anaheim-gazette 1922-11-02

AMENDMENT NO. 36. A serious check to the development of irrigation and reclamation projects in California is foreseen by men prominent in irrigation and reclamation work should senate constitutional amendment No. 36 be adopted by the voters on November 7. This measure No. 21 on the ballot, entitled, "Prohibiting Special Laws," provides that no irrigation, reclamation, drainage or flood control districts shall be created by special act of the legislature. It was not generally known that this proposed amendment had been submitted until the recent distribution of the pamphlet containing the amendments. Since the issuance of the phamplet a few days ago men and women from all over the state who are interested in the development of California's waste lands are endeavoring to arouse the voters to the necessity for voting against this measure prohibiting special laws: At an informal conference of citizens concerned in the development of agricultural lands held at San Francisco Saturday and Monday, it was pointed out that most of the reclamation districts of the state have either been created or validated by special act; that the Los Angeles county flood control district was so created and that already insistent demand is being made from various parts of the state for special acts creating irrigation and storage districts. If the supreme court, for any reason, declare unconstitutional the water storage district act passed by the legislature in 1921, in all probability the farmers of the upper San Joaquin valley will ask for a special law to create a district for the purpose of impounding the waters of the San Joaquin river for irrigating the lands of Madera, Merced, Fresno and Stanislaus counties. The large number of irrigation districts in Fresno, Tulare and King counties interested in the building of the Pine Flat reservoir on the Kings river will also probably demand a special law permitting the co-operation of these districts in one large district for the purpose of undertaking the Pine Flat project. The water storage district act is the second attempt to meet the situation by general law. Should the supreme court hold this act to be invalid, it is the consensus of opinion that no further effort would be made to meet the situation by general law, but that course must be had through special law. Opponents of this amendment argue that, with California's extensive area and great variety of conditions as to sources of water supply, drainage facilities, and crop possibilities, it is impossible for any one to foresee what legislation may become desirable for the best development of the several communities, and that it is entirely improbable that such a variety of conditions can always be met by general laws. They argue further that whenever the drainage or irrigation of any of the great areas of undeveloped land brought about by district by speech should be passed mar should be MUSIC CONTENT To stimulate children in Oran matters, a nu voice, violin and instituted, it will meeting of the Teachers' assoc at Anaheim, president, outline. Plans for the nitely formulate the organization vember 28. O and guests attend. Mmes, Holla soprano, open with two duets Are on the Wife and "At Dawn Luna Wellman numbers," "No Miss Elizabeth line selections," and "Serenade sang "Wen made) and "W Souci). Rhodes sang Mio Ben" (Glou June)" (Trelarn (Brahms), and (Hue). flood control district was so created and that already insistent demand is being made from various parts of the state for special acts creating irrigation and storage districts. If the supreme court, for any reason, declare unconstitutional the 24 VOTE NO Now let the PEOPLE SPEAK LAWYERS prepared a Bill, designed, planned intended for one sole purpose: to cut the pee off from sources of advice upon business matters in which matters of law are involved, except source—GO TO A LAWYER and pay him a fee LAWYERS introduced it in the Legislature LAWYERS prepared a Bill, designed, planned intended for one sole purpose: to cut the people off from sources of advice upon business matters in which matters of law are involved, except the source—GO TO A LAWYER and pay him a fee. LAWYERS introduced it in the Legislature LAWYER-politicians "pushed it through" the LAWYER-governor, who signed it. Now let the PEOPLE say whether they want government "By the lawyers, of the lawyers and for the lawyers." If you want to PAY for it, vote for If you want your banker, your employer, your business friend to feel free to make a practice he does now, of giving you practical advice on ordinary business law—without committing CRIME— VOTE "NO" on 2 CALIFORNIA BANKERS ASSN. JUSTICE STOP THE UNLAWFUL PROPOSITION To the Voters of Orange County An act was adopted by the legislature at its last session and approved by the Governor, to protect the public by regulating the practice of law. This law now comes before the voters by referendum, invoked by certain Trust Companies which are profiting by the continuation of present abuses. This proposition will be submitted to you for your vote thereon, on November 7th, under Proposition No. 24, on the ballot. This law is necessary to protect the public against the practice of law by two classes of unauthorized persons: First—lawyers, disbarred by the courts as unworthy of confidence, who under the guise of office practice impose upon the public; second—certain trust companies engaged in the practice of law for the purpose of securing control of large estates—for their own profit by writing wills wherein they name themselves executors and trustees. Form WILLS, prepared and used by these trust companies show the character of this abuse. These wills tie up the estate in the hands of the trust company for a long period of time; it permits the trust company to exchange securities owned by it which may be of doubtful value for sound securities accumulated by the deceased. In this and other ways it attempts to nullify provisions of the law, made for the protection of widows and orphans. To doubly secure the trust company's grasp on the estate, the wills further provide that any heir who contests the will or the trust shall forfeit his interest in the estate. It at... TOTAL DEPRAVITY OF AMERICA Mr. Hoover's little admonition to Europe to attend strictly to its industries and production and pay its debts will no doubt be treated by our stern international and domestic moral censors as a new proof that America is not only responsible for all of Europes' woes, but is perversely bound to be responsible for still more Perhaps it may be just as well for Americans to accept this view of the matter—since so many of the good people by profession are insisting upon it. We began the war we are the cause of its being lost to the allies; and we made use of it to rob the European countries not only of their gold, but of their credit and even of their honesty. There you are. If one is thoroughly bad, there is nothing like confessing it. There may be nothing left for our abandoned and disreputable nation but lapse back to the total depravity of the principles of Washington, who was so shameless as to maintain that we have here on this continent a "set of interests" of our own; that we should maintain these interests without implicating ourselves in the vicissitudes of the policy as well settle down to the perverse and deplorable fate to which these conditions consign us. FAKE INSECTICIDES The attention of the state department of agriculture has been called to a number of instances of misrepresentation in the sale of a number of proprietary insecticides and fungicides. Salesmen represent to their prospective customer that their product is endorsed and recommended by the division of chemistry of the state department of agriculture. In support of this claim, they, at times, will call attention to the fact that they are registered with the department and have a license authorizing the sale of their compounds. The system of licensing substances used for the control of insects, fungi, weeds and rodents is for the information of the department as to what materials are being sold in the state and to have on file the names and addresses of the sellers. A license fee of $50 is provided to finance the administration of the law. The fact that license has been issued cannot be construed as an endorsement of the materials registered of their credit and even of their honesty. There you are. If one is thoroughly bad, there is nothing like confessing it. There may be nothing left for our abandoned and disreputable nation but lapse back to the total depravity of the principles of Washington, who was so shameless as to maintain that we have here on this continent a 'set of interests' of our own; that we should maintain these interests without implicating ourselves in the vicissitudes of the politics of Europe, or even in "the ordinary complications and collisions of her friendships or enmities." What Washington was so deplorably interested in was in enforcing respect for our neutrality (so he wickedly maintained in his farewell address), in order that we might "defy material injury from external annoyance." If indeed, we are hopelessly bad, as so many of our pulpit censors say we are, perhaps we had better, as Washington's humbler countrymen might have expressed it, go the whole hog. Let us take the plunge into that pool of iniquity which means merely the earning of our own honest living, paying our honest debts and expecting other people to pay theirs, strictly minding our own cis-Atlantic business. The total depravity of this sort is what Europe and our transcendental spiritual guides expect of us, insisting that we are incapable of anything else let us by all means abandon ourselves to the depths to which we are thus consigned. If we are going to be bad, let us be utterly bad in our own untrammelled industrious way—helped out, alas! by the fatness of our lands, by the abundance of our resources, by the boundless variety of our products, by the vivifying splendor of our sun, by the fruitful moisture of our earlier and later rains, and above all by the obstinate and incurable industry of our people. We may The system of licensing substances used for the control of insects, fungi, weeds and rodents is for the information of the department as to what materials are being sold in the state and to have on file the names and addresses of the sellers. A license fee of $50 is provided to finance the administration of the law. The fact that license has been issued cannot be construed as an endorsement of the materials registered any more than can it be considered that an operator's license issued by the state motor vehicle department endorses the holder of the license as a skillful and careful driver of an automobile. Either license may be revoked, however, if the holder persists in violating state laws. The California department of agriculture does recommend the use of standard pest control remedies which are sold under their right names, but does not endorse any substance of secret composition. PRESERVE THE YORBA ADOBES There should be no lagging in the effort to preserve what remains of the adobes once occupied by Bernardo Yorba, and the chances are there will be none, for some of the descendants of that remarkable man are interesting themselves in the project. As a whole, the residents of the county have been entirely too indifferent to the preservation of historic structures. Within the past four or five years, with those in charge of the San Juan Capistrano mission and also through the Orange County Historical society, a spirit of restoration and preservation has been fostered. Most of the old adobes once used as ranch houses and gathering places for festivities in the earlier days of the state's history, in this county were long since obliterated. Years ago, the AWFUL PRACTICE OF THE LAW position No. 24 Orange County: are at its last session to protect the public by law now comes be-ided by certain Trust the continuation of be submitted to you under Proposition the public against the unauthorized persons: acts as unworthy of office practice impose companies engaged of securing control by writing wills or trustees. by these trust com- se. These wills tie company for a long company to exchange of doubtful value for deceased. In this provisions of the law,orphans. To doub- on the estate, the contests the will or the estate. It at tempts to cut off the widow with one dollar if she dares to claim her share of the community property. The testator is thus induced to deprive his heirs of ordinary safeguards which the law provides against the unfairness and greed of the trustee, and the widow and children are made dependents of the trust company. The trust officer who advices customers to sign such wills obviously is promoting the interest of the corporation which hires and pays him, and is not safeguarding the maker of the will. For no man can serve two masters. The act expressly recognized the right of any person to prepare ordinary business agreements and conveyances and give advice incident thereto. Any person may draw a deed, lease, note, contract or any other kind of business instrument for himself or his neighbor. No bank or trust company is adversely affected in the transaction of its authorized and legitimate business. The act does not prevent real estate agents, bankers, notaries public or other persons drawing deeds, mortgages, options, leases, notes, escrows or any ordinary business intruments. Statement so the contrary are false and misleading, as any person can see by reading the act. The act does prohibit disbarred attorneys, trust companies and other unauthorized persons from imposing upon the public by carrying on the practice of law as a business. Similar laws in force in twenty-four states, including New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri, have met with public approval. NOTE "YES" W. WILLIAMS, Judge of the Superior Court R. WEST, Judge of the Superior Court R. WEST LEONARD EVANS ALBERT LAUNER M. B. WELLINGTON H. C..HEAD down to the perverse fate to which these sign us. INSECTICIDES of the state department has been called to instances of misrepresentation of a number of procedures and fungicides. Present to their prospect that their product is recommended by the ministry of the state agriculture. If this claim, they, at attention to the fact registered with the de have a license author of their compounds. of licensing substances control of insects, fungiants is for the informa-department as to what being sold in the state on file the names and the sellers. of $50 is provied to administration of the law. License has been construed as an en- materials registered old Sepulveda adobe that was located on Willets street, in Santa Ana, was levelled with a scraper. But three or four years ago, the Rodriguez adobe on West Chapman, by which the old stage road passed, was torn down. And the few adobes that have remained have been subjected to deterioration. The most valuable of those remaining in this county, from a his-toric standpoint outside of those at the San Juan Capistrano mission, are those at Yorba. Whatever is necessary to be done to make it re-live for the present day generation something of the glory of an earlier day will prove very much worth while. FAVOR SOLDIER AID Representing the county boards of supervisors of Los Angeles, San Diego, Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino Riverside and Imperial counties, the Supervisors 'Association of Southern California went on record as strongly approving propositions 1 and 3 that will appear on the November ballot, and which provide homes and farms for veterans through the use of state credit. Prescott F. Cogswell, of the Los Angeles county board brought the amount of property in the state. Now, therefore, be it Resolved, that this organization is heartily in favor of the passage of propositions 1 and 3, and does recommend to the citizenry in general that they vote in the affirmative on these propositions at the November election. SAVE THE SHINGLE INDUSTRY "A woodpile wrapped around a nigger" is the apt phrase that has been used to describe the attempt of special interests to keep the shingle off every roof in California. It's a huge affair, this woodpile, being nothing less than the voluminous state housing act passed by the last legislature. And it's a very little nigger that was wrapped up and carefully concealed in this woodpile, a very little nigger—only a few lines of innocent-looking type—but, oh, how full of poison that very little nigger proves to be. The poison in this little nigger was distilled for the injury of every home builder in California who wants a hingled roof over his head, either because shingles are cheaper than other roof-coverings, or because his Representing the county boards of supervisors of Los Angeles, San Diego, Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino Riverside and Imperial counties, the Supervisors' Association of Southern California went on record as strongly approving propositions 1 and 3 that will appear on the November ballot, and which provide homes and farms for veterans through the use of state credit. Prescott F. Cogswell, of the Los Angeles county board, brought the proposals to the attention of the convention in session in the Los Angeles county hall of records through a resolution, which was unanimously adopted, and which contained the following: Whereas, Propositions 1 and 3 appearing on the ballot in November have to do with the welfare of all veterans of any war in which the United States has participated, and Whereas, these proposed measures are for the purpose of making the credit of the state available to veterans enlisted or inducted into service from this state, thereby making it possible for veterans to purchase homes, homesites, or farms on a system of long-time payments and at low rates of interest, and Whereas, this organization through investigating finds that the proposed loans, principals, interest and administrative and incidental expenses are to be borne by the veteran and that no part of the bond issue or expenses of administration is at any time borne by the tax-payer, and Whereas, there is no feature whatever of the proposed legislation that provides for a bonus, or a gift to the veteran, but that it is entirely a business transaction which will bring about the rehabilitation of disabled ex-service men first and other ex-service men second, and will improve and make more valuable a great The poison in this little nigger was distilled for the injury of every home builder in California who wants a hingled roof over his head, either because shingles are cheaper than other roof-coverings, or because his home was designed to be topped with a shingle roof, or simply because he likes the look of shingles. The nigger in the woodpile, the joker in the state housing act, makes it unlawful to roof a house of any kind in any California city or town with wooden shingles. It is designed to make California pay inescapable tribute to the manufacturers of patent roofings. The astounding prohibition was slipped into the state housing act while right-minded legislators had the misfortune to be looking the other way. In consequence of this vicious "joker" the state immigration and housing commission, under whose supervision the state housing act is administered, has repudiated the state housing act as contrary to public interest. But the state housing act will be come the law of California, and the shingle roof will disappear from California, unless those who favor shingles as a safe and cheap roofing material go to the polls on November 7 and vote No on the state housing act, which will be No. 5 on the ballot. Money to Loan on improved real estate and for building purposes. $500 to $25,000; long terms, reasonable rates. C. E. McCrath, 206 Somerset Ave., Bellflower Phone, Downey A.229.