anaheim-gazette 1920-11-25

HUNTINGTON BEACH WELL IS A GUSHER Flow is Estimated At 7000 Barrels Per Day. The big gusher brought in by the Standard Oil company Saturday night on its Bolsa Chica lease near Huntington Beach has a production capacity of between 6000 and 7000 barrels of oil daily. That was the opinion expressed in the new oil field by men of wide experience in oil drilling. Heavy gas pressure in the well blew out a nipple in the side of the pipe and gas and oil rushed through the opening with a roar that could be heard in the city of Huntington Beach, two miles distant. The roar was heard distinctly in the city. Thousands of feet of natural gas escaped before the well sanded up. So far as is known, there is no intention, at this time, of making preparations for conserving the gas from the well. It is the first well in the field that has given evidence of a tremendous gas pressure, and it is believed no effort will be made to commercialize the product unless more wells, carrying large quantities of the fuel, are uncovered. The pressure in the well has kept up so long that oil men are still of the opinion that it will prove to be among the best producers in the oil fields of Orange county—and there are many big producers in the northern Orange county fields. The well is said to be the second largest in Southern Istration has boasted that no one has been indicted or prosecuted for any of the hundreds of crimes indicated by the disclosures concerning public waste, and worse, which have been made public. With such defense of this saturnalia of extravagance and corruption the people are not satisfied. Nor are they satisfied to let the matter drop now. Now is the time to settle, once for all, the fact that it is not safe for any man or set of men to loot the public treasury at a time when the millions who bear the burdens of war, pay the bills and give the lives and make the sacrifices, are contributing so much that their nation may be defended. Now is the time to destroy the idea, once for all, that in the midst of such a crisis cunning and unprincipled men and groups of men may successfully conspire to waste the substance of the government to their own profit, and then get away with it without an effort being made to ferret out and punish the offenders. It is impossible to believe that all that has happened in Washington and everywhere throughout the country in connection with war waste, could have happened without the collusion of "higher ups." Every sacrifice of public to private interest in connection with the purchase, use and sale of war materials; every misuse of war power for personal or party purpose should be investigated and exposed; and in every case where there are not laws that can be invoked for adequate punishment, the responsible agents of the government ought to be publicly condemned. Whenever possible recoveries should NATIONAL MARKET COMMITTEE To Work Out System tril The committee ordered by the American era, and hereafter the farmer's market seventeen, held this October 4 and 5 at C. a permanent organ. On request President American Farm Bureau pointed the chairman, naming C. H. Coln, Nebraska, chief Midlestone of Eagle chairman. Later W. Chicago, Illinois, water, and O. M. Killeen C. and C. E. Gunn rotary and assistant tively. The outstanding meeting was the unall agreed that own individual, per marketing plan is search for the basis a sound and competitive marketing system. All appreciated that a tremendous job est job any farm ever before confirmed was that a satisfactory solution and put into operation. The work of this subdivided with small groups of co-vestigation and reas co-operative The pressure in the well has kept up so long that oil men are still of the opinion that it will prove to be among the best producers in the oil fields of Orange county—and there are many big producers in the northern Orange county fields. The well is said to be the second largest in Southern California. As it has been capped ever since it was brought in, it has not been thoroughly tested. It became known that the Standard Oil company has acquired leases covering several hundred acres of land along the coast city limits of Newport Beach. It is understood that the company will start drilling operations soon, near Newport Beach. The company has a lease on the Banning ranch, belonging to the Townsend Land company, which comprises 568 acres. The coast boundary of the ranch follows the line of the bluffs on the ocean front. Officials fearing danger from fire, placed guards around the Bolsa Chica well, keeping visitors at a distance of from 200 to 300 yards. Two 6-inch pipes lead from the well into the sump hole. Oil spray from the well was carried a distance of a mile, last night. Between 200 and 300 men with teams are at work enlarging the sump hole. Sump hole. R. W. Edens, an experienced oil operator, at the Huntington Beach field today stated that he believed the Standard's Bolsa Chica well has a production capacity of 7,000 barrels every 24 hours. THE PRICE OF PLATINUM Two pesos or $1 a pound was the earliest price ever quoted for platinum, now worth $165. An ounce. This original price of a metal with which Russia is now planning to finance its international trade and form a reserve for its money system, was established in the middle of the eighteenth century, after the discovery of platinum in Colombia. When first found, Platinum was regarded as worthless. The amount thrown away on the gold mine dumps of Columbia would be worth several million dollars today. Later the metal was used for making pitchers and statuettes. These were could have happened without the confusion of "higher ups." Every sacrifice of public to private interest in connection with the purchase, use and sale of war materials; every misuse of war power for personal or party purpose should be investigated and exposed; and in every case where there are not laws that can be invoked for adequate punishment, the responsible agents of the government ought to be publicly condemned. Whenever possible recoveries should be made of sums paid by federal agents in excess of value received by the government. To this end there should be constituted a single joint committee of Congress charged with the duty of not merely bringing facts to light, but of fastening responsibility for both the blundering and the grafting in governmental operations during the past three or four years, and providing the basis for punishing the offenders. This committee should procure the services of skilled attorneys gifted in the art of investigation and prosecution, of scientific investigators who know how to get at hidden facts. It has taken a legislative investigation committee in New York assisted by such talent, only two or three weeks to bring to light, from a field far less fruitful facts which have staggered the people and have paved the way to a cleaning up of a disgraceful situation. It would be a crime to permit the conditions which are easily ascertainable at Washington to have their echo only in a campaign of thunder. All this is written in no spirit of partisan zeal. The Republican party has been swept into power on the crest of such a tidal wave that further seeking for party advantage would be a useless occupation. Here is a simple question of patriotism and of public interest. The party in power is responsible for certain conditions which the people have in a general way sensed and upon which they have put their seal of condemnation. The party successful on November, 2nd, has been commissioned by the people, not merely to assume national authority, but to bring to book those who are responsible for the revolting orgy of waste and downright theft which every citizen who has read the record knows has been going on. We owe this much to the men who gave their lives on the battleship of Europe. We owe it live marketing system. All appreciated that a tremendous job any farm ever before confrusing was that a satisfactory solution and put into operation. The work of this subdivided with small groups of co-vestigation and research co-operative cost of marketing portation, consumption and finance. The work will investigate methods will four smaller group study and report of the United States with particular care. U. S. C. EXTEE November is all for the correspondence University Division, meant taking a shortening of the duration study is a cupation. Interest is paid fall in English, talding up the course and alliant discussion on sons living away at literary courses Extension Divisional pleasant form of attainment and great novels and under the direct structures; and much the same keto those residences Berkeley. And lessons go from Hall, Berkeley, where, wherever mail goes. The English versity Extension of excellent course study of business study of Newspaper reports respondence institute in the Bible front is conducted by Gayley. STATE MARKETPLAN Russia is now planning to finance its international trade and form a reserve for its money system, was established in the middle of the eighteenth century, after the discovery of platinum in Colombia. When first found, Platinum was regarded as worthless. The amount thrown away on the gold mine dumps of Columbia would be worth several million dollars today. Later the metal was used for making pitchers, cups and statuettes. These were sold at about the price of pewter. After the discovery of platinum in the Ural Mountains in the middle of the last century, Russia for a short time issued platinum coinage. The intrinsic value of the coins were reckoned at six times that of silver and one third that of gold. A rough estimate places the total amount of platinum so far produced in the world and still extant at 4,000,000 ounces, at least a quarter of which is in the United States. WAR PLUNDERERS SHOULD BE LOCATED AND PUNISHED It is not enough to "turn the rascals out." The election results of November 2nd was a mandate to the republican party to turn the rascals in, into the penitentiary where plunderers belong. No one has weighed the facts brot to light by congressional and other investigations of administration operations, and facts concerning federal maladministrations, otherwise notorious, can have the least doubt that much of the waste of the war was due not merely to inefficiency, but to downright rascality, to collusion between government officials and individuals with the deliberate purpose of robbing the public. It is not sufficient to use these facts for campaign purposes. The ada- NATIONAL MARKETING COMMITTEE ORGANIZES To Work Out System For Every District. The committee of seventeen appointed by the American Farm Bureau Federation, and hereafter to be known as the farmer's marketing committee of seventeen, held its first meeting on October 4 and 5 at Chicago and effected a permanent organization. On request President Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation appointed the chairman and vice-chairman, naming C. H. Gustafson of Lincoln, Nebraska, chairman, and A. L. Middleton of Eagle Grove, Iowa, vice-chairman. Later Wm. G. Eckhardt of Chicago, Illinois, was elected treasurer, and O. M. Kille, of Washington, D. C. and C. E. Gunnels of Chicago, secretary and assistant secretary respectively. The outstanding feature of the meeting was the unanimity with which all agreed that each must sink his own individual pet ideas as to what marketing plan is to be adopted, and search for the basic facts upon which a sound and comprehensive co-operative marketing system may be based. All appreciated that the committee has a tremendous job on hand—the biggest job any farmers' committee has ever before confronted, yet the feeling was that a safe, sane, sound and satisfactory solution would be found and put into operation. The work of the committee will be subdivided with special assignments to small groups of committeemen for investigation and reports on such topics as co-operative marketing methods. continue to go at almost war prices. The grain growers of the United States under present marketing manipulations stand to loose over a billion dollars on this year's crop, though the price of bread remains high and we have almost forgotten the 5 cent loaf. Mutton and beef production to the stock raiser is an unprofitable industry, almost uniformly, though meat to the consumer has not been reduced. The campaign just launched for the handling of farm products co-operatively is the latest development in the farming industry. Over the entire United States under the new and unified movement led by the American Farm Bureau Federation, farmers are organizing their grain, livestock, and other industries on a cooperative basis. The basic strength in the program is the co-operative spirit which prevades and which has been developed through the farm bureau movement everywhere. The farmers of the state are together in this economic betterment and the consumer will early learn that the fundamental principles involved will merrit their unanimous co-operation. It is fully appreciated that carrying through the plans as developed will meet with organized opposition in some of our trade centers. The same conditions arise however, in every movement for economic betterment. California farmers are convinced regarding the soundness of their position in undertaking to perfect their products fir distribution and in organizing to place themselves nearer to those who are dependant upon the products of the soil. BUSINESS WILL BE MODERATE The United States Chamber of commerce does not anticipate business stagnation. Business and industrial adjustment in the United States is at hand with no prospect of a financial panic, according to the chamber. In the issuance of the monthly report of its committee on statistics, the chamber takes a generally hopeful view of the business situation and declares the time has past for consideration of heroic measures to stabilize prices. Supply and demand it says will regulate matters in time. That demand just now is slackening is admitted. "We are over the top on the down grade in most phases of industrial and commercial life," says the report. "although there still continues to be exceptions to this general statement. Finished lines of metals, drugs and automobile sundries are among the most notable exception especially as to price changes, which are few as yet in these particular branches of business." "Demand in all lines is shakenening. It is everywhere a case of most conservative buying rather than any great increase in supply. We are having a vivid illustration of how our usual volume of business is made up largely of things people do not really need. Also we see how people will get along without things they once thought indispensable once the fit of economy is on them." "Mining and manufacturing are meeting the situation in usual fashion by running on reduced time or shutting down altogether. This has all its great and ensuing all the benefits we can afford to show at es. In doubt it presents direction committees. The setting is good standing down required And it avidly physiol year, with the generally distracted action else still less tha REFUSS One frushes tion of or so States when this co-test, or entry. Saffra All appreciated that the committee has a tremendous job on hand—the biggest job any farmers' committee has ever before confronted, yet the feeling was that a safe, sane, sound and satisfactory solution would be found and put into operation. The work of the committee will be subdivided with special assignments to small groups of committeemen for investigation and reports on such topics as co-operative marketing methods, cost of marketing, storage and transportation, consumption and export, and finance. The work of the group that will investigate co-operative marketing methods will be subdivided into four smaller groups, each group to study and report in special sections of the United States or in connection with particular commodities. U. S. C. EXTENSION DIVISION November is always harvest season for the correspondent department of the University of California Extension Division, the number of enrollment taking a big jump with the shortening of the days. Correspondence study is a pleasant winter occupation. Interest is particularly keen this fall in English, members of families taking up the courses in English literature and all sharing in the pleasant discussion of books. To persons living away from great cities the literary courses of the University Extension Division afford a most pleasant form of instructive entertainment and profitable diversion. Great novels and poetry may be read under the direction of University instructors; and the students may gain much the same inspiration that comes to those resident on the campus at Berkeley. And University Extensions go from room 301 California Hall, Berkeley, everywhere and anywhere, wherever the United States mall goes. The English Department of University Extension also has a unnumber of excellent courses in writing, from a study of business correspondence to the study of shore story writing. Newspaper reporting is taught by correspondence instruction and a course in the Bible from its literary aspect is conducted by Prof. Charles Mills Gayley. STATE MARKETING EXCHANGE PLANNED It is truly appreciated that carrying through the plans as developed will meet with organized opposition in some of our trade centers. The same conditions arise however, in every movement for economic betterment. California farmers are convinced regarding the soundness of their position in undertaking to perfect their products fir distribution and in organizing, to place themselves nearer to those who are dependant upon the products of the soil. GENIUS AND DISEASE Out of affliction has come some of the World's greatest benefits. The history of genius spread over centuries is linked with tragedies of nature. Some of our greatest inventors, thinkers and writers, the world's greatest minds have contended with diseased bodies. That the law of compensation works in unexpected ways is being demonstrated in California, through the institution of occupational therapy classed among tuberculosis patients. In the short time they have been in vogue, unsuspected talent has been discovered among those who are struggling valently to overcome their handicap, aided by the people who support and are the very backbone of the tuberculosis associations. Occupational therapy is a new institution in aiding tuberculosis. It takes the form of instruction classes where patients are aided in developing talents that will assist them to become self supporting. Basketry, weaving, painting, bead work and such pursuits are taught and the products of the workshop marketed. At the same time it takes their minds off their condition which all specialists agree is a great aid to convalescence. The showing this year among the children at the Marin Preventorium has been remarkable. Scores of novelty ornaments have been made under the direction of teachers maintained by the California Tuberculosis Association and the demand for them is growing to such an extent that many of the children are netting a tidy sum for their efforts. The Preventatorium and the classes are maintained through the proceeds of the Christmas seal sale that makes it possible to brighten the lives of hundreds of little fortunate ones who have been handicapped through tubercular tendencies. STATE MARKETING EXCHANGE PLANNED The Directors of the Orange Farm Bureau have been advised through the Secretary of the State Federation of Farm Bureaus that definite plans art under headway for a state marketing exchange to meet ever-increasing needs of better returns to the producer and lesser cost to the consumer. George H. Sawyer of Stanislaus County, who is an active director of the new marketing exchange, in a recent interview said: "In perfecting the co-operative marketing exchanges over the state sale of grain and other farm products will go forward at minimum expense and reach its final distribution through a state marketing exchange created by a federation of the county units. In all the operations, middlemen costs will be reduced to the minimum and the control of the product will remain largely in the hands of the pruducer until turned over to the actual user. At present seventeen counties have either perfected or are preparing a program. Under the present methods of supplying the world with agricultural products, the wool grown by the farmer brings less to him than the cost of production, though the price of clothing remains too high. The cotton grower this moment is facing bankruptcy, while cotton goods versatility Extension also has a unmber of excellent courses in writing, from a study of business correspondence to the study of shore story writing. Newspaper reporting is taught by correspondence instruction and a course in the Bible from its literary aspect is conducted by Prof. Charles Mills Gayley. STOPPING WASTE A TASK One of the first duties of the new Republican administration, in cooperation with the Republican Congress that will assemble after March 4th next, will be to salvage that part of the national wealth that will be found in the process of being deliberately wasted by the retiring Democrats. Probably the largest part of that waste is in connection