anaheim-gazette 1918-06-27

BOARD ABANDONS PLAN OF RIVER EDGE ROAD ENGINEERS REPORT THAT COST OF CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE AT LEAST $175,000 WILL INVESTIGATE AND MAKE IMMEDIATE SELECTION OF EITHER SLOPE OR RIDGE ROAD After hearing the report of Engineer Homer Hamlin and County Surveyor McBride Tuesday the board of supervisors unanimously agreed that building teh new canyon road along the river's edge was out of the question. The report of the engineers follows: "In compliance with your request, we have examined the routes for a road around Sulphur Slide in the canyon of the Santa Ana river. Three general routes were examined, which will be described as the River road, the Slope road and the Ridge road. "RIVER ROAD: This location is that of the present road along the river and in front of Sulphur Slide. It is the most direct route and has the best grades of the three roads examined, and if it could be constructed at a reasonable cost, would without doubt, be the road to build. "Two unfavorable features must be contended with, however; the encroachment of Sulphur Slide for a dis- force of the current. In addition, the surface drainage at least, must be diverted from Sulphur Slide at a cost of approximately $3,000. "While it is possible to build a road on this route and at a not unreasonably high figure, there will always be some danger of slides and obstructions to traffic. The distinct advantages of the relocation of the slope road are; the lessened climb—80 feet, and a substantial reduction of the 6 per cent grade west of the slide. This line will also connect with the end of the present pavement. "RIDGE ROAD: This road as located branches off the River road at the same point as the Slope road, and joins the River road again west of Sulphur Slide. Its total length is 12,876 feet, maximum grade is 6 per cent north of the summit and the total climb above the River road at the east end is 305 feet, all 6 per cent grade. A preliminary profile has been run and it appears that good alignment can be obtained and the road graded for approximately $60,000, the grade still remaining 6 per cent north of the summit for 5,000 feet. "As relocated, this road branches off the River road about 500 feet east of the end of the pavement and at once begins the climb over the ridge. Much of th line between the river and the summit cut will require relocation. The 75 foot fill on the original location will be reduced to about 45 feet by swinging the line up the canyon and hence not as much borrow will be necessary. The summit cut will remain 40 feet as on th present location. "The distinct advantage of this location is that the road is entirely safe from the present encroachments of the river and the slide. It will be built on good, solid ground not excessively steep and will be as safe and cinnati soap in a Penny sits down to a Grand eats Kansas City meant flour, cooked with Inda a St. Louis stove; putt bridle on a Colorado with Iowa corn; plow farm covered with an with a Chattanooga place time comes he reads s a Bible printed in Bock prayer written in Jersey under a blanket made only to be kept awake in the only home product." CHAIRMAN SIGNS COORDINATOR FOR STREET COORDINATOR A. G. Wright Will Build To Sugar Farm Contract for the co-improvement of La Pine streets near the Anahite town was let by the suitor G. Wright of Fullerton, man was authorized to bond and sign the contract. The clerk was ordered and post notices for serve as election officer mary election, August. A spraying license was issued to William J. Fitzgerald. The clerk was instructed of the meetings o equalization by public one newspaper in each district. The petition of Davy company, et al, for abandonment of a port road was denied. An expenditure of $1 General Road fund in district was authorized. The application of I permit to lay a pipe "RIVER ROAD: This location is that of the present road along the river and in front of Sulphur Slide. It is the most direct route and has the best grades of the three roads examined, and if it could be constructed at a reasonable cost, would without doubt be the road to build. "Two unfavorable features must be contended with, however; the encroachment of Sulphur Slide for a distance of about 600 feet, and the probable attacks of Santa Ana river for a distance of about 4000 feet. Either feature, alone, is difficult to remedy, with certainty; but when both must be contended with at the same time, the situation becomes very difficult and expensive. "We do not believe it is possible, within the limits of reasonable expenditure, to build and maintain a permanent road in this location. In our opinion, at least $175,000 will be required for this construction with possible heavy expenditures after floods. It is estimated that it will require at least twelve months of continuous work to complete this construction. This is for work along the river and slide only, and does not include the road work. This estimate is preliminary only, and is based on such information as could be gathered from surveys, etc. No borings have been made nor test pits dug other than borings made during the construction of the wall. It is, of course, possible to keep