anaheim-gazette 1914-08-27

WOMEN UNITE AGAINST EIGHT HOUR LAW MANY TAKE PART IN MEETING OF ORANGE COUNTY VOTERS LAST WEEK SOCIALIST WILLIAMS UPSETS A HORNET'S NEST AND GETS WORST OF ENCOUNTER Women were given equal position with men in the campaign to insure the defeat of the "universal 8-hour law" by the agriculturists of Orange County who some days before the election, at a rousing meeting in Santa Ana, organized the Agricultural and Commercial Protective League and passed strong resolutions denouncing the Socialists' proposition as "injurious to all interests" of this rich section. A feature of the meeting which was attended by representative citrus fruit, sugar beet, walnut, vegetable and other growers from every part of the county, was a face-to-face denunciation of T. W. Williams, the State Socialist Secretary who managed the initiative petitions that placed the law on the November ballot, by C. C. Chapman, a prominent citrus fruit grower. Mr. Williams entered the meeting and after listening to vigorous speeches by a score of well known agriculturists, each one of whom related how the proposed drastic law would injure both farmers and workers, asked the chair for permission to make a plea for the Socialists' proposition. Chairman S. C. Hartranft readily granted Mr. Williams the floor and he spoke at length. The assembled agriculturists then bombarded him with questions which he found difficulty in answering and as a climax Mr. Chapman declared that Mr. Williams' argument served only to emphasize the dangerous features of the law to the farmer. Turning to the Socialist manager, Mr. Chapman then said: "You have failed to answer or ex- les, $21,312.87; C. E. Chamberlain, Anaheim, $21,701.93; Crandall Construction Company, Los Angeles, $21,827.-44. The contract for this road will be awarded today. The commission will begin advertising immediately for bids on section 2 of the Talbert road. This road will be approximately three miles in length. It runs from Bristol street at the Santa Ana city limits along the old Newport road to Greenville. BUSTER GIVEN A 12-YEAR SENTENCE ElToro Man Goes to San Quentin for Statutory Crime Frank Buster of El Toro was sentenced to twelve years in San Quentin on his plea of guilty to a charge of an offense against a 14-year old girl. Sentence was passed by Judge West. When court opened four witnesses were called In Buster's behalf, each testifying that while they had known Buster he had not been in trouble that they personally knew of. Buster told the judge that he had lived in this section for twenty-six years. "You seem to be sorry for what you have done," said he judge. "Nearly every person brought into court for an offense becomes sorry. From what you have said, I believe, however, that you are really penitent. "I do not know whether or not you fully realize the gravity of the offense with which you are charged. The law especially aims to give protection to young girls, and that law has been transgressed by you." "The difference between your case and some other cases of a similar nature that have come before this court is that you were not in a position of a model to others, not a person of education, not standing at the head of an institution where characters are moulded." This reference was to the fact that two school principals and two stepfathers have been sentenced from this county each to twenty-five years in state's prison. Judge West then ordered that Buster be sentenced to twelve years in San Quentin, unless he preferred Folsom. Buster, who had begun to weep, shook his head, indicating that he had no choice in the matter. The judge told Buster that with proper behavior Buster's term would end in UNIVERSITY OF NOUNCES SEED COURSES FOR MANY THINGS VANTAGE TO TURIST WILL To help the prairie money is the object Short Courses" of California has this fall. Farmers and over California wavily Farm at 5 to November 1st arate Short Course Dairy Manufacturer and in Poultry H. If a dairyman production 5 per increase his yields to an acre, he just one horse veterinary practice versity, he will the time and exp short course at the Here are some will be taught: To judge lives may be protected which yearly carries of thousands essary loss. To test milk, cows which produce tertaf than the ve be removed from To make the bter, cheese, and ply of competen creameries is not To bud and grower may pro own plants as he mix and whom related how the proposed dractic law would injure both farmers and workers, asked the chair for permission to make a plea for the Socialists' proposition. Chairman S. C. Hartranft readily granted Mr. Williams the floor and he spoke at length. The assembled agriculturists then bombarded him with questions which he found difficulty in answering and as a climax Mr. Chapman declared that Mr. Williams' argument served only to emphasize the dangerous features of the law to the farmer. Turning to the Socialist manager, Mr. Chapman then said: "You have failed to answer or explain any of the important objections made here by our farmers, or to show that this law would not seriously injure all workers and employers, as well as the general prosperity of all the people of California. Working conditions in California are the finest in existence in the world today at if humanity anywhere