anaheim-gazette 1918-02-14

ORANGE COUNTY NOTES Suit for Damages:— Suit for $3728 has been brought by Carl F. Spellmeyer of Ventura, formerly of Santa Ana, as compensation for injuries received when his left leg was broken in two places Sept. 8, 1917. Mrs. W. T. Olney and her husband of Los Angeles and the Irvine Co. are named as defendants. Mrs. Olney was driving the automobile that struck Spellmeyer and his motorcycle, and the Irvine Co. is declared to be the owner of a cow that started to run across the road in front of Mrs. Olney. The complaint, filed by Attorneys Williams & Rutan, states that fences inclosing cattle owned by the Irvine Co. were such that a number of cattle got out and were running along the state highway near Culver's Corner. Spellmeyer, who was resident engineer for the state highway commission, was on his way to Santa Ana when Mrs. Olney driving an auto approached. When one of the cattle ran out upon the road, Mrs. Olney turned quickly to her left, and ran into Spellmeyer, who was on his right side of the road and whose machine had been brought almost to a standstill. Spellmeyer suffered—a compound fracture and a simple fracture of the left leg. Jockeyed With a Cop:— M. N. Jay is charged with refusing to allow a machine to pass when it signalled for that right. The complainant is Motorcycle Officer Carr, who was driving a machine upon an order to get a witness for the Keyes trial. Carr says that he came up behind Jay and blew his horn as a signal of his intention to go by. Carr says Jay speeded up, and would reach out and signal Carr to come aheadtron and pailers at the county jail have observed that the accused woman was acting queerly. Last night she beating queerly. Thursday night she became violent. It is supposed by the officers that Ambrosia while intoxicated killed her sister, and that remorse fell heavy upon her when she sobered and found what she had done. Garden Grove Soldier Dead:— W. M. Clayton of Garden Grove received the sad news Monday that his son, Guy B. Clayton, aged 24, had died Sunday night at the Ft. Sill, Okla., of spinal meningitis. Guy Clayton enlisted at Honolulu soon after the United States entered the war, and at the time of his death was a member of Co. Ninth Field Artillery. W. M. Clayton, his father, has the Los Angeles Times route at the Grove He has another son in the aviation service and another at work in the shipyards at San Pedro. Two sisters of the dead artillery man live at Uplands. The family were formerly residents of Downey and the remains of Guy Clayton will be brought to that place for burial. Garcia's Trial February 15:— Francisco Garcia, arrested Sunday in connection with the drunken brawl at Garden Grove which resulted in the shooting of Florentino Arnandarez Tuesday afternoon pleaded not guilty to a charge of disturbing the peace before Justice Cox and his trial was set for February 15th. He was represented by Attorney Fred Horwitz of Los Angeles. O. Garcia is being held at the county jail pending the outcome of the wound sustained by Arnandarez, who is still confined in the county hospital. MEAT SUPPLY FROM THE BACKYARD LOFT Jockeyed With a Cop:— M. N. Jay is charged with refusing to allow a machine to pass when it signalled for that right. The complainant is Motorcycle Officer Carr, who was driving a machine upon an order to get a witness for the Keyes trial. Carr says that he came up behind Jay and blew his horn as a signal of his intention to go by. Carr says Jay speeded up, and would reach out and signal Carr to come ahead just as another machine would approach. Finally Carr got by, when he stopped and arrested Jay. File Amended Report:— Tuesday the amended report of the Orange County Harbor Commission was filed with the Board of Supervisors, and hearing upon it was continued to February 27 at 9 a.m. This amended report is the one containing detailed plans and specifications for Newport harbor. Under the law a time must be set for a hearing. After the hearing the Board of Supervisors will determine whether or not an election shall be called for the $500,000 bonds recommended in the harbor report. Anonymous Letters:— Anonymous letters have little weight with the exemption board No. 1. Numerous communications of this nature have been received from time to time at the headquarters, and they have regularly been consigned to