anaheim-gazette 1907-11-21

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 SUBSCRIPTION - $1.50 Per Year HENRY KUCHEL, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Six months...$1.00 Three months...50cts Payable invariably in advance. The Gazette is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. RIVERS AND HARBORS The spirit of co-operation which has been steadily growing for the past few years throughout the entire state was made manifest and was intensified at the recent meeting held at the headquarters of the California promotion committee in San Francisco at a conference with the California congressional delegation, seven of the ten members of which were present. The meeting was called jointly by the River Improvement and Drainage Association of California and the California promotion committee, and one hundred and twenty-five representative men from all parts of the state gathered together to tell California's representatives in congress what the different parts of the state expected in the way of federal aid. The needs of the great rivers of the state and their tributaries and of the harbors were given particular attention, papers being read by army engineers and other experts. A RADICAL SUGGES On top of the visit of the magnates to the White House week and the quasi assura-tion there would be nothing "di-rect to the business interests" President's message to C comes like the hard worker from the blue" the most se- al suggestion yet for the ment control of corporation. This is nothing less than gestion that the power be the hands of the executive marily oust any corporation business when there is re-believe that it is operating travention of law. This most radical suggestion th- been made yet. It means into the hands of the presi- rectly or through the dept of Commerce and Labor th- of stopping any corporat- doing business on the exp- timony of departmental The reason advanced for su- ical action is that the delay ponements injunctions a sorts of legal devices that trusts use to block the oper- the laws make those laws useless. It offers a short punishment and would me- ing the corporations fight in the courts after the pun- had been inflicted instead fore. It would be practical receivership plan without t state gathered together to tell California's representatives in congress what the different parts of the state expected in the way of federal aid. The needs of the great rivers of the state and their tributaries and of the harbors were given particular attention, papers being read by army engineers and other experts and the work of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, whose object is to create a sentiment throughout the country and in congress for an annual appropriation of fifty million dollars for river and harbor improvements. It was shown at the meeting that the people of the entire state realized the necessity of getting together, of agreeing upon a comprehensive scheme, and of supporting the recommendations of the federal engineers upon whose reports congress bases its appropriations. The sentiment of the meeting was crystallized in the set of resolutions adopted. After reciting the necessity of preventing the recurrence of floods in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys through the co-operation of federal and state governments, the resolutions express the thanks of the people of California to the California delegation for their efforts in that direction, and urge continued work along those lines; recommend appropriations by the state and federal governments of $400,000 each, contingent each upon the other, for "dredging and otherwise restoring and improving the navigation and drainage of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and their tributaries;" recommend the continuance of the surveys and the completion of the storage of flood waters; recommend the addition to the statutes to prevent private reclamation being carried sorts of legal devices that trusts use to block the operation of laws make those laws useless. It offers a short punishment and would meaning the corporations fight in the courts after the punishment had been inflicted instead fore. It would be practical receivership plan without the appeal to injunctions hand. For it would be impossible to stop many of corporations from doing altogether without inflight hardship on the general purpose must be admitted that companies are pretty bad to even allow a suggestion to be considered all. But it is certainly a tion fraught with danger. The hands of an absolutely honest executive it is a power could be well exercised. would be putting an awful into the hands of a man who the least under suspicion only thing that makes the worthy of serious discussion fact that it has come to them through the same channels good many feelers have been out from the White House. object is to arouse discussion get the public sentiment congress meets, it has certain complished its purpose, for question is already being discussed at length. And the worst o from the corporations' point view, that it is a thing that seriously considered. Long streamers of crepe in the doors and windows of no saloons that went out onness in the new state of Oklahoma last Saturday night under wide prohibition. In one Guthrie saloon windows is a bel rel with an empty glass bene "dredging and otherwise restoring and improving the navigation and drainage of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and their tributaries;" recommend the continuance of the surveys and the completion of the storage of flood waters; recommend the addition to the statutes to prevent private reclamation being carried on to the detriment of the general plan of reclamation; and recommend to the supervisors of the counties bordering the two rivers and their tributaries the gathering of statistics showing tonnage carried and the possibilities of increased tonnage for the purpose of demonstrating to congress the "present and potential importance of those streams as freight carriers." A State fruit-growers' convention will be held at some point in Southern California during the month of April. The time and place for the meeting has not yet been announced. Former Governor Taylor is going back to Kentucky as soon as there is a republican administration there to guarantee him a fair show. There is no "soon as possible" proposition about this. The governor knows why he has been staying away and has no hesitation about letting people know why he is going back. The western bankers are all looking toward New York now and singing "Oh, bring back my 'bundle' to me!" MEDICAL SUGGESTION of the visit of the steel to the White House last week the quasi assurance that would be nothing "disturbing business interests" in the world's message to Congress, he the hard worked "bolt blue" the most sensation-ion yet for the govern-rol of corporations. nothing less than a sug-gat the power be put into of the executive to sum-ust any corporation from when there is reason to at it is operating in con- of law. This is the logical suggestion that has yet. It means to put hands of the president di-ough the department and Labor the power any corporation from less on the exparte tes-tory departmental agents. advanced for such radis that the delays, post-injunctions and all digital devices that the big block the operation of make those laws almost offers a short cut to and would mean mak-orations fight the case after the punishment inflicted instead of be-would be practically the plan without the right HONESTLY PRINTED NEWSPAPERS The Fullerton Tribune yesterday appeared in four-page form, cutting out its four pages of patent "in-nards," and is now a neat-looking folio of seven columns to a page. Editor Johnson has tired of having his "inside" printed away from home, filled as it was with a rehash of matter from another paper, much of it of little local news value to his readers, and no little portion of it thrown together with the in-accuracy that characterizes the hurry of getting a daily paper to press. This matter was rarely revised, and the result was a typographic jumble that repelled rather than attracted the reader. Many Southern California weeklies, including the sprightly Norwalk Call, have within the past few months discarded their patent insides, and improved their appearance vastly thereby. We hope every publisher in Southern California will strive to emulate the example of these enterprising newspaper publishers, and will resolve to print their journals all at home. It will be money in their pocket, they will find, at the end of the year. The Gazette has not had a patent inside in the thirty-seven years of its publication. We control our paper ourselves, print it all at home and deal with advertisers through the home office. Not so the patent inside publisher. His losses are ap- all devices that the big to block the operation of take those laws almost offers a short cut to and would mean makcorporations fight the case after the punishment inflicted instead of bewould be practically the plan without the right to injunctions beforeit would of course be to stop many of the big business from doing business without inflicting a on the general public. It admitted that conditions bad to even allow such concern to be considered at is certainly a suggestight with danger. In the man absolutely just and executive it is a power that well exercised. But it cutting an awful power bands of a man who was under suspicion. The that makes the matter serious discussion is the has come to the public the same channel that a feelers have been put the White House. If the arouse discussion and public sentiment before meets, it has certainly acits purpose, for the already being discussed And the worst of it is, corporations' point of it is a thing that will be considered. amers of crepe are on and windows of many of that went out of businew state of Oklahoma day night under the Statebition. In one of the moon windows is a big barempty glass beneath the in thir pocket, they will find, at the end of the year. The Gazette has not had a patent inside in the thirty-seven years of its publication. We control our paper ourselves, print it all at home and deal with advertisers through the home office. Not so the patent inside publisher. His losses are apparent to every experienced publisher. Every advertising agency of note in the United States has in its contracts the line, "This contract to become void in event your paper uses a patent inside." Why is this? Because large advertisers contract for these patent papers through the auxiliary print houses. The interests of the publisher are not at all respected in these deals—not on your life. Such advertisements are contracted to appear in hundreds of patent papers, and the price doled out to each is necessarily the minimum. Many of the best country weeklies, including the Gazette, are now refusing this advertising. We have letters from a dozen large foreign advertisers which are not even answered. When they pay us our rates, we shall do business with them. The people are "on" these patent-inside papers. The journals enjoying the largest circulations and best advertising patronage are the honestly prepared, home-printed papers, not the boiler-plate filled publications which are now disappearing. We congratulate Br. Johnson upon the neatness as well as newsiness of his rehabilitated journal. May we not expect Editor Hitchcock of the Fullerton News to follow his example? Let him also line up with the progressive, wide-awake newspapermen of Southern California, and shoot the patent. Editor Hitchcock is too good a newspaper man to associate with a patent inside. But good luck to the Tribune in its new all-home-print form. The extraordinary session of the state legislature now in session at Sacramento will probably be the briefest as it is the most inexpensive special session ever held. Patronage and the attache list, always a bone of strife and contention, will be dispensed with. There is no desire among the lawmakers this time to make a raid on the treasury. They seem imbued with the sense of the conditions surrounding the occasion and are unanimous in voicing the sentiment that expenses should be kept down. Turner hall on K street near Tenth has been put in order for the house, and the senate will meet in the Union League Club Hall, a block further down the street. The repairs which are still going on at the Capitol building make it impossible for the session to be held there. There will be no delay in getting down to business unless hardly probable, some of bers begin to dicker over naries. Both houses willized as at the last regulation. "It will be a remarkable said Senator Wolfe, "in expense will be considered than at any session held fornia before. I believe Friday night we will be adjourn." Gov. Gillett said he the end of the week would thing completed. Returns With the exception of our cars, the Fullerton walnut SCHOOL BOOKS AND School Supplies! AT DICKEL'S Make the Home Attractive Special sale of Indian Baskets and Novelties Useful and Ornamental. Prices from 5c to $3.00 Jos. Helmsen's HARDWARE SPECIAL SALE OF INDIAN BASKETS AND NOVELTIES Useful and Ornamental. Prices from 5c to $3.00 Jos. Helmsen's HARDWARE carry a complete line of Edge tools and Fine Saws, Shot Guns AND AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS and fittings cut and fitted to order. All kinds of Galvanized Iron work done to order. CENTER AND INA STREETS A. NAGEL HOUSTON & CLARK Electrical Contractors All Kinds of Electrical Wiring Extra Lights Installed Carry in stock a full line of Electrical Fixtures, Doorbells, Electrical ons and Novelties. — 120 West Center Street Now Ready For Inspection We have just completed furnishing our store throughout with new and modern fixtures and are now better prepared than ever to give our customers the advantage of a large display of fine Jewelry, Cut Glass, Diamonds, Watches, Clocks and Silverware. We have made large additions to our stock and will give the very best value for the money. We We have just completed furnishing our store throughout with new and modern fixtures and are now better prepared than ever to give our customers the advantage of a large display of fine Jewelry, Cut Glass, Diamonds, Watches, Clocks and Silverware. We have made large additions to our stock and will give the very best value for the money. We cordially invite the public to call and inspect our large and complete stock. B. HARTFIELD Door to Helmsen's News Stand ANAHEIM, CAL. to business unless, as is probable, some of the memminum to dicker over prelimiBoth houses will be organtated the last regular session. Will be a remarkable session," inator Wolfe, "in that the will be considerably less many session held in Calibefore. I believe that by night we will be ready to "" Gillett said he thought the week would see everycompleted. Returns The exception of one or two Fullerton walnut crop has been moved east, bringing to the local growers nearly $200,000, or close up to $3500 a car. The output is about the same as it was last year. The Fullerton-Placentia Association shipped 31 cars, and received for its output $90,000 net. The Benchley Fruit Company sent 23 cars, C. C. Chapman 2 cars, and Stern & Goodman 5 cars. About three carloads of new-crop oranges are being shipped daily for the holiday trade. Thomas Strain has moved nine carloads, the Citrus Union five cars, Benchley Fruit Company one, Wilson Fruit Company four. The Placentia Association will begin shipping this week and will send out about twelve cars for the holiday trade. Local growers are receiving from $1.10 to $1.20 net for their navels.