anaheim-gazette 1913-12-25

HOLIDAY Order your CHRISTMAS WINES and LIQUORS All sweet and dry wines from 50c to $4.50 per gallon. By the bottle 25c to $1.50 NO MATTER WHAT A Store with a Conscience Phones Home 182 Sunset 198 AUTOMOBILISTS RESENT THE NEW LAW SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CLUB MAKE VIGOROUS KICK AGAINST ADDITIONAL TAX SUIT INSTITUTED AGAINST STATE OFFICIALS TO RESTRAIN ITS COLLECTION Maintaining that $3 is a reasonable and adequate fee for the registration of its automobiles the Automobile Club ceipts under the act shall be returned to the counties and placed in the respective road funds of the counties. "Now," says Mr. Kuster, "the state constitution forbids either direct or indirect taxing by the state for the counties. This act in requiring such payment of the purported registration fee attempts to impose a license fee on property; it imposes a special, additional, and double tax upon automobiles in that they are subject to assessment and taxation as personal property. Also the act in requiring such payment does not apply equally to all parts of the same clause, to-wit: Those who drive, propel, operate or use vehicles upon the public roads or highways of the state. It is further alleged that in requiring such payment it constitutes and provides for an unreasonable, unnatural and unlawful discrimination between STATE ROAD IS HARD TO Highway Between Anahee Ana Torn Up With the contractor for state highway from Santa Habra tearing up portion road between Santa Ana a considerable difficulty hailed in traveling between points. West Chapman tween the end of Main bridge is plowed up, and Angeles street in the Ana is in like condition. The supposed to keep a path alongside of the grading road provided is rough, nary automobilist will b NEW LAW SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CLUB MAKE VIGOROUS KICK AGAINST ADDITIONAL TAX SUIT INSTITUTED AGAINST STATE OFFICIALS TO RESTRAIN ITS COLLECTION Maintaining that $3 is a reasonable and adequate fee for the registration of its automobiles the Automobile Club of Southern California has commenced action against the state officials to restrain any further expenditure of state moneys in collecting the state tax. That no remaining part of the $10,000 appropriated for clerical help shall be spent, comprises the present legal action in the complaint against the state officials filed by the Automobile Club of Southern California, represented by Attorney E. G. Kuster. The complaint shows that the expense should not be more than $250,000 annually, while at the present time the state stands in the way of collecting more than one million. The club shows that there are at least 100,000 machines in California and that a reasonable fee of $3 would provide $300,000 annually, or more than sufficient for all present needs until the next session of the legislature. Officials of the club maintain that the state highways under course of construction will not need expense repairs within two years, since this would defeat the purpose for which they were built, namely, to last 100 years. "The present action of the Automobile Club is in the form of an injunction suit to restrain the further expenditure of money by the state officials in the collecting of the tax," said Mr. Kuster yesterday. "In this way the question of the validity of the tax will be immediately brought up." "In taking this step we are representing 6,000 motorists in the single action and thus prevent multiplicity of suits. "Injunctions or other obstructions to the collections of taxes are usually denied by the courts of this state excepting in extraordinary cases where the enforcement of the tax would result in multiplicity of suits or would produce irreparable injury. In the present instance we believe that a proper case for injunction is presented, not only for the reason that there will be upwards of 100,000 persons subject to the requirement to pay the registration fee or tax, but also because they will be subject to arrest and fine or imprisonment if they have not complied with the requirements of the statute by January 1st. DEMAND FOR GAS RAPIDLY GROWING Brea Field Will Soon Supply All Orange County With Natural Product The demand for natural gas from the Brea oil fields is rapidly increasing, says the Progress of that town. Anaheim is to be the next city to be served with natural gas. It will be remembered that a couple of months ago the trustees of the city of Fullerton contracted with the Birch Oil Company of Brea to deliver gas to the Fullerton city limits for 20 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. The Southern Counties Gas Company, which has been serving these towns with artificial gas, had been requested to lower their rates, but stated that they were unable to do so. Immediately following the action of the city council of Fullerton in contracting for natural gas, the Southern Counties company made the offer to distribute the natural gas through their mains at 75 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, or 50 cents less than had been charged for natural gas service. The progressiveness of the Fullerton trustees in securing a lower gas rate by this method soon interested both Anaheim and Santa Ana. A force of men to the number of about 30 were this week started on the work of constructing a six-inch main from the oil fields to the company's main at Fullerton, which also extends to Anaheim. The distance from the source of the gas supply to Fullerton is about six miles, and to install this connecting line about a month will be required. Upon the completion of the connecting line, natural gas will first be turned into the Fullerton distributing system, it imposes a special additional, and double tax upon automobiles in that they are subject to assessment and taxation as personal property. Also the act in requiring such payment does not apply equally to all parts of the same clause, to-wit: Those who drive, propel, operate or use vehicles upon the public roads or highways of the state. It is further alleged that in requiring such payment it constitutes and provides for an unreasonable, unnatural and unlawful discrimination between automobiles and vehicles propelled by muscular power, for that no license fee, registration fee or tax whatever is required of the vehicles propelled by muscular power or their owners, except the general personal property tax. CALIFORNIA RICE SUPERIOR Japanese Buying It and Across the Sea The first car of Californiag being received and is already according to reports. Trained by the wholesaler hundred, a figure a trifle that being paid for import rice. The quality of this product is said to exceed Japan rice and among purchasers of the home Japanese themselves that it will cook up better... in extraordinary cases where the enforcement of the tax would result in multiplicity of suits or would produce irreparable injury. In the present instance we believe that a proper case for injunction is presented, not only for the reason that there will be upwards of 100,000 persons subject to the requirement to pay the registration fee or tax, but also because they will be subject to arrest and fine or imprisonment if they have not complied with the requirements of the statute by January 1st. "However, the question of equitable interference by the courts lies wholly within their own discretion and in the present instance, if the injunction is refused on the ground that we have other adequate remedies, we shall then wait until January 1st and as soon as one of the members of the Automobile Club is arrested for failure to pay the registration tax we shall bring the matter before the courts by habeas corpus proceedings or by some other speedy method. "There is at the present time an erroneous belief prevalent that a part of the poll tax is used for the upkeep of roads and in this way everybody is contributing towards the maintenance. This, however, is not true since the poll tax is used only in the maintenance of schools." The complaint as filed avers that the provisions of the motor vehicle act requiring the payment of unreasonable registration fees for automobiles is unlawful, invalid, void and of no effect, that the act in requiring such payment attempts to impose a state tax upon the inhabitants of and upon the property in the several counties of the State of California for county purposes, in that one-half of the net re- A force of men to the number of about 30 were this week started on the work of constructing a six-inch main from the oil fields to the company's main at Fullerton, which also extends to Anaheim. The distance from the source of the gas supply to Fullerton is about six miles, and to install this connecting line about a month will be required. Upon the completion of the connecting line, natural gas will first be turned into the Fullerton distributing system and shortly thereafter Anaheim will be served. It will cost the company around $15,000 to put in the main and make connections with the distributing system of Anaheim and Fullerton. The company now charges $1.25 for its manufactured gas, and the latter has a large per cent less heat energy than the natural gas. THE RIGHTS OF STATES There is hardly a week passes but some Southern member rises in Congress to tell of the rights of the states and to describe the functions of state government, and the manner of attempted invasion by the National Congress. But now Mr. Volstead, ranking Republican member of the house committee on the judiciary and a resident of Minnesota, attacks the proposal of President Wilson that Congress shall enact a law for the election of candidates in primaries, and bases his objection upon the rights of the states; likewise declaring that the proposition is unconstitutional. According to Mr. Volstead, the President's plan "is an unauthorized interference with the constitutional prerogatives of the states." ANAHEIM GAZETTE SIDAY GREETING and LIQUORS early. We deliver to any part of the city. Telephone an 0 Fine old whiskies and brandies, both bottled in bond and bulk. 57 varieties TER WHAT YOU WANT, WE HA ISHER WINE CO STATE ROAD IS HARD TO TRAVEL Highway Between Anaheim and Santa Ana Torn Up With the contractor for building the state highway from Santa Ana to La Habra tearing up portions of the main road between Santa Ana and Anaheim, considerable difficulty has been experienced in traveling between the two points. West Chapman street, between the end of Main street and the bridge is plowed up, and South Los Angeles street in the Anaheim section is in like condition. The contractor is supposed to keep a passable road alongside of the grading work, but the road provided is rough, and the ordinary automobilist will be more than which means that the California growers are certainly invading outside territory and have something worth while to offer. Carolina Honduras rice is the only variety which is bringing higher prices than that product in this state. A company, said to be backed by one of the large Chicago packing houses is said to be developing 40,000 acres of rice land at the present time, so that next year's crop will be far in excess of that of this year when about 150,000 bags were harvested. 610 TOMATOES FROM ONE VINE Santa Ana Man Challenges World to Produce Equal Orange county is a world-beater in state highway from Santa Ana to La Habra tearing up portions of the main road between Santa Ana and Anaheim, considerable difficulty has been experienced in traveling between the two points. West Chapman street, between the end of Main street and the bridge is plowed up, and South Los Angeles street in the Anaheim section is in like condition. The contractor is supposed to keep a passable road alongside of the grading work, but the road provided is rough, and the ordinary automobilist will be more than glad to make a long detour to avoid the bad stuff. A good deal of the travel is through Garden Grove. West Fifth is open to Blankenbeckler's store, at which point a turn north can be made. By going west on West 17th street, north and south streets running toward Anaheim will be struck. Several automobiles going into the section east of Anaheim from Santa Ana have taken the main road as far as the northwest corner of Ford's place, where a turn east is made until the Ball road is reached, where a turn north is made. One route taken between Anaheim and Orange and Santa Ana is that by way of Olive and then down through Orange to Santa Ana. The other route is closer but in taking this way it is necessary to go through the river bed where the sand is quite deep. The route goes out East Broadway to Placentia avenue, turns east about a half mile this side of the Tustin branch, and then after winding around along this branch, the river is crossed, which lands one on Collins avenue. The turn to Santa Ana is made at the continuation of North Main street, or at the sign which says Dr. R. A. Adams. CALIFORNIA RICE SUPERIOR QUALITY Japanese Buying It and Shipping It Across the Sea The first car of California rice coming to the Los Angeles market has been received and is already distributed according to reports. The price obtained by the wholesaler is $4.75 per hundred, a figure a trifle in excess of that being paid for imported Japanese rice. The quality of the California product is said to exceed that of the Japan rice and among the heaviest purchasers of the home product are the Japanese themselves who declare that it will cook up better than that 610 TOMATOES FROM ONE VINE Santa Ana Man Challenges World to Produce Equal Orange county is a world-beater in raising tomatoes as well as a few other things. Huntington Beach reported a remarkable double crop from a patch last week and now F. M. Feighner, of Santa Ana, tells of a volunteer vine which sprang up in his door yard at Santa Ana. It spread out somewhat but was stopped from meandering out into the street, by the immovable side of the house, so it grew up instead of spreading out. When recently measured by J. C. Metzgar, secretary of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, the vine, which has not been affected in the least by cold, was 20 feet high and 18 feet across the widest spread of its foliage. Feighner declares that he has gathered from the vine thus far 610 perfect tomatoes. That number would amount to about six bushels in bulk and would bring at present prices, in the neighborhood of $12. FAWCETT TO FLORIDA Prof. H. S. Fawcett, whose discoveries of the causes of lemon gummosis brought him into state-wide and even international prominence during the year just closing, has been assigned some work in Florida and will start for that state in the holidays. Prof. Fawcett is now a member of the faculty of the University of California, and his work in the eastern citrus districts will be to make a comparative study of gummosis and other diseases. He will be gone several weeks. Enroute Prof. Fawcett will attend the meeting of the American Society for the advancement of Science at Atlanta. The announcement of Fawcett's work on gummosis in this state has caused quite a little inquiry from Cuban growers also and an effort is being made to secure him for a visit to that island. ONE MORE CHANCE The famous epitaph placed on the monument over her husband's grave by a woman up in Maine, "Rest in peace until I join you," has almost a duplicate in a sign on the door of an advertising doctor's office in a Minne- A WISE MAN lets his wife buy the meat at the National Meat Market Where quantity and prices meet the people. A FULL LINE OF FANCY CHRISTMAS MEATS Call and ask our low prices H. G. RINKLIEB Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Beef, Pork Mutton, Sausage, Hams and Bacon Butter and Fresh Oysters 107 W. CENTER ST. ANAHEIM, CAL. ADVICE TO BOYS Some fair advice to boys was vouch-safed the other day by Professor John H. Francis, of Los Angeles, who declared he felt alarmed at the fact that a very great number of the youths of today "don't want anything except a good time." There are hopeful signs in the boy who wants something and wants it earnestly, because "if he does not want the right thing or the best thing for him, he is open to conviction." Capacity for growth and staying qualities are essentials for success, but the records show that "too many are merely trifling, going by chance." To be a success requires gentlemanly instincts, and one "should never seek to get pleasure out of the discomforts of another." "He should work for results, not for mere wages." He must lose himself in the thing that he does. 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