anaheim-gazette 1936-05-14

Auto Dealers of County Elect Officers The automobile dealers of Orange county assembled last Thursday night in Santa Ana at which time they were addressed by George Goodrum representative of the National Automobile Dealers Association and Robert S. Breyer. In the election of officers Carroll Cone, local Chevrolet dealer, was elected to the office of vice president, while Claude O. Knox of Santa Ana was elected to the presidency, with W. R. Gordon of Santa Ana selected as secretary. The purpose of the organization is to create a greater cooperation between dealers of the county, as well as to work with the manufacturers. President Knox announced that the Orange County dealers would follow the policy of meeting every month, at a time and place to be selected, "as a means of obtaining a more friendly attitude among all Orange county dealers as well as to secure greater cooperation DEMO CONGRESSIONALS Discouraged by the weak showing made by the Epic group in the President primary, Supervisor N. E. West of Laguna Beach sent up a trial balloon in the form of a broadside about himself as a candidate for the democratic congressional nomination. As stated in this watchtower a few weeks ago, the Epics had a list of five "possibles" whom they were studying with a view to supporting one for congress. West from manufacturers." The president will name members of several committees in near future, he said. was on the list. The Epics that they have officially set him. In fact, Ray Adkinson was on their list. He officials his candidacy in day's papers. But neither he been "officially" selected to present the Epics. The fact is that many of more enthusiastic Epics Maxwell Burke, a Santa lawyer, to be their candidate has been prominent in their fairs for some time, and has credited with taking an part with a view to being a didate for something. How the May 5 showing has disaged him somewhat. But, getting back to West trial balloon consists of two of a broadside published in Side. It is ballyhoo of a which never has had much action in Orange county. The other pages of the broadside are due to an attack on the chain s West furnished local newspapers with copies of the sheet, in order to get a line on the reaction candidacy. The chief reaction in the city seat was that Mr. West For a Better Vacation TELEPHONE AHEAD Hotels and resorts want to make you comfortable—want to have your accommodations waiting for you. Why not telephone that you're coming? It saves you inconvenience and unnecessary travel expense, enables you to talk things over and confirm arrangements. 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YUNGBLUTH 145 West Center Anaheim THE COUNTY WATCHTOWER Observation and Comment by Newspapers of the County FOLLOWING: News Garden Grove News Zette Coastline Dispatch News Yorba Linda Star Seal Beach News Brea Progress on the list. The Epics deny they have officially selected In fact, Ray Adkinson also on their list. He officially uncites his candidacy in tow papers. But neither has he "officially" selected to repeat the Epics. The fact is that many of the enthusiastic Epics want well Burke, a Santa Ana mer, to be their candidate. He been prominent in their affair for some time, and has been treated with taking an active role with a view to being a canoe for something. However, May 5 showing has discouraged him somewhat. It, getting back to West, his balloon consists of two pages broadside published in River City. It is ballyhoo of a type which never has had much appeal or range county. The other two pages of the broadside are devoted to attack on the chain stores. Furnished local newspapers copies of the sheet, in order to a line on the reaction to his indicty. The chief reaction in the countryside was that Mr. West was to - California Missions - CALIFORNIA NEWS BUREAU California's famous old missions, with their historical and romantic backgrounds, annually attract thousands of visitors. Twenty-one Franciscan Missions were founded by the Rev. Fray Junipero Serra and his colleagues extending from San Diego to what now is Sonoma county. Some are in ruins, others have been restored, all are preserved as priceless landmarks. Because of recent widespread revival of interest in the old Missions, Earl Lee Kelly, Director of the Department of Public Works, at the request of Governor Frank F. Merriam, has prepared for the benefit of visitors, brief histories of them with direction on how to reach them over California highways. For the purposes of this series, the Missions will be taken up in the order of their location from south to north rather than in the sequence of their founding. The THIRD installment follows. Mission San Luis Rey de Francia June 13, 1798. While the Mission San Luis Rey de Francis is the second of the twenty-one Franciscan missions stretching from San Diego to Sonoma in the north, it was the eighteenth one founded. During the Period of its prosperity, it was the grandest of all the missionary establishments in California and was called by Father Zephyrin Engelhardt, noted. Pather Juan Crespi in July, 1769, passing ther with Portola, had reported to be an ideal location for a mission and had named San Juan Capistrano. This place, following the founding of Mission San Juan Capistrano, had been called San Juan Capistrano el Viejo, or Capistrano to distinguish it from the mission of the same name. On June 13, 1798, Fr. Lausen