anaheim-gazette 1920-05-06

POROUS DAM FOR SAVING FLOOD WATERS EXPERIMENT AT MOUTH OF SAN-TA ANA CANYON WILL PROVE OF MUCH BENEFIT Dam Built at an Expense or Only $1500 — Fund of $25,000 Being Raised to Construct More of Them In the Draws and Arroyos of the Cone An experiment conducted this year by the water conservation of San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties in constructing a porous dam at the mouth of the Santa Ana canyon above Redlands, promises to prove of value to ranchers in all parts of the state. The dam was built in the debris cone in the canyon at an expense of $1500. Its cost was saved many times over this winter in the amount of underground water saved it is declared by many who have visited the dam during floods. Recently a committee of thirty-six ranchers, members of the association, made the trip to the debris cone of the Santa Ana and inspected the dam. A fund of $25,000 is being raised to construct more porous dams, in the draws and arroyos of the cone. It is believed that a great spread of flood water into underground channels can be accomplished by them, thus providing more water for pumping in the rich farming district it would seem that it could be utilized to good advantage in building check dams in the mountains. AMERICAN FARMERS BUYING MOTOR TRUCKS Farm Horse Will Soon Be a Rare, If Not Extinct, Anamal Figures show that over 80,000 motor trucks are now owned by the American farmer. It has been proved that motor trucks are transporting wheat and corn from the American farm to the consumer in the city at a rate of fifteen cents per ton mile, as against 33 cents per ton mile for the horse and wagon and that 3.5 round trips of 11.5 miles each are being made daily with the motor truck as against one round trip of 9.25 miles by horse and wagon. It has also been shown that it requires the products of 5 acres of land to feed on horse a year. For every horse a farmer is using to till his acres or haul his produce he must give up not only five acres but the time, labor and expense necessary to make those five acres produce that horse feed. In such figures as these and hundreds of more like them easily obtainable from careful study and wise headed ones are seeing the coming solution of two great problems. The shortage of labor on the farms and the general high cost of living. It is a badly worn out phrase, but nevertheless true, that agriculture is the basis of civilization. The introduction of power machinery and the motor truck by their far greater efficiency will liberate men from hauling, cultivating horse feed and caring for horses for the work of actual cultivation, the cost of production to the farmer will be decreased and his profits increase soil as fast as they can have not been properly coated edges being robbers, weeds ease and insects. It is pressing to see potatoes ing to grow in a poorly with weeds running a way with the intended crop, the would be farmer taking in the first place to have under properly and hard ground, then waited a couple for the weeds to decay, the ground over again, if cultivator, he would get off of his weeds and his growth in good shape for planting little care would return a. For good garden results should have been worked time ago, but for those who been able to get their gage until now it should be enough working up with it of as many of the weeds. Then soak it well and your ground should be fenced for planting. There seems always the pulse to put in potatoes. It for the next three months are not right for paddy development at this yield will not justify the same may be said of peas however, the ideal time all the more tender such as melons, cucumbers corn, beans, roses, squash. Put out plants peppers and egg plant. In the gardens that are it is well to look around some of the stuff planted arry and February is not used. Pick stuff while and tender. It is so much ing to the palate than tha during floods. Recently a committee of thirty-six ranchers, members of the association, made the trip to the debris cone of the Santa Ana and inspected the dam. A fund of $25,000 is being raised to construct more porous dams, in the draws and arroyos of the cone. It is believed that a great spread of flood water into underground channels can be accomplished by them, thus providing more water for pumping in the rich farming district supplied by the underground channels of the Santa Ana. The dam is the invention of A. A. Pratt, irrigation engineer, who has been studying flood conservation for years. It consists of two lines of steel posts and wire netting, against which are placed boulders. Smaller stones and debris are carried into this net by the floods, forming a dam which, though porous, serves to check much of the flow and send it into the underground channels where it is made available for pumping. The dam stood the shock of this year's floods in good shape and is expected to be taken up by bodies of ranchers depending on the underground flow of other rivers. The dam is situated about one mile below the mouth of the upper Santa Ana canyon east of Highland. The water comes from the direction of the hill back of Highland. The main dam is a structure in the rear. Iron posts were placed about three feet deep below the bottom of the river channel, and upon this iron frame mesh was fastened, the