anaheim-gazette 1918-08-29

SOLDIER THINKS AMERICA TOO LENIENT LIEUTENANT CHAPMAN OBJECTS TO THIRTY DAY SENTENCE FOR RABID KAISERITE TELLS HOW THE BOYS CELEBRATED THE GLORIOUS FOURTH ON THE BATTLE FRONT C. C. Chapman recently received another interesting letter from his son, Lieut. Stanley Chapman, who is fighting with the American army in France. The lieutenant is justly peeved over the lenient manner in which our civil authorities handle spies, traitors, pro-Germans and seditionists, and thinks America is not fully awake to the full meaning of the war and the necessity for more strenuous action. His letter in part says: France, July 5, 1918. Yesterday was the Fourth and it was a wonderful day for all of us in this sector, not only for the delightful entertainment but for the meaning of it—the confident celebration of an independence yet to be won, and at a time when that independence is threatened perhaps more seriously than ever before, and certainly more than any of us realize; but it made the day seem very real to be doing a part, even as small as mine, to help in the preservation of that freedom. In the morning we had a horse show, which exceeded our utmost expectation. There were some beautiful outfits in the show. Some of these boys here. We hear much talk about being "behind us until the last," but when opportunity is really given to back us up everybody sits quietly down and says: "Isn't it horrible—how did the game come out today?" We can't understand this, much less our allies. We try to explain it to the French why things are so slow, and just when we get them convinced that sentiment has changed and is really solidly behind us something is blown up or sunk or spied upon or betrayed, and—nothing happens. The people here can't understand a nation seriously at war being so disinterested or such dullards as to permit such things. So go in and smash them there and we will smash them here, and then when it's all over we will deport them to what is left over here. Now is the time to do it—when the war has ended it will be too late, for then everybody will be too happy to think about killing a few snakes. As the Englishman said, "We are now prepared for war, but are we also prepared for peace?" That is a part of the real war work for you on the safe side of the Atlantic. Well, you will need a gas mask if I spread any more hot air, but it seems that I can see so clearly the real need of a deeper interest by our home people in this war. You are waking up to the fact that we are at war with a great and brutal nation, but hurry and get thoroughly aroused. I don't know much about this "democracy" stuff but I know—and you know—that it is life or death for our country, and it is up to every man to do his all. I am not a bit heroic and I sure hate war, but if I could I would not want to come home and leave the job until it is thoroughly and properly finished. MOST FORMIDABLE AIRSHIP MADE BY GLENN MARTIN In the morning we had a horse show, which exceeded our utmost expectation. There were some beautiful outfits in the show. Some of these horses a few months ago were walking wrecks. My outfit took second prize in its class—which was most gratifying, considering that only a month ago my horses were pointed out as a disgrace to the regiment. I gave the drivers a prize on my own account. I also put up a fine dinner for the company. I bought a sheep, a case of canned peas, a lot of eggs, etc. We had roast mutton, mashed potatoes, creamed peas and cake and the top of a soldier's meal—coffee with milk and sugar. It was fine and I felt that my money had been well invested. In the afternoon there were some athletic contests and in the evening a general entertainment for the French and Americans with my band and a French band to furnish the music. Afterwards came the fireworks which were all for the benefit of the Boche and which I think made him very unhappy, for the "Roman Candles" were three-inch, six-inch, nine-inch and twelve-inch guns and the "crackers" weighed from 15 to 500 pounds. Sure it was a grand and glorious day all around. I presume you observed the Fourth in the usual way. I bet I wished I were there more than you did. I hope, however, to be there on the Fourth in 1920—can't see how this conflict can last much beyond that. It looks like the United States is entering the war in real earnest, and every day makes our chances better, or, rather, every day makes our task shorter. If we get two million men over by next winter, we will be in position to make the spring a busy one for Herr Boche. He will feel more than ever like hunting "a place in the sun," for he is elected to remain in the shade for a long time to come. On this point is the place for fighting over there, and in real earnest. This talk of which we hear about buying bonds is as much fighting as going over the top here is far fetched, for nothing is sacrificed, and it makes us know much about this "democracy" stuff but I know—and you know—that it is life or death for our country, and it is up to every man to do his all. I am not a bit heroic and I sure hate war, but if I could I would not want to come home and leave the job until it is thoroughly and properly finished. MOST FORMIDABLE AIRSHIP MADE BY GLENN MARTIN Santa Ana Boy's Newest Machine Will Be King of the Air The Martin battleplane measures 72 feet from tip to tip; has two Liberty motors of 400 horsepower each; weighs, loaded, four tons, including four machine guns and one heavy gun; equipped for bombing and fighting in air against land forces; in spite of great weight, travels 125 miles an hour; its success is looked upon by government representatives as of great consequence. The latest and what may soon be recognized as the greatest dreadnaught of the air has just been completed in Glenn L. Martin's aeroplane factory at Cleveland, Ohio. It is a tremendous machine, one that is even beyond the dreams of Glenn Martin when he built his first biplane propelled by a motorcycle engine, in Santa Ana, and it will soon have its place in the big fight over there. Mrs. C. Y. Martin, mother of Glenn, arrived home Saturday after a visit of several months with her son in Cleveland. She was there when his factory was completed and watched with deep interest the daily progress upon the big, new machine that Martin designed and for which he has government orders. She had no sooner arrived home than she received a wire from her son telling her that the machine had been given its first test, and had proven to be a tremendous success. On its first twenty-minute flight it rose 9,000 feet and made a perfect landing. "Glenn wanted to come home for a couple of weeks," said Mrs. Martin, "but he was too busy and too much interested in what is going on in the factory to leave. He is in good health and busy—busier than he ever was before in all his life." Mrs. Martin had a delightful trip from Cleveland by way of the Canadian Rockies. From the intense heat of Cleveland and Chicago, the change If we get two million men over by next winter, we will be in position to make the spring a busy one for Herr Boche. He will feel more than ever like hunting "a place in the sun," for he is elected to remain in the shade for a long time to come. On this point is the place for fighting over there, and in real earnest. This talk of which we hear about buying bonds is as much fighting as going over the top here is far fetched, for nothing is sacrificed, and it makes us feel that if the interest rate were cut even many of the "loyal" would put up a howl. America should of all things lead in eliminating the Boche commercially from the civilized world. We well know that our people are prone to take things easy and that nothing drastic is attempted until it is too late. Now is the time, while public sentiment is white hot, to strike. In Australia German influence has been altogether eliminated. They can't own land there even if naturalized; they are disfranchised, and all kinds of restrictions are placed about them, unless a family can show at least one member engaged in the country's defense. Get busy over there and strike at the snake in the house. One of our papers published an item from a New York paper a few days ago which gave an account of a man in a crowded car who said he "hoped the Kaiser would win and kill everybody over there." You would suppose he would have been torn to pieces, or, if the military could have saved him, would have been shot, but what he really got was thirty days in the workhouse. Incidents like these are the hardest on morale over here. I am sure the people at home do not realize what effect this has on our "Glenn wanted to come home for a couple of weeks," said Mrs. Martin, "but he was too busy and too much interested in what is going on in the factory to leave. He is in good health and busy—busier than he ever was before in all his life." Mrs. Martin had a delightful trip from Cleveland by way of the Canadian Rockies. From the intense heat of Cleveland and Chicago, the change to snow and frost in Canada was striking. Mrs. Martin expects to return to Cleveland to spend the winter with her son. That Glenn Martin's battle plane factory in Cleveland, Ohio, is going to turn out one big Martin gun machine a week until February when the machines will be turned out one a day, is the news brought in a dispatch from Cleveland printed in a Los Angeles paper recently. The factory, conducted by the former Santa Anan, employs over 700 men. The dispatch says: "The first all-American giant battleplane flew 9,000 feet over Cleveland, and is said by aeronautical experts to be the most formidable war machine ever constructed. Its equipment or design cannot be disclosed further than that it is 800 horsepower, has great speed and climbing ability and is known to the Allies as the Martin's gun machine. The Martin factory is working night and day and will complete one giant fighter a week until February when productions will reach one per day. When Glenn Martin came to Cleveland last winter he brought some thirty experts with him, mostly from his Los Angeles factory, who have been with him several years." THREE MORE STAGE LINES ARE SEEKING PERMITS Supervisors Are to Consider Petitions at an Early Date The hearing on the application of Mitchell Auto Stage Company for permit to operate auto stage line over the highways of Orange county on route from Los Angeles to San Diego, was set for September 4, 1918, at 10 A.M. by the board of supervisors. The hearing on the application of Henry A. Condra for permit to operate auto stage line between Los Alamitos and Seal Beach was set for September 4, 1918, at 10 A.M. The hearing on the application of Pickwick Stages, Inc., for permit to operate auto stage line over Orange county highways on Los Angeles-San Diego coast highway, was set for September 17, 1918, at 10 A.M. The application of Tom Musselman to operate auto stage line between El Toro and Santa Ana was granted, for the period of three years. The chairman was authorized to sign the contract and approve the bonds of L. A. Paving Company for the surfacing of Dyer road with Topeka top. Garden Grove City Water Company was given permission to lay a ten-inch pipe line across the county road at a point about 1,000 feet west of the post office at Garden Grove. Bids were received for the grading of approximately 1.86 miles of section 2, Santa Ana Canyon road, and the contract was awarded to Sharp-Fellows Contracting Company for $39,001.00. The resignation of Wm. Russell Coleman as constable of Santa Ana township was accepted, to take effect at once. Supervisors Struck and Schumacher were appointed as a committee to investigate the bids for an auto truck and trailer. The salary of the foreman of the county garage was fixed at $125 per club of Southern California Invites all motorists to forward to him suggestions for motor vehicle legislation to be brought up before the next session of the legislature. Faries is eager to receive hints of any kind making for the betterment of existing provisions and will see that all ideas of merit are brought to the attention of the authorities. Communications should be addressed to Attorney Faries at club headquarters, 1344 South Figueroa street, Los Angeles. What becomes of the three thousand stolen machines that remain unrecovered in the United States each year? This question has puzzled many motorists and even members of police and detective forces since about one and a half million dollars worth of property is involved. Detective John Powell of Theft Bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California has studied the situation over and believes that at least two-thirds of the missing cars are in the hands of innocent purchasers while the balance have been wrecked and the parts shipped to various distributing points. Those who have concerned themselves with the apprehension of the automobile thief are convinced that a perfect inter-city organization exists between members of the gentry, whereby stolen cars are taken to localities which have adopted less stringent motor vehicle laws. If the police of states with lax motor legislation are not on the quivive, pilfered machines can be disposed of without as much as changing the engine number. A simple contrivance designed by Mr. Powell gives promise of putting the eternal quietus upon joyriding. Powell's invention consists of a rack equipped with a lock for the license plate with the words "Stolen Car" emblazoned on the rear of the 2, Santa Ana Canyon road, and the contract was awarded to Sharp-Fellows Contracting Company for $39,001.00. The resignation of Wm. Russell Coleman as constable of Santa Ana township was accepted, to take effect at once. Supervisors Struck and Schumacher were appointed as a committee to investigate the bids for an auto truck and trailer. The salary of the foreman of the county garage was fixed at $125 per month, to take effect September 1, 1918. The Garden Grove chamber of commerce was granted permission to close a portion of Euclid avenue, Garden Grove, from 12 o'clock M., to midnight on Friday, August 23, 1918. The county treasurer was ordered and directed to transmit funds to Kountzs Bros., New York, to pay highway bonds and interest coupons due. The Los Alamitos Sugar Company was given permission to deepen gutters on certain roads in Rancho Los Alamitos. W. P. Read was appointed as a member of the county board of education, to fill the unexpired term of C. E. Teach. Santa Ana Canyon road, section 3, was accepted as completed by J. S. Miller, contractor. TURN RABBIT PESTS INTO PROFITS Fully 200,000,000 wild rabbits are killed in the United States every year according to estimates made by the Biological Survey of the United States Department of Agriculture. Many of them are jack rabbits, the majority of which have not been utilized in the past. If all the rabbits killed were consumed, they would represent between 200,000 and 300,000 tons of valuable food, and if proper measures were taken to insure the collection of skins, these alone would have a value of $20,000,000. The Biological Survey has frequently been called upon to help western farmers in coping with the rabbit pest. In view of the probable economic value of rabbit meat and fur in the coming few years, the energies of the farmers and ranchmen will be directed to the conservation of this important resource. Already a number of establishments for collecting, dressing, canning and shipping rabbit meat are in operation in western centers. As in Australia the transition of the wild rabbit in this country from its status as a nest source of profit gent motor vehicle laws. If the police of states with lax motor legislation are not on the quirive, pilfered machines can be disposed of without as much as changing the engine number. A simple contrivance designed by Mr. Powell gives promise of putting the eternal quietus upon joyriding. Powell's invention consists of a rack equipped with a lock for the license plate with the words "Stolen Car" emblazoned on the rear of the license plate. When the car is left at the curb, it is but the matter of a moment to swing the plate over and lock it in position with the stolen car warning in place. Anyone who attempts to drive off will advertise the fact that he is stealing a car to everyone that he passes. Permission of the state motor vehicle authorities for the use of the contrivance is being sought. For the purpose I considering proposed automobile legislation a new body known as the Central Automobile Council has been formed in the interests of California motorists. The organization consists of a committee of three from the Automobile Club of Southern California, the California Traffic Officers' Association, California Automobile Association, California Automobile Trade Association and the Pacific Coast Conference of Underwriters. LIBERTY LOAN INTEREST RATE Secretary McAdoy has definitely announced that the Fourth Liberty Loan bonds will bear 4½ per cent interest. The secretary has been insistent that the government interest rate should be stabilized at 4¼ per cent. He points out that a raise in the rate of interest of only one-fourth of 1 per cent on $10,000,000,000 of government bonds would mean an annual increase of $25,000,000 in interest charges, and that this money would have to be raised by increased taxation and paid by the people of the country. It would not be paid by one class only, because there are consumption as well as other kinds of taxes and the consumption taxes reach every class of people. "As an intelligent person," said Secretary McAdoy during the Third Liberty Loan campaign, "we should now make a stand for the financing of our government during the period of this war at a stable rate of interest, say at 4½ per cent per annum, so that all business and all investments may be adjusted to their basis and so that we and more of the output must be restricted to the factories and mills which are making materials exclusively for the use of the men at the front. Plants and concerns that are now classed as essential may be dropped into the non-essential class, either because of the need elsewhere of the fuel they are consuming, or the need of man power at more vital points. While it is officially announced that only "a few thousand" soldiers will be placed in Siberia at this time, it is believed quite generally at Washington that not less than 1,000,000 men will be required to protect the railroad and supply bases of that country against attack by the enemy. This would mean that a large force of men, in addition to the "few thousand" would have to be sent there. "A force of this size in Siberia will practically double the volume of military supplies which are now required by the government." While no intimation is given in the Washington message as to articles which later may be put into the non-essential class in industries, possible curtailment programs are under consideration and are being given the most careful attention. The reductions will be made, it is stated, only with close attention to all of the de- ``` frequently been called upon to help western farmers in coping with the rabbit pest. In view of the probable economic value of rabbit meat and fur in the coming few years, the energies of the farmers and ranchmen will be directed to the conservation of this important resource. Already a number of establishments for collecting, dressing, canning and shipping rabbit meat are in operation in western centers. As in Australia the transition of the wild rabbit in this country from its status as a pest to source of profit is assured, it is believed. BIDS ON CANYON ROAD Last week the Board of Supervisors let a contract to Sharp & Fellows Contracting Company of Los Angeles for constructing the 1.86 miles of road along the slope above Sulphur Slide. The bid was $39,001. The county is to furnish cement, steel and corrugated iron which will cost about $6,500, bringing the total cost of the construction up to about $46,000. Sharp & Fellows is one of the biggest construction firms in this part of the state. It does most of the Santa Fe work, and is equipped to push the job through in a hurry. Other bids, as reported by County Surveyor McBride, are: Ross Construction Co., $71,342; W. S. Mead, $55,778.25; H. E. Cox, $50,200; Fred Hoffman, $80,185; Hewitt & Felch, $58,809; James Martin, $47,507; L. A. Rock & Gravel Co., $46,940; J. A. Hill, $49,065; Richard Rothwell, $80,991.25; A. G. Wright, $96,348.50. MOTOR VEHICLE LEGISLATION David Faries, chief counsel of the legal department of the Automobile FURTHER CURTAILMENT IN USE OF FUEL Factories Making Non-Essentials May Be Closed Down Further curtailment of many of the lesser essential industries in the interest of fuel conservation is likely to be ordered within the next few months, according to advices received from Washington by Albert E. Schwabacher, United States Fuel Administrator for California. The enlarged military operations on the western front, together with the decision of the government to put an armed force into Siberia, has greatly increased the volume of supplies which American industries will be called upon to furnish, and the people, Schwabacher says, must prepare for privations as an assistance to the government in carrying out this increasing war work. Fuel is the essential base of these activities, it is pointed out, and more "A force of this size in Siberia will practically double the volume of military supplies which are now required by the government." While no intimation is given in the Washington message as to articles which later may be put into the nonessential class in industries, possible curtailment programs are under consideration and are being given the most careful attention. The reductions will be made, it is stated, only with close attention to all of the details involved. NATIONAL BANKS The total resources of the national banks of the country, as shown by reports to the Comptroller of the Currency under the call of June 29, were $17,839,502,000, an increase of $1,688,-462,000 over the same date last year. Total deposits in national banks on June 29 show an increase of $1,249,-776,000 over a year ago. NIETZCHE PHILOSOPHY Frederich Wilhelm Nietzche was one of the most noted of modern German philosophers. 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WRIGHT HAS GONE TO PENITENTIARY Judge Thomas Denies His Appeal For Probation Because his attorneys said an appeal would be useless, W. E. Wright of Fullerton has withdrew his appeal and on Saturday was taken by a deputy sheriff to San Quentin to begin serving his term for driving an automobile while intoxicated, causing the injury of four Home Guards officers at Fullerton. When the matter was brought up before Judge Thomas, Attorney Clyde Bishop said that he had looked over the transcript in the case, and he was satisfied that there was no error in it by which an appeal can be successfully prosecuted. He said he had told his client the situation, and Wright was ready to take his medicine at once rather than to delay it by taking an appeal. Judge Thomas refused probation to Wright. Wright goes to San Quentin for a term not over five years. No doubt efforts will soon be started for securing his parole. Wright, a rancher, was convicted by a jury. He drove the machine that rode down Captain Koepsel, Lieuts. Elliott and Hayden of Santa Ana and Lieut. Smith of Orange. Over in France the Y. M. C. A.-is printing a newspaper in Russian for the loyal Russians who are fighting on the western front.