with the disposition of war material. Stories appear almost every day in the press telling of the wanton destruction of automobiles, cannon of all kinds, ordnance stores, miscellaneous quarter-masters supplies, etc. In addition, camp sites, munition depots, and production plants of all sorts are being sold for but a fraction of the investment which the Government has in them. There is little doubt that much of that War Department property should be preserved as reserve equipment for the Army. Much of it, on the other hand, will never be of further service, and should be disposed of as advantageously as possible. None of it should be permitted to remain longer under conditions that cause its rapid deterioration and ultimate loss. Republican reconstruction will mean not only providing for the future, but saving as much as possible from the prolonged period from which we are about to emerge. of its greatest terror, financial panic, and ensuing disaster. And through it all the Federal Reserve bank system will be a refuge. Theories of great and startling changes in the framework of manufacturing life are dying out in view of the exigencies of the occasion as to how to maintain adequate production at reasonably remunerative prices. Industrial life, in time, will no doubt be more demoratized than at present but we are not headed in the direction of running factories by committees. The entire commercial world is setting its house in order by reducing commitments, collecting outstanding debts, accounts and bringing down stocks of merchandise to the requirements of reduced demands. And it is all being done soberly and avidly. All are awaiting that physiological time, the first of the year, when the current of events and the general trend shall be more readily discerned and more easily interpreted. Meanwhile much definite action is being proposed. Merchandise stock in general will then be far less than for several years. REFUSE ENTRY OF FAKE SPANISH SAFFRON One of the most ingenious dyestuff frauds that have come to the attention of officials was discovered a week or so ago by chemists of the United States Department of Agriculture, when a Spanish product shipped to this country as saffron was put to the test, and as a consequence refused entry. Saffron, which is used as a dyestuff FARMERS' ASSOCIATION BILL REPORTED. The Senate has before it for consideration during the coming session of Congress a bill favorably reported by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, authorizing association of producers of agricultural products. This bill was introduced by Representative Volstead of Minnesota and passed the House at the last session. The bill expressly permits farmers, dairymen, etc., to organize associations or corporations, with or without capital stock, for the purpose of preparing for market and marketing in interstate or foreign commerce, commodities produced by other members. It is provided that in such organizations no member shall have more than one vote, regardless of capital contributed, and that dividends shall be limited to eight per cent per annum. The Federal Trade Commission would be given supervision of the operation of associations coming under this measure in order to guard against undue restraint of trade or undue enhancement of prices. Decisions of the Commission would be enforceable through the courts. NEW IMMIGRATION LAWS Preliminary work on the most drastic immigration law ever proposed in the United States has been started by the house committee on immigration, of which Representative Albert Johnson of Washington is chairman. Under its provisions the admission of foreigners will be restricted to the parents and children of all persons beyond this zone of blood relationship will be forbidden to One of the most ingenious dyestuff frauds that have come to the attention of officials was discovered a week or so ago by chemists of the United States Department of Agriculture, when a Spanish product shipped to this country as saffron was put to the test, and as a consequence refused entry. Saffron, which is used as a dyestuff and also as a medicine and as a spice, represents the dried stigma of crocus. As it is necessary to pick the flowers over carefully by hand, the product is very costly, retailing in this country for about $15 a pound. A consignment billed as saffron was held at Savannah on suspicion as to its genuineness. A sample was sent to the department for examination. Analysts found that the manufacturers had taken the flowers of a common plant similar to the Scotch thistle, colored them with two dyes, red and yellow, weighted them with saltpeter, borax, and glycerin, flavored them, evidently with saffron oil, and finally crinkled them to resemble the dried crocus stigmas. Five members of the committee, Chairman Johnson, Isaac Siegal of New York, Harold Knutson, Minnesota; John C. Box of Texas, and B. F. Welty, Ohio are making a close study of conditions in Detroit, where it is stated the large influx of immigrants has resulted in a great increase among the unemployed. It is the purpose of the committee, Chairman Johnson said to make immigration restrictions as rigorous as possible. FOR SALE—Siloed Beet Pulp, $5.00 per ton f.o.b. allo. $1.00 per ton less to our own Best Growers. 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