anaheim-gazette 1912-10-03

FACTS RELATIVE TO PANAMA CANAL WATERWAY WILL GIVE WIDER COMPETITION IN TRANSCONTINENTAL FREIGHT CARRYING WHY BRITISH AND AMERICAN INTERESTS OPPOSE FREE TOLLS TO COASTWISE SHIPPING The logic of President Taft's Panama Canal statement has checked only in part the attacks that are being made on the canal bill at home and abroad. So violent and unwarranted are those attacks that they give rise to suspicion as to the motive behind them. While a fair-minded section of the British press accepts the president's argument as sound, there are newspapers and other interests in this country that do not. In view of all this it might be well briefly to review some of the facts leading up to the controversy. A canal across the Isthmus, connecting the two greatest maritime areas of the world, admittedly was necessary to the world's trade. France had tried to cut such a canal and failed. Until the United States came forward no nation would singly undertake the task. Preliminary to constructing the canal, the territory of operation then being the property of the United States of Columbia, the Hay-Paunce-fote treaty was entered into between the United States and Great Britain. That treaty provided that the ships of all nations should be admitted to the canal on equal terms. Subsequently Columbia lost sovereignty over Pan- Preliminary to constructing the canal, the territory of operation then being the property of the United States of Columbia, the Hay-Paunce-fote treaty was entered into between the United States and Great Britain. That treaty provided that the ships of all nations should be admitted to the canal on equal terms. Subsequently Columbia lost sovereignty over Panama and the republic of Panama was erected. From Panama we acquired proprietorship and sovereignty over the canal zone. Under that we have constructed the canal with our own money, no other nation furnishing a cent. It is a doctrine in international law that a treaty is voidable when the conditions under which it was made have changed. In this instance conditions have materially changed. The United States instead of constructing a canal over the territory of a foreign nation is constructing it over United States territory. But that aside for the moment. The United States is the only important maritime nation of the world which does not grant subsidies to its merchant marine. It long ago became apparent that practically every merchant vessel that would go through the canal when completed, save only American vessels, would go under especially favored conditions. They will be subsidized by their nations, or will have their toll payments remitted to them by their home governments. The Spanish Cortes already has enacted a law for toll remission; other nations are prepared to do the same. It is admitted that it costs more to operate American ships than it costs to operate ships of any other nation. This is because we have the most advanced and strict laws for the protection of seamen, and because our wage scale is higher. In this situation Congress provided that American merchant ships in coastwise trade should pass the canal free, but that railroad-owned ships should not. Foreign complaint of the free toll provisions can be founded only on the theory that the foreign ship owners have hopes of formulating some plan for beating the American coastwise laws. Congress refrained from granting free tolls to American ships in foreign trade, thereby making a great concession to the foreigners and practically leaving foreign trade in foreign hands, to the exclusion of American vessels. But the British and other nations are not satisfied. CONSERVATION WORK IN AUGUST During the month of August the United States Geological Survey appraised 1,219,187 acres as coal land in the Western States, placing a valuation thereof of $19,628,196. In the same month the Survey also classified 126,174 acres as noncoal land and transmitted the findings to the General Land Office so that the land might be restored to the public domain. These classifications were based on the field examinations of the Survey geologists. Under the present coal-land regulations adopted April 10, 1909, 16,184,611 acres have now been classified in 40-acre tracts as coal land, with the valuation of $705,255,785. The valuation of these same lands at the old minimum prices would have been $260,544,767; the difference in favor of the Government under the present policy being therefore $444,711,016. During the same period 13,135,079 acres have been restored to the public domain as noncoal land. In connection with the classification of oil land the Secretary of Interior withdrew in August 36,746 acres in Wyoming, making a total of 4,810,928 acres of oil land now standing withdrawn and awaiting needed legislation in the interests of the development of the nation's extensive petroleum deposits. In administration of the phosphate lands 8,140 acres in Florida were withdrawn and 45,881 acres in Wyoming were restored to entry, leaving a total of 8,308,320 acres of phosphate land standing withdrawn and also awaiting word "upbraid." She timidly said it meant "called down." A boy was caught studying his Sunday school lesson last Saturday. His playmates thought he must be "working" the teacher for something. There is an old