anaheim-gazette 1918-12-26

W.S.S. CAMPAIGN BEGINS AGAIN THIS WEEK ANAHEIM IS BEHIND ITS QUOTA TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND MUST MAKE GOOD THIS CITY HAS NEVER YET FAILED UNCLE SAM AND SHALL NOT FAIL NOW Now comes the War Savings campaign with which to finish the old year with a clean conscience and commence the New Year with a pledge of loyalty to the cause, for which we fought. Southern California is still millions short of her quota; Orange county is nearly $100,000, and Anaheim over $20,000. After doubling our quota in the second liberty loan and going well over the top in all other loans, Red Cross drives, and every other drive that came along; thus establishing a record for loyalty and patriotism, second to none in the United States, Anaheim will not be found wanting this time. Her splendid record as a loyal patriotic force. thousands of people in this district of Southern California who are financially and patriotically able to buy the limit of War Savings stamps who have not done so, and a thorough canvass of such persons is advocated by Mr. Davidson. In making this drive, the advantages of the securities are pointed out and Mr. Davidson particularly mentions the fact that though a person may own only $1,000, maturity value, in War Savings stamps, he may buy a like amount for his wife, children, church, business or lodge. Many business concerns have begun to invest heavily as "sinking funds," and it is believed that through the limit purchases of War stamps, Southern California will realize her quota and stand with a 100 per cent war record. Patriotic people of Anaheim are expected to do their full duty. They have never yet failed, and they will not fail now. THAT TELEPHONE MERGER If the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company is losing money in Orange county as it alleged at the hearing in Santa Ana some time ago before the state railroad commission to merge with the Home in increase of the rates, it still is losing money and has been doing so in the face of the fact that a remedy for the condition has been in its hands since the commission ruled that it should be permitted to increase the rates and go Southern California is still millions short of her quota; Orange county is nearly $100,000, and Anaheim over $20,000. After doubling our quota in the second liberty loan and going well over the top in all other loans, Red Cross drives, and every other drive that came along; thus establishing a record for loyalty and patriotism, second to none in the United States, Anaheim will not be found wanting this time. Her splendid record as a loyal, patriotic community is at stake, all because of a few thousand dollars, which have not been paid in on her War Savings pledges. A thorough campaign is being organized and solicitors will call on every person in this district, asking them to make good their pledges, and to buy as many more War Savings stamps as their pocketbook and their conscience will permit. December 26, 27 and 28 are the days set for the campaign, and December 30 and 31 will be used for the cleaning up and the bringing in of stragglers. Not only are we asked to make good our pledges and buy more stamps now, but we will be asked to pledge ourselves in loyalty for the coming year. Uncle Sam is asking the country to pledge itself to the amount of two billion dollars for the year 1919. Start the New Year with a pledge of loyalty to the principles of democracy, for which the world struggled for over four long years and for which our own boys bled and died on the battle-fields of France and elsewhere. Surely, we are not going to quit now and lose the fruits of the splendid victory achieved through suffering untold, bloodshed unheard of and heroism unequaled in the history of the world. Our government needs money to carry out its program of a great merchant marine to sail the seas, money with which to maintain our army of occupation, money to carry on the campaign of making the world safe for democracy and a decent place to live in. If you are a true American, you will stand for the banner of liberty and the freedom of nations and pledge yourself to the utmost in support of these principles. Be prepared then to do your duty. Go to the postoffice and redeem your pledge; go to your bank and buy more stamps. It takes $20 per capita to fill our quota for 1919. That means $20 for every member in your family. If you are well to do and have a patriotic THAT TELEPHONE MERGER If the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company is losing money in Orange county as it alleged at the hearing in Santa Ana some time ago before the state railroad commission to merge with the Home in increase of the rates, it still is losing money and has been doing so in the face of the fact that a remedy for the condition has been in its hands since the commission ruled that it should be permitted to increase the rates and go into consolidation with the Home. The merger and increase of rates was granted under condition that the company submit to the commission its plan of free toll areas in Orange county. While the petition covered other counties than Orange, the commission granted the request for all sections represented, making reservation only in Orange county, under the conditions named. So far as is known here the company has never submitted its plans to the commission. None of the cities in the county nor the committee representing the Associated Chambers of Commerce have been advised that such a step has been taken. It is presumed that when the company does file its free toll areas in the county the cities and committee will be advised in order that some representation of public interests can be made before the commission if the plan is not deemed just. In view of the fact that some months have passed since the findings by the commission were reported without the company taking any action, it is the belief of some that the company does not intend to interrupt the free toll areas now existing in the county. Engineers of the company have been working in the county recently plating the location of poles and wires of the lines of each company, presumably for the purpose of developing plans for the merging of the two systems. It is conceded that the present location of the Pacific company is too small to accommodate a larger switchboard. It is possible that if the office is continued in its present location after the merging of the physical properties, office room for the manager and the front office force will have to be secured by the renting of a room adjoining. The switchboard room is now occupied to its capacity, and a larger board there would necessitate occupation of part of what is now the busi- photos of all who service. One set of records from the county recorder pleate. That is why he historical commerce. The other by the War Historyange County Division Council of Defense. A house-to-house utilized to make tha War History brace. The Associated Coetee is composed o Fullerton, J. C. Joppe Santa Ana. The coeved into two arcs:the two exemption Miss Gladys Fifde county treasurer's having in charge tha concerning those wwice from No. 1. Her list is very new similar work is belton for No. 2 district. List of t An immediate reel of all men from O have lost their lives. The state has furner, county chairmaory committee, whi statement of Oranga have died in service complete: Died of Carron, Henry, Sa Elliott, Stamey, S Rozell, Clarence C Stoffel, Peter, An Schroeder, Henry Killed in Christensen, George Enright, Thomas Foster, Jesse L., G Trapp, Donald L. Died of Dunn, Charles, Fu Died From Acclden Byram, Wilfred C Nethaway, Sgt. Da Rhodes, Marvin A. B. Gardner, coe tha War History coed the following sta: "The object is fi completed. The lis course, if for no otherof the need to avail announcement of tha People should send tional names of men." If you are a true American, you will stand for the banner of liberty and the freedom of nations and pledge yourself to the utmost in support of these principles. Be prepared then to do your duty. Go to the postoffice and redeem your pledge; go to your bank and buy more stamps. It takes $20 per capita to fill our quota for 1919. That means $20 for every member in your family. If you are well to do and have a patriotic, loyal American heart, pledge the limit or as near the limit as your circumstances will permit. The 1919 series of War Savings stamps will start with a $4.12 for a $5 stamp maturing on January 1, 1924. Redeem your pledge, buy more stamps and pledge yourself for 1919. Do it now and keep clean the record of Anaheim as a loyal, patriotic community; show yourself the loyal American, which you are. Make this district the first to keep its pledges for 1918 and the first to go over the top in the United States for 1919. That only a whirlwind limit sale of War Savings stamps can possibly put Southern California over the top, is the statement issued by State Director G. A. Davidson, who is making an appeal to every city and county chairman of War Savings committees to make an intensive effort to sell $1,000 blocks of these government securities. With only a few days left for the mop-up of the enormous deficit, with which Southern California is faced, the National War Savings committee believes that street sales and collection of pledges will not meet the large amount yet to be raised. It is estimated that there are many locations of the Pacific company is too small to accommodate a larger switchboard. It is possible if the office is continued in its present location after the merging of the physical properties, office room for the manager and the front office force will have to be secured by the renting of a room adjoining. The switchboard room is now occupied to its capacity, and a larger board there would necessitate occupation of part of what is now the business office. The $10 charge for making service connection in vogue during the latter part of the war period, and since the Government took over the control of the system of the country, has been eliminated, and the former charge of $3.50 per connection has been resumed. However, where in the past this charge has been refunded at the expiration of a year's service, under the rules established by the government, there will be no refund, and the money collected on the connection passes to the government. A uniform charge of $3 is now made for changing a telephone at the same location. Formerly a charge of $1.00 was made for changing the position of a telephone in a room and $2.00 for changing from one room to another. A charge of $1.50 also is made for changing from one name to another—that is, if one party moves from a residence and another moves in and wants the telephone service, the latter will have to pay that sum, although there is no interruption of the telephone service. If a business men doing business under his own name takes in a partner and wishes the telephone changed to a firm name, the charge will be made. Recently the Warehouse of the State Office called upon the county which A. B. Gardner furnish a complete county. Miss Fifield have been utilized not for the fact that for a lot of data codier, sailor and nurse required for the county course, if for no other of the need to avail announcement of the People should send national names of men having died in service. "We hope to get interested friends or nish the committee's sketch of each man to make every reason obtain the latest person who has died wish to make at this time get photographs sketch of each man here given and of his name will be added." "It should be fun that all this information photographs will be State War History ramento for the arch." ANAHEIM GAZET Anaheim, California, Thursday, December 26, 1918 GATHERING DATA FOR COUNTY RECORD COMPLETE LIST OF OUR SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND NURSES BEING COMPILED PEOPLE ASKED TO ASSIST THE WORK AND SEE THAT NO NAMES ARE MISSING Steps have been taken for securing a complete war record of soldiers, sailors and nurses who entered service from Orange county. Particular effort is to be made to get complete data and photos of all who have died in the service. One set of records to be filed with the county recorder is now fairly complete. That is the one being made by the historical committee appointed by the Associated Chambers of Commerce. The other is to be made soon by the War History Branch of the Orange County Division of the State Council of Defense. A house-to-house canvass is to be utilized to make the record desired by account, a new record is to be made by the War History committee. The situation is somewhat complicated in two or three localities of the county by reason of the fact that the State War History committee has asked the libraries to make a report. However, the library reports will be only local, and the effort is to get a complete county record for filing in the state archives. Miss Fifield's record will be a county record. The record for Orange county for the state is to be taken by the Woman's committee of the County Council of Defense, of which Mrs. A. J. Lawton is chairman. A house-to-house canvass is to be made. That record will be compared with the county records of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, with the belief that both will go into permanent keeping with lists absolutely complete. Miss Fifield asks that anyone who has any relative whose name may not be on her lists furnish her at once the following information: Name in full. Home address. Birthplace and date of birth. Relative or friend and address. Date of enlistment. Organization entered. Record after enlistment, which should include transfers to other organizations, and wounds, etc. COUNTY DISCUSSING MORE PAVED ROADS Work Will Progress Since Restrictions TRYING TO BLOCK OCEAN SEWER PROJECT BEACHITES SEEKING TO BOTTLE UP INLAND CITIES AND PREVENT THEM REACHING SEA UNFRIENDLY ACT WILL PROBABLY HAVE SOME INFLUENCE ON HARBOR BOND ELECTION When the committeemen, representing the councilmen of the cities of Santa Ana, Anaheim and Fullerton met at Santa Ana Friday evening to discuss a joint sewer system, they experienced something of a shock on being informed that the obstreperous beachites had formed plans and launched move to defeat the proposition of the inland cities to build an outfall sewer to the ocean. It developed that a meeting had been held Tuesday night, participated in by Phil Stanton, Lew Wallace, J. A. Armitage and other citizens of Newport Beach, Sunset Beach, Seal Beach and Huntington Beach, at which meeting steps were R TeleOr hear before to use of the ition comper go photos of all who have died in the service. One set of records to be filed with the county recorder is now fairly complete. That is the one being made by the historical committee appointed by the Associated Chambers of Commerce. The other is to be made soon by the War History Branch of the Orange County Division of the State Council of Defense. A house-to-house canvass is to be utilized to make the record desired by the War History branch. The Associated Chambers committee is composed of Dr. Freeman, of Fullerton, J. C. Joplin and A. B. Paul, Santa Ana. The county has been divided into two areas, conforming to the two exemption board districts. Miss Gladys Fifield, deputy at the county treasurer's office, is secretary, having in charge the gathering of data concerning those who entered the service from No. 1 exemption district. Her list is very nearly complete. A similar work is being done at Fullerton for No. 2 district. List of the Dead An immediate record is to be made of all men from Orange county who have lost their lives in the service. The state has furnished A. G. Gardner, county chairman of the War History committee, with the following statement of Orange county men who have died in service, which list is not complete: Died of Wounds Carron, Henry, Santa Ana. Elliott, Stamey, Santa Ana. Rozell, Clarence O., Orange. Stoffel, Peter, Anaheim. Schroeder, Henry W., Santa Ana. Killed in Action Christensen, George G., Tustin. Enright, Thomas, Yorba Linda. Foster, Jesse L., Garden Grove. Trapp, Donald L., El Toro. Died of Disease Dunn, Charles, Fullerton. Died From Accident or Other Causes Byram, Wilfred C., Santa Ana. Nethaway, Sgt. Dean, Brea. Rhodes, Marvin, Orange. A. B. Gardner, county chairman of the War History committee, has issued the following statement: "The object is first to get the list completed. The list is incomplete, of course, if for no other reason, because of the need to avoid any erroneous announcement of the death of a man. People should send any and all additional names of men known to date as Name in full. Home address. Birthplace and date of birth. Relative or friend and address. Date of enlistment. Organization entered. Record after enlistment, which should include transfers to other organizations, and wounds, etc. COUNTY DISCUSSING MORE PAVED ROADS Work Will Progress Since Restrictions Are Removed With the restrictions placed upon road construction lifted, the chances are that a number of jobs of paving will be done in Orange county. Chief among the possibilities are the paving of the portion of the Santa Ana Canyon road that is not paved and the paving of the road from El Modena to the County Park. Neither of these projects have been officially approved by the Board of Supervisors, but it is known that they are under consideration. Both projects are solidly backed by public opinion, and there will be no quarrel between the supervisors and the people if they take up the paving proposals immediately and see them through. The Santa Ana Canyon road is all paved with the exception of 3.65 miles between Peralta and a point just above Sulphur Slide. At Sulphur Slide is the new road now being constructed along the slope above the river. This road will be completed in the next month, and will be ready for travel then. There will be about three-fourths of a mile of this new section of road that cannot be paved this year. The engineers will advise that it remain unpaved for a year in order that the fills will have time to settle thoroughly. The remainder of the road, about three miles, can be paved with that portion left out. A good-bye can be provided. A number of lesser paving jobs are contemplated. County Surveyor McBride already has instructions to prepare plans and specifications for repaving a mile and a half at Los Almitos and half a mile west of Fullerton. This paving is over ground that was so boggy that the former paving would not stand up. The new paving will use the old as foundation. It is expected that negotiations for paving Edinger street jointly by city and county will be started again soon. There is a mile of road at Olinda to be paved. While it is possible for machines to pass over the road now being built at cuss a joint sewer system, they experienced something of a shock on being informed that the obstreperous beachites had formed plans and launched move to defeat the proposition of the inland cities to build an outfall sewer to the ocean. It developed that a meeting had been held Tuesday night, participated in by Phil Stanton, Law Wallace, J. A. Armitage and other citizens of Newport Beach, Sunset Beach, Seal Beach and Huntington Beach, at which meeting steps were taken to block the project of the inland towns now considering a sanitary joint system that will carry our sewage into the ocean. It is proposed by the representatives of the beach towns to build an impenetrable wall along the water front from the corporate limits of Newport Beach to the incorporate limits of Huntington Beach, by incorporating under a city government a strip of land fifteen feet wide, to run parallel with the boulevard on the inland side. Of course there would be no human inhabitants occupying this strip, the only population consisting of millions of ants and stick-tighis. It is not explained by the fertile-minded gentlemen who conceived this scheme whether this shoe-string is to form a north annex to Newport Beach and a south annex to Huntington Beach, or whether the ground will be inaugurated into a separate corporation with a city government of its own, but in either case it is figured by those who conceived the idea that it will serve the purpose of discomfitting the inland cities by preventing them getting a sewer pipe to the ocean. What possible object the people of Newport and other cities may have in thus antagonizing the thickly populated inland country and endeavoring to prevent the cities of Santa Ana, Orange, Anaheim and Fullerton solving the sewer problem in the only feasible manner now presenting itself is not known, but the fine Italian hand of somebody with an axe to grind might be discerned in the matter through a strong microscope. It is a short-sighted policy on the part of the beachites to create a division between the two sections at this time. A bond issue for the purpose of constructing a harbor at Newport Beach will shortly be asked and without a favorable majority vote in the inland cities there is not a shadow of chance for the bonds to carry. If our sewer proposition is tied up by unfriendly action on the part of the beachites, the harbor bonds are doomed. Robert Renshaun RED CRITERIES The object is first to get the list completed. The list is incomplete, of course, if for no other reason, because of the need to avoid any erroneous announcement of the death of a man. People should send any and all additional names of men known to date as having died in service. "We hope to get and request all interested friends or kin that they furnish the committee with a biographical sketch of each man. We also wish to make every reasonable endeavor to obtain the latest photograph of each man who has died in service. We wish to make at this time an endeavor to get photographs and biographical sketch of each man both in the list as here given and of each man whose name will be added. "It should be further made plain that all this information and also the photographs will be filed with the State War History committee at Sacramento for the archives of California." "The material may be sent to the Orange County War History committee, A. B. Gardner, or J. J. Zielian, both of Santa Ana." Recently the War History committee of the State Council of Defense called upon the county branch, of which A. B. Gardner is chairman, to furnish a complete list for Orange county. Miss Fifield's records could have been utilized for that were it not for the fact that the state calls for a lot of data concerning each soldier, sailor and nurse that was not required for the county record. On that paving a mile and a half at Los Alamitos and half a mile west of Fullerton. This paving is over ground that was so boggy that the former paving would not stand up. The new paving will use the old as foundation. It is expected that negotiations for paving Edinger street jointly by city and county will be started again soon. There is a mile of road at Olinda to be paved. While it is possible for machines to pass over the road now being built at Sulphur Slide, several machines have been stuck and the work of the contractor seriously hampered. For that reason all travel will be stopped. A padlocked gate is being placed across the canyon and people might as well quit trying to get through until the road is finished. That will be in about a month. The by-pass is not to be replaced, and the canyon road will remain closed until the Sulphur Slide road is opened. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS T. B. Talbert et ux to Anaheim Sugar Company—435 acres in section 9-5-11. Hermann Deutsch to Frank S. Gates et al—Lot 10, block K, Vineyard Lot D5, Anaheim. Stanley S. Collins et ux to Joseph Robbins et ux—East half of lot 6, in west half of lot 9, Anaheim Extension. Wm. M. Chambers et ux to Emma M. Polhemus—40 acres in section 22-4-10. Emma M. Polhemus to Wm. M. Chambers et ux—40 acres in section 22-4-10. John M. Henry et ux to Christian Haas—Lots 1, 2, block B, Hotel del Campo Tract, Anaheim. City Councilman McPhee, of Santa Ana, who was made chairman of the committee at the meeting held at Fullerton recently, presided at the meeting Friday evening. He gave a brief account of the various steps Santa Ana has taken toward installing a line to the ocean, starting six years ago with the acquisition of the strip of land and an easement over county property to a point within a quarter of a mile of the strip it purchased. Relation of the action of the South strong microscope. It is a short-sighted policy on the part of the beachites to create a division between the two sections at this time. A bond issue for the purpose of constructing a harbor at Newport Beach will shortly be asked and without a favorable majority vote in the inland cities there is not a shadow of chance for the bonds to carry. If our sewer proposition is tied up by unfriendly action on the part of the beachites, the harbor bonds are doomed. However, the incorporators have already struck an unsuspected snag. Six years ago the city of Santa Ana purchased from the Willows Land Company a strip of land fifteen feet wide and a mile and a half long from the water's edge. It was specifically stated in the deed that it was purchased for the purpose of carrying an outfall sewer, and in order to carry out the wall idea a chunk of this land must be taken into the proposed incorporation. As the owners of the land, of course, will not voluntarily agree, it can only be taken in by legal proceedings. As it was purchased for sewer purposes and was so specified in the deed, it looks like this will put a spoke in the wheel of the incorporation advocates. A large stock in the travelling plente and meet on it. A V. Oakland Wickers They also to E. Lil ZETTE Number 8 BLOCK SEWER ECT NG TO BOTTLE ES AND PRE-ACHING SEA WILL PROBA-NFLUENCE ON ELECTION emen, representof the cities of and Fullerton met evening to dissystem, they exof a shock on bethe obstreperous plans and launch the proposition of build an outfall it developed that held Tuesday by Phil Stanton, hermitage and oth-ert Beach, Sunset and Huntington acting steps were Coast association, while being a big surprise to the members of the committee, did not dampen their ardor in the proposed method of solving the troubles of the four cities in disposal of sewage. They will proceed with their plans. The concrete action of the conference was authorization of the committees to have the cities' attorneys get together and go into legal features of installing a system jointly as proposed, the attorneys to report their decisions at a meeting to be held at the same place tomorrow evening. A week later the South Coast Improvement Association will be asked to meet with the committee in Santa Ana. The committees present were as follows: Santa Ana—City Councilmen Geo. McPhee and J. W. Tubbs and Engineer S. H. Finley. Anaheim—Trustees Ralph McFadden and F. A. Backs. Fullerton—Trustees A. H. Sitton and Robert Strain and Engineer W. J. Renshaw. RED CROSS LADIES GIVE SOLDIERS TREAT Meet Trains Passing Orange and Fullerton With Eats and Cigarettes Three hundred happy and light-hearted khaki-clad boys of the aviation branch of the army service received Red Cross canteen service at Orange at 1 o'clock Thursday after- THRIVING TRADE IN HOLIDAY GOODS SANTA CLAUS LIBERAL THIS YEAR, BUT HE PURCHASES MOSTLY USEFUL ARTICLES USUAL ENTERTAINMENTS ABANDONED, AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WERE ABSENT This has been one of the most remarkable holiday seasons in the history of this country. The spirit of Christmas appeared to be lacking, the gay decorations of former years were not in evidence, the holly and the mistletoe were seen only on rare occasions, but there has never been a season when the people bought so liberally. From all sections of the country come reports that the sales were unprecedented, but the class of goods the people bought were different from that of former years. In Anaheim the merchants all report an extraordinary trade in substantial goods. The S. Q. R. store, Falkenstein, Yungbluth and Jackson were all compelled to put on RED CROSS LADIES GIVE SOLDIERS TREAT Meet Trains Passing Orange and Fullerton With Eats and Cigarettes Three hundred happy and light-hearted khaki-clad boys of the aviation branch of the army service received Red Cross canteen service at Orange at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon as they passed through on their way from England to Camp Kearny, where they will be mustered out. Orange people were out in force to give the boys a welcome when the train stopped there. One train traveling in three sections was bringing the men back from overseas duty in order that they might receive their final discharge at Camp Kearny. The 300 passing through at 1 o'clock were in the first section of the train. The first section was expected to bear only wounded men, and expectation of seeing these heroes was the incentive that called the hundreds to the Orange depot who were at the station when the train rolled in. After its arrival it was learned that the wounded men were in the second section, which was to reach Orange at 3 o'clock. The men on the first section had not been in action and the most of them got only as far as England. Many of the men were from Southern California and Northern California. None were from Orange county—at least inquiry failed to find an Orange county man or a man who knew of a local boy being on the train. Thirty women of Orange, associated with the canteen supported by Orange, Anaheim, Fullerton and Los Angeles, were in attendance in conteen uniform, and under the direction of Mrs. J. R. Porter passed out a generous supply of articles to the men. The packages contained chewing gum, chocolate, stamped post cards, pencils, cigarettes and nuts. A greeting from the American Red Cross canteen was enclosed in the package. It reads: "Our city greets you, for be you aviator, soldier or sailor or marine you will find a hearty welcome in our American Red Cross Canteen." Oranges and apples were also passed to the boys, apples being in sufficient numbers to give each man on the train one. The oranges, however, were short. The high school cadets did patrol duty along the railroad yard and kept not in evidence, the holly and the mistletoe were seen only on rare occasions, but there has never been a season when the people bought so liberally. From all sections of the country come reports that the sales were unprecedented, but the class of goods the people bought were different from that of former years. In Anaheim the merchants all report an extraordinary trade in substantial goods. The S. Q. R. store, Falkenstein, Yungbluth and Jackson were all compelled to put on extra clerks to handle the trade, and as these houses deal principally in articles of wear it indicates that while people were buying liberally they were not throwing away money on useless goods. As a matter of fact, up to the 11th of November, when the war abruptly ceased, nobody was figuring much on Christmas, except planning to send something to the absent ones in camp or field. Dealers did not stock up as usual for the holiday trade, one reason being that the possibility of a good trade was uncertain, and another being that the usual line of goods could not be got. For the past year everybody in this section of the country had been patriotically obeying the injunctions of government. People were stinting themselves in the matter of food, clothing and other necessities, and were calculating on continuing the conservation for perhaps another year. When the war came to an end with startling sadness on that memorable day in November the first inspiration of every man was to go forth into the streets and give vent to his feelings by making all the noise he was capable of. His next thought was to go somewhere and buy something. The restrictions were removed, the lid was lifted, and he was free to spend his money as he pleased. He and his family had been lenying themselves many things that they needed and now they were at liberty to buy whatsoever they wanted. For this reason the clothing merchant, the shoe merchant and the dry goods merchant found himself overwhelmed during the past two weeks, as the lessons learned during the year of economy and conservation were not lost. The shoppers turned their attention principally to substantial and useful articles, the things they were most in need of. Christmas entertainments this year were generally abandoned, and for this the flu epidemic is to blame. Hundreds of people in Anaheim have suffered from the malady, it is still with us in A greeting from the American Red Cross canteen was enclosed in the package. It reads: "Our city greets you, for be you aviator, soldier or sailor or marine you will find a hearty welcome in our American Red Cross Canteen." Oranges and apples were also passed to the boys, apples being in sufficient numbers to give each man on the train one. The oranges, however, were short. The high school cadets did patrol duty along the railroad yard and kept the people back from the tracks. The cadet band also was present and enlivened the occasion. The service rendered by the canteen to soldiers passing through Orange is one that is greatly appreciated by the men. It is one of the many points along the railroads where such service is given. At noon the canteen served 250 men with dinner at Fullerton. During the week the Orange ladies have served between 1200 and 1300 men with what is termed by the organization train service — which means the passing of edibles, cigarettes, etc., to men on the train. When time will permit, the men are served with good lunches at the depots, including hot coffee. The canteen hut at Orange is located in a packing house, and it has a large stock of materials that are used in the work of giving assistance to traveling soldiers. The stock is replete and abundant at all times to meet any demand that might be made on it. A. V. Smith yesterday purchased an Oakland Sensible Six Touring Car from Wickersheim Implement Company. They also delivered a new Ford Sedan to E. Livingston on Monday. Clyde F. Leatherwood, of Santa Ana, was killed in action some time in October, according to an official telegram received Saturday night by his brother, R. E. Leatherwood, mechanic at the Crown Stage. The date of the death is not given and the brother has no information as to it or where the hero fell. The postoffice and express office have been overwhelmed with Christmas packages. Fortunately the people began shipping early, thus avoiding congestion.