anaheim-gazette 1920-01-01

HIGHWAY WORK IS ACTIVELY RESUMED PROGRESS OF FEDERAL AID UNDERTAKINGS DESCRIBED BY SECRETARY HOUSTON No Special Obstacle is Seen in Way of Construction of Needed Roads. —All States have Complied With Act. Delayed in its program of good roads construction, by the war and confronted at the end of that period by a condition of badly run-down highways, the federal government, cooperating with the highway departments of the several states, has resumed the vigorous prosecution of the work, and, says David F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture, there is now no special obstacle to the construction in the different states of the Union, of those roads which serve the greatest economic needs. In his annual report, Secretary Houston says: "Good roads are essential to the prosperity and well-being of urban and rural communities alike. They are prerequisite for the orderly and systematic marketing of farm products, for the establishment of satisfactory percentage of illness in families, particularly where there are babies, he said, has fallen off since the present ban on the unrestricted use of sugar. "It is highly gratifying," he said, "to find, as I have found in my two months' tour of the East, that in the larger hospitals every time there is a sugar curtailment there are fewer patients admitted each day, particularly in the baby wards." HUGE CORN CROP TIED UP FOR ROLLING STOCK Half a Million Cars Needed to Move Country's Vast Maize Harvest. Five hundred thousand railway cars are needed immediately to move the corn crop to market, a committee of the Chicago Board of Trade appointed to investigate the situation, reported recently. Because of lack of transportation facilities country elevators are overflowing, banks are seriously hampered because of funds tied up in the crop, and living costs remain high because of the lack of grain, the committee declares. "We have the next to the biggest corn crop in history and the finest in point of quality, but the supply in distributing centers is so small as to cause alarm," said John J. Stream. Gardiner B. Van News, speaking for the grain receivers on the local board, declared they believed relief could come only through return of the railroads to private manage- between Jan. 1 and accelerated by the payn now getting These significant issued by Atto after a meeting cost of living hope that the costs has been least. The statement men's organization against profiteer men to aid in land and appeals to to avoid extravagance. SCHOOL BOND SUPP Constable A. W. of Absence It was ordered county clerk and the bonds for $1000 the Yorba Linda that the clerk Board of Supervisory further ordered and sealed and they shall be o Staats Company accrued interest and a premium The resignation Secretary of Agriculture, there is now no special obstacle to the construction in the different states of the Union, of those roads which serve the greatest economic needs. In his annual report, Secretary Houston says: "Good roads are essential to the prosperity and well-being of urban and rural communities alike. They are prerequisite for the orderly and systematic marketing of farm products, for the establishment of satisfactory rural schools, and for the development of a richer and more attractive rural life. Recognizing these facts, the federal government, through the passage of the federal aid road act in 1916, inaugurated a policy of direct financial participation in road-building operations in the various states. This act appropriated $75,000,000, to be matched by an equal amount from the states, for the construction of rural post roads over a period of five years, and $10,000,000—$1,000,000 a year for 10 years—for roads within or partly within the national forests. It required each state to have a responsible central highway commission with the requisite powers and funds. All the states have complied with the terms of the act, although it was necessary for them to enact additional legislation, or to amend their constitutions; to provide sufficient funds to match the federal apportionment; and to strengthen existing bodies or to create new agencies. "When these preliminary steps had been practically completed and the department and the states were about ready to proceed vigorously with the actual construction of roads, the United States entered the war. It soon became necessary to greatly curtail highway building because of the difficulty of securing transportation, construction materials and the requisite services. After the armistice was signed arrangements promptly were made for the active prosecution of road work in all sections of the country, not only with a view to repair the damage wrought by the heavy traffic forced upon our highways during the war, when maintenance operations were seriously interfered with, but also to provide adequate transportation facilities to serve the increased needs of agriculture and industry." MANY DESPERADOES HUNTED DOWN You would hardly think of the United States Department of Agriculture as an agency for hunting down desperadoes, but it is. That the desperadoes happen to be not men but wild animals does not detract either from the adventure or the value of the work. Now and then a wild animal becomes notorious for its exploits in killing live stock. The inspectors of the Bureau of Biological Survey make special efforts to hunt down and kill such animals. A mountain lion that was known to have destroyed $1,000 worth of live stock in one month was killed near Dubois, Wyo., a few months ago. That the animal had eluded many private hunters was shown by the number of scars on the body. Another mountain lion taken in April had county clerk and the bonds for $125,000 for the Yorba Linda Board of Supervisory further ordered and sealed and they shall be owed Staats Company accrued interest and a premium. The resignation as Justice of the township, was adjourned January 1, 1920. The application lay a pipe line across the boulevard mile west of Olive A. W. Wood, township, was given sense from the commencing Decree. The hearing inclusion of uninhabited city of Brea $0,1919, at 10 a.m. Bids were opened issue of Villa bonds, and said Freeman Smith accrued interest $53.00. The terms Orange County Florence Yoch, for same to be paid. The purchasing ed to sell the Hime farm at a price per pound. The order applies special guard and fixing salaries commencing Jan. 1. GOVERNMENT WAR Easier Provision vice-Men May P To liberalize which our former marines may relied insurance reau of War Rish After the armistice was signed arrangements promptly were made for the active prosecution of road work in all sections of the country, not only with a view to repair the damage wrought by the heavy traffic forced upon our highways during the war, when maintenance operations were seriously interfered with, but also to provide adequate transportation facilities to serve the increased needs of agriculture and industry. Recognizing also that road-building activities would furnish suitable employment for many unemployed men during the period of transition from war to peace, the Congress at its last session, accepting the recommendations of the Department of Agriculture, appropriated $209,000,000, in addition to the $85,000,000 provided by the original act, for the extension of road construction in co-operations with the states, and also made some important amendments to the act. The definition of the kind of roads that can be constructed was greatly broadened and the limitation on the federal contribution for any one road was increased from $10,000 to $20,000 a mile. These amendments have greatly facilitated consideration of and action upon the road projects submitted by the state highway commissions. There is now no special obstacle to the construction, in the different states of the Union, of the roads which serve the greatest economic needs." SUGAR SHORTAGE GOOD FOR HEALTH The shortage of sugar and the resulting "rationing" of this commodity is declared really desirable and most beneficial to the public by Dr. George veifer Brelsford of Dayton, Ohio. The inspectors of the Bureau of Biological Survey make special efforts to hunt down and kill such animals. A mountain lion that was known to have destroyed $1,000 worth of live stock in one month was killed near Dubois, Wyo., a few months ago. That the animal had eluded many private hunters was shown by the number of scars on the body. Another mountain lion taken in April had killed seven colts during the spring. In the same state a pair of wolves that had destroyed $2,500 worth of live stock was killed, the female by a government hunter and the male by a private hunter. A ranch owner near Mertzon, Tex., reported that within three months he had lost 300 sheep valued at $3,200, as the result of the depredations of six coyotes. Government hunters, in July, captured all six of the beasts. But not all of the bad beasts have been disposed of. About 30 very cunning wolves still roam the ranges of New Mexico, causing annual losses to live stock amounting to about $2,000 each. When the department's campaign for destruction of predatory animals began, however, there were between 300 and 400 wolves in the state. The small number remaining, though made up of the most cunning and destructive individuals of the packs, is steadily being reduced, inspite of the fact that the stock of wolves in that state is constantly recruited by strangers from the mountains of northern Chihuahua, Mexico. CHECK ON H. C. L. The cost of living in November was no higher than in August of this year. The trend of food prices may be expected to be downward materially. To liberalize which our former marines may relied insurance on reau of War Risk ton, D. C., new a have been made Cholmley-Jones, the Secretary of Former service months from tha charge within whi insurance upon it If discharged months, the app his application tha health as when cal examination discharged less t need not make nor a statement case, he will be two months' premature insurance to bthe two premium covers the month which his insurer; the other current month in becomes effective months between man whose insuary, 1919, and vember, 1919, worluary, 1919, prem grace, when he the December or Check or mon made payable to United States an tion, sent to the ANAHEIM GAZETTE between Jan. 1 and March 1, probably accelerated by the government campaign now getting