anaheim-gazette 1914-04-09

GET-RICH-QUICK OPERATORS IN OIL GOLD BRICK MAN WAS ONLY A CRUDE BLUNDER IN COMPARISON GOVERNMENT HAS ELIMINATED MANY AND IS AFTER OTHERS WITH A STICK As a means of getting rich quick the sale of worthless oil stock is supplanting the sale of goldless gold mines, and for smoothness the Wallingfords of the oil-stock business are making their predecessors, the gold-brick men and the fake mining promoters, appear crude and incompetent. Uncle Sam has put out of business more than one oil-stock swindler for using the mails to defraud the public, but many of them are too clever to violate the letter of the law. They sail as close to the wind of misstatement as they dare, publishing carefully worded advertisements which convey totally false impressions without actually making false statements. One of their favorite tricks is to lead people to believe that the property they are booming has been indorsed by the government oil experts. As might be imagined, the men who really make examinations of oil lands for the government are by no means pleased with this now familiar deception. Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the United States Geological Survey, said in a recent extended interview: "Nothing is doing the oil business more injury than widespread sales of worthless oil stock, and nowhere is there more need of blue-sky laws to deal with such promotions. It is interesting to note that most of these about Denver, and although the Survey has made several later geological examinations in the Denver Basin for one purpose or another, none of its geologists believe that valuable deposits of oil or gas are likely to be found in the vicinity of Denver. Certainly there is nothing to indicate an oil field east of Aurora on the lands covered by this company. Monograph 27 shows that this land is so situated geologically as to be unfavorable for oil accumulation and directly contradicts the geological illustration published by the company, which shows the crest of an anticline containing an oil lake under the company's land. Although their advertisements would convey the impression that this geological cross section was drawn by Government geologists, when pursued by persistent inquiries the managing director of the company admits that 'The geological drawing which you refer to, showing a lake of oil predicted east of Denver, to the best of my knowledge was not made by a Government geologist.' In the same letter he says 'The only Government geological report that we have had access to has been Monograph No. 27, United States geological report on the Denver Basin.' Think of the nerve of such advertising on the strength of a report in which oil in this neighborhood is not even mentioned! Cornered, But Still Plausible "This company officer says further, regarding the statement that 'The United States geologists have made investigations and reported favorably,' 'This is not our own statement but is quoted in our letter as coming to us from other sources. We have not said anything in our correspondence that the Government had made any investigations of our property, and we do not wish to give out this impression.' Well, maybe they do not wish to, but their statements could not well have conveyed that impression more distinctly without violating the postal laws. "I suppose it is inevitable that such schemes as this should rob thousands; but my advice to all would-be investors is, when you are told that the Government has indorsed an oil proposition write to the Government and find out before you put up your money." PROTECTIVE FORMULA DISTRIBUTION BOUNDARY LINES BY THE BOARD COMMITTEE MILE AND A HALF FRONTAGE COSSE IS PROGRESSIVE In accordance with at the last meeting's trade directing the committee of five to action for the formation district large enough age to Anaheim and its bors, President Duck C. Krause chairman, W. M. Wellman, E. Bruns associate member committee was instructed in the district the protection and to were opposed to the was some discussion plea for extending thas as Yorba but as tha mean that Anaheim lorton's protection on territory the inhabita rampant against ther success of the lthe suggestion was Garden Grove was an opposition consequently was blue pencil and the boundary line ther narrowed. Thr urged to lop off all heavy majority voice against protection. The committee im One of their favorite tricks is to lead people to believe that the property they are booming has been indorsed by the government oil experts. As might be imagined, the men who really make examinations of oil lands for the government are by no means pleased with this now familiar deception. Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the United States Geological Survey, said in a recent extended interview: "Nothing is doing the oil business more injury than widespread sales of worthless oil stock, and nowhere is there more need of blue-sky laws to deal with such promotions. It is interesting to note that most of these fakers try to make it appear that the Geological Survey has indorsed their properties and predicted that oil will be obtained from them. As a matter of fact, the Survey does not make reports on private holdings and its reports as to oil fields which it has examined are never given to promoters or to anyone else in advance of publication. If people who are solicited to buy oil stocks on the strength of alleged indorsement by the Government would insist on seeing publications in which it is distinctly stated that oil may be found in the field that is being promoted, or would write to the Survey at Washington inquiry if there are such publications, the loss of their savings would be avoided. "The cleverness of some of these promoters is nothing short of marvelous. Recently a pamphlet has come to my attention advertising so-called oil properties near Moorcroft, Wyoming, and stating that the lands owned by this particular company are surrounded by a naval petroleum reserve. As a matter of fact, the Government has never made and does not intend to make a naval reserve in this part of Wyoming. Certain lands in the vicinity were at one time temporarily withdrawn pending examination as to their oil character, but after geologists of the Survey had examined them the entire area was classified as 'nonoil' in February. "More recently a widespread advertising campaign has been carried on in the newspapers by a company claiming to own oil lands east of Denver. Thousands of dollars must have been expended in full-page advertisements worded with consummate cleavess. Prominent in the headings is the statement, 'Read what your Uncle Sam thinks about it.' Throughout the advertisement are paragraphs most skillfully framed to convey the impression that Government geologists have examined this property and reported upon it favorably, although nowhere is such a statement directly made. So carefully are these paragraphs worded that after having read them once or twice you are almost willing to take oath that Government geologists are enthusiastic over these lands as a rich oil territory, when, as a matter of fact, no Government geologist would risk 10 cents on their oil possibilities. Notice, for example, the cleaveness of this: "'All of our operations are based on our thorough investigation of the United States Government's own geologists ought to be reliable authority on what is in this region. They are unprejudiced. They have no axe to grind. Independent geologists, engineers, and oil experts agree with the Government quoted in our letter as coming to us from other sources. We have not said anything in our correspondence that the Government had made any investigations of our property, and we do not wish to give out this impression.' Well, maybe they do not wish to, but their statements could not well have conveyed that impression more distinctly without violating the postal laws. "I suppose it is inevitable that such schemes as this should rob thousands, but my advice to all would-be investors is, when you are told that the Government has indorsed an oil proposition write to the Government and find out before you put up your money." AGAINST "DRY" STATE Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Declares It Will Deprive Growers of $150,000,000 Yearly The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce has adopted resolutions placing that organization on record as opposed to state-wide prohibition in California. The chief argument is that the amendment to be submitted at the general election next November, if adopted, would destroy the grape and wine industry of the state. The fact that the state has always encouraged the viticultural industry is made emphatic. It is urged that it would be confiscatory to pass the amendment. Among the arguments against state-wide prohibition presented in the resolutions, are: The State Legislature for years has systematically and directly encouraged the grape growing and wine making industry; and these subjects have been taught by the State University and made the basis of experiments by the United States Department of Agriculture. The industry thus built up now represents an investment of $150,000,000, and the state receives an income of $26,175,000 from it. Not only would this sum be a loss to the stockholders and the state, but thousands would be thrown out of work. The Chamber of Commerce's attitude is outlined in the following statement: "We are opposed to the adoption of the proposed prohibition amendment as contrary to public policy, imical to the industrial, agricultural and commercial development of the state, and so drastic and unfair to the vineyardists that, unless the bill, if passed, carried with it full compensation to those injured by it, in our judgment it would be so confiscatory as to be a lasting disgrace to the state." EASTERN AUTO HIGHWAY That a transcontinental highway from Kansas City direct into Southern California will be charted and signed for 1915 automobile travel is the statement made yesterday by Secretary Standish L. Mitchell of the Automobile Club of Southern California. Assurance received in telegrams from Chief Engineer O. K. Parker and Representative Carl McStay, who are touring along the national old trails as Yorba but as this mean that Anaheim's protection on territory the inhabitants rampant against them the success of the law the suggestion was Garden Grove was an opposition consequentity was blue pencil and the boundary line narrowed. The urged to lop off all heavy majority vote against protection. The committee imbus busy and worked till Wednesday afternoon held in the directors' heim National Bank on hand. After a carload of all