anaheim-gazette 1934-12-27

IN THE DAYS OF L Extracts From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter of a Cent Authentic History in Print of the Daily Doings of the Citizens of Anaheim and Oran 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK JANUARY 10, 1885 There is at the postoffice a petition for signatures which all fruit growers should make it a point to sign. It petitions the Board of Supervisors to pass an ordinance in accordance with law for the extermination of insect pests injurious to fruit trees and other plant life. For appointment of inspectors whose duty it will be to inspect all orchards, nurseries, hedges and vineyards for all varieties of scale insect, the codling moth and the woolly aphis and to prescribe a course of treatment for the abatement and ultimate destruction of such insect pests wherever found. It also asks that any person failing to comply with the requirements of this ordinance shall be prosecuted according to law. The appointment of inspectors will save the careful fruit grower from injury due to the indifference or laziness of a neighbor, who, having a scale infested orchard or vineyard, will do nothing to prevent the spread of the insects unless forced to do so by law. There is not much scale in this part of the county, but prevention is better than cure, and there ought to be some one whose duty it is to see that the present exemption will continue. That old time Anaheimer, D. K. Williams, was a candidate for janitor of the court house, but his opponent, the chairman of the colored republican club of Los Angeles, got away with the "posish." The colored troups fought nobly in the last campaign, and they were by all political procedure, entitled to a share of the spolis. May friend Williams find some more profitable and honorable position than that of attache of the court house "clique". Through the courtesy of Dr. Ellis we have received the London Times of a recent date which gives a column account of an "At home" given by Mr. Horniman of Surrey House, a mansion which in space and splendor verges on the regal. Mr. Horniman is a millionaire tea merchant and will visit Anaheim during the Following the hav which culminated in river left its west bank in the latter part of the land east and south o ened by the rush of w that the river was ru prospect of leaving into Olive road and road presented the sig road east of town t Whitney had water k The flood roared like limits of the city w waters. The flood to miles of ranches but chickens at the first r L. G. Wiedekind was a 5 o'clock he set out Francis household and other neighbors. The forty feet wide and t night and was still run noon. The Charles R rescued in a wagon w their dwelling. Mr. hard to keep the water family were removed southwest there was Katella in the early n chards in that locality silt was the usual re Through the courtesy of Dr. Ellis we have received the London Times of a recent date which gives a column account of an "At home" given by Mr. Horniman of Surrey House, a mansion which in space and splendor verges on the regal. Mr. Horniman is a millionaire tea merchant and will visit Anaheim during the next winter. Dr. Ellis writes that he will bring letters to some of his friends here which insures the gentleman a hearty American welcome. From Superintendent Hewett we learn that as soon as the road bed between Santa Ana and Los Angeles is put in thorough repair two trains a day will be run, as was the case last year. The travel is large enough to justify the company in giving the public this accommodation. The road was inspected on Monday by the chief engineer and other officials. The hour of the arrival and departure of mails will not be affected by the change. Referring to our suggestion that state and county taxes should be made payable semi-annually, a gentleman informs us that such is the rule in Indiana. In that state taxes are payable in July and December, and it is his impression that the same procedure is had in other states. This Hoosier practice is commended to the distinguished consideration of the assembled solons at Sacramento. Florida oranges are quoted in the Boston market at $2 and $2.50 a box. May an explanation of these disagreeably low prices not be found in this telegraphic paragraph? Florida orange growers report a glut in the orange market caused by pressing forward green oranges. There is little competition between the Florida and California oranges, as by the time the latter oranges are ready to ship the Florida orange is practically out of the market. It is the Messina orange that comes in direct competition with the California article and it is likely that by April prices of that variety will rule higher than at present, although the crop of Mediterranean oranges is said to be very large. We are indebted to Mr. Tim Boege for the loan of a book recently published under the title of "Resources of Arizona," which gives one a new idea of the possibilities of that country. If one begins to read this book with the idea that the sunkissed land is an arid country, the chief productions of which are Indians, gold, silver, cactus and reptiles, he will be undecided. It has much arable land and as was the case in California in years gone by then is much