anaheim-gazette 1921-01-06

GARDEN GROVE AND TUSTIN PIG CLUB Excursion Planned For Diamond Bar Ranch To Be Visited Eleven members of the Tustin Pig Club and six Garden Grove Club swine raisers were taken on an all-day excursion by automobile to Diamond Bar Hog Ranch on December, 31st. There are eight boys and three girls from Tustin Community that have been feeding a Duroc-Jersey barrow apiece as an agricultural club project. This club has been in progress since the middle of October and will probably continue until about February 1st. The boys and girls are showing great interest in their contest and should turn out some real porkers. Garden Grove Pig Club is composed of six wide-awake boys that are each feeding out a purebred Poland-China gilt. This contest will finish and the pigs will be welghed in about March, 1st, and if they continue to put on gains as they have the past month, some exceptional breeding stock will be ready for the market. Bob Ralston, Assistant State leader of Agricultural Clubs was in the county the day previous to the excursion and will make the trip to Diamond Bar Ranch, Spadre, California, with Assistant Farm Advisor Waters and the two clubs to see a herd of the finest type best bred Duroc-Jersey hogs in the West. FARM BUREAU PLANS DAIRYMEN'S MEETING The Dairy Department of the County phone wires hot in an attempt to locate the bootleggers. The report of the accident reached the police about 4 p.m. Those witnessing the accident, were apparently not aware that the car contained booze. What is believed to have been a chance to apprehend a number of other members of the alleged whiskey ring was lost when four men in a touring car drove up to the garage next door to the Dodge garage, and asked regarding the wrecked car. The men seemed to have been drinking heavily. The garageman did not take the number of the car, and did not report the fact of their presence in Santa Ana to the police until several hours later. The only clue to the identity of the bootleggers is the fact that the Mexican wrote his name, undoubtedly an assumed one, on a card which he gave to the garage people. The number of the car is 254-866, and is registered as belonging to R. Borkenhagen, of 401 Spruce street, San Diego. It is thought that the bootleggers were regularly engaged in smuggling booze from Mexicali, going from there to San Diego, and thence to Los Angeles, which is believed to be the headquarters of the ring. INDUSTRY'S NEED OF OIL "Industry's Need of Oil" was the subject of an address by George Otis Smith, Director, United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, before the American Iron and Steel Institute recently. The following is an abstract of Director Smith's remarks: The last ten years might be called the petroleum decade. The world war depended upon American oil wells for motive power. Gushers and oil booms THERE IS TO THE One of the most just now is what mous quantity has been accumulating of the World War began. Great insure a continuing to meet all he made an agreement at New Zealand at a price which profit to the thus being taken naturally increase elsewhere their ing furnished latest States and A United States production was at At the same time tion of wool woolish policy as country which f for any except result of this week of wool production accumulation o and South Africa city of shipping have on hands of clip which has since 1916. In Australia million bales of lish Government unable to disp carry this am keep it out of th an outlet for th there has been holding corporate Australian Governor of $100,000,000. to get rid of it stocks by offering taking as paym FARM BUREAU PLANS DAIRYMEN'S MEETING The Dairy Department of the County Farm Bureau has arranged a very interesting program to be held at Santa Ana City Hall, Tuesday night, January 4th. All milk producers and business men who are interested in the development of Orange County Dairy Industry are urged to present. Sam Green, Secretary-Manager of the California Dairy Council will discuss "The Dairyman's Problems are the Cityman's Problems." Mr. Greene is known state-wide as an authority on dairying, who has helped the milk producers co-operate and market their product through education and publicity. "Breeds and Breeding" c subject of vital interest to every progressive dairyman will be taken up by W. E. Tomson, Professor of Animal Industry University Farm, Davis. A question before every owner and breeder of dairy cattle today is whether he can afford to raise even his best calves at present high price of feed. Prof. C. V. Castle from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, will give a talk on "Feeding Dairy Calves." Sanitation is a problem confronting every cow owner as well as consumer of dairy products. Milk is an essential food for human consumption must be produced under more sanitary conditions, Mr. C. F. Hoyt, Supervisor Dairy Inspection, State Department of Agriculture, will take up discussion of "Dairy Farm Equipment and Sanitary Milk Production." BOOZE WAGON WRECK Seventy-five pint bottles of bonded whiskey estimated to be worth $750 and a booze-running Dodge automobile believed to be the property of a gang of Los Angeles and San-Diego rum runners, are in the possession of City Marshal Sam Jernigan as the result of an automobile crash late Wednesday afternoon near Tustin. Standing in the middle of the highway near Tustin, its right front wheel looks like a bottle looking "Industry's Need of Oil" was the subject of an address by George Otis Smith, Director, United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, before the American Iron and Steel Institute recently. The following is an abstract of Director Smith's remarks: The last ten years might be called the petroleum decade. The world war depended upon American oil wells for motive power. Gushers and oil booms increased popular faith in an inexhaustible supply of petroleum. Domestic production doubled and consumption more than doubled, so that Mexican oil has become an absolutely necessary part of our supply. These ten years mark a transition from over-supply to over-demand. The ever-increasing demand for gasoline and fuel oil are the outstanding oil needs, so that the question of priority must soon arise. With an estimate of 7 billion barrels in the ground and the 1920 consumption closely approaching a half billion barrels, this rapid pace can not long be maintained. Benzol and alcohol from the coke ovens promise only enough motor fuel to meet part of the present increase in demand; oil from oil shales will not be labor-cheap like the petroleum now flowing from the wells. Regard for the future forces us both to plan to use loss oil and to import more. Some restriction in gasoline consumption must soon come; fuel oil in locomotives and stationary steam plants must give way to the demand for this fuel by the Navy and United States merchant marine, which alone this year require one-third of the output of fuel oil. Oil as a power-saver has a unique function and the demand for lubricating oil must continue to increase as the use of machinery increases. Pioneering for oil in foreign countries by American capital will not only help secure the needed oil but will also furnish markets for American manufacturers especially of steel products. Planning for the future needs to include more attention to supplies of raw materials to ensure the country's industrial life. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS The purchasing agent was authorized to purchase books and California Supreme Court reports from L. A. West for the District Attorney. The Chairman was authorized to approve bond on Map of Tract No. Seventy-five pint bottles of bonded whiskey estimated to be worth $750 and a booze-running Dodge automobile believed to be the property of a gang of Los Angeles and San-Diego rum runners, are in the possession of City Marshal Sam Jernigan as the result of an automobile crash late Wednesday afternoon near Tustin. Standing in the middle of the highway near Tustin, its right front wheel torn off and contrabadd booze leaking from a secret compartment under the rear seat, the car was discovered by Road Inspector Nat Neff. A Mexican, who gave the supposedly assumed name of Pedro Perez, and a white woman, occupants of the car, decamped immediately after the accident and police and prohibition enforcement officers of Southern California are making a diligent search for them. Neff notified Constable Jesse Elliott of the accident and in the meantime Perez and the woman had made their way to Santa Ana in the car of a passing autoist. Perez left word at the Dodge garage to have the car towed to Santa Ana. The accident, which led to the discovery of the booze running plot, occurred when Perez attempted to cut in between two trucks. The machine was apparently built for special whiskey-running purposes. It had a false bottom beneath the back seat, with a sheet iron compartment. The whiskey was found closely packed in this compartment, which extended under the seat and up behind the upholstering. Several bottles had been smashed and the stoppers of several others had come out. When the car was found to contain booze Jernigan immediately sent out officers and kept the tele- SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS The purchasing agent was authorized to purchase books and California Supreme Court reports from L. A. West for the District Attorney. The Chairman was authorized to approve bond on Map of Tract No. 137. Bids were opened for the improvement of Anaheim-Olive Road, Anaheim-Cypress Road, Garden Grove avenue, and West Fifth street in Santa Ana. Steele Finley, being the lowest responsible bidder, the contract was awarded to him. Price $75,248.39. The Board voted in favor of taking out poplar trees now standing on the South side of First street, between the city limits of Santa Ana and Glenn avenue, Tustin. Said trees to be condemned and removed as a public nuisance. Franchise under application of Amalgamated Oil company, was sold to them for $100.00. No bids being received for the $5,000 issue of Fountain Valley School district bonds, the matter was continued to Jan. 4th, 1921, at 11:00 a.m. Map of tract No. 143 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. It was ordered that Jan. 11th 1920, be fixed as the time when objections to the annexation of uninhabited territory to the City of Fullerton, County of Orange, California, will be heard. The petition to United Hope elementary school district with the Garden Grove school district was granted. Petition to change boundaries of Delhi and Paularino school districts, came up regularly for hearing, and by resolution, said petition was granted. THERE IS TOO MUCH WOOL IN THE WORLD. One of the most serious problems just now is what to do with the enormous quantity of wool which has been accumulating since the beginning of the World War. When the war began, Great Britian, in order to insure a continuous supply sufficient to meet all her military demands, made an agreement to take over the clips of New Zealand and Australia at a price which would guarantee a profit to the growers. These clips thus being taken out of the market naturally increased the price of wool elsewhere, their remaining supply being furnished largely by the United States and Argentine. After the United States entered the war wool production was still further stimulated. At the same time that the production of wool was stimulated a very foolish policy as put into effect in this country which forbade its being used for any except war purposes. The result of this world-wide stimulation of wool production was the tremendous accumulation of stocks. Argentina and South Africa, because of the scarcity of shipping during the war, still have on hands a tremendous amount of clip which has been accumulating since 1916. In Australia there are several million bales of wool which the British Government owns and which it is unable to dispose of. In order to carry this amount over so as to keep it out of the market and provide an outlet for the clip just coming in, there has been organized a wool-holding corporation backed by the Australian Government with a capital of $100,000,000. South Africa is trying to get rid of its tremendous surplus stocks by offering it to Germany and taking as payment $50,000,000, worth tillation of wheat straw into fuel suitable for use in heating, lighting and for driving internal combustion engines. The process hitherto used is too expensive to make fuel commercially profitable, but it is hoped to cheapen it so that it may be produced as cheaply as the present price of gasoline. It has been demonstrated, according to reports given out, that one ton of straw will produce forty gallon of fuel. On the basis of the estimate of this year's crop of straw, there is enough in Kansas alone to produce 45,000,000 gallons, and the Sunflower State is but one of a galaxy of states that grow wheat in somewhat lesser quantities. It is the dream of the chemists that the day will dawn when the Kansas farmer will have his own still to turn straw, now valueless, into fuel to drive his sedan, and that when he drives to town he will be able to load into his car a few gallons of the home-made produce, gasoline, or its equivalent, of course, to sell to some of his friends who do not have their own straw stacks. QUAIL IN CALIFORNIA ARE GROWING SCARCE Game Warden Adkinson Says More Adequate Protection Needed. Extermination in Southern California is a certainty unless the state gives the bird adequate protection. This is the declaration that was made by County Game Warden, W. E. Adkinson of Trabuco Canyon. There is no one in the county better acquainted with the game conditions than is Adkinson. Among those who know. Adkinson, what he says concerning game is taken at the value of 100 He advocates letting it stay as it is, with dove hunting allowed in September and October. "Duck hunting is on the run in this county," said Adkinson. The ponds are being reduced so fast that few ducks come in any more. The ducks is migratory, and taking the state as a whole I guess the laws are about right on that score. Closing the season here would not help bring in the ducks. In that regard the duck is different from the quail." FAKE INSECTICIDES In the enforcement of the insecticide act, officials of the United States Department of Agriculture have had some wonderful and weird "remedies" brought to their attention. A preparation sold as a remedy for al kinds of diseases of trees was found to consist of approximately 80 per cent table salt and the remainder consisted of equally powerful "ingredients." This great "remedy" was sold by an "itinerant tree specialist," who "guaranteed to exterminate" all tree diseases and naively informed his credulous victims that tree diseases were caused by uneven temperature and overproduction of wood which causes the sap to be congealed in the "arteries" of the trees. He compared the treatment of tree diseases to the treatment of human diseases and consigned to the scrap heap all the conclusions and results of scientific investigation, insisting that he was the discoverer of the only true method of treatment. And this wonderful remedy may be bought, ladies and gentlemen, for the modest sum of only $3.00 per can, cash money. Another remarkable preparation was offered to the poultrymen for the guaranteed extermination of vermin in his flocks by the simple ex- was the large Otis mass Geo. in the Intron and following with its recalled world war wells for booms in inexact. Do not confuse this with absolutely these over for gas-standing of princient estiground merely applies, this contained. The coke motor fuel increase lies will petroleum Regard to plan more. The condential oil in steam demand United alone the outer-saver demandinue to every in-council will not poll but Ameri- of steel future tion to insure. The call of world war wells for booms in inexact. Do not confuse this with absolutely these over for gas-standing of princient estiground merely applies, this contained. The coke motor fuel increase lies will petroleum Regard to plan more. The condential oil in steam demand United alone the outter-saver demandinue to every in-council will not poll but Ameri- of steel future tion to insure. The call of world war wells for booms in inexact. Do not confuse this with absolutely these over for gas-standing of princient estiground merely applies, this contained. The coke motor fuel increase lies will petroleum Regard to plan more. The condential oil in steam demand United alone the outter-saver demandinue to every in-council will not poll but Ameri- of steel future tion to insure. The treatment of diseased trees by million bales of wool which the British Government owns and which it is unable to dispose of. In order to carry this amount over so as to keep it out of the market and provide an outlet for the clip just coming in, there has been organized a wool-holding corporation backed by the Australian Government with a capital of $100,000,000. South Africa is trying to get rid of its tremendous surplus stocks by offering it to Germany and taking as payment $50,000,000. worth of "enemy property" seized during the war. Argentine in an extraordinary effort to reduce its surplus stock, has removed its export tax on wool. This has proven more or less successful, as Argentine wool is now being sold in America at 9 cents per pound, according to figures presented by the National Wool Growers' Association before the United States committee. This immediately precipitates a very serious problem for the American wool and sheep industry which represents an investment of approximately $750,-000,000. According to the data that is furnished by the National Wool Growers' Association, there are 596,-000,000 pounds of wool in storage in the United States and 95 per cent of this year's clip remains unsold. With Argentine wool selling in this country for nine cents a pound, it is stated that bankruptcy faces the American sheep grower, as it has cost him six cents a pound to market his wool after it has been clipped. This leaves him only three cents a pound out of which to pay the entire cost of raising his sheep, shearing them and other necessary costs in maintaining his ranch, without allowing him anything for interest on his investment or any profit. It is stated that unless some means is provided of financing the sheep grower until the world's wool supply is reduced to normal, it will mean practically the extinction of the sheep raising industry in the United States, as the sheep raisers will be compelled to sell their flocks for slaughter. If this extremity is forced upon the Western sheep growers, it means the wiping out of the sheep growing industry and with it the production in the United States of any wool. This would in turn make our textile industry dependent upon foreign countries for their raw material, a condition which they have never had to meet and the possibilities of which are not pleasant to contemplate. Adequate Protection Needed. Extermination in Southern California is a certainty unless the state gives the bird adequate protection. This is the declaration that was made by County Game Warden, W. E. Adkinson of Trabuco Canyon. There is no one in the county better acquainted with the game conditions than is Adkinson. Among those who know. Adkinson, what he says concerning game is taken at the value of 100 per cent. "The quail are diminishing rapidly," said Adkinson. "Only those who have watched the situation year after year can judge of the effect of long open seasons for quail. The quail are being wiped out not only in Orange county but all over Southern California." It has been reported a number of times that the State Fish and Game commission is opposed to shortening the open season for quall, which opens October 15 and closes December 31, for the reason that quall hunting produces a great number of hunting licenses, and licenses produce money with which to employ deputies. If quall hunting is stopped there will be fewer deputies, and the lawbreakers will kill quall at will, it is urged. "It takes patrol work to prevent the killing of protected game," said Adkinson. "That I know, of course, but certainly at the rate the quall are being wiped out there will not be any license money brought in by quall hunters soon, for there won't be any quall to hunt if things keep on going as they are now. "There would be nearly as many license issued if the quall season were reduced to two weeks or to a month as are issued now when the season is two and a half months long. "The long season keeps the birds stirred up over too long a period. It runs so late into the winter that the quall don't get good homelike feeling, in time to do full duty during the nesting season." Adkinson says that even though a closed season is not secured for Southern California certainly there should be a year-around closed season in Orange county. If we do not slap on complete protection in this county, the quall are as good as gone," said Adkinson. The warden is very anxious that no change be made in the maintenance of the game reserve in the Santa Ana mountains. This reserve was estab- If this extremity is forced upon the Western sheep growers, it means the wiping out of the sheep growing industry and with it the production in the United States of any wool. This would in turn make our textile industry dependent upon foreign countries for their raw material, a condition which they have never had to meet and the possibilities of which are not pleasant to contemplate. The extinction of an industry which is based upon the breeding and raising of animals is a far more serious proposition than the extinction of a manufacturing or a business enterprise, undesirable and disastrous as either of these might be. This is true, because to replace an industry which requires the breeding and raising of animals necessitates a period of several years, even under the most favorable circumstances. Furthermore, experience has shown that where those who have followed such an industry are driven out of it for any reason, they enter into some other form of production and very seldom can be induced to assist in the restoration of the industry from which they were driven. It is no wonder, then, that the Western farmer, as well as the Western business and financial interests, are seriously conferred regarding the crisis in the wool and sheep industry of the United states. HOME BREW GAS The straw stack on the farm may prove the solution for the increasing shortage of gasoline. In Kansas, where straw stacks grow in greater profusion than elsewhere in this land Government chemists are conducting experiments in the destructive dis- Adkinson says that even though a closed season is not secured for Southern California certainly there should be a year-around closed season in Orange county. If we do not slap on complete protection in this county, the quail are as good as gone," said Adkinson. The warden is very anxious that no change be made in the maintenance of the game reserve in the Santa Ana mountains. This reserve was established six years ago at the request of hunters of this county. Hunting is not allowed on a large area of the Trabuco division