fashioned woman in town that refuses to wear one of those narrow skirts, what you may call it. She is very lonesome. A boy was heard to remark the other day that he wished school would begin. If he were known he would be looked upon as a curiosity. A merchant told an editor recently that he advertised because he thought it paid. The editor had always concluded, judging from what most advertisers tell him, that merchants advertise simply out of charity to the editor. A preacher actually preached a gospel sermon on a recent Sunday in one of our city pulpits. Some of his congregation kicked on the innovation. Others rather liked it. TALK ABOUT MIGRATION MILITARY AT SALT LAKE NATIONAL CONGRESS TORS NEXT WEEK DRESSED BY CALIFORNIA TOPICS ALLOTTED RANGE OF SUBJECTS HANDLED BY SALT LAKE, Sept. 28 well represented in this of speakers for the Twelfth Irrigation Congress with Salt Lake, September 1912. The speakers are far assigned to California laws: William E. Smyr on "Give Us a Modern Levy"; Former Governor Dee; Oakland; an address Etcheverry; Berkeley; Duty of Water;" Charlottetown; "Panama-Pacific Exposition," "Opening Canal and Probable Efforts"; Judge George Angeles; "The Recall Hog;" Frank Adams; Roger U. S. Irrigation Berkeley; address; Los Angeles; "Imperialization Miracle." Under the direction George A. Snow, of the Control, all these plans... free toll provisions can be founded only on the theory that the foreign ship owners have hopes of formulating some plan for beating the American coastwise laws. Congress refrained from granting free tolls to American ships in foreign trade, thereby making a great concession to the foreigners and practically leaving foreign trade in foreign hands, to the exclusion of American vessels. But the British and other nations are not satisfied. Were the foreign contentions carried out in the law the situation would be that every ship, save an American ship, going through the canal would receive a cash benefit from its government. American ship owners whose taxes went to build the canal would be taxed for tolls; in effect foreign ship owners who contributed nothing would go free. This is the British idea of "equal terms." Domestic objection to free tolls for American coastwise ships is based on the argument that it constitutes a subsidy to a specially favored interest. It constitutes much less of a subsidy than the great land grants given to the transcontinental railroads with which the ships must compete in coast to coast business. The imposition of tolls would leave the subsidized railroads still in possession of a virtual monopoly in that business. To meet the British view of what constitutes "equal terms" the United States might provide that only ships that received no subsidies or rebates from their governments might be admitted to the canal and charge American coastwise ships the same tolls as the others. The storm this would raise abroad can be imagined. It interior withdrew in August 36,746 acres in Wyoming, making a total of 4,810,928 acres of oil land now standing withdrawn and awaiting needed legislation in the interests of the development of the nation's extensive petroleum deposits. In administration of the phosphate lands 8,140 acres in Florida were withdrawn and 45,381 acres in Wyoming were restored to entry, leaving a total of 3,803,820 acres of phosphate land standing withdrawn and also awaiting necessary legislation. The content of the important deposits on these lands has been moderately estimated at over two billion tons of high-grade phosphate rock. Of land available for the development of water power 153 acres in Washington and 22 acres in Wyoming were withdrawn during the month by the Secretary of the Interior, and 16,651 acres in Arizona, California, Idaho, New Mexico, and Wyoming were restored, making a total of 1,816,530 acres, including thousands of water-power sites, standing withdrawn in aid of proposed legislation which shall allow for their development and yet protect the interests of the people. It is the policy of the Geological public lands to recommend the withdrawal of such areas as may be considered necessary from the standpoint of the Federal Government for the protection and conservation of its mineral and water resources; to make such withdrawals as accurately as possible, on the basis of the information available; and to make further investigations and procure additional data in order to restore if possible any areas not necessary to the protection of the Government's interests. TALK ABOUT MARKET Of course, you can work hard enough, and enough. You don't have in the fertile San Jacinto following is only a few corded instances and one past week. Mr. Douglass of Louisiana a deal one morning to get his wife and reach there before telephone message off for his bargain, while with a smile, and buys for the fifteen hundred. Mr. Holland of Rea place on the advice without even seeing it of $800.00 more than he pockets and buys. Mr. Robinson, an officer of Pasadena, is made purchases. He is good of his citrus holdings choice apricot, pear or lands around San Diego lands are conceded that whole country for them is delighted with his with the valley in g. Mr. Gates, of St. purchases forty acres would not sell for th ANAHEIM GAZETTE DIRECTORS Samuel Kraemer President Max