anaheim-gazette 1916-10-05

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR...$1.50 SIX MONTHS ...$1.00 THREE MONTHS ...$ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. KEPT US OUT OF WAR Claims that President Wilson has "kept us out of war" are so ridiculously untrue that it is amusing to those who know the facts, declared Representative Charles F. Curr, of California, in a recent statement. His refusal to recognize Huerta as the de facto president of Mexico, as was done by European nations, encouraged bandit chiefs to continue their guerrilla warfare. Since then his vacillating policy, putting on embargoes one day and lifting them the next, supporting one faction today and another tomorrow, dictating who should not be a candidate for the presidency of Mexico, and his meddlesome muddying generally, caused by his personal antipathy to Huerta, based on an uncomplimentary remark made about him by Huerta, prolonged the revolution. President Wilson committed two acts of war against Mexico. One punitive expedition was for the avowed purpose of compelling Huerta to fire a salute of twenty-one guns to our flag; a number of American Marines and Mexicans were killed at Vera Cruz; the supply of note paper at the White House was exhausted, but the salute was not fired. The second punitive expedition was after the raid on Columbus and was to "get Villa dead or alive." Villa still lives and is at liberty. never before been a joke except among the few, jesting at the scar who never felt the wound. Some wits have inverted or transposed the saying to make it read "cost of high living," and while the problem was less acute than now, such pleasantries were tolerated and even laughed at. But with practically all prices now on a steadily ascending scale, and with the question of how much more the camel's back can carry before it breaks, anyone who undertakers to discuss the question of living costs, their causes and present and continuing effects, must take up that task seriously. The public mind is no longer in the mood for persiflage about such a serious matter. Defenders of the administration who seek to square with existing facts and figures that remarkable plank in the Baltimore convention on which Mr. Wilson was elected, which declared that the comparatively low prices of that year were excessive and the plain results of a protective tariff, attribute all present phenomenal advances to the outbreak of war in Europe. But prices were advancing after the adoption of the present democratic tariff law and before the beginning of the war. In March of last year, there was issued from the Bureau of Labor statistics, a large pamphlet entitled "Retail Prices, 1907 to December 1914." In the comparative prices set out in the many tables of figures it is shown that comparative prices of all sorts of meats rose at an average advance of approximately 13 per cent between 1912, the year in which what were called high prices were demonounced as effects of protective tariffs, and the end of December, 1914, after the country had been under a free trade tariff law for 15 months. The same sad story is told and can readily be found on pages 12 and 13 of this instructive compendium of prices of lard, eggs, butter and milk. Hughes, its cannery. In the case of Charles E. H. publican party life careful considerations terests of the filibuster and the most best interests of people, with these ed., and encourage to the efforts of condition, will be policies of the pity ration for mills. Because the bodies in its pollenation, the mean which, and the which, have made has been shown ranks a great mass of the country. date of the party: greatness, and b and duty of the sphere of finance once in accordance opportunities, is closer every day see in the presence United States in the direction States the financial factor its people's ambition organization fit them desire. It is because he stands for an pable of achieving bitions of the majority of the years, have found policies an express vidual hopes, and steady volume to ing to his support fluence. The president called for a conference of Mexican factions to establish a de facto government but said he would not recognize the leader of any faction that failed to attend. Carranza was the only leader that refused to pay attention to the conference and President Wilson recognized him. In handling the Mexican situation the Wilson administration has invariably "done those things it ought not to have done and left undone those things it ought to have done." The president has reiterated and his mouthpieces have claimed so often that he is entitled to the credit of "keeping us out of the European war" that many persons accept the statements as true. Neither the Allies nor the Central Powers want the United States to become involved in the conflict. Nothing can involve us in that conflict unless we deliberately cease to maintain strict neutrality and blunder into it. The United States is three thousand miles away from the European conflict. Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland are right at the doors of the warring nations and yet these little countries are not involved. It is absurd for the president's partisans to claim that "he kept us out of war." The president is an exceeding erudite, well-meaning, kindly, polished gentleman, possessing more book learning and less wisdom than any of his predecessors. During the time he has occupied the presidential chair it has been demonstrated conclusively that it is one of the most easy of intellectual efforts for a scholastic idealist to dream dreams, evolve theories, and in imagination govern the world from a philosopher's chair, but that when it comes to dealing with flesh and blood, human nature, economic conditions, and international problems as they are it is an entirely different proposition. It is not dreams and theories but facts and conditions all sorts of meats rose at an average advance of approximately 13 per cent between 1912, the year in which what were called high prices were demounded as effects of protective tariffs, and the end of December, 1914, after the country had been under a free trade tariff law for 15 months. The same sad story is told and can readily be found on pages 12 and 13 of this instructive compendium of prices of lard, eggs, butter and milk. In another table higher cost of fuel is shown. In bread weights we quote the pamphlet directly, where on page 20, it is reported that "Comparisons of weights on December 15, 1914, and on December 15, 1913, are available for 228 brands and of that number the weight of six brands was heavier on December 15, 1914, than on the corresponding date of 1913, the weight of 89 brands was unchanged and the weight of 133 brands was lighter." A still more striking part of this showing is to be found by comparison with another federal official report. This report showed that in December, 1914, there were 600,000 fewer employees in manufacturing establishments than in the same month of the year 1909. That was three months after the beginning of the war, but before its great demand was felt on our industry. Such a falling off in employment means, invariably and inevitably, a heavy falling off in demand. Yet prices were still soaring. The chief virtue of democracy, as it was pictured to the voters of 1912, was its power to lower prices of the necessities of life. Has anybody seen them going down? HUGHES AS PRESIDENT INSURES COUNTRY'S FUTURE PROGRESS The United States has rounded up the gold dollars in all parts of the world and is rapidly collecting them in the American corral. Two years ago there had been, in the preceding twelve months, an export of gold, over and above importation, to the amount of $95,000,000. During the twelve months just closed the net importation of gold to this country amounted to $410,000,000, and in the year before to $146,000,000 a gain in the store of basic money metal of the world amounting to $556,000,000. The United States mines produce annually gold to the value of $100,000,000 approximately. In the year before the war he stands for an pable of achieving bittions of the p majority of the e years, have found policies an expressive hopes, and steady volume to ing to his support fluence. NATURAL GAS BRE Prduction 6 Per Than An Statistics just supervision of J.P. geological survey natural gas was any other year. was 628,578,842,0 exceeds by nearly or 6 per cent,the lished in 1914. The average point of consumption a thousand cubic market value was of 0.22 cent in unl857, or 7.6 per cent paired with the f Credit for the point of natural gas given, to Ohio, ginia,Pennsylvania formla which together 40 billion cubic feet in 1914. Significantly ant locally but u ing the production try, were credited ing,and Missouri. The increases may be attributed markable success Cleveland gas flee if Oklahoma to o f the local cas dustry and to a the vast reserves ing district; in creased demand from sources ov Kansas to the cof of the Augusta g county; and in Ca markets in the S state and in incre head gas for ma The principal increased produc has occupied the presidential chair it has been demonstrated conclusively that it is one of the most easy of intellectual efforts for a scholastic idealist to dream dreams, evolve theories, and in imagination govern the world from a philosopher's chair, but that when it comes to dealing with flesh and blood, human nature, economic conditions, and international problems as they are it is an entirely different proposition. It is not dreams and theories but facts and conditions that must be considered, not abstract philosophy but concrete wisdom that must be used to effectively govern a people in such a manner as to surely safeguard their rights and liberties and advance their prosperity at home and protect the national welfare and maintain the dignity, honor and power of the commonwealth abroad. The people have not forgotten that after a conference with the president on diplomatic complications of an acute nature between our government and one of the European belligerents, distinguished members of the senate foreign relations committee told senators and representatives and even stated to newspapermen that the president had become very much excited during the conference and in a vehement manner had said in effect, "It might not be a bad thing for civilization and would hasten the end if the United States would enter the war on the side of the allies." Early in his administration the president was "too proud to fight," even in defense of national honor; later he was looking for an opportunity to break into the war; today he claims to be entirely neutral; what his attitude will be tomorrow nobody knows. THE COST OF LIVING The term "high cost of living" has During the twelve months just closed the net importation of gold to this country amounted to $410,000,000, and in the year before to $146,000,000 a gain in the store of basic money metal of the world amounting to $556,000,000. The United States mines produce annually gold to the value of $100,000,000 approximately. In the year before the war began in Europe all the gold mines of the world outside of the United States and its territories produced approximately $350,000,000 in gold. These figures show that during the past two years, under the conditions created by the war, the United States is absorbing five-sixths of the total world production of gold. The difference between the conditions of two years ago, when substantially all the gold produced in the United States and territories was sent out of the country, with no net increase in the gold store being made in spite of this great production, and the condition now existent is a fair indication of the effect on business that the war has brought about. The trend of gold toward this country may or may not, be continued after the first cause, the European conditions brought about by the war, is removed or modified by a return of peace. The measure in which it is to be made to continue will depend upon the wisdom with which the favorable trade and industrial conditions are brought about and fostered by the people and the governmental agencies of this country. In this opportunity of America to take and retain the financial and commercial supremacy among the nations lies the strong appeal to the voters by the republican party and Charles E. ANAHEIM GAZETTE—THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 1916 Hughes, its candidate for the presidency. In the character and history of Charles E. Hughes, and of the republican party lies the assurance that careful consideration for the best interests of the financier, the manufacturer and the merchant, as well as the best interests of the masses of the people, with the rights of all protected, and encouragement and aid given to the efforts of all to improve their condition, will be secured under the policies of the party that has guided the ration for more than fifty years. Because the republican party embodies in its policies the ideal of the nation, the measurable attainment of which, and the steady striving for which, have made it great, that party has been shown to have within its ranks a great majority of the citizens of the country. Hughes, as the candidate of the party that believes in the greatness, and believes in the ability and duty of the country to extend its sphere of financial and business influence in accordance with its powers and opportunities, is drawing to himself closer every day those citizens who see in the present an opportunity for the United States to take a long step in the direction of making the United States the financial, commercial and industrial factor in the world affairs its people's ambitions and genius for organization fit them for and make them desire. It is because Hughes, and the party he stands for and represents, are capable of achieving those laudable ambitions of the people that the large majority of the citizens who, for fifty years, have found in the republican policies an expression of their individual hopes, are now turning in a steady volume toward him and bringing to his support their votes and influence. NEWS NOTES OF COUNTY Well in Brea Canyon: A new well has been brought in on the opposite side of Brea Canyon from that where all the other wells are located. The new well is now running from 1500 to 2000 barrels of oil per day. This well, which is the property of the Columbia Oil Producers' company, was sunk to a depth of 3600 feet. It is almost opposite the famous Dan Murphy well, owned by the Brea Oil company, and which has been a constant producer for the past fifteen years. The new well is known as the Scott well. The Columbia Oil Producing company has had men at work on the well just brought in for the past two years. The results prove a territory in which there have been no other wells sunk, that is the westerly side of Brea canyon. Automobile Collision: An automobile was badly damaged in a collision Friday night on West Chapman avenue when a Crown stage car driven by G. Waller, struck a truck trailer belonging to the Santiago Orange Growers association. Five passengers were in the stage car but no one was hurt. The front end of the car was caved in and the front axle badly bent. The trailer was not damaged. The Santiago truck and its trailer pulled out of the driveway leading to the Arthur H. Pease Company scales opposite the end of Atchison street. They were crossing Chapman avenue intending to go up Atchison street to the packing house when the stage car which had just crossed the Santa Fe tracks hit the trailer. Driver Waller said that he was blinded by the lights of an approaching car and that there was no tail light on the trailer. Driver Kuechel as far as known the only car ever shipped from California whose value reached the ten thousand dollar mark, was shipped Saturday by the Santa Ana Valley Walnut Growers' association of that city. In the car were 646 bags of No. 1 soft shelled nuts, a total of 64,600 pounds, and the value is $10,013. Orange county is a good one at breaking old records and making new ones, and as Santa Ana is the largest initial shipping point for walnuts in the world, it is highly fitting that the record car of nuts should be shipped from that city, just as the first walnut shipment of this season was made from Santa Ana. Saturday's carload of nuts will be repacked, and distributed to the consumer in the California "Diamond Brand" walnut package. The Santa Ana Walnut association has shipped to date 33 carloads of nuts, valued at approximately $170,000, there are 14 carloads in the packing house ready for shipment, and many cars are yet to be repaired for shipment, making close to a hundred cars for the season's shipments. The rains have not damaged the walnuts to any great extent, according to Secretary O. H. Burke. According to his figures, sixty per cent of the walnut crop has already been delivered to the packing house, twenty per cent is picked and under cover, ready for hauling to the house, and the remaining 20 per cent is yet in the orchards, and is the only part of the crop that can possibly be damaged by the rain. Training Too Strenuous: Much excitement was created in the Huntington Beach Union High school department of manual training Monday afternoon, when Edward Kurtz, the instructor in charge of the class, who it is alleged attacked Robert Peters, a student, and threw him against a window. As a result young NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION BREAKS ALL RECORDS Prduction 6 Per Cent Greater in 1915 Than Any Other Year Statistics just completed under the supervision of J. D. Northrop, of the geological survey, show that more natural gas was used in 1915 than any other year. The quantity used was 628,578,842,000 cubic feet, which exceeds by nearly 37 billion cubic feet, or 6 per cent, the former record established in 1914. The average price of this gas at the point of consumption was 16.12 cents a thousand cubic feet, and its total market value was $101,312,381, a gain of 0.22 cent in unit price and of $7,196-857, or 7.6 per cent, in total value compared with the figures for 1914. Credit for the increased production of natural gas belongs, in the order given, to Ohio, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kansas and California, which together produced nearly 40 billion cubic feet more in 1915 than in 1914. Significant increases, important locally but unimportant as affecting the production of the entire country, were credited to Arkansas, Wyoming, and Missouri. The increases in the yield of gas may be attributed, in Ohio, to the remarkable success of drilling in the Cleveland gas field, Cuyahoga county; in Oklahoma to a decided expansion of the local casing-head gasoline industry and to a greater utilization of the vast reserves of gas in the Cushing district; in West Virginia to increased demand for this ideal fuel from sources outside the state; in Kansas to the continued development of the Augusta gas field, in Butler county; and in California to expanding markets in the Southern part of the state and in increased use of casing-head gas for making gasoline. The principal beneficiaries of the increased production of natural gas stand for and represents, are capable of achieving these laudable ambitions of the people that the large majority of the citizens who, for fifty years, have found in the republican policies an expression of their individual hopes, are now turning in a steady volume toward him and bringing to his support their votes and influence. The Santiago truck and its trailer pulled out of the driveway leading to the Arthur H. Pease Company scales opposite the end of Atchison street. They were crossing Chapman avenue intending to go up Atchison street to the packing house when the stage car which had just crossed the Santa Fe tracks hit the trailer. Driver Waller said that he was blinded by the lights of an approaching car and that there was no tail light on the trailer. Driver Kuechel of the truck claimed that there was a tail light on the trailer. Judge Takes Vacation: Monday morning Superior Judge Thomas started on the first vacation he has had since he was appointed judge three years ago. He left San Pedro for San Francisco, where he took the Matsonian for Honolulu. After a night at Honolulu he will go to Hilo, Hawaii, arriving on October 12. After a day at Volcano House, he will take the Mauna Loa for Mahuoka, where for three days he will visit the Kokula plantation as the guest of Rev. John F. Cowan, Congregational minister, author of the Sunday school lessons appearing in the Christian Endeavor World. On October 15 the judge will preach in Rev. Cowan's pulpit. On October 16 the judge will sail for Honolulu, arriving the next day. He will be in Honolulu until October 24, and will spend a day in the courts, a day in the juvenile courts, a day in the territorial prison. He is to visit Rev. Jarrett, secretary of the evangelical association and will look up others to whom he has letters of introduction. His address will be Pleasant Hotel, Honolulu. He will start home on the Lurline on October 24, and will reach Santa Ana November 1. Bids for Coast Boulevard: The board of supervisors opened bids for the completion of the second unit of the long-talked of coast boulevard Wednesday. This section of the road will run from the present terminus of the coast road at Los Patos, to the city limits of Huntington Beach. Nothing that has happened in recent years has been of as much importance to Huntington Beach as will be the completion of this section of county highway along the beach. This road has been a probability for several years, and at intervals has appeared to be almost a reality, but some obstacles have also regularly parted of the crop that possibly be damaged by the rain. Training Too Strenuous: Much excitement was created in the Huntington Beach Union High school department of manual training Monday afternoon, when Edward Kurtz, the instructor in charge of the class, who it is alleged attacked Robert Peters, a student, and threw him against a window. As a result young Peters was badly cut and bruised. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Peters, parents of the injured boy, visited the school upon being notified of the attack by Principal Arthur E. Palne. Mr. Peters later appeared before Justice of the Peace C. W. Warner and swore out a warrant for assault. Mr. Kurtz was then taken into custody. Stage Line Quits Orange: The Crown Stage company has quit its service at Orange. The new jitney ordinance effective Monday morning is responsible. The Pacific Electric now has practically a clear field to the passenger business between Santa Ana and Orange. The jitney line discontinued its service there Monday and as a result the P.E. showed a large increase in business. Parties wishing to go to Orange from this city, Fullerton or other northern points by public conveyance will have to either travel by steam train, take a jitney to Main street and walk into Orange or go to Santa Ana and take the P.E. car. "The new ordinance governing jitney service in Orange is absolutely prohibitive," said E. L. Deacon of the Crown Stage line the first of the week. "I believe there is no other city in the United States which has an ordinance as drastic as this. It demands $60 license per year for every car going into the city, a $200 bond for each car and provides the schedule and route which jitneys must follow. Failure to comply with either works a forfeiture of both bond and license. A car cannot be diverted from the prescribed route to deliver or pick up a passenger at his home. The schedule to be maintained must be designated in the application for a license, and the board of trustees has the power to change this schedule to suit itself without regard to the convenience of the serving company or jitney owner. There is no provision in the ordinance for delay caused by accident or tire." the vast reserves of gas in the Cushing district; in West Virginia to increased demand for this ideal fuel from sources outside the state; in Kansas to the continued development of the Augusta gas field, in Butler county; and in California to expanding markets in the Southern part of the state and in increased use of casing-head gas for making gasoline. The principal beneficiaries of the increased production of natural gas were, in the order named, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Ohio, California and Kansas, which together consumed nearly 38 billion cubic feet more in 1915 than in 1914. Of the total production of natural gas in 1915, it is estimated that 217,202,943,000 cubic feet, or 35%, was distributed to 2,195,081 domestic consumers at an average price of 28.32 cents a thousand cubic feet, and that the remaining 65% was distributed to 18,358 industrial consumers at an average price of 9.7 cents a thousand. Compared with the corresponding statistics for 1914 these figures indicate, with regard to the gas supplied to domestic consumers, gains of 7% in quantity, 6% in the number of consumers and 0.28% in average price; with regard to the gas supplied to industrial consumers, gains of 6% in quantity, 3% in the number of consumers, and 0.12 cent in the average price. The percentage of the total quantity consumed for domestic purposes was slightly greater in 1915 than in 1914. 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 across. Of Interest to Sportsmen: Jack rabbits and cottontails are becoming a nuisance in some places in the Villa Park district according to reports from ranchers. L. F. Thurston declares that rabbits have eaten up about two-thirds of a planting of string beans which he made about three weeks ago. He has replanted the part destroyed, but does not expect to be able to keep it away from the rabbits. The rabbits attack the plants at night but are hard to find in the daytime. Previous Records Broken: The record carload of walnuts, and feiture of both bond and license. A car cannot be diverted from the prescribed route to deliver or pick up a passenger at his home. The schedule to be maintained must be designated in the application for a license, and the board of trustees has the power to change this schedule to suit itself, without regard to the convenience of the serving company or jitney owner. There is no provision in the ordinance for delay caused by accident or tire trouble. Every car licensed must make the regular schedule, substitution of another car in case of an accident to the regular licensed car being also prohibited. Murderer in Tolls: Jacinto Garcia, accused of the murder of Reyes Molino, remembered by police officers here as one of the most brutal murders in the county's history, was taken to the Orange county jail Saturday night. Officer Dean arrested him for gun-packing. Garcia started to put up a fight, and Dean knocked him down with a club. At the jail Garcia gave voice to what is believed a threat to kill Dean. Garcia will first be prosecuted in the city recorder's court for carrying canceled weapons. Deputy District Attorney Koepsel stated that while the man is in jail on that charge the evidence in the murder case would be looked up, and prosecution for murder brought. Molino was a member of a family of California-born people who lived in Santa Ana for years. It was on the night of April 25, 1909, that the mutilated body of Reyes Molino was found on the Santa Fe tracks at Santa Ana. Garcia wanted for that murder, disappeared, went to Mexico, and only recently returned here. His son, Leodoro, who was joined in the feud of the Garcias against the Mo- YOU WILL MAKE NO MISTAKE in sending your laundry work to us. Our plant is equipped with every modern device for doing good work; while our employees are experts. We are so sure we can please the people that we always look upon a first customer as a permanent one. Shall we call today? Anaheim Laundry Co. linos, went with him. A few hours before Molino was beaten to death with a rock, Leodoro fired five shots at Louis Menzo, a member of the Molino clan. Leodoro was later captured at Juarez, was brought back her and was sent to San Quentin for shooting Menzo, who survived a bullet wound in the chest. Gariepy Gets 7 Years: Frank Garlepy, arrested at the Fullerton water works on May 5 on a white slave charge, pleaded guilty in the Federal court at Indianapolis, and received a sentence of seven years in prison. The 15-year-old girl whom he brought out from the east with him when he deserted his wife and ten children, and with whom he was living at the time of his arrest, has given birth to another child since going east, and is now at the home of her parents. The girl's father offered a reward of $200 for the apprehension of Garlepy, and S. A. Clark of Santa Ana received a check for that amount on Saturday for the efforts in bringing Garlepy to justice. Mr. Clark was a police officer for many years, and even against odds he goes out and picks up law offenders before breakfast, and nabs the rewards offered. FRANK JENNINGS ALSO MAKES HIS GET-AWAY Man Captured in Sensational Race by Marshal Kellenberger Escapes From Prison Word was received from San Quentin prison by county authorities notifying them of the escape from one of the prison road camps in Mendocino county, of Frank Jennings, convicted in this county last November of passing fictitious checks at Anaheim. Jennings made his escape from the camp on September 24th in company with another "trusty." Jennings' partner in crime, Henry Schoen, escaped from the same camp several days earlier, but he was captured after enjoying a few days of freedom and returned to the prison where he is now at work in the jute mill. It is expected that Jennings will be captured within a few days. The country in which the road work is being done is extremely mountainous and wild and none of the men who have attempted to escape have been able to make a "getaway." Attempts to escape result in the loss of all "good time" credits which a prisoner receives for good behavior. Jennings and Schoen were each sentenced to three years. They would The company has quit range. The new jitterive Monday mornThe Pacific Elecically a clear field business between range. The jitney line device there Monday the P. E. showed a business. Parties range from this city, northern points by will have to either train, take a jitney walk into Orange and take the P. E. ance governing jit-ange is absolutely L. Deacon of the first of the week. No other city in the town has an ordinance It demands $60 for every car going 200 bond for each the schedule and must follow. Fail-either works a forward and license. A part from the pre-deliver or pick up a name. The schedule must be designated for a license, and fees has the power module to suit itself, the convenience of pay or jitney owner. Town in the ordinance by accident or tire parents. The girl's father offered a reward of $200 for the apprehension of Gariepy, and S. A. Clark of Santa Ana received a check for that amount on Saturday for the efforts in bringing Garlepy to justice. Mr. Clark was a police officer for many years, and even against odds he goes out, and picks up law offenders before breakfast, and nabs the rewards offered. Having Salutary Effect: That automobile speeding in Orange county has been on the decrease since Judge Cox began the imposition of jail sentence a little over a month ago was discovered Monday when it was found that the amount of fines for the month of September was almost half what it was for the month of August. Monday Judge Cox turned in to County Treasurer Joplin the sum of $398 secured in fines from speeders during the month. The fines for August were almost twice this amount being over $600. Since the first of September, however, four automobilists have been given 10-day jail sentences for speeding or driving automobiles while intoxicated and the widespread publicity given in these cases is believed to have brought automobilists to the realization that Orange county is a poor place in which to "step on it." Regardless of the fact that automobile fines for the month were cut almost in two Judge Cox reports one of the busiest months during his term as a justice of the peace. The sum of $1055 was taken in by his court, being divided as follows. Civil fees, $40; criminal fees, $617; and speed fees, $398. DID HE MEAN "GOD BLESS YOU?" Is William J. Bryan really supporting President Wilson? The Nebraska statesman has promised to do so. It is announced that he will make many speeches in the president's behalf before election day. So it is with surprise that one reads in Mr. Bryan's Commoner an assertion that reads very much like an attempt to discredit Mr. Wilson. "The president," declares the Commoner, "is a lucky man. The 'ravens' brought him the strike, and by doing the right thing at the right time in the right way he made a good political meal out of it." Whereat the Springfield Union remarks: It is expected that Jennings will be captured within a few days. The country in which the road work is being done is extremely mountainous and wild and none of the men who have attempted to escape have been able to make a "getaway." Attempts to escape result in the loss of all "good time" credits which a prisoner receives for good behavior. Jennings and Schoen were each sentenced to three years. They would have gained eight months good time from the state in addition to earning extra good time for working on the roads. While Schoen and Jennings were being taken to San Quentin by Under Sheriff Jack Iman and N. E. Wray they attempted to escape while the train was going through the Tehachapi mountains. This was frustrated by Iman. MERELY ANOTHER ANGLE Smallpox, typhus and other communicable diseases, are, according to the state board of health, and local municipal boards, being brought into the state by Mexicans, refugees from ten banditry of Mexico. The government is faced with the painful alternative of subjecting our own people to the ravages of disease brought over the border, or of stopping absolutely their immigration of the fugitives, leaving them to starve or be dispatched in kindness by Villa or Carranza bandits. There is, of course, another method. Our government might clean up the bandits and establish such order in the distracted country as would make it possible to keep the Mexicans on their own soil with safety and humanity. We continue, however, to follow the president's policy of letting them fight it out among themselves, intervening and withdrawing only often enough to convince the Mexicans that we would like to come in but do not dare. While the present situation continues, any of the border towns are subject to such imported epidemics as Banning has just experienced. We cannot, humanely, demand that these starving fugitives be compelled to stay in Mexico, if such a course were physically possible. We must simply accept the chance of contamination or change the situation. Our Mexican policy throughout A report from President Wilson's former secretary of state that the president used the railroad strike situation for political purposes is interesting and important. It confirms what has been the popular impression, and leaves the administration without a shadow of defense. The Bryan view of the president's luck is, however, open to question. In fact, there is good reason to believe that the political meal Mr. Wilson made out of the railroad controversy is already beginning to set heavily on his stomach, and that it is destined to cause him severe distress before November 7th. LIBRARY REPORT Circulation: Adult fiction ... 740 Juvenile fiction ... 308 Non fiction ... 35 Magazine, monthly ... 253 Magazine, weekly ... 27 Reading Room Attendance: Adult ... 639 Juvenile ... 432 1071 New card holders ... 38 New books added ... 13 Great Britain has placed in the United States an order for $125,000,000 worth of copper. In spite of the fact that copper is one of the most necessary metals used in modern warfare the democratic party denies that this is a war order. Perhaps John Bull is going to use this 440,000,000 pounds of copper to coin tuppence and ha'penies. A safe deposit box in the average home, is considered a necessity. The Anaheim National Bang can serve you.