anaheim-gazette 1919-04-10

BOND ELECTION DATE FRIDAY JUNE 10 SUPERVISORS FIX TIME FOR SETTLING QUESTION OF HARBOR AT NEWPORT BEACH Half Million Dollars to be Asked of the County for Completion of Job Government Will Probably Aid in the Work. After several years in investigation and delays that were unavoidable, the principal delay being because war conditions prevented construction, the Newport harbor question is to reach a vote. The harbor commission, composed of L. L. Shaw of Santa Ana, L. H. Wallace of Newport Beach, J. A. Armitage of Sunset Beach, K. E. Watson of Orange and J. W. Duckworth of Anaheim, with Captain Leeds and A. K. Barnard as engineers finished their report long ago, but it was not finally passed upon by the Board of Supervisors until a hearing Wednesday. At that hearing the fact that the government could not give an assurance of assistance to the harbor was brought out. The general policy of the government in harbor matters has been to give aid where something has already been done, and the best way for the harbor to secure recognition from the government, in a financial way, is to go ahead with the work Supervisor S. issued to Wm. Vogele on recommendation of the Horticultural Commissioner. The application of L. E. Allen to lay pipe line across Glenn avenue, immediately north of 6th street, was granted. The application of Irwin Fickas to lay pipe line across Edinger street just north of his pumping plant was granted. The application of R. B. Cregar for permit to operate a stage line from Riverside to Santa Ana, was granted. The Purchasing Agent was authorized to sell two screens for $3.50 and a spraying machine for $5.00, said property being no longer needed by the county. The Auto Club of Southern California is authorized to place signs on Cerritos avenue at the Santa Fe crossing. Bids were opened for Greenville School District bonds, $12,000 issue, and said bonds were sold to the State Board of Control for par, accrued interest and a premium of $551.50. Bids were opened for improvement of 17th street in the Fifth Road District, and the contract awarded to A. G. Wright for $7441.83. The petition of K. V. Wolff, et al, to vacate certain alley in Olive Heights, was granted. The hearing on the petition of Edmund G. Stone, et al, to vacate a portion of Maple street, Westminster, was continued to May 7, 1919, at 2 p.m. The petition of H. R. Francis, et al, to vacate a part of Walnut street in town of Westminster, was granted. The hearing on the petition of S. W. Price, et al, for county road in 2nd Road District, was continued to May 7, 1919, at 2 p.m. The petition of F. C. Wilson, et al, for county road in the 2nd Road District... long ago, but it was not finally passed upon by the Board of Supervisors until a hearing Wednesday. At that hearing the fact that the government could not give an assurance of assistance to the harbor was brought out. The general policy of the government in harbor matters has been to give aid where something has already been done, and the best way for the harbor to secure recognition from the government, in a financial way, is to go ahead with the work. Supervisor S. H. Finley made a motion for delay until an assurance was given of governmental support. There was no second to the motion. The formal resolutions adopting the plans and specifications and calling the election, as prepared by District Attorney L. A. West, were read and adopted. The date of election was fixed as Friday, June 10. The plans call for a jetty improvement, for dredging and for opening a new channel for the Santa Ana river into the Pacific ocean. The new channel will prevent the filling of the bay by silt. The resignation of N. Philbrook, as Justice of the Peace of Laguna Beach Township, was accepted. Spraying licenses were ordered issued to John War, E. R. Mauzy and Roy F. Knight, on recommendation of the Horticultural Commissioner. The hearing of the petition of J. B. Cleghorn, et al., to vacate a portion of a certain public road in the Fifth Road District was set for May 7, 1919, at 10 o'clock, a.m. The application of J. C. Callaway to lay a cement pipe line across Board street, Anaheim, was granted. The application of Robert L. Tedford to lay a pipe line under the boulevard at Greenville about one-fourth mile south of the Pacific Electric railway, was granted. The County Auditor was ordered to transfer $13.50 from the Bridge Fund to the Auto License Fund. The application of Frank Miller to construct a short piece of macadam road at Arch Beach, was granted. The resignation of W. Dean Johnson, Director of Westminster Drainage District was accepted. W. E. Hennlon was appointed director of Westminster Drainage District. The hearing of the application of A. B. Watson for permit to operate an auto stage over certain highways in Orange county was set for April 15, 1919, at 11 a.m. The hearing on the petition of Edmund G. Stone, et al., to vacate a portion of Maple street, Westminster, was continued to May 7, 1919, at 2 p.m. The petition of H. R. Francis, et al., to vacate a part of Walnut street in town of Westminster, was granted. The hearing on the petition of S. W. Price, et al., for county road in 2nd Road District, was continued to May 7, 1919, at 2 p.m. The petition of F. C. Wilson, et