anaheim-gazette 1917-08-02

FOREST FIRES MENAGE TO RANCHERS OFFICIALS WARN EXCURSIONISTS TO BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL THIS SEASON TWO FIRES HAVE ALREADY DEVASTED FORTY THOUSAND ACRES IN CALFORNIA The forest fire season in California is now at its height according to the office of the forest service and for the next six weeks forest fires will, no doubt, be more numerous and severe than heretofore, unless utmost care with camp fire, match and tobacco is exercised by travelers in the forests. The need of care with fire was never before so urgent declare the forest officers, since fires not only destroy great quantities of stock feed, of which the supply is already short, but the fighting of fires takes the labor of many men at a season when their labor is needed in the harvest fields. On the national forests in California so far this season, about one hundred fires have occurred, the most of which were less than a quarter of an acre in area. Two fires, however, on the Santa Barbara national forest in June burned over 24,000 and 16,000 acres each of brush watershed. They were the largest fires in the history of the forest service in this state. These fires were greatly increased by the warm weather and high winds that occurred at the time. Wind and temper- no fire line is absolutely certain to hold. Fires in the eastern and northern forests of the United States have been known to burn for weeks, or until they ran out of fuel or the rains put them out. Twenty-five million dollars is the damage annually done by fire to the mature timber of the United States. LIST OF FIRES DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS C. J. Mauerhan Has Prepared Interesting Report Concerning Fire Department C. J. Mauerhan, who has held down the job as driver of the fire truck for two years, has resigned his post, and will accept a position in the oil fields. He has prepared a list of fires which have occurred here the past two years, their location and origin, and how they were extinguished, and the amount of damage sustained: July 29, 1915—Owner, A. F. Nowotny, location, Broadway and Rose; extinguished, water; cause, oil rags; loss $75. August 1—Herald Publishing Co., location, North Emily; extinguished, chemical; cause, leaking gas; loss $20. August 7—Martenez barn; location, Topeka and Chartress; extinguished, chemical; cause, unknown; loss, $1. August 16—Heying barn, 128 East Center; chemical, unknown, $25. August 21—Trip's barn, Rose and Center; chemical, unknown, $15. August 26—Ruther's barn, South Lemon; water and chemical, unknown, $200. August 30—Bonnat house, outside city limits; chemical, gasoline stove. October 14—Hurtado house, 309 W. Broadway, water, unknown, $800. October 15—Degranges lot, Broad- may be cured in order to be made available for ANALYSIS OF COUNTRIES. In a brief article would be impossible like an adequate state to county receipts bonds. The Tax Payable California hopes, at fully into this subject of the people present, let a few figures show how the counties are respect to the sale of In the fiscal year inclusive, the counties ported to the state aggregate sale of county bonds from the sale of school) bonds, or a to 99. This total excludes bond sale receipts 1916. This enormous bond addition to all general receipts, and the other sources. By years, the county sale of bonds are re-1912 County district bonds,$3,812,$656,237.62. 1913 County district bonds,$3,817.79. 1914 County district bonds,$4,224.$459,488.23. 1915 County district bonds,$5,933,$035,525.00. 1916 County district bonds,$5,893,$301,479.45. (Sanford). In the year 1916 county bonds represen- On the national forests in California so far this season, about one hundred fires have occurred, the most of which were less than a quarter of an acre in area. Two fires, however, on the Santa Barbara national forest in June burned over 24,000 and 16,000 acres each of brush watershed. They were the largest fires in the history of the forest service in this state. These fires were greatly increased by the warm weather and high winds that occurred at the time. Wind and temperature are closely related to fire devastation, so much so that the weather bureau, on the approach of a period of high temperature or winds, sends out warning to the forest officers. Although no official figures are available as to the extent and number of fires so far this season outside the national forests, there is no doubt but what they have been more numerous and severe than the fires within the national forests, owing to the lack of organized fire prevention and control systems in many parts of the state. In 1916 the forest service, through its fire prevention organization, managed to keep the damage done by fire in the national forests of California down to less than $28,000, although more than 1300 fires occurred. The fire fighting methods of the forest service depend largely upon preliminary planning for their efficiency. Plans are drawn up before the beginning of the fire season—no details are left to chance. Mountaineers, millmen, loggers and ranchers are organized in volunteer fire fighting bands and supplied with the necessary tools—shovels, axes, hoes, saws—and instructed as to their movements when the alarm is sounded. Agreements are made with transportation agencies, auto stage lines, packers and livery men to assemble and transport the fire fighters at a moment's notice. The name of every available fire fighter is card indexed. Sore keepers, supply stations and resorts are early in the season supplied with a list of foodstuffs that may be needed and in a few minutes after a fire is reported fully equipped fire fighters can be started from the mountain towns to the fire. Quick and easy means of communication and transportation is the ABC of fire control and, therefore, thousands of miles of trail have been constructed in all parts of the 18 national forests in this state. More than four thousand miles of telephone lines have been strung from lookout houses August 16—Heying barn, 128 East Center; chemical, unknown, $25. August 21—Trip's barn, Rose and Center; chemical, unknown, $15. August 26—Ruther's barn, South Lemon; water and chemical, unknown, $200. August 30—Bonnat house, outside city limits; chemical, gasoline stove. October 14—Hurtado house, 309 W. Broadway; water, unknown, $800. October 15—Degranges lot, Broadway and Lemon; burning grass. November 13—S. Degryse, 241 S. Kroeger, Pyrene, chimney fire. November 24—Slaton's garage, 114 S. Los Angeles; chemical, carbeurator. December 4—Mrs. Beebe's house, 216 E. Center; water, unknown, $1500. April 26, 1916—John Cook's barn, S. Walnut; water, unknown, $3000. April 30—Nevin's house, 706 S. Los Angeles; false alarm. June 4—Fullerton packing house, Fullerton. July 1—Bevillard lot, 318 E. Alberta; water, burning weeds. July 4—Nemetz shed, East Center; water, fireworks, $75. August 31—Moose Hall, 202 N. Los Angeles; false alarm. October 21—Anaheim Brewery, W. Broadway; water, oil, $10. November 4—Ingram's barn, East Alberta; water, unknown, $75. November 11—Murphy's barn, Placentia. November 26—Jensen's bakery, 122 N. Los Angeles; water, gas stove, $50. December 14—Mexican's house, North and Los Angeles; chemical, unknown. January 17, 1917—Broadway school, East Broadway; water and chemical, gas burner. January 18—Gardner's Ice house, N. Orange avenue; water, hobo, $50. February 2—Spark's tank house, W. Ball road; chemical. February 3—Sunset Telephone office, North Los Angeles; false alarm. February 17—Anaheim Beef & Provision company, outside of city. June 14—Louis Bushard's lot, South Melrose; water, fireworks. June 15—W. P. Webb's barn, South Philadelphia; water, unknown, $2000. July 6—Anaheim Dye Works, Center and Clementine; gasoline, $25. July 18—Kuehn Dry Cleaning, 122 E. Center; chemical, gasoline. TUBERCULAR VICTIMS TO BE TREATED BY THE STATE At the last census contained 2,250,000 years of age or over citizens and had not identified them as subjects. But many other allied powers: of congress authority and recruiting of service under their enlistment set to proceed briskly time for a man who United States because him attraction superior to those and who yet reject ship is always in position of the pay upon keeping his declines either to did not find supporter here he would not fuses to acknowlledge to the community portunities. Sometimes accustomate experience-American opportunity stuffs that may be needed and in a few minutes after a fire is reported fully equipped fire fighters can be started from the mountain towns to the fire. Quick and easy means of communication and transportation is the ABC of fire control and, therefore, thousands of miles of trail have been constructed in all parts of the 18 national forests in this state. More than four thousand miles of telephone lines have been strung from lookout houses to ranger stations—from ranger stations to supervisors' offices. A forest lookout or fire spy, has under constant surveillance the areas to which fire is a menace. From daylight to dark, he is constantly watching for the tell-tale smoke. Lookout houses are placed upon high peaks, in the tops of trees, or steel towers, and, as a rule, are little more than square box-like structures whose four sides are chiefly windows set so low that even while cooking and eating the lookout man may glance from time to time at the forest. Eighty-five lookout men keep watch over California forests, or 84 to be exact, for one lookout is a woman—Miss Helen Dagget—on the Kalamath national forest. The fire patrolmen, guards, rangers and supervisors number about five hundred. Contrary to popular opinion a forest fire is seldom, if ever, put out. Rather, a fire is surrounded by a fire line or trail and thus kept from spreading. A fire line may be a path only a few inches wide, scraped through the needles to the mineral soil beneath, or it may be a huge swath yards wide extending for miles on each side of the fire. From these fire lines back fires are set and it is on these fire lines that the fight is made. In heavy timber, when wind and weather combine to forest destruction, June 14—Louis Bushard's lot, South Melrose; water, fireworks. June 15—W. P. Webb's barn, South Philadelphia; water, unknown, $2000. July 6—Anaheim Dye Works, Center and Clementine; gasoline, $25. July 18—Kuehn Dry Cleaning, 122 E. Center; chemical, gasoline. TUBERCULAR VICTIMS TO BE TREATED BY THE STATE Drafted Men Suffering From the Disease Will be Given Attention Those men in Orange county, subject to draft, who are found by the examining physicians, Dr. John Wehrly and Dr. J. L. Beebe, to be or suspected to be suffering from tuberculosis will be sent to Dr. Harry E. Zaiser, superintendent of the county hospital, located at the west end of Chapman avenue. As each tubercular man presents himself to Dr. Zaiser he will be given an examination, together with such instructions as will assist the patient to overcome if possible the disease. Announcement of Dr. Zaiser's appointment to this capacity by the state board of health was made Wednesday. Dr. Zaiser has notified the board he will accept. The hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., inclusive, each Wednesday and Friday have been designated by Dr. Zaiser for the examination at the county hospital of drafted men having tuberculosis. Dr. Zaiser understands that a physician to act in similar capacity has, or will, be named in each county, or group of draft districts in cities of more than 30,000 population. The plan of the state board of health is comprehensive of a system whereby it is hoped that a large number of men in the incipient stages of tuberculosis Practically even in the United States with the gov't cold storage ducts, according made by the bureaued States Departments These reports include eggs, butter, cheese are issued monthly. When the work of the bureau says, ported in response information; and Anaheim Gazette ANALYSIS OF COUNTY FINANCES In a brief article such as this it would be impossible to offer anything like an adequate statement with regard to county receipts from the sale of bonds. The Tax Payers' association of California hopes, at a later date, to go fully into this subject for the information of the people. For the present, let a few figures suffice to show how the counties are performing with respect to the sale of bonds. In the fiscal years 1912 to 1916 inclusive, the counties of California reported to the state controller receipts aggregating $41,738,503.27 from the sale of county bonds and $25,297,144.82 from the sale of district (mostly school) bonds, or a total of $67,035,648.09. This total excludes San Francisco's bond sale receipts for the year 1916. This enormous bond income was in addition to all general and special tax receipts, and the revenues from all other sources. By years, the county receipts from sale of bonds are reported as follows: 1912—County bonds, $7,240,932.01; District bonds, $3,859,614.06; Total $12,656,237.62. 1913—County bonds, $13,723,303.13; District bonds, $3,859,614.6; Total $17,582,917.79. 1914—County bonds, $10,180,121.11; District bonds, $4,279,367.12; Total $14,459,488.23. 1915—County bonds, $7,106,714.06; District bonds, $5,928,810.94; Total $13,035,525.00. 1916—County bonds, $3,487,432.96; District bonds, $5,814,046.49; Total $9,301,479.45. (San Francisco excluded). In the year 1916 the receipts from county bonds represented a per capita been any legislation which made the submitting of these reports compulsory. Gradually, one firm after another volunteered its reports, until now the field is almost completely covered. The importance of the statements of storage holdings never has been so great, in the opinion of the department, as it is today in connection with the world food crisis. Through the cooperation of the press, the public is kept informed of the facts, and the officers of food administration, for example, are able to make specific recommendations on the basis of the reports. No monthly cold storage statement issued by the department gives less than 98 percent of the entire holdings and most of them are fully complete. The margin of per cent or less is partially due to delay in reporting, because of unusual conditions at a warehouse, at the time the reports are due on the first of each month. Even then a telegraphic request from the department usually brings a wired answer which fills out the report. On the present meat situation, for example, the report shows that there is in storage response to the prospective demands for war emergencies, and that more than a hundred million pounds of frozen beef are in storage, or more than half again as much as was on hand last year at the same time. Moreover, during the month of June this year the storage kept on increasing and added nearly five per cent to what was already on hand; whereas in 1916 the storages which reported showed greatly reduced supplies, a one fourth or twenty-five per cent decrease being noted during June a year ago. MANY NEW LAWS ARE NOW IN FORCE Eight Hundred Bills Went Into Effect Investigation. Establishment of nautical school at port of San Francisco. Establishment of state nursery, preparatory to lining highways of state with trees. Supervision of "industrial loan" companies. Free textbooks for high school pupils to be furnished by districts if desired until 1920 when the act becomes compulsory. New pure milk and milk products bill, extending and strenghening old law. Re-enacting of workmen's compensation act, making law stronger. Standard fruit packs. Conveying lands for army camp in San Diego. Creation of cattle protection board. Making women eligible for jury service by having the law read "persons" instead of "men." Providing establishment of guaranty funds by fire insurance companies. Extension of vocational training in schools. State bureau of criminal identification and investigation. Establishing institution in Southern California for feeble minded and epileptic persons. JIMHAM AND THE CONSTITUTION The Illinois senator is very much misinformed about the spirit of public opinion in the United States if he thinks that it will approve of his description of the constitution as "an obsolete paper." It is not obsolete, and the people will see that it does not become so. The civil war made amendments to the constitution necessary, and they were made accordingly. But, the body of that great document was retained. It has not become obsolete. It remains today a great source of our MANY NEW LAWS ARE NOW IN FORCE Eight Hundred Bills Went Into Effect Friday The death knell of the common drinking cup and common towel in public places was sounded Friday, when the Jones bills, along with some 800 others passed by the 1917 legislature and signed by the governor, became effective. Highly important among the big lot of new laws are the marketing acts—one broadening the powers of the market director along the lines he has been following and the other empowering him to regulate the buying and selling of fish. Also there is the law creating the state land colonization board to carry out a colonization plan backed by the state; the law providing for the regulation, supervision and licensing of real estate brokers, agents, salesmen and solicitors; the act regulating the kelp industry which has reached such tremendous proportions in the vicinity of San Diego and changes in the motor vehicle act. Freeman, H. Bloodgood, the new real estate commissioner, has already opened offices in the capital and was prepared to carry out the law right off the bat. Most important of the changes in the motor vehicle laws is the "headlight" provision. This provides that headlights of motor vehicles shall give sufficient light to reveal any person, vehicle or substantial object on the road for a distance of at least 50 feet ahead of the machine; sufficient side illumination to reveal any person, vehicle or object ten feet ahead of the lamps and that the headlights be so constructed or arranged that no portion of the beam or reflected light when measured 75 feet or more ahead of the lamps, shall rise or be capable of being raised from the driver's seat to more than 42 inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands, ahead of such vehicle. Other important laws which became notice this year and added nearly five percent to what was already on hand; whereas in 1916 the storages which reported showed greatly reduced supplies, a one fourth or twenty-five per cent decrease being noted during June a year ago. The civil war made amendments to the constitution necessary, and they were made accordingly. But, the body of that great document was retained. It has not become obsolete. It remains today a great source of our strength as a nation. The present war may make other changes necessary. It may be that there must be a redistribution of certain powers in case of emergency. It may be that there should be some provision for the unusual and the abnormal. But that is for the future to determine. What of change the great war upheaval will bring in its train no one can now tell. Whatever is necessary will be done at the proper time and in the proper way. The present is essentially a time when the constitution should be respected, not discarded. This is the period in which to hold fast to the anchor that has kept the nation from dangerous drifting for a century and a half, and in spite of fast flowing tides and eddies which have been a part of our history. It is a time when the constitution should not be spurned by men in high place in the nation. It should not be the object of slighting speech nor insinuation. It should not be held up to the unthinkable of the country as a document that has outlived its usefulness, or as something that is not adapted to time of national stress. It should not be attacked by a senator of the United States who in his oath of office swears to pay it reverence and to uphold its provisions. The old superstitition that it is unlucky to start a railroad journey on a NOTICE Board of Equalization Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim will sit as a Board of Equalization at the City Hall on MONDAY, AUGUST 13th, 1917 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, and will continue in session from day to day until the returns of the Assessor have been rectified. EDWARD B. MERRITT, R.W. Go and who yet rejects its offer of citizenship, is always in the rather dubious position of the passenger who insists upon keeping his seat in the boat, but declines either to ball or row. If he did not find superior opportunities here he would not be here; yet he refuses to acknowledge any abliigation to the community that made the opportunities. Sometimes—according to our unfortunate experience—the man who grabs American opportunities with one hand and waves off American citizenship with the other finds it necessary to justify himself by wholesale and chronic disparagement of the county he prefers to his own, so far as living in it is concerned. He does not like his own country well enough to live in it, and he does not like this country well enough to express any obligations toward it or approval of it. Apparently nothing short of heaven will satisfy him to such a degree that he can really accept it. This is a poor time for such playing head I win tails you lose with citizenship. Some pretty big issues are astir in the world today. Let a man choose a flag! PRACTICALLY ALL STORAGES REPORT Practically every storage company in the United States is now cooperating with the government in reporting the cold storage holdings of food products, according to a statement just made by the bureau of markets, United States Department of Agriculture. These reports include meat, poultry, eggs, butter, cheese and apples and are issued monthly by that bureau. When the work first started, in 1914, the bureau says, only a few firms reported in response to the requests for information; and there never has reveal any person, vehicle or object ten feet ahead of the lamps and that the headlights be so constructed or arranged that no portion of the beam or reflected light when measured 75 feet or more ahead of the lamps, shall rise or be capable of being raised from the driver's seat to more than 42 inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands, ahead of such vehicle. Other important laws which became effective Friday are: Empowering state board of health to examine sources from which shellfish are taken. Providing for inspection of bathing places. Examination of plumbers. Periodical inspection of elevators operated in places of employment. Authorizing any county to permit construction of highway or boulevard over highways within its limits connecting with main highways of adjoining county. Whole family protection for members of fraternal societies. Prohibiting employers from interfering with employees purchasing in open market any property title or ownership. Regulating possession and carrying of firearms. Requiring the labeling of prison-made goods. Regulation of sale of eggs which have been in transit more than 31 days. Prevention of importation or transportation through the state of insects injurious to crops. Providing protection of beneficiaries of workmen's compensation insurance policies. Inspection of steam boilers. State inspection of meat. Continuation of social insurance in- Board of Equalization Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim will sit as a Board of Equalization at the City Hall on MONDAY, AUGUST 13th, 1917 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, and will continue in session from day to day until the returns of the Assessor have been rectified. EDWARD B. MERRITT, 8-2-3 City Clerk 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 Dr. W.W. Adams Osteopathic Physician Rooms 308 and 309 First National Bank Bldg Anaheim, Calif. 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A Suggestion to the Business Man MAKE up a list of possible buyers of your wares in the surrounding country and conduct an economical selling campaign by telephone. Many profitable sales have resulted through the use of "Long Distance," and this method of attracting trade has proven so satisfactory that many wide-awake business men have adopted it. WHY NOT TRY IT IN YOUR BUSINESS? MAKE up a list of possible buyers of your wares in the surrounding country and conduct an economical selling campaign by telephone. Many profitable sales have resulted through the use of "Long Distance," and this method of attracting trade has proven so satisfactory that many wide-awake business men have adopted it. WHY NOT TRY IT IN YOUR BUSINESS? THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Friday can be tucked away with the moth balls, says the Santa Ana Bulletin. Neither should the numeral "13" have any terrors for the traveler. W. E. Johnston, excursion agent on the Washington-Sunset Route, has made 938 trips between San Francisco and Washington, covering a period of 17 years and 8 months. He left on Friday 49 times. Moreover, he made one round trip every 13 days, and 13 round trips every six months. The total mileage covered during the above period was 3,404,102 miles. On an average of 20 passengers on each trip, Johnston accompanied 18,760 passengers across the continent. And he is still going. CHARGED WITH BURGLARLY About the stiffest bump ever given chicken thieves in this county awaits Joe De Leon and Perfecto Trojia, two Los Angeles Mexicans who are credited with numerous raids on poultry houses in the Orangethorpe and Fullerton sections. Instead of facing petty larceny charges, they are up against burglary charges. It develops that in stealing chickens from L. A. Fordham, Mrs. W. R. Ritchie and M. Durnbaugh of Fullerton they entered chicken houses. Under the law, entry in a building for the purpose of theft constitutes burglary. Justice Cox in talking to the witnesses found that the Mexicans were burglars, not mere chicken thieves, and complaints charging the felony offense were drawn. Examinations were set for yesterday. Potato shipments from Garden Grove totals over 56 car loads. The shipments at this time last year amounted to 21 cars. The beet season opened last week and an average of a car load of beets each day is being shipped from that point to the factory. L. Goble went up to Los Angeles Friday and spent the day visiting friends.