Nebelung Vice Pres't Geo. W. Terry Secretary F. A. Backs, Jr. Ass't/See'y Dr. J. L. Beebe Chas Otto Rust Wm. J. W. Qff Superintendent First National Bank Treasurer Buy Stock Now in American Orr Concrete (INCORPORATED) OF ANAHEIM, CALIFO Which has been placed on the market for general public in one of the greatest needs of the Electrical World for many a day. At 105 East Center Street, of Evans & Cul SAMUEL KRAEMER GEO. W. TERRY Secreta SAMUEL KRAEM GEO. W. TERRY, Secreta IRRIGATION MEN TO HOLD MEETING AT SALT LAKE CITY NATIONAL CONGRESS OF IRRIGA: TORS NEXT WEEK TO BE ADDED BY GALIFORNIANS TOPIC 68 ALLOTTED COVER WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS, TO BE HANDLED BY SPEAKERS Salt Lake, Sept. 29. California is well represented in the tentative list of speakers for the Twentieth National Irrigation Congress which meets at Salt Lake, September 30 to October 3, 1912. The speakers and subjects so far assigned to California are as follows: William E. Smythe, San Diego, on "Give Us a Modern Homestead Policy"; Former Governor George C. Pardee, Oakland, an address; Prof. B. A. Etcheverry, Berkeley; "Increasing Duty of Water"; Charles Moore, president; "Panama-Pacific International Exposition; Opening of the Panama Canal and Probable Effect on Irrigated States;" Judge George H. Hutton, Los Angeles; "The Recall of the Water Hog;" Frank Adams, irrigation manager U. S. Irrigation Investigations, Berkeley, address; W. H. Holahird, Los Angeles; "Imperial Valley, an Irrigation Miracle." Under the direction of Chairman George A. Snow, of the Utah Board of Control, all these plans are rapidly ap- proaching perfection and on September 30, Salt Lake City will inaugurate the greatest and most important gathering ever brought together to celebrate irrigation's progress and discuss questions pertinent to its future development. In spite of its past accomplishments the coming Congress will have an opportunity to deal with some of the greatest questions ever presented for consideration ranging all the way from state rights to waters flowing through its territory down to the best means of building a hedge of safety around irrigation finance and the surest methods of shutting out "wild cat" and "get rich quick" operators from irrigation speculation. INTRODUCTION NEEDED Mandy was a good-looking young colored girl and had many admirers. Her mistress often lectured her on behaving with propriety. One evening the mistress, going into the kitchen, was surprised to find a strange darkey with his arm around Mandy's waist. "Why, Mandy," said the mistress, indignantly; "tell that man to take his arm from around your waist." "Tell him yo'self," said Mandy, haughtily. "He's a puffet stranger to me." "What did that lady sue for?" "She sued for $10,000." "Did she win?" "She sure did." "Huh! I suppose her lawyer got most of it?" "Her lawyer didn't get a cent, as far as I am able to find out." "Go on! If he was able to recover that big verdict, he was smart enough to get his." "Was he? Well, he wasn't. She married him!" TALK ABOUT MAKING MONEY--CAN YOU BEAT THIS? Of course, you can make it if you work hard enough and save long it cost him. He is already at work improving and beautifying it for a TALK ABOUT MAKING MONEY—CAN YOU BEAT THIS? Of course, you can make it if you work hard enough, and save long enough. You don't have to do either in the fertile San Jacinto Valley. The following is only a few of the recorded instances and happenings of the past week. Mr. Douglass of Los Angeles closes a deal one morning, starts home to get his wife and kids, barely reaching there before he received a telephone message offering $1500.00 for his bargain, which he accepts with a smile, and buys another place for the fifteen hundred. Mr. Holland of Redlands bought a place on the advice of a friend, without even seeing it, gets a raise of $800.00 more than he paid, which he pockets and buys again. Mr. Robinson, an old orange grower of Pasadena, is making extensive purchases. He is going to sell all of his citrus holdings, and buy the choice apricot, pear and other fruit lands around San Jacinto (these lands are conceded the best in the whole country for the purpose). He is delighted with his purchases, and with the valley in general. Mr. Gates, of Streator, Illinois, purchases forty acres, and says he would not sell for three times what it cost him. He is already at work improving and beautifying it for a permanent home. Mr. Gates says he made a detailed trip by auto all over Southern California, seeking a desirable location, and that San Jacinto is the only place where he found every condition absolutely satisfactory. Mr. Sturgess, our Riverside neighbor, buys three ranches, and says he is going to invest every cent he has in San Jacinto lands, just as fast as he can dispose of holdings elsewhere. There are hundreds doing the same thing, getting rid of their high-priced ranches, already too high to go higher, and investing in and around San Jacinto, where big profits and big advances are assured. Every acre and town lot in this beautiful valley is a great bargain at twice the present price, but with the Santa Fe loaded to the guards almost every trip to the valley, especially Saturdays and Sundays, it won't be long until you will have a Pasadena and Riverside proposition