anaheim-gazette 1918-02-14

CALIFORNIA CAN PROFITABLY GROW CORN NO REASON FOR THIS STATE IMPORTING EIGHTY PER CENT OF ITS CONSUMPTION ORANGE COUNTY STOOD SECOND IN THE STATE IN PRODUCTION LAST YEAR Last year California imported 80 per cent of the Indian corn used here, as conservatively estimated. This corn had to come over a thousand miles of desert and mountains, costing $12 per ton freight from Iowa and more from greater distances, says the Rural Press. In every district of California, even Imperial Valley, Indian corn is occupying increasing acreage each year to be cut for silage. The California production of corn for grain was greatest in 1891, when it was over 5,570,000 bushels. In 1917 the crop was 2,400,000 bushels. The census of 1910 gave the highest producing counties credit as follows: Los Angeles, 249,295 bu.; Orange, 91,643; San Diego, 71,874; Tulare, 61,575; Napa, 59,579; Ventura, 58,995; Inyo, 57,917; San Joaquin, 57,028; Merced, 52,778; Sonoma, 44,331; Kings, 43,668; and eighteen other counties over 10,000 bushels each. There are some surprises in these figures, because considerable changes have taken place in the past ten or fifteen is eight feet below the surface in summer time. There are lots of weeds; but corn cultivation tends to clear these off. No smut is found serious, and while worms work on field corn, they are not so bad on sweet corn. OIL MEN INVESTIGATING YORBA LINDA DISTRICT Field May Possibly Soon be Extended To That Region Considerable interest has been aroused in Yorba Linda and vicinity during the past week or more by the presence of a number of oil men, who have been looking over the territory and making inquiry of ranchers as to the possibility of securing lenses. Moreover, some of these men have shown a marked interest in the territory to the east of Yorba Linda, which has not been given much consideration by oil men in the various investigations of the past. It is no new thing for oil men to be prospecting around Yorba Linda. The territory has been in their eye for some years, and there is a strong belief that the fields will one day be extended in this direction. Just before the start of the European war one company had contracted for some leases in the territory between Yorba Linda and Olinda, and they were ready for signatures when the outbreak of hostilities stopped operations. Since that time little Interest has been manifested in the possibilities of this field. Now, however, with the increasing scarcity of oil and the desperate efforts of the companies to speed up production, it is believed that the present movement may have some definite result. In the past two weeks one man, known to represent a large oil company, has been all over the territory used in the molding garden that has been former years, as on charming sights once Of particular interest will be a food comment conducted under of the National Food Demonstrations are given to hundred by lecturers of thetration. An extension been sent from Water agricultural department water conservation such as are found foronia. Citrus fruit district county to Imperial tered their choicest petition for honors. ANOTHER P Von Hindenburg have recently told an editorial associate he would be in Paris be said it and It really makes little world has ceased serious attention to German militaries those predicted Chr Paris and Petrogram the declaration that be brought to her days by the U-boat about the prophecy would never declare many and that she to anything if she TOMATO GROWN The California has perfected organic suggestion of the rector. The organ In 1917 the crop was 2,400,000 bushels. The census of 1910 gave the highest producing counties credit as follows: Los Angeles, 249,295 bu.; Orange, 91,643; San Diego, 71,874; Tulare, 61,575; Napa, 59,579; Ventura, 58,995; Inyo, 57,917; San Joaquin, 57,028; Merced, 52,778; Sonoma, 44,331; Kings, 43,668; and eighteen other counties over 10,000 bushels each. There are some surprises in these figures, because considerable change have taken place in the past ten or fifteen years. Los Angeles (which for a long time included Orange county) has led almost continuously since the days of the gold rush. Sonoma, 500 miles from Los Angeles, stood second for nearly half a century. California corn production has never lagged for lack of markets. Production costs have been slightly higher, but machinery is over coming this handicap. The market for all we can raise seems certain at high prices. Practically all we import is for human consumption; though corn is generally recognized slightly superior to barley for hog and cattle feed; and some of our farmers who come from the east boost its superiority in much stronger terms. It has been found that good hogs will make a pound of gain on four pounds of corn, speaking generally. If California should ever grow more than enough for our own uses, Oregon and Washington would like our surplus. In addition, every spring the Hawaiian Island want