anaheim-gazette 1917-09-13

SIXTEEN CITIES BUILT FOR THE SOLDIERS AN ARMY OF 150,000 MEN WERE EMPLOYED IN THE CONSTRUCTION WORK ALL MODERN APPLIANCES FOR COMFORT OF THE MEN IS PROVIDED With the arrival of the first contingent of the new national army at the cantonments last week the status of construction of the various cantons will undoubtedly be of public interest, declares a statement made public by Col. I. W. Littell in charge of the cantonment construction for the United States government. Altogether 16 military cities have been built by the government to house the 687,000 citizen soldiers selected for service by the draft. Of these seven were ready to receive their entire quota of officers and enlisted men. These seven included Camp Taylor at Louisville, Kentucky; Camp Travis at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Camp Lee at Petersburg, Virginia; Camp Lewis at American Lake, Washington; Camp Sherman at Chillicothe, Ohio; Camp Devins at Ayer, Mass.; and Camp Grant at Rockford, Ill. Seven other cantonments were ready to receive all the officers and two thirds or more of their entire quota of enlisted men. These comprise Camp Dodge at Des Moines, Iowa; Camp Funston at Fort Blythe, Kansas; Camp Custer at Battle for steam transportation in addition the Pennsylvania railroad built a spur several miles in length into the cantonment site. In order to build this spur the government had to condemn a right of way. As lumber and building materials had been ordered for the other fifteen cantonments ahead of Camp Meade greater difficulty was experienced in getting delivery of its requirements in supplies. At every cantonment approximately 4000 officers and enlisted men have already arrived and are being cared for. WAR IS DECLARED ON SQUIRREL POPULATION One Ton of Poisoned Wheat to be Fed Orange County Rodents A whole ton of wheat is to be poisoned by County Horticultural Commissioner R. K. Bishop. The wheat is to be for squirrel consumption. In these days of conservation of wheat, it is proposed to shoot a ton of wheat at a large army of squirrels in order that in the long run the food products may be increased. Moreover, the law says it must be done. The last legislature passed the measure which orders every county in the state to see to it that squirrels are given something to make them sick enough to die right away soon. Last week County Horticultural Commissioner Bishop held a conference with an expert on squirrel killing. This man is from the University of California, and he is supposed to know how to make squirrels turn up their toes. Bishop and County Purchasing Agent J. S. Perry are going to be the druggists, preparing the medicine. They are going to get a ton of wheat and are going to soak it in strychnine and whatever other things that are cannic area in Alaska the valley is said millions of active voles 100 square miles. The survey of the city proves, according that Katmal is the face of the great volcano and the territory were obtained collection of plants and geological data back to the United Gases from the waking brought back for sis. The expedition, we back in Washington set sail from Seattle mai region May 28. Prior to the great of June, 1912, practiced known of this great area. The explosion one of the most terrific of the world. The final thrown from the vastly greater than ed in the projection Krakatoa out of the cific ocean. WANT THE SAMMER Will Have Oodles Which They American soldiers money and so little that General Sibert some law to make Louisville, Kentucky; Camp Travis at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Camp Lee at Petersburg, Virginia; Camp Lewis at American Lake, Washington; Camp Sherman at Chillicothe, Ohio; Camp Devins at Ayer, Mass.; and Camp Grant at Rockford, Ill. Seven other cantonments were ready to receive all the officers and two thirds or more of their entire quota of enlisted men. These comprise Camp Dodge at Des Moines, Iowa; Camp Funston at Fort Riley, Kansas; Camp Custer at Battle Creek, Mich.; Camp Pike at Little Rock, Ark.; Camp Dix at Wrightstown, N. J.; Camp Jackson at Columbia, South Carolina; Camp Gordon at Atlanta, Ga. The two remaining national army cantonments, Camp Upton at Yappank, Long Island and Camp Meade at Admiral, Maryland, have already received and are taking care of more than their full quota of officers and are ready to receive the number of enlisted men originally ordered there on September 5th. An army of practically 150,000 men was employed in the construction of the 16 national army cantonments up to the first of September. Since that date the force has been gradually reduced. There are certain units in connection with each of the cantonments which were added after the original scheme was under way and which are in some cases not completed. There are general hospitals in addition to the regimental hospitals and remount stations to take care of some 12,000 horses each. The completion of these buildings will not however interfere with the reception of the citizen soldiers on these dates. They have been ordered to report at the respective cantonments. A typical layout such as is required for accommodating the officers and men at a cantonment comprises in round numbers 15 million feet of lumber. Each cantonment requires a complete