anaheim-gazette 1919-10-30

Anaheim Gazette ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY EUROPEAN FARMERS GETTING BACK ON THEIR FEET Crop prospects in eastern Europe are much better than previous reports have indicated. Bulgaria and Romania probably will export 1,650,000 tons of bread grains from current crops compared to 3,900,000 tons in average pre-war years. In the wheat producing region of southern Hungary the average planted this year is fully 90 per cent of the normal pre-war acreage. On the eastern border of Poland and the western border of Russia the population was largely evacuated during the year. At present, however, the peasants are returning despite the fact that food conditions are very bad. In some places they are living on bread made from grass, nettle and heather. Throughout Germany the entire acreage is under cultivation although it is presumed that the yield will be below normal due to the lack of fertilizers. Belgium is very highly cultivated with good crop prospects, while France and England have both been seriously affected by drought and their prospects in bread grains are not encouraging. In east Galicia 90 per cent of the peasant holdings are in crop. Specialists of the United States department of agriculture spent seven weeks in travel through southern France, northern Italy, across Jugo-Slavia, through Croatia and Slavonia, the great wheat districts of southern Hungary, and Transylvania to Bucharest enemies of the United States and giving them aid and comfort. McKellar also introduced a new Americanization bill to deport aliens who do not become Americanized after five years in this country, and requiring large employers to provide educational facilities or pay for time of employees while attending school. SMELLS LIKE POPULISM The organs and politicians of the Farmers Non-Partisan party in North Dakota, instead of discussing the receivership of the Scandinavian-American Bank on its merits, are busy denouncing the two state officials who called the bank to account for making huge loans to Non-Partisan League political and commercial enterprises, in violation of law and in sacrifice of the interests of the Jepositors in the bank. It seems that it had been arranged that the State Bank Examiner would not call this bank to account, and the state officials who did are denounced as "traltors,"—not traitors to public duty, but traitors to the party organization and the politicians now in power in the state. The Bank of North Dakota, now beginning business, will under the laws of the state, not be subjected to scrutiny by "snooping" officials representing the people who are to put up for the maintenance of the enterprise. The new bank can pay out all the money it has and leave nothing for its depositors, according to Frank E. Packard, an assistant attorney general of North Dakota. It can loan all its money to one individual, and overdrafts are not forbidden, although all public funds held enemies of the United States and giving them aid and comfort. Recognizing that man's hands, together Islands, the Maritime Pelew Islands, all pan constitute the General Naval the American desegregational fortification enemy. The procears. The American peace conference anything for them was not adverse that might be had States in the handtion. There has been acquiring the island Pelew group. No kind was made to secure from Japan right to maintain station at Yap. Years ago some statesman made many secured port land. That decision England in the way Wilson decision naval bases two ways from Japan Pacific coast is error, the author future time will one end of this co England have been seriously affected by drouth and their prospects in bread grains are not encouraging. In east Galicia 90 per cent of the peasant holdings are in crop. Specialists of the United States department of agriculture spent seven weeks in travel through southern France, northern Italy, across Jugo-Slavia, through Croatia and Slavonia, the great wheat districts of southern Hungary, and Transylvania to Bucharest in Roumania and north through Roumania, Bukowina, and Galicia, to Warsaw in Poland; thence west through Germany to Holland; through Holland, Belgium and northern France to Paris. During this tour opportunity was afforded to examine the agricultural situation in the region traversed. One feature of outstanding agricultural importance is that in Poland, Roumania, Croatia and Slavonia the governments are now limiting the size of the estates to maximums of from 200 to 400 hectares (a hectare equals 2.471 acres), the land in excess of these limits being distributed among the peasants. In Roumania, where in many instances large estates have been redistributed among the peasants, the co-operative purchase and use of machinery by the peasants has been promoted, so that a number of neighbors may farm their tracts as one unit with less hand labor. Under the system of land tenure which has prevailed the peasants operate their land in small holdings which average about eight to ten hectares in area, from one-half to two-thirds of all the land being held by the peasants. Under the present system of farming the peasants live in villages and go out to their fields for work