anaheim-gazette 1914-11-12

WHAT CANAL IS DOING FOR COAST NORTHERN PORTS ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF WATERWAY SALVATION OF PORTLAND GRAIN TRADE, ACCORDING TO STATE-MENT JUST ISSUED The Panama canal has been the salvation of Portland's grain export trade this year, according to a statement issued by the Merchants' Exchange, and based upon reports from local exporters. In spite of a decided ruling on the wheat demand from the Orient and the fact that no cargoes were dispatched for the European continent for several weeks after the war broke out, total shipments for the months of August, September and October, were only 14,118 bushels short of the total exporation for the corresponding period last season. This, exporters declare, could not have been made possible had it been necessary to route grain vessels via Cape Storm or the straits, with attendant risks of capture in southern waters by hostile warships. Within the four months of the grain exporting season already past, Portland exported 2,995,632 bushels of wheat valued at $2,612,125, and last year the same months are credited with 2,067,480 bushels, but valued at only $2,199,063. The climb in the market is responsible for the increased value of grain exports and in that connection a comparison of wheat quotations has been issued. For blue stem during August, the average was 91.12 cents; the last August it was 91.22 cents; the September price was $1.90; and the previous year 87 cents, with $1.05 again prevailing in October. J. R. Hitchcock, who fired the bunch when trouble started, and prevented any further trouble. It appears that the trouble started over the differences of opinion entertained by many of the men, and when they were at the height of the dispute such words as "Villa," "Carranza," "Guitorrez," "Angeles," "Sacramento," "Diablo," "Juerno," "Caramba," made the atmosphere blue. Apparently they were trying to decide whether Carranza or Diablo would make the better President for Mexico, although Senior Inferno had a few ready to vote for him, if they had an opportunity. "Senior," or rather General Sacramento, had a large following, also, from the way some were shouting for him. When it dawned on the men that they were "fired" they decided to return to work and leave Mexican politics alone. CALIFORNIA'S ARMY OF SHOOTERS There are more than 100,000 men in California who shoot well enough to be called hunters, according to figures compiled from the office of the state controller from the hunting licenses issued for the year ending June 30th last. That means, if every one is able-bodied—and willing—that the state could muster quite an army of sharpshooters in case of a foreign invasion. The hunting license reports shows that during the year there was collected from this source $164,111. The licenses cost the citizens of the state $1 each, non-residents, $10, and allens $25. There are more than 100,000 of the licenses in the possession of the citizens. This money is placed in the state treasury for use in the enforcement of the state fish and game laws and for the propagation of fish and game. LOS ANGELES COUNTY Even Uncle Sam has become a booster for the county of the Angels. The campaign without a republic any kind in any During the contest splendid and loyalization in every state at large. Waged almost winning, and against whose finances she campaign, so far has been clean no alliances, conditions have been. The republican is today essential Every dollar we collect has been chant and profiled no interest in going it should be clear-establish confidency our business process were made—no indulged in. We are now standing with stout hopes, the great tide in California filling its mission until the hoop will be found readjusted to again seize of humanity, proceed. In the meantime in tune with precepts of life and personally, the oppose know the splendid and women whom this great state is full recompense shall not attempt their toll and saign. Within the four months of the grain exporting season already past, Portland exported 2,998,632 bushels of wheat valued at $2,612,125, and last year the same months are credited with 2,067,480 bushels, but valued at only $2,199,039. The climb in the market is responsible for the increased value of grain exports and in that connection a comparison of wheat quotations has been issued. For blue stem during August, the average was 11.2 cents, the last August it was 12 cents, the September price was 1.00, and the previous year 87 cents, with $1.06 again prevailing in October as against 85 1/2 cents the same period in 1913. Steamers that have sailed for Europe via the canal with grain cargoes, those in the river to load and others listed, number fifteen. Thirty-three sailing vessels are under charter to load grain here, either en route or in port, bringing the total of vessels in the grain fleet to date to forty-eight, with the season less than half over. Besides affording a safe route for ships carrying cargo to Europe, the canal has increased Portland's trade with the Atlantic Coast to a remarkable extent, though falling short of what would have been the volume had not the war abroad exerted such an influence. Three regular lines are now sending steamers here from New York and Boston. Prior to the opening of the canal there was none. At least four other companies have announced intention of installing similar service as soon as untoward conditions caused by the war shall have passed. The opening of the canal has more than doubled the water traffic between Puget Sound and Atlantic Coast ports, but the increase would have been vastly greater but for the war, the leading companies using the canal say. For example, the southern states are not taking canned salmon as usual, owing to the cotton depression. On the outbreak of the war trade with Europe and South America was suspended for a time, and after three months is not improved except in the matter of shipping food supplies to the belligerents. Shipments of wheat, flour and salmon to Europe are large and must continue so during hostilities. The lumber trade was greatly depressed before the war broke out and shipments continue to decrease. Total foreign exports for August September and October of this year were valued at $11,113,211, as compared with $15,294,850 last year in the like period. Total imports for these three months in 1914 were $19,094,670, as compared with $14,782,184 in the corresponding period of this year. Following is a comparison of the principal foreign exports of Puget Sound for August, September and October this year and last. Article measure 1913 1914 Wheat, bu... 1,907,830 3,017,726 Flour, bbl... 436,499 327,386 Cotton, bales... 20,128 19,485 Lumber, M. ft... 117,723 76,977 Salmon, lbs... 909,706 5,593,892 LOS ANGELES COUNTY Even Uncle Sam has become a booster for the county of the Angels. The latest United States census report on agriculture gives that particular spot on the map a world-wide advertising as the foremost county in all the country. It outdistances all in the total value of farm property and the total value of its crops. According to Uncle Sam's figures these values, respectively, are $199,988,200 and $14,720,884. Its nearest competitor in value of crops is Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, with a total showing of $13,000,000, or nearly $2,000,000 less than Los Angeles, and heretofore Lancaster has always been looked upon as the prize county. As to the value of farm property, there is not another county in the United States that approaches it within $50,-900,000. On this score, Lancaster is $115,000,000 behind. Los Angeles may well feel gratified and even a trifle boastful. WOMEN DOCTORS WANTED Women physicians are in demand in California for state service in several hospitals and other institutions. The supply is far under the demand and as a consequence the state civil service commission has sent out notices for women physicians to send on their applications for the examinations to be held soon. There are several vacancies and up to date but two applications have been filed—and one of these was a man. The state needs women doctors as assistant physicians in the hospitals where it has been proven that women have better success in the treatment of women patients in many cases. BAD FOREST FIRES Because there have been no spectacular fires such as occurred last year on Mount Tamalpals and in the Santa Cruz mountains, the impression prevails in California that the season of 1914 has been a mild one in the were vaulted at $11,113,211, as compared with $15,294,850 last year in the like period. Total imports for these three months in 1914 were $19,047,670, as compared with $14,782,184 in the corresponding period of 1913. Following is a comparison of the principal foreign exports of Puget Sound for August, September and October this year and last. Article, measure, 1913 1914 Wheat, bu., 1,907,890, 3,017,726 Flour, bbl., 436,499, 327,386 Cotton, bales., 20,128, 19,485 Lumber, M. ft., 117,723, 76,977 Salmon, lbs., 909,706, 5,593,892 Japan promises to take as much cotton as usual. Puget Sound is now the principal tea port of the United States, having received more than 4,000,000 pounds last month. This increase, like much of the other increase of imports, is due to the commander of the Canadian Pacific liners by the British Admiralty. There is now no regular service between British Columbia and the Orient and the North Pacific business goes to