r7 '1-' .1. VOLUME XVI BANNING, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1923 No. 6 DR.EDCERTON ON NEW STATE BOARD CITY ELECTION Chamber of Commerce LETS GO! ON THE 20TH We got off to a oocT taHLFridaynight aTitt- Riverside County Chamber of Commerce has accepted an' invitation of the Banning Chamber toholdiU February meeting in Banning- on the 20th, next Tuesday. 'Luncheon will pro served" sit- the Alta Vista, Hotel "at 12:10.. It is expected about 40 people wlllbe' preeent from out of town.
Cooperation in Chamber of Commerce work and tho Riverside county exhibit In Los "'Angelas wlU the Important subjects for "discussion. A. good attendance of Banning people desired. TheJunchaon will be 0c. Make your reservations reached the first $dle with' a membership of over eighty, Since thpn' Ve haveforty more and over half of the teams not reported.
Everyone came into the banquet room without -knocking and went' out the same way. Robert Coombs won -the prize for the best clogan. Go and make a Bigger and a Better Banning. The membership dues are $8.00 per year, payable $2.00 Jn advance. Remember -the Go and join; because, Banning-needs the Governor Friend last Saturdayr'from'ithe executive office at Sacramento, threw a bit of state patronage put.
Banning-way, the first recognition that a country town in Riverside county has hod 'from a I governor' in many a day. 1 After stating that he had npent thirty days trying to referee a fight -'between fifty-four applicants for places on the State Board, Governor Richardson named the. following as members of the board: Juines J. -Compton! Oakland, three jeear Jcrnu Banning, throe-year term; Ray S. Laliarre, San Frantlsco, two-year term; W.
8esslch, Los Angeles, two-year term; Albln Peterson, Los Angelesr one-year The Governor' statement accompanying. 'appointments, In part, follows: My predecessor Govern nr Stephen's. after six weeks' study cf lhQqqepttonrpaBsed-t-'along-t have spent thirty days trying to referee, the fierce battle which .1 k. AM. I been i 'The special election to voto on the proposition of adding a small tax for health will he held on Tuesday, February 0.
Considerable interest Is manifest in tho election and tell vote is likely 'to ha, recorded. The health office is well established, and 'ably functioning under the supervision1 of Mrs. J. H. Dodge, a registered nurso.
Since lts lnceptlgn, some years ago! the has Men sustained through the subscriptlans of tndl- vlduals, whb recognised the need for such department here, this need having previously been Intensified by a smallpox scourge in the Mexican quarter, when the expense -to -the clty-was-more than -a' thousand dollars In a few weeks, and fear waa felt then that the epidemic would spread over the city. This slnglo-epldemlc probably had 1 Plane, long sines conceived, hut '-bald in abeyance lor aeveral run ou, whereof the waters of Itald-' win Lake, Snow Creek, Tho ripe and other desert canyon and maun tain stream and springs mlgUia impounded In a great reservoir in -the Morongo Valley and distributed therefroih Coachella and Imperial valleys for domestic and irrigation purposes, were brought again Into publicity, at 1 Jiearlng before the State Water Right Commission In Los recently. The rights of Mr Sule Albright, wldow of one oFt6eor1glnal fliers 1 on the water rights, to Impound and Us Uie waters -were to he argued and the Protestants' to the plan' were present. C. O.
Bark er. Frank L. Miller and' Robert U. Tudor ''attended- -the hettrlnt from this city. The plan, a outlined, irould be one of the biggest water projects in the Southwest; so vast that It would require an immense, amount of work to bring completion, Whether the "Tights to the water can secureif Chamber of Commerce; your family, your business and yourself; because the Chamber" of Commerce is active, alive and" doing things to make this community albetter place in which to live ahd do" other belongs; because the more promptly you act the better results you expect.
Give the. Chamber yourjsupport for the year, and if it does not make goo (Tits promises to help the community and, incidentally, you, then withdraw your support at the end of the. Be. a sport! Come up your" ante and help the city to-win. Why does Ban-ning need a Chamber of Commerce? Why does -a sick man peed a Why.
does a mer-. chant advertise? notUater than.ths 19tikFith-hf. secretary. Dr. E.
A. Palmer. D9STAL TELLS OF THE lEXRERIENCES OF LINCOLN -Dostal of Redlaadi wUl ba remembered as a former owner of the Nicholes' clothing store-Id Ban-ntag. His fsthsr, on tho occasion of Qncoln's "birthday anniversary last Monday, related to tho Redlands Facts his meeting with Lincoln in ISM. Johq Dostal was young man in 18M when Stephen A.
