anaheim-gazette 1917-12-06

PEOPLE RESPOND TO CALL FOR FOODSTUFF NATION'S CROPS THIS SEASON REACH THE VALUE OF TWENTY-ONE BILLION DOLLARS SIX AND A HALF BILLION MORE THAN LAST YEAR, AND DOUBLE THAT OF ANY PREVIOUS YEAR Responding faithfully to President Wilson's appeal, and the needs of a war torn world, American farmers produced a gross total of $21,000,000,000 worth of farm products, equalling in value the nation's total expenditure in one year of war. That great total being the value of all crops, animals and animal products was $6,500,000,000 greater than last year's, and more than the combined value of any two previous years. There were record crops of corn, oats, rye, white and sweet potatoes, tobacco and beans. The principal farm crops will reach more than $12,000,000,000 in value, minor crops $2,500,000,000, and animals and animal products, including butter, cheese and eggs, about $6,500,000,000. This year's values are based on preliminary production estimates and prices paid to producers November 1, as reported by the department of agriculture. An official estimate of the principal farm effective December 1, was declared. The agreement provides that workingmen affected will, upon the request of the government, beginning January 17, work eight hours per day for their present employers and as many more hours as the president or his representatives may request. The agreement provided that "no man shall be discriminated against or intimidated because of membership in any union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, and the officers of such union shall agree that neither they nor the members thereof will discriminate against nor intimidate any nonunion man because of his failure to belong to a union." In case of disputes or disagreements between employers and employees on any matter affecting the finding of the president's commission which cannot be settled through existing channels, the machinery of the government shall be used with the secretary of labor as a final arbitrator. A committee of three federal inspectors to be appointed by the secretary of labor, having full access and authority to inspect all the activities of the oil operators, to render reports to the government, the state executive board of the Oil and Gas Well Workers' Union and any company affected as to progress being made. BUY A THRIFT STAMP AND SAVE YOUR MONEY On Sale Now at All Postoffices in the United States Another means of raising money to finance the war has been adopted by the government. This is a war-saving certificate or tariff stamp which BOARD MAKES CHANGE IN ELECTRICITY West Anaheim WI Known as Kate The board of supervised a new set of presidents for Orange county. Has 107 precincts, with than it had last years presented by McBride give: Santa Ana 30 pres. Anaheim 11. Fullerton 7. Huntington Beach Orange 10. Placentia 3. Tustin 3. These are all the though in some instances transferred to another equalize the voting power. Brea still has 2 pres. is created a new pres. as Brea Canyon pres. Instead of Olinda there is now Olinda cincts. Katella district, the Orange Grove, takes West Anaheim. San Joaquin prehistory by that name will be known as I TREAT ALL The Southern Californian板 having given Los Angeles million publisher who is seeitary service while poor are going to privileged to make president. It has b There were record crops of corn, oats, rye, white and sweet potatoes, tobacco and beans. The principal farm crops will reach more than $12,000,000,000 in value, minor crops $2,500,000,000, and animals and animal products, including butter, cheese and eggs, about $6,500,000,000. This year's values are based on preliminary production estimates and prices paid to producers November 1, as reported by the department of agriculture. An official estimate of the principal farm crop values will be made by the bureau of crop estimates on December 11. Corn, the country's greatest crop, accounts for about one third of the increased farm products value of this year. It is estimated at about $4,659,000,000 compared with $2,296,000,000 last year. Next in point of value comes cotton with a crop valued at about $1,998,100,000, accounting for more than one-tenth of the year's total value increase. Production this year is about 600,000 bales larger than last year and 2,840,000 bales smaller than the 1910-14 five year average. Hay is the most valuable crop, with a total of $1,390,000,000 compared with $1,162,000,000 last year. Wheat, fourth in point of value, is worth more than a billion dollars for the second time in American farming history. Its value is estimated at $1,320,000,000 compared with $1,025,765,000 last year. No other crop has reached the billion total, although oats come within $25,000,000 of that figure, being valued at $975,000,000, compared with $656,000,000 last year. Potatoes passed the half billion dollar mark, with a total of $562,000,000 as compared with $417,063,000 last year. Other important crops show increased values. Barley, estimated to be worth $225,000,000 is more than doubt the 1910-14 average value; rye, with a value of $95,500,000, is worth almost four times as much as its value averaged for the 1910-14 crops and both buckwheat with a value of $26,000,000, and sweet potatoes with a value of $94,400,000 are more than double the 1910-14 average. Flaxseed is valued at $29,000,000 and rice at $32,000,000 both being less than last year in point of value because of smaller production. Tobacco, a record crop, is valued at $249,900,000 compared with $189,959,959 last year,and $163,-961,-961 the 1910-14 average. BUY A THRIFT STAMP AND SAVE YOUR MONEY On Sale Now at All Postoffices in the United States Another means of raising money to finance the war has been adopted by the government. This is a war-saving certificate or thrift stamp which was placed on sale at all the postoffices Monday,and by which it is expected to raise $2,ooo,ooo,ooo within a year. Postmasters,rural carriers,city carriers and all other employees of the postal service will be asked to make every possible effort to promote the sale of these stamps,tothe end that patriotic assistance may be rendered the government in the prosecution of the war.The cooperation of church,civic and fraternal organizations is sought in this connection.Detailed information may be had by proposed investors regarding the savings certificates and thrift stamps,by applying to any postmaster,或 carrier.They have been on sale in every postoffice in the United States since Monday. The stamps are put up in the following sets:A，1O savings certificates or 5O thrift stamps;B，1O savings certificates or 5O thrift stamps;C，4O savings certificates or 2OOO thrift stamps;D，2OOO savings certificates or 1O，OOO thrift stamps;E，1OO savings certificates,F，5OO thrift stamps;G，1OOO savings certificates and H．5OOO thrift stamps. Under the law the amount of war savings certificates sold to any one person at one time shall not exceed $1OO,and no person at any one time can hold more than $1OOO in such stamps.They are payable at any time within five years at the pleasure of the government.During December，1917,and during January，1918,the price is $4.12 each and will be increased 1 cent each month thereafter during the calendar year of 1918. Thrift stamps bearing no interest will be sold for 25 cents each. Thrift stamps cannot be cashed,但 when 16 tariff stamps，representing a value of $4，are affixed to a thrift card they may，with a cash payment of from 12 to 23 cents，be exchanged for a war savings certificate. TREAT ALLEY The Southern California public board having given Los Angeles million publisher who is seeiitary service while poor are going to privileged to make president.It has b this candidate for extiitary duty is indispeclessful management chain of newspapers claim for exemption based on the further his chain of newspapers sable to the governemccessful carrying one least on no other theremption be morally only. Only a day or two ed in a Los Angeles newspaper an editor originated with this newspaper itself w ability have been fition looking to thibly the suppressi foreign language newtorial in question ever.for the most pplication with which for military exempt to be indispensably if there is any or with the conduct o calls for absolute i and the strictest execution.it is this tion from military y sability in a busin form the basis of extiitary duty then w thousands of young tion who are not m sons of millionaires ing up fine business over the country,g so far as business sed.in order willing the call of the gov If the man in t life is to be expirices for his coun will not uphold an oring the sons of whose fortunate sta world prompts them cupidity to apply for military service.N absolute square de American people v most four times as much as its value averaged for the 1910-14 crops and both buckwheat with a value of $26,000,000, and sweet potatoes with a value of $94,000,000, are more than double the 1910-14 average. Flaxseed is valued at $29,000,000, and rice at $32,000,000, both being less than last year in point of value, because of smaller production. Tobacco, a record crop, is valued at $249,000,000, compared with $189,000,000 last year, and $103,061,000 the 1910-14 average. Striking increase in value is shown by the beans, onions, kaffirs and broom corn crops, all of which more than doubled last year's value. Beans or estimated at $120,000,000, compared with $45,000,000 last year, and $27,000,000 in 1915; onions at $19,341,000, compared with $9,882,000 last year, and $7,281,000 in 1915; kaffirs at $128,000,000, compared with $53,269,000 last year, and $51,157,000 in 1915, and broom corn at $13,500,000, compared with $6,549,000 last year, and $4,789,000 in 1915. The peach crop is valued at $68,500,000; pears $13,500,000; apples $208,836,000; sugar beets $54,000,000; cabbage $14,000,000; hops $12,000,000; and cranberries $2,400,000. GOVERNMENT SETTLES OIL FIELD TROUBLES Minimum Wage of $4 Fixed for Eight Hour Day The basis on which President Wilson's mediation commission in the West settled the oil situation in Southern California has been made public. The settlement covers all refineries and pipe lines excepting those belonging to the Standard Oil company, and involved about 10,000 men. The principle of an eight hour day was adopted effective January 1, and a minimum wage of $4 for eight hour's work FULLERTON AUTOMOBILE KILLS L. A. WOMAN Accident Declared Unavoidable at Police Investigation Struck by an automobile just after she stepped from a street car at Seventh and Anderson streets, Los Angeles. Mae Koehl. 21 years old, was injured so seriously that she died within a few hours. The auto was driven by Mrs. Julia Carpenter of Fullerton. Mrs. Carpenter was taken to the receiving hospital in a hysterical condition after the accident. In the automobile with Mrs. Carpenter, was a friend, Miss J. P. Probst, of Anaheim. Miss Koehl was struck by the auto which was traveling at a fair rate of speed immediately after she stepped from the street car. She was hurled several feet. Mrs. Carpenter was detained by the police pending the arrival of Chief of Police Butler, who ordered that drivers of automobiles be held until thers of automobiles in fatal accidents be held until the circumstances of the case could be investigated. Miss Probst remained with Mrs. Carpenter at the hospital. After taking testimony of witnesses the authorities declared the accident unavoidable, and exonerated Mrs. Carpenter. Nursing as a prois now to be further dignified by the Ufornia. The "wise" amateur nurse wits wives' notions did old days when the practiced medicine but modern sciensurgery demand so nurses. For some yeahas conducted a t nurses at the uvea, the completion of th bed fireproof hospiSan Francisco for rical school through ooh by various frieis now going to ofi higher professional es. Candidates for spend two years in partment at Berkejunior certificate; at Berkeley in furtific subjects, follional years of traition of this five ye- Anaheim Gazette BOARD MAKES CHANGES IN ELECTION PRECINCTS West Anaheim Will Hereafter be Known as Katella Precinct The board of supervisors has adopted a new set of precinct descriptions for Orange county. The county now has 107 precincts, which is one more than it had last year. The descriptions presented by County Surveyor McBride give: Santa Ana 30 precincts instead of 28. Anaheim 11. Fullerton 7. Huntington Beach 3. Orange 10. Placentia 3. Tustin 3. These are all the same as last year, though in some instances territory is transferred to another precinct to equalize the voting population. Brea still has 2 precincts but there is created a new precinct to be known as Brea Canyon precinct. Instead of Olinda No. 1 and No. 2 there is now Olinda and Loftus precincts. Katella district, taking some from Orange Grove, takes the place of West Anaheim. San Joaquin precinct passes into history by that name, for hereafter it will be known as Irvine precinct. TREAT ALL ALIKE The Southern California district appeal board having granted a stay, the Los Angeles millionaire newspaper publisher who is seeking to evade military service while the sons of the poor are going to the front, is now privileged to make his appeal to the president. It has been claimed that this candidate for exemption from mil- degree of Bachelor of Science will be won. The details of the new course are now being planned by a committee of the academic senate including representatives of the medical school, the dean of women, and the superintendent of nurses in the university hospital. There is an increasing demand for nurses of higher professional training, competent to become hospital administrators, superintendents of nurses, visiting nurses in the school departments of cities, or officials in various fields of public health service. Thus this new course will open to women many opportunities above and beyond caring for individual invalids. Already two of woman's traditional careers had been given opportunity for professional training in the university—cooking in the department of domestic science, and sewing, in the department of domestic art. Now a similar recognition has come for a third of the most characteristic feminine occupations—nursing, now recognized as a scientific professional career, worthy of the best training the university can give. ENEMY INVENTIONS TO AID OUR INDUSTRIES German Patents That May Now Be Used by American Manufacturers Among the more important German patents which may now be worked in the United States under the provisions of the trading with the enemy act are several relating to electrochemical products which will be of great value to this country in its war program, according to Dr. Colin G. Fink, president of the American Electrochemical Society. The understanding is that applications have already been sent in or are being prepared for licenses permitting American man- and as effective as possible we are greatly aiding in the shortening of the struggle; we are doing much to insure an ultimate victory; we are doing only that which it is our duty to do toward our allies in this tremendous war against an autocracy which would debase and enslave all nations and men. The fact that if we did not advance this money much of the work which the allies are doing would have to be done with American money and American men establishes clearly the intelligence and wisdom of our policy. There is work to be done which requires the expenditure of blood and treasure. In making these money advances to Great Britain, France, Italy and other nations we are lending money, which will be returned to us, instead of expending sums possibly as great, possibly greater, with no hope of return. In addition, we are saving the lives of American soldiers. No policy the American government has pursued is wiser or more truly economical and patriotic. ASK EXEMPTED BOYS FOR CHRISTMAS FUND Yuletide Committee Makes Appeal for Men at the Front The following appeal has been issued by the Yuletide committee of Orange county which is endeavoring to send a Christmas box to every boy from this county in Uncle Sam's service. It will no doubt meet with a ready response: Santa Ana, Cal., Nov. 28, 1917 To the Exempted Boys, Liberty Army of Orange County, California It has been decided by the Yuletide committee of Orange county to cooperate with the committee of Southern TREAT ALL ALIKE The Southern California district appeal board having granted a stay, the Los Angeles millionaire newspaper publisher who is seeking to evade military service while the sons of the poor are going to the front, is now privileged to make his appeal to the president. It has been claimed that this candidate for exemption from military duty is indispensable to the successful management of his father's chain of newspapers, and of course the claim for exemption is necessarily based on the further presumption that his chain of newspapers is indispensable to the government for the successful carrying on of the war. At least on no other theory could the exemption be morally justified. Only a day or two ago there appeared in a Los Angeles foreign language newspaper an editorial which, had it originated with this foreign language newspaper itself would in all probability have been followed up by action looking to the control or possibly the suppression of this same foreign language newspaper. The editorial in question was quoted, however, for the most part, from the publication with which this same claimant for military exemption is supposed to be indispensably connected. If there is any one thing connected with the conduct of this war which calls for absolute integrity of motive and the strictest impartiality in its execution, it is this matter of exemption from military duty. If indispensability in a business venture is to form the basis of exemption from military duty, then what of the tens of thousands of young men of the nation who are not millionaires nor the sons of millionaires, but who are giving up fine business opportunities all over the country, giving up their all, so far as business outlook is concerned, in order willingly to comply with the call of the government? If the man in the common walks of life is to be expected to make sacrifices for his country, public opinion will not uphold any special rule favoring the sons of the rich, or those whose fortunate status in the business world prompts them through business cupidity to apply for exemption from military service. Nothing short of the absolute square deal will satisfy the American people with reference to Among the more important German patents which may now be worked in the United States under the provisions of the trading with the enemy act are several relating to electrochemical products which will be of great value to this country in its war program, according to Dr. Colin G. Fink, president of the American Electrochemical Society. The understanding is that applications have already been sent in or are being prepared for licenses permitting American manufacturers to operate under the patents. Particular importance was attached by Dr. Fink to patents covering processes for the manufacture of metallic magnesium. He explained that this product was needed in the airplane industry, being employed in alloys of aluminum that were highly valuable to aircraft requiring light materials. These patents have been worked in Canada since shortly after the beginning of the war, when Great Britain and her colonies decided to take advantage of German processes. Up to the present, however, American manufacturers have not been able to obtain here this material which has been a considerable factor in the development of allied airplanes. Another product the processes for which are covered in this country by enemy-owned patents is potassium chlorate, used in fulminating mercury. Dr. Fink said that this also had a great value as war material. "The position of the American electrochemical industry is different from that of the dyestuff industry," said Dr. Fink. "The former was unusually active before the war; in fact, the science of electrochemistry had its beginning in the United States. The result was that whenever foreign electrochemical patents were issued by the United States, there was an immediate demand from American manufacturers to have those patents assigned to them. In this way the process for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen was acquired by the General Chemical company and other processes were obtained by other interests. Therefore there are, at present, relatively few enemy-owned electrochemical patents of importance. "On the other hand the dye industry in the United States had not developed to the point where there was any marked interest in dye patents and comparatively few were assigned to American manufacturers." Sued by the Yuletide committee of Orange county which is endeavoring to send a Christmas box to every boy from this county in Uncle Sam's service. It will no doubt meet with a ready response: Santa Ana, Cal., Nov. 28, 1917 To the Exempted Boys, Liberty Army of Orange County, California. It has been decided by the Yuletide committee of Orange county to cooperate with the committee of Southern California in sending a Chrisamas box to each of the boys selected for active service. To accomplish this worthy object will involve considerable expense and we feel sure that you would esteem it an honor to cooperate in bearing it. The cost of each box will approximate $2.50. Will you be willing to furnish one to the boy who took the place that you were prevented unfortunately from filling. If so please send as early as possible the amount you wish to give to the Yuletide committee, J. C. Metzgar, secretary. Anticipating your aid, we are with you to help win the war. Yours very truly, Yuletide Committee of Orange County By J. C. METZGAR, Secretary. TOO LENIENT WITH SPIES Writing of the spy problem in this country, Charles Michelson says: There is some dissatisfaction with the mildness of our measures against spies. The lives of our soldiers are placed constantly in peril by the efforts of the enemy at home. Men have been captured in the very act of boarding our transports with bombs in their pockets. The spies have been imprisoned, but have invariably been turned over to the civil authorities. This avoids a military court martial, with the certainty of a death sentence. The man taken as he stepped aboard one of the transports in New York harbor laughed at the efforts to get him to disclose his accomplices or where he got the bomb he carried. When he was advised that his offense was one that carried with it the penalty of death he corrected his questioners, saying they could do no more than to send him to prison for 20 years. In contrast with our statement of this sort of thing is the case of the any caught on board one of their UNIVERSITY TO GIVE TRAINING FOR NURSES Scientific Course in all Branches is Open to Candidates Nursing as a profession for women is now to be further recognized and dignified by the University of California. The "wise woman" and the amateur nurse with a stock of old wives' notions did well enough in the old days when the physician himself practiced medicine by rule of thumb, but modern scientific medicine and surgery demand scientifically trained nurses. For some years the University has conducted a training course for nurses at the university hospital. With the completion of the splendid new 220 bed fireproof hospital, just erected in San Francisco for the university medical school through the gift of $655,000 by various friends, the university is now going to offer opportunity for higher professional training for nurses. Candidates for this training will spend two years in the academic department at Berkeley, winning the junior certificate; then a third year at Berkeley in further study of scientific subjects, followed by two additional years of training at the hospital in San Francisco. With the completion of this five year curriculum, the man taken as he stepped aboard one of the transports in New York harbor laughed at the efforts to get him to disclose his accomplices or where he got the bomb he carried. When he was advised that his offense was one that carried with it the penalty of death he corrected his questioners, saying they could do no more than to send him to prison for 20 years. In contrast with our statement of this sort of thing is the case of the spy caught on board one of their transports by the British in Halifax harbor, who paid for his tenure with his life. Imprisonment has no terrors for the spy. He is reasonably sure that, whatever the sentence, the end of the war will see him again at liberty. In fact, the liberation of military prisoners is usually provided for in the peace terms. It is comparatively easy to hire thugs to risk jail, but when detection is certain to be followed with execution only the desperate courage of partisan will induce men to take the chance. This is only a side issue to the proclamation just issued, but the effect of the mildness in the case of men caught red handed is pointed to as illustrating the futility of anything but the most drastic measures. OUR LOANS TO OTHER NATIONS The United States has loaned to other nations engaged in war with Germany something over three billion dollars, taking for the sums advanced the obligations of such nations, bearing the same interest and maturing at the same time as the Liberty bonds. The wisdom of this policy is beyond question. By strengthening these nations and making them as powerful P. J. Weisel & Company Hudson&DodgeBros. 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