anaheim-gazette 1922-05-18

INCOMPETENT BUREAUCRACY NEEDS A CLEANING UP President Harding has been sharply criticized by Democratic senators and representatives hailing from states where a Republican would not be permitted even to serve as a guard in a hospital for the insane, because he has begun the work of cleaning up, through wholesale discharges of Democratic hangovers, the mess created by the former administration in the departments at Washington. The people generally hope that the removal of officials in the bureau of printing and engraving held responsible for the notorious inefficiency of that establishment, will be followed by more use of the axe on the heads of those who have borne a hand in that work of making government inefficient and extravagant to which the Washington bureaucracy has long been dedicated. When the American people voted the Wilson administration out of power, they did so because they believed it had been incompetent and extravagant. They know that this extravagance and inefficiency was the work not of one man, but of many, and they believe that it is high time to get the operations of government at the national capital on a business basis; to put the Harding administration in the hands of its friends. The people also believe that an administration is entitled to have, in every "key" position in the government, an official in sympathy with that administration and therefore anxious for its success. The party in power is held responsible for the success or failure of the administration, and that responsibility cannot be met with the machinery of government in control of people antagonistic at heart to Republicanism. Attorney General Daugherty struck and that as a result they have been undergoing a veritable plague of job holders, a riot of inefficiency and waste, and an increase in taxation which is rapidly making of government a great burden. They would like to get back to the idea of business in government and the release of public administration from the strangle hold of a professional office holding class which has no end in view but that of advancing its own interests and making the people pay the freight. THE FIFTEEN TERRIBLES Some time ago a city in New York state had a tough gang known as the "Fifteen Terribles." They had spent all told, some 52 years in jail, and it cost the county $49,000 to arrest, convict and keep them. That was bad. The Salvation Army then went after these men and reclaimed them at a total expense of $258 for lodging, meals, clothing and transportation. That was good. The ring leader gave $300 to the cause, thus enabling the Army to show a net profit of $42 on the enterprise. This case points the way. We do not want criminals tried by scientific courts according to perfect laws, locked up in model jails and then released—only to be put through the whole treadmill again. The sane thing is to help the first offender, so he will stand up. A great deal of our modern justice simply makes business for coourt attendants, jailers, experts and other tax eaters. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS Demands on the county of Orange were allowed as read. Bids were opened for the $125,000 issue of 5 1/2 per cent bonds of the Garden Grove union high school district and paid bonds were sold to The people also believe that an administration is entitled to have, in every "key" position in the government, an official in sympathy with that administration and therefore anxious for its success. The party in power is held responsible for the success or failure of the administration, and that responsibility cannot be met with the machinery of government in control of people antagonistic at heart to Republicanism. Attorney General Daugherty struck a responsive chord the other day when he attacked "civil service" as it has been practiced by the Wilson bureaucracy. Everyone familiar with the operations of the departments knows that the protection thrown about laggard and incompetent government employees by civil service rules is an almost insurmountable obstacle to the efficient functioning of government. They realize that Mr. Daugherty was right when he said that if he was free to "hire and fire" his own force he could do twice the work with half the present expense. The system of life tenure in office, of a permanent job holding class, is out of harmony with the spirit of the American institutions. The American government does not exist solely for the benefit of those who have gained places on the public payrolls. The people generally are weary of the actions of bureaucracy, which busies itself chiefly with the multiplication of red tape and the lengthening of the public payroll. This paper believes that the people are entitled to a guarantee of efficiency in public employment. That purpose is not served by making a public office a vested right, or by guaranteeing to an office holding class permanent retention in office regardless of efficiency, character or belief in the policies of the administration in power. The scheme of selecting government employees by scholastic examinations is so asinine that no private business, operated by business men, has ever thought of imitating it. In the stupidity of that method of picking employees the government stands alone—forced into that position not by public sentiment, but by the machinations of theorists and of people who wish to make easy picking out of the national treasury for a professional pob holding element. Appointees to local postoffices should be selected from a list of those who are able to pass practical tests of efficiency. But there are several up. A great deal of our modern justice simply makes business for coourt attendants, jailers, experts and other tax eaters. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS Demands on the county of Orange were allowed as read. Bids were opened for the $125,000 issue of 5 1/2 per cent bonds of the Garden Grove union high school district, and said bonds were sold to Blyth-Winter & Co., for par, accrued interest and a premium of $10,350. An appropriation of $600 for salary of the Santiago Peak lookout, in the Cleveland national forest, was made. The chairman was authorized to approve bond on map of tract No. 285 and map of tract No. 285 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. Map of tract No. 244 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. The chairman was authorized to approve bond on said tract. The chairman was authorized to approve bond on map of tract No. 280, and map of tract No. 280 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract, except as to streets which were not offered for dedication. The purchasing agent was authorized to purchase an International threon truck, not to exceed the price of $3159. The resignation of W. A. Holt, constable of Orange township, was presented and read. Said resignation was accepted to take effect at once. Specifications, plans and profiles, as presented by the county superintendent of highways, with his recommendations for the construction of reinforced concrete reservoir at Orange county park, was adopted by the board. Notice for bids for doing the work to be given by publication in the Orange News. Bids to be received up to June 6, at 1 1a.m. The work of surfacing Garden Grove avenue with asphalt concrete as completed by Steele Finley, contractor, was accepted as per recommendations of superintendent of highways. DIVIDEND CHECKS MAILED Over five hundred sixty-seven thousand dollars in dividend checks were mailed to stockholders in the Southern California Edison company Monday, from the general office in Los Angeles. These checks represent the forty-ninth who, assisted by a clan, has been tabuliedustry statistics in two weeks. The creature work in the Capistrano is well along with the but faster progress I. According to Mr. Kessler less delay is caused some ranchers who lack their land planted not know what they really amounts to. "I would move along with if every walnut grow rate with us to the edge up his acreage at once figures ready when we ranch," says Mr. Kite. "It would save us my grower could tell us many acres of walnut and name the percent soft shells." Among are including in the following: Name and address owner operate ranch; dress of foreman. L Member or non-men tion. To whom does no f acres. Number o Appointees to local postoffices should be selected from a list of those who are able to pass practical tests of efficiency. But there are several qualifications for a good postmaster more important than the ability to answer a set of questions on subjects more or less related to the postal system. It is far more important that a postmaster should have an honest desire to reflect credit upon the government by helping make a good record for the party in power, than that he should be able to bound Patagonia or explain Einstein's theory of relativity. The popular demand for government by examination is entirely imaginary. What the people want is efficient, courteous, economical service. They are for any system that gives them this and against any system which hands them what they have been standing for at the hands of the bureaucracy during the past few years. The people believe that the examination system of choosing officials would be just as appropriate in choosing cabinet officers or congressmen as in picking postmasters or other government functionaries. The people also like the idea of recognition of obligations by those in public place toward those who were immediately responsible for putting them in power. They look upon the present outcry of Democratic politicians against the recognition of Republicans by a Republican administration as "yellow." The American people know that they have been getting an overdose of "civil service" for a number of years. DIVIDEND CHECKS MAILED Over five hundred sixty-seven thousand dollars in dividend checks were mailed to stockholders in the Southern California Edison company Monday, from the general office in Los Angeles. These checks represent the forty-ninth quarterly dividend on the common stock of the company. A large number of stockholders in Anaheim and vicinity are now receiving their Edison dividend checks. Commenting upon this distribution of dividend checks, A. N. Kemp, vice-president in charge of finance, said: "We are proud of our record of thirteen years of uninterrupted dividends to our shareholders. The activities of this company during the past year in interesting our people in becoming stockholders indicate that of all the public service corporations in the country, Southern California Edison company is taking the lead in associating its consumers as partners in its organization, which supplies them with their electric requirements. "We have twenty-four thousand consumer stockholders in our twenty-eight districts, in addition to approximately forty-one hundred elmpoyee stockholders, bringing the total stockholders residing in the territory served to 28,175." THE WALNUT CENSUS Unless faster progress can be made the walnut industry census now being taken under the direction of farm bureau officials and horticultural commissioners in southern California counties cannot be completed this year. This is the opinion of H. M. Kitchen, "It would save us many acres of walnuts and name the percentage soft shells." Among others are including in the following: Name and address owner operate ranch dress of foreman. Member or non-member. To whom does it apart. Age. Kind of any. Number of poultry and culls grown in 1921. Is grove irrigation, including pump gas or electric. Cost per acre each year. Number of horses. What make and move farm implements used drying shed, trays and give cost of each. Is how often is grove sown? What material is used? Mr. Kitchen says walnut growers will swear to these quests hand them to the state calls it will be a real industry. The walnut census obtain absolutely accurate covering the ind state. This, it is of great value in haier ter as tariff campaigners which call for tion. AN EFFICIENCY President Harding office "for the good He recognizes that firing out the same ideas men in charge of some ANAHEIM GAZETTE ANNOUNCEMENT The Can No FOR S O. K. Of S Eight Years in Oran —Now connected as investigator of the Motorcycle office of Orange O. K. Carr, Candidate for the Nomination for Sheriff. Eight Years in Orange County for the position before the voters. He is qualified in every way to fill the District Attorney's office, he has proven that he is capable of outwitting the most schrews, sound judgment, excellent character, a taxpayer and home owner in Orange County. This announcement is made at this early date so that every voter may have an opportunity in a thorough manner. We want you to know everything about him. Ask every man conduct a clean, honorable campaign. We ask your vote for him because we know him who, assisted by a corps of statisticians, has been tabulating walnut industry statistics in Orange county for two weeks. The crew has completed the work in the Capistrano district and is well along with the work at Irvine, but faster progress is hoped for. According to Mr. Kitchen more or less delay is caused by the fact that some ranchers who have only a part of their land planted to walnuts do not know what the walnut acrage really amounts to. "Our undertaking would move along with greater speed if every walnut grower would co-operate with us to the extent of checking up his acreage at once and having the figures ready when we call at his ranch," says Mr. Kitchen. "It would save us much time if each grower could tell us off-hand just how many acres of walnuts he cultivates and name the percentage of buds and soft shells." Among the questions we are including in the walnut census are the following: Name and address of owner. Does owner operate ranch. Name and address of foreman. Location of grove. Member or non-member of association. To whom does he sell. Number of acres. Number of trees. Distanceant federal offices. His action is strictly in line with the public demand for a business administration clothing and medical supplies for the perishing children of that desolated Christian land. America is not doing its part toward relieving these tragic sufferings. Perhaps because the dire distress of that people is not fully known. The near east relief, stirred by the shocking report of suffering and death coming from Armenia, will conduct a special campaign of relief. Meantime the public is urged to think upon Armenia's miseries and to enter into that splendid spirit of generosity and philanthropy which has actuated Americans in rising nobly to the saving of lives and the relief for agony in far corners of the earth. Armenia pleads with dying breath to America to have its famishing children! SHERIFF'S SALE In the Superior Court in and for the County of Orange, State of California. H. Louise Perry, Plaintiff, vs. H. Curl et al., Defendants. Sale Unauthorized federal offices. Section lines and a strip of land fifteen (15) feet wide, along, adjoining and each side of the quarter section lines; also reserving the use and control of clenegas and natural streams of water, if any, naturally upon, flowing across, into or by said described tract and reserving the right of way for and to construct irrigation or drainage ditches through said tract to drain the adjacent land. Together with all and singular tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anyway appertaining. Public notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, the 7th day of June, A.D. 1922, at 10 o'clock A.M. of said day, I will proceed to sell at the south door of the Court House, in the City of Santa Ana, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all the above described real estate, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to satisfy said decree for principal interest and all costs. Given under my hand this 13th day of May, A.D. 1922. C. E. JACKSON, Sheriff. Roy Ballard, Deputy. DENIO & HART. "It would save us much time if each grower could tell us off-hand just how many acres of walnuts he cultivates and name the percentage of buds and soft shells." Among the questions we are including in the walnut census are the following: Name and address of owner. Does owner operate ranch. Name and address of foreman. Location of grove. Member or non-member of association. To whom does he sell. Number of acres. Number of trees. Distance apart. Age. Kind of interplanting, if any. Number of pounds of good nuts and culls grown in 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1921. Is grove irrigated. Cost of system, including pumps, pipe, motors, gas or electric. Cost of water rights per acre each year. Is a tractor used. Number of horses. Is auto used. What make and model. Name all farm implements used. Has ranch a drying shed, trays and graders. If so, give cost of each. Is cost record kept. How often is grove sprayed or dusted. What material is used. Mr. Kitchen says if Orange county walnut growers will work out the answers to these questions at once and hand them to the statistician when he calls it will be a real service to the industry. The walnut census is being taken to obtain absolutely authentic information covering the industry throughout the state. This, it is believed, will be of great value in handling such matter as tariff campaigns, and other matters which call for detailed information. AN EFFICIENCY EXPERT President Harding was elected to office "for the good of the service." He recognizes that fact and is carrying out the same idea in putting new men in charge of some of the import- SHERIFF'S SALE In the Superior Court in and for the County of Orange, State of California. H. Louise Perry, Plaintiff, vs. H. Curl et al., Defendants, Sale Under Forclosure of Mortgage. Under and by virtue of a decree of foreclosure and order of sale duly made and entered in the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, on the 10th day of May, A.D. 1922, and a Writ of Execution for the enforcement of judgment requiring sale of property under foreclosure of Mortgage issued out of the Superior Court on the 10th day of May, A.D. 1922, in the above entitled action in favor of H. Louise Perry, Plaintiff, and against H. Curl, one of the Defendants, a copy of which said decree of foreclosure duly attested under the seal of the said Superior Court on the 10th day of May, A.D. 1922, and to me delivered on the same day, together with the said writ annexed thereto, whereby I am commanded to sell at public auction for cash, lawful money of the United States, the following and in said decree, described real estate: Situated in the County of Orange, State of California, bounded and described as follows: The east one-half of the west one-half of the northern quarter of the northwest quarter Section Seventeen (17), Township Four (4) South Range Eleven (11) West, S. B. B. & M., estimated to contain ten (10) acres; reserving therefrom for roads, railroads and ditches a strip of land thirty (30) feet wide, along adjoining and each side of the Township and NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION OF TIME OF PROVING WILL, ETC. In the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California. In the Matter of the Estate of Manuel E. de los Reyes, Deceased. Notice for Publication of Time of Proving Will, Etc. Notice is hereby given that Friday, the 2nd day of June, 1922, at 10 o'clock a.m., of said day, at the Court Room of this Court, Department No. 1, in the City of Santa Ana; County of Orange, State of California, has been appointed as the time and place for hearing the application of Juan N. de los Reyes, praying that a document now on file in this Court, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of the said deceased, be admitted to probate, that Letters Testamentary be issued thereon to said Juan N. de los Reyes, at which time and place all persons interested therein may appear and contest the same. Dated May 12, 1922. J. M. BACKS, County Clerk. AMES & McFADDEN; Attorneys for Petitioner. 5-18-3t NOUNCING The Candidacy for the Nomination OR SHERIFF OF K. CARR Of Santa Ana Eight Years of Experience in Orange County connected as Investigator in the office of the District Attorney and motorcycle office of Orange County. Eight Years of Experience in Orange County Connected as investigator in the office of the District Attorney and Motorcycle office of Orange County. Friends believe they have placed the most capable man in Orevery way to fill the position. As an investigator of the stating the most schrewd criminals. A man with common owner in Orange County. You are assured that every defected, and he will put an end to the bootlegger "ring" in may have an opportunity to investigate Mr. O. K. Carr him. Ask every man you know about him. Mr. Carr will because we know him to be worthy of same. CARR CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. Sheriff. He will Make Good. No. of Bank 571 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The Southern County Bank At Anaheim, California, as of the close of business on the fifth day of May, 1922: RESOURCES COMMERCIAL SAVINGS COMBINED 1. Loans and Discounts (Excluding Rediscounts) $363,931.93 $245,709.29 $609,641.61 4. Overdrafts 1,071.61 1,071.61 8. Bonds, Warrants and other Securtities (including Premium thereon, less all offsetting Bond, Adjustment Accounts) 47,954.14 59,226.54 107,180.63 19. Bank Premises, Furniture and Fixtures and Safe Deposit Vaults 4,142.57 2,603.70 6,746.27 11. Other Real Estate Owned ... 20,000.00 20,000.00 12. Due from Reserve Banks (Excluding Item 14) 38,763.66 22,172.42 60,936.08 15. Actual Cash on Hand 26,003.77 14,342.66 40,346.43 16. Exchanges for Clearing House 5,345.64 5,345.64 17. Checks and Other Cash Items 1,914.28 1,914.28 19. Other Resources 921.85 921.85 TOTAL $490,049.45 $364,054.61 $854,104.06 LIABILITIES 20. Capital Paid In $ 55,000.00 $ 20,000.00 $ 75,000.00 21. Surplus 1,500.00 8,000.00 9,500.00 22. All Undivided Profits (Less Expenses, Interest and Taxes) 4,346.32 7,106.27 11,452.59 NATURE LOVERS DISTURBED Nature lovers come in from different parts of southern California disgusted with the unthinking people who are defacing beautiful scenery with ugly advertising signs. They feel that it is going too far when the sandstone walls of Box canyon carry whitewash signs for cheap restaurants. An ugly advertisement is placed directly in front of Travertine rock in the Imperial valley and even the beautiful billows of verbenas at Point Happy are desecrated with crude signs. It is bad enough to place the so-called artistic signs prepared by the national associations along the highways but when crudely constructed signs and whitewash are deliberately plastered upon the face of nature the aesthetic soul bitterly rebels.