anaheim-gazette 1921-11-10

Anaheim Gazette ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter OFFICIAL CITY PAPER ABUSING STATE HIGHWAYS WITH EXCESSIVE LOADS In a recent letter to a member of the California highway commission, Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of the federal bureau of public roads, says "Experience has demonstrated that no road, coming within the limits of the present economic possibilities, is capable of carrying, without undue damage, the largest trucks now manufactured, when fully loaded to capacity." Californians should take note of the warning in this keen observation, because recently California state highways have been criticized as inadequately constructed because they were not built to sustain the enormous loads now placed upon them. It is common knowledge that permissable weights on state highways in California are much too high. The limit was fixed while trucking was negligible and the limit was made high to take care of the occasional transportation to agricultural tractors, presenting plane surfaces to the pavement. Only three states in the union—Kentucky, New Jersey and West Virginia permit as great weights as California. Realizing this fact, the California from citizens of that type that civic enterprise and progress get their main support. Owning one's home is the only insurance that can be had these days against having to move. More important than that, however, in considering arguments in favor of homeownership, is the fact that home-owning develops within one a sense of the obligation and opportunity of American citizenship. "Own your own home" should be a slogan of all those engaged in Americanization work. OLD POULTRY BODY TO AID NEW SHOW S. J. Jackman and W. F. Greenleaf, members of the finance committee of the Orange Country Poultry association, which organization held two poultry shows here some years ago, issued the following statement: "Members of the old or regular Orange County Poultry association who staged a successful show in 1912, and financed a new association who had also staged a show in 1916, to the extent of $238.01, the amount that expenses exceeded their receipts from the show, are hereby notified by the finance committee, that they still have a balance on hand amounting to $141.71. After consulting with such members as could readily be found, they, the finance committee, propose to turn these funds over to those persons who are now organizing under the sanction of the farm bureau—to stage a show in December, this to be the contribution of the old organization to the new for the success of the proposed show. Further, that the exhibition coops belonging to the old association may be under the charge of a responsible and active organization, it is also proposed to place them under the control of the farm bureau, with all au-" THE VALUE In 1918, the law have the complete many resources vitalization, of which only one, says in the World's Of the fisheries a part, of the sea was only one! caught only a part that was It is common knowledge that permissible weights on state highways in California are much too high. The limit was fixed while trucking was negligible and the limit was made high to take care of the occasional transportation to agricultural tractors, presenting plane surfaces to the pavement. Only three states in the union—Kentucky, New Jersey and West Virginia permit as great weights as California. Realizing this fact, the California highway commission and the county supervisors sought to secure a reduction of the present 30,000 pound limit from the last legislature but this measure was defeated in the collapse of all motor vehicle legislation at the last session. The result is that a small percentage of heavy duty trucks and overloaded light trucks are doing a damage to state and county highways that present maintenance funds are inadequate to repair. Many supervisors are protecting their county systems by enacting ordinances restricting to reasonable limits the loads to be transported over county highways and bridges. Recently San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties in southern California passed a uniform ordinance, reducing gross weight limits of vehicle and load to 22,000 pounds. This takes care of a five ton truck, but effectively eliminates the six and seven and a half ton truck. Not only are the highways forced at present to sustain enormous weights, but excessive speeds. Recently a Los Angeles newspaper carride an illustration of a 3 1-2 ton truck equipped with a semi-trailer and loaded with eight tons of machinery. The gross weight of vehicle and load was 31,500 pounds and it was transported from Los Angeles to San Francisco in three days by the Hodge Transportation company. The log of the trip showed that the truck passed through the level stretches of Kern, Tulare, Fresno, Madena, Merced and Stanislaus counties at an average speed of about 12 miles an hour, while the state law limit is ten miles per hour for loads weighing over 24,000 pounds. The company states the governor on the truck was set at 16 miles and it is probable that many miles were negotiated at this speed in order to average twelve miles through the entire valley. Unquestionably this truck did many hundreds of dollars damage to the state highway, for which privilege it CABINET CHANGES President Harding rejects a tentative plan