wire being about ¼-inch in diameter, and the openings in the mesh about six inches square. This mesh covered the whole frame of the structure, and was laid on the bottom of the river channel up-stream about sixteen feet and upon it were placed the boulders gathered from the neighborhood. The top of the frame is guyed up-stream to posts in the river bed. The posts in the lower structure were not let down below the bed of the channel of the stream, but the wire mesh was placed upon the frame and carried upstream as was done with the upper dam. The upper structure is about 6½ feet high, measuring from the surface of the river bed and the lower one is about a foot lower. It took about one-half day for the mesh to collect sufficient trash, brush, leaves, roots, etc., to build to the top of the dam during the February rains. The closer the producer can get to the consumer the better off both will be. It is the great problem that Southern California must solve in the mutual interests of both the producer and consumer if it is to develop to the ultimate its vast advantages. Inseparably connected in this development is the question of good roads. There must be more and more of them, and they must be kept open for the general use and benefit of all the people who made them. To this end legislation must be carefully watched to see that it is in the interest of all the people. The railroads have confessed themselves unable to properly take care of the transportation of the country and are themselves looking for the motor truck to assist them. In this section with its great areas and utterly inadequate railroad transportation, its truly wonderful resources, it must have good roads and motor truck transportation. A close student of conditions has made the statement that soon it will be as important to be located on a good highway as it ever was in earlier days to be located on the mail line railroad. May 17 to May 25 has been designated all over the country as ship by truck and good roads week. Long demonstration runs by fully loaded trucks will be made everywhere. They will show by practical demonstration of what they can do nuder actual road conditions, the vivid truth of these facts. Southern California will be covered by a fleet of some thirty-five trucks from Los Angeles which will make a tour of 500 miles stopping at all of the principal cities where there will be band concerts, speeches of an educational nature, moving pictures and other fetaures. The shortage of labor on the farms and the general high cost of living. It is a badly worn out phrase, but nevertheless true, that agriculture is the basis of civilization. The introduction of power machinery and the motor truck by their far greater efficiency will liberate men from hauling, cultivating horse feed and caring for horses for the work of actual cultivation, the cost of production to the farmer will be decreased and his profits increased. Even then the general cost to the consumer will be lowered. The closer the producer can get to the consumer the better off both will be. It is the great problem that Southern California must solve in the mutual interests of both the producer and consumer if it is to develop to the ultimate its vast advantages. Inseparably connected in this development is the question of good roads. There must be more and more of them, and they must be kept open for the general use and benefit of all the people who made them. To this end legislation must be carefully watched to see that it is in the interest of all the people. The railroads have confessed themselves unable to properly take care of the transportation of the country and are themselves looking for the motor truck to assist them. In this section with its great areas and utterly inadequate railroad transportation, its truly wonderful resources, it must have good roads and motor truck transportation. A close student of conditions has made the statement that soon it will be as important to be located on a good highway as it ever was in earlier days to be located on the mail line railroad. May 17 to May 25 has been designated all over the country as ship by truck and good roads week. Long demonstration runs by fully loaded trucks will be made everywhere. They will show by practical demonstration of what they can do nuder actual road conditions, the vivid truth of these facts. Southern California will be covered by a fleet of some thirty-five trucks from Los Angeles which will make a tour of 500 miles stopping at all of the principal cities where there will be band concerts, speeches of an educational nature, moving pictures and other fetaures. The rules as originally months ago provided that speections should not be physical examination sub-emption. Objections to were immediately filed by School Protective League ing a large number of pee out state who have a stage of exemption pre- law. These objection were ground that while t he terms inspection and instead of examination, t less provided for phys ion within the ordinary term. The board o matter at its meeting ad in March and took it down below the bed of the channel of the stream, but the wire mesh was placed upon the frame and carried upstream as was done with the upper dam. The upper structure is about 6½ feet high, measuring from the surface of the river bed and the