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Anaheim Gazette
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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
BETTER SIGNS SHOWN IN GAS SITUATION
Dealers Have Hopes That Supply Will Be Ample Shortly
Strings of cars waiting at gasoline stations in the morning for allotments of gasoline are disappearing, indicating an easing up of the shortage situation. Just what is responsible for the changed conditions is puzzling to station men and local distributors, says the Register.
So far as the stations are concerned there has been no increase in the supply, their daily allotment being the same as during what appeared to be the extreme shortage period, when owners were driving from station to station in a mad rush to get two or three gallons, and forming in line at 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning.
With the possible exception of one station, limits are still being maintained in an effort to distribute the supply to as many machines as possible and to protect commercial vehicles.
Various ideas are advanced for the apparent relieved condition. It is believed that auto owners have stopped the practice of hoarding. It was generally believed that many were not
EARLY BUILDING FOR SUCCESS
Youth's Wise Employment of Leisure Hours Means Everything In His After Life.
If the young man could only assimilate very early in his life the fact that merely to live and eat and drink and sleep, and then die, is not enough, but that he must rob himself of many of the pleasures usually taken up by young men if he means to make his life of the highest possible use to the world, he would set his foot on the pathway to accomplish something worth while.
There is no harm in billiards or pool or in dancing, baseball or card-playing, or any one of the scores of different diversions and recreations open to young men. The natural inclination usually is to devote a large part of the leisure hours of young manhood to such pleasures. But the youth who is really earnest in his ambition to do something worth while will discipline himself to resist such temptations during his early, formative years, for the whole fate of a man is largely determined by how he utilizes his plastic years. He may be restricted by circumstances, by environment, by family ties in his selection of his daily work, but every young man, particularly nowadays, has many hours that he can call his own, and it is how he chooses to use these hours that counts most and tells most.—Forbes Magazine.
SOMETHING MORE THAN PLAY
Crippled Soldier Pleasantly Surprised at Result of Work at Which He Amused Himself.
How a ring got a wounded soldier a new occupation in life is told by the federal board for vocational education, which is helping the handicapped men of the army, navy and marine corps get back into the work-day world.
With the possible exception of one station limits are still being maintained in an effort to distribute the supply to as many machines as possible and to protect commercial vehicles.
Various ideas are advanced for the apparent relieved condition. It is believed that auto owners have stopped the practice of hoarding. It was generally believed that many were not playing fair at the time of the crisis and trat they would drive to one station, get the allotment, return home, syphon out the supply and go to another station. They repeated this procedure daily until they acquired suite a stock, it was said. Station men tried to block these attempts, but could not always tell when the driver was doing it.
More "gas" in Los Angeles is offered as another possible reason for the alleviation of the situation here. It is reported that in private stations "gas" is available in any amount wanted for those who ase willing to pay the price, while at the company owned stations five gallons is the limit to the individual, with none for cars where the tanks are half full.
It is believed that many Santa Ana owners going to Los Angeles are getting full tanks there and relieving the drain on the local supply. Reopening of a station that was closed for some time offers still another solution to the problem.
At any rate there seems to have been a change in conditions here and there is less hysteria, no matter what the cause. The allotments to stations do not last long and most of them are out of gasoline by 10 o'clock in the morning, but there are no long strings of cars in front of the supply places when they open in the morning and receive their allotments.
Local district manager for the big oil companies serving this section are uniformed as to what the condition will be at the end of this month—whether the allotments for August will be any greater than for July. Both wholesale distributing stations must keep within their allotments for the month of July and indications today were that both will turn into the new month with their records clear of over-stepping their allotments in apportioning them through the month of July.
SOMETHING MORE THAN PLAY
Crippled Soldier Pleasantly Surprised at Result of Work at Which He Amused Himself.
How a ring got a wounded soldier a new occupation in life is told by the federal board for vocational education, which is helping the handicapped men of the army, navy and marine corps get back into the work-day world.
A veteran of Belleau wood called upon the board. His left leg gone, he appeared listless and without hope. He sat talking to the adviser, now and then slowly turning a ring on his finger. The adviser, to get the man's confidence, asked to see the ring.
The man suddenly became animated. "I made that," he said. "Hammered it out of silver myself, and engraved those figures on the outside. Nothing but some playing of mine," he added. The adviser looked at the ring, noted the engraving, and said:
"How would you like to learn engraving?"
"Doing this?" said the soldier, fingering his ring. "Say, this ain't work — it's just play."
"Let's have a try at it," replied the adviser.
The federal board sent the man to learn engraving, and in a few months he qualified for a good job in a jewelry store.
Chinese College Girls.
The most picturesque school in Nanking is Ginling college, a recently opened institution, operated by five boards, presided over by a faculty of eight and including 18 girls. As this is only the second year of operation, 18 is a goodly number. Last year there were hardly enough girls to go around. The college is housed for the present in a charming old "gung gwan" or official residence belonging to the estate of Li Hung Chang, and once occupied by one of his relatives. For Chinese women to come into such an inheritance, even by renting it, is enough to make anyone enthusiastic. Only two years of college work are done at present, but a year's work is being added over autumn, so that it will soon tax the eight teachers to keep the class work up to the high standard that has been decided upon.
Christian Herald.
Rigorous Mourning.
"Germany's week of mourning over the harshness of our peace terms was rigorously observed—nit," said Major Frederick Palmer, the famous war correspondent.
"There's a story about the week of mourning from Berlin."
S. C. HARTRANFT REPORTS FROM PRESBCTERIAN MEET
At the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning, S. C. Hartranft, who was a commissioner to the general assembly, will give a report of that great meeting. His address will surely be of very great interest, not only to the church people, but to the public at large. Mr. Hartranft will deal with serious problems concerning the state as well as the church. There will be no evening service on account of the union meeting in the Episcopal church, when Dr. Runnison will speak at 7:30.
No country will ever want to get into war with the United States. It takes too long to get out.
The only anti-Wilson man who received anything at San Francisco was Senator Reed of Missouri, and all he got was swift kick.
Democratic campaign propaganda printed and circulated at public expense, and telling the people what a wonderful record the Wilson administration has made, already has made its appearance. No administration in the country's history has used so much of the public funds to advertise itself, has the Wilson administration.
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Rigorous Mourning.
"Germany's week of mourning over the harshness of our peace terms was rigorously observed—nit," said Major Frederick Palmer, the famous war correspondent.
"There's a story about the week of mourning from Berlin. A Berlinese assistant theater manager said to the manager:
'Is our burlesque going to observe the week of mourning, boss?'
'Rigorously, sir, rigorously,' the boss replied.
'Close down—is that the idea?' said the assistant.
'Close down nothing!' said the boss. 'We'll put all the chorus girls in black silk stockings.'"
To Keep Castaways Dry.
Louis O. Anderson has invented a "storm cover" for boats which, when adjusted, covers both boat and rower so completely that waves and rain will roll off it as water rolls off a duck's back. The suit, which includes a headpiece, is made full at its juncture with the rubberized cover, says the Popular Science Monthly, so that the oarsman may try to paddle with one of the oars while sitting in the stern with the tail spread out behind him. His other oar makes a backbone for the cover.
No Problem at All.
A small boy was sent to the local drug store for an empty bottle, and after waiting his turn the assistant spotted him and said: "Well, little man, what can I do for you?"
"Oh, I want an empty medicine bottle," the boy replied.
"I can't let you have one without something in it." said the assistant.
To which the little hopeful shrugly answered: "I suppose it is merely red tape, so shove us a cork in."
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JUDGE SWING PAYS VISIT TO ORANGE COUNTY
Finds Republicans Here Lining Up for Him in His Race for Congress
Judge Phil D. Swing of El Centro, candidate for the republican nomination for congressman, was in town a few hours Tuesday getting acquainted with the republicans of this section. He states that in all sections he has visited throughout the district he has been assured of enthusiastic support, and is encouraged to believe he will receive the nomination at the primary election. Judge Swing's only opponent on the republican ticket is Sinclair of San Diego, the man who so industriously worked to force Mr. Kettner, a democrat, into the race again, and falling that jumped into the running himself as a republican because, he said, it was necessary that a San Diego man should be returned.
Home Town Helps
BENEFIT OF LOCAL COUNCILS
Deal With Matters Which Vitally Affect Welfare of Every Member of the Community.
