anaheim-gazette 1923-10-25

MAJORITY VOTE AGAINST FARM COLLEGE IN SOUTH There is no need in Southern California for a farm school similar to the Davis school, according to the opinion of persons of Orange county voting on the recent questionnaire sent to the farm centers by the Orange county farm bureau, A. M. Stanley, secretary manager, said: "On the other hand", said Stanley, "there seems to be a need for such a school as far as the students of the county high schools are concerned, if we are to judge from the replies to the questionnaire sent the high schools. It was disclosed that there are a number of pupils who would attend such a school if it were located in the Southland. "Only partial returns from both the high schools and the farm centers have been received, but these returns show the trend of opinion. According to the farm center returns, a majority of twenty-five is of the opinion that there is no need for a farm school at this time, but those voting are equally divided as to whether there should be a school established later. "A majority of fifty-one favors the location of the university school outside of Los Angeles city, but in the opinion of a thirty-one majority, the campus should not be large enough to accommodate a farm school in connection. The reason lying behind this last conclusion is the prevalent belief that the land here is too valuable to be held by the state institution. "Among the returns received from the high school student bodies is found the statement of D. K. Hammond that in Santa Ana high school twenty-two boys are planning on taking an agricultural course. Half of these stated they would be unable to take a four-year course unless such a course were established somewhere only one reply to this indictment, namely: If the United States were a member all these things would have been done. This reply of course, is not good sense. Suppose that a corporation should be founded with certain worthy purposes by twenty men. It would begin business. Shortly after its organization it would be confronted by situations which require the fulfillment of the provisions of its charter. The members would say, Well, we wanted to get Smith into this corporation and he wouldn't join. Therefore we will do as we please about fulfilling the provisions of our charter. We don't feel bound to follow out our pledges unless he joins and does the same thing." How much confidence would Smith have in such an organization? Would this attitude be any inducement for him to join the corporation? On the other hand, it would be pretty convincing evidence to him that he should not join. The failure of the league to function in such emergencies as the Greco-Italian crisis was predicted from the very first by this paper, as early as January, 1919. The league has turned out just as forecasted. Its present failure, instead of being an invitation to join, is precisely the opposite. If Europe is powerless to put a stop to its own wars, even between lesser nations, it cannot expect the United States to do so. CONSUMER PAYS THE TAX A very widespread misconception concerning the identity of taxpayers is illustrated by a recent remark by the Charlotte, North Carolina, Observer. The Observer says that No. Carolina pays one-third of all the tobacco taxes of the Union. Probably the editor did not really mean what he said, but if his statement was intended to take a four-year course unless such a course were established somewhere only one reply to this indictment, namely: If the United States were a member all these things would have been done. The demand for is strong in Gerritt to conjecture for next how much worth in marks latter approach the dollar mount demand for the it even discount an American to credit payable I turn it into Anhe he has to pay One hundred paid at the bank will That is because money and insure actual dollars to vice he has to ence of exchange On the other arts vice president City bank, and finance and econ soon is going to what makes it cheap, and how its full value. It requires so clearly in mind that the dollar being one sense of the old dollar, and l amount of debt does in another chage it for brevities also may suality as best knows that he quired to swing or shoes is a daily ups and due to any char dollar, but dept ditions, chief o tions in the fact ply. Other this Human psychol we seen a cros CONSUMER PAYS THE TAX A very widespread misconception concerning the identity of taxpayers is illustrated by a recent remark by the Charlotte, North Carolina, Observer. The Observer says that No. Carolina pays one-third of all the tobacco taxes of the Union. Probably the editor did not really mean what he said, but if his statement was intended to be taken literally, he was certainly far from the facts. His remark is 'unimportant in itself but as an indication of erroneous ideas of the distribution of the burden of taxation it is highly significant. It has been frequently stated that the great burden of the income tax, for example, falls upon New York City and Chicago. It is true, quite probably, that one-third of the tobacco tax is collected by the Government in the State of North Carolina. It is also true that a very large proportion of the income tax is collected by the Government from residents of New York and Chicago. It does not follow however, that North Carolina ultimately pays the tobacco tax, or that New York and Chicago ultimately pay the great bulk of the income tax. Everyone knows that the tax on tobacco is, and in the nature of things must be added to the price of the commodity when sold to the consumer, and the consumer in reality pays the tax That is true under any sort of excise law. In the old days when we had the licensed saloon, it was not the saloon keeper who paid the license fee to the municipality or the United States revenue tax, but the consumer of the liquor. In just exactly the same way income taxes are figured as one of the costs of doing business. They are included in the estimates of costs just as fuel and lighting and rent are included. They are elements in fixing the price at which commodities shall be sold or services rendered and the consumer of commodities or the buyer of services pays the tax along with his bill. It is possible for people to avoid paying a tobacco tax by refusing to use tobacco. It was possible for people to avoid paying the liquor tax by refusing to consume liquor. It is not possible for the people in general to avoid the indirect payment of the income tax or an excess profit tax for the reason that this is added to the price of such a large variety of commodities and in such an indirect and unknown way that