lower one is about a foot lower. It took about one-half day for the mesh to collect sufficient trash, brush, leaves, roots, etc., to build to the top of the dam during the February rains. On Sunday, February 22, the water reached a height of about four feet over the top of the upper dam. So far as can be seen from the bank there has been no weakening of the structure. This dam had a most severe test and it withstood the full force of the water from above besides all of the scouring incident to the drop of five feet over the lower portion of the dam. If there were many of these dams in the river to prevent the velocity of the water, observers of the plan say, it would be much easier on each one of these structures. At the time the water was flowing four feet over the dam, it is believed, there was approximately 110,000 inches of water running over it. There are many dry channels on this debris cone, ranging from twenty to thirty feet in width up to 200 feet in width and from three feet deep up to eight or ten feet deep. If such structures as the one here mentioned, were placed in all of these dry channels, it is declared, with structures in the main stream for diverting water, a very large quantity of the water that is now running to waste might be sunk in this debris cone. As it is easy to transport the material of which this structure is made by pack mule, SCHOOL LANDS FOR SALE Surveyor General W. S. Kingsbury announces the following sales of school lands in California for sale at public auction during the month of May: Butee county at the courthouse in Oroville, Wednesday, May 12. Yuba county at the courthouse in Marysville, Friday, May 14. Placer county at the courthouse in Auburn, Monday, May 17. Glenn county at the courthouse in Willows, Monday, May 24. Colusa county at the courthouse in Colusa, Tuesday, May 25. Lake county at the courthouse in Lakeport, Thursday, May 27. All sales to commence at ten o'clock in the morning and proceeds to go to the school fund. For list of lands and information address, State Surveyor General, Sacramento, who reserves the right to reject any and all bids. MAY IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN May is here. The time for looking out for weeds, bugs and disease among your plants is also here. The fine rains of the last two months have given the weeds and grasses a new lease on life and they are taking the substance and moisture out of the By this action in revising the board has recognized the present law which any parent of a child end public schools may file at the principal of the school the child is enrolled after writing signed by the effect that he will not conduct examination and thereupon such exemption from any physical examination. This law has also by the courts when children tempted to be examined parents had made their request for examination. Sugar is selling for pound in the local stores pounds is sold to any In Chicago, according to the price was 31 and pound the highest even men were arrested in profiteering and the disgesting. So in all price will go to 50 centigation keeps up longer A. Spreckels, the California state, arrived in New York two ago from a six mile on the Riveria, and ex- soil as fast as they can where they have not been properly controlled. Besides being robbers, weeds harbor disease and insects. It is certainly depressing to see potatoes or corn trying to grow in a poorly plowed field with weeds running a winning race with the intended crop, whereas had the would be farmer taken the pains in the first place to have the weeds under properly and harrowed the ground, then waited a couple of weeks for the weeds to decay, then worked the ground over again, if only with a cultivator, he would get rid of most of his weeds and his ground would be in good shape for planting, and with little care would return a good profit. For good garden results the plot should have been worked up some time ago, but for those who have not been able to get their garden started until now it should be given a thorough working up with incorporation of as many of the weeds as possible. Then soak it well and cultivate and your ground should be in fair condition for planting. There seems always to be an impulse to put in potatoes. Do not do it for the next three months—conditions are not right for potato growth and development at this time; the yield will not justify the effort. The same may be said of peas. This is, however, the ideal time for planting all the more tender summer crops such as melons, cucumbers, casabas, corn, beans, roselle, pumpkins and squash. Put out plants of tomatoes, peppers and egg plant. In the gardens that are under way it is well to look around to see if some of the stuff planted last January and February is not ready to be used. Pick stuff while it is young and tender. It is so much more pleasing to the palate than the stuff grown in a commercial way. Watch for anisis ishment at the condition of the American sugar market. He is quoted as saying: "There is no good reason for these high prices that I know of." But they are here and the investigation continues. JAPS SHOW CONTEMPT FOR STATE HEALTH LAW Dr. Pomeroy Finding Orientals Hard Men to Deal With The utter disregard by Japanese gardeners of the health laws of Los Angeles county has caused Dr. J. L. Pomeroy, health officer of the county, much concern, according to word received by the California Oriental Exclusion league. Dr. Pomeroy recently discovered Japanese who conduct a berry ranch near Alhambra were using sewerage to irrigate the plants and at the same time were picking the berries. According to Dr. Pomeroy the increase in typhoid fever in the county has been traced to the food supply, and in many cases to the Japanese farmers who disregard the health laws of the state. "Again," says Dr. Pomeroy, "in dealing with the hog ranchers, where it is common practice for the Japanese to use the garbage from the cities, we have met with obstinate resistance throughout the whole county. In one case which went to court, the plaintiff went into bankruptcy proceedings to escape the penalties of the law. "It seems that in dealing with these cases we are always facing a hidden force bound together for a common purpose, with a strong organization to protect the individual when brought into court." "We find instances where every effort is made to hide sickness and to evade the quarantine laws, all of STATE BOARD REVISES HEALTH RULES Reverses Previous Action on Physical Examination of School Children The state board of education in session in San Diego this week revised its rules regarding physical examination of school children in order to protect the rights of those children whose parents have claimed exemption from physical examination under the provisions of a law passed at the last session of the legislature. The rules as originally issued a few months ago provided that certain inspections should not be considered physical examination subject to exemption. Objections to these rules were immediately filed by The Public School Protective League representing a large number of people throughout the state who have taken advantage of the exemption provision of the law. These objections were based upon the ground that while the rules used the terms inspection and observation instead of examination, they nevertheless provided for physical examination within the ordinary meaning of that term. The board considered the matter at its meeting at Sacramento in March and took it under advisement. IT WON THE WAR The secret is out at last. Here is the "recipe" that won the war. If you don't believe it ask any doughboy, and the Salvation Army lassies claim that their famous doughnut can be made as deliciously in the home as they could behind the trenches. This is the famous doughnut recipe of the Salvation Army: 5 cups flour 2 eggs 2 cups sugar 3-4 cup milk 5 teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoonful lard 1 saltspoonful salt Knead, cut and rop into boiling lard. When thoroughly brown, serve with a smile. In return for this famed recipe, the ladies of Southern California are asked to enroll as active workers for the Salvation Army Home Service Drive, to be held May 10 to 17. Offer your name as worker to the local committee and tell them how many hours during the week you will assist the Salvation Army lassies in their good work, by calling on some of your neighbors for a few dollars to be throughout the whole county. In one case which went to court, the plaintiff went into bankruptcy proceedings to escape the penalties of the law. "It seems that in dealing with these cases we are always facing a hidden force bound together for a common purpose, with a strong organization to protect the individual when brought into court. "We find instances where every effort is made to hide sickness and to evade the quarantine laws, all of which makes the work of the health officer hard and difficult. "The Japanese claim to be a cleanly race and the inspections made throughout the county of the housing conditions scarcely bear this out. The bath tub as used on the Japanese farm is an imported affair. One tub of water is heated for the entire family group, which often consists of eight to ten people. Facilities for privacy seem to be lacking, and certainly from a sanitary standpoint, this cannot be too strongly condemned. "Whatever the excuse may be, the average Japanese home in the county is dirty and often filthy." POPULAR OUTING RESORTS FOR SUMMER TOURISTS S. P. Issues a Book for Guidance During Your Vacation The extraordinary variety and extent of California's outdoor attractions are well set forth in a booklet just issued by the Southern Pacific lines, which lists 200 resorts with their locations, accommodations, rates and recreational facilities. The booklet is entitled, "Outing Resorts," and will be of aid to all who are seeking suitable stopping places during their summer vacations. For ready reference the resort in the different regions have been grouped under the following divisions: Alameda Beaches — San Francisco Bay—Napa and Lake Counties Resorts—Santa Clara Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, Monterey Bay Region and "Coast Line" Resorts — Sacramento Valley and Shasta Resorts, California; Klamath Lake Country and Crater Lake National Park, Oregon—Sierra Resorts via "San Joaquin Valley Line," including Yosemite, Sequoia and General Grant National Park—Sierra Resorts via Sacramento and "Ogden Route"—Lake Tahoe Country—Los Angeles Beaches and Southern California Resorts. Beginning on May 1, summer excursion fares become effective. Tickets will be on sale