the waste basket. One was received Thursday that fairly teemed with heated criticism of every body and everything. C. J. Overshiner, chief clerk of the local board, states that the officials are ready to take under advisement and consideration any communication which comes to them properly signed, but that the person who fails to come out in a straightforward manner and declare his identity, will be given absolutely no consideration. Soldier Injured:— The kaiser came near claiming the life of a Liberty boy Tuesday afternoon at the Santa Fe station, Santa Ana, when Rex Williams, 2nd-class seaman son of a wealthy rancher in Dallas, Texas, fell from the steps of a day coach, striking his face and forehead on the rails. The train was in motion and Williams was standing on the steps. A lady to whom he had been talking was waving him goodbye. As he started to swing up and into the car Tuesday afternoon pleaded not guilty to a charge of disturbing the peace before Justice Cox and his trial was set for February 15th. He was represented by Attorney Fred Horwitz of Los Angeles. O. Garcia is being held at the county jail pending the outcome of the wound sustained by Arnan-darez, who is still confined in the county hospital. MEAT SUPPLY FROM THE BACKYARD LOFT Pigeon Culture Proves a Very Profitable Industry For food purposes pigeons are usually classed with poultry. Culturally they are in a class by themselves, producing meat only, producing it very quickly, and under conditions that do not admit of growing any other creature used for food. While the ideal arrangement for pigeons is to have their house on the ground, and a small covered yard—called a "fly"—connecting with it—pigeon keeping may be carried on extensively in upper rooms, or lofts, with or without an open-air fly. Many flocks of pigeons are kept in large cities in quarters provided for them in the lofts or on the roof of buildings used for mercantile and manufacturing purposes. A space six feet square, and high enough for the attendant to stand erect, will accommodate eight to ten pairs of pigeons for squab breeding. The birds mate and begin breeding when six to seven months old. Two eggs are laid by the hen. Then the male shares with her the duty of incubation. The young hatch in about seventeen days. At four weeks old average good squabs will weigh about three-quarters of a pound each. Some of the larger ones will weigh over a pound at that age. A good pair of breeders will produce six or seven more pairs of squabs a year. As many as eleven pairs of squabs have been produced by one pair in a year. When production is high the female lays and begins incubation while she has young still in the nest, leaving the care of them to her mate. Raising squabs has greatly increased in cities in recent years. On farms the tendency has been the other way. On a farm a flock of free pigeons, if not kept down by killing off the increase, soon becomes a nuisance, destroying grain fuel oil surplus this fayored lot be served with meet its required definitely establish tory of all oil in rate of proWith the present increasedators of the no ing to increase only be able to requirements of study of these further supply Pacific coast streams which cade and Sierra eat time, appricent of the to the Pacific coo water power, w is obtained fro gas. The total of the Pacific from ten to fif num. With the outta tained, or decli increase must b the development tric plants on a conservative requirements stalled generat plants now on be doubled n coast for power. CROP VALUE The value o United States is the tremendous sum of $19,443 more than six of 1916 and al than 1915. The department just issued a p last year show 610,463,000 rea f of the vaue on th e year, and ue use of animals o our farms. By far th e tomers of th e now are th e allies. The n these governm products o A by the sale o is spent by th e part o lending to th e Soldier Injured: The kaiser came near claiming the life of a Liberty boy Tuesday afternoon at the Santa Fe station, Santa Ana, when Rex Williams, 2nd-class seaman son of a wealthy rancher in Dallas, Texas, fell from the steps of a day coach, striking his face and forehead on the rails. The train was in motion and Williams was standing on the steps. A lady to whom he had been talking was waving him goodbye. As he started to swing up and into the car he lost his