yellow from one to three large seeds developing near the flower end of the bananas experimented upon. The minute black specks sometimes found in bananas are unfertilized ovules upon the central placenta; the fertile seeds are three-eights of an inch in diameter. Dr. Harris has been hailed as the Luther Burbank of Great Britain. For seventeen years he was superintendent of the British Government Agricultural Experiment and Teaching Stations in Jamaica and Bermuda. His creative work won him election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Industries of the British Empire. ORANGE COUNTY FAIR The Manager, Mr. J. B. Hunt, of the Orange County Fair, is extremely busy at the present time, getting ready for the exhibition from September 6 to 11, inclusive. Many boards and organizations throughout the country are assuming responsibility for specific entertainments during the week. Certain days are being given to organizations and these are providing the program; so interesting programs will be had each afternoon and evening. The Pageant, which was so successful last year, is being planned on a bigger and better scale this year. The main tent of the Fair will be known as the Feature Tent, in which different communities are asked to make exhibits. Already ten or twelve have been signed for this tent. The general theme of the decorations and exhibits is colonial, so communities desiring to put on a special feature should consult the colonial times, ranging from about 1770 to 1783. During this period there are to be found many interesting things that can be depicted, showing the strife and growth of our country. The theme is as broad as humanity and as deep as the sea. The time when the tense feelings of human nature were striving to free themselves from bondage. If the communities of Orange County will concentrate on this particular idea, the Orange County Fair promises to be one of the most beautiful that has yet been held. Anaheim will do her part. Automobile Drivers Pay for Carelessness Mixing Gasoline and Moonshine Booze Is Also Costly California motorists will this year pay more than a hundred thousand dollars to the state for the privilege of being careless, the Division of Motor Vehicles has announced. Requests for replacement of lost license plates, operators' cards and registration certificates will bring in this sum, it was explained. It costs a dollar to replace a license plate, but the division issues an average of 20,000 duplicates a year. Not all those missing are scattered over the Golden State's landscape by the hard riding fluviers though. Some become mutilated in traffic jams and others—a large number—are stolen. The division has issued about 9000 to date this year. A red card is issued the motoris, until the duplicate can be made. Up to July 1, approximately 60,000 drivers had either lost their operators' cards or had forgotten where they had tucked them away and applied for new ones. It cost 50 cents to get a duplicate. The greatest number of requests for duplicates comes from certificates of registration and of ownership. California motorists, says Chief Will H. Marsh, simply will not take care of these certificates nor see the value of caring for them. March emphasizes particularly the importance of keeping the pink certificate of ownership in a safe place, pointing out that this certification is, in effect, a title to the motorist's car and occupies the same relative position to it as a deed does to a piece of real property. The division receives thousands of requests for duplicates of both white and pink certificates each year. A charge of 50 cents each is made for such duplicates. Excavators Find Bones of Pioneers Ancient Indian Grave Uncovered At Capistrano Workmen employed on a subdivision Monday drove their shovels into an old burial mound at San Clemente, below San Juan Capistrano, unearthing approximately 20 skeletons which had probably been buried for more than 200 years. The find was made by G. W. Stearns, foreman for the Bert Calvert Company, excavators. Los Angeles, while he was operating a steam shovel near the site of the San Clemente railroad station, on the main line of the Santa Fe railroad. Workmen were of the opinion that the mound has not been fully entered. The burial ground is located close to the sea, as are many of the old Indian mounds discovered in California in recent years, and it is of the usual type. Several skulls, broken by age, and in many cases all but failing apart, were taken from the hill. Most of these were given away to curiosity-seekers, who gathered at the place when they learned of the find. Bones were found in large numbers, and in many cases three and four bodies were found buried in one shallow grave. That little care was taken in the burial of the Indians of that day, was indicated by the apparent careless manner in which the bodies were placed in the grave. In many cases, the excavator claimed, the bodies were buried face down, standing, or lying on one side. Several were found