anaheim-gazette 1921-02-03

OUR GREAT PACIFIC COAST What we call the Pacific Ocean, and what Germany calls the Stille Ocean, what is to the Frenchman the Ocean Pacifique and to the Spaniard El Mar Pacifique and to the Spanlard, El Mar this republic. It was a matter of pride to our forefathers in Jefferson's days to know that our real estate ran out that far, yet for our practical purposes the western coast seemed more remote than the ports of China, says the National Republican. There might some day be a prosperous population in those wilds, but that day was distant. Years after Lewis and Clarke, Bryant gave us two illustrations of extreme lonliness—"Take the wings Of morning, traverse Barca's desert sands Or lose thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon and hearts no sound Save his own dashings." The Oregon is now the Columbia River, and the young poet could not picture a more vivid idea of death's range than to say that even on the banks of the Oregon mortals had laid them down in their last sleep. USED CAR BARGAINS 1919 Oakland Six, run only 11800 miles - $900.00 1917 Paige 7-passenger, new tires all around 850.00 1920 Stephens Salient Six. Perfect. Five tires 2200.00 Two Ford Speedsters, first-class - $400.00 to 475.00 Ford cars at rock bottom prices. "Service That Satisfies" Wickersheim Implement Co. FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA After-Inventory Sale IN ORDER TO REDUCE OUR STOCK WE ARE OFFERING FOR A PERIOD OF During the War cruise in the Pacific and stirring as the Paul Jones. We read the South American oceans, among the islands, among the and at last In Valpine British made anything Paradise to him. By our own Pacific coast region with Indians possibly a few Spain. So early as 1836 there a railroad to the Pacific time the project routed ardor of Thomas evitably the dispute dary of Oregon, the gold fever of '49, the Fremont, the stories trappers, the zeal of ment under the regis Davis, all kept this One strong burst orquent as any words mouth of Leatherstocked. When timid legislature the engineering difficulty be surmounted Bentle the true engineers ww that they could always What the Pacific rails to our national growth tell. Surely from 1836 counted for more than from Columbus to Ge As France has Louisiana territory, us Alaska. The trade fisheries, the life that bore traces of Russia even the Indians were darkened by muried the Greek Russian priests had the schoolboy who stories from the that his grandfather America in his geography. FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA After - Inventory Sale IN ORDER TO REDUCE OUR STOCK WE ARE OFFERING FOR A PERIOD OF 10 DAYS A SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNT ON ALL Eclipse GAS RANGES FOR CASH AT TIME OF PURCHASE This popular and famous Gas Range is noted in thousands of American homes for its many novel features, chief of which is the VENTILATED OVEN. Adaptable to the surroundings of any kitchen. Shortens the cooking hours and brightens the kitchen. FOR INFORMATION SEE OUR SALESMEN 220 E. CENTER STREET PHONE 165 Fordson Tractor Reduced - $165.00 New Price $738.35 DELIVERED AT YOUR RANCH With the factory closed for inventory, the only Fordson tractors that will be available during the next two months are those now in dealer hands. This number is limited and if you will want a tractor this spring. Now Is The Time To Buy New Price $738.35 DELIVERED AT YOUR RANCH With the factory closed for inventory, the only Fordson tractors that will be available during the next two months are those now in dealer hands. This number is limited and if you will want a tractor this spring. Now Is The Time To Buy Ranchers are realizing that SERVICE is an important factor when considering a tractor, and we invite inspection of our Service Department which is equipped with special machinery and tools to enable us to take care of Fordson repair work promptly and efficiently. A large complete stock of parts is maintained at all times, and we have an ample number of service cars, completely equipped to take care of repair work in the field. The service we have rendered Fordson owners is one of the reasons why THE ANAHEIM AGENCY has sold 359 Fordson Tractors George Dunton Ford and Fordson ANAHEIM Sales and Servi PHONE 263 During the War of 1812 Porter's cruise in the Pacific was as bold and stirring as the earlier dashes of Paul Jones. We read of him along the South American coast, in far away islands, among the British whalers, and at last in Valpraiso, which the British made anything rather than a Paradise to him. But if we think of our own Pacific coast at all it is a region with Indians everywhere and possibly a few Spanish missions. So early as 1836 there was talk of a railroad to the Pacific, and in that time the project roused the unweariness ardor of Thomas H. Benton. Invitably the dispute over the boundary of Oregon, the Mexican war, the gold fever of '49, the explorations of Fremont, the stories of hunters and trappers, the zeal of the War department under the regime of Jefferson Davis, all kept this dream in mind. One strong burst or oratory as eloquent as any words ever put into the mouth of Leatherstocking is yet quoted. When timid legislators urged that the engineering difficulties could not be surmounted Benton answered that the true engineers were the bison and that they could always find a road. What the Pacific railroads have been to our national growth no man can tell. Surely from 1869 to 1921 has counted for more than all the years from Columbus to Grant. As France has sold us the vast Louisiana territory, so Russia sold us Alaska. The trade of Alaska, the fisheries, the life that was not Indian bore traces of Russian influence. And even the Indians when the heavens were darkened by an eclipse, murmured the Greek prayer that the Russian priests had taught them. Can the schoolboy who has listened to stories from the Klondike believe that his grandfather found Russian America in his geography? Does he Rockies. Hawaii is not far off. The battle fleet's trip to Japan seems only a minor excursion. Yet there are still with us those who saw the 49ers start by the overland rout. THE ABUSE OF PUBLIC TRUST The revelations that are coming almost daily from the Senate Committee investigating the coal situa tion are startling in the extreme. The official graft, careless inefficiency, and lack of adequate supervision over the actions of subordinates have all conspired to create an artificial coal valuation, aside from the direct burden put upon the government in the payment of excessive prices for its fuel. It appears that erroneous predictions of a coal shortage have been published by Government departments with the result that industrial managers have bid against each other in a feverish attempt to get their own coal dumps filled before the supply was exhausted. Doubtless the coal dealers themselves have taken advantage of their opportunities and accepted profits out of all reasons. But the remedy for all this is not Federal control of the coal industry. If the laws now on the statute books are vigorously enforced, and honest and capable men are placed in positions of responsibility, there will be no need of turning to other means for relief. The gorging in coal prices to which the people have been subjected is due primarily to President Wilson himself for his obstinacy in appointing and keeping in office men of demonstrated incapacity or unwillingness to exert themselves in the public's welfare. Perhaps the most notorious of these JAPAN'S WAY OUT Under ordinary circumstances it would not be of any material interest to the people of this country whether or not Japan secured an outlet for her surplus population. But the conditions which are rendering the so-called Japanese-problem acute in California and other American states are not ordinary and anything which bids fair to lessen the acuteness of that problem is of more than usual concern to Americans. It must not be overlooked however that the Japanese "invasion" of California is not of such proportions as colonization bases. A few thousand Japs at the most are involved and compared with the teeming population of Japan itself these are an infinitesimal fraction of the whole. A great bother has been caused in Texas, for instance, because half a dozen Japs sought to buy a small tract of land. It is obvious that the problem is not one of numbers but of races, and there is an invincible determination to exterminate, exclude all Asiatics because they are unassimilable, either unfitting for citizenship or unwilling to enter into the spirit of American institutions. That representatives of white races which might be named display something of the same unwillingness does not affect the situation from that point of view. Therefore the proposed purchase from Russia of a territory almost equal in area to Japan itself seems to offer a feasible prospect of solving the problem of expansion and thereby decreasing the pressure of the Asiatic invasion of America. Australia and Western Canada. The plan is thus outlined in news dispatches: The first step in the proposal calls As France has sold us the vast Louisiana territory, so Russia sold us Alaska. The trade of Alaska, the fisheries, the life that was not Indian bore traces of Russian influence. And even the Indians when the heavens were darkened by an eclipse, murmured the Greek prayer that the Russian priests had taught them. Can the schoolboy who has listened to stories from the Klondike belove that his grandfather found Russian America in his geography? Does he know that in the humorous columns of 1867 our new possession was spoktn of as "Walrussia?" A new country arose. San Francisco was a thriving city. The Western seashore was daily growing. Chicago and St. Louis were advancing. Meanwhile between the Mississippi and the Pacific lay a great tract for which the red man fought in grim fury, a region in which the scalping knife seemed to be brandished ever over every paleface. Think of the Pacific coast of Mark Twain, of Brett Harte, of Joaquin Miller, of Harvey Scott and from the East that Pacific coast got the news of the Custer massacrt—eleven years after the death of Lincoln. Since those days James J. Hill has planned a giant Pacific fleet. The Panama Canal has joined the oceans. Over leagues and leagues, the Spanish tongue is almost forgotten. A line between East and West is almost imaginary. If youths from Seattle go to Harvard, there may be Boston lads at Leland Stanford. In every Southern California community an Easterner may find people from his home town. The governor of California talks to those who gather at Plymouth Rock. We may have a military and naval academy beyond the Perhaps the most notorious of these who have proved themselves faithless to their trust