anaheim-gazette 1919-05-01

TO COMBAT FIRES WITH THE ARMY AIRGRAFT AIRPLANES AND BALLOONS WILL KEEP GUARD ON THE NATIONAL WOODLANDS Forest Service Officials and Army Men Mapping Out Experiment—May Boom Blazes.—To Report By Wireless. Army airplanes and captive balloons will cover portions of the national forests of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and other states this summer, to aid in detecting and suppressing forest fires. In compliance with an order from Secretary Baker directing the Air Service to co-operate with the forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture in this work, conferences are under way to determine where and to what extent the air scouts will supplement the forest rangers. That there is a distinct and important place for aircraft in fire protection of timberlands is regarded by the Forestry officials as beyond doubt, but experimental trial of methods and possibilities will have to obey the first step. This is now being planned for the coming fire season. Army airdrome and bases will be utilized for the experiments. Some of the bases near HAS NO AUTHORITY TO INCREASE RATES Burleson's High-Handed Methods Given a Set-Back by Court. Federal Judge Landis Saturday ruled that Postmaster-General Burleson could not increase intrastate telegraph rates. He said he would dissolve the temporary injunction restraining the Attorney-General of Illinois from interfering with the imposition of the higher rates. Judge Landis said that in his opinion it was merely the intention of Congress merely to give the President power to operate the wires as a national unit, but not to delegate to him the rate-making opwer. This decision coincides with the decisions of the California Railroad Commission on the subject announced Saturday. “This commission furthermore,” the announcement said, “will be represented at the hearing before the United States Supreme Court of the North and South Dakota cases which will finally determine the matter of the jurisdiction of the Postmaster-General. This hearing has been set for May 5.” Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, assailed the administration of Postmaster-General Burleson in a statement, declaring that he must “walk the plank sooner or later.” Mr. Gompers charged Postmaster-General Burleson with carrying out “an archaic, autocratic policy in the conduct of the postal, telegraph and telephone services of the United States” and said he “he needs only a wider field and a better opportunity to fit him for succession to some of the world's best-known, but unlamented ex-dictators.” What is probable rodsters is that most without exposure of fish apparent. The vast plenty of rivers, still yield month of the year such small stand, will find splendid creeks dino, San Gabriel watersheds in t Water in more ideal height and present unsettling threat of rain storms last winter plants of trout scattered by mission's expert personal supervise been possible. Plantings and details of the water but not too much done the rest. little disturbed one wanders all "fingerlings" and themselves splash for flies. Many summer of 1918 which rendered normally at the fishers, and they serve to punctu That there is a distinct and important place for aircraft in fire protection of timberlands is regarded by the Forestry officials as beyond doubt, but experimental trial of methods and possibilities will have to obey the first step. This is now being planned for the coming fire season. Army airdrome and bases will be utilized for experiments. Some of the bases near enough to national forests to be used advantageously are the flying fields at San Diego, Riverside, and Arcadia in Southern California. Other points in the West and in the East are under consideration, including one near the White Mountains in New Hampshire. One of the interesting possibilities to be tested is bombing fires to put them out. It is believed that bombs charged with suitable chemicals can be used with good results. Another plan to be tested is transporting fire fighters by dirigibles from which ladders can be lowered to the ground. The chief use of the aircraft this summer, however, will be for fire detection. At present the Forest Service relies for this partly on patrol, usually by men on horses, motorcycles, or railroad speeders, and partly on watchers stationed at lookout points. Aircraft have many points of obvious superiority for both classes of detection work. Lookouts in a very broken country, cut up by deep canyons or where mountain ridges obstruct the view, or in a flat country that affords no good points of vantage, are often unable to pick up all fires quickly by the rising smoke, or to locate them accurately. For precise location the system in use depends on triangulation through reports telephoned from separate observation points. Airplanes would use wireless in reporting fires, as they have done in communicating with the artillery, and would locate fires by coordinates in the same way that guh-fire in war is directed to a particular spot or object. From the Army standpoint, the use of aircraft in protecting the national forests affords a valuable opportunity for training fliers and developing further the possibilities of aircraft and the art of flying. TO FIGHT CODDLING MOTH In the closing hours of the legislature, the Senate passed the bill declaring that he must "walk the plank sooner or later." Mr. Gompers charged Postmaster-General Burleson with carrying out "an archaic, autocratic policy in the conduct of the postal, telegraph and telephone services of the United States" and said he "he needs only a wider field and a better opportunity to fit him for succession to some of the world's best-known, but unlamented ex-dictators." CHAMBERLAIN ATTACKS INJUSTICE OF BAKER Cites New Cases of Brutal Inhumanity In Imposing Sentences Upon Soldiers. Further excoriation of Secretary of War Baker for upholding the system of military injustice during his administration has been voiced by Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, Democratic chairman of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs during the war, and his statement is accompanied by facts. "We owe it to our American soldiers who have fought this fight," said he, "to see to it that justice and not injustice is meted out to them by the authorities in Washington, and with God's help, I shall continue to do what I can to see to it that justice is done them. It is certainly not pleasant to criticise, but when we entered this war I forgot that I was a Democrat and remembered only that I was an American. I have, when I saw a wrong done, pointed out that wrong, and I shall continue to do so as long as wrongs are persisted in. This matter of military injustice is not a personal controversy between the Secretary of War and myself, and it should not be a matter of controversy between Col. Ansell and Gen. Crowder. "Let me tell you what it is about in substance the articles of war provide that the Judge Advocate General shall have the power to modify or revise the findings of courts-martial. It is my view and that of Col. Ansell that this is the purport of the regulations. On the other hand, the view of Mr. Baker and Gen. Crowder is that they have no power to do what the law expressly gives them power to do. This is a strange construction of the law. In civil life law is a law, but in military life some people seem to think it is just the other way." Anabelm Ga payable in adv TO FIGHT CODDLING MOTH In the closing hours of the legislature, the Senate passed the bill providing $10,000 a year for two years to be used in seeking control and extermination of the codling moth, known also as the walnut moth, which has done a vast amount of damage to walnuts in this section and will continue to spread unless controlled. Harry W. Lewis, president of the Santa Ana Walnut Growers' Association, returned Friday from Sacramento where he was for several days as a committeeman from the California Walnut Growers' Association making a fight for the appropriation. The money is to be used by the state horticultural commissioner in policing and in taking whatever steps he finds can be taken toward the extermination of the moth. The worm which comes from the egg of the moth destroys the meat of the walnut. Infected sacks have been a common means of spreading the moth. So far the areas infected are not great, compared to the whole walnut acreage, but the moth must be controlled or great damage will be done to the industry. The governor has not yet signed the bill, and since appropriation bills for far more money than there is available have been passed, the fate of this bill is not yet entirely settled. "There are men in our army who look upon an enlisted man as a mere piece of flesh, and not as a human being with feelings and with rights that should be protected. This moment I have in mind the cases of two boys who were absent without leave for five days, and one of them was given fifteen years and the other twenty-five years by the court that had tried them. A poor boy in San Francisco volunteered, was absent a few hours, was given five years, escaped, was recaptured and then was given ten years. The American epople are not going to permit the American army to be Prussianized in any such a way as this. The letters that are coming to me are heart-rending, and I shall place in the record not two or three, but a thousand cases which will shock Congress into taking proper action." TROUT STREAMS SWARMING WITH FISH THIS SPRING Southern California Fishermen Anticipating Season of Good Sport. Made to order for the enthusiastic fisherman, and certain to show by far the finest sport in Southern California angling history, the trout season will RATES Gods Givt. Day ruled on could ph rates, the temopre Attorinterfere higher is opinion Congress power to normal unit, the rate coincides California subject more," the representate United North which will filish the jurisceral. This May 5." It of the abor, asof Posta statestist "walk fastmaster-ing out in the telegraph United ids only a opportunity some of unlament- open in the lower counties comprising Fish and Game District Four today, the first of May. That the favorable outlook will find lakes and streams densely populated with anglers was a foregone conclusion last week when the Fish and Game Commission had placed a third more licenses than to corresponding dates last year, with the big rush of the last few days yet to come. What is probably more interesting to rodsters is that lakes and streams almost without exception are just as full of fish apparently as they can hold. The vast plenty of trout in the up-coast rivers, still yielding good sport after a month of the most intensive angling that such small waters ever had to stand, will find its counterpart in the splendid creeks of the San Bernardino, San Gabriel and the San Jacinto watersheds in the month to come. Water in most streams will be at ideal height and crystal clearness if present unsettled weather proves only a threat of rain. There were no bad storms last winter, and the heaviest plants of trout fry ever made were scattered by the Fish and Game Commission's experts under more direct personal supervision than had before been possible. This assured proper plantings and the favorable water conditions of the winter, bringing enough but not too much flow, seems to have done the rest. Stream bottoms are little disturbed, and everywhere any one wanders along the creeks the "fingerlings" are busily evidencing themselves splattering about on top for flies. Many fish came through the summer of 1918 despite the low water which rendered the trout more than normally at the mercy of unskilled fishers, and these "two-year-olds" will serve to punctuate the regular run of "five to seven-inchers" with the occa- And They Say A gent, with a grudge rises up on his hind