anaheim-gazette 1920-10-21

220 WARSHIPS TO TOUR WORLD Navy Department's Two Great Fleets Will Be Most Powerful Ever Assembled by U. S. The two great fleets that the Navy Department plans to send around the world next June will be the most powerful ever assembled under the American flag. Each will include approximately 110 units, selected with the greatest care from 200 or more available. This stupendous armada is aimed to be a "spectacle that will impress the world with America's naval power." The Atlantic fleet, which will first visit South American and South African ports, will include the dreadnaughts Pennsylvania, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada, Kansas, Utah, Florida, Deleware, North Dakota, Michigan South Carolina, Minnesota, and New Hampshire. A sufficient number of battleships will be added to increase the total. The full number of first-class fighting craft will be twenty. Ten cruisers, eighty destroyers and ten auxiliaries will complete the ensemble. Impressive as is the proposed Atlantic fleet, it will be far excelled in fighting power by the Pacific fleet. The most powerful unit in that force will be the new super-dreadnaught Tennessee, put into commission this week. TWO CLASSES OF TAXPAYERS It has been asked why constitutional Amendment Twelve, providing for the support of the University, places the proposed tax on the general run of taxable property, but not on railroads and other public utilities. The answer is simple. The proposed tax is lems of that continent and will have been relegated to the discard in all probability. If some sort of substitute is deemed necessary to succeed it with a view to holding up a resort to arms until arbitration has been tried out, the Republican Administration may be depended upon to cooperate with other nations in providing it, and the substitute will not be something which imperils the sovereignty of this nation and subverts its constitution. There will be plenty of debate with respect to the form the substitute should take, but there will be no dissension among Republicans as to the principles involved, and there will be few, if any, Republican opponents of the instrument finally adopted. Had it not been for strife within the party in the first instance Mr. Wilson would not have been President, and we would never have had presentd to us his surrender to Europe. The Republicans have had their lesson in that particular, and they know that nothing will be entrusted to the constructive abilities of a party which is at war with itself. That lesson has not been lost on the Republican party, however much its members may differ as to the means desirable to achieve a specific end. AND THEY SAY —A bunch of gents returning from the north say it was no trouble to get whistle wetters, only the price was high. One gent says he maintains it was. —A man who was used to driving a Ford went along serenely for many moons without mishap. Then one day TWO CLASSES OF TAXPAYERS It has been asked why constitutional Amendment Twelve, providing for the support of the University, places the proposed tax on the general run of taxable roperty, but not on railroads and other public utilities. The answer is simple. The proposed tax is an ad valorem tax, and such a tax can be imposed only on the kinds of property that are taxed on a different basis. There are two outstanding classes of taxpayers under the California tax laws, one class which pays on an ad valorem basis, and the other which pays a percentage of gross receipts. In the first class we have the general body of taxpayers who pay upon the value of their real estate and personal property. In the second class we have the railroads and other public utilities, which pay a percentage upon their gross receipts fixed from time to time by the legislature. The tax imposed upon the gross receipts of the public utilities is a substitute for and designed to be the equivalent of an ad valorem tax upon the value of the properties of these public utilities. This system has been in force for ten years; and throughout that period the tax burden resulting from each of the two methods of taxation has been maintained on a basis of equality by the legislature which from time to time has revised and altered the percentages on the gross receipts paid by the public utilities. Such revision was made in 1913, 1915 and 1917, and a revision would have been made in 1919, had it not been that the railroads were then in the hands of the federal government and the government refused to agree to any change. In fixing the percentages on gross receipts to be paid by the public utilities, the legislature first ascertains the average burden of taxation borne by property which is taxed on the ad valorem basis, and then so adjusts the percentages on the gross receipts of the public utilities that the properties in both classes bear the same tax burden. This process of adjustment will be followed at the legislative session of January next; and the revision at that time of the percentages to be paid by the public utilities will include the collection from them of the AND THEY SAY A bunch of gents returning from the north say it was no trouble to get whistle wetters, only the price was high. One gent says he maintains it was. A man who was used to driving a Ford went along serenely for many moons without mishap. Then one day he changed make of cars and vaulted the sidewalk, hitting a big glass window. He was stepping out. In the movies you see autos jumping over the hurdles, but in this city you see them jumping through plate glass windows. Hard to get ahead of this town. Two bad auto accidents happened the other evening within a short space of time. Time to put on those speed regulators. After a fire had been put out in a Mexican house the other day, a fireman went looking around in the loft and came across a number of men and women trying to revive a woman who had fainted, by attempting to get her to smoke a cigarette. Now, if they would have had a watermelon also the senora might have woke up in a hurry. A plebian rises to remark that he is in favor of the city owning four small parks—then everybody ought to be satisfied. One for each point of the compass. If this town keeps up its stride now in evidence there is one civic question that will cause the people to sit up and take notice. Are you good at guessing. Now, that the Park question seems to be settled it might be well for the citizens to take a hitch in their belts and go in for some civic betterments that are really essential for the city's future growth. A modern city hall would do more to advertise the town than anything else from an architectural viewpoint. And with the rapid stride being taken by the city in the building line it does not take a seat to observe that a better sewerage disposition is of the utmost importance. This alone no doubt will require a bond issue of at least $300,000. The city owns reality that could be disposed of of the funds thus acquired to be necessary to do He was instructed dinance. He was the ordinance which of patrolmen from month. Other raises were: Teamsters per month, head to $170 per month to $140 per month orators from $115 superintendent of $185 to $200 per mers from $95 to $115 of motor sweeper month. SHORTRIDGE P Before a reconnaissance Hall Park at Baker Samuel M. Shoer Party Nominee for later endorsed tha Bonus Bill as an reclamation mining industry. "I regret very much mining industry ering and that my gold mines are miners thrown out their homes deserve been a championests of our State greases and con legislation in it ulically for the Government of a "The gold of Our Western mount now as a reserve value to our currencies is to be maintained must produce that it. Gold will now and our mines operated at a loss in our State haw value of gold is there it must re standard by what things is to be." "The price o and lead can be changed condi- the average burden of taxation borne by property which is taxed on the ad valorem basis, and then so adjusts the percentages on the gross receipts of the public utilities that the properties in both classes bear the same tax burden. This process of adjustment will be followed at the legislative session of January next; and the revision at that time of the percentages to be paid by the public utilities will include the collection from them of the sum which they would pay under the University tax, if their properties were taxed on an ad valorem basis. DON'T WORRY Senator Harding's attitude on the league issue convinces the New York Journal of Commerce that "this points to an internecine struggle among the Republicans as soon as their party is safely ensconced in office." Evidently the Journal admits that the Republicans are going to win the election, which is something for a Democratic paper to concede. But the Journal may possess its soul in peace with respect to a fight among Republicans on the league question after the Administration changes. The election of Harding predicted by the Journal means the complete and nation wide repudiation of the covenant espoused by Mr. Wilson. That fact the President himself has admitted. It will be so accepted by even such proponents of some sort of league covenant as Mr. Taft. Of course Republicans are not going to split into factions over a dead issue. About the first thing they will do will be to get together to set the house of Uncle Sam in order. By the time that is accomplished the league of nations now perishing of inaction in Europe will have proved its utter incapacity to handle the prob- ANAHEIM GAZETTE Action Speaks Louder Than the Platform Reproduced by permission New York Tribune, Inc., Copyrighted 1928. be necessary to do it by ordinance. He was instructed to draft the ordinance. He was instructed to draft reason to feel proud—for Garden Grove captured the first prize—$50.00 for having the best agricultural ex-standard pint (33.6 cu. in.) and the standard half-pint (16.8 cu. in) as standard containers for berries. These standards of capacity offer no protection to the consuming public unless a standard of weight equivalent to the displacement is established. The employment of a standard container in the sale of berries has only a nominal affect on the quantity which they contain, and does not arrest the tendency to pack a partly filled container. Tre fixing of a standard of weight extends a substantial economic protection to the consuming public and provides for the producer all the benefits intended from standardizing the container. This department must ever apply its powers for the welfare of the people collectively, and limit its association in matters affecting a group, excepting where its concern will have a direct bearing upon public policy to the general welfare of the public. In fixing a standard of weight this department presumes to represent the consuming public by defining under its powers the quality of berries to be contained in a standard basket. The consumer may not be consulted in the fixing of the price which he pays for the basket of berries, but he has the right under the Weights and Measures Laws to know the quantity of berries in the basket, and it is in the fulfillment of this right that this department presumes to fix a standard of weights for berries in containers. Therefore, in the exercise of the powers conferred in Section 6 of the Weights and Measures Act, I hereby fix the following standards of weight for berries when sold, offered or exposed for sale in containers, and prescribe therefore the following tolerances, and any persons violating such standards or tolerances shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: be necessary to do it by ordinance. He was instructed to draft the ordinance which will raise the pay of patrolmen from $115 to $125 per month. Other raises granted by the board were: Teamsters from $110 to $115 per month, head lineman from $155 to $170 per month; linemen from $125 to $140 per month; power house operators from $115 to $125 per month; superintendent of power house from $185 to $200 per month; street sweepers from $95 to $100 per month; driver of motor sweeper from $130 to $135 per month. SHORTRIDGE FOR GOLD BONUS Before a record audience in City Hall Park at Bakersfield Monday night Samuel M. Shortridge, Republican Party Nominee for United States Senator endorsed the McFadden Gold Bonus Bill as an urgent necessity for the reclamation of California's gold mining industry. He said: "I regret very much that the gold mining industry of California is suffering and that many of our valuable gold mines are closed, thousands of miners thrown out of employment and their homes deserted. For years I have been a champion of the mining interests of our State, and in mining congresses and convention I have urged legislation in its favor, and particularly for the establishment by the Government of a Department of Mines. "The gold of California, Alaska and our Western mountain states is needed now as a reserve to stabilize and give value to our currency. If gold standard is to be maintained, then the world must produce the necessary gold to do it. Gold will not be mined at a loss and our mines that can only be operated at a loss must close, and many in our State have been closed. The value of gold is arbitrarily fixed, and there it must remain if it is to be a standard by which the value of all things is to be measured. "The price of copper, zinc, silver and lead can be increased to meet the changed conditions and higher cost reason to feel proud—for Garden Grove captured the first prize—$50.00 for having the best agricultural exhibit at the Orange County Fair, and believe us, 'twas no easy matter, when you stop to consider the many excellent exhibits from all sections of the county, that were competing for first place, but Garden Grove had the goods—187 varieties of fruits and vegetables being on display—all products of this fertile locality. Costa Mesa won second prize, Tustin third, Buena Park, fourth and Cypress fifth. The committee in charge of gathering and arranging the exhibit was composed of J. G. Allen, H. B. Clemons, J. O. Arkley, A. C. Stanley, Mrs. G. C. Violett, Mrs. E. R. Stillens and Mrs. Wm. Kelney. Members of the local farm Center took an active part in developing high class products for this exhibit. Home grown chill and pimentos were distributed free elly at the Garden Grove booth, over 2000 folders setting forth the advantages of this section were handed out and badges bearing the slogan "Garden Grove Grows Everything" were seen everywhere. The Fair was a big success from every standpoint, the people of this district are happy to have been a factor toward its success, and are now planning for a bigger and better exhibit another year. A large portion of the local products on display will be exhibited at the Southern California Fair at Riverside this week—News. FIX STANDARD WEIGHT FOR ALL BERRY BOXES Weights and Measures Department of State Lays Down The Law. Charles G. Johnson, state superintendent of weights and measures, has addressed the following letter to all weights and measures officials in the state: A careful survey of the basic as well as contributory elements relating to the production, packing and marketing of berries have been made for the purpose of fixing a uniform standard of weight for berries when sold or exposed for sale in containers. Therefore, in the exercise of the powers conferred in Section 6 of the Weights and Measures Act, I hereby fix the following standards of weight for berries when sold, offered or exposed for sale in containers, and prescribe therefore the following tolerances, and any persons violating such standards or tolerances shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: Strawberries (Pint 33.6 cu. in.) 12 oz. minimum contents. Tolerance 3-4 oz. in deficiency 2 oz. in excess. Loganberries (Pint 33.6 cu. in.) 12 oz. minimum contents. Tolerance 3-4 oz. deficiency 2 oz. in excess. Blackberries (Pint 33.6 cu. in.) 12 oz. minimum contents. Tolerance 3-4 oz. in deficiency 2 oz. in excess. Raspberries(1-2 pint 16.8 co. in.) 8 oz. minimum contents. Tolerance 1-2 oz. in deficiency 1 oz. in excess. Berries when sold, offered or exposed for sale in baskets in accordance with the standards herein fixed and packed in crates, chests, drawers or other carriers, shall, for the purpose of electing the practical operation of these standards, be considered containers, and such crates, chests, drawers or other carriers, wherein such standard baskets are packed, shall be considered containers, wherein such standard baskets are packed, shall be considered containers, within the meaning of the Net Container Act, and shall declare thereon the number of baskets, together with the standard of weight for berries when packed in containers as herein fixed. Berries of a different variety than those for which standards are herein fixed, when sold in containers, shall declare on such container, the true net weight of the contents thereof, as required by the Net Container Act These standards of weight are now in force and effect, and you will cause them to be rigidly enforced in your jurisdiction. is to be maintained, then the world must produce the necessary gold to do it. Gold will not be mined at a loss and our mines that can only be operated at a loss must close, and many in our State have been closed. The value of gold is arbitrarily fixed, and there it must remain if it is to be a standard by which the value of all things is to be measured. "The price of copper, zinc, silver and lead can be increased to meet the changed conditions and higher cost of production, but the value of gold cannot be. It must remain the same. The world is flooded with a depreciated currency. Our gold reserves are too small and more gold must be produced. It was the gold of California that saved our country financially during the Civil War, and the gold of California, Alaska and our other states is needed now to stabilize our currency and protect its credit. "If our government, England, France and other nations having the gold standard, insist that the present value of gold shall remain as agreed upon, then it is up to our Government to pay a bonus for each ounce of gold produced in a sum which will pay a wage, encourage its mining and increase in production. I will heartily support the McFadden bill or any other bill having this end in view, because I want to see our gold mining industry flourish." GARDEN GROVE WINS FIRST PRIZE AT FAIR Had 187 Varieties of Fruit and Vegetables on Exhibition. Well, Garden Grove "put it over"—the very thing it set out to do—and our citizens have been throwing out their chests a trifle more than usual the past week. Surely we have every Weights and Measures Department of State Lays Down The Law. Charles G. Johnson, state superintendent of weights and measures, has addressed the following letter to all weights and measures officials in the state: A careful survey of the basic as well as contributory elements relating to the production, packing and marketing of berries have been made for the purpose of fixing a uniform standard of weight for berries when sold, offered, or exposed for sale in containers. All state, interstate and national laws and regulations having a bearing upon the standardization of quantity and quality of berries, when sold, offered or exposed for sale in containers, have been considered, for the purpose of avoiding conflict therewith, and careful consideration has been given to their constitutionality of the powers of this department to fix and enforce in the state of California a standard of weight for berries. Section 6 of the Weights and Measures Act delegates to the State Superintendent of Weights and Measures the power to fix a standard not weight for berries and to prescribe such tolerances for same as he may in his best judgment deem necessary. It also provides for a penalty for violation of such standards and tolerances. In delegating these powers the legislature expresses unusual confidence and our exercise thereof should be only in the interest of good public policy and in the prevention of fraud, deception and misconduct, and in the protection of honest standards of industry and competition. State and National authority have long since recognized the necessity for standardization of berry containers, and have wisely fixed by state law and national regulations, the THEY CUT THE DOLLAR IN HALF— The value of the dollar in the mercantile world is about half what it was before the war. Some day it will be restored to its original value. The man or woman who anticipates this day and will become a depositor here, will smile happily in time to come. Golden State National Bank ANAHEIM OFFICERS and DIRECTORS ADOLPH THOMAS, President LOUIS DENNI, Vice President E. M. EVERETT, Assistant Cashier FRED KOESEL, Vice President C. F. GRIM E. E. SMITH, Cashier WM. STARK W. A. BOYNGE PETITION SUPERVISORS FOR JUVENILE HOME Anaheim Men Make Pleas Before County Board. There is urgent need of a juvenile home and school in Orange county for taking care of boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 16 years who may be brought before the authorities for various crimes and whose cases may be considered of too severe a nature to make it advisable to of a 14-year-old boy at Katella, who was taken into custody by officers for an alleged serious offense. The supervisors appointed the following named committee to formulate a plan: Judge Williams, District Attorney L. A. West, Probation Officer Paul Wright, Attendance Officer W. C. Roberts. The plan this committee will formulate will aim to take care temporarily of the juvenile cases in question. The committee may suggest FOR JUVENILE HOME Anaheim Men Make Pleas Before County Board. There is urgent need of a juvenile home and school in Orange county for taking care of boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 16 years who may be brought before the authorities for various crimes and whose cases may be considered of too severe a nature to make it advisable to place them with the children at the home on Grand avenue, Santa Ana. This was the gist of opinions expressed before the board of supervisors by a number of citizens of Anaheim and vicinity. Among those who addressed the supervisors was Judge R. Y. Williams, of the Superior Court. The necessity of taking action in connection with a new juvenile home arrose, it was stated, through the case was taken into custody by officers for an alleged serious offense. The supervisors appointed the following named committee to formulate a plan: Judge Willams, District Attorney L. A. West, Probation Officer Paul Wright, Attendance Officer W. C. Roberts. The plan this committee will formulate will aim to take care temporarily of the juvenile cases in question. The committee may suggest that a suitable building be obtained. In the course of a year or so it may be found necessary to erect a building. Fred Ahlborn, H. M. Adams, Clare Head, W. C. Mauerhan, and Charles Eygabroad were among those who addressed the supervisors. It was stated that a home such as the one proposed is permitted by the state under the school fund laws. 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