is Attorney General Palmer. A energetic administration of the Department of Justice would have brought sufficient indictments among dishonest Federal officials and private coal profiteers to have struck terror to their hearts and brought about a speedy lowering of the price. There are ample laws and adequate penalties against the abuse of public trust and there are special laws against profiteering. The weapons at one time were in Mr. Palmer's hands, but his utter impotency to make them effective is common knowledge. It has been brought out at the hearings that the War Department paid $9.25 a ton for coal that only cost $3.25 to produce. Not only was that a big direct loss to the taxpayers but the transaction further served to boost the price of other sales. Secretary Baker had complete authority to interfere and prevent such extravagance but he did nothing. Other officials of the Government demonstrated their incompetence when they warned the country against a fictitious coal famine and stimulated prices accordingly. A President with more concern for his own countrymen than for the alleviations in Europe would have at once stepped in and peremptorily ordered his subordinates to take action that would have saved the people from excess fuel expenditures of hundreds of millions of dollars, but he remained in the seclusion of the White House, listening to voices in the air, and arranging the boundaries of Dalmatia, Jugo-Slavia and heaven knows what other mushroom republics of the Old World. The nation must be patient a few weeks longer. Then there will be a President whose thought will be for America first. He will have as his executive assistants, men pledged to the execution of the laws, and the people will get the full protection to which they are entitled thereunder. Once the new era of law enforcement are vigorously enforced, honest and capable men are placed in positions of responsibility, there will be no need of turning to other means for relief. The gonging in coal prices to which the people have been subjected is due primarily to President Wilson himself for his obstinacy in appointing and keeping in office men of demonstrated incapacity or unwillingness to exert themselves in the public's welfare. Perhaps the most notorious of these who have proved themselves faithless to their trust is Attorney General Palmer. A energetic administration of the Department of Justice would have brought sufficient indictments among dishonest Federal officials and private coal profiteers to have struck terror to their hearts and brought about a speedy lowering of the price. There are ample laws and adequate penalties against the abuse of public trust and there are special laws against profiteering. The weapons at one time were in Mr. Palmer's hands, but his utter impotency to make them effective is common knowledge. It has been brought out at the hearings that the War Department paid $9.25 a ton for coal that only cost $3.25 to produce. Not only was that a big direct loss to the taxpayers but the transaction further served to boost the price of other sales. Secretary Baker had complete authority to interfere and prevent such extravagance but he did nothing. Other officials of the Government demonstrated their incompetence when they warned the country against a fictitious coal famine and stimulated prices accordingly. A President with more concern for his own countrymen than for the alleviations in Europe would have at once stepped in and peremptorily ordered his subordinates to take action that would have saved the people from excess fuel expenditures of hundreds of millions of dollars, but he remained in the seclusion of the White House, listening to voices in the air, and arranging the boundaries of Dalmatia, Jugo-Slavia and heaven knows what other mushroom republics of the Old World. The nation must be patient a few weeks longer. Then there will be a President whose thought will be for America first. He will have as his executive assistants, men pledged to the execution of the laws, and the people will get the full protection to which they are entitled thereunder. Once the new era of law enforcement are vigorously enforced, honest and capable men are placed in positions of responsibility, there will be no need of turning to other means for relief. The gonging in coal prices to which the people have been subject is due primarily to President Wilson himself for his obstinacy in appointing and keeping in office men of demonstrated incapacity or unwillingness to exert themselves in the public's welfare. Perhaps the most notorious of these who have proved themselves faithless to their trust is Attorney General Palmer. A energetic administration of the Department of Justice would have brought sufficient indictments among dishonest Federal officials and private coal profiteers to have struck terror to their hearts and brought about a speedy lowering of the price. There are ample laws and adequate penalties against the abuse of public trust and there are special laws against profiteering. The weapons at one time were in Mr. Palmer's hands, but his utter impotency to make them effective is common knowledge. It has been brought out at the hearings that the War Department paid $9.25 a ton for coal that only cost $3.25 to produce. Not only was that a big direct loss to the taxpayers but the transaction further served to boost the price of other sales. Secretary Baker had complete authority to interfere and prevent such extravagance but he did nothing. Other officials of the Government demonstrated their incompetence when they warned the country against a fictitious coal famine and stimulated prices accordingly. A President with more concern for his own countrymen than for the alleviations in Europe would have at once stepped in and peremptorily ordered his subordinates to take action that would have saved the people from excess fuel expenditures of hundreds of millions of dollars, but he remained in the seclusion of the White House, listening to voices in the air, and arranging the boundaries of Dalmatia, Jugo-Slavia and heaven knows what other mushroom republics of the Old World. The nation must be patient a few weeks longer. Then there will be a President whose thought will be for America first. He will have as his executive assistants, men pledged to the execution of the laws, and the people will get the full protection to which they are entitled thereunder. Once the new era of law enforcement are vigorously enforced, honest and capable men are placed in positions of responsibility, there will be no need of turning to other means for relief. The gonging in coal prices to which the people have been subject is due primarily to President Wilson himself for his obstinacy in appointing and keeping in office men of demonstrated incapacity or unwillingness to exert themselves in the public's welfare. Perhaps the most notorious of these who have proved themselves faithless to their trust is Attorney General Palmer. A energetic administration of the Department of Justice would have brought sufficient indictments among dishonest Federal officials and private coal profiteers to have struck terror to their hearts and brought about a speedy lowering of the price. There are ample laws and adequate penalties against the abuse of public trust and there are special laws against profiteering. The weapons at one time were in Mr. Palmer's hands, but his utter impotency to make them effective is common knowledge. It has been brought out at the hearings that the War Department paid $9.25 a ton for coal that only cost $3.25 to produce. Not only was that a big direct loss to the taxpayers but the transaction further served to boost the price of other sales. Secretary Baker had complete authority to interfere and prevent such extravagance but he did nothing. Other officials of the Government demonstrated their incompetence when they warned the country against a fictitious coal famine and stimulated prices accordingly. A President with more concern for his own countrymen than for the alleviations in Europe would have at once stepped in and peremptorily ordered his subordinates to take action that would have saved the people from excess fuel expenditures of hundreds of millions of dollars, but he remained in the seclusion of the White House, listening to voices in the air, and arranging the boundaries of Dalmatia, Jugo-Slavia and heaven knows what other mushroom republics of the Old World. The nation must be patient a few weeks longer. Then there will be a President whose thought will be for America first. He will have as his executive assistants, men pledged to the execution of the laws, and the people will get the full protection to which they are entitled thereunder. Once the new era of law enforcement are vigorously enforced, honest and capable men are placed in positions of responsibility, there will be no need of turning to other means for relief. The gonging in coal prices to which the people have been subject is due primarily to President Wilson himself for his obstinacy in appointing and keeping in office men of demonstrated incapability or unwillingness to exert themselves in the public's welfare. Perhaps the most notorious of these who have proved themselves faithless to their trust is Attorney General Palmer. A energetic administration of the Department of Justice would have brought sufficient indictments among dishonest Federal officials and private coal profiteers to have struck terror to their hearts and brought about a speedy lowering of the price. There are ample laws and adequate penalties against the abuse of public trust and there are special laws against profiteering. The weapons at one time were in Mr. Palmer's hands, but his utter impotency to make them effective is common knowledge. It has been brought out at the hearings that the War Department paid $9.25 a ton for coal that only cost $3.25 to produce. Not only was that a big direct loss to the taxpayers but the transaction further served to boost the price of other sales. Secretary Baker had complete authority to interfere and prevent such extravagance but he did nothing. Other officials of the Government demonstrated their incompetence when they warned the country against a fictitious coal famine and stimulated prices accordingly. A President with more concern for his own countrymen than for the alleviations in Europe would have at once stepped in and peremptorily ordered his subordinates to take action that would have saved the people from excess fuel expenditures of hundreds of millions of dollars, but he remained in the seclusion of the White House, listening to voices in the air, and arranging the boundaries of Dalmatia, Jugo-Slavia and heaven knows what other mushroom republics of the Old World. The nation must be patient a few