anaheim-gazette 1917-09-27

PATRIOTIC TALK TO SOLDIER BOYS CAPTAIN J. F. AHLBORN MAKES STIRRING SPEECH AS MEN LEAVE FOR CAMP ASSURES THEM THAT EVERY MAN AND WOMAN IN THE NATION IS BACKING THEM Capt. J. F. Ahlborn, postmaster of Anaheim, was the man selected to make the farewell talk to the soldier boys of northern Orange county who boarded the train at Fullerton last Wednesday for Camp Lewis. To an immense crowd of people Mr. Ahlborn spoke as follows: "Honored Selectment of the National Army, Parents, Relatives, Friends and Neighbors. "From time immemorial it has been the custom of nations to honor its warriors. History accords him a place of prime importance. From the time of Alexander the Great to Napoleon, from Hannibal to Grant, and from Pershing back to Darius of Bible time, the world has worshiped its warrior heroes, and will continue doing so until the crack of doom. "It is therefore fitting and in place that we should gather here for the purpose of giving to these men, who have been found fit to be entrusted with the safeguarding of the national honor, a word of cheer and farewell before they enter upon their journey, to perform the patriotic task before them." AUTOMOBILE THIEF IS MEMBER OF GANG Man Arrested by County Officers Said To Be Professional When Officers Pond and Munson captured Geo. Ryan in Santa Ana Sunday morning and arrested him under suspicion of being one of the thieves implicated in the theft of three machines at San Diego Saturday night, they made a more important capture than they even suspected. Ryan has been connected with a big store robbery in Los Angeles, and in his arrest officers believe he have a man who is identified with big gang of thieves operating in Los Angeles, San Diego and other Southern California cities. Ryan has admitted that he is one of the men who were in the Bulck car recovered when the Cadillac belonging to the Cadillac Garage company in Santa Ana blocked the road at Santa Margarita river bridge Saturday night. He claims, however, that he had nothing to do with the actual stealing of the car, but that he was forced to get into the machine by the men who had stolen it. He says he is the goat. Police Detectives W. E. Wood and W. E. Murray of Los Angeles and H. C. Stevens of San Diego were in Santa Ana Tuesday and with City Marshal Jernigan "sweated" Ryan for more than two hours, wringing confessions from him that will be of value to the officers in running down members of the gang. He gave the officers the first name of one of the men with him and the last name of the other, claiming that he did not know the full name of either. The visiting detectives returned to Los Angeles that night to verify statements made by Ryan and expected to come back to Santa Ana the next day. A shirt worn by Ryan and several RIVER PROTECTION CUSSED BY Chairman Scott Appear Save Them Editor Gazette: County Plain Dealer article was published Mason, in which that he said we do not seize three are elected, end in the courts, if our trustees are down. We don't tion." When Mr. statement, I asked want river protection flood waters last year and he replied, "No three blocks." The fact that he over on the people to do the work we ought to know, the four to five years be ready to go to win getting it through on has not suggest for immediate river alone should prove voters that the option not in favor of river we afford to wait and our families a mediate danger, we in many places there at all to hold the Pershing back to Darius of Bible time, the world has worshiped its warrior heroes, and will continue doing so until the crack of doom. "It is therefore fitting and in place that we should gather here for the purpose of giving to these men, who have been found fit to be entrusted with the safeguarding of the national honor, a word of cheer and farewell before they enter upon their journey, to perform the patriotic task before them. "This is a moment wrought with emotions, with an outpouring of love and good wishes by everyone, accompanied by the fond hope that the parting may not be for long. "Men, you have had a heart-to-heart talk with your parents; you have had a fond farewell of your sweetheart; you have said good-bye to brothers and sisters, to your relatives, friends and neighbors. Now, the time has arrived for the public in general to pay you homage and wish you well. "It is my privilege to assure you that we are all back of you to a man. We have gathered here from every community in this district in order to attest to our faith in you and to make known our loyalty to the cause. We are here from your home town; we are here from Fullerton, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Westminster, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Buena Park, La Habra, Brea, Olinda, Yorba Linda, Yorba, and Placentia—from every crossroad to bid you Godspeed. "You have been selected on account of your fitness, both physically and mentally, to defend the nation's honor and to unfurl to the world the standard of democracy and the Flag of Liberty. "You are going forth to spread the gospel of freedom. It is not for gain or for the