anaheim-gazette 1919-08-21

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 KING SWOPE ELECTED Augury of Republican victory in 1920 and assurance of public opinion against the league of nations covenant as submitted to the Senate by President Wilson is believed at the National Capital to be the meaning of the overwhelming victory of King Swope in the 8th Kentucky Congressional District special election. In spite of the fact that the Governor of the State called the election on the day of the Democratic primary in order to gain a partisan advantage for Judge Hardin, Swope's opponent, the Republican contestant swept the district by a majority of 2,100 as compared with a Democratic majority for the late Representative Helm in the same district last November of 1,950. This in a district which has never before gone Republican since the Civil War with one exception in 1896, when the gold Democrats had a candidate against Bryan in General Tucker. Swope, a private soldier in the war and twenty-seven years of age, waged his contest solely on the issue of opposition to the league of nations covenant. Hardin made his on espousal of that document and a plea that the Wilson administration be upheld. Hence the size of the Republican majority has caused Democratic despair. Mr. Barnes says that the scale is much farther advanced this year than in past years. Fumigation on the Chase Plantations began a month earlier. With the use of the "applicator," the Hydro-Cy is being applied with an even diffusion. Mr. Barnes says that the new material is so uniform in strength and general quality it is producing a kill of better than 99 per cent. He is very well satisfied with the results. Owing to a very marked variation in the quality and strength of some liquid material used last year, a large amount of poor fumigation resulted. The growers are making careful investigations of fumigating material this year, and it is probable there will be better results throughout the industry. COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES "America is now the 'banker of the world,' and there can be no negotiations of foreign loans in any country in the future unless this country is associated with them," George K. Weeks, vice-president of the National City Bank of New York, declared when he arrived from the Orient on the steamship Ecuador. "Through the medium of war emergencies the American dollar has risen supreme; and now commands the highest exchange of any money," he said. "This is because we have now attained to an annual foreign trade balance in our favor of more than $600,000,000. We have been thrust into the foreground of the world's finance and hope to remain in the position formerly occupied by England. England's position is revealed by the fact that her exchange has now gone to $4.31. "In order to retain our advantage we will have to become associated with Mr. Barnes." RECOMMENDS AN ARMY OVER HALF A MILLION Evidently Forgetting "Citizenry Trained to Arms" Now Demands Regulars. A regular army of over half a million troops and universal training are the recommendations of Secretary of War Baker for the permanent military policy of the country. These recommendations have been embodied by the War Department in a bill which has been introduced in both house at the request of Secretary Baker. The peace strength of the regular army would be 510,000 men and its war strength 1,250,000. Under the universal training plan which Mr. Baker favors, young men in their twentieth year would be called to the colors for a three-month period and would be attached to regular divisions and trained for that time. It is estimated that this would provide an annual class of 600,000 men, additional to the regular army, who would receive intensive military instruction. The bill provides for a reserve officers' corps and a reserve officers' training corps. No change in the organization of the National Guard and its relation to the regular army is suggested, Secretary Baker says. The bill has gone to the military committees and will be considered along with other plans for a permanent army policy. It will not be accepted, at least without important modifications. Whether Congress will adopt universal training is a matter of some doubt but it is quite clear that it will not support a regular army of 510,000 men. Representative Julius Kahn has a plan for universal training but he contemplates a much smaller standing army than the Secretary of War. It is generally assumed Mr. Baker mandrs the highest exchange of any money," he said. "This is because we have now attained to an annual foreign trade balance in our favor of more than $600,000,000. We have been thrust into the foreground of the world's finance and hope to remain in the position formerly occupied by England. England's position is revealed by the fact that her exchange has now gone to $4.31. "In order to retain our advantage we will have to become associated