anaheim-gazette 1923-04-12

IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO Items of Local Interest Culled from the Files of Former Issues of This Paper From Gazette of April 12, 1873. The board of supervisors met on Tuesday. The report of the viewers for a new road between Anaheim and the Seventeen Mile house was accepted, but on the petition of other parties a new board of viewers, consisting of the county surveyor, H. D. Polhemus and J. B. Pierce, were appointed upon whose report the board will finally act. Dissolution Notice—Notice is hereby given that the undersigned have this day will drawn from the corporation known as the Santa Ana Ditch company. The undersigned retain one-half interest in that portion of the Santa Ana ditch from the point of beginning to the crossing of the Chapman ditch, at which point the interest of the undersigned and the Santa Ana Ditch company separate.—Henry Watson, Jonathan Watson, Jake Watson, Mary C. Vandegraff, T. A. Travis, John Bush, David J. Watson, F. Barham, A. Travis, H. H. Wilson. Fred Athearn is in town, sick. No rain yet. Davis sells milk for 20 cents per gallon. Be sure to attend the mass meeting at Enterprise hall today and hear all about county division. Is large number of eastern arrivals in town last week. We hope to record a Kohler, who summoned a jury and proceeded to hold an inquest. The body contained seven bullet wounds. Dr. A. Heyerman was sworn in as interpreter and the jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased was named Miguel Bija, aged about 22 years, a native of Hermosilla, and came to his death by gunshot wounds fired by Constable Byrd and D. Davis in the discharge of their duty. Constable Byrd testified that he was told by Winifred Sears where Miguel could be found, but that he wah heavily armed and could not be taken. That he seldom worked, but roamed around defying anyone to come after him. I asked Mr. Davis to go with me. We went up the canyon to Guadalupe Ruiz' place, where we left our horses and went on foot a mile and half up the canyon until we came in sight of the tent in which were deceased and two other Mexicans. I called to him to surrender. He sprang to his feet and fired. I returned the fire followed by Davis. The first shot I fired knocked him down. We both asked him to surrender, but he sprang up and fired again. Davis and I both fired and he fell. He carried two pistols and a dagger. The character of deceased was bad and his general causedness made him an outlaw and while the people would rather have seen him hang, they are not disposed to rumble, but award great credit to Davis and Byrd for the manner in which they served the warrant and saved the people an expensive trial. It also deserves administration dollars of inthirty of hundred and now, un Republican turn the monster The Democrat good showing because they The Republic through no pay the monster Fred Athearn is in town, sick. No rain yet. Davis sells milk for 20 cents per gallon. Be sure to attend the mass meeting at Enterprise hall today and hear all about county division. Large number of eastern arrivals in town last week. We hope to record a number of land sales in consequence. We understand that the Odd Fellows' Building association have contracted for 1,000,000 brick, and are making other preparations for the erection of their hall at an early date. Deeds Filed.—Hugo Schenck to Adolphus Schmolz, two vineyard lots in Anaheim,41 acres,for $11,000. Cajus Beythien to Adolphus Schmelz, two vineyard lots in Anaheim, 41 acres, for $8000. Adolphus Schmolz to E. L. Goldstein, the four lots named above, for $19,000. Samuel Dencot to Jacob Winter, 30 acres of the Santa Ana Rancho, for $900. James McFadden to Adam Rowe, 26 1-2 acres, for $400. James McFadden to W. M. Price, 22 1-2 acres, for $400. Paul Pryor to Henry Charles, 26 1-2 acres adjointing the Rancho Boca de la Playa, for $250. Married—At Cojote Ranch, April 10, by Judge Kohler, George W. Swanson to Rachael Fancher. In January Miguel Bija attempted to kidnap a child of which he claimed to be the father. In the attempt one Manuel Bustmente was wounded and a warrant was sworn out for Bija's arrest. On last Thursday morning Constable J. D. Byrd, accompanied by Dye Davis, started for the canyon de las Francas, about 15 miles from Anaheim where they had been informed Miguel was hiding. They returned the same evening with the dead body of Miguel, and reported to Judge CHARITY CIRCUS What promises to be the greatest philanthropic amusement enterprise ever attempted in the west is the "Charity Circus," a mammoth spring fiesta of under canvas entertainment, which Los Angeles society folks are sponsoring, and which will be given at Prager Park, Los Angeles, May 4 to 12 inclusive. One hundred and forty people ing the show, is planning a flying trip east to arrange for a score of sensational circus acts to be brought to the coast for this spring charify flesta. Following in line with the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' and Manufacturers' association, a number of other civic and commercial bodies this last week indorsed the mammoth charity project, by which it is also developed administration dollars of thority of bus and now, un Republican a turn the monkey The Democrat good showing because they The Republican through no pay the money it is trying duce taxes. There are see through the Democratment, but the A REMA There has plification of well as reduce Republicans government. The promise which said: But sound the early acc reduction of be achieved for complex "we advocate" plified form There is r further impr collection, and treasury dep study of the at the request committee, t presented for the next con of the revenge The work not for the pres sections of t It is suggest that the Rep general tax re this recalls platform placing the s "Prompt a of the tax l certainty; tax tax laws wh this consume enterprise ar The annot in the Repu reads: "The best task which w in 1923 is a CHARITY CIRCUS What promises to be the greatest philanthropic amusement enterprise ever attempted in the west is the "Charity Circus," a mammoth spring fiesta of under canvas entertainment, which Los Angeles society folks are sponsoring, and which will be given at Prager Park, Los Angeles, May 4 to 13 inclusive. One hundred per cent of