a road open much of the time along this location by expending say $125,000 now at Sulphur Slide, along the wall, and at the sandstone hill; and repairing damage done by the river along unprotected stretches during the floods, but we cannot advise such a course. "SLOPE ROAD: As now located this road leaves the River Road about 3,000 feet east of Sulphur Slide and follows along the slope of the high hills to the south of Santa Ana river descending to the river road some distance west of the slide. It length is 11,356 feet, the maximum grade 6 per cent and the total climb above the River road at the east end is 275 feet. "As located this road has an objectionable turn in the alignment around the top of Sandstone point and from there to a point west of Sulphur Slide it is located along steep slopes on the north side of the hills; part of the way directly above Sulphur Slide. The objectionable alignment can be corrected by a relocation but there is no way to avoid the steep slopes. Just above The 75 foot fill on the original location will be reduced to about 45 feet by swinging the line up the canyon and hence not as much borrow will be necessary. The summit cut will remain 40 feet as on th present location. "The distinct advantage of this location is that the road is entirely safe from the present encroachments of the river and the slide. It will be built on good, solid ground not excessively steep and will be as safe and permanent as any road in a hilly or mountainous region. "All these estimates must be considered approximate, as they are based on preliminary surveys. No detailed surveys of any of the routes have been made. "We are of the opinion that careful surveys should be made on both the Ridge route and the Slope route, and that the ground be very thoroughly tested by pits and borings on the Slope route, above the slide. Both these surveys can be made at the same time and will not delay the work of repairing the final plans and specifications. "If the ground above the slide on the slope route is found to be stable, a substantial saving may be possible." RED CROSS PIG CLUB A Red Cross Pig club—the first one in the United States—will send to the St. Louis market in September 3,000 hogs from Carroll county, Mississippi. This will mean more pork for the country, more money for Carroll county and a contribution estimated at $10,000 to the Red Cross. The Red Cross pig club was organized last winter by O. F. Turner, county agent in Carroll county. He started out to combine pork production and Red Cross work and tried to get 2,500 people each to raise one pig to be known as a Red Cross pig. Instead of 2,500 members he got 3,000 in a county that has only 1,600 voters. Every banker, lawyer, minister, physician and nearly every merchant in the county is a member. The pigs are weighed on the last Saturday of each month and a $25 registered pig is given as a prize to the member whose pig makes the greatest gain through each month. Five hundred negroes are members. WALLACE RETURN Rejoicing over their efforts in interest of their bor project, Lew H., turned to Newport's month's trip east, due peased before the bog engineers at Washington mitshe received a vation, and the gov't looked with favor that Col. Heuer's report congress and mailed Congressional H would not make a coo on the result of his that the report showed sent to the city tru who sent him to W. The army engineer quite willing that they made public. They is 11,356 feet, the maximum grade 6 per cent and the total climb above the River road at the east end is 275 feet. "As located this road has an objectionable turn in the alignment around the top of Sandstone point and from there to a point west of Sulphur Slide it is located along steep slopes on the north side of the hills; part of the way directly above Sulphur Slide. The objectionable alignment can be corrected by a relocation but there is no way to avoid the steep slopes. Just above Sulphur Slide the grade side slopes of the roadway will, for a distance of about 300 feet, extend up these hill sides for at least an average of 150 feet above the road. With these slopes above the road and with Sulphur Slide below the conditions are not the best for permanency. The movement of the slide may, probably can, be largely checked by drainage, but there is liable to be some slipping for years to come. "This road can be relocated with a summit elevation about 50 feet below the present one and with slightly reduced grade part of the way. But there will be no very material improvement regarding the danger of slides. "In June, 1916, bids were received by your honorable body, for the grading of this road as originally located. The average of five bids was, in round numbers, $27,000 for grading alone with $6,000 for culverts and guard fences, making a total of $33,000. These figures are based on a 24 foot road. Bids now will probably be considerably higher. "At the up stream, and it will be necessary to do some protection work, possibly an expenditure of about $2,000, in round numbers, or on the other hand throw the road over into high ground and deeper cutting. This location is not exposed to the full banker, lawyer, minister, physician and nearly every merchant in the county is a member. The pigs are weighed on the last Saturday of each month and a $25 registered plig is given as a prize to the member whose pig makes the greatest gain through each month. Five hundred negroes are members. FLYING HOMERS AS WAR MESSAGE CARRIERS Homing or racing pigeons, known as flying homers, are in great demand by the signal corps of the United States army as carriers of messages, and the U.S. Department of agriculture urges pigeon raisers to give more attention to this breed. The pigeon section of the signal corps buys mature homers having satisfactory pedigree, breeds them, and trains the young birds. As the homing instinct of the old birds is already established and cannot be changed, only the young birds thus trained can be used for military communication. They are one of the surest means of conveying word across the battle fields. Persons desiring to furnish the war department with homing pigeons should apply to the Chief Signal Corps officer of the nearest cantonment. PITY THE CALIFORNIAN A subscriber writing to a Kansas paper condemns the policy of papers of that state as well as other states of the Middle West and East in their attitude of boosting California to the detriment of their own states, and by way of a conclusive argument aims this stab at California. The Californian gets up at the alarm of a Connecticut clock, buttons his Chicago suspenders to Detroit overalls; washes his face with Cin- cinnati soap in a Pennsylvania pan; sits down to a Grand Rapids table; eats Kansas City meat and Kansas flour, cooked with Indiana lard on a St. Louis stove; puts a New York bridle on a Colorado broncho, fed with Iowa corn; plows a five-acre farm covered with an Ohio mortgage with a Chattanooga plow; when bedtime comes he reads a chapter from a Bible printed in Boston, says a prayer written in Jerusalem, crawls under a blanket made in New Jersey, only to be kept awake by sand fleas, the only home product of his place. CHAIRMAN SIGNS CONTRACT FOR STREET CONSTRUCTION A. G. Wright Will Build Road Leading To Sugar Factory Contract for the construction and improvement of La Palma and Patt streets near the Anaheim sugar factory was let by the supervisors to A. G. Wright of Fullerton, and the chairman was authorized to approve the bond and sign the contract. The clerk was ordered to advertise and post notices for applications to serve as election officers for the primary election, August 27, 1918. A spraying license was ordered issued to William J. Fitschen. The clerk was instructed to give notice of the meetings of the board of equalization by publication in at least one newspaper in each supervisoral district. The petition of David Hewes Realty company, et al, for the vacation and abandonment of a portion of a 60 foot road was denied. An expenditure of $2,000 out of the General Road fund in the 2nd road district was authorized. The application of H. H. Lewis for a permit to lay a pipe line was grant- Washington that envelopes of unusual size or irregular shape be not used for letters sent through the mails. Great inconvenience, delay and expense is caused by the use of such envelopes, it is stated. It is frequently necessary to cancel the postage stamps on such matter of unusual size or shape by hand, as the matter cannot be run through the cancelling machines. In many instances the matter does not fit the separating cases and cannot be tied with the ordinary packages of mail without being folded or cut by the package string. This imposes additional and unnecessary labor upon the postal service, prevents the expeditious treatment of the matter, and often results in its reaching the address see in a multilated condition. Furthermore, it is stated, many envelopes are made of such dark colored stationery, or bear on the address side so much printed matter in addition to the address that they contravene the provisions of the postal laws and regulations. It is preferable that all envelopes be made of white paper. When paper of any other color is used it should be of very light tints of pink, yellow or blue. In every case not less than three and one half inches of clear space should be left at the right end of the address side of all envelopes in order that there may be ample space for postage stamps, post marking, address directions for forwarding or return, etc. The same applies to the use of advertising cards. ANNOUNCEMENT At the earnest solicitation of my friends I have consented to become the Prohibition candidate for congress from the eleventh district. ticultural inspector at Beaumont, and he has occasionally had to use morphine tablets for asthma. He had visited Dr. Brothers' office recently, and suspicion was turned toward him for that reason. Examining the office, Deputy Sheriff Maxwell found a hand print on a door. This was photographed and compared with Ferguson's hand print. The result was convincing, and the case against Ferguson was dismissed. PIONEER WELL IS NO LONGER USEFUL Cave in Forced Its Abandonment by The Owners The famous Nichols-Hending well, pioneer irrigator of the Garden Grove district is no more, and after twenty years of usefulness has given up the ghost. The well is located on a 20-acre