anaheim-gazette 1924-12-18

Anaheim Gazette ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY Henry Kuehel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter COMMON SENSE OF TAXATION In repeating his recommendation for a reduction of the higher surtax rates, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon is fortified by the tremendous majority of votes polled for the Republican candidates who had endorsed the Mellon recommendations. But whether he had been fortified by that majority or not it is safe to say that Mr. Mellon would have renewed his advice. Confident of the soundness of his policy and having the courage of his convictions, an apparent set-back at the polls would not have scared a man who has devoted himself so earnestly to the public welfare and undoubtedly has an ambition to see his views ultimately justified. It is fortunate that he was not forced to face an apparent disapproval by the citizens of the country, but has had a hearty endorsement instead. It does not seem likely that there will be any reduction in the high surtax rates at this session of Congress, and, indeed, it is the desire of the administration to wait and see how the present rate works out before making a further revision of income taxes. But there is much to be gained, however, by repetition of the recommendations. home for comfort when her husband has treated her roughly after hastily taking her from a restaurant where, after many previous experiences of the sort, he has heard her criticised for her extreme manner of dress, and her irresponsible ways. Finding that Beth really loves her husband Rankin shows her the error of her ways by reading to her from the Bible the story of David and Bath-Sheba. Mr Henley tells this on the screen in natural colors by the Technicolor process, using hundreds of vividly garbed extras in the pageant and feasting scenes which form the amazingly beautiful background for the tale. No one, whether he is a regular motion picture-goer or not, should fail to see this sequence. It makes one rejoice more than ever, if that's possible, for having eyes to see with. This is a Louis B. Mayer presentation through Metro-Goldwyn. The scenario was done by John Lynch and Alice D. G. Miller. Others in the cast are John Patrick, Clyde Cook, Claire de Lorez, Shannon Day, Jack Edwards, Estelle Clark and Thelma Morgan. HORSE RACE FEATURES NEW MIX PICTURE They're off! Tony has the lead with Tom Mix in the saddle. Thundering down the stretch, pressed hard by the runner-up, Tony gallops across the finish line a winner by half a length. That is the climax of one of the most stirring scenes in the William Fox production, "Oh You Tony!" which will be at the California Theatre Saturday only. Nor is the picture completely made up of excitement. Tom has the opportunity of displaying some rollicking humor—comedy of the bubbling satyr that is so refreshing as a drink. It does not seem likely that there will be any reduction in the high surtax rates at this session of Congress, and, indeed, it is the desire of the administration to wait and see how the present rate works out before making a further revision of income taxes. But there is much to be gained, however, by repetition of the recommendations, for there is need for education of the public on a subject concerning which there has been much misrepresentation. In these days when American people have so many things to think of—crime waves, traffic congestion, movie sensations, sport championships, housing problems and local politics, to say nothing of cross-word puzzles, it takes a lot of repetition to impress the public mind with the facts concerning a serious national fiscal policy. President Coolidge recognized this when he said in his recent message to Congress: "The fallacy of the claim that the costs of government are borne by the rich and those who make a direct contribution to the national treasury cannot be too often exposed. No system has been devised, I do not think any system could be devised, under which any person living in this country could escape being affected by the cost of our government. It has a direct effect upon both the rate and the purchasing power of wages. It is felt in the price of those prime necessities of existence, food, clothing, fuel and shelter. It would appear to be elementary that the more the government expends the more it must require every producer to contribute out of his production to the public treasury, and the less he will have for his own benefit." It is true, as the President so well said, that the principle stated by him is elementary, but, nevertheless, it must be frequently stated in order to overcome that far too prevalent notion that part of the people can escape taxation by enacting a law which on the face of it puts the tax burden on others. In the end, the burden will be pretty evenly distributed, but the process of distribution is so indirect and so complicated that many people may not observe it. It may be added, moreover, that "taxing the rich" hits the man of moderate means in two ways—it adds to his cost of living, and, by discouraging men of enterprise tends to limit industry down the stretch, pressed hard by the runner-up. Tony gallops across the finish line a winner by half a length. That is the climax of one of the most stirring scenes in the William Fox production, "Oh You Tony!" which will be at the California Theatre Saturday only. Nor is the picture completely made up of excitement. Tom has the opportunity of displaying some rollicking humor—comedy of the bubbling sort that is as refreshing as a drink of cool water from a shaded spring after a long walk on a hot day. Tom doesn't need a sledgehammer to drive home a laugh. But his funny situations have a kick in them just the same. "Oh, You Tony!" concerns the tribulations of a Westerner who acquires the polish of etiquette in Washington society. While he wanders near the diplomatic circles, this young Lochinvar out of the West is also polished off for most of his bank roll. Etiquette, like everything else in Washington, comes high. Our young seeker of adventure almost over-reaches himself intriguing horse race, he fair adventureress who lures Tom into the inquisitive intimacies of Washington, is enacted by Dolores Rousse, whose charms formerly illuminated the Ziegfeld Follies. A POWERFUL KICK IN "WINE OF YOUTH" "Wine of Youth," King Vidor's picturization of Rachel Crowther's play, "Mary The Third," comes to the California Theatre Sunday only. This Metro-Goldwyn picture is a faithful transcription o fthe entertaining story, which tells how a typical flapper of modern times decides which of her heaus to marry by taking them both on an unchaperoned camping party. Eleanor Boardman proves her right to stellar honors as the flapper in question, while Pauline Garon appears to fine advantage as her closest girl friend. No less than eight leading men are in the pic ture. They include Bon Lyon, William Haines, William Collier, Jr., Bobby Agnew, Johnnie Walker, Creighton Hale, Niles Welch and James Morrison. Carey Wilson made the adaptation. tion that part of the people can escape taxation by enacting a law which on the face of it puts the tax burden on others. In the end, the burden will be pretty evenly distributed, but the process of distribution is so indirect and so complicated that many people may not observe it. It may be added, moreover, that "taxing the rich" hits the man of moderate means in two ways—it adds to his cost of living, and, by discouraging men of enterprise, tends to limit industrial activity, and, therefore, limit the income of the working man. The only way to reduce the burden of taxation on the people of the county is to reduce or repeal a tax. Attempts at tax shifting are as futile as using black ink instead of red to record a deficit in your annual business. A PHOTOPLAY YOU SHOULD NOT MISS Now and then comes along one of those films of which it seems reasonable to say to everyone, "You can't afford to miss it." And that, as this reviewer believes, is most certainly the case with the Hobart Henley production "So This is Marriage," which comes to the California Theatre Monday and Tuesday. This picture, from the original story by Carey Wilson, is an ultra-modern one, dealing with the marital difficulties of Peter Marsh (Conrad Nagel) and Beth Marsh (Eleanor Boardman), and the influence of a bachelor student of books—and women—Daniel Rankin (Lew Cody). The young wife is gay and frivolous. When Peter mildly protests against her extravagance, she retorts: "Why don't you earn more money; other men do?" She finds comfort in the companionship of Rankin, and runs to his on unchaperoned camping party. Eleanor Boardman proves her right to stellar honors as the flapper in question, while Pauline Garon appears to fine advantage as her closest girl friend. No less than eight leading men are in the pic ture. They include Bon Lyon, William Haines, William Collier, Jr., Bobby Agnew, Johnnie Walker, Creighton Hale, Niles Welch and James Morrison. Carey Wilson made the adaptation. PRINCIPLE, NOT EXPEDIENCY Critics of the republican action in acquiescing in the withdrawal of four radical senators from the party councils, assert that from a standpoint of expediency it was ill advised. Whether it was or not, since when has the republican party been governed by expediency? It was a matter of right and of justice to the millions of loyal republicans that those who were dissatisfied with the party should be permitted to go their ways. No political organization that compromises with its enemies can long retain the respect of its followers or of the country. LEGION NOTES Every wounded California World war veteran in the hospitals through out the United States will receive a Christmas box from the women of The American Legion Auxiliary of California, according to Mrs. Elizabeth I. Drednall, Secretary-Treasurer of the organization. Disabled nurses will also be remembered by the women and Christmas packages are to be presented to each of them by the Auxiliary. The wounded and disabled men in each of the California hospitals are to be given Christmas boxes by the women, Mrs. Drednell said, in addition to the packages being sent to all Califor- her husband after hastily grant where,ences of the criticised for less, and hery loves her over the error to her from old and Bath-this on the by the Tech-treds of vive-pageant and on the amaz-for the tale.regular motion fail to see one rejoice possible, forer present-wyn The Lynch and in the cast Cook, Claire Cek Edwards, Morgan. X PICTURE lead with Thundering hard by the across the half a length.of the most William Fox y! which Theatre Sat-pletely made has the op-one rollicke bubbling nia veterans receiving treatment at the hands of the government in hospitals out of the state. Drafting over 500 Legion members throughout the state to assist him,Nathan F. Coombs, of Napa, State Commander, has announced that he is ready to carry on the organization's promise of Boy Scout work, Rehabilitation, Veterans' Welfare, Forest and Water Conservation and Americanism during 1925. District conferences of American Legion officials and members in every community of the state have been arranged by Nathan F. Coombs, State Commander, and James K. Fisk, State Adjutant, for the purpose of discussing organization plans for the coming year. The state has been divided into twenty-one districts for the purpose of carrying out the Legion's program during 1925. On December 20 and 21 the Legion's plans for the San Joaquin valley will be discussed at Turlock by Coombs and Fisk. An inspection tour of the All-American Canal project in the Imperial Valley is on the program for December 26 when El Centro is to be visited. San Diego is on the schedule for December 30 when the veterans hospital at Camp Kearney will be visited. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Legion will be held at Pasadena on December 31. National Commander James A. Drain will be present. Coombs and Fisk will return to the State Headquarters in San Francisco about January 3rd. National Commander, James A. Drain of the American legion is to visit San Francisco and other Northern California cities early next spring. State Commander Natian F. Coombs announced today. tion which are also provided with adjustable racks for clothing and hand-grips instead of the hammock. The ne train will be exhibited to the public and will be placed in service with ceremonies on December 28. ASKS CAREFUL DRIVING With the holiday season approaching,bringing unusual trading and a large amount of visiting, there will be also an increase in hazards of the highways. It is urged by the Automobile Club of Southern California that motorists exercise extreme care in driving during the next few weeks. Accidents in the Yuletide season when the world is joyous are doubly deplorable and it is in he hopeof keeping the holidays happy by driving carefully that the big motoring organization suggests the following ten commandments to be kept constantly in mind by more than half a million persons who will be driving cars during the holidays in Southern California: Always remember you are engineer,fully responsible. Always test your brakes when starting and have them inspected frequently. Never pass a street car when it is stopping, or, if the law permits, proceed slowly past it at the legal distance. Exercise special care in crossing in front of a street car or in passing it, as you can not tell what may be coming on the other side. Always signal with hand when slowing down, turning or stopping, even though you have an automatic or mechanical warning device. Look before you back and sound the horn three times. Try to drive with using the horn as clared that he is not wedded to any particular plan of aid but urged immediate action. "The fact that we have been shuffling our feet for fifty-four years while our competitors have been going orward, is no reason why we never should take a step in advance. "We are spending annually twice as much government money on these ships as would suffice to place privately owned American shipping on a permanent basis in our foreign trade. One half the best life of these ships is already gone. Good business sense would suggest solving this problem of our American Merchant Marine while these ships remain a potential asset. "Unless constructive legislation is recured, making a privately owned merchant marine possible, it will be but a short time when American merchant ships will again cease to be an important factor in determining ocean rates and in facilitating advantageous handling of the cargoes which our own people export from and bring into the United States." Anaheim packing houses are shipping some of the new crop of navels East for the Christmas trade. The La Follettistas accused Wall street of holding up grain prices in order to help the election of Calvin Coolidge. Mr. Coolidge elected, and grain prices hold up better. Wint's the matter with Wall street? It it unaware that the battle was won or is it indeed the legendary monster most of us believe it to be? If everybody were a genius who thinks he is, nobody would be left to do the work. NEW GOLDEN STATE SERVICE ARRANGED BY THE S. P. An entirely new train, the Golden State Limited, running between Los Angeles and Chicago, will be operated by the Southern Pacific beginning Sunday, December 28, as the most modern transcontinental train in the country, according to announcement made today by F. S. McGinnis, assistant passenger traffic manager. "The increasing heavy traffic between the middle-west and the coast merits a new train and the best service," said Mr. McGinnis. "Only by the addition of an entirely new train could we hope to adequately serve the passenger traffic between the midland metropolis and Los Angeles. The Southern Pacific will, after December 28, operate two first class trains daily between Los Angeles and Chicago." The additional train to be placed in service between Chicago and the coast will make the run in 68 hours, leaving Los Angeles daily at 11:45 a.m. and arriving Chicago 9:45 a.m. The present Golden State Limited leaving daily at 11:45 a.m. for Chicago will be renamed Golden State Express and will depart at 10 a.m. daily beginning December 28. The Golden tSate Limited will carry through sleeping cars from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and San Diego to Chicago and through sleeping cars from Los Angeles to St. Louis and Minneapolis. The route of the new train will be over the company's south line through Douglas. The Golden State Express will follow the same route carrying sleeper cars to Chicago and Minneapolis. Exercise special care in crossing in front of a street car or in passing it, as you can not tell what may be coming on the other side. Always signal with hand when slowing down, turning or stopping, even though you have an automatic or mechanical warning device. Look before you back and sound the horn three times. Try to drive with using the horn as little as possible. A sudden noise may stop pedestrians in their tracks rather than warning them. Don't count too much on the common sense of the other fellow. No one is 10 per cent all the time. Drive slowly in streets where children are playing. Remember your own childhood. Cross tracks cautiously. Warning bells may be out of order, watchmen or gate operators may be off duty. Shift into second to avoid stalling on tracks. HANDICAPS IN SHIPPING Some of the disadvantages under which the American merchant marine operates were enumerated in a recent address by Vice Chairman E. C. Plummer, of the U.S. Shipping Board, and it is apparent from a study of these that American ships can not hope to compete on even terms with the ships of other great maritime nations. It was pointed out by Mr. Plummer that American standards of living affect shipping just as they affect every other American industry. In fact, our shipping laws require certain standards not enforced by law upon any other country or industry? Because of these higher standards in American shipping it costs more to build ships in the United States than it does to build them in any other country. It costs more to operate ships under the United States flag than it does under the flag of any other nation... We pay hotter wages, serve better food and provide better quarters for our crews than do our competitors. In view of this Mr. Plummer argues that since our international commerce is competed for by the ships of all nations without any restrictions whatsoever, it is obvious that unless the government makes up to the American owner the extra amounts which he has to pay for his ship, for the men who operate the ship, for the better food and accommodations which have to be provided on American ships it, If everybody were a genius who thinks he is, nobody would be left to do the work. MICHIGAN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY Announcement is made by President S. O. Beery, of The Michigan State Society, of the Christmas Party to be held at the Ebell Club House, 1719 So. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. All Michiganders, their friends and tourists are invited to attend. A Christmas program of exceptional talent has been arranged for. The dancing program will have the holiday features and favors. Cards will be enjoyed by those who do not care to dance. WEST POINT IN SILENT DRAMA Noted Military School Breaks All Precedents for Barthelmess. "Classmates," the First National production starring Richard Barthelmess at the California Theatre Wednesday and Thursday presents West Point for the first time on any screen as the background of a silent drama. The United States Military Academy has been filmed for the news reels. The famous parades of the West Point cadets, pronounced) the best drilled body of men in the world, have evoked cheers in theatres throughout both hemispheres. The Military Academy officials, however have always refused to permit use of the West Point cadets for a photo-play story. They feel that the Academy, sacred to the finest traditions of America, must be held as a thing apart. That permission was accorded to Barthelmess to film "Classmates" within the walls of West Point was an unusual and signal honor to the young star. "Classmates" shows the actual life of a cadet through his four years at the Academy. The West Point officials supervised every detail, even to the making of uniforms for Barthelmess and his company, so that "Classmates" is completely authentic. The production carries the official action in rival of four party councils point of view. 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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ORANGE. In the Matter of the Estate of Carl E. Davis, Deceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned administratrix of the Estate of Carl E. Davis deceased, to the creditors 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 administratrix at her residence Number 510 East 2nd St., Santa Ana, California, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate, within Four Months after the first publication of this notice. Dated this 11th day of December, 1924. ESTELLA JORDAN, Administratrix of the Estate of Carl E. Davis, Deceased. J. F. Conkey, Attorney for Admx. Date of first publication December 18, 1924. 12-18-24. 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