anaheim-gazette 1917-05-31

NAVAL SERVICE DISCUSSED BY OFFICER CHIEF MASTER-AT-ARMS McKELVEY SPEAKS AT BOARD OF TRADE LUNCHEON DECLARES THAT UNCLE SAM'S MARINES ARE ABOVE REPROACH IN EVERY RESPECT That Chief Master-at-Arms Newton McKelvey believes the wisest thing a young man can do is to join the United States navy was indicated by the tenor of his talk at the board of trade luncheon Thursday. McKelvey has charge of the naval recruiting station here, and Secretary Whitaker, who acted as toastmaster, invited him to make the address and correct some of the impressions that prevail regarding Uncle Sam's sea service. His talk was not only eloquent but was full of information. Mr. McKelvey said that in his youth his parents decreed that he should be a carpenter, but he had ideas of his own regarding his future career and decided to enter the navy. He has served 28 years and is now drawing $215 per month, whereas if he had become a carpenter he could never get beyond $4 per day. Comparing the navy of the present day with that of the past, McKelvey said that 28 years ago, when he enlisted, 99 per cent of the men were foreigners, the riff-raff, the scum of... Comparing the navy of the present day with that of the past, McKelvey said that 28 years ago, when he enlisted, 99 per cent of the men were foreigners, the riff-raff, the scum of the earth. They carried the flag into foreign ports, but they had no reverence for it, and regarded the United States government merely as a paymaster. Today 99 per cent of the American navy is native born, and it represents the best young manhood in the nation. According to McKelvey getting into the United States navy is not an easy matter. While a quarter of a century ago it was composed mainly of scum if the earth, today its ranks are filled with the salt of the earth. In the examinations that have recently taken place for augmentation of the force 255,000 men have been examined. Of that number 40,000 have been accepted and 215,000 rejected as unfit. Sixty thousand are yet to be enlisted and he says it will require the examination of 350,000 applicants to secure that number. Men now must not only be physically fit but they must measure up in morals and intelligence. Men now are first questioned regarding their religious belief. If they have none they are rejected without further hearing. Next their educational qualifications are enquired into. If they have no education they are not competent to serve in the United States navy. The officers of a ship, he declared, are closer to the boys than their own parents. They teach them religion, morals and hygiene. If the parents had been as careful in the raising it would not have been necessary to reject 215,000 out of the 255,000 who applied for examination. Every boy who gets into the navy must have a certificate of character, preferably from the officials of his town. Anaheim now has twenty boys in the United States navy. Loik over the list of names and you will see that they are representatives of the best in your community. The navy department is not trying to recruit from the large cities where the navies of former years come from. They are going into the agricultural districts where the best Thereafter Lamb awarded the contract for printing the tax list to the Orange News at nine cents per description, and a chorus of discordant yells is due from all the unsuccessful bidders, who will probably maintain that each is the best advertising medium, has the largest circulation, and that each particular bid submitted was the lowest of the bunch. The first roar to come to the surface is that of the Santa Ana Register, which declares Lamb refused to open its bid. There will probably be other roars, and Lamb's life will probably be made a burden to him for a long time to come. In fact it is declared that each unsuccessful bidder will have a candidate for tax collector in the field next year. Lamb has been able to shunt this work upon the supervisors each year, and the board has stood the criticism from unsuccessful bidders, but Chairman Talbert thought it was about time to pass the buck back to Lamb, and now they say that Johnny is about to beat it for tall timber. TOBACCO FOR APHIDS With agricultural products of every kind in demand and California’s fruit output destined to play a big part in the food problem, maximum production from every tree and berry bush in the state is desired by the state council of defense. Complying with hundreds of requests for information as to how to control aphids, also called plant lice and green flies, the state council has secured from the University of California College of Agriculture, the following advice as to how these destructive pests can be destroyed. Tobacco is the safest, the most common and effective remedy. A pound of tobacco stems should be soaked over night