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The Parker post., 1915-03-06
PROPOSED LAWS ON FLOOD
REGULATION AND HIGHWAYS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VITALITY INTERESTED IN PROTECTION
FROM THE DESTRUCTIVE STORM and FLOOD WATERS
Provisions for the Employment of Con Highway Construction Made
BBn Placed SgnBOards and Advertisements Along Road
way-TWO Highways Of Importance to South to be Discussed

convicts in the construction of state
highways is made in one bill intro
duced. Aside from reducing the cost
of construction, the author of the bill
argues that this kind of work would
better the conditions Of the convicts.
A ban is also placed on signboards
and advertisements along the states
highways in one bill, which would
make it misdemeanor to erect signs,
pictures or advertisements along any
roads.
Bills protecting the roads from
heavy trucks are numerous, the most
important of which prohibits the use
of the highways by any traction en-
gine or auto truck weighing in excess
of 100000 pounds without a permit
from the state authorities.
Road Legislation
Whether the ocean-to-ocean highway
should connect Yuma, Arizona, with
Los Angeles by way of Brawley, River
side, San Bernardino and Pomona, or
by way of San Diego, is the question
presented by the introduction of two
bills providing for the Imperial county
road. Each bill asks for an appropria-
ton by the state of 100000.
The bill known as the Brawley bill
provides that the road should go by
way of Brawley and the Mammoth
Wash, thence along the southerly side
of the Salton sea to the Riverside coun-
ty boundary line. The Ell Centre bill
provides that the ocean-to-ocean high
way should connect with San Diego by
way of Ell Centro along the extreme
southern end of Imperial county to
Yuma, Ariz.
Another road affecting Southern Cal
ifornia is the proposed road connect
ing the road system of Los Angeles
county with the Antelope valley. An
appropriation of 100000 is asked from
the state upon condition that Los An
geles county appropriate an equal
amount The road, if built through
the Arroyo Seco will be known as the
pasadena state highway"
There is also an appropriation asked
for the construction of a highway con-
Meeting Lancaster with Mojave along
the county roads of Los Angeles and
Kern counties.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
DISCOVERY INCREASES GAS
PRODUCTION 200 PER CENT
CHEMICAL ENGINEER IN EMPLOY
OF U. S. DEVELOPS PROCESS
Will Make United States Independent
of Germany in Materials Neces-
sary for Manufacture of
High Explosives

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.-Secretary
of the Interior Lane announces the dis
covery by the United States bureau of
mines Of two chemical processes, one
of which it is claimed will be of tre-
mendous Importance to the oil indus
try in the supply of gasoline, while the
other may make the United States in
dependent of Germany and other ma
tions for supplies of materials neces-
sary for the manufacture of high eX-
plosives used in warfare.
The first of the processes promises
to enable the independent refneries in
this country to increase their output
of gasoline from petroleum 200 per
cent or more.
The second process includes the
manufacture from crude petroleum of
what is known as toluol and benZol,
both of which have been heretofore
obtained from coal tar. AS Germany
has specialized far beyond other coun-
tries in by-products from coal, the
United States and the rest of the world
have been dominated by that country
as regards those products of toluol and
benZol, which are the important basis
lOl Cu0 plOUuCIlOu VI uyS0IulIS duu
high explosives, and especially smoke
less powder.
"These processes are fraught with
the utmost Importance" said Secre-
tary Lane. "For some time the Stand
ard Oil company, through it's extensive
organization, has had big advantage
over the Independents in the produc-
tion of gasoline, this company having a
patented process that obtains for it as
much as three times the amount of pc
troleum as the Independents now OBJ
tain. There are two or three other
large corporations that have an eff
cient process for the manufacture of
gasoline, but the Independents as a
whole have never been able even to
approach the results obtained by the
Standard Oil company.
''The second process suggests the
establishments an industry in which
Germany has heretofore been pre-emi-
nent-the dye-stuff industry-and also
promises indirectly a measure of ma
tional safety of incolculable import.
Among necessary ingredients of high
explosives used in modern warfare,
toluol and benzol are in the first rank.
Heretofore the products have mainly
been obtained in Germany and Eng
land from coal tar, and the explosive
manufacturers have had to depend
largely on the supply from these
sources in making explosives"
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
CRUISER SAN DIEGO
MAKES 100 SCORE

