anaheim-gazette 1919-06-26

CALIFORNIA ORANGES THROWN ON DUMP HEAP Pennsylvanians Indignant at Waste of Good Fruit. Much indignation was aroused recently in Freeport, Pennsylvania, and other nearby places by a report, vouched for by A. M. Johnson, cashier of the Freeport bank, and others, that a carload of good oranges was dumped at Kiskiminetas Junction. Mr. Johnson said he and other men were unable to find any spoiled fruit in the carload and that he had several specimens which he intended submitting to government officials at Washington to show up one side of food profiteering in the Pittsburg district. According to Johnson, an entire carload of oranges was run to the junction and dumped. Because residents and laborers in that vicinity have closely watched the dump and salvaged a portion of it in the past, Johnson asserted, the parties who dumped the oranges immediately poured large quantities of oil over the oranges, then scattered dirt over the oily mass, making it almost an impossibility for people to salvage and use the fruit. "I have several of these oranges on my desk," Johnson declared. "They smell of oil, but finer fruit I never saw. They are much better in size, quality and taste than any I have been able to obtain in Freeport all winter. I shall take this matter to Washington. I have affidavits of several men concerning the perfect state of the fruit." Rather than sacrifice a few cents on the dozen, Johnson asserted, the dealers were throwing away thousands of dollars' worth of foodstuffs. TO SELL HARBOR BONDS THURSDAY, JULY 10 Will Run Twenty-Six Years, Drawing Five Per Cent The $500,000 Orange County Bonds will be sold on Thursday, July 10, at 11 a.m., a resolution to this effect having been adopted by the Board of Supervisors. Sealed proposals will be received up to that time. The board is determined to get the harbor improvement work started as soon as possible and has started in with a will, in co-operation with the District Attorney, who prepares all legal papers necessary, to get things moving. An ordinance passed provides that the bonds shall be of $1000 denomination each, and bear interest of five per cent, payable semi-annually. They will be dated September 1, 1919, and will be retired in twenty-six years at the rate of $20,000 a year. After the bonds are sold, the purchaser's attorneys have thirty days under the law in which to check the proceedings incident to the bond issue and assure themselves of the legality of the bonds. After their morning's meeting, the supervisors went to Trabuco canyon to inspect sites for a public camping ground. GREAT EXPECTATIONS Local men composing the Santa Ana Canyon Oil Company are anticipating a big oil strike on their property in the canyon near Sulphur Slide. The location of the company's well is the furthest up the canyon of any prospecting attempt made, and it is the first to start on the south side of the... GREAT EXPECTATIONS Local men composing the Santa Ana Canyon Oil Company are anticipating a big oil strike on their property in the canyon near Sulphur Slide. The location of the company's well is the furthest up the canyon of any prospecting attempt made, and it is the first to start on the south side of the river. The derrick has been erected and machinery is now being installed. Indications point to drilling work starting in about two weeks. There has been great activity in the canyon and in the Olive district since the bringing in of the Chapman well. In the past few weeks many leases have been made on property south of Olive nad an attempt being made to secure leases on every piece of property that is considered in the line of the Chapman well. Should the Santa Ana Canyon Oil Company secure a well there it is very possible that other wells will be started further up the canyon and within Riverside county. Riverside people are watching developments with keen interest. A POPULAR VERDICT Based on Evidence of Anaheim People. Grateful thousands tell it—Of weak backs made strong—Of weak kidneys made well—Urinary disorders corrected. Anaheim people add their testimony. They praise Doan's Kidney Pills. Anaheim evidence is now complete. Anaheim testimony is confirmed: Reports of early relief substantiated. Merit doubly proved by test of time. Let an Anaheim citizen speak. Mrs. A. Backs, 228 N. Lemon Street, says: "Some time ago I had trouble with my back and kidneys. I was always bothered mostly during the summer and I believe the drinking water had a great deal to do with it. When on my feet my back was most painful and any over-exertion made it worse. I felt tired and languid and my kidneys didn't act properly. I tried different remedies, but didn't get any relief until I used Doan's Kidney Pills. They brought prompt and thorough relief and I have kept them on hand ever likely. It is believing forces with the Bernardino, Corona Ana, the creation be greatly facilitate recent land legislation drainage of swamp be secured. "The appointment yesterday of a co-men to handle the preliminary operation of the creek Ana river which, glad to endorse pledge of the needed aba". "It is pointed outures against the man not be undertaken except by measure outside the local municipality. maintenance of a trict would be to single municipality is believed; hence operation among it." "IInvestigation h indicated that to contain a mosquito here would be mately $9,000, in f the chamber of c stated, at that time action be postponed." E. G. Shlebley, authorities on n work, and a well sanitary engineer, his family to River his home here. T and other members in charge of the matter here, consummate in having Shlebley's calibre far." He gave warning of "a supreme effort upon the part of thousands of men in this country, at work day and night in an endeavor to foist upon this government the most colossal reclamation project that the world ever saw." He quoted Secretary Lane as saying there are a great many million acres in the South, chiefly along the coastal plain, which have been cut over and need draining and which would be very useful in his plan. Judge Boies' statements caused a stir in the committee. He said the entire Iowa delegation was opposed to the Lane plan but it would support any practical proposition to aid the soldiers. He said there couldn't be too much competition in this country in the matter of foodstuffs. PHEASANTS TO FIGHT PESTS E. D. Barry, an attorney of Los Angeles, believes that pheasants are a great aid to fighting citrus pests. He has secured 200 pheasant eggs which are being hatched by a Los Angeles concern. Attorney Barry will turn the birds loose in his citrus orchard at the age of three months. It is said that the pheasants will cover almost every part of the tree in their search for mealy bugs, scale, etc. Pheasants are valuable in the control of grasshoppers, according to Attorney Barry. He is told that the Kendrick pheasantry, Denver, Colo., recently turned loose 4000 pheasants to war on grasshoppers after being assured of their protection by the State authorities. The birds cleared several square miles of the pests. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. COST OF THE WAR The war department expended during the war period and until June 1 last a total of $14,544,610,212, out of a total authorized appropriation of $24,-817,624,000. Secretary Baker has reported to the special house committee investigating war department expenditures. Details of expenditures in so far as possible were given by the secretary, but he announced inability at this time to give names and addresses of all contractors under the war department. During the past four years Deputy Sheriff J. S. Sepulveda of Los Angeles has arrested 25 fugitives from Orange county, 10 of whom were murderers, and turned them over to Sheriff Jackson, and has recovered $25,000 worth of property stolen in Orange county. OFFICIAL In the recent drive, from April Twelfth Federal Rd. a quota of $301,550 scriptions totaling to the officialced by the Federals. The final figure Francisco subscribes against a quota of total of 143,841 s Los Angeles, with 900 subscribed $335 of 108,558 subscribes. The complete fi indicate that Port Barbara and the have won the four captured by the A drive of the Allies. By the terms of the four cannot Twelfth District o awarded to the cio 000 population re over-subscription cannon was to be of more than 75,000 with the large One cannon to th 10,000 and less t largest over-subsc UNITING TO BATTLE THE FESTIVE MOSQUITO Afflicted Cities Want to Control the Pestiferous Insect. Santa Ana has been asked to join with Riverside, San Bernardino, Corona and Colton in some systematic effort to get rid of mosquitoes supposed to be bred along the Santa Ana river. The letter asking for the appointment of a committee on mosquito control has been sent by Mayor Porter of Riverside to Mayor Mitchell of Santa Ana. Mayor Mitchell, however, is in the east, and no action in regard to the request has been taken. While Santa Ana may join in the preliminaries and investigations of the plans suggested, it is not likely that the city will go to any great expense to secure the formation of a mosquito control district, for a mosquito in a Santa Ana home is a rarity. With drainage ditches reaching into the city limits on the south and west, there is little chance for the mosquito here. Concerning the mosquito campaign, the Riverside Press has the following: "That a mosquito abatement district embracing practically the entire Santa Ana valley will soon be formed is likely. It is believed that by combining forces with the communities of San Bernardino, Corona, Colton and Santa Ana, the creation of the district will be greatly facilitated, and that under recent land legislation regarding the drainage of swamp lands state aid may be secured." "The appointment by Mayor Porter yesterday of a committee of Riverside men to handle the situation here was And They Say For a few weeks past a prosperous orange grower has been classed as a fine prospect for an automobile, enjoying several demonstrations from as many agents, but showed symptoms of favoring one particular car over the others. This obliging salesman became persistent, was ever ready to again demonstrate, and whenever he saw the prospect, no matter if he were a block away, the agent would send out pleasant greetings, was very solicitous regarding the state of health of the prospect and his family, and upon a close up visitation would ask if it was not about time for that delivery. The sale hung fire, even though the prospect was almost ready to draw forth his check book and get busy. Then the report came out the orange grower had invested, but the name of the car was unfamiliar to his quondam hustling friend down gasoline row. And you believe it, the warm friendship upon the part of the salesman shifted to coolness, with an elevated chin when the two chanced to meet, with not the slightest sign of recognition, in fact the smiles had changed to looks of scorn, with a sudden shift of gears to make a quick getaway. But, listen, the report that the prospect had bought a car was untrue, and it's a cinch now that when he does loosen up he will not be Jake for the aforetime mentioned salesman. An owner of an orange orchard here boasts of receiving $5440 from the sale of the fruit from four acres, the trees being nine years old. This is said to be the record." Ana valley will soon be formed is likely. It is believed that by combining forces with the communities of San Bernardino, Corona, Colton and Santa Ana, the creation of the district will be greatly facilitated, and that under recent land legislation regarding the drainage of swamp lands state aid may be secured. "The appointment by Mayor Porter yesterday of a committee of Riverside men to handle the situation here was the preliminary move to get the cooperation of the cities along the Santa Ana river which, it is thought, will be glad to endorse plans for the creation of the needed abatement district. "In appointing the committee the mayor acted upon the suggestion of Guy P. Jones, of the state board of health; and E. G. Shiebley, hydraulic and sanitary engineer. Letters have been sent to the mayors of the several cities named above, suggesting that committees similar to the one here be formed in each community, with a view to co-operation with Riverside. "When these committees are appointed, as is believed will be done, a date will be set for a joint meeting at which detailed plans for the creation of the district will be mapped out. "It is pointed out that effective measures against the mosquito nuisance can not be undertaken by any community except by measures including territory outside the limits of any particular municipality. The creation and maintenance of a small abatement district would be too expensive for any single municipality to undertake, it is believed; hence the need for cooperation among the cities affected. "Investigation here three years ago indicated that to establish and maintain a mosquito abatement district here would be prohibitive, approximately $9,000, in fact. For this reason the chamber of commerce committee in charge of the investigation, it is stated, at that time recommended that action be postponed. "E. G. Shiebley, one of the foremost authorities on mosquito abatement work, and a well known hydraulic and sanitary engineer, has recently brought his family to Riverside; and will make his home here. The municipal officials and other members of the committee in charge of the abatement district matter here, consider themselves fortunate in having a man of Engineer Shiebley's calibre with whom to confer." But, listen, the report that the prospect had bought a car was untrue, and it's a cinch now that when he does loosen up he will not be Jake for the aforetime mentioned salesman. An owner of an orange orchard here boasts of receiving $5440 from the sale of the fruit from four acres, the trees being nine years old. This is said to be the record. The decision recently handed down by an eastern court relative to this search and seizure business may take on local color, according to wiseacres along the rialto. A nearby town is flirting with the Linnard hotel interests, believing it has an ideal location for one of their chain of hostelries. Notice has been given to all property owners to clean up their backyards. Weeds grow rapidly and are always on the job, and when in a dry state are a fire menace. Better start now and fix up the old place. The glorious Fourth will soon be here, and firecrackers too. Better take time by the forelock and clean up the dry weeds. That may prevent a bad fire. ORGANIZED THIEVES Protection from theft is one of the greatest problems confronting the motorists of this section of the state at the present time, because of the immigration of "professional thieves" to the Pacific coast in the summer. That there is such an immigration is confirmed by a statement issued from Theft Bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California, which was organized for the purpose of recovering stolen cars and apprehending thieves, and announcement now comes from the organization that in order to combat the threatened increase in automobile stealing the club has established its bureau on larger lines. Arrangements have been made so that a dragnet for thieves may be spread from any point in Southern California as far east as Kansas City and as far north as the Canadian boundary. This step was necessary, report club officials, because of the rapid improvement in long motor routes and getaway. But, listen, the report that the prospect had bought a car was untrue, and it's a cinch now that when he does loosen up he will not be Jake for the aforetime mentioned salesman. An owner of an orange orchard here boasts of receiving $5440 from the sale of the fruit from four acres, the trees being nine years old. This is said to be the record. The decision recently handed down by an eastern court relative to this search and seizure business may take on local color, according to wiseacres along the rialto. A nearby town is flirting with the Linnard hotel interests, believing it has an ideal location for one of their chain of hostelries. Notice has been given to all property owners to clean up their backyards. Weeds grow rapidly and are always on the job, and when in a dry state are a fire menace. Better start now and fix up the old place. The glorious Fourth will soon be here, and firecrackers too. Better take time by the forelock and clean up the dry weeds. That may prevent a bad fire. ORGANIZED THIEVES Protection from theft is one of the greatest problems confronting the motorists of this section of the state at the present time, because of the immigration of "professional thieves" to the Pacific coast in the summer. That there is such an immigration is confirmed by a statement issued from Theft Bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California, which was organized for the purpose of recovering stolen cars and apprehending thieves, and announcement now comes from the organization that in order to combat the threatened increase in automobile stealing the club has established its bureau on larger lines. Arrangements have been made so that a dragnet for thieves may be spread from any point in Southern California as far east as Kansas City and as far north as the Canadian boundary. This step was necessary, report club officials, because of the rapid improvement in long motor routes and getaway. But, listen, the report that the prospect had bought a car was untrue, and it's a cinch now that when he does loosen up he will not be Jake for the aforetime mentioned salesman. An owner of an orange orchard here boasts of receiving $5440 from the sale of the fruit from four acres, the trees being nine years old. This is said to be the record. The decision recently handed down by an eastern court relative to this search and seizure business may take on local color, according to wiseacres along the rialto. A nearby town is flirting with the Linnard hotel interests, believing it has an ideal location for one of their chain of hostelries. Prof. J. H. Weber, one of the foremost oil and mining geologists of America, is authority for the foregoing statement. After traveling extensively all over the world in his profession Prof. Weber has come to Los Angeles to make city his permanent home. Among his clients in the past was President McKinley. At that time he had an office in New York and he was called on by the martyred President to investigate a copper mining property at Ely, Nev. "I made my report to President McKinley and his associates just two weeks before his death," said Prof. Weber. "After the President died I was called in to help dispose of the mining property and was instrumental in realizing for Mrs. McKinley something like $150,000 on the property." Speaking further about the possibilities of the California oil fields, Prof. Weber said: "The California oil fields extend from San Diego clear up into Shasta county. The ground has hardly been "E. G. Shlebley, one of the foremost authorities on mosquito abatement work, and a well known hydraulic and sanitary engineer, has recently brought his family to Riverside; and will make his home here. The municipal officials and other members of the committee in charge of the abatement district matter here, consider themselves fortunate in having a man of Engineer Shlebley's calibre with whom to confer." OFFICIAL FIGURES In the recent Victory Liberty Loan drive, from April 21 to May 10, the Twelfth Federal Reserve District, with a quota of $301,500,000, secured subscriptions totaling $319,675,150 according to the official figures just announced by the Federal Reserve Bank. The final figures show that San Francisco subscribed $79,671,550 against a quota of $79,318,150 with a total of 143,841 subscriptions, while Los Angeles, with a quota of $31,848,900 subscribed $33,078,250 with a total of 108,558 subscriptions. The complete figures for the District indicate that Portland, Oakland, Santa Barbara and the State of Washington have won the four German cannon captured by the Americans in the final drive of the Allied armies. By the terms of the competition for the four cannon awarded in the Twelfth District one cannon was to be awarded to the city of more than 200,000 population reporting the largest over-subscription of its quota. One cannon was to be awarded to the city of more than 75,000 and less than 200,000 with the largest over-subscription. One cannon to the city of more than 10,000 and less than 75,000 with the largest over-subscription and one cannon to the state with the largest over-subscription in which no city had won a cannon. Arrangements have been made so that a dragnet for thieves may be spread from any point in Southern California as far east as Kansas City and as far north as the Canadian boundary. This step was necessary, report club officials, because of the rapid improvement in long motor routes and the facility with which thieves can drive a car from these sections to the far north or east. Motorists are asked that every theft of either a machine or accessories be communicated to the nearest club branch office at once, or with the club's headquarters in Los Angeles. Special detectives are ready night and day to "get on the job" and start the wheels turning for the recovery of the property. Another phase of the theft situation is the fact that Southern California has been hailed throughout the east among criminal circles as a happy hunting ground for those who steal machines in the east and then hop out to the Pacific coast to sell them. The Auto Club has now established such relations with eastern authorities as to make a proceeding of this kind practically impossible, and thieves coming west are being "nabbed" almost before they light. The Orange County Iowa Association will hold its annual picnic at Huntington Beach on Saturday, July 19. There are hundreds of Hawkeyes in the county, and preparations are making for an interesting all day outing. DOC COOK IS DISCOVERED Dr. Cook, the man who discovered the north pole—in a pipe dream—and TELEPHONE OPERATORS WANTED Permanent and Temporary Positions with or Without Telephone Experience Applications Will Be Received During the Strike at the Telephone Office. THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY OIL FIELD the California oil industry in all the world. Under the ground supply the next century of California are potential riches this way of oil. I see what my eyes are on the ground making one of the foreseeing geologists of city for the foreafter traveling ex- the world in hisober has come to see that city his per-sin in the past was At that time he New York and he was chartyred President upper mining prop-t to President McCociates just two said Prof. President died I help dispose of the oil was instrumental Ms. McKinley some-on the property." About the possi-california oil fields, oil fields extend near up into Shasta and has hardly been then disappeared after the Copenhagen society of scientists woke him up, has been discovered. Doc has blossomed out as a Texas oil well discoverer. Advertisements regarding a certain oil company carried the news, in this manner: "Officers of the company: Dr. Frederick A. Cook, president, Arctic explorer." It is interesting to note that "Doc" is modestly referred to as an explorer and not as the one and only discoverer of the North Pole. Headquarters of the company are located at El Paso. It was not stated whether "Doc" was the discoverer of the oil property of the company. Several other things were not mentioned and these included any reference to gumdrops, Copenhagen or Commander Robert E. Peary. It will be remembered that "Doc" said he fed his Eskimos gumdrops as they fought their way through the ice in the Arctic regions. At Copenhagen "Doc" was made an honorary member of the Ananias club by a committee of scientists who contradicted his claim to the discovery of the pole. Commander Peary, as is commonly known, was officially credited with having done what "Doc" claimed to have done in the way of nailing the American flag to the pole. "Doc's" company has oil holdings in 11 Texas counties. If one were inclined to be a punster one might comment on "Doc's" ven-in addition to the $500,000,000 which was appropriated when the Federal control act was passed. On that assumption that total funds appropriated for the Railroad Administration would be $1,700,000,000, and that would be divided, roughly into four items, three of them large and one relatively small. "One would be $482,000,000, the deficit for the calendar year 1918 and for the first four months of 1919. "Another would be $425,000,000 for working capital, both that which was on hand December 31, 1918, and the additional working capital which it is important to have in order to conduct the business without undue delay. I mean the business transactions such as payments for materials and supplies and the payment of wages. "The next item would be $775,000,000 which has either been advanced for the account of the railroad corporation or will have to be advanced according to the best estimates we can make for this purpose. "The remaining item would be $14.000,000 invested in equipment for the inland waterways, which equipment was purchased in pursuance of the policy outlined in the Federal control act. "The remaining item would be $14.000,000 invested in equipment for the inland waterways, which equipment was purchased in pursuance of the policy outlined in the Federal control act. "Those four items, $486,000,000 deficit, $425,000,000 working capital, $775.000,000 for the railroad corporations and which is to be returned by them," RAILROAD CONTROL COSTLY TO THE PEOPLE Deficit of Half Billion to be Made Up by Taxation. That the public already has a deficit of nearly a half billion dollars to make up for the railroads and that there will be no return to the people for this outlay is one of the points made clear by Director General Hines of the railroad administration before the House appropriations committee. Mr. Hines was before the committee to advise it that the railroad administration was asking for $1,200,000,000 instead of $750,000,000 which it asked at the last session. He said the $750,000,000 did not include anything on account of deficit in 1919. The half billion dollar deficit already referred to will, of course, be much enlarged by the end of the present calendar year. "Taking the appropriation of $1,200,000,000 which we now seek," said Mr. Hines, "I think the best way to give a general picture of the situation is to show what would be the disposition of the funds of the Railroad Administration if it should receive that $1,200,000,000, and that, of course, would be purchased in pursuance of the policy outlined in the Federal control act. "The remaining item would be $14,000,000 invested in equipment for the inland waterways, which equipment was purchased in pusuance of the policy outlined in the Federal control act. "Those four items, $486,000,000 deficit, $425,000,000 working capital, $775,000,000 for the railroad corporations and which is to be returned by them, and $14,000,000 for the inland waterways, total $700,000,000 which would be put at the disposal of the Railroad Administration if the present appropriation were given in addition to the $500,000,000 already given. Of that total of $1,700,000,000, the part that represents moneys that will not be returned to the government is the $486,000,000 deficit. "The $425,000,000 working capital will be returned as Federal control is ended, and the accounts with the railroad corporations settled. The $775,000,000 which has been advanced or will be advanced on account of the railroad corporations will be returned, subject, of course, to the possible loss of some bad debts, which I anticipate will be a relatively small amount, and broadly speaking, that item would be returned. The $14,000,000 would continue to be invested in this equipment to be used on the inland waterways, so that of the entire $1,700,000,000 only the first item, or $486,000,000, represents an actual outlay with no prospects of return, and I wanted to devote myself first, to putting before you in a broad way the facts, as I undersand them, relating to that item." Mr. and Mrs. W. McCallum motorized over to Arrowhead Springs Sunday.