anaheim-gazette 1916-01-13

ANAHEIM LOSES TO SANTA ANA DEBATERS HUNTINGTON BEACH ALSO SCORES A VICTORY OVER OUR ORATORS FRIDAY NIGHT THREE ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE NOW DEFEATED ANAHEIM HIGH IN DEBATES Somebody has stolen the Anaheim high school's rabbit foot, or it has been mislaid. The regularity with which the debaters lose to their opponents this winter indicates that they are pursued by a jinx. They lose both on the affirmative and negative sides of the questions. A year ago the best talent south of the Tehachipi fell before their eloquence, but this season even the Orange county schools are defeating them with ease. Perhaps the fault lies with the umpires. Two debates were held Friday night, one of them at the high school auditorium in this city, and one at Huntington Beach. Santa Ana representatives debated here, this being their second appearance at Anaheim in the contest between the schools composing the Orange county debating league. The question was, "Resolved, that a law should be enacted providing for compulsory arbitration in disputes arising between labor and capital." Anaheim loses to Santa Ana. PREPARING TO EIGHT LOS ANGELES COUNTY Orange County People Object to Silt Being Dumped Into Our Bays Believing that the proposal to divert Los Angeles county rivers from Los Angeles harbor to Alamitos Bay carries with it a menace to the rich lowlands of this county, steps are being taken to organize Orange county to put up a fight against the plan. Two mass meetings were called this week. One at Wintersburg Tuesday night, and the other is to be at Westminster Friday night. From those meetings it is proposed to go to the board of supervisors, the Taxpayers' League and the associated chambers of commerce and make a protest that will be heard in Washington. Under the Federal plan to divert the waters, a levee will be built from Dominguez to Signal Hill, if an appropriation is secured. This will turn the storm waters into Alamitos Bay, at the northwest corner of Orange county. Engineers have informed the Bolsa and Westminster drainage districts that if 4,000,000 cubic yards of silt are dumped into Alamitos Bay in one year, as was deposited in San Pedro Bay by the river two years ago, Alamitos Bay will be filled up. It is feared that the waters will then seek Anaheim Bay, which is separated from Alamitos Bay by marshy area only and fill that bay. The Bolsa drainage district already has a ditch emptying into Anaheim loses to Santa Ana. Two debates were held Friday night, one of them at the high school auditorium in this city, and one at Huntington Beach. Santa Ana representatives debated here, this being their second appearance at Anaheim in the contest between the schools composing the Orange county debating league. The question was, "Resolved, that a law should be enacted providing for compulsory arbitration in disputes arising between labor and capital." Anaheim was given the affirmative side of the question. George Kemp and Arthur Coons labored hard to prove that a compulsory arbitration law was a necessity, and that if all differences between the employer and the employee were settled by the strong hand of the law there would be less poverty, less bloodshed and less misery in the world. They cited New Zealand, the only socialistic governed country in the world, and Australia, where a modified compulsory arbitration law exists, to prove their contention, but the opposition came back at them and showed that the arbitration laws in those countries were not compulsory, but the contending parties could ask the government to settle their differences if they so desired. Messrs. Woodford and Davis upheld the negative side and argued that compulsory arbitration was paternalism, and a violation of the constitution of the United States. That it would take away the rights of both the employer and employe, as it would deprive one of the power of discharging a workman, and deprive the other the privilege of quitting his job if he desired. Each of the debaters was allowed fifteen minutes, and Kemp, Anaheim's first speaker, was given two and a half minutes for rebuttal at the close of Davis' speech. Kemp made some telling points, but the decision of the judges stood two to one against Anaheim. The judges were Superintendent J. J. Morgan of Corona, Prof. Carl H. Carson of Pasadena, and Prof. Geo. J. Blake of Long Beach. On the same night Dale Quarton and Morris Martenet went down to Huntington Beach and contended with a couple of eloquent orators of that town. So eloquent, in fact, were the debaters of the beach town that Quarton and Martenet returned home defeated. The same question was discussed at Huntington Beach, but Anaheim had the negative, consequently we were defeated on both sides of Engineers have informed the Bolsa and Westminster drainage districts that if 4,000,000 cubic yards of silt are dumped into Alamitos Bay in one year, as was deposited in San Pedro Bay by the river two years ago, Alamitos Bay will be filled up. It is feared that the waters will then seek Anaheim Bay, which is separated from Alamitos Bay by marshy area only and fill that bay. The Bolsa drainage district already has a ditch emptying into Anaheim Bay, and Westminster district has voted $25,000 to construct a canal to that bay. The ranchers are thoroughly aroused. They say that if the drainage outlets are filled up with silt their drainage will be stopped up and their farms ruined. The mass meetings called for this week are fathered by the directors of the two drainage districts. A committee has been appointed by the Taxpayers' League of Orange county to investigate a report made by A. A. Mills that many business houses are not paying as much taxes in proportion to the value of their stock as is paid by the ranchers. A. A. Mills, William Feldner of Orange and G. W. Moore of Westminster are the committee. Another committee, S. K. Jackman, H. A. Stewart and Jacob Feldner, has reported that a good deal of money has been spent on the road between San Juan Capistrano and San Juan Hot Springs, and the committee is unable to learn that the county has a deed to the road. The committee is to take the matter up with the district attorney. DO CROPS ALONE MAKE GOOD TIMES The time worn theory that good crops mean good times has received a severe jolt the past two years. During this period crops have been larger and prices higher than ever before and yet we have had unusually quiet times, factories closed and men out of work. This illustrates in a striking manner that what we really need to bring prosperity is payrolls, thousands of men at work receiving a pay check every Saturday night. These are the people who distribute the money among the hundred and one different businesses that have been languishing for want of trade. The two increases value of $1 million and create of $100,000 to account for values quicksilver timony are entered through a millionDIT to older ones. As has cognizant business and at the beginning to a number war over prices condition. They to approximate average price less. The ing increase age yield from 47 bd in 1915. They also barrels in December in stocks. The total silver properly the same averaged natural material was practiced quantity year. But etc., shows structure but therecept on these. The folly estimates Gold Silver Copper Lead Quicksilver Other metals Petroleum Natural gas Structural Industrial Salines... Total valu... On the same night Dale Quarton and Morris Martenet went down to Huntington Beach and contended with a couple of eloquent orators of that town. So eloquent, in fact, were the debaters of the beach town that Quarton and Martenet returned home defeated. The same question was discussed at Huntington Beach, but Anaheim had the negative, consequently we were defeated on both sides of the question. Quite a delegation of rooters accompanied the boys to stimulate them with the familiar yells and songs, but their efforts were vain. Anaheim has participated in four county league debates, and has lost every one. This is a sad comparison with the record of former years when the Anaheim high school was considered the most formidable opponent in the Southland. In the first debate in the Southern California league we gained an easy victory over Whittier, which indicated that we would again make a glorious record, but the boys appear to have lost their grip. Perhaps they have bottled up their eloquence and are preserving it for use when they meet such schools as Los Angeles high, Polytechnic high, Manual Arts high, and San Diego high, and other schools of like calibre. The next debate of the Southern California League will be held in Los Angeles on Friday, January 21, the Los Angeles high school being the opponents. Dale Quarton and Morris Martenet are Anaheim's chosen champions. Here's hoping that they will maintain the high standard set by their predecessors and return home victorious. We defeated Los Angeles by a decisive score in the first debate last winter, and lost to the same school by only a point and a half. We were ahead of them in the final score several points. Los Angeles has 2500 students to draw from but it is quality and yet we have had unusually quiet times, factories closed and men out of work. This illustrates in a striking manner that what we really need to bring prosperity is payrolls, thousands of men at work receiving a pay check every Saturday night. These are the people who distribute the money among the hundred and one different businesses that have been languishing for want of trade. We need farmers' crops to live on but in addition we need the results of labor to build and develop with. The little flurry of good times in the east has all been caused by the opening of a few factories to supply war orders. The west has not profited to such an extent, as all it had to sell was produce, the production of which did not give steady employment to a great number of people. What we need now is an affirmative policy of encouragement both state and national toward all lines of industry. Throw off the shackles of hampering legislation that has brought to Our many customers are appreciating more and more our efficient delivery service—two early deliveries before supper and before breakfast. We handle butter, butter-milk, sweet milk, cream whipping cream and eggs. Anaheim Sanitary Dairy I. N. CAMP, Manager Home 2393 Sunset 389 116 S. Claudina ANAHEIM GAZETTE—THURSDAY, JAN, 18 FROM Fullerton confirms that the S. M. Davis year. OBJECT to Slit Our Baye posal to divert rivers from Los Alitos Bay carve the rich low-peaks are being made county to the plan. Were called this burg Tuesday to be at West-From those to go to the Taxpayers' rated chambers in a protest thatington. Plan to divert rivers from Hill, if an ap-This will turn Alamitos Bay, or of Orange named the Bolsa image districts cards of silt are Bay in one in San Pedro years ago, Alamed up. It is will then seek is separated marshy area district allying into Ana- a stop the wheels of industry. Encourage, instead of discourage, the investment of capital in railroads and water power development. With these will come the factories, for they go hand in hand, one cannot thrive without the other. A man with the energy, nerve and ability to start an industry in a community, whether it be a sawmill, employing 10 men, or a business employing a thousand, should be given a vote of thanks by the state. Wouldn't such a policy tend to encourage the development of a new country? CALIFORNIA'S MINERAL PRODUCTION FOR 1915 The statistical division of the state mining bureau, under the direction of state mineralogist, Fletcher Hamilton, has, after a careful inquiry, made up a preliminary estimate of the mineral production of California for the year just closed. A comparison of these figures given below, with those for the year 1914, shows several unusual features, all with the possible exception of gold, more or less attributable primarily to the disturbed commercial conditions resulting from the war in Europe. There is an increase of approximately $2,000,000 in the total value. The two most notable changes are: The increase of zinc output from a value of $20,381 in 1914, to over a million and a half in 1915; and the decrease of petroleum from over $47,000,000 to approximately $40,000,000. There were also substantial increases in values of gold, silver, copper, lead, quicksilver, tungsten, manganese, antimony and magnesite. As to zinc, on account of the high prices prevailing, one new producer alone which entered the field added approximately racing element to have Tia Juana added to the state of California, thereby destroying the value of a brand new racing plant. Carry the flag "on to the isthmus" prayed the venerable Henry Waterson. There are a good many people in this state whose feeling would be absolutely uninjured if it were carried a few miles south of Tia Juana. INDUSTRIAL SITUATION IN CALIFORNIA California has turned against law-making and constitution tinkering as a political industry, and at the election October 26 rejected the constitutional amendments and proposed reform laws submitted by the last legislature. With hundreds of laws and commissions regulating business and industries, this state has a great deal to contend with, in view of the fact that many of the most powerful and revolutionary commissions have not yet got unlimbered and into action. No one can tell what effect the minimum wage law, the state marketing commission, and a half dozen other boards lately organized will have upon existing industries, but the general fact remains that those industries that are solving their own problems are off. In one city a bonus was raised for a large industry and the citizens and eastern capitalists invested $300,000 in lands and buildings and put in machinery. Various commissions would not give authority to go ahead and the plant had to be dismantled. It was a line of manufacturing that if it had been allowed to run the past year it would have made profits of at least half a million. Development was stopped and capital turned away from the state by the superabundance of progressive politicians," Seaside Art Shop," all of them reduced almost to pulp from long contact with the water, were the only things found in the pockets. The man was about five feet, nine inches tall and was attired in a blue serge suit with white stripes. He wore a soft shirt and black button shoes. County officials took charge of the body. Long contact with the water made identification of marks impossible. McCarron, who was proprietor of the Seaside Art Shop, and Jack Brown, his employee, disappeared in a light boat in the surf at Long Beach several weeks ago. SHERIFF JACKSON SUMBITS HIS ANNUAL REPORT Shows Amount of Business Transacted By His Office During Past Year The annual report of sheriff C. E. Jackson has been given to the public it is brief, but covers the business transacted by the sheriff's office during the past year. It is as follows: "Four hundred and sixty arrests were made during the year. Three hundred and seventy-four of those arrested have been convicted. A number of arrests were made for outside counties and a number of cases are as yet untried. Twenty-two have been sent to state prison at San Quentin, three to Folsom, five to Ione and two to Whittier. "In connection with the Board of Supervisors, we have established and maintained a road–working camp, and have worked from fifteen to fifty prisoners continuously on the public roads, state highway and the county road below Laguna Beach, and hope in The two most notable changes are: The increase of zinc output from a value of $20,381 in 1914, to over a million and a half in 1915; and the decrease of petroleum from over $47,000,000 to approximately $40,000,000. There were also substantial increases in values of gold, silver, copper, lead, quicksilver, tungsten, manganese, antimony and magnesite. As to zinc, on account of the high prices prevailing, one new producer alone which entered the field added approximately a million dollars to the total, in addition to the natural increase of the older ones on the list. As has been well known to those cognizant of conditions, the petroleum business has been poor during 1915, and at the close of the year is just beginning to recover. This was due to a number of causes, principally the war, over production, and the low prices consequent from over production. The yield during 1915 decreased to approximately 90,000,000 and the average price was about 1½ per barrel less. The number of wells producing increased to 6,500, but the average yield per well per day dropped from 47 barrels in 1914 to 39 barrels in 1915. The amount of oil in storage has also decreased from 58,300,000 barrels in January to 57,000,000 barrels in December, being the first decline in stocks since 1907. The total number of flasks of quicksilver produced in 1915 was practically the same as in 1914, but the value averaged nearly double. As to structural materials, the output of cement was practically the same, both in quantity and value, as the previous year. Building stone, crushed rock, etc., showed little change. Small construction was about normal for 1915, but there were no large cotnracts except on the highways. The following is a tabulation of the estimates for 1915: - Gold: $22,850,000 - Silver: 1,095,000 - Copper: 7,660,000 - Zinc: 1,620,000 - Lead: 295,000 - Quicksilver: 941,000 - Other metals: 1,000,000 - Petroleum: 40,140,000 - Natural gas: 1,050,000 - Structural materials: 14,700,000 - Industrial materials: 1,660,000 - Salines: 2,200,000 Total value: $95,211,000 In another city in large industrial plant was moved away to a foreign port because the legislature enacted a double taxation law when other states go in for light taxation or exemption of new industries from taxation. As usual the wine and brewing industry of this state will have to fight for its existence. The raiding of the oil industry by the federal authorities is a serious obstacle to the development of California. The crude oil products underlie manufacturing to a large extent. If the government really desires to conserve the oil products and save the wasteful destruction of coal, it should amend its water power laws and allow the 60,000,000 unused horsepower now going to waste to be utilized. San Francisco is entering upon the construction of a railroad to the Sierras, to cost several millions, merely to haul material for the first of its municipal water power dams on the Hetch Hetchy. Two power plants, nearly two hundred miles of transmission and pipe lines, and a forty million dollar water system, are to be built in the coming years, duplicating present service. The industrial future of California is great along conservative lines of cooperation between the people and private capital which exists in abundance in the Golden State and is ready to come here from the ends of the world for development purposes if given a chance. BODY CAME ASHORE Cast up by the sea, the body of a man believed to be I. E. McCarron of Long Beach, was found at Sunset Beach Tuesday morning. The face was unrecognizable, the body evidently having been in the water for nearly a month. The clothing was devoid of money or valuables. Three slips of paper counties and a number of cases are as yet untried. Twenty-two have been sent to state prison at San Quentin, three to Folsom, five to lone and two to Whittler. "In connection with the Board of Supervisors, we have established and maintained a road-working camp, and have worked from fifteen to fifty prisoners continuously on the public roads, state highway and the county road below Laguna Beach, and hope in the near future to rebuild the El Medina grade, which leads to Orange county park. "Stolen property recovered during the past year, consisting of automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles horses and buggies, jewelry and merchandise to the amount of $5500. "In the civil department, we have made services in 520 cases,and have made fifty sheriff's sales. "In the liquor cases, we have made thirty arrests for selling liquor, of which nearly all have been convicted. Liquor cases have always been considered the hardest in which to get convictions, but through the able assistance of the district attorney's office, we have succeeded in getting convictions in practically all the cases brought to trial. "There have been thirty-five arrests for gambling, all convicted. "The fines received from the liquor and gambling cases have paid for all the expense in securing the evidence and bringing to trial." BABY WEEK IN AMERICA Whether or not it is to be attributed to a world wide fear of possible race suicide growing out of the continuing slaughter in Europe, it is a fact that the baby is coming more and more into his own. People have always loved their babies,and have taken the best care of them they have known how to take. Now it is beginning to be realized that,in the new lights of these new days,they may learn to know how much easier than formerly.The cry for light has grown so loud that this year there is to be a national Baby Week to be attended with meetings,services,c consultations,and work of many kinds.all to revolve around the babies in the center of the stage and under the spotlight, wherever Baby Week is observed. The children's bureau of the United States department of labor has the "ON TO THE ISTHMUS" Straightening out the Arizona line so as to include the wedge of Mexican territory lying between the state line and the gulf of Lower California; and continuing the line on parallel to the lower border of California will call for three rousing cheers in some sections of this state; and in some other sections there will be but faint applause. This is what Governor Hunt of Arizona proposes; and he has taken the matter up officially with Governor Johnson with a view of seeking the intervention of the federal government in the project. The move would probably be popular in Imperial Valley, where the head of the water system is in Mexican territory; and where the water system during the political troubles below the border has more than once been menaced. On the other hand, it would not be so popular with the exponents of the noble art of book-making, said exponents having recently opened a factory at Tia Juana, which is advertised through the medium of horse racing California some years ago banished book-making as a legitimate pursuit; and as a consequence, the flocks of more or less valuable "bang-tails" "oat hounds" and "hay burners" used in advertising the industry disappeared from circulation. It would be a severe blow to the BODY CAME ASHORE Cast up by the sea, the body of a man believed to be I. E. McCarron of Long Beach, was found at Sunset Beach Tuesday morning. The face was unrecognizable, the body evidently having been in the water for nearly a month. The clothing was devoid of money or valuables. Three slips of paper, a receipt for a Los Angeles paper, a gas receipt and a card bearing the Your Eyes may be the cause of that distressing headache. A pair of glasses, properly fitted, will relieve eye strain and give you comfort. Why go on suffering? when it is so easy to get relief. Examination at any time. My prices are reasonable. Theodore Roberts Dr. of Optometry At the sign of the big clock ANAHEIM A safe deposit box in our fire and burglar proof vaults for $1.00 a year. The Anaheim National Bank. EASY MONEY Over $9000.00 paid out in INTEREST To our depositors on term deposits during 1915 Did you get your share? Put your money on a term account in THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ANAHEIM, or THE AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK OF ANAHEIM and let it work for you NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING Office of the ANAHEIM UNION WATER CO. Anaheim, California, January 8, 1916. To the Stockholders of the ANAHEIM UNION WATER COMPANY. Please take notice that the regular annual meeting of the stockholders and election for Directors of the ANAHEIM UNION WATER COMPANY will be held at the office of the Company, 401 East Center St., in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, on Saturday the 29th day of January, A. D. 1916, at the hour of 10 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of electing Directors of said corporation for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. WM. T. WALLOP. Secretary ANAHEIM UNION WATER CO. Local Notes Orange is plaintiff and about twenty-five persons and firms interested in claims against the Olive bridge. Local Notes Daniel Carillo and Miss Marty Ybarra, both of this city, were granted license to wed Friday. J. F. Simpson, road overseer of the Buena Park District, was in town this week on business. Mr. Simpson has been doing some excellent work on the highways of his district the past year, and according to the news coming from that region a great deal more will be accomplished during the coming year. The Eastern Star Five Hundred club met at the home of Mrs. Huelster on the Garden Grove road Thursday, and were hospitably entertained by that lady. Mrs. Lybarger proved herself the best player, winning first prize, Mrs. Stough was second, and Miss Sidnam third. The festive hobo is abroad in the land and quite a number have made their headquarters in vacant buildings about town for the past week or two. The gentry are always ready for the gentle touch and they prefer to wander rather than work. The police round them up, but an ever increasing supply seems to be on hand, and where they come from and whither they go is a mystery. An interesting sidelight on the Santa Fe wreck at North Pomona was furnished by the passengers, most of whom were easteners. The wreck occurred in the midst of the oarge groves. As soon as the two hundred passengers had sized up the situation and saw that they would be held up for a time at elast, they began to cast their eyes on the luscious oranges hanging on the trees. In another instant they had made a raid on the orchards and were helping themselves. Don David Yorba was a business visitor in town on Monday. He is now located at Prado. In speaking of the Orange is plaintiff and about twenty-five persons and firms interested in claims against the Olive bridge are deefnadnts. The county owes about $12,000 on the bridge. The original contractor, Trounce & Stoecker, threw up the job, and it was finished by a contractor employed by the surety company that was on the bond of Trounce & Stoecker. Many claims have been filed against the bridge These claims are upon the money owed by the county in order to make certain that the money is paid to the persons with proper claims, the county has brought suit against all concerned to get an order of court directing the board of supervisors how to dispose of the money due on the bridge. A safe place for your valuable papers is in a saef deposit box in the Anaheim National Bank. A good sized audience gathered at the high school auditorium last Wednesday to hear the sacred concert given by the music department of the school. This was to have been given on December 17, as it is a Christmas entertainment, but owing to illness of some of the actors it was postponed. The chief feature of the entertainment was the cantata "Nicodemus," in which forty students appeared. It was well rendered as was also the vocal and instrumental solos. A realty deal of considerable proportions has just been completed in which a 35-acre orange grove owned by Herman Buhrman, Guy Beats and H. L. Stinchfield in the Richfield district was traded for a brick business block in Imperial, owned by John Walls of Anaheim. The orange ranch was set to one-year-old Valencias. The deal involves a consideration of $50,000. It was handled through the Eliot & McIntosh Realty company of this city. AMERICAN SECURITIES OWNED they may learn to know much easier than formerly. The light has grown so loud near there is to be a na-Week to be attended with services, consultations, and many kinds, all to revolve babies in the center of land under the spotlight, baby Week is observed. Queen's bureau of the United Department of labor has the land, so far as the govern- participate in it, and has week from the 4th to the 12th, 1916, as the first na-Week in the history of the will not, however, be the Week to be taken out of and consecrated to baby's benefit. Chicago held the Week a few years ago, and so soon became the vogue New York and Pittsfield fell into the good habit, so gratifying that the cer- chose cities promise to be events, commanding, evi- circle of participants cities will follow what a growing municipal fash- do better reason than the seeing out of style. Queen's bureau at Washing- that just now, however, proportions of inquiries Week are coming from mur- lies, and it believes that weeks will play an impor- tion of the national observance. Not wanting to have an Week can have a baby day. themselves will take part inrance in communities the baby health conference program as most of them will, posit box in our fire and if vaults for $1.00 a year. in National Bank. Don David Yorba was a business visitor in town on Monday. He is now located at Prado. In speaking of the case of Mrs. Johnson brought against the late Barnardo Yorba estate he maintains Mrs. Johnson has no case, inasmuch as the estate in question was divided equally among the heirs and was settled according to law. The late Barnardo Yorba was Dave's grandfather. Dave bears the distinction of being the oldest living descendant of the second generation of the original Yorba family. Mrs. Johnson is a niece of Mrs. Velasco of Yorba. Noah Palmer, aged 95, died Monday at the home of his daughters, Mrs. G. J. Mosbaugh and Miss Lottie Palmer. Palmer was a forty-niner, coming across the continent in the Isaac Owen missionary train. He settled at Santa Clara, and served a term as tax collector and in the legislature there. In 1874 he bought 700 acres at Santa Ana, then a town only four years old, and lived there until his death. He was one of the organizers and for many years president of the Commercial Bank, the first bank established in Santa Ana. He was also one of the organizers and president of the Bank of Orange at Orange. He was born in Loweville, Lewis county, New York, on September 3, 1820. Start a bank account in the Anaheim National Bank and add to it, and you will never be broke. The district attorney's office has filed an action in which the county of by Herman Buhrman, Guy Beats and H. L. Stinchfield in the Richfield district was traded for a brick business block in Imperial, owned by John Wallis of Anaheim. The orange ranch was set to one-year-old Valenclas. The deal involves a consideration of $50,000. It was handled through the Eliot & McIntosh Realty company of this city. AMERICAN SECURITIES OWNED ABROAD Recent investigations develops the fact that American railway securities of the par value of $2,223,510,229 are now held in foreign countries. Since the war began Europe has sent back securities amounting to $600,000,000. By so much the debt of this country and the interest and dividend charges have been reduced by the heavy excess of exports over imports caused by war orders. Before the war began it was estimated that a total of about $8,000,000,000 of all kinds of American securities was owned by foreigners. War demands upon American industrial production are just now reducing this big total of debt at the rate of, say, a billion dollars a year. So it would take eight years of billion dollar trade balances to wipe out the entire debt. But the war is not going to last eight years; probably not more than one year longer. Then the war exports will stop. Then the billion dollar trade balances will stop. Then with the low bars and no bars of the present free trade tariff, will come a deluge of low priced imports, and our trade balance will vanish altogether, just as it was doing in the first ten months of the Underwood tariff. Then we shall wish we had a protective tariff back again to restrict the flood of imports and restore favorable trade balances. Who's Hazel? Your Druggist?