anaheim-gazette 1917-07-12

REAPPOINTED, AS COUNTY SEALER SUPERVISORS HAND GEORGE McPHEE ANOTHER FOUR YEAR TERM TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND BOOK-LETS ADVERTISING ORANGE COUNTY TO BE PRINTED At a regular session of the board of supervisors last Thursday George McPhee, county sealer of weights and measures, was reappointed for a term of four years. There was no other applicant for the job and no opposition to his appointment. The application of C. O. Humphreys to lay a pipe line along Lemon street, Anaheim, was granted. The application of A. A. Mills, et al., to lay a pipe line across Lemon St., Anaheim was granted. The auditor was directed to draw a warrant in favor of Herman Janss, treasurer, for $250.00 on the advertising fund, for advertising Orange county at the California National Orange Day. The petition for the formation of Anaheim-Yorba storm water district of Orange county was granted with boundaries modified. Demands on the county of Orange were allowed as read. Ordinance No. 148, amending Ordinance No. 134, relating to duties and fixing the salary of county aid comtwo cultivations and weeding twice, digging and hauling to the dump, consists of beet raising here at Corona. I know of good old alfalfa land here that grew 19 tons per acre last year, while some hillside land not far off netted only 4 tons. Plowing, drilling, cultivating, digging, and hauling to the dump, costs about $28 per acre, while thinning costs from $4 to $4.50 per acre. Six men can thin 20 acres a day. Two hoeings cost about $3 per acre. This makes a total cost of about $35 per acre for railing them. Good beets should run 18 to 20 per cent sugar. Last year 20 per cent beets paid $6, while 15 per cent beets paid $4.50. This year the American Sugar company has already announced a $2 advance per ton on account of higher prices of sugar, and the cost of labor involved in growing the beets. Mexican labor has been used here in the past mostly. SUBVENTION AND GRANT RECEIPTS In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1916, the counties of California received the sum of $7,479,920 in the form of subventions and grants which, with minor exceptions, came from the state. The sum thus received constituted 11.36 per cent of the combined total receipts of the counties, excluding receipts from the sale of bonds. These subventions and grants, which may be regarded as aids to the counties, are thus classified: Refunds on bonds outstanding prior to the adoption of Amendment No. 1, by which the state and county taxes were separated. High school moneys apportioned to the counties. Moneys to aid in the support of ele-kaffir corn and sorghum sired be fed to the being threshed. Fowler if it is merely throttled. It is necessary to a matter. The planting for most of these crops couple of weeks. It wait a month, say the such planting, but no toes and the animal in as soon as possible. Unfortunately they not yield much this will be a source of than income. The successful growers or it is entirely practical or three rows of so between the rows of small revenue can from. Of course on those acres into superscript given such an emergency en this small return pised. On the contendently desired. Act now, plan your Do something for your prosperity of your own it is nothing but to NAVEL CROP IS A LOOK A. B. Shaw of prominent citrus in the Fourth in San Opinion is genera crop of oranges loss as a result of wave of June 15, the Valencia crop section has been cent, that the com- The petition for the formation of Anaheim-Yorba storm water district of Orange county was granted with boundaries modified. Demands on the county of Orange were allowed as read. Ordinance No. 148, amending Ordinance No. 134, relating to duties and fixing the salary of county aid commissioner, was passed and adopted. The demand of H. Clay Kellogg for extra work on Santa Ana canyon road was rejected. The services of N. E. Wray as special guard for the court house, were discontinued. The advertising committee was authorized to spend $500 with the Arrowhead Magazine for 42,000 editions, for advertising Orange county. The hearing of the petition for the formation of La Habra lighting district was set for July 30, 1917, at 10 a.m. The county park was ordered left open until 12 o'clock at night on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week, and until 9 o'clock at night on all other days. The application of the Pacific Electric Railway company for a franchise over certain streets in Tustin, was granted and Ordinance No. 149 granting said franchise for 50 years, was passed and adopted. The advertising committee was authorized to have 25,000 Orange county booklets printed at a cost not to exceed $615.00. The chairman was directed to sign the contract with the Los Angeles chamber of commerce for lecture room at $10 per month. Helen Craemer was appointed statistician for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1917, at $25 per month. The petition of D. J. Dodge, et al, for a county road in Delport road district was granted. The clerk was directed to advertise for bids for improvement of Irvine Blvd., Sec. 3, bids to be opened Aug. 8, 1917, at 2 p.m. The Clerk was directed to advertise for bids for improvement of Brea road, Sec. 2, bids to be opened Aug. 8, 1917, at 2 p.m. The county auditor was directed to transfer $932.71 from the county general fund to the general road fund. The bond on map of Music Hall subdivision was approved. These subventions and grants, which may be regarded as aids to the counties, are thus classified: Refunds on bonds outstanding prior to the adoption of Amendment No. 1, by which the state and county taxes were separated. High school moneys apportioned to the counties. Moneys to aid in the support of elementary schools. Moneys for the support of orphans. Moneys returned to counties from the automobile tax. Other or miscellaneous aids. The counties as a whole received. Per capita Refund on bonds ... $124,970. $0.462 High school money... 847,318 .3235 Elementary school ... 4,823,358 1.7886 Support of orphans... 348,763 .129 Motor vehicle money... 818,961 .303 Other subventions ... 379,548 .1404 Orange county's share of this income is here shown. Refund on bonds... $3,190.79 $.061 High school money... 20,533.74 .393 Elementary school... 112,788.18 2.159 Support of orphans... 6,300.70 .120 Motor vehicle ... 26,968.20 .516 Other subventions ... 22.81 .0004 Totals ... $169,804.42 3.251 INTERCROP FOR GROVES NOW IS URGED Growers Can Save Big Sum From Wreck of Citrus Crop Hopes The Redlands Facts has opened a campaign urging citrus fruit growers who have lost the bulk of their orange crop by the heat, to intercrop their groves with beans, potatoes or tomatoes. Following is the call for action: Redlands orange growers must prepare to intercrop their groves this summer and fail, to make up for the heavy loss occasioned by the loss of the orange crop. This is the concensus of opinion of experienced growers, men, too, who are vitally interested in the prosperity of the community as a whole, and who are depended upon to lead in matters of community interest. They say it is wise to intercrop this year, that the orange grower can get enough to pay his taxes and the care of his grove from seasonal crops and that to neglect this important matter the next The clerk was directed to advertise for bids for improvement of Irvine Blvd., Sec. 3, bids to be opened Aug. 8, 1917, at 2 p.m. The Clerk was directed to advertise for bids for improvement of Brea road, Sec. 2, bids to be opened Aug. 8, 1917, at 2 p.m. The county auditor was directed to transfer $932.71 from the county general fund to the general road fund. The bond on map of Music Hall subdivision was approved. The application of the Union Oil company to cross Olinda and Fullerton road with a steel pipe line was granted. The salary of the stenographer for the county surveyor was fixed at $60 per month. The county surveyor was directed to furnish a machine and man from his office to check up crossings in the county of Orange, with state railroad commission. BEET GROWING AT CORONA Observations at this point show that beets to do their best, should be sowed about February 1, 18 inches apart and two furrows between, wih a drill, and 18 pounds to the acre, writes Chas. Barnum of Corona. About the latter end of April they should be thinned out to one beet every ten inches. Let beets go as long as possible the first time without irrigating, to avoid packing the ground and spoiling the original loamy condition of the soil. About May 1 comes the first irrigation, which should be repeated once a month till three irrigations are given, the last not later than July 15. Cultivate after each irrigation, except the last one, because the beets are then too large and would be more injured than benefitted thereby. Plowing, planting, three irrigations, This is the concensus of opinion of experienced growers, men, too, who are vitally interested in the prosperity of the community as a whole, and who are depended upon to lead in matters of community interest. They say it is wise to intercrop this year, that the orange grower can get enough to pay his taxes and the care of his grove from seasonal crops and that to neglect this important matter the next few weeks is to invite unnecessary poverty. Plant fall potatoes. Tepary beans, tomatoes or sweet potatoes, is the advice, according to the nature of your land, and to your ability to care for the crop. The potatoes will probably yield as large a financial return as any crop, if the trees are not too large so that the roots thereof will interfere with a couple of rows of "spuds." Sweet potatoes in the sandy soil of the north side of the district should yield prolifically and the quality of the sweet potato grown here has been proved to be very fine. This vegetable will keep well if stored in a dry, cool cellar or outhouse. Tepary beans are a small white variety, which require little water, and the straw is a fine mulch and fertilizer. It takes only a very small quantity of seed per acre for two or three rows of beans and the cultivation limited to the space between the beans and the trees, say bean farmers, though no doubt hand cultivation would add to the crop. J. C. Kubias is strong for the tomatoes, says the time is yet good for planting, and he has free plants. Furthermore, he guarantees to take the crop, and at a good price. There is yet a further suggestion of kaffir corn, sorghum or Sudan grass, for chicken and stock feed. The Sudan grass is excellent horse feed, and the orange crop that will soil and nothing fool proof as beans of the department the planting season. The gardner may onion or beets make good and sift in their places with Beans of the garden may be planted Washington for the middle of June may be planted at the latitude of No be planted through. "Black Valentine and green pod stilic. Limas are their requirements." As a result of 100 boys and girls typical community points out, the culture finds that occurred in gardens have been due l Anaheim Gazette kaffir corn and sorghum can, if desired be fed to the chickens without being threshed. Fowls will get is all if it is merely thrown into the corrals. It is necessary to act at once in the matter. The planting must be made for most of these crops within the next couple of weeks. Fall potatoes can wait a month, say those informed on such planting, but beans and tomatoes and the animal foods should go in as soon as possible. Unfortunately the orange crop will not yield much this coming year. They will be a source of expense, rather than income. The largest and most successful growers of citrus fruits say it is entirely practicable to plant two or three rows of seasonal vegetables between the rows of trees, without detriment to the orchard, and that some small revenue can be derived therefrom. Of course one gets but two or three acres into such crops out of a 10-acre plat given to trees. But in such an emergency as now exists, even this small return is not to be despised. On the contrary it is to be ardently desired. Act now, plan your planting at once. Do something for yourself and for the prosperity of your community, even if it is nothing but to grow chicken feed. NAVEL CROP IS ALMOST A TOTAL LOSS A. B. Shaw of Sierra Madre, a prominent citrus grower who spent the Fourth in Santa Ana, says the opinion is general that the navel crop of oranges is almost a total loss as a result of the killing heat wave of June 15, 16, and 17, that the Valencia crop for 1918 in his section has been damaged 70 percent, that she combined orange yield of Southern California next year will poor soil or one or more of the following mistakes. (1) Failure in preparing for the garden, to dig deeply enough and pulverize the soil sufficiently. (2) Too thick planting. (3) Too deep planting. (4) Ridging the garden and planting on ridges instead of keeping the ground level. This causes the water to drain away from the plant. (5) Planting too early, especially corn, lima beans and cucumbers. (6) Too many light surface waterings. Roots seek water, and a wet surface causes a growth of roots there, which are later parched by the sun. Such watering tends also to form a hard crust over the surface. In general there should be less watering and more hoeing. Keep a loose layer of soil on top to retain the water that is present. If you must water, soak things well, hoe as soon as the soil dries a little and then leave the garden unwatered several days, rather than sprinkle lightly every day. (7) The raising of too many different vegetables attempted. Instructions concerning bean culture may be had by writing to the department of agriculture for Farmers' Bulletin, No. 289. ORANGE COUNTY BEANS IN FINE CONDITION Little Damage to the Crop From Recent Hot Spell Gordon S. Armsby of San Francisco, one of the active heads of the California Packers' Corporation, has completed a two days' inspection of the lima bean fields of Orange county, and declared that lima beans in Orange county suffered little or no damage from the June hot spell. He said the beans here are in good condition and above the average of those in other parts of the state. auto, Mrs. Farrias' attorney said a damage suit would be begun against Tavis at once. BIRCH OIL COMPANY WANTS LOWER RATE Declares Assessor Sleeper Has Assessed Its Property Too High The Birch Oil company is going to make another fight against County Assessor James Sleeper's estimate of how much the company's property at Brea is worth. It says an assessment of $454,390 is too high. Last year the assessment of $600,-000 was fought by the Birch attorneys. The board of equalization sustained the assessor, and the Birch company sued. The case will be tried next October or November. For three years past the Birch wells have been falling off in production. On account of that fact, Assessor Sleeper reduced the assessment from $600,000 to $454,30. Friday morning a telephone message was received from Los Angeles stating that a petition had been prepared asking the board of equalization to slice off a big part of the assessment. Sleeper says that he is prepared to prove that in the last year the Birch wells at Brea produced 324,424 barrels of oil of high grade, and any property that can produce that amount of oil in a year, in Sleeper's opinion is assessed none too high at $454,390. BOGUS CENTENARIAN AGAIN TO THE FRONT Peter Morrison Now Claims to be 104 Years of Age Three years ago Peter Morrison drifted into Anaheim from no place in particular and for no obvious reason, and gave so much them e-years after He on value o day, and dollars s days, he uled a A. B. Shaw of Sierra Madre, a prominent citrus grower who spent the Fourth in Santa Ana, says the opinion is general that the navel crop of oranges is almost a total loss as a result of the killing heat wave of June 15, 16, and 17, that the Valencia crop for 1918 in his section has been damaged 70 per cent, that she combined orange yield of Southern California next year will be 25 per cent of a normal yield, and that Orange county weathered the hot wave better than any other fruit section. The lemon situation is somewhat different. Ninety per cent of the little green lemons dropped and all of the ripe lemons on the trees during the heat wave were killed. There will be a new setting of lemons, however, for those orchards are unlike the orange and blossom more than once. It is probable the lemon yield will be 50 per cent if there are no early frosts. The Florida crop will be practically nothing, as was stated earlier in the year, as the result of the big freeze. The heat played no favorites as to districts. The navel crop is a 90 per cent loss in all the counties. Orange county, by reason of the fact that it grows principally Valencias, is the least injured. HAULING RATHER THAN DRAGGING A HARROW Instead of dragging heavy three and four-sectioned harrows along the ground from implement shed to field, or loading them on a wagon to transport them, we have found a sled very convenient this season, writes a correspondent to the Rural Press. The one we used is 12 feet long, 4 feet wide and about 6 inches from the vround. This accommodates three sections. When we want to load the harrow on the sled we drive the latter alongside the harrow and in this position one man can load with ease by turning each section completely over onto the sled. On man can unload it in the same way without heavy lifting. WHEN DISCOURAGED, GO PLANT BEANS Above Named Vegetables Does Very Well on Poor Soil and is Almost Fool Proof and Limits of Gordon S. Armsby of San Francisco, one of the active heads of the California Packers' Corporation, has completed a two days' inspection of the lima bean fields of Orange county, and declared that lima beans in Orange county suffered little or no damage from the June hot spell. He said the beans here are in good condition and above the average of those in other parts of the state. Armsby drove down the coast from San Francisco, visiting various bean growin gcenters along the coast. "Crops as a whole look good," said Armsby. "Limas, in particular, are in fine shape. The limas in Ventura county were not hurt to any great extent by the hot wave. From observations made in this county, I believe Orange suffered little or no damage from the heat. The exception here, as in Ventura county, is in isolated places, back in the hills away from the ocean. "There is absolutely nothing doing now in the way of buying beans, and in my opinion there will be no offers until the crop is ready to move. Prices are going to be good, but the recent flurry, where prices were advanced to abnormal quotations, will not be repeated. The market is dead now. Those who trade in beans have refused to pay the high price. They have quit buying and will now wait until shipping time. "There will be a good demand for the product—of this there is no doubt—but, prices will not go as high as was expected early this year and before beans were planted. I don't believe the government will allow exorbitant prices. "It will be much better for the growers of the state if they get a fair price and dispose of their full crop than if a portion of them get fancy prices, with the others having to hold over to next season." TENDERS RESIGNATION AS SALT LAKE AGENT J. J. Tavis Gives up His Position With Railroad As an aftermath of charges of auto theft hurled at Mrs. Meta A. Farrias of Los Angeles, and counter-charges against him of participation in a "love tangle," Joe Tavis, for five years Salt Lake agent at Santa Ana, and who has numbered his friends by BOGUS CENTENARIAN AGAIN TO THE FRONT Peter Morrison Now Claims to be 104 Years of Age Three years ago Peter Morrison drifted into Anaheim from no place in particular and for no obvious reason, and created considerable interest in himself by announcing that he was nearing his 101st birthday and was still hale and heavy. He didn't look it. In fact, anyone would have judged that he was just nearing the biblical allotment of three-score and ten years, but he stated that he was born in a ship on the Atlantic ocean in 1813 while his parents were migrating from Scotland to America. His oldest son, he said, who lived in New York, was 74 years of age. After spending a day or two here Morrison left and was heard of in other towns where he was spinning the same tale. He finally brought up in a Pasadena institution where he proposed to camp for some time, but the superintendent, who was a doubting Thomas, disbelieved his claim to extreme age and began an investigation. He found that the story was a fake, that instead of being 101 Morrison was only 71 years old. After this exposure he went to the county farm, but has again bobbed up, and appears to be growing older each year. He is now 104, according to his statement. The following from a Los Angeles Sunday paper mentions his re-appearance: With a new story of his life, Peter Morrison, who has been more than 100 years old for the past ten years, has bobbled up again. Saturday afternoon he was taken to the Receiving Hospital by Officer Johnson, who found the man at First and Main. "How old are you?" asked Chief Assistant Nurse Robbins, as he wrote out a card at the hospital. "I'm 104 years old," said Mr. Morrison, who is about 71 years of age, according to records. For some years Peter Morrison has been telling of his alleged extreme age, and of unusual things he says he has done. His tale this time is changed yet interesting. He arrived at New York in 1813, he told Nurse Robbins Saturday, having been born at sea. He came to California by the overland route in '49 WHEN DISCOURAGED, GO PLANT BEANS Above Named Vegetables Does Very Well on Poor Soil and is Almost Fool Proof and Limits of Planting Very Elastic "When discouraged plant beans." This is the cheering injunction which the United States department of agriculture is sending to the gardeners of the country who have had poor luck with other crops. "There is no widely adapted garden crop that will do so well on poor soil and nothing that is so nearly fool proof as beans," says a statement of the department. "The limits of the planting season are also elastic. The gardner may give his backward onions or beets another chance to make good and still have time to fill in their places with beans, if they fail. Beans of the garden and field sorts may be planted in the latitude of Washington for a mature crop until the middle of July, and string beans may be planted all through August. In the latitude of New York, beans may be planted throughout June. "Black Valentine is a hardy variety and green pod stringless is very prolific. Limas are more exacting in their requirements than other beans." As a result of a recent survey of 100 boys and girls club gardens in a typical community, the statement points out, the department of agriculture finds that where failures have occurred in gardening this year, they have been due in general to shade, TENDERS RESIGNATION AS SALT LAKE AGENT J. J. Tavis Gives up His Position With Railroad As an aftermath of charges of auto theft hurled at Mrs. Meta A. Farrias of Los Angeles, and countercharges against him of participation in a "love tangle," Joe Tavis, for five years Salt Lake agent at Santa Ana, and who has numbered his friends by the hundreds, has resigned his position with the Salt Lake it was announced Thursday. Mr. Tavis' future plans are unknown. George Platt, for the past two years in the Salt Lake office and previous to that time with the Southern Pacific for four years, who is widely known and popular, is a likely candidate for the job of Salt Lake agent, succeeding Tavis, and has the backing of many local business firms in his efforts to land the place. These are now recommending to Salt Lake officials at Los Angeles that Platt be appointed local agent, a position which will become all the more important when the Salt Lake extension is completed from Pico station. Mrs. Farrias, arrested Friday night upon a charge of auto theft sworn to by Tavis, was examined in the justice court at Los Angeles Thursday, and upon the showing of letters indicating complication of Tavis in a