anaheim-gazette 1916-11-30

DEMANDS ACTION TO PREVENT INJUSTICE EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO FORCE THE SHIELDS WATER POWER BILL THROUGH CONGRESS GIFFORD PINCHOT OF THE NATIONAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, ASKS PEOPLE TO PROTEST The following communication relative to the Shields bill, which seeks to turn over the water power of American streams to a private corporation for fifty years, the Meyers bill and the Phelan bill, all pending before congress, has been received at this office from Gifford Pinchot, president of the National Conservation Association. The Anaheim board of trade has gone on record as opposed to the Shields bill, and recently forwarded a resolution to Washington denouncing it. In his letter Mr. Pinchot says: Washington, Nov. 22, 1916. Editor Gazette:—Congress is about to decide, in the session which opens December 4, whether natural resources belonging to the people, and officially valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, shall or shall not be given away to certain special interests which are already rich enough. Unless the people take a hand the decision is sure to go against them. The infiquitous Shields waterpower bill has passed the Senate. It makes for them. I appeal to you as a citizen interested in the public welfare without regards to politics to lend a hand in deefating these attacks on public property and on the safety and welfare Ana Saturday of Fowler, a rival caused him of obsession on South Main Chambers plead Washington, Nov. 22, 1916. Editor Gazette:—Congress is about to decide, in the session which opens December 4, whether natural resources belonging to the people, and officially valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, shall or shall not be given away to certain special interests which are already rich enough. Unless the people take a hand the decision is sure to go against them. The iniquitous Shields waterpower bill has passed the Senate. It makes a present of the public waterpowers on our navigable streams to the water-power interests. The power thus handed over without compensation is estimated at sixty million horsepower, or double the power of every kind now used to run every train, trolley, factory, shop, mill, boat, mine and electric light in the United States. While the grant is ostensibly limited to fifty years, it is in fact perpetual, because the conditions under which the people might regain control of their property are made prohibitory, as even advocates of the bill frankly admit. In practical effect a perpetual monopoly is given away for nothing. This bill has also passed the House, but in a different and better form. It is now in conference. We know from the statement Senator Nelson on the floor of the senate that the friends of the waterpower interests expect to control the conference. It is worth nothing, therefore, that the conferees from the house and senate are now meeting although congress does not convene until December 4. A vigorous effort was made to pass this indefensible raid on the public property while public attention was fixed on the international crisis last winter. It failed because editors of the country came to the defense of the public rights, and the bill was postponed until after election. Another vicious measure is the Myers bill, which does for waterpowers on public lands what the Shields bill does on navigable streams. The two are cut from the same piece of cloth, and have the same interests behind them. The Myers bill is on the senate calendar, and will be considered early in the coming session. These two bills give away public property to powerful monopolists. That is bad enough, but the oil land provisions of the Phelan bill are even worse. This bill will be taken up immediately when Congress convenes. It disposes of vast areas of public oil for them. I appeal to you as a citizen interested in the public welfare without regards to politics to lend a hand in deefating these attacks on public property and on the safety and welfare of the navy and the nation. Sincerely yours, GIFFORD PINCHOT. NO SHORTAGE APPARENT IN OIL PRODUCTION Alaska Alone Can Supply the United States for Hundreds of Years Conservationists in the federal government are carrying on an extensive campaign to convince the people that there is danger of the oil supply giving out, says the Los Angeles Petroleum Reporter. A few years ago it was the supply of the United States would give out in a few years, and now the cry in California is that the oil will soon be exhausted. Since these dire propecies new oil fields have been opened in Alaska and other parts of the United States that will supply the country for three or four hundred years. At the same time development of water power and generation of electric current are cutting down the consumption of coal and oil and whole railroad