anaheim-gazette 1915-01-07

DARING DRIVERS THROW GAUTION TO THE WINDS Auto Road Race on Point Loma Course Jan. 9 Promises Thrillers Hats off to Eddie Rickenbacher, the daring driver of the French Peugeot, as he whirled around the Point Loma course at breaknock speed in the second day's practice trials for the Exposition race of 305,082 miles Saturday morning. Although it was the first day's practice for Rickenbacher he apparently threw caution to the winds and turned several laps at better than 85 miles an hour. "In two more days this average will be boosted up close to ninety," declared the intrepid Rickenbacher. "The course is the most sensational I have ever driven on and will furnish innumerable thrills race day." Whirling over the smooth course, which measures 5,982 miles, the speed demons gave their cars a great workout. No serious accident developed but two were narrowly averted, these filling spectators with awe. Jumping into the turn at Roseville with a barrel of speed the King car driven by Arthur Klein blew a right front tire. The racer jumped across the road. Klein by an almost superhuman effort righted it but the powerful car was not to be mastered just yet and it took a wide swerve in the opposite direction. But Klein hung onto the wheel like grim death and finally brought the car around. If the wire wheel holding the damaged tire would have crushed in Klein would have been eliminated from the start. The impetuous Barney Oldfield, Master Driver of the World, is enter full swing and great speed is being made on the two-mile straightaway, the fastest part of the course which measures 5,982 miles or just 95 feet short of six miles. Cars have attained very close to 100 miles an hour on the straightaway. Eddie Rickenbacher and Fred McCarthy, drivers of the Peugeots, Louis Nikrent and Guy Ruckatall, Mercera; Earl Cooper, Stutz; Arthur Klein, King; Jack Gable, Tahls; Huntly Gordon, Gordon Special; A. A. Cadwell, Marmon; Bill Taylor, Alco; and other noted drivers are vying with each other for attention in the practice trials. These trials are working up great speed in the cars and all will be ready for a fast and spectacular race Saturday morning. There will be more than twenty cars at the tape when Starter Fred J. Wagner sends them away. Then a crowd of 50,000 to 75,000 people will settle down and witness a supreme struggle for one of the five divisions of the $10,000 purse. To tempt the drivers to a little more speed a bonus of $2,500 is offered if a driver sets a new world's record for a distance not less than 300 miles. The speed sharps are out after the extra money. BALANCE ON HAND The report of the County Auditor, retiring, has been filed with the County Clerk. By the report, which, by the way is very comprehensive, it is seen that there are on hand $1,224,000.73. There are some outstanding warrants, and these do not appear on the report, but explanation regarding them is made by Mr. Leaster. FORD SCHEDULES BEING MAINTAINED The Ford Motor company reports that in the four months ending November 30th, there were 74,906 Ford cars sold and delivered. This demonstrates quite conclusively that the isolated and identified than 40. Some of them contain only carbon some carbon, hydrogen some carbon, hydrogen nitrogen; others contain or sulphur. Solitation of these organic soils has made possible terpretation of the organic matter undergone compounds found and representing decomposing fats, carbohydrates, per classes of natural a great deal of light on the processes of soil organic matter conclusively that they must take into consideration of organic compounds. RURAL I The farmer is the early hour and it is asserted that farm the practice of crops will save the man. To make a horse so many "dopes" given animal is wild and chloral or cannabinoid under the skin from soreness in any bean injected there, so limp. In twelve to effects will pass off always with the protein him one or two days do not know the aniline. It is often said less than a horse. Gine and converts food into energy. The has determined that cents a day to keep cents to keep a mu to three. It is un The impetuous Barney Oldfield, Master Driver of the World, is entered in the $10,000 Exposition race to be held next Saturday morning on the Point Loma course. While Oldfield's entry was expected it came as a sort of a surprise at the tail end and has given the big classic of 305.082 miles an added distinction. Without any formal ado the master driver entered his fast car and also brought Bad Bill Carlson into the list. These are the same who performed so sensationally at Corona, Oldfield driving his mount into second place without a stop at an average in excess of 86 miles an hour. Carlson also finished in the money at a high average. No entry received has attracted as much attention as that handed in by Oldfield. The veteran of the speed game is the most talked of driver in the world. His name on a race program insures an increased attendance and his driving is so well known that to describe it in detail would be superfluous. Oldfield has risen to higher ranks in the racing game than any other driver, his fame has been spread across continents and his performances illuminate every page of records. But the master driver hears retirement's call. For many months Oldfield has been on the verge of retirement. Mrs. Oldfield is very much adverse to her husband continuing in the daring business. Oldfield's horn of plenty is bulging with this world's goods and his retirement is only a question of a short time. Oldfield has several scores to settle before he leaves the alluring speed game. There are drivers in the Exposition race he would like to defeat. He holds no personal grudge against them, for the veteran is too sportsmanlike for that, but some of those have taken away his records and he plans to retire from the game in full possession of them. Consequently the big race there may be the last for Oldfield. At any rate it will be his last appearance in a Southern California race for several months. FORD SCHEDULES BEING MAINTAINED The Ford Motor company reports that in the four months ending November 30th, there were 74,906 Ford cars sold and delivered. This demonstrates quite conclusively that the tremendous Ford schedule of 300,000 cars for the year is being maintained. This fact is made particularly impressively by the achievement of this enormous production and sale during what is generally considered to be the slow season of the year. The Ford Motor company offers an interesting explanation to account for at least a portion of this achievement, in the claim that over 660,000 Ford owners are spreading the news that a Ford is never idle; that its service is never interrupted, and that consequently the owner's time—probably the most valuable asset that he has—is never lost. Another interesting conclusion of the Ford Motor Company is the claim that the Ford is now recognized as a general utility, and as such the American people are quick to grasp its economic value. It has been estimated that in this aspect and capacity, the Ford has one-third greater diversity of uses than any other car in the world. GENERAL FARM NOTES It is figured that to subdue timber land for perfect cultivation costs from $35 an acre upward. This is a government estimate, and it states that by usual processes it takes about ten years. In reply to the suggestion about breaking the taproot of cabbages to prevent the bursting of 'he heads by too rapid growth. A practical grower comes back that this cause—the he's to wilt and shrivel. Instead he breeds for a nonbursting variety and is succeeding fairly well at this. Apples are very high to the city consumer. To get rid of the immense crop this year, now that the war bars exportation, some means should be devised whereby the people could procure this fruit without so many intervening profits and charges. If the farmers and trucksters wish to encourage the direct purchasing from producers they shall have to in- ORANGE COUNTY COM The Santa Ana B following list of pri county, and the ann Walnuts ... Oranges ... Lemons ... Sugar Beets ... Beans ... Apricots ... Poultry and Eggs... Sugar ... Crude Oil ... Celery ... Bees and Honey ... Irish Potatoes ... Sweet Potatoes ... Chill Peppers ... Grain ... Hay ... Live Stock ... Tomatoes ... Berries ... Butter ... Cream ... Apples ... Olives and Olive O Wine and Beer ... Wool ... Miscellaneous Fruit Miscellaneous Vegeta Avocados ... Grand Total Val PURIFYING DRIVE A simple method water for drinking G. Nasmith, Ph.D ham, M. B., publishes Army Médical Jaundice A stock solution before he leaves the alluring speed game. There are drivers in the Exposition race he would like to defeat. He holds no personal grudge against them, for the veteran is too sportsmanlike for that, but some of these have taken away his records and he plans to retire from the game in full possession of them. Consequently the big race there may be the last for Oldfield. At any rate it will be his last appearance in a Southern California race for several months. The presence of Oldfield in the race insures many more thrills. No driver in the world will take the chances like Oldfield. While his driving at times appears too spectacular and daring to be at all safe his complete control of a car great speeds brings him out of many tight places where a disastrous accident confronts him. The spectacular Point Loma course will give the master driver ample opportunity to indulge in his daring. Oldfield declares the course is the most spectacular on which a race has ever been run and that the event of Saturday morning will be the greatest road race ever held. "Skillful driving will be required in each of the fifty-one laps of the race. It will be a battle between drivers as well as a contest of motor speed. The race suits me," is the statement Oldfield made when entered. With Carlson the veteran Oldfield will have a great team mate. Carlson was the winner on the only race ever held on the Point Loma course. In a 200-mile event he defeated Earl Cooper and other cracks and was the only driver in 1913 to beat Cooper, in which year Cooper was crowned road race champion. Seventeen cars are listed to date and several more were expected before the final closing of the entry list at midnight Tuesday. Practice trials for the race are in to wilt and shrivel. Instead he breeds for a nonbursting variety and is succeeding fairly well at this. Apples are very high to the city consumer. To get rid of the immense crop this year, now that the war bars exportation, some means should be devised whereby the people could procure this fruit without so many intervening profits and charges. If the farmers and trucksters wish to encourage the direct purchasing from producer, they shall have to induce him by prices that are right. Onew riter says there is nothing better with which to mulch strawberries than corn stalks. IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIC MATERIAL IN SOILS The following item on soil fertility is taken from the annual report of the Bureau of Soils: Organic matter is essential to make a soil of what would otherwise be pulverized and more or less hydrolyzed rock, and while there are some soils capable of growing crops that contain small quantities of organic matter, on the whole the quantity of this material in average soils is considerable. The average organic content of soils amounts to approximately 50 tons per acre and yet the nature of this material has been but little understood. It has been believed for many years that it consisted chiefly of some such body as humic acid, differing perhaps in different soils, but having the same general properties. One prominent service which these investigations have rendered agriculture has been to show the nonexistence of humic acid and its hypothetical relatives and to show instead the existence of many compounds with many relationships. This line of research has been especially profitable during the year just past, and the number of compounds ANAHEIM GAZETTE isolated and identified has been more than 40. Some of these compounds contain only carbon and hydrogen; some carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; some carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; others contain phosphorus or sulphur. solation in a pure condition of these organic constituents of soils has made possible the correct interpretation of the changes that organic matter undergoes in soils. The compounds found are recognized as representing decomposition products of fats, carbohydrates, proteins, and other classes of natural compounds, and a great deal of light is shed thereby on the processes of humus formation and transformation in the soil. These researches into the nature and properties of soil organic matter have shown conclusively that the soil investigator must take into consideration the presence of organic compounds in the soil. RURAL ITEMS The farmer is the man of the hour; the early hour and the late hour. It is asserted that on a good-sized farm the practice of hogging down crops will save the price of a hired man. To make a horse seem well there are many "dopes" given by jockeys. If an animal is wild and vicious, morphine, chloral or cannabinoids may be injected under the skin. If he is lame from soreness in any spot, cocane may be injected there, so that he will not limp. In twelve to 24 hours all these effects will pass off; so buy a horse always with the privilege of testing him one or two days, especially if you do not know the animal or owner. It is often said that a mule eats less than a horse. He is a better engine and converts food more efficiently into energy. The Nebraska station has determined that it takes 24 1-2 cents a day to keep a horse and 16 1-2 cents to keep a mule, a ratio of two to three. It is unfortunate that the animals used are not California are out of pocket about $800,000. The end of the month seen about $30,000,000 paid to the sugar beet farmers of the country, distributed among 18 states, but the largest sums are disbursed to the farmers of California, Colorado and Michigan the heaviest producers of domestic sugar. But this $5,000,000 or $6,000,000 loss is not all that the beet growers must pay, for the outlook is most discouraging, to say the least, as in May, 1916 the democratic tariff manipulators propose to remove the small remaining tariff on sugar, and the owners of the 77 beet sugar factories in the United States, have issued the ultimatum that with the consumption of the free sugar program in 1916 they will retire from manufacturing. That will mean not only the loss of $30,000,000 a year to beet growers, but it will mean that the lands now used for the growing of beets will have to become idle, or else be utilized for other crops, and in many instances the land is not suited for the growing of anything but beets. Mr. Mayo forecasts that the output of domestic beet sugar this year will be 200,000 tons less than last year, directly due to the check placed on the industry by an unfavorable tariff. The decrease this year has been about 10 per cent, and, as the rate of growth of the industry heretofore has been about 20 per cent a year, the total regression of the sugar business in America actually has been 30 per cent. Under normal conditions the United States has imported about half of its sugar supply, and for what we imported he have been sending abroad the sum of $100,000,000 as balance of trade against the country. With the coming of free sugar this will be doubled, and $200,000,000 will go abroad each year for our sugar. For labor and supplies the beet sugar industry of this country is now paying another $100,000,000 a year, so it is not difficult to see that the wiping out of effects will pass off; so buy a horse always with the privilege of testing him one or two days, especially if you do not know the animal or owner. It is often said that a mule eats less than a horse. He is a better engine and converts food more efficiently into energy. The Nebraska station has determined that it takes 24 1-2 cents a day to keep a horse and 16 1-2 cents to keep a mule, a ratio of two to three. It is unfortunate that the weight of the animals used are not given. If of equal weight, the mule will excel in both pulling power and endurance, thus adding other economical elements in favor of the hybrid. The matter, also, of increased healthiness comes in. ORANGE COUNTY'S ANNUAL INCOME The Santa Ana Blade publishes the following list of products of Orange county, and the annual value of same: Walnuts ... $1,500,000 Oranges ... 3,500,000 Lemons ... 200,000 Sugar Beets ... 3,500,000 Beans ... 1,500,000 Apricots ... 250,000 Poultry and Eggs... 1,500,000 Sugar ... 5,000,000 Crude Oil ... 12,000,000 Celery ... 600,000 Bees and Honey ... 100,000 Irish Potatoes ... 650,000 Sweet Potatoes ... 135,000 Chill Peppers ... 250,000 Grain ... 600,000 Hay ... 500,000 Live Stock ... 300,000 Tomatoes ... 60,000 Berries ... 40,00 Butter ... 50,00 Cream ... 75,00 Apples ... 10,00 Olives and Olive Oil ... 100,000 Wine and Beer ... 125,000 Wool ... 25,00 Miscellaneous Fruits ... 75,00 Miscellaneous Vegetables ... 125,000 Avocados ... 4,00 Grand Total Value ..$32,769,900 PURIFYING DRINKING WATER A simple method of purifying any water for drinking purposes, by G. G. Nasmith, Ph. D., and R. R. Graham, M. B., published in the British Army Medical Journal: A stock solution of chlorine may States has imported about half of its sugar supply, and for what we imported he have been sending abroad the sum of $100,000,00 as balance of trade against the country. With the coming of free sugar this will be doubled, and $200,000,00 will go abroad each year for our sugar. For labor and supplies the beet sugar industry of this country is now paying another $100,000,00 a year, so it is not difficult to see that the wiping out of this industry by a democratic free trade is going to be a serious matter. Free hides did not make shoes any cheaper, and free sugar will not make the sugar we have to buy any cheaper. It is no wonder that Gov. Colquitt of Texas, the democratic planters in Louisiana, and Norman Mack, New York member of the democratic National Committee, are loud in their denunciation of the present tariff. A protective tariff is an absolute business necessity and it is unfortunate that just about once every generation our people have to learn their lesson all over again—Santa Ana Blade ELIMINATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT Suggestions by the Commissioners of Immigration Concerning the Problem Private employment agencies, as now conducted in California, will soon be a thing of the past. If the recommendations made by the Commission of Immigration and Housing of California to Governor Johnson, in a supplementary report that is just off the state printing press, are carried out. The report is based on investigations considered for more than a year by the commission's field agents and the experiences of other states where state labor agencies have been established. The frauds and abuses of private agencies in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sacramento during the last year were investigated by the agents of the commission, and many complaints were received at the San Francisco office from laborers direct who had been overcharged or deceived by unscrubulous employment agents. But this is only one of the minor indictments against the present system of private emplayment agencies. "Private agencies," the report says, "may find men for jobs, but they can never perform the larger function of distribution agencies of labor. Only a cen- KETTNER'S MAJORITY Congressman Kettner was re-elected at the November election by the astonishing plurality of 22,164 over his republican opponent, James C. Needham. Mr. Kettner's majority over all other contestants was 4,858*, and his plurality of 22,164 was the largest accorded any candidate for congress in the United States at the last election. More votes were cast against him in Orange county than in any other county in the district; however, he polled 885 more votes than did Mr. Needham, his closest competitor. TROPICAL FRUITS FOR CALIFORNIA There is at present a strong movement in favor of planting the avocado and with this, is following a move- A simple method of purifying any water for drinking purposes, by G. G. Nasmith, Ph. D., and R. R. Graham, M. B., published in the British Army Medical Journal: A stock solution of chlorine may be readily made by rubbing up a teaspoonful of chlorine of lime in a tea cup with a little water to a thin mixture free from lumps. This should then be made up to a cupful and diluted with three more cupfuls of water to make the required stock solution. This will keep for a week when tightly corked. A teaspoonful of this stock solution should be added to each two-gallon pail of drinking water required, thoroughly mixed and allowed to stand for a few minutes. This will give 4 to 5 parts of free chlorine to a million parts of water, and in ten minutes will destroy all typhoid and solen bacilli, or other dysentery producing organisms in the water. Moreover, all traces of chlorine will rapidly disappear. This method/of purification has been tested with water inoculated with millions of bacteria. Every dangerous germ has been destroyed. BEET GROWERS LOST MILLIONS BY TARIFF E. W. Mayo of the Domestic Sugar Producers of the United States makes the statement that the sugar beet growers of the United States received this year between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000 less than they would have been paid had there been no tariff reduction, and of this loss the growers of year were investigated by the agents of the commission, and many complaints were received at the San Francisco office from laborers direct who had been overcharged or deceived by unscrupulous employment agents. But this is only one of the minor indictments against the present system of private employment agencies. "Private agencies," the report says, "may find men for jobs, but they can never perform the larger function of distribution agencies of labor. Only a central state agency, with branches all through the state, can do this." The report advises the governor, that in the light of the experiences of last winter, and the probable distresses of the present season, to urge an emergency measure upon the present session of the legislature, creating a state bureau of labor exchanges with branch offices in the centers of population to gather and disseminate labor intelligence. A sort of a clearing house—bringing the man to the job and the job to the man. The report advises that the state bureau should co-operate with the railway commission to provide low transportation rates to those for whom it finds positions, and if private or philanthropic agencies be allowed to exist, to issue licenses to them and to revoke the same at pleasure. The commission also urges the passing of definite laws governing sanitation in labor camps, a complete revision of housing laws, some mode of encouraging rural credits, laws to prevent frauds in rural land sales, a state bureau to co-operate with the University of California to supply prospective purchasers with needed information regarding the economic uses of land, and the appointment of a commission to further conduct an investigation on the problem of unemployment. TROPICAL FRUITS FOR CALIFORNIA There is at present a strong movement in favor of planting the avocado and, with this, is following a movement ni favor of other tropical fruits. There is no question but that in some favored nooks almost any of the tropical fruits can be grown in California, but these are few and the production of tropical fruits here can never become general. With the avocado it is possible that it may attain commercial importance, as there are hardy varieties which may pay in many sections but, even with these great caution is to be recommended if disappointment is to be avoided, for its growth, owing to its tenderness and susceptibility to damage from frost, must prevent it from becoming generally produced. In sheltered and protected locations in Southern California, and even a few more favored spots further north, it may be worth trying out, but unless one is sure of his ground he had better experiment on a small scale before going extensively into any of the tender tropical fruits. The American Beet Sugar company is signing up contracts with growers at Chino for the coming season's crop, and it is stated that a very much larger acreage than ever will be planted this coming year. Beets are paid for on a graduated scale, according to their sugar content, from $3.50 per ton for those going 11 per cent and under, up to $7.50 for those going 25 THURSDAY, JAN. 7 First National Bank OF ANAHEIM States Depository for the Postal Savings System D. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $80,000 Resources over $800,000.00 Directors COMB, Pres. FRANK SHANLEY ANLEY, V. P. A. S. BRADFORD ORD, V. P. JOHN HARTUNG HARTUNG SAMUEL KRAEMER EDGAR J. HARTUNG, Cashier Utility consistent with Sound and Conservative Banking CENT PAID ON TIME CERTIFICATES New Zeyn Tract lot now before improvements are made and prices advanced Exclusive Residence Tract Building Restrictions Walnut and Orange Trees on each lot TERMS TO SUIT For High-Grade Planos and Musical Instruments Schmidt & Knirsch Successors to C. T. WEBBER & COMPANY 126 W. Center St. Pacific Tel. 229 The Seal of Public Approval Has been placed on all our Wines and Liquors and Bottled Beers Fisher Wine Co. 119 North Los Angeles Street. Free City Delivery. Home 182. S 198 Germania Halle A splendid lunch every day. Best brands of wines, liquors and cigars for those desiring them. Cold beer Exclusive Residence Tract Building Restrictions Walnut and Orange Trees on each lot TERMS TO SUIT E. E. HOLCOMB Weisel's Garage. Phone 263J, Fullerton St. Phones: Main 281 Sixth Home 133 Mon-Hemstock Co. Camping Machinery SANTA ANA, CAL. Majority Together was re-electer election by the vote of 22,164 over his st, James C. Neediority over all oth4,850, and his plurthe largest accordor congress in the last election. Cast against him than in any other act, however, he pols than did Mr. best competitor. FOR CALIFORNIA Contain a strong moveanting the avocado following a move- per cent. If sugar sells at 4 1/2 cents a pound in May, then a bonus of 50 cents per ton will be added. Eyrand brothers, who have a contract with the city for the collection of garbage within the city, have started on the job and will make daily rounds within the prescribed limits. It is a move in the right direction and with the co-operation of property owners their is no reason why the city should not be kept in a strictly sanitary condition. By the disposition of garbage the fly nuisance will be reduced, besides the abatement of many other germ-carrlers. TIME TABLES SANTA FE—Going North Leave Anaheim. Ar. Los Angeles 6:18 a.m. 7:15 a.m. TIME TABLES SANTA FE—Going North Leave Anaheim. Ar. Los Angeles 6:18 a.m. 7:15 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8:23 a.m. 11:43 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:27 p.m. 4:20 p.m. 4:05 p.m. 5:07 p.m. 5:40 p.m. 6:30 p.m. SANTA FE—Going South Lv. Los Angeles Arrive Anaheim 7:15 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:10 a.m. 10:02 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:58 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:42 p.m. 5:25 p.m. 6:17 p.m. 11:59 p.m. 12:50 a.m. SOUTHERN PACIFIC—Going North Leave Anaheim Ar. Los Angeles 6:55 a.m. 8:10 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:44 p.m. 1:55 p.m. 3:35 p.m. 4:50 p.m. SOUTHERN PACIFIC—Going South Lv. Los Angeles Arrive Anaheim 8:55 a.m. 10:02 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:57 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:12 p.m. 5:20 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Connection Garden Grove ARRIVE FROM LOS ANGELES A.M.-12:26, 7:51, 8:46, 9:41, 10:36, 11:31. P.M.-12:26, 1:21, 2:16, 3:11, 4:06, 4:36, 5:16, 5:56, 6:31, 7:16, 8:21, 8:56, 9:56, 11:26. TO LOS ANGELES A.M.-12:01, 5:44, 6:41, 7:36, 8:31, 9:26, 10:21, 11:16. P.M.-12:11, 1:06, 2:01, 2:56, 3:51, 4:21, 5:01, 5:31, 6: 6:56, 7:56, 9:31, 10:31. Favorite Saloon L. Wisser, Mgr. Choicest of Wines Liquors and Cigars SCHLITZ BEER On Draught C. & D. BELMONT BAR We are always here to serve you with the best of Wines, Liquors, Beer and Cigars 115 N.Los Angeles St. ANAHEIM THE Peerless Saloon JOHN CASSOU. Prop. Fine Wines and Liquors ANAHEIM BEER ON DRAUGHT Louis Bushard and George Weatherly have been in San Diego for several days on a business trip, taking in the exposition sights.