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The Parker post., 1914-10-17
COST OF LIVING REDUCED;
FOOD PRICES ARE Lower
GRADUAL DECLINE IN PRICES IN
PAST TWO WEEKS
Large Crops Are Responsible for the
Drop-Packing House Officials
Claim Drop in Hams and
Bacon Also

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13.-Food
prices are lower. Within the past two
weeks a steady and gradual decline
has taken place in the general COM
modify price list in this city. Prices
are considerably lower than the same
time year ago.
With the outbreak of the European
war a striking advance took place in
the price of many commodities. Now
they are declining.
Today number of packing houses
stated that the present price of ham
and bacon has dropped 2 cents pound
in the past two weeks. Ham is now
sold at retail at 2O1b cents a pound.
Bacon is offered at % cents a pound.
In the general meat list the decline
is from to cents pound. Boiling
beef is down to 10 cents a pound,
round steak is offered at II cents a
pound, loin chops Is cents pound
and pork chops 20 to % cents a pound.
Sugar is now quoted retail at $500
a hundred for the cane and $605 for
the beet variety. The price a month
ago was $8.O5 and $7.S5 for the cane
and beet respectively.
Butter, eggs and cheese have scored
material declines. Butter is now Of
fered at 30 cents a pound, eggs 40
cents a dozen and domestic cheese 18
cents pound.
Potatoes dropped Is cents hundred
weight within a month. The northern
stock is now offered at $1.35 a hun
dred. The price of onions has been
cut practically in two.
Dried and canned fruits are consid-
erably lower. The large California
crops of apples, apricots, peaches and
prunes is responsible for the decline.
Fancy packed lemons, which sold
wholesale a month ago at $3.50 box,
are now down to $3.50 box.
The best grade of flour remains un-
changed at 81 barrel for four fifty
pound sacks. The price of flour is up
held by the strong wheat markets.
Lima beans, which advanced to $S25
hundred, have dropped to $685. a
hundred. Other varieties of beans
are also lower.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
HIGHWAY CONTRACTS
AWARDED FOR SOUTH

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 13.-More than
a half million dollars of State High
way work is called for by bids opened
by the State Highway Commission last
week. A summary of the Southern
California contracts with the name OF
the lowest bidder follows:
Imperial County-Myers Creek to
Coyote, six miles, J. w. CalbacK Of San
Diego, $6S,145; San Luis Obispo Coun-
ty-Atascadero Creek to Paso Robes
ten miles, J. w. Calback of San Diego
$71,9S9.20; Santa Barbara County
Divide to Orcutt, SO miles, F. Rolandi
of San Francisco, $1S,751; Stony Greek
to Ell Capital Creek, 1912 miles, c. H
Hudson of Los Angeles, $79,191.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
BOND ELECTION FOR
$3,5oo,Ooo CALLED

Ell CENTRIC, Oct. 13.-At the meet
ing of the Imperial district board of di-
rectors, the assessment rate for the
coming year was fixed at two mills.
This was the rate last year. 1t was de-
cided upon with little discussion.
The assessment rate is based upon
valuation of lands in the district of
23,OO0,0OO. The valuation last year
was 100000. Last year the assess
ments paid to the irrigation district
amounted to an average of six cents
an acre. By the slightly increased val
uation this year the tax increase is
hardly noticeable.
A special election to vote $3,500,O00
bonds to buy the G. D. company's sys-
tenn was called for Friday.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
PRESENT YEAR BREAKS CROP
RECORD OF CALIFORNIA
BARLEY OUTPUT SHOWS LARGEST
GAIN OF YEAR
Government Estimates Show Enor-
nous Gains in Wheat, Corn, Oats,
Barley, Potatoes, Hay, Beans,
and Other Products

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-That the
1914 California crops are the greatest
in the history of the state was officially
shown in the October report of gov
ernment experts of the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture.
Estimates October 1 by the govern
ment officials in comparison with the
final report of 1913, show enormous
gains in the production in this state
of wheat, corn, oats, barley, potatoes,
hay, beans, apricots, sugar beets, or
anges, lemons, grapes, pears, prunes,
olives and other products.
The greatest increase in production
is shown in the estimate of the barley
crop. The government places the 1914
production of barley in California at
43,500,000 bushels against total of
33, 100000 for 1913. 1t is estimated
that the barley crop this year is worth
more than $20,000,O00.
Wheat production for 1914 is esti-
mated at 7,466,OO0 bushels against
100000 last year. The wheat crop
at the present market prices is worth
approximately $10,000,000.
1t is estimated that this years corn
crop will total 100000 bushels, as
against 1,185,000 bushels in 1913. Oats
production is estimated at 100000
bushels, a gain of 100000 bushels
over last years production.
The production of potatoes is placed
at 9,54O,OOO bushels. This shows a
gain of 100000 bushels over the 1913
crop.
An immense crop of 5,242,OOO tons
of hay is the government estimate for
this year, against 100000 tons pro-
duced in 1913.
The production of beans for 1914 is
placed at 81 per cent of a full crop,
against 80 per cent last year. Produc-
tion of sugar beets is placed at SO per
cent, compared with "a per cent in
1913.
The 1914 orange crop is placed at
80 per cent by the government ex-
perts against 576 per cent on October
1, 1913 1t is estimated that the total
1914 orange yield will be $4,000 cars
and will net the growers approximately
$35, 100000.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
STATE BUILDING PROPOSED
FOR SOUTHERN California
PROPOSITION, KNOWN AS INITIATIVE MEASURE ABER 3S,
Will ON BALLOT AT FALL ELECTION MOI Der 3
Measure Provides for Issue of 81 OOO Bonds to Run Fifty Years to
Meet Expenses of Erecting State Building SOuth-WOud Enable
State Bureaus to Serve People in South With Greater Efficiency

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13.-Los An
geles and all other voters of Southern
California are urged to turn out in full
force at the November election and
vote for the issue of $1,250,000 state
bonds for the purchase of a suitable
site and the erection of a state build
ing in Los Angeles to be at the service
of the people of the southern part of
the state.
The proposition will be on the bal
lot. 1t is known as No. 3S. To secure
the bond issue for the state building a
majority of all votes cast will be neces-
sary. Some opposition has developed
to the measure.
All city, county and civic organiza-
tions are working hard to awaken
greater interest in the state building
enterprise.
The Los Angeles initiative measure
provides for the issue of bonds to run
fifty years in the sum of $1,25O,OOO to
meet the expense of erecting a suit
able state building in Los Angeles and
also for the purchase of site for the
structure.
The Sacramento state building mea-
sure is known as No. 26. 1t is for a
bond issue in the sum of $3,000,000.
The San Francisco building measure
is No. 35, and calls for $1,OOO,OOO. The
Bay City already owns a site which
cost about $1,000.
Following is copy of the argument
in favor of the state building written
by President w. w. Mines of the Los
Angeles realty board.
This measure conte1nplates the erec-
ton by the state of a building at Los
Angeles for the accommodation of the
various government Offices that are To-
Gated in the southern part Of the state.
The proposition here is to allOt for that
purpose S1,250,000 Of state funds. 1t
should be supported because it is part
of a movement to bring the instru-
menta1ities of government near to the
people, and will promote efficiency in
the service of the state. It has long
been evident that certain departments
whose relations to the life of the peo-
pie are particularly close can do their
work effectively only when they are
convenient to the great centers OF
population. Accordingly, head offices
of some departments and branch offices
of others have been located in San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
The growth in the business of the
government made inevitable by the
marvellous increase in population and
the resulting development of agricul-
tural and industrial activities long ago
made the accommodations at Sacra-
mento glaringly inadequate. Partially
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
PARIS is WORRIED
OVER FOOD PRICES

PARIS, Oct. 12.-Already in certain
quarters signs of restiveness are Wis
ible as to the prospect of substan-
tial rise in the cost of provisions dur
ing the winter.
Only the other day it was stated
that while vegetables continued plen-
tiful, supplies of fruit were plainly
falling off, and, more serious still, it
was limited eggs might become so
scarce they might eventually have to
be reserved solely for the sick, as in
England.
The price of sugar has increased,
and the cost of coal is gradually rising.
Now comes the suggestion that, in con-
sequence of the fact that grain can be
imported into the country free of duty,
agricultural interests on this side may
so suffer that it might even become ad-
visable to impose tax on imported
grain.
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| to remedy this the legislature at its
last session proposed the erection
there of an additional state building to
house the, offices Of state that, until
such building is erected, must occupy
rented quarters. The same legislature
passed an act authorizing the erection
of a building in San Francisco on a
site that was secured some time ago.
These acts are both submitted to the
people at this time and should be ap-
proved.
The proposition for a building at
Los Angeles is a necessary part of the
same movement. A very substantial
portion of the population of the state
is in those counties whose life and
activities are centered in Los Angeles.
1t will always be necessary to main
tain state offices in that city. At this
time the state pays rent there for
accommodations, among others, for the
supreme court, district court of ap-
peals. industrial accident commission,
railroad commission, labor commits
sioner, inheritance tax department,
board of medical examiners, state
board of dental examiners, commission
on immigration and housing, state
banking department, highway commits
sion and fish and game commission.
The offices will be increased in number
rather than diminished. Thus, an office
in Los Angeles to administer the mo-
tor vehicle act would be great con-
venience to probably 10000 people, and
undoubtedly will be established in the
near future. Now, not only must the
state pay a high rental for all these
Offices, but the Offices when rented are
not adapted to the purpose and are
widely scattered throughout the city.
The speed and thoroughness Of the
work of all the departments would be
greatly enhanced if they could be
housed all in one building where COM
munication between them would be
easy, and in rooms large enough for
| their accommodation and suited to
/ their work.
All of this relates to the work of the
people. Whatever increase the eff
cheney of these bureaus, benefits the
people by just that much. The erec-
ton of a building at Los Angeles in
which all the various state offices To-
Gated there can be housed will enable
these bureaus to serve the people with
greater efficiency, will be in the long
run economical, will add to the beauty
and dignity of this section of the state,
and will give space for increase of
work and installation of additional bu-
reaus, as they may be called for by
increased population, without addi-
tional expense.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
100000 SHIRTS ORDERED
FROM UNITED STATES

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Demand for
American products is increasing daily
as result of the war.
From the textile mills comes news
that France has just placed orders for
10000 dozen 60 per cent wool shirts
for army use They are to be of the
buttonless, Arctic variety, and must
be finished within sixty days. Fac
tories at Cohoes, Bennington and Am
sterdam, N. Y, got the orders.
England is in the market for no.
siery, not only for the army but for
civilian consumption. One firm of
agents is inquiring for plain cotton
hose, plain Isle cotton and Isle and
cotton hose, embroidered Isle and cot
ton hose. There are many inquiries
for duck.
Shoe manufacturers have received
inquiries this week on shoe prices.
Samples of the shoes in use by prac-
tically all of the European armies are
at hand in this country as specifica-
tiOns.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
$90,000,000 WORTH OF SUGAR
BOUGHT BY THE BRITISH

LONDON, Oct. 12.-In oder to avoid
sugar famine in consequence of the
cessation of the supply of beet sugar
from Germany, Austria and Belgium,
the home secretary has purchased
100000 tons of raw sugar at about $100
a ton. The sugar has been purchased
at Demerara, Java, Mauritius and
other places. This is by far the larg-
est purchase Of sugar in the worlds
history. The sugar is to be sold prac-
tically at cost price to refners, who,
by arrangement with the government,
have agreed to sell the commodity,
when refined, to the dealers at fixed
price based upon the cost of the raw
article plus a fair manufacturing profit
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
500 More Ostriches

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14.-One of
the largest shipments of ostriches ever
brought to Los Angeles was made last
week, when the Cawston Ostrich Farm
at South Pasadena brought in an addi-
tional 500 birds from their big breed
ing farm at San Jacinto, Cal, to ex-
hibit them in the South Pasadena gar
dens: It is said that more than 10000
sightseers visit the Cawston Ostrich
Farm every month, most of them
having never before seen the ostrich
in his native home.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
COMMITTEES NAMED
FOR ROSE TOURNEY

PASADENA, Oct. 13.-J. B. Coul-
ston, president of the Tournament of
Roses Association, appointed the chair,
men of the various committees of the
organization which will look after the
arrangements for the New Years Day
celebration.
They are: Committee on member
ship, L.. H. Turner; prizes, E. T. Off;
afternoon sports, D. M. Linnard; ad-
vertising and merchants division, J. j.
MITCHELL decorations,- Walter Ray
mond; park, R. L. Metcalf ball and
choosing of king and queen, J. B. Mil
Ter and Frank Hogan; automobiles,
John w. Wood.
Preparations for the coming tourna-
ment are already actively under way.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
FIVE NATIONS SEND
WARMING TO TURKEY

ATHENS, Oct. 2.-Ambassadors of
the triple entente, Italy and Spain have
presented the grand vizier of Turkey
another note protesting emphatically
against the abrogation of the capitu-
lations which it recently announced,
according to diplomatic message
from Constantinople. The participa-
tion of Italy and Spain in this action
is regarded as a notice to the porte
that those two countries are ready to
cast lots with England, France and
Russia.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
$4,000 PEARL is FOUND
IN FRESH WATER CLAM