SAN DIEGO, Mar. 2.-With a score
of 100 per cent made with turret guns
and torpedoes, the cruiser San Diego
has wrested from the Atlantic fleet q
coveted naval record and won $4,000
prize money, which will be distributed
among members of the crew. 1t also
captures the Spokane cup, held, as was
the record, by the battleship Arkansas.
In elementary practice the San
Diego, according to results announced
tonight by Lieut.. A. n. Freeman, scored
a mark which will place it next to the
cruiser North Dakota, which headed
the navy list in this branch of prac-
tice.
The turret-gun score of 100 repre-
sents an average slightly in excess of
three and half hits per gun per min
ute.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
STATE SCHOOL BOARD ASKS
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXT BOOKS
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE SEEKS TO
INCREASE SCHOOL LIBRARY "
Need Of Books Has Been Acute in
Many Districts Since Passage of
Free Text Book Measure-City
Schools Suffer Most

SACRAMENTO, Mar. 2-The pres
ent laws governing the appOrtiOnment
of money to the library funds of school
districts is proving inadequate to sup
ply the sum necessary to provide need
ed and supplementary text books.
In order to correct this defect the
state board of education has had a
measure introduced (assembly bill No.
tion of city, or city and county, school
districts shall request the county
school superintendent to set aside, out
of the general school funds of the dis
trict, a sum not less than 40 cents, or
more than 80 cents, pei pupil of aver
age daily attendance, as is deemed
necessary by the members of the
board, which sum must be used ex-
clusively in the purchase of supple
mentary text books.
In case the local board fails to act,
the county school superintendent shall
fix the apportionment.
The need for such books has been
acute in many California cities since
the passage of the free text book law.
Under ruling of the encouragement
on the free text book law, children
cannot be obliged to buy school books
of any description, and without ade-
quate special funds to buy supplement
tary books, especially needed in the
higher grades, the city schools have
been seriously handicapped in their
work. In San Francisco the need was
felt more deeply than elsewhere, and
Superintendent Roncouveri spent sew
eral days with educators and legisla-
tors at Sacramento in January in the
interest of corrective legislation.
An attempt was made by other in
terests to secure an amendment to
overcome the same difficulty, solved as
above noted by the measure of the
state board of education, by changing
the school law to permit the unre
stricted purchase of supplementary
text books out of the same funds as
chalk, erasers, waste paper baskets,
scratch paper, pens and pencils and
general school supplies. The state
board saw very grave danger in thus
lifting the lid, so to speak, on the pur
chase of books, and went on record
against any such provision in unmeas-
ured terms.
If the bill of the state board is
passed, the local boards can fix the
exact amount between reasonable linn
it's.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
u. S. APPLE CROP IN
1914 LARGEST EVER

WASHINGTON, March 2. Last
years apple crop was the largest ever
produced in the United States. Esti-
mates by the department of agriculture
placed the 1914 yield at 259,OOO,OOO
bushels, or 114,OOO,OOO more than was
produced last year.
The states leading in production of
apples this year are: New York, 49,
100000 bushels; Pennsylvania, 23,1OO,-
600; Michigan, 17,2OO,OOO; Virginia,
15,3O0,OO0; Kentucky, 14,70O,OOO; Ohio,
13,3OO,OO0; Missouri, 12,5OO,OOO; West
Virginia, 12,4OO, 10000; North Carolina,
9,00O,000; Tennessee, 100000, and
Washington, 100000.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 2.-Los An
geles county is vitality interested in the
problem of protecting the county from
the storm and flood waters which have
already caused millions of dollars in
damages and also in the matter of
good roads.
There are two bills before the legis-
lature upon the flood question: one bill
providing for the formation of flood
control districts, the boundaries of
which shall be coterminus with the
boundaries of the counties, and the
other providing for the formation of
protection districts within the coun-
ties. The purposes of the bills are the
same, viz, protection of land from
damage from storm waters and conser-
walton of storm, flood or snow waters
for beneficial and useful purposes.
Both districts are given power to
improve and rectify the channels of in
navigable streams and watercourses
canyons, washes, and to construct new
channels and works for the protection
against and conservation of flood and
storm waters. The expenses and costs
of the work would be paid from the
OCSSuS VI JULIUS 1SOuCu NY CuS
trict after the necessary notices and
hearings are held by the board of SUI
pervisors.
Commission Provided
One bill introduced on the subject of
flood controls provides for the creation
of state river control commission to
supersede the, state reclamation board,
and gives the commission power to
take any land needed in carrying out
it's system of flood control upon ten
days notice and the payment of just
compensation without condemnation.
Probably the most sweeping bill of
the lot is one providing for the crea-
ton of department of county high
ways which shall be in charge of a
competent engineer. This department
with the approval of the state engi-
neer, shall appoint a county highway
engineer in each county, who shall
have full and complete charge of all
county roads and highways as we'll as
state highways to the exclusion of the
supervisors.
Provision for the employment of
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
JAPAN TO RESPECT
RIGHTS OF CHINA

