anaheim-gazette 1917-04-26

CHILDREN URGED TO CULTIVATE GARDENS. COMMISSIONER OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WANTS BOYS AND GIRLS ENLISTED IN WORK PUPILS FROM TEN TO EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE ASKED TO CO-OPERATE Margaret S. McNaught, state commissioner of Elementary Schools, has issued the following letter relative to the raising of food products by the school children. It is addressed to school principals and superintendents: Sacramento, April 17. My Dear Superintendent: The following resolution was passed at the latest meeting (in March) of the state board of education and will appear in the next issue of the Blue Bulletin: "Resolved, That since the Smith-Lever fund, provided jointly by the federal government and the various states of the Union, was designed largely for the purpose of promoting project work in agriculture and home economics among boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 18 years, and since the other states of the Union are so using it, the state board of education of California, approving and endorsing the work already done in the secondary schools by means of this fund by the department of agriculture of the University of California (the authorized distributors of the fund) appreciates the recent extension of project work to the children of the ele- El Modena, Fullerton, La Habra, Orange, Placentia, Villa Park, Olive and Yorba Linda. The days of the convention were so fixed that the teachers of the public schools who are interested in Sunday school work might attend, and give the convention the benefit of their counsel and experience, and they are especially urged to be present. A good program has been prepared, a little out of the usual order, that will be helpful. It is the aim that every school in the district shall be represented. FULLERTON MAN FILES HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT Wife's Uncle Insisted on Barley Crop When Should Have Planted Beans Because his wife's uncle insisted on planting barley instead of beans and because his farming venture has failed, Charles S. Taber has brought suit against Benjamin W. Elliott of Fullerton for $11,213.70. Taber's complaint, filed by Attorney A. W. Rutan and Walter Eden, states that Taber was raising hogs in Scottsburg, Ind., and stood a fine chance of clearing up $1900 this year when his wife's uncle began to write letters, telling them that he was wealthy and wanted Taber to come out to California and take over his property and get rich raising farm products. It looked good to Taber. He sold out property he says was worth $8,000 for $3664, and came west. His wife's uncle proved to have ideas of his own on farming. For years Elliott has been known around Fullerton as bent and determined upon growing barley. Taber wanted to raise beans. He says he got thirty acres of land plowed and Uncle Elliott insisted on having it planted to barley. Taber did plant it to barley, but it was too late to make a crop. Taber plowed fifty acres more and was going to har- Metropolitan telephone transmitter, ate, repating again to such message as this to Third National Bank phone girl, on hearing immediately notify the obvious advantage of that the robbers are that any alarm has and so their capture probable. APPEAL TO PA The following noticeceived at this office frier, collector of interest Los Angeles with a reit for the informationject to the income taxTo Whom It May C The commissioner o nue has requested tha be brought to your not "In view of the wa government will appre- payment of the taxes by the notice herewith." project work in agriculture and home economics among boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 18 years, and since the other states of the Union are so using it, the state board of education of California, approving and endorsing the work already done in the secondary schools by means of this fund by the department of agriculture of the University of California (the authorized distributors of the fund) appreciates the recent extension of project work to the children of the elementary schools and urges all elementary teachers and school boards to take immediate steps to cooperate with the department of agriculture of the state university in order that the children of elementary school age may receive the advantages provided for in this law." The Smith-Lever fund, is a fund, as you are probably aware, already in use. (Please do not confuse it with the fund of the Smith-Hughes bill which is now before the legislature for consideration.) The Smith-Lever fund may be used for project work, that is, the raising of vegetables, (potatoes, beans, corn, etc) or the raising of hogs, calves, or poultry, etc., by boys and girls (please do not forget the girls) between the ages of ten and eighteen years. This fund, under the law, is in the hands of the state department of agriculture in the various state universities of the United States. Dean Thomas F. Hunt, is the head of this department in our own state. (University of California). Project work of the character which I have described has been carried on admirably in various counties of our state during the past few years by certain high school boys. This year it has just begun to be extended to the younger boys. In view of the fact that the president of the United States makes an earnest plea that every effort be made to provide food in as large quantities as possible, and that in his recommendations concerning economy and thrift he lays particular emphasis on agricultural