system of water supply and sewerage disposal, the piping of which amount to more than 50 miles. Ten general warehouses with necessary trackage have also been provided where the facilities are not available in nearby cities. Complete refrigerating and laundry plants have been built at each cantonment. Up to September first it has been necessary to complete on an average of one building per hour or for all the cantonments an average of one building every four minutes. In the construction of the cantonments to date Last week County Horticultural Commissioner Bishop held a conference with an expert on squirrel killing. This man is from the University of California, and he is supposed to know how to make squirrels turn up their toes. Bishop and County Purchasing Agent J. S. Perry are going to be the druggists, preparing the medicine. They are going to get a ton of wheat and are going to soak it in strychnine and whatever other things that are needed to give deep sleep to the inhabitants of squirreldom. This wheat will be for sale at cost to ranchers. Ranchers will be advised by the commissioner how to spread the wheat in order to get the best results. The horticultural commissioner has been given by law a police power in relation to killing off squirrels.* He can order a man to get rid of the squirrels that infest his domain. If the man fails to do it, the county can do the work and put a lien against the property to cover the cost. Squirrels are not especially populous in Orange county, in comparison to the aggregations of squirrel towns that used to mark the landscape. There was a time that there was a million squirrels living between Santa Ana and Newport Beach. About half of that number lived on the Newport mesa. There are some there yet, but their days are numbered, for they are mixing a lotion for them and all their cousins. WATCH THE PRICE Indirect taxation, while it may seem easy, because after the taxpayer gets used to it he can't tell what part of the price is taxed and what is legitimate value, is also, in many respects, unjust. For instance, a certain commodity which has been selling for 10 cents for many years is now 15 cents in some shops. The war tax on this commodity amounts to less than a cent and has not yet been imposed, for the revenue bill is still in congress. Never, the price has gone up. The retailer says that the wholesaler has raised the price, in anticipation of congressional action. But has the wholesaler raised it 5 cents? No. He has raised it perhaps 1 cent. He may take an additional fraction of a cent profit, because the tax is less than 1 cent, and he has increased the price the full cent. Retailers, some not sick enough to die right away soon. American soldiers money and so little that General Silbert some law to make them pay. The khaki-clad boy just three regular linen tobacco, hair cuts vices. He may cut bill by doing is own. General Sibert is the soldiers in the sues or the loans oregon. Uncle Sam's troops to the Australian troops in the amoun earn. The Anzacs day and are the highest world. But both the Anzalians, who get $1.1 billion pay as the American vice—are compelled of their pay for them to form a nest egg and rainy day, following when the war has bled. An occasional book or a daily ration of practically the one open to the America. Gambling is prohibited That closes the avenue. A small number of orders made a good size bacco when the tolls on the camp a couple of had laid in reserve and tailor makes and at ridiculous prices for a sack of alfalfa dollar apiece for cigars. The majority of thosepected to adopt the willingly. In the army it has been pre-save money on 25 some French pollus their meagre pay off. POPULATION FIGURE UNCLE Estimate Compiled By Basis for Co- Ten general warehouses with necessary trackage have also been provided where the facilities are not available in nearby cities. Complete refrigerating and laundry plants have been built at each cantonment. Up to September first it has been necessary to complete on an average of one building per hour or for all the cantonments an average of one building every four minutes. In the construction of the cantonments to date over 50,000 carloads of material have been transported to and delivered at the sites, an enormous tax upon the already over burdened railroad facilities of the country. The railroads, however, have given splendid service, all the government orders have been given preference and the lumber and other supplies needed have been rush to the cantonments in record time. The cantonments in the east have been handicapped by the fact that it has been impossible to secure sites without going away from the railroad lines and labor markets. Every national army cantonment has required the building and installation of a transmission line for electrical current. At Camp Upton it has been necessary to take electrical power from Northport on the north shore of Long Island a distance of nearly 30 miles. In addition to this the transmission line has been strengthened all the way back to Brooklyn in order that proper service shall be given at this cantonment. In order to furnish the necessary railroad facilities at Long Island a railroad has been compelled to take up rails from sidings along its lines to build the spur track required