anaheim-gazette 1922-11-09

SILENT ARMY WORKING FOR CONSERVATION Gang of Men Sinking Water in San Berdoo Mountains. Waging a silent battle in the heart of the San Bernardino mountains, its existence unknown to all save a few persons directly concerned, a "little army" of men has begun a campaign the results of which will be felt a hundred miles to the south and which in the end, will mean the saving of thousands upon thousands of dollars to the people of Orange county. The "little army," which from a standpoint of economic potentiality has the strength of thousands of men is composed of a mere handful of workers, probably not more than a dozen. It is at work in the rugged fastnesses of the mountains, where the Santa Ana river has its source. Throughout the winter these men virtually hidden from the world, will wage their conflict with the forces of nature, building contour ditches and spreading water over gravel cones. George S. Hinckley, city engineer of Redlands, is the general who worked out the details of the campaign. The drive will centralize in the South Fork district. All the water from that section, it was declared, will be absorbed by the largest of a number of gravel cones. The cone is said to bethe three miles wide and ten miles long. The "little army" will spread water in much the same manner that farmers in southern California irrigate their groves, by means of ditches, it was pointed out. At small expense the flood waters are thus scattered and a dual purpose is served. Water is conserved for sition was accepted when proper rights of way and etc., are secured. It was moved by Rust, seconded by Tuffree, that: Whereas, section 5, article 11, of the by.laws of the Anaheim Union Water company has been amended by the written assent of the owners and holders of more than two-thirds of the capital stock of said company; now therefore, be it resolved that said section be and the same is hereby amended in accordance with said written assent of the stockholders, so that said section shall provide and read as follows: Section 5. Regular meeting of the board of directors shall be held on the first and third Mondays in each month at two o'clock p.m. Upon roll call vote all directors voted "Aye." INCOMES IN CALIFORNIA More income was reported in California by corporation and individuals last year than the combined incomes reported by the twelve other big western states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah Washington and Wyoming, according to Collector of Internal Revenue Rex B. Goodcell. Net income from California corporations was $283,000,000 as against $278,000,000 for the twelve states. In net personal income California was $1,325,000,000 and the twelve states $1,309,000,000, while in gross corporation income California was again ahead with $3,227,000,000 compared with $3,223,000,000. California corporations paid a tax of $59,574,000 and the twelve states combined only $51,317,000. In tax on personal net incomes Californians the line on that from making a would deprive hampered by enjoying thems The action for communication the brethren official Methodist objected to dancing not be properly form of amuse Chairman Tax supervisors, told who appeared there are about park, and they jected to dance they can retire park where they James Irvine Swanner stated no reason why dancing should pleasure. The supervisor chestra from park on Sunday furnishing their may dance to t PROSECUTION Reassuring justice loving commitment from Attic that the federation to prosecute to war transact or dishonesty The government says is duced task of defence upon wcessfully those defrauding the Daugherty cray from that section, it was declared, will be absorbed by the largest of a number of gravel cones. The cone is said to bethe three miles wide and ten miles long. The "little army" will spread water in much the same manner that farmers in southern California irrigate their groves, by means of ditches, it was pointed out. At small expense the flood waters are thus scattered and a dual purpose is served. Water is conserved for irrigation uses next summer and also the danger of floods in the valleys is to a large extent eliminated. San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties recently appropriated $2000 each to carry out the work. It is proposed to develop conservation work year by year. One of those on the joint committee is J. L. McBride, superintendent of highways for Orange county. WATER DIRECTORS MEET The regular meeting of the board of directors of the Anaheim Union Water company was held Saturday with Directors Hale, Tuffree, Thamer, Miller Annin and Rust present at roll call. L. P. Drake, representing the city council of Fullerton, came before the board regarding a right of way for a road through the La Habra reservoir site. No action was taken. Upon motion the finance committee's report was accepted and warrants ordered drawn in payment of the various demands therein recommended. The report of the treasurer and superintendent was accepted and ordered filed. Upon motion the following transfers of stock were granted: Citizens' Trust & Savings Bank pledgee, 54 shares to Harry Duffill; 17 shares M. J. Bradley and D. J. Shea to M. J. Bradley; 6 shares T. F. Shea to be divided 5 shares to Tuffree and Griffin, 1 share to T. F. Shea, Director Thamer reported that the certificate for two shares of stock standing in the name of Anna Schreiner had been lost or misplaced. Secretary was instructed to prepare surety bond in the amount of $600, and when same is signed and accepted a new certificate to be issued. A communication read from the Union Pacific Railway company, submitting a proposition for piping all company ditches and pipe lines that the Santa Ana branch will cross. Also... Thamer reported that the certificate for two shares of stock standing in the name of Anna Schreiner had been lost or misplaced. Secretary was instructed to prepare surety bond in the amount of $600, and when same is signed and accepted a new certificate to be issued. A communication read from the Union Pacific Railway company, submitting a proposition for piping all company ditches and pipe lines that the Santa Ana branch will cross. Also for the piping of two hundred feet on South Highland avenue in Fullerton. Upon motion their proposition was accepted with the understanding that this company assume no responsibility for damages caused to or by any pipe line of syphon under their road bed Attorney and superintendent instructed to draft a letter to the Union Pacific Railroad company, accepting their proposition with the above reservations. J. W. Wallis and M. A. Fraser, representing the Richfield Anaheim flood protection district, requested a donation toward this flood protection. It was moved by Thamer, and seconded by Tuffree, that this company donate $100 to this flood protection. And president and secretary instructed to issue warrants in this amount. Secretary reported that complaint had been entered in the office by F. E. Bissitt, of the water overflowing on his place on North Garden Grove road. Upon motion this was referred to the superintendent to investigate and report back to the board. Communication read from the city of Anaheim requesting that this company pipe the open ditch along the south line of lot 7, of the Orchard Park tract in the city of Anaheim stating that G. W. Burns, the property owner, would pay twenty-five percent of the cost and the city of Anaheim would pay twenty-five per cent of the cost. Upon motion this proposal of longevity in 1910 for the United States. The lengthening of human life is a valuable index to general health conditions in any state, and the fact that the average human life in California has definitely broadened during the past decade indicates that public health conditions throughout the Golden State have improved greatly in recent years. Californias' gain over the United States in longevity is greater for the period after 60 years of age. The gain in the period over 60 years very probably is the result of the migration into California of large numbers of healthy individuals past middle life. Thousands of independent able-bodied individuals, who come of good race stocks, journey to California to spend in comfortable surroundings the latter part of their lives in this state. The number of such persons is sufficiently great to determine the gain in longevity in California for the age period over 60 years. Favorable climatic conditions, stability of temperature and humidity good social conditions, comparative absence of the first generation of the foreign-born, the infrequent occurrence of severe summer diseases of children and the immense amount of work leading to the conservation of child life are the chief factors that have to do with the gain that has been made in California for the age period under 20 years. CAN DANCE IN PARK Private parties, conducted in a respectful manner, will not be prohibited from dancing on Sunday at Orange county park. Such was the ruling of the board of supervisors after holding a star chamber session to decide the matter. Commercialized dances are to be prohibited, however. The board held it advisable to draw and turned back suit—as a share graves of those on fields of bloom went into the city citizens and its lives of its brave day of the expeditionary force from further fiends and peremptory military commando army had "inside Berlin," it would resistance of theain and Francement of their p What happened at a settlement which Great Britain a million square territory in all forty millions lished her naval solute manner Europe; destroy nine of her child participated her damages which Germany. New of the world he booty in any way came away from what did she bring. Her hand also, for a great victorious wield dent. Doing our being the blood sacrifice, paying soldiers across we had finance which we were rent even for our soldiers four ANAHEIM GAZETTE the proper procedure. condensed by 11, of the Water by the arms and bonds of the day; now said hereby said holders, so ide and of the old on the sixth month directors INIA in Californias incomes big westco., Idaho, New en, Utah according nue Rex a corpo against states. In was the states corpora again compared hold a tax states on tax on californians the line on that score, but refrained from making an iron-clad rule that would deprive many persons not hampered by religious bonds from enjoying themselves as they see fit. The action followed the reading of a communication from a committee of the brethren of the Spurgeon Memorial Methodist church South, who objected to dancing on the Sabbath cannot be properly observed when that form of amusement is indulged in. Chairman Talbert, of the board of supervisors, told Rev. J. G. Kennedy who appeared for the brethren, that there are about 160 acres in the county park, and that if some people objected to dancing and dance music they can retire to some part of the park where they will not be disturbed. James Irvine, Jr., and Charles Swanner stated that they could see no reason why parties who enjoy dancing should not indulge in that pleasure. The supervisors will prohibit an orchestra from playing for money at the park on Sunday, but private parties furnishing their own "family music," may dance to their heart's content. PROSECUTE WAR FRAUDS Reassuring to every law-abiding justice, loving citizen is the announcement from Attorney General Daugherty that the federal government intends to prosecute to the limit every one of war transactions in which fraud or dishonesty have been practiced. The government's delay, Mr. Daugherty says, is due solely to the complicated task of making sure of the evidence upon which to prosecute successfully those who are accused of defrauding the government. Mr. Daugherty craves the public's patience now taunted with diong it all for gold that we never got, and with quitting before the battle was done because our generals obeyed the allies' high command! And this by a man who probably speaks for the British nation with a certain representative force which no other man could assume Could America, with her own voice say, "Never again," more sharply than Rudyard Kipling has said it for her VALUABLES WITHOUT VALUE A San Diego court has ruled that liquor has no recognizable value in the eyes of the law. Nevertheless it has decided value in the eyes of the regrettable large number who buy sell, steal or manufacture it from dire ingredients. The result of the court's ruling is to give license to the theft of liquor. It is all very confusing. No court could desire to do this. If breaking into a house and departing with the whisky found there is not a crime, still it is an act that could not well be commended on moral grounds. A thief is a thief at heart whether his booty is procured from a safe or from a cache of moonshine. On general principles it is proper to regard him as a bad man and an undesirable citizen. He has no good intent in taking liquor. He will sell the stuff, caring nothing as to whether it is poison. He will charge some poor sucker for it at a rate in itself robbery. It seems that he then ought to be liable not alone for defying prohibition, but for accepting money, and giving nothing in return. Such a ruling as that cited may be correct. It may even be wise. It lacks, however, the aspect of being sound public policy. The failure to protect the owner of the liquor does MORE GASOLINE OBTAINED FROM CRUDE PETROLEUM Yield Now 25 Per Cent as Against 11 Per Cent in Early Automobile Days In order to supply the constantly increasing demand for gasoline it has been necessary for the oil industry to perfect improvements in refining processes which would result in a greater yield of gasoline per barrel of crude oil. Thus, in the early days of the automobile, the average yield of commercial galosine from crude oil was not more than 11 per cent, while today it is about 25 per cent. In 1909, 540,000,000 gallons of gasoline were produced from 183,171,000 barrels of crude oil. In 1920, 4,882,000,000 gallons of gasoline were produced from 443,402,000 barrels of crude oil. In other words, with an increase of only 142 per cent in the production of crude petroleum, the oil industry produced 804 per cent more gasoline. REAPING THE WHIRLWIND Those Democrats who would criticize the course of the administration... Justice loving citizen is the announcement from Attorney General Daugherty that the federal government intends to prosecute to the limit every one of war transactions in which fraud or dishonesty have been practiced. The government's delay, Mr. Daugherty says, is due solely to the complicated task of making sure of the evidence upon which to prosecute successfully those who are accused of defrauding the government. Mr. Daugherty craves the public's patience while these cases are being prepared and fortified. It stands to reason that it will be exceedingly difficult, in many instances, to make out a complete case in court against swindlers, morally certain though the government and the people may be as to guilt. But men and corporations cannot be convicted in court on moral certainties. There must be proof establishing guilt "beyond reasonable doubt." The swindlers, it must be assumed, are crafty and cunningly will conceal their fraudulent transactions, in which process they will be aided by shrewd attorneys. That each and every fraud perpetrated against the government during the world war period should be prosecuted and punished admits of no argument among the law-respecting. It is to be hoped that prosecutions may not be delayed long, but that justice may be meted out in such manner as to be exemplary and deter others from defrauding, or attempting to defraud the government and people of the United States. WHO GOT THE "GOLD"—AMERICA OR ENGLAND. Itudyard Kipling may be surprised it is impossible to suppose that he will be displeased—to find that his utterance of a commonplace that has been coming out of the mouths of Englishmen for many months is taken up with indignation by the American people and turned back upon him as an insult—as a shameless slur laid on the graves of those who gave their lives on fields of blood. The United States went into the European war when its citizens and its rights were attacked. It did not go into it, and it should not have gone into it, merely because Great Britain had gone in. In that war it expended billions of treasure and three hundred thousand of the lives of its bravest and best. On the day of the armistice, the American He will sell the stuff, caring nothing as to whether it is poison. He will charge some poor sucker for it at a rate in itself robbery. It seems that he then ought to be liable not alone for defying prohibition, but for accepting money, and giving nothing in return. Such a ruling as that cited may be correct. It may even be wise. It lacks, however, the aspect of being sound public policy. The failure to protect the owner of the liquor does not in any measure tend to protect society. On the contrary it exposes so clety to an accentuated danger by permitting the bootlegger to get his wares where he may find them, and encouraging him in an operation, that while not burglary, because a judge says it is not, has all the seeming, the purpose and the effect of precisely the crime mentioned. AVOCADO MEN MEET Assembled at St. Ann's Inn, for the annual convention of the California Avocado association, scores of growers representing all sections of southern California listened to addresses by prominent ranchers Thursday, discussed ways and means for improving and advertising the crop, enjoyed an excellent luncheon and viewed the many exhibits with the keenest pleasure. Although the luncheon hour was set for noon, when avocado specialties were featured, guests from as far north as San Francisco, and as far south as the Imperial valley, began arriving as early as 8 a.m. In the specious lobby of the hotel tables, specially arranged, were heavily laden with virtually every known variety of avocado. Outside, numerous small trees, brought by growers from Riverside, Pomona, Ontario Pasadena and other points were examined by the assembled gusts. In the lobby, prior to the luncheon growers and their families met, exchanged greetings and passed upon the merits of the many rare and interesting exhibits. "The California Avocado association," said President F. O. Popenoe who presided at the afternoon session "is the greatest medium of exchange for experience on every phase of avocado culture." At its meetings papers are read upon the most interesting topics of the moment, and an opportunity is given to hear anything new about avocado. REAPING THE WHIRLWIND Those Democrats who would criticize the course of the administration in the strike emergency should pause and ponder the policies of Mr. Wilson in a somewhat similar situation. The threatened rail strike was avoided—by yagreeing to every one of the employees' demands, and asking congress to enact legislation written by them in their own interest. Principle was discarded and everything gave way to expediency. The Republicans are now reaping the harvest of trouble that the Democrats sowed. Both the coal and the rail strikes were brought on because operators of the mines and the roads refused to continue in effect agreements that had been made by the Wilson administration as temporary expedients. DISPUTING THE RECORD Any contest that the Democrats may put up in the fall elections will be confined to disputing the public record. The Republicans have saved hundreds of millions of dollars, reduced taxation, cut the national debt reduced the number of federal employees, raised the market price of Liberty bonds, put the government on a business basis, and made the most remarkable showing for general efficiency of any administration in the history of the country. The Democrats may question the record but there is ample proof for every item in it. OFFICIALS STRIKE OIL Coming in late Sunday night, an oil well drilled on a 10-acre lease held by several court house officials at Huntington Beach, is flowing at the rate of approximately 1000 barrels. The well, known as "Cox No. 1," named in honor of Justice J. B. Cox one of the shareholders, has been drilled to 3290 feet, and with approximately 900 pounds of gas pressure is said to be making about 1000 barrels of good gravity oil. Other wells are to be drilled at once and turned back upon him as an insult—as a shameless slur laid on the graves of those who gave their lives on fields of blood. The United States went into the European war when its citizens and its rights were attacked. It did not go into it, and it should not have gone into it, merely because Great Britain had gone in. In that war it expended billions of treasure and three hundred thousand of the lives of its bravest and best. On the day of the armistice, the American expeditionary forces withheld its hand from further fighting under the direct and peremptory orders of the supreme military command. If the American army had "insisted upon finishing in Berlin," it would have done so in flat resistance of the wishes of Great Britain and France and to the embarrassment of their policies. What happened then? We sat in at a settlement of the war out of which Great Britain gained more than a million square miles of valuable territory in all parts of the world and forty millions of population; established her naval supremacy in an absolute manner over the waters of Europe; destroyed the merchant marine of her chief commercial rival, and participated heavily in the reparatory damages which were assessed against Germany. Never from the beginning of the world had there been such booty in any war. But when America came away from the council table, what did she bring? Absolutely nothing. Her hands were empty. This, also, for a great nation emerging from a victorious war, was without precedent. Doing our best in this cause, offering the blood of our sons in a vast sacrifice, paying the expenses of our soldiers across the sea even though we had financed the nations with which we were associated, paying rent even for the trenches in which our soldiers fought and died, we are Coming in late Sunday night, an oil well drilled on a 10-acre lease held by several court house officials at Huntington Beach, is flowing at the rate of approximately 1000 barrels. The well, known as "Cox No. 1," named in honor of Justice J. B. Cox one of the shareholders, has been drilled to 3290 feet and with approximately 900 pounds of gas pressure is said to be making about 1000 barrels of good gravity oil. Other wells are to be drilled at once on the lease hold by the court house people by the Central Oil company. Others interested in the deal be sides Judge Cox are District Attorney A. P. Nelson, Earl Abbey, clerk of the superior court, Judge Z. B. West County Clerk J. M. Backs, Tax Collector John Lamb, County Purchaser Agent F. W. Slabaugh, and Mrs. W. N Carter, widow of the late constable. REPUBLICAN NEST EGG At the end of the fiscal year on the 30th of June, there was an unexpected ed balance to the credit of the war department of about $75,000,000. That is money actually saved by Secretary of War Weeks below the amount that was estimated at the beginning of the year as necessary and that was actually appropriated. COUNTRY IS SOUND In any other country but the United States, two big strikes at the same time would demoralize the nation and paralyze all channels of commerce and industry and agriculture. That the strikes have no such effect is an other evidence of the underlying soundness of the country in spite of mere surface indications. Let calmly howlers of various hues, political and otherwise, paste this in their hats or bonnets. THIS LOUIS XV CONSOLE With Electric Motor $225 Other period designs from $175 to $1,500. 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Eos Angeles St. Phone 489 THE TIGER CITY NOTICE Behind the mars of circumstance. In the Superior Court of the State of THE TIGER CITY Behind the mars of circumstance, Denied the food of dreams, The city in its tawny pride A restless tiger seems. Ensnared in meshes of desire, Of poverty and sins, The Tiger City moves its jaws, And swallows men—and grins. A loathsome thing; and I should fear Destruction it imparts, Did I not feel beneath its skin The pulse of human hearts. Did I not know that back of all The fury it expends The Tiger has a kindly need. That hungers most for friends. So I will stroke the city's back, And give it dreams to eat; Some day the Tiger may curl up— A kitten at my feet! DEMOCRATIC CUCKOO'S EGG Among the obligations inherited by the Republicans from the Democratic administration was a mass of back claims for construction and requisition of vessels by the shipping board. They have got to be settled, and it was necessary to appropriate $50,000,000 for that purpose. The item illustrates some of the handicaps against which the Republican leaders of the economy program have to struggle. NOTICE In the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Orange. In the matter of the establishing of record, the fact of birth of Kimiko Miyakawa, Isamu Miyakawa and Yayeko Miyakawa No. 14079 Notice for publication of time and place of hearing petition to establish record of birth, etc. Notice is hereby given, that Friday, the 24th day of November, 1922 at 10 o'clock A.M. of said day, at the court room of said court, in department No. 2 thereof in the court house in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of California, has been appointed by said court as the time and place for hearing the petition of Rilichi Miyakawa, praying for an order judicially establishing the fact of birth of said Kimiko Miyakawa Isamu Miyakawa and Yayeko Miyakawa, at which time and place all persons interested therein may appear and contest the same. Dated this 4th day of November 1922. (Superior Court Seal) J. M. BACKS. County Clerk. LEONARD EVANS. Attorney for Petitioner. 11.9-3t All of us believe that discipline is a fine thing for the other fellow and tyranny when applied to ourselves.