al., for county road in the 2nd Road District, was granted. J. L. McBride was designated by the Board to prepare specifications for improvement of certain roads in the proposed Road District Improvement No.4. The application of Highway Transportation Company for permit to operate an express and freight transportation line between Los Angeles and Santa Ana, was granted. Bids were opened for improvement of Magnolia avenue in the 3rd Road District, and the contract awarded to Redondo Construction Company for $2414.88. J. L. McBride was appointed as engineer for the proposed Orangethorpe Road District. Tract No. 87 was submitted to the City Engineer of the City of Fullerton. The Purchasing Agent was authorized to purchase a gravel loading machine. FINDING JOBS FOR THE BOYS Finding four hundred jobs for soldiers and sailors each day, ten thousand active workers are now enlisted in the re-employment forces of the National Catholic War Council, it was reported at the headquarters of this organization in Washington. From the great city centers to the rural crossroads communities, this work of finding the job for the man and the man for the job is being rapidly extended through their diocesan and parish organizations, the heads of the Catholic council declare. Until it covers every county in the whole country and has placed at good work and wages the last lad to lay off khaki and blue, it is promised that this big re-employment army will be kept in full operation, geared up to the pace of finding places for fully a thousand men a day. Through fifty employment experts, who are covering the United States as field agents to organize every Catholic world. It is very pertinent that this big re-employment army will be kept in full operation, geared up to the pace of finding places for fully a thousand men a day. What will this new Southern California movement this week bring well ranch sold at once to W. Leffingwell same name, amounting to two years old Whittier citrus which for prince fruit are not Each parcel with it stock Association, going to pack and re-exclusive Leffingwell ante of the fruit. A desire to dispose of property in all ers will have chasing small price. Further an end of the subdivision on Saturday needed to sell irrigated wards. New prepared, well and are obtains, 729-31 Angeles. WANTS An organ repeal of this circulation farmers of made its appearing circulated of Orange. "A petition so-called day." "We,the sire to regiment the so-called urge that you exert every bring about." The application of Frank Miner to construct a short piece of macadam road at Arch Beach, was granted. The resignation of W. Dean Johnston, Director of Westminster Drainage District, was accepted. W. E. Hennion was appointed director of Westminster Drainage District. The hearing of the application of A. B. Watson for permit to operate an auto stage over certain highways in Orange county was set for April 15, 1919, at 11 a.m. The application of Campbell Camminger to install wagon scale at Buena Park, was granted. The application of Union Oil Company to string a telephone line from southwest corner of Section 18-3-9 to the new Chapman well, was granted. The resignation of W. J. Renshaw, engineer for proposed Orangethorpe Road District, was accepted. It was ordered that all public corporation statements be referred to the Purchasing Agent. The application of J. W. Howard and Leo Hund to lay a pipe line across West Broadway, near Garden Grove Road, was granted. It was ordered that Orange county bear its proportionate part of the expense of repairs on bridge across Coyote Creek, said repairs to cost approximately $250.00. The Purchasing Agent was authorized to secure property conveyance by deed for part of Blocks 39 and 32, Santa Ana East, and the County Auditor directed to draw a warrant for $2400 in favor of W. B. Williams, for the purchase of said lots, said warrant to be paid out of the Good Roads Fund. The application of Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Company to lay pipe line across Red Hill avenue, was granted. The spraying license was ordered organizations, the heads of the Catholic council declare. Until it covers every county in the whole country and has placed at good work and wages the last lad to lay off khaki and blue, it is promised that this big re-employment army will be kept in full operation, geared up to the pace of finding places for fully a thousand men a day. Through fifty employment experts, who are covering the United States as field agents to organize every Catholic force in every locality, the National Catholic War Council is directing the daily activities of the regiments of re-employment workers that are being enlisted throughout dioceses and parishes. From forty offices, established in San Francisco, New York, St. Louis, Boston, Chicago, Omaha, Philadelphia, Butte, Kansas City, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Detroit, Denver, Seattle, Tacoma, Los Angeles and other industrial centers, in co-operation with the U.S. Employment Service canvass of employers and registration of applicants are being conducted as a basis for getting jobs for demobilized fighters. Thousands of Knights of Columbus are also co-operating throughout the country in this campaign, which begins at