anaheim-gazette 1924-12-18

NATURALLY THERE IS AN IMPROVEMENT From every quarter of the country comes the report that the success of the Republican party at the polls has been followed by a noticeable improvement in business. In spite of the charge of the third party cohorts that Wall street was conspiring to delude the farmer and that the bottom would fall out of agricultural improvements after election, the price of farm products continues to rise. From New England, the Atlantic coast and the Middle West come reports that the mills and factories are resuming operations following the uncertainty and business lull during the campaign and traveling men in all sections of the country, north, east, south and west, report increased sales of goods and an optimistic believe on the part of the merchants that the holiday and winter business is going to be the best in several years. The steel industry, always the barometer of trade, is forging ahead at a good rate, and this naturally has been followed by an increase in activity in other industries. Railroads are in the market for rails and cars, and the coal industry is picking up, in accordance with the larger consumption of coal by manufacturing consumers. It is predicted that the program of building in the United States next year will exceed all records and the lumber and cement trade is already beginning to boom. There has noticeably been a heavier buying by merchants for the holidays business and the public, too, is beginning to loosen its purse strings and purchase the things it has been needing badly for the past few months, trip, drivers are using extra gasoline, wearing out brake linings, throwing courtesy to the winds, risking arrest with a fine or jail sentence, and inviting accidents, not only to their own cars and persons, but forcing hazard in the way of thousands of other cars and threatening limb and life of pedestrians, many of whom are children. These tests were the first to be made in Los Angeles and seem to prove convincingly that high speed in congested districts is not only a highly dangerous practice from many standpoints, but is an economical loss. Motorists in this section inclined to protest regulations governing automobiles may be thankful that laws here are not so strict as in foreign countries. There is a vast difference in the regulations here and in Sweden, according to data reaching the Automobile Club of Southern California. The motorist in Sweden is inspected four times a year and without warning. Cars may be stopped in the middle of the road and the inspector take off a wheel in order to test the steering gear and brakes. Lights are also inspected. The supervision applies to condition and equipment of the car, its operation, personal responsibility of the driver and regularity in the conduct of business. In addition there is a constant checking of speed, size of loads, wheel pressure, conformity to published schedules of trips, and the general order and neatness of cars. Every passenger must be provided with a ticket and even this is subject to inspection in order to avoid counterfeits. When the public schools are dismissed for the Yuletide holidays, motorists will have to figure on thousands of little Jay walkers on the streets, accord- It is predicted that the program of building in the United States next year will exceed all records and the lumber and cement trade is already beginning to boom. There has noticeably been a heavier buying by merchants for the holidays business and the public, too, is beginning to loosen its purse strings and purchase the things it has been needing badly for the past few months, but has hesitated to buy because of the uncertain outlook. With our years more of uninterrupted Republican administration in prospect the business world and the people in general are beginning to feel that the time has come for pushing ahead. They know there will be no serious changes of our tariff laws, that there will be a constant effort at Washington to reduce expenditures and thereby lessen the burden of taxation. And with the decisive rebuke of La Follette and his renegades they feel sure that there will be more business progress and less business baiting. The effect of this feeling, as noted above, has been almost instantaneous and should grow rather than recede with the coming months. With good times in prospect, the consumer is more apt to buy things he needs, while the more he buys the greater the demand, the more business for the manufacturer, the greater the wages for the worker, and a consequent broadening of the market. The process of course is an endless chain and usually goes forward along the path of progress and prosperity until some disarrangement of the economic forces causes a recession. And it is this disarrangement which the public expects President Coolidge and the Republican administration to render as unlikely as is humanly possible. Hence the return of confidence and the prospects for increasing prosperity. AUTOMOBILE NOTES When you try to go fast in traffic you are really gaining nothing, according to a series of tests made by scouts of the touring bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California through the congested districts of Los Angeles. These demonstrated that it is an exteremely doubtful if the time saved by hurrying and exceeding the speed limit pays for the extra gasoline used and the brake lining worn by the drivers trying to cut down time. When the public schools are dismissed for the Yuletide holidays, motorists will have to figure on thousands of little jay walkers on the streets, according to a warning issued by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Motorists are urged when approaching children to use the horn, but not to depend upon it to blow the kiddies off the street or to replace the brake. When the children are trying to cross the street, motorists are asked to give them a chance and wait for them, as the average parent would like to have another motorist wait for someone who is near and dear to him. It is hoped that the suggestion will be observed by the motorists at large so that the accidents among children due to motor vehicle accidents may be at a minimum during the holidays. AESOP DOWN TO DATE Once upon a time there was a Farmer, who had upon his place a number of Dogs, which he fed with great Regularity, treated with Kindness and housed Comfortably in a Kennel. Certain of these Dogs growing, Discontented with their lot, and Noticing that occasionally Packs of Wolves descended upon the Farm and made way with choice Hens which were not part of the Dog's regular Diet, decided to join the Wolves, and betaking them- Aren't Folks Funny? Mrs. Brown thinks Mrs. Smith is "old fashioned for Mrs. Smith insists on baking her own bread good bread at the bakery and save all that time Mrs. Brown. And then Mrs. Brown turns right around washing—and she could "get good washing" and "save all that time and work." Aren't folks Our Wet Wash service washes everything f a very low cost per pound. Wm. Gilmore, Anaheim Agent, Pho THE SANITARY LA 225 West Santa Fe Ave. FULLERTON When you try to go fast in traffic you are really gaining nothing, according to a series of tests made by scouts of the touring bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California through the congested districts of Los Angeles. These demonstrated that it is an exteremely doubtful if the time saved by hurrying and exceeding the speed limit pays for the extra gasoline used and the brake lining worn by the drivers trying to cut down time. Not only is the time saved fractional but the hurrying motorist endangers not only his own life and car, but thousands of other lives and tens of thousands of automobiles. Records of scouting cars that were operated on three different routes through the city limits of Los Angeles furnished these conclusions. In order to make the tests impartial and accurate each route was first traversed at highest speed possible and yet escape arrest, the car exceeding the limit in 15 and 20 mile zones by 5 miles wherever possible, and taking advantage of every occasion to make time. The driver went over the same route a second time, observing speed laws absolutely and conforming strictly to the mandates of the law and rules for safe and efficient driving. A summary of these trips over different routes across the city and back again shows that the driver who hurried and endangered life, limb and property saved only a total of 10 minutes out of two hours driving, or a fraction over five minutes to the hour. The total distance of the three routes across the city was 31.5 miles, or an average of 10.5 miles to the trip, one showing a savings of five minutes, another three minutes, and the other two minutes. Police department officials and traffic experts from these tests point out that in driving to save a possible five minutes over a ten mile selves to the Woods, they made a contract with the Wolves to make them leaders of the Pack, in consideration of their being the better able to direct the Marauders to the choicest Pullets on the home roost. But while making their first foray as Wolves, the renegade Dogs were discovered by the Farmer and his Sons, who with Clubs and Guns dispersed the Pack and drove the Wolves back to the Forest. On the following morning the renegade Dogs, being cold and hungry, appeared at the Farmer's House, demanding their Breakfast and a warm Place to sleep, saying: "Good Farmer, we are no longer Wolves, but Dogs, and this being our Home, we demand the right to occupy it once more and receive our daily ration of choice Bones." In this demand they were seconded by others of the Dogs, who had secretly wished to join the Wolves, but had not been brave enough to do so, choosing to remain behind to suck Eggs on the Sly and secretly help the Wolves do any Dirt to their Benefactor they might be able to accomplish without publicly revealing their own Cussness. But the good Farmer, taking down his trusty Shotgun, said to the Dogs who had deserted him: "Begone, bounds. I have some respect for a regular Wolf, but not for an Animal who wants to be a Dog when it serves his purpose and a Wolf when he thinks there is more meat in it. As for you Dogs who come here to inter- cede for your Friends who joined the Wolves in trying to rob my Hen roost, the next time I catch you sucking Eggs, there is going to be something doing." OLD TIMER PAYS VISIT TO NEWPORT HARBOR Thirty-five years ago Capt. C. A. Knudsen brought limber down to unload at Newport wharf, as it was then called. Capt. Knudsen has traveled over the seven seas since that day and again he has visited Newport. This time became overland to examine the possibilities for ships entering the bay. He has always had faith in Orange county's harbor on Newport Bay and on his visit re-affirmed his hope of seeing utilized in the near future, the great natural advantages which New port Bay possesses. After the trip by launch which included the upper entrance, County Channel and the great reaches of the upper bay, the Captain expressed himself freely on the subject. He classed the opportunities as "wonderful and pointed out the small cost that would be necessary to open the lower bay to ships. He knows intimately every harbor on the Pacific Coast and told Messrs. J. P. Greeley, Benj. Funcheon and Harry Welch, who accompanied him on his tour, that the work could be done very economically, and that there need be no worry about getting business when the harbor entrance was opened, and the channel deepened to permit vessels, such as the "Alvarado" of which ship he is now master, to enter and leave freely. Capt. Knudsen told of the experiences of Coos Bay, Gray's Harbor and many other now important shipping points which had secured a large amount of business just as soon as they had fitted their harbors to handle it. Capt. Knudsen came to Newport Building and Loan Fire and Compensation Insurance FRANK TAUSCH 111 N. Los Angeles St OFFICE PHONE 46 RES. 342-W Announcing an opportunity to invest in the profitable business of AUTOMOBILE FINANCING. 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