Indian corn so much that they ship it across California and the water, besides bringing it over the mountains and deserts. Mexico is one of our greatest possible markets for she now gets large quantities from the middle west via San Francisco. There is another profit to take from corn which our climate is more likely to lead us to take than is commonly done in the middle west. It must be admitted that on account of our wet weather for harvesting, as against the frosty weather in middle western states, the husking here goes not over half so fast. This is a great incentive to the Californian to use machinery, while corn belt-husking is generally done by hand. When machinery is used here, the fodder is shredded and makes a notable addition to our forage and animal feeding resources. This is important at a time of cattle starvation and high feed prices. Though most of the corn in California is not irrigated, being grown in coast counties, and though most of that bushels. In 1917 the crop was 2,400,000 bushels. The census of 1910 gave the highest producing counties credit as follows: Los Angeles, 249,295 bu.; Orange, 91,643; San Diego, 71,874; Tulare, 61,575; Napa, 59,579; Ventura, 58,995; Inyo, 57,917; San Joaquin, 57,028; Merced, 52,778; Sonoma, 44,331; Kings, 43,668; and eighteen other counties over 10,000 bushels each. There are some surprises in these figures, because considerable change have taken place in the past ten or fifteen years. Los Angeles (which for a long time included Orange county) has led almost continuously since the days of the gold rush. Sonoma, 500 miles from Los Angeles, stood second for nearly half a century. California corn production has never lagged for lack of markets. Production costs have been slightly higher, but machinery is over coming this handicap. The market for all we can raise seems certain at high prices. Practically all we import is for human consumption; though corn is generally recognized slightly superior to barley for hog and cattle feed; and some of our farmers who come from the east boost its superiority in much stronger terms. It has been found that good hogs will make a pound of gain on four pounds of corn, speaking generally. If California should ever grow more than enough for our own uses, Oregon and Washington would like our surplus. In addition, every spring the Hawaiian Island want Indian corn so much that they ship it across California and the water, besides bringing it over the mountains and deserts. Mexico is one of our greatest possible markets for she now gets large quantities from the middle west via San Francisco. There is another profit to take from corn which our climate is more likely to lead us to take than is commonly done in the middle west. It must be admitted that on account of our wet weather for harvesting, as against the frosty weather in middle western states, the husking here goes not over half so fast. This is a great incentive to the Californian to use machinery, while corn belt-husking is generally done by hand. When machinery is used here, the fodder is shredded and makes a notable addition to our forage and animal feeding resources. This is important at a time of cattle starvation and high feed prices. Though most of the corn in California is not irrigated, being grown in coast counties, and though most of that bushels. In 1917 the crop was 2,400,000 bushels. The census of 1910 gave the highest producing counties credit as follows: Los Angeles, 249,295 bu.; Orange, 91,643; San Diego, 71,874; Tulare, 61,575; Napa, 59,579; Ventura, 58,995; Inyo, 57,917; San Joaquin, 57,028; Merced, 52,778; Sonoma, 44,331; Kings，43，668；and eighteen other counties over 10，000 bushels each. There are some surprises in these figures，because considerable change have taken place in the past ten or fifteen years. Los Angeles (which for a long time included Orange county) has led almost continuously since the days of the gold rush. Sonoma，500 miles from Los Angeles，stood second for nearly half a century. California corn production has never lagged for lack of markets. Production costs have been slightly higher，but machinery is over coming this handicap. The market for all we can raise seems certain at high prices. Practically all we import is for human consumption; though corn is generally recognized slightly superior to barley for hog and cattle feed; and some of our farmers who come from the east boost its superiority in much stronger terms. It has been found that good hogs will make a pound of gain on four pounds of corn，speaking generally. If California should ever grow more than enough for our own uses，Oregon and Washington would like our surplus. In addition，every spring the Hawaiian Island want Indian corn so much that they ship it across California and the water，besides bringing it over the mountains and deserts. Mexico is one of our greatest possible markets for she now gets large quantities from the middle west via San Francisco. There is another profit to take from corn which our climate is more likely to lead us to take than is commonly done in the middle west. It must be admitted that on account of our wet weather for harvesting，as against the frosty weather in middle western states，the husking here goes not over半so fast. This is a great incentive to the Californian to use machinery，while corn belt-husking is generally done by hand. When machinery is used here，the fodder is shredded and makes a notable addition to our forage and animal feeding resources. This is important at a time of cattle starvation and high feed prices. Though most of the corn in California is not irrigated，being grown in coast counties，and though most of that bushels. In 1917 the crop was 2，400，000 bushels. The census of 1910 gave the highest producing counties credit as follows: Los Angeles，249，295 bu.; Orange，91，643；San Diego，71，874；Tulare，61，575；Napa，59，579；Ventura，58，995；Inyo，57，917；San Joaquin，57，028；Merced，52，778；Sonoma，44，331；Kings，43，668；and eighteen other counties over 10，000 bushels each. There are some surprises in these figures，because considerable change have taken place in the past ten or fifteen years. Los Angeles (which for a long time included Orange county) has led almost continuously since the days of the gold rush. Sonoma，500 miles from Los Angeles，stood second for nearly half a century. California corn production has never lagged for lack of markets. Production costs have been slightly higher，but machinery is over coming this handicap. The market for all we can raise seems certain at high prices. Practically all we import is for human consumption; though corn is generally recognized slightly superior to barley for hog and cattle feed; and some of our farmers who come from the east boost its superiority in much stronger terms. It has been found that good hogs will make a pound of gain on four pounds of corn，speaking generally. If California should ever grow more than enough for our own uses，Oregon and Washington would like our surplus. 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This is a great incentive to the Californian to use machinery, while corn belt-husking is generally done by hand. When machinery is used here, the fodder is shredded and makes a notable addition to our forage and animal feeding resources. This is important at a time of cattle starvation and high feed prices. Though most of the corn in California is not irrigated, being grown in coast counties, and though most of that is the interior sections is on river or lake bottoms, there is a district in the delta islands of the San Joaquin-Sacramento rivers whose acreage is rapidly increasing and where irrigation is practiced. Two classes of Indian corn, dent and flint, are grown here, flint having the preference, though much of the entire crop is so mongrelized that it partakes of the nature of both. The acreage last year was largely increased over the year before, largely due to the Sperry Flour Co.'s "Corn Day," of which it is hoped there will be two this year. Plans for next year's plant already exceed the 1917 acreage. One of the leading Indian corn growers of the Delta is A C. Westgate. He grows principally flint, having made over two tons per acre on 140 acres of this variety in 1916. This, with the crop from six acres of dent, sold for $11,963.40. The yield in 1917 was not over 1½ tons shelled. Greater care was given but spring rains stopped early and the weather was cool. Dent usually yields greater bulk of grain and some greater weight, but flint weighs more per measured bushel, is harder, nicer milling makes more corn meal of better color with less wastage. Much of the Delta corn is grown on peaty soil below low water level in the river; so it can be irrigated by siphon at no cost for water. The water table how much you could waste and then indirectly brag about "the things one really and truly must have to get on with," while today multi-millionaires are eating corn bread. Yesterday all the blatherskites pointed to big business such as Bethlehem steel and Baldwins as a public menace, but today we hall them as saviors of our country. Yesterday hundreds of men I know or know about were earning with their brains tens of thousands of dollars for themselves every year, whereas today they are tolling for Uncle Sam at 2 cents a week. Yesterday it was a crime for the United States to own a merchant marine, today a Philadelphia shipyard is preparing to build 50 great ships at a clip, so that we may have a merchant marine. Yesterday it was the fashion for the vast majority of people to spend every cent they earned, but today 10,000,000 people own Liberty bonds—mostly paid for out of savings. Yesterday we taxed ourselves heavily to feed and maintain in semiluxury or at least full comfort thousands of crooks, thieves, counterfeiters and murderers, but today some sensible communities have set this parasite class to work. Yesterday malady could scarcely draw on her own gloves but now she is knitting with nimble fingers stout sweaters for Sammle. SURPASSING SHOW California's citrus fruit growers expect to entertain 100,000 people at their wonderful exposition, the National Orange Show, to be held at San Bernardino, February 20 to 28. It is estimated 1,009,000 oranges and another million flowers will be used in the molding of a golden garden that has become famed, in former years, as one of the most charming sights on the Pacific. Of particular interest this year will be a food conservation department conducted under the direction of the National Food Administration. Demonstrations and lectures will be given to hundreds of people daily by lecturers of the Food Administration. An extensive exhibit has been sent from Washington by the agricultural department, dealing with water conservation under conditions such as are found in Southern California. Citrus fruit districts from Tulare county to Imperial county have entered their choicest products in competition for honors. ANOTHER PROPHECY? Von Hindenburg is reported to have recently told the members of an editorial association in Berlin that he would be in Paris by April. Maybe he said it and maybe he didn't. It really makes little difference. The world has ceased to pay any serious attention to the prophecies of German militarists. What about those predicted Christmas dinners in Paris and Petrograd? What about the declaration that England would be brought to her knees in ninety days by the U-boat blockade? What about the prophecy that America would never declare war against Germany and that she wouldn't amount to anything if she did? TOMATO GROWERS ORGANIZE The California Tomato Growers has perfected organization on the suggestion of the State Market Director. The organization is on the ions, and some disgruntled republicans, to ask Francis J. Heney to lead the forlorn hope, but Heney's $25,000 a year place as a trust sleuth and protector prosecutor may have superior attractions to anything he can see in the democratic nomination for governor of California. But of republicans—well, the list is almost endless. Here's a few that Otheman Stevens puts forward into pitiless publicity: "Senator Hiram Johnson largely has in his hand the naming of the next governor. "IIf Governor Stephens were not bald I would say that the senator dislikes every hair in his head. As it is, that simile is not expressive enough. "There are other men, however, who are not baldheaded of whom the same thing could be said, and given the impetus of more hairs, why, more dislike. "So the wise ones say that if Governor Stephens were to purge himself of the Earl association, the senator might at least keep silent during the campaign. "But here is another angle. Corporation Commissioner Carnahan is likely to seek the nomination as a Southern Californian. "Governor Johnson wanted Carnahan selected as his successor, but the famous 'conference' here forced Stephens on the program; and then later events at Sacramento excited Johnson's resentment, and he might jump to Carnahan. "There is Tom Woolwine, for whom Johnson has the warmest regard. "Woolwine is beginning to be looked at as formidable, and support is seeking his banner daily. "The old Johnson machine is still a Johnson affair. The wonderful capacity the senator has to tie men to him with unfinching loyalty has hardly nation's water power from capture by the power monopolists is at last on the verge of being won, says Gifford Pinchot in Rural Press. The administration water power bill, now before congress, opens the way to save for the people of the United States their most valuable natural asset. Some fifty million water horsepower is at stake. The bill in question was formulated under the direction of the secretary of agriculture, the secretary of war, and the secretary of the interior, was submitted to the president for his approval, and recently put forward as an administration measure. It deals with water power in national forests, public lands, Indian lands, and navigable streams. A special committee of the house has been created to consider it. It is an admirable measure, drawn with thorough knowledge and unusual skill. The principles essential for the wise use of development of our public water powers in the public interest are all embodied in it. (1) The thing to do with water power is to develop it. Whatever retards or restricts the development of public water powers on terms fair to the public is against public policy and hostile to the general welfare. (2) Water power belongs to the people. The sites where it is produced should always be held in public hands, for only so can effective control in the general interest be secured. (3) Where public development is not desired, the right to use water power sites should be leased for periods long enough to permit sound, attractive, and profitable investment, but never longer than fifty years. At the end of each lease all rights should return to the