overseas and debarkation camps and follows the men through to the best positions obtainable at home. At the rate of only one dollar per job per man, over ten thousand soldiers, sailors and marines have been placed in the past month by the re-employment workers of the National Catholic War Council. When the full force of the organization of their church can be placed behind the movement, it is predicted that it will result in the finding of jobs for a thousand men a day. ANAHEIM GAZETTE REVERENT BATSMAN In a baseball game at Constantinople between Turks and the crew of the "Scorpion," an American navy boat, the score was tied. With two men out in their half of the ninth innings, the hopes of the Turks centered on their star batter. As he came up to the plate, he raised his bat before his eyes, pointing it to high heaven, and with uplifted glance he murmured: "Oh, Allah! Give me a good eye!" "One strike!" shouted the unpire, as the Turk missed the ball. Again the Turk raised his bat toward the sky. "Oh, Allah! Give me nerve!" he supplicated. "Two strikes!" shouted the umpire as the Turk missed again. A third time the Turk held his bat pointing up. "Oh, Allah! Give me strength!" he begged. "Three strikes! You're out!" said the umpire. An American sailor came up to bat. He too, raised his bat before his uplifted eyes. "You know me, Al." he murmured fervently. And then he knocked the home run that won the game. FAMOUS LEMON RANCHO PLACED ON MARKET What will undoubtedly be a sensation to all owners of citrus property in Southern California is the announcement this week that the famous Leffingwell rancho, of Whittier, is to be sold at once in small acreage lots. C. W. Leffingwell, Sr., and his son of the same name, owners of the property, amounting to 375 acres, have put the same into the hands of Edwin G. Hart, who will superintend the big realty CONGRESS WILL COMBAT THE BURLESON REGIME Arbitrary Acts of the Postmaster General Will be Investigated by Republican House. "It will be our policy to make careful inquiry into the conduct of the postal service with a view to eliminating wasteful expenditures and faulty administration. We shall favor readjustment of the compensation of the employees upon an equitable basis and otherwise encourage them and improve their working conditions, to the end that efficiency of the service of which there is now universal complaint may be raised to the highest possible standard. We shall oppose a continuance of the present autocratic and despotic control of the telegraph and telephones, and favor their return to their owners, subject to the regulation of the people in their local communities, or of the Interstate Commerce Commission as to interstate traffic, as prescribed by law." So said Representative Halvor Steenerson, of Minnesota, the new chairman of the House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Friday. Full of vim and energy, several inches over six feet in height and built in proportion, he is preparing to devote all his strength in conjunction with the other members of the committee, to cleaning up the Post Office Department as administered by Postmaster Burleson. He is particularly anxious that the telephone and telegraph companies shall not be used for political purposes which must be paid for by taxpayers. The Postal Telegraph Company formerly had a net annual income of $12,000,000. Burleson reduced it to $4,000,000. The Government guaranteed the dividends of both it and the Western Union and then increased opera-ment, under the act of February 25, seven billions in cash appropriations and eight billion in contract authorizations were cancelled. This included $2,996,000,000 for the quartermaster's department. After the cancellation had been made it was found by the War Department that the amount included $829,000,000 absolutely necessary for the transportation of troops and for supplies, including clothing and subsistence. This was essential to bringing the troops home and will have to be reappropriated soon. GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN SIERRA NEVADA Government Report on Inyo Range and Mount Whitney Region The Inyo Range, the Mount Whitney region, and Owens Valley, which lies between these two ranges, in eastern California, are described in a report just issued by the United States Geological Survey. This region is off the main lines of travel and is not so well known as other parts of the State, but when the roads and railway facilities are improved, Owens Valley, which affords access to the region, will certainly become famous for its magnificent scenery. The Sierra Nevada, which reaches its highest point in Mount Whitney, forms the west wall of Owens Valley, and as it rises abruptly above the valley without intervening foothills the range displays its majestic height far more imposingly here than anywhere else along its course. The top of the Sierra Nevada is readily accessible by trails that start from the pleasant towns of Lone Pine, Independence, Big Pine, and Bishop. Good roads extend into the heart of the range from Bishop, the chief town of Owens Valley, so that an automobile trip of hardly more than What will undoubtedly be a sensation to all owners of citrus property in Southern California is the announcement this week