anaheim-gazette 1917-05-10

BEET GROWERS WILL GET BIG MONEY FACTORY MANAGERS WILL PAY A HEAVY BONUS OVER CONTRACT PRICE ORANGE COUNTY PLANTS, IT IS ESTIMATED, WILL DISTRIBUTE NEARLY $6,000,000 Beet growers supplying the five sugar factories in Orange county stand to benefit from $1,500,000 to $3,-000,000 through a policy of the managements announced last week. The figures quoted are over and above the minimum price of $4.50 per ton for 15% beets which has prevailed for many years, and they are based on an acreage of 60,000 acres supplying the five plants, an average yield of eleven tons to the acre and an increase of $2 per ton in the minimum price. What the growers will make will depend entirely on the price the factories get for sugar the coming season. While the factory managements have not yet figured out just what minimum base they will establish on condition that certain prices are received for the finished product, it is safe to assume that under conditions which prevail at this time and which will no doubt prevail at the time the sugar is ready to go on the market quotations will be made that will warrant the factories paying at least $2 more per ton, with a possibility of effective, but does that put him outside the range of human compassion? Left to himself, the skunk is not disgusting. Indeed, he is one of the neatest and least offensive of all wild creatures. What lover of the woods has not been surprised and delighted by the sight of a mother skunk with h-r little black and white family trailing along behind her in single file through the woods? They are just as pretty and amusing as little kittens, says Harry L. Piper, in Our Dumb Animals. Contrasted with such a sight, that memory of years ago stands out strongly. It was in a little hollow in an old pasture. On the slopes above the pine trees were whispering; gray birch leaves, just turning to yellow with the first frost, danced in the wind all down the happy valley. No falrer prospect could be found or one more ample to stir the better thoughts of man or boy. In the center of this hollow someone had placed a trap, craftily hidden and attractively baited. Just why he set the trap there is hard to guess, for it was too early in the fall for the skunk skin to have any value for fur and the pasture was remote from any farm yard where a skunk might catch chickens. It was simply a senseless war against skunks in their own hounts. Beneath it all was merely a lust to kill, to destroy a life about which the man knew little: Whatever the motive, the skunk was caught. Sometime, perhaps several days before, the steel jaws had snapped over his foreleg just as he sniffed at the tempting bait. Here was an enemy against which his terrible scent was no defense. He was on a par with the other wild creatures and just as helpless as any of them in the clutches of the trap. Around and around the stake to which the trap chain was fastened, he dragged the While the factory managements have not yet figured out just what minimum base they will establish on condition that certain prices are received for the finished product, it is safe to assume that under conditions which prevail at this time and which will no doubt prevail at the time the sugar is ready to go on the market quotations will be made that will warrant the factories paying at least $2 more per ton, with a possibility of that being increased to $4. Carrying the estimate to a further point and basing the average price per ton at $9, including the 30 cents allowed for each additional per cent of saccharine above the basic 15%, the factories of Orange county will distribute $5,940,000 among the growers. The schedule of prices will be worked out within the next week or two and when they are agreed on the growers will be informed of just what they are. Factories all over Southern California forwarded letters to their growers advising them that notwithstanding the fact that they had signed contracts for the coming crop at certain prices, the factories are formulating a plan for regulating the prices to be paid on the basis of the net price received by the factories. It is also indicated that in future contract prices will be established on the same basis. In effect, the factories are placing the growers on a profit sharing basis, and it is one of the greatest steps in industrial profit sharing that has ever been announced in California. It demonstrates the cooperative spirit of the California companies as in no other beet growing section in the union has a like step been taken. It makes the farmer a partner in the beet sugar business without his being called upon to contribute to the immense cost of the sugar plants. By adopting a sliding scale, both as to beet contracts and sugar prices, it gives the Southern California growers the full benefit of the prevailing high price of sugar. The new price will be made to apply to the present growing crop for which contracts already exist at a much lower price. It is an intelligently liberal and fair-minded move on the part of the sugar companies that will give a tremendous impetus to the beet sugar industry in California, already one of the state's most valued assets, and