anaheim-gazette 1918-02-07

EXTENSION WORK IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY COURSES TO BE GIVEN AT A BRANCH IN LOS ANGELES STUDENTS WISHING TO TAKE SUMMER SESSION NEED NOT GO TO NORTHERN SCHOOL The extensive expansion of the activities of the University of California in the region south of the Tehachapi is given thorough discussion by President Benj. Ide Wheeler in his annual report to Gov. Stbphens, just issued by the University press. President Wheeler calls attention to the fact that the school authorities in the Southern part of the state have cooperated most kindly with the university in adjusting school calendars to fit the needs of a 1918 summer session in Southern California. The generous offer of the use of the new Los Angeles high school for the summer session is mentioned, and the president states that the courses of study to be offered will be of the same general standard as that offered on the campus of the university at Berkeley. President Wheeler states: "The regents have also decided to devote at least $15,000 for the biennium 1917-19 to university extension work in South-California. Special headquarters report at the meeting of the directors Saturday: Regular employees ... $810.00 Oil well employees ... 100.00 $910.00 Construction Making pipe (881 sks) ... $331.25 Work at P. P. No. 1 ... 139.50 Hauling gravel ... 95.00 $565.75 Repairs: Work at No. 2 (18 sks) ... $42.94 Pipe line at No. 2 (17 sks) ... 84.46 Repair bridges ... 75.75 S. Branch ditch (10 sks) ... 18.75 Lovering ditch (8 sks) ... 15.10 Boxes on Orangethorpe Ave. (7 sks) ... 10.50 Kraemer ditch (9 sks) ... 18.75 E. St. ditch (7 sks) ... 22.25 Wall at P. P. No. 2 ... 43.15 Pipe line at No. 4 (3 sks) ... 12.00 For Plac. Fruit Co. (5 sks) ... 7.00 Work at P. P. No. 3 ... 15.85 Work at P. P. No. 1 ... 29.00 Work on pump Tuffree Reser. Work at P. P. No. 4 ... 18.00 Truck driver ... 82.30 $505.29 Work on main canal, Sec. 1 ... 348.50 Same, Sec. 2 ... 257.50 Cleaning Kraemer ditch ... 2.75 Cement Account: On hand Jan. 1, 1918 ... 1173 Received in January ... 940 2113 Used on construction ... 881 Used on repairs ... 84 Used at P. P. No. 2 ... 100 On hand Feb. 1 ... 1048 2113 object will be to We will have popu and Old Glory w breeze. Yes, we want to and visitors from who are in Califo lunch baskets well be served free to ad badges. The Alum of Wisconsin will three o'clock near ODE TO TR Some of the boys are training to whi to be unable to expiments in prose, are invoking the ing was sent us by L, 160th Init., Cam Now soon we'll be To a nation tha To help out our Alles In a struggle to So let's go into this boys With one though true, With a heart that fighting, To save the old R Now before we get him And what we w But we know we lleve That he knows h To the stake we w Till his bones t COMPANY WILL PIPE PALM STREET DITCH Santa Ana Street Ditch Also to be Closed, Mr. Altnow Paying Two-Thirds A communication from the city of Anaheim offering to pay half the cost of piping an open ditch on Palm St., was presented to the board of directors of the Anaheim Union Water Co. Saturday. Superintendent McFadden was instructed to present an estimate of the cost of such improvement. Report of the finance committee was read and approved and warrants ordered drawn in payment of the various demands therein recommended. Report of the treasurer and superintendent were each in turn received and filed. FINANCE REPORT The finance committee submitted the following report: Jan. Cash in treasury $6,428.09 Same with secretary 397.41 Water collections 1,867.24 L. J. Sherldan 20.00 Construction 1.15 Repairs 46.11 Oil well rents 26.00 Rents, A. L. Porter 130.00 St. Helena Petroleum Co. 810.96 Vernon Oil Ref. Co. 10,158.65 Cal. Oil & Asp. Co. 113.13 F. Chamberlain 8.54 Expense, telephones 4.80 Gravel .25 G. C. Welton 2.25 T. C. Griggs est 31.73 Stock transfers 2.00 $20,046.31 Cks. Pd. & Ret. $8,462.70 Pd. out by Sec. 13.50 8,476.20 Available cash $11,570.11 Expenditures: Print shop $23.25 Pacific Imp. Co. 60.00 West Pipe & Steel Co. 29.48 Brown & Dauser 10.26 Byron Jackson Co. 95.74 Panama Lubricants Co. 8.58 A. Nagel 6.45 W. M. Martenet 11.80 H. Kuchel 57.00 Edison Co.(W) 1.82 Stroup Barnes Co. 1.25 R. W. McClellan 4.00 J. R. Gardiner 60.10 F. W. James 18.60 Snow Mfg. Co. 312.64 Yorba Linda Co. 4.00 Tri Counties Reforestation 250.00 L.A.Tr.Sav.Bank .25 Pacific Tel Co.(A) 9.30 Pacific Tel Co.(F) 19.65 Home Tel Co. 3.90 J.Chas.Thamer 11.00 G.W.Sherwood 41.00 A.G.Miller 8.00 L.B.Weber .20 With a heart that fightings, To save the old R. Now before we get him And what we wilt warn, But we know we lieve That he knows hie To the stake we wilt clay. And then we can rejoice will day. So Mr.Kajser, loot warning, When we get you pay And you'll learn your Bolled, With us boys fre UNCLE SAM WARN ACCOUNT The United States need of several b accountants to fi f accounts section o ment of the equip Signal Corps, war other branbhes, fo tton, D.C., or l in to an announcement United States citio n.The salaries $2,400 to $6,000 are desired. The duties of a nal corps will conation of production and airplane motors visors in charge a several plants, or pointees may be Washington, D.C. Applications whi for a written ex be rated upon th ion and experienc applications and dence. The commission count of the urge vice applications will be received and that papers wily and certification of the service reco complete information blanks may municiple with An audit concerning the piling of piping an open ditch on Palm St., was presented to the board of directors of the Anaheim Union Water Co. Saturday. Superintendent McFadden was instructed to present an estimate of the cost of such improvement. Report of the finance committee was read and approved and warrants ordered drawn in payment of the various demands therein recommended. Report of the treasurer and superintendent were each in turn received and filed. On motion of Beazeley seconded by Miller the proposition of Mr. Altnow to pay two thirds the cost of replacing the present open ditch on East Santa Ana street, with a pipe line was accepted and the superintendent instructed to construct the line as soon as possible. On motion of Dwyer seconded by Thamer the superintendent was instructed to investigate conditions existing on the open dirt ditch which crosses the property of Mrs. Key. Communication from Byron Jackson Co., stating a new runner for the pump which the company contemplated buying would cost $100, was received and on motion duly seconded the pumping committee was authorized to buy the pump and also the new runner. On motion duly seconded the superintendent was instructed to order sufficient reinforced concrete pipe for installation of pipe line at P. P. No. 1. On motion duly seconded the superintendent was instructed to rent a compressed air outfit for use at P. P. No. 3. Annual report of the S. A. R. D. Co., for 1917 was read and filed. On motion duly seconded applications on file for transfer of stock were granted. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Supt. R. J. McFadden of the Water company submitted the following: Just listen to the call for all who ever lived in the state of Wisconsin, to meet under the auspices of the Wisconsin association of Southern California, for an all day picnic reunion in Sycamore Grove, Los Angeles, Tuesday, February 12th, 1918. Come as early as you can and spend the day with friends and celebrate the birthday of our immortal Lincoln. We will have the county registers so you can find your old home neighbors even if there are five thousand present. Coffee will be provided, but bring well filled lunchbaskets. There will be a brief program at 2 o'clock with music and greetings from Badger state speakers, but the main ANAHEIM GAZETTE object will be to have a good time. We will have popular patriotic songs and Old Glory will wave in the breeze. Yes, we want to see all the tourists and visitors from the old home state who are in California. Bring your lunch baskets well filled. Coffee will be served free to all who buy the new badges. The Alumni of the University of Wisconsin will meet informally at three o'clock near the tennis courts. ODE TO THE KAISER Some of the boys in the camps who are training to whip the Kaiser appear to be unable to express their full sentiments in prose, consequently they are invoking the muse. The following was sent us by Emil Crespin, Co. L., 160th Inlt., Camp Kearny: Now, soon we'll be leaving this country To a nation that lies over the sea To help out our friends called the Allies In a struggle to make us all free. So let's go into this war with a thought, boys, With one thought that is loyal and true, With a heart that we know we are fighting, To save the old Red, White and Blue. Now before we get through, we will get him And what we will do we can't tell, But we know we can make him believe That he knows he'd be better in hell. To the stake we will burn Mr. Kaiser. Till his bones turn from ashes to alms. WEATHER OUTLOOK IN THE LIGHT OF FORMER YEARS The current year is absolutely the driest to date that 70 years of records show from around tre Bay southward; and yet it was closely paralleled in 1903-4. In Los Angeles in that year 0.57 inches is recorded to January 31; this year to date (January 24) 0.59 inches; over 8 inches, however, fell during the following February, March and April. In Santa Maria, Santa Barbara county, where I had been keeping records at the time, the rainfall of this season and that of 1908-04 to date were relatively the same; and yet over 10 inches fell for the rest of that season after February 1—a complete reversal of conditions. Another peculiarity also was the fact that concomitant weather conditions—temperature, barometer, wind direction and its intensity, cloudiness and the like—were much the same. Of course, whether weather conditions will change from now on as they did that season and give us a good measure of late rains, remains to be seen. And if appreciable rains do not come before February 15 we may calculate on a dry year, as so far our rains have been only the tag end of northern storms. This season is relatively a warm, open winter; the past droughts of 1912-13 and 1897-98 were cold seasons. In January, 1913, most of the citrus fruits were seriously damaged from excessive frosts. The relative weather map conditions up and down the cost unfortunately cannot be compared—the San Francisco fire burnt up the records. They have duplicates in Washington, but the climatology of the Pacific coast has not the sanction of a well-enough ordained science to get the special information, the previous four months' rains amounted to only about 1½ in., but February recorded 5.87 inches, more than half of the whole season's rains. This peculiarity distinguishes light rainy seasons from droughty ones—that single copious rainy period. The season of 1890-91 is another light rainy season that was saved, even around the Bay, by its February rains. The season of 1911-12 was saved from being a drought by its March rains, particularly in the South, thought around the Bay there had been some December and January rains. Again, Los Angeles indicating the South, received only a total of 1½ inches for October, November, December, January and February of that season, to be followed in March by 7 inches. Anaheim Cash Market A Good Place to Trade J. E. STROUP, Proprietor Home 282 Pacific 300 109-111 N. Los Angeles St. With a heart that we know we are fighting, To save the old Red, White and Blue. Now before we get through, we will get him And what we will do we can't tell, But we know we can make him believe That he knows he'd be better in hell. To the stake we will burn Mr. Kaiser. Till his bones turn from ashes to clay. And then we can laugh at his crying Oh, revenge will be sweet on that day. So Mr. Kaiser, look out, and take warning, When we get you, you surely will pay And you'll learn you can't get Hard Bolled, With us boys from the old U. S. A. UNCLE SAM WANTS EXPERT COST ACCOUNTANTS The United States government is in need of several hundred expert cost accountants to fill vacancies in the accounts section of the finance department of the equipment division of the Signal Corps, war department, and in other branches, for duty in Washington, D. C., or in the field, according to an announcement just issued by the United States civil service commission. The salaries offered range from $2,400 to $6,000 a year. Men only are desired. The duties of appointees to the signal corps will consist of the determination of production costs of airplanes and airplane motors, either as supervisors in charge at one or more of the several plants, or as assistants; or appointees may be assigned to duty in Washington, D. C. Applications will not be assembled for a written examination, but will be rated upon the subjects of education and experience, as shown by their applications and corroborative evidence. The commission states that on account of the urgent needs of the service applications for these positions will be received until further notice and that papers will be rated promptly and certifications made as the needs of the service require. Complete information and application blanks may be obtained by communicating with the secretary of the warm, open winter; the past droughts of 1912-13 and 1897-98 were cold seasons. In January, 1913, most of the citrus fruits were seriously damaged from excessive frosts. The relative weather map conditions up and down the cost unfortunately cannot be compared—the San Francisco fire burnt up the records. They have duplicates in Washington, but the climatology of the Pacific coast has not the sanction of a well-enough ordained science to get the special investigations it deserves. We well know why it is so dry here. There are the usual number of storms off the Alaskan waters, south of the Aluetian Islands, but these storms go east in northern latitudes, as is indicated by the Weather Bureau map of January 22, which is a type of previously similar storm areas. The Low (the storm center) is here shown as entering the United States line above Montana or Dakota instead of off the Vancouver or Washington coast. And in other storm areas where the Low did enter off the Vancouver coast the persistent high barometer across from the California coast to the plateau region kept the storms from trending down the coast. In December, under the latter conditions, floods occurred in Washington and Oregon while absolutely droughty conditions prevailed from the central part of the state southward. The rains wasted all their force north of Eureka, dashing against this high barometer area. This persistent and perverse distribution of pressure is the reason for the continuation of fall conditions. We often have as much rain in September and October as in all of this season to date. The Alaskan land mass, under the Arctic circle, is not yet as severely cold as it normally is in other Decembers and Januaries. Recently (Jan. 22) Nome and Eagle, both under the Arctic Circle, recorded temperatures not lower than zero, while Chicago itself was around zero, Winnipeg 14 deg. below, Prince Albert (Canada) 26 below and a week ago near 40 below. Looking back to the first week in December of 1916, we find Nome and Eagle (during a rainy spell along the coast) at 32 to 34 deg. below; a year ago the latter week of January, Eagle ranged from 28 to 56 belog, though Nome was not so cold. What does this cold signify up north? It means a high barometer area, which forces the storm center southward; and this season that was saved, even around the Bay, by its February rains. The season of 1911-12 was saved from being a drought by its March rains, particularly in the South, thought around the Bay there had been some December and January rains. Again, Los Angeles indicating the South, received only a total of 1½ inches for October, November, December, January and February of that season, to be followed in March by 7 inches. While no one can definitely predict the outcome of the season—except that it is not of the wet type—it is reasonable to assume that it will follow the trend of similar seasons, where the February and March rains saved the year. P.S.-Since writing the above on the 25th and 26th inst., a storm area from the north wedged itself in between the Sierras and the Rockies, coming down as far south as Arizona. From this influence rain fell from Tadachapi southward, also in Arizona. It was heaviest in San Diego, amounting to 1.10 and much heavier in the back ranges; but it tapered off at Los Angeles to 0.35 of an inch—L. E. Blochman in Pacific Rural Press. ORANGE COUNTY'S GAIN IN MOTOR VEHICLES Nearly Seven Thousand Cars Licensed During year 1917 Orange county lacked only twenty-five cars of having seven thousand automobiles registered in 1917, which was a gain of 2595 over the previous year. This means one machine for each eight of the population, and as trucks and stages are included in the list the entire population of the country could be loaded in its motor vehicles at one time and there would be room for more. Following is the list of cars owned in the various towns: 1916 1917 Gain Anaheim 669 1079 410 Balboa 13 43 30 Brea 44 105 56 Buena Park 45 101 56 El Modena 17 42 25 El Toro 22 57 35 Fullerton 624 935 311 Garden Grove 169 179 10 Harper 24 55 31 Huntington Beach 170 302 132 Irvine 24 41 17 Laguna Beach 26 42 16 La Habra 62 101 39 Los Alamitos 18 40 22 Newport Beach 24 45 21 The commission states that on account of the urgent needs of the service applications for these positions will be received until further notice and that papers will be rated promptly and certifications made as the needs of the service require. Complete information and application blanks may be obtained by communicating with the secretary of the local board of civil service examiners at the post office in any of the larger cities or with the United States civil service commission, Washington, D.C. PERSHING TO MOTHERS Issued by the war department. There has never been a similar body of men to lead as clean lives as our American soldiers in France. They have entered this war with the highest devotion to duty and with no other idea than to perform these duties in the most efficient manner possible. They fully realize their obligation to their own people, their friends and the country. A rigid program of instruction is carried out daily with traditional American enthusiasm. Engaged in healthy, interesting exercises in the open air with simple diets, officers and men like trained athletes are ready for their task. Forbidden the use of strong drink and protected by stringent regulation against sexual evils, and supported by their own moral courage, their good behavior is the subject of most favorable comments, especially by our allies. American mothers may rest assured that their sons are a credit to them and to the nation, and they may well look forward to the proud day when on the battlefield these splendid men will shed a new luster on American manhood. Looking back to the first week in December of 1916, we find Nome and Eagle (during a rainy spell along the coast) at 32 to 34 deg. below; a year ago the latter week of January, Eagle ranged from 28 to 56 belog, though Nome was not so cold. What does this cold signify up north? It means a high barometer area, which forces the storm center southward; and this has been lacking this season. Why is the land mass of Alaska thus warmer than normal? We do not know; we only see its effect. In the eastern part of the northern Arctic coast the cold is normal, but not in the western nor in the Eastern Siberian lands. (Nome is near Bering Strait.) It is highly probable, however, that later in the season, as with other seasons, the normal cold may occur in these latitudes and thus force the prevailing Low barometer areas off the Alaskan coast southward. If we could possibly forecast these conditions, we could with a few other factors forecast the season. There is a reasonable probability that we shall have good February and March rains; still the season is most likely to have a rainfall below normal, and the moisture that falls should be most carefully conserved. From the central part of the state southward grass has hardly started; it is most likely then to be short unless the rains as in 1903-04, last into May. We are making no forecast, we simply state what the probabilities might be; but a decided change must come within two or three weeks, otherwise, judging from other seasons, we face a dry year. The season of 1903-04 is not the only one redeemed by February rains. In 1869-70 February rains saved the southern coast from an absolutel drought. In Santa Barbara, for instance, Mr. and Mrs. Innes Henry, parents, and Capt. and Mrs. A. Henry, grandparents, wish to take this opportunity to express their appreciation to their friends for the many kindnesses shown them during the illness and after the death of their son and grandson, Archie Stewart Henry, who died at his home here January 31, after an illness of two months duration, of a cold contracted at Camp Lewis, American Lake, to which he went out with so many other gallant comrades only a few months ago to prepare to carry America's banner of democracy across the sea. Especially do they wish to express their gratitude for the many floral offerings which were tendered upon the occasion of the funeral and for the many suggestions of kind friends here and in camp that Archie Henry served his country as valiantly here as if he had given up his life on the battle fields of Europe for the great cause of humanity. Mr. and Mrs. Innes Henry, and Family. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Henry and Family. Your War Savings will Save Him Loan Your Nickels and Dimes to Uncle Sam He will Pay the Saver as well as the Soldier Make it a habit to buy U.S. Government War Savings Stamps every week or month S. Q. R. Store Anaheim, Cal. Hercules Fuel Oil Natural Gas Insure your profits. Give your land plenty of water independent of the rains—and let Hercules furnish economical power for pumping. Don't Wait—Write or call. Submit your pumping problems to us. DEALERS: We have a very liberal proposition for unoccupied territory—write us. Smith-Booth-USher Co. The Pump and Engine House of the Pacific Coast Los Angeles Food will win the war He who wastes a crust of bread prolongs the war don't waste it! Seal Beach ... 28 28 Stanton ... 8 12 4 Sustin ... 117 180 63 Westminster ... 17 39 22 Yorba Linda ... 25 37 12 Other small towns... 63 63 Totals ... 4380 6975 2595 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NOTES The planting of hemp in the Imperial Valley will be large next year. It is said that over 100 Japanese fishermen are seining fish in Salton sea. Home economics is a regular department of several of the farm bureau. Olive packing works at Hemet, Riverside county, are putting up 185 tons home fruit. California lima bean growers have sold about three fourths of the last season's crop. Nearly all tomato canning factories of Southern California ran through the month of January. The next meeting of the county chamber of commerce of Riverside is to be held at Corona. This body has unqualifiedly endorsed the movement to secure Chinese farm help. Lankersheim, Los Angeles county, has a new poultry association. It is expected it will be large enough to make carlot shipments. Members of the Hemet-San Jacinto Growers' association are contemplating extensive improvements in the cannery before another packing season. Poultrymen of Riverside county are planning to stamp date on every egg harvested and build a brand for their eggs which will justify top notch prices. The annual agricultural assembly at Holtfille, Imperial county, one of the principal events of the valley has changed its date and will now be held February 14th. FLANNEL SHIRTS This is a good time to supply your wants There’re cheaper now than they will be later And we advise you to put in an extra supply MACKINAW COATS Made by the “Oregon Mills!”—just the thing for these cool days. Sweaters, Auto Gloves, Auto Caps JACKSON’S MEN’S WEAR SHOP THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE $15.0 SUIT HOUSE IN ORANGE COUNTY ANAHEIM