love affair with the beauty, the case was dismissed. The motion to dismiss, it is said, was made after the attorney for Mrs. Farrias had exacted an admission from Tavis that he had given the woman railroad passes made out in the name of Mrs. Tavis. As a climax to the charge of grand larcenty in the alleged theft of the "The Gazette Reliable Clean Newsy Official Paper $1.50 Per Year Good Advertising Medium Clear up the Details—By Telephone MANY a good order has been saved and the details of a business transaction cleared up by the prompt use of "Long Distance." Your telephone is always ready to assist in making sales and building business. It will bring an answer from nearly anywhere and save the delays of letter-writing or traveling. Are you using "LONG DISTANCE" to build up your business? THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY and gave them charge of his money, so the story goes. He has lived with them ever since, he said, until four years ago, when he came to California. He once talked with Lincoln on the value of Bible study, he said Saturday, and he still has several hundred dollars left of his fortune of the '49 days, he declared. He has been scheduled, according to his own previous mentioned presents illustrations that make recognition easier. Only the root of cicuta is poisonous. Cases of poisoning are more frequent in the spring, partly because the roots are more likely to be noticed at that time and partly poisonous than later in the season. Occasionally stock find the roots when they are washed out by high AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AN TO THE FRONT Claims to be 104 Age Peter Morrison was from no place in the obvious reason, valuable interest in being that he was birthday and was He didn't look would have judging the bible-tree-score and ten that he was born antic ocean in 1813 are migrating from His oldest son, in New York, was day or two here is heard of in oth- was spinning the fully brought up in on where he purse time, but the was a doubting his claim to ex- an investigation. History was a fake, 101 Morrison was after this exposure utility farm, but has and appears to be year. He is now his statement. The Los Angeles Sunday re-appearance: of his life, Peter been more than the past ten years, main. Saturday affen to the Receiving Johnson, who first and Main. "I asked Chief Askins, as he wrote hospital." said Mr. Morrison. 71 years of age. Peter Morrison has alleged extreme things he says he this time is chang- new York in 1813, pins Saturday, havsea. He came to overland route in '49 and gave them charge of his money, so the story goes. He has lived with them ever since, he said, until four years ago, when he came to California. He once talked with Lincoln on the value of Bible study, he said Saturday, and he still has several hundred dollars left of his fortune of the '49 days, he declared. He has been scheduled, according to his own previous calculations, to live 200 years. Saturday he modified his expectations and told Mr. Robbins he will live till he dies. Mr. Morrison will be returned to the county farm. FAST TOMATO PLANTING On a ten acre field in Solano county three men were planting tomatoes early in May, as fast as the horses could walk. Similar machines are used for sweet potato, cabbage and other plants. A middle break plow is fastened between two wheels at the end of a wagon tongue. Following this is a knife between two four-foot wheels, which digs deep in the ground and is flared into two blades behind, to leave an opening for the plants. A barrel above the middle break supplies water through a hose to this opening. One man drives, two men ride seats close to the ground so they can take the tomato plants from platforms in front of them and place them in the freshly moistened opening as the machine travels. Two curved knives follow the cutter knife to rake the dirt tight up to the plant. These tomatoes were being set about five feet apart each way and about six inches deep. They promptly wilted in the noonday sun, but recovered the first night. WARNING AGAINST POISONOUS PLANT Cicuta, or Water Hemlock, Causes Many Deaths Many deaths, both of human beings and domestic animals, are caused every year by cicuta or water hemlock, a poisonous plant. It is the most violently poisonous of temperate region plants, yet it is not generally recognized. Learn to know it and look out for it. A warning has just been issued by specialists of the United States department of agriculture in the form mentioned presents illustrations that make recognition easier. Only the root of cicuta is poisonous. Cases of poisoning are more frequent in the spring, partly because the roots are more likely to be noticed at that time and partly poisonous than later in the season. Occasionally stock find the roots when they are washed out by high