balance and fell, striking his head on the rails and barely rolling out of the way of the approaching car wheel. Williams was rushed to the hospital and his wound dressed. His nose is broken and his face badly cut. His wound is not dangerous but is very painful. He will be kept here for some time until he is better and will then join his command in the east. Williams was one of the many hundred who were passing through on the way to somewhere in France from Camp Kearny and the naval training station. He was on the seventeenth coach of a train containing nineteen coaches and drawn by two engines. Prisoner Is Insane: Convinced that the woman has become violently insane, Sheriff Jackson has ordered the removal of Ambrosia Quintero from the county jail to the county hospital. The woman is awaiting second trial on a charge of murdering her sister, Mrs. Jose Madrigal, at Delhi. When Mrs. Madrigal was killed, her husband said that the sister must have done it. She was the only person in the house. When Madrigal came in the wife was dying of a stab in the chest. Ambrosia has always stoutly denied guilt. The jury that tried her disagreed. Madrigal has disappeared. For some time the ma- SANTA FE TIME TABLE (Corrected to Date) NORTHBOUND Lv. Anaheim Ar. Los Angeles 5:05 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. 2:02 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. ANAHEIM GAZETTE FUEL SITUATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Must Be Met by Installation of Hydro-Electric Plants D. M. Folsom, western representative for Mark L. Requa United State Petroleum administrator, has just made the following interesting announcement with reference to the oil and hydro-electric situation: "The total power resources of the Pacific coast have for a decade been supplied with cheap fuel in the form of oil, but large quantities of this oil have been distributed in Northern California, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Nevada, and Arizona. This rapid industrial development of the coast since 1900 is largely due to cheap power obtained from this source. The present rate of consumption of California oil is 110,000 barrels per year, which indicates that the reserve supply is not sufficient to long maintain production, much less to permit increased production to provide for growing industrial needs. Of immediate importance is the fact that increased demand for the industrial sections not adjacent to the oil fields and from the California railroads will soon consume the entire production of the state, and leave no sufficient fuel oil surplus for shipment. Even this fayored local area cannot long be served with sufficient fuel oil to meet its requirements, as it has been definitely established from the history of all oil fields that a decline in rate of production is inevitable. With the present shortage of oil, and the increased prices, the coal operators of the northwest are endeavoring to increase their output, and will only be able to take care of the requirements of the northwest." NAVIGATION SCHOOL IS HELD IN LOS ANGELES Many Southern California Seamen are Learning How to Handle a Ship The high pay and opportunity of studying navigation free has proved so attractive to men of Southern California who have had sea experience that many of them are now returning to a "life on the ocean wave" as officers of the U. S. Merchant Marine. The free government navigation school in the old Los Angeles high school building, Los Angeles, now is turning out new officers each week and accepting new students as fast as vacancies occur. There is a day class in navigation, members of which complete the course in six weeks, fitting them to be deck officers aboard ship, and a night class that requires three months to finish. No charge is made for tuition, although the applicant is required to have bad eighteen months' experience at sea. Similar schools are held in 20 ports of the United States, as the government needs ship officers badly to equip its huge and rapidly building merchant fleet. Pay ranges from $225 to $375 a month and, when the graduates are sent to a distant part to join a ship, their expenses are paid. The Los Angeles chamber of commerce is lending its assistance to the government in conducting a navigation school and applications may be made at that office. The chamber also is receiving names of young men wishing to join a school ship if one is to be stationed in Los Angeles harbor. Names, ages and place of birth may be sent in by mail. This course lasts six weeks and fits men for able seamen in the merchant fleet. If a sufficient number of applicants are received it is expected that the United States Shipping Board will commission to postpone the hearing for thirty days. City Attorney Scott forwarded his petition, requesting a postponement and segregation of the system in Orange county from other portions of the district embraced in the rate increase petition and the settling of a date for a hearing at Santa Ana or some other convenient point in the county. The commission is advised that notice of the hearing was not given a sufficient time in advance to warrant an attempt to secure evidence and a survey of the company's property in the county to present at the hearing next Wednesday. The company is operating under three districts, the Eastern, Western and Southern. Santa Ana is in the latter, in which also is included Santa Monica, and other cities of Southern California. The increase is proposed for the whole district, and the company has submitted its data for the entire district. For this reason, the valuations placed on the system in Orange county, and the proportion of the costs of operating in the county, is not available to the city attorneys. To combat the efforts of the company to secure the raise in rates, the attor- CROP VALUES INCREASE The value of farm products of the United States for the year 1917 reach the tremendous and unprecedented sum of $19,443,849,000, an increase of more than six billion over the values of 1916 and almost nine billion more than 1915. The department of agricultural has just issued a preliminary estimate for last year showing crop values of $13,610,463,000, representing 70 per cent of the value of all farm products for the year, and $5,833,386,000, the value of animals and animal products of our farms. By far the greatest and best customers of the farmers of the country now are the United States and our allies. The money used by all of these governments in purchasing the products of American farms is raised by the sale of Liberty bonds. Part is spent by the United States itself and part formed to our allies. In lending to the United States, there is lending its assistance to the government in conducting a navigation school and applications may be made at that office. The chamber also is receiving names of young men wishing to join a school ship if one is to be stationed in Los Angeles harbor. Names, ages and place of birth may be sent in by mail. This course lasts six weeks and fits men for able seamen in the merchant fleet. If a sufficient number of applicants are received it is expected that the United States Shipping Board will order a school ship to Southern California waters. MANY BOYS ACCEPTED BY EXEMPTION BOARD Percentage of Those Who Failed to Pass Medical Examination Small The following shows the result of physical examinations held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday by Orange County Exemption Board No. Two: Accepted—Ernest L. Chandler, Placentia; Diedrich V. Burdorf, Fullerton; Earl E. Smith, Anaheim; Amon Cole, Yorba Linda; James F. Moore, Fullerton; Earl W. Crist, Anaheim; William A. Winney, Anaheim; Raymond S. Houston, Fullerton; Cecil C. Edwin, Huntington Beach; Alfred E. Bittner, Anaheim; Wm. S. Calderwood, La Habra (for limited service as carpenter); Philip W. Damon, Yorba Linda; Alstom J. Wilson, La Habra; Roy W. Miller, South Pasadena (for limited service as nurse); John D. Sutt Jr., Santa Ana; George H. Fordham, Fullerton; Clifford Abshier, La Habra; Peter F. Gallene, Huntington Beach; Leo L. Perkins, Seal Beach; Lawrence J. Evans, Maricopa (qualified for limited service); Howard D. Campbell, Fullerton; Wilbert G. Graham, Anaheim; (for tin F. Clarke, Brea; (for limited services, Anaheim; Garland Hankins, Fullerton; Harry C. Clodt, Anaheim; Albert F. Messerschmidt, Anaheim; Clarence W. Blandin, Long Beach; Christopher F. Jones Fullerton; Martin F. Clarke, Brea for limited service); Alston J. Wilson, La Habra; Benjamin F. Luck, Fullerton; Floyd B. Dean, Huntington Beach; Edward G. Unger; Reuben W. Clemens, Huntington Beach; Major C. Fraze, Placentia; Etberl Duncan, Fullerton; Edward C. Young, Placentia. Rejected—Frederick M. Brambley, Berea; Perex A. Dickel, Anaheim; If Editor Howe, of the El Centro Zanjero, were given to romancing, we could take what follows with a grain of salt. But on occasion he is given to visiting editorial wrath upon the brother who exaggerates, which makes the following summary of crop prospects in Imperial county the most remarkable we have ever seen in California: Imperial valley is entering on what in all probability will be the greatest producing year this county or any American county ever experienced. Taking cotton, alfalfa, barley, the dairy industry, food live stock, truck gardening and all, no one can doubt that the average production at prevailing prices will reach $150 an acre. As there will be 400,000 acres on this side of the international line under cultivation this year, this implies a total value of crops of $60,000,000. This is a conservative estimate. Of all the crops only the small grains probably will fall under the average while the other crops will bring the total up to the figure mentioned. If there is no unforeseen obstacle. The production by 50,000 people, or 10,000 families, of this great sum represents an average gross income of $6000 per family, which is also without a parallel in any agricultural section of America. The fact is that the valley has grown to such gigantic proportions and has grown so rapidly that few of us can appreciate its importance. The marvel of all this is that where this $60,000,000 will be produced from the soil in 1918, there was not a habitation nor human being 18 years ago, nor perhaps any other living thing. The first surveyor's shack was set up in the valley less than 18 years ago. It continues to be the miracle of the century. By far the greatest and best customers of the farmers of the country now are the United States and our allies. The money used by all of these governments in purchasing the products of American farms is raised by the sale of Liberty bonds. Part is spent by the United States itself and part formed to our allies. In lending to the United States, therefore, the American farmer is simply enabling its best customers to purchase his products and receiving in return the best security in the world. Good business as well as patriotism urges the farmers of America to liberally support the financial undertakings of the government. ALL IOWOANS ARE INVITED. A cordial invitation is extended to all who ever lived in Iowa to attend the great annual picnic reunion to be held in Lincoln (Eastlake) Park, all day, Friday, February 22nd, 1918. (If rainy that date or just before it will be postponed to Saturday, March 2nd.) All the usual attractions will be offered: County register and headquarters all day, basket picnic dinners at noon, program at two o'clock, college reunions at three, a jolly happy? Make your plans to attend as there will be many visitors from the old home state. Do not fail to carry a big dinner and to register. Pass the word along to all the Hawkleyes you meet. The program will be along patriotic lines with songs and addresses. All Iowa visitors and tourists are wanted. Counties will be arranged as in the map of the state and there will be seats at each county. Albert F. Messerschmidt, Anaheim; Clarence W. Blandin, Long Beach; Christopher F. Jones Fullerton; Martin F. Clarke, Brea for limited service); Alston J. Wilson, La Habra; Benjamin F. Luck, Fullerton; Floyd B. Dean, Huntington Beach; Edward G. Unger; Reuben W. Clemens, Huntington Beach; Major C. Fraze, Placentia; Etberl Duncan, Fullerton; Edward C. Young, Placentia. Rejected—Frederick M. Brambley, Brea; Percy A. Dickel, Anaheim; Wm. H. Everett, Fullerton; Arthur C. Messerall, Santa Monica; Wm. Tries, Anaheim; Jeremiah Jurisch, Los Angeles; Alonzo D. Swett, Brea; John E. Lomberger, Los Angeles; Orlando J. Bulware, Camp Kearny (examined at San Diego); Charles L. Schneider, La Habra. To Medical Advisory Board—Nerens M. Moore, Fullerton, Niels N. Laneson, Los Alamitos; Robert McCarthy, Buena Park; Clarence H. Hooser, Placentia; Noah Read, Placentia; Howard E. Spencer, Fullerton; John H. Curtis, Redlands (transferred to Medical Advisory Board No. One, San Bernardino); Wilfred E. Hitchem, Los Angeles. GAS COMPANY'S HEARING SET FOR YESTERDAY Orange County Attorneys Ask for a Thirty-Day Postponement Hearing of the petition of the