systems are going under hydroelectric power. With construction of hard surface highways less crude road oil will be used. When crude oil goes below a certain price it will not be used for fuel and the demand will be checked from that source. It is not so many years ago that gasoline was a drug on the market and it went to waste. With constant development of hydro electric energy (that will never cease in its supply) less oil products will be burned. The cry that the oil supply will play out in 20 or 30 years is being used to tie up the remaining undeveloped oil fields in the West in the hands of conservationists through the federal courts. In spite of federal prosecutions and shutting down of many prospectors and puerators, the output of the California oil wells has increased from 250,000 barrels a day in January. Ana Saturday o Fowler, a rival caused him of office on South Main Chambers pleaded twice Cox and palms. DESER The desert ants are small and adorned with rare common name motions both in life. The rare tiger rocks in many ores. The Gila monster Colorado bottom even along the eastern Utah. They as the chuckwalla and there, and they palatable as chick roams widely over empty shell, frost is a common sign. BIG CHI Citrus growers most districts of that the prospector one of the best only has the new splendid develop volume of this ent. Groves in gave less than 30 promise as high on some of the season, barring between now any anything like that of prices of last it follows that fruits seem in lil such as they h season. John Ziegler to Los Angeles two are cut from the same piece of cloth, and have the same interests behind them. The Myers bill is on the senate calendar, and will be considered early in the coming session. These two bills give away public property to powerful monopolists. That is bad enough, but the oil land provisions of the Phelan bill are even worse. This bill will be taken up immediately when Congress convenes. It disposes of vast areas of public oil lands on terms unfair to the public. It is almost unbelievable, but this measure actually gives away the fuel oil reserves of the United States navy to claimants whom the supreme court recently declared to have no legal rights whatever. The efficiency of the navy, our first and most important line of national defense, is to be sacrificed to the profits of the Standard Oil company, the Santa Fe railroad interests, and a few other claimants, who want what they have no right to get. As to this, the navy department has officially said: "Oil burning naval vessels possess such manifold military advantages over coal burning vessels that it would be practically suicidial from a military point of view for the navy department to abandon the policy of building oil burning ships; but the demand that this legislation be enacted and the support that this bill has received, have caused the navy department to seriously consider the advisibility of abandoning this policy, and thus designs ships known to be inferior to ships which a country possessing an oil supply can build." These bills have made such progress that the advantage of position is with them and against the public. Every effort will be made to jam them through at the beginning of the short session of Congress. Powerful waterpower and oil interests are fighting The cry that the oil supply will play out in 20 or 30 years is being used to tie up the remaining undeveloped oil fields in the West in the hands of conservationists through the federal courts. In spite of federal prosecutions and shutting down of many prospectors and puerators, the output of the California oil wells has increased from 250,000 barrels a day in January, 1915 to 260,000 barrels a day in September, 1916. Secretary Lane shows in Senate document 310 that according to the U.S. geological survey the percentage of exhaustion in all oil wells is 26 and the estimate of the oil still in the ground of the known fields in California is 2345 million barrels or at present rate of production good for 300 years. The best engineering authorities, instead of an oil famine, predict that owing to the rapid development of electric energy from the world's water powers oil and gas fuel products are bound to be cheaper rather than dearer. Secretary Daniels at the hearing before the senate during February, 1916, showed that oil consumption by the navy increased from 137,000 barrels in 1911 to 600,000 barrels in 1916. Estimated consumption with enlarged navy by adding 9 battleships and 17 destroyers, was put at 1,760 barrels and in time of war at 5,000,000 barrels. The government already has undisputed title to Naval Reserve No. 1 in California, which at the same hearing was shown by officials of the U.S. geological survey to hold 100,000,000 barrels, a supply adequate for 50 years for the national navy. Foster Chambers, who drives a Crown stage, was arrested at Santa ANAHEIM GAZETTE—THURSDAY, Nov. 30 In Theatre ANAHEIM THEATRE OF QUALITY PICTURES Thursday, Nov. 29 & 30, Thursday Matinee, PAYMENT" with Bessie Barriscale and Wm. Desmond. Thanksgiving Feature AND SATURDAY, DEC. 1-2 Greater Will" real Pathe pictures—with elaborate settings, genres and superb photography. SEC. 3, MATINEE AND NIGHT ELVET PAW" and Gall Kane. A World-Brady-made picture. ama of political life, with all the paid in Washington, D. C. ADULTS 10c; CHILDREN 5c Ana Saturday on complaint of C. H. Fowler, a rival stage driver, who accused him of obstructing his passage on South Main street, Santa Ana. Chambers pleaded guilty before Justice Cox and paid a fine of $10. which we now all indulge, rather than the cost of such living as formerly prevailed, says the Oakland Enquirer. In all lines of household drygoods, including sheeting, ginghams, ticklings, prints, linseys, cambrics, jeans and "notions," according to the daily price lists of fifty years ago, our present purchases of these commodities may be made at from one-third to one fifth of the price charged then. There is scarcely an item of the long list of household necessities in these lines that is not listed today at prices which are but a fraction of what was charged in the '50c and '60s, and even in the '70s. It doesn't cost more than one-third as much today, quality and quantity being the same, to supply the family with these standards of home consumption as it did thirty, forty, and fifty years ago. Compared with ten years ago there is a showing of advanced cost to a small amount, but not large. In other lines of home consumption, such as groceries, there is a like reduction of cost in staples. In these commodities comparisons are difficult, since the grocery trade has vastly changed, particularly as to fancy lines and proprietary specialties. Sugar, molasses, and kerosene oil are much cheaper today than formerly, as are also soap, teas and coffees. In the farm produce lines, including eggs, butter, milk, cream, and meats of all kinds, save fish, prices are, all included, on the average, slightly higher today than last year or the year before, but not higher than they have been in the comparatively recent past. Milk is up a little; eggs the same as last year, and meats advanced, this due to causes which are plainly abnormal. Milk is now subject to more rigid inspection than ever before. It must be sterilized before marketing, and must bear this extra cost. Meats are advanced because the farmers, We Can Now Deliver OF THE SEE US IMMEDIATELY AND ORDER SURING PROMPT DELIVERY. RUNABOUT TOURING CAR COUPELET TOWN CAR SEDAN THE ABOVE PRICES ARE ANAHEIM THESE PRICES ARE POSITIVELY ANY REDUCTION BEFORE AUGUST GUARANTEE AGAINST AN ADVANCE G. T. IN ANAHEIM REPRESENTS 228 N. Los Angeles S Ana Saturday on complaint of C. H. Fowler, a rival stage driver, who accused him of obstructing his passage on South Main street, Santa Ana. Chambers pleaded guilty before Justice Cox and paid a fine of $10. DESERT ANIMALS The desert animals of the Southwest are small and are not often in sight. The rats, which live in large colonies in the sand areas, are nocturnal, and most of their companions have the same habit. Various lizards and the bold little horned toad are abundant, and in places the variety of rattlesnake known as "sidewinder" is found. This common name refers to his sidelong motion both in locomotion and attack. The rare tiger rattler lives in the rocks in many out of the way places. The Gila monster is reported from the Colorado bottoms near Needles and even along the Virgin river in southern Utah. The larger lizard known as the chuckwalla may be seen here and there, and the Indians find him as palatable as chicken. The tortoise roams widely over the desert and his empty shell, from 8 to 19 inches long, is a common sight. BIG CITRUS CROP Citrus growers generally throughout most districts of the state seem agreed that the prospect for the new crop is one of the best in many years. Not only has the new crop of oranges made a splendid development as to size, but the volume of the crop is very apparent. Groves in many districts which gave less than 3000 boxes to ten acres promise as high as 7000 to 8000 boxes on some of these same groves this season, barring unfavorable weather between now and harvest time. If anything like the net general average of prices of last season prevails, then it follows that the growers of citrus fruits seem in line for more prosperity such as they have enjoyed the past season. John Ziegler made a business trip to Los Angeles Thursday. ANY REDUCTION BEFORE AUGUST GUARANTEE AGAINST AN ADVANCE ANAHEIM REPRESENTS 228 N. Los Angeles S Pacific 263-J Fruits, vegetables and potatoes, formerly not largely handled in retail establishments nor by hucksters, but raised at home, remain today about the same as last year, prices fluctuating somewhat on account of local supply and demand. In these lines the high cost of living cry is not justified to a perceptible figure. On the whole, then, making some allowance for disturbed world conditions, our high cost of living scare is largely a popular delusion, superinduced by the every-ready merchant to take advantage of any pretext to increase profit. If we were to cease the clamor which we all indulge—which suggests to the merchant that he increase his price—half our advances would not take place and the others would be modified. We are making high prices by talking high prices, and this contrary to the fundamental basis of trade. But at this, prices are but little advanced in any lines, and reduced in some, and, when advanced, temporary causes and popular illusions have more to do with the result than any other cause. If we would saw wood and say nothing, prices would not greatly burden us. If we would clear up, in our minds, the difference between the cost of high living and the cost of rational living we would be more content. AUTOMOBILE SHOW HELD AT FULLERTON Northern Orange County Dealers Will on some of these same groves this season, barring unfavorable weather between now and harvest time. If anything like the net general average of prices of last season prevails, then it follows that the growers of citrus fruits seem in line for more prosperity such as they have enjoyed the past season. John Ziegler made a business trip to Los Angeles Thursday. THE COST OF LIVING Aren't we, comparing the cost of living today with that of former years, confounding the cost of high living with that of plain living, rather than the cost of plain living today with plain living at earlier dates? Are we not measurably, at least, yielding too much to the psychological craze about the "high cost of living," forgetful of the facts in the case? Are we not being somewhat swept from our moorings in fact to the turbulent uncertainties and errors of guesswork and extravagant assertions? Not long ago President Wilson defined the present cry about disturbed condition of business as being purely "psychological" rather than reasonable. And it seems to us that the popular fuss about the high cost of living is largely of the same character. In the present state of mistaken conviction as to the cost of living, it is of interest to consult the market quotations of times now fondly looked back to as ideal, and to note what the necessities of life formerly cost. Investigation along these lines seems to reveal the fact that plain living is much less expensive today than it was for our fathers and grandfathers, as to like commodities. It seems to prove that what we now carelessly define as to the "high cost of living" is simply the cost of a degree of high living AUTOMOBILE SHOW HELD AT FULLERTON Northern Orange County Dealers Will All Have Machines on Display At a meeting of auto dealers of northern Orange county held in this city, it was decided to hold an auto show in Fullerton for northern Orange county dealers, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8 and 9. W. H. Ward of Anaheim was the chairman and A. H. Sitton of Fullertno, secretary. The following committees were appointed to take charge of the show, which, no doubt, will be one of the biggest events ever pulled off in Orange county. Finance—Messrs. Rockwell of Anaheim, A. H. Sitton, of Fullerton. Tent and place to hold show—Messrs. Mann of Anaheim, Wicker-shelm of Fullerton. Decorations and program—W. Hauser of Anaheim and John Holditch of Fullerton. Advertising—Robt. Johnston of Anaheim, E. Johnson of Fullerton. As stated, the big show will be held two days and evenings and nearly every dealer in Anaheim and Fullerton has agreed to exhibit cars. WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTERWARD The political campaign is a thing of the past, but the problems of the United States are things of the pres- ent and future. Recently the submarine freighter Deutschland appeared in New London, Connecticut, with $10,000,000 worth of goods from Germany. When Germany can send us goods under such circumstances as these, what will she not do when the war is over and her ships are free to traverse the ocean without let or hindrance. Wouldn't it be wise for our government to pass a little legislation favorable to American owned ships? Our present laws are great for the foreigners but they have practically wip- The Can Now Make Deliveries OF THE Ford THE UNIVERSAL CAR EDIATELY AND ORDER YOUR CAR, THEREBY IN-IMPT DELIVERY. JT ..... $400.70 CAR ..... 415.70 ET ..... 560.70 AR ..... 650.70 ..... 