anaheim-gazette 1924-03-13

Anaheim Gazette ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $.50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter EMPHATIC DENIAL OF PUBLISHED STATEMENTS Power Companies Not Opposing Boulder Dam Project Appearing before the House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, R. H. Ballard of Los Angeles, vice president and general manager of the Southern California Edison Company, "It is true that Los Angeles City will need an additional domestic water supply ten years or so from now if its present rate of growth continues and the enormous expenditure of bringing water to Los Angeles from the Colorado River may eventually be justified. There are, however, other sources of water to be obtained by Los Angeles if it will complete its aqueduct system in the Owens River Valley and there are additional water resources also close at home which will provide enough water for the requirements of ten million people. The present population of Los Angeles is one million. "It is not my intention to assume the position of knocking anybody, but in a matter so important as the one now under consideration all of the facts should be considered by the congressional committee from a non-partisan, unbiased viewpoint. The truth about any situation cannot injure anyone whose motives are sincere. "The Company is willing that any license or permit granted by the United States government or by the states affected shall be subject and subordinated to the Colorado River compact signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, last year, respecting the relative rights of the states in the Colorado basin, to the waters of the river." "The Southern California Edison Company is a California corporation engaged exclusively in the business of generating and distributing electricity as a public utility. It operates in ten counties throughout Southern and Central California, serving more than two hundred and fifty thousand consumers directly, and through wholesale contracts with the city of Los Angeles and other Southern California municipalities, it serves indirectly and additional one hundred and fifty of seventy million dollars does not do this. "It is true that Los Angeles City will need an additional domestic water supply ten years or so from now if its present rate of growth continues and the enormous expenditure of bringing water to Los Angeles from the Colorado River may eventually be justified. There are, however, other sources of water to be obtained by Los Angeles if it will complete its aqueduct system in the Owens River Valley and there are additional water resources also close at home which will provide enough water for the requirements of ten million people. The present population of Los Angeles is one million." "The Company is willing that any license or permit granted by the United States government or by the states affected shall be subject and subordinated to the Colorado River compact signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, last year, respecting the relative rights of the states in the Colorado basin, to the waters of the river." "The Southern California Edison Company is a California corporation engaged exclusively in the business of generating and distributing electricity as a public utility. It operates in ten counties throughout Southern and Central California, serving more than two hundred and fifty thousand consumers directly, and through wholesale contracts with the city of Los Angeles and other Southern California municipalities, it serves indirectly and additional one hundred and fifty of seventy million dollars does not do this." Appearing before the House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, R.H. Ballard of Los Angeles, vice president and general manager of the Southern California Edison Company, for many years president of the National Electric Light Association, and a member of the Franklin Institute of Pennsylvania to which he was elected in 1919 for distinguished service in the electrical profession, stated that he wished to deny the charge that power companies are opposing the appropriation of government funds for the construction of a dam on the Colorado River for the purpose of flood control and electric power generation. He said that the Edison Company was not opposing the bill introduced by Representative Swing which the Committee had been considering, and to his knowledge it was not being opposed by any other company. He said that witnesses appearing in favor of the bill now under consideration of the Committee had charged him with statements he did not make, and had drawn unwarranted and unjustified conclusions from the things he had said. Mr. Ballard's statement was in brief as follows: "The Imperial Valley of California is entitled to protection from the menace of floods caused by the erratic flow of this international stream and all of the potential electric capacity of the River should be developed. The entire development will be needed in the course of time to serve the requirements of the seven southwest states in the Colorado basin. If the government will start this development by providing funds for the construction of the first dam, we are prepared to make the electrical installations and generally distribute power throughout the whole territory to municipalities, industries, farms and domestic consumers under jurisdiction of the United States government and regulation by the state regulating commissions. If for any reason it is found inexpedient for the government to make this appropriation, we are prepared to do the whole job. Development by the Company would be under the terms of the Federal Water Power Act providing for a limited tenure of fifty years with right of the government of the city of "The Southern California Edison Company is a California corporation engaged exclusively in the business of generating and distributing electricity as a public utility. It operates in ten counties throughout Southern and Central California, serving more than two hundred and fifty thousand consumers directly, and through wholesale contracts with the city of Los Angeles and other Southern California municipalities, it serves indirectly and additional one hundred and fifty thousands consumers. Its present installed capacity is more than 500,000 horsepower and its total assests exceed $189,000,000. Its present outstanding capital stock is $63,500,000 and bonds outstanding amount to $102,000,000. Since the resumption of normal business after the signing of the Armistice in 1918 the company's expenditures for new development have