anaheim-gazette 1919-12-18

SERIOUS CONDITIONS IN EASTERN CITIES Bolshevik and I. W. W. Influences Tie Up Industries. How long will the American people stand for this sort of thing? How long will they permit industries to be paralyzed at the pleasure of Reds from the slums of Europe? L. L. Bruns, who has just returned from Toledo, Ohio, where he spent the past year says industrial conditions in the city of Toledo are fearful. The influence of I. W. W. and Bolshevik proppaganda is largely responsible. Between 50,000 and 60,000 people are idle. Thousands of men are refusing offers of from 50 to 60 cents an hour to do ordinary manual labor. The coal shortage is causing untold misery. The city's industrial plants are in the grip of the seemingly unbreakable wave of strikes. Crime is rampant. "Conditions in Toledo are nothing short of fearful," said Bruns. "Since May the city's industrial plants have been in the grip of one strike after another. Workers at the Overland factory struck first. Then followed those employed at the Balke Bearing Company's plant. Then the Chevrolet assembling plant workers struck. The strike spread to the shipyards and to the Ford Plate Glass Company, one of the largest concerns of its kind in the Middle West. The Ford people had to draw the fires in their furnaces, so serious did conditions become. "There are between 50,000 and 60,000 persons idle in Toledo. They simply won't work. A large majority of them are foreigners. The in- the conservation of the natural gas which will ultimately be produced in that field. A substantial portion of the gas developed is required by the various oil companies for their own use in drilling and in refineries and pumping stations, and only the surplus gas is available for public use. The Industrial Fuel Supply Company was organized for the purpose of collecting the natural gas produced by the various companies in the Placentia district and elsewhere in Southern California, and after supplying the various oil companies with sufficient gas to meet their own requirements, to supply the surplus to companies engaged in distributing gas to the public. hTe operations of the Industrail Fuel Supply Company are expected to result in increasing the amount of gas available for ultimate consumption by the public in Orange and adjacent counties. The Industrial Fuel Supply Company will expend, within the next few months, approximately $400,000 in the installation of gas transportation lines and compressor stations in the counties of Orange and Los Angeles. The construction and subsequent operation of these lines will be under the direction of S. W. Todd, whose headquarters will be at Anaheim, in room 318 First National Bank building, and his title with the Industrial Fuel Supply Company will be that of general superintendent. EDEN OPPOSES TAXATION OF FARM LOAN BONDS A. C. of C. Asks Thousand Dollar assembling plant, workers struck. The strike spread to the shipyards and to the Ford Plate Glass Company, one of the largest concerns of its kind in the Middle West. The Ford people had to draw the fires in their furnaces, so serious did conditions become. "There are between 50,000 and 60,000 persons idle in Toledo. They simply won't work. A large majority of them are foreigners. The influence of the I. W. W. and Bolshevik propaganda is directly responsible for much of the unrest. I have seen red colored cards, bearing words designed to incite the workers to unrest. These cards were distributed in many of the shops and stores of Toledo. "The Standard Oil Company is erecting one of the largest refining plants in the world in West Toledo. In its efforts to induce men to work the company has offered from fifty to sixty cents an hour to men to do ordinary manual labor, such as digging ditches and so on. These offers are met with derision. The majority of the idle men simply refuse to go to work. "During the vrst ten days I was in Toledo there were fourteen murders there. The amount of crime in the city is almost beyond belief. I hardly dared go out on the streets at night. Robberies are an almost daily occurrence. One Saturday night a paymaster was robbed of an $8000 payroll within two blocks of the plant where he was going to pay off the men. Conditions are the same in other industrial cities in Ohio, it is said. In Akron, Canton and other places people are living in terror because of the threats of foreigners who appear to have the upper hand. How long will the American people stand for this? S. W. TOOD ADVANCED TO HIGHER POSITION District Manager of Gas Company Promoted and J. C. Hayden Takes His Place. A business change of interest to thousands of Orange county people, operation of these lines will be under the direction of S. W. Todd, whose headquarters will be at Anaheim, in room 318 First National Bank building, and his title with the Industrial Fuel Supply Company yill be that of general superintendent. EDEN OPPOSES TAXATION OF FARM LOAN BONDS A. C. of C. Asks Thousand Dollar Appropriation for Orange Show Exhibit. The meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce at Brea Wednesday evening was one of the largest ever held, more than two hundred persons being present. While discussion of the highway bond issue occupied most of the time, several other important things were brought up. Contemplated taxation of farm loan bonds was brought to the attention of the organization at its last meeting and the matter was referred to the legislative committee. Walter Eden, as chairman of that committee, submitted a written report on the question, in which he thought it would be a fatal mistake to enact such legislation. His report was accepted and filed. "The taxing of farm loan bonds would constitute a double tax on real estate, the owner of the land paying a tax on the full value of the land and the mortgagee paying on the same land to the extent of the mortgage," says Eden in his report. "The result of this would be that the whole tax, both on the land and on the mortgage, would finally fall on the landowner in some way or other. "It would invite the commission of the crime of perjury, as it is the experience of all the states with which I am familiar where they do tax mortgages, that the mortgagee usually finds some means of evading the tax." If the mortgagee did not find a means of evading the tax, it would tend to retard real estate transactions, many of which in this state are made on small payments in cash and a mortgage given back to the seller." S. W. TOOD ADVANCED TO HIGHER POSITION District Manager of Gas Company Promoted and J. C. Hayden Takes His Place. A business change of interest to thousands of Orange county people, whereby two well known and popular members of the Southern Counties Gas Company force receive promotions, has just become effective and previous unofficial reports were confirmed Wednesday by announcement from the head office. In the transfer S. W. Todd, who was formerly gas manager at Anaheim and more recently has been Orange county district manager with offices at Santa Ana, becomes general superintendent of the new Industrial Fuel Supply Company, and J. C. Hayden, for four years commercial agent of the gas company at Santa Ana, succeeds Todd as district manager. Both of these men have made many friends throughout the county during their service with the gas company who will rejoice at their deserved advancement to more important duties. Todd is one of the oldest employees of the Southern Counties Gas Company in point of service, and it was largely through his efforts that the meter and automobile repair shops of the company were established in Santa Ana. He has been located in Santa Ana for the past several years. The recent development of oil and gas in the Placentia district made it necessary to provide some means for experience of all the states with which I am familiar where they do tax mortgages, that the mortgagee usually finds some means of evading the tax. "If the mortgagee did not find a means of evading the tax, it would tend to retard real estate transactions, many of which in this state are made on small payments in cash and a mortgage given back to the seller." J. A. Armitage, chairman of advertising committee, to whom was referred a suggested plan for advertising Orange county oranges by use of pasters on small collapsible crates manufactured here by the California Crate Company, deemed the scheme impracticable. His position was that the crates would be used promiscuously, with the result that inferior and imperfect fruit might be shipped out, with the crate carrying an Orange county label. A county exhibit at the coming National Orange Show at San Bernardino was endorsed, with the request that the county appropriate not less than $1000 to defray the expenses. A. S. Bradford reported that there was 5189 in the treasury as a balance from the fund of last year. J. J. Schnitger of Newport, suggested that each chamber in the county increase the fund by appropriating $25 each. Bradford, who has been responsible for the fine displays at the previous shows, will be in charge of the exhibit for the next show to be held in February. Addressing Supervisor Talbert, Secretary Metzgar asked if it was definite that the highway commission would require that Orange county build the ANAHEIM GAZETTE bridges necessary on the coast boulevard through the county. Talbert stated that it was his understanding that the commission was requiring this in all counties where work is done. "Its a rotten deal to have the state vote the bonds and the counties be compelled to take care of the bridges," declared Metzgar. "The matter should be looked into." Acting under instructions from the office of the district attorney, County Motor Officers O. K. Carr and Roy Ballard have begun to make arrests of motorists who fail to obey the state motor vehicle law regarding arm signals. Three Los Angeles men, E. Erich, T. C. Smith and Ed H. Hauser, were the first to be arrested in Orange county for alleged failure to give proper arm signals on stopping their automobiles or on changing direction. Another law the officers have begun to enforce is that which requires a red flag to be shown on any load which extends a distance of four feet or more in the rear of a vehicle. The men first to be arrested in this county on this charge were M. A. Munis, of Los Angeles, and T. L. Estes, of Fullerton. "We are going to enforce both these laws strictly," said Officer Carr. "If every motorist obeyed the law regarding arm signals, automobile accidents would be reduced fifty per cent, I believe." Orange county in moving pictures will be an added attraction at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce in the near future. It will be incidental to the regular lecture on the county by Representative D. W. McDannald. W. N. Fox has just completed the filming of scenes in Orange county and the film was given its first production this afternoon at the Yost theatre, with the board of supervisors representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and some of those interested in industrial scenes present as the viewers. The pictures are fine views and present the scenes in a clear and attractive manner. There are 3250 feet of film, and it presents Orange county in a manner that is certain to attract the special attention of easterners who see it run at the Los Angeles chamber. Pennsylvania Democrats, the greatest optimists on earth, have assembled and solemnly agreed to defeat Senator Penrose next year, with the league of nations as their issue. Thunderstation! Even Mississippi wouldn't go Democratic on that issue. COMING! Big Free Street Carnival COMING! Big Free Street Carnival Geo. T. Scott Shows High Class Attractions 3 A-breast-carry-us-all Giant Eli Ferris Wheel Show Lot, South Lemon & Santa Ana Sts 5 Big Days and Nights Anaheim, Dec. 16-20, Inclusive Blue Bird And SONORA Talking Machines and Emerson Records EASY PAYMENTS SUPERVISORS ESTABLISH COUNTY LIBRARY PLAN P.T. Associations Win in Fight For Separate Plan. Orange county will have a county library for the benefit of those who live outside incorporated cities which have municipal libraries. The county supervisors took up the matter last week and after a short but spirited discussion, passed the resolution providing for such a library under the so-called "separate" plan which means there will be an independent county library. An alternative was offered in the way of a "contract" plan which means that the county would contract with Machines and Emerson Records EASY PAYMENTS ANAHEIM MUSIC AND NOV. CO. Phone 70 Announcement DRS. JOHNSTON & WICKETT wish to announce that, to facilitate the doing of more thorough work, they will be unable, in the future, to attend patients in their homes, and, with the other members of their Staff, will limit their practices to consultation, office and hospital cases. After January 1st, 1920, the offices will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except Sundays and holidays. Staff: H. A. Johnston, M. D., General Surgery. W. H. Wildkett, M. D., General Surgery. J. A. Jackson, M. D., Roentgenology. V. P. Osburn, M. D., Internal Medicine. H. D. Newkirk, M. D., Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. H. van de Erve, M. D., Serology and Pathology. J. S. Ward, Ph. G., Pharmacy and Biologics. The county supervisors took up the matter last week and after a short but spirited discussion, passed the resolution providing for such a library under the so-called "separate" plan which means there will be an independent county library. An alternative was offered in the way of a "contract" plan which means that the county would contract with some existing municipal library to furnish county service. The Parent-Teacher Associations have been working on the matter for more than a year. They have had speakers and have gone into the matter thoroughly and they united in recommending the "separate" system. Mrs. G. H. Goodale, president of the Fourth District Congress of Mothers, Mrs. Charles Harvey, secretary of the same organization and a number of other representative women were active in advocating hte "separate" plan. The opposition, representing the "contract" plan, was led by Mrs. D. E. Huff. The supervisors room at the court house at Santa Ana was crowded when the matter was brought up and sentiment was all one way to judge from the expressions of opinion and the applause which greeted the announcement that the "separate" plan had been adopted. The state library commission strongly recommends the plan which has been adopted in this county and it is said that many of the counties which adopted the "contract" system have since dropped it and taken up the other plan. ts ckinaws ercoats ather Coats to Robes to Vests th Robes oes king Jackets nging Robes ssing Gowns eaters ork Clothes Caps Hats Shirts Shoes Ties Bags Suit Cases Trunks Underwear Belts Sox Gloves Collars Copyright Hart Schaffner & Marx YOU don’t have to “hope he’ll like his Christmas gift.” You can know that he’ll like it because everything that comes from here must satisfy; we make it right if it doesn’t. We have an Xmas gift for every man in Anaheim F. A. Yungbluth The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes The library which is to be organized under authority of the resolution will serve all the county outside the cities with existing libraries with the qualification that any district which so desires may form an independent organization and provide its own library. The librarian is appointed by the county supervisors and the library is supported by taxation on the property in the districts served by the library. It is estimated that this tax will not exceed 3 cents on the $100. There are men in public life who stand for something, and others who will stand for anything. Heat Your Home with the newly-acquired fuel, fresh from nearby oil fields, a clean, sanitary and economical product, Heat Your Home with the newly-acquired fuel, fresh from nearby oil fields, a clean, sanitary and economical product, NATURAL GAS. On the long winter nights soon to come, you will find comfort and warmth in heating with Natural Gas. 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