anaheim-gazette 1924-04-24

THE CHANDLER-BLOOM VOTE The failure of 16 Republican Representatives to vote on the Chandler-Bloom contested election resulted in the seating of Bloom and giving New York State a Democratic majority delegation in the House. Six Wisconsin Republicans voted against Chandler. Had they voted for him the vote would have been a tie. Had their vote, plus those of Keller, Republican of Minnesota, and Mrs. Nolan, Republican of California, been for Chandler, Republican, Mr. Chandler would have been seated. The Five Wisconsin Representatives who were elected on the Republican ticket, but who voted for the Democrat, were Beck, Bowne, Nelson, Peavey, Schafer and Schneider, Kvale, Independent, and Wefald, Farmer-Labor, both of Minnesota, voted for Bloom. Berger, Socialist of Wisconsin, did not vote. Patterson of New Jersey, Roach of Missouri, and Mason of New Hampshire, Republicans, were paired but were in favor of Chandler. The Democrats voted in solid phalanx for Bloom, who was seated by 210 to 198. While the friends of Chandler would have rejoiced to see him win over the strong-arm methods employed by the Bloom voters in the 19th New York District the main interest in the contest centered on the hint the votes would give as to the possible lineup in the House should the Third Party succeed, in its design next November of throwing the presidential election into that body and invoking the 12th Amendment to the Constitution Under that amendment if no candidate has a majority in the electoral college the House elects from among the three highest, each State having one vote. On the basis of the Chandler-Bloom vote an analysis shows that the Republicans might count on 22 sure votes, while the Democrats could ple's money and the passing of such legislation as will relieve distress in agricultural districts. It is conceded by everyone that Coolidge will be nominated at Cleveland. The recent action of the voters of North Dakota, Michigan, Nebraska and Illinois has demonstrated beyond any question the fact that the people believe in Calvin Coolidge. They regard with deep appreciation his quiet, firm manner of dealing with public questions. They appreciate the staying at his desk, or as one senator the other day put it, "being always on the job." The people of the country have strongly emphasized the fact that they want Coolidge to be retained as President o f the United States. They want a calm thinking, hard working American citizen as President. FOREIGN TRADE Europe still holds the primacy in our merchandising trade, but her position is not relatively so strong in this respect as it was in 1913. Naturally, the Atlantic coast districts still rank first in the handling of our imports and exports, but they do not rank as high, relatively speaking, as they did in 1913. In 1913 we imported $1,793,000,000 worth of goods, of which $864,986,000 came from Europe, or 48 per cent; $389,951,000 from North America—22 per cent; $198,239,000 from South America—11 per cent; $281,413,000 from Asia—16 per cent; $34,720,000 from Oceania—2 per cent; and $23,730,000 from Africa—slightly over one per cent. In 1923 our imports totaled $3,792,000,000. From Europe $1,157,000,000—31 per cent; North America $1,002,000,000—26 per cent; South America $466,817,000—12 per cent; Asia $1,019,715,000—27 per cent; Oceania $59. in the House should the Third Party succeed, in its design next November of throwing the presidential election into that body and invoking the 12th Amendment to the Constitution Under that amendment if no candidate has a majority in the electoral college the House elects from among the three highest, each State having one vote. On the basis of the Chandler-Bloom vote an analysis shows that the Republicans might count on 22 sure votes, while the Democrats could count on 21. The danger is that, in view of past performances, the Wisconsin delegation might swing its State for the Democrat, and Minnesota is exceedingly doubtful. It is to be borne in mind that it is this Congress, not the one to be elected in November, which would choose a President should the election go to the House, as the Third Party desires. The States voting for the Democratic candidate would thus be Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Minnesota (?), Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.