in a gallon of water and the undiluted so as to make four gallons. Commercial 40 per cent nicotine sulphate may be used at the rate of a pint to 100 gallons of water. A little soap should be added to spread the drops of spray over the leaves and so be sure to wet all of the lice. Ten pounds of common soap or a gallon of creosol soap is enough for 200 gallons When it comes ment in a baseball team there is nothing in the hands of a least that is the worst Orange, where they was used. Orange played tumbus team of Los Angeles visitors 7 to 6 ning. In the ninth 5 when a K.C. from first to second out by the umpire line. The player star Players gathered were warmly discl Farrar evidently gone far enough, crowd, and ordered Someone who did spect for the dign office is reported a fist against th chest, with the re shal Farrar drew forced peace. FARMING WITH I. M. Von Schrue Orange county r something. This y caterpillar engine poses, with beets it for planting be year he expects "gas wagon" for c His experiments on caterpillar's a large amount o part of other grow by next season a will undoubtedly part of their field. During the beek "Von" hitched up his "Midget" and of beets. The be little wider reach planters, and are planters at the planting 400 acres ing thirty acres a caterpillar and two "I prepared my and completed th a horse entering plied for examination. Every boy who gets into the navy must have a certificate of character, preferably from the officials of his town. Anaheim now has twenty boys in the United States navy. Loik over the list of names and you will see that they are representatives of the best in your community. The navy department is not trying to recruit from the large cities where the navies of former years come from. They are going into the agricultural districts where the best young manhood can be found. Enlistments for the new navy from San Francisco, Chicago and New York represent in comparison only one-third what Anaheim has done. When the next fleet sails for active service between twenty and thirty Anaheim boys will be on board. In 1908 when sixteen battleships started on a tour around the world many people believed it was only a spectacular cruise—a dress parade affair, and the men were only taking a pleasure trip. But that cruise was a matter of business. It opened the eyes of the world, and it brought untold millions of business to the United States. It opened the doors of the Orient to our trade. Charles Eygabroad will be chairman today, and Attorney Earl Rogers of Los Angeles will be the speaker. FARMS WANTED—Wanted to hear from owner of good farm for sale. Northwestern Business Agency, Minneapolis, Minn. Tommy Burns, famous former pugilist, has leased the Huntington Inn at Huntington Beach and work of renovating the structure is already under way. Burns plans to open up the hotel about June 15. He will cater to the wealthy, it is stated, and will advertise his hotel widely. A pound of tobacco stems should be soaked over night in a gallon of water and the undiluted so as to make four gallons. Commercial 40 per cent nicotine sulphate may be used at the rate of a pint to 100 gallons of water. A little soap should be added to spread the drops of spray over the leaves and so be sure to wet all of the lice. Ten pounds of common soap or a gallon of creosol soap is enough for 200 gallons of tobacco spray. When spraying is to be done on a large scale, a cheaper insecticide is a distillate or kerosene emulsion. Unless one is skillful in making the emulsion it would be well to use the commercial article in which case the spraying direction given on the container can be followed. Nearly every cultivated crop is affected by some species of plant lice. A change in the weather may wholly relieve the situation, but in the meantime watch the conditions of the crops and be prepared to act quickly. Do not spray for a few plant lice, nor when they are evidently not on the increase, but do not let them injure the crop. The May meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce which was to be held at Yorba Linda, Tuesday evening, June 5, has been abandoned. The regular date, the last Wednesday in May, conflicted with Decoration Day. Since setting the date for June 5 the government has taken over that day as Registration Day for the army, and President Krause has decided to abandon the May meeting and the June meeting will probably be held at Yorba Linda. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim. Shoes for Men, Shoes for Ladies, Shoes for Boys and Girls We have a Splendid Line of Buster Brown Shoes for the little folks, and we are offering them at the lowest possible prices. In Ladies Shoes we have a quality of White Kid and New Buck That can't be beat FOR MEN we have The Crawford Shoe A shoe that has no superior on the market. We are not taking advantage of the present situation and asking our customers exorbitant prices. We are selling at the lowest possible figure. Joe Lautenbach Cor. Lemon and Center THE UMP WAS RIGHT When it comes to settling an argument in a baseball game, it develops that there is nothing like a revolver in the hands of a city marshal. At least that is the word that comes from Orange, where the gun as a quietus brought out a delegation of "cullud" folks who have been steadily at work ever since, about thirty-five now being employed. Von says they are good workers and he is well satisfied with the experiment. A LIVE CORPSE straighten out this world struggle in the right way by subscribing for the Liberty Bonds? Subscribe at your bank today. CAREFUL DRIVING WILL PREVENT ACCIDENTS Automobile Club Asks Motorists to be Cautious The Automobile Club of Southern California is appealing to the motorists in Southern California, whether visitor or resident, to exercise a greater amount of care in the operation of their machines. It is generally acknowledged that accidents occur, not so much from ignorance of the rules and regulations of motor driving, as from carelessness, so that the campaign of "safety first" which the Auto Club has been conducting for years, but which, on account of increased number of accidents, club officials have decided to enter into anew, is not so much a matter of instructing the driver how to act, as 'it is of reminding him that he should put into practice certain well known rules of the road. Carelessness of drivers is shown by a report recently made by a prominent railroad company after observing how 20,000 approached and crossed the company's tracks at a certain point. Seventy per cent of the drivers crossed without looking either to the right or left; 27 per cent looked up the track in one direction, and but 3 per cent looked in both directions. It's the same way in every phase of motoring. Auto drivers probably are no more careless today than in the past, but the fact of the matter is they must, as a whole, be more careful today than they were yesterday, and this year than last year, else, with the increased number of cars coming into use, the number of accidents and Cor. Lemon and Center THE UMP WAS RIGHT When it comes to settling an argument in a baseball game, it develops that there is nothing like a revolver in the hands of a city marshal. At least that is the word that comes from Orange, where the gun as a quietus was used. Orange played the Knights of Columbus team of Los Angeles, and beat the visitors 7 to 6 in the eleventh inning. In the ninth the score stood 5 to 5 when a K. C. runner went down from first to second and was called out by the umpire for running outside the line. The player started in to argue. Players gathered around, and things were warmly discussed. City Marshal Farrar evidently thought things had gone far enough, for he joined in the crowd, and ordered peace and quiet. Someone who did not have proper respect for the dignity of the marshal's office is reported to have shoved with a fist against that official's broad chest, with the result that City Marshal Farrar drew a revolver, and enforced peace. FARMING WITH MACHINERY I. M. Von Schriltz, a prominent Orange county rancher has started something. This year he tried out his caterpillar engine for planting purposes, with beets, and is now using it for planting beans, and says next year he expects also to use the "gas wagon" for cultivating his fields. His experiments along this line of the caterpillar's use have attracted a large amount of attention on the part of other growers this year, and by next season a number of others will undoubtedly be doing a large part of their field work with gas. During the beet planting season, "Von" hitched up three planters to his "Midget" and planted 400 acres of beets. The bean planters have a little wider reach than the beet planters, and are using only two bean planters at the present time, and planting 400 acres of beans, covering thirty acres a day with the small caterpillar and two planters attached. "I prepared my fields for planting and completed the planting without a horse entering the field," said Mr. brought out a delegation of "cullud" folks who have been steadily at work ever since, about thirty-five now being employed. Von says they are good workers and he is well satisfied with the experiment. A LIVE CORPSE Deputies Cravath and Maxwell were called out from their downy couches Sunday night at 12 o'clock to go to Delhi and discover the murderer of a Mexican who had been stabbed. They went. They searched. They found—that the Mexican was not murdered, and that the depth of the stab was probably a sixteenth of an inch. They found the man who was supposed to have done the stabbing and took him to the bed of the one who was thought to be dying. Both asid they had never seen each other before. The victim of the knife said he was not hurt, but the officers examined and found a small cut in his side and plenty of blood on his clothing. Both the men were brought to the county jail for disturbing the peace. LIBERTY LOAN FACTS The sinews of war are men, munitions and money. The greatest immediate need of the United States today, to render the best help to her Allies, is money. This money can be raised by the government by borrowing and by taxing. The United States is at present employing both methods. Borrowing by means of the Liberty Bonds is a method of securing immediate funds for the prosecution of the war and spreading the burden of repayment over a period of from 15 to 30 years, when it is hoped, world civilization will be in a happier state than now. Taxation does not bring in the funds as quickly as bond issues, but nevertheless helps to pay off immediately a large part of the current expenses of the government. It is this government's avowed intention to put the burden of our share in this struggle for Democracy as far as possible on the present generation and not to shift our troubles on to our children. That is why the Liberty Bonds are issued with a maturity ers crossed without looking either to right or left; 27 per cent looked up the track in one direction, and but 3 per cent looked in both directions. It's the same way in every phase of motoring. Auto drivers probably are no more careless today than in the past, but the fact of the matter is they must, as a whole, be more careful today than they were yesterday, and this year than last year, else, with the increased number of cars coming into use, the number of accidents and fatalities is bound to grow. A list of simple precautions against accidents is here given by the Auto Club, and if these are followed, accidents will decrease. 1- Play fair; give the other fellow his half of the road and don't crowd him from it under any circumstances. In other words, don't be a road hog. 2- Don't pass a vehicle going in the same direction until the road ahead is clear for at least 100 yards. (This is a state law.) 3- After passing such vehicle do not pull back to the right hand side of the road until your are two car lengths ahead of the vehicle passed. 4- In approaching a street or highway intersection, the machine on the right has the right of way. 5- In turning corners the motorist should keep to the right until the center of the corner or intersection is passed. Don't cut corners. 6- In passing other vehicles from the rear, motorists should give signal by blowing the horn. 7- Don't carry blinding headlights. Many headlights are so arranged that when passing them it is impossible for the approaching motorist to see the road along which he is driving—all he can see is the approaching lights. Turn the gleam of light on the road where it belongs. 8- When about to cross railroad or street car tracks—do all three—stop, look and listen. Don't try to beat the train "to it;" there may be others in the car you are driving besides yourself. 9- Remember you have absolutely no right to the left side of the road, if by being there you are inconveniencing some other fellow whose rightful part of the road that is. These are a few of the more important rules of the road, and if they were followed to the letter, the number of accidents would be cut 50 per cent. The Auto Club asks that the careless motorists turn over a new leaf and see how it feels to give the During the beet planting season, "Von" hitched up three planters to his "Midget" and planted 400 acres of beets. The bean planters have a little wider reach than the beet planters, and are using only two bean planters at the present time, and planting 400 acres of beans, covering thirty acres a day with the small caterpillar and two planters attached. "I prepared my fields for planting and completed the planting without a horse entering the field," said Mr. Von Schritz, "and the first time a horses entered my beets this year was to cultivate them. Next year I expect also to do the cultivating with the 'Cat' and then Old Dobbin may never be sent to my fields again." Von blazed a new trail this year to get sufficient ranch help. Finding Mexican labor insufficient to meet his demand, he went to Los Angeles and will be in a happier state than now. Taxation does not bring in the funds as quickly as bond issues, but nevertheless helps to pay off immediately a large part of the current expenses of the government. It is this government's avowed intention to put the burden of our share in this struggle for Democracy as far as possible on the present generation and not to shift our troubles on to our children. That is why the Liberty Bonds are issued with a maturity of only 30 years and a large part of the current expenses will be taken