anaheim-gazette 1921-11-17

Analheim Gazette ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter OFFICIAL CITY PAPER APPRAISEMENT OF PROPERTY That appraisements of sixty pieces of property in Orange county being completed for the state board of equalization by John Cubbon and J. N. Anderson, both of Santa Ana, will bear out the contention of the state board that Orange county has one of the lowest assessed valuations in the state, in comparison to actual values, was stated by County Assessor James Sleeper. Sleeper referrated his statement made two weeks ago to the effect that in 1922 he will make an extensive increase in assessed valuations in this county. "During the sessions of the 1921 legislature," said Sleeper, "banks of the state presented a schedule of appraisements made by the banks. The purpose of the schedule was to show that, in proportion to actual values, the banks, insurance companies and public utility companies under the King tax measure would pay more taxes than ordinary property owners. "At this time the state board of equalization is preparing a schedule of appraisements in every county in the state. This schedule will be pre- in Orange county in general is pointed out. The commission states that when reason arose for removing restrictions originally placed in the deed, Irvine has been found reasonable and yielded point after point to the commission, "frequently very much in opposition to his own personal views." The experience the commission has had with Irvine led the commission to recommend the acceptance of the deed with the restrictions it contains. It is declared by the commission that should occasion arise in which public convenience really demands a release, there will be no difficulty in securing from Irvine a release of restrictions. THE COAST HIGHWAY That the injunction suit, instituted against the state highway commission to enjoin it from building the coast boulevard over a portion of the route selected for the road, will be disposed of within the next thirty days, is the belief of N. D. Darlington, chairman of the state highway commission. The suit was brought by B. J. Alexander, of Long Beach, to force the commission to construct the road along the beach from Long Beach to Seal Beach. The route would necessitate the building of a draw bridge at Alamitos bay and would impose heavy extra expense on Orange county. Darlington says that he believes the temporary injunction will be dissolved in which event construction of the boulevard from the city limits of Long Beach to Huntington Beach will be started as soon as rights of way deeds are secured. Contract for this work will be let in one section, a distance of about ten miles. The work is included in the 1921 building program of the commission. Construction of a road from Huntington Beach to Newport Beach is included in the program for 1923. This ed throughout these big teams have lined up for five and ten years holder of each submission to attend er events held therof his reservation. SAYS COUNTY RULE Following the test case had been Bernadino county, the validity of a scribing certain tor trucks, A. P.ney of Orange does not believeulate weights on that he so advises supervisors where in preparing an line that now is nardino county. he says. That late its own highpled jurisdiction ways. It is understood nardino county situated in the test fact that hafof concrete freeway county to Los Athestate highway to determine jurty over state high At this time the state board of equalization is preparing a schedule of appraisements in every county in the state. This schedule will be presented at the next legislature to show that ordinary property is not paying more in proportion to value than are those whose state taxes were raised by the King tax measure." In order to get a basis of comparison a list of sixty properties in this county was selected for appraisement by Cubbon and Anderson. The report of these two men was to be finished yesterday. The schedule prepared by the banks last February presented figures showing that Orange county has the lowest assessment percentage in the state. That is, the average assessment as fixed by the county assessor when compared to the average market value is lower than in any other county in the state. The percentage reported for this county was 24.8 per cent. Among other counties reported were: Fresno, 35.2; Imperial, 51.5; Kern, 43.4; Los Angeles, 48.8; Sacramento, 52.7; Riverside, 25.4; San Diego, 44.1; San Francisco, 45.1; San Luis Obispo, 37.9; San Bernardino, 29.5; Veentura, 52. "So long as a county is assessed for county purposes only," explained Sleeper. "It makes no particular difference whether we assess low or high, so long as the assessments throughout the county are equitable. But should a state ad valorem tax be placed upon the counties, as I understand would have been done had the King tax bill failed, those counties that assess high would be paying more of that ad valorem than those that assess low. If we remain low the state board would undoubtedly double our assessment arbitrarily. The thing for me to do, it seems to me, is to bring our assessment up to a point where there will be no danger of any such arbitrary action against us." Many and varied are the articles of surplus war material which have been distributed through the bureau of public roads. United States department of agriculture, among the various states for road-building purposes. These articles were turned over by the war department to the department of agriculture under the Wadsworth-Kahn bill, the sole stipulation attached to their use being that they be devoted exclusively to the construction and maintenance of roads. The distribution, which has been in process for some time, probably will be completed about the middle of next year. The total value of machinery, equipment, and supplies, independent of motor vehicles, which has been distributed is more than $30,000,000. More than 10 closely written typewritten pages are required for the list of articles alone. In the list are included many thousands of iron and steel bars, including 126,497 pairs of splice bars for 25-pound rails; 48,460 axes of various kinds; several hundred automobile bodies, and many thousand tons of spare parts; 12,398 brooms of various kinds; 275,085 feet of assorted cable; 60 cameras; 1291 miscellaneous flat concrete carts; 117,350 feet of cord; 1553 compasses of various sizes; 1108 field desks; 24 grindstones; 4660 hammers; 16,078 sets of assorted harnesses; 1999 hatchets; 382,282 feet of various kinds and sizes of hose; 31,025 assorted lanterns; 14 sets of micrometers; 15,802 sheets of sand paper; 156,436 plucks; 47,900 spark plugs; 307,647 fence posts; 25,000 gross tons of rails; 888,907 sheets of roofing metal; 494,860 feet of various kinds and sizes of rope; 67 salamanders; 378,812 shovels of various kinds; 47,892 spades; 1757 tructors of various types; 4773 wagons; 7960 wheelbarrows, and wire of which event construction of the boulevard from the city limits of Long Beach to Huntington Beach will be started as soon as rights of way deeds are secured. Contract for this work will be let in one section, a distance of about ten miles. The work is included in the 1921 building program of the commission. Construction of a road from Huntington Beach to Newport Beach is included in the program for 1923. This will be built as soon as the section to Huntington Beach is completed. WAR MATERIALS FOR HIGHWAY BUILDING Many and varied are the articles of surplus war material which have been distributed through the bureau of public roads. United States department of agriculture, among the various states for road-building purposes. These articles were turned over by the war department to the department of agriculture under the Wadsworth-Kahn bill, the sole stipulation attached to their use being that they be devoted exclusively to the construction and maintenance of roads. The distribution, which has been in process for some time, probably will be completed about the middle of next year. The total value of machinery, equipment, and supplies, independent of motor vehicles, which has been distributed is more than $30,000,000. More than 10 closely written typewritten pages are required for the list of articles alone. In which event construction of the boulevard from the city limits of Long Beach to Huntington Beach will be started as soon as rights of way deeds are secured. Contract for this work will be let in one section, a distance of about ten miles. The work is included in the 1921 building program of the commission. Construction of a road from Huntington Beach to Newport Beach is included in the program for 1923. This will be built as soon as the section to Huntington Beach is completed. There were seven Democratic policies market value of first and most enforced action on urging bans left with taken up by the amounts due by private owners of bonds security were not the amounts due sold the bonds could be obtained crowded upon ble result was depleted. Then, too, the V was conducting its errant on an wasteful plan. Most drastic measures made government sizable just asasures as compared to credit of any business instituted in markets. Moreover, continuation expenditure high taxes for time, and, in an taxes, many of them were disposing off come from which were investing in FILE ANSWER ON HARBOR FRONTAGE In defense of the recommendation of the Orange county harbor commission that the board of supervisors accept a deed from James Irvine for frontage on Newport harbor, the harbor commission filed with the supervisors a six-page statement in reply to the opinion of District Attorney A. P. Nelson in which Nelson said he could not see "where the county is deriving sufficient benefit or benefits to warrant the acceptance of the deed." Nelson declared that the deed to the 1500-foot frontage contained restrictions that he found legally objectionable. Among the points raised by him was one to the effect that should the city of Newport Beach ever annex any portion of the Irvine ranch without Irvine's consent, the frontage would revert to Irvine. Nelson said the county had no authority over annexation to a city. The harbor commission declared that in all of its negotiations with James Irvine, it had found Irvine very fair and reasonable. "We have never had the least bit of difficulty in reaching a mutual understanding," says the answer of the commission. Faith in Irvine's interest and cooperation in harbor development and SUBSCRIBING FOR BIG STADIUM Sales of seats in the new million-dollar tournament of roses stadium are greatly increasing daily in cities and towns outside of Pasadena, as a result of the drive started last week under the direction of J. J. Mitchell, president of the Crown City organization, and A. J. Bertonneau, manager of the stadium committee. Since the beginning of this feature of the campaign to finance the big athletic project last week visits have been made by Mr. Bertonneau and others on his committee to Long Beach, Riverside, San Bernardino, Eagle Rock, Glendale, Hollywood, Venice and Santa Monica Chambers of Commerce. In Long Beach tentative reservations for approximately one thousand five and ten-year seats in the stadium were made through the chamber of commerce of that city. Large blocks of seats also were subscribed in Reverside, San Bernardino and other cities. Options on these seats were given the various chambers of commerce until they can determine the number of selections to be made. The gridiron battles now being wag- ANAHEIM GAZETTE ed throughout the country among the big teams have intensified interest in the approaching tournament of roses east and west football game. Applications by the hundreds are made every day at the tournament of roses headquarters for seats for the New Year's contest. Seats in the new stadium are sold for five and ten-year periods and the holder of each seat is entitled to admission to attend all athletic and other events held there during the term of his reservation. SAYS COUNTY CANNOT RULE STATE HIGHWAY Following the announcement that a test case had been brought in the San Bernadino county courts to determine the validity of a county ordinance prescribing certain weight limits for motor trucks, A. P. Nelson, district attorney of Orange county, said that he does not believe that counties can regulate weights on state highways, and that he so advised the Orange county supervisors when they were engaged in preparing an ordinance along the line that now is in dispute in San Bernardino county. Nelson is of the opinion, he says, that the county can regulate its own highways, but has no complete jurisdiction over state highways. It is understood that the San Bernardino county authorities were actuated in the test case by reason of the fact that hauling of heavy loads of concrete from sections in that county to Los Angeles is damaging the state highway, resulting in a suit to determine jurisdiction of the county over state highways. LIBERTY BONDS CLIMB REPUBLICAN LADDER The Republican administration is rethough the process of reducing taxes must be slow, it has commenced and will be continued a srapidly as retrenchment in expenses can make possible. Investors in securities realize the importance of the changes in governmental policy, and their confidence in the present management of public business is reflected in the higher prices they are willing to pay for bonds. There is naturally a reflection of this movement in the prices obtainable for securities other than those of the United States. MORE PRECINCTS FOR COUNTY When Orange county arranges its elections next year it will have 125 precincts to deal with. Under an order of the board of supervisors just made effective by County Surveyor Warren Hillyard, maps showing increase in the number of precincts from 113 to 125, have been finished. Present changes in any county of the state must be made previous to January 1 of any general election year another increase was found the county called for an increase in the number of voting precincts. This year and other increase was found necessary. Area and voting population are the main factors in making precinct lines. So far as possible in making adjustments, old precinct lines are followed. For the reason that Fullerton precincts were not changed two years ago, it was found necessary this year to add five precincts to Fullerton. That city will have twelve precincts instead of seven. Anaheim is to have eleven instead of ten; Brea, three instead of two; Santa Ana, thirty-five instead of thirty-two. A new precinct to be called Richfield is to be established. This precinct will be made from portions of LIBERTY BONDS CLIMB REPUBLICAN LADDER The Republican administration is reecoming its promise to try to bring Liberty bonds back to par. Comparison of present market values of bonds with prices obtainable in May, 1920 shows increases of as much as 15 percent. It would be unfair to take the Republican administration all credit for all of this increase, but undoubtedly the better business methods and the sounder principles of government adopted by the present regime have had a large influence in bringing the bonds back to a value far nearer the original investment. There were several features of the Democratic policy that depressed the market value of Liberty bonds. The first and most effective of these was the action of the Wilson administration in urging banks to insist that the bonds left with them as security be taken up by the owners and the amounts due promptly paid. Many owners of bonds thus left in banks as security were not in a position to pay the amounts due, and, therefore, they sold the bonds at the best price that could be obtained. With bonds thus crowded upon the market, the inevitable result was depression. Then, too, the Wilson administration was conducting the affairs of the government on an extravagant and wasteful plan. It was only by the most drastic measures that the Republican congress was able to force the administration to begin disbanding its war organizations. Continued enormous expenditures naturally made government securities less desirable, just as excessive expenditures as compared with income, makes the credit of any government or any business institution of lower value in the markets. Moreover, continuation of large government expenditures meant continued high taxes for a longer period of time, and, in an effort to escape the taxes, many of the larger investors were disposing of securities the income from which could be taxed, and were investing in non-taxable municipalities in the test case by reason of the fact that hauling of heavy loads of concrete from sections in that county to Los Angeles is damaging the state highway, resulting in a suit to determine jurisdiction of the county over state highways. For the reason that Fullerton precincts were not changed two years ago, it was found necessary this year to add five precincts to Fullerton. That city will have twelve precincts instead of seven. Anaheim is to have eleven instead of ten; Brea, three instead of two; Santa Ana, thirty-five instead of thirty-two. A new precinct to be called Richfield is to be established. This precinct will be made from portions of Placentia and Yorba Linda precincts. After January 1, 1922, County Clerk J. M. Backs will begin making a complete new great register. WHAT THE CANAL IS DOING On account of the outbreak of the world war the significance of the opening of the Panama canal in August, 1914, was not noticed by the majority of people. The canal has been in operation for seven years and its effect upon the commerce of the world is felt. By the use of the canal the sea route between New York and San Francisco is shortened by 7873 miles; the distance from Liverpool to San Francisco is 5666 miles shorter than by the Straits of Magellan; from New York to Yokohama the Panama route is 2964 miles shorter than the Slez route. The notable increase the past three years in the amount of Aslatic shipments to this county is undoubtedly due to the use of the Panama canal. The canal has been used largely for the shipment of bulky commodities in which low cost of delivery is a larger factor than time. The principal commodities carried are nitrates from Chile, grain, oil, coal, iron and steel. Refrigerator ship service has been installed only lately and is being favorably received. The first shipment of oranges and lemons by refrigerator ship from California to New York by way of the Panama canal proved satisfactory. The cost was 70 cents a hundred pounds as compared with $1.66-1.2 a hundred pounds by rail. The first shipment of citrus fruits from California to London by way of the Panama canal was sent out last March and was made up of ten carloads of oranges and one hundred boxes of lemons. There was a good saving in freight and three days in time. The California Fruit Growers' association and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce have lately announced their support of the all-water route to reach the markets of the east. As a Moreover, continuation of large government expenditures meant continued high taxes for a longer period of time, and, in an effort to escape the taxes, many of the larger investors were disposing of securities the income from which could be taxed, and were investing in non-taxable municipal bonds. With this large market for Liberty bonds, closed, theer was naturally less demand and a lower price for the Liberties. Again, the Democratic administration was committed to a policy socialistic in character. It favored an extension of the time of government operation of the railroads; with the almost certain adoption of government ownership under the Plumb plan, which could have caused the issuance of some $20,000,000,000 more of government bonds and the further depression of bonds previously issued. All these influences tended to discourage either the holding of Liberty bonds already owned, or the purchase of additional bonds as an investment in the situation was changed by the election of a Republican administration. As soon as it became certain that the wasteful and socialistic administration would come to an end, there was a revival of confidence in the future of government credit and government securities. The Republican administration has not only made large cuts in government expenses, but it has definitely gone on record as opposed to involving the government in large undertakings of a paternalistic nature. The country has been promised more business in government and less government in business. The first shipment of citrus fruits from California to London by way of the Panama canal was sent out last March and was made up of ten carloads of oranges and one hundred boxes of lemons. There was a good saving in freight and three days in time. The California Fruit Growers' association and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce have lately announced their support of the all-water route to reach the markets of the east. As a route for the shipment of wheat to the eastern United States and Europe from Pacific coast points the canal is growing in importance. The latest report, covering the fiscal year 1920-21, shows that 26,000,000 bushels of wheat passed through the waterway. Besides facilitating trade between Atlantic and Pacific ports of the United States and South America, the Panama canal has placed this country in a position to become an important factor in the political and commercial activities of a large part of the Pacific area. The Republican administration under President Theodore Roosevelt did a far sighted and beneficial thing for the country when it undertook the building of the Panama canal. VIEWS OF A VENDER "You hear a lot about Easy street." "Well?" "But a man who peddles articles from door to door never finds it." — Detroit Free Pres. The only discovered reason thus far for city farmers is that they may supply their friends with stories of the freedom of country life, omitting the lonesomeness. It's gasoline, not love, that makes the world go 'round. Charley Hille, one of the oldest residents of this region, died at the county hospital Monday night, senility being the cause of his death. He was 89 years of age on the 29th of last month. Owing to infirmity, Mr. Hille, who lived alone, was removed to the county hospital about a month ago, where he could receive the necessary care and treatment. He came to this city in an early day, few people now living being here when he arrived. He engaged in business, but petrified many years ago. Funeral will be held at Backs & Terry's parlors today. One of the most remarkable of the games of the waning football season, played in various parts of the country last Saturday, was that played on the Fullerton high school field between teams representing Anaheim high and Fullerton high. It was noteworthy from the size of the figures, rolled up by Fullerton high and the magnitude of the beaten taken by Anaheim high, the score at the close of the unequal contest being 109 to 0 in favor of the Fullerton crowd, equal to 16 touchdowns, with the most of them converted into goals. A "rounder" always has a hard time to square himself. Probably nobody ever did his best. Read This! Thursday Night 4 of High Class WAUDEVILLE on in the Right Way ALSO SISTER CUNEO IN BLUE BLAZES" Friday Night Norma Talmage IN Sign on the Door" A splendid Picture—See It Eva Lyons Smith Piano Classical-Thilo Bcker Method Orange County Representative CHRISTENSEN SCHOOL OF POPULAR MUSIC. Studio, 211 W. Chartr's, Anaheim Phone 549-J Res. 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