at the cantonment. To bring the construction materials to Camp Meade which is some distance from an electric railroad and not on any steam line it was necessary to rebuild the electric railroad. To make a sufficient strength commodity amounts to less than a cent and has not yet been imposed, for the revenue bill is still in congress. Never; theless, the price has gone up. The retailer says that the wholesaler has raised the price, in anticipation of congressional action. But has the wholesaler raised it 5 cents? No. He has raised it perhaps 1 cent. He may take an additional fraction of a cent profit, because the tax is less than 1 cent, and he has increased the price the full cent. Retailers, some not content with adding a cent to his price, adds a nickel, of which 4 cents goes into his own pocket. It may be necessary for the consumers to league together to protect themselves from unjust prices, due to indirect taxes. It would cost very little to maintain an investigation bureau which would fix a reasonable war price for articles hit by the war tax, and advise consumers to pay no more than that. It is absurd that for a cent that goes to the government the consumer must pay five; and yet that is what the citizen is going to be up against in many cases. WORLD'S GREATEST VOLCANO IS DISCOVERED Mt. Katmai, in Alaska, has Crater 100 Miles in Extent Safe return to civilization after a successful tour of the "Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes" of the National Geographic Society's Mt. Katmai expedition was announced in a telegram to the society's headquarters at Washington from Robert F. Griggs, head of the expedition, now at Kodiak, Alaska. Dr. Grigg's message declares that in the light of the expedition's discoveries the valley will stand as the first wonder of the world. Instead of "ten thousand smokes," as the vast vol- Anaheim Gazette canic area in Alaska is now known, the valley is said to have literally millions of active vents in a space of 100 square miles. The survey of the exploration party proves, according to the message, that Katmai is the greatest crater on the face of the globe, being more than nine miles in circumference and 3600 feet deep. The party also discovered a mud river 17 miles long and mapped 1600 miles of territory hitherto uncharted. Two thousand photographs of the great volcano and the contiguous territory were obtained and a complete collection of plants, insects, birds and geological data are being brought back to the United States. Gases from the vents are also being brought back for chemical analysis. The expedition, which is expected back in Washington about October 5, set sail from Seattle for the Mt. Katmai region May 28. Prior to the great Katmai eruption of June, 1912, practically nothing was known of this great Alaskan volcanic area. The explosion of that year was one of the most terrific in the history of the world. The quantity of material thrown from the Katmal crater was vastly greater than that which resulted in the projection of the island of Krakatoa out of the bed of the Pacific ocean. WANT THE SAMMIES TO INVEST IN BONDS Will Have Oodles of Surplus Money Which They Can't Spend American soldiers have so much money and so little to spend it for that General Sibert is trying to find some law to make the boys save part Minnesota ... 2,377,938 Mississippi ... 1,501,343 Missouri ... 3,240,679 Montana ... 952,487 Nebraska ... 1,270,301 Nevada ... 131,232 New Hampshire ... 403,884 New Jersey ... 3,255,407 New Mexico ... 352,392 New York ... 11,187,798 North Carolina ... 2,146,266 North Dakota ... 706,992 Ohio ... 6,074,771 Oklahoma ... 1,822,470 Oregon ... 675,092 Pennsylvania ... 8,981,082 Rhode Island ... 573,583 South Carolina ... 1,384,203 South Dakota ... 626,359 Tennessee ... 2,024,893 Texas ... 4,397,097 Utah ... 451,932 Vermont ... 296,426 Virginia ... 1,951,521 Washington ... 1,166,855 West Virginia ... 1,356,907 Wisconsin ... 2,576,931 Wyoming ... 245,226 Alaska ... 64,912 Hawaii ... 219,580 Porto Rico ... 1,231,880 Total ..... 105,366,056 K. OF P. CONTRIBUTES TO WAR RELIEF FUND Each Member Expected to Pungle Up One Dollar The contribution of California Knights of Pythias to the war relief fund of half a million dollars to which the order has pledged itself through its supreme officers, will be approximately $25,000. The basis is one dollar per member, and the slogan is,"No unwilling dollars granted." Eat fish, conserve the nation's meat supply for war purposes, and help keep prices down. WILL TEST DAIRY HERDS OF ORANGE COUNTY State Veterinarian Will Inspect All Cows for Tuberculosis Certificates from local veterinary surgeons are not sufficient to pass a dairy herd with state officials in charge of enforcing the law requiring every cow in the state from which milk is sold to be given the tuberculin test, unless the milk is pasteurized. This information was given here last week by Dr. Poland, assistant state veterinarian, who was in the county consulting local veterinarians. Under the law, any darylman who wants his herd tested should write to the state veterinarian at Sacramento. That will list his herd for examination by a state deputy at the earliest possible moment, which moment may be in the future several weeks or months. The giving of tests by local veterinarians gives a dairy owner whatever satisfaction he may get out of knowing that his herd is tested, but the certificate will not go with the state. Dr. Poland is now engaged in examining and testing herds of dairy cows in Riverside county, and he will then go to Imperial county. From there he will come to this county. His tests will be given free of charge. He may not arrive here for three or four months. CHAPMAN DISPOSES OF LOS ANGELES BUILDING One of the biggest realty deals reported in many weeks was closed on Thursday when C. C. Chapman transferred title to the Exchange Building. WANT THE SAMMIES TO INVEST IN BONDS Will Have Oodles of Surplus Money Which They Can't Spend American soldiers have so much money and so little to spend it for that General Sibert is trying to find some law to make the boys save part of their pay. The khaki-clad boy from home has just three regular items to pay for—tobacco, hair cuts and laundry services. He may cut out the laundry bill by doing is own washing. General Sibert is trying to interest the soldiers in the American bond issues or the loans of the French government. Uncle Sam's troops are second only to the Australian and New Zealand troops in the amount of money they earn. The Anzacs get about $1.50 a day and are the highest paid army in the world. But both the Anzacs and the Canadians, who get $1.10 a day the same pay as the Americans for foreign service—are compelled to reserve part of their pay for their dependents or to form a nest egg against the possible rainy day, following demobilization when the war has been won. An occasional bottle of light wine or a daily ration of milk chocolate are practically the only "dissipations" open to the American troops. Gambling is prohibited in the army. That closes the avenue of speculation. A small number of foresighted fighters made a good sized clean-up on tobacco when the tobacco famine hit the camp a couple of weeks ago. They had laid in reserve stocks of makings and tailor mades and found quick sales at ridiculous prices—twenty franks for a sack of alfalfa and as high as a dollar apiece for cigarettes. The majority of the soldiers are expected to adopt the saving suggestion willingly. In the British Imperial army it has been proved that men can save money on 25 cents a day, and some French pollus lay aside some of their meagre pay of five cents a day. POPULATION FIGURES OF UNCLE SAM'S DOMAIN Estimate Compiled by Government as Basis for Conscription WAR RELIEF FUND Each Member Expected to Pungle Up One Dollar The contribution of California Knights of Pythias to the war relief fund of half a million dollars to which the order has pledged itself through its supreme officers, will be approximately $25,000. The basis is one dollar per member, and the slogan is, "No unwilling dollars wanted." Thus the subscription will be of a patriotic and popular nature at the same time. The headquarters organization, designated the war relief commission, has named a war relief council in each state. For California the council is thus constituted: Grand Chancellor, Robert G. Loucks, Los Angeles; Grand Vice Chancellor, Gabriel P. Cummings, Fresno; Grand K. R. S., Herman Schaffner, 111 Valencia street, San Francisco; Supreme representatives, Robert F. Burns of East Auburn, George E. Sampels of Oakland, Benj. F. Bledsoe of Los Angeles, Ellijah C. Hart of Sacramento. The council of California has begun active work to reach every subordinate lodge and every individual member of the order in the state, with an urgent appeal to promptly raise the amount, and the response is expected to be quick and generous. Each lodge will determine its own method for raising its quota. Some will probably send the full amount from the treasury, and be reimbursed by the members later, while others will appoint special committees to work with the designated unit for the lodge, and set aside a day on which each member will be called upon and asked for his share of the contribution. The fund is to be sent by each lodge to Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Herman Schaffner, and by him remitted to the supreme master and exchequer, Hon. Thomas D. Meares, Wilmington, N. C., by whom it will be disbursed under the direction of a special commission appointed for the purpose. In its distribution, first will come care of the sick and wounded whether in training camps or on the firing line. Next will be provision for families of those who may be killed or die from disease, or become incapacitated. The Red Cross and Young Men's Christian Association will also be aided. In addition plans will be made for contribu- CHAPMAN DISPOSES OF LOS ANGELES BUILDING One of the biggest realty deals reported in many weeks was closed on Thursday when C. C. Chapman transferred title to the Exchange Building at Third and Hill streets, Los Angeles to the Red Mountain Fruit company, a Los Angeles corporation. The building is encumbered by a $200,000 mortgage, which the new owners assume. For his equity in it Chapman acquires the 1750 acre Tinnemaha Rancho, near Bishop, in the Owens Valley. The trade basis of valuation was not announced but it is said that the rancho recently was appraised at $230,000, which would place the value of the Exchange building at $430,000. The deal was put through