anaheim-gazette 1913-07-24

ASPHALT IS BEING OBTAINED FROM OIL CRUDE PETROLEUM YIELD MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND TONS LAST YEAR PRODUCTION OF THE GOOD ROADS MATERIAL STEADILY INCREASING Until recently the popular idea of asphalt represented the solid material found in certain veins in Utah, or obtained from the shores of the Dead Sea, or from the asphalt lake in the Island of Trinidad, the material being used for asphalt varnish or for street pavement. Within the last few years, however, the asphalt trade has been dominated to a steadily increasing extent by a different variety of asphalt obtained by boiling down the heavy petroleum found in California and in the region of the Gulf of Mexico to a semi-solid material which has found wide use for roofing purposes and as a binder in modern road construction. A total of 333,213 short tons of this oil asphalt was made in 1912 and had a value at the points of production of $3,534,077. This is a gain of 33.7 per cent over 1911, and is nearly three times as much as the output of all other kinds of asphalt taken together. ASPHALT oils differ very widely in TELEGRAPHIC FLASHES ARTESIA YOUTHS CHARGED WITH THEFT Petty Larceny Campaign at Anaheim Landing Ends in Arrests Sunday Evening Buggy-whips, lap-robes, hats and other articles have been disappearing with a regularity at Anaheim Landing that has kept Deputy Sheriff Devinney of Sunset Beach worried. Sunday three young men were arrested and charged with stealing a woman's Panama hat. The officers believe that with the arrests of the trio, the mystery of considerable of the theft is explained. Whether or not all three of the boys were into the thefting is not known, but the actions would indicate that they did. It was a woman's Panama hat that started things. The hat was taken from a buggy at Anaheim Landing. Devinney got word of it, and stopped two livery rigs to make inquiries. In the rigs were three young fellows of ages ranging from 19 to 22. They were trying their best to bluff Devinney when Deputy Sheriff Stacey rode up, and made himself known. Instantly, the whips were applied to the horses and a run was made to get away. Stacey gave chase in an automobile, and got in front of the rigs. In jumping he fell and hurt his shoulder, but was on his feet in a hurry and brought the rigs to a stop. The three young men were taken to the county jail. They were released on $50 bail each. They said they lived at Artesia able group of high school students $150,000, and went upon a $50,000 course of erection drawn for a $70,000 across the river east. Huntington Beach fine new concrete building and is building main Santa Ana, the city doing more than polytechnic building progress, the cost Spurgeon school wwand the First Baptist church. The chants' National fine five or six stops the corner of Main The Auditorium tha the Athletic club These are but a buildings which are issued, not to speak beautiful homes. IRVINE'S ASSEMBLY GETS UPWARD Asked For Reduction More Than The raise made the Irvine Company $313,995. Deputies County Assessor S "lift" ordered in tiago foothills with total of $313,995 amount the assesses by the board of raise the taxes can be increased by by boiling down the heavy petroleum found in California and in the region of the Gulf of Mexico to a semi-solid material which has found wide use for roofing purposes and as a binder in modern road construction. A total of 333,213 short tons of this oil asphalt was made in 1912 and had a value at the points of production of $3,534,077. This is a gain of 33.7 per cent over 1911, and is nearly three times as much as the output of all other kinds of asphalt taken together. Asphaltic oils differ very widely in the proportion of asphalt contained, ranging from oils having no asphalt to very viscous oils which are suitable for road material with practically no refining. Such natural liquid asphalt is known in many localities, especially near Lander, Wyo. It has not yet come into popular use, as asphaltic residues of exactly the required consistency may be obtained more cheaply by boiling down the thinner asphaltic oils characteristic of many regions in Texas, California, and Mexico. The proportion of asphalt contained in the asphaltic oils of California, Texas, and Oklahoma varies within wide limits. The oils of the Coalinga district, California, vary from 1.89 to 57.42 per cent. In the Kern River field there is a variation between 16.2 and 38.7 per cent. In the Sunset-Midway-McKittrick region the variation ranges from 11 to 51 per cent, in the Los Angeles field from 13.3 to 42.2 per cent, and in the Santa Maria field from 12 to 42 per cent. In Texas and Louisiana the asphaltic oils, which are limited practically to the region of the Gulf coast, show variations from no asphalt to a maximum of 20 per cent. It is evident from the figures of production of asphalt in California that the industry is expanding rapidly. This expansion is easy, because of the practically unlimited amount of asphalt which can be separated from the crude oils, especially from the heavier grades. During the latter part of 1912 the Standard Oil Company of California ceased making contracts for crude petroleum below 18 degrees B. This forced the producers to "top" their product, obtaining large amounts of asphaltic residues. These they sold partly for fuel and partly for asphalt. The heavy oils of the Kern River field required comparatively slight topping to leave an asphaltic residue which was well suited for road and roofing asphalt. Under the conditions it has proved possible to push the sale of California asphalt to great distances. In fact, early in 1913 the American ship Manga Reva sailed for New York with a cargo ing their best to bluff Devinney when Deputy Sheriff Stacey rode up, and made himself known. Instantly, the whips were applied to the horses and a run was made to get away. Stacey gave chase in an automobile, and got in front of the rigs. In jumping he fell and hurt his shoulder, but was on his feet in a hurry and brought the rigs to a stop. The three young men were taken to the county jail. They were released on $50 bail each. They said they lived at Artesia and that their names are Ernest Marchbank, Robert Woods and Wm. Pierce. The woman's Panama hat is held as evidence. It is badly crumpled, and it is not now worth $10, the amount that it is alleged to have been worth when it was left in the buggy at the Landing. ANTI-ALIEN LAW SOON BE IN FORCE Time Elapses For Filing Petitions on Call For Referendum Election The Webb anti-alien land law passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Johnson more than two months ago, will become effective August 10, without interference from the electorate of the state through the medium of the referendum. Time for filing referendum petitions against laws passed at the last session expired Saturday, bringing an end to the threats against the Webb act that have filled the political atmosphere since May. At one time two separate movements to defeat the act were being planned, one by the Democrats, headed by Theodore A. Bell, former candidate for governor on the Democratic ticket, and one by the Asiatic Exclusion League, which is affiliated with the State Federation of Labor. The Bell petitions were never prepared, but the exclusion league was on the point of beginning its campaign when the executive committee rescinded its earlier action and voted to take steps to prevent the bill from becoming a law. The monthly meeting of the exclusion league was held yesterday and the report of the executive committee on the alien land legislation was made public. It is stated in the report that the reason the referendum petitions were suppressed was that while the league considers the act wholly ineffective, it is a "step in the right direction." Later, the report continues, the league expects to bring about the enactment of a rigorous law barring Japanese, Chinese and Hindoos from both ing their best to bluff Devinney when Deputy Sheriff Stacey rode up, and made himself known. Instantly, the whips were applied to the horses and a run was made to get away. Stacey gave chase in an automobile, and got in front of the rigs. In jumping he fell and hurt his shoulder, but was on his feet in a hurry and brought the rigs to a stop. The three young men were taken to the county jail. They were released on $50 bail each. They said they lived at Artesia and that their names are Ernest Marchbank, Robert Woods and Wm. Pierce. The woman's Panama hat is held as evidence. It is badly crumpled, and it is not now worth $10, the amount that it is alleged to have been worth when it was left in the buggy at the Landing. ANTI-ALIEN LAW SOON BE IN FORCE Time Elapses For Filling Petitions on Call For Referendum Election The Webb anti-alien land law passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Johnson more than two months ago, will become effective August 10, without interference from the electorate of the state through the medium of the referendum. Time for filing referendum petitions against laws passed at the last session expired Saturday, bringing an end to the threats against the Webb act that have filled the political atmosphere since May. At one time two separate movements to defeat the act were being planned, one by the Democrats, headed by Theodore A. Bell, former candidate for governor on the Democratic ticket, and