anaheim-gazette 1918-03-14

SANTA ANA FIGHTING FOR CHEAPER GAS Linn Shaw Says Company Can Make Profit at 25 Cents L. L. Shaw has gone Mayor Visel "one better" in advocating the lowering of the price of gas in Santa Ana, and has suggested that possibly an investigation would show that the company could supply gas for domestic purposes at 25 cents per thousand and still make a good interest on its investment. He brought the matter up before the directors of the chamber of commerce, with the result that the matter was referred to the manufacturing and industrial committee, with instructions to make an investigation and fight for cheaper—if not 25 cent—gas. The committee is composed of F. P. Nickey, C. S. Kendall, A. C. Black, A. C. Bowers and J. P. Baumgartner. "They have been soaking us," is the way Shaw expresses himself on the matter of gas rates. "I think we have been overlooking one of our 'best bets' in Orange county in allowing our natural gas rates to remain unmolested," declared Shaw. "I heartily endorse the vigorous stand taken by Mayor Visel in this matter, but believe we ought to go further even than he suggests and not stop at a 50 cent rate." "Let us start out to get this gas just as cheap as we can—the cheaper the better. Suppose we could get a 25 cent or 30 cent rate—what a talking point it would be to have for homeseekers and manufactories. Other cities get 25 cent natural gas, perhaps we can. My idea is for Fullerton, Anaheim, Orange and Santa Ana to get together on this thing and go after it right." "When artificial gas was being made here, the rate was only $1. With natural gas costing nothing for manufacture, and the main pipe lines alone with their Red Cross work are they doing charitable wonders for every man, woman and even the babies are suffering privations that others—perhaps their enemies—may not go hungry. ORANGE WILL HAVE MARMALADE FACTORY Success of the Crawford Plant is Stimulating the Industry Negotiations conducted for some time through the Orange chamber of commerce was successfully completed last week, assuring a marmalade factory for Orange. The proprietors, Roscoe Wilson and J. W. Swain, have leased the building at 218 East Chapman avenue, where they will establish a factory. The marmalade factory is an important industry for that locality through the potentialities of its subsequent development even more than on account of its present scope. It means that a great amount of cull fruit now going to waste will be utilized. Through special processes of the firm, the best grade culls will be turned into marmalade which will be marketed in jar form with wholesale grocers in the east. A process is also in their possession which will enable the use of pulp which is now discarded in the manufacture of marmalade. Eventually, as the factory develops the firm will market its product through eastern brokers. Rapid growth is expected for the local factory, situated as it is in the heart of the citrus belt of Orange county. Wilson and Swain also believe that they have processes which will enable them to manufacture a superior grade of marmalade that will win popularity on the market. The rapid development of the Crawford marmalade factory in Anaheim, quents at midnight have time between to make a drive turns. It would be hard to inflict thousands of alties in each city, as we want taxpayers, and not penalized by law that they are based on the tax was not that it was with us. Therefore I have 000 circulators, a tion as to who turns. This is the entire ten California compract thoroughly that I can do, at my disposal. * * * In geles) the women county council isized by precinct house to house one to be sure tax returns." Or to houses where necessary; but work will not could take this city or county or both of them organization put system outlined tinctive service enment in this feel certain that women of your undertake this l. The newspaper pealed to to go to the fact that be made, and there go on auton collectors of it not the power to fines. It is th the better. Suppose we could get a 25 cent or 30 cent rate—what a talking point it would be to have for homeseekers and manufactories. Other cities get 25 cent natural gas, perhaps we can. My idea is for Fullerton, Anaheim, Orange and Santa Ana to get together on this thing and go after it right. "When artificial gas was being made here, the rate was only $1. With natural gas costing nothing for manufacture, and the main pipe lines costing nothing as compared with a manufacturing gas plant, it does seem to me that we should have a rate far below 50 cents. There is plenty of natural gas in the oil fields and there is no reason why we shouldn't have it at a lower cost. "I believe the company has been 'soaking us,' and that it is time we were getting together and demanding what is due us—a cheaper gas rate." Others at the meeting told of their experience in cities where natural gas was supplied and where a rate much lower than that obtaining here prevailed. AMERICA FEEDING GERMANS Hungry Germans fill the city (Zurich) and Switzerland generally, to overflowing, says a dispatch from that city. They are down here to get a square meal. Rich Germans are sending their families to Switzerland, in many cases for the duration of the war. Others, not so rich, but with the price, are in the habit of sending their folks down here periodically for the "food cure." Still others, the middle class, unable to do either, send their children to Switzerland, boarding them out among the thrifty farmers and town dwellers. Throughout last summer "outing trains," each bringing from 300 to 500 children into Switzerland, were encouraged by the German authorities. They said the children were merely out for a picnic and would return to Germany. But the picnic season has been over a long time and the children are still in Switzerland eating the bread (sent from the United States past the U-boats manned by the fathers and brothers of these children); bread which is daily costing the lives of American men and even women and children. This is no plea to stop this bread. The United States must keep on sending it. Because the Prussian pirates murder women and children is no matter. Eventually, as the factory develops the firm will market its product through eastern brokers. Rapid growth is expected for the local factory, situated as it is in the heart of the citrus belt of Orange county. Wilson and Swain also believe that they have processes which will enable them to manufacture a superior grade of marmalade that will win popularity on the market. The rapid development of the Crawford marmalade factory in Anaheim, which has grown to four times its original size within a year, is proof of the importance of the local industry and its bright future. STRIKES AND WAR WORK If the people of the country at large could be consulted, they would doubtless support the stirring and patriotic declaration of "Uncle Joe" Cannon in a debate in the house of representatives this week over the question of strikes during the war. The bill before the house, supported by the president, provides severe punishment for strikers and strikes are declared to be conspiracies "when they unfavorably affect war operations and can be shown to be undertaken with the purpose of obstructing the military success of the war." The trouble with that kind of a law is that it would be extremely difficult to prove the charge, and the former speaker of the house took a short cut to the same end by insisting on an amendment to prohibit all strikes. Said he: War is no time for strikes. Can the boys in the trenches strike for higher wages, better conditions or for any reason? I would control everybody, no matter who he is who would disable us in our support of the boys who face the shells and the gas. And unless war comes to a speedy end, the country must come to exactly that viewpoint. It is no time for nice distinctions as to either wages or hours, when the lives of hundreds of thousands of our own flesh and blood depend upon the output of our factories and shipyards, our farms and our munitions plants. Great Britain long since arrived at that decision, and we must come to it, and congress has just the same right to coerce labor that it has to compel capital, and it ought to do both if by that means victory is made surer and brought about more quickly. STATE APPORTE Germany. But the picnic season has been over a long time and the children are still in Switzerland eating the bread (sent from the United States past the U-boats manned by the fathers and brothers of these children); bread which is daily costing the lives of American men and even women and children. This is no plea to stop this bread. The United States must keep on sending it. Because the Prussian pirates murder women and children is no argument in favor of Americans murdering babies. There is not a vacant chalet, flat of hotel in all Switzerland, so far as I am able to discover. The Germans and their hungry allies are occupying most of them. The American consul at Berne is forced to live in a hotel because there is no other place for him. The same is true of the American charge d'affaires. Berne is packed with German officials and secret agents. So is the rest of Switzerland. And a country which normally houses a smaller population than New York City alone, they quickly preempted all available dwellings. I am told there are 85,000 Germans here. There are many rich Turks and Bulgars and not a few Greeks, Tino, who once was King Constantine, lives here in a sort of castle on the top of a hill and about him is quite a colony of his countrymen. He is perfectly confident that he will return to Greece as king one of these days. But in all this, Swiss themselves are the chief sufferers. Of their meager food supply they must divide with all alike. And they do it with very good grace. They feed thousands of interned prisoners and take care of the sick of all the belligerent armies. Not notice distinctions as to either wages or hours, when the lives of hundreds of thousands of our own flesh and blood depend upon the output of our factories and shipyards, our farms and our munitions plants. Great Britain long since arrived at that decision, and we must come to it, and congress has just the same right to coerce labor that it has to compel capital, and it ought to do both if by that means victory is made surer and brought about more quickly. A strike that ties up government work just now is a mighty slim excuse for a patriotic purpose. COLLECTOR CARTER MAKES APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE Doesn't Want Any Income Tax Slackers in Southern California J. P. Carter of Los Angeles, collector of internal revenue, declares that there are hundreds-of-people in Southern California who have not yet made income tax reports and who will be subjected to fines if they fail to report. He suggests that a canvass be conducted by the woman's council of defense by which every householder will be urged to make a report if his income brings him under the rule. Postmasters have received the following letter from Carter: "The time for returns on income tax payments has been extended to April 1, 1918. This extension is a positive God send to us, as hundreds of people are delinquent in their returns, and the fines and penalties for delinquency are written into the law, and go on automatically at midnight on the due date of their return. Therefore, these fines will be assessed against all delinquents." WORK ARE FOR EVENING BABIES OTHERS—NOT GO FACTORY IS STIMMER FOR SOME NUMBER OF COMPLETED SLAVE FACTORS, ROSAVAGE LEAS CHAPMAN ESTABLISH A AN IMLOCALITY SUBSIDES MORE THAN PEOPLE. IT WILL COLLISION BE USED TO MAKE THEIR INCOME TAX RETURNS. OF COURSE, THEY WILL GO TO HOUSES WHERE SUCH NOTICES ARE NOT NECESSARY; BUT THIS DUPLICATION OF WORK WILL NOT BE HARMFUL. IF YOU CAN TAKE THIS MATTER UP WITH YOUR CITY OR COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE, OR BOTH OF THEM, AND HAVE SOME SUCH ORGANIZATION PUT INTO OPERATION AS THE SYSTEM OUTLINED, IT WOULD BE A DISSTINCTIVE SERVICE Rendered TO THE GOVERNMENT IN THIS TIME OF STRESS, AND I FEEL CERTAIN THAT THE LOYAL, PATRIotic WOMEN OF YOUR COUNTY Would Gladly Undertake This Labor. THE NEW MEANING OF "PATRIOTISM" IS THE PRACTICE OF THRIFT The spirit of patriotism is not enough — you must practice it by investing liberally in War Savings Stamps W. H. HOUTS ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF STOCK, Owing to the rain. Cattlemen who were planning to ship their stock to other states for pasturage are now feeding every pound of hay they can get at almost any price to hold on until the grass comes. Farmers on the plains who have not already sown their lands are sowing thousands of acres to barley and oats, expecting to raise hay. Hay is not to become cheap, even in the event of a most favorable hay season, according to stockmen and hay dealers. Practically all the reserve alfalfa, oats and barley hay has been used up. Hay came out of storage at high prices and few stacks are left. Alfalfa is bringing $30 to $31 a ton, and oat hay as high as $35. H. A. Jastro reports the Kern county corporations have fed out 30,000 tons of old hay and that there is little left. Fresno county dairymen have kept practically all their stock, and there is every indication the valley is well enough supplied with farm animals to care for practically all the visible supply. Experience has taught the farmers there that hay values fall very low from over production after reach- Of this sum derived from the operators of automobiles and motorcycles, $1,247,268.80 is applicable to state highways, and $1,247,268.80 will be allotted to county or other local road funds. This tells the financial story of the registration of 245,866 automobiles and 32,489 motorcycle up to January 1, 1918. To this must be added 14,935 chauffeur's licenses, representing $19,513 of the gross amount and 1894 dealers' licenses, carrying $49,511.50. The above listed number of automobiles represents only the net paid registration, as there are numerous exemptions and service cars for which no revenue is collected, bringing the total gross registration up to 300,000. MASTADONIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT It may not mean much to the layman to see guinea pigs and elephants performing together in a circus arena but not so with scientists and zoologists. The average circus patron will see only the smallest and largest animals performing together and look upon it as something unusual and the STATE APPORTIONMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS Sixty-Four Thousand Dollars Divided Among Orange County Schools Another apportionment of state school money has arrived, and has been divided among the different districts of the county by the superintendent. The apportionment to each district is as follows: District: Amount Alamitos $367.50 Anaheim 5,212.50 Bay City 375.00 Bolsa 382.50 Brea 1,687.50 Buena Park 570.00 Centralia 420.00 Commonwealth 120.00 Cypress 285.00 Delhi 870.00 Diamond 247.50 El Modena 1,237.50 El Toro 366.50 Fountain Valley 442.50 Fullerton 3,510.00 Garden Grove 1,702.50 Harper-Fairview 472.50 Huntington Beach 2,175.00 Katella 487.50 Laguna 277.50 La Habra 1,117.50 Laurel 472.50 Loara 817.50 Lowell Joint 150.00 Newhope 315.00 Magnolia 540.00 Newport 180.00 Newport Beach 570.00 GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF R.R. Director General McAdoo has announced that while the railroads are under the control of the government it is futile to impose fines upon them for violations of the law and of the orders of the interstate commerce commission, and it therefore becomes the duty of the director general in the enforcement of the law and said orders to impose punishment for wilful and inexcusable violations thereof upon the person or persons responsible therefor. It is also announced that when the prompt public transportation service requires it, employees will be required to work a reasonable amount of overtime, but excessive hours of employment will not be required. Pending a disposition of the question of wages and hours, all requests of employees involving revisions of schedules or general changes affecting wages and hours will be held in abeyance. The question of wages when determined will be made retroactive to January 1, 1918. MASTADONIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT It may not mean much to the layman to see guinea pigs and elephants performing together in a circus arena but not so with scientists and zoologists. The average circus patron will see only the smallest and largest animals performing together and look up on it as something unusual and the kiddies will laugh at the cunningness of it all, but the student will remember that the elephant is deathly afraid of a mouse because of its near resemblance to the chacanas. The chacanas, a tiny rodent, is a native of Africa and Asia, the same as is the elephant, and both are very fond of a tiny red berry that thrives in the same region. The chacanas live in colonies in underground houses built beneath these berry bushes. Quite frequently the elephants, while brousing on these berries, step on the tiny village and the tiny rodent scurrying for shelter, runs up the elephant's trunk, fastening his long, sharp claws into the sensitive nerves. The more the elephant blows and trumpets the tighter holds the chacanas, causing great pain and often inflicting death to the great pachyderm. It is only natural that this inborn fear should be carried with the elephant into his new habitat, and the mouse being the nearest resemblance to the chacanas will drive a whole herd frantic. It has been the plans and purpose of the animal wizard, Mr. A. G. Barnes, to educate animals and dispel every element of fear which the animals that are natural enemies in the wild state are assembled in the big Barnes circus and taught to work harmoniously together. Wild and domestic animals perform together. Lions, tigers, and leopards play with fire, that if they were in the jungles would frighten them almost to death. So in teaching the elephant to perform with the guinea pigs, Mr. Barnes once more demonstrates that nothing is really impossible to teach the wild beast if you only study the animal and pursue the proper methods. The Barnes circus will give afternoon and evening performances in Anaheim on Wednesday, March 20, giving a two mile street parade at 10:30 a.m. SEND THIS TO THE KAISER Garden Grove ... 1,702.50 Harper-Fairview ... 472.50 Huntington Beach ... 2,175.00 Katella ... 487.50 Laguna ... 277.50 La Habra ... 1,117.50 Laurel ... 472.50 Loara ... 817.50 Lowell Joint ... 150.00 Newhope ... 315.00 Magnolia ... 540.00 Newport ... 180.00 Newport Beach ... 570.00 Ocean View ... 697.50 Ollinda ... 1,492.50 Olive ... 480.00 Orange ... 4,357.50 Orangethorpe ... 472.50 Paularino ... 195.00 Peralta ... 97.50 Placentia, Richfield ... 2,242.50 San Joaquin ... 465.00 San Juan ... 862.50 Santa Ana ... 13,312.50 Savana ... 240.00 Serra ... 60.00 Silverado ... 105.00 Springdale ... 195.00 Trabuco ... 157.50 Tustin ... 1,882.50 Villa Park ... 390.00 Westminster, Chico ... 600.00 Yorba ... 352.50 Yorba Linda ... 765.00 Anaheim high school ... 1,569.22 Fullerton high school ... 1,794.72 Huntington Beach high school ... 905.02 Orange high school ... 1,630.72 Santa Ana high school ... 3,360.92 Total $64,055.69 RECENT RAINS MAKE STOCKMEN HOPEFUL Fresno and neighboring counties of the San Joaquin valley report an prompt public transportation service requires it, employees will be required to work a reasonable amount of overtime, but excessive hours of employment will not be required. Pending a disposition of the question of wages and hours, all requests of employees involving revisions of schedules or general changes affecting wages and hours will be held in abeyance. The question of wages when determined will be made retroactive to January 1, 1918. The director general states that if he is notified of the location of specific supplies for transport to Europe and the port or ports in the United States to which such supplies should be sent he will guarantee the necessary transportation subject alone to interruptions from blizzards and floods. All officers and employees of the railroads, says the director, now serve the government and the public interest only. He asks them to get the spirit of this new era—a supreme devotion to country and an invincible determination to perform the imperative duties of the hour, cooperation, not antagonism; confidence, not suspicion; mutual helpfulness, not grudging performance; just consideration, not arbitrary disregard of each other's rights and feeling; and an earnest desire to serve the great public faithfully and efficiently. To save America, to save the world from despotism, we must work together. AUTO OWNERS PAID $2,846,030 TO STATE California motorists paid to the state motor vehicle department for the calendar year 1917 the total gross amount of $2,846,030 for all registrations, licenses and permits. So in teaching the elephant to perform with the guinea pigs, Mr. Barnes once more demonstrates that nothing is really impossible to teach the wild beast if you only study the animal and pursue the proper methods. The Barnes circus will give afternoon and evening performances in Anaheim on