by W. B. Merwin & Company, and H. F. Boyer. Curiously, this is the second transfer of the Exchange building in which Mr. Merwin has been interested, he having sold the property to Chapman three years ago. Additional interest in the deal arises from the fact that Chapman plans to develop the rich and extensive Tinnemaha Rancho on a big scale. A considerable sum will be invested in extensions of the rancho water system which has a gravity flow of 2500 inches, and an enormous additional acreage will be put under cultivation. Already the rancho has an extensive apple and pear orchard and a big acreage which this season has been planted to corn and alfalfa. There is also a numerous herd of cattle which range on adjoining government land. The Exchange building is a six-story brick structure with stores on the ground floor and offices above. It has a frontage of 115 feet and Third street and 120 feet on Hill. HIGH WATER MARK Interest on collections on state deposits reached high water mark last month when State Treasurer Friend W. Richardson turned into the treasury $23,313.39. This is an increase of nearly four thousand dollars per month, or over $40,000 per year, over collections-on a similar total in former years. This big increase is due to the policy inaugurated by Richardson POPULATION FIGURES OF UNCLE SAM'S DOMAIN Estimate Compiled by Government as Basis for Conscription If you are interested in statistics and keep tab on the growth of states, here is a table that will interest you. It is the population of the various states, territories and colonies compiled by the government as a basis for fixing the quota of each in the conscription draft. It shows a population of more than 105 million under the Stars and Stripes exclusive of the Philippines. Adding the ten millions in our South Sea island possessions there are 115 million people in Uncle Sam's domain. California is tenth on the list with a population of 3,189,998. Here they are alphabetically: Alabama ... 1,946,536 Arizona ... 409,203 Arkansas ... 1,594,835 California ... 3,189,998 Colorado ... 895,336 Connecticut ... 1,719,623 Delaware ... 234,710 District of Columbia ... 346,856 Florida ... 925,641 Georgia ... 2,486,544 Idaho ... 441,684 Illinois ... 7,227,952 Indiana ... 2,738,892 Iowa ... 2,327,079 Kansas ... 1,626,226 Kentucky ... 2,024,353 Louisiana ... 1,688,862 Maine ... 646,588 Maryland ... 1,292,091 Massachusetts ... 3,939,561 Michigan ... 4,015,053 In its distribution, first will come care of the sick and wounded whether in training camps or on the firing line. Next will be provision for families of those who may be killed or die from disease, or become incapacitated. The Red Cross and Young Men's Christian Association will also be aided. In addition plans will be made for contribution to the comfort and needs of men in the service, for the promotion of good cheer, and for the alleviation of distress wherever opportunity may present itself. Another feature of the work will be the establishing of registration bureaus where members of the order in the service may record their names, name and number of their lodge, and any other information that will enable the bureau to quickly answer any inquiries that may be made from home. The organization of Pythian clubs will also be encouraged. The Santa Ana sewers were flooded when Sheriff Jackson and his deputies emptied the contents of some 900 bottles of beer, 80 of whiskey, and a half dozen demijohns of wine, all of which has been accumulating during the last few months as a result of raids. A number of thirsty Mexicans watched the liquor disappear down the unappreciative channels, with wistful eyes, while the fragrant, familiar odor which arose caused them to wonder at the officers' extravagance in such a time of want. Under the provisions of the new fish marketing law, the state market director fixes the price at which all varieties of fish are sold to consumers. Fish are a health giving substitute for meats and are much cheaper. Interest on collections on state deposits reached high water mark last month when State Treasurer Friend W. Richardson turned into the treasury $23,313.39. This is an increase of nearly four thousand dollars per month, or over $40,000 per pear, over collections-on-a-similar-total-in-former-years. This big increase is due to the policy inaugurated by Richardson of gradually increasing the state rate of interest. The increase alone will pay the entire expense of running the state treasury and leave a big surplus. 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Now all depositors are paying from two and one half to three per cent. The Pennsylvania Society of Southern California extends a most cordial invitation to any and all former residents of the old Keystone state, to join with them in a basket picnic at Sycamore Grove, Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 15. It will be an all day affair for renewing old acquaintances, rest and recreation, with a large committee to assist in making everybody see that the reunion is worth while. There will be good addresses and music, also sports for the younger people. Coffee will be provided for all who purchase badges and other refreshments may be obtained on the grounds. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim.