anaheim-gazette 1923-06-28

BURGLARS AT PLACENTIA Thieves entered the home of T. G. Drips on Bradford avenue during the night of Tuesday, or Wednesday morning, while the family were away on a camping trip to San Francisco, and helped themselves to everything of value, that they could carry away. Entrance was gained through the screen on a rear door and exit made by the front door. Finger prints were secured by the sheriff's office. Guy Burnett was in charge of the place and notified the sheriff and Mrs. S. M. Whisnaut, a sister of Mrs. Drips, but no estimate has been made of the loss. The house was well furnished and large quantities of silver and clothing owned by the family are presumed to have been left where the thieves undoubtedly would carry it away. Mr. and Mrs. Drips and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brunet made up the camping part yto the north and are expected home this week. After ransacking the Drips' residence it is presumed that it was the same marauder who entered the next ranch home, that of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Fuller. The whole interior of the home was upset and ransacked, but other than a few dollars in money and one keepsake, a solid silver toilet set, nothing else appeared to be missing Mr. and Mrs. Fuller, who are spending some time at Bluff Lake, came down Wednesday evening in answer to S. C. Ingham's telegram and put all valuables in the safety vault. The thief at the Fuller home evidently knew the habits of the people well, securing the key from its accustomed place and going in by the back door. Their silverware, etc., is always put in safe keeping in their absence, but this one time, when the family had occasion to use it just a few hours before their departure. Though the valuables are in safe keeping a police dog is already enroute to a home on This, it is claimed, exceeds the number of individual checks sent out by any bureau of the government monthly and one of the remarkable features is that they are mailed and dispatched so that every one of them reach the pensioners by the 4th day of the following month. The signing of the checks is another big task that is accomplished regularly without a hitch and the prompt mailing of the letters containing the pensions has been effected through an arrangement with the postoffice of separating the letters and sorting them into sacks covering each state and territory of the union. The checks are printed in sheets of five with attached stubs, the latter being kept in books of 1000 for convenience. After the checks are carefully reviewed to ascertain the correctness of names, certificate numbers, dates, and amounts, they are sent to clerkes designated to sign them and whose signatures are already on file with the treasurer of the United States, upon yhom all checks are drawn. These check signers, in order to sign promptly such a volume of them within the brief time allotted for that work, use the 10-pen signagraph which enables each to affix a signature to 10 checks at a single operation. After they are signed the sheets of checks are cut by an electric cutting machine and are then inclosed for mailing. By the use of window envelopes the name and address shown on the check itself is that from which delivery is made. After the checks are inclosed in the envelopes and sealed they are placed in boxes holding about 420 each, labeled by states, it requiring 1-200 boxes for the purpose. These boxes are then placed in mail sacks. When filled it requires 12 heavy office trucks to convey them to the city post-office. All pension checks are sent to the Washington postoffice about one week prior to the 4th of the month when the cord with law enforcement of nature's God process of theft unmaking works and substances of planets. BOND ISSUE POINT Marbor Commission Recommendation county bond development Orange county which has expired harbor work its final report pervisors Tupper. The addition go to the cone east side below Balbe strengthening ing the entrance constructing warehouses, amendment declared that are ready to port and that range, Riverside counties would port for citrus. The report ment by the sundr3rd meeting. The first stop port harbor area was taken pervisors gran oil pipe line field to Newpens interest awarded to Sims and in doing so the stand that not be hampered commercial pet held exclusively. INTERNAL REVENUE NOTES Forms for capital stock returns for the fiscal years 1924 have been received by Collector of Internal Revenue Goodcell and will be mailed to corporations on June 28. Ten thousand returns were filed last year and the total tax paid was $1,416,295.04. The tax is $1 on the fair value of each $1000 of capital stock exceeding $5000. Under the law returns must be made on or before July 31. The penalty for failing to file is 25 per cent of the tax with a specific penalty of $1000. Many officials of corporations are under the erroneous belief that the capital stock tax should not be paid at the time the return is filed. In correcting this impression the revenue collector urged officials of corporations to pay the tax when the return is made. Under the statutes the taxpayer has ten days from the time he is notified of the amount of his tax in which to pay it. If not paid within the