people who gave them. TOMATO GROWERS ORGANIZE The California Tomato Growers has perfected organization on the suggestion of the State Market Director. The organization is on the non-profit non-capital stock basis, the object of the association being collective bargaining between packers and growers and thus establish better market conditions throughout the state. It is said that as a result of this new organization Santa Clara Valley packers are offering $15 a ton for this year's tomatoes, in lieu of the $8 or $10 price which prevailed last year. THE DYESTUFF INDUSTRY At a recent luncheon of the Home Industry League it was shown that Oakland and San Francisco were getting into the dyestuff industry in an important way and bid fair largely to increase our output. As there is no lack here of the raw materials for synthetic dyes, there is no reason why we should not become large producers. It is, of course, a matter of command of the necessary technical skill in which we have as good a chance as others. Within the last three years necessity has created a great expansion of our dyestuff industries, and we are no tonly fairly well supplying our domestic needs but have become important exporters. The dyestuff industry is full of chemical "secret," closely held in different establishments. Important combinations have been patented in this and other countries, mostly by Germans, and are being used with out license from the owners of patents, but subject to accounting to them after the war. We have not been able to learn in three years all that the Germans have found out in a generation, and there are some delicate shades which we have not yet learned to make in fast colors. But, on the other hand, our chemists are making colors which the Germans knew nothing about. The war is all the Protection which our producers could desire and more. We shall retain an increase our dyestuff industry only if it is given for phens on the program; and then later events at Sacramento excited Johnson's resentment, and he might jump to Carnahan. "There is Tom Woolwine, for whom Johnson has the warmest regard. "Woolwine is beginning to be looked at as formidable, and support is seeking his banner daily." "The old Johnson machine is still a Johnson affair. The wonderful capacity the senator has to tie men to him with unfilinching loyalty has hardly been impinged upon by the fact that Governor Stephens is de jure the head of the "machine." "It is not presumed that the senator would come right out in personal support of any candidate; but it would be sufficient for him to indicate that he is against this, that, or the other man to almost insure his defeat. "Friend Richardson is another factor. He is state treasurer and he could claim to be a Southern Californian because he once lived down here; wasn't it at San Bernardino? "And he has about the best organized county newspaper following imaginable because of his long association as executive with the editors as head of the California Editorial association. "And Mayor Rolph of San Francisco is increasing his chest measurement daily with his ambition to be governor. He feels, he says, that the place is due Southern California, as the two California senators are from the north, but wouldn't he welcome any Southern mixup that would make it the duty of a strong man from the north to run? "J. O. Hayes of San Jose is another middle ground man who would like to "entertain" consideration of being a candidate." District Atorney Woolwine of Los Angeles is the only democrat he lists, and after referring to his strength as being somewhat formidable—for the nomination, Stevens continues: "After a fellow has talked with those for and against this man and that man, the report shows a mixture of Stephens and Woolwine. If Governor Stephens can stop Eddie Dickson offering the lieutenant governorship promiscuously, and run as a republican, he would be formidable. "If Mr. Woolwine can secure even the whispered friendliness of Senator Johnson, he would be quite as formidable. "And if Mr. Carnahan were to run and have the senator's backing (3) Where public development is not desired, the right to use water power sites should be leased for periods long enough to permit sound, attractive, and profitable investment, but never longer than fifty years. At the end of each lease all rights should return to the people who gave them. (4) In order to protect the consumer against extortion, rates and service should be regulated by federal authority when state or local authority fail to do so. (5) Reasonably prompt and complete development and continuous operation, subject to market conditions, should be required. Already millions of water horsepower are held out of use to further monopoly by private corporations. (6) Corporations or individuals who make money out of rights granted by the people should share their profits with the people. (7) The public has a right to complete information about every business based on the use of public property. It is a real pleasure to tell you that every one of these principles is fully safe-guarded in the administration's water power bill. What remains, therefore, is for congress to put this measure through without delay. The administration water power bill will first come before the house of representatives, where an effort will certainly be made to amend it in the interest of the power interests. If that fails, the water power lobbyist will endeavor to have the indefensible provisions of the Shields bill substituted in the Senate for the administration bill. Beaten in that, they will fall back upon the formula of obstruction and delay they have used so successfully for the last ten years. This measure is practical, fair, and wise. The friends of conservation should insist that their friends in congress shall give their prompt and full support to the administration water power bill, and shall see to it that it is passed without emasculation, substitution, or postponement. It is of vital interest to our country while the war is on, and will be equally important after the war is over. The passage of this law will secure We have not been able to learn in three years all that the Germans have found out in a generation, and there are some delicate shades which we have not yet learned to make in fast colors. But, on the other hand, our chemists are making colors which the Germans knew nothing about. The war is all the Protection which our producers could desire and more. We shall retain an increase our dystuff industry only if it is given for some years the Protection of duties adequate to give our producers the American market. And we are convinced that they will get such Protection. SHADOWS ON THE SCREEN The general election is ten months away, and a discussion of prospective candidates for the governorship is premature at the present time, but this is the way Editor Harbison of the San Bernardino Sun sizes up the situation as it appears at the present writing: If there is anything in numbers, the republican nomination for governor of California must look good, for the number of aspirants grows apace, while as yet there is nobody sure of asking for the empty honor of leading the democracy in the Golden State. A movement is on foot in San Francisco, backed by some democrats, some progressives who still have visions. GIBBS LUMBER Phone Pacific 201—Home 2664. East Broadway This measure is practical, fair, and wise. The friends of conservation should insist that their friends in congress shall give their prompt and full support to the administration water power bill, and shall see to it that it is passed without emasculation, substitution, or postponement. It is of vital interest to our country while the war is on, and will be equally important after the war is over. The passage of this law will secure McAdoo says: "War Savings Stamps are a safe investment which cannot go DOWN in value and are guaranteed by the U.S. Government to go UP in value as interest is added." ON SALE EVERYWHERE F. C. Edmiston, Anaheim, Cal. SHIRTS For Spring We want to call your attention to our First Shipment of Fibre Silk Shirts for Spring Something that is absolutely new - $3.00 Light Weight Flannel Shirts collars attached $2.50 Underwear in lightweight wool both two piece and union suits JACKSON'S MEN'S WEAR SHOP THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE $15.0 SUIT HOUSE IN ORANGE COUNTY ANAHEIM to the American people forever vast resources whose use for the good of all will make this land a safer and a better place to live in. All the forces of conservation are behind it. I urge you to give the administration water power bill your strongest approval and support. SANTA ANA MINISTER INSPIRED BY THE MUSE Anaheim people who go down to the sea occasionally to hunt mussels. Walker says: I had just about convinced myself that the yarn was a clever bit of camouflage when in blows Common Dore Board of the launch 9-9 with an awful yarn about the mussels on the Newport pier all dying and dropping off the piles in bunches. "There is not a live mussel on these piles today," affirmed the old pirate, to the American people forever vast resources whose use for the good of all will make this land a safer and a better place to live in. All the forces of conservation are behind it. I urge you to give the administration water power bill your strongest approval and support. SANTA ANA MINISTER INSPIRED BY THE MUSE Drops Into Poetry to Tell Impression Of Camp Life Many of the boys in the military camps send home cheering letters to their friends telling of satisfactory conditions while others complain of the treatment they receive. Rev. Lloyd Darsle, formerly pastor of the Christian church at Santa Ana, who is now at Camp Stanton, San Antonio, expresses his opinion in the following poem which was sent to the Blade: "IT'S YOU." If you want to live in the kind of a camp Like the kind of a camp you like, You needn't