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13.-Richard Thorn
as and Rugust Knies, miners, cast their
minnow nets into the Okaw river, just
north of Carlyle, ILL.,, and hauled in a
half dozen clans. Thomas broke open
the shells, and was about to toss a
mussel into frying pan when his fin
gers felt the largest gem, perhaps, ever
seen in ST. Louis. They made the
rounds of the st. Louis jeWelry shops,
and were informed they had found "a
pearl of great price," They are hold
ing it for $4,000.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
Japanese Exhibit Perfected

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13.-Com-
missioner-General Yamawaki to the
Panama-Pacific International exposi
tion has promised that Japan's mag
nificent exhibit will be perfected in
every detail when the exposition opens
on February 20, 1915. Japan has ap
propriated 100000, and the pavilion
will be built by Japanese workmen
One of the features of the Japanese
site at the exposition will be a garden
of 10000 square feet, which will be
stocked with plants, rocks and sol
brought from the land of the Mikado
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
SIFTON GUN BATTERY
OFF TO VALCARTIER

OTTAWA, Oct. 12.-The Siften auto
mobile machine-gun battery, which has
been organized at the capital, leaves
for Valcartier. The battery consists
of fifteen protected high-speed auto
mobiles, frames on which are mount
ed quick-firing guns, and about $50
men, the majority of whom are either
trained chauffeurs or highly skilled
mechanics. 1t is believed that the bat
terry will be capable of doing deadly
work when it gets into action. The
detachment also includes high-power
automobiles for accommodating, capa-
hour.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
10000 Mice Will Be Studied

SAN DIEGO, Oct. ia murorium
is under construction at the La Jolla
biological station. 1t was learned to-
day from Captain W. G. Crandall that
a murorium is merely mouse or rata
torium. Ten thousand mice will be
Gagged there and for ten years studied
as to the effects of heredity, environ
ment and diet. DR.. F. B. Sumner, for.
merly chief scientist aboard the U. S.
S. Albatross, the government fisheries
steamer, is to have charge.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
Fair Gets Carneqie Exhibit

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. $50 COM
prehensive is to be the display of paint
ings and statuary embraced in the in
ternational loan collection at the Pan
ama-Pacific International exposition
that many annual art exhibits are to
give way to the exposition in 1915. The
Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg has no.
titled the exposition that it will not
hold 1915 exhibit, and this will be the
first time in, eighteen years that there
has been no annual display.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
PAPAL SECRETARY OF
STATE, FERRATA, DEAD

ROME, Oct. 12.-Cardinal Dominic
Ferrata, the Papal secretary of state
died Saturday. Cardinal Ferrata was
stricken with appendicitis soon after
his appointment by Pope Benedict on
September to the office of Papal Sec
retary of State. The cardinal was
born at Montefiascone, Italy, in 1847
He was the papal legate to the worlds
eucharistic congress at Malta in 1918
He was an arch priest of the patri
archal lateran arch-basilica and was
created and proclaimed a cardinal
June p, 1896. For six years he was
papal nuncio at Paris and later was
prefect of the congregation of bishops
in Rome.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
STATE ROAD WORK
PROGRESSES RAPIDLY

FRESNO, Oct. 13.-The asphaltic
surface of the California highway be-
tween Fresno and Fowler has been
oiled and is now ready for acceptance
by the advisory board of the commits
sion. The ofling of the asphaltic sur
face of the section of the highway be-
tween Fresno and Fowler, a distance
of eight miles, marks the completion
Of that thoroughfare. There are few
finishing touches that must be added
before the specifications have been
complied with.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
MANY DISEASES OF
HEART NOT SERIOUS

BALTIMORE, Oct. 13.-That per-
sons who have Affections of the heart
are frequently unnecessarily alarmed
was declared by DR.. Thomas Lewis, in
charge of the heart station at Univer-
sity college, London, editor of Heart,
when he said:
CAS- a matter of fact, many diseases
of the heart may be regarded as of no
more significance than a lame leg. One
may live and work for years with such
disease
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
II KILLED, 20 INJURED
BY KANSAS TORNADO

CHANUTE, Kan, Oct. 13.-Eleven
persons were killed and twenty injured
in tornado which swept path eigh-
teen miles wide through Wilson and
Neosho counties.
The storm travelled northwest to
southeast. Much property damage was
done. Telephone and telegraph SER
vice is damaged. The wind was ac-
companied by heavy lightning and hail,
but little rain fell.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
U. S. ENDS CONTROVERSY
UPON PROMISE OF JAPAN

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-With the
receipt of assurances from Japan that
the Marshall islands will be held only
during the war, the incident was de-
clared by the state department Off
cials closed. This government. how
ever, will watch with interest to see if
Japan fulfills her promises, because of
her failure to live up to the declara-
tion that she would confine her opera
tions in the present war to the China
seas. -.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
Martinique Rocked by Quake

PORT DE FRANCE, Island of Mar
Unique, Oct. pa severe earthquake
shock was experienced here at 1:18
O'Clock this morning. The direction
was from north to south, and the trem-
Ors lasted for thirty seconds. No dam
age was done.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
Venice Votes on Bond Issue

VENICE, Oct. 13.-The ordinance
under which a special election will be
held here November has been acted
upon favorably. The election is to be
called to ascertain whether or not the
city shall be bonded to the amount of
$4,000 to extend the salt water fire
system and for further sewer improve
ments
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
U. S. to Buy 10000 Acres

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Oct. 13.-Fol-
lowing recent visit of United States
District Attorney w. c.. Hammer and
the report of a commission appointed
to place valuation, announcement is
made that the government will pur-
chase 10000 acres of timber lands in
western North Carolina, at a cost of
100000, for the preservation of
streams and mineral deposits.
More than 600 property owners will
be affected by the purchase.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
COAST HAPPENINGS
M|RRORED HERE
BRIEF OUTLINE OF CURRENT EVENTS
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Condensed Resume of the Weeks Happenings
Covering Events Of Interest from Nearby
Places ---Wil Allow Rapid Scanning
$4,000 for Harbor

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14.-Telegrams
received by the harbor commission
state that $4,000 of the harbor appro-
priation bill containing an item of $780,
100000 passed by congress will be ex-
pended on Los Angeles harbor.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
$25o,ooo Highways Near Completion

RIVERSIDE, Oct. 13.-With the pos
sibility of completing the $250,00O
chain of scenic highways from Los An
geles to Riverside and San Bernardino
about Thanksgiving day, towns along
the routes are planning to hold cele-
brations to give thanks for "good
roads,
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
Brazil Plans InauuuraI

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Oct. r.
Preparations are under way for the in
lauguration of the new president and
ivice-president, respectively, Wenceslao
Braz and Urbano dos Santos, the COM
| ing November.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
$4,000 Found on Dead General

LONDON, Oct. 12.-Telegraphing
from Ostend, the correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says:
'The $4,000 which was found in the
pockets of Gen. Won Buelow, after he
was killed in the battle of Haelen, has
been turned over by King Albert for
Red Cross purposes
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
$1,000 Homeless in Earthquake

SMYRNA, Oct. 12-More than Il 900
persons were made homeless by the
Earthquake at Vilayet and Konieh, but
"a dispatch from the city of Konieh
states that not more than sixty per-
sons lost their lives. Slight tremors
were felt for several hours. Those
who perished had refused to stay in
the open air until the shocks passed.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
State Senator Is Recalled

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13.-In the
recall election, Edward 1. Wolfe de-
feated State Senator E. E. Grant, from
the Nineteenth Senatorial district, by
a majority of 531 votes. The author
ship of the redlight abatement act is
alleged by Grant as the cause of the
effort to unseat him, but the recall was
based on his alleged hostility to home
Industries.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
LATEST FIGURES FROM
MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION

SACRAMENTO, Oct 13.-These are
the latest figures from the motor reg
istry division: Automobiles, 117,115;
motorcycles, 24,34O; chauffeurs, 1886;
receipts, $1,318,455.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
PURSUIT RACE WON BY
PHILADELPHIA BALLOON

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Oct. 13.-The
Philadelphia balloon, IEcereuil, and an
auto operated by Roy Bridges and A.
Joseph Peacock won the national bal
loon pursuit race, in which four bal
looms and twelve autos started.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
Indians to Have School

PANAMA, Oct, 12.-Mission work is
to be undertaken among the San Bias
Indians, with Miss Annie G. Coope and
an assistant to conduct a day school
for children, and night school COM
|pOsed of fifty men.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
Worlds Champion Runner Killed

PARIS, Oct. 12.-Jean Bouin, cham
pion cross-country runner of the world,
was killed while charging against Gen.
Won Kluck's right wing
Bouin had been promoted to the
highest rank of non-commissioned off,
Ger for gallantry in action in the bat
tie of the Marne.