anaheim-gazette 1920-04-01

BIG PROBLEM IS CONSERVATION OF WATER SITUATION THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA MORE SERIOUS THAN FOR MANY YEARS Forest Fires Have Denuded Large Tracts of Foliage, Allowing Unhampered Run-off — This Section Greatly Relieved by the Late Copious Rains Beyond question the water situation today in California and the Pacific coast in general is much more serious than in many years. While this end of the state has been blessed with somewhat more than her proportionate share of this year's precipitation over the state at large, the prospects for irrigation water for next season in the Southland are by no means all that could be desired. Every possible effort at water conservation will need to be employed if farmers are to get through the season without suffering some loss. Conservation of water will always be the great fundamental problem of California, especially in this end of the state, where the precipitation is normally considerably lower than in the north. And, unfortunately, there are many examples of waste and inefficiency in conserving the natural water supply of Southern California. Perhaps the greatest need is an adequate gation is practiced by reducing the size of basins or checks and by not trying to wet entire surface. This may prevent loss of the trees where there is insufficient water to wet the entire space. For the usual loam soils of most of our orchard section an application of at least six acre-inches per acre is required to wet six feet of soil. This is equivalent to a flow of one-fourth of one cubic foot per second, 112.5 gallons per minute, or 12½ miners' inches (one miners' inch or 1.50 cubic feet per second) for twenty-four hours for each acre to be irrigated. The results of all experiments which have been conducted up to the present time indicate that the majority of the feeding roots of fruit trees are within the upper six feet of soil. Excessive applications of water made with the idea of accumulating a supply of moisture at greater depth than this which will subsequently rise by capillary action and replenish that removed from the upper six feet by the trees has been water wasted. There is very little rise of moisture by this means unless so much has been added that the soil becomes completely saturated. The rise of moisture in this case is considerable. It is not desirable to water-log soil in this manner as its attendant evils usually are greater than the benefits derived. SEASONINGS AND SAUCES IN COOKING VEGETABLES Much of the excellence of well-cooked vegetables depends upon the proper use of seasonings and sauces. The seasoning selected should undoubtedly be suitable for the dish, but so much depends upon custom that only general suggestions can be made. The Italians failed to subscribing her quail 000 to be raised for—has fallen down people would not give because women cannot do the soliciting to Mrs. W. L. Grin man of the drive line. The county's quick and of this amount subscribed. Mrs. G. financial report and "I am very much we did not raise the Mrs. Grubb, in disgust." We found the people and contribute to were generous—the but I simply could sufficiently interest give a little of their necessary to the ca. The canvass in S. in subscriptions totally three times as m in two of the next l county making reports. The subscriptions follows, the names being given: Anaheim—Mrs. B. $115.61. Brea—Mrs. R. H. Buena Park—Mrs. $35.10. Fullerton—Miss Epworth of M. E. cl La Habra—Mrs. M. man's club), $11.50. Olinda—Miss Mac Conservation of water will always be the great fundamental problem of California, especially in this end of the state, where the precipitation is normally considerably lower than in the north. And, unfortunately, there are many examples of waste and inefficiency in conserving the natural water supply of Southern California. Perhaps the greatest need is an adequate program for reforesting the great watershed of this end of the state, which has during the past century been repeatedly burned off until in many many places not a vestige of what was once splendid forest cover remains. Prevention of runoff comes first. But economical use and conservation of what we have is for the present of paramount importance. Following are extracts from a recent report of the Berkeley headquarters of the bureau of irrigation investigations: The coming irrigation season will in all probability be one of the most drastic the state has ever experienced, unless the next few weeks bring forth unexpected rains. All orchards in areas which will be affected by the drought, and this practically applies to the state as a whole, should be plowed or cultivated as soon as possible. All vegetation growing in an orchard means a draft upon the soil moisture. The amount of moisture taken by plants from the soil and transpired by them is very great. For every pound of dry matter produced by cover crops of weeds in the orchard, many more pounds of water are required, all of which is supplied by the soil. This with many plants requires as much as one thousand times as much water as there is dry matter produced. The amount of water lost in this way is very much greater than that lost by evaporation from the soil. This is of great importance as a conservative means when it is considered that there have been three seasons of scant rainfall. In many localities orchards have suffered from lack of moisture and the severity of the present season may be such that complete loss will result unless every effort is made to prevent it. Turn under cover crops and weed growth in orchards immediately and practice clean cultivation to keep the weed growth down throughout the season. SEASONINGS AND SAUCES IN COOKING VEGETABLES Much of the excellence of well-cooked vegetables depends upon the proper use of seasonings and sauces. The seasoning selected undoubtedly be suitable for the dish, but so much depends upon custom that only general suggestions can be made. The Italians and some other races are much fonder of garlic than Americans, the Germans of summer savory or "bohnenkraut" in string beans, and the English of mint with peas. Each housewife must select the seasonings which her family prefers and endeavor to use them in such a way that the special flavors may be most satisfactorily brought out. When a soup, sauce, or vegetable is to be flavored with an herb or another vegetable the flavorer should be added toward the end of the cooking period. Since the oils and other bodies which give seasoning vegetables and herbs their flavor are volatile they are either driven off by long-continued cooking or rendered much less delicate in flavor. Herbs that are to be left in the dish or served with the dish must be added just before the food is served. The herbs generally served with the dish are chervil, parsley, tarragon, and chives. Burnet, thyme, summer savory, sage, and sweet bash are cooked with the dish a short time, not over twenty minutes, and are then removed. The little bunch of mixed herbs, the "bouquet garni," so often referred to in cook books, is made with two branches of parsley, a sprig each of thyme and summer savory, a small leaf of sage, and a small bay leaf, all tied together. This is cooked with the dish from 10 to 20 minutes, then removed. The bay leaves must be purchased at the grocer's. Turnips, carrots, parnips, celery, just as flavorers, should be tied in a bunch and cooked 20 or 30 minutes in leeks, cibol, onions, etc., when used in dish and then be removed. When shallot and garlic are used they should never be cut but separated into "cloves." One clove will be enough for a small quantity of soup, sauce, or ragout. Never fry shallot or garlic. Cook in the dish to be floranced about 10 minutes, then remove. U.S. SELLS AT LOSS EXPECT HEAVY IN IN C G. Harold Powell Soon Ship B Indicating the development of citrus production, G. Harold Powell California Fruit Predicts that in a state will be shipping 000 cars of oranges 000 cars of lemons. Powell submitted his railroads in response to his forecast on the needs of the industry. In preparing his ship faced by stating that reach a definite conclusion statistical data on no into bearing is difficult because it is difficult abandonment of bear reduction in bears. "The most recent bearing acreage of oranges is 50,296, including cannot segregate their valencia acreage, but I should say, would be more valencias." "Taking a five-year bearing acreage of 134 or theoretical increase would load more of present judgment is that the young acreage, which likely in desirable district a large acreage of be servative means when it is considered that there have been three seasons of scant rainfall. In many localities orchards have suffered from lack of moisture and the severity of the present season may be such that complete loss will result unless every effort is made to prevent it. Turn under cover crops and weed growth in orchards immediately and practice clean cultivation to keep the weed growth down throughout the season. Any water which may be available for irrigation at present should be immediately used and if there are mixed crops on the farm, orchards should receive the first water. While considerable difference exists in opinions of different orchardists as to the effect of irrigation at different times upon the production of deciduous fruit, the success of orchards grown without irrigation or with only a very small supply indicates that fair crops can be made if the soil to a full depth of six feet is wet at the beginning of the season, whether this be due to water applied by irrigation or by rainfall. At any rate, this amount of moisture will prevent permanent injury. The root development of the trees, especially deciduous fruit trees, is influenced by the method of irrigation practiced and orchards which have been given somewhat frequent light irrigations may become shallow rooted. This statement just made will not apply to these conditions. Careful preparation of the land to receive irrigation will prevent waste. If orchard and vineyard land is well opened by cultivation and alfalfa land on heavy soil is discarded or renovated prior to irrigation, the penetration of water will be materially increased. Water can be saved in orchards and vineyards where basin or check irri- U. S. SELLS AT LOSS The Picric Acid Plant at Picron, Ark., was sold by the war department to H. C. Couch, president of the Arkansas Light and Power company, representing a group of Little Rock business men who plan to develop an industrial center. The Couch bid, announced as $775,000, was the highest of five submitted. The Picric Acid Plant cost the government $6,500,000 and was about 90 per cent completed when the armistice stopped work. Mr. Couch also bought recently the power plant at Picron for $235,000. BRITISH WAR DEBT It is impossible for the average person to comprehend a million dollars. But few are able to understand what the war debt of Great Britain ($40,000,000) really amounts to. Mr. Wulpi of the Centra Bureau offers a few facts to give a light on how much it really is. It amounts, says M. Wulpi, to nine times all the gold in the world, or $10,000 for every letter in the Bible, or $25 apiece for every member of the human race, or as much as seventy clerks can count in seventy years, or eighty thousand tons of gold, or three times the value of Italy. That is the British war debt. ANAHEIM GAZETTE FAILED TO SUBSCRIBE ITS REQUIRED QUOTA Orange County Fell Down on the Y. W. C. A. Drive Orange county has fallen down in subscribing her quota of the $3,000,000 to be raised for Y. W. C. A. work—has fallen down, not because the people would not give the money, but because women could not be secured to do the soliciting work, according to Mrs. W. L. Grubb, county chairman of the drive in Orange county. The county's quota was only $1000, and of this amount only $679.78 was subscribed. Mrs. Grubb has made her financial report and the drive is off. "I am very much disappointed that we did not raise the full amount," said Mrs. Grubb, in discussing the drive. "We found the people glad to meet us and contribute to the cause. They were generous—those whom we saw—but I simply could not find women sufficiently interested in the matter to give a little of their time to the work necessary to the canvass." The canvass in Santa Ana resulted in subscriptions totaling $343.97, nearly three times as much as was given in two of the next largest cities in the county making reports on the subscriptions. The subscriptions by towns was as follows, the names of chairmen only being given: Anaheim—Mrs. B. Harrison Sidman, $115.61. Brea—Mrs. R. H. Mitchell, $26.25. Buena Park—Mrs. Minnie E. Meyer, $35.10. Fullerton—Miss Dorothy Shaw (for Epworth of M. E. church), $100. La Habra—Mrs. May Crumrine (Woman's club), $11.50. Olinda—Miss Mack Crane, $5. DISTRICT SCHOOL BONDS ADVERTISED FOR SALE Supervisors Approve Anaheim High and Katella District Issues Bonds of Katella school district having been legally carried in the sum of $33,000, the clerk was ordered to publish notices of sale of said bonds in the Garden Grove News. Bids to be received up to 11 a.m., April 20, 1920. Bonds of the Anaheim union high school district having been legally carried in the sum of $175,000, the clerk was ordered to publish notices of sale of said bonds in the Anaheim Gazette. Bids to be received up to 11 a.m., April 20, 1920. The Redondo Construction company contractors, for the improvement of East 17th street, were given an extension of time of ninety days in which to complete their contract. The application of A. H. Johnson to move house 150 feet east from Hiatt street to the Little tract, three blocks west of Central Avenue, was granted. Spraying licenses were ordered issued to Brubaker company, William G. Mason and W. M. Vogel. The petition of Henry Blaeholder, et al., to vacate and abandon a portion of that certain public road, known as Blanche street, was presented and set for hearing April 20, 1920, at 10 a.m. The county auditor was ordered to draw warrants for registration clerks. Bids were opened for the improvement of Collins avenue, in road district No. 4. The matter of acceptance of bid and awarding of contract was taken under advisement until March 30, 1920, at 11 a.m. The petition of F. D. Cornell company, et al., to vacate and abandon certain streets and alleys in Corona Del Mar fifth road district was denied. OFFICE PHONES HOME 753-1 REN. 125 E. Broadway, Cor. Claudina RESIDENCE PHONES PACIFIC 341-M HOME 753-2 J. W. TRUXAW, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON HOURS 11-12; 2-4; 7-8 GOLDEN STATE BANK BLDG. Cor. Center and Los Angeles Sts. ANAHEIM, CAL. J.C.Osher,D.D.S,M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT—ORAL SURGERY—GLASSES FITTED SUITE 1 CENTRAL BLDG. PHONE SUNSET 337 Dr. G. A. Neth General Drugless Practitioner SUITE 4, CASSOU BLDG., ANAHEIM Our treatments are especially advantageous for ailments of the Nerves and pains in the muscles and joints. Acute or chronic diseases of the various organs often yield with surprising alacrity to our modalities. Fees reasonable. J.M. ASBESTOS ROOFING GIBBS LUMBER East Broadway ANAHEIM CAL. Say It With FLOWERS EXPECT HEAVY INCREASE IN CITRUS OUTPUT G. Harold Powell Thinks State Will Soon Ship 80,000 Cars Indicating the development and increase of citrus production in California, G. Harold Powell, manager of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange, predicts that in a very few years the state will be shipping out 50,000 to 60,000 cars of oranges and 15,000 to 20,000 cars of lemons. Powell submitted the estimate to the railroads in response to a request for his forecast on the probable shipping needs of the industry. In preparing his statement, he prefaced it by stating that it is difficult to reach a definite conclusion because the statistical data on new groves coming into bearing is difficult to obtain and because it is difficult to estimate the abandonment of bearing acreage and the reduction in bearing of older trees. "The most recent figures of non-bearing acreage of oranges," he wrote, "is 50,296, including all varieties. We cannot segregate the novel from the valencia acreage, but a fair estimate, I should say, would be 75 per cent or more valencias." "Taking a five-year average yield of bearing acreage of 137 bores, the theoretical increase would be 15,045 carloads of present loading. My own judgment is that the increase from the young acreage, which is located largely in desirable districts and including a large acreage of bearing trees that for hearing April 20, 1920, at 10 a.m. The county auditor was ordered to draw warrants for registration clerks. Bids were opened for the improvement of Collins avenue, in road district No. 4. The matter of acceptance of bid and awarding of contract was taken under advisement until March 30, 1920, at 11 a.m. The petition of F. D. Cornell company, et al., to vacate and abandon certain streets and alleys in Corona Del Mar, fifth road district, was denied. The hearing in the matter of the application of Los Alamitos Sugar company for pipe line was continued to March 30, 1920, at 10 a.m. The hearing of the petition of F. C. Wilson, et al., on vacation and abandonment of Cerritos avenue, was continued to April 27, 1920, at 2:00 p.m. The auditor was directed not to draw further or additional salary warrants in favor of H. F. Ashley as constable of La Habra township, said office being declared vacant. IT SNOWED ON SADDLEBACK Orange county residents who happened to be in the vicinity of Saddleback and the mountains east of Santa Ana, and who had the disposition to do so, had all the sport they wanted in snowballing last week. The white flakes piled themselves on top of each other in countless numbers on these mountains, something more or less unusual at this season of the year. From here the snow seemed to be very low down on the mountain sides. Old Baldy was covered with heavy mantle of snow, as were other mountains in that vicinity. The fall of snow and lots of it in the San Bernardino range is of considerable interest and importance to this section, for it is from that section that the supply of irrigation water for the valley, as well as pump water, is derived. Melting snows replenish the underground streams and swell the volume in the Santa Ana river; and under present activities by the tri-counties reforestation committee, much of the run off is being conserved for later use through spreading of the storm waters above San Bernardino. ROAD SIGN POSTING BY AAUTOMOBILE CLUB Death Valley to be Marked so Auto- French Line, Holland-America Line, White Star Line, Cunard Line, Red Star Line, Fabre Line, American Line, Scandinavian-American Line, Norwegian-American Line, Transatlantica Italiana, Pacific Mail Steamship Co., McCormick Steamship Co., Canadian Pacific Ocean Service, etc. Money Orders and Drafts on all parts of the World. UNITED STEAMSHIP COMPANY 140 North Spring Street Los Angeles, Calif. Tel. 65324. Trials as far east as Kansas City is planned within the next few weeks. All of the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway from the vicinity of Los Angeles to the Imperial Valley is to be marked also. Motorists in the near future will find a compete set of road signs directing them to the picturesque Palm Canyon on the edge of the desert. one of the most unique scenic spots in the world. It is of particular importance that the club likewise intends to mark all water holes on the desert district. Although most of this work has been done, a complete extension of the system will be made this spring. More than 100 tons of metal signs are now used on Southern California roads by this motoring organization, according to its engineering department report. Work is being completed on the re- cannot segregate the novel from the valencia acreage, but a fair estimate, I should say, would be 75 per cent or more valencias. "Taking a five-year average yield of bearing acreage of 137 bores, the theoretical increase would be 15,045 carloads of present loading. My own judgment is that the increase from the young acreage, which is located largely in desirable districts and including a large acreage of bearing trees that is not yet in full bearing, will give a net increase in the next few years equal to the figures shown." Lemons, Mr. Powell wrote, have a larger bearing proportion than oranges at present. Taking a five-year average of bearing groves and applying it to a non-bearing acreage of 18,319 acres, would give an increase of 6197 cars of present loading. Mr. Powell added that in his own judgment the increase in lemons will be larger than this figure owing to cultural methods recently adopted and other favorable factors. The total carload shipments of oranges and lemons for the railroad year of 1918-1919, beginning November 1, was 49,800. There were 18,800 car lots of navels, 16,000 of valencias, 4400 of miscellaneous varieties and 10,000 of lemons. If Mitch Palmer keeps on reducing the high cost of living this way he may get somewhere as a presidential candidate provided we are able to live until the next election. Fifteen dollar silk shirts are hereafter to be sold for twenty-five dollars, which will enable common sense people to save ten dollars more than formerly each time they do not buy a silk shirt. ROAD SIGN POSTING BY AAUTOMOBILE CLUB Death Valley to be Marked so Autoists Can't go Astray Extensive road sign-posting projects scheduled for the near future by the Automobile Club of Southern California include the making of the desert highways of the state safe for motoring travel, according to an official report issued by that organization. All lateral routes of the famous Death Vvalley district are to be marked so that no automobile tourist can possibly lose his way, even though traveling at night, states this report: Strategic placing of the signs so that the rays of headlights will fall upon them will be one of the features of the work. Yuma, Arizona, will be connected with Southern California via a route leading through Niland, Glamis and Blythe, with one of the most remarkable systems of road guides in existence, says the club, this to be done in the immediate future. The Arrowhead Trail is now to be signposted from Southern California to the Utah state line, thus providing another main artery of travel for motorists into the southern part of California from the great northwest and also from the east. In connection with the club's schedule for transcontinental highway marking, a complete revision of the signs on the National Old world. It is of particular importance that the club likewise intends to mark all water holes on the desert district. Although most of this work has been done, a complete extension of the system will be made this spring. More than 100 tons of metal signs are now used on Southern California roads by this motoring organization, according to its engineering department report. Work is being completed on the revision of the sign system in Kern and Tulare counties, and the trucks relieved from this vicinity upon its completion will be started at once in other counties. DUE FROM EUROPE Unpaid interest on loans to foreign governments, accruing up to November last, amounted to $236,240,114 while the estimated interest for next year is $463,215,613. Secretary Houston informed the senate, answering a resolution of inquiry. Belgium owed $8,370,381; France, $68,858,101; Great Britain, $105,503,126; Italy, $39,228,303, and Russia, $15,051,977 of the unpaid interest, the secretary said. The interest falling due in 1920 includes: Great Britain, $211,828,890; France, $139,094,272; Italy, $79,595,569; Belgium, $16,822,078; Russia, $9,399,365; and Czecho-Slovakia, $2,515,004. Wood alcohol whiskey sellers are pleading "nole contendere." That must mean "didn't know it was loaded." Now that she is a grass widow a lot of folks will be wondering whether Mary Pickford will look just as innocent as ever in the pictures. 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. 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Schneider's City Cash Market Phone 20 117 West Center St. CATTLEMEN TO MEET IN STATE CONVENTION County Meetings Held in Ventura, San Diego and Imperial Three county meetings of cattlemen will be or have been held in Southern California preliminary to the big semi-annual convention of the California Cattlemen's association, which will open in Los Angeles on April 15 and continue to April 17. The association's membership campaign in the south opened with a round-up of stock ralsers at Ventura on March 27. The principal speaker at that meeting was Fred H. Bixby, president of the California Cattlemen's association and one of the largest live stock operators in the state. San Diego county cattle producers will gather at San Diego on April 3. Up to the present, cattlemen in this section been somewhat loosely organized, but the rapid spread of the cooperative idea among California agricultural interests has aroused the cattlemen to the need of a strong association to represent and protect their industry, which has an investment in this state of more than $300,000,000. Formation of a strong branch of the state association is expected to follow the San Diego meeting. Similar conditions in the Imperial valley will be considered at a meeting in Brawley on April 10. The entire question of organization to meet the numerous problem confronting the cattle industry will be thrashed out at the Los Angeles convention.