anaheim-gazette 1918-05-23

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter THE HUN AT HOME The dastardly destruction of more than 500 growing fruit trees in the Tchachepi district early in the month is probably correctly attributed to the miscreants of the I. W. W. Just such depredation as this has been repeatedly threatened by I. W. W. spouters in this state. The destruction of crops, in fact, was a part of the infamous sabotage program openly announced by this Prussian bought gang of bums and anarchists before the authorities and the vigilance committees compelled it to resort to less blatant methods. In what was once the beautiful orchard section of France thousands of trees were systematically destroyed by the retreating German armies in 1916 as a part of the Hun program of frightfulness. Now, apparently, this sort of thing has been brought to our very doors by the cowardly hyenas who are doing the Kaiser's dirty work in America. Are California orchardists and farmers to put forth their greatest efforts toward increasing food production only to have their work nullified by the acts of such sneaking criminals? To what end is the campaign for larger, better crops if the Hun at home is able to skulk about cutting down orchards, burning hay stacks and grain try have shown that we cannot be too careful. In our midst everywhere are enemies who will stop at nothing to further the cause of the Hun. We are at war! Eternal vigilance is the price of safety, even though California with its smiling fields and prosperous cities is thousands of miles away from the lines in France. LAND ENTRYMEN GET LEAVE FOR WAR WORK Government Grants Permission for Work in Shipyards, Etc. That the department of the interior's doing its bit for the relief of homestead entrymen is evidenced by a new and important ruling regarding entrymen who desire to accept temporary employment in the shipyards or munition plants, just received by Receiver Mitchell of the land office. Under the present law leaves of absence are limited to sickness, accident or the loss of crops by fire or other casualties. But the department has ruled that leaves of absence may be secured for not more than one year at a time for those entrymen who desire to assist the government in ship construction or the manufacture of war munitions. The effect is to protect the entry from contest for abandonment or failure to cultivate or make improvements contemplated by the homestead law during the period of suspension. The entryman gets no credit for constructive residence during the period when he is engaged in this class of war labor, and in order to secure the benefit of the new ruling he must submit an affidavit giving the nature of the emplyment, where and by whom employed, and the probable duration of the employment, and in addition Barley is a grain which has faint feeding and general cookery be used in quinoa; Barley flour wheat substitute; and cakes can replace all or none. The use of barley poses though not now so years ago barley sively than what many of the Eurasians revive them, and by so do of wheat flour ther to meet them. Hundreds of barley are raised States. They been used chick for malting, but tions the great being milled it is both pallet may well be using demand for This flour is not it is a patriotic the wheat flour. Give barley cle Sam. You did not used more Barley flour wheat flour, so small quantitio sumption. Are California orchardists and farmers to put forth their greatest efforts toward increasing food production only to have their work nullified by the acts of such sneaking criminals? To what end is the campaign for larger, better crops if the Hun at home is able to skulk about cutting down orchards, burning hay stacks and grain warehouses and poisoning live stock? And instances of this kind of enemy activity are coming to light in some part of the country every day. That the people of California are beginning to realize the menace of the state's stored food supplies is shown by the recent action of some of the county councils of defense in urging the employment of armed guards to patrol the vicinity of all warehouses and yards containing farm products. The farmers themselves took a definite step for the protection of their crops in field and orchard by the organization three weeks ago of the vigilante organization known as the Farmers' Loyalist Council. This new body is under the direction of the Los Angeles branch of the National Defense League and is reported to be growing rapidly in membership. Local councils are being organized in every city, town and village. Every precaution is being taken to keep the identity of those joining from becoming known to others than actual members. It is felt that the plan of secrecy will make it easier to ferret out and apprehend the criminals doing the enemy's work and also make it less easy for them to visit their special wrath upon individuals among the farmer vigilantes. Farmers are asked to report all suspicious characters to the proper officers and to see that all clues to enemy activities in the rural districts are made known. All such reports will be followed up by the council, backed by the national defense league. No person caught destroying or instigating the destruction of farm crops, buildings or equipment will be permitted to escape