weeks longer. Then there will be a President whose thought will be for America first. He will have as his executive assistants, men pledged to the execution of the laws, and the people will get the full protection to which they are entitled thereunder. Once the new era of law enforcement are vigorously enforced, honest and capable men are placed in positions of responsibility, there will be no need of turning to other means for relief. The gonging in coal prices to which the people have been subject is due primarily to President Wilson himself for his obstinacy in appointing and keeping in office men of demonstrated incapability or unwillingness to exert themselves in this section. At this stage in news dispatches: The first step in this proposal calls for this purchase by Japan from Russia or part of Primorsk lying directly north of Vladivostok along this coast. With money thus obtained Russia would enable herself to build a new railroad outlet到 sea through Bongolina; China would be required to grant Russia a base in this neighborhoodof Taku onthe Gulfof Chihil. Arguments advanced in favorofthe scheme are these: 1—Japan would get a territoryof her own almost equaltothe territoryofher main islandand itwouldbe nextto Korea,the closest territoryofany sizeto Japanonlya narrowstripofwater separating itfromthe upperendof Japan. This countryis now almost entirely undeveloped,butisknownto containrichdepositsof iron oreand coal,andaspossessiongreatagriculturalpossibilities.Itspresentinhabitantsaremostnomad.NThereisterritorysufficienttoc accommodateJapan'ssurpluspopulationfora longtimeto come. 2—Russiawouldgetashortcuttoan easternseaport.ThewouldmakenecessarythebuildingofalinebyRussiaacrossMongolia.Mongoliaisa rich,fertilecountry,possessing enormoustradepotentialitieswhichitwouldpayRussiatodevelop. 3—Chinawouldobtaindevelopmentofthegreatnortherndominationofherempirewhichseemslikelytowaitalongtimefordevelopmentotherwise.IthialsowouldmeanaslesseningofthepressureofJapaninotherpartsoftheEmpire. ThereareintimationsthattheAmericangovernmentisnotatallversetosuchdeterminationoftheissueswhicharegrowingmoreandmorecomplicatedandpressing.WhethertheplanevergetsbeyondthestageofdiscussionremainstobeseenItisatleastoneofthemosttangibleandpromisingpropositionsposedforalongtime. URGE MORE CATTLE An unusually large proportionof To Buy important factor when your Service Department, tools to enable us to take efficiently. A large and we have an ample make care of repair work season owners is one of the SUVEYORS' PROCEEDINGS Franchise under the application of the Industrial Fuel Supply Company was sold to Dan Murphy and R. J. Dillion, for the sum of $150.00. Supervisor Schumacher arrived and assumed his duties as Supervisor. Petition of W. W. Middleton, et. al. to vacate and abandon a portion of those certain public roads, streets and alleys located in the Fifth Road District, was granted. The Purchasing Agent was authorized to purchase a piano for the Nurses Dormitory at County Hospital. It was ordered than one Ford Ambulance, be sold at public auction on February 1st, 1921, at the South Door of the Court House, at 10:00 A.M. Notice of sale to be published in the Santa Ana Daily Evening Register. Bids were received and opened for the construction of Bridge over Coyote Creek, Third Road District, and were referred to the County Engineer. URGE MORE CATTLE An unusually large proportion of aerage in the irrigated lands of the Southwest was planted to cotton during 1920, according to a recent survey by the United States Department of Agriculture. The cotton growers are now disappointed at market conditions and the present tendency is to turn their cotton land back to alfalfa, because alfalfa, during twhe last season has been scarce and prices high. Department specialists believe that there is danger that this irrigated land will be planted to alfalfa to such an extent that by the end of the next season the supply of alfalfa hay will be in excess of the local feed requirements. It would seem the part of wisdom to continue to devote a fair portion of the irrigated land to cotton using the most efficient and economical methods of production in the expectation that market conditions will give a fair return for the crop. In any event, an excessive alfalfa crop should be avoided, because the livestock population of these irrigated valleys is below normal and the alfalfa crop is too bulky to be moved long distances to market. In general, the action most urgently needed in the valleys of the Southwest is the increase of live stock, so as to permit a return to a sound basis of diversified farming. WAY OUT circumstances it material interest country whether an outlet for But the considering the so acute in Californian states are being which bids witness of that can usual conlooked however passion" of Call proportions as few thousand involved and mining population are an infestation. beech caused in because half a buy a small tract that the probnumbers but of invincible denimate, exclude they are unassimilate for citizenship into the spirit runs. of white races display some willingness does not from that posed purchase story almost equally itself seems to aspect of solving vision and there-ure of the Asiaca. Australia The plan is dispatches: proposal calls on bus. PRESIDENT'S FLAG Most folks know of some of the perquisites that will accrue to the next President of the United States, such