anaheim-gazette 1917-12-27

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $.50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter LAWS AND THE AUTOMOBILE If you want to know how it feels to ride in an automobile, read the following most interesting account of Lars Larson's first ride as given to the editor of his home paper after the experience—Lars writes just a little in the dialect style, but that, of course, makes it no less amusing: Stanton, Iowa, Sept. 1.—Meestur editur—Aye told you now 'bout one Otomobeel trep. By Gar Aye tenk des horses game hees bane for Swede man, but Aye say you Mestur Editur, to hal wit Otomobeel. One day las wek Dok Kreidler he say to me, Lars. Aye go me in Otomobeel tu see one seek men en country better had yoo go together wit me. By Gar Aye bane tickle. Aye went long tim noo tu rite en steamwogan. Aye tenk hees goen to be plenty enjoyment. So Aye get me in an Dok hees pule on handel hard and hees trun one scroo annuder place and greb ther wheel and by Gar off she goes. Aye tenk Aye bane one swell guy, an wen Aye passes them pore ile farmer mens en des skudelum waggen Aye wave mi han an says da da. Dok hees says, "Lars hoo you lik em, ennyhoo?" "Bully, by Gar, hees bane plenty fin sports. Aye tenk Aye sell mi filler an get me skudulum waggen tu." In days past has been willing to bring the country to the verge of war in order to make the exclusion of Oriental labor from its farms and vineyards absolute. At the annual meeting of the California fruit growers at Sacramento, a resolution was passed urging the federal government to 'permit the introduction of sufficient or other farm labor.' Naturally, this was advocated only as a 'war measure,' and there was talk of the ease with which the Chinese could be 'deported' after the emergency had passed. But all this does not disguise the fact that California is ready to abandon its old position of furious opposition to the immigration of Chinese laborers—and presumably of Japanese also—when even a temporary self-interest dictates that course." "When even a temporary self-interest dictates that course" is certainly a mild form of describing a war emergency, but let it go at that. Some considerable California fruit crops were not harvested during the season now drawing to an end, because labor, could not be found by the orchardists. At least desirable and profitable labor, Of course there is labor in California, but when it works on the I. W. W. plan, as in the case of a prune grower with 100 acres of fruit, it becomes impossible labor. This rancher needed the services of about 100 men to gather his fruit. As a matter of fact he had the names of 500 on his payroll during six weeks because they wanted only work enough to "stake" them to the nearest saloon. Dependable labor is not plentiful, but for all that, in response to the resolution of the fruit growers we have not observed that any California congressman has started the work of letting down the bars. Yet while we still keep out the Mongols, 20,000 Chinese coolies are traveling across the United States to work on the sugar plantation and desirous oration in the South state. Especially our work that has been Beach. Santa Fe Chapman well now centla. The Copa De Oro no Canyon bids fail in this new locality great value. The drilling at better than indications are such will be continued. Notable is the way done to increase the gasoline by the Orange county fleet Oil company has increased the capacity Station refinery and fine production. already started work finery at San Pedro pleted will be the kind in the state. The Pacific Gasol added to its original and now has two oiling a production of casing head gasol. The National method of making sorption process b tention of oil men made great progress company had one day it has five ploy company has doubled plants in the local gasoline product field was a little day a day. At present better than 10,000 prospect of a very soon. A year ago these wells drilling. The wells drilling, and a ing idle on account hees pule on handel hard and hees trun one scroo annuder place and greb ther wheel and by Gar off she goes. Aye tenk Aye bane one swell guy, an wen Aye passes them pore ile farmer mens en des_skedudelum waggen Aye wave mi han an says da da. Dok hee says, "Lars hoo you lik em, ennyhoo?" "Bully, by Gar, hees bane plenty fin sports. Aye tenk Aye sell mi filler an get me skedulum waggen tu." By and by Aye fale sumthen hot under des seets. Dok he explinations that it bane der steam culender, but just same mi pants hees gettens so hot lik hal. Aye want be one yentlemen so Aye sets still. Poorty sune Aye jump an grab mi pants. What you tenk Mestur Editur the seet from mi pants hees bane burn out. Dem pants cost 4 dollars. Dok he laff lik fule an den he gets out an hees say, "Lars, der carbunature es short cur-cooted wit der sparker." When hee sfx it up we start ageen an olltim Aye bane tenken 'bout mi pants. Poorty sun der machen snort a few tims. Den shees shoke up an try to spet it out and den oil sudden she stop lik von dam mool. "Has she balk?" says Aye, and Dok now hee prutty mat too. "Balk hal," says he "Aye wish it was in haydess." "Es der carbunkle circulation wit der sparkler?" say Aye. Yust ten Dok he takes hes cote off an Aye tenk hee goen to whep me, but he crall under the machen an—Aye hope Aye never hear no more cussen talk lik he done. Hee swar lik a sailorman in starm. By and by Aye am under der skeduleulum waggen wit Dok. Every tim Aye open mi Aye get some hot grees en em an aer gasteelen he soke me like rain storm. Evry farmr mans kum along hee stop and says, Doktor, es somethings wrong?" an Dok he anser: "Wrong, hal; you tenk Aye bane under des dam scrap pile for amosemend sak." Dok he poke into every hole an he screo evry nut and he cus alttim an der machen she yust snort once a while and shak her het and den hold her breth an kept still. By yemeny, Dok was hot. By Gar Aye bane hot too. En one hour Dok gev op and we hire farmer to pull der machen bak to town. Aye ride en farmer's waggen an Dok he ride on skeduelum. Along the rot we meets sum schule boys an dey holler an yoshes Dok. OIL FIELD NOTES By ELLWOOD J. MUNGER Few industries in the state of California have made the progress that the oil industry of the state has made during the past year. A study of the oil fields reveals a forward movement and a progress that is worthy of special note when the conditions under which that progress has been made are studied. A survey of the oil fields of Orange county shows a progress that is unparalleled for a field that can boast of only 3800 acres of oil bearing lands. The state of California now has some 82,000 acres of oil bearing lands, less than a thousandth part of the state, yet that less than a thousandth part of the state has contributed to the wealth of the state and of the United States to the extent of several million dollars, and the local Osange county field stands third on the list of the largest contributors of that several million dollars. Dependable labor is not plentiful, but for all that, in response to the resolution of the fruit growers we have not observed that any California congressman has started the work of letting down the bars. Yet while we still keep out the Mongols, 20,000 Chinese coolies are traveling across the United States to work on the sugar plantations of Cuba; hundreds of them are going through California to cultivate cotton in Mexico, and it is stated that 100,000 have been shipped through Canada to till the fields of France. So that even were California—and the United States—to face about on a policy of 40 years and seek temporary help for their fields and orchards, it would hardly justify the "temporary self interest" fling made by the New York periodical. It would be quite as much in the nation't interest. Yet we hardly expect to see it done. The necessities of the war are one thing, but after the war the question will still be with us as to whether the Pacific coast is to be a "white man's country," or opened to the invasion of the yellow and brown men from overseas. And there is and can be but one answer to that question. At the opening production of all 273 bbls. The price steadily increased till we speak of the round numbers of The production for run close to 18 mil. Labor conditions have never been badman than at pators have given a chance to the welfare of year ago $2.50 per day. He roll at $4 a day. Drillers have been over what they wago. The hours shortened from 12 and a couple of hours off the day labore of the operators men to share in thus encouraging take a special in company's operations are better housed attention is being by providing club rooms for the men. All this great made in every de industry under these situations. From the year pipe and very short and diff price of crude w fair average has n to be credited w made. The Union has running in the Dok he poke into every hole an he scroo every nut and he cus alltim an der machen she yust snort once a while and shak her het and den hold her breeth an kept still. By yemeny, Dok was hot. By Gar Aye bane hot too. En one hour Dok gev op and we hire farmer to pull der machen bak to town. Aye ride en farmer's waggen an Dok he ride on skedelum. Along the rot we meets sum schule boys an dey holler an yoshes Dok. "He her mainspreng brek Dok," says they, an other yoshen. Dok hees luke like crazy man an he tenk hard but hee say not one woord. When we get tu toun Aye say much oblige Dok. Aye have such gude tim. Aye tenk Dok he say, gotohal. Mestur Editor, yu scall bet mi Hulda she lite on melik one hawk wen Aye gets hom. "Lars Larson." sayd she, "Yu nocount hors yokey yu bane drunk agen an yu bane sleepen under sope grees factory. Luke by yur pants, yu hev no behint en them en yur face lukes lik you fites a bule dog already." Mestur Editur, Aye tenk mine Hulda shees bane ver onreasonableness. Allsame Aye say to hal wit skududem waggen. Aye sent yu sum moor noos from hare.—LARS LARSON. B. S.—Dok he driv by en hes bugge yust noo. UNLIKELY, AND PROBABLY. UNNECESSARY From its self apointed seat of judgment on the other side of the continent, the "Nation" delivers the following indictment of California: "California fruit growers want more labor, and they don't mind if that labor is Chinese! This is the news that comes from the state which is unparalleled for a field that can boast of only 3800 acres of oil bearing lands. The state of California now has some 82,000 acres of oil bearing lands, less than a thousandth part of the state, yet that less than a thousandth part of the state has contributed to the wealth of the state and of the United States to the extent of several million dollars, and the local Orange county field stands third on the list of the largest contributors of that several million dollars. The year 1917 has been a remarkable year for the opening of new fields and a desire on the part of the operators to open up new oil bearing territory. The most notable achievement of the year was the development of Montebello by the Standard Oil Co. This property is now conceded to be one of the riches in the state, had been overlooked for years. In less than a year the Standard has developed a production of close to 8000 bbls a day. Two sands have been found in this field, one at 2250 and a very rich one at 3900. The commencement of drilling by the Amalgamated Oil Co. on the Huntington tract near Los Angeles is worthy of special mention, and it is believed that without a doubt this company will open up a great oil field just outside the gates of Los Angeles. The work of the Santa Fe Oil Co. in the starting of a well on the Santos Ranch in the great Pomona valley may mean that thousands of acres of rich oil bearing lands will be added to the field early in the new year. This company now has a well drilling on the property at 2000 feet and the prospect is looking very encouraging. The Union Oil Co., one of the most conservative of the big operators has done a lot of development work in different parts of the Southern field that will stamp the company as progress- ANAHEIM GAZETTE TINNED MEAT NOT YET UNDER THE BAN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE McPhee SAYS THERE IS YET NO DEFINITE RULING ON CANNED STUFF DIRECTIONS ELIMINATING THEM FROM BILL OF FARE ON MEATLESS DAYS EXPECTED SHORTLY Just what the requirements of the meatless day are has not yet been definitely settled, and until further orders the restrictive regulations apply only to beef, pork, mutton, veal or lamb, it not having yet been determined by the food administration whether certain canned meats come under the ban or not. County Sealer of Weight and Measures George McPhee, who has been appointed special representative of the United State Food Administration under the general direction of the California department for the enforcement of the federal food law has taken up with Ralph P. Merritt, federal food commissioner for California the matter of whether or not canned meats come under the restrictive provisions of the meatless day and from information received from that source announces that for the present meats are simply beef, pork, veal, lamb, or mutton, and that while canned meats such as beef, veal, lunch tongue, sausage, hamburger and deviled beef or TINNED MEAT NOT YET UNDER THE BAN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE McPhee SAYS THERE IS YET NO DEFINITE RULING ON CANNED STUFF DIRECTIONS ELIMINATING THEM FROM BILL OF FARE ON MEATLESS DAYS EXPECTED SHORTLY Just what the requirements of the meatless day are has not yet been definitely settled, and until further orders the restrictive regulations apply only to beef, pork, mutton, veal or lamb, it not having yet been determined by the food administration whether certain canned meats come under the ban or not. County Sealer of Weight and Measures George McPhee, who has been appointed special representative of the United State Food Administration under the general direction of the California department for the enforcement of the federal food law has taken up with Ralph P. Merritt, federal food commissioner for California the matter of whether or not canned meats come under the restrictive provisions of the meatless day and from information received from that source announces that for the present meats are simply beef, pork, veal, lamb, or mutton, and that while canned meats such as beef, veal, lunch tongue, sausage, hamburger and deviled beef or TINNED MEAT NOT YET UNDER THE BAN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE McPhee SAYS THERE IS YET NO DEFINITE RULING ON CANNED STUFF DIRECTIONS ELIMINATING THEM FROM BILL OF FARE ON MEATLESS DAYS EXPECTED SHORTLY Just what the requirements of the meatless day are has not yet been definitely settled, and until further orders the restrictive regulations apply only to beef, pork, mutton, veal or lamb, it not having yet been determined by the food administration whether certain canned meats come under the ban or not. County Sealer of Weight and Measures George McPhee, who has been appointed special representative of the United State Food Administration under the general direction of the California department for the enforcement of the federal food law has taken up with Ralph P. Merritt, federal food commissioner for California the matter of whether or not canned meats come under the restrictive provisions of the meatless day and from information received from that source announces that for the present meats are simply beef, pork, veal, lamb, or mutton, and that while canned meats such as beef, veal, lunch tongue, sausage, hamburger and deviled beef or The company has doubled the number of plants in the local field. A year ago the gasoline production of the local field was a little over 9,000 gallons a day. At present the production is better than 10,000 gal daily with the prospect of a very material increase soon. A year ago the local field had 62 wells drilling. The field now has 91 wells drilling, and several others standing idle on account of not being able to get the casing. 1916 figures show that the entire field had 659 producing wells. That figure has now been changed to read 699 producing wells and means that 40 wells have been completed during the year and added to the production of the several companies. At the opening of 1916 the daily production of all wells totaled 35,273 bbls. The production has been steadily increased during the year until we speak of the daily production in round numbers of 55 thousand barrels. The production for the past year will run close to 18 million barrels. Labor conditions in the oil fields have never been better for the workingman than at present. The operators have given a great deal attention to the welfare of the employees. A year ago a roustabout was getting $2.50 per day. He is now on the payroll at $4 a day. Tool dressers and drillers have been advanced a dollar over what they were getting a year ago. The hours of labor have been shortened from 12 to 8 for tower men and a couple of hours has been taken off the day laborers' time. A number of the operators are permitting the men to share in the accrued profits, thus encouraging the employees to take a special interest in the company's operations. Men in the field are better housed than formerly, and attention is being given to recreation by providing club houses and reading rooms for the men. All this great progress has been made in every department of the oil industry under the most discouraging situations. From time to time during the year pipe and materials have been very short and difficult to obtain. The price of crude while maintaining a fair average has not been high enough to be credited with all the progress made. The Union has 20 strings of tools running in the local field and the Standard oil operations at Whittier includes four wells drilling, No. 49 at 2405, No. 50 at 2935, No. 43 at 1615. No. 54 just started is 835. No. 55 has 375 feet of hole. Nos. 51 and 52 are being tested out for water. No. 56 is being rigged up and at No. 57 a cellar is being dug. The Standard Oil Company has a lot of work under way on the Baldwin property at Montebello. No. 4 is being tested out for water, Nos. 5 and 6 are standing cemented. No. 8 and No. 10 are being tested also. No. 9 is drilling at 2135. No. 11 is down 2055, and at No. 12 boilers and engines are being set for a new well. The Amalgamated Oil company drilling on the Huntington tract near Los Angeles has its first test well down 2400 feet. Drilling is going along very nicely, no showing of any importance as yet. On the Durfee property at Montebello the Amalgamated is well underway with its Durfee No. 1, the hole is 240 deep and is drilling rapidly. At Brea they have Hualde No. 2 at 3285 and No. 8 is drilling at 2576. Both wells are putting in 8½ casing. The Amalgamated is putting the lumber on the ground for a new well, on the Hualde, No. 5. The Copa De Oro company is continuing the drilling of its Chino canyon well in spite of the slight encouragement encountered at 3600. The hole is in excellent condition and the drilling will continue to 4000 feet necessary. However it is conceded that the well will make a good showing before that. PEANUT CROWDED OUT Time was when California produced hundreds of cars of peanuts, says the California Cultivator. Today she is producing practically none for the reason that other crops have proved far more profitable. This has been especially the case since the importation of large quantities from the Orlando forcement of the federal food law has taken up with Ralph P. Merritt, federal food commissioner for California the matter of whether or not canned meats come under the restrictive provisions of the meatless day and from information received from that source announces that for the present meats are simply beef, pork, veal, lamb, or mutton, and that while canned meats such as beef, veal, lunch tongue, sausage, hamburger and deviled beef or pork products would seem to come clearly within the list, there has been no definite ruling so far concerning them and for the present they are allowed to be sold. The letter from the California food administration head conveying the above information to McPhee follows: San Francisco, Dec. 21, 1917. Mr. George McPhee, Sealer Weights and Measures, Santa Ana, California. "Dear Sir:—Answering your wire of Dec. 20th, we would report as follows: The food administration's request regarding meatless day is that every one maintain rigidly the provision that no red meat be eaten this day, either beef, pork, mutton, veal or lamb, and that no preserved meat be eaten on this day, beef, bacon, lard or ham. We are requesting the dealers to cooperate with us in carrying out the program for these days by refraining from selling these meats upon meatless days. This serves a double purpose: In the first place, it naturally assists in the necessary saving, and in the next place, it has a great educational value with the public. Many people may be thoughtless and forgetful of the governmental request and if such people find that the dealer declines to sell on meatless days, it fixes the matter in his mind and the next week and the week after he remembers it and carries the practice into his own household." There is as much reason to refrain from selling the canned meats as the fresh meats and with this additional reason, i.e., that there is never any question about the canned meats holding over. "We have not as yet made a definite ruling as to just exactly what canned meats come within the rule and we expect to have a conference on this matter to prepare detailed lists next week. Veal loaf, sausage and hamburger, and deviled beef or pork products seem clearly within the All this great progress has been made in every department of the oil industry under the most discouraging situations. From time to time during the year pipe and materials have been very short and difficult to obtain. The price of crude while maintaining a fair average has not been high enough to be credited with all the progress made. The Union has 20 strings of tools running in the local field and the work of several leases shows some excellent results. The work of redrilling and cleaning out the deep well on the Bastanchury property is going right ahead. The well was drilled to a depth of 4738 feet, and produced water only. The redrilling work has progressed 1400 feet. Bastanchury No. 6 is held up temporarily with a fishing job. Although the Standard and the Highland Development Co. have abandoned their wells in the Dominguez district the Union is still keeping its courage and will continue the drilling of their well on the Bixby tract. The depth is now 3200 feet and the formation is shell. At 1580 feet the conglomerate encountered in the Chapman well still continues practically unbroken. From time to time some very encouraging showings have bee noticed so that the drilling of the well is going ahead under interesting and promising circumstances. The Union has faith in the well in that a number of small ranches have been leased in the immediate vicinity of the Chapman well. The Union's drilling operations at Montebello on the Le Merced lease is showing up very nicely. The redrilling of No. 2 has reached 1970 PEANUT CROWDED OUT Time was when California produced hundreds of cars of peanuts, says the California Cultivator. Today she is producing practically none for the reason that other crops have proved far more profitable. This has been especially the case since the importation of large quantities from the Orient. The Japanese peanut is inferior, but has filled the market at such low price that Americans have found no profit in it. Orange county used to be the principal peanut growing section. Peanuts are planted the same as corn, on well pulverized, light, friable soil. Plant to a depth of six or ten inches from early April until the first of June. Distance between rows is determined partly by quality of soil, usually about three feet. Kernels are dropped in row 12 to 20 inches apart. They are harvested much as are beans that is, cutting the roots, winrowing and stacking. The harvesting should be done in October or early November before the rains have started. The picking is usually done by hand. The price some years ago ran around 40 cents a sack which held about forty pounds. After the hand picking the vines with the cull nuts remaining make excellent feed for hogs and cattle, but not for horses. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Harold Pellegrin will preach next Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed at this service. In the evening at 7:30, Rev. C. B. Hatch will preach. The Christian Endeavor societies, Junior and Intermediate, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Storm and family of Imperial, arrived here some days ago on a visit to relatives and friends. Mr., Storm and family were former residents of Anaheim and have a large circle of friends here. We have not as yet made a definite ruling as to just exactly what canned meats come within the rule and we expect to have a conference on this matter to prepare detailed lists next week. Veal loaf, sausage and hamburger, and deviled beef or pork products seem clearly within the rule. We do not think that such canned products as pork and beans, for example, where the meat content is very small, would fall within it." Very truly yours, United States Food Adms. By SAYRE McNEIL. The Concordia Society gave a Christmas entertainment at the hall Tuesday afternoon, one of the attractions being a tree on which presents appeared for old and young alike. The singing club added to the pleasure of the occasion by rendering a number of songs, and in the evening a dance was given which was enjoyed by a large crowd. The society is also arranging for an entertainment on New Year's eve, Monday, Dec. 31. The Red Cross membership drive added 750 new names to the roll of the Anaheim chapter, making a total of 1219 members. This is considerably more than the quota allotted to us, but Anaheim always goes over the top. It is understood that Orange county more than fulfilled the expectations. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Storm and family of Imperial, arrived here some days ago on a visit to relatives and friends. Mr., Storm and family were former residents of Anaheim and have a large circle of friends here. NOTES OF INTEREST Lightless nights are planned by the fuel administration as an additional measure for saving coal. The number of men now being served by American Red Cross canteens in France is more than 15,000 a day. Gasoline production in the United States has increased from 35,000,000 to 70,000,000 barrels a year since 1914. Discarded civilian clothing of National Army soldiers will be shipped to Belgium for relief of sufferers there. There has been a heavy slump in the demand for grapefruit since powdered sugar for sweetening is often unobtainable. The total acceptances of recruits for the army December 13 numbered more than 14,300—the largest number accepted in one day in the history of the country. More than 50 night classes have been established to train radio and buzzer operators for the United States army, with an enrollment of about 3000 men. Proposals to save coal by closing schools in Northern and Central states during January and February have not been met with favor by the fuel administration. According to new regulations in England, women's shoes must not have uppers of leather exceeding 7 inches, nor of any other material exceeding 8 inches in height. Cantonments throughout the country are being searched to secure all colored men with technical training now in service for the formation of an artillery regiment at Camp Meade, Md. Within 12 hours after receiving news of the Halifax disaster, the woman's committee of the council of national defense had equipped a relief steamer and started it to the disaster. CLASSIFIED FOR SALE OR RENT—Lands in the City of Stanton with water; five acres up, for sale on easy terms, or rent on shares. Apply to P. A. Stanton, Seal Beach, or C. A. Pollard Brookshurst. 7-12-1f FOR SALE—12000 "Sweet" and "Sour" Root Valencia orange trees; choice high buds, one and a half years old; very thrifty trees. Sweet stock raised from seeds of largest orange trees in Calif. E. W. Pyne, 4 mi. N. E. of Olive. Phone Placentia 23-J 3. 823 FOR SALE—10-ft. Windmill, 35-ft. tower. All in good order. 4-in. cylinder. Call at Moody Station, Santa Ana line, or address P. J. Moody, Buena Park. 12-6-4 WANTED—A New Zealand or Belgian doe rabbit. 111 East Center Street. 12-6-2t estly distinguished if it wished to so shine. As one of the group said: "We chemists in America have never turned our minds to the destruction of human life. Our work has been constructive—the chemistry of the soil, of cement, of printer's ink, of the by products from petroleum and tar, of 10,000 things which will make for a longer, a happier life for man. But if the world is to be turned upside down and instead of staying death and disease and making new things that man can use for his own ennoblement we are wanted to push forward the work of the destruction of man and all his works we can become rivals of the worst in such enterprise." This is not the time to present the things done and the things doing by these men of the necromantic science, but when the day comes for casting up accounts and giving credit their work The California food conveying the McPhee follows: San Francisco, Dec. 21, 1917. D Measures, California. During your wire of report as administration's recessless day is that rigidly the proheat be eaten this week, mutton, veal or preserved meat be beef, bacon, lard or resting the dealers in carrying out the days by refrainese meats upon which serves a double first place, it nature necessary savet place, it has a value with the pub may be thoughtless governmental people find that the sell on meatless matter in his mind and the week after he carries the pracousehold. The reason to refrain omned meats as the with this additional there is never any banned meats hold yet made a defi-ust exactly what we within the rule have a conference prepare detailed real loaf, sausage deviled beef or clearly within the Cantonments throughout the country are being searched to secure all colored men with technical training now in service for the formation of an artillery regiment at Camp Meade, Md. Within 12 hours after receiving news of the Halifax disaster the woman's committee of the council of national defense had equipped a relief steamer and started it to the disaster. The war has called back into the service nearly 500 retired officers of the navy and 138 former officers who resigned to enter civil life, including 22 rear admirals, 18 commodores, and 34 captains. Retail dealers of insecticides are exempt from the licensing regulations covering trade in white arsenic and arsenic insecticides. The only companies required to obtain licenses are wholesalers and jobbers. Late reports on health conditions at army camps and continents show the epidemic of measles to be greatly decreasing. In several camps where measles has extensively prevailed the number of cases of pneumonia has decreased. All official motion pictures on war activities in the United States bear the name of the committee on public information, and are distributed only through the committee's divisional headquarters or by state councils of defense. There are now approximately 19,000 speakers in the "Four Minute Men" the nation wide organization of volunteer speakers who assist the government in the work of national defense by presenting messages of vital national importance to motion picture theatre audiences. President F. R. Bain and Secretary W. S. McFarland of the Southern Counties Gas company, were in town the latter part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pellegrin and young son of Baltimore, Maryland, are visiting friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Criss and family were visiting Sunday with friends in Corona. Clark Chamberlain who is at the training camp in San Francisco, came in the first of the week on a visit to friends. If the world is to be turned upside down and instead of staying death and disease and making new things that man can use for his own ennoblement we are wanted to push forward the work of the destruction of man and all his works we can become rivals of the worst in such enterprise." This is not the time to present the things done and the things doing by these men of the necromantic science, but when the day comes for casting up accounts and giving credit their work will not go unrecognized. SOLDIERS' AID COMMITTEE Acting under instructions from the state council of defense and under a plan formulated by A. H. Naftzger, vice chairman of that body, all county councils of defense in California have been called upon to organize a special committee which shall be known as a Soldiers' Business Aid committee. The purpose of the committee shall be to render assistance to U. S. soldiers, sailors and marines in managing the details of their private business while they are away from home and to render them assistance in obtaining employment, when they return. The services of the committees and others assisting them is to be purely voluntary. Eight different phases of business aid and welfare work for enlisted men will be undertaken by each county committee, according to the announcement made. These activities will cover the following fields. 1 To supplement wherever practicable, the service to be rendered by banks, attorneys, and agents in caring for property of men called to military service. 2 To see that no advantage shall be taken of any soldier; there shall be no lapse in his insurance policies, no failure to pay taxes on property nor interest on mortgage indebtedness, and to make such legal transfers of property as the soldier or his family may desire. 3 To see that no advantage shall be taken of any soldier in legal proceedings in which he may be a party, or in which he may have an interest. 4 To look after and to assist in carrying for all persons who may be or who may hereafter become dependent upon a soldier for support. 5 To aid soldiers in securing employment when they return. 6 To arrange for special training on education of soldiers partially dis- Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pellegrin and young son of Baltimore, Maryland, are visiting friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Criss and family were visiting Sunday with friends in Corona. Clark Chamberlain who is at the training camp in San Francisco, came in the first of the week on a visit to friends. GAS MASKS Included in the recent annual report of Secretary Franklin K. Lane is the following: When the bureau of mines was created by congress five years ago it was hardly to have been imagined that the methods used for the saving of life in the coal mines of the United States would become of vital use in the problem of saving lives and destroying lives in a world war; yet this is just what has happened. The soldier's kit, which was so simple a thing in other wars, has had to be increased by a gas mask not unlike the helmet of a deep sea diver, with a box of chemicals adapted for offsetting the effects of the various kinds of gas the enemy is known to use. "When we came into the war we found ourselves prepared with the knowledge, the machinery and the men to promptly meet the need of gas masks in great quantity and of a superior type. Thus the men who had been on this work of meeting the gases compounded in nature's laboratory were found to have a reserve of knowledge as to what gases will kill and what will choke and what will burn and what will hasten disease, which in a war of cumulative frightfulness would make the United States mod- AN ATTRACTIVE FRESH AIR Living Room Many folks are providing in their plans for the new Home a comfortable sunny fresh air room in which one may rest, sew, read, knit or in which the children may play on cold or rainy days. Such a room can be added to your present home and will increase the pleasure of living in it the year around. GIBBS LUMBER Phone Pacific 201—Home 2664. East Broadway