anaheim-gazette 1916-09-14

EMERGENCY BILL IS PASSED BY CONGRESS BUSINESS HARD HIT, TO MAKE RESTITUTION FOR ADMINISTRATION'S FOOLISH POLICIES FIGURES SHOW THE AMAZING EXTRAVAGANCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC LAW MAKERS The session of congress which came to an end Thursday will probably stand for many years to come as the most extravagant in the country's history, and yet the majority members were elected on platforms which condemned the extravagancies of former congresses, and demanded a return to Jefferson simplicity and economical government. On the last day of the session the emergency revenue bill was passed and signed by the president the same night. This law was constructed in the hope that it will fill the gap in the United States treasury caused by the enactment of the Underwood tariff law, and the reckless appropriations of congress. Following are some of the provisions of the bill: Normal income tax increased from 1 to 2 per cent. Exemptions allowed on incomes of $3000 for single persons and $4000 for married. Additional tax levied on incomes above $60,000. Incomes of $60,000 to $80,000 taxed 3 $1,947,259,048.64. "The largest appropriation for one session of Congress ever made before was for the fiscal year 1915, amounting to $1,116,118,138.55. It is admitted that of the appropriations made at this session of congress $390,000,000 at the outside can be charged to what is commonly called national preparedness. The difference between the appropriations of this session, less $390,000,000 and that of the fiscal year 1915 shows the wanton extravagances of this administration. "Over 30,000 new positions have been created, costing our government over $40,000,000; and many of these positions have been filled in direct violation of the civil service law. "The administration has imposed burdensome and irritating internal taxes as substitutes for a portion of import duties upon foreign goods shipped into this country. It has imposed taxes which bear unequally and unfairly upon different sections of the country. It is now proven that the import duties imposed by the Underwood tariff act fall far below the point providing the needed revenue for our government. "The average duty rate for the year 1912, under the last republican tariff act, was 18 per cent. The average duty rate under the Underwood law for 1916 was 9.72 per cent. The amount of importations for the last fiscal year was $2,197,883,510 and if these imports had paid the same average rate of duty as was paid on imports for the year ending June 30, 1912 under republican law, the amount collected would have been $395,619,031 instead of $211,866,222, the amount collected under the Underwood law, or there would have been a gain to the treasury of the United States of $183,-752,809. With this additional collection from customs, with the unnecessary..." constructed in the hope that it will fill the gap in the United States treasury caused by the enactment of the Underwood tariff law, and the reckless appropriations of congress. Following are some of the provisions of the bill: Normal income tax increased from 1 to 2 per cent. Exemptions allowed on incomes of $3000 for single persons and $4000 for married. Additional tax levied on incomes above $60,000. Incomes of $50,000 to $80,000 taxed 3 per cent; $80,000 to $100,000, 4 per cent; $100,000 to $150,000, 5 per cent. Graduated scale levied to 13 per cent on incomes between $150,000 to $1,000,000. Corporation taxes, new income tax raised from 1 to 2 per cent. Applies to all corporations, joint stock companies, insurance companies, but not partnerships. Joint stock companies and associations—Fifty cents for each $1000 of capital, surplus and undivided profits, including investments. Exemption of $99,000 allowed. Net estate of decedent, whether a resident or nonresident, is taxable as follows: Net estate not in excess of $50,000, 1 per cent; to $150,000, 2 per cent; up to $250,000, 3 per cent; up to $450,000, 4 per cent; up to $1,000,000, 5 per cent; up to $2,000,000, 6 per cent; nup to $3,000,000, 7 per cent; to $4,000,000, 8 per cent; to $5,000,000 9 per cent; exceeding $5,000,000, 10 per cent. Manufacturers of explosives, shells, torpedoes, firearms of any kind, small arms, electric motor boats, submarines taxed 12½ per cent of entire net profits. Beer and other similar fermented liquors, $1.50 a thirty-one gallon barrel. Still, wine 8 cents a gallon; fortifying wines, 55 cents per gallon; champagne or sparkling wine, 3 cents on each half-pint or fraction; artificially-carbonated wine, 2½ cents on each half pint or fraction; other liquors, cordials or similar compounds, three-fourths of one cent to 1½ cents on each half-pint or fraction thereof. Stock brokers, $30; pawn