daily, return limit of three months, but not beyond October 31, at a twenty-per cent reduction. Tickets sold Fridays and Saturdays are reduced one-third in price. Passenger officials of the Southern Pacific anticipate that the season just opened will be the most prosperous in the history of California resorts. Women can discover more reasons for voting against a candidate than mere man ever has thought of. A California lady, who has always been a republican, writes to the papers that a large number of people throughout the state who have taken advantage of the exemption provision of the law. These objection were based upon the ground that while the rules used the terms inspection and observation instead of examination, they nevertheless provided for physical examination within the ordinary meaning of that term. The board considered the matter at its meeting at Sacramento in March and took it under advisement. By this action in revising the rules the board has recognized and upheld the present law which provides that any parent of a child enrolled in the public schools may file annually with the principal of the school in which the child is enrolled a statement in writing signed by the parent to the effect that he will not consent to the physical examination of the child and thereupon such child shall be exempted from any physical examination. This law has also been upheld by the courts when children were attempted to be examined after their parents had made the necessary request for examination. Sugar is selling for 25 cents per pound in the local stores and only two pounds is sold to any one customer. In Chicago, according to dispatches, the price was 31 and 32 cents per pound the highest even known. Two men were arrested in New York for profiteering and the dispatches state that agents of the government are investigating. So in all probability the price will go to 50 cents if the investigation keeps up long enough. Claus A. Spreckels, the California sugar magnate, arrived in New York a day or two ago from a six months sojourn on the Riveria, and expressed aston- In return for this famed recipe, the ladies of Southern California are asked to enroll as active workers for the Salvation Army Home Service Drive, to be held May 10 to 17. Offer your name as worker to the local committee and tell them how many hours during the week you will assist the Salvation Army lassies in their good work, by calling on some of your neighbors for a few dollars to be spent in this community in helping those who have fallen but are not "down and out." The reason the Plumb plan campaign continues is that a lot of the big fund collected to put it over is still unexpected. Everybody knows the scheme is as dead as Rameses II. Tractors for Rent We furnish the tractor and tools, you do your own driving. Cleveland and Fagols for orchard work. Then we have larger ones for open field work. Rent these tractors by day or week. Also tractors for sale in good running $350.00 order as cheap as J. E. Walter & Co. ORANGE COUNTY DISTRIBUTORS MITCHELL and JORDAN Automobiles and ALL-WORK Tractors Corner Olive and Center Streets Phone 511-W Anaheim, California Fordson TRADE MARK Farm Tractor Winter or bad weather does not hinder the Fordson's usefulness. There always some job—draw-bar or belt—that the Fordson will do more quickly, efficiently and with a small consumption of fuel. Besides it solves the problem. Day or night—twenty-four hours a day if you choose—you can utilize the machine. Like the machines in the factories, the Fordson furnishes power is always ready for use—a power that means a saving in labor and time. For that reason, the Fordson is a money-maker. Back of the Fordson is the Fordson service organization—Fordson re-en and stocks of extra parts—are always convenient and insure you continuous use of your tractor. delay ordering your Only so many are alis territory and orders in rotation. Let us order now; we will prompt attention. by Henry Ford & Son GEORGE DUNTON Ford and Fordson Sales and Service and Cypress Sts. Phone 263-J Anaheim, Cal. GEORGE DUNTON Ford and Fordson Sales and Service and Cypress Sts. Phone 263-J Anaheim, Cal. MAKE MONEY BY QUITTING Roger W. Babson, a statistician of national fame, in a published article, said: "The general impression is that there is only one solution of our financial problems, and that is a financial crash which will cause prices to tumble. People are not buying what they should buy; are not making what they should make, and are not purchasing things that will increase the perma- nent wealth of the nation. I am bullish on bonds. Bonds are the only thing I am bullish on. If a good many men would liquidate their businesses; put the money in real, good bonds and then spend two, three or five years playing golf, they would have more money at the end of five years." By the time a war comes on the Mexicans have pretty good marksmanship, as they practice on American citizens between rounds. DON'T MISS THE FIRST ANNUAL ORANGE COUNTY MOTOR CAR--TRUCK-- TRACTOR ACCESSORY SHOW ANAHEIM May 5, 6, 7, 8 ANAHEIM May 5,6,7,8 Orchestras--Quartettes Entertainers--Soloists "Stunt" Flights by Wayne Alles, R.M.A. and Walter Hawkins of the Mercury Aviation Company AT 1:30 p.m. Daily Adults, 50 cents Children, 30 cents Including War Tax FIRST DISPLAY OF 1920 MODELS