daily. In this way much time is wasted going to and coming from work. On some of the estates which recently have been subdivided peasant houses are now being built for the permanent residence of the small land owners. This may result ultimately in locating each peasant as a permanent dweller on his farm. As a rule the farmer of eastern and northern Europe practices a good rotation, tills his land well, and fertilizes even more extensively than the American farmer. No wonder the North Dakota Non-Partisan partisans resent the inquiry into the status of the Scandinavian-American bank, which had loaned vast sums of the money of its depositors to Non-Partisan political and business enterprises on such security as pre-dated checks of members of the league. Doubless all this collateral might soon have been transferred to the new state bank, and everything made lovely, if only some of the North Dakota state officials had not been "traitors" to Townleyism. The officials who are to run the new state bank in North Dakota are the very people who induced this Scandinavian bank to loan hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Non-Partisan League both as a political and a business organization. Of course if such loans had been made to organizations of the old parties, these politicians would be making the welkin ring with outcry against the "loot of the plutes." As it is, everything is all right, of course, and the officials who have brought the bank officials to account will under the law of the state, not be subjected to scrutiny by "snoping" officials representing the people who are to put up for the maintenance of the enterprise. The new bank can pay out all the money it has and leave nothing for its depositors, according to Frank E. Packard, an assistant attorney general of North Dakota. It can loan all its money to one individual, and overdrafts are not forbidden, although all public funds must be deposited in the bank. No penalty can be imposed upon its officers for making false reports. It does not have to make good bad debts or impaired capital. Public treasurers are relieved from all responsibility once they put their money in this bank. If the money is squandered or embezzled it can be made good only by taxation. The bank may transfer its funds to other departments, institutions, industries or business projects of the state. It may transfer the school funds, for instance, to a state glue factory, if erected, as it may be under the laws of the state. The bank examiner and banking boards have no supervision over the institution. It is responsible only to the political board which runs it. That 50 of the varying in area acres offered to ment board in relation for offers so are suited to settlers by the man who have already the opinion of Dr. man of the board. It is impossible cording to Profes more than one o'clock on land settlement restricted at the million dollars ap last legislature. The lands offer or are cultivated benefits that would and the addition litical strength fr tracts with family soil and making settlers at Durham scarcely be over lessen the danger ownership, of tentrol of land which state," said Profes. It is a matter o'has elapsed before of $10,000,000 can ready there are offices of the state board, at Durham publications for farm people, about half ex-service men. WHAT WILL Although William es that he will no date for Congress, publicans alike a of the estates which recently have been subdivided peasant houses are now being build for the permanent residence of the small land owners. This may result ultimately in locating each peasant as a permanent dweller on his farm. As a rule the farmer of eastern and northern Europe practices a good rotation, tilts his land well, and fertilizes even more extensively than the American farmer. GOING AFTER REDS A bill aimed at stamping out every vestige of radical agitation in the United States was introduced by Senator McKellar of Tennessee. The bill provides that anyone even peaceably agitating the overthrow of any government and persons associating either publicly or privately with such advocates, shall be fined at least $6,000 or imprisoned from one to ten years. A jury may order such persons deported to a portion of the Philippine Islands to be set aside for this purpose. The bill includes "every citizen of the United States who directly or indirectly commences or carries on any verbal, written or printed intercourse or correspondence with any other person or persons whether citizens or aliens with the intent either peaceably or by violence to overthrow the government of the United States or to disintegrate or in any other manner set aside or do away with all government, or who joins any organization having this purpose, or who directly or indirectly, publicly or privately associates himself or herself with a person or persons having such purpose. Such persons will be very people who induced this Scandinavian bank to loan hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Non-Partisan League both as a political and a business organization. Of course if such loans had been made to organizations of the old parties, these politicians would be making the welkin ring with outcry