purpose of subjugating any people or conquering any territory that you are going forth to battle. It is not because you hate any nation, but because your country calls you to carry these nations a message of freedom and liberty, so that an everlasting peace may be secured and good will may be established between all the peoples of the earth. "We have faith in you. The whole country will watch you with interest; the state will be proud of you; yes, indeed, the whole nation will look upon you and watch your every move. We will remember you at home; we will be anxious to hear from you. We will be interested in your welfare at camp; we shall watch you and pray for you more than two hours, wringing confessions from thim that will be of value to the officers in running down members of the gang. He gave the officers the first name of one of the men with him and the last name of the other, claiming that he did not know the full name of either. The visiting detectives returned to Los Angeles that night to verify statements made by Ryan and expected to come back to Santa Ana the next day. A shirt worn by Ryan and several in his suit case found in the Buick have been positively identified as having been stolen from a store in Los Angeles and as part of a big lot of booty secured by the thieves. City Marshal Jernigan had been working on the prisoner at different times before the arrival of the detectives and had disclosed to him by easy stages certain known facts in regard to Ryan's actions, so that he was easy for the detectives to handle and secure information that they needed. EXTENSIVE EXPERIMENTS IN WALNUT GROWING San Joaquin Ranch Will be Used as One of the Fields Through the cooperation of the University of California and the California Walnut Growers' association extensive experiments are being started in all of the walnut growing sections of the state for the purpose of determining, if possible, the best methods of growing walnuts. Some of these experiments are to be worked out upon the ranch of the San Joaquin Fruit company. Mr. Goodspeed, an expert, who has been selected to supervise the work, has already commenced his work there. The cost of carrying on the experimental work is to be met by the California Walnut Growers' association, while the work is to be done under the direction of the state university. In each locality where it has been deemed advisable to carry on the experiments, cooperation of individual growers is sought. The San Joaquin Ranch company and James Irvine are working with Goodspeed by providing area and trees for the work. The effect of the use of various prunings, fertilizers and cultivations will be carefully noted so that definite conclusions can be announced. Experiments in budding are to be carried on. One of the big things to be worked alone should prove voters that the opener not in favor of rive we afford to wait and our families are mediate danger, which in many places threaten at all to hold the fact is, that me of the "dog in cannot eat the hawts objects to letting them. Gentlemen, let us that if we cast out the trustees of this we will get no river peal to the good county to vote fortees: Chas. Eygabian and G. F. Colby have river protect right kind, and at vided covering them posed district, will $7.00 per acre, and valuation in the should not exceed acreage portions, have two years to river protection c. Let us remove the Santa Ana river county, and partici价 vicinity. Keep ther and increase the vacity at least 100 per cent. Do not forget Friday, September Be sure and caretion, early, so as to get in the slacktection trustees are start at once. I am, you APPARATUS WI Redondo Beach Factory for A ten acre site ufufacture a newly which it is thotugends of acres of nia and Arizona w selected at Redo sentatives of the Negotiations forthe land by the pleted through M secretary of the Cof Redondo Beach The company this is the Dougine "We have faith in you. The whole country will watch you with interest; the state will be proud of you; yes, indeed, the whole nation will look upon you and watch your every move. We will remember you at home; we will be anxious to hear from you. We will be interested in your welfare at camp; we shall watch you and pray for you on the line of battle, and we shall be waiting for you when you come home. "Now, a word to the folks at home: Those who have given and are giving their most precious possession on earth, the offspring of their own flesh and blood, I know how you feel. I have had, perhaps more opportunity than the average man in a like position to come in contact with the fathers and mothers of the boys who have offered their services to their country. I have been in their homes and talked it over with the fathers and mothers, or the parents have come to my office for information. Widows have given their only son with a smile. Oh, the brave mothers of America, the staunch fathers and the sturdy sons of this great nation. God bless them all. "We shall await the home-coming of these brave men with confidence. We are back of them with everything we possess. Our hearts will go with them wherever they may be. We shall think of them while they are in camp; we shall look after their comfort and welfare on the battle field; we shall include them in our prayers and be loyal to them and the cause for which they battle until the day when they return to the sunny skies of California, to this beautiful valley, with banners flushed with victory, to be once again embraced by their loved ones. Let us all hope and pray that this day may come soon." SWEDEN IN THE LIMELIGHT Sweden has a population of 5,680,000 The state religion of Sweden is the Lutheran. Sweden's greatest article of export is timber. Elementary education in Sweden is compulsory, free and well organized. The last census gave Stockholm, the Swedish capital, a population of 382,085. Sweden has 9000 miles of railway, of which about one-third belongs to the state. Sweden adopted a system of universal suffrage and proportional representation in 1909. The total war strength of Sweden is estimated at 600,000 men, with half a million more unorganized. Sweden has an area of 172,876 sq. miles, which is equal to a little more than twice the area of Minnesota. Nearly 50 per cent of Sweden is woodland, there being about 900 acres of forest for every 100 inhabitants. One of Sweden's most valuable assets are her iron mines, from which some of the finest steel in the world is produced. Negotiations for the land by the plated through M.D. secretary of the C.O. of Redondo Beach. The company that is the Dougine H company of Chicago Thomas P. Murphlicer, has been one several months in cable site. The initial output the new factory, be operating before 80 men, will be at different parade river. Later the power to irrigate in mesas land, if irrigated, different crops, said to be 500,000 in Arizona and 1 million in California. Attempts have water from the high lands, but abandoned on adjoined cost. The go company is so officials of the with the new raised to a height ried in high lines low enough to mutilation of all th. J. T. Dougine concern and G former assistant vice president. endorsed by the interior, it is said Anaheim Gazette RIVER PROTECTION DISCUSSED BY COMMITTEEMAN Chairman Scott Appeals to Voters to Save Their Homes Editor Gazette:—In the Orange County Plain Dealer of Sept. 18th, an article was published by Mr. W. G. Mason, in which he denied the fact that he said we do not want river protection. This does not change, in any way, the statement in our circular letter sent out by the committee of the Anaheim-Yorba River Protection District. The fact that he said "You go ahead and nominate three trustees and we will nominate three. If your three are elected, we will fight to the end in the courts, on technical points. If our trustees are elected, we will lie down. We don't want river protection." When Mr. Mason made this statement, I asked him why he did not want river protection. I said, "did the flood waters last year come near you?" and he replied, "No, not within two or three blocks." The fact that he is trying to push over on the people to get the county to do the work which he knows, or ought to know, that will take from four to five years to get through and be ready to go to work, if we succeed in getting it through at all. Mr. Mason has not suggested any plan at all for immediate river protection. This alone should prove to the respective voters that the opposing faction are not in favor of river protection. Can we afford to wait four or five years, and our families and property in immediate danger, when the fact is that in many places the river has no banks at all to hold the flood waters. The fact is, that Mr. Mason reminds me of the "dog in the manger." He cannot eat the hay himself, and objects to letting the cow eat it. Gentlemen, let us rise to the fact ORANGE COUNTY NOTES Placentia Strike Settled: The strike at the Orange Growers' packing house at Placentia was settled after a lay off of only two days. The strikers were granted practically all of their demands, but the increased pay of the packers will come to them in the form of a bonus at the end of the season. This was an unfortunate time for the workers to ask an increase in pay. All farm labor and material has gone up, and, at the same time, the orange market has been far from satisfactory. Yet the growers realized the fact that the dollar earned by the packer has a much smaller purchasing power than it had a few years ago and granted the demand for more money. Following the action of the other association, the Placentia and Mutual adopted the bonus system and will pay those of its packers who stay through the season an additional half cent a box. Placentia Casaba Crop: There is one rather important industry running along very smoothly and quietly in Placentia—so quietly that it might be over-looked. Yet it is keeping ten men busy all the time and during the next two or three months will be sending three or four carloads of products to the eastern market every week. Hemphill & Christensen are harvesting their casabas. For several weeks they have been hauling to town and storing them in their warehouse on West Santa Fe, where they are curbed and ripened in ventilated racks. This week a crew of men has been at work making crates, sorting, grading and packing and the loading of the first car was completed this week. Every city in Southern California will benefit through the expenditure of $2,000,000 authorized by the Southern California Edison company in increasing the heights of the Huntington Lake dams in the high Sierras, in order to furnish additional electrical energy throughout the south. The work which is going on has been made possible through the settlement of the controversies between the Edison company and the cities of Pasadena and Los Angeles. In addition the merger of the Edison company with the Pacific Light and Power corporation and its subsidiaries, the Mt. Whitney Power company and the Ventura company, has been a powerful factor in this development. At the same time in a spirit of cooperation, the Edison company has put into effect a profit sharing plan by which its patrons and the general public as well as its officers and employees are to share in this saving and in the future development of the company, and the securities of the company are being rapidly subscribed on this profit sharing basis. The huge dams that impound the water of Huntington Lake are being raised 31 feet, which will increase the amount of water impounded 73 per cent, and form a lake containing 90-200 acre feet of water. To do this work 130,000 barrels of cement, or 700 car loads were required. More than 1000 men are employed on this work. The increase in the height of this dam will furnish water power to equal the use of 600,000 barrels of oil a year, which at $1.40 per barrel will result in a saving of approximately $1,000,-000 a year. The increase of the height of the dam will permit at some future date the installation of penstocks for additional units of 16,500 kilowats each in both power plants now constructed, or a total of 66,000 kilowats, or 85,-000 horse power. With the 85,000 horse power already created, this will give 170,000 horse power to Big Creek in power plants No. 1 and No. 2. Located in the high Sierras, 7000 feet above the sea, 75 miles east of Fresno, reached over a railroad 56 miles of which was built at the cost of $1,000,000 in 100 working days to carry in the necessary machinery and alone should prove to the respective voters that the opposing faction are not in favor of river protection. Can we afford to wait four or five years, and our families and property in immediate danger, when the fact is that in many places the river has no banks at all to hold the flood waters. The fact is, that Mr. Mason reminds me of the "dog in the manger." He cannot eat the hay himself, and objects to letting the cow eat it. Gentlemen, let us rise to the fact that if we cast our vote in favor of the trustees of the opposing faction, we will get no river protection. I appeal to the good citizens of Orange county to vote for the following Trustees: Chas. Eygabroad, H. L. McClellan and G. F. Collins, and you shall have river protection at once; the right kind, and at a cost, if equally divided covering the acreage in our proposed district, will not be more than $7.00 per acre, and if divided as per valuation in the proposed district, should not exceed $5.00 per acre on acreage portions, and this you will have two years to pay. Can you get river protection cheaper? Let us remove the blackeye that the Santa Ana river has given Orange county, and particularly Anaheim and vicinity. Keep the river in its place and increase the value of your property at least 100 per cent. Do not forget the day of election, Friday, September 28th, 1917. Be sure and cast you vote for protection, early, so as to give us a chance to get in the slackers, and if the protection trustees are elected, work will start at once. I am, yours respectfully, R. J. SCOTT. APPARATUS WILL WATER ARID LAND Redondo Beach Selected as Site of Factory for New Machine A ten acre site for a factory to manufacture a newly patented machine by which it is thought hundreds of thousands of acres of arid land in California and Arizona will be reclaimed was selected at Redonda Beach by representatives of the concern. Negotiations for the purchase of the land by the company were completed through M. B. Rice, commercial secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Redondo Beach. The company that is to buy the land is the Dougine Hydro Electrict Plant Hemphill and Christensen are harvesting their casabas. For several weeks they have been hauling to town and storing them in their warehouse on West Santa Fe, where they are cured and ripened in ventilated racks. This week a crew of men has been at work making crates, sorting, grading and packing and the loading of the first car was completed this week. The harvesting and shipping of the casaba is a work that requires much care and good judgment. It must be picked when in the right condition, properly cured, and so timed that it will reach the market ready for serving. It must also be carefully handled to avoid bruising, as one decayed melon might easily spoil a whole crate. Messrs. Hemphill and Christensen