the people in gen- FAILURE OF LEAGUE The league of nations should be given credit for everything valuable and constructive it does, and it should likewise take the blame for its omissions. It performed a service in the Aaand Island dispute which was causing some irritation between Sweden and Finland. It is not likely that this dispute would have led to war, for those nations are not hot-headed or anxious for war, but the service was done, anyhow. In case of the other difficulties which have broken out in Europe the and constructive it does, and it should likewise take the blame for its omissions. It performed a service in the Aaland Island dispute which was causing some irritation between Sweden and Finland. It is not likely that this dispute would have led to war, for those nations are not hot-headed or anxious for war, but the service was done, anyhow. In case of the other difficulties which have broken out in Europe the league seems to have been impotent. It is well enough to note in just what respects it has failed in the present conflict between Italy and Greece. In the first place, article ten provides that all member nations shall guarantee the territorial integrity of all other member nations as against external aggression. Greece, a member of the league, has been invaded by Italy, another member. The other members have done nothing to guarantee the integrity of Greece. In the second place, article twelve provides that each member agrees that if there is any dispute likely to lead to war, the nations concerned pledge that they will submit the matter to the league council and will be governed by a board of arbitration and will not engage in hostilities for three months. Italy has plainly broken its pledge in this respect. In the third place, article sixteen provides that in case one nation begins hostilities against another, in violation of the covenant, all the other member nations will at once declare an economic boycott against the offending nation. This has not been done. The other member nations are continuing to engage in commerce with Italy the same as usual. The defenders of the league have it is possible for people to avoid paying a tobacco tax by refusing to use tobacco. It was possible for people to avoid paying the liquor tax by refusing to consume liquor. It is not possible for the people in general to avoid the indirect payment of the income tax or an excess profit tax for the reason that this is added to the price of such a large variety of commodities and in such an indirect and unknown way that the people in general can not avoid paying, some time or other, their due share of the tax. There is only one practical way in which taxpayers may be certain of escaping the burden of the income-tax and that is to have the tax repealed. So long as it is imposed, even though an effort is made to impose it in such a discriminating way as to make it bear upon some people more than others, ultimately there will be an adjustment so that each and all of us will be called upon to pay our due proportion. It is understood that Secretary of the Treasury Mellon will recommend to Congress a reduction of income taxes on both large and small taxpayers. There is opposition to this and in some circles it is proposed instead of repealing some of the taxes or reducing them, new excess profits taxes shall be imposed. This proposal is based upon the belief that thereby a few people will be singled out as payers of the tax. Such a theory is manifestly unsound. In the first year after such a tax is imposed it may accomplish its purpose. Soon, however, prices will be adjusted so that the tax will be added to the price and the consumer will pay. Secretary Mellon has the only sure scheme for the lifting of the burden of taxation—the reduction of tax rates. ANAHEIM GAZETTE THE AMERICAN DOLLAR The demand for the American dollar is strong in Germany. It is hazardous to conjecture from one day to the next how much it is reckoned to be worth in marks. As the value of the latter approaches the vanishing point the dollar mounts in proportion. The demand for the dollar is so brisk that it even discounts itself. That is, if an American tourist has a letter of credit payable in gold, and wishes to turn it into American paper dollars, he has to pay a premium for them. One hundred paper dollars obtained at the bank will cost him about $104. That is because it costs time and money and insurance to transport the actual dollars to Germany. This service he has to pay for in the difference of exchange. On the other hand, George E. Roberts vice president of the National City bank, and a leading authority on finance and economics in this country, soon is going to try to tell the world what makes the American dollar cheap, and how it may be restored to its full value. It requires some thinking to keep clearly in mind just what is meant by the dollar being cheap or dear. In one sense of the word it is the same old dollar, and it will cancel the same amount of debt one month that it does in another. But when we exchange it for bread or shoes those articles also may remain of the same quality as before, but everybody knows that the number of dollars required to swing a transaction in bread or shoes is a varying quantity. The daily ups and downs of prices are not due to any change in the value of the dollar, but depend upon other conditions, chief of which are the variations in the factor of demand and supply. Other things also affect prices. Human psychology is one of them. If we seen a crowd running toward a FINANCING INDUSTRIES IN SOUTHLAND (By C. Milton Shulz of Advertising Department of the United Pacific Corp.) No little interest has in the past few years been, and in today being increasingly manifest throughout the "Southland," as Southern California is familiarly known to the folks of the Pacific coast; as to the problem of securing additional industries. This interest shows up not only in Los Angeles, the present capital of this favored section, but, as well, in every other city, town and village. A very short time ago, folks were advised through news stories in the daily papers that the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, through the industrial department maintained by that organization, has under way a campaign to raise $380,000 with which to carry the message of our industrial opportunities to all parts of these United States of America. This is a mighty effort and a highly creditable effort of co-operation to tell the world of these possibilities. In addition to this we have local encouragement in that financial and business leaders in every community in Southern