the points and ary lines were drawn decided upon. The day by these lines is not no danger of a suffi test being filed to object. The boundary Santa Fe railway street and extend deep point three-eighths of Olive bridge. This age to be protected half miles. On the two follows west on New Garden Grove road that thoroughfare The area included practically all favors tee expected to lay on the board of supervise possible date, perhaps noon. The cost of formu as outlined is esti This is $5,000 greaterveyor McBride's estough and permanent is determined upon that the plans cannot as Yorba which would any possible danger an ancient channel of t wash, and thus put factory on the immman Krause estimate ditional expense w for this work. More protect Fullerton an ed town is dead s scoffs at the suggestie is deemed advisable road bridge and lea Garden Grove to exof condolence when YOSEMITE NAVI A panoramic view tional Park, showing tific features of the h been issued by dire Lane. This panoram ing manner the gradation of the countr boundary of the pa boundary along th e Nevada and su level area of the G colors were used in meadows and valle green, the streams blue, the cliffs and tions of colors in hazy effect charac gion, and the road The lettering is prim carefully are these paragraphs worded that after having read them once or twice you are almost willing to take oath that Government geologists are enthusiastic over these lands as a rich oil territory, when, as a matter of fact, no Government geologist would risk 10 cents on their oil possibilities. Notice, for example, the cleverness of this: "All of our operations are based on our thorough investigation of the United States Government's own geologists ought to be reliable authority on what is in this region. They are unprejudiced. They have no axe to grind. Independent geologists, engineers, and oil experts agree with the Government investigators. On the strength of the information obtained there has been a wild rush to secure land in the region.' Who wouldn't consider this a statement that Government geologists have investigated and reported favorably? The letters sent out in response to inquiries contain many such skillfully drawn sentences. In a recent letter to a 'sucker' one of the officers states: 'But reports kept coming so persistently and always backed up with the statement that the United States geologist had made investigations and reported favorably,' that finally, after hearing all this for a long time, we were induced to look up these geological experts and see for ourselves, and sure enough we found the elaborate map made by the Government experts, together with their reports on the 'Denver Basin.' He neglected to state what those maps and reports show, but who would notice such an omission in a letter calculated to make a man expect sudden wealth overnight? In another piece of advertising which these mensend out, it is stated that the land 'lies within the United States geological survey of the Denver Basin and is described by eminent geologists as being valuable petroleum lands.' Wouldn't the ordinary reader conclude that the eminent geologists referred to were those of the Government? "The fact is, the Geological Survey made a careful study of the Denver Basin some 20 years ago and published the results in a book known as Monograph 27. At that time there had been no successful oil development anywhere in the region examined and there is no mention in the monograph of oil in this vicinity. Except in the Boulder field, which lies 20 miles or more from this land, no successful oil well has yet been drilled in the region EASTERN AUTO HIGHWAY That a transcontinental highway from Kansas City direct into Southern California will be charted and signed for 1915 automobile travel is the statement made yesterday by Secretary Standish L. Mitchell of the Automobile Club of Southern California. Assurance received in telegrams from Chief Engineer O. K. Parker and Representative Carl McStay, who are touring along the national old trails highway, state that enthusiasm and financial support has everywhere been accorded the movement undertaken by the Automobile Club. A dispatch from Winslow in Arizona, shows that all counties east, including San Bernardino county, have pledged funds to the erection and maintenance of signs pointing the way from the east to Southern California. Word received also shows that the proposition is to be received with favor by practically all of the territory along the route of the Santa Fe-Grand Canyon-Needles national highway. The Automobile Club has offered to supervise the placing and erection of the signs, to be made in the same shape as the signs used at the present time in California, each bearing the insignia of the highway and of the motorizing organization. These signs will blaze a way directly into Los Angeles by way of Needles and San Bernardino, over roads which are rapidly reaching perfection. "More than $4,000 has been pledged from Los Angeles to Winslow, and indication are that the proposition has swept all territory east," said Secretary Mitchell yesterday. "Yucalpi county and Coconino county are pledged to the support of our undertaking to sign post a route leading into this city. The Automobile Club is desirous of completing this work before the thousands of motorists start for California next year, and from all indications, it will be done." It is figured by the club officials that at least one sign to every one or two miles will be required, and for this only expense to be born by the Automobile Club will be in the services of the engineers on this preliminary trip while the benefit to Southern California will be great. NO NEW TRIAL FOR R. C. Macdonald did new trial. He must ence of twenty-five years, unless he can parole. This, in she decision of the his case, which was court by Attorney-District Attorney for highest tribunal of the trial of the case West of this county court had entered a Macdonald was Third street school three years when he mistreatment one of his pupils, aged 14, Macdonald had eral days after the he returned from Sided to the jail and g Macdonald was oney Clyde Bishop Attorney Epstein of was prosecuted by West and Deputy Nest from start to finish west fought and mo PROTECTIONISTS FORMULATE DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINES AGREED UPON BY THE BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEE MILE AND A HALF OF RIVER FRONTAGE COSTING $20,000 IS PROGRAM In accordance with a motion adopted at the last meeting of the board of trade directing the chair to appoint a committee of five to take immediate action for the formation of a protection district large enough to prevent damage to Anaheim and its adjacent neighbors, President Duckworth selected F. C. Krause chairman, with E. A. Day, W. M. Wellman, E. N. Cook and G. Bruns associate members. This committee was instructed to form boundary lines large enough to include within the district the people who desired protection and to eliminate all who were opposed to the movement. There was some discussion on Erwin Bayha's plea for extending the work as far up as Yorba but as this action would mean that Anaheim must pay for Fullerton's protection or take in a hostile territory the inhabitants of which were rampant against the move, jeopardize the success of the long desired work, the suggestion was frowned down. Garden Grove was also vigorous in its opposition consequently that community was blue penciled from the map, and the boundary lines were still further narrowed. The committee was urged to lop off all territory where a heavy majority vote was expected against protection. The committee immediately became busy and worked to some purpose tested case during the present district attorney's term. The first jury disagreed. The second brought in a verdict of guilty, and Judge West sentenced Macdonald to a term of twenty-five years in the penitentiary. An appeal was taken to the appellate court in Los Angeles, and Judge West was reversed. Justice Shaw of that court placed the reversal upon the ground that Judge West had made prejudicial remarks in reprimanding Attorney Epstein, and in speaking of the complaining witness. Epstein was berating the girl-when Judge West called him to a halt, and in doing so the judge stated that the girl's demeanor upon the stand was modest. The supreme court does not agree with the appellate court that those remarks were of sufficient weight to have necessitated a new trial, as ordered by the appellate court. Judge West's handling of the hard-fought case is upheld in every particular. About the time that the appellate court ordered a new trial, Mrs. Hambelton and her daughter sold their property on West Third street and moved to Colorado. Without them the chances of getting another jury to convict Macdonald would be decreased. District Attorney West, however, was confident that no new trial would be necessary, for he believed that the supreme court would reverse the appellate court. Through the attorney general's office a re-hearing was secured in the supreme court. A decision was expected last October, but for some reason it was delayed until this month. Macdonald was sentenced on October 11, 1912, and at his own request he was taken immediately to San Quentin, that his time might be running while he was waiting for an appeal. He has now served about 18 months. There is little question but that he will make an attempt to get a parole at the earliest moment that such an effort seems possible of being successful. The local court house officials interested in handling cases are naturally much pleased with the outcome. IMPROVED THE ENGLISH President Wilson Revises Lines Writ- YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK A panoramic view of Yosemite National Park, showing the characteristic features of the landscape, has just been issued by direction of Secretary Lane. This panorama shows in a striking manner the gradual rise in the elevation of the country from the western boundary of the park to the eastern boundary along the crest of the Sierra Nevada and the sudden drop to the level area of the Great Basin. Eight colors were used in the printing, the meadows and valleys being in light green, the streams and lakes in light blue, the cliffs and ridges in combinations of colors in order to give the hazy effect characteristic of the region, and the roads in light brown. The lettering is printed in light brown, IMPROVED THE ENGLISH President Wilson Revises Lines Written by Chas. W. Ellot Cambridge, Mass., March 28—Chas. W. Elliot, ex-president of Harvard, evidently does not write fine English to suit President Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton, and so the latter has taken it upon himself to improve the English of Dr. Ellot. Dr. Ellot was engaged by D. H. Burnham & Company, architects of the new postoffice building in Washington, to prepare suitable inscriptions and this was done several years ago when the plans were drawn. Within the last year, while the building was nearing completion, the attention of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo was called to the matter of the inscription and, according to the supervising architects, McAdoo consulted with the President about them. Wilson Revises Lines Wilson, as a master of the English language, deemed it fit to revise and edit the lines without the knowledge of Dr. Ellot, according to Treasury officials and the Government Architect's office. As revised and edited by the President, the inscriptions were cut into the stone. Rumors of a change in Dr. Ellot's wording of the inscriptions reached the public several days ago, but not until today was anything definite learned as to the nature and extent of the changes made by the President or his reasons for making the changes. The Postoffice officials who will soon occupy the building said they knew nothing of the change. Treasury officials say, however, that the changes were made to improve the English used. The inscriptions follow: President Ellot's Inscription for east pavilion: "Carrier of news and knowledge. Instrument of trade and commerce. Promoter of mutual acquaintance among men and nations and hence of peace and good will." As revised by President Wilson: "Carrier of news and knowledge. Instrument of trade and industry. Promoter of mutual acquaintance. Of peace and good will among men and nations." President Ellot's Inscription for west pavilion: "Carrier of love and sympathy. Messenger of friendship. Consoler of the lonely. Bond of the scattered family." NO NEW TRIAL FOR MACDONALD R. C. Macdonald is not to have a new trial. He must serve out his sentence of twenty-five years in San Quentin, unless he can secure a pardon or parole. This, in short, is the result of the decision of the supreme court in his case, which was taken before that court by Attorney-General Webb and District Attorney L. A. West. The highest tribunal of the state upholds the trial of the case by Judge Z. B. West of this county after the appellate court had entered a reversal. Macdonald was principal of the Third street school, and had been for three years when he was charged with the mistreatment on May 12, 1912, of one of his pupils, Helen Hambelton, aged 14, Macdonald disappeared. Several days after the warrant was issued he returned from San Francisco, walked to the jail and gave himself up. Macdonald was defended by Attorney Clyde Bishop of Santa Ana and Attorney Epstein of San Francisco, and was prosecuted by District Attorney West and Deputy Koepsel. The case from start to finish has been the hardest fought and most strenuously con- President Elliot's Inscription for west.pavillion: "Carrier of love and sympathy. Messenger of friendship. Consoler of the lonely. Bond of the scattered family. Enlarger of the public life." As revised by President Wilson: "Messenger of sympathy and love. Servant of parted friends. Consoler of the lonely. Bond of the scattered family. Enlarger of the common life." ALASKA COAL LEASE BILL The opening of Alaska coal lands under a leasing plan, as favored by the Wilson administration, is proposed in a bill adopted by the Senate Lands Committee on Tuesday. By this bill, over 12,000 acres of Alaska coal lands will be reserved to be mined by the government at the discretion of the president, for the use of the navy and government work, and for relief from oppressive conditions of the coal industry. The rest of the coal lands is to be surveyed into forty-acre tracts or multiples thereof up to 560 acres, to be leased to competitive bidders, not more than one tract to be included in any one lease. Railroads to be prevented from acquiring more coal than needed for their own uses. A provision also seeks to prevent the interlocking of interests in separate leases, by forbidding any person to hold interest in more than one lease. Payment is proposed on a royalty basis of from 2 to 5 cents a ton and an annual rental graduation from 25 cents for the first year to 50 cents for the second and $1 thereafter. Two old Scotch fishermen, having imblbed overmuch, were on their way home, and overcome with a great desire to sleep, accordingly they stretched themselves on the warm beach sands and were soon slumbering heavily. The tide crept in, awakening the one nearest the water as a wavelet dashed a quantity of the salty liquid into his mouth. Half asleep, he started to arise, saying, "It's time we wis awa' oot o' this hoose. They're changin' the drink on us." Thursday, April 9 CARDS KAW, M. D. AND SURGEON Hours P. M.; 7 to 8 P. M. Angel Building Claudina Streets CALIFORNIA Residence 121 Kroeger Phone 341-L Phone 2093 FROM RESIDENCE Roger C. Dutton DUTTON Counselors at Law Given Probate Matanguage Spoken Floor Mullinix Bld Anaheim, Cal. ENCER Y-AT-LAW Public Center Street m, Cal. S, M. D. & Surgeon St., Anaheim 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Phones BUTTER, and Surgeon P. M.; 7 to 8 P. 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