anaheim-gazette 1917-12-20

SUGAR PROBLEM SUBMITTED TO HOOVER DISTRICT ATTORNEY WOOLWINE, ATTORNEY BISHOP AND OTHERS CARRYING THE MATTER TO WASH-INGTON REPRESENTATIVES OF COLORADO GROWERS WILL COOPERATE WITH THE NATION'S CAPITOL District Attorney Woolwine of Los Angeles left Wednesday for Washington to place before Food Administrator Hoover the evidence gathered by the grand jury in connection with the investigations of the beet growing and beet sugar refining situation in Southern California. He left for the national capital immediately after the grand jury concluded its inquiry. The scope of the hearing before Mr. Hoover, will be far reaching. Beet growers of Colorado and Utah will join the California representatives, and Dist.-Atty. Woolwine will insist upon an immediate fixing of a fair per ton price to the growers. At present the prices offered by the sugar refineries are around $7 a ton, which the growers consider so low that they are planning to use their fields for the cultivation of other crops. At a meeting of the beet tried ceaselessly to have some understanding with refiners in asking them to pay a price for beets which would give the growers a living profit, but without avail. As matters now stand there will not be 60 per cent of the beet farming acreage of California planted, in the coming season, and those who do plant undoubtedly will meet a loss. If I, with Thomas Lee Woolwine, district attorney of Los Angeles, come to Washington and prove to you this condition by sworn testimony and undisputable evidence, will you assist us in getting this matter at once before authorities to rectify this condition? Unless this is done California cannot contribute her share of the sugar crop the coming year, a condition which neither you nor any of us wapt to be brought about. When I, as representative of this organization, was asked to whom we can turn for relief, I said, Hiram Johnson. I know you will not fail us. Answer at my expense. "CLYDE BISHOP." READY TO START SHIP BUILDING PLANT Big Establishment at Newport Beach Will Employ 3000 Men "We are ready to start building operations on a big ship building plant at Newport Beach the minute we are given assurance that a channel 20 feet deep will be provided," declared S. H. Duncan of Los Angeles Tuesday. Duncan is one of the men who claim to be representing the interests of a $3,000,000,000 corporations in negotiations looking to the establishment of a ship building plant there. The other men interested with him in the preliminary work are Leon Figheroa and Jas. M. Gammon of Los Angeles the latter being an attorney. In order to determine receive this appointment number who have willing the appointment I have decided to have examination, letting This places all of my district on an they secure the and their own merit. There will be held buildings in Bishop Riverside, Santa Ana San Diego on February liminary competitive enable me to determine ignate to take the examination to be competitive examining under the United States commission who charge of the same who receives the commission will take the final gation as principal alternates will be receiving from the next highest market. Candidates must United States, united not be under 17 years 22 years of age, four inches in height or 5 feet 5 inches high of 18 and upward to take this exami me at once, giving age, and complete even though we have respondence relation. Any candidate be led by me, requesting amination will be military post by a Hoover, will be far reaching. Beet growers of Colorado and Utah will join the California representatives, and Dist.-Atty. Woolwine will insist upon an immediate fixing of a fair per ton price to the growers. At present the prices offered by the sugar refineries are around $7 a ton, which the growers consider so low that they are planning to use their fields for the cultivation of other crops. At a meeting of the beet growers of the San Fernando Valley and other sections of the Southland, at Van Nuys, Tuesday night, it was decided to demand that a price of $13 per ton be fixed for beets. If this is done the growers assert they can afford to produce the beets and will gladly do so. District Attorney Woolwin was accompanied by R. E. Whitely, representing the beet growers. Clyde Bishop, representing the Associated Beet Growers of Southern California, and J. R. Newberry are expected to join them in Washington, leaving the latter part of the week. At a meeting of the Associated Beet Growers of California, held at Santa Ana, Attorney Bishop was instructed to reach President Wilson with his plea, if possible. The District Attorney carried with him many volumes of evidence and hundreds of letters bearing upon the question. Just before he departed the district attorney sent telegrams to the Utah and Coalorado beet growers informing them that "the beet situation here is acute. No agreement has been reached. The situation demands immediate action, the matter cannot be delayed." A similar telegram was sent to the beet growers of the Santa Maria Valley in Santa Barbara county. A telegram was received from Dr. R. E. Jones, representing the Colorado growers, in which he said: "Our committee extends to you a most cordial invitation to join us in Washington, D. C., Dec. 20, 1917, to properly call the attention of our government, through Mr. Hoover's department, to the grave necessity of avoiding this apparent sugar famine, by demanding that the sugar companies pay a rate which will make beet farming as attractive to the farmer as other crops, which would not be less than $12 per ton flat rate, or recommend that, in event of their refusal, our government take over these plants and pay them a most liberal interest at Newport Beach the minute we are given assurance that a channel 20 feet deep will be provided," declared S. H. Duncan of Los Angeles Tuesday. Duncan is one of the men who claim to be representing the interests of a $3,000,000,000 corporations in negotiations looking to the establishment of a ship building plant there. The other men interested with him in the preliminary work are Leon Figheroa and Jas. M. Gammon of Los Angeles, the latter being an attorney. "The men we represent now have ship building plants, and have orders from the government for more ships than they can handle in their plants. "We have chosen the site at Newport Beach, because we deem the harbor safer than San Pedro and in every way better adapted to the business we represent. When the river channel is changed to open into the ocean the conditions existing at the San Pedro harbor with regard to sile will be eliminated at Newport. "It is the intention of our clients to put in a big plant with the most modern equipment and when they have completed their plans they will have invested close to $3,000,000 and will employ at least 3000 skilled and unskilled labor." The men attended the hearing on the Newport harbor before Capt. Leeds Tuesday afternoon, but did not present their plans and specifications. It was thought that they would do so. However, the sentiment of the meeting was so favorable to the harbor that they deemed it better to withhold their plans and present them in private to Engineer Leeds. "Would you go ahead at once with your plans if the people of Newport Beach gave you a bond guaranteeing a 20-foot channel?" was asked Duncan. "We certainly would, and we would not wait to start operations any longer than necessary to get the necessary papers signed up," replied Duncan. CADET FOR WEST POINT The young men of the Eleventh California District will be pleased to learn, I am sure, that I will be entitled to a cadetship to the military academy at West Point, for which an exam- Washington, D. C., Dec. 20, 1917, to properly call the attention of our government, through Mr. Hoover's department, to the grave necessity of avoiding this apparent sugar famine, by demanding that the sugar companies pay a rate which will make beet farming as attractive to the farmer as other crops, which would not be less than $12 per ton flat rate, or recommend that, in event of their refusal, our government take over these plants and pay them a most liberal interest on their investment, to the end that our country's interest may be safeguarded in this great hour of danger." On his return to San Francisco, Ralph P. Merritt, California representative of the Food Administrator, made the statement that the differences between the refiners and growers was settled. This is vigorously denied by the growers who declare that Merritt's proposed terms were repudiated. They point to the fact that Woolwine and representatives of the growers are now in Washington submitting the matter to the government officials. The mater, they claim, is far from settled. Senator Johnson, in response to a wire from Clyde Bishop, promised to assist in preseating the matter to the government. Mr. Bishop's telegram was as follows: "Senator Hiram Johnson, Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C.; I represent an organized body of farmers in California who are farming approximately 50,000 acres of sugar beets. These men are just commonfolks. They produced in 1917 a crop of sugar beets at a loss, while an investigation before a grand jury in Los Angeles county just concluded shows that the refiners to whom this crop of beets were sold made a fabulous profit. My people are intensely patriotic and desire to raise a crop of beets in 1918 in order that California may contribute her share to the food supply. We have Anaheim Gazette Ination will be held on the third Tuesday in March, 1918, by the government. In order to determine the one to receive this appointment, from the great number who have written me regarding the appointment to West Point, I have decided to hold a competitive examination, letting the best man win. This places all of the young men of my district on an equal footing and they secure the appointment upon their own merit. There will be held at the post office buildings in Bishop, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Ana, El Centro and San Diego on February 14, 1918, a preliminary competitive examination, to enable me to determine whom to designate to take the final government examination to be held in March. This competitive examination will be held under the United States civil service commission who will have entire charge of the same. The competitor who receives the highest mark from the commission will be named by me to take the final government examination as principal. First and second alternates will be named from those receiving from the commission the next highest markings. Candidates must be citizens of the United States, unmarried, and must not be under 17 years of age no over 22 years of age, or less than 5 feet four inches in height at the age of 17, or 5 feet 5 inches in height at the age of 18 and upward. Anyone desiring to take this examination should write me at once, giving full name, exact age, and complete residence address, even though we have had previous correspondence relative thereto. Any candidate bearing a letter signed by me, requesting to report for examination will be examined at any military post by an army surgeon, as required. 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