anaheim-gazette 1917-01-18

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter INCOME TAX LAW The time having arrived to file income tax returns under the Federal Income Tax law for the year 1916, announcement has been made by Joseph J. Scott, collector of Internal Revenue at San Francisco, that a severe penalty will be imposed upon every individual liable to file return but fails to do so on or before March 1st, and upon the officers of every corporation who fail to comply with the law. In the district covered by the collector at San Francisco are the forty eight counties in California north of the northern line of Kern and San Luis Obispo counties, also the entire state of Nevada. Returns may be filed either at the main office in the custom house at San Francisco, or at the branch offices at Oakland, Sacramento, Fresno and Iteno. Immediately after March 1st a large force of field officers will be sent out to canvass the territory, and those who are liable to file returns and who have not done so at that time will be required to do so and will become subject to the penalties of the law. These penalties provide both heavy fine and imprisonment within the discretion of A LABORING MAN'S PROBLEM Aside from the vigorous prosecution of the war in which they are involved, the greatest effort now being made by the nations of Europe is to prepare for the industrial conflict certain to come after the war has closed. Although many European manufacturing enterprises have been operated more extensively during the war than before, this has been due to the necessity for supplying the armies with food and clothing they require. When this demand has ended, new markets for their products must be found. Preparations for the changed conditions is, therefore, the great task upon which they are laboring. In the effort to prepare for industrial competition after the war, European nations are striving to do two things; first, to produce as large a proportion as possible of the commodities they need for home consumption, and, second, to find as large a market as possible for their surplus products. In order to secure their home market to their own producers, such nations as Great Britain and France contemplate protective tariff giving an advantage to their own people and to their allies. Great Britain will no longer be content to depend upon Germany for dye stuffs or for a number of other manufactured commodities in which Germany has taken the lead in the last quarter of a century. Though preparations for industrial development after the war are not directed particularly against neutral countries, a natural result will be that in framing protective tariffs, European nations will inevitably discriminate to some degree against the manufactured products of neutrals. Great Britain and France on the one hand, and Germany and Austria on the other, California produces them in this country. Michigan produces a larger crop of riceties. California is one ma bean producer on This bean is one of the family. Prof. analysis and he says this result: Protein, drites, 57.38; water, 1 ash, 3.91, and waste oil is regarded as an execlination. There is a g for limas in foreign Percy L. Edwards in t Last year the bean was the largest y 793,000 sacks, valued at this total nearly 1,900 limas. Growers receive per hundred pounds. crop is approximately about one-half limas. growers, or rather they by the selling assoc $5 per hundred and tha in warehouse pending justification. The action Immediately after March 1st a large force of field officers will be sent out to canvass the territory, and those who are liable to file returns and who have not done so at that time will be required to do so and will become subject to the penalties of the law. These penalties provide both heavy fine and imprisonment within the discretion of the court for non-compliance with the law. Collector Scott states that every opportunity will be given for voluntary filing. His offices will be kept open at night for a certain part of the filing period in order that individuals and corporations may be accommodated, but no excuse will be accepted for failure to comply with the law in the case of those persons having sufficient income to make them liable. The Internal Revenue office has been advised as to a great many of those persons throughout the district, it having on file numerous reports from investigators who have been at work gathering information during the past year. This information has been obtained from every conceivable source and the incomes of a great number who have not heretofore obeyed the law have been practically ascertained. There will be a "cleanup" in respect to these individuals if they fail to file on or before March 1st this year. It would take a great deal of space to explain the changes made in the income tax statute by the Revenue Act of Sept. 8, 1916. Information regarding these changes will be given promptly upon application in writing or in person to the Internal Revenue office in San Francisco or at any one of the branches mentioned. Lack of information will not be accepted as an excuse if any person with sufficient income to make him or her liable is found after March 1st not to have complied with the law. In the past considerable leniency has been shown, but the income tax law having been in effect three years it is felt that the time for leniency has passed as the opportunity has been offered for all to inform themselves. BOOTH FOR TARIFF COMMISSION It is announced that President Wilson may appoint Willis H. Booth of which Germany has taken the lead in the last quarter of a century. Though preparations for industrial development after the war are not directed particularly against neutral countries, a natural result will be that in framing protective tariffs, European nations will inevitably discriminate to some degree against the manufactured products of neutrals. Great Britain and France on the one hand, and Germany and Austria on the other, desire to buy raw materials from such neutral nations as those in North and South America and pay for the same with manufactured articles from those raw materials. Under the provisions of our present tariff law, European countries are encouraged to ship their manufactured products here. That is exactly what they desire to do and will do unless the present tariff rates be increased to such an extent as to overcome the trade advantages those countries have by reason of the higher wages in this country. The amazing feature of the situation is that when all the leading countries of Europe are studying opportunities for commercial advantage through enactment of tariff laws, those in control of American policies are giving no thought whatever to this subject. The same spirit of "watchful waiting" which has been characteristic of the present administration, is pursued today, and apparently we shall have no legislation designed to prepare this country for the impending industrial conflict. It has been possible for this country to remain out of the military war. This we cannot do in the industrial war which is certain to come. We must engage in that conflict and shall either hold our own in trade competition, or be vanquished by those who make early preparation and who wage the trade war with more vigor than we. As the brunt of military war falls upon the privates who do the fighting, and as they are the ones who suffer most in case of defeat, so the suffering which must follow industrial defeat will fall most heavily upon the wage earners who will be thrown out of employment. Laboring men of America are too much disposed to assume that such questionas as the tariff are of little interest to them and may well be left entirely to party leaders. No greater error could be made. Unless the laboring men are willing to suffer the consequences of defeat in the industrial war which is certain. Last year the bean industry was the largest year 793,000 sacks, valued at this total nearly 1,900 limas. Growers receive per hundred pounds crop is approximately about one-half limas. Growers, or rather they by the selling assoc $5 per hundred and then in warehouse pending justment. The action ton officials in calling state troops to the Mexico keeping them there for at great expense, did up the prices of stale beans and potatoes. Whites are listed at pounds in local markets approached in recent sequence, bean grower siderably to their barn year. The tariff jug protected, as they for a duty of 25 cents per California exported 50 beans last year. Varieties of beans to 460,000 chiefly from New value this year will be of $10,000,000. Of other varieties produced the past year, plinks, 650,000 navy, 20 or Lady Washington eyes and about 90,000 The Bayo is a variety limited extent only in bottom lands, where rich. The navy beans of great demand for them The well known brand Beans" calls for their variety produced. They suit the taste to a really all of the best graduced in this State area Atlantic coast market or in bulk. These fully selected, cleaned ed. Like the limas, the best in the sugar bean coastal regions. In colony, now known as po county, on the o Santa Lucia mountain very rich section de this variety of bean teh Salinas river, we are extensively raised well. About 12,000 a In the past considerable leniency has been shown, but the income tax law having been in effect three years it is felt that the time for leniency has passed as the opportunity has been offered for all to inform themselves. BOOTH FOR TARIFF COMMISSION It is announced that President Wilson may appoint Willis H. Booth of Los Angeles as a republican member of the tariff commission. Mr. Booth will be very satisfactory as a California representative on the commission, because he is a thoroughly qualified expert on all matters entering into conditions of production in this state. It is also pointed out that Mr. Booth is one of the best qualified foreign trade experts in the United States. He has traveled in practically every country on the globe and has made first hand studies of the conditions that must be met by American producers. In this way Mr. Booth has prepared himself for service such as the provision of a tariff commission contemplates. It is also fitting that Mr. Booth's knowledge and experience in California production should be recognized since California has more industries that need a fair measure of protection than probably any other state in the Union. Besides, in California protection is perhaps more directly allied to the interests of the multitude of small producers and freeer from the danger of ministering to monopolies and trusts than in any other state. California desires that the tariff be adjusted to secure fairness in production and sale and cancellation of advantages to those who exploit cheap, foreign labor production in American markets. We hope that Mr. Booth will be appointed and that he can give his time to this patriotic service. TO ENCOURAGE ARID LAND SETTLEMENT Congressman Addison T. Smith of Idaho has introduced a bill which, if it becomes a law, will greatly facilitate the financing of reclamation projects on arid and swamp land. The bill provides for the issuance of four per cent bonds on newly approved projects, to be deposited in the United States treasury, the government to be secured by annual deposits of $500,000 from the federal reclamation fund. The government will then sell certificates of indebtedness of the United States to the amount of the bonds, thus providing funds for the construction of the projects. Mr. Smith has submitted his bill to all the members of congress from the states containing large areas of arid and swamp lands, and hopes to secure their cooperation in the passage of the legislation. In the introduction of the measure Congressman Smith has anticipated the collapse at the close of the war of the present temporary prosperity, and hopes to encourage the settlement on reclamation projects of the thousands who will then be thrown out of work. Like the limas, the best in the sugar beech coastal regions. In colony, now known as po county, on the Santa Lucia mountain very rich section deals this variety of bean. Teh Salinas river, we are extensively raised well. About 12,000 acres are devoted to grow Nearly 215,000 sacks were raised in this year. These beans are best market price at a particular time, if able to have on her table of baked beans, she tailing at 15 cents it is the Eastern desert that puts the prairie Barbara county. Also grows a large and limas. About 250 voted to bean culture 400,000 sacks are added A large percentage of the navy variety. The blackeye bean pea and is found in California. The large found in the coastal turra to the Mexican like the pink bean, ducer, but neither ed as containing thof nutrients found in the white beans. It is coming to the front producing section. Newest of the county devote any large acclimation. The success growers, particularly led to a very consider this acreage. Above now under cultivation different varieties. CALIFORNIA BEAN CROP RAPIDLY INCREASING VALUE THIS YEAR WILL REACH TEN MILLION DOLLARS, IT IS ESTIMATED ORANGE COUNTY ONE OF THE LARGEST PRODUCERS OF LI-MAS IN THE STATE California produces the finest beans in this country. Michigan alone produces a larger crop of the smaller varieties. California is the greatest lima bean producer on this continent. This bean is one of the most edible of the family. Prof. Jaffa made an analysis and he says the limas show this result: Protein, 19.60; Carbohydrates, 57.38; water, 13.28; fat, 1.39; ash, 3.91, and waste only 4.46. This is regarded as an excellent food combination. There is a growing demand for limas in foreign markets, writes Percy L. Edwards in the L. A. Times. Last year the bean crop of California was the largest yet reported, 3,793,000 sacks, valued at $6,300,000. Of this total nearly 1,900,000 sacks are limas. Growers received about $4.60 per hundred pounds. This year the crop is approximately 4,000,000 sacks, about one-half limas. The price paid growers, or rather the price demanded by the selling association, is above $5 per hundred and the beans are held in warehouse pending the price adjustment. The action of the Washing- But California takes its rank as a bean producing state on account of the production of limas. In this production she has no rival in the markets. The lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) comes originally from the western coast of South America, very likely from Chile, which is one of the largest bean producing sections of the world. This bean differs from the kidney bean grown in Europe. It is only slightly kidney shaped, is broad and thin and waxy in texture. It is very popular in both the green and dry conditions. Unlike most beans used in the green state, limas are shelled and cooked separate from the pods. Canned for the market limas hold a very high place in the favor of the buying public. Almost without exception, the rich beet sections of California are the best lima bean producing sections. Ventura county is one of the leading counties in the production of sugar beets and supports the largest beet sugar factory on this continent, save the factory at Sprecklek. This county has nearly 60,000 acres of beans, mostly limas, under cultivation. Beans compete with sugar beets in popularity with farmers. A few years ago farmers of this county began rotating crops and realized surprising results from crops of limas raised on old beet fields. Some yields of forty and fifty sacks of beans to the acre were produced. These bean sacks hold 80 pounds and above. Today the beet and bean fields lie alongside of each other. The crops come in such order that one does not interfere with the other in cultivation or harvest. Similar conditions are found in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Orange counties. Sugar beets and lima beans are the money producing crops that are the most popular. On account of the greater labor and expense of raisins view to put the industry on a sound economic basis. Plans have been formulated for erecting and operating, at some advantageous point on the coast of Southern California, a plant with a daily capacity of not less than 200 tons of raw kelp, in order that the necessary experiments may be conducted. OUR NATIONAL GROWTH The wars are costing the United States in this decade 3,000,000 in immigrants, yet we are gaining in numbers somewhat faster than in the last decade, or so the census bureau estimate of population for January 1, 1917 would indicate. It is 102,826,309, or, including the islands, 113,309,285. The end of the year completes two-thirds of the decade and shows a gain of not quite 11,000,000. A total of 108,000,000, or more, may be expected in 192d. If peace had continued, a gain of nearly 20,000,000 would not have been impossible. To New York the census bureau assigns for six and two-thirds years