formally established the mission. Viceroy Branciforte had chosen the patriarch saint, St. Louis IX, King of France, hence the name San Luis Ray de Francia. On that same day, the good Father Presidente baptized fifty-four Indian children. Under such propitious circumstances did the new mission start and on August 29, 1798, Fr. Lasuen proudly reported to Governor Borica that 147 Indians had been baptized and twenty-eight couples married. The story of San Luis Rey is the most tragic in the history of California missions. It ascended to heights of success and grandeur attained by no other mission and its destruction, brought about by years of strife between the Church on the one hand and greedy civil officials and politicians and the military on the other, remains a blot on the annals of early California. Under Father Antonio Peyri and his assistants, the mission steadily grew in size and prosperity, these missionaries proving themselves to be great builders. Troubles with the military which began in neophytes at San Luis Rey from missionary contending his Regulation Emancipation of the Minors and on Aug. 9, 1835 led seizure of all the priests the mission. Formal census was completed when this was surrendered to Pablo de la Portilla, co-workers named by Governor on August 22, 1835. The civil government made the mission buildings, property, including saplings, vestments, etc., ranches owned and opened the padres and their Inverts. The total value property seized was $203,773.37 and outstays debts were listed at $9. On this date the death Mission San Luis Rey vowed. Salaried administrator cease complete charge. The terms of a succession of ministrators, the mission bravely tried to protect of the Indians and ensured them the hardships and that followed civil commissionaries who had boards and guardians of them and the neophytes because tenants and barely were as such. Many of the converts mountains and reverted savage ways. Others work and became shoppers troublesome. Those who with the mission became more than slaves. "Such at this time," said Engelhardt, "was the San Luis Rey which descended arrival of Echeandia, before sheltered a hated contented family of ripe 2000 Indian converts." Mission San Luis Rey de Francia June 13, 1798. While the Mission San Luis Rey de Francis is the second of the twenty-one Franciscan missions stretching from San Diego to Sonoma in the north, it was the eighteenth one founded. During the Period of its prosperity, it was the grandest of all the missionary establishments in California and was called by Father Zephyrin Engelhardt, noted mission authority, "King of the Missions." In the early days of the Mission San Diego de Alcala, the need for a station between it and Mission San Juan Capistrano was felt. The distance separating the two could not be covered in a day, which made traveling hazardous, and furthermore, the overworked Fathers in San Diego often had to go to intervening ranchierias to attend upon sick Indians. The first move to locate a site for a mission between San Diego and San Juan Capistrano was made on July 23, 1795, when Governor Diego Borica sent out an exploring party with which went Father Juan Mariner. The latter recommended the rancheria Pale, but this site was deemed too far off the Camino Real and in 1796 Fr. Presidente Lasuen, himself, selected the present site which attained no other mission and its destruction, brought about by years of strife between the Church on the one hand and greedy civil officials and politicians and the military on the other, remains a blot on the annals of early California. Under Father Antonio Peyri and his assistants, the mission steadily grew in size and prosperity, these missionaries proving themselves to be great builders. Troubles with the military which began in 1810 would seem to have been prophetic of the end of San Luis Rey. In that year Fr. Peyri several times was forced to complain officially against encroachments upon mission lands by the soldiers and from then on the tribulations of the priests increased. During 1810, the Indians population at the mission increased from 1,121 to 1,571 and 432 converts were received. All these had to be fed, housed and clothed and placed in gainful occupations by the Fathers. More accommodations were required and in 1811 Fr. Peyri laid the foundations for a new church, which is the mission of the present day. It was completed and dedicated on October 4, 1815. Meanwhile, a chapel and granary had been constructed at Pala and by 1818 the chapel had been enlarged and another granary built. Improvements continued until 1832. In 1826 some 2,869 neophytes were enrolled at San Luis Rey. Four years before, Father Peyri officially reported that the mission had 20,500 sheep, 12,000 head of cattle, 500 horses and 150 mules. The revolt in Mexico against Spain in 1810 brought additional grief to San Luis Rey and other missions. No goods for the missions nor pay for the soldiers in California came from Mexico with the result that the military demanded that the mission Indians support the soldiers and their families, and furnish equipment and cash payments. Following Mexican independence, Fr. Peyri contributed heavily in money to the territorial government and this drain on the mission increased steadily and rapidly. The ruination of San Luis Rey is placed by Father Engelhardt largely upon the shoulders of Territorial Governor Echeandia