Wednesday, March 20, giving a two mile street parade at 10:30 a.m. SEND THIS TO THE KAISER A centrifugal gun which fires 33,000 shots a minute, declared to be the greatest death dealing machine gun yet conceived, is the invention of Levi W. Lombard of Boston. Tests have proved the gun's efficiency, the inventor declares. The gun has no barrel, operating on the principle of a sling. The latter operates under a disc which revolves at tremendous speed. The ammunition is fed through a funnel like attachment from a tube which leads into two veins beneath the disc. The veins center upon an opening about two inches wide and the bullets are thrown with terrific velocity. Steam is the source of energy. The machine can be placed in a first line trench and operated hundreds of feet in the rear. From there it can be regulated to any angle. NEW YORK LEADS Exact subscriptions by states to the second Liberty loan, tabulated and made public by the treasury for the first time, show that New York state led all others with $1,413,045,800; Pennsylvania was second- with $497,-372,550; Massachusetts third with $317,799,250; and Illinois fourth with $271,731,750. OFFICE PHONES HOME 753-1 SUNSET 341-J. Res. 125 E. Broadway, Cor. Claudina RESIDENCE PHONES PACIFIC 341-M HOME 753-2 J. W. TRUXAW, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON HOURS 11-12; 2-4; 7-8 GERMAN AMERICAN BANK BLDG. Cor. Center and Los Angeles Sts. ANAHEIM, CAL. J.C.Osher,D.D.S.,M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT—ORAL SURGERY—GLASSES FITTED SUITE 1 CENTRAL BLDG. PHONE SUNSET 337 Hours: Sunset Phones 10 to 12 Office 569-J 2 to 5 Res. 569-M Dr. John P. Brastad PHYSICIAN and SURGEON EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT, LUNGS SCIENTIFIC FITTING OF GLASSES Office Suites 3 and 4 ODD FELLOWS BLDG. Anaheim, Cal. MAY ADD TO COURT HOUSE Wednesday there was a brief discussion by members of the board of supervisors as to what steps ought to be taken to add to the county court house. There was submitted plans by Elwing and Tedford for an addition to the north side of the court house, by which the north wall would be established at the north line of the alley, there being a driveway under the addition. Supervisor Finley said that he believed it would be well to tear down the present jail, put it in the basement or move it elsewhere, and duplicate the present court house building. 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. Anaheim Cash Market A Good Place To Trade J. E. STROUP, Prop. Home 282 Pacific 300 109-111 N. Los Angeles St. CHIEVEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT much to the laypigs and elephants in a circus arena cientists and zoolothe circus patron will rest and largest anigether and look uping unusual and the at the cunningness student will remember its deathly afraid of of its near resemblance. a tiny rodent, is a and Asia, the same and both are very berry that thrives on. The chacanas underground houses use berry bushes. The elephants, while berries, step on the tiny rodent scurrys up the elephant's long, sharp claws nerves. The more and trumpets the chacanas, causing ten inflicting death derm. al that this inborn carried with the elenew hebite, and the nearest resemblance will drive a whole plans and purpose wizard, Mr. A. G. animals and dispel fear which the aniural enemies in the assembled in the big taught to work harr. Wild and domesm together. Lions, play with fire, that the jungles would host to death. the elephant to pernea pigs, Mr. Barnes strates that nothing to teach the wild study the animal oper methods. focus will give afterg performances in Wednesday, March 20, the street parade at TO THE KAISER There was submitted plans by Elwing and Tedford for an addition to the north side of the court house, by which the north wall would be established at the north line of the alley, there being a driveway under the addition. Supervisor Finley said that he believed it would be well to tear down the present jail, put it in the basement or move it elsewhere, and duplicate the present court house building. Supervisor Talbert said he thought favorably of putting a hall of records at the northwest corner of the grounds building a foundation so that a five-story building could be put up. Other suggestions for placing a hall of records were mentioned. No action was taken on the plans. It has been the tentative plan of the board to make provision in the 1918-1919 budget for an addition to the court house. All of the available room in the court house is now taken, and some of the offices are cramped for room. Particular stress has been made upon the fact that Judge Thomas' court room is small. NASH CARS NASH TRUCKS DO YOU KNOW THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IS DAILY USING IN FRANCE AND AMERICA, AND HAVE ON ORDER WITH THE NASH FACTORY APPROXIMATELY 8000 Nash Trucks ONLY MERITED WORKMANSHIP AND REAL INTRINSIC VALUE SUCH AS NASH PRODUCTS COMBINE BEGETS SUCH A DECISION FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S DISCRIMINATING ENGINEERS. Wickersheim Implement Co. AGENTS FOR NORTH ORANGE COUNTY FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA Anaheim-Los Angeles Train Schedules To Los Angeles Lv Anaheim 5.05 AM, 7.25 AM, 10.05 AM, 11.58 AM, 3.57 PM, 5.43 PM Ar. 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