as a band which is at the disposal—the Marine Band—and the White House conservatories, which provide "the first lady of the land" with flowers, but it is not generally known that one of the honors bestowed upon the chief executive is a special flag. This flag is not seen frequently. It does not float over the White House Its use is reserved for the most part, for occasions when the President appears in ex-officio function as commander in chief of the army and navy. The President's flag consists of the coat of arms as they appear on the President's seal, against a blue background and flanked by four stars. Its history and use are described in the monograph on "Flags of the World" of the National Geographic Society as follows: "When the President visits a vessel of the United States, the President's flag is broken at the main moment he reaches the deck and is kept flying as long as he is on board. If the vessel can do so, a national salute of 21 guns is fired as soon as possible after his arrival on board. Upon departure, another 21 guns is fired, the President's flag lowered with the last gun of the salute. When the President is embarked in a boat he usually directs that his flag to be displayed from the bow bow of his barge. When he passes in a boat flying his flag, vessels of the Navy parade in full guard, four ruffles are given on the drum, four flourishes are sounded on the bugle, the National Anthem is played by the band, and officers and men salute. When the President is embarked in a ship flying his flag, all saluting ships on meeting hat at sea or else." WOMAN LOSES SUIT Because she is not legally married to Adam K. Knupp of Santa Ana, Superior Judge Rex B Goodcell of San Bernardino, sitting for Judge West, today handed down a decision denying Mrs. Helen K. Knupp, of Long Beach, $250 per month separate maintenance. The suit was tried before Judge Goodcess, Judge West being confined to his home on account of illness. Scarborough, Forgy and Reinhaus, attorneys for Knupp, introduced testimony to prove that Mrs. Knupp was not divorced from her second husband, Walter Du Gan, whom she married in Oakland in June, 1905. On face of this testimony the plaintiff marriage to Knupp in Long Beach in September in 1915 was declared null and void. Testimony was introduced to show that Mrs. Knupp had sought to annul her marriage to Du Gan ten years after she had discovered the alleged grounds upon which to base plea for annulment. An Oakland court ruled that the proceedings should have been brought four years after the discovery instead of ten. The annulment was therefore held irregular. Charges and counter charges were hurled back and forth by the plaintiff and defendant as each took the witness stand. Knupp blamed his present financial embarrassment on the poor judgment of Mrs. Knupp in urging him to make investments that did not prove good. Knupp claimed that at the time of their supposed marriage in Long Beach in 1915 he had over $20,000 and that now he has less than $8,000 and that is tied up in an orange grove. Mrs. Knupp on the other hand claimed that she had about $2,000 and through good investments she now has over $15,000. Knupp said that he put most of his money in her name for love and affection and that in return his supposed When the President is embarked in a boat he usually directs that his flag to be displayed from the bow of his barge. When he passes in a boat flying his flag, vessels of the Navy parade in full guard, four ruffles are given on the drum, four flourishes are sounded on the bugle, the National Anthem is played by the band, and officers and men salute. When the President is embarked in a ship flying his flag, all saluting ships, on meeting her at sea, or elsewhere, and all naval batteries, fire a national salute on passing. Previous to the present order there were the designs displayed on flags and colors to be used in the presence of the commander in chief of the army and navy. The navy design was an earlier date than that of the army, and consisted of the coat-of-arms of the United States as shown in the great seal upon a blue ground. This happened to be almost identical with the infantry colors. The President's colors were designed to be distinctive from the infantry colors, and consisted of blue ground with a large crimson star, outlined heavily with white. Within the star was to be seen the coat-of-arms of the United States and outside the star within its angles were small stars to the number of states in the Union. The double display of flags and colors at the Grand Army Review in 1915 carried considerable comment and as a result the suggestion was made to the President that the navy flag might fittingly be made distinctive from the infantry colors by the addition of four stars—one in each corner. The flags of an admiral and of a general bear four stars as a sign of command. The President approved of the idea, but directed that the coat-of-arms, as shown on the President's seal be used upon the President's personal flag and colors. FORDS SELLING BELOW COST Several inquiries have come to us recently concerning the likelihood of another reduction in the price of our cars, and as these inquiries no doubt emanate from prospective buyers, we want to state again with greater emphasis that Ford cars are already being sold at a figure actually below cost for an indefinite period, another reduction or change in design is entirely out of the question and not at all contemplated. We believe the public will be fair poor judgment of Mrs. Knupp in urging him to make investments that did not prove good. Knupp claimed that at the time of their supposed marriage in Long Beach in 1915 he had over $20,000 and that now he has less than $8,000 and that is tied up in an orange grove. Mrs. Knupp on the other hand claimed that she had about $2,000 and through good investments she now has over $15,000. Knupp said that he put most of his money in her name for love and affection and that in return his supposed wife made life miserable for him. Mrs. Knupp testified that during an altercation with her husband on one occasion he threw the coffee pot at her and that the pot struck her just over the rim of the nose. She pointed to a scar on her face and declared this to be the mark left by the coffee pot. Mrs. Knupp said that at the time she married Knupp he was a minister, but that he was ousted from first one church and then another. Her second husband, Walter Du Gan was a professional musician she said. Her first man Bedell, died several years before she married her second husband. That she made over $200,000 during the Klondike rush in Alaska and then lost the biggest part of this was another statement made by Mrs. Knopp in court yesterday. In her original complaint Mrs. Knupp set forth that she married Knupp in Long Beach in 1915 and they separated in 1919. She alleged, Knupp had Orange groves in this county that brought him in a return of $6,000 per year and that he had made more than $2,000 through real estate transactions. Knupp declared that he was forced to retire from the real estate business but admitted that he still holds an orange grove. Following the rendering of the decision by Judge Goodcell Mrs. Knupp stepped up to him and said: "Where am I at? Judge Goodcell took her to mean to whom she is legally married and what action she should take to clear up the tangle. The court advised Mrs. Knupp to seek a divorce from her second husband. The Amalgamated has also experienced some difficulty with its tools, bet the three wells on the dome seem to have overcome all their troubles pertaining to drilling and are now on their way to the sands." The Vista Del Mar seems to have had the least trouble of any of the operators with possibly the exception of Republican Petroleum which up Several inquiries have come to us recently concerning the likelihood of another reduction in the price of our cars, and as these inquiries no doubt emanate from prospective buyers, we want to state again with greater emphasis that Ford cars are already being sold at a figure actually below cost for an indefinite period, another reduction or change in design is entirely out of the question and not at all contemplated. We believe the public will be fairly appreciate the frankness of the above when they consider the extent of our recent price cut, which will fact the equivalent of several reductions in one, in our desire to contribute toward satisfying their demands for lower living costs notwithstanding our sacrifice in marketing our cars at a loss until we are able to materially reduce present costs through lower material prices and greater manufacturing efficiency. While we have of course made some progress in bringing down operating costs, we still have a long way to go before any thought can be given to further reductions in present car prices, so we have no hesitancy in making these open statements to acquaint you with the true situation. You can therefore give assurance to prospective buyers of Ford cars that now is their real opportunity to buy below cost and obtain delivery. Everyone is familiar with the heavy demand for Ford cars in the Spring and this year will be no exception, as in spite of conditions, business is already rapidly accumulating, so that many who desire Ford cars will be obliged to wait perhaps until the mid-summer for delivery causing considerable inconvenience and possibly financial loss, particularly to commercial customers. The Amalgamated has also experienced some difficulty with its tools, but the three wells on the dome seem to have overcome all their troubles pertaining to drilling and are now on their way to the sands. The Vista Del Mar seems to have had the least trouble of any of the operators with possibly the exception of the Republican Petroleum, which up to date has gone ahead with a rapidity and a luck which is the envy of all other of the drillers. The Republican Petroleum is at the present time down 2800 feet and is drilling in hard sand. The first oil showing was found at 2500 feet. The location of the Republic and the log of the well all show good signs and there should be some first rate manifestations in only a very brief time. Several modern suburbs are being built about Rome. Old forts are vanishing and giving way to homes like of which have not been seen before in that part of Italy. The Province of Quebec has three schools in which maple sugar making is taught. The province's output of maple sugar for 1919 was 12,353,667 pounds and 1,470,275 gallons of maple syrup. WANTED—Position on ranch, with house furnished. Twelve years experience in ranch work. Address A. J. Norris, Glendora, Cal., Box 496. Can give references. 10-3t. FARM WANTED—Wanted to hear from owner of farm or good land for sale worth price asked.—L. JONES, Box 551, Olney, Ill.