anaheim-gazette 1918-07-25

GIVES CREDIT TO THE AMERICAN WOMEN HOOVER SAYS SHE IS FEEDING OUR ALLIES THROUGH OBEDIENCE TO CONSERVATION ORDERS NEARLY BILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS' WORTH OF FOOD-STUFFS SHIPPED WITHIN A YEAR America has fed the word this year with 3,011,100,000 pounds of meats and fats and 340,800,000 bushels of cereals, according to a summary of the work of the food administration, submitted in a report to the president by Food Administrator Hoover and made public Thursday. "No one can deny," wrote Hoover, "the dominant part of the American woman in attaining these figures and the American people should feel with definite satisfaction for the remarkable results they have attained this year in feeding our allies armies, our armies and the civilian populations of the nations fighting Germany." The report shows that despite an unusually small grain crop last year—7 to 9 per cent below normal—this country increased its wheat exports by 80,000,000 bushels and its meats and fats by 844,600,000 pounds. The total value of these exports, purchased through or in collaboration worked out by the state department to do away with code. Americans, Germans or others in the United States wishing to communicate with relatives in Germany must now write out their message in Red Cross chapters throughout the country. These are sent through the divisions offices of the organization to National headquarters. Here they are rewritten and the wording absolutely changed to prevent the sending of any diagram or secret code. The messages are then given to the censorship board and are passed or refused by them as the case may be. When they reach a neutral country, they are translated on other paper and in most cases delivered by the Red Cross of the place to which they go. The plan is considered as spy proof as it is possible to devise. During the last twenty five years the practice has grown up that welfare inquiries and messages shall be permitted between civilians in countries which are at war with each other. The promiscuous sending of letters through organizations in neutral countries could not be permitted because of the large number of enemies in the country. To prohibit entirely the sending of messages would, for example, prevent a loyal American from finding out whether his sister, unfortunately, married to a German was alive or dead. Prohibition was in force for a time and pitiful appeals were received by the Red Cross from French, Belgians and Italians begging the society to get word for them as to whether their people in the occupied districts were still alive. The state department presented to the Red Cross the present plan in detail and asked that the Red Cross put it into effect. As it was purely humanitarian work, the government could do no more than supervise the work. ORANGE COUNTY MEETING MAY GO Lieutenant Charles Swamped to Rank of First Adjutant Charles Swanner, former trict attorney, and first Co. L., since the company into action, has stepped notches higher at Camp Hutchins has been detached from appointed to the staff. Hutchins, with rank of Lieutenant Swanner splendid record as an commanding officer has tion of the fact by calling staff. Col. Hutchins and ner also are old college. News of Swapner's receipt with considerable interest by his friends it was learned from an authoritative source that he been passed to the men no more passes will be Kearny. This is taken tion that the men in soon are to depart for vice. Word also comes to the men have been added a month's supply of to send home all their possings. Whether the division pared to send over whether it will be a pa dition to go into Russia that cannot be answer Diego Union this week following story: The 40th division, at may be sent to Russia an allied plan to establish mission and to protect revolution torn land. Included in the plans President Wilson is th markable results they have attained this year in feeding allies armies, our armies and the civilian populations of the nations fighting Germany." The report shows that despite an unusually small grain crop last year—7 to 9 per cent below normal—this country increased its wheat exports by 80,000,000 bushels and its meats and fats by 844,600,000 pounds. The total value of these exports, purchased through or in collaboration with, the food administration, amounted to $1,400,000,000. They were shipped to the allies, military and naval establishments, our own war-making branches, the civilian populations, the Belgian relief and the Red Cross. In the last half of the year, Hoover wrote the president, our exports of meats to the allies were 2,133,100,000 pounds as against 1,266,500,000 pounds for the same period the preceding year. "This compares," he wrote, "with an average of 801,000,000 pounds of total exports for the corresponding half year in the three year war period." The total shipments to allied countries from our last harvest of wheat will be a total of 154,900,000 bushels of prime breadstuffs. In addition to this we have shipped some 10,000,000 bushels to neutrals dependent upon us. "The exports to allied destinations during the fiscal year 1916-1917 were wheat, 135,100,000 bushels, and rye, 2,300,000 bushels, a total of 137,400,000 bushels. In addition some 10,000,000 bushels of 1917 wheat are now in port for allied destinations or en route thereto. "The allied food controllers," the report says further, "sent a request for further shipment of 75,000,000 bushels of wheat from the 1917 crop. This was exceeded by approximately 10,000,000 bushels, all of which represents actual saving on the part of the American people, who deserve special credit in view of the small wheat crop. The wheat figures are 340,800,000 bushels for 1917-1918, as against 259,900,000 bushels for 1916-1917, and the meat figures are 3,011,100,000 pounds for 1917-1918, as against 2,165,500,000 pounds for the preceding year. "I am sure that the millions of our people," ends Hoover's letter, "agricultural as well as urban, who have contributed to these results, should feel a very definite satisfaction that in the year of universal food shortage force for a time and pitiful appeals were received by the Red Cross from French, Belgians and Italians begging the society to get word for them as to whether their people in the occupied districts were still alive. The state department presented to the Red Cross the present plan in detail and asked that the Red Cross put it into effect. As it was purely humanitarian work, the government could do no more than supervise the work. Today the American Red Cross is sending an average of 1300 letters a day to persons living behind the enemy lines. This work is done through Washington headquarters of the American Red Cross by the bureau of communication of which Edward M. Day is acting director. WHO GETS THE PROFIT? Five of the largest meat packing establishments of this country joined in the publication of a page advertisement in many papers, last week, denying that they are profiteers, says the Placentia Courier. They say their three year profit of $140,000,000 "means about three cents on each dollar of sales—or a mere fraction of a cent per pound of product." They say also, that "they can sell dressed beef for less than the cost of the live animal, owing to utilization of by-products." All this is very interesting, but is not "getting down to brass tacks." If they will tell people just who gets the profit, it will be more to the point. Bacon which is put up by one of the firms is selling in Placentia today at 60 cents a pound. Live hogs are selling at about 17 cents, which leaves a difference of 43 cents, or 200 per cent between the grower and the consumer. The retailer pays 55 cents for the bacon, and pays the freight from Los Angeles to Placentia—and no one can accuse him of being a profiteer. Now who gets the other 38 cents? The shrinkage in curing does not account for any such difference, the cost of packing is nothing, "owing to the utilization of by-products," the packer's profit is a mere fraction of a cent, and the retailer gets a little less than a nickel. If the packers want to give the public some real information they might trace a pound of pork from grower to consumer. WORK OR FIGHT ON NO Men Not Expected to Until Something H Henry W. Wright, and Seth Brown, secret exemption board Angeles from San Francisco they attended a meet California district excalled by the govern- "A man at work atter than a man walk looking for a job," day afternoon, "regiter what work they svised to hold on to t notified to seek a m cupation; it does not is not found within man must go to warthe man must try and low instructions of th secure a more produc The following stair paired by Wright, re Francisco conference "The conference o board of California Francisco will we helpful in promoting The wheat figures are 340,800,000 bushels for 1917-1918, as against 259,-900,000 bushels for 1916-1917, and the meat figures are 3,011,100,000 pounds for 1917-1918, as against 2,165,500,000 pounds for the preceding year. "I am sure that the millions of our people," ends Hoover's letter, "agricultural as well as urban, who have contributed to these results, should feel a very definite satisfaction that in the year of universal food shortages in the northern hemisphere all of those people joined together against Germany have come through into sight of the coming harvest not only with health and strength maintained but with only temporary periods of hardship." "The European allies have been compelled to sacrifice more than our own people but we have not failed to load every steamer since the delays of the storm months last winter." "Our contributions to this end could not have been accomplished without effort and sacrifice and it is a matter for further satisfaction that it has been accomplished voluntarily and individually." "It is difficult to distinguish between various sections of our people—the homes, the eating places, the food trades, urban or agricultural populations—in assessing credidt for these rekults, but no one will deny the dominant part of American women." SPY PROOF LETTERS To prevent the possibility of valuable information getting into Germany, the American Red Cross, in sending letters behind the enemy lines at the request of persons in this country, is following carefully a plan The shrinkage in curing does not account for any such difference, the cost of packing is nothing, "owing to the utilization of by-products," the packer's profit is a mere fraction of a cent, and the retailer gets a little less than a nickel. If the packers want to give the public some real information they might trace a pound of pork from grower to consumer. SHERIFF JACKSON SUED FOR FALSE ARREST Dolman Robinson of Brea Wants $25,500 Damages Alleging false arrest Dolman Robinson of Brea has brought suit for $25,-500 against Sheriff C. E. Jackson. Last May Robinson was suspected of having had something to do with stealing automobile tires from the Santa Fe train between Fullerton and Corona. He was arrested after Santa Fe officers had made an investigation and had reported to the sheriff's office here. Robinson states in his complaint, filed by Los Angeles attorneys, that he was arrested near Anaheim by Under Sheriff Iman, and was placed in jail and kept there from May 18 to May 20. On his preliminary examination he was discharged. While it was proven beyond question that the tires found in Robinson's possession were stolen from the freight car, Robinson declared that he had bought the tires from another man. Robinson's attorneys asked the sheriff if he would compromise the case and the sheriff replied that he would not give five cents to have the case withdrawn. The following statement pared by Wright, re-Francisco conference: "The conference on board of California Francisco will, we helpful in promoting action by the board action of the work on the provost marshal." "It was the unanticipated district boards general of the state or fight order must strictly construed cupations that are named by the order marshal general as non-productive. The board as to what o be included in its disregarded in its purpose of the work not directly to progress gradually to transform productive to produce those registrants w to remain at home encles, and thereby other registrants for now essential to future." "No man is to be his occupation until his local board the productive occupa proved by the dis is then to be given to procure a produe." "It is expected general will at on ORANGE COUNTY MEN MAY GO TO RUSSIA Lieutenant Charles Swanner is Promoted to Rank of Regimental Adjutant Charles Swanner, former deputy district attorney, and first lieutenant of Co. L, since the company was called into action, has stepped up several notches higher at Camp Kearny. He has been detached from Co. L and appointed to the staff of Colonel Hutchins, with rank of adjutant. Lieutenant Swanner has made a splendid record as an officer and the commanding officer has taken recognition of the fact by calling him to the staff. Col. Hutchins and Lieut. Swanner also are old college mates. News of Swapner's promotion was received with considerable pride and interest by his friends in the county. It was learned from a more or less authoritative source that word has been passed to the men in camp that no more passes will be issued at Camp Kearny. This is taken as an indication that the men in training there soon are to depart for overseas service. Word also comes to the effect that the men have been advised to lay in a month's supply of tobacco and to send home all their personal belongings. Whether the division is being prepared to send over to France or whether it will be a part of the expedition to go into Russia are questions that cannot be answered. The San Diego Union this week published the following story: The 40th division, at Camp Kearny, may be sent to Russia as a part of the allied plan to establish a trade commission and to protect supplies in that revolution torn land. Included in the plans mapped out by President Wilson is the arrangement all boards in the state the essential rules necessary for the application of the work or fight orders, as outlined by him at the conference." BRING SUIT AGAINST STORM WATER DISTRICT Land Owners Claim They Have Been Unjustly Assessed An action to set aside an assessment made in the Santa Clava storm water district has been brought by thirty four plaintiffs interested in property located in the district. The complaint alleges that the three directors of the district, H. F. Gardner, S. B. Edwards and G. R. Wells, have made a fraudulent, arbitrary, unjust, unfair and discriminatory assessment, and an order of court is asked to prevent the collection of the assessments. This district was organized of property on the north side of the Santiago creek of land both east and west of Glassell street. The creek, during a flood, tore away a lot of property, and the district was organized with the expectation of putting in some protective work. When the district was organized, a number protested against having their property included in it. However, the district was organized, and its opponents took control of the district by electing directors who were against the district. The present board has made plans for the protective work, which will cost about $31000. The cost of the proceedings brings the total bill up to over $3700. This cost was assessed to property according to what tre directors determined was benefits received. The complaint alleges that the directors unjustly have assessed property in the Nutwood tract for $3305, which is ninety per cent of the cost, when the tract's area of 18.33 acres is but to that would rest upon the showing made by test holes. Unless the tests showed there was better foundation for a road than appeared on the surface, he would favor the ridge road. In the last two weeks test holes have been dug along the slope of the mountain, and it was found that there was a good foundation, good enough so that Hamlin and McBride decided to recommend the construction of that road on the slope. FOR LIBERTY MOTORS California's original quota of 10,000 acres in the castor bean campaign which is being fostered by the war department in order to insure a supply of castor oil for the lubrication of Liberty airplane motors, has been exceeded. There has been planted, according to representatives of the California Castor Bean association, which is handling the campaign in this state, a total of 12,000 acres, of which 8000 acres is in the Imperial valley. The Imperial valley, it is said, has proved to be an ideal location for the culture of the Bombay bean, of the type of which the war department has furnished the seed. Although interest was at first centered on Florida as a promising section for quick quantity production, the officials were agreeably surprised, it is reported, to learn of the possibilities of California, and especially the Imperial valley, with the result that this state will be called upon in the future to supply a large share of the liberty beans required by the aviation section. Among other ranches which have give nover part of their acrage to the culture of castor beans is that of the Laguna Land and Water company of Los Angeles. On this company's property, near Bell, 40 acres was planted early and 60 acres later in the season. The castor bean association, desiring to aid and encourage in every mobilization bor for war or more widely affect all other works abuses and of the larger consequence "Every sane man must protect them morale of all lally must destroy them at our future growth must also assist others attend trance of vengeance." WORK OR FIGHT ORDER NOT SO DRASTIC Men Not Expected to Give Up Jobs Until Something Better Offers Henry W. Wright, acting chairman and Seth Brown, secretary of the district exemption board returned to Los Angeles from San Francisco, where they attended a meeting of the five California district exemption boards called by the governor. "A man at work at anything is better than a man walking the streets looking for a job," said Wright Friday afternoon, "registrants, no matter what work they are doing, are advised to hold on to their jobs. When notified to seek a more essential occupation, it does not mean that if it is not found within a few days, the man must go to war. It means that the man must try and try hard to follow instructions of the local board and secure a more productive position." The following statement was prepared by Wright, reviewing the San Francisco conference: "The conference of the five district board of California held at San Francisco will, we believe, be most helpful in promoting uniformity of agreement to send over to France or whether it will be a part of the expedition to go into Russia are questions that cannot be answered. The San Diego Union this week published the following story: The 40th division, at Camp Kearny, may be sent to Russia as a part of the allied plan to establish a trade commission and to protect supplies in that revolution torn land. Included in the plans mapped out by President Wilson is the arrangement whereby troops will be taken from the Pacific coast, direct across the Pacific to Russia. It is believed that this will include practically the entire 40th division, and perhaps troops from Camp Lewis as well. The Sunshine division could move on short notice, it was declared. By embarking from that port, little time would be lost in getting under way. The draft men are being assigned to their various units at camp, and the new men, arriving from Camp Lewis, are going direct to the various regiments. It is known that the Camp Kearny division is prepared to move at short notice. ENGINEERS RECOMMEND SLOPE ROAD IN CANYON Work of Construction Will Probably Begin September 15 After a full and complete investigation, Consulting Engineer Homer Hamlin of Los Angeles and County Surveyor J. L. McBride of Santa Ana have recommended to the board of supervisors that the slope road be built to get by Sulphur Slide in the Santa Ana canyon in preference to what has been designated as the ridge road. The board of supervisors has accepted the recommendation, and a committee is now getting the right of way. Just as soon as that is secured a contract will be called for. Work of construction will start about September 15, and the new road will be finished probably by January 15th. This is the final definite step in bringing to an end the investigation that has been made into the Santa Ana canyon road situation, which has furnished one of the most baffling problems the county has had to deal with. After the flood of last winter washed the Santa Ana canyon road out above Sulphur Slide, the county had its choice of building an expensive bulkhead or wall of boulders in order to maintain the road at the river's edge against the district. The present board has made plans for the protective work, which will cost about $31000. The cost of the proceedings brings the total bill up to over $3700. This cost was assessed to property according to what tre directors determined was benefits received. The complaint alleges that the directors unjustly have assessed property in the Nutwood tract for $3305, which is ninety per cent of the cost, when the tract's area of 18.33 acres is but twenty one per cent of the area of the district. The defense of the directors will doubtless be that the assessment were made in accordance with the menace to property, that the Nutwood tract is in much more danger of flood than other property in the district. Garrett & Coburn and Hartley Shaw are attorneys for the plaintiffs. The case will be known as Clement et al. vs. Santiago Storm Water District, and County Tax Collector. W. E. Clement is the first of the plaintiffs. The court is asked to adjudge that the assessment is void. FIXING DUCK LIMIT Following the establishment of the federal migratory bird regulation as the law of the land on waterfowl and shore birds through the ratification of a reciprocal foreign treaty with Canada founded upon their provisions, the Department of Agriculture has announced that the fixing of duck limits throughout the United States will be undertaken shortly. Already a 25-bird limit on shore birds and rail is announced through the eastern sporting press. From this and the disposition to conform generally to state legislation at least until sportsmen have become used to the principal of Federal regulation, the opinion has arisen that the duck limit is fixed at 25 but no announce cupation, it does not mean that if it is not found within a few days, the man must go to war. It means that the man must try and try hard to follow instructions of the local board and secure a more productive position." The following statement was prepared by Wright, reviewing the San Francisco conference: "The conference of the five district board of California held at San Francisco will, we believe, be most helpful in promoting uniformity of action by the boards in the application of the work or fight orders of the provost marshal general. "It was the unanimous opinion of the district boards and the adjutant general of the state that the work or fight order must be narrowly and strictly construed and limited to occupations that are especially designated by the orders of the provost marshal general as non-essential or non-productive. The opinion of any board as to what ought or ought not to be included in the order is to be disregarded in its application. The purpose of the work or fight order is not directly to produce soldiers, but gradually to transfer from non-productive to productive occupations those registrants who are permitted to remain at home because of dependencies, and thereby perhaps release other registrants for service who are now essential to industry or agriculture. "No man is to be ordered to change his occupation until the findings of his local board that he is in a non-productive occupation, has been approved by the district board, and he is then to be given a reasonable time to procure a productive occupation. "It is expected that the adjutant general will at once communicate to this is the final definite step in bringing to an end the investigation that has been made into the Santa Ana canyon road situation, which has furnished one of the most baffling problems the county has had to deal with. After the flood of last winter washed the Santa Ana canyon road out above Culphur Slide, the county had its choice of building an expensive bulkhead or wall of boulders in order to maintain the road at the river's edge or of going back far enough away from the river's edge to be safe from any encroachment of the river. Declaring that the problem was strictly an engineering problem the Board of Supervisors employed Homer Hamlin of Los Angeles as consulting engineer, and gave him and County Surveyor McBride instructions to make full investigations and bring to the board of Supervisors a recommendation upon which they would stand. They were told that the board proposed to do what the engineers advised could and should be done, if the solution was within reason in cost. The river's edge proposal was abandoned for two reasons, because of the excessive cost and because of the refusal of the engineers to say that the stone wall, if put in, would stand up against the onslaught of the floods. There remained two other routes to be considered; one, the ridge route, lying well back from the river; the other the slope route, lying closer to the river. In his first report, Hamlin said he did not like the looks of the slope proposal because he thought the washing of the river at the base of the mountain would cause slides far up the mountain where the road would be. However, he said that the decision as with Canada founded upon their revisions, the Department of Agriculture has announced that the fixing of duck limits throughout the United States will be undertaken shortly. Already a 25-bird limit on shore birds and rail is announced through the eastern sporting press. From this and the disposition to conform generally to state legislation at least until sportsmen have become used to the principal of Federal regulation, the opinion has arisen that the duck limit will be fixed at 25, but no announcement has been made upon this point by the biological survey, which has analyzed of game conditions in charge, and recommends the restrictions. Recently it was stated that the federal sunrise-sunset law had been altered to half an hour before sunrise, in conformity with various state laws, California among them. The sportmen as a whole have warmed up decidedly to Federal control of migratory birds because the last two seasons have shown an appreciable increase in the supply of ducks over the country as a whole. This is set down to teh stoppage of spring shooting, in which California was a pioneer, but of course could restrict only the shooting within her own borders. The good example was made national. REASON FOR THE MOBILIZATION OF LABOR Secretary of Labor Wilson makes this explanation of the general mobilization of labor for war industries, recruiting for which is to begin August 1 under direction of the United States Employmen Service: "Beginning with common labor, this service will gradually take charge of We Are Constantly "On Guard" to see that we sell you the kind of clothing, furnishings, and hats that will give you satisfaction. Our countersign is "QUALITY" and nothing gets by us to you unless it is right in every way. Suits that will give you style, service and satisfaction. Silk shirts, silk sox, soft collars and underwear. And when you go on your vacation we can supply your Trunk, Bag or Suitcase at right price. JACKSON'S MEN'S WEAR SHOP YOUR MONEY'S WORTH ALWAYS ANAHEIM the mobilizing and placing of all labor for war industries employing 100 or more workers. This will profoundly affect all other industries and all other workers. It will correct the abuses and the troubles growing out of the large labor turnover with the consequent disruption of regular work. "Every safeguard must be taken to protect the standard of living and the morale of the wage earners. Especially must great care be taken to keep the age limit of those who enter industry at a high level, lest we rob our future citizenship of its right to growth and time for education. We must also take knowledge of the dangers attendant upon the large entrance of women into heavy and haz- big O'Neill ranches in the southern end of the county. "There ought to be a number of University of California, Pomona College, University of Southern California and Occidental College men above the draft age in Orange county who can fill the requirements. A man may never have been an athlete and yet fit into this call exactly." TWENTY FOUR MEN LEAVE FOR CAMP LEWIS Eight Anaheim Boys in the Latest Contingent for the North Monday afternoon twenty regis- which have a craqage to the ties that of the war company of the company's prop was planted in the sea association, dearge in every case with whom listed a youth-col boys, who work in the organized into somewhat boy scouts. Trying in their both buttons, often as war decompetition is faithful knights shall qualify for one of frequent ticket and occasional discussion of the youngsters war on the beans is not only a patriotic relieved that the be secured in will bring good investment contract $3.50 a bushel, the growers' assistance of hand-an association thereby deals corporation instead suits. LIMIT Ensancement of the regulation well on waterfowl through the ratifica foreign treaty upon their proponent of Agriculat that the fixing of the United taken shortly. Alton shore birds are through the U. From this conform genera at least until these used to the regulation, the duck limit not no announce Y. M. C. A. IN NEED OF ATHLETIC DIRECTORS Two Orange County Stanford Graduates Have Already Enlisted The Y. M. C. A. has a call for men of varied qualifications, but a special effort is being put forth by Stanford University alumni to provide the Y. M. C. A. with as many athletic directors as it is possible for the alumni to arrange for. Other universities and colleges are putting forth efforts in the same line. At least two Stanford University men from Orange county have already signed up for work with the Y. M. C. A. They are Thomas L. McFadden of Placentia and William P. Magee of San Juan Capistrano. Any college man who has a good knowledge of athletics, even though that knowledge was gained some years ago, will fit into the arrangements excellently. Those who are selected to go to France will be given preliminary training. "There are probably dozens of men in Orange county, who could qualify for this work," said T. E. Stephenson of the Register. "The Y. TWENTY FOUR MEN LEAVE FOR CAMP LEWIS Eight Anaheim Boys in the Latest Contingent for the North Monday afternoon twenty registrants of the local exemption district were entrained for Camp Lewis by the local board from Fullerton and four by other boards of the state for the Fullerton board. The train on which the men left arrived from Los Angeles at 5:50 p.m. and reached San Bernardino in time for the contingent to have dinner at that place. The men reported at exemption headquarters at 10 a.m. and at 1 o'clock they were the guests of the board of trade at the Santa Fe cateria. The ladies of the Red Cross presented each man with a comfort bag. The contingent was escorted from the exemption board rooms by the Fullerton Home guard company. The list was as follows: W. A. Winney, Anaheim. Eugene Messerove, Huntington Bch. Sam Snodgrass, Anaheim. David McClintock, Westminster. Walter B. Rogdon, Huntington Bch. Lucin N. Wisser, Anaheim. Ross Daman, Los Angeles. Louis Smith, Garden Grove. Oscar West, Buena Park. Chester Badgley, Fullerton. Trefon Harrison, Anaheim. Joe Etchandy, Anaheim. Fred Braddock, Fullerton. Earl J. Steadman, Anaheim. Clarence Adair, Huntington Beach. Leroy Eyman, Garden Grove. George W. Page, Santa Ana. George Rains, Anaheim. Fred Fries, Anaheim. Ernest Johnson, Ontario. The alternates were Joseph Gothard, Blythe, and Earl Nickels, Anaheim. Pharis L. Thompson of Parlier was entrained by a Fresno board; Anastasia Nisyros by a San Francisco board, and Oliver Rice and W. F. Booms by a San Bernardino board, all for the Fullerton board. Oscar West was captain of the contingent and Lucien N. Wisser, Sam Snodgrass and Chester E. Badgley were corporals." McFadden of Placentia and William P. Magee of San Juan Capistrano. Any college man who has a good knowledge of athletics, even though that knowledge was gained some years ago, will fit into the arrangements excellently. Those who are selected to go to France will be given preliminary training. “There are probably dozens of men in Orange county, who could qualify for this work,” said T. E. Stephenson of the Register. “The Y. M. C. A. has openings for business men, for mechanics and for men in other lines of work. These should apply direct to the Y. M. C. A. recruiting committee at room 5, Orange County Trust & Savings Bank building, Santa Ana. “Those who do sign applications for selection to go to France as athletic directors for the Y. M. C. A., will have their recommendations passed upon by the Orange county recruiting committee. "Stanford University has already given two men from this county into the ranks of the volunteers, though neither has as yet been called. The recommendations and applications of McFadden and Magee have just been forwarded, and they will probably receive a call to service within the next month. McFadden and Magee were both well known football players at Stanford, McFadden as an end, and Magee as a fullback. After graduation, McFadden was a successful athletic coach in Oregon and Washington. Magee beside being a first class football man was a good baseball player. "McFadden has built up a good law practice in the northern end of the county and Magee is foreman of the alternates were Joseph Gothard, Blythe, and Earl Nickels, Anaheim. Pharis L. Thompson of Parlier was entrained by a Fresno board; Anastasio Nisyros by a San Francisco board, and Oliver Rice and W. F. Booms by a San Bernardino board, all for the Fullerton board. Oscar West was captain of the contingent and Lucien N. Wisser, Sam Snodgrass and Chester E. Badgley were corporals." OVER THE TOP An official report on the recent war savings stamp drive was given out from state headquarters of the national war savings committee by Assistant State Director Perry W. Welder, in which it was shown that Southern California again went over the top most gloriously, over subscribing its quota by nearly $500,000. The total number of sales and pledges was $22,452,149.05 with an allotment of $21,981,120. Many new and novel plans have been completed for the work of following up the pledges, which must be redeemed by December 31. G. A. Davidson, state director of the committee for Southern California, received a telegram of congratulations from Frank A. Vanderlip, national chairman, at Washington, as follows: "Heartiest congratulations. We are proud of Southern California. F. A. VANDERLIP." J. A. Gibson, formerly of Buena Park, was held to answer for trial in the superior court on a charge of giving a worthless check for $200.95 to O. H. Renner of this city.