have had much trouble this season with the aphis, and their crop will not be as large as they anticipated, but they are hoping that prices will be such as to compensate for the shortage. Superior Court Upholds Judgment: Holding that the initiative and referendum features of the California state constitution cannot be employed as a means by which a local improvement can be commenced or prevented, the district court of appeals has affirmed the judgment of the lower court in Orange county, denying the petition of Flora J. Starbuck, in her action against the city of Fullerton, for a writ of mandate requiring the board of trustees to provide for a referendum in relation to a street improvement in that city. The Fullerton city trustees adopted a resolution authorizing a local improvement, consisting of a street extension, and involving property owned by the petitioner. The later invoked the referendum. The lower court denied the petition for a writ of mandate to compel the trustees to so proceed, and this view is confirmed by the higher court. A good war story comes from Kansas. A farmer who was born in Germany but who has found peace, happiness and prosperity in Kansas, recently said good bye to his son who had enlisted in the army with his dad's hearty approval. As the train pulled out, the father called: "When you get the Germans licked, you better stop at Mecklenburg on the way back and look up the folks." Dam will permit at some future date the installation of penstocks for additional units of 16,500 kilowats each in both power plants now constructed, or a total of 66,000 kilowats, or 85,000 horse power. With the 85,000 horse power already created, this will give 170,000 horse power to Big Creek in power plants No. 1 and No. 2. Located in the high Sierras, 7000 feet above the sea, 75 miles east of Fresno, reached over a railroad 56 miles of which was built at the cost of $1,000,000 in 100 working days to carry in the necessary machinery and supplies, the Big Creek plant has already cost $15,000,000. The power from this plant is carried over two 3-phase circuits of aluminum steel cored cables, each of the 6 cables larger than the famous Atlantic cable. These cables are carried on two lines of steel towers, a distance of 241 miles from Big Creek to the Eagle Rock sub station in Los Angeles. The water for this power is confined in a natural basin 5 miles long and a mile wide by three dams in which 35,000 car loads of cement has already been used, and one dam is already higher than any office building in Los Angeles. Already two 12-story power houses are in operation at a cost of $600,000 each, and already 5 miles of tunnels, 12 feet in diameter, have been built through solid granite. The power transmission cables already in use took 8,000,000 pounds of aluminum, the entire output of this metal in the United States for a year, while 14,500 tons of steel were used in building the transmission towers. The two water drops in use are 2180 and 1850 feet respectively for the power plants already built, and the water in these tubes at the top of the fall enters pipes 9 feet in diameter, and comes out through 4 inch nozzles, striking the water wheels with a force of approximately 1000 pounds to the square inch, or about 200 pounds greater than the pressure of exploding nitroglycerine. The complete power project in the Big Creek district, as planned, calls for two more power houses, through which some water will pass and in addition the San Joaquin river will be diverted through a 9 mile tunnel into Big Creek, just below power house No. 2, where a concrete dam will be built. The water from the river and that from the tall race of power house No. 2 will be confined by a dam and turned through a tunnel 4½ miles long to the third power house. There the water will have a drop of 1300 feet. After the water has spent its force in the third power house it will pass on through a tunnel 4 miles long, to power house No. 4, and be used again to turn the mighty steel wheels. The fall of the water at the last power house will only be 600 feet, but its increased volume will make up for the short distance of the drop, as compared with the elevations of the other power houses. If the project is completed along the confluence downstream from Lake Michigan. A good war story comes from Kansas. A farmer who was born in Germany but who has found peace, happiness and prosperity in Kansas, recently said goodbye to his son who had enlisted in the army with his dad's hearty approval. As the train pulled out, the father called: "When you get the Germans licked, you better stop at Mecklenburg on the way back and look up the folks." W. C. Mauerhan and family spent last week at Big Bear lake. IN ANYTHING YOU COOK requiring milk you'll get much better results if you use ours. It is far richer than the ordinary article and the extreme care with which it is handled from cow to bottle will give added satisfaction in the knowledge of its absolute cleanliness. Anaheim Sanitary Dairy Anaheim Ice Company Building on Chartress Street THE BLACKEST PAGE IN HISTORY Living on grass, roots and animal refuse is the picture of life in Asia Minor given by Dr. McNaughton in his address on "The Blackest Page in History." How the Armenian people became involved in the world tragedy—this and other question will be touched upon in this address. The best brains in this country are engaged on the problem "How can the Armenian people be saved." Ex-President Taft, Hon. Charles E. Hughes, Ex-President Ellot of Harvard, Hamilton Holt, editor of the Independent, Clexeland H. Dodge, Charles R. Crane, and men of this character are on the national committee. As yet the Pacific Coast has not heard this story from the lips of those who knew the full situation. Dr. McNaughton, who speaks here at Thursday's noon-day luncheon, September 27th knows this story at first hand and has also been in close touch with the big leaders in the East who are trying to solve this problem. His address, "The Blackest Page in History" will be given at the lunch- We Want You To Know That your account is welcome at this Bank, regardless of size. Big fortunes have small beginnings. Get the habit of saving and your future welfare and prosperity are assured. Call at any time. Anaheim National Bank eon, Thursday at 12 o'clock. A large crowd is expected as this is Anaheim's first opportunity to hear of this phase of the international situation from a speaker of national reputation. SAFER CROSSING ARE RECOMMENDED TO BOARD ty to cut willows at southeast corner; at Ward street, Planta station, P. E. to clear right of way for 200 feet east of the highway and south of the tracks, county to cut willows at southeast corner; at Talbert, P. E. to put in $350 automatic flagman and bell; at Hampshire street, Thompsonville station, P. E. to put in $6 crossing sign, county to on Thursday at 12 o'clock. A large crowd is expected as this is Anaheim's first opportunity to hear of this phase of the international situation from a speaker of national reputation. SAFER CROSSING ARE RECOMMENDED TO BOARD Railroad Commission Makes Some Suggestions to Supervisors With recommendations for bettering safety first conditions at many crossings, there has been received by the board of supervisors a report from the state railroad commission. This commission is listing all of the crossings in Orange county that are to be marked by the installation of crossings warning signs by the county as provided by a new state law. H. V. Johnston, assistant engineer of the railroad commission, with Deputy County Surveyor W. W. Hoy and representatives of the railroads has visited all of the crossings in Orange county on the Pacific Electric on the Los Angeles-Santa Ana line and the Santa Ana-Huntington Beach line and all of the crossings on the Santa Fe between Richfield and Orange. Recommendations for the betterment of safety conditions at crossings on the Los Angeles-Santa Ana line are: At Vernon street, trim trees; at first crossing northwest of Garden Grove, remove second growth of gum and pepper trees and trim gum trees; at Crescent avenue, cut willows; at Walker street, install $400 automatic flagman and bell; at Lincoln highway, institute separate grades; at Railroad street cut willows. Recommendations for the Santa Ana-Huntington Beach line of the P. E. are: South Main street, P. E. to install $350 automatic flagman and bell; Greenville, move warning post six feet west; Verano street, Aplo station, P. E. to put in $6 crossing sign, county to cut willows at southeast corner; at Ward street, Planta station, P. E. to clear right of way for 200 feet east of the highway and south of the tracks, county to cut willows at southeast corner; at Talbert, P. E. to put in $350 automatic flagman and bell; at Hampshire street, Thompsonville station, P. E. to put in $6 crossing sign, county to cut weeds at northwest corner. It is recommended that six gum trees on Taft avenue on the Santa Fe between Richfield and Orange be cut. Other recommendations on other lines are expected soon. PEERLESS ENGINEERS FAVOR ASPHALT BASE OIL Further recognition for motor oil made from California asphalt base petroleum was brought to light recently when a prominent Peerless dealer showed a group of newspaper men a letter from the Peerless factory. This letter stated that after testing several kinds of oil, the technical department was able to secure uniformly better results with a certain widely known advertised motor oil made here on the Pacific Coast from California asphalt base petroleum, than from any of the oil which they tested. Northern Orange county is assured some fast baseball this winter. If Fullerton does not attempt to back a team of winter pastimers, it is now practically assured that Anaheim will, with Anaheim's baby lodge of Elks acting in the role of Angel. Peter Hax, last year's manager of the Fullerton aggregation, has been nosing around among the fans. He says he can lay his hands on such talent for a team as Doc Crandall, pitcher; Irish and Bob Meusel, Bus and Glen Callan, Rube Ellis, Broadbent and Stevens. The only thing bothering Fullerton is that the new Salt Lake line is apt to cut the baseball park in two. 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