anaheim-gazette 1918-10-24

UNIVERSITY HAS SPLENDID WAR RECORD THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED STARS ON STATE INSTITUTION SERVICE FLAG. SPECIAL COURSES GIVEN STUDENTS IN ALL BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE. A record of splendid achievement in war activities, showing how each one of the numerous departments of the University of California is devoting its resources to one branch or another of war work, has been made public at the University. The resume of war activities, just published in the University Chronicle through the office of President Benj. Ide Wheeler, takes up in detail war activities almost without number that have been entered into since February 13, 1917, when President Wheeler recommended to the Board of Regents that the full resources of the State University be placed at the disposal of the national government. Upwards of 3500 stars are emblazoned on the University flag, the report shows, and the number is constantly increasing. Chief among the many special courses of instruction that have been instituted to train men and women for war service are courses for students in the Students' Army Training Corps unit, in which hundreds have been enlisted since the beginning of the fall. the farm labor situation, determining actual conditions and possible remedies. The department also has devoted itself to increasing the acreage of grain sorghums, wheat, beans, potatoes, sugar beets and of sugar substitutes. School and home garden work has been actively promoted in a state-wide campaign. Members of the staff of the department have given a large part of their time to sanitation work in army camps, fire control, fish investigations, grasshopper control, the utilization of garbage, increased production of potash, vegetable preservation, irrigation, the dissemination of seeds, to increase production of pork and poultry and to a consideration of dairy problems. The staff of the Department of Botany has taken up an investigation of the possibilities of a supply of rubber from native plants. The Department of Chemistry has devoted its resources to important investigations for the State Council of Defense, and has investigated the separation of potash, a war necessity, from ocean water and from dust particles in the air. Members of the Department of Economics prepared an index showing the increase in the cost of living in this district which was an important factor in settling a shipyard's strike. The University Extension Division has assisted in the training of men enlisted in the United States service through a reduction to them of 40 per cent on all fees in the various courses, has given lectures throughout the state on war subjects, and has circulated stereoptican slides and motion pictures in Liberty Loan and other campaigns. Extension courses have been given in San Francisco for men wishing to qualify for promotion in the Navy and in the Merchant Marine. The Department of Geology and Mineralogy has made a detailed study in Smith has been more intensive investigation groves in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles ports that half of some of the orchard and Orange county strayed this year reports that he will nuts infected by the gales county. This matter has attention by Prof. Walnut Growers' anything can be good walnuts that are grown counties from counties city, as a la worms are to be f and also in the bay Practically all of it taken to Los Angeles. Prof. Smith ag these nuts should well as the bags lowed to come in lieve our horticulture to cover this and from the introduction it is my intention section of all cullets that are used to they will be adm les county. Growers who w in Los Angeles o walnuts disinfect from their horticulture or an inspector shipment, certify the bags they are ly disinfected. Los Angeles county to be free from it be allowed to be I recommend tant for walnuts: Stack the nuts with a tight can Chief among the many special courses of instruction that have been instituted to train men and women for war service are courses for students in the Students' Army Training Corps unit, in which hundreds have been enrolled since the beginning of the fall semester; in the Naval Unit; in the School of Military Aeronautics, from which nearly 2000 men have been graduated and sent to Air flying fields; in the Signal Corps for Radio Electricians, and in the School of Vocational Training. War courses are being given for the training of men and women for service in the field and base hospitals in Europe. Under the direction of Professor Ira B. Cross of the Department of Economics, a course in employment, to instruct employers of labor in keeping their employees content through a spirit of mutual cooperation and confidence between worker and director, has been established, with results that are already apparent in the factories and shipyards of the Pacific Coast. Courses preparatory to service in the Navy as ensign, courses preparing for service in the Merchant Marine, courses in marine engineering and naval architecture, and in allied subjects, have been introduced in the regular University curriculum. A Training School for Ordnance Field Service has been established, and a curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Military Engineering has been authorized by the Academic Senate. President Benj. Ide Wheeler, in appointing a Military and Naval Administrative Board to coordinate the activities of the various military and naval schools on the campus, has made it possible to establish and maintain complete harmony between the academic and military authorities. The Board represents President Wheeler in matters connected with the administration of military and naval affairs for the University. It cooperated with the Advisory Committee of Deans, Professor Charles Mills Gayleyi Dean of the Faculties; Professor William Carey Jones, Dean of the Graduate Division, and Professor Henry Morse Stephens, Dean of the College of Letters and Science. The personnel of the Board consists of T. M. Putnam, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Dean of the Lower Division chairlisted in the United States service through a reduction to them of 40 per cent on all fees in the various courses, has given lectures throughout the state on war subjects, and has circulated stereoptican slides and motion pictures in Liberty Loan and other campaigns. Extension courses have been given in San Francisco for men wishing to qualify for promotion in the Navy and in the Merchant Marine. The Department of Geology and Minerology has made a detailed study into the supply of minerals essential to war industries. A Red Cross course in home dietetics, an Emergency Normal course to give volunteer leaders of clubs and committees training in presenting methods of food conservation, and a number of courses directed by the United States Department of Agriculture, have been given successfully by the University Department of Home Economics, and this department also has conducted important investigations on food experiments and analyses. Instruction in Red Cross work has been given by the Department of Hygiene. Trough this department, Ambulance Company Number 2 was organized from the student body at the University. The shops of the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering have become veritable war laboratories, while the University Medical School has modified its curriculum the better to prepare men and women for the Army and Navy medical services. The Department of Pathology and Bacteriology has contributed the services of Professors F. P. Gay and Ivan C. Hall as consulting experts under the American Red Cross for advice in medical problems arising in naval training stations. One hundred per cent of the staff of the Department of Neurology have gone into war work. Tathelin, the growth-compelling substance which has been shown to stimulate the healing of otherwise slowly healing wounds, was brought to light by Dr. T. Brallford Robertson, Professor of Biochemistry. War activities of other departments at the University, at taken up in detail in the University Chronicle; are of equal significance. The Military Bureau, established at the University with Professor L. J. Richardson and Homer Havermale, Alumni Secretary, in charge serves the important functions of information bureau, personnel agency and liaison office. An average of 2500 persons each month has sought the Military Bureau for information and advice. The republican "says to the country war. And in this pose is included democratic parity adopted," Standby duty which replaces as a matter of great office impress more than this; every public office stands by the great country; stand by our soils by every effort ing in this country for which we findducible minimum splendidly enLodge; stand by country, to vince interests, and be intolerable arroally trained by Prussianism in pression which certain foreverism, German or turb the peace against an insurrection stand for a peace. "AH this we will end for this period last of our blooms." Every republic publican news voter will applaud nuts disinfect from their horticulture or an inspector shipment, certify that the bags they are likely disinfected. Los Angeles county to be free from fire be allowed to be recommended to tant for walnuts. In an eloquent dress Mr. Will chairman of this committee, delivers Grand Rapids, keynote of the rite. "The republican says to the country war. And in this pose is included democratic parity adopted," Standby duty which replaces as a matter of great office impress more than this; every public office stands by the great country; stand by our soils by every effort ing in this country for which we findducible minimum splendidly enLodge; stand by country, to vince interests, and be intolerable arroially trained by Prussianism in pression which certain foreverism, German or turb the peace against an insurrection stand for a peace." Board represents President Wheeler in matters connected with the administration of military and naval affairs for the University. It cooperated with the Advisory Committee of Deans, Professor Charles Mills Gayley Dean of the Faculties; Professor William Carey Jones, Dean of the Graduate Division, and Professor Henry Morse Stephens, Dean of the College of Letters and Science. The personnel of the Board consists of T. M. Putnam, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Dean of the Lower Division, chairman; James Sutton, Recorder of the Faculties; Ivan M. Linforth, Associate Prossor of Greek; Robert G. Sproul, Assistant Comptroller of the University, and Morse A. Cartwright, Assistant to the President. Significant in the department war activities is the service rendered by the Department of Agriculture in helping bring the war to "speedy and successful termination". A food and farm labor inquiry has been carried through by the department, in cooperation with various state organizations and at the request of the State Council of Defense. Dean Thomas Forsyth Hunt has developed a plan for the mobilization of hundreds of high school girls and boys in the state for agricultural and other industrial work. Farm bureaus have been organized in 19 additional counties; short courses for the instruction of farmers, and demonstrations for the benefit of women on the farms, have been conducted in every section of California. Professor Elwood Mead, as chairman of the Land Settlement Board, has assisted in acquiring and dividing for settlement about 6400 acres of Land near Durham. The provisions made for the settlement of this land point the way for the acquiring of more extensive tracts by soldiers returning from Europe. Professor R. L. Adams has concluded a careful inquiry into War activities of other departments at the University, at taken up in detail in the University Chronicle, are of equal significance. The Military Bureau, established at the University with Professor L. J. Richardson and Homer Havermale, Alumni Secretary, in charge serves the important functions of information bureau, personnel agency and liaison office. An average of 2500 persons each month has sought the Military Bureau for information and advice. About 2000 individuals have been employed in special government service through the Bureau. The war activities report, in its entirety, gives a splendid insight into the war policy of the State University, through which the services of each separate department, of the student body, the faculty and the alumni are dedicated without stint to the patriotic task of winning the war. The report was edited under the direction of Morse A. Cartwright, Assistant to the President and Editor of the University Chronicle. PEST MENACES WALNUT CROP Codlin Moth Attacks Trees in Three Counties There is a new infestation of what threatens to be a real pest to the walnut industry—the codlin moth. For fifteen or more years this insect has occasionally been found attacking the walnut, but as only an occasional nut was affected, it was thought the insect would never become a pest because the walnut is not a real host plant, says Wm. Wood, Los Angeles horticulture commissioner. In this we see that we were mistaken. It would seem that the codlin moth is gradually becoming accustomed to the walnut. Prof. Ralph E. ANAHEIM GAZETTE Smith has been making quite an extensive investigation of the walnut groves in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Orange and Los Angeles counties and reports that half of the walnut crop in some of the orchards in Santa Barbara and Orange counties has been destroyed this year by this insect. He reports that he was unable to find any nuts infected by this insect in Los Angeles county. This matter has been brought to my attention by Prof. Smith and by the Walnut Growers' Association, to see if anything can be done to keep the cull walnuts that are grown in the infected counties from coming into Los Angeles city, as a large per cent of the worms are to be found in the cull nuts, and also in the bags that contain them. Practically all of this class of nuts are taken to Los Angeles. Prof. Smith agrees with me that these nuts should be disinfected as well as the bags, before they are allowed to come into this county. I believe our horticultural law is adequate to cover this and protect the growers from the introduction of this pest and it is my intention to enforce the disinfection of all cull walnuts and the bags that are used to contain them before they will be admitted into Los Angeles county. Growers who wish to sell their culls in Los Angeles county must have the walnuts disinfected and a certificate from their horticultural commissioner or an inspector must accompany the shipment, certifying that the nuts and the bags they are in have been properly disinfected. If upon inspection in Los Angeles county, the nuts are found to be free from live insects, they will be allowed to be sold. I recommend the following disinfectant for walnuts: Stack the nuts six trays high; cover with a tight canvas large enough so republican leadership in the nation has been more deserving of confidence of the nation. There has never been a time when republicans might uphold the mighty traditions of their party or stand more resolutely upon its principles in full faith that they will work beneficently and potently for the well being of the people, the strong protection of American institutions, and the furtherance of our national influence throughout the world. FALSE BRETHERN OF THE SEA Ye have shamed the mother that bore ye, Ye have shamed your mother,' the sea, Ah, would ye were dead before ye Had drawn your breath from me! My kindly laws ye have broken— The laws my children have known; Ye shall keep the eternal token Of the doom ye must bear alone. My life is a life of striving; And my winds and my waves have made, Through the storm and the spindrift driving, The men who are ne'er afraid; So quick to rescue a brother In the hour of his utmost need, The call for help from another Is the call they are first to heed. This is the highest guerdon, Never to shrink from the task, But if life or death be the burden To share it is all they ask. When the gale roars up from the fortles, Ere the fog shuts down like a pall, They hear through its furious stories The souls in peril that call. But ye! there is no repaying How can any government or any people trust Germany after that? France, England, Italy and the United States are not Russia. Our eyes are open. And among Allied leaders there are no Lenines and Trotzkys. Therefore there will be no repetition of Brest-Litovsk. PRICES OF SUGAR The total sugar consumption in the United States for the fiscal year 1917-1918 was 8,218,582,000 pounds. In Great Britain the total consumption for 1916 amounted to 3,131,198,000 pounds. In France for the same period it was 1,141,242,000 pounds; in Italy, 553,906,000 pounds; while in Canada for the year ending March 31, 1917, the total amount of sugar consumed was 704,400,000 pounds. The wholesale cost of sugar per 100 pounds on May 1 was $8.07 in Canada,$12.59 in England,$12.28 in France,and $26.30 in Italy, as compared with $7.30 in this country. The average wholesale cost per 100 pounds in allied countries was $12.52½; so that if the United States had paid the same price for sugar as that paid by the allied countries our national sugar bill would have been increased by $429,-419,864.50. In Sweden sugar is now selling at 14 cents a pound, Spain at 19 cents, Brazil at 25 cents, Portugal at 21.4 cents, and India at 14 cents. ESTABLISH FACTORIES. In France and Switzerland two cracker factories and a chocolate factory were taken over so that the Soldiers might have something good in their pockets between meals. This is but one feature of the work which the welfare organizations are doing overseas to serve the fighting men. These Walnuts disinfected and a certificate from their horticultural commissioner or an inspector must accompany the shipment, certifying that the nuts and the bags they are in have been properly disinfected. If upon inspection in Los Angeles county, the nuts are found to be free from live insects, they will be allowed to be sold. I recommend the following disinfectant for walnuts: Stack the nuts six trays high; cover with a tight canvas large enough so that the edges can be weighed down with earth; then burn eight ounces of flowers of sulphur under the trays. The canvas should be left on for two hours. THE REPUBLICAN DECLARATION In an eloquent and characteristic address Mr. Will Hays, the dynamic chairman of the republican national committee, delivered on Thursday at Grand Rapids, he sounded again the keynote of the republican policy. "The republican party," he declared, "says to the country—stand by the war. And in this declaration of purpose is included the slogan which the democratic party seems to have adopted, 'Stand by the President,' a duty which republicans have assumed as a matter of course as to all that the great office implies. It includes far more than this; it includes, stand by every public official, high or low, measured by the thoroughness with which that public official stands by the war; stand by the government; stand by this country; stand by our allies; stand by our soldiers in France; stand by every effort for war saving and giving in this country; stand by the cause for which we fight; stand by 'the irreducible minimum' of peace terms so splendidly enunciated by Senator Lodge; stand by the war aims of this country, to vindicate American rights, interests, and honor, to forever end Prussianism in the world and the oppression which it typifies, and make certain forever the inability of militarism, German or otherwise, again to disturb the peace of the world; stand against an inconclusive peace, and stand for a peace with victory. "AH this we say—stand by the war, and for this purpose we dedicate the last of our blood and our treasure." Every republican leader, every republican newspaper, every republican voter will applaud that declaration and is the call they are first to need. This is the highest guerdon, Never to shrink from the task, But if life or death be the burden To share it is all they ask. When the gale roars up from the forties, Ere the fog shuts down like a pall, They hear through its furious stories The souls in peril that call. But ye! there is no repaying For the evil ye have wrought, And all your whining and praying Shall avail your murderers naught! Ye have spat on all things human, Ye have hardened your hearts and sworn To spare neither child nor woman, Nor your brethren of woman born. Oh, the brave ships that I cherished As they sailed forth gay and free! Oh, the anguish when they perished— When ye took them away from me! With the fangs of wolves ye have rent them And toppled their tall masts down— Ye have laughed, as under ye sent them, To see the children drown. Children or women—ye left them To cold and hunger and thirst; With sneers and glbes ye bereft them, And therefore ye are accust. For this is the doom ye inherit As long as my waves endure; This is the wrath that ye merit, The penalty ye secure. Not in all the years hereafter Shall a hand be stretched to greet, And the seaman's friendly laughter Shall be changed to scorn when ye meet; Ye shall sail unheeded, unspoken, Wherever your flag ye show; Its broad black stripes is the token Of the evil deeds ye know! Shame of my breast, oh, never Shall ye call me mother again! And this is your fate forever— To carry the brand of Cain! —Edward Fuller, in London Spectator. NO MORE BREST-LITOVSKS When Germany made the "treaty" of Brest-Litovsk, her statesmen thought they were achieving a masterpiece. So they were—a masterpiece of perfidy which Germany cannot outlive for a thousand years. Brest-Litovsk, instead of a German triumph, proves to be a haunted place. Brazil at 25 cents, Portugal at 21.4 cents, and India at 14 cents. ESTABLISH FACTORIES. In France and Switzerland two cracker factories and a chocolate factory were taken over so that the Soldiers might have something good in their pockets between meals. This is but one feature of the work which the welfare organizations are doing overseas to serve the fighting men. These organizations have united in a drive for funds to continue their work. The drive comes the week of November 11 and is for $170,500,000. The western states are asked to raise $8,525,000 of this sum. FOR HOME LETTERS. Between the seven welfare agencies doing work for the soldiers at home and overseas more than 125,000,000 sheets of stationary are supplied every month for the men to write letters home. This means that half a million dollars is kept tied up in postage stamps to meet the calls of soldiers. MAY BE A BOOMERANG When J. N. Crawford, fruit peddler, informed George McPhee, county sealer of weights and measures, that S. Nose had sold him short weight cabbage something was started that may end in drastic orders being given to a number of produce dealers who seem to have taken sides against Crawford and who have shown their feelings by refusing to sell vegetables to him. Nose is a Japanese who has been in the wholesale produce business quite awhile. He is one of several men who bring fruits, berries and vegetables into Santa Ana and sell to peddlers and retail stores. A few mornings ago the county sealer was informed by Crawford and one or two other peddlers that Nose's scales were not on the square. McPhee went to the place, and found Nose's scales on the sidewalk. On test, he found that the scales went 12 pounds short where it indicated 50 pounds. That is, were a man to bargain for 50 pounds of a product he would get 38. McPhee confiscated the scales, and Nose was arrested. Nose pleaded not Prussianism in the world and the oppression which it typifies, and make certain forever the inability of militarism, German or otherwise, again to disturb the peace of the world; stand against an inconclusive peace, and stand for a peace with victory. "AH this we say—stand by the war, and for this purpose we dedicate the last of our blood and our treasure." Every republican leader, every republican newspaper, every republican voter will applaud that declaration and stand by it to the end. As Mr. Hays in another passage says: "There is no geography, political or physical, in the patriotism of this country." We can confidently rely upon our brother Americans of the democratic party membership. Each party has weaklings and false prophets, but they do not represent the hundred millions of loyal Americans whose sons are fighting gloriously for the country's name and the world's cause, and whose every effort is bent today upon the winning of victory. But republicans are proud of the record of their leaders and of their representatives in congress, and in such part of the government activities as they have been permitted to direct and assist. And they justly resent the attempt of democratic politicians to cast the shadow of disloyalty upon a party which was born to fight for true Americanism and for all its days as in this present crisis has "kept step with the flag and marched to the music of the Union;" which in every crisis has been the strong bulwark of American pride and greatness. Mr. Hays has done well to challenge the insincerity of these tactics of unscrupulous politics and republicans everywhere will welcome the issue and go gladly to the people on the record of their party leaders. There has never been a time when When Germany made the "treaty" of Brest-Litovsk, her statesmen thought they were achieving a masterpiece. So they were—a masterpiece of perfidy which Germany cannot outlive for a thousand years. Brest-Litovsk, instead of a German triumph, proves to be the chief obstacle to the peace which Germany craves in her hour of defeat and despair. If the Allies refuse all belief in Germany's good faith, it is chiefly because they remember Brest-Litovsk. Germany had persuaded Russia to stop fighting and make peace. She had done it by taking up Russia's own cry of "no annexations, no conquests, no indemnities." Germany professed faith in those principles, and promised to write them into a treaty guaranteeing Russia an honorable peace, with freedom to work out her own destiny. The Russians, in their blind faith, with their new visions of human brotherhood, trusted Germany, and trusted the Bolsheviks to speak for them. We all know what happened. The German mailed fist was banged on the conference table at Brest-Litovsk. The German sword was swung. German diplomats backed by German generals compelled the signing of a document that tore Russia to pieces, gave Germany her richest provinces and provided for the collection of a staggering indemnity. Germany disregarded the armistice she had signed, even during the conference. Afterward, she disregarded every pledge made by her in that treaty, and having tricked the Russian army into demobilization, proceeded to shoot, burn, loot and annex Russia at her leisure. government or any day after that? Italy and the UniRussia. Our eyes long Allied leaders names and Trotzkys. will be no repetition F SUGAR consumption in the fiscal year 1917-20,000 pounds. In total consumption for 131,198,000 pounds. same period it was; in Italy, 553,906.; in Canada for the 31,1917, the total consumed was 704. cost of sugar per 100 tons $8.07 in Canada, $12.28 in France, as compared with Italy. The average 100 pounds in the tons $12.52½; so that had paid the same that paid by the national sugar bill increased by $429. is now selling at Spain at 19 cents, Portugal at 21.4 14 cents. FACTORIES. Switzerland two and a chocolate factor so that the Sold-something good in keen meals. This is the work which the tons are doing overweighting men. These guilty to short weighting, and Justice Cox set the case for October 21. Thursday Crawford reported to McPhee that because Crawford reported Nose for similar acts in the past, three or four of the produce dealers refused to sell produce to Crawford. "I expect to take the matter up with the city trustees," said McPhee. "I do not believe that Santa Ana is going to stand for a boycott deal of that sort." VOTE AGAINST HEALTH INSURANCE Amendments No. 19 and 20 that will appear on the ballot in November are twin sisters, and should be defeated so badly that the issues will not be heard of again. No. 19 is the single tax proposition, and was defeated two years ago by more than 300,000 majority, and No. 20 is the compulsory health insurance amendment, and deserves the same treatment that does the single tax. Health insurance is of German origin, and Ambassador Gerard stated, has almost pauperized the German laborer. It would be a disgrace upon the fair name of California for either of these measures to be defeated only by a small majority. Health insurance is among the seeds of German propaganda that have been sown in this country in the past few years, and should be strongly rebuked by the voters of California. No two propositions have ever been submitted to the voters of this commonwealth that would so completely revolutionize existing conditions as these iniquitous amendments, and it is hoped that there will be a mighty avalanche of adverse votes November 5. The adoption of compulsory health insurance would burden the public with enormous financial obligations, variously estimated at from $25,000,000 is a record setter. It is a carload that figures out to be a 98 per cent car, and it is worth and will bring into the Irvine Walnut Growers' Association $15,440. The Irvine association nuts have shown a wonderful percentage of good nuts this year, when the general run of walnuts in many places has not been as good as growers would have liked. In this record car for the year there are 480 bags, weighing 24 tons. MILES OF FILM. The average weekly shipment of films to France is more than fifteen miles. The average weekly attendance is placed at 2,500,000. Every show is free and is under the direction of the Y. M. C. A., K. of C. or one of the seven welfare organizations recognized by the government. To maintain this work for the soldiers and sailors a drive for funds will be made by the United War Work Campaign November 11 to 18. TONS OF SUPPLIES. Every week more than 500 tons of supplies for the boys overseas leave Atlantic ports for France. These supplies are shipped by the welfare agencies working for soldiers and sailors. To maintain this work and to increase it to meet the needs of the two million men over there, a united campaign for funds will be made by the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., K. of C., Salvation Army, American Library Association, War Camp Community Service and Jewish Welfare Board. The sum if $170,500,-000 must be raised in the wee% of November 11th. STAGGERING FIGURES. One of the seven organizations doing FACTORIES. Switzerland two and a chocolate facter so that the Sold-something good in keen meals. This is the work which the cons are doing over-lighting men. These united in a drive their work. The week of November 11, 0,000. The western raise $8,525,000 of LETTERS. welfare agencies soldiers at home more than 125,000,000 are supplied every to write letters that half a million used up in postage calls of soldiers. BOOMERANG fruit peddler, McPhee, county sealed measures, that S. short weight cabins started that may dealers who seem against Crawford down their feelings by vegetables to him. these who has been in produce business quite of several men who lives and vegetables in sell to peddlers and new mornings ago the informed by Crawford two other peddlers were not on the went to the place, and on the sidewalk. that the scales went where it indicated 50 were a man to bards of a product he located the scales, and Nose pleaded not should be strongly rebuked by the voters of California. No two propositions have ever been submitted to the voters of this commonwealth that would so completely revolutionize existing conditions as these iniquitous amendments, and it is hoped that there will be a mighty avalanche of adverse votes November 5. The adoption of compulsory health insurance would burden the public with enormous financial obligations, variously estimated at from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000 per annum, and other commissions would be added to the long list that now aid in making the government of this state the most expensive in the Union, except that of the state of Nevada, which is a vast area sparsely settled. This is certainly no time to add to the expense of the state government by adopting the health insurance amendment or the single tax, which would most likely create a chaotic condition for some time to come. There was a carload of walnuts that went out of Irvine station bound for Fort Worth, Tex., Friday morning that STAGGERING FIGURES. One of the seven organizations doing welfare work for the soldiers overseas shipped to the men over there during the period from July 1917 to August 1918: 1,959,156 cans of fruit; 14,510,000 packages of chewing gum; 848,-785,802 cigarettes; 463,824 pounds of cocoa; 10,227,735 pounds of sugar; 551,520 tubes of tooth paste; 31,279,-020 pounds of flour; 2,557,481 packages of tobacco; 32,358,700 cigars and 1,-665,120 cans of condensed milk. These figures show the need of raising funds to maintain the work of the welfare organizations which serve to keep the moral of the Allied armies at its top-most point. Removal Notice Visit Us In Our New Store Our Retail, Wholesale and Mall Order Departments and General Offices are now located at 620 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles. Only 1½ blocks from the Pacific Electric Depot. Remember our now location. Make sure of your Peruvian Alfalfa Seed this year. Buy A. & M. Certified. 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