TOXIC, Mar. 1.-The Japanese pre-
mier, Count Okuma, said that in pre-
senting it's demand to the Chinese gov
ernment Japan had no intention of
trespassing upon the rights of China or
interfering with the open-door policy.
The desire of Japan, he said, was
that China should attain the real dig
nifty of independence, and not fall the
prey of any nation.
Count Okuma's remarks were made
to Prof. Shailer Matthews of the Uni
versity Of Chicago and Prof. Sidney L.
Gulick of New York, as they we're TAX
ing leave of the premier.
They sailed for San Francisco on the
steamship Mongolia, having completed
their mission to Japan, under the
auspices of the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Greece to Enter War

PARIS, March IAN important
Greek parsonage declares the partici-
patton of Greece in the war is newt
able. He says that Greece has al
ready given Servia moral assistance,
and that both the government and the
people favor Intervention.
A Servian in Paris says in an inter-
view in the Petit Journal that, after
three years of war, Servia is we'll pro-
vided with material and is still able
to furnish 100000 men.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
SENATE PASSES ARMY
APPROPRIATION BILL

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Without
a dissenting vote the senate passed the
army appropriation bill, carrying ap-
proximately 100000, while the
house aided in clearing the legislation
in session nearing close by passing
the $6,000,O00 Notifications bill.
All day discussion of national de-
fenses marked the passage of the forti-
fcations bill in the house. Represents
tive Sherley of Kentucky had charge
Of the measure, and declared there was
no danger of American Notifications
being destroyed by a hostile feet.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Heavy Duty on White Oak

SAN PEDRO, Mar. 2.-Lumber i'm
porters of the Pacific coast will be
forced to pay nearly 100000 year as
duty on Japanese white oak, which has
been judged by the board of general
appraisers in New York to be cabinet
wood, and therefore subject to a 10
per cent ad valorem duty, according
to Customs Collector Elliott. The
wood heretofore has been imported
duty free as plain lumber. The decis-
ion will result in nearly $4,000 addi-
tional duty collections at Los Angeles
harbor
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Positions in Federal Service

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 2.-The United
States civil service commission an
nounces that the examinations listed
below will be held in Los Angeles at
an early date:
Physical laboratory helper, male,
5000 to $720.
Assistant in agricultural geography,
male, $1,800 to $4,000.
Aid in poultry and egg handling,
male, $720.
Scientific assistant in library sci
ence, male and female, $84O to $1,000
per annum.
Junior chemist, male and female,
$1,000 to $1,740.
Fireman, bureau of standards, male,
$720.
Junior laboratory helper, male, $3.50
to $540.
Application blanks and further infor-
nation relative to these examinations
may. be obtained from Edward lyman,
local secretary, 618 Federal building.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
U. S. SYMBOLS ON SHIP
VISIBLE SEVERAL MILES

SAVANNAH, Ga, March 2.-Follow-
ing the example of the Dutch and
Norwegian ships the American steam
ship Medina of the Mallory line, a cot
ton ship, bound for Rotterdam, sailed
from here with the American colors
and it's name in large letters painted
on her side. The symbols are visible
at distance of several miles. The
Medina carries cargo of $4,000 bales
of cotton.
The steamship Ogoechee, also of
the Mallory line, laden with cotton
for northern Europe, started on it's
voyage, but was not allowed to pro-
ceed on account of the action of mem
bers of the crew, who thought it was
not seaworthy.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
TWO NEW BOATS
FOR S. FIN. Y. RUN

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-Two
freight and passenger steamships will
be put on the San Francisco-New York
run in May by the Panama-Pacific line
of the International Mercantile COM
pany The boats are the Kroonland,
now at South American ports and the
Finland, which has been in the New
York-Naples service The service be-
tween New York and San Francisco
will be sixteen days on the schedule.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
VISIT TO EXPOSITIONS
COUNTS FOR TEACHERS

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Mar AT
tendance from New Mexico at the two
expositions this year was given an ap-
preciable boost Friday, when the state
board of education agreed to accept a
certificate of six days attendance at
either display in lieu of the two weeks
institute or summer normal work de-
manded of all teachers in the state
each wear
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
STATE BOARD TO
GRANT FRANCHISES

SAN. FRANCISCO, March 2.-Here-
after the California railway commits
sion will be supreme in franchise
granting power over the California mu-
inequalities unless the power has been
explicitly conferred on a city by the
state. The decision has been handed
down by the supreme court and is
grounded on the action of the railroad
commission in it's refusal to allow the
Orc Electric corporation to operate in
Stockton.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Record Honolulu Run

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 2.-Word
that the $5,O00,O00 steamship Great
Northern had arrived on record-break-
ing time at Honolulu, with all her 500
odd passengers safe, well and happy,
was received by cablegram.
The big new coast liner made the
voyage across the Pacific in the re-
markable time of four days and six
hours. The distance from San Pedro
to the islands is 2,250 miles.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
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
PEaGeS---Wll Allow Rapid Scanning
$1,000 Reward for HoId-ups

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 2.-For the
capture and conviction in a federal
court of the three bandits who held UP
the Southern Pacific Owl and attempt
ed to rob the mail and express cars on
Feb. II, a reward of $4,000 has been
offered by the government.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Becker Must Die

NEW YORK, March 2-Supreme
Court Justice Weeks denied the ap-
plication of counsel for former Lieut.
Charles Becker, under sentence of
death for the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, for a new trial. Becker
must die.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
.TELECRAPH|C NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
CLEANED FROM NUMEROUS SECTIONS
OF BOTH HENISPHERES
Dispatches PiCturing Developments From the Out
side World Stripped of Unnecessary
Details and Presented in Brief
Lower Bread Cost

NEW YORK, March 2.-Wholesale
bakers have decided to cut the price
of bread from 5 to cents. This will
again make the retail price cents
from which it was recently increased
to 6 cents.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Mothers' Pensions Uroed

LONG BEACH, Mar. 2.-The sigma,
lures of from 500 to 1000 electors of
Long Beach to a petition asking the
legislature to enact the widows and
mothers pension bill, now pending,
will be sought in Long Beach by local
supporters of the proposed measure.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
PUBLIC OPINION is
AROUSED IN NORWAY

CHRISTIANA, Norway, March l.
The language of the principal Norwe-
gian newspapers in describing the tor
pedoing of the steamer Belridge is very
different from the ultra-neutral express
sions hitherto used by them. Public
opinion has been aroused to a degree
never before known here.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
= German Loan Announced

BERLIN, March lit is announced
that the new German per cent war
loan will be issued at a price of 98h.
The first loan was issued at 971a, but
it has since reached 100. Subscrip-
tions will be received till March 19.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
$500, 100000 FEDERAL
REVENUE NOTES ORDERED

WASHINGTON, D. c., March q
The treasury department has ordered
$500,OO0,OO0 worth of federal reserve
notes to be printed. These will be
held at the treasury department until
called by the federal reserve banks.
This is expected to stimulate the finan-
cial market and meet every emergency
which might arise.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
MonopIane Boat Tested

SAN DIEGO, Mar. 2.-The only
monoplane flying boat in America re-
ceived it's first test here. 1t made
ninety miles an hour. The pilot was
Raymond Morris, instructor at the Cur
tiss school, The machine is equipped
with ninety-hoursepower Curtiss mo-
tor.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
1854, 100000 FOR
PENSIONS APPROVED

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The SEN
ate committee on pensions ordered a
favorable report without amendment
on the annual pension bill as passed by
the house. The measure carries $164,-
100000, $5,OOO,OO0 less than last year.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Submarines Shipped to Manila

SEATTLE, Mar. 2.-The United
States collier Hector sailed from the
Puget Sound navy yard for Manila to-
day, carrying on her deck three sub
marines weighing 800 tons, and bear
ing also 4,500 tons of coal. The subma-
rines are the B-1, the A-3 and the AS.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Ban Stock Imports

AUSTIN, Tex, March 2.-Because
of the danger of the spread of the foot
and mouth disease, Gov. Ferguson has
proclaimed a quarantine in Texas
against the entire United States, Can
ada and Mexico.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Italians Burn Austrian FIau

