anaheim-gazette 1919-10-16

INSPECTION FOR ALL MEAT URGED TO COMPLETE SYSTEM Many Cities Maintain no Inspection of Any Kind, and Much Meat is Not Subject to Federal Regulations. The stability of the live-stock and meat industries of this country depends on public confidence, and until the public has assurance that all of its meat is wholesome the work of establishing public confidence will be incomplete. At present about two-thirds of the meat supply is Federally inspected and stamped accordingly by the United States Department of Agriculture, but until something effective is done toward insuring proper inspection of the remaining one-third, which is slaughtered and sold entirely within State boundaries and over which the National Government has no direct authority, the public, as a whole, can never feel certain that the purity and wholesomeness of its entire meat supply is assured. Those statements were emphasized by Dr. John R. Mohler, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture, in an address before the American Meat Packers' Association in session at Atlantic City. The Bureau of Animal Industry, he said, has just completed a survey of municipal and state meat inspection. The data gathered shows that less than one-third of the cities in the United States with a population of 5,000 or more maintain any kind of meat inspection. Where inspection is maintained it is frequently SUPERVISORS TO MEET WEEKLY HEREAFTER Increasing Business Makes It Necessary for County Board to Meet Oftener. The board of supervisors at the last meeting instructed the district attorney to prepare an ordinance providing for weekly meetings of the board hereafter. The increased business transacted by the board makes this step necessary. The application of sale of franchise under application of Ferdinand R. Bain, being erroneous, it was ordered that all proceedings heretofore taken in said matter be set aside, and a new application having been filed, it was ordered that the clerk advertise date of sale of said franchise on November, 18, 1919, at 10 a.m. A fumigating license was ordered issued to Anaheim Orange & Lemon Association, "on recommendation of the horticultural commissioner. The application of Holmes Loan & Realty Co., to lay an 8-inch steel pipe line under pavement across N. Glassell street south of S. P. right of way, was granted. A. W. Knox was appointed caretaker of Westminster Public Park, without salary, he to have use of the ground. Bids were received and opened for supplying Olive Lighting District with electricity and equipment necessary for operating and maintaining lights, and the bid of Southern California Edison Company for $3.00 per month per lamp was accepted. The purchasing agent was authoriz- in an address before the American Meat Packers' Association in session at Atlantic City. The Bureau of Animal Industry, he said, has just completed a survey of municipal and State meat inspection. The data gathered shows that less than one-third of the cities in the United States with a population of 5,000 or more maintain any kind of meat inspection. Where inspection is maintained it is frequently incomplete. Less than one-fourth of the cities reporting indicated that antemortem examinations are made and in many cases little assurance was furnished that condemned meats were actually withheld from distribution. "If your association has not already taken an active interest in municipal and State inspection," Dr. Mohler continued, "my remarks would be incomplete if I did not urge upon you a close study of the conditions and problems." The days of resisting inspection, he said, are past, as is the idea that a mere pretense of inspection is acceptable to the public. The destruction of condemned meat, he insisted, is no more wasteful than condemning the use of wooden cars in a train of steel cars. Any inspection worthy of the name, Dr. Mohler stated, must be thorough, including an examination both before and after slaughter and a study of the organs as well as the meat itself. Such inspection can be given at low cost. The Bureau of Animal Industry maintains its thorough inspection service at a cost to the people of less than 6 cents for every animal slaughtered. That amount covers both ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection and the final examination of the finished products. Federal inspection applies to all slaughterhouses and packing plants engaged in interstate or export trade. Where the products of the establishment are consumed entirely within the State the National Government has no authority to inspect the animals if slaughters or the products it sends out. It has been found that Federal inspection covered, in 1918, 75.1 per cent of cattle slaughtered, an increase of 13.7 per cent over the corresponding figure in 1914. In the same period the per capita consumption of beef increased A. W. Knox was appointed caretaker of Westminster Public Park, without salary, he to have use of the ground. Bids were received and opened for supplying Olive Lighting District with electricity and equipment necessary for operating and maintaining lights, and the bid of Southern California Edison Company for $3.00 per month per lamp was accepted. The purchasing agent was authorized to secure proper conveyance by deed to the County of Orange for lots 8 and 9, Birch Addition to Santa Ana, said property to be purchased from E. D. Waffle for 7000.00. The hearing on the petition of G. W. Short, et al., to vacate a portion of Gordon street and Hughes street in the Fourth Roard District, was continued to November 5, 1919, at 10 a.m. The hearing on the petition of F. C. Wilson, et al., for vacation of Cerritos avenue crossing Santa Fe Railway Company's right of way, was continued to Nov. 5, 1919, at 10 a.m. Bids were received for the $50,000 issue of Santa Ana High School District Bonds, and said bonds were sold to Security Trust & Savings Bank for par, accrued interest and a premium of $650. Bids were received for improvement of Olinda road in the Third Road District, and the matter of awarding of contract continued to October 9, 1919, at 10 a.m. The resignation of John H. May, as Justice of the Peace of Seal Beach Township, was accepted. Nat H. Neff, superintendent of the Maintenance Department, was ordered to prepare plans and specifications for the construction of a warehouse-at the spur track at the County Highway Yards. The hearing on the petition of S. W. Price, et al., for county road in the Second Road District, was continued to October 21, 1919, at 2 p.m. Helen Craemer was appointed to prepare a report of the financial transactions of Orange County for the fiscal year ending July 1, 1920, and she was allowed $25.00 per month, and $10.00 per month for an assistant, for the preparation of said report. The map of Tract No. 95 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. "Leon Solomon, two Lions purchased three days from M. 119 South Grandly short-well pounds in the rate of 2¢ for the nuts," Mrs. Ashman confided in him been victimized of the men and ascended swindled Mrs. by using a frightening heart of the wolf squirrel skin erosion. "The these smoother operations and I suggest nuts or any other be very sure to chasers bear them measures the presence of erators in the nearby reported to..." Where the products of the establishment are consumed entirely within the State the National Government has no authority to inspect the animals it slaughters or the products it sends out. It has been found that Federal inspection covered, in 1918, 75.1 per cent of cattle slaughtered, an increase of 13.7 per cent over the corresponding figure in 1914. In the same period the per capita consumption of beef increased 13.3 per cent. Dr. Mohler thinks that, while the similarity of the figures may be largely a coincidence, it is logical that Federal inspection of meats has had something to do with the amount which people eat. In view of such conditions, he said, it is obvious from the standpoint of public service that plans should be made that will insure the people of the county wholesome meat and ample supply. He told of a woman who recently appeared before the city council of San Diego, Calif., which was debating changes in local meat regulations. She told the council there were three reasons why she did not want to see anything but government inspected meat in San Diego, and thereupon introduced her three children to the council. She explained that Uncle Sam demanded Federal inspected meat for his soldiers and sailors and that her children were just as valuable to her as Uncle Sam's were to him. James A. Turner, for many years connected with the Farmers' and Merchants' Savings Bank of Santa Ana, dropped dead in the road near Harper Wednesday, heart disease being the cause. He was 71 years of age. His wife and a daughter, Mrs. Thomas L. Inch of Los Angeles survive him. Second Road District, was continued to October 21, 1919, at 2 p.m. Helen Craemer was appointed to prepare a report of the financial transactions of Orange County for the fiscal year ending July 1, 1920, and she was allowed $25.00 per month, and $10.00 per month for an assistant, for the preparation of said report. The map of Tract No. 95 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. The hearing on the petition of J. H. Barton, et al, to vacate and abandon certain public roads in the Third Road District, was set for Nov. 5, 1919, at 11 a.m., notice to be given as required by law. The petition of D. E. King, et al, for a county road in the Fourth Road District, was granted. Deed for right of way was accepted from Frank G. Freeman, et al, and said land was declared a public road. It was ordered that Supervisor Edwards be allowed to expend to exceed $500 and not in excess of $1000 on Santa Clara avenue in the Fourth Road District, to be paid out of the Auto License Fund. The County Clerk was ordered to give notice of bids for improvement of East Fourth street, Mabury street and Tustin avenue in the Fifth Road District, bids to be opened Nov. 5, 1919, at 11 a.m. The County Clerk was ordered to give notice for bids for improvement of County Park Road in the Fourth Road District, bids to be opened Nov. 5, 1919, at 11:30 a.m. The County Auditor was directed to draw a warrant on the Advertising Fund for $500 in favor of R. L. Bisby, chairman of Orange County War Service Recognition, being an apprecia- ANAHEIM GAZETTE EREAFTER It Necesrd to at the last district attore providing board hereness transsits this step of franchise Ordinand R. was ordered before taken and a new led, it was vertise date November, of franchise Ordinand R. was ordered before taken and a new led, it was vertise date November, tion for celebration held at the County Park on September 9, 1919. The chairman appointed Supervisors Wassum and Finley as a committee on building of garage for use of the County. The Clerk was directed to give notice of the sale at public auction at the south front door of the Court House, of an oil tank mounted on heavy iron wagon with distributor, and an Austin Giant road grader, said property being no longer needed by the County of Orange. The salary of the Horticultural Commissioner was fixed at $200 per month, commencing November 1, 1919. All bids were rejected for improvement of Olinda road in the Third Road District, and checks ordered returned to the bidders. GEORGE McPHEE'S FLJVER IS SOME SPEEDER County Sealer Captures Two Swindlers After Exciting Race. Two Los Angeles junk dealers, charged with short-weighting a woman in a walnut deal, gave George McPhee, county sealer of weights and measures the most exciting race in his young career in Santa Ana Thursday, but he captured them and forced them to make good their shortage. He tells the story as follows: "Leon Solomon and Abraham Welmann, two Los Angeles junk peddlers, purchased three sacks of walnuts yesterday from Mrs. Mary E. Ashman, of 119 South Grand avenue and incidentally short-weighted the seller some 27 pounds in the interior." demand, of course; will come largely from the foreign element, many of whom are already accustomed to this meat. Furthermore, experts are expected to reach considerable proportions. Elimination of inferior horses not only will save feed for more worthy animals but also will add hides to the leather supply and increase meat stocks. However, it is not anticipated that the volume of trade will become sufficient seriously to affect the livestock market. Therefore stockmen and farmers generally are pleased to know the stand taken in this matter by the Department of Agriculture, and feel that the marketing of horse meat will be of real economic benefit to the country. WATER COMPANY MEETING The board of directors of the Anaheim Union Water Company met Saturday afternoon, Oct. 4. On motion by McFadden seconded by Miller the action of the oil committee with regard to the modified contract with the Anaheim Sugar Co. was ratified. On motion duly seconded the following transfers of stock were granted: 6 shares from C. L. Waldo to C. L. Waldo, pledgee for Cornella Mulvey; 30 shares A. G. Langenberger to be divided, 20 shares to J. H. Siemers and 10 shares to A. G. Langenberger; 2 shares from S. Lybarger to E. E. Lybarger, pledgee for E. W. Parsons; 7 shares from A. Thomas to A. Thomas, pledgee for W. J. M. Hilenz; 2 shares from H. McDermont to H. Dyckmann; the most exciting race in his young career in Santa Ana Thursday, but he captured them and forced them to make good their shortage. He tells the story as follows: "Leon Solomon and Abraham Weismann, two Los Angeles junk peddlers, purchased three sacks of walnuts yesterday from Mrs. Mary E. Ashman, of 119 South Grand avenue and incidentally short-weighted the seller some 27 pounds in the transaction, which at the rate of 23 cents per pound paid for the nuts, amounted to $6.21. Mrs. Ashman called me up and confided in me her fears that she had been victimized, giving me a description of the men who got the nuts, and 20 minutes later I had rounded up the men and ascertained that they had swindled Mrs. Ashman out of $6.21 by using a fraudulent scale in addition to having beaten her out of almost as much more by paying her 6 cents a pound below the regular market price. Both the walnut buyers were held in custody and District Attorney West was made acquainted with the case, and on his advice they were turned loose with a warning of the things that might happen to them in case they were again caught at their evil practices, the incident closing with the men being taken to the home of Mrs. Ashman by me, where they were forced to disgorge six simoleons and some smaller change, thus lightening the heart of the widow and the community squirrel skin in one and the same operation. These smooth gentry are beginning operations all over the county and I suggest that people having walnuts or any other commodity to sell, be very sure that scale used by purchasers bear the seal of the weights and measures department and that the presence of these fly-by-night operators in the neighborhood be promptly reported to me." SELLING HORSE MEAT Hands are thrown up and voices lifted in horror when the announcement is made that horse meat will henceforth be sold under Government supervision in this country for human ing transfers of stock were granted: 6 shares from C. L. Waldo to C. L. Waldo, pledgee for Cornella Mulvey; 30 shares A. G. Langenberger to be divided, 20 shares to J. H. Siemers and 10 shares to A. G. Langenberger; 2 shares from S. Lybarger to E. E. Lybarger, pledgee for E. W. Parsons; 7 shares from A. Thomas to A. Thomas, pledgee for W. J. M. Hienz; 2 shares from H. McDermont to H. Dyckmann; 9 shares from C. B. Tuffree to be divided, 8 to Caroline J. Pitman, 1 share to C. B. Pittman estate. In accordance with instruction received at the meeting on Sept. 20th, Engineer Kellogg submitted a report and an estimate of the cost of the proposed booster pumping plant and pipe line from the Gomber tract to the Cajon Canal. His estimate of the cost for a line and plant sufficient to deliver 500 inches of water in the Cajon Canal was $67452.87, and for 400 inches the original cost would be $9924.00 less than for 500 inches. Director McFadden made a motion seconded by Miller that the report of Engineered Kellogg on the proposed booster plant and pipe line from the Gomber tract to the Cajon Canal be approved and accepted. President Hale called for a roll call vote, Directors Hale, Beazley, Miller, Thamer, and McFadden voting "Aye." Directors Sherwood and Dwyer were not present. A report was given on the meeting at No. 1 pumping plant on Wednesday, Sept. 24th. Directors Hale, Beazley, Miller and Dwyer reported present. Supt. Wallop instructed to drill four test wells, and locations were given, and an additional well to be located later. On motion by Thamer seconded by Miller the action of the board at this special meeting was ratified. On motion by Beazley seconded by McFadden, L. J. Sheridan was appointed Secretary for the balance of the year. Sheridan to furnish a $10,000.00 surety bond, and the company to pay for same. On motion the meeting was adjourned. APPRECIATE AMERICA The discontent which too many Americans feel with their lot would panions and no happy home, no life-supplying occupation at the end. We defy any man to get this picture of Europe firmly fixed in his brain and heart with a few trimmings which even a second rate imagination can supply and then not rejoice that he, too, is n American. The sun will shine brightly today for him and for everything he holds dear and worth while by making this comparison. RAPID RESTORATION IN FRANCE Capt. Andre Tardieu, member of the French Peace Commission, speaking at a meeting of the French-American Club, gave interesting figures on the reconstruction work accomplished since the armistice. Sixty thousand of the 550,000 houses in the battle area wrecked by shell fire have been built; 2016 kilometers of the 3246 kilometers of railway destroyed have been repaired and 700 of the 1675 kilometers of canals rendered useless in the course of hostilities are again in commission. Of the 1160 plants destroyed by the enemy, 588 have been repaired. Equally remarkable progress is being made in restoring to cultivation the vast areas in the devastated regions, which at the end of the war embraced 4,500,000 acres. Of this approximately 1,000,000 acres have been returned to the farmers and 500,000 acres of it are ready for the seed. OLD ACRES BARN, GARAGE, MESSAGES IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE SELLING HORSE MEAT Hands are thrown up and voices lifted in horror when the announcement is made that horse meat will henceforth be sold under Government supervision in this country for human food. Yet some of the same persons who find occasion for such loud remonstance consume with apparent relish atrocious combinations of foods, far more injurious to their stomachs and dispositions than good, clean, Government-inspected horse meat. It is well that this step has been taken, for one of the first effects undoubtedly will be the slaughter of thousands of head of small, worthless wild range ponies which consume enormous quantities of forage, and consequently detract just so much from the nation's beef and mutton supply. In times of drouth and range shortage, especially, it is necessary to conserve every blade of grass and browse for our more highly-developed meat animals. Congress has appropriated $100,000 to carry on the work of inspection during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920. The regulations for sale of the meat will be strict, and the volume of trade will, of course, depend on supply and demand. As to supply, in addition to the worthless wild ponies prevalent throughout sections of the West, there will be slaughtered thousands of inferior animals in other parts of the country for which no remunerative market previously has existed. The discontent which too many Americans feel with their lot would soon disappear if they could come in personal contact with the situation of thousands of people in Central Europe. Like the men of the American army, they would come home to thank God they lived in America hardly toched by the wasting and disintegrating influences of the late war. A few high lights on the aimless wanderings of men, women and children whose moorings have been destroyed by the war and whose futures are clouded with every possible uncertainty were given in a dispatch from Budapest a few days ago. The correspondent told of seeing dozens of trains crowded to more than capacity with human beings of all ages. Where they were going they did not know. Where they had come from they had almost forgotten. The trains themselves were filthy beyond words. Running without oil, they creaked and rocked over the rusty rails. There was little to eat on board. Sickness and disease was everywhere. The blessed light of hope was gone. "All Central Europe," he said, in summing up the situation, "seems on the move." But it is a move without any destination, without settled purpose, with sickness and starvation as its com- mission. Of the 1160 plants destroyed by the enemy, 588 have been repaired. Equally remarkable progress is being made in restoring to cultivation the vast areas in the devastated regions, which at the end of the war embraced 4,500,000 acres. Of this approximately 1,000,000 acres have been returned to the farmers and 500,000 acres of it are ready for the seed. THE PROFESSOR AND HIS CLASS Having called the Democratic class in arithmetic together, the professor discoursed as follows: "The problem to be elucidated today is one of my own invention,viz.—one is more than six. "The demonstration is simple. Look at my cabinet. Ten of 'em. Everybody admits that I am greater than all of 'em. Of course if one is greater than ten, even more is one greater than six. "Look at the Senate. Ninety-six of 'em. I am greater than the whole outfit. The Republicans are pygmy minded, and confidentially I don't think any more of the Democrats in the bunch, although for prudential reasons I am saying nothing about this at present. Need I demonstrate that I, one, am greater than the ninety-six? It need not be proved. I admit it. "As ninety-six are to six, so sixteen is to one. And that reminds me of still another proof of my theorem. My former Secretary of State ran on a platform of sixteen to one and the other fellow won." 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Berger Company "Headquarters for Good Groves" happy home, no lifeation at the end. man to get this picfirmly fixed in his with a few trimen a second rate imsupply and then not too, is n American. shine brightly today everything he holds while by making this AMERICA, ISHMAEL OF THE WORLD? The expansion of the imperialistic policies directed from Washington are well evidenced by recent advice given by our State Department to Major General Graves, commander of the American troops in Vladivostok, Russia. Graves undertook to hold up the delivery to the Omsk government of 14,000 rifles sent to that government by the United States, and this interruption of delivery was Graves' retaliation for certain anti-American articles appearing in a Vladivostok newspaper and because of hostile acts of Cossack chiefs in the Far East. Ordering Graves to resume the shipment of arms to the Kolchak forces, the State Department informed the American commander that he had full power to suppress the offending newspaper even though the Kolchak government might not, for political reasons, wish to move against the press. Power in the hands of an American general to suppress a newspaper in a country with which we are not at war? Is there any limit to the interference and possibly the burning of his home over the heads of his children by representatives of some of those very European countries, who are now swelling the ranks of the I. W. W. in America. It seems almost beyond belief that there are people in this country who demand that America become the bell-hop and bouncer of Europe, but there are many who do, and if one were to study the personality of these internationalists he would find, that, in a majority of cases, this is but an extension of their fatal propensity to pay little attention to their own affairs while forever meddling in the affairs of their neighbors. They are not their brothers' keepers, they are their brothers' jailers. If the peace treaty enmeshes us in the affairs of Europe as its drafters would have it do, we will become the Ishmael among the nations of the world. WHOLESALE SACRIFICE OF WAR SUPPLIES Secretary Baker Ordered that None Should be Returned from Europe. Charges that Secretary of War Baker maintained the high cost of living in this country by sacrificing great quantities of foodstuffs and supplies abroad are made by the House sub-committee on war expenditures, of which Representative Royal C. Johnson is chairman. He lately returned from France with information on which is based the com- FOR AND HIS CLASS the Democratic class together, the professor follows: to be elucidated today in invention,viz.—one institution is simple. Look ten of 'em. Every I am greater than course if one is greater more is one greater senate. Ninety-six of older than the whole publicans are pygmy confidentially I don't of the Democrats in though for prudential lying nothing about Need I demonstrate greater than the nine not be proved. I are to six, so sixteen that reminds me of of my theorem.ury of State ran on teen to one and the went out to cut a of the pupils who to question his graves to resume the shipment of arms to the Kolchak forces, the State Department informed the American commander that he had full power to suppress the offending newspaper even though the Kolchak government might not, for political reasons, wish to move against the press. Power in the hands of an American general to suppress a newspaper in a country with which we are not at war? Is there any limit to the interference in foreign affairs, public or private, which this Administration eagerly assumes? It was chiefly 'for political reasons' that none of the Allied Powers cared to interfere in the Fiume controversy precipitated by d'Annunzio, and so the United States was made the goat and our Navy was ordered to the Adriatic. Now an American commander has been given the power to lodge a sedition charge against a foreign paper, and to close up the plant. These instances are being illustrated to us before the peace treaty has been accepted by the Senate, and that treaty is jammed full of situations which will suggest to the Allied Powers the advisability, 'for political reasons,' of 'passing the buck' to the United States, and to "let Sam do it." Thus far it has been discovered from a study of the treaty and the behavior of the administration that the role of Uncle Sam in Europe is to be a multifarious one. He is cast for European tax assessor and collector, money loaner and underwriter, boundary surveyor, supervisor of plebiscites, truant officer, judge of juvenile courts, in charge of charities and correction, press sensor and international policeman on land and sea. His emolument for these services will be the age-long animosity of practically every European power, Charges that Secretary of War Baker maintained the high cost of living in this country by sacrificing great quantities of foodstuffs and supplies abroad are made by the House sub-committee on war expenditures, of which Representative Royal C. Johnson is chairman. He lately returned from France with information on which is based the committee's allegation against the Secretary of War. On April 16 last, according to the charges, Mr. Baker ordered that more than $1,000,000,000 worth of surplus supplies, including foodstuffs, shoes, clothing, textiles and other necessities of life, be sacrificed "at any price" in Europe. In accordance with these instructions, according to the sub-committee, supplies and commodities which cost the United States approximately $1,426,000,000 were sold to the French government for the round sum of $400,-000,000, or less than one-third the cost price. The record of the policy of Secretary of War Baker for the American expeditionary forces was found ni the official minutes of a meeting of the American Liquidation Commission in Paris and reads as follows: "The Secretary of War expressed the opinion that no property or materials not needed by the army for consumption in the United States should be returned to the United States; and that in no event should such commodities as clothing, food supplies and engineering equipment be returned; but that all such commodities, as the same became surplus, should be disposed of by the commission in Europe to the best advantage."