anaheim-gazette 1916-04-06

POULTRY BUYERS MUST OBEY THE LAW LOS ANGELES DEALERS WHO USE DOCTORED SCALES WILL PAY A HEAVY PENALTY GEO. McPHEE IS AFTER THEM, AND WILL PINCH 'EM IF THEY DON'T WATCH OUT Farmers and poultry raisers all over the county who in the past have at intervals been victimized by Los Angeles chicken buyers who use false weights and doctored scales in making their purchases, may be interested in knowing that in future County Sealer George McPhee will make a special effort to curb the activities of these crooks who for lo, these many years have systematically robbed their victims of from ten to fifty per cent on every purchase of poultry made. Time was when these peripetitic poultry merchants drove over the country with an old horse and ram-shackle wagon, covering a comparatively limited territory in a day, but now the festive jitney has been brought into requisition and the chicken merchant thus equipped can start from Los Angeles in the morning and visit the principal poultry raising centers in the county and return to Los Angeles the same day, and this ability to travel speedily makes it all the more easy to pull off questionable stunts than when the old methods were employed in marketing. NEWS NOTES OF COUNTY Holly Sugar Factory Sold— It is reported that the plant of the Holly Sugar company, at Huntington Beach, has been sold to Colorado parties. Announcement was made on Saturday of purchase of the Holly company's interest by a corporation headed by A. E. Carlton, a banker of Cripple Cerek. The corporation is capitalized at $1,500,000. The Holly company operated three large sugar factories, at Huntington Beach, at Holly, Colorado and Sheridan, Wyoming. Prominent Woman Dead— Mrs. John Scott, wife of one of the wealthiest orange growers in the La Habra Valley, died at her residence on the Anaheim road near La Habra last week, after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Scott was a native daughter having been born near San Francisco forty-eight years ago. Twenty-five years ago she came to Southern California with her husband, who a few years later purchased the then famous orange grove of Willis J. Hole of Los Angeles. She is survived by her husband and five children. Funeral were held Saturday afternoon from the Friend's church at Whittier. Interment was in the Whittier cemetery. Electric Railway Open— Wednesday, April 5th was set as the opening date for the Newport-Huntington Beach Pacific Electric line, which has not been in use for over two months. The work of bridging the new channel of the Santa Ana river into the sea two miles from Huntington Beach is now being completed, and it was officially announced that cars would be run over the line for the first time Wednesday. Since the January flood and washout of the track all But the raw methods recently employed have at length roused the raisers of poultry to a sense of the swindles practiced upon them and complaint has been made to County Sealer McPhee that has decided him on taking the matter up with a view to curbing the activities of these alleged frenzied financiers, and from now forward the chicken merchant who attempts to do business in this county must be equipped with scales duly certified by some qualified official of the weights and measures department or he will be prosecuted to the limit of the law. And the first step in this direction was taken at Santa Ana last Saturday when McPhee halted a Los Angeles peddler after a three miles chase and relieved him of a scale that was so arranged as to register six pounds for an actual eight pound weight, but as there was no evidence that chickens had been bought over this scale on or near that particular date, McPhee simply confiscated the instrument and dismissed the man with a warning that he would be prosecuted if he was again caught with a false scale in his possession. McPhee afterwards learned that this same peddler had operated recently in the Garden Grove district, and had swindled several chicken raisers there in purchasing poultry from them. Some of these peddlers have scales that are graduated so that weight values of not less than one pound are shown, but as chickens are worth about eighteen cents a pound, it is important that they should be weighed more accurately than such scales are capable of, but as the average farmer does not take this into consideration, it is easy for the chicken merchant to get the best of it and make the seller believe the deal is on the square. Sealer McPhee however, proposes to see to it that only such scales as will accurately record the true weight within a given tolerance are used in Electric Railway Open— Wednesday, April 5th was set as the opening date for the Newport-Huntington Beach Pacific Electric line, which has not been in use for over two months. The work of bridging the new channel of the Santa Ana river into the sea two miles from Huntington Beach is now being completed, and it was officially announced that cars would be run over the line for the first time Wednesday. Since the January flood and washout of the track all Newport-Huntington Beach traffic, including transportation of high school students from Newport, has been routed through Santa Ana. The Huntington Beach line to Los Angeles, via Willowville, which has also been out of commission since the floods, necessitating travel from Huntington Beach to Los Angeles via Long Beach, will also be opened to traffic probably this week, thus re-establishing nearly all the old routes of travel in Orange county, leaving only the Santa Ana-Huntington Beach line yet to be put in use. Enterprising Burglar— A thief who made the rounds of Orange rooming houses