anaheim-gazette 1917-10-04

FAKE FERTILIZER BEING SOLD TO RANCHERS GEORGE McPHEE EXPOSES SOME OF THE FRAUDS PERPETRATED BY DEALERS SAND, GRAVEL AND ALKALI IS FOUND IN THE STUFF SHIPPED INTO THIS COUNTY Editor Gazette: Will you through the columns of your paper give warning to ranchers and fruit growers of this county that they are being subjected to a systematic graft in the purchase of fertilizer in carload lots, as in very many instances the stuff sold as fertilizer is largely made up of material that is absolutely injurious to the land to which it is applied. This condition has been repeatedly brought to the attention of my department and requests have been made for protection against this form of fraud, but it seems the law is powerless to punish the perpetrators and purchasers must find for themselves. A word of warning however, may help some and along that line I desire to mention one or two specific instances where so-called fertilizer that contained over fifty per cent of foreign substances that were absolutely worthless was sold as real fertilizer and in some cases delivered and paid for before the fraud was discovered. Some of this stuff was in greater part simply black clay strongly impregnated with Fullerton in the winter league. He also said that the men behind the Fullerton club have already engaged a manager for their club this winter, who is one of the best players in the Coast league and that his name would be given out soon. He understands that the Fullerton club will begin playing ball the first Sunday after the Pacific coast league stops, which will be on November 4, 1917. FORM DEBATING LEAGUE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Now the grammar school boy and girl are to have a chance to acquire skill in public speaking. Its debating league for the high schools having proved a great success, the University Extension division is now going to form a "junior section, of the interscholastic public speaking league of California. Pupils in the elementary and intermediate schools may now compete for the state championship in debates and in essay writing contests. Any school which wishes to enter must write before Oct. 27, to the bureau of public discussion, in care of the university extension division. All contestants in the junior section must be below the age of 15. Each school is to choose its best speaker and its best essay writer by any method the school may work out. The state will be divided into 18 divisions, consisting of from one to six counties each. After a series of preliminary contests, a final debating contest will be held at the university. The university will defray the expense of the speakers participating in this final contest for the state debating championship. The contestants for the state championship in the essay contest may write on any phase of any one of the following subjects: (1) "What can our farms, our mines, leses may be carried out of every friendly nation? Our welfare and prosperity depend upon our intercourse with all the earth. To abandon withdrawing our ship from the seas upon the litter despot in Europe prosperity and bring illumination upon the Ame. We fight to protect against assassination at the high seas while exercise of these right international law and dictate of human rights. We fight to preserve institutions and our nation against the menheaded by the German ambition is to dominate fight also for the no universal democracy and of the smallest and equally with the most and to govern themsele will of their own peace which agonized manly craves and whir nor the bayonet of but the suppremacy of alone can restore to a To secure these endery man and woman in the soil of free America blessings of her priority to join the league of chasing a Liberty boy. (Signed) W. Secretary of SOLDIER BOY WRITE TO AN ANSWER Men Camp Lewis Cause For A word of warning however, may help some and along that line I desire to mention one or two specific instances where so-called fertilizer that contained over fifty per cent of foreign substances that were absolutely worthless was sold as real fertilizer and in some cases delivered and paid for before the fraud was discovered. Some of this stuff was in greater part simply black clay strongly impregnated with alkali, while other lots were made to bulk big and weigh heavy by the addition of common creek gravel and a plentiful saturation with water. But it remained for a well known business firm that deals in fertilizer as a side line to institute an entirely new departure in the sale of so-called fertilizer by furnishing stuff that carries about forty per cent of fine sand and selling it for the real article. This latest instance came to light in the delivery at Orange of two cars of fertilizer to a rancher of that locality, who after unloading part of one car called on me to investigate, which investigation resulted in the finding that what was considered a fair sample taken from one of the cars carried about forty per cent of fine sand. The analysis was made by washing the substance and weighing the clear sand deposited at the bottom of the receptacle used. When the attention of the seller was called to this condition a rebate of fifty cents a ton was offered by the seller's agent (a clear admission that the stuff was not what it was represented) but at last reports the matter had not been settled, as the purchaser seemed inclined to accept my suggestion that he should not pay anything for it at all. Several cars of this doped fertilizer was sent to Villa Park some months ago, but the Villa Park corporation to which it was consigned refused to accept it at any price and after vainly attempting to bluff the matter through some of the cars were dumped beside the tracks and the rest of it taken elsewhere, one car going to Anahaim and another to Whittier, where presumably it was disposed of at the price of real fertilizer. This is a matter that can not be dealt with by law, as the law does not regulate the sale of any but what is known as commercial fertilizer, leaving the purchaser of other kinds of fertilizer practically at the mercy of visions, consisting of from one to six counties each. After a series of preliminary contests, a final debating contest will be held at the university. The university will defray the expense of the speakers participating in this final contest for the state debating championship. The contestants for the state championship in the essay contest may write on any phase of any one of the following subjects: (1) "What can the American boy or girl do to help the United States win the war?" (2) Impressions gained from a study of the life of an American hero." (3) An account of some personal experience," (4) "My favorite sport." THE LIBERTY LOAN For the purpose of equipping with arms, clothing and food our gallant soldiers who have been called to the field, maintaining our navy and our valiant tars upon the high seas; providing the necessary means to pay the wages of our soldiers and sailors and, if the bill now pending in congress passes, the monthly allowance for the support of their dependent families and to supply them with life insurance, constructing a great fleet of merchant vessels to maintain the line of communication with our brave troops in France, to keep our commerce afloat upon the high seas in defiance of the German Kaiser and his submarines; creating a great fleet of airplanes, which will give complete supremacy in the air to the United States and the brave nations fighting with us against the German military menace; and for other necessary war purposes the congress of the United States as authorized by congress. The official circular of the treasury to sell to the American people bonds of the United States bearing four per cent interest, with valuable tax exemptions, and convertible under certain conditions into other issues of United States bonds that may be authorized by congress. The official circular of the treasury department gives full details. There is now offered to the American people a new issue of $3,000,000,000, of bonds to be known as the second Liberty loan. They will be issued in such denominations and upon such terms that every patriotic citizen will have an opportunity to assist the government by lending his money upon the security of a United States government bond. It is essential to suc- SOLDIER BOY WRITE TO AN Men Camp Lewis Cause For C Under date of September H. Bierenbaum with Uncle Sam's Lil' 19th, writes as follow this city. He requests that it contains persons have no interest fore we compromise eliminating those pos-says: "Just a line to let am not coming home I passed the final exe-ble be absent for some time started in to drill a we reached camp Anaheim are all together contented. We claim company on the ground We have good chow did kitchen duty yes are all compelled to about. Imagine me ing dishes and wait of roughnecks! But are having a good time. "We also enjoyed All along the line depots, cheered up by the way, we will handbags given to Cross. It is then that can be given very grateful. You asking the Gazette thanks to the Red G Our camp is fine cellent quarters and silightest complaint later I will send you lonally. Mall from come to the boys, Benjamin H. Birren Camp Lewis, America ington." THE FARMER'S There is apparent ing to the farming gloom of the world attempting to bluff the matter through some of the cars were dumped beside the tracks and the rest of it taken elsewhere, one car going to Anabelm and another to Whittler, where presumably it was disposed of at the price of real fertilizer. This is a matter that can not be dealt with by law, as the law does not regulate the sale of any but what is known as commercial fertilizer, leaving the purchaser of other kinds of fertilizer practically at the mercy of unscrupulous dealers. Exploitation of this graft by newspaper publicity should go a long way however in remedying the evil complained of and the further suggestion is offered that the legend "Caveat Emptor" be given a prominent place on the printed statements accompanying shipments of this phony fertilizer so that the purchaser may be advised of possible conditions. Yours very truly, GEORGE McPHEE, Sealer Weights and Measures. FULLERTON EXPECTS A CHAMPION TEAM Doc Crandall of the Angels, Will be One of the Pitchers Doc Crandall, who is pitching for the Los Angeles baseball club, stopped in Fullerton on his way to Laguna Beach. He called on several of his friends and said he was looking for two, four or five room houses and wanted them about November 1 for his brother Karl, and Frank Hannah, both playing now on the Salt Lake team, but who are going to join the Standard-Murphy club this fall and winter; therefore they want to live in Fullerton. Doc announced that he is going to winter at Laguna Beach and will There is now offered to the American people a new issue of $3,000,000,000, of bonds to be known as the second Liberty loan. They will be issued in such denominations and upon such terms that every patriotic citizen will have an opportunity to assist the government by lending his money upon the security of a United States government bond. It is essential to the success of the war and to the support of our gallant troops that these loans shall not only be subscribed but oversubscribed. No one is asked to donate or give his money to the government; but everyone is asked to lend his money to the government. The loans will be repaid in full with interest at the rate of four per cent per annum. A government bond is the safest investment in the world. It is as good as currency and yet better, because the government bond bears interest and currency does not. No other investment compares with it for safety, ready convertibility into cash, and unquestioned availability as collateral security for loans in any bank in the United States. People by thousands ask the treasury constantly how they can help the government in this war. Through the purchase of Liberty bonds every one can help. No more patriotic duty can be performed by those who cannot actually fight upon the field of battle than to furnish the government with the necessary money to enable it to give our soldiers and sailors all that they require to make them strong for the fight and capable of winning a swift victory over our enemies. We fight, first of all, for America's vital rights, the right to the unmolested and unobstructed use of the high seas, so that the surplus products of There is apparent ing to the farming gloom of the world of the recognition of service to mankind cried many tokens haps so effervesces this, which was spotted president of the new food garden association of the American nation at Atlantic City. "The farmer is in county has. If he buys bankers and all the perous. The thing you get together will stone of high prices over the rough spoil produce more food for fore. Three million ens by city farmers $350,000,000 worth chen door.' We must near the points of tion as possible, rea cold storage mthe railroads." Of course we can how the city man w food is helping thiness it is to grow turn for the city w the city man furn and comfort. If thie his own food, he w to make any city p farmer would have planos, automobilies Anaheim Gazette our farms, our mines and our factories may be carried into the harbors of every friendly nation in the world. Our welfare and prosperity as a people depend upon our right of peaceful intercourse with all the nations of the earth. To abandon these rights by withdrawing our ships and commerce from the seas upon the order of a military despot in Europe would destroy prosperity and bring disaster and humiliation upon the American people. We fight to protect our citizens against assassination and murder upon the high seas while in the peaceful exercise of these rights demanded by international law and every instance and dictate of humanity. We fight to preserve our democratic institutions and our sovereignty as a nation against the menace of a power-fur and ruthless military autocracy headed by the German Kaiser, whose ambition is to dominate the world. We fight also for the noble ideal of universal democracy and liberty, the right of the smallest and weakest nations equally with the most powerful to live and to govern themselves according to the will of their own people. We fight for peace, for that just and lasting peace which agonized and tortured humanity craves and which not the sword nor the bayonet of a military despot but the suppremacy of vindicated right alone can restore to a distracted world. To secure these ends I appeal to every man and woman who resides upon the soil of free America and enjoys the blessings of her priceless institutions to join the league of patriots by purchasing a Liberty bond. (Signed) W. G. McADOO, Secretary of the Treasury. SOLDIER BOY WRITES TO ANAHEIM FRIEND Men Camp Lewis Can Find no Cause For Complaint could not buy any. And then, if the city man were to grow his own food, his factories and other city things would be in his way and he would have to dynamite them. And if you keep right on in that line there would be no cities, no middlemen, no railroads, no bankers—nothing in the world but farmers and hunters, just as there were in Adam's time. The farmers ought to send Mr. Pack a prize pumpkin; he is surely starting everything their way!—Pacific Rural Press. WOMEN FIGHT FOREST FIRES Three Arizona women have received the official thanks of the forest service, in the form of a letter from the acting forester, for services rendered in fighting forest fires. They are Mrs. O. P. Schoenberg of Portal, Ariz., and the Misses Lillian and Hildegarde Erickson, of Cochise, Ariz., who last June and July assisted forest rangers in suppressing serious fires which burned over about 24,000 acres on the Chiricahua division of the Coronado national forest in Arizona. At a time when all the available men were needed on the fire line, officials of the forest service say that Mrs. Schoenberg, who is the wife of Ranger O. P. Schoenberg, took over the work of securing labor, handling the telephone exchange, and thus keeping the various crews in touch with each other, and running the commissary for the large force of laborers employed on the fire. She also arranged for the disposition of the men at the different fire fighting crews and fed the newcomers on their way to the fire. It is stated that her excellent judgment and initiative were of material assistance in extinguishing the fire. The Misses Erickson, daughters of a ranger, took an active part in the fire fighting. They organized and set to work one crew of men and aided in securing others. On one occasion, department for settlement. Aliens claiming exemption because of treaty rights would be forever barred from becoming citizens, but they would still be subject to the draft for non-military service under the proclamation of the president. Enemy aliens would be subject to the draft and assignment to nonmilitary duty. IRVINE APPEALS TO HIGHEST AUTHORITY Frantic Efforts of Rich Man's Son to Escape From Service Going over the heads of the local exemption board and of the appeal board in Los Angeles, Adj. Gen. J. J. Borree has "authorized" the local board of District No. 1, at Santa Ana to grant a discharge to James Irvine, Jr. Gen. Borree had Irvine examined by a San Francisco physician connected with the appeal board of Northern California No. 1, and that physician decided that Irvine was physically disqualified for military service. This comes after the physicians of Orange County No. 1 had passed Irvine as physically suialified, and after Irvine, on appeal to the Los Angeles board, had been found by the appeal board to be qualified physically. Whether or not Gen. Borree's letter is a mandatory order has not been determined. If it is not mandatory, the local board will take the determination of the Southern California appeal board. That is, Irvine will be drafted. So far as can be learned, this is the only Orange county case that has been taken out of the regular channels in an attempt to break down the decisions of the boards provided by the federal act. "After our physicians and the appeal board's decision we are of the opinion that if Irvine's claim is sound, SOLDIER BOY WRITES TO ANAHEIM FRIEND Men of Camp Lewis Can Find no Cause For Complaint Under date of September 24, Benjamin H. Bierenbaum, who left here with Uncle Sam's Liberty boys on the 19th, writes as follows to a friend in this city. He requests that the letter be not published in the Gazette as it contains personal matters that have no interest for strangers, therefore we compromise with the boy by eliminating those portions of it. He says: "Just a line to let you know that I am not coming home very soon, as I passed the final exam, and expect to be absent for some time to come. We started in to drill almost as soon as we reached camp. The boys from Anaheim are all together, and all are contented. We claim to have the best company on the grounds, barring none. We have good chow and plenty of it. I did kitchen duty yesterday, which we are all compelled to do for a day, turn about. Imagine me washing and wiping dishes and waiting on this bunch of roughnecks! But, just the same, we are having a good time. "We also enjoyed the trip up here. All along the line people crowded the depots, cheered up and fed us. And, by the way, we will never forget the handbags given to us by the Red Cross. It is the handiest thing that can be given the boys, and all are very grateful. You will favor us by asking the Gazette to extend our thanks to the Red Cross. "Our camp is fine. We are in excellent quarters and have not the slightest complaint to make. A little later I will send you postcards occasionally. Mall from home is sure welcome to the boys, and my address is Benjamin H. Birenbaum, 364th Inft., Camp Lewis, American Lake, Washington." THE FARMER'S NEW ALLIES There is apparently a great joy coming to the farming interest out of the gloom of the world conflict in the way the large force of laborers employed on the fire. She also arranged for the disposition of the men at the different fire fighting crews and fed the newcomers on their way to the fire. It is stated that her excellent judgment and initiative were of material assistance in extinguishing the fire. The Misses Erickson, daughters of a ranger, took an active part in the fire fighting. They organized and set to work one crew of men and albed in securing others. On one occasion, by actually fighting fire all night, they relieved a crew which was urgently needed at another fire. In addition, they carried food and water to the men on the fire line, who otherwise would not have had anything to eat. BANKER'S ASSOCIATION A war session of American bankers, representing invested capital in the banking business of perhaps $25,000,000,000 was lately held in Atlantic City. It is a pleasing thing to note that the keynote of this assemblage, known as the American Bankers' association, is one of intense loyalty to the government, to the president and to our aims and objects in the war. One of the great sound pillars of the cause in which we are now enlisted is our splendid financial strength. It is back of and supporting all our activities and the activities of our allies as well. Few persons adequately realize the part played by our banking institutions in the everyday life of the people and fewer still accord them the acknowledgement that is their due. They are the stabilizers of our whole governmental system and business life. The Gibraltars in our national security. The allen slacker bill, reviser by Representative Rogers of Massachusetts, will be reported to the house soon and a special rule asked to expedite its passage. Under the Rogers bill Japanese and Chinese would not be excluded from exemption privileges. The senate bill exempts allens from registration unless they have been here a year and would give them 90 days in which to leave or be deported. Under this new bill allens who have come into the country within the past 12 months must register and would be detained if they attempted to leave evade registration. Subjects of all nations would be drafted regardless of After receiving a wire from Adjuntant General Borree to the effect that the decree of the San Francisco physician was not a mandatory order, the local exemption board Saturday called Irvine before it and Drs. J. I. Clark, W. G. Dubols, F. J. Gobar and D.' F. Royer examined his arm, reported to the Adjuntant General by Dr. Gallway of San Francisco, as weak from an old fracture, and declared him to be physically qualified for service. Immediately, the local board notified Irvine whose dependency, physical and agricultural claims have been denied, that he has been drafted and he was ordered to start for Camp Lewis at 1 o'clock Wednesday. THE JUNIOR REPUBLIC The George Junior Republic is located at Chino, in San Bernardino county, a little distance from Pomona. The purpose of the school is to teach boys between the ages of fourteen and eighteen self support and self government, and, in furtherance of that purpose, the citizens of the school elect their own officers, who maintain discipline. The 270 acre ranch where the various branches of agriculture are taught, the printing shop and carpenter shop, brick making plant and the department in which practical courses in electricity and garage work are given, measure the scope of the republic's industrial activities. We have read interest in the Sep- THE FARMER'S NEW ALLIES There is apparently a great joy coming to the farming interest out of the gloom of the world conflict in the way of the recognition of his indispensable service to mankind. We have described many tokens of it, but none perhaps so effervescently refreshing as this, which was spoken by C. L. Pack, president of the national emergency food garden association at the convention of the American Bankers association at Atlantic City, Sept. 24: "The farmer is the best friend the county has. If he is prosperous, you bankers and all the rest of us are prosperous. The thing for you to do is to get together and smash the cornerstone of high prices. Aid the farmer over the rough spots so that he can produce more food stuffs than ever before. Three million emergency gardens by city farmers have produced $350,000,000 worth of food, 'f.o.b. kitchen door.' We must produce food as near the points of greatest consumption as possible, rout the middleman and cold storage men and thus relieve the railroads." Of course we cannot directly see how the city man who grows his own food is helping the farmer whose business it is to grow food for him in return for the city productions which the city man furnishes for his need and comfort. If the city man produced his own food, he would have no time to make any city productions and the farmer would have to make his own planes, automobiles, etc., because he anese and Chinese would not be excluded from exemption privileges. The senate bill exempts allens from registration unless they have been here a year and would give them 90 days in which to leave or be deported. Under this new bill allens who have come into the country within the past 12 months must register and would be detained if they attempted to leave to evade registration. Subjects of all nations would be drafted regardless of treaties, and if any nation objected the matter would be taken up by the state. 