confronting you. The thing to do is to get here before that happens. Come over and see for yourself. We will guarantee you a good time, and the prettiest sight you ever saw—San Jacinto Board of Trade. Thursday, October 3 Now in the Concrete Pole Co. CALIFORNIA market for the first time to the latest necessities and enterprises a day. Information can be had ns & Culp and Geo. W. Wright. RAEMER, President RAEMER, President Secretary Sale of Street Sweepings. Sealed proposals will be received by the interiming, Clerk of the City of Anaheim at his office at the City Hall East Center Street, Anaheim, up to Thursday, September 26, 1912, at 8 o'clock P.M., for the street sweepings to be handed away within every two days after the sweeper has gathered it together in several locations. The successful builder will be required to enter into a contract or agreement to facilitate removal of the sweepings within the time specified. In order of the Board of Trustees of Our Town of Anaheim, EDWARD R. MERRITT. Harry Ashton General Team Work. Grading Done. HAY FOR SALE Sunset Phone 188R Anaheim - Calif. VOTE FOR William Kettner Democratic Nominee R CONGRESS Eleventh District of the People, for the People," who will be best interests of the whole District, SELECTION NOV. 5, 1912 Notice of Public Work. Notice is hereby given that on the 12th day of September, A.D. 1912, the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, duly passed and adopted Resolution of Intervention No. 90, to order the following street work to be done: to-wit. That Third South street in the said City of Anaheim, as same is shown and delineated on a map of "Antheil Subdivision," which such map is recorded in Book 8 of Miscellaneous Maps, at page 39 thereof. Records of the County of Orange, State of California, between the western line of Helen street and the eastern line of Palm street be closed reserving onto the said City of Anaheim a right-of-way along and across Third South street for the purpose of building, constructing and maintaining one or more gable lines for the conduct of electricity, heating, and one or more pipe lines for the conduit of water, gas or sewage therein. The lands necessary and convenient to be taken for said purpose are described as follows: to-wit. Beginning at the southwest corner of lot one (O), Antheil Subdivision, as shown on a map recorded in book 8, page 39 of Miscellaneous Maps, records of the County of Orange, State of California; thence north 74 degrees 31½ minutes east along the southern line of Chestnut street 322.52 feet to the western line of Helen street; thence south 15 degrees 22¼ minutes east along said western line 320.68 feet to the northern line of Broadway street; thence south 74 degrees 30½ minutes west along said northern line 322.64 feet to the greater line of Palm street; thence north 15 degrees 21½ minutes west along said easterly line 330.80 feet to the place beginning. HAY ley, Oat and Alfalfa AT GARDNER CO. N. Los Angeles St., Anaheim Toseph's Academy ANAHEIM, CAL. Masters of St. Dominic Academy and Select Day School. Academic course: Special course in Music, Painting, Emlanguages: and information apply to SISTER SUPERIOR Beginning at the northwest corner of lot one (1), Adelaide Suitvision, as shown on a map recorded in book 8, page 29 of Miscellaneous Maps, records of the County of Orange, State of California; thence north 74 degrees 25½ minutes east along the southern line of Chestnut street 352.59 feet to the western line of Helen street; thence south 15 degrees 22¼ minutes east along said western line 330.68 feet to the northerly line W Broadway street; thence south 74 degrees 30 minutes west along said northerly line 332.64 feet to the easterly line of Palm street; thence north 10 degrees 21½ minutes west along said easterly line 330.68 feet to the place of beginning. Suring, excluding and excluding from said district all public streets, avenues and roads therein included and contained. For further particulars reference is hereby made to Resolution of intention No. 95 for the above described work on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Anaheim. Dated this 14th day of September, 1912. JOHN KELLENBERGER, Superintendent of Streets of the City of Anaheim. No. 10228 TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY Washington, D.C., July 17, 1912. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that "THE ANAHEIM NATIONAL BANK" in the City of Anaheim, in the County of Orange, and State of California, has complied with all the provisions of the statutes of the United States, required to be compiled with before an association shall be authorized to commence the business of banking; Now therefore, I, Lawrence O. Murray, Comptroller of Currency, do hereby certify that "The Anaheim National Bank" in the City of Anaheim, in the County of Orange and State of California, is authorized to commence the business of banking as provided in Section fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes or the United States. In testimony whereof witness my hand and seal of office Dig. 17th day of July, 1912. LAWRENCE O. MURRAY, Comptroller of the Currency: "Senator, you say you never learned much Latin?" "Enough to worry along with; I guess, in my business. I early mastered the meaning of 'per diem.'"