700.70 PRICES ARE ANAHEIM DELIVERY. PRICES ARE POSITIVELY GUARANTEED AGAINST TION BEFORE AUGUST 1, 1917, BUT THERE IS NO AGAINST AN ADVANCE IN PRICE AT ANY TIME. T. INGRAM ANAHEIM REPRESENTATIVE 228 N. Los Angeles St., Anaheim Another famous ITALIAN SWISS COLONY PRODUCT TIPO RED ON WHITE A WINE OF SUPERD QUALITY THE FINEST PRODUCED IN CALIFORNIA TIPO RED was awarded the "GRAND PRIZE" at the Panama-Pacific Int. Exposition. MINERAL PRODUCTION OF CALIFORNIA Fletcher Hamilton has just issued a bulletin giving a detailed report of the mineral production of California for the calendar year 1915, which reveals many interesting facts regarding our mineral wealth. The total production for the year amounted to a value of $96,663,369, made up of 49 different substances, and contributed to by 56 of the 58 counties of the state. In addition to the statistical data, the fundamental Federal and California statutes relating to mining are in an appendix; also a set of county maps covering the entire state. These maps T. INGRAM ANAHEIM REPRESENTATIVE 228 N. Los Angeles St., Anaheim HOME 1284 Brr-r! Chilly, changeable weather? A good oil heater will keep you warm and cosy. A gallon of Pearl Oil gives 9 hours of smokeless, odorless, cheerful heat. Prices: $3.75 to $7.75 Section Oil Heater For Sale by Hardware Co. Dickel, Martenet, Nagel. Garden Grove, Cal. Prr-r! FLOURISHING FROG FARM IN ORANGE COUNTY Huntington Beach Man Raises Polywogs, Crawfish and Gold Fish C. A. Howard has established a profitable fish farm just east of the Holly sugary factory at Huntington Beach on which he raises frogs, crawfish, gold fish and steelhead cats. He has about twenty-five acres inclosed within a high board fence and planted to tullies, bamboo and other succulent grasses that are greatly enjoyed by the denizens of the deep. Within this enclosure he has numerous ponds, lakes, boxes and traps containing his pets. Gold fish with tails innumerable. He says that some of his pets have six tails. The markings are black and white spots and stripes, in fact as they play back and forth in the waters of their pond they shine as the rays of the rainbow. Pond lillies, and the blue water hyacinths by the thousands. It is certainly a beautiful and inspiring sight. The writer had the pleasure of a very pleasant afternoon in this gentleman's company and to say that he knows the habits of his fish friends is saying the least. Mr. Howard has a lot of fish lines and he says that he would let people fish in his lakes and buy what they caught at twenty cents a pound. Think of a lake right here at hand and stocked with plenty of fish and you can have all the fun of catching them at a very moderate price. Mr. Howard says that if you fall in the lake and get wet you will have to pay fifty cents extra—for the bath. At the present Mr. Howard is preparing to ship fifty thousand polywogs to a new farm that is to be established Nagel. Garden Grove, Cal. E RIDING LION, IN AL G. BARNES CIRCUS TODAY submarine freighter raided in New London, $10,000,000 worth of any. When Germany under such circumwhat will she not do ever and her ships are the ocean without let wise for our governtle legislation favorowned ships? Our great for the forhave practically wip- ed the American flag off the seas. Our ship yards are all busy building ships at an unprecedented rate, but if you read the newspapers, you will note that anything larger than a rowboat or a coastwise schooner is for a foreign country. Where is American pride that it allows this condition to continue? Every man woman and child in the United States ought to have $39.28 in interest—that is, theoretically, they ought to have it. The treasury department figures that the big increase in the swollen tide of golden circula- and he says that he would let people fish in his lakes and buy what they caught at twenty cents a pound. Think of a lake right here at hand and stocked with plenty of fish and you can have all the fun of catching them at a very moderate price. Mr. Howard says that if you fall in the lake and get wet you will have to pay fifty cents extra—for the bath. At the present Mr. Howard is preparing to ship fifty thousand polywogs to a new farm that is to be established in Arizona. Some of these frogs are twenty-two inches long when grown and the hinge legs of the same bring 75 cents in cafes. Mrs. Anna S. Mitchell, widow of John Mitchell, of Garden Grove, who died last June, must pay an inheritance tax of $88:40 on her inheritance of $17,006.45. Mrs. Grace E. Van Giesen, of Los Angeles, a daughter of the deceased and administrator of the estate, must pay a tax of $57.40 on her inheritance of $17,006.45, according to an order of superior court, signed on Thursday. FOR SALE, Wonder Powder, the only true spraying powder. Try It. Fred Marsh. Sunset 329; Home 2184 The Incomparable Baby Food. Makes delicate babies healthy; keeps healthy babies well. "Nearest to Mothers' Milk" WIDEMANN'S PURE, UNHEWEETENED, EVAPORATED GOAT MILK A Perfect Food also for Invalids. AT LEADING DRUGGISTS 11 oz. Tin, 20c. WIDEMANN GOAT-MILK CO. Physician's Big. 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