anaheim-gazette 1921-05-26

Anaheim Gazette ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY Henry Kuekel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entcred at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter OFFICIAL CITY PAPER STANTON TRUSTEES LOSE IN RECALL ELECTION Woman Takes Place of City Clerk Beecher, Who Was Recalled A woman was the duly elected city clerk in the city of Stanton Saturday. The little municipality also had two new trustees, while two of the former trustees and the former city clerk had been ousted from office as the result of the recall election held Friday. Frank Redmond, another trustee, against whom a recall petition was directed, is still "on the job." Probable future results if the election may be taken as a criterion, will be that Stanton avenue, the main thoroughfare of the town, will have to get along the best it can in its present unimproved state and Magnolia avenue and other thoroughfares in the city bid fair to blossom forth, in due course of time, resplendent with new pavements and other improvements. Della M. Davis is the new city clerk, succeeding F. C. Beecher, recalled. Chalmers T. Foster and George C. Soest are the new trustees, taking the places of John F. Roe and James F. Robinson, also recalled. FORD PRODUCING 4000 CARS A DAY Present Production Greater Than for Same Period Last Year Ford is building cars at full speed, and, according to an official statement from the factory at Detroit, the demand for Ford cars and trucks still exceeds the output, despite the fact that a new high level of production has been reached. By the first of May the figures representing daily production were in the neighborhood of 4000 a day, so the May schedule was set at 101,125 cars and trucks, not including the output of the Ford Canadian plant or any of the foreign assembling plants. The output mounted daily; May 12th brought forth 4092, the greatest number that have been produced in one day so far this year. Since the month has 25 working days, present indications point to a new high record. A comparison of Ford production figures for 1920 and 1921 discloses the fact that for April, 1921, the output was greater by 34,514 than for the corresponding month of a year ago. The output for May, 1921, will probably overshadow May, 1920, by between fifteen and twenty thousand cars and trucks. Approximately 43,000 men are at work in the Detroit plant of the Ford Motor company. The factory is operating on full time, six days a week and three shifts a day. "We were never in a better condition than we are right now," said Henry Ford recently. WATER COMPANY MINUTES The regular meeting of the board of directors of the Anaheim Union Water Co., was held Saturday with Directors Hale Miller Annin Holmes Tuff. Della M. Davis is the new city clerk, succeeding F. C. Beecher, recalled. Chalmers T. Foster and George C. Soest are the new trustees, taking the places of John F. Roe and James F. Robinson, also recalled. The trouble all came about as the result of the contemplated improvements. There was money in the street assessment fund and everyone was agreed it should be spent. There were some of the residents who wanted the money to be spent on improving Stanton avenue and the number included the three officers ousted by the election Friday. People who lived on Magnolia avenue and in the south east portions wanted the money spent where it would do them the most good. Trustees Redmond espoused their cause, with the result that he is still in office. Recall petitions were circulated first against the three officials put out of office. Advocates of the Stanton avenue improvement retaliated by petitioning to have the city disincorporated and by circulating a recall petition against Redmond. The city clerk took the full legal time in counting the names on the recall petitions and in the meantime the election on the question of disincorporation was held, April 19, and the advocates of the Stanton avenue improvements lost, 83 of 267 legal voters casting ballots for and 125 against disincorporation. The others didn't vote. The second ballot battle went against the advocates of the Stanton avenue project. The board of trustees, at the regular meeting last Monday night, canvassed the returns of the election and the winners were announced officially. It is conceded that the winners have a majority in their favor, a straight majority vote being required to carry the election. INDIANS HAVE LANDS ALLOTTED TO THEM Important changes in the Mission Indian department of southern California which has jurisdiction over approximately 32 reservations and 3000 Indians and the creation of southern and northern departments will be motor company. The factory is operating on full time, six days a week and three shifts a day. "We were never in a better condition than we are right now," said Henry Ford recently. WATER COMPANY MINUTES The regular meeting of the board of directors of the Anaheim Union Water Co., was held Saturday with Directors Hale, Miller, Annin, Holmes, Tuffree, Tanner and Rust present at roll call. The minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. It was moved by Thamer, seconded by Holmes, secretary instructed to have attorney draw a quit claim for oil lease on tract at P. P. No. 1 and submit the same to F. A. Gillespie for his signature. Director Tuffree, of the oil committee, reported on the gas that was being piped from the Amalgamated lease to the Hualde lease. This matter was left to the oil committee to interview the managers of the Amalgamated Oil Co., and the Hurley-Smith Oil Co. The directors of the Yorba Irrigation Co. and their attorneys, Bishop and Wellington, came before the board regarding agreement with the Yorba Irrigation Co. Agreement read and revised to meet the approval of the directors of both companies and upon motion by Miller, seconded by Holmes, president and secretary authorized to sign this agreement when same was properly executed by the officers of the Yorba Irrigation Co. Moved by Thamer, seconded by Annin, warrant ordered drawn to Southern California Edison Co. for $1274.46. Oil reports from the Amalgamated, St. Helen's Petroleum and the Hurley-Smith Oil companies read and ordered filed. Motioned by Tuffree, seconded by Thamer, the following transfers of stock were granted upon condition that same were properly located: 6 shares Hibernian Savings bank pledgee for A. D. and Julia Carpenter to A. D. and Julia Carpenter; 6 shares Russell Annin to be divided 2 shares to A. D. Moody, 3 shares Placentia Orange Growers' association, one share to R. C. Annin. John R. Gardiner and L. M. Gardiner presented surety bond for certificate of stock for five shares in the name of Alex Gardiner destroyed or lost. Upon motion bond was accepted and new certificate ordered issued. Motioned by Holmes, seconded by Thamer, ten shares of Alex Gardiner to be divided 5 shares to L. M. INDIANS HAVE LANDS ALLOTTED TO THEM Important changes in the Mission Indian department of southern California which has jurisdiction over approximately 32 reservations and 3000 Indians and the creation of southern and northern departments will be made within a short time, it is rumored. Superintendent Paul Hoffman, at Riverside, declined to confirm or deny the rumor and stated that he could make no comment until official word comes from Washington. A short time ago the Indians of southern California were put under one superintendent, Paul Hoffman, who has been stationed at Riverside, with offices in the federal building. The change, it is expected, will create a southern and northern department, the former in charge of Mr. Hoffman, with headquarters north of San Diego; and the latter to be established at Banning, under the head of Mr. Cogglesgill who years ago was at Banning, but who is now in Oklahoma. Dr. Hawkins, for six weeks at the Soboba reservation, formerly of Cahuilla, will go with Mr. Hoffman, it is expected. The work with which the superintendent are now concerned chiefly is that of clearing up the details of the listing of Indians entitled to land. When the listing has been finished the next step is to survey each of the reservations and then get out the patents as quickly as possible. About 3000 Indians, including the Sobobas, will be benefited by the new plan under which about 200,000 acres of southern California land will be divided up and division will be made as nearly equal as possible. Julia Carpenter; 6 shares Russell Annin to be divided 2 shares to A. D. Moody, 3 shares Placentia Orange Growers' association, one share to R. C. Annin. John R. Gardiner and L. M. Gardiner presented surety bond for certificate of stock for five shares in the name of Alex Gardiner destroyed or lost. Upon motion bond was accepted and new certificate ordered issued. Motioned by Holmes, seconded by Thamer, ten shares of Alex Gardiner to be divided 5 shares to L. M. Gardiner and 5 shares to J. R. Gardiner. This to be according to the decree of settlement and final distribution of the estate of Alex Gardiner, deceased. Communication read from bureau of tests and inspection regarding the esting of our cement. This was referred to the superintendent. Request of Mrs. Calkins for company to abandon right of way on South Lemon street referred to the ditch committee. Mr. Summers, of the public utilities committee of the Orange county Farm Bureau, came before the board requesting donation toward power investigation. Moved by Miller, seconded by Holmes, company subscribe $150.00 and president and secretary authorized to execute warrant for this amount to California Farm Bureau association. THE “TRAVELING” FARM WOMAN Sentiment in Orange county in favor of a farm home department to the Farm Bureau is becoming very strong and the following incident will suggest one line of investigation for such a department: A farm woman who was growing weary with the walking she was forced to do because of the inconvenient arrangement of her living-room, kitchen, cellar and other rooms which called FOR HER PRESENCE MOST OF THE TIME OF EVERY DAY, MADE AN ODDI EXPERIMENT. IT WAS CERTAINLY A THOROUGHLY UP-TO-DATE AND SCIENTIFIC ONE. SHE WORE FOR A LENGTH OF TIME A PEDOMETER WHICH WOULD GIVE HER AN Absolute RECORD OF THE DISTANCE WALKED EACH DAY. THE RESULTS WERE AMAZING. WE SHOULD DOUBT THEM HAD WE NO PROOF. THIS WOMAN, DOING ORDINARY HOUSEWORK ON A FARM WALKED TWELVE MILES A DAY WHEN SHE WAS DOING ONLY HER AVERAGE DAILY STUNT OF HOUSEWORK; ON DAYS WHEN THERE WERE EXTRAS ON HAND, SUCH AS THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, OR THRESHING, THE PACE CLIMBED U PTO BETWEEN 15 AND 18 MILES. TOTALLED UP, SHE COVERED AN Average OF 400 BILLS IN A MONTH AND IN FIVE YEARS—HOLD YOUR BREATH!—CIRCUMSCRIBED THE Globe, RIGHT IN HER OWN HOME! FARMERS' WIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY, TAKE UP THE PROJECT AND SAVE YOUR TIME AND STRength BY IMPROVED HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND BETTER SYSTEM IN YOUR WORK. GET TOGETHER IN THE HOME DEPARTMENT AND WORK OUT YOUR OWN PROBLEMS. THE BEAN GROWERS AND THE TARIFF The bean growers of California should at least see a rift in the clouds in the action of the senate last week in passing the emergency tariff bill, which includes a 2-cent tariff on imported beans. While it is true that this amount was not all that was asked for, it will at least put California beans on something like an equitable standing with the oriental product in our own markets. To much credit cannot be given the California Bean Growers' association for securing this legislation, for it was mainly through its efforts that the tariff on beans was finally passed. The association started its campaign early for her presence most of the time of every day, made an odd experiment. It was certainly a thoroughly up-to-date and scientific one. She wore for a length of time a pedometer which would give her an absolute record of the distance walked each day. The results were amozing. We should doubt them had we no proof. Reprimanded because he was apparently loafing on the job, Fernandez Rivas, Mexican prisoner, working on the chain gang in Orange county park, picked up the iron ball to which he was chained and threw it at Deputy Sheriff J. H. Deck, who had charge of the prisoners. The chain was not long enough to permit the ball to reach Deck and when it straightened with the momentum of the ball Rivas had both of his feet jerked from under him. He picked himself up and then attempted to engage Deck and Deputy C. M. Wood in a fight. That happened April 28 last. Rivas was serving thirty days on a vagrancy charge at the time. As soon as his term expired Deck and Wood filed a complaint against him charging battery. Rivas was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Cox Saturday morning and his case was set for trial May 24 at 7:30. The "sunrise court" will be resorted to so as to permit the deputy sheriffs, who are the complaining witnesses, and the gang they are now working in the Santa Ana cemetery to get an early start. The defendant is being held in the county jail in default of $25 bail. LOWER PRICES EXPECTED Of prime interest to boosters of Orange county is the assertion of prominent oil men that the lower prices of oil and gasoline which the latter predict, will result largely from the tremendous volume that the Huntington Beach field is adding to the state's daily output of crude oil. According to advices reaching here today from Los Angeles, W. L. Andrews, representative there of the Odorless Dry Crop Men's Suits Clear GRAIN GAMBLING ENDED BY NEW REPUBLICAN ACT Leader Mondell Explains Measure Reported by House Committee on Agriculture. That the passage by the house of the bill restricting trading in grain futures will be of immense benefit to the farming interests of the country is the opinion of Representative Frank W. Mondell, Wyoming, the Republican floor leader. He says: "The committee has endeavored, as I understand it, to retain a wide opportunity for dealing and trading, both in cash grain and in futures, and preserving that opportunity is a very important one, I think, for the grain growers. On the other hand, the committee proposes to outlaw by prohibitive taxation certain purely speculative, purely gambling transactions; transactions that do not, as a matter of fact, broaden or extend or widen legitimate trading in grain, but transactions which, in the opinion of many people, have a tendency to produce a condition of fluctuation in which includes a 2-cent tariff on imported beans. While it is true that this amount was not all that was asked for, it will at least put California beans on something like an equitable standing with the oriental product in our own markets. To much credit cannot be given the California Bean Growers' association for securing this legislation, for it was mainly through its efforts that the tariff on beans was finally passed. The association started its campaign early in 1919, sent a committee to Washington and has consistently kept up its fight for the protection of the bean industry. It is also a striking object lesson of what co-operative effort can accomplish, for without the association it is doubtful if the industry would have been able to secure this vitally necessary legislation, and one of the most important agricultural activities of the state would have practically been forced to go out of business, meaning a loss of millions of dollars to growers. The association has already begun preparations to secure the 4-cent tariff originally asked for, and which it expects to have incorporated in the permanent tariff bill to be acted upon this fall. Every grower of beans should give the association his support in its endeavor to further the interests of the industry, and which he in financially interested in. GRAIN GAMBLING ENDED BY NEW REPUBLICAN ACT Leader Mondell Explains Measure Reported by House Committee on Agriculture. That the passage by the house of the bill restricting trading in grain futures will be of immense benefit to the farming interests of the country is the opinion of Representative Frank W. Mondell, Wyoming, the Republican floor leader. He says: "The committee has endeavored, as I understand it, to retain a wide opportunity for dealing and trading, both in cash grain and in futures, and preserving that opportunity is a very important one, I think, for the grain growers. On the other hand, the committee proposes to outlaw by prohibitive taxation certain purely speculative, purely gambling transactions; transactions that do not, as a matter of fact, broaden or extend or widen legitimate trading in grain, but transactions which, in the opinion of many people, have a tendency to produce a condition of fluctuation in which includes a 2-cent tariff on imported beans. While it is true that this amount was not all that was asked for, it will at least put California beans on something like an equitable standing with the oriental product in our own markets. To much credit cannot be given the California Bean Growers' association for securing this legislation, for it was mainly through its efforts that the tariff on beans was finally passed. The association started its campaign early in 1919, sent a committee to Washington and has consistently kept up its fight for the protection of the bean industry. It is also a striking object lesson of what co-operative effort can accomplish, for without the association it is doubtful if the industry would have been able to secure this vitally necessary legislation, and one of the most important agricultural activities of the state would have practically been forced to go out of business,meaning a loss of millions of dollars to growers. The association has already begun preparations to secure the 4-cent tariff originally asked for, and which it expects to have incorporated in the permanent tariff bill to be acted upon this fall. Every grower of beans should give the association his support in its endeavor to further the interests of the industry, and which he in financially interested in." LOWER PRICES EXPECTED Of prime interest to boosters of Orange county is the assertion of prominent oil men that the lower prices of oil and gasoline which the latter predict, will result largely from the tremendous volume that the Huntington Beach field is adding to the state's daily output of crude oil. According to advises reaching here today from Los Angeles, W. L. Andrews, representative there of the Standard Oil company, stated, in support of his forecast that prices would come down, that California is producing more oil than ever before in its history, and just at present selling less than for many months. Andrews pointed out that the Elk hills, Richfield and Huntington Beach fields are yielding tremendous quantities of oil, and that further development is going forward. "Just now," he said, "I should judge that Huntington Beach is turning in upward of 10,000 barrels a day. It may be expected to put out 40,000 barrels a day by July. The Standard already has pipe lines to carry 25,000 barrels a day from that field and expects to have to double them before long. "California produced a gigantic quantity of oil in April. The coast, which is California's market place, uses about 300,000 barrels of oil a day, and all the production over that quantity is going into storage. At the end of April, there were 24,213,000 barrels of oil in storage." California refining companies are storing fuel oil at the rate of more than 1,000,000 barrels a month. There is a prospect of another reduction in the price of fuel oil, it was stated by oil men in Los Angeles. The price of gasoline may even take another drop, it is said. With shipping tied up on account of the marine strike, oil shipments to Portland, British Columbia and Hawaii are virtually nil. It was stated. The Arizona oil business is a total loss because of the mine shut-down. Fuel oil at $2 caused many industries in the northwest to begin using coal, it was further pointed out. Oil company officials admitted in Los Angeles that fuel oil might be cut again soon, regardless of the fact that it was reduced from $2 to $1.75 early in the month, and that gasoline dropped from 27 to 25 cents a gallon. THE PUZZLE OF THE AGES That there are not a thousand men tax expert who asserted that if the facts concerning a business of average complexity be placed in the hands of two experts of the income tax division in the government service and they be required to make up income tax statements, working separately,they would not reach the same results from identically the same facts. This is a pretty fair illustration of the uncertainties of the present income tax law. There are thousands of income tax cases appealed to the department here in Washington,and these go through the hands of various officials and boards. Each official is supposed to be an expert. Each board is supposed to be composed of experts. Yet each time a case goes from one official to another there is likelihood of a change in some ruling or interpretation or application of the laws and regulations. Of all things in government that are indefinite and uncertain,the application of the income tax and excess profits taxes is probably the most indefinite and uncertain. Where two experts of the internal revenue bureau have opportunity to go over each other's work, or where they work in conference,they quite often agree,但 it is undoubtedly true that if a half dozen employees of the bureau were given one at a time,the task of going through the books of a business concern and making up a tax statement in their own judgment and computations,它 would be remarkable if any two reached the same conclusion. It is not surprising therefore,the average individual，who spends his time makingthe money to paythe wages of his employes and makea successof his business,cannot as a rule determine his tax liability to his Russell Annes to A. D. Montana Orange share to R. M. Sherer and L. M. Joy bond for shares in destroyed bond was ordered is-limes, seconded of Alex Garrett to the de-nual distributor Gardiner, defrom bureau of regarding this was refersion for company on South Lemditch committive utilities county Farm board repower inves-ler, seconded describe $150.00 may authorized this amount to association. ARM WOMAN county in favorty to the king very strong but will suggest for such a dewas growing the was forced convenient ar-room, kitchen, which called cash grain and in futures, and preserving that opportunity is a very important one, I think, for the grain trade and for the grain growers. On the other hand, the committee proposes to outlaw by prohibitive taxation certain purely speculative, purely gambling, transactions; transactions that do not, as a matter of fact, broaden or extend or widen legitimate trading in grain, but transactions which, in the opinion of many people, have a tendency to produce a condition of fluctuation in the market, harmful, alike, as they see it, to both the consumer and the producer. "The desire of the committee has been, as I understand it, to differentiate between those transactions that are legitimate, even those that may be purely speculative, but necessary and helpful to the dealer and not harmful to the grower, and to put the ban on pure, unadulterated, and harmful gambling. Whether the committee has accomplished this purpose in an ideal way I do not pretend to say, but I believe they have approached their task with an understanding of what was needed, and I am inclined to the opinion they have reached a sound conclusion. I want to compliment the committee on having approached this matter from a perfectly sane view-point, as it appears to me. There are folks who are misguided enough to believe that we should very greatly curtail opportunities to trade and speculate in commodities. I have never indulged in that kind of pastime myself. "I believe it would be most unfortunatе for the producer of grain or of any non-perishable commodity of large production and consumption if we were to curtail unduly the opportunity to trade in these products, not only to trade in them, but to speculate as to the price of the commodity will be at some time in the future." THE PUZZLE OF THE AGES That there are not a thousand men among the millions of citizens of the United States who can make out an average income tax statement and do it right, was the assertion of Senator Reed Smoot at a recent hearing before the finance committee of the senate. His assertion was approved by the nodding of heads of many business men who were present and who had been through the nerve-racking experience of trying to comply with the requirements of the income and excess profits tax laws. The immediate subject under consideration was the proposed sales tax, which Senator Smoot is fathering in the senate. A witness before the committee had been explaining the simplicity of the sales tax as compared with the present income and excess profits tax. He advocated a repeal of the excess profits tax and a lowering of the higher rates of surtax, but a retention of the income tax in a simplified form. If revenue be needed to take the place of part of that cut off by repeal of the excess profits tax, he advocated a sales tax as most easily collected and least burdensome and annoying to the people. It was in that connection that Senator Smoot interrupted the witness to remark the smallest number of people who are able to understand the intricate provision of the income tax law, and his comment was approved by a at $2 caused many industries in the northwest to begin using coal, it was further pointed out. Oil company officials admitted in Los Angeles that fuel oil might be cut again soon, regardless of the fact that it was reduced from $2 to $1.75 early in the month, and that gasoline dropped from 27 to 25 cents a gallon. THE walnut crop in the Santa Ana district will be from forty to fifty per cent larger than last year, in the opinion of Harry W. Lewis, president of the Santa Ana Walnut Growers' association, and other officials of the organization. The estimate is based on the present condition of the trees and crops. The trees are in excellent condition. The nuts have set well and are developing very rapidly. It is expected that the crop will mature rather early this season. The percentage of increase in the county crop probably will be as large as in that immediate section. Orange county groves have been remarkably free of aphis in past years, and it is said that this pest is less in evidence now than in recent years. The hot weather in April is given credit for having eradicated the pest to some extent. The cloudy, damp weather of the past few days is said to be aphis weather and should it continue very long might result in developing the pest in large numbers. It is stated that it is probable that little or no dusting will be necessary this season. Orange county is one of the few walnut growing sections in the state where the crop was not damaged by weather conditions in April. OW OPEN! 313 EAST CENTER STREET Aheim Phone 697 Calif. 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