anaheim-gazette 1917-11-15

HEAVIEST CROP IN HISTORY OF THE STATE CITRUS FRUIT SHIPMENTS BREAK PREVIOUS RECORD BY 6166 CARS VALENCIA CROP 50 PER CENT GREATER THAN THAT OF NEXT HIGHEST YEAR The Fruit World in its weekly review of the citrus situation says: The 1916-17 citrus fruit season for California came to a close on October 31 with a record total of 54,504 cars shipped, as against 48,338 cars for the 1913-14 season, which was the next highest in total cars shipped, showing an increase of 6166 cars notwithstanding the damage by both heat and cold, which cut down the crop at least several thousand cars. Southern California districts shipped a total of 40,702 cars of oranges, an increase of 1678 cars over that of the 1913-14 season, which was the heaviest previous season. Lemon shipments total 7748 cars, as against 6940 cars for the 1915-16 season, showing a gain of 808 cars over the heaviest previous shipping season. Central California districts shipped a total of 5044 cars of oranges, a decrease of 834 cars over that of the 1913-14 season, which stands as the heaviest producing season. Lemon shipments from Central California show a decrease of 58 cars over that of the 1914-15 season, the heaviest lemon shipping season for tons per acre of 20 per cent beets. "These instances together with others where beans, walnuts and grain are destroyed, are quite sufficient proof that it is worth considerable effort and expense to control this pest." At a recent meeting held at the experiment station for the purpose of discussing the control of rodents, at which the United States Biological Survey, United States and State Public Health Service, State Agriculture Experiment Station and State Horticultural Commission were represented, the following recommendations were made: "That the best method of control was the poison method. That the United States Government formula was the best for the purpose known at the present time. To aid and encourage this work, the county has planned to prepare three tons of poisoned barley and sell it to the growers at cost, the growers to furnish the containers. In order that this work may be as effective at the start as possible, the week of November 12 to 17 is designated as Squirrel Poisoning Week, and everybody is requested to make a special effort to poison squirrels at this time. For those land owners who do not poison the squirrels on their property, there is any one course to pursue. That is to serve them with a legal notice and for the county to proceed to do the poisoning and charge the expense to the land. Now let everybody that has squirrels on his property work together for the benefit of all." MAIL SCHEDULE Dispatch of mails (time mail should be deposited at post office) Destination 6:30 a.m. North and east. Daily except Sunday. the blue and grey, and fields drenched this year in cruel and fratricide say you, women of whose ears sound the outraged women in glum? What do you? HUGE BUILDINGS AT WASHINGTON One of the manifolds sent by the war is adequate office access to thousands of clerks, and other federal are pouring into Washington government is exercising in this direction mandeered convict buildings and apartments a free hand. In addition huge temporary structures and in the contractors are breaking for construction work house the 600 offices the council of nation-taining more than 100 floor space, was equipped in 53 daysings nearby are for these of the food administration and army is well under way structure which will blocks to house the war and navy department tract for which calls four months. By these methods keeps in advance of At the present rate of usual 35,000 federal emington will be more the war continues and ers of all kinds are stenographers and draftsmen for the s and what are know clerks, clerks qualifi ments total 7748 cars, as against 6940 cars for the 1915-16 season, showing a gain of 808 cars over the heaviest previous shipping season. Central California districts shipped a total of 5044 cars of oranges, a decrease of 834 cars over that of the 1913-14 season, which stands as the heaviest producing season. Lemon shipments from Central California show a decrease of 58 cars over that of the 1914-15 season, the heaviest lemon shipping season for that district, a total of 165 cars having been shipped, as against 223 in 1914-15. Northern California shipments show an increase of 215 cars of oranges over that of the 1914-15 season, the previous heaviest shipping season. The undelivered value of the 1916-17 California citrus crop is placed at $67,000,000. The Valencia crop was 50 per cent greater than any previous year. Crops of both oranges and lemons in Southern California were of record size. Seventy-one per cent of the lemons consumed in America were supplied by California. The market on Valencias continues strong with prices generally higher on the best stock. F. O. B. quotations are on a basis of $3.25 to $3.50 for the best stock. According to the latest estimates, there are about 1100 cars of Valencias remaining for shipment. Reports from Tulare county say that the Valencias are not coloring up, and the shippers are of the opinion that this season will be one in which the fruit will mature inside before showing much color. If such is the case, sweating will be resorted to and the 8-to-1 standard test must be complied with. The "substantially colored" wording of the new state law is causing considerable worry to the fruit men, but it is expected that the question will be settled at a meeting of State Horticultural Commissioner Hecke and commissioners from the various citrus growing counties to determine what substantially colored means. The market is strong and higher on best stock lemons, as high as $8.95 per box having been realized on the Boston market on Orange county lemons. The lemons are coloring on the trees before attaining the proper size, and as a result considerable trouble is being had with off small fruit, which is difficult to market. MAIL SCHEDULE Dispatch of mails (time mail should be deposited at post office) Destination 6:30 a.m. North and east. Daily except Sunday. 9:00 a.m. South, San Diego points and Baja C'f'a., Mex. Daily. 10:30 a.m. Santa Ana, Buena Park, Norwalk, and Downey. Daily Ex. Sunday. 11:15 a.m. North, Eastern and Southern state, Canada. Daily. 12:30 p.m. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Pacific Coast points. Ex. Sunday and Holidays. 3:00 p.m. South, San Diego points, and Baja, C'f'a. Mex. Daily Ex. Sunday. 4:45 p.m. North, Eastern states, Southern states, Canada. Daily Ex. Sunday. Arrival of mails (time mail arrives at post office) Received From 6:00 a.m. Everywhere, daily ex. Sun. 7:00 a.m. Santa Ana, daily ex. Sun. 10:00 a.m. North and east, daily. 11:15 a.m. San Francisco and Pacific coast points. Daily ex. Sun. 12:15 u.m. Santa Ana and San Diego points. Daily ex. Sunday. 1:30 p.m. Santa Ana. Daily ex. Sun. 4:00 p.m. Everywhere, daily, ex. Sun. 6:00 p.m. Santa Ana and San Diego points. Daily ex. Sunday. A SLACKER A slacker is a man who, from one specious pretext or another, evades responsibility when the life of the nation stands in peril, when war'salarums rend the air, and when the nation calls him to arms in defense of flag and home and native land. He hears the screams of outraged women in France and Belgium, and knowing that a similar fate awaits the women of this country, should our land be invaded by a savage enemy, yet shirks his duty, while brave men leave their wives and kindred behind them and go forth to battle, declaring that by Almighty God above us the women of this land shall not be subjected to the infamies visited upon the women of Belgium and France. Is there a place to do the poisoning and charge the expense to the land. "Now let everybody that has squirrels on his property work together for the benefit of all." MONEY NEEDED CHINESE Rev. H. G. C. Hall Makes an Appointment This office has no from Rev. H. G. C. Hallking Road, Shanghai making an appeal to contributions toward fund. He says in part: The work in China likely but the great warily all the gifts this work going and it is funds. I should have ago. If you can help be very grateful. Should you wish my reliability almost the 6000 missionaries know me personally me, for my work through my China for tracts, Almanac Sunday school, or other Please send your P.O. Money order in Shanghai. A CONTENTS Nearly 1000 German sailors are interned in Carolina where they stay day and upward. The Mountain Park hotel establishment a short Asheville, and Julius describes the place... GROUND SQUIRRELS WILL HAVE TO GO Orange County Farmers Will Devote Week to Exterminating Pest County Horticultural Commissioner R. K. Bishop has sent out the following letter: "The last legislature passed an amendment to the county horticultural commissioner law, declaring ground squirrels to be a public nuisance and requiring the destruction of ground squirrels. "It is the duty of the county horticultural commissioner to enforce this law. "It is unnecessary to go into detail as to the amount of damage and waste that is caused by the ground squirrel. As a matter of interest, the following instances might be mentioned: "One large land owner, in this county, states that he has been poisoning squirrels on his property for four years. As a result, he has been able to increase the cattle pastured on the range to 1200 head more than he could formerly. "Another instance is where squirrels from an adjoining neglected pasture crossed the line and destroyed four acres of sugar beets. The remainder of the field produced ten flag and home and native land. He bears the screams of outraged women in France and Belgium, and knowing that a similar fate awaits the women of this country, should our land be invaded by a savage enemy, yet shirks his duty, while brave men leave their wives and kindred behind them and go forth to battle, declaring that by Almighty God above us the women of this land shall not be subjected to the infamilies visited upon the women of Belgium and France. Is there a place in this country for such a man? We have seen with what patriotic enthusiasm our boys have been bidden Godspeed on their way to war. These men are honored and beloved by the community, by the state and by the nation. They are men such as those whose blood stained the soil at Valley Forge, at Lexington and Bunker Hill, and whose deeds are written in letters of gold at Saratoga and Yorktown. These patriots made our country free, and we have grown to be the richest and most powerful nation on earth. Yet if these men had proven themselves to be slackers we should not be free men and women, and the great American nation had never been called into being. Is there room in this land for a slacker? The blood of our patriot dead has stained the battlefield in France, and their bodies lie enshrined in the love and veneration of a patriot world. Others of our boys will pour out their blood in defense of our women and our liberties. All honor to those boys who have left their home, and have gone forward to meet the enemy upon foreign battlefields. What of the slacker? Is there room in this fair land for such as he? What say you, men and women of America? What say you, sons of men who wore" Nearly 1000 German sailors are interned in Carolina where they day and upward. The Mountain Park hotel establishment a short Asheville, and Julie describes the place of these enemy allies. Thither 971 officers the German steamer New York were seized quarters at Ellis Island fortable." This is the signed. The officer man cooking, preparing of the steamers and Samuel. Some come heard because they supplied with Rhino sian caviar, but a man and men are satisfied ers and food is the man has violated him and made his escape ficers plead in his "wasn't right in his it quite likely. A surrounds the parkern hotel stands; they—called "Watchmen for the feelings of them in three shifts, so that 12 guards on duty are The officers occupy rooms in the hotel its bath; the sailor barracks built by new carpenters. The law such work as they come, with what they receive from the sales, brings them b Anaheim Gazette HUGE BUILDINGS FOR OFFICES AT WASHINGTON One of the manifold problems presented by the war is that of furnishing adequate office accommodations for the thousands of additional officials, clerks, and other federal servants who are pouring into Washington. The government is exercising its prerogative in this direction and has commanded conviently located office buildings and apartment houses with a free hand. In addition, it is erecting huge temporary structures for use as offices, and in the building of these contractors are breaking time records for construction work. A building to house the 600 officials and clerks of the council of national defense, containing more than 100,000 square feet of floor space, was erected and fully equipped in 53 days. Similar buildings nearby are for the use of the forces of the food administration, fuel administration and army ordnance. Work is well under way on a mammoth structure which will cover three city blocks to house the overflow of the war and navy departments, the contract for which calls for completion in four months. By these methods the government keeps in advance of its actual needs. At the present rate of increase the usual 35,000 federal employees in Washington will be more than doubled if the war continues another year. Workers of all kinds are being appointed, stenographers and typewriters and draftsmen for the service generally, and what are known as schedule clerks, clerks qualified in statistics or they could earn in their beloved Germany. It is a picnic. The captain of the gigantic Vaterland—now at Hoboken, converted into a transport and renamed The Leviathan—and the captain of the Kronprinzessin Cecifle, which raced back from sea to Bar Harbor in August, 1914, are there. The Germans have their own canteen, where tobacco, soft drinks and knick-knacks are sold. The golf links are well patronized every clear day; the officers have taken to the game with enthusiasm. The tennis courts and croquet grounds are occupied from morning to night. The 100 acres of woodland and lawn contain fine lounging places in which the men gather in groups to smoke and, doubtless, to congratulate themselves that they are not serving on submarines in the Atlantic or the North Sea. Willet Smith, an American aviator and prisoner of war, who recently escaped into Sweden, declares in a sworn report to this government that: The food supply to him and his companions was so meagre and uneatable that, on their way to work, prisoners pulled up dandelions and yellow dock week and ate the roots raw. At the Brandenburg camp, the prisoners had no blankets and many of them only shreds of shoes, in which they were forced to appear at rollcalls in snow and slush. They are not paid for their labor but are compelled to toll 8 to 10 hours a day, including Sunday. After four months at Lubec camp, the American, Canadian and English prisoners are haggard scarecrows, due to small quantities of poor food, many privations and over work. THE Y. M. C. A. DRIVE When the California Y. M. C. A. began its supreme drive for $750,000 for its war work among the soldiers and sailors of America and her allies Monday morning, more than 5,000 men, GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT A summary of preliminary estimates of crop production for the state of California and for the United States, as compiled by the bureau of crop estimates, dated Nov. 8, 1917, and transmitted through the weather bureau, is as follows: (The first figures indicate production this year; second figures last year, December estimates, unless otherwise stated.) Corn—State, production this year, 2,240,000 bu.; last year, 2,048,000 bu. U. S.—This year, 3,190,000,000 bu.; last year, 2,583,241,000 bu. Wheat—State, 6,534,000 bu.; 5,600,-000 bu.; U. S., 659,797,000 bu.; 639,-886,000 bu. Oats—State, 6,650,000 bu.; 6,500,-000. U. S., 1,580,714,000 bu.; 1,251,-992,000 bu. Barley—State, 35,206,000 bu.; 33,-320,000 bu. U. S. 201,659,000 bu.; 180,-927,000 bu. Rice—State,(Oct. 1 forecast) 5,125,-000 bu.; production last year, 3,263,-000 bu. U. S. 33,256,000 bu.; 40,702,-000 bu. Potatoes—State, 15,100,000 bu.; 10,-575,000 bu. U. S. 440,000,000 bu.; 285,-437,000 bu. Sweet Potatoes—State, 1,000,000 bu. 960,000 bu. U. S. 84,700,000 bu.; 70,-955,000 bu. All Hay—State, 4,627,000 tons; 4,-615,000 tons; U. S. 91,715,000 tons; 109,786,000 tons. Apples—State, 1,890,000 bbls. of 3 bu.; 1,918,000 bbls. U. S. 59,290,000 bbls.; 67,415,000 bbls. Peaches—State, 10,192,290 bu.; 8,-888,000 bu. U. S. 42,606,000 bu.; 36,-936，ooo bu. Cotton—State Sept. 25 forecast，5o-,oo bales; production last year，43，62o bales. U.S.,12，o47，ooo bales;11，l449，ooo bales. Sugar Beets—State，Nov. 1 forecast，1，66o，oo tons；1，463，ooo tons。U.S., By these methods the government keeps in advance of its actual needs. At the present rate of increase the usual 35,000 federal employees in Washington will be more than doubled if the war continues another year. Workers of all kinds are being appointed, stenographers and typewriters and draftsmen for the service generally, and what are known as schedule clerks, clerks qualified in statistics or accounting, and clerks qualified in business administration for the Ordnance department of the army being in great demand. Representatives of the federal civil service commission at the post offices in all cities are the official recruiting agents for the great civilian army, an army of a half million behind the men behind the guns. MONEY NEEDED FOR CHINESE MISSION WORK Rev. H. G. C. Hallock of Shanghai, Makes an Appeal for Aid This office has received a letter from Rev. H. G. C. Hallock of 13 Nanking Road, Shanghai, China, who is making an appeal to the people for contributions toward the missionary fund. He says in part: The work in China is going on nicely but the great war has cut off nearly all the gifts that have kept my work going and it is in real need of funds. I should have written long ago. If you can help a little I shall be very grateful. Should you wish to be assured of my reliability almost any and all of the 6000 missionaries in China either know me personally or know about me, for my work touches all either through my China for Christ Messenger tracts, Almanacs, Concordances, Sunday school, or other mission work. Please send your gift by check or P. O. Money order. I can cash either in Shanghai. A CONTRAST Nearly 1000 German officers and sailors are interned at a hotel in North Carolina where the rates were $4 per day and upward. The resort was the Mountain Park hotel, a sumptuous establishment a short distance from Asheville, and Julius Chambers thus describes the place and the treatmentter four months at Lubec camp, the American, Canadian and English prisoners are haggard scarecrows, due to small quantities of poor food, many privations and over work. THE Y. M. C. A. DRIVE When the California Y. M. C. A. began its supreme drive for $750,000 for its war work among the soldiers and sailors of America and her allies Monday morning, more than 5,000 men, women and boys of this state participated, according to advices from the war work council. At no other time in the history of the Young Men's Christian Association has the appeal for campaign workers met with so generous a response on the part of the public—the reason being that every family has been affected by the draft and is more than ever interested in the physical comfort and moral welfare of sons, brothers, husbands and sweethearts. On the eve of the mammoth campaign, J. E. Sprunger, state campaign manager, advised local and district managers and secretaries that California will win. "The people of California realize as never before," said he, "that the problem of the soldier's morals in training camp and trench is of first importance and they know and believe that the only way in which the morale and efficiency of our own boys can be kept up is by means of the Y. M. C. A. program of social, recreational, educational and religious activities. "The Y. M. C. A. of this and other states has been officially called by the great Allied governments to work among the soldiers at home and abroad in providing its buildings as a relief from the hard, cold life of the camps and trenches; to safeguard them against temptations in their hours of loneliness and homesickness. EACH COMMUNITY TO LOOK AFTER ITS OWN First Christmas Boxes to Soldiers Will Probably Be Sent This Week Each community in Orange county will make its own Christmas boxes for the men whose names appear on the honor roll. The names appearing on the roll who do not live in any of the communities but are halfway between them, will be cared for by a general fund, to be raised this week by subscription. FOSTER CHAMBERS IS VISITING FRIENDS HERE Is Electrical Engineer, and Will Probably Soon Join a Ship of War Dressed in the natty uniform of the United States navy, Foster Chambers came in Wednesday on a visit to his parents and numerous friends in Anaheim, having been granted a 16 days' leave of absence. He has been absent A CONTRAST Nearly 1000 German officers and sailors are interned at a hotel in North Carolina where the rates were $4 per day and upward. The resort was the Mountain Park hotel, a sumptuous establishment a short distance from Asheville, and Julius Chambers thus describes the place and the treatment of these enemy aliens: Thither 971 officers and sailors from the German steamers at Boston and New York were sent "because the quarters at Ellis Island were not comfortable." This is the only reason assigned. The officers are fed on German cooking, prepared by the kochs of the steamers and paid for by Uncle Samuel. Some complaint has been heard because the "guests" are not supplied with Rhine wines and Russian caviar, but a proof that officers and men are satisfied with their quarters and food is the fact that only one man has violated his parole of honor and made his escape. The German officers plead in his defense that he "wasn't right in his head." I think it quite likely. A barbed wire fence surrounds the park in which this modern hotel stands; the 36 mountaineers—called "Watchmen" out of regard for the feelings of the "guests"—work in three shifts, so that there are only 12 guards on duty at one time. The officers occupy the luxurious rooms in the hotel, each suite with its bath; the sailors are quartered in barracks built by native and interned carpenters. The latter are paid for such work as they do. This extra income, with what they are supposed to receive from the steamship companies, brings them better wages than First Christmas Boxes to Soldiers Will Probably be Sent This Week Each community in Orange county will make its own Christmas boxes for the men whose names appear on the honor roll. The names appearing on the roll who do not live in any of the communities but are half way between them, will be cared for by a general fund, to be raised this week by subscription. The Yuletide committee met Thursday afternoon in the chamber of commerce rooms in Santa Ana, with the following members present; Chairman George Minter. Mrs. Porter of Orange, J. H. Launer of La Habra, J. H. Whitaker of Anaheim, N. Le Marquand of Fullerton, Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Mrs. Pomeroy, J. C. Burke, J. A. Cranston, Mrs. H. M. Robertson, all of Santa Ana. George Regborn of Garden Grove. Secretary Metzgar reported that $43 had been collected in the Santa Ana schools and had been turned in by J. A. Cranston. Another list of contributions which had reached the chamber of commerce totalled $17. It has been decided that a campaign for Christmas money should be started in each community throughout the county, and that 10 per cent of the money so raised shall be placed in a general fund, out of which money shall be taken to pay for the boxes not arranged for by the several municipalities. The cost of the individual boxes is to be not over $1.50. To date there are about 600 names to which presents are to be sent. Many of these are in France, and the first work of mailing is to be done this week. Mrs. H. M. Robertson has been elected treasurer of the organization. Dressed in the natty uniform of the United States navy, Foster Chambers came in Wednesday on a visit to his parents and numerous friends in Anaheim, having been granted a 16 days' leave of absence. He has been absent seven months studying to be an electrical engineer at the Mare Island navy yard, and is now going into active service as a second class electrician. He is enthusiastic over the service, declaring the men are well fed, well housed and well treated. He expects to be shortly assigned to a vessel, but when, where and on what ship are questions he is unable to answer, but he hopes it won't be long before he gets into the midst of it. Probably he will be taken across the continent and in a few weeks may be helping sweep the Kaisers' undersea wasps out of Atlantic waters. Wherever duty calls him, however, he will be found doing his bit. CALIFORNIA CROPS Responding to the plea for more food California leads all the states of the Union in increase of products. This year it produce 6,500,000 bushels of wheat, an increase of 930,000 bushels, 13,900,000 bushels of potatoes, a net increase of 3,500,000. It produced 9,280,000 bushels of beans, an increase of 100 per cent, and its rice crop will total 5,120,000. California also raised 50,000 bales of cotton. Imperial valley is making a campaign against Johnson grass. Quail Season OPENS Nov. 15 FULL LINE OF HUNTERS SUPPLIES Hunting Licenses Issued Here. WM. H. HOUTS Griffith Lumber Co. SEE US FOR YOUR BUILDING MATERIAL In Any Amount, Large or Small South Los Angeles St. H. M. ADAMS, Mgr. SEE US FOR YOUR BUILDING MATERIAL In Any Amount, Large or Small South Los Angeles St. H. M. ADAMS, Mgr. "Minimum Carbonization" STUDEBAKER Harmon Motor Co., Phoenix "have had minimum amount of carbonization, and can heartily recommend Zerolene." FORD W. H. Wallingford, Portland "We know that Zerolene will give efficient and satisfactory lubrication." VELIE Roesch Motor Car Co., Seattle "We gladly recommend Zerolene for Velie cars and trucks." HUDSON H. O. Harrison Co., San Francisco "many owners of Hudson cars use Zerolene. 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