anaheim-gazette 1917-09-20

NATION TO AID IN GROWING MORE FOODSTUFFS ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS APPROPRIATED TO ASSIST IN FOOD PRODUCTION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXTENDING THE FARM ADVISER SYSTEM THROUGH OUT THE STATE Now Congress has given California an additional $104,000 per annum to be used by the University of California in spreading knowledge of how to grow more food and how to save more food. How it is proposed to use these funds extending the farm adviser system to 39 counties was told by Dean Thomas F. Hunt of the college of agriculture in an address on "War Emergency Farm bureaus given at a conference in the Senate Chamber in Sacramento to which Gov. Stephens had invited the state council of defense, the chairmen of the boards of supervisors, farm bureaus, and county council of defense, representatives of the university, etc. Dean Hunt announced that $78,000 will be used to double the number of farm bureaus and farm advisers in California, extending this system to a total of 39 counties; $20,000 to employ additional women to go about the state giving demonstrations in food conservation and home economics, and $6000 to a staff of 45 teachers of agriculture who will cooperate with the College of Agriculture in supervising With the granting of the State Railroad Commission of the application of the Southern California Edison Company, to offer for sale to officers, employees and the general public a portion of the $2,500,000 par value of its common capital stock, recently authorized by the Commission, President John B. Miller has issued a statement announcing that the Edison will follow the practice of other large and successful electrical companies of America, giving its consumers the opportunity of becoming partners in the business and sharing in the profits of the Company on terms that permit the smallest saver and investor to participate. This stock which is offered at $89.00 per share, cash, and $90.00 per share on installments of $5.00 per share per month, pays dividends at the present time quarterly at the rate of 7% per annum, which at the price of $90.00 per share yields a return on the investment of about 7%. A substantial part of this stock has already been subscribed for by the officers and employees of the Company and the directors now give the consumers and the general public an opportunity to purchase direct from the Company a portion of the remainder of the issue. To protect itself against over subscription, as the amount of the issue now authorized by the State Railroad Commission is limited, the Company reserves the right to withdraw its sale offer at any time prior to October 15th, and to return any subscriptions that may be received after the issue has been sold out. The privilege of allotting stock in a less amount than subscribed, is also reserved as it will be the policy of affording as many as possible of the smaller subscribers, particularly among the consumers, an opportunity to become stockholders and profit sharers in the production and sale of t.e. electric product of the Greater Edison Company, which they are using in their homes or in their business. Among the features of the common stock to which Mr. Miller calls attention in his public statement are the following: That it could not be offered without the official approval of the California State Railroad Commission; that it is tax free in California; that Dean Hunt announced that $78,000 will be used to double the number of farm bureaus and farm advisers in California, extending this system to a total of 39 counties; $20,000 to employ additional women to go about the state giving demonstrations in food conservation and home economics, and $6000 to a staff of 45 teachers of agriculture who will cooperate with the College of Agriculture in supervising boys' crop growing clubs. "Everyone knows about the new Food Control Act," said Dean Hunt. "The new Food Production Act, however, has received but little general attention. It appropriates $11,000,000, most of this to be expended for the services of men and women. Of this $2,500,000 is to be used to find the facts concerning the ownership, production, transportation, manufacture, storage and distribution of foods and related materials. If the price of food to the producer is too law, or to the consumer too high, it is the intention of congress to have it determined where the trouble lies and how to apply the remedy. The act appropriates $2,500,000 as a revolving fund for furnishing seeds to farmers at cost, $85,000 for encouraging livestock production, and $441,000 for dealing with insect pests and plant diseases. "For educational and demonstrational work through Farm Bureaus, $4,333,335 has been appropriated. This eleven million dollar appropriation is to be expended by the U. S. department of agriculture, which has more than 5000 scientifically trained men and an annual budget of over $25,000,-000. It will have the aid of 48 agricultural colleges, with staffs numbering 1900 persons and budgets aggregating over $5,000,000. No other similar organization exists or ever has existed anywhere. "In California, the university college of agriculture has a staff of 165 scientifically trained men and women, and another 90 will be added to assist in carrying out the provisions of the bill. "Under the farm bureau system, as already developed in California, there exist in this state one of the most efficiently organized bodies of farmers in America. Few people—not even the members of the Farm Bureaus themselves—are aware of it. There are at present in California 229 Farm Bureau centers with 9200 members. The Bureaus organize various activities, such That it could not be offered without the official approval of the California State Railroad Commission; that it is tax free in California; that its dividends are not subject to normal federal income tax; that it has a recognized market value, both locally and in New York; and in New York and other principal cities it has an established market as collateral; that it has paid dividends over a term of years and that it is not limited as to dividends; that when conditions and earnings warrant dividends may be increased, and that they are declared and paid quarterly; that the conditions of sale of this stock are so liberal that it is placed within the reach of installment purchasers and small monthly savers, who could not otherwise finance the purchase of high-grade securities. of this nature. The consolidation of the Southern California Edison Company and the Pacific Light and Power Corporation and the subsidiary companies of the latter, the Ventura Light and Power company operating in Ventura, and the Mount Whitney, supplying electricity to the "Kingdom of the San Joaquin," under an order of the Railroad Commission last May, makes the combined property one of the largest electric generating and distributing organizations in the world and insures permanent stability of the Company's business and its securities. It now operates in a territory equal to that of New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Delaware, serving one hundred and fifty cities, towns and intervening rural communities, supplying, approximately 175,000 consumers and owning and operating sixteen hydro-electric and steam power stations; with a combined generating capacity of over 300,000 horse-power, two gas plants and electric street railway and fifty-six miles of standard guage steam railroad. During the past year over ninety per cent of the total electric output of the property was generated from the water power plants which attests its unique position of ability to maintain its low operating costs, which is in marked contradistinction to the increased cost of production, which is advancing all other commodities of life, excepting electricity. The Company owns enough water rights that have not yet been completely developed to double its present generating capacity. This fact insures an indefinite continuation of the lowest possible cost of production, without impairing earnings or dividends. During the last ten years the smaller subscribers, particularly among the consumers, an opportunity to become stockholders and profit sharers in the production and sale of t.e electric product of the Greater Edison Company, which they are using in their homes or in their business. Among the features of the common stock to which Mr. Miller calls attention in his public statement are the following: That it could not be offered without the official approval of the California State Railroad Commission; that it is tax free in California; that its dividends are not subject to normal federal income tax; that it has a recognized market value, both locally and in New York; and in New York and other principal cities it has an established market as collateral; that it has paid dividends over a term of years and that it is not limited as to dividends; that when conditions and earnings warrant dividends may be increased, and that they are declared and paid quarterly; that the conditions of sale of this stock are so liberal that it is placed within the reach of installment purchasers and small monthly savers, who could not otherwise finance the purchase of high-grade securities. of this nature. The consolidation of the Southern California Edison Company and the Pacific Light and Power Corporation and the subsidiary companies of the latter, the Ventura Light and Power company operating in Ventura, and the Mount Whitney, supplying electricity to the "Kingdom of the San Joaquin," under an order of the Railroad Commission last May, makes the combined property one of the largest electric generating and distributing organizations in the world and insures permanent stability of the Company's business and its securities. It now operates in a territory equal to that of New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Delaware, serving one hundred and fifty cities, towns and intervening rural communities, supplying, approximately 175,000 consumers and owning and operating sixteen hydro-electric and steam power stations; with a combined generating capacity of over 300,000 horse-power, two gas plants and electric street railway and fifty-six miles of standard guage steam railroad. During the past year over ninety per cent of the total electric output of the property was generated from the water power plants which attests its unique position of ability to maintain its low operating costs, which is in marked contradistinction to the increased cost of production, which is advancing all other commodities of life, excepting electricity. The Company owns enough water rights that have not yet been completely developed to double its present generating capacity. This fact insures an indefinite continuation of the lowest possible cost of production, without impairing earnings or dividends. During the last ten years the smaller subscribers, particularly among the consumers, an opportunity to become stockholders and profit sharers in the production and sale of t.e electric product of the Greater Edison Company, which they are using in their homes or in their business. Among the features of the common stock to which Mr. Miller calls attention in his public statement are the following: That it could not be offered without the official approval of the California State Railroad Commission; that it is tax free in California; that its dividends are not subject to normal federal income tax; that it has a recognized market value, both locally and in New York; and in New York and other principal cities it has an established market as collateral; that it has paid dividends over a term of years and that it is not limited as to dividends; that when conditions and earnings warrant dividends may be increased, and that they are declared and paid quarterly; that the conditions of sale of this stock are so liberal that it is placed within the reach of installment purchasers and small monthly savers, who could not otherwise finance the purchase of high-grade securities. of this nature. The consolidation of the Southern California Edison Company and the Pacific Light and Power Corporation and the subsidiary companies of the latter, the Ventura Light和Power company operating in Ventura,andtheMountWhitney,supplyingelectricitytowithacombinedgeneratingcapacityofover300，000horse-power,twogasplantsandelectricstreetrailwayandfifty-sixmilesofstandardguagesteamrailroad. Duringthepastyearoverninetypercentofthetotalelectricoutputofthepropertywasgeneratedfromthewaterpowerplantswhichattestsitsuniquepositionofabilitytomaintainitslowoperatingcostswhichisinmarkedcontradistinctiontotheincreasedcostofproductionwithoutimpairingearningsordividends. Duringthelasttenyearsthecommerciesthesmallersubscribers,particularlyamongtheconsumers,noproportiontobecomestockholdersandprofitsharersintheproductionandsaleoft.eelectricproductoftheGreaterEdisonCompany,theyareusingintheirhomesorinbusiness. AmongthefeaturesofthecommonstocktowhichMr.Millercallsattentioninhispublicstatementarethefollowing: ThatitcouldnotbeofferedwithouttheofficialapprovaloftheCaliforniaStateRailroadCommission;thatititistaxfreeinCalifornia;thatitsdividendssarenotsubjecttonormalfederalincome Tax;thatithasarecognizedmarketvalue,bothlocallyandinNewYork;andinNewYorkandotherprincipalcitiesithasanestablishedmarketascollateral;thatithaspaiddividendsoveratermofyearsandthatitisnotlimitedastodividends;thatwhenconditionsandearningswarrantdividendsmaybeincreased,andthattheyaredeclaredandpaidquarterly;thattheconditionsofsaleofthisstockaresoallearnableactionofcongresswhethersuccesswithwhichcyappropriationishinafter“Thereforethegravityrestsuponthosewinterin theirpowertomakeerandfarmbureaurecessinCalifornia.” SAMMIES LEARNN "Hey,Madame! Nix play." That's our own A speaking French. "Pas throwez dishwa yards.C'est tres noir thing you know there buzzing around and th morta la typhoid." A soldier from th ing in doorway o "Under the farm bureau system, as already developed in California, there exist in this state one of the most efficiently organized bodies of farmers in America. Few people—not even the members of the Farm Bureau themselves—are aware of it. There are at present in California 229 Farm Bureau centers with 9200 members. The Bureaus organize various activities, such as cow testing, cream pooling, swine breeding, poultry raising, and purchasing and marketing departments and farm loan associations. The farm advisers have undertaken 277 projects in 18 counties, including such things as drainage, alkali reclamation, depth of plowing, prevention of erosion by terracing, fertilization, liming, cover and forage crops, alfalfa, barley, bean and rice culture; crop rotations, pruning orchards, trellising grape vines, records of the performance of individual trees in an orchard, orchard management, hog cholera control, grasshopper control, squirrel destruction, control of weeds, the improvement of rural schools, silo construction and the installation of septic tanks on farms. Napa county alone has installed 264 septic tanks. One new work is to be the division of the state into eight districts, to each of which will be assigned a resident woman demonstrator, trained in home economics. These women, during the present emergency, will devote their attention chiefly to showing women how to develop home gardens, rear poultry, can and otherwise preserve food and make such substitutions in the family dietary as will best conserve the food needed by our allies. Conservation of labor in the home is also an important element. The allotment of only $78,000 to California by congress for farm bu- water power plants which attests its unique position of ability to maintain its low operating costs, which is in marked contradistinction to the increased cost of production, which is advancing all other commodities of life, excepting electricity. The Company owns enough water rights that have not yet been completely developed to double its present generating capacity. This fact ensures an indefinite continuation of the lowest possible cost of production without impairing earnings or dividends. During the last ten years the combined gross and net earnings of the properties constituting the present Edison System have more than tripled, and for the year ending on the 30th of last June were as follows: Gross Earnings ... $9,252,627 Operating expense and tax... 3,646,657 Net earning ... $5,605,970 Bond interest ... 2,555,041 Balance for dividends and depreciation Res. ... $3,050,929 This statement was made previous to the merger and does not take into consideration or make deductions from operating expenses of $400,000 per annum, which will be saved by eliminating duplication and by joint operation. Reau work means that about one-third of the counties of California cannot have a farm adviser. Thirty-nine California counties, however can have a farm adviser, provided that the boards of supervisors will agree to meet the maintenance expenses within the county, as customary in the past. All salaries are paid by the U.S. department of agriculture and the university college of agriculture. The success of the plan will depend upon the interest of the farmers and the willingness of the supervisors to appropriate $2000 for the local expenses of each farm adviser and $1000 for each assistant farm adviser. "The food production act is an emer- A SOUND 7¾ Per Cent IN Southern California Edison Co Offers Subject to Prior Sale $917,400 Common Capital Following the precedent established by other large utilities in the United States, the S the authority of the Railroad Commission of the State of California, offers its consum an attractive investment upon very reasonable terms. The Company owns or controls a comprehensive and thoroughly modern electric system sup operates in ten Counties in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley, with an area of ove tion of over 1,000,000. The Edison System includes generating plants with a total installed capacity of 301,115 horseer. With this large amount of hydro-electric power it is in a strong position to maintain its prese fuel and labor conditions. During the past ten years the combined gross and net earnings of the properties have more th ample to meet all dividend requirements. As a result of the purchase of the Pacific Light & economies in operation will be effected, thus materially increasing the surplus available for stock PRICE $90 PER SHARE IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS OF $5 PRICE $90 PER SHARE IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS OF $5 Under the present dividend rate of 7 per cent the yield is better than LET YOUR DIVIDENDS PAY YOUR BANK SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SANTA ANA THE NATIONAL BANK OF ORANGE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HUNTINGTON BEACH FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NEWPORT BEACH OR AT THE OFFICE OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, 120 EAST FOURTH ST. gency matter. No guarantee can be given that work organized under this act will continue beyond 12 months. The food production act intends to create adequate machinery for the government's food production plans. The continuance of these plans after the war, or beyond one year depends upon the action of a future congress. Such action of congress will depend upon the success with which this emergency appropriation is handled. "Therefore the gravest responsibility rests upon those who have it within their power to make the farm adviser and farm bureau movement a success in California." SAMMIES LEARNING FRENCH "Hey, Madame! Nix on that, see voo play." That's our own American soldier speaking French. "Pas throwez dishwater in the front yards. C'est tres non-bon. Premiere thing you know there'll be tres flies buzzing around and then we'll all be morta la typhoid." A soldier from the States is standing in the doorway of the little white- Altogether the villages were not much worse than some American farm villages. But they were not up to the army health standards until the soldiers made them so. The French people have given the American boys a welcome such as no foreign troops ever before received in this country. The American soldier is saluted in grave military fashion by every French youngster along the road. And he salutes back. The floppy-hatted "Chasseurs" (Chasers)—the French regiment that is helping to train the Americans—has learned the meaning of "put 'er second," and before long the French and Americans will be playing competitive ball. On the other hand the American soldier has a speaking acquaintance with the waitress at the village hotel. WHAT CONSTITUTES TREASON In a speech at Chicago recently Ellhu Root, defined what constitutes treason according to the laws of the United States: "The declaration of war between the United States and Germany complete failed in the fundamental requirements of self government. "But after the decision in favor of war, the country has ranged itself, and the only issue left for the individual citizen is whether he is for or against his country. From that time on arguments against the war in which the country is engaged are enemy arguments. Their spirit is the spirit of rebellion against the government and laws of the United States. Their effect is to hinder and lessen that popular support of the government in carrying on the war which is necessary to success. Their manifest purpose is to prevent action by continuing discussion. They encourage the enemy. They tend to introduce delay and irresolution into our councils. "The men who are speaking and writing and printing arguments against the war now, and against everything that is being done to carry on the war are rendering more effective service to Germany than they could render in the field with arms in their hands. The purpose and effect of what they are doing is so plain that it is impossible to resist the conclusion that the greater part of them are at tem for bidding tenant. W. L. Gripp, Santa Harper, and treasurer to have co-resus organ work for sale. The people enterprising gaged in containing tails, and ocean. It gusted fish will simply appear elusive tasting material will be disinterested. Dr. M. M. 1, Mullininx Mrs. C., been visiting Mrs. Theo "Hey, Madame! Nix on that, see voo play." That's our own American soldier speaking French. "Pas throwez dishwater in the front yards. C'est tres non-bon. Premiere thing you know there'll be tres files buzzing around and then we'll all be morta la typhoid." A soldier from the States is standing in the doorway of the little white-washed French cottage where he makes his home during the training period, and Madame, her dripping dish pan held under one arm, is beginning to understand. From his lingo she gathers that throwing dishwater into the door-yard is one of the little things one doesn't do in America. The soldier takes the dish pan from her, walks to the edge of the street and goes through the motions of pouring its contents into the gutter. "Compray vouz?" he asks, hopefully. "Compray. Pourez vos dishwater into el guttero." He absorbed some Spanish on the border. "Ah! Oui, oui," says Madame, as the light of full comprehension spreads over her weatherbeaten face. "Ver ree good." The quick and resourceful efficiency of the American soldier has overthrown many customs in these little French villages. The Americans threw themselves into the valley towns in a bunch. Details of soldiers cleared up the streets and since that day it has been every one's duty to keep them clean. Cleanliness came in the extreme degree—and came to stay. Whitewash buckets appeared and the smudgy gray old whitewash smiled anew in the brilliant sunlight. And sanitation came to the barnyard. On the other hand the American soldier has a speaking acquaintance with the waitress at the village hotel. WHAT CONSTITUTES TREASON In a speech at Chicago recently Elihu Root, defined what constitutes treason according to the laws of the United States: "The declaration of war between the United States and Germany completely changed the relations of all the inhabitants of the country to the subject of peace and war. "Before the declaration everybody had a right to discuss in private and in public the question whether the United States should carry on war against Germany. "But the question of peace or war has now been decided by the President and Congress, the sole authorities which had the right to decide. "The decision was made by overwhelming majorities of both houses of Congress. When such a decision has been made the duties—and therefore, the rights—of all the people of the country immediately change. It becomes their duty to stop discussion upon the question decided, and to act to proceed immediately to do everything in their power to enable the government of their country to succeed in the war upon which the country has entered. "A nation which declares war and goes on discussing whether it ought to have declared war or not is impotent, paralyzed, imbecile, and earns the contempt of mankind and the certainty of humiliating defeat and subjected to foreign control. A democracy which cannot accept its own decisions, made in accordance with its own laws, but must keep on endlessly discussing the question already decided, has" The men who are speaking and writing and printing arguments against the war now, and against everything that is being done to carry on the war are rendering more effective service to Germany than they could render in the field with arms in their hands. The purpose and effect of what they are doing is so plain that it is impossible to resist the conclusion that the greater part of them are at heart traitors to the United States and wilfully seeking to bring about the triumph of Germany and the humiliation and defeat of their own country." ORGANIZING FOR COUNTY FARM BUREAU Supervisors Will be Asked for $2000 Appropriation Steps to organize Orange county preparatory to having a farm adviser assigned to it by the University of California are being taken, following a meeting at Santa Ana of representatives from all over the county. The first step will be to get 600 farmers into farm bureaus and to get an appropriation of $2000 from the Board of Supervisors for the expenses of the office. R. L. Vaile, a member of the staff of the State Citrus Experimental Station at Riverside, declared that a farm adviser, through cooperation with farmers, could institute seed selection and increase the production per acre in Orange county of lima beans 5 per cent in two years and 10 per cent in four years. He said that farmers could deal with the one year leasing system that is in vogue here, a system that Vaile declared is a poor sys- ENT INVESTMENT Edison Company Prior Sale Capital Stock United States, the Southern California Edison Company under offers its consumers and the public an opportunity to secure Northern electric system supplying over 150 cities and towns. It Valley, with an area of over 55,000 square miles and a populacapacity of 301,115 horse power, of which 156,520 is water powtion to maintain its present low operating costs, regardless of the properties have more than tripled, and present earnings are of the Pacific Light & Power Corporation properties large arplus available for stockholders. $89 PER SHARE IF PAID FOR IN FULL AT ONCE $89 PER SHARE IF PAID FOR IN FULL AT ONCE is better than 7 3-4 per cent on the investment YOUR ELECTRIC BILLS RECEIVED AT FARMERS & MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF SANTA ANA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF FULLERTON FARMERS & MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF FULLLERTON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, SANTA ANA. COMPANY, 120 EAST FOURTH STREET, LOS ANGELES CALIF. Notice to Taxpayers Notice is hereby given that the city taxes on all personal property secured by real property, and on all real property, in the City of Anaheim, will be due and payable on the first Monday in October, 1917, and will be delinquent on the last Monday in November, next thereafter, at 6 o'clock P.M. Unless said taxes are paid prior to the last Monday in November, 1917, at 6 o'clock P.M., 10 per cent will be added to the amount thereof. Said taxes are payable to the undersigned at his office in the City Hall, in said City of Anaheim, between the hours of 10 A. M. and 12 M., and between the hours of 2 P. M. and 5 P. M. JOHN KELLENBERGER, Marshal and ex-officio Tax Collector of the City of Anaheim. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim. Mrs. C. B. Mason of Arizona, has been visiting for a week or more with Mrs. Theodore Roberts. Fern Hetebrink, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hetebrink of Fullerton died at the sanitarium Wednesday night following an operation for appendicitis. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church, Fullerton, interment being in the Anaheim cemetery. She was fourteen years of age. appear elsewhere, carrying the advertising matter with him. Where it will be disseminated is a question, the answer to which will be awaited with interest. Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim. Mrs. C. B. Mason of Arizona, has been visiting for a week or more with Mrs. Theodore Roberts. Fern Hetebrink, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hetebrink of Fullerton died at the sanitarium Wednesday night following an operation for appendicitis. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church, Fullerton, interment being in the Anaheim cemetery. She was fourteen years of age. The Gazette Reliable Clean Newsy Official Paper $1.50 Per Year Good Advertising Medium