been $118,000,000 and its present expenditures for new development exceeds $26,000,000 a year. "The company is distinctly a community enterprise, its stock being held by 68,000 individual stockholders, ninety per cent of whom reside in the territory served and are consumers of the company's product, and this number is increasing at the rate of 15,000 a year. Ninety eight per cent of its employees are stockholders. Its officers are all residents of the district it serves and all but two of its directors reside in Los Angeles County. Operating over a large territory of 55,000 square miles there is a great diversity in the character of its electrical load and because of this I am convinced that the company can produce and distribute power from the Colorado at a lower cost to consumers than in the case of any other possible agency. This lower cost would include the payment of large sums in taxes to the states and the Federal Government. Under a combined government and municipal development plan all of the physical property would escape taxation and all of the securities would be tax exempt." DIVIDENDS PAID MUST BE REPORTED It was announced yesterday by Collector of Internal Revenue Rex B. Goodcell that under a telegraphic ruling received from Washington, all domestic corporations must file information returns showing the amount of dividends paid during the calendar year 1923. "This ruling," said the collector, "is made under the requirements of to municipalities, industries, farms and domestic consumers under jurisdiction of the United States government and regulation by the state regulating commissions. If for any reason it is found inexpedient for the government to make this appropriation, we are prepared to do the whole job. Development by the Company would be under the terms of the Federal Water Power Act providing for a limited tenure of fifty years with right of the government at the end of the period to take over the propriety at cost and determined by the Federal Power Commission under the Cast Accounting System which the Commission has established. "I have today filed with the Arid Lands Committee a statement in writing signed by our president, John B. Miller, pledging an expenditure of thirty to forty million dollars a year for this work. Mr. Miller points out that the financing would be accomplished through the sale of bonds to investors throughout the country and the sale of the Company's capital stock direct to the people in the whole territory served and who would be benefited by the development. "To avoid waste, duplication and loss of interest all expenditures made by either the government or ourselves should be based upon a coordinated plan for the full development of the River as a whole as finally determined by the government engineers from all departments having jurisdiction, carefully worked out with respect to Such a coordinated plan should be market conditions and economic development to insure the eventual reimbursement of the cost of the dam from electric power revenues. The Swing-Johnson bill now under consideration, calling for an appropriation It was announced yesterday by Collector of Internal Revenue Rex B. Goodcell that under a telegraphic ruling received from Washington, all domestic corporations must file information returns showing the amount of dividends paid during the calendar year 1923. "This ruling," said the collector, "is made under the requirements of Treasury Decision 3558, which provides that such reports shall include the name and address of the stockholder, the number and class of shares owned by him, the date and amount of each dividend paid him, and when the surplus out of which it was paid was accumulated. These returns will be in list form and legal size. Distribution of these forms will be made at the earliest possible date. The returns should be rendered under oath and forwarded to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Sarting Section, Washington, D.C. An extension of time in which to file such returns has been granted to June 15, 1924." Collector Goodcell further stated that special instructions from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue at Washington were to the effect that corporations must report the name, address and amount of dividend of $500 or more in the first and last columns of Form 1097; that it will not be necessary to supply information requested in the other columns, and that items amounting to less than $500 may be disregarded. Forms are now being printed, and Collector Goodcell announced that proper notice will be given to corporations upon their receipt. ANAHEIM GAZETTE It isn't practicable in politics or elsewhere to fight a polecat with perfumery. It must be conceded, withal, that the President's mental processes are unerring and his conclusions sound. "Back to Honesty," is the announced slogan of a presidential candidacy that has set out on a long journey. President Coolidge puts his finger unerringly on tax reduction as the foremost immediate need of the people of this country. Our national honor survived slackers and profiteers—and Burleson. So we guess it will not be entirely eclipsed by the Teapot Dome Scandal. Benjamin Franklin's picture is on the new $100 bills. In order to get one of these handsome engravings just follow the lines indicated by Poor Richard. Produced more, spent more, saved more. That is the record of the United States for 1923. It can not be touched, or even approached by any other nation. There are two qualities people particularly admire in leadership, honesty and courage. Either without the other isn't worth very much in politics or public life. Prosperity has been restored, debt has been reduced, exasperating and onerous tax levies have been done away with, and further cuts in the schedule are certain to be made. Our Democratic brethren will find it difficult to get under, over, or around that wall of actual achievement. William Gibbs McAdoo is going to use the radio to broadcast his campaign addresses. His opening song selection will be. "Yes, We Have No Retainers Today." Secretary Mellon is one of those old-fashioned individuals who think that the way to reduce taxation is to reduce it, and not chase about everlastingly talking about doing it. Americans are told that they are getting round-shouldered under their burden of taxation, but if the President and Secretary Mellon have their way, we can all straighten up a bit. As we understand McAdoo's explanation it was perfectly proper for him to accept Mr. Doheny's money for the use of his influence with the Wilson Administration—until the public found it out. Cato learned Greek after he was 80. Frank A. Vanderlip learned one of the greatest lessons of his life at 59, that being that peddling slanderous gossip about the dead is never becoming in a man who claims the respect of his fellows. America still has room for a selected number of allens, but this privilege should be restricted to those who will become citizens and assume the responsibilities of citizenship as well as participating in the distribution of the wealth of the country. FIGURES ON FATALITIES A study of deaths from accidental causes recently completed by a life insurance company, discloses that accident fatalities are greater among women for all classes of violent deaths excepting one—burns. The most recent facts available show that 6,400 persons were burned to death in Continental United States over a period of twelve months. To this number should be added another thousand deaths arising out of conflagrations or the burning of buildings and other property. Not all of these 1,000 deaths are due to burns, however. Suffocation, jumping from windows, crushing under falling walls account for a large proportion of these deaths. Considering only burns and scalds not arising out of building fires, it was found that three out of every five of the victims were women and girls. That the chief source of the hazard arises out of home conditions or of conditions surrounding child life, is shown in the proportion of such deaths at the ages under 15 years. More than three-fifths of the deaths from burns and scalds are of children under 15 years of age. Including deaths of adults, one-half of the deaths arose out of hazards in and about the home. Among young children, the type of dress affected seems to have some influence upon the mortality from burns. For children from one to three years of age, more boys than girls are victims of accidental deaths by burns.. With the fourth year of life, however, the scale turns sharply in the ages from five to nine years, twice as many girls as boys are victims and until the age of 35, the death roil is greater for females than for males. 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No low lots—all perfectly drained—some with full-bearing deciduous fruit trees. For children from one to three years of age, more boys than girls are victims of accidental deaths by burns. With the fourth year of life, however, the scale turns sharply in the ages from five to nine years, twice as many girls as boys are victims and until the age of 35, the death rolf is greater for females than for males. Through to age 45, the number of each sex group is about the same, and again in old age, women victims are the more numerous. Figures on the sex and age incidence of fatal burns strongly suggest that dress, in addition to domestic hazards generally, is an important factor in accidental burns. During infactor in accidental burns. During infactor in accidental burns. During infactor in accidental burns. But after the gae of three is reached, the boys wear "boy's clothing." This change of attire marked the decline in the deathrate for burns among the male sex. The contrast between burns and other forms of accident is clearly shown by the mortality figures. For example: thirty men to every one woman die each year of electrical accidents. Ten men to every woman are fatally injured by animals. Accidents on steam railroads kill eight males to every female. For drowning, gun-shot wounds and casualties due to horsedrawn vehicles the ratio is about seven males to one female; for lightning strokes, five to one; for cold and freezing, four to one; for street car accidents, three to one; for accidental asphyxiation, two to one. The number of fatalities from burns could be greatly reduced by a cam- Belden Addition A place you will be satisfied to build your own home. A place you and your family will be contented to live. Excellent transportation—only 15 minutes from Los Angeles! Wonderful view of the mountains! Dry, healthy, even temperature! No low lots—all perfectly dwained—some with full-bearing deciduous fruit trees. 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Recent facts available persons were burned inimental United States of twelve months. To should be added another arising out of con the burning of build-property. Not all of deaths are due to burns, accession, jumping from under falling walls proportion of these only burns and scalds of building fires, it three out of every items were women and source of the hazard home conditions or of surrounding child life, is proportion of such deaths under 15 years. More of the deaths from are of children undage. Including deaths of the deaths arose and about the home. Children, the type of seems to have some of the mortality from children from one to age, more boys than of accidental deaths with the fourth year of scale turns sharply from five to nine years, girls as boys are vic-age age of 35, the death for females than for to age 45, the num- group is about the in old age, women more numerous. raign to impress women of the necessity for constant watchfulness in the pursuit of their household duties, particularly those in which they have to care for cook stove or grate fire. STAND BY COOLIDGE With reference to the discussion as to the relative merit of the left or right hand column on the May primary ballot, Mark L. Requa, vice-chairman of the committee of five in charge of the California Coolidge campaign says: "The present day voter is not very much concerned over the position on the ballot of the Coolidge or the Johnson delegates, especially when there will be but the two lists of delegates on the ticket. He is looking more to the economics of the situation. "He wants to know why taxes are so high and why they can't be reduced. He wants to know wily no arrangement has been made to establish credits so that Europe can buy the exportable surplus of California farm products, the turning back of which into the domestic markets has reduced the price of all California canned goods, as the farmer well knows. He wants to know about the solid facts and not about the froth and the glittering generalities that mean nothing. He is interested in knowing that the four power treaty not only guaranteed peace in the Pacific, but because of reduced naval construction and operation has already saved six hundred million dollars in two years' time. He is interested in the national budget law passed by a Republican administration and that has saved the nation two billion dollars in two years. "Here are things worth while. 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