of the Cleveland national forest. "There is no question about the value of that reserve," said Adkinson, "and sportsmen should fight to a finish any effort to do away with it. I don't know that any effort will be made, but something might be started every once in a while. I hear of some man, who may be a good shot, but who is a poor judge of game conditions, that the bars ought to be let down so that hunters could go in and get a lot of bucks in reserve. "During the two years previous to the establishment of the reserve only about twelve deer were killed on this side of the Santa Ana mountains. Hunting was allowed everywhere then. After the reserve was established the deer began to increase in numbers in the reserve, and they drift over the edges into the territory on which shooting is allowed. This last year there were twelve deer killed just outside the edges of the reserve. No amount of argument can get away from the conditions as they exist. There are ten deer in the Santa Ana mountains today to one five years ago." Adkinson says that he is well satisfied with the dove season for shooting it stay as it is, or allowed in September, is on the run in this ilkinson. The ponds so fast that few many more. The ducks taking the state as the laws are about core. Closing the not help bring in that regard the from the quail." INSECTICIDES ment of the insectiof the United Statof Agriculture have ful and weird "remtheir attention. hold as a remedy for of trees was found eximately 80 per and the remainder only powerful "ingreeat "remedy" was ant tree specialist," to exterminate" all inatively informed his that tree diseases uneven temperature of wood which be congealed in the trees. He compared tree diseases to the in diseases and conheap heap all the constats of scientific ingning that he was only true method and this wonderful bought, ladies and the modest sum of cash money. able preparation the poultrymen for determination of verby the simple exthe injection or innoculation method also seems to be a favorite of some "tree specialists". Cyanide capsules were used by one of these gentlemen in his "treatment" and many promising orchards were irreparably injured until the Department got on his trail. A combination of salt bricks with a little sulphur has been sold for destroying lice and ticks on cattle Simply put the brick in the pasture and let the cattle lick it and—presto! away go the lice and ticks." So said the manufacturer, but the insecticide board of the department failed to agree with him and he is now "specializing" in some other treatment which is certain to remove shekels from the purses of his victims. Apparently it is only necessary to devise some treatment which is very simple and easy to administer and the silver-tongued fakers are able to "put it across." The department advises all purchasers to write for information, regarding the demonstrated and established treatments which may require more time and labor, but which are known to be safe and the best available treatments. Carefully read the labels and see if the seller has dared to put in print the verbal promises he makes. If so, the department will get him if he don't watch out and if he has made false and exorbitant claims. The disinfectant which makes strong odor, but which does not kill the germs; the insecticide or fumicide which is not effective against insects or diseases, or which positively injures the plants or crops; all of these things are receiving the attention of your Uncle Samuel who is endeavoring to prevent the billion and a half dollars of annual losses of crops and animals through the rayages of insects and diseases. his handkerchief, he said, "are you the editor?" I said I was. "Have you ever edited an agricultural paper before?" "No," I said, "this is my first attempt." "Very likely. Have you had any experience in agriculture, practically?" "No; I believe I have not." "Some instinct told me," said the old gentleman, putting on his spectacles and looking over them at me with asperity, while he folded his paper into a convenient shape. "I wish to read you what must have made me have that instinct. It was this editorial Listen, and see if it was you who wrote it: "'Turnips should never be pulled; it injured them. It is much better to send a boy up and let him shake the tree.'" "Now what do you think of that?—for I really suppose you wrote it." "Think of it? Why, I think it is good. I have no doubt that every year millions and millions of bushels of turnips are spoiled in this township alone by being pulled in a half ripe condition, when if they had sent a boy up to shake the tree—" "Shake your grandmother! Turnips don't grow on trees!" "Oh, they don't don't they? Well who said they did? The language was intended to be figurative, wholly figurative. Anyboy that knows anything will know that I meant that the boy should shake the vine." Then this old person got up and tore his paper into small shreds, and stamped on them, and broke several things with his cane, and said I did not know as much as a cow; and then went out and banged the door after him, and in short, acted in such a way that I fancied he was displeased about something. But not knowing what the The disinfectant which makes strong odor, but which does not kill the germs; the insecticide or fumicide which is not effective against insects or diseases, or which positively injures the plants or crops; all of these things are receiving the attention of your Uncle Samuel who is endeavoring to prevent the billion and a half dollars of annual losses of crops and animals through the ravages of 'insects and diseases. HOW MARK TWAIN EDITED A FARM PAPER The following extract, "How I Edited an Agricultural Paper," is taken from Mark Twain's sketches written in 1865-67. 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