ten days 5 per cent is added and another 5 per cent if an additional demand with ten days' notice is necessary. Many corporations were penalized last year because they overlooked paying within the ten days' limit, and the collector emphasized the fact that payment at the time the return is filed would save the taxpayers a substantial sum in penalties. Pay your capital stock tax when you file your return. It may save you some money. More than six hundred and fifty thousand dollars in taxes that had been evaded by taxpayers, penalties, was uncovered by field deputies, was collected and turned over to the government from January 1 to June 1 of this year. The exact amount was $652,522.62, compared with $363,139.36 for the same period of last year, a gain of $289,383.26 or 79 per cent. This immense sum consisted of taxes that had been evaded by ytaxpayers, penalties, mellequent taxes and additional taxes that were discharged into the city postoffice itself is that from which delivery is made. After the checks are inclosed in the envelopes and sealed they are placed in boxes holding about 420 each. labeled by states, it requiring 1-200 boxes for the purpose. These boxes are then placed in mail sacks. When filled it requires 12 heavy office trucks to convey them to the city postoffice. All pension checks are sent to the Washington postoffice about one week prior to the 4th of the month when the pension is due. The city postoffice routes for dispatch from that office upon proper schedules those checks destined for points comparatively near to the city of Washington and releases them so they will reach the postoffice of delivery on the 4th of the month. Those checks for points farther distant are resacked and forwarded at once to the superintendent of the railway mail service in their respective districts throughout the country, and with them are special instruction that they be held and released for dispatch in the same manner as are those for places near Washington. Civil service retirement checks are not dispatched ahead as is the case with pension checks. The law provides that they shall not be mailed until the first business day of each month. CAVEMAN TACTICS CLAIMED BY WIFE Thaddeus M. Carpenter used cave-man methods in handling his wife, Esther Carpenter, according to allegations in a complaint for divorce on file in the superior court Tuesday. Attorney Z. B. West, Jr., prepared the complaint. The complaint recites that the couple were married in Santa Ana, November 1, 1920, and separated March 1, 1923. The couple have one child, Betty Jewel, three months old. The wife alleged that in April, 1921, while the couple were living in Los Angeles, Carpenter tore all the clothing off Mrs. Carpenter, shoved her into a clothes closet and after keeping her therefor four hours, kicked and chocked her. He also is said to have accused his wife of misconduct, a charge she asserts, that was without foundation. According to the complaint, Carpenter uses liquor to excess. The wife alleges that he is capable of earning $200 a month, but that because of his use of intoxicants he cannot hold a position. The wife asks a decree awarding her More than six hundred and fifty thousand dollars in taxes that had been evaded by taxpayers, penalties, was uncovered by field deputies, was collected and turned over to the government from January 1 to June 1 of this year. The exact amount was $652,522.62, compared with $363,139.36 for the same period of last year, a gain of $289,383.26 or 79 per cent. This immense sum consisted of taxes that had been evaded by ytaxpayers, penalties, millequent taxes and additional taxes that were disclosed by investigations made by field deputies and charged against the tax bill already paid by the taxpayer. The money recovered would have been lost to the government except for the probing made by the field deputies. Under instructions received from Washington, the collector of internal revenue for the Los Angeles district has warned dealers in fountain pens that all fountain pens are subject to tax of 5 per cent on the selling price if they are fitted with gold pen points. Some dealers have had the impression that only those pens which have barrels with gold and silver bands or ornamentation, are taxable. All Eversharp and similar pencils are held to be taxable if they are made of, ornamented, mounted or fitted with gold or silver. Nickel plated pencils are not taxable. PENSION OFFICE WORK Filling out and signing 549,066 checks was the record made by the pension office of the department of the interior last month, representing the payment of the sum of $20,660,018.97 as pensions to old soldiers and their widows as well as retired employees of the federal government. ING off Mrs. Carpenter, shoved her into a clothes closet and after keeping her therefor four hours, kicked and chocked her. He also is said to have accused his wife of misconduct, a charge, she asserts, that was without foundation. According to the complaint, Carpenter uses liquor to excess. The wife alleges that he is capable of earning $200 a month, but that because of his use of intoxicants he cannot hold a position. The wife asks a decree awarding her the custody of the child and such a sum as the court may deem sufficient for her to maintain herself and child. VOLCANO VENTS WRATH Mount Etna is repeating dreadful history. It has been in many fateful eruptions from the earliest centuries of recorded annals. Its present display of destructive force is very violent and the ruin it is leaving in its wake is appalling. Fortunately, lives are being saved by timely flight of the terrified inhabitants. There is that about earthquakes and volcanic eruptions which strikes awe and terror to the heart of all who experience their immeasurable energies and violence. In their deep, thunderous rumblings puny man hears the voice of the creator, working out the rightly problems of the universe. Their workings are beyond human ken. The coming of their periods of violence cannot be forecast. There is no human agency which can control them in the slightest. They are laws unto themselves. In periods of violence, they seem to be lawless unto themselves. But the reasonable assumption is that the earthquake, and the volcanic eruption, and the tidal wave, and the violent storm, all move in ac- SPENDTHIS Some of the President Hardie to attain the high my in government cated b ythe smi he received from officials during the meeting of ness organization has not only w speeches, but h shall be put int has the cordial hers of his cab he has appointed erment employ whom hold their guarantees of th ANAHEIM GAZETTE BOND ISSUE WANTED FOR NEWPORT HARBOR Marbor Commission Files Report With the Supervisors Recommending another Orange county bond issue of $1,000,000 for the development of Newport harbor, the Orange county harbor commission, which has expended nearly $800,000 in harbor work the past three years, filed its final report with the board of supervisors Tuesday. The additional funds, if voted, would go to the construction of a jetty on the east side of the harbor entrance below Balboa, lengthening and strengthening the west jetty, deepening the entrance and channels and constructing adequate wharves and warehouses, according to the recommendation of the commission, which declared that lumber and oil interests are ready to use the Orange county port and that citrus shippers of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties would likely use the local port for citrus shipments by water. The report was taken under advisement by the supervisors until the July 3rd meeting. The first stop toward making Newport harbor a port of call for oil tankers was taken when the board of supervisors granted a franchise for an oil pipe line from Huntington Beach field to Newport of the Robert Simmons interests. The franchise was awarded to Simmons on his bid of $200 and in doing so the supervisors took the stand that Newport harbor should not be hampered in its progress as a commercial port and should not be held exclusively for pleasure purposes. who do the actual spending, are, as a rule, not in very hearty sympathy with a vigorous economy policy. There was no enthusiasm when the president asserted that it would be deemed good reason for dismissal if any subordinate official went before a committee of congress and urged an appropriation greater than that which had been asked by the executive himself speaking through the budget bureau. But if the presidents' economy program is not popular among some officials in Washington, it ought to meet with compensating heartiness of approval out through the country, where people pay the taxes with which the federal government is maintained. President Harding has asked his subordinates to do no more than he has shown himself willing to do. He began his economy campaign by making great reductions in the expense of the operation of the white house. His earnestness in the matter is also demonstrated by the fact that if he considered his own political interests, he would permit continued large governmental expenditures by means of which he could build up and maintain a great political machine which could be used in the next campaign to help secure his nomination and election. Instead of doing that, he has invited the antagonism of government employees by curtailing their expenditures. He must look, therefore, not to a government machine for his support in the next campaign, but to the people of the country in general who are the beneficiaries of his economical methods and his sound governmental policies. President Harding looks upon the budget system not as a mere scrap of paper; not as a camouflage for government extravagance, but as a means to effect an important and definite end. The budget bureau was designed by congress as an agency to give the president an effective control over fority of the Arizona producers wished signing of the compact and an early beginning of reclamation and conservation work. Engineers discussed some of the problems involved in the reclamation. This disposal of silt aggregating annually $8,000 acre-feet is, of course, no small problem. However, it was stated that if Boulder canyon dam is constructed to a height of 600 feet above the present water line the silt problem is settled for 400 years to come. At that time the Glen canyon dam may be constructed by our grand children. The greatest problem of all is that of education of the people of the southwest. It is only through enlightened public opinion that this development will succeed. The conference chairman announced at the opening session that this was merely a conference, and it was agreed on the part of all that there should be no resolutions presented nor any definite action asked for. In other words, it should be an educational open forum. First, however, we may say that the southwest was not alone in this conference. The northwest sent a delegation of more than a dozen live wires who were so filled with the development of the northwest that they aided greatly in creating interest in the conference. The speaker for these northwesterners outlined the effort to secure the greatest irrigation district in the world in the valley of the Columbia river in southern Washington. It involves over a million and three-quarter acres and will make possible 40,000 irrigated farms at a cost of $171.40 per acre. OUR POULTRY INDUSTRY We have always insisted that co-operation leads to greater efficiency and greater economy. The directorate of a co-operative association is vitally interested in securing every penny pos- The first stop toward making Newport harbor a port of call for oil tankers was taken when the board of supervisors granted a franchise for an oil pipe line from Huntington Beach field to Newport of the Robert Simmons interests. The franchise was awarded to Simmons on his bid of $200 and in doing so the supervisors took the stand that Newport harbor should not be hampered in its progress as a commercial port and should not be held exclusively for pleasure purposes, as advocated by some residents of the beach city. The board voted to be present at Newport Beach next Monday night when they probably will lend moral support to Simmons' application to use the municipal wharf there for the purpose of piping oil into tank ships. HELPING OUT NATURE It isn't always well for nature to be too generous to a community. It has very much the same effect of too indulgent parents on the after life of a child—it does not make for individual effort. With the single exception of climate nature was not over kind to Los Angeles. It is true that climate (and advertising) did bring the people to the southern part of the state, but it was soon realized that a great population could not live on climate and advertising alone. The people of Los Angeles soon proceeded to supply the deficiencies of nature. They brought water and power from afar and began to develop an industrial commonwealth. Nature was not kind, either, in providing the southern city with a harbor. But like Mohammed when the harbor would not come to Los Angeles, why, Los Angeles went to the harbor. A shoestring laced San Pedro to the southern metropolis. Los Angeles then boasted that it had the largest harbor in the world. It consisted of the Pacific ocean. But Los Angeles is to have a real harbor. The city has recently voted $15,000,000 in bonds for the purpose of dredging out one. One of the first operations will be to dredge a channel around the edge of the west basin to a depth of 30 feet. This channel will be 300 feet wide. Following the dredging of the channel surrounding the basin a number of wharves and sheds will be erected. The operation was estimated to cost approximately $3,000,000. It is planned to spend -5,000,000 a year for the next three years and no next campaign, but to the people of the country in general who are the beneficiaries of his economical methods and his sound governmental policies. President Harding looks upon the budget system not as a mere scrap of paper, not as a camouflage for government extravagance, but as a means to effect an important and definite end. The budget bureau was designed by congress as an agency to give the president an effective control over the estimates for public expenditures. The details of making up the estimates are left to the director of the budget and his associates. But the final "O. K." is that of the president himself. During the first two years of the budget system there were a number of instances in which subordinate employees in the departments, when given a hearing before for the appropriation committees of congress, advocated for their bureaus appropriations larger than had been estimated for in the budget. In his address before the business organization a few days ago President Harding made some reference to this and said that it must not occur in the future. He reminded government employees that he is responsible for the budget estimates and that an effort on the part of the subordinates to secure an appropriation in excess of that for which he has made an estimate through the director of the budget will be considered an offense serious enough to call for dismissal. The budget system under the Harding administration is to be an effective agency for economy, not merely a governmental gesture. PROBLEM OF THE SOUTHWEST Of the various problems confronting the southwest two were discussed at the conference of the League of the Southwest at Santa Barbara. The conference opened with discussion of some of the problems of Rio Colorado and for a time it looked as if the Indian question would have little attention. Both questions, however, created much interest and no little contention. Indian problems discussed had to do with the department of the interior and its methods of