brokers, $50; ship brokers, $20; customhouse brokers, $10. Theater proprietors—Seating capacity 150 or less, $25; seating capacity 250 to 300; $50; 300 to 800; $75; more than 800; $100. In towns of 5000 or less inhabitants the payment is one-half the above. Halls, armories rented occasionally are exempted. Circus proprietors, $169. Other shows for amount of importations for the last fiscal year was $2,197,883,510 and if these imports had paid the same average rate of duty as was paid on imports for the year ending June 30, 1912 under republican law, the amount collected would have been $395,619,931 instead of $211,866,222, the amount collected under the Underwood law, or there would have been a gain to the treasury of the United States of $183,-752,899. With this additional collection from customs, with the unnecessary and extravagant appropriations of more than $150,000,00 which should and could have been saved to the government, would have amounted to a sum sufficient to meet the unjust taxes imposed upon the people by the democratic revenue bill forced through congress at this session. "Instead of an eight-hour-day law, as claimed by the apologists of the present administration, there was passed under threats of a nation-wide strike an eight-hour-wage law. There is nothing in the law to prevent the railroads of the country from compelling the men to work sixteen hours per day. I predict that the enactment of that law will prove the greatest blow that could have been given to organized labor. I do not believe congress has the power to fix the wage of any man outside of the government service. I do not believe the laboring men of this country, after deliberate consideration, will consent to any such proposition. There has been more demagogy indulged in at this session of Congress than at any session since I have been a member of the senate." DRUNKEN AUTO DRIVER GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE Santa Ana Justice Sends Another Violator of Law to Bastile Justics Cox has sent another motorist to jail. Pleading guilty to driving an automobile while intoxicated William M. Rodgers, foreman of the Eagle Sheet Metal Work of San Diego, was given a sentence of ten days in jail. Rodgers pleaded with Justice Cox not to send him to jail. "It will kill my poor old mother," said Rodgers. "She is 73 years old. I was never arrested before, and this will break her heart." "I am mighty sorry for your mother," said Cox, "but if I let you off, the next automobile man who gets into trouble will want to get off too." Rodgers was driving toward Los Angeles Highway. Construction state highway abandoned by mission for months before built probably. The state established at could go to along the place tin and Culver moved to San protective works San Juan creed. The reason gram that calls shoulders far south as highway commits $5ooo that has the work in order a portion where that w piece. C. F. Spellin of the commission of the state b county states crushed rock most of the spected that thir would do the $5ooo available. Olive Couple The wedding son and Mr. known young brated Thurday Stock brokers, $30; pawn brokers, $50; ship brokers, $20; customhouse brokers, $10. Theater proprietors—Seating capacity 150 or less, $25; seating capacity 250 to 300; $50; 300 to 800; $75; more than 800, $100. In towns of 5000 or less inhabitants the payment is one-half the above. Halls, armories rented occasionally are exempted. Circus proprietors, $100. Other shows for money, $10, excepting street fairs tax is $100.. Exemptions—Chautauquas, lecture lyceums, agricultural or industrial fairs, exhibitions under auspices of religious or charitable associations. Bowling alleys, billiard rooms, $5 for each alley or table. Tobacco, cigar, cigarette manufacturers—Manufacturers' sales less than 50,000 pounds, $3; up to 100,000, $6; up to 200,000, $12; exceeding 200,000 pounds, 8 cents per 1000 pounds. Cigar manufacturers, sales under 50,000 cigars, $2; up to 100,000, $3; up to 200,000, $6; up to 400,000, $12; exceeding 400,000, 5 cents per 1000. Cigarette manufacturers' tax 8 cents per 10,000 cigarettes. Summing up the work of the session in a farewell jolt to the majority party and the administration, Senator Smoot said: "For nine long, weary months congress has been in session. For years to come it will be known as the most extravagant session of congress in the way of appropriations in the history of our country. The direct appropriations made at this session of congress amount to $1,630,383,682.64, and there have been contracts authorized for the fiscal year 1917 and future appropriations authorized in these same appropriation bills amounting to $316,875,366, or a total of direct and authorized appropriations and contracts amounting to