anaheim-gazette 1918-06-06

MEXICANS SAID TO HAVE PLANNED OVERT ACT REPORTS WERE CURRENT THAT RIFFRAFF OF ELEMENT HAD BEEN BUYING ARMS AND AMMUNITION FEDERAL OFFICER AND SHERIFF JACKSON MOVE TO DISARM MEXICANS—ONLY FEW OFFENDERS Sheriff Jackson was in town a few days ago and after a thorough investigation said there was absolutely no need for worry on account of the threatened "uprising." Three I. W. W. agitators, who had been inciting the ignorant Mexican population, were placed under arrest and the demonstration bubble was bursted. These men had been trying to make a lot of Mexicans go back to their native country and join a revolt that was said to include an invasion of this country. But Sheriff Jackson said there was absolutely no cause for alarm. Many people in the northern end of the county are going among the Mexican population and advising them that they have no fear of molestation and to remain here and pursue to their usual avocations and behave themselves. This in great part they are doing. The agitators sought to incite them to violence, but the sheriff's officers have straightened out the difficulty and there will be no trouble from that quarter. THEY SAY— The other evening when Chief Jailor Marcos Andrada walked into the Palm Cafe with his basket to receive the evening meal for his tenants in the city's cold storage plant, he informed Mrs. Meyers that after that date they were going to make a change of eating houses. Patrons of the cafe looked up and at once agreed among themselves that Meyers was feeding the "birds" too well, causing them to become too frisky or coltish like, or something like that. It was later learned, however, that Marcos believes in giving all hands a whack at the pork barrel and was going to let the other fellow have a chance to lay away some of the long green. Some people are amasing too much wealth in brief periods of time and it is said it is really scandalous how things have been drifting. Heretofore Meyers has been feeding as many as two and sometimes four, and really some days the total would run up to six men a day. And then for many days there would be none at all in pickle. Of course they did not get roast chicken or strawberry short cake and everything, just a good wholesome meal consisting of a pair of sandwiches and a bottle of Java being punished by them at each sitting. Meyers said somedays his time card would show that thirty cents worth of Hooverized products had been consumed. He anticipated going on a long fishing cruise over around Catalina Island had this unprecedented prosperity kept up, but now his fond hopes have gone glimmering. George will content himself however with taking a spin over the boulevards in his Saxon and try to forget his troubles. That the recent escapade down around the Valencia hotel the other ex- there was absolutely no cause for alarm. Many people in the northern end of the county are going among the Mexican population and advising them that they have no fear of molestation and to remain here and pursue to their usual avocations and behave themselves. This in great part they are doing. The agitators sought to incite them to violence, but the sheriff's officers have straightened out the difficulty and there will be no trouble from that quarter. During the past few weeks disquieting rumors have been heard about the riff-raff of the Mexican element throughout the county arming themselves with guns and ammunition, and threatening to shoot up things in general, designatnig the coming Fourth of July as the time for the demonstration. It is a fact, however, that a number of Mexicans did purchase guns for no good purpose. It has been rumored that they have been getting aid from some unknown source, but it is understood a federal officer is here on a tour of investigation. Sheriff Jackson announces that all Mexicans here will be searched and disarmed, wherever it is found they have firearms in their possession. Three years ago Sheriff Jackson made a roundup of the Mexicans and relieved them of their weapons, which he still has in his possession, having given receipts for them. It is reported that certain firms in the county have been selling weapons to Mexicans. The authorities have put a stop to this and have given the offenders due warning not to allow a repetition of the offense. It is inconceivable that any man would sell firearms to an avowed enemy of this country at this time. These misguided Mexicans had better have a care for Uncle Sam is watching them, and speaking from a local viewpoint these hombres would be given a warm reception should they attempt any overt act against the peace and quiet of this section. Sheriff Jackson has the situation well in hand, and while it has been said the Mexicans intended to make a demonstration on the Fourth the sheriff's office contemplates no serious trouble from that source. However reports have been heard of large numbers of Mexicans crossing the line into this country, but no doubt the numbers have been exaggerated. Nevertheless Mexico has been in a state of revolution for a long time and the border line is not far away. It would be well for every inland town to at once organize home guards as a precaution-show that thirty cents worth of Hooverized products had been consumed. He anticipated going on a long fishing cruise over around Catalina Island and had this unprecedented prosperity kept up, but now his fond hopes have gone glimmering. George will content himself however with taking a spin over the boulevards in his Saxon and try to forget his troubles. —That the recent escapade down around the Valencia hotel the other evening reminded old timers of an incident that occurred here a long time ago. A young man was wont to call upon his sweetheart who lived east of town and while the two young persons were ardent lovers, the father forbade the young man to again call upon his daughter and incidentally remarked that should he call again he would be pumped full of holes. The young man heeded the advice for a time, but the longing for his charmer was too much for him and without her life was not worth while. So he decided one evening to again call upon the idol of his heart and while things were moving along nicely, the head of the house suddenly returned. Seeing the persistent lover was like flaunting a red flag before a bovine and the irate parent made a rush for the fellow. The young man beat a hasty retreat and headed for town with the old man a close second. In those days the land was mostly uncultivated and jack rabbits were not uncommon. As the racing young man was going in good form down one of the by-paths in the neighborhood, he encountered a jack rabbit running just ahead of him. The enraged parent was also making good time, intent upon giving the young man a sound thrashing, should he catch him. Still continuing in his speedy getaway and being somewhat handicapped by having the jack occupying the right of way, the young man gave it a kick, saying, meanwhile: "Get out of the way, darn you, and let a fellow run who has to run." He, he, he, hah! Yes, the young man finally got away, but he never went back. A pistol shot rang out loud and clear about 10 o'clock Saturday night and quite a crowd gathered on Emily street near Center and anxious inquiries were made as to the cause of the disturbance. Leonard Evans came up and asked Fred Minyard what the trouble was all about. Marion Eden drove up for a bucket of water to fill stitutes for wheeahas recently been equipped by the economics. In this I good old recipes50 and 75 years ago wheat, rye and b common use, are standardized, and I wheat substitutespart are tested ad group of womenlists and housekeeper training—work she new kitchen.Before public it must noteof the laboratory yalso meet the testin the hands ofstudies it for itsthe average kitch THIS WEEK The following o foodstuffs, fixed Fair Price comm ministration as nor a maximum, fair price for thare are now in effect: Potatoes—Fancy wholesale,$1.75-$2 cents per pound; $1.85; retail, 2 2/4 lands, 100 pounds 2½-2¾ cents per Onions—Fancy wholesale,$1.25-$3 per pound. Flour—First, fr wholesale,$1.40; Corn meal—10 cents; retail 66 cef retail, 72 cents. Sugar—Granula $7.65; retail, 5 lbs Bread—24 oz., retail, 14 cents; 10 tall, 10 cents. Milk—Wholesale 6 cents per pt.; 7 cents pt. Butter—Creamer 44-45 cents; retall Oleomargarinecents; retail 35-37 Eggs—Extra se sale, 41-42 cents; selected, doz. whi 43-45 cents. SOLDIER AND SA In all of our w tivities there is Mexicans intended to make a demonstration on the Fourth the sheriff's office contemplates no serious trouble from that source. However reports have been heard of large numbers of Mexicans crossing the line into this country, but no doubt the numbers have been exaggerated. Nevertheless Mexico has been in a state of revolution for a long time and the border line is not far away. It would be well for every inland town to at once organize home guards as a precautionary measure, if for no other reason than to show these lawless people that we have an eagle eye on them. Should these bad hombres start a rumpus it is freely expressed that the Chocho language would be the predominating lingo in the lower regions for a long time to come. It would be proper for this city to have a well drilled home guard, armed with rifles loaded with real bullets, to be ready to defend their homes if occasion should arise. Many persons have wondered why the original plan of making camp for the 145th artillery at Anaheim was abandoned. This city was decided upon as one of the seventeen mile stops from Camp Kerney to Los Angeles, with Downey as the next stop, but it was discovered that marching on the paved highway was extremely hard on the feet of the boys, consequently Col. Webb hit the dirt at Serra and switched them over to Laguna. From Laguna they went to Balboa and from there to Santa Ana. At the latter place they took the Pacific Electric for Los Angeles. Their cannon did not accompany them on the hike. "Wheat is needed in the front line trench over there. Let potatoes serve as the home guard over her." the escape picked himself up and again went into the high for a speedy getaway. The officer kept coming and unmindful of the chicken wire tangle also collided with the obstruction and essayed a head on leap to terra firma. Upon arising and justifying himself ready to continue the pursuit, it was seen that the prisoner had completely vanished and the chase ended. The man's identity is unknown and whether he was a real sure enough intoxicated person, or whether he was staging a film feature has not been learned. That men about town, and women too, are laughing to beat the band at a few things that have happened late in this otherwise calm and peaceful neighborhood. Time was when everybody for miles around were just like one big family and not a ripple stirred to mar the social equilibrium of the community. But once about thirty years ago a young damsel horse whipped a barber here and he left town and never came back. Of course time has its changes and new people and new ideas come into the game. Have a near-beer or a nut sundae? DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE'S EXPERIMENTAL KITCHEN An experimental kitchen where substitutes for wheat are being tested has recently been established and equipped by the office of home economics. In this kitchen some of the good old recipes which were in use 50 and 75 years ago, when corn, buckwheat, rye and barley were in more common use, are being revised and standardized, and new recipes in which wheat substitutes play an important part are tested and standardized. A group of women—laboratory specialists and housekeepers with special skills—labored to test these substitutes. SAVE THE INFANTS CAMPAIGN NOW ON Baby Shows to be Held Throughout The Country June 15 Save 100,000 babies in 1918! It is the United States Government which speaks—your government and mine. Through its department of labor, children's bureau, the federal government has sent that call out to the mothers of America—SAVE 100,-000 babies in this second year of the great war! Last year 300,000 babies under six years of age died in the United States. Authorities agree that 100,000 of those or one third of the entire number, died of preventable causes. Think of it—enough babies to people a city the size of our national capital, Washington! And these might have been saved, if everybody concerned had done one little whit more. This is Children's Year—andorsed by the president of the United States who in a letter to Secretary Wilson of the department of labor, wrote: "Next to doing everything possible for the soldiers at the front, there could be, it seems to me, no more patriotic duty than that of protecting the children, who constitute one third of our population." And he goes one step further in his endorsement of the Children's Year by adding, "I trust that the year will not only see the goal reached of saving one hundred thousand lives of infants and young children, but that the work may so successfully develop as to set up certain irreducible minimum standards for the health, education and work of the American child." That in brief is the national programme for Children's Year—the saving of 100,000 babies, and the establishment of certain standards for child THIS WEEK'S PRICES The following official quotations on foodstuffs, fixed by the Los Angeles Fair Price committee of the food administration as neither a minimum nor a maximum, but as constituting a fair price for the commodities named, are now in effect: Potatoes—Fancy locals, 100 pounds, wholesale, $1.75-$1.85; retail, 2½ cents per pound; fancy Idaho, $1.75-$1.85; retail, 2 2½ cents; fancy Highlands, 100 pound $2.25-$2.30; retail, 2½-2¾ cents per pound. Onions—Fancy Browns, 100 lbs. wholesale, $1.25-$1.36; retail, 1¼ cts. per pound. Flour—First, family, 24½ pounds, wholesale, $1.40; retail, $1.55. Corn meal—10 pounds, yellow, 56 cents; retail 66 cents; while, 61 cents; retail, 72 cents. Sugar—Granulated, 100 lbs. sack, $7.65; retail, 5 lbs., 43 cents. Bread—24 oz., wholesale, 12 cents; retail, 14 cents; 16-oz loaf, 8 cents; retail, 10 cents. Milk—Wholesale, 12 cents per qt.; 6 cents per pt.; retail, 13 cents qt.; 7 cents pt. Butter—Creamery, 1 lb. wholesale, 44-45 cents; retail, 49-50 cents. Oleomargarine—Beat, per lb., 32-33½ cents; retail 35-37 cents. Eggs—Extra selected, doz. wholesale, 41-42 cents; retail, 44-47 cents; selected, doz. wholesale, 40-41; retail 43-45 cents. SOLDIER AND SAILOR INSURANCE In all of our war measures and activities there is nothing wiser and stitutes for wheat are being tested has recently been established and equipped by the office of home economics. In this kitchen some of the good old recipes which were in use 50 and 75 years ago, when corn, buckwheat, rye and barley were in more common use, are being revised and standardized, and new recipes in which wheat substitutes play an important part are tested and standardized. A group of women—laboratory specialists and housekeepers with special training—work side by side in the new kitchen. Before a recipe is made public it must not only pass the test of the laboratory specialists but must also meet the test of actual experience in the hands of a housekeeper who studies it for its practical value in the average kitchen. That in brief is the national programme for Children's Year—the saving of 100,000 babies, and the establishment of certain standards for child welfare and development. The Woman's committee of the national council of defense was the organization chosen to put into motion the work of Children's Year. It in turn reached out to the Woman's Committees of the councils of state defense for help. California's Woman's committee of the councils of national and state defense named Dr. Adelaide Brown of San Francisco, California Children's Year chairman. There are few women in California who are as well fitted as Dr. Brown to undertake the task of helping our state go over the top in this nation wide drive to save baby lives. California's quota of the 100,000 called for by the Children's bureau is 1,822. One thousand eight hundred and twenty two babies must be saved from unnecessary and preventable death this year if California is to reach her allotment in the child welfare campaign. Your county and every other one of California's fifty eight counties has a definite number of that 1,822 babies to account for. Your county council woman's committee chairman has appointed a leader for that work. It is the part of you—mothers of California—to cooperate to the fulest extent with all phases of the work. "Weigh and measure your baby," is the first and important thing on the programme just now. How much does your child weigh, and how much does he measure? These are questions for mothers to find an answer for since the little tot's general welfare may be gauged thereby. June is the month when all of the mothers all over California and the United States are asked to submit their babies for measurement. In the larger cities where health centers are maintained the weighing and measuring will be done there. In the counties where such centers are yet to be attained (and every county will demand the establishment of one if the ideal of the entire Children's Year programme takes root) local physicians. General improvement of California's babies. Examinations for the draft army disclosed the fact that 35% of the men between the ages of 21 and 31 were physically unfit for military service. The startling import of that disclosure must come home to every mother. Many of those men suffered from physical defects which began in their childhood, and during those first years of the baby's life could have been corrected in the majority of cases. Children's Year is the government's attempt to protect the babies of the newest generation from defects which can be eliminated. Mothers of California, your co-operation is needed in this move to save and to keep well our babies. Without your sympathetic and intelligent help the work is oomed to failure. This is your time to help. You have saved meat and wheat when the Government called—now save the babies! Mrs. D. Eyman Huff of Orange, is chairman of the public child's health and child welfare woman's committee of the Orange county council of defense, and has the mater of baby shows and baby registration in charge. REGISTRATION OF GERMAN ALIEN WOMEN Postmaster Ahlborn Will Have Charge Of the Work in Anaheim The general rules and regulations for the registration of German alien females have been prescribed and issued by the attorney general of the United States under the authority of the president's proclamation dated April 19, issued after the amendment by act of congress approved April 16, 1918, concerning alien enemies, so as to include women. The registration will begin on Monday June 17, and continue on each day thereafter, excluding Sunday June 23, up to and including Wednesday SOLDIER AND SAILOR INSURANCE In all of our war measures and activities there is nothing wiser and better and fraught with more good to our fighting men and the nation than our soldier and sailor insurance. That the members of the military and naval forces of the United States for whose benefit the insurance was established, are availing themselves of it is something that all good Americans will rejoice at. More than 2,000,000 members of America's fighting forces are now insured by the government for more than sixteen and a half billion dollars by the United States government. Up to the close of business Monday night May 13, 2,029,886 insurance applications, aggregating $16,663,514,000 had been received by the Military and Naval division of the bureau of war risk insurance. The average amount of insurance applied for is $8,209, the maximum permitted by law being $10,000. Approximately 11,000 applications for government insurance are being received daily. In the last two weeks $1,000,000,000 of insurance was written on the lives of soldiers and sailors. This indicates that the new men joining the colors are taking out government insurance. Men are being urged to insure immediately upon enlistment, inasmuch as application must be made within 120 days after joining the service. June is the month when all of the mothers all over California and the United States are asked to submit their babies for measurement. In the larger cities where health centers are maintained the weighing and measuring will be done there. In the counties where such centers are yet to be attained (and every county will demand the establishment of one if the ideal of the entire Children's Year programme takes root) local physicians have pledged themselves to aid in the work. They have agreed to give definite hours to the public service, assisting mothers with the measuring and weighing, recording the figures for the government record, and helping in any way possible toward insuring the genesis thereof. Anaheim Union Water Co. RunNo.1 STARTS June 1 Ford THE UNIVERSAL CAR These are economical days and thus the Ford car becomes a more intense necessity than ever before, because of universal service it has become a large part in the "business living," because, it takes less money for operation and maintenance than any other motor car. That this is not an boast is proven by the fact that there are more than two million Fords in daily service. More conclusive evidence of our need of a Ford car could not be given. Here it is, a daily necessity that is a daily economy. A variety of bodies meet the variety of demand—and, buy when you can get delivery. Unabout, $435; Touring Car, $450; Coupe, $560; Sedan, $695; One Ton Truck Chassis, $600. These prices f.o.b. Detroit GEORGE DUNTON LOS ANGELES STREET AT CYPRESS Authorized Ford Sales and Service GEORGE DUNTON LOS ANGELES STREET AT CYPRESS Authorized Ford Sales and Service of California's basement the draft army that 35% of the men of 21 and 31 were in military service. Of that disclosure to every mother, suffered from physical aging those first years would have been corrosion of cases. Child government's attempt to save babies. Without intelligent help to failure. You need wheat when the now save the huff of Orange, is public child's health woman's committee council of de-matter of baby shows on in charge. LAZY MAN'S GARDEN" Can forty bushels of potatoes be grown on a plot of ground six feet wide by eight feet long? R. E. Hendricks of Kansas City says it can be done and "Daddy" Smith, an old time gardner of Los Angeles, declares he is going to find out before the present year is much older. "Daddy" Smith (that is what everybody calls him) read in the Times last summer of some experiments in intensive spud growing made by Mr. Hendricks. He tried Mr. Hendrick's plan, but it was late in the season and the parching hot spell of 1917 was on. The result was failure. This year he was able to start under more favorable conditions. The Kansas City man, according to the account, had observed the familiar phenomenon of the stored potato in the cellar bin sending out shoots through cracks and crevices toward the light of the out of doors. From this he conceived the idea that if the pile were removed into the open and given soil and fertilizer, with proper conditions of light and moisture the potatoes would grow and reproduce their kind in abundance. He built a potato pen, which was bases of reports made by the pulp mills, at 5,536,802 cords, an increase of approximately 6 per cent over the 1916 figures. Not all the mills have yet made their returns, but the figures of the preliminary estimate are not expected to be materially changed when the final compilations are completed. In 1917, domestic spruce formed 45.8 per cent of the total, as against 45.9 per cent in 1916; imported spruce formed 11.5 per cent in 1917 and 13.4 per cent in 1916. Woodpulp production in 1917 is estimated at 3,464,511 tons, as compared with 3,271,310 tons in 1916. The 1917 production included 1,498,704 tons of mechanical pulp, 1,468,396 tons of sulphite pulp, 421,671 tons of soda pulp, and 75,740 tons of sulphate pulp. The looks of the box today shows that the spuds lost no time in hunting the light. Both pens are now entirely hidden from sight by vines. These novel gardens are at Main and 27th streets, and attract much attention from passers by. "Daddy" Smith started his larger pen with a six inch layer of dirt. The dirt in, he platted it in square feet, allowing six inches of space for dirt all around between the enclosing boards and the planting area. He put a seed potato at every cross line intersection of the plat, making forty nine hills to the layer of dirt. He then put an inch or two of well rotted manure over the potatoes and sprinkled the whole with water. Then followed six inches more of dirt, marked off as before, planted, manured and watered. As the garden grew skyward straw was placed against the crevices of the pen to keep the dirt from falling out. At the fourth layer a "moisture tester," in the shape of a piece of four by four lumber four feet long and so placed as to protrude outside the pen was put in. By pulling this piece of wood out, the potato grower can at any time stick his arm in the aperture and determine the moisture condition of the garden. The pen is watered from the top, the topmost layer being concaved slightly toward the center so that the moisture will be absorbed downward and not shed off. When the time comes for harvesting, "Daddy" Smith is certain to have an audience for all the neighborhood is interested. If all goes well, he expects to scoop out the dirt and have his crop of potatoes left in a big made to order bin. Friday the board of supervisors received a letter, similar to one sent to states, counties and cities all over the coast, from the subcommittee of the Capital Issues Committee of Washing- The Kansas City man, according to the account, had observed the familiar phenomenon of the stored potato in the cellar bin sending out shoots through cracks and crevices toward the light of the out of doors. From this he conceived the idea that if the pile were removed into the open and given soil and fertilizer, with proper conditions of light and moisture the potatoes would grow and reproduce their kind in abundance. He built a potato pen, which was nothing more or less than a huge potato hill, the sides of which were supported by a loosely constructed inclose after the plan of a board fence. Within this inclose, which was only six by eight feet, he planted his potatoes in thin layers of dirt and manure, piling one layer on top of another until the pen was eight feet high. He could have carried his skyscraper garden still higher, but did not consider it worth the labor involved in lifting the dirt. Mr. Hendricks told the interviewer who wrote the story that the potatoes not only grew up to expectations, but that his fondest dreams had been elipsed when it had come to the harvest. He tried it three years before he let anybody in on the thing. The first year his pen yielded 40 bushels, the second crop was thirty two. Then came the crowning achievement of forty two bushels. The experimenter was particularly proud, because he had produced his crop without any of the perspiring effort put forth by his neighbors in their regulation back yard gardens. "Daddy" Smith planned his "lazy garden" as he calls it, on the lins laid down by the Kansas City man, excepting that he made his pen seven feet square and six feet high, and put When the time comes for harvesting, "Daddy" Smith is certain to have an audience for all the neighborhood is interested. If all goes well, he expects to scoop out the dirt and have his crop of potatoes left in a big made to order bin. Friday the board of supervisors received a letter, similar to one sent to states, counties and cities all over the coast, from the subcommittee of the Capital Issues Committee of Washington, in which the county is urged not to undertake the carrying out of any projects that take men and money, until after the war is over, unless the project has a tangible war purpose. Under the new ruling one or more expenditures through bond issues that total over $100,000 are subject to the approval of the committee. Hitherto, the control was exerted only when one project alone went over $100,000. Clean-up Day Saturday, June 8, 1918 Upon the suggestion of Dr. Truxaw, of the Health Board, a clean-up day was ordered for Saturday, June 8th. It is desired that everybody clean up back yards and alleys. Tin cans and all kinds of rubbish must go. City teams will be on hand to cart them away, and people will be expected to have garbage cans ready. Let everybody get busy! By order Board of Trustees, EDWARD B. MERRITT, City Clerk.