against the "loot of the plutes." As it is, everything is all right, of course, and the officials who have brought the bank officials to account for violations of the banking laws are "traitors" not to the state, but to the Townley enterprises! The people of North Dakota are destined to have less money when the Townley crowd gets through with them, but they will have considerable more sense. BRINGING JAPAN TWO THOUSAND MILES NEARER OUR COAST Three men at the Paris peace conference—President Wilson, Clomencou and Lloyd George, apparently without any authority therefor other than their mere assumption of it, decided that Germany's island colonies in the Orient should be divided between Japan and Great Britain. The basis of division reached was that Japan should have all the islands north of the Equator, and Great Britain all the islands south of the Equator. The important result of this decision, so far as the United States is concerned is that Japan thus acquired the Marshall Islands. These islands are of no great value except for naval and military purposes, and of not much value in that respect except in case of war between Japan and the United States, when they will be invaluable to Japan in gaining control of the Pa- WHAT WILL Although Williams that he will not date for Congress, publicans alike and low his statement He declared his once before, but pressure caused him mind. However, it is to be a poor consequence he resolves this time made no money our thinks it is time lating something voting his time to But the San Francisco made a discovery readers as follows: "William Kettner congressman from the opponent of Phelan at the Declaration This was the work from one of the President Wilson's state and back to had as his author of San Diego. The Kettner would stand South backing" e Diego counties and that it should be a Senate. Kettner is Julius Kahn is to would be a formidable Phelan." ANAHEIM GAZETTE NATIONAL CREDIT MEN PRESCRIBE H. C. L. REMEDY Secretary Tregoe of National Association Credit Men Advises Greater Production As a portion of its campaign against high prices, the National Association of Credit Men has directed a letter to each member, declaring that the remedy necessary to change present conditions rests in increased production and stimulation of personal savings. The letter was sent through J. H. Tregoe, secretary and treasurer of the organization. Members of the association throughout the country have been extending hearty cooperation to the Savings Division of the Treasury Department in the effort to popularize thrift through the sale of government savings securities such as Thrift and War Savings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificates. Mr. Tregoe in his letter urges the adoption of a national labor policy which will not only recognize but compel good faith and honor in the contractual relations of employed and employer. "The right to hire and discharge at will," said Mr. Tregoe, "implies the right to leave and strike at will. Both of these rights, at least up to the present, are under control of natural laws and, when misused, carry a moral injury." "Let us quit strong arm methods, the automatic procedure, the breaking of contracts, the violation of good faith, the ignoring of public interests, and get down to a basis where men can and must live right in their relations, industrial and social, with one another." There would be a deal less unrest if every man owned a bank account or government securities. LAND FOR EX-SERVICE MEN Sugar companies in the United States to take care of the entire acreage to be planted in 1920, but that there is very little foreign seed now available for importation, and that the foreign production in the immediate future will be limited. Since sugar beet seed stored under normal conditions will retain its vitality for several years, it would be advisable for sugar companies to secure any seed of good quality now available and not more than two years old. The domestic production is increasing rapidly. In 1918 about 6,000 acres of sugar beet seed were grown, while in 1919 upwards of 10,000 acres were planted to beet roots for seed. Unfortunately, drought interfered with a normal production in some localities this past season, but the resulting reduction in yield was local and temporary and should not prevent or retard the efforts that are being made to produce in this country an adequate supply to meet the American requirements for 1921 and the years following. In order to produce a crop of seed next year for the 1921 planting, it will be necessary to select the beet roots this fall, pit them, so they will not freeze during the winter, and plant them as early as soil and weather conditions will permit next spring. Persons desiring full details in regard to growing sugar beet seed should address the Office of Sugar Plant Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. LIGHTS OF FULLERTON Within a reasonable length of time, difficult mentions take the re LAND FOR EX-SERVICE MEN That 50 of the 63 tracts of land, varying in area from 4,000 to 12,000 acres, offered to the state land settlement board in response to its invitation for offers some two months ago are suited to settlement