water in small streams. Farmers in their plowing sometimes bring to the surface a considerable number of roots, and these are eaten by cattle, with resulting sickness and death. In cases of the poisoning of human beings the recognized treatment is to give an efficient emetic, followed by a carthartic. "Some form of opium may be given to control the convulsions when they are violent. If free vomiting is promptly produced, the patient is likely to recover. It is obvious that ruminant animals cannot be treated in this way, for the effective clearing of the stomach is impossible. While hypodermic injections of morphine may be used to aid in controlling the convulsions and a purgative may help in eliminating the poison, ordinarily the convulsions are so violent that nothing can be done for the animal. So far as live stock are concerned, about all that can be done must be in the way of prevention. If the land is plowed where the plant grows, care should be taken that no roots are left where stock can get at them. Where the plants grow in great abundance, as they frequently do along irrigating ditches, it is desirable to dig them out. When this is done the roots should not be left on the surface, but should be destroyed. It is seldom that stock are poisoned when grazing, unless they graze along ditches, where the plants sometimes grow almost n the water with very little soil and can easily be pulled out. Perhaps there is no way to prevent some cases of poisoning of children. Something might be accomplished, however, if parents and teachers would attempt to make clear to children the danger of eating strange roots. Hot water for every known purpose if you install one of the Gas Company's Automatic Gas Water Heaters. Daily demonstrations at the Gas Office. Many deaths, both of human beings and domestic animals, are caused every year by cicuta or water hemlock, a poisonous plant. It is the most violently poisonous of temperate region plants, yet it is not generally recognized. Learn to know it and look out for it. A warning has just been issued by specialists of the United States department of agriculture in the form of a circular from the bureau of animal industry, "Cicuta (Water Hemlock) as a Poisonous Plant," which describes this plant and gives remedies, though cases among domestic animals must be considered as practically hopeless so far as treatment is concerned. Cicuta is widely distributed. Unfortunately, it resembles a number of harmless plants, and is not easily recognizable. It belongs to the same family as carrots and parsnips. It has a number of popular names of which the most common is cow bane, or water hemlock. In the mountain regions of the west it is frequently called parsnip, or wild parsnip. Other names, less common, are snakeroot, snakeweed, beaver poison, muskrat weed, spotted hemlock, and spotted parsley. The plant grows in wet places and is especially common in some parts of the west along irrigating ditches. It has a thickened rootstock with roots which sometimes take on the form of a group of tubers. The cicuta is most readily distinguished from plants of similar appearance growing under the same conditions by the transverse chambers in the rootstock. These can be seen by making a longitudinal section. Further description, except by botanical terms, is difficult, but the circular Perhaps there is no way to prevent some cases of poisoning of children. Something might be accomplished, however, if parents and teachers would attempt to make clear to children the danger of eating strange roots. Hot water for every known purpose if you install one of the Gas Company's Automatic Gas Water Heaters. Daily demonstrations at the Gas Office. SWAT THE SQUIRREL It is an expensive luxury for a farmer to keep ground squirrels. Every ground squirrel costs the farmer at least $1.50 annually. A single family of squirrels can destroy a quarter to half an acre of beans, sugar beets, barley or similar field crops. Similar damages to range and pasture grasses is fully as extensive. Ways to poison squirrels without endangering livestock has been suggested to the committee on resources and food supplies by the University of California. This plan is to poison grain according to any of the standard methods and then sow it with a broadcast seeder over ranges and pasture lands inhabited by squirrels at the rate of ten or fifteen pounds per acre. The squirrels find the individual kernels but live stock cannot eat enough to be endangered. School children anxious to do their part in increasing the food supply, but not old enough for heavy work, can be of much service in country districts in helping toward the elimination of ground squirrels. For instant hot water, a turn of the faucet gives you an abundant supply if you have installed one of the Gas Company's Automatic Gas Water Heaters.