and Pio Pico, civil administrator of the mission following secularization of the California missions, and later Many of the converties mountains and reverted savage ways. Others work and became shiplains troublesome. Those who with the mission become more than slaves. "Such at this time," said Engelhardt, "was the San Luis Rey, which did arrival of Echeandia, or before, sheltered a high contented family of ripe 2,000 Indian converts. Stirred to action by those of the Indians, Governor on January 19, 1839, William Hartnell, an Ensign inspector of missions, and him to prepare a reportitions. Hartnell, credited ing sincere and honest help Mission San Luis Rey July 5, 1840, he removed as administrator and Jose Antonio Estudillo oego to succeed him. He ever continued intrigues possession of the Indians. In March, 1843, Governor Micheltorena reins Franciscans and on Aprilision San Luis Rey was over to Fr. Jose Maria Peace came again to Reye, but lasted only two years. Pico conspired against Micheltorena, from the country and became governor. He was mined to wipe out them. He brought San Luis Rey verge of bankruptcy and 18,1846, illegally sold to Jose A. Cot and Jos including the Rancho $2,000 in silver and grain. After American this sale was nullified United States Supreme Court. Under American army San Luis Rey receive treatment. Pico fled to August, 1846. Successive Indian agents be measure of prosperity by Mission and bettered for the Indians. On 1851, President Abraham returned the California to the church. Mission Rey possesses the original of return signed by Linda Neglected and aband cept for various milita tions for half a century by vandals, San Luis Rey was in a sorry state of that year, two Francis- Ray Adkinson, announces candidacy on Democratic ticket for the seat in Congress now held by Sam Collins. estate commission by Governor Rolph, but when Merriam went in he was pushed out to make room for some new favorite. No announcement has come from the north end of the county about assembly candidates, except that now it is said that Elmer Guy is not going to run. On the democratic side nothing has developed in the way of either senatorial or assembly candidates. Mostly, it's a dull week. CIVIL SERVICE COLD The scheme to give a permanent job to all employees and most elected officials of state, county, city, school district and all other divisions of government got a chilly shoulder from the tax committee of the Farm Bureau last week. The idea was brought before them and they showed little enthusiasm for it. They indicated that it looked more like a plan to perpetuate officeholders in their jobs than to promote efficiency in government. The civil service stuff has pretty well died down around the court house. One chap has been rather active in talking about it, but it has not received much actual support. A proposal to put city employees in Huntington Beach under civil service was turned down cold by the voters. Following Mexican independence, Fr. Peyri contributed heavily in money to the territorial government and this drain on the mission increased steadily and rapidly. The ruination of San Luis Rey is placed by Father Engelhardt largely upon the shoulders of Territorial Governor Echeandia and Pio Pico, civil administrator of the mission following secularization of the California missions, and later Governor. He condemns them in language that is strong for a priest. Worn out by his long battle to save his mission and protect his Indians and their lands, Father Peyri, at the age of seventy, sailed from San Diego January 17, 1832, for Spain, heartbroken and ill. Tradition has it that five hundred of his converts on horseback hastened to San Diego to bring him back, but arrived as the father's ship was sailing. They rode their horses into the sea begging him to return. Peyri took home with him two Indian boys who idolized him. In December preceding the departure the official report on San Luis Rey showed that 2,819 Indians lived at the mission under his care, that there were 26,000 head of cattle, 25,500 sheep, 1,200 goats, 2,150 horses, 250 mules and 300 pigs. A total of 5,298 baptisms had been administered, mostly by Father Peyri. The wealth of San Luis Rey and other California missions excited the cupidity of the Spanish government and as early as 1813 a decree confiscating all American mission property was issued. This order was not confirmed for seven years and enactment was delayed twelve years longer, at the end of which time the Congress of Mexico issued an edict secularizing all the missions. On July 15, 1893, Governor Figueroa ordered all qualified Mission and bettered for the Indians. On May 12, 1893, the mission dedicated. Through the efforts of Rev. Fr. Joseph who devoted nineteen years task, Mission San Luis Rey restored to its present form. In 1913 the Sistine Precious Blood opened for girls there and today cational institution nearion represents an invest $200,000. Mission visitors leaving ego for San Luis Rey m the splendid State through the attractive ties of La Jolla, Del M Solano Beach, Encinitas, and Carlsbad to Oceanside way to San Diego County thirty-eight miles from of San Diego. Or they low El Camino Real, m Highway, U. S. 101, over Rose Canyon route. F up the San Luis Ri Oceanside is the famous San Juan Rey. This old Padres is situated on ence which commands a view of the surrounding Motorists from the n follow the State's unexceed highway, U. S. 101, f Angeles to Oceanside, pa neophytes at San Luis Rey freed from missionary control, publishing his Regulations for the Emancipation of the Mission Indians and on Aug. 9, 1834, directed seizure of all the property of the mission. Formal confiscation was completed when the mission was surrendered to Pio Pico and Pablo de la Portilla, commissioners named by Governor Figueroa, on August 22, 1835. The civil government took over the mission buildings, church, all property, including sacred vessels, vestments, etc., and six ranches owned and operated by the padres and their Indian converts. The total value of the property seized was placed at $203,7737.37 and outstanding debts were listed at $9,300.87. On this date the death knell of Mission San Luis Rey was sounded. Salaried administrators took complete charge. Through the terms of a succession of such administrators, the mission padres bravely tried to protect the rights of the Indians and endured with them the hardships and starvation that followed civil control. The missionaries who had been founders and guardians of the mission and the neophytes became mere tenants and barely were tolerated as such. Many of the converts fled to the mountains and reverted to their savage ways. Others refused to work and became shiftless and troublesome. Those who remained with the mission became little more than slaves. "Such at this time," says Father Engelhardt, "was the situation at San Luis Rey, which down to the arrival of Echeandia, eight years before, sheltered a happy and contented family of more than 2,000 Indian converts." Many of the converts fled to the mountains and reverted to their savage ways. Others refused to work and became shiftless and troublesome. Those who remained with the mission became little more than slaves. "Such at this time," says Father Engelhardt, "was the situation at San Luis Rey, which down to the arrival of Echeandia, eight years before, sheltered a happy and contented family of more than 2,000 Indian converts. Stirred to action by the misery of the Indians, Governor Alvarado on January 19, 1839, appointed William Hartnell, an Englishman, inspector of missions, and directed him to prepare a report on conditions. Hartnell, credited with being sincere and honest, tried to help Mission San Luis Rey. On July 5, 1840, he removed Pio Pico as administrator and appointed Jose Antonio Estudillo of San Diego to succeed him. Pico, however, continued intrigues to gain possession of the Indian ranches. In March, 1843, Governor Manuel Micheltorena reinstated the Franciscans and on April 22 Mission San Luis Rey was turned over to Fr. Jose Maria Zalvidea. Peace came again to San Luis Rey, but lasted only two short years. Pico conspired successfully against Micheltorena, drove him from the country and himself became governor. He was determined to wipe out the missions. He brought San Luis Rey to the verge of bankruptcy and on May 18, 1846, illegally sold the mission to Jose A. Cot and Jose A. Pico, including the Rancho Pala, for $2,000 in silver and $437.50 in grain. After American occupation this sale was nullified by the United States Supreme Court. Under American army control, San Luis Rey received kindly treatment. Pico fled to Mexico in August, 1846. Successive American Indian agents brought a measure of prosperity back to the Mission and bettered conditions for the Indians. On March 18, 1851, President Abraham Lincoln returned the California missions to the church. Mission San Luis Rey possesses the original decree of return signed by Lincoln. Neglected and abandoned except for various military occupations for half a century, pillaged by vandals, San Luis Rey by 1892 was in a sorry state of ruin. In that year, two Franciscan friars... Mission and bettered conditions for the Indians. On March 18, 1851, President Abraham Lincoln returned the California missions to the church. Mission San Luis Rey possesses the original decree of return signed by Lincoln. Neglected and abandoned except for various military occupations for half a century, pillaged by vandals, San Luis Rey by 1892 was in a sorry state of ruin. In that year, two Franciscan friars from Mexico asked and received permission from Bishop Francis Mora to establish a rovitiate, erected a two-story frame building across from the church and on May 12, 1893, the mission was rededicated. Through the untiring efforts of Rev. Fr. Joseph O'Keefe, who devoted nineteen years to his task, Mission San Luis Rey was restored to its present beautiful form. In 1913 the Sisters of the Precious Blood opened a school for girls there and today the educational institution near the mission represents an investment of $200,000. Mission visitors leaving San Diego for San Luis Rey may follow the splendid State Highway through the attractive communities of La Jolla, Del Mar, Cariff, Solano Beach, Encinitas, La Costa and Carlsbad to Oceanside, "Gateway to San Diego County," and thirty-eight miles from the city of San Diego. Or they may follow El Camino Real, main State Highway, U.S. 101, over the new Rose Canyon route. Four miles up the San Luis River from Oceanside is the famous Mission San Juan Rey. This old station of the Padres is situated on an eminence which commands a splendid view of the surrounding country. Motorists from the north will follow the State's unexcelled main highway, U.S. 101, from Los Angeles to Oceanside, passing en-