anaheim-gazette 1918-01-10

TENANT FARMING MENACE TO COUNTRY PROF. ELWOOD MEAD ADVOCATES A BETTER SYSTEM OF FARM SETTLEMENT WANTS COMMISSION APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE AND RECOMMEND NEW LAND POLICY America faces the menace that most of its farms will be tilled by a tenant peasantry. For the safeguarding of democracy the United States should be made a country of small farms, tilled by men who own their land, living in conditions of independence, self respect and well being. The way to accomplish this is to extend to the whole country the land settlement plan on which California has just embarked, through the developments now inaugurated under the Breed Act. Such are the declarations made by Elwood Mead, professor of rural institutions in the university of California, in an address which he has just delivered in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association. That a land commission ought to be created at an early date was proposed by Prof. Mead—a commission composed in part of Federal and in part of state authorities, to investigate and report a plan for a new national land tend over a period of 20 years. This will enable the laborer to live with his family. He will have a place where he can employ his time profitably when not working for wages. His family will be able to keep a cow, some pigs, and poultry, which, by providing a large part of his family's food supply, will enable them to live cheaply. The greatest benefit of this innovation is the influence it will exert on the lives and the characters of the farm laborer's wife and children. A home of their own will make them independent. It will create character and self respect. More than any other influence it will check the tendency to regard farm laborers as social outcasts and the present tendency to render it necessary to import people who are politically undesirable to till our idle fields." TERMS USED IN MEASURING THE FLOW OF STREAMS The volume of water flowing in a stream, called the "run-off," or "discharge," is expressed in various terms which, however, may be divided into two groups—those representing rate of flow and those representing actual quantity of water. The rate of flow is generally expressed as "second foot" an abbreviation of cubic feet per second, the unit used for measuring flowing water, as "gallons per minute," the unit used in connection with pumping and city water supply; as "miner's inch" the unit used by miners and irrigators for measuring water that passes through an orifice 1 inch square under a head that varies locally; and as "second feet per square mile," the unit used to represent the average number of cubic feet of water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, on the AVOID HYSTERIA That more harm suit from the geography of hysterical economy. S. W. Straus, president Society for The warning in a state: "The tendency one of our citizens," said practice indiscriminate this time is reguired the danger of injure business enterprise effit therefrom to winning the war, regrettable because of fostering a popping of the true mone. "This condition tinue, would tend unable lessons in thof thrift which weas a nation must. "We must bear is just as essential as food, ammunition condition, therefore halt business, treat servative lines, a money through thenels, saps our finn. "Money, lying oal—nothing more a symbol of wealth whatever exception or when us credit. Real weak money can buy. "We must differ elimination of w holding of moneyiness. We must is one man's luxury necessity, jointly tion on which b ment depend. Not, of course, of extravagance." are the declarations made by Elwood Mead, professor of rural institutions in the university of California, in an address which he has just delivered in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association. That a land commission ought to be created at an early date was proposed by Prof. Mead—a commission composed in part of Federal and in part of state authorities, to investigate and report a plan for a new national land policy which shall safeguard the opportunity of the young farmer to marry early in life and establish a home and a family on land which he himself owns. He proposed as a national policy that the United States and the states should cooperate in colonizing lands under the irrigation and reclamation projects developed or to be developed by the government. He urged that such lands should not only be supplied with water but also cleared, level for irrigation and supplied with farm structures and equipment, the settler to be required to make only a small initial payment, and to have 30 or 40 years to pay the balance due, under the amortization plan. To prevent speculation in land, he recommended consideration of the plan that such farms should remain under the control of the owner only so long as he or his heirs should farm them, and should not be subject to sale except by approval of public authority. The agricultural and economic aspects of land settlement have been neglected and overlooked by the government, declared Prof. Mead, in the development of the nation's great reclamation projects, although the engineering problems have been handled with great capacity, economy and efficiency. Because of neglect of measures which would prevent land speculation, much land under the reclamation projects has fallen into the hands of speculators and not actual settlers. He points out that on one government project in the west, where 400 settlers are now at work and will probably will be able to pay for their farms, 580 have given up and gone away. On a typical land settlement project developed in Australia, where the land was developed and cleared, and a proper credit system developed, expert advice supplied for the settlers only 15 per cent have been unable to meet their payments on the land, and prosperity, contentment and a desirable community life have resulted. "Broader opportunities must be given to poor men to buy farms," declared Mr. Mead, professor of rural institutions in the university of California, in an address which he has just delivered in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association. That a land commission ought to be created at an early date was proposed by Prof. Mead—a commission composed in part of Federal and in part of state authorities, to investigate and report a plan for a new national land policy which shall safeguard the opportunity of the young farmer to marry early in life and establish a home and a family on land which he himself owns. He proposed as a national policy that the United States and the states should cooperate in colonizing lands under the irrigation and reclamation projects developed or to be developed by the government. He urged that such lands should not only be supplied with water but also cleared, level for irrigation and supplied with farm structures and equipment, the settler to be required to make only a small initial payment, and to have 30 or 40 years to pay the balance due, under the amortization plan. To prevent speculation in land, he recommended consideration of the plan that such farms should remain under the control of the owner only so long as he or his heirs should farm them, and should not be subject to sale except by approval of public authority. The agricultural and economic aspects of land settlement have been neglected and overlooked by the government, declared Prof. Mead, in the development of the nation's great reclamation projects, although the engineering problems have been handled with great capacity, economy and efficiency. Because of neglect of measures which would prevent land speculation, much land under the reclamation projects has fallen into the hands of speculators and not actual settlers. He points out that on one government project in the west, where 400 settlers are now at work and will probably will be able to pay for their farms, 580 have given up and gone away. On a typical land settlement project developed in Australia, where the land was developed and cleared, and a proper credit system developed, expert advice supplied for the settlers only 15 per cent have been unable to meet their payments on the land, and prosperity, contentment and a desirable community life have resulted. "Broader opportunities must be given to poor men to buy farms," declared Mr. Mead, professor of rural institutions in the university of California, in an address which he has just delivered in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association. That a land commission ought to be created at an early date was proposed by Prof. Mead—a commission composed in part of Federal and in part of state authorities, to investigate and report a plan for a new national land policy which shall safeguard the opportunity of the young farmer to marry early in life and establish a home and a family on land which he himself owns. He proposed as a national policy that the United States and the states should cooperate in colonizing lands under the irrigation and reclamation projects developed or to be developed by the government. He urged that such lands should not only be supplied with water but also cleared, level for irrigation and supplied with farm structures and equipment, the settler to be required to make only a small initial payment, and to have 30 or 40 years to pay the balance due, under the amortization plan. To prevent speculation in land, he recommended consideration of the plan that such farms should remain under the control of the owner only so long as he or his heirs should farm them, and should not be subject to sale except by approval of public authority. The agricultural and economic aspects of land settlement have been neglected and overlooked by the government, declared Prof. Mead, in the development of the nation's great reclamation projects, although the engineering problems have been handled with great capacity, economy and efficiency. Because of neglect of measures which would prevent land speculation, much land under the reclamation projects has fallen into the hands of speculators and not actual settlers. He points out that on one government project in the west, where 400 settlers are now at work and will probably will be able to pay for their farms, 580 have given up and gone away. On a typical land settlement project developed in Australia, where the land was developed and cleared, and a proper credit system developed, expert advice supplied for the settlers only 15 per cent have been unable to meet their payments on the land, and prosperity, contentment and a desirable community life have resulted. "Broader opportunities must be given to poor men to buy farms," declared Mr. Mead, professor of rural institutions in the university of California, in an address which he has just delivered in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association. That a land commission ought to be created at an early date was proposed by Prof. Mead—a commission composed in part of Federal and in part of state authorities, to investigate and report a plan for a new national land policy which shall safeguard the opportunity of the young farmer to marry early in life and establish a home and a family on land which he himself owns. He proposed as a national policy that the United States and the states should cooperate in colonizing lands under the irrigation and reclamation projects developed or to be developed by the government. He urged that such lands should not only be supplied with water but also cleared, level for irrigation and supplied with farm structures and equipment, the settler to be required to make only a small initial payment, and to have 30 or 40 years to pay the balance due, under the amortization plan. To prevent speculation in land, he recommended consideration of the plan that such farms should remain under the control of the owner only so long as he or his heirs should farm them, and should not be subject to sale except by approval of public authority. The agricultural and economic aspects of land settlement have been neglected and overlooked by the government, declared Prof. Mead, in the development of the nation's great reclamation projects, although the engineering problems have been handled with great capacity, economy and efficiency. Because of neglect of measures which would prevent land speculation, much land under the reclamation projects has fallen into the hands of speculators and not actual settlers. He points out that on one government project in the west, where 400 settlers are now at work and will probably will be able to pay for their farms, 580 have given up and gone away. On a typical land settlement project developed in Australia, where the land was developed and cleared, and a proper credit system developed, expert advice supplied for the settlers only 15 per cent have been unable to meet their payments on the land, and prosperity, contentment and a desirable community life have resulted. "Broader opportunities must be given to poor men to buy farms," declared Mr. Mead, professor of rural institutions in the university of California, in an address which he has just delivered in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association. That a land commission ought to be created at an early date was proposed by Prof. Mead—a commission composed in part of Federal and in part of state authorities, to investigate and report a plan for a new national land policy which shall safeguard the opportunity of the young farmer to marry early in life and establish a home and a family on land which he himself owns. He proposed as a national policy that the United States and the states should cooperate in colonizing lands under the irrigation and reclamation projects developed or to be developed by the government. He urged that such lands should not only be supplied with water but also cleared, level for irrigation and supplied with farm structures and equipment, the settler to be required to make only a small initial payment, and to have 30 or 40 years to pay the balance due, under the amortization plan. To prevent speculation in land, he recommended consideration of the plan that such farms should remain under the control of the owner only so long as he or his heirs should farm them, and should not be subject to sale except by approval of public authority. The agricultural和经济 aspects of land settlement have been neglected和 overlooked by政府， declared Prof.Mead，在该领域中教授了农村建设的基础知识，土地的利用效率，农民的收入状况，以及对土地的保护措施。政府希望通过这种方式提高农村的收益，从而改善农民的生活条件。 “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率，” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我们必须采取有效措施来确保土地的利用效率。” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. Mead在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供更好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供更好的教育机会。” Mr. MeAD在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供良好的教育机会。” Mr. MEAD在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供良好的教育机会。” Mr.MEAD在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供良好的教育机会。” Mr.MEAD在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供良好的教育机会。” Mr.MEAD在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供良好的教育机会。” Mr.MEAD在文章中写道，“我要为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要为农村提供良好的教育机会。” Mr.MEAD在文章中写道，“我要求为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要求为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要求为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要求为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要求为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要求为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要求为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要求为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要求为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要求为农村提供良好的教育机会.” “我要求为乡村提供良好的教育机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会.” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会” “I要求乡村提供良好的教育的机会” “I要求乡村保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态” “I要求保持良好状态”</td></tr> </table> probably will be able to pay for their farms, 580 have given up and gone away. On a typical land settlement project developed in Australia, where the land was developed and cleared, and a proper credit system developed, expert advice supplied for the settlers only 15 per cent have been unable to meet their payments on the land, and prosperity, contentment and a desirable community life have resulted. "Broader opportunities must be given to poor men to buy farms," declared Prof. Mead. "Continued increase of non resident ownership of land and the extension of the area cultivated by tenants must be checked. The nation wants food, but men to provide it cannot be had. The movement of labor into the cities goes on. The high cost of living has a close relation to the narrowing opportunities of the farm. "In no respect is there greater need of a change in American agriculture than in the treatment of the American farm laborer. Intelligent, dependable trained men, willing to work on farms for wages are as essential to success as are the farm owners. The farm laborer now, as a rule, lives in a bunk house; he has no social status. He competes with the Asiatic and the peon and degenerates into a hobo. If he is married, he is usually separafed from his family for long intervals, which is bad for the family and bad for society. The new land settlement plan which has been adopted by California provides for changing these conditions by recognizing the farm laborer as a valuable member of rural society and by creating for him congenial environment. The farm laborer will be able to buy a home, which will include two acres of land and a comfortable, sanitary cottage. The initial payment required will be small, and the following payments will ex- It is predicted that the full beard will come into fashion both in Europe and America as a result of the war. War has always influenced the style in whiskers, even so far back as the time of Alexander the Great, who required his soldiers to shave off their beard because a beard was a handle which an enemy could seize. The British military campaign which ended at Waterloo made the mustache popular in England. The Crimean war in the '50s brought the full beard back into fashion again. In that campaign British soldiers spent long months in the trenches, where they had no chance to shave. Their beards grew, and they wore them when they returned to England. The English papers say that many soldiers coming home from the trenches are bearded and unless precedents fall, the full beard is going to come into fashion again. Should our American troops return from the war with beards, we may look for that fashion to again become prevalent in America as it did after the Civil war. Certain trifles such as incircumscribribleness do not count, and the big word of Rabelais, antipericametanarbeugedamphioribrationis is apparently ruled out, for the Academy says: "The Englishman's real jaw breaker is a Welch word over which Mr. Justice Lawrence once, at the Anglesey Assizes, asked an explanation from Mr. Bryn Roberts, M. P., whet is the meaning of the letters "p. g." after the name Llanfairfair? The answer was, it is an abbreviation for the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllogerychwyrndrohwllandysillogogcb. How is it pronounced? It will take some beating. This word of 54 letters if repeated often enough, is said to be a sure cure for the toothache. In times of war part of good citizens because of its benefit both strength sources and immeasurable charcter.- The war days means all needs ahead of sideration. All of equality in though a man should not do doing he is demeanment of things poses. But, it nate if false prairie carried to such that financial diserships and breeds And it would bring from the standby posterity if such were brought about thrift. Thrift, flistedness or more means progressively, the develop its of living. Only one of the streetive thrift. "It is our duty any suggestion view our duties sane, practical strive wherever with the practic triotism, to lend fair and legitimess." ANAHEIM GAZETTE This with where suitably His some widening of supple easily. Novaert on the sun. A them in character oth- tendency out-ency to people to till IN THE ing in a war "dis-terms and into rate of actual flow second feet measur-ness per connection supply; used by measuring office 1 varies square cont the of wa- each on the AVOID HYSTERICAL ECONOMY That more harm than good will result from the general practices of "hysterical economy" is the opinion of S. W. Straus, president of the American Society for Thrift, who voiced this warning in a statement made public. "The tendency on the part of many of our citizens," said Mr. Straus, "to practice indiscriminate economy at this time is regrettable because of the danger of injustice jo legitimate business enterprises, without any benefit therefrom to our government in winning the war. Furthermore, it regrettable because of the possibility of fostering a popular misunderstanding of the true meaning of thrift. "This condition, if it were to continue, would tend to discount the valuable lessons in the sensible practices of thrift which we as individuals and as a nation must learn from the war. "We must bear in mind that money is just as essential in winning the war as food, ammunition and guns. Any condition, therefore, which tends to halt business, transacted along conservative lines, and stop the flow of money through the customary channels, saps our financial power. "Money, lying dormant, is cold metal—nothing more. Money is merely a symbol of wealth. It has no value whatever excepting when in circulation or when used as the basis of credit. Real wealth is only that which money can buy. "We must differentiate between the elimination of waste and the withholding of money from legitimate business. We must remember that what is one man's luxury is another man's necessity, jointly creating a transaction on which business and employment depend. This statement does not, of course, imply encouragement of extravagance. In the practice of OIL MEN ORGANIZE A LIBERTY LEAGUE Pledge Loyalty and Support to the Government During the War An organization of the oil men of the Fullerton field into what is to be known as the Oil Men's Liberty league has been launched, and judging from the large membership with which the organization is starting off the Oil Men's Liberty league is to become a nation-wide movement. Men who become members of this organization pledge their loyalty and support to the government of the United States for the duration of the war, and further time if the majority of the league members deem it necessary. The Oil Men's Liberty league will seek to protect the oil industry by using the best endeavor to bring about harmony between employers and employees and to develop the industry to its highest efficiency, and see to it that the government shall be properly supplied with oil. The league has in mind the idea of the payment of a substantial wage to all employees, and to use every influence to standardize the wages in all districts and to encourage the employment of experienced competent and patriotic men in all branches of the industry. The membership of the organization is to be thoroughly democratic in every particular and is extended to all bond-fide oil operators, heads and officers of oil companies, superintendents, foremen and all other employees connected with any branch of the industry. The league is being organized solely for the purpose of harmony and not to combat any other organization now in existence or which may be organized in the future. The league SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Imperial valley has shipped over 600,000 pounds of turkey. Navel oranges have sold for longer prices than any preceding year. San Diego county good roads boosters recently met at Fallbrook. Imperia Ivalley will soon be planting over 9000 acres of cantaloupes. The last day of 1917 was made squirrel day by Corona. A movement is on foot to establish a sorghum mill in the vicinity of Imperial. The Yucalpa Apple Growers' association held its annual election on January 3. One of the biggest rises in war prices is in the price of peanuts which has gone up from six to 15 cents within a very few months. The Pacific Exploration company is drilling many depth shafts in Death Valley to discover as to the extent of potash deposits known to exist. The Golden Orange Groves, Incorporated, at Baldwin Park, have elected Wm. Bainbridge president and J. M. Stanton, secretary and manager. Los Angeles county hunters are taking up an occasional $20 or $30 bounty for mountain lions. They are more plentiful than for several years. San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties are uniting in appropriations to be used in aid of flood control of the waters of the San Ana river. The Washington Navel crop of the Riverside district is reported to be larger than was expected earlier in the season. Eastern shipments have begun. At the farm center meeting at Murrietta, Riverside county, attendance, of nearly 100 was given. The center is uniting in purchasing bluestone for seed dip. The first car of new crop Navels We must differentiate between the elimination of waste and the withholding of money from legitimate business. We must remember that what is one man's luxury is another man's necessity, jointly creating a transaction on which business and employment depend. This statement does not, of course, imply encouragement of extravagance. In the practice of true thrift now or at any time, there is no waste. Especially now we must abstain from using for individual needs any essentials necessary to the government for the successful prosecution of the war. We must subscribe liberally and to our greatest ability to the Liberty Loans and war charities, but we must remember also that we will gain nothing as a nation in the encouragement of false economy, hoarding and selfishness. American business constitutes one of the strongest assets of the allied cause. Anything like a financial panic in America now would be a real disaster because the government would be placed at a tremendous disadvantage in securing money with which to finance itself and our allies. "All our people are united on the point that war requirements come ahead of private considerations, but we need not feel that it is our patriotic duty to create an epoch of receiverships and cripple the business of manufacturers, theatres, artists, musicians, dress makers, tailors, jewelers, small shop keepers and the millions of our citizens whose livelihood is directly or indirectly dependent on so-called non essentials. If an era of receiverships is precipitated through the dissemination of doctrines of destructive economy, a popular misconception of thrift will be created and the thrift movement in this country will be retarded for years to come. "We have made great strides in the correct understanding of true thrift. We have come to a full realization of the fact that no nation of people can go along year after year blindly wasting their resources and not come sooner or later, to a reckoning. We are preparing to teach thrift in our schools so that future generations may know the value of this virtue, but the practice of indiscriminate economy now may jeopardize the success of this movement. In times of war or peace, it is the part of good citizenship to be thrifty, because of its benefit to the individual, The membership of the organization is to be thoroughly democratic in every particular and is extended to all bond-fide oil operators, heads and officers of oil companies, superintendents, foremen and all other employees connected with any branch of the industry. The league is being organized solely for the purpose of harmony and not to combat any other organization now in existence or which may be organized in the future. The league is to be big and broad in principle and management and to lend a hand in the winning of the war and the putting of the great oil industry upon the highest and most serviceable plane for the nation and the vast number of men who are engaged in the petroleum industry. The organization was set on foot a few days ago and has already made such gigantic strides that the future of the movement is assured, and in a short time the oil men of the state will be banded together in a unit that will be a credit to the great oil industry. MUST REGISTER BIRTHS The selective draft, has demonstrated the necessity of more care in the recording of vital statistics, and the state of California proposes that when an army is called by the government that will require as soldiers the babes of the future that every one born in this state will be enabled to prove the date and place of its birth. George D. Leslie, state registrar of vital statistics, has taken the matter in hand and is appointing deputy registrars for all territory not covered by incorporated cities. Cities, as a rule, with their health officers and boards of health, or other officials, to record vital statistics have been enforcing the laws of the state, but territory outside of incorporated cities have been allowed to record births and deaths according to the convenience of the attending physician. If the physician forgot or neglected to do his duty in this respect there was no one to jog him up. SOLDIERS WILL NOT LOSE EXTENSION COURSE PRIVILEGES Young men who turn soldier or sailor are not to lose their privileges in branches of the industry. The Washington Navel crop of the Riverside district is reported to be larger than was expected earlier in the season. Eastern shipments have begun. At the farm center meeting at Murrietta, Riverside county, attendance of nearly 100 was given. The center is uniting in purchasing bluestone for seed dip. The first car of new crop Navels was shipped from the Riverside district last Saturday by the Highgrove Fruit Exchange. This first car went to New York. Practically all the larger towns of this state have adopted the one delivery a day plan. Merchants in many of the cities have in addition cooperative deliveries. The directors of the California Lima Bean Growers' association have applied for a license although as a cooperative association they are not required to do so. Robert Reese, tester of the Westmoreland division of the Imperial county cow testing association, reports 15 cows testing over 50 pounds of butter fat for the month of November. The short course in tractor management at the Citrus Experiment Station Grounds at Riverside will be held during the week beginning February 11. A registration fee of $1.00 is the only charge for the course and any one may register. FINELY SUCCESSFUL We rejoice in the success that crowned with splendid triumph the brilliant campaign of the Red Cross for 10,000,000 members. It is certain that the enrolled membership has been brought to a total above 13,000,000. These millions represent a patriotic army that can be depended upon faithfully to serve at home the needs of the soldiers at the front. A steady stream of contributions will equip the association to the fulfillment of its manifold merciful tasks. The Red Cross will play a blessed part during the long war that looms in prospect, alleviating by its continuing ministration misery of mind and body. Whatever our differences in creed, religion or belief, here is a cross all of us may proudly wear. 1917 BREAKS RECORD FOR MARRIAGE LICENSES the fact that no nation of people can go along year after year blindly wasting their resources and not come sooner or later, to a reckoning. We are preparing to teach thrift in our schools so that future generations may know the value of this virtue, but the practice of indiscriminate economy now may jeopardize the success of this movement. "In times of war or peace, it is the part of good citizenship to be thrifty, because of its benefit to the individual, both strengthening material resources and imparting strength of character. The patriotic thrift of those war days means the placing of national needs ahead of all individual consideration. All of us stand on terms of equality in war times, and, even though a man can afford this or that, he should not indulge in it, if by doing he is depriving the government of things needed for war purposes. But, it will be most unfortunate if false practices of economy are carried to such indiscriminate lengths that financial disaster, panic, receiverships and bread lines are created. And it would be equally unfortunate from the standpoint of ourselves and posterity if such a condition of affairs were brought about under the name of thrift. Thrift does not mean tight-fistedness or niggardly habits. It means progress, upbuilding, prosperity, the development of sensible habits of living. Mere money saving is only one of the attributes of true constructive thrift. "It is our duty at this time to avoid any suggestion of hysteria. Let us view our duties to our nation from a same, practical standpoint. Let us strive wherever possible, consistent with the practices of unstinted patriotism, to lend encouragement to fair and legitimate American business." SOLDIERS WILL NOT LOSE EXTENSION COURSE PRIVILEGES Young men who turn soldier or sailor are not to lose their privileges in the University extension division of the university of California. Every man who enters the national forces while enrolled for one of the 200 different correspondence courses the university is now giving to thousands of people will be kept on the rolls as in good standing until the end of the war or the completion of the course. "Hundreds of correspondence students of the university have already volunteered," reports Dr. F. F. Naldor of the extension division. "Some are going on with their studies in spite of strenuous military training and the tasks of camp life. Those who have not the chance to go on with their correspondence work while at the training camp may renew their studies in full standing when peace is restored. Southern Pacific officials say that final figures on the fruit crop of California showed that 24,628 carloads of deciduous fruit has been moved out of the state in 1917. This is an increase over last year of 6,737 carloads, or 47.6 per cent. The season was the greatest in the history of California. The total shipments of all the leading varieties of fruit exceeded the 1916 totals, grapes leading the way with an increase of over 5,000 carloads. Total ... 1493 ... 1526 Notice to the Public Constantly increasing cost of production has made it imperative that a rise in the price of milk, both to producer and consumer, be placed in vogue at this date, January 4th. RAW MILK, per pint, 7c; Per quart, 13c PASTUERIZED MILK. Per Pint, 8c; Per Quart, 14c. Two quarts at one delivery will cost one cent less per quart. The milk standard is not to be lowered, although the prices remain as low as those of the city, in which the butter fat tests show only 4 per cent in delivered milk. Milk being delivered in Anaheim today tests from 4½ to 5%. The present rise in price is due to many combined causes. Advanced production costs, which inevitably hit the small dealer harder than the large one, make it a necessity that he shall get more for his milk or go out of business. If the small producers go out of business it means a still higher milk price. The present long dry season and the high price of feed leaves no other choice to the people in the milk industry. Dean Thomas Forsythe Hunt of the College of Agriculture, University of California, and Dean H. E. Van Norman of the Davls state farm, went to Los Angeles Monday at the request of Food Administrator Merritt, and during the day held a conference with the milk producers, distributors and consumers, to discuss the general situation. Out of the average daily distribution of 250,000 pounds of milk here there were present producers of 210,000 pounds of milk, some of them independent producers and others members of the California Milk Producers' association. The city was represented by Dr. Powers and Rosenberger. After a general discussion of the situation, Dean Hunt telegraphed to Mr. Merritt that there was no controversy, and advised that the local milk producers and distributors be permitted to settle the prices to be charged for milk on their own best judgment. It was at this time that the prices given above were discussed as the ones that probably will prevail for the next two months. ANAHEIM SANITARY DAIRY After a general discussion of the situation, Dean Hunt tele-graphed to Mr. Merritt that there was no controversy, and advised that the local milk producers and distributors be permitted to settle the prices to be charged for milk on their own best judgment. It was at this time that the prices given above were discussed as the ones that probably will prevail for the next two months. ANAHEIM SANITARY DAIRY DR. G. W. CLOSSON, Prop. COMMITTEE MEETING The 11th annual meeting of the Tri-Counties Reforestation committee will be held at Hotel Rochester, Orange, January 11, 1918, at 10:30 a.m. After the regular business of the committee is disposed of George H. Maxwell will report to the committee the present condition of the Newlands amendment providing for the creation of a federal waterways commission and will also give his views of the present condition at Washington since the death of Senator Newlands. Those interested in these subjects are invited to hear the address of Mr. Maxwell and participate in the discussion. THE COAST AND GENERAL National forest timber sold last year totalled in value $3,715,000. The United States produced in 1917 more than 5,500,000 bushels of cereals. Many farmers in Marion county, Oregon, are getting together and buying tractors. It is probable that next year's sugar production of the world will be the shortest ever. Jackson county, Oregon, can boast of having filled its army quota before the draft was made. General effort has been made by forest rangers and others to clear ranges of larkspur and other poisonous weeds. The 20th Annual American National Livestock Association's convention will be held in Salt Lake City, January 14-16. The loss of food during the last HOTEL VALENCIA Modern in Every Respect Finest Hotel in Orange County Accommodations Unsurpassed By any hotel in the Southland and prices reasonable. Corner Lemon and Center Sts Anaheim, California Rates, $1.00 per night, up. Special Rates by the week or month. 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General effort has been made by forest rangers and others to clear ranges of larkspur and other poisonous weeds. The 20th Annual American National Livestock Association's convention will be held in Salt Lake City, January 14-16. The loss of food during the last summer because of fires in field, warehouses and other places averages in value $50.45 for every minute. A large acrège of land in Power county, Idaho, has been summer followed in preparation for planting to beans and peas next season. The long controversy between Governor Campbell and Governor Hunt of Arizona has finally been decided, and Governor Hunt took over the office on January 1. Graham and Greenlee counties in Arizona unite in employing one farm agent. He is now working with farmers in the two counties to produce a greater wheat crop. At the recent annual meeting of the Idaho-Oregon beekeeper's association it was decided to sell all extracted honey through the association as the comb honey has been handled for some time. Effort is being made to stabilize the livestock markets at Chicago and other packing centers by control of daily shipments into the markets. The territory supplying the markets has been divided into zohes to secure more satisfactory control. Jim Hill mustard, long a pest of the Northwestern states, especially along the right of way constructed by Mr. Hill, is now being utilized as a forage and proves excellent for sheep. One BUILT AND RECOVERED And your slip cover made for your car WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO CAN DO IT, AND DO IT RIGHT WE CAN REBUILD THE TOP INTO A VICTORY, FRENCH, OR ANY STYLE YOU WISH WE CAN PUT PLATE GLASS IN YOUR SIDE AND BACK CURTAINS AND DO YOUR UPHOLSTERING A.J.BACKS PHONE PAC. 335-W 112 W. CHARTRESS STREET ANAHEIM, CALIF. OFFICE PHONES HOME 753-1 SUNSET 341-J. Res. 125 E. 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