one by the Asiatic Exclusion League, which is affiliated with the State Federation of Labor. The Bell petitions were never prepared, but the exclusion league was on the point of beginning its campaign when the executive committee rescinded its earlier action and voted to take steps to prevent the bill from becoming a law. The monthly meeting of the exclusion league was held yesterday and the report of the executive committee on the alien land legislation was made public. It is stated in the report that the reason the referendum petitions were suppressed was that while the league considers the act wholly ineffective, it is a "step in the right direction." Later, the report continues, the league expects to bring about the enactment of a rigorous law barring Japanese, Chinese and Hindoos from both ing their best to bluff Devinney when Deputy Sheriff Stacey rode up, and made himself known. Instantly, the whips were applied to the horses and a run was made to get away. Stacey gave chase in an automobile, and got in front of the rigs. In jumping he fell and hurt his shoulder, but was on his feet in a hurry and brought the rigs to a stop. The three young men were taken to the county jail. They were released on $50 bail each. They said they lived at Artesia and that their names are Ernest Marchbank, Robert Woods and Wm. Pierce. The woman's Panama hat is held as evidence. It is badly crumpled, and it is not now worth $10, the amount that it is alleged to have been worth when it was left in the buggy at the Landing. LOCKED HOUSE A Southern Pacific D. Halladay's auction three-legged race two hooked together along S.Ana. Incidentally judgment and acted a serious wreck his life and then Mr. and Mrs. M. M. in the automobile was approaching certain the wig-wag not move. The file was when he was track and could sell old cannery built this year. This raise on that had been put brings the total property over land 100,000, with a total of $3,377,015. For a time there tothe legal rightthe proposed rainy pany had come be presented by Su Krauss and Attorneys had filed a petition ofthe assess valley lands.WHilethe supervisors grant a reductioninga raise onthe ney Forgy contentnot be made with days being givenDeputy District A called in,and he tions made beforeKrauss was beforewordingofthep entire ranchtoa sessment.Her rule tice was necessaethe equalizersto ordereda raise o ranch lands,totween 40,000and not notice been requlnot have been mboard adjourns n forced the producers to top their product, obtaining large amounts of asphaltic residues. These they sold partly for fuel and partly for asphalt. The heavy oils of the Kern River field required comparatively slight topping to leave an asphaltic residue which was well suited for road and roofing asphalt. Under the conditions it has proved possible to push the sale of California asphalt to great distances. In fact, early in 1913 the American ship Manga Reva sailed for New York with a cargo of 3,500 tons of California oil asphalt in open-headed barrels. This was her second voyage with such a cargo. The trade thus begun is expected to increase greatly on the opening of the Panama Canal. Two negro roustabouts at New Orleans were continually bragging about their ability as long-distance swimmers, and a steamboat man got up a match. The man who swam the longest distance was to receive five dollars. The Alabama Whale immediately stripped on the dock, but the Human Steamboat said he had some business and would return in a few minutes. The Whale swam the river four or five times for exercise, and by that time the Human Steamboat returned. He wore a pair of swimming trunks and had a sheet-iron cook stove strapped on his back. Tied around his neck were a dozen packages containing bread, flour, bacon, and other eatables. The Whale gazed at his opponent in amazement. "Whar yo' vittles?" demanded the Human Steamboat. "Vittles fo' what?" asked the Whale. 'Don't yo' ask me fo' nothin' on the way ovah,' warned the Steamboat. "Mah fust stop is New York an' mah next stop is London." Flies, fleas and all insects exterminated with Massers' Exterminator. For sale by J. L. Gates, 403 East Center street. Building Boom for Orange County More Large Structures Erected During Present Than Any Former 12 Months The year 1913 is proving to be the biggest year in the history of Orange county for the erection of big public and semi-public buildings. This work is not confined to any one city, but is part of a general movement throughout the county. Fullerton has just finished a fine $200,000 polytechnic high school and voted bonds for $50,000 for new grammar schools. The Baptists have erected a new church and the Catholics of that city have now a church