ROME, March 1.-The Austrian flag
was burned in Venice by a mob that
made demonstration in favor of
Italian Intervention, in the war. The
flag was burned in the Venice plaza.
The Italian consul at Trieste was at
tackled by beggar, Saturday, but was
rescued by the Austrian police.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Russia Borrows 100000

PETROGRAD, March 1.-The Rus
sian government placed loans for
$1,S00,OOO for railroad, building north
of Archangel to connect interior Rus
sia with a port open the year round.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Naval Men to Visit Fair

SAN DIEGO, Mar. 2.-Word has been
received by Admiral Uriel Sebres of
Coronado that several hundred mem
bers of the Navy league .of the United
States will visit San Diego Mar. II and
Is, while on their way to the tenth an
nual convention of the organization, in
San Francisco, March 25-27.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Jobpess lahore Farm Work

CHICAGO, March 2.-More than 100
good places on farms adjacent to Chi
cago are going begging, according to
Mrs. Lenora T. Meder, superinten-
dent of the bureau of public affairs.
Last week an average of 600 men
day stormed the help offices and de-
manded work of any kind. Some said
they were starving. There are now
more than 100 good farm jobs waiting
for the men, but they always refuse.
The farmers are offering transporta-
tion in some cases and board and
WaShing.'
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
German Papers Suspend

AMSTERDAM, March, 1.-Figures
compiled by the postal authorities
show that since the beginning of the
war 864 German newspapers have sus-
pended publication.
The Parker post., 1915-03-06
Colorado Passes "sedition" Bill

DENVER, Colo, March 2-The Col
orado house of representatives passed
on final reading &c bill authorizing the
governor to suspend newspaper
which publishes an article tending to
incite riot. The bill now goes to the
senate.
This is one of four so-called "sedi-
ton" measures introduced in the gen
eral assembly.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-04
PLAYERS PUT ON
CANADIAN DRAMA
BIJOu 7HEATER

Beginning tonight the Players All
Star Company will present Pierre of
the Plains at the Biiou theater. ri
ere of The Plains is a dramatizatio1
of Sir Gilbert Parker's Pierre and
His People, with scenes lain in Can
ada near the Montana border line
J among miners, trappers and army
| men
An uncCmmonly fascinating story
| is told of Pierre, a wild, rowing half
breed, who is a gambler end lives on
The plains. He has the cIEci hCarl OF
an Indian. with the llOoG OF a sguaw
mother ahd white father Through
shrewd trick of his he successfully
aids a son of rCadhouse owner to
escape the government men seeking
him for killing a man who spoke i'll of
his sister.
The mounted policeman who car.
rleS the warrant cor the sons arrest
stops at the rnadnOusn to visit the
SISTER. There he is given laudanum.
which puts him to sleep over night.
giving the son ample time to reacn
the border line before the officer ar
rives with the warrant kn,.wiIg that
If the or'!>r is not delivers? the Off
Ger Will be discharged, Jen. the sister,
carries ii t. its destination and helps
TO capture her brother pierre" i'm
lmedidtcly :!i7es his cI .riI" meth
3.;G and ho;os the sou a3a.n tt es-
cape by getting him out Of Jail and
helping him across the line.
Throughout the play runs heauti-
full romantic love story conferred
around Jen and PierT9 and the detec-
tive. as both men are II love With the
s;rl Mingled with tho tense interest
CT The drama is tTp exquisite humor
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-04
A CHItD'S LAXATIVE
is "SYRUP OF FIGS
They love to take 1t and It dOesn'
u harm the tender little stomach,
~. liver and bowels.

IL your little ones stomach is coat
ed, it is sure sign the stomach, liver
and bowels need a gentle, thorough
cleansing at once. When your child
is cross, peevish, listless. pale, doesn't
sleep, eat or act naturally, if breath
is bad, stomach sour, system full OF
cold, throat sore, or if feverish, give
a teaspOonful of California Syrup Of
Figs" and in few hours all the clog
ged-up, constipated waste, sour bile
and undigested food will gently move
out of the bowels, and you have a
well-playfm child again.
Sick children needn't be coaXed tC
take this harmless fruit laxative
Millions of mothers keep it handy be
cause they know its action on the sto
mach, liver and bowels is prompt and
sure. They also know a little given
today saves sick child TOMORROW.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
tie of california Syrup of Figs,
which contains directions for babies
children of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on the bottle. Beware CT coun
terfeits sold here. Get the genuine
made by California Fig Syrup Com
pany." Don't be fooled! - advertise
ment.