crossed on each other. That the race of Indians was extremely poor, is indicated by the fact that no Indian relies were found in the graves. Generally, many relies are found in mounds excavated in California where it was known that the tribe was a prominent one. There were no crockery, beads or March emphasizes particularly the importance of keeping the pink certificate of ownership in a safe place, pointing out that this certificate is, in effect, a title to the motorist's car and occupies the same relative position to it as a deed does to a piece of real property. The division receives thousands of requests for duplicates of both white and pink certificates each year. A charge of 50 cents each is made for such duplicates. Again proving the familiar axiom that jackass walsky and gasoline cannot be mixed successfully, the Division of Motor Vehicles announced today that its campaign of law enforcement resulted in the revocation of the licenses of 115 California motorists charged with driving while intoxicated during the first six months of 1926. This type of violation was responsible for 62 per cent of all revocations for the period, the total for all causes being 184. In announcing the figures, Chief Will H. Marsh said it was the policy of the division to insist that this type of driver be removed from the highways. The "triple check" the division maintains of its violation records enabled the officials to uncover the names of 15 motorists for the period who had been convicted of speeding or reckless driving. They lost their licenses automatically. Seven such were cancelled in June. Forty-two drivers in all lost their licenses Juring June. Twenty of these had been patronizing their bootleggers when caught at the wheel. Cypress Notes (By W. C. MILLER) Cypress is again the scene of a small oil boom. The section has not fully recovered from the last, which stopped activity in building as well as exchange of land. There is much activity along these lines at present, and it would be a blow to the progress of the community if the present oil activity would have the same effect as the boom of three years ago. The company now, in the field appears to be real business men, and has backing enough to prove out the field they have in mind. The question is if they can procure a lease of the land they desire. Many of the land owners are ready to lease to any company that will prove the field, and there are others that do not want to tie up their lands unless they are well paid for it. The men now seeking leases are Osborn & Pitts. This company has successfully operated in the Signal Hill, Santa Fe Springs and Oklahoma fields. They have personally been studying the local construction for several weeks, and are now ready to take a chance if a lease can be procured. About half of the lease has been signed up, if reports are correct, but there are several very desirable parcels that the owners refuse to lease at the present time. Mullinix Drug Store — Fountain Service — Featuring Breakfast and Luncheon EARL MACKEY In Charge Beginning Friday, July 16 Mullinix Drug Store Phone 100 108 E. Center St. Free Delivery Anaheim, Calif. Beginning Friday, July 16 Mullinix Drug Store Phone 100 Free Delivery 108 E. Center St. Anaheim, Calif. Jenuim BAYER ASPIRIN SAY "BAYER ASPIRIN" and INSIST! Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for Accept only "Bayer" package which contains proven directions. Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets—Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. DRESS WELL AND SUCCEED When didja get the new shoes? Last year! Listen Fellows— If you've a rep for being hard on shoes—invest in Florsheims. These sturdy kicks are gluttons for punishment; what's more—they always come up smiling. The reason's simple—fine leather plus fine workmanship. That's why we say, "You'll be as proud to wear them the last day as on the first." shoes—invest in Florsheims. These sturdy kicks are gluttons for punishment; what's more—they always come up smiling. The reason's simple—fine leather plus fine workmanship. That's why we say, "You'll be as proud to wear them the last day as on the first." "BY ALL MEANS GET A FIT" F. A. YUNGBLUTH Home of Hart Schaffner and Marx MANHATTAN SHIRTS PHOENIX HOSIERY JANTZEN BATHING SUITS DUTCHESS TROUSERS & KNICKERS ENJOY OUR RADIO PROGRAMS" So wrote an Edison Stockhold- OUR RADIO PROGRAMS" So wrote an Edison Stockholder recently. Please note that he did not say your programs, but our programs. Expressions of this sort are constantly coming to our attention, evidencing the growing pride of ownership in their own public utility of the more than 100,000 satisfied stockholders of this great business. They are your neighbors—the folks you meet every day. They consider the Edison Company a community enterprise, operated by experts but owned by the people for the benefit of all. Anything that affects the Edison Company is of interest to them. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY Owned by Those it Serves