anaheim-gazette 1917-10-11

HERE'S WHAT WE PAY OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS Privates on Foreign Soil Will Draw A Good Salary What pay do the soldiers of the United States receive? That is a question that is often asked these days and seldom answered correctly. Better cut this out, therefore, and paste it in your scrap book, for the figures are official. Commissioned officers are paid yearly salaries as follows: General ... $13,500 Lieutenant General ... 11,000 Major General ... 8,000 Brigadier General ... 6,000 Colonel ... 4,000 Lieutenant Colonel ... 3,500 Major ... 3,000 Captain ... 2,400 First Lieutenant ... 2,000 Second Lieutenant ... 1,700 Commissioned officers must provide their own clothing, food and other equipment. Since June 1, 1917, privates receive $30 per month; Corporals, $36; Sergeants, $38 to $81. In addition they receive clothing, food and all equipment. Both officers and enlisted men receive 20 per cent additional pay when serving in a foreign country. Those assigned to aviation duty receive 50 per cent additional. The American private is looked on as a millionaire in France, because he has so much money. The paymaster is prompt to get around, moreover, and the boys get what is coming to them, in American gold coin, on the nail. At least that was the system in the Spanish war, and there is no reason to believe the system has been changed. Of course, as it is against the policy of the government in the present war to send gold abroad, even ling the active course of this second campaign, when subscriptions for every available dollar are asked for by the government for the new bonds, the old 3½s will continue to rule at even a nominal premium, but the fact that these 3½s did go to a slight premium and that there is likely to be a demand for such of these bonds as the original subscribers may not desire to convert into the new 4s, at a price close to par, is a point calculated to impress those who are approaching the subject of government financing from a critical investment standpoint. "The weight of economic opinion seems to clearly endorse the action of Congress in making the new loan subject to surtaxes and excess profit taxes. It is not sound public policy to permit all of the inherited wealth of the country to find its way even into the 3½s of the government and thereby escape any contribution for the carrying on of the war. The second Liberty loan 4% bonds now offered, however, appear to meet the situation, to an excellent degree, from the standpoint of the economist and the critical investor, as well as the patriotic citizen who intends to do his bit toward the successful carrying on of the war irrespective of the character of the paper offered by the government. FISH, OR CUT BAIT People in Sweden are greatly exercised lest the Swedes in America not naturalized shall be compelled to serve in the draft army "against Germany;" or compelled in lieu of that to leave America in 100 days. "Why", cry these Swedes to the American minister in Stockholm, "we do not want them to fight Germany, and they cannot dispose of their interests in America in so short a time, nor could they get back to Sweden if they did." Well, omy saved that life. The Liberty loot to be a tremendous economic life. The expenditure American productivity. If this is an oomy, our country tunate. ITALIAN MURDER Bondy Found in While Officers Flippi Dimarec lieved to have murder of Stephan found dead in S4 o'clock Thursday. O. Hodson. This back, arms upon his lips and five hills of Italian body was lying on Park, on the oo about two miles park, 300 yards open space. T Dimaero's left hit let in the chambers into the Italian's two clips full of four in it, in the Hodson, who and who knew tficers were out who had fired w Tom Johnson a Wednesday at m at the Villa Park water works day on his way to the water company's employed as over the body lying notified Coroner was sent to tha The American private is looked on as a millionaire in France, because he has so much money. The paymaster is prompt to get around, moreover, and the boys get what is coming to them, in American gold coin, on the nail. At least that was the system in the Spanish war, and there is no reason to believe the system has been changed. Of course, as it is against the policy of the government in the present war to send gold abroad, even to the allied nations, it may well be that the American soldiers are paid in paper money, but American paper money is as good as gold the world over; even in Germany, where they do not have any of it. The French soldier gets seven cents a day, and clothing and rations. The British Tommy gets thirty-six cents for the most efficient privates. The Canadian and Australian rates of pay come nearer to the American. The Italian has only a few cents. The German, poor devil, has the least of all except the Turk, who gets nothing. And the German and the Turk, don't even get glory, these days, and will get less when our boys get at them. Major General is the highest rank in the army at the present time, the other two higher ones being conferred by special act of congress, but it is probable that a lieutenant general will be born during the present war. It is doubtful if the rank of general will ever be revised. It was created as a mark of distinction for Gen. Grant. THE LIBERTY LOAN While the patriotic appeal involved in the necessity of maintaining the position of our country in the war is a sufficient argument in favor of the purchase of Liberty loan bonds, the technical position of the issue as an investment is naturally a matter of interest to the large subscriber. George K. Weeks, vice president of the National City company, one of the largest dealers in investment issues, and general campaign manager for the liberty loan in the 12th district, has stated the position of the new Liberty loan 4s from the technical investment security standpoint. He says: "The second Liberty loan campaign opens under very favorable auspices from the standpoint of the investment standing of the bonds offered for sale." The Liberty loan 3½s sold last June people in Sweden are greatly exercised lest the Swedes in America not naturalized shall be compelled to serve in the draft army "against Germany;" or compelled in lieu of that to leave America in 100 days. "Why", cry these Swedes to the American minister in Stockholm, "we do not want them to fight Germany, and they cannot dispose of their interests in America in so short a time, nor could they get back to Sweden if they did." Well, what then? We do not care whether they make further profit of America, nor whether they find a way to get back to Sweden. That is not our concern. The Swedes in America, like all other foreigners in America, must fish or cut bait. The American people have been too good natured in the past but those who are fighting America from the inside must be made to feel that is all past, now. We are not quite sure that we want any Swedes in the American army. If they are like their government, the officer leading his men might be in danger of a shot in the back. But we do not want them in America, either. BOND PURCHASES AND NATIONAL SAVING In a speech delivered by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo in New York City, June 4, 1917, he made the following statement: "If this war continues for another 12 months, it is probable that the total amount of financing the government will have to do to cover its own expenditures and extend the necessary credit to the allied governments will amount to ten billion dollars." This or some large amount will be expended by the government of the United States and its allies in the United States in the purchase of products of various kinds of our farms, factories, and mines. This money is to be raised by the sale of bonds in the United States which have been and will be purchased by the people of this country. Economists are now speculating as to whether under these conditions the people of the United States are going to spend as much as they ordinarily would and to their usual expenditures will there be added the ten billion dollars or such sums as may be spent by the governments, or will the people curtail their expenditures by approximately the amount they invest... National City company, one of the largest dealers in investment issues, and general campaign manager for the liberty loan in the 12th district, has stated the position of the new Liberty loan 4s from the technical investment security standpoint. He says: "The second Liberty loan campaign opens under very favorable auspices from the standpoint of the investment standing of the bonds offered for sale. The Liberty loan 3½s sold last June were exempt from all taxation, except inheritance and estate taxes. This issue was nearly 50% over subscribed. The free market for these bonds has been somewhat hampered after the June campaign by a necessary delay on the part of the government in issuance of permanent engraved bonds, but the interim certificates issued by the different federal reserve banks have been salable at all times, at a concession of not more than a nominal fraction under par. As the date has approached when the permanent engraved bonds were ready and as investors have learned, with the offering of the second loan, they could either hold their fully tax exempt 3½s or convert them into a higher rate bond bearing 4%, exempt from all taxes, except estate taxes, surtaxes and excess profit taxes, the demand for the old 3½s has been such that they have ruled on the New York stock exchange during the last ten days at a nominal premium, the high record price being 100.30 and accrued interest. "The investor is offered in the second campaign a bond bearing interest at the rate of 4% per annum, which cannot be retired by the Government in less than ten years, which is convertible into any higher rate bond issued during the course of the war and which is exempt from normal federal taxes and all state and local taxes. "It is not to be expected that dur- Economists are now speculating as to whether under these conditions the people of the United States are going to spend as much as they ordinarily would and to their usual expenditures will there be added the ten billion dollars or such sums as may be spent by the governments, or will the people curtail their expenditures by approximately the amount they invest in government bonds, with the result that the expenditures in America this year will be practically the same as heretofore, the people purchasing approximately as much less than usual as the governments purchase more. It is hoped that this happy balance will be effected. The large bond buyers will very probably curtail their investments along other lines to the extent they invest in government bonds. Their ordinary expenditures will probably remain the same. It is regarded as probable that the great body of purchasers of the smaller amounts of Liberty bonds are going to curtail their living expenses, largely in the way of cutting off luxuries, pretty much by the amount they invest in government bonds. The man with an annual income of a thousand dollars who bought or buys a hundred dollar bond will cut down his yearly expenses one hundred dollars; the ten thousand dollar a year man who has bought a thousand or a twenty five hundred dollar bond will cut out superfluities and luxuries to that amount. Of course this is a matter largely of surmise, but the conclusion seems based on sound reasoning and many known instances. It is stated with confidence by publicists that the great majority of the purchasers of the Liberty Loan bonds will at the end of 12 months be richer by the amount of their bond purchases, having by econom- Anahelm Gazette The Liberty loan bond issue is going to be a tremendous factor for good in the economic life of the American people. The expenditure of vast sums for American products will bring prosperity. If this is accompanied by economy, our country will indeed be fortunate. ITALIAN MURDERER ENDS HIS OWN LIFE Bondy Found in Santa Ana Canyon While Officers are Hunting Him Flippi Dimarco, alias Lamarac, believed to have been guilty of the murder of Stephano Matelliano, was found dead in Santa Ana canyon at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon by A. O. Hodson. The man was lying on his back, arms flung wide, a smile upon his lips and a dream of his native hills of Italy in his heart. The body was lying on a hill, above Villa Park, on the old canyon road and about two miles below the county park, 300 yards from the road in an open space. There was a pistol in Dimareo's left hand, and the one bullet in the chamber had been fired into the Italian's heart. There were two clips full of bullets and one with four in it, in the man's pocket. Hodson, who knew of the murder and who knew that the posses of officers were out looking for the man, who had fired without warning upon Tom Johnson and Charles Squires Wednesday at midnight in their camp at the Villa Park and El Modena water works dam, was riding past on his way to the J. T. Carpenter water company's camp, where he is employed as overseer, when he saw the body lying on the hillside. He notified Coroner Winbigler, and word was sent to the officers who had campaign will be new, in point of management. Since the first campaign was inaugurated Congress has enacted the law establishing the food administration, and federal food commissioners have been appointed (or will be) in all the states. The food administrator has placed the direction of the new food pledge campaign in the hands of the agents, these food commissioners." FULLERTON TO HAVE BASEBALL TEAM Irish Muesel Will Manage Club This Winter The prospects for winter baseball in Fullerton this year looks exceedingly bright at this time. At a meeting of the directors of the ball club it was decided to start playing the first week in November. Emil (Irish) Muesel attended the meeting and was engaged by the directors to manage the team for the season. He will have complete charge of securing players and arranging games. The directors are to be congratulated on securing Mr. Muesel, who is one of the best players on the Pacific coast league and a credit to the national pastime, both on and off the field. "Irish" announced, after the meeting, that he had already secured the majority of his players, and that he had "some club" already lined up. There is talk of forming a league, composed of Pasadena, San Pedro, Standard-Murphy, Fullerton and two clubs from Los Angeles, although nothing definite has been done as yet in that line. The directors have taken action. Now it is up to the fans to back them up, and indications are that the fans will come through. pieces about one quarter to three-eights of an inch thick, sulphured in fumes of burning sulphur for 20 minutes in an enclosed space, then dried on trays in the sun; or instead of sulphuring, the potatoes may be boiled or steamed until they are nearly cooked, run through a meat chopper, and then dried in the sun. If they are boiled before drying, potatoes may be cooked in water or milk without previous soaking, but otherwise they must be soaked over night in eight pints of water to a pound of potatoes. After drying, it is well to heat vegetables for a few minutes in an oven, to kill any insect eggs, and then to store them in a dry place, safa from rodents, after wrapping them in paper and enclosing them in cloth or in burlap sacks. ALL RECORDS ECLIPSED Once upon a time a congress of the United States granted appropriations totalling $1,000,000,000 for the conduct of the government, and we never heard the last of that "billion dollar congress." That is, we did not hear the last of it so long as it would serve as a political battlecry. But it has been outclassed, discounted, surpassed and left in the ruck, yet far be it from us to suggest that in a partisan sense. For the congress which adjourned at Washington Saturday, and which had been in session since April appropriated $21,000,000! And glory be that congress had the nerve as well as the judgment to do it, and that we as a people have the money to pay. The extra session of 1917 has the following record: Total appropriations and authorizations, $21,389,000,000. Total revenue provided by bonds and taxation, $19,403,000,000. and who knew that the posses of officers were out looking for the man, who had fired without warning upon Tom Johnson and Charles Squires Wednesday at midnight in their camp at the Villa Park and El Modena water works-dam, was riding past on his way to the J. T. Carpenter water company's camp, where he is employed as overseer, when he saw the body lying on the hillside. He notified Coroner Winbigler, and word was sent to the officers who had begun a search for the missing man again. The inquest, held Thursday in Orange at 9, o'clock, resulted in the finding that Dimarco's death was a plain case of suicide. It is believed that he saw the men hunting for him early Thursday morning and a little later when a second group were sent out, and not having the endurance and cunning of Mexican murderers, who know how to hide out in the hills for days, he decided to shoot himself rather than to be caught by the officers and to suffer the penalty of the law for the murder of his Italian comrade. Those connected with the lemon growers' association, where Dimarco was working, state that he had seemed sane and not quarrelsome during the few weeks that he had been working in Villa Park. $1,201,000,000 FROM INCOME SURTAXES The income section of the war revenue bill provides for $841,000,000 in revenues above that which the existing law yields, about $360,000,000, making a total from incomes in the present fiscal year of $1,201,000,000. The percentages of levies in the bill are: 1 per cent on incomes not exceeding $7,500. 2 on $ 7,500 to $ 10,000 3 on 10,000 to 12,500 4 on 12,500 to 15,000 6 on 15,000 to 20,000 8 on 20,000 to 40,000 10 on 40,000 to 60,000 14 on 60,000 to 80,000 18 on 80,000 to 100,000 22 on 100,000 to 150,000 25 on 150,000 to 200,000 30 on 200,000 to 250,000 34 on 250,000 to 300,000 37 on 300,000 to 500,000 40 on 500,000 to 750,000 45 on 750,000 to 1,ooo,ooo 50 on above $1,ooo,ooo. LET'S EAT WHALE That whale meat is more easily digested than beef is shown by chemical analysis just made by Prof. H. A. Mattill of the division of dietetics of the university, as just reported to the council of defense. There are tough cuts as well as tender cuts in whale meat, Prof. Mattill points out, and so the housewife should vary its preparation for the table accordingly, broiling tender whale steaks and making savory stews of the tougher portions. Prof. Mattill's analysis shows that whale meat contains 23.13 per cent of protein, or a larger quantity than average beef, an advantage in whale meat, since the more fat meat contains, the slower it is digested and the longer it remains in the stomach. The other constituents of whale meat are: water 71.22 per cent; ash 1.2 per cent; and 21-1OO of one per cent of undetermined substances. Whale meat is digested much more rapidly than eggs. ORANGE COUNTY INVENTOR Geo. H. Marshall, Capistrano garage man, is now negotiating with the government for utilization of certain ideas he has developed in connection with the use of a motor in war activities. He has been in communication with the army transportation department and in letters received by him those to whom his correspondence has been referred have expressed deep interest, sufficient to produce a request that he advise the department of the particulars of certain inventions and plans he has in mind. According to Marshall himself, he has plans for using motors with greater efficiency and with better results than were attained in the use of "tanks." He says that by operation of one of There is talk of forming a league, composed of Pasadena, San Pedro, Standard-Murphy, Fullerton and two clubs from Los Angeles, although nothing definite has been done as yet in that line. The directors have taken action. Now it is up to the fans to back them up, and indications are that the fans will come through. SCRAP METAL ON THE FARM The shortage in the supply of the iron and steel, which this country must have in increasing amounts if the war is to be won, has developed a new source of income for the farmer, and not merely a few farmers, but most farmers. The United States geological survey calls the attention of farmers to the fact that even at the recently fixed prices of iron and steel it should be possible for most farmers to reap an overlooked profit through the sale of the old iron and steel scattered about their premises; that the saving of such old scrap metal will help to meet the present serious deficiency in the supply of iron and steel; that the use of the old metal will accomplish savings in coke which is now to be had only at unprecedented prices; that the delivery of the old iron and steel at foundries far from iron mines and big steel centers will correspondingly relieve the excessive strain on the mines, some of the furnaces, and the railway and boat traffic in the coke and iron producing districts. The farmer who turns in his junk while the present prices prevail is likely not only to make a clear profit over the cost of hauling and freight, but, through increasing the iron and steel FOOD CONSERVATION A new and more intensive campaign for food conservation and the prevention of waste is asked of California women by the council of national defense in a letter received by the California state council of defense. The letter, which outlines the proposed anti-waste campaign, in part is as follows: "The food administration has directed his federal food commissioners in the states to begin, on October 14, 1917, a second campaign for the enrollment of women for food conservation through the pledge card system. This new campaign will continue intensively for a week. Its purpose will be to supplement the earlier campaign for the enrollment of women, which was undertaken by the state councils of defense, working primarily through state divisions of the woman's committee of the council of national defense and which was terminated on Sept. 5. The first campaign was as successful as the circumstances allowed, but a large number of women were not touched thereby. It is important that these women shall be pledged; therefore the clean-up campaign will be undertaken by the federal food commissioners on Oct. 14. "Although supplementary to what has already been done, this clean-up and in letters received by him those to whom his correspondence has been referred have expressed deep interest, sufficient to produce a request that he advise the department of the particulars of certain inventions and plans he has in mind. According to Marshall himself, he has plans for using motors with greater efficiency and with better results than were attained in the use of "tanks." He says that by operation of one of his inventions, the government can be saved millions of dollars alone on automobiles and trucks. He will at once get out patent papers and later may go to Washington to present his ideas in person. DRY SURPLUS VEGETABLES The home gardener who has more cabbage, squash, pumpkin, potatoes or sweet potatoes than his family can eat can dry them to advantage, points out the state council of defense. Full directions can be found in a circular on this subject written by Prof. W. V. Cruess of the University of California, obtainable free by writing to the college of agriculture at Berkeley. For drying, the outer leaves of the cabbage should be removed and the cabbage cut into strips about ¼ or ½ inch thick. Eighteen pounds of cabbage spread loosely on trays and dried in the sun will give one pound of dried cabbage. This is cooked by adding seven cupfuls of water to one heaping cupful of dried cabbage, bringing it to a boil in an open kettle, and boiling for 30 minutes. Pumpkin and squash should be cut into thin slices a quarter of an inch thick and dried on trays. Sweet potatoes should be peeled and cut in slices or run through a meat chopper and then spread on trays to dry in the sun. Potatoes should be cut into In the northeastern states scrap metals have long been more or less fully taken care of, mainly by the ubiquitous junk dealer, and along most railways and about most industrial plants they are now salvaged systematically. However, in the greater part of the United States little attention is given to saving the old metal scattered about the industrial plants of the farmers, where abandoned binders, plows, mowers, rakes, etc., decorate the fence corners and roadsides, and discarded stoves, pumps, pipe, and small utensils rust about the barns and sheds. A considerable part of this junk is already on wheels with tongue and whifletree attached, ready in fact to be "walked on its own legs" to the station. According to the census returns there were in 1910 about 1,265,000,000 dollars worth of agricultural machinery alone on the 6,361,502 American farms. Farm implements, not including stoves, chains, tools, etc., valued For Your Unused Fireplace! The Radiantfire Harmonizes with the furniture of any home. It burns like a huge, ever-changing opal, with rich, cheerful fire light effects. It throws out heat waves that warm you twenty feet away. The RADIANTFIRE is strikingly handsome in appearance, an ornament for the large home, yet inexpensive and appropriate in the small California bungalow. Science's answer to the home heating problem. Built in various sizes and styles. See the new RADIANTFIRE display. SOUTHERN COUNTIES GAS COMPANY Home 614 220 E. Center St. Pacific 116 The Gazette Reliable Clean Newsy Official Paper $1.50 Per Year Good Advertising Medium at about $165,000,000, are sold annually. A considerable part of the cost of manufacturing this farm machinery lies in the metals used, and the metals include not only iron and steel of various grades and values but occasional small parts of brass or copper. Most binders and mowers have one or more bearings lined with Babbitt metal containing tin now worth about 60 cents and lead worth 10 cents per pound. On the whole, excluding the metals used in railroad construction and transportation, or in city engineering and building, by far the greater part of all the iron and steel produced in this country in normal years is shipped to the farm. It has been roughly estimated that three fourths of this metal different communities, fixing dates when cars would be in readiness for loading the old metals, informing the farmers as to possible grading of their junk and attending to railway, transportation, delivery, and possible settlements at the points of consumption. Cooperation should bring the best results. Care should be taken not to whelm the furnace or consumer by all shipping at once, so that too great quantities are delivered within a short period, for it is important to bear in mind that many foundries may not have the junk capacity or the extra labor needed to assort and break up great quantities of scrap when it is delivered. Somewhat definite arrangements should be made in advance of needed and must enable things, for bridges, buildings, airplanes, rails, oil well casing, to the allies, Italy deadly in need of res. This is the states scrap metre or less fully by the ubiquitous most railroad industrial plants systematically. Later part of the attention is given scattered about of the farmers, hers, plows, mowte the fence corr and discarded and small utenns and sheds. A this junk is alongue and whify in fact to be legs" to the sta census returns out 1,265,000,000 cultural machin-502 American events, not includ-ols, etc., valued Many farmers will take advantage of the opportunity to recover a profitable revenue from this overlooked and waste product; others, according to distance from the markets, may sell at little or no profit, except the satisfying sense of patriotic duty performed. Still others remote from the consuming foundries and furnaces can not afford a high cost of delivery which may far exceed the price received for the junk. Information should be secured in advance on this question. The gelological survey suggests that the farmers take up the question through the Grange, the Alliance, the farmers' unions, state experiment stations, the farmers' institutes, and other similar organizations, with a view to ascertaining the location of the best market, probably the nearest foundry or junk dealer; the cost of transportation, the best prices obtainable for the different classes of junk or implements, and the quantities of junk that can be used at the foundry or handled by the dealer. The same agencies might well arrange for cooperative local action on the part of the farmers in the Cooperation should bring the best results. Care should be taken not to whelm the furnace or consumer by all shipping at once, so that too great quantities are delivered within a short period, for it is important to bear in mind that many foundries may not have the junk capacity or the extra labor needed to assort and break up great quantities of scrap when it is delivered. Somewhat definite arrangements should be made in advance of shipments, and these can best be accomplished by some such agency as those suggested above. The coming autumn, winter, and early spring should be the best time for gathering up the scrap metals, getting in touch with the markets, and arranging community shipments. The farmer should learn whether he is too far from markets and should ascertain the scope and extent of the market demands. There is plenty of time within which to gather and ship his scrap, but his cooperative information system should be organized now. The farmers have many hundreds of thousands of tons on hand; the prices are unprecedentedly high; the country needs the metals. From the economic standpoint, it is a question of profitable thrift, of relieving in part the shortage in the metals, of conserving the iron ore and coal in the ground, and of service to country. To Orchardists: Chicken Manure $8.00 per ton on place; $10.00 per ton delivered. BRUCE BROS. R. F. D. No. 1. Phone 221-J 1