anaheim-gazette 1920-04-22

UNCLE SAM'S PAYROLL A year and a half after the armistice the war department carries on its payrolls 200,000 civilian employees. The navy department still carries a civilian roll of 104,000, which exceeds the number of officers and men belonging to the American navy! According to the latest estimate, the grand total of employes of the government is 759,870. In Wahsington, the capital of the nation, 102,126 civilians are still drawing pay from Uncle Sam, as against 39,000 when war was declared in 1917. And in the face of all this, with the departments so congested with employees that they are in each other's way, the postmaster general recently increased his force largely. Even the civil service commission is unable to furnish accurate figures touching the civil list and frankly admits it. Yet the country is told through official publicity channels of the government that the gigantic war machine, which is costing the taxpayers so dearly, is being reduced. The department heads, instead of recognizing the need of curtailment and the putting on of brakes, without exception are submitting estimates which call for increased appropriations. But congress—a republican congress—is pruning these estimates by the millions and forcibly a reduction of the civilian roll by reducing the appropriations. Representative Selgel, who presented a startling array of figures to the house, said: "No official in a supervising capacity in any department has come forward with any real action showing that he has endeavored to reduce the force under him and to attain the high standard of efficiency the government should have at all times. Offi- distributed. The trouble is, of course, that inconsiderate persons like Thomas A. Edison and Charles M. chwag, from their earliest days when they were fired with ambition to get ahead in the world down to the present time, when they have achieved an extraordinary degree of material success, insist on working fourteen instead of four hours a day. And when asked for the secret of their success they have an uncomfortable habit of replying that it is hard work and plenty of it. Through search through the biographies and autobiographies of other great men also falls to disclose that they were either theoretical or practical believers in the virtues of the shortened workday. Of course, if the four-hour day should arrive we would have to pay for it in some way or other. Obviously the four-hour day would send the prices of everything scooting sky-high. Many a business or professional man would shorten his own present working day if he could afford it. The question is, could the world afford a four-hour work day? It could only on the theory, which might be difficult of proof, that shorter hours means increased production. For increased production of the necessaries of life is the great need of every country in the world. WILSON IS CANDIDATE ON LEAGUE PLATFORM Promises to Keep Country Out of War if Covenant He Made is Adopted Unchanged President Wilson is flirting with the democratic renomination for the presidency and it is believed that his failure to demand that his name be withdrawn from the primary ballot in Georgia is evidence that he intends to Representative Seigel, who presented startling array of figures to the house, said: "No official in a supervising capacity in any department has come forward with any real action showing that he has endeavored to reduce the force under him and to attain the high standard of efficiency the government should have at all times. Officials do not seem to realize that economy in government is imperative. Our burden of taxation is out of reason. Investigations show the urgent need of a real up-to-date budget system. 'While there are far too many government employees the average employee is underpaid and many have lost their enthusiasm for government work. On the other had there are many who render most efficient service on less than a living wage. The departments need new chiefs who will determine to keep those who are efficient and necessary and discharge without delay those who can be spared and are inefficient. 'This will not come until there is a change in the administration.'" AS TO "ILLEGITIMATE" CHILDREN North Dakota has adopted a notable and long-needed reform in providing legal rights and a respectable status for children born out of wedlock. The first case of the sort under the state's new law has just been decided in Cass county. By court action, a child, who under the old order, would probably have been a nameless waif, has been formally declared the son of his natural parents and has received his father's name. He is now entitled to support, shelter and education equally with other children that may be born in legal marriage, and entitled to share in any estate jointly with other heirs. Under this law, a suit to establish the parentage of a natural child must be instituted within a year after birth, and the facts must be proved as in any other legal action. In effect, it does away with "illegitimacy" altogether, in cases where either parent sees fit to take the proper steps. Thus it abolishes a wrong against unoffending children, which has been one of the greatest stains on modern civilization. At the same time, it confers a distinct benefit on society; for it is admittedly far better for the community to have ON LEAGUE PLATFORM Promises to Keep Country Out of War if Covenant He Made is Adopted Unchanged President Wilson is flirting with the democratic renomination for the presidency and it is believed that his failure to demand that his name be withdrawn from the primary ballot in Georgia is evidence that he intends to run again on a platform of ratifying the league of nations covenant without change in order that he may thereby keep the United States out of war. It is true that the president's name was actually withdrawn at the last minute by some of the signers of the petition entering it on the primary ballot, but not at the behest of Mr. Wilson himself, who remained determined not to commit himself. Thus the party leaders are faced with the same dilemma as at the now famous Jackson day banquet in January when they waited impatiently and in vain for some word from the party chief which would take him out of the race and relieve them of embarrassment. Their several candidacies must now go on under the shadow of the belief that Woodrow Wilson will seek a third term. Throughout the treaty fight, consistently in favor of ratification of the covenant without the slightest additional protection of the interests of the United States, the president has even refused to accede to any separate peace the majority in congress might determine upon. He dismissed Secretary Lansing as the result of his having said that the American people would never accept the league if they understood its meaning. He rebuked Senator Hitchcock and others for breathing a spirit of compromise. He alone is responsible for the defeat of the treaty as amended by the Lodge reservations. It is therefore now conceded by the democrats in congress that he will not be swerved from his purpose of insisting that he should be upheld in spite of the action of the large majority of the senate to the contrary and of carrying the fight to the country in the presidential campaign. He has already stated that it is the leading issue. He has already denounced opposing senators as traitors to the best interests of the United States. He has be instituted within a year after birth, and the facts must be proved as in any other legal action. In effect, it does away with "illegitimacy" altogether, in cases where either parent sees fit to take the proper steps. Thus it abolishes a wrong against unoffending children, which has been one of the greatest stains on modern civilization. At the same time, it confers a distinct benefit on society; for it is admittedly far better for the community to have all its children, regardless of their origin, properly and decently reared. There is a widespread movement under way to extend similar legislation to other states. A vigorous propaganda is being conducted by the children's bureau of the United States department of labor, and by an organization called the Inter-City Conference on Illegitimacy. The two bodies aim particularly at legislation which shall be uniform, and which shall make the legitimizing of natural children a process imposing as little difficulty and injustice as possible on either parent. CAN'T AFFORD IT "The Four-Hour Day" is the name of a new publication which is issued in the interests of bringing about a radical reduction in the hours of labor. Realization of the agitated reform, it is claimed, would solve the problem of unemployment because "the four-hour day will give everybody a job, since it will take twice as many persons to do the work." Arlent socialists are apt to denounce the publishers for their extreme conservatism. The traditional socialist theory is that two hours should be sufficient for any man to work daily if the work were fairly It is therefore now conceded by the democrats in congress that he will not be swerved from his purpose of insisting that he should be upheld in spite of the action of the large majority of the senate to the contrary and of carrying the fight to the country in the presidential campaign. He has already stated that it is the leading issue. He has already denounced opposing senators as traitors to the best interests of the United States. He has already declared that America must yield something of its strength to the new internationalism. And thus he has stated and repeated that the unamended league stands for peace, that he stands for peace, that America must stand for peace, and that if the covenant is adopted imaculate and the people accept his verdict at the polls peace will reign. This is so much like 1916 that members of congress dismiss it with a derisive smile. Whether the president is again nominated or not, it is certain that he will influence the convention in bringing about an indorsement of his own attitude and that of his party in the senate on the peace treaty. It is regarded here as certain that his administration will be indorsed and that those who insisted that the league be Americanized will be denounced. And hence it is considered no less certain that the democratic party will contend in the campaign that if its chieftain had had his way entire there would be no future wars. In the meantime Secretary Daniels is clamoring for a larger navy—a navy as large as England's by 1925. Troubles are brewing with Mexico due to what members of the senate and house declare to be a weak and vacillating pol- Just Where and How Is the Money to be Spent? A businesslike Answer to a businesslike Question THIRTY denominations cooperating in the Interchurch World Movement have budgeted their needs. No business could have done it more scientifically. They have united to prevent the possibility of duplication or waste. At least a million dollars will be saved by the fact that thirty individual campaigns are joined in one united effort. Each denomination has arranged its budget under six main heads: 1. FOR THE CHURCH'S WORK AT HOME. A score of items some under this head. Consider only one. Five and a half million people in the United States cannot even read and write the English language. Who is to carry forward this vast work of Americanization if the church does not? 2. FOR HOSPITALS AND HOMES. Every year thousands of men and women seriously ill are turned away from Church hospitals because of lack of room. The children's homes 4. FOR RELIGIOUS TRAINING. At least 12,000,000 children and young people under 25 years of age are entering American life without any religious training at all. Remembering the faith of Washington and Lincoln, do you think that America will continue to produce Washingtons and Lineolns if faith dies out of the hearts of its youth? 5. FOR THE CHURCH'S WORK ABROAD. Influences came first from the Orlen; thirty years ago; nearly all plagues are Oriental plagues. So long as China has only and league been ratified in the form submitted last summer by the president we would now have troops on the Polish front, and be preparing to render substantial aid to Japan and France in restraining their enemies. There is no reason to believe that, with America in the league, the other members would be any more eager to carry out their compacts than they are at present, and the United States would be left alone in the work of policing the world. The London Times perceives the complete breakdown of the league of nations as either a moral, economic, or military force in carrying out the objects for which it was designed, and insists that there be a showdown by the member nations as to what they are going to do about it. It might as well come on the Armenian mandate as any other question. The sooner the world knows of the sham and hypocrisy that is behind the league idea the sooner it will return to sound thinking once more, and the keener will be the realization by Americans of their fortunate escape from such an international fallacy. ADOBE TO BE USED IN COUNTRY CLUB HOUSE Tri-Valleys Association Will Construct Home of Old-Time Material Adobe old-time California building material, may be used in construction of a club house for the new Tri-Valleys Country club on a site at La Habra heights, and tentative plans for such a structure have already been drawn up. No action on the proposed adobe house has as yet been taken, however, and it is problematical whether or not this particular design will be chosen. Definite organization of the new club, composing residents of Whittier, Each denomination has arranged its budget under six main heads: 1. FOR THE CHURCH'S WORK AT HOME. More affluent ones under this head. Consider only one. Five and a half million people in the United States cannot even read and write the English language. Who is to carry forward this vast work of Americanization if the church does not? 2. FOR HOSPITALS AND HOMES. Every year thousands of men and women seriously ill are turned away from Church hospitals because of lack of room. The children's homes are compelled to turn away more children than they can receive. 3. FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. Of the 450,000 American students in institutions of higher grade, one-half are in institutions founded and supported by the Churcha Many of these institutions have had no great endowment campaigns, but their needs are just as pressing as the needs of larger schools; and you have only to read their list of alumni and alumnus to measure the value of their contribution to America. Each denomination has its own detailed budget, and will administer its own funds. Your pastor has copies of the budget: examine them for yourself. In the week of April 25th-May 2nd you will be given your opportunity to help. You can do it with the full satisfaction of knowing that every dollar of your gift has its post assigned to it in advance. Every dollar for better America and a better world. When your church calls on you give—and give with your heart as well as your pocket-book. United Financial Campaign April 25th to May 1st The INTERCHURCH World Movement of North America The publication of this advertisement is made possible through thirty denominations. There is a growing impression that the United States cannot afford to have rapine and disorder and barbarism at its front door and wish it away by "watchful waiting." Japan is extending it suzerainty over eastern Asia and showing its ambition to control the Pacific ocean. Europe is filled with wars and rumors of wars. Human nature remains the same, congressmen say, and they do not believe Mr. Wilson's conclusions will be accepted without question. another thing to apply actual force in carrying them out. The warring nations of Europe have had a sufficiency of the cost and carnage of war, and have endured long enough the prostration of their foreign trade. They are not voluntarily going to take up arms again or put an embargo on their trade merely to intervene in a faraway dispute that affects them not at all. Under Article X of the covenant it is the duty of the league to "preserve as against external aggression the territorial in- Adobe old-time California building material, may be used in construction of a club house for the new Tri-Valleys Country club on a site at La Habra heights, and tentative plans for such a structure have already been drawn up. No action on the proposed adobe house has as yet been taken, however, and it is problematical whether or not this particular design will be chosen. Definite organization of the new club, composing residents of Whittier, La Habra, Fullerton, Anaheim, Buena Park and adjacent communities was perfected last week, at an enthusiastic meeting held in Whittier, when two boards of directors were elected, one for the country club itself and one for the Tri-Valleys Land company, which is the holding company to own the land and buildings. Dr. F. H. Houck of Anaheim; C. L. McCumber of Buena Park; and Dr. J. Chilton of Fullerton are among the country club directors; others chosen being Geo. H. Sargent, Rowe Little, Alfonso Bell, Wallace Gregg, Jack Chayee, A. C. Matle, C. A. Matteson and Grover Russell, nearly all Whittier men. For the land company the directors are Fred Hadley, A. C. Johnson, Dr. Chilton, C. L. McCumber, J. W. Carhart, Geo. H. Sargent, M. T. Owens and Wallace Gregg. The Tri-Valleys name was selected for the club from a number of names suggested, most of which were of Spanish origin. The name, it is believed, is more appropriate, inasmuch as the membership includes residents of the Santa Ana, La Habra and San Gabriel valleys. WILDCAT DRILLING ON THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY Company Formed to Seek Oil at Laguna by the Sea "Wildcat drilling for oil, already a popular pastime in many widely scattered sections of Orange county, is going to be undertaken in a new spot, on a 200-acre lease back of Laguna heights, about a mile below the town of Laguna Beach, according to apparently reliable reports from that place. The site of the Laguna drilling, it is said, is upon the Skidmore property, and the drilling outfit and materials will be ordered at once, it is said. The drilling company is to have a capital- LEAGUE BLUFF CALLED The London Times suggests that the league of nations council should demand a "blinding declaration of the intention of the allied governments" when it meets soon to consider the proffer of a mandate for Armenia, and definitely ascertain what, if any, practical means are to be placed at its disposal for carrying out the terms of the covenant. There is a wealth of wisdom in what the Times says. The first session of the league council met on December 2, 1919, over four months ago, with 18 nations represented. In all of the intervening time there has been uninterrupted bloodshed in various parts of Europe and Asia. The "peace of nations," which was to be guaranteed by the league, has been a myth. The reason is that not one of the countries that solemnly signed the obligations contained in the covenant has made an honest effort to redeem them. And there is nothing surprising in that. Nobody supposed they would. It is an easy matter to draw up high-sounding declarations of international morality, and attach imposing signature and seals to them, but it is quite in carrying them out. The warring nations of Europe have had a sufficiency of the cost and carnage of war, and have endured long enough the prostration of their foreign trade. They are not voluntarily going to take up arms again or put an embargo on their trade merely to intervene in a far-away dispute that affects them not at all. Under Article X of the covenant it is the duty of the league to "preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all members of the league." At the present moment Poland, unaided, is heroically defending her boundaries against the Bolshevik France, menaced by the actions of the Germans, is taking independent means for her protection. Japan similarly is defending herself from the Bolshevik hordes in Siberia. Poland, France and Japan are all charter members of the league of nations, but they have to fight their own battles with no relief under Article X or any other provision of the covenant. There is no reason to believe that they themselves would hurry to the aid of another member nation who found itself beset from without. The United States senate, through its republican majority, was the only responsible body in the world to distinguish the impractical idealism of the league scheme from the very real passions that move the human heart and sway the policy of nations. Furthermore, those senators recognized that once this country had entered the league it would be in duty bound to carry out its obligations, regardless of the light in which other signatory nations look upon them. Had the treaty popular pastime in many widely scattered sections of Orange county, is going to be undertaken in a new spot, on a 300-acre lease back of Laguna heights, about a mile below the town of Laguna Beach, according to apparently reliable reports from that place. The site of the Laguna drilling, it is said, is upon the Skidmore property, and the drilling outfit and materials will be ordered at once. It is said. The drilling company is to have a capitalization of $100,000, and it is expected efforts will be made to dispose of some of the stock in addition to that held by the promoters. Interest in oil prospects, which has already been aroused to a high point in the Huntington Beach, Newport Beach Olive, Irvine, Garden Grove and Trabuco districts, has been increasing rapidly at Laguna of late and residents there have marked at different times the presence of geologists, who, it is said, have gone over the entire coast territory from the Palisades to Serra. One point reported to have been divulged by these investigators, some of them representing nationally known oil companies, is that the only oil indication found over the entire area was on the Laguna heights lease. Joe Skidmore, owner of the property, is now in New York buying machinery for the automatic tricquare factory which he will start in Santa Ana, and details of the Laguna oil prospecting plans are lacking at this time. The new secretary