home, formerly having attended church at Anaheim. Anaheim has two new churches and Orange is adding two new buildings to its high school group. These will cost $40,000. The First Presbyterians have a new $20,000 church and the Lutherans have let a contract for a $25,000 edifice. Anaheim has recently erected a nota- ABLE GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS COSTING $150,000, AND WORK IS NOW IN PROGRESS UPON A $50,000 MASONIC TEMPLE. A $40,000 PYTHIAN CASTLE WILL SOON BE IN COURSE OF ERECTION. PLANS HAVE BEEN DRAWN FOR A $70,000 CONCRETE BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER EAST OF TOWN. HUNTINGTON BEACH WILL SOON HAVE A FINE NEW CONCRETE PIER TO COST $70,000 AND IS BUILDING MANY NEW HOMES. Santa Ana, the county seat, has been doing more than its share. The new polytechnic buildings are making fine progress, the cost to be $200,000. The Spurgeon school was opened this term and the First Baptists will build a $30,000 church. The Farmers' and Merchants' National Bank is planning a fine five or six story business block at the corner of Main and Fourth streets. The Auditorium theater is finished and the Athletic club building nearly so. These are but a few of the business buildings which are in progress or finished, not to speak of the numbers of beautiful homes. IRVINE'S ASSESSMENT GETS UPWARD REVISION Asked For Reduction, Gets Boost of More Than $300,000 The raise made in the assessment of the Irvine Company totals exactly $313,995. Deputies in the office of County Assessor Sleeper went over the "lift" ordered in the Laguna and Santiago foothills with the result that the total of $313,995 was found to be the amount the assessment was increased by the board of equalization. By that raise the taxes of the big ranch will be increased by about $5,000 for this RESERVE SPACE AT BIG LAND SHOW LIVE STOCK AND POULTRY CONTESTS INAUGURATED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE $450 IN PREMIUMS OFFERED TO BOYS AND GIRLS FOR BEST EXHIBITS Live stock and poultry judging contests will be a feature of the coming State Fair and should attract young men and boys of California to compete for $450 in prizes, some of which offer splendid inducements for those seeking an agricultural education at the University of California Farm school at Davis, Yolo county. The State Agricultural Society, which conducts the annual state fairs at Sacramento, is offering these prizes to arouse further interest among the young men of the state who are inclined toward studying agriculture. Similar contests at the fairs in the Middle West and East have long been a standing attraction and have assisted many young men in making better farmers than their fathers. The contest will be the first held at the California fair. In getting up the contest special endeavors were made to classify the entries so that the boys from the farm will not have to compete with the students, or former students of an agricultural college who have been given a Bastanchury Ranch Assessment The board of equalization took testimony in the hearing on the petition of the Bastanchury Ranch Company for a reduction on its assessment Wednesday. The Bastanchury representatives showed that the land is leased to the Union Oil Company and stated that their interests lie only in the surface of the land, which should be assessed for $25 an acre instead of for $100 and more. That seemed to cast the burden of proof on the Union Oil Company, which had several representatives present. The oil men declared that the oil interests in the ranch are worth but little. They said the company had spent $224,043 in drilling seven wells on the place, and had found but one producing well. That well is over 4,400 feet deep and bears but 18 barrels of oil a day, hardly enough to pay for pumping, as 60 per cent of the material pumped is water. The oil men declared that a large share of the ranch has been proven to their satisfaction as non-oil bearing. They said it is the company's intention to prove out the rest of the ranch, but the value is merely prospective and as yet not a real value. The supervisors took the matter under advisement. Before adjournment the board of equalization granted a reduction of $25 an acre on 2,600 acres of the assessment of the Bastanchury Ranch Company. This was done on the testimony of the Union Oil Company officials that the ranch had been prospected for oil and most of it had been proven to be non-producing. No reduction was made on 250 acres. A raise from $41 an acre to $100 was ordered on 65 acres belonging to the F. and W. Thum Company, in the Irvine subdivision. The raise made in the assessment of the Irvine Company totals exactly $313,995. Deputies in the office of County Assessor Sleeper went over the "lift" ordered in the Laguna and Santiago foothills with the result that the total of $313,995 was found to be the amount the assessment was increased by the board of equalization. By that raise the taxes of the big ranch will be increased by about $5,000 for this year. This raise on top of about $800,000 that had been put on by the assessor brings the total increase on the Irvine property over last year to about $1,100,000, with a total assessment now of $3,377,015. For a time there was some doubt as to the legal right of the board to make the proposed raise. The Irvine Company had come before the board, represented by Superintendent C. P. Krauss and Attorney H. J. Forgy, and had filed a petition asking for a reduction of the assessment upon the main valley lands. When it appeared that the supervisors not only would not grant a reduction but were contemplating a raise on the foothill lands, Attorney Forgy contended that a raise could not be made without a notice of five days being given to the propertyowner. Deputy District Attorney Koepsel was called in, and he ruled that the stipulations made before the board when Krauss was before the board and the wording of the petition opened up the entire ranch to a readjustment of assessment. He ruled that no further notice was necessary. Upon this advice the equalizers took their action, and ordered a raise on some 75 blocks of ranch lands, totaling in acreage between 40,000 and 45,000. Had five days' notice been required the raise could not have been made this year, as the board adjourns next Monday. LOCKED HORNS WITH CAR A Southern Pacific motor car and W. D. Halladay's automobile emulated a three-legged race Monday when the two hooked together and ran side by side along the S. P. tracks at Santa Ana. Incidentally, Halladay's quick judgment and action probably prevented a serious wreck, and possibly saved his life and the lives of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Halladay, who were in the automobile with him. Halladay was approaching the crossing. He is certain the wig-wag warning signal did not move. The first he knew of danger was when he was within 15 feet of the track and could see northward past the old cannery building. Halladay had to state who are included toward studying agriculture. Similar contests at the fairs in the Middle West and East have long been a standing attraction and have assisted many young men in making better farmers than their fathers. The contest will be the first held at the California fair. In getting up the contest special endeavors were made to classify the entries so that the boys from the farm will not have to compete with the students, or former students of an agricultural college who have been given a training in the technical manner of sizing up the good qualities of an animal. The greater part of the prize money, however, will go to the boys who have not been to a farm school. One of the prizes will be enough to pay for the room and board of a student at the University Farm for an entire school year. To give the contestants the best stock at the fair to pass upon, the contests have been scheduled for Monday, September 15th. This will allow the boys to finish before the expert judges select the prize winning animals, and also let them see how many blue ribbon wearers they were capable of choosing. The poultry prize will be $50, while $400 will go to those who win the contests for judging horses, cattle, hogs and sheep. The nine live stock judging prizes are as follows: To any boy under 18 years of age living in California who has not received instruction in live stock judging at any school or college: First prize, a $40 scholarship at the University Farm short course; second prize, a $25 scholarship; third prize, $10 in cash. To any young man between the age of 18 and 22 years who has not received any agricultural training in a school or college, and who has not received a premium in any previous stock judging contest; first prize, a $125 scholarship at the University Farm school regular course (this will amount to room and board for the entire school year); second prize, a $75 scholarship; third prize, a $50 scholarship. To any young man or boy under the age of 25 years who has had two weeks or more instruction in live stock judging at some recognized agricultural college or school since September 1, 1911; first prize, $50 inspection trip to prominent breeders' ranches in the state, plans of the trip to be approved by the animal husbandry department of the University Farm; second prize, $15 cash; third prize, $10-cash. The entries and details for the contest may be arranged by applying to J. L. McCarthy, Secretary, State Agricultural Society, Sacramento. side along the S. P. tracks at Santa Ana. Incidentally, Halladay's quick judgment and action probably prevented a serious wreck, and possibly saved his life and the lives of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Halladay, who were in the automobile with him. Halladay was approaching the crossing. He is certain the wig-wag warning signal did not move. The first he knew of danger was when he was within 15 feet of the track and could see northward past the old cannery building. Halladay had to think and act at the same time. He turned to the south, expecting to be able to go between the tracks and the signal post. He cleared the post, but ripped off the signal box with his top and would have reached clear running beyond had not the motor car caught up with him and become entangled in the fender. With the automobile securely hooked to the gasoline motor, the two machines ran together a distance of 110 feet from the street. Halladay thinks the motor car was going 20 miles an hour. The trainmen say it was eight. Halladay says he was going under 10 miles an hour until he put on power to get out of the street. Mrs. Halladay's back was strained and she suffered from nervous shock. W. D. is the brother of the county highway engineer. Everything is relative. The Japanese feminists wants greater freedom and opportunity for women. They want their "merits openly and properly recognized," as one of them says, but do not want the bold and brazen independence of action of the American and European women, nor their men to "imitate in toto the men of Europe and America in their attitude towards women." If you wish first-class desirable work bring you combings to Mrs. Christine Reinhardt, manufacturer of switches, puffs, etc. 913 North Los Angeles St. Phone Pacific 828J, Anaheim. or more instruction in live stock judging at some recognized agricultural college or school since September 1, 1911; first prize, $50 inspection trip to prominent breeders' ranches in the state, plans of the trip to be approved by the animal husbandry department of the University Farm; second prize, $15 cash; third prize, $10 cash. The entries and details for the contest may be arranged by applying to J. L. McCarthy, Secretary, State Agricultural Society, Sacramento. DON'T USE CIGAR CLIPPER U. S. Warns Against Use of Public Automatic Cutter Washington, July 20.—Warning to the public against the use of the automatic cigar cutter on the ground that it is an agency for the spread of disease was issued by the United States public health service. The statement points out that many smokers on buying a cigar and before clipping off the end place it between their lips while paying for the purchase. "This would seem," the statement declared, "to be a very effective method of bringing about the interchange of mouth secretions and possibly the spread of infection. It is suggested that the use of automatic clippers should be avoided by the public on account of the possibility that disease may be spread by them by reason of the nature and manner of their use." Hides were placed on the free list by the present tariff and the imports are double those of ten years ago. But shoes are no cheaper, another example of the fact that the admission of an article free of duty may be of no benefit whatever to the consumer. Insure your tires with Sure Shop Tire Compound. Will positively eliminate the trouble of punctures. P. J. Weisel & Co., agents, Anaheim and Thursday, July 24 ZEROLENE THE STANDARD OIL FOR MOTOR CARS Sold by dealers everywhere and the STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CALIFORNIA) LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO We will Publish Weekly in this space a SERIES OF TOASTS STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CALIFORNIA) LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO ORANGE COUNTY WINE CO. ORANGE COUNTY WINE CO. We will Publish Weekly in this space a SERIES OF TOASTS Watch Weekly for It TOAST NO. 7 “May our purses always be heavy, and our hearts always be light.” ORANGE COUNTY WINE CO. ORANGE COUNTY WINE CO. NOTICE! Is your poll tax paid? If not it will be $3.00 after Monday, August 4th. 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Were it possible to handle gas in the way that groceries and coal are handled, we could install several automobile expresses larger than the largest trucks in your city for a ridiculous fraction of the cost of our distrubting system. But forced to accept certain "things as they are," we have to invest more money in our gas DISTRIBUTING equipment than for our MANUFACTURING apparatus. Sunset 166 PHONE Home 614 Southern Counties Gas Co.