anaheim-gazette 1918-02-07

BIG HERDS GONE World War Wastés Europe's Meat Supply. American Stock Raisers Co-operate With Feed Administration in Conservation Measure. It is probable that Europe for many years after the war will look to a great extent to America for its meat supply. Europe's herds are dwindling under war's demands faster than they can be replenished. When the German armies retired from occupied portions of France and Belgium approximately 1,600,000 head of cattle were appropriated. This addition virtually safeguarded Germany from cattle shortage other nations now suffer. In England some 2,400,000 acres of grass lands have by compulsory measures been forced into grain production, thus reducing pasturage and hay lands. A declining scale of maximum meat prices for live cattle was ordained in England, as follows: For September, $17.70 per hundred pounds; October, $17.28; November and December, $16.08; and for January, $14.40. The evident intent of this measure was to drive the beef animals into market as soon as possible. According to official French figures, the cattle of France have decreased to a total of 12,841,900 as compared with 14,807,000 in 1913. Today, due to lack of forage principally, France is producing only one gallon of milk where before the war two and one-half gallons were produced. Meantime the United States food ad SEIZURE OF HOUSEWIVES' FOOD STOCKS IMPOSSIBLE The government has never considered any plan of seizing foodstuffs owned by householders. Nor is there any policy of this kind suggested for the future. In spite of this fact, the United States food administration has been obliged repeatedly to issue official denials of rumors that the government intends commandeering preserves and canned goods put up in American homes. These rumors were originated partly by pro-German propaganda and partly by conscienceless grafters, who sought to profit through buying from misinformed housewives. The year 1918 will see home canning and preserving practiced on greater That the supreme court has again reversed the Superior Court of this county in the contest over the validity of a will written by Mrs. Gertrude Finley Pusey was stated by Judge West. Whether or not a new trial is ordered is not known. Under a will the estate, valued at $25,000, would go to relatives of Mrs. Pusey here. After the will was written sile married Henry P. Pusey, an Oregon man. H. And Steele Finley, presenting the will alleged it had not been set aside by the marriage because the marriage was illegal in that Pusey had never legally divorced from a former wife. Because it was not proven that the former wife was not living at the time Mrs. Finley married Pusey, the judgment sustaining the will was reversed. That proof was supplied in the second trial, in which judgment was again given sustaining the will. This judgment is the one just reversed. Harper Goes to the Pan: "You deserve probation about as little as anyone who ever asked me for it," said Judge West to Joy P. Harper, as he sentenced Harper to San Quentin for a term of from one to ten years. Harper is the man who sold an automobile he did not own to Rev. J. A. Stevenson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. After Harper was arrested and brought back he threatened to sue the minister and the officers for having him arrested. His bold front failed to impress anyone, because, the officers say, from the first his stories have tangled themselves considerably. The longer Harper's plea for probation was investigated, the less likely his chances for probation appeared. What is said to have been an unwillingness to tell the truth cost him a lot of sympathy. He failed to help locate a $100 Liberty bond received from Rev. Stevenson in the trade. An Anaheim bank is out $275 for having cashed a cheek upon which Rev. Stevenson had stopped payment. Harper is to go to prison on a charge of getting money under false pretenses. He formerly lived in this city. His parents live at Secondido. Elopera Overhaul: Marie Lobo, thirteen years old of Capistrano, whose disappearance several days ago led to complaint being sworn out Monday by the girl's father Martín Miles, a chauffeur Loans Defendant A flip flop of use place in Justice Clerk when sentiment vor of eGorge A. Orange, now of Law wife, arrested on mortgaged furniture Wilhite convicts had been wronged wronged. Arthur L. Lyttle crans, San Diego, plaintiff against Wilhite. He held a household furniture. At the trial Willett represented the route at Orange. 250 customers on route of itself was month. "After he got a said Wilhite, "he and it was worth thirty cents a m it was a list of per at the store or w samples. It was customers. We Lytle that says mortgage. We h move the furniture Justice Cox let further settlement Wilhite $2.50; offer the family could home. More Profit in S R. C. Masters, er residing north factory states th Lady Washington profitable crop t the Huntington cially is this true and he is inclining time the smaller ferred by those v neatlands noted t ilmas. Mr. Masters p small bean can from April to Ju ing season of ab of the small be early, can be h the early rains. A crop of barley harvested before planted, and then vented as early as Mr. Magsters state university In spite of this fact, the United States food administration has been obliged repeatedly to issue official denials of rumors that the government intends commandeering preserves and canned goods put up in American homes. These rumors were originated partly by pro-German propagandaists and partly by conscienceless grafters, who sought to profit through buying from misinformed housewives. The year 1918 will see home canning and preserving practiced on greater scale than ever before in the nation's history, officials in Washington believe. And they are assuring all patriotic housewives that foods so saved are theirs, and theirs alone. NUTRITIOUS CORN BREAD. One New York hotel has arranged a thoroughly patriotic corn bread recipe. It combines cornmeal with rye flour, both of which are being consumed in greater quantities this year in order to release wheat flour for the allied nations. This recipe fills a large pan—16 by 22 inches—and contains the following ingredients: One quart milk, four ounces butter substitute, ten ounces light syrup or honey, three eggs, pinch salt, two pounds cornmeal, one pound rye flour and two ounces baking powder. The butter and syrup are thoroughly mixed. Then add the eggs gradually, pour in the milk, then add the rye flour mixed with—the cornmeal and baking powder. Bake in a hot oven upon which Rev. Stevenson had stopped payment. Harper is to go to prison on a charge of getting money under false pretenses. He formerly lived in this city. His parents live at Jacksonville. Elepers Overhaul: Marie Lobo, thirteen years old of Capistrano, whose disappearance several days ago led to complaint being sworn out Monday by the girl's father against Martin Miles, a chauffeur, charging him with child stealing, was found Thursday in Downey in company with Miles. Los Angeles authorities report that Miles and the girl were living there as man and wife. Miles and the girl left Capistrano Saturday and it was at first supposed Miles had taken her to Yuma, Arise, or some point in the Imperial Valley. Authorities there were notified to be on the lookout for the couple. That they had gone no farther than Downey was a surprise to local authorities. It was supposed that Miles would take the girl to some point where he could secure a license to marry her without her presenting herself at the marriage license clerk's office. The couple were taken to the Los Angeles county jail after being found in Downey and were brought back to Santa Ana. Jailer Lacey and his wife brought them back from there as soon as the Orange county officials were notified of their custody there. Bad Man Is Killed: Marry Caravantes, sentenced to San Quentin from Santa Ana on Jan. 5, 1916, for making bad money, was killed on the Santa Coto India reservation named August Flores. Caravantes was supposed to be selling liquor to Indians. He attacked Flores with a knife and in the encounter was shot. The coroner's jury returned a verdict Mr. Masters has small bean canned from April to July ing season of abo of the small beans early, can be hired the early rains. A crop of barley harvested before planted, and then vented as early as Mr. Magters state university evening, Jesse Wagon of Mr. and Ms. of Orange, was seized His neck was broken. The lad, with his brother and two were playing about north side of the about a block from girl was swinging hung to the ground feet above. It wiled and a heavier Jesse was watched away. The plank was weight on the loaf and came crashily. The girl crying a warning lized the danger brother who stared away said that he as the mass hurried crushed him to twice, then was ANAHEIM GAZETTE of "Justifiable homicide." Caravantes was on parole at the time of the shooting, having been released provisionally on Oct. 10, 1917. Beautiful Fullerton: This time it is the Fullerton grammar school that has landed this city at the top, says a Fullerton correspondent. Last week County Superintendent of Schools Mitchell came up from Santa Ana and paid a visit to the grammar and primary schools. While here the superintendent gave a test, such as he has been giving to the 8th grade of all the schools in the county, and soon saw that Fullerton was about to go over the top. This test consists of twenty questions in arithmetic to be answered in forty minutes and is given to the Eighth grade pupils only. Well he gave it, and when the test was over he found that the pupila of Fullerton had surpassed the Eighth graders of all other schools that had taken the test up to that time, and did so by a wide margin. About all of the big schools except Anaheim had been given the test, and since that time Anaheim has been tested out but failed to surpass or even equal Fullerton. The Orange city pupils could not touch the school of this city, either, in this test. Loans Defendant Money: A flip flop of unusual nature took place in Justice Cox's court Thursday when sentiment took a turn in favor of eGorge A. Wilhite, formerly of Orange, now of Los Angeles, and his wife, arrested on a charge of moving mortgaged furniture out of the county. Wilhite convinced Justice Cox that he had been wronged, rather than having wronged. Arthur L. Little, now at Ft. Rose. Two workmen at the plant bore the body home. A physician was summoned and after examining the body stated that death had been caused by the neck fracture and had probably been almost instant. Seriously injured: A serious accident occurred on the oil ranch of Thomas Strain, located two and a half miles northwest of Placentia. J. C. Courtney of Santa Ana, who is employed by Mr. Strain as foreman of the oil work, was oiling a gas engine when his shirt sleeve caught in the fly wheel. He was whirled around and hurled to the floor, striking on his arm. His arm was broken in two places and his lip was badly cut. He was severely bruised and received many minor cuts about the body. REGISTER EARLY The year 1918 will be a year of many election in California and every voter who desires to participate in excerising the right of franchise at any of these most important elections must register. The old great register expired with the closing of 1917 and before any person can vote in 1918 you must appear before some deputy registrar and again have your name placed on the list. In Anaheim there will be new members of the board of trustees to elect in April; there will be a new member of the school board to elect. Then in August will come the primary election for assembly, senatorial state and county officials. In November there will follow the general election, therefore, it behooves every person to register, as early as possible. Every person should designate his or her party politics, for only those feated fields in Idaho by poisoning and to get an estimate of the cost, an experiment was undertaken on an area of 48.18 acres on the Fort Hill Indian reservation, and accurate data on all the work was kept. Fields were gone over thoroughly until practically the entire pocket gopher population was exterminated from the area. The cost of the poisoning materials, estimated at the present prices, amounted to 1½ cents an acre, and the labor at 30 cents an hour, to 15.4 cents an acre. From this and other experiments in Idaho it is evident that the pocket gopher can be successfully controlled by poisoning if thorough and systematic work is done. MENACE OF U.S.OATTS BEING NEUTRALIZED American and British Navies Destroy Them as Fast as They are Built According to reports received officially by the United States government, if the present rate of destruction is maintained the U-boat menace to shipping en-route to Europe will be entirely neutralized within two months.. German submarines are being destroyed as rapidly as they are built. Navy department officials say that the statement made in London by Sir Eric Geddes to the effect that the submarine menace had been met is entirely justified by the facts. It confirms every way reports from other sources which had been receive in this country. The fact that the submarines are being destroyed as fast as they are turned out is regarded in Washington as proof of the effectiveness of Loans Defendant Money: A tip flop of unusual nature took place in Justice Cox' court Thursday when sentiment took a turn in favor of George A. Wilhite, formerly of Orange, now of Los Angeles, and his wife, arrested on a charge of moving mortgaged furniture out of the county. Wilhite convinced Justice Cox that he had been wronged, rather than having wronged. Arthur L. Lyttle, now at Ft. Rosecrans, San Diego, swore to the complaint against Wilhite and Mrs. Wilhite. He held a $250 mortgage on household furniture, including a piano. At the trial Wilhite said that Lyttle represented that he owned a tea route at Orange. He said there were 250 customers on the route, and the route of itself would bring in $30 a month. "After he got a mortgage for $250," said Wilhite, "he turned over the list, and it was worthless. It wasn't worth thirty cents a month, let alone $30. It was a list of persons who had called at the store or who had been given samples. It was in no way a list of customers. We have a letter from Lyttle that says he will give up the mortgage. We had his permission to move the furniture to Los Angeles." Justice Cox let the case go over for further settlement, but he loaned Wilhite $2.50, offering it to him, so that the family could get back to their home. Mere Profit in Small Beans: R. C. Masters, a successful rancher-residing north of the Los Angeles tile factory states that he has found the Lady Washington bean is a more profitable crop than the lima, says the Huntington Beach News. Especially is this true of the mesa land; and he is inclined to think that in time the smaller bean may be preferred by those who farm the famous peatlands noted for the production of ilmas. Mr. Masters points out that the small bean can be planted any time from April to July, affording a growing season of about 60 days in favor of the small bean, which, if planted early, can be harvested long before the early rains. A crop of barley can be grown and harvested before the small beans are planted, and the beans can be harvested as early as the limas. Mr. Masters says since the state university found how to pre-edit on the list. In Anaheim there will be new members of the board of trustees to elect in April; there will be a new member of the school board to elect. Then in August will come the primary election for assembly, senatorial state and county officials. In November there will follow the general election, therefore, it behooves every person to register as early as possible. Every person should designate his or her party politics, for only those who designate party politics will be entitled to vote for many of the offices at the primary election in August. The last legislature passed a law covering school elections, and this year regular ballots will be provided by County Superintendent R. P. Mitchell, and candidates must file their intention with the clerk of the school board five days prior to the election so that his or her name may appear on the official ballot. TO CONTROL GOPHER The pocket gopher, which in several localities in Idaho causes considerable loss in crops, especially such hay crops as alfalfa, can be controlled effectively and economically. A great part of this loss results from the gopher's interfering with irrigation. The numerous burrows which it makes in a field render it difficult to turn water properly from irrigation ditches, because they offer ready access to the water, and in this way carry it in desired directions, in many cases to the subsail, where it is lost by drainage. The pocket gopher also destroys many of the plant roots, and its dirt moonds make the harvesting of the crop difficult. The use of the several makes of traps commonly on the market is effective in keeping small areas free of pocket gophers. For ridding alfalfa fields, orchards, pasture lands, and long stretches of ditch embankments of the peat, poisoning is a very successful, much more practical, and less expensive method. Balts of sweet potato, carrots, or paranips may be placed in their underground runways. The poisoned bait is prepared as follows: Cut 4 quarts of sweet potatoes, carrots, or paranips into cubes about one-half inch square and 1 inch long; molsten with water and drain. Bilt a mixture of one-eighth ounce of powdered strychnin alkaloid with one-tenth ounce of saccharin over the bait built. Navy department officials say that the statement made in London by Sir Eric Geddes to the effect that the submarine menace had been met is entirely justified by the facts. It confirms every way reports from other sources which had been receive in this country. The fact that the submarines are being destroyed as fast as they are turned out is regarded in Washington as proof of the effectiveness of the torpedo destroyers and patrol service which was instituted by the American navy in cooperation with the allied fleets. It means the destruction of six submarines a month, for that is the rate at which they have been constructed. The rapid destruction of the submarines dates in fact from the time when the United States destroyers arrived in Europe. The destroyers have been supplemented by the patrol boats of the cruiser class, which were put into service by the United States as soon as it was reported that Germany had begun the use of large submarines. The use of these boats has reduced to a minimum the fighting ability of the submarines. The activity of the submarines is now restricted to night attacks. HELP TO STAMP OUT KAISER The new game of stamping out the Kaiser is proving the most popular pastime that has struck Southern California for many years, and is producing results that show plainly that even if we are far removed from the actual seat of war, people are beginning to recognize that Uncle Sam has a really serious piece of business on his hands and needs the help of every loyal American. In Los Angeles the postoffice sales of stamps at the beginning of the month averaged $3,000 daily. They increased steadily until on January 31, Postmaster Harrington Brown reported a sale of $73,000 worth of stamps. From all over Southern California encouraging reports have been received at state headquarters of the national war savings committee and it is expected that February will produce daily average sales totalling many thousands of dollars. Many popular ways of promoting the sale of stamps are being devised, and in some towns the lodges and clubs have taken up with seat the idea of using the Thrift Card for a password. No member of the organization is ad- Mr. Masters points out that the small bean can be planted any time from April to July, affording a growing season of about 60 days in favor of the small bean, which, if planted early, can be harvested long before the early rains. A crop of leley can be grown and harvested before the small beans are planted, and the beans can be harvested as early as the limbs. Mr. Magers says that since the state university found how to prevent weevil in the small beans grown in this section of the state, there is no doubt but what the Lady Washington is growing in favor, and will continue to do so with growers. Boy Killed at Orange: Struck by a falling plank and pulley which toppled from the roof of the new precooling plant of the Santiago Orange Growers' association Monday evening, Jesse Woodward, 10 