—21. The Republicans might confidently figure on 22. Five States have their delegations equally divided. They are Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. They would each be given one-half a vote. This would mean that, as things now stand, the Republican presidential candidate would receive 24½ votes in the House, while the Democratic candidate could count on 23½ votes. That is a little too close for comfort, for in the interim anything might happen to pull one of these five States over into the Democratic column. Should one state be so changed as to the majority o fits delegation, the vote might go to the Democrat. Should the vote be a tie, the Constitution provides that the Vice-President "shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President." But the same difficulty might arise with respect to the Vice-President, "and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose its Vice President." This would certainly eliminate the Third Party candidate, but it would almost as certainly result in the usual Democratic Radical coalition which would make In 1923 our imports totaled $3,792,000,000. From Europe $1,157,000,000—31 per cent; North America $1,002,000,000—26 per cent; South America $466,817,000—12 per cent; Asia $1,019,715,000—27 per cent; Oceania $59.200,000—less than 2 per cent; Africa $87,068,000—more than 2 per cent. Exports in 1913 totaled $2,484,000.000. To Europe they totaled $1,499.572,000—60 per cent; North America $601.476,000—24 per cent; South America $149.515,000—6 per cent; Asia $126.122,000—5 per cent; Oceania $81.695,000—over 3 per cent; and Africa $28.930,000—over one per cent. Exports in 1923 totaled $4,168,000.000. To Europe they totaled $2,093.000,000—50 per cent; North America $1,807,000,000—26 per cent; South America $269.318,000—6.5 per cent; Asia $511.311,000—12 per cent; Oceania $146.598,000—4 per cent; and Africa $60.666,000—1.5 per cent. Of the 1913 imports $1,321,350,000 entered Atlantic coast districts—74 per cent; Gulf coast $106,789,000—6 per cent; Pacific coast $131,041,000—7 per cent; Mexican border $27.364.000—2 per cent; Northern border $183-241,000—10 per cent; and about 1 per cent handled by interior ports. Of the 1923 imports $2,534,000,000 entered Atlantic coast districts—67 per cent; Gulf coast $237.570,000—6 per cent; Pacific coast $480.771,000—13 per cent; Mexican border $20.155.000—less than one per cent; Northern border $486.843.000—13 per cent; and slightly less than one per cent by interior ports. Atlantic coast ports handled 56 per cent of our 1913 exports, or $1,384.406,ooo; Gulf coast $537.754.ooo—22 per cent; Pacific coast $153.194.ooo—6 per cent; Mexican border $17.496.ooo—less than one per cent; Northern border $17.496.ooo-.ov_8o border $391.227.ooo—16 per cent; interior ports but $234.437. In 1923 Atlantic coast ports handled $2,070,300,ooo of our exports, or about 50 per cent; Gulf coast $991.857.ooo—24 per cent; Pacific coast $371.56o.oo—9 per cent; Mexican border $6o,.oil_ooo—over one per cent; Northern border $674.219.ooo—16 per cent. The high-lights of this survey show that with respect to imports those from Asia increased from 16 per cent dent "shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President." But the same difficulty might arise with respect to the Vice-President, "and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose its Vice President." This would certainly eliminate the Third Party candidate, but it would almost as certainly result in the usual Democratic-Radical coalition which would make the Democratic candidate the Acting President of the United States. The moral is that the Republican Party can not afford to ignore Third Party plans, and that the people who want Coolidge for President can not dally in November. It is better to be safe than to be sorry, which means everyone to the polls and a rousing majority. SPEEDING UP OF CONGRESS The recent speeding up by Congress is a victory for the people and for President Coolidge. It will be recalled that in his Lincoln Day speech in New York Coolidge stated that it was necessary for the people to make their wishes known to Congress. The President has adopted the rather unusual way of securing cooperation from Congress. He has had numerous senators and representatives at the breakfast table, an early breakfast, for the President rises early, a habit acquired in the early days of his life on his father's farm—a habit acquired in the csignEA which permits him to be at his desk long before many business men have had their morning meal, and there he has impressed upon the lawmakers the necessity of tax reduction, economy in the expenditure of the peo- INCOME TAX Determined efforts of the Internal Revenue Bureau to prevent dishonest income, tax experts and unscrupulous practitioners from representing taxpayers who have cases pending before the Treasury Department, are disclosed in a statement from Commissioner David H. Blair which will be submitted to the Special Senate Committee now investigating the Bureau. Collector Rex B. Goodcell was yesterday authorized to make public certain parts of the Commissioner's statement. With more than $25,000,000 due citizens of Southern California in refunds owing to the Community property decision and other retroactive tax-reducing rulings, the safe guards passing of such have distress in everyone that stated at Cleveland of the voters began, Nebraska illustrated beyond that the people judge. They re-ration his quiet, with public declare the stay-some senator the long always on of the country the fact to be retain United States. thinking, hardizen as PrestCADE the primacy in case, but her position strong in this 13. Naturally, acts still rank of our imports do not rank as big, as they did $1,793,000,000 each $864,986,000 48 per cent; from America—22 from South America—11,413,000 from 14,720,000 from and $23,730,000 over one per totaled $3,792.ie $1,157,000,000 $1,002.ie South America; Asia $1.ie Oceania $5. erected by Commissioner Blair to protect the interests of taxpayers who have made overpayments and must file claims for refund, will be of especial interest to the people of the Los Angeles district. "Much criticism has been made of the bureau because of the practice before the Department of former employees who have, it is claimed, gained valuable experience while in the government employ and thereafter used the knowledge thus acquired when appearing for clients on tax matters," the commissioner's statement says. "Most of this cirticism is unjustified because there is nothing in the law or regulations to prevent a former employee from practicing before the Department merely because he has been connected with the Government Service. Experience has shown that persons familiar with the law and procedure who represent taxpayers are in many instances helpful to the government in making proper disposition of cases. However, some of the complaint is well taken because in rare instances men in the government service have gained definite knowledge with reference to a particular case and have resigned with the idea in mind of assisting the taxpayer in the presentation of this same case before the bureau. "Where such facts have been revealed the former employee has been disbarred from practice, and prosecuted where the facts warranted it. I have no doubt that instances of this nature have occurred where the individual formerly employed by the government made no appearance in person in the prosecution of the case before the department, but presented the case through others. Every effort has been made to prevent occurrences of this character, but under the present law it cannot be entirely eliminated. well in creating high standards of character and conduct which must be confrontedtokp-ycol-ekca t Bsoh be conformed to by those enrolled to practice. As has been pointed out, however, the government is almost powerless and can exercise practically no control over those who are not enrolled to practice. I believe that much of the trouble is caused by this class of individuals." With the purpose in view of permitting only qualified and strictly reputable persons to represent taxpayers in cases to be considered by the bureau, and to prevent corruption and dishonest practices in handling tax cases, a committee on enrollment and disbarment has been created, commissioner Blair declares. Under the system the name of each applicant for permission to practice before the Treasury Department is sent to the head of other units in the bureau of Internal Revenue with request for the submission of any information concerning the applicant in the possession of the respective units. A duplicate application is sent to the Revenue Agent in charge of the division in which the applicant is located. The agent in charge is required to make a careful investigation as to the applicant's reputation in the community and concerning his methods of securing business; particularly whether the applicant solicits in violation of the regulations. The agent in charge is required to make a specific recommendation in each case and to append to his report a statement from the collector of internal revenue containing his recommendation as to the applicant's enrollment. In the event that an unfavorable recommendation is submitted, the case is presented to the committee on enrollment and disbarment for attention. All supervisory field officers and through them all field employees of BOLSHEVIK COURT That investigation in the case of Daugherty may be right and proper, but it bears some ear marks of a bolshevik court trial. The man who coined the expression "glorious war" never fought in one. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT In and For the County of Orange, State of California Sale Under Foreclosure of Martgage. Clyde F. Glasgow and Marian L. Glasgow, Plaintiffs vs. Rose C. Hagen, William F. Hagen, W.H. Downey, Bessle B. Downey, F.E. Doollittle and Estella E. Doollittle, F.D. Wood and Lizzie B. Wood. Defendants. Under and by virtue of a decree of foreclosure and order of sale duly made and entered in the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, on the 1st day of February. A.D. 1924, and a Writ of Execution for the enforcement of judgment requiring sale of property under foreclosure of Mortgage issued out of the said Superior Court on the 2nd day of February. A.D. 1924, in the above entitled action, in favor of Clyde F. Glasgow and Marian L. Glasgow, Plaintiffs and against Rose C. Hagen, William F. Hagen, W.H. Downey, Bessle B. Downey, F.E. Doollittle and Estella E. Doollittle, F.D. Wood and Lizzie B. Wood. Defendants, a copy of which said decree of foreclosure duly attested under the seal of the said Superior Court on the 16th day of February. A.D. 1924, and to me delivered on the same day, together with the said writ annexed