the full penalty for his acts. The spirit animating the sane, clear-seeing men who launched the movement was expressed recently in a letter addressed by Secretary A. F. Rogers of the Southern California division of the national defense league to thousands of farmers in this part of the state. "No action that may be taken At the weekly luncheon of the Rotary Club at Christopher's banquet hall Friday, Dr. William S. Rice, for seventeen years a resident of South America and for five years president of Santiago College, gave the Rotarians a very informative talk on "South America and Its Opportunities." The speaker told of the marvelous opportunities that vast country offers the United States in supplying their huge markets and the deplorable apathy we have exhibited in the past in competition with other nations for our share of South American trade. He declared we shall never get our just proportion of their trade until we send the highest class of representatives that this country can procure. Dr. Rice spoke in part as follows: "South America is not an easy market to reach; it is easier for her to get to the European markets than ours. "Nearly all of South America is fit for habitation. The country is not prejudiced in our favor, which is partly due to the fact that we have not sent our best representatives down there. "Spanish is South America's language and we must master the Spanish language if we expect to do business with them. Good salesmanship will count heavily in our favor, because there is the hottest competition for business of any place in the world. Europe has extended unlimited credit, son caught destroying or instigating the destruction of farm crops, buildings or equipment will be permitted to escape the full penalty for his acts. The spirit animating the sane, clear-seeing men who launched the movement was expressed recently in a letter addressed by Secretary A. F. Rogers of the Southern California division of the national defense league to thousands of farmers in this part of the state. "No action that may be taken against spies, traitors and circulators of pro-German propaganda in these days is too drastic," said Mr. Rogers. "If we are to win the war in Europe we must protect ourselves against the enemy at home." Any farmer who fails to take all reasonable precautions against the Prussian inspired vandalism and incendiarism that are beginning to be reported all over the country and who fails to give all possible assistance in the prevention of such acts of violence and destruction will be failing in his duty to his family, his community and his country. The secret service and the agencies cooperating with it have accomplished wonders in running the American Huns to earth, but it will be very evident to anyone who thinks that they alone cannot meet the situation. The very nature of our population and governmental workings makes it comparatively easy for the traitorous curs to come and go as they will and correspondingly difficult to apprehend them. More of them can be detected by alert and patriotic citizens at large than the secret service can ever hope to reach. It is simply a question of seeing that no man seen doing anything or heard saying anything to arouse reasonable suspicion is permitted to escape an investigation. Recent events throughout the coun- ANAHEIM GAZETTE BIG BARLEY CROP WILL HELP SAVE WHEAT Millions of Bushels Formerly Fed to Stock for Flour Market Barley is a palatable, wholesome grain which has long been used in infant feeding and, to some extent, for general cookery, and which can now be used in quantity to save wheat. Barley flour is one of the best of wheat substitutes. Delicious breads and cakes can be made by using it to replace all or part of the wheat flour. The use of barley flour for such purposes, though new to most of us, is not new to some people. Not many years ago barley was used more extensively than wheat for bread making in many of the European countries. Let us revive the art of barley cookery and, by so doing stretch our supply of wheat flour so that it may go further to meet the needs of the Allies. Hundreds of millions of bushels of barley are raised yearly in the United States. This supply heretofore has been used chiefly for stock feed or malting, but under present conditions the greater part of the crop is being milled into flour, which since it is both palatable and nutritious, may well be used to meet the increasing demand for wheat substitutes. This flour is now on the market, and it is a patriotic duty to use it to save the wheat flour. Give barley flour a trial, says Uncle Sam. You will wonder why it was not used more before the war. Barley flour does not keep so well as wheat flour, so it is best to buy it in small quantities, even for home consumption. Total subscriptions, $600,000,000. Canadian victory loan, November, 1917, 5½ per cent. Total subscriptions, $418,000,000. STATE LAND SETTLEMENT UNIT NOW READY FOR INSPECTION The first unit of the state land settlement at Durham, California, an area of 3421 acres, is now open to inspection, according to Elwood Mead, professor of Rural Institutions in the college of agriculture. People who desire to secure farms or farm workers' homes on this area will have until noon of June 12 to inspect it and file their applications. That part of the area not already in actual use is leased, but will be opened to settlers when the lease expires. In nearly every case this will take place in September, so that practically the whole area will be settled when the next legislature meets. A bulletin explaining the conditions of settlement has been printed and will be sent to all who request it, upon application to the state land settlement board. The lands acquired belonged to Stanford university and to the estate of Charles Lott. They are in the valley of Butte creek and irrigated, or susceptible of irrigation from that stream. Rights to water of this stream had not been settled when examined by the board. Litigation over these rights had been carried on for several years and this was an obstacle to the purchase. The board liked the property, the people of Butte county wanted the settlement, and through the aid of public opinion an agreement of water users has been reached, which fixes the water rights of each and without expense and without litigation ends a controversy which might otherwise have continued for years. California whose knowledge of local conditions will enable them to put land and water to the best use. CLAIM SAND AND DIRT IS POOR FERTILIZER Manager of Hewes Ranch Turns Down A Shipment Still more complaint is made against the festive purveyor of fertilizer by fruit growers of this district who strenuously object to paying fertilizer price for material that is practically worthless for the purpose intended, the latest protest coming from D. Eyman Huff, manager for the Hewes Realty company at El Modena who last week called in County Sealer George McPhee to inspect a carload of so-called fertilizer that he says he purchased from the Fruit Growers' Supply Company of Los Angeles, which organization is part of the Southern California Fruit Exchange. The car in question was one of a four car lot recently purchased by the Hewes Realty company, and while all were a long way from being good fertilizer, this one is declared to have been camouflaged with fertilizer, at least forty per cent of it being sand and dirt, according to the estimate made by McPhee when he inspected it. Huff has notified the sellers that the stuff is absolutely worthless to him, as the cost of it distributed on the land is as much as good fertilizer should be, and he has decided not to accept any more of it nor pay for what has already arrived. This decision has been announced to the Los Angeles shippers, who have promised to send a representative to confer with Huff on the subject. This fertilizer was shipped at Florence, Los Angeles county, and the cost It is both palatable and nutritious, may well be used to meet the increasing demand for wheat substitutes. This flour is now on the market, and it is a patriotic duty to use it to save the wheat flour. Give barley flour a trial, says Uncle Sam. You will wonder why it was not used more before the war. Barley flour does not keep so well as wheat flour, so it is best to buy it in small quantities, even for home consumption. The recipes which follow have all been tested by the United States department of agriculture. Barley Hot Breads Barley flour is very satisfactory for hot breads. Barley Quick Biscuits 2 cups barley flour. ½ teaspoon salt. 2 tablespoons fat. 4 teaspoons baking powder. ¼ cup milk. Barley Drop Biscuits 2 cups barley flour 6 teaspoons baking powder 4 tablespoons fat, 1½ teaspoons salt, 1 cup milk. Baked on a sheet this makes a good shortcake buttered and served with fresh crushed berries or other fruit. Barley Waffles 2 cups barley flour 6 teaspoons salt 3 teaspoons baking powder 1½ cups milk 2 eggs 3 tablespoons melted fat. Sift the dry ingredients together and add slowly the milk, beaten egg yolk and melted fat. Fold in stiffly beaten whites. Beat thoroughly and cook in hot, well greased waffle irons. Barley Muffins 2¼ cups barley flour 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons corn syrup 4 teaspoons baking powder, ½ cup wheat flour 1 tablespoon fat, 1 egg. ¼ teaspoon salt. Barley Spoon Bread One cup barley flour 1 cup hot boiled hominy grits 3 tablespoons fat 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups milk, 2 eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder HEALTHY INCREASE Huff has notified the sellers that the stuff is absolutely worthless to him, as the cost of it distributed on the land is as much as good fertilizer should be, and he has decided not to accept any more of it nor pay for what has already arrived. This decision has been announced to the Los Angeles shippers, who have promised to send a representative to confer with Huff on the subject. This fertilizer was shipped at Florence, Los Angeles county, and the cost per ton is $2 f.o.b. there, with eighty cents a ton added for freight, making a 45-ton carload cost $126 on the tracks at El Modena. The cost of distribution where needed varies from fifty to seventy five cents a ton, thus bringing the total cost per ton up to at least $3.50, an outlay that Huff does not propose to stand for the material delivered. HONOR BANNERS GIVEN IN RED CROSS DRIVE Communities Having Largest Percentage Over Top to be Rewarded Red Cross chapters in California, Arizona and Nevada making special records in the Red Cross war fund drive will receive honor banners to mark their