under way. These significant statements were issued by Attorney General Palmer after a meeting of the so-called "high cost of living cabinet," and offers hope that the peak of high living costs has been reached, for a time at least. The statement points out that in the fall months of the last three years previous advances in retail food prices were 13, 18 and 16 per cent respectively, while this year no advance average was registered. The statement gives credit to women's organizations for effective work against profiteers, calls on business men to aid in keeping prices down and appeals to the citizens in general to avoid extravagance and hoarding. SCHOOL BONDS APPROVED BY SUPERVISORS Constable A. W. Wood Granted Leave of Absence from State. It was ordered that the chairman, county clerk and county auditor sign the bonds for $10,000 to be issued by the Yorba Linda school district, and that the clerk affix the seal of the Board of Supervisors to same. It was further ordered that when so signed and sealed and ready to be delivered, they shall be delivered to Wm. R. Staats Company upon payment of par, accrued interest to date of delivery and a premium of $678.00. The resignation of Marshall Clark, tion, Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D. C. DETERMINED FIGHT AGAINST JAP MENACE Governor Stephens Urged to Call Extra Session to Consider Matter. In response to an appeal recently sent out by the California Oriental Exclusion League resolutions from all sections of the State are pouring into the office of Governor William D. Stephens urging him to call a special session of the legislature to enact laws which will protect California from the encroachments of the Japanese. The resolutions are coming to the Governor from civil, commercial, labor organizatations, women's clubs and mass meetings of citizens. The league again asks that all organizations passing such resolutions send them immediately to the chief executive. Formation of branch organizations of the league is under way in many counties of the State. Siusum, Placerville and Stockton are among the cities that are preparing to immediately organize branches to fight the Japanese menace. The work being done by the exclusion league has attracted the attention of lawmakers in Oregon with the result that Senator J. M. Inman, president of the league, has received a request from anti-Japanese workers of that state for data on the fight being made in California. Inman also is sending to Oregon biggest the finest supply in small as Stream speaking the local relief return of manaagehistory of and live a billion report recently of the shows $1,087. recedent for the wheat one humany prel ranked given as $592. k values 1,000,000 361,868. DOWN of the Agriculuring down the desmen but not either of the animalploits in vectors of they make and killion that had $1,000 month was months eluded known by body. An April had GOVERNMENT LIBERALIZES WAR RISK INSURANCE Easier Provisions Under Which Service Men May Reinstate Lapsed Policies. To liberalize the conditions under which our former soldiers, sailors and marines may reinstate lapsed or canceled insurance carried with the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington D.C. and important milieu county clerk and county auditor sign the bonds for $10,000 to be issued by the Yorba Linda school district, and that the clerk affix the seal of the Board of Supervisors to same. It was further ordered that when so signed and sealed and ready to be delivered, they shall be delivered to Wm. R. Staats Company upon payment of par, accrued interest to date of delivery and a premium of $678.00. The resignation of Marshall Clark, as Justice of the Peace of Stanton township, was accepted, to take effect January 1, 1920. The application of Albert Hein to lay a pipe line for the S. A. V. I. Co. across the boulevard about one-fourth mile west of Olive, was granted. A. W. Wood, constable of Anaheim township, was granted a leave of absence from the State for one week commencing December 24, 1919. The hearing in the matter of exclusion of uninhabited territory from the city of Brea was continued to Dec. 0, 1919, at 10 a.m. Blds were opened for the $5,000 issue of Villa Park school district bonds, and said bonds were sold to Freeman Smith & Camp Co. for par, accrued interest and a premium of $53.00. The terms for development of Orange County Park submitted by Florence Yoch, were accepted, the fee for same to be $1000.00. The purchasing agent was authorized to sell the lima beans at the county farm at a price not less than $0.123 per pound. The order appointing D. W. Wilson as special guard of the court house and fixing salary at $10 per month commencing Jan. 1., 1920, was rescinded. PLANS FOR GREAT MERCHANT MARINE The Republican Publicity Association, through its president, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr., today gave out the following statement from its Washington headquarters: It requires not merely a man of vision, but a man of successful experience, of sound judgment and of executive ability to shape policies for large business undertakings. An impractical man may be a man of vision—but he is likely to be visionary. Somewhere in his chain of ideas will appear an impractical idealism constituting branches to fight the Japanese menace. The work being done by the exclusion league has attracted the attention of lawmakers in Oregon with the result that Senator J. M. Inman, president of the league, has received a request from anti-Japanese workers of that state for data on the fight being made in California. Inman also is sending to Oregon copies of bills which will be presented to the next legislature, providing for the exclusion of Oriental subjects. These bills also will be laid before a special session of the Oregon legislature which meets January 12th. State Controller John S. Chambers, who is recovering from a serious attack of pneumonia, upon advice of his physicians to give up all outside work has resigned as chairman of the executive committee of the league. In his resignation Chambers says: "In my judgment, the Japanese problem is not only the most serious issue confronting California and the Pacific slope today, but also holds within itself the greatest danger to the future of this country and the people o fthe world. The time to act, therefore, is now; not only that we may prepare ourselves for future contingencies, but by such preparation probably prevent these contingencies from arising. I wish you and your association every success in its patriotic undertaking; and I would be happy to see the people of the State flock to your assistance." BOYS WANTED—In every city and town in Southern California, a bright, active High School lad over sixteen years of age, with executive ability, to organize and manage a business in his home town after school hours. A wonderful opportunity to gain valuable experience. Very profitable. Make application by letter in own handwriting to Cirulation Manager," "California" Magazine, The Examiner, Los Angeles, California. 10-16-t10 American flag. Based upon his knowledge of world shipping affairs, he asserts that an American merchant To liberalize the conditions under which our former soldiers, sailors and marines may reinstate lapsed or canceled insurance carried with the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D.C., new and important rulings have been made by Director R.G. Cholmley-Jones, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. Former service men have eighteen months from the date of their discharge within which to reinstitute their insurance upon these conditions: If discharged more than three months, the applicant must state in his application that he is in as good health as when discharged, no physical examination being necessary. If discharged less than three months, he need not make a formal application nor a statement of health. In either case, he will be required to pay only two months' premiums on the amount of insurance to be reinstated. One of the two premiums required to be paid covers the month of grace during which his insurance remained in force; the other premium is for the current month in which reinstatement becomes effective. Premiums for the months between are not required. A man whose insurance lapsed in January, 1919, and was reinstated in December, 1919, would pay only the January, 1919, premium (the month of grace, when he was protected) and the December or current premium. Check or money order should be made payable to the Treasurer of the United States and, with the application, sent to the Premium Receipt Sec- following statement from its Washington headquarters: It requires not merely a man of vision, but a man of successful experience, of sound judgment and of executive ability to shape policies for large business undertakings. An impractical man may be a man of vision—but he is likely to be visionary. Somewhere in his chain of ideas will appear an impractical idealism constituting a fatal weakness in his scheme for business progress. Not visions alone are essential, but the ability to make those visions realities. In the past few decades the American merchant marine has consisted of two elements—a recollection of past achievements and dreams of the future. Of ships, carrying cargoes and passengers, there have been few under the American flag. The war gave us a new impetus in ship construction and has offered a new opportunity for establishment and constant maintenance and operation of a merchant marine of which the United States may be proud and from which American industry may secure assistance in building foreign trade. The general plans for a great merchant marine have been drawn by a man of vision—but one who has spent a lifetime in the ocean carrying business, learning by practical experience all the difficulties to be met and all the problems to be solved in the effort to compete successfully with the merchant fleets of other nations. That man is John H. Rosseter, who recently retired from the position of director of operations of the United States shipping board. Mr. Rosseter, in private life, is general manager of W.R. Graace and Company, and general manager of the Pacific Mail, the oldest steamship corporation under the home town after school hours. A wonderful opportunity to gain valuable experience. Very profitable. Make application by letter in own handwriting to Circulation Manager, "California" Magazine, The Examiner, Los Angeles, California. 10-16-t10 American flag. Based upon his knowledge of world shipping affairs, he asserts that an American merchant marine can be successfully operated in competition with the ships of all other nations, and he has some definite ideas as to how this can be accomplished. Ameong other specifications, Mr. Rosseter proposes taht the American ship shall be superior in carrying efficiency—as yas the American ship in the days when America led the world on the sea. He proposes an oil-burning ship, thus reducing the space required for fuel and increasing the space available for cargo. By using oil instead of coal, he would reduce the number of employees, eliminate the disagreeable work of stoking in a super-heated furnace room, and make the work of firing so pleasant that American laborers will not shrink from it. He would establish fuel oil stations at convenient points throughout the world, where American merchant ship can depend upon replenishing their fuel supply. He would correlate the rail and ocean lines so that merchandise can be shipped from any railroad station in the United States to any important port in the world almost as easily as the same merchandise can be shipped from one part of the United States to another, or from the United States to Canada. He would establish regular transportation service to every foreign port in which American industry can hope to build Family Washing SAVE your wife the drudgery of the washtub by sending us your family washing. It costs you very little when compared to the pleasure it will bring to your wife—put the burden on us. Send us your shirts and collars Immaculate linen is the mark of a gentleman. You get the best work here. Patronize a home concern. Anaheim Laundry Company Phone 18 WE KNOW MEATS —"Every man to his own business" is a well-known saying—and we believe that this applies to us. Our business is buying meats as well as selling meats—upon the buying depends the success of the business. That's why we buy only the best meats—and we know the best meats. Any piece of meat that you buy in this shop has been selected by us because we know that it is a good piece of meat, meat that you can eat with satisfaction. Upon this basis we ask your patronage. WE KNOW MEATS —"Every man to his own business" is a well-known saying—and we believe that this applies to us. Our business is buying meats as well as selling meats—upon the buying depends the success of the business. That's why we buy only the best meats—and we know the best meats. Any piece of meat that you buy in this shop has been selected by us because we know that it is a good piece of meat, meat that you can eat with satisfaction. Upon this basis we ask your patronage. Anaheim Cash Market 109-11 N. Los Angeles St., Anaheim J. E. STROUP, Proprietor Building Material If you contemplate building new or repairing an old building, let us figure on your material. We handle everything you need, and our prices are right. Griffith Lumber Company South Los Angeles St. H. M. ADAMS, Mgr. Good Place to Buy— G-O-O-D L-U-M-B-E-R C. GANAHL LUMBER COMPANY Anaheim, Cal ANAHEIM FEEDand FUEL CO. DEALERS IN Wood, Coal, Hay, Grain Seeds and Flour PUBLIC WEIGHING SCALES Phones: Pacific 317, Home 294 R. W. McClellan, W. D. Grafton, Props. CITY CASH MARKET 117 W. Center St. PUBLIC WEIGHING SCALES Phones: Pacific 317, Home 294 R. W. McClellan, W. D. Grafton, Props. CITY CASH MARKET 117 W. Center St. "Quality, Price and Service" Our Motto We handle nothing but the choicest of meats. We deliver. Phone your orders early. Pacific 20 ED. W. SCHNEIDER Proprietor up a desirable trade and provide every facility for the establishment of trade relations with the business concerns of those ports and the nations for which they are commercial centers. He would have agents stationed in all ports to which we have transportation service, seeking cargoes for American ships, so that full cargoes will be available with as little delay as possible. These are some of Rosseter's visions but they are the visions of a man who knows the shipping business in every detail and who has faith in the future of American shipping. TURPENTINE TIMBER BIDS HIGH A new high mark for turpentine timber value in Florida is indicated by the latest bids received for three sections of timber on the Florida National Forest. The round average bid for all turpentine timber offered on the forest was $225 a thousand, and for the three sections mentioned above the highest bid was $256.0 a thousand. This is more than $50 in advance of the highest bid previously received, according to the Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. CALIFORNIA CLIMATE AGAIN! Fifty-seven hundred articles and one baby were left by thoughtless commuters on Southern Pacific ferry boats and trains during 1919. Most of the articles were wraps and umbrellas and the railroad offers the explanation that the climate makes people forget all about such things. Concerning the baby, its young parents each thought the other had taken charge of the infant in making the change from train to boat. Frantic search ended in the disclosure that a brakeman had already "turned it in."