anaheim-gazette 1914-12-31

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Heary Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION.....$1.50 Per Year Six Months.....$1.00 Three Months.....$50 Cts. Entered at the Anahém Postoffice as second-class matter. EXPENDITURE OF ROAD MONEYS Comparison of figures shows that in the distribution of the $1,270,000 bond issue, voted by the people of Orange county for road purposes two years ago, the third supervisor district has not received a square deal. The assessed valuation of this district is $19,725,825, practically 40 per cent of the total valuation of the county. The actual sum expended or to be expended from the bond issue in this district was $325,171.46; being 16.22 per cent of the whole, or $1.65 for each $100 of valuation. This leaves this district 8.78 per cent short of its just amount, and 89 cents below the average for the county on each $100 valuation. After providing for the 107 miles of paved road originally planned the highway commission finds a surplus of $246,710 on hands which must be used for other roads. Highway Commissioner Pixley wants a generous chunk of this surplus used in paying the canyon road from Olive to the Riverside county line, but Commissioner McFadden is of opinion that there are highways in this district of vastly more importance to travel than the canyon road that should be provided for first, besides to pave these roads would even up the score between this district and the balance of the county. He wants Crowther avenue, East Orlans, repair and supply ships will make an imposing naval parade. Farms for the penniless, jobless men of the cities are promised by the Forward to the Land League, which announces that it has the indorsement of the Departments of Agriculture and Interior and Labor. The plan is to be worked out from New York first and then from Chicago. The object of the league is to make practical application of the information collected in past years by the government on the two subjects of farming and the unemployed by bringing the two together. The league proposes to direct the organization of a colonization company which will purchase 50,000 acres of undeveloped land. It is said that the money has been provided. Any man without a job will be able to go work on the tract for board, lodging and a moderate wage. The land will be divided up into five and ten-acre tracts, and each man to whom a tract is allotted may get a cow, seed and chickens. He will not be required to make a payment until the farm is developed. In the end, however, he will be required to pay for the farm. The plan includes the establishment of a community center, administration farm and the employment of a supervising farmer. MILITARISM NOT INVOLVED It is a matter of regret that so many Americans should take for granted that all persons who are insisting on this country strengthening its army to the extent which the secretary of war and the military heads deem absolutely necessary and on properly equipping our navy with men, guns and ammunition are bent on a career of conquest or of building of other pilots, repair and supply ships will make an imposing naval parade. Ralph Cox and pily Marrie Deal Ralph L. Cox daughter of Mr. city, were married Wednesday. De happy young co honeymoon trip they will witness will return to their residence. The bride is and has hosts o Mr. Cox is pr Garage here an business man business. The newly re ceiving congrat many friends w ner of happiness. SCENE The road bu through Carbon completition, a finest scenic drive formia besides the distances nardina county. road which lie county has been progressing on miles in Orange. The grade is not exceed four place where there are not turns. The u is completed through to the Highway Commissioner Pixley wants a generous chunk of this surplus used in paying the canyon road from Olive to the Riverside county line, but Commissioner McFadden is of opinion that there are highways in this district of vastly more importance to travel than the canyon road that should be provided for first, besides to pave these roads would even up the score between this district and the balance of the county. He wants Crowther avenue, East Orangehorpe avenue and that 214 miles of the Anaheim Stanton road paved from this surplus fund, and in this contention he has the support of the people of this supervisor district who only ask even-handed justice from the commission. Engineer Finley has submitted a table to the board showing the expenditures in each of the supervisor districts. According to this table district No. 2 (Talbert's) received $4.79 on each hundred dollars of assessed valuation. The expenditure in this district was $1.65. District No. 4 got $1.80 per hundred dollars, and district No. 5 $1.95. To make the comparison more odious it must be remembered that the city of Santa Ana, which comprises district 1, was for purposes of distribution, divided between districts 4 and 5. All that portion of the city north of 17th street is added to No. 4, and the balance of the city to No. 5. Santa Ana received no benefit from this fund, the moneys accredited to it being spent entirely within the two districts, consequently by deducting it from their total figures it will be seen that each has received from the highway fund in the neighborhood of $3 per $100 of actual assessment. The third district received but $1.65. Finding itself with this surplus the highway commission now has an opportunity to repair to a certain extent the injustice done this district by paying the three important roads demanded by Mr. McFadden before expending enormous sums on a comparatively little used highway in a district that has already received much more of the fund than we have, measured by the valuation. Twenty-five thousand former sailors of the United States navy are contented to enlist in the naval reserve proposed by Secretary of the Navy Daniels in the draft of a bill which he has sent to Congress. Statistics of the bureau of navigation show that this is the approximate number and it It is a matter of regret that so many Americans should take for granted that all persons who are insisting on this country strengthening its army to the extent which the secretary of war and the military heads deem absolutely necessary and on properly equipping our navy with men, guns and ammunition are bent on a career of conquest or of bullying of other nations. The extreme pacificists who are loudest in their denunciation of patriotic citizens who insist that the country should take all necessary precautions for self-defense are forgetful of their past assurances. The arguments they now use to prove that this country can by no possibility become involved with other countries are the same they advanced less than a year ago to prove the European war "humanely impossible." As prophets they have been completely discredited by events. But they persist in their folly and are grossly unfair in treatment of persons holding views different from theirs. Those who favor wiping out the army entirely, doing away with the navy and removing all coast defenses are so few as to be negligible. Practically all admit we must have some army and some navy. The question, then, is how much? There is little fear of an invasion of the United States, among sensible men. But our difficulties in the past have not arisen from invasion of our soil. We can not always determine the issues ourselves. If a hostile power should seize Cuba, which is merely under our protection, no influence on earth could keep the people of the United States quiescent. Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines are possessions which we would defend with equal promptness. We have $400,000,000 invested in the Panama Canal, of whose neutralization we are the sole guardant. Within the last few days we have seen what a serious obligation we voluntarily assumed in the Hay-Paunceforte treaty. It is our bounded duty to compel all nations to observe the rules of neutralization in the canal. It would be supreme folly for this country not to be prepared to fulfill its duty under the treaty. Secretary Garrison has frankly admitted our immediate military needs. Secretary Daniels, while admitting the navy's needs, has confessed he restrict- Twenty-five thousand former sailors of the United States navy are contented to enlist in the naval reserve proposed by Secretary of the Navy Daniels in the draft of a bill which he has sent to Congress. Statistics of the bureau of navigation show that this is the approximate number and it is stated by the officials of that bureau that they already have thousands of letters, the writers of which indicate that they would enlist. This plan of Secretary Daniels to get sailors into the navy has attracted wide attention among the sailors of the country. It is understood that at such periods those naval reserves might be called on to do muster and maneuver service they would be paid full service pay. They would be entitled to about $20 a month while not on such services. Twenty-one modern battleships flying the Stars and Stripes will probably visit Los Angeles harbor on the way to the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco next year. Following the Oregon, the old bulldog of the navy, the Atlantic fleet will sail from New York about January 15 for winter maneuvers at Guanta-namo, Cuba. Ships in southern waters will join the fleet there. After the maneuvers the vessels will proceed through the Panama canal to San Diego to participate in the fair there; then to Los Angeles harbor and then to San Francisco, where it is planned to make the ships a feature of the opening ceremonies of the exposition. Rear Admiral Fletcher commanding the fleet, conferred with Secretary Daniels on this and other subjects. No decision was reached as to whether a flotilla of destroyers also should make the trip, but the battle craft and their requisite col- START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT By buying your home and paying for it same as rent. Only two of our four-room bungalows left. These houses located on Claudina street near corner of Los Angeles and South streets—in the coming residence section of the city. Houses modern in every respect, 4 rooms, bath and screen porch, hot and cold water, gas, electricity, window shades and electric fixtures. Lots 50x155 to 20-foot alley. Call and see us regarding our proposition and see the rapid growth of this section of the city. HENLEY & JONES, Owners Cor. Los Angeles and South Streets. Petroleum Exhibition is visiting the state. Outside proposed exhibit view is quoted. "It is our inside side and an outside exhibit in will include the planned by the oil samples and biggest feature eration of the asked, is the outer display production of all kinds of car steel and wood crew actually done of course, will go down 500 feet to show the different portions, the storing oil by crete, earth and Practical demonstration of the prob evaporation, together against fire. "But the principle be a real refinery will use a carboil and refine this lous lubricants. refinery we will building, where chinery will be gingerers and make the machinery observations and suits of the gas used. All kinds California will and we want to obtained that this is every bit as higher grade P." POPULAR COUPLE UNITED IN WEDLOCK Ralph Cox and Miss Dora Green happily Married in Los Angeles December 23 Ralph L. Cox and Miss Dora Green, daughter of Mrs. Edna Green of this city, were married in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 23rd. The happy young couple will spend their honeymoon trip in San Diego where they will witness the fair. Later they will return to this city and take up their residence. The bride is a charming young lady and has hosts of admirers in this city. Mr. Cox is proprietor of the Central Garage here and is a popular young business man enjoying a lucrative business. The newly married have been receiving congratulations from their many friends who wish them all manner of happiness and prosperity SCENIC HIGHWAY The road built by Orange county through Carbon canyon is now nearing completion, and will be one of the finest scenic drives in Southern California besides materially shortening the distances to points in San Bernardino county. Five miles of the new road which lies in San Bernardino county has been finished and work is progressing on the three and a half miles in Orange county. The grade is very slight and does not exceed four per cent except in one place where there is a short hill, and there are not exceptionally sharp turns. The upper end of the road is completed from the second gate through to the other side of the hills. Local Notes Born, on Saturday, Dec. 26, to Henry Cordes and wife, a daughter. J. H. Jackson of Yucaipli, was a guest several days last week of his son Dee Jackson. Assemblyman-elect, J. C. Burke, left on Saturday 10th Sacramento to attend the session of the legislature. Thirty-two men are at work in Glenn L. Martin's aeroplane factory in Los Angeles building flying machines for Uncle Sam. Martin, whose machines have made good with the government, has orders for a number of his biplanes, and for a time he will be turning out war-planes at the rate of two a month. He will have a machine ready for delivery on January 5 and another on January 18. Several communications have been received this week by the Board of Trade, the letters were from well-do people who are desirous of coming to California. The letters were turned over to Judge Howard who descended to answer them. The judge will give a pen-picture of this famed section and endeavor to entice the denizens of the blizzard belt into our glorious southland. Wm. Crowther, president of Anaheim Union Water company, was in town on a business mission Tuesday, relative to matters concerning the company. He signed checks amounting to $42,000 to pay interests to San Francisco concerns and reports that the company is in a flourishing condition. He anticipates no contests for directors at the annual meeting, the war tax on proxies cutting some figure. The segregationists are inactive, he says, and he does not look for any concerted action along that line. Mr. Crowther is of the opinion that water and oil will not be segregated, WAR SHOWS VALUE OF PROTECTION Demonstrate the Wisdom of That Policy in Maintaining Industrial Independence. How eloquently and forcefully the great European war advocates the doctrine of a protective tariff. The United States in this great historical crisis finds itself dependent upon Germany for many articles that could just as well be made in this country, if there had been a tariff rate of sufficient size to make the business profitable for Americans to engage in it. The American market, the richest in the world, rightfully belongs to American industries and the American workme.n. This home market should yield wonderful prosperity to the employers and employees of America. But this home business can only be assured through the imposition of tariff rates that will be sufficient to cover the difference in the cost of production here and abroad. The American workman has a higher standard of living than what prevails abroad. That he may maintain this higher standard he needs a higher wage than is paid in Europe or Japan. And in order that the employer can give him this wage there must be a tariff high enough to prevent the loss of the natural market to the rival manufacturers abroad who are producing goods at a much lower cost. The United States should be absolutely independent industrially of other countries. With its apparently unlimited resources it can achieve this proud position. But those who can bring this about will demand, and rightfully, that their great enterprises will be protected and from unfair competition through an adequate tariff—North Attleboro (Mass.) Chron- YORBA LINDANS ANGRY Yorba Linda was the scene of excitement Tuesday morning, when the report spread that the Stutzman interests were going to make an attempt to do assessment work on the Yorba Linda tract in behalf of their oil claim filings. Several citizens were alert during the night and early in the morning many were ready to meet the situation. At 9 o'clock Attorney Prince of the firm of Gibson-Dunn-Crutcher of Los Angeles arrived and was met by about 25 citizens in machines, and was taken to the northwest part of the tract, where the Stutzman interests were preparing to carry out the assessment proceedings. The attorney and citizens stopped the work and notified the men to get off he place or they would be put off. The getting-off quickly followed. OIL EXHIBIT Efforts are now being made to combine the oil exhibit into one display at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, instead of segregating by counties in their exhibits. To that end Irving C. Allen, petroleum chemist for the United States Bureau of Mines, Commissioner for the World's Petroleum Congress of 1915 and Commissioner of Petroleum Exhibits for the Exposition is visiting the several oil fields in the state. Outlining the scope of the proposed exhibit Mr. Allen in an interview is quoted as saying: "It is our intention to have an inside and an outside exhibit. The inside exhibit in the mining building, will include the exhibits as already planned by the counties—peg models oil samples and photographs. But the biggest feature, for which the co-operation of the California counties is day, relative to matters concerning the company. He signed checks amounting to $42,000 to pay interests to San Francisco concerns and reports that the company is in a flourishing condition. He anticipates no contests for directors at the annual meeting, the war tax on proxies cutting some figure. The segregationists are inactive, he says, and he does not look for any concerted action along that line. Mr. Crowther is of the opinion that water and oil will not be segregated, and that the goose hangs high. The Union Oil company has brought in their well No. 16 on the Graham & Loftus lease at a depth of 3260 feet and it is flowing 300 barrels daily of 24 gravity oil, a better grade than is produced by most wells in that portion of the field. No. 18 has also been brought in at a depth of 3150 feet and is pumping about 150 barrels daily. No. 23 is being put on the pump at 3000 feet and will be producing in a few days. No. 13 has been cemented at 2760 feet and No. 29 has changed to cable tools. Drilling will start in a few days on No. 28 which is now being rigged up, and lumber is on the ground for No. 31. No. 14 has been perforated in order to increase the production. On Thursday evening a burglar gained entrance to the residence of Herman Stock on West Broadway, during the absence of the family. Mr. and Mrs. John Kellenberger had driven up in their auto, and the latter went to the rear door and knocked, she having some Christmas presents for the family. The burglar inside suspecting that he had been discovered, made a bolt for the door, and shoving Mrs. Kellenberger aside, made his escape. Mrs. Kellenberger immediately gave the alarm and Mr. Kellenberger hearing the call for help, rushed around to the rear of the building, but no trace of the intruder could be found. The man was desiried as stocky build, dark complexion and having a black moustache. The rails have reached good working measure and will stimulate seeding and soil turning for later planting. The bountiful moisture should give petrus to business in all lines of trade, especially the farming industry, notwithstanding the tightness of times, which it is hoped, is largely psychological. In this matchless county of ours, where everything grows, the early rains have done great good, and the large precipitation and consequent snow fall in the higher levels inches. WAR CONTRACTS Orders for 65,000 tons of high carbonized steel rounds have been received by Pittsburg steel manufacturers; 50,000 tons for France and 15,000 tons for Russia. Recently 26,000 tons of this grade of steel, used in making sharpnel shells, were shipped to Europe. It is understood that Charles McKnight, president of the Caron Steel company is now in Europe in connection with orders for similar material. It is estimated that fully $6,000,000 worth of trenching tools, galvanized sheets, wire and projectile steel have been bought in Pittsburgh for the European belligerents in the past two months. The Brown Shoe company of St. Louis has been asked by a New York house to quote a price on 5,000,000 pairs of leather boots for the Russian army and has refused. Albert Theis, vice president of the company, said his firm could not handle such an order and he would decline to quote a price on that number of boots. The sample boot submitted by the Russian government is made of the finest quality of Russian calfskin. This quality of leather, Theis said, cannot be obtained in America in large enough quantities to fill such an order. The greater part of this leather which is used in the United States is imported from Russia and Germany. No single shoe plant in the United States could handle the order. The boots would cost, it is estimated, $6.50 a pair, which would bring the total order up to $30,500,000. It would require two years for the Brown plant to turn out the order, working the full force of the plant. THE END OF THE YEAR If you are renting, you have twelve worthless rent receipts for the 1914 Petroleum Exhibits for the Exposition is visiting the several oil fields in the state. Outlining the scope of the proposed exhibit Mr. Allen in an interview is quoted as saying: "It is our intention to have an inside and an outside exhibit. The inside exhibit in the mining building, will include the exhibits as already planned by the counties—peg models oil samples and photographs. But the biggest feature, for which the co-operation of the California counties is asked, is the outside exhibit. In this latter display we want to have a reproduction of an oil camp, showing all kinds of cable and rotary tools, steel and wooden derricks, a drilling crew actually drilling a well, which of course, will be dry, but which will go down 500 feet or more. We want to show the different methods of transportation, the different methods of storing oil by means of wood, concrete, earth and steel containers. Practical demonstrations will be given of the problems of seepage and evaporation, together with an exposition of methods for the protection against fire. "But the principal feature of all will be a real refinery in operation. We will use a carload of oil every week, and refine this into gasoline and various lubricants. The products of this refinery we will use in the machinery building, where all kinds of fine machinery will be in operation. The engineers and machinists in charge of the machinery will be asked to make observations and keep data on the results of the gasolines and lubricants used. All kinds of oils, eastern and California will be used in this way, and we want to show by the results obtained that the California black oil is every bit as good and useful as the higher grade Pennsylvania product." Milk is less likely to curdle when making tomato soup, if the tomatoes are added hot and after a pinch of soda is dissolved in them. The rains have reached good working measure and will stimulate seeding and soil turning for later planting. The bountiful moisture should give impetus to business in all lines of trade, especially the farming industry, notwithstanding the tightness of times, which, it is hoped, is largely psychological. In this matchless county of ours, where everything grows, the early rains have done great good, and the large precipitation and consequent snow fall in the higher levels insures plenty of underground water to feed the many pumping plants that abound in this section. The season is propitious and bright prospects are confidently looked forward to early in the new year. Ralph Holman, E. C. Mahoney and C. Reynolds were in police court Monday charged with overdoing their Christmas celebrations. Each was assessed a fine of $5, or its equivalent, five days in jail. CARD OF THANKS The undersigned desires to express his heartfelt thanks for the many kindly acts of assistance rendered him in the hour of his recent bereavement consequent upon the illness and death of his beloved wife. CLEMENS AMBERG. MUST PAY THE PRICE America intends after the European war is over to hold England to a strict monetary account for violation of the rights of American shipping. This is made plain by President Wilson in discussing the dispatch sent to England by the Federal government insisting on early improvement in the treatment of American commerce by the British fleet. The President declared that financial restitution will be demanded. The note to England, he said, carried no threat. It merely insisted that England apply the same rules she has heretofore insisted on in times of war when her own trade was being affected. The revenue derived by Europe from American travelers is estimated to be about $300,000,000 annually. What is the baffled globe-trotter going to do for recreation while the foreigners are throwing bombs and sowing dumums? It is stated that 122 of the 227 democrats in the new House are from the South and their Northern colleagues are warning them against killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. VALUE OF PROTECTION Wisdom of That Poltaining Industrial Independence. Fully and forcefully the war advocates the protective tariff. The in this great historical dependent upon Germany articles that could made in this country, on a tariff rate of suffrage the business professionals to engage in it. A market, the richest rightfully belongs to industries and the American home market should prosperity to the employes of America. But success can only be as the imposition of tariff be sufficient to cover the cost of production. A workman has a higher wage than what provals he may maintain, this he needs a higher child in Europe or Japan. That the employer can wage there must be a high to prevent the loss market to the rival abroad who are pro-act a much lower cost. States should be absorb industrially of oth-With its apparently un-oes it can achieve this. But those who can out will demand, and their great enterprises need and from unfairough an adequate tar-eboro (Mass.) Chron- "ALTER" Fully Equipped Five Passenger Car $600 F.O.B. Detroit Attractive stage line and agency proposition for good man in Anaheim territory. E. 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We Wish All Our Friends' and Patrons a Happy and Prosperous We Wish All Our Friends and Patrons a Happy and Prosperous NEW YEAR Thanking You for Past Patronage and Soliciting a Continuance in the Future Wallop & Champion "The QUALITY STORE" PREHISTORIC DRY FARMING CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—Pumpkin and melon seeds which promise to bring into the world again a long forgotten form of these vegetables, and species of corn capable of growing in arid wastes have been discovered in prehistoric buried cities just uncovered along the Missouri river. This was the startling announcement made today at the thirteenth annual meeting of the American Historical association and the Mississippi Valley association, by C. S. Palne of Lincoln, Neb., a member of the latter organization. Relating the history of excavations along the Missouri river, Mr. Palne said: "Fifteen feet under the surface have been found evidence of a one-time, highly developed agricultural state. Pumpkin and melon soers which may make possible the revival of hitherto unknown cultivated varieties of those vegetables, and species of corn which grew without moisture have been found. "This corn, it is believed, once grown in the desert wastes of the continent, and if redeveloped who knows but what these wastes will again be tilled and utilized by the farmer?" The civilization which left these remains antedated that of the American Indian and that of the American mound builders in the Mississippi valley, and probably that of the cliff dwellers of the southwest.