the enormous sum of le Sheet Metal Work of San Diego, was given a sentence of ten days in jail. Rodgers pleaded with Justice Cox not to send him to jail. "It will kill my poor old mother," said Rodgers. "She is 73 years old. I was never arrested before, and this will break her heart." "I am mighty sorry for your mother," said Cox, "but if I let you off, the next automobile man who gets into trouble will want to get off, too." Rodgers was driving toward Los Angeles when he ran into a machine driven by Fred Taylor of Santa Ana. A few rods further on he smashed into the side of a machine driven by J. W. Wetstein of San Diego, and all but upset Wetstein's machine. Rodgers was arrested several blocks further on by Deputy Sheriffs Maxwell and Eells, who had seen the accident. FIGURING ON A RAISE A Western dealer was requested by his son to raise the latter's salary. In showing why it was impossible to give him the extra stipend, he said: "You admit there is only 365 days in a year; you work only 8 hours a day, therefore there are 16 hours a day in which you do not work; this amounts to 244 days in a year; leaving 121 days. There are 52 Sundays, leaving 69 days; you work only half a day on Saturday, amounting to 26 days, leaving 43 days.| You take one hour each day for lunch, making 16 days, leaving 27 days. You take two weeks' vacation with pay, amounting to 14 days, leaving 13 days. There are 12 legal holidays, leaving one day that day being the Jewish Day of Atonement you do not come to work. Why should I pay you anything at all?" Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim. NEWS NOTES OF COUNTY Green Tomato Crop:— The California Vegetable Union, under the supervision of Mr. Myers, of Fullerton, commenced operations last week at Garden Grove and is receiving green tomatoes in large quantities from the growers. Three hundred acres will constitute this year's crop. The first carload was shipped last week, being the first to leave any station in the county. The production this season is said to be of excellent quality and good prices prevail—$30 per ton being paid at present. It is estimated that about five cars of vegetables will be packed and shipped from this house every week during the season, which will last until December, unless a frost makes its appearance in the meantime. About ten men are now engaged in sorting and packing, and when the rush is on sixteen will be regularly employed. ew Officers Appointed:— Capt. N. M. Holderman, First Lieut. A. K. Ford, Second Lieut. Charles D. Swanner—these are the men who will officer Company L, Seventh California Regiment, at Nogales, Ariz., just as soon as they can be sworn in. Commissions have been issued to the three men by Gov. Hiram Johnson. A telegram announcing the appointment of the three men was received at Santa Ana from J. J. Boree acting adjunct general of this state who is in charge of the office following the resignation of Gen. C. W. Thomas, Jr., who has entered the regular army as a major. When Company L left Santa Ana in June it was in command of Capt. J. L. McBride. After the company reached Nogales the captain was dis- his wife and baby from Laguna Beach when Lichty's machine passed him. In cutting in, Lichty's machine struck Hall's breaking the windshield. The baby's face was cut with flying glass so that it was necessary to take six stitches. Neither machine turned over. Daylight Burglary:— The boldest burglary that has occurred in Santa Ana in several months took place Thursday afternoon when a man walked into the residence of Dr. J. N. Bartholomew at 640 North Broadway, a stone's throw from the county jail, and got away with $13 in money and five rings. The burglar was going through the physician's desk when Dr. Bartholomew walked in upon him. The thief made a rush out of the back door, turned back on to Broadway, ran south into the business section, and disappeared. The house was robbed at 4 o'clock. The thief entered the place without difficulty, as the doors were unlocked. He probably had been there fifteen or twenty minutes when Dr. Bartholomew arrived home, and walked into the study. The surprised burglar wasted not a second in parley. He bolted to the rear of the house, the physician following. The doctor ran to the telephone, and got City Marshal Jernigan on the phone. "He is running along Broadway toward 4th street," said the doctor. Jernigan jumped into his automobile and made speed on to Broadway, and north along that street to Dr. Bartholomew's residence. He saw no one fitting the description briefly given over the telephone. Patent Walnut Culler:— Although earlier than usual, walnuts are already coming in, and soon the wheels of the bleaching and grading plants will begin to hum merrily. A telegram announcing the appointment of the three men was received at Santa Ana from J. J. Boree acting adjunct general of this state who is in charge of the office following the resignation of Gen. C. W. Thomas, Jr., who has entered the regular army as a major. When Company L left Santa Ana in June it was in command of Capt. J. L. McBride. After the company reached Nogales the captain was disqualified on account of eyesight. A hard fight was made to have the disqualification waived, but the effort was without success. When it was known that Capt. McBride would have to return home, he recommended to Adjunt General Thomas that Holderman be moved up to captain, Ford to first lieutenant and Swanner to second lieutenant. Postpone Highway Work:— Construction of shoulders on the state highway below Tustin has been abandoned by the state highway commission for the present. It may be months before the shoulders will be built, probably not till December. The state highway camp that was established at Tustin so that the crew could go to work placing shoulders along the piece of road between Tustin and Culver's Corner, has been moved to San Juan Capistrano to do protective work at the Trabuco and San Juan creeks. The reason for abandoning the program that called for the construction of shoulders at this time at least as far south as Irvine is that the state highway commission has withdrawn $5000 that had been apportioned for the work in order to use it in repairing a portion of the state highway elsewhere that was in danger of going to pieces. C. F. Spellmeyer, resident engineer of the commission and who has charge of the state highway through Orange county, states that he has enough crushed rock unloaded to complete most of the shoulders that he had expected to put in this month, and he said that thirty days' work and $5,000 would do the work, but he has not $5000 available for the work. Olive Couple Married:— The wedding of Miss Florence Watson and Mr. Herbert Boeckler, a well known young Olive couple, was celebrated Thursday in San Diego. It was along broadway toward 4th street, said the doctor. Jernigan jumped into his automobile and made speed on to Broadway, and north along that street to Dr. Bartholomew's residence. He saw no one fitting the description briefly given over the telephone. Patent Walnut Culler:— Although earlier than usual, walnuts are already coming in, and soon the wheels of the bleaching and grading plants will begin to hum merrily. Bishop & Cole of Santa Ana, general contractors, specialists on walnut machinery, have been rushed for the past six months rebuilding and installing modern machinery in plants throughout this section and as far north as Santa Paula and Saticoy. A feature of the up-to-date Southern California walnut plants is a vacuum culler, invented and patented by F. S. Bishop of Santa Ana. By means of this machine all blank or unfilled shells are removed from the good nuts with air suction in much the same manner as dust is removed from the carpet by the familiar vacuum cleaner. A far better grade of walnuts is thus insured than is possible to obtain by any other means, since many blank shells look fully as promising as their more meaty brothers, and cannot be detected by the eye. More than a dozen of these machines are now in successful operation, and eleventh-hour rush orders for more are pouring in. Weather conditions have been favorable for the walnut crop, and substantial early returns are promised for the season. More Railroad Rumors:— A few days ago surveyors ran a line through F. B. Browning's citrus orchards northeast of Tustin. The same surveyors were busy elsewhere along the foothill section. It does not take much to start rumors of railroad building. Rumors of new roads have come and gone, yet once in awhile one of them sticks. Witness, for intsance, the Salt Lake Rumors of its coming to this region at first seemed extremely shadowy and uncertain. Finally concrete facts began to develop, and but recently it was positively learned that the Salt Lake was really coming. Two years ago a rumor was going the rounds that the Santa Fe proposed to run a loop from Olive around to its tracks below Tustin, tapping the citrus belt now shipping only over the Olive Couple Married: The wedding of Miss Florence Watson and Mr. Herbert Boeckler, a well known young Olive couple, was celebrated Thursday in San Diego. It was planned as a surprise to their local friends, but the secret escaped and found its ways to the reporters. This makes the second invasion of the Watson family by Dan Cupld in two days. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Watson, of the Santa Ana canyon, and is a sister of Errol T. Watson, whose wedding took place in Los Angeles Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Boeckler and Mr. and Mrs. Watson will spend their honeymoon together in San Diego, the latter couple going there after their wedding. Mrs. Boeckler, who has been raised in this vicinity, is a former Orange high school girl, who like two of her brothers, figured prominently in high school athletics. She was a member of the girls' basketball team that won the state championship. The groom is a former Nebraskan, who during the brief period he has lived in this vicinity has won many friends. He is a young man of splendid qualities, who is rapidly becoming well known and well liked in Olive business circles. Fined For Cutting In: C. A. Lichty of Monrovia was fined $20 for cutting in front of a machine driven by Walter Hall of Santa Ana, on the road near Irvine. Mr. Hall is athletic coach at the Santa Ana high school. He was returning with Dr. M. M. Henderson, Dentist, Suite 1, Mullinix Bldg., Anaheim. C. O. Servatius was in Los Angeles on business Thursday. SUMMER HOMES IN FORESTS The forest service has recently laid out sites suitable for summer homes resorts and permanent camps in the Mono and Inyo national forests, according to a report given out by District Forester Dubols. These sites are available along Rock creek in the Inyo forest, and at Gull, Summit, and Silver lakes in the Mono. The sites on Rock creek and at Silver lake are reached via the Bishop-Bridgeport state highway, of which the Deadman's hill and the Sherman hill sections were recently completed. Lakes and streams nearby these sites are well stocked with fish, in which large catches are reported. The construction of roads, trails and the increasing interest of the public in the national forests as recreation re- P. A. puts new joy into the sport of smoking! 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INTG TARIFF Democratic national community Washington last Desident gave them a White House—and to them. In it he said cans had no issue for sign except the tariff. is not true—but, even need no other issue. the one question in which affects every every voter displays to which every voter amply demonstrated in which Mr. Hughes' west have been reevaluated and likewise of every other reign orator. talked about Mexico, government, or about which will arise after the ravishing of the "deserving democrats" accessibility and his intence but competent and in posts of diplomatic refer to the need of a handling the national out any other of the with which he ennors attention—he found a audience interested, responsive. talked about the tarfice of his hearers reactively and favorably to his tariff is the universal American politics. It forms of demaracation beow, as it has for years. in which our tariff glons has resulted in a larger number of campers and travelers in the Mono and the Inyo forests this year than ever before. Resorts and hotels in or near the forests have been crowded, and outfitters and packers have been doing a large business. ASK ELECTION FOR PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD Fullerton-Orangethorpe People Want The Work Pushed Citizens living within the FullertonOrangethorpe storm water district, held a meeting at Orangethorpe school house Thursday and made arrangements to petition the supervisors to call an election for trustees. B. F. Porter, Eugene Livingston and E. C. Miles were endorsed as candidates by the meeting. The three have been active in the work which brought the district to its present state of development. On the same committee with them were Henry Schulte, Gus Miller, Ed Beasley and Frank Baxter. That the district is in dead earnest in bringing about the curbing of the Carbon canyon waste water was indicated by the levying of a tax of 10 cents an acre on all land within the district to defray expenses which have already been incurred, and future expenses. The protection work will consist of a series of pipes to divert the water, and the widening of the river channel between Fullerton and Anaheim. OVERLOOKED THE HUMBLE The president, in championing the Rose. Arkansas is the heaviest planter of Honduras. BEAUTY CONTESTS Contests in the cities of Santa Ana, Orange, Anaheim and Fullerton to select one "film queen" from each community to take part in the Orange county advertising film, are due to be launched this week by the Continental Film company, which recently closed a contract for opening a studio in the Hotel Rochester building at Orange. The Continental company will conduct various contests throughout the East to select young ladies wishing to try out as screen actresses, the winners to be brought to the Orange studio to act before the camera, and the Orange county advertising film will show many local scenes in the Eastern theatre to demonstrate to the winning contestants the place where they will make their home during the try-outs. The county's beauty spots will be shown, the scenes being woven into an attractive romance in which the four county beauties will take part. Many people practice numerous economies, but somehow their bank accounts are a sorry succession of goose eggs. Why economize if you do not deposit something in a bank? The Anaheim National Bank welcomes small accounts. Market Director Weinstock has succeeded in bringing poultrymen of the state generally into a cooperative plan. And now a poultry producers' organization, with a capital stock of $250,000 has been formed. The purposes of this organization will be to buy, preserve and sell eggs and poultry sup- talked about the tariff of his hearers reactively and favorably to his tariff is the universal American politics. It forms in which our tariff depends the prosperity. These facts are funxiomatic to the great american voters—and they candidates and political talk tariff. told his national com­ republicans had no tariff, he thought he was the political bankruptcy in party. In truth, how­ming our greatest as­ MES IN FORESTS device has recently laid siege for summer homes permanent camps in the national forests, accord­ ing given out by District. These sites are Rock creek in the Inyo Bull, Summit, and Silly Mono. The sites on at Silver lake are the Bishop-Bridgeport of which the Dead- the Sherman hill sec­ tently completed. Lakes nearby these sites are rich fish, in which large portions of roads, trails and interest of the public in rests as recreation re­ OVERLOOKED THE HUMBLE The president, in championing the cause of the railroad brotherhoods, is not championing the cause of oppressed and downtrodden labor. The four railroad brotherhoods constitute the aristocracy of labor. They have agiated continually for years for higher wages and better conditions of labor, and they have advanced themselves to a point where they cannot by any stretch of the imagination be regarded as the pitiful victims of a ruthless capitalists system. They constitute less than one-seventh of the total number of railroad employees, however. If the president had desired to do something really worth while for the cause of labor, he would have started an agitation for better wages and better hours for the thousands of men in the humbler branches of the railroad industry, who do not have a powerful organization at their backs to wring concessions out of the railroad managers. The resources of the railroads are constantly being strained to meet the exactions of the engineers, firemen, trainmen and conductors, with the result that there have been no corresponding advances lower down in the scale of railroad labor. California plants more heavily to Japanese rice than any of the other rice growing states of the United States. Ninety-three per cent, in fact, is Japanese, six per cent Blue Rose. Louisiana and Texas have somewhat more than half their acreage in Blue goose eggs. Why economize if you do not deposit something in a bank? The Anaheim National Bank welcomes small accounts. Market Director Weinstock has succeeded in bringing poultrymen of the state generally into a cooperative plan. And now a poultry producers' organization, with a capital stock of $250,000 has been formed. The purposes of this organization will be to buy, preserve and sell eggs and poultry supplies. Local associations will be formed throughout the poultry sections of the state. The secretary of the promotion committee of the state association is E. A. Forbes, who is also secretary to Market Director Weinstock. A party of Los Angeles plenickers helped themselves to the walnuts in H. W. Lewis' grove Sunday. When Lewis discovered them he phoned for the sheriff, and when the officer arrived the party dumped out of their autos fifteen pounds of nuts which they had collected. The next day they paid a $10 fine to Justice Cox at Santa Ana, pleading guilty to a charge of petty larceny. NOTICE TO CREDITORS NO. 8121 Estate of John Hanna, Deceased Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, Administratrix of the estate of John Hanna, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to file them with the necessary vouchers in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, or to exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers to the said Administratrix at her place of residence, on Santa Ana Boulevard, about two miles south of Anaheim, in the County of Orange, within ten months after the first publication of this notice. Dated this 8th day of September, 1916. EMMA MARTHA POLHEMUS, Administratrix of the Estate of John Hanna, deceased. GOUDGE, ROBINSON & HUGHES, 622 Investment Building, Los Angeles, Calif. Attorneys for said Administratrix. 9-14-5t