legs and lets out a wall likened to a fog horn, bucking the practice of home people parking their autos on down town streets for more than a reasonable time. He reaches for another chaw and declares by the town clock that gas carriages have at times been unmoved for two and three hours at a spell. He says if he can find time off the ranch he's going to play a brief engagement before the council some evening and ask for an ordinance. He has a particular dislike for making public streets the private storage place for private automobiles: This bucolic person maintains that people who wish to use the streets to travel through have first right, and streets must be kept passable for moving vehicles and pedestrians no matter what restrictions have to be placed on stationary vehicles, and the complainant further avers the second right belongs to those who wish to stop long enough to do business. The right of those who have offices down town to store their cars outside comes last, is the opinion of this man who travels in and out quite a bit. It may be in line for the incoming manager to devise some sort of city planning as a public duty and to recognize that the public, as well as the property owner and business man, has an interest in the development of the business district. A newspaper up Brea way does everlastingly pillory a local publication for plagiarism, the roasts being so hot they fairly sizzle and must sear the chases. Atta boy. It appears on the town bulletin SLAGKERS MUST ANSWER FOR THEIR ACTIONS All Draft Evaders Will be Apprehended and Punished. The government is about to start a great round-up of draft evaders and deserters who are to be tried and punished as fast as apprehended. Final separation of the sheep from the goats among all these delinquents, who, having failed to report at camps in answer to their calls under the draft, have been automatically classed as deserters, will be completed by the Provost-Marshal-Generals office within the next three weeks, and the result reported to the Adjutant-General. So careful have been the officers in charge to avoid injustice and after painstaking investigation in each case the delinquents have been classified under fifteen different headings. In the case of men falling within fourteen of these classifications the report will be accompanied by a recommendation that the charge of desertion be cancelled. The fifteenth will be the "real" list of deserters, the men whose names appear upon it being those for whom no reason or excuse has been presented or discovered. Included in the fourteen classes of cases in which it will be recommended that the charge of desertion be removed are men who, after the first registration in June and before December 15, 1917, enlisted in any branch of the United States Army, navy, marine corps, or in the service of the United States, "branch unknown;" those who enlisted in any Allied army; men technically inducted through error; men who reported and were sent to camp after "desertion;" those who were inducted and later found to be entitled to reclassifica- but not too much flow, seems to have done the rest. Stream bottoms are little disturbed, and everywhere any one wankers along the creeks the "fingerlings" are busily evidencing themselves splattering about on top for flies. Many fish came through the summer of 1918 despite the low water which rendered the trout more than normally at the mercy of unskilled fishers, and these "two-year-olds" will serve to punctuate the regular run of "five to seven-inchers" with the occasional lumpy "set-back" that sends the flurries up fishermen's backs, and lends welcome variety to the creels. Fishing in the Silverado, Santiago, Trabuco and Hot Springs creeks in Orange county is not likely to be at all good. The Fish and Game Commission planned to plant trout in those streams this last year, but owing to the fact that the flow of water was so low no plantings were made in Orange county. The fish that would have been placed here had there been more water were put in longer streams in San Diego county. The lakes of the San Bernardino watershed will draw more anglers than any other one section. Roads will be traversible this week, and there will be no difficulty about reaching either Little or Big Bear. There should be good fishing around Little Bear, and the creeks easily reached therefrom are certain to yield limit creels to experts. Bear Creek, Deep Creek, the Santa Ana, should all afford splendid fishing, and those fairly clever as anglers can expect to fill their baskets with fish of better size than the first of May has ever shown heretofore. One of the airplanes which maneuvered over Anaheim Thursday afternoon carried a passenger. It was a pig—a big bule-blooded pig, presented to the birdmen of March field, provided the carry it away from his ranch in an airship. Lieut. Hoyt went after the porker and had him on board in a box while he was turning somersaults, looping the loop, and doing other hair-raising stunts in the air. The pig was unharmed when he reached terra firma, but was a mighty sick shote. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. BARGAINS IN USED CARS USE HOME PRODUCTS AND GET THE HABIT A newspaper up Brea way does everlastingly pillory a local publication for plagiarism, the roasts being so hot they fairly sizzle and must sear the chases. Atta boy. It appears on the town bulletin board that a cabaret is soon to be annexed, much to the joy of those who take to the great white way. Just what success will attend the new social function is as yet problematical, but in order to strike the proper stride at these gloom chasing emporiums in foreign parts Abe Martin allows something stronger than hard cider should be at elbow's reach. A well known resident the other day received notice that an uncle in Russia, upon his death sometime ago, had bequeathed him $40,000. "Just think," he said to a friend, "all this trouble coming just when the fish are biting good." This guy should live to be an old man—nothing to worry him but fish and eat. The boys are laughing to beat the band the way a touring gent performed here, coming in under the protecting wing of a local "oughtto" concern which drew the spotlight for a little cheap boost. Before the thriller came forth a sum of money was cinched by the hat route, and the boys say it was well it happened that way, for had he waited until after the show he would have been lucky to get the hat back. The boys, between hysterical laughter hand it to you that it was not a Doug performance, say there are hod carriers here who do daily better stunts, only they use a shaky ladder instead of open windows and ropes. The boys are good losers and while they coughed up their jits to lamp the thrills they stand ready to wager anything from the hole in a doughnut to a glass of hard cider that the hombre would play to empty benches upon return engagement. Some rich stuff is being pulled off by a coterie who have the nerve of a burglar. How do they do it? The real deserters" on the fifteenth list will be reported to the Adjutant-General and their names and descriptions furnished to State and Federal police officers, who may arrest them without warrant. A reward of $50 is payable for the apprehension and delivery to military control of each draft deserter physically qualified and whose offense is found to have been wilful. Although no immunity is promised to men who, in violation of our laws, joined the fighting forces of our Allies, no man whose failure to answer his draft call can be satisfactorily explained on this ground need worry about his reception if he will present himself and his proofs of service to the nearest American military post. According to the report of the Provo-Marshal-General, there were, up to December 20, 1918, 474,861 reports of desertion, more than 11,839 of which were found to be unexplainable. Of the 363,022 net reported deserters, 67.838 have been reported to have been apprehended or their cases otherwise locally disposed of, leaving 295,184 then at large. This number has since been reduced by those who have surrendered or been apprehended, and will be still further reduced under the process of elimination attending the final classification. "Only a comparatively small number," according to Gen. Crowder's report of last December, "have been brought before a court-martial." "Slackers," men who failed to register and "delinquents," those who BARGAINS IN USED CARS Two 1917 Oakland Touring cars, two Maxwells, one 1917 Dort, one Bulck, one Hupmobile Roadster at $375.00, one Model 83 Overland, one Auburn, one Reo, 1914 to 1917 Ford Roadsters and Touring Cars. All in good overhauled condition. Our prices are right, as reflected in our sales, our last week's sales being fourteen, the previous week, eleven. Wickersheim Implement Company, Fullerton, Calif. 4-17-2t Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. CLASSIFIED FOR SALE.—5room house, lot 50x158; $600 cash,balance $1,000 mortgage. Phone 163-J WANTED.—Girls. Call Anaheim Laundry Co. FOR SALE.—By Owner, close in five room house; cement cellar; gas; electricity; everything modern. Owner 126 North Olive street. FOR SALE—White Leghorn chicks of the Walter Hogan strain, 1½ miles West on Broadway. Phone 182R5. C.C. Cleveland. USE HOME PRODUCTS AND GET THE HABIT Next Week is "Made in California Week," and You Should Patronize Home. May 5 to 10 has been set aside for "Made in California Week" by Governor Stephens in the following proclamation issued Tuesday from the executive mansion at Sacramento: "I have been requested by the Home Industry League of California to designate the week from May 5th to 10th as "Made in California Week," for the purpose of stimulating the manufacture and consumption of California products. There is no gainsaying the fact that the greater the consumption of California products the greater will be the use of the raw materials, the broader will be the market that our producers can find. The development of California is as yet only in the beginning and it is our duty as good citizens to encourage and assist in the development in every way. I therefore feel that we should all encourage the consumption of home prproducts. I take pleasure in setting aside the days mentioned as "Made in California Week." WM. D. STEPHENS, Governor. locally disposed of, leaving 295,184 then at large. This number has since been reduced by those who have surrendered or been apprehended, and will be still further reduced under the process of elimination attending the final classification. "Only a comparatively small number," according to Gen. Crowder's report of last December, "have been brought before a court-martial." "Slackers," men who failed to register, and "delinquents," those who failed to return their questionaires or report of physical examination, are civil, and not military offenders. Only a registered man who failed to obey an order to report for military duty was classed as a "deserter." Up to last December agents of the Department of Justice had investigated 220,745 cases of failure to register and delinquency, which resulted in the induction of 23,494 offenders into the military service. It was the policy of the department to prosecute only when the offense was found to be "clearly wilful" since, according to Martin L. Clark of the bureau of investigation, "the purpose of the law was to fill the army and not the jails." Ten thousand prosecutions for failure to register had been instituted before June, 1918, a number of which are still pending. Christian Science Society. Corner Philadelphia and Chartres streets. Sunday Service 11 a.m. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. A meeting Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. at which testimonials of healing are given. Free reading room, 315 E. Chartres street open daily except Sunday and legal holidays, from 2 to 5 p.m. A message to farmers about "Satisfaction guaranteed" We say "satisfaction guaranteed" a good deal. We would like to have you know what we mean by that phrase. Satisfaction in clothes means to us exactly what it means to you; you decide it. All merchandise made by human hands and sold at any store may have defects; none of us are infallible; we cant possibly guarantee merchandise, except that we can guarantee that Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes are all wool and stylish But what we can guarantee is that the clothes will satisfy, and if for any reason they dont—we'll make good. Naturally we have to be pretty careful about the goods we sell, or we couldn't keep on guaranteeing satisfaction on our goods. If anything doesn't satisfy you, we give your money back as much for your sake as for ours; we dont care to keep any money we dont give value for. "Satisfaction guaranteed" is simply value-giving, and we believe you'll like the spirit at this store. NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS OR BIDS Notice Inviting Sealed Proposals for one Deep Well Pump and Motor for the City of Anaheim. Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals or bids will be received by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, at the office of the City Clerk of the said City on or before Thursday the 22nd day of May, 1918, at eight o'clock P.M., for one deep well pump and motor for the City of Anaheim, in accordance with specifications therefor adopted by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim by resolution on the 24th day of April, 1918, and which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, and which are hereby referred to and are by this reference made a part of this notice. Price quoted in bids must be for said deep well pump and motor F. O. B. cars at Anaheim, California. Each proposal or bid must be accompanied by a check certified by a responsible bank or a bond executed by two good and sufficient sureties, who shall justify in double the amount of said bond, in unencumbered property within the State of California, (other than property exempt from execution), or by a corporation authorized to execute bonds and undertakings within the State of California, which check or bond shall be made payable to said City of Anaheim, and the same shall be forfeited to said City as liquidated damages. If within ten days after the acceptance of any such bid, the bidder falls to enter into a contract with the City of Anaheim for the furnishing and delivery of said deep well pump and motor. The successful bidder must, within ten days after the contract is awarded to him, enter into a contract with the City of Anaheim, providing for the sale and delivery of said deep well pump and motor in accordance with specified conditions, together with a good and sufficient bond executed by at least two sureties who shall qualify in double the amount of said bond in unencumbered property within the State of California, or by a corporation authorized to execute bonds and undertakings within the State of California, to be approved by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, in an amount equal to one-half of the contract price of said deep well pump and motor, which said bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of said contract. Bids will be received for the delivery of both said deep well pump and motor for said deep well pump and motor; we don't keep on guaranteeing satisfaction on our goods. If anything doesn't satisfy you, we give your money back as much for your sake as for ours; we don't care to keep any money we don't give value for. "Satisfaction guaranteed" is simply value-giving, and we believe you'll like the spirit at this store. "BY ALL MEANS GET A FIT" F.A. Yungbluth Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes enter into a contract with the City of Anaheim, providing for the sale and delivery of said deep well pump and motor in accordance with said specifications, together with a good and sufficient bond executed by at least two sureties who shall qualify in double the amount of said bond in unemeumered property within the State of California, or by a corporation authorized to execute bonds and undertakings within the State of California, to be approved by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, in an amount equal to one-half of the contract price of said deep well pump and motor, which said bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of said contract. Bids will be received for the delivery of both said deep well pump and motor or for said deep well pump and said motor separately, and bidders must state or furnish price for motor and compensator separately. The Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim reserves the right to reject any and all bids or may accept a bid as to either such deep well pump or as to such motor and reject the same as to either thereof. By order of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. Dated this 29th day of April, 1919. EDWARD B. MERRITT, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim. May 1-3t NOTICE TO CREDITORS No. 10304 Estate of Mary C. Bertles deceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, Administratrix of the Estate of Mary C. Bertles, deceased, to the Creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice to the said administratrix at the law office of Roger C. Dutton, in the Mullinix Building, No. 104 East Center street, in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, which said office the undersigned selects as a place of business in all matters connected with said estate, or to file them with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Orange. Dated April 25th, 1919. ELIZABETH HINEMAN, Administratrix of the Estate of Mary C. Bertles, deceased. ROGER C. DUTTON, Attorney for Administratrix. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance.