oc-plain-dealer 1921-06-29

EARLY GREETING TO OUR READERS: Preservation is a human vow. That wins each godlike act and plains success. From the scar-brood crest of regretted danger—Harvage. Californians do not spell progress backward. How much better is a profiteer than a pirate? Economic readjustment is beginning to see its finish. The Panama Canal is a profitable enterprise. Its locks are golden as it worn. The less Congress says and the less it gullies and the more it does, the better. There is no glory in greed, and seldom any semblance of honor or square dealing. Congress yet may have to call in a physical culturerists to learn how to reduce. They need to call Charles E. Hughes a human leecher, but now he is regarded as subtropical. Mr. Bryan has gone to Florida to live. Already the political waters look troubled down there. Possibly those pirates put to sea to escape the rapacilities of the protesters who operate on our land. The people have reason to complain when Congress neglects legislative work to play politics. The larger a legislative body, numerically, the less effective it is, as a rule in constructive work. It proximity and push will make the new budget system a success, then the right man is at the head of it. The value of farm lands and buildings has almost doubled in the last 10 years. Who said farming is decadent in this country. There are too many allens in this country who are alien at heart—who are not Americans and never will be. A disabled World War veteran neglected is a shame to this notion—a shame that should be wiped out by tender and just care for these brave men. A city, to nourish requires advertising, just as does a business. Cities must blaze their advantages, promotionally or else be outstripped by mere enterprising places which keep themselves exploited. The country is at a loss to understand why President Harding does not name it successor to the late Chief Justice White. Public sentiment is virtually unanimous as to who should have the appointment. It is taking the U.S. longer officially to end the war than it did to do its gallant part in fighting and winning the war. The leader shackles should be removed from the ankles of the Goddess of Peace. The reading matter that goes into the hands of children should be selected with extreme care. The right kind of reading help to should character aright. The wrong kind or reading may blast character and lead to shame and misery. Tragedies of traffic multiply. Many of these are due to carelessness. But many are unavoidable and of a nature that cannot be avoided so long as streets are so congested. The remedy lies in relieving street congestion. And this is a remedy ot easy to find. The state of California and several other states have laws to regulate airship flying, to safeguard the public. And yet 20 years ago the very suggestion that heavier than air ships could be made to fly successfully was laughed to scorn. Yes, the world is going forward. Merit should govern appointments to public office. Merit should determine the tenure of those who hold public office. No meritorious public servant should be displaced for sheer political reasons—particularly not if the person chosen is inferior in competency to the one thus be regarded as nation of the Gulf. Has been partied main gulf by the silt from the raddo and Gila Rasin is still near sea level and su The larger a legislative body, numerically the less effective it is, as rigid in constructive work. It proranity and push will make the new budget system a success, then the right man in at the head of it. The value of farm lands and buildings has almost doubled in the last 10 years. Who said farming is decadent in this country. There are too many allens in this country who are silent at heart—who are not Americans and never will become such in spirit. Farm lands and buildings in the United States are worth approximately $250,000,000. Nevermore speak of him as "the poor farmer." If words were uppercalls and if phrases and clauses were solar plexus blooms, both Dempsey and Carpenter would be under the ropes, taking the count. In there another Captain Kidd on the Atlantic? Or is there some fatalistic force that is dragging vessels to the bottom, leaving no trace of their fall? Illiteracy is a mar to this country. It should be wiped out. In general intelligence, seabased with moral principles, there is the greatest possible national strength. Compress would make a very serious militia to economize by reducing too drastically the personnel of army and navy. There are many ways in which governmental expenses could be reduced without cutting too heavily into the Nation's defenses. Young Charles Garland might have accepted that $1,250,000 legacy if only to demonstrate to rich young men how they should and should not use riches. Young men who use wealth bright are good exemplars to other rich men. Planting trees in memory of departed war heroes should become a custom here in California. California pride trees; they stand out in relief here. They add to the riches of the state they enhance its beauty; they promote health and comfort. There is no better memorial than a living tree. Newspapers should be bright and interesting, as well as clean and consistent. Cleanliness of the press should not be synonymous with dullness. Fortunately, it is not. The notable clean newspapers of the country are bright and are read eagerly, carrying diversified matter to please many tastes, not pandering to morbidity or to uncleanliness. The air has its tragedies as has the land and sea. But aeronautics has been brought to greater measure of safety in the last few years. The World War gave great impetus to rapid development of aerial safety devices. Tragedies there are, and will continue to be in the air. But as ad- JAPANESE POPULATION IS INCREASING IN U.S. There are too many unassimilable allens in the U.S. The number is increasing too rapidly. Figures of the U.S. census bureau show that the rate of increase in population of the Japanese in this country exceeded the rate for any other people. There are more than 111,000 Japanese in the U.S. now, according to census figures. It is believed that the real number is considerably greater than this, as evasion of the census is alleged to have been notorious among Japanese. These figures emphasise the importance of dealing candidly and resolutely with the Japanese problem. Without agitating in an offensive or a trouble breeding way it would be well for California to keep before "the powers that be," at Washington the vital importance of bringing to definite and satisfactory settlement this problem of admission of Japanese into the U.S. PIRATE SHIP IS PREYING EXPERTS BELIEVE One of the most mystifying gruesome developments of the times is the sudden, unexplained disappearance of ship after ship in the Atlantic off Cape Haiters. Officers and crews of these vessels disappear as completely as the ships themselves, with no trace as to their fate. That there is some form of piracy in the Atlantic has become the conviction of official Washington. Some hold that the raiding being done by Bolshevists, and that the cargoes of the lost vessels find their way to Russia. Others think that it may be the work of some desperate group who may have seized a vessel of falsified clearances so as to get into the lane of sea travel without around suspicion. Whatever the ultimate explanation of these tragic losses, the mystery for the present is baffling and the situation is as dramatic and thrilling as has developed on the seas in time of peace since the days of Captain Kidd and the buccaneers of the Barbary states. It may be said, however, that a great many are skeptical and scout these pirate stories as being unworthy of cre- The air has its tragedies, as has the land and sea. But aeronautics has been brought to greater measure of safety in the last few years. The World War gave great impetus to rapid development of aerial safety devices. Tragedies there are, and will continue to be, in the air. But as advancement is made in the construction of air ships, the number of tragic doubles will be leased. As the United States and nations overseas become settled, economically, and take up the grand march of orderly progress, California is bound to gain an population and to expand in various forms of development. In agriculture and horticulture, in development of hydro-electric power and significant expansion of manufacturing industries and growth of Commerce, California is sure to make great strides most. The American farms again is yielding their golden harvest. Wheat is coming to ripening and garnering. Corn is growing toward earling. All the varied crops of cereals are approaching the state of maturity, when they are due for the gathering. The God of Plenty has emitted beneficently upon this land and the husbandman has his reward in bountiful harvests. And so it is year after year. There may be clean harvests at intervals, but in the strong stretch of the years the tiller of the soil is compensated. Estrategic efforts are being made under the auspices of women's clubs, to make the lot of the farmer's wife and children more pleasant and tolerable here in California. It is a big and difficult problem, but still worth the attention and effort that it is receiving. Bound up in the problem is their building, of ways, and means to keep boys and girls on the farm—to make farm life attractive, as well as responsive to them. California should develop prodigiously in agriculture and horticulture. It cannot devise as it should with non-resident ownership of farms and orchards or with indifferent, dissatisfied residents on the farms. The great desideratum is contented, intelligent men and women on the farms and orchards of the state. Dr. W. J. Lawrie, dentist now licensed, Suite 310-12, Beaver-Wilson Hillg., 148 W. Center, Anaheim. CALL 6 DEMONSTRATE TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE CHANDLER $2085 Cord Tires, Bosch Magneto Standard CHANDLER AND CLEVELAND STATION R. C. GOODCELL; Mgr. 314 W. Center St., Anaheim CONDITION OF LIFE IN SALTON SEA BY W. E. ALLEN (Calif. Biological Feature Service.) The name of the newly formed Salton Sea became well known to newspaper readers in the years 1905, 1906 and 1907, because of the great interest attached to the sudden formation of a lake of such large extent and also because of the dramatic setting of the struggle by which man strove to recover control of a river which he had carelessly led astray. After the final winning of the contest by a narrow margin, this body of water ceased to stir the interest of the general public and it was speedily forgotten by most people. There are, however, a number of questions of deep intrinsic interest about the Salton Sea which have lost none of their attractiveness for the student of natural phenomena, and upon which one can well afford to spend a little time and thought. Many of these questions have already received a good deal of attention by various scientific men and between the years 1904 and 1914, extensive investigations were carried on under the direction of Dr. D. T. MacDougal of the Carnegie Institution with the assistance of scientists from other institutions. These investigations were mainly concerned with the geology, geography, botany and botanical seology of the Salton Sea. The very interesting results of these studies have been printed in a volume entitled "Salton Sea" and published in 1914. It is Publication No. 193 of the Carnegie Institution at Washington, and is accessible at most libraries. Among the known facts most likely to engage general public interest are the following: The Salton Sea is a part of an ancient submerged valley which has been brought largely above sea level by rise of the land mass in which it lies. In fact it may be regarded as a natural continuation of the Gulf of California which has been partitioned off from the main gulf by the heavy deposits of silt from the rapidly cutting Colorado and Gila Rivers. Some of the basin is still nearly 800 feet below sea level and subject to rapid in- Water from trapping predators now into it sufficiently to make good most of the present loss. From the foregoing it may be readily understood that many interesting changes are constantly occurring in conditions of life in the immediate vicinity of the lake. Dr McDougal gave particular attention to these changes as they affected the life of land plants growing on the aloes of the lake, but there has been no considerable study of the organisms living in the waters of the lake not of the responses which they make to seasonal or non-seasonal changes in varying conditions of the water. Somewhat more than a year ago Mr. W. C. Crandall of the Scripps Institution for Biological Research, accompanied by Dr. H. C. Bryant and Dr. W.F. Thompson of the California Fish and Game Commission, made a two days' trip to Salton Sea giving particular attention to birds, fish and plankton. They found a fairly large and diversified bird population and in one locality a successful mullet fishery which was getting the fish in marketable quantities. There appeared to be very few fish of any other kind, however, Mr. Crandall found a few mollusks and made a few catches of microscopic animals and plants by means of a fine meshed plankton net. These microscopic organisms were mainly fresh water forms and were probably only found near the fresh water inlets. In recent years very rapid advances have been made in the study and understanding of the conditions of life and land plants and there have also been substantial advances in similar knowledge concerning land animals. There has been no corresponding increase of such knowledge of organisms living in water. Yet practically this knowledge is important because it enables us to gain some insight as to existence and maintenance of resources of the water and theoretically it may be still more important because of its revelations as to the operation of various factors which affect life in the water (or any where). Extensive studies are being made of aquatic life in many countries but there is need for many more workers in many more localities. In third lake such as this offers excellent opportunity for studying aquatic life under extreme conditions. Fundamental in the study of conditions of life in any body of water is a study of the microscopic organisms contained in it. This is true partly because they are so small that they are rapidly affected by change in conditions, partly because they are so numerous that large numbers can be examined and the study of freaks avoided, partly because they are so widely distributed that a given kind can be found almost always in widely distant localities, partly because they are so easily caught and preserved for careful work, and partly because the life and death of all the larger organisms is dependent more or less on their activities. With its high variability in extreme conditions Salton Sea seems to offer unusual opportunity for study of the vital relationship of microscopic organisms. A biological station established there could work continuously through the year and get to the full cycle of environmental changes. Such a station should make daily observations in selected localities not only as to the living things present in the water but also as to physical, chemical and general hydrographic conditions. One might expect to find such problems as the following appearing in great prominence: What is the range of endurance of saltiness by any given organism? Does its structure or habit change with changing the amount of salt in water? How is the effect of saltiness related to temperature or to light? Is the effect of temperature shown in any direct way? If so, is it due to acceleration or retardation of metabolic processes or to the mere physical effect of viscosity? Are seasonal differences in activity and vigor due to differences in saltiness, in temperature, in light, in abundance of food or in abundance of enemies, or to some other factors? How do organisms affect saltiness and other physical conditions? One may extend the list indefinitely, but in conclusion it may be said that the attempt to answer such questions under the conditions that Among the known facts most likely to engage general public interest are the following: The Salton Sea is a part of an ancient submerged valley which has been brought largely above sea level by rise of the land mass in which it lies. In fact it may be regarded as a natural continuation of the Gulf of California which has been partitioned off from the main gulf by the heavy deposits of silt from the rapidly cutting Colorado and Gila Rivers. Some of the basin is still nearly 300 feet below sea level and subject to rapid inflow from river or gulf whenever a channel is provided. Natural channels were opened at flood time by the Colorado River through its soft delta banks have evidently permitted such flooding many times in past centuries or geologic periods. Such channels have soon been closed by silt (after filling of the basin to river level) and the lake left without further inflow for unknown longer or shorter periods. The intense heat and dryness of atmosphere in this region have then resulted in rapid disappearance of the lake, its depth being reduced at the rate of eight or ten feet per year. As a result of repeated submergence and evaporation great quantities of salts (largely sodium chloride) have been deposited along with the silt carried in suspension by the river waters. There is also evidence that the basin is in or nearly in the line of the great fault-plane responsible for the disastrous San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906. There are numerous hot springs and mud geysers in the partly exposed bed of the lake which are constant reminders that the region is still somewhat active volcanically. The formation of the present lake was due to irrigation activities in 1904 by which water was being diverted to certain parts of the basin for agricultural purposes. The main irrigating canal was not sufficiently protected against flood waters which came in the winter of 1904-1905, and as a consequence the river escaped control and sent a large proportion of its flow into the basin through the enlarged irrigating channel. This flow to the basin was not fully controlled until early in 1907, although the inflow and consequent depth of the water had varied with change of season. At its greatest extent the lake was more than 40 miles in length and about 10 miles in width. At the present time it is greatly reduced and the actual depth is said by local residents to be decreasnig about one foot per year instead of the eight or ten feet which one might expect from the amount of evaporation. The difference is due to the fact that surplus BUILDING PERMITS Jas H. Latourette, addition to a frame residence 12x18, on Zeyn-st between North and La Palma-sts, to cost $200. NOW IN A AN ACHIEVEMENT IN TIRE CONSTRUCTION When we decided to manufacture tire the type and quality of tire was likewise decided upon. Over a year elapsed between the original design of this particular started to the completion of the BUILDING PERMITS Jas H. Latourette, addition to a frame residence 12x18, on Zeyn-st between North and La Palma-sts, to cost $200. Have you tried Horse Shee Cords—James the Vulcaniser, 223 N. Los Angeles-st. The cost of living is coming down, but not so fast as to make the consumer sensack. LL 651 RATE TO YOURSELF HANDLER CLEVELANDSIX NEW PRICES HERE CLEVELAND $1595 Magneto Standard Equipment. and CLEVELAND SERVICE STATION C. GOODCELL, Mgr. Anaheim Phone 651 AN ACHIEVEMENT IN TIRE CONSTRUCTION When we decided to manufacture tire the type and quality of tire was likewise decided upon. Over a year elapsed between the original design of this particular started to the completion of the new year of hard work with much re steps, finally to be rewarded by the tion of a tire which even to the observer is apparent as splendidly from the engineering viewpoint sewing striking individuality. The new Savage Cord is a m not due to so-called secret or pat ceses, but as the result of untiring experiment and test. In it are BUILT EXCEL THE SPRECKELS "BAVAGE" TIRE CO. OUR BEST ASSET IS THE L. J. H ORANGE COUNTY OIL CO. So. Los Angeles St. J. C. BRESSLER SERVICE STATION So. Los Angeles St. WE HAVE IN THE SATFON SET may throw ties and AW MAY 21st us to reach the great deal of light on the attemptspendable conclusions as to the char- to answer such questions under theacteristic responses of living things particular conditions of other locali- to their environment. Change of Location —The large increase in business has made it necessary to move to larger quarters and we have moved from 139 S. Los Angeles St. to 252 North Los Angeles St. —where we will take care of all Paige service and general automobile repairing. Torres & Terry Tow Car Service Phone 713 P.C.GORALL Successor to Anaheim Garage and Machine Shop GENERAL MACHINE WORK Ice Machinery and Refrigerating Engines. 226 S. Los Angeles St. Phone 271 GENERAL MACHINE WORK Ice Machinery and Refrigerating Engines. 226 S. Los Angeles St. Phone 271 IN ANAHEIM SAVAGE CORD ARISTOCRAT OF TIRES he decided to manufacture a Cord pipe and quality of tire to be prolikewise decided upon. ear elapsed between the time the sign of this particular tire was the completion of the molds. A ments and improvements of later-day con- construction. In it is the expression of an ideal—the ideal to build a tire that will Excel all others and ever reflect credit upon the name it bears. Many months of grueling experimental ARISTOCRAT OF TIRES are decided to manufacture a Cord shape and quality of tire to be prolikewise decided upon. near elapsed between the time the design of this particular tire was the completion of the molds. A cord work with much retracing of utility to be rewarded by the produc-tire which even to the casual apparent as splendidly designed engineering viewpoint and pos-inking individuality. U Savage Cord is a mighty tire, so-called secret or patented pro- as the result of untiring research, t and test. In it are the refine-ments and improvements of later-day con-struction. In it is the expression of an ideal—the ideal to build a tire that will Excel all others and ever reflect credit upon the name it bears. Many months of grueling experimental runs on test cars and stage lines over all conditions of roads proved and disproved the correctness of theories and enabled us to eliminate weaknesses and incorporate improvements, finally to present to the motoring public this Aristocrat of Cords which we believe will render the maximum of un-interrupted service and mileage per dollars invested. And in the final analysis is this not the only basis upon which you can figure tire costs? AGE" TIRE CO. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. ET IS THE SATISFIED CUSTOMER J. HEFFNER ORANGE COUNTY JOBBER IL CO. ORANGE COUNTY MOTOR SERVICE CO. N. Lemon St. STATION AUTO ELECTRIC MAINTENANCE CO. 203 S. Los Angeles St.