anaheim-gazette 1922-01-05

FORMING PLAN TO LOWER MEAT PRICES Southern California Cattlemen's Association Hold a Council Plans for the formation of a "meat council" by the southern branch of the California Cattlemen's association for the purpose of lowering the price of meat have been announced. A meeting will be held shortly at which time the members of the council will be chosen and their duties outlined. The present plans call for a committee composed of members of the cattlemen's association and representatives of packers, retailers and the general public. The manner in which these council members shall be chosen will be discussed at a meeting of the association, which will be held January 14. It is understood that one of the principal objects of the council will be to work out a careful plan whereby each interest of the meat producing and selling businesses will be enabled to work in closer harmony, thereby reducing the ultimate cost of meat products to the consumer. It was announced that two other matters of importance would be taken up at the cattlemen's meeting. One of these will be the report of the California delegation to the annual convention of the National Association of Cattlemen which will be held in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 9. The other matter will deal with the pure bred livestock movement which was launched by southern California cattlemen several waaks ago. An association has been formed by stockmen of southern California termed the Pure Bred Livestock association for the purpose of furthering the breeding of higher grade cattle among the dairies in this section of the country. John E. Robert, zone manager for the southern branch of the cattlemen's association hold a council. NOTES OF THE OIL FIELD In the Richfleld district the Amalgamated Oil company dropped the tubing at Thompson No. 1 at 3057. This well has shown production all the way from 150 barrels to 400. The Clark Oil company struck its first real oil sand at 4310 feet and the strike has caused a little excitement. At 3002 feet the Merchants' Petroleum company struck the oil sand at No. 2 and set the pipe. The Placentia Pacific has been taken over by one of the oldest and largest operating companies in the Richfield district. The name of the company is being withheld by special request. The field operations of the Chansler-Canfield Midway includes four wells. No work was done by the Pacific Oil Fields, Ltd., during the past week. Recovering from what looked like a bad fishing job in a masterly manner the Petroleum Midway has Richfield-Yorba No. 1 reaming down to 4805 feet to set the six-inch screen pipe. A decision has been arrived at by the officials and backers of the Richfield Grant Oil company to go down and look for a deep high gravity test oil sand. Richfield-Yorba Oil company's No. 1, drilled to 3447, has been put on production and is going about 150 barrels. Drilling on the Ridge Oil company's No. 1 is now at 4500. A bad fishing job resulted in the loss of 3940 feet of hole for the Standard Oil company at Kraemer 2-17. Adequate Proof The danger confined in American people is not ill may be adopted in the new tariff protective. There is time in our history a protective tariff safeguarding and employment menace of alien cheap labor costs would have constricted protective tariff before the world be protective at all American valuation actually protective cause under this form many common chased abroad, instance, for a mea American product into our markets The other matter will deal with the pure bred livestock movement which was launched by southern California cattlemen several waaks ago. An association has been formed by stockmen of southern California termed the Pure Bred Livestock association for the purpose of furthering the breeding of higher grade cattle among the dairies in this section of the country. John E. Robert, zone manager for the southern branch of the cattlemen's association, moved into now quarters recently, establishing his office with the state department of agriculture offices in the Pacific Finance building. Mr. Robert is the representative of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Inyo, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial and San Diego counties. His office, in connection with the state department of agriculture, has been extremely successful during the past year in aiding the association by the arrest and prosecution of a large number of cattle thieves throughout the state. URGES PARENTAL HOME Institution of a parental home in Orange county is the one solution to the problem of juvenile delinquency, increasing very rapidly in Orange county, in the opinion of R. R. Miller, county probation officer, as expressed Friday in an address before the Lions club at St. Ann's Inn, Santa Ana. He announced the appointment by the county juvenile committee of a committee of four to formulate plans and gather information from similar institutions and devise ways and means for establishment of the school. The committee is composed of A. J. Visel, Santa Ana, chairman; Mrs. W. B. Tedford, Santa Ana; Mrs. F. T. Edmiston, Anaheim, and Albert Sitton, Fullerton. The probation officer discussed the various periods of life in the young when they need the guiding hand of men and women in directing them in the