anaheim-gazette 1924-02-28

ACTIVITIES OF DIVISION OF STATE WATER RIGHTS The California Water Code, which is administered by the Division of Water Rights, State Department of Public Works, is now entering upon the tenth year of its existence, and the results of the operations of the Division for the year just closed presage continued activity in the construction of water projects for some years to come. The number of applications for water received annually has increased steadily each year, reaching a maximum of 567 in 1923, or two and one-half times the number received in 1915, the first year the Act was in existence. The year just closed was the most active in the history of the office, more applications having been received, more being acted upon through issuance of permit or through rejection, and more licenses being issued than in any year previous. Inasmuch as several years usually occur between the time of receipt of an application for water on a large project and the active initiation of construction work, the large number of filings received in recent years indicate that the next few years will see even much greater activity in construction of water projects than at present, as 45% of the 3,800 applications made since 1914 were received in the three years 1921, 1922 and 1923. Filings made for the gigantic hydroelectric power projects of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company, on the Pit and San Joaquin Rivers, the Don Pedro Dam of the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts on the Tuolumne, and the Oroville Wyandotte Irrigation District in Butte County, all actively under construc similar decline was experienced a year ago, but it amounted to only $2,826,000 or 7 per cent. Deposit and Federal Reserve not liabilities of the Reserve Bank were less by approximately $7,000,000 on February 13th than on January 16th, total reserves increased $12,000,000 during the four week period, and the reserve ratio of the bank rose from 77.7 to 82.7 the latter figure being the highest reached since the Armistice. Industrial production has been maintained at high levels. Lumber mills of the district cut 11 per cent more lumber during January, 1924, than during January, 1923. Both shipments and orders received exceeded in amount lumber cut during the month, laying the foundation for a normal seasonal increase in output during the spring. Production of the principal metals of the district (gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc) has continued large in volume, although slight declines in output of copper and silver are indicated by preliminary statistics for January. Average daily production of petroleum in California was 4.5 per cent less in January, 1924, than in December, 1923, and 21 per cent less than in the peak month of September, 1923. Following this decline in production, which has materially reduced the rate of increase of storage stocks, prices of petroleum were advanced from $1.01 to $1.40 per barrel (oil of 35 degrees gravity and above) on February 5th. In October, 1923, such oil sold for 76 cents per barrel. The number and value of building permits issued in 20 principal cities of the district during January, 1924, was seasonally large, exceeding the number and value of permits issued during January, 1923, by 12.6 and 27.0 per cent, respectively. The employment situation may be penalties are no longer Act for failure to make a return and pay. For failure to a taxpayer benefit of $1,000 and 25 per cent of unless the retiring satisfactorily missioner of the delinquency able cause, am For willful re- and pay the becomes liable 000, or one y both together secution, and of the amount Under a ruitor Goodcell, in good faith of the amount due to no fast penalty attach taches to the at the rate of the understat- gence—"absent under the circ he added 5 amount of with interest fidelity at the year from ther er if paid on on the deficie from the time If the under with intent to city is a fine of end imprisonment one year; together prosecution, and of 50 per cent deficiency. present, as 45% of the 3,800 applications made since 1914 were received in the three years 1921, 1922 and 1923. Filings made for the gigantic hydroelectric power projects of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company, on the Pit and San Joaquin Rivers, the Don Pedro Dam of the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts on the Tuolumne, and the Oroville Wyandotte Irrigation District in Butte County, all actively under construction during the past year, were made mainly in 1919 and 1920. The applications received in 1923 contemplate the development of 2,000,000 horsepower of electrical energy, the irrigation of 1,500,000 acres of land and the storage of 3,000,000 acre-feet of water by municipalities for domestic purposes. Other activities of the Division of Water Rights embrace the determination of existing rights to water for entire stream systems; distribution of water on various streams where the rights have been defined by determination proceedings or agreement among various owners, and the conduct of cooperative hydrographic investigations. In 1923 field work was completed upon the determination of rights on two major stream systems, Shasta River in Siskiyou County, involving about 42,000 acres of irrigated lands, and Whitewater River in Riverside county, where water rights for approximately 18,000 acres of irrigated land