that the famous Lefflingwell rancho, of Whittier, is to be sold at once in small acreage lots. C. W. Lefflingwell, Sr., and his son of the same name, owners of the property, amounting to 375 acres, have put the same into the hands of Edwin G. Hart, who will superintend the big realty deal. Mr. Hart is the man who made citrus fame for himself in the planting and selling of the North Whittier Heights citrus property. The Lefflingwell rancho is probably the most famous lemon grove in the world. It is very highly improved property, some of the trees being twenty-two years old. It is in the celebrated Whittier citrus district, the groves of which for productiveness and quality of fruit are not excelled in the state. Each parcel of land sold will carry with it stock in the Lefflingwell Citrus Association, giving the owner the right to pack and market his fruit under the exclusive Lefflingwell brands, a guarantee of the highest market price for the fruit. As Hart is under contract to dispose of the major portion of this property in a limited period early buyers will have the opportunity of purchasing small tracts at the wholesale price. Further announcements will be made of the subdivision sale, which is to begin on Saturday, April 12. It is planned to sell in lots of five acres and upwards. New maps and plats have been prepared, with the steets indicated, and are obtainable at Mr. Hart's offices, 729-31 Van Nuys Building, Los Angeles. WANT LAW REPEALED An organized effort to secure the repeal of the daylight saving law, by the circulation of petitions among the farmers of the entire country, has made its appearance in a petition being circulated by E F. Wickersheim of Orange. The petition reads: "A petition asking the repeal of the so-called daylight saving law. "We, the undesigned farmers desire to register our protest against the so-called daylight saving law, and urge that you as our representative exert every possible influence to bring about a repeal of this law at the next session of Congress." HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS SAVED BY FILIBUSTER Republican House and Senate to Cut Down Bills Which Footed Four and Half Billions. As the result of the Republican effort in the Senate during the last few days of the session to compel the President to again convene Congress, it is likely that several hundreds of millions of dollars will be saved the taxpayers through appropriations found unnecessary. The amount contained in the bills which failed to reach the signature of the Chief Executive totalled four and a half billions of dollars, including three-fourths of a billion for the Railway Administration. One of these measures was the naval appropriation bill, providing for the expenditure of $824,000,000. The greater portion of this, more than $700,000,000, was for the building program which contemplated creating a navy for the United Owens Valley, and as it rises abruptly above the valley without intervening foothills the range displays its majestic height far more imposingly here than anywhere else along its course. The top of the Sierra Nevada is readily accessible by trails that start from the pleasant towns of Lone Pine, Independence, Big Pine, and Bishop. Good roads extend into the heart of the range from Bishop, the chief town of Owens Valley, so that an automobile trip of hardly more than an hour will take the traveler to the headwaters of Bishop Creek, whose profoundly glacial canyons and spacious amphitheaters are among the most impressive in the entire range. The country west of the crest of this part of the Sierra Nevada is included in the proposed Roosevelt National Park. The region is rich in mineral resources—silver, lead, zinc, tungsten, gold, and marble—and the waters of Owens Lake yield soda and other chemicals. The mines at Cerro Gordo, in the Inyo Range, have produced more silver-lead ore than any other mine in California; their output of base bullion between 1869 and 1877 amounting to $7,000,000. After those early flush times the mines long lay idle, but in recent years they have been reopened, and Cerro Gordo has again become California's foremost producer of lead ore. In 1913 large bodies of tungsten ore were discovered in the Tungsten Hills, west of Bishop. They remained practically unknown until the spring.of1916, when outside interests bought them and began to develop them energetically. By midsummer two mills had been completed and were in active operation, and the district has since supplied a large quantity of tungsten. Geologic conditions similar to those in the Tungsten Hills prevail over a wide extent of country along the east slope of the Sierra Nevada. The places of contact of the intrusive granites with other rock, shown in the geologic maps accompanying the paper, are the most likely places to prospect for other similar bodies of tungsten ore. SENATE WILL PROTECT SMALL OIL PRODUCER Attempts to Nullify Conservation Law Rejected by Solons. The attempted nullification of the present conservation law providing The Catholic covers every entry and has all wages the land blue, it re-employ full operation of finding men a day, sent experts, United States as every Catho- the National directing the regiments of what are being cases and par- established