will strengthen whatever the motive, the skunk was caught. Sometimes, perhaps several days before, the steel jaws had snapped over his foreleg just as he sniffed at the tempting bait. Here was an enemy against which his terrible scent was no defense. He was on a par with the other wild creatures and just as helpless as any of them in the clutches of the trap. Around and around the stake to which the trap chain was fastened, he dragged the trap, now winding the chain up tight around the stake, then painfully unwinding it again. The ground showed where he had attacked the trap in seseless fury again and again. All was without avail and every struggle set the trap jaws tighter and deeper into the flesh and crushed bone of the leg. Surely a day and a night, perhaps twice as long, the struggle had gone on. Who can measure the torture of those hours of terror and pain? Since midforenoon the sun had been shining into the hollow, and through the middle of the day it beat down on the suffering, starving creature, adding another torture with its intolerable heat. Accustomed to traveling only at night, when his thick fur was no discomfort, the skunk was ill prepared to witstand the heat at midday. The cool shades of the whispering pines and the nodding birches were in plain sight of his beady eyes, now bulging out of his head in his extremity of pain and terror. What would he not have given to reach some shadow, to crawl in somewhere away from the blinding, suffocating heat. Minute by minute, measured in quickening gasps for breath and shudderings of his whole body, the noon hour passed. By mid afternoon his strength was all but gone and he lay stretched out on his side in last extremity. Death was coming to him then, a death which his splendid fitness to live and his unique weapon of defense was powerless to postpone. A few days before he had roamed the pasture slopes which he called his home, strong, alert, full of capable of taking care of himself against all comers and harming no man in any way. Now he lay inert and helpless, conquered by an inanimate piece of steel. The end came more quickly and more cruelly than from the simple ebbing away of his power of resistance to the torture. In mid afternoon a group of boys, roaming over the hills in search of new experiences, suddenly appeared. They were not evil mind- As part of these of the United States agriculture to in food supply the ranges are being fine tooth comb available for sun sheep and cattle. For the last time Service has developed money to promote recreation us was planned to aggressively this camp grounds and This will be posited till the successful war with Germany. In many cases reserved for canned used to produce wool. The time will be spent in so develop stock can be cooperator work Association and if liornia, the department many thousand forest ranges this. In the opinion meat and men season than vacations for pleasure in no way be di officers agree meet more cows national forests. FLIES' DISC The following New York World H. Calkin, who prove that Our right in advising wash for cow sheds. The Arabs have flies fear or hate is why the houses towns are kalso Before the Frenences recently. G described the receptions on the edge only light that is white; their ear and indigo at all blue and green able to them and darkness. Yellow colored rays is spectrum as seen fly begins at great Southern California growers the full benefit of the prevailing high price of sugar. The new price will be made to apply to the present growing crop for which contracts already exist at a much lower price. It is an intelligently liberal and fair-minded move on the part of the sugar companies that will give a tremendous impetus to the beet sugar industry in California, already one of the state's most valued assets, and will strengthen the ties between the factories and the growers. The notice mailed out is as follows: "To our growers—This is to advice you that we are formulating a plan under the terms of which we will pay for beets according to the net prices received for sugar, and in order to insure an equitable adjustment it is proposed to take the average of a full year's sales. In view of the present and prospective high prices of sugar it is expected this will mean a very material advance in the prices to be paid to our growers for some time to come. "The plan is being carefully worked out, which will require a little time, but definite announcement will be made to our growers within the very near future, and, notwithstanding our existing contracts, will cover the prices to be paid for beets for 1917, and, in all probability, will also be the basis of the contracts to be offered in subsequent years." A TRAGEDY OF THE STEEL TRAP One cruelty of the steel trap stands out strongly in memory. It was long ago, but later experience can wholly wipe out the record with its sickening sight. It does not matter that the victim was only a skunk. Why should we say "only a skunk"? His ways of defending himself are peculiar and ef- NOTICE Lumber yards will be closed Saturday May 12th 1917 Lumbermen's Day at Orange County Park C. Ganahl Lumber Co. Gibbs Lumber Co. Griffith Lumber Co. MOUNTAIN RANGES BEING ... STOCKED TO LIMIT Every Available Acre of National Forests to be Utilized As part of the systematic campaign of the United States department of agriculture to increase the country's food supply the national forest stock ranges are being gone over with a fine tooth comb to discover every acre available for summer grazing and the sheep and cattle to stock them. For the last two years the Forest Service has devoted much time and money to promoting and developing en and become soft and when slightly crushed tend to liquefy, causing wrappers to break and other goods enclosed in the cask or pouch to be damaged. Such articles should be shipped in a container of sufficient strength to prevent their being crushed and be prepared so that nothing can escape from the package. All parcels containing such goods should be carefully inspected to determine whether or not they are sufficiently wrapped for safe transmission. All such parcels should be marked "Perishable" and if of such bulk or weight that they cannot be safely inclosed in sacks or pouches with other mail, they should be forwarded outside the bags. WHAT EACH STATE MUST SEND TO THE ARMY California Stands Eleventh in the List With 12,643 Men as Her Quota Following is the list compiled by the government showing the number of men required from each state to complete the first call for 500,000 men: Alabama 11,149, Arizona 1150, Arkansas 8040, California 12,643, Colorado 4598, Connecticut 5748, Delaware 1149, District of Columbia 1618, Florida 4598, Georgia 13,793, Idaho 2999, Illinois 31,034, Indiana 14,942, Iowa 12,403, Kansas 9915, Kentucky 12,443, Louisiana 9050, Maine 4598, Maryland 6985, Massachusetts 18,398, Michigan 14,942, Minnesota 11,495, Mississippi 9195, Missouri 18,500, Montana 3500, Nebraska 6900, Nevada 500, New Hampshire 3422, New Jersey 13,678, New Mexico 1230, New York 45,945, North Carolina 11,800, North Dakota 3448, Ohio 25,286, Oklahoma 9100, Oregon 3500, Pennsylvania 41,378, Rhode Island 3300, South Carolina 8951, South Dakota 3450, Tennessee 12,041, Texas 20,689, Utah 3089, Vermont 2299, Virginia 11,495, Washington REMEMBER QUALITY WILL BE REMEMBERED LONG AFTER THE PRICE HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN. THERE ARE REASONS WHY THE UNITED STATES HAS THE CHEAPEST AND MOST EFFICIENT TELEPHONE SERVICE AND THE LARGEST NUMBER OF TELEPHONES IN THE WORLD. THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR EFFICIENT SERVICE SO IN BUILDING HOMES WE URGE FOR BETTER HOMES GIBBS LUMBER PACIFIC 201 HOME 2664 East Broadway OFFICE PHONES HOME 753-1 SUNSET 341-J. Res. 125 E. Broadway, Cor. Claudina RESIDENCE PHONES PACIFIC 341-M HOME 753-2 J. W. TRUXAW, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON HOURS 11-12; 2-4; 7-8 GERMAN AMERICAN BANK BLDG. Cor. Center and Los Angeles Sts. ANAHEIM, CAL. J.C.Osher,D.D.S.,M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT—ORAL SURGERY—GLASSES FITTED SUITE 1 CENTRAL BLDG. PHONE SUNSET 337 As part of the systematic campaign of the United States department of agriculture to increase the country's food supply the national forest stock ranges are being gone over with a fine tooth comb to discover every acre available for summer grazing and the sheep and cattle to stock them. For the last two years the Forest Service has devoted much time and money to promoting and developing the recreation use of the forests. It was planned to continue this work aggressively this season, to improve camp grounds and to issue more maps. This will be postponed, however, until the successful termination of the war with Germany. In many cases range areas hitherto reserved for campers' horses will be used to produce beef, mutton and wool. The time of the forest rangers will be spent in alding the stockmen to so develop the ranges that more stock can be carried. By means of cooperative work with the Live Stock Association and the University of California, the department hopes to have many thousand more cattle on the forest ranges this season than last. In the opinion of the forest officers meat and men are more needed this season than vacations and while travel for pleasure in the mountains will in no way be discouraged, the forest officers agree that the camper will meet more cows than deer in the national forests. FLIES' DISLIKE OF BLUE The following clipping from the New York World is sent us by Barry H. Calkin, who writes: "This goes to prove that Our Dumb Animals was right in advising its readers that blue wash for cow sheds was worth trying." The Arabs have long known that flies fear or hate the color blue. That is why the houses in many of their towns are kalsomined in light blue. Before the French Academy of Sciences recently, Galaine and Houlbeert described the results of their observations on the eyesight of flies. The only light that these insects see well is white; their eyes do not see violet and indigo at all; the vibrations of the blue and green rays are disagreeable to them and red has the effect of darkness. Yellow alone of all the colored rays is tolerable. The solar spectrum as seen by the eyes of a fly begins at green and ends at bright 14,942, Minnesota 11,495, Mississippi 