anaheim-gazette 1924-10-09

THE BETRAYAL OF CALIFORNIA When the Republican administration came into office it applied itself to the re-establishment of prosperity, the result of which efforts were felt nowhere more quickly than in California. A national employment conference was called and within the space of a few months ways and means were provided to give employment to the four and a half million idlemen. Funds long overdue were provided the railroads to make the nation's transportation system again effective for the purposes of the manufacturer and the farmer; this work alone gave employment to thousands of men. Credits were extended the farmer and the business man. Going to the root of the whole situation the Fordney-McComber tariff was passed, placing an effective barrier between the products of cheap European-Oriental labor and those of American citizens. The result was that the spending and buying power of the nation increased by leaps and bounds. Within three months exports increased $212,000,000 as compared with the same period under the Underwood law of 1921 and government revenue mounted $42,000,000. And nowhere in the Union has greater benefit been derived from this protection than in California, which provides so large a part of the nation's food supply. In recalling what the Fordney-McComber Republican prosperity tariff has done for California it is interesting to turn back the pages of Congressional history and see what LaFollette, who now seeks the support of the electors of this state as the candidate of the Socialists, did to retrieve the business and agricultural industry. the tariff bill came up for final passage La Follette ran true to form by failing to vote. Then as a climax of his devotion on the part of La Follette in behalf of California's welfare, it is interesting to note that in the culmination of California's years of struggle to keep the state white, when the Japanese exclusion measure so overwhelmingly supported by loyal Californians came up for vote La Follette failed to vote. There has been no man in Washington whose record proves him to be a greater enemy to the interests and welfare of California than LaFollette, the Socialist candidate. HE'S AN ANGEL NOW When Burton K. Wheeler, after predicting the election of John W. Davis as President in an interview published in this Washington Times, immediately following the Madison Square Garden convention, suddenly decided to accept the vice presidential nomination with La Follette, it was stated on his behalf that his decision came as the result of pressure from Frank A. Vanderlip, financier and chief of the huge spy agency which acted as an adjunct of the Walsh and Wheeler committees in the campaign to "get something on" the Republican national administration last spring. Mr. Vanderlip is evidently now one of the main props and pillars financially, at least, of the La Follette campaign. Is it not interesting to note what Senator La Follette's publication, La Follette's Magazine, said of this same Frank A. Vanderlip during the World War. In LaFollette's Magazine for April, 1921, appears the following: "Hon. William Denman, formerly a chairman of the shipping board in testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, torre aside the veil and our Presidents and our Congress dictate the appointment of john w. federal bench. Can he lip system by any chance, but ample of the method used by datory interests to procure tion of a President and Vice President? CALIFORNIA BIG TREES DATE BACK BEFORE The history of the tree kills the Big tree or technically falls in Sequoia Washingtonian found in isolated and sheltered in the Sierra Nevada mountain California, reaches back into beginning of history, to a perhiscis trees probably covered with western coast mountains. The height of the present ranges tended from some point well 49 degrees down into Lower peninsula. A factor in its limited range, says the U.S. Service, is the strange transformation that some of centuries ago came over now California. The Bible prophecy that thou shall be exalted and then made low was very literally in California some acres was uttered by Isaiah. In mountain ranges of those diving up to 20,000 feet or height, came a volcanic disruption that molten lava poured the valleys and stream changing them up and blocking them. After she lava had cooled, much harder than the granite original mountains that it erosion as the granite could a consequence, the granite wore away, and the lava remained until finally lava ridges towered above deep worn in the native stone, and In recalling what the Fordney-McCumber Republican prosperity tariff has done for California it is interesting to turn back the pages of Congressional history and see what La Follette, who now seeks the support of the electors of this state as the candidate of the Socialists, did to relieve the business and agricultural interests of California. In every instance La Follette obstructed these protection measures, either by voting "no" or failing to vote at all. Sugar, for instance, affects the employment of a vast number of wage earners in California; it produces $8,500,000 annually in wages in this state; it represents a total investment of $60,000,000 in this state and an annual output of $92,000,000. To protect the sugar business of California and other sugar producing states the Republican administration adopted a protective tariff of 2.2 cents per pound. La Follette on seven roll calls refused to raise his hand to back this movement, failing to vote on any one of these calls. At another time, however, during the 67th Congress La Follette voted "yes" on an amendment to lower the tariff on Cuban sugar from 1.4 cents to .71 following a prolonged discussion that demonstrated the destructiveness of such reduction to our own sugar beet industry. The democrats nearly extinguished California's poultry business, which has an annual output of $50,000,000, by placing eggs on the free list and thus flooding the American markets with cheap Chinese eggs. The republicans came to the rescue of this industry by adopting a tariff of 8 cents a dozen on imported eggs. The poultrymen of California, like the other agricultural groups in this state, got no support from La Follette when the Fordney-McCumber tariff bill came to a vote. And so all the way through the list of California's major industries which the republican administration sought to protect by a tariff, La Follette showed this same attitude favoring foreign labor and foreign products. The only exception to this however, is noted in La Follette's attitude towards the products of his own state and their products produced by Wisconsin. Is Five Cylinders of Murder If a business worth $1 million a month), would it be cost its prices were too high? The railroads are in excellent condition. As of December gave to the railroads actual figures for 1920, mated as $1,100,000,000, this tentative valuation value as of December Railways in 1923 earned proximately $997,610,000. The Government guard this guarantee had been claimed—the Government lion dollars. state, got no support from La Follette when the Fordney-McCumber tariff bill came to a vote. And so all the way through the list of California's major industries which the republican administration sought to protect by a tariff, La Follette showed this same attitude favoring foreign labor and foreign products. The only exception to this however, is noted in La Follette's attitude towards the products of his own state and dairy products produced by Wisconsin. He consistently voted for highest rate proposed on all agricultural products raised in his own state, Wisconsin and vote against any tariff on products not produced in his own state. He voted against a tariff on olive oil because Wisconsin does not grow olives, but voted for the highest rate proposed on linseed and flaxseed oil because Wisconsin produces the raw material from which these oils are made. He voted against a tariff on citrus fruits, almonds and walnuts grown in California, but advocated a tariff on honey because honey is produced in his state. California's rice men received no support from La Follette in their efforts to secure protection from foreign rice. The answer of La Follette to the pleading was "no", but he did vote for a tariff on metal hooks and eyes and pants buttons because some of his strongest constituents are engaged in the manufacture of these. And so it was down the entire category of business—manganese, citrate of lime, yellow chrome, quicksilver, marble, crude magnesite, caltar, bricks, cement, shingles, fish peanut beans, cotton, wool hides copper tomatoes. La Follette voted "no" or refrained from voting. When sublet the contract to a construction company and pocketed the six millions without using a dollar of their own money, their time or their credit. Attorney General Daugherty earned the eminence of powerful war profiteers of the Vanderlip type by instituting prosecutions in flagrant cases where there seemed to be a possibility getting back some of the money unfairly taken from the federal treasury. Whenever Mr. Vanderlip assailed the memory of the late President Harding and proceeded to finance a spy bureau for the manufacture of the type of "evidence" produced before the Wheeler committee, and to support certain expensive publicity activities in Washington and elsewhere in behalf of Wheeler and his associates. The methods used in manufacturing the George Remus testimony as revealed by him in a recent confession that re perjured himself before the Wheeler committee as a star witness against Attorney General Daugherty, were typical of others used during that inquisition. And now La Follette and Wheeler are in bed politically with the man La Follette's Magazine accused during the war of unconscionable profiteering. Vanderlip is responsible for the presence of Wheeler on the La Follette Wheeler ticket? Why was his pressure responsible for the makeup of the ticket? We know what Vanderlip's past performances in connection with the government were through the columns of La Follette's Magazine. What are Mr. Vanderlip's expectations in case his investment in Senate committee testimony and in the La Follette-Wheeler campaign turn out well. Without explaining how the magic trick is done, Senator La Follette, during the present campaign, has charged that the predatory interests elect ANAHEIM GAZETTE Presidents and our Congress and state the appointment of judges to federal bench. Can the Vanderbilt system by any chance, be an example of the method used by the prefectory interests to procure the occasion of a President and Vice President? CALIFORNIA BIG TREES DATE BACK BEFORE ADAM The history of the tree known as the Big tree or technically speaking, the Sequoia Washingtoniana, now found in isolated and sheltered spots of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, reaches back into the very beginning of history, to a period when trees probably covered the slopes western coast mountains twice the height of the present ranges, and extended from some point well north of the peninsula. A factor in its present limited range, says the U. S. Forest Service, is the strange geological transformation that some hundreds of centuries ago came over what is now California. The Bible prophecy that the valleys shall be exalted and the mountains hide low was very literally fulfilled California some years before it was uttered by Isaiah. In the high mountain ranges of those days, running up to 20,000 feet or more in height, came a volcanic disturbance, that molten lava poured through the valleys and stream channels filling them up and blocking the streams after the lava had cooled, it was so much harder than the granite of the original mountains that it resisted motion as the granite could not. As consequence, the granite peaks were away, and the lava beds remained until finally lava covered edges towered above deep canyons born in the native stone, and streams as though the trees had been felled only a few days before. During the last thousand years the big trees of today has not reproduced appreciably, and at one time foresters felt that it was a dying species. Recently, however, efforts have been made, and with considerable success to start plantations of the tree throughout California, outside of its present range. Small plantations have been made in the Klamath National Forest in the northwest corner of the State, near Lake Tahoe in the central part, and in the Sequoia National Forest in the southern Sierras. In each of these localities the tree has far outstripped the native confines. Even in competition with brush, which suppresses young pines and firs severely, the Bigtree has been able to develop successfully. In the 12-year period since the earlier of these plantings scene of the young trees have made a growth of 8 feet against 4 or 5 feet as the best that local saplings have attained in the same time. Foresters are beginning to wonder as to whether the Bigtree may not some day reforest large areas of California by means of plantations similar to the experimental ones already established. GREAT RACING PROGRAM The racing program at the Southern California fair at Riverside, which opens Tuesday, the 7th, and lasts five days, will be the strongest ever presented at the fair. He track is in excellent condition and the largest number of entries in the harness events in the history of the track are recorded. The fastest horses on the western coast are listed among those entries and those who watch the ponies will find keen enjoyment each of the five days. 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 Testamentary 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 Welsi 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 Anaheim, 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 Anaheim, 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. SCHNE We buy and Milk Veal. We more for Phone 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. 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