Douglas- and fbraham. Lincoln were traveling the country electioneering, opposing each 'other for presidency of the United 'states. Mr. Dostal met them both in a wayside tavern tew mUee Davenport, In. This wae about the time that Lincoln and Douglas were -on their way to Freeport, 111., where they held their famous debates on two men were-traveling together, opposing each other in epsechea.
lfr. DoateL waa driving to ho stopped, the. tavern when, a largo crowd had gathared. Mr. Dostal was a young man then.
Ha cast his first vote tor Lincoln, The two candidates shook hands with ill tha man and thorn wort several drinks served. Linoola was ora popular ol I the two. hie slow, easy drawl and witty sayings keeplng the crowd in gn. uproar 'u tho two men partook of ro-freahments, says DoetaL tr- Mrs. Kelly of Third etroot entertained relatives from Ban Bernardino last week.
L. H. Kanig, who ie connected with intarRutlonnl Harvesting Company at Loo Angeles, has arrived for-hie health -and rented house ou Third street. New line ef Chocolates, Friday and. 'Saturday-at '406 lb.
at James Confectionery. because, you owe it to The Kell Shldeler family, who oc- cupled the Leake home on Fourth street, will reside at Palm Springs, for a few vreeks. whsr. Mr. 8hld- ler caTMUter1.
trade. brtk 8 nd tho home of Mrs. Millington's moth- Mrs. Martha Gilman, of profeseional nurse, o- W. Turney is spending a few weeks In Beaumont in the ca-' A food, 0x3 99.7 at S9tf Vulcanising at Cnfler'e.
ltf I 1 more to do with the establishment a full-time health department heraTthandld nny' other -tfhlle subscribing individuals have not lost their enthusiasm for the health department, there are many dpmuda on the indlviduala purse" and the Inequality, of such a plan has been apparent, for some time past. Everybody in town, whether taxpayer or is receiving hie pro rata -share o. any ac- ruing from the health department's activities, it but fair, that each, one should beer the in proportion to hie property holdings. The more he the more interest- ed -he. should be In keeping Banning free dom disease and pestilence.
Thodfi opposed wUI cits' the ex- --pease. Who Increase In taxation, however email, la not these 1 days, yet thero la something higher- -to consider than mere dollars and coats. Undoubtsdly ths loudest objector, to the plan would never bs happy should ecdUrge brought la from Mexico to ruin the health' of children or. cause death' which mlght.be prevented by constant attention from the health department TU Bolton Sen route, linking'- Mexico with Loa Angeles, will bring ths subject of health and sanitation -right bans to Banning. It will be.
up to ths people here to protect themselves rrtSi-the "Unwilling with some of the moat degraded people from southern republic! Filth and disease are car- rled through here dally -by people In motor xrs. in the hot summer RANGER SLEW 74 VARMINTS IN 1922; CALIFORNIA REPORT Two hundred and seventy-four mountain Hone, coyotes bob- rote Z. TfedT to ne.lhndl! foreet ro.ervro of California in 19M, according lo an official report re- C1J-t celved by Foroet Supervisor R. H.j. thl fl Charlton of the Angeles reserve.
The prater work at ths pa.U, record fox killing the dees and cattle I destroying varmints went- to Mr. and. Mrs. Sidney Millington ranger In tho Santa Barbara re-, of Hermosa Beach were guests at waged by fifty-four their friends and various chiropractic schools and numerous societies. It the files of letters I have ro celved showing the opinion of the chiropractors-of eacV-othev bo tho legal fraternity have' a busy time- with libel' suits.
Thenght between" the chiropractic schools has been intense, and there aro only, five-appointments to be made and at least a dosen loading. schools all coulij not ba sat-Ulleir. .1. Dr. Edgerton la a' graduate- of a Los Angeles school, and has practiced Banning fort two pr throe year.
For some time he was not' an active candidate, but when the fight for appointment became bluer, he went' Into it and won, Ie Is an ex-servles' man. Edgerton was la Los Angeles Tuesday and met Governor Richard son there. It is noteworthy that the fpup other of ths chiropractic board reside Iq the three largest cities' of the state. Banning Is therefore 'signally honored. Governor.
Richardson went-Into the merits- vof the fifty-four candl-dstes very carefully and made his selection after mature reflection. Tlio Inw provides for compensation sf ten dollars per. day when actually on duty, such os examining applicant Tor and necessary expense. The board Is not an cx; piume" to the taxpayers; but Is self-sustaining! applicants far license paying the cost of The headquarters aro designated ai In the Chiropractic Act, but Edgerton will maintain his Banning offlco as Dr. Edgerton was -particularly anxious' for the appointment In order to -'maintain the ideals of the blllty in denying license to worthy applicants, nrthe profesytoa Jei-t to criticism from- friendly tn it.
'1 BANNING MAN' WORKS "ON -MINE RESCUE The mine horror at Dawson, N. has some local Interest because Mr. and Mn. Horace Bird reside thero, Mr. Bird being connected with the mercantile line of the corporation which the mine In which scores 'iff miners perished, y.
