anaheim-gazette 1924-10-02

THRIFT The following address was delivered by Ruth Ro and motion picture star, before Savings Bank Division, American Bankers Association, in the Gold Room of the Congress Hotel, Chicago, September 29, 1924. I venture to say that this is the first time an artist of the silver screen has ever appeared before so distinguished an audience for the purpose of speaking on the subject of "Thrift." Contrary to the general impression, we have in the motion picture business many people who are thrifty. I have always been very much interested in the subject, especially in its influence on our American boys and girls. Teach them to be thrifty and you will have a thrifty nation. I believe thrift should be a household word in every American home. I believe that parents while bearing their children should give special attention to thrift. Unfortunately, far too many parents neglect their duty in this regard, perhaps they do not appreciate the great importance of it. We are all interested in making America a thrifty nation. Happiness and thrift go hand in hand. Extravagance and waste lead to discontent and misery. It is the thrifty home that is the happy home. But someone says, "Teaching our American boys and girls to be thrifty is a personal matter for the parents in each respective home to settle for themselves." But what if they neglect it, should it end there, and millions of children grow up to manhood and womanhood spend thrifts? How about education? Many parents leave the education of their children entirely up to the teacher in the schoolroom. The same is true in thrift. Let our schools teach thrift; it is important announced today of the California Taxation Improvement Association, with headquarters in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. The organization is non-political and has the support of many of the State and County officials dealing with taxation and revenue measures, and is specifically interested in the passage of Amendment No. 9 on the November 4th ballot, by which the Legislature is empowered to levy taxes on "foreign securities" now held in this state. It is conservatively estimated by officers of the Association Assessors and others there are approximately two billion dollars in such securities at the present time untaxed in California. The officers of the California Taxation Improvement Associations are: President, Ed. W. Hopkins, assessor of Los Angeles county; Vice presidents Charles G. Johnson, state treasurer, Sacramento; Ray L. Riley, state controller; R. E. Collins, chairman state board of equalization; T. C. West, state senator Alameda county; Chas. R. Detrick, state building and loan commissioner; Mrs. D. E. F. Easton, San Francisco and Mrs. Laura Taylor Kelly, Los Angeles. The campaign for membership in the Association will be conducted by organization committees in the north and south, the committee in Southern California being under the direction of Frank Ryan, well known Los Angeles realtor, and that for Northern California being under the direction of Francis V. Keesling. The Southern California headquarters have been opened at room 626 Pacific Mutual Building with Lin William Price in charge as secretary of the Southern district. The Northern headquarters have been opened at Room 701-2 Santa Fe building, San Francisco with Edward letter promises, by public water power, to furnish with electric current for day, equal to the labor of a four horse team. Every man knows that that is possible but preposterous great cost of electricity bution, where maintenance and loss by leakage constate the most tremendous pence, that until science some method of cheaper no man and no government tribute electricity in these located for 35 cents, or even day; that were such a demand from the small shops and factories electricity would become dots that there would be it. And intelligent men the profit and loss sheet electrical power company they are not making in its existing rates, and the most expert engineering world. But then, if one be called upon to make gifts and he is counting only to those too ignorant those promises. Why now everything in sight? As Nicholas Murray out, there never was a large people of this country strikingly to recall their sons as during this can republic ever established failed entirely or de times into revolutionary cept the United States United States has lasted the great wisdom of the Constitution and the speak which the people that wonderful instrument situation provides for to coordinate branches o But someone says, teaching our American boys and girls to be thrifty is a personal matter for the parents in each respective home to settle for themselves." But what if they neglect it, should it end there, and millions of children grow up to manhood and womanhood spend thrifts? How about education? Many parents leave the education of their children entirely up to the teacher in the schoolroom. The same is true in thrift. Let our schools teach thrift; it is important that they do. Because many parents are indifferent to this great need, those of us who can help are called upon to shoulder the burden which neglected parents should bear. If the rising generation is not taught to be thrifty, our nation is in danger, for national extravagance leads to ruin. Who is it that is demanding: "Down with the present form of government! Down with the individual ownership of property!" Who is it that is continually complaining of business conditions in this country? It's the person who has nothing to divide. Doubtless you have observed that the thrifty citizen is not a complaining, dissatisfied, discontented one. Let a business depression come along and the first person to complain is the person who has not saved, and not the person who is thrifty. Therefore, I say thrift should be instilled in the life of every boy and girl in order that we may continue to be a happy nation. If parents neglect to train their children to save, then I believe it is the patriotic duty of our banks and our schools to furnish the proper training and this can best be accomplished through School Savings. I wish each of you would spend a day with me visiting the schools of Los Angeles. You would get an inspiration you wouldn't soon forget as hundreds of schools pass in review each class flying a thrift banner. You would get still another inspiration as you visit schoolroom after schoolroom that is "One Hundred Percent" that is to say, every child has a savings account. Think of it! Over 50,000 school children in Los Angeles under the age of thirteen years, having savings accounts today as a result of school savings. These children have saved and have to their credit in savings accounts over $550,000. This represents only two years work in the elementary schools of one city. Every banker and every teacher who is participating in school savings is doing a tremendously important work. The Southern California headquarters have been opened at room 626 Pacific Mutual Building with Lin William Price in charge as secretary of the Southern district. The Northern headquarters have been opened at Room 701-2 Santa Fe building, San Francisco with Edward H. Hurlbut, campaign director during the primary campaign for the League of Coolidge Republican clubs, as secretary of the Northern District. "A similar amendment was before the people two years ago but was defeated by a small margin, no effort having been made to advise the public as to the importance of the measure," said Chairman Ryan today in discussing the amendment. "Tax authorities throughout the state seem generally agreed on the bill." The temporary organization committee for Southern California consists of the following: Frank Ryan, chairman, William Harvey, W. H. Davies, Dr. Ernest A. Bryant, John E. Jardine, George P. Griffith L. H Roseberry, Rev Robert L. Coyne, Donald O'Melveny and O. Rey Rule. The Organization committee for the Northern District consists of the following: Francis V. Keesling, chairman; Frank P. Peterson, Charles E. Moebrie, Norman H. McLean, William P. Filmer, Paul Bancroft, Thomas H. Doan, all of San Francisco; J. Emmet Olmsted of Petaluma, R. S. Taylor of Yreka and William G. Lee of Auburn. All officers also serve as members of the Organization Committee. The Association has adopted the slogan S. O. S. Save Our State. WASHINGTON LETTER Clem Shaver, John Davis' campaign manager has thrown a bomb into the Democratic camp. "If the election were held tomorrow no one of the three presidential candidates would receive a majority of the votes in the electoral college," said Shaver this week in a burst of frankness, talking to a group of newspapermen. Charging Shaver's assertion is a flat contradiction of the numerous statements put out in his name by the Democratic publicity man, in which they claimed everything in sight for Davis and insisted he was as good as elected. Naturally there is havoc in the Democratic machine. No doubt, If a business works a month), would it its prices were too low? The railroads are The 1923 net revenue. As of December gave to the railroads actual figures for mated as $1,100,000 this tentative value value as of December Railways in 1923 proximately $997,611 The Government this guarantee had claimed—the Governor dollars. Last year the roo Think of it! Over 50,000 school children in Los Angeles under the age of thirteen years, having savings accounts today as a result of school savings. These children have saved and have to their credit in savings accounts over $550,000. This represents only two years work in the elementary schools of one city. Every banker and every teacher who is participating in school savings is doing a tremendously important work. You are not only helping school children to help themselves, but you are also laying the foundation for a practice that will make this a still greater nation than it is today. I congratulate you for what you have done in the past. I hope you will continue the great work with increased zeal. If I may make one suggestion in closing, it is this: Cultivate the friendship of the boys and girls. Make them feel that they are welcome at your bank. Encourage them to open savings accounts regardless of how small an amount they have to deposit. Urge them to save systematically and to come to your bank at frequent intervals. When they come, receive them with a smile, give them every consideration and send them on their way feeling that your bank is their friend. Help them to save. If every banker and every teacher will contribute something to the teaching and practice of thrift on the part of our boys and girls, America will continue to be a nation of happy people. AMENDMENT NO. NINE Following a series of meetings during the past month in different parts of California, the organization was an letter promises, by public control of water power, to furnish the farmer with electric current for 35 cents a day, equal to the labor of 5 men and a four horse team. Every intelligent man knows that that is not only impossible but preposterous; that the great cost of electricity is its distribution, where maintenance of wires and loss by leakage constitutes by far the most tremendous factor of expense, that until science has devised some method of cheaper distribution no man and no government could distribute electricity in the amount indicated for 35 cents, or even for 43.50 a day; that were such a thing possible the demand from the proprietors of small shops and factories for cheaper electricity would become so tremendous that there would be no resisting it. And intelligent men who analyze the profit and loss sheets of the big electrical power companies know that they are not making inordinate profits at existing rates, and they employ the most expert engineers in the world. But then, if one is never to be called upon to make good his promises and he is counting on appealing only to those too ignorant to analyze those promises. Why not promise everything in sight? As Nicholas Murray Butler points out, there never was a time when the people of this country needed so strikingly to recall their history lessons as during this campaign. Every republic ever established has either failed entirely or degenerated at times into revolutionary anarchy except the United States. And the United States has lasted because of the great wisdom of the framers of the Constitution and the intense respect which the people have had for that wonderful instrument. The Constitution provides for three distinct, coordinate branches of the Government. some who are to impatient to make a long fight for their opinions, it repels thinking Americans with love of their country and respect for the Constitution in their hearts. That, as Dr. Butler points out, is why LaFollette obviously thinks it necessary to devote so much time and no small amount of falsification and misrepresentation to defending this plank in his platform. It is only natural, of course, for the Socialists and the I. W. Wa. to support LaFollette, because these first wish is to overthrow the government. SIGNS ON PAVEMENTS VIOLATION OF LAW State Highway Commission Orders Them Removed Forthwith Instructions have been made from the headquarters of the state highway commission to the ten division engineers throughout the state informing them that paintings of signs on state pavements is illegal and directing that all signs, other than those placed for the direction of traffic, be forthwith removed. The order is this result of complaints concerning the painting of the letters "K. K. K.'" and "Kiley" on state highways in various sections of the state, particularly in Southern California, or the San Francisco peninsula and between Sacramento and Marysville. The matter was submitted to Paul F. Fratessa, attorney for the commission, by Assistant State Highway Engineer T. E. Stanton Fratessa declared that the unauthorized painting of signs a misdemeanor under the state law. The instructions to the division engineers read as follows: "It is desired that all signs painted upon the state highway pavement which do not pertain to the direction of traffic be promptly removed, also" NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION OF TIME OF PROVING WILL, ETC. In the Superior Court, of the County of Orange, State of California. No. 17,554 In the matter of the estate of Marie C. Schulte, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Friday, the 17th day of October, 1924, at 10 o'clock a.m., of said day, at the Court room of this Court, Department No. 2 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 Anton Schulte, 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 Testiminary be issued thereon to said Anton Schulte at which time and place all persons interested therein may appear and contest the same. Dated September 26th, 1924 J. M. BACKS, County Clerk Weisel and Stark, Attorneys for Petitioner. NOTICE OF FILING ASSESSMENT ROLL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 26th day of September, 1924, the undersigned, Superintendent of Streets of the City of Anabeim, received from the Clerk of the Board of Trustees of said city a certain assessment roll consisting of a certified copy of the report, assessment and plat accompanying the same made by the commissioners appointed by said Board of Trustees to assess benefits and damages and have general supervision of the work in the matter of widening East South Street and the opening of a 15 foot alley in the Carroll Tract, in the City of Anabeim, in accordance with Resolution of Intention No. 179 of the Board of Trustees of said City, passed and adopted February 28, 1924 as said report assessment and plat was finally confirmed." strikingly to recall their history lessons as during this campaign. Every republic ever established has either failed entirely or degenerated at times into revolutionary anarchy except the United States. And the United States has lasted because of the great wisdom of the framers of the Constitution and the intense respect which the people have had for that wonderful instrument. The Constitution provides for three distinct, co-ordinate branches of the Government, the executive, legislative and judicial and that system has endured because it has proved successful in protecting the rights of minorities. Minorities in this country do not undertake to start revolutions when they are beaten, as they are prone to in many other republics in this hemisphere, and as they have in the older republics of the past, because they know their rights will be protected and that if their views are correct they will ultimately prevail. La Follette would lay the axe to the foundation of the Constitution by giving to Congress power to overrule the Supreme Court. His proposition is so revolutionary that, while it appeals to The matter was submitted to Paul F. Fratess, attorney for the commission, by Assistant State Highway Engineer T. E. Stanton. Fratessa declared that the unauthorized painting of signs a misdemeanor under the state law. The instructions to the division engineers read as follows: "It is desired that all signs painted upon the state highway pavement which do not pertain to the direction of trifle, be promptly removed, also that effort be made to prevent the painting of such signs without special permit. "Section 6, Chapter 400. Statutes 1915, an act providing for the care, management and protection of state highways and penalties of violation of the act, makes this a misdomeanor and we should take all action possible to apprehend and prosecute persons caught violating this law." The order was signed by George R. Winslow, maintenance engineer. IF YOU WANT a good turkish Bath and Swedish massage—the place to get it is 628 N. Main Street, Santa Ana. 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 Trustees of said city a certain assessment roll consolidating a certified copy of the report, assessment and plat accompanying the same made by the commissioners appointed by said Board of Trustees to assess benefits and damages and have general supervision of the work in the matter of widening East South Street and the opening of a 15 foot alley in the Carroll Tract, in the City of Anabeim, in accordance with Resolution of Intention No. 179 of the Board of Trustees of said City, passed and adopted February 28, 1924 as said report assessment and plat was finally confirmed and adopted by said Board of Trustees. Notice is further given that all sums levied and assessed in said assessment roll are due and payable immediately, and that payment of said sum is to be made to said Superintendent of Streets within thirty (30) days from the date of the first publication of this notice, which said notice was first published on the 26 day of October, 1924. All assessments not paid before the expiration of said thirty days will be declared to be delinquent and thereafter the sum of five per cent upon the amount of each delinquent assessment, together with the cost of advertising each delinquent assessment will be added thereto. Dated this 26th day of September, 1924. J. W. PRICE, Superintendent of Streets of the City of Anabeim. 10-2-3t. 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 waist 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. 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