for abolition of the department of labor. He believes its activities are of importance. Probably the people of the country will agree with him. The proposition to combine this department with others, under the head of public welfare, would be likely to result in neglect of all of the groups. As education and health would be two of the group, the peril of explosion either to the incompetency of subordinates is plain enough. Another proposed change would combine the army and navy departments. There was a time when one man, with the title of secretary of the army and navy, controlled both. Both arms of defense were than small affairs. A position in the cabinet is a dignified station. It readily attracts men of fine capacity. Such men are required if administration is to be successful. The president who uses the appointments to pay political debt, or for fear of losing some of the spotlight rediance, gathers small men around his council table, invariably makes a costly mistake. If economy is the inspiration of the proposed changes, the thought is ventured that the country is quite willing to pay for a good cabinet. Perhaps it would be satisfied to save through not enlarging congress. An additional turn these funds over to those persons who are now organizing under the sanction of the farm bureau—to stage a show in December, this to be the contribution of the old organization to the new for the success of the proposed show. Further, that the exhibition coops belonging to the old association may be under the charge of a responsible and active organization, it is also proposed to place them under the control of the farm bureau, with all authority over them; stipulating only, that they be not sold but used, but that they be used in the county to forward the interests of poultrymen in general. Therefore, if no legal objections against said propositions are filed with the finance committee on or before Saturday, November 12, it will be deemed that all persons concerned agree to said proposals, and with this belief, and on the date named the formal transfer will be made as outlined above." METHODS OF TESTING HIGHWAYS With the wide-ed highway concluding the United States singly felt for sections for textuals for the textuals so that country can be able. The bureau of United States duret has held contact with the w v departments, am ence of testing Washington. Theference are pub bulletin No. 949. tive Methods o f Highway Materi o f 98 pages give and tentative test minous and bitu soils and other In some cases American materials have been final or slightly others not yet original standard lished. Lists are paratus for cond reports, and ta AMERICAN HOME-BUILDERS According to United States census reports nearly 11,000,000 families in this country own their homes. More than half of these are homes on which there are no encumbrances, while upwards of 4,000,000 families are lifting mortgages. This leaves some 13,000,000 families who are struggling with the rent problems of the day. There are several things about this state of affairs. First, the American home is not exactly perishing from the earth. Furthermore, this great block of home-owning families forms a nucleus of mobility against which men and women will make no bearer. They are a force for sound government, for law-enforcement and for public health and education. Anhahn has long claimed distinction as a city in which an unusually large number of its residents own their own homes. It is to be hoped that its people will never be more than a home-owning people, for it is quired if administration is to be successful. The president who uses the appointments to pay political debt, or for fear of losing some of the spotlight reliance, gathers small men around his council table, invariably makes a costly mistake. If economy is the inspiration of the proposed changes, the thought is ventured that the country is quite willing to pay for a good cabinet. Perhaps it would be satisfied to save through not enlarging congress. An additional portfolio, devoted to educational interests, would be far more welcome than the abolition of any of the posts to the services of which the country is accustomed. The Placentia Orange Growers' association closed its Fullerton house season last week. It was announced at the office of Abe Pritchard, manager. There were 850 cars shipped from the Fullerton packing house during the season, this being an increase of about 25 per cent over last year. The greater part of the product went to eastern markets, although some were sent to other parts of California, and also Canadian cities. Some went overseas to London. Some went by water via the Panama canal, but the greater number went by rail, as in former years. The packing house will be closed until the opening of the naval season in January, except a few shipments be made for the Christmas trade. This is not probable, it is thought at present. There were 120 men and women employed by the packing house in the various departments during the season. Before he marries he has a great desire to travel, and afterward he often has the same desire. ANAHEIM GAZETTE STRUCK A SNAG The practice of certain utilities in entering into a contract for the sale of bonds subject to the approval of the railroad commission encountered a snag when the commission modified the terms of an issue of $1,000,000 7 per cent bonds sought by the Southern California Gas company. The utility on September 26 had made a contract to this issue at 93 1-2 per cent of their face value, plus accrued interest and filed its application with the commission on October 10. The matter was heard and submitted on October 28. In the meantime, the commission points out that the bond market has improved, and the order directs the company to sell the bonds at not less than 95 per cent net and accrued interest, without the payment of any commission or brokerage. The commission announced that it will be governed by market conditions as they exist at the time it passes on an issue of securities. As security for the 7 per cent issue the company is authorized to deposit $1,000,000 of its first mortgage 6 per cent bonds. The proceeds of the new issue are to be applied to construction expenditures. The sum of $493,000 is authorized for work done and the remainder, $507,000, must be held by the trustee to be expended as the commission directs. THE VALUE OF ALASKA In 1918, the last year for which we have the complete returns, there were many resources of Alaska under cultivation, of which the fisheries were only one, says Vilhjamur Stefansson in the World's Work for November. Of the fisheries the salmon were only a part, of the salmon sockeye variety was only one! and of the sockeye caught-only a part was canned. Yet the part that was canned was sold for pects which have been found on imported offshoots, are shown in the picture. The fact that American dates are handled more cleanly than any others in the world is brought out. "Dates, America's New Fruit Crop" is one reel in length. It is intended for distribution by the department and co-operating institutions. Interested organizations, such as farm bureaus and chambers of commerce, may borrow the film, and authorized persons and institutions may purchase copies of it at $40 a reel. A very pretty but simple wedding was solemnized at the home of Mrs. Ida Young, of Placentia, Sunday, when her daughter, Margaret, became the bride of Edmund Hylton, of Anaheim. The marriage, which took place at 1 o'clock, was performed by the Rev. Perry, of the Baptist church of Fullerton, the single ring ceremony being used. The house was pretty decorated in white chrysanthemums and greenery. The bride was charming indeed in her gown of white satin. She carried no bouquet. Following the wedding, congratulations and best wishes were showered on the couple, and a wedding dinner was served. The tables were decorated in white. The couple left late in the afternoon for northern California, where they will spend their honeymoon. Following their return they will reside at 305 E. Chartress street, where they will be at home to their friends—Courier. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Harnois have reached their home in Santa Ana after an extended trip through the states of the middle west and south. Their first stopping place was at St. Joseph, Mo., where they visited with brothers and sisters of Mr. Harnois, and whence they went to Detroit and finally to Windsor, Canada. Returning to Chicago, they spent a week there, then journeyed south to Memphis, Tenn., and on to New Orleans, where theytection of the public and the highways. In California no charge is made for operator's or driver's license and hence the state motor vehicle department and the California highway commission are without adequate funds to enforce the law, and must depend upon county co-operation which is forthcoming in some counties but denied in others. The protection of the state's investment in improved highways, which has now reached the grand total of $50,000,000, exclusive of the county systems, should be the concern of every citizen. STEAM-PRESSURE COOKER EXCELLENT FOR CHICKEN Those who have pressure cookers will find that chicken cooked under steam pressure is delicious. This method saves time, fuel, labor, heat and food value. Smothered chicken can be prepared as for frying, dredged with flour, and browned in hot fat in the bottom of the pressure nooker. It is then seasoned with salt and pepper and transferred to the rack of the cooker, with one-half cup of water below. When the cooker is closed it is brought up to 15 pounds pressure and maintained there 40 to 60 minutes, depending on the age of the fowl. The stock should be thickened and served with the chicken. Roast chicken with dressing and chicken fricassee can also be prepared in the pressure cooker. A lower pressure and longer cooking is preferred when the fowl is left whole. Surplus chickens culled out of the home flock may also be canned in the pressure cooker. The chicken should be disjointed and the oil sac removed. After being washed carefully it is packed, uncooked, in pint jars. The excess fat, giblets and eggs are not used for canning. The best flavor is obtained when no liquid or only a very little is added. Pint jars should be In 1918, the last year for which we have the complete returns, there were many resources of Alaska under cultivation, of which the fisheries were only one, says Vilhjamur Stefansson in the World's Work for November. Of the fisheries the salmon were only a part, of the salmon sockeye variety was only one! and of the sockeye caught only a part was canned. Yet the part that was canned was sold for 20 million dollars, giving in one year a return more than three times the original purchase price of Alaska. This is merely the beginning of our realization of the accidental or vaguely designed wisdom of Seward's folly, for the salmon, valuable as they are, will soon be far exceeded in value by other food products of Alaska. Seattle, one of our biggest American cities, is already being supplied by the market gardens of Alaska. And the estimates of the United States department of agriculture are that within 15 years the output of Alaskan reindeer meat at present prices per pound will be worth from 45 to 60 million dollars a year. METHODS OF SAMPLING AND TESTING HIGHWAY MATERIALS With the wide extension of improved highway construction throughout the United States, the need is increasingly felt for some system of standards for the testing of highway materials so that tests in one part of the country can be accepted in another. The bureau of public roads, of the United States department of agriculture, has held conferences on the subject with the various state highway departments, and last year a conference of testing engineers was held in Washington. The results of the conference are published in department bulletin No. 949, "Standard and Tentative Methods of Sampling and Testing Highway Materials." This bulletin of 98 pages gives 62 different tests and tentative tests covering nonbituminous and bituminous road materials, soils and other substances. In some cases the standard tests of the American society for testing materials have been adopted in their original or slightly modified form, and in others not yet covered by the society original standards have been established. Lists and descriptions of apparatus for conducting tests, form for reports, and tables of comparative Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Harnois have reached their home in Santa Ana after an extended trip through the states of the middle west and south. Their first stopping place was at St. Joseph, Mo., where they visited with brothers and sisters of Mr. Harnois, and whence they went to Detroit and finally to Windsor, Canada. Returning to Chicago, they spent a week there, then journeyed south to Memphis, Tenn., and on to New Orleans, where they found the qualit, old world charm of that city very delightful, in its difference from the Pacific coast's own bustling modernity. The final stop on the homeward trip was at San Antonio, Texas, but in all their journey, Mr. and Mrs. Harnois were agreed that there was no place to compare with southern California. Mr. Harnois is owner of all the bill boards in Anaheim, and is well known here. Efforts on the part of Secretary Fraser, of the Chamber of Commerce, and H. Warren Nice, secretary of the Orange chamber, to secure an extension of the Pacific Electric line from Orange to this city, have failed. D. W. Pontius, vice-president of the company, has denied the petition on the ground that the company had no funds for expansion. Extension of the P. E. Orange line would bring Loos Angeles and Santa into direct trolley connection with Anaheim. Officials of the electric company are said to favor the proposed extension, but Pontius declared that the finances of the company were in such condition that the move was impossible for the present. ENFORCEMENT OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE LAW The problem of maintenance on both state and county highways is increased b ythe reluctance with which some county officials enforce the motor vehicle law. At present enforcement rests largely with county initiation, and there is very great difference'of treatment between counties. Some enforce the law strictly and are assisted by the justices of the peace in assessing adequate penalties. Such counties are pretty well known to motorists and truck drivers, and ther are few violations within their limits. Judge Cox, of Orange county, is known all over the state for the frequency of his jail sentences, and he plays no favorites, Surplus chickens culled out of the home flock may also be canned in the pressure cooker. The chicken should be disjointed and the oil sac removed. After being washed carefully it is packed, uncooked, in pint jars. The excess fat, giblets and eggs are not used for canning. The best flavor is obtained when no liquid or only a very little is added. Pint jars should be processed for one hour at 15 pounds pressure. WALNUT SHIPMENTS Mr. Thorpe is of the opinion that fully twenty-five per cent of an average year's crop could be transported to market, by canal steamers. He says that before the sharp drop in freight rates the transportation charges for rail shipments were so high that the association could have saved money by buying a fleet of trucks, sending them east with loads of walnuts and bringing them back empty, providing there were paved highways from Los Angeles to New York. "When the railroads found that the walnut growers were not wholly dependent upon them it didn't take them long to adjust their rates to economic conditions," says Mr. Thorpe. "When we moved 1,000,000 pounds of walnuts from packing houses to dock and shipped them out within thirty-six hours, without putting a pound of them on the rails, we broke the backbone of high freight rates on walnuts." "Such demonstrations bring the de- Southern Counties Eight Pct. Cumulative A sound investment that Eight per cent r Apply at any dist 238 E. Center St. Don't Be I We Give the Best a DOMESTIC DATE GROWING SHOWN IN MOTION PICTURE A new motion picture, "Dates, America's New Fruit Crop," has just been released by the United States department of agriculture. It was photographed in California in September. The film depicts the new date industry in nearly all its stages. Date growing is limited to the hottest, dryest irrigated valleys of the southwest. Through the co-operation of the bureau of plant industry and the agricultural experiment stations in the southwest, a steadily growing acreage, which was desert land within recent years, has been converted into date gardens. The government date garden at Mecca, Calif., which has some of the best developed date trees in this country, was started from imported offshoots. Offshoots are now cut from domestic trees, carefully protected and rooted, the process requiring about a year before being ready for planting out in orchard form. Details of the cultivation and the method of dealing with two scale in- At present enforcement rests largely with county initiation, and there is very great difference of treatment between counties. Some enforce the law strictly and are assisted by the justices of the peace in assessing adequate penalties. Such counties are pretty well known to motorists and truck drivers, and there are few violations within their limits. Judge Cox, of Orange county, is known all over the state for the frequency of his jail sentences, and he plays no favorites, having incarcerated an army officer and Bebe Daniels, of movie fame, as well as many speeding scions of prominent southern California families. In the other hand some counties have no traffic officers, and in others magistrates fail to support the arresting officers by inflicting adequate punishment for abuse of highway privileges. Recently traffic Officer Hanson, of Sonoma county, arrested J. P. Hildreth, of Healdsburg, driving a Mack truck and two trailers. The truck weighed 28,500 pounds and for the amount of rubber on the wheels was 7500 pounds over weight. The total load of the three vehicles was 22 tons. The driver plead guilty before Judge Phillips, of Healdsburg, and, after a light reprimand, was discharged without a fine. Outfits such as above are now being operated between Santa Rosa and Healdsburg on the state highway in flagrant violation of law, and to the serious detriment of pavement base. What is leeDED is a state motor vehicle police to patrol state highways and magistrates who will assess penalties which will earn respect for the law. The state of Washington charges 50 cents for an operator's or driver's license, and the fund so raised is devoted to enforcing the law for the pro- AN AUTMUN MOOD I do not know if strife there be to live, With these, beyond the lease fair summer yields; No voice distinct the lingering, last flowers give, Yet runs their sighs (or mine) through all these fields. And all the standing woods (where, ere leaves fall, They snatch a glory from the sunset sky) Whence—from their breast, or mine—the uneasy call That answer seeks where never was reply. Why did these question not in spring—I, too, When many warning old leaves still took wing, Or from the wood mould whispered what they knew; For these, and I, foredoomed were ev'n in spring? Noy, not till leaves (and man) be touched with sere They ask what none can answer, and few hear. —Edith M. Thomas. OLD CARPETS AND RUGS ARE WORTH REWEAVING Providing floor coverings for the home is often a question of making the best of what materials are at hand. One way of doing this, the United States department of agriculture points out, is to have new rugs woven OLD CARPETS AND RUGS ARE WORTH REWEAVING Providing floor coverings for the home is often a question of making the best of what materials are at hand. One way of doing this, the United States department of agriculture points out, is to have new rugs woven from old woolen carpets and rugs too shabby to be used as uch. Factories for doing the work may be found in many localities. The old material is cut into strips about three-fourths of an inch wide, which when sewed together and twisted make a cord somewhat like chenille and form the filling of the new rug. Cotton string is used for the warp. These rugs are heavy and soft, alike on both sides, and durable, provided they are cleaned carefully. They are generally rather neutral in color and without a definite design; borders, however, may be woven from strips of carpet of solid color, or figured carpet may be dyed for this purpose. OFFICE PHONES HOME 753-1 SUNSET 341-J Residence, 887 S. Los Angeles St. RESIDENCE PHONES PACIFIC 341-M HOME 753-2 J. W. TRUXAW, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON HOURS 11-12; 2-4; 7-8 GOLDEN STATE BANK BLDG. Cor. Center and Los Angeles Sta. ANAHEIM, CAL. Orange County Business College SANTA ANA, CAL. Fall term Sept. 6, 1921. Enrollment now active. Call or write for terms. J. W.'McCormac, Pres. J. H. COLE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Diseases of the Eye and Fitting of Glasses a Specialty 312-312 First National Bank Bldg. Tel. Office Home Phone 644-J 644-M Anaheim, California Chiropractic and Electric Treatments DIAGNOSIS FREE DR. G. A. NETH Licensed Drugleess Practitioner —Phone 80— 120 W. Center St. Anaheim Don't Be Deceived! We Give the Best at Lowest Prices Don't Be Deceived! 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