Are you a lonesome citizen or are you a neighborly citizen?
Are you and yours getting a square deal in your district?
Are the pavements, the street cars, the gutters clean and giving good service?
Are the prices you pay for meat, potatoes, milk and bread, in your opinion, fair and right?
Is the school furnishing your child a good education in return for your taxes?
Is the landlord pronteering on your rent?
These, according to the councils, are a few of the important matters of everyday city living which should have a satisfactory answer if a man is to remain a satisfied citizen in his community. To get a satisfactory answer he must be a member of his local council. "In these times," says a circular explaining the organization, "the community council is a ray of hope. It is a nonpolitical, nonsectarian neighborhood organization of the people—the voice of the neighborhood."
Parenthetically, it may be added that a large part of the voice is feminine, thousands of nousewives being enrolled in the various locals.—Exchange.
TO PREVENT LOSS BY FIRE
POULTRY DEMONSTRATIONS ARE VERY POPULAR
There Were Big Attendances at Five Culling Demonstrations
Amout 2000 hens were culled last week by R. B. Easson, poultry expert from the University farm, who is showing the farmers of the state through the farm bureaus how to pick the poor, non-producing birds from the flock.
About 25 to 30 per cent of the pens culled were separated out as non-producers. Each poultryman is keeping records of his flock before and after culling to determine the actual value of culling. One man has reported that culling out 30 per cent of his flock has made decreases in the production of those left. In other words he was paying out high feed prices to give about 125 hens the privilege of occupying his hen house and yard without their returning a red cent.
The farm advisor estimated that thousands of birds in Orange county are not paying for their feed—not even returning a portion of their daily maintenance.
Among the best feed rations that being used by successful poultrymen in the county the three following ones were pointed out by Mr. Easson:
No. 1—Barley 55, wheat 23, milo 22.
No. 2—Milo 50, cracked corn 15, wheat 35.
No. 3—Wheat 33, milo 33, barley 33.
Dry mash should be in the hoppers continuously and plenty of greens should be fed.
HERE'S A GOOD OBJECT
LESSON IN THE TARIFF
It is an interesting fact that about the first industry to feel the post-war effects of the present democratic tar-
LEGION BOYS MEET
Orange county's delegates to the state convention of the American Legion to be held in San Diego, August 23-25, gathered at Anaheim Monday night to prepare plans under which they hope to elect an Orange county man to the state executive committee of the organization. Arthur Shipkey of Anaheim, was decided upon as the candidate to be supported by the Orange county delegation.
Members of the executive committee are elected by congressional districts, each district being entitled to two representatives. Shipkey's campaign was placed in the hands of a committee composed of Attorney Charles D. Swanner, Santa Ana; Professor Delbert E. Brunton, Orange, and George Miller, Anaheim. Attorney M. B. Wellington of Santa Ana, was elected chairman of the Orange county delegation.
Orange county will be represented a circular explaining the organization, "the community council is a ray of hope. It is a nonpolitical, nonsectarian neighborhood organization of the people—the voice of the neighborhood."
Parenthetically, it may be added that a large part of the voice is feminine, thousands of nousewives being enrolled in the various locals—Exchange.
TO PREVENT LOSS BY FIRE
Simple Rules, If Properly Observed, Will Lead to an Enormous Annual Saving.
Use only safety matches and make it impossible for children to get them. Always place burned matches in metal receptacles; never throw them on the floor or into waste baskets.
To smoke in garages, in bed or around stables containing hay is deliberately to invite disaster.
One or more approved chemical fire extinguishers should be placed in every home. They must be protected against freezing.
It is well to see that the garden hose may be attached to the kitchen faucet.
Have the telephone number of the nearest fire station on a special card at your telephone.
Familiarize the family with the operation of the nearest fire alarm box. After operating a fire alarm stay near it to direct the firemen to the fire. Every minute is important.
Don't fall to notify the chief of the fire department of anything you may see in the neighborhood that is dangerous or liable to cause fire—Exchange.
Plea for Home Ownership.
From Portland, Ore., a western view of what the own-your-own-home campaign means to the nation has been received by the United States department of labor.
William A. McRae of the Bank of California writes:
"Whether the home is a cottage or a palace it equally shelters and enshrines the sacred love and devoted affection of all that is best and worst in our common humanity. Why should every married man own his home?
"First, to give his wife a chance to make a home, which is the natural desire of the normal woman, who in the cramped quarters of the boarding house or apartment lacks sufficient breathing space. Secondly, to supply his family with an environment where paternal love and devotion may have ample room and the privacy so essential to enable parents to train their children by setting before them in wheat 35.
No. 3—Wheat 33, milo 33, barley 33.
Dry mash should be in the hoppers continuously and plenty of greens should be fed.
HERE'S A GOOD OBJECT
LESSON IN THE TARIFF
It is an interesting fact that about the first industry to feel the post-war effects of the present democratic taric law, is a southern interest, peanut growing, which was profitable to the growers during the war. Up to February, 1920, the American demand was consuming all the peanuts grown in this country, and the growers were getting ten cents a pound for all they could produce. Since that time enough foreign grown peanuts have been dumped at our ports to supply the necessities of the United States without using a bag of domestic stock, and when this year's peanut crop comes in, the American grower is going to get it where the American producer always gets it under the operations of a democratic tariff law, framed in the interests of the foreign producer. The foreign nuts sell at five cents a pound. The lower price of the foreign and domestic peanuts, with all the loss involved to home growers, hasn't helped the ultimate consumer at all. He is still paying the same old price for a constantly shrinking bag of roasted nuts. Here is a good illustration of the practical workings of a tariff lowered to the point where the home producer is saerified, but the distributor keeps the price at the same old figure, and the consumer gets no benefit whatever from the flood of importations, coming in tax free to the American market.
Just now the peanut grower is feeling the effect of foreign competition, with prices down fifty per cent without the buyer of peanuts at retail being benefited a nickel's worth. How long will it be before other agricultural commodities suffer the same sort of competition? Do the farmers of the United States, at present production costs, want to wait until they get the same sort of deal that is being handed to the peanut grower before they move for a tariff that will protect American producers in their own markets against unfair competition by allen producers who are bearing none of the burdens of American taxation or high production costs? Who is helped by such a sacrifice of the producer? Not the consumer, certainly.
Members of the executive committee are elected by congressional districts, each district being entitled to two representatives. Shipkey's campaign was placed in the hands of a committee composed of Attorney Charles D. Swanner, Santa Ana; Professor Delbert E. Brunton, Orange, and George Miller, Anaheim. Attorney M. B. Wellington of Santa Ana, was elected chairman of the Orange county delegation.
Orange county will be represented at the convention by approximately 70 delegates and alternates. There will also probably be a large number attend from Orange county as spectators.
Captain William O. Hart of Orange will have charge of housing arrangements for the delegation and efforts are being made to secure accommodations for the Orange county crowd under one roof. Attorney Morris Endle, Tustin, was elected vice-chairman of the delegation and Attorney William P. Webb, Anaheim, was elected secretary.
WHAT WOULD JEFFERSON THINK
Governor Cox said in a Jefferson Day message that the democratic party need look no further than Thomas Jefferson for inspiration during the campaign. Thomas Jefferson is the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence, declared in favor of "friendship for all nations, entangling alliances with none," and once said that he wished the Atlantic was an ocean of fire the better to separate the United States from any connection with European politics. Under the circumstances what do you suppose Thomas Jefferson, nationalist and protectionist, would think of the present day internationalist so-called democratic party?
Old, but Ever True.
It is in part to help the spiritual growth and to teach the "young idea" of community spirit "how to shoot" that the chamber of commerce published in its monthly bulletin lines like these:
If you like to live in the kind of a town Like the kind of a town you like, You needn't slip your clothes in a grip And start on a long, long hike. You'll only find what you left behind, For there's nothing that's really new. It's a knock at yourself when you knock your town.
It isn't the town, it's you.
Real towns aren't made by men afraid Lest somebody else gets ahead. When everyone works and nobody shirks, You can raise a town from the dead. And if while you make your personal stake Your neighbors can make one, too, Your town will be what you want to see, It isn't the town, it's you.
Many Small Homes Built.