Park, St. Louis, Philadelphia,burg, Cleve- bit, Denver, Angeles and in co-opera- employment Services and registe- being conducting jobs for thousands of also co-operntry in this at overseas and follows newest positions. The dollar per thousand solves have been by the re- the National When the fullon of their mind the move- it will result in a thousand farmers of the entire country, has made its appearance in a petition be- ing circulated by E F. Wickersheim of Orange. The petition reads: "A petition asking the repeal of the so-called daylight saving law. "We, the undesigned farmers desire to register our protest against the so-called daylight saving law, and urge that you as our representative exert every possible influence to bring about a repeal of this law at the next session of Congress." Wickersheim hopes to secure several thousand names in this county, which will be forwarded to Senator Arthus Capper, of Kansas, who is to lead in the fight for the repeal of the law. The petition is to be presented at the opening of the special session which is believed will be about May 1. Wickersheim has left copies of the petition with Ehlen and Grote Company, M. Elfstie and Company and the S. A. V. I. Company, which he requests farmers to sign. The petitions will remain in these places for fifteen days. "The daylight saving law may be all right for business men but it isn't for farmers" said Wickershelm. "The farmer works by the sun and the new time makes an unequal division of his day. I hope the farmers of this section will sign these petitions and so aid in getting this law repealed." At a depth of 2319 feet the Fullerton Oil Company has cemented its No. 13, the only well this company has drilling in the Brea field. Exceptional good luck has marked the drilling of this well thus far, and is a striking contrast to the luck that followed Nos. 10 and 11, on which three and six years were spent, respectively. The amount contained in the bills which failed to reach the signature of the Chief Executive totalled four and a half billions of dollars, including three-fourths of a billion for the Railway Administration. One of these measures was the naval appropriation bill, providing for the expenditure of $824,000,000. The greater portion of this, more than $700,000,000, was for the building program which contemplated creating a navy for the United States as large as that of Great Britain by 1925. This was urged by the President in a mysterious cablegram to the Naval Affairs Committee of the House at the identical time that he was urging in Paris a panacea to prevent all future wars. It is likely that this will be materially cut down unless something unforseen should occur to startle the country into the realization that it should have a larger navy to adequately protect its interests on the Pacific ocean. With peace established the Republcans in both the House and Senate are of the opinion that the army appropriation bill, carrying expenditures of $1,240,000,000, should be bereft of extravagant projects and reduced by several hundreds of millions. Unnecessary expense under the Shipping Board as exemplified during the war at the Hog Island yards is considered a scandal, and it is therefore the intention of Congress to pare the sundry civil bill, with appropriations of $851,000,000, which the Administration attempted to jam through before adjournment. Charges of carelessness of the executive branch are being driven home by the facts in a mistake of two billions of dollars made by the War Department. By request of the Depart- other rock, shown in the geologic maps accompanying the paper, are the most likely places to prospect for other similar bodies of tungsten ore. SENATE WILL PROTECT SMALL OIL PRODUCER Attempts to Nullify Conservation Law Rejected by Solons. The attempted nullification of the present conservation law providing for protection of California oil deposits has been, in the main, rejected by the Senate Committee on Oil. The State Mining Bureau, several months ago, called public attention to this attack. It was pointed out that the ultimate aim would be disguised under proposals which would leave merely the skeleton of an impotent law on the statute books, and would furthermore, place its enforcement entirely in the hands of a few large oil producers. The attack has already served a good purpose by bringing into public view a certain few large operators who have never recognized the interest of the public in the oil resources, and have obstructed reasonable enforcement of the law. The Senate Committee has reported the Rigdon bill out, minus some of its most destructive features, and has tabled the bill introduced by Senator J. R. Thompson of Santa Barbara, which proposed to make the present law thoroughly effective. As the Thompson bill is based upon correct governmental principles it will continue to show the inadequacy of the present law. Due to its origin the Rigdon bill (Senate Bill No. 199) still carries provisions which would, if enacted, lower HOTEL VALENCIA Modern in Every Respect Finest Hotel in Orange County Accommodations Unsurpassed By any hotel in the Southland and prices reasonable. Corner Lemon and Center Sts Anaheim, California Rates, $1.00 per night, up. 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