and would be settled by the 1,000 ex-service men who have already applied for farms, is the opinion of Dr. Elwood Mead, chairman of the board. It is impossible now, however, according to Professor Mead, to buy more than one or two tracts since the land settlement board's funds are restricted at the present time to the million dollars appropriated by the last legislature. The lands offered are not cultivated or are cultivated by tenants. "The benefits that would come to this state and the addition to its social and political strength from peopling these tracts with families wedded to the soil and making a good living as the settlers at Durham are doing, can scarcely be overstated. It would lessen the dangers of non-resident ownership, of tenantry and alien control of land which now confronts the state," said Professor Mead. It is a matter of regret that a year has elapsed before the bond issue of $10,000,000 can be voted on. Already there are on file in the two offices of the state land settlement board, at Durham and Berkeley, applications for farms from about 2,000 people, about half of these being from ex-service men. WHAT WILL KETTNER DO? Although William Kettner announces that he will not again be a candidate for Congress, Democrats and Republicans alike are disposed to swai- LET us quit strong arm methods, the automatic procedure, the breaking of contracts, the violation of good faith, the ignoring of public interests, and get down to a basis where men can and must live right in their relations, industrial and social, with one another." There would be a deal less unrest if every man owned a bank account or government securities. W.8.8. DISHWASHER SAVED FORTUNE ON $12 A WEEK Never Earned More than Two Dollars a Day, But Saved $12,500 A dishwasher who died recently at Albany, New York, left an estate valued at $12,500. He never earned more than $12 a week. Now an income of $12 a week, if saved in its entirety would mean about $12,000 in twenty years. Out of $12 a week the dishwasher had to live. But out of that sum he succeeded in saving. He saved steadily, something out of every pay envelope. And the first savings, laid aside in the hard early days when his pay was frequently less than $12 a week, were well invested. Soon they began to earn something of themselves, in interest, for the patient, hard-working plodder. The dishwasher was no financier. He undoubtedly missed opportunities for investment that would have increased his savings vastly. But he was steady and sure, and be accumulated enough to insure himself against adversity. He had something solid and substantial to show for his years of patient effort. And he was forced to study the investment of his savings carefully to insure their safety. Today the government has provided the means for enabling every small saver to invest his savings; however small, and to put them at work earning money, at an attractive rate of interest. From the dishwasher up, in the scale of financial ratings, every individual can now place his savings in War Savings Stamps, guaranteed by the government, and earning interest at the rate of 4 per cent compounded quarterly. If the dishwasher had had this opportunity his $12,000 would undoubtedly have grown to a great deal more. Buy War Savings Stamps every pay day. W.8.8. You can get even with Uncle Sam on the penny war taxes by purchasing War Savings Stamps. For the old boy will conditions will permit next spring. Persons desiring full details in regard to growing sugar beet seed should address the Office of Sugar Plant Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. LIGHTS OF FULLERTON Within a reasonable length of time, or as soon as all necessary legal matters are attended to which will satisfy the law. Fullerton will have installed an ornamental lighting zone, second to none. Concrete steps toward the installation of the lights was taken Tuesday night at a meeting of the city board of trustees when the kind and style of poles were decided upon and as soon as the specifications and plans are drawn up, bids will be called for. Cast iron poles will be used on Spadra from Union to Truslow and for a block east and west of Spadra on Commonwealth, and in the residence district marbelite poles will be used. Each pole will have three lights, one on top and the other two on a crossbar. The poles are so made that the number of lights can be increased at any time with but little cost. The cast iron poles will cost about $58 and the marbelite poles about $65. The city anticipates no trouble in having the telephone poles and wires removed from the streets included within the lighting zone, but there is expected to be considerable delay in removal of the Edison poles and high-powered wires. This will be quite a WHAT WILL KETTNER DO? Although William Kettner announces that he will not again be a candidate for Congress, Democrats and Republicans alike are disposed to swallow his statement with a grain of salt. He declared his intention of retiring once before, but circumstances or pressure caused him to change his mind. However, the year 1920 promises to be a poor one for democrats, consequently he may adhere to his resolve this time. Mr. Kettner has made no money out of politics, and he thinks it is time he began accumulating something for old age, by devoting his time to private business. But the San Francisco Bulletin has made a discovery which it gives to its readers as follows: "William Kettner, for many years congressman from San Diego, may be the opponent of Senator James D. Phelan at the Democratic primaries. This was the word brought today from one of the correspondents with President Wilson's train through the state and back to Washington. He had as his authority Mayor Connors of San Diego. The latter said that Kettner would start with a "solid South backing" of Orange and San Diego counties and that the south felt that it should be represented in the Senate. Kettner is to San Diego what Julius Kahn is to San Francisco, and would be a formidable opponent for Phelan." SHORTAGE OF SUGAR BEET SEED The department of agriculture says that the sugar beet seed situation for 1921 is serious because of the limited production of sugar beet seed in Europe as compared with former years, because of the increased activity in beet sugar production in European countries, and because of the increased acreage planted to beets in this country in recent years. It is probable that several years will elapse before normal quantities of sugar beet seed will be produced in European countries. American growers, therefore, must depend to a considerable extent upon home grown sugar beet seed. There seems to be no good reason why this country should not produce its full requirement of sugar beet seed annually. The domestic production, now totaling millions of pounds, has demonstrated that seed of the highest quality may be produced in this country. The present indications are that there is sufficient sugar beet seed, either imported or domestic, now in the hands of nearly all of the beet SEWER SYSTEM FOR NEWPORT Newport Beach is going to turn some more money loose in that city in payment for city improvements. The long anticipated sewer system will be an altuality in the near future. The city council has awarded the contract for the installation of the system to Chas. Soteras of Long Beach, who agrees to do the work for $225,993.25. It is expected work will start about the first of December. The system will be built with cement pipe and will have pumping stations and septic tanks. A site, consisting of two acres of ground, located near the old glass plant, was purchased by the city-some time ago for the septic tanks, and the sewage will be pumped through the mains to the tanks, where it will be treated chemically and afterward run into the bay. The plans of the engineer have been approved by the State Board of Health, and have been so designed as to provide for future growth of the city. The Improvement Act of 1911 has been adopted as the method of raising the money for making the important improvements at the rapidly growing beach city. The installation of a system has long been under consideration and would probably have been completed by this time and in operation had it not been for war conditions halting the project. The state board of health long ago advised that a change should be made in the method of sewage disposal, but has not enforced its suggestion because of the war. CARRANZA'S REFUSAL TO RECOGNIZE THE LEAGUE The refusal of the Mexican Government to give the "executive committee of the League of Nations" a complete collection of all the laws now in force, together with information concerning industrial development in that country, is quite natural. It raises some entertaining questions; among others: When is a league not a league? The reasons given for the refusal boil down to the retort that there is really no league as yet. The Mexican argues that, in the first place, Mexico, not being invited to become a member of the League, does not feel she is called upon to extend any favors to that body; second, the League is not in force, and even though Mexico were inclined to furnish the requested documents, it must necessarily wait until the League has been constituted as a legal and official organization. The logic of that is incontrovertible. The only American section of the League that appears to be functioning is Colonel House. Why should Mexico feel like confiding in him? The number of automobiles in Orange county has trebled since 1914. There are registered this year 9794 in the county, and 376,768 in the state. Los Angeles leads all the counties with 109,435, while Alpine county has only 16. The Improvement Act of 1911 has been adopted as the method of raising the money for making important improvements at the rapidly growing beach city. The installation of a system has long been under consideration and would probably have been completed by this time and in operation had it not been for war conditions halting only 16. 2.00 The man of the hour wears caps from Jackson's 2.50 Caps are more popular than ever this season. Men are wearing them everywhere. We show large stock of new models in the popular greens, heathers, browns and mixtures. You'll like the large shapes with the flexible visors. They are new, Come in and try one on. JACKSON'S MEN'S WEAR SHOP. 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