anaheim-gazette 1923-04-12

EDISON COMPANY BUILDING GIANT PLANT LARGEST WATER POWER ELECTRIC TRICT PLANT IN THE WEST COMMENCED TODAY Construction Now Under Way at Edison Big Creek—Enormous Plant Will Generate Electricity Equal to Half the Maximum Requirements for Lights, Power and Railways in Entire City of Los Angeles—Capacity of 100,000 Horse Power. "Building of the largest power electric generating power house west of Niagara Falls was commenced this morning by the Southern California Edison company," said District Manager W.L. Dieuilier today. He had just received a message from R.H. Ballard, vice-president and general manager, notifying him that 100,000 horse power would be shortly available from this great construction program, insuring an ample supply of electric power for all purposes for Anaheim and vicinity throughout the entire territory served by the company. "This power house," said District Manager Diemling, "Will be the fourth of the chain of Edison company power houses on its Big Creek-San Joaquin river project, and is the first to be constructed on the main channel of the San Joaquin river far down the canyon and will receive its water supply improved lines of modern construction. This power house will be built in record time, the actual construction work not to consume over 141 days. George C. Ward, vice-president in charge of construction, this morning stood on the brink of the canyon overlooking the new power house, where the pressure mains drop the water at a head of 855 feet on the turbines,and watched the first girder of the superstructure swung into place by the great electric crane. In his telephone message to me today, Mr. Ballard said he had just received a wire from Mr. Ward, which read: 'We will bring in the biggest power house in the west in about one-half the time that any other power house was ever constructed.'" FEES AND THE BUDGET The fact that the existence or non-existence of nearly a million dollars could be a matter of dispute between two state officials furnishes an amazing commentary upon the state accounting system. It also makes perfectly evident that a responsible budget system has not come too soon. State Superintendent of Schools Wood made the triumphant announcement of the windfall the other day, of the next day the glooms followed quickly upon the heals of the joys when Nellie Brewer Pierce, of the board of control, declared that Wood had found something that did not exist. It did once, but it was spent—clean up. But Mrs. Pierce (be next day confessed to failing to include in the budget two items aggregating six seven hundred thousand dollars). The amount will go toward the educational allowance. Since Wood announced that his department could manage if it could have the nine hundred thousand dollars which he "dis- PROTECTION Faradoxical fact is that United States teetive tariff tariff has not exports for them imports. A duty on export. Theoretically would tend to trade. The adopted that planable, but the tariff Bill last summer and Democracy declared permanent of the purchases from decrease the price buy from us, export trade capita trady since the Rep law disprove. Perhaps more rather reminiscent trade or old saying. The world likes persons dealer viduals and trade. People this great construction program, insuring an ample supply of electric power for all purposes for Anaheim and vicinity throughout the entire territory served by the company. "This power house," said District Manager Diemling, "Will be the fourth of the chain of Edison company power houses on its Big Creek-San Joaquin river project, and is the first to be constructed on the main channel of the San Joaquin river far down the canyon and will receive its water supply by diverting the river through a tunnel nearly six miles long and twenty-one feet in diameter, now nearing completion, which is a part of the eighty-six miles of tunnel system contemplated in this development project. The first 33,000 horse power generating unit will come into operation about August 1st, and will be followed by the second unit about September 1st, and it is expected that the entire plant with 100,000 horse power capacity will be completed and the power placed on the lines by October 1st. "This power will be transmitted for distribution over the first commercially operated transmission line operating at 220,000 volts, the highest voltage ever used for transmission in the world, and over a line of 240 miles terminating near Los Angeles, establishing a new world's record for the long distance transmission of electric energy. "The capacity of this plant will be equal to about one-half the maximum demand for light power and railway requirements in the entire city of Los Angeles, with a population estimated at $50,000. It will increase by one-tourth the present water power and steam generating capacity of the entire Edison system, which now supplies the principal electric demands in the counties of Los Angeles, Presno, Kings, Tulare, Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside, with a total population of over a million and a half. "Anaheim, Los Angeles and over 250 other cities, towns and intervening rural communities will receive an ample supply of electric energy from this titanic source of power to meet all their demands for house and street lighting, agricultural development and for factories