work with the Indians. The department was caustically criticized and vehemently supported. The greater interest doubtless centers on conservation of forces of the Colorado. There were discussions by engineers of public utility corporations, by believers in public owner- cently voted $15,000,000 in bonds for the purpose of dredging out one. One of the first operations will be to dredge a channel around the edge of the west basin to a depth of 30 feet. This channel will be 300 feet wide. Following the dredging of the channel surrounding the basin a number of wharves and sheds will be erected. The operation was estimated to cost approximately $3,000,000. It is planned to spend -5,000,000 a year for the next three years and no doubt at the end of that time, there will be another bond issue. It is always the yay. Perhaps, human nature is not much different in Los Angeles than elsewhere. If Los Angeles had San Francisco's wonderful harbor, it is not unlikely that the Angelenos would sit around speculating upon the great future that awaited them. It seems really helpful for cities as well as for individuals to have to do some things for themselves. SPENDTHRIFTS DISMAYED Some of the difficulties under which President Harding labors in his efforts to attain the highest degree of economy in government service were indicated by the small amount of applause he received from minor government officials during his recent address at the meeting of the government business organization. President Harding has not only urged economy in his speeches, but he has insisted that it shall be put into practice. In this he has the cordial co-operation of members of his cabinet and others whom he has appointed to office. But government employees in general most of whom hold their positions under the guarantees of the civil service law and California Theatre Thursday, June 28, Vaudeville Road Show 5 Big Acts. All Star Cast, "Thorns and Orange Blossoms" Friday and Saturday, June 29-30 Jackey Coogan in "Daddy" Reginald Denny, "Young Kinglake," News Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, July 1-2-3 An All-Star cast "Brass" Fable, "The Mysterious Hat" Kinograus July 4 Johnny Hines in "LUCK" Reginald Denny, "He Raises Cain" In this plant is evidence that handling airplanes in time of war. A commission of jurists sitting at The Hague in accordance with resolutions of the Washington arms conference, has completed this agreement between the powers. John Bassett Moore, American international lawyer, INNOUNCING New and Larger Quarters err's Battery Station in this plant is evidence that handling of poultry products and often shipping across the continent calls for several processes or handling of the prdout. For instance, but few know that eggs which are to be placed in cold storage are given a hot bath of parafne oil. This dip has been used now for more than 15 years, at first, of course, in a very crude way. The work is now done almost automatically by an electrically operated machine with a bath of oil electrically heated. After five or six seconds in the hot oil the eggs pass through cold oil. Later the carrier takes them over a series of brushes which removes much of the surplus, and they are dropped into new fresh cases and placed in cold storage. The object is two fold, first storilization and second, equally important, closure of pores and prevention of evaporation. California is the greatest white egg producing section in the world and New York is the greatest white egg consuming center in the world. Realizing this the poultry producers' associations of the state have united in standardizing a product which is making "California Whites" command the long price in that market. BAN ON AIRPLANE The administration is preparing to submit to the senate a treaty with the powers containing drastic regulations to curtail the horrors of the use of airplanes in time of war. A commission of jurists sitting at The Hague in accordance with resolutions of the Washington arms conference, has completed this agreement between the powers. John Bassett Moore, American international lawyer, and a judge in the world court, was the United States representative. Mr. Harding after returning from his tour of the west and Alaska is expected to submit the treaty draft to the senate for approval. The agreement is between the same powers who participated in the Washington conference. The treaty would have as signatory parties, the United States, Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy and other nations, would be asked to adhere later. WOMAN FROM EACH STATE President Harding and John T. Adams, chairman of the Republican national committee, have perfected plans for a greater participation by women in party affairs. For years there has been close co-operation between prominent Republican women and the party leaders, and in recent campaigns women's organizations have been of material assistance in winning Republican votes. The new plan is to appoint a woman from each state to act in an associate or advisory capacity with the national committee. New and Larger Quarters err's Battery Station And from now on we will be known as Side Service Station 307 North Los Angeles St. Former location of the Independent Battery Station We Invite Your Patronage