land now rated as worthless, which will soon be put to good uses. Prof. Coquillett went to Los Angeles yesterday to inspect the trees in the orchard of Milton Thomas, whose agent here, Mr. Carroll, desires to definitely set at rest the rumors that the trees harbor scale insects. Attention is directed to a notice regarding this matter which is published in another column. Rev. H. J. Sheridan who recently left Anaheim to engage in other neighbors. The forty feet wide and ten night and was still running noon. The Charles Ransom rescued in a wagon with their dwelling. Mr. hard to keep the water family were removed southwest there was a Katella in the early morning chards in that locality silt was the usual record. Word was passed through Santa Ana so their way thither to years since they had putting the Southern entire day. Judging spectators imagined a town. But Santa Ana which deflected at the While the rain in the mountains and caused the river to leak is reported from some is said to be the heaviest forty years ago. In 9.21. One has to go date. In that year tocipitation for the rest three inches. In that south of the city and the same as it did on Mrs. Frank Walter proved 20 acre ranch purchased the B. W. Center street for $17,500 into partnership with duct the practice of law Mr. Ames is well and he has been engaged in years. He will remove make this his permanent Owing to wet gerry people across South ball game scheduled by nine of Los Angeles w Colegrove on the local to be a good game. City Clerk Merritt 1909 to the amount amounted to $7800. The Water company Max Nebelung and Ge examination of books Prof. Coquillett went to Los Angeles yesterday to inspect the trees in the orchard of Milton Thomas, whose agent here, Mr. Carroll, desires to definitely set at rest the rumors that the trees harbor scale insects. Attention is directed to a notice regarding this matter which is published in another column. Rev. H. J. Sheridan, who recently left Anaheim to engage in church work in Dakota Territory, stopped at Salt Lake and yielded to the matrimonial atmosphere of that city. His marriage to Mrs. Whittelsey took place on December 15th. The Boston newspaper from which we note the item states that Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan will locate permanently in Salt Lake. This county is credited with the production of 5,350,000 gallons of wine the past vintage. Though there is much wild guess work in gathering statistics of this kind, there is reason to believe that the figure given is quite near the mark. Chas. A. Gardner has purchased the Pasadena Valley Union. Mr. Gardner published the Anaheim Gazette "a many years ago," and since then he has resided at St. Helena. We wish him great success in his new enterprise. A correspondent asks if we know whether a bill providing for county division will be introduced at the present session of the legislature. To which we make answer and say: "First, we don't know; second, we don't care." "The sealskin sacque is doomed. The elite are discarding them, so many aspiring girls are getting them." Cut this out and stick it in your wife's dressing mirror. Rimpau Bros. announce a general reduction in everything in their line. Winter is speeding fast away and they want their winter goods to do so also. The Board of Town Trustees met in regular session on Wednesday, but confined its deliberations to the transaction of routine business. The semi-annual statement of the Bank of Anaheim shows that it is in its usual flourishing condition. It is wisely and conservatively managed. OF LONG AGO In a Quarter of a Century Ago. These Files Contain the Only of Anaheim and Orange County in the Days of the Pioneers. 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK JANUARY 6, 1910 Following the heaviest seasonal precipitation in twenty years, which culminated in a downpour on Friday night, the Santa Ana river left its west bank a short distance above the Olive bridge in the latter part of the night and swept over many miles of farm and east and south of town. People on the east side were awakened by the rush of waters at 5 o'clock. Reports at midnight were that the river was running bank full at Olive bridge, with every prospect of leaving its channel before morning. The water ran into Olive road and headed in swift current for this city. The road presented the sight of a miniature river. At the forks of the road east of town the torrent plunged north and south. Mr. Whitney had water knee deep all about his house before day light. The flood roared like a millrace and could be heard in the eastern limits of the city when the people arose to repell the rush of waters. The flood tore madly to the southland covering many miles of ranches but doing little damage. John Imers lost 60 chickens at the first rush of the waters, which filled his barnyard. L. G. Wiedekind was among the first to discover the flood. Before 5 o'clock he set out to warn his neighbors, he awakened the Francis household and carried the news of the oncoming flood to other neighbors. Through F. W. Champion's ranch a stream forty feet wide and two feet deep ran during the entire day and night and was still running in reduced volume on Monday afternoon. The Charles Ramella family living east of town had to be rescued in a wagon when the water was several feet deep about their dwelling. Mr. Gervais living south of town had to work hard to keep the water out of his pit and early in the morning his family were removed to a place of safety. To the south and southwest there was little damage, although the waters reached Katella in the early morning hours. A good wetting of the orchards in that locality and the deposit of a heavy coating of rich silver was the usual reply to questions whether any damage was Bank of America’s Pension Plan Will Begin January 1st Provides Retirement of Men at 65, of Women at 60; Bank Helps Pay Details of a retirement and pension plan for all employees of Bank of America, at an annual cost of about $450,000 to the bank, are announced by A. P. Giannini, chairman of the board. In making the announcement, Giannini pointed out that at this season of the year it is customary for many banks, whose profits enable them to do so, to announce a Christmas bonus and expressed his pleasure in announcing the pension plan as a bonus which will continue through future years. The pension program represents a current contribution by the bank to each employee averaging about one-half month's pay, he said. The bank's pension plan, which becomes effective January 1, 1935, provides for the retirement of men employees at the age of 65 and women employees at 60 with an assured income for life. The plan also provides for disability benefits in the form of monthly income in the event of total disability prior to retirement age, death benefits in the event of an employee's death before retirement age, and withdrawal benefits in the event of an employee's termination of employment at any time after entering the plan. Monthly contributions of employees participating in the plan will be based upon their age at the time of original participation and amount of salary. The contribution of Bank of America to the retirement plan will approximately total the aggregate contributions of all employees participating. other neighbors. Through F. W. Champion's ranch a stream forty feet wide and two feet deep ran during the entire day and night and was still running in reduced volume on Monday afternoon. The Charles Ramella family living east of town had to be rescued in a wagon when the water was several feet deep about their dwelling. Mr. Gervais living south of town had to work hard to keep the water out of his pit and early in the morning his family were removed to a place of safety. To the south and southwest there was little damage, although the waters reached Katella in the early morning hours. A good wetting of the orchards in that locality and the deposit of a heavy coating of richilt was the usual reply to questions whether any damage was done. Word was passed around town that a flood was running through Santa Ana street and early in the day hundreds wended their way thither to witness a spectacle which it was just twenty years since they had beheld. The water ran in places a foot deep, cutting the Southern Pacific railroad out of commission for the entire day. Judging by the young river which ran in the street, spectators imagined a much worse flood existed east and south of town. But Santa Ana street caught the main flow from the flood which deflected at the forks which ran down the Olive road. While the rain in the valley was heavy the torrential downpour on the mountains and the melting of the snow by the warm rain, caused the river to leave its banks. As high as 10 inches of rain is reported from some of the mountain points for the storm. This is said to be the heaviest precipitation since measurements began forty years ago. In town 2.63 inches fell, total for the season 8.21. One has to go back to 1889-90 to find an equal rainfall to date. In that year to date 13.91 inches of water fell. The precipitation for the remainder of the season was, however, only three inches. In that year a flood covered the districts east and south of the city and a flood ran along Santa Ana street much the same as it did on Sunday. Mrs. Frank Walters, who recently sold her beautifully improved 20 acre ranch east of Anaheim to Frank W. Champion, has purchased the B. W. Fletcher 20 acres of improved land on East center street for $17,500. H. G. Ames of Santa Ana has entered into partnership with Richard Melrose and the new firm will conduct the practice of law under the firm name of Melrose and Ames. Mr. Ames is well and favorably known at the county seat where he has been engaged in active practice of the law for a number of years. He will remove to Anaheim in two or three weeks and make this his permanent home. Owing to wet grounds and an inability to procure boats toerry people across Santa Ana street on Sunday afternoon, the all game scheduled between the locals and the Westminster hoteline of Los Angeles was postponed. Next Sunday the locals play olegrove on the local grounds and Chilly Fischer says it ought to be a good game. City Clerk Merritt reports building permits issued during 1909 to the amount of $116,400. In December the permits amounted to $7800. The Water company’s board of audit composed of Alex Wright, Max Nebelung and George Ruddock began yesterday the annual examination of books and accounts in Secretary Krick’s office. Nautical Students Will Take Cruises Off Southland Coast Combining instruction in the classroom and from the bridge of a sea-going vessel, Captain Frank Jansen of Los Angeles will give four courses in nautical astronomy and navigation through University college, downtown adult division of the University of Southern California, during the winter quarter starting January 7, 1935. Yacht owners and sailing enthusiasts will learn how to plot cruises to islands off the coast of California, and in the advanced course the student will be taken on a theoretical cruise from San Pedro to the islands of the South Seas. The magnetic compass, use of the sextant, apparent and mean time, the chronometer, dead reckoning, chart work, scamanship, and the day’s work on board ship will be among the subjects taken up in the navigation course of study. Classroom instruction will be supplemented with practical ocean cruises whenever possible. A fifth course to be offered will be the “History and Romance of Ships and the Sea.” The public is invited to attend the opening lectures free of charge. University College is located in the Transportation building, seventh and Los Angeles streets. Two given by California University vision, opens J Dean E With winter o 300 later will be advanced those w In the students’ work will sound such intricate, radioomy and work, an mining a technology portation comic ill are amused conducted and outfities. Reflect social ps sociology given by school changing work for classes tication. City Clerk Merritt reports building permits issued during 1909 to the amount of $116,400. In December the permits amounted to $7800. The Water company’s board of audit composed of Alex Wright, Max Nebelung and George Ruddock began yesterday the annual examination of books and accounts in Secretary Krick’s office. Jos. M. Backs has been promoted to be county manager of the Home Telephone company, and gets a nice piece of extra salary. He will spend his time between this city and Santa Ana. His assistant will be W. F. Palmer, a recent arrival from the east. Finch's livery and feed yards, corner Lemon and Oak streets, phones Sunset 424, Home 1253. Fashionable rigs and turnouts at reasonable rates. All kinds of cartage done at short notice. All kinds of horses for hire. John C. Fischer has purchased an interest in the steam laundry and will act as outside solicitor, a position for which he is well qualified. With Mrs. Clark employed as forewoman the proprietors, Messrs. Hineman & Todd are turning out the finest kind of work. The year 1909 was Orange county's banner year for marriage licenses, the records showing a gain of 35 per cent over 1908. The permits to wed numbered 869 last year, 633 in 1908. The electric line from Los Angeles to Santa Ana his gained great favor among those seeking marriage vows. A large proportion of the marriage licenses being issued to non-residents of the county. Frank Lagourge, letter carrier on route No. 2 has resigned and Geo. M. Tedrick has been appointed temporarily by Postmaster Duckworth, awaiting the action of the department. Miss Florence Blom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Blom was married at the home of her parents on Christmas day to Carl Ladd. Rev. Jacobs officiating. After a short honeymoon in San Diego Mr. and Mrs. Ladd will reside in Los Angeles. Earle Rexroad living west of town who left last month for the east, returned on New Year's with a bride, having been married on December 23rd. Reading Time — 4 Minutes Harry Carstairs paused for a moment in front of the familiar white door to his apartment. He took in the neatly lettered "14A" beneath which the typed card "Mr. and Mrs. H. Carstairs" was slightly faded. He remembered distinctly having typed that card and tacked it up on the door in its neat bronze frame ten years ago. Ten years—a long time! He and Madeline had both been thirty when he had typed that sign. Still young and just starting life in New York. Now he was forty and still young while Madeline was forty, and old. Curious how differently age treats man and woman. Well, that was all over now. When his passport had arrived from Washington yesterday, in its neat red cover it symbolized more than a passport to visit those foreign countries he had so often planned to see. It was a passport to a new life. With six months of travel in Europe to relax—to shake off that nervous, constant attention to business whose very intensity combined with his ability had netted him a fortune, he would be a new man. He would make new friends, abandon middle age mediocrity. Perhaps after a decent interval following Madeline's divorce, he would even see the world through the eyes of a younger wife. He thought then of Madeline. Madeline had helped of course, helped a lot. He regretted momentarily that he had not seen more of her, but business of America's Indian Will January 1st ment of Men at 60; s Pay ent and pension of Bank of Amerof about $450,000 announced by A. P. the board. uncement, Gianat this season of nary for many enable them to do destmas bonus and in announcing bonus which will are years. The reresents a current bank to each emone-half month's plan, which bey 1, 1935, proent of men emand women ensured income for provides for disform of monthly total disability death benefits employee's death beand withdrawal of an employee's ment at any time of employees will be based time of original out of salary. The America to the approximately contributions of all 13½ Million Pounds Of Avocados Next Year, Is Prospect Great Increase in Production Expected in 1935; Becomes a Staple Food Thirteen and a half million pounds of avocados for next year is the prospect for one of the fastest growing agricultural cooperatives in the state as reported here by President E. A. Stokdyk of the farm credit administration's bank for cooperatives. The bank executive had just returned from a tour of the avocado growing area in Southern California. "From a 1,000,000 pound output of this year to the anticipated great increase of the coming season's production by over 1,600 members of the Calavo Growers of California represents," said President Stokdyk, "the coming into bearing of heavy planting of from ten to twelve years ago. It also may be said that next season will definitely place the avocado as a staple food rather than a luxury." "A wide campaign of education on the part of the cooperative, establishment of sales agencies in Chicago, New York and other eastern cities, and the decreasing cost of the fruit to the consumer have all tended to popularize what was scarcely known 15 years ago. I believe the avocado is going to become increasingly a prime factor in the agricultural balance sheet of San Diego and other southern counties where its culture is practiced." Television, Art of Astronomy at S. C. Two courses in television are to be TODAY AND TOMORROW By FRANK PARKER STOCKBRIDGE LAND . . . Its wonders Premier Mussolini offered prizes not long ago for every Italian family that had been working the same piece of land for 100 years or more. An amazing number of Italian farmers were able to produce evidence that they were occupying the same land that their ancestors had farmed. Some of the families had been on the same land for 1,000 years, many for more than 500 years. Yet Italy, a small, compact country, which could be hidden in a corner of Texas, has not yet been able to develop its agricultural resources to their utmost, in spite of the fact that it contains as many people as New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and Massachusetts combined. Prince Caetano, American-trained Italian engineer who died the other day, owned most of the Pontine March, between Naples and Rome. His family has owned it for 2,000 years, and for 2,000 years reclamation work has been going on there. Part of the marsh has been made lately into good farm land, but there is a hundred years' work yet to be done. Looking at such facts and figures, I smile at the enthusiasm of those who think it possible to solve all of America's farm land problems in a few years. HOUSES . . . poor people I get a similar reaction from the gigantic programs of "slum clearance" and Government building of residential areas in our cities, which come out from Washington. Again Italy furnishes a comparison. A few days ago Mussolini started the Television, Art of Astronomy at S. C. Two courses in television are to be given by the University of Southern California department of physics at University College, U. S. C. evening division, during the winter quarter which opens January 7, it is announced by Dean Ernest W. Tiegs. With ten new courses planned for the winter quarter a curricula of more than 300 late afternoon and evening classes will be available to adults seeking self-advancement. University credit is given those working toward degrees. In the department of cinematography, students in addition to their classroom work will actually produce experimental sound pictures under the guidance of such instructors as Frank Capra, director, and J. Farrell Macdonald, actor. Radio script writing, nautical astronomy and navigation, psychiatric case work, art of make-up, elementary gold mining and mine administration, rubber technology, economic of motor transportation, biology of family relations, comic illustration, and home floriculture are among the unusual courses to be conducted by U. S. C. faculty members and outstanding professional authorities. Reflecting the current interest in social problems, 13 evening courses in sociology and social work are being given by University College, while school teachers may keep abreast of changing educational conditions and work for advanced degrees by selecting classes from among 31 courses in education. Looking at such facts and figures, I smile at the enthusiasm of those who think it possible to solve all of America's farm land problem in a few years. HOUSES...poor people I get a similar reaction from the gigantic programs of "slum clearance" and Government building of residential areas in our cities, which come out from Washington. Again Italy furnishes a comparison. A few days ago Mussolini started the demolition of a block of old Roman houses, built originally about the beginning of the Christian era. I went through one of those old houses a couple of years ago. Families were living there whose ancestors had lived in the same rooms since long before Columbus discovered America. Then I went out to the suburban hills and saw the new "garden" apartments the Government had built for the working people. They were charming in their outlook, modern in their design and equipment—but too expensive for any but the highest-paid workers to live in. In New York the first new residential unit built as a "slum clearance" project, Knickerbocker Village, has been filled up with "white collar" workers; the poor people can't afford the rents, even though this was built as a private enterprise, with the aid of Government loans. Whenever Government itself buys or builds anything it always costs much more than when done by private enterprise. So I haven't much faith in the notion that it is going to be of any real service to the ordinary working man for Government to build beautiful apartment houses. PEOPLE...spread thinly I do a good deal of motoring over country roads in the East, and once in a while I make an airplane trip, which is the best way to really see the country. I am constantly being amazed at the immense proportion of land which is not used for anything, compared with the small areas in farms and cities. Even in what we call the thickly-populated states, southern New England, New York and Pennsylvania, people are spread out so thin they can't make use of half of the available land. After three hundred years, we still have fewer people to the square mile, even in such densely populated states as Massachusetts and Rhode Island, than England has; while New York and Pennsylvania, outside of the two big cities of New York and Philadelphia, are comparatively deserted, by contrast with France and Germany. Minutes ed for a momiliar white door look in the neatpath which the g. H. Carstairs" remembered disthat card and door in its neat ago. Time! He and on thirty when Still young and New York. Now living young while old. Curious beats man and all over now. And arrived from in its neat red be than a passign countries he see. It was a With six months relax—to shake nt attention to density combined taken him a forman. Friends, abandon Perhaps after living Madeline's see the world wrunger wife. Madeline. Madece, helped a lot, only that he had out business of course had come first. Well, he wouldn't let her down. He would provide for her generously. She had seen so little of him that she wouldn't miss him much at that. He sensed that when he had broached the subject of divorce yesterday and had told her of his trip. She had taken it calmly as she did anything. He wished now that he had packed up and moved to a hotel, the night before instead of returning for his things this morning. He was finished, washed up, and he hated any emotional scene incidental to a final parting. Perhaps, he thought hopefully, Madeline would be out. She did not expect him to return until late in the afternoon. He would leave a brief note of farewell. That would be best for both. He rang the bell. After a brief pause the door was opened by a young man in shirt sleeves. He was a blond young man, a good looking young man and he seemed quite ill at ease. Carstairs paused in indecision as a sudden suspicion shot through his mind. This young man... and Madeline... her calmness yesterday which seemed all too obvious now. The young man spoke. He was clearly unable to cope with the situation. "Mr. Carstairs? We weren't expecting you so soon. You see there was a bottle in the medicine chest and Mrs. Carstairs... that is... I'm Dr. Summer of the coroner's office... populated states, southern New England, New York and Pennsylvania, people are spread out so thin they can't make use of half of the available land. After three hundred years, we still have fewer people to the square mile, even in such densely populated states as Massachusetts and Rhode Island, than England has; while New York and Pennsylvania, outside of the two big cities of New York and Philadelphia, are comparatively deserted, by contrast with France and Germany. I have a distinct belief that the country lying east of the Alleghenies could support the whole present population of the United States. HOMESTEADS "Itltzy" I have just been looking over some of the plans for "subsistence homesteads" prepared by the Federal Government. They are all good-looking, well-designed houses, with all modern improvements. I would like to live in one of them myself. These are intended for poor folk with large families whose wages are so low or whose work is so irregular that they cannot afford to live in cities or villages but must eke out their wage income by raising a lot of their own food. The idea is not to give a man a chance to make his whole living, but only part of it. It strikes me that a man would need a pretty good job, as jobs go, to justify him in assuming a debt of $2,000 or more, which is what the Government guesses these subsistence homesteads will cost. It also strikes me that they are not a genuine contribution to the problem of industrial unemployment unless they are adequate to provide the family's entire living in case the head of the household should be out of work for a year or two or longer. AUTO REPORTED STOLEN John Maangles of 1136 Parry street reported to police on Monday that his automobile was stolen from a parking place in the 100 Block in West Center street.