anaheim-gazette 1916-11-16

ORANGE COUNTY NOTES Attempt at Kidnapping:— Orange Gullage, aged 12 years, disappeared on her way home from school Thursday afternoon, and was returned home at 2 o'clock Friday morning, when her father went to Los Angeles to get her. According to the story told by the girl, she was stopped on her way home by a man, who gave her a nickel, and scared her into getting on the P. E. car to Santa Ana. In Santa Ana the man met her in an auto, and took her west on Fifth street to the carline, where he gave her money and told her to go to Los Angeles, himself placing her on the car. A Miss Porter of Los Angeles, noticed the girl crying and found out the trouble, whereupon she took her in charge, and upon arrival in Los Angeles notified the girl's father of her whereabouts. A search is now on for the alleged kidnapper, who, it is said, wore a blue suit, and drove an Overland car. Bean Threshing Finished:— Threshing of the 1916 bean crop is completed, and everywhere among the growers is complete satisfaction. The yield was unusually good and the prices paid were likewise high. Last year Orange county produced 300,000 sacks of limas, that sold for an average price of $4.40 per 100 pounds, and 70,000 sacks of blackeyes, that sold for an average of $3.25. This year the output was 250,000 sacks of limas, selling at $5, and 90,000 sacks of blackeyes selling at $3.50. The crop brought in no less than $1,700,000 this year to growers of Orange county. Held as a Deserter:— Enlistment papers in the United States army that he carried in his pocket betrayed H. J. Cousins and he is being held at the county jail while officers are investigating his record, on the supposition that he is a desertion for the Union Oil company, is credited with the invention of a new oil well tool that will save thousands of dollars for his company as well as others using the new device. The invention is known as a rotary pipe cutter and comes into immediate use where the rotary pipe has twisted off and is standing upright in the hole. Almost always the rotary pipe left in the hole after an unsuccessful fishing job sticks so firmly that it cannot be pulled out, and the only way it can be gotten rid of is to sidetrack it, dynamite it out of the way or drill it up. Sidetracking is expensive in that the pipe costs $1.50 a foot, dynamiting is disastrous in that it leaves the hole in bad shape, and drilling up steel pipe is a very slow and costly process. The Hill cutter goes down over the outside of the rotary pipe and cuts it off down to the drill or where the formation has settled in around it, making pulling impossible. The new tool will obviate long and costly fishing jobs and cut down the pipe bills heavily. Mr. Hill has invented a number of very successful well drilling appliances. A municipal Christmas tree celebration will be held at the Fullerton high school on the night of Friday, Dec. 22. That was the decision reached Monday night at the meeting of the central committee which has plans for the celebration in charge. C. R. Allen, who took an active part in preparing the celebration last year, was named chairman of the general committee and Fred Hezmalhalch was named permanent secretary. Mrs. Louise Gardiner was chosen permanent treasurer. The various committees representing every organization in the city, will be named sometime this week. New Yacht Club:— One of the latest organizations to HOW GOOD FISHING Selling Price Total Cost To determine exact dollars a county of the roads, specialis lic roads and rte department of nomic surveys each of the ye inclusive. This study of values of farm counties reveal fact that increase in the farm lands service amounted to from total cost The increase in stances which from 63 per c Spotsylvania co 194 in Dinwiddie 80 in Lee county Wise county, V illin county, N. V county, Ala.; 2 county, Miss; Manatee county of increase were part upon the tance of 1 mile roads improved. In Spotsylvania record was made on the road sale Of the 7 farms actually paid sh 37 to 116 per c uation. The av roads were imp acre, as comp vious to the four transfers on the basist of $3 properties only $13.89 per Held as a Deserter:— Enlistment papers in the United States army that he carried in his pocket betrayed H. J. Cousins and he is being held at the county jail while officers are investigating his record, on the supposition that he is a deserter. Cousins was taken from a Santa Fe train Wednesday night and locked up in the city jail at Fullerton. Later he was searched by Marshal French and the enlistment papers were discovered. Cousins does not deny that he was in the army but declares that at the expiration of his time he was given his discharge papers, but neglected to carry them with him. Cousins told the police he enlisted in the San Francisco contingent of the National Guard. After serving three months at the mobilization camp at Sacramento, the police say he told them he was discharged. He was sent to the county jail for ten days on a charge of evading his fare and in the meantime his fingerprints will be sent to army officials. Refuse to Pass Ordinance:— An ordinance prohibiting the shipment of immature oranges will not be passed by the Board of Supervisors. The Orange County Fruit Exchange withdrew its support from the petition for the ordinance, and Thursday afternoon the board of supervisors denied the petition for it. Two weeks ago the supervisors held a hearing upon the petition, and found independent buyers and shippers and some of the growers against it. Wednesday the Orange County Fruit Exchange directors held a meeting, and came to the conclusion that the ordinance could not be entirely effective this year, since it would not go into effect in time to prevent the shipment of the earliest oranges. Should it be passed much immature fruit would be shipped at once to avoid the ordinance. That would increase the shipment of immature fruit up to the time the ordinance became effective. When the supervisors met Thursday to consider the ordinance, a communication was received from the exchange len, who took an active part in preparing the celebration last year, was named chairman of the general committee and Fred Hezmalhalch was named permanent secretary. Mrs. Louise Gardiner was chosen permanent treasurer. The various committees, representing every organization in the city, will be named sometime this week. New Yacht Club:— One of the latest organizations to make its appearance in local circles, the Newport Harbor Yacht Club, formed recently with a charter membership of about 45 members, Monday evening held an enthusiastic meeting at the Collins "Castle" at which were many visiting members of Yacht Clubs from San Diego and Los Angeles, who came to lend their aid in the work of organization of the local club. Two locations for a club house are being considered by the new club, the first being the "Castle," which with its beautiful surroundings and artistic shrubbery would form an attractive site for a much larger and more pretentious yacht club, and the second the East Newport Pavilion, which for many years was the local home of the South Coast Yacht club of San Pedro. A committee of three was appointed to go into the merits of the two respective sites and report at a later meeting. The officers of the new Yacht Club are as follows: Commodore, Albert S. Solland of Los Angeles; vice president, P. H. L. Wilson of Balboa, secretary and treasurer, J. A. Ricker of East Newport; port captain, F. W. Beckwith of Balboa. Five Years for Forgery:— Five years in San Quentin was the sentence handed out by Judge Thomas to George Hallowell, alias Raymond Mayson, arrested several weeks ago in Santa Ana after having cashed several "no fund" checks in Orange where he had been employed by the Continental Motion Picture company. Mayson pleaded guilty to the charge and asked for probation. The probation hearing came up on Thursday and was denied because of the fact that the stories told to Probation Officer Scott by Mayson did not tally with reports that were received in answer to queries sent out by Mr. Scott. It was found that Mayson had been in trouble several times before in the East, on one occasion having ordinance could not be entirely effective this year, since it would not go into effect in time to prevent the shipment of the earliest oranges. Should it be passed much immature fruit would be shipped at once to avoid the ordinance. That would increase the shipment of immature fruit up to the time the ordinance became effective. When the supervisors met Thursday to consider the ordinance, a communication was received from the exchange withdrawing from the support of the ordinance at this time. Vote on Amendments:— Both of the dry amendments were carried by heavy votes in the county; amendment No. 1 by 5575 and No. 2 carried by 5765. Both of these measures drew out a heavy vote. No. 1 receiving 11,980 favorable votes as against 6405, while No. 2 received 11,977 as against 6212. No. 3—the road amendment—carried, the vote being 8312 yes and 3815 no. Amendment No. 4, which would have allowed voters to decline to state their politics in registering for a primary election, was defeated, the vote being 5771 yes, 7079 no. No. 5, the single tax measure, was overwhelmingly defeated, the vote on this being 2422 yes, and 14,051 no. No. 6, which sought to take from the governor the power of appointing members of the Senate or Assembly to political jobs, was carried by a comparatively close vote, the returns being 7212 yes, and 5103 no. The vote on No. 7, a good roads measure, was 8254 yes, 3784 no. Valuable Invention:— F. F. Hill, superintendent of develop- Stole Auto Supplies:— Some autoist or dealer in automobile supplies has paid an unwelcome visit to the Charles Davis garage on North Main street, Santa Ana, during the last few days and supplied himself with enough new spark plugs to last for some time to come. Mr. Davis reported to the police that some one had entered his place either through a rear window, the lock of which was broken, during the last few nights, or some day-time visitor had helped himself to 137 spark plugs from his supply room. Among the spark plugs stolen were 75 Monarchs, 50 Splitdorf and 12 Golden Giants. Mr. Davis has no idea as to the identity of the thief. James Vincent, and James Burns, were arrested at Olive Thursday night by Under Sheriff Iman and Deputy Gunnett and are held at the county jail pending investigation. The men were supplied with a quantity of cheap jewelery which they were trying to dispose of. Among the junk were several fake nuggets. Vincent claims to have worked in Santa Ana several years ago. CITRU To acquaint growers of Soil the latest resultigation of citrus versity of Californias Institute W Monday to Friday inclusive. The city's orchard exonstrated. Scientists of staff of the Great Agriculture California and Southern California phases of rus crops. More devoted to "Citrullination", We to the orchard versity is conducing luncheon s a discussion of experiments; a day to discuss lems, scale con HOW GOOD ROADS EFFECT LAND VALUES Selling Price Increases More . Than Total Cost of Improvements To determine as far as possible the exact dollars and cents effect on a county of the improvement of bad roads, specialists of the office of public roads and rural engineering of the department of agriculture made economic surveys in eight counties in each of the years from 1910 to 1915, inclusive. This study of the increase in the values of farm lands in the eight counties reveals the rather interesting fact that following the improvement of the main market roads the increase in the selling price of tillable farm lands served by the roads has amounted to from one to three times the total cost of the improvements. The increase in values in those instances which were recorded ranged from 63 per cent to 80 per cent in Spotsylvania county, Va.; from 68 to 194 in Dinwiddle county, Va.; 70 to 80 in Lee county, Va.; 25 to 100 in Wise county, Va.; 9 to 114 in Franklin county, N. Y.; 50 to 100 in Dallas county, Ala.; 25 to 50 in Lauderdale county, Miss; and from 50 to 100 in Manatee county, Fla. The estimates of increase were based for the most part upon the territory within a distance of 1 mile on each side of the roads improved. In Spotsylvania county a careful record was made in 1910 of 35 farms on the road selected for improvement. Of the 7 farms sold in 1912 the prices actually paid show increases of from 37 to 116 per cent over the 1910 valuation. The average value after the roads were improved was $28.26 per acre, as compared with $17.31 previous to the improvement. In 1913 four transfers of farm land were on the basis of $30.11 per acre, whereas the properties were listed in 1910 at only $13.89 per acre. It appears that individual trees so that buds from the trees which yield the most and best fruit may be used in budding new stock and in working over unprofitable individual trees, by grafting, so that unproductive trees may become as good as the better trees in the orchard. The lectures will be given in the auditorium of the Riverside Polytechnic high school. KETTNER'S PLURALITY MORE THAN 7000 Edward's Vote in Orange County Less Than it was Two Years Ago Congressman Kettner's plurality over Harbison, exclusive of Mono county, is 7500. His total vote in the other six counties is 40,491. Harbison's 32,525 and Edward's 13,885. Mono county's vote is less than 400. Kettner received about 7000 votes less this year than he did two years ago, when his total vote in the district was 47,165, and Harbison received 7500 more votes than were given two years ago to J. C. Needham, republican, whose total vote was 25,001. Edwards received this year about 2500 more votes than he got two years ago, when his total was 11,278. Kettner got within 500 votes this year in San Diego county of the total given him there two years ago. Edwards got fewer votes this year in Orange county than he got two years ago, when his vote in this county was 3497. He gained about 800 in San Bernardino county, 1100 in San Diego county, 300 in Riverside county, 200 in Imperial county and 100 in Inyo county. This year's figures on congressman, Mono county's results not being available, follow: San Bernardino—Harbison, 8897; Kettner, 7124; Edwards, 4155; Riverside—Harbison, 5821; Kettner, 3138; Edwards, 2089; Orange—Harbison, 7850; Kettner, 5576; Edwards, 3413 ORANGE COUNTY IS LAND THAT MOSES DREAMED OF Los Angeles Newspaper Man Tells of Its Wonderful Resources An hour's ride out of Los Angeles will take us into a section, down by the sea, fabulously rich in soil products, says a writer in the Los Angeles Times. Orange county is one of the smallest political divisions of the state having a land acreage of approximately .508,800. This acreage is divided into 3165 farms, nearly one-half the number under fifty acres in size. Let the figures of the past year speak for this section: About 500,000 tons of sugar beets were produced, valued at $6,750,000, to which should be added the produce of dried pulp, a stock feed valued at $1,000,000. Oranges and lemons brought in the market a little less than $5,000,000; petroleum and natural gas $12,500,000; beans, $2,150,-000; walnuts, $1,600,000; hay and grain, $2,000,000; potatoes, $850,000; poultry and eggs, $1,500,000. Besides these big figures olive oil and pickled olives brought to the producers $150,-000 and deciduous fruits $485,000. Celery is one of the special crops in this section, in the reclaimed bog lands for which about $100,000 was paid to growers. Bees and honey, small berries, butter, avocados and apples, all these are important factors in the prosperous condition of this little corner of a great state. It would not be doing justice to Orange county to omit calling attention to the remarkable production of sugar beets and the manufacture of beet sugar within its limits. Four beet sugar plants are operating entirely within the limits of the county, while one other is just outside the boundary. Two other plants, those at Chino and Oxnard, also get a part of their supply from Orange county. In no other part of this country can be found like conditions... It would not be doing justice to Orange county to omit calling attention to the remarkable production of sugar beets and the manufacture of beet sugar within its limits. Four beet sugar plants are operating entirely within the limits of the county, while one other is just outside the boundary. Two other plants, those at Chino and Oxnard, also get a part of their supply from Orange county. In no other part of this country can be found like conditions. There are seven beet sugar plants, all in operation and successful, a combined slicing capacity of over 6000 tons of beets daily, all drawing on this section for a supply. The quantity of sugar produced is, approximately, 100,000,000 pounds. Truly, this must be the land that Moses had in mind. TALBERT AND McPHEE GO TO SACRAMENTO Will Attend a Conference Relative to Weights Hauled by Trucks The board of supervisors Thursday appointed Chairman Talbert to go to Sacramento as this county's representative at a conference called by H. A. French, head of the motor vehicle department of the state. The supervisors also asked that George McPhee be sent to the conference by the city of Santa Ana. Recently Supervisor Schumacher and County Sealer McPhee attended meetings in Los Angeles relative to the passing by the seven Southern California counties and all municipalities in them of a uniform law to limit the weights that can be hauled upon the paved highway. A measure was endorsed limiting the weight on a truck to twelve tons, and prohibiting the use of steel tires on trailers. It was said that the trailers damage the paved roads more than the trucks. Loads over eight feet wide were ruled against. The state conference is to include automobile and truck men, and it is feared that they will dominate the conference, and for that reason the Southern counties want full representation at the conference. EVERYTHING GAINS HERE The Soldiers home near Santa Monica is gaining membership at a rapid rate. The total gain for the month of October was 153, while there were lost 92 members. The total membership enrolled was 3510, of which 896 were on furlough. It is a thing for which to congratulate ourselves that so many of these gray men of battle are permitted to spend their declining days in the beautiful sunshine of Southern California and in the refreshing breezes from the western sea. They deserve well of the republic in the terrible days of the Civil War and are entitled to their reward. EGGS SUPPORT FAMILY It is nothing in any part of the world for a good housekeeper to pay all the expenses of the family out of a little flock of hens. But Van Nuys in Southern California claims the distinction of doing this from hens kept on a back lot. The man of the house is employed nine hours a day in a lumbar ward but during his spare hours In Manatee county, Fla., careful study of sales and real estate records indicated that the improvement of roads has added from 15 to 100 per cent, or at least $15 per acre, to the selling price of all lands within one-half mile of improved roads. This would give a total of $611,000 or more than twice the value of the bonds issued. CITRUS INSTITUTE To acquaint the orange and lemon growers of Southern California with the latest results of scientific investigation of citrus fruit growing the University of California will hold a Citrus Institute Week at Riverside from Monday to Friday, November, 20 to 24, inclusive. The results of the University's orchard experiments will be demonstrated. Scientists of distinction from the staff of the Graduate School of Tropical Agriculture of the University of California and leading citrus men of Southern California will discuss various phases of the management of citrus crops. Monday, Nov. 20, will be devoted to "Cultivation," Tuesday to "Irrigation", Wednesday to field trips to the orchard experiments the University is conducting, followed by a picnic luncheon at Fairmount Park and a discussion of the results of the field experiments; and Thursday and Friday to discussion of fertilizer problems, scale control, tree diseases, and the keeping of records of the yield of ÉGGS SUPPORT FAMILY It is nothing in any part of the world for a good housekeeper to pay all the expenses of the family out of a little flock of hens. But Van Nuys in Southern California claims the distinction of doing this from hens kept on a back lot. The man of the house is employed nine hours a day in a lumber yard, but during his spare hours with his wife's help he cares for 100 pullets which were just six months old on the first day of October. In that month they gathered 1476 eggs, or an average of 15 a day. The family consumed all they wanted and sold the spare eggs for $54.12. The feed cost $16.53, leaving $37.59 net for the month. This egg money, the housewife says, "pays for the daily newspaper, the groceries, the clothes merchant, and in fact takes care of all our current bills. This leaves us the wages to take care of our investment." For the purpose of holding field meets and giving their support to athletic sports of all kinds, several prominent Fullerton men have organized the Fullerton Amusement Company. The directors of the new organization are W. L. Benchley, A. H. Rothaermel, C. W. Crandall, W. C. Goodwin, P. D. Hax, Ed Golter and H. A. Schriener. The company is capitalized for $5000 divided into shares of 1000 at $5 each. The seven directors have subscribed $35 of the capital stock. The company intends to conduct sporting events of all kinds and expect to go into the business on a large scale. Proper grounds and buildings for the staging of athletic carnivals are to be constructed. 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Nagel RIVERSIDE COUNTY ADOPTS 8 TO 1 TEST Supervisors Pass Ordinance Prohibiting Shipment of Unripe Fruit In response to the request of growers representing more than 75 per cent of the orange storage in Riverside passage of legislation by Congress to make it possible for hundreds of state applicants and settlers on land in California to obtain clear title to their land, which involves about 220,000 acres of what is known as "lieu lands" selected by the state of California for the benefit of said applicants, some of whom have waited for more than RIVERSIDE COUNTY ADOPT 8 TO 1 TEST Supervisors Pass Ordinance Prohibiting Shipment of Unripe Fruit In response to the request of growers representing more than 75 percent of the orange acreage in River-side county, the board of supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance requiring an "8 to 1" test on all oranges shipped from that district, to go into effect in fifteen days. Independent shippers, represented by Judge Ostier of San Bernardino, Ralph Sutherland, Fred Speich and A. L. Woodill as spokesman, opposed the passage of the ordinance as a "cut throat" move, which would give the northern citrus district advantage of the south. They urged that if the law was good it should be enacted as a state law rather than by individual counties. Sutherland contended that the easterners "liked things tart" and wanted the early fruit. W. G. Fraser, chief spokesman for the advocated measure, said that the shipment of unripe fruit, occasioned by the desire to reap the before-Christmas prices, only resulted in turning the eastern consumer against all California oranges and disrupted the market for months afterward. Frank Chase, representing Chase Brothers, owners of 1500 acres; Bob Willetts, representing the Corona growers, and representatives of the Hemet district, all favored passage of the ordinance. SETTLERS MAY OBTAIN CLEAR TITLES TO LAND Matter Pending in Congress Involves 220,000 Acres in California Surveyor General W. S. Kingsbury has returned to Sacramento from Washington, D. C., where he has been for several months working for the passage of legislation by Congress to make it possible for hundreds of state applicants and settlers on land in California to obtain clear title to their land, which involves about 220,000 acres of what is known as "lieu lands" selected by the state of California for the benefit of said applicants, some of whom have waited for more than 20 years for title to their land. The necessary legislation passed the House of Representatives and is now pending on the calendar in the United States Senate and will be taken up when congress convenes in December of this year. The 220,000 acres involved in the remedial legislation will not be conveyed to the purchasers from the state until the bill is passed by Congress. While in Washington, Kingsbury completed the adjustment of the school land grant whereby the state conveyed to the United States 26,000 acres of land and paid $22,760 in satisfaction of an excess of school land erroneously conveyed to the state by the United States. The Department of the Interior thereupon revoked the order suspending the conveyancing of land selected by the state in lieu of unsatisfied losses to the school land grant and directed the conveyance to the state of 95,000 acres, through perfecting the title of the purchasers of the land from the state of California. Kingsbury will secure title for the purchasers and it will not be necessary for them to take any action in relation thereto unless they are called upon by the Surveyor General to perfect some minor detail in their application. FOR SALE—House and lot, close in, modern, all kinds of fruit. A bargain, 405 S. Adele. Must have a higher altitude. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim. will dominate the or that reason the want full represenference. Surveyor General W. S. Kingsbury has returned to Sacramento from Washington, D. C., where he has been for several months working for the LARA KIMBALL YOUNG THE COMMON LAW" SELZNICK PICTURES kimball Young in "The Common Law" New Grand, Sun. & Mon. Nov. 19-20