industries, the time is ripe to put into practice the advice offered in this resolution of the state board of education. The season is not so far advanced in many parts of the state that we cannot plant to advantage, if we plant at once. Surely those holding administrative positions as educators, and those who are closely in touch with the children of the schools (trustees, out property he says was worth $8,000 for $3664, and came west. His wife's uncle proved to have ideas of his own on farming. For years Elliott has been known around Fullerton as bent and determined upon growing barley. Taber wanted to raise beans. He says he got thirty acres of land plowed and Uncle Elliott insisted on having it planted to barley. Taber did plant it to barley, but it was too late to make a crop. Taber plowed fifty acres more and was going to harrow it, but Elliott cursed him and would not allow him to get it in shape for beans. Now it is not fit to plant anything on this year. Other grievances are recited in the complaint. Judgment for $11,213.70 includes $4339 loss in the rush sale in the East and $3200 in crops here. CALIFORNIA'S PRESENT LEADERS While later reports may serve to furnish the state Horticultural Commission with more complete, and perhaps more accurate data, the figures contained in the last issue of the Bulletin were of intense interest to many of the counties where there is an apparent spirit of friendly rivalry. To illustrate: Butte county leads in bearing almonds, with an acreage of 3,508; Colusa leads in non-bearing with 3,500; Butte over reaches Yolo county by only eight acres. Santa Cruz county leads in bearing apples with 15,800 acres and San Bernardino has the largest acreage of non-bearing apples, 6,904. Santa Clara county is first in bearing apricots with 8,561 acres and in the non-bearing class Riverside leads with 4,823 acres. Los Angeles county claims first in berries with an acreage of 7,764. In cherries Santa Clara leads with 1,970 in bearing and 2,00 acres in non-bearing. Fresno leads in figs with 2,919 acres and Merced is second with 1,315. Los Angeles county leads in lemons with 4,379 acres bearing, 3,7b4 non-bearing. Butte county also leads in bearing olives with an acreage of 1,700, while Tulare claims second with 2,760 acres non-bearing. Oranges represent a vast acreage. San Bernardino leads the list in bearing acreage with 33,059, and Tulare has 21,100 in non-bearing. Tulare has 7,850 acres of bearing received at this office from collector, collector of interest Los Angeles with a request for information object to the income tax To Whom It May Cause The commissioner or nue has requested that be brought to your notice. "In view of the war government will approve payment of the taxes by the notice herewith receiving this notice such payment without venience to himself or case may be. "The commissioner nor nue has no power unite make any rebate or d anticipated payments, in view of the condition country to have a response to this requir Respectful JOHN B STATUS OF ALIEN A German born, ove age, who has lived in his life and who filed of intention to become has never perfected him is an allen enemy, acc change. There are States several hundred enemies. The law of nation intercourse between hostile nations which with the state of war on the two countries. The act or contract which tha resources of the kind of trading or com or intercourse, whether mission of money or for the delivery of ele indirectly, or through of third persons or part contracts in any form. It was decided by the Supreme court early tury that property found States at the outbreak country to which tha property belonged was fiscation, but that tha right was a matter for department, and in tha act of Congress proviscation the proper judicially condemned, nation was not bel The season is not so far advanced in many parts of the state that we cannot plant to advantage, if we plant at once. Surely those holding administrative positions as educators, and those who are closely in touch with the children of the schools (trustees, teachers and school patrons) will see the necessity of encouraging every boy and girl in the community, where conditions permit, to plant or to raise something. Superintendents in counties having farm advisers can make use of them immediately to get into communication with Dean Hunt. Where there are no farm advisers the supervisors should be consulted with a view to obtaining local help in order to cooperate with the department of agriculture at the state university. This is a matter of great importance and I hope you will give it prompt and definite consideration. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION AT EL MODENA Representatives of District in Session Tomorrow and Saturday The Anaheim District Sunday school convention will meet at the Friends church, El Modena, April 27 and 28—the first session being Friday evening. The Aanheim district includes all that part of the county lying north of the extended north line of the city of Santa Ana, and east and north of the Southern Pacific railroad, and embraces Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Los Angeles county leads in lemons with 4,379 acres bearing, 3,7b4 non-bearing. Butte county also leads in bearing olives with an acreage of 1,700, while Tulare claims second with 2,760 acres non-bearing. Oranges represent a vast acreage. San Bernardino leads the list in bearing acreage with 33,059, and Tulare has 21,100 in non-bearing. Tulare has 7,850 acres of bearing peaches and Los Angeles leads in the non bearing acreage with 3,716. Sacramento county leads in bearing pears with 3,100 acres and Los Angeles in the non bearing acreage with 3,233 acres. Placer county has 6,000 acres of bearing plums and Solano county 1,500 in non-bearing acreage. NEW BURGLAR ALARM Hereafter armed robbers that enter a bank and "cover" the cashiers with revolvers, preparatory to gathering up the money, may find that they are not as secure from attack as the submissive men in front of them would indicate, for the bank may be protected with a recently devised secret signal system that automatically telephones for help in such an emergency. This protective system is described in the Popular Mechanics Magazine. To operate the alarm one has only to press a hidden electric button with his foot or knee. All the apparatus, save the button is located in another room, or in a cabinet, out of hearing of the bandits. Pressing the button causes a lifting device to raise the receiver hook of a telephone, by means of a cord, thus making connection with central. Simultaneously a-small sized phonograph, situated in front of the An allen enemy may cannot be plaintiff in contract cannot be even collect rent or ejile tenant. But, in the alcatory legislation by property rights of all not extinguished; they during the existence of revive upon the restor SOY BEANS AS FOOD ARE CHEAP AND Important Substitute Materials Furnishing P Soy beans, introduced United States more years ago primarily for age crop are in read most nutritious of these used as human food specialists of the Department of Agriculture have been used for c Metropolitan Men Singers at Chautauqua telephone transmitter, begins to operate, repating again and again some such message as this: "Send police to Third National Bank!" The telephone girl, on hearing this appeal, will immediately notify the police. An obvious advantage of this system is that the robbers are wholly unaware that any alarm has been turned in and so their capture is much more probable. APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM The following notice has been received at this office from John P. Carter, collector of internal revenue at Los Angeles with a request to publish it for the information of persons subject to the income tax: To Whom It May Concern: The commissioner of internal revenue has requested that the following be brought to your notice: "In view of the war conditions the government will appreciate the prompt payment of the taxes shown to be due by the notice herewith if the taxpayer ple article of diet in China and Japan and are coming to be used more generally in this county as consumers learn their food value and palatability. Since they furnish protein which contains nitrogen for muscle building and valuable fat, they are especially important to turn to as an emergency addition to the usual dietary or as substitutes for other foods furnishing protein and fat. Moreover, the fact that they contain no starch makes them valuable for invalids who can not eat starchy foods. These beans may be grown easily in practically all sections of the country where corn is grown and give heavier yields than most other beans. Soy beans have been so important for other purposes that until recently they have attracted little attention for food purposes in this country. They are now coming into their own for that purpose, however, and the age of soy beans has increased steadily year by year. The dried beans may be purchased now in a number of markets in various parts of the country, turned out. That will make 2,400,000 tons a year—800 ships. It is inconceivable that U-boats, even if uncurbed, can sink so many as that. Our shipping board has $50,000,000 for the work, and will be given as much more as it needs. Wood or steel, what matter The wooden craft will be steamships, making fair speed. They will be nearly as safe as steel hulls, and last as long. They may not look so fine, but they will carry freight, and that's what ships are for. Thus the seas will soon be swarming with American ships and bright with the Stars and Stripes. Stewart Wille, the famed pianist who comes to chautauqua, once played for Mme. Annette Essipoff (the second wife of Leschetizsky, the famous pedagogue), and was accepted as a private pupil. She knew only a little English and he knew very little German, so they used a combination of the two languages. During one lesson the famous instructress in explaining how to use the left hand in crossing the right hand said, "When you do that, let your 'corpse' lean that way." "It was with the greatest difficulty that I kept from laughing," said Mr. Wille, but before the year had finished he had gained enough knowledge of German so that the conversations were carried on in German. Several concert appearances were given in Petrograd. Focusing Our Attention ON A PARTICULAR LINE OF MERCHANDISE. KEEPING IN CONSTANT TOUCH WITH THE MARKETS. OBSERVING THE NEW IDEAS IN BUILDING MATERIALS AND APPLICANCES. MAINTAINING A SUPERIOR QUALITY BY PERSONAL WATCHFUL- received at this office from John P. Carter, collector of internal revenue at Los Angeles with a request to publish it for the information of persons subject to the income tax: To Whom It May Concern: The commissioner of internal revenue has requested that the following be brought to your notice: "In view of the war conditions the government will appreciate the prompt payment of the taxes shown to be due by the notice herewith, if the taxpayer receiving this notice is able to make such payment without undue inconvenience to himself or itself, as the case may be. "The commissioner of internal revenue has no power under the law to make any rebate or discount on such anticipated payments, but hopes that in view of the conditions now facing the country to have a ready and large response to this request. Respectfully, JOHN P. CARTER, Collector. STATUS OF ALIEN ENEMIES A German born, over 14 years of age, who has lived in this country all his life and who filed his declaration of intention to become a citizen but has never perfected his naturalization, is an alien enemy, according to an exchange. There are in the United States several hundred thousand alien enemies. The law of nations prohibits all intercourse between citizens of two hostile nations which is inconsistent with the state of war existing between the two countries. This includes any act or contract which tends to increase the resources of the enemy, and every kind of trading or commercial dealing or intercourse, whether by the transmission of money or goods, or orders for the delivery of either, directly or indirectly, or through the intervention of third persons or partnerships, or by contracts in any form. It was decided by the United States Supreme court early in the 19th century that property found in the United States at the outbreak of a war with the country to which the owners of the property belonged was subject to confiscation, but that the exercise of this right was a matter for the legislative department, and in the absence of an act of Congress providing for such confiscation the property could not be judiciously condemned, a mere decla- OUR WOODEN WALLS England was saved by her "wooden walls" when in 1588 the great Spanish Armada undertook to crush her sea power. It was wooden warships that scattered that great armament and saved the seas from Spanish mastery. "Wooden walls" may save England once more, in the age of steel. Wooden ships, built in the United States, may foil the German submarine armada, preserve American commerce and keep England from starvation and defeat. It was decided by the United States Supreme court early in the 19th century that property found in the United States at the outbreak of a war with the country to which the owners of the property belonged was subject to confiscation, but that the exercise of this right was a matter for the legislative department, and in the absence of an act of Congress providing for such confiscation the property could not be judicially condemned, a mere declaration of war not being sufficient for the purpose. (Brown vs. U. S., 8 Cranch. 110.) An allen enemy may be sued, but cannot be plaintiff in an action. A contract cannot be enforced by him, although one can be enforced against him. His property is subject to legal process, but he cannot subject the property of another to such process. He cannot foreclose a mortgage or create or enforce a mechanics' lien, or even collect rent or oject a non-paying tenant. But, in the absence of confiscatory legislation by congress, the property rights of an alien enemy are not extinguished; they are suspended during the existence of hostilities and revive upon the restoration of peace. SOY BEANS AS FOOD ARE CHEAP AND NOURISHING Important Substitute for Other Materials Furnishing Protein and Fat Soy beans, introduced into the United States more than a hundred years ago primarily for use as a forage crop are in reality one of the most nutritious of the legumes when used as human food, according to specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. These beans have been used for centuries as a sta- England was saved by her "wooden walls" when in 1588 the great Spanish Armada undertook to crush her sea power. It was wooden warships that scattered that great armament and saved the seas from Spanish mastery. "Wooden walls" may save England once more, in the age of steel. Wooden ships, built in the United States, may foil the German submarine armada, preserve American commerce and keep England from starvation and defeat. It is a picturesque thing, appealing strongly to the imagination—this plan of the United States government to build 1000 wooden ships of 3000 tons burden to use in foreign commerce, replacing the tonnage sunk by U-boats. It may loom big some day, when historians see the great war in just perspective. Those wooden ships, depised by shipbuilders and mariners, may appear as a factor more decisive than armored dreadnaughts. And in them the old and new meet. The type of ship is antiquated, but the method of manufacture will be wholly modern. Those ships are to be standardized as American genius has standardized automobiles and watches and phonographs. They will be made exactly alike in all their parts, and turned out with accuracy and speed that would make an old time shipbuilder dizzy. 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Schumacher, Prop. Marie Horgan started playing the part of "Little" Buttercup in Pinafore when she was but 13 years of age. In describing her first experiences Miss Horgan said, "It happened just like the magazine stories. The company's star got sick and she put me on to play the part. And here I am, today, still singing it." She seems to have been cut out by fate for this part and is acknowledged as the finest interpreter of the part since the play has been produced. The presentation of such a play is something new for chautauqua circles and will probably lead the way for other similar operas next season. FOR SALE, Wonder Powder, the only true spraying powder. Try It. Fred Marsh. Sunset 329; Homa 2184