anaheim-gazette 1919-02-13

Anaheim Gazette ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchal, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter COUNTY BOUNDARIES Changes in the boundary lines of many counties in the state will have to be made if the letter of the political code defining them is adhered to. This is the report issued by Dr. Owen C. Coy, secretary and archivist of the California Historical Commission, at the University of California. One result of the discrepancy is that for nearly 50 years Ventura county has claimed territory approximately 550 square miles in width which, according to legislative enactment, should properly be under the jurisdiction of Los Angeles county. The territory now known as Colusa county bears only a slight resemblance to the original territory of that county as set down in the code. As given in the political code, Los Angeles county is described as running from the southeast corner of Santa Barbara to the northern line of San Diego, with no allowance made for Ventura, on the one hand, and Orange, on the other. The code as it now stands devotes one full section to the description of the boundaries of Klamath county, a county which was abolished nearly half a century ago and whose territory was divided between men and women whose past record has proven that you have the greatest good of our country and our flag at heart. There has been no time in the history of America when there was such pressing need for fore-thinking. There has been no time when it was so necessary that we approach existent problems in the broadest manner, without prejudice and without passion, without self-interest and without partisanship. At no time has there been greater need for closer study from every angle and from every viewpoint. At no time has there been greater need to follow a straight course and avoid tangents. "No person familiar with conditions can expect the world to return to what it was before the war. After the loss of ten million men on the fields of battle, after the return to freedom of sixty millions of people who were enslaved by Hun autocracy, we cannot possibly expect that the world can return to the old conditions that existed prior to August, 1914. "It is therefore our duty as patriotic citizens to get the clearest possible vision of Truth and Justice to the end that out of this turmoil and world-trouble real Truth and real Justice may stand out brighter in the light of human freedom than ever before. "The object of our democracy must not be merely to perpetuate old institutions and bureaus and old-time customs. Every age and generation, must be free to act for itself just as the ages and generations which preceded it. Truth cannot be established by wars or social movements. Justice cannot be changed by statutes or the will of majorities, and neither truth nor justice can be settled by precedents. The greatest object of our democracy must therefore be, especially in this present world crisis, to pursue..." As given in the political code, Los Angeles county is described as running from the southeast corner of Santa Barbara to the northern line of San Diego, with no allowance made for Ventura, on the one hand, and Orange, on the other. The code as it now stands devotes one full section to the description of the boundries of Klamath county, a county which was abolished nearly half a century ago and whose territory was divided between Humboldt and Siskiyou. The boundaries of the following counties, created since 1872, do not appear in the code at all: Ventura, San Benito, Modoc, Orange, Glenn, Madera, Kings, and Imperial, and the boundaries of the parent and adjoining counties have not been modified to show these changes. Senate Bill No. 577, introduced at the present session of the state legislature by Senator A. H. Breed at the request of the California History Commission, would amend that portion of the political code dealing with the definition and establishment of county boundaries. In this bill, the history commission has avoided any changes in the existing boundaries of the various counties, its purpose being merely to codify the laws as they now stand upon the statute books, so that the code, in so far as it describes county boundaries, will conform to existing laws. Always while the legislature is in session conservative and sensible people throughout the state are kept busy filing protests and endeavoring to head off fool legislation proposed by wildeyed statesmen, or members with an axe to grind. STILL FACING A CRISIS George V. Cowan, state director of the Four Minute Men, has issued the following letter to his co-workers: "I should like to make this a personal letter to each of you but owing to the fact that there are nearly 2,000 Four Minute Men in California, I am sure you will forgive a circular letter. I am sure also that you will pardon this appeal from the state director at this time for doubtlessly you have already been thinking along similar lines. The Four Minute Men of the nation are disbanding. As an organization we have perhaps finished our work. But as individuals, as loyal patriots, as private citizens we have not finished our work. "We are slowly awakening to the not be merely to perpetuate old institutions and bureaus and old-time customs. Every age and generation, must be free to act for itself