Southern Counties Gas company for permission to raise its rates was set for yesterday, by the Railroad commission, but it would probably be postponed. City Attorneys Scott, of Santa Ana, Ames, of Anaheim, and Garnett, of Orange, having asked for an extension. The attorneys have requested the Albert F. Messerschmidt, Anaheim; Clarence W. Blandin, Long Beach; Christopher F. Jones Fullerton; Martin F. Clarke, Brea for limited service); Alston J. Wilson, La Habra; Benjamin F. Luck, Fullerton; Floyd B. Dean, Huntington Beach; Edward G. Unger; Reuben W. Clemens, Huntington Beach; Major C. Fraze, Placentia; Etberl Duncan, Fullerton; Edward C. Young, Placentia. Rejected—Frederick M. Brambley, Brea; Percy A. Dickel, Anaheim; Wm. H. Everett, Fullerton; Arthur C. Messerall, Santa Monica; Wm. Tries, Anaheim; Jeremiah Jurisch, Los Angeles; Alonzo D. Swett, Brea; John E. Lomberger, Los Angeles; Orlando J. Bulware, Camp Kearney (examined at San Diego); Charles L. Schneider, La Habra. To Medical Advisory Board—Nerens M. Moore, Fullerton, Niels N. Laneson, Los Alamitos; Robert McCarthy, Buena Park; Clarence H. Hooser, Placentia; Noah Read, Placentia; Howard E. Spencer, Fullerton; John H. Curtis, Redlands (transferred to Medical Advisory Board No. One, San Bernardino); Wilfred E. Hitchem, Los Angeles. GAS COMPANY'S HEARING SET FOR YESTERDAY Orange County Attorneys Ask for a Thirty-Day Postponement Hearing of the petition of the Southern Counties Gas company for permission to raise its rates was set for yesterday, by the Railroad commission, but it would probably be postponed. City Attorneys Scott, of Santa Ana, Ames, of Anaheim, and Garnett, of Orange, having asked for an extension. The attorneys have requested the Albert F. Messerschmidt, Anaheim; Clarence W. Blandin, Long Beach; Christopher F. Jones Fullerton; Martin F. Clarke, Brea for limited service); Alston J. Wilson, La Habra; Benjamin F. Luck, Fullerton; Floyd B. Dean, Huntington Beach; Edward G. Unger; Reuben W. Clemens, Huntington Beach; Major C. Fraze, Placentia; Etberl Duncan, Fullerton; Edward C. Young, Placentia. Rejected—Frederick M. Brambley, Brea; Percy A. Dickel, Anaheim; Wm. H. Everett, Fullerton; Arthur C. Messerall, Santa Monica; Wm. Tries, Anaheim; Jeremiah Jurisch, Los Angeles; Alonzo D. Swett, Brea; John E. Lomberger, Los Angeles; Orlando J. Bulware, Camp Kearney (examined at San Diego); Charles L. Schneider, La Habra. To Medical Advisory Board—Nerens M. Moore, Fullerton, Niels N. Laneson，Los Alamitos；Robert McCarthy，Buena Park；Clarence H．Hooser，Placentia；Noah Read，Placentia；Howard E．Spencer，Fullerton；John H．Curtis，Redlands（transferred to Medical Advisory Board No．One，San Bernardino）；Wilfred E．Hitchem，Los Angeles. GAS COMPANY'S HEARING SET FOR YESTERDAY Orange County Attorneys Ask for a Thirty-Day Postponement Hearing of the petition of the Southern Counties Gas company for permission to raise its rates was set for yesterday，by the Railroad commission，but it would probably be postponed。City Attorneys Scott，of Santa Ana，Ames，of Anaheim，和Garnett，of Orange，有askedforanextension。 The attorneys have requested the Albert F．Messerschmidt，Anabaime；Clarence W．Blandin，长海 beach；Christopher F．Jones Fullerton；Martin F．Clarke，Brea for limited service)；Alston J．Wilson，长海 beach；Benjamin F．Luck，长海 beach；Floyd B．Dean，长海 beach；Edward G．Unger，长海 beach；Reuben W．Clemens，长海 beach；Major C．Fraze，长海 beach；Etberl Duncan，长海 beach；Edward C．Young，长海 beach； The marvel of all this is that where this $60,\text{000},\text{000}$ will be produced from the soil in 1918，there was not a habitation nor human being 18 years ago，nor perhaps any other living thing.The first surveyor's shack was set up in the valley less than 18 years ago。它 continues to be the miracle of the century. NICHOLAS AT TOBOLSK A Russian journal，Outro Russya，sent a special correspondent to Tobolsk to clear up the contradictory rumors concerning the former czar,and prints the following report，which seems to dispose of the story that Nicholas is on his way to Livadia,and also of the widely circulated and detailed account of the arrival of his daughter,Tatania，在the United States. Tobolsk is desolately， deadly calm.The bolshevist revolt passed unnoticed.The former czar's house is guarded by a few picked men，whose sympathies are with the social recolutionaries.The officer in command said:"We are wel larmed，having many