with all of the world's financial achievements. To do this it is necessary for the American financial interests to get fully posted upon the activities and needs of the various countries. During my tour of investigation in the Orient I have established a branch of my bank at Kobe. This is simply an out, or listening, post. "I am certain that we have a vast opportunity in the Orient. China is waking up and we will have to keep in touch right along. If we can properly associate ourselves with the financial needs of the Orient we will also reap a commercial harvest and thus assist in maintaining the high standard of the American dollar. All of our political and economic interests are tied up in the future of the Far East." PROTEST PAYMENT In paying state corporation taxes Friday amounting to $2,334,470.98 on Southern Pacific properties, attorneys for the United States Railroad Administration filed with State Controller John S. Chambers a formal protest against the payment of $225,089.30 on the ground that it represents a tax on the business of the lines as related to the hauling of troops and munitions of war. Chambers said it is to be assumed that other railroad companies will take similar action, their claims aggregating more than $700,000, for which suit will probably be brought. MORE GOATS The goat seems to be taking possession of the small farms in California. The southern end of the state especially claims to be the "goat center" of the world, this not excepting the mountain sides of Switzerland or the Island of Malta, and there are being developed some exceptionally fine animals. Two associations have been along with other plans for a permanent army policy. It will not be accepted, at least without important modifications. Whether Congress will adopt universal training is a matter of some doubt but it is quite clear that it will not support a regular army of 510,000 men. Representative Julius Kahn has a plan for universal training but he contemplates a much smaller standing army than the Secretary of War. It is generally assumed Mr. Baker would not have taken the responsibility of endorsing such a military policy unless the President had sanctioned it. TWENTY THOUSAND FOR FUMIGATION One item in the cultural costs of a citrus orchard at Corona is $20,000 for fumigation this year. The orchards to be treated are those of the Chase Plantations, the famous property formerly owned by the National Orange Company. A portion of the holdings have already been fumigated, utilizing a new system and new material. O. C. Barnes, manager of this big citrus holding of 750 acres, is using the liquid hydrocyanic acid known as "Hydro-Cy" this year, which is being furnished to the growers by The Pacific R & H Chemical Corporation at Los Angeles. F. W. Braun, who has furnished fumigation materials to the growers for more than twenty-five years, is vice-president and general manager of this concern. More than 8,000 growers in California are this year receiving "Hydro-Cy" through the Fruit Growers Supply Company, subsidiary organization to the California Fruit Growers' Exchange. MORE GOATS The goat seems to be taking possession of the small farms in California. The southern end of the state especially claims to be the "goat center" of the world, this not excepting the mountain sides of Switzerland or the Island of Malta, and there are being developed some exceptionally fine animals. Two associations have been formed in the southern end of the state; now comes another in the central or northern part which was organized at Berkeley last week. The goat will never replace "Old Bossy," but it has a secure place all its own. POTATO BISCUITS ARE DELICIOUS For a change from biscuit made entirely of white flour, try this recipe for tea biscuits. Less liquid is required when mashed potato is used because of the liquid contained in the potato. 2 cups sifted flour. 1 teaspoon salt. 3 teaspoons baking powder. 3 tablespoons shortening. 1 cup mashed potato liquid sufficient to mix Sift together twice the flour, salt, and baking powder. Cut or rub into this teh cold shortening. In the same way, rub into this flour mixture the mashed potato. Finally add just enough cold liquid to make the mass cling together. Do not knead. Place on floured board. Roll until one-half inch thick and cut into round. Place these in lightly floured biscuit tins and bake 15 or 20 minutes in a moderately hot oven. Bake all potato breads more slowly than those fade with flour alone. “The gas is all an extent that leakage to give man. They must pumps. A leak death. The other chard testing it. It was in day breeze blowing on the windwould be safe.gas and it was air, one of the other side of a jolt of gas.kill him.Occasion into a suspicionhe thinks therehas to do isthe passes out.way whileholdly so if he readfrom that gas. “Care is allnot be treatedditors treated thionally got sugas,but that much rarefledlikely to reachmore likely to “Orchard owaround fumigiaplaces shouldand themselvesone should touthey know whi Editor RideCourier has grbby hand andWe are pleaseof prosperity. High Art Exhibit At the Library Seventeen Beautiful Oil Paintings Belonging to the California Art Club on Display. Loaned to the Library for Two Weeks. Persons who love and appreciate art in the shape of high class oil paintings have an opportunity during the next two weeks to see something worth while at the Anaheim library. It is the annual traveling exhibit of the California Art Club. There are seventeen superb oil paintings in the display and Miss Calnon was busy Tuesday hanging the beautiful pictures to the best advantage in the children's room. These paintings are all California scenes by California painters, and they represent the best work of our most famous artists. They were opened for exhibition yesterday and will be here two weeks, consequently everybody will have an opportunity to see them. These paintings are the property of the California Art Club, and are loaned for short periods to the various libraries of the state in order that all the people may have an opportunity to see high class art. The exhibition is free, and each visitor will be given an explanatory program by the librarian. Following is a list of the pictures: 1. On the Desert's Edge. Benjamin C. Brown 2. Eucalypti of Elysian Park. Benjamin C. Brown 3. Rocks. Lillian Ferguson. 4. Sentinel Rock (Catalina). J. Duncan Gleason. 5. Afternoon. Wm. Lees Judson. 6. Spring in Wildwood Canyon. Deadly Cyanide Claims a Victim Floyd Hatfield Killed while Fumigating an Orchard near Placentia. Returned from France Only a Month Ago. Just a month after his return from the army, Floyd Hatfield, one of Anaheim's well-known young men, met his death by the inhalation of cyanide gas while fumigating an orchard near Placentia Sunday evening. Hatfield was employed by R. E. Coffman, fumigator, and Sunday night was at work on the James Tuffree orchard. The accident happened about 7 o'clock. In turning the gas on from one of the drums an explosion occurred, and the young man inhaled some of the asphyxiating fumes. He walked away from the tent, but a moment later fell to the ground. He was rushed to the Fullerton hospital, but died before reaching it. Coroner Brown held an inquest Monday, the jury returning a verdict of accidental death, due to inhaling cyanide gas. Hatfield was a native of Anaheim, having been born there 33 years ago. He was a son of Joseph Hatfield, now living in Los Angeles. He leaves two brothers, Captain Leon Hatfield of the United States army, and George Hatfield, an oil field worker. Floyd was in the army two years, the greater portion of the time being spent in France. He returned to America and was discharged only a month ago, and immediately on reaching home resumed his work with Mr. Coffman. He was an experienced fumigator. STREAMS GOING DRY Mountain streams are dropping at Anaheim has several strong marketing associations. The Randolph Marketing Company, Anaheim Walnut Growers' Association, Anaheim Citrus Fruit Association, Anaheim Orange Growers' Association, Independent Packing Company and Stewart Fruit Company, employ about 400 people. There are eleven churches, two denominational schools and four public schools in the City of Anaheim. The churches are well attended, and many of them own their own beautiful houses of worship. As for the schools, no city of its size in the state boasts better schools. The Anaheim Union High School alone cost in excess of $125,000. Constant sunshine and ocean breezes make a combination hard to beat. "Spring Eternal" is the slogan of Orange County, and it is literally a fact in Anaheim. Every day in the year is growing weather and practically every day is an "out-door" day. The average rainfall for the past ten years has been about 14 inches and the rainy season is confined to the winter months, coming principally in December, January and February. During the other nine months of the year the rainfall is practically negligible. At this time every city and town is interested in war activities and Anaheim has especial cause to be proud of its patriotic spirit which enabled her to over-subscribe every call and drive that has been made. The central location of Anaheim, her excellent railroad facilities, her network of highways to every portion of Southern California and an abundant supply of pure water and natural gas, together with a year 'round climate, makes Anaheim the ideal location for new manufacturing enterprises. Every inducement will be held out to the manufacturer seeking an ideal location. Anaheim has a population of 6,000 in the city proper and it is hard to The central location of Anaheim, her excellent railroad facilities, her network of highways to every portion of Southern California and an abundant supply of pure water and natural gas, together with a year 'round climate, makes Anaheim the ideal location for new manufacturing enterprises. Every inducement will be held out to the manufacturer seeking an ideal location. Anaheim has a population of 6,000 in the city proper and it is hard to determine where the city confines stop, for the entire district is a city of homes and small estates, the owners of which are, as far as business relations are concerned, a part of Anaheim, although not numbered to her credit in the census tabulation. Anaheim is located in the northern part of Orange county—"Nature's Prolific Wonderland"—27 miles from Los Angeles and but 15 miles from the blue Pacific, with its cooling and invigorating breezes. Anaheim is a transportation center, being served by the Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Salt Lake and Pacific Electric railroads. The city is also on the State Highway, El Camino Real (The Kings Highway), which connects Anaheim with Los Angeles, San Diego and her nearby sister cities as well as all of the State of California. Anaheim has five strong banks with combined deposits of nearly $3,000,000. These banks mostly occupy their own substantial buildings. No community of its size in America can boast a more modern city. Up-to-date, fireproof business blocks are the rule, banks and stores which would be a credit to a city of ten times its size, miles of paved streets and an air of cleanliness everywhere. Business is good in Anaheim—the very smallest business houses scintillate with an atmosphere of prosperity. There is no business in the world more healthful and interesting than the raising of oranges. Neither is there any business of similar investment more profitable than orange growing in that section of California where conditions are naturally and abundantly present for the successful and economical raising of a high grade of fruit. Not all orange groves are profitable and not all sections where you see orange trees growing are adapted to the successful production of fruit from a commercial standpoint. In some sections of the orange belt of California, in recent years smudge pots were fired. That gas is all right if it is operated in a proper manner. The trouble is that the men take chances. "The gas is concentrated to such an extent that it takes but a small leakage to give gas enough to kill a man. They must be careful about their pumps. A leaky pump may cause a death. The other day I was in an orchard testing some of the liquid gas. It was in daylight and there was a breeze blowing. I told the men to stay on the windward side, so that they would be safe. As I was testing the gas and it was flowing out into the air, one of those men walked on the other side of the apparatus, and got a jolt of gas. It is a wonder it didn't kill him. Occasionally a man may get into a suspicious place, a place where he thinks there might be gas. All he has to do is to hold his breath until he passes out. A man can walk a long way while holding his breath, especially so if he realizes that getting away from that gas is a case of life or death. "Care is all that is needed. It cannot be treated as carelessly as fumigators treated the old gas. They occasionally got strong whiffs of the old gas, but that gas came to them very much rarefied, and this is more than likely to reach them concentrated and more likely to do damage. "Orchard owners who are frequently around fumigators working on their places should take due notice of this and themselves use proper care. No one should touch the containers unless they know what they are doing." Editor Rideout of the Placentia Courier has grown tired of setting type by hand and is installing a linotype. We are pleased to note this evidence of prosperity. John D. Ryan, copper king and member of the executive committee of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, as director of aviation appointed by the President at $1 a year, authorized the expenditure of $12,000,000 by the government for the construction of an important connecting link in his railway system for logging purposes at a cost of $100,000 per mile as compared to $10,000 for other similar links, and then approved its sale to his company at auction. The new West Broadway paving at Anaheim, extending from the S. P. track to the Garden Grove road, has been opened to travel. That stretch of road used to be "fierce," really, and auto drivers appreciate the improvement. Following his arraignment before Justice Cox on a charge of embezzlement, J. J. Stein is in the county jail today in default of $1000 bail. The preliminary hearing has been set for August 26 at 2 p.m. Witnesses who will be subpoenaed by the prosecution are G. A. Waterman of Hollywood, William Brant of Richfield and N. M. Durkee of Anaheim, Stein, who was arrested at Seattle, is charged with embezzling $300 which he is alleged to have given as part payment on an automobile Attorney Clyde Bishop has been retained by the defense. The city has an excellent street lighting system, with ornamental lights in the business district. Natural gas is cheap and plentiful and there is an abundance of pure water for domestic use, manufacturing purposes and for irrigation. Not all orange groves are profitable and not all sections where you see orange trees growing are adapted to the successful production of fruit from a commercial standpoint. In some sections of the orange belt of California, in recent years, smudge pots were fired night after night to keep the fruit from freezing. This great handicap of expense cost them an average of a hundred and thirty-five dollars per acre. In the frostless section around Anaheim the orange growers did not fire any smudge pots; in fact, this is something they never find it necessary to do. You will find no smudge pots in the Anaheim district. The total cost per year for the care of the average orange grove in the Anaheim district is not more than $67.50 per acre—one-half what it costs for smudging alone in less favored sections of the state. There is an immense sugar factory in Anaheim which manufactures thousands of tons of sugar annually. Also a large beef and provision company, an ice and cold storage company, steam laundry, large cigar factory, a large brewery and Crawford's marmalade factory, which ships its product all over the nation. These industries alone employ over 1,000 people at good wages. The city has an excellent street lighting system, with ornamental lights in the business district. Natural gas is cheap and plentiful and there is an abundance of pure water for domestic use, manufacturing purposes and for irrigation. NEW ISSUE OF $2,500,000 IN Common Capital Stock OF THE Southern California Edison Company AT A PRICE To Yield 7.69 Per Cent ON THE INVESTMENT This stock has a ready market in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles PRICE Cash $91 per Share This stock has a ready market in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles PRICE Cash $91 per Share Installments: $92, payable $7 initial payment and $5 per share per month The Railroad Commission of California on August 7, 1919, authorized the Southern California Edison Company to issue and sell its consumers and the public the above stock, all money obtained from this issue being used for Capital Expenditures. Southern California Edison Company is at present carrying out one of the largest hydro-electric power developments in the United States. Over $20,000,000 will be expended within the next three years in the construction of hydro-electric power stations in Southern and Central California to supply electricity to these rapidly expanding markets. The company is now constructing a 40,000-horsepower plant on the Kern River and 22,000 horsepower additional capacity on Big Creek at a cost of $8,000,000. This construction program is your opportunity for sound, profitable investing—a regular, dependable cash income. Put at least part of your gains in a security that yields substantial cash returns regularly every three months. When you become a profit-sharing partner in the company you act upon a long record of successful achievement in serving the public. The development of Southern California has only begun and this Company will grow with the community. Its lines extend over 10 counties serving over 233 cities and towns and supplying power in the intervening rural districts. Let Your Dividends Pay Your Electric Bills Send our circular or ask that representative call and see you. Southern California Edison Company 301 N. Main Street. Phone 46. SANTA FE TIME TABLE (Corrected to Date) NORTHBOUND Lv. Anaheim Ar. Los Angeles 6:19 A.M. 7:15 A.M. 10:10 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 11:58 A.M. 12:50 P.M. 4:00 P.M. 4:50 P.M. 5:43 P.M. 6:30 P.M. SOUTHBOUND Lv. Los Angeles Ar. Anaheim 8:00 A.M. 8:52 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 9:50 A.M. 2:05 P.M. 2:52 P.M. 6:00 P.M. 6:42 P.M. 11:59 P.M. 1:03 A.M. First Church of Christ, Scientist, 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 healing are given. Free reading from at the Church, open daily except Sundays and legal holidays, from 2 to 5 p.m. The public is cordially welcome. the county clerk W. C. Ruddock of NOTICE Application of Charles D. Boynton owner and operator of the Boulevard Express having been filed with the City of Anaheim, for the permit to use the streets and highways of said City for the transportation of freight and express, public hearing of said application is fixed for 8 p.m. on the 28th day of August, 1919, at the office of the Board of Trustees of said City. All persons having objection to the granting of said application will appear at that time and place and will be heard. CHARLES D. BOYNTON BOULEVARD EXPRESS Applicant. The Gazette $1.50 Per Year Subscribe Now In petition on file at the office of Santa Ana asks for letters of administration in the estate of C. S. Ruddock, who died at Fullerton in 1907.