more than twice the gain the state census allowed for five years; it is doubtless nearer the truth. By 1920 the Empire state should reach 11,000,000. At the present rate Pennsylvania should increase 1,240,000 in ten years, California 900,000, Texas 864,000, and Illinois 832,000. California has already about as many people as declared their independence in 1776. The Emperor Claudius took a census of 6,945,000 Romans—men only. That may have meant in all 20,000,000 citizens. Gibbon thought slaves and provincials might have made an empire total of 120,000,000, but it was a generous guess. The British, Chinese and Russian empires now surpass the United States in total numbers; Last year the bean crop of California was the largest yet reported, 3,793,000 sacks, valued at $6,300,000. Of this total nearly 1,900,000 sacks are limas. Growers received about $4.60 per hundred pounds. This year the crop is approximately 4,000,000 sacks, about one-half limas. The price paid growers, or rather the price demanded by the selling association, is above $5 per hundred and the beans are held in warehouse pending the price adjustment. The action of the Washington officials in calling large bodies of state troops to the Mexican border and keeping them there for many months, at great expense, did much to drive up the prices of staples, especially beans and potatoes. Both varieties of whites are listed at $11.50 per 100 pounds in local markets, a price not approached in recent years. In consequence, bean growers will add considerably to their bank accounts this year. The tariff jugglers left beans protected, as they found them, with a duty of 25 cents per sixty pounds. California exported $3,638,520 worth of beans last year. We import other varieties of beans to the value of $1,460,000, chiefly from Mexico. The crop value this year will not be far short of $10,000,000. Of other varieties there were produced the past year, 700,000 sacks of pinks, 650,000 navy, 200,000 large white or Lady Washington, 450,000 Black-eyes and about 90,000 sacks of Bayos. The Bayo is a variety grown to a limited extent only in protected river bottom lands, where the soil is very rich. The navy beans of California are in great demand for the Boston market. The well known brand "Boston Baked Beans" calls for the best of this variety produced. The California bean suits the taste to a nicety. Practically all of the best grade navy beans produced in this State are shipped to the Atlantic coast markets, either in cans or in bulk. These beans are carefully selected, cleaned and hand sorted. Like the limas, the navy variety does best in the sugar beet sections of the coastal regions. In the old Spanish colony, now known as San Luis Obispo county, on the coast side of the Santa Lucia mountains, there is a very rich section devoted to raising this variety of bean. In the valley of teh Salinas river, where sugar beets are extensively raised, these beans do well. About 12,000 acres in this countryside have been produced. These bean sacks hold 80 pounds and above. Today the beet and bean fields lie alongside of each other. The crops come in such order that one does not interfere with the other in cultivation or harvest. Similar conditions are found in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Orange counties. Sugar beets and lima beans are the money producing crops that are the most popular. On account of the greater labor and expense of raising a beet crop, some farmers prefer the bean crop. It is an easier crop to handle and the expense is less to market the crop. To offset this, the sugar beet crop brings in more money. Taking the two crops together, they are the best of an agricultural nature that farmers can raise. What these two crops have done for the sections named above may be seen in a visit to the coast country where these crops have produced during the past ten years. Some of the great prosperity of which we boast will be seen on all sides. From the bay even to the Mexican border are evidences of the wealth produced by these two crops. Some of the lima bean plantings in the favored sections rival in size the old time grain fields. Last year 10,000 acres of beans were planted on the Irvine ranch in Orange county. This is one of the large land holdings yet intact in California. It contains many thousands of acres of valley and foothill lands. The Co-operative Sugar company of Santa Ana gets a large supply of its beets from this ranch. Other large lima bean fields are found in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. A thousand acres in a field is not an uncommon sight. At harvest time when the bean threshers are at work, the picture is inspiring. The piles of sacked beans and still greater piles of straw, which is now valuable as feed for stock, scattered over the fields as far as the eye can see, indicate the importance of this industry better than any work description. California has available acreage for increasing its bean production many times over. Indeed, as the writer has before pointed out, California has thousands upon thousands of non producing acres of rich lands as yet undeveloped. Land enough to supply the needs of an empire. These soils will produce, in time, varieties and quantities of products, which in comparison with what is now produced will seem fabulous. PRESERVING PLAYGROUNDS Through cooperation between the United States government and the National Geographic Society with headquarters at Washington, one of the most magnificent playgrounds of the world has been preserved from destruction for all time for the benefit and enjoyment of the people. This playground is a tract known as the Giant Forest, situated in the heart of the Sequoia National Park,"the only scenic section of this great preserve of more than 160,000 acres which is accessible to motor driven and horse drawn vehicles." This tract contains the biggest and oldest trees in the world, and the saving of it came about in a rather unusual manner. During the last session of Congress the Interior Department secured an appropriation of $50,000 for the purchase of private holdings which the owners refused to part with, except on condition that all private holdings should be secured at the same time. This brought the price of the tract up to $70,000,and six months' option was secured on the 670 acres, including all the private holdings in the tract. Congress would not authorize the expenditure of the additional $20,000,sоhe Interior Department appealed to the National Geographic Society,with the result that the additional $20,000was secured. This gives these magnificent trees to the people of the United States forever;they were giant trees when Abraham kept sheep on the plains of Mesopotamia,and long before historical data exist of any human transacation. INTERESTS Splendid Paddle The Foothers and Tides met in ra on Saturday dices of their hostesses lunch to Red and g scheme once reports off very interesting Roderigues auxiliary Santa Ana Nomination elected in dent,Mrs President,Ana;records Anaheil Habra;traits Ana;Santa Ana Stanley o dered was Devotional Reading o Appointment Roll call o three Nomination Executives Vocal sold Duet-viole Joseph Reading Plano solo Talks by Education Mrs. Like the limas, the navy variety does best in the sugar beet sections of the coastal regions. In the old Spanish colony, now known as San Luis Obispo county, on the coast side of the Santa Lucia mountains, there is a very rich section devoted to raising this variety of bean. In the valley of teh Salinas river, where sugar beets are extensively raised, these beans do well. About 12,000 acres in this county are devoted to growing this variety. Nearly 215,000 sacks of these beans were raised in this county the past year. These beans call for the highest market price at all times. At this particular time, if a housewife wishes to have on her table the Boston brand of baked beans, she will find them retailing at 15 cents per pound. But it is the Eastern demand for this variety that puts the price on them. Santa Barbara county, just to the south, also grows a large acreage of navys and limas. About 25,000 acres are devoted to bean culture and upward of 400,000 sacks are annually produced. A large percentage of this production is the navy variety. The blackeye bean is in reality a cow pea and is found growing all over California. The largest acreages are found in the coastal section from Ventura to the Mexican line. This variety like the pink bean, is a prolific producer, but neither variety is regarded as containing the high percentage of nutrients found in the limas or in the white beans. San Diego county is coming to the front as a great bean producing section. It is one of the newest of the counties of the state to devote any large acreage to bean cultivation. The success obtained by the growers, particularly with limas, has led to a very considerable increase in this acreage. Above 5000 acres are now under cultivation for beans of the different varieties. California has available acreage for increasing its bean production many times over. Indeed, as the writer has before pointed out, California has thousands upon thousands of non producing acres of rich lands as yet undeveloped. Land enough to supply the needs of an empire. These soils will produce, in time, varieties and quantities of products, which in comparison with what is now produced will seem fabulous. POTASH FROM KELP In 1911 the bureau of soils was authorized by congress to make a survey of the nation's resources in fertilizer materials, particularly in potash, for which this country was entirely dependent upon the German mines. As a result of this reconnoissance it became evident that the largest and most immediately available source of potash in this country was the giant kelps of the Pacific coast. As a result of the department's investigation and the prohibition by Germany of the exportation of potash salts American manufacturers have erected eight large plants in Southern California for the extraction of potash from kelp. On September 1, 1916, about 125,000 tons of raw kelp had been harvested and treated, yielding approximately 10 per cent of dry kelp. The plants now in operation, owing to the present abnormal prices for potash, are devoting relatively little attention to the elaboration of processes for the recovery of by-products. If this situation continues, they probably will not be able to produce potash at a profit when conditions become normal. In the circumstances it seems desirable for the department to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of producing potash and by products from kelp with NEW GRAND THEATRE BEAUTIFUL SAFE AND SANITARY PLAYHOUSE PERFECT THE PRIDE OF ANAHEIM THE HOME OF "ALWAYS GOOD" SHOWS. THURSDAY, JAN. 18 Spendthrifts and All Others Will Be Interested In Seeing the Peerless Mme. PETROVA In "EXTRAVAGANCE" A Metro Wonderplay of Supreme Power In Five Wonderful Acts Also One of those Funny METRO COMEDIES Two Shows at Night—7:15 and 8:45 Regular Prices 10 and 15c FRIDAY and SAT., Jan 19-20 SATURDAY MATINEE 2:30 Bluebird Photoplay present "The PIPER'S PRICE" With DOROTHY PHILLIPS AND ALL STAR CAST FRIDAY and SAT., Jan 19-20 SATURDAY MATINEE 2:30 Bluebird Photoplay present "The PIPER'S PRICE" With DOROTHY PHILLIPS AND ALL STAR CAST Two Shows at Night — 7:15 and 8:45 Regular Prices 10c and 15c INTERESTING MEETING OF MOTHERS' CONGRESS Splendid Program at La Habra in All-Day Session Saturday The Fourth District, Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers' association met in all day session at La Habra on Saturday, January 13. The ladies of the La Habra P. T. A. were hostesses and served a most delicious lunch to the large company present. Red and green furnished the color scheme on the long row of tables. The reports of the various presidents were very interesting especially that of Mrs. Roderiguez, president of the Mexican auxiliary of the Roosevelt P. T. A. in Santa Ana. Nominations made for officers to be elected in April were, first vice president, Mrs. Lush of Orange; third vice president, Mrs. Shepherd of Santa Ana; recording secretary, Mrs. Kemp of Anaheim; and Mrs. Tower of La Habra; treasurer, Mrs. Simons of Santa Ana; historian, Mrs. Clarkson of Santa Ana; parliamentarian, Mrs. Stanley of Tustin. The program rendered was as follows: Devotionals ... Rev. Sheridan Phillips Reading of minutes. Appointment of committees. Roll call of locals. Review of the past three months. LUNCHEON Executive board. Vocal solo ... Esther Aldrich Duet—violin, Deerley Knupp; piano, Josephine Knupp. Reading ... Wanda Davis Plano solo ... Hazel Cook Talks by department chairmen: Education, Mrs. Strong; Legislation, Mrs. Anderson; Education of Deof criminal identification. The members of the new bureau will serve without compensation save the director who will get a salary of $2400 per annum. The need for the bureau is shown daily in cases where no clew is left by persons found dead, according to backers of the plan. While the primary use and work of the bureau at the present time is along criminal lines, the plans include the expansion of the state bureau's interests into an identificatory system which will be of value to the general public. FOR SALE—Ten acre 2-year old Valencia Orange grove at Richfield in Yorba Linda Irrigation District. Price $6500. Good bargain. Wickersheim Implement Co., Fullerton. 12-14-3t DIFFICULT TO RECONCILE It is somewhat difficult to reconcile the attitude of some of the state railway commissioners, in opposing exclusive railway regulation by the national government, in view of the fact that to procure more efficient regulation by the states the state commissions themselves seem to have found it necessary to form a national organization. In other words, the very existence of the National association of state railway commissioners of itself denies the contention that state regulation is or has been a success. If not, why was this association formed and why does it exist? To hear some political job holders talk one might easily conclude that the citizens of the states and of the United States are entirely different people, and that the national govern- FINGER PRINT BUREAU Preliminary steps toward the establishment of a national bureau of finger print identification, which will aid in identifying bodies at morgues and undertaking parlors and aid in the prevention of crime, are to be taken by the criminal identification experts of California at this session of the state legislature. The move, which is of nation wide importance, is already in operation in the Argentine Republic, where every citizen over the age of 18 years of age, is registered by finger prints. The move is being inaugurated by the International Association for Criminal Identification. The first step includes the establishment of a state bureau of criminal identification and investigation of the state of California. The personnel of the board will include a chief of police, sheriff and a district attorney selected from counties within the state, to hold office for six years. The selection of the board is left to the governor. The bill which has been prepared for introduction at the legislature will work a repeal of an act approved March 20, 1915, creating a state bureau. In other words, the very existence of the National association of state railway commissioners of itself denies the contention that state regulation is or has been a success. If not, why was this association formed and why does it exist? To hear some political job holders talk one might easily conclude that the citizens of the states and of the United States are entirely different people, and that the national government is not made up of states and the people thereof but that it is almost foreign and to be looked upon with suspicion. The nation controls all navigable waters, it controls the malls, it alone has authority to coin money, regulate commerce between the states, declare war and exercise other powers elemental to the general welfare but, while it is safe to trust it with these great powers, trust it to exercise control over 85 per cent of all railroad traffic, in the opinion of certain politicians, who apparently regard a fat job of more importance than the general welfare, it isn't safe to trust it with control over the other 15 per cent. How the railroads feel about exclusive federal control we neither know or care. It is not a question or an undertaking that the people need consult with anyone. It is a big business question, vital in its economic relations to the public welfare, and it is up to the people to handle it in a way that will produce the most public good wholly regardless of the railroads or the selfish polititian. FOR RENT OR SALE—40 acres al-falfa and sugar beet ranch. Good buildings, heavy soil. Free water, on paved highway in Chino district. Address J. E. Roberts, Pomona, Calif.