anaheim-gazette 1924-02-21

SIGNS NAME 12,500 TIMES AT ONE SITTING Strenous Job Imposed Upon Rigister of the Treasury In four hours on New Year's day President Coolidge shook hands with 3,891 visitors to the White House. President Harding was once obliged to abandon that part of his program on account of the actual physical suffering which it brought about. Previous Presidents have found similar ordeals thrust upon them at far larger receptions than that just held in the White House, nor have other government officials been immune from tremendous physical strains. The Register of the Treasury under Abraham Lincoln was called upon to sign his name 12,500 times at one sitting. It was a clear case of a call to duty—to save the Union from the losing on the seas of two armored Confederate vessels at a time when the breaking of the blockade would likely have meant recognition of the Confederacy by Great Britain. At 11 o'clock in the morning of a day in 1862 Lucius E. Chittenden, Register of the Treasury, was called to the White House. There he found President Lincoln and Secretaries Chase and Seward in consultation. An amazing situation was laid before him. Word had just been received from Charles Francis Adams, minister to the Court of St. James, that he had pledged the government to dispatch $10,000,000 in bonds to England by the next steamer. In a certain British shipyard the Confederacy had been building a pair of war vessels superior in tonnage, armament and speed to any fighting craft the Union possessed. These vessels were to be handed over to Confederate agents at an island were put before him. The thousand-dollar bonds gave out and it became necessary to sign in $500 denominations. It took longer to sign the last 100 than the first 1,000. At 12 o'clock on Sunday, after 48 hours of unremitting signing, he finished. His nervous system was exhausted, but the bonds were on their way to England. The terrific strain which he had put upon his muscles obliged him to resign from the Treasury. THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE FARMERS The President's special message to Congress furnishes further evidence of the administration's efforts to assist the farmers, especially the wheat growers, in recovering from the disastrous economic effects of the war plus the war program of the previous administration. In 1921 a joint congressional committee was appointed to investigate the agricultural crisis its causes and remedies. The result was the enactment of an intermediate credit bank system, an amendment to the federal reserve act, for the purpose of increasing the facilities for extending credit to the farmers and the live stock raisers. This system brought $20,500,000 additional credit available for the distressed farmers. The previous administration refused to revive the War Finance corporation for the benefit of the farmers and livestock raises. Over President Wilson's veto Congress in January, 1921, directed the Secretary of the Treasury to revive the activities of the corporation with a view to assisting the agricultural interests. In August, 1921, Congress extended the authority of the corporation, and extended its activities to March 31, 1924. Since August, 1921, the cor- before him. Word had just been received from Charles Francis Adams, minister to the Court of St. James, that he had pledged the government to dispach $10,000,000 in bonds to England by the next steamer. In a certain British shipyard the Confederacy had been building a pair of war vessels superior in tonnage, armament and speed to any fighting craft the Union possessed. These vessels were to be handed over to Confederate agents at an island in the West Indies, whence they would start out on a career of destruction that would threaten to lift the blockade of the southern ports. Mr. Adams had protested vigorously to the crown lawyers; he had produced evidence that the vessels were intended for an unlawful activity, but to little avail. The party then in power in England favored the Confederacy and Mr. Adams was informed that the vessels would not be restrained from taking the seas unless he could deposit the sum of £1,000,000 in gold as a guarantee against possible damage suits growing out of his charges. This was according to English law, and Mr. Adams was helpless. The cable connection with America was broken. There was no way to raise the funds and the war vessels were on the eve of sailing. An Englishman came to the rescue of the Union in this crisis. By his own request his name has never been made public. He offered to advance to Mr. Adams the required $5,000,000, leaving the guarantee of reimbursement to the American minister: Mr. Adams gave his word that he would communicate with the government at Washington and have it forward to England by the next steamer $10,000,000 in bonds, to be used as collateral for the loan. To prevent publicity, coupon bonds instead of registered bonds were decided upon. The government at Washington found that the first steamer left on Monday at noon. It was decided in the hurried conference that Mr. Chittenden should start at once to sign thousand $1,000 bonds, all of which were required by law to carry the Register's signature. When he broke under the strain he was to resign. President Lincoln would then appoint another Register to go on with the work. It was a crisis requiring desperate measures. At noon of Friday Mr. Chittenden sat down to the most arduous task ever assigned The previous administration refused to revive the War Finance corporation for the benefit of the farmers and live-stock raises. Over President Wilson's veto Congress in January, 1921, directed the Secretary of the Treasury to revive the activities of the corporation with a view to assisting the agricultural interests. In August, 1921, Congress extended the authority of the corporation, and extended its activities to March 31, 1924. Since August, 1921, the corporation has made actual credit advances for agricultural and livestock purposes, aggregating $287,000,000. The federal land banks have loaned the agricultural interests some $790,000,000, of which $215,000,000 was made during the last fiscal year. The War Finance corporation has made loans to state banks amounting to more than $135,000,000, and loans to national banks totaling $32,800,000. More than $90,000,.000 has been advanced on live stock. From August, 1921, to November, 1922, more than $265,595,000 was advanced to banking and credit institutions for agricultural purposes. The administration has done its utmost to relieve the situation. The Federal Reserve board, the federal reserve banks, the War Finance Corporation and the Federal Farm Loan board through the new intermediate credit system have been rendering to farmers and live-stock growers every possible assistance, especially. The federal land banks have made loans on farm lands amounting to $265,595,000. A year ago the federal reserve banks gave agricultural interests a credit totaling $84,900,000, one-half of which was through Chicago. The percentage of credits to agriculture has increased, and to trade and commerce has decreased during the last year. Notwithstanding all of these combined efforts of the present administration to relieve the agricultural, especially the wheat, situation, the President has called the attention of Congress to the fact that the "economic situation in certain wheat-growing sections of the Northwest is reaching acute stage." The President's program involves cooperative assistance between the federal government and local financial agencies and large business concerns such as transportation, the more stable banks, which should extend a very large measure of aid in remedy of this situation." Monday at noon. It was decided in the hurried conference that Mr. Chittenden should start at once to sign ten thousand $1,000 bonds, all of which were required by law to carry the Register's signature. When he broke under the strain he was to resign. President Lincoln would then appoint another Register to go on with the work. It was a crisis requiring desperate measures. At noon of Friday Mr. Crittenden sat down to the most arduous task ever assigned to a government official, with less than 70 hours of time ahead of him in which to make the boat. In the first seven hours he accomplished 3,500 signatures. As the eighth hour wore on, muscular cramps began to make their appearance. By noon of Saturday the pain was intolerable, yet he kept at the task, not during to cease for a moment lest the swelling of his arm should stop the work. An army surgeon was in attendance and massage was resorted to. Still Chittenden signed while numbness succeeded pain and his fingers became more and more distorted. The signature, however, remained clear even into the early hours of the third day. Violent exercise, special food, stimulants, all were employed to keep the Register awake while he tolled on, until a complete collapse seemed imminent. It was Sunday and a new question presented itself: Could President Lincoln appoint a new Register on a Sunday? Chittenden was failing fast, but he refused to stop. At 4 o'clock on Sunday morning there remained 2,000 signatures to be made. Chittenden, as he told the story later, had no recollection of that Sunday morning. He knew only that he signed and kept on signing the seemingly eternal stream of bonds that ANAHEIM GAZETTE Heve that two-dollar wheat would continue, and that the farmers should buy more land and grow more wheat. Farmers who, between 1915 and 1918 were not deceived by the politicians preaching "prosperity under a Democratic administration," did not suffer, and are not suffering now. As usual, the demagogues preach the doctrine that the government and Congress can create wealth and make prices high by a simple act of legislation or more paper money. The President is doing the country a distinct service by plainly telling the wheat growers and other farmers that while the local situation in the Northwest st. is deplorable and deserving deep sympathy, the real cause is apparent, and the government's power to relieve is limited. To show the administration's unselfish interest in the matter and its desire to help solve the problem, the President has called upon the large local interests for cooperation, promising aid wherever possible. This unfortunate situation, local in character, is one of the inheritances of the last administration that missed the farmers and gave them bad advice. It is easy to inflate the nation's currency in order to give an impression of prosperity and high prices of farm products. It is easy to contract huge public debts. It is hard to get back to normal and pay those debts. The wheat growers of the Northwest have the last administration and its war program to blame. Safety lies in conservatism and strict adherence to sound financial and economic rules. WASHINGTON ESTATE TO BECOME A SHRINE Chairman, Mrs. Harry Lee Rust, Sr.; recording secretary, Mrs. David H. Blair; corresponding secretary, D. Richard Washington; treasurer, Robert V. Fleming; executive committee, Mrs. Harry Lee Rust, Sr., Representative Walton Moor, Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart, Miss Ella Lorraine, Thomas E. Green, Dr. Charles Moore, Dr. Thomas W. Page, Dr. F. B. Hester; counsel, Minor & Rowland; consulting architect, W. B. Wood. The activities of the association will be nation-wide. Westmoreland County, Va., where Wakefield is situated, is one of the historic localities of Virginia. Besides being the seat of the Washington, the county contains Stratford, the birthplace of the Lees; Mount Airy, home of the Taylors; Sabine hall, estate of the Welfords, and Bushfield, the home of George Washington's brother and the birthplace of Justice Bushbod Washington, heir to Mount Vernon. There also President Monroe was born. The association eventually hopes to acquire all the property between Bridges creek and Popes creek, a total of 1,000 acres. MESOZOIC MODE Daughter: "It says here in the paper they have a dinosaur on display at the Bon Marche." Mr. Neurich: "For heaven's sake don't tell your maw—she'll want to buy it and wear it to the dinner table." A cat chasing its tail is held up as an example of foolishness. But never having been a cat, does anybody know how much fun a cat may have doing it? California, and particularly described as follows: Lot Six (6) and the West one-half (W½) of Lot Five (5) in Block Five (5) of the "Santa Fe Tract," as shown on a Map recorded in Book 21, Page 49, of Miscellaneous Records of Los Angeles County, California. Terms and conditions of sale: cash, lawful money of the United States, ten per cent of the purchase price to be paid at the time of sale, balance on confirmation of sale. Bids or offers must be in writing, and may be left at the above mentioned office of said Executor, or may be delivered to said Executor personally, or may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the above named Court, at any time after the first publication of this notice and before the making of said sale. Dated, January 26, 1924. FRED A. BACKS, Jr. Executor of the will of Fritz H. D. Stolte, Deceased. WEISEL & STARK. Attorneys for Executor Pub. Jan. 31, Feb. 7 & 14. CERTIFICATE OF PERSONS TRANSACTING BUSINESS UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME The undersigned, Walter A. Kneip, hereby certifies that he is acting business in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, under the name and style of "Polar Bear Company" that said business consists principally of selling and dealing in ice and distilled water; That he is the sole owner of said business and that no other person or persons are interested therein; That his place of residence is 811 South Philadelphia Street, Anaheim, California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Walter A. Kneip has affixed his name, this 19th day of December, 1923. WALTER A. KNEIP STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE On this 19th day of December, 1923, before me, Eldon W. Stark, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, residing therein, duly commissioned. WASHINGTON ESTATE TO BECOME A SHRINE Announcement of the formation of the Wakefield National Memorial association, whose object is the preservation and restoration of the birthplace of Washington, was made in Washington a few days ago. A celebration of George Washington's birthday by the new association will be held in Memorial Continental Hall February 22, with notable speakers outlining the purpose of the organization. The association has acquired 70 acres of land adjoining the government-owned land which contains the monument marking Washington's birthplace and the tombs of the Washington family. The association plans to restore and preserve the historic parts of Wakefield, to develop there a beautiful park and to rebuild the home in which Washington was born. This is the final link in the Washington chain; Sulgrave Manor, his ancestral home in England, has been preserved; Mount Vernon is in admirable care, and now with the restoration of his birthplace will come the completion of memorial interest in the "Father of His Country." The association will also restore preserve the old family tombs and burial ground, which is in a most neglected condition. There are buried Washington's father, grandfather, great-grandfather and other members of his family. The officers of the association are: Mr. Neurich: "For heaven's sake don't tell your maw—she'll want to buy it and wear it to the dinner table." A cat chasing its tail is held up as an example of foolishness. But lever having been a cat, does anybody know how much fun a cat may have doing it? JOHNSTON-WICKETT CLINIC ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA HOURS 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT PRIVATE SALE In The Superior Court of the State of California, In and For The County of Orange. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRITZ H. D. STOLTE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undersigned, Executor of the will of Fritz H. D. Stolte, Deceased, will sell, at private sale, in one parcel, to the highest bidder, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned, and subject to confirmation of said Superior Court, on or after the 16th day of February, 1924, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the office of Fred A. Backs, Jr., Samuel Kraemer Building, at No. 222 East Center Street, in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, all the right, title, interest and estate of said Fritz H. D. Stolte, Deceased, at the time of his death, in and to the real property hereinafter described, and all the right, title and interest that the said estate has, by operation of law or otherwise, acquired other than or in addition to that of said deceased at the time of his death, in and to all that certain real property situated in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California. persons are interested therein; That his place of residence is 811 South Philadelphia Street, Anaheim, California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Walter A. Kneip has affixed his name, this 19th day of December, 1923. WALTER A. KNEIP STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE On this 19th day of December, 1923, before me, Eldon W. Stark, a Notary. Public in and for said County and State, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn personally appeared Walter A. Kneip, known to me to be the person described in and whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year in this certificate first above written. (NOTARIAL SEAL) ELDON W. STARK Notary Public in and for said County and State. NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF WILLIAM ZUM HINGST, also known as William Zumhingst, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by the undersigned, Robert Hein, Executor of the will of William Zum Hingst, Deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to file them, with the necessary vouchers, in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, or to exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers to the said Executor at his place of business, the office of Weisel & Stark, Room 2, Golden State National Bank Building, in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, within four months after the first publication of this notice. Dated, this 26 day of January, 1924. ROBERT HEIN, Executor of the Will of William Zum Hingst, Deceased. WEISEL & STARK Attorneys for Executor. Pub. Jan. 31. Feb. 7 & 14. FRESH Tuxedo TOBACCO fresh from the factory fresh WHEREVER YOU GET IT. SMOKING TOBACCO NOW 12c Just two things have made it possible for us to give you this 20% reduction on Tuxedo: 1. 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