the Japanese steamships plying to Puget Sound. BUSHELS OF FISH About 50,000 rainbow trout went into the streams of Orange county on Thursday and Friday, and next season should find Santiago, Trabuco and Mission creeks well supplied with the speckled beauties. The fish car from the Hatcheries was at Orange Thursday afternoon. Three cans, or about 9000 trout, were sent to Santiago Creek, Hilt Park taking 6000 for planting in the creek and Supervisor Struck and Game Warden Robinson taking 3000 for the pleasure lake at Orange County Park. From Capistrano, Santiago creek receiving an additional 6000, two canals being planted at Jamison's camp. The supply for Mission and Trabuco Creeks was shipped to Capistrano by Thursday night's Owl, and early Friday morning Henry Rutherford, Sam Murke and W. K. Robinson went to Capistrano and took six cans, or 18,000 trout, for distribution in Trabuco. John Forster made the distribution in Mission creek, planting 18,000. Mexicans Strike. A strike among some of the Mexican laborers on the new spur being built on the Irvine spur track, was nipped in the bud by Superintendent BAD FOREST FIRES Because there have been no spectacular fires such as occurred last year on Mount Tamalpais and in the Santa Cruz mountains, the impression prevails in California that the season of 1914 has been a mild one in the matter of forest fires. District Forester DuBois, at San Francisco, states that this is not the case and that the season of 1914, which is not yet over, has been one of marked severity. In the national forests in California 2049 fires have occurred, and they are still being reported at the rate of about 50 a week. Most of those fires would have caused serious damage if they had not been handled with the utmost promptness. But less than 17 per cent got sufficient start to cause any considerable damage, and 876 of them were caught and put out before they had burned a space twenty rods square. The total area burned amounts to 45,000 acres, of which 34,000 acres was timberland. The direct loss to timber and improvements is estimated at $76,000. As usual, a large proportion of the fires were caused by campers. The rangers were forced to make numerous arrests for violation of forest laws, chiefly the law that requires campfires to be extinguished before leaving camp. A few offenders were given fall sentences, but as a rule the minimum fine of $50 was imposed. STILL OPTIMISTIC Captain John D. Fredericks has issued the following statement relative to the election: If I had this campaign to go through again I would gladly do it. The results obtained have been worth the effort. It has not been a personal assistant physicians in the hospitals where it has been proven that women have better success in the treatment of women patients in many cases. PROSPERITY IN Food, not cloth essential of human tion that gets away from prosperity with states and under exceptions is evident that things it was deprived should keep on the soil. This is on in the south the present time; on of the cotton of the fact that taking time to make a survey for half a comp plantation grown cotton exclusively mittledly that praises more dollars do food products; net results contain. The food Iowa and other state Wheat; corn and them. The cotton crop worth more remained poor. Taken by the crops and sold back to the public worth much more cotton lands as a throughout the movement to return of food. That is the manhole food. ANAHEIM GAZETTE campaign, but one for the purpose of recalling the attention of the people to the principles of republicanism, upon which the prosperity of the nation has been founded. The campaign began practically without a republican organization of any kind in any county in the state. During the contest we have created a splendid and loyal republican organization in every county and in the state at large. The contest has been waged almost without financial backing, and against an organization whose finances seem unlimited. The campaign, so far as we are concerned, has been clean and wholesome, and no alliances, combinations or affiliations have been entered into. The republican party in California is today essentially a peoples' party. Every dollar we have been able to collect has been from the small merchant and professional man, who had no interest in government except that it should be clean and efficient and re-establish confidence, so essential to our business prosperity. No promises were made—no hysteria or demagogy indulged in. We are now strong, well organized, and, with stout hearts and cheerful hopes, the great republican organization in California will march on, fulfilling its mission and hopefully waiting until the hour of need, when it will be found ready and able, as in the past to again serve in the interests of humanity, progress and prosperity. In the meantime, let us keep sweet, in tune with progress and the best ideas of life and government. Personally, the opportunity to meet and know the splendid and unselfish men and women whom I have met all over this great state during the campaign is full recompense for the labor. I shall not attempt to thank them for their toll and sacrifice in this campaign. The fight was theirs as well YEARS' CROP GREATEST EVER RECORDED Increase in Nearly Every Line of Agriculture is Shown The important farm crops of the United States this year are worth $5,068,742,000 or $10,000,000 more than the value of the same crops last year, notwithstanding a loss of $418,000,000 sustained by cotton planters on lint alone as a result of the European war. Preliminary estimates of the important farm crops announced by the Department of Agriculture, and statistics of the average prices paid to producers on November 1, indicate that this year's wheat and corn crops are the most valuable ever grown in the United States; that the wheat and apple crops are record harvests, and the potato crop is the second largest ever raised. The huge wheat crop and the increased price of that cereal, the large corn and apple crop, and the increased price of oats, barley and rye, more than offset the big loss in the value of the cotton crop resulting from the war. The values of the important crops, based on the average prices paid to producers on November 1, and their values last year, follow: Crop — 1914 1913 Corn ... $1,885,867,000 $1,730,021,000 Wheat ... 858,056,000 587,803,000 Oats ... 484,390,000 425,150,000 Barley ... 100,536,000 97,469,000 Rye ... 34,387,000 26,153,000 Buckwheat ... 13,279,000 10,444,000 Potatoes ... 219,396,000 230,741,000 S. Potatoes ... 42,751,000 44,706,000 Hay ... 803,353,000 786,062,000 Cotton ... 462,383,000 880,360,000 Flaxseed ... 181,960,000 21,192,000 The total production this year of the principal farm crops as announced... past to again serve in the interests of humanity, progress and prosperity. In the meantime, let us keep sweet, in tune with progress and the best ideas of life and government. Personally, the opportunity to meet and know the splendid and unselfish men and women whom I have met all over this great state during the campaign is full recompense for the labor. I shall not attempt to thank them for their toll and sacrifice in this campaign. The fight was theirs as well as mine. We are comrades in the struggle for what we believed to be for the best interests of our state. But I take this opportunity to extend a comrade's greeting to them, with the injunction to stand fast, stand true. We were and are right. Personal honesty and patriotism and love of humanity are not the sole properties of any person, party, clique or clan, and the principles we stand for will triumph, for they are the only principles upon which this government can endure. The republican party will play a great part in the immediate future of the state and nation in putting aside vague, unstable and dangerous theories of government, which, though new to our age have worked the ruln of republics and democracies through all the ages past, and we will do our part in educating the people to hold fast to the principles of government upon which our nation was founded and has flourished through all its splendid history. CARD FROM JUDGE THOMAS Santa Ana, Ca., Nov. 6. Ed. Gazette: "Will you kindly tell the people of this county through the columns of the Gazette that I thank them most sincerely for their confidence and esteem, as evidenced by the vote given me last Tuesday." It is my solemn resolve under God to so conduct myself and to administer the affairs of this office in such a way that no citizen of this county will ever regret the support given. Very sincerely yours, W. H. THOMAS. PROSPERITY IN FOOD PRODUCTS Food, not clothing, is the first essential of human survival, and the nation that gets away from food gets away from prosperity. It is likewise with states and smaller sections, save under exceptional conditions; for it is evident that in the great scheme of things it was determined that mer... PROSPERITY IN FOOD PRODUCTS Food, not clothing, is the first essential of human survival, and the nation that gets away from food gets away from prosperity. It is likewise with states and smaller sections, save under exceptional conditions; for it is evident that in the great scheme of things it was determined that mer should keep on terms of intimacy with the soil. This truth is being borne in on the southern cotton states at the present time, not so much by reason of the cotton slump as by reason of the fact that cotton raisers are taking time to look about them and make a survey of conditions. For half a century the plan of the plantation growers has been to raise cotton exclusively and buy food. Admittedly that plan has failed. Cotton raises more dollars to the acre than do food products, but when it comes to net results the contrary condition obtains. The food growers of Kansas, Iowa and other states have grown rich. Wheat, corn and hogs have prospered them. The cotton growers, raising a crop worth more in actual money, have remained poor. The profits have been taken by the men who handled the crops and sold the manufactured goods back to the public. Farm lands are worth much more in the market than cotton lands as matters stand now. Throughout the south there is a movement to return to the production of food. That is, not to abandon cotton raising, but to grow enough food to supply local wants. A little land for cattle and hogs and grains, taken from each cotton plantation, has been found to work wonders in the owner's accounts at the end of the year. There is only one man better off than he who has good food for sale. That is the man who raises his own food. Barley—Farm price, 71.3 cents as against 54.7 last year. Weight per measured bushel 46.2 pounds, against 46.5 last year and 46.8, the 10-year average. Rye—Farm price, 80.6 cents against 63.2 last year. Buckwheat—Acre yield 21.4 bushels, against 17.2 last year and 19.7 the 10-year average. Farm price 78.1 cents against 75.5 last year. Potatoes—Acre yield, 109.6 bushels, against 90.4 last year and 96.6, the 10-year average; farm price 54 cents, against 69.6 last year. Sweet potatoes—Acre yield, 94.5 bushels, against 94.5 last year and 91.6 the 10-year average; farm price, 76.3 cents, against 75.7 last year. Hay—Farm price, $11.71 a ton as against $12.26 last year. Tobacco—Acre yield, 853.8 pounds, against 784.3 last year and 823.8, the 10-year average. Flaxseed—Acre yield, 8.3 bushels, against 7.8 last year and 7.9, the 10-year average; farm price $1.187 cents a bushel, against $1.187 last year. Apples—Farm price, 56 cents a bushel, average on October 15, against 35.6 cents last year. Sugar beets—Acre yield, 10.6 tons, against 9.76 last year and 9.96, the 10-year average. C.E. Jackson, sheriff-elect, was over from Santa Ana receiving the congratulations of his friends Friday. W.M.Wickett was doing business in Los Angeles Friday. Don't miss the Dunbars. J.C.Oshher,D.D.S.,M.D. OCULIST EAR, NOSE AND THROAT—ORAL SURGERY—GLASSES FITTED Suite 1, Central Bldg. Anaheim Phone Sunset 337 At last the Germans fell back; the Frenchmen, fighting for their Paris, having proved unconquerable demons; and Jean Bonhomme, among scores of dead of his race lay unconscious in close proximity to other scores of dead and dying Germans. All night he lay like that, as motionless as the dead about him. Then a cold rain set in. When dawn came the rain revived him and he managed to prop himself up against the corpse of a fallen comrade. He was suffering like the damned and losing blood all the time from his multiple wounds. He tried to administer a sort of first aid to himself but could not, one of his arms being broken and paralyzed by the pain. Suddenly, some 20 feet away, he saw a soldier moving in his direction, crawling very slowly. It was a German officer, judging by the uniform, and having heard weird stories of battlefields, Jean Bonhomme wondered what was going to happen. When the German reached the side of the Frenchman, he helped Jean into a more comfortable position; dressed his wounds as best he could under the circumstances, with things he took from his own—an officer's kit. Then he fell back unconscious. The ambulance attendants found the German dead. Both his legs were broken, the bones in each being pulverized. A bullet through the lungs had completed the job. Jean Bonhomme—which is not the Frenchman's real name, the doctor who told me the story didn't recall it, nor does it matter here—is now at the American hospital in Neully, nearly well. He sits every fine day on the flat roof-top drinking in the sunshine; he will soon be back on the firing line. He tells those who ask THURSDAY, NOV. 12 THE USTRITE STORE EXCLUSIVE Ladies' all-ready-to-wear ESTABLISHMENT Just received a new line of Ladies' Shirtwaists specially for Holiday trade, es a good many articles for the Ladies' exvely. Don't overlook us, if you want to well buy a "Justrite" corset in any style form. Corsets will be fitted free of charge does a good many articles for the Ladies' exvely. Don't overlook us, if you want to well buy a "Justrite" corset in any style form. Corsets will be fitted free of charge Madame De Le Vin, who has the finest Dressmaking ashment in Anaheim, in connection with our store. Any garment purchased in our store will be altered free large. Remember the name when shopping. THE JUSTRITE STORE White Mason Theatre Anaheim, Cal. ENT OF WAR "German atrocity" the word of several who attended the first in the ambuthe American hospital outside the walls of e, his left thigh and and shot in nine the battlefield of the Meaux. The fighting bayonet charge had charge and the man armies had swaywith over the same time again. The Ger- "On to Paris!"