Mrs. Ida Bird, of this city deceived a letter from her son on Tuesday serve. rungera filed 105 coyotes, -cat tyms The slaylhg of these foreet outlays will, If is stated, lave many deer and other game, well na thoue- ands of dollars' worth of livestock; all of which are preyed updo; by the meat-vatlng occupants. A good CutlerK 0x1 Tire at 175 ntjr 9tf I sr, month! hundred! of such will went to atop over -and camp What by the present filers Is sn Import ant question, as the stream have been hied for years-by randier and others. As planned, huge-reservolr would be conetrurted In- the.
Morungo valley, near the cite of Warren's ranch, and from there the water would be carried to Irrigate Coachella valley or to furnish mountain water 'for domestic use In tho 1- Pletcher In It When of tbs various Interests- appeared before the water rights authorl-tles In Los Angeles last Thursday it- was anticipated that tho matter wouid be quickly -settled. It wan soma surprise, therefore, to the Donning men and' other interested parties, when the Albright Interest announced that had, transfer-rod, their claims i'tif EU Fletcher, capitalist and politician of San Diego, who' is Interested in ranch, south of Hemet! Mr. Fletcher was not present nl the hearing, imd was reproenied by his son, who staled that ninety days would be required tifcgot their "case In proper shape. The water commission granted the M-day much to the discomfiture of conflicting IntereHtn. The Southern Pacific, using the Snow Creek water.
Will fight-the Fletcher crowd. The S.F. had broiight-lts land -agent -from San Francisco, and- the 90-day eley of execution" was not -very agreeable to him. Spreckles In ItT 8opis years ago, whim -this large hatched, It was rumored, 'that Rudolph Sprecklea wan Its moving spirit. Mr.
Fletcher Vtrtsy be acting. JiehsiMsriht San Spiego iwpitalTHfr who fhS leading iiplrlt In the last, elec- Mon to turn all vcrlttjhes.late; the power ngiiXsT CHANCE -IN TRAIN SERVICE IMMINENT Mexico' haa not backed Its stpnd of taxing thff Southern Paclflcl outrageously high on all. passenger buslnoss go- freight apd lag through that county, and tho railroad is preparing, naw schedules tor Its train service through Ban-. nlag. It is panned to -operate the traini over the Nlland route, which now proceed through rthe Imperial I By anotCer week notice of- a re-'.
vised', ached ule la expected. Orchard Sale Reported' Robert Martin, wfio I in tho Taft oil fields, has sold his 20-acre pr; chard at Banning to Will Salisbury. The grove has a variety of fruit and Is situated" In the northwestern part of town. means of guarding against, this men-ncw-ahall have, lf tha health office le abolished It seems a big7-taak, with vast resting upon nil thinking people. If there way to handle this situs- tion then the health department." no.
plan has been TKe oalvflbjfietion' that -hsdrdie th-eoitofmBlntenance: tajrlll ha nnt tn thirty on the dollar iff assessed valuation, Aalnglei scourge might --cost more in a season, to aay nothing of dan- gar to Ufa i The Record editor ne ell the taxes to pay that he -can afford, yet, in this health matter, viewing the subject from 'a humanitarian standpoint, be could 'not con-Klentloualy voto "Na" If the nra telle next -Tuesday, the htalth office goes out of business and tho children and adults of thle city will be ua willingly thrown into contact with conditions which would not be tolerated in more populous place, end which after tew months would. be remedied In Banning-at whatever rt-L. brief details the j. The little i town of Dawson li prac-i tlcally depopulate while -tho cltl- tens are at the mine nearby In an effort to aave life and extricate the dead, Hornce wrote that he had five hours' sleep the lint few days, qnd he and his wife are' evidently In the of life' rescue work, He himself ha beon busy in the work of recovering tho bodies of the Mr. and Mrs.
Weeley.oftn-"' burg end Mrs. Alice totenburg' spent the week-end with Mr. and Mn. Jamee Stotenburg 1 aV Downey. Mn.
W. A. Greene has returned to her home at- Fullerton, after pending a tew days with her parent, Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. Hough. Mn. J. B.
Smith. Mrs. R. F. Vehe ud Mrs, motored to Hemet last "Week to see Mrs.
a A. Wing, whir ha been' quite Ul FOR 8 ALE Two good hcnllng stoves, 12.50 and 15. One Sunny At that writing nil hope of tocover-Olenwood Na I range, with water lng all of the bodies had been back, 20. -One kitchen table with The death list is exhind, 3. Fifty good laying Leghorn nctly as reported in the prose dls-hens, 30e 19 Fourth patches.
miners rwho perished in the disaster, at the Stanton home..