of state starts off with a "firm note" to Mexico. They use "firm notes" from the Wison administration to kindle fires in the City of Mexico. WHY Everybody Eats at the Dew Drop Inn Cafe Excellent Service and Good Eating A. KLUEWER, Prop. PROPOSALS FOR SCHOOL BONDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED PROPOSALS FOR THE PURCHASE OF school bonds in the sum of One Hundred and Seventy-five Thousand Dollars, of Anaheim Union High School District of Orange County, California, will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, up to eleven a.m. of April 20, 1920, post office address Santa Ana, Cal. (Court House). Each of said bonds will be dated June 1, 1920, and will bear interest at outstanding bonded indebtedness of said district is $71,000.00. By order of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, California, made and entered the 23rd day of March, 1920. (seal) J. M. BACKS, County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, California. 4-1-3t CERTIFICATE OF BUSINESS UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME. CHANGE OF MEMBERSHIP. I. J. S. HOWARD, do hereby certify that A. E. Hargrove and Joseph Wagner have retired from, and are no NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED PROPOSALS FOR THE PURCHASE OF school bonds in the sum of One Hundred and Seventy-five Thousand Dollars, of Anaheim Union High School District of Orange County, California, will be received by the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, up to eleven a.m. of April 20, 1920, post office address, Santa Ana, Cal. (Court House). Each of said bonds will be dated June 1, 1920, and will bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable semi-annually and the principal and interest payable in lawful money of the United States, at the office of the Treasurer of Orange County, California. Sald bonds are one hundred and seventy-five in number, of the denomination of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) each, payable as follows, to-wit: Bonds numbers 1 to 7 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run one year from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 8 to 14 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run two years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 15 to 21 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run three years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 22 to 28 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run four years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 29 to 35 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run five years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 36 to 42 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run six years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 43 to 49 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run seven years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 50 to 56 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run eight years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 57 to 63 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run nine years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 64 to 70 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run ten years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 71 to 77 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run eleven years from the date thereof. Bonde numbers 78 to 84 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run twelve years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 85 to 91 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run thirteen years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 92 to 98 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run fourteen years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 99 to 105 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run fifteen years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 106 to 112 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run sixteen years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 113 to 119 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run seventeen years from the date thereof. By order of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, California, made and entered the 23rd day of March, 1920. (seal) J. M. BACKS, County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, California, CERTIFICATE OF BUSINESS UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME. CHANGE OF MEMBERSHIP. I. J. S. HOWARD, do hereby certify that A. E. Hargrove and Joseph Wagner have retired from, and are no longer members of, the real estate firm heretofore known as,"Howard Realty Company;" that I do further hereby certify that I am now transacting a general real estate business, including listing, buying, selling, renting, insuring and making loans on real property under the fictitious name and style of,"Howard Realty Company;" that my principal place of business is located at No. 152 South Los Angeles Street, in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California; that I am the sole owner of said business and my name in full is J. S. HOWARD, and my place of residence is No. 322 South Claudina Street, Anaheim, California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of March, 1920. (signed) J. S. HOWARD. (seal) State of California, County of Orange. ss. On this 23rd day of March, 1920, before me, Roger C. Dutton, a Notary Public in and for said County personally appeared J. S. Howard, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. WITNESS my hand and official seal. (notarial seal) ROGER C. DUTTON. Notary Public in and for the County of Orange, State of California. 3:25t5 NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT Anaheim Products Company, formerly Union Brewing Company of Anaheim. Location of principal place of business: Anaheim, Orange County, California. Location of works: Anaheim, Orange County, California. Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 9th day of March, 1920, an assessment of Five ($5.00) Dollars per share; or five per cent (5%) on each One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars was levied upon the subscribed capital stock of this corporation; payable immediately in United States gold coin to the Secretary of said corporation at its office at No. 1030 West Broadway; in the City of Anaheim, Orange County, California. Any stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid on the 17th day of April, 1920 will be delinquent for sale of public equity many widely scatange county, is staken in a new lease back of Lama mile below the beach, according to imports from that aguna drilling, it kidmore property, fit and materials price, it is said. The to have a capitaliand it is expected to dispose of an addition to that respects, which has led to a high point in Beach, Newport Garden Grove and has been increasing late and residents that different times logists, who, it is for the entire coast Palisades to Serra. To have been divestigators, some nationally known that only oil inher the entire area heights lease. merger of the properYork buying matomatic tricquare will start in Santa of the Laguna oil are lacking at this by state starts off to Mexico. They from the Wison adville fires in the City Bonds numbers 60 to 91 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run thirteen years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 92 to 98 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run fourteen years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 99 to 105 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run fifteen years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 106 to 112 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run sixteen years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 113 to 119 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run seventeen years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 120 to 126 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run eighteen years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 127 to 133 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run nineteen years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 134 to 140 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run twenty years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 141 to 147 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run twenty-one years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 148 to 154 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run twenty-two years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 155 to 161 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run twenty-three years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 162 to 168 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run twenty-four years from the date thereof. Bonds numbers 169 to 175 inclusive, One Thousand Dollars, each to run twenty-five years from the date thereof. A certified or cashier's check, payable to the order of the chairman of the Board of Supervisors in the sum of three per cent in the amount of said bonds, or of the portion thereof bid for, must accompany each bid and said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The total valuation of taxable property within Anaheim Union High School District in said County for the years 1919-1920 is $5,384,590.00 exclusive of operative property and the meeting of the Board of Directors, held on the 9th day of March, 1920, an assessment of Five ($5.00) Dollars per share, or five per cent (5%) on each One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, was levied upon the subscribed capital stock of this corporation, payable immediately in United States gold coin to the Secretary of said corporation at its office at No. 1030 West Broadway, in the City of Anaheim, Orange County, California. Any stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid on the 17th day of April, 1920, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, and unless payment is made before, will be sold on Saturday the 8th day of May, 1920, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with the cost of advertising and expenses of sale. By order of the Board of Directors. WM. J. HEGER Secretary of Anaheim Products Co. Location of office, No. 1030 West Broadway, Anaheim, Orange County, California. 2-26-5t CHARGES FUNDS SQUANDERED In the first definite charge launched against the state highway commission, W. R. Ellis, former secretary of the commission, charged Engineer A. Fletcher, with having squandered "untold hundreds of thousands of highway funds" on day labor jobs. Ellis points out what he calls the "El Dorado day labor scandal." The first estimate of Fletcher for five and a quarter miles between Shingle Springs and El Dorado was $46,211, says Ellis, and the lowest bid was $7,000 above that amount. All bids were rejected by Fletcher's recommendation and this job was completed on the day labor plan. Under the direction of the commission the road was constructed at the cost of $102,020, or nearly $20,000 a mile. Ellis charges.