just as the ages and generations which preceded it. Truth cannot be established by wars or social movements. Justice cannot be changed by statutes or the will of majorities, and neither truth nor justice can be settled by precedents. The greatest object of our democracy must therefore be, especially in this present world crisis, to pursue real Truth and real Justice; to pursue them as fully as human wisdom will permit, in a most broad-minded way, and always tempering that pursuit with an everlasting love for humanity. In this way ge can best endeavor to preserve for all men and women alike the fullest possible blessings of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. "Therefore, I appeal to you as veterans of a thinking and virile organization that as private citizens and in your everyday life you continue to preserve not only that crusading spirit which has been with you during the past 18 months but also to preserve that spirit of service and sacrifice which you nurtured during the war, in order that you may put forth in the future, and especially during this present crisis your deepest study and your highest effort for world righteousness and with the hope of a happier humanity not only in America but also on every shore of the seven seas." C. C. Chapman has been appointed a delegate to the Pacific Coast Congress to be held in San Francisco. GARDEN GROVE MEXICAN KILLED BY ENEMY Lius Orosco Shot at Stanton Sunday by Jose Gonzales Coroner Brown held an inquest at Backs & Terry's Monday over the body of Luis Orosco, who was shot to death by Jose Gonzales at Stanton Sunday. The jury was composed of W. P. Webb, C. A.Criss, Dr. W. W. Adams, Fred Ayres, F. B. Kern and LaMont Goble, and after hearing the evidence the jury turned in a verdict to the effect that deceased came to his death by a gunshot wound inflicted by Jose Gonzales. About noon Sunday Orosco was standing at the small station at the southeast corner of the P. E. tracks and the county road at Stanton. Along came a buggy in which witnesses say Gonzales and Feliz Chavez were riding. It drove north by the station and across the tracks it turned. Many Watch Hours For Tidings of Many families Placentia and eOrange county clocks on Saturday waited for news victory or defeat at San Diego. As the hands of the hour of seven had been promised, "If there is any boy as therewill let you knowWe are going to hear from you'll hear from us. As clocks struckthe hands movedseven,and then crept into the mboys' victory. "Oh well, I gui game," said "San Diego hadwould not comewould they meetground.I guess" The hands of a quarter of eight"There is the boyfrom the boys.Eut it was onHabra asking wcome from San phone rang,butat Fullerton askcarpenter who bage on.West Candwhose name seeking. Eight o'clockstill no word fretter past eight,twenty-five pastt surely thebe enthusiast."I lost." Then the photoa moment later.calling from SanHello! hello!voice of the kidTwenty to thirtynever in it.GoodWere any ofwas asked. But the kid hadand there was nThen the newsof different placelerton, Placentiapoints. The boys had sure you will forgive a circular letter. I am sure also that you will pardon this appeal from the state director at this time for doubtlessly you have already been thinking along similar lines. The Four Minute Men of the nation are disbanding. As an organization we have perhaps finished our work. But as individuals, as loyal patriots, as private citizens we have not finished our work. "We are slowly awakening to the fact, we are just beginning to realize that our state and nation, as well as the world at large, are facing today even a more serious and far reaching crisis than during the war. The danger to democracy is even more alarming. During the war that danger was a tangible thing that was easily understood and against which it was easy to arouse the democratic peoples of the world. The new danger is far more subtle and less tangible. It is so interwoven with the natural demands for human freedom that it is sometimes difficult to draw the line of demarcation. "At the same time we cannot be unmindful of the tremendous forward march of society. No true lover of liberty and of the high principles of America would desire to throw the slightest impediment in the way of a forward movement that is sincerely bent on world righteousness and the desire for greater human happiness, comfort and blessings. We are glad to accept those changes which mean those increased greater things. We are unwilling, however, to accept changes that threaten the destruction of prosperity, human life and even of the government itself. "The burden of my message to you then is an appeal that you keep your hearts and minds open and ready to help solve these great social and economic problems. I appeal to you as Goble, and after hearing the evidence the jury turned in a verdict to the effect that deceased came to his death by a gunshot wound inflicted by Jose Gonzales. About noon Sunday Orosco was standing at the small station at the southeast corner of the P. E. tracks and the county road at Stanton. Along came a buggy in which witnesses say Gonzales and Feliz Chavez were riding. It drove north by the station and across the tracks it turned around and went south across the tracks. As witnesses told the story, Gonzales got out of the buggy and crossed the street to where Orosco stood. Chaez remained in the buggy. What was said in the brief conversation between Gonzales and Orosco is not known. Bernardo Castillos and C. Dianda, Mexicans who live at Stanton, were but a few feet away, but they had noticed nothing unusual and paid no attention to what was going on until the shooting started. They said Gonzales walked up to Orosco, talked a few seconds, then drew a revolver and began shooting. Three or four bullets were fired. Orosco was unarmed. He fell with two bullet wounds in the head. A third bullet probably broke his jaw but did not penetrate the skin. Gonzales and Chavez, who held the horse while the shooting was on, are both in jail. As to the cause, officers have a mere intimation only. It is alleged that Orosco's attentions to Gonzales' wife had something to do with the shooting. Possibly, too, Orosco's activities in working with officers may have had something to do with it. Orosco lived at Garden Grove, and was a rather well-known Mexican. Among the Mexicans he was unpopular. Like Jose Cruz, who was murdered at Dyer two years ago, he was looked upon as an informer. About all Jack Ford car is there was stolen year tween 2 and 4 o'clock of Main and T hours later it was bed on West Side was found by a strolling along the tires, coothing that could off the car. The into Ham's garage a crew from there. This is about chine has been men who wanted available on a r H. O. Merritt city, drove into ing and left his of Clune's. It was Anaheim, where one by the thick been exhausted damaged. Har Mother Colony it to Santa Ana "Safety first" of every motorist ways for prevent—Santa Ana Re ANAHEIM GAZETTE SAN DIEGO EASY PICKING FOR FULLERTON (Continued from Page 1) Fullerton high school held a rally in celebration of their victory. A funeral procession was formed, the feature being a large coffin labelled San Diego. The procession marched through the streets and then wended its way solemnly to the high school grounds, where the coffin was set on fire, and a weenie bake participated in. Members of the team were presented with appropriate gifts. Fullerton now has a claim to the championship of Southern California. Other teams leading their leagues are Santa Monica, Inglewood and Redlands. Santa Monica and Inglewood meet this week, and the winner will meet Redlands. Fullerton will meet the winner. TELEPHONES RING, "FULLERTON WINS." Many Watch Hands of Clock Waiting For Tidings of San Diego Game Many families in this city, Fullerton, Placentia and elsewhere in northern Orange county watched the hands of clocks on Saturday evening, as they waited for news which would tell of victory or defeat in the football game at San Diego. Stillness was profound as the hands of the clock moved up to THE 18TH AMENDMENT The New York Sun, an advocate of prohibition, lays its finger on a weakness in the recently ratified prohibition amendment to the Constitution which promises indefinite delay in giving vitality to the measure, even if it does not result in its ultimate defeat. The joint Congressional resolution just indorsed by the legislatures of forty states, four more than necessary, as a Constitutional amendment, makes no provision for enforcement. That must be provided by other legislation. But there is no provision designating the legislators who are to enact these enforcement laws. This vital question is left in a state of such confusion that the temptation is strong to regard as deliberate the actual ineptitude in that respect of the joint resolution as it was passed by both Houses of Congress. The enforcement clause of the resolution as it went to the states for their ratification, and was by forty of them so ratified, is as follows: "The Congress and the several states shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." Concurrent action between the House and Senate of Congress and between the House and Senates of the several states is understandable. It means entire agreement on every detail of any measure introduced. It means that House and Senate must separately pass identically the same bill. But how is this concurrence between the Federal Congress and the legislatures of the several states to be established? Is an enforcement act passed by both branches of Congress to go from Congress, as an upper house, to forty-eight state legislatures, lawyers in such legislatures must have known was fatally handicapped, so far as enforcement is concerned.—Harvey's Weekly. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN Let us suppose a few things. Let us suppose that in April, 1917, when we went to war, Mr. Wilson had called into his cabinet, or at least into his counsels, men of the largest experience and widest influence and board-est statemanship, regardless of their political affiliations, making what is called a coalition government. Suppose he had placed in positions of great responsibility and in all the ministries of war and navy and state the best material he could enlist of every shade of loyal political belief, and had imposed upon individuals peculiarly qualified for such service specific obligations. Suppose that as the election drew near in 1918 he had let it be known that he was not at all concerned about the politics of the candidates for election, but was particularly solicitous that men zealous in the support of all measures for vigorous prosecution of the war and the upholding of his hands to that end should be elected. Suppose that party politics had been absolutely ignored and that the people had gone to the polls with the feeling that party diversions had been largely eliminated for the time being and that the prime consideration was the support of the administration in carrying on the war to a successful and honorable peace. Suppose that when the ballots were counted it had appeared that a good many unexpected things had happened; that some violent partisans had been retired, that the lists of the elect- Many Watch Hands of Clock Waiting For Tidings of San Diego Game Many families in this city, Fullerton, Placentia and elsewhere in northern Orange county watched the hands of clocks on Saturday evening, as they waited for news which would tell of victory or defeat in the football game at San Diego. Stillness was profound as the hands of the clock moved up to the hour of seven, as news of the game had been promised at that hour. "If there is anything stirring," said the boys as they left for the south, "we'll let you know at seven o'clock. We are going to wop San Diego, and you'll hear from us at seven." As clocks struck the fatal hour and the hands moved on to a quarter past seven, and then to half past, doubts crept into the minds of many as to the boys' victory. "Oh, well, I guess the boys have lost the game," said one of the listeners. "San Diego had the advantage; they would not come up here to play, nor would they meet our boys on neutral ground. I guess the boys have lost." The hands of the clock moved up to a quarter of eight, when a phone rang. "There is the phone! I guess that's from the boys. I hope they've won." But it was only a phone from La Habra asking whether any word had come from San Diego. Again the phone rang, but this was from a man at Fullerton asking the address of a carpenter who had built a double garage on West Commonwealth avenue, and whose name and address he was seeking. Eight o'clock came and went, and still no word from the boys. A quarter past eight, twenty minutes past, twenty-five past, then half past eight. "Surely the boys have lost," said an enthusiast. "I am sure the boys have lost." Then the phone rang out spiritedly a moment later. It was long distance calling from San Diego. "Hello! hello!" came the familiar voice of the kid. "We wopped them. Twenty to thirteen. San Diego was never in it. Good night!" "Were any of our boys injured?" he was asked. But the kid had hung up the phone, and there was no further conversation. Then the news was flashed to a score of different places in this section, Fullerton, Placentia, La Habra and other points. The boys had won, and had settled between the House and Senates of the several states is understandable. It means entire agreement on every detail of any measure introduced. It means that House and Senate must separately pass identically the same bill. But how is this concurrence between the Federal Congress and the legislatures of the several states to be established? Is an enforcement act passed by both branches of Congress to go from Congress, as an upper house, to forty-eight state legislatures, as a lower house, for concurrence? And suppose all these forty-eight legislatures do not act as one, but as forty-eight? Suppose each one of them enacts an enforcement law different from all the others, and none of them in agreement with the Federal law? That is not beyond the bounds of possibility, even if it is more improbable than that only a state here and there fails to approve the Federal measure. In either case there would be failure of Congress and the several states to "concur," and without that concurrence in methods of enforcement there would be failure of power to enforce, for power to enforce is conferred by the joint resolution on the specific condition of concurrence. If an enforcement act passed by the Federal Congress went to each of the several states for concurrence, might it not by each of them be sent back to Congress with amendments to be discussed and debated, tossed back and forth from Federal House to Federal Senate, until accepted or defeated as the case might be? In that event there might be amendments from each of the forty-eight states to be thus disposed of, and each of the forty-eight states might make not one, but a dozen, amendments, each one to go through Congress on its own merits in the usual routine of procedure. In such case, where we living in the days of Methuselah, some of us might possibly survive long enough to see the prohibition amendment enforced. But it would be rash to wager even on that. Exploring the bewildering perplexities of the question along other lines, the Sun asks: "Does it mean that if Washington enacts one law and Albany fails to concur, or if Albany passes its laws and Washington fails to concur, there shall be a failure of legislation altogether; as happens when the Senate passes a bill or a resolution and the House does not concur? In that case the attempt at concurrence between the nation and the state would nullify the principle of the amendment so far as that particu- absolutely ignored and that the people had gone to the polls with the feeling that party diversions had been largely eliminated for the time being and that the prime consideration was the support of the administration in carrying on the war to a successful and honorable peace. Suppose that when the ballots were counted it had appeared that a good many unexpected things had happened; that some violent partisans had been retired, that the lists of the elected contained the choice of all parties and an overwhelming majority committed to the support of the administration in the prosecution of vigorous war measures. If that had happened in the United States it would have paralleled the conditions preliminary to the election and 'the results proceeding therefrom in Great Britain, where, by discarding party lines, emphasizing national policies above political preferences and standing strong for the assertion of Britain's rights and interests in the war. Lloyd George is backed by a body of nearly 500 out of 707 members of parliament. Lloyd George is a liberal. He has not renounced his liberal principles, but he is backed in Paris by a coalition of all parties, made up largely, if not chiefly, of Unionists—Torlese, if you please—men who, in times of peace, fight Lloyd George to the limit, but whom, in times of war, he has enlisted almost to a man in his support. That it what might have happened in the United States, but didn't. What did happen is so recent as not to require the telling. SUFFRAGE DEFEATED Nation-wide woman suffrage was defeated Monday in the United States Senate. The vote was 55 for suffrage to 29 against, but the amendment failed to carry because it required a two-thirds vote of the Senate, or 64 votes, to carry. Advocates of suffrage are already planning to submit the amendment to the Senate again, but it is improbable that a vote on the measure can be secured at this session. Some of the opponents of suffrage declared that the demonstrations of the militants at Washington, including an effort to burn the effigy of President Wilson before the White House, caused the suffrage forces to lose votes. "Hello! hello!" came the familiar voice of the kid. "We wopped them. Twenty to thirteen. San Diego was never in it. Good night!" "Were any of our boys injured?" he was asked. But the kid had hung up the phone, and there was no further conversation. Then the news was flashed to a score of different places in this section, Fullerton, Placentia, La Habra and other points. The boys had won, and had settled scores with as ungentlemanly a lot of crabs as ever lived. RECOVERED THE SKELETON About all Jack Taylor has left of his Ford car is the body. The machine was stolen yesterday afternoon between 2 and 4 o'clock, from the corner of Main and Third streets. A few hours later it was found in the river bed on West Seventeenth street. It was found by some boys who were strolling along the river. The tires, corburetor and everything that could be removed was taken off the car. The machine was brought into Ham's garage late last evening by a crew from the shop. This is about the first time a machine has been stolen in this city by men who wanted only the accessories available on a machine. H. O. Merritt, who lives west of the city, drove into the city Saturday evening and left his car standing in front of Clune's. It was found yesterday at Anaheim, where it had been abandoned by the thieves after the gas had been exhausted. The car was not damaged. Ham went over to the Mother Colony last night and brought it to Santa Ana. "Safety first" should be the motto of every motorist and there are many ways for preventing cars being stolen. —Santa Ana Register. Does it mean that if Washington enacts one law and Albany fails to concur, or if Albany passes its laws and Washington fails to concur, there shall be a failure of legislation altogether; as happens when the Senate passes a bill or a resolution and the House does not concur? In that case the attempt at concurrence between the nation and the state would nullify the principle of the amendment so far as that particular state was concerned. Does it mean that a law enacted by Washington shall have force only where the states have not otherwise provided? That interpretation of the amendment is scarcely conceivable." The Sun is authority for the statement that there are Constitutional lawyers in Congress and elsewhere who believe that a second amendment is necessary to relieve the mix-up of non-related authorities and to define intelligibly, ways and means of enforcement. This would imply that the entire prohibition amendment legislation and ratification would have to be done all over again. Just why so faultily drawn a measure was permitted to pass is either very mysterious or very self-evident. If the statesmen who drew it and the statesmen in Congress who enacted it did not see its confused futility, that is indeed a mystery, for there are as keen lawyers in Congress as may be found in the country. If it was drawn and passed to serve a makeshift political purpose with the set intention of rendering enforcement an impossibility, then the reason for wording the amendment as it stands is obvious. This theory, too, might possibly throw some light of explanation on the astonishing spectacle of forty state legislatures fairly tumbling over each other in their exultant eagerness to ratify a measure which every one of the scores of bright lines of the question along other lines, the Sun asks: "Does it mean that if Washington enacts one law and Albany fails to concur, or if Albany passes its laws and Washington fails to concur, there shall be a failure of legislation altogether; as happens when the Senate passes a bill or a resolution and the House does not concur? In that case the attempt at concurrence between the nation and the state would nullify the principle of the amendment so far as that particular state was concerned." This is the second time the present Congress has declined to submit the proposed suffrage amendment to the federal constitution to the states for ratification. Great crowds of women swarmed into the galleries when the doors were opened at 11 o'clock. Two gallaries were allotted to the suffragists and one to the anti-suffragists. Secret service men and policemen sat among the women of both groups to prevent disorder. THE CASE OF HENRY FORD Protest against the effort of Henry Ford to force his way into the United States Senate in spite of his repudiation by the people of his state, is not based upon any personal prejudice against Ford. It is purely a question of maintenance of the principles and practices of representative government. Mr. Ford does not represent the governmental ideas of the people of Michigan in any respect. He is a freerider, while a great majority of the people of Michigan are protectionists. He is a pacifist, while the people of his state believe in aggressively asserting and defending the rights of the nation when infringed upon by any other nation. He takes no interest in public affairs, as evidenced by his statement that he voted for Garfield, although misatures must have handicapped, so far is concerned.—HarIT HAVE BEEN few things. that in April, 1917, Mar. Mr. Wilson had met, or at least into of the largest experinfluence and board-regardless of theirs, making what is government. placed in positions ability and in all the and navy and state he could enlist of royal political belief, upon individuals peo-ler such service spethe election drew and let it be known all concerned about candidates for electi-cularly solicitous in the support of allrous prosecution of holding of his hands be elected. city politics had been and that the people calls with the feelingns had been largely time being and that ration was the sup-station in carrying successful and honorathen the ballots were appeared that a good things had happen-nol partisans had the lists of the elect- Garfield was elected president before Ford was of age. The people of his state want a man in Washington who has taken an active interest in public affairs and who has shown his patriotism in a very practical wya. But, more important than all these, Mr. Ford believes in selection of Senators by the President. He says that he did not want to be a candidate for Senator but entered the race because the President wanted him to. He let all the power of the administration be placed behind him in the effort to force his election in spite of the will of the people. He let the administration exert an influence that could not have been enlisted by the expenditure of a million dollars in his behalf. He is so far out of sympathy with representative and truly popular government that he was willing to let a national executive invade a state and try to dictate to the people whom they should elect to represent them in the United States Senate. Such a man is out of harmony with the thought and desire of the people of Michigan and of the whole United States. He is out of harmony with them not only in superficial matters but upon the very fundamentals of government. Michigan has a history of which she is proud. She has a citizenship that is independent in thought and courageous in action. Her people are accustomed to do their own thinking and to act upon their own judgment. They may err, but not more frequently when they act upon their own judgment than if they accept the dictation of an autocrat at Washington. If they err, the responsibility is theirs and they will profit by experience. But they have not abandoned and will not abandon their rights and duties one of which is the selection of Senators who represent their ideals in government. connection to the state highway at Descanso. This latter highway is the new San Diego-Imperial Valley route. THE STATE MARKET There was passed at the 1915 session of the Legislature a State Market Act providing for a system of self-sustaining commission markets, to which farmer and producer might consign their products for sale and the consumer might come and buy, thus benefiting both classes. As long as an avenue of this kind was kept open between the producer and the consumer no food trust or combine could control. Well known authorities and students are agreed that the high cost of living is not primarily due to lack of production, but to a system of trust-controlled markets that prevent products from coming to market. The original State Market Act provided for a simple method of allowing food products to come to market, and would also eliminate the speculator and profiteer. These benefits would be enjoyed through an institution that would soon become self-sustaining, as the moderate commission to be charged would take care of cost of maintenance. The bill was finally passed and signed. Then a State Market Director was appointed who was not in sympathy with the intent of the law and who immediately proceeded to nullify it. The appropriation was expended to create the very conditions that the market act sought to abolish. This mal-administration created a storm of protest and the entire matter was exposed and presented to the Legislature. The political "steam roller" worked day and night to save the Market Director. The "steam roller" prevailed, the result being that the Director was en- when the ballots were appeared that a good things had happen partisans had the lists of the electorate of all parties being majority comport of the administration of vigorous open in the United have paralleled the primary to the election proceeding therefrom where, by discarding usizing national political preferences and for the assertion of and interests in the age is backed by a out of 707 members SOLDIERS AS SCOUT MASTERS A nation wide campaign to secure a large number of new Boy Scout instructors from among the officers and enlisted men returning from overseas has been undertaken at the request of the war department. The official circular now being used in this drive for scout masters is signed by Gen. Peyton C. March, chief of staff, by order of Secretary of War Baker, and carries, as well, the official stamp of Adj. Gen. P. C. Harris. It is believed that the co-operation of a large number of officers and enlisted men who have seen actual service in France will inspire the Boy Scouts with patriotism and a devotion to their country as nothing else will. This act on the part of the war department is the highest honor paid the Boy Scouts since Congress granted the organization a general charter on June 15, 1916. SAN DIEGO ROADS A petition containing the names of several thousand residents of San Diego county, filed with the board of supervisors, asks that body to call an election on a bond issue of $2,000,000 for concrete highways. The three principal highways proposed in the construction plan are from Camp Kearny through Escondido to the Riverside county line; from San Diego to independence in thought and courageous action. Her people are accustomed to do their own thinking and to act upon their own judgment. They may err, but not more frequently when they act upon their own judgment than if they accept the dictation of an autocrat at Washington. If they err, the responsibility is theirs and they will profit by experience. But they have not abandoned and will not abandon their rights and duties one of which is the selection of Senators who represent their ideals in government. Michigan has no personal objection to Mr. Ford. On the contrary, the state is proud of his achievements as an automobile manufacturer. But the state cannot agree with his economic theories, his ideas of internationalism, or his acceptance of executive dictorship. Because Michigan does not propose to be misrepresented in the United States Senate, her people are making their protests heard in opposition to the efforts to place Ford in the Senate after one of the most powerful political machines in the history of the world had failed to force his election." The "steam roller" prevailed, the result being that the Director was enabled to have the original market act repealed and to substitute one of his own designing, providing for a State Market Commission, with no provision for markets, just the reverse of the original act. In this action a grave injustice was done to the people and they were robbed of an institution which would have permitted surplus food products to come to market instead of being destroyed. A recent nation wide survey disclosed the fact that food stuffs have advanced 83 per cent. A large percentage of this is directly chargeable to methods employed by food speculators and profiteers. A properly conducted system of State Commission Markets will greatly aid in reducing the excessive living cost and the people of this State can have such markets by urging their Assemblymen and Senators to vote for the bill providing for them. This bill is known as Senate Bill No. 639. SPIRITUALIST MEETING Rev. Alice Williams, pastor of Santa Ana, will lecture and give messages in the hall over the Plain Dealer office, February 14, at 7:45 P.M. All are welcome. A Michigan man has perfected a machine for sprinkling sand evenly over ice streets. The machine is to be horse drawn. Henry must have been asleep at the Ford. Iowa will probably supplant Tennessee and the mountains of Virginia as "locations" for secret distillers, according to revenue officers. The Missouri river bottoms are believed to be infested with moonshiners. Clubs carried by the Paris police are fitted with tiny electric lights. What is the idea? Won't the old style clubs make the victims see stars enough? William McLachlin came up from SAN DIEGO ROADS A petition containing the names of several thousand residents of San Diego county, filed with the board of supervisors, asks that body to call an election on a bond issue of $2,000,000 for concrete highways. The three principal highways proposed in the construction plan are from Camp Kearny through Escondido to the Riverside county line; from San Diego to Tia Juana, Mexico, and around the bay, and from Lakeside to Julian with a ATTENTION! Now is the time to subscribe for the ANAHEIM GAZETTE Always newsy and reliable. Per year: $1.50 Your Home Paper