The building projects of 1919 figure up to $2,000,000,000 for the whole country, according to a New York authority. The most interesting feature of the matter is the fact that an unprecedented percentage of the building was in the building of small homes.
Community's Big Four.
The church, the school, the county agent, the local newspaper—these are the Big Four in community life.
First, to give his wife a chance to make a home, which is the natural desire of the normal woman, who in the cramped quarters of the boarding house or apartment lacks sufficient breathing space. Secondly, to supply his family with an environment where paternal love and devotion may have ample room and the privacy so essential to enable parents to train their children by setting before them in their plastic stage an example worth while."
Class one railroads today reported to the interstate commerce commission a deficit of $25,881,485 in operating income for April. The government's guarantee to the railroads, which runs until September 1, amounts to approximately $75,000,000 a month and the April deficit makes a loss of more than $100,000,000 to the government for the year.
Eastern and western roads reported deficits, the former showing $20,848,-079 and the latter $6,508,040. Southern carriers reported a profit of $1,474,634.
Operating revenues for all railroads increased in April over the corresponding month in 1919 from $389,-487,271 to $401,604,695 and expenses from $344,770,607 to $404,480,142.
For the four months ending with April, railway operating income totaled $52,356,840, which includes ap-
GRAND THEATRE
ANAHEIM
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
July 30 and 31
Anita Stewart
IN
"The Fighting Shepherdess"
This is the picture that attracted such large crowds at the Kinema recently
PRICES, ADULTS 25c, CHILDREN 10c; Plus war tax
proximately $50,000,000 of back railway mail pay earned before 1920. As a result, railway operating income for the first months of this year amounted to only a little over $2,500,000.
For the first four months the operating income for the western carriers totaled $58,575,441.
Mrs. Emma Polhemus was an over Sunday guest at the home of her son, Dean Polhemus, at his ranch south of
Pacific Coffee Store
117 E. Center St.
Good Coffee - - - 40c lb
Best Coffee - - - 45c lb
Roasted Daily
Peanut Butter - - - 30c lb
Made While You Wait
8 Grades Tea - - - 60c lb
Fresh Roasted Peanuts - - - 25c lb
OBJECT IN THE TARIFF
fact that about feel the post-war democratic tariff interest, peanut was profitable to the war. Up to American demand the peanuts grown the growers were bound for all they that time enough nuts have been to supply the needed States without esthetic stock, and peanut crop comes power is going to american producer the operations of law, framed in the foreign producer. All at five cents a price of the for-peanuts, with all the growers, hasn't consumer at all. The same old price drinking bag of is a good illustrational workings of a point where the querified, but the price at the consumer gets from the flood of ing in tax free to out grower is feel-reign competition; thirty per cent with-peanuts at retail bekel's worth. How more other agricul-turer the same sort the farmers of the present production until they get the hat is being handwer before they that will protect in their own marri-competition by are bearing none American taxation costs? Who is sacrifice of the pro-consumer, certainly,
proximately $50,000,000 of back railway mail pay earned before 1920. As a result, railway operating income for the first months of this year amounted to only a little over $2,500,000.
For the first four months the oper-ating income for the western carriers totaled $58,575,441.
Mrs. Emma Polhemus was an over Sunday guest at the home of her son, Dean Polhemus, at his ranch south of town, having come over from Artesla to officiate as godmother to her grandson, H. D. Polhemus III.
It is folly to close our eyes to outstanding facts. Humanity is restive, much of the world is in revolution, the agents of discord and destruction have wrought their tragedy in pathetic Russia, have lighted their torches among other peoples, and hope to see America as a part of the great Red conflagration. Ours is the temple of liberty under the law, and it is ours to call the Sons of Opportunity to its defense. America must not only save herself, but ours be the appealing voice to sober the world.—Warren G. Harding.
Miss Mildred Lawrence came down from Los Angeles on Monday for a short visit with her aunt, Mrs. Gerald Sandilands.
Andy Paschall, wife and son, of Texas, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Gene Adams last week. Mr. Paschall is a brother of Dr. Paschall of Anaheim.
Fred Betts of Placentia was a business visitor in town a few days ago and ran up against the gas shortage. He finally found a friend who furnished him with a gallon to get home.
ORANGE COUNTY AND ITS ADVANTAGES
RECLAIMED FROM THE SEA, IT IS NOW WORLD'S CHOICEST GARDEN SPOT
Nature's Prolific Wonderland Described in Pamphlet Issued by Board of Supervisors.—Anaheim a Coming City.
In poetic language, but adhering strictly to facts, D. W. McDannald,
Pacific Coffee Store
117 E. Center St.
Good Coffee - 40c lb
Best Coffee - 45c lb
Roasted Daily
Peanut Butter - 30c lb
Made While You Wait
8 Grades Tea - 60c lb
Fresh Roasted Peanuts - 25c lb
VALENCIA ORANGES
—12 acres bearing Valencia oranges, beautifully located on main boulevard with city conveniences available, nearly every tree alike, wonderfully developed, just coming into their prime, perfect soil! Anyone sincerely interested in buying the best at a very attractive price should certainly see this.
C. B. BERGER CO.
ANAHEIM
it. Down in the deep-dark valley the rushing Santa Ana swept, carrying its burden of silt and soil, to help raise the valley floor.
The dawn of a morrow came, the great dyke steadily grew, and the low-lying dunes stretched farther away, like the white mile-posts along a highway quite new and unfamiliar. Up in the high lands the elements warred, and the warm winds turned the snow drifts into little rivulets that murmured and sang, and the big river rushed toward the sea with its load of silt. Tiny wavelets lapped the shores along the dyke with a fond caress, and the harsh song of the tree frog made the long hours of the night seem hushed and still. A thousand—maybe a million years sped silently by, and with each succeeding season came the siren song of the murky waters as they leaped and laughed and hurried always toward the sea. There was a lurid fascination in the shifting scenes.
RECLAIMED FROM THE SEA, IT IS NOW WORLD'S CHOICEST GARDEN SPOT
Nature's Prolific Wonderland Described in Pamphlet Issued by Board of Supervisors.—Anaheim a Coming City.
In poetic language, but adhering strictly to facts, D. W. McDannald, development agent of the county, has written a descriptive folder of Orange county which has been printed by the board of supervisors. From it we extract the following:
The story of how an Empire was built has been handed down through many generations of Indian tradition, and the fascination of the legend leads back to where the magic campfires glared and bloomed in the darkness—and Indian folk-song was the only sound to disturb the quiet stillness of the long night.
In the unwritten pages of the Red man's history, the story handed down from one dynasty to another, we find the entire Santa Ana Valley was one time a part of the sea. A great dyke began to form at Alamitos Bay, stretched away to the South, like a silken thread in a gossamer web. Snow mantled mountains, far away gave freely of the accumulation of the winter storms. The frozen depths that had lain locked in winters' cold embrace began to drift like a pent up deluge, a voice of rushing waters filled the canyon to the rim, and the wild murmurs stilled only when its source had worn away. The strong currents drifted not with the wind, but against Tiny wavelets lapped the shores along the dyke with a fond caress, and the harsh song of the tree frog made the long hours of the night seem hushed and still. A thousand—maybe a million years sped silently by, and with each succeeding season came the siren song of the murky waters as they leaped and laughed and hurried always toward the sea. There was a lurid fascination in the shifting scenes. Winter came, and the snows lay deep on the higher levels and glaciers, grim and fearful, huddled around the mountain crest. After springtime came summer's warmth, and up near the timber line deep rifts were fading, ebbing slowly way, and the river groaned with its growing burden, each wave bowed under a load of loosened earth gathered from the slanting hillsides. The restless waters piled up against the great sea wall, while millions of silt particles, weary of the long journey, let go of their moorings, dropped to the bottom of the basin, and the Empire slowly grew.
April poppies are again ablaze on the yellow hillsides, turning all earth a golden glow. Little rivulets went rambling toward the great ocean, gossiping with another rill—rippling down another ravine, uncaring what the frogs in the coulees thought or said.
Long years before man came to disturb the primitive silence, willows grew, birds sang in the leafless branches, the gray wolf prowled with moccasined feet, and time rolled on unmindful of the years. Autumn came once more, snow flakes found their accustomed haunts, and piled in deep drifts against the barren hillsides.