anaheim-gazette 1923-05-24

MODJESKA RANCH HOME TO BE RE-MODELED Entire Change of Policy Relative to Famous Resort. According to announcement made by Charles S. Mann, representing the Modjeska Ranch company, owner of the Modjeska home, in Santiago canyon, an entire change of policy has been inaugurated in connection with the historic and romantic spot. Mann says that in the future there will be no attempt to conduct it as a resort, hotel or inn, for renting of rooms or the serving of meals. "It is intended to establish the home as a place for day visitors only, in order that tourists and residents of southern California may have an opportunity to visit this beautiful spot, both out of respect to the memory of the wonderful woman who occupied it for twenty-five years as her home and because of its remarkable natural attractions," said Mann. "It is planned that a collection of books, pictures, rare old prints and objects of are may be assembled within the house to add to the interest and attractiveness of the original home. Guides will be present to take visitors through the house at a small charge. Guides will give information concerning Modjeska's history as pertaining to the place. "The fact that the building was designed by Stanford White and the novel, 'Quo Vadis,' was written in part, within it, and that people of well known fame have visited it, should make it of particular interest to Orange county which is so new in its development as to have very few places within it representing historic interest." "The olive grove of about fifteen acres adjacent to the home grounds has been sub-divided into mountain home sites. These are now being offered..." OIL PIPE LINE TO NEWPORT HARBOR Half Million Dollars to Be Expended on Line at Once Of far-reaching importance toward the actual development of Newport harbor, was an agreement signed last week by the board of trustees, granting exclusive use of the Newport pier to a company of independent oil operators, who will establish a pipe line from Huntington Beach to the harbor. The lease runs for ten years and was made to Thomas W. Simmons, big oil importer of San Francisco, with branches all over the world. Interested with him is D. B. Fuller, vice-president of the American National bank of San Francisco. Others in the party were Ahomas Talbert, chairman of the Orange county board of supervisors; L. A. West, attorney for the company, and William Taylor, a prominent oil man of Huntington Beach. The company plans to spend $500,000 as its initial investment and will proceed at once to build a pipe line from Huntington Beach to Newport, then one from the Santa Fe fields. It will establish a tank farm on the bluffs overlooking the city. The pipeline will run under the pier to tankers at the end of the dock, and will in no way interfere with fishing. The company agrees to pay all damages from oil wastage, but state new devices for putting oil into tankers prevent it from spilling into the ocean. These tankers will carry oil to foreign ports which means that the government must establish customs ports. President Harding, Secretary Mellon and their executive associates were not discouraged at the beginning of this fiscal year by a prospective deficit of $823,000,000. It rather served as a stimulus to continue their program of cutting public expenditures to the bone and saving in every way possibly consistent with good-public service. By the first of the calendar year the administration was able to announce that the prospective deficit had been reduced to $800,000,000 in round numbers. Now comes the announcement that there will be no deficit, but instead there will be a larger surplus. Furthermore, as Secretary Mellon points out, this surplus will be in existence after charging against the receipts all possible legitimate expenditures including expenditures for the sinking fund and other debt requirements to the amount of $405,000,000. Another very important factor exists which was not mentioned by Secretary Mellon. That is the elimination of the possibility of unreported deficits coming to the surface the next session of the congress, in the form of deficiency appropriation bills. For the first time in the history of the United States government, this pernicious and illegal practice has been stopped. For that reason the surplus which Secretary Mellon assures the taxpayers will exist at the end of June, will be a real cash surplus that will not be wiped out later on by the appearance of delayed bills. The positive announcement of Secretary Mellon, whom everyone acknowledges to be most conservative in his figures at all times, that the government will close the fiscal year with an actual surplus, is very disconcerting to the Democratic party. They have predicted all along that this would not and could not be the case. During the congressional campaign year Democratic party publicity, Democratic speakers and newspaper writers of Democratic faith, concocted the story that the claim of the Harding administration to an economical conduct of the government was false and misleading. They offered in support of this fictitious and sensational campaign material an alleged analysis of public finances intending to show that the administration was concealing a lot of public expenditures which would result in the government closing the fiscal years with a tremendous deficit on hand. Even as late as March of this year, Representative Byrna Democrat of Tennessee and ranking Democrat The pipeline will run under the pier to tankers at the end of the dock, and within no way interfere with fishing. The company agrees to pay all damages from oil wastage, but state new devices for putting oil into tankers prevent it from spilling into the ocean. These tankers will carry oil to foreign ports which means that the government must establish customs ports, clearance, sanitary and other officers. Mr. Simmons estimates that from ten to fifteen tankers a month will be used as the pipe lines are in operation and these vessels must all provision and water there. Ship chandler, large supply houses and other enterprises will be installed to take care of the new trade, while the company will also maintain offices at the port. The Newport trustees believe this is the most important move ever made by the city toward establishing commerce at this harbor, and will not only aid in bringing in shipping, but will give the harbor a stronger appeal by having influential oil men boosting for government aid. By the terms of the lease actual construction must start within six months from date and oil must go from the first pipe line into the tankers within eighteen months. The company has already ordered material and will have its engineers on the ground in a few days to make the necessary surveys for its lines. CLOSING THE YEAR WITH A SURPLUS By June 30, the end of the fiscal year, the public debt will be at least ANAHEIM GAZETTE INSURANCE AND DIRT A large life insurance company announces that in 1922 it conducted 440 community clean-up campaigns and that its 17,000 agents are 17,000 champions of community cleanliness and sanitation. There is a reason for this extensive interest in municipal cleanliness. What is it? That company realizes, as do health authorities, that dirt is an aid to disease-breeding and that cleanliness is a powerful instrument of health. Community cleanliness is as important to the individual home as is the home's own sanitary state. The snow-white and spotless nursery provided for one child is not safe as long as the community holds one crowded, dirty, disease-inviting tenement. The life insurance company's interest in clean towns should carry an impressive lesson home to every individual in the community. IT'S ALWAYS SO! The bitter rest thing about Debs speech in Chicago is not the venom of his words but the fact that he is freew to utter them. When Debs was pardoned eleven months ago, Attorney General Daugherty issued a statement in which he expressed his hope that Debs would "devote his talent to some useful purpose." 48 years of age. Besides her husband she leaves her mother, who resided at the Tuffree home. Funeral services were held at MficAulay's parlor Tuesday, with Rev. Frank Dowling in charge, the body being cremated at Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Tuffree was born in Milford, Maine, May 22, 1875. In 1905 she came to California, living first at Huntington Beach, then coming to Fullerton, where she was employed by the telephone company. Shortly after coming to Fullerton she met Mr. Tuffree, and eventually the couple were carried, and took up their residence on the Tuffree ranch, where they have since resided. Several years ago Mrs. Tuffree was afflicted with an allment that necessitated the amputation of one of her legs. Since then she has been compelled to use crutches, but the loss of her limb did not impair her cheerful disposition. She was one of the most popular ladies in the northern section of the county, and her death is sincerely mourned by a large circle of warm friends. She was prominent in church and club work in Placentia and Fullerton. CANADA HAD HER CHANCE Nearly thirteen years ago President Taft in a misguided moment gave ear to what he interpreted as a country-wide demand for reciprocity with Canada, and the Republican party was rent asunder on that proposition. The Democrats captured the house in the 62nd congress largely because of the factionalism which Canadian reciprocity had stirred up in the Republican camp, the border states and their representatives being bitterly opposed to the idea. But Mr. Taft was persistent and he called an extra session of congress with the Democrats in power and Champ Clark as speaker, for the sole purpose of putting Canadian American interests might profit in the Canadian market, which is typical of reciprocity. But Canada was canny. In her campaign that year Laurier went down to defeat, being succeeded by Borden, but for a number of years Canada enjoyed certain advantages in our market as a result of the reciprocity law, while we got nothing from Canada in return. It is unlikely that the Republican party will again take kindly to reciprocity, notwithstanding the fact that Canada is now approaching the United States with a view to a new reciprocity law, a matter in which she is being ably seconded by the usual aggregation of free traders, and straw-grasping politicians who are hard up for an issue. Nor is there any good reason for such a law. The official records show that Canada is making large gains in sales to us, despite the protective tariff law now in operation, while our exports to Canada have increased $111,000,000 in six months' operation of the Fordney-McCumber tariff law, compared with the corresponding six months under the Democratic law, or from $203,000,000 to $314,000,000. Canada had her opportunity. She was foolish to pass it up. We are not disposed to give her another. SLANG AUTHORIZED SAY STUDENTS OF U. S.C. A pall has settled on the University of Southern California since slang has been tabooed on the Trojan campus, students are endeavoring to find historical authority for the linguistic aberrations so loved by them. Despite the efforts of educators to curb the use of slang, they declare it has been with us for years, nay ages, for even in the Garden of Eden it is alleged that after Adam had tickled the esophagus with munched particles of the w.k.apple.Mother Eye avowed IT'S ALWAYS SO! The blithest thing about Debs speech in Chicago is not the venom of his words but the fact that he is free to utter them. When Debs was pardoned eleven months ago, Attorney General Daugherty issued a statement in which he expressed his hope that Debs would "devote his talent to some useful purpose." The only purpose to which Debs devotes his talent is the purpose of the anarchist, the bolshevist and the common or garden crook. "I despise and defy their laws!" screams the beneficiary of the president's mercy. Criminal or deluded followers will echo Debs' lawless words. PROMINENT WOMAN DIES AT PLACENTIA HOME Mrs. Henry Tuffree Succumbs to Apoplexy Friday Evening Mrs. Henry Tuffree, one of the best known women in northern Orange county, died at her ranch home at Placentia Friday night. Mrs. Tuffree was stricken with apoplexy on the previous Sunday, but was apparently on the road to recovery until a day or two before her death. She was 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 snoe 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 A pal has settled on the University of Southern California since slang has been tabooed on the Trojan campus, students are endeavoring to find historical authority for the linguistic aberrations so loved by them. Despite the efforts of educators to curb the use of slang, they declare it has been with us for years, nay ages, for even in the Garden of Eden it is alleged that after Adam had tickled the esophagus with munched particles of the w. k. apple, Mother Eve avowed that he was full of prunes. Queen Elizabeth is said to have whispered to Sir Walter, "keep your shirt on, kid," when the debonair knight spread his immaculate cloak over the slovenly mudded surface of terra firma upon which the dainty troters of her majesty were destined to tred. Earlier in history it is related that the fair Cleopatra, in giving Marc Anthony the air, spoke thusly: "Beat it, Marco. I've got tonalitis now," whereupon the enraged Roman replied: "I'll get that guy if I have to clean up the whole Greek army." Diving further back into the archives of historw we find that Achilles, a courageous Greek who did a general slaughtering business in Aroy about 1180 B.C., remarked on his dying bed. "For not knowing my stuff, I must foot the bill of death. Had I been 'well heeled,' no vulnerable spot would there have been; hence, I kick the bucket." Down through the ages slang has been uttered and forgotten with only an inkling of erstwhile popular ideophones falling to the lot of the present generation; yet professors of today find an abundance of colloquialism which are loathsome to read and hear. Present-day slang, they claim, is merely vulgar distortions of accepted phraseology or originality and audacity such as "the kittle's bow-wow." "Struttin' his stuff," of "Knowing youd groceries." The latter is probably derived from uncanny wisdom displayed by stock clerks and grocery boys in refraining from putting the butter next to the onions. The former, recentlyy the cream of street speech, have curdled from over use. As the spicy zest of one concocted phrase wear off and finds comfort in the scrap heap—the youthful minds of today, say the educators, "look eagerly The Santa Fe and the Car Supply for 1923 Everyone in Santa Fe territory is asking if we are going to have cars enough when the usual heavy business comes this year. We hope to have them, but— Our ability to furnish cars depends not only on our own efforts, but on the ability of all the roads in the United States to function properly. For three years the railroads have been struggling slowly forward. They are beginning to see daylight. Since January 1st, nearly 10% more cars of commercial freight have been handled than in the corresponding months of 1920, the record year. In the same months the car shortage has been reduced by one-half. These figures mean constructive effort by both shippers and carriers. In this program the Santa Fe is— Providing new engines and cars; enlarging its shops; building second track wherever congestion is liable; and enlarging its yards and other facilities. In addition it is making every effort to reduce its "bad order" cars and locomotives to less than the normal number, to get the greatest number of miles per day out of its cars, and to get as heavy loading per car as possible. If what we have set out to do can be accomplished all over the country, the question of the car supply is solved, but to reach that goal the shippers must help. We therefore ask all Shippers to— Load promptly and to capacity of the car whenever practicable; Unload without delay; Ship early in the season for road and building construction and for coal storage and like purposes; Increase storage facilities; Order only the number of cars that can be loaded daily; and Avoid shipping under "to order bills of lading" and reconsignments as far as possible. W. B. STOREY, President, The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System After Victory Notes WHAT? Just five years ago some 25,000,000 people bought Liberty Bouds and Victory Notes, many on weekly payments—the greatest example of thrift this country has ever know. However, the value of this lesson in saving will depend upon the choice of future investments—and the will power of these Bond and Note holders to keep on moving. 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A good deal of the time it takes a lot of sunshine in the soul to drive away the clouds that hang around the outside. You'll get sympathy for a swelling of the ankle, but not for a swelling of the head. Knock and the world knocks with you, boost and it wonders what you are getting out of it.