! The General Joffre's orhold your ground or to-hand encounters herings and men fell into unrecognizable ermans fell back; the liking for their Paris, conquerable demons; name, among scores of lay unconscious in to other scores of Germans. like that, as motion- him what he thinks of the enemy. "Ils sont tres gentils!" And he adds: "If they weren't pretty decent I wouldn't be up here in the sunshine." FINE OUTLOOK FOR FRUIT British agents in the Santa Clara Valley are dickering for over 1000 tons of dried prunes for the English army. It is stated that in Hungary and along the Adriatic, the great prune district of Europe, no fruit has been preserved this year and many of the orchards have been absolutely destroyed by the advancing armies. The foreign call for dried peaches and apricots next year will be the largest ever known. No matter whether the war is quickly settled or whether it drags along for another year or two, buyers will look to California for a world supply of dried fruit and all extra work spent on the orchards at this time will be abundantly rewarded. All of our growers of deciduous fruits should redouble their efforts to get their trees in the best possible shape so that an increased supply will be on hand to supply the demand that is certain to come. The British agents in the Santa ious kinds and, in the East many million dollars' worth of shoes are ordered. The volume of exports from the port of New York to Europe has increased of late until all records are surpassed. The demand for clothing is beginning to make itself felt, so that in certain times involved the business in the United States assumes very large proportions. Naturally, foreign orders for supplies are within a comparatively narrow range, but they will presently involve nearly the entire round of our manufacturing and agricultural industries. The reaction is bound to come, as the economists warn us, but meanwhile a great business may be done and whatever advantage lies in the situation, accrues to our own people. Chester Lee, secretary of Garden Grove Walnut association, reports that the association will be represented at the San Francisco Exposition by four sacks of choice walnuts to be exhibited and given away as souvenirs to various representatives of states and nations. This section grows as fine walnuts as are grown on earth, and its product will easily be recognized as superior. Hold your ground or sto-to-hand encounters herlings and men fell into unrecognizable Germans fell back; the king for their Paris, conquerable demons; some, among scores of lay unconscious in to other scores of Germans. Like that, as motion-about him. Then a When dawn came nim and he managed up against the corpseade. He was suffered and losing blood from his multiple aid to administer a sort himself but could not, being broken and parin. The 20 feet away, he living in his direction, newly. It was a Gerling by the uniform, weird stories of Bonhomme wonder-ing to happen. Man reached the side door, he helped Jean into stable position; dressed best he could under his with things he down—an officer's kit, unconscious. Attendants found both his legs were in each being pulled through the lungs the job. —which is not the real name, the doctor history didn't recall it, later here—is now at hospital in Neuilly, visits every fine day on drinking in the sunoon be back on the tells those who ask Chester Lee, secretary of Garden Grove Walnut association, reports that the association will be represented at the San Francisco Exposition by four sacks of choice walnuts to be exhibited and given away as souvenirs to various representatives of states and nations. This section grows as fine walnuts as are grown on earth, and its product will easily be recognized as superior. Watson and Tice are operating the "Crown Stage" from Fullerton to Baloa, and are doing a fine business. They are both accommodating young gentlemen and are deserving of a liberal patronage. The Gazette Reliable Clean Newsy Official. Paper $1.50 Per Year Good Advertising Medium HEAVY FOREIGN BUYING The purchase of foodstuffs and clothing in this country by European agents has reached immense proportions. The orders for all kinds of foodstuffs in the West are very large and include flour, grain, meats of var-