care of by taxation. This is sound reasoning, as we can well stand the burden. It will keep our country in healthy financial condition for the keen world competition in business which we must face after the war. Are you doing your share to P. J. Weisel & Company Hudson&DodgeBros. CARS Full line of tires and accessories We repair all makes of automobiles Pacific 43 Anaheim, California Home 1534 NEW GRAND THEATRE BEAUTIFUL SAFE AND SANITARY PLAYHOUSE PERFECT THE PRIDE OF ANAHEIM THE HOME OF "ALWAYS GOOD" SHOWS. THE POLICY OF THE NEW GRAND IS TO SHOW ONLY THE VERY BEST IN PHOTODRAMA. IT SEEKS DILIGENTLY TO PROVE WORTHY OF THE VERY BEST PEOPLE; OF THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN PHOTODRAMA IN ITS FINEST FORM, AND WHO DELIGHT IN REAL PLAYS PRESENTED IN STRICTLY HIGH-CLASS FASHION. THIS THEATRE HAS FREQUently TURNED DOWN OFFERS OF PHOTOPLAYS WHICH LOOKED GOOD IN PRINT ONLY. WHEN YOU SEE A PICTURE ANNOUNCED FOR THE NEW GRAND, YOU MAY KNOW IT IS THE VERY BEST OBTAINABLE AND PRESENTED AT THE LEAST POSSIBLE PRICE. FRIDAY & SAT. JUNE 1-2 SATURDAY MATINEE 2:30 A Beautiful Bluebird Photoplay Presenting MYRTLE GONZALEZ IN "SOUTHERN JUSTICE" It's different--no murders, no girls ruined, no battle scenes, no fist fights, but just the most humanly delightful play of the year. TWO SHOWS AT NIGHT--7:15 and 8:45 All Seats 10c Children 5c SUNDAY, JUNE 3 ONE DAY ONLY MATINEE AND NIGHT It's different--no murders, no girls ruined, no battle scenes, no fist fights, but just the most humanly delightful play of the year. TWO SHOWS AT NIGHT--7:15 and 8:45 All Seats 10c Children 5c SUNDAY, JUNE 3 ONE DAY ONLY MATINEE AND NIGHT Womanhood Direct from Clune's Auditorium, Los Angeles Matinee 2:30. Night 7:00 and 9:00 Prices: Adults 15 and 25c. Children 10c. Any Seat Monday & Tuesday, June 4-5 Triangle Fine Arts Production Presenting WILFRED LUCAS IN "JIM BLUDSO" of "The Prairie Belle" Also one of Those Funny Keystone Comedies Two Shows at Night—7:15 and 8:45 Adults: 10 Cts. Children 5c Wednesday & Thurs., June 6-7 Another Triangle Fine Arts Production Thelma Salter WITH Frank Keenan IN "THE CRAB" A Story of a Love that Transcends Understanding—That Thaws Out a Heart that is Frozen and Cold And a Famous Keystone Comedy Two Shows at Night--7:15 and 8:45 All Seats 10c. Children 5c. A Story of a Love that Transcends Understanding—That Thaws Out a Heart that is Frozen and Cold And a Famous Keystone Comedy Two Shows at Night--7:15 and 8:45 All Seats 10c. Children 5c. duced a good crop, the beans maturing a little later than the others in the field. Last year he carried out an experiment on a lot at his home. He planted limas in June and after gathering a crop in the latter part of September, cut the runners off to within about two inches of the stalk. He then gave the vines a good irrigating. He had lima beans for Christmas dinner, and the yield on the second crop was just as heavy as on the first. If you want to make two blades of grass grow where one grew before try this. OVERDID IT If there ahd been some censoring of the early reports given out about the Liberty Loan by the treasury department, there would be no occasion for the present scramble to sell the bonds. Two or three days after the loan was announced and subscriptions began to pour in, the news came out semi-officially from Washington that the loan had been far oversubscribed. Naturally, people ceased subscribing, when they thought other patriots had offered money in abundance, and then came the sad denouement, for the loan had not been nearly subscribed. Probably it would have been subscribed in the first instance, but for these silly reports before officials knew whereof they spoke. Now we are in the disagreeable position of not taking up quickly the government's first war loan, and Germany will be encouraged accordingly. The only offset will be to make the final total count, and let the kaiser and his advisers understand that the United States is not only in the war, but her billions of treasure are likewise at disposal. Resources will finally win, giving the men of every nation credit for having fought their patriotic best. An interesting place to visit just now around Tustin is the big ditch where walnut stumps and tree roots are being converted into charcoal. It is located on the east side of Newport road, south of Laguna avenue. Seveny cords of wood are being burned and the ditch has a capacity of 200 cords. This charcoal is being prepared for use where a fire is necessary without a blaze. The roots of walnut trees from the big walnut grove recently taken out by E. D. Burge on First street are rapidly being converted into charcoal. As evidence of the fact that all Anaheim people do not stay home Sundays, 23 people alighted from the Owl train here Sunday night. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim.