anaheim-gazette 1920-10-14

COX KNOCKED LIVE HORNET'S NEST ON OWN PARTY'S HEAD Charge Regarding Campaign Funds Flares Back and Singes Democrats. THEY WANTED TEN MILLION. People Willing to Contribute to Get Rid of Democrats, but Not to Keep Them in Power. BY WILLIAM HOSTER. "God in everything," sang the post. And this does not even exclude the campaign speeches of Governor Cox. As a result of Mr. Cox's allegations of a big Republican Campaign Corruption Fund, certain definite facts have been demonstrated by the sworn testimony of the leaders of Governor Cox's own party. They may be summarized as follows: It has been demonstrated that whereas, in their most sanguine moods, the Republican managers never contemplated a campaign fund of more than $4,000,000, the Democratic party, at an expense of one-half million dollars, set up the machinery for the collection of a campaign fund of $10,000,000. It has been demonstrated that the contemplated $10,000,000 fund of the Democrats did not materialize for the sole reason that there aren't a sufficient number of plain people in the United States who want a continuance of Democratic rule, to contribute even one-tenth of $10,000,000. It has been demonstrated that whereas, the great body of the people—literally thousands of them—have willingly contributed from 50 cents to $1,000 to be rid of the present Democratic administration, and to de- By the same reasoning it could be assumed that the million or more persons who pay an income tax on $2,000 are each worth $40,000; where the fact undoubtedly is that the only capital many of them possess is that of hand and brain. BOY, PAGE MISS OUIJA BOARD What has become of the Ouija board? And incidentally what has become of Sir Oliver Lodge and Sir Conan Doyle? Their publicity campaign seems to have ended. Miss Ouija (we call the thing Miss Advisedly, for all gossips are said to be of that gender) has lost her popularity. The Ouija board has passed into history so far as sensible and sane people are concerned. Gullible persons fed up on stories carried in sensation-al newspapers in which the Ouija board is said to have revealed true and startling disclosures (?) were led to believe that a couple of pieces of varnished wood could convey messages from dead relatives and friends. Perhaps Miss Ouija was a little untruthful in some of her revelations, as most gossips are, and her friends lost faith in her. One seldom hears of Ouija parties any more and interest has died doyn accordingly. Whether or not Sir Oliver Lodge and Sir Conan Doyle received messages from their dead sons or whether they were suffering from some unknown mental disease brought on by the war, only they, themselves, know. We know, however, that so far, nothing has been revealed by the spirit that is not within the scope of the human mind. Nothing new has been brought back to earth. All description if the other world is manufactured from what has been seen and learned here. Science has proved that an individual is unable conceive of a new kind of ani- It has been demonstrated that the contemplated $10,000,000 fund of the Democrats did not materialize for the sole reason that there aren't a sufficient number of plain people in the United States who want a continuance of Democratic rule, to contribute even one-tenth of $10,000,000. It has been demonstrated that whereas, the great body of the people—literally thousands of them—have willingly contributed from 50 cents to $1,000 to be rid of the present Democratic administration, and to defeat Governor Cox; on the other hand not thousands and not even hundreds are willing to contribute 5 cents toward a continuance of Wilsonism. What Records Show. It has been shown by sworn records that whereas, in despite of Mr. Cox's outraged feelings over the disposition of thousands of ordinary American citizens to help pay the expenses of defeating him in his campaign for the presidency, Mr. Cox in 1914 viewed with complacency the criminal efforts of his campaign managers in Ohio to extort from the Civil Service employees of the state contributions intended to further his personal political fortunes. It has been shown by the testimony of Mr. Cox's own campaign managers that the $4,000,000 which the Republican managers hope to raise for all political purposes this year is not more than can legitimately be expended for this purpose, and that these frank Democratic managers would also like to have a similar amount, but don't see any way of getting it. It has been shown that the common, ordinary rank and file of the American people, for the first time in American politics, are ready to contribute out of their own pockets to defend a candidacy which represents all that is repugnant and hostile to American institutions, and that this willingness of the American people to contribute to the expense of defeating the Democracy is the sole basis of Governor Cox's charge of a conspiracy to buy the government of the United States. Incidentally it required the candidacy of Governor Cox to introduce into a national campaign the doctrine that it is possible for the people of the United States to buy their own government, unless Mr. Cox unconsciously means to convey the idea that in this campaign the people are to buy back their government from the autocracy which has seized it and refuses to let go. Finally it has been conclusively demonstrated that if the Democratic party is to secure any money to waste in vain effort to achieve a Democratic victory that money must come exclusively from men of the Colonel Deeds' type and the Dayton aircraft Plunderbund, and from the Wall street international financiers, who alone will profit through the participation of the United States in Wilson's League of $10,000,000. Nothing new has been brought back to earth. All description if the other world is manufactured from what has been seen and learned here. Science has proved that an individual is unable to conceive of a new kind of animal or a new kind of plant. A freak may be invented in the imagination, but it will have arms, legs, ears, eyes, leaves or thorns. The individual cannot invent anything from new material. He doesn't have it. So also are the stories of the great beyond, as told by so-called spirits, just fragments of what the creator of all things has placed for us here on this earth. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION At a recent meeting of the Commonwealth Club, in San Francisco, a committee, with a Supreme Court justice at its head, reported against the proposal for a constitutional convention, to draw up and submit to the people a new state constitution; but the club members present, after hearing the argument on both sides, voted more than two to one in favor of the convention. Now comes the State Bar Association, with another Supreme Court justice at the head of its committee, and similarly reports against the proposed constitutional convention. And in the ballot pamphlet, Beverly Hodghead, former mayor of Berkeley and a distinguished lawyer who would make a good Supreme Court justice writes the argument against a convention. But if the argument made by all these opponents of a constitutional convention could be got fully before the people, as it was before the Commonwealth Club, we are confident the result would be the same. The people on the argument against the new constitution, would vote for it. For these arguments not only concede the need of a new constitution, but agree on what sort of a constitution it ought to be. And in this vay they agree exactly with the sort of convention favor. There is no difference convention favor. There is no divergence at all, in intelligent opinion, on either branch of the question. It is agreed they were suffering from some unknown mental disease brought on by the war, only they themselves, know. We know, however, that so far, nothing has been revealed by the spirit that is not within the scope of the human mind. The racing program number of entries coast this year. Days of racing. Are 21 entries. The sheds have been endate more than 60 animals ever exited before. The industry feature and is lax agricultural and hortaining the comm. During the entitlement there will be the Goodyear Rutledge inside the carrying passenger grand stand will finished by the Pany of Los Angeles daily concerts by tary band. In there be boxing contest grand stand with Ad Robidoux, he will appear for tha The fair will be this year, without but showing all off and with a program noon of an appropriate tertainment character. THE GAS THE CENSUS OF MILLIONAIRES The statement is going the rounds that there are "about 20,000 millionaires" in the United States, is apparently subject to a revision. It is based on the income tax returns. Thus, one whose income last year reached $50,000 is put in the millionaire class, by the simple reasoning that that amount is a probable return, 5 per cent, on a million dollars. It might be revealed, in many cases, however, that some part if not all of this income is earned in the day's work, instead of being derived from invested capital, interest-returning property. Instances are familiar, of course, of men who, after living on a millionaire scale, die without leaving an estate large enough to levy an inheritance tax on. For these arguments not only concede the need of a new constitution, but agree on what sort of constitution it ought to be. And in this way they agree exactly with the sort of convention favor. There is no difference convention favor. There is no digenence at all, in intelligent opinion, on either branch of the question. It is agreed that the present constitution is bad, it is agreed what is the matter with it, and it is agreed what ought to be done to remedy it. The only disagreement is as to whether the people have sense enough to elect a convention that will have sense enough to do this obviously right thing. All these high-placed advisers of the people are of the opinion that they will not do so. The people are just now too crazy to do the intelligent thing, or elect delegates who will do it. Therefore we must wait until they recover their senses. If this question could be got squarely before the people—if it could be made clear that they are asked to vote "No" on a proposition which even its opponents concede is good and needed, on the sole ground that they are not now intelligent enough, there can be no question that the people would vote indignantly and unanimously "Yes" on this question of their own fitness for self-government. As it is, however, with little organized effort to get this information before the people, it is quite possible that they may vote this indictment of incapacity against themselves. But if by chance the proposal does pass, we predict that judicial and journalistic pessimists will be dissapointed in their expectation of an incapable conven- HARDING AND HIS NEWSPAPER The newspaper holds much interest for Senator Harding these days. In the few moments of leisure that are left to him, the Senator, a newspaper editor and publisher himself, reads his newspapers carefully. RIVERSIDE FAIR The Southern California Fair opened in Riverside on Tuesday morning and will be open for seven days, which is one day longer than any of its predecessors. The program is the most comprehensive in Southern California shall be on a mixed gas basis. Chief Engineer Osborne, of the Board of Public Utilities at Los Angeles, at the recent hearing on behalf of the city made the demand that a portion of the natural gas now distributed by the Southern Counties Gas Company to the various communities such as Anaheim, where natural gas has been used for years served by it should be taken from these communities and turned over to the gas companies supplying the city of Los Angeles, in order that the people of Los Angeles might continue to enjoy gas with 815 BCT heat content. He also ANAHEIM GAZETTE 1920, 365,373,000 Cu. feet; Sept. 1920, 485,000,000 Cu. ft. Southern Counties Gas Company pointed out to the Commission that through the foresight of the Southern Counties Gas Company in becoming a pioneer in the introduction of natural gas, it has been able to supply an inferior artificial gas service throughout the many cities served by it with a splendid service of natural gas, and that the Southern Counties Gas Company in tended to exert every effort to continue to bring to the communities served by it natural gas so long as it was available, and that it would resist by every means within its power any attempt to deprive it and its consumers of any of the natural gas supply which the Southern Counties Gas Company has developed and brought to its various communities. In the opinion of the attorney for the Southern Counties Gas Company, the position advanced by the city of Los Angeles Gas & Electric Company, the position is untenable as a matter of law, and that the solitary position taken by every means within its power any no encouragement at the hands of the State Railroad Commission. There is one doubtful state that will cost the Demoncrats the election. It's the state of Jimcox's mind. The only thing solid in the entire Democratic programme is the south, and that is getting wobbly. This country is neither at war nor at peace. But it is at "attention". Just watch it on November 2nd. Ex-Ambasador Gerard must sometimes wish, in these lark RIVERSIDE FAIR The Southern California Fair opened in Riverside on Tuesday morning and will be open for seven days, which is one day longer than any of its predecessors. The program is the most comprehensive of any of the fairs ever held on the Riverside grounds, and will this year receive the heartiest cooperation of the national government through March Field and the naval recruiting department. For the former there is a tent hangar in which the officers and men from the flying field have erected an aeroplane for the benefit of the visiting crowds and will demonstrate machine guns, aerial wireless and other features, in addition to daily flying stunts in the air above the grounds. A demonstration tent will also be opened by the naval recruiting officers. The racing program has the largest number of entries of any meet on the coast this year. There are six big days of racing. For one event there are 21 entries. The stock barns and sheds have been increased to accommodate more than double the number of animals over exhibited at Riverside before. The industrial tent is a new feature and is larger than the great agricultural and horticultural tent containing the community exhibits. During the entire period of the fair there will be the Pony Blimp of The Goodyear Rubber Company stationed inside the track enclosure and carrying passengers. In front of the grand stand will be vaudeville furnished by the Pacific Electric Company of Los Angeles. There will be daily concerts by the Riverside military band. In the evening there will be boxing contests in front of the grand stand with vaudeville and music. Ad Robidoux, the fast Riverside boxer will appear for the opening program. The fair will be open on Sunday this year, without a racing program, but showing all of the exhibit features and with a program during the afternoon of an appropriate musical and entertainment character. THE GAS SITUATION Since November last the State Railroad Commission has conducted at gees, at the recent hearing on behalf of the city made the demand that a portion of the natural gas now distributed by the Southern Counties Gas Company to the various communities such as Anaheim, where natural gas has been used for years served by it should be taken from these communities and turned over to the gas companies supplying the city of Los Angeles, in order that the people of Los Angeles might continue to enjoy gas with 815 BTU heat content. He also contended that the communities now served with straight natural gas by the Southern Counties should be put upon a mixed gas basis, and that the Southern Counties Gas Company should build artificial gas plants in the various communities in order to accomplish this end. The attorney for the Southern Counties Gas Company bitterly opposed this contention of the City of Los Angeles and brought out the fact that if the Commission should take away from the Southern Counties the natural gas which it is supplying to various cities, the result would be—not only to lessen the quality of gas which it is giving to its consumers,—but also to practically double the cost of gas to its consumers with only a slight resultant benefit to the people of Los Angeles. The Southern Counties Gas Company stated that for many years it had gone out into the oil fields and brought to its communities the superior natural gas product, and that the communities such as the City of Anaheim, served by this company had been assisted materially in their growth and development through the supply of this superior quality of gas, and that it was manifestly unfair for the city of Los Angeles to ask that these communities now be deprived of the benefits of natural gas in order that the city of Los Angeles might have a little more natural gas for its own use. It was also contended by the Southern Counties Gas Company that the City of Los Angeles had no inherent right to the use of natural gas, and that the communities served by the Southern Counties Gas Company which in the main, are situated near the natural gas fields and have been for years served with natural gas, should continue to do so as long as the gas supply is available. The Southern Counties Gas Company's attorney further stated that that company would absolutely resist any attempt to take away from it any of the natural gas NOTICE INVITING BIDS Santa Ana, Cal., Sept. 21, 1920 In pursuance of a resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, California, adopted September 21, 1920, directing this notice, notice is hereby given that said Board will receive at its offices at the Court House at Santa Ana at or before the hour of 11 o'clock A.M., October 19, 1920, sealed bids or proposals for the paving of 96,892.00 q. feet of concrete pavement on Euclid Avenue and 13,939.00 sq. ft. of concrete pavement on Broad Street, all in the Third Road District. Orange County, California. Pavement to be 18 feet wide 5 inches thick. Bids must be made on the form provided for the purpose, addressed to the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, Cal., marked "Bid for Euclid Ave., and Broad St." The work is to be done in accordance with the profiles, plane and specifications adopted by the Board of Supervisors on file in the office of said Board and in the office of the County Engineer in the Court House. Each bidder must submit with his proposal a satisfactory check, certified by a responsible bank and payable to the order of the County of Orange, for an amount not less than five per cent of the aggregate sum of the bid, as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposed contract if the same is awarded to him, and in event of failure to enter into such contract said check shall become the property of the County. The amount of the bond to be given to secure a faithful performance of the contract for said work shall be 25 per cent of the contract price thereof, and an additional bond in an amount equal to fifty per cent (50 per cent) of the contract price for said work shall be given to secure the payment of claims for any material or supplies furnished for the performance of the work contracted to be done by the Contractor, or any work or labor, of any kind done thereon, and also will be required to furnish a certificate that he carries compensation insurance covering his wobbly. This country is neither at war nor at peace. But it is at "attention". Just watch it on November 2nd. Ex-Ambasador Gerard must sometimes wish, in these lark days, that he was back in Berlin in war-times. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. Treat Office Was WH present been United with authorization Bank Now William do here State ORange author Of B Fifty H States Con Bank Not taxes THE GAS SITUATION Since November last the State Railroad Commission has conducted at intervals a series of hearings at Los Angeles for the purpose of inquiring into the natural gas situation in Southern California. At these hearings the Southern counties Gas Company, Southern California Gas Company, and Los Angeles Gas and Electric Company have appeared and furnished to the Commission reports as to the available supplies of natural gas; also as to their requirements for the coming year, and have shown the steps taken in order to assure an adequate supply of gas to their respective consumers during the ensuing winter. The City of Los Angeles has never been served with straight natural gas, but has been furnished with a mixture of natural and artificial gas, with an average heat content of approximately 815 BTU. The communities served by the Southern Counties Gas Company, Anaheim, Santa Ana and other like cities with the exception of their Santa Monica district, are served with a straight natural gas, containing approximately 1,000 BTU. The City of Los Angeles has been represented at all of these hearings by its city attorney and engineering department, and repeated efforts have been made by the representatives of Los Angeles to compel a readjustment of the natural gas distribution, so that all of the City of Los Angeles had no inherent right to the use of natural gas, and that the communities served by the Southern Counties Gas Company which in the main, are situated near the natural gas fields and have been for years served with natural gas, should continue to do so as long as the gas supply is available. The Southern Counties Gas Company's attorney further stated that that company would absolutely resist any attempt to take away from it any of the natural gas which was needed for distribution throughout its own territory. It was also pointed out that in order to introduce mixed gas into the Southern Counties territory a tremendous investment in artificial gas plants would have to be made, and thereby increase the ultimate costs of gas to the consumer with a corresponding decrease in the quality of service. It was shown that the local company, pioneer natural gas distributors here had shown great energy and foresight in building up its gas supply to meet the constantly growing demands of its consumers. As their consumption has increased, it has independently sought and found new sources of supply. To give an idea of how the Southern Counties Gas Company nas met the problem of increasing demands it was learned that where 3 years ago, this company obtained natural gas from but two fields, today it is obtaining natural gas from 15 producers in 6 different and widely separated oil fields. To illustrate better how gas purchases have been increased by this utility the following figures are cited: Gas purchased in Jan. 191s, 71,106,000 Cu. feet; in 1918, 214,786,000 Cu. feet; in 1919, 280,106,000 Cu. feet: in NOTICE SPECIAL MEETING STOCKHOLDERS ANAHEIM CITRUS FRUIT ASSOCIATION Pursuant to resolution, unanimously adopted by the Board of Directors of the Anaheim Citrus Fruit Association, at an adjourned regular meeting, held on Friday, September 10th, 1920; there will be a special meeting of the Stockholders of the Anaheim Citrus Fruit Association, (a corporation) held at the office of the 'Corporation' in the Packing House at 150 East Santa Ana Street, City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, at 2 P.M., Friday, October 1st, 1920. This meeting is for the purpose of discussing the proposed new building operations, and the transaction of any other business that may properly come before a Stockholders' meeting. By order of the Board of Directors of the Anaheim Citrus Fruit Association. Anaheim, Cal., Sep't, 10, 1920. J. J. DWYER, President W. H. SCHUREMAN, Secretary WHY Everybody Eats at the Dew Drop Inn Cafe Excellent Service and Good Eating A. KLUEWER, Prop. "TRAVEL BY MOTOR STAGE" A SERVICE UNSURPASSED Conveniently located stations, frequent schedules, experienced and courteous drivers, large and comfortable cars and rapid trips over smooth, well kept highways, have put the Motor Transit Company in the position of leadership in motor stage transportation. The excellent service and unequalled chances to see the country make this the most desirable way to travel. "TRAVEL BY MOTOR STAGE" A SERVICE UNSURPASSED Conveniently located stations, frequent schedules, experienced and courteous drivers, large and comfortable cars and rapid trips over smooth, well kept highways, have put the Motor Transit Company in the position of leadership in motor stage transportation. The excellent service and unequalled chances to see the country make this the most desirable way to travel. Regular stage service to Los Angeles every thirty minutes during the day and at convenient intervals at night. Stages for Santa Ana half-hourly in the day time and at regular intervals at night. MOTOR TRANSIT CO. ANAHEIM DEPOT South Lemon Street (Near Valencia Hotel) Phone 520. LOS ANGELES DEPOT Union Stage Depot 5th & Los Angeles Streets Phone Pico 3850 No. 11823 Treasury Department Office of Comptroller of the Currency Washington, D. C., August 27, 1920. WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence presented to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that "The Golden State National Bank of Anaheim" in the City of Anaheim, in the County of Orange and State of California, has compiled with all the provisions of the Statutes of the United States, required to be compiled with before an association shall be authorized to commence the business of banking; Now, therefore I, John Skelton Williams, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that "The Golden State National Bank of Anaheim", in the City of Anaheim, in the County of Orange and State of California, is authorized to commence the business of Banking as provided in Section Fifty one hundred and sixty nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Conversion of The Golden State Bank of Anaheim, California. In testimony whereof witness my hand and Seal of office this Twenty-Seventh day of August, 1920. JNO. SKELTON WILLIAMS 9-16-10t. Comptroller of the Currency. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Notice is hereby given that the city taxes on all personal property secured by real property, and on all real property. CERTIFICATE OF CO-PARTNERSHIP TRANSACTING BUSINESS UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME. We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we are co-partners transacting the business of practising medicine and surgery under the firm name and style of "Johnston-Wickett Clinic". That the principal place of business That the principal place of business of said co-partners is at No. 117 North Claudina Street, in the City of Anaheim, Orange County, California. That the names of the members of said co-partnership and their respective places of residence, are as follows: Herbert Allan Johnston, residing at No. 104 East Broadway Street, Anaheim, Orange County, California. William Harold Wickett, residing at Chapman Ranch, Fullerton, Orange County, California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this 23rd Jay of September, 1920. HERBERT ALLAN JOHNSTON WILLIAM HAROLD WICKETT STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE On this 23rd day of September, in/the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty, before me, Homer G. Ames, a Notary Public, in and for the County of Orange, State of California, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn personally appeared Herbert Allan Johnston and William Harold Wickett, known to me to be the persons described in and whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged to me that they executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. States. Conversion of The Golden State Bank of Anaheim, California. In testimony whereof witness my hand and Seal of office this Twenty-Seventh day of August, 1920. JNO. SKELTON WILLIAMS 9-16-10t. Comptroller of the Currency. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Notice is hereby given that the city taxes on all personal property secured by real property, and on all real property in the City of Anaheim, will be due and payable on the first Monday in October, 1920, and will be delinquent on the last Monday in November, next thereafter, at 6 o'clock P. M. Unless said taxes are paid prior to the last Monday in November, 1920, at 6 o'clock P. M., 10 per cent will be added to the amount thereof. Said taxes are payable to the undersigned at his office in the City Hall, in said City of Anaheim, between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 M., and between the hours of 1 P. M. and 5 P. M. N. F STEADMAN, Marshal and ex-officio Tax Collector of the City of Anaheim. 9-23-10t. SALE OF STREET SWEEPINGS Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned Clerk of the City of Anaheim, at his office at the City Hall, East Center Street, Anaheim up to Thursday, October 14, 1920, at 8 o'clock P. M., for the street sweepings to be hauled away within every two days after the sweeper has gathered it together in several locations, and the manure at the city barn. The successful bidder will be required to enter into a contract or agreement to faithfully remove the sweepings within the time specified upon the same conditions as before. By order of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. EDWARD B. MERRITT, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim (9-30-13.)