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Woodward, of Orange, was almost instantly killed. His neck was broken by the shock. The lad, with his slater, a younger brother and two neighbor children, were playing about 6 o'clock near the north side of the building, which is about a block from their home. The girl was swinging on a rope which hung to the ground from the roof, fifty feet above. It was attached to a pulley and a heavy plank on the roof. Jesse was watching her, several feet away. The plank was dislodged by the weight on the lower end of the rope and came crashing down with the pulley. The girl saw it coming and ran, crying a warning to the boy. He realized the danger too late. His younger brother who stood a short distance away said that he floked upward just as the mass hurtled into his face and crushed him to earth. He groaned twice, then was still. From all over Southern California encouraging reports have been received at state headquarters of the national war savings committee and it is expected that February will produce daily average sales totalling many thousands of dollars. Many popular ways of promoting the sale of stamps are being devised, and in some towns the lodges and clubs have taken up with zest the idea of using the Thrift Card for a password. No member of the organization is admitted to the sanctum sanctorum of the organization until he has shown his thrift card and has bought at least one two-bit stamp to add to it. During this month there will be an extensive drive for the organization. Thousands of war savings societies, according to State Director G. A. Davison, who confidently expects that every hamlet will have several of these patriotic associations, will be established. Ten or more persons can form a war savings society and secure a charter from Washington. Members pledge themselves simply to save systematically, to eliminate at luxury, putting their savings into thrift and war saving stamps, as well as to increase the membership of their association. It is expected that in our own town the organization of one or more war savings societies will be taken up actively during the near future. MORE EXAGGERATION The German newspapers claim that in the first year of the unrestricted submarine warfare, 9,000,000 tons of allied and neutral shipping were sunk and that only 4,000,000 tons have been built to offset this. As showing how unreliable is the information which the German authorities give out, the Associated Press is authorized to state that the claim put forward exaggerates the Join Uncle Sam's Newest Army-- The United Savers of America YOUR PURCHASE DAILY OF A twenty-five cent WAR SAVINGS STAMP multiplied by a hundred million Ameroans, means a trependous total of $25,000,000. LET THIS BE YOUR PART IN THE winning of the war. BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS AND loan your small savings to the cause of democracy. WAR SAVINGS STAMPS ON SALE NOW SOUTHERN COUNTRIES GAS COMPANY District Agent S. W. Todd, 220 12. Center St. Home 614 Pacific 116 Phone Pacific 44-J Phone Pacific 44-J John Kellenberger City Marshal and Constable Anaheim Township Anaheim, California ANAHEIM GAZETTE City Official Paper. Clean and Reliable The Eighth national Orange Show is rapidly assuming shape for its golden opening on the night of Feb. 20. The exposition is to continue until the night of Feb. 28. The great canvass auditoriums which are to house the exposition are up and hundreds of workmen are rushing the construction of the displays which are to pro- Beat the building game! Build your own home—at "before the war" prices save time THE ORANGE SHOW The Eighth national Orange Show is rapidly assuming shape for its golden opening on the night of Feb. 20. The exposition is to continue until the night of Feb. 28. The great canvass auditoriums which are to house the exposition are up and hundreds of workmen are rushing the construction of the displays which are to provide the gorgeous atmosphere of California's beauty. The city is putting on its gala attire for the annual event. It is estimated that 100,000 people will attend the Orange Show this year. The railroads have provided for excursion rates. One million oranges will be used in the construction of the exposition, the Orange Show officials estimate. Citrus fruits are entered in competition for world prizes from counties extending from Imperial to Tulare. A new department is the food conservation section, in charge of a corp of federal lecturers from the pational SANTA FE TIME TABLE (Corrected to Date) NORTHBOUND Lv. Anaheim Ar. Los Angeles 6:05 A.M. 6:00 A.M. 7:25 A.M. 8:20 A.M. 10:05 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 11:58 A.M. 12:50 P.M. 3:57 P.M. 4:50 P.M. 5:43 P.M. 6:30 P.M. SOUTHBOUND Lv. Los Angeles Ar. Anaheim 9:00 A.M. 9:45 A.m. 10:45 A.M. 11:35 A.M. 1:15 P.M. 2:03 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 3:42 P.M. 5:25 P.M. 6:14 P.M. 11:59 P.M. 1:10 A.M. food administration. This is to be the largest food demonstration held on the Pacific Coast. Many entertainment features have been arranged, and the allies court, made up of Southern California's most beautiful girls will preside.