anaheim-gazette 1919-06-05

Anaheim Gazette ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter DEMOCRAT ADMITS WASTE Representative B. F. Welty of Ohio, a Democrat, seeing the Republicans all around him preparing to get after Democratic extravagance and waste in war expenditures, has decided to join them, and has, therefore, introduced a resolution for a sweeping investigation of "irregular and unlawful expenditures during the war." "Whereas," his resolution reads, "Congress appropriated $1,524,304,758 for aeronautical purposes. Whereas serious charges were filed in the report made by Charles E. Hughes, after an investigation under the direction of the President of the United States. Whereas, Col. E. A. Deeds had charge of all matters pertaining to aircraft production, and on August 28, 1917, informed the Secretary of War that he had made a bona fide transfer of all his stock in certain corporations likely to receive large war contracts, when in truth and in fact the transfer was only made to his wife. Whereas, the report further shows that Col. Deeds' former business associates received large contracts for airplanes. And whereas, the report recommended that he be tried by court-martial. Therefore, be it resolved, that a non-partisan committee of eight members be appointed by the speaker to investigate and report all irregularities in the War and Navy Departments in the prosecution. Smikton, and in Turkey he is utterly disguised as Yoe Seef. In spite of the long casualty lists of the present war, fought with all the fiendish contrivances of modern science, the destruction of life was not so great in proportion as in earlier wars when soldiers fought hand-to-hand. The most deadly of all weapons was the Roman short sword. Caesar reported that at the battle he fought near Namur his soldiers slew 60,000 of the Nervili. There were no wounded when the weapon was the short sword. The only ice from pure distilled manufactured in Anaheim. Due to all parts of the city and surrounding country. Phone 590 Anaheim RED CROSS NEEDS MONEY An appeal to the American people for funds to carry on the work of their American Red Cross will be made next November according to the following statement issued by Dr. Livingston Farrand, chairman of the Central Committee of the organization: "Appalling conditions in the countries of Eastern Europe, imposing on the American Red Cross obligations additional to those assumed during the period of the world war, and the continuance of activities in connection with the already outlined domestic program of the Red Cross, make necessary an appeal to the people of America for further funds to carry on the work for the relief of humanity. "It has been decided to make this appeal in the Autumn, in a period of two weeks ending on the eleventh of November, the anniversary of the signing of the armistice. "At present the American Red Cross is bringing to a close its activities in the countries of Western Europe, and with the withdrawal of American troops from the war zone its work for the army abroad will end automatically. Disease and suffering of the most heartrending character, however, are calling for relief in other fields. The new international organization of Red Cross societies is preparing to deal with relief and health problems throughout the world in future years, but there are immediate emergencies which require the aid of agencies already established, foremost among which is the American Red Cross. At present emergencies are being met with all the resources available, but it is apparent that the imperative calls for assistance for the next year or more will make additional funds necessary." "It is anticipated that the generous In spite of the long casualty lists of the present war, fought with all the fiendish contrivances of modern science, the destruction of life was not so great in proportion as in earlier wars when soldiers fought hand-to-hand. The most deadly of all weapons was the Roman short sword. Caesar reported that at the battle he fought near Namur his soldiers slew 60,000 of the Nervil. There were no wounded when the weapon was the short sword. GOOD BUDGET MEASURE SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS Appropriations Head Will Prevent Duplications and Waste Due to Lack of Such Law. Representative James W. Good, of Iowa, chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, has introduced a bill to provide a budget system which is expected to save the country hundreds of millions of dollars. In explanation of it, he says: "To understand the bill one must at first be familiar with the details of the present system. It is now the duty of the heads of the several executive departments and officers of independent government establishments to furnish the Secretary of the Treasury on or before the 15th of October of each year their annual estimates of the funds necessary for their respective departments, for insertion in the book of estimates. It is the practice for the head of each executive department to ask his bureau chiefs to submit their estimate. When all are in they are submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, who has no power to change them. The estimates of one cabinet officer bear no relation to those of another. Bureau under different executive departments, doing a similar work, are thus stimulated in rivalry. No one coordinates or attempts to co-ordinate the activities of the several departments. This has resulted in duplications and therefore extravagance and inefficiency. The estimates are a patchwork and not a structure. A great deal of the time of the committees of Congress is taken up in exploiting the visionary schemes of bureau chiefs for which no administration would be willing to stand sponsor." "My bill provides for the creation of a Bureau of the Budget, under the President. It will have a chief and a examination of the Forest Service. The elimination of arate tracts. One of the Ship Creek Area Arm, in the vicinity Alaska, a point of th and contains about second area compre al forest land The shores of Kachi Cook Inlet, between Kasiloof River, ame acres. Much of the eliminated by the Forersers to have agricul This does not mean desirable farming lia come available for are numerous wide which may eventually steads for energetic ed to frontier life. It is pointed out b is the second large Alaska national force suit of the land-class done by the 1915 the Chugach R by nearly 6,000,000 ent elimination bring forest down to appra aces with a stand and eight billion bo much of which is va stock and paper pu Citrus growers o ready to co-operate Experiment Station side in carring out in Orange county. project committee a Farm Center, the quest Dr. Webber ciment Station to de ment plots n th heim district. H. f of the committee, from a trip to River investigated the st cover crop exper im work on these plots valuable data for ththe committee poil and climatic cond are so different fr Orange county con would be desirable similar plots here of the Experiment" CERTIFICATE OF with relief and health problems throughout the world in future years, but there are immediate emergencies which require the aid of agencies already established, foremost among which is the American Red Cross. At present emergencies are being met with all the resources available, but it is apparent that the imperative calls for assistance for the next year or more will make additional funds necessary. "It is anticipated that the generous heart of the American people will respond to the appeal to the full extent of the needs that will present themselves." JOHN SMITH EVERYWHERE The good old name of Smith does not suggest in English any great degree of aristocracy, but transferred to other languages it seems to climb the ladder, so to speak. Thus, in Latin, it is Johannes Smithus, the Italian smoothes it off into Giovanni Smithi, the Spaniards render it Juan Smithus. The German adopts it as Hans Schmidt, the French flatten it out into Jean Smeet, and the Russian says Jonloff Smittowski. When John Smith gets into the tea trade in Canton, China, he becomes Jovan Shimmit; if he clambers about Mt. Hecla the Icelanders refer to him as Jahne Smithgon; if he trades among the Tuscaroras he becomes Ton Qa Smittia; in Poland he is known as Ivan Schmittiweiski; should he wander among the Welsh mountains they talk of Jihon Schmidd; when he goes to Mexico he is called Jontil F Smitti; if of the classic turn of mind he lingers among Greek ruins he turns to Ion activities of the several departments. This has resulted in duplications and therefore extravagance and inefficiency. The estimates are a patchwork and not a structure. A great deal of the time of the committees of Congress is taken up in exploiting the visionary schemes of bureau chiefs for which no administration would be willing to stand sponsor. "My bill provides for the creation of a Bureau of the Budget, under the President. It will have a chief and a necessary working force. The President will then be furnished with all the information needed by him to prepare a budget to present to Congress each year. The budget will show the necessary expenses on the one hand and the sources of revenue on the other. The President will be responsible for it. Under the present system no one is responsible. If duplications occur the executive will be judged accordingly. The bill substitutes teamwork in the executive departments and bureaus for the unorganized individual work of each of the ten members of the cabinet and the many bureaus under them. It also provides for a comptroller general, to have authority over all the auditors of all the accounts of all the departments and to be responsible entirely to Congress. He would be chosen by Congress, and therefore could criticise extravagance and inefficiency without fear of removal." NATIONAL FOREST IN ALASKA The President has signed a proclamation by which 307,800 acres of land are eliminated from the Chugach National Forest in Alaska. The action cover crop experiment work on these plots valuable data for the committee policy and climatic conditions are so different from Orange county would be desirable similar plots here of the Experiment. BIRCH OIL COMPANY AGAIN SUES COUNTY Alleges Excessive Assessment and Wants Taxes Reduced. The Birch Oil Company has brought its third suit against Orange county to recover taxes upon what it alleges to be excessive taxation. In this case the company declares that County Assessor James Sleeper placed an assessment of $529,715 upon its 20.16 acres at Brea when the property should not have been assessed for more than $150,000, that it paid $11,173.86 more taxes than was fair and for that amount it asks judgment. The company has been fighting Sleeper's assessments for several years. The suit over taxes paid on the 1916 assessment was decided in the superior court in favor of the county, and is now on appeal to the supreme court. The action over the taxes paid on the 1917 assessment is still pending in the superior court. Attorney Woodruff and Shoemaker, representing Birch, having made a motion for a change of venue. In each case the plaintiff alleges that the Birch property is assessed far higher in proportion to value than are surrounding oil properties. In the complaint filed it is alleged that the Birch company with 20.16 acres, a production of 28,000 barrels a month, is assessed at $529,716, while the Fullerton Oil Company with 61.51 acres, a production of 27,000 barrels, is assessed $431,240 for its 61.51 acres; the General Petroleum Company, with 17,000 barrels production and 240 acres is assessed at $276,270, and Brea Canyon Oil Co., with 25,000 barrels and sixty-five acres is assessed at $413,700. The Birch complaint is that its assessment per acre is much higher than these and other companies whose as- delayed until hundreds of young thrips flower. The elimination consists of two separate tracts. One of these, known as the Ship Creek Area, lies along Knik Arm, in the vicinity of Anchorage, Alaska, a point of the Alaana Railway, and contains about 109,300 acres. The second area comprises a strip of national forest land 3 miles wide along the shores of Kachemack Bay and Cook Inlet, between Fox River and Kasilof River, amounting to 198,500 acres. Much of the eliminated land is reported by the Forest Service examiners to have agricultural possibilities. This does not mean that extensive and desirable farming lands have thus become available for entry, but there are numerous widely scattered tracts which may eventually make home-steads for energetic people accustomed to frontier life. It is pointed out by officials that this is the second large elimination from Alaska national forests made as a result of the land-classification work being done by the Forest Service. In 1915 the Chugach Forest was reduced by nearly 6,000,000 acres. The present elimination brings the area of the forest down to approximately 5,500,000 acres with a stand of between seven and eight billion board feet of timber, much of which is valuable for airplane stock and paper pulp. Citrus growers of Garden Grove are ready to co-operate with the Citrus Experiment Station located at Riverside in carring out citrus experiments in Orange county. Upon report of the project committee at the Garden Grove Farm Center, the center voted to request Dr. Webber of the Citrus Experiment Station to direct citrus experiment plots n the Garden Grove-Anaheim district. H. A. Lake, chairman of the committee, had just returned from a trip to Riverside where he had investigated the station fertilizer and cover crop experiments. Although the work on these plots has provided much valuable data for the practical grower, the committee pointed out that soil and climatic conditions at Riverside are so different from the average of Orange county communities that it would be desirable to conduct a few similar plots here under the direction of the Experiment Station. CERTIFICATE OF CO-PARTNERSHIP A food faddist harangued a mob on the marvelous benefits to be obtained from a vegetarian diet. "Friends," he cried, "two years ago I was a walking skeleton—a haggard, miserable wreck. What do you suppose brought this great change in me?" He paused to see the effect of his words. Then one of his listeners asked: "What change?" THE REAL THING Senator Gallinger remarked to a friend that the outlook for America was most optimistic. "Just what do you mean by an optimist, anyway?" asked his auditor. "He's a chap who has faith that everything will come out right." was the reply, "like the baldheaded man who went into a drug store." "Yes, sir," said the clerk, 'this is a guarantee hair restorer." "All right," said the man, 'I'll take a bottle. And by the way, you might as well give me a comb and brush, for I suppose I'll need them before long.'" Of the 116,000 acres of bearing oranges in California, four southern counties have 87,555 acres divided as follows: San Bernardino, 33,551; Los Angeles, 26,300; Riverside, 17,204; Orange, 10,5$$. ONION THRIPS Made from Cream Royal Contain delayed until hundreds of young thrips are present the crop will be seriously injured. The spray material is made by the following formula: Three-eighths pint of nicotine sulphate (40 per cent), four pounds of dissolved soap and 50 gallons of water. Spraying should be done thoroughly and applied as a fine mist. It is not advisable to plant other crops, such as early cabbage and cauliflower. New Cut and Furniture Goods for Ladies and Large assortment of Men's Suits, sizes 32 to 40, values unopening price only $15.00. This lot consists of pinchbacks, belted models and conservative styles in the browns, greys and mixtures. SPECIALS FOR O Big line of Summer Weight Khaki Trousers, reg. $2.25 and $2.50 value... Men's Trousers, regular $4 value special opening price only ... $3.25 "Stronghold" Union Made over... CERTIFICATE OF CO-PARTNERSHIP We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we are co-partners, transacting business in Anaheim, Orange County, California, under the firm name and style of Walter & Day. That the names in full of all of the members of said co-partnership are as follows: Joe E. Walter, whose place of residence is No. 306 East Center Street, Anaheim, California; Charles Omer Day, whose place of residence is No. 218 North Olive Street Anaheim, California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hands this 29th day of May, 1919. CHARLES OMER DAY JOE E WALTER State of California,) ) ss. County of Orange ) On this 29th day of May, 1919, before me, Homer G. Ames, a Notary Public in and for said county, personally appeared Joe E. Walter and Charles Omer Day, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the annexed instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same. WITNESS my hand and official seal. (Notarial) (Seal) HOMER G. AMES Notary Public in and for the County of Orange, State of California. Of the 116,000 acres of bearing oranges in California, four southern counties have 87,555 acres divided as follows: San Bernardino, 33,551; Los Angeles, 26,300; Riverside, 17,204; Orange, 10,5$$. ONION THRIPS The onion thrips is an insect so small that it is almost invisible to the unaided eye, but it is prolific, and the most serious menace to the onion growing industry of this country. It causes an annual loss to this crop alone estimated by specialists of the United States department of agriculture to be at least $2,250,000. Though the insect has a particular liking for onions, it preys upon other garden and truck crops, such as cabbage, cauliflower, cucumbers and melons, and also has a ravenous appetite for greenhouse and many ornamental plants, particularly roses. To aid growers in identifying this insect and preventing the losses for which it is responsible, Farmers' Bulletin 1007, "Control of Onion Thrips," has recently been published by the United States department of agriculture. The first indication that an onion field has been attacked by thrips, says the bulletin, is shown by the leaves, which become whitened. In advanced attacks the leaves are curled, crinkled and twisted, and finally die down permanently. To control this pest begin spraying with nicotine sulphate solution as soon as there is any evidence of the insect. If spraying is Better or Better Baking A letter makes a great difference in a word. A word makes a great difference in baking powders. If the little word "alum" appears on the label it may mean bitter baking. If the word ROYAL stands out bold and strong, it surely means BETTER baking. This is only one reason why it pays to use Royal Baking Powder Absolutely Pure Made from Cream of Tartar derived from grapes Royal Contains No Alum– Leaves No Bitter Taste Made from Cream of Tartar derived from grapes Royal Contains No AlumLeaves No Bitter Taste flower, upon which the thrips feed, near the onion fields. After onions, cabbage and related crops are harvested, the field should be cleaned up to destroy any breeding places of the insect. They will continue to thrive on any portion of these plants or weeds that might remain in the field. It is a good practice to plow as deeply as possible and harrow the ground after harvest. 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