anaheim-gazette 1920-12-09

UNIVERSITY TAX MEASURE DEFEATED Only Eight Of Twenty Amendments Carried In Election Official figures announced by the Secretary of State, Frank C. Jordan show that the university of California tax amendment was defeated at the general election, November, 2, by 4640 votes. The vote for the amendment was 380,027 and the vote against it 384,667. Only eight of the twenty amendments and initiative measures voted on were adopted. The alien poll tax amendment carried by the biggest majority—520,712—with the anti-alien land law second with a majority of 446,397. The eight amendments and initiative measures adopted were: Anti alien land law, poison act, highway act, alien poll tax, irrigation district act, teacher's salary measure, orphanage tax exemption measure and the act granting State aid to institutions. SecretaryJordan Saturday issued his official declaration of vote and in 5 days, December, 9, the initiative measures adopted, including the anti-alien land law, will become effective. The constitutional amendments adopted become effective immediately upon passage. The official vote on the amendments follows: Alien land law, yes 668,483, no 222,086; prohibition enforcement, yes 400,475, no 405,537. Salaries for justices, yes 232,148, end of the current year, this being at the 6 per cent. rate. During the fiscal year, 1920 we imported $112,000,000 worth of cotton manufactures; $141,000,000 of hemp and linen; $97,000,000 of silk; $43,050,000 of wool; and $40,000,000 of leather. Of raw wool, $213,000,000; vegetable $42,000,000; fruits $50,000,000; vegetables $47,000,000—these eleven schedules alone totaling $1,040,000,000. Our luxury imports for 1920 approximated another billion in value. A 30 per cent average ad valorem applied to those imports would have yielded 60 per cent of the Curtis estimate. Our agricultural and manufacturing interests must be protected, and those who demand foreign luxuries should be willing to pay for them. There is today a disparity in wages, American and foreign, greater than before the war. The man who was earning $2.50 a day in this country in 1913 is receiving $5.00 or more today. The man who was getting four shillings in Great Britain in 1913 is earning something like eight shillings now. Where the pre-war disparity between the American and the British wage was $1.50 a day it is now $3.00 a day. Hence, a tariff law based on the difference in cost in production at home and abroad, with labor cost accounting for from 60 to 80 per cent of the total, might reasonably provide an average ad valorem rate of 30 per cent without prohibiting importation to an extent which would preclude foreign competitors from enjoying a fair share of the American market, and without jeopardizing our own export trade by way of foreign discriminations against our goods. But, of course, before any tariff law can be worth the effort required to with the exception meal. The department it requires about one pounds of grain to of milk. Care should be to the feed is clean and Silage, turnips and have a strong odor be fed after milking food should be retrough. Some goat a practice to gather and store them for is to be strongly suburban families wi fliculty otherwise in client amount of rou gates the leaves read al is also very u If only one or two the refuse from the potato and vegetable leaves and waste be used for feed. A fresh water is neces s should be kept when reach*it whenever In purchasing tha much more satisfac does during their la gives the buyer o study their comfort are producing,and ment which is very better considered ing,the marks and distinguish a good appear in a doe. FRESNO RAISIN $50,00 The 1919 raisin Joaquin valley was mately $50,000,ooo 182,591 tons.The official declaration of vote and in 5 days, December, 9, the initiative measures adopted, including the anti-alien land law, will become effective. The constitutional amendments adopted become effective immediately upon passage. The official vote on the amendments follows: Alien land law, yes 668,483, no 222,086; prohibition enforcement, yes 400,475, no 405,537. Salaries for justices, yes, 232,148, no 538,665; amending initiative measure, yes 298,347, no, 402,410. Prohibiting compulsory vaccination, yes, 359,987, no 468,911; prohibiting vivisection, yes, 272,288, no 527,130; polio act, yes 479,664, no 270,562; highway bonds. yes 435,492, no 311,367 constitutional convention yes, 203,240. no, 428,002; alien poll tax, yes, 667,-924, no 147,212; university tax, yes 380,027; no 384,667; community property, yes 240,876, no 524,133; insurance act, yes 308,062; no328,115; irrigation district act, yes 314,522, no 280,948; teachers salary, yes 506,008, no268,781; absent voters, yes 356,539, no, 371,784; exempting orphanages from taxation, yes, 394,014 no 317,658; State aid to institutions, yes 487,023. no 222,247; single tax, yes 196,694, no 563,503. Governor William D. Stephens today signed certificates of election for the thirteen Republican Presidential electors. The electors will meet here on the second Monday in January, select one of their number to go to Washington and cast California vote at the electoral college. John H. Rosseter of San Francisco, who received the most votes, will probably be chosen for that duty... A BILLION IN TARIFF REVENUES Senator Curtis' estimate of a possible billion of customs revenue to be derived from the restoration of protective tariff rates is by no means overdrawn, declares the Republican Publicity Association through its President, Hon Jonathan Bourne Jr. The tariff situation today presents startling example of how the Democratic assurance that lower rates meant increased revenues and decreased living costs failed to materialize. By the end of September of this year we had imported $4,358,000,000 worth of goods which paid duties off$265,000,000 or an average ad valorem rate of about 6 per cent. During the first 9 months of 1913 the last under protection, we About the first question that perspective goat buyers ask is "how much milk will a goat give?" A doe with an average production of 2 quarts a day for 7 or 8 months is considered a good animal. Three quarters is that to indicate an excellent animal. Reliable authorities say that a good goat will yield ten times her own body weight annually. The lactation period covers from 7 to 10 months. The milk has a special value as food for infants and invalids. If a family keeps a milk goat it can be well assured of a supply of clean wholesome food since it is then possible to control the sanitation of the dairy by personal attention. The esteem in which the milk is held by those who have used it is indicated by the fact that it often retails at 50 cents a quart. Goat's milk can be utilized in all ways that cow's milk can although for some it is not well suited. For general use for drinking, cooking, and in tea or coffee the milk has proved very satisfactory. It is not so good however as a butter making material. Good butter can be made from the goat's milk but the operation presents some cost accounting for from 60 to 80 per cent of the total might reasonably provide an average ad valorem rate of 30 per cent without prohibiting importation to an extent which would preclude foreign competitors from enjoying a fair share of the American market and without jeopardizing our own export trade by way of foreign discriminations against our goods. But, of course before any tariff law can be worth the effort required to draft it,the wage earner must give full return for the wage received. Without that tariffs are unavailing and a healthy prosperity unattainaole. In Europe the goat is often spoken of as the poor man's cow. With us in America the animal has been considered more as an unfailing source of ridicule than as a milk producer of real value. The goat is naturally adapted for the use of those families who find it impossible to keep a cow because of limited space or an insufficient supply of feed or limited space for the larger animal. There are many suburban homesteads and not a few firms in this country where milk goats could be kept at a profit. One animal of good milking qualities will supply an average family with fine quality milk for the greater part of the year. This was demoted when a Romaine ed of almost deserved a schedule of prizes and services with for violation. The action of productive scarcity with prices than before sessed of omnipotent system of possible but so are limited in bovine failure will to set aside the law of supply. Recently we have lustration of this of sugar dealers control system w variance of one co-sold at wholesale a sufficient advantage... The Payne-Aldrich tariff law was a much aligned measure. During its life, 1909—1913, its average ad valorem was under 20 per cent, while the Wilson-Gorman law of Democratic parentage, during its mill-killing career averaged over 21 per cent. The fault lay in the fact that the schedules of the latter were all out of joint. But Senator Curtis' estimate does not entail the adoption of tariffs prohibitively high. Along about 1899-1900 the average advalorem just shaded 30 per cent. Assuming that $3,500,000,000 worth of foreign goods can be annually absorbed by this country during the next decade without paralyzing domestic industries, it is plain that a 30 per cent ad valorem would realize $1,000,000,000 in revenue. At the present time, with goods coming in at a rate of $6,000,000,000 annually, about $360,000,000 in customs revenues is the most we can hope for by the esteem in which the milk is held by those who have used it is indicated by the fact that it often retails at 50 cents a quart. Goat's milk can be utilized in all ways that cow's milk can, although for some it is not well suited. For general use, for drinking, cooking, and in tea or coffee the milk has proved very satisfactory. It is not so good however as a butter making material. Good butter can be made from the goat's milk but the operation presents some difficulty due to the fact that the cream rises very slowly. Cheese that is made from goat's milk is very popular. Most of the feeds that are valuable for the production of milk by dairy cows are also suitable for does. The advantage for the suburban family is that a smaller quantity of feed is required by a milk goat than by a cow. It is ordinarily considered that from six to eight does can be kept on the feed required for one cow. When does are in milk they should be allowed all the roughage that they can consume, such as alfalfa, clover, or mixed hay, and corn stover. They should also receive a liberal quantity of succulent feed—silage, carrots, parsnips, and turnips answer this purpose. Corn, oats, bran, barley, linseed oil meal, or oil cake are the grains best suited for a milk-goat ration. A ration that has been used and approved by the United States Department of Agriculture for the goat's milking season consisted of 2 pounds of alfalfa or clover hay, one and one half pounds of silage or turnips, and from one to two pounds of grain. The grain ration is made up of a mixture of 100 pounds of corn, 100 pounds of oats, 50 pounds of bran, and 10 pounds of linseed oil meal. Where it is possible to turn the goats on pasture the does should receive from one to one and a half pounds of grains per day. Recently we have lustration of this sugar dealers control system, variance of one co-sold at wholesale a sufficient advantage wholesaler to make a reasonable profit by putting one or more斤 ing a cent a pound. But it appears large numbers tried to comply with made contracts the future dem customers. They ing market and profit of one co-came the slump tried to protect themselves with not sell even a price. On the co-no buyers at a per pound. The government regulation with prevented them onable profits, vision to guard onable losses. Pression, they the devil of a deep sea oceans salers is a sub not occasion w and yet it ought a passing ndt ANAHEIM GAZETTE with the exception of the linseed-oil meal. The department found that it requires about one and one half pounds of grain to produce a quart of milk. Care should be taken to see that the feed is clean and of good quality. Silage, turnips and similar feeds that have a strong odor or flavor should be fed after milking, and all uneaten food should be removed from the trough. Some goat breeders make it a practice to gather leaves in the fall and store them for winter use. This is to be strongly recommended to suburban families who may have difficulty otherwise in securing a sufficient amount of roughage. The goat eats the leaves readily, and the material is also very useful for bedding. If only one or two goats are kept the refuse from the kitchen, such as potato and vegetable parings, cabbage leaves and waste bread, may well be used for feed. A good supply of fresh water is necessary, and rock salt should be kept where the animal can reach* it whenever they wish. In purchasing the milk goat it is much more satisfactory to observe the does during their lactation period. This gives the buyer an opportunity to study their conformation when they are producing, and the udder development, which is very important, can be better considered. Generally speaking, the marks and conformation that distinguish a good dairy cow should appear in a doe. FRESNO RAISIN CROP BRINGS $50,000,000 The 1919 raisin crop of the San Joaquin valley was sold for approximately $50,000,000 and comprised 132,591 tons. The California Associated farmers announce through their authorized Grain Growing and Marketing committees, the completion of one of the most perfectly organized campaigns ever conducted in the agricultural districts of the state. Economic conditions controlling the distribution of farm products have long been problems of deep concern to the farmers, and the project as herein announced indicates that from the weakness of exploitation of the past there has crystallized into activity a program which in its very nature must react for betterment to both the producer and the consumer of food. boots, three pair of sox, parkas and heavy fur caps. They will ride behind swift Eskimo dogs or hike it on snowshoes. The call for experienced frontiersmen is insistent, for the reindeer industry of the north is pretty closely following the historical development of the old western range. The eighty scrubby half starved reindeer, imported into Alaska from Siberia in 1902 by the government as an experiment in food supply for the natives, have grown to nearly 200,000 head at the present valued at approximately $30.00 each. It is expected that within 15 years the hard will number between 10 and 25 millions the grazing capacity of Alaska. Already the industry is being considered as serious competition for the big meat packers of the United States. Last year only 1700 carcasses were shipped; 11000 will be shipped in 1920 it is estimated. Five cold storage plants with a capacity of one to five thousand carcasses each are now in operation with more in contemplation, and refrigerator ships are to be put on between Seattle and Alaska immediately. Leaders in the new industry say the herds will increase 125 per cent every three years; so that in 15 years 8,000,000 carcasses will be shipped yearly. The meat selling now at 35 cents per pound retail, according to Jafet Linderberg, largest private owner of reindeer in Alaska. Reindeer can be raised in Alaska at little or no cost other than their fare. They feed upon the reindeer moss and one man can care for 2000 head. Each year rodeo, similar to the famous old 'roundups' of the wild FRESNO RAISIN CROP BRINGS $50,000,000 The 1919 raisin crop of the San Joaquin valley was sold for approximately $50,000,000 and comprised 182,591 tons, the California Associated Raisin company handled 159,260 tons at a sales return of $43,280,254.41, according to its annual report. The net return to the company growers was $36,345,077.44; overhead packing and sales cost $6,365,985.30. According to President Wylie M. Giffen of the Association the organization handled 59,770 tons when it was organized in 1913 against 6230 handled by independents. The total of the sales of that year was $6,452,297. The 1919 crop shows a percentage gain of 166 per cent in tonnage handled and 571 in return. Plants, either by title or lease. FAULTS OF PRICE FIXING Getting down to fundamentals, the vital defect in a government price regulation scheme is that it attempts to limit the profits a dealer may make without guaranteeing him against losses. There can be no sound price regulation that attempts to do one and not the other. Some temporary benefits may be realized, but in the long run one-sided price regulation will result in disaster. This was demonstrated centuries ago when a Roman emperor, possessed of almost despotic power, decreed a schedule of prices for commodities and services, with extreme penalties for violation. The result was cessation of production and unprecedented scarcity, with consequent higher prices than before. If men were possessed of omnipotent wisdom a practical system of price fixing might be possible but so long as individuals are limited in both wisdom and goodness, failure will attend the attempt to set aside the equalizing effect of the law of supply and demand. Recently we have had a modern illustration of this in the predicament of sugar dealers, who, under the price control system, were limited to an advance of one cent a pound on sugar sold at wholesale. That was apparently a sufficient advance to enable the factively organized campaigns ever conducted in the agricultural districts of the state. Economic conditions controlling the distribution of farm products have long been problems of deep concern to the farmers, and the project as herein announced indicates that from the weakness of exploitation of the past there has crystallized into activity a program which in its very nature must react for betterment to both the producer and the consumer of food. The program started upon bids fair to make agricultural history in California. It will primarily revolutionize the grain operating industry of the state and delegate the sack handling of grain and other products with the laborious and expensive processes involved, into past history, as already experienced over the entire grain growing districts of the United States outside of California. The project just launched will standardize and make of common knowledge to the farmer the grades of other grain and products grown. It will permit the farmer to deal directly with the refiner and consumer of his products. It will make possible the elimination of speculation in grain products and make possible a reduction in the costs to the user and consumer. The perfection of the terminal elevator plans will give outlet for export and interstate shipment of prepared grains. The perfection of lines of county elevators over the state will save an annual sack bill to the farmers of California of over $5,000,000 and will reduce the annual labor cost of the grain harvest of the state fully $5,000,000 more. In perfecting the co-operative country marketing exchanges over the state the sale of grain and other farm products will go forward at minimum expense and reach its final distribution through a state marketing exchange created by a federation of the county units. In all the operations, middlemen costs will be reduced to the minimum and the control of the product will remain very largely in the hands of the producer until turned over to the actual user. At present, 17 counties have either perfected or are completing their marketing programs. Under the present methods of supplying the world with agricultural products the wool grown by the farmer brings less to him than the cost of production, though the price every three years so that in 16 years 8,000,000 carcasses will be shipped yearly. The meat selling now at 35 cents per pound retail, according to Jafet Linderberg, largest private owner of reindeer in Alaska. Reindeer can be raised in Alaska at little or no cost other than their care. They feed upon the reindeer moss and one man can care for 2000 head. Each year rodeo's similar to the famous old 'roundups' of the wild west days are held. From hundreds of miles around natives drive in behind their swiftest reindeer, head herdsmen are chosen and preparations made for the next year's business. For the natives and deermen are looking upon Alaska as the future Texas of the world as a meat supplying center. But if Americans wish this delicacy they must prepare to outbid Europe, says Linderberg, who maintains that every pound of reindeer meat, up to the maximum capacity of Alaska, can be sold to Europeans who are willing to pay almost any price that is demanded. SHIPPING NAVELS Approximately 25 cars of Washington Navel oranges will be shipped from Fullerton packing houses for the coming holidays. This was the report given out by the management of the various houses. Most instances the initial shipment has been made it is said a car or more a day will leave each packing house until the end of the week. Benchley Fruit Company shipped its first car Tuesday and planned to ship five of more cars by the end of last week. From that time until the end of December the output will decline until the final shipment, which will be sent out the early part of January. Placentia Orange Growers' association announces their initial car left sideing. Friday and they estimate their own crop will take about 15 cars. Other packing houses who do not handle many Navels probably will ship two or three cars through the Placentia house. With these additional cars the Placentia total holiday shipment will total about 18 cars. Fullerton Mutual Orange Growers state that they will ship 10 cars east or Christmas. This is their own shipment as very little outside business will be handled by Recently we have had a modern illustration of this in the predicament of sugar dealers, who, under the price control system, were limited to an advance of one cent a pound on sugar sold at wholesale. That was apparently a sufficient advance to enable the wholesaler to cover expenses and make a reasonable profit. It is currently reported and is possibly true that some dealers made an unlawful profit by putting the sugar through one or more fictitious transfers, adding a cent a pound each time. But it appears that there were large numbers of wholesalers who tried to comply with the law and who made contracts for sugar to meet the future demands of their regular customers. They bought on an ascending market, and were limited to a profit of one cent per pound. Then came the slump. Wholesalers who had tried to protect their customers found themselves with sugar which would not sell even at the original purchase price. On the contrary, the sugar found no buyers at a decline of many cents per pound. The wholesalers turned to government regulation in vain. In conjunction with the provisions which prevented them from making unreasonable profits, they could find no provision to guard them against unreasonable losses. To apply a common expression, they were caught between the devil of a declining market and the deep sea of Government control. The predicament of the sugar wholesalers is a subject that probably will not occasion worry to many minds—and yet it ought to receive more than a passing notice, for it emphasizes middlemen costs will be reduced to the minimum and the control of the product will remain very largely in the hands of the producer until turned over to the actual user. At present, 17 counties have either perfected or are completing their marketing programs. Under the present methods of supplying the world with agricultural products the wool grown by the farmer brings less to him than the cost of production, though the price of clothing remains too high. The cotton grower is this moment facing bankruptcy, while cotton goods continues to go at almost war prices. The grain growers of the United States under the present marketing manipulations stand to lose over two billion dollars on this year's crop though the price of bread remains high and we have almost forgotten the five-cent loaf. Mutton and beef production to the stock raiser is unprofitable industry, almost uniformly, though meat to the consumer has not been reduced. COWBOYS HERD THE ALASKA REINDEER From the wild north comes the call for the sons of the old wild west. And with his swagger and trappings the man of the ranges is preparing to answer the call From Montana, California, Oregon, Nevada and the Dakotas cowboys are getting ready to leave the drive and picturesque round-up to "ride herd" on the last frontiers of civilization, the sub-Arctic barrens of Alaska. Instead of Texas long-horns they will "punch" the prong-horns of the Behring, the Alaskan reindeer. In place of flaring chaps and flapping sombreros they will wear heavy traffic committee, consisting of three men also has been created. This committee will give special attention to traffic matters by rail and water transportation within the United States. It will assemble dates for use in betterment efforts on transportation problems affecting agriculture. sox, parkas and may will ride bedogs or hike it enhanced frontiers for the reindeer is pretty close historical development range. very half starved into Alaska from the government as good supply for grown to nearly present valued 1000 each. It is in 15 years the substitute 10 and ing capacity of any is being conpetition for the United Stat1700 carcasses will be shipped. plants with a thousand carnion operation with tion, and refrigbe put on beaska immediately. Now industry say raise 125 per cent that in 15 years will be shipped milling now at 35 mall, according to most private ownlaska. raised in Alaska other than their upon the reindeer can care for similar to the 's' of the wild ure. This committee is expected to keep informed relative to transportation problems, car requirements, rates and the movement of farm products. It is instructed to work with different State bureaus in improvement of the distribution conditions. The American Farm Bureau decided at the Denver session to carefully scrutinize any plan which may be proposed for the revision of national taxation laws, as may be fostered for such efforts as the Nolan bill, proposed during the last session of Congress, and laws proposed for the repeal of the present excess profit tax. Several substitutes for the excess profit tax have been proposed by industrial interests for shifting this tax burden in a more or less degree to the individual producer and consumer. The Federation believes that the heavy tax burden should not be shifted to the individual consumer for payment from his living wage, especially when it is noted that big business does not seem specially oppressed through meeting excess profit taxes. Our excess tax is 40 percent of all profit in excess of 20 percent net profit upon investment. This tax in Great Britain is 60 percent instead of 40. G. G. SEEKING OIL One of the largest crowds which ever gathered at a public meeting in Garden Grove attended the oil meeting of the district situated one mile north of town, in the Price building Tuesday evening. The business session began about 7:30 and there was no delay in getting right to the main point. H. C. Head of Santa Ana, attorney for the ranchers and R. W. Edens of Fullerton, who is seeking the leases, were present. The assured number of acres required to go into the plan have been leased. All plans, with the exception of a few minor connections that Attorney Head will have completed in a few days, have been arranged and work will be started as quickly as possible. A meeting was held a few nights ago for the purpose of organizing a company, of which E. R. Stillans is the manager, one mile east of town, to lease land to drill for oil. The leases signed up take in about ten or twelve property owners and about one-half section or 240 acres of land. The company proposing to drill has the service of a noted geologist and ratio operator. The latter system is the latest world mode of locating oil. Another meeting is called for Wednesday night at Buaro, to take in the south end of Buaro road. Mr. Stillens will also have charge of these leases. This company will have the services of the same experts to locate their oil. Everyone in this district is very enthusiastic over the oil question and eager to sign up leases to drill on their land. DON'T MISS THIS DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY The public is certainly showing their appreciation of this sale in the way they buy the merchandise at these greatly reduced prices, all through the store every article a bargain and you can't help but see it. A sale of this magnitude right at the beginning of the Christmas season means opportunity for you to replenish your wardrobe at prices extremely low, but also a big selection to make gifts for father and brother, that will solve the question of "what shall I get him?" F. A. Yungbluth "what shall I get him?" F. A. Yungbluth Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx By All Means Get a Fit New Tire Prices Tire prices have dropped about 15 per cent. We are selling all sizes of tires at the new prices except 30x3 sizes in smooth tread which we are selling at $12.50 each, a considerable cut under the list price as we wish to reduce in overstock on this size. We have this size in Ajax, Firestone, Goodyear, Goodrich and United States. Why not put new front tires on that old Ford now? "SERVICE THAT SATISFIES" WICKERSHEIM IMPLEMENT CO. FULLERTON, CALIF.