are being determined. Proceedings are also under way upon five secondary streams, Oak Creek in Inyo County, and North Cow, Oak Run, Burney and Hat Creeks in Shasta county. These involve water rights for about 9,000 acres of irrigated land. Distribution of water among owners of rights upon Kings River, the most important irrigation stream in California, or in fact, in the United States, and upon the West Carson River in Alpine county was supervised during the year, the work of distribution being carried on entirely at the expense of those receiving water. A hydrographic investigation of the San Jacinto River in Riverside county was completed and a report made thereon early in the year. Last summer a complete investigation of the streams in the San Gabriel River Basin in Los Angeles county, involving a study of both surface and underground water was initiated. This study will cover several years, and while carried on under the supervision present, as 45% of the 3,800 applications made since 1914 were received in the three years 1921, 1922 and 1923. Filings made for the gigantic hydroelectric power projects of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company, on the Pit and San Joaquin Rivers, the Don Pedro Dam of the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts on the Tuolumne, and the Oroville Wyandotte Irrigation District in Butte County, all actively under construction during the past year, were made mainly in 1919 and 1920. The applications received in 1923 contemplate the development of 2,000,000 horsepower of electrical energy, the irrigation of 1,500,000 acres of land and the storage of 3,000,000 acre-feet of water by municipalities for domestic purposes. Other activities of the Division of Water Rights embrace the determination of existing rights to water for entire stream systems; distribution of water on various streams where the rights have been defined by determination proceedings or agreement among various owners, and the conduct of cooperative hydrographic investigations. In 1923 field work was completed upon the determination of rights on two major stream systems, Shasta River in Siskiyou County, involving about 42,000 acres of irrigated lands, and Whitewater River in Riverside county, where water rights for approximately 18,000 acres of irrigated land are being determined. Proceedings are also under way upon five secondary streams, Oak Creek in Inyo County, and North Cow, Oak Run, Burney and Hat Creeks in Shasta county. These involve water rights for about 9,000 acres of irrigated land. Distribution of water among owners of rights upon Kings River, the most important irrigation stream in California, or in fact, in the United States, and upon the West Carson River in Alpine county was supervised during the year, the work of distribution being carried on entirely at the expense of those receiving water. A hydrographic investigation of the San Jacinto River in Riverside county was completed and a report made thereon early in the year. Last summer a complete investigation of the streams in the San Gabriel River Basin in Los Angeles county, involving a study of both surface and underground water was initiated. This study will cover several years, and while carried on under the supervision present, as 45% of the 3,800 applications made since 1914 were received in the three years 1921, 1922 and 1923. Filings made for the gigantic hydroelectric power projects of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company, on the Pit and San Joaquin Rivers, the Don Pedro Dam of the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts on the Tuolumne, and the Oroville Wyandotte Irrigation District in Butte County, all actively under construction during the past year, were made mainly in 1919 and 1920. The applications received in 1923 contemplate the development of 2,000,000 horsepower of electrical energy, the irrigation of 1,500,000 acres of land and the storage of 3,000,000 acre-feet of water by municipalities for domestic purposes. Other activities of the Division of Water Rights embrace the determination of existing rights to water for entire stream systems; distribution of water on various streams where the rights have been defined by determination proceedings or agreement among various owners, and the conduct of cooperative hydrographic investigations. In 1923 field work was completed upon the determination of rights on two major stream systems, Shasta River in Siskiyou County, involving about 42,000 acres of irrigated lands, and Whitewater River in Riverside county, where water rights for approximately 18,000 acres of irrigated land are being determined. Proceedings are also under way upon five secondary streams, Oak Creek in Inyo County, and North Cow, Oak Run, Burney and Hat Creeks in Shasta county. These involve water rights for about 9,000 acres of irrigated land. Distribution of water among owners of rights upon Kings River, the most important irrigation stream in California, or in fact, in the United States, and upon the West Carson River in Alpine county was supervised during the year, the work of distribution being carried on entirely at the expense of those receiving water. A hydrographic investigation of the San Jacinto River in Riverside county was completed and a report made thereon early in the year. Last summer a complete investigation of the streams in the San Gabriel River Basin in Los Angeles county, involving a study of both surface and underground water was initiated. This study will cover several years, and while carried on under the supervision present, as 45% of the 3,800 applications made since 1914 were received in the three years 1921, 1922 and 1923. Filings made for the gigantic hydroelectric power projects of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company, on the Pit and San Joaquin Rivers, the Don Pedro Dam of the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts on the Tuolumne, and the Oroville Wyandotte Irrigation District in Butte County, all actively under construction during the past year, were made mainly in 1919 and 1920. The applications received in 1923 contemplate the development of 2.ooo thousand horsepower of electrical energy,the irrigationof 1.5ooo thousand acresoflandandthestorageof3.oooo thousandacre-feetofwaterbymunicipalitiesfordomesticpurposes Other activities of the Division of Water Rights embrace the determination of existing rights to water for entire stream systems; distribution of water on various streams where the rights have been defined by determination proceedings or agreement among various owners,andtheconductofcooperativehydrographicinvestigations. In 1923 field work was completed upon the determination of rights on two major stream systems，Shasta River在SiskiyouCounty，involvingabout42，oooacresofirrigatedlands，andWhitewaterRiver在Riversidecounty，wherewaterrightsforapproximately18，oooacresofirrigatedlandarebeingdetermined。Proceedingsarealsounderwayupwithfivesecondarystreams，OakCreek在InyoCounty，和NorthCow，在OakRun，Burney和HatCreeks在Shastacounty。这些 involve水权利forabout9，oooacresofirrigatedland。 DistributionofwateramongownersofrightsuponKingsRiver，最importantirrigationstreaminCalifornia，或infact，在UnitedStates,andupontheWestCarsonRiver在Alpinecountywassupervisedduringtheyear,theworkofdistributionbeingcarriedonentirelyattheexpenseofthosereceivingwater。 A hydrographicinvestigationoftheSanJacintoRiverinRiversidecountywascompletedandareportmadethereonearlyintheyear。 LastsummeracompleteinvestigationofthestreamsintheSanGabrielRiverBasininLosAngelescounty，involvingastudyofbothsurfaceandundergroundwaterwasinitiated.Thisstudywillcoverseveralyears,andwhilecarriedonundersuperviable Gradually,thepubliciscomingclearlytounderstand somethingabouttheoileases.Forinstance,它hasbeenshownthatundertheDohenyleasetheGovernmenthasactivelyreceived31percentofallotheoileakenout—Insteadofthe6percentestimatedbySenatorWalsh.Doheny'scompanystandspledged.inaddition,toushishfreetranspartationoftheGovernment'soiltotheseaboard;tomaintainforapaperiodof15years,aconstantsupplyof3.oooOOObarrelsoil storedfree.ontheAtlanticseaboard;tomaintainstoragefree,a supplyof1.oooOOObarrelsontheWestcoast;toexchangefortheGovernment'scrudeoilany hution being carried on entirely at the expense of those receiving water. A hydrographic investigation of the San Jacinto River in Riverside county was completed and a report made thereon early in the year. Last summer a complete investigation of the streams in the San Gabriel River Basin in Los Angeles county, involving a study of both surface and underground water was initiated. This study will cover several years, and while carried on under the supervision of the Division of Water Rights, is being financed by parties interested in water development in the Basin. A total of six such investigations, requiring from a few months to several years work to complete were under way during the past year, and the results of such will be of great benefit in solving many of the intricate water problems before the office, as well as in furnishing much additional information as to water conditions in the state. BUSINESS AT HIGH LEVEL Production and distribution of goods in the Twelfth District continued evenly at high levels during January, 1924, accompanied by further improvement in the already strong banking position. Reporting member banks in seven principal cities have increased their loans slightly in response to the credit requirements of customers, while at the same time reducing their own borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank. All member banks, both city and country, were borrowing $40,711,000 from the Federal Reserve Bank on February 13, 1924, compared with total borrowings $45,296,000 on January 16th. Since the holiday peak of December 26th such borrowings have declined $24,244,000 or 37 per cent. A received 31 per cent of all the oil taken out—instead of the 6 per cent estimated by Senator Walsh. Doheny's company stands pledged, in addition, to furnish free transportation of the Government's oil to the seaboard; to maintain for a period of 15 years, a constant supply of 3,000,000 barrels of oil, stored free, on the Atlantic seaboard; to maintain storage free, a supply of 1,000,000 barrels on the West coast; to exchange for the Government's crude oil any petroleum product the Navy may need; to sell to the Government at 10 per cent less than the market price any petroleum product the Navy may need on the West coast; and to drill any offset wells the Government may direct on any part of Naval Reserve No. 1. The investigation also has brought out that before the Doheny lease was made the Standard Oil drilled 10 wells just outside Naval Reserve No. 1, that they came in with an average daily yield of 32,000 barrels each. That frightened the navy officers and they proposed the Doheny contract, which was let. Immediately the Standard Oil drilled a second row of wells along the border and they came in with an average daily yield of 2,500 barrels. When, about a year after Standard Oil's first 10 wells came in, the Government's first offset wells came in they yielded an average of only 250 barrels per day each, thus proving Admiral Robinson's contention that the navy supply was being depleted by private wells and that the Navy had already lost to private parties about 22,000,000 barrels of oil. WARNING TO TAXPAYERS Taxpayers who are delaying the filing of their returns were warned yesterday by Collector of Internal Revenue Rex B. Goodrell, that heavy ANAHEIM GAZETTE penalties are provided by the Revenue Act for failure or "willful refusal" to make a required income tax return and pay the tax on time. For failure to file a return on time a taxpayer becomes liable to a penalty of $1,000 and a further penalty of 25 per cent of the amount of the tax unless the return is later filed and it is satisfactorily shown to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that the delinquency was due to a reasonable cause, and not to willful neglect. For willful refusal to make a return and pay the tax on time, a taxpayer becomes liable to a penalty of $10,000, or one year's imprisonment, or both, together with the cost of prosecution, and a penalty of 25 per cent of the amount of the tax. Under a ruling received by Collector Goodcell, when a return is made in good faith and an understatement of the amount of the tax thereon is due to no fault of the taxpayer, no penalty attaches, but interest attaches to the amount of the deficiency at the rate of 6 per cent a year. If the understatement is due to negligence—"absence of reasonable care under the circumstances"—there is to be added 5 per cent of the total amount of the deficiency, together with interest on the amount of the deficiency at the rate of 12 per cent a year from the time the tax was due, or if paid on the installment basis, on the deficiency of the installment from the time the installment was due. If the understatement is fraudulent with intent to evade the tax, the penalty is a fine of not more than $10,000, and imprisonment for not more than one year, together with the cost of prosecution, and an added assessment of 50 per cent of the amount of the deficiency. the undersigned, Robert Hein, Executor of the will of William Zum Hingst, Deceased, to the creditors of 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. 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 foremonth 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 said estate has, by operation of law or otherwise, acquirer 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 TRANSACTLAG BUSINESS UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME The undersigned, Walter A. Kneip, hereby certifies that he is transacting 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 gelling 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 $11 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, Elden 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. 67,000 Edison Partners Know That Their Money is Safe Their Income is Sure EDISON is backed by $186,000,000.00 devoted to essential industry EDISON has paid dividends Without Interruption for over 14 years EDISON is backed by $186,000,000.00 devoted to essential industry EDISON has paid dividends Without Interruption for over 14 years Invest in Edison for Safety Edison 7% Cumulative Preferred Sells for $105 per share cash or $106 per share on the easy-payment plan Southern California Edison Company 301 No. Main St. SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA In-bestment Dept., Edison Building, Los Angeles Kindly send me data re your 9 Fct Preferred Stock Name: Address: California Theatre ANAHEIM Thursday, Feb'y 28 Five Big Acts of Vaudeville Photoplay feature, Viola Dana in "Rouged Lips" Friday, Feb. 29, and Saturday, Mar. 1 "Through the Dark," Starring Colleen Moore. Round 10 of the "Fighting Blood" series. Sunday-Monday, March 2-3 One of the best of the season "NAMÉ THE MAN" Adopted from "The Master of Man," by Sir Hall Caine Tues., Wed., March 4-5 A Big Double Bill Buster Keaton in "The Electric House," and Adopted from "The Master of Man," by Sir Hall Caine Tues., Wed., March 4-5 A Big Double Bill Buster Keaton in "The Electric House," and Marshall Neilan's own production "Rendezvous" Try Us for Job Printing What About You--Mother and Dad Will your little girl be able to buy YOU a present next Christmas? Give her a weekly allowance and teach her to save part of it. Open a Christmas Club Account in her name. It will make her happy to buy a gift for you with money she has saved all by herself. It will help her to form the saving habit. We Pay 4 Per Cent On Christmas Savings Club Accounts It will help her to form the saving habit. We Pay 4 Per Cent On Christmas Savings Club Accounts FIRST NATIONAL BANK AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK of Anaheim Savings Commercial Safe Deposit Vaults Combined Resources, $4,272,189 PERMUTET SOFT WATER WE KNOW IT! We are sure that if every woman in Anaheim was aware of the savings in money, time and health that could be effected by sending their clothes to the SANITARY LAUNDRY, we'd be swamped with work. DO YOU SEND US YOUR WORK? THE SANITARY LAUNDRY 225 WEST SANTA FE AVE. A.W. CLEAVER, PH.D. FULLERTON PHONE 26 Every telephone wire is our clothes line