anaheim-gazette 1934-10-18

IN THE DAYS OF L Extracts From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter of a Century Authentic History in Print of the Daily Doings of the Citizens of Anaheim and Canaheim 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK NOVEMBER 1, 1884 The demonstration on Tuesday evening by the Republicans at Santa Ana approached the magnitude when it could be called immense, and was of a character to dismay the few Democrats who quietly listened to the sledge hammer facts which, for two hours were hurled by the "silver-tongued" Tom Fitch. The large tent in which the meeting was held was too small to contain the multitude, and far outside the raised sides of the canvas eager listeners stood closely packed. The speech of Col. Markham was an able effort of an able man and won many enconiums even from his opponents. At the close of Markham's speech the meeting was for a few moments interrupted by the arrival of a large delegation from Anaheim which entered Santa Ana in procession headed by a company of lancers followed by the Anaheim band and a long procession of teams bearing lanterns, torches and transparencies. Among the latter a noticeable one bore the inscription, "Court house bonds—Oh, no! no! !" The speech of the evening was by Tom Fitch, who said more, and said it better than is often heard in a two-hour speech. Every sentence was a text of itself. The brilliant Tom effectively answered the long winded and stereotyped harangue of Judge Wallace in about two minutes, and in a half dozen sentences. As a Democratic orator, Fitch would be numbered among the big guns of the party, as a Republican, with the right of principles and the glorious record of Republicanism from which to draw his oratory, he launches facts, figures and arguments with the force of a thunderbolt. Three cheers were given for Anaheim, the Anaheim band was called upon for music, and the large crowd dispersed, ending the largest and most enthusiastic political meeting ever held in Southern California outside the limits of the city. The orange crop of Los Angeles county promises exceedingly well this year. The trees are bearing just enough fruit to insure The orange crop of Los Angeles county promises exceedingly well this year. The trees are bearing just enough fruit to insure a large growth and fine flavor. It is well that this is so, because the indications are that whatever oranges are sent east from this county will come into sharp competition with importations from Europe. A New York dispatch of October 28th says: "The probability for a supply of cheap oranges in this city were never better. It is said that the crop in Southern Europe is as large as ever before grown and the means for rapid and cheap transportation to this country was never better. It is thought that European oranges will be sold for less prices this season then ever before. The Jamaica crop will be even larger than the great crop of last season. From Florida comes the report that the yield this season will be something prodigious." The Directors of the Anaheim Union Water company made a visit of inspection along the ditches on Tuesday and found that the work had not only been well done but excellently well done, and they complimented Superintendent Kellogg highly upon his skill and judgment. The ditches are in as good repair and condition as it is possible for open ditches to be, and the methods employed to protect them from damage from the winter storms will doubtless prove efficient. Last week was Democratic week in Anaheim. Candidates have been plentiful. The placid Potts, easy Miles, big-hearted Broaded, beaming Barham, rectilinear Ruxton and others have made Anaheim the hub of their operations and thence radiated to Orange, Santa Ana and other points in pursuit of the objective plum with promising prospects of its capture, judging from their enthusiastic reports. The ancient and senseless wheelbarrow betting wave has struck Anaheim. In the heat of argument two well-known and generally sensible young men of this town were led into the fallacy of a bet with the stakes, a ride or the furnishing of the propelling power of a wheelbarrow with the winner for occupant through the length of Center street. J. de Barth Shorb of San Gabriel was in town a couple of days this week as the guest of Mr. Dreyfus. Mr. Shorb is endeavoring to make the people of Southern California realize the danger and great loss that await them if they do not rid this section of the cottony-cushion scale bug. He says he will continue ringing the subject in the ears of the farmers until some definite and determined action is taken on the subject. The Gazette was honored on Tuesday last by a call from Major Horace E. Bell of the Porcupine, whose editorial quills are so fearlessly aimed at public corruption, fraud and thievery wherever it may exist. The Major left in Anaheim pleasant recollections of his visit. this week as the guest of Mr. Dreyfus. Mr. Shorb is endeavoring to make the people of Southern California realize the danger and great loss that await them if they do not rid this section of the cottony-cushion scale bug. He says he will continue ringing the subject in the ears of the farmers until some definite and determined action is taken on the subject. The Gazette was honored on Tuesday last by a call from Major Horace E. Bell of the Porcupine, whose editorial quills are so fearlessly aimed at public corruption, fraud and thievery wherever it may exist. The Major left in Anaheim pleasant recollections of his visit. To day standard time based upon the 120th meridian is adopted by the railroad and telegraph companies and will be universally used upon the Pacific coast. Clocks and watches in all the principal towns and cities will be set and run accordingly. Standard time is about seven minutes slower than local time and ten minutes faster than railroad time. Arrangements have been made to receive election returns in Anaheim which will be furnished by the Western Union Telegraph company in bulletins issued up to midnight on Nov. 4th, and on the following days until the result is known. R. Luedke has removed his jewelry establishment to the store adjoining Helmsen's on the West, and is now fitting it up to display his elegant stock in the most effective way. Remember to scratch out the affirmative line on your ballot referring to the Court House bonds, otherwise your vote may be counted as in favor of that infamous measure. The Democrats of Santa Ana made desperate efforts last night to eclipse the great demonstration of the Republicans on Tuesday last. President Arthur has appointed Hugh McCullough, Secretary of the Treasury and ex-Postmaster-General Gresham to be circuit judge, vice Thomas Drummond resigned. The exact number of names on the great register of this county is 12,600 of which 5,657 are residents of Los Angeles city and 6943 reside in the county. Three hundred thousand dollars for a court house but not a dollar for roads. What an epitaph for a tombstone of the late Board! OF LONG AGO and a Quarter of a Century Ago. These Files Contain the Only mens of Anaheim and Orange County in the Days of the Pioneers. 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK OCTOBER 28, 1909 The sum of $4,000 has been raised by ranches along the Santa Ana river to be expended within the next two months in building dikes and cleaning out the channel of the river from Seventeenth street, Santa Ana south, to the head of the Talbert drainage ditch. This money will be paid back at some time in the future if the courts upholds the validity of the organization of the Newbert protection district. The directors of the organization passed a resolution promising to make the return. The old established firm of Yungbluth & Kroeger will dissolve partnership the first of the year. Mr. Yungbluth will continue the present business at the old stand and Mr. Kroeger will occupy his building across the way with a stock of gents furnishings. The dissolution comes solely because of expanding business. The two partners part company on the best of terms and the city will be gainer of one new business house and an enlargement and improvement of the one so long established here. Mr. and Mrs. John Dwyer proved themselves hospitable hosts this week at a dinner party on Sunday evening and an afternoon devoted to progressive euchre on Friday. The residence was decorated with goldenrod and other flowers and evergreens. Prizes were awarded Mrs. McKinley and Mrs. Nagle as being the most progressive euchre players, and Mrs. Spencer carried off the consolation. Refreshments were served and an enjoyable afternoon participated in by all. Skim Champlin has cornered the potato-sack market, but instead of following the usual pluto-cratic course and increasing prices out of sight, he has actually reduced them. Skim tells you about it in another column. Kurt Epstein has returned from a fortnight's hunt for big game in the San Antonio mountains. Skim Champlin has cornered the potato-sack market, but instead of following the usual pluto-cratic course and increasing prices out of sight, he has actually reduced them. Skim tells you about it in another column. Kurt Epstein has returned from a fortnight's hunt for big game in the San Gabriel mountains. Kurt's many friends are surprised he forgot them when it came to presenting them with samples of venison and bear meat. Chilly Fischer came near being mobbed Sunday afternoon when he announced the Teddy Bears had failed to keep their appointment and that no game would therefore be played with them. He escaped to the hills, but promises to be back again for another game Sunday. A. W. Bohall is installing new apparatus at the gas works and tells us the man who rings up the office with a kick about poor gas will soon be out of commission. Mr. Bohall used to be a first-class newspaper man, from which he quite naturally graduated into the gas business. He is giving patrons good service and says he is going to keep it up or bust the tank. Ground was broken on Monday for a two-story brick building, 50x80 feet to be erected by Henry Kroeger Jr., and his sister, Mrs. Geo. Wisser, on their lot between the Kroeger and Yriarte buildings on West Center street. One of the lower rooms will be occupied by F. Conrad and the other by Will Houck. The premises now occupied by the former will be taken by L. Z. Kroeger. The building will be ready for occupancy the first of the year. Cyril Tipton had the bad luck to break his collar-bone at a football game between A. H. S. and Fullerton on the latter's grounds one day last week. Merle Morthland was also injured but not seriously. The locals lost the game 10-5. Ten years ago Andrew Gillison and family left Los Alamitos for their former home in Lancashire, England, after a residence in this country of thirteen years. Two years ago a daughter and two sons returned to Los Alamitos where the boys hold responsible positions in the sugar factory. Last week the old folks with their three younger children arrived and a joyful reunion occurred in the sugar factory town. Mr. Gillison kept posted on this section by reading the Gazette every week which they received eleven days after its publication. They reside at Los Alamitos. B. Hartfield is enlarging his jewelry and optical establishment and has ordered a number of new wall cases to display his expanding stock. His store is being repapered and refitted. The jewelry stock is being enlarged and improved and he will have an up-to-date optical department. Welborn Wallop, some evenings ago, sold a $5 order of groceries to a lady customer who had her rig tied at the hitching-post on Chartres street. He carried it over and placed it in the wagon, but when the lady reached the rig some minutes later the visor to get the fires scouted in a very short time and to dispatch men and fire-fighting equipment quickly to the outbreaks and to get the fires under control, averting great damage to timber stands. "At the end of August, a threatening forest fire broke out near the boundaries of the Sierra national forest in California. Partial completion of the "Ponderosa Way," an 800 mile long firebreak being built on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada range at the lower reaches of the Ponderosa pine belt, made it possible to control the fire before it entered heavy stands of timber in the Sierra Forest. "A big forest fire broke out in the Butte Creek area below the Lassen national forest in August. State fire forces, CCC men and crews from the lumber companies and the forest service converged from all directions over new truck trails recently completed by the CCC and held the fire to 1,000 acres, where many thousand acres of timber were threatened with destruction. "The work reports from the various CCC camps in the country disclose that from April 3, 1933, to July 21, 1934, the men of the CCC had expended 1,986,000 man-days fighting fire. During the first year of the CCC, which ended March 31, 1934, a total of 686,000 man-days were spent fighting forest fires. During the four months of April, May, June and July of this year, the total time spent on the forest fire fighting line by CCC men was 400,000 man-days." Death Valley Roads In Good Condition As Season To Open While the season does not officially open in Death Valley until November 1, many visitors are already entering this historic and impressive wonderland. The Baker route is in good shape with the exception of seven miles in Furnace Creek Wash which are rough, but passable. Repairing is already under way on this section. Due to late summer cloudbursts, the route via Darwin Wash is rough, as is also the road to Dante's View. Two companies of CCC boys are now working on the roads of Death Valley and by November 1 all existing routes will be improved and many new ones developed which will make accessible new scenic attractions. Living in Death Valley may be as modern or as primitive as the visitor B. Hartfield is enlarging his jewelry and optical establishment and has ordered a number of new wall cases to display his expanding stock. His store is being repapered and refitted. The jewelry stock is being enlarged and improved and he will have an up-to-date optical department. Welborn Wallop, some evenings ago, sold a $5 order of groceries to a lady customer who had her rig tied at the hitching-post on Chartres street. He carried it over and placed it in the wagon, but when the lady reached the rig some minutes later the groceries were gone. S. O. Llewellyn reports fishing at Newport Beach bum, and little doing in the art of piscatorial reconnoitering. October is usually the best month for mackerel and yellow-tail but for some reason or other the fish refuse to bite. Alex Henry and wife have returned from their trip to Scotland, after an absence of five months, and are at Mr. Henry's brother's home up-state. They are looked for to return here any day. Walter Abbey was operated upon for appendicities at a Los Angeles hospital one day last week. Favorable reports come from him, and he is progressing steadily toward recovery. Pavers came within a few feet of closing the gap on East Center street yesterday afternoon and the work will probably be completed this morning. The paved street will probably be opened to traffic tomorrow. The Sisters of St. Dominic have accepted plans and specifications for an $18,000 addition to their orphan's home on Palm street. Saturday will be Tag Day. Proceeds to go toward fitting up a room at the public library for the children. Tables and drawing stands are needed. Be liberal. A. A. Mills stated yesterday that the chamber of commerce would find a purchaser for the steam laundry and that the establishment will shortly be reopened. The chamber will ask the city trustees to impose a stiff license on outside laundry wagons. Bishop Johnston will preach at the Episcopal church on Sunday morning, Nov. 7. Morning services next Sunday by Rev. Juny. Ageless Romanticist Drops Batting Mark Dan Cupid, the ageless romanticist, fell down in his batting averages during September, getting a mere .313 as compared with .412 a year ago last month, and with .399 in August as compared with .398 the year before. All the averages, be it said, represent marriage licenses issued over the counter of County Clerk J. M. Backs who, as referee on figures, refused comment. The percentages, as usual, are figured on the basis of 1000. CC Gets For Less From Fire Lassen Area In Halting Migrations 163 million acres are below the parable years, demeanor in decades. National park service stresses in fire control utility of large numbers to improved communication and fire which have been maintained by park service and 65 service in California. Breaks and fire-important feature of excellent record made the CCC in Calimer, director of on work said: main on July 34 to 45 forest national forest in newly constructed the forest super-scouted in a very mispatch men and at quickly to the fire under damage to timberust, a threatening near the bounnational forest in completion of the 809 mile long on the slopes of range at the lower Urges Hog Growers To Watch Cholera Values for hogs have been such that many producers have neglected to immunize their stock against Cholera, according to W. M. Cory, assistant farm advisor. If Cholera has ever been on the place it is probable that the infection still exists. And even when the premises have remained free from the infection, an unnecessary risk is being taken where garbage is being fed. Where the herd is more or less isolated from other hogs and farm grown feeds are fed there will be little chance of Cholera being introduced. However, where outside stock is purchased and brought in and garbage is a part of the feed supply the producer is risking a heavy loss from Cholera. Local Republicans Enthuse Over Race Republicans of Orange county, attending a $5-a-plate barbecue as guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Stanton, of Brookhurst avenue Saturday afternoon for the purpose of raising funds to finance the fall campaign in this locality, staged a regular pop rally which spurred enthusiasm for Republican Candidate Frank F. Merriam for governor, and for Assembly Edward (Ted) Craig and James Utt. Speaker after speaker dealt upon the vital issue of government at stake between Socialist-Democrat Upton Sinclair, whose wriggling pen has scribbled unjust criticisms of marriage schools, churches, Boy Scouts and open condemnation of the American Legion and Republican Merriam, whose long years of experience in governmental service marks him as a progressive, same leader. Gun Club Case Is Postponed 10 Days Because Attorney J. G. 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