9195, Missouri 18,500, Montana 3500, Nebraska 6900, Nevada 500, New Hampshire 3422, New Jersey 13,678, New Mexico 1230, New York 45,945, North Carolina 11,800, North Dakota 3448, Ohio 25,286, Oklahoma 9100, Oregon 3500, Pennsylvania 41,378, Rhode Island 3300, South Carolina 8951, South Dakota 3450, Tennessee 12,041, Texas 20,689, Utah 3089, Vermont 2299, Virginia 11,495, Washington 5847, West Virginia 6985, Wisconsin 12,443, Wyoming 1150. In all subsequent drafts it is expected that the above percentage of each 500,000 will be observed. The Oxnard Courier reports the serious shortage of labor in the fields for thinning beets. The American Beet Sugar company is endeavoring to meet the situation in various ways. Five hundred men are needed that do not seem to be forthcoming. About two hundred men were brought in from other sections, but that does not quite relieve the situation. As a patriotic move the Van Nuys high school board planned to close the school a half day for two weeks so that the boys and girls may go to work and thin beets. The teachers supervise the work and all are taken back and forth with autos. They receive $5 an acre and help the sugar company out of a difficult situation and at the same time reduce the high cost of living. Mexican laborers have been used in past years, but few of these are available now. Labor is scarce all over the state and the Southern Pacific has sent up a skyrocket for relief. BENEFICIAL INSECTS H. S. Smith, superintendent of the insectary division of the state commission of horticulture, received several shipments of beneficial insects from foreign countries this week. One shipment contained enemies of the beet leaf hopper; another destroys black scale on citrus trees. These insects were assembled in Australia by E. J. Vosler, former secretary to state commissioner of horticulture, Hecke. The hopper is being released in the sugar beet fields of Ventura county. Another shipment was received from the Philippine Islands containing enemies of the mealy bug. These were collected by C. P. Clausen, who is collecting beneficial insects in the Isl- Before the French Academy of Sciences recently, Galaine and Houlbeert described the results of their observations on the eyesight of flies. The only light that these insects see well is white; their eyes do not see violet and indigo at all; the vibrations of the blue and green rays are disagreeable to them and red has the effect of darkness. Yellow alone of all the colored rays is tolerable. The solar spectrum as seen by the eyes of a fly begins at green and ends at bright orange. The practical conclusion to be drawn from this is that when a room has blue window panes the flies therein become as inactive as if it were dark. If a slat of a window blind be opened to let in a ray of white light the flies will rush toward it and go out through the blind. Blue is a good color for summer, as it keeps out a large part of the heat rays and makes a room cool. In Japan they hang curtains of blue glass beads mixed with tubes of painted bamboo at the entrance to butchers' and pastry shops. These let the air in while the flies go out through the interstices between the beads, but do not re-enter. Our Dumb Animals. RULES FOR BERRY SHIPMENTS As the season is approaching during which berries and soft fruits will be offered for dispatch by parcel post, the attention of all postmasters is called by the department to the provisions of the Postal Laws and Regulations, as amended March 13, 1914, regarding the manner in which articles of this nature should be packed before being accepted for transmission in the malls. It has been found that these articles, while apparently solid and firm when offered for mailing quickly rip- LIBRARY REPORT Miss J. Elizabeth Calnon, librarian of the Anaheim public library, makes the following report for the month of April, 1917: Circulation: Adult fiction ... 776 Juvenile fiction ... 337 Non fiction ... 62 Magazine, monthly ... 285 Magazine, weekly ... 53 1513 Reading Room Attendance: Adult ... 807 Juvenile ... 509 1316 New card holders ... 24 New books added ... 11 The jewelers of Orange county have organized an association with E. B. Smith of Santa Ana president, A. H. Witman of this city vice president, and E. H. Smith of Orange secretary. The next meeting will be held in this city Friday evening, May 11. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Josef Rahler, Deceased. Notice is Hereby Given, by the undersigned, Roger C. Dutton, the Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Josef Rahler, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to file them with the necessary vouchers in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, or to exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers to the guard Executor at his place of business, at the law offices of Roger C. Dutton, No. 104 East Center Street, in the City of Anaheim, in the County of Orange, within four months after the first publication of this notice. Dated this 20th day of April, 1917. ROGER C. DUTTON, Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Josef Rahler, Deceased. 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