anaheim-gazette 1930-02-06

Water- Surveys By Airplanes Many In Use for Examinations in Different Counties Airplanes are now being used by the State of California in its statewide water resources investigation, which constitutes the most extensive water survey and study ever attempted in the United States. This was revealed by B. B. Meek in a report to Governor Young this week, including among other things, progress of Santa Ana River investigations in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. "Arrangements have been made for an aerial survey of the entire area in the Cucamonga plain from San Antonio creek eastward to Day creek and from the mountains southward to Foothill boulevard in the western part of the area, and to Base line road in the eastern part," said Meek. "This will cover the reservoir cones of all the streams of any magnitude issuing from San Gabriel mountains onto the Cucamonga plain. It will provide a basis for spreading the waters out on these cones, and a plan for a channel to carry the surplus waters of extremely dangerous floods to the Santa Ana river. "A similar aerial survey of the Mojave river valley has been completed and a program for investigation of the river basin laid out, consisting of stream gaging, measurements of depth to water plane at wells, and mapping of irrigated and other areas more or less swampy." The area south of the Teachapi range contains over half the population and one-fifth of the agricultural lands of California, but only 1 per cent of the total water supply, exclusive of the Colorado. Meek pointed out. Nearly all the natural water supplies in Southern California have been used, and there is a pressing need for more water. Sustainable only from the Colorado. "Existence of underground reservoirs has made possible the agricultural development of Southern California which would have been limited otherwise." Meek continued. "For instance, in the Santa Ana basin, the usable underground storage capacity is estimated at 50 m³ per station irrigation district to calculate stream discharge. San Gabriel: Total of 27 stations in operation. Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino countries—Santa Ana River: Total of 58 stations in watershed. Orange county: station at ocean. San Bernardino county—Mojave river: Stations at mouth of Deep creek and West fork above irrigation and at Afton below all irrigation. Riverside county—San Jacinto river: One station near San Jacinto. Whitewater river: at highway crossing at debouchure, and below Indio. Also station on Palm canyon, tributary of Whitewater river. Riverside county and San Diego county—Nigger creek reservoir site and at Temecula canyon near Fall brook. San Diego county—San Luis Rey river: at Mouth and at Bonsall, 15 miles up stream. San Diego river: From Lake Hedges reservoir records. Imposing Review of 2nd U.S. Cavalry In His First Command Famous Troop at Ft. Illey, Kansas, Seen in William Boyd's Star Picture The Second United States Cavalry, organized before the Civil War as the Second Dragoons, and the second oldest unit of American mounted troops, is one of the regiments that takes part in the inspiring brigade review sequences in "His First Command," a Pathe dialogue picture, starring William Boyd, which will be on view at the Fox theatre on Saturday and Sunday, February 8 and 9. Displaying on its colors battle standards won in every conflict in which United States has taken part from the Indian wars to the World War, this proud regiment of troopers, with the 13th Cavalry, appears in the first color and sound scenes shot out door or a dramatic picture production, the regiment is commended now by Colonel A. R. Miller, while the 13th Cavalry is in command of Lieut. Colonel William Overton. The colorful military ceremony of a brigade review, with dashing cavalrymen on spirited mounts, the flash of sabers, the brilliant colors of old glory and the regimental colors and the stirring martial music makes one of the most thoroughly inspiring spectacles... The west south of the Tennessee range contains over half the population and one-fifth of the agricultural lands of California, but only 1 per cent of the total water supply, exclusive of the Colorado, Meek pointed out. Nearly all the natural water supplies in Southern California have been used, and there is a pressing need for more water. Sustainable only from the Colorado. "Existence of underground reservoirs has made possible the agricultural development of Southern California which would have been limited otherwise. Meek continued. 'For instance, in the Santa Ana basin, the usable underground storage capacity is estimated at a million and a half acre feet, which is about 20 times as great as the surface storage now in use on this stream." An extensive program of stream maging is now under way by state and federal governments to gain more accurate knowledge of stream flows. Streams affected, and stations for tests, are as follows: Santa Barbara county—on Huasan creek; on Sisquoe river at debouchure into Santa Maria valley; Santa Ynez river, discharge calculated from records at Gibraltar reservoir at Santa Barbara. Ventura county—Stations on Santa Clara river, Sespe and Santa Claire creeks, and Ventura river. Los Angeles county—Little Rock creek: Data from Little Rock-Palm- FOX THEATRE ...ANAHEIM Saturday & Sunday Continuous Shows Both Days 2:30 to 11 P.M. Eyes Right! See and Hear WILLIAM BOYD in HIS FIRST COMMAND with Dorothy Sebastian, Palme Picture 3 DAYS STARTING MONDAY Indian wars to the World War, this proud regiment of troopers, with the 13th Cavalry, appears in the first al color and sound scenes shot out doors or a dramatic picture production, the regiment is commended now by Colonel A. R. Miller, while the 13th Cavalry is in command of Lieut. Colonel William Overton. The colorful military ceremony of a brigade review, with dashing cavalrymen on spirited mounts, the flash of sabers, the brilliant colors of old glory and the regimental colors and the stirring martial music makes one of the most thoroughly inspiring spectacles ever seen and heard in sound pictures. This is part of the colorful background to one of the most effective stories in which Boyd has been starred in some time. In the supporting cast of the Path Star are Dorothy Sebastian, Paul Hurst Alphonz Ethier, Howard Hickman, Helen Parrish, Rose Tapley, Gavin Gordon, Mabel Van Buren and Jules Cowles. "His First Command" was directed and written by Gregory La Cava. Money Sharks Make Profits Operating at Expense of Home Owners in Delinquent Assessments Modern Shylocke. In the person of unscrupulous bondmen and attorneys are conducting a profitable business at the expense of California home owners who have special assessments of which they are 'unaware' levied on their property. The California Taxpayers Association has recently presented the joint state legislative committee, surveying the field of street improvement laws, with an exhaustive research into activities of "sharks" operating against home owners. Meantime the committee, appointed by the last legislature, has been delving into the subject on its own accord. Startling conditions are found to be existent by both the committee and investigators for the Taxpayers Association. Quoting from the Association report: "Annually a considerable number of special assessment delinquencies are taken into the courts for judgment and dismissal. On each special assessment that is delinquent and brought into court, additional money must be paid by the owner of the property for attorney's and other fees. This money goes to the bond houses and to the attorneys who make a specialty of buying up delinquent special assessment bonds. Members of the legislative committee explained that most improvement work is paid for by giving the contractors "assessment bonds," which constitute a lien against property. In the district where work is done. Questionable bondhouses watch for bonds which have delinquent assessments, purchase these." 3 DAYS STARTING MONDAY Bully fun on ze boulevards ALL TALKING Moviefone presented by WILLIAM FOX Written and Directed by RAOUL WALSH director of "The Coch Eyed World" VICTOR McLAGLEN FIFI DORSAY EL BRENDEL that is delinquent and brought into court, additional money must be paid by the owner of the property for attorney's and other fees. "This money goes to the bond houses and to the attorneys who make a speciality of buying up delinquent special assessment bonds. Members of the legislative committee explained that most improvement work is paid for by giving the contractors "assessment bonds," which constitute a lien against property in the district where work is done. Questionable bondhouses watch for bonds which have delinquent assessments, purchase these bonds, and then demand settlement from the delinquent property owner. Before the unfortunate owner is able to pay off his delinquent assessment he must pay other charges, such as exorbitant attorney's fees, title search fees, filing fees, service fees, etc., all of which go into the pockets of the attorneys and the bond houses. There is one way to avoid getting into the clutches of these "sharks," described by the Association report as follows: "Much could be done to stop these Shylocks who would foreclose upon the taxpayer's property and bleed him of his last cent in order to collect their unjust charges. If every property owner would make sure that his name and address is registered with the City Clerk's office. If his name is there he will be notified as to any special city assessments that may be levied against his property and does not run the risk of having his assessment declared delinquent before he ever hears of it." VITAL STATISTICS If you must eat pork, be sure it's well cooked, warns the California Department of Public Health. Since Christmas there have been 25 cases of trichinosis in this state, caused by eating pork not thoroughly cooked. The trichinosis death rate is high among foreign-born persons who eat raw ham and raw squash, it was stated. Care should be taken that the meat be cooked until it is thoroughly white, with no signs of red meat, the health authorities advised. ANAHEIM GAZETTE Secretary Hyde On Fruit Fly Issues Interesting Statement on Campaign Against Florida Pest The following circular letter from Secretary of Agriculture Hyde at Washington on the management of the campaign for the irradication of the fruit fly in Florida, has been received at this office, and will be found to be of special interest to citrus growers of California, while absurd rumors of graft and mismanagement concerning the work have been circulated for several weeks past. There is no doubt in California that secretary Hyde and the administration at Washington are doing a great service to the citrus industry in their splendid fight against the pest. This work has the cordial approval of our citrus growers, who will indulge the hope that the fight for the suppression of the fly will be continued. The secretary's letter is as follows: "Many letters received by the Department of Agriculture and by members of Congress and others, with reference to the Mediterranean Fruit Fly quarantine, make necessary a general statement of the facts," said Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde in a special statement issued yesterday. "The Department has been greatly embarrassed," said the Secretary, "by repeated attempts to stir up discontent in Florida would submit to the necessary regulations without some friction. On the whole, the support which the Department of Agriculture has had in Florida has been most gratifying." The Florida Citrus Growers' Clearing House Association, which represents 35 per cent of the Florida crop, has been and is supporting the administration with all its power. The Department has in its files commendatory resolutions recently passed by 119 different organizations in Florida. These are organizations of growers, cooperative associations of farmers, commercial clubs of many cities, Kiwians Club and others. An article of this pest was discovered near Orlando, Florida, in April 1929. The fly itself was identified as the Mediterranean Fruit Fly by the en-tactly thereafter the fruit fly was discovered. The implication is made that the appearance of the fly saved the political life of the Florida Plant Board, and that in some myterious way the Plant Board was responsible for its appearance. "The facts are that the Florida Plant Board is composed of five outstanding citizens of Florida, who are not only memebers of the Plant Board, but who also form the Board of Control of all the institutions of higher learning, including the University, in the state. Two of them are growers of citrus fruits. All of them have their homes and their business affairs in Florida. All of them serve without pay. "Under all the circumstances, veiled accusation that these men were responsible for the appearance of the fly in order to save their voluntary unpaid jobs is ridiculous. To charge these men with visiting such a scourge upon the State in which they live and have all their possessions in order to preserve an empty honor is too great a tax to be imposed upon the imagination of even the most credulous. "That the resolution pending in the Legislature dealing with the Plant Board was never taken seriously is amply demonstrated by the fact that the Legislature, with only one desserting vote, passed an appropriation of $500,000 to support the quarantine. "The statement is freely made that the fly has appeared in Florida at intermittent periods for almost forty years. No entomologist or scientist ever made sue ha statement. None can be found who will support it. We have no doubt that there are several files which resemble the fruit fly and which have appeared at various times. That those files are not the Mediterranean Fruit Fly is amply demonstrated by the fact that they have not become the pest or wrought the devastation which has followed the Mediterranean Fruit Fly. "We have no doubt that there have been instances of abuse, inefficiency and waste in connection with the eradication campaign. The campaign was necessarily hastily organized to meet an emergency. Under such conditions, one degree of waste and inefficiency is to be expected." This Department has spent more than four million dollars and some ten months in the effort to eradicate the fly. We have been successful beyond fly has actually been eradicated. Few, if any, house files can be discovered in the District of Columbia at this season. This fact offers no proof that they are not here and will not reappear. In addition to this, our work has been so hamstrung by the delay in securing appropriations that we have not been able to cover the State adequately to determine whether or not the fly is actually in existence. In the view of our entomologists, the abandonment of the work now would be a calamity, would mean that the money already expended without hindrance to the enormous damage of the whole South, Southwest and West." Daily Radio Program Beginning each day at 12 p.m. and continuing 10 minutes talks of interest to farmers, growers and producers will be given during the week beginning February 19, under the auspices of the Agricultural Extension Service, cooperating with Radio Station KFL as follows: February 10 "Furniture Renovation," Mrs. Azalon L. Sager, Home Demonstration Agent; San Diego County. February 11 "The Conning Walnut Institute," V. F. Blanchard, Farm Advisor; Ventura County. February 12 "Maturity Test of Oranges," John P. Coy, Agricultural Commissioner; San Bernardino County. February 13 "The Los Angeles County Forester's Budget and What He Does With It," Judge H. I. Cruzan, Vice President; Los Angeles Conservation Association. February 14 "The Conning Citrus Institute," H. J. Wilder, Farm Advisor; San Bernardino County. February 15 "The Futures in Dairying in California," Jay Dutter, Southern Representative; California Dairy Council. CONVICTS FARING WELL It's not so tough being a convict, after all. Particularly when you get to work on one of the state highway camps. Here, according to U.S. Meek, director of public works, in a sample day's meant from one of the camps, which was kept its costs from 25 to 27 cents per meal: Breakfast: Fried eggs hot cakes and World War, this papers, with the first all-shot out doors production, the now by Colonel William 13th Cavalry is Colonel William Florida has been most gratifying. The Florida Citrus Growers' Clearing House Association, which represents 85 per cent of the Florida crop, has been and is supporting the administration with all its power. The Department has in its files commendatory resolutions recently passed by 119 different organizations in Florida. These are organizations of growers, cooperative associations of farmers, commercial clubs of many cities, Kiwanis Club and others. An institution of this pest was discovered near Orlando, Florida, in April 1929. The fly itself was identified as the Mediterranean Fruit Fly by the entomologists of the University of Florida, by the specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture, and by qualified entomologists who subsequently were sent to Florida. There can be no doubt as to the gravity of the infestation. Tests made with cyanide gas netted as high as 400 miles on one tree. The total number of infested properties, as revealed by subsequent scouting, ran to nearly 1,000. These were spread through 21 counties. The Mediterranean Fruit Fly is the worst pest to which fruit, and many vegetables, can be subjected. Its eggs are deposited in the fruit. Its eggs match into maggots which specially destroy the fruit itself. The nuance of the fly is not only to Florida, but to the entire South and Southwest. The climate of these States is suitable for their breeding and spawning. The capital value of the orchards in these States is $1,800,000,000, and the annual crop is worth $240,000,000. If the fly becomes established in these States control measures will be an enormous burden on the fruit growers. For this reason eradication is necessary. In order that there might be no possible error as to the existence of the pest, or as to the quarantine, eradication campaign which the Department is conducting, we have upon two different occasions appointed advisory groups of scientists, to visit Florida survey the situation, and report. The first group consisted of seven men of outstanding reputation and ability. They reported in part: At the beginning of the campaign files were numerous, easily found, and existed in great numbers at points of infestation. Measurement of progress is difficult. But the Committee has been impressed with the rapidity of the cleanup work, the effectiveness of the poison spray campaign, the progress of inspection and its increasing thoroughness. Upon every side there is found evidence of decreasing efficiency, and conviction upon the part of those in charge that they are making progress. Subsequently, acting in conjunction with Honorable Will R. Wood, Counselor of the House Committee on Appropriations, we agreed another special group. The members of this group were selected by the President of the University of Indiana. This group consisted of four biologists and one practical fruit grower. Part of their report follows: We concur with the report of your committee of seven regarding the importance of the insect and the need for eradication. The Mediterranean Fruit Fly. "We have no doubt that there have been instances of abuse, inefficiency and waste in connection with the eradication campaign. The campaign was necessarily hastily organized to meet an emergency. Under such conditions, one degree of waste and inefficiency is to be expected. This Department has spent more than four million dollars and some ten months in the effort to eradicate the fly. We have been successful beyond our hopes. The fruit fly population has been so far reduced that it is impossible to find a fly in Florida at this time. In fact no adult flies have been seen in Florida since August 7, 1929, and no infestation of any kind since November 16, 1929. We are highly gratified at the parent reduction of the fly population. This, however, is no guarantee that the brought into must be paid property for acthe bond houses to make a specilinary special active committee movement work the contractors which constitute a in the district Questionable lands which have purchase these and settlement property owner. The owner is able assessment he such as exortle search fees etc., all of sets of the athouses. Void getting in- "sharks," deson report as to stop these declose upon the bleed him of connect their unproperty owner his name and with the City name is there he any special city levled against not run the risk that declared dehears of it." ISTICS be sure it's well california Department have been 25 is state, caused roughly cooked. rate is high lessons who eat age, it was statthat the meat roughly white, eat, the health The Department of Agriculture in the conduct of a quarantine universally works with and through the local authorities. This is necessary because local and state police powers rest solely in the local authorities. In Florida, the Department has worked through the Florida Plant Board. The eradication campaign is in direct charge of Dr. Wilmon Newell, who is the chief entomologist of the Plant Board, and of the University of Florida. "It is stated that a resolution was pending in the Legislature of Florida to abolish the Florida Plant Board with which the Department of Agriculture is cooperating. It is alleged that immedi- Anaheim, Calif., Feb. 6, 1930 SCHOOL CONVENTION Principals of all secondary schools in California will meet in annual convention at San Diego, April 14 and 16 it is announced by Vierling Kersey, superintendent of public instruction. Among the problems undertaken by conference groups at the convention, Kersey said, are: Finance, Social Pupil Classification and Guidance, Classroom Method, Supervision, Adult Educator, Curriculum, Construction, Schoolhouse Planning, Health and Child Welfare, Accreditation, Administration, and Research. TIMETABLE In effect June 9, 1929 A. T. & S. F. Ry. Coast Lines Trains to Los Angeles *No. 79...6:35 A.M. $No. 71...11:25 A.M. No. 53...3:41 P.M. $No. 73...4:55 P.M. No. 75...8:52 P.M. Trains from Los Angeles No. 78...2:00 A.M. No. 72...10:15 A.M. No. 74...3:23 P.M. 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