thereto whereby I am commanded to sell at public auction for cash in lawful money of the United States, the following and in said decree, described real Motor Transit Stages Serving an Empire DAILY Comfort · Safety and Convenience “California’s Most Complete Motor Stage System” The department cannot prevent employees from resigning and unless the former employees make application to practice and to appear in a particular case the government has no effective means of reaching him. Taxpayers are usually unwilling to disclose to the government officials advances made to them by former employees of the bureau, because of the fear that their cases might in some way be prejudiced. Under present conditions I believe the department has done exceedingly of the regulations. The agent in charge is required to make a specific recommendation in each case and to append to his report a statement from the collector of internal revenue containing his recommendation as to the applicant's enrollment. In the event that an unfavorable recommendation is submitted, the case is presented to the committee on enrollment and disbarment for attention. All supervisory field officers and through them all field employees of the bureau of internal revenue are instructed to watch carefully for improper practices of agents and attorneys already enrolled and to report immediately infractions of regulations by such enrolled agents coming to their notice. The committee, Commissioner Blair states, has been very active in the enforcement of the enrollment regulations and at the present time more than 200 names are on the list of those that have been disbarred, rejected or suspended from practice. Reserving therefrom for roads, railroads, and ditches a strip of land 30 feet wide along, adjoining and each side of the township and section lines, and a strip of land 15 feet wide ad- Daily Schedules from Anaheim TO LOS ANGELES and Intermediate Points—Leave Anaheim at 6:00, 6:40, 7:10, 7:40, 8:10, 8:40, 9:10, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40, 11:10, 11:40 mornings, and 12:10, 12:40, 1:10, 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 3:10, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 5:40, 6:10, 6:40, 7:10, 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 11:40. TO SANTA ANA—Leave Anaheim at 8:15, 9:15, 10:15, 11:15, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15, 4:15, 6:15, 6:15, 7:40, 8:40, 11:40, 1:10. TO SAN DIEGO, TIA JUANA and Intermediate Points—Leave Anaheim at 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 11:10, 12:10, 2:10, 3:10, 5:10, 6:40, 8:10, 12:10. TO PASADENA, via Whittier, El Monte, San Gabriel and Alhambra—Leave Anaheim at 7:10, 9:10, 11:10, 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 6:10, 10:10. TO EL MONTE, POMONA, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO, REDLANDS and Intermediate Points—Leave Anaheim at 7:10, 9:10, 11:10, 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 6:10, and 10:10. TO SAN FRANCISCO, SACRAMENTO, FRESNO and Intermediate Points—Leave Los Angeles at 7:15, 8:00, 9:30, 11:30, 2:00, 4:00, 7:00 and 12:45 midnight. MOTOR TRANSIT DEPOT Lemon, near Center Street. Phone 520 NEVIK COURT regulation in the case of be right and proper, some ear marks of a trial. UPERIOR COURT the County of Orange, of California reclosure of Martgage. masgow and Marian L. Plaintiffs vs. William F. Hagen, Bessle B. Downey, le and Estella E. Doowood and Lizzie B. Defendants. y virtue of a decree of and order of sale duly hered in the Superior county of Orange, State on the 1st day of Februu4, and a Writ of Exeenforcement of judgesale of property under mortgage issued out of Superior Court on the 2nd ary, A. D. 1924, in the action, in favor of kow and Marian L. attiffs and against Rose lam F. Hagen, W. H. B. Downey, F. E. Doollia E. Doolittle, F. D. zzelle B. Wood, Defenof which said decree of ly attested under the Superior Court on the february, A.D. 1924, and to in the same day, together writ annexed thereto commanded to sell at for cash in lawful mondial States, the following ere described real es- Joining and each side the quarter section lines; also reserving the use and control clongas and natural streams of water, if any naturally upon, flowing across, into or by said described tract and reserving the right-of-way for and to construct irrigation or drainage ditches through said tract to irrigate or drain the adjacent land. Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anyway appertaining. Public notice is hereby given that on Thursday the 27th day of March A. D. 1924, at 10 o'clock A. M. of said day, I will proceed to sell at the south door of the Court House, in the City of Santa Ana, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all the above described real estate, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to satisfy said decree for principal, interest and all costs. Given under my hand this 4th day of March, A. D. 1924. SAM JERNIGAN, Sheriff. By Cora M. Kurrle, Deputy J. A. GARDINER, Santa Ana, Calif. Attorney for Plaintiff. 3/6 3t CERTIFICATE OF BUSINESS UNDER FICTITIOUS FIRM NAME We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we are partners engaged in transacting a general real estate business, including listing, buying, selling renting, insuring and making loans on real property, under the factitious firm name and style of "W. L. MORRIS REALTY CO."; that our principal place of business is located at No. 123 North Los Angeles Street, in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California; and that the names in full and places of residence of the members of said partnership are as follows, to wit: W. L. Morris, East Santa Ana Street, Anaheim, California. E. Morris, 203 South Melrose Street, Anaheim, California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 15th day of March, 1924. W. L. Morris, E. Morris, Those who are promoting most enthusiastically the back-to-the-farm movement never have been there. NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF ANNA HILBERS, Deceased Notice is hereby given, by the undersigned, Otto Hilbers, Executor of the will of Anna Hilbers, 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 ten months after the first publication of this notice. Dated, this 3rd day of April, 1924. OTTO HILBERS Executor of the will of Anna Hilbers, Deceased WEISEL & STARK Attys. for Executor Publish April 3, 10, 17, 24 and May 1. GENUINE "BULL" DURHAM "BULL" DURHAM 2 bags for 15¢ 8¢ A BAG You can roll 100 Cigarettes for 15 Cents Is Five Cents on the Dollar of Valuation too Much to Earn? If a business worth $10,000 earned $500 net income in a year (or $41 a month), would it be considered an unreasonable profit and proof that its prices were too high? The railroads are in that situation today. The 1923 net return for the whole country was less than 5 per cent. As of December 31, 1919, the Interstate Commerce Commission gave to the railroads a tentative valuation of $18,900,000,000. With actual figures for 1920, 1921, 1922, and with 1923 conservatively estimated as $1,100,000,000, there has been invested in the railways since this tentative valuation a net amount of $2,371,583,000, making the value as of December 31, 1923, $21,271,583,000.. On this amount the Railways in 1923 earned an aggregate net operating income of approximately $997,610,000, or 4.69 per cent. The Government guarantee of earnings expired August 31, 1920. If this guarantee had been continued—as repeatedly but erroneously claimed—the Government would owe the railroads more than a billion dollars. Last year the roads handled a record volume of business but could As of December 31, 1919, the Interstate Commerce Commission gave to the railroads a tentative valuation of $18,900,000,000. With actual figures for 1920, 1921, 1922, and with 1923 conservatively estimated as $1,100,000,000, there has been invested in the railways since this tentative valuation a net amount of $2,371,583,000, making the value as of December 31, 1923, $21,271,583,000. On this amount the Railways in 1923 earned an aggregate net operating income of approximately $997,610,000, or 4.69 per cent. The Government guarantee of earnings expired August 31, 1920. If this guarantee had been continued—as repeatedly but erroneously claimed—the Government would owe the railroads more than a billion dollars. Last year the roads handled a record volume of business but could not earn the fair return of 5% per cent to which the Interstate Commerce Commission, under the Transportation Act, has found they are entitled. If the roads cannot earn 5% per cent in a big year, what will they do in a small year? The Transportation Act provides that if a road in any year earns more than 6 per cent it shall pay one-half of the excess to the Government. The Act is, therefore, a limitation rather than a guarantee. GIVE TRANSPORTATION ACT FAIR TRIAL The Transportation Act should be given a fair test and its merits judged by the results of a normal period of reasonable length. The year 1923 was the first since the war under conditions approaching stabilization. What the railroad situation demands just now is not more law but more confidence. The railroads have emerged from the welter of the war, restored their morale, made enormous investments of new money, and in 1923 handled a peak business with universal satisfaction. The Transportation Act is the only really constructive railroad legislation of a generation. Previous acts were almost solely repressive. In framing the Act the public interest was paramount. The Act directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to "give due consideration to the transportation needs of the country and the necessity of enlarging railway facilities in order to provide the people of the United States with adequate transportation." Give the Act a chance. Don't amend it. If the roads are let alone they should make as good a record for efficiency this year as last. Constructive suggestions are always welcome. C. R. GRAY President. Omaha, Nebraska, April 1, 1924. UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM