anaheim-gazette 1915-08-12

ORANGE COUNTY VALUATION FOR 1916 INCREASE IN TAXABLE PROPERTY OVER PREVIOUS YEAR IS $491,300 FIGURES ARE EXCLUSIVE OF OPERATIVE PROPERTY AND SOLDIERS' EXEMPTIONS The total assessed valuation of Orange county, exclusive of operative property, according to a table prepared by County Auditor W. C. Jerome, is $48,248,695. This is $491,300 increase over last year. The figures are as follows: School Districts Valuation Alamitos ... $298,520 Anaheim ... 2,174,505 Bay City ... 661,080 Bolsa ... 253,810 Buena Park ... 1,734,000 Centralia ... 307,775 Commonwealth ... 166,500 Cypress ... 252,790 Delhi ... 977,120 Diamond ... 141,580 El Modena ... 888,475 El Toro ... 372,265 Fairview ... 283,000 Fountain Valley ... 410,830 Fullerton ... 2,952,590 Garden Grove ... 751,120 Harper ... 318,810 Huntington Beach ... 1,900,860 Katella ... 417,285 Laguna ... 641,130 convention of the Federation of German-American Catholic societies, which began a four day session at St. Paul, settled down to the transaction of business Monday after service at the cathedral. Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul praised the loyalty of the German-American Catholics to the Stars and Stripes. "We love America, we love its flag," he said, "but greater than all we love the freedom of the Star Spangled Banner, which puts the power of monarchy in the hands of every citizen at least once a year when he goes to the polls. We want nothing more than freedom; we ask no special privileges." PREPARING FOR OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE In expectation that the next Congress will be aroused to the need of supplying the financial sinews for proper national defense, army and naval officials in Washington are making widespread investigations to ascertain the following facts: What are our facilities for manufacturing submarines, and whence can be recruited men of technical training to man the undersea destroyers that will form in time of war the United States' strongest arm of naval defense? What is the country's potential supply of aeroplanes? What is the total capacity of the munitions manufactories in the United States? It is expected that the next Congress will authorize the construction of a great number of submarines. Already the Secretary of the Navy is making plans to provide the vessels with sufficient trained officers and men to bring them up to war efficiency. As the first step in the plan, a call has been sent out announcing a countryside to answer by Jail on Jail undeer $1000 EROY BARNETT RENT CUSTODY AT HOME. 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It is expected that the next Congress will authorize the construction of a great number of submarines. Already the Secretary of the Navy is making plans to provide the vessels with sufficient trained officers and men to bring them up to war efficiency. As the first step in the plan, a call has been sent out announcing a country wide U.S. Civil Service examination for marine engine draftsmen for submarines. The examination will be held in every state in the Union on August 18 and 19 next. From the register of eligibles resulting from this examination, certification will be made to fill a vacancy in this position in the office of the inspector of machinery, Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., at a salary of $5.00 per diem, and vacancies as they may occur in positions requiring the same qualifications. Marine engine draftsmen may be employed by the Navy Department at the following places: Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H., Navy Yard, New York; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal.; Groton, Conn., office of the inspector of machinery, Lake Torpedo Company, Bridgeport, Conn. The duties of this position will consist of preparing notes, checking plans and specifications, making sketches, designs and drawings of proposed gas and oil engines and auxiliary machines usually installed in submarines, and all changes and additions thereto. The appointees will at all times be required to witness, conduct and record tests and work up test data for submarine machinery, and must be capable of preparing notes for correspondence in connection with the submission of plans, proposals and contracts concerning the installation of submarine gas and oil engines. The aeroplane industry has reached such a high stage of development in this country that those interested in national defense believe that any number of the indispensable air scouts can be supplied to the government in a short time. Reports from the European war zone state that the average life of an aeroplane on duty at the front is only a few days. London aviation journals reaching here conveyed the interesting information in an official statement from Lyman J. Seeley, London Schontz ranch last fall following the heart ship court. Matthew Schontz were taken having been unable was isad yesterday would be made to sew and efforts were under ball for them. Matthew and Caspers of the Cypress Barnett, a youth of them are under arrest assault with a deadly tent to commit murders the shooting of Benjir roadside at the Schoen Thursday evening. with a 22-calibre rifle trating his side, stait and paralyzing his body. He told that he was the vice saying that as he wore the road a man arrived came up and ordered his hands. When he says he received may terminate his Sheriff Jackson done credited with saying stealing his waterm Barnett fired 3 times from him. Eagle 6 o'clock in the even permitted to lie in half-past eleven o'clock Sheriff Jackson and Iman picked him up tilted by George Tracer earlier that a Mexico and unconcious on Jackson received Iman was preparing night. Hastily dress perior officer started for the scene of the found Eagle lying in blood, unconscious. In their automobile the county hospital ed in a half hour after the county jail. A tion revealed the fr penetrated Eagle's s against the spine, from the waist down not extracted. Eagleous condition. On Friday morning that the Schontz bplicated in the shooti home at Cypress house he found Mathieu A 22-calibre rifle s Garden Grove ... 1,095,210 Laguna ... 627,910 La Habra ... 5,457,955 Newhope ... 1,320,795 Newport ... 1,093,565 Olive ... 756,405 Orange ... 1,761,320 San Juan ... 952,650 San Joaquin ... 2,313,040 Silverado ... 179,645 Trabuco ... 264,075 Tustin ... 1,865,820 Westminster ... 1,248,860 Yorba ... 697,025 Villa Park ... 598,220 CITIES— Anaheim ... $1,466,785 Fullerton ... 3,632,855 Huntington Beach ... 961,425 Newport Beach ... 880,885 Orange ... 1,722,180 Santa Ana ... 6,653,285 Stanton ... 849,510 Total ... $48,248,695 SPECIAL DISTRICTS Drainage Districts Delhi ... $429,205 Newport ... 151,360 Newbert ... 1,114,760 Talbert ... 637,770 Anaheim-Fullerton Div ... 307,310 Lighting Districts Garden Grove ... 124,875 Tustin ... 472,705 Placentia ... 215,645 Yorba Linda Library ... 327,060 Road Improv't Dis. No. 1 ... 3,169,080 Total ... $6,949,770 High School Districts Anaheim ... $3,376,430 Fullerton U. H. S. ... 12,573,765 Huntington Beach ... 4,122,535 Orange U. H. S. ... 4,855,655 Santa Ana ... 6,653,285 Total ... $31,581,670 PATRIOTISM Delegates to the sixteenth annual Reports from the European war zone state that the average life of an aeroplane on duty at the front is only a few days. London aviation journals reaching here conveyed the interesting information in an official statement from Lyman J. Seeley, London representative of Glenn H. Curtiss, that the Curtiss factories will reach their maximum output within ten days. Mr. Seeley announces that the Curtiss factories will then be producing twelve aeroplanes a day, or a number equal to a fleet of 324 each month of 27 working days, or more than 3600 a year. In addition, there are other factories and two or more big aeroplane motor plants that have been developed as a result of the war. If turned to Government advantage, these shops would make the United States the world's greatest air power within a short time. Henry Woodhouse, a governor in the Aero Club of America, said that the total value of the orders for aeroplanes and engines placed in this country by European powers since the war began is approximately $8,000,000. England at the present time is said to be constructing aeroplanes at the rate of 120 a week. In France the output is said to be much greater. The United States has on hand in arsenals, or appropriated for, 242,-000,000 rounds of ammunition. Germany, at the beginning of the present war had a total stock of 50,000,000 rounds. The comparison in other ways is as marked. Mrs. A. M. Webster of San Bernardino, is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. E. S. Goble. On Friday morning that the Schontz brigade appeared in the shootout home at Cypress house he found Mathieu A 22-callibre rifle suit wall. Iman took them loaded it. Schontz said "I presume you will with you." "Yes," responded Iman to take you with me. With an oath Schontz Iman wanted to take you would have to put it Iman replied that if Iman put the irons on So do so, but he advised along without trouble would rather take his place the handcuffs says that Schontz said dealing him several and-tumble fight end Iman placed handcuffs on. He led Schontz bile placing him the back for the county Schontz that if he would not be molested but that if Schontz able the officer would just the same. Schontz was placed jail a short time there turned in the afternoon Casper Schontz and I were taken to the charge of assault with on to commit murder them. Misses Sophie and went up to Los Angeles a visit to friends. HELD TO ANSWER ON ASSAULT TO MURDER MATTHEW AND CASPAR SCHONTZ IN JAIL UNDER BONDS OF $1000 EACH ROY BARNETT REMANDED INTO CUSTODY AT DETENTION HOME Matthew and Casper Schontz were held to answer by Judge Cox on Tuesday on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder. Roy Barnett, an employee of the Schontz brothers, aged 15, who is said to have done the shooting, under instructions of his employer, was taken to the detention home where he will await his hearing which comes up today. Both men were unable to obtain bail, and were locked up in the county jail. They had been in jail since last Friday, under bonds of $2000; having been placed under arrest as a result of the shooting of Benjamin Eagle, a Mexican at the Schontz ranch last Thursday evening following the hearing in the township court, Matthew and Casper Schontz were taken to the county jail, having been unable to secure bail. It was laid yesterday that an attempt would be made to secure their release, and efforts were under way to procure bail for them. Matthew and Casper Schontz, farmers of the Cypress district, and Roy Barnett, a youth of 15 employed by them, are under arrest on a charge of how much it costs according to the bills they pay. Then why demand an expert at a cost of about seven or eight hundred dollars, to find out and tell them what they ought to know about their own business? When the power house was built it was supposed to last about 20 years without any improvement or enlarging, immaterial of how QUESTIONS ASKED BY A TAXPAYER Cost of Developing Electricity at the City Power House, and Other Matters Editor Gazette:— Fellow citizens and taxpayers of Anaheim, read this carefully. In the 22nd of July issue of the Anaheim Gazette there was an article in regard to our electrical light and power plant, how much it costs to run it, and how much electricity it produces. Are not the managers of the plant supposed to know all this? According to Mr. L. B. Funk, a Los Angeles municipal engineer's statement, they have got to install a watt meter for $100—and employ him at a cost of $25 a day for a month or so to find out the correct figures. Don't the city know how much its plant produces? The meter reader goes around from house to house every month, and records in his book how much each one uses, and from the 1st to the 6th of every month we go to the city hall and pay our bills for our light and power, or whatever it may be, whether for light, washing machine, electric irons, electric fans or what not, and get a receipt for the same, and the city don't know how much it produces? Smells a little fishy, don't it? Every month, the city knows, how much it costs according to the bills they pay. Then why demand an expert at a cost of about seven or eight hundred dollars, to find out and tell them what they ought to know about their own business? When the power house was built it was supposed to last about 20 years without any improvement or enlarging, immaterial of how Local Notes Miss Blanche Mickle went up to Los Angeles Saturday on a visit. Mrs. Fannie Gates and son Vernon, of Manhattan, Kansas, are here for on indefinite stay. J. H. Brunworth and wife spent a portion of last week at Laguna Beach, returning Friday. Mr. Spaulding will erect a dwelling on Alberta street, in the Zeyn tract. C. W. Pendleton and family drove down to Long Beach Saturday and spent a couple of days enjoying the cooling breezes. F. C. Krause and Henry Adams were in Little Bear valley a few days of Schontz ranch last Thursday evening, following the hearing in the township court, Matthew and Casper Schontz were taken to the county jail, having been unable to secure ball. It was laid yesterday that an attempt would be made to secure their release, and efforts were under way to procure ball for them. Matthew and Casper Schontz, farmers of the Cypress district, and Roy Barnett, a youth of 15 employed by them, are under arrest on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder, as a result of the shooting of Benjamin Eagle in the roadside at the Schontz ranch on last Thursday evening. Eagle was shot with a 22-calibre rifle, the ball penetrating his side, striking the spine, and paralyzing the lower portions of his body. He told Sheriff Jackson that he was the victim of a hold up, saying that as he was walking along the road a man armed with a rifle came up and ordered him to throw up his hands. When he refused so to do he says he received the wound which may terminate his life. This story Sheriff Jackson doubts. Schontz is credited with saying that Eagle was stealing his watermelons, and that Barnett fired 3 times under instructions from him. Eagle was shot about 6 o'clock in the evening and he was permitted to lie in the roadside until half-past eleven o'clock at night when Sheriff Jackson and Under Sheriff Iman picked him up, having been notified by George Trapp a half hour earlier, that a Mexican was lying shot and unconscious on the highway. As Jackson received Trapp's message Iman was preparing to retire for the night. Hastily dressing he and his superior officer started in an automobile for the scene of the shooting. They found Eagle lying in a pool of clotted blood, unconscious. They placed him in their automobile and hastened to the county hospital which they reached in a half hour after starting from the county jail. A surgical examination revealed the fact that the ball penetrated Eagle's side and lodged against the spine, causing paralysis from the waist down. The ball was not extracted. Eagle is in a dangerous condition. On Friday morning Iman, learning that the Schontz brothers were implicated in the shooting, drove to their home at Cypress. On entering the house he found Mathew Schontz alone. A 22-calibre rifle stood against the same, and the city don't know how much it produces? Smells a little fishy, don't it? Every month, the city knows, how much it costs according to the bills they pay. Then why demand an expert at a cost of about seven or eight hundred dollars, to find out and tell them what they ought to know about their own business? When the power house was built it was supposed to last about 20 years without any improvement or enlarging, immaterial of how much the city might grow. In about three years the demand was made, that the city improve some thing at a cost of—I forget just how much. Abount that time the merchants' association was in existence, and an old member brought up the question in regard to our expensive power plant. Then is was talked about letting the Edison company figure on it. At the following meeting of our city authorities they discussed the question and fished around the big load on the high line until it burned out. The Edison company have their power line running through Anaheim, and along the front of the power house. I think the Edison company would furnish the city of Anaheim power by wholesale at about 1 cent a killowat hour. We are now paying about nine. The Edison company would install their own transformer or transmeter or whatever it is and charge the city what their meter registers, and the city could run its own distributing department, just as it does now, without having one dollar of extra expense. The first thing we will hear will be a demand for eighteen or twenty thousand dollars for new machinery for the power house. The taxpayers ought to look into this thing pretty strongly and see that we get what we need as cheap as possible, without an extra bond issue every two or three years. I believe every town in Southern California, except Pasadena and Anaheim, is under tue Edison system, and they are all pleased with the arrangement. TAXPAYER. REPORT OF BOARD The first biennial report of the state board of education has just been issued from the state office at Sacramento. It is a volume of 250 pages, containing the first reports of the various activities of this board, as described by its several officers and committees. It also contains numerous statistics and tabulated information of ten portion of last week at Laguna Beach, returning Friday. Mr. Spaulding will erect a dwelling on Alberta street, in the Zeyn tract. C. W. Pendleton and family drove down to Long Beach Saturday and spent a couple of days enjoying the cooling breezes. F. C. Krause and Henry Adams were in Little Bear valley a few days of last week angling for trout. They report unusual success. Herman Backs writes from San Francisco to friends here that he is enjoying his visit to the exposition and other points of interest. Ask me for insurance. Any kind. E. S. Goble. Phone 318-J. Mrs. Selinger of Placentia will shortly take a course of the baths at Murletta hot spring for the benefit of her health. The neighborhood club met last week at the home of Mrs. A.V.Wheeler on Placentia avenue, and the members all spent an enjoyable afternoon. They were pleasantly entertained by their hostess. Mrs. M.Kaufmann entertained the Care Free club at the home of her mother, Mrs.Pomeroy Thursday afternoon. Five Hundred was played, Mrs.E.J.Hartung winning first prize, Mrs.Kaufmann second, and Mrs.AlNowotny third. J.T.Parsons of Bisbee,Arizona,was visiting last week with his old Kansas friend, J.W.Duckworth.Mr Parsons is traveling along the coast enjoying the scenery and visiting the fairs. He is so favorably impressed with what he has seen that he contemplates coming here to reside permanently. L.Goble and wife,D.S.Goble of Ferris,Texas,who is visiting here,E.S.Goble and wife,Miss Gladys Goble motored up to Pasadena Sunday and spent the day with W.H.Shake and family.The spent a pleasant day,returning late in the evening. Theo.Scherlmann,wife and two children,left Monday for their old home at Liberty,kansas.They are going by way of the fair at San Fran- On Friday morning Iman, learning that the Schontz brothers were implicated in the shooting, drove to their home at Cypress. On entering the house he found Mathew Schontz alone. A 22-calibre rifle stood against the wall. Iman took the weapon and unloaded it. Schontz said: "I presume you want to take that with you." "Yes," responded Iman, "and I want to take you with me also." With an oath Schontz replied that if Iman wanted to take him with him he would have to put the irons on him. Iman replied that if it was necessary to put the irons on Schontz he would do so, but he advised Schontz to come along without trouble for he said he would rather take him peaceably than place the handcuffs on him. Iman says that Schontz sprang upon him, dealing him several blows. A rough-and-tumble fight ensued, in which Iman placed handcuffs upon his prisoner. He led Schontz to his automobile, placing him therein and starting back for the county jail. He told Schontz that if he went peaceably he would not be molested on the trip over, but that if Schontz did not go peacable the officer would take him to jail just the same. Schontz was placed in the county jail a short time thereafter. Iman returned in the afternoon and arrested Casper Schontz and Roy Barnett, who were taken to the county jail and a charge of assault with a deadly weapon to commit murder placed against them. Misses Sophie and Marie Rimpau went up to Los Angeles Saturday on a visit to friends. The first biennial report of the state board of education has just been issued from the state office at Sacramento. It is a volume of 250 pages, containing the first reports of the various activities of this board, all described by its several officers and committees. It also contains numerous statistics and tabulated information of general interest. Among the different subjects given special treatment, are the state text books, accreditation of schools of other states, certification of high school teachers by the state board, the operation of the teachers' retirement salary law, and special reports by the secretary and the three commissioners of education, elementary, secondary and Vocational. Copies of the report may be had upon application to the state board of education, Sacramento, Cal. The hearing in the matter of the insanity of F. B. Tuffree was held Friday afternoon and by stipulation was continued until tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. There were present Friday John C. Tuffree and Samuel James Tuffree, brothers, who some weeks ago presented a petition saying that they thought F. B. Tuffree to be again sane, and asking that he be restored to capacity. Harry B. Light of Los Angeles, appointed guardian for F. B. Tuffree over a year ago was also present, and a representative of the Citizens Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles. J. F. Calkins & Son, the West Anaheim hay and grain dealers, report three cars of hay disposed of on Monday. Business, they declare is good in that section, notwithstanding the general complaint of hard times. L. Goble and wife, D. S. Goble of Ferris, Texas, who is visiting here, E. S. Gobble and wife and Miss Gladys Goble motored up to Pasadena Sunday and spent the day with W. H. Spake and family. The spent a pleasant day, returning late in the evening. Theo Scherlmann, wife and two children, left Monday for their old home at Liberty, Kansas. They are going by way of the fair at San Francisco. Mr. Scherlman has resided in Anaheim for the past year, but will now take up his business as a stock buyer in his old home. Rev David Todd Gillimor, wife and son, who have been visiting the fair at San Francisco and camping at a summer resort for some weeks past, have returned to their home, feeling in excellent condition after their outing. Mr. Gillimor will occupy his pulpit Sunday. Albert Miller and wife of Chariton, Iowa, were visiting last week with N. R. Phillips and family. They are visiting the expositions and stopped off here to see their relatives. J. F. Webster of Hartley, Iowa, and his daughter, Mrs. Stephen Thomas of Fullerton, South Dakota, have been visiting at the home of W. M. Wellman on East Center street. Surveyors are at work on the last link of the short line of the Pacific Electric from Yorba Linda to Corona. This short uncompleted section is through the Santa Ana canyon and presents one of the most difficult electric road construction problems in Southern California; and it is stated when completed will afford another scenic electric ride to rival the most popular trips now out of Los Angeles, and will shorten considerably the running time between these two cities. By All Means Have Your Corset Fitted You have your gowns fitted, and your shoes fitted. You try on your hats time and time again to see how you look in them; you want to know if they become you You should have your corset fitted, for you can make or mar your figure There's a great difference in the various G-D Justrite models and it is important that you get the one adapted to your figure requirements. BACK LACED AND FRONT LACED We are showing models at $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $3.00, $3.50, $5.00, $8.50 and up. Justrites are guaranteed to give satisfactory wear. LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR This is the only dressmaking establishment of its kind in the county. Special Sale this week on PARASOLS The JUSTRITE STORE Opposite Mason Theatre For Your COVER CROP SEE US Melilotus - Indica, Vetch and Canadian Field Peas. Halley & McClellan 290 N. Los Angeles St. Pac 317 Home 294 J. Leslie Swope and family left Saturday for San Francisco, going by way of San Pedro where 'taey boarded the steamship Congress. APRICOT GROWERS MAY GET BETTER PRICES Prospect Encouraging for an Increase To 7 or 8 Cents Halley & McClellan 290 N. Los Angeles St. Pac 317 Home 294 J. Leslie Swope and family left Saturday for San Francisco, going by way of San Pedro where they boarded the steamship Congress. Foster Chambers is laid up in the hospital recuperating from a serious rupture which he received while working at the sugar factory. Foster is on the night shift, and it is his duty to look after the scales weighing the beets as they are dumped. After dumping a load the scale slides back into position automatically, but on one occasion it stuck for some reason. He felt something give way in his side but nothing of it at the time. He continued his work through the shift and also on the following night, but on Thursday the pain had become so severe that he was forced to go to the sanitarium for treatment. The physicians decided that an operation was necessary and it was performed on Friday morning. The operation was successful, but the young man will be incapacitated for a couple of weeks while the wound heals. We sell hay in car load lots at reduced prices. J. F. Calkins & Son. West Anaheim, opposite S. P. depot. The number plate which was carried on its front by the locomotive of Santa Fe train No. 51, which came to grief at Yorba Wednesday, was picked up by John Ziegler from among the clinders and is now displayed in the window of the California Wine company, where all curiosities are exhibited. It was knocked off by the collision, or was peeled off by the flames which boiled around the engine for hours, and is warped and blackened by the firey ordeal through which it passed. It is numbered 490, and as the figures combined spell 13 superstitious people argue that it is no wonder the ill-fated locomotive met such a disastrous end. PLATINUM PRODUCTION LARGER The placer miners of California and Oregon saved 570 ounces (troy) of crude platinum in 1914, as compared with 483 ounces in 1913. The greatest increase in production was in APRICOT GROWERS MAY GET BETTER PRICES Prospect Encouraging for an Increase To 7 or 8 Cents Apricot growers who are still holding their 1915 crop with the expectation of receiving higher prices than any yet paid this season may expect little buying until August 21, according to Dr. J. G. Bernelike, of Tustin, a well-known fruit expert. "The bulk of dried apricots in Orange county have passed from the growers to the packers," said Dr. Bernelike, "at prices ranging from a little less than 5 cents to a trifle above 6½ cents per pound. The best offer so far heard of was 6 3-4 cents, which was refused by one of the small number of growers who are holding for a price of 7 cents to 8 cents. "The prospect for such a price is at present somewhat encouraging because it is still very early in the season, and because only about one-fourth of the crop is left in growers' hands. Just now the packers' warehouses are filled to capacity waiting for the twenty-first of August, when the lower freight rate to the East on dried fruit goes into effect, making a difference of $4 per ton, or $120 per minimum car of thirty tons. Growers who are holding should expect little buying before that date. "A fire in one of the big packing houses at San Jose a few days ago destroyed a big lot of dried apricots, which were being held for shipment East." Santa Clara growers are receiving 8 cents for their Moorparks, and 7½ cents for the Glenenims, the latter being of practically the same quality, size and flavor as the majority of the fruits grown in Orange county. Prominent growers of that section told Mr. Fine that they believed the price of the Moorparks would rise to 10 cents or over before the season closes. Miss Adeline Rupkalvis of Seattle, who has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Henderson, was given a surprise party by her hosts Friday evening, which was in the nature of a farewell party, as she was leaving PLATINUM PRODUCTION LARGER The placer miners of California and Oregon saved 570 ounces (troy) of crude platinum in 1914, as compared with 483 ounces in 1913. The greatest increase in production was in Oregon, which showed a gain of 85 ounces. From this crude platinum 525 ounces of metallic platinum was extracted, valued at $23,625 figured at the average market price of $45 an ounce. The Boss gold-copper-platinum mine, near Goodsprings, Clark county, Nev., produced 110 ounces of platinum. Besides the platinum obtained from sands and platinum ore 2,906 ounces of this metal was obtained from new material, of both domestic and foreign origin, by smelters and refiners of gold and copper bullion and mattes. The secondary platinum industry handled 40,826 ounces of platinum, which was obtained from refining scrap metals and sweepings of the jewelry and dental trades. Now that the trouble at Bayonne, New Jersey, is over and the strike ended, one of the eastern papers is calling attention to the fact that in Eugene Kinkead they have a real sheffield down there. In the short time of four hours we slapped the face of Frank Tannenbaum, the agitator who once defied the entire police force of New York City, arrested the chief o.p. police of Jersey City; personally hauled several rowdies to jail; addressed a meeting of strikers and made them bow to the American flag; and secured a written promise of fair play from the oil company.