the profits go to the children's hospital, probably the most popular charity to which Los Angeles contributes. King Tutankhamen's harem will be one of the features, with beautiful Egyptian girls in the athletic dances of the oriept and love songs of Cleopatra's day. This is one of the early attractions for the kiddies' benefit announced by Harcourt Hervey, supervising director. Efforts are being made to have it staged along the lines of the famous Dick Ferris harem, which was one of the big hits at the big actors' fund show at the speedway two years ago. The harem for old King Tut will be picked from the most beauteous of Los Angeles girls, who are willing to donate their services and talents to help the children's hospital raise a substantial fund with which to carry on its work. Another spectacular feature will be the "Spanish Village," a replica of Los Angeles at the time the city was a pueblo, and descendants of old Angeleno families are being sought to appear in this attraction, which will headline the lifting melodies of Castile and Aragon with guitar and mandolin and the fiery dances of old Seville. Sheldon H. Barrett, who is managing the show, is planning a flying trip east to arrange for a score of sensational circus acts to be brought to the coast for this spring charity fiesta. Following in line with the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' and Manufacturers' association, a number of other civic and commercial bodies this last week indorsed the mammoth charity project, by which it is expected to raise $100,000 for the children's hospital. INQUIRING ABOUT MEXICO The Woman's City club of Los Angeles proposes to ask Secretary Hughes why recognition is withheld from Mexico. The quest is for information. The members of the organization do not aver that Mexico should be recognized. They merely desire, as American citizens, to learn what the reason is for putting a neighboring power into the class of the unfit. If a good reason exists, and the secretary should have the goodness to explain what it is, there the matter probably would rest so far as the club is concerned. There can be no doubt that the chances of Mexico for recognition have been injured by some of the advocates who clamored that it be recognized. They injured the chances because they never had been known to uphold any cause for other than selfish purposes. That they appeared on behalf of Mexico, and were noisy and officious, had the effect of bringing Obregon's administration under suspicion. Judged by other circumstances than unfortunate friendship. Budget eclectic public legal wizardry of tary of the that record. when the was national something o proprlations included $341 fund. Total were $234,000 and $2,748,000 made in the under Democ ed the press July 1, 1922, deficit of new ordinary economic dent to assu ary that "a anticipated o indicates, as an apparent current adherence to and the effec tine business in reducing ANAHEIM GAZETTE mentioned, the administration aims at attainment of a high degree of efficiency, and the maintenance of justice. Attention is being given to education and to systematic industry. Big schemes for material betterment are in progress. Order is being preserved in countries posing as morally superior. It is not to be wondered at that the women have a proper curiosity on the subject. To be in physical contact with a populous republic, and yet to decline to admit that the government there has official existence, is an anomalous situation, continued now for so long that others than the alert club women would be glad to know what it all is about. THE DEMOCRATIC WAY "Let the Republicans pay" seems to have been a consistent policy of the last Democratic federal administration. While McAdoo was director of railroads he would not permit any suits to be brought for damages to persons or property, and the claims accumulated, to be paid after the roads were returned to their private owners. The government is paying some of these claims because they accrued while the government was operating the roads. But the charges were avoided by the Democratic regime; postponed for the Republicans to pay. It also develops that the Democratic administration collected millions of dollars of income taxes without authority of law, and spent the money, and now, under court decisions, the Republican administration must return the money thus unlawfully taken. The Democrats were able to make a good showing on the face of the books because they collected the money. The Republican administration, through no fault of its own, must repay the money at the same time that it is trying to cut expenses and re- There were indications that even this deficit would be wiped out by June 30, but in the meantime the government has been burdened with obligations of about $70,000,000 on account of taxes improperly collected by the Democratic party, on which refund must be made. Considered in every respect the Republicans have chalked up a remarkable record. THEORY AND PRACTICE For many years Socialists have tried to make people believe that they are opposed to militarism and in favor of freedom. Today Socialists have complete control of one of the great countries of the world—Russia. They maintain themselves in power by bayonets, refuse to permit popular elections, maintain the largest standing army in the world and have completely suppressed individual liberty. Free speech and a free press are unknown and persons who dare to disagree politically with the oligarchy in power are killed or banished for their opinions. In all the history of the world there has not been an absolutism so tyrannical, so intolerant and vengeful, so dead to all sense of honor and so hostile to human rights. The incentive to produce and to accumulate through labor and enterprise has been destroyed, but the lust for power which animates the masters of the state proves to be a more monstrous thing than the greed for gain of the most unscrupulous profiteer. Socialism is not the beautiful theoretical thing the Socialist orator talks about. It is the orgy of hate, theft, murder and oppression the Socialists themselves have put on exhibition in the first nation over which they have gained dominion. RECOMPENSE Love is not more our glory than our doom— A transient joy wherein we drink excess; Brief is the measure of our happiness, Who break our lives that little fires may bloom. Where once was moonlight and the faint perfume Of lilac buds and young love's first caress, Broods now a time of sacrifice and stress And gaunt gray years parading to the tonrb. But courage, Heart—the way is not to long That echoes to the tread of little feet, And dearer than remembered dreams that throng The ardent past is laughter, childish sweet, For this we dared the bliss, the anguish bore; If love be joy, then this is love—and more. It also develops that the Democratic administration collected millions of dollars of income taxes without authority of law, and spent the money, and now, under court decisions, the Republican administration must return the money thus unlawfully taken. The Democrats were able to make a good showing on the face of the books because they collected the money. The Republican administration, through no fault of its own, must repay the money at the same time that it is trying to cut expenses and reduce taxes. There are some people who will not see through the deceptive record of the Democratic method of management, but they are few. A REMARKABLE RECORD There has been considerable simplification of income tax returns as well as reduction of taxes since the Republicans assumed control of the government. This is fulfillment of the promise of the platform of 1920, which said: But sound policy equally demands the early accomplishment of that real reduction of the tax burden which may be achieved by substituting simple for complex laws and procedure," and "we advocate the issuance of a simplified form of income return." There is room, as all agree, for further improvement in simplifying collection, and with that in view the treasury department has begun a study of the administrative provisions, at the request of the ways and means committee, the result of which will be presented for appropriate action in the next congress, when the revision of the revenue laws is undertaken. The work now begun will be confined for the present to the administrative sections of the act. It is suggested by that statement that the Republicans have in view a general tax revision next session, and this recalls the second portion of the platform plank on this subject, advocating the substitution of— "Prompt and certain determination of the tax liability for delay and uncertainty; tax laws which do not, for tax laws which do, excessively mulct the consumer or needlessly repress enterprise and thrift." The annotation preceding this plank in the Republican platform of 1920 reads: "The best preparation for the grave task which will confront the treasury in 1923 is a preceding record of debt settlement." ECONOMY HITS OFFICE OF STATE PRINTER The spirit of "economy with efficiency," as sponsored by Governor Richardson in the conduct of state affairs, seems to have "taken" in all departments, and foremost among those boasting accomplishment in that line is the state printing office, division of printing, Frank J. Smith, chief. Already numerous changes, which have brought about a better condition with less cost, have been inaugurated by Mr. Smith, quite recent among which is the saving effected upon the matter of postage, which amounts to $75 per day. SPEAKING OF SLUSH FUNDS The election of Governor Smith in New York cost the Democrats of that state $1,220,614. A senator from Michigan was virtually hounded out of the United States senate by Democrats, aided by a few other radicals, because it was alleged that $200,000 had been spent by behalf of his nomination. The code of honor is a plastic affair when manipulated by the Democratic party. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frank Smedley, Deceased. Notice is hereby given, by the undersigned, administratrix of the estate of Frank Smedley, Deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to file them with the necessary vouchees in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, or to exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers to the said administratrix at her place of business, the office of H. V. Weisel, Room 3, Golden State National Bank Building, City of Anaheim, in the County of Orange, State of California, within four months after the first publication of this notice. Dated this 8th day of March, 1923. IRENE SMEDLEY. Administratrix of the Estate of Frank Smedley, Deceased. H. V. WEISEL. Attorney for Administratrix. 3-8-5t "Prompt and certain determination of the tax liability for delay and uncertainty; tax laws which do not, for tax laws which do, excessively mulct the consumer or needlessly repress enterprise and thrift." The annotation preceding this plank in the Republican platform of 1920 reads: "The best preparation for the grave task which will confront the treasury in 1923 is a preceding record of debt extinguishment, ample provision for a sinking fund, and the assurance of current receipts sufficient or more than sufficient to meet current expenditures." Budget economy, supported by Republican legislation, and the financial wizardry of Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of the treasury, have achieved that record. Since August, 21, 1919, when the war debt was at its peak, the national debt has been reduced something over $3,000,000,000. Appropriations for the fiscal year 1924 included $345,000,000 for the sinking fund. Total appropriations for 1924 were $234,000,000 less than for 1923, and $2,748,000,000 less than those made in the sixty-fifth congress (1920) under Democratic control. We entered the present fiscal year beginning July 1, 1922, with the prospect of a deficit of nearly $700,000,000. Extraordinary economies enable the president to assure congress late n January that "a further reduction in the anticipated deficit for 1923 * * indicates, as the situation exists today, an apparent deficit of $92,000,000 for the current fiscal year * * The adherence to the policy of economy and the effective co-ordination of routine business were important factors in reducing this estimated deficit." DODGE-BROTHERS MOTOR CAR Few days are too cold for comfortable driving in this sturdy car. Snug fitting curtains, which open and close with the doors, afford complete protection from wind and snow. 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