for some time to come. "The power which will be derived from this new electric giant of the west will be sufficient to bring under cultivation 130,000 acres of semi-arid agricultural land and to propel 600 factories, which, according to accepted statistics, will give employment to 60,000 workers." The lack of complete knowledge on any such part regarding state finance is very largely to the practice. To the past of divided fiscal maneuver and control. Fixed powers of income accruing to one agency of the state has been assigned to that agency to administer. Also the various boards, bureaus and commissions have retained for their special use the fees and charges earned. It was specified in the law that they should do so and Attorney General Webb has ruled that they have a right to continue to retain and use this revenue in their work until the law is changed. Doubtless the legal ruling is right, but the system was in vogue before there was any budget or any serious consideration of budgeting the state's expenses. It seemed as broad as long. It was assumed that if the boards, bureaus and commissions should not be allowed to supplement their appropriation with their fees they would need a corresponding allowance from the state taxes. That, however, by no means follows. The practice is not favorable to economy and it prevents flexibility in the expenditure of the earnings of the state. Each state agency becomes to the measure of its revenue the sole judge of its expenditure. Every board, with laudable ambition, sees where its revenue—and more—could be expended to advantage. But it is a sound fiscal policy for a centralized body like the board of control to exercise a certain check and direction on expenditures. That the money could be spent to advantage is not sufficient. The legislature rejects many worthy projects every two years and the governor vetoes many that the legislature passes, simply because there must be a limit. It is now proposed to have all monies collected by the various state agencies turned into the general fund and each agency given a biennial appraisal. Nellie Brewer Pierce, of the board of control, declared that Wood had something that did not exist. It did once, but it was spent—clean up. But Mrs. Pierce (be next day confessed to failing to include in the budget two items aggregating six seven hundred thousand dollars. This amount will go toward the educational allowance. Since Wood announced that his department could manage if it could have the nine hundred thousand dollars which he "discovered" and since Mrs. Pierce has found six hundred thousand dollars, they are not far apart. But such situation should exist. The lack of complete knowledge on any such part regarding state finance is very largely to the practice. To the past of divided fiscal maneuver and control. Fixed powers of income accruing to one agency of the state has been assigned to that agency to administer. Also the various boards, bureaus and commissions have retained for their special use the fees and charges earned. It was specified in the law that they should do so and Attorney General Webb has ruled that they have a right to continue to retain and use this revenue in their work until the law is changed. Doubtless the legal ruling is right, but the system was in vogue before there was any budget or any serious consideration of budgeting the state's expenses. It seemed as broad as long. It was assumed that if the boards, bureaus and commissions should not be allowed to supplement their appropriation with their fees they would need a corresponding allowance from the state taxes. That, however, by no means follows. The practice is not favorable to economy and it prevents flexibility in the expenditure of the earnings of the states. Each state agency becomes to the measure of its revenue the sole judge of its expenditure. Every board, with laudable ambition, sees where its revenue—and more—could be expended to advantage. But it is a sound fiscal policy for a centralized body like the board of control to exercise a certain check and direction on expenditures. That the money could be spent to advantage is not sufficient. The legislature rejects many worthy projects every two years and the governor vetoes many that the legislature passes, simply because there must be a limit. It is now proposed to have all monies collected by the various state agencies turned into the general fund and each agency given a biennial appraisal. When Nellie Brewer Pierce, of the board of control, declared that Wood had something that did not exist. It did once, but it was spent—clean up. But Mrs. Pierce (be next day confessed to failing to include in the budget two items aggregating six seven hundred thousand dollars. This amount will go toward the educational allowance. Since Wood announced that his department could manage if it could have the nine hundred thousand dollars which he "discovered" and since Mrs. Pierce has found six hundred thousand dollars, they are not far apart. Under a proffessor of tax assured of them being assured they are free to produce production of trade after payment of pervious America his traveling can establish can ship his goods hold them ready for promotion are receiving haking connect his wares, bullets proceed with a that established with whom he these factors tend sign sales at this call we are chased establishment import duty. The publican tariff has creased our impaired compartment that would leave own producers. In the first year of the McKinley merchandise incarnate 1000 to $1,030,000 after the enactment bill our exports 505,000,000 to 51 first year after Payne Aldrich created from The power which will be derived from this new electric giant of the west will be sufficient to bring under cultivation 130,000 acres of semi-arid agricultural land and to propel 600 factories, which, according to accepted statistics, will give employment to 40,000 workers. With the completion of the great Florence lake tunnel, over thirteen miles in length, the longest tunnel in the west, the great watersheds which lie between the Kaiser range and the Minaret range in the high Sierras, having an area about the size of the Hawaiian islands, will be tapped and the water flow from the melting snowes will reach the generators of this new plant at a full from Mt. Higgard, the highest summit, a drop of over eleven thousand feet or more than two miles of perpendicular drop. After they have passed through the turbines of this plant, they will return undiminished into the San Joaquin riven in an even flow to irrigate the lands of the valley beneath, flood damage and waste of water being completely eliminated. The building of the superstructure, which was commenced today, is the final step in two years of preliminary work, which required cutting a road from the face of the precipice above the San Joaquin river, which was one of the most daring pieces of construction work of the period; the boring of six miles of tunnel, the construction of a new dam across the San Joaquin river and the hauling of 82,000 tons of material for building the foundations and base for the power house, which will be of structural steel and concrete and along the most cal policy for a centralized body like the board of control to exercise a certain check and direction on expenditures. That the money could be spent to advantage is not sufficient. The legislature rejects many worthy projects every two years and the governor vetoes many that the legislature passes, simply because there must be a limit. It is now proposed to have all monies collected by the various state agencies turned into the general fund and each agency given a biennial appropriation adequate to its needs. If a revision of the law is necessary to accomplish this end, the law should be revised. It is the only business-like way to conduct the state's finances. THE FRENCH DEBT It is announced that Czecho-Slovakia has included in its budget $4,000,000 for payment on the debt to the United States and the entire debt of $100,000,000 will be paid. This is the first continental country of Europe to join Great Britain in a re-affirmation of the validity of contracts. It is the most solid and stable of the new countries, but it will require sacrifices to meet obligations and keep credit unimpaired. Ambassador Harvey in his recent speech on the British debt, said that the United States did not intend to destroy French credit by cancelling the French debt. The United States is resolved to sustain French credit by negotiating with her as was done successfully with the British, for the refunding and payment of the debt. It is time to ask the French government if this solicitude for French credit prevails in Paris as it prevails in Washington. We imagine it does and that France, although busy in the Ruhr, will welcome an opportunity to ANAHEIM GAZETTE will be built construction of 141 days. President in morning canyon overuse, where water at airbines, and the supervise by the telephone allard said from Mr. will bring in the west in any other constructed. PROTECTION BOOSTS EXPORTS Paradoxical as it may seem, the fact is that the export trade of the United States increases under a protective tariff. Directly, a protective tariff has nothing whatever to do with exports for the tariff is imposed only on imports. The constitution forbids a duty on exports. Theoretically, a protective tariff would tend to decrease our export trade. The Democratic party has adopted that theory, which sounds plausible, but ignores history. When the tariff Bill was under discussion last summer Democrats in congress and Democrats in editorial sanctums declared persistently that the enactment of the law would decrease our purchases from abroad and thereby decrease the power of other nations to buy from us, with the result that our export trade would be ruined. Forced trade records for every month since the Republican tariff became a law disprove the theory. Perhaps one explanation for this rather remarkable phenomenon in foreign trade may be expressed by the old saying, "There that has, gets." All the world likes to deal with a prosperous dealer. That is true of individuals and true of international trade. People are afraid to deal with avow responsibility and to negotiate. The negotiations may cover the transfer of French West Indies and French Canadian coast islands as an offset to part of the money payments if France desires to save some of the cash. In any case we should avoid fronting France by assuming that she does not want to be approached as Great Britain was approached and does not intend to do as Czecho-Slovakia is doing. LEGISLATIVE BLOCS Much discussion was heard during the late session of congress as to the existence of "blocks" among the national legislators, and a good deal of hysteria was displayed because of the formation of an agricultural bloc in the senate. If this was the first farm block ever formed in that body the fact would be more surprising than terrifying, for certainly about every other kind of bloc has lived and flourished in both houses of congress at various times in our national history. Those persons who lament the passing of the good old days, and who feel that in recent times politics has grown more selfish and corrupt, may derive much comfort from reading "The Journal of William Maclay." This is a verbatim transcript of the entries written daily in his personal journal by one of the two senators representing the state of Pennsylvania in the first congress of the United States, from 1789 to 1791. This record shows that blocks existed almost from the first day and that they operated in precisely the same manner as in the present day. One of the first important questions arising in the first congress was over the "permanent residence" of the new government. A New England block favored New York City for the capital of the nation; a southern bloc wanted a location on the Potomac. The Pennsylvanians were divided. Senator Maclay desiring some location on the Susquehanna and his colleague, Robert Morris, favored one on the Delaware; consequently they lost out. A powerful bloc supported the bill providing for the assumption by the United States of the debts incurred by the several states for prosecuting the revolutionary war. At the present day this proposal seems like a booklore. My bookshelf has an empty place; The other books crowd soldierly and stiff On either side — Good books, with binding strong. Like a fine row of teeth From which one tooth is gone. They push each other close, And, with sharp shoulders, Bristle for a chance To hide that vacant space with their thick bulks; Gradually to advance Until their perfect line is rid Of that unsightly place — A truant, a disgrace. But I am obstinate and stern With these good books I love; I move them off with tender hands From that black cavity. While they scowl darkly through the days. Their titles stare with gravity. And so I, all alone, defy My rows of disapproving books; I keep them from that empty place with care; I smile back at their still rebuff; I keep that bookless spot quite clean and bare— Because you borrowed it *** Oh, that's enough! FRIENDS When others fall, forsake, forget. Two friends I have who greet me yet. The one a pagan creature is, Bare to the sun's exultant kiss. The rain's caress upon her breast. The crawling, crowded earth she spurns. include in negotiating six hundred dollars, the educawood amount could nine hundred and the "diserce has paid dollars, could exist, knowledge on state finance practice led fiscal Fixed to one assigned war. Also and comtheir expenses earn law that money Genhave a and use until the legal was in budget or budget seemed assumed and comto supply with their respond-om the follows, to economy in the of the comes to the sole by board, where its expend-ound fishery like use a cer-expendible spent The leg-projectserner ve-ry passes, a limit, all monstate rural fund annual in the first year after the passage of the McKinley bill our exports of merchandise increased from $884,000,000 to $1,030,000,000. In the first year after the enactment of the Dingley bill our exports increased from $1,050,000,000 to $1,231,000,000. In the first year after the enactment of the Payne Aldrich bill our exports increased from $1,744,000,000 to $2,040. Under a protective tariff policy the producers of the United States are assured of their own home market. Being assured of this home market they are free to give their attention to the production of goods and the forming of trade affiliations for the development of foreign markets. The prosperous American producer can send his traveling salesmen abroad; he can establish agencies abroad; he can ship his goods in advance of sale and hold them in warehouses abroad ready for prompt delivery when orders are received; he can establish hapking connections abroad, advertise his wares, build up his good will, and proceed with a degree of confidence that establishes confidence in those with whom he expects to trade. All these factors tend to enhance our foreign sales at the time that, theoretically, we are checking our imports by the establishment of a higher rate of import duty. Thus far under the Republican tariff law we have not decreased our imports although we have prevented competition from abroad that would have been ruinous to our own producers. In the first year after the passage of the McKinley bill our exports of merchandise increased from $884,000,000 to $1,030,000,000. In the first year after the enactment of the Dingley bill our exports increased from $1,050,000,000 to $1,231,000,000. In the first year after the enactment of the Payne Aldrich bill our exports increased from $1,744,000,000 to $2,040. The swift growth of customs receipts in recent months is as cheering to taxpayers as it doubtless is confounding those who thought import trade would cease with the enactment of the new tariff law. When on the eve of the new schedules becoming operative, last September's receipts went to $53,000,000 because importers were rushing in goods to avoid paying the impending higher rates, it was supposed that these figures would be the high water mark. Because you borrowed it Oh, that's enough! FRIENDS When others fall, forsake, forget. Two friends I have who greet me yet. The one a pagan creature is. Bars to the sun's exultant kiss. The rain's caress upon her breast. The crawling, crowded earth she spurs. Halloos the stars to heel and turns Her body at the wind's behest. And one loves children, sheep that go Slow cropping, twilight, candle-glow. Yet grips a horse between her knees And flashes high a naked blade And dreams of white roads in the shade Of little, whispering poplar trees. TEXAS PICNIC All who ever lived in the Lone Star state are called to meet under the auspices of the Texas state society for a great picnic reunion, all day, Saturday, April 21. In Sycamore Grove park, Los Angeles. This will celebrate our great San Jacinto day anniversary. Come as early as you can and spend the day with friends. There will be county registers and headquarters so one can find the old neighbors even with thousands present. You will enjoy the brief program opening about two o'clock, songs, short talks. Dr. H. S. Adair, president, will preside and have charge of the day. The main purpose will be to have a good time and to let the people do the talking. Tourists and visitors from the old home are specially invited. Bing you basket well filled. Coffee will be served free to all who buy the silk souvenir badges. CUTTING TAXES WITH TARIFF The swift growth of customs receipts in recent months is as cheering to taxpayers as it doubtless is confounding those who thought import trade would cease with the enactment of the new tariff law. When on the eve of the new schedules becoming operative, last September's receipts went to $53,000,000 because importers were rushing in goods to avoid paying the impending higher rates, it was supposed that these figures would be the high water mark. SHORT GRAIN CROP MAY END PLAN The question of whether or not the creased our imports although we have prevented competition from abroad that would have been ruinous to our own producers. In the first year after the passage of the McKinley bill our exports of merchandise increased from $884,000,000 to $1,030,000,000. In the first year after the enactment of the Dingley bill our exports increased from $1,050,000,000 to $1,231,000,000. In the first year after the enactment of the Payne-Aldrich bill our exports increased from $1,744,000,000 to $2,040,000,000. Our present increased exports under the Republican tariff law are what might reasonably be expected by students of economic history. They utterly confute the predictions made by the Democrats in the campaign of 1922 when they misled hundreds of thousands of citizens into voting against Republican candidates for congress. WASHINGTON PICNIC. All who have ever lived in the Evergreen state are called to meet under the auspices of the Washington state society for a great picnic reunion, all day, Saturday, April 21, in Sycamore Grove park, Los Angeles. Come as with old friends. There will be county registers and headquarters so you can find the old neighbors even with thornsands present. All will enjoy the brief program opening about two o'clocks, songs, short talks. Hen. Martin Korstad, president, will preside and have charge of the day. The main purpose will be to have a good time and to let the people do the talking. Tourists and visitors from the old home state are all wanted. Bring your basket well filled. Coffee will be served free to all who buy the silk souvenir badges. The swift growth of customs receipts in recent months is as cheering to taxpayers as it doubtless is confounding those who thought import trade would cease with the enactment of the new tacit law. When, on the eve of the new schedules becoming operative, last September's receipts went to $53,000,000 because importers were rushing in goods to avoid paying the impending higher rates, it was supposed that these figures would be the high water mark for a long time. KEEPING OUT OF TROUBLE There are two phases of internationalism equally dangerous to the United States. The communists and anarchists would overthrow the American government and establish a soviet in close relationship with the bolshevik comrades across the water. There are also the intellectual devotees of the fetish of the league of nations—who think that goodness is the monopoly of Europe and who are willing and energetic purveyors of a foreign propaganda that has gained strength enough to become a real menace to this country. These barterers of the American birthright of independence want this nation to jump into the European mess with both feet and impose universal love and the Golden Rule on a Europe that is torn asunder and slipping to destruction through its devotion to the ancient traditions of greed, hatred, revenge and the mailed fist. SUGAR SPECULATORS! Hawaii reports the largest sugar cane harvest in eight years. But a little thing like that will not be allowed to interfere with the process of boosting the price of sugar in the United States. When a man is doing something he knows he cannot afford to do, he can always prove that it is somebody else's fault. BOOKLORE has an empty place; barks crowd soldierly and with binding strong, w of teeth the tooth is gone. with other close, up shoulders, chance vacant space with their alks; advance perfect line is rid tly place — grace. mate and stern ed books I love; off with tender hands ck cavity, owl darkly through the re with gravity. one, defy sapproving books; from that empty place e; their still rebuff; okless spot quite clean orrowed it *** gh! FRIENDS all, forsake, forget. have who greet me yet. n creature is, n's exultant kiss, ress upon her breast. crowded earth she Ford TOURING CAR New Price $298 F. O. B. DETROIT This is the lowest price at This is the lowest price at which the Ford Touring Car has ever sold, and with the many new improvements, including the one man top, it is a bigger value than ever before. Buy now. Terms if desired. George Dunton Sales and Service Phone 263 Anaheim K.C.ELECT DELEGATES Anaheim delegates to the twentieth annual state convention of the Knights of Columbus, to be held at Sacramento, May 7, 8 and 9, were elected at a meeting Thursday night, and C.J. Neuuo and W.J. Heying, with alternates T.F. Shea and Paul Bock, were chosen to represent Anaheim. Representatives of 25,000 Knights of Columbus in California will attend the convention, it was announced, and plans for their entertainment are being made by the K.of C. committee, and the reception units of other Catholic societies of Sacramento. Although the convention business sessions will not open until Monday, May 7, the entertainment and reception program will commence Saturday, May 5. Sight-seeing tours, dances, entertainments, theatre parties and other social affairs will take up much of the time during the week of the convention, and the visiting women will be especially provided for with appropriate events, the Catholic ladies' organizations of Sacramento having charge of the receptions and functions in their honor. PZ OPTIMISTIC Here's Good News for Anaheim Residents Have you a pain in the small of the back? Headaches,dizziness,nervous spells? Are you fainting, irritable and weak? Annoyed by urinary disorders? Don't despair—pronounce by Anaheim experiences. Anaheim people know Doan's Kidney Pills—have used them—recommend them. Here's an Anaheim resident's statement: S.C.Marburger, carpenter, 121 S. Ohio St., says: "I can endorse Doan's Kidney Pills as a good remedy. My kidneys got out of order and I had severe backache and pains over my kidneys. When I stooped, I had sharp catches in my back. My kidneys acted irregularly and I used Doan's Kidney Pills. They were just what I needed. Doan's soon fixed me up in good shape. The backache left and my kidneys acted naturally." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that May 7, the entertainment and reception program will commence Saturday, May 5. Sight-seeing tours, dances, entertainments, theatre parties and other social affairs will take up much of the time during the week of the convention, and the visiting women will be especially provided for with appropriate events, the Catholic ladies' organizations of Sacramento having charge of the receptions and functions in their honor. PURCHASING POWER RISES Farmers' purchasing power continued its slow upward climb during February, says the United States department of agriculture. Although prices of commodities other than food that farmers buy, were increased during the month, prices of crops went up much higher. Ten leading crops have reached the highest figure attained since December, 1920. The principal increased prices are of cotton, corn, wheat and oats. AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING On March 1, 1923, American shipyards were building or under contract to build for private ship owners 242 steel vessels of 280-278 gross tons, compared with 235 steel vessels of 302,047 gross tons on February 1, 1923. These figures do not include government ships or ships building or contracted for by the United States shipping board. FOREIGN PROPAGANDA Effort should be made to read between the lines of everything coming out of Europe and every utterance in behalf of American intervention in European affairs. Propaganda is in the air. The news channels are choked with it. Do not be misled or deceived. Kidney Pills as a good remedy. My kidneys got out of order and I had severe backache and pains over my kidneys. When I stooped, I had sharp catches in my back. My kidneys acted irregularly and I used Doan's Kidney Pills. They were just what I needed. Doan's soon fixed me up in good shape. The backache left and my kidneys acted naturally." Price 60c at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Marburger had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N.Y. PUBLIC SALES We have purchased 122,000 pair U.S. Army Munson last shoes, sizes 5 1/2 to 12 which was the entire surplus stock of one of the largest U.S. Government shoe contractors. This shoe is guaranteed one hundred per cent solid leather, color dark tan, bellows tongue, dirt and water proof. The actual value of this shoe is $6.00. Owing to this tremendous buy we can offer same to the public at $2.95. Send correct size. Pay postman on delivery or send money order. If shoes are not as represented we will cheerfully refund your money promptly upon request. National Bay State Shoe Company COLLIER'S EVEN DENIES IT Every leaguer has his own pet idea about scrapping Washington's Farewell Address. Who remembers when the country roads were not expected to be passable in the winter and early spring?