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 SOLDIERS' INSURANCE Soldiers' insurance, as a substitute for and a vast improvement upon a pension system, is so clearly in the direction of national obligation that it needs no special support to insure its acceptance by the people and enactment into law by congress. The only question is as to the exact form this legislation should take. Facing as this nation now does the possibility of a protracted war, ample provision must be made for the comfort of those who may be seriously disabled and for the tender care of families deprived of their main dependence. 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 WALLNUT CROP According to a statement of the California Walnut Growers' association, the crop this year will be of fair average quality, excepting as to size, which will be smaller than usual. The tonnage of No. 1's will thus be reduced considerably, the No. 2's running past Sulphur Slide in the Santa Ana canyon might not stand, and that "wing dams" costing $12,500 are necessary to protect it. "It is my firm conviction that the concrete wall I have built to hold up the road will stand, in spite of flood waters in the river or sliding of the hill above the road," said Mr. WALLNUT CROP According to a statement of the California Walnut Growers' association, the crop this year will be of fair average quality, excepting as to size, which will be smaller than usual. The tonnage of No. 1's will thus be reduced considerably, the No. 2's running about 20 per cent as against 4 per cent last year. It is predicted that the crop will amount to about 27,000,000 lbs. For the five years preceding the California crop has been as follows: Year Pounds 1912 ..... 22,024,000 1913 ..... 22,378,000 1914 ..... 17,778,000 1915 ..... 29,634,000 1916 ..... 27,410,000 It is estimated that this year's crop has cost the California producer three cents per pound over last year's figures, due to higher prices paid for labor, stock feed, irrigation water, etc. Prices for the best grades of Italian walnuts in New York at the present time are about 17½ cents per pound. During the past four years the following prices per pound have ruled in California: Grade 1913 1914 1915 1916 No. 1 softshell 16 16½ 13½ 15½ Fancy budded 19 20 17 19 No. 2 .....11 12 10½ 12½ Jumbos .....17½ 18½ 16½ 17½ This season's Italian crop of walnuts is reported to be 1,500 tons short of normal. The French crop has been badly damaged by adverse weather conditions and will be late in entering the market, and it is thought cannot reach this country before Jan. 1, while some early shipments of the Italian crop will arrive in time for the Thanksgiving trade. WORK WILL HOLD Emphatic denials have been given by Contractor H. Clay Kellogg to reports that his $26,000 road job past Sulphur Slide in the Santa Ana canyon might not stand, and that "wing dams" costing $12,500 are necessary to protect it. "It is my firm conviction that the concrete wall I have built to hold up the road will stand, in spite of flood waters in the river or sliding of the hill above the road," said Mr. Kellogg. "I built the wall to stand, and I think putting in the wing dams as now recommended by Engineer Koebig, would be a waste of the county's money. If there are any who think the wall yill not stand, however, the only protection needed would be a wall of rock costing $1000 to $1500 at the base of the concrete wall." Mr. Kellogg also made the statement that Consulting Engineer Koebig had approved his (Kellogg's) plan, as well as approving the lower route for the road in preference to the route over the hill. Mr. Kellogg's one recommendation with relation to bettering the road is to pave it, for the soil filled in behind the wall is a kind of clay, and will become slushy during the rains. Unless the road be paved he thinks it should be covered with gravel. AVIATOR IN HIGH ALTITUDES Herb Hogan is making daily flights at the field near Brea and has gone south as far as Orangethorpe and Garden Grove roads, over this part of the county. Hogan is going up over four thousand feet high and almost loses himself in the clouds. He was above the fog and handled the machine in expert style a few days ago. He is the instructor for the Southern California School of Aviation and is having fine success with his machine. The Loara P. T. A. met at the home of Mrs. G. H. Goodals Thursday afternoon, and the ladies were entertained by the hostess with a rotary tea. Emphatic denials have been given by Contractor H. Clay Kellogg to reports that his $26,000 road job After returning from your vacation and again taking up the duties of housekeeping you will need coffee and tea. Try the special brands handled by the Great Western Coffee and Tea Co. We absolutely guarantee our goods. Orders taken by phone and purchase delivered at your door. Double Green Trading Stamps on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Give our goods a trial. We intend to make you a satisfied customer. Great Western Coffee & Tea Co. 119 W. Center St., Anaheim