anaheim-gazette 1923-01-25

OUR UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS There is significance in the fact that representatives of Orange county asked for and procured a resolution under which the Water Conservation association, formed by Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties, will divert none of the waters of the Santa Ana river at the base of San Bernardino mountains unless there is a sufficient flow in the river to keep the stream flowing as far down as the Chapman street bridge. It is significant because it shows that thought is being turned in concrete form toward replenishing and maintaining the great underground reservoirs of the Santa Ana valley, says the Register. Hitherto our activities have been largely directed toward depleting the underground water supply. Hundreds of pumping plants have been installed. When the upper stratas were exhausted we sunk the wells deeper and began pumping from the lower stratas. In a characteristic American way, we proceeded where there was abundance to use lavishly. During the past four or five years we have come to a realization that our underground reservoirs are just like reservoirs on top of the ground. If you take out the water faster than it flows in, the water level will be lowered and eventually the reservoir will be dry. Our underground reservoirs are fed from somewhere. Some have argued that the source is in the Santa Ana mountains. Others say it is in the Santa Ana canyon. Any of us can guess as to the sources, and in the absence of thorough scientific information to the contrary our guesses may be right. What we do know is that the underground reservoirs are being heavily taxed, that in areas where there once were artesian wells water now has to be pumped many rods, and scientific management for centuries, and have been intensively developed so that until recent years they produced the same amount of wood each year. Then came the war and the over-cotting of the forests, followed by a depreciating exchange which prohibited imports of wood from foreign countries. France is now suffering from floods and the erosion of valuable lands, due to the heavy cutting of protection forests on the headwaters of mountain streams. So, too, California, the destruction of the forests through wasteful logging and fires is being felt by water users through the medium of floods and erosion from denuded areas and the lack of water during the dry summer months. The crux of the problem both in France and California, experts say, is forest preservation. Only through adequate protection and wise use can the water and lumber supply be thus safeguarded for all time. Twenty-six thousand feet of western yellow pine from Weed, Calif., has been received by the forest products laboratory, United States forest service, Madison, Wisconsin, to be made up into one thousand boxes and crates, which will be tested to determine their fitness to stand the strains and rough knocks of shipment. These tests will furnish information on the most practical thickness of box shook, the best methods of nailing, the most advisable forms of metal strapping or other binding, and will suggest improvements in crate designs. Each box will be tested in the giant revolving drum, and computations will be made as to how many hard knocks the boxes will stand before breaking open and spilling their contents. These data will be turned over to the shipors of the country to aid them in the elimination of waste through container breakage. The importance of this laboratory ten years, and penditure of its Plans now company calls success of the co-ward said, after completion and a quarter energy. This Los Angeles, Fresno, Ventura Bernardina, Lountes. "In keeping with the great product Ward," enlargements at tween Anaheil the purpose of territory in county, thickous and thrive most important electrical change. "A million arer of electric will make it sively electricity." "The initial company formation of a new station to be knotted which has air Vernon distributing east, will over a new m an extension mission lines, the source of Sierras. "The capacity will be of the construction, power. It is, from which a teries, including current to the southern California." To connect Our underground reservoirs are fed from somewhere. Some have argued that the source is in the Santa Ana mountains. Others say it is in the Santa Ana canyon. Any of us can guess as to the sources, and in the absence of thorough scientific information to the contrary our guesses may be right. What we do know is that the underground reservoirs are being heavily taxed, that in areas where there once were artesian wells water now has to be pumped many rods, and that the condition is not improving. A wet year seems to carry us through the succeeding summer fairly well, but a series of dry years would bring some of our irrigators, who are dependent on pumping plants, cause to worry. Col. S. H. Finley, a civil engineer and probably the best informed man in the county on the "lay of the ground" in the county, became convinced that the flow of the Santa Ana river along the sandy stream bed from Olive to West Orange, was of vital consequence, for the reason that the upper water stratas over several square miles of the Santa Ana valley were fed almost entirely by water that sank into the sand along that water course. It was through his efforts that the Water Conservation association changed its regulations so that water might be allowed to remain in that section of the channel without interference by the water-spreading operations of the association in San Bernardino county. There may be advantages in having a limit placed somewhere below the Chapman street bridge. Possibly a thorough survey of the situation might shed light on that and numerous other points of importance. A survey could and should be made and eventually must be made with a view totaking advantage of every opportunity that there may be toward conserving and replenishing our underground water supply. CALIFORNIA CITRUS INSTITUTE The California citrus institute will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the national orange show in San Bernardino on Tuesday, February 20th. The institute sessions will be held in the auditorium of the Elks' club house. There is growing concern among citrus orchardists that the old groves of the state are deteriorating, both as to the quantity and quality of the fruit which they produce. The main disruptions of the citrus institute will form forms of metal strapping or other binding, and will suggest improvements in crate designs. Each box will be tested in the giant revolving drum, and computations will be made as to how many hard knocks the boxes will stand before breaking open and spilling their contents. These data will be turned over to the shipers of the country to aid them in the elimination of waste through container breakage. The importance of this laboratory activity is indicated by the fact that the box crate industry is the second largest wood-using industry in the United States and consumes approximately four and one-half billion feet, or 18 per cent of the wood required annually for the manufacture of wooden products. NEW CLUB HOUSE FOR ATHLETES OF U. S. C. As a reward for the most successful football season in its history, a new $30,000 club house and training quarters will be erected on the campus of the University of Southern California this spring. The new club house will occupy the site of the historic old training quarters on Bovard field that has housed the university's track and football stars for years. It was felt that the old quarters were inefficient, did not make a very good impression on visiting teams, and did not add to the beauty of the campus. According to student opinion a new and modern building will be a stimulus to athletics in the future. According to architects' plans, the structure is to be of two stories in height. The building will include lockers and store rooms, showers and visiting rooms on the first floor. On the second floor will be found the offices of the various coaching staffs. Four squads can be housed easily. The style of architecture will follow in lines recently built administration building. As a second unit in the building plan, the long felt need of new book store on the campus is soon to be realized. The building will be located between the old college and administration buildings. It is said that it will be large enough to accommodate all of the students. U. C. C. REFUSES FAILURES FROM OTHER COLLEGES The California citrus institute will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the national orange show in San Bernardino on Tuesday, February 20th. The institute sessions will be held in the auditorium of the Elks' club house. There is growing concern among citrus orchardists that the old groves of the state are deteriorating, both as to the quantity and quality of the fruit which they produce. The main discussions of the citrus institute will center around this general problem of old grove deterioration. Practical orchardists from all over southern California will discuss various phases of the problem in the light of their personal experience. It is thought that such a program will be of great value to the industry. At the morning session the management of old orchards will be discussed from four different standpoints: First, as to irrigation; second, fertilization; third, cultivation; fourth, cover cropping. At the afternoon session there will be a symposium of discussions on the general topic, "My Experience in Handling Mature Citrus Orchards." Time will be given for the discussion of the many points raised by the principal speakers. LEARN FROM FRANCE Next to coal, what France needs and demands from Germany today is wood. Californians, because of the great timber resources of the state, cannot realize, state experts of the United States forest service, what lack of wood means. But France, about the same area as California, finds herself in dire straits for timber for reconstruction work and the up-building of per industries. French forests have been under As a second unit in the building plan, the long felt need of new book store on the campus is soon to be realized. The building will be located between the old college and administration buildings. It is said that it will be large enough to accommodate all of the students. U. C. C. REFUSES FAILURES FROM OTHER COLLEGES "No flunks need apply" is the greeting being extended by J. H. Montgomery, registrar of the University of Southern California to applications for admission to that institution being received from the several hundred students who were "flunked" at Berkeley and Stanford. Registrar Montgomery stated that each year a large number of students show sudden interest in the climatic conditions of southern California at the end of the first semester and that a strict rule of U. S. C. is that no student is received who can not show that he (or she) could return to the institution in good standing from which he came. This rule, which has been enforced in previous years, evidently has become known in the northern part of the state for the number of applications for admission this year from "funkers" has been less than in previous years. EDISON IMPROVEMENTS Orange county, one of the most prolific sources of income for the Southern California Edison company, will, according to George C. Ward, vice president of the corporation, have a prominent place in gigantic constructions plans to extend over a period of ANAHEIM GAZETTE centuries, and developed they prowood each and the followed by such prohibifore foreign floods lands, due section formountain both in parts say, is by through use can be thus of western Calif., has products first service be made and crates,amine their and rough tests will most prac- the best advisable or other improve. the giant stations will hard knocks breaking contents. over to the them inough con- laboratory ten years, and to involve a total expenditure of $375,000,000. Plans now being outlined by the company call for an outlay far in excess of the cost of the Panama canal, Ward said, and the huge project, when completed, will develop a million and a quarter horse power of electric energy. This will be distributed in Los Angeles, Kings, Kern, Tulare, Fresno, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Bernardina, Riverside and Orange counties. "In keeping with the first step of the great program," said Vice-President Ward, "we are making extensive enlargements at our Katella plant, be tween Anaheim and Santa Ana, for the purpose of serving the important territory in Orange county. This county, thickly settled with prosperous and thriving cities, is one of the most important links in our great electrical chain." "A million and a quarter horse power of electric energy for the southwest will make it the world's most extensively electrified region. "The initial step, already taken by the company, centers about the erection of a new $2,000,000 terminal station to be known as the Laguna Bell sub-station. This station, contiguous to the big industrial development which has already taken place in the Vernon district and the territory lying east, will receive electric energy over a new main trunk line which is an extension of the Big Creek transmission lines, reaching 270 miles to the source of power in the high Sierras. "The capacity of this station, which will be of the new outdoor type of construction, will be 160,000 horse power. It is, in a sense, the giant hub from which a dozen greater power arteries, including Katella, will carry the current to the principal centers of southern California. "To connect the new terminal, locat- RICHARDSON'S DIFFICULTIES While Gov. Richardson sits in his office at the state capital, in an atmosphere that is at this moment just about fifty per cent hostile, he just smiles and waits the time when it shall be possible for him to inaugurate and put into effect his platform of economy with efficiency in state affairs. Nothing will be done hurriedly. Gradually the work of wrecking the political machine that, even now, maintains a stranglehold on the affairs of the state, will be completed and the political time savers. The incompetent and extravagant willy-nillys who now encumber the state payroll in conscienceeless hordes, will be put out in the cold world facing the necessity of doing an honest day's work for an honest day's pay. This task has been made extremely difficult for Governor Richardson. Using every political trick and device known to scheming politicians, by and with the aid of a governor who was mere "putty" in their hands, the McCabe machine has tied up practically every existing public office in the state with last minute term appointments. Office-holders whose terms expired two, three and four years ago were permitted to hold office without reappointment until a few days ago when they were reappointed for full four-year terms; the purpose being to perpetuate the machine in office during Gov. Richardson's entire term. But Governor Richardson is undisturbed. He is familiar with the political "atmosphere" at Sacramento. He has known all along that the present situation would exist when he became governor. He knows that, while every political shyster in the state is at work trying to create an unfavorable impression on the public mind, he has the confidence and full support of the masses of the people everywhere. and it is the intention of these bodies to keep these subjects alive until legislative action is obtained. The telegram sent to the governor by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce follows: "Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce through its board of directors desires to again emphatically renew its plea that reaportionment of the state of California be had at the earliest possible moment in accordance with the constitution. May we not urge your co-operation?" JAIL WALKS BULGING Faced with numerous problems, Jailer Orin Moncrief and Assistants Joseph Irvine and C. M. Wood are attempting to hold together the bulging walls of the county jail building. The barometer of attendance showed 203 present last week. This was the highest point that the indicator had ever reached. On top of that, there was a shortage of blankets. Men were sleeping on the floors, some of them with one blanket, others with none. Before "taps" Moncrief went the rounds, and as a result of a heart rending plea, collected blankets from men who had three. In addition to that, there is a menace of an influenza epidemic hanging over the jail. Four men are in the county hospital, and others of the 203 in the jail are succering from milder forms of the malady. Stern measures are being taken to prevent a spread of the disease. Normally the jail will accommodate 90 prisoners. With 123 in the misdemeanor tank, the building is taxed to capacity. END OF THE TRAIL Two old men, long prospectors in the desert, assured at last that gold The capacity of this station, which will be of the new outdoor type of construction, will be 160,000 horse power. It is, in a sense, the giant hub from which a dozen greater power arteries, including Katella, will carry the current to the principal centers of southern California. To connect the new terminal, located near Bell station, with the sources of power of the Edison system, a new trunk line, thirty miles in length, is to be built north from the terminal site to the foothills back of Pasadena, and thence to a switching station near Eagle Rock, where the line will connect to the Big Creek main trunk line. Commenting upon the rapid and substantial growth of Santa Ana and other Orange county cities, Manager W. L. Delmiling of the local Edison offices, alone is handling a connected load of 40,000 horse power, and the company is preparing to add another 5000 horse power. Santa Ana city has 3000 horse power capacity. BOY SCOUT DRIVE Determined that the Boy Scout movement, which has made exceptional progress in Orange county during the past year, shall be given every opportunity to expand in 1923, aggresive teams, headed by Rotarians, Kiwanis, Lions and others, will throw themselves into a financial campaign, which began Wednesday, for the maintenance of scout work in this county. Santa Ana, Tustin, Garden Grove, Laguna Beach, Orange, Anaheim, Fullerton, La Habra and other points will be actively represented in the county-wide drive. Newport Beach, Seal Beach and Huntington Beach will not put on camps until later, he declared, but their quotas have been guaranteed by troop committees in the respective districts. Fullerton district will have three divisions, while Anaheim will be represented by two divisions. Laguna Beach will raise its quota under the direction of E. E. Jahraus. Keen rivalry exists between the various teams, and efforts will be made to establish a record in the conduct of the drive. Last year the Kiwanis division secured the largest amount in subscription Gov. Richardson's entire term. But Governor Richardson is undisturbed. He is familiar with the political "atmosphere" at Sacramento. He has known all along that the present situation would exist when he became governor. He knows that, while every political shyster in the state is at work trying to create an unfavorable impression on the public mind, he has the confidence and full support of the masses of the people everywhere. It was the pleasure of the writer to spend some hours with Governor Richardson following his inauguration and to observe him in action. I saw him choose the hardest way—but the right way. I saw opportunities presented to him to "smooth things out" and make his tenure of office as calm and unruffled as a sunlit sea. Repeatedly during pre-election days, I saw him in similar circumstances—refusing to accept the olive branch that meant machine domination and serenity, preferring to be master of his own destinies and to be free to conduct the affairs of the high office to which he aspired, unbossed, uncontrolled, and with reward to the welfare of the people rather than to the welfare of a political machine that was without conscience when it came to the administration of the business affairs of the state. Friend W. Richardson is governor of California. He is unbossed and uncontrolled. Regardless of political consequence to himself, he will pursue the course he has outlined with reference to cleaning up the state government and putting it on a business basis. If he can have the co-operation of the legislature, the task will be easy. If Boss McCabe can control a sufficient number of the members of the assembly and senate to block the governor's program, the realization of the desires of the people as expressed at the polls will be delayed, but not estopped. Ultimately the command of the people will be obeyed. There will be times of tumult and misunderstanding, deliberately created by political hirelings and unprincipled metropolitan newspapers, particularly the Hearst newspapers, but order will come out of chaos and, in the end, under the leadership of Governor Richardson—the affairs of the state of California will be taken out of the hands of "squandermanians" and given over to men and women willing to serve the people rather than the polls. Fullerton district will have three divisions, while Anaheim will be represented by two divisions. Laguna Beach will raise its quota under the direction of E. E. Jahraus. Keen rivalry exists between the various teams, and efforts will be made to establish a record in the conduct of the drive. Last year the Kiwanis division secured the largest amount in subscriptions. FULLERTON LANDS CONVENTION Three hundred delegates to the annual California Retail Hardware Dealers' association will gather in Fullerton, February 27 and 28. The association takes in nearly all the hardware dealers in southern California. The Orange County Jack Knife club, a local association of hardware men, Wednesday night in Anaheim formed plans for the reception of the delegates and their wives. Preparations are being made by all civic organizations of Fullerton for an entertainment that will be unique in the annals of conventions and sustain Fullerton's reputation as the City of Smiles. The business sessions of the convention will be held in the California hotel. The evening of February 27 there will be a banquet in the Masonic temple with covers for 500. Gurman Hoppe, of Fullerton, is the chairman of arrangements. Huram Reeve, of Torrance, is president of the association and William Scott, of Los Angeles, chairman of the entertainment committee. The slim princess who broke your heart twenty years ago when she rejected you, is now so fat she has to go through a door sidewise. DEMAND REAPPORTIONMENT Strongly reiterating its previous stand on reapportionment, directors of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce adopted resolutions urging prompt action by the legislature in accordance with the constitution. The resolution says in part that "we respectfully, but earnestly urge that members of the senate and assembly may have opportunity to discharge their full and unquestioned duty to the state and their respective districts by the adoption of a reapportionment act, in accordance with the constitution and laws of the state of California." Télégrams vigorously expressing this sentiment were sent to Governor Friend W. Richardson and to southern California representatives in the legislature. All the pressure possible will be brought to bear on the administration to bring about a fair and impartial legislative act that will give due representation to all sections of the state. It is expected that the action of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce will be followed throughout southern California. Already a number of commercial organisations in this section have the matter under consideration. California Theatre Thursday, January 25 EUGENE O'BRIEN in "Prophets' Paradise" Vaudeville Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26 and 27 GUY BATES POST in "Omar, The Tent Maker" "Felix Gets Revenge" News Sun., Mon., Tues., Jan. 28, 29, 30 An All-Star Cast in "Quincy Adams Sawyer" "Two Slick Traders Kinogram" Wednesday, January 31 A First National Attraction "White Shoulders" Ali Baba Topics of the Day so dominated the other as to make the tradgedy as much murder as a voluntary act. The end of the two old men, pitiful figures, no longer fit for the buffeting of circumstances, seems on a different plane. There is no impulse to condemn them, but of pity they can and spend the day with friends. We will have county registers and headquarters so you can find the old neighbors even with five thousand present. There will be a brief program opening about two o'clock, but the main purpose will be to have a good time. We want to see all the so dominated the other as to make the tradgedy as much murder as a voluntary act. The end of the two old men, pitiful figures, no longer fit for the buffeting of circumstances, seems on a different plane. There is no impulse to condemn them, but of pity they may have full measure. They had fought their fight until strength had gone from them and hope had died in their breasts. They had no home save such as they had set up in the wilderness. They had no friends, but each other. For them to have faced the morrow smiling and confident must have been impossible. As they had worked together for years, so hand in hand they ended the journey. NORTH DAKOTA PICNIC All who ever lived in North Dakota are invited to meet for the great picnic reunion, all day, Saturday, February 3, 1923, in Sycamore Grove park, Los Angeles. Come as early as you can and spend the day with friends. We will have county registers and headquarters so you can find the old neighbors even with five thousand present. There will be a brief program opening about two o'clock, but the main purpose will be to have a good time. We want to see all the tourists and visitors from the old home state as well as our residents so as to make this the greatest picnic in our history. Bring your baskets well filled and share with friends. Coffee will be served free to all who buy the souvenir badges. Each one who learns of this picnic is asked to pass the word along. Further information may be had of the president or secretary. B. H. Harold, secretary, 597701. W. D. Sweet, president, 569213. We can't all have the vacations we'd like nor the vocations we'd like, but we can all like those that we have. Childred and Women Given Special Attention Thursday, Friday and Saturday AN EXPERT In Relieving the Pains of Rupture In Relieving the Pains of Rupture It suffer another day. We have secured the services an expert truss fitter for THURSDAY, FRIDAY and TURDAY, who is here for the express purpose of reing as many people as it is possible for him to see durtime. We are having him make his fittings with the vous Excelsior Non-Skid Trusses. The expert is comnt to fit you perfectly with the PROPER TRUSS for particular case. As this man's time is rapidly being up, and he spends a lot of it with each person, we gest that you call Anaheim 286 and arrange for your ointment. No charge for examination and advice. Heying's Pharmacy "On the Corner"