California are taking up the problem, with the result that within the last three years several young concerns have established branch factories, and numerous new organizations have established and are now operating manufacturing plants in Los Angeles and its environs. I sincerely believe that the number of plants operating here will be trebled in the next five years. This increase will without doubt be brought about by the folks of the Southland investing in their own industries. Outside capital may in some cases bring branch plants here, but even they frequently require financial assistance from local capital. Locally or here, within thirty miles of Los Angeles sticking out from a piece of rock, we had discovered one of the things for which scientists are constantly searching. The discovery, I felt, was particularly interesting, in view of the fact that scientists are always searching in Arizona for the very thing we had stumbled upon. I immediately notified the Southwest Museum of our find." Chalmers believes the animal roamed this section of the country in the long ago, and belonged to the same division that lays claim to the Broncosaurus, Dinosaurs, Ichthyosaurus and Diplodocus. As a result of this find Chalmers thinks scientists will flock to the Ventura field in search of further treasures of this kind. A STITCH IN TIME Anaheim People Should Not Neglect Their Kidneys No kidney allment is unimportant. Don't overlook the slightest backache or urinary irregularity. Nature may be warning you of approaching dropsy, gravel or Bright's disease. Kidney disease is seldom fatal if treated in time, but neglect may pave the way. Don't neglect a lame or aching back another day. Don't ignore dizzy spells, headaches, weariness or depression. If you feel you need kidney help begin using the reliable, time-tried remedy, Doan's Kidney Pills. For 50 years, Doan's have been found effective. Endorsed by grateful people. Ask your neighbor! Mrs. Mae Stone, 238 Whiting Ave., Fullerton, Cal., says: 'My kidneys were weak and I felt dull and langual. Frequent headaches and dizzy spells made me miserable and my back was weak and lame and often ached. I tired easily and had no energy. One of the family advised Doan's Kidney PROSPECT FOR THIRD PARTY If any doubt existed as to the attitude of organized labor toward independent political action in the National campaign next year, it was dispelled by the overwhelming negative vote of the American Federation of Labor. This is not binding on a single number, and a certain percentage in organized labor would vote with a third party, but the federation vote indicates that the fraction will be small. A reasonable view is that the adverse action will not materially affect the activities of the Farmer-Labor parties in the wheat growing states of Central Northwest, where they succeeded decisively in recent elections, but a National convention composed of six or seven states which probably or possibly could be carried, and a nominal representation from other states having only a thin shell of a party or no organization whatever, would be a sorry affair. Doubtless the immediate effect of the Federation's vote will be to discourage radicals of all shades from launching third party movements in established and are now operating manufacturing plants in Los Angeles and its environs. I sincerely believe that the number of plants operating here will be troubled in the next five years. This increase will without doubt be brought about by the folks of the Southland investing in their own industries. Outside capital may in some cases bring branch plants here, but even they frequently require financial assistance from local capital. Locally organized industrial organizations may also at times sell their securities in other states, but I can vividly visualize that at stockholders' meetings the voting strength will be with the local capital. My faith in the ultimate industrial supremacy of Southern California dates back to the winter of 1912-13, when as a young business man hardly out of my teens, I spent about three months here in rest and recreation. My firm, the United Pacific Corporation, incorporated under the laws of the state of California, has for its purpose the assisting of any worthwhile industrial corporation, and like the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, we propose to assist each and every community in the Southland. And for a time our efforts will be centered in Orange County, we having undertaken the sale of the stock of the California-Pacific Textiles, incorporated, a California corporation, which will in a short time commence the erection of a cotton mill and textile factory at Huntington Beach, Orange county. The beach city has been selected as the site for the cotton mill because of the fact that the climatic conditions prevailing there are most favorable for that industry, but I believe that every community in Orange county should take on a share of the stock for the success of this mill, which is assured, will naturally bring additional cotton mills and finally garment factories, which latter may equally well be located at Anaheim, Fullerton, Brea, La Habra, Yorba Linda, Placentia and Garden Grove. With the advent of rapid motor transportation and good roads, the day of congested industrial centers has passed, and I see Orange county well to the head of the list in industrial products as well as in agriculture. FINDS DEATH BED OF PREHISTORIC ANIMAL Laguna Beach Hunter Makes Valuable Discovery. Burn Ca The Order yours now and PRICE P. S.—Is your frost? Invest in uets burned in protection Burn Ca And H Los Angeles G 628 Aliso Street NOTICE In the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California. In the Matter of the Estate of Mary Anna Neubauer, Deceased. Notice for Publication of Time of Proving Will, Etc. Notice is hereby given that Friday, the 19th day of October, 1923, at 10 o'clock a.m., of said day, at the court room of Department 2 of this court, in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of California, has been appointed as the time and place for hearing the application of Paul Neu-bauer and Elsa Neubauer, praying that a document now on file in this court, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of the said deceased, be admitted to probate, that Letters Testamentary be issued thereon to said Paul Neu-bauer and Elsa Neubauer, at which time and place all persons interested therein may appear and contest the same. Dated October 3, 1923. J. M. BACKS, County Clerk WEISEL & STARK, Attorneys for Petitioners. Publish Oct. 4, 11 and 18. 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