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GOLD BEARING ONION
STARTED FIRST RUSH
1 FOR GOLD IN 1841
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27.—Recent
reports that the original first nug
get of California was in the posses
sion of a private collector in New
York have aroused chroniclers of
Southern California’s history to re
mind the public that it was an onion,
not Sutter’s mill, that started the
first California gold rush.
Moreover, these chroniclers relate,
that onion grew in the San Fernando
valley northwest of here, hundreds
of miles south of Sutter's mill, and
the gold rush it started began in Ml,
■seven years before James Marshall’s
discovery of gold in El Dorado coun- i
ty.
It was on March 9, 1841 that Fran
cisco Lopez was riding through San
Feliciano canyon with a companion |
and stopped to eat lunch under a j
tree. Lopez liked onions and when he j
saw a wild one growing within arm’s j
reach he leaned over to dig it up j
with his knife and add it to his
meal. Clinging to the roots of the
onion were several pieces of gold.
Soon the rush was on. As far
north as Santa Barbara and as far
south as San Diego the news of the
gold strike spread. In a few weeks
hundreds of men were sifting the
sands of the canyon for gold, and a
number were finding it in profitable
■< atities.
Hostilities between the United
States and Mexico interrupted the
placer mining and when in 1855, min
ing activities were resumed in the
San Fernado field, the later but
greater gold rush started by the dis
covery of nuggets at Sutter’s mill in
the north was in lull swing.
Estimates of the amount of gold
taken out of the San Fernando plac
ers vary widely, but such data as is
available indicates that more than
five million dollars in placer gold
has been shipped out of Los Angeles
county since Lopez’s onion revealed
the existence of the metal here.
London Port Authority
Reduces Dock Charges
LONDON, Feb. 27.—To relieve trad
ers, various dock charges on ship
ping and goods in the Port of Lon
don have been reduced 7 1-2 per cent
effective February 1. This is the
fifth reduction authorized by the
Port of London Authorities since the
charges reached their highest point,
150 per cent above pre war levels,
in 1920.
The 7 1-2 per cent reduction affects
the following charges: On ship
ping: Dock dues and additional rent;
discharging and extra charges.
On goods: Imports, landing, and
extra charges, other than rent; ex
ports, charges, other than rent.
I PEARLS GROW UNMOLESTED
! IN SOUTHERN SULU WATERS
j MANILA, Feb. 27— One-half of the
I pearl banks around the Sulu archi
pelago will be closed for a period
of three years beginning January 1,
1925, for the purpose of protecting
the pearl industry of the Philippine
islands.
Insular officials after an investiga
tion, became convinced that the pearl
banks would be exhausted within a
few years unless steps were taken to
protect the industry by establishing
a closed season for a long period.
The bureau of customs and the
constabulary have organized a patrol
to protect the banks.
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Uniform Standards Sought
To Help American Trade
' LIMA, Peru, Feb. 27.—The Stan
dardization Conference held in this
city in conjunction with the third
Pan American Scientific Conference,
has adopted a set of resolutions the
purpose of which is to start standard
ization activities in various coun
tries of south and central America
under the direction of an internat
ional organization. Uniformity in
machinery specifications, and in the
weights and measurements of manu
factured products are among the ends
sought. The next meeting is to be
in the United States.
The conference recommended that
American countries enter into a con
vention to provide for the continu
ous study of common types, simpli
fied classification and standard speci
fications. 'Each country shall set
up an organization to this end, and
these shall act as national centers of
investigation, reporting to the in
ternational organization. The inter
American High Commission is to re
ceive and distribute records of the
results achieved in each country.
It is recommended that the High
Commission begin the gradual com
pilation of a vocabulary or list of
standardized scientific terms in Eng
lish, Spanish, and Portuguese, and
that the nations make the necessary
arrangements to cooperate in this
work.
The question of the uniformity of
weights and measures is to be re
ferred to a special committee for
study and report. Emphasis is laid
upon the advantages of the metric
system.
The next conference on standard
ization is to be held in the United
States within a maximum period of
three years.
Ohio penitentiary at Columbus now
has a “king of the ivories” in the
person of John S. Mofscham, sentenc
ed for forgery.
Joe Raymond, 36, recently elected
councillor at West Ferris, Ontario,
is three feet high and weighs fifty
two pounds.
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Sooth Carolina Will Ask
Changed Season on Ducks
COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 27.—Be
cause warm weather in the south
continues from 15 days to one month
longer than in the northern states,
federal game laws applicable to the
nation as a whole work a hardship
on southern sportsmen, according to
A. A. Richardson, state game wrardeu
of South Carolina and southern rep
resentative on the federal advisory
board on migratory bird laws.
A Rotten Buy
Over two years ago I bought some wind and
Rainproof Overcoats
They Don't Sell,
So I am going to price them for $17.50
each; they are $35,000 values. YOU may
like them—if so, you can cash in on my poor
judgment.
Leon Urbach
' - -"
As a member of the board, Mr. A.
A. Richardson said recently, he ex
pected to advocate changing the open
season for ducks about 15 days, so
they may be hunted in the southern
states during colder weather.
When ducks first arrive in the
south they are in poor physical con
! dition, due to their long flight, Mr.
Richardson said, and the weakness
of the birds renders them less liable
to protect themselves, resulting in
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their slaughter in large numbers.
Another change sought by the
southern representative will be to
have an open season of one month
for wood, or summer duck. He said
that these ducks have become so plen
tiful as to permit a short open sea
son, which should be from Octobci
1 to November 1.
Mr. Richardson will oppose any at
tempt to secure a longer closed sea
son for rice birds.
GROUP OF FAMOUS ARTISTS
I Y E VST ON t VIEW CO, NEW YORK
At the right is Mme. Paderwski. Front is Ignace Paderewski, noted
pianist, with Jackie Coogan, famous child movie star on his knee.
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