achievements, according to an announcement by John B. Miller, war fund chairman. A total of 24 national, divisional and state honor banners will be presented when the judges of the war finance committee have made their reports following the last day of the drive, May 27. In each of the three states a national banner will be given for the chapter that exceeds its quota by the highest percentage; a divisional banner for the second highest; and a state banner for the third highest. In addition to this class, similar awards will be made for the first, second and third highest chapters in the number of subscribers as compared to the population of the chapter jurisdiction. The sweepstakes open to all chapters in the three states provides for a national, divisional and state honor banner to be given first, second and third chapters, respectively, making the highest record in excess of their quotas. Similar awards will be made the three chapters in the division having the greatest number of subscribers as compared to population. A Brand New Sport: Toy balloon shooting in the clouds has entered the arena of American sports as an exhilarating and dignified activity. THE last four statements of the Anaheim National Bank shows a steady increase in deposits in that institution, notwithstanding the money that this community has contributed in the various calls. Following are the deposits as shown by the last four statements: September 11, 1917 ... $292,973.51 November 20, 1917 ... 302,008.38 March 4, 1918 ... 321,500.61 May 10, 1918 ... 334,596.60 GREAT WAR LOANS The following are the greatest war loans made by various belligerent nations: British victory loan early in 1917, 5 per cent. Total subscriptions, $5,096,245,320. United States Second Liberty Loan, 4 p-r cent. Total subscriptions, $4,616,000,000. Eighth German war loan, 4½ per cent and 5 per cent. Total subscriptions, $3,600,000,000. French war loan of 1915, 5 per cent. Total subscriptions, $2,261,864,409. Austrian seventh war loan, 5 per cent. Total subscriptions, $1,150,000,000. Italian fourth war loan, 5 per cent. Total subscriptions, $1,000,000,000. Hungary seventh war loan, 6 per buildings prepared by eight agricultural colleges of this country; detailed drawings and estimates prepared by the Diamond Match company of Chico; designs of farm houses by Prof. J. W. Gregg of the state university and by architects of San Francisco and elsewhere. Contracts will be let for the houses in groups of ten, so as to get the advantage of wholesale prices in buying materials and in organizing for purposes of carrying out the work. The experiments of Denmark, Wisconsin and other communities of the United States have shown the benefits of cooperative organization in stock breeding. Settlers will find a cooperative breeders' constitution and by-laws ready for their consideration. In other words, the land settlement board has endeavored to mobilize for its settlers the agricultural knowledge and experience of this and other countries to aid them in bringing it to full fruition the resources of this area in the shortest possible time. The board is prepared to spend a large sum of money for the completion of an irrigation and drainage system. Reservations of land for school and community uses have been made. Yet settlers will obtain this land for less than the value placed on it in its original condition by an appraisal of the Federal land bank. This appraisal was secured through the courtesy of the bank, in order that the board might have the benefit of an outside opinion as to whether it was buying this property at a satisfactory price. The farm laborers' homes are a new feature in American rural development. Twenty-one of these homes have been provided on this area. There are already 134 applicants. The applicants for farms come from every section of the United States, but it is believed that the greater number of farms will be allotted to citizens of A Brand New Sport: Toy balloon shooting in the clouds has entered the arena of American sports as an exhilarating and dignified diversion for leisurely gentlemen of means and red blooded tendencies, says Popular Mechanics. Its introduction has been made in Southern California under the auspices of the Bolsa Chica and Los Angeles Gun clubs, some of whose members are its first patrons and devotees. Balloon shooting is accomplished with the aid of aeroplanes, and reduced to its last analysis amounts to an ultra modern adaptation of the English hunt, and might fittingly be called an aeronautical chase. Bright colored balloons as large as bushel baskets are released at the ground in bunches of about 25 and pursued through cloud banks and clear expanses by gunners in pusher 'planes. Thus the thrills of flying, the sport of shooting and the excitement of the chase are combined in one high speed pastime. The Los Angeles clubs have acquired the services of a professional airman and his three machines for the purpose of determining the possibilities of the idea. The first time it was tried out a man, who uses a pump gun effectively on clap pigeons "bagged" 14 out of 25 balloons in 50 shots. The others escaped. The sport may appeal strongly to our returned airmen when peace is eventually restored. Selling Out $10,000 Worth of Paints, Hardware and Household Goods for $6000 the commodity 25 per cent and point out that while oil advanced 25 cents in the east it was made on $4 oil, which amounted to around 6 per cent raise as compared with a 25 per cent raise here. It was thought that the increase would be in easy stages to the necessary point of advance, in view of the great demand and that 10 cents would be the limit of the first jump upward. The rule in the past, it is stated has been to allow a 1-cent increase per gallon of gasoline to every 5-cent raise in the field on crude. On this basis gasoline is subject to a 5-cent advance, but it is said the people will not stand for it. Local refiners think they will be fortunate to get a one cent raise, and consequently they feel hard hit. There are about 10 refiners in Los Angeles that have no production and have to buy their oil. They are at a disadvantage as compared with the big companies who have their own production and refineries. Gasoline in the East has recently gone up a cent to a cent and a half a gallon and locally gas oil, or No. 2 distillate, has advanced from 5½ cents to 6¼ cents per gallon. Stove and furnace distillate will advance one-half cent a gallon, it is said. "The newest fighting corps—the 'potatriots.' Join the ranks and spud the kaiser." THE HOPE OF THE WORLD (By Harold Bell Wright) The hope of the world is not alone that the armies of humanity will be victorious, but that the spirit and purpose of our warfare will prevail in our victory. The hope of the world Goods for $6000 Buy Now and SAVE $1000.00 WORTH OF MOWING MACHINE REPAIRS AND PLOW SHARES FOR $500 $3.00 GALLON HOUSE PAINT, PER GALLON $2.25 $6 PER 50 FEET, 1 YEAR GUARANTEED %-IN. HOSE FOR $5 $2.00 ALUMINUM PERCOLATORS, SPECIAL $1.49 10c MARKET BASKETS SPECIAL 8 cents $1.25 CLOTHES BASKETS SPECIAL 90 cents 85c PER LB. BEE FOUNDATION WAX, PER LB. 65 cents 50c RUST PROOF WASH BOARDS EACH 35 cents $16.00 WASHING MACHINES $14.50 15c PARING KNIVES 5 cents "The newest fighting corps—the 'potakriots.' Join the ranks and spud the kaiser." THE HOPE OF THE WORLD (By Harold Bell Wright) The hope of the world is not alone that the armies of humanity will be victorious, but that the spirit and purpose of our warfare will prevail in our victory. The hope of the world is in the Red Cross, because the Red Cross is voicing this spirit and purpose that must, through the force of our arms, triumph. Just to the degree that we can evidence this Red Cross spirit of mercy and brotherhood we will hold true in the dangerous hour of victory to the ideals that have forced us into the trenches in the defense of human rights and human liberty. The one sane and saving thought in this delirium of death that now possesses the world is the Red Cross. Wherever the storms of battle hell rage, amid the fires of ruthless destruction, in trench and camp and hospital, these soldiers of mercy with heroism unsurpassed are carrying the flag of the highest conceivable ideals of humanity. The ideals for which our armies have taken the field are by those unarmed hosts, proclaimed to friend and foe, in that unmistakable language of universal mercy and brotherhood. In the terms of wasted towns rebuilt, of broken humanity salvaged, of dying children rescued, of desolate families succored, the Red Cross declares the cause for which we war and proclaims the principles and ideals that must and will in the end prevail. Above the thunder of the guns, the roar of exploding mines, the crash of fallen cities and the cries of tortured humanity, the voice of the Red Cross carries clear and strong the one message of hope to our war-burdened world. The black horror of this world's crisis would be unbearable were it not for the spirit and the work of this mighty force. The normal mind refuses to contemplate the situation without this saving power. It is the knowledge that in every city, town and hamlet, men, women and children are united in this work of declaring to the world, through the Red Cross, our message of mercy and brotherhood, that keeps our hearts from sinking under the burden of woe and sustains our faith in human kind. It is the constant daily, almost daily, 50c RUST PROOF WASH BOARDS EACH 35 cents $16.00 WASHING MACHINES $14.50 15c PARING KNIVES 5 cents 75c BROOMS 48 cents Anaheim Hardware COMPANY GASOLINE WILL ADVANCE The independent petroleum marketers, who are principally refiners of crude oil into gasoline and other petroleum products, purchasing their oil from producers at the wells, are slowly recovering from the shock of the 25 cent advance on crude announced by the Standard Oil Co. Incidentally they also are wondering where they are going to "get off" unless someone sets the pace and advances the price of gasoline. According to the refiners, they expected an advance on crude, but were totally unprepared for anything like the size of the jump and declare it is without reason suddenly to advance "Itwheat is needed in the front line trench over there. Let potatoes serve as the home guard over her." Frank Anderson who enlisted in the aero corps some time ago has been given a furlough in order to allow him to assist his father on his Placentia ranch in putting in their bean crop. Frank says that life in Uncle Sam's service is the only one. "The potato has done its bit by us. Shall we not do our bit by it? It's a good soldier. Help it fight the kaiser."