guns,and even in the event of troops，我们 never surrender Nicholas,either to monarchists or bolshevists."Despite my insistence it was impossible to get into the former czar's house.The guards informed me that when he and the Grand Duchess Tatania heard that bolshevist troops were being sent to Tobolsk,the exhibited nervousnessThrough the open door leading to Nicholas' garden I saw the former czar taking his daily walk.His face was hardly recognizable because of the blue spectacles he wore."He fears the light of day,"said the lieutenant. GAS COMPANY'S HEARING SET FOR YESTERDAY Orange County Attorneys Ask for a Thirty-Day Postponement Hearing of the petition of the Southern Counties Gas company for permission to raise its rates was set for yesterday，by the Railroad commission，but it would probably be postponed.City Attorneys Scott，of Santa Ana，Ames，of Anaheim，和Garnett，of Orange，有askedforanextension。 Your engences can you do what you save vings Stamps— an, bank, store. R. Store im, Cal. The Nation's Need MONEY Buy United States Government War Savings Stamps These little Stamps are the very best investment you can make because they are backed by the world's greatest banker—UNCLE SAM. For Sale Here SOUTHERN COUNTIES GAS COMPANY S. W. Todd, District Agent 220 E. Center St. Pacific 116 Home 614 ANAHEIM GAZETTE City Official Paper. Clean and Reliable ANAHEIM GAZETTE City Official Paper. Clean and Reliable Food will win the war He who wastes a crust of bread prolongs the war don't waste it! SONOMA TAXPAYER ASKS FOR INFORMATION Wants to Know how Orange County is so Efficiently Managed on Limited Income The Taxpayers' association of Sonoma county is appealing to Orange county for advice upon how to run its county government. This query, coming from Sonoma county, has a particular interest here because the Orange County Taxpayers' league a year or more ago, held up the Sonoma county government in criticism of Orange county's government. At the time the criticism was made, County Auditor Jerome wrote to the Sonoma county auditor and got figures showing that the running of county offices in Sonoma county costs 35 per cent more than running the same offices in Orange county. which will enable us to secure better returns on our tax money, for which I can assure you of the appreciative thanks of the people of Sonoma county. I am Yours truly, J. J., PEARS, Secretary The Riverside county farm bureau is getting into line with a marketing organization. Beat the building game! No. 153 Build your Journal, Outro Russya, correspondent to To the contradictory ruin of the former czar, and drawing report, which case of the story that this way to Livadia, and only circulated and de- of the arrival of his wife, in the United States, deadly calm. Revolt passed unnotice-czar's house is guarded men, whose sym- the social revolution in command said: alarmed, having many in the event of ar- we will never sur- either to monarchists Despite my insistence able to get into the house. The guards in- when he and the Tatania heard that was being sent to exhibited nervousness. Open door leading to an I saw the former daily walk. His face recognizable because of les he wore, "He fears" said the lieutenant. because the Orange County Taxpayers' league a year or more ago, held up the Sonoma county government in criticism of Orange county's government. At the time the criticism was made, County Auditor Jerome wrote to the Sonoma county auditor and got figures showing that the running of county offices in Sonoma county costs 35 per cent more than running the same offices in Orange county. The query concerning Orange county's government came to County Clerk N. T. Reyards Saturday, and it reads as follows: Santa Rosa, Cal., Feb. 4, 1918. County Clerk, Orange County, Santa Ana, California. Dear Sir: We have heard much of the efficiency of government in your county, of your excellent roads and educational advantages—all attained with a marked degree of economy. We desire to know how it is accomplished. Do you employ an efficiency man as county manager? Are your roads under the supervision of a road engineer? What type of roads are you building? What number of miles of concrete roads have you built, outside of state highway? Tell the width of roadway and cost per mile of each type of construction. 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