tract two and a half miles northeast of Garden Grove and was bored in 1898 by Jesse Nichols and W. H. Hending, owners of the property, it being first well put down in that locality and in its prime was one of the best. Hending sold his interest six years ago to J. T. Lamb, who now owns half interest in the property with Nichols. The Nichols 10-inch well became famous from its pioneer activity, and from the fact that it was the first to use a gasoline engine for pumping and later was the first to be pumped with an electric motor. Several adjoining ranchers were supplied from this well, including J. Swartzbaugh, Fred Hunt, Charles Williams, Ira Williams, W. J. Freeman and Harold A. Leihy, assistant district agent of the Southern California Edison company with offices in Santa Ana. Recently the well was sand drilled, during which process the casing was injured and through long usage col- order to be able why it costs Boston now. And that it more to live Boston, or to lean city. cheap, in B almost marry land and millionaires also do entire population ceases to be silver throughout it is happening Argentine purchasing abundance twice, and much for commodities ent, as for article in ada, and w normal in also, for th The petition of David Hewes Realty company, et al, for the vacation and abandonment of a portion of a 60 foot road was denied. An expenditure of $2,000 out of the General Road fund in the 2nd road district was authorized. The application of H. H. Lewis for a permit to lay a pipe line was granted. The county auditor was directed to transfer $23.42 from the general road fund to the Garden Grove lighting district fund. $61.34 to Placentia Light. Dist. Fund $37.72 to El Modena Light. Dist. Fund $29.67 to Buena Park Light. Dist. Fund The road leading from Des Moines station on the Pacific Electric railway in Section 7, Twp. 3 S., R. 10 W., S. B. B, & M., southerly along ¼ Sec. line for % of a mile more or less was declared a county road. The road leading from the town of Brea to Olinda, commonly known as the Brea-Olinda road was declared a county road. J. S. Perry, county purchasing agent, was granted a leave of absence from the state for three weeks beginning July 2nd, 1918. The map of Tract No. 74 was referred to the City Trustees of the city of Orange. An election was called for the formation of the Newport Heights irrigation district, said election to be held on the 23rd day of July, 1918. WALLACE RETURNS HOME Rejoicing over the success of his efforts in interest of the Newport Harbor project, Lew H. Wallace has returned to Newport Beach from a month's trip east, during which he appeared before the board of army engineers at Washington. Wallace admits he received a very cordial reception, and the government officials looked with favor upon his request that Col. Heuer's report be taken before congress and made public through the Congressional Record, but he would not make a complete statement on the result of his mission, feeling that the report should be first presented to the city trustees of Newport, who sent him to Washington. The army engineers, he said, were quite willing that the Heuer report be made public. They also said that Orlando county is doing the right thing address side of all envelopes in order that there may be ample space for postage stamps, post marking, address directions for forwarding or return, etc. The same applies to the use of advertising cards. ANNOUNCEMENT At the earnest solicitation of my friends I have consented to become the Prohibition candidate for congress from the eleventh district. In making this brief announcement of my candidacy I desire to say that if elected I shall stand preeminently for the winning of the war, believing that everything should be made subservient to the great cause for which our boys are fighting at the front—freedom and democracy. I shall stand for the total annihilation of the liquor traffic; for war time prohibition not only as a means of conserving the food stuffs so necessary to the winning of the war, but also as a means of conserving the man-power of the nation; for the ratification of the federal amendment for constitutional prohibition; for every governmental agency and organized effort in the interest of our enlisted men at home and at the front; for the promotion of every patriotic endeavor, educational and humanitarian; for woman's cause in the interest of the home, the bulwark of the nation, for the welfare of the children, the hope of the nation; for the protection of our industries and the promotion of commercial and educational interests and for righteous principle to govern state and national affairs. It is my firm conviction that the time has come when woman should take her place beside man in the political life of our country to the end that the great heart throb of the motherhood of our land should be felt in legislative halls. Since the Republican congressional committee of the district decided not to place a candidate in the field, I shall seek the Republican nomination at the primary election and I most respectfully solicit the support of my many Republican friends. Twenty years of public work have given me an insight into the affairs of state and nation and should the voters of this district elect me to congress they may be assured of my earnest and best endeavor as their representative. STELLA B. IRVINE GYMNASIUM KNITTING That wealth is a relative term goes in these times, without argument. What is esteemed as wealth in one part of the world is not so regarded in another. What is esteemed as wealth in the United States fifty years ago, will bear no such classification today. Within the memory of many still in active affairs, is the time when the possessor of $50,000 was accounted rich. Alexander T. Stewart was the "merchant prince" of the United States in the civil war period. His place would be in the fourth or fifth rank among the mercantile millionaires of this period. Stewart's salesmen could board well at $4 a week, comfortably at $25 a month. He "kept" 'a carriage, which was a high sign of resource and rank in the '60s; heads of departments in establishments larger than his, and in some of the smaller cities of the country, now "keep" automobiles costing twice or three times as much as his victoria or brougham. Wealth, riches, being "well off" means one thing in the big city of the United States today, and quite another thing in the small town or quiet hamlet. People in the "swim" of modern city life, who are not rich, spend more in a month to keep up appearances than people of substantial financial rating and social prominence in the smaller communities find it Starkey, new ed., by France shaping pumbers to chain bumpers to one car package passengers those in compartment ten to a car run nearly are a few engines are looked quiet used to thresh grits WHAT A Prices in dues in thresh grits prices at prices effect in June q packages cherries cents; pot corn 10 cents; toilet stringless er ale, 9 cents; stair pair shoes powder 5 ar 10 cents cents; 2 7 cents; sters, 25 bottles linen hand tie olives 10 cents; Although rations, opened to purpose their men sires for highest price carried be sure of rations o looked with favor upon his request that Col. Heuer's report be taken before congress and made public through the Congressional Record, but he would not make a complete statement on the result of his mission, feeling that the report should be first presented to the city trustees of Newport, who sent him to Washington. The army engineers, he said, were quite willing that the Heuer report be made public. They also said that Orange county is doing the right thing by proceeding with the harbor work, that being the proper thing to do before trying to get government aid for future development. JUDGE LORIGAN IS A CANDIDATE TO SUCCEED HIMSELF Judge William G. Lorigan, one of the associate justices of the supreme court whose term as justice of that court will expire this year, has announced that he will be a candidate to succeed himself. The judge has had a somewhat extended judicial career. Aside from serving as judge of the superior court of Santa Clara county (his residence is San Jose) for 12 years, he has served two successive terms upon the Supreme Bench—one under appointment of Governor H. T. Gage in 1903 to fill the unexpired term of four years of Judge Jackson Temple who had died, and at the expiration of which term he was elected in 1906 for a full term of 12 years which expires this year. The judge will submit his candidacy for reelection on his judicial record of 16 years on the supreme bench. REGULATION ENVELOPES A request has been sent out from the office of the Postmaster General at primary election and I most respectfully solicit the support of my many Republican friends. Twenty years of public work have given me an insight into the affairs of state and nation and should the voters of this district elect me to congress they may be assured of my earnest and best endeavor as their representative. STELLA B. IRVINE GYMNASIUM KNITTING Grandma, when she used to knit, Didn't work her arms a bit, Waving them like dumb-bell swingers Seemed to do it with her fingers; Didn't take up half a room. Using needles like a broom. Though she loved a rocking chair She could knit most anywhere, And no matter how seh'd ply, Never poked you in the eye; But, oh, lor' and goodness gracious, In these days so far less spacious, When the modern knitting girl Sits her down a sock to purl, Both her elbows start to swirl; Every time the needle jibs Pokes her neighbor in the ribs Wonder if such stunts she tries For gymnasium exercise. Thinks, perhaps, it's more exciting To behave as if reciting. Girls, oh Girls, we mean no harm, If you'd weave a greater charm, Work the wrist and not the arm; Grandma, when she used to knit, Didn't wave her arms a bit. FINGER PRINTS ACQUITTED HIM A charge of burglary against W. A. Ferguson was dismissed Friday morning because his finger prints and palm prints proved positively that he was not the man who broke into Dr. Brothers' office. Ferguson is a horrific person who gets for it in the accommodation or commodity you wish or need. Dollars, or their equivalent, are more plentiful than they have ever been before in the world's history, so far as anybody knows, and that is why they are cheaper than ever before. That is why one must have so many more of them than formerly in country, now "keep" automobiles costing twice or three times as much as his victoria or brougham. Wealth, riches, being "well off" means one thing in the big city of the United States today, and quite another thing in the small town or quiet hamlet. People in the "swim" of modern city life, who are not rich, spend more in a month to keep up appearances than people of substantial financial rating and social prominence in the smaller communities find it necessary to spend in a year, in order to keep pace with their class. In Buenos Aires, so they say, the equivalent of $10 in United States currency has only about half the purchasing power of $10 in Boston. That is, a visitor from the United States to Buenos Aires, such is the difference in money value, or in prices, as it is commonly put, must expect to pay $10 for what $5 would buy in Boston, whether it be in the shape of hotel accommodation, meals, articles of wearing apparel, transportation, theater tickets, or anything else, provided you wish to keep up your normal scale of living. It is not that everything is twice as high in Buenos Aires as in Boston, but rather, that money is worth only half as much in the former as it is in the latter city. If the dollar is not a standard value in a nation, or even in a state, or even in a city, you cannot reasonably expect to find it a standard value internationally. The value of the dollar is what you get for it in the accommodation or commodity you wish or need. Dollars, or their equivalent, are more plentiful than they have ever been before in the world's history, so far as anybody knows, and that is why they are cheaper than ever before. That is why one must have so many more of them than formerly in PAGE SEVEN WILLIAM G. LORIGAN (Incumbent) Candidate for Associate Justice of the State of California price lists. These lists are made available to each company and purchases may be made either for cash or on credit. Among the staples to be found in these chain stores are: Fresh beef, ham, bacon, turkey, potatoes, rice, hominy, beans, onions, coffee, tea, sugar, cheese, cocoa, butter, and evaporated fruits. The canned fruits and vegetables include; apples, peaches, apricots, pears, cherries, currants, pine apples, prunes, asparagus, sweet corn, tomatoes, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, spinach, squash, turnips, and beans. Included in the list of canned meats and fish are: lobsters, oysters, salmon, mackerel, cod, sardines, shrimps, herring, deviled crabs, sausages, tongue, turkey, deviled ham, crned beef, corned beef hash, roast beef and mince meat. For the man with the sweet tooth there are: jams, jellies, preserves, raisins, apple butter, maple syrup, molasses, cranberry sauce, citron, nuts, candy, etc. The smoker may purchase smoking and chewing tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, pipes, cigarette papers and matches. The incidental needs of all the men are supplied with razors, combs, brushes for all purposes, buttons, soap, shaving sticks, shaving mugs, mirrors, razor strops, shoe polish, shoe laces, toilet water, talcum powder, tooth powder, witch hazel, towels, handkerchiefs, pocketknives, needles. thread, candles and playing cards. TOY RAILROADS The French railroad is "sure some toy" according to a letter from Floyd Starkey, now in France, to his mother Mrs. Theodore Starkey, of Orange. He is with Truck Company No. 4, 23rd Engineers, American E. F. Speaking of the railroad upon which he traveled in France, Starkey writes: "The railrad is sure some toy. It takes three cars to be as long as one in the states. The cars are connected by chain links and springs for the bumpers. There are only four wheels to one car on the freight cars and part of the passenger cars. But part of the order to be rich or wealthy. That is why it costs so much more to live in Boston now than it did ten years ago. And that is why it costs so much more to live in Buenos Aires than in Boston, or in any other North American city. Money is cheap, very cheap, in Buenos Aires because the almost marvelous enhancement of the land and its products, which made millionaires of cattle raisers and farmers also diffused wealth among the entire population, and because this wealth is being expended with unparalleled lavishness on municipal and personal display and decoration. When a precious metal becomes common it ceases to be precious. What happened to silver in the United States and throughout the world a few years ago is happening to gold at present in the Argentine Republic; it is losing its purchasing power by reason of its abundance. That is why one pays twice, and occasionally three times, as much for ordinary accommodation or commodities in Buenos Aires, at present, as for the same kind of service or article in the United States or Canada, and with prices swollen beyond normal in the last named countries, also, for the same reason." NEW PENSION LAW Starkey, now in France, to his mother, Mrs. Theodore Starkey, of Orange. He is with Truck Company No. 4, 23rd Engineere, American E. F. Speaking of the railroad upon which he traveled in France, Starkey writes: "The railrad is sure some toy. It takes three cars to be as long as one in the states. The cars are connected by chain links and springs for the bumpers. There are only four wheels to one car on the freight cars and part of the passenger cars. But part of the passenger cars are about as big as those in the states. The cars have compartments, holding about eight or ten to a compartment. They do not run nearly so fast, but I guess there are a few that do pretty well. The engines are small and some of them looked queer at first, but I am getting used to them now." WHAT ARMY STORES SELL TO SOLDIERS Prices in France Lower Than They Are in America Prices quoted for June on merchandise in the huge general stores operated by the Quartermaster Corps in France show that members of the Expeditionary forces may secure goods at prices lower than retail prices in effect in this country. June quotations are: Half pound packages chocolate, 11 cents; can of cherries, 24 cents; can of cocoa, 14 cents; pocket combs, 6 cents; can of corn, 10 cents; shaving brushes, 15 cents; toothbrushes, 12 cents; can stringless beans, 10 cents; bottle ginger ale, 9 cents; can plum pudding, 32 cents; standard $5 safety razor, $1.75; pair shoe laces, 3 cents; can talcum powder, 5 cents; pound cut loaf sugar 10 cents; spool cotton thread, 4 cents; 2 oz. package smoking tobacco, 7 cents; hand soap, 1 cent; can lobsters, 25 cents; shaving soap 4 cents; bottle Worcestershire sauce, 20 cents; linen handkerchiefs, 16 cents; pint bottle olives, 23 cents; can green peas, 10 cents; shoe polish, 9 cents. Although the men are issued ample rations, the quartermaster stores are opened to the enlisted men for the purpose of permitting them to add to their menu or to satisfy individual desires for dainties or delicacies. The highest grade of merchandise only is carried in stock so that the men may be sure of having the best, whether in rations or extra supplies. Meats, groceries, fish, vegetables, cigarettes, pipes, cigarette papers and matches. The incidental needs of all the men are supplied with razors, combs, brushes for all purposes, buttons, soap, shaving sticks, shaving mugs, mirrors, razor strops, shoe polish, shoe laces, toilet water, talcum powder, tooth powder, witch hazel, towels, handkerchiefs, pocketknives, needles. thread, candles and playing cards. NEW PENSION LAW Editor Gazette:—You may wish to advise your readers through the medium of your paper regarding the new pension law, as follows: The act of June 10, 1919, amending the Sherwood pension law of May 11, 1912, provides the rate of $30 per month for soldiers and sailors of any age who served ninety days and less than six months during the Civil war, and were honorably discharged, and who are now receiving a lower rate. Those who are seventy two years of age, or over, and who served six months, are entitled to receive $32 per month; those who served one year $35 per month; one and a half years, $38 per month; and two years, or over, $40 per month. These increases will be granted automatically, and without application of any kind to the Pension bureau, to all soldiers and sailors now pensioned under the act of May 11, 1912, and who have attained the required age and served the necessary length of time. Soldiers and sailors who served during the civil war, and are pensioned at lower rates under some other law, but who are entitled to pension under the Act of May 11, 1912, will be required to file an application under that act in order to receive the benefits of the new law. The Pension bureau will make payment with all the dispatch possible under existing conditions, and it is hoped that payments due August 4, 1918, may be made at the new rate. I want my people to have full information as to this new law, but I trust they will have a little patience as there are over 268,000 cases which will be affected and the bureau has lost a great many clerk through the draft. Everything will be done to expedite the allowances. WILLIAM KETTNER. The preliminary examination of S. Dlaz Garaz, charged with giving a worthless check of $50 to William ORANGE COUNTY'S ROLL OF HONOR Dr. Freeman of Fullerton and County Treasurer J. C. Joplin have completed plans under which they hope to complete a permanent record to be kept at the courthouse showing the war activities of every son of Orange county who enlisted during the war in either the navy or the army. County Treasurer Joplin's office will be headquarters for gathering the data, but it remains for every person who has a relative or friend in the service to see that the name of that relative or friend is enrolled on the county's honor list. This work has received the endorsement of the Associated Chambers of Commerce. Treasurer Joplin has issued a call to the people of the county to aid in making this record complete. Every person who has any near relative or friend in the service or who knows of some Orange county resident who has gone into the service and whose name might otherwise not be recorded, should fill out the accompanying blank, and send it to County Treasurer Joplin. HONOR ROLL OF ORANGE COUNTY FORCES—EUROPEAN WAR Name in Full .... Home Address .... Birth Place and Date of Birth .... Relative or Friend and Address .... Date of Enlistment .... Organization Entered .... Remarks: ...