should be satisfied, contented and happy, it is here. This law is proposed by a small minority on the false assumption that it will benefit the worker, but as a matter of fact it will injure the employee first and worst. "Our workers in Orange County at present are satisfied, thrifty, healthful, industrious and intelligent. They are well paid, are anxious to aid in harvesting our crops and to make extra pay for overtime when conditions demand, which overtime this law forbids. They have respect for their duties, for their employers and for themselves. They will continue to be thus contented unless professional agitators go among them circulating falsehoods and fomenting discontent and hatred." "You, Mr. Williams, should be ashamed of yourself to be in such a business. You are seeking to inflict a serious injury upon all the people of the state. You owe an apology to the people of the state of California for folling this outrageous proposition upon the ballot." Applause lasting several minutes followed Mr. Chapman's remarks. Mr. Williams then admitted that the effect of the law if enacted was somewhat problematical, and pleaded that if the measure would injure the farmer and the general prosperity the Socialists did not even now wish to see it enacted, although with their present views they would continue to work for its success. The meeting then unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that "the agriculturists of Orange county, in public meeting assembled, are unalterably opposed to the proposed universal 8-hour law, and we believe it would prove injurious to all the interests of this county, the employer and employee alike, and we call upon all good people in Orange County and the state to help defeat the proposition at this November election." The Orange county organization will have active representatives among the farmers to carry on educational work in every voting precinct and also bring out the vote on election day. DRUGS GOING UP The man who buys groceries at inflated prices is not alone in his troubles in these days of an ascending scale of figures, as a result of the European conflict. In the last few days the prices of many kinds of drugs which come from foreign countries have shown a skyrocket tendency, the result being that the retail price on many kinds of drugs have shown a very marked increase, being two or three times the former figure in some instances. The druggists are receiving daily quotations, good for that day only, so uncertain is the market on this class of goods. This condition applies not only to drugs but to many other articles carried by druggists, notably toilet powders coming from France and other European countries. The price on many brands of this class of goods has gone skyward very rapidly, so that "my lady" will either have to make her toilet without her usual powder or else resort to American made goods, which many are doing, there having been no appreciable rise in the prices on the home brands. THE WALNUT CROP Local walnut growers are now getting busy in preparation for gathering the crop. Nuts have been dropping for a week or ten days, from two to three weeks earlier than usual. The nuts are dropping free of the husks as a rule, and the conditions that prevailed last year are not in evidence this season. The quality is good. At Capistrano gathering is now in full progress and growers predict that the first carload from that point will be shipped out by September 10. Reports from the walnut sections of the county are to the effect that the crop will not be as large as was estimated early in the season, when it was estimated that the yield would be three-fourths of a normal crop. The yield in some of the districta outside of Orange county will be larger than here. Prices for this season's crop will probably be less than last year. 16 "the agriculturists of Orange county, in public meeting assembled, are unalterably opposed to the proposed universal 8-hour law, and we believe it would prove injurious to all the interests of this county, the employer and employee alike, and we call upon all good people in Orange County and the state to help defeat the proposition at this November election." The Orange county organization will have active representatives among the farmers to carry on educational work in every voting precinct and also to bring out the vote on election day. D. Eyman Huff of Santa Ana, a widely known citrus grower who has been active in many works for the upbuilding of the industry and is manager of the Orange County Fruit Exchange, was unanimously elected President of the Agricultural and Commercial League. C. H. Metzgar, Secretary of the associated chambers of commerce of Orange county, was elected Secretary treasurer. Six women and six men were elected vice-presidents, as follows: Mrs. A. J. Lawton, Santa Ana; Mrs. G. W. Sherwood, Placentia; Mrs. F. Morse, Fullerton; Mrs. John L. Wheeler, Orange; Mrs. F. C. Spencer, Anaheim; Mrs. E. M. Neally, Tustin; F. B. Case and Horace McPhoe, Santa Ana; Willard Smith, Orange; C. C. Cowman, Fullerton; Judge A. H. Stutsman, Tustin, and G. W. Moore, Huntington Beach. These officers will act as an Executive Committee and proceed to the appointment of a volunteer working force of farmers covering the entire county. BIDS