anaheim-gazette 1918-09-19

UNCLE SAM'S BIG WORK SHOPS IN WAR DEVASTATED FRANCE UNEQUALLED IN ENTIRE WORLD Gorrespondent Tells How Flotsam and Jetsam from Battle Front Is Collected, Repaired and Returned for Service—Thousands of French Women Find Employment Working for United States Government War is the world's greatest despoiler in material things. Even that which it creates is created for the purpose of destroying or being destroyed. The cyclone, the typhoon, the earthquake, the tidal wave, the conflagration in forest or city, Vesuvius and Mt. Pelee hurling death and destruction down their slopes, or any other of nature's cataclysmms are pungy as compared with that released by the hand of man. Nature in all her violent and most inhospitable moods has not, since the beginning of conscious time, brought into the world the death and devastation that man has inflicted on a fair earth in four short years, writes Harry Williams from France. To reclaim and save some of this material wastage is the purpose of a salvage depot which America has established at a point somewhere along the line of communications, said to be terries of sewing machines running into the hundreds, and these machines were made in America. Sewing machines, I guess, are one thing that few of us figured for a role in the world war. But here they are, humming away in the war zone and keeping pace with the rapid firers. The "man behind the gun" must share his laurels with the "lady behind the bobbin." The canvas department is one of the largest, being where all cloth goods are laundered, sterilized and mended. In here there was a veritable mountain of puttees, hundreds of thousands of them. From some of these only the straps and buckles could be saved, but these were worth the efforts. Uniforms not only are sterilized, but the seams are opened and the "cootie" eggs removed. Scraps of these uniforms which it is necessary to cut away are sold for old rags. food strengthens the mind and exalt's life is sadly neglected in factories during hours. How much beef if the horny-handedsters of toll in America twenty minutes each flit from flower to fiftimrose path and nibble. Among the articles being salvaged between and which otherwise wore a resting place in the axes, bags, belts, blouses, brassards, brains halters, bugles, buckets, caps, shovels, coat cords, cots, canteens, coffee cups, stoves, harness, haversacks, jumpers, kettles, kits sins, overalls, Yukon pins, tent poles, porch puttees, field ranges, shelter halves, shoes, socks, music stands, tents, trousers, underwear (non-union), vests, wrists burden the censor with If Wanamaker carried articles handled here to build a lean-to or shack. as compared with that released by the hand of man. Nature in all her violent and most inhospitable moods has not, since the beginning of conscious time, brought into the world the death and devastation that man has inflicted on a fair earth in four short years, writes Harry Williams from France. To reclaim and save some of this material wasage is the purpose of a salvage depot which America has established at a point somewhere along the line of communications, said to be the largest establishment of its kind in the world. Down from the north daily, trainload after trainload, comes the grist from the mills of war—thousands of frayed puttees, worn shoes, ragged uniforms, punctured rubber boots, shot-riddled harness, ailing camp kitchens, leaky garbage cans, broken axes, faded brassards, vermin-eaten blankets; crushed airplances and wrecked locomotives—the flotsam and jetsam of a mighty conflict flowing ceaselessly in a turgid, disheveled stream from the front—war stripped of its sheen and tinsel. At the salvage depot this is rehabilitated. Everything is saved, even to the smallest button. Even though a uniform still contains but one piece of serviceable cloth no larger than the palm of your hand, it is cut out and laid away. It may prove useful as a patch on another uniform. Even a use has been found for field service hats no longer fit for wear. They are converted into felt slippers for the hospitals. Many of the articles, such as rubber boots, slickers and ponchos, are returned to the front practically as good as new. In the course of a year this establishment will save millions of Liberty dollars. During May the value of articles sterilized, washed, salvaged and otherwise made fit for use and which otherwise would have been discarded amounted to more than $900,000. The cost of salvage ranged from 9 to 44 per cent, the higher rate being in leather articles, due to the cost of leather for repair purposes. But the articles actually returned to circulation do not represent the full saving. To replace these with new material would require considerable shipping. To the other must be added a monthly saving of 5,000 tons in shipping. Also, time, an important element in this conflict, must be computed. Material is salvaged here in a few days which would require approximately three months if it had to be shipped from the American factory to the front. The canvass department is one of the largest, being where all cloth goods are laundered, sterilized and mended. In here there was a veritable mountain of puttees, hundreds of thousands of them. From some of these only the straps and buckles could be saved, but these were worth the efforts. Uniforms not only are sterilized, but the seams are opened and the "cootie" eggs removed. Scraps of these uniforms which it is necessary to cut away are sold for old rags. The leather department proper is devoted to harness, saddles, horse equipment in general, belts, etc. Shoes are such a big item, some of the trench brogans having a ninety-inch wheelbase, that they are in a separate department. There was one stack alone containing 100,000 pairs of Trilbys requiring half soles. This made me think of my own private cobbler, George Smith, who runs an establishment about six feet square. I tried to figure out how long it would take him to do a job like that. Imagine somebody bringing in 100,000 pairs of shoes on Thursday to be half soiled and saying that he wanted them not later than Saturday night. That happens here right along. Repairing rubber goods is an important function, the war having made a tremendous drain on the world's supply of that material. The English system of doing this by hand instead of vulcanizing is employed. While the work is not quite as neat, it is said to be more durable, as the high heating required for vulcanizing weakens the resistance of the rubber. I saw them glueing heels on rubber boots so you couldn't pry them off with a can opener. One class of slickers and ponchos, which are not quite serviceable enough to stand the rigors of trench wear, are repaired and made water proof especially for the use of our German prisoners. These provide them with adequate protection for what little exposure they undergo. Wonder if the Germans exercise the same care and concern for the comfort for our men who are prisoners in that country? The laundry here, which is only in its infancy, has a capacity of 200,000 pieces a day, which is said to be a high mark for washing establishments in this or any other country. This should make the burden of the faithful housewife humping herself over a wash tub seem light. Let her lift up her voice in song at the thought that Uncle Sam has not drafted her to do the washing for the army. Here, they MEAT RESTRICTIONS The United States Administration issues the following: The extreme drought lahoma, and other Southwest, which also occurs certain areas in the Northwest, is essential meat herds in these ducing sections. As a result the present cattle cent heavier than in recent period of last year part of this stock is desirable market well normally remain on them had attained a larger size as is practicable these moving to sections of grass, grazing more favorable. Therefore however, be handled. The Food Administration is for the present relief restrictions. This is earlier than was originated. It is desired, however, the same careful regulation in beef and in all essentia measure of safeguard. There is always a lighter cattle at this year, but the present sale. Practically all our fatter cattle are more port purposes for forces and those of our on account of their tty covering, they are deterioration during cars to ships and freight are not protected by any rescuing regulations exhibited public eating by beef more than once releasing the household voluntary agreement chases to 1½ pounds ing bone, the Food Administration requests that this free restricted so far as pattle which dress up To achieve this the kets are asked to spee But the articles actually returned to circulation do not represent the full saving. To replace these with new material would require considerable shipping. To the other must be added a monthly saving of 5,000 tons in shipping. Also, time, an important element in this conflict, must be computed. Material is salvaged here in a few days which would require approximately three months if it had to be shipped from the American factory to the front. Most of this work is done by French civilians, largely women. Practically every woman accustomed to work, or qualified for it, in a city of 50,000 or more is given employment. More than 4,000 are employed in the depot proper, while many others, whose household duties will not permit of this, take work home with them and do it by the piece. The pay roll runs over 500,000 francs per month, and the result is that Uncle Sam has brought a new era of prosperity to an entire city. Thus some of the money which America in the early years of the war exacted from a people in distress is finding its way back into the pockets of those of the poorer classes who have suffered most from the war and from whose meager savings our own nation became drunk with wealth. "Blood money," I have termed it before. There is a breath of wholesome justice in the way this is working out. The French women, being saving, frugal and provident by habit, are especially adept at this sort of work. Patching done by the French women, a special process known as "stoppage work," is a work of art. I have seen them graft a patch as big as a meal sack on the back of a uniform and do it so adeptly that you could not tell but that the garment was of whole cloth. I visited room after room with bat- The laundry here, which is only in its infancy, has a capacity of 200,000 pieces a day, which is said to be a high mark for washing establishments in this or any other country. This should make the burden of the faithful housewife humping herself over a washtub seem light. Let her lift up her voice in song at the thought that Uncle Sam has not drafted her to do the washing for the army. Here, they not only wash purple and fine linen, but they wash shoes and boots—an average of about 5,000 pairs a day. Washing, starching and ironing hobnailed boots is another onerous duty which the average wife and mother is not required to perform. Ah, what a cinch she has without knowing it. The other day an order for 200,000 pairs of socks to be renovated and washed came in. These were run through the suds and hung out to dry in record time. There are few more inspiring sights in the world than 400,000 government socks unfurled to the breeze. Something like half a ton of rich, alluvial silt was extracted from this one batch of socks and scattered on the surrounding fields to aid the growing crops. Nothing is wasted. How many families in America after the weekly foot-washing ceremony on Saturday night ever think of using the sediment to enrich the geranium bed or feed the tender young hollyhocks? The French custom of a ten-minute intermission at 9 A.M. and 3 P.M. is followed in the depot. During these periods the employees divide the time between eating native bread and chewing the rag in their native tongue. These intermissions do much to keep up the morale of the force, and give opportunity for the exchange of the latest neighborhood gossip, while the concern for the comfort for our men who are prisoners in that country? The laundry here, which is only in its infancy, has a capacity of 200,000 pieces a day, which is said to be a high mark for washing establishments in this or any other country. This should make the burden of the faithful housewife humping herself over a washtub seem light. Let her lift up her voice in song at the thought that Uncle Sam has not drafted her to do the washing for the army. Here, they not only wash purple and fine linen, but they wash shoes and boots—an average of about 5,000 pairs a day. Washing, starching and ironing hobnailed boots is another onerous duty which the average wife and mother is not required to perform. Ah, what a cinch she has without knowing it. The other day an order for 200,000 pairs of socks to be renovated and washed came in. These were run through the suds and hung out to dry in record time. There are few more inspiring sights in the world than 400,000 government socks unfurled to the breeze. Something like half a ton of rich, alluvial silt was extracted from this one batch of socks and scattered on the surrounding fields to aid the growing crops. Nothing is wasted. How many families in America after the weekly foot-washing ceremony on Saturday night ever think of using the sediment to enrich the geranium bed or feed the tender young hollyhocks? The French custom of a ten-minute intermission at 9 A.M. and 3 P.M. is followed in the depot. During these periods the employees divide the time between eating native bread and chewing the rag in their native tongue. These intermissions do much to keep up the morale of the force, and give opportunity for the exchange of the latest neighborhood gossip, while the concern for the comfort for our men who are prisoners in that country? The laundry here, which is only in its infancy, has a capacity of 200,000 pieces a day, which is said to be a high mark for washing establishments in this or any other country. This should make the burden of the faithful housewife humping herself over a washtub seem light. Let her lift up her voice in song at the thought that Uncle Sam has not drafted her to do the washing for the army. Here, they not only wash purple and fine linen, but they wash shoes and boots—an average of about 5,000 pairs a day. Washing, starching and ironing hobnailed boots is another onerous duty which the average wife and mother is not required to perform. Ah, what a cinch she has without knowing it. The other day an order for 200,000 pairs of socks to be renovated and washed came in. These were run through the suds and hung out to dry in record time. There are few more inspiring sights in the world than 400,000 government socks unfurred to the breeze. Something like half a ton of rich, alluvial silt was extracted from this one batch of socks and scattered on the surrounding fields to aid the growing crops. Nothing is wasted. How many families in America after the weekly foot-washing ceremony on Saturday night ever think of using the sediment to enrich the geranium bed or feed the tender young hollyhocks? The French custom of a ten-minute intermission at 9 A.M. and 3 P.M. is followed in the depot. During these periods the employees divide the time between eating native bread and chewing the rag in their native tongue. These intermissions do much to keep up the morale of the force, and give opportunity for the exchange of the latest neighborhood gossip, while the concern for the comfort for our men who are prisoners in that country! In rescinding regular public eating beef more than once releasing the household voluntary agreement chases to 1½ pounds being bone, the Food Allergies request that this frees restricted so far as pigs cattle which dress up To achieve this the kets are asked to speed off these lighter cattle and patrons of all pubs are requested to pay beef of this weight; we have heretofore been using the heavier beer. The desire of the Union at present is not crease the consumption whole, but to induce favor of the lighter which we have an affinity At the same time it wipe out protection there outlet for cattle raised afflicted areas. MILITARY UNIT AT UNIVERSITY C Detailed Plans For Training The following steps received by the University from the War Department: The plan under which Students' Army Trains established at Stuart to operate has been President Benjamin The student, by tion becomes a sold States Army, uniform K SHOPS AND FRANCE METIRE WORLD food strengthens the body, refreshes the mind and exalts the soul. Social life is sadly neglected in our American factories during the working hours. How much better it would be if the horny-handed sons and daughters of toil in America were given twenty minutes each day in which to flit from flower to flower along the primrose path and nibble war bread. Among the articles which I observed being salvaged between intermissions, and which otherwise would have found a resting place in the junk heap, were axes, bags, belts, blankets, blouses, boots, brassards, breeches, bridles, halters, bugles, buckets, cans, cuspidors, caps, shovels, chevrons, combs, hat cords, cots, canteens, canteen covers, coffee cups, stove pipe, gloves, harness, haversacks, helmets, jerkins, jumpers, kettles, kits, pans, moccasins, overalls, Yukon packs, pads, tent pins, tent poles, ponchos, pouches, puttees, field ranges, scabbards, scarfs, shelter halves, shoes, slickers, slings, socks, music stands, straps, sweaters, tents, trousers, underwear (union and non-union), vests, wristlets—but why burden the censor with further details. If Wanamaker carried in stock all the articles handled here he would have to build a lean-to on his Broadway shack. Military discipline and with the pay of a private. They will simultaneously be placed on full active duty and contracts will be made as soon as possible, with the colleges for the housing, subsistence and instruction of the student soldiers. 2. Officers, uniforms, rifles and such other equipment as may be available will be furnished by the War Department, as previously announced. 3. The student-soldiers will be given military instruction under officers of the army and will be kept under observation and test to determine their qualification as officer-candidates, and technical experts such as engineers, chemists and doctors. After a certain period, the men will be selected according to their performance, and assigned to military duty in one of the following ways: (a) He may be transferred to a central officers' training camp.. (b) He may be transferred to a noncommissioned officers' training school. (c) He may be assigned to the school where he is enrolled for further intensive work in a specified line for a limited specified time. (d) He may be assigned to the vocational training section of the corps for technician training of military value. (e) He may be transferred to a cantonment for duty with troops as a private. 4. Similar sorting and reassignment of the men will be made at periodical intervals, as the requirements of the service demand. It cannot be now definitely stated how long a particular student will remain at college. This will depend on the requirements of the mobilization and the age group to which he belongs. In order to keep the unit at adequate strength, men will be admitted from secondary persistent. We cannot carry on a war for world freedom and at the same time vote to enslave our poor people. "We have no right to tell any sane man that he is not capable of judging his own financial condition. When we do that we are classing him with the insane whom we have to put in places of confinement. "The most ridiculous part of the proposed law is that it says a man who is earning only a small salary must take part of that scant income to help pay for health insurance. But no provision is made for the poor man who is down and out, the man who has no job. It would seem to me that if any man in the world needs protection it is the very fellow this amendment allows to go unprotected. "But you see the poor down-and-out has no money wherewith to pay insurance premiums, so he cannot be included in this great scheme of 'benevolence.' It is only for the man of small means who can be handled without any serious protest. The man of greater means is put in an exclusive class. The really poor man, the one who needs a little benevolence, is ignored entirely. "It is nothing short of class legislation. It will work untold harm; it will humiliate those upon whom it is fastened. It will make one class feel that it is dependent another class that it is superior and the third class is lost sight of entirely. "It is a pernicious proposition. It should be killed—it must be voted out of existence. We have enough freak laws." KEYES MUST HANG Edward S. Keyes, murderer, is almost certain to hang. The supreme court has affirmed the judgment of MEAT RESTRICTIONS RELEASED The United States Food Administration issues the following: The extreme drought in Texas, Oklahoma, and other sections of the Southwest, which also affects Montana and certain areas in adjacent states in the Northwest, is endangering the meat herds in these great cattle producing sections. As an immediate result the present cattle runs are 50 per cent heavier than in the corresponding period of last year. The larger part of this stock is below the most desirable market weights and would normally remain on the ranges until it had attained a larger growth. So far as is practicable these cattle are being moved to sections where conditions of grass, grain, and water are more favorable. The surplus must, however, be handled. The Food Administration, therefore, is for the present releasing the meat restrictions. This is about one month earlier than was originally contemplated. It is desired, however, to continue the same careful regard for economy in beef and in all essential foods as a measure of safeguard the future. There is always a liberal fun of the lighter cattle at this season of the year, but the present supply is excessive. Practically all of the heavier and fatter cattle are more needed for export purposes for our own armed forces and those of our allies because, on account of their thickness and fatty covering, they are less subject to deterioration during transfer from cars to ships and freezers when they are not protected by refrigeration. In rescinding regulations which prohibited public eating places from serving beef more than once a day and in releasing the householders from their voluntary agreement to curtail purchases to 1½ pounds per week, including bone, the Food Administration requests that this freer use of beef be restricted so far as practicable to the cattle which dress under 475 pounds. To achieve this the retail meat markets are asked to specialize in the use 4. Similar sorting and reassignment of the men will be made at periodical intervals, as the requirements of the service demand. It cannot be now definitively stated how long a particular student will remain at college. This will depend on the requirements of the mobilization and the age group to which he belongs. In order to keep the unit at adequate strength, men will be admitted from secondary schools or transferred from depot bridges as the need may require. Students will ordinarily not be permitted to remain on duty in the college units after the majority of their fellow citizens of like age have been called to military service at camp. Exception to this rule will be made, as the needs of the service require it, in the case of technical and scientific students, who will be assigned for longer periods for intensive study in specialized fields. COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEES MEET AND ORGANIZE Republicans Postpone Organization Until Tuesday Afternoon The republican county central committee was the only one of the county central committees that failed to meet Tuesday, as required by law, and organize. With twenty-one members, the democrats had nineteen in attendance at its meeting in Judge Thomas' court room. The republicans had six present out of twenty-two. J. S. Rice and Ben Tarver were re-elected chairman and secretary, respectively, of the democratic committee. The delegates from each of the supervisorial districts were authorized to select one delegate from each precinct in their district to form an auxiliary committee. The republican committee adjourned to meet again next Tuesday at the court house at 2 o'clock. The socialists elected Burr Huffmaster of Santa Ana chairman, and Hugh Day of Tustin secretary. Ed Chaffee of Garden Grove and Mrs. Flora Cox of Cypress were chosen chairman and secretary of the prohibition committee, with F. L. Bundy of Santa Ana elected to the position of treasurer. No effort was made to hold a meeting of the progressive committee. PERNICIOUS PROPOSITION MUST BE VOTED DOWN It is not believed that Keyes will secure either a re-hearing or clemency from the governor. In rescinding regulations which prohibited public eating places from serving beef more than once a day and in releasing the householders from their voluntary agreement to curtail purchases to 1½ pounds per week, including bone, the Food Administration requests that this freer use of beef be restricted so far as practicable to the cattle which dress under 475 pounds. To achieve this the retail meat markets are asked to specialize in the use of these lighter cattle, and families and patrons of all public eating places are requested to patriotically accept beef of this weight, even though they have heretofore been accustomed to using the heavier beef only. The desire of the Food Administration at present is not primarily to increase the consumption of beef as a whole, but to induce a preference in favor of the lighter weight cattle, of which we have an abnormal surplus. This will bring about a conservation of the heavier cattle needed for our soldiers and for export to our allies. At the same time it will afford a measure of protection through increased outlet for cattle raisers in the drought afflicted areas. MILITARY UNIT AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Detailed Plans For Students' Army Training Corps The following statement just received by the University of California from the War Department explaining the plan under which the unit of the Students' Army Training Corps to be established at the State University is to operate has been made public by President Benjamin Ide Wheeler. The student, by voluntary induction, becomes a soldier in the United States Army, uniformed, subject to Hugh Day of Tustin secretary. Ed Chaffee of Garden Grove and Mrs. Flora Cox of Cypress were chosen chairman and secretary of the prohibition committee, with F. L. Bundy of Santa Ana elected to the position of treasurer. No effort was made to hold a meeting of the progressive committee. PERNICIOUS PROPOSITION MUST BE VOTED DOWN Health Insurance Law Would Deprive People of Their Liberties "I believe that every thinking man and woman will vote against the health insurance proposition which will appear as No. 20 on the November ballot. If such a pernicious measure were allowed to become a law it would work the greatest harm to poor people—the very class it pretends to aim to help." This was the statement of A. B. Cass, president of the Southern California Telephone Company. Mr. Cass is opposed to the law from every engle. "California," he said, "is known for some of its freak laws. This health insurance proposal I believe is the crown sheaf of the whole collection. "The idea of forcing insurance upon anyone is nothing short of an attempt to rob a man of his personal liberty. But when the law proposes to segregate individuals and say to one, 'You need insurance and must have it' and says to another 'You need not carry insurance,' we are surely reaching a point where our Americanism has a right to be questioned. "Today we are fighting a war for liberty—national liberty, personal liberty—yet this amendment to the constitution, which we are asked to make into a law, deprives men of their liberty. At least we must try to be con- titur will come down and immediately after that Keyes will be brought here from San Quentin by the sheriff for re-fixing of a date for his execution. After Judge West fixes the date for hanging, Keyes will be returned to San Quentin and hanged on that date, unless there is a reprieve or commutation of sentence by the governor." It is not believed that Keyes will secure either a re-hearing or clemency from the governor. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN NATIONAL FOREST RECEIPTS Live Stock Grazing Adds to the Income From Reservations Receipts from the national forests in the fiscal year 1918, ending June 30, exceeded those for 1917 by almost $120,000 and totaled over $3,574,000. The increase does not come up to the big increase of the year before, which was more than $600,000, but still shows a healthy growth in most lines of business on the forests. The cost of operating the forests was about $4,000,000, and was practically the same as in previous years. This is exclusive of the additional expenditures caused by the very serious fire situation and for which a special deficiency appropriation of over $700,000 was made by congress. This year's increase in receipts, according to the forestry officials, came mainly from the larger number of live stock grazed, although every revenue-producing activity on the forests except timber business and permits for water power contributed its share. Permittees in the construction of drift sequence of the general let-up in private building activities on account of the war, the dislocation of transportation facilities during much of the year, and the labor situation, especially in the Northwest, where the timber business is ordinarily largest. The falling off in receipts from water power permits was caused, it is believed, by the uncertainty created by pending legislation. Many prospective permittees are holding back until final action has been taken on the legislation now under consideration. Timber sales yielded over $1,500,000 and live stock grazing over $1,700,000. Slightly less than $100,000 was brought in from permits for water power development. Other forms of land occupancy, including leases of land for summer homes, hotels, club grounds, apiaries, fish hatcheries, and canneries, brought in about $120,000. The sale of turpentine privileges on the Florida forest brought in a little over $8,000. Much of the use of the national forests is free. Settlers and residents of the small communities in and near the forests are allowed without charge reasonable amounts of wood for fuel. In addition, the settler may obtain timber for use in the improvement and maintenance of his farm and is given the privilege to graze free not to exceed 10 head of milch and work animals. Fees for grazing cattle brought in approximately $1,039,000 and for sheep $663,000. Special efforts were made during the past year to increase the use of the ranges to the fullest extent in order to meet the needs of the nation for meat, wool, and hide production. On one forest new range for 75,000 sheep was opened by building a special barge to transport the sheep across a lake to high mountain grazing lands which could not be reached in any other way. Considerable co-operation was also given the forest service by grazing. The timber business fell off in confines and the improvement of water- NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frank Shanley, Deceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, Guaranty Trust & Savings Bank, a corporation, the Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Frank Shanley, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against said deceased, to file their claims, with the necessary vouchers, in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Orange, or to exhibit the same, with the necessary vouchers, to the said Executor at its place of business for such purpose in the said County of Orange, to wit: No. 311 First National Bank Building, in the City of Anaheim, in said county of Orange, State of California within ten months after the first publication of this notice. Dated this 23rd day of August, 1918. GUARANTY TRUST & SAVINGS BANK, A Corporation, of Los Angeles, California. The Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Frank Shanley, Deceased. Date of first publication, August 29th, 1918. LEONARD EVANS. Attorney for said Executor. No. 311 First National Bank Building, Anaheim, California. SALE OF STREET SWEEPINGS Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned Clerk of the City of Anaheim, at his office at the City Hall, East Center Street, Anaheim, up to Thursday September 12, 1918, at 8 o'clock P.M., for the street sweepings to be hauled away within every two days after the sweeper has gathered it together in several locations, and the manure at the city barn. The successful bidder will be required to enter into a contract or agreement to faithfully remove 'sweepings within the time specified. By order of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. EDWARD B. MERRITT. 8-29-2 City Clerk of the City of Anaheim. SANTA FE TIME TABLE (Corrected to Date) NORTHBOUND Lv. Anaheim Ar. Los Angeles 6:19 A.M. 7:15 A.M. 10:10 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 11:58 A.M. 12:50 P.M. 4:00 P.M. 4:50 P.M. 5:43 P.M. 6:30 P.M. SOUTHBOUND Lv. Los Angeles Ar. Anaheim 8:00 A.M. 8:52 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 9:50 A.M. 2:05 P.M. 2:52 P.M. WOLVERINES TO PICNIC Just listen to the call for all who ever lived in the State of Michigan, to meet for an all day picnic reunion in Sycamore grove, Los Angeles, Saturday, September 21st, 1918. Come as early as you can and spend the day with friends who will come from all over our Southland. The county registers will be open all day so you can find your old home neighbors even if there are five thousand present. There will be a brief program with music and greetings from Wolverine State speakers, but the main object will be to have a good time. We will have popular patriotic songs and Old Glory will wave in the breezes. We want to see all the visitors from the old home state who are in California. Bring your lunch baskets well filled. Coffee will be served free to all who buy the new badges. FORSAKEN THEIR BEST FRIENDS It is said two pretty girls, one 16 years and the other 17, have disappeared from their homes at La Habra. The mother of one is prostrated at home and the mother of the other, almost hysterical. Miss Lulu Dill, 17, grew tired of life in La Habra. She wanted to go to Los Angeles and be a part of the great active world of affairs as she saw it. Her chum, Miss Etta Lowrey, agreed to go with her. The girls, leaving notes for their mothers, "not to worry, that they were all right," left home. RED CROSS NOTES Twenty years ago, during the Spanish-American war, the California Red Cross Society's report of annual ex- RED CROSS NOTES Twenty years ago, during the Spanish-American war, the California Red Cross Society's report of annual expenditures was $32,940.00. Of this amount approximately $20,500 was spent for what we now classify as military relief. The Pacific division, during the past fiscal year, expended more than one million on such relief, which will give some idea of the growth of Red Cross work in the west. One chapter chairman of 1898 reported that she was "all in" when her allotment of 500 comfort bags was completed. This will make the workers of today smile—and many of them were among those of Spanish-American days. This same chapter today turns out 2,500 surgical dressings, 500 hospital garments, 450 knitted pieces and 100 refugee garments every month. True to history and tradition, women always have and always will respond to all vital demands made upon her. To women who cannot qualify as nurses or nurses' aids, the surgeon general of the army offers a splendid opportunity for service in hospitals set aside for care of convalescent sick and wounded soldiers. Women in this class will be known as hospital assistants, and will receive $15.00 per month for incidentals and uniforms in addition to maintenance. In addition to the usual credentials as to character and loyalty, and the physical examination, applicants are required to be high school graduates, or an equivalent, paper that a shortage for civilian consumption faces the country. Every one can take a part in the conservation of paper. Individuals, households, clubs, offices, hotels, stores, schools, printing offices, should eliminate all waste and return used paper rags and other materials paper is made of, to the mills for reproduction. Red Cross workers who have collected kid gloves and other forms of leather for making aviators' jackets will be interested in the recently discovered fact that mustard gas cannot penetrate such waistcoats. The American Red Cross nurse means home and mother to the wounded soldier in the base hospital in France. He can talk to her—she can understand him and his slang. Her training gives her the opportunity, her woman's tenderness and devotion the means, of helping to keep up the morale of the army and navy, and bring America closer to the boys fighting and dying over there. The American boys need American nurses. Only the kindred spirit aroused by a common language can bridge the three thousand odd miles between France and the Statue of Liberty. FRUIT SHIPMENTS All records were broken in the movement of fruit during August, according to reports to the railroad administration Thursday. From California to the Missouri river and Chicago, 138 special fruit trains were operated in the last month. These trains carry 5640 cars. The total California fruit movement since Just 1st, when the season opened, now amounts to 446 trains of 17,495 cars.