pack your clothes in a grip And start on a long, long hike. You'll only find what you left behind; For there's nothing that's really new Its a knock at yourself when you knock the camp. It isn't the camp—it's you. If the men are cold and hard to greet In the camp you call your own, Take a good square look at your face in the glass And think of the seed you've sown. If you smile at folk, they'll return the smile And this is eternally true: A frown will beget a frown. It isn't the men—it's you. If the captain's stern and hard to please, If the drill is pokey and slow, If the company lags and the men are dull And nothing seems to go. You may whine and scold and criticize Till your face is pinched and blue. The captain's right—the men are one— The trouble is all with you. If the mess is bad and the service Anaheim people who go down to the sea occasionally to hunt mussels. Walker says: I had just about convinced myself that the yarn was a clever bit of camouflage when in blows Commodore Board of the launch 9-9 with an awful yarn about the mussels on the Newport pier all dying and dropping off the piles in bunches. "There is not a live mussel on these piles today," affirmed the old pirate, and what's more there is a milky sort of stuff in the water at times that is doing all this city work." (The commodore doesn't suit fish, but how he does like to eat mussels.) From disbelief I had swung back to doubt and it took the convincing arguments of "Shoe" Shoemaker of Newport Beach to convince me that there really was a lot of truth to the story. Here is friend Shoemaker's account: "I am running a string of lobster traps off Melrose and there are days when the water is so milky that I have to lift a trap clear out in order to see if I have any bugs of market size. Some days the water is clear and then I get plenty of lobsters and then of a sudden it fools up with this stuff and there is nothing doing.- This milky fluid has run the fish all away from Newport and put what little smelt fishing we had left on the bum. The mussels and clams cannot leave and the stuff is killing them. All the mussels on the old pier are dead and it will get them at Huntington, too. "The beet sugar factories are evidently using some kind of stuff to clean up with and are running it out into the ocean. This is the first time that the sugar factory water has done any harm that I know of, but I don't believe it was because the mixture used does no harm. It was because there were currents before that carried it out to sea. This year we have had no storms and no strong currents and the outfall has stayed close to shore. I think an investigation ought to be made and if our conclusions are correct these fellows ought to be made to extend their pipes out into the ocean a thousand feet or more." There is not a question of doubt but that the clams and mussels are dying and that the disease seems confined to areas reached by the water from the factories. This will be quite a jolt for a good many of us who have been in the habit of gathering a mess of mussels at Newport and who have please, If the drill is pokey and slow, If the company lags and the men are dull And nothing seems to go. You may whine and scold and criticize Till your face is pinched and blue. The captain's right—the men are one— The trouble is all with you. If the mess is bad and the service poor And the cook is strong for beans, If the spuds are cold, the coffee stale, And you don't know what it means, Don't cuss the cook, don't blame the stove, Don't swear till the place is blue. Perhaps your liver is out of whack; It isn't the mess—it's you. If the bunks are hard and the blankets light, And you're doomed to "Lay-on-Springs," If your flesh is creased like a checker board And your bed is full of "things," It isn't as bad as it seems to be, Such times are really few. Camp Stanley is sure a good old place, It sure is the place for you. SHELLFISH ARE DYING IN NEWPORT BAY Water From the Sugar Factory Is Said to be Responsible Victor Walker who keeps tab on the fish and game situation in Orange county and publishes his notes in the Register, states that the mussels at Newport Beach are dying by hundreds. This will be a disappointment to many shore. I think an investigation ought to be made and if our conclusions are correct these fellows ought to be made to extend their pipes out into the ocean a thousand feet or more." There is not a question of doubt but that the clams and mussels are dying and that the disease seems confined to areas reached by the water from the factories. This will be quite a jolt for a good many of us who have been in the habit of gathering a mess of mussels at Newport and who have put a stop to the marketmen stripping these piles for the Los Angeles markets. The Los Angeles county farm bureau will investigate grain sorghums- and cultural methods. Anaheim Cash Market A Good Place to Trade J. E. STROUP, Proprietor Home 282 Pacific 300 109-111 N. Los Angeles St.