RECEIVED Bids were opened Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors and referred to the Orange County Highway Commission for six miles of paving starting from the paved boulevard one-half mile south of Buena Park running south to the northwest city limits in Stanton, thence west through Cypress to the county line, where the road will join the Los Angeles boulevard. The bids were as follows: Hart & Ducey, Pasadena, $20,775.81; Star cement Company, Riverside, $21,276.91; Brashear-Burns Company, Los Ange- TEACH FARMERS HOW TO MAKE MONEY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES SERIES OF SHORT COURSES FOR RANCHERS MANY THINGS OF PROFIT AND ADVANTAGE TO THE AGRICULTURIST WILL BE TAUGHT To help the practical farmer to raise more to the acre and to make more money is the object of the "Farmers' Short Courses" which the University of California has now announced for this fall. Farmers and their wives from all over California will gather at the University Farm at Davis from October 5 to November 14. There will be separate Short Courses in Agriculture, in Dairy Manufactures, in Horticulture, and in Poultry Husbandry. If a dairyman can increase his dairy production 5 per cent, if a farmer can increase his yield of barley two bushels to an acre, if a rancher can save just one horse by what he learns of veterinary practice, then, says the University, he will be amply repaid for the time and expense of his six-weeks short course at the University farm. Here are some of the things that will be taught: To judge livestock. To immunize hogs, so that swine may be protected against hog cholera, which yearly causes California hundreds of thousands of dollars of unnecessary loss. To test milk, so that the "boarder" cows which produce less value in butterfat than the value of their feed may be removed from the herd. To make the highest quality of butter, cheese, and ice cream—the supply of competent men to operate creameries is not equal to the demand. To bud and graft, so that the fruit grower may produce and modify his own plants as he may desire. To mix and use insecticides and immigration and the return of reserves to Europe would cause a scarcity of labor here was another prediction. The increase in prices which is giving such concern that a federal inquiry is being demanded is not a result of any actual shortage in supply. It may be considered anticipatory. Imported articles naturally are going up in price since there is no immediate prospect of replenishing the present supply. The fact that the women and children have been requested by public proclamation to harvest the present crop in France and put in next year's crop indicates that productive industries are paralyzed in one country at least. The same condition probably obtains elsewhere on the Continent. The supply of articles on hand for export purposes is an unknown quantity. No way to protect export articles in transit has been devised by the nations now at war and there is no infiltration that such protection will be afforded. It is not surprising that imported articles have increased in price. Of course, if there has been an agreement to such increase the Federal Government may be able to punish the spirators and will probably attempt to do so. But the increase in price of domestic products is less defensible. The only export which has so far shown an increase as a result of the war is coal and comparatively little of it has been sold. Many manufactures will be less in demand than heretofore. No practical steps to increase our South American exports have been taken. At present our surplus is greater than it has been for some time. Why prices should be raised when an increased demand is such a remote prospect is puzzling. If it shall appear that the increase is the result of agreement it would appear to be an excellent opportunity to invoke the criminal clause of the Sherman act. Heretofore it has been BUSINESS CARDS J. W. TRUXAW, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Hours 11 to 18 A.M.; 2 to 4 P.M.; 7 to 8 P.M. Suite 1-2-3 Nagel Building Corner Center and Claudina Streets ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Office Phone | Residence 121 Kroeger 341-J Home Phone 2093 NIGHT CALLS FROM RESIDENCE F. C. SPENCER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Notary Public Odd Fellown's Block, Center Street Anaheim, Cal. J. JANSS, M. D. Physician & Surgeon 623 W. Center St., Anaheim Office Hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P.M. Both Phones Carl Simmons Ben Baxter Sunset Phone 225R4 Sunset 175R1 SIMMONS & BAXTER Contractors Cement Pipe Concrete Work Gravel for Sale Anaheim, Cal. Main yards 3 miles east of Anaheim, R.D. No. 3. To Demonstrate that We Sell The Best Materials To test milk, so that the "boarder" cows which produce less value in butterfat than the value of their feed may be removed from the herd. To make the highest quality of butter, cheese, and ice cream—the supply of competent men to operate creameries is not equal to the demand. To bud and graft, so that the fruit grower may produce and modify his own plants as he may desire. To mix and use insecticides and fungicides and to fight pests by spraying, fumigating, etc. To plant and care for citrus and deciduous orchards. To pickle olives. To hatch, rear, feed, breed, and care for fowls, grow their feed, and build poultry yard equipment. To keep farm accounts, so that it may be plain where is the gain and where the loss in different farm operations. To build irrigation equipment. To perform simple surgical operations on farm animals. To care for farm machinery. The farmer who wanted to avail himself of all the opportunities offered would need to come to the Short Course every year for three or four years. However, the 293 lectures and 258 practical exercises to be given during the Short Courses, between October 5 and November 14, have this year been planned in complete detail so that the farmer may know the exact day and hour of each of these demonstrations and avail himself of exactly what he wants. An announcement containing this complete schedule for this year's Short Courses will be sent to anyone who writes to the College of Agriculture at Berkeley. Not the least of the benefits of these Short Courses, the University believes, is the contact at the University Farm with other progressive men, leaders in their respective communities, who have left their business for a short time to acquire new ideas. Another advantage is the opportunity of seeing the splendid equipment of the university farm, the herd of 200 Holstein-Friesians, Jerseyans, Guernseys, Ayrshiregs, Herfords, Short Horns, and Aberdeen Angus; the flocks of Shropshire, Hampshire, Southdown, Cotswold and Merlina sheep; the swine—Poland China, Bergshire, Duroc, Jerseys, Tamworth, Chester White, and Large Yorkshire; the 363 varieties of grapes, growing in the twenty acres of vineyard; the many acres of orchards and the unequaled equipment for the study of irrigation practice and the duty of water. Dry farming methods are thoroughly illustrated, too. During two years ending June 30,1913, the rainfall at the University Farm was only 18.3 inches, yet without irrigation, the average yield of 63 experimental plats of wheat and 41 plats of barley was 39 bushels of wheat and 91 bushels of barley. To demonstrate that We Sell The Best Materials We are going to run a series of talks on the qualities of the different articles we carry in stock and sell. Topic to be changed every fortnight. NEUTRALITY IN CALIFORNIA In view of the fact that a large per cent of the population of California is either foreign-born or of foreign parentage, President Wilson's neutrality message is of especial significance to our people. Not less than 21 per cent of California's population is foreign-born, and nearly 28 per cent more is of foreign or mixed parentage. About half of our people, therefore, are related to other countries by blood ties. The nations now at war in Europe are represented in California by large numbers. According to the census of 1910, the aggregate is as follows: Germans ... 76,208 Austrians ... 17,330 Hungarians ... 3,126 British ... 161,671 Italians ... 63,549 French ... 20,470 Russians ... 16,850 Belgians ... 1,441 It is also important to remember that about half of the foreign born population of California is widely distributed. Of the German population, 51 per cent is outside of the three largest cities; of the Italians, 61 per cent; of the British, 56 per cent; of the French, 46 per cent; of the Austrians, 50 per cent; and of the Russians, 38 per cent. In view of these plain facts, the following words of President Wilson should not fall on dull ears in California: "I am speaking. I feel sure, the earnest wish and purpose of every thoughtful American that this great country of ours, which is, of course, the first in our thoughts and in our hearts, should show herself in this time of peculiar trial a nation fit beyond others to exhibit the fine poise of undisturbed judgment, the dignity of self-control, the efficiency of dispassionate action; Large Yorkshire; the 363 varieties of grapes, growing in the twenty acres of vineyard; the many acres of orchards and the unequaled equipment for the study of irrigation practice and the duty of water. Dry farming methods are thoroughly illustrated, too. During the two years ending June 30,1913, the rainfall at the University Farm was only 18.3 inches, yet without irrigation, the average yield of 63 experimental plats of wheat and 41 plats of barley was 39 bushels of wheat and 91 bushels of barley. "Would it not be worth while," the University asks the farmers, "to come to the Short Courses at the University Farm and see how this was done." AN ANTICIPATORY RISE As soon as it became evident that Europe was to engage in war on a large scale, there was much speculation by economists as to the effect on American business. That wheat would advance in price seemed so certain that a phenomenal bull movement began, checked later by the fact that the export business was paralyzed through inability to get ships which could safely put to sea. Cotton suffered a slump in price because the regular foreign demand for the raw product would be diminished for an indefinite period without any certainty as to how soon there would be a greater American demand and how great that demand would be. Some theorists perdicted that manufactured goods for which we have a normal foreign demand would fall in price through that demand ceasing. 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