right path. In the early period of their lives, boys are little better than savages, when they have the instinct to live in caves and to rebel against authority, said Miller. Entering the stage of development into manhood, they are inclined to vulgarity and are easily led into vice, with consequent mental defects, continued the probation officer. He declared that most delinquents develop between the ages of 14 and 17 AMERICA SACRIFICING HER NAVAL PRIMACY Ida May Tarbell is too much of a Wilsonian and an internationalist to fully approve the attitude of the American government in the Washington conference. Moreover, she belongs to that school of literati which affects a cosmopolitanism that rises superior to patriotism and takes peculiar pleasure in crediting with good faith every nation but its own. So Miss Tarbell ventures the opinion, in a recently published article, that the United States is demanding too much and offering to sacrifice too little at the Washington conference. She apologizes for the demands of Japan and France for larger armament, criticizes the United States for not yielding to Great Britain's desire for the abolition of the submarine,and thinks Secretary Hughes and his associates are wrong in demanding cheap labor costs would have constituted protective tariff on before the world be protective at all. American valuation actually protects cause under the form many common chased abroad, instance, for a mere American production into our markets decreased in prosperity of the country. There are only two such competitions: American producer ropean level, or e representing the cost of such labor American labor. The enemies of minority in this case their direct attack policy and are devoutly against aid and American value tack they devote epithets and wild slight attention to interests in this city on the profits deditions and have no American industry or professing to be spared the consumer. The consumers league to camouflage policies framed for the American product course, that if permitted to dictate they will buy abroad they can and sell inket for as much as soon as American has been destroyed tion, they will soak sumer to the limit. A prominent A spent the greater part in a big importing and jobbing house which has been pre-paganda against prican valuation on it would injure the A He found many A production displayed bought in many insults below the America tion. Brought into had displaces just men and women in directing them in the right path. In the early period of their lives, boys are little better than savages, when they have the instinct to live in caves and to rebel against authority, said Miller. Entering the stage of development into manhood, they are inclined to vulgarity and are easily led into vice, with consequent mental defects, continued the probation officer. He declared that most delinquents develop between the ages of 14 and 17 years. It is in those years they get definitely started on the road to crime, he said. "Juvenile delinquency in Orange county is increasing," said the officer. "We are averaging thirty-five new cases a month. In this county, to say nothing of the old cases. "This increase is due in a measure to the growth in population. It is partly due to the fact that there is a vast number of boys and girls floating over the country—young persons who have cut loose from home ties and family restraint. "If we had a parental home in Orange county, it would not be necessary for the probation officer to wait until it is necessary to send the detainment to a state institution. If I take them to the school they show the first instinct of crime and place them where they could get the proper attention and environment, and after their life had been corrected, turn them back into the stream of life in Orange county. "Juveniles sent to the state institutions come in contact with the worst of the juvenile criminals of the state, and when they are released they start life generally in a community other than from which they were sent. Standing in a strange place, they lose the good influence of old faith every nation but its own. So Miss Tarbell ventures the opinion, in a recently published article, that the United States is demanding too much and offering to sacrifice too little at the Washington conference. She apologizes for the demands of Japan and France for larger armament, criticizes the United States for not yielding to Great Britain's desire for the abolition of the submarine,and thinks Secretary Hughes and his associates are wrong in demanding definite as the "irreducible minimum" of agreement. These definite demands most people regard as the strength of the American position. They saw the Versailles conference dragging through months of vagueness and compromise, and they are glad the Washington conference is not wasting its time in the palaver of the sort of diplomacy which exhausted itself in high-sounding phrases and ended in chaos. What Miss Tarbell and other apostles of Europeanism overlook is that in proposing to stop naval construction, and assist in maintaining the existing ratio of naval strength, the United States is making a far greater sacrifice than is demanded of any other nation. The world knows that it is within the power of this country to build a fleet greater than that of any other nation or combination of nations. Alone among the powers of the world the United States is in financial position to do this. Europe knows this to be true, and it is for that reason the proposals of the United States are received with favor. There could be no ulterior motive in such a proposal. Only one of our home grown internationalists could conjure up a selfish American reason for such a program. The United States is proposing to sacrifice in behalf of an ideal the place undisputed naval primacy—the position of unquestioned mistress of the sea—which is easily within her grasp. Willingsness to make such a sacrifice never has been and there is not now another nation, with such potentialities, that would be willing to yield dominance, and accept only equality, of naval power. It is true that the American government in defining its position, is a little hard on the professional muckers who for years have been trying to make the world believe that Washington is controlled by the steel companies, the munition makers and the imperialistic trusts. It has not disappointed those Americans who love and believe in their country and who do not lie awake nights trying to think up reasons for believing that the United States is rotten to the core. ADEQUATE PROTECTION NEVER SO ESSENTIAL The danger confronted by the American people is not that too high a tariff may be adopted, but that the rates in the new tariff law may be non-protective. There has never been a time in our history when the need of a protective tariff for the revival and safeguarding of American industry and employment was so great, or the menace of alien competition based on cheap labor costs so serious. What would have constituted an adequate protective tariff on many commodities before the world war, would not now be protective at all. And without the American valuation system no tariff actually protective is possible, because under the foreign valuation system many commodities may be purchased abroad, in Austria, for instance, for a mere fraction of the American production cost and brought into our markets with a duty that is WHO ART THOU? Who art thou Coming to us Out of the gray mist Of an eastern sea? I am he Who pierced those mists To set an eternal wall Against earth's greatest tyranny— A wall so strong That vines of righteousness May cling thereon without fear; Whose watchtowers of Hope Gaze into your future Unflinchingly. I am he Who in the flirceness of battle Was lost. Comrades knew me not, And I was placed to rest With name unknown to all Save God. But you now bring me home— Yet mother knows me not; And all is well. My sacrifice Is but the sacrifice of many Who, in unselfish giving, Awake to eternal peace. The incense of flowers Floats from my final resting place. While the tread of thousands Sounds like distant thunder. Drum beat and heart baet Pulsate in unison, And ere the sun goes down, The mournful peal of "taps" is heard. But "taps" to me Is but the "reveille" to you. The whole world Follows your eye of Faith. I am he Who has not died in vain. NO FORCE There is no possibility of the use of military force under the new our-power treaty, at least for the ten years during which it is to run. At the end of that period the parties to the agreement can again takg stock of the world's military situation, and any further understanding that may be entered into can be governed accordingly. Any military operations that could take place in the Pacific would have to depend for success on the fleets of the participants. Inasmuch as the parties to the four-power treaty are the four leading naval powers,and their respective fleets will be strictly limited for the full period of the treaty, there is no chance of a naval war among themselves or with other nations during that time. A PRIVILEGED CHARACTER A teacher was trying to illustrate the outcome of laziness and idleness. She drew a terrible picture of the habitual loafer, the man who hates work, and his ultimate fate. "Now, Johnnie," she said to a little boy who had been looking out of the window, and whose mind was far from the lesson of the hour," tell me who is the wretched, miserable individual who gets clothes, food and lodging and gives nothing in return?" Johnnie's face glowed. "Please, miss," he replied, "the baby!" GETTING IT STRAIGHTY A man was arrested on the charge of robbing another of his watch. It was said that he had thrown a bag over his victim's head, strangled and robbed him. There was so little evidence, however, that the judge quickly said: "Discharged!" The prisoner stood still in the dock, emmerged at being given free from cheap labor costs so serious. What would have constituted an adequate protective tariff on many commodities before the world war, would not now be protective at all. And without the American valuation system no tariff actually protective is possible, because under the foreign valuation system many commodities may be purchased abroad, in Austria, for instance, for a mere fraction of the American production cost and brought into our markets with a duty that is decreased in proportion to the cheapness of the commodity imported. There are only two methods of meeting such competition: to put the American producer on the central European level, or enact a tariff law representing the difference in the cost of such labor and the cost of American labor. Otherwise the solution will be for American industries to go out of business, as they are already doing. The enemies of protection, always a minority in this country, have ceased their direct attack on the protective policy and are devoting themselves to outcry against adequate tariff rates and American valuation. In this attack they devote themselves to epithets and wild assertions, with slight attention to logic or facts. The interests in this county which fatten on the profits derived from importations and have no care for the state of American industry and employment, are professing to be special champions of the consumer. They have organized consumers leagues and other devices to camouflage opposition to fiscal policies framed for the protection of the American producer. The truth is, of course, that if the importers are permitted to dictate American tariffs they will buy abroad as cheaply as they can and sell in the American market for as much as it will bear. As soon as American productive industry has been destroyed by such competition, they will soak the American consumer to the limit. A prominent American recently spent the greater part of several days in a big importing department store and jobbing house in the middle west which has been prominent in the propaganda against protection and American valuation on the ground that it would injure the American consumer. He found many articles of foreign production displayed. These had been bought in many instances at prices far below the American cost of production. Brought into the country they had displaces just that volume of cheap labor costs so serious. Drum beat and heart beat Pulsate in unison. And ere the sun goes down, The mournful peal of "taps" is heard. But "taps" to me Is but the "reveille" to you. The whole world Follows your eye of Faith. I am he Who has not died in vain. CHINEE MUCHEE BUSINESS From 1913 to 1920 American trade with China increased about eleven times. In the former year it was only 8 per cent of the total foreign trade of China. In the latter year it had grown to 8.4 per cent. During the same period British trade with China fell off from 41.2 per cent of the total to 37.6 per cent, and Japanese trade increased from 22.2 per cent in 1913 to 37.7 per cent in 1920. The growth of American trade with China is encouraging. With the loss of European markets after the war, it became imperative to develop new markets for our manufactured goods, and the possibilities in China are receiving the careful attention of our merchants. CATTISH Maud was bored to death. Her visitor was one of those disagreeable persons who delight in playing havoc with other people's characters. After about half an hour of scandalizing Mrs. Jones, the butcher's wife, a great Persian cat stalked majestically into the room in which they sat. Maud's visitor shuddered. "Don't you like cats?" queried Maud. "Cgh! I detest them," was the disgusted reply. Maud puckered up her brows in feigned astonishment. "How peculiar," was her comment. "I should have imagined that two such equal dispositions would have got on splendidly together." PROMPT ACTION It is understood there will be prompt action by congress on the suggestion of President Harding for a constitutional amendment prohibiting the issuance of tax-exempt securities. Already a resolution is pending before the ways and means committee of the house that would prevent such issues. GETTING IT STRAIGHT A man was arrested on the charge of robbing another of his watch. It was said that he had thrown a bag over his victim's head, strangled and robbed him. There was so little evidence, however, that the judge quickly said: "Discharged!" The prisoner stood still in the dock, amazed at being given his freedom so soon. "You are discharged," repeated the judge. "You can go." Still no word from the prisoner, who stood staring at the judge. "Don't you understand? You have been acquitted. You are free. Get out!" shouted the judge. "Well," stammered the man, "do I have to give him back his watch?" WHO GOT THE COMMISH? In an engineers' training school the senior officer had his own ideas about examinations. He lined the applicants up and pointed to the open doorway, beyond which lay a pile of sand, cement and prostrate flagpole. "Suppose," he demanded, "you were captain of a company and you wished to erect that flagpole. How would you go about it?" The further he got down the line more complicated became the answers. Finally he arrived at the last man. "Sir, if I was captain of the company," replied this candidate, "and wanted erect that flagpole. I'd call the top kicker and say, 'Sergeant, put up that flagpole, and be quick about it.'" MADE HIS ACQUAINTANCE A traveler going to New Zealand was asked by a friend if he would inquire while there as as to the whereabouts of his (the friend's) grandfather, Frederick Thompson. One day he was introduced to a fine old Maori of advanced age. "Did you ever meet an Englishman named Frederick Thompson?" he asked. A smile passed over the Maori's face. "Meet him?" he replied. "Why, I ate him?" PROFITS OF PRODUCTION Two farmers met after church as usual and had this conversation: spent the greater part of several days in a big importing department store and jobbing house in the middle west which has been prominent in the propaganda against protection and American valuation on the ground that it would injure the American consumer. He found many articles of foreign production displayed. These had been bought in many instances at prices far below the American cost of production. Brought into the country they had displaces just that volume of American production. But despite the fact that the gap between purchase price and the American production cost was so great, and a negligible amount of tariff had been paid under the present fraudulent foreign valuation basis, these articles of foreign production were actually priced higher to the consumer than the home produced commodities of corresponding grade on the ground that they were "imported." And a great many customers were falling for the game. Unless the present congress shall pass a good stiff, adequate protective tariff law, with the American valuation system as a basis, it is inevitable that industry in this country will stay flat on its back, unemployment will grow, trade recovery will be made impossible and the Republican party will probably never again be given opportunity to disappoint the people through betrayal of what has been a cardinal doctrine of the political movement now called Republicanism from the day Abraham Lincoln announced his first platform as a candidate for office: "I am in favor of internal improvement and a high protective tariff." Another trouble with politics in this country is that so many people won't vote as we think they should vote. PROMPT ACTION It is understood there will be prompt action by congress on the suggestion of President Harding for a constitutional amendment prohibiting the issuance of tax-exempt securities. Already a resolution is pending before the ways and means committee of the house that would prevent such issues in the future, although not affecting many billions of dollars worth of tax-exempt bonds now on the market. There is every reason to believe that such an amendment would receive the prompt approval of the states, as there appears to be no valid objections to its provisions. HORSE AND HORSE "I have just received a check for $2 for a joke on William Jennings Bryan," said the youthful gag-smith. "You ought to be in better business than poking fun at that great and noble man!" chided an acquaintance. "Aw, that's all right! I have written to Mr. Bryan that if he can make anything by joking about me to feel perfectly free and go ahead and do so." WEST BROADWAY M. E. CHURCH Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Preaching, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Epworth League, 6:45 p.m. Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening. Bible study, Friday evening. Sunday evening and Friday evening services are in the English language. H. C. JACOBY, Pastor. One day he was introduced to a fine old Maori of advanced age. "Did you ever meet an Englishman named Frederick Thompson?" he asked. A smile passed over the Maori's face. "Meet him?" he replied. "Why, I ate him?" PROFITS OF PRODUCTION Two farmers met after church as usual and had this conversation: "Sold your pig?" "Yes." "What'd ye git?" "Thirteen dollars." "What'd it cost to raise it?" "Paid $3 for the shoat, $5 for the lumber in the pen and house and $5 more for the feed." "Didn't make much, did ye?" "No, but I had the use of the pig all summer." AS OTHERS SEE US The minister of a Scottish country parish, whose estimate of himself was not of the lowest type, had accepted a call to a wider sphere, and was paying a few farewell visits. "So ye're gaun tae leave us," said one of the oldest of his female parishoners, as he sat down. "What will we dae noo?" Oh, Mrs. Macfarlane," replied the minister in affable tones, "you'll soon get a far better man!" "Deed, sir," came the despondent rejoinder, "I hae my doots. We've had five in my time, and every one o' them has been wrs than the last!" Counterfeit $50 bills are said to be in circulation, but so far none of them have been found in the church collections. BUILDING If you contemplate building or repairing, call and let us show you some of the new built-in features. It will be worth your while. Adams - Bowers Lumber Co. "BETTER SERVICE" H. M. Adams A. C. Bowers E. L. Bowers P. F. KENNEY GROCERTERIA 215 West Center St. CORN $1.95 Wheat . $2.40 A-1 Mash $2.60 Milo . 1.90 Sure Lay 2.55 Rolled Barley 1.35 Bran . 1.25 A-1 Scratch 2.45 Velvet Flour 2.50 A-1 Gold Buckle and Drifted Snow, 49-lb, $2.10 We carry a complete line of the very best grade Poultry Feed and prices are right We pay cash for all Ranch Eggs We carry a complete line of Milo . 1.90 Sure Lay . 2.55 Rolled Barley 1.35 Bran . 1.25 A-1 Scratch 2.45 Velvet Flour 2.50 A-1 Gold Buckle and Drifted Snow, 49-lb, $2.10 We carry a complete line of the very best grade Poultry Feed and prices are right We pay cash for all Ranch Eggs We carry a complete line of STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES Here's the best bargain in town: Your choice of one of these pieces of Aluminum Ware for ... $1.68 when your purchases at this store amount to $5.00. Paramount Aluminum Ware, guaranteed 25 years, one of the best grades. 10-qt. Aluminum Preserving Kettle, ordinarily sells for ... $4.35 10-qt. 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