anaheim-gazette 1913-05-08

PANAMA CANAL READY FOR WARSHIPS IN EVENT OF HOSTILITIES FLEET CAN BE INSTANTLY FLOATED TO PACIFIC OCEAN FORCE WORKING NIGHT AND DAY TO MAKE ISTHMIAN WATER-WAY READY FOR USE The Navy Department at Washington has the secret details of plans by which the Panama Canal can be utilized almost immediately to shift the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific Coast. Credence is given to this disclosure by the statement that even at the ordinary rate of construction the working of night shifts in completing the canal lock gates would enable ships to pass through within 50 days. At the present rate of construction, with but one eight-hour shift at work, it is planned to have the locks completed and the canal flooded by October 1. With three eight-hour shifts working at ordinary speed, the gates can be completed by June 20. The Isthmian canal commission admits that the work is being rushed with extraordinary speed and that so far as the canal itself is concerned, it could be flooded at the present time to give ample depth for the passage of the ships. Before this, however, the Gatun, Pedro Miguel and Miraflores lock gates must be in place. It is stated that even slides in the Culebra cut will present no obstacle. In case of emergency a single day's work could put aside sufficient earth to let any vessel of the navy through the pass. The Government is full of praise for Colonel Goethals and the SENATOR PERKINS ON SUGAR BEETS Senior California Senator Opposed to Admission of Free Raw Sugar Following is a copy of a letter received by A. W. Jones of Los Alamitos from Senator George C. Perkins of California, in reference to the tariff measure now before Congress admitting foreign raw sugar into the United States free of duty: Dear Sir:—I am in receipt of your communication of recent date protesting against the abolition or reduction of the duty on sugar. I do not think it necessary for me to say that I am opposed to such action as is suggested. We, in California, need not look beyond our own State for reasons for opposing such action. We have seen a great industry grow up under the protection of the tariff, employing large capital, thousands of men and affording to our farmers sure source of income, which would be taken away from them absolutely if beet sugar refineries were forced to close through competition with imported sugar produced under conditions with which our own producers can not compete. If the price of sugar is lowered I see, under present conditions of production, nothing but an end of domestic sugar production. That would be a calamity. With domestic production killed, foreign sugar would be likely to increase in price, having no competition, and the consumer would not, in my opinion, be likely to be better off than he is now. In any event, the foreign producer would control the market and set almost any price he desired with absolute power to stifle at any time an DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS POINT SAN FRANCISCO FAIR BIG DRAWING CAMPAIGN COUNT OF GAMES WORK ON PALACE OR WILL BEGIN IN THE FUTURE James E. Sullivan,urer of the Amateur Athletics United States,andauthority on amateur athleticsworld,has been appointedrector of the Panama-Canadian Exposition.Hismeans that the athletic ing the exposition yearthe great features of theUniversal Exposition. Before leaving Athletics livan outlined the followof athletic events that will take place at the Exposition: Lawn swimming,gymnastics,cultics,modern pentathlondecathlon,cycling,soccerhand ball,fly casting,rifle shooting,polo,miments,roque,flying manauto races,golf,rugby,grounds,elementary.meets,national college ofPacific Coast intercollegiateships,state intercollegiateships,motor boats harbors The Isthmian canal commission admits that the work is being rushed with extraordinary speed and that so far as the canal itself is concerned, it could be flooded at the present time to give ample depth for the passage of the ships. Before this, however, the Gatun, Pedro Miguel and Miraflores lock gates must be in place. It is stated that even slides in the Culebra cut will present no obstacle. In case of emergency a single day's work could put aside sufficient earth to let any vessel of the navy through the pass. The Government is full of praise for Colonel Goethals and the superb exposition of his work. The plans contemplated by the naval officials are carefully guarded, but it may be said that they deal with the construction of lock gates and embrace the temporary expedient to make one at least of each of the double sets of locks ready to lift the battleships from the Atlantic side and lower them to the level of the Pacific. On March 1, 99 per cent of the concrete construction in connection with all the canal locks was laid. At the present time these locks are practically completed. On March 1 the Pedro Miguel locks were 82 per cent complete. Sixty per cent of the gate work at Miraflores was finished. The Gatun lock gates were 81 per cent done. These figures apply to the double sets of locks. It is admitted the concentration on a single set of lock gates would make the canal navigable in less time. The double sets of locks are not absolutely necessary. They are provided as a safeguard against accidents. They facilitate the passage of vessels going in opposite direction. It may be said with absolute confidence that under pressing emergency the canal can be thrown open to the battleships of our Government at once. The flooding of the canal now would delay its completion for commercial purposes more than a year, but the waterway is ready at once to justify its construction as a war measure for the United States. At the present time the battleships Vermont, Minnesota and Connecticut are at Vera Cruz, Mexico, with the Idaho at Tampico. These vessels are within easy reach of the canal. They would be immediately available for offensive and defensive operations. By the time the Atlantic fleet, now at various Atlantic ports, could reach the canal our great waterway would be ready to pass them through. The canal fortifications are being hurried to completion and the big guns are being mounted and made ready for action. PRODUCTION OF OIL Increasing Output Reported From Orange County Fields Figures that have just become available show that the production of oil in the Orange county fields for the month of March was 701,377 barrels; for the state 8,184,809 barrels. That put the average production per day for the Orange county field at 22,625 barrels. own producers can not compete. If the price of sugar is lowered I see, under present conditions of production, nothing but an end of domestic sugar production. That would be a calamity. With domestic production killed, foreign sugar would be likely to increase in price, having no competition, and the consumer would not, in my opinion, be likely to be better off than he is now. In any event, the foreign producer would control the market and set almost any price he desired with absolute power to stifle at any time an effort to re-establish sugar production in this country. It seems clear to me that the foreign producer would add to his price practically all the duty now paid, or at least just so much of it as would enable him to fix a price with which domestic producers could not compete. Moreover, I do not think free sugar a good business proposition for the reason that the present duty gives us over $50,000,000 revenue, which is so widely distributed that no one feels it. Sugar was never cheaper than now, and without duty I doubt very much whether the price would fall. Even if it should, the fall would be so slight that no consumer would from his own expense account, know that the duty has been taken off. The above are some of the reasons which induced me to strive to restore the sugar duty in the Dingley bill, and which impel me to oppose with all my power the abolition of duty at this time. But I have no doubt that the Democrats will reduce or abolish the duty and thus give a body blow to an industry which promises so much to our country. Yours truly, GEO. C. PERKINS. The annual county convention of the Young Men's Christian Associations of Orange county will be held Tuesday, May 20 in the new Y. M. C. A. building in Anaheim. The afternoon session will be the business session, and in the evening the program will be held around the supper table. Prof. Thomas Newin, president of Whittier College, has been secured as the principal speaker for the evening. A mechanic's lien has been recorded by T. S. Grimshaw against property in this city owned by O. Lagman and others. Wickersheim Implement Company are headquarters for the celebrated McCormick mowers and rakes and McCormick and Moline farm machinery. The farmer who buys McCormick or a Moline never makes a mistake. We carry all the extras and repairs for them. of athletic events that take place in Exposition: Lawn swimming, gymnastics, fitness, modern pentathlon decathlon, cycling, soccer hand ball, fly casting, rifle shooting, polo, ments, roque, flying man auto races, golf, rugby, grounds, elementary meets, national college of Pacific Coast intercollegiate ships, state intercollegiate ships, motor boats, barging motor cycling, wrestling, fencing and other events yet to follow races will in all hold in the Estuary on side and the golf tournament held over a local club's land. "The program outlineletic Director Sullivan, San Francisco every week The stadium to be construc Its equipment will surpass of London, Stockholm and will have something athletic events—a quality straight-away track, on view to see a good many fall." Traveling men who Francisco in 1915 will by by the Commercial Trave Building Association, just formed by representatives America, Pacific Coast association, San Francisco Travelers' Association and Commercial Travelers' America, of San Francisco land. The capital stock of this is seventy-five thousand will be sold to commerce The Commercial Trave open headquarters either ama-Pacific International grounds or in a central town. These headquarter rest-rooms information office and other accommodations Miles Brothers have patic moving picture ceroof of the Service build position, for the purposethe constructing of tha palace,the largest build ever erected on the Pacific camera will take a set five minutes, showing tha building operations will show 96 pictures for day. The camera is operated cate mechanical devicethe picture at unvarying PRODUCTION OF OIL Increasing Output Reported From Orange County Fields Figures that have just become available show that the production of oil in the Orange county fields for the month of March was 701,377 barrels; for the state 8,184,809 barrels. That put the average production per day for the Orange county field at 22,625 barrels. The figures show that there are 291 producing wells in the fields in this county and that at the present time there are 55 wells being drilled. In March five new wells were brought in. Of the 18 fields in the state, the Orange county field is third in point of number of wells now being drilled. Midway with 722 producing wells has 108 being drilled, and Coalinga with 914 producing has 61 drilling. In proportion to the producing wells, there is no field that has as many new wells under drill as the Orange county field. Brings Suit Against Supervisors L. N. Brooks, of Laguna Beach, has filed suit for quiet title to certain property at Laguna Beach and for an injunction against the Supervisors to restrain them from putting into execution an order passed by the board some days ago to have removed a house and fence from property claimed and occupied by Brooks, which is also claimed by the Supervisors as a right of way for a road. The action is brought against the county of Orange, and the complaint alleges that plaintiff has been in possession of the property for the last 10 years, but that now the Supervisors threaten to remove his house and tear down his fence, against plaintiff's will, and by force, if necessary, and without bringing suit to declare the same a nuisance as provided by law. Scarborough & Forgy are attorneys for plaintiff. We make a specialty of repairs and extras. We will forfeit $1.00 for every McCormick mower or rake part asked for that we do not have on hand. Wickersheim Implement Company, Fullerton. A mechanic's lien has been recorded by T. S. Grimshaw against property in this city owned by O. Lagman and others. Wickersheim Implement Company are headquarters for the celebrated McCormick mowers and rakes and McCormick and Moline farm machinery. The farmer who buys McCormick or a Moline never makes a mistake. We carry all the extras and repairs for them. A FRIEND OF G. W.'S Booker T. Washington, discussing negro longevity, said to a correspondent in Tuskegee: "A good many of these old 'mammies' and 'uncles' honestly think they're 142 or 187; but their minds have softened with the years, and, though they don't really intend to prevaricate, it isn't safe to rely on them too implicitly. "I once knew an old 'uncle' who claimed to be 159. He said he had known George Washington, so I asked: "'Do you know anything about Washington crossing the Delaware?' 'Oh, Lawdy, yes,' he answered; 'why, I done steered de boat!' 'And do you remember,' I continued, 'do you remember the hack Washington took at the cherry tree?' 'Why, Lawdy,' he replied, 'I done drove dat hack mahsef!'" The youth who was smoking a cigarette opposite the monkey's cage took another from his pocket. "Would it do any harm," he asked, "if I offered him one of these?" "Not a bit," responded the attendant; "he wouldn't touch it. A monkey isn't half as big a fool as he looks." "So there's another rupture of Mount Vociferous" said Mrs. Partington, as she put on her specs. "The paper tells us about the burning lather running down the mountain, but it don't tell how it got afire." DIRECTOR FOR ATHLETICS AP-POINTED SAN FRANCISCO FAIR WILL PROVE BIG DRAWING CARD ON ACCOUNT OF GAMES WORK ON PALACE OF EDUCATION WILL BEGIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE James E. Sullivan, secretary-treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, and the foremost authority on amateur athletics in the world, has been appointed athletic director of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. His appointment means that the athletic program during the exposition year will be one of the great features of the coming 1915 Universal Exposition. Before leaving Athletic Director Sullivan outlined the following program of athletic events that will be seen at the Exposition: Lawn tennis, archery, swimming, gymnastics, all 'round athlftics, modern pentathlon, pentathlon, decathlon, cycling, soccer, baseball, hand ball, fly casting, trap shooting, rifle shooting, polo, military tournaments, roque, flying machine contests, auto races, golf, rugby, la crosse, playgrounds, elementary, interscholastic meets, national college championships, Pacific Coast intercollegiate championships, state intercollegiate championships motor boats, large racing row. MILLIONS FOR SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION States and Counties Appropriate Large Sums for Participation in Fair Approximately $3,000,000 is to be appropriated by states, counties and foreign governments for participation in the San Diego 1915 exposition. This amount can safely be counted on from those sources already heard from, and it is certain to be greatly augmented by others who have not yet signified their intention to be represented. Exhibitors from around the world are making application for space, till the Department of Exhibits at the San Diego Exposition has been forced to resort to a policy of selection, instead of conducting a campaign of solicitation. It is believed that the great demand for space at the San Diego Exposition, is largely due to the plan of President D. C. Collier to make the exposition one of education by means of processes, and discard the old style of world-fair program, which did nothing more than display the world's products which taught the visitor nothing of the method of production or evolution. To a certainty there will be no exhibit at the San Diego Exposition attracting more attention, or of greater educational value, than that of the Southern Counties, with its splendid building, filled with indoor exhibits of processes and products, and its magnificent acreage of highly cultivated fruit trees. The Division of Transportation, at the San Diego Exposition, by reason of the originality of the exposition, has its hands full. In this division are he ROAD TITLES ARE NOT CLEAR Highway Commission at Work Upon Records Preparatory to Beginning Construction The County Highway Commission has given instructions to hasten the work of straightening out the titles to roads that are to be improved under the county good roads issue. It has been found that in some instances roads that have been used for years have never been deeded to the county. The commission believes that clear titles to a road should be had by the county before the money is expended for building that road. Plans for a rock crusher and bunkers to be erected at the McPherson gravel plant were explained by Mr. Cobb, and he was asked to submit the plans to the Board of Supervisors. Mr. Graham, representing the Pacific Rock & Gravel Co. of Los Angeles, verbally offered to deliver rock at some points in the county cheaper than it can be produced and delivered from the McPherson plant. Graham was asked to submit his offer in writing. About 50 miles of the proposed 197 miles have been surveyed. Engineer Halladay expects to have the work in shape so that bids for road work can be called for the first of June. Lima Bean Planting in Progress The planting of lima beans on the San Joaquin ranch has commenced, and workmen all over the ranch are kept busy putting in seed for the crop. On the San Joaquin there will be about 17,000 acres planted to lima beans and about 4,000 to blackeyes. of athletic events that will be seen at the Exposition: Lawn tennis, archery, swimming, gymnastics, all 'round athletics, modern pentathlon, pentathlon, decathlon, cycling, soccer, baseball, hand ball, fly casting, trap shooting, rifle shooting, polo, military tournaments, roque, flying machine contests, auto races, golf, rugby, la crosse, playgrounds, elementary, interscholastic meets, national college championships, Pacific Coast intercollegiate championships, state intercollegiate championships, motor boats, barge racing, rowing, motor cycling, national athletics, boxing, wrestling, fencing, basket ball and other events yet to be named. The rowing races will in all probability be held in the Estuary on the Oakland side and the golf tournaments will be held over a local club's course. "The program outlined," said Athletic Director Sullivan, "will bring to San Francisco every world's champion. The stadium to be constructed will be the most remarkable ever constructed. Its equipment will surpass the stadium of London, Stockholm and Athens. It will have something wholly new in athletic events—a quarter mile of straight-away track, on which I expect to see a good many world's records fall." Traveling men who come to San Francisco in 1915 will be entertained by the Commercial Travelers' Congress Building Association, a corporation just formed by representatives of the Travelers' Protective Association of America, Pacific Coast Travelers' Association, San Francisco Commercial Travelers' Association and the United Commercial Travelers' Association of America, of San Francisco and Oakland. The capital stock of the corporation is seventy-five thousand dollars and will be sold to commercial men only. The Commercial Travelers plan to open headquarters either on the Panama-Pacific International Exposition grounds or in a central location down town. These headquarters will contain rest-rooms, information bureau, post-office and other accommodations. Miles Brothers have placed an automatic moving picture camera on the roof of the Service building of the exposition, for the purpose of recording the constructing of the Machinery palace, the largest building of its kind ever erected on the Pacific Coast. The camera will take a set of pictures every five minutes, showing the advance in the building operations. The record will show 96 pictures for each working day. The camera is operated with a delicate mechanical device which takes the picture at unvarying intervals To a certainty there will be no exhibit at the San Diego Exposition attracting more attention, or of greater educational value, than that of the Southern Counties, with its splendid building, filled with indoor exhibits of processes and products, and its magnificent acreage of highly cultivated fruit trees. The Division of Transportation, at the San Diego Exposition, by reason of the originality of the exposition, has its hands full. In this division are being worked out, for the benefit of exhibitors, routes, rates, changes, terminals, warehouse and handling facilities, as these are all things which the exhibitor will have to know before he prepares his exhibit for shipment. The Santa Fe Railroad Company has arranged three blocks of team-trackage for the San Diego Exposition use which, when equipped with an electric crane, and served by fast motor-trucks, will be capable of handling incoming material without congestion. Everywhere about the San Diego Exposition grounds work is progressing swiftly, and so smoothly that it speaks splendid organization of all departments. Large forces of men are at work on the hillsides not to be used otherwise, transplanting thousands upon thousands of young trees from the great stocks of the nurseries. Building operations on the great concrete bridge, to span the main canyon, and on the electricity building are going ahead like clockwork. So well and accurately has the preliminary work been done, that there is no chance but what the opening day of the San Diego exposition will find everything in perfect order and readiness for the visitors. If you have a house to rent, try a Gazette classified. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF SEC-TION TWO WATER COMPANY Notice is hereby given that, in pursuance of a resolution of the board of directors of Section Two Water Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California, unanimously adopted at a regular meeting of said board held duly on the 4th day of April, 1913, at the office of said corporation in Anaheim, in said State of California, a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation is hereby called for and will be held at the office of said corporation, at the residence of O. S. Auten, in said City of Anaheim (said place of meeting being at the principal place of business of said corporation and at the building where the board of directors usually meet) on the 9th day of June, 1913, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. of that day, for the purpose of considering and acting upon the proposition to increase the capital stock of said corporation from Four Thousand Fifty Hundred Dollars divided into One Hundred Fifty shares of the par value of Thirty Dollars each, to Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars divided into Two Hundred Fifty shares of the par value of Thirty Dollars each. The amount to which it is proposed to increase the capital stock is Seven Thousand five hundred dollars. In San Diego beer, we are producing a brand that is unexcelled, even by the most widely advertised brands manufactured in Europe or America. It is as near perfect as human agency can produce, and we believe justly popular. All Anaheim wholesale dealers sell it in bottles and Germania Hall saloon sells it from the wood. San Diego Consolidated Brewing Co. J. H. ZITT, Pres't. Gas, Wood, Coal, and Coal Oil Heaters AT DICKEL'S ALSO Wood, Gasoline and Coal Oil Stoves. We have a few Gas Ranges left at 30 per cent discount. COUNTRY PROPERTY FOR EXCHANGE COUNTRY PROPERTY FOR EXCHANGE WE will accept good Southern California property in exchange for a 60 acre farm in Merced County; 40 acres in bearing peaches and 20 acres of alfalfa land with perpetual water right. We also have many other desirable pieces of San Joaquin Valley property on which we can accept trades, if the property here is priced right. We have both improved and unimproved. Orchard & Farm Lands Company 215 Mercantile Place, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. J. G. Welsh, Agent, Anaheim, Calif. 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