Tuesday night added approximately $100 to his store of ill gotten gains. The victims were August Welhausen, who rooms at the Elsman hotel near the Santa Fe station and Charles Dyer and Thomas Knot, at the Olive hotel on North Olive street. The thief used the same methods at both places. At the Elsman house he secured the pass key which had been hidden under a rug and entered Mr. Welhausen's rooms going through the pockets of his clothing and securing $96 in cash which he had drawn from the bank during the day. The clothing was left in the bath room. At the Olive hotel the picking was not so good, the thief securing only an Ingersoll watch from Mr. Knot. He seemed to think that all the valuables were contained in the pockets of the men's trousers and overlooked a sum of money and a gold watch that were in an overcoat and vest belonging to Mr. Dyer. The thefts seem to have been committed by some one well acquainted with the habits and movements of his victims but he left no clues as to his identity, and there seems to be little hope that he will be caught. Mexican Had Dynamite— Twelve sticks of dynamite, a box Aviation Station and A few weeks or establishment of a aero station on a Bay, if a movement people proves successful Manager E. S. Mific Telephone & Truck was at San Diego while there learned the site caused by corps and training that city. Additional come, and local b Secretary Metzgar, commerce, at once to locate the static county harbor. According to ad Diego, the aero station capped by lack of past three years free site donated Beach company. Now requested the from the tract, and seem to have no ship Newport Bay web site for the stations on a tract no systematic effort to for the station whil to the government week. With advantages once determined there will be little ing the aero expet training school for county permanent Citrus Trees on B Planting of a tree the Bixby Development in the Santa Olive will begin setting out of your trees. While about 375 be put out in this 129 acres are all planting. Roads ed in this place am to begin at once. The trees will from six to ten acce will be placed at o The Bixby Develop about eighteen cents a pound, it is important that they should be weighed more accurately than such scales are capable of, but as the average farmer does not take this into consideration, it is easy for the chicken merchant to get the best of it and make the seller believe the deal is on the square. Sealer McPhee however, proposes to see to it that only such scales as will accurately record the true weight within a given tolerance are used in the buying of chickens hereafter and that as nearly as possible the purchaser shall be allowed to take no more than sixteen ounces to the pound when dealing with the poultry raiser, and will fight it out on this line if it takes all summer and part of the winter. This will mean that the old-fashioned straight front spring scale with weight graduations of one pound and one-half pound will be relegated to the scrap heap and the spring balance constructed with a commodity pan or plate above the dial and commonly known as the Family Type scale, shall also be barred from use in trade as provided for in the official weights and measures specifications promulgated by the state department. All of which means that there will be something doing as between Sealer of Weights and Measures McPhee and the Los Angeles chicken merchants in case the latter do not change their established ways, as McPhee says no excuse will suffice to evade prosecution in case he finds false scales in use. Your ship may never come in, but if you save the pennies and place them in a term account with the Anaheim National bank, it may become a ferry boat to take you across some dangerous stream when you need to get expert piano tuning. F. W. Schmidt. Men's trousers and overlooked a sum of money and a gold watch that were in an overcoat and vest belonging to Mr. Dyer. The thefts seem to have been committed by some one well acquainted with the habits and movements of his victims but he left no clues as to his identity, and there seems to be little hope that he will be caught. Mexican Had Dynamite Twelve sticks of dynamite, a box of dynamite caps and about a dozen fuses fitted with caps were discovered Sunday night at El Modena by Constable Logan Jackson, following the arrest of A. Ladesma, a Mexican, who had been raising considerable disturbance in the neighborhood all day Sunday. As far as Constable Jackson has been able to learn Ladesma had no legitimate use for the dynamite and an investigation is being made to determine to what use the explosive was to have been put. The arrest of Ladesma was the result of a telephone call to the Sheriff's office early Sunday evening. It was said at the time that Ladesma was drunk and causing considerable disturbance and that he was flashing a long dirk. Sheriff Jackson called up Orange and detailed Constable Jackson to handle the case, but when he arrived he was unable to find the dirk. Thinking that possibly Ladesma had left it at home he decided to search the house and it was then that the dynamite was found. Ladesma admitted having purchased the dynamite, but was unable to tell what he intended to use it for. He said he had purchased it in Orange and Constable Jackson is making an investigation to find where the purchase was made. Looking Forward The lease of the ing company's plant expired and the owner over the property, ly begin making preparatory to anoes, the coming t The manager, M is at the plant man the ranchers for aspects to have su pack, beginning eowing to a shortage the market, provi are obtained. Owing to advance labels and other n will be largely inc nery will pay the o of last season for A new tomato p mato paste, will Lieut. Bryan, U.S.N. stated before the Am. Soc. of Naval Engineers: "Oils made from the asphalt-base crudes have shown themselves to be much better adapted to motor cylinders, as far as their carbon-forming proclivities are concerned, than are parafine-base Pennsylvania oils." Zerolene is scientifically refined from selected California crude—asphalt-base. Highest competitive awards, San Francisco and San Diego Expositions. For sale by dealers everywhere and at service stations and agencies of the Standard Oil Company. ZEROLENE the Standard Oil for Motor Cars Aviation Station at Newport— A few weeks or months will see the establishment of an United States aero station on a site near Newport Bay, if a movement begun by local being available now, owing to the cutting off of the supply from foreign countries, and with the aid of suitable machinery in its manufacture, it is believed that a large business can not only be developed, but maintained. ZEROLENE the Standard Oil for Motor Cars Aviation Station at Newport— A few weeks or months will see the establishment of an United States aer station on a site near Newport Bay, if a movement begun by local people proves successful. Manager E. S. Morrow, of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company was at San Diego a few days ago, and while there learned of difficulties over the site caused by the army aeroplane corps and training school located at that city. Additional reports have come, and local boosters, headed by Secretary Metzgar, of the chamber of commerce, at once began a movement to locate the station near the Orange county harbor. According to advices from San Diego, the aer station has been handicapped by lack of funds, and for the past three years has been using a free site donated by the Coronado Beach company. This company has now requested the aer squad to move from the tract, and Uncle Sain's fliers seem to have no site available. Newport Bay would make an ideal site for the station, with the buildings on a tract near the bay, and a systematic effort to secure a free site for the station which will be offered to the government, was begun last week. With advantages of the local site once determined upon, it is thought there will be little difficulty in locating the aer experiment station and training school for birdmen in Orange county permanently. Citrus Trees on Bixby Ranch— Planting of a tract of 129 acres of the Bixby Development company project in the Santa Ana canyon above Olive will begin next week with the setting out of young valencia and lemon trees. While about 375 acres of trees will be put out in this tract, at present the 129 acres are all that are ready for planting. Roads are being completed in this place and actual planting is to begin at once. The trees will be set in blocks of from six to ten acres and these tracts will be placed at once on the market. The Bixby Development company has being available now, owing to the cutting off of the supply from foreign countries, and with the aid of suitable machinery in its manufacture, it is believed that a large business can not only be developed, but maintained, as against the imported, even after the war is over. The superior quality of Placentia packed tomatoes is becoming well known throughout territory rapidly extending, as also their solid pack pumpkin and canned oranges, the Placentia Preserving company being the only plant in the country packing the latter named product. GASOLINE FROM SHALE In view of the ever increasing demand for gasoline and the increase in price of crude oil, from which it is obtained, it is important to know that an almost inexhaustible supply of oil may be obtained from the shale of northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah, and southwestern Wyoming. This shale contains materials which, when heated, may be converted into crude oil, gas and ammonia. The high cost of distilling oil from shale as compared to the cost of producing oil from wells has thus far prevented the development in this country of such an industry and may continue to prevent it for some time, but sooner or later this source of supply will be utilized to supplement the decreasing production from the regular oil fields. The oil derived from the shale is similar to that which is being produced from wells in the United States at the rate of more than 250,000,000 barrels a year. When refined by ordinary methods the shale oil yields an average of about 10 per cent gasoline, 35 per cent kerosene, and a large amount of paraffin. The yield of gasoline, from the shale may probably be largely increased by the use of refining methods especially designed for that purpose. The gas, which is a very good illuminating gas, will perhaps be sufficient to furnish all the heat required to distill the crude oil from the shale. The ammonia is a most valuable by-product of the distillation and may gasoline may be extracted by ordinary refining processes. As was stated in the recent reply of Secretary Lane to a senate resolution on the subject of gasoline: "The development of this enormous reserve simply awaits the time when the price of gasoline or the demand for other distillation products warrants the utilization of this substitute source. This may happen in the future. At all events these shales are likely to be drawn upon long before the exhaustion of the petroleum fields." Olive will begin next week with the setting out of young valencia and lemon trees. While about 375 acres of trees will be put out in this tract, at present the 129 acres are all that are ready for planting. Roads are being completed in this place and actual planting is to begin at once. The trees will be set in blocks of from six to ten acres and these tracts will be placed at once on the market. The Bixby Development company has also worked out a system for taking care of the groves after they have been sold, entering into a contract with the owner to care for the trees at a stated price. Water for the tract is to be pumped from the company plant on the north side of the river. The pipe line, laid under the river, was broken by the recent floods. It will be repaired as soon as the water is out of the river. Looking Forward to Big Year— The lease of the Placentia Preserving company's plant to C. F. Evans has expired and the company has taken over the property, and will immediately begin making many improvements preparatory to an early run of tomatoes, the coming season. The manager, Mr. J. L. Stevenson, is at the plant making contracts with the ranchers for tomatoes, and expects to have sufficient for a large pack, beginning earlier than ordinarily, owing to a shortage of canned goods in the market, providing early tomatoes are obtained. Owing to advanced prices for cans, labels and other necessaries, the cost will be largely increased yet this cannery will pay the same prices as those of last season for the raw product. A new tomato product, known as tomato paste, will be packed, a market 35 per cent kerosene, and a large amount of paraffin. The yield of gasoline, from the shale may probably be largely increased by the use of refining methods especially designed for that purpose. The gas, which is a very good illuminating gas, will perhaps be sufficient to furnish all the heat required to distill the crude oil from the shale. The ammonia is a most valuable by-product of the distillation and may be utilized in the manufacture of commercial fertilizer or other nitrogen compounds, as the market demands. The gelological survey has examined large areas of the shale in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming and has made many distillation tests. Some beds of shale that are several feet thick will yield more than a barrel of oil to the ton of shale, and one bed 6 inches thick will yield more than two barrels of crude oil to the ton of shale. One ton of this shale should therefore yield nearly 10 gallons of gasoline by the present commercial methods of gasoline extraction, and larger yields may be made possible by new methods. Little attention has been paid to this shale because the quantity of petroleum produced from the wells in the United States has been sufficient to satisfy all demands, but for more than 50 years the oil shale industry of Scotland has been a very important one. In a recent year more than 8000 men were employed in the industry in that country, yet the average yield of oil per ton of shale was much less that that which appears possible from the shale of Colorado and Utah. It is estimated that in Colorado alone there is sufficient shale, in beds 3 feet or more thick and richer than the shale being mined in Scotland to yield twenty billion barrels of crude oil, from which at least two billion barrels of As was stated in the recent reply of Secretary Lane to a senate resolution on the subject of gasoline: "The development of this enormous reserve simply awaits the time when the price of gasoline or the demand for other distillation products warrants the utilization of this substitute source. This may happen in the future. At all events these shales are likely to be drawn upon long before the exhaustion of the petroleum fields." SMALL OUTPUT OF OLIVES The output of pickled olives in California from last year's crop was small compared with the size of the producing acreage in California. Weather conditions were not very satisfactory, and a much larger than usual proportion of small fruit resulted in the crop. This cut down the amount of pickling olives, which are the larger sizes. In addition to this, and one of the main factors, was the situation existing with packers and handlers of ripe pickled olives. Practically all commercial operators in that line were well stocked up and some of them over-stocked from the year before. The high priced stocks carried by packers precluded in many instances the possibility of financing a large handling for the recently passed winter, and made it, as well, unprofitable to put up further olives until the old pack is cleaned out. Accordingly, while only a small pack of olives was made last winter, this does not mean that there is not ample on hand for all present outlet, as many packers have been carrying over large quantities. Start a bank account in the Anaheim National Bank and add to it, and you will never be broke. the Voters and citizens of Anaheim: Since many of you have desirto know how we stand on the questions of interest to the people ne coming City Election, and will be impossible to personspeak to all of you, we emthis means to express our vs. We are in favor of a strict busiadministration of the City's irs. We are in favor of all needed We are in favor of a strict busis administration of the City's irs. We are in favor of all needed lic improvements but believe people who bear the burdens uld be given just and careful sideration. We have no friends to favor foes to punish, but, if elected, rely for approval upon the esty and efficiency of our adistration of the City business. Respectfully yours